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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY,-- APRIL.' 15; 1910. RECEIVER NAMED FDR SOUND LINES Overloading The Stomach OUR W You Must See Them in Order to Get an Adequate Idea tL Wonderful Bargains lO INDOWS Eben F. Wells Appointed Over Home 'Phone Companies in : Friendly Suit. PORTLAND ARM THRIVES Mep Taken to "Effect Reorganization Iiemanded by Iarge Indebtedness '. Contracted Early Ixx-al Of ficial Explains. TACOMA. Wash.. April 14. Eben F. Wells was today appointed temporary receiver of the Home Telephone Com pany, of Puget Sound, and of the Northwestern Long Distance Telephone Company by Juage Dunworth, of the Federal Court, wno fixed next Monday e-s '. the date for the hearing1 as to whether the receivership should be made permanent. The appointment Is made on the application of the Home Telephone & Telegraph Company, of Portland, and Is said to be purely a friendly action looking to a reorgani sation and a readjustment of the bonds in -order that the two companies may be t put on a basis to meet their fixed charges. Portland Company Thrives. Concerning the receivership Harvey I.lndley. of Portland, vice-president, gave out the following statement to the press: "1 wa not present at the meeting of the Portland board, hut am familiar with the. situation. The Portland company is in good physical condition and is earning fixed charges on its bonds. It lias no floating debts. April 1. 1909, the com pany had about 7010 paying phones in eervlce. It now has more than 11,000. The prowth of the company has been due to the fact that Home of Portlands best citizens have taken place on the Portland board. Advances in considerable sums have been made to the Home Telephone rompany of Puget Sound and the North western Long-Distance Telephone Com pany. Reorganization Is Demanded. "While these companies are In good physical condition and are serving the public satisfactorily, they cannot meet their fixed charges. The present board has not sold any of these securities, but with a large indebtedness, pre viously contracted by these companies, no new money' could be enlisted for their extension and development, and reorganization of these companies is imperative. I cannot forecast the ac tion of the bondholders and others hav ing, securities of these companies, but I believe that with tne charges scaled flown and new money enlisted for in vestment the companies can be put in Rood shape. The Increase In the Port land business shows that the automatic service meets with favor of the public. Tacoma and Bellingham are good, thrifty cities and there is no reason why, with the proper management, these companies should not be made to pay Interest on a reasonable investment. BEDOUIN WOMEN'S LIVES Fair Ones All Wear Veils Except Particular Elders. London Glnbe. The Bedouins of the Sinaittc peninsula fcro very fond of dogs, which Are allowed to go In and out of the tents and are treated kindly. They use them as watch dogs and for hunting the ibex. A dog filso always accompanies the women when watering- the goats, for protection. On the whole, the Bedouins are fond of ntmals. They catch gazelles and red lffged partridges, but only to cell them in the towns. I have known a Bedouin to bring up two young eagles he had taken from the nest, and let them go when they were old enough to care for themselves, but T have never feen any birds In cages. They have many names both for dogs and camels. The tatter are generally named after some " well known camel, from which they are said" to descend. The women keep to their side of the lent; the children go !n and out. Some men. if very near relatives, are privileged to go into the women's side of the tent. In my own case, when visiting a Bedouin J knew, he would, on my entering, shout out a salutation, eo that it could be henrd on 1 the women's side; then his wife would Mmrvly answer back, or come, veiled, of course, and stand looking over the. partition at us. The oldr women are rot so particular about being veiled, and among the younger women there is a great difference on this point. If they know a man very Intimately they will sometimes speak to him un veiled. T have Itved three or four days with a Gahnisi Arab and seen and spoken to his wife with the same lib erty with which I might have tsp o k e n to an Knglish woman. This matter rests tn the husband's hands; he de rides whom she shall see and by whom she shall be seen. If a traveler meets a woman on the wayside and has some thing to say to her or any question to ask, she will sit down with her back turned to him and her bourga drawn over her face, but will speak quite freely to him. A near relative, such aa an uncle or brother-in-law, they al ways kiss on meeting. Among men, the most ordinary salu tation on meeting- Is "Marhabba." to which the answer Is "Salamaat," to which "Allah ya salamek" is said and "Allah ye salem hatrack" or "Ya. ba reck feek" are returned. A salutation, especially of the Bedouin, is "Gawak," which is said while pointing at the person saluted with the camel stick. "When leaving:, nothing need be said, but if any expression la used it is either 'Ma a Salaam a" or "Allah ya glbon bl salaama" or "Kulluf Allah alack." The nearest approach to general so cial intercourse between men and women takes place during the Ruhia, At this season of the year the only one when many collect together in one place the Pahieh Is danced, or rather sung, in the evening. The chorus, which Is composed of as many men of the tribe as choose to join in, stand in a long row. It is their business to beat time, and as they stand they step simultaneously forward, bending1 as they clap their hands rythmical ly. A deep guttural sound marks the first cadence. When they have thus given the time and rhythm, one of their number be gins a chant in honor of heroes of the past, or improvises verses in which he celebrates the deed of valor of some one present, perhaps. At the end of each verse the chorus repeats a kind of refrain. Every allusion is greeted y the women, gathered by themselves .In a tent close by, with the shrill, tremulous "xaghareet, which, with Causes Incomplete Digestion, Weakens the System, and Breeds Dyspepsia. Trial Package Free. Gluttony Is as vile a sin aa drunken ness and Its evil results are more terri ble and far more rapid. The human sys tem turns into the stomach and alimen tary canal from 7 to 35 pounds of diges tive fluid every twenty-four hours. Oram your stomach with food and you exhaust these Juices. If your stomach cannot digrest the food because it lacks juices to do with, you should either eat less or make more g-astric fluids. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cont-iin Ingredients one grain of which will di gest 3000 grains of food. With Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets In your stomach the evil effects of overeating; are removed, for these little tablets when dissolved stick to the food and digest all the good from it. They won't abandon the stom ach and leave a mass of decaying undi gested food to putrlfy and Irritate the mucous membrane lining. They give greater quantities of gastric fluid, help the intestines enrich the blood, prevent constipation, and gluttony, while sinful may yet be made less harmful by the use of these tablets. Every druggist carries them In stock; price 60 cents per box, or send us your name and address and we will send you a trial package free by mall. Address, P. A. Stuart Co., 160 Stuart Bl'dg., Mar shall. Mich. them. Is equally a sign of mourning or rejoicing. Suddenly a girl (the Hashl) appears on the scene. She is closely veiled, and stands perhaps 30 yards away in front of the men. She pauses an instant, sword in hand, just time enough to feel the rhythm of words and beat of hands. The men are gradually" ap proaching her, and when they reach her the chant becomes louder and her movements more deciaed. She now retreats slowly, repelling them with her sword, sometimes bend ing to the right, sometimes to the left, but always following the rhythm in every movement. When thus she has been driven back to the limits of the ground there Is a short lull, while the men walk backward to their original starting point, and the whole thing begins again. The Hashl will some times dance longer than hr audience desires, or her performance may not satisfy them: in either case, one of the men. kneeling down, goes through the motion of shooting at her, pointing at her with the forefinger of the left band and snapping the thumb and third finger of the right, while the fore finger of the right hand pulls the thumb of i-e left as an Imaginary trigger. The Hashi then retires and another takes her place. Sometimes a different dance is chosen: it is called the Harbl. The Hashi in this takes very short, quick steps, the time is much faster and she runs round and round vers' much In the same manner as a me chanical toy. These songs and dances will sometimes last the whole night through. The Bedouins will sleep merely an hour before they go off Into the hills with their flocks at daybreak; once there, they sleep through the heat of the day. and come back ready for another night of singing and dancing. The Hashl can never be a married woman. I have heard that In the Ababda she is not veiled. -and that In stead of a sword she holds out her own long hair to Its full length. ' These dances and amusements are only indulged in at the time of the Rubia, or on such a special occasion as a marriage. At other times the natives are scattered here and there, and such things are impossible. Some are tend ing their flocks, others traveling to the towns nearest to them but often many days' journey off in search of corn, flour, coffee, as well as stuffs and the guns and swords they require. Gunpowder, too, they fetch, for they have never yet attempted making It themselves. All their trading Is done by exchange. STUDENTS 60 ON STRIKE rt'LLMAN BOYS WILL NOT EAT IX DORMITORY. Walkout Is Result of Discharge of O. C. North From His Posi tion as Walter. PULLMAN. Wash.. April 14. (Special.) Another round in the fight of the stu dents of the Washington State College, quartered in the boys' dormitory, to se cure better food, ended last evening when 150 students left the dormitory and se cured their supper down town. The walk out was the result of the discharge of G. C. North from his position in the building. North, a student of the college and a prominent member of the track team, has been working in the diningroom of the "dorm." He was a member of the com mittee appointed by the striking students to meet with the regents today, when a bitter argument ensued and North was discharged by the steward. It was ru mored that -this action was taken at the suggestion of members of the faculty and so. immediately upon hearing of It. the entire student body at the dormitory, in cluding waiters and other employes, left the building and secured their supper in different parts of town. The students declare that they will not return until North is reinstated. Presi dent Bryan is endeavoring to settle the matter but no further action has been taken. HISTORIC BELL IS SILENT Tones Are Missed While Vancouver Church Is Remodeled. VANCOUVER. 'Wash., April 14. (Spe cial.) For the first time in 27 years the historic bell of the First Alethodist Epis copal Church did not ring: for the mid week prayer meetlns tonight. The peo ple who lived nearby missed its' - tones and wondered why. To enlarge the church, the bell has been taken down and it will be replaced In the new tower, when built. "The little brown church In which the bell once hung was one of the pioneer churches of the Northwest and occupies space In many histories of the West. It was built by the Rev. Mr. Hosford. who now lives in Mount Tabor, Portland. Hall. Cold Wave Hits Seaside. SEASIDE. Or., April 14. (Special.) Seeaside tonight is In the grip of a cold wave as severe as any last Winter. Fol lowing a hall storm of unusual violence the atmosphere turned to an icy tempera ture and It Is feared the heavy frosts will do considerable damage in the agricul tural districts adjoining the town. Portland Teachers Employed. ASTORIA. Or.. April 14. (Special.) Misses Martha H. Leader and Vila I- Gwynne, both of Portland. have been . employed by the Board as teachers in the local schools to fill existing vacancies. $10 Walking Skirts at $3.95 250 new Spring "Walking Skirts in the new overskirt and pleated effect; all the new materials Voiles, Serges and Shepherd Checks. Colors of black, navy, gray. tan. etc. ; value J O r to $10. In this sale ijj O.lt O Cor. Fifth and Alder Sis. Cor. Fifth and Alder Sis. 2000 New Lingerie and Tailored $6.00 Waists at $1.95 There are over fifty of the latest and pret tiest styles for street or evening wear. The lingeries of sheerest, finest materials, made with dainty yokes and full fronts, lace and embroidery-trimmed. All with prettily trimmed sleeves. The tailored waists in various styles, with laundered collars and cuffs. All sizes from 34 to 44. Make your selections as early as possible. One of the big bar- CJ QGi rains at P Jr"3& A Colossal Purchase Bof 50c on the Dollar The entire $100,000 stock of desirable new Spring merchandise from one of the leading concerns in New York, whose name we are restricted from using, but with whom very woman is familiar as being the makers of the highest grade of women's wearing apparel. Our great cash purchasing power enabled us to make this mighty purchase and it will be offered at the greatest sacrifice commencing this morning. For 10 Days Only the- Most Momentous Sale Ever Held in This City Thousands will profit by the stupendous bargains offered in this sale, this city that equals the items shown in this advertisment. ' Nothing was ever offered in .ONE OF THE GREATEST BARGAINS IN THIS SALE, A LOT OF FINEST QUALITY PRINCESS Silk D resses, $35 to $40 Values, $14.95 Princess and Semi-Princess Dresses, suitable for street or evening wear and made of best quality taffeta, pongee, rajah, surah, shantung and messaliiie silk or in satin. The colors are light blue, pink, rose, wistaria, black, navy, brown, reseda, gray, green, black with white polkadots, small black and white checks, etc.; also natural pongee, tan, changeable and lavender. Bodice elaborately trimmed with silk embroidery. Jbancy gold lace- yoke, tucked net, V al. lace net to match gown, or soutache braid. Others trimmed with Oriental buttons. Overskirt effect, accordion or full pleated; values to $-u.uu. Sale- price . . $14.95 Worth to $50.00 Superb Taaor,dSuits$19 No ilustration or description can do justice to these suits. We have offered some unusual bargains this season. This is the very apex in value-giving. We don t ask you to take our word for it. We don 't even ask' you to come into the store. See our windows. We know that that will force an inspection. STYLES The styles are the very newest presentations of leading tailors of New York. MATERIALS Every fashionable Spring material in every right shade or color. TAILORING You know the quality of tailoring put in the most expensive men's custom-made suits. That's what you'll find here. And the linings are equally high grade the best that 'can be found any- J 1 Q TtZ. where. Worth to $50.00 at P A U. O 100 Elaborately Trimmed $25.00 and $30.00 Tailored Suits, $11.95 During This Sale Every One a Masterpiece There are ladies' and misses' sizes of splendid quality of imported French serge, handsomely braided and trimmed. Fancy jeweled buttons. iSkirt full side kilted with embroidered panel. Colors, black, navy, gold, rose, pearl, reseda, Copenhagen and chicory. Also strictly tailored styles in serges, diagonals, fine worsteds andC! QEI homespuns, in all the new colorings. Sale price P X. A Phenomenal Bargain of 150 $25.00 to $30.00 Long Silk Coats for $13.50 In pongee, cloth of gold and black rajahs. Trimmed and plain, long roll and notch collar effects. Values to $25.00 and - O CfS $30.00 at the remarkably low price of P 1 O.OVJ DRA1NAGEISS0UGHT Project in Klickitat County Up to Courts. 1 60 LANDOWNERS ARE SUED Commissioners Would Drain Conboy I-ake and Swamp Land in Camas Prairie Country at Estimated Cost of Less Than $80,000. GOLD END ALE, Wash., April 14. (Special.) Judge MacMastcr will hold a special jury session of the Superior Court at Goldendale in May and a venire has been, issued for 30 Jurymen. The Balfour tax case and the Camas Prairie drainage case will be heard during the week commencing" May 9. The case of Drainage District No. 1, brought by H. D. Cole, H. R. Murray and Herman Bertschi, as commission ers for the district, against 160 land owners In the district, is the most im portant litigation that has ever been before the courts in Klickitat County. The project involves the draining of Conboy Lake and the large body of swamp lands in the Camas Prairie country, which will turn about 6000 acres of land now practically worth less, except for cutting hay in favor able seasons, into valuable agricultural land. The complaint is long and sets forth in detail the benefits which the com missioners say will accrue to each tract of land in the district. Land is now selling in the district all the way from $15 to $35 an acre, according' to location, and it is figured that the maximum price will be $60 per acre after the work is completed. The total increase in value of the lands included in the district as set forth in the petition of. the commissioners is $275,000. The complaint states in de tail the amount of land that will be taken out of each tract in the district for. right-of-way for ditches and places a value thereon, together with dam ages sustained by each, tract, if any. The drainage system, will consist of a main ditch and two laterals at the upper end. The channel of Outlet Creek, will be cleaned out and used in places as a part of the drainage sys tem. The laterals will follow the trend of Bird Creek and Chapman Creek, which flow into the upper end of the lake at present. The total esti mated excavation is 248,907 cubic yards. No artificial appliance or equip ment is necessary in aid of the sys tem. The estimated cost of the pro posed improvement is $78,088.48. Adequate bridges will be constructed by the drainage district where the main canal and laterals cross the pub lic highway. Most of the land in the district is held by resident owners, early settlers of the Camas Prairie portion of Klickitat County, who ac quired their land under the homestead law. If the petition is confirmed by the Court and the jury, the cost of the improvement will be taxed up against all the property in the district pro rata. Glenwood, situated at the base of Mount Adams, on Bird Creek, about two miles north of the lake, is the nearest town to ,the project. Although at the vote taken when the district was formed, a large ma jority of the landowners in the district were in favor of the project, a minor ity Is still opposing the draining of Conboy Lake and has retained Ben nett & Sinnott, of The Dalles, to re sist the proceedings. Considerable money has been spent already by the district on surveys, maps and estimates, and it is the Inten tion of the property owners who are in favor of the project to rush the work to completion as rapidly aa pos sible, if they are not blocked -by legal proceedings. State Senator Wlnthrop B. Presby is attorney for the drainage district. You Will Believe The nice things folks say about Post Toasties After you try them with cream, and "The Memory Lingers" Posturn Cereal Company, Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. '-'rS'P The Swine or the Flower? Oh tne! I saw a huge and loathsome sty. Wherein a drove of wallowing swine were barred, Whose banquet shocked the nostril and the eye; Then spoke a voice, "Behold the source of LARD!" I fled, and saw a field that seemed at first One glistening mass of roses pure and white, . With dewy buds 'mid dark green foliage nursed; "And as I lingered o'er the lovely sight, The summer breeze that cooled that Southern scene, Whispered, "Behold the source of COTTOLENE ! " "Nature's Gift from the Sunny South" COTTOLENE is a pure and wholesome frying: and shortening: medium , made from refined cottonseed oil. There is not an ounce of hog fat in it to make food unwholesome, greasy and indigestible. As evidence of its superiority, COTTOLENE received Grand Prize (highest possible award) at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi tion; and Gold Medals (also representing highest awards in each case) at the Charleston Exposition, the Paris Exposition, and the Chicago World's Fair. In fact, in every case where COTTO LENE has been exhibited in competition with other cooking; fats, it has invariably been granted the highest award. Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago.