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n 10 THE 3IORXIXG OltEGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JAXTJAKT 3, 1913. WOMAN WORKERS END YEAR IN DEBT Statistics Show Expenditures Are Greater Than Receipts in' Several Callings. OFFICE GIRLS ABLE TO SAVE Discrepancies Vary Prom $10.08 to $145.86 and legislature Will Be Asked to Provide Remedy at Coming Session. How -women and girls whose total an naal Incomes are exceeded by their total annual expenditures for neces sary things in amounts ranging from $10.06 to $145.86 are able to meet the new year with happiness Is a question asked by the social survey committee of the Consumers' League, which has lust completed the compilation of sta tistics resulting from Its investigation of the incomes and expenses of. 509 working women and girls in Portland. Of this number, 36 work In laundries, 100 in. factories, 116 In department stores, 88 in offices and 160 in miscel laneous occupations. The figures show that only 31 of the 509 are able to show a saving on their wages at the end of a year's constant work, and their saving is only an aver. age of 176.83. Those who are able to put this amount in the bank as the sur. plus of 12 months' labor are .found among the office employes, whose aver age annual wages are higher than any of the others. Clothing: Cost Contrasted. The idea that many girls are able to work cheaper because they live at home is not borne out by the figures, for it Is found that the average annual expenses of girls living at home or "adrift" the word employed by the committee for all those who have no home ties are nearly the same. It costs laundry girls who live at home $158 a year for cloth ing, a dollar more than it costs girls in the same work who live adrift. Fac tory girls at home get along with $126.46 worth of clothes, while those adrift spend $140.83. Department store workers who live at home spend $161.66, and those adrift $139.63 for clothes. Of fice girls at home spend $183.20, while those adrift spend a trifle less, $182.60, for clothes. The 169 workers In the miscellaneous group, of those who live at home, spend $138.10 for clothing, while those adrift spend $143.62. Throughout the several items of ex pense, for doctors' and dentists' bills. for lodge and church dues, for edu cation and reading, for recreation and vacation, for laundry and for carfare, It is found that there is a remarkable equality between the expenses of wo men wage workers who live at home and those adrift Office Workers Save. Laundry workers who live at home spend a total for the year of $475.45 those who live adrift spend $475.05. Factory workers living at home spend $426.98 a year; those adrift spend $438.83. Office workers who live at home spend $599.60, and those adrift spend $617.07. Office help is the high est paid of any of the Ave classes, and the only class In which an annual saving is shown. The 31 office work ers adrift, save $75.83 cents each year against a rainy day. Department store workers living at home have an average annual expense of $605.36 those adrift spend $572.42. In the mis. cellaneous group, those who live at home spend annually $539.29, to $625.68 lor those adrift. With those expenses, the following average annual deficits are shown, over the average annual wage: Laun dry workers At home, $61.46; adrift, $11.05. Factory workers At home, $10.06; adrift. $43.83. Office workers At home, $57.36. Department store workers At home, $145.86: adrift $91.85. Miscellaneous workers At home, $99.06; adrift, $67.97. Laundry Cost Small. Many of those girls and women are able to spend only from $4 to $10 i year for laundry, and the general aver age Is between $6 and $7. Their maxi mum average, expenditure for church contributions and lodge dues is $12.26, but the general average is between $8 and $9 a year. For education and read ing the largest average annual amount spent Is $10.80, and from that the aver age ranges down to $4. The largest annual average spent for recreation and vacation is $36.52; the lowest, $12.50. Girls who are able to live at home must spend, as a rule, more for car fare than girls who live adrift, for the latter are often able to get lodgings near their work. To effect this saving and to get rooms at as reasonable a rental as possible, many girls are force'd to live In districts that are un desirable in all other ways. That there Is so little difference be tween the expenses of the workers who live at home and who live adrift Is due to the fact that those who lHe at home must either pay their board as a rule or contribute equlvalcntly to the support of the family. Legislative Action Desired. These statistics, together with many of a similar nature, and all eloquent that there is something radically wrong with a system of wages that finds 478 out of 609 workers in debt at the end of the year, will be submitted to the Oregon Legislature at its coming ses sion in support of a bill which pro vides that a non-paid commission, to be appointed by the Governor and to be known as the Industrial Welfare Com mission, shall have power to Investi gate wages, hours and working con ditions, and to call conferences of em ployers and employes to the end that any injustices may be adjudicated and removed. The social survey committee, of whose work Miss Caroline Gleason is director, experienced little difficulty In gaining desired information, although some of the workers said that they would not risk their jobs by complain ing to anyone. "I spent too much time walking the streets to get this job to take chances on losing it." said a laun dry wirl who, economizing though she may be to the point of starvation, can scarcely hope to get through the year free of debt, unless she has help from some souroe. PERSONALMENTION. R. A. Cowden, of Sllverton. is at the Oregon. W. D. Haden. a Eugene merchant. Is at the Imperial. A. S. Carey, a Seattle lumberman, is at the Portland. E. W. Brown, a Medford merchant, is at the Bowers. J. Boyle, a Raymond lumberman, is at the Multnomah. i E. P. Ash, a Stevenson merchant. Is at the Multnomah. W. D. Plue, a Rainier lumberman, is at the Imperial. J. W. Livingston, of Forest Grove, Is at the Seward. T. M. Comfort and wife, of Reglna, are at the Bowers. L. Q. Swetland has returned from a two weeks' business trip to Califor nia. F. M. Forman. a sheepman of Ante lope, is at the Perkins. H. E. Albers, a Salem banker, is reg istered at the Imperial. Walter B. Gilbert Is registered at the Bowers from New Tork. . M. L. Thompson, a Carson lumber man. Is at the Cornelius. W. R. Smith, of Central Point, is registered at the Seward. F. M. Copeland, an Aberdeen, lum berman, is at the Perkins. J. O. Hooker, a Dallas merchant, is registered at the Perkins. David McCrimmon, a Blind Slough logger, is at the Oregon. Judge S. F. Chadwick, of Olympla, Is registered at the Bowers. J. T. Dixon, a Prineville rancher, Is registered at the Cornelius. R. L. Ellsworth, a stockman of Was co, is registered at the Perkins. . Dell Olds, a stockman of Grass Val ley, is registered at the Perkins. M. R. Matthews, a merchant of The Dalles, is registered at the Oregon. M. J. Morgen, a merchant of Cal gary, is registered at the Cornelius. Judge Henry I. Benson, of Klamath Falls, is registered at the Imperial. James Flnlayson, an Astoria real es tate operator. Is at the Multnomah. H, L. Snell, Interested in auto in surance at Eugene, is at the Oregon. J. Mattey, a real estate operator of McMlnnville, is registered at the Per kins, i C A. McLaughlin and wife, of Inde pendence are registered at the Mult nomah. C. G. Sutherland, a shoe manufactur er, of St. Louis, is registered at the Oregon. J. Thomas Moore, manager of the Provident Life & Trust Company, .of Philadelphia, is at the Multnomah. George O. Long, manager of the Weyerhaeuser timber interests at Ta- coma, is registered at the Portland. Charles Hotchkiss, manager of the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company, Is reg istered at the Portland from Taeoma. Grant Mills, a merchant of Tilla mook, Is detained in the city by the washouts on the P. R. & N. He is at the Perkins. With the commencement of the new year Dr. John H. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, 'changed his residence from the Wickersham apartments to 641 Montgomery Drive. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Maxfield, of Portland, Or. are registered at the Congress Hotel. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. (Special.) The following Portland persons were at Chicago hotels Tuesday: At the La Salle Mrs. R. S. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rudolph. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2. Dr. C. J. Smith, of Pendleton, Or., is here, en route to Europe. w J5 xjl ying tSe lliix? powm The MOST of the BEST for the LEAST When you need Drugs, get them at "The Owl" if vou would be absolutely certain of getting the MOST of the BEST for the LEAST. So far as quality is concerned, your money positively will not buy better Drugs, for better Drugs than "The Owl" sells cannot be obtained anywhere. SPECIAL NOTICE You'll find the weight of the quantity stamped on every pack age or bottle of Drugs you pur chase from "The Owl. We want you to KNOW just what you are getting. And we do this so that you can ascertain for yourself that you always secure full meas ure or full weight. VOeOidtiFugCC. A DEMONSTRATION of the EICEDA" TOILET PREPARATION'S now taking place here. An opportunity for you to acquaint yourself with the merits of these excellent prepa rationsour own make. Exceda Soap. Perfume. Toilet Water, Sachet and Face Cream. T0DC0" SOAP The Preferred Toilet Soap CaVef". 10C Three Larger) Cake UC Resolve to we It during' the coming; year. You'll find It pure and delightful. Lathers free lr. Come la the fol lowing i Almond and Cocoa. Transparent Glycer ine, Oatmeal, Eldrrflowr OR large cake lOe or three for. . . . -D C 5c 5c 10c HOPS Ounce PTTREJ GUM CAMPHOR One ounce EPSOM SALTS One pound FLAXSEED 4 f Whole or ground, one lb. X vl C CARDAMOX SEED One ounce OIL CEDAR One ounce.... I Or three ounces for SASSAFRAS BARK Two ounces......... Or 16 ounces for. . . . . . COCOANUT OIL TWO ounces Or eight ounces for TAGOi GIRL IS GUEST MISS KATHLEEN BAILEY ENTER TAINED BY FRIENDS. Mr. and Mrs. James G. Gauld Keep Open House New Year's Day. Other Affairs Given. Miss Kathleen Bailey, of Taooroa, has been the house guest of Mrs. Antolne G. Labbe for a week, and for the next few days will be entertained at the home of Miss Anita Burns. A number of teas and informal gatherings are making the visitor's stay pleasant. On Mondi; Mrs. Labbe presided at a lunch eon at the Waverly Country Club, which formed an ideal setting for the gatn erlng, to which a score of the younger girls and matrons had been asked in compliment to Miss Bailey. The color scheme, red and green, was carried out n the table decoration and place cards. poinsettlas and holly being used ar tistically. Mrs. L. TJ. Loomls and Miss Beulah Loomls, of Ellensburg, Mrs. Labbe s mother and sister, are at present her guests and will be shown many social favors during their visit. MIbb Loomis will remain here for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. James G. Gauld kept open house on New Tear's day enter taining a large number of friends. Among those who assisted In receiving were: Mrs. A. L. Maxwell. Airs. w. c Alvord. Mrs. J. Frank Watson, Mrs. Harriet McArthur, Mrs. Edmond L. Deveraux, Mrs. Robert W. Forbes. In the living-room were Miss Claire Houghton. Miss Nan Robertson, Miss Evelyn Carey, Miss Charlotte Laldlaw, Miss Mildred and Miss Grace Honeyman At the Walter J. Burns residence the hospitalities of New Year's day were extended to several score of guests who called during the day. Among the group of friends assisting In the receiv ing line were Mrs. Thomas Scott Brooke, Mrs. David Honeyman, Mrs. Jo seph M. Bradley. Mrs. George KJrkham Smith, Mrs. Thomas Roberts and Mrs. Lee Hawley Hoffman. Several of the sub-debutantes were serving In the dining-room and drawing-room. Mrs. P. C. Patterson, of Spokane, and her father, B. F. Glltner, have gone to Southern California to pass the Win ter. They will visit in Los Angeles, San Diego and other California cities. Mrs. Marlon F. Dolph entertained the members of the Thursday Bridge Club yesterday. The personnel of the club includes: Mrs. David C. Lewis, Mrs. John E. CTonan, Mrs. George K. Went- worth, Jr., Mrs. Lansing Stout, Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman. Mrs. Donald R. Munro, Miss Hazel Crocker, Miss Inez Barrett, Miss Hazel Weidler, Miss Isa bella Gauld and Mrs. Dolph, The dances to be given tonight by the Chi Omega Sorority at Multnomah Hotel will claim the attendance of sev eral of the younger members of local society and of sorority and fraternity college folk who are spending the holi days In town. The patronesses for this delightful party will be Mrs. Prince Luclen Campbell, of Eugene, Mrs. Rob ert S. Bean, Mrs. Charles A. Gray, Miss M. Ruth Guppy, of Eugene; Mrs. Rus sell E. Sewall. Mrs. Thomas Kay, of Salem: Mrs. W. D. Jellison. Mrs. Roscoe R. Giltner. Mrs. John H. D. Gray. Mrs. O. M. Plummer, Mrs. James J. Keyes, Mrs. Pliny Snodgrass and Mrs. Carlton Harding. AROMATIC SPIRITS OF AMMONIA One ounce.. Or three ounces for. LIME WATER Pint ' t IMPORTED ROSE WATER Two ounces Or six ounces for GLYCERINE Three ounces Or eight ounces for. TINCTURE OF GREEN SOAP Two ounces Or six ounces for GLYCERINE AND ROSE WATER Three ounces. Or eight ounces for CAMPHORATED OIL Two ounces Or six ounces for SPIRITS TURPENTINE Eight ounces i 10c 10c 25c 10c 35c 10c 25c 10c 25c 10c 10c 25c 10c 25c 10c 25c 10c 25c 10c 25c lOp SPIRITS CAMPHOR Two ounces Or six ounoes for. PARAFFINS One pound ARNICA TINCTURE Threa ounces Or eight ounces for. SENNA LEAVES Two ounces Or 16 ounces for POWDERED ORRIS ROOT Two ounces Six ounces for 16 ounces for BICARBONATE OF SODA One pound ROCHELLB SALTS Two ounoes Eight ounces for 16 ounces for ." BORAX One pound for BORIC ACID Four ounces Or 16 ounces for SALTS TARTAR TWO ounces BUCHU LEAVES One ounce COMPOUND LICORICE POWDER Three ounces., Or 16 ounces for.... CREAM TARTAR Two ounces Or 16 ounces for AQUA AMMONIA Pint Or by the quart at CASCARA BARK Four ounces , 10c 25c 10c 10c 25c 10c 40c 10c 25c 40c 10c 10 c 25c 35c 10c 10c 25c 10c 10c 10c 40c 10c 40c 10c 20c 10c POWDERED 16 ounces.. ALUM 10c 10c 10c 10c 10c 10c 10c 10c 25c 15c 50c 15c 25c SULPHUR 16 ounces CHLORIDE OF LIME 16 ounces FULLER'S EARTH . Four ounces MOTH WAX 16 ounces SOAP BARK Four ounoes PLASTER OF PARIS 16 ounces ENGLISH PRECIPITATED CHALK Four ounces... Or 16 ounces for CALIFORNIA MUSTARD Four ounces Or 16 ounces for DENATURED ALCOHOL By the pint By the quart for ROCK CANDY ty Rure crystals, one pound OC PURE VANILLA FLAVORING EX TRACT Made by us; carries our fullest recommendation; quality and strength the highest ivrrcil hazel F 1 n e 8 t obtainable; pint. Or by the quart for ALCOHOL Eight ounces for, 16 ounces for By the quart for LEMON "The Owl's" pure extract; quality unexcelled for strength and delicacy of flavor.. SELECT OIL OF PEPPER MINT y, oz CASTOR OIL Eight ounces TINCTURE OF IODIN Two ounces. 25c 25c 40c 25c 50c 90c 25c 25c 25c 25c CATHARTIC COMP PILLS ty f" 100 for 3C SUGAR OF LEAD ty f- 16 ounces.... eOC CHLOROFORM LINIMENT ty P Four ounces. mDC PAREGORIC ty r Six ounces. 3C TINCTURE OF BENZOIN ty f- Four ounces adC TRUE OIL OF WINTER GREEN ounce D C TRUE OIL SH EET AL- . ty f- MONDS Three ounces - - - - w O C NEATSFOOT OIL ty P 16 ounces OC IPIRIT NITRE ty P Four ounces .............. 3 C INSECT POWDER ty J Eight ounces a3C "OWL" PEROXIDE ty M Pint for 3C ESSENCE PEPSIN ty J" Three ounces 3 C FLUID EXTRACT CAS- OfJ CARA SAGRADA 3 OZS...3C ESSENCE JAMAICA GIN- ty f GER Four ounces 3C KINO OINTMENT ty f" Four ounces.. m3C POWDERED FRENCH ty CHALK 16 ounces 3C SILICATE OF SODA nr (Solution) 16 ounces 3C ASPIRIN CAPSULES OR OP TABLETS B-grain, 2 doz.3C CASCARA TABLETS OC Three-grain; 100 for 3C SEIDLITZ POWDERS ) P Box of 12 for 3C OIL OF EUCALYPTUS - r- Three ounces 3C CALOMEL TABLETS nr 100 of any size for 3C SUGAR OF MILK JQ (Merck's) one pound djC FORM ALDEHYDE pa f Pint for 3UC COD LIVER OIL f r-v Pure Norwegian; pint. . . . J J C French Castile Soap 7.eaitIt:r"?.B.".r. 19c Bar FOR PROTECTION AND COMFORT, WEAR A CHAMOIS VEST (2.SO VESTS AT THE SPECIAL.. $1.98 Tailor -made, of care fully selected Imported chamois. For men and women. ' Perfect pro tection against coughs, colds, pneumonia and all lung troubles. Years of wear in them. All sizes. OWL" GARGLE AN EXCELLENT PREPARATION FOR THE THROAT. Dnr regular S5e bottle SpeciaL 19c THIRD OFF ON ALL BRASS An after - holiday sale worth partici pating in. Here are some of the articles Included, and their prices: lOe FIowern Baskets UU 75c Flo Baskets. . Dishes, 84- QQn tc Inch UUU rjgl tl. 75 Smokers w.?.'.50o t,".d"....$U7 I M-7S Umbrella :i?:!T.....$i.i7 m S.1JSO Jarill- 11 Jardlnleres,C7n rH-lnch 0 1 0 1.2S Flower 0 On Baskets UUll gl.25 Fern nleres, 15- Inch DUSTERS SPECIAL Real Turkey-Feather Dusters, Two Slmrs! tSe arise, in COa sUe, OO . A special... aSw ipeclaL . The at-home to be given tonight by the members of the Scottish Rite at their cathedral, Lownsdale and Morri son streets, promises to be quite an elaborate affair and will be attended by a large assemblage of guests. The patronesses will be: Mrs. E. A. Beals, Mrs. W. F. Fleidner, Mrs. N. U. Car penter, Mrs. Bert Denison, Mrs. O. M. Clark. Mrs. R. W. Schmeer, Mrs. J. J. Read and Mrs. Richard Percy Knight. The committee arranging the affair are H. P. Palmer, R. W. Schmeer, Carl R. Jones. Robert S. Farrell, James P. Moffett, Benjamin Gadsby, C. C. New castle, D. G. Tomaslni and Frank Van-duyn. Mrs. Charles Arthur Mackenzie will be hostess today at a reception at hich she will honor her sister-in-law. Miss Grace Mackenzie, an attractive college girl who has been passing a fortnight in Portland. Among those ho will assist in the receiving party will be Miss Dorothea Waggoner, Miss Harriet Kern, Miss Helen Whitney, Miss Frances Brady, Miss Lucille Bon- 49c A 75c Bottle of BaKer Emulsion Prepared In the most scientific way from pure Norwegian. Cod Liver Oil, and combined with soothing Ingredi ents which make it palatable. A reli able remedy for pulmonary troubles, coughs and colds. We guarantee its freshness and superiority. You save more than one-third by buyingQ botle at special price of Tfi7 C Fancy Perfumed 25c Imported Soaps at 19c Your choice of any of the following Friday and Saturday at this special: ROSE DE MAI RICHARD FERES VIOLET DU HOIS ROGER GALLET 3IUHLENS SEVENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS Established 1892 Eighteen Stores on the Pacific Coast per $2,35 k5t In I K3t tor mm M tSf nell and Miss Freda Butterfield. Miss Mackenzie is a daughter of the W. R. Mackenzies and is a popular member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. She will return to Eugene early next week. , Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden, who has re cently returned from an interesting Eastern trip, will preside at the next meeting of the "Coterie," of which or ganization she is the efficient presi dent. The members will gather at Eil ers Hall next Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, when business matters of importance to the club will be dis cussed. . Miss Freda Butterfield was hostess yesterday at a prettily appointed tea, at which she entertained a score or more of the younger set, asking them to meet Miss Blanch Bonnell, Miss Lillian Clark and Miss Louise Boyd. Miss Bonnell is a Chi Omega, girl from Eugene and Miss Clark is a visitor from San Francisco. ... Miss Hazel Waggener and Miss Lucile Dudley will entertain at an informal' dancing party during the latter part of the month. The home of Miss Hazel Chrlstensen, in Laurelhurst, will be the scene of the affair. f Mrs. E. F. Cannon, after passing three months visiting her old home at Danville, 111., and her parents, returned this week. NEW TORK, Jan. 2. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Williams, of Portland, Or., are in New Tork for a week of pleasure and are staying at the Hotel Astor, Times Square. Mr. Williams is the National committeeman for the Re publican party in Oregon, and Is in the East to look over the situation. After their visit here Mr. and Mrs. Wil liams will go to California for a month, after which they will return to their home In Portland. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. (Special.) Ex- Unlted States Marshal W. F. Mathews, of Portland, is in New York on a busi ness trip and will be at the Hotel Astor for the next week or 10 days. . NEW YORK, Jan. 2. (Special.) Dr. John N. Coghlan, of Portland, Or., is in New York for his vacation and is at the Hotel Astor, Times Square, where he will be for several weeks. He may take a short trip to Europe. Dr. Cogh lan formerly lived in this part of the country, but says he prefers to make, his home in Oregon. Forest Grove Girl Weds. FOREST GROVE, Or., Jan. 2. (Spe cial.) News has Just reached this city of the marriage of one of the most popular young ladies of this section, Miss Virginia Mlllicent Butt, to Charts LeCady, a sash and door manufacturer of Portland. The ceremony was per formed Christmas flay at the home of the bride's parents in Scoggins Valley, about eight miles from Forest Grove. The couple will reside In the Rose City. PRESS CLUB TO BE HOST Life Members Will Be Honored on January 20 by "Jinks." In compliment to the life members. representing many of the influential citizens of the city, the Portland Press Club will hold a "high Jinks" Monday night, January 20. Following a beefsteak dinner, a pro gramme consisting of vaudeville num bers and special features will be given. C. E. S. Wood will preside over the fes tivities. ELECTION TO VOTE CALLED ON BONDS February 1 Date Set by Board for Taxpayers to Pass on Issue for $1,000,000. cause of lack of funds. It has been impossible to save enough money from the school tax levy to provide the amounts necessary for the buildings. The Board asked the annual meet ing of taxpayers of the district to con sider the proposed bond issue, and this resulted in an indorsement. With this encouragement the Board yesterday voted to call the special election. There are about 32,000 persons eligible to vote, and it is expected that about 75 per cent of them will vote. The Board yesterday ordered plans and specifications prepared for the first units of buildings in Kenton and Sellwood and for additions to the Weston, Peninsula, Fernwood and Rose City Park buildings. NEW STRUCTURE DESIRED Proposed East Side High, Couch and School of Trade Buildings as Well as Sites for Future Depend on Result. A special school election at which the proposal to issue Jl.000,000 in school bonds for building purposes will be submitted to the taxpayers was called for February 1, by the Board of Educa tion of District Number 1 yesterday. The proposed Issue will go before the taxpayers for adoption or rejection wUh favorable recommendations from members of the Board and also with the approval of a mass meeting of tax payers of the district, held recently at the Lincoln High School. Members of the School Board say the Issue is exceedingly important and It is expected it will carry with a substan tial majority of votes. Upon it hinges the proposed new Couch school, the pro posed East Side High school, a new School of Trades building and the pur chase of a number of building sites in various parts of town. If the Issue Is voted upon favorably these structures will be undertakings of the near fu ture. If not, they cannot be under taken, there being no money in the school funds to finance any one of them. Resident Taxpayers May Vote. The special election will be open to all who live In and pay taxes in School District Number 1, the same as the reg ular school elections. Polls will be maintained at the office of School Clerk Thomas in the Tllford building, on Morrison street. Persons entitled to vote will appear at the polls, establish their eligibility and vote. If the proposed issue carries, prepar ations will be made at once for prepar ing plans and specifications for the proposed buildings. The largest of these will be the high school for the southeastern part of the city to cost approximately $400,000. No site for this has been selected as yet. Another Important structure will be the new Couch school, to be erected somewhere near Seventeenth and Kear ney streets. This will cost about $350, 000. The proposed School of Trades building will be erected somewhere near the new Lincoln High School and will cost about $200,000. After these structures are completed It is expected the Board will have about $50,000 left for the purchase of school sites for future use. Buildings Long; Needed. The buildings planned have been un der consideration for a number of years, but nothing has been done be- CAREY ACT TO BE MARK Many Farmers Assert It Has Out lived Its Usefulness. Many farmers who will attend the second Oregon irrigation congress in Portland next week are preparing to attack the Carey act on the ground that it has outgrown its usefulness and that it is too expensive for the ordinary farmer. But this will be only one of the many Interesting general topics of dls cussion. The aim of the officers of the congress is to make the meeting next week practical and of some use to the farmers. For that reason they have made a special effort to have as many farmers as possible present. ,"There won't be a lot of time wasted on deid wood," reads the appeal re cently sent out to prospective dele gates. "Discussions throughout the ses sions will be directed toward learning what the farmer on the land has to contend with so help can be given him.' Meetings will be held at the Im perial Hotel. The first session will be on Thursday afternoon, January 9 SALE IS BIG NEWSIES MAKE MONEY OX NEW YEAR'S OREGONIAN. Edition of 120,000 to Be Exhausted Within Week Copies Go to All Parts of World. Every boy who sold The Oregonian annual editions on the street this year reaped a harvest. Business was a whole lot better than last year. In fact It never was better, and all the enterprising young mer chants of the streets have made money. The demand for the papers was greater this year than ever before and sales continued yesterday with almost the same volume as on the previous day. Although 120,000 copies were printed It is probable that the full supply will be disposed of within a week. At the rate they are going now they won't last long. Many of the boys will keep their street stands up until Saturday. Fully 60 per cent of the papers will be mailed to individuals In other parts of the country. Many more will go to foreign countries. All of them are mailed to Individuals who are likely to become future residents of Oregon. Reports of the railroads and the colo nization companies show that thousands of people who have come to the state within the last ten years have been at tracted here by reading the yearly Ore gonian. It presents the facts regard ing the state's wealth and its progress in accurate detail, and serves thus to show actual conditions here. The actual conditions are sufficiently encouraging to cause many people to leave their Eastern homes every year and come to Oregon. Every druggist In Portland should have "Plummer's Cough Stop." Ask for It. Surest "cough stopper we know. Plummer. Third and Madison. HOMELESS MEN GRATEFUL Guests of O.-W. R. & N. Christmas Day Express Appreciation. Officials of the O.-W. R. & N. Com' pany in the last few days have re ceived many letters from the homeless men who were their guests at dinner on board the steamer Harvest Queen on Christmas day. J. D. Farrell, president of the com pany, who originated the idea, has been In New York and some of the communications from the men have been forwarded to him. Mr. Farrell is eager to have the credit for the com pany's hospitality distributed among the other officials and telegraphed to his office yesterday that he is ex tremely gratified over the success of the plan. . Brownell Arrives In Portland. J. M. Brownell, the new assistant manager of the Oregon Hotel and one of the best-known and most popular hotelmen of the Pacific Coast, arrived from San Francisco yesterday and will immediately assume his duties. Mr. Brownell recently dislocated his right shoulder in falling from a cable car, but he has recovered partial use of it. Mrs. Bond in Concert Today. -In a high-class programme of songs and readings, Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond, the celebrated American composer, will appear in concert at li o clock this morning at the Multnomah Hotel ball room. . Mrs. Bond, who is a visitor of distinction, is well worth hearing on the concert platform. Seitii- Annual Clearance of Suits and Coats $25 to $35 SUITS. 38 to 45 SUITS . 48 to 62 SUITS . 16.50- 25 COATS 28 to 35 COATS $18.45 25.45 35.45 12.25 18.45 We1 Slaiifjobmete Company : WASHINGTON : AT TENTH'