.v TIIE MORXING OKEGOMAX. THURSDAT, JANUART 3. 1011. to BAILEY CHARGES AMUSEMENTS HEADQUARTERS KOK TOURISTS and rOMMKKriAL TRAVELERS. Special ratee made to families and eln irle gentlemen. The management will be pleased at all times tn show rooms and give prices. A mod ern Turkish Bath establishment In the hoteL H. C. BOWERS. Manager. DETECTIVES HARD ON TRAIL OF GOLD THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OR. HEILIG THEATER Phonea Main 1 and A 1122. TONIGHT EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK. Special Price Matinee Saturday. The Muklcal Comedy Success Honeymoon Trail Excellent Cast Pretty Girls Fun. Evenings. tl.SO to 25c. Matinee. II to tie. R A K P R TH EATER Main . A S3BO. Geo. I. Baker. Manar. Tonleht All this week Matinee Saturday. Baker Stock Company In GIRLS . , , By Clyde Fitch, one of tha most original and amusing comedies ever written. A dalntv analysis of the fair sex. Nlftht prices. tBc. 60c 75c: matinees. I5c. 60c. Xextweek. opening Sunday matinee, "On Parole. PROMINENT NEW YORK DEMOCRAT ANXIOUS TO SUCCEED SENATOR DEPEW. EUROPEAN PLAN MODERN RESTAURANT COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS District Attorney Will Present Case and Call Deputies . . as Witnesses. Recovery of Bars Denied, but Early Raid Is Likely, to Gain Possession. TTI III IT ft 1-1 7t I B II B IT IT! PIOMLtK SyUAKL nlUlj OLill ll-iH SEATTLE S4OO,00O Recently Spent on Its Interior. All FnrnlahlnKs and Appointments New, Modern and Splendid. Headquarters for Portland People. Main S, A 1020. MATI.Nr-E . Y LUX VAX RETORT MADE BY MARIS SALOON RAID NOT IN VAIN HOTEL OREGON PORTLAND OREGON li&BTt GOTO GRAND JURY p r- T. : ..:. ''. ,.wsi e-W sr a- mi. mmm Manager Said to Hare Disposed of Tanana Filings, Which Can Be Recognised by Light Color. Whelaa Wlthont Ball. Government sleuths deny harlng taken Into their possession 8(H of the tl 1.000 In s;o..l bare etolen from the ateamer Humboldt, about $10,000 of which wee recovered In San Fran cleco when George Woodeon. John F. Woodson. Margaret Smith and Elmer L Smith were arrested. But If they have not already taken possession of the n-old. It la believed they know where-4 Jt la. and will make a raid wiinin few daye and take It. It le known that the searching of the Fargo Saloon, at Sixth and Stark streets, by Deputy United Statee War ehall Hamlin Tuesday night reaulted In securing a quantity of gold. Thle may be either srold Clings or gold bare. Jamee E. Whelan. manager of the sa loon, who la under arrest for having In his possession property stolen from the malls. Is said by Postofflce Inspec tor Durand to have disposed of -about I4i0 of Tanana gold filings at the San Francisco mint. This led to his ar rest. Gold Easily Identified. The Tanana gold Is of a lighter color than other gold, being on that account readily distinguishable. Government officials eay that they are satisfied that In Whelan they have a man who was either disposing of the gold as a mem ber of the gang which made the theft, or that he was disposing of It for Port land men who are members of the gang. Other arrests are expected within a - few days, as the Government officials are determined to place the entire gang In JalL It la believed that confessions have been secured from come of those who know of the workings of the gang, and that the Government la In posses sion of enough evidence to send all the thieves to McNeil's Island. The of ficials decline to discuss the case, how ever Whelan'a ball was fixed by United States Commissioner Cannon at 115. 000. Whelan's attorney was unable to raise this amount yesterday, and de nied having talked with the prisoner about the caae. Whelan la confined In the County Jail. He waa taken before Commissioner Cannon yesterday noon at the time the ball wse fixed, but no hearing waa had. Well-Known Men Implicated. Several persons well known In Port land police circles are said to be con nected with the big theft. How far the ramifications go. however, the officials refuse to say. Plnkerton detectives have been work ing on this case ever since the arrest of the Woodsons and the Smiths In San Francisco December 10. Smith's real name la Orvllle Vavenas. His relatives live In Pendleton. The Woodsons go under the nicknames of Blx Tex" and "Little Tex." Margaret Smith's real name Is said to be Margaret Henry. She Is said to be a member of a well-known family In Eastern Oregon, her relatives being- bankers. Relatives also are aaid to live on the East Side. That any of the JS4.000 In gold bars ahlpped by express, and stolen about the same time as that from the mall, has) been recovered. Is denied by the de tectives working on the case. This gold was ahlpped from Skagway to Se attle oa the steamer Humboldt. LIGHTHOUSESARE NEEDED AIakan Coast Navigators Should Be Protected, Sara Governor. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Jan. 4. "The establishment of lighthouse and other aid to navigation along the Alaskan coast Is of the high est Importance," says Governor W. E. Clerk In his annual report to the Interior Department. He continues: "Several consideration a. besides the primary one of protecting the live of those who travel on ocean-going vessels, emphasise the necessity of more liberal provision for these safeguard. The maritime commerce of Alaska amounts to approximately lS0.000.u00 per annum, and freight ratea on shipments of mer chandise are much higher them would be the caae If the coast Una were ade quately lighter. Until the present year Wrangvll Strait, In the southeastern part of the territory, through which passes. Bummer and Winter, a very large too nage. wast entirely dark; and Tongaaa h'trrows was) nearly so. "Several lights have been Installed along these tortuous channels this year, but others are needed la adjacent waters and. In fact, throughout the coast line. The haxard to. shipping Is regarded by the underwriters aa so great that ma rine Insurance ratea are frequently as h'gh as 161 per cent, and after the wreck of the steamship Tucatan last Winter It waa reported that ratea on the larger vessels would be Increased to 30 per cent In case they should continue to follow the Inside route to Prtnce William Sound. High Insurance ratea make high freight rates. The Installation of proper aids to navigation, such as are found on the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards, and even In Canadian waters Immediately adjacent to our own. would be fol lowed Inevitably by a reduction of In surance ratee and. under a proper con dition of competition In the carrying trade, a reduction of freight rates. Such a reduction would be of Ines timable economic value to the terri tory, reducing the cost of living and making It possible to engage tn such mining and other Industries as are feasible only when cheap supplies are obtainable and generally lower ex penses of operation are to be encoun tered." LIBRARIAN DROPS DEAD II. A. Oxer, of I. O. O. F., Fall While Crossing- Park Street- While crossing West Park street at Washington street last night at t o'clock H. A. Oxer, of Z2 Eleventh street, drop ped dead. lie was U years old. He was librarian of the Portland Lodge of Odd Fellows. Trr fh steering gear of aamplanea a filbis wire has tnien Invented whlrh con sists of six strands of ssvsa wires each with a csater of coitoa er wire. Copyrighted 110, by George Grantham Bain. EDWARD M. SHEPARD. NEW YORK, Jan. 4. (Special.) This Is a new photograph of Edward M. Shepird made recently In his home In Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Shepard wants to be the successor of Chauncey Depew In the United States Senate. He has the backing of Mayor Gaynor for the posi tion". Mr. Shepard Is a prominent lawyer and has been the nominee of the Democratio party for Mayor of New York but was defeated. Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany chief, is : reported to be against -the appointment of Mr. Shepard. FARMERS PAY LESS WASHIXGTOX ROADS COST CITY RESIDENTS MOST. Samuel Hill Says Use of Convicts on Highways of State Has Proved Profitable. In the operation of the road laws In Washington. It has been found that the residents of cities and Incorporated towns actually pay more than the farmers of the state for the construction ' and main tenance of the public highways, accord ing to Samuel Hill, of Seattle, who has been prominently Identified with the good roads movement in Washington sev eral years. Mr. Hill was tn the city yes terday on his way to California to spend the Winter months. 1 "Under our road laws, a property- owner who Is assessed J10.000 must pay $10 Into the state road funds." said Mr. 'Hill, "and If he Is assessed I100.000 he Is required to pay a road tax of 1100. In other -words, a levy of 1 mill la made . upon . all the assessable property In the state, and In that way permanent and constantly . In creasing road funda are provided. "Of every N spent cn the Toads oup side the corporate limits of. cities, the sum. of il is paid by the cities and $43 Is paid by the farmers, and not one dollar of this money can be spent within the limits of the cities. It has been sug gested thst we change our laws. If any change In the present law Is made pro viding for a different manner In obtain ing road funds. It would mean that the farmers do not want the cities to spend money on county roads. "For the most part our road laws are satisfactory. The convict labor law Is working out better than we had expected. Advance sheets Just Issued show that the manufacture of grain bags at the state penitentiary at Walla Walla has resulted In a total loss to the state of SSu8.000 since the Jute mills were first put In operation. "In contrast with tha showing made tn the making of grain bags, the employ ment of convict labor on the state high ways has proved remarkably profitable. During the paat year. It la shown that the net profit to the state for each convict Is I2.S0. Furthermore, It Is conceded that the roads built by the convicts are equal to the best ever constructed In the state." PERSONALMENTION. Dr. R. L. Austin, of Dayton, Is at the Lenox. E. P. Stoller, of Dillon. Mont. la at the Ramapo. James Craig, of Sllverton. Is at the Portland. S. G. Bartlett. of Brogan. Is at the Portland. J. D. Kelty, of McCoy, Is registered at the Lenox. L. Klnnear and son, of Medford. are at the Cornelius. L. W. Wald. of Goldendale, Wash., is at the Cornelius. P. E. Thompson, of Salem. Is registered at the Cornelius. C. A. Halee. of Waltaburg; la regis tered at the Perkins. W. L. Winkle, of The Dalles. Is regis tered at the Ramapo. Mr. and Mrs. U. 8. Grant, of Dallas, are at the. Imperial. J. F. lllckey, of Nam pa. Idaho, Is reg istered at the Portland. Mrs. and Miss Schoenfeld, of Sheridan, are staying at the Ramapo. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. McAllister, of La Grande, are at the Perkins. Mra A. S. Ashley and daughter, of Ba ker, are staying at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haberlack. of Tilla mook, are staying at the Imperial. C. S. Keller and family and William Krats, of Bridal Veil, are staying at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Venable. of Ska mokawa. Wash., are staying at the Len ox. NEW YORK. Jan. 4. (Special! North- weatern persons registered at hotels In New York today as follows: From Portland M. W. Baldwin, at the Navarre; Miss I. Weinberg. W. H. Giles, at the Breslln; Dr. M. Alexrood. at the Astor; H. C. Wilson. Mra H. C. Wllewn. at the Seville; T. B- Wilcox. Miss C. Wil cox, at tne Hoiiana. From Spokane L. 9. Ro, at the Em pire; W. A. Shultz. at the Imperial. From Seattle A. P. Fisher and wife, Usi Parker, at the Breslln; R. M. Knapp, at the Hermitage; H. L Henry, Mra. H. L. Henry, at the Wolcott. NEW YORK. Jan. 4. fSpeclal.r Cltlxens of the Pacific Northwest reg istered at New York hotels today as follows: From Portland At the Grand Union, G. W. Stebblns: at the Netherland. G. P. Stanley; at the Wellington, F. Solo mon and Mra FaSolomon: at the Wal dorf. J. C. Yoncey. BAN FRANCISCO. Cel.. Jan. 4. -Special. Portland arrivala at the Palace Ho tel today were: C. B. Stetson, B. F. Gilt- ner. J. S. Menefee. J. P. Menefee, F. W. Leadhetter and family. CHICAGO, Jan.i (Special.) Port land people at Chicago hotels today: At the Congress, F. H. Beverly, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Sprague. CHICAGO, Jan. 4. (Special.) People from Oregon reglatered at Chicago ho tels today aa follows: From Portland C. S. Unna. at the Congress. From Grants Pass Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Bolton, at the Brevoort. CHICAGO. Jan. 4. (Special.) The following Oregon people registered at Chicago hotels today: From Portland Mrs. Leon Hlrsh, nurse and baby, at the Congress; M. D. Hobbs, Thomas Ross, at the Great Northern. From Salem Paul H. Hauser, L Hauser. at the Brevoort. BOY'S DEATH MYSTERY PTOMAINT3 POISOXIXG OR SCAR LET? PARENTS ASK. Following Two Christmas Dinners, Son and Daughter of Goulds Die Within Two Weeks. The death yesterday from scarlet fever of six-year-old Alice Gould, daughter of Henry Gould, 618 Clay street, has served to clothe In mystery the cause of the deain on Wednesday, December 28, of Alice's 11-year-old brother Joseph. The attending physician and nurse were of the opinion that his death was caused by ptomaine poisoning. A post mortem examination of the stomach would have been useless for the reason that the lad was taken with violent retchings. Since the death of Alice the parents are uncertain as to whether Joseph died of scarlet fever or ptomaine poisoning. For Christmas dinners on both Sun day and Monday the Gould family had, among other things, turkey, candy, dates, figs and nuts. The boy ate a lot of figs -before going to bed Monday night. He was taken 111 early the next morning and died on Wednesday morn ing. Another son, George aged 13, also was taken with chills and fever on Monday night, but recovered within a few hours. Mr. and Mrs. Gould have now lost two of their five children within the space of two weeks. A third. George. Is still under quarantine because of his sister's death from scarlet fever. GRADUATES ARE EXAMINED Medical Board Gives Test to 85 As pirants for Certificates. The S3 graduates of medical colleges who are taking the State examination, spent all day yesterday answering the questions of the State Board of Medical Examiners. The examination Is being held in Foresters' Hall. In the Marquam Building. To a layman the medical terms are hardly Intelligible without ref erence to the dictionary. A few sample questions are given below: Give diagnostic points of Caput Suc cedaneum and Cephalhematoma. Describe briefly the physiological ac tion of Hydrargyrt chloridum mite. Give mental symptoms of aconite, bel ladonna and stramonium. Explain how a slipped Innominate can produce sciatica. Name the Indications and contrain dications for the use of mydriatics. SMALL SWINDLE CHARGED Man Arrested In Portland Is Wanted for Ashland Check Deals. ASHLAND, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) Ar rested In Portland, W. E, McGuffie will be brought back to Ashland to anawer to charges of issuing fraudulent checks. He called at several cigar stores and the Ashland and Oregon hotels Sunday and cashed checks for small amounts. When theae checks were presented at the United States National Bank it was found that there were no funda The amounts secured will aggregate In the neighborhood of 8100. McGuffie left the same night. McGuffie, who was arrested by Detec tives Hyde and Pressey as he stepped off a Southern Pacific train In Portland, had more than 830 in hla pockets. Commissioners Hurry to Scene. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 4. Commission ers Lawrence and Jones, of the State Railway Commission, and the state track Inspector left tonight for Cheney, where they will conduct an Investigation Into the collision between the Northern Pa cific's North Coast Limited and the Bur lington's Seattle-St. Louis Express, , in which five persons were killed. Former -Attache of Food Commis sioner's Office Says Bailey's Own Words Arc Sufficient Answer to Accusation. District Attorney Cameron yesterday said that he would recommend to the Multnomah County January, grand Jury,, which w'll begin work within a week, that it undertake the investl gationx of the charges made against J. W. Bailey, State Dairy and Food Commissioner, that Mr. Bailey has bought furniture for his private use at state expense, has charged to the state many items of expenditure which he should have paid from his private funds and has failed to perform the duties of his office conscientiously. Mr. Cameron said that he had found by examining the statutes that It was the duty of the grand Jury to inquire Into the conduct of a state office when malt)aasance. Incompetency or lack of Interest Is charged. The state con stitution provides that state officers may not be Impeached, but It stipulates that others than the Governor, mem bers of the Supreme Court and members of the Legislature may be prosecuted and punished by removal from office or imprisonment for Incompetency, mal feasance or corruption. It Is under this law that District Attorney Cameron says he will make hla recommendation to the grand Jury. Deputies to Be .Called. When first questioned yesterday as to his Intentions, Mr. Cameron said that it was within the rights of the grand Jury to Investigate trie official conduct of Commissioner Bailey, but Intimated that be might not take action unless some one preferred a definite charge through his office. Later, however, Mr. Cameron, after having reflected, said that there were several deputies in Mr. Bailey's office who could be called be fore the grand Jury to testify and that he- would himself assume the respon sibility of making a recommendation to the grand Jury. Paul V. Marls, replying yesterday to Mr.' Bailey's criticisms of his work as a deputy and to Mr. Bailey's statement that he secured for Mr. Marls a po sition with the Federal Government, said: "It is not now and has not been my disposition to make a public charge against Mr. Bailey. However, Inas much as he has seen fit to discredit the character of my services and to make statements which. If true, prove me to have been dishonorable in my action. I claim the right to answer certain state ments concerning nu-self. To do so I will merely rearrange his remarks and permit them to answer themselves. Bailey's Own Words Quoted. . "For example, he says: My daugh ter did more work for 825 a month than Maris has done for 8100." and 'I recom Stendea Maris very highly to Chief Rawl and secured his Government Job for him.' Now, while these statements appear rather conflicting; they are. In reality, highly reasonable and com mendable, for do they not Indicate that Mr. Bailey's loyalty to our state ex ceeds his loyalty to the Nation? Do they not reveal a master stroke of di plomacy? Surely this recommendation of me. coming from Mr. Bailey at a time when my delinquency to duty was most annoying to him, is excusable. In that it meant my transfer from the state to the Government. All criticism should be withheld because It did not happen to occur to Mr. Bailey that he could serve the Nation as well as the state by simply discharging me. "The complexity of the whole situa tion Is Intensified by the fact that I had not even had an offer of a Government position when I resigned, and did not receive one until some days after. In the light of this fact, his statement that he 'secured the Government posi tion for Marls because it would afford the young man a better opportunity to rise eventually to a good position in the world? seems very strange. In view of the additional fact that he didn't even know that I had received an offer, or written an acceptance, his part appears to be openly questionable. In fact. It seems quite certain that he Is taking undue credit unto himself. LIVERY ORDERS ARE DRAWN BlUs Filed at Salem Are Not Fully Itemized by Bailey. SALEM, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) That J. W. Bailey, State Dairy and Food Commissioner, paid 8730 for "keep of team" to Frazier & McLean, of Port land, is shown by prders drawn on the office of the State Treasurer. That he also had various othef livery bills in Lane and Linn counties and that he expended considerable for furniture is shown, but these orders are not further itemized and it is not stated what kind of furniture was purchased. On August 27 he expended 839 for office and laboratory furniture and on July 20 expended 856 80 for the same purpose, the first purchase being from the Powers Furniture Company, and the second from I. Gevurtz & Son. The clause covering the disposition of funds collected as fines undef the pure food law states that the money shall be paid directly to the State Treasurer and shall be drawn directly from him on order of the Dairy and Food Commissioner. These accounts In no way fsa through the hands of the Secretary of States, who. by .con stitution. Is auditor of all executive branches of state government.. The law also provides that the Commissioner shall report-to the Legislature as to his expenses, the money from fines to be used, in the language of the law, "for carrying out the purposes of this act." MAN'S ACCUSER IS INSANE Minnie HHI, Alleged White Slave, Goes to Salem. Minnie Hill, accuser of Charles Peters. alleged white slaver, has been committed to the 8alem asylum. She was exam ined yesterday morning at the County Jail by Cour.ty Judge Cleeton and Dr. S. E. Josephi. It was thought by the examiners that she would recover with in a few weeks. She told the court and physician that Peters had tried to poison her by putting poison In candy and that he threatened to kill her. She said she was afraid of him. The reason she came to Oregon with THEATER WEEK JANUARY X Ulllan Bnrkhart In "What Every Woman Wants": live Cycling Auroras. Ernest Schartr. the Gee Jays. Jones St Ueeley, evlns Erwood, JnUuaJTanacn. GRAND Week Jan. 2d THE FOUR CHARLES In aa ArMvtie Vis Elsla Rl tinier Co., McDonald ft Huntington, Josephine Ainaiie Phil at Nettle Peters, Carroll Cooke, GRANDASCOVE. ual Novelty - - A. OA. ,., 1 Matinee every uay. w. j j oTi. Evening performances at 7:30 and balcony. 15c: lower tloor. 25c: box seats, ooc mMnftlMl Vaudeville. Week January 2, 1B11. ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY S-ABDOC HAMAD'S ARABS 9 8 OTHER FEATURE ACTS 5 Popular Prices Curtain 2:80, 7:30. . LYRIC HOME OF MUSICAL COMEDY Seventh and Alder Street. ALL, THIS WJLCh. EXTRA! EXTRA! ALBERTA CLAIRE. The girl from Wyoming, and the Lyrie Musical Comedy Company, presenting "DILLON AND KING IN MEXICO." Two performances nightly. 7:45 ana 9:15; Matinee daily. 2:45. Friday night Chorus Girls' Contest. Peters, she said, was because he told her he had money, would buy many fine things for her and would take her to Australia. DOT BERNARD IS IN FILM Former Portland Girl Ca Be Seeu at Star Theater. "The Two Paths," featured at the Star Theater, is a remarkable film, both from a dramatic as well as photo graphic point of view. It has an added local interest as many persons recog nized Miss Dot Bernard, formerly of Portland, as one of the characters In the pictures. "The. Two Paths" symbolize the eternal struggle between the good and evil elements of life. Two sisters dwell In some humble home, the scene being possibly laid In some East Side tenement In New York. One of them Is at the sewing machine, the other dreaming. A woman of fashion, accompanied by a rich. Insinu ating person, representing money, pow er and temptation enters. The man tries to draw each sister to him in turn. The Industrious girl protests, pointing to an aged mother asleep in a rocking chair. Then this tempter, conscious of the weaker will of the other, pleads and finally succeeds in Inducing the other to follow him. The picture next presents the hum ble but honest courtship, marriage and life oT the srlrl who preferred virtuous toll. The tempter lavishes everything on the weaker girl, but soon tires 01 her and orders her thrust out. Here the artistic dramatic power of Miss Bernard is well shown. The girl tot ters out and finds her way to quarters not yet quite fully degraded but suf ficiently different to show the contrast. Her descent then is depicted until the tragic end, which Is an illustration of the high powers reached by Miss Her nard. Madam Tetrazinni visited the Star Theater and was deeply Interested in what she saw, paying a very high com pliment to the appropriate music of Harry Thorn. The management offered to give to TetrazzinnI a private exhibition of II Trovatore, a picture soon to . be re leased, which opera she has sung suc cessfully so many times. She was de lighted at the suggestion and on her return to the city will avail herself of the privilege. Were It not for her pending contracts ' the management would make her an offer to sing "La Miserere" In the production of VII Trovatore." BOTTLE WORSTS ROBBER Saloon Man Facing; Revolver Fights and Captures Thug. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. Gus Pre tropulos, a Folsom-street saloon-keeper, refused to be held up by two masked men who entered his place last night and demanded the contents of his cash register. One of the men thrust a gun in the saloon-keeper's face the other brand ished a club. Pretropuios promptly ac cepted tha gage of battle. Seizing the gun-man's wrist, he reached for a "loaded" beer bottle, and for several moments some lusty blows were en changed. Though badly beaten about the head and face, Pretropuios hung on to one of the holdups untiy a policeman ar rived. The other escaped. The prisoner gave the name of Charles L. Sheets, aged 25, residence Texas. He disclaimed knowledge of the fugitive's identity. Pretropuios' bruises were bandaged at the Emergency Hospital. JAP TEACHER NOT DESIRED Protest of Attorney Causes Hono lulu Instructor to Resign. HONOLULU. Jan. 4. An advertise ment was published in a local paper to day by J. Lightfoot, an attorney, call ing on citizens to hold a mass meeting to protest against the employment in the Central Grammar School here of Miss Tokei Miamoto, a Japanese. When the advertisement was read by M'.sa Miamota, she immediately resigned her position. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Jan- 4. Maximum temper ature, 44 degrees;- minimum, 40 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M., 8.1 feet: chanse in last 24 hours, fall .4 fooL Total rainfall (3 P M. to 5 P. M.. none; total rainfall since September 1. 1910, 10.39 inches; normal rainfall since September 1. 20.32 Inches; de ficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1910. 3.93 inches. Total sunshine, none; possible sunshine. 8 hours 48 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M., 30.00 Inches. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The low-pressure area yesterday over Manitoba has moved to the Upper Lake Region and another storm has made its appearance In the Canadian Northwest. Both of these disturbances have followed a track too far north to cause any' precipi tation of consequence In this district, but tbey both caused "Chinook" conditions in Both Hotels Conducted by MESSRS. WRIGHT & DICKINSON TheImperial Oregon's Greatest Hotel 350 Rooms, 104 Suites, With Private xsatas. NEW FIREPROOF BUILDING Moderate Rates. Phil Metschan & Sons, Props. lis! ife1 C. W. CORNELIUS, Proprietor. OPENED SEPT, 10O9. PRIVATE HOTEL LENOX K. D. and'V. K. JOBGENSEN, lr ops. and Mgn. CORNER 3d AND MAIN STS. Hot and Cold Water. Long Distance Phone In Every Room. RATES $!.OOand Up W. D. Wood, Msrr. Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and Idaho. It is much warmer in the Missis sippi Valley, except near the Gulf of Mex ico, where the temperature has only risen slightly. In the Atlantic States it is de cidedly colder and the temperatures during the day barely went above the freezing point In the Southern States. There has been a general rise in temperature on the Pacific Slope, and maximum temperatures of 70 de grees or more occurred at a number of places In Central and Southern California. The conditions are favorable for fair weather Thursday in Western Oregon and Western Washington and for rain or snow In the eastern portions of these states and in Idaho. It will be colder Friday east of the cascade Mountains. FORECASTS. . Portland and vicinity Fair; winds mostly WOregon and Washington Fair west, rain or snow east portion; colder by Friday morning east portion; westerly winds. Idaho Rain or snow; colder Friday mora- lng' THE WEATHER. ' Wind State of Weather STATIONS. Boise Boston Calgary Chicago Denver Des Moines Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena Jacksonville. . . . Kansas City... Marshfield Montreal New Orleans... New York North Head. . . . North Yakima. Phoenix pocatello. Portland Roseburg Sacramunto. ... St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake. ...... San Diego San Francisco. Siskiyou Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island. Walla Walla... Wniihlnston. . . . 36'0 30 0 4lli0 3S' 4:1(0 T0 2 0 rao 38 10 440 4ti0 34 0 32.0. -4;0. .00! 4'N .00 12. NW .0Cill2SW .02;42W .00' 4!SW Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear .00 !onic2,NW IClear Clear Clea' Clear .Oil 4IN 00 4 SB oo 00 w Cloudy B SW L2INW 4INW 8;SW 6'NW S NW Clear Clear Cloudy Clear oo .Y .00 .00 .oo .10 .011 .oo .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 00 34 2 41) 34 Clear Clear IS SB Rain , 4!S 4IVR Clear Clear 8 0 3010 44 0 40 0 60 O 3210 SlO 311 0 720 660 42 O 320 4S0 460 460 2SO -80 20lSB Icloudy ICIoudy ICloudy 4 SW 4 S 4;SE Clear Clear Clear Clear 24 NW .00 4iS 6'NE 4IN .00 .00 00 Clear Clear Cloudy no s Cloudy Cloudy 02 4IS ,24!lOiSW Rain .00 6 S .00 flINE .00 IOINW Cloudy Clear Clear Winnipeg EDWARD A. BEALS. District Forecaster. MEETING NOTICES. COLUMBIA LODGE. NO. 114. A. F. AND A. M. Stated com munication this (Thursday) even ing at 8 o'clock. Masonic Temple. Balloting on candidates and pres entation of Past Master's Jewel to Brother Past Master Edward L. Rltter. All M. M. welcome. By order W. M. FRED L. OLSON, 'Sec. ASTRA CIRCLE New Year party. Thurs day. January 5th, In the W. O. W. build- lna. 128 lltn jstreeu nm ana ouu. x-riz- for both. Dancing. Admission 15c. NEW PERKINS Fifth and Washington Sts. OPENED JUNE, 1908 A hotel in the very heart of Portland's busfness activity. Modern in every respect. Kates, $1.00 and up. Moderate price restaurant in connection. L. Q. Swetland, Secretary and Manager. ErtSgia S .S.3: h,'fpa 'a ''tnil'kcdjj 'a 'B' B ' 3 fln j i i i nil mi THE CORNELIUS The House of Welcome." corner Park and Alder. Port land's newest and most modern hotel. European plan. Be elnnln Mav Jst our rates will be as follows: All back rooms without bath, single. $1.00 per day; double. $2.00 per day. All front rooms without bath, $1.30 per day, single: $'J.50 per day double. All OUTSIDE rooms. Our omnibus meets all trains. H. E. FLETCHER, Manager. HOTEL RAMAPO Cor. Fourteenth and Washington New Hotel, Elegantly Furnlshea, Rates $1 and Up SPECIAL, HATES FOR PERMANENT. European plan. Hlus Meets All Trains. M. E. FOLEY, PROPRIETOR. BATHS. YOU WILL LIKE THE WOODS American Plan TJ l T TT T European PInn ".30 Per Day. HUItL 1 and B1.00 Per Day. It'a All Comfort." Onr Table d'Hote Steals One Feature. In heart of business district, center of city, half block from G. N. Ry. and N. P. By.. Depot, close to all steam ship wharves and C. P. Ey. Depot. VANCOUVER B. C. Meodota Coal No claim has been made for Mendota that the coal itself cannot more than live up to. People who have bought trial tons are delighted with it. That is why we are receiv ing so many re-orders. Phones: A 3887, Marshall 2635, or Order From Your Dealer Today DIED. WITTENBERG At his late residence, 943 Schuyler atreet, city, uavia wittennerg. aged 85 years, father of Herman. Sam uel and Edward Wittenberg and Mrs. A. H. McMonles. Mrs. J. Burgoyne, Mrs. S. McMlllen, Mrs. F. M. Saunders and Mrs. F. C. Wasserman. Funeral notice later. ALBRIGHT January 4, at T13 Commercial street. Perry Albright, aged si years, ll months, 3 days. Funeral announcement ' later. ROGERS In this city. January 4. George Rogers, aged 73 years. The remains are at Finley's parlors. Funeral notice will appear in a later Issue.