TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1000.
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SCENE OF STRANGE MANIFESTATIONS. AND BOY WHO FIGURES IN MYSTERY
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TUGS FOR CHIT!
IS PROVIDED FOR
by imitations
Army of Girls Will Sell Placards
on Streets Today for
Baby Home.
Draft of Proposed Pure Milk
Ordinance Approved by
Mayor Simon.
ASK FOR
PORTLAND
BY
DAIRY
INSPECTION
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EXPERTS TO EXAMINE COWS
If Free From Dlacaso, Certificate
Will Bo Granted Only Milk
From Certified Ialrles Can
lie Sold In City.
jTtonsiosre or proposed mtlk
OBlrtJfAJiCE.
No mi:k to b sold in the dty un
less dairy herd hu ben tested.-s.nd
U free from tuberculosis.
Two additional Inspectors provided,
at salaries or 10 a month each, to
on'v three in on the each year.
rtutles to be to test herds and assist
In the cure rolilc campaign.
All dairymen must first obtain
city license from the Auditor to sell
milk in the city, and no license to be
issued unless City Board of Health
certifies herd Is free from disease.
System of license fees will compel
payment of average of K cents for
each dairy cow. to cover cost of In
spection and Incidentals.
Mayor Simon ha approved tha tenta
tive draft of a proposed ordinance, drawn
tip by the committee appointed by htm
Thursday afternoon, to make possible the
remedying of conditions relative to the
milk, supply in Portland. A system of
licenses and Inspection will be created.
If this prases the City Council, and the
most important provision Is that no dairy
man will be allowed to sell his product
In the city witliout first having obtained
from the Auditor certification that his
herd te free from tuberculosis or other
disease.
"I believe." saki Mayor Simon, when
Informed of the provision of the pro
posed ordinance, that the committee has
hit upon the solution of the problem be
fore us. I am heartily favorable to any
thing that will produce pure milk for this
city, and hope that such an ordinance as
they have drawn up will pass the Council
at an early date. The additional In
spectors will not create a financial bur
den, but the lloense. fee system will more
than pay their salarlea, and I believe the
committee hae found the real means of
compelling dairymen to provld none, but
pure milk. We can enforce, such an or
dinance as that, and I am In strong sym
pathy with If
Committee Dlscnsse Problem.
The committee, composed of Dr. S. W.
McClure, of the Federal Bureau of Ani
mal Industry; Ir. R. C. Tenney. State
Health Officer; Dr. C. H. Wheeler. City
Health Officer; Dr. Alan Welch Smith,
of the City Board of Health: C 8. Jack
son and lire. A. E. Rockey. met yesterr
day afternoon tt the Mnyor's committee
room In the City Hall and discussed for
two hours the best means of bringing
about radical changes In the milk; supply.
It was finally decided that the only means
of shutting out Impure milk Is to refuse
to allow any milk: to be sold in Portland
until the dairyman has secured a city
license, guaranteeing that his herd has
been tested for tuberculosis and other
diseases, and that the cows are healthy.
In order to enforce this provision, it
was found that two additional Inspectors
will be required for about three months
of every year to Inspect the herds and to
certify to the condition of the cows. The
proposed system of license fees will more
than cover the Item of expense for the
salaries of these Inspectors, It was as
serted at the committee meeting yester
day, and what remains will he used to
defray other expenses connected with the
Inspection.
The proposition Is to fix by this ordi
nance a fee of from J-60 to $10 a year,
according to the number of cows In a
herd, the plan being to tax the lower rate
of 12.60 for a dairyman having a herd
of fewer than 10 cows; 15 a year for 30
cows: $10 a year for 30 cows; 33 1-3 cents
for each cow over SO and up to SO and 25
cents a cow for each cow over 80. These
are the rates suggested by C. S. Jackson,
and agreed to by the other members of
the committee as constituting the proper
proportion of rates to be fair to the dairy
men and to the city, and it was said that
these rates will produce more than
enough revenue to carry forward all of
the Inspection work.
To Make law That Will Stand Test.
Assistant City Attorney Grant was
present to help the committee in shaping
ths proposed ordinance, and pointed out
the dangers of attempting to be too se
vere. He declared to the members, of the
committee that It Is the much better plan
to make certain of such provisions as
will stand the test of the courts, as there
Is sure to be a contest, if the law 1
passed and Is rigidly enforced. Mr. Grant
will frame the proposed ordinance, which
he will submit for final action by the
committee at a future date, possibly some
"time next week. It Is the plan to hasten
with the work, so that the ordinance may
be submitted to the City Council at Its
next meeting, and tt la the hops of those
having the subject in charge that It may
be passed at that time and be carried
with en emergency clause, be signed -at
once by the Mayor and thus become a
law. It Is said that immediate action la
necessary. If the present bad conditions
are to be remedied.
Dr. McChire, of the Federal Bureau of
Animal Industry, assured the members
of the committee that he will maintain
hls Inspectors tn this territory tmtfl such
time as the city tnerpectors can get In
readiness to take charge, and that he will
assist Che muntdpeJ authorities In erery
possible way, both before sad after the
enactment of the proposed ordinance.
INVASION OF NORTH END
Friends of the Baby Homo Win En
ter the District Tonight.
North of Burnslde street tonight, a
craed of men will be on hand to sell tags
for the Bmbr Home. Every one will be
asked to contribute to the Institution
that cares for 40 or more helpfesa, moth
erless infants.
There U nardty a person who cannot
afford to give 10 cents, the price of one
tag. Most of them can give bast a dollar;
'some of them even more
Let the donations, whatever they ere,
be made quickly and cheerfully. The
Baby Home needs the money. Every
penny thus given will serve a good pur
pose. On this occasion, let every , one
make It a point to be charitable.
Irr panUsptlc. the new Sanative and
AnilT'"- Lotion. after shaving. and
see how much better your Face fee:. Boms
f the lanrest barber shops In the country now
use not hi us -Ue. fete at eay drug or depart
ment store.
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MYSTERY IS DEEP
Nobody Knows Why Sanders
Home Is Torn Up.
PSYCHIC FORCE ADVANCED
Dr. Morrison, Rector Trinity Church,
Drclares Manifestation Essential
ly Spiritualistic Boy Alleged
Responsible Is Unconcerned.
(Continued From First Page.)
Fa7s"?
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as zficjoz- s ess
"The tall end of an earthquake," ar
gued some few.
No Plausible Explanation Found.
And everything done and said. It's a
matter of taking your choice according
to your own Ideas of things. For at this
time no 'correct explanation can be given
by any one.
Many of those residing In the neigh
borhood of the Sanders home confessed
to headaches last night as the result of
efforts to find a solution. Others of the
neighbors have given up in despair and
grow Irritable when the subject is re
ferred to.
The skeptic alone does not get a hear
ing in the'matter and his views count for
nothing.
For the manifestations occurred In all
the remarkable details ascribed to them.
There was a host of reputable and re
liable eyewitnesses who could not have
been mistaken at the matinee of Jig
dancing furniture and hlgh-divlng crock
ery. Then the chaos of broken china
and bric-a-brac in the house Itself lends
Its mute support to the tale.
Static electricity was the term UBed
yesterday forenoon in an effort to re
duce the occurrence to material propor
tions. But that Idea, while maybe not
Impossible, has some stubborn facts to
meet. The trend of this belief is that
nncatalogued atmospheric disturbances
were at the bottom of the affair, but the
Idea that there was a chance concentra
tion of statlo currents at the Sanders
home Is really In the same category with
the theory of "spooks."
Compass Is Not Affected.
This blasts that Idea: While the furni
ture was In the midst of Its outlandish
frolic T. E. Lyon, a clerk In the Allen
drugstore, at the northwest corner of
Sixteenth and Marshall streets, suggested
that a compass be taken into the house
to see If it would be affected. The com
pass, a fine Instrument with a sensitive
needle, was given over to Scott Perry,
who la a member of the household. He
took It Into the Banders house. The
needle remained normal, whereas, had it
been In the midst of an electrical dis
turbance. It necessarily would have dis
played sympathy with the commotion.
That 11-year-old Ernest Harps, grand
son of Mrs. Sanders, was really one of
the underlying .causes, though Innocently
enough, la the theory accepted by several
of those who saw the phenomena. It Is
learned from an authoritative source that
the parents of the boy are inclined to
believe him possessed of some peculiar
ly wonderful, if unfortunate, subjective
Influence.
A. W. Allen, proprietor of the Allen
drug store, is an exponent of the same
belief. He does not believe there was
some unnatural concentration of static
electricity, but he thinks the boy held
some strange attraction for mysterious
currents, which were thereby attracted
to the house. He brands as utterly un
true and without foundation utter
ances attributed to him to the effect
that he felt magnetism In the air on
hurrying over to the Sanders home
durlna; the occurrences. J. Hurley and
T. E. Lyon, who were in the house dur
ing the final momenta of the episode,
likewise disclaim having felt electricity.
"I re stood under a machine dissemi
nating statlo eleotricity," said Mr. Hur
ley. "It caused my hair to rise and
my scalp to tingle. I felt nothing of
the sort at the Sanders place. I have
given up trying to figure the affair out.
It happened, but the why is too much
for me. I've got a headache from
thinking about it. Some people think
one thing, and some another, but none
knows." i
More unusual than all the other oc
currences was the toppling over of
part of the big stack of slabwood
across the street from the Sanders
house. This stack collapsed when the
Harps boy appeared on the porch dur
ing the midst of the commotion In his
home. Doubtless in an effort to shield
the boy from unfortunate notoriety, his
parents denied that he was on the
porch at the time.
But the lad's uncle, Scott Perry, af
firmed that Ernest told him of seeing
the woodpile collapse as he appeared
on the porch. It Is entirely possible
the falling In of the wood was a mere
coincidence, at least that would seem
the sanest view. But, added to the
freakish oddity of the occurrence. Is the
fact that only a small section of the
pile, and that directly in a line from
the Sanders front door, fell in. On
both sidesv of that hiatus, the wood
stands in a stable heap.
As to a suggestion that the occur
rence had Its origin in seismic disturb
ances, few adhere to that belief, for
the reason that the havoc was all con
fined to things in the house, whereas
had the earth moved under the house,
the "concrete and frame foundation
would have been affected.
Psychic Phenomena Dr. Morrison.
Supernatural causes.- or at least a
manifestation of psychic phenomena,
underlies the whole affair in the belief
of Rev. A. A. Morrison, D. D.. rector
of Trinity Church. Dr. Morrison, after
visiting the Sanders home and talking
briefly with the father of little Ernest
Harps, gave It as his belief that the
boy was strangely gifted. The fa
ther told him little or nothing, but
from such of the facts as he was able
to gather. Dr. Morrison said he was
certain natural causes had nothing to
do with the affair.
"The electricity theory Is the most
absurd of all.", said he. "Electricity
does not cause any such manifestations.
It Is a matter of psychic phenomena,
in my opinion, a manifestation of an
unusual Intelligence. Through the sub
conscious mind the phenomena, that
were witnessed yesterday were occa
sioned. Or it may have been that and
more: it may be the boy is an unusual
medium ' for the expression of thkngs
from the spirit world. The occurrence
was essentially spiritualistic and had
nothing to do with the material.
"Such things have occurred before
though possibly not In the same man
ner. But persons of extraordinary psy
chic powers have puzsled the scientific
world until skepticism has long since
disappeared among the best informed.
With my limited knowledge of the boy,
I could say little as to the nature of
the phenomena expressed through him,
but as to the main causes of the shak
ing up of things at the house I feel
there can be no doubt."
Charles Cadlng, 210 Sixteenth street,
reiterates his statement that the home
previously occupied by the boy and his
parents was badly damaged by falling
plaster. On account of the condition
of the house, the Harps were requested
by R. Deutsch, owner of the struc
ture, to vacate and a month's rent
was returned to the family. It Is al
leged by the Harps that the plaster
ing fell away through a leak In the
roof and that no such disturbance as
occurred on Thursday has even been
experienced by them before.
The Harps are very much upset over
the whole occurrence and have locked
themselves up from all visitors, Scores
of people sought to gain admittance to
the house during the day, until the head
of the household finally took up the prac
tice of slamming his door In people's
faces.
The most unconcerned person of all Is
the little boy, who Is held by many to
be In some inexplicable way connected
with the affair. He is large for his age
and of rather unusual appearance, very
pale, seemingly of a brooding disposition,
has large Jet-black eyes and a mass of
tousley hair that is allowed to hang down
over his forehead.
"Were you afraid when you saw the
furniture dancing and the dishes fall
ing?" he was asked.
"No, I wasn't afraid at all," he re
sponded in a stout voice.
The parents were not Inclined to dis
cuss him further than that Mrs. Harps
said people had often said he was "mag
netic." They have lived in Portland four
years, coming here from Wisconsin.
K. Sutherland, their landlord, who be
came overwhelmed with fear and ordered
the house vacated when he saw the tur
moil of Thursday, had recovered his cour
age yesterday to the extent that he re
voked the removal mandate, and bade
the Sanders remain as long as they
wished In the house.
Good Things in
Portland Markets
Women In Charge of Campaign Hope
Receipts Will Exceed' $8836,
Amount Raised One.
Year Ago.
Every man, woman and child ventur
ing on the streets of Portland today
should have a supply of small change,
i it ia Tnr niv and voung worn-
UCtau'io at. j
en will be found on every corner, and
in every public place, witn a nanaiui
of tags. Everyone will be expected to
buy at least one of the little placards,
-.t.i. n k, anlri at 10 cents each.
and there Is no limit on the number
that any Individual may purcnase.
The recipient or tne proceeua
the sale' of the tags is the Baby Home,
and "tagged for the Bany tiome un
doubtedly will be the fate of an wno
are abroad In the down town district.
Almost 2000 young women have of
fered their services for the cause, and
it will be an Iron-hearted man indeed
who succeeds in resisting the appeals
of the fair venders. If singularly
brave Individual nerves nimseu i"
withstand the Importunity of one
young woman he will find himself im
' rin, another.
meaiateiy ia.ee iu ...v..
Probably few will succeed In running
the gauntlet.
Needs at Least $7178.
. . . . . . nniv 10 cents
wnue me -- ...
each, the purchaser may pay more if ne
wishes. rags wr
, . 0 ijist vear
purcnasea at 1 l" ; -
the amount collected on Tag Day wis
$8,836.70. This year u "
raise a much larger amount The home
needs at least $7,178 for the coming
. - . ...... Irl hA used to
year, dui muuu uivio -advantage.
On the back of the tag
will be found a picture oi xne
babies in the home at the present time.
The young women selling tags dur
.v. j.. -,in v. in charge of 300
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chaperons, each chaperon having over
. i TV a c rln wno
slant of aDoui bix -
v. .onino- will have es
se 1 1 XaKS ill v v ..it,
corts and at no time will the girl be
unaccompanied.
As fast as the girls sell their tags
they will give the money to the chap-
1 rr.- ha furnished the
squads as fast as needed from two
autos, which will be in ""a
? t t i n,i Mrs. I. N. Flelsch-
',. ' rm hundred ' and twenty-five
thousand tags have been printed and
. j i. - n rnof ef them. Tne
tass cost the committee one-tenth of
a cent each.
Mrs. I. C. Burns In Charge.
-v - T-..a In r-hArPP. Of th
day's procedlngs. has systematized her
plans so tnat. everj ui...B - -----
out a hitch. She has selected a sta
- nt her helDers, in
lion tor ovcij - -. . A
some part of the business district, and
will have her small army under per
. 1 f the telethone.
I eat control u i.i... - - ,,
The headquarters In the f rst floor
of the Beck Building wlir be in charge
of an able corps of assistants, consi st
ing of F. S. Akin, A. L. Keenan, W. R.
Mfckenzle. C. H. Dodd. Mrs. Adolyhe
tTw. ur. w A. Letter, and Mrs.
. ' rr. . Tlllartn
In the evening the young women will
i. , . nmq rtf voung men.
Amon the vonng men who will take
BT LILIAN TINGLE.
fl RAPES and apples have both substan
Vl tlal clims for being considered "the
fruit of the week:" hut really It seems
that this honor may Justly fall to our
homely friend, the pumpkin. For the
plea and Jack o'lanterns demanded for
Hallowe'en, the big yellow fruit stands
ready at 2'and 3 cents a pound;1 in as
sorted sizes," too, from pumpkins about
as big as good-etzed apples up to monsters
that make Cinderella's coach quite a cred
itable affair.
Grapes, especially Concords, are prob
ably about as low In price tnls week as
they can be this season. They range from
15 to 30 cents a basket and are of excel
lent quality. Fine Tokays and Muscats
cost 20 to 35 cents a basket, while a few
extra choice kinds run as high as. 50
cents. Apples are increasingly plentiful
and attractive and are as absolutely es
sential as pumpkins for proper Hallowe'en
celebrations. By the dozen they cost 15
to 40 cents, and by the box. $1.25 to $3.6".
There are good pears also to be had at
10 to 30 cents and a few late but sound
peaches at 40 cents a dozen. Quinces
at 6 cents a pound, prunes at 25 cents a
basket, pomegranates, pineapples, or
anges, bananas and grape fruit are va
riously attractive. Persimmons at 20
cents a dozen are useful as fruit salad
cups for a- Hallowe'en or Thanksgiving
luncheon where the pumpkin color scheme
Is favored.
Strawberries aod raspberries at 25 cents
a box are now available, as well as huck
leberries at 15 cents and cranberries at
20 cents a quart.
There is a good supply of all kinds of
nuts at 15 to 25 cents a pound. Substan
tial nut dishes may well be added to the
bill of fare Just now. chestnuts being es
pecially worthy of consideration.
Mushrooms at 20 to 25 cents a pound
make possible many epicure's dishes for
even a strictly economical table. Celerlao
Is particularly good this week. If you
buy any, remember to dry the leaves for
use In soups and sauces. Heart celery at
25 cents a bunch Is very attractive.
No novelties were to be seen in the veg
etable display this week, but the list
includes green corn, green, wax and Lima
beans, green peas, cucumbers, tomatoes,
rod and green.' peppers, both hot and
sweet, cream, Hubbard and Summer
squash, spinach, curly kale. Savoy, white
and red cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels
sprouts, artichokes, chicory, okra, let
tuce, parsnips, beets, onions, carrots, tur
nips, sweet and white potatoes. Surely
plenty of choice for everyone.
In the fish market there Is perhaps a
trifle less variety than usual. Crabs are
particularly large, plentful and popular
Just now. There are fine prawns at 30
cents a pound, dams at 15 cents a dozen
suggest that chowder is a "grateful and
comforting dish" for the cool weather.
Froglegs are to be had at 40 cents a
dozen and lobster at 40 cents a pound.
Other available fish are smelt, flounder,
perch and herring at 10 cents; salmon
and cod, 12H cents; halibut, catfish, sole
and tora-cod, 15 cents; sturgeon, 20 cents;
black and striped bass. 36 cents.
TO PREVENT WET FEET-
Rub a little Webfoot Oil Blacking or
Dressing (tan on the shoes once or
twice a week. This oil paste makes
shoes last longer, too, besides keeplna:
the leather soft and pliable. All
dealers carry It
EDWARDS
CEYLONJ
IMlCHTfCWftDSCimSY
P0RTUW0 0RE6OH-
FIVE
FLAVORS
25c and 50c
PACKAGES
HIGHEST
GRADE
IMPORTED
ASK YOUR
GROCER
FRESH EGGS 35c
Creamery Butter 65? and 70
Best Creamery 75 i
Oleomargarine 45J
Sugar-Cured Hams 17J
Swiss Cheese 250
Full Cream 'Cheese 200
Cream Brick Cheese 200
Limburger, each 3o0
EGGS, DOZEN 30c .
SATURDAY-CHICKEN DAY
18cand 20c
All goods retailed at wholesale prices.
LaGrande Creamery
264 Yamhill Street.
CHICKENS
19c Pound
Turkeys, lb 2o0
Geese, lb 170
Fat Young Ducks
SKAMOKAWA BUTTER
heats them: AI,I."
80c ROLL.
columbiaTish CO.
Main 5 Third and Ankeny A 5556
V V. S.I'm. Office
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COCOA
Bearing this
trade mark
A Perfect Food
Preserves Health
Prolongs Life
an active part in the evening's pro-
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I' iaici 1111; ui iiiu utiauiu ins" u.jiw..
The Dtx Sorority gtrle of the game ln-
titutlon will also assist durins; the
day.
For trunks go to the HarriS Trur.lt Co.
OPENING
SASSO'S A. Y. P. EXHIBIT
OF
ORIENTAL GOODS
46912 WASHINGTON ST.
RAMAPO HOTEL BUILDING
Monday Nov. 1, 1909
Each visitor will receive a souvenir from the A.-Y.-P. Expo
sition whether they purchase or not.
$20,000 worth of goods direct from the A.-Y.-P.
Exposition, must be sold At Any Price.
A Large Assortment of Art Jewelry
All Kinds of Laces
Beautiful and Complete Sets of
Hand-Painted China
Mating the Standard Rye Whiskey of America, No. 9
The
Government
Inspectors
Every process in
the making of
the Standard Rye
Whiskey of America, from the grain to the bottle,
including the bottle itself, is inspected by Govern
ment officials not once, but constantly. Ever
since the Bottled in Bond law went into effect the
Government has been 'in active supervision over
(7b od old
1
"Pure Zyes
Bottled In Bond
No other product, either made or sold in this country, it
inspected so rigidly. No other product receives such unqual
ified indorsement of purity from the United States Govern
ment. Writs us for a beautiful book telling the whole Interesting story
of how the Standard Kve Whiskey of America is made.
A. Guckenheimer & Bros., Distillers, Pittsburg. Since 1857
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You Can Have What You Ask For
F. S
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liW
-sr sc - - t.W t Fctil.lRt f 1
You ask for good meat, wholesome, reliable, pure,
and prepared under modern sanitary methods and
by skilled makers. You ask fot Government In
spected Meats. You get them by demanding this
brand.
Ask for Them by Name
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Pion.ss. Pabk(P -the Pacific .
Portland, Oregon.
I Love My " NORTH POLE "
But Oh ! You
"HOLDING HANDS"
Patterson Music Co.
150 PARK STREET