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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1903. TAKES LUMBER ; TO WEST- COAST JBEITISH EHtP AJTCAXOXB BEACHED ,yOT THIS ATTEBirOOW TOJ ,, 'SAH r Ajr CISCO -BAJtX A1TO0 SnrHA, THI MAMMOTH SAHJEa, .'at mouth: or btvxk. '.The German ship Arthur Fltger has cleared for the west coast of South America with 1,200,000 feet of lumber at the rlnman-Poulsen i milt As soon ss a tugboat can be secured the vessel will proceed down the river to the sea. The KHger arrivgd here from Antwerp with a general cargo on October 2 S. , The British ship Ancalols reached port this afternoon from San Francisco, Her ballast will be discharged at -the sand dock. , She is under charter to Liv erpool shippers to load for Cape Town The Portland Flouring mills will furnish the cargo. " It is understood that no time wlll be lost 'in preparing' her for the outward voyage, v Another sailing vessel has reached As toria from the Bay City. It Is the British bark Andorinha, which is the biggest windjammer in the world that files the union Jack. She is of 3.187 net register tons. having almost twice as great a. carrying capacity as' has the Ancalols, or any other average-slsed railing vessel. She is under charter to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. ' SATES SESTOBEB. The steamer Bailey Ga'tzert has been withdrawn from The Dalles run, and the passenger rates have been restored .to 32.60 for the round trip, or 11.50 one way.' The Gatsert will be taken on the ways and given a thorough overhaul ing. It is probable that she will be sup plied with an ollburning plant. BOSECBAITS SUE. , Today the oil . carrier Rosecrans is due from San Francisco. She is bring ing a cargo of oil which will be dis charged In the new tank recently erected nt Linton by the National Oil & Western Transportation company. MABXITB VOTES. Astoria. Dec 21. Arrived at 8:15 and loft up at 10:15 a. m.( steamer Columbia, from San Francisco, i Arrived at 8:30 and left up at 10:15 . m., steamer Aberdeen, from Ban Francisco. - ' Arrived down at 9:15 a. m., schooner Andy Mahoney. , Steamer Whtttter Is reported outside. St. Helens, Dec. 21. Passed at 9:15 a. in.. British, ship Ancalos. r - San Francisco, Dec 21. Arrived at 2 a. m., steamer Despatch, from Portland. Astoria, Dec, . 20. Arrived down at 2:39 a. m., steamer Nome City. - ' Arrived down at 3 a. m., steamer Navarro. ' ' Arrived down at 9:45 a.; m., British ship Port Patrick. Arrived at 10 a. m., steamer Elmore, from San Francisco. " . - - Left up at 1 p. m., British ship An calos. Outside, at 1 p. m, British bark An dorinha. from San Francisco, . Astoria, Dec. 19. -Sailed at noon, steamer George W. Elder, for San Fran cisco. " ' , :, 7 Astoria, Dec. 21,--Condltlori of the bar nt Si, m.( rough; wind southeast; light rain.' . - - " Astoria, Dee. 21. Barkentlne Compeer arrived from San Francisco. . - Ahturla. Dec. " 21. Schooner Tam O'Slianter arrived from . San Francises). Astoria, Dec, 21. Steam schooner G. C. Llndauer sailed for San Francisco. . Two steamers sailed Saturday, cargo lAden, for San Francisco They were the, Nome City and the Navarro. The former was -loaded by the O.- R.-& Nw and carried 1.300. tons ot barley, wheat and flour. The latter took out 300,000 feet of lumber. This will be the last trip of the Navarro from Portland. From now on she will be operated be tween San Francisco and southern coast ports. ,. STATE BUILDING SOON STARTED The state commission of the 190S fair will build the state building at St. Louis themselves, The building committee of the commission held a meeting Saturday afternoon and decided that the most eco nomical method would be to purchase the material here, ship it to St Louis and there hire the materials assembled and the building and stockade constructed. Though the commission bad asked for bids, state firms seemed uninterested and only one partial bid was received. The commission had already given it all fin ishing material and flooring, with about all the 'other manufactured lumber need ed. The - chief thing lacking was un milled scuff,-logs, piles, etc The firm of Broughton & Wiggins submitted a bid to supply this material on board cars for tl,446 and their bid was accepted by the commission. E. P. Sheldon was appointed superintendent to assemble this snd the donated material. - The com' mission expects to have all the neces sary material on the site In 30 days. The plan adopted by the commission will probably result in the saving of several thousand dollars " In - the con struction of the building. ' The present estimate is M5 for needed and unpro vided material, $2,400 for freight, and perhaps iz.&oo for v construction. - To this, will be added ths cost of electric, wiring and plumbing, and In all the building committee believes (7,500 will be expended. This will leave a balance of 12.600 for maintenance out of the 110,000 appropriated for the construction of the building. - ' " HOLY NAME PUPILS ' TO GIVE PROGAM The pupils of 'the Holy Name academy will give, a Christmas entertainment at Academy hall,, Twelfth and Oak streets. Tuesday, evening, r December 22. The program will be commenced at 8 o clock. BOUTS TWO BOBBEBS. A pair of thugs attempted to hold up and rob Frank .Gilford, proprietor of "Our Place, a saloon at Second and Flsnders, at five minutes to 1 o'clock this morning. . , i Gilford was sitting in a chair. Sud denly two men entered, one of whom he thinks he recognised.. "Well, how's business 'over Sunday?1 ho was asked. As 5lfTord was about to answer, -the man struck htm a terrific blow In the mouth, knocking him to the floor. A cndi blow on tlie right cheek followed Gifford was game, however, and he jumped up to protect himself. As hs f!il so. 'tb' two hold-ups ran out the front door aud escaped, MRS. RIGGS MAY GO TO WASHINGTON MBS. SCATS WUUB BABBETT SATS SHB ZS HOT ATEBSB TO TAXTNO SUPEBnTTEITQEBT Or X.OCA& CBZTTXHTOV " BOKS WITH HEB CHRISTMAS CKEEB TO OZBLS. It is more than likely that Mrs. Anna R. Riggs will not be retained as super intendent of the Florence Crlttentoh Rescue home of Portland, or in any way connected with the, institution, and It Is highly probable that, she may be taken to -Washington, D. C. by Mrs. Kate Wal- ler Barrett, the national superintendent, and given some kind of employment- perhaps of a clerical natures-there. Mrs. Barrett and the ministerial board Invited by her to confer regarding the new officers of the local institution, met this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs Bar rett was asked if Mrs. Riggs would be retained in any way In the Portland home, and replied:-. -. ', "If I told you that I would have to let you know the nature of the new board. But I will say this much, the new ex ecutive body will be non-partisan, t -I would not be averse to taking Mr Riggs to Washington with me, for some of her suggestions and ideas have shown me that she Is a capable woman. ," "One woman said to me that if Mrs. Riggs were retained it Would withdraw the Florence Crlttenton mission from publto favor and place It in disgrace, and I told hex that it was not the policy of the Florence Crlttenton mission to keep any one from honest work, and any time it -did it would be in disgrace. Mrs. Barrett went before the meeting of the Methodist. Ministerial association this morning and requested that a com mittee, be ' appointed by that body to join the conference" this af ternon. Dr. H. J. Talbott, Bev, J. R.. T. Lathrop and Rev. Mr. Memlnger were named. Wednesday Mrs.-' Barrett will hold a pubbllo reception at the home from 10 o'clock In the morning until 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Christmas donations will b asked for.' The r Seeley-Mason com pany will receive gifts for the Inmates. The Woodmen of the World yesterday afternoon arranged for active participa tion' in the campaign for a fraternal building at the 1905 fair. Nine of the 13 lodges in the city were represented at this meeting, the nine delegates rep resenting 4,000 . Woodmen, the-total membership of the W. O. W. in the city being 6,000. The - following committee was appointed to represent the Wood men of the World and to confer with other like committees from other fra ternal orders concerning the building: A. B. Ferrera, H. , L. Day and J. W. Thompson. ' The ' permanent organisa tion of the ' 12 lodges was completed with the: following officers: r D. J. Beakey, president: , W. W. Mcintosh, vice-president; A. I Barbour, secretary, and It. Schnade, treasurer. - ' " The proposed fraternal building will cost $50,000, and. will be similar to ths one erected at the St. Louis fair. ' FOR LIVE STOCK W AT FAIR The Oregon Livestock association held i meeting Saturday in the Hamilton huiMinv with about SO "'members pres ent from all parts of the state to djs- cuas the livestock snow,, at tne ucwis and Clark fair. Henry W. Goods, director-general of the exposition, stated before the assembled members of the association that the board of directors lh. avnnaltfnn WOUld ' Slve CSSU awards for the best stock exhibited. In stead of the gold ana stiver meaais mey had previously decided upon, for they consider that a. better grade of stock will be shown if good cash prises are awarded. - : A resolution was passed to appolnfa committee to report the dates suitable to the fair, but owing to not being able to ascertain the authorised time permis sion was given the preseldent to select the time to hold the livestock exhibit which will be in the last of September, A committee on legislation was ap pointed, consisting of D. H. Looney, chairman, JWv-H. Wehrung and, Charles Cleveland,- to- tak up such matters as are of interest to livestock men. The annual dues are raised from $1 per an num to $2.60. A resolution was passed to encourage the Multnomah Fair asso ciation to give large premiums for live stock at the fair in 1904. ; Richard Scott, president, and M. D. Wisdom, secretary, were Instructed to receive applications for membership for delegates to the National Stock conven tion in tn Tammr 1A at the office of the Rural Spirit, Hamilton building. The officers elected for the coming year are: President Richard Scott ; vloe-presldent George Chandler; secretary, M. D. Wis dom, and Charles Cleveland," treasurer. PUBLIC AROUSED ' OVER NON-BURIALS (Journal Special Service.) . Chicago, Dec, 21. -The grand Jury to day began Its. investigation of local labor 'troubles, with the object of In dicting persons-- who incited riots or appeared In. them. Fuwic inaignation la aroused by the attempts of union pickets to prevent the burial of the dead because of the strike or nearse and carriage drivers, and has demanded some effective measures ' against such scenes as have been enacted during the past four days. United States Attorney PXneen caused summons to be issued to day for members - of the ' pressmenr and street carmen's union and - others accused of inciting riots and an effort -will be made to get union records be fore ' the grand Jury. If the minutes of meetings show resolutions to employ lugging committees, every person at such meetings is liable to an Indictment for criminal conspiracy, and the unions are liable to pay heavy fines for the acts of Its members while acting as pickets. Publishers and - railway offi cials will appear and give testimony. WASHlirOTOK-BTBEET LUTE. Through service on the -Washington and Fifth-street cars will be resumed to morrow, The Installation-of new cross tracks at the corner of Washington and Fifth streets has seriously handicapped the service and necessitated a double service, : The repalr.'. work . was com tnenced December 1. WOODMEN TOK FOR BUILDING DEMOCRATS TO KEEP JACKSON'S; BIRTHDAY All the Democrats of Multnomah coun ty and the city vf Portland are looking forward to the birthday of Andrew Jackson with a great deal' of Interest; pot only because Jie -was a good Demo crat, but "because that -date has been set aside for a grand banquet In his honor and to the betterment of man. This morning Mr. Alex 8 week, the chair man of the Democratic county central committee said: . ' ...' ' "We intend to give a banquet to the Democrats of the county of Multnomah and the city of Portland on January 8, the birthday of 'Old Hickory The cost MATCHES IN AIR GUN, , - , . FIRE A HOUSE ' A . fire, of unusual origin -frightened a year's growth out of three or four small boys who were making merry, at the home of Mrs.? E,iB." Walker; 41 East Burnside street, Sunday - after-i noon. ; ";.iw'.;:',:,.i,i.' Mrs. Walker was away from borne and left her 11-year-old ' son In the house. ; Life became tiresome for .' him so three or four of his playmates Jollied him . In whirling away - the, time.- . The lads finally -secured an airgun and be gan to try their, marksmanship v L IN THE FAR EAST TUau orricxax soubces nr toxxo COMBS TXB BEPOBT TXAT XO 'BBAW FABT OT JAVAir-BUSSIAlf POBTBOTEBST ZS FBACTICAX.Z.T BE TTU S JAP AH MAXES SEKAJTO . r ; '. '' (Jourml Special Serrlce.) ; v ; Toklo, 'Dec 2t.It Is ' learned from official sources ' today that the Korean part of the controversy between Japan and Russia has been -practically settled by Russia acknowledging Japan's pre dominating Influence over the whole of that country. This fact however, is somewhat offset' by Japan demanding that Russia give her a written obliga tion that-Manchuria ta. not. to , become Russian territory. ' The peacei. parcy is hopeful that the latter demand be made subject to reduction .' ana that. .peaceful relations will be restored, -- ' London, De& 3l-Th Exchange Tele graph company today states, that : the Japanese embassy at London' guardedly admits that the situation in the Far East Is unimproved, v The Exchange adds Jjt Is probable thai Japaq Is asking Russia to reconsider hsr reply. v ' - VETERAN QUARTETTE'S GIFT TO C. W. TRACY ' C. W. Tracy, retiring secretary and treasurer of i the Veteran male double quartet, received cane, the gift of his fellows of the quartet at the rehearsal last Tuesday evening. Mr. Tracy re signed to go to Utah. When his resig nation was presented at the meeting in the home of Miss E. C. Felt, accom panist of the quartet. No. 91 H Grand avenue, It was voted to retain his name on the rolls as an honorary member. Judge Bullock presented a gold-headed cane to Mr. Tracy, and these resolutions were adopted; .- - , .,.. -; "We rtve reminded tonight that one of our oldest and most beloved members is about to leave us, to take up his residence In another part of our country. Brother Tracy, with his wife and family, will leave for Salt Lake City on Monday next, where they will hereafter reside. This will be the last time he can meet with us at a regular rehearsal (at least for some time).. We shall all miss his cheerful countenance and hla sweet voice, which has mingled with ours so many times in the years that have passed. He has been a most faithful attendant at, nearly every rehearsal and on all other occasions. Ha has filled the office of secretary and treasurer most satisfactorily from the organization of the quartet and la now about to sever his connection. Brothers, we are loath to part with him, but ws sincerely hope that our loss will be gain to him, nil beloved wife and family, that he may live long and that he may keep his sweet voice In tune to cheer many of his friends In years to come. - "I nowwlsh to present for your con sideration -the following: r "Resolved. That the thanks of this or ganisation are due and are tendered to our esteemed brother, C, W. Tracy, for services rendered ss secretary and treas urer during a period of six months. . "Resolved, That In the resignation of our beloved brother from these offices the Veteran Male Double quartet has lost one of its most valuable and faith ful members. - "Resolved, That' the best wishes of every member of this quartet go and re main with brother Tracy, his wife and family In , their new t homei , and that these resolutions be' spread--upon our records and a copy be delivered to brother Tracy before his departure." ' The resolutions are signed by 8. Bul lock, leader; W. S. Powell, R. V. Pratt H. R. Littlefleld, George A. Buchanan, H. A. Kelnath, C C. Pratt, A. M. Cum mlng and Miss E. C. Felt SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR This Is the shortest day of the year. There are only 8 hours and, 2.3 minutes of actual ' daylight The .-sun rose at T:65 a. m. and set at 4:18 p. m. It Is the season when the milkman reminds one of a' midnight prowler, and everybody else Imagines he Is working overtime. On this day the, sun is further south of the equator thap at any other period. June 21 is the summer solstice, and Is the longest day of the year. Tonight will be the exact length of the day- June zi. ; v." i .".'"' From now on the days will Increase in length at a trifle less than one min ute for about a week. After- that time they, will lengthen out more rapidly,. ' TOTED "PXOATEBS." Chicago,' DeerZI.Alderman Brennari, also two others, were 'this morning sen tenced for voting "floaters' ' using; ,;the names of dead men at the recent' city election. Brennan was given one year's Imprisonment the others six months. HnMiS oX apnea! wsra immediately filed, IIOPEFO OUTLOOK s Of this banquet we will make as low as posible, so as to be in the reach of every one regradless of their financial position and the entire affair may be free. The names of the committee who have the matter In charge will be given to the public at a later date. All the Demo crats of the state will be invited, but as there are to be other banquets in va rious counties on that date we fear many will be unable to attend. We are, how ever,: positive - that there will be a large gathering of Democrats at the banquet. The country at large has never seemed so bright to the Democratic party as It does this year." ' But the youngsters had no ammunition- Finally they decided that the heads of parlor matches were Just the thing. , The heads worked' to perfection until, one hit the wall with such force that it Ignited." The "flames flew Into the lace curtains about the window and fn "a second a Wt fire was raging. '.., f The -: lads rushed out for help and neighbors kept the flames In check until the fire department arrived. - The dam age -was very, slight ASLEEP IN TUB FULL OF WATER ITBAVaEB WHO TKOtraXT SB WAS AT XOUE OITES TXB FBOPBEE TOB . Or TSB OCXLET BOOMTBC1 , HOTTSB A SHOCK WAX SITES BT A rOXICBMAV. Placidly , sleeping .In a bath tub full of water,' with -a neat .suit of clothes hung on a chair beside him, a strange man, whose name is unknown, ' was roused by Policeman Phillips, who was called to the Ockley rooming - house at , Tenth and Morrison streets, at , 4 o'clock 'yesterday afternoon. For three : hours Proprietor Crocker had tried to gain entrance to the bath room. Looking over the transom he saw the ' Intruder slumbering. Unable to arouse him, he called the patrol man. A well-aimed bar of soap awoke the stranger. , 1 "What do you mean by acting like this in a strange house." demanded the officer, -- ; - . ." "Haven't I a right to take a bath lp my own house?" demanded the stranger. It took some, time to convince : the stranger of his mistake. He . dressed and was very profuse in his apologies. He said that he -had been up Saturday night and decided- to rest In- the bath tub when he reached his home.. -- METEOR TRAIN 1$ WRECKEDjJANY DEAD Disastrous Accident at aa Early Hour This Morning to a rast-Bunnlag Train la Xansas Spreading .. Balls th Causa, ' ' .. (Journal gpectil Scrtlpe.") Ft Scott, Kan., Dec.21. The St Louis and, San Francisco meteor train was ditched by spreading rails near God frey, Kan., at :S0 o'clock this morning. The train consisted of seven coaches. Including two sleepers. The number dead is variously reported. One report says six were killed and '.another says nine. It la also reported that scarcely a pas senger aboard the. train escaped Iniurv. A relief train 'with surgeons and nurses has been sent from here. A later report from; the scene of the wreck says that it took place at a switch which was either spread or misplaced and ths train, was running at full speed. The engine was demolished and the bag gage and mall cars are kindling wood. The smoker telescoped and is on top of the engine. The chair car, with every seat run. sua zoo feet after the wreck. The engineer and 5 conductor were in stantly killed. Nine dead bodies were taken out before relief arrived. The Injured fireman lay beneath the trucks of the smoker and : was taken out by digging a trencn to him. . - -;. The nine dead are as follows: Conductor, ; George Hoyt; engineer, Charles Dcweese; fireman, Theodore Bishard; passengers, T. Wyner of Flem Ing, Kan.; Asa Moreland, Lenexa. Kan.: Lon Corbln of Besse, O. T.; - Joseph Cornln of Besse, O. T.i Benjamin Gar rows of Jonesboro, Ark.; unknown man. Those fatally Injured are: ; Sherman Noble of 'Cooperton, "0." T.i John Brubaker of Kansas City; Mall Clerk Adamson. Sixty passengers were injured, of whom four were seriously hurt. The latest theory Is that a switch was broken. The train was running at the rate of 50 miles an hour when derailed. The' freight crew turned the switch and sent back a flagman, who has-not been seen since. The engineer of the wrecked train was found in the debris dead. His hand was -tightly clinched . on the air brake. The fire which followed was ex tlngulshed by passengers. THINKS CONSUMPTION WILL BE CUREABLE . : (Journal Special SeMlce.) .. ' 'Glasgow. , Scotland, . Dec 21.-'perl ments looking to the cure of consump tion with radium are about to be made here.' It is held by leading phy sicians that the radium is a - certain remedy for the dread disease, and the belief is expressed that the results of the experiments will prove this. It Is known that the emanations from the radium have the power to destroy the bacteria, and as consumption is a germ disease, the reasoning Is that If. the emanations can be taken into the lungs the effect will De a .quick killing off of the parasites which prey upon those or gans. - After this Is done the patient's strength can be easily restored to him. VEOBO BOBBEB BX.EASS GUn.TT, Daniel Jackson and William Harris, the two negroes who were Indicted for assaulting Willard Willis with Intent to rob," Were arraigned before Circuit Judge Cleland'This" morning. " Jackson entered a plea of guilty and will be Sentenced tomorrow. Harris pleaded not guilty. Frank Kuhn, accused of forging the name of Louis Dalnbacker to a ccrtifl cate.' of , deposit pleaded guilty. . Sen tence Wft.l flUBpendcd until tomorrow. EXCIirCIIASE AFTER A BURGLAR XESJDEJrCE Or.T. X BXLSOW STO i CESSTUELT BOBBED EABI.T THIS : MOBBXTCr BUBOIJIB ' 9BXBXS BULK -, AJTD STEAES DIAMOND BIBa A WD GOLD WATCH. ' A - burglnr , overlooked considerable money In the residence of T. J. Nelson, 292 Caruthers , street, between 4 and 6 o'clock this morning. Mr. Nelson, who Is an employe of the Multnomah Trunk and Box Factory, at the foot of Bancroft avenue, is by habit an early riser. He awoke a little ahead of time this morning and saw : a man with a lighted match standing at the foot -of the bed." . : ;.' , .'-.'vii. 'Thn first I knew About ft.''- said Mrs. Nelson "this morning," "was when. I heard my husband swear. He said to the burglar: "What are you doing there? and jumped out -of bed after - htm. ,4 jumped out of bed, too, and I screamed. I guess. . . " K . : -. "The burglar was going through Mr. Nelson's working, clothes. He dropped the clothes and the match, and' if the match had not gone out my "husband would have caught him. The burglar darted out of the bedroom In the dining room and then through the side door outside, which he had purposely left open and blocked the way of Mr. Nelson by slamming both doors after him. As he ran along the side of the house he fell, but qufvkly picked himself up a gala" ' Diamond Xing la Xltchen. The burglar ; got Into the house through a -kitchen -window,; which had been left unfastened -the only unfast ened window in the whole house. Mrs. Nelson made bread yesterday and be fore kneading -ths dough took off her solitaire' diamond - ring and laid it on the match shelf. -When the burglar looked for matches in the kitchen- the first' thing he stole .was "the diamond ring. Proceeding to the bedroom he secured Mr. - Nelson's gold watch and chain and some sliver from the trous ers of his working clothes and took an other suit ' of clothes hanging in a closet A new valise which ha had stolen ' was found out of doors. The milk can. empty, was - setting on it The burglar had drank the milk: that the milkman had left a few minutes be fore.. V- ' .'- - Bobber Overlooked $100. In the closet from which the suit Of clothes was taken there was a entail Jar, open at the top, In which Mrs. Nel son had placed 1100 In gold; silver and greenbacks. - Then burglar overlooked this. -; - ' , READS THE MESSAGE Continued from Page One.) Marlon county was elected sergeant at arms. Senator. Brownell then - introduced a joint memorial to congress for a' Lewis and Clark fair appropriation. He cov ered the history of the proposition, and his resolution was adopted unanimously. 8enator Brownell's memorial- to con gress urged the enactment of the fair bill at the earlieet moment - He eaid the fair represented " the tremendous prog ress and ; development 'marter-by .the West He said ' ths Coast splayed an Important part in the upbuilding of the nation and , In making It a great world power, and it had never been favored with an appropriation of this kind.. - Lewis and Clark gave a foothold for all activities. lie said the national domain had expanded from 827. 000 miles In 1783 to 1,727,000 and that the Coast had discharged to the nation every obligation, In war It ; had re sponded to the call for defense,' and In peace bad poured forth the wealth of its mines, farm and. range for the general welfare. ' The Coast asks congress for a consideration for past service. Representative Bilyeu of Linn county .a Democrat, introduced a resolution ttat the legislature confine its actions to the and it was adopted. Representative Bur leigh moved to adjourn sine die Wednes day night This was also referred to the resolution committee. The house con vened and organized at the same time and Under the same circumstances as the senate and took a recess at 10:30 o'clock. In the Joint assembly of both houses at 11 o'clock Governor Chamberlain read his message, which occupied 12 minutes. Burleigh introduced a resolution in the house to adjourn on account of Mr. Mur phy's death, to 9 o'clock tomorrow. It was adopted. The senate' adjourned for the same reason, unttl 10 o'clock tomorrow- Smith) of, Multnomah obected to the - delay,; but the resolution was adopted. -'..'. - - - -; All - opposition against ' a . caucus Is overcome and one is slated- for late this afternoon, ' Bemsdlal Keasures Only. At the Republican caucus this after noon it was decided to introduce rem edial ' legislation only, not, however, conflrilng itself to tax legislation, , PORTLAND BOY SETS FIRE TO BUILDING Albany, Or., Dec. 21. Fire destroyed several buildings at Lebanon this morn Ing at an early hour. It was the work of an incendiary, who was apprehended a few hours afterward and confessed to the crime. The firebug Is Oscar Rogo way, a young man about - 23 years of age, who has resided In this county about three years. Rogoway and his brother-in-law, A Gross, went to., Leb anon about, two months ago with a bankrupt stock of goods,. They lo cated in the Guy building In the center of town.' Gross was the owner of the goods, but :' Rogoway was ; managor. About 2:80 o'clock this morning Are was discovered In the building, and in spite of the bard work of the fire de partment the flames spread to the ad joining buildings, and Jennings Bro.'s saloon, Smith s confectionery store and Lutz's barber shop went up In the fire. A mob put a rope around Rogoway's neck and compelled him by threats of lynching to confess.-" - MINERS LOSE IN ' UTAH COAL FIELDS " Castle date, Utah, Dee. 21. The mines here started up this morning with 145 men, nearly all Mormon strike-breakers. Beyond some . Jeering there was no trouble. The militia and -40 armed guards In the employ Of the Utah Fuel company are guarding the property and none are allowed to pass ' the deadline established, ; These mines Jiupply , most of the domestlo. coal of Utah and con tiguous western states. Vice-President Kramer la here, but declines to meet the strikers ' committee and reaffirms his statement that no union men need apply at any ,, of the company mines.; , All mines aro now bclng operated. V ."'"..v" y V-. '-.':, t.-'-i :. V'." ... NEW HAKES OF. ' HEALTH FOODS A Big , Portland Enterprise of Which But One In Ten Xnow Much About ',: New .Machinery Imported from Ger many to Make Violet Oats Some Hew ' to America,"" . The home of the Violet Oats in this city is one of -the-most interesting of Portland's manufactories. . To those un acquainted with the treatment of oats before the cereal is ready for the table, a visit to the United States Mills Is a real curiosity. . The numerous processes mrougn wnicn the grain passes from the time it starts on its Journey, from the bins, perplexes the uninitiated. It roams from the top to the bottom floor, down into the basement back againato the ground flour, u to the second, all around , that - room, and again to the top floor, where it appear hotter than toast and ready! for .human consump tion. And everywhere It tarries for a single instant It passes through a mod ern machine of one kind or another,- In-creasing-) its -usefulness and value to ine worm. This machihery -Js never idle. It keeps up its grind, grind, grind from the beginning to the ending of the month.--' . -;- -r. :y., - The United States Mills.' located at 240-242 Front street, corner of Main, ts the property of Henry, Albers, who is president of the company, Bernard Al bers, vice-president, and George Albers, who Is secretary and treasurer. The brick mill building Is 60x120 feet, four floors and basement, with a warehouse extension of two floors racing the river 6 feet broad and extending from' the dock to the mill 120 feet. The milling capacity of the plant is, kiln drying and sterilising, 400 barrels dally; oat roll ing, 250 barrels dally, It manufactures. besides Violet Oats (Its crack produc tion, if any one of its products has precedence over another), cracked wheat, steel , cut; buckwheat, flour, s strictly I pure", buckwheat flour; rExoelsiori gra ham flour (hard wheat) coarse or fine; wholewheat flour , (hard wheat): rye flour, - rye meal, corn ' meal, hominy (large), hominy (small), grits, split peas, pearj barley, pastry- flour, tc. :, The grain from which all these ce-: real food products are made 'Is mostly grown In Oregon, though Washington is drawn upon for some of its best berries, now and then. And it might here be in cidentally mentioned that 'the 300 car loads of farm products the Arm han dles monthly represents large sums of money paid to the agriculturists of this region. . It is not an insignificant con cern that turns 800 sacks of oats dally into most healthful 'and " appetising foods, and It is not small capital that is employed la performing this service to - the public. For, indeed, the enter prise may ' quite gracefully be looked upon as a general benefactor, . because it dally adds "important sums to " the wealth of the entire region from which its supplies are drawn. And apart from this. It places, subject , to our order, a series of foods., that have been proven to add greatly to human longevity,, be cause resting the stomach from the ar duous labors of digesting the proven der of this latter-day invention. This food .la fresh when it reaches the con sumer. - There has - been found health foods from the Eastern markets so aged that the packages, were full of worms that, had' found entry into them either In the warehouses where stored before shipment, or In transit across the con tinent. These "health" f pods are cer tainly , not conservative of. the appe tite, once ,the facts are. known.: what ever judgment we may pass upon them In other respects. Violet Oats and thoso other, products- from the United States Mills are free from worms and insects of every kind, because we have , them fresh from the rollers, after a process of cleaning and polishing that cannot bs understood or explained except by one perfectly versed in the technicalities of modern milling. , The United States Mills were con sumed by Are two years ago. -An en tirely new plant was purchased, part ot It in Germany, and the machinery in the most modern , that the markets of the world afford. ' In fact, some of the machinery has no counterpart in the United States. - It came from the other side of the ocean. Is there renowned, and Its reputation here Is becoming every bit as brilliant as in Germany, where Arst set in motion. Its drying kiln, for example. Is of that make which cookt the -berry in such a manner as to retain every atom of its oil in the food, the hull being as devoid of that Ingredient when separated from the meat of the oat as-a-thistle-down Is free from music. This, in fact, Is one of tho strong points In favor of the home prod uct Eastern mills have not yet adopted this new Invention, largely be cause of its extraordinary expense, but more particularly because they are slow to discard the obsolete kilns they have had in use for so many years. If a per son longs for a novel Turkish bath, he would do well to arrange with Head Mil ler Nelson for a three-minute dive into that flery furnace. He'd get all be had bargained for and more, too. The oats from which the Violet Oats food Is made Is Aaked between steam rollers, and when placed In sacks or paper cartons . each flake Is separate from the other, and 1 so ' thoroughly cooked and dried that there Is no ad herence. This is Important T in. that there is a ctrc'u'mtlo'ifrTif ttlr permitted between the flakes, thus precluding the possibility of ,' mold"; Consumers ' are udged to make note of this. When Vio let Oats mush is set upon the table this will be - yery 'noticeable. ', - Indeed, ' Portland has now the most perfect health food manufactory in the world. It Is not excelled anywhere on earth, and when, our people once school themselves to Insist on having tne United States Mills pnpducts, they will not only be treating themselves to -the very best that, 1s to be had in any mar ket, but will be building up a local In dustry, that must of necessity be bene ficial to this entire region of the West. White House Cook Books are given as prizes to users of Violet Oats, This is done because It has become the fash ion to give something for nothing, with about everything that's sold. Notwith standing, therefore,- that ' Violet Oats food-excels that of any mills now rep resented In this market, a coupon is placed in every package and 20 of them entitles the holder to one of these most excellent . publications , free of charge. W. H. Pearce, the traveling representa tive of the miljs, says that the premium is. one of the richest he ever saw, for the amount of goods bought necessary to procure It and he . ought to know. He was for years grain inspector, for the'state of Minnesota, stationed at tho big Minneapolis, mills, and liad oppor tunity to see all the premiums that were used by these immense concerns. Mr. Pearce also says' that Oregon and Washington oats are the best he ever saw in all his vast experience. , And it Is of the selected grains of these states that Violet Oats - breakfast foods are made. . Violet Oats are excellent, for cookies, and griddle cakes, also. : It cost $15,000 to instal the machinery necessary to produce Violet Oats alone. There are many concerns In the country doing quite a lucrative business . In health foods with jtl.ffOb -plants. Open Evenings, The best Christmas store In Portland. Olds, Wortman King's great Xmas hop, Is open every, evening until Christmas. SEEKS 'HOlir FOR CANAL ROUTE MALCOLM A. MOODY GOES TO SA LEM TO ZJ3ND &IS AID Iff FBES- Siva ros . an appbopbiatzoit FOB THE GOVEBNMXNT ' WATER WAY AT CELIIO. ' Former- Congressman Malcolm, A. Moody of The Dalles went this morning to Salem to attend the special session of . the legislature for the purpose of work ihg for a state appropriation with which to secure right of way forthe govern ment canal at Celllo, Mr, Moody be lieves somewhat as the , man does who prays for a good crop then goes to work and weeds his garden. He says that if the state Of Oregon desires national im provements it ought to give some assist ance. . "I can't see where there can be the least bit of objection to the approprla tlon,".,sald Mr. Moodythls morning as he waited for his train at the union depot, "and I believe the measure will bs passed without any trouble. It cannot be called new legislation for it has been before the public for a long time. ' "Congress is ready to spend $4,000,000 in the construction , of locks and a canal' that will open navigation from the vast Interior to the sea. The appropriation Is in excess of the commercial develop-, ment of the country, but the government Is farseeing inasmuch as it feels that the Improvements will cause the section ben efited to forge ahead. The state, there fore, should not object to -adding It 3 mlte. :-;::;-;i'ii-'--i-:-- - "I believe the board -of engineers- that said the canal could be built tor $4,t 000,000 did right In the report it sub mitted. Had an appropriation of more than 14.000,000 been asked for It would probably have been refused. It Is high, time the canal is built and the sooner work is started the better. "I believe there has been a misunder standing concerning the portage road being in opposition to the canal. The fact is the road will be of no earthly use were it not for the canal. Through lack of knowledge as to the facts In the case, when the matter first came up, the Ore gonlan gave some senators and repre sentatives a wrong impression of th portage road. -But this has been thor oughly explained now, I believe, and all are lined up in favor of the canal right of way." " Mr. Moody does not consider it likely that any matters other than the one that prompted the governor to call the spe cial session, and the right of way ap propriation, will come befora the legis lators. ,.. : : , - I ' "I do not know of any other ques tion," he continued, "that Is of sufficient moment." . . Mr. Moody was a member of the fifty seventh, congress, and was active In work securing an open river. By rea son of his knowledge of the subject ha Indicated to the legislators of the east ern part of the state his willingness to lend them his aid in securing ths ap propriation, and so explains his pres ence at the capital. SOWK IN MAUffE. The Baby Home will come In for portion of your - good cheer if you see the attraction "Down ; In Maine", , on Christmas- night at .the -Empire theatre.,. A strong feature of this attraction is the - musical ' specialties and .- -the .male -quartette Introduced at the plcnlo scene in the .second act The play Is pa the order of the "Old Homestead." ,,,, . ;-'::v:'jBLxs to meet. ' Antlers will be in evidence tonight on the eighth -floor of . the Marquam build ing. The Elks are billed to meet there and hold a high jinks. Auction Sales For Christmas Week 3-SaIes Every Day-3 At 182 First Street Tomorrow at 10 o'clock Tomorrow at 7:30 o'clock We' contlnne the Ml nf fiwr jxm1 at 182 Writ street. U. fOUI), Auctioneer. Tomorrow at 2 o'clock We Sell Christmas Goods Tuesday at 7:30 o'clock We Sell Small Wares At 18a First Street ' H. FORD,' Auctioneer AUCTION SALES Wednesday at 10 o'clock We Sell Furniture Wednesday at 2 o'clock We Sell Fancy Goods , Wednesday at 7:30 o'clock We Sell Christmas Toys (' Sale at i8a Fjrst Street H. FORD. Auctioneer- AUCTION SALES r Thursday at 10 o'clock We Sell Fancy Goods ', Thursday at 2 o'clock ; We Sell Christmas Goods . Thursday at 7:30 o'clock . We Sell Small Wares. , ' . H. FORD, AUCTIONEER B. W. will ilo Ot'll hKST to' hnln run ...I ..II 4.. . ft, . . .L-l ... ' ' ono sudKll in rJr Merry rhrlntmm iOttO'S AUCTION liOl SB.