The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 06, 1902, Page 2, Image 2

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    THE OBEGP PAIIT 'jOURNAI 'PoWLXypfl J&ITUKDAY. EVENTNG, DEUfcaiJiEBlfoi 1902. ' .
MAY CATCH THE Cf.
THE ADVANCE
vv ' LUMBER
OLD BOOKS
I'F: GARCIA, V ' p g ! f V ij GARCIA, , --,- aoaRCIA
WINDOW THIEF
W -r-w." oh-'- ' - .
LOVERS OF THEM
Police Have C'ew to Han "Who
'A
How the Combine li Prospering
Robbed Mover Clothing Store, :
A.
From 25 to 50 Per Cent Higher.
1-' ' sfcraT M
001
AJND
if Hi
! r uarcia cc Bros.
Some Experiences of Men Who Make
a Business of Buying Up
, Private Libraries
- If, eld fcooks could talk the worn aec
n4Hjand veluroes that -iltt Into dusty
- neaps on the floors and shelves of dim
: basement shops In a great city flay, ny
4ay would tell a tale of human pathos.
mjz4 with comedy, aa strange a any ro-
toance aver written. The Monopolist's cell-
Inf Is a curious and eventful on. Jt
throats him into odd conftderfcfes and
sometime takea him into wetrd surround-
tn-s.
"Not long ago I answered a hasty, sum-
jaona to certain houaa In Brooklyn and
mad, an -iffr far Its Immense iiDrary,
said a New Tork dealer, recounting one
of his most peculiar experience recently.
'.It came from the wife of a bibliomaniac
who was widely known throughout the
' SJW.
, "I knew the Idiosyncrasies of the man,
for ha VlsJteG him once several years
ago. I wanted to hoy some doors in ue
waed. He Uterally kicked me out of his
house,' so I felt bo surprise when I saw
his widow of a few hours tear from their
shelves, in sheer bitterness of spirit, the
4 books ha had fondled.
REAL. BIBLIOMANIAC.
. "She had lived with her family in three
rooms on the second floor of her hus
, 1and's !( dwelling". He .had forced her
' te vacate the other apartments. Two of
the ehlldren had been driven from home
' tn order to make more space for his
books. His special hobbles were the
, Civil War, of which he was a veteran,
.. and China. ' No scrap of literature that
he could find on either subject was spared.
. . Ha fathered all Into his overwrought
hoase and kept them there. The third
. Mm v.a ftHA w4H moririlUI nd AfVN-
papara. They formed almost a compact
t Bias from wall to wall. When the col-
... V t V mA ttWA.i that h
V deors could not be opened a panel was re-
'' moved and tha papers or , books Were
'' thrown Uu-outh the crevice. Tha window
'.was open and the havoc of rain and
"now had rujned all within reach.
."Na ana Was ever permitted to dust the
ooka or remove a fragment of a ctlp
" Mnf. The grime of years was shaken
k; from, their covers when, the widow owned
them for the first time. She did not keep
, ..; them ona, mi nuts-Mirer than1 was neces.
i ary. ' She sold the entire collectlonfor
ro.900. -and 1 remove! It In to ease of 18,
CUO volumes. It represented the abnormal
labor af 80 years and at least two wrecked
Jives. That is one of tha sad extremes
tto Which a lover of books may lead a hob
. ,Jy-r who i iitratiaaely.balaodv :
WOMEN WITH "LIBRARIES."'
""Women sometimes send for me frofn a
with a view to purchasing what they de
. acrlh as. a 'fto. coyqya-P? ",;'.. I
have dasnfed to the scene and found sev
- enil hundred paper-backed novels, not
' worth tha energy that I spend In catch
' inf the next train home. 'The carfare is
my loss, of course and it reaches a con.
. sldarable sum in a year. I can do nothing
.- except leave tbe premises and try not
V to bs ven silently profane."
. ' -"Havs you any paper for aholf -covers?"
said a woman shopper who entored the
tor at this moment and Interrupted the
conversation.
""No, madam." Turning away, he con
tinued: "That Is typical of most wo
men's appreciation of old books. I an-
questions similar to that several
hUiidrad time a, day. I can't understand
Timlin uv IfVVfJU l"nn lur
.; the antique In furniture,' but thy main
tain si serene Indlffnrenee ttf antlflultlea in
, imoiiography. An yet Oliver Wendell
.:f. 'Holmsa safdThere isnq furniture like
. koow. v-r .
, v ' . , HOOK, VALUES, 'f i'
' i found a manual worth tZV In a young
... .Housekeepers coalscuttle ooce. 81ie bad
. asked me to buy some old books that had
- been swept together when she cleanod
the storeroom. She had picked out the
.brightest and best-looking ones and tr
. rungfd thm in orderly rows for my ln
y spectlon. They were -not worth 13. The
.others had been thrown aside for the ash
bln. I have learned, by experience, to r.
rT'mfice ruhblah heaps. So I quietly asked
for aglance at the debris, and was led
-to the coal-scutye. I held .,naAh. as
1 drew forth the shabby manual. .Jt was
first d!tJon of the 'Str Jhamber,' one
DUE TO "RUBBERNECKING."
' (Chicago Tribune. )
, Five, women a day, according to the
- police reports, are hurt in the shopping
' district by street cars or other vehicles
running into them. Some of the cases
are serious, and demand the removal of
. the injured persons to a hospital or their
;, homes. The great majority of these ac
,. ddents, crossing policemen declare, are
-,. due to what is vulgarly railed "rubber
, necking." .
. "Nine women out of 10 who are hurt
v. by., street cara or . vehicles drawn by
.horses have only themselves to blame."
said an officer who for several years
' had guarded a State street crossing. "I
.. have-seen dozens of women Injured down
thers in the retail district, and I never
; saw one who met with an accident who
- -was not 'rubbernecking.' For Instance,
a woman will start. to cross the street
" With n; armful of-'bu'rMIe. Half way
-'over, In' the ' middle or the ear tracks,
-.. she turns around to; look nt a woman who
: has passed her from the opposite direc
tion. Perhaps it was the woman's hat
. - or the hsng of the skirt that hue caused
"'tho other woman to stop and 'take her
, In.' At any rate, ghe stands there l.ike
v-i-a-Mock of stone, deaf t-v the clanging of
w the car bell and the shouts of the people
..who see her danger. Finally, after she
; has feasted ber -eyes on the iiut or skirt,
or whatever It Van that catlghl her fancy,
she wakss up . .and finds a street car or
. ' vehicle of some kind bearing flown on
.... her. - fib Is confused, and doesn't know
.'.which way to turn. The chances are 130
' to 1 that she will irtep in front of the
rar or carriage, if she has to run five
...KEEP & CO...
Safety Tube Boiler Works
MARINE AND STATIONARY BOILERS
1 . - ' ..." y.
f s k Manufactured and Repaired
... "ittntl '"lan'lunds of "''boilers""""'"' x
. . altered to increase heating
surface . :
5 to 9 Union Ave, Portland,
of the earliest books printed by the fa
mous 'GrolUr Club.
" "This is an attractive little book; how
much will you take for It?" 1 asked.
' 'You may have it for nothing," was
the reply.
vl jwiid no more then, but when I
reached my shop t sent her a good-sised.
check. .Rut when It reached tne woman
she suddenly changed ber mind and de
cided that ahe wanted her gift returned.
It took all my logic and eloquence to per
suade her to sell It for the sum .offered.
NO CONNOISSEURS.
"I never have met among women a con
noisseur or extensive collector of rare
old books, or even of hew ones. And
there are fewer men among the younger
generation collecting today than there
were a decade ago. Yet hundreds of
books are published noij tor every 30 of
an curlier period.
"Collections of clippings from newspa
pers and magasines are . Increasing In
popularity and yet they are almost worth
less from a dealer's viewpoint, for the
strange reason that no two human beings
eeem to be Interested In exactly the same
subject or Hub' same,- phase of It. The as
sortment maj bs worth hundreds of dol
lars to tha nmn who fathers it, and yet
be difficult-' to dispose of at any price.
There are a few exceptions. ..Clippings
on the drama, on the evolution of a town
or city or on the reports of the weather
bureau usually have a. degree of popu
larity. .'
QfTEER COLLECTIONS.
"But collectors seem to have so much
grotesque -originality and so ma,ny idiosyn
crasies. T.here is a prominent New York
man not a crank whose humor it Is to
collect everything printed that he can find
oi the frailties of clergymen. He fumblas
among the dusty papers and magazines
here every week and has catalogued the
fruits of his vigilance under ethical heads.
Each offense It placed beneath the moral
or civil law that it breaks. Another man
left two large collections On suicide and
cigarettes here, but no pno wanted them."
But the most cherished clippings never
become the gentle comrades, kins, advis
ers, friends, comforts, treasure, that
some of the neglected old books In New
York tcday have been to the men who
once read them by their own library fire
sides until driven by necessity and hun
ger to part with them. A distinguished
Confederate general who died New
York gave away his big library for $.100.
Ji!Jft'rtune was,gpne and. hja. Bride .Pre
vented his scceptlng aid from his friends.
They wie unaware of the extremity of
his suffetlng until they found his book
shelves empty. His autograph would have
m iltipllcd the value of each volume, but
W VJWed"to-1t ' fryemaTfi oh : the page
F.very traca of their ownership was ob
literated.
IMMIGRANT STUDENTS.
Different Is the farewell given by Immi
grant students to their favorite books
when they find themselves alone and
hungry In New York with only their small
library brought from the fatherland leTt
to encourage them. Their books are the
last possessions they racnlflce. In some of
the dingy shops down dear ths Bowery
pathetic little dramas of human life are
tnncled dally.
i ne uerman siuaent never plots or
tears away his name from the volume.
He always hopes to recover It some day
and he Is proud to have been Its master
onee. even If It nevei does comes back
Tho name Is a fragile bond of union held
sacred, and left untouched. There It
waits, stamped in big black letters on the
upper right corner of tho front leaf. The
book Is the -tool of his -profession. It
usually la a work on medicine, astronomy,
music or mathematics. It can be recog
nised anywhere by Its sturdy binding.
It costs 1J cents to bind such a book in
OSermany and the student's entire cost
of living abroad is 115 a month.
Sometimes a handful of rare books Is
brought to the shop antl t$ft for a. few
pennies.' Their history and worth are not
nuspected even by the dealer, says the
NwVjrk 'Post.-wi0"seta'vhwmKgairr for
a trifling profit, and then realties that
they go to enrich the library of one of
tne eruaite; unpretentious, harmless-look
ing old collectors who haunt the -limbos
or casTon- nooK.
I fet tr do It, and then the ambalanc
i Is cniled. She tolls her husbaad an
every ooay else tnaf tha motorman
or
! gripman, es the case might be, tried de
j llberntely to run her down.
-1 ne same tnmg is true of a great
! many men who are Injured down town
Two men ou of five (that's a congerva
I "ve estimate) wtli turn around 10 times
i In walking one block to look at Women
I who attract their notice. And, do you
j know. It's a habit with a whole lot of
! men. I know some of the mnct
; table men in CBicflgo, who in every ottrer
way are mouei nusoands. Who are victims
of this habit of "rubbernaMMne. it .
woman attempted to flirt with them they
wouia taKe to ths woods, but their -.in
. turn around and secretly admire some
woman tUey never before saw and never
txwci to see acraln. "
- -
'H -
The Navy.and 'Shipbuilding.
1 New York Sun: As an evidence
of the impetus given to shipyards
; y the growth of the navv. it is
to bo noticed that eleven stiinhnj.
; lug companies and firms have asked for
, the pliips and specifications of the ar
j mored -Trutsers Tenncssep and Washing
; ton, recently authorized bv Conn-mi
Several of the firms have not built ytny
I w?sscts iijt tne navy; out ir . the -usual
f large proportion of the firms that ask for
plans shall submit bids, the choice of the
J winner will be more difficult than hitherto,
i but It will be certain that the cruisers
will be built properly, and that if skill can
achieve it. they will be as successful as
their designers hope. ,
Oregon.
5 hep Phsas Msln at j
fits. Cfcoae f.nk 745
. sr .
Tha pollca think they havs a clew to
the malicious thief who broke tha show
window of th store of the Moysr Clott
ing Company, at Third and Oak stretS.
Janitor Taylor of ths Courthouss sayg
that he saw an elderly man acting in a
suspicious manner near tbe scene of ths
robbery yestei'day morning, 'He h de
scribed the suspicious character to the
city detectives and-they are now looking
for the fellow. 1
The Moysr Clothing Company made an
offer to give away $2,000 in cash, in J10
prizes, to purchasers 6f " clothing. ' Two
hundred and fifty dollars of the money
was placed in the show window and at
tracted much attention, and must have
aroused the avarice of the thief, Bonne
time between 5 a. m. and 6 a. m. yester
day the window where the tempting sura
In greenbacks was displayed wa smashed
by an unknown party and J20 stolen. On
a prior occasion 220 was taken from the
same window.
Mr. Ben Belling takes his loss Very phi
losophically. He said this morning that
If the thief would only return ha would
give him the remaining 15. although, of
course, he would prefer to, keep the sum
as a sort of final prize for a customer.
The damage to the window Involves a
considerable sum, and with the loss of
the coin amounts to a good deal. Never
theless the Moyr Clothing Company has
decided not to disappoint its patrons, and
Is still making good with Its cash offers.
POLICE COURT
THIS FORENOON
Many Young Boys Before Judge
Hogue This Morning. - j
This morhlng's session of tho Municipal
Court Was one in which the juvenile of
fenders .were In the majority. A trio of
boys, Arthur and Tony ALaher and Roy
Murphy, were up for trespass. The Ma
tter boys claimed that their father did
not look after them, and that they had
no home. Hoy Murphy Bald That his
stepfather wns in the habit of btatlng
him and showed the scars on his arm.
The boys had been picked u0' by flte
mau Rel.xlng while asleep In an East Side;
burn. Bench warrants were Issued for
the appearance in the Munlcll Court
of the parents to show why the children
were not supported and taken eare of.
ROYS KILLED TREES.
Arthur Lhman, James Strom and Wal
ter Huut were, upon the complaint of
Fred Ooldoff, tried for cutting the bark
of from some ti and ehestrtut ..trees and
ruining the same, tiecompla'fning wit
ness had a numbef of small beys who
had told him that the ones under arrest -had
scalped the trees. When put on the
stand they denied all "knowledge of the
alftsifcw-ana tt .sasr dlsBiwsl-.
WHEELMEN FINED. '."'
A hunch of wheelmen, who had vio
lated the bicycle ordinance, all pleaded
giUlty and were fined $4 each. They
were Clyde Crosby, H. W. Brooking, ij.
Hildeonuff, George Barton William
Drake, Frank DeMarky, K. O'Donnell
and Lou KIk.
BAIL WAS PUT VP. '
George Webber and Henry Platz, who
are charged with the larceny of some
shooting irons from a cabin on Columbia
Slough, had their case continued until
Monday and were released an $100 bail.''
INSPKCTED HIGHWAYMEN. i
James O'Donpell and Jack Brophy, who
were taken up for being out after hours,:
pleaded guilty. Their cases Were con
tinued to Monday. They are tinder sus
picion of having held up W. L. Bra see on
First and Main streets last night. A
complaint will be filed against them on
this charge. They are both desperate
looking characters and have but recently
arrived fron Seattle.
KNOCKED OUT DRUNKS.
It was a badly used up bunch of drunks
that appeared for sentence. Jim Edwards,
who claimed to be a coo on board of one
of the vessels in the harbor, had a bunch
over his., left eye as big aa a baseball.
He wore no coat and had his sleeves
rolled up above his elbows. In looks he
rssiWwr-BHt Kye."3K"atia' tllttt tt
they -feent for the Old Man on the ship
he would ball him out. John Dolstrom
wasr another -vlPttm" who-'looked- as If -tea-
had met with a street roller. His face
was badly peeled and his clothes covered
with mud. The others whose thirsts had
brought them sorrow were W. A. Bahtion,
Frank Bummell, Charles Boyd and Ernest
Bayllss. They were fined $5 each.
MUSICAL FECITAL.
Marie A. S. Soule, whose class of piano
students Is to give a recital at the Mar
quam Grand Theater next Monday even
ing, is meeting with the great success
which her ability and conscientious work
deserves. She has made piano teaching
a life study, attaining a thorough college
education, having the degree of bachelor
of music conferred upon her at the Chi
cago Musical College, and later study
ing with William Sherwood, Chicago, and
Alfred Ross Parsons, of the Metropolitan
College, New York. No teacher has done
more for her chosen art In Portland than
has Mrs. Soule during her four years here,
as tbe rajijd progress of-hef pupils dem
onstrattfs.
WAR IN FRANCE.
PARIS, Dec. 6. There was riot In the
Chamber of Deputies this afternoon in
which several statesmen were badly pum
meled. Ihe Nationalists accused the
government of shielding the Humberts.
The politicians called, each other liars and
pigs and several duels are expeoted.
NEW SPANISH CABINET. -
MADRID, Dec. 6 King Alfonso today
asked Senor Silvela to form a cabinet to
succeed the Sagasta cabinet. The entire
new cabinet, it is understood, is to be
ultra conservative. ,
CARRIE DECLARES WAR.
TOPEKA. Dec. . Carrie Nation was
fined tt this morning for disorderly con
duct. She refused to pay and was given
10 days in JaiL She declared that when
she gainjs her .reedom she will start -a
bigger crusade than ever. " ' 4 j.
CHARLES COOPEY
Military and .
Civilian Tailor
i
Northeast Cor. Third and Stark Stev
Second Floor. PORTLAND. OR.
Irani
Dr Zahm and Columbia
' Univefsitye
Eaiment Educator, Visits the City
for Purpose of Enlarging the
Local Institution.
The Very Rev.' Dr. John Zahm, Provin
cial of the Order of the Holy Cross, and
head of Notre Dame University at Notre
Dame, Ind. arrived in the city last night
and is now the guest'of Archbishop Chris
tie. Dr. Zahm will spend several days in
Portland and while here will thoroughly
inspect Columbia University for the pur
pose of making vast improvements.
Dr. Zahm enjoys a -world-wide reputa
tion as a scientist and on two occasions
was a delegate to Brussels, where he was
called to deliver paper on geology and
ather eminently scholarly subjects. In
ITU rope, Dr. Zahm la' probably abetter
known than in-this Northwest. He Is
familiar with all the capital of Europe,
and enjoys the acquaintance of their most
noted men. t .
"I came tft Portland." said Dr. Zahm,
"to ascertain just What Is needed for the
advancement of Columbia I'nlverslty. I
have In mind the establishment of a great
school of learning; .-ter- that Institution.
There shall be a law school, and I want
to see a school of medicine, of electricity,
mining and civil' engineering. In fact, I
desire to establish a -curriculum for the
university that, will equal some of our
largest schools of learning. The time is
ripe.and the great 'possibilities of the
Northwest lends etfepuragement for the
scheme. Rich and prosperous cities dot
the States of Oregon," Idaho, Washington
and Montana. California Is a state
can also draw' .from, when Portland's
university shall become second to none
lit the whole. United States. 1 Intend to
make the institution" the Notre Dame of
the Pacific Coast '
"I have been In Portland on several oc
casions,',' continued Dr. Zahm, "and this
time I had determined to protract my
visit for two or. three weeks, but I have
recently received orders to Journey to
France, and consequently I will be com
pelled to contract my sojourn here. The
rettsoh'' for' calling ine to France is, prob-.
ably, ton account qf the French govern,
menf 'recehtiy. taking sdeh violent action
against religious societies. How long I
will stay on -the, 'Continent I am .unable
to say. ;
"I am very much surprised at the rapid
strides Portland ls making In population
and permanent Improvement, and I pre
dict a great city within the next 10 or 20
jvajrav.JV'JMt, X, Ao. here within tbe .ne.it
few days will be promulgated after I am
gone. When I return from Europe 1 may
visit Portland at onee, and further push
the Improvements I have mapped out for
your university." '' ,
A MESSAGE FROM
SENATOR MITCHELL
4 P. M. The following message was re
ceived from Senator Mitchell this after
noon, after the llrst page of The Journal
was made up: , ,
"WASHINGTON. JX,, Dee. e.-Sec-retary
Chamber of Commerce,, Portland,
Oregon: In reply to your telegraph of
yesterday, would say that-. In the latter
part 'of October the War', pepartment
called for bids for the transportation of
soldiers and freight to Majiila. These
calls were published in Portland, San
Francisco and Seattle papers. All bids
were to be opened November 19.
"San Francisco sent in ho bids, while
ona was received t m, the firm of Lald
law & Co., of Port. 1 nit, ssnd was as fol
lows: For freight, HS0 a ton; lumber,
$11.60 per 1,000 feet Waterhouse & Co.,
of Seat ye, representing ths Boston Steam
ship Company. Its bid was $4 25 a ton
for freight and J10.50 per 1,000 feet for
lumber. ' .
"The question as to the changing of the
transport service from, government to
private ships Is now under consideration
tne Secretary of War. The secretary is
at present absent in New Tork.
"The matter will in alf probability be
.determined tWxt -wek." Ntf one Is ar Pres
ent able to say what will be tha outcome.
There are strong advocates of both sides
of the question In the War Department.
"JOHN H. MITCHELU.-
MAY BE LABOR WAR
SAlf FRANCISCO, Deo. . There are
already signs of a coming clash between
the American Federation of Labor and
the American Labor Union. .The latter
is the younger organization, but Is becom
ing very powerful in the West. It is said
to offer better protection and Wore com
plete freedom to the Western worklngman
than does the Federation, which Is con
trolled entirely by Easterners.
REAL ESJA1E TRANSFERS.
0. H. Van Houten to M. E. Deady,
lots 22 to 24, block 2, Arbor Lodge 1
1. G. Bills and wife to J. M. Hous-
. ton, lots Jta. 12, block- .3, Davis -Highland
and lots 22 to 14. block
26. Arbor Lodge add to Portland.. 2400
A. U Maxwell and wife to R. Wood
ard, lot 3. block 128. Couch add.... 1
H. C. Smithson to w. W. Espey,
part block 104. Caruthers addr
Jay Beach and wife to H. E. Noble,
trustee, lots 22 to 24,. block 4, Al
blna ndd
R. H. Thompson et nl tn A. H. Con.
S2
to
neil, suiido mis in Mt. View 'Park
add N". I 1
R. and W. Woodard to George Krug,
lot ;t. block 12. Cuuch'a add ..... 5000
M. F, sioan' war to-s.-x. Murhard,
lots 3 and 4, Watson estate, S-acre
tract .... ....... 1
Sheriff to President & Trustejs of
Tualatin Academv & Pacific Uni
versity, lots 7 to 10. h'-ck 1. sub
division -C," M. PaUon's' tract
part L "D" M. Patton's tract....
W. B .Hampson to Kate Howard, lot
CO
3, block 207, HolladaVs add 750
A. F. McFall to J. W. P. McFall,
lots 8 and 9, B "P" Sellwood 1
B. Robb to L. P. Beno et aL lots 16,
18, block 14, Goldsmith's add. 4000
L B. and- i,U F PhUHpps-to- JV 8.
Morris, lots 7, S, block "G,"
Kerns add 4000
J. & J. A. McMullen to Oregon Water
rower ny. o., sz-iao acres in
sec. 24. twp 1 s., r. 1 .......-...
Miller Curdoch to Edward D. Rich
ard, lot 14, block 44, Piedmont, rii
860
175
FOR GUARANTEED TITLES,
See Pacific Coast Abstract. Guaranty A
Trust Co., 204 -E-8-T' Failing Building,
c 1 .
Get your title insurance and abstracts
to real estate from the" Title Guarantee
Trust Company, Chamber of Commerce.
Carpstttgrs and other tabortni mam art
strong in their denunciations of what
they are pleased to term ths lumbering
trust which was affected In this city on
August 1. They claim that It is retard
ing building operations by tha exorbitant
prices which arc charged for building ma
terial. .They have figures to support their
assertions, which were copied from the
price lists, before and after the combine
was formed. A few of them are as fol
lows: A COMPARISON.
Laths, formerly t l.CS
Laths, now J.74
Rough lumber, formerly 8.66
Rough lumber, now ................ 11. DO
Flooring, formerly 24.60
Flooring now 30.00
Celling, formerly 23.60
Celling, now... ..... 30.00
Finished lumber, formerly ......... 20.50
Finished lumber, "now 28.50
For special orders an additional charge
of tl per thousand was made, but under
the new srsngement the rate has been
raised to S3 per thousand. Formerly for
all lumber over 12 Inches in width an ex
tra charge of tl was made, but now the
sum of $3 has been added, Ail flooring
has gone op 50 per cent, and all along
the line, prices have raised proportion
ately. Prior- to the organisation of the com
bine -it was possible for a prospective
builder to go to any of the mills and pur
chase lumber. Since then, however, the
only place where an order for lumber
can be procured in Portland is at the of
fice of the City Retail Lumber Company,
which Is the central body of the associa
tion, and where the published price list
is consistently adhered to.
- WHT LUMBER RAISED. '
Carpenters assert that the high prices
which obtain are directly traceable to
the Building Trades' strike here "during
the summer. The men lost, but in order
to hoodwink the public the lumber deal
ers claimed that strike are expensive,
and that prices would have to be ad
vanced. Had the strikers won and been
given a smalt raise In wages the, men be
lieve that lumber would -have ' gone to
such a llgure to make It simply be
yond the reach of those who are In ordi
nary circumstances financially. Aa it is,
many contend that lumber can be pur
chased more cheaply on Puget Sound,
after all freight charges are paid, than
It can be had for here.
STILL ANOTHER MENTIONED.
"I believe that Judge W. R. Ellis of
Pendleton Is the logical candidate for th
United States Senatorshlp," said Col. J.
H. Pafey of Pendleton to The Journal
last night at the Imperial Hotel. "Of
course, Judge Ellis cannot be a candidate,
for the reason that he Is a faithful friend
of Mitchell, Hlrsch and Fulton. But I be
lieve he Is not only the logical candidate,
but the best man for the place of all of
them." ' "''
Judge W. R. Kills of Pendleton as a
candidate 'for the United States Senate,
was a contingency mentioned In The
Journal the other day. The Idea has. been
discussed somewhat here In Portland,
with -various shades -of opinion -expressed
by the politicians.
Judge Ellis was formerly congressman
from the Second District, being then a
resided); of Ifeppner. Me was In Wash
ington for two terms. He was elected
Judge of the Sixth Judicial District, com
prising Umatilla and Morjow Counties,
two years ago, succeeding Judge S. A.
Lowell. He now. lives in Pendleton.
It has been claimed by Judge Ellis'
friends that he is the logical candidate
for the senatorship, and that he only of
all men in Oregon can unite the scattered
forces of the Republican party and win
the toga.
Tho utterance of Col. Haley will attract
attention of politicians throughout the
state. CoU Raley Is known to be one of
the most astute politicians In Oregon. He
served as joint Senator between Umatilla
and Union Countiea for eight years, and
has for many years been a power in mat
ters political in this commonwealth.
RAILROAD NOTES
The Illinois Central is having four new
coaches built at the Barney & Smith
Works.
The Wisconsin Central wants bids on
600 box cars.
v The Canadian Pacific is reported to
have.ordere.d J.50 stojck. apd W0 flatcars, in
addition fo orders "placed recently.
The Southern Pacific has ordered 75
refrigerator cars of 80,000 pounds capacity
from the American Car A" Foundry Com
pany for January, 1908, delivery.
The pension Bystem on the Harrlman
lines, including the Oregon Short Line,
Southern Pacific Oregon Railroad & Nav
igation Company and the Union Pacific
will be In force on and after January 1.
1903. Many other roads have followed
the Initiative taken by these roads and
have also Introduced pension systems.
General Passenger Agent A. L. ' Craig,
of the O. R. & N., will return about the
20th from an eattened trip East. Mr.
Craig is at present tn New Tork.
v ROBBERS WAKE HAUL.
NASHVILLE, Dec." 6. A special from
Whltevllle says the savings bank there
was dynamited last night and the robbers
escaped, taking with them the sum of
$2,000.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following marriage license was is
sued today: Eleaier L Dewolf, 39 years,
and Daisy A. Hart, 22 -years, both of
Portland.
births!
RoBsitefcIn Portlanu, at 817 East Stark
street, December 2, 1902, to Mr. and Mrs.
C. F. Rossitek, a girl.
contagious diseases!
Ronald Mcintosh, scarlet fever, at 870
Bavler street.
Etna Carlson, scarlet fever1, at 839 Stan
ton street.
The Edward Holman Undertaking Co.,
funeral directors, and embalmera,, 280
Yamhill. Phone 607.
J." p."".FInley A. Son, funeral directors
and mbalmers, havs removed to their
new establishment, comer Third and Mad
ison streets. Beth phones No. 9.
Crsmatorlom, on Oregon City ear
line, near Sellwoodt modern, scientific,
"cbmplel.CTrneA(nrtt4r,-35;chlld.
ren, $25. ' Visitors, 9 to S p. tn, Portland
Cremation Association, Portland. Or.
Burkhardts florists, Main 502. 23dAGllean.
Clark Brae, for flowers.- 293 Morrison
opivb Havana nn apq
ft less tsVTAIsiin viwuw
r, TAMPA,
Important Notice
FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OP
OUR8ELVE8 ....AND ....CUSTOMERS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AND
IN ORDER T& DEFEAT THE EFFORTS
-OF - UNSCRUPULOUS MAKERS OF
SPURIOUS GARCIA GOODS, .WHO
HAVE NOT THE COURAGE TO SELL
THEM UNDER THEIR OWN NAME,
WE REQUEST THAT OUR PATRONS
EVERYWHERE WILL DEMAND THAT
OUR FIRM NAME BE INSIDE EVERY
BOX OF OUR CIGARS, AND THE
GREEN AND .GOLD BAND BE ON
EVERY ClbAR BOUGHT. THE
AROMA, QUALITY AND APPEARANCE
OF OUR CIGARS, CONSTITUTE THE
CHARACTERISTIC UPON WHICH WE
BANK,. ANulT HA8 BEEN" ON THESE
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES THAT
WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OUR REPU
TATION AND GAINED 3 HE GOOQ
WJLL OF OUR TRADE.
510 SICHEL & CO.,
9a 3d St Portland,
j"' Pacific Coast Agents.
t PHIL METSCHAM, Pres. '
;i The IMPERIAL, HOTEL
PORTLAND, OREGON
J . .SR7ViV
BECK, 57?e Jeweler ,90
207 MORRISON STREET '
In a location of low rents. Goods bought for cash. Small profits. MT
PRICES TALK. Look at myy stock before buying .holiday presents.
Opp St. Charles Hotel. PPEN EATENINGS.
W. O. TIERNEY.
Ejscluelua-Pictures , Artistic Framing is Novelties t
346 ALDER STREET Between SEVENTH and PARK - j
F. Ei BE. A Gft a G O.
PIONEER PAINT CO.
We make specialty of selling ths best things made in Paints. Best House
Paint, Roof Paint, Floor Paint, Decorative Paint, Enamels, Stains, VarnUhei
at Lowest Prices
FIRST AND .ALDER STS., PORTLAND, OREGON
Drink the Old and Renowned 1
Gambrinus Lager Beer
Send orders for Bottled Beer to
OFFICE, 793 WASHINGTON STREET
Telephone No. Main 49-
I Banfield-Veysey Fuel Go.
SLAB
Cet your orders in early and
Office: No. 80
Ore. Phone, Main 353; Columbia 373. .
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California Saw . Works j
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OARCIA BROS.,
Tampa, Florida.
C. W. KNOWLES,
i, Mgr.
Seventh and Washington Sts.
J. RICEN.
-Both Phones
WOOD
give your wood a chance to dry.
THIRD STREET
PORTLAND. OREGON t
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