YOUR DENTIST SHOULD
POSSESS GREAT SKILL
' A bungling job is dear at
any price, and what a differ
ence there is in dentists.
Skill, patience and unfailing
good nature are requisite to
the v successful practice of
this profession. This is a
combination not always
found in one person. That
you will find it at this office
has often been attested.
We can state; without ego
tism that our work' always"
gives perfect satisfaction
and the more difficult the .
operation the better you will
be pleased with our work.
Our fillings stay. In crown
-and bridge work perfect .re
sults 'are always obtained;
We make plates that fit per
fectly, won't fall out and
look like your natural teeth.
DR. B. E. WRIGHT.
-
Good Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate $5. Best Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate $8
DR. B. E. WRIG.HT E t rl!
342 1-2 WASHINGTON STREET, CORNER. OF SEVENTH
OFFICE HOURS: 8 A. M. to 5 P. M.; 7:30 to 8:30 P. M.; Sundays: 9 to 1
Phone Main 2119 Twelve Years in Portland
COUNT! EXPENSES
E
HAV
ADVANCED
Small Margin for Surplus on
Current Year, Says
Lightner.
ECONOMY IS NECESSARY
Commissioner Says Very Little Cash
Will Be Left When all the
County's Bills Have
Been Paid.
6tatus of sen. rund, Oct. 1.. $256,702
Estimated amount of Sep- .
tember bill, to county
Estimated county expenses
until new taxes come in.
For construction of Deten
tion Home, about
For 110O feet pipe, grading,
septic tanks, etc.. for De
tention Horn
Bepalring the Armorv
Repairs to Burnslde Brldre
$ 30,000
183,000
12.800
2,200
15.000
30,000
Totals 2o6.7&2 $280,000
Status of road fund, Oct. 1. $72,421 '
Estimated amount of Sep
tember bll'.a
Estimated amount of bills
until new levy Is made
To'1" $72,2
$ 15.000
0.000
$100,000
There will ba very little cash left from
the county taxes after the expenses of
the year are met. according; to W. L.
Liehtner, of the County Commissioners.
He said yesterday that he can see where
every penny is to go, and that a saving
must be made if all expenses are to be
met. He said yesterday:
"There has been considerable talk about
the large amount of money which will be
left in the treasury this year, but I fail
to see where it is to be found. On Octo
ber 1 the road fund stood at $72,424. and
by the. time the new taxes come-in It will
be exhausted. The September bills,
amounting to about $15,000, must be de
ducted from the figure I have Just given,
in addition to a similar amount, approxi
mately, for every 'month until we have
more money from the new taxes.
"On the first of October the general
fund on hand amounted to $236,7o2. Of this
about .uoo will have to be paid out
for September bills, and it will take
about $1S5,000 besides this to run the
county until the fund Is replenished. It
will be necessary to spend about J12.S00
on the new detention home at Central
Addition, and this amount does not In
clude the cost of the laying of 1100 feet
of water pipe, grading, building of a
septic tank and cesspools, and the furni
ture for the home, which I think will cost
us about It will cost us about $15.-
000 for the repairs we are making on the
Armory, and $35,000, approximately, for
the repairs to Burnside bridge.
"Outside the general fund a little more
money will be coming in from the County
Clerk's office, but where the large surplus
which Mr. Pope spoke of recently in a
letter to The Oregonian is to come from I
fall to see.
"One of the Sandy Riyer bridges, of
which the county has two In Its care. Is
likely to bo in such condition any day
that it will need to be entirely rebuilt.
"People of the community should re
allre that the expenses of the county
have increased in the last few vears as
have those of individuals. Five years
ago carpenters would work for $1.50 and
$2 a day; now they will not work for less
than $4 and $4.Dt a day. At the County
Poor Farm we are paying our Chinese
cooks $75 and $40 a month, respectively,
and cannot get a good cook for less.
"After the County Court had fixed the
tax levy for the county for this year, the
Oregon Legislature, at its last session,
got busy and raised the salaries of all
employes of the County Clerk's office,
the Auditor's office. Sheriff's office nrt
Surveyor's office. Then the County Court
raised the salaries of the Assessor's of
fice, and the salaries of employes on
bridges and ferries. The salaries of en
gineers and captains were raised $10 a
month, and those of employes on bridges
" were raised by the court $5 a month.
The appropriation for the Detention
Home was also made after the tax levy
had been fixed, and that for the Juvenile
Court.
"But what might seem a small thing,
but whlyh affected us most seriously,
was the cutting down of the time and
giving all employes an eight-hour day.
Curing a part of the year we have 100
teams working on the road, and we al
ways have from 15 to 20 'teams hauling
rock from Kelly Butte. We cannot do
near the work with the men we have
that we did before their time was cut
down.
"A law passed by the Legislature In
1903 holds us responsible If we exceed the
levy, notwithstanding that the Legisla
ture has Itself made the appropriations.
It is as follows: ,
" '8. B. 184, Section 1 The county ex
penditures. In counties of 50.000 inhabit
ants or more, shall be confined to the
amount of the annual levy therefor, and
members of the County Court and Board
of County Commissioners, or any other
county officials, who shall authorize, in
cur, cause or create, or officially ' ap
prove, any. expense or liability for the
county in excess of the amount of the
levy that may have been made for county
expenditures hereinafter defined, shall be
Jointly and severally liable, individually
and personally, for the amount of such
excess. County expenditures shall in
clude roads, bridges and ferries, support
of poor, and Interest on warrants, as
well as the usual and ordinary expenses
of the county government and salaries
hereinbefore included in the classification
of the county tax and road tax; but shall
not Include school, park, library or
bounty tax."
"Section 2 reads as follows: The Coun
ty Court, or Board of County Commls
sioners"may. If they deem It necessary,
order and direct a special levy to be made
or not exceeaing one-nair mill on each
dollar of valuation, to raise funds to meet
any unforeseen contingency, which, in
their judgment, : should be dealt with in
order to prevent serious loss or Injury to
the county. And funds thus raised shall
be set apart and used for such contin
gency only."
MUST GO
TDSCHOO
Aid
Society to Watch Wards
in Private Families.
CIRCULAR TO CUSTODIANS
IMPORTANT CHURCH EVENT
National Congregational Council is
In Session.
The month of October this year
brings events of unusual Interest to
the Congregationallsts in Oregon and
In the United States.
The Triennial National Council of the
Congregational Churches of America
met In Cleveland, Ohio, October 8 Inst.,
and will continue until October 17.
This will prove a memorable Council
In Congregational history.
Besides the discussion of matters of
great interest,, connected with the
American Board of Missions the
American Missionary Association and
the Cangiegational Home Missionary
Society, the Council will close with an
animated discussion . on Tri-Church
Union 1. e the union of the Congregational,-
United Brethren and the
Methodist Protestant Churches of the
United States.
The fifty-ninth annual meeting of
the General Association' of Congrega
tional Churches and Ministers of Ore
gon will be held with the First Con
gregational Church of Salem, October
16-17.
Many Interesting topics will be dis
cussed, such sb: Modern View ot
Church Work, by Rev. J. J. Staub;
One Little Corner in China, Rev. J. E.
Walker. D.D.; The Call of the Country
Work, Rev. P. S. Knight, Ph. D.; Our
Congregational Heritage. State Super
intendent Rev. A. J. Folsom; Child La
bor, A. J. Hendricks; If I Were a
Preacher, J. A. Lyman, M. TX; If I Were
a Layman. Rev. H. W. Monasmlth; Tri
Church Union, Revs. D. B. Gray and
E. C. Oakley; Sunday Schools, Rev. W.
C. Gllmore; Christian Endeavor, Elmo
S. White; Foreign Missions, Rev. J. J.
Staub; Narrative of the Churches, Rev.
David Staver; The Werk of the Oregon
Woman's Home Missionary Union. Mrs.
C. F. Clapp; Work of the Oregon
Branch Woman's Board Missions of
Pacific, Mrs. B. D. Slgler; Divorce and
Divorce Legislation, Rev. E. F. Green;
The Sabbath for Man, Rev. H. Gil
patrlck; Congregational Church Build
ing Society, Rev. H. H. Wikoff; Modern
View of Scripture, Rev. Paul Rader.
. Rev. Luther R. Dyott, D.D., the new
pastor of the First Congregational
Church, will receive a hearty welcome by
the association, and will deliver an ad
dress on Wednesday evening.
Public Library Notes.
The statistics of the Public Library
for September have run Into large fig
ures. The library seems to be appre
ciated more and more all over the
county. The circulation from all de
partments for the month was 20,743.
The course of lectures given to the
teachers last year by the reference
librarian nh the resources of the library
and the use of Its tools will be repeated
this year, beginning next Tuesday, at
4:30 o'clock, in the patentroom of the
library.
Books on Halloween " entertainments
and ghost stories will be found on a
shelf at the right of the main desk.
,n?rI. Co.. Jeweler and Opticians.
342 Washington Street. . .
They Are Told That Law Must Be
Observed With Regard to Com
pulsory Schooling for Chil
dren In Their Care.
The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society is
taking steps to Insure that its wards
who have been placed in the care of
private families will be sent to school.
A large number of. the children have
been placed In family homes where
they are to receive their board, cloth
ing and schooling in return for serv
ices rendered In the household or on
the farm as the case may be.
"Our experience on these lines,"
said W. T. Gardner, Superintendent of
the Aid Society, "has taught us that It
is in many cases almost Impossible to
oblige the custodians of our wards to
fulfill their contracts especially in
sending the children placed in their
care to school regularly. The new
compulsory school law, we believe, will
help us very muck in this respect, and
a circular letter has. been sent to
every custodian of our wards who are
of school age; besides which we have
sent them a deportment card which is
to be signed . by the teacher of the
school and forwarded to us.
"We have on file a list of all the
school districts In the state with its
officers and the chairman of the school
board of each district in which our
wards are placed will have a list of our
children and their -custodians, with a
request to report to us every ease in
which our children are absent from
school. I believe that these combined
efforts will In all probability obviate
the difficulty."
The circular which the society Is
sending out follows:-
Portland, Or., Oct. 10, 1907 To the Cus
todians of Wards of this Society: We desire
in,,1. yVr, ,lt,on to the compulsory
?h in n.w w 01 1B0T' whlch "Imply means
i5?)L? i children of school age must attend
school during the entire term in the district.
This conforms exactly with the promise in
our agreement form. v " "
,.W,e .now. 'os' ,0 that this society
cannot waive or modify any of the require
ments of the 1907 act and that custodians
are earnestly and kindly asked to conform
with its requirements, m cases of sickness
or cutou',!n. school officers will
probably accept written excuses, but these
should be carefully prepared and always
signed by custodian never by the child: and
excuse should contain at least the following
data.: Date, name of child, data of days ab-
eS"0",,0' abence- n signature of
custodian. "Necessary employment" Is no ex
cuse for absence. In all cases of doubt or
disagreement consult the County Superinten-
Jni,M:,.,Tl 0CICer- the "cher. and
at last this office.
The Inclosed card Is to be taken to the
and signed by the teacher and forwarded by
her to this society at least every three
m,rtnth!i, lt ' ."-j-ded as a duplicate report
' he' communications concerning, the
Sn l t0T,hi "rf be Protection not
only to this society, but also to the j-nsto-
T.k" Wlb" the bMt f videe Si
t Zn the Bart or the custodian if
J'" b'cn t school regularly and
promptly and shows fair degree ot advance
ment. Should the district ftrnish no Report
cards, apply at this office and additional
X? r,V be. f"rn",he1 fee of charge, so
that all custodians may have a card In
their possession. Where the question of dls?
in1iC'trfrm Jl ar""' ,he scn' hoard
and truant officer must not and cannot be
wh t lry " Primarily, the officers
- In conclusion, this circular is to assist our
custodians In this state and in no wisl
must be construed as an Indication of want
of faith on the part of this society but a.
?H.a?,d,lt,0?al h,,p ,n.th oueatlonai rt "
the Ufa of neglected and abused children:
Tours very truly. w. T. GARDNER,
Superintendent.
Elevators and Coal Chutes Burn.
MADISON, III., Oct. 12. The Clover
Leaf grain elevator, containing 25.00J
bushels of grain, was destroyed by fire
early today. Several small- cottages
near the elevator, together with the
coal chutes of the railroad company,
were also destroyed. Loss, $100,003.
Great Fire at San Jose.
BAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 12,-The Arcade
store. In South First street, was burned
last night and the entire stock, valued
at $135,000, was destroyed, as was also the
building, valued at J35.000, while other
1
You Are
Welcome
, t0
Credit
l
X GOOD PLACE TO TRADED 1
.SOLE AGENTS FOR MONARCH MALLEABLE RANGES
Liberal
Discounts
v for
Cash
L
Office '
Desks.
No other store in the city
can match our prices on
desks. We are closing out
this line to put in other
goods and will continue this
sale until every one is dis
posed of. The price is limit
ed only by the cost.
Eoll-Top Desks as low as
$18.75.
The Banker Takes Your Note
And the wholesaler extends credit, and may also accept the
notejof buyers to secure his business relations with them. Without
credit the volume of business done throughout the world at the
present time would be reduced more than half. Did you ever
think of that? Our customers have had every opportunity, to
realize that it pays' to trade here, because we do business on the
modern basis, without any hitch. We don't prate about what we
do when ' ,
We Accept Your Promise to Pay
A certain amount each month or week, according' to your wishes.
We know that the income of some men is so denned that it be
comes necessary to buy the furniture for a home or some parts
of it on the same -basis that the dealer buys his goods of the
wholesaler or manufacturer. Credit here is a business privilege
which you may enjoy without worry.
Extension
Tables
If you want a round-pillar
Extension Table at a. rea
sonable price you must
come to us, for you will pay
more elsewhere. We make
a specialty of the round-top
pillar tables with supported
center and divided pedes
tals. We have a number of
styles to select from be
tween $12.50 and $17.
A good iron bed, just like the picture, for the
price we ask is not to be found in other
stores. This pattern is enameled In white
and green, has Ave spindles in flQ oe
the head and foot. Price is only . ipO.OO
Folding ironing- board, made of
close grained white pine, fastened
together with screws and bolts.
Size 67 inches long; and 14 inches
wide, adjusting- to three positions.
Regular $2.50. C; i j r-
Special 91.45
,-!!'CI;.i'J?ii'iIiiTH
Dinner
Bell
Range
Sanitary Davenport Couch $7. 75
A counh hv rlnv "hart - j ' .
Jj011.'? day bed by night and a comfortable, fulWslzed double
n?dthi A ouch that will look well In the parlor, or any room
??ZmKo one '?oul,J uPect It was a bed when it is closed
P; J-?.l.frame ls. mad.e?f malleable steel, riveted together, and
fitted with guaranteed "Diamond" mesh fabric, supported by three
rows of the best oil-tempered spiral springs. A perfectly sanitary
metal couch or bed that win last a lifetime. '
H Brass Rods
It
?TssRods that extend to
45 inches. Adjustable to any
window. 15c value for. .ji
This range Is equal In quality to
those you can buy at other stores
for $10.00 more money. It has four
lids. 14 inch oven, full nickel trim
mings, asbestos linings. Body made
of heavy sheet steel. Top made of
.cast iron. Roll door closet; and is
'put together in a first-class shape.
We are all sold out of six hole
ranges in this style, but' expect a
carload this next week. Price
of the four hole JJJ28 OO
IT
Perfection
Heaters
Medium size, just like
the picture 83. 90
Large size, just like
the picture S5.40
Tie "SUy Satijtf actory'lUrtft
Wo WiU Pay $30 for Your
Monarch' Range .Whenever
You Wish to Dispose of It.
$1
Per
Week
The question of economy in purchasing
a range is determined by the amount of
fuel required, the time it will be used and
the cost of repairs.
The Monarch Eange is made of
wrought Iron and steel, and is indestruo-.
tible, and there are no repairs necessary.
The Monarch Range is put together
with rivets, on malleable frames. to make
the seams and joints, thereby economiz
ing the fuel.
losses bring the grand total up to J2O0.O0O.
The fire started in a small shop at the
rear of the building at 10 o'clock. For a
time the Garden City Bank and the en
tire central business portion of the city
was threatened. Two firemen were se
riously injured.
VOICES HIS APPRECIATION
Benjamin Gill Says The Oregonian
Is, an Inspiration to Him.
FBNNSYtiVANIA STATE COLiLEGE,
Pe, Oct.. 5. To the Edrtor.)-I was In
your delightful Portland this Summer for
a second visit, a sojourn of six weeks or
so. I daily read The Oregonian with
even more enjoyment than two years ago,
and think it has earned a National repu
tation. . I have been a constant reader
in years back of the Springfield Republi
can, New York Sun and New York Daily
Tribune. The last is my dally' paper
when I am here at home. I regard The
Oregonian as worthy to rank among
them. ,
The Oregonian news Is clean and In
forming, more select and faithfully edited
than the papers of the'state in wh.ch I
live. The Oregonian is like the Boston
Transcript. It takes care of its paper. I
have gone to its editorials every day. and
have always found something to stimu
late me. Discussions of educational
methods, controversies with the ministers
and theologians in every case of which
The Oregonian has come out best moral
questions and religious questions, ques
tions pertaining to the pumlc policy of
Oregon's state officials or of the general
Government: sensible, if rather optimis
tic; outlook Into the future of Portland
and Oregon dally the Oregonian has
given me something, and what is best
has made me 'eager for the. next day's
menu.
. I start In with my Tribune again day
after tomorrow, but I shall miss the sus
tenance and inspiration of that splendid
paper The Oregonian until I am per
mitted to handle It again, if so be I
ever shall. BENJAMIN GILL.
The Pennsylvania State College. Dean
of the School of Language and Litera
ture.
to was tired? How many of our young
people would be attracted to a place -by
the announcement that 42 chapters of the
Bible were to be read or recited there!
The book of Job is so filled with alle
gorical beauty that an exceptionally gift
ed reader might hold the attention ot an
audience through three or four chapters
of It, but hardly even that. Those who
wish- to make spiritual Instruction pleas
ing to the young would do well to study
the teachings of the Savior of mankind,
who was ever pitying the weary.
That greatest of all sermons, delivered
on one of the fair Judean hills. Is but
three short chapters in length., Even
In these days of brevity and haste we
find nothing in literature that can com
pare In conciseness with the "Lord's
Prayer," expressing as It does every
need of the human body and soul. In 66
words, and requiring less than 60 seconds
for utterance.
When we do succeed in getting our
young people to turn from the glare and
temptation of the streets to listen to
something for the soul's benefit, let us
not Impose upon them such performances
as must fill them with distaste for
everything that la sacred. TEACHER.
quire Into N the condition of the building
when the London County Council deter
mined to construct, a main drainage
sewer which ..was to pass within 45 feet
of the southwest tower of the cathedral
and to be only 52 feet below the surface.
The cathedral has been sinking for two
centuries, and the expert committee rec
ommends that the condition, of the sub
Boll and the state of the water level be
Et. Paul's Cathedral Sensitive.
London Cable In New York Times.
St. Paul's Cathedral is in no imme
diate danger, but the mighty structure is
sensitive right through, and must be con
stantly watched. This is the gist of the
report made today by the committee of
architects which was appointed to in-
THINKS IT WASJE QF TIME
To Repeat From Memory Forty-two
Chapters of Book of Job.
PORTLAND, Oct. 10. (To the Editor.)
We are told that last Sunday an audi
ence at the Y. M. C. A. listened to the
recitation- by a feminine teacher of elo
cution of the entire book of Job 42 chap
ters. As an example of memorizing power,
this was truly prodigious. But there Is
a -law of nature that protests against
prodigy and holds that the over-development
of any one power, either mental or
physical. Is at the expense of some other
force. In this case, it would seem to
have caused some weakening of that
most graceful and powerful attribute
generosity. Could it have been for the
pleasure or the profit of the hearers that
they were kept for two hours witnessing
this mnemonic parade?
Is there not something ungenerous in
taking advantage of a courtesy that for
bids -one turning his back on a perform
ance, however tired he may toe of it?
Can we doubt that the audience referred
Teeth Extracted Free
When Plates or Bridges
are Ordered
All work at half price for a short
time to introduce the
"Electro Painless System"
Full Set, that fit. $5.00
Gold Crowns, 22-K .'..$3.50
Bridge Teeth, 22-K. ..... $3.50
Gold Fillings '..$1.00
Silver Fillings 50 1
Guaranteed for 10 years.
Open evenings.
THE ELECTRO
DENTAL PARLORS
303V4 Washington St, Cor. Fifth,
Opposite Olds & King's.
periodically recorded, as there lie the
chief possibilities of future danger. "-
. Engine Blows Vp, Killing Three.
REYNOLDS, Ga., ct. 12. Three train
men were killed and much property dam
age done this morning by the explosion
of an engine of the Central of ueorcus.
which was standing near the station.
The Proper Trustee
By trust deed or by will this Company can be
, made custodian of your -estate, and you are thu3
assured that each and every provision will be
fully and implicitly carried out. Such disposi
tion is more rational, for the reason it is move
- economical, more secure because the strength
of the Company is back of it, and more satisfac
tory because the trustee is a perpetual body
skilled in this kind of service and makes a busi
ness of it.-
You can consult us freely relative to your
interests." v -
Merchants Savings & Trust Company
2 4 7 W A SHINGTON STREET
Capital Fully Paid $150,000.00
J. FRANK "WATSON, ............... President
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Victor Talking Machine
If a great singer you wish to hear,
The Victor will bring that singer
- near;
Too can haye them sing at your own
. home, .
And never will you have to roam.
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' SIXTH AKD MORRISON STREETS
Opposite PostoHlee
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