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THE HORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEB K FAR Y 3Z, iu'J.
FI LAWYERS Ifl
TUFT'S CABINET
Wants Help in Constitutiona
Correction of Corporate
Abuses. ' ' -
WAKES QUAKER CITY EARLY
Will Speak at "University Day"
Treasury Secretary Xot - 1t
Chosen Dickinson Gives
rp $35,000 Job.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2L President
elect Taft arrived here this morning from
Cincinnati and with Mrs. Taft. who came
from New York to Join hlra, la the uet
of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell in his Walnut-
street home. Mrs. Taft attended services
at the - Unitarian Church and with Mr.
Taft drove to Bryn Jlawr, where they
caned on their daughter, Helen, and re
turned witn her in their automobile to
dinner at the Mitchell residence. A con
ference took place between the President-elect
and Frank H. Hitchcock, who
came here at the request of Mr. Taft.
.Frank B. Kellogg was also a visitor.
Although It was early in the morning
wnen Air. Taft alighted from his Clncin
nau train, at isortn i-Mlaaelptila, he was
greeted by an enthusiastic crowd. When
a. few minutes later he stepped from his
automobile at the Mitchell residence, the
street was blocked with people who
cheered as they caught a glimpse of the
oumy rorm of the OMoan and of the
beaming Taft smile.
Wakes Up at Philadelphia.
In giving an account of his day here
Mr. Taft laughingly remarked that he
had awakened Philadelphia at the unusual
Bunday morning hour-of 7 o'clock, for
wnicn ne -felt he owed an apology.
The report printed today that as Presl
dent he would go to Alaska, Mr. Taft
said, had only the foundation that he had
received an invitation for such a trip and
had replied that he would hold it under
consideration. This same answer he said
likewise applied to invitations to visit
Denver and Seattle next Summer. He has
not yet decided what his traveling
Itinerary for the year will be except that
he will make a trip through the South
and Southwest as far as Texas.
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Will Present Walking Stick.
n address will be delivered by Judge
it at tne Academy of Music here to-
orrow morning, under tlie ausDices of
tne university or Pennsylvania, in cele
bration of "University day." A walk
ing stick used by Benjamin Franklin and
by him presented to La Fayette, will be
a gift to the university by the President
elect. After the celebration Mr. Taft will
be the guest at luncheon of the First
Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, and at
night will attend the Pennsylvania Uni
versity Alumni dinner. Mr. Taft ex
pects to "leave for New Tork Tuesday
morning.
Mr. Taft admits he Is making head
way in the selection of a Secrefary of the
Treasury, but maintains that the place is
not yet filled. Franklin MacVeagh and
Myron T. Herrick are two of the men
under consideration. With this exception
the Taft Cahlret Is complete and when
officially promulgated shortly before his
Inauguration will be as follows:
Personnel of Cabinet.
Secretary of State Philander C. Knox,
of Pennsylvania.
Attorney-General George W. Wicker
sham, of New 1'ork.
Secretary of War J. M. Dickinson, of
Tennessee.
Secretary of the Navy George von I
Meyer, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel, of Missouri.
Secretary of the Interior R. A. Ball
lnger, of Washington.
Postmaster-Gtneral Frank H. Hitch
cock, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson,
of Iowa.
It will be observed that in this list
are five lawyers. It may be stated that
this fact is not a mere coincidence but
Is an accomplishment which has been
carefully planned and striven for by the
Incoming President.
Wants Legal Talent.
Constitutional legal restrictions on cor
porate abuses are the accomplishments he
will strive for. In assembling his legal
Cabinet, the President-elect has not lost
sight of the necessity Of OhtAinfnir mn
whose beliefs on the questions to be dealt
with coincide with his own. Mr. Taft's
position was clearly embodied in his
Inaugural address and this document is
known to have received hearty adoption
and complete approval by all of the men
aelected.
War Secretary Famous.
J. M. Dickinson, of Tennessee, who ac
cepted the war portfolio at the hands of
Mr. Taft in Cincinnati yesterday, will
give up the position of General Solicitor
for the Illinois Central Railway and a
alary of J35.000 a year to become a
Cabinet minister. He is between 64 and 65
years old, a native of Mississippi, served
three months in the Confederate Army as
a boy. graduated from the University of
Tennessee and finished his education in
Germany. His grandfather was Phellx
Grundy, Attorney -General of the United
States; his fathar a distinguished chan
cellor In Mississippi. Mr. Dickinson has
always been a Democrat, although he is
a personal friend of President Roosevelt
and refusd to vote for Bryan.
Sirs. Dickinson Prominent.
Mrs. Dickinson is from Mississippi, was
a daughter of General Overton, and both
nre related to prominent old Southern
families. Ho is the owner of .the famous
old Belle Mead manor house and im
iners estates three miles out from Nash
ville in w.iich city he began his law
practice. Ho was for a time Judge of
the Supreme Court of Tennessee and was
appointed by President Cleveland as As-si.-tant
Attorney -General of the United
State, serving under Attorney-General
Harmon.
-Mr. Dickinson was selected by President
Roosevelt to present the argument of the
United States before the Joint High Com
mission which adjusted the last Inter
national boundary dispute between this
co'intry and Great Britain. He has Just
retired as president of the American Bar
Assoc'ation.
il. V. Taft. a brother of President
plcct Taft, reached here tonight from New
York.
llAN CHOSEN TO BE TAFT'S SECRETARY OF WAR IS TEN
NESSEEAN AND FORMER CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 21. (Special.) Jacob McGavock Dickin
son, the distinguished lawyer, who has been chosen for Secretary of
War in the Cabinet of .rre"slient Taft, while not a native, is by right
of heritage and residence a Tennesseean. He comes of the old and
dlstlnguishe J Dickinson and McGavock families, pioneers in the Cum
berland settlement.
He was born In Columbus. Miss., where his father held extensive
property Interests. At the age of 14 years Mr. -ckinson entered the
confederate Army, serving one year. He came to Nashville after the
war. and -vas educated at the University of Nashville, afterward com
pleting his legal education at Columbia College. New York. He soon
took a leading place at the bar, was Assistant Attorney-General under
Grover Cleveland and served as special Supreme Court Judge of Ten
nessee on various occasions. He Is now chief counsel of the Illinois
Central Railroad, with headquarters at Chicago. He represented the
United States in the Alaska boundary line tribunal which sat in Lon
don a few years ago.
Judge Dickinson married Martha Overton, granddaughter of Judge
John'Overton, one of Andrew Jackson's personal and political friends.
FEW DAYS ARE -LEFT
Congress Must Hurry to Get
Bills Passed.
NIGHT SESSIONS THIS WEEK
Salem Frultincn Organize.
PAI.E.M. Or., Feb. 21. (Special.) Organ
ization of the 'Salem Fruit Union was
completed at a meeting held at the Board
of Trade rooms today and attended by
over 100 growers. The following directors
were eleeted : l L. McNary, A. Vercler.
W. J. Ball. C. J. Hurts, C O. Constable,
H. C. Armstrong and C. A. Park.
It is proposed to erect huildings. employ
expert packrs and push the production
and marketing of fruit, along modern
approved lines.
House to Take Up Sundry Civil Bill.
Senate Outlook Brighter River
and Harbor Bill May Be
Talked to Death.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Both houses
of Congress will begin this week to crowd
on steam for the last spurt of the pres
ent session. After the close of business
next Saturday there will remain only
three days for legislation, and it Is re
alized that It will be necessary to act
upon practically all of the appropriation
bills in both houses before that time, as
most of the remaining days will be neces
sary for the adjustment of the difficul
ties between the two houses.
Both houses probably will commence
holding night sessions early in the week.
Sundry Civil Bill First.
The House will begin with the dis
cussion of the great sundry civil bill. It
Is expected that the question of the sal
arv of the 'Secretary of State will again
on Tuesday receive attention In connec
tion with the conference report on tne
legislative, executive and Judicial appro
priation bill. The House will again re
fuse to yield on tne question an
Under-Secretary of State, and that ques
tion will also be discussed in connection
with the conference report.
It Is expected that the general defi
ciency bill will be ready for consideration
by tlie House when the sundry civil bill
Is disposed of. The river and harbor bill
has already passed the House under sus
pension of the rules.
Senate Outlook Brighter.
Undoubtedly the House will be able be
fore the clos0of the session to dispose
of all the appropriation bills, and the out
look in the Senate is much brighter than
It was a week ago. During the past
week the Senate put behind it the post
office, the naval, the pension, the army
and the Indian bills, and It will be pre
pared to go on this week with the dip
lomatic and consular, the agricultural
and other appropriation bUls. The river
and harbor bill may be talked to death.
The Senate will on Tuesday consider
and vote on the bill providing for the re
enlistment of the negro soldiers who were
discharged on account of the Bronsvllla
riot, and Saturday will be given up en
tirely to eulogies of members of the Con
gress who have recently died. Including
the late Senator Latimer, of South Caro
lina: Representative Powers, of Maine;
Representative Wiley, of Alabama; Rep
resentative Meyer, of Louisiana, and
Representative Brick, of Indiana. The
entire day Tuesday will be given to the
Brownsviile bill.
Hope for Statehood.
Senator Carter will be the first to pro
cure action on the postal savings bank
bill. There will be a strong effort to get
the Arizona and New Mexico statehood
bill out of committee with the hope of
passing it during the last days of the ses
sion, but the present outlook Is not promising.
BULGARIA IS RECOGNIZED
Ferdinand Takes Seat of Honor Be
side Czar at St. Petersburg,
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 21. Emperor
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, arrived here to
day on an imperial train from the fron
tier. His reception adhered to the dis
tinctive ceremonial to royalty. Grand
Duke Constantlne. on behalf of Emperor
Nicholas, met the visiting Emperor;
General Hazenkampff, commander of the
forces in the capita!, presented a formal
report and the band struck up the Ma
ritza hymn. The colors of the Semin-
the
ovsky regiment were dipped and
guard of honor presented arms.
Several aides-de-camp were assigned to
the Emperor and he accompanied the
Grand Duke in a carriage to the fortress
of St. Peter and St. Paul, whither Em
peror Nicholas had precided a short time
Before.
Emperor Nicholas and the royal visit
ors who had come to St. Petersburg to
attend the funeral of Grand Duke Vladi
mir, had already taken their places In
the cathedral when Emperor Ferdinand
arrived. iis presence raised a delicate
point of etiquette. As Austria and the
other powers had not recognized the in
dependence of Bulgaria, Archduke
Friederich, under the old order, was en
titled to precedence, but the new Czar
immediately stepped in the place of
honor beside Ihe Emperor of Russia.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 21. Russia's
recognition of Emperor Ferdinand is the
subject of a circular note which the Porte
has addressed to the powers. The re
plies received from the powers, how
ever, Indicate that they have no intention
of recognizing Bulgarian independence
until Turkey has arrived at an agree
ment with that Government. This has
served in a measure to pacify the Porte.
CRIES FOR WATER LEAD TO
DISCOVERY OF 22.
Cross at El Paso and Are Put in
Bonded Car, Sealed With Govern
ment Stamp for San Francisco.
SAN LUIS OBISPO. Cal., Feb. 21. An
organized plan to smuggle Asiatics into
this country may be unearthed as a re
sult of the discovery of 22 Chinese In a
boxcar in this city today. The most
peculiar feature of the discovery was
that the celestials were In a bonded car.
sealed with the Government stamp. The
car waa billed from Algiers, a town near
New Orleans, which It left Ft!) nary if,
through to San Francieco. Owing to
numerous landslides and washouts, the
car was delayed on the Coast Division
of "the Southern Pacific.
While passing the sealed boxcar In the
yards today. Conductor Page heard
voices in it. In response- to a question
who was In the car he received an offer
of J2 for a bucket of water in pigeon
English. The Sheriff's office was noti
fied, the seals broken and 22 half-starved
Chinese taken out. All had large can
teens, but during the long Journey these
had been drained of every drop of water.
One of them stated that they had
crossed the Mexican border at El Paso,
but refused to give any further Informa
tion. They were placed iu the County
Jail and are being held pending the ar
rival of Immigration Inspectors from San
Francisco.
crisis is n
N WHEAT CORNER
Strain on Shorts Growing
Daily and Only Seasoned
Operators Retain Grip.
PAPER PROFITS MAY FAIL
SAFE BLOWN, $2 OBTAINED
First Robbery in Roseburg for Sev
eral Months.
ROSEBURG. Or., Feb. 21. (Special.)
The first robbery In Roseburg for many
months was perpetrated at 4 o'clock, when
two men blew open the safe at the Rose
burg Steam Laundry with nltro-glycerine.
About 12 in small change was secured
by the robbers, but they completely
wrecked the sate.
The report of the explosion was so loud
that it aroused the officers in different
sections of the city, who, while hunting
for the cause of the explosion met two
strangers acting in a suspicious manner,
whom they arrested. They gave the names
of J. R. Wilson and L. L. Merrill, and
their occupation as newspaper solicitors,
saying they arrived in this city three days
ago from San Francisco, where they had
worked. TJieir stories are conflicting,
however, and Sheriff Fenton is of the
opinion that Wilson is wanted by the po
lice of Washington. They will have their
preliminary examination tomorrow.
Only One "BKOMO QUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE BKOMO QUININE. Look
for the ignaturo ot E. W. GROVE. Ued th
World ovr to Cura a Cold in On Day. 2ic
Own your own home; $10 per month
will do it. See Gregory's ad on page 5.
Bulls Likely to Have Difficulty In
Converting ..Sales Into Cash,
While Bears on Other Hand
Fear Rush on Short Orders.
CHICAGO. Feb. 21.-(SpeciaI.) If sur
face Indications count for anything, a
culminating point Is near in the big May
wheat deal. The strain on the larger
shorts is Intense and the risk Involved
by the leading longs is rapidly multiply
ing dally. Something radical in the
shape of new moves Is reasonably to be
expected at any time. Thus far
the bull efforts have been confined to a
steady marking up of prices, accelerated
at times by the, intervention of small
fry on the bull side or the finding of a
stampeding short among the bears.
This process has been nerve-destroying
and disheartening to all . except the most
seasoned and well-equipped speculators
on the short side of the market, but It
also has uncovered a force that promises
to put their opponents on their mettle
and call out tremendous and Increasing
resources of nerve and capital as the
days pass.
Paper Losses Heavy.
The bulls have tlie advantage of large
paper profits to their credit, but their
immense lines were bought In a large
market, and recent tests show that it
would be a hard matter to turn these
profits Into cash in the present small
market
The bears have large paper losses
confronting them, with the possibility
at any time that the bulls may adopt
summary rushing tactics and make the
paper losses still larger, thus calling
for the putting up of further immense
sums of money.
Meanwhile the owner of wheat,
whether producer, miller or elevator
operator, is itching to accept a part at
least of the growing profits on his
wheat. The price is so tempting and
deals so uncertain so far in advance of
final delivery day. May 29 next, that
the markets already are getting a
trickling increase in receipts from con
servative owners. Some who do not
sell cash wheat outright have been
ventunng a few hedging sales of May.
Last week's primary receipts of
wheat showed an increase of over 50
per cent over those of a year ago,
ivhen the week was shortened one day
by the Saturday holiday. With good
weather, it Is likely that receipts will
continue to increase rapidly, unless
something in the way of a backset, and
an important one, is ordered.
Patten Counted as Winner.
The bull control in the wheat market
Is so absolute, the congestion so posi
tive and acute that smaller speculators
are trading on it incessantly. Only mod
erate purchases are necessary to make
the market respond. This has presented
opportunities for profit which have been
of a scalping way to a large extent
during the last week, the scalper taking
chances that he will be able to dodge
big losses in case any sudden radical
move Is made by the larger interests.
Many of these have their faith pinned
to Patten, and believe that he is more
apt to win his bout with less experienced
Eastern shorts than he is to lose.
There' is nothing so remarkable in the
present wheat situation. In a large way
the world's supplies are probably ad-
Justed fo the year somewhat closer than
ordinarily to the actual requirements.
but there is no indication at present
that supplies at the end of the crop
year will be nearer the danger line than
they were last year particularly if cur
rent values are maintained.
The high prices of red Winter have
turned much of the milling trade to hard
Winter wheat, a development that tlie
leading owners had predicted, and except
in generally advanced prices the ortly
point where the bullish forecasts of one
to three months ago have been good.
MOTHER GAM ONLY MT
M KS. YOCl'BETS' PARENT CAN
NOT EXPLAIN CASE.
Advises That Search Be Made in
Insane Asylums for the
Missing Woman.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2L CSpecial.) Mrs. J.
Caldwell, 4121 Lake avenue, mother of
Mrs. Emma Tocubets, 40 years old, mys
teriously missing from her home near Al
bany, Or., tonight told what she thought
of the disappearance. Mrs. Caldwell has
heard or seen nothing of her daughter
since she disappeared.
'I do not believe Emma would have left
her husband without letting me hear from
her." said Mrs. Caldwell, so there is
doubt in my mind that she has run away.
I do not know of any enemies she had,
and she never complained to me of any
Ill-treatment at the hands of Mr. Tocu
bets. She did say that at times her two
stepsons were disobedient, but that Is the
only complaint I have ever heard her
utter about the family. She has often
said, however, that she was very lonesome.
'My daughter had no money of her
own to speak of, while Mr. Yocubets was
a well-to-do farmer. The morning sjie
disappeared he had, as usual, got up about
5 o'clock. When he returned to the house
she had-vanished, as well as JS0 of his
money; her clothes were not gone, ex
cept a calico dress which she often wore
around the place.
"Mrs. Yocubets had some insurance pa
pers made out In my favor, and I asked
her husband to send them to me, but
until he had absolute proof of the fact
that his wife was dead, he replied he
would not send them. Mrs. Burt, an in
timate friend of my daughter for many
years, had been to visit her for about
four months and had only left a few days
before the disapearance. I cannot pos
sibly imagine what can be the cause, and
can only worry and worry."
Here the woman broke down com
pletely and wept bitterly.
Mrs. Burt, an Intimate friend of Mrs.
Yocubets. who left the Yocubets home
about five days before the. disappearance,
said:
"I believe that, if it has not been done
already, it would be well to look through
the Insane asylums in that vicinity and
see if she has not been picked up while
wandering around."
A Tempting Lunch
Through the courtesy of Armour &
Co., Chicago, we are this week serv
ing free to our patrons a dainty
luncheon. It's fine, especially the
hot beef tea made from
A rmours Extract of Beef
Partake of our hospitality. The
goods demonstrated are not on sale.
OLDS, WORTMAN & KING
Our New Millinery
Smart indeed are the latest arrivals
in the headgear section. Hats for
early Spring wear in charming new
conceits.
Come Up and See Them
Well be more than pleased to have
you inspect them now. You'll buy
later. '
OLDS, WORTMAN & KING
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ortman
King
Portland's First Complete Showing
Sp
ring purs
nd
D
ress kxooas
Large and very comprehensive exhibit of all that's best and smartest
in both silken or wool fabrics for Spring and Summer wear. We've
taken the choicest products of the master weavers of the world
European and American manufacture and we welcome Portland
lovers of rich dress stuffs to a display that we are proud to make.
No matter how long you expect it to be before you buy, THIS WEEK
is the time to look; for this week is when Portland's very best is
making its initial Spring showing of New Silks and Dress Goods.
Toilet
Nee ds
25c Dupont's Al
mond Meal..l5?
75c French Per
fumes, oz....4ap
25c pack enam
eled Playing
Cards, spcl. . 16
Tally Cards,
worth 25c dozen,
at 15C
Dr. Charles Flesh
Food, only..397
75c Com. box So
zodont for..49?
25e box Fine Sta
tionery 15
10c pkg.. ruled
Note Paper. ..5c
50-leaf R e c e i pt
Books, worth 12c
each, special this
week 9
Vaseline Camphor
Tee, special . .0
Pozzoni's Face
P o w d er, special
sale price. . . 33?
Mac
)y Week
Once more a pleasant, profitable six-day sale
of their needs is offered the mothers of Port
land. Everythipg that baby wears may be had
at reduced prices, and the very choicest grades
of merchandise are offered.
Everything in Infants' Wear Reduced
And in Addition These Great Specials
Hand-Made Baby-Slips
and short Dresses, in nain
sook, lawns or linens, nice
ly finished, worth $1.50
to $17.00, at 1-3 LESS
Infants ' Muslin Skirts,
long or short, fine mate
rials, lace or embroidery
trimmed; the regular val
ues run to 50c ;
special at.' j.
Reg. vals. to 90c 39
Reg. vals to $1.25... .48
Reg. vals.' to $1.75.... 69p
19c
Infants' Long Muslin
Skirts, plain or fancy, reg
ular values $2 j
to $11.50, at. V3 LteSS
Babies' Long or Short
Flannel Skirts, plain hems,
waistband attached.
Vals. to 50c, special.. 27c
Vals. to 80c, special. .49
Values to $1.25 at....87c
Values to $1.75 at....9S,tf
Values to $2.00 at.. $1.19
Values to $2.50 at. 1.47
Notion
Savings
Silk Garter Elas
.tic, 1 inch wide,
94 -yard lengths,
worth 30c, special
price 19i
Dress Fasteners,
black or white,
all sizes, 2 dozeu
on card, 10c
value at special
price of 5
Dress Shields,
combination, worn
without s e w i ng
in, 50c value, spe
cial, pair . . .35
10c box assorted
Wire IIairpins.5
Celluloid Dress
ing Combs, white,
amber or shell
color, 35c values,
choice at . . .25
19c Jet Top Hat
Pins, special. 10J
35c Side Combs,
pair only ..20
Specials From the Third floor
In our Third Floor Silverware
Section we offer unordinary
bargains in quadruple plated
silverware, as follows:
Baking Dishes, $4.50
values, special price..
4-piece Tea Sets, reg. (?C fifl
$7.50 values, special. . .0"iUU
4-piece Tea Sets,
$15.50 values, sp'l.
$3.75 Bread Trays,
special each
$5.90 Cake Baskets,
special each
$1.75 Bon Bon Dishes, CM Aft
special 0 I iw
$3.10 Nut Bowls, spe- Cfi
cial each iZi JU
Carving Sets, with white cellu
loid handles, regular QO !C
Stag Handle Carving QE QC
3.60
SI 2.40
...$2.00
S4.75
$2.75 value, special at.
Stag Handle Carving
Sets,, reg. $6.75 value.
Pearl Handle Carving DO MJ1
Sets, reg. $9.50 value. .$0iT J
DOUBLE-PLATED SILVER
WARE, for every-day use. Sat
in finish on hard white metal;
guaranteed five years.
Tea Spoons, set of 6, Cfln
special 00m
Dessert Spoons, set CI OC
of 6, special 01
Table Spoons, set of Q'
6. special 0
Dinner Knives, set of (M
6, special 01
Dinner Forks, set of P'
6. special 0
Cut Glass, in handsome cut
tings and designs, rich, scintil
lating, sparkling glass:
Vases, 6 in. t-11, for QA At
violets, $5.50 value 0"i4U
B-inch Berry Bowls, QQ Pfl
$4.50 value, special OwiOU
.35
.35
.35
ss.so
2-qt. Water Pitchers,
$11.00 value, special. .
Tumblers to match,
$12.50 value
Berry Bowls, regular O A O ftfl
$15 value OlZiUU
Landers, Frary & Clark" Cut
lery A special sale of this fa
mous make in pearl-handled
ware.
Orange Knives, regu- CJJ" nn
lar $6.25 value, set UuiZU
Bread and Butter Or fn
Knives, $7.00 set for..0DiDU
Dinner Forks, $9.00 (Jy nn
value, set 01 iiU
Dinner Knives, regu- OQ nn
lar $10 set OOiUU
Dessert Knives, ' regu- OP1 pn
lar $8.25 set. ODiDU
Salad Spoons and
Forks, $5.50 value.
84,00
LAYING GABLE UNOEH RIVER
ELECTRIC COflPAXY STRINGS
WIRE TO VANCOUVER.
Ten Thousand Volts AViU Be Sup
plied City on Columbia ,for
Light and Power.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 21.-(Spe-cial.)
A crew of 12 men with a tug have
been at work today laying the big cable
of the Portland Railway, Light .& Power
Company, on the bottom of the Columbia
River from the Washington to the Oregon
Bide. The cable Is encased In lead and
is on a huge reel on the tugboRt. The
cable was fastened on the Washington
side, and then the tug moved out elowly
into the river and the cable began to
unwind. It is necessary that the cable
be laid straight from shore to shore, but
several times It swung down the river,
carried by the swift current, and had
to be reeled up again and then unwound
again. ' The workmen did not quite reach
the Oregon shore, being about 1000 feet
from It. and here the tugboat was an
chored for the night.
The company planned at first to run
the cable ashore about" 1000 feet above
the big railway bridge, and to this point,
on. the Oregon shore, the poles for the
wires were put In. But later it was de
cided to lay the cable nearer the bridge,
hence several more poles have to be put
In and some more wiring done. Every
thing is now in readiness on the Van
couver side, and it is expected that the
cable will be all laid and all connections
made by Tuesday.
Tlie company expects to carry from its
power plants in Oregon 10.000 volts of
electricity for use in Vancouver. The
local plant, which now generates all
electricity used in the city, will be kept
ready to be put in operation at a mo
ment's notice in case of an emergency,
but for power and light, save in case of
some accident, the company .intends to
bring electricity across the Columbia via
the cable.
Lots tlOO and up. See Gregory's ad on
page 6.
LINE, IS TO GO FAR NORTH
Road From Edmonton to Fort Mc
Murray to Start at Once.
WINNIPEG. Man., Feb. 21 The
necessary legislation was passed Sat
urday by the Alberta Legislature to
enable the promoters to go ahead with
the most northerly railway in Canada,
running from Edmonton, Alberta, to
Fort McMurray, on upper Athabasca
River, by way of Lac Labiche.
RECIPE FOR BACKACHE AND KIDNEY TROUBLE
Directions to Prepare Home-Made
Mixture Said to Be Splendid.
To mke up enough of the "Dande
lion treatment," which Is claimed to
be relieving nearly every sufferer who
uses It for backache, kidney complaint,
sore weak bladder and rheumatism;
get from any good prescription phar
macy one-half ounce Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one ounce Compound Kar
gon and three ounces Compound Syrup
of SarsapariUa. Shake well In a bottle
and take In teaspoonful doses after
each meal and again at bedtime.
Those who have tried it claim that
It acts gently but thoroughly on the
kidneys, relieving backache .and blad
der trouble and urinary difficulties be
fore you realize it. Many cases of
rheumatism are known to have been
relieved within a few days, the pain
and swelling diminishing with each
dose.
This simple recipe is said to strength
en and cleanse the ellmlnative tissut-s
of the Kidneys so that they can filter
and strain from the blood and system
the poisons, acids and waste matter,
which cause not only Rheumatism, but
numerous other diseases. Every man
or woman here who feels that their
kidneys are not healthy and active, or
who suffers from any urinary trouble
whatever, should not hesitate to make
up this mixture, as it is certain to do
much good, and may save you from
much misery and suffering after while.