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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1904)
THE SUNDAY 0KEG0NI4N3 PORTLAND, DECEMBER 25, 190 11 New City Engineer Is Hard Worker Charles Wanzer's Rapid Rise in His Profession, and Responsible Positions He Has Held. CONSIDERING his 5S years, Captain Charles Wanzer, the successor or City Engineer Elliott, is a most re- j markable man physically. He stands per fectly erect, is tully 6 feet tall, and walks -with the spirited step of a man 20 years his Junior. Captain Wanzer is affable and" urbane. He Is admirably unassuming and extreme ly "modest In attire. He ifl a man who appeals to the stranger Immediately, as being a worker. It would aeem that no task, however great, would awe Captain Wanzer, either by its magni tude or dlfflcultncss. In speaking of his parents and boyhood. Captain "Wanzer remarks simply: "I was brought up." A more sincere and impressive eulogy of his parents could not be formed - with dlvors columns of glowing Imagery. It is not so much the simplicity of the sen tence as the heartfelt way In which it is spoken that Impresses. Captain Charles Wanzer was born in New York City, August 2S, 1846. His first schooling vis In the public schools of Long Island1. Before entering Trinity College at Hartford, Conn., Captain Wanzer studied in private institutions to fit himself for the college course. His college career was an exceptionally brilliant one, his persistent and conscien tious efforts crowning his euccees with merited honors at his graduation in 1S6S. He married in Hartford in the year of 1S67 migrating west to Wisconsin, where ho 'gleaned his first experience in engi neering, which field In later years was to prove his profession. For some years he was associated with the Wisconsin Cen tral. From this company he went to the munilcpal government of St. Paul, devot ing most of his attention to sewer work. Ho then assumed charge of the con struction of the La Crosse bridge across the Mississippi for the Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul Railroad. Captain Wanzer's next rise was to the capacity of Assistant United States en gineer in the river and harbor depart ment. His first work in his new posi tion was to superintend the construc tion of the North Chippewa River bridge. HiJ also was in charge of the Red River improvements, and then superintended the surveys and reser voir dams of the Upper Mississippi. Captain Wanzer remained In the Gov ernment service six years, at the ex piration of which time he went to the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad as constructing engineer. While connect ed with this road ho met Mr. Mohler, the present general manager of the Union Pacific . , In 1898 Captain Wanzer followed Mr. Mohler to the Coast, to accept a. posi tion as engineer with the Oregon Rail road & Navigation Company. His two great works which won him the 'admiration and esteem of his su periors were the construction of the road from Dayton to Turner and the road between Riparia, Wash., and Lew iston, Idaho. In 1899 Captain Wanzer was promot ed to superintend the right-of-way de partment, which office he filled until his recent appointment as City Engi neer bv Mayor Williams. Captain Wanzer's first residence In Portland was at the Imperial Hotel. EAT AND BE MERRY Christmas Cheer Reaches Rich - and Poor..- THE NEEDY PROVIDED FOR .Salvation Army Cares for Hundreds of Poor People Christmas In the Public Institutions and Jails. . While those in affluent circumstances are partaking of their Christmas dinner Amid cheer and good fellowship the city's needy and dependents will also partake heartily of a generous repast, though in a slightly different atmosphere. Through the efforts of the Salvation Army and institutions of a like nature not a family, so far as can bo learned, will bo forced to pass the day of cheer Jn a manner unbecoming to the occasion. Preparations for the auspicious occa sion have been under way for weeks past in every residence where there is a sad lack of the necessary finance to pro Tide for an ample Christmas dinner. In the charitable and in the city and county institutions the tables will be abundantly spread with holiday cheer. Not only will the Christmas dinners be In vogue, but Santa Claus will make a special effort to visit all of these institu tions. Old and young alike will be fa vored with little tokens and remem brances which will aid greatly in making the observance more complete. Good Things for the Needy. To those not vitally interested the work of the Salvation Army is apparently done, but to the untiring Salvationists the work is only started. Yesterday the Portland members of this sect, under the supervision of Major Dub bin and Ensign Kuhn, delivered 200 bas kets to the needy families of the city baskets generously filled with all tho Tuletlde eatables that gladden the hearts of both young and old turkeys, cranberries, heads of celery and even mince pies. The magnitude of the task is beyond the conception of most people. Weeks ago the Salvation Army commenced Its Investigation and sought out those fam ilies that were absolutely unable to pro vide Christmas dinners. Well-timed sug gestions from principals and school teachers were received and duly appre ciated. When the crucial moment ma terialized the Salvation Army was ready for Its great work of good. These soldiers of Christ trudged Port land's streets yesterday, actuated by a desire to do good and oblivious to the fact that the baskets were heavy and their tasks irksome. House after house was visited and the' joyful tiding baskets of Christmas cheer left to bring Tuletide atmosphere to homes that knew little but privation and suffering. Hundreds of hearts were made light and happy laughter of children greeted the Santa Claus impersonated by the Sal vation Army soldiers. But, In their own words, the work of the Salvationists has only begun. Today special Christmas services will be held at all Salvation Army headquarters.- The services will be inter-denomlnational and all will be re ceived with a hearty "God Bless You." Monday at S:30 P. M. a Christmas tree wll be the feature in the headquarters at 12S First street. The efforts of the Salvationists to make this affair infinitely successful have been relentless. The sol diers look forward to the arrival of all needy children. The tree will be aglow with myriads of candles and heavy with toys. Not a child who visits the head quarters will go away empty-hande'd. There will be some toy to gladden every t , CHARLES WANZER, THE NEW CTTX ENGINEER. but of late years he occupied his pres ent residence on Fourth street. In the short six years he has been a resident of Portland, Captain Wanzer has made many friends, and enjoys a very extensive acquaintance among little heart in some instances a doll and in others a horn or a drum. On Tuesday the Salvationists will continue-their work of good. Rest Is stran ger to them. Though the tree at the First-street headquarters is generously supplied with trinkets and toys, it Is not thought that the present quantity will suffice and any donations will be sin cerely appreciated by Major Dubbin and Ensign Kuhn, as well as the whole Sal vation Army. Christmas Invades Poor Farm. Christmas will be auspiciously ob served at the County Farm. The 170 In mates will each receive some token that will convey the Idea to them that though they are dependents of the city the spirit of Christmastide lives with them. A sumptuous Christmas dinner will be served on an immaculately spread table, laden with all the side dishes which go to make the repast characteristic of the holidays. After supper, tobacco and candy, which have been donated by the Flower Mission, will be distributed. As the evening wanes tho atmosphere will be heavy with tho wholesome aroma of pipe and cigar smoke. As do the young, these old folks will give way to laughter and merriment, game and song and perhaps to reverie of other days. The preparations for the celebration of Christmas have not been less complete at the other1 benevolent homes of Port land. At the Home of the Good Shepherd a splendid dinner will be served and afterward the inmates will retire to the recreation-room, where a gorgeous treo will be ablaze with light From each branch will hang divers packages con taining presents for the Inmates. The feature of the day at the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, will be a great dinner. On Tuesday, however, a Christmas-tree celebration will be held and It is said that this affair will eclipse any previous one of that Institution. Need less to say the young folks will thor oughly enjoy themselves. Behind the Bars. "Mine, Host" Ben Branch of the city jail wlfl treat his small coterie of guests as becomes the occasion. The city's unwilling visitors will enjoy tur key in generous quantities and as pal atably roasted as any In the city. All the kindred delicacies will be Included In the jail's offering, the only feature elim inated being the mistletoe. The epicureans at the County Jail, hav ing feasted gloriously on Thanksgiving, must content themselves today with the ordinary fare in so far as the officials of the city have no desire to encourage indigestion by repeating the holiday dose. AT THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE Sailors In Port Will Be Guests at the Christmas Entertainment. The yuletide will be celebrated In good old English fashion at the Seamen's In stitute, Monday evening, at 7 o'clock. Every conceivable nationality will be represented by the seafarers and delega tions from all the "llmejulcers" and Yan kee "mule hulks" In port will be present. The evening's entertainment will be brightened by the attendance of many apprentices from the' British vessels, their neat uniforms of blue, augmented by bril liant brass buttons, making a pleasing contrast to the less impressive garb of the sailors of other countries. The dinner will be very complete. The National bird will be conspicuous, and aside from the kindred delicacies the din ner will be most auspiciously finished with divers quantities of "plum duff." An exceedingly attractive feature has been arranged under the supervision of Mrs. E: T. C. Stevens. A table will be reserved for the sailors of each respective nation. In the centers of these tables will be placed a small Christmas tree, ap propriately lighted and bearing the re spective foreign flags, intermingled with the Stars and Stripes. James Laidlaw, British Consulate at this port, will make an address. After the supper the prizes awarded In the afternoon boa traces will be presented. It will be in the "wee sma hours" be fore the affair "turns to," and with a hearty "belay" the "lads o the sea" will hie to their bunks in the "foc'stles." The rooms at the Institute have been vers attractively decorated for the. occa sion, many ingenious decorative creations being In evidence. Portland s most prominent men. The news of his appointment as City En gineer was received with much grati fication by his great host, of friends, who have conveyed to Captain Wanzer tnolr good wisnes for his success. LET THE LAW STAND Friends' of Local-Option Meas ure Are Agreed. PROHIS EXPRESS JUBILATION Anti-Saloon Leaguers Will Join in Conference With the "Dry" Co horts to Oppose All Amend ments by Legislature. The Antl-Saloon League, in declaring Itself opposed to any amendments of the local option law by the Legisla ture, has "delighted party prohibition ists, for they rogard the law as. it stands as "good medicine." Liquor In terests are pleased, too, for they say that the Leaguers have at last gone over from the temperance camp to .that of the prohis., and that the issue now presented is that of clean-cut .prohibi tion without disguise. So that all three are pleased, but for different reasons. As the law stands, electors cannot vote their home precinct dry and their county wet when the question of pro hlbition is presented as in Multnomah and 22 other counties last November, Liquor interests aver that unwilling ness of the League to have the -.law amended by the Legislature so as to enable electors to vote separately on the questions of jreclnct and county prohibition will open up the way In the Legislature for more, extensive revision because the Legislature will certainly refuse to. allow tne law to remain on the statute books in Its present form, and when it begins to amend it will g further than If the Leaguers had pra posed changes of their own. Leaguers Deny Power to Amend. The League favors several modifica tions of the law, but asserts that the LOW RAILROAD RATES, The transcontinental railroads next I year will offer to Eastern people the benefit of the lowest rates ever al lowed on the transcontinental Journey. This rate will be given to the public who may want to visit the World's Fair that will be opened In .Port land od June 1 next. The New Year's Oregonlan that will be published on January 2 next will tell all about the great Fair, the numerous transconti nental lines which have their western termini at Portland, the .architectural and other beauties of the Exposition Itself, and the advantages Portland's local transportation lines offer for numerous excursions to points of spe cial interest. The paper will be mailed to any address in the United States or Canada, postage prepaid, for 10 cents a copy. Address The Orejronlan, Portland, Or. Legislature' has no power to amend an act that has been enacted by the peo ple under the initiative; at least that that power has not yet been accorded by the courts. The League is unwilling to see the Legislature alter the law "lest," as one of its members said yea terday, "the liquor people have more Influence with the Legislators than wo have" Therefore the League desires amendments to be made by the peoplo at the polls as they enacted the law. "Liquor people may have more pull with Legislators than we." 3ay League members, "but wo have morn pull with the people." . t The local option law was drafted by Darty prohibitionists. L H. Amos. chief of the prohibition faith in Oro gon, has said that the law l a prohibi tion act, designed to promote the cause of prohibition; that local option Is but a mere detail, and that it was put Into the bill simply1 to gain the support of the temperance element- After prohis put forth the bill last Spring, it was taken up by the Anti-Saloon League. Members of that organization said at that time that the hill was not drawn as they desired, but that they accepted it in hope of some day securing the changes which they wished. The alterations whica they arfvecato are chiefly . three In number first, 1o separate precinct from county prohibi tion in elections; second, to require nil petitions for elections to contain tha full 10 per. cent of the qualified voters In the precinct or group of precincts or county involved, thus eliminating the 500 maximum number; third, to re quire three-fourths of-the precincts of a county to "clsan up" before a prohi bition election can be called in tho whole county. But the amendments proposed by tho liquor Interests will go further and will Imitate the Ohio law. They will be three in number first, to limit local option to residence districts of" munic ipal corporations and to take It away from counties as a whole; second, to raise the number of signatures re quired on a petition for an election from 10 per cent to 40 per cent of the registered voters in the residence dis trict; third, to exempt breweries and wholesale liquor firms. "Well,", remarked a leaguer yesterday of the liquor people, "they want the whole thing, don't they?" Prohis and Leaguers to Confer. Some time ago the Prohis appointed a committee to' confer with a similar com mittee of the Antl-Saloon League as to strategical defense for the local option law. Dr. J. R. "Wilson, president of the State Anti-Saloon League, will appoint his committee in a few days. The Prohl committee is composed of L H. Amos,' F. McKercher, T. S. McDanlel, J. P. Newell. B. Lee Paget, H. "W. Stone and "W. P. Elmore. Mr. Amos, when asked yesterday whether he was pleased with the "stand- pat" policy of the leaguers, replied that he thought them very wise Indeed. "That's doing pretty wU for them," he remarked. "It suits me all right. They can now defend the law In the Legislature and save us Prohis the trouble. "What's the use of our working when they can bear tho heat and burden for us? But," and the apostle of cold water sighed. "I don't think the Legislature will meddle with the people's law. Still, you can't tell what a Republican Legislature win do. I doubt very much that the courts would sustain a Legislature's revision of the' people's law; I know Judge George would not. How about the liquor people? Well It won't conduce to their comfort to do any fighting. There's been a ,gath erlng together of the moral forces of this country, and It won't take much to set this country on fire. HEALTHY COLLEGE GIRL. How She Overshadows Poor Little Man. New York Sun. Some ancient men can remember a cer tain comic, but by no means simulated, fear and wonder with which they regard ed the graduate of the woman's college. Superior sho must be, but wouldn't she be too intellectual for human nature'3 daily food? Wouldn't she be severe, an gular, austere, bjinklng disdainfully from sharp-eyed spectacles at man, petty man? Was she equal to those severe studies of which men folks are so enamored In their undergraduate days? Wouldn't she "break down' and become a limp, anae mic and shambling thing, somewhat like the old-fashioned theological "pill," with his shawl, his cough, his nerves and his goloshes? Wise heads rattled llke'peas In a dried pod and shook ominously. "Fe male education was desirable, but could the poor weak creatures stand It? Now, when the women's colleges 'are many and mighty, and their graduates numbered by thousands, the folly of those old fears Is as absurd as most of us are. The college girl, brimming with health, bright with Intelligence, possesses the land. As a Bryn Mawr singer has it She runs, she rows, she basketballs, sho ten nises, she skates. She golfs, she rides, she fences, slides she's taller than her mates. Poor little men. her mates! Compared with undergraduate "men," her superior Intelligence, her lack of that veallness which Is apt to linger long with the trousered collegians, is noticeable. Not only does she stick to her books CHRISTMAS WKDDING LICENSES. Rv Jones, 27; Minnie Schroeder, 20. Fred Grethcr, 39; Kittle Crowson, 29. H. T. McClure, 23, Taeoraa; Daisy D. Ballentine, 23. Julius Nelson, Xri. Salem; Rachael Smith, 49. Ben D. Thomas, 23; Nelllo T. Bird. 10. Leander Pelton, CO; Carrie Hanaworth, 23. Cal Shlvely, 23; Mabel Tufford, 20. George N. Richardson, 22; Mary A. Seguln, 22. Wm. Gertllnger, 32; Eliza J. Wynne, 20. H. E. George, 21; Mary McRobert, 18. L. G. Braser, 31; Llllle M. Olson, 20. William B. Adam son, 20; Delyle nath- born, 10. Howard Foot, 20, Salem; TJora Staley, 16. Win. S. Moss, 32; Beulah C Castle, 18. C. D. Stanseil. 34; Ina Melnyer, 18. better, but her physical training is more uniform and not cnaractenzed oy excess. In the boys colleges you find a number of beefy and hulking persons, some of them mighty near the professional line. who are the gladiators or their college. and encouraged In their games, a mostly stupid and often heart-breaking form of work, by vast crowds of undeveloped lads who, exercise their voices while the other fellows exercise their muscles. The system of physical culture used at Radcllffe College shows the advantage of physical training under skilled direc tion. Some of the men's colleges attempt more or less of the same thing; none of the larger ones, we think, with anything like the same success. Itadcllffe has an excellent gymnasium, less elaborate than the muscle palaces of the men's colleges. and with apparatus meant to Increase health and grace, not mere muscular strength. It Is free to any student; but nobody is allowed to use it save under the instruction of a competent teacher. The classes are graded. The physique of each pupil Is studied and devoloped according to an Intelligent plan. Particular faults or deficiencies are corrected. The stu dents start from the simplest exercises. Fencing, dancing, basketball, swimming. supplement the exercises with the ap paratus; and English hockey, tennis and other out-of-door games are played with spirit In their season. At Radcllffe, as at other women's colleges, a systematic and uniform physical development Is aimed at and attained, without borrowing from the extreme fanatical athletic spe cialism of the men s colleges. It would be Interesting to compare the statistics of mortality of the men's col leges with those of the women's. Popular Manager Remembered. C. B. Thornburgr manager of the Ore gon Mercantile Company, experienced an agreeable surprise yesterday. As a token of esteem, his employes presented him with a beautiful silk umbrella. His name and the date were appropriately engraved upon the solid gold band which adorned the handle. 'Mr. Thornburg has been manager of this company for a number or years and enjoys the highest rezard of his subordinates. ) Annual Clearance S- OUR GREAT ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE WILL' LBEGIN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27. THE GREAT EST BARGAIN-EVENT OF THE YEAR. THOU SANDS OF DOLLARS' WORTH OF GOOD, DE PENDABLE MERCHANDISE WILL BE SOLD AT ' PRICES NEVER BEFORE EQUALED IN CITY BIDS ARE OPENED Seven Contractors Ready to Build Portage Road. AWARD HAS NOT BEEN MADE Cost Will Be Between $165,000 and $180,000 State Has $151,000 and Open River Association Vill Supply Deficit. Seven bids for the Celilo Portage road were opened yesterday at noon In the of fice of J. N. Teal by the executive com mittee of the Open-River Association and Governor Chamberlain, representing the State Portage Commission. Two were re jected, one for being too high, the other for not being accompanied by the re quired forfeit check. Owing to the com plexity of the bids, the lowest and most acceptable offer could not be determined on the spot. The contract will be award ed at another meeting, probably at the one to be held next Tuesday. Cost of the Road. The bids indicate that the cost of the road will be between $165,000 arid $180,000. The sum of $13,000 has already been ex pended for right of way. The state has $151,000 remaining for construction, and the additional money needed will be raised by the Open-River Association. The ex ecutive committee reported yesterday that no doubt remained of the association's ability to secure all the additional money needed. The association undertook to raise $40,000 by subscription throughout the Columbia basin, but from present in dications only three-fourth3 of that sum will be needed. The Legislature appro priated $1K,000 for the road at the session of 1S03. but the sum was Insufficient and the sta,te authorities' made no progress with the portage until assurances were given by the Open-River Association that the- additional money needed would be supplied. At the meeting yesterday the execu tive committee of the association was rep reseated by President J. A. Smith, Secre tary "W. J. Mariner, Treasurer J. T. Pet ers and Attorney J. X. Teal, and the state by Governor Chamberlain and En gineer A. J. McMillan. Contractor's Talk Not Verified. The bids show that the contractors who were vociferous some time ago that the road could be built for the $165,000 appro priation If the contract were awarded by competitive bids were "talking through SEXD IT EAST. Orders for the New Year's Oregonlon that will be published on January 1 next, are reaching this office from all parts of the United States. It will be distinctly on Exposition number. The Kreat Fair that will be opened In Portland on June 1 next will be shown by handsome Illustrations in the w Year's Issue. Tho paper will be mailed to any address in the United States or Canada, postage pre paid, for 10 cents a copy. Address The Oregonlan, Portland, Or. their hats," for not one of them was la evidence. The lowest bid. was that of Robert "Wakofield, $155,000, without rails, and already $13,000 has been paid out for right of way. Tie Bidders. The bids were:. Robert "Wakefield, $153,000 on a quan tity price basis, without rails. Smyth & Howard, $200,000 on a quantity price basis. Joseph Paquet, $145,000, without rails: $196,000 complete, both based on the quan tity o materials used. Nelson & "White, $115,523 without rails, rolling stock or locomotives. McCabe Construction Company, on equipment, $32.75 per ton for rails; loco motives, $6500 -each; flatcars, $410 each; boxcars, $625 each. N. J. Blagen. $247,000. complete; $216,000 MERRY CHRISTMAS STORE CLOSED MONDAY :i without rails; xejected because too high. J. K. Bentley, $176,000; rejected because not accompanied by forfeit check. The award of tho contract by competi tive bid apparently will save money, to the Open-River Association. The cost cannot be determined precisely at once because that will have to be calculated from the bids. It will probably be cheaper to award the contract in several parcels to different contractors. Though Robert "Wakefield's bid was the lowest, a segre gation of the work among several other bidders may cost less. - The bids were addressed to the State Board, as a matter of form, but the con tract will really be awarded by'the asso ciation. CANNOT AFT0RD ALIMONY. Baker County Man Says His Purse Is Sorely Strained. Ballard A. Brooks, a section foreman in Baker County, on, the O. R. & N, Co.'s line, who Is defendant in a di vorce suit filed by his wife, Nellie Brooks, has filed an affidavit in the- State Circuit Court, asking to be re lieved from the payment of attorney's fees and alimony. It appears from tho afiidavit that on October 12 last, George J. Bentley, an attorney of Baker City, representing Brooks, and B. S. Pague, attorney, stipulated that Brooks should pay $25 per month for three months and $15 per month thereafter until th further order of the court. Brooks avers that Bentley never had author ity to appear for him. Brooks further alleges that ho receives only $57 per month wagos, supports a son, a daugh ter and a sister, besides himself, and is unable to assist his wife. He asserts also that Mrs. Brooks lives In Oswego, Clackamas County, and Is not entitled to sue in Portland. SAY COMMISSION WAS TOO HIGH Suit Against B. M. Lombard Over Real Estate Deal. Gay Lombard and A. Cohn yesterday sued B. M. Lombard In the State Circuit Court, to recover $1250 alleged to have been overpaid on the purchase price of the north half of block 52. City of Port land.. In their complaint Gay Lombard and Cohn assert that on March 1, 1903, they agrepd with B. M. Lombard to pur chase the property for $22,500. Lombard, they allege, said to them: "If I buy that property for $22,500, will you take half of it for $11,250?" and they assented. He bought the property and they paid him $11,250 for a one-half interest. Gay Lombard and Cohn now state that B. M. Lombard only paid $20,000 for the property, so they demand that he return to them $1250, which they said they over paid. Paxton, Beach & Simon appear as, attorneys for plaintiffs. WILL SETTLE IN COURT. French Skipper Must Explain the Escape of Allen. The troubles of Captain Quatrevaux, of the French ship Jules Gommes, will be' settled In the "United States Court. On instructions received from "Wash ington the vessel was allowed to be cleared at the Custom-House yesterday morning, and the question of whether or not the captain is responsible for his missing sailor, Morisseau, will be decided by the court. The skipper was arrested on a warrant sworn to by Dis trict Attorney Hall, and the matter will be investigated Monday. The desert ing sailor Is said by the immigration inspectors to be a degenerate and likely to become a public charge, and they are determined the captain shall take the man back with him or be held responsi ble for. his escape. City Hall Notes. The City Hall will be under lock and key all day Monday, it is remarked around the corridors, to keep out rep resentatives of the press. The news of the holiday was received by those in the hall with much joy and many plans are being made to spend the day's respite In revelry. County Superintendent of Sch6oIs Robinson returned last njght from Heppner. Are Useful Trees. A number of fine standard bay trees, in tubs, have just been added to the decorations of the court in front of the Hotel Portland. The bay is a species of evergreen myrtle, a na tive of tropical regions, the leaf of which hag a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste, and is much used as flavoring by the French and Germans, by whom the pungenr taste it Imparts Is much liked. It is also used in the manufacture of bay rum. The bay tree Is, therefore, use ful as well as ornamental, and Manager Bowers, In securing them for the Port land, has killed two birds with one stone, as not only will they supply his chef with all the bay leaves required in the kitchen, but, by installing a, small distillery, he can supply hlg guests with bay rum to bathe in if desired. BETTER SERVICE PLANNED. Northern Pacific Is Preparing to Handle Lewis and Clark Traffic. The announcement by the Northern Pa cific that changcswould be made in the running time of the North Coast Limited, the company's fast train between St. Paul and Portland, to such an extent that at least a day would be cut out of the timo between Chicago and this city. Is taken to indicate that the company is making extensive preparations for the Lewis and Clark traffic next year. The railroad men who are in touch with conditions in tho passenger departments are all of tho opinion that the people cf the Northwest do not realize the volume of business that will be done with tho East during the coming Summer. The Northern Pacific is making ar rangements to shorten the time of tho fast train, and in addition will run double sec tions to all overland trains as soon as the travel develops to ah extent that will make it necessary. Special provision will be made for han dling the large crowds expected to bo brought "West by the conventions which have been eecured for Portland during the Summer and Fall. It is expected that in many cases the delegates, will declie to come in large bodies and to make their trip In the nature of excursions. In this case the parties will come "West over one line and return over another, in order to be ablp to see as ,much of tha country as will be possible. To meet this condition the Northern Pacific will run special trains to carry theee parties whenever the numbers will permit. These trains will be placed at tha disposal of the delegates and stops will be arranged to suit the convenience of tho SANTA WAS CARELESS. Forgot His Cigar and Set Fire to Residence. "When Santa Claus visited thehouse of James Campbell, at 1S2 Lincoln street, last night, he picked a time when the family was all away from home and ha could make his entrance unobserved. Part way down the chimney he must have found a crack between the bricks in which to place the cigar which such a jovial in dividual smokes on his journeys. And when he went up again he must have forgot the cigar. For something set the framework, close outside the bricks. afire, and the Fire Department came on a hurry-up caU as if hastening to a burning Christmas tree. They got thero in time to save the building from burn ing, so the little Campbells should havo their Christmas things which the fine old fellow had left behind, before he drove off lighting a fresh cigar. Funeral of Mrs. Isabella Windle. The funeral of Mrs. Isabella "Windle, pio neer of St. Johns, was held yesterday from the family residence, and the interment was in the Columbia Cemetery. Mrs. "Windle was 81 years old and a pioneer of 1S52. The family first settled on Colum bia Slough, and 16 years ago moved to i St. Johns, where she lived until her death. She had been an Invalid for ten years. and three years ago fell and broke herl hip. since which she had been confined to her home. At the funeral there was a large attendance of relatives and friends. A Song of the Night. John Payne In Living Age. The world Is white In the mild moon's light; The lilies bloom In her silver light; Meseems some wonder la walking under The star-Cowered quiet of middle night. From pole to pole, like a singing scroll. The spher&l -sounds of the star songs roll; The air is gleaming with shapes of dreaming; A mystic music Is on my soul. The wonder grows, like an opening rose; The face ot heaven with a. halo grows; For Joy or fearing, some charm Is ncarlng; I feel Us wings o'er the world unclose. It" fills me; there. In the middle air, A splendor as of a moteor's hair! The gaten of heaven are open; the seven Great angels glitter upon the stair. Farmer What 'will von tniro tn lino aero of potatoes? Tramp Oh. any kind uvl aope. so's i won't know wot I'm doln'. j JUUfctJ