THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1909.
MESSAGE CAUSES
TIFF IN CONGRESS
Economy Plans Go to Commit
tees With Special Words of
Commendation.
APPROPRIATION MOVES. UP
District of Columbia Supply BUI Al
ready Before House Hobson
Again Mourns His Coun
try's Unpreparedncss.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. Taking up
he President's annual message o Con
gress, the House or Representatives to
rlay went through the formality of re
ferring It and distributing it among the
various committees.
Mr. Payne, who brought In the resolu
tion for reference, offered an amendment
providing that those paragraphs relat
ing to appropriations be referred to
what he designated as the sleeping"
committees on departmental expendi
tures, of which there is one for each
department.
Explaining his amendment, Mr. Payne
aid:
"For the first time In my recollection
b. President, in wise and well-chosen
words, has pointed out. the necessity of
economy in expenditures in the various
overnment departments.'
Members in Tiff.
When Mr. Fitzgerald, of New Tork.
Interrupted Mr. Payne, to question him
ebout the amendment the Republican
leader sharply exclaimei:
"The gentleman from New York can
never get rid of the idea that someone
la trying to hoodwink somehody."
'I am sorry my colleague can never
sret rid of the idea of trying to befoozle
somebody with his resolutions," was Mr.
Fitzgerald's retort.
The amendment and tha resolutions
were adopted.
Warning, of the Nation's unprepared -ness
for war was given by Representa
tive Hobson. of Alabama. In an ex
tended speech in favor of a more liberal
naval policy. His colloiigue. Mr. Rich
ardson, made a speech of more than an
hour's durntlotv in advocacy rf a liberal
waterways policy, particularly affecting
the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Wood Pulp I'avoreil.
Representative McDermott. of Illinois,
tpoke briefly in favor of free wood pulp.
The District of Columbia appropria
tion bill, carrying an appropriation of
more than J10.0n0.000 for expenses of
tho district In the fiscal year of 1911.
was reported, as were also several in
valid pension bills. The latter were read
and passed.
The House today acreed to take recess
Tuesday over the holidays, voting to re
convene on Tuesday, January 4.
At 2:47 V. M. the House adjourned
until tomorrow.
A KM V
IHi.Ij
IS
INCREASED
Committee Takes Action lievcrse of
Usual Procedure.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14 The estimates
of expenditures of the War Department
for the coming year, amounting to $94.
790,067 were favorably acted upon by the
House committee on military affairs to
rlay. The committee, instead of making
the customary reduction of departmental
estimates. Increafed several items and
Inserted one or two new ones', making a
total increase in appropriation over the
fienartment estimates of about $1,000,000.
The' bill will carry nearly JOG.000.000:
Iast year's military appropriation was
J100,4i9,0S3.
KAII.ROAD HI I.I, S IX FAVOR
Committee Reports Measure Regu
lating Safely Appliances.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. The House
committee on Interstate commerce has
agreed to report favorably the two bills
empowering the Interstate Commerce
Commission to designate the dimensions,
location, etc., of all safety appliance?
now required on railroad equipment and
requiring all common carriers, engaged in
Interstate and foreign commerce to make
lull report to the Commission of all ac
cidents. FROM SHORE TO SHORE
A Letter on the River Crossing at
lortland.
PORTLAND. Dec. 14. (To the Editor.)
Vour editorial today in reference to the
J roadway bridge, entitled "Portland, on
Vlllamette," contains two "difficulties as
you are pleased to term them, why a tube
should not be built under the river to
facilitate the transrlver traffic You say
"one of these difficulties, which at present
creates an impossibility. Is the certainty
that the people of Portland could not now
be broui? ht to agreement on the site for
. tunnel." Tt seems to m& that The Ore
iconiun is using strong language there. How
flo you know it is an impossibility? You
doubtless think that way. but there are
Qthers who do not. The other difficulty you
mention is the cost of a tunnel.
No one that f know of has been ad
Toratln a tunnel under the Willamette.
There is a vast difference between a tun
nel and a tube. According to Mr. Modjeski,
a tube to accommodate streetcars only
would not cost as much as the proposed
Broadway bridge. You say '-there will be
tunnels after a while when Portland shall
b prepared to meet the f-ost." Hence, 1
judge that you really believe a tunnel
( No. let us conline ourselves t-.. a tube . will
be a necessity. I am glad that you udmlt
that. Then why postpone the inevitable ?
If we have to have a tube, or tubes, sooner
or lajer, let us get in and build one of them
now and when that "after a white" period,
of yours arrives, lot us build some more.
What is the use of putting off the in
evitable and sufTerlnK all sorts of inconven
ience in the meantime? From your own
statement, "the population of Portland is
to be on the East Side," and we are all
doing our best to boom the 500.000 byli12.
In the Broadway bridge going to take care
of the exim population of 25n.0i' The
fct eel. Burnside; Morrison and Madison
bridges are now and will be tixed to their
limit in takhie care of our present popula
tion, so your statement that t hose bridpres
"will suffice for some years, then the In
.creasing congestion may be relieved by a
central tunnel (tube)" seems inconsistent.
Your own columns have been full of com
ylAlnts of poor car service fmm East Side
residents; editorials have been written on
the subject and e very bod v nas taken a
"whack" at M r. Josselyn and bis streetcar
system. 1 lease turn to page i: of your
own paper i today) in third column, and
read the actual conditions that face the
Kast Slder every day. "Block gets worse.
71 7 cars are delayed ft hours 48 ml nut ?-.'
"I'raws open 117 times." If these Kast Side
ca rs had come to the West Side through a
tube they would not have been delayed
R hlngle moment. The above delay la on
one ordinary business day and is onlv a
ample of what the East SI do has to "put
up with every day. in the face of
euch a condition as this what is the use of
paying the present bridges, with the addi
tion of the proposed Broadway structure,
will take care of the traffic for some years
to come? There have been nc- arrange
liuents made for streetcar service oer the
(.Broadway bridge, nothing done, rtt T undr
tand 1U for approaches at either end. Ev
erybody is "goinr It blind," and the East
Pider, for something -better to relieve bis
exasperated feelings, "cusses the streetcar
system.
There appears to be two sides to this
Question, the bridge and tube with the
streetcar company a poor third. None of
us appear to be practical experts of either;
one thinks one thing and the other an
other. I am frank to say. Mr. Editor. I
do not believe you know any more about
It than the rest of us; so let us hire
some one that does know, some cne that is
not prejudiced one way or the other, who
will give the actual cost of a tube and can
see far enough ahead to provide facilities
for taking care of our fast increasing popu
lation. The .founders of Portland, who laid out
the city with small blocks and narrow
streets, thought they were big enough and
would answer every requirement. We find
today that they are not and if we had larger
blocks and wider streets we would be better
off. The people who platted additions to the
original city paid no attention to the
straight combination of streets and sleepy
City Councils were indifferent to the sub
ject, because they could not foresee how
the city would grow. In riding around some
of our most beautiful residence districts we
all exclaim, "what a shame." when we see
unsightly Jogs in otherwise beautiful streets.
And so T might go on and enumerate a,
multitude of things along similar lines.
Then why continue the same poor policy,
why trovide a temporary relief for one sec
tion of the city? Why not commence right
now and provide for the great city that is
growing faster than any of us realize? If
one' "tube is not enough let us put in two.
Tou say yourself that a central tube will
Clater on relieve the congestion. If it will
later on It surely will now. The building of
the Broadway bridge with streetcar service
across it and built high enough to allow
river craft to pass under it will perhaps tem
porarily relieve the North East Side. But
what Is the Central East Side and the South
East Side going to do?
A double track tube at, say Oak street,
with a subway at Fifth on the West Side
and ITnion avenue on the East Side, .would
take care of 70 per cent of the trans-river
traffic, as all cars from and to the East
Side, wfth one or two exceptions could use
the tube. No delays, no draws, no "cussing"
and everybody happy. You will find the cost
of such a tube will be less than the appro
priation for the bridge at Broadway.
T hardly think it necessary to remind you
that the mor we bridge the river, espe
cially north of the Steel bridge, the more
we Interfere with our "ocean ship harbor."
As the state grows In population, the more
we will have for export and tn time to
come, the more we will curse the day we
were so short -sighted and blocked our
far-famed fresh-water harbor- with - bridges.
C. V- COOPER.
HIS AFFINITY CONVICTS
F. B. TOItiK. KI.OPER, PERSON
ATED FEDERAL AGEM.
Womap He Enticed From Home Tes
tifies Against Him Jury
Decides In Hour. '
After Mrs. Cora E. Connor, wife of O.
E. Connor, of Shedds, liad taken the wit
nes stand yesterday for both the United
States and the defense, the Jury con
sumed only one hour in finding her af
finity. French B. Dodge, guilty of per
Bonatir.p a Federal officer on all three
counts charged in the Indictment returned
by the Federal grand jury.
The woman admitted all tne relations
the Government charged she had main
tained with Dodge, from the time she left
her husband in 1004 and took up her home
in a Pendleton 1odging-hou.e, ur to the
date they were arrested while living in a
tent in a grove near Gresham. She ad
mitted that she had been convicted in
the Multnomah County courts of eloping
with Dodge and that she was at liberty
on parole.
Mrs. Connor told how she met Dodge
at Pendleton and went to live at Ills
rooming-house. Then she said she was
induced to become a member of one of
the Umatilla County conspiracies for the
fraudulent entry of lands, that she en
tered a claim and expected to be paid
$500 for the title as soon as it was re
ceived from the Department of the In
terior. Tn 190S her husband. O. B. Connor came
to Pendleton and asked the wife and
children to return to the comfortable
home he had provided at Shedde, and she
accepted the proposal. They arrived at
Shedds in July. In September Dodge
appeared and soon after rented a room
at the Connor home. Dodge then in
formed Gonnor that his wife had violated
the law while living in Pendleton and
that he was a Secret Service agent, en
gaged in the investigation of fraudulent
land entries. Dodge told Connor that he
sympathized with the family and did not
want to see Mrs. Connor get into trou
ble. "The only way to avoid it is for you to
send Mrs-. Connor to Canada,", said
Dodge.
Connor borrowed $500 on his home,
placed the money in the hands of Dodge
and watched the "friend of the family"
drive away with Mrs. Connor, on their
way to safety across the Canadian bor
der. In a few days Connor began to receive
letters from Dodge, but never from fh
wife. Always there was a demand for
more money. Money was sent from time
to time, but finally Farmer Connor
stopped the remittances. Detectives were
placed on the case and Dodge and Mrs.
Connor were located at Gresham.
All of the testimony of Connors and riis
wife as to the relations of the family
with Dodge were confirmed by the evi
dence of their 14-year-old daughter. The
girl said she had tried to prevent ' her
father from placing the mortgage on the
home place, but that he was so badly
alarmed he would not listen.
Dodge will be sentenced Thursday morn
ing. TVe penalty provided by statute is
three years in the penitenitary and a fine
of $1000.
MILL BRINGS $100,000
SIMPSON Ij UMBER COMPANY
SELLS PLANT TO P. J. BRIX.
Immediate Possession to Be Given of
Knappton Property, Sold to
Wealthy Logger.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 14. (Special.) The
Columbia Mill, at Knappton, built many
years ago by Captain A. M. Simpson
and operated by the Simpson Lumber
Company, has been sold to -P. J. Brix,
owner of the Grays Bay Logging Com
pany. Tho price has not been made public, but
it is said to have been over $100,000, as
the Loop Lumber Company, of San Fran
cisco, offered that amount for the prop
erty a few months ago and it was re
fused, eo it probably exceeded that
amount. Immediate possession will be
given.
Mr. Brix is one of the largest producers,
of logs in the Columbia River district and
owns thousands of" acres of the finest
timber in the world. He is now inter
ested with a San Francisco firm that op
erates steam schooners and has lumber
yards in that and other California cities.
The mill will be operated continuously
and will cut about 50,000 feet dally. At
the same time there is in contemplation
the adding of a box factory and later &
sash and door factory.
Catholic Women to Meet.
The usual monthly meeting of the
Catholic Women's League wil be held
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in Its
room in the Stearns building. As this
will be the last meeting -ol the year it
is particularly desired that all mem
bers attend. Several Important sub
jects are to be discussed.
HILL SYSTEM NOT
BUILDING FOR FUN
James J. Hill, in Portland To
night, Is Not So Op- t
timistic.
INVADE ONLY NEW COUNTRY
Railroad Magnate Visits Spokane on
Tonr of Inspection and- Talks of
Construction Planned for Fu
ture Makes Admissions.
SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 14 (Spec
ial.) With no avowed purpose, other
than to acquaint himself with condi
tions in the Far Northwest, especially
concerning the proposed extension
work of the Hill lines. James J. Hill
stopped In Spokane today.
His object on the Coast is not di
vulged, other than that it is to confer
with Northwest officials, counsel and
to make suggestions.
Mr. Hill is traveling with Howard
Elliott, president of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad, and Darius Miller, first
vice-president of the Burlington lines.
He will leave Spokane early tomorrow
morning, en route to Portland, stop
ping at intermediate points to survey
the condition.
His trip will be mainly by daylight
rides and he will make a leisurely can
vass of the situation In Oregon before
starting on his return trip. He de
clined" to say where he will make his
first stop. -
Without casting pessimistic shad
ows, Mr. Hill is not the optimistic
railroad magnate that he has ap
peared during the past two yexrs on
trips westward.
He declared the Northwest country
is due for greater development in rail
road channels, but that the Hill sys
tem is not in the railroad-building for
the "fun of the thing." The Deschutes
country will be traversed, the Big
Bend country needs no other railroads
just now, and only new country will
be invaded.
These are the main admissions made
by- the veteran railroad builder.
SPOKANE & INLAND IS HILL'S
.Magnate Gets Control to Use Road
With Steam Lines.
' SPOKANE, Wash.. Dec. 14. "We have
secured a controlling interest in the Spo
kane & Inland," said J. J. Hill, of the
board of directors of the Great Northern
Railroad today, "and we propose to use
the road in conjunction with our steam
roads to continue to build up Spokane.
The Spokane & Inland will serve as a
feeder, both to Spokane and our roads,
and will be an important adjunct to our
roads.
"We will not be a party to a union de
pot proposition, nor will we ever consider
such a plan. A union depot for Spokane
would prove to be a delusion and a snare,
a disgrace to advanced business ideas,
and would very materially check the
growth of this city.
"In tho past the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific have invested a great
amount of money in Spokane, and we do
not propose to discontinue. On the other
hand, we will increase our facilities bere
along all lines. Including the freight serv
ice. A union depot would retard the
progress of this city as nothing I can
think of would.
"Why should we. become a party to a
union depot here, anyway? There are
but two transcontinental railroads
through Spokane on their own rails. We
have expended immense amounts of
money in advancing Spokane, and our fu
ture watchword will be to give Spokane
our very best this progressive age af
fords and this progressive city demands."
EPIDEMIC AROUSES- SALEM
Council Starts Movement to Obtain
Supply Pure Water.
SALEM. Or., Dec. 14. (Special.) At a
special meeting of the City Council this
evening the mountain water matter was
referred to a special committee empow
ered to take all the preliminary steps for
submlssslon to the voters of the question
of building a system to bring to the city
a pure water supply from Breitenbush
or some equally good stream and for ac
quiring the ' plant of the Salem Water
Company, building reservoirs, etc.
The typhoid fever situation shows no
improvement. There have been a large
number of new cases and several deaths
in the past two weeks, and sentiment is
strongly in favor of a pure water supply.
OUTLOOK PLEASES DENEEN
Illinois Governor Believes Important
Measures Will Win.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Dec. 14.1n his mes
sage at the opening of the special session
of the Illinois Assembly today. Governor
Deneen expressed satisfaction with Jihe
prospects of enactment of deep waterway
and direct primary legislation.
Amendments to mining, laws to prevent
repetitions of the Cherry disaster, an ap
propriation for relief of the sufferers at
Cherry, a commission to study the sub
ject of employers" liability. legislation
conferring on cities power to adopt the
commission form of government, and the
adoption of the amendment to the Fed
eral Constitution permitting the Imposi
tion of an Income tax, were also recom
mended. .
ARMY BALKS CHANNEL PLAN
Engineers Fail to Favor Deepening
Way Across Grays Bay.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. li. Army engineers are not
favorable to the proposal for deepening
the channel from the mouth of the A 1 ami
cut River, Wakiakum County, Washing
ton, across Grays Bay to the channel of
the Columbia River, opposite Astoria.
This project was examined last Summer,
and the engineers report that the amount
of commerce to be benefited would not
justify the expenditure. This adverse re
port was sent to Congress today.
FAILURE TIES UP FUNDS
Bank at Tulsa Closes, Holdings
9.132,867 Belonging to Company.
GUTHRIE". Okla.. Dec. 14. State funds
amounting to $122,887 are on deposit in
the Farmers National Bank of Tulsa,
g
The Home
Furnished Complete
See the Christmas Window, Displays Morrison Street and Seventh Street Don't Fail to See "Santa
Claus and Toy land" Corner Window The Children Will Enjoy It Immensely
THOSE GOOD OLD
Qoalot Pieces
They 're ' ' just ri ght ' ' for
Christmas giving there's, a
place for them in every home.
All that is good and practical is
embodied in the "quaint." Our
showing of these pieces is in
the favored fumed finish that
rich nut brown, and most of the
chairs, rockers, davenports and
settees are either upholstered in
or have the large loose leather -cushions, of a harmonizing shade.
And then there are the many other pieces the stools and tabour
ettes? library tables, magazine racks, umbrella stands, bookcases,
etc. An arm rocker in the fumed oak as low as $7.50.
Xmais Saile
Fioe Waists
a.radl Hllooses
That every one of our high
grade. Waists and Blouses are
grouped in this sale means
that your Christmas selection
will be easy. There are the
imported Blouses all hand
made and of real Irish cro
chet and nets with bugle
trimming and hand embroid
ery and the Lace "Waists in
rich color effects and braid
trimming. Also beautiful
chiffon, silk and messaline
"Waists, hand made, in white,
black and all colors. Sizes
32 to 46. Waist and Blouse
Section First Floor.
Waists and Blouses that sold
for $11.50,' $12.50. $16.50,
$17.50 and up to $19.50.
AfcSlS.TS
Waists that sold from $20 to
$32.50.
NAVAJO
SMYRNA
Two Sizes Low-Priced
Extra heavy rugs in the re
versible Smyrna weave and in
correct reproductions of the
genuine Navajo Indian Riig
designs and colors. These two
popular sizes are specially
priced to-day and to-morrow.
Carpet Dept. 6th floor.
The 30 in.x60 in. size regu-'
larly $3.75, at $2-65.
The 3-ft.x6rft. size--regularly
$5.75, at $3.95.
which closed its doors last night, accord
ing to a statement by Governor Haskell
todav. The School Land Commis
sion "had deposited $70,000 and the State
Treasurer $52,867.
The State Treasurer's funds are pro
tected by the school district and munici
pal warrants and the school land lunds
by surety bonds.
"There is enough money in the state
guaranty fund." said tho Governor, "to
protect all depositors in state-guarded
banks unless too many of these National
banks fail, and tie up funds belonging
to the state banks."
The State Banking Board today author
ized A. M. Toung. State Bank Commis
sioner, to take charge of the First State
Bank of Kiefer, unless it can withdraw
its balanco- of $30,200 from the defunct
Tulsa bank.
CITY'S ONLY MAYOR KEPT
North Bend Re-elects Ii. J. Simpson,
Town's Perennial Chief.
MAftSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.)
L. J. Simpson, of the Simpson Lumber
Company, was elected Mayor of Nortrf
Bend today, defeating A. W. Myers by a
THE SLEEPING SICKNESS
WHICH MEANS DEATH
How many readers have heard of this
terrible disease? It prevails in that
far-away country Africa especially
the Congo district. It is caused by
the bite of the tsetse fly. When it
bites a person, the sleeping symptoms
begin and finally the sufferer sleeps
until death occurs.
Contrast this with the peaceful,
balmy sleep of health. Is there .any
thing more wearing than to lie awake
at night, tossing about, nervous, with
cold feet, hot head and mercy knows
what else? Short of letting the tsetse
fly bite us we would do almost any
thing for relief. How can we pre
vent it? Mr. George Hayes, of
Union City, Pa., writes: "I had lost
my appetite, was all run-down, could
not sleep nights. I had tried every
thing without relief. Vinol was rec
ommended, and to my surprise, it
helped me at once; gave me a splendid
appetite, and now I sleep soundly."
"What Vinol did for Mr. Hayes, it will
do for every run-down, nervous and
overworked person who cannot sleep.
W00DARD CLARKE & CO.,
DRUGGISTS, PORTLAND.
TULIL & GIBBS, Hoc.
MORRISON AT SEVENTH
TOTS TOTS TOTS
the variety is so amazing the assortment so complete that one
finds many welcome sngrgestions here in -what to choose for tho chil
dren's pifts. The -Mechanical Toys those wonderful little Automo
biles, Trolley Cars, Steambpats, Locomotives, Road Rollers, Motor
boats, Printing Presses, etc. they will delight the boy of mechanical
turn of mind. The Dolls you'll know what ''doll art" is when you
have seen those beautiful ' ' Kestner and " Stockinet" Dolls from
Germany. - And "Vehicles rows of them. Wagons, Velocipedes, Tri
cycles," Touring Cars, etc., and a complete line of Doll Carts and
Doll Cabs.
Toy Bairgaios RiAw Toylaod
Extra heavy made Toy Garden Wheelbarrows, all steel bodies and
steel wheels. Four sizes :
Special at ".49 Special at 68
Special" at 75J Special at 80
No. 1 size Wood Carts, special at X2
No. 2 size Wood Carts, special at 16
.No. 3 size Hay Carts, special at : . .12
Two sizes in All-Wood Wheelbarrows, each :
Special at 26 Special at 39
Cut Glass, China, Carving Sets, Jardiniers, Andirons In the Basement
Oecoraitfcedl Oimumer Sets Xmas Ha.irMa.ios
From the Basement Crockery Section comes this mid-week offering of 50-piece and 100
piece Dinner Sets a selection of five patterns with just the variety that makes choosing
easy. To-day and to-morrow.
50-piece Set at $8-25 The "Mount Ver
non" white and gold decoration, in semi
porcelain. Regularly $10.00.
50-piece Set at $9.25 In the "Carlisle,"
pink rose decoration, semi-porcelain. Regu:
larly $11.50.
100-piece Set at 13-50 In bine and white
semi-porcelain. Regularly $20.00.
maioritv of more than 100 votes.
Mr. Simpson has been Mayor of Xorth
Bend e-tfer since the city was founded.
When the result was announced tonight
there was a big celebration and all of
the mill and factory whistles in tho city
were sounded.
LIABILITY LAW UP AGAIN
Supreme Court of Washington, Third
Tribunal to Argue Statute.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 14. (Special.)
For the third time in the United
States the constitutionality of the Fed
eral employers' liability law has
reached the Supreme Court of a state.
Today the highest tribunal of Washing
ton heard arguments invoicing the valid
ity of this law in the Spokane case of
T. Samura. a Japanese, against the
Great Northern. Decision was taken
under advisement.
The Supreme Court of Arkansas has
The malic
ious attacks of
the Cream of Tar
tar Trusts to dis
credit' the superior
qualities of egg-phosphate
baking powder
be ignored.
should
Dr. Moreau Horns of the New York Board of
K may be that I am a little predjndked. hut I think
consensus of opinion of the medical profession when I aay that
Rochelle Salts (cream of tartar) should never be used by a person except
by a physician's advice. Its continued use induces a very unhealthy con
dition of the stomach and especially of the bowels, and finally produces
constipation of an aggravated type."
And the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Washington. D. C. says; "A loaf of
bread made from a quart of flour leavened with cream of tartar baking powder con
tains forty-five more grains of Rochelle Salts than, is contained in one Sedlitx powder.
Crescent Egg-Phosphate Baking Powder sells for 25c,. Is absolutely
pure and wholesome. It Is guaranteed and made by the Crescent Mfg.
Co., Seattle, manufacturers of Maplelne, the new flavor.
Down and Cotton Comforts, Wool Blankets,
Down and Feather Pillows Sixth Floor
SCANNING THIS LIST MAY SUGGEST
SOMETHING UNTHOUGHT OF
Sewing Rockers in golden oak finish as low as $1.75.
Ladies' Desks in mahogany, golden oak. walnut and
birds-eye maple. In mahogany as low as $8.25.. In golden
oak $8.75.
Roman Chairs in golden oak plain and carved back3
and arms. $12.00 and up.
Comfort Arm Rockers in golden oak and mahogany
with leather seats and some with leather backs. In golden
oak as low as $8.50.
Center Tables all woods all finishes in solid oak, gol
den finish as low as $3.45.
Macey Sectional Bookcases in golden oak, fumed oak
and mahogany.
Toilet Table Chairs two dainty designs in golden oak
and birds-eye maple, at $6.25.
100-piece Set at $18-50 The Colonial pat
tern; white and gold, in semi-porcelain. Reg
ularly $22.00. ,
100-piece Haviland Sets at $54 Two dec
orations to choose from at this special price;
in green and gold and in pink and gold. Reg
ularly $65.00.
sustained the law and the Supreme
Court of Connecticut deemed it invalid.
JAMES WILSON TO REMAIN
licport That V. O. Thompson Will
Be Secretary Denied.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Dee. 14. Em
phatic dental can be given to the re
port that William O. Thompson, presi
dent of the Ohio State University, will
be appointed January 1 to the post of
Secretary of Agriculture in succession
to James Wilson.
President Taft is in New Haven to
day to attend the Tale Corporation
meeting. It is understood here that,
so far as President Taft knows. Secre
tary Wilson has no intention of resign
ing. School Population Grows.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 14. (Special.) r
FOR ANYONE who finds any injurious
substances in food resultant from the use
of Crescent Baking Powder. This is a
standing offer of many years duration, which
has never yet been challenged.
It U one of the guarantees that goes with every can of Crescent Baking
Powder sold by your grocer. Bemember that Crescent Baking Powder has
been on the market for many years and. in the face of the enormous opposition
of the Cream of Tartar Trusts, it is speedily winning its way into the good
graces of every
Health, says;
I express the
Housefurnishing Goods
Sold on Easy Payments
CHRISTMAS SALE
CHAFING DISHES
Perhaps you know of some one
who would be agreeably sur
prised to receive a Chafing
Dish as a Christmas gift. Then
here's your opportunity for
buying today and tomorrow
in the Basement -Store.
Chafing Dish at $5.95 Full
nickel-plated; regularly $8.00.
Chafing Dish at $5.75 Reg
ularly $7.00; full nickel-plated,
with ebony handle.
Chafing Dish at $7.25 Of
brass with ebony handle; regu
larlv $9.50.
Chafing Dish at $8.90 Full
nickel-plated, with rosewood
handle; regularly $12.00.
Chafing Dish Set at $21 .OO
Chafing dish, alcohol flagon,
tray, flame shield, fork and
spoon, with ebony handles.
This set in copper. Regularly
$27.50.
Chafing Dish Set at $24.25
Consists of same pieces as
above set, full nickel-plated;
regularly 32.0C.
Gents' Chiffoniers and
Shaving Stands Two
splendid gift pieces
that will appeal to him.
Miss Emma Warren. County School
Superintendent, has received reports of
the school census from all the rural dis
tricts of the county. They show that
the children or school age In those dis
tricts now number 1639 or 135 more
than a year ago. when the total was
1504. The districts, which contain over
100 pupils are: Seaside. 318; Ham
mond, 177; Warrenton, 112.
W. C. T. XT. Fountain Arrives.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 14. (Spe
cial.) The bronze drinking fountain
presented to the city by the W. C. T. U.
has arrived and workmen are setting
it up. The fountain contains provi
sion for slaking the thirst of man and
beast.
Xoted Spanish Sculptor Dies.
MADRID. Dec. 14. Augustin Querol,
sculptor, died today. He had recently
submited a model for the Columbus
Monument to be erected at Washington.
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