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3 THE SIJXDAT OEEGOIHAN, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 12, 1909. WATER -PLANT OUT-, -CITY IS HARD PUT Carthage, Mo., Company Dis ; mantles Before Municipal . System Is Ready. TEMPORARY TANKS BUILT Half Town Is Supplied, Other -Portion Gets II20 From Makeshift Cisterns Franchise of Con cern Is Forfeited. 1 CARTHAGE. Mo.. Dec. 11. Although ; this city today is suffering many of the deprivations of a country village be cause of the unusual action of the Car thane Water Company yesterday in dis mantling its plant and shutting off the supply of water, the inconvenience is feeing hourly minimized by the work of cltv officials in extending the scope of the municipal plant. One-half of the city Is "receiving & normal supply of water from the city's new system and the other part of the city Is being supplied by establishing tem porary reservoirs and cisterns to which water Is hauled. , The present predicament of the city is the culmination of a long controversy with the water company. The city granted the company an eight-year franchise sev eral years ago and after two years the franchise was forfeited because, it la al leged, the company failed to comply with the provisions of the franchise. Since then the company has operated without a franchise. Several months ago the city decided to build a water plant of its own. The company then made a proposition to sell Its property to the city for J1S0.000. The cttv refused and let a contract for its new plant. The company then offered to sell for J60.000. It Is said. Again the city refused and the company resorted to legal action to be allowed to dismantle its plant. The city plant will be completed by Jan uary 11. ! DRUNK, DENIED LICENSE (Man and Woman Too Much Intoxi cated to Suit Clerk. 1 SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 11. (Special.) "'We want a get-a-married." This, spoken In a maudlin manner produced an Interesting situation at the Courthouse today. A man and a woman, both drunk, wanted a marriage license and they had the money to pay for it - License Clerk Sage could not see It, He appealed to his superior. Otto A. Case. "No drunks get licenses to wed lb this office," said Case, and the drunks did not get' a license. They insisted that j they were sober when they started out i for the lioense, but that did not make ny difference to Case, and the two wandered away In their drunken stats to imbibe more liquor and complain about the infringement on the tights of Amer ican citizens by mere office-holders. TRUTHS TOLD IN QUIPS (Continued From Flrwt page.) ' to the tune of "Pony Boy," the first verse of which was: In the chair up In the air sitting1 there Sae the Speaker, our own Uncle Joe! Hear him swear, see him tear all his hair When lnrursenta defy him: Every man In the House is as still as a mouee While Cannon is present: But when he's away for a day, they all play And say they don't fear him. Suffragettes Invade Feast. Scarcely had the guests turned again to their entree when the dinner was in terrupted by the noisy entry of a dozen hard-faced old dames, leading meek and henpecked husbands. These turned out to be a delegation of aggressive suffragettes, demanding "votes for women" In strident voices. Several noted men among the diners were called upon to declare their posi tions on this momentous question, to the great amusement of the company. Finally the president of the club decided against the women's claims, whereupon they an nounced their purpose to participate in the dinner, and were only driven away through a threat to feed them after the British fashion through the medium of a glgantio stomach pump. "Battle Royal" Is Fought. "The Battle Royal" was a mirth-provoking stunt. Members of the club clad In regulation ring outfits represented "Battling Nelson, the Rhode Island Ter ror;" "Achilles Balllnger and Siwash .Sirocco," "GUtf Plnchot, the Fighting Lumber Jack." "Joe Cannon, the Danville : Bantam," and Herb Parsons, the, Candy .Kid." . Before the mlxup, which was very real istic, the cautious referee discovered con cealed In the gloves of the gladiators va ; rioua articles, such as lumps of coal, axes, knives, pieces of steel and the like, calculated to inflict mortal damage upon some of them. ' President Taft's projected visit to Alaska formed a subject of humorous comment, and great solicitude was shown for his comfort, and to make sure that his dietary would conform to his simple tastes the proprietor of the hotel where lie is to stay was called upon to state ' the viands to be provided. The list of dishes and methods of prep aration afforded opportunity for many i good-natured jokes at the expense of the prominent guests. One man who wanted i poached eggs on toast heard his order translated into "One Cook and Peary on a raft." Captain .Archie Dutt, who ordered hash with red peppers and tabas co sauce, was astounded to hear the chef acknowledge It as "One order of Roose velt s policies." "One busted trust" and "One Uncle Joe" , was the response to the suggestion that the President would like some "possum. Song to Taft. What the general opinion was "of the .President himself was musically set out by the Gridiron Quartet in a song, a verse of which ran: Tb tune being "I Love My Wife, But Oh, Tou Kid.") Now Roosevelt once was President, Oh yes, he w&a; But Mr. TeJt now runs the job; Oh yee. he doee. Rooeevelt now has gone a hunting. Shooting with hie might and main; 1 Bo the politicians elng This musical refrain: , I CHORUS. We love, we love, we love Roosevelt, But. oh you Taft; He's gone away to Af-rl-oa, n But, oh you Taft. He said he would oome back again. And thereupon we laughed. ' We love, we love, we love Rooeevelt . But, oh you Taft. ' Then, the correspondents voiced their grouch against news conditions under the present Administration as compared with I that' preceding. Messages Were delivered 5 i LtyJPe ,f unUUv ot J?.rew ftssocla- 1 tlons and . leading newspapers complain ing of the dearth of Washington news worthy of first page headlines, and ask ing why the President was not "giving Congress fits" aa had been customary for the past seven years. There were also wild telegraphic demands for details of the Roosevelt conspiracy, that could not be met. "Dream Book" Produced. The souvenir of the dinner was a ,Grldiron Dream Book," the production of the club's special seer, "Professor Woozington Wis." Flamboyantly bound. Its decorative scheme utilized along with the mystic Gridiron various symbols of the necromancer's art. Proceeding on the theory that the in terpreter of dreams should take into con sideration the circumstances and temper ament of the individual, the favorite dreams of various guests were mentioned and their significance explained. There was also an Oraculum and Book of Fate by means of which fortunes could be told and the sciences of physiognomy and palmistry were not neglected. Illustra tions in caricature brightened the pages of the volume and occasional bits of verse interspersed. Despite its whimsical and irresponsible purport, many of its deduc tions were admitted , to be marvelously accurate. President Taft.f Vice-President Sher man, Speaker Cannon. Secretary Ball In ger. Secretary Nagel, Postmaster General Hitchcock, Chief Forester Pln chot. Senator Newlands, Marquis of Villalobar, the Spanish Minister, Gen eral Clarence R. Ed wards, U. 8. A.; Charles S. Diehl, Chicago; Crawford Hill, Denver Republican. BREEDING IS ALL PROFIT IMPROVEMENT OF TYPES IS WORTH BULLION TO COUNTRY. Paper to Be Devoted to Enrichment of People Through Better Stock. OMAHA, Dec. 11. Willett M. Hays, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, with his associates, will start a magazine devoted to the scientific breeding of plants and animals. A new department has been organized in the American Breeders' Association to study the heredity In man, and David Starr. Jor dan will head the work and conduct this department in the magazine. This was decided at the closing meet ing of the American Breeders' Associa tion today, when 1200 new members were obtained and the organization voted to ask manufacturing, commer cial and transportation Interests desir ing an increase in farm products to provide the association with sufficient funds to put the publication on a busi ness basis at once. ' Assistant Secretary Hays, of the Breeders' Association, said: "We have at least induced the publlo to believe that a billion dollars can be added to our plant and animal products by scientific 'breeding. An other billion can be added by bringing more acres under cultivation and add ing fertilizers. "The scientific fact, however, is that the billion added by breeding will be almost all profit, while the Increase from more and better farming will cost 1900,000,000." TAFT STILL IN BALANCE (Continued From First Paee.) Western Senators and Representatives that President Taft made his first bad blunder in placing himself on intimate terms with Senator Aldrich during the tariff fight, and a still more serious blunder in defending Aldrich when he started on his Western trip. This Is looked upon as a wide departure from the Roosevelt plan. Then, too, there is more or less of a feeling throughout the country that the President is not at heart a believer in the Roosevelt conservation policies, .though on this point sentiment is now changing, and running in the President's favor. Among Speaker Cannon's friends, the President has failed to meet expectations, largely because he refused to Indorse the Speaker, who is sorely in need of help, thbugh willing to indorse and vouch for Aldrich, who needs no assist ance. This particular sentiment, how ever. Is confined to a few members of Congress, and . does not represent the sentiment among the masses. Big Stick Wanted Aeain. There is one very strange thing 'about public opinion aa regards President Taft. Prior to his inauguration, and as far back aa the campaign of last year, there was a general cry for calm and quiet in administration circles; the retirement of the big stick and the institution of slow, easy-going methods. But since the big stick has been relegated to the White Hiouse basement, since calm, judicial pro- NEW AND RETIRING HEADS W. H. Galvanl, Potentate Al Ka der Temple. cedure has followed Impetuosity: since the soft word has replaced the harsh com mand, there has come a longing' among the people for the customs and manners of the old administration. But when they had them, they thought they had had more than enough. Now they have passed away, they long for their return. This is perhaps accounted for by the fact that Taft was nominated principally because he , bore President Roosevelt's indorsement. He was picked by Roosevelt from among all the candidates as the man best adapted to carry out the Roosevelt policies. And while he may be in. hearty sympathy with those policies, and may intend to carry them out in his own way, there appears to be a sign of disappoint ment over the Taft method. It is not the Roosevelt method; it is nothing like the Roosevelt method; it is strange, and unexpected. It remains to b4 seen whether the Taft method is as effective as the method of the last Administration. This is what the people are waiting .to find out. A new German process of reclaiming rub ber recommended for its email use, of sol ventconsists in hefttlng-frairmentg of "old vulcanised . rubber -goods with one-fifth of hai CM, ' vulcanised meir weigni or ami me. in recovered ruD- jI f s? g TRUST LAW HELPED! New Legislation Benefit, Says Representative Mann. RAILROADS WILL COMPLAIN Amendments to Provide for Appoint ment of Receivers for Trusts Are. Guilty Under These Statutes. Congress May Be Favorable. WASHINGTON, Dee. 11. Without ex pressing any personal opinion as to the probability for or against the passage of such a measure. Representative Mann, chairman of the House commit tee on interstate and foreign commerce, today gave as his "legislative opinion" that if a bill should be passed by the House amending the anti-trust law, .that law would be strengthened rather than weakened. . "It is my opinion," he said, "as a legislator, that any amendatory law would contain a provision for the ap pointment of receivers for any trust against which the courts had renuered such a verdict as that recently handed down in the case of the Standard Oil Company." Mr. Mann also discussed the difficul ties In che way of amending the inter state commerce law. He said bills look ing to the modification of that law would undoubtedly be passed. He said railroads will, of course, "yell bloody murder, as they always have done and always will do when legislation is un dertaken, but Congress cannot, of course, be controlled by them." SLAVE BILL IN COMMITTEE Foreign and Interstate Transporta tion to Act as Bar. WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. The white slave traffic bill, introduced by Chairman Mann, of the House committee ,on Inter state and Foreign Commerce, will be taken up by that committee next Mon day. The committee so directed today. The intention Is to press the measure and Its advocates expect its passage by both houses of Congress. The only stumbling block sighted is the hairbreadth of distinction as to the jurisdiction of the interstate commerce law over such a matter, but those urging the bill believe members of both houses will have no differences as to the merits of the proposed legislation. The Mann bill Is designed to regulate and prevent the transportation in inter state and foreign commerce of alien wo men and girls for Immoral purposes. MAXN BILL SENT TO HOUSE Proposes Changes In Administration of Panama Canal Affairs. WASHINGTON, Dec 1L The sweep ing change in the administrative work ings of the Panama Canal proposed by the Mann bill to provide for the Govern ment of the canal zone and the construc tion of the Panama Canal was discussed by the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce today. It was ordered favorably reported to the House. ... GALVANI IS POTENTATE ELECTED HEAD OF AL KAJDEB TEMPLE OF SHRINE. Succeeds L.' 6. Clarke to High Office. Is Chief Engineer of Oregon Electric Railway. The annual meeting of Al Kader Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of No bles of the Mystio Shrine, was held last night at the new Masonlo Temple. The attendance was large and after transacting regular business of the Shrine, the election of officers took place, with the following result: Potentate, W. H. Galvanl; chief rab ban, A. Thurlow; assistant rabban, W. C. Bristol; high priest and prophet, D. 3. Tomasinl; oriental guide, H. Beck- OP LOCAL SHRINE TEMPLE. L. G. Clarke, Retiring; Potentate Al Kader Temple. with; treasurer, W. A. Cleland; re corder, B. G. Whltehouse. Delegates to the Imperial Council, to meet at New Orleans next April J. Annand, W. C. Bristol, H. W. Scott and J. E. Werlein. Al Kader Temple Is considered the largest and most Important body of Shrlners In the Northwest. It Is com posed of Knights Templars and Scot tish Rite Masons. Among its member ship are the best known men in Ore gon, and to be potentate is considered a high honor. W. H. Galvani, who was elected to that office last night, is chief engineer of the Oregon Electric Railway Company and is among the best known citizens of Oregon. PROFESSOR TALKS SOME Early Morning Discourse Delivered by O'Connell at Spokane. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 11. SpeciaL "There are a lot of thieves up here. We have got the worst of it in Spokane de cisions so long that myself and ail' the 0 from the heavy price-cutting battery of Elliott Bros, has been fired into the immense stock of the SALEM WOOLEN MILLS CLOTHING CO., Beginning Monday Morning Marked in plain figures on a RED TICKET on every garment or article in this big store will be found the very lowest price a price no competitor can attempt to meet. Nothing reserved. THIS STOCK MUST GO just at the season and time for you. So take advantage of this Big Price-Cutting Event and do your Christ mas buying early. IN OUR SUIT DEPARTMENT Suits up to $16.50 -will be sold JjJJO 00 Suits up to $20.00. will be sold ' JjJJ2 50 Suits up .to $25.00 will be sold. YJ 50 And so throughout our. entire stock 'during the big sale. '" OVERCOATS OVERCOATS Values up to $18.00 will be sold 50 Values up to $20.00 will be sold Jj5J5 Q0 Will you be with us JTlonday? It will be of interest to you. t- boys who represent the Multnomah Club are g-ettir tired of it.. Seattle is no bet ter than Spokane, but the- Multnomah Club insists on giving back a square deal, so we get nothing but the worst of it all the way around." " In this manner Eddie O'Connell, boxing instructor of the Multnomah Club, ridded himself of bitter indignation over the close decisions given against the Mult nomah Club in the S. A. A. C arena Frlda night, O'Connell talked freely early this morning. "The wrestling1 referee was so anxious to give a fall to the Spokane man that he fell all over himself trying to pat Brechin in that second bout, which was no more a fall than one of identical na ture scored by Mono over Brechin a few minutes before. "I have tried to impress upon our Mult- nomah officials that we get the worst of it always away from home and that we ' should have a shade at home, but the Multnomah Club won't stand for it. That's right and fine from a good sports man's standpoint, but its tough on the Multnomah athletes." . . . McCredie's First - Bill Passes. OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. "Wash ington, Dec 11. Representative McCredle today secured allowance of his first pen sion case, that of Mrs. Mary E. Whitaker, of Tacoma. widow of a Captain of Elev enth Pennsylvania Volunteers. George SI Henderson, of Klamath, was appointed FREE PILE CURE Bent to Demonstrate the Merita of - Pyramid Pile Cure. What it Has Aone For Others, It Can Do For Yon. "We have testimonials by the hun dreds showing: all stages, kinds and de grees of piles which have been cured by Pyramid Pile Cure. If you could read these unsolicited letters you would no doubt g-o to the nearest drug- store and buy a box of Pyramid Pile Cure at once, price fifty cents. We do not ask you to do this. Send us your name and address and we will send you a trial package, by mail free. We know what the trial package will do. In many cases It has cured piles without further treatment. If it proves its value to you order more from your druggist at 60c a box. This is fair, is it not? Simply fill put free coupon below and mail today. FREK PACKAGE COUPON. Fill out the blank lines below with your name and address, cut out coupon and mail to the PTRAMID DRUG COM PANT, 190 Pyramid Bldg., Marshall, Mich. A trial pack ace of the great Pyramid Pile Cure will then be sent you at once by mall, FREE, in plain wrapper. Name . Street. . City and State. CantSleepatNight? Poor Appetite? Don't mind! Don't raise a fuss! . Don't seek for pills or doctor's bills, 1 But come and skate with us. TO EXPOSITION SKATING RIJfKr' Band Music and Skating This Afternoon Tonlsrht. I' AIFTffi 0EL stenographer at the Fuget Sound Navy yard. GREELY OUT OVER FUSS . (Continued From Tim Pact.) himself to be In connection with the alleged 'faking of Dr. Frederick Cook's records by Dunkle's friend. Cap tain Loose, can work for the Travelers' Insurance Company of this city, and Dunkle has been barred aa a broker for the company," said Vice-President John B. Lunger, of the Travelers' Com pany, upon reading Dunkle's affidavit. After Vice-President Lunger had per used the affidavit in which Dunkle de clared he had acted as a shameless go between to Dr. Cook and Captain Loose, he called up the Travelers' branch of fice in New York City and over the telephone' gave orders that no further business be accepted from Dunkle. . Heybnrn to View Canal. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- tnerton. Dec. 11. Senator Heyburn will leave Wednesday with the Senate naval committee on the cruiser Dolphin for a A PopularPriced Jeweler 294-Washino;ton(nearfi(tti) NOVELTIES Something new and unique that you would be glad to possess and proud to give. You will find our stock replete with such things now. Cunningly-wrought novelties from England, Paris and Vienna. delightful for their unexpectedness and originality. And all of them at surprisingly small prices. WE ILLUSTRATE A FEW IN THIS AD: Sterling Match Box S1.50 Sterling Whisky Flask. .. .65.00 Sterling Baby Sets $3.50 Sterling Mayonnaise Set ..$7.50 Silver Shaving Sets 4.00 Silver Manicure Pieces 75 Silver Nut Bowl. .$4.50 Silver Candlesticks ... $2.50 Sterling Comb, Brush, Mir ror , S15.00 HATS HATS AU Hats up to $4.00 will go at ...., All Hats up to $5.00 will go at. . ,...,,. NECKWEAR 75c values will go at .... . . $1.00 and $1.50 values will be sold si mm. rn-m All Men's Pants ... .. One-Third Off SUSPENDERS Values up. to 75c to go at Values up to $1.00 to go at. . ... SEVENTH trlD to Panama. The' party will Inspect the canal and return to Washington about January 4. - " CRIMINAL REPEATS THEFT (Continued From Klrwt Pae.) murderer, but it developed later that he was a "drug fiend" and at the time when the crimes were committed had been with two police detectives trying to locate another ex-convict. The' police have the hat and pistol which the robber lost last Saturday night when William Hawkins, a salesman, struck him over the head with an um brella as he attempted to hold him up Immediately following the killing of Schneider. The hat Is marked O. L. A. and was sold by the Clark Klrkman Com pany, in Walla Walla, Wash. M REWAJEtP For any case of Kidney, Bladder or Rheumatic trouble Hall's Texas Won der cannot cure if taken In time and given a fair trial. One bottle often per fects a cure. Sold by all druggists or mall, $1.00. Bend for testimonials. Dr. E. W. Hall. 2926 OUve St.. St. ' ouls. Mo. IN STERLING SILVER Silver Baby Mug $1.00 Silver Sugar and Creamer $5.00 Silver Berry Spoon at.... $1.50 Cut Glass Powder Jar, sterling cover $2.50 Gunmetal Cigarette Cases $2.50 Sterling Photo Frames $1.50 Sterling Deposit Cologne uottles $1.00 THOUSANDS OF. OTHER ARTICLES AT MONEY-SAVING ' PRICES. -iL $2.50 .$3.85 45c 75c ...45c AND STARK One Hundred and Fifty Pianos To be slaughtered In price, begin ning Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Now is the time to secure a Christ mas piano at a low price, and on very easy payments. If $50 to $100 real cash means anything- to you, then you want to see us. Open evenings all the week. Hovehden-Soule Piano Company 106 Fifth Street, Next to Perkins Hotel. ngp JBIIll A I... 1