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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
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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.