13 TIIE MORXIXG , OltEGONIAN, TIITTRSD AX. PECE3IBEK. 24. 1908. F. LIGHT COMPANY Passes Five-Year Contract 'Mid Wordy War j)f Nasty Flings. MAYOR OPPOSES - IN VAIN Heatrd Exchanp of Personalities Mark One of the Most Dramatic Sessions Civic Legislature Has Held In Long Time. BIT OF THE HEATED DIAIOGCE. Mayor Line In the name of tha city. I protest airaltut tha adoption of this report, and I cballensa the riKht of any Councilman here to vote on this important matter who ac cepts passea from tha lighting mo nopoly, the streetcar company. Councilman Wills How about tha clears? Councilman Cellars I took soma streetcar tickets. but I never sneaked down an alley-way and gave them bark after it was discovered; but yon did. after smoking- the com pany's cigars, after being discovered, you tried to cover it up. Mayor Lane Tes. I paid them the full sum: t crammed that little trick right back down their throaty Councilman Cellars Only, how ever, after being discovered. Major Lane Well. sir. I challenge) your right to vote. Just the same. Aftfr one of the moat dramatic scenes ever enacted in the City Coun cil chamber, the Council yesterday af ternoon adopted the report of the com mittee on lighting by a vote of 6 to 8. recommending to the Kxecutlve Board that it let a contract to the Portland liailwav. Light Power Company for five years for the municipal lighting;, on the compromise proposition made by President Josselyn. for the corporation. Mayor Lane protested against the adop tion of the committee report with all the power at his command, and deliv ered a scathing speech, at the conclu sion of which ho challenged the right of any Councilman to vote on the mat ter "who accepts passes from the light ing monopoly, the streetcar company.' The Mayor declared that such a man has no right to represent the city. Immediately great excitement fol lowed in the Council chamber, which was crowded, and the Councllmen looked at one another in astonishment. The first to be heard was Councilman Wills, who delights to prod the execu tive. The Mayor's Cigars. -How about tha cigars" shouted Wills above the din. . "The cigars" referred to were a gift to Mayor Una from President Josselyn. of the streetcar company, some months ago. and, later the Mayor went to tha headquarters of the corporation and Iaid Mr. Josselyn the full sum for the clears. The story was published, and since then the Councllmen have delight ed to jibe Mayor Lane about the inci dent. -as they allege, he did not return the cigars until some one learned that lie had received them and smoked them, while at the same time he was 'ham mering'.' the company. The Mayor de clares he smoked but one of the cigars, and never knew until some time later who left them at his office. He says he was absent when the box waa placed there. Mayor Lane paid no attention to Councilman Wills' quip, and Council 1 man Cellars was the next to speak, he being the one most directly referred to by the Mayor. "I took some streetcar tickets," shouted Mr. Cellars, "hut I never 'sneaked down an alleyway and gave hhem hack after ft' was discovered: but jvou did; after smoking the company's 't-lgars. after being. 'discovered, you tried to cover it up." "Yes. I paid the full sum; I crammed ,hat little trick right back down their throat." "Only, however, after being discov ered." replied Mr. Cellars. "Well. I cha'lenge your right to vote, iust the same call the roll," retorted the Mayor, and the rollcall went for ward, with the following result, the -ciuestinn being on the adoption of the committee report: Ayes Annand. Beldlng, Cellars. Dris-t-oll. Dunning, Menefee. Wallace and '"Wills. Noes Bennett, Concannon, Cot tel. Kellaher, Rushlight and Vaughn. W hat Contract Means. The adoption of the committee report parried the recommendation to the Ex ecutive Board that another five-year contract be entered Into with the Port jlHnd Hallway. Light & Tower Company .Jot municipal lighting, the rates being as follows: For street arc lamps at tached to aerial wires, $58 a year each; for street arc lamps attached to the un derground system. $72 a year each; for .Incandescent lamps. 1 1-2 cents per (limp per kilowatt hour: the city to pay (for wire extensions beyond 600 feet ;froin the nearest present arc lamp. It is.lso carried the recommendation that Councilman Kellaher's repealing ordi liur.ee do not pass, so that the old ordi nance passed by the Council eight -months ago, authorizing the Kxecutiv-e Board to let a five-year contract, stands. The third feature carried by the report is that the Executive Board is urged to pay the back bills, which 'it held up because of a long-drawn-out controversy as to the amount of cur rent furnished. Mayor ljne was strongly opposed to the adoption of the report, and set forth his views, which are well known, before entering into the open challenge against "Councllmen who take passes." lie declared that the opinion by City Attorney Kavanaugh, that the Board had no right to hold up the company's bills, was founded upon a misstatement of facts, and that it was unfortunate that it was done so. lie declared that It is not true that there is no complaint as to the quality of the illumination of the present type of arc lamps on the streets, and also said the amount of current called for in the contract is not furnished. Councilman Cellars replied, as did also Mr. Kavanaugh, that no such showing is made In any of the re ports by the Executive Board, and that it was therefore regarded as a fact in compiling the opinion that the only complaint was as to the amount of cur rent consumed. . Take Lane to Task. Councllmen Wills and Beldlng up braided the Mayor because he never asked the City Attorney for an opinion as to the power of the. Board to iold up the bills. Councilman Wills said it was. absurd not to seek "competent legal advice from the man elected by the peo ple, instead of drawing upon the lone member of the lighting committee of the Board." Mr. Wills said: "If I were .sick, I would not go to Mr. Kavanaugh L AVQRS for pills or something like that; but if I needed legal advice. I know of none to whom I would go so quickly. The Executive Board should have gone to him long before this." Thus the matter Is again sent back to the Executive Board, which will not meet until next Tuesday, owing to the fsct that the regular day is tomorrow. Christmas. Mayor Lane said last night that he believes prompt action will be taken in the matter. Tell About Christmas Shopping Troubles Trtu of Women Dlaensa nay's Kvrata Over Cnpa of Tea Within Hearing of Men. CHRISTMAS shopping Is a hard task at its best. To some It's a labor of joy, while to others, those who are so lazy, Christmas shopping Is a dreadful bore. Yesterday afternoon three women sat in a hotel grill haying a little "tea light" and this is what the waiter had to listen to: ' First Woman. Really I'm so very, very tired. Don't you know that I have been shopping all day? This tea is so re freshing. It was so thoughtful of you. Belle to invite me. Just as I was about to drop. . Tou know I came down town this morning and have been in all the stores. It's Just dreadful how people will put off buying their things until the last moment. I almost had my hat ruined and all that I bought was a little toy. Gracious. I don't know when I II get Second Woman. Poor dear, and she's o nervous. Belle, you don't know what a tight wad her husband is. And speak ing of husbands, you know Muriel? Well, she told me that if Frank didn't treat her better she was going to get a divorce. I had to buy something nice for my sister and don't you know I was trair.plid on something dreadfully . In the stores, and my skirt was Just torn to shreds, and I bought her an aluminum tea pot. I had to get her something nice for I know she has bought me a set of furs. And First Woman. Belle did I tell you what I bought for Mae? Well, after thinking and thinking for two days I finally made up my mind to buy her a corset, one of those straight front effects Chorus of "Ohs" from the other two and both giggled merrily and said: "Don't speak so loud, that horrid man with the red tie is listening." Third Lady. Well, what difference does It make. Belle, she bought the same kind that you wear ar.d you have always said they make you look ten years younger. And anyway I believe In buy ing things that you can use. I bought my Frankie a tin soldier last week and It took me ail day Friday. My, but it waa awful, and it made me so sick. I stayed in bed all day Saturday and all day Sunday and I Just told my husband POSTOFFICE SNOWED VNDER. The deluge of mail matter coming Into the Portland poatoffice In the last few days baa about swamped the loTce, even as augmented. The local office ha o far been able to send out Christmas mail, but on account of cramped quarters; it tias become a physical Impossibility to get the tons of mail received taken from sacks and handled for delivery. Am a consequence it will be the middle of next week before all the accumu lated matter is disposed of. that the next time he would have to buy a present. It taxes my brain too much. First Woman. Girls. I tell you what let's do. Let's be real sporty and order another pot of tea. I've got 40 cents left and all of my presents have been boitffht. The waiter faded away for the tea and left the three women discussing the Halns' murder trial. SUGGESTIONS ASKED FOR Revision Board Want Information "to Be Vsed In Framing Charter. Secretary Wiegand, of the Charter Revision Commission, Issued a state ment to the public yesterday, calling attention to the work of remodeling the present charter. The members are very desirous of securing at once all the Information that any citizen may possess about the matter of charters, especially any suggestions as to Im provements in the manner of handling the municipal government. The state ment is as follows: The. charter committee haa made so much progress that its subcommittee on codifi cation and revision haa already met and- be gun lta work. To this committee is in trusted the duty of harmonising the new provisions of the charter with themselvea and with the old charter, a large part of which has not been directly changed. The committee will welcome Information from all or any sources of ambiguity. In accuracy or -contradiction in the old charter, and earnestly requests any person who has knowledge of any such to send a memo randum of them in ' writing to C. F. Wiegand. secretary of the charter commit tee, at the City HalL Complaint has often been made of th'e confused and contradictory provisions In the existing charter, and the committee will gladly embrace the opportunity to cor rect any of these which axe brought to its notice. By Kxamplo and Precept. FOREST GROVE. Or.. Dec. 22. (To the Editor). In reply to Dr. Owen Adair's last. T not only advocate a ith amendment prohibiting the manufacture of alcohol lo liquors except for medical, mechanical and experimental purposes, but also a 17th amendment giving our female citizens the right to vote. On these propositions the doctor and I arree. The doctor does not believe that alcohol and tobacco produce insanity. Dr. Pierce, of Buffalo. N. Y., says: "The excessive use of alcoholic liquors frequently results In Insanity." "To bacco used excessively gives rise to the loss of Intellect and softening of the brain." That is a good law to require teachers to teach the effects of alcohol, tobacco, etc. But no wonder "It Is as a drop in a bucket" when parenta use them ana by example teach to the contrary. Not up-to-date doc tors recommend alcohol for the stomach's sake and tobacco for toothache. The theory of proper care and training should commence with the Infant and has proved time and again a . complete success. We should not wait for a child to get into tho Boys and Olrls' Aid Society or a reform school, although there the effects of proper care and surroundings are visible. Our only hope is in good laws enforced, good precepts and above all good examples and influences at all times thrown around our boys and girls. R. W. TRAVER. Body of Suicide Found. The body of an unidentified man about 25 years of age was found on Portland Heights yesterday by S. Per clfalL 584 Hawthorne Terrace. Near the body was a 32-callber revolver with one chamber exploded, and a wound In the rlght temple showed the cause of death. In" the vest pocket of the deceased was found a cheap watch, which was still running, indicating that death had been recent. I'p to a late 'hour last night, the remains had not been Identified. The deceased was about 5 feet 8 inches in height and weighed 160 pounds. This Is Worth Reading. Leo F. Zellnskl.'of 68 Gibson street. Buffalo. N. T., says: "I cured the most annovlng cold sore I ever had with Bucklen s Arnica Salve. I applied this sslve once a day for two days, when every trace of the sore was gone." Heals all sores. Sold under guarantee) at all drugstores. 25c HUNT FOR SCULPS Chemawa Plays Catholics on Local Field Saturday. "NATIVES" IN GOdD FORM Local Football Heroes Hope to Re deem Themselves for Defeat on Thanksgvlng Bay How the Teams Size Up. The Chemawa Indian School football team, which is to appear in Portland In a game with the Catholic Young Men's Club Saturday, will arrive here on Christmas day. The "Natives" are in fine shape for the game and have been at practice continually, since the season opened. On the occasion of the former meeting between the Catholics and the Indians, at Chemawa on Thanksgiving day. the latter team was victorious, and the Port land boys are decidedly anxious to re verse that decision when they meet their red rivals on Multnomah Field Sat urday. The game at Chemawa resulted In a 6 to 0 score In favor of the Indian team, at which time It was clear to all that the two elevens were evenly matched. Captain Graham, of the Indian squad, has been heralded as one of the clever est players of his weight in the North west. He plays one of the halfback po sitions. as1 does Captain Eatch, of the Catholics. Both are clever young play ers and have conducted their teams in the most creditable manner so far this season. The records of the teams so far this season are as follows: Chemawa 6. fnlvenshy of Oregon (second team) 0. Chemawa 31, Fort Stevens 6. Chemawa 6. Catholic Young Men's Club 0. Chemawa 5. Oregon Agricultural College second 0. ..... Chemawa 20. Pacific University . C Y M. C 0, The Dalles Athletic Club 0. C Y M. C 8. Fort Stevens 0. C Y M C 0. Chemawa Indian School 6. C." t' yl. C. 41. Barclay A. C. 0. . c Y. M C 0. Multnomah Amateur Ath letic Club 5. Satunlay's game will be called prompt ly at 3 o'clock and the teams will line up as follows: C T M C. Post tlon. Chemawa. Pattv Koch L F. R.. Wilson tjuinlsn J. T R tlWber L G R Major Klumpp C Smith O'Neill. Martin. ..R O L, La Chappelle Barr. Carroll ...R T L Dlllstrom Zander . REL... Larsen. Smoker Crowley Sauvlgnler Oianelll L H R..Sarter, Mlnsinger Eatch (Capt.) ...RH L. . Graham Capt.) Hall. Koch F Quealpalma FIELD MARKED FOR SOCCER BIG GAME OX MULTNOMAH GROUNDS TOMORROW. Club Team Will Have as Opponents Cricketers Prom British Athletic Park Championship Stake. Multnomah Field, scene only of Inter collegiate football contests on the big holidays since it was first laid out, will for the first time be marked for associa tion football today, in preparation for the Christmas afternoon game between the Portland Cricketers, from the British Athletic Park, near Montavtlla, and Mult nomah's soccer team. Numbers of foot ball followers, including scores of M. A. A. C members, who have never. yet seen a soccer game, will be In attendance, while the British population of the city will be largely represented, since It looks on the Cricketers as distinctively a Brit ish team and an exponent of how the game Is played across the water. Multnomah is particularly anxious for the club eleven to win. as a victory will clinch the state championship, while a defeat will leave it in doubt for another month and give the runners-up.the strong Coluniblas, a chance to carry it off. The club team has great support also among the American enthusiasts over the game, because it is the only league team in Portland that has a majority -of American-born players, and a victory over the Cricketers would be like beating the United Kingdom at Its own pet sport. Multnomah's injured men have done much toward getting back into condition the last two days and the prospect is that each eleven will be at Its best when kick-off comes, at 2:30 Friday afternoon. Chance May Play. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dee. 23. Frank Chance, captain of tho Chicago Cubs, gave out an Interview here last night regarding the report that he will not manage the Chicago team the coming season. According to Chance's state ment, this difficulty Is not due to money matters or to any Interference with Chance's authority in the past. He said: -I have signed a contract 'to play with Chicago for three or four years, and If I don't go there I cannot play any place. There Is a little difference between Presi dent Murphy and myself on the money question, but that is not serious, I never said I would not. go back to Chicago to play ball, but that I would prefer not to go. if the present conditions existed next year. N'o Cup Race Next Year. NEW YORK. Dec. 23. It seems prac tically certain that there will be no In ternational yacht race next year. Inas much as the time limit surrounding the deed of gift has practically expired. The reason that there will be no race during the coming year Is principally the failure of tho New York Yacht Club to agree to certain changes in the rules governing the construction of boats which have been suggested from time to. time by Sir Thomas Llpton. who stood ready to challenge if such changes were agreed upon. Thompson to Box Corbet t. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23. "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson will be matched to box Young Corbett, for 25 rounds, here on the evening of January 1. Fandora at Random Hal Danxig writes from Yokohama that the Reach All-American team is meeting with phenominal success in the Orient. The boys have won every game up to the time Hal took up his pen and have been treated royally so far. They are to play at Manila Christmas Day. Russ Hall has fallen down on his ef fort to purchase the franchise of the Vancouver, B. C, club. Manager Dick Bon, who is controlling owner of the club, did not look upon the offer of Hall as quite reasonable enough, and there fore used excellent judgment In turning down the former Butte manager. Pearl Casey has signed a new baseball player. This of Itself Is of no moment except for the fact that the Portland Northwestern League manager is so se cretive about the-said player that he refuses to make the name public. Soma fans have been so unkind as to say that It is either Eddie Davey or Joe Stutt. Manager Bob , Brown, of the Spokane club, has secured a splendid bunch of talent for next season, which, when whipped into shape in Brown's well known manner, will prove a strong con tender for the honors In the Northwest ern League next season. Brown Is rightly styled "The Old Fox." and the other fellows had better watch him closely. The California State League, since the disagreement whereby it would have been taken into the fold of organized base ball, Is threatening to put a team Into Los Angeles with Danney Shay as man ager. Such a team would undoubtedly prove a string attraction In Berry's bailiwick, but is handicapped by the two games a week arrangement. Eastern sporting critics have frequent ly commented on Manager McCredies good fortune in securing the services of Catcher Frank Beaumont, whom they claim to be one of the best minor league catchers In the business. Beaumont Is rated as a much more capable catcher than Tommy Hess. who. In his day, was said to be the stellar minor league back stop during five years. Mike Lynch Is working hard to get to gether the players he wants for Seattle next season, and in this task he is sup ported strongly by Dugdale. Mike has sent word to Pearl Casey that he will try to beat Casey every time they meet. Casey replied by postal card on which he inscribed a series of ha-ha-has for the Tacoman. FAVORITES WINT 12 THE 5rC3 Emeryville. Track Develops Some Surprises for Bettors. OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 23. Favorites were again successful at Emeryville to day and the 81 layers in line were hit horribly hard. The weather was foggy and the track muddy. In the first race St. Francis, an odds -on choice, scored an easy victory over Lady Carroll. Third money went to Duke of Orleans, a 76-to-l choice. Results: Six furlongs St. Francis won. Lady Carol second. Duke of Orleans third; time. ''stven5' furlOngs Tankee Daughter won. Cowen second. Aks Ar Bun third; time. Mile and sixteenth Fulletta won. Beech-wo.-d second. Colonel White third; time, Mill and TO yards Captain Kennedy won. Estella C. second. Billy Pullman third, time. 1:40 3-5. Mile and sixteenth TCatle Powers won. Melar second. Dloderm third; time. 1:52 1-5. Five furlongs Bubbling Water won, Apto Oro second. Hannah Louise third; time, 1:01 2-5. SCHOOLS AID STAMP SALE Returns Show That Great Interest 'Is Taken In Campaign. Returns from the sale of the Christmas and New Year's stamps at the various public schools make a showing that will mntorfnllv reduce the stock now on hand. The East" Side High School lead the list with a sale of SOW stamps, une School ranks next with a sale of 1335. Fol lowing Is the order and sales oi tne um-r schools selling stamps: Shattuck. 1192; Ladd. 1000; Kearns. 850: Couch, 780; Sell wood, 675; Atkinson. 449; Davis, 143. The Women of Woodcraft disposed of M.vi ...... .v.A Tann "VT 1 1 1 1 1 CI 1 T.tfA TnSUr&nCe AJIU tl.ll 11 tuv - bought 5000. Returns have not as yet been made rrom tne various privaic schools that are selling the stamps, but .1 Irnnnrn trt. hnm TCfllixed a STOOd- ly sum. Since the holly sticker is appro priate for use on ail corresponaence up . .. v. VAa nnri hpArs a New Year's greeting as well as one for the Christmas tide, it is urged mat tne puouc uuy uu erally and not relax their efforts to raise money for the care of tubercular patients. ARREST NEW MEXICO MAN 31. Well Taken as Ho Calls for- His . Mall at Local Postoffice. . . j ,,nnn nWra nh Ic advices from Aiinn 1 ) " .p the Federal authorities of Albuquerque, N. iM., United States Attorney John Mc Court had a man giving the name of ST. nrtl V, ava ha la f) t r VPl 1 Tl ET saleS- , 1 1 , " 1 ' J " " ' man. arrested yesterday morning as he called lor ms man ruaiun iv-. non TT-nlteH States Marshal Griffith made the arrest. Just what Well is want ed for In New Mexico Is not known by the local Federal auinornies. ney umy i . .k. uA waa Inrilfteri some time in KIIUW I MIIL " " ..... 1907 for fraudulent use of the malls. When arrested Well refused to state where he was living in the city and contended mat a mistake had been made, although he admitted to having lived In Albuquerque almost a year ago. He was granted per mission to telegraph to several friends that he was under arrest. MADAM NORELLI RETURNS Noted Grand Opera and . Concert Sijiger Here for Short Rest. , Madam NbrelH, the distinguished opera and concert singer, and wife of Dr. Ern est Barton, of this city, returned to Portland yesterday after more than a year's absence, during most of which time she was the prima donna of the Italian Grand Opera Company, complet ing a very successful season last June In Chicago. Since leaving the opera stage. Madam Norellt has given a series of concerts In various parts of the country. Her last appearance was in the audi torium, Chicago, under the auspices of the United Swedish Singing Society, De cember 16. After a rest of a few weeks, Madam Norelli will open her concert season in Chicago, about February 1. Later she will rejoin the Italian Grand Opera Company. ROYAL DULCET DAINTIES. Take home a sackful for Christmas. Everyone will be pleased. Also Pearce's home-made candles. Royal Bakery and Confectionery. Spend Your Vacation at Paso Robles If complete rest and the most perfect conditions imaginable for Nature cure are what you need, spend your holidays at Paso Robles Hot Springs, California. A week or two, or even a few days there, will accomplish more In the way of restored energy than a much longer period and more expensive treatment elsewhere, because good old Mother Nature is nurse and physician. Paso Robles Is taking the same rank In America and enjoying the same fame for wonderful cures that Carlsbad and Baden Baden do In Europe. The hotel is a marvel of comfort and luxury, and the bathhouse built by the city, free to all. Is said to be one of the best In the world. It is a stubborn ailment and a hopeless condition of physical break down that the mineral waters and hot mud baths of Paso Robles will not heal in a short time. Call on City Ticket Agent Stinger, Third and Washington streets, for de scriptive booklets of Paso Robles, and he will also tell you all about rates.- Only One More Day Then Christmas! Eleventh-Hour Shopping Easy at Gill's One more day! Hundreds of eleventh-hour shoppers will be here be fore the merry Xmas bells begin to ring in the morning of the 25th and we're fully ready to serve them. This store is ideal in its every con sideration for the comforts and requirements of "the day before Xmas" shoppers. The filling of Xmas lists is wonderfully simplified in the convenient assembling of Gift things here. Interesting groups, of Gift goods are to be seen wherever you may. look so 'assembled and arranged as to enable you to come to ready decisions with an assurance of merit in every item chosen which will make it a treasured possession. Plenty of light; broad, roomy aisles; courteous salespeople and an end less variety of splendid Gift goods makes ours PORTLAND 'S IDEAL GIFT STORE FOR LAST-DAY SHOPPERS. METAL WE are now-exhibiting on our FIRST FLOOR the largest and finest lines of Metal and I.esrther Goods ever shown in Portland. This is no idle statement; our buyers have accumulated the newest and most popular fads 'manufactured in this and foreign countries, representing a collection of splendid gift goods sifted down to the very cream of the world 's emporium f As this is the last Christmas shopping day, we realize you have no time to waste reading details or "looking around," so we merely give you hints of a few of the myriads of articles in this immense show ing of splendid conceptions in Metal and Leather Goods here that would make most appropriate gifts g AT PRICES FROM $1.00 TO $30.00. For instance: Ladles' Hand Bags Engagement Books Automobile Registers My Trip Abroad ( My Trip Calendars Etc., etc PORTLAND'S IDEAL GIFT STORE THEIR SINSFIND THEM OUT Grist d Court Brings Punishment to Offenders. Leonard Holt, who on Monday pleaded guilty to burglary, was yesterday sen tenced by Judge Gantenbein to serve three years in the. State Penitentiary. Leonard was arrested- on October 2, after breaking into the East Side High School building and stealing money and other articles. A few days before coming to Portland HDlt committed a series of thefts of articles from offices, In Seattle but managed to elude the police. Joe Zakogi pleaded guilty yesterday to the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to pay a fine of 500. M. A. Nudham pleaded guilty to larceny and was sentenced to two years in the State Penitentiary, and to be paroled. A Fimllar sentence was Imposed upon Pat O'Brien for larceny. Jack Howard, who was Implicated in the same crime, pleaded not guilty and will be tried February 12. 3igard Johanson, E. Osberg and Carl Carlson held on a charge of assault with dangerous weapons preferred by John Gunderson, pleaded not guilty and their trial was set for January 6. Frank Smith pleaded not guilty to a similar charge and will be tried February 10. George Gray and "William Brayles pleaded not guilty to the oharge of larceny and the latter will be tried Feb ruary 10. No date has been set for the former's trial. R. B. Harlow charged with embezzle ment of JxfiO belonging to his employers "I can truthfully say that I believe that, but for the use of your Emulsion I would long since have been in my grave. 1 was past work could not walk up-hill without coughing very hard.". THIS, and much more was written by Mr. G. V. Hower ton, Clark's Gap, W. Va. We would like to send you a full copy of his letter, of you might write him direct. His case was really marvelous, but is only one of the many proofs that Scott's Emulsion is the most strengthening and re-vitalizing preparation in the world. Even in that most stubborn of all diseases (consumption) it does won ders, and in less serious troubles, such as anemia, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, or loss of flesh from any cause the effect is much quicker. Do not 4sUr. Get a battle of SCOTT'S EMULS10N-.be rare it's SOOTT'S u try it. , ALL DRUGGISTS Let u and ro Mr. Howertoa'a letter and aoma literature om Consumption. Just aead na s Post Oard ud mention this paper. SCOTT BOWNE 409 Pearl Street NewYerk fAn Un match able Showing of Gift AND LEATHER Bill, Letter and Card Cases Shopping Lists Picture Frames Bridge Sets Manicure Sets Calling Lists Etc., etc. THE J. K. GILL CO. Booksellers and Stationers THIRD AND ALDER STREETS Wlllet & Burr, pleaded not guilty and will have his trial on February 11. w School Laws to Be Framed. SALEM, Or.. Dec. 23. (Special.) For the purpose of framing bills for new school laws to be submitted to the Leg islature next month, a Joint committee of the State Grange, the County Super intendents' Association and the State Teachers' Association will meet in Port land December 26. The call for the meet- MIBWBBK 11 TJ. I M 1 Just scratch a match light the Perfection Oil Heater and stop shivering. Wher ever you have a room that's hard to heat that the fur nace doesn't reach there you'll need a PERFECTION (Equipped with Smokeless Device) Just the thing for blizzard time or between seasons. Its genial glowing heat makes any room cheerful and cozy. No smoke no smell smokeless device prevents. Brass n font holds 4 auarts of oil buminst 9 hours. Fin- J- -i : 1M1CU III jaMSU OllU Y?.Ht. .-,M....Mi.iiniiiiiHuiiiiaiuiinnaMulUIffllfllB The P. J. Cronin Co. HARNESS AND SADDLERY For Christmas: Automobile robes, English riding bridles, whips, spurs, grips, suit cases and leather goods of all kinds ' The Largest Line of Riding and Driving Goods in the West 129 First St., Between Alder and Washington SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND STEAMSHIP CO. FIRST-CLASS FARE Berth and Meals UPPER DECK 315 S. S. SENATOR SAILS FROM AIPfSWORTH DOCK, 4 P. M-, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2R. J. W. RANSOM, Dock Agent, Ainsworth Dock. Phone Main 268. M. J. ROCHE, 0. T. A., 142 Third St. Phones Main 402, A 1402. Pieces in GOODS Music Rolls Paper Cutters Book Ends Ash Trays Blotters Desk Sets Etc., etc. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL XMAS ing was made today by Superintendent of Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman. The principal measures proposed are re quiring a minimum1 of six months' sohool In each district each year; turning the indirect revenue of the state Into tho school fund; making the number of teachers employed instead of the num ber of children enumerated the basis of distribution of school funds. The committee has already been selected by the organizations named. OU Healer, Cuunk.iW uirniiilwJ UUU uvuim . . -v 5. rgr. c . ST which is so much appreciated by workers and students. Made of brass, nickel plated with the latest improved central draft burner. Every lamp warranted. Write our nearest agency for de scriptive circular if your dealer cannot supply the Perfection Oil Heater or Rayo Lamp. E Standard Oil Company (Incorporated) $10 Included J SECOND-CLASS $5