SECTION FOUR
Pages 1 to lO
DRAMATIC
and SPORTING
VOL. XXVII.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3I0RNING, 3IARCH 22, 1908.
NO. 12.
GADSB
This Is the Greatest Furniture Sale in Portland Sale Continues Monday Every
10 to 50 Per Cent Note the following Prices We Guarantee to UNDERSELL
We guarantee these prices as
and cut prices. This house is
are leaders in low prices, and
Everything to Furnish
Cottage or Mansion in
Stock
Majestic Ranges, Washing
Machines, Refrigerators,
Go-Carts
Solid
Mahogany
Roman
Chair
$23.00
Reliance
Steel
Range,
Guaranteed
Ten
Years
$29.00
Morris
Chair,
Solid
. Oak
Spring
Seat,
Reversible
Cushions
$9.75
Conch,
Oak
Frame,
Upholstered
in
Leatherette,
$19.80
Parlor
Snit,
Three
Pieces,
Mahogany
Finish,
Spring
Seats,
Verona
Covering
$23.00
Pavenport
Bed,
Mahogany
Finish or
Golden
Oak
Frame,
$22.30
Sleepy
Rockers,
Lots of
Them,
From--
83.50
Up.
it' i j
WE OWN THE BUILDING NO RENT TO
IS' GREAT ..EDRNtTD
SALE CONTINUE.
low as any in the city for new goods, notwithstanding all you may read about reductions, discounts
here to sell goods, and will meet all discounts, reduction sale prices that competitors may offer. We
will never be undersold if we know it.
See This Coucfi; $7.85
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Each piecv is upholstered in No. 1 velour. with frames, springs and
every detajl of upholstering, as well as the covering itself, strictlv
high-grade in every particular. Gadsbys' price..... ST.85
SEE OUR COUCH FOR $3.50 IN THE WINDOW
$10.00 Allwira
Go-Carts
NO BETTER VALUE ANYWHERE
AHwin Go-Carts, the kind that folds up flat, has nickel-plated
trimmings, with spiral springs under seat, upholstered in
leatherette, has rubber-tired wheels. This is one dc oC
of the greatest values ever offered . .,.. ,,.. pO0J
BIG CARPET BARGAINS
IN OUR
CARPET DEPARTMENT
Bromley's IVelvets, -with
borders . . . ... .?l-25
Burlington Brussels, with
borders ......... .$1.10
Tarjestrv Brussels,
borders ?1
Dunlap's Tapestry Brus
sels
Reversible Pro-Brussel
per yard ?1
Brusselette Carpets
yard wide ....
Granite Ingram Carpet:
per 3 ard . .
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mate: -va 3 nm" smmsmczzKa
with iti mHttswmua
.55 . Kyssffifl J
PAY THAT'S WHY
Article Reduced From
Any House in Oregon.
Gadsbys' '
Kitchen
Cabinet
Placr v
for .
Everything
$12.50
Fancy -Arm
Rocker
S7.50
Sheriton
Dresser, .
Wax
Finish
Oak
$25.00
A.
Davenport
Bed
S45.0O
Massive
Morris '
Chair,
Golden
Oak
$14.00
National
Sewing
Machine
$25.00
Ten
Years' 4
Written
Guarantee.
Sheriton
Chiffonier,
Wax .
Finish '
Oak
$25.00
Dining
Extension
Table,
6 Feet
Long
$12.50
Divan
Mahogany
Finish,
Verona
Special.
$15.00
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WE SELL FOR LESS
DOCTOR
MARTYR
TO X-RAY'S . USE
Constant Experiments With
Apparatus Costs Hall
Edwards an Arm.
MANY OPERATORS VICTIMS
Alfred Dean Declares That if Pre
, cautions Are Taken, X7se of
Great Invention Should
- Xot Be Harmful.
LONDON', March 14. That -'peace hath
her victories no less renowned than -war"
has become a commonplace. The fate of
Dr. Hall-Edwards of Birmingham re
minds one that campaigns of li.fesaving
haye their "killed and wounded" JistB as
well as thos other campaigns which have
for their object the destruction of 'life.
Kor several years Dr. Hall-Edwards has
suffered what he himself describes- as
"excruciating, ever present pain," caused
by his constant work with the healing
X-rays. At last the agony became so
unbearable, and his left arm so useless,
that a few days' ago he .had It cut off.
Now it is a question whether he can save
the right arm or whether that will have
to go too.
This brave man, who has shown him
self teady to face not only death; but
what is worse trian death, constant
suffering. In the Interest of humanity and
knowledge, was one of the pioneers of
the X-ray treatment.
It was he who took the Roentgen-ray
photograph (or radiograph) of the first
case in' which an operation was made, pos
sible by such means. Now such oper
ations are of- everyday occurrence.
He went to. South Africa as radio
grapher during the war and did valuable
work." It was soon after he returned to
England and began to deal with the rays
in their directly curative action that he
first felt the ill effects of his frequent ex
posure to the mysterious light which is
so helpful In some circumstances and so
mrtful In .others.
Warts began to appear on his fingers.
Gradually they spread and caused can
cerous ulcers. He could only get snatches
of sleep. Constantly he would be obliged
to get up and wander about the house In
dumb torture. In a letter to a medical
paper he spoke of the pain as' being of
a neuralgic character. "It never ceases,
and is intensified from time to time" by
suddsn- stabs and jumps of such severity
as to make one cry out."
At that time he had on the back of each
hand from 50 to 60 warts. He could get
no relief from drugs, and the warts were
so sensitive and painful that they could
not be sandpapered. His only remedy
was to soften them by. means of a lead
lotion and opium poultice, and then to
scrape them off- with a knife. This caused
him Intense agony, but he persisted in
undergoing it so that he might be able
to get otJ with his work.
"For two or three days after such aff
application the pain is 'increased, but the
fingers are rendered much more pliable
and mobile." That was all he thought
of. "How can I continue my investigar
tions and experiments? I must have my
fingers supple, no matter what the cost
in suffering. I cannot give up now."
And there are many more who have
suffered and 'are suffering in the same
way. "I know a number of such cases."
Alfred Dean, one of the best-known mak
ers of X-ray apparatus, said' yesterday,
"both here and on the continent. There
Is a doctor in London now who has had
several fingers taken off. But you must
understand that all these sufTerers have
been men engaged in experiments." I my
self had trouble with my hands some
years ago, and it was that which led me
to go. In for protective appliances.
"There is now no reason at all why any
one should be affected who takes proper
precautions. As for the ordinary oper
ator, he is as safe as his patient The
apparatus is so largely automatic that
there is no risk to patients at all. Un
fortunately Dr. Hall-Edwards did not
protect himself until it was too late."
The one cheering thought in the mind
as one contemplates the martyrdom of so
many of those who have brought the
X-rays to their present uses is that they
have their reward In the. knowledge of
the sufferings they have relieved. Set
their pains against the thousands of cases
which are treated and cured yearly by
the healing rays and they are but as a
drop compared with an ocean.
Think of all those whose lives are no
longer made a burden to them by lupus
or rodent ulcer. Think of the children
cured of ringworm, and the men with
blotchy, faces who have got rid of that
dreadful disfigurement known as "bar
ber's rash." Think of the cancer cases
which have been alleviated and even
cured. a -
And these are onlvpthe beneficial results
of the direct use of the X-rays. The tale
of those who have profited by radio
photography is even longer still. Num
berless homeB bless the men whose
patient, courageous handling of this un
known and dangerous agent has turned it
to the service of mankind.
Other victims of the disease known as
drma-titis resulting from exposure to
X-rays, have been Clarence Dally, Mr.
Edison's laboratory assistant, who died
October, 19, after seven years' suffering;
he had an arm amputated in 1903.
Mr. Edison himself had the focus of
one eye disturbed and had lumps on the
skin.
Dr. M. Radiguet had two fingers am
putated and died in December, 1905, after
months of agony.
Mr. Wilson and another investigator of
the radiograph department of the London
Hospital, suffered In 1903 from inflamma
tion of the hands
Dr. Blacker of St. Thomas' Hospital
died in 1304, and operators at Guy's, St.
Thomas', King's College, the Middlesex,
and London Hospitals were affected.
Harry Cox and Mr. Cossor, makers of
X-ray apparatus, suffered from ulcerated
hands.
WINE MAY BE CHEAPER
Firms Desire to Stimulate Consump
tion of "Bubble-Water."
LONDON", March 14. The sale of cham
pagne is declining so seriouqly that 23 of
the most influential bouses in the trade
are considering a proposal for a reduction
Of SO per cent in the prices for the best
known brands. A striking indication of
the falling off in the consumption of
champagne lis in the fact that during
last month the London shipping orders
of the principal Freach firms fell from
115,000 to S3.000 gallons. -
The wine merchants are moving through
their associations, a prominent member of
which, himself the London agent of a
famous foreign firm, discussed the situa
tion frankly yesterday:
"Hotel - and restaurant patrons are
drinking spirits and mineral waters more
than ever they did. and the cause is sim
ply this good brands of champagne are
listed at such excessively high prices that
they refuse to pay them.
"Upon this point there - has. unfortu
nately, been same- friction between hotel
proprietors and "ourselves. '. It has arisen
In this way: We have written to them
tentatively suggesting that, were they
content with a smaller profit upon each
bottle of champagne sold, they would soon
double the number disposed of. Some of
them, however, affirm that 30 and eveu
40 per cent of the prices they charge ges
to the upkeep of costly buildings. Others
declare champagne to be such a luxury
that, upon the rare occasions nowadays
that a man orders a bottle, he likes to pay
a big price for It, believing that he is ob
taining a very fine brand.
"But our view does not coincide at all
with his. We believe that with a sensible
reduction in prices champagne would, al
though never becoming a 'cheap' wine,
largely regain its lost popularity. It Is
scarcely fair that because keen cut com
petition makes good a poorly paying fea
ture of the restaurateur's business the
prices of the champagnes which figure in
the wine' list should be increased.
"Here is our case in a nutshell. Any
well-known firm will supply a restaurant
or hotel with a high-class '1900' wine at
the rate of 7s a bottle. But when a diner
calls for such a brand he may be asked
to pay 14s and even 15s a bottle for it. Our
contention is that a fair price, and one
allowing a reasonable profit, would be 10s
6d a bottle."
MOOTS TO TOP OF IV 0-FOOT
SMOKESTACK.
Describes " Sensation Like That, of
One in Balloon and Is Glad
to Descend.
LONDON, March 14. Mrs. Larkins, the
wife of the London steeplejack, who re
paired the Nelson column the other day,
successfully climbed the Allan's smoke
stack in Canal road. Mile End. which is
170 feet high.
There wae a high wind blowing at the
time, and Mrs. Larkins, who was seated
in a steeplejack's seat (a piece of board
tied to the end of a rope) had frequently
to steady herself by grasping the iron
hoops encircling the stack.
This Is supposed to be the first oc
casion on Which a woman has climbed the
bare side of a chimney -in such a fashion.
"I always thought I would like to go
up a steeple," said Wrs. - Larkins, "but I
had never made an ascent, though I
would dearly have loved to accompany
my husband when he repaired' the Nelson
column.
"It is not very often that he gets work
as near home as Allan's smokestack, and
so when my little boy,' Willie, -came home
from school we went down to watch the
work.
"Then I was suddenly seized with the
old craving- to climb, too. My husband
put me into the steeplejack's seat, and
up I went. Willie had gone a few minutes
before with his father, but 60 feet was
considered enough for him.
"At this height my husband suggested
my returning to the ground, too, but by
this time I was' enthusiastic to mount
higher.
"I suppose the sensation is something
similar to what one would experience in
a balloon.
"Gradually everything and everybody
got smaller; the men calling their goods
on the pavement, the women hanging out
their washing in the yards, the motor
cars rushing down the Mile End road.
"The sensation of steadily rising was
splendid. Then I reached the top. That
was the .only part I didn't like.
"While the cradle was in motion it was
delightful, but once It became stationary
my one idea was to get down again,
"I could never work up there; I defy
any woman to. Even if they were in
men's dress (which would be imperative
for safety's sake) no woman could be a
steeplejack. She could never keep her
head."
BISHOP HEADS RESCUERS
l Vicar Who Lived by Sea Always Cap
tained Lifeboat.
LONDON. March 14. The Bishop of
Bangor has appointed the Rev. Owen
Lloyd Williams, rector of Llanrhyddlad,
Anglesey, to the canonry and chancel
lorship of Bangor Cathedral, vacant
by the death of the late Chancellor
Richards, rector of Aberffraw, Angle
sey. Mr. Williams' ministrations having
been always in parishes by the seaside,
he has, in addition to his pastoral
work, always commanded the local
lifeboat, until compelled to retire by
old age..
In 1S54. for example, he went out on
a pitch dark night in a gale of wind
on the Coast of Anglesey and saved 24
lives. Again he went out in Decem
ber. 1862. on the Carnarvonshire Coast
and Jjrought home 24 men.
In 1870, on a dark night In a heavy
sea, he rescued the crew of the Kenil
worth, for which he received the silver
medal of . the Lifeboat institution.
Again he was out for 24 hours stand
ing by the Dusty Miller, till a tug
came and dragged her off St. Patrick's
causeway, for this he received a sec
ond service clasp and a pair of silver
mounted binoculars.
SULTAN LOVES MELODRAMA
Revels in Tales of Blood and
Crime.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 14. All tiiat
is needed to throw the Sultan, Abdul
Hamid. into peaceful sleep is to hear that
some desperate murderer or would-be as
sassin has been put out of the way.
The Sultan delights in lurid tales, sensa
tional melodramatic novels. He always
has some one read hi'm to sleep, but the
piling climaxes in the literature that
pleases him disturb his nerves and destroy
sleep until the final climax.
As soon as the wretched assassin has
met his fate the Sultan begins to
snore. .-
POPE WILL' GREET
AMERICAN CLERGY
Prelates to Make Pilgrimage
. to Rome, Arriving There
Before Easter.
HOLD SACERDOTAL JUBILEE
Vatican Is Gratified With Impending
Visit, as American Bishops Us-ually-
Come Oily Once
in Fie Years. j-
ROME, March 14. tnformaton has
reached here that in addition to the bis
American pilgrimage which is to arrive
here just before Kaster Sunday, nearly
all the' American prelates contemplate
paying a visit to the Pope during his
sacerdotal Jubilee.
There Is much gratification at the Vati
can ove- the news, because it is seldom
that more than two or three American
Bishops have been here at the same time.
They generally come ad limina, once
every five years, and generally are sub
jected to the red tape of the congrega
tions, which prescribe tor them all they
do. On such occasions they can see the
Pope only twice, on arrival and before
departing.
There is scarcely an American Bishup
who cares to-come to Rome under thoy
circumstances, but the jubilee festivities
will give them all an opportunity to visit
the Pope free from all ecclesiastical
limits.
Some of the American prelates are as
sistants to the papal throne, and because
of this in all the functions celebrated be
fore the Pope they will have precedence
over other Bishops of the same grade.
Such, for instance, is Bishop McDonnell
of Brooklyn, and about 12 others.
v Pope Fond of Americans.
The Pope Is fond of the American
Bishops', and whenever one of them is
expected at the Vatican it is the Cardinal
Secretary of State who has to act as in
terpreter. Cardinal Merry del Vai had
to perform this office every time Arch
bishop Riordan of San Francisco called
at the Vatican when, he was here.
. The Archbishop made a splendid im
pression at the Vatican, and the Pope
has decided to send him a gift on the
occasion of the silver jubilee of his
episcopal consecration, which will take
place in August.
Cardinal Gibbons is expected here be
fore the end of the Summer. He will
receive a warm welcome from all his
colleagues in the sacred college. Many
Bishops also have informed the propa
ganda of their intention to come to Rome
this year, and they will be made wel
come. The Pope is to hold a solemn service in
St. Peter's Sunday, March 22, that will
have several unusual features. There will
be present all the Cardinals resident in
Rome, who have been asked by the Pope
to attend. The Pope himself will officiate
and give solemn benediction to those
present. In attendance will be 6000 Chil
dren of Mary dressed In white and flow
ing veils.
Great Interest in Children.
The girls will be accompanied to the
Vatican by the sisters who direct their
organization, and will occupy several
portions of the church. The Cardinals
will sit near the papal throne, and, witli
the other prelates, will make a magnifi
cent entourage.
Pius X takes a special interest in chil
dren and since his assumption of the
papal throne has admitted many of them
to private audience, either because they
had received their confirmation or first .
communion. It is probable that on this
occasion the Pope will address the girls.
Special precautions have been adopted
to prevent any one without an inviation
ticket from entering the church. At the
Vatican garrison .will be on duty and the
Italian police department will send a
number of detectives dressed as priests
and monks.
The Pope himself will enter the church
dressed in full pontifical robes and will
be carried on the throne.
Since the beginning of Lent and . the
attendance of ail the Cardinals at the
sermons of the apostolic preacher at the
Vatican every AVednesday and Friday
there has been much speculation as . lo
which member of the sacred college is
most popular with Pius X.
Orcglia Pope's Favorite.
After the sermons the Cardinals crowd
around the Pope to express their opinion
of the address they have just listened to.
As a rule, they are content with kinsinff
the Pope's hand and taking their leavi-.
but the Pope sometimes inviti.s some of
them to go with him to his apartments.
It has been noted that Cardinal Oreglia,
dean of the sacred college, is a favorite
in this selection, but this is attributed to
the fact that he is the oldest of the Car
dinals and 'therefore has the right of
precedence. Then it is known that it
was Cardinal Oreglia who elected Car
dinal Sarto to the papal throne. .
Cardinal Oreglia is a frequent visitor
to the Vatican, where the Pope consults
him regarding all embarrassing questions.
Every Cardinal on his nomination is
assigned as consulator to four congre
gations, but only the older members of
the sacred college are promoted to pre
side over them.
The offices of the Cardinal Vicar-General
and of the Cardinal Secretary of
State are able to save at least fllO) a
year, because they have free lurnlshed
apartment. Hence there Is much pressure
brought to bear on the Pope when a po
sition of the kind becomes vacant.
That Cardinal Oreglia never has been
appointed to any important congregation
however.- does not mean anything. He
comes of a rich family in the Genoese
province and prefers keeping his personal
independence to assuming duties connect
ed with the presidency of a congrega
tion. There is no denying lie is a favorite of
Pius X and always a welcome visitor to
the Vatican. .