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THE SLTXDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 2, . 1900. TO AID YOUNG WOMEN Portland Forms a New Chris tian Association. MRS. W. 1 HONEYMAN, PRESIDENT Member of the Youne "Women's Christian Association Number 170 The Committees. On '"Wednesday, November 2L a. Young "Women's Christian -Association "was or ganized In the parlors of the First Bap tist Church, Portland, -with 170 members. At this meeting it was voted that the work should be carried on according to the departmental plan, with one vice president for each department A board of 38 directors was elected to serve, as follows: Religious department Vice president, Mrs. Lyman Rock-well: Mrs. Marshall Kinney. Mrs. H. W. Stone, Mrs. Belle Sellwood. Educational department Vice-President, Mrs. G. Holmes Lawrence; Mrs. "W. S. Ladd, Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett Business department Vice-president, Mrs. James T. Gray; Mrs. H. C. Campbell, Mrs. Jacob Kamm, Mrs. I. EL Amos. Social department Vice president, Mru L. I MoArthur, Mrs. H. W. Corbett, Mrs. James Falling, Mrs. "Warren Houghton. Mrs. Walter J. Honeyman was elected chairman of the board, which constitutes her president of the Young "Women's Christian Association for the coming year. Mrs. Levi J. Goodrich was elected secre tary, and MIS3 Mabel Haseltine treasurer of the board. Among the charter members are the fol lowing: Mrs. E. W. Allen. Miss Evelyn Steel, Mrs. C. A. lolph. Miss Hazel Dolph, Mrs. "W. J. Burns Miss Grace "W. Gray, Mrs. H. "W. Corbett, Miss Jeanle Gray, Mrs. L. L. McArthur.Mlss Mary Gray, Mrs. Helen Ladd Miss C. "W. Burns, Corbett, Miss Marlon Cole, Mrs. C. W. Law- Miss Lewis. rence. Miss Monroe. Mrs. I. H. Amos, Miss Alice Vosj, Mrs. Wm. McKenzIe.Miss Jennie Connor, Mrs. Wm. M. Ladd. Miss Margaret Smith Mrs. H. C. Cabell, Miss Rose SutcUffe, Mrs. F. M. Warren, Miss Raster, Mrs. Lyman Rock- Miss Clarke, well. Miss Bertha Sighty, Mrs. Frank C. Miller, Miss H. Booth, Mrs. H. C. Ecken- Miss Nettie E. Ross, berger. Miss Grace Hlmes, Mrs. Walter J. Hon- Miss Iva Kiernan, eyman. Miss Goldsmith, Mrs. J. W. Blaln, Miss May E. Swl Mrs. H. W. Stone, gcrt -Mrs. Jas. S. Gray, Miss Kate "Woolsey, Mrs. C. L. Fay, Miss Ella Stevens, Mrs. Wm. Honey- Miss Helen Rice, man. Miss Jet McCollum, Mrs. S. Virginia Hlll.Mlss "Watson Mrs. Edgar P. Hill, Miss Laura J. Cle Mrs. Jas. Falling, land. Mrs. Wallace Mc- Miss Marie A. Soule, Camant Miss Abble S. Lam- Mrs. W. S. Ladd, berson, Mrs. M. J. Kinney, Miss Amos, Mrs. David Robert- Miss La Barre, son. Miss Kate "Woolsey, Mrs. Jacob Kamm, Miss Margaret Flem Mrs. H. C Campbell, mlng, Mrs. "Warren Hough-Miss Anna L. Ron ton, kin, Mrs. C. H. Lewis, Miss Beatrice Kirk Mrs. R. "W. Lewis Patrick, Mrs. Robt Living- Miss Marshall, stone. Miss Devaney. Mrs. C. W. King, Miss Bertha Munson, Mrs. "W. C. Alvord. 31iss R. Haines, Mrs. Wm. "Wadhams.Mlss C. M. Stephan, Mrs. Leroy Parker, Miss Thomas, Mrs. G. M. Parker, Miss Lutie Cake, Mrs. A. E. Stone, Miss Nora "White, Mrs. Levi J. Good- Miss Sophia Ritter, rich. Miss Edna Smith, Mrs. R. L. Durham, Miss Kate McLana Mrs. Lombardy, han, Mrs. TJ. J. Levlnson, Miss M. Thompson, Mrs. H. L. Mather, Miss Belle Morris, Mrs. Chamberlain, Miss R. C. Flem Mrs. H. S. Scott, mlng. Mrs. J. "W. Cook, Miss Martha Case, Mrs. H. S. Butter- Miss Marian Patton, field. Miss Laura Parker, Mrs. J. C. Moreland,MIss Libbie Fisher, Mrs. "W. O. Haines, Miss Netta Brown, Mrs. Drlggs, Miss L. F. Bain, Mrs. F. S. Townsend.Mlss Annie M. Mrs. Anna R. Rlggs, Knapp, Mrs. Andrews, Miss Edith Eborall, Mrs. N. J. Paxton, Miss Louise Ross, Mrs. Herbert Brad- Miss Josle Davl3 ley. Miss Ella Fllnn Irs. "W. A. Mears; Miss N. E. Duff, Mrs. W. P. Olds. Miss F. M. Foster, Mrs. J. L. "Wicker- Miss G. Rudell, sham. Miss Mabel Dygert, Mrs. L. Hunt, Miss Jennie Thomp- Mrs. J. Caruthers, son, Mrs. Chas. A. Lewis, Miss Otto Mrs. E. C. Stark, Miss Inez Craig, Mrs. "W. D. Palmer. Miss Hufer. Mrs. Chester Dolph, Miss Mae Craft. Mrs. H. C. Campbell,Miss Florence Kauf Mrs. Charles Haffen- man. den. Miss Helen Smith. Mrs. L. B. Seeley, Miss Gertie Lach Mrs. Arthur L. Vea- man, zle. Miss Mabel Buehler, Mrs, A. H. Tanner, Miss Bernlce "Wash Mrs. O. A. Dearing, burne, Mrs. Jas. McKenzie, Miss Mabel Lewis, Mrs. Geo. M. Healey.Mlss Churchill, Mrs. Louis Burke, Miss Charmer, Mrs. Sarah L. Sut- Miss Cohen, cllffe. Miss Louise An- - Mrs. B. M. Gordon, drews. Mrs. Esther Betts, Miss Florence "Wat Mrs. G. J. Burns, kins. Mrs. Cleveland Rock-Miss Lillian Do well. Keator, Mrs. J. C. Amos, Miss A. Hooker, Mrs. E. Chllds, Miss Genevive Gay, Mrs. E. Runder, Miss Ada Hart, .Mrs. N. Van Sangen.MIss Ruby Archam Mrs. Jessie "Wal- beau. vorath. Miss Mabel MIHIs, Mrs. F. Harrison, Miss Alice Rowland, Mrs. Maria A. Smlth.Miss 'Edith Lack, Mrs. La Barre, Miss Mabel Hale, Mrs. M. Dobin. Miss B. E. Luthery, Mrs. S. Farrell, Miss M. Coray, Miss Carrie Long, This work for young women will com mence as soon as suitable rooms can be procured .and the services of a desirable secretary secured. The beginnlng""already made gives promise of great success. NEW COAL FIELD. Company Formed to Develop Mineral In Eastern "Washington. The Menatche Coal Company filed ar ticles of incorporation In the office of the County Clerk yesterday, with a capital stock of $1,000,000. The incorporators aro A. Rockwell. E. W. Barnes, and L. B. Cox. all of Portland, which shall be the head office of the company. The objects of the Incorporation as set forth In tho articles are to engage In the business of bonding, purchasing, owning and develop ing mining properties In the State of Ore gon and elsewhere, and to operate all "the necessary adjuncts to a business of this kind. E. W. Barnes, one of the members of the company, states that at present the principal field of operations will be at coal deposits on the Grand Ronde River, across the Oregon line In Washington, about 50 miles due east of Walla Walla. They have acquired about 40M acres of promising coal lands at this point about 12 miles from Snake River, and are now pushing development work. A tunnel has been cut In the principal deposit for a distance of ISO feet, and from this ter minus a shaft was sunk for a distance of 26 feet showing a deposit of lignite coal SO feet fci width. This deposit is divided by a "parting of clay one foot in width, but the quantity of coal Is immense, and its quality is good for ordinary use, mak ing but very little smpke and burning readily. Coal cropplngs are found on the property for a distance of four miles, and a recent strike of extraordinary fine coal was found, but the new discovery has not been developed. The coal now being worked Is of a high grade of lignite, sim ilar to that found at Roslyn. but an improvement In quality will be expected as they go deeper. Professor Russell, of the University of Michigan, who is con nected with the United States geological survey, was there during the past season, nnd pronounced it a good showing. Pres ident A. L. Mohler. of the Oregon Rail road & Navigation Company, had experts examine the coal deposits, and expressed ' himself as well pleased with the pros pects. A branch line of the O. R. & N. Co. has been surveyed and located to this point, which is -in the disputed ter ritory of the Northern Pacific and that line. EAST SIDE AFFAIRS. Residents o SellTrood Expect Better Car Service Other Matters. The residents of Sellwood ore hoping for and expecting to get better -street-car service and a 5-ccnt fare in the near fu ture. For a long time the matter of 5 cent fare has been agitated by the people of Sellwood without complete success, al though residents get this fare by pur chase of a book of tickets. "What Is wanted by the people of Sellwood Is a straight 5-cent fare, the same as all other portions of the city have. At present 5 cents carries a passenger to Holgate street, the old city boundary before Sell wood was taken into the city, ana an other nickel is required if one, travels to Sellwood. "With the sale and reorganiza tion of the Oregon City Railway the resi dents south of Holgate street. Including Sellwood, are hopeful of not only a 5-cent fare, but a SO-mlnute service. The pres ent service Is not regarded as adequate, as cars running every 45 minutes do not accommodate the public nowadays. The movement of the City & Suburban to con struct a street railway through Brooklyn to the Southern Pacific carshops will naturally compel the Oregon City Rail way to give at least a 20-mlnute service on the Mllwaukie road, and Sellwood people are hopeful they will get the same service. Sellwood is now the only sub urb where a straight, unconditional 5-cent fare is not given, and although traffic has not yet Justified it the people feel that they are entitled to It. Alblna Street Improvements. The extensive system of street improve ment in Upper Alblna. between "Williams avenue and East Seventh street, started In the early part of the year, is nearing completion. The streets are Sacramento, Eugene, Tillamook. San Rafael and Han cock. All are completed with the excep tion of the latter. Rodney avenue, which la between Union and Williams avenues. ""being Improved between Hancock and Knott street. Is also nearing completion. About one block on Hancock street only remains to be graveled. The work on these streets has gone forward rather slowly, mainly for the reason that the city engineer required that the gravel should be carefully screened and greater care exercised and better work required than ever before, all of which has taken up much time, but the result Is first-class streets. The district between Williams avenue and East Seventh street Is really better provided with Improved streets than any othr district on the East Side. Schuyler street, which Is being Improved between East First and East Twenty-first streets. Is also progressing rapidly. The street Is graded through, sidewalks are laid and part of the gravel is on. Work if progressing on the elevated roadway between Grand avenue and East Sixth street This roadway is 200 feet long and over a deep ravine. Bis Ponnd Bill. Harry Upham, a well-known dairyman, living In the neutral territory between Holgate street and Sellwood, where the pound ordinance does not apply, was called to pay a. big bill because his herd of milk cows strayed into Sellwood last week. Eighteen cows were In the bunch, and they were hardly gone five -minutes into the pound territory when a deputy happened along and took them In charge It cost Upham 12 50 a bead to get them out of the hands of the deputy. He re gards this as a severe tax. considering that he has always been very careful In keeping his stock from running at largo. The people In this neutral territory have managed to keep their cattle out of the pound limits by having some one watch ing at the north and south end, but this time Upham's band escaped observation. Repairing; Cycle Paths. The county has been doing some good work the past few weeks In the way of regravellng the cycle paths and putting them In good condition for the Winter. In places the gravel first put on had worn off completely, leaving nothing but a dirt surface, but with the new coating of gravel they can be used through the Win ter. It would be a surprise to the public to know how generally the cycle paths are used all through the year, rain or sunshine. Also the paths are a great con venience to farmers and their families who do not use bicycles. They are now as much a part of the county thoroughfares as any part of the roads. The paths gone over are those on the Mllwaukie, the Sec tion. Base Line roads and West avenue. Fined for Asnanlt. George Neale, of Sellwood, who was ar rested In Justice Vreeland's court on the charge of assault on a son of T. M. Hurl burt. came before the court yesterday morning and pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $5. During the snow storm Hurl burt and some other youngsters snow balled Neale, so be said, and In order "to get even he thrashed one of the crowd, and it cost him 53. East Side Tfote. Herman Wlttenburg is having his dwell ing on .Union avenue, between Holladay avenue and Hassalo street reconstructed. It will be much larger when the Improve ments under way have been completed. Gilbert Camp No. 4. Second Oregon Veterans, will hold an Important meeting at Central Hall, Union avenue and 'East Morrison street tomorrow evening. It Is desired that all members of the camp should attend this meeting. Rev. L. E. Rockwell, presiding elder for Portland district will be In Gresham this morning and In the evening will speak at Pleasant Home. It will be his first visit to Gresham, but he was at Pleasant Home last Summer and lectured at the G. A. R. gathering. It Is reported by those who say they know that an upholstery factory will soon be established alongside the Doernbecher factory, on East Twenty-eighth street The parties decided to move to Portland after the Doernbecher factory was estab lished. It comes from Tacoma. Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dckum. Recital In Taylor-Street Church. The annual Thanksgiving entertainment given in Taylor-Street Church Thursday evening by the Webb-Hodsdon Concert Company, under the auspices of the Ep worth League, was a pronounced suc cess. The programme embraced literary and musical gems, presented by Miss Ethel Webb, elocutionist of Toronto, Can ada, assisted by W. Graham Hodsdon. so ilst. and brother of the famous soloist of Westminster Abby. London. Miss Webb's readings were selected with care and discretion from the great poets and authors, while some of them were humorous In the extreme, provoking long and vigorous encores. There was enough of the sublime, the tragic and the pathetic to give dignity to the entertainment, be sides affording her an opportunity to dis play her complete mastery of the histri onic art In all Its manifold diversities and exactions. Mr. Hodsdon has a pure, robust tenor voice of rare power and sweetness, with exceptional range, and soon sung his way Into the hearts and sympathies of his audience. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth, Be sure sad use that olfi and well-tried remedy. Mrs. WlnsloWs Soothlnc Syrup, tor children teething It soothes the child, softens the sums. allays all pain, cures wind colic and dlarrboes. kunday. humor One Minute Toothache Drops. Cure in stantly; 10 and 5 cents. All druggists. INTEREST IS EXCESSIVE IOAJT ASSOCIATIONS RECEIVE A BODY BLOW. Judge Sears Decides That the Inter est Ciargei of One Company Are Actually 13 Per Cent. A decision handed down by Judge Sears yesterday morning, in the suit brought by David E. Payne and John Dunn against the Guaranty Savings & Loan Associa tion, to cancel a mortgage and contract drawing usurious rates of Interest, is a body blow at Incorporated savings ana loan associations who make loans at ex cessive rates through the misrepresenta tions of agents. The plaintiffs are given the right, according to the decision of the court, to have the mortgage and con tract cancelled by paying off the balance due on the principal with the legal rate of Interest, as the decision of the court sets aside the original mortgage upon the payment of the principal and legal in terest The agent of the Guaranty Savings & Loan Association assured Mr. Payne that the debt would be cancelled when the 84 payments or monthly installments were completed, mentioned in the contract Judge Sears stated that the Savings As. soclation was simply loaning its money; DEATH OF AN OREGON PIONEER OF 1856. LOUIS BELFILS. ItOSEBURG. Dec. 1. Louis Belflls, an Oregon pioneer of 1S50, was bora In Aoudencourt Doubs, France, In 1831. and died, of apoplexy at Grant's Pass, Or., November 5, 1000. He came to America in ISM, and to Oregon two years later. Ho settled In the Willamette Valley near CoralUs. where soon afterwards he engaged In his chosen trade, that of watch-making, which avocation he pursued up to the time of bis death. In 1S7C he was married to Miss Matilda Schone, who, with nine children, survives him, all of whom reside In California except one Louis E. Belflls, who is employed as baggage-master by the Southern Pacific Company In this city. Deceased was for many years a highly esteemed resident of Roscburr ard was a prominent member of Laurel Lodge. No. 13, A F. k A M., and a charter member of Itoeburg Lodge, Jfo. 16, A O. U. W., which was Instituted here 21 years ago. that the defendant and plaintiff stood in the relation of borrower and lender. While the association was ostensibly loan ing Its money at 6 per cent, it was ex acting a premium of 7 per cent, making the actual Interest collected 13 per cent It mattered not how many payments were made, the association still continued to collect the Interest and premium on the original principal, the borrower really be ing compelled to pay 13 per cent up to the time the last payment Is made. If the agent represented that there were only Si monthly payments, and this did not pay off the obligation, the Loan Association was bound to make up the deficiency. The court also held that loan associations must be held accountable for the state ments and promises of their agents, and that the evidence In this case was suffi cient to support the allegation of fraud and misrepresentation. According to mod ern authority all pajments, dues, pre miums, fines or Interest, should be treated as. credits on the loan. Contracts of this class were such as would not commend themselves to a court of equity, as the borrower could never tell when he was through paying. According to the facts presented, the borrower would not only be paying 13 per cent on the original loan, but as the pay ments advanced compound interest was being collected. William Reed and Ra leigh Stott, attorneys for the plaintiff, contended that contracts of this kind were fraudulent, and a scheme to extort illegal gains from the borrowers. This allegation, however, was denied "by the defendants. Loans were made to many other people by this and other similar foreign loan corporations, under the guise of loan and building corporate associa tions, and other suits will be brought to annul mortgages and contracts. Tnls Is the first decision against the foreign loan and savings associations In Multnomah County, although recently Judges Boise and Hewitt rendered similar decisions in the third Judicial district It Is noted, however, that this class of loan associations are withdrawing from busi ness in this state, as their methods are not popular with the public, and the courts will likely be asked to intervene In behalf of the victims. Conrt Xotes. ' R. Abrahamson was awarded Judgment against J. and Louis Senofsky for J3M 63. In Judge Frazer's court the suit of-L. F. Grover et aL against the City of Port land was dismissed, the city having pur chased the premises claimed to have been Injured by the reservoir. It was ordered that neither party recover costs. J. H. Montgomery, of the Cope land Medical Institute, yesterday filed a suit in the United States Court tp recover J53S 61 from D. M. Dunne, Col lector of Internal Revenue for the District of Oregon, alleging that this amount was Illegally collected for stamp duties on medicines used. Judge Sears handed down decisions in the following suits: D. P. Thompson vs. John TL Whalley ct aL, motion to strike out parts of separate a'nswers of de fendants denied; Sam Machin vs. Port land Gas Company, demurrer to answer overruled; Rebecca J. Gole vs. Katie E. Barger et aL, motion to make complaint more definite denied; George H. Williams vs. Commercial National Bank, motion for a rehearing and .motion for special findings denied. The entire time of Judge George's court yesterday was takent"up with arguments for a new trial on the second Indictment of George Dixon, charged with forging the name of Henry Wilson to a deed. Henry St Raynor argued the motion for a. new trial from 9:30 A. M. until after 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and was fol- lowed with a short argument by J. C Moreland, In rebuttal. The matter was submitted to the court In the suit of the Charles F. Beebe Company against the boat Klickitat, the creditors who filed Hens take preference over the attachment suits, according to the decision of Judge Sears, handed down yesterday. He also declared the Klickitat to be a boat, although the hull was sold before the machinery could be placed in position. There is not enough money re sulting from the sale to pay off all the creditors In full, but the Hens of persons who did labor on the structure and fur nished supplies will be paid first NEW 0. R. & N. EXTENSIONS Authority for TT Miles of New Trade Part Already Done. A special meeting of the stockholders of the O. R. & N. Co. has been called for January 31, for the purpose of amending the articles of incorporation so as to pro vide for four new extensions of track on various parts of the system. The new track contemplated by these extensions Is about 77 miles. One extension has been completed, that from Fairfield to Waver, ly. Wash., for the benefit of the Corbln beet-sugar factory located at the latter place. The length of that extension la live miles. A branch 4.3 miles long, between Wardner and the Sierra Nevada mine, In the Coeur d'Alene country. Is well ad vanced toward completion, the construc tion work having been In progress nearly two months. Preparations have been made for an extension down the Willamette River to St Johns, a distance of five miles.' which is promised to be built early next year. The most Important of the extensions likely to be built the coming season Is from.Elgln, In Union County, to Joseph, the chief town of Wallowa County, a dis tance of 63.3 miles. Joseph Is situated near the foot of Wallowa Lake, at the upper end of the Wallowa Valley, and a railroad to that point would tap and drain the entire Wallowa country. The survey for tjils line has been completed, but construction orders have not yet been given. That Is a rich region, that already sends a considerable volume of produce to market Inasmuch as the Northern Pacific Is threatening the Wal lowa -country from the direction of Lew lston, It Is not deemed probable that an other year will pass without giving that valley transportation facilities toward Portland. Everything is ready for con struction qf the line. Salt Apmlnst Baltimore & Ohio. NEW TORK, Dec. 1. Suit has been be gun In the United States Circuit Court by John D. Crimmlns against the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company asking for a temp' rary injunction restraining the com pany from paying to holders of common stock the. 2 per cent dividend declared payable March 1 until a divided shall be declared In favor of holders of preferred stock of what shall be a proportionate part of all net earnings during the year ended June 30, 1900. The complainant also asks for a temporary Injunction restrain ing the company from declaring any divi dends on the common stock out of any future net earnings hereafter for any year until after a dividend of 4 per cent on the preferred stock" for each year shall have been declared. h Railroad's Right to Mineral Land. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec L An In junction has been granted the Union Pa cific Railroad restraining the operators of the Copper King mine, near Tie Siding, from removing ore or further Interfering with the property. The question at Issue Involves the right of the Union Pacific Railroad Company to mineral deposits within the bounds of the area granted to them by the Government The de fendants base their claim to the prop erty upon the reservation by the Govern ment of all mineral lands granted to the Union Pacific or other railroad companies. The question Involved fs an important one and will be watched with great in terest by mining men. Salt Lake's Netr Road. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. L T. E. Gib bon, vlce-riresldent of the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railway, and also of the Terminal Road, will leave for St Louis In a few days to obtain additional signatures to the articles of Incorpora tion. His stay In St Louis will be brief, and on his return the Incorporation papers will be filed In Salt Lake. Immediately thereafter there will be a meeting of the directors of the roads Interested, and the property of the Los Angeles Terminal will be formally transferred to the new road. Missouri Pacific Will Purchase. NEW YORK, Dec L It Is announced that the Missouri Pacific Railway has issued $2,933,560 additional capital stock to purchase the Kansas City-Northwestern road, control of which has been owned for some years by friendly interests. The total outstanding stock, of the Missouri Pacific is now 0,432,150. IN HONOR OF THEIR DEAD PORTLAND ELKS "WILL HOLD AN NUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE. Rev. A. A. Morrison, of Trinity Church, "Will Deliver the Address, and John M. Gearln the Eulogy. At 2 o'clock this afternoon, Portland Lodge, No. 112, Benevolent Protective Or der of Elks, will hold their annual me morial service at the Marquam Grand Theater. Following is the programme: Processional Mozart Marquam orchestra. Opening of memorial exercises Exalted Ruler. Roll-call of the absent Secretary Invocation "O Paradise" (double chorus) C B. Hawloy "Where loyal hearts and true stand ever la the right All rapture through and through In Godja most holy light" Taylor-Street M. 32. choir. Opening ode "Great ruler of the Universe. AH-seelng and benlsn. Look dawn upon and bless our work. And be all glory thine. Oh hear our prayers for the honored dead, "While bearing In. our minds The memories graven on each heart For Auld Lang Syne." Prayer Chaplain wnen .rower Divine" Faure-Shelley Mr. Smyth and choir. Address Rev. A. A. Morrison "Behold the Lamb of God" ("Mes siah") Handel Choir. "The Holy City" (solo for trombone).. Stephen Adams John Whan. Eulogy Hon. John M. Gearln Dirge Beethoven Orchestra. "Sanctus" (St Cecelia Mass), by re quest uounoa Miss Dearborn and choir. Closing ceremonies , Anthem Sir Arthur Sullivan Benediction Orchestra. W. H. Boyer, director of chorus; H. A. Webber, director of orchestra. Router of the Deail. Since the organization of the lodge, the following members have died: Henry Ackerman, June 1, 1S99. E. R. Behlow. May 5. 1S94. H. B. Borthwlck, October 9, 1SD9. G. W. Brady. May 2S. 1S96. Thomas J. Black, November 29, 1829. A. J. Comstock, November 6, 1899. T. H. Cain, October 1, 19S. G. M. Cone, May 30, 19to. J. R. Foley, November 1L 1K30. G. P. Frank, August 24. 1S9G. P. D. Glltner. April 11, 1S9S. C. M. Gray, December 10, 1S33. Felix Gumblner, October 20, 1895. R. Holton. November 12, 1892. C. W. Holsapple, January 22, 1898. W. A. Jacobs, February 5, 1S93.- John Landgraft, August 20. 1S92. ' J. R. Letcher, November 27, 1S9L G. P. Madden, January 19, 1S97. S. D. Merrltt April 18. 1892. W. S. Mason. March 28. 1S99. C. C. Mead. February 2, 1894. W. E. Parant, March 27, 1890. S. B. Parrlsh, July 12. 1897. A. Roberts, August 4, 1S93. Gus Rudstrom. April 2, 1S0O. Ward S. Stevens, August 21, 1S9L F. Thunander, May 30, 1895. John R. Trembath. February 11, 1000. F. A. Wortman, March 10, 1S93. W. F. Wams'.ey. November 14, 1S9G. Officers. Officers of the lodge are: Exalted ruler, Alex Sweek: esteemed leading knight, George E. Chamberlain; esteemed loyal knight John Lamont; es teemed lecturing knight Harry C. Hippie; secretary, Louis Dammasch; treasurer, A. D. Charlton; chaplain, Horace W. Thlelsen; esquire, SIg. Werthelmer; inner guard. W. A. Hart; organist A. J. Brault; tyler, O. H. Crabb. Trustees T. B. McDevltt T. B. Howes, W. H. Upson. Finance committee D. R. Murphy, W. J. Riley, A. P. Hansen. Memorial committee Ralph W. Hoyt, chairman; George E. Chamberlain, John Lamont Ralph Prager, Dr. Harry F. Mc Kay. THE RIGHT TO KILL, OR CURE Assertion That Christian Scientists May Do as They Please. PORTLAND, Nov. 29. (To the Editor.) The editorial comment In The Oregon Ian of the 27th Inst, Intended as an an swer to my contribution on the rights of individuals to choose their own healers without the Intervention of the almighty government, appears carefully to avoid the main Issue, but concerns Itself chiefly with minor circumstances which are to little or no purpose. For the actual Issue upon which my argument rests amounts to a principle well recognized by every one who has given the matter any serious consideration, military despotisms and their willing supportere "lnstrumenta. regnl" alone excepted. As long as an In dividual Is capable of supplying himself with th& materials and aids that minister to the satisfaction of his wants: as long as he does not abdicate bis right of act ing, entirely on his own Judgment in mat ters which do not Infringe upon the equal right of all others to do likewise, his right to choose a "healing practitioner Is as Inviolate and undeniable as Is that of choosing his ghostly practitioner of what ever scheme of salvation the 'Ingenuity of man has devised. In these entirely private affairs of the Individual, the state has no right whatever to interfere, un less ihe individual had become a publlo charge; when the state may supply him with such attendants as it deems best to employ. On this point It might be well for the eader to examine the first few paragraphs of the twenty-eighth chapter of Spencer's "Social Statics"; and as to the alms of government the following few lines from Spinoza, a master mind whose keen logic and great genius ere recognized by friend and foe, present an excellent outline: "The object of government is not ta change men from rational beings into beasts or puppets, but to enable them to develop their minds and bodies In secu rity, and employed their reason unshac kled: neither showing hatred, anger, or declt. nor watched with the eyes of Jeal ousy and Injustice. In fact, the true aim of government Is liberty." (Tract Theol. Pollt. xx.) This principle, representing the fruits of the intellectual efforts from Spinoza to Spencer, stands absolutely unassailable. Of the plea regarding children and their rights, there Is this to be said: In th absence of capacity during the period or its transformation from an immature' life to that of the adult the proper persons to look after the Interests of the child are they who supply it with all that Is needful for Its sustenance. If this Is done by Its parents, they are certainly the proper persons to attend to the matter of choice of a healing practitioner; and if for whatsoever reason the state is the source whence the child receives Its ne cessities, the state Is also the party to furnish. In case of sickness, such healing practitioner as It deems best It is, how ever, wonderfully strange that the mo ment any one attempts to contend for the right of a fully developed Individual to choose hl3 own healer, the first Item which Is hurled upon him by those who deny his right to do so Is their pretension of Intense Interest In other people's chil dren, though they themselves do seldom. If ever, offer any good evidence of having made a success In this matter. The contention of The Oregonlan to "either repeal all laws which now punish doctors for malpractice, or else punish those who usurp the place of a doctor," sounds quite well. Experience, however, supports the fact that no matter how many die from the Incapacity of regular practitioners to diagnose the case of a patient. In spite of their knowledge or physiology; no matter how many die un der their care, even when the case of a patient had been diagnosed and as such is known to respond to certain lines of treatment based on the properties of or ganic or Inorganic elements, derived from a knowledge of chemistry: no matter how many fall ever to come to life from the effects of surgical operations performed In conformity with a full knowledge of anatomy how many such cases had been taken to the courts and brought to a suc cessful Issue In favor of the plaintiffs, provided the defendants were regular practitioners? But woe to him who dares respond to the call of some victim after all else, Including the regulars, have abandoned him. For such nonconform ists there are courts. Judges, Jails and jailers, with a goodly number of howling dervishes from among the legal profes sion to assist the Prosecuting Attorney to uphold "the majesty of the law." And this, too, at the expense of taxpay ers, and for no other purpose than for the benefit of some particular school of medical practitioners. It Is because of these experiences that we might certainly with more Justice propose: Either punish every physician and surgeon for every case wherein they fall to produce a per manent cure, or else repeal all such laws as punish nonconformist healers for ren dering, when called upon, such aid to the afflicted as is within their power. The writer of these lines Is in no way whatever Interested In any system of healing; nor Is he a Christian Scientist He does not wish to say aught against the empiricism of medicine, much as could be said on the subject, but he does insist at all times and on all occasions on a duo recognition of the principle of equal freedom In human affairs. He also deems It but right and proper to resent here the charge that Christian Scientists are "charlatans who usurp the place of a doctor, and then deny any responsibility for their sins of omission and commis sion." Against this dogmatic assertion. which Is as unreasonable as It Is unjust might be produced numerous decisions of the highest tribunals of Justice In differ ent states, as well as bona fide utterances from editorial columns even of legal pub lications of good standing. For Intellect ual capacity, as well as for a high regard for the soundest principles of ethics, they will most certainly compare with any re ligious denomination. For their kind dis position towards all creation, for their toleration towards all who differ with them, for their sense of justice and love of peace, they most certainly present an ex cellent example to the thousand and one conflicting sects who hate each other for the love of God. W. H. G. ' 'J DAIRYING IR OREGON. Portland a Fine Location for a Con denned Millc Plant. In a handsome folder on Oregon, just Issued by the traffic department of the Southern Pacific, appears the following on the dairying Industry and possibilities of the state, which is of special signifi cance because General Freight and Pas senger Agent ilarkham has taken special Interest In the matter. The western portion of Oregon, from the California boundary line to the Colum bia River Is pre-eminently adapted to "dairying. Better climatic conditions can not be found anywhere, and are not ex celled In the celebrated dairying countries of Switzerland and Sweden Rain takes the place of snow In Winter, and showers come close enough together In Summer to keep the foothills and pasture ranges In the Coast counties green with native grass is the year round. Tho Immense fertility of the Willam ette, Umpqua and Rogue River Valleys, whose many miles of tillable soil lie on both sides of the rivers bearing the same names, assures the perfect growth of all varieties of grasses and. fodder plants. Clover, alfalfa, alsike, vetch, peas, grape, thousand head cabbages, corn for ensilage. Winter oats, timothy, orchard grass, blue joint, blue grass, velvet, etc, grow lux uriantly. With abundant feed in the Winter months when the price of dairy products is at the highest notch the Oregon dairy man has a great advantage over his com petitors in other states. Besides the sav ings In expense for feed, the prevailing mild and equitable climate throughout the year, and entire absence of strong unfa vorable winds, obviates the necessity of constructing expensive buildings for hous ing and sheltering stock; nor is extra feed required to keep the animal warm, as is the case in colder climates. Scattered throughout these districts are many flourishing creameries, making it possible for the prospective settler with a limited amount of capital to come to Ore gon, buy a small farm and a herd of cows and make a good living from the start It can be truthfully said that as the state is unsurpassed as a home for man, so is it also unexcelled as a home for the cow. Some of the earliest settlers Import ed Jerseys of pure race. Shorthorns, Gal loways, Polled Angus, Ayershlres, Here fords, Holstelns, Devons, Alderneys, etc., and what Is known as a "scrub" cow Is difficult to And In an Oregon pasture. This Is certainly something to boast of, but far more Important Is the fact that the butter-producing power of cows In West ern Oregon 13 greater than those of the Eastern creamery states. A comparison recently made between the results of an average creamery In the Willamette Val ley, receiving the milk from 400 cows, as against one of the best creameries m Freeborn County, Minn., which Is con sidered the model creamery county of the United States. show3 this increase In but ter yield per cow, per annum, as amount ing to 46 pounds. The average earnings of a creamery patron per year is anywhere from $25 to $S0 per cow from the sale of cream alone. Therefore it is not to be wondered at that the dairying Industry Is forging ahead with remarkable rapidity. In many lo calities the building of SII03 for preserv ing ensilage In a succulent form has been found to materially cheapen the cost of feeding. The profits and possibilities of a good dairy herd are constantly attract ing the attention of numbers of farmers encaged In other branches of agriculture. The market for products of butter and cheese Is principally found In the home consumption, but Oregon has gained a reputation as a butter producing state, and is fast building up a considerable trade in Puget Sound, Alaska and the Philippines, where the demand Is far in excess of the supply. The various railroads terminating at Portland, tapping farming communities In every direction in close proximity, make that city a splendid location for a condensed milk plant The state Is as yet without such an enterprise, but the fact that the exports of creamery products are continually Increasing proves that there are splendid prospects for an invest ment of this kind in the heart of a com munity that receives its supply of con densed milk from outside states. Another Romance Spoiled. New York Clipper. "Tell a good story and stick to It," is an old maxim that is illustrated In a Bookcase Section, Base and Top. The Kiiham Stationery Co, 27 mUSm stt You Can Save a V I Easily if you place your rder with "Nicolt" for your next Suit or Over coat. Those $20 and $25 Suits and Overcoatings we are showing many tailors would charge you thirty and thirty-five dol lars for and we have nearly 1800 different pat terns for you to select from. A Full Dress Suit Is essential for every for mal evening occasion. We show a huge variety of correct fabrics and rich trimmings, and we know how to tailor to get hand some effects. Our prices are moderate viz.: $30 to $60. 108 Third Street Near Washington The Largut Tailoring Concern ' in America. Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. Samples mailed; garments expressed. story that Is going the rounds along tha Rial to. A certain well-known actor floated into his home one morning about 2 o'clock. The wife of his bosom was waiting up for him. He told her hfr had been out all the evening with one of his old friends, Charlie B., and then re lated an Interesting fairy etory of how "Charlie" had taken a crowd to supper; how "Charlie" had told them a whole string of spicy tales; how funny "Charlie" had been all the evening; how well "Charlie" looked In his new suit; ho-w ha said this, that and the other. After tell ing a. 15-mlnute story, to which the gentla partner of his Joys and out-o'-work pe riods listened with respectful attention but cynical mien, he paused for breath. Then she, in a confident "now-I've-got-you" tone, eald: "That's a lovely romance you've- been giving me and I hate to spoil it but Charlie has been here nearly all tha evening-waiting to see ou about an en gagementhe left only about half an hour ago." The teller of the tale looked rather dazed for a moment, as If he- had been struck: then quickly gathering himself together, he assumed a bold front with han,ds In his pockets, head thrown bacls in defiant Innocence, and, emphasizing each word, said: "Well, that's my story, and I'm not going to change It for anybody." LOOK INTO THIS. Thirty Cents a Day Will Do It; We have a finer and better piano for sale today for ?1SS than any retail house sells for ?25, and. In order to wind up our partnership affairs within the short est possible time, we will sell the largest size Cabinet Grand Schuman uprights, worth everywhere at least 5235, for J157 and $143. For a little more money we will sell you tomorrow a splendid Cabinet Grand Pease, or a Weser orchestral upright piano, by means of which you can per fectly reproduce the tones of mandolin, banjo, guitar, harp, and many other in struments. Nor does It take a great deal of money now to secure one of the three leading American pianos, the Chlckerlng, of Bos ton; the Weber, of New York, and tha Kimball, of Chicago. There Is no finer piano made at present ou the American continent than the New Scale Kimball, and we have the Columbian, as also tha Omaha Exposition diplomas and medals, as also the testimonials of the world's greatest musicians, and the endorsements of the country's leading music schools, to prove It Quite a number of very fancy instru ments are included In this sale, and so long as the sale lasts the majority ot them can be had on terms of $23 down and 510 a month, at Ellers Piano House sacrifice sale, 351 Washington street Come in before it is too late. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ladies' Relief Society. The Ladles Relief Society feels most grateful for the very generous Thanks giving donations sent to the Children's Home. We hope all will feel their gifts appreciated. Especially are we Indebted to the Summer-Prael Company for their kindness In furnishing the society with a place in which to receive donations; to the dfferent transfer companies, Holman & Co., Pick Transfer Company, C. M. Ol sen and several expressmen for .gratuitous service. That the school children are In terested In the Home was shown In their very generous contributions. The very sincere thanks of the society are herewith extended to their generous donors. LADIES' RELIEF SOCIETY. The Baby Home. The management of the Baby Homa takes this means of expressing deep grat itude for the many kind and generous do nations during Thanksgiving week. Tha Home and children were well remembered by means of which fresh courage has come to us In our work. THE BABY HOME. dfej&JlfoW ADD OR SUBTRACT. ALWAYS COMPLETE Beautifully Designed Sectional Bookcases The Rockwell Wabash Expanslan System Begin with a sinsle section, base and top. Add other sections as your library grows.