THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1900.
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CHAMBER HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING
Prosperous Year Reviewed by
300 Business Men at Ban
quet Board.
MACMASTER IS PRESIDENT
E.pcfchrs Have Optimistic Rlnjr and
Kxpross Present "Commercial
Growth of Portland and Kn
courngin? Future Prospect.
CHAMBER'S WORK IN 190S.
Achlevem-ms of the Chamber of
Commerce during last year:
Published valuable book advertising
Oiexon and circulated 50 (KH) copies.
Maintained Hue of strainers in con
nection with Portalte Railway. brlr.K
li.S wheat and other products from
Inland Fmplre.
Maintained permanent exhibit
shnw'.ng careful selection of varied,
Oreson products.
Kramed law for submission to the
r,e:flaturn amending pilotage laws
to conform with purposes of Port of
Portland Commission.
Handled a vast amount of corre
spondence relative to Inquiries about
this state.
Advertised Oregon extensively
throughout the East.
Secured Improved tnin service for
Tortland.
Supported the work, of Rivera an!
Harbors Congress with large appro
priations. Secured (oratlm of Government
laboratory In Portland.
Established grain standards for
Northwest.
Fecured passage of Port cf Port
land Commission law glvlr.g added
powers and improving shipping fa
cilities. Worked for better system of dis
posing of city's garbage, and starts
movement for commission plan of
city government.
Supplied a vast fund of Informa
tion and statistics to all who sought
It and published regular monthly
magsaine.
Comph tion of a highly successful year
was marked last night by the annual
meeting and bnniiet of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce. New officers were
elected and the retiring board gave an ac
count of Its stewardship In complete re
ports, showing that much work has been
accomplished. Probably the past year
has been the most successful In the his
tory of this strong organization.
I.ast nlcht's banquet was held In the
main dining-room of the Portland Com
mercial Club. About 3CO covers were
laid. The gathering was highly repre
sentative of Portland's business Inter
ests. The room. was handsomely decor
ated with flags and National colors und
the affair was very successful. Few sim
ilar gatherings e-er held In the city have
been characterized by such a large at
tendance. Bishop Charles Rcaddlng. of the Bpisco
pal diocese of Oregon, gave a brief In
vocation hrfore the guests sat down to
the dinner j which was held at 6:30 o'clock
and was entirely Informal.
New President Takes Cliair.
c. K. Swigrrt. the retiring president,
was toasnnaster, relinquishing that po
sition as soon as his successor, William
MacMaster. was elected president of the
Chamber for the coming year. The lat
ter then assumed th chair and intro
duced the after-dinner speakers who
were on the programme.
President Swlgei t's annual report, deal
ing with the progress mule during the
past year, was read Immediately after
the last course of the dinner. The re
port was complete and the progress It
showed during the past year was ap
plauded at frequent Intervals.
Secretary Kdmond C. Giltner next sub
mitted his report, which was followed by
reports of standirg committees. I'pon
the report of the nominating committee
being adopted, William" MacMaster, the
newly elected president, took the chair
and expressed In a few words his appre
ciation of the honor conferred upon him.
T'pon motion of Colonel C. F. Beebe a
vote of thanks was given the retiring
officers for their worn during the pat
year.
tiovrrnor Is Xot Present.
In the absence of Governor Chamber
Iain, who w:is on the programme for an
address as the delegate to. the National
Itivers and Harbors CciPKres from tho
Chamber cf Commerce. S. X. Teal read
a report of the proceedings of that body
at Its recent session. The steps taken
ly that congress for the improvement of
the waterwtxs of the country we.e re
newed and the legislation recorrmetvied
was outlined. He favored the Issuance
.f no. iris If necessary for the Improve
ment of waterways until this country
shall compare with Kurope In Its im
proved rivets and harbors and the con
struction of canals. Upon motion of
Mr. Teal, tilegrams were ordeied sent
to the representatives of the Pacific
Northwestern states In Contr.-s urging
t.iem, to do all in their pows- to secure
the passage of a rivers and harbors bill
at the pr?ser.t pesslon of Congress.
8. U. Reed moved that the Chamber
of Commerce go on record strongly In
favor of the coming Rose Festival. The
motion carried and a suitable resolution
was ordered.
A vote of thanks to Colonel C. F.
Beebe. chairman of the entertainment
committee, for the perfect arrangements
of the annual meeting, was adopted.
C. W. Hodson. president of the Com
mercial Club, was Introduced to tell of
the work of that organization. Mr.
Hodson spoke for co-operation. He
characterized as a libel the statement of
Francis J. Heney that business men are
grafters and cannot be trusted In po
litical life.
Hodson Speaks for Organization.
"I do not agree with the statement of
the President that politics are barred
In the meetings of this organization."
said Mr. Hodson. "At this session of
the Legislature a bill will be Intro
duced that niakes It unlawful for two
business men In the same line to get to
' get her and talk over business conditions.
I claim tha"t you genuemen are Just as
much the people as any one else and
have as many rights as labor organiza
tions who are being continually fostered
by the long-haired and yellow journals.
"II combination Is permitted among
the men who labor for you. It must be
permitted for you. If labor may com
bine to sell its labor at a certain price,
then you should be allowed to combine
to sell your products at a certain price.
"You must get Into the game. You
must see that the right kind of men
are elected to look out for you. Per
fcaps you cannot, as a body, take such
action, but you ' should act as Indi
viduals along this line.
Bishop Scaddinir was Introduced and
said he considered it a (treat honor to
be Invited twice In succession to attend
the annual banquet. "As the early
church has It." said Bishop Scadding,
-let the custom prevail." Bishop Scad
dinj told some delightful reminiscences
of a recent trip abroad? that were much
enjoyed.
Addresses were also made by W. D.
Wheelrlght, C. E. S. Wood and others.
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COMMITTEES
Effective Work Shown Among Varl
otis Sub-Bodies of Chamber.
Effective work during- the past year
by the Chamber of Commerce is re
flected In the annual reports, rendered
at last night's meetlns by the standing
committees of the organization. Not
only has the Chamber Increased in
membership, but it has become a
greater power for the advancement of
the city and the entire Pacific North
west than ever before.
Perhans no more Important work has
been accomplished during the year by
the Chamber of Commerce than that
carried on by the committee on rivers,
harbors and navigation. J. C. Flanders
Is chairman of tills committee, and E.
W. Wright. secretary. Chairman
Flanders submitted an extended report
at last night's meeting, detailing the
work of the committee during the past
year. The activities of the past 12
months are outlined as follows:
JJeport of Harbor Committee.
The committee, immediately upon Its or
ganization, took up the work of proceeding
under the Initiative or bringing before the
legal voters of The Port of Portland, st the
election held In June. IMS. of an amend
ment lo the charter of The Port of Port
land permitting It to engage In towage and
pilotage upon the Columbia and Wllianjcm
Rivers and the Columbia River mi.
Through the work of the committee and
various members of the Chamber the requi
site number of signatures to the petition
were readilv obtained, and the amendments
wre submitted to the voters at the e ectlon,
the result being the passage of the measure
by the overwhelming vote of more than
four to one. A test case was brought to
establish the validity of the act with tn
result that the Supreme Court of the state
In November last decided In favor of the
constitutionality of the measure, and Tho
Port of Portland has already authorized the
Issuance and sale of the requisite amount
of bonds. -
owing to the fact that pilotage on t)
Columbia River bar Is compulsory, and the
present Tilot Commission has authority to
limit the number of pilots upon tne Inai.
and owing to tho further fact that under
the present law no bar pilot can work for
a salHrr or be In the employ of a tug
boat, further legislation Is necessary in
order that The Port of Portland may under
take pilotage upon the bar. Tour commit
tee has therefore prepared a bill to be sub
mitted to the present session of tne Legis
lature for enactment abolishing the com
pu:ory pilotage feature of the present law
and making the other changes necessary to
enable The Port of Portland t. undertake
the business of pilotage. This bill has re
ceived the approval of the Multnomah dele
gation and Its passage by the Legislature
should receive the earnest work of the new
committee.
Purine the past year the Shipowners I nlon
threatened to re-establish the differential
against Portland on sailing vessels belong
ing to the union owing to the complaints
made against the system In handling bal
last In Portland, although free or charge,
during th-j preceding year. Through the
patriotism of the Columbia Steel Company
good ballast berths have now beer provided
at Llnnton at which place ballast, is now
being handled free of charge as to cartags
against vessels, and since such time no
complaint to my knowledge has been made,
l.'mler the guaranty of your committee that
ballast would satisfactorily be taken care of
free of charge the threat to restore the
differential was withdrawn.
Your committee has also bad under an,-
OFFICERS FOR THE COMING '
YEAR.
President William MacMaster.
Vice-President Charles T. Whitney.
Secretary Edmond C. Giltner.
Trustee s H a r v y Beckwith,
George M. oCrnwall. C. B. Curry.
R. L. barrow, W. B. Glafke and
II. M. Hiller.
visement a change in the present law re
garding the fee to he charged by sailor
boarding-houses for the shipment of sea
men, and with that end In view haa belrt
conferences with the Consuls resident at
this port and also boarding-house pro
prietors. Such bill as the committee may
determine upon will be presented to tho
Legislature.
Municipal Affairs Committee.
S. II. Grubor, chairman of the com
mittee on municipal aafflrs, submitted
a report showing an extended work for
civic improvement In various lines.
This committee started the movement
for a new city charter, providing for
a commission plan of municipal gov
ernment, following out the Des Moines
plan.
The better disposal of garbage also
received attention, together with tho
destruction of weeds and the improve
ment of streets and sidewalks. Tho
committee worked against the repeal of
the city ordinance prohibiting slaughter-houses
and packing-plants within
the city limits.
Secretary Edmond C. Giltner submit
ted his annual report, showing the or
ganization Is In excellent financial
condition. During the year receipts
have amounted to $21,l,S.4S and ex
penditures to $19,277.48. leaving a bal
ance on hand to begin the new year of
fl19.73.
The report of the grain standards
committee waa submitted by Peter
Kerr, chalrmayi. This committee has
carried out Its usual work of estab
lishing standards Ingrain grown in the
States of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. These standards form the baais
upon which all local trading is done,
and on which export business with
other states and countries is conduct
ed. These standards are recognized by
other commercial organizations, in
cluding the Corn Trade Association of
London and Liverpool.
ACADEMY RESUMES WORK
Damage to Heating Apparatus Has
Been Repaired.
Portland Academy's doors were flung
wide open yesterday morning, and great
was the rejoicing among both scholars
and teachers. At 8:45 o'clock the pupils
began to arrive, and had It not been for
on unavoidable lark of notice to a num
ber of those usually attending. Dr. J. R.
Wilson said there would have been a full
roster present.
The break In the water pipes which
caused the delay in resuming studies
haa been thoroughly repaired, and the
rooms are now In first-class condition.
No one need fear to attend on account of
the weather, as the heating apparatus Is
In good shape again, and ample precau
tions taken to prevent any trouble.
As about a week has been lost, so far.
to the pupils, there has been a general
movement to accelerate studies, so as
to make up for lost time. Teachers and
pupils are working hard to gain ground,
and every room was a scene of the ut
most activity.
Alton Chosen Manager.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or.. Jam 13. tSpecial.) Robert Alton,
of Portland, was tonlght elected man
ager of the freshman track team.
Alton Is a gradluate of the Portland
Academy.
The freshmen also passed resolutions
abolishing "feeds" after the college
dances.
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Retiring President Discusses
Work of Chamber.
C. F. SWIGERT REPORTS
Shows I in port u nee of Body ami De
clares Its Operations Important
and Xot Uke Those of
Commercial Club.
Congratulating the members of the
Chamber of Commerce upon what has
been accomplished during the past year,
C. F. Swlgert. the retiring president,
called the attention of members to the
far-reaching scope of the work of the
organization in his address. He said a
prodigious amount of work had been
undertaken and most of It has been car
ried to a successful Issue.
Mr. Swigert's report was quite volu
minous and covered the varied activities
of the Chamber during 1908. He pointed
to the work accomplished In connection
with the extension of the powers of the
Port of Portland Commission for the Im
provement as oelng perhaps the most
valuable of all.
Recommendations made in the report
include amendments to the present pilot
age law. so that the work of the Port of
Portland Commission may be more suc
cessfully performed: a more wholesome
method of disposing of the city's gar-
Darge, ana less irequent cnanges or Ore
gon's representatives at Washington, the
sudden shifting of whom Is said to
handicap the work of the Chamber for
beneficial legislation. Mr. Swlgert, In
retiring from the position of president
of the Chamber, bespoke for his suc
cessor in office and the others to be se
lected to carry on the work the same
oordlal and unanimous support that had
been accorded to him and his official
family, Said Mr. Swlgert:
Extracts From Swlgert's Report.
We bad on January 1 a total membership
of a net Increase In the last five years
of MO members, and we believe the In
fluence and prestige of the Chamber baa
fun? kept pace with this growth.
We are the only organization in the state
that publishes books on Oregon, the last two
ecltlons being 60,000 each of 64 pages, pro
fusely illustrated with maps of the state, aa
epitome of the land laws of the mate and
the Government, the Government report on
climate, by sections, and general Information
of every kind.
This book supplements, hut In no way en
croaches upon the magnificent work of the
Commercial Club In advertising the state; In
fact I wish to assure you that the Work of
the Chamber, the Commercial Club and the
Board or Trade In no way conflicts nor over
laps. Kach organization has Its own field
and It own activities.
The Chamber proper collect and spends,
under the careful supervision of the entire
board of trustees, approximately i!o,000 per
annum. Of thla sum only about Z'i per cent
is U!ed to pay sil expenses of administra
tion, including salaries, clerical help, rents,
heat, lights and janitor service, etc., leaving
68 per cent to be applied to our public work.
The rivers, harbors and navigation com
mittee maintains its own secretary out of the
funds raised for that speefna purpose amongst
shippers. It was the work of this commit
tee that removed the differential in favor of
Puget Sound points and against Portland and
which made an increase in Portland' ship
ping of oO per cent within a year.
The transportation committee maintains an
attorney and a secretary that are kept buy
all the time looking after, railroad rates, the
possibilities of new roads and everything In
fact that will -help to better transportation
facilities snd equalize rates.
The transportation committee of this or
ganization is the father of the Open River
Transportation Company, wbich maintains
steamers In connection with the Portage
Railway tor bringing wheat and other prod
ucts from the Inland Empire.
The Permanent Exhibit Comralttse, under
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equally careful supervision, expends 12000;
Transportation' Committee. $2000: Railroad
Department of Transportation Committee,
between 0000 and $7000. and the Grain
Standard Committee, between J300 and IjOO.
Funds Given By Those Interested.
All these funds, with the exception of the
$ou o00 above noted, are collected from
the people directly interested and public
spirited citizens who pay In amounts ac
cording to their capability.
Thus. In spite of the small force at
work, and the moderate salaries. the
Chamber spends Judiciously, under careful
supervision bv men competent to supervise,
a sum exceeding J30.000 per annum.
The permanent Exhibit Committee looks
after keeping up an exhibit of Oregon's
. . nnH iiwmln. literature on the
table from every section of the state. This
exhibit will be vastly added to through the
courtesy of the Oregon Commission of the
Alaska-Tukon-Paclfic Exposition, which is
going to turn over to the Chamber of i.om-m.-roe
its entire exhibit .when returned from
Seattle.
The Chamber of Commerce prints a
directory of all Its members, classified,
which Is sent out to anyone wno asks for
the addresses of reliable business men- In
any particular line.
The separate committees and special com
mittees prepare laws which seem to be
without doubt, for the benefit of the com
munity, having put through the last Legis
lature the Port of Columbia bill, and In
surance Law, -making a standard form of
policies, etc. . '
We have supported the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress -with large appropria
tions, and more consistently, than any other
organization In the fnlted States, and this
Congress has done more man a" unin
fluences combined to make the annual ap
propriation of money by the Government
1 for rivers and harbors a national policy;
both great parties having incorporated such
plank, in their platforms this year. We have
i aiways sent a strong delegation to eacn
r- an the result baa been that
Oregon lias received splendid appropriations
In the last few years and la In line for
even better in the future.
Our committee establishes the grain stand
ards for the Northwest, the standards or
tb- Chamber being used on th sound as a
rule In preference to the Grain Inspector a
certificates of Washington. These standards
are sent to the Liverpool and London Corn
Trade Associations, and are sold for a
nominal sum in order to maintain the ex
pense of the inspection and the prepara
lion of such standards to our lucal dealers.
During the low rate season for Immigrants
we maintain a man at the depot to direct
Immigrants to the Information Hureau of
Information of the Chamber and have signs
at the depot and all the hotels and the rail
road offices and department stores to the
aVe have been working for some time try
ing to Increase the mall facilities between
the City of Portland and the ports all the
wur up and down the Coast from Portland
to "San-Francisoo, with a fair show of suc-
eeS'ap of every section of the state are
kept on tile for Immigrants.
Articles are written by the office force
for Eastern papers, magazines, local papers
and the official organ of the Chamber.
We have a statistician who prepares sta
tistics for the Department of Commerce and
Labor at Washington. D. C. and all other
Government publications, for dally and
weekly publications in Oregon and else
where. ,
Port of Portland Commission.
Returning to the specific work accom
plished during the year that In connection
with the extension of the powers of the
Port of Portland Commission Is perhaps
the most Important. This measure, having
for Its object the Improvement of the tow
age and pilotage service at the bar and the
towage service in the river, has. In its
various forms, been a continuous source of
labor, expense and anxiety to the Chamber
for the past two years and the end 1 not
yBeglnning with the bill creating the Port
of Columbia, which' the Chamber Intro
duced and, under the direction of w. B.
Ayer then chairman of the navigation com
mittee, fought through tho legislative ses
sion of 190" against strong opposition, we
carried the bill through the Supreme Court,
only to be finally defeated on constitutional
grounds, and to find our time and money
wasted. . . .....
We were "down" but by no means "out."
The navigation committee, headed by J. C
Flanders. Immediately prepared an Initi
ative petition extending the powers of the
Port of Portland to cover the service de
sired, and authorizing them to Issue J300.
000 in bonds to provide tow boats and other
necessary equipment.
Our own office force aistrtbnted these pe
titions to members, and 24O0 signatures were
secured in the course of a few days with
out the expenditure of a single dollar.
This measure was adopted at the elec
tion last June by an overwhelming major
ity, and again the tedious. procession through
the courts was taken up. But this time
we were successful and the law has been
affirmed. The Port of Portland Commis
sion, however, has advised us that before
the work on tha bar can be satisfactorily
performed, certain amendments to the pres
ent pilotage law, doing away with Its com
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pulsory features, and permitting the pay
ment of regular salaries to pilots Instead of
statutory fees, and other minor cnai.gse i
The navigation committee has prepared a
bill embodying these cnanges. jour nuo
tees have had a very satisfactory meeting
with the delegation, and the bill Is now in
their hands with every hope of success, and
the end of our expense and troubte on this
head is In sight. -
Another matter upon which a great deal
of time has been spent, is the continued
mrlect of the United States Quartermaster's
Department to give Portland an equal oppor
tunity to bid on Government supplies, but
we regret that little progress has been made.
While in speciflo instances some slight con
cesslcns have been secured, tho policy re
mains the same and no permanent relief Is
In sight.
While the Chamber cannot go into poll-
tics, it is glaringly apparent tnat tne rre
qucnt chsnges in our Representatives at
wsshtnetnn. and the lack of an Influential
nd homogeneous delegation greatly handi
caps our worn along inese tinea.
ENDS M OF HARD WORK
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
FILES REPORT.
Branch of Chamber of Commerce
Has Given Active Support to
Many Desirable Measures.
That the transportation committee of
the Chamber of Commerce has accom
plished much good work during tho past
year is disclosed by the report of that
committee, made at last night's meet
ing by its chairman. Herman Wittenberg.
The report chronicled the events of tho
past year in transportation circles and
shows how the committee has been en
gaged In promoting the transportation
Interests of Portland and the whole
Northwest.
The committee recommends that the
railroad commission law be kept in force
and any amendments made as needed.
Resolutions were adopted at a recent
meeting of the committee favoring the
ownership of the "Willamette River locks
at Oregon City and urging both the state
Legislature and the National houses of
Congress to take such steps as are neces
sary to bring this about.
The committee has supported Senator
Fulton's amendment to the act to regu
late commerce and has done everything
consistent with the nature of the organ
ization to secure Us passage.
Improvements in steamship transporta
tion for Portland are largely the result of
earnest work by this committee. The
placing of the steamer AJgo in service
on the Tillamook run, regular direct
service to Portland by the American
Hawaiian Line with Improvements in the
near future, and the maintenance of
steamers on the Upper Columbia River
by the Open River Transportation Com
pany are largely the result of the work
of this committee, supported by the whole
organization.
Matters of railroad rates have been
taken up- during the year by the trans
portation committee. The Spokane case
is still pending but was fought earnestly
by the committee. The local distributive
rate case was supported strongly by the
committee and tne recent advance in
transcontinental freight rates has been
taken up by the same committee, the
probabilities uelng that tne organization
will stoutly oppose the advances. Many
other rate matters have been taken up
during the year that proved of great
benefit to shippers and consumers of
this territory.
UNDERWEAR REDUCED.
"Women's $1.50 and $1.75 wool under
wear, 97c; children's fleece-lined union
suits, 29c; women's wool underwear, 47c;
fleece-lined vests and pants, 21c; men's
heavy gray wool underwear, $1.25
grade, 83c a garment. Buy now! Mc
Allen & McDonnell, Third and Morrison.
FUND TO
HAUL OFF SHOW
Council Votes $3000 for Hir
ing Teams to Clear
City Streets.
LANE MAY USE HIS VETO
Intimation Is Made That Measure
Wan Passed to Give Employment
to Contractors mid at
Their Instigation.
On the ground that there Is Imminent
danger of a flood in the business dis
tricts of the city, the Council, yester
day afternoon, passed an emerpency
ordinance, carrying an appropriation
of $3000, to be used in employing men
and teams to haul off the snow from
the streets and to open the gutters.
Mayor Lane is- investigating the mat
ter with a view to ascertaining just
why the Council came to take this ac
tion. "While the ordinance Is considered to
have good features, there is strong
criticism of the measure by -some who
were opposed to it on the ground that
"Interests" got the measure through.
It Is charged that certain street con
tractors, being- tied up on their work
because of the snow, are in need of
something else to do to pay expenses
meanwhile. Six. contractors applied to
Alex Donaldson, superintendent of tho
street-cleaning department, within 30
minutes after the passage of the or
dinance. It seems doubtful whether
the Mayor will sign the ordinance. If
he vetoes it. the act will virtually havo
the effect i annulling it. as by tho
time -the Council could meet again,
there probably would be no necessity
for such a measure.
The movement was originated In the
Commercial Club, it was announced,
and Councilman Menefee Introduced
the ordinance' before the Council. There
seemed to bo a very general belief
among the members of the Council
that an emergency exists and that
some action should be tiiken forthwith
to protect the city's business Interests.
The Council took the initiative In tho
matter, as Mayor Lane or Superinten
dent Donaldson did not ask for any as
sistance in cleaning the snow from the
streets. The only thing the Mayor
asked was that some ordinance should
be passed . to compel people to cart
away the snow they throw on the side
walks and streets from their roofs.
The Council promptly acted and passed
such an ordinance, making it obliga
tory upon persons to take away the
snow thrown into the streets within
12 hours after it is thrown from a roof.
Mayor Lane has the ordinance before
him for consideration, and will prob
ably act upon it today. He was unable
last night to state what he will do in
regard to it. but said that, in all his
experience In Portland, he has never
known a time when there was any
damage by floods following a snow
storm, and he seemed inclined to veto
the ordinance. He said he wished a
little time in which to consider It.
There seems to be one worthy feat
ure at least, in the ordinance it would
probablv give employment to a 8
many idle men for a few days, if the
Mayor signs it.
Grants Permit to Ilolbrook.
The City Council, yesterday afternoon,
granted to F. B. Holbrook a revocab o
permit to construct five blocks of street
car line, an extension to the Alberta
street system. A bond of 1000 as an
evidence of good faith to aVde by the
terms of the permit, was exacted. "P
motion of Councilman Rushlight. Th)
Council gave Mr. Holbrook a franchise
for tha purpose of luylng the track sev
eral months ago. but Mayor Lane vetoed
it because it had no provision such as
he thought should be embodied properly
to protect the public.
Will Observe Lincoln's Birthday.
The City Council yesterday adopted
Councilman Cottel's resolution, author
izing the appointment of a comm.ttee
of three Councllmen to work in conjunc
tion with other city organizations to pie
pare a fitting programme for a big cele
bration for Lincoln's birthday, which oc
curs February 12, and will be the cen
tenary occasion. Mayor Lane will prob
ably name the members of the commit
tee today or tomorrow.
Fat and Lean Bears.
M'KINZIE BRIDGE. Or.. Jan. 11. (To
the B-dltor.) I recently saw a news report
In The oregonian about bear-huntlr.B. somo
saying that bears are poor when they come
out in the Spring, while others say that
bears are fat. Now there is no debating
the question with me, for I know, and any
the question with me, for I know, and so
doe. nv one else who kills benrs In Spring.
THREE OF A KIND
Dropped Coffee, Picked Up I'ostum, and
Health.
The harmful action of caffeine the
drug. in coffee and tea is the same in
all cases, it is only a matter of degree.
Ono person may suffer more in the
way of heart palpitation, sour stomach,
nervousness, or insomnia, than another,
but the poison is there all the time, if
one continues to drink coffee or tea.
A Penn. lady and two friends learned
the truth about coffee in the same way.
The lady writes:
"About four years ago I had an at
tack of nervous prostration and a
great deal of trouble with my heart.
Sometimes feared I was dying, and my
doctor seemed unable to find out the
cause of my trouble.
"I would frequently wake at night
with these attacks and the doctor said
there was some constant irritation of
the. nerves, and he began to think somo
organic disease was at work..
"One day I was told of a case very
similar to mine, and that the woman
could find no relief until she Btopped
using coffee. I did not like the idea of
glvirrg- up coffee,- for I was very fond
of It.
"Having read frequently of Postum,
I determined to try it. It certainly
made a great change In me. Those
spells left me entirely.
"My most intimate friend was afflict
ed as I was. In fact the similarity of
our afflictions drew us together in the
first place. When she saw the great
change Postum had made in me she
tried It and was benefited as I was.
"The beneficial effects of Postum on
us two Induced a neighbor to follow
our example and so we are three of a
kind who can't say enough In praise of
Postum."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
vllle," in pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Elver read the above letter f A new
one appear from time to time. They
are Renulne, true, and full of human
Interest.
PROVIDE
Beauty and
Bad Breath
Cannot Go Together, No Matter How a
Woman May Try to Make Them.
It does not matter how beautiful a
woman may b?, if she Is afflicted with
bad breath she will be shunned and
pitied by men and even women will
studiously avoid her.
If any woman doubts this statement
let her make a point of asking a friend
in whom she may confide, a man friend
or relative. If he be honest he will tell
her that foul breath from the mouth of
a woman will drive men from her more
rapldiy than any other personal af
fliction. Foul breath arouses In man disgust
and where this quality is brought into
play no amount of self-denial or rea
soning can overcome tho natural repug
nance which comes to man when he is
in company with such a woman.
What is true of bad breath in woman
is not true In so great a degree in men.
Women are looked upon as the incar
nation of sweetness, breeding, virtue
and refinement. Foul breath will sicken
a man so that he cannot feel for such
a woman a companionship necessary
to make him desire to be in her com
pany. There is absolutely no occasion for
bad breath in cither men or women.
Charcoal. tho strongest absorbent
known, when taken into the stomach,
will present this repugnant tendency
or affliction.
Stuart s Charcoal Lozenges are sold
in tremendous quantities all over
America and Canada. Tlioy cure and
have cured all forms of bad breath. A
single box will convince you of this
fact. One should eat some of these
lozenges after eaeli meal nnd upon re
tiring. "ou might eat fifty of them
without harm. They are not medicine,
but pure willow charcoal mixed with
sweet honey to make them palatable
nnd compressed into a lozenge to pre
serve their peculiar and laetlng
strength.
The next time you wish to gr Into
company and don't want your foul
breath to humiliate you. eat several of
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges nsd your
breath will be pure and .sweet.
Every "druggist carries thm. price
25 cents, or send us your nairle and ad
dress and we will send you a trial
package by mall free. Address V. A.
Stuart Co., 200 Stuart Uhlg., Marshall,
Mich.
HERE IS RELIEF FOR WOMEN
If you have pains in the hack. Vrinary,
Bladder or Kidney trouble and want a cer
tain nleassnt herb relief from Women's
Ills, try Mother Grays "Al'STltAI.IAN
j,Ejy It i.s a safe, reliable regulmor. Hint
relieves all Female Weaknesses, Including
inflammation and ulcerations. Mother tira.v's
Austrulian-Lenf Is sold by Iiruggists or sent
bv mall for .M) cents. Sample sent KRBK.
Address. The Mother Gray Co.. l.e Roy,
N. Y.
There are from In to SO bears killed in mv
neighborhood, and I get my share. If a
bear goes In fat. ho comes out fut, and the
fat is nicer In tho Spring thsn In the Fall.
When he first comes out, he won't eat much
the first week he is out. I have killed bear
at all times in the Spring aad I know what
I am talking about. f
A HUNTER AND GCIDB.
TO CTTRK A COLD Pf ONE DAT
Take LAXATIVE BKOMO Quinine Tablsts.
Drugglsts refund money If it falls to cure.
E W GROVE S signature Is on each box 25c
Upon Every BoHls
And Wrapper of tho Genuine
Dr. Bell's PIne-Tar-Koney
is printed' the above design and the
number 606. The design is our trade
mark, and 06 is oar guamaty aumomr.
The medicine contained in such bottle
will cure Coughs, Colds and all Bronchial
troubles more quickly and effectually
than any other remedy.
DR. BELL'S
Pine -Tar-Honey
Is sold by all drn agists 2Sc., 60c. and SUM
per bottle. Manufactured only by
THE E. E. SUTHERLAND MEDICINE CO.
lBtMrponUed.
Paducah. Kentucky.
20 Years
WithHeartTrouble
"Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy has
cured me of heart disease of
over 20 years' standing. I was
so bad that I could not do my
work, and could scarcely draw
a full breath without fainting or
smothering. The doctor told me
he could do no more for me;
then- I commenced taking the
Heart Remedy. I shall never
forget that night. I slept better
than I had before in months. I
kept right on-getting better, un
til I was perfectlv well."
MRS. LAURA RUSSELL,
Logan, Iowa.
When the heart action is
weak, it fails to pump the blood
through the lungs with sufficient
rapidity. Then the lungs do not
absorb the proper amount of
oxygen, although they may be
taking in a normal amount of
air. The result is shortness of
breath, smothering spells, diffi
cult breathing, oppressed feeling
in chest. Dr. Miles' Heart Rem
edy strengthens the heart nerves
an'd muscles, and in this way
increases the circulation.
Get a bottle from your drug
gist. Take it according to direc
tions, and if it does not benefit
he will return your money.