THE aiORXiyG OREGOXIAy, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1908.
JUDGE ROOT ASKS
GORDON
CASH
Either Asks Bribe or Money
for Campaign Fund From
Railroad Attorney.
GORDON WILL NOT EXPLAIN
Has Declined to Say Anything About
SIgnifcance of Letters, but J toot
Has Given His Version Orig
inals Are With Committee.
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 21. Spe
cial.) The Spokesman-Review this
morning publishes the following letter
from Judge Milo A. Root to Attorney
M. J. Gordon:
"OLYMPIA. Wash., Aug. 1. 1908-
Pear Judge: Am sick and have been
for two weeks part of the time very
serious blood poisoning In arm. Doc
tor says I am out of danger now. Hope
to be out next week. Am anxious
about our friends. Am exceedingly em
barrassed by promises made on assur
ances received. I hate to bother you,
as I know your position, but if they
can be jogged up" a little it would
wonderfully help this situation. Beg
ging pardon for annoying, which I
would have done only because of my
extremity, I beg to remain, as ever,
very truly yours,
"MILO A. ROOT."
Two Interpretations Possible.
This letter and others to Attorney
M. J. Gordon, formerly attorney for the
Great Northern, from Judge Milo A.
Root, who resigned last month from
the Supreme Court following sensa
tional disclosures concerning his of
ficial acts which have been investi
gated by a committee from the , State
Bar Association, have been procured
by the Spokesman-Review.
Whether the construction put upon
the letter by Judge Root that It is only
a request for the payment of a J.'iOO
political campaign fund or whether
the letter Is an unfortunate call for
money promised Root by Gordon as a
bribe Is a question which is now be
fore the State Bar Association.
The original letters are now with
the Root investigation committee in
Seattle, but before reaching the com
mittee they passed through several
hands and several copies of them are
In existence. It is upon the text of
these and other letters that the com
mittee will chiefly base its report upon
the Root-Gordon matter.
Asks Again for Money. .
The other letters follow:
"Explanation satisfactory. However,
crowd them a little when convenient, as
1 am quite embarrassed by promises made
by reason cf assurances received." (This
letter has neither date nor signature).
"Olympia. Wash., Sept. 26, 1906. My
Dear Judge: Yours enclosing transporta
tion received. Thank you very much.
Yours, verv truly, "MILO A. ROOT."
Olympia, Wash., Feb. 11, 190R. My
Dear Judge: I expect to go to Seattle
Thursday 13th) and will probably not re
turn to Olympia until about February 24.
If you are in Seattle during that time I
shall be glad to see ynu. Y'ours very
trulv, "MILO A. ROOT."
"Olympia. Wash., April 24. Ipos. Dear
Judge: When you are over on this side
please let nie see you. Yours very truly.
"MILO A. ROOT."
"Olympia. Wash.. April 30. 1908. Dear
Judge: I will try to be at the Butler in
Seattle Friday, at 3 P. M. If you are
not there I will call again .t 3:30 o'clock
and if I fail to find you. again at 4. I
wished to see you as early as 3 o'clock
If convenient, as I go away that after
noon to Tacoma. We had some fun Josh
ing Crow and Mount about the Chronicle's
announcement of your candidacy. Yours,
"MILO A. ROOT."
Committee Has Originals.
The originals of these letters were
turned ovei by Attorney Gordon three
months ago to Nuzum & Nuzura. who
represent Gordon as attorneys in his
effort to procure a settlement of his
shortage with the Great Northern. From
Nuzum & Nuzum tiiey passed into the
hands of Frank Graves, another of
Gordon's attorneys, and Frank T. Post,
who took them to Tacoma and Olympia,
where they were shown to leading mem
bers of the bar and to members of the
Supreme Court. -
Mr. Graves brought them back to Spo
kane, where copies were made, the orig
inals passing into the hands of the Root
Investigating con mitteeQ by which they
were taken to Seattle.
Since the letters passed out of his
hands Attorney Gordon has declined to
discuss them or explain their meaning.
Judge Root, on the other hand, has in
newspaper interviews and private con
versation given his version of the sub
jects to which they refer.
At the time the letter referring to rail
road transportation was written it was
unlawful for the railroad to issue -free
transportation between points within ths
state, but possibly not unlawful to issue
such transportation between a point with
in the .state and one without. ,
The State Railroad Commission law for
bidding the issuance of free passes be
came effective in the Summer of 1905,
but the Interstate Commerce law to the
same effect did not go into effect until
January. 1907. This letter was written In
September. 19rt.
The letter without date or signature Is
in Judge Root's handwriting on the sta
tionery of the State Supreme Court.
The Root investigating committee has
several other letters written by Judge
Root to Attorney Gordon, most of which
are of minor importance, referring merely
to conferences between the two. Among
them, however, are the letters relating
to the decision in the case of Harris vs.
the Great Northern Railway Company,
showing that the text of the decision,
on rehearing, was written by Attorney
Gordfin while he represented the railroad
company ae its attorney In the case. The
committee has also from the stenogra
pher's notes the text of Attorney Gordon's
replies to the.se letters and copies of his
correspondence with the higher officials
of the Great Northern at St. Paul regard
ing the Harris case and other Great
Northern matters pending In the Supreme
Court.
BORROWED CAMPAIGX FX'XDS
Judge Root's Partner Says He Ad
vanced 3Ioney for Advertising.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec ,23.-Special.)
The State Bar Association committee in
vestigating the charges against Judge
Milo A. Root heard the testimony of El
B. Palmer, former law partner of Judge
Root, and of J. Will Lysons, secretary of
the Republican State Central Committee,
today. The witnesses were questioned
concerning $350 which was spent in be
half of Judge Root and other candidates
during the campaign.
The ttimony brought out that the $350
In question was furnished by E. B.
Palmer. It was given to Mr. Lysons for
disbursement and was spent in advertise
ments in state papers and In making
halftone cuts of candidates.
"During the campaign Judge Root came
to me and said that he was in need
of money to pay for cuts to be used in
state papers," said Mr. Palmer. "He said
that he expected to receive tSM but that
it had not arrived.' I volunteered to
advance the money and to wait until his
money came before I was paid back. The
money was used in the interests of Judge
Root and other candidates. I wrote sev
eral articles, some of wiiich were printed
in the papers and some of which were
not. Cuts were - ordered and sent to
papers who cared to use them. At the
close of the campaign - Judge Root was
unable to repay the money and what
ever sum he expected did not come."
The investigation committee will wait
no longer foi the testimony of M. J.
Gordon, former counsel, for the Great
Northern. Although notice that the com
mittee would like to hear Mr. Gordon has
been given, no word has been receive
from the former attorney for the rail
road. Judge Gordon's friends at Tacoma
aver that he is shooting ducks on Nis
qually Flats.
Tomorrow arrangements will be made
bv Chairman John H. Powell to hear
Judge Root, after which the taking of
testimony will end. The report of the
committee will be sent to the president
of the State Bar Association within a few
davs. It was announced today by the
committee that the testimony of B. B.
Palmer and of J. Will Lysons added little
to the information already possessed.
"The hearing today brought out no new
developments," said one member of the
committe. "It was deemed necessary' to
call Mr. Palmer and Mr. Lysons as the
committee desires to hear every phase of
the case and to use every means to get
all the facts. We shall call Judge Root
when it Is convenient for him."
OFFICER FULLS IN HIVEH
MAX IXDER ARREST LIKEWISE
MAKES MIGHTY SPLASH.
Ruction In Scow-town Ends Disas
trously, Both for Celebrants and
Police Quelling- Disturbance.
Scowtown celebrated the approach of
Christmas Thursday night, with a ruction.
The celebration ended disastriously few
four of the merry-makers, for they land
ed in Jail. It was disastrous for Police
man Robinson, too, for he fell in the
river. Incidentally one of the men under
arrest also dropped into the icy waters
of the Willamette with a mighty splash.
The noise of men arid women pounding
heads and shrieking, intermingled with
other sounds of a "battle royal" reached
the ears of Patrolman Swennes, five
blocks distant up on Hawthorne avenue.
At his approach a number of the bellig
erents disappeared, but he arrested four.
They gave the names of Annie Collins,
aged 32; Rosie McDonald, aged 32; Her
bert McDaniel, aged 34. and B. J. Gar
rison, aged 66. A number of men had
been calling at the scow of the two
women. It appeared. In the language of
one of the women, "somebody started
something and then it was all oft."
Garrison was badly beaten-' and cut
about the head, and McDaniel had one
finger almost cut off. The patrol wagon
was called. Patrolman Robinson was'
forced to assist one of the women in her
unsteady walk, ae a result of the yule
tide she was celebrating. The way from
the scow led over a narrow board walk,
consisting, of two planks.
When the officer and his charge reached
the middle of this walk the bluecoat
slipped on something and fell Into the
river. He scrambled out quickly, escaping
with a wetting only up to his waist.
McDaniel tried to get away and he fell
Into the river, too, but was fished out by
Sergeant Keller and Patrolman Swennes.
The riotous crowd was taken to the City
Jail.
FENDER SAVES HIS LIFE
Laborer Has Miraculous Escape
From Grinding Wheels.
Knocked down and almost directly
underneath the wheels of a swiftly-moving
"S" car at Third and Stark streets
Thursday night, Ernest Lundgren. a
young laborer, was saved from impend
ing death by the car fender. He escaped
with a few scratches and the inconven
ience of being rolled In the muddy street.
Lundgren lives at the Harrison Hotel,
corner of Front nad Harrison streets.
Accompanied by John Strum, he was
attempting to cross the street in front
of car 463. southbound, in charge of
Motorman Branstretter and Conductor
Bahls. Lundgren gave a leap across
the track, but was struck and felled to
the center of the trackway. A woman
crossing the street Just behind Lundgren
saw him lying in imminent danger and
screamed a warning. The car struck
him, rolled him a few feet and the fen
der lifted him to safety.
HORSES SHOW THEIR SENSE
i
Four-Horse Team Leaves Tipsy
Driver and Starts Home.'
Because their driver Had gone to get a
drink Thursday night and tarried in
definitely, four big horses drawing a wood
wagon, belonging to Jake Fubu. 9 Morris
street, ab ndoned their tipsy caretaker
to his fate and started on their way to
their stable, showing their" "horse sense."
The four horses knew the way and
walked soberly down North Fourteenth
street, giving over to the right side of
the way wnenever iney mei aiiuuier
a nnifromsin standing under an arc
light looked into the back of th wagon
as it passed and, noticed there was no
driver. He took the norses to a siame
at 124 North Twelfth street. Their owner
learning of the plight of his team and
driver, called for them at a late hour.
He said that this team, after 7 o'clock,
will always find their way home If they
are not tied.
RYAN SLACKENS HIS HOLD
By Doctors' Advice Resigns AH but
Three Directorships.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Thomas F.
Ryan announced yesterday that, yielding
to the advice of his physicians, he had
resigned from the directorate of 31 cor
pdrations. The only enterprise in the
management of which the noted finan
cier retains a hand are the Morton
Trust Company, the National Bank of
Commerce and the American Tobacco
Company.
Where IsMay. Balnes?
Relatives of a young woman named
May Batnes. in Kansas City, are anx
ious to learn of her . whereabouts. She
was at last accounts in Portland, and
while she kept up a regular correspond
ence since leaving home, her relatives
have not heard from her for the past
two months and are consequently alarmed
over her long silence. Any information
concerning the missing young woman
should be sent to Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin,
of Portland, who will at once communi
cate with the family in Missouri.
FLAWS IN NEW PUN
Civil Service Bad for Fourth
Class Postmasters.
ROOSEVELT ACTED ALONE
Had He Consulted Postorfice De
partment Officials, Objections to
Plan Would Have Been
Forthcoming.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 24. President Roosevelt did
not consult the practical men of the
Postofflce Department before Issuing his
order placing fourth-class Postmasters
under civil service protection. Had he
done so, he. would have been advised
against the change, for it is the opinion
of the administrative officers of the de
partment that the plan is impractical.
The order, as it now stands, does not
apply west of the Mississippi or south of
the Ohio River. It is in force in states
which are thickly populated, and where
fourth-class offices, as a rule, pay rea
sonably good salaries. But if the order
is extended to the West and the South,
real trouble - will begin, and the trouble
will not all be on the hands of the ad
ministration; it will extend into the rural
communities affected by the order.
Objections AVell Founded.
There are a number of perfectly plain
reasons why It will be impractical to se
lect fourth-class Postmasters by civil
service examination. particularly in
sparsely settled districts. A fourth-class
Postmaster must, first of all, have a
place to conduct the office, and in al
most every instance the postoffice is in
a store. Secondly, the Postmaster must
be centrally located, so as best to serve
the peopie of his community. Depart
ment officials do not hesitate to declare
that these conditions cannot readily be
met under the system proposed by the
President.
There are thousands of fourth-class
postofflces that pay less than $50 per year
to the Postmaster. Naturally, these of
fices are In remote rural districts, and
handle comparatively little mail. The
files of the department show that even
under the old system extreme difficulty
Is experienced In filling these offices, for
the compensation Is not sufficient to pay
a man to give up the necessary time to
handling the mail; the Postmastership
must of necessity be given to someone
who will take It as a side issue, and the
crossroads storekeeper Is best fitted to
fill the position.
Many Postmasters Would Fall.
It is the frank opinion of one of the
officials handling these appointments that
fully 0 per cent of the present fourth
class a Postmasters could not pass a civil
service examination, and yet their serv
ices are satisfactory to the department
and to the communities in which the
particular offices are located. If the
civil service rule Is applied, the greatest
difficulty will be experienced in finding
Postmasters for these smaller offices.
Examinations Are Costly.
But there is still another objection, to
the civil service method of selecting Post
masters, applicable particularly to low
salaried offices. Where a vacancy occurs
in an office paying only $10, $20 or even
$Ti0 a year (and there are thousands of
them), there wli, be very few and seldom
any residents of such community willing
to spend from $20 to $50 for the privilege
of going to some large city to take the
civil service examination. For instance,
the small offices in any Western state
are usually remote from the capital or
metropolis; it Is often necessary to reach
these towns by stage. A trip from such
a town to a point where civil service ex
aminations are held would frequently cost
from $?0 to $50 or more. In other words,
an applicant for appointment as Postmas
ter at such place would perhaps be com
pelled to spend more than a year's sal
ary Just to take the examination, and
when taken he would have no assurance
that he would be appointed.
HOST NOT BDYCDTT PRESS
NEW. ORLEANS RACING MEN DE
NOUNCED BY COURT.
Quasi-Criminal Element Cannot
Dictate to Newspapers In Discus
sing Public Questions.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 24. To boycott
a newspaper doing an interstate business
is an offense which falls directly under
the decision of the Supreme Court in
the hatters' case, said Judge Eugene U.
Sanders, of the United States District
Court, in charging the grand jury yester
day. This starts another chapter in the de
termined efforts to re-establish racing
in New Orleans. It was charged that
certain Interests were combining to boy
cott newspapers which opposed racing
and track gambling.
""We cannot permit a quasi-criminal
portion of this population to dictate
what the newspapers of this city shall
be permitted to say in their discussion
of public questions," Judge Sanders told
the jury.
HESITATES AND IS SHOT
Los Angeles Storekeeper Fatally
Wounded by Hold-Up Man. '
LOS ANGELES, Cul., Dec. 24. Three
masked men entered the -grocery and
liquor store of L. Johannsen tonight and
called upon the proprietor to hold up his
hands. Johannsen hesitated and two of
the robbers fired, one shot striking Jo
hannsen in the mouth and the other
hitting a rib. He is thought to be fatally
wounded.
NO CABS FOR CHRISTMAS
New York Drivers Reject Offer of
Open Shop.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. All efforts to
settle the strike of the cabdrivers affili
ated with the Liberty Dawn Association
failed today and tonight New York is
confronted with a prospect of a cabless
holiday on Christmas. The strikers re
jected all terms Involving a recognition
of the "open shop" principle.
Body of Suicide Found.
The body of an unidentified man about
25 years of age was found on Portland
Heights yesterday by S. Perclfal, 5S4
Hawthorne Terrace. Near the body was
a .32-caliber revolver with one chamber
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. Wish You All a
Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year.
Today we're closed.
Tomorrow we place
on sale holiday Neck
wear, Suspenders, Muf
flers, Smoking Jackets,
and Bath Robes, at half
price.
166-170 Third Street.
exploded, and a wound in the right tem
ple 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.
Up to a late hour last night the remains
had not been identified. The deceased
waa about S feet 8 Inches in height and
weighed 160 pounds.
STOLE HIS OWN PROPERTY
At Least Youth Arrested at The
Dalles Says) So.
Arrested and charged with stealing a
moving-picture machine, which was his
own property, was the unusual experience
of Max Sniderman, a youth of 19, who
was taken Into custody yesterday in The
Dalles, Or., and brought back to this
city Thursday night by Detective Graves.
The lad is now locked up, awaiting a
hearing in the Police Court. If Snider
man's version of the charge is true, then
he is the victim of an unusual set of cir
cumstances. His arrest was made at the instigation
of J. W. Weinstein, a junk dealer, with
a store on Front street. Sniderman
worked for Weinstein and lived at his
house, 710 Second street. The young man
was employed to visit the country towns
and buy up old iron, bottles and other
second-hand stuff. He worked on com
mission. Weinstein asserts that Snider
man had overdrawn' his commission ac
count to the extent of about $40. Snider
man left his trunl. containing the moving
picture machine, at Welnstein's house,
or rather, Weinstein thought that he did,
and when Sniderman left on his last trip,
opened the trunk to see. He found that
the machine had been removed. Having
regarded this as security for the money
which he said was due him, he main
tained that Sniderman had no right to
take it. He, therefore, applied for a
warrant for his arrest, charging him with
larceny.
Sniderman says that there was never
any agreement as to the machine being
held as security, and that he had taken
it out of the house a long time before
Weinstein broke Into hit; trunk. He is
very much surprised to learn that he
worked for many weeks and came out in
debt, and talKS of having Weinstein ar
rested for breaking into his trunk. The
question of whtther the machine was left
as security with Weinstein will be
threshed out in the Municipal Court to
day. PANAMA STORY IS DENIED
Receiver for Old Company Calls
"Scandal" Mere Fable.
PARIS, Dec. 24. In view of a possible
Congressional investigation in the United
States Into the Panama Canal purchase,
M. Lemairs, receiver for the old company
made the following statement yesterday:
"While I do not desire to go into
details, I do not hesitate in speaking
from personal knowledge, to brand the
story of the existence of an American
syndicate, to which the purchase money
is supposed to have eventually to have
gone, as a fable Invented out of whole
cloth. As an officer appointed by the
court it would be improper for me to
say more."
CAN'T MEET AT SALT LAKE
Grand Army's Plans Spoiled by Re
fusal of Low Rate.
LIMA. O., Dec. 24.-J. Corrl Wlnans,
National chief of staff of the Grand
Army of the Republic, returned today
from Salt Lake City, Utah, where he
has been attending a conference of
the executive committee. Mr. Wlnans
says from all present indications the
next annual encampment will not be
held at Salt Lake City, but at Cincin
nati or Pittsburg. The action was
brought about by the refusal of the
traffic association which met in Chi
cago last week to grant a rate of 1
cent per mile.
BURGLAR KILLS STUDENT
Tragedy In Cellar at New York
University.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Vandwlght
Sheldon, of Lockport, N. Y., a student
in the school of engineering at Now
York University, lost his life in a bat
tle with" a burglar In the cellar of the
house of Dean Stow, of the school, yester
day. The murderer escaped after a
chase In which several students took
)art- Young Sheldon was shot in the
abdomen and soon died. He was a
cousin of Dean Snow.
"Washington. With recommendations for
their passape. President Roosevelt gent to
Congress drafts of two bills providing aid
for the military departments of civil edu
cational institutions, and for the promotion
of rifle practice In public schools, colleges,
universities and civilian rifle clubs.
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GUNS SGARE YEGGS
Hold-Up of Great Northern Is
Frustrated by Accident.
ATTEMPT IS WARDED OFF
Discovery of Cache of Powder and
Masks Gives Warning to Author
ities, Who Hasten to Scene
on Special Train.
BUTTB, Mont.. Dec. 24. What is be
lieved to have frustrated an attempt to
hold up the southbound Great Northern
passenger train at the entrance of the
Woodville tunnel, north of hefe, was the
discovery of a cache of dynamite with
black masks and caps. Heavily-armed
officers left 05 a special train and met
the oncoming passenger, but there was
no attempt to hold up the train. More of
ficers have just left for the scene in an
automobile. Officers from Boulder are
also on the scene.
Whether the hold-ups got wind of the
fact that officers were guarding the tun
nel and were aboard the train to and
from Helena, or abandoned their project
because of unfavorable conditions, is not
known; but at any rate two men who
were seen by two hunters hiding, wear
ing masks, near the tunnel, made no at
tempt to carry out the purpose indicated
by their actions.
Sheriff's deputies were stin guarding
the place where the cache was found at
an early hour this morning, while others
are scouring the country in hope of get
ting trace of the men responsible for the
cache.
The hunters hurried to Butte and re
ported their discovery yesterday morning
to the Sheriff's office. Deputies were at
once sent out to guard the tunnel and
last night a special train with Sheriff
Henderson. Deputy Sheriffs Wheeler and
Richards, Yardmaster Byrne and General
Agent MeMahon aboard. left Butte for
the tunnel. Other men were left to guard
the tunnel until morning.
Schools to Fight Socialism.
Boston uispatch to the New York Herald.
Alarmed at what he considered a .dan
gerous growth of socialistic teaching. Ed
mund D. Barbour, of Beacon street, a
retired merchant who amassed a fortune
Wish to All Their Friends and ss
Patrons a . oT
Merry. Christmas mJ
and Cordially Thank The People iy
of Portland for Responding So A jr
f) Graciously and Liberally to the i7
xMy A Opening of this Specialty A ls
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Umbrella X.oxsy'
WE WISH A
eiry Girt
AND A
ew
TO ONE AND ALL
The Big Third-Of f Sale of Hart Schaff
ner & Marx Suits and Overcoats Will
Continue, Beginning Saturday Morning
COR. THIRD AND MORRISON
in China. Is about to put into operation
an idea which is unique in the history of
education.
His plan resembles what Is known as
the university extension system. It will
consist of thirty colleges throughout Mas
sachusetts, all directed by one admin
istration. Mr. Barboiur believes that most
college educated persons llock to the
cities. His plan seeks to counteract this
tendency by affording persons in the
country a training In liberal arts. Col
lege professors in existing institutions will
be employed for the lectures, and for
buildings the vacant hours of public
schools, lecture halls and libraries will
be utilized. Under the Massachusetts col
lege plan Instruction will cost each stu
dent $138 for the entire four years' course.
BOYS' MOCK ELECTION
Unique Simultaneous Contest Held
in Eleven Ohio Cities.
Chicago Tribune.
More than 6000 boys, between the
ages of 12 and 21. in Ohio, voted for
Taft. and nearly 3f.OO for Bryan, at
a mock election held simultaneously
in 11 cities of the Buckeye state re
cently. In some of the cities the reg
ular election booths were used by per
mission of the Board of Elections, Boys
filled the places of registrars, clerks
and judges of election the organiza
tion being complete, even to a state
committee, which canvassed the re
turns from the different cities. Fol
lowing the election and the counting
of the ballots a telegram was sent to
Mr. Taft announcing the result.
The object of the new plan was to
train the buys, who are to be the vot
ers of the future, for the duties of
citizenship. The originator and the
promoter of the plan is M. D. Crackel,
secretary of the Cleveland West Side
Boys' Club of the Young Men's Chris
tian Association of Cleveland.
The boys showed the greatest en
thusiasm in every feature of the elec
tion, and did all in their power to
get out a full vote, even to running
vehicles to and from the place of reg
istration. In Precinct E of the First
Ward, Cleveland, two boys ran an au
tomobile all day carrying their boy
friends to the registration booth. In
another precinct four boys hired a
horse and carriage, and In another a
pony ant cart was used. Boys in dif
ferent high schools vied with one an
other in getting the largest number of
their followers out. The average ward
registration was 200, the largest num
ber In any one ward 3S6. The number
of wards in which the election was
held in Cleveland was 2fi. one precinct
polling place in each ward being used.
The voting was not restricted to
members of the boys' club, hut all boys
who were residents' of the ward and
who had registered were allowed to
vote. Boys from the civic classes In
stmas
Year
STREETS
the schools acted as judges, clerks and
registrars. In registering, each boy was
asked his age. where he was born,
and data as to his residence In the
ward. He was also asked as to whether
he was in school or employed. The bal
lots used contained the names of all
the Presidential and Vice-Presidential
candidates. No other officers were
voted for. Each ballot bore a place
for the name and registration number.
Everything was done with the great
est accuracy.
On the boys' election day the polls
were opened at 2 P. M. and remained
open until 7:30. At times' there were
many boys standing in line waiting to
vote. It wan an unusual experience for
them and they seemed to feel proud
of the responsibility which had come
to them. They were orderly, and the
experiment of a boys' election, wher
ever tried, was pronounced a decided
success.
We Sell
on the positive guarantee
that if it does not give sat
isfaction we will return the
entire amount of money paid
us for it.
We ask all those who are
run-down, nervous, debili
tated, aged or weak, and
every person suffering from
stubborn colds, hanging-on
coughs, bronchitis or incipi
ent consumption to try Vinol
with this understanding.
Woodard, Clarke & Co., Druggists
Portland.
Perfumed soaps sel
dom contain either good
perfume or good soap.
If you want perfume,
buy perfume the best
you can afford.
As for soap, there's
nothing better than
Ivory.
No "free" alkali in it;
no coloring matter; no
adulterant of any kind.
Ivory Soap
99 Koo Per Cent, lrure.
18
ATHLETES
TO KEEP IX GOOD TRIM
MUST LOOK WELL TO TUB
CONDITION OF THE SKIN.
TO THIS END THE BATH
SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH
HAND
APOLSO
AH Orocara and. Droffgisttv