-THE SUNDAY- OREGONIAN, '-POHTtAISD, - TONE 3Q,' : 1901.
RUPROFCONSOTO'lpl-f
HARRIMA! MAY COMBIKB ACOOUNT
JXG OFFICES.
Project Includes Mergrlng of O.-R. &
X., Union and Southerm Pacific
and Oregon Short Line.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. The Chron
icle says:
"There Is a persistent rumor that the
accounting offices of -the Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific, Oregon Railroad &. NavU
gatjpn and the Oregon Short Line Com.
Panics are to be consolidated. No au
thentic information of Harrlman's Inten
tions Is obtainable at this time, and If
the accounting offices are to be consoli
dated there Is no one here who Is aware
of the fact. Some local officials of the
Southern Pacific are Inclined to the belief
that the scheme of organization applied
to the traffic departments of the Harrl.
man lines may be extended to the other
departments.
"The approaching conference at Omaha,
at, "which three accounting officers from
tbjs city will he present, might be consid
ered a necessary preliminary step to that
end. However, this Is all speculation on
the part of railroad officials.
"The Union Pacific accounting officers
who will be present at the conference are
General Auditor Erastus Young, Freight
Auditor H. J. Stirling, and Auditor of
Passenger Accounts F B. Southard. It
Is expected that William Mahl, controller
of the Southern Pacific, with headquarters
in New York, will also be present and that
some of the accounting officers of the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation Company and
the Oregon Short Line will likewise be
at the gathering. The conference Is called
for Monday."
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. Tho Call
nays:
"The Call recently announced that there
would be a shake-up in the accounting
department of the Southern Pacific Com.
pany. It Is now generally believed that
some Important changes are about to be
made. Several oiHcials In the auditing
branch of the service have received no
tices requesting tnelr immediate appear
ance at Omaha. They left last evening,
among them being E. E. Hokon, tlck.et
auditor. W hat the outcome of their trip
East will be is hard to say, but the close
affiliation of the Union and Southern Pa
cific roads seems to point to the fact that
there will be a ronsolldation of the Union
and Southern Pacific accounting depart
ments." Young Denies the Report.
OJHAHA, June 29. Erastus Young, gen
eral auditor of the Union Pacific, today
denied that there was any truth In the
report from San Francisco that the ac
counting offices of the Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific, Oregon Railroad &. Navi
gation Co. and Oregon Short Line were to
be merged under one head.
SALT LAKE-LOS AXGELES ROAD.
Senator Clark Declares Emphati
cally That It Will Be Bnllt.
SALT LAKE, Utah. June 29. Senator
William A. Clark, of Montana, president
of the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake Railroad, arrived In this city today
from Montana. Senator Clark comes to
Salt Lake lor the purpose of attending a
meeting of the dlrectlrs of the San Pedro
"ad, which will be held here Monday.
Zhiring the day Senator Clark was In
Conference with Senator Kearns, of Utah;
Hon. R. C. Kerens, of St. Louis: J. Ross
Clark; of Los Angeles, and others Iden
tified with the new road. In an interview
this evening Senator Clark declared most
emphatically that the road conpectlng.1
built. m Everything relating to financial
affairs, he said, had already been accom
plished, contracts had been let for a
great deal of engineering work, and con
siderable equipment had already been or
dered. Definite and final plans will be
decided upon at Monday's meeting, after
which the work of construction will be
actively commenced and pushed through
tl completion. As to the Nevada grade
contest now pending in the Federal Court
at Carson City, the Senator said he hoped
lor a favorable decision, but should it be
against the San Pedro Company, It would
pot make a particle of difference In the
general plans.
CARSON, New, June 29. In the case
of the Oregon Short Line against the San
Pedro road for a continuance of the writ
of injunction to prevent the San Pedro
people from occupying any portion of the
grade established or right of way secured
fcy the Oregon Short Line across Lincoln
County, In this state, argument whs con
cluded this morning. Judge Hawley stat
ed from the bench that the matter was
clear In his mind, but that he would take
It npder advisement in order to examine
some of the authorities cited.
CROSSINGS AT CAXEMAH.
Report of Commissioners on Trolley
Llne-S. P. Dispute.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 29. The com
missioners appointed by Judge McBrldo
to make an examination of the proposed
crossing at Canemah In the matter of the
litigation of the Oregon City & Southern
Railway Company vs. the Oregon & Cali
fornia and Southern Pacific Railroad com
panies for condemnation of right of way,
have filed their report. While they rec
ommend grade crossings under certain
restrictions, trolley wires are to be 224
feet above the top of the rail, and the
plaintiff corporation Is required to estab
lish and maintain, at its own expense, an
Interlocking signal apparatus, known as
the Glbbs' syst&n. In connection with- the
standard interlocking apparatus of the
isauonai awucn ana signal Company, of
Eastern Pennsylvania. This apparatus Is
said to be very expensive and will have
to be maintained at the expense of the
Oregon City & Southern Railway Com
pany. The commissioners, Alfred F. Sears and
Wallace B. Chase, of Portland, and C. F.
Lester, .of Astoria, concluded their re
port with the following statement:
MA grade crossing Is a menace to life
and property under all circumstances, even
when guarded by the most perfect de
vice known. In our. Judgment it should
never be allowed when It can be properly
prevented. In the present Instance your
commissioners would have decided on an
overhead crossing If It could have been
built without-undue Interference with the
county road. Your commissioners each
emphasize their decided opinion that the
line of the electric road Is Improperly lo
cated. They find on personal Investiga
tion, that It might and should have been
placed along the river bank between the
Southern Pacific line and the river, even
if It had been necessary to .move the
track of the Southern Pacific a trifling
distance, eastward, for which thore Is
abundant room, without serious damage
to abutting property or the alignment of
the existing company.
COMPLETE SURPRISE TO COOPER.
HI Appointment an Assistant to
President Mellen,
TACOMA, June 29. The appointment of
Thomas Cooper, general- Western land
agfit or the Northern Pacific, to be as
sistant to President Mellen, came as a
complete surprise to that gentleman, and
even to the general officials of the land
department. Mr. Cooper's headquarters
win be at Tacoma. he succeeding to the
office now held by W. G. Pearce. who was
today appointed general manager of the
road. Mr. Cooper entered the service
of the Northern Pacific In 1SS2 as clerk
in the construction department at Brain
erd, and has since filled various positions
in the operating and construction, depart
ments. He came to Tocoma In 18S7 as
chief clerk to .the late General Anderson,
the englneer-Jn-ehlef, In J188S he went
EaftJ and returned two years latere be
coming manager of a land company ift
South Bend. Ip 1895 he succeeded Paul
Schulze as Western land agent, and has.
resided here ever since. Both promotions
are highly pleasing vto the associates of
the two men.
SALT LAKE TO BE CEKTEit.
WIH Soon Hold This Connection to
Intermonntnin Rcr1oii.
SALT LAKE, June 29.-r-The Deseret
News today says:
"From a semi-official source comes the
Intelligence that within the next .three
years Salt Lake City will become the
railway center gt the- lntermpuntaln re,
glon. As soon as the Harriman and Gould
Interests have perfected their plans, so
the authority states, and the same are In
good running order, the Union Pacific
headquarters will be transferred to Salt
Lake, so that the affairs of the Oregon
Short Line, the Oregon Railroad, & Navi
gation Co., the Southern Pacific" and the
parent Union Pacific system can be di
rected from aJ central -point. 'Thlsinove, it
MADE A DQQTOR OF DIVINITY.
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REV. .GEORGE
. . "Hcv. George Ef. JVtvxXfttfrs, D, D.. rector of St. David-' & Episcopal church,
."East. Side. Shas receive bis" diploma aa ddctor-of divinity 'Tom the Western
University- of ChtcSso. am instltut Jdn devoted to' science, art phlloaophr, ethics,
medicine, law and U-p"9S"viCharles.MacLear', Ph.- D., of theTinlVerslty, now in
porftand and a.w)fho'wn studentof Oriental languages,' 'says of the degree?
"Rev. G. B. Van Waters has Just been honored by Western University, which
conferred upon him the degree of doctor q( .dh;hiltr. Xhls 1s a case 'wherein'-'
it is difficult to a$ which Is the more honored, ,the mn .recjsiylnjr' or the Instl- ,'
tutlon conferrlnjfr' jbr. Van Waters Is one, of ,therooft energetic and'succfcsful 4
clergymen of, 'the diocese of Oregon, and Western University Is dne of the"
progressive educational institutions of the country. The- university ls. incorporated
under the laws of the States of Illinois and Tennessee, and In the exercise of 'its
r.ipht to confer degrees it is governed .by the -qualifications and fitness -of the
.man. Within the last two years. the. degree of D,OX hac been. by this university
conferred on hut five persona. tr. Van Waters is to be congratulated."-
?
Is stated, has been In contemplation for
some time by the Union Pacific officials."
Management of the Rio Grande.
DENVER, June 29,-i-Presldent Jefferyt
of the Denver & Rio Grande Company,
Issued rfn order concerning the manage
ment of the RIo Grande road and the Rio
Grande Western under 'the new consoll
datlon. The following officials are given,
jurisdiction over both roads: J. G. Met
calfe,, general manager;, A. S. Hughes,
general traffic manager: S. H. Babcock.
assistant general traffic' Twanager, with1
headquarters at Salt- Lake City; Fred
Wild, Jr., general freight agent; S. K.
Hooper, general passenger and ticket
agent; W. M. Lampton, "assistant general
freight agent, "with office at "Denver; S. V.
.Derrah, .assistant general, freight agent,
with' offices at Salt Lake City; T. E.
-Swann, assistant general passenger and
ticket agent, with offices at Denver; G.
W. Heintz, assistant ' general passenger
and ticket agent, with . offices at Salt i
i-ia.K.o uity.
General Slannper of the "ff. P.
ST. PAUL, June 29. President C. S.
Mellln, of the Northern Pacific, today an-
nouriced the appointment of W G. Pearce
as general manager of the -company, to
take effect at midnight tomorrow. Mr.
PearcB is now acting general manager,
having been placed In charge of the office
on the retirement of Mr. Kcndrick, a
month ago. Mr. Pearce, before coming
East, was assistant to the president, with
headquarters In Taconuv Thomas Cooper,
at present Western land agent for the
company, Is appointed . to succeed Mr.
Pearce as assistant to. the president. Hla
headquarters -will be at Seattle. ' "'
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Kot by Noah "Wcbs.ter. .' J- -'
PORTLAND. June. 29. (To- the Editor.1)
I have a boqk, "Elements of Useful
Knowledge." It contains, an historical,,
geographical account of the United States;
Noah Webster, July 21 1802. "Please -t-
from me If the spelling Is An error. It"?sB
interesting, but the spelling Is. queer to'
me. book, lover::
The spelling cfuoted Is the long form
Of the letter "s," resembling the -letter
"f," and probable Is unfamiliar "to the
correspondent. This style of writing Is
still used, chiefly by old persons. . We
do not find in any Webster bibliography
a book entitled "Elements of Useful
Knowledge." Perhaps a book wlth this
title contains a miscellaneous assortment
of Information, Including something from
Webster. Webster wrote "Letters ' to a
Young Gentleman Commencing His Edu
cation, to which is -Subjoined Brief
History of the United States." "'This was
published jn New Haven 'in 1823, and not
In "180?. .- ;
Death of Albert Rneppell.
Albert Jtueppell, sin-in-la-y of Ed Allsky,
died yesterday at his home at Nlntri'and
Tillamook streets, after seven months' ill
ness. He left a widow and four children.
Born In Qermany 52 years ago. he came
to New York about 1866, "and shortly af
terward settled In this city. He was a
member of various fraternal societies,
and of the Turn Vercln. For 22 years he
was superintendent of a furniture factory
heje. The funeral will take place tomor
row afternoon at 2 . o'clock, and the la
termenj will be In Rlvervlew cemetery.
ChrlHtan Science.
At thn Sopnnrt OKnroi, ? n t,if c
ti.tA!nnHn,?mCh,9E,SL(iC lnJ
Taylor and Salmon, services will be held
at 11 A. M. and S P. St. Subject of ser
mon, "Christian Science." Sunday school
meets at lZ:lfT. The regular "We'dnesday
evening testimonial meeting Is at 8 o'clock.
The free reading rooms, In front part of
same, bulldfng, are open, dally, froin 10 A.
M. to-5 2J- M. All are welcome.
There are 10,000 policemen In London, 0000
In Parte and 0000 In Berlin.
IT IS GROUND INTO. PULP
MANY MILLIONS IX CUUItEXCY AX--XUALIiY
DESTROYED. ,.
Wqrk; of Redemption Bnrean Frus-
tratlne; Attempts to Cheat the (Jov-
crninent Idenilfylntf Old Bills. '
The authorities of the Treasury 'De
partment destroyed last yeir 5399,798.330
in paper currency wunurawn irom yr
culation, .saya the Washington. Star, Sines
the department began to collect statistics
systematically In 1S66 there has been de
stroyed a total of J7.250.6S3.489 In paper
currency.
It has" been suggested that in the in
terest of cleanliness and health the
"Treasury Department should destroy
every piece of paper money presented fop
redemption at the treasury or any sub
treasury, and issue perfectly fresh, clean
B. VAX' WATERS.
a e
money In Its place. This Is tho system
"of the Bank, of England, N& English
note -which, in the course of circulation,
works Its way back -to point 9 iesue, is
ever eont into the world -again It Is?
destroyed. Jf.the holder of a Bank, of
England note with a single -crease-o it,
presents It at the Bank of England, he
receives, a fresh, crisp note In lta place.
A treasprer of. the United States, writ
ing to the Secretary of the. Treasury tan
yeajs ago,, said of the 4ow wqrk of the
bureau of engraving and printing at-
tnat time: It seems puerile ,to. allow so
small difficulty -as the printing- of a few
thousand sheets of "paper to becc-me .any
obstacle In the , discharge of public busi
ness and an annoyance .to the people Jn
thejr money masters,". It , would .-seem
just as. puerile o allpw the printing of a
few thousand .sheets of paper ,ta Inter
fere with the public .health. Eminent spe
cialists have testified tKit nothing Is bet
ter qualified to spread disease germs than
old pap;r currency.
Shipping Old Currency. .
The Government not only reissues old
paper currency which Is not ragged, but
discourages the public ;ln the matter of
sending money In for redemption. Prior
to July 1, 1883, there was an annual -appropriation
for the transportation of currency
to Washington for redemption; now-, any
one who wants to -have old and worn -currency
exchanged for-new must pay the
cost of shipping It to Washington.
Notwithstanding the Government's par
simony In this matter, the Treasury pays
three-fourths of the cost of transporting
money for redemption. Something like
$4000 a year Is paid out by banks and
business houses' to ship old and worn cur
rency to the Treasury. But the Govern
ment's expense lsr three tiroes as great,
because" most of-those who handle money
keep It In circulation Until In the course
of business It passes Into one of the Sub
Treasuries. There the money Is sorted,
and all badly worn currency Is shipped to
Washington for redemption.
1"he casual destruction of note's, by the
way. Is a remarkable source of Income to
tho Government It Is one of -a number
tof indirect sources which the Government
has. It is estimated that fully SltT.OCO.OOO
worth" of Treasury notes hnve been de
stroyed while In circulation, and will
never be 'presented for "redemption. On
the other hand, the amount of counterfeit
money which- has been redeemed by the
Government Is Inconsiderable.
Treasury officials are not believers in
the germ theory. They pay that all the
57.000.000 of money redeemed, at the Treas
ury has "passed through the hands of the
c,erks .Qf the-redemption division, and
th&y have 'yst to learn of one or tnese
clerks whose health has been affected by
his occupation.
Assortlns Paper Sloney.
In the regular course of each day's
business a gr.eat deal pf paper money la
received at the Treasury Department.
This- money Is sorted and the torn and
dirty pieces are sent to the redemption
division. Every day $1,000,000 worth of
money Is handle'd In this division. It is
carefully assorted according to denomina
tions, and lesues, and entered In the
treasury records.
Five years ago Treasurer Ncbeker sug
gested that the money redeemed be
ch'ecked By number, as well nU by Issue
and denomination. That Is, he wanted a
list of the serial numbers of the notes
printed and the notes checked off from
this list as fast as they, came In. .One
reason for proposing this safeguard was
the possibility of the duplication of the
notes Issued from the bureau of engraving
b" collusion among Its employes. Another
was the possibility ot the redemption at
counterfeits-'somethlng that Is known to
occur sometimes In spite of the expertne38
of the department's clerks. But to check
up the. notes: By their numb'crs -would nava
required a- decided increase In the appro
priation, for treasury clerks andjCongress
declined to take the matter tip.-
Classifying? the Xotea.
The classification of notes for redemp
tion Is first as TJnlted States notes, treae-
l uuy notes, sllyer certificates or National
i
bank notes: second, according to series
(as. series of 1869. series of 1S80): finally,
according to denomination. Thus sep
arated, the notes are made into bundles,
each fastened with paper atraps, one at
each end, and one down the middle.
The straps are Indorsed to show the con
tents of the package. -
There is a big, knife in the redemption
division. It Is hinged to an iron frame
and works In a groove. The bundles cf
money are put linger thl knife, and a
messenger, by electric power, pends the
blade through them, dividing each Into
two packages. One of these contains the
upper halves of the -notes; the 'other, the
lower halves. One goes to the register's
office and one t'p the office of the treas
urer. In each of these ofllcta. clerks
check up the contenjs of the packages.
If the contents do not agree with tho
label the other '"package of halves Is
looked up for comparison. If a counter
feit Is found, It Is traced to the clerk
who accepted it, and he has to make It
good.
Reduced to Pnlp.
When the money has been checked up
in the offices of the Treasurer and Regis
ter of the Treasury, It is taken to the
macerator In charge of, a committee.
This committee is composed of one .clerk
from the Secretary's ofTic,e, ono clerk from
the Treasurer's office, one clerk from the
'Register's office and opa, outsider. The
first three have keys. "Bach key fits a,
different lock on the macerator. This
maceratqr is a steel cylinder. In which a
set of steel knives Js made to revolve. The
th.ree clerks open the macerator, .the
packages of mutilated money are placed
wlthlp, the cylinder is closed 'and the
machine "started. The steam softens the
paper, the knives cut It up fine, Pres
ently it Is only a gray pulp.
This pulp sells for 4 a hundredweight,
and Is turned into Images of George
Washington, the Washington Monument,
etc, for sale by dealers In .souvenirs.
Each of theee oriMe Iroajses Is labeled .as
representing "$500 of paper durrency," or
some other large sura, which Is, wholly a
matter of guess work.
Worn nd Mntljated.
One result of the Government's failure
to encourage the redemption o? currency
Is that currency . comes to the Treasury
In extraordinary condition, and a corps
oC experts -Is required to identify it.v .Cur
rency la handled until It Is falling to
pieces. Sometimes It Is burled and It rota
until It 1h hardly recognizable. Frequent
ly It meets with an accident, as burn
ing or mastication by cows, or nibbling
by mice. Money comes to the Treasury in
tho form of pulp, taken from the stom
achs of cows or doge: it la offered in
birds' neata or rats' neots: It appears a
ashes, The principal expert engaged In
the-identiflcatlon of this mutilated money
is Mre. Brown. AH the other-experts are
women, and thev work with surprising
results sorting out the bits of paper and
identifying them. """"'
The identification of this mutilated
money Is not a very nice job. Sometimes
It Is not a very clean job. . The number
of stories told In connection with theee
mutilated notes Is countless.' ' One "of the
most frequent Is the1 slory '6t the mice
who had niade. a nest or currency put
away for safe keeping. 'A frequent story
Is that of 'money put 'In '-d etoy6 during
Summer and forgotten, "when- the fire was
lighted In the Beginning ofj Winter." Rail
road accidents 'arer'th"e .cause bfrnuchr of
the expert labor In" the redemption divi
sion. The wdrst 6f these on 'record was- a
collision In which $16,000 were burned and
only 57 qf this pould be identified from
the ashes. One of th' applicants "for re
lief under the Move 'dfytslori' was 'a -New-York
laundryfrian'narnCd Qildng'Stng. He
had 42$ .In his -stove' pVeYTiut "fortunn.te
'ly- tho fir.? which his ae'shfttmt"-built did'
not damage any of -tKts irioneS"5 beyond
redemption. .There "are about 100 of these
stove cases, every yea'r. 4' ''
Attempt at Swlndllns.
The redemption "division Is eubjecfc toi
trequent uiiucks uy swmuips, vm !.
Rclyoa, the chief, "knbwi ot of the
tricks they practice- TJetYqQs,t .remark
able attempt 'to swindled, w-lthlii lils ex
perience was that qf'a man who sent In
three apparently half-burned notes frohi
a place in Kansas. He made affidavit,
tolling, with ste at clrcumainncc how he
had hung his "waistcoat on, a. fence while
burning bi-ushin-a field. h.QW" fhe terqc
caught fire-lnd. .the-' moner was,, partis
consumed.. H wasdlrecpr ot.he bank
through which -hescnt. the.se notes, to the
Tueasury- for - -redemption. . When, the
Treasury refused to pay them and ac
cused him- of- frauS-he ..was very Indlg-nnnt-and
threatened' .suit. pho matter
was -put in the hands of -the District At
torney, and the .man In time pleaded
guilty of fraud. It- happened that in the
files of the treasury were the other halves
of the three bills whlch'the Kansas farm
er had sent, In, They -had qofne-In. from a
New York -.man .with .a. plauolble sforyv
and had been redeemed., but as there"
seemed a slight irregularity about them,
they were not sent, to-the macerator, but
were put In the file's of -the Treasury. It
is probable the .other halves, of the notes
were sent to .the farmer in the course of
a green goods game, -and -he .couid not
reslet the temptation -to try to work them
off on the Government. , "
Another That Fnllcd. -
Another attempt-to swindle was mado
by a boy working In a New York bank.
He collected a great many scrans cf
money about the bank and sent them in
with the statement that they were the
remains of -$200 worthof -notes chewed by
rats. The experts quickly determined
that they were the odds and ends of
probably 100 different notes,, and, !
course, nothing was done- In the matter.
The boy might have been pro6.eciited, but
that did not seem worth' while.
Another remarkable story told In the re
demption division is that of the finding
of two $500 notes on the la'ke front of Chi
cago. They were In small scraps. The
two colored laborers who found them took
tiiem to the Treasury, but wfire told they
would not be redeemed unless proof of
ownership was furnished, so they made
nothfng by their find. '
Women iVho IVorlc for the Public
Good. ,, ..
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The 'annual report of 'the Women's
Health Protective Association, of New
York, Is a bulky little volume, and Is a
record of a busy year for- the women who
don't mind disagreeable duties even when
they are of a public nature. A faint Idea
of the variety of Interests of the society
may be gained by the list of committees.
There, nrecommltte;. on stable refuse,
gas-houses, slaughter-houses, Croton
water, expectoration In cars, ferry-boats,
ferry-houses and . public buildings, sani
tary condition of the streets and expos
ure of. vegetables.. Public libraries, tree
planting, garbage( schQol hygiene, baker
shops, .police -matrons and -almshouses
also come In for a share of the attention
of this vigilant society.
The s closing words, of the report are
characteristic in tone 6f the society and
Its . strenuous methods -. ,.
"In conclusion, it may be." stated that
the Women',8. Health. Protective Assocl
atlon Is1 constantly alive to every mat
ter that concerns or menaces public
health, and finds nothing so small al- to
be unwdrthx of attention orso vast as
to be beyond Its courage to attack;"
ThcVi'rtue ornIbngr Parse.
;,", '(Jhlcdgq.Trlbunei
John '6dbdo, cnaIniuvno the Virginia
Constitutional Convention," S typical
Southern gentleman, aptf ne of the; best
known -Wen -about theCarHtol, -has- the
distinction" of owning the"' longest pursp
string pf any man in Washington. -It has
been observed frequently, liy.' his friends
that tehen he,,,goes to,pay'for,'thlng- from
his queer oldleathcr wallet, her unwinds
a long, black string that suggests the
lace "of ''!a woman's oleyele boot more
than anything 'else. .Sbmeone chancing-'
to notice It. not Jong 'ago asked th.e sjg
nlficance. Still -.Un jvndjiig... jhe ...string ' of
prodigious length', the Judge"sardr ""
"I learned the value of that string from
a friend who grew rich operating one Just
like It. He found that it he kept his
money handy he was. likely to spend more
time In repenting than In unwinding .the
strlqg. If he had time to ponder a white
before maklrg the purchase, he was llke.y
to conclude that he cculd do better with-t
put the object of hU desire than th.e
money, and this time he gained while
Untying and unwinding the string. Not
Only that, but with, the prospect of un
winding the string he often concluded hfc
would rather do without the cherished,
object than go through with the fatigue."
, Judge Goode's long purse string doea
not plgnify that he is a stingy companion,
for his hospitality Is well known among
politicians of all classes in and about the
.Capitol, and ' the long purse " string s
looked upon only ns one of his delightful
eccentricities. It Is a habit with South
erners to measure" time or spice by- say
ing, '"'As long a3 Goode's purse string.1'
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
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Marriage IJIconscn.
L. C. Palmar. 41, Clark County. Wash
ington ; Lena L. Howell, IS.
F. R. Jacobson, 6; Katie E. Stewart. 23.
Ernest Boggess, 23; Nellie Powers, 22.
Building; Permit, "" I
J. C, Flanders, alterations. Front and
Lovejoy streets, 52000,
Birth Returns.
June 14, girl to the wife of EH Hartsellt
39? Ivon street.
June 5, boy to the wife of A. T, Clark,
663 Washington street,
June 23, girl to tho wife of M. N. MiJ,o,
EOT Union avenue.
June 23, boy to the wife of A, Abraham,
105 Twentieth street North.
June 2S. girl to the wife of C, M. A".
Gronberg, Portsmouth.
Juno 18, girl to the wife of A, H. Yost,
University Parkv
Contagions Disease. ' ;
J. Stanton, 2QS Fourth street scarlet
fever.
Dcnth Returns
June 27. Marie O'Connell, age 32. Bt, Vln
oent's Hospital, general peritonitis.
June 28, Clarence. Morgan, 4 months,
Good Samaritan Hospital, bronch.6v-pneu.
monla.
June 2S, Esther May Turner, 13 years,
S07H Water street, pneumonia.
Real Estate Transfers.
Mnrgaret F. Darling to Thomas Dar
ling, lot 1. block IS; lot 8, block IS;
lota 1 and 2 block 41, Sunnyslde;
lots 5 and 6, block 3, Logan's Ad-
dttlnn .Tnno R tlWIft
.TnTTins 5?. "Rped tr A.mns M Tt'nfr lnl
11, lilock 3, King's Second Addition,
May .20 ,....,,.,,,,..,,., 1000
Lydla. Rodney and Clementina Rodney
to Charles Bakr, lot 1, block 5.
Sussex Addition June 27,.., 60
S. W, Smith and wife to B. Earl Ped
dlcord, lot 22, block 5, Smlthson
Land Company Addition, June 21.... GO
Guaranty Savings & Loan-Association
to J. J. Herman, lot 7, block 2,
Mount Tabor Villa, June 4........ 500
D. C. Burns and wlfP to Laura A: "
Flanders, west' 50- feet block- 110.
Grover's Addition, June 26 500
Will E. Purdy and wife-to F. C. Rog
ers, lot 37, block 4, Mount Tabor
Place, June 2S 870
Sunnyslde Land & Improvement Co.
to C. H. Thompson' lot 6. block 3, '
Glencoe Tark, June Hi. ...;..,,.. 150
Henry W, Smith to the Title Guar
anty & Trust Co.. lots 19, 20 21 and
22. block 10, Point View, June 27.... ISO
P. H. Marlpy .to Herman Nelson, lot
4, block 17. Tlbbetts' Addition, June
2S . .. ....' ... 1
jYond" " for' "dbbS ."
Caspar Greenwald and wife' to George
Urbach and Adam Trefer, lot ",
block 11, Lincoln Park, June 28 600
For abstracts, title Insurance or mtg, J
Ioana. see Pacific Coast Abstract Guar
anty & Trust Co., 204-6-6-7 Falling- bldg,
Meir.jrer' Llanor Petition 'Contested.,
The petition of Ford Mctzger for a
license for a. saloon at 'Gresham was con
tested in the County Court yesterday by
A. King Wll'sqn. counsel for David Cathay
and 118 other- remonstrators- Ed Menden.
hall, who was Metzgpr's' attorney, assert
ed .that the remonstrance was signed, by
wornen, minors apd other persons wlo are
not legal voterst and by' pebple who. do
nq't live In Gresham precinct. A large
Sins of
Blood Poison is an universal disease. The enlightened nations of tie world, as well as
the savage, have been contending with this monster scourge for centuries past. Civilization
has not checked its progress. Scientists have discovered little concerning the character o
this peculiar poison; they admit it to be a blood disease, for which tliey know no antidote
or cure. . Their Mercury and Potash preparations hide the S3inptoms, 'but cannot destro' the
virus. This disease is so highly contagious that persons handling, the clothing, using the
same bnish or towel, drinking from the same vessel, are inoculated. .The deepest misery and
humiliation have followed the kiss of affection. Though guilty of no wrong, the person who
contracts the disease in this way endures the same physical suffering that the guilty one does.
How often is the proud parent horrified when he finds the disease he so confidently believed
had been forever driven from his own blood has been transmitted to his innocent child; its
little body tortured with sores, the glands of
the neck swollen and knotted and the skin AN m??OCENT victim.
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a-uic witn sumc uu.jun.ug, nailing cuiuuuu. a nurse who infei
The symptoms of this hideous disease can
not be mistaken; eruptions upon the skin,
sores or ulcers in the mouth and throat,
copper-colored splotches' on different parts
of the body and the loss of hair and eye
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number of witnew-es testified that Meti
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placej. a,nd Jt w.ijt shown, that' hip petition
or a license containing In names is
signed by all the business men of
Grpshnm except two, and that the Fiuncw
represent much more property than the
romonstratar.iw The case was continued
until tomorrow afternoon for further
hearing on the remonotrators" side.
"Bound to Have Reform.
Chattanooga Tim-M.
The tariff 'mongers of the Republican
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woe during those long: yoar3. I had
tho host medical treatment. Several
physicians troatod me, but all to no
purposo. Tho mercury and potash
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wbioh was devouring rae. I was ad
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ago x was moovxiatea wn poison oy
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