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DO YOU
KNOW
TROOPS
DWINDLES
Transportation Bill to Mouth
of Columbia $44,000 in
1824; Now $4400.
MONROE'S ESTIMATE HUGE
Jresiunt Before Ordering Soldier
lo Coast Totaled Kxpen--Horses
and Ships Needed Kxpennc
In $28 a Man.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash
Jan. :. (Special.) Since when
the first estimate of the cost of trans
porting troops from Council Rluffs. Ia..
to the mouth of the Columbia River,
was made by the Secretary of War. the
cost has been reduced to exactly one
tenth of the first estimate. Then the
troops would have walked most of the
distance, fought their way through for
ests and hostile Indian country, and
suffered untold hardship. The same trip
now Is made In three dar in a "roll
ing palace."
The first estimate the Government
had made of the cost of transporting
troops to the mouth of the Columbia
River was In 1814. according to a record
of the Eighteenth Congress.
$14,000 Travel Cost.
Then President Monroe Instructed
John C Calhoun. Secretary of War. to
make an estimate of transporting 200
troops from Council Bluffs to the Co
lumbia. In his report to Congress. Mr.
Calhoun estimated that the total cost
would be $44,000.
According to his plan, the troops
would march from Council Bluffs to the
head of navigation of the Missouri or
Yellowstone River, which would have
taken them to a point in what is now
the state of Montana. To act as pack
animals. 200 horses were to have been
bought near Council Bluffs from the
Mandan or Pawnee Indians for about
I.-S a head.
From the head of navigation on the
river chosen, the horses were to have
been used to transport the provisions
of the detachment, their stores, and
tools to make boats, to some navigable
point on the Columbia River. There
seven boats would have been built and
the troops would descend in them, with
their stores, to the mouth of the stream.
Two Ships Needed.
"Small as this estimate may appear,
when we consider the magnitude of the
object proposed to be accomplished. I
feel confident that. If the operations be
conducted by the military. It will be
more than sufficient." reported Theo
dore R. Jesup. Brigadier-General and
Quartermaster.
"To transport the heavy baggage,
ordnance and a supply of provisions by
sea. whaling or sealing vessels, or
Northwest traders. It is believed." he
continued, "might be chartered at $3000.
or $S0O0 each. Two would be sufficient.
Say they cost $7000 each, and the
amount. If sea transportation, would be
$14,000. making the entire expense of
the operation by land and water $14.
000. "The number of horses to transport
the detachment. the provisions and
stores from the head of navigation of
the Missouri or the Yellowstone, to
some navigable point on the Columbia
River, and the tools to open a road and
construct bridges en route, the tools
necessary to enable them to construct
boats to descend the Columbia, and the
whole ootnt of 140 tons. 10 boats, at
$700 each. $1500 for tools to build the
boats, would be included In the esti
mate. Cost Cut Xlne-tenths.
"Ten boats at $700 each. $7000: for
entrenching and other tools neces
sary on the march. $1500; 100 horses at
tS each. $."000: tools and materials for
boats on the Columbia River. $1500; to
tal. $15 000. Add to this amount for
unforeseen expenses. $15,000: total. $30.
000. Kor the supplies to be sent by sea,
$14,000; total. $44,000."
This does not include the cost of the
provisions, tools, or stores, merely the
transportation. The same trip can now
be made In three days for $22 a man.
or $44'o. Just a tenth of the first esti
mate. 87 years ago.
And after all. this route was not
rhosen. The first troops were sent from
Xew York around the Horn, sailing In
1S4. and arriving here In May. 1849.
Fhlllp Christ, sole survivor of the two
troops sent out at that time. Is now 85
years old. and lives in Vancouver. Just
a block from the military reservation
be assisted In establishing.
VOTING MACHINES WANTED
City Official 1-avor BUI for Cue In
Multnomah County.
City officials are highly in favor of
the passago of the bill now before the
Legislature to allow Multnomah County
to use voting machines, as it has been
estimated that the use of machines In
the city will result In a saving each year
In which there are primary and regular
elections of about $7000.
The saving In the cost of elections
would be largely In the limited number
of JudRea needed. As the county and
city elections come on alternate years.
It is pointed out that the city and county
could own the machines Jointly.
After figuring out the saving thst
might be realized with the voting ma
chines. City Auditor Barbur yesterday
aid he favored the purchase of the ma
chines in small numbers first, so they
could have a trial In a few of the most
densely populated portions of the city,
and as their use became understood, he
believed the city could Increase the
number until all the precincts, except
some of the outlying districts, are fully
supplied.
There are 155 precincts In the city,
and Mr. Barbur thinks that no more than
1 machines should be purchased at first.
At every election the city must employ
180 Judges and clerks under the pres
ent system, and with the machines only
four men need be hired for each precinct.
Woman's Press Club to Meet-
The State Woroan'a Press Club of
Oregon will meet next Wednesday
evening. February 1. at 8 o'clock In a
committee room on the second floor of
the Cify Halt, Fifth street entrance.
The evening will be devoted to the
trado magaslne and ad-writlng. The
programme Is as follows: "Descriptive
or Feature Articles." Mrs. Bertha Tay
lor Voorhorst; "Ad-Writing and Home
Slarket." Mrs. Leon Story; "Short Story
Construction." Mrs. Alice Weliiter. Dis
cussion will be 14 Z ' Cott-gHail.
THAT
Dental Work
is worth three times the price we charge for it? We
give the best at minimum prices. Don't experiment.
Patronize dentists with a reputation.
Dr. B. E. Wright
READ OUR PRICES
22-Karat Gold or Porce
lain Crown for $5.00
22-Karat Bridge Teeth,
guaranteed, each $3.50
Gold or Enamel Fillings,
each and up $1.00
ALL WORK IS
DR. B. E.WRIGHT
PAINLESS DENTISTS M. S. BENNETT, Mgr.
342 1-2 WASHINGTON ST., COR. SEVENTH
OFFICE HOURS 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. SUNDAY 9 A. M. to 12.
Phones A and Main 2119. Fifteen Years in Portland.
EASTIS INTERESTED
Articles on Oregon Attract
Much Attention. .
PICTURES SHOW COUNTRY
William II. Maher Write in Toledo
Paper Concerning Great Re
sources of Northwestern Coun
try After a Trip Here.
William H- Maher. of the Maher Sc
r.miii r-ntlerv Co. of Toledo. Ohio, who
was prominently connected with Brandt
Whltlock. Mayor of that City, has writ
ten a number of excellent articles deal
ing with the. Northwest. The latest
appeared a week ago last Sunday in
the Toledo Times, and an exceptionally
good four-column article dealing with
Portland and the Columbia River. The
article was illustrated with views of
I'ortland harbor. The Oregonian build
Ins; and a blrdseye view of the city,
and shows the demand among Kastern
iwnnU for Information concerning Ore
gon and the Northwest.
A. King Wilson, an attorney in tne
Chamber of Commerce building, who
entertained Mr.' Maher while on a visit
to this city some months ago, says Mr.
Maher visited the Inman-Poulsen saw
mill and other industrial points of In
terest, made a trip up the Columbia
River, collected numerous pictures and
took copious notes. He holds extensive
financial Interests here and says that if
he ever comes West to live he will cer
tainly come to Portland.
An extract from a letter from Mr.
Maher to Mr. Wilson concerning the ar
ticle says: ......
"You have received my article about
Portland and the Columbia River. I
hope It will not disappoint you. I am
considerably handicapped, as the Tames
does not want articles beyond a certain
length, and does not want very much
detail. When I talked with one editor
about them soon after I came back
home, he said Alaska and the West
had been over-written, and the people
would not read the articles on them. I
was inclined to drop it right then, but
the Times man came to me last Sum
mer and asked me for them. Just then
I was up to my neck In politics and had
no time to spare until after Novem
ber 7.
-As a matter of fact. I have heard
more from these articles than any
other I ever wrote, and one Sunday
when an article was crowded out. the
editor said SO or 30 people called up
to inquire If I had stopped."
BILL MAKES TRAVEL DRY
Heavy Penalty Provided for Taking
Liquor on Public Conveyance.
The "driest" bill that was ever in
troduced In the Oreon Legislature, or
perhaps In any Legislature, was pre
sented to the Senate by Senator Dlmlck.
by request. The bill would not only pro
hibit the selling of liquor on any train
or boat of any description, but would
Impose a fine of 150 to JiuO and impris
onment from 10 to 30 days, upon any one
taking aboard a' train, streetcar, stage,
boat or public conveyance, liuuor in
OUR
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Sr. M. S. Bennett, Manager.
Silver Fillings, each and
up ...$ .50
Good Rubber Plates,
each .... ............ $5.00
Best Red Rubber Plates,
each $7.50
GUARANTEED,
any quantity, either Inside or out. for
the bill prohibits persons under the in
fluence of liquor from boarding any such
public conveyances. The bill has the
approval of the State Railroad Commis
sion. Following Is a draft of the measure
known as Senate hill No. 132, stripped of
title, which is almost as long as the bill
Itself:
"Section 1. No person, firm or cor
poration shall, within the state of Ore
gon, upon any railway train, streetcar,
steamboat, steamship, power vessel or
other vessel, stage or other public con
veyance operated or being within or ly
ing or plying within this state, sell or
exchange or dispense or give away any
spirituous, malt or vinous liquors what
soever; provided, however, that in case '
of any person, firm or corporation hold-
Ing at the time of the taking effect of
this act a lawfully Issued license to sell .
any such liquor In any such prohibited
place. It shall be lawful to continue such
sale as shall be permitted by such license
until the expiration of the period for
which such license waa originally Issued,
but upon such expiration such license
shall not be renewed, nor shall any like
license be issued hereafter by any li
censing authority, and no person shall,
while in a drunken or intoxicated condi
tion, or while under the influence of
liquor, enter or go aboard or take pass
age In or on any railway train, railway
car, streetcar, steamboat, steamship,
power vessel or other vessel, stage or
other public conveyance in this state,
and no person shall take on board or
have in his possession while a passenger
In or on any of the public conveyances
of this state any spirituous, malt or
vinous liquor."
ENGINEERS T0 ORGANIZE
Association to Be Formed by Mem
bers of Profession Here.
The first annual meeting- of the Ore
ron Society of Engineers will be held In
the rooms of the Commercial Club at S
o'clock on the evening of February 8, at
which time the officers elected for the
ensuing; year ' will assume charge. The
rest of the evening will be devoted to
social intercourse.
The rapid expansion of the Northwest
and the consequent great development of
transportation. Irrigation and of the
manufactural industries within the last
few years has brought a large number
of engineers of prominence into Portland
and vicinity.
Fully 700 engineers of the . various
branches of this profession are now
practicing throughout Oregon and South
ern Washington.
For some months a quiet agitation In
this direction has been carried on by the
leading members of tho profession resi
dent in this city.
An enthusiastic general meeting, at
tended by some 200 members of the engi
neering profession, was held In the large
assembly room of .the Commercial Club
December 7. at which time a committee
of 18 members, representative of the
various allied branches of engineering,
was selected and instructed to draft a
constitution and to perfect the organiza
tion of a technical society.
A constitution has been drafted, and
within the next few days forms for ap
plication for charter membership In the
society will be mailed to those whose
names are now enrolled in the lists of
the general committee.
The privilege of entering the society
as a charter member will terminate
February 4.
The provisional committee on organi
sation has nominated officers to be
elected at the first annual election
February 4. Those nominated are: Presi
dent. D. C. Henny. consulting engineer
of the United States Reclamation Ser
vice: vice-presidents, O. B. Coldwell,
chlf engineer of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company: William R.
King, consulting hydraulic engineer, and
William H. Corbett. president of the Wil
lamette Iron and Steel Works. A secre
tary, treasurer, and board of. directors
Great Values This Week in Rummage Sale. Buy Here on Credit at Prices
as Low as You Can Buy for Cash Elsewhere, Come in just to see what we can do
m
each
This Machine
Will Do
Your Washing
Put in hot water, soap and soiled
clothing, attach to faucet and "the
water power runs it. A tubful is done
in 10 minutes. Springless, gearless
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new society will open with an enrolled
membership of not less than 1.5.
Baker Debaters Win Contest.
BAKER. Or.. Jan.' 28. (Special.)
The Baker High School debating team
won the first debate in competition
with teams from Pendleton, La Grande
and Ontario. The question at issue
was that the Nations should reduce
their armament to the minimum neces-
ALCOHOL RESPONSIBLE
FOR INSANITY
Startling Statistics at New York Meeting of
Prominent Alienists and Neurologists
Afford Ample Reasons
Liquor Cure at
' Huff ."iJSB.u..U'iiwii" "SI
K ... rrr-..xr. , .
Cut out the use of alcohol, was the
warning recently voiced by Dr. Albert
Warren Ferrte. President of the New
York State Commission in Lunacy in
the first public meeting In the cam
paign for the prevention of insanity
Statistics show a growing increase
in insanity. Famous alienists and
neurologists declare that alcohol causes
much of it. According to figures offi
cially given at thi meeting, one in
every 279 persons is cray. and liquor
did it. . . ,
Many a man wants, to stop drinking
and would stotf today if it were not
for the gnawing, craving desire which
overcomes will and which can only be
satisfied with more drink.
This desire, which breaks down reso
lutions, is the natural result of accumu
lated alcoholic poison which is taken
Into the system of excessive drinkers
too fast for Nature to throw off. To
i
Special Jap
40-YARD ROLL
$12.00 value. . , $S.75
$10.00 value..." $7.95
$ 8.00 value.... ..6.40
6 Chairs 1 Table
$21.60
Six Chairs
Six golden oak fin
ish Chairs, solid
seats, like illustra
tion, worth $2.75
1 Table
Imitation Oak Table,
6 ft. extension when
open. Top 42 ins. di
ameter closed; gold
en finish. $13.50 val.
Six Chair and Table, all for. . ... . .
$6 Rocker $0 QC
Rocker tyO.VV
Golden polished, shaped seat Rock
ers, made of quartered oak. . .$3.95
EASY PAYMENTS Your credit is
good- rich or poor, it makes no dif
ference to us.
sary for police duty. The Baker de
baters were Leland Finch, James Don
ald and John Jenkins.
Falls City Debaters Win.
BAKER, Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.)
The Falls City High School debating
team defeated the trio from Independ
ence High School here tonight. Mte
Cecil Dodd, Roy Bowman and R. J.
White spoke for Falls City, while Bessie
Hartman. Ernest Williams and Mary
for Taking Three Day
Neal Institute
.it..ti offlnlffnt medical aid to
stop drinking while the system Is im
pregnated with this accumulation of
alcoholic poison means physical and
mental torture, which only drinkers
who have-tried to stop and failed can
appreciate.
. People hereabouts have at their im
mediate command help which In three
days will destroy for all time craving
and desire for alcoholic drink." The
Neal Treatment, which is successfully
administered . in Neal Institutes all
over the country, has restored thou
sands of former excessive drinkers to
self mastery. The Neal Treatment
consists of the administration by reg
ular physicians, who are In constant
attendance, of a perfectly harmless
vegetable remedy taken internally,
with positively no hypodermic injec
tions. The Neal Treatment neutralizes
and eliminates all the stored-up alco
holic poisoning In the system. When
this is done the drinker is in the same
physical and mental condition that he
was in before he ever started to drink,
for it Is the stored-up alcoholic poison
in the system that causes this appe
tite, and when once the alcoholic poi
soning is eliminated, Jhe appetite for
drink l also eliminated.
Satisfaction Is guaranteed or- no
money paid. Home treatment can be
given to those who prefer it.
Guests enjoy all the comforts and
privacy of home, club, or hotel. Names
are never divulged.
If you have a friend who drinks to
excess, and you would like to help save
him from the drink habit, write, wire
or phone the Neal Institute, 354 Hall
street. Write for booklet "The NEAL
Way" and other information. Phone
Marshall 2400. Open day and night, or
write the Neal Institute. Take 16th
street car. get off at Hall, walk two
blocks west.
and China
Ml
.$21.60
The
Gold Medal
Range -
Monarch Ranges were awarded
highest Gold Medal Prize at
Seatle A-Y-P and Portland Lewis
and Clark Fair. Prizes were
awarded hy a jury of stove ex
perts ,who ought to know. Before
you huy a range take a little time
and look at the Monarch. You
will use your range 3 times a day
and every day in the year. The
Monarch will he working just as
well in 5 years as on the day it
is set up. Most other ranges will
wear out. Prices, $57 to $139
Butler represented Independence. This Is
the first of a series of high school de-
ft.
A
UGLY FACES
ARE OUR SPECIALTY
AL-VE-O-LAR TEETH
Make the Srrule Infectious in Both Homely and Comely Faces
It Does Away Entirely With Plates and Bridge Work.
GOOD TEETH BRING SUCCESS.
One day, hundreds and hundreds of
years ago, a certain Immortal by the
name of Jason left the sunny shore of
Old Greece in search of the Golden
Fleece. His boat was of beaten gold,
driven by silken sails and diamond
studded oars, held in place by chains
of pure wrought silver. The story of
his wondrous trip and of his successful
return has furn'shed the topic for many
a Winter fireside tale.
- Brother Jason was a philosopher, an
analyzer. He had a definite purpose,
and he returned . successful. Today
silken sails and diamond-studded oars
are out of date. They are buried with
the centuries that graced their vogue.
But people still have purposes and
they still succeed because they go pre
pared. When you meet other people,
you have a purpose in view, either
business or pleasure, and your appear
ance is just as important to you as were
the gorgeous embellishments which
garnished Brother Jason's elaborate
craft.
You must cultivate good looks.
The world has no time to waste on
the man or- woman who is not present
able or who can t put up a good ap
pearance. Ugly teeth or missing teeth are a
terrible handicap, greater by far than
irregular features or even a bad skin.
Seems as if the ugly teeth killed the
face something repulsive about them.
Ugly teeth are altogether unneces
sary since the discovery and practice
of the Alveolar method by this com
pany. The Alveolar method restores miss
ing teeth, straightens crooked teeth
and tightens loose teeth.
Alveolar teeth are beautiful to look
at and as satisfactory as nature's teeth
to eat with.
Don't compare them with the so
calied false teeth you have been used
to seeing on every side
They are no relation.
Alveolar teeth are beautiful in shape,
size, color and an exact match for the
teeth that are ieft; and each one is set
in its own socket, thus following na
ture's plan as closely as possible.
The Alveolar method has Jone away
with the partial plate and the so-called
"bridge," both of which were unsani
tary and a disfigurement to th one)
who had to wear then
Matting
20-YARD -ROLL
$6.00 value $4.50
$5.00 value. . .- . . . ?4.S5
$4.00 value $3.35
stfl' - J w ...
!'$Uy Satisfactory "JUnfie
I bates to be held among the schools of
I Polk County.
WHICH KIND OF TEETH
DID YOU PAY FOR?
Teeth is Teeth When they are But
the great majority are not. .
That is, you buy teeth with all the
faith, hope and trustfulness of your
nature, and you pay a Fnlr Price, and
you know you pay a Fair Price. But
this does not cover the defects nor
stem the tide of your Indignation,
when you discover some few months .
hence the undisputable sign of un
earned wear and quick demise.
Teeth of Unknown or Undesirable
Quality are generally nnworthy of ynr
attention, which same you most fre
quently discover after you have paid
the bill. This kind of thing makes It
imperative that you know Alveolar
Quality. You take no chance with Al
veolar teeth. They are uruaranteed to
stand you and withstand you for the
rest of your natural life. They are
beautiful, lifelike, serviceable and ever
lasting. Now. here's an introduction.
Alveolar Teeth, Where Brldgevtrork Is
Impossible.
If only your front teeth are left, say
three or four or more, we can replace
all those that have been lost on both
sides clear back, with perfect Alveolar
teeth, whilst brtdgework would be im
possible even if you had eight or ten
front teeth to tie to. If you have only
two back teeth on each side, say, mo
lars, we can supply all the front teeth
that are missing with beautiful, serv
iceable, lifelike Alveolar teeth. This
could not possibly be done by the
bridge route. And where brldgework
is possible, there Is no comparison be
tween the two. A very large percent
age of Our work is taking out bridge- -work
put in by supposedly high-class
dentists and replacing it with the beau
tiful and artistic Alveolar Teeth. And
unlike bridgework in another respect,
it is practically painless. No boring or
cutting into the gums, nothing to be
dreaded. Now, then, prices being equal,
which would you choose?
Curlns; Pyorrhea (loose teeth), a dis
ease given up by other dentists as in
curable, is another of our specialties.
We cure it absolutely. It's a boastful
statement to make, but we can do any
thing that Is possible in dentistry and
what we do is arways of the very high
est class. Our booklets, Alveolar Den
tistry, are free. Write for one if you
cannot call.
THE REX DENTAL CO., DENTISTS,
311 to 314 Abington bldg., 106 3d at
Terms to Reliable -People,
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