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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1905)
14 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 24, 1905. MID OIL ST TS OLD TRICKS Holds Oregon and Portland by the Throats to Fleece Them. EXPOSURE- OF METHODS Will Faulkner, Employe or Hie Cor poration Here, Tells of tlie Way It Crushes AH Jlivals and Overcharges. Will Faulknor, a Connor olidoalcr of Ala bama, who sold out Mb oil intoi-osta in the South to the Standard Oil Company, with the understanding that ho would re echo a lucrative position with that or ganization, and was asalgued to the Pa cific Coast territory, has severed his con nection with the trust, and after tho first cf tlie year will begin a lecturing tour In wliich ho Intends to exposo many of fio methods of that corporation. Mr. Faulkner's experiences with the Standard ('11 Company arc much tho mmc a those of many oilier hi tin I) dealer who Imvo hern "taught out by iht trust." and in "ie inlinwiiiK Ktatcim-nt he lelln.of his. dralmgs witli tlie company: "Some tow cars ago I ivus a minority Ktouklioldor 1.1 tlie Southeastern OH Company of Bir mingham, Ala., in which corporation I 1 fid tlie position of general manager and was a member of tlie board of directors. Those controlling majority Hok in the company sold out to tlie system without consulting me. Starts Independent Company. "1 placed my interests itt the hands of an attorney aJMl eventually recovered my investment, and immediately organized the Vulcan Oil Company, and wh presi dent of this concern during its vxis.le.nca. As wc -were situated in an intuml town, tlie system waa able to place a ring n round the territory adjacent to the dls ti:buting point of the Vulcan Company, within which it Immediately cut prices floin Z to 60 per cent, while the prices were raised outwMe that territory to make up tlie dclieit canned by the effort to freeze out our company. Tlie trust final ly jipproached me with a proposition which I agreed to accept, by which 1 was to move to the Pad He t'oaat to take tlie position of lubricating oil expert aad eon ti acting agent. I'inmi my arrival in Port lmd about a year ago I found tlmt the j -jiion as lubricating oil expert and con t a. ting agent meant absolutely nothing. 1 found that it wx not the intention to allow me to coioe In contact with, or han dle the line of business with which 1 "had become accustomed. in fact, throo fourths of my time has boon taken up with catch-penny biurine;; trade which if I had sold them every gallon eonHunied would not liavo paid my salary for two months. After leaving all my old friends and hiiniMeti aeitialHtHeK in th South ami coming tn the Padlic Stupe. 1 found that 1 wma to le practically huriMl ri far as business pruapetts of the sys t m arc concerned. Jitbtifics I lie lCxptisure. "In view of this situation, from which 1 Iwlicve 1 am justified 1m the effort to t-how up Koine trf the methods of this grasping concern. I heMeve that 1 can give the public the heaefit of my cxperiemro in so far a 1 believe that 1 cm a show them how they can save nwwey on oil purchases. "The people of the Padtlc Slope contri buted more than their share, to the lost 540,000,000 dividend declared by the system. The merciless liand .of this soulless cor poration is clutching the throats of the people throughout the United States, but its grip is doubly strong on the people of the Pacine Slope. Tlie State of Califor nia alone has enough crude oil to supply, alter It is refined kerosene, not only the Pacific Slope, but the entire United States, for years to come. "But what benefit do the people of the Pacific Slope derive from tills natural supply of wealth which, our Creator has seen lit to store in thbowehs of the oarth in our Bister state? With the natural ad v. mtages of this favored section, with water transportation from the oil fields t our very doors, the poor people should "e getting oil tor less money than In any section of the United States. Explains the Conditions. "But what arc the conditions a.- we find them? The system with its pipe linos honeycombing and bottling up the wells of the independent producer thereby dic tates to him the price of his crude, when once in the pipe linos, it is carried to the ri fineries at a minimum cost, and there rrfined as cheap or powsiWy cheaper than in any secMon of the whim try. "When this oil is placed on the market iv the system, what does it do? It price is based on Pennsylvania prices, with freight across the contluvnt added to every gallon sold on the PadHc Slope. Poor Are lis Victims. "Kery poor person who buys Hve gal lons of kerosene ie forced to pay C to It cents per gallon freight charges, when the facts arc this oli has less than 1 cent per gallon freight charges against it. tince it is handled by boat from the Cal ifornia refineries to all, navigalsV points on tho Padlic Slope. The sywem thus rbs tlie people of over fcUHa.OW a year on this freight graft alone. "What benefit, then, do the pcopl get from tho splendid natural resources of tlieir own awtion? Tlie system has tlie same right to force the pooplo of Penn sylvania to pay Imaginary freight charges from the Padfic to the Atlantic on overs' gallon of Pennsylvania oil as it lias to force the people of this .section to pay this trans-conUueutal freight on every gallon of oil consumed by them. "What do the City of Portland and the State of Orogon get in return for the volume of business they contribute to the system? Think of this Heartless corpor ation doing over 5t.500.ojO business annual ly from the Portland agency alone. At least 25 per cent of this amount is taken from the pockets of the poor people under the pretext that it is frdglit charges across the continent. And yet our ieople s:t still and quietly Mibmtt to this whole sale robbery. o Appreciation Is Shown. "Tiie system shows absolutely no' appre ciation for the buniuns it gets In Port land and tho state. It treats both with the greatest contempt. It has not otiough respect for the people to equip resectable quarters for its employes. There Is not a junk dealer In Portland whose place of business is not kept in a better sanitary condition than the quartors or offices of this corporation. "While the head of this corporation is donating millions to colleges and churches for advertising purposes, its employes in Portland are boxed up in xll) twins, standing day after day working over Its great ledgers. I caro not "how cold the day niHy be, the only heat they "have in theso iroxes Ik a small oil stove, which gives forth its vile odor and poisonous cases to be inhaled day afterday by tlie IN Oregon boys. Tills is enough to sap their very life blood and will break down the constitution of the strongest man In a short time. "Think of a man holding the responsi ble position of special agent for this mighty corporation sitting In one of these cells throughout the entire Winter trying to keep -warm over one of these 'Chinese stink pots'? "I believe that it was Lawson who said: 'The letters and figures used in the lan guage of the tape are very few. yet they spell Hell In 89.000.000 different ways.' '"There are but two words In The Sys tem, but they mean more different kinds of Hell to tlie common people than alt the rest of the words in the English language combined. "Mr. Lawson, in his Frenzied Finance, has dealt largely with the stock market part of the system. I shall confine my humble efforts to the exposure of the small vices and petti" larcenies as prac ticed by them. The exposures that I will bring out do not.affect the stock gamblers of Wall street, but they do concern, di rectly, every poor man, woman and child throughout our country. I will show up the littleness of the system. I will show to what length they will go to crush com petition. "As an Independent oil dealer located in an inland city, dependent upon the railroad for transportation, and as their only competitor in the state in which I was located, I have felt the pressure of this mighty corporation in all its lorms." OTHER PLAYS ARE WORSE "Magiiflrat "Not Shocked by "Mrs. Warren's Profession." NEW TORK, Dec 2S. (Special.) Henry J. Goldsmith, counsel for Arnold Daly, and Samuel Gumpertz, business manager of the Bomard Shaw play. "Mrs. "War ren's I'rorBsIon." pleaded guilty be half or hie clients to the charge of main taining a public iiMteancc before Mghi-U-atr Whitman, In the Tombs Tollcc Court. ' Of all the parties against whom the charge was made, only Daly nd Gumpertz were present in court. Mr. Whitman held them in ball of 51(H) each. Mr. Gojdsmilh will have the cac trans ferred to the Court of General Sotwiona. in order tliat tho question of the propriety of the play may be passed upon. It Is for this purpose that the lawyer entered a ploa ot guilty. The defendants, besides Daly and Gumpertz, arc Mlas Chrystal A. Heme. Miss Mary Shaw. George War ren, Fred Tyler. "John Doe" and cx-Sen-atdr William H. Reynolds, lessee ot the Garrlck Theater. These were discharged. Tho-Magistrate dW not see much .In "Mrs. Warren's Profession" to shock the sensibilities of anyone. In holding Daly and Gumpertz for trial, he said: "Although In my opinion thore are many plays, unfortunately, more reprehensible and dangerous to public morals, I will, nevertheless, be comilld to hoki the de fendants for trial. I think the caabe of justice will not be afleeted sariously it I allow the others to go free." PERSONALJAENTION. W. A. Knight la at the Hilt Hotel for the Winter. CHICAGO. Dec f Special.) The following Portland people registered at Chicago hotels today: From Portland-!. 1. Hatrti. at the Groat Northern; S. N. lint, at the Sherman. Littlo Likelihood of Snow. It te hardly likely that IVwtWunl wIM he favored with mw fr the hotMayai, al though indications hinted uhMt way yes terday. Late last night tc sSt van ished and left a fairly Okwr sk. Acwol Ing to the outlook the smaM ho will ' Till" 11KK ItBCOUD. Itnc 131. at 6:0 1. M- A fatee alarm turned. In trm ttte tx at Seventh and Wafhlnjrtea Kre-U drew theuxanin of pjtcctatar wto mh4 te witness a blaze, lrttt 4M w. Box VXf. at 7:4R P. Klre aHa4 . a Oftetivo flan t Kant ,HItvith km4 Falnwn streets wk extactlM -u-Hh small low Thn renMoRr-. HsMJ' burned near the reef, it eteoH! tr David ISdwartfr. have to content himself with sport lass exhilarating than coasting and snow-baM-Ing. and if the "men?' jingle of bells" is heard It will likely only be cowbells in the suburbs, where the family milk-producer has not yet been banished from the ungraded streets. Mr. Wollaber. in bis forecast for the 2S hours ending at midnight. December 24, says that Portland will 'have occasional rain, part snow or sleot, with variable winds, mostly southerly, an" of which gives no particular cause for alarm. Will Nominate Multnomah Officers. Tlte nominatlna committee njilch Is to select a list of names from which the wven directors of the Multnomah Club are to be. chosen shortly, has beeen ap pointed, and comprises tne louowing wen known clubmen; A. B. McAlpin. E. W. Blackstone. Frank E. Watkins, H. H. llerdman and W. C. Dunlway. DEL1G HT1CX lTWTOKT. fkwUd Weather mi TMi remttar raclfte Cat KeMtrt. Delightful In every particular is the weather at Newport, and the Soataera Pacific and iis corvaiu & eastern rait re4s have reauaid their cheap rata to this pl&oe for the Winter. FarticHian by asking at Thlr xai Waahlnctoa scree. ForUaad. REPORT OF SCHOOLS Submitted for Annual Meeting of Taxpayers. ITEMIZED STATEMENT MADE IScccIpls and Disbursements Given, Showing How the Moneys "Were Expended and Supplemented . by Statistics of Clerk. At a special meeting of the CUy Board of Education yostoraay afternoon, it was agreed to submit tlie following ropert to the annual taxpayers meeting at 'the High School next Wednesday evening, covering the operations of the department for tlie jsast year: To the Taxpayer of School Dfelrtct No. 1: The board or directors pretest to W at this time a report of wast twa tcn done during tbo fiscal year now ea3iac. together with their recommendations for the coming jear. It will be remembered, that at the lat annual meeting mention u made of the crowded. coRdlUon of the several scbools In tho northeastern part ef the city. To relievo that situation a tract ef ground In Irvine ton was purchased of Mrs. Kllmbeth BUILDING OFTHEKASTSIDK Ryaa at a ct nf SfrW. A bwiMtag f ict riming has toea erertl m this Matrk wMcit h III ttf read? for oecMfwcy at the hegtfutfMg of the next trttouA lrw. IiwM Utl oht ew balkMag tx woai have ham d4d to the IflliM( xrtiool. wtx rooms ani an atweraMy hull 19 ih hr-r iwol, aHd the mate t Orkty Ore aad to tfell wo4. Tho Him total of the otttMlac tracts for tbo year aalde from tho Itlgk , School amounts to $ iaa.OAS.se. Th base ment of the JaJt f4 Hick School t ua4r "oaotrwctJon and. work will he poshed npnm tho bwiMliig io that It may W ready tor the epoMiag ot the whooU 1 ScMemhor. In the way of rejtalrc tho hire eel ex penditure haa heoB for new ptamMeg. " Sev eral buttdiagc have been dilated. Theee and other improvements with come needed alterations have ibiccd. the XfChoot property in a bettor eendlMoa thaa It hak boea for years. Ah auMIUotta! manual tratnlMg eeater has bees oetablUt-ed at the AtMaeoa and one at the Highland school dttrlBg th year. The Interest in this branch of work I uteadtly lacreag aBd prove the wlvdom of its Introduction. In order to give the glrta an etojl oopor t a nltr 'Hh the bai. rlaosoa la tewtog have been formed daring the preheat term and alt the work is la lu beciMalc. It is b lleved that the reeulta will be aa satia- factory a those of manual tralatar- swk, which has beea emitted from the echool cwm of fctudr for everat year. hae aal been In trod weed In the primary grade, aad if deemed advleable wttt be ex toaded throttsh the grammar cooree. The boadod iadebtednoM oC the dhKrlct is the murf as at the lat report. Tho aeheoln of our dty sreoeated aa ex- eeiloiH. exhibit at the reeeat Lew In and Clark Pair watch attracted the attoatio of promlaost ed oca lor, aad was the smo Joct ef moat favorable oomjoeat- Too much prate caanot be gives to poMht aad teaebera for their irt m Oresoa'a oc- cosefal exhibition. Three gold medala wore awarded tM work. The district has bee greatly favored by the loan from the failed States Gooera reoat of vataaMe mope ad plefrea and the memorial table la that htmg on tbe walla of tbe corridor of tbe Government building at the Fair. One map. that ot the REMEMBERS FRIENDS aaaaaaw naaaM. rtfrTi"tttfrrr' " aaaaaaaaaaaaaaal aaaaW '4vaaaaaaaaaaOa?7l' &KH& v ' 0 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaanaV aaaW '''jalSBBaBaaaaVfieM KjOmKBEKjKEBm, raaV aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanaa EatS)''' ' jHaaaaaBBaaaaaBaaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaal aaaaaaataat aaaB aaaaaCaaaaaaaaanaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal HK BaHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalBaaaaaaaaaaaaV aaaaaaaaaaHf' " aaaaaawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaKiK V aaaaaaal !BaaaPaBaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! aaaBaW!2iaaaaaB r-''tawoPBaaBaBaBBH aaaaaBEa-'' ' ' "--J 'aaaaaaH aHflB " . a'aaaaaaaaal B 1 ? 1 'saaaaaaaaaal aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal X V'?Baaaaaaaaaa! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaW WFW- alaaaaai aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa MRS. X. L. -HOOOCOCK. Mrs. Woodcock had her picture taUrn the other day by a well.kncwn pho lexrapbrr. and la rentrtnberiBe her friends mlth coH". Among tboe to whom pirturr have been pretented arr President Itoocvrlt and Senator Jobs X. tlearin. Vnlted States. Is the larsest a si one of the most valuable ever published. This map and two or the table ta will t placed in the new High School. The other tablets and a valuable aeries of pictures from the Conrrn:local library exhibit, representing the evolution or the book are already placed la the West Side High. School. Several portions or the district are suf ferine from a. lack or school room, accom modations and St la believed that S50.000 will necessarily hare to be expended In proviaicg additional rooms Jar the comlnc year. The estimated disbursements for 10OC are as follows: Teachers salaries J3T2.000 Janitors- salaries... 2S.Q00 School clerk's salary 1.C00 Superintendent's cleric's salary...... -T50 Superintendent of repairs 1.000 Interest 10.000 Telephone ........ ................ 230 Insurance ........... ............. S.O00 Water 2.000 Advertising - 00 Rent 1.000 Stationery - ' 5.060 Fuel 9.000 Gas 40O Janitors soppHes ..J... 1.700 Printing 1.000 Streets and sewers 7.300 Repairs and vanitatfbn 13.000 llich School laboratory SCO School election 430 School furniture 10.000 Attorney's fees 300 School -etSMJ . . S00 Extraordinary expenses 1.500 Kleetrte pewer 2.000 Manual training 6,000 NVtr buildings 5". 000 Outstanding accounts In addition to the county and state sehool funds the board recommend a special levy or 2',- wills. The annual report of School Clerk IT. S. Alien was also presented for considera tion by the meeting yesterday, and will accompany that of the directors. It Indi cates that tlje general receipts were PSS. i:7.11. including a balance of I'K&S on hand at the date of the laat report. The total disbursement for the year asre Katcd .1S7.(S. lcavinz a balance on hand ot $3,010.0. Repairs to the extent ot J05.C1.13 were made on school buildinss. while new con- HIGH SCHOOL IS UNDKIt WAV AT l"OCRTKKNTII AND KAST STARK STKBKTS. structkp and additions footed up 3129,- The rriuws ot the district has been taken, with tlie following mailt: Num ber of female between 4 and ?? years ot age. U.tC; number of males between A and years of ago. 32.4?$: total. SW. Ot the foregoing number. ISIS females and 1TI5 males arc between 4 ami years. Mrs. J. A. Morris Dies. Mn. J. A. Morri". one of Portland's pioneor women, died yesterday at tbo raoMe.ncc ot her daughter. Mrs. Jennie Madden. 1ST Seventeenth street. The fu neral ervicii will be held at the Holman undertaking parlors Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the morning. Mrs. Morris came to Oregon from Illinois in lSTO and had been a resident of Portland the greater part of tbo time since that date. Mrs. Morris had been a constant suf ferer from chronic indigestion for the past five years and while her death was not altogether unexpected it was a shock to her numerous friends and acquaint ances who had known her for so many years. Endowed with those kind and motherly attributes, possessed- by so many of Oregon's pioneer women, she was loved and respected by all who knew her. She w the mother of Mrs. Jennie Madden. Miss Edith Morris. C. V. Mor ris. Mrs. T. J. Johnson and Mrs. Nellie Gano. of Portland; Mrs. G. Mo.er, of Butte. Mont.; and Mrs. C. J. WesiOn, of San Pedro. CaL Meyer lialff. San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Dec 23. Meyer Halff. a millionaire member of the whole sale firm of M. Halff & Brother, of this city, died here today, aged TO years. ON CHRISTMAS DAY. TRIP TO CIUF01IS Jom Richardson Issues an Excursion Statement. ITINERARY IS ARRANGED Cost Between Portland a ml-Los An geles, Including; Pullman, and Cost of Meals to Sacramento, Sixty-Tlirco Dollars. Manager Tom Richardson has Issued a statement to the citizens of Oregon who contemplate Joining the excursion- that is to leave this city in January for a trip through California, which conveys all the information regarding -tho expense and Itinerary of tho trip. Owing- to the de mand for accommodations now pouxin? in. thoe who contemplate making the trip would do well to put in their order at once Mr. Richardson's letter follows: More than 60 per cent of the entire ca pacity of the California excursion to he run under the auspices of the Oregon De velopment League lias been taken. It was decided today by the special com mittee having tho itinerary In charge to extend the time of making reservations until Saturduy evening. December 3D. The coat "if round-trio ticket from Port land to Los Angeleo. which Includes six I uays ami nights upon a l'ullmun on tne downward trip, and the meals between Portland and Sacramento, the first stop. ' will be 5o3 with two persons occupying one berth, these tickets are tS each. An immediate deposit of is necessary to hold reservation, and this check should : ne made payable to Tom Richardson, and forwarded to him at onre. These tickets are sold tvllh a O0-day limit, with privilege of any desired stop overs returning. Under ordinary condi tions, the Pullman reservation alone, for six days and nights, would be about J 25. The trip down is made by tho coast return can be made cither on this line or through the Valley. The Itinerary Is now definitely decided upon. The special train will leave the "Union Station at Portland at T o'clock in the evening, Saturday. January IX The time at tin different stations in Orecon is as follows, and those desiring to do so can make advance reservations and leave from am of these stations at the same rates as though going from Portland: Salem Jan. 13, 9:05 P.M. Albany J0.-C0P.M. Eugme t : .11:23 P. M. Rosehurg Jan. 14. 2:26 A. M. uranrs wsb tt... bsma. m. Medford 7-35 A. M. Ashland S0) A. M. People attending the Development League Convention from Eastern Oregon on special rate for that occasion may have th?ir tickets extended to use on re turn from California trip If they desire. MONDAY. JANUARY 15. The train will reach Sacramento before daylight. A reception will be given by he Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, beginning at 0 o'clock. The Sacramento "valley Development Association will also participate. Leaving Sacramento at 2:30 P. M.. the partv will arrive In San Francisco at 5:3) P. M. Sleepers will bo transferred from Oakland to the Third-Street Depot and placed in a convenient position to be oc cupied by the excursionists. The entertainment at San Francisco will include a trip to Chinatown. Parties who prefer can visit friends. Those preferring accommodations at the hotel to those of the sleeper can take moms down town. The California Promotion Committee.-assisted by other organizations, -iS"l offer special entertainment on TUESDAY, JANUARY IS, The exact programme to be announced later. The California Slat Board of Trade have also extended invitation for a. reception at Its rooms in the afternoon Tuesday. This will bo accepted, time to bo decided later. A visit will be made to Mount Tamalpais. The entertainments in San Francisco will not in any way in terfere with people being free for the large majority ot the time to se their friends and visit places of interest accord ing to individual inclination. WEDNESDAY, JANUAv 17. Leave San Francisco from Third-Street Depot at 9 A. M., arriving at Palo Alto at 10 A. M. Here there will be drive to Leland Stanford. Jr.. University, one of the most attractive and interesting of America's greatest educational institu tions. Leaving Palo Alto at 12-30 P. M., the train arrives at San Jose at 1 P. M. Luncheon at the Hotel Vendomc. At 2:30 a trip will be taken on Interurban electric line through Santa Clara Valley to Sara toga Springs and Los Gatos, returning to Hotel Vendome for dinner. An opportu nity will also be given to see the dty. one of the most beautiful In California. In the evening there will be a reception by the San Jose Chamber of Commerce, continuing until 11:15. The train leaves at THURSDAY, JANUARY IS. Breakfast at the Hotel del Monte, the show place of California. Vehicles will be engaged In advanee to leave the Del Monte exactly at 9 A. M..'for the famous Sevcnte-n-MHe Drive. Luncheon at 2-30 at the Hotel Del Monte. Departure from Monterey at 1:30 P. M. At 5 o'clock party will arrive at Paso Robles. Dinner will be served at the Ho tel Paso de Robles. The celebrated baths, recently completed, will be thrown open to the Oregonians as a. special courtesy on the part of their management, and all night will be spent in Paso Robles. FRTOAY. JANUARY 33. Deiarture from Paso Robles at) A. M.. arriving at fascinating- Santa Barbara at 1-30 In tbe afternoon. Arrangements will b made In advance or Iuneltoon at cither the Arlington or Pottrr HoteL This will, of course, be- ueflntte at that time, a drive to bo taken here will Incltxfcs the boulevard and. a visit to the oW Mlseions. Reception hi tlw eveaUi- by the ganta. Barbara Chamber of Commcrc. ckwinx at TA-M. Train will leave Santa Barbara, at 11 o'clock, and arriva SATURDAY. JAKXTART" At Los Angeles, where for a day at least tlie excursionists will be In charge of the Los Angeled Chamber of Commerce. Xone of the meals at any of the hotels will coat to exceed $1 each. The stopping places will include not only the very best in the hotel line, but the most interesting part of California. After one .day of pub lic recention at LcssrAnseles. each and every excursionist will be free to go wherever he pleases. This trip. Including all that Is necessary to spend In making it luxuriously, need not exceed $100, and , It can be made for $$5. i Up to the present time, something- like .OX people have come from the East to , -visit and spend the Winter In Southern , California. The purpose of thjs excursion is that people from all parts of Oregon may have the opportunity of getting all the pointers possible from our California ' friends. The travel ought to come this way. and every important point in the State of Oregon should be represented in the excursion party. All of the 57 organ- ! rations in the Oregon Development League are taking- an Intense Interest in making the affair a success. Don't wait any- longer. This train will be tilled np by December 30. WILL FEED THE POOR. Kxtcnsivc Plans Jaid by Charitable Organizations for Christmas. XE'V YORK. Dec. 23. (Special.) As Is tho custom, elaborate preparations have been made by the Salvation Army, tho Volunteers of America andaindr6d organ izations to feed the poor of New York City. Last year it was said that alto gether W.tf.'O persons were so cared for. This year, from all reports, the number will in no wise be diminished.- The" Salva tion Army alone intends to give 23.000 din ners, and tlie Volunteers, wldch give all their dinners out In baskets, expect to help as many more. The Army mammoth dinner will be hold In the Grand Central Palace, on Lexing ton avenue. Five thousand ar expected to sit down at the tables. Those who ap pear In scanty attire and seem destitute will receive tickets to draw on the groat store of clothing that has been collected for thoir sake. Twenty or more thousand. In addition to these, to be reached by Commander Miss Booth and her lieuten ants, will get their Christmas dinners in baskets and cat them at their homes. The cost of all the dinners thus given away to the poor is said to be o'ver $20,000. One of the Interesting features ot the holiday will bo the usual Christmas din ner given by "Big Tim" Sullivan, at the rooms of his association, 207 Bowery. It will take place at It o'clock Christmas morning, and it can pretty safely be said that there will be no more interesting event in the city during the day. FRIEND'S SOW BEATS HIM Bent on liobbery, Youth Clubs Man Unconscious, ami Is Arrested. NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-John H. Bonnlng ton. ox-Assemblyman and Democratic lender In the Borough of Kings, was as saulted in his office early today by Wil liam Seims. sqn of a banker and wealthy real estate dealer. Bonnington is in the hospital with severe scalp wounds, but will recover. Seims is under arrest, and according to tlie police hos confessed that ho was bent on robbery. Seims Is 20 years old. Mr. Bonnington had worked at his desk all night, when early this morning he heard a noise on the roof. Upon investi gation he found tlie skylight of the ad joining building broken and a man lower ing himself Into the building. Mr. Bonnington commanded the culprit to come out. Climbing up the rope hand over hand the man reached the roof and started for Mr. Bonnington, who retreated to his office, where the man grabbed a stick and beat Mr. Bonnington until he was unconscious. Policemen who heard the victim's cries rushed to his rescue, and saw Seims dis appear In the office ot his father in the same building. He was finally taken, after a struggle. When confronted with Seims, Mr. Bon nington said Seims was his best friend's son. but refused to identify him as his assailant. John H. Bonnington Is well known throughout the state In high Ma sonic circles, being at present the. grand recorder of the Grand Commandery, and .past grand commander of the Knights Templar of the state. MAY HAVE SPEED WAR To Recover Mali Contracts Union Pacific Must Shorten Time. CHICAGO. Dec. 23. Efforts to settle amicably the differences between the Santa Fe and the Union Pacific Rail roads over the transcontinental mail contracts have been abandoned and a speed war is Imminent. The Santa Fe has refused to change Its fust schedule and the Union Pacific, in con nection with .the Burlington and the New San Pedro route, lias been com pelled to take steps to meet the time of the Santa Fe. To prevent the Santa Fe from securing- permanently the malls which the Government has al ready turned over to the new route, the Union Pacific in connection with the Burlington will have to cut down the time between Chicago and Los Angeles from 12 to 14 hours. Selling Tobacco to 3Iinor Charged. An information was filed in the State Circuit Court yesterday against Patrick J. Nolan churarina- him with selling- to bac.o to James Buckncr. a minor. Assessor Given Watch Vol. Tbe attaches ot the AaoeaaorV ofice A SIGNIFICANT RECORD A Demonstration of Portland's Solidity and Wonderful Progress. And so the holiday rush has brought to pass what even the glorious and unparal leled record of our great Fair' failed to accompUsn the wall of the calamity crier, he who was last heard with his plaint: "Look out for a slump after the Fair." is heard no more. Incontrovertible evi dence of Portland's colossal progress and. Its perfect solidity are the wonderful sales records of the various big shopping cen ters of Portland. "Washington street, until a late hour of the night was a per fect jam. Kllers Piano House up to tho last moment was the scene of wonderful activity. Never heretofore have so' many tine pianos and organs and Pianolas been sold to Christmas buyers, and many a home throughout the state will be enliv ened tomorrow by the presence of a lino musical Instrument secured at the House of ISHers. The bltr delivery out tits of the firm wero kept busy until late into the nlgbt. and nutte a number of deliveries will have to be made tomorrow forenoon. At the last moment a rush order was received for a lino Weber baby grand, which had to bo forwarded by express in order to roach its destination in time, as a fond father's appropriate Christmas gift to his highly talented, musical itnughter-in-law. A wonderfully large number of very costly crand and upright pianos were in cluded in the holiday sales. Several "Weber art grands, numerous obcr Pianola pianos, several very costly Chlckcrlng grands and Chickering uprights, threo very line special Kimball art styles, anil seores of other costly makes were sold during the Christmas oxiiiDition and sale. The firm's sales record last year was a. big one, and subject of much favorablo comment. But It sinks into InsigniuVam o when compared with the record of tho good year 0G. Increase of cash sales alone, thus far this month, over the lirst 23 corresponding days of December last year, was exactly 4 per cent, ine in crease of cash or "lirst" payments on in struments bought on time during tho same period was 143 per cent, the greatest Parentage- of Increase ever recorded in the history of this house. Can any nmn conclusive evidence of Portland s solid nro.sperity be shown than this record of Ellers Piano House? Store will be closed all day tomorrow, but chances to spend Christmas money will be given all music lovers, commen cing early Tuesday morning. yesterday presented Assessor SIgler with an elegant watcn 100. tie was ueepiy Impressed with the sentiment sinrounTHng the gift, and responded feelingly to the presentation speech. DAILY CITY. STATISTICS IJirtli-. MACKENZIE At Kt" Overton street, Decem ber 0, to the wife ot William .Mackenzie, a sen. NESniTT At 22J ami Davis Ktroets. Decem ber i0, to the wife of Norman Hill Neabitt, a son. Death. JtOHRIS At 1S7 Seventeenth Htreet, Decem ber 'St, Mrs. Julia Ann Morris, a native ot Illinois, aged ZD years. 0 rmmths ami 1 Ujj. IHK At 513 Fourteenth street. December 21. Mrs. Ella Grant l-e. a native ot Oreron. EeI 37 years. S months and S) days. Remains taken to McMInnvllIe. Or., for interment. MACK At SSI Agneei street, December 2i. VllItam a. Mack, a native of Canada, agul 47 years. 8 months and 10 days. BIGGS At H5U Aloer street. December . Mrs. Martha K. Bises. a native of Mhwvurt. aged 6" years and t months. Remains taken to Wasco. Or., for Interment. M'GINTY At Home for the Aged. Deeember 20. Bryan McGlnty, a native ot Ireland, aged SO years. L.UBBCK At 1670 East -Twenty-fifth street, December 21, Arvid Lubeck. a native of Orc gen, a:cd S years, 2 months and 3 days?. Building Temilts. II. E. JOY Dwelling, .Ross and Dupont streets; S1W0. . II. B. JOY Dwelling, Rosa and Dupont streets: $1000. II. K. JOY Dwelling. Rose and Dupont streets: SI 000. MARY AGNEW Dwelling, East Tenth and Beacon streets: SIWO. BUSUOXG & MARKIBWITZ Basement f-r store and room, Washington street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth, $2000. Slnrriugo XJcencs. VAN" DL'ZER-TIIERKELSEN-Hcnry B. Van Duzen. Iniiian-I'oukjcu & Co.; Frances L. Thorkclscn, 20. TAUR-FOXAAS-TSyver O. Tau-r, 2S 72u Roosevelt st.; Karen J. Fonaas, 22. IIITK-FIELDS Arthur J. Hite. 22, 103 North Eleventh at.; Belle O. Fields. IS. MORTENSEN RUSSELI-Peter A. ilor tensen. 21; Alii B. Russell- 20. WILKINS-BIRKS-Mlledgo T. Wllkins, -jr., 24 Market st.: Mary E. Blvks, 19. SPANG-HARDMAX Bernaidlne W. Spang, 20, tot East Thirty-sixth St.; Grace M. Hardman. 10. ROSS-HUNGERFORD George E. Ross, 21. 0S7 East Morrison St.; Ella P. Hunger ford. 21. SOUND-SMITH Henry' T. Sound, 20. 204 Russell st.; Christina U. Smith. 21. 31'NICHOLAS-MIt.LER Richard Thomas McNIcholas. 30; Dallas Miller. 22. EPLER-REISER Fred J. Epler, 3o, Sher wood; Anna Reiser, 2U. SHEPHERD-GRANDSTROM Dewitt P. Shepherd. 22. 103 Third St.; Ida Grand Strom. 22. MATTOX-MEYER Dennis A. Mattox, 2; "Winnie Meyer. 22. CREACY-STAPLES Ira T. Creaey, 2o, Seattle; Cecyl E. Staples. 22. SPENCER-SLAWSON Everett It- fcpen cer. 33, 4!)0 East Xinth st.; Lena Siaw son. 20. KXUDSEX-CHAXEY Morris Knudsen, 20, Astoria: L.ida Chaney, 2S. READ-WEST John F. Read, 33, Mount Tabor; Jessie West, -10. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Merchants Investment Co. to O. R. & i. L.O.. parcel miiu 7s -j.. li C. T. 1 X-. R. 1 E. i 1 Fritz Grathwohl and wife to W. V. Uagcrmann. lota 5. S, block 10. Kcur er"s Add -. Joseph M. Hcaly to Ernestine M. Sehultz. lots 1, 2. block 27S, Aiken s ,Sij0 W)0 300 Conrad Rlndlaub to Max Roaibcrg. lots 1 to 0, 13 to 21. block 37. Tremont.. -, Minnie Kricger and husband to llattie 500 000 ,300 1 C30 M. Rice, i wt 11. oiock wxv llama-Ave Add. T. II. Smith to II. El Xoble. lots 23, 24. Week 4, Columbia HelKhts Louis P. Beno et al. to Clara L. Smith, E. 'Si feet lots 5. I. block "HJ, city.. 13, Andrew C Smith to J. C Alnsworth. 100x100 feet, beginning E. line of X. 5th and X. line Hoyt . Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to El J. Hadley. lot 3, block 13. Tliton's Add. Daniel Gorman to William Jones, E. 75 feet of X. lot 2. block 0, city S, E. E. Moore et al. to R. L. Zelter et al.. W. ti lot 3 and S. 10 feet ot W? V lot 6, "block 115. 12. Portland 1, W. M. Ladd and wife to Mary L. Strong, undivided u lots 8, 10. block 1. Stronca Add 3, 500 210 ,730 G. C. Morris and wife to H. II. Andls. lot 12. block 30. Woodlawn Harvey H. Andls and wire to I.aura Howard, lot 12, block 30. Woodlawn R. C. Thompson to William Barnea. lot 3, block 3. Third Electric Add... Maud M. Moore, guardian. , to G. O. Worden. lota 8. block 12. Trout dale Jacob A. Bradford and wife to Henry A. Latourell. lots 13. 16. block 5. Latourell Falls Same to Lizzie A. Latourell. lot 10, block 5. Latourell Falls .., L. O. Spooner to Robeit B. Spooner, Vi acre, beginning S.EL cor, lot 23, subdivision 2, DeLashmutt & Oat man's Little Hones Delia M. Pratt to S. D. McLaln. IdU U to 17. block 71. Sellwood w. xi. Ladd et at. to Josenh Closset 100 600 100 65 150 140 12V 1 et aU. lots 8. T, Mock 17. Couch Add. 45, i.000 A. Johnson et 11. to v. u. iicrnerson, lot 12. block 13, Cook's Add Union Truest Jt Investment Co. to Ly man P. Hanna. lots 3, 4. block 9. Ivanhoe .. L. c. Sharno to A. F. Xeunert. parcel land betlnnlnr 100 feet W. of -El boundary line, -lots 3, 4. block Go. Ca rutherx Add. ........................ Frank S. Lombard and wife to Joseph It. Hoover. lot 2. block 10. Highland Park John E. Springer et ah to Henry Springer and wife. lot 24. Cedar Hill Ferdinand Zimmerman and wife to Fred M. Springer et al., lot 24. Cedar Hill 1 Julia E. Snovcr to W. TV. Aschroft, lots 11. 12, block, 20. Falrvlew F. L. Zimmerman and wife to F. W. Bathe and wife. lot 7. block 131. B. Portland 1, Alblna. G. Page to K. W. Brooke, lot 1. block 14. McMillen's Add....... 3, 8 330 C23 1 ,509 59 150 206 p. J. Jrtann to w. uanvers. is. ot, S.W. i,i ot X.W. tl of X.W. Yt, fee. 21, T, 1 S.. K. 2 K.. 5 acres.. ... 4a Harlaa Br fmr Otro Int; Xatwa Weh Brcai iTC. it4&M Jar fate; SeoMt't Soaart.