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TTTE MORXiyG OREGOXTAN, SATTJRDAT, rAHCTI T, 1909.
MILWAUKIE LOOKS
GRAPES, from their most health
fulproperties, give ROYAL its
active cind principal ingredient
Treasure Trove Hunt Excites
Citizens of Portland's
Suburb.
CONNETT HAS NEW CLEW
FOR MOKE MONEY
1'inder of Original $3 20 0 Worth of
Australian Xuggets Throws Safe
guards Around His Property.
Will "Prospect" In Vicinity.
Alt the Milwaukle treasure trove has,
rot yet been discovered and there Is
some still waiting for the finder. It Is
claimed that Richard Connett, the finder
of the original box containing nearly
J2000 worth of gold nuggets, has found
still further clews that lead him to be
lieve In the existence of another cache
of the precious metal. The log In which
the original 22 spikes that pointed to the
gold, were driven Is a part of the
log house of the old Australian pioneer.
"Connett was a fool to tell of his find,"
said Pete Lee, hie neighbor, "for there
Is some of It that he has not found yet.
He has told me that he knows where
to find it. too."
T. R. A. Sellwood, the old Milwaukee
resident, was shown the gold by Richard
Connett. He pronounced it to be similar
to that found In the California diggings
and Sellwood Is said to be an authority.
The gold Is said to be a light yellow,
almost white, pointing to part of It being
rilver, and this was a peculiarity of the
Australian gold. At any rate, this bears
out the story that the old Milwaukle
pioneers are telling of the death of the
old Anglo-Australian in his log cabin.
It is certain that be was possessed of a
greater fortune than J2000 as he men
tioned larger sums.
"SVtster Sellwood spoke to his father
bout seeing the gold. "The tin. box was
surrounded by the rotted remains of a
wooden box," he said, "the nuggets were
of a light color, and on my father's ad
vice Connett took the gold to Portland
to be assayed and then sent It to the
California mint."
"What if he did find a little "brass," ""
said Mrs. Fleaner, who Is taking care
of Mrs. Connett and her 3-day old little,
baby girl. "I can't see how It Is anybody
else's business. Connett found it on. his
place and it belongs to him."
Connett evidently believes in the exist
ence of still further treasure, for he has
carefully built over the spot where he
found the gold a heavy, little, wooden
shack, covering the spot for a few
yards each way. The center of this shack
measures exactly 22 feet from the spot
in the log where the spikes were driven,
end evidently Connett Intends to keep
intruders away.- An ugly-looklng dog was
close around! so that other would-be
treasure seekers will not find the search
a bed of roses.
Connett was away yesterday in the
woods, but the other lots in block one of
the Quincy Addition seemed to be under
going a rigorous preparation for next
season's potato crop. Other logs, too. of
the old Australian's cabin seemed to have
a certain attraction for Milwaukle resi
dents and the gold fever showed signs of
toeing manifested in no uncertain manner.
But with Connett's friends around they
do not attempt to go nearer than the
fence-line of the Connett property.
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LIGHTING MAY BE SETTLED
SPEOlAXi FEETrjFG OF EXECU
TIVE BOARD TODAY.
City Ixsing Money Toy Month-to-Slonth
Plan Barbur Holds
Tp March Warrant.
Mayor Lane has called a special meet
ing of the Executive Board for 10
o'clock this morning, at which the
lighting situation and the Madison
street bridge question will be dis
cussed. He refused to divulge any in
formation as to what solution to the
city lighting there Is at hand, as did
also President Josselyn, of the Port
land Railway. Tjie-ht X- Trtwe, rnmna..
from which corporation the supply is
iruittuiou. it is said mat some propo
sition is to be disclosed at the special
session that may solve the problem and
bring about peace between the city and
company.
City Auditor Barbur has not yet
signed the pay warrant for March elec
tric lighting, owing to a doubt that
exists in his mind as to the legality
of the proceedings of the Executive
Board. Me In nwaltino- a
t-lty Attorney Kavanaugh on a ques
tion as to whether the Auditor would
be Justified in affixing his signature
to the warrant: MV. Barbur's conten
tion is tiiat the ordinance under which
the lights are secured provides for pay-
uitrui iii suvance ior a time sufficient
only to give the Board opportunity to
advertise for bids, in
charter. Mr. Barbur doubts the legal
ity of the whole procedure, as now
being carried on by the Mayor and
Executive Board, and will not sign
the warrant until assured by Mr.
Kavanaugh that it Is perfectly legal
for him to do so.
As matters now stand, the city is
losing money and receiving no lamp
extensions. Until the city enters into
a contract, as provided by charter, the
company will not make any extensions
in the system, and hundreds . of arc
lamps, which should have been In
stalled months ago, are not available
yet. In this manner, the suburban sec
tion in particular, and the entire city
in general, is losing by the temporary
arrangement, to say nothing of thte loss
entailed through the payment to the
company of the higher figures demand
ed for furnishing service from month
to month.
President .Josselyn has submitted a
proposition to Mayor Lane and the
Executive Board as to the Madison
street bridge. He wants to have tha
use of the structure for streetcar
service, and is willing to make what
repairs seem to be necessary to in
sure the safety of it for such service.
He wants it reopened long enough to
carry traffic until the new span is in
position. Previously the Executive
Board ordered it closed and barricaded,
and it is now a question as to whether
it Is wise to reconsider that action and
permit use of the bridge.
FIRST PIANIST FOR YEAR
Uievinno to Give Recital at He ills
Theater Tuesday, March 16,
Not since Teresa Carre no delighted, her
big audlencea at the Heilig a year ago
last month has there been a piano recital
here by one of the world's greatest play
ers, so the coming of Josef Lhevinne on
March 16 Is welcomed with more than
the usual acclaim. Lhevinne has not
played on the Coast before, and already
his house in Portland Is guaranteed, a
large one from advance inquiries re
ceived by his managers, Lois Steers
Wynn Coman.
For the Lhevinne concert more than
the usual number of piano teachers are
planning to take their big classes, and
many out-of-town Inquiries have already
been received. The dignity and simplicity
of Lhevinne's manner carry a peculiar
charm, and he rouses his audiences to
the greatest pitch of enthusiasm by his
rippling, singing tone. He has great tem
perament and plays with expression and
deep feeling. His recital at the Heilig
Theater on Tuesday evening, March 16,
is the last of the Lois Steers-Wynn Co
man series of subscription affairs for this
season.
JOBBERS DISCUSS DECISION
MERCHANTS MEE7T TO TALK OF
SPOKANE RATE CASE.
Portland Shippers Agree That Water
Transportation Should Be
Liberally Patronized.
After discussing the recent decision of
the Interstate Commerce Commission in
tho Spokane rate case, 150 Portland Job
bers at a meeting yesterday, reached the
unanimous conclusion that the future of
this. city as a commercial center depended
in no small measure on the liberal pat
ronage of water transportation. It was
generally agreed that the effect of the
decision in the Spokane rate case would
not operate against Portland seriously.
The prevailing opinion was that when the
readjustment of rates was made, Portland
and Spokane would occupy relatively tha
same position they formerly occupied.
Digesting the decision of the Commis
sion, local Jobbers concluded that under
the readjustment that will be necessary,
the rates to Portland from the East will
be cheaper than from the same points
to Spokane, the difference In favor of
Portland being due to water competition.
For the same reason it was figured that
distributive rates from this city would
be lower than from Spokane, with the
result that Portland will be able by rea
son of water competition, to continue Its
trade relations well back into the interior.
Transportation by water In shipments
both from the manufacturing centers of
the East to Portland and from this city
as a distributing center into the interior
was strongly indorsed by the interested
Jobbers attending the meeting.
ASSISTANT 0R BROUGHER
Rev. John Bentzien Asked to Become
Associate Pastor of White Temple.
The members of the White Temple
BT LILIAN TINGLE.
-rr SPARAG-US is getting cheaper
r about 20 cents a pound this week;
noh artichokes are lower in price
i usual, and good oranges can be had
25 cents a dozen. But for these
ltly cheering features the fruit and
table market offers a decidedly un
resting prospect Just now.
here s nothing here that he likes,
what there is Is expensive." This
the wail of one discontented house- j
as she turned her back on the
ble cabbage and turnip and bent
hering looks on plump green peppers
10 cents each.
There Is good celery, however, and
new Bermuda onions and potatoes. Dan
delion greens, California head lettuce,
chicory, spinach and brussels sprouts are
trying to make up for the absence o
green peas and beans. There are a few
tomatoes at 35 cents, egg plant at 50
cents and particularly choice cucumbers,
from Mexico, at 30 cents.
Oyster plant, leeks and green onions
offer more economical vegetable dishes.
Fried or scalloped oyster plant, creamed
leeks on toast and young onions served
with diced carrots and plquante sauce
are by no means to be despised.
Rhubarb is still about 15 cents a pound.
Bananas are rather higher than usual.
Apples range from $1.60 to $4 a box.
Apple snow and prune whip are avail
able popular desserts now that eggs are
within the reach of ordinary mortals.
Pineapples cost 35 to 60 cents, alligator
pears 25 and 50 cents each. Tangerine
oranges cost 10 cents and Winter pears
5 cents a dozen.
There is a good variety of fish, but
little Columbia Biver smelt was to be
Been yesterday. Chinook salmon costs
SO and 25 cents a pound; sea trout, also,
cost 25 cents. Shrimps are higher in
price than they have been lately, both
shrimps and sturgeon costing 20 cents
a pound. Sole and catfish are 15 cents,
black cod, red snapper, halibut, steel
liead salmon and California smelt cost
12i cents; flounders, salt water smelt
and perch 10 cents a pound. Crabs seem
plentiful and good at- 15 and 20 cents
each, but the few lobsters shown at 35
cents were of the frozen kind.
Hardshell and razor clams at 5 cents
a pound and 15 cents a dozen, respect
ively, offer delicious Lenten dishes for
the artful cook. There are 143 known
amea ways of serving clams, "and
ngie one of them is right." But
Know that any one has taken
uble to name and number the
,ys. A few simple adjectives will
purrice ror all of them.
about poultry? Choicest chick-
use to be yours for less than 25
pound, though the elderly kind
so coy. Turkeys remain steadllv
ts a pound and ducks about tho
price; geese cost 20 to 25 cents.
There is no "new animal' in the meat
arset -iry an omelet Instead.
Brown Accused of Seattle Murder.
' TAOOMA. March 6. George Brown.
alias Albert Fisher, was arrested here
xoday suspected of the murder of Harry
Joseph Helosis in Seattle on February
6. May Clayton was also arrested charged
svith iuring Helosis to the place where
lie was killed. After the murder, it is
alleged. Brown burglarized the Mace
donian Saloon, where Helosis was em
ployed as a porter.
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"I'm thinking I'll get more. "
Oliver Twist.
You Will Eat
Some Oatmeal,
Anyway
Tt you are a healthy American,
you will eat oatmeal porridge
occasionally, even if you do not
have it every morning. When you
do eat oatmeal, you will want H-O.
Tt costs a few pennies more than ordinary "rolled
oats" that's because it's steam-cooked for three
hours under high temperature. The process is patented.
Fifteen minutes' boiling thoroughly prepares it for the
table, and you have a porridge of sweet, tender, deli
cious kernels not the pasty, mushy mass, that you get
from ordinary "rolled oats." Ask your grocer for H-O.
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congregation met last night and voted
unanimously to invite Rev. John Bentsien.
superintendent of Baptist City Mission
work to become associate pastor. Dr.
Bentzien was associated with the present
pastor Dr. Brouglier during Dr.
Brougher's first pastorate at Paterson.
Mew Jersey during 18S5, and has had
charge of the City Mission work in Port
land for the last four years. During this
time the membership in the Baptist
Church has doubled, and the number of
churches and missions has increased from
11 churches and two missions to is
churches and Ave missions.
Xr. Bentzien is married and resides in
Portland with his wife and two children.
He is a graduate of Rochester, N. Y.
Baptist University, and the Rochester
Theological Seminary. It is not yet cer
tain what Dr. Bentsten will do as to
the invitation. The City Mission Board
will doubtless be opposed to any changn
in the superintendency. as Dr. Bentzien's
work has been highly satisfactory. lr.
Brougher and Dr. Bentzien are not only
old associates in ministerial work, but
close friends for many years.
PARKS FOR SEVENTH WARD
Residents Petition Board Rose
brook City Bandmaster.
Led by Councilman Rushlight, a
large delegation of residents from the
Seventh ward appeared before the City
Park Board yesterday morning and
petitioned the members to recommend
the purchase of several small tracts in
tho district f-r neighborhood parks.
An aggregate of 4$ acres, which, it is
said, can be bought for not to exceed
I7R.000. was what the delegation de
sired the Board to recommend to the
City Council. Members of the Board
expressed a willingness to go more
fully Into the matter.
The members of the Board engaged
David Rosebrook as bandmaster for the
park concerts for the coming season.
He is director of the Portland Sym
phony Orchestra. The new bandmaster
has an excellent record and a wide ex
perience. He will organize a band of
SWOLLEN (Varicose) VEINS
are dantjerous
if n e g lected,
and a 1 w a y.s
painful. Quick
relief and oft
en a last ing
cure follows
the wearing of
our Woven-to-Fit
Silk Elas
tic Hose. We
fit any limb,
any case. Sat
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money back.
Send for om
booklet, it tells
all.
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Woodard, Clarke & Co.
Mechanical Aids to Health.
ESTABLISHED 1865 Portland. Or.
from SS to 40 pieces, and the concerts
this Summer are to be made a strong
feature, according to the plans of the
Board. I. R. Tomllnson, a well-known
musician of this city, will assist In
the work.
Hens 20c Lb.
Chinook Salmon, lb....... 15
Fresh Halibnt, 2 lbs 23
Skamokawa Butter 75c Roll
Ranch Eg-, 2 dozen rT
Honey, comb
Columbia Fish Co.
Third and Ankeny Streets.
Main 5. A 5556.
Greg-ory
Heig-hts
Tomorrow
See Big Ad, In
The Oregonian
Tomorrow.
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