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8 THE MORNING OREGOXIAy. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1909. ' . - i - SHAKE-UP LIKELY i;; CITY COUNCIL Lane Threatens to Reorganize Committees on Basis Fa vorable to Himself. CELLARS IS SLATED TO GO Mayor Hopes for Krirndly Action on Lighting Policy and "Will Take Hand In Naming KelU her's Succrsfsor. Mayor Lane, sorely displeased with some of the recent actions of Counrll Tnen. and particularly some of the eom mlttee chairmen, threatens to reorganize several of the rnmmltlw unleya matters tak a turn more favorable tr him. ln der an ordinar.ro passed by the Council he ha authority to chance the personnel of any committee at any time, and it Is said that he will xerci-e this authority in the immediate future, unless events should prove nirh a course unnecessary from his standpoint. He is reticent re gardlng his Intention, but said yesterday that he had such a plan under contempla tion. He said It would make considerable difference as to who Is elected by the Council to till the vacancy made by the resignation of Dan J. Kellaher. It is said that Mayor Lane became convinced that some chances In the per sonnel of the committees would be well after the last session of the lighting com mittee, of which Councilman Cellars Is chairman. The Mayor Is ancry because of what he declares was a deliberate mis representation by Mr. Cellars as to data furnished City Attorney Kavanauch upon which to base an opinion regarding tho action of the Executive Board in holding up a portion of the bills of the lighting company. Mr. Cellars told Mr. Kava nauch that there 13 no quil-ble between the Mayor and the company as to the quality of the licht furnished, but the Mayor, upon hearing this, promptly chal lenged the statement and declares it was unwarranted. He openly accuses Mr. Cellars of favoring the company as asaim-t the city. Cellars First to Co. It is regarded as certain, therefore.' that with any reorganization of committees the first to be shifted from a position as chairman would be Mr. Cellars. This would be a rebuke by the Mayor, to show his strong disapproval of the actions of Mr. Cellars. It is said. It Is possible that. , should the Mayor take such action, the Council would repeal the ordinance under which he has authority to make the changes. The Mayor evidently Intends to have something to eay as to who Is to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Kellaher. Judg ing from his statement that his future actions recarding committees will de pend largely upon Mr. Kellaher's suc cessor. It is believed that, unless the one chosen is satisfactory to the Mayor, as was Mr. Kellaher. the Mayor will at once start in on the work of reorganiza tion of committees, generously remem bering his friends and "burying" ills political enemies, much as he did at the beginning of the present term. It is said that he Is contemplating removing cer tain other chairmen of committees, but he would not confirm this rumor. A lively skirmish is on for the posi tion of Councllman-at-Large, to succeed Mr. Kellaher. who resigned to become a member of tho State Legislature. It has developed that the liquor Interests are strongly opposed to W. Y. Masters, who at first was ngreed upon for the place, and it is questionable as to whether he can muster sutlloient votes. However, he la not anxious for the job. he says, and. this being the case. It would not be surprising if some other candidate lands" It. - Story Would Fill Vacancy. Ex-Mayor William A. Storey, who has also been Sheriff of Multnomah County and at one time a Councilman. Is anx ious for the place, and It Is said be Is acceptable to at least a few of the mem bers of the Council, although others strongly oppose hint. Mr. Storey Is said to be regarded as "fair" by the liquor Interests, and It Is thought that no ob jection to his election would come from that quarter. Another who aspires to the short term Is ax-Councilman Frank T. Holbrook. a Democrat. He Is regarded as an "im possibility" because of his politics, and la therefore practically eliminated from the race, it is said. He is an attorney, and recently endeavored to secure a fran chise for a short extension to the Alberta treetcar line, but failed In the attempt. II. A. Heppner. formerly engaged in the drug business, is another aspirant, us is also W. H. Tayne. a Piedmont realty agent. Neither of these men ever had any experience us Councilmen. Whether the Council, at its special ses sion tomorrow morning, will take action Is unknown, but It would not be sur prising If it docs. The resignation of Mr. Keilaher leaves a vacancy on the gen eral license committee, of which he was chairman, and also on the ways and means committee and the street commit tee, as well as minor committees. He worked In harmony with the Mayor, with rare exceptions, and was regarded as a "Lane man" by his colleagues. If h'.s successor should be a man who will "stand pat," the celebrated "solid ten" may again he organised and control things aa it did before Councilman Dris coll broke with the majority faction. Ten members can pass ordinances over the Mayor's veto, and thus they would have the" legislative powers of the city in their own hands. FINDS APPRECIATION HERE Miss Goxxlson Commend.1 Discrim ination of American Audiences. Katharine Goodson. the Ensrlish pianist, who Is to be heard here January 11th, with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, re cently gave her impressions of audiences and music in America. "During my trav els through Germany, Holland. France, Be'.gium. Austria and Great Britain," de clared Miss Goodson. "I have never found grratcr spontaneity and enthusiasm tem pered wiih. good Judgment. It is well known that American women are the most cultured of their sex. and I love their warm and artistic temperaments, but I was very pleasantly surprised to find the great love for music shown by American men. I believe I am the only woman ar tist who has had the pleasure of having a recital programme at the delightful con certs given by the Harvard Musical Union, when I was the only lady present. I can truly say that I had never a more ap preciative and keenly attentive audienre. "Through the medium of the very fine orchretrss. the opera in New York and the towns which It visits, the favane Op era Company, the wonderful Kncisel Quartet, and other like organizations, and lastlv. the great tours made for many artists of the world throughout the United' States, everything that is best in music is being continually and repeatedly heard throughout the country, and one has only to look at the audiences attending the best concerts, their size, enthusiasm and, M me add. discrimination, to realise that they are real lovers of music and that they have a rare appreciation or all that id highest and best in art. "As to music in America, the thing that must strike any one is the catholicity of taste shown in programmes. Whilst the great classics are continually heard, the latest works are more than welcomed. This open-mindedness and desire to hear impartially everything, that is new is a very great feature in favor of progress." WILL HOLD ANNUAL DINNER Chamber of Commerce Will Choose Officers Xext Wednesday. The annual dinner and business meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Commercial Club on the night of January 13. On this occasion reports will be presented by the officers of the Cham ber and chairmen of the.various commit tees. In addition there will be addresses by prominent members on subjects of in terest to the membership, .t the con clusion of these reports, an election of officers will be held. It has been the custom of the Chamber to elect the In cumbent vice-president to the office of president, and If this precedent Is fol lowed, William MacMaster will succeed C. F. Swlsert in that position. General C. F. But he Is chairman of the entertainment committee, but further than setting the tims of the meeting. at 6:30 o'clock. no detinue arrangements for the meeting nave been decided upon. OPERATED FIRST SAWMILL ON UMPQUA RIVER GAKPINKR, Or.. Jan. 7. (Spe A.'- John Sherrett, Deceased. man 'of the Gardiner Mill Company's main logging camp, and H. C. Sherrett, living at the old home on Smith River. It is expected that O. M. Clark and J. C. Friendly, representing the chamber on the recent trip to Japan, will make a re port of their observations, lue office force of the Chamber la busily engaged In preparing a statement ct tiie operations of the institution during tr.e past year, which will be embraced In Secretary Gilmer's report. The auditor of the Cham ber has made a thorough examination of the books and accounts and his report will accompany the secretary's report VANCOUVER SERVICE. Because of the discontinuance of the Vancouver ferry, the Spokane. Portland & Seattle Railway (The North Bank Road) has put on an additional train be tween Vancouver and Portland, making two round trips daily, to be operated Friday and Saturday, January 8 and 9. only. The addlttlon of the train affords service as follows: From Portland,- (Union Depot). 8:30 A. M.. 2:00 P. M., U:w P. M. From Eleventh and Hoyt streets Pas senger Station. 9:15 A. SI- 11:00 A. M., 2:40 P. M.. 5:40 P. M. From Vancouver. 6:25 A. M., 6:50 A. M., 10:00 A. M-. 10 P. M., S:40 P. M., 4:43 P. M-, 80 P. M. These trains all stop at St. John and will serve all passenger travel to and from that point, as well as between Portland and Vancouver. No baggage will be handle on the special train which leaves Portland 11:0 A. M. and 2:40 -P. .., and ancouver i 10:00 A. M. and 1:00 P. M. I , - j. . V - i.. - . w " t V '4 IXLOIDIVC OREGOV APPLES AT OREGON BLILDIXG. SP.TTr- -vr.-h j. 7(SDecial.) The first exhibits for display at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition are now stored In the Oregon buIMinc! "nd" consist of a shipment of choice apples. The cold storage plant was installed a month ago and now more than a carload of ap P'MTOreao'nfbuirdXlnglwas thVffwt'.Ute structure completed on the 1903 exposition grounds and the exhibits are the first to be received. Tho hulling o The cold .forage plan t in the Oregon structure will enable the members of the commission to assemble many perishable exhibit, prior to r'dA The ,and8cape on bunding work shout the Oregi missing woman BAFFLES POLICE Mystery of Miss Rice's Disap pearance Deepens as ' Time Goes On. FEAR SHE WAS DEMENTED Suicide Is Widely-Accepted Theory, but Friends Can Assign "o Mo tive, as Stenographer Had Pleasant Iloiiie. For three days Miss Louise Rice. 707 Gllsan street, has been missing and de tectives have failed absolutely to llnd a trace of her. Kach succeeding day only deepens the mystery of her disappear ance and adds to the anguish of her aunt, sister and host of friends. But perhaps the strangest of all the strango features of the case is the ab sence of a reasonable motive for her ab- cial.) John Sherrett, who died at his home on Smith River, Doug las County. Oregon. December 28. aged 78 years, was born near Canton, p.. April 28. 1830. He crossed the plains to Oregon In 1851, spending the Winter in Ore gon City, and in the Spring of 1852 settling at Scottsburg, then the metropolis of Southern Ore gon, where, for a time, he drove a dray. the team being oxen. He spent some time in the mines, both in Jackson County and on Salmon River, eldaho. Returning to Scottsburg he conducted the first sawmill on the Lower Umpqua. taking his pay in lumber, with which he built a large business building In Lower Scottsburg, which was swept out to sea by the great freshet of 1862. In 1S61 Mr. Sherrett acquired a donation land claim on Smith River, where he lived until his death. In Scottsburg he met and was married to Miss Almira J. Johnson, who died one year ago. Five children "were born to them, two of whom survive. They are M. T. Sherrett, of Gardiner, fore sence. Her home life Is said to have been the most pleasant; she lived with a sister and aunt, and three happier or more congenial women never lived in the same dwelling, it is said. Her financial condition Is said to have been perfectfy satisfactory, for she held the fairly lu crative position of stenographer with the Oregon Life Insurance Company. Her friends were indeed legion, for there are few young women in Portland better or more favorably known than she. Usual Tneorlcs Are Rejected. Her mature age of 30 years, her ex cellent character and good breeding pre clude, it is agreed on all sides, the pos sibility of the usual police theory of mo tive In cases of disappearance. So far as the detectives have been able to as certain, there is no element of romance connected with her disappearance, and indeed the only explanation that has been advanced with any degree of credibility Is that of temporary mental aberration. Even this, provided It is true, must have resulted from some powerful cause. The police, however, have undoubted ly been handicapped to a certain extent by the reticence of her relatives and friends. Naturally averse to the pub licity of the details of her disappear ance, they have told the detectives lit tle, the officers assert, that would be of material aid in locating her or dis covering' the motive for her strange acts. . It is known by. the police that she left a note, in which she avowed her Intention to end her life. Whether, in this note, she assigned a reason for her OREGON FURNISHES FIRST EXHIBITS FOR A.-Y.-P. EXPOSITION 1w 4 ... i - V A- - o r 1 4 irbeing finished and the streets In front rash determination or gave other Inti mation that might aid them In their search the police do not know. It is said, however, that the note was legibly and carefully prepared, and gave, no Indication of a deranged mind. Had Prepared to LeaTe. It has also been positively estab lished that on leaving home Tuesday morning the young woman had no in tention of going to the office in the Corbett building; where she was em ployed. She carried the keys to the office, and these keys she left in her room that morning, in a conspicuous place, where they might easily be found and Inconvenience to her employers prevented when her absence w-as dis covered. The last seen of the young woman, so far as has been reported, was at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, two hours and a half after she had left home. At that hour she was seen by Miss Alice P. Cornwall, an employe of The Oregonian. on Alder street, be tween Sixth and Seventh. "I saw her coming down the street at that time," said Miss Cornwall, "but noticed nothing strange or unusual about her appearance or actiorfs." Traced Down Alder Street. From the point where Miss Rice was seen by Miss Cornwall. detectives traced her to Front and Alden streets. She went directly down Alder ' street from Sixth to Front, and at that point all trace of her was lost. Nor is anyone able to explain why she went there. Certain detectives who are working on the case believe that she may have determined to carry out her suicidal mania by throwing herself into the river, but changed her mind as she approached the docks. At, the young woman's home, T07 Gllsan street, her sister and aunt are almost prostrated with grief and anx iety. They believe absolutely that the sister and niece must have been de mented, or else she could not have de parted in the way she did. "we have heard nothing, absolutely nothing, to comfort us or give ua hope,' said Miss Rice, sister of the missing young woman, last Light. "She was mentally unbalanced at the time, I know, for she could not have gone away from home if she wasn't. I know of no reason why she should have been so, but I know she was." Friends of the young woman and her family have volunteered their aid in lo cating her, and are doing all within their power to And a trace that may lead to her recovery. All sorts of theories have been advanced to account for her continued absence, some holding that she has already thrown herself into the river and perished, or ended her life in some remote place by some other method. Still others believe that she is alive, but temporarily unbal anced mentally, and wandering help lessly about in the storm. Chief Gritzmacher has detailed other detectives to aid the one now assigned to the case, and the search will be pressed with all possible vigor. GOOD TIMES ARE CODING SAM XEWHOUSE MAKES OPTI MISTIC PREDICTIONS. Powerful Financial PI sure Compli ments City on Growth and Proph esies Better Things in Future. One of the most interesting figures In all American finance was a Portland visitor yesterday. ' Sam Newhouse, who stll' claims Salt Lake City . as his home, but who spends most of his time between New York and the European capitals, came to Portland for the first time In a dozen years. That his visit had an espe cial significance, Mr. Newhouse did not attempt to deny but he declined to dis cuss the purpose of his coming. He has recently been doing much building In the Utah city and has largely increased his real estate holdings. It is therefore re garded as probable thatie has in mind some investments in Portland. One of the distinctions Mr. Newhous bears is that he planned the famous "Flatiron" building In New York, which he disposed of for J2,OuO,O0O before the foundations were fairly oompleted. He is also a recognized authority on mining properties, and most of his fortune was made in copper. He has a home in Au stria where his family spends much time and he also maintains residences In New York and Salt Lake City. He originated the idea of mining copper with steam shovels and his properties in Utah are now turning out 1300 tons of ore a day. "When I was in Portland, some VI years ago." said Mr. Newhouse, at the Hotel Portland last night, "this was little more than a village. It Is a most agreeable -" : ..-1 "r; ly- .-..1 : . s 4 - i, of the building have already been paved with asphalt. Exceptional Hoosef oronsMng Bar gains Offered the Rummage Sale Odds and Ends gathered from every department limited stocKs sample articles discontinued patterns, etc., including also many o"f the furniture pieces and other furnishings of the Hotel Lenox. Those who contemplate immediate or future selection of homefurnishings should investigate the opportune values offered in this most remarKable annual selling event MalTOrders and inquiries will receive our prompt and careful attention THESE AMD MANY OTHER SUCH BAR GAINS SUGGEST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MOST ECONOMICAL SELECTION OF HOMEFURNISHINGS HIGH-GEADE PARLOR SUITES AND ODD PARLOR PIECES $20.00 Reception Chair in mahogany; period design; hand-carved for... $14. 50 $45.00 Reception Chair in walnut. hand-carved, period design, for $15.00 $43.50 Mahogany Parlor Seat, hand- carved frame, for $19.75 $68.00 Mahogany Divan, hand-carved mahogany frame, for $29.75 $165.00 walnut Parlor Suite in French period design, 3 pieces, for $67.50 $185.00 three-piece Parlor Suite in walnut, hand-carved period design $87.50 COUCHES $17.50 Sample Couch, upholstered in chase leather, for $ 8.75 $70.00 Sample Couch, upholatered in sterling leather, frame in mahogany ' finish, for , $34.00 $67.50 Sample Couch, upholstered in leather, frame in golden oak, for.. $45.00 A FEW OF THE MANY CHAIR BARGAINS Fiber Chair for $ 3.95 Fiber Chair for $ 5.00 Dining Chairs in the fumed oak, leather seats, for.: $ 3.75 Office Arm Chair, in golden oak, for $ 6.25 Sale of Wood, Coal, Gas Heaters surprise now to see its splendid develop ment into a metropolitan city. I visited a number of your big business buildings and I must say they compare favorably i.'. 1. V. ni.-liara tn thn fOlintrV. VWLU U", twij J The excellent elevator service especially Impressed me. I have great faith in the future of the entire West and am par ticularly confident or f ortiana s luture. 'Tm ir,iineri to h nntlmistlc regarding business conditions during mis year, k ...in nMhahiv tnkA two or three months tniniTH moroutrniv 10 riKin mem hafnro th middle of the yea you will find Business nummmg. j.ne closing months of the year and 1S10 will exceed any like period In the country's history. "Two years ago James Gordon Bennett the Paris edition Bum a ..p...... of tho Herald over Into Austria to inter view me on the business ouuook. ai uu time I made a gloomy forecast. I pre j v. nani. tho. famA months before U U: LUC 1 " " " ...- - - It was felt. I was confident, it would come. Now I am equally confident of the wonderful revival of business we are de stined to see very soon. I think you win t.h m a trllA nronhet." Mr. Newhouse leaves this morr.lng for Salt Lake City, where ne win spenu a. few days before returning to New York. Storm Keeps Away Jurors. The suit of the Buhl Malleable Com pany against John E. Cronin is being tried with only ten Jurors, - because two 1 1 Hi 4 1 TULL CHI COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS of them failed to put in an appearance yesterday morning. H. S. Hewitt and John McRinney live in St. John. It la not probable that t..ey will be punished for contempt of court, as it is presumed that they were unable to reach Portland yesterday through the snow. AFFAIRS 'BADLY TANGLED Startling Charges Against Walla Walla Fire Insurance Company. WALLA "WALLA, 'Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.) In an attempt to secure satisfaction and navment of two notes for J5000 each, the Bank of Sumner and ; Ellen Spencer have filed suits in inter- I ventlon of the case entitled Hoiian Parker Company vs. Walla Walla Fire According to allegations In the com- J plaints, the Walla Walla company, in an nrt.mnt tn rientrov Its Identity and thus render it impossible for creditors to obtain satisfaction of their claims, has transferred a greater portion of its securities to persons to whom it al leges to be indebted, and has assigned the remainder to Fred Holoway with out consideration. Claim is made that a greater part of the subscriptions for stock have not been paid and are now due, and that it will be necessary to proceed against the stockholders and compel them to pay their subscriptions before creditors can be satisfied. Alleges Breach of Contract. The Union Oil Company of California has filed suit in the Circuit Court againBt SALLOW COMPLEXION j C'baneed to Roddy Glow. Vo ono likes a sallow, muddy com plexion. Many who are so afflicted do not realize that the daily consumption of coffee is likely the cause. Coffee contains a drug caffeine which so irritates the nerves of the stomach that food is not properly di gested and that causes bad blood. It weakens, by Its aner eiiecm, me heart and lungs, so that the tun amount of ilfe-glving oxygen is not taken into the lungs and that Is an other cause of bad blood. It Is often the cause or fallow complexion and nervousness also. "During the past year. writes a Conn. lady. "1 found that I was gradu ally growing nervous through some unknown cause. I was peevish and restless, and my complexion had that sallow, disagreeable color seen in de bilitated people and nervous dyspep tlcs. "During this time coffee was my chief beverage at every meal. Having been for many years a constant user of Grape-Nuts. I had read "The Road to Wellvllle." and becoming Interested In Postum, I decided to try It in place of coffee. , "The result was gratifying and suc cessful In every respect. It seemed that miracles were performed in that first week. My sallow complexion gradually giving way to a healthy, ruddy glow, and my nerves felt rested and at ease. "In a short time my whole system felt rejuvenated and I was in fine spirits. It is needless to say that from that time to this Postum has always had its place on the pantry shelf along with the famous Grape-Nuts. "Postum, when made according to directions on the pkg., has a rich, tasty flavor and leaves an invigorating ef fect which is so different from the lan guid after feeling of the coffee drink er." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well vllle," In pltga. Ever read the above letterf A new one appears from time to time. They are Kennlne, true, mud tail of human Interest. Colonial Arm Chair in crotch mahog anj', for $12.50 Mahogany Arm Chair, with loose leather seat, for $17.50 HALL PIECES $5.00 Hat and Coat Rack, fumed oak $ 2.65 Hall Seat in golden oak for. $ 6.75 Hall Mirror in fumed oak, with cop per hat and coat hooks, for .$ 7.50 Large Hall Mirror in fumed oak, with antique copper hat and coat hooks, for $14.00 VARIOUS OTHER PIECES $3.00 Mission Plate Rack for....'...$ 1.45 $6.75 Mission Plate Rack for $ 2.95 $20.00 Mission Wall Cabinet for $ 8.75 $28.00 McDougall Kitchen Cabinet $12.00 $36.00 Oak Kitchen Cabinet, com plete, with all compartments flour bin, glass kneading-board, flour sifter, coffee-grinder, etc., for $18.50 Ladies' Writing Desk, in finest crotch mahogany, for $27.50 Roll-top Office Desk, in quarter sawed golden oak, for $45.00 Large Wardrobe, in Circassian wal nut, with doors paneled in French bevel-plate mirrors, for $52.00 Bargains in BlanKets, Spreads, Pillows, Comforts the Portland Brewing Company to re cover $553.55, because the brewing firm has not used fuel oil for ..ie last eight months. At least, this is the allegation of the complaint. It Is asserted that the company would have consumed U'ns barrels in tho ordinary course of busi ness and that it was under contract to purchase the oil from the plaintiff cor poration and to use ho other ful. HOW COLDS ARE CONTRACTED ALWAYS RESULT OF UNDUE EXPOSURE. Rapid Cooling of the Surface of the Body E 'ngs About the Common Ailments of Mankind. An acute catarrh, that is a cold, is always the result of undue exposure to low temper atures. The rapid cooling of the surface, when not balanced by proper reaction, pro duces congestion and inflammation of the nasal and bronchial membranes. Obviously such an ailment is not communicable, in tlis ordinary sente from one individual to an other. As the slightest "cold" predisposes the individual to attacks of the most severe and dangerous catarrhal affections, the ne cessity for quick cure need not be enforced. These facts emphasize the necessity of extra precautionary measures against the ordinary cold. Everyone cannot change his climate at will but may make the most of what he has at home, viz., take Chamberlain's CourIi Remedy as soon as the first indication of tho cold appears. It not onlyciiresacoldquk-kly but counteracts any tendency of the cold to result in pneumonia. This fact has been fully proven during the epidemics of colds and grip of the past few years. No case of either of these diseases having resulted in pneumonia when this remedy wag used has ever been reported to the "manufacturers, and thousands of bottles of it are sold every day, which shows conclusively that it is not only the best and quickest cure for colds, but certain preventive of that dangerous di ue, pneumonia, i Diseases of Men Varicocele. HydrocI. !s'ervou Debility. Joiood Polion. 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