Morning Oregonian., April 03, 1908, Page 7, Image 7

THE MORXISO OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY, APRIL. 3. 1908.
TARGET
IS
PRAGT CE
NEARLY
Vessels at Magdalena Bay Are
About Ready to Coal and
' Clean Ship.
SCORES NOT YET KNOWN
-Actual Perieniaces Most Be Worked
Out Before Results on Kanpes
C'a n Be A n no u need Com p I i
cated Problems InrolTed.
SAN DIEGO, ral., Apr 1 2. Wireless re
runs received from Macdalena Bay state
that the record target practice of 19"?
frr th- Atlantic fieet is practically at an
end. The Vermont, the last of the "Big
35 " to go upon the ranges, completed the
firing of her 12-tneh puns yesterday and
today way completing her record with the
rifles In the secondary battery. Most of
the ships also have completed their tor
pedo practice, so that little remains to
be done at Magdalena Bay but to coal
and clean shtp.
It is said that aJl of the vessels will
fake on sufficient ceal to carry them to
San Francisco. In this way the ships
w ill be open to visitors every day of their
stay at the various ports on the Coast.
iMtrinj? coaling days all ships of the
Navy are barred to visitors and prac
tically all of the officers have to remain
en board.
The Connecticut, which broucht Admi
ral Evans to Pan Diego yesterday after
noon, and which cleared again for Magda
lena Bay at 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
was 240 miles south at noon today and
will rejoin the fleet late tomorrow after
noon. The weather at Magdalena Bay is re
ported as cloudy and threatening, these
conditions having prevailed for some time.
No rain has fallen In the bay, but a few
miles Inland it is said there have been
heavy showers. White uniforms were ex
pected to be worn, but blue has been the
prescribed color nearly every day.
It will be some time before the actual
percentages of the various ships are
worked out. Different types of vessels
with different caliber rifles some modern
and some several years old are allowed
different ratings in Riving credits for hits
and this complicates the figuring of re-rults-.
It Is said, however, that if any of the
battleships beat the record of the armored
cruiser Maryland, of the Pacific fleet, it
probably ill be one of the older ves
sels of the Illinois, Kearsarge or Maine
class.
MINNESOTA
xow
FLAGSHIP
Admiral Thomas to Remain on Her.
Will Quit Fleet June 1.
MAGDALEXA BAY. March 3. via
San Piego. Cal.. April ?. Rear-Admiral
Charles M. Thomas, who today became
senior officer of the Atlantic fleet, as
the f'apsMp Connecticut, with Rear
Admrrnl Evans on board, sailed out of
the bay and turned her prow to the
north, declared that he would not
transfer his flay from the Minnesota.
He hauh-d down the red ensign, how
ever, and hoisted a flag of blue, de
noting his authority as commander-in-chief
of rhe ships now here. ,
"I have been hopeful. s:iid Admiral
Thomas to the Associated Press, "that
Admiral Bvans would be able to guide the
fleet to Pan Francisco without interrup
tion. It is a great shock to me that he
has been compelled to give up. and I
trust that he will be able rapidly to re
gain his health on shore and resume
command for the last rart of the cruise,
thus fittingly rounding out his career of
splendid achievements. I know that he
flesires very much to complete this final
triumph before retiring.
"I shall not transfer my flag to the
Connecticut, nor. so far as I know, will
the events change In any way our plans
with reference to the receptions . to be
tendered the fleet in the various cities
on the California coast. We shall finish
our work here and leave for San Diego
on April 11. The itinerary up the coast
will be followed as already announced.
If Admiral Evans rejoins the fleet he will
remain in command until after the re
view by the Secretary of the Navy In
San Francisco. May 8. My time as
Commander-in-Chief of the fleet after
that will be short, a I expect to ask
relief about June 1 to make way for Ad
miral Sperry. in order that he may have
time fully to prepare for the long cruise
to Australia. Japan and back to New
York. During my brief term of com
mand I shall make no changes in the
executive staff. Until Admiral Kvans
return. I shall work with his stuff and
when I am finally put in supreme com
mand, if Admiral Sperry has his staff
arranged. I shall be satisfied with that."
The banquet given on the Mexican
gunboat Tampico by Governor Angus
tin Sanguines, of lowcr California, to
the flag and commanding officers of the
Atlantic fleet, was an elaborate affair.
Rear-Admirals Thomas. Sperry and Rm
ory were present. Dinner was served
on the deck of the gunboat, which was
gay with flRgs and vari-colored lights.
Coverror Sanguine spoke in Spanish
atid referred felicitously to the cordial
relations which have so long existed be
tween the Mexican and American Gov
ernments. He proposed a toast to Pres
ident Roosevelt and Ho President Dlax,
which was drunk standing. Admiral
Thomas and Captain Schroeder spoke
briefly, expressing the thanks of offi
cers of the fleet for the hospitality of
their reception in Magdalena. Admiral
Thomas ill give a return banouet ti:
honor of Governor Sanguines before the
fleet leaves.
KVANS RK.UHKS THE SPRINGS
Admiral stands the Journey From
San Diepo Well.
PASO RfkRLRS HtrT SPRINGS. Cal.,
April 2. -Renr-Admiral RoWcy D. FJvans.
accompanied by his son. Lieutenant Frank
Taylor Evans. Flag Lien tenant C. R.
Train and Passed Assistant Surgeon P.
K. McDonald, arrived here early this
morning. The Rear-Admiral was assigned
comfortable apartments in B3 Paso de Ro
bies Hotl. and a private telephone was
Installed in his room. He experienced no
Inconvenience during the trio from San
Diego and is hopeful of speedy restoration
9 health.
The Rear-Adimral was transferred from
the railroad train to the hotel in an au
tomobile, and on reaching his rooms did
not appear fatigued. He occupies a suite
of eight apartments, in one of which his
breakfast was served. He mas pleased
with his environment, and remarked that
the view from the windows could not be
excelled. It ia stated that besides suffer
ing from in flam mat or v rheumatism, his
siomach is causing him some trouble.
PA SO R OB I .KS HOT S 1 RTNG S. Ca 1 . .
April Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans
began his treatment today, being wheeled
to the baths in a chair. He said this
evening that ho felt much refreshed. He
has planned to take a bath and treatment j
day in the sun as much as possible.
TARGET PRACTICE CLOSING
Wireless From Magdalena Bay Gives
News of Fleet.
SAJ FRANCISCO. April . A wireless
dispatch was received here early this
morning from the fleet at Magdalena
Bay as follows:
"Record target practice is practically
completed. Vermont finished with big
guns yesterday. Navajo ha arrived
with mail for the fleet and will sail for
the north today. The Ajax sails for the
North tomorrow.'
FARCE OF THE EULOGY
Difficulty of Saying Anything; Good
About So ne lead Congressmen.
OREGON1AX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April 2. Eulogies over dead
Senators and Representatives arc usually
more or less farcical. Tet the custom of
holding eulogies has come down from
past ages, and a custom, once estab
lished in Congress, Is hard to abandon
So it transpires that every Senator and
every Congressman who dies while in
office is duly eulogized, whether he has
been prominent or a mere nonentity. An
instance of the latter type occurred dur
ing the present session, which, while an
extreme case, emphasizes the utter folly
of holding public eulogies over men who
were never generally known until they
died.
It became incumbent upon the mem
bers of the delegation of which this par
ticular Congressman was & member, to
prepare remarks of eulogy. One of thosa
upon whom the duty devolved, went
through the Congressional Record to see
what his late colleague had accomplished
during his several terms. The Record
showed a blank, aside from the intro
duction of bills: no speeches: no legisla
tion enacted; practically nothing done.
So he abandoned the idea of lauding his
Congressional work. The man had been
a soldier, so he determined to eulogize
him as a soldier, and forthwith looked up
bis military record. He found that the
departed had enlisted at a certain date
early in the Civil War, had been pro
moted from time to time till he reacd
the grade of niajor. and the military
record concluded thus: "Courtmartialed
for cowardice and dismissed." So the
military record had to be laid aside.
There was only one . other opening; to
eulogize the departed for his high citi
zenship. Going to a persona! friend, the
patient Congressman began to make n
quiries. "Whatever you do. don"t allude to his
private life.' said his friend. "He was
twice indicted for a crime commonly
charged up to negroes." Tet, when the
time came, eulogies were heard, but in
all that was said, there was an utter lack
of sincerity.
WILL FLOAT HUGE LOAN
Germany to Raise $162,500,000 at
4 Per Cent Interest.
BHRL.1N. April 2,-An Imperial and
Prussian loan amounting to Jl2,5rt.on
will be offered for subscription on April
11, of which sum SloO.ono.OftO is in Prus
sian consols. The issue is to bear 4 per
cent interest and- will not be convertible
within a period of ten years.
The price is Dr 99.30 to subscribers
taking the non-transferable bonds. A syn
dicate of leading Berlin and Provincial
bankers have bought the issue, agreeing
to take also an additional $S0.0no.fl00 of
Prussian treasury notes, which are not
to be offered on the market.
It is reported that the Imperial Bank
of Germany will reduce Its discount rate
from tVH to 4U per cent within a few days
in order to prepare the way for the loan.
FRIENDS NOT SURPRISED
Friendship Between - Prince and
Madame Gould Well Known.
TARIS. April 2. Although Madame
Gould, before her departure from Paris
for the United States, repeatedly denied
to Intimate friends that she had any
thoupht of marrying Prince de Sagan.
the Prince was a welcome Kuest at her
city and country residences for months,
andi they often dined and went to the
theater together.
Madame Gould has always been re
garded as headstrong by her friends
and consequently they would not be
astonished if she persisted n marryinK
the Prince despite the disastrous results
of her marriage to Count Boni and the
present opposition of her family.
BRIEF NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
New York. Sir Alfred Moseiy will arrive
in fw davs to arrange for the tour of Eu-
rop- by 500 American teachers at his expense.
Fan Fedro, cwl. rr. Joseph B. Tanner.
assistant police surgeon at I-os Aliases, was
drowned Wednesday off Santa Crux -Island
by the capsizing of a boat.
-hincv Suspecting that Charles Ptrorter
us ooioned with Thite liquid by his wife.
clairvoyant and hypnotist, for the purpose
of getting his insurance, the police are
having his body exhumed.
New York. Henry Berchmann, aged IT
vears. who has ben studying the fMn In
hermany. paid his passage home from Bre
men on the Kaiser wuneim ner lirosse d
plaving the violin for the passengers.
Muskogee. Okla. Rnbhexs blew open the
safe of the Bank of Mtunds at Mounds.
Okla . ."0 miles west of here, obtained $.".40O
In currency and escaped, after exchanging
many shots with citizens. Posses are in
pursuit.
San Francisco. Eugene Harrach. who is
charged, with giving a worthless check for
$4t In payment of automobile hire, says
he is Count A" on Harrach. one of the rich
est nobh-men of Austria. All his hotel bills
have bcn paid. i
Chicago. Henry J. TVey. for many years
organist in prominent "hlcago churches,
ropunitted suicide Wednesday at Elgin, in
consequence of acute melancholia brought
on by the discovery that he was afflicted
with cancer of the stomach.
San Francisco. A woman known as Vera
Hunting In the dance balls, was found dad
in a room at 6J California street. The
pollc telteve that she was a victim of fui
play. Paul l&hnu. Janitor of the building,
is being held pending the investigation.
New York. Archdeacon Henry B. Bryan,
of the Fanarria Canal Zone, in charge of the
work oT the Protectant Episcopal church
on the Isthmus, has formed ten congrega
tions of Wet Indians and three congrega
tions of North Americans and Europeans.
Chicago. Antonia l.timia. a jeweler and
watchmaker. Is threatened with the kid
naping of h!s son if h does not deliver
$SH at a certain time and at a stated place.
lumi reported to the p--llr-e that he had
received two threatening letters, each signed
with a black band.
Chicago. George Siler. known a a ref
er of prizefights, regained possession of
Rosie Piler. 7 years old. who. since lact Oc
tober, had made her home with Mrs. F. T.
Bennett. T41 Warren avenue. The girl vol
untarilv went to the Slier home.. This will
nullify "habeas corpus j.roceedlngs.
t-cs Angeles. Cal. Mrs. T. Z. OeArman.
who shot and killed Mrs. Helen rtfffn. in
the Monro la post off Ice. Tuesday. I so
r.ervnuslv prostrated that an attempt to re
move her to the County Jail might be fatal.
The body of Mrs. Griffin lies unclaimed at
the branch morgue at Monrovia- "
Wrestling Match Arranged.
CHICAGO. April .With the election
of Edward TV. Smith, sporting editor of
a local newspaper. a.s referee, arrange
ments for the world's championship
wrestling match h"r tomorrow night be
t ween George Hackensch m il t a ml Fran k
Gotch were practically completed today.
HEARST HAS GAFF
READ! FOR BRIAN
Will Do Anything to Undermine
His Strength and Put
Him Down and Out.
PLACE OPPOSITION TICKET
Independence League Plans to Start
Campaign After Nomination of
"Peerless One" Bryan Re
ported to Want Peace.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April 2. The interesting an
nouncement Is made in New York that
William R, Hearst and his Independence
I ague will reserve their ammunition
until after the nomination of Brvan at
Ienver, will then put a ticket of their
own In the field and concentrate their
attacks upon the Iemocratic National
ticket for the avowed purpose of prevent
ing Bryan's election.
Hearst Is not opposed to Bryan's nomi
nation; In fact, he hopes Bryan will be
nominated. But once nominated, he
wants to see him overwhelmingly defeat
ed, so that he will never again rise in the
path of the aspiring Hearst, who hopes
at some future time to be chosen to lead
the Democracy in a National campaign.
Bryan and Hearst at Outs.
There has been bad blood between
Bryan and Hearst for a long time. Bryan
has not harbored any particular admira
tion for the yellow editor, and would be
one of the last men in the country to
advocate the nomination of Hearst by a
Democratic convention. Hearst knows
just how Bryan feels, and naturally he
harbors resentment. Furthermore. Hearst
is jealous of Bryan. He is painfully
aware that the "peerless leader" has a
hold on the Democracy stronger than he
himself can hope to have while Bryan is
a factor. In other wordst. Bryan is an
effectual bar between Hearst and the
Democratic nomination, or. as Hearst
would put it. a bar between himself and
the White House.
Hearst Tfas No Hope of Winning.
The Hearst Independence league is not
going into the campaign this year with
any hope of electing its ticket. Its main
object will be to undermine Bryan and
draw from him as many votes as possible.
If Bryan can be defeated by a larger ma
jority than ever before, Hearst hopes that
the "peerless" will not again have the
nerve to force himself upon the party,
and of course with Bryan eliminated
there may be some chance of nominating
Hearst.
It is the generaT opinion among politi
cians that Hearst can do Bryan a vast
amount of damage if he determines to
make a fight, for Hearst is popular
among the very element in the East
where Bryan himself has been strong,
and in many instances the advantage lies
with Hearst in that he is able to keep
constantly in touch with this class of
voters, whereas Bryan can reach them
only by an occasional speech.
Bryan Wants to Make Peace.
So the advent of Hearst into the field
of National politics, with the avowed de
termination of drubbing Bryan, is not
without significance and not lacking in
importam-e. It Is of so much importance,
in fact, that it is reported that Bryan
himself wants to meet Hearst early in
April with a view to patching up a truce.
Successful termination of such a confer
ence Is hardly to be anticipated, however,
for It means a great deal to Hearst to
eliminate Bryan as a factor in the Demo
cratic party, and this is an ideal time to
accomplish that purpose, if it is to be
accomplished at all.
PANIC ON A STREETCAR
Circuit-Breaker Explodes, Shower
ing Passengers With Hot Metal.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2. Thirty
panic-jtricken passengers leaped for their
lives this morniiiK when a circuit-breaker
on a car of the McAllister-street line ex
ploded and sent showers of hot metal
down .upon those in the car. Three were
seriouslv injured. They were:
Mifs Elizabeth Sefrln, concussion of the
brain.
Mrs. Olive Valencia, shock and lacera
tions. S. A. Scott, burns and lacerations of
fare and scalp.
Miss 9frln. the most seriously injured,
was riding on the outside of the car when
the explosion occurred and attempted to
.lump off. Tn the mad rush of frightened
men and women she was caught up and
thrown to the ground with terrific force.
When picked up she was unconscious.
Mrs. Valencia also took part in the
rush from the burning car and was also
thrown violently to the ground.
Scott, who isXa stenographer, was
seated under the circuit-breaker when It
exploded. He was burned by the flames
and the red hot metal.
CONFER WITH GOVERNORS
Roosevelt Summons Chief Executives
and Five Other Citizens.
1NDIANAPOLJS. lnd.. April 2. John
Mitchell, ex-presldent of the miners of
the countrv, is one of the five Americans
selected by President Roosevelt to be
special guests of the big conference of
state and territory Governors, to be held
in Washington May 13.
This conference, which will last three
davs and the sessions of which will be
h!d in the east room of the White House,
will be rresided over by Mr. Roosevelt.
It will be the first meeting In the his
tory of the country of Federal and state
and territorial executives. '
The five special guests will he: Grover
Cleveland. ,V. J. Bryan. James J. Hill,
Andrew Carnegie and John Mitchell.
MINORS SUE FOR LAND
Contest Title "of Albert M. Smith,
Astoria Lawyer.
OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. April i. Webster Ballinger. an
attorney of this city, has filed a bill
in mandamus in the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia to compel the
Secretary of the Interior and the Com
missioner of the General Land Office,
who are made defendants, to issue a
patent to Gustav Ossian Stadin and Ncls
Gerard- Stadin. minor children of Mart
G. Stejernstrom. for the southwest quar
ter of section one, township five, north,
range eight, west. Clatsop County, Ore
gon, bcinr 160 acres.
The land was entered In IK'S by the
mother of the children; who died in 1!,
and it is alleged by the children that un
der the law the right and fee to the land
passed upon the death of the mother to
the minor children.
The General Land Office permitted
about a year ago Albert M. Smith, a
prominent attorney of Astoria. Or., to
contest the entry and finally sustained
the contest and permitted him to enter
the land, thus excluding the minor chil
dren of the dead entrywoman. This is
the first case that has ever been brought
In the courts to test the rights of minor
children under section S2S2 of the revised
statutes.
DEMOCRATS FORM A CLUB
Party Organizes for Work on the
East Side.
Democrats of East Portland have
organized the. East Side Democratic
Club for the purpose of participating
in politics and making their part of the
city felt In Democratic circles. The
officers are: President, E. S. J. Mc
Allister; first vice-president, D. J.
Welch: second vice-president, A. M.
Short; secretarj-, W. J. Regner; assist
ant secretary, Philip Herx; treasurer.
Bob Inman.
On the West Side are three Demo
cratic organization: Multnomah Demo
cratic Club. M. J. Malley, president:
Toung Men's Democratic Club. John
Montag. president, and Kentucky Klick.
Mark O'Neill, president. Democrats of
the East Side think their part of the
city ought to have a club, too, and
last Thursday formed the one beaded
by Mr. McAllister.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Deaths.
JOHAX5EX At SOT Morris street, March
3!. M. G. Johiraen, a native of Wisconsin,
aged 2 years,
AVERl'M At 1S4 Porter street, March
27. J. Averum, a native of Norway, aged
23 years.
ROOK At erd of Sixteenth strpet. March
3o, Rosalia Rook, a native of Oregon, an
Infant.
COCKERUIN' At 742 Overton street,
April 1. Herbert 1 Oockerlln. an infant.
BRAM.RT At 11 North R1htenth
street. March 31. Edith M. Bradley, a native
of Michigan, aped R3 years
MPARlANT At Oood Samaritan Hos
ptal. March ."0, Thomas J. McFarlnnd, a
native of Oregon, aired 1 years.
"SVTRTZ At SOSH College street. March
30. MB'bel TVirta, a native of Washington,
aped 21 years.
OUjLINS At Tremont Station, Marcn SO,
Vtvia Gillins, a native of Utah, aged 14
Team,
NBHR At Good Samaritan Hospital,
April l, Ernest Nehr, aped 32 yearn.
GRAHAM At S12- Garfield street, March
3t. Richard Graham, a native of OTegron,
agd 3 rears.
WALKER At Home for Aaed. Marrh
31. .lames "Walker, a native of Scotland,
aged v years.
PRICE At Crystal Springs Sanitarium.
April , R. w. Price, a native, of the United
States, aped 40 years.
Birth.
KINrt At 4!f Montgomery street. March
1. to the nfft of H M. King, a son.
IjON'G At 271 Market street.. March 6,
to the wife of E. tx?ng. a son.
HVRl,BERT At 727 Ivanhoe street.
March . to the ife of J. F- Hurlbert, a
daughter.
vot-IX At run Rorthwick street. March
4. to the trlfe of Edgar E. t'olrln. a eon.
KOIjB At 10. Vine street, March 18. to
the wife of William C. Knlb. a son.
DONER.T At 2 Seventh street. April
2. to the srife of J. E. Dom-, a daughter.
GEORGE At 33fl Marguerite avenue.
March !, to the wife of Clyde C. George, a
dau&hter.
FERIK A At S40 East Eleventh street.
March 20, to the wife of John Serlka. a
son.
KAIPER At Hft Commercial street.
March 20. to the wife of Max A. Kaiser, .a
son.
SMITH At North Pacific Sanatorium.
March 3, to the wife of William Smith, a
eon.
Building: Permits.
AKTASTERMAN" Tt repair a two-story
frame building on Twenty-fourth street, be
tween Kearney and JnveJoy; $700.
I. M. STIGNER To erect a two-story
frame building on Michigan avenue, near
Sumner; $149.
M. BURKE To alter and repair a one
story frame building at MS Cleveland ave
nue; $fi.
A: Bl'RKHARDT To rect a one-story
frame dwelling on East Twenty-fifth street,
between Alberta and Wygant; $1400.
EGGER BROS. To erect a two-story
frame dwelling on Columbia boulevard ;
$23 "0.
MRS. MARTIN To erect a one-story
frame dwelling on Eait Ninth street, be
tween Clackamas and Central; $1K.
P. W. BRINBGAR To erect a one end
one-half-story frame dwelling on Campbell
street, near Barton; $100.
A. S. I-TNt'H To erect a one and one
half -story frame dwelling on East Lincoln
street, near East Thirty-eighth; $ 17fo.
C A. MTERS To erect a one-story
frame dwelling on East Eleventh street,
near Alberta; $l".oo.
J. G. WALTERS To erect a one-story
frame dwelling on East Twentieth street,
near Wygant; $179.
I. A. PETERS To erect a one and one
half -story frame dwelling on Fremont
street, near Minnesota; $1100.
THOMAS B. WALL To" erect a one-story
frame brick building on Seventh street,
near Washington; $l!nt.
KARL O- DALBHRG To erect a one
story frame dwelling on Kenilworth avenue,
near Gladstone; $1,m0.
H. BECKER To repair a one-story
frame dwelling on Vincent street, near Mor
gan: $iyo.
MRS. R A. HATNES To erect a one
story frame dwelling on East Burnslde
street, near East Thirty-first; $1oo.
1 LANG To repair a two-story brick
building on Sixth street, near Alder; f?W.
H. LI'NGSTRASS -To repair a one-story
frame dwelling on South avenue, near Mll
waukie; $100.
Articles of Ineorpora I km.
JEWISH RELIEF SOCIETY Incorpora
tors, John Dillar, D. Menerovsky L. Krause,
N. Mosscsohn, A. Rosonstcln. Jacob T-eseer,
J. Margulies. R. Abrahamson. M. Ostrow,
M. Gale. I. Friedman. H. N. Heller an? H.
S. Fine; cai-itallzstion. $30.
PACIFIC COAST ASBESTOS MANUFAC
TURING COMPANY Incorporators. James
B. Finnigan. William T. Finnlgan and C.
M. Smith: capitalization. $2000.
WEIR INHALER COMPANY Incorpora
tors. Thomas McCusker. S. C. Spencer and
W. E- Farrell; capitalization. $100,000.
Marriage Licensee,
WILMAMS-BRAUN John C. Williams,
31, city; Edna M. Braun. J7. citv.
CUTTING-SERGEANT George A. Cut
ting. PJ. city: Bertha Sergeant, 25. city.
AUSTIN-MILLER Edward L. Austin. 35.
citv; Marian E. Miller, 20. city.
KNOLL-McMURRY B. L- Knoll, 61, Dal
lae; Nancy A. McMurry. M. city.
A U ST I N-C ASTER J oJi n C. Austin. 28.
city ; Ern-tne E- Ca?fr. 21. Hy.
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Boys from 14 to 16 have their
eyes wide open nowadays on the
subject of dress, and onr styles
for them axe as carefully studied
as for the biggest men in town.
For boys from 3 years tip, the
right togs axe here.
t2 LION
CLOTH MGC0
GusKuhnProp'
166-168 Third Street.
W'El.l.MAN-DAPF O'orxp Rosa 'Wtll
nuui, 2. city: Martha tpp, 23. city.
TEATES-MA X FTKIjD J. M. Tfte, M,
citv; c. M. Maiflelrt. 4. city.
ERI.ASSOSANDKRSON John Erluison.
80. city: KrlfJtlne Anii'rwn, 31, city.
Weddlnr n4 visiting cards. W. O !!:
Co., Wb1r.tcn bid.. 4th tad Wuk.
REGISTRATION NOW 27,517
OXLY THREE MORE DAYS VXTIL
THE BOOKS CLOSE.
Ka-t Side Far in the Lead, With a
Total of 18,639 to West
Side's 10,390. '
After today there will be but three
days more in which voters may regis
ter. Those who are so unfortunate as
to be rompelledto come amonar the last
will doubtless be compelled to exer
cise their patience by waiting In line
until their turn comes. The - books
close at 5 P. M. sharp, April 7.
The total registration last night was
27.517. Of these 51.511 were RepuMI
cans, 4623 were Democrats and 1SR:t
were miscellaneous. The registration
yesterday was 459, of which 369 were
Republicans, 72 Democrats and 27 mis
cellaneous. When count was made, including the
registrations of March SI. the East
Side was 3249 ahead of the West fWe.
By wards the registrations stood as
follows:
Total registration to and including
March 31:
WEST STT15. I EA?T SIDE.
Ward. Registration. Ward. Reaietratlnre.
1 1M 7 2.75
t J.R.!3l 8 l.S"i
3 1.4154 9 .1.2K5
4 2.43 10 3.110
R 2.B11!
1.071! Total 1S.S39
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THE TMAram5irS RANGE
OFFERED THIS WEEK ON THE
LIBERAL PAYMENT TERMS
$1 IN THIRTY DAYS
$1
PER
WEEK
THEREAFTER
The range for the home where the demand
is for the best the range that will meet every
requirement better food, fuel economy, long
life, labor-saving. "The Malleable" is the
range that will last a lifetime made of malle
able iron and Bessemer steel in combination
and riveted together like a boiler this air
tight construction and perfect distribution of
heat insuring the very highest results in cook
ing and baking. To the intending range
buyer the above special offer should prove
most convincing a guarantee of our faith in
"The Malleable V sterling qualities. Your
old stove or range will be accepted in. ex
change and liberal allowance made for same.
Jf rk, X.1
lC0MPLETE'H0U5E-FURni511ER5
Total I0.3W
Ttal replstratiifi on Errt Pid
Total registration on Wfrt Pii 10..W
Total registration in ccuntry ; 3.019
Totj.1 27.058
Excess of Bnst ovr Wtmt PMf 3,243
REASONS FOR HIS BELIEF
"Writer Gives a Personal Definition
of Infidelity.
ASTORIA. Or.. March 31 (To the Ed
itor.) With referent tn an editorial In last
Sunday's Orepconian. 1 would meekly preface
this contrihution by the frank admission
that I am one of the "wicked innde!s"-rSO
alienated by The Oregon tan. and would
contend. from personal knowledge, and
long observation, that the chief earmark of
the average infidel is that he la wHl-read.
And well-read persons are never blind, un
reasoning followers In this they are dia
metrically opposed to the first tenet of the
church Mind obedience.
"Simple." very simple. "truBtlna; faith,"
Is the one prime neressity. continually held
before the eyes of the "faithful" and
brutally rtU candidates for confirmation
HT0MCIEBTT
It BOOS
At jrlarlnif examples of the wretched de
feneration that follows the absolute su
premacy of the church, and Its blind, un
reasoning following, may be cited Russia
and Ppain. -Others could be namd. but the
two confirm the point. Wherever the churcJi
Is most supreme, right there learning and
thought are not only at a discount, but are
discouraged; by force of arms and the
nooee.
It has ever ben the policy of the church
to stifle opposition and learning, except for
Its priests. Ignorance Is much more eally
controlled than bright thought and learn
lng: hence, th church policy. It is urged,
sometimes, that the lion church and th
lamb peace dwell In harmony. Frankly,
they dowith, peace on the Inside.
I suggest that The Oregon lan made a
blunder from a church standpoint when It
admitted a great truth : "As a class. In
fidels. In spite of their wickedness, are
shrewd people. The average work on re
ligion is noteworthy rather for a docile
aslninlty. than for intellectual vigor."
Plainly, "infidel" writings show self-evident
brains and thought; while the average
church matter Is insipid, "soft," monot -onous.
and shows little or no deep thought
at all. . . .
This communication la from a steady
reader of The Oregonian.
E. M. FREEI-AND.
The writer of this letter Is doubtless a
man of high character, profound in
tollurencp and grpat Varninp. hut we
sadly foar tliat Tits s?nse of humor hai
hrn negloeted. If he will read the artlrl
to which he refers once more and search
diligently for irony or what Is some
times called "sarcasm,' as he proceeds,
he may discover things that will sur
prise him.
Vancouver Barracks Xotes.
VANC'OITBR "RARRAQKS. Wash..
April 2. (Special.) leave of absence
for two months, to take effect April 6,
190S. is Granted Second lieutenant Wal
ter S. Fulton. Twenty-fourth Infantry,
aide-de-camp to Brisadier-Genera! Brush.
In compliance with authority from the
Secretary of War. First lieutenant James
W. Everlngton. Third Infantry, will pro
ceed from Fort Wright to Fort Iwton,
Wash., with a view to his appointment
as battalion adjutant. Second Battalion,
Third Infantry, at that post.
Chicago. A fight In which a heavy oak
chair was demolished, tables and other fur
niture dented, and several men slightly in
jured, marked the Jury's deliberations in
the "Barney" Coffey Sunday saloon closing
raser in the Municipal Court. The jury dis
agreed, standing 30 for acquittal, two for
conviction.
Metzger fits erlasses for 11.00.
When you ask for the Ramleh" you
want the real thing and we want to be
sure you get it
But you can't be sure, and we can't
be sure, you get the genuine cigarette
with the "real tobacco taste" as long as
there are inferior imitative brands with
names that sound similar. And we
can't prevent the substitution of these
imitation brands except by changing the
name to one that, like the quality of the
cigarette, cannot be imitated.
So we've spelled "Ramleh" backwards
to make "Helmar," by which name this
splendid cigarette will hereafter be
known. The box is exactly the same,
and the quality is unchanged but the
name is now
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TURKISH CIGARETTES
lOc for lO
S. ANARGYKOS, Manufacturer
Joa
Everywhere
111 Fifth Avenue. New York