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Newspaper Page TextT1TE OKEGON DAILT JOXmNAI rORTIiA!NT, SATUHDAY ETENTING, JANUARY 2. 1904. THREATENS TO STOP ALL: GAMBLING MORE THAN 100 VOTERS' REGISTER MAJESTIC. WEDDINGS A "Sixty-seven years old." u MONTH OPEN EX I0NDAY X. O. XAGOOH BATS THXBB1.Ii BE . A EIGHT IT SLOT MAC HI WES ABB HOT UT OH EVES FOOTXHG WITH OTHER GAatBLXHG :' DEVICES A FEW HAD PAID TOTES. . Owners of slot machines-, are anry t the closing of their business by the police after they had paid fines. K. O. Magoon and, George Griffiths say they supposed thac the fines paid for the privilege, of operating the machines for a. month.. Mr. Magoon said that If the machines were not allowed to run there would be a fight that would close all gambling In the city, or would put the machines on equal footing With other gambling devices. ' " . , ' ,, E. O. Magoon, who represents a Slot machine company, said today: x "The cry that slot machines are any worse than other : sort of gambling la all rot ' The idea that it la less of a gamble to buy; a slug and place It in a machine Instead of putting in the nickel is childish., The slug represents a cash .investment of a' nickel. . Chief Hunt practically promised ; that money ma chines would Joe . allowed to operate providing that they would pay a fine of $10 month each. On the basis of this1 promise I paid 1360 in fines. The nexd day: he , ordered the machines closed. That this, was the, understanding with iho chief Is evidenced by the circum stances', for If he had been fair and told me he would not permit them to run it is not likely that any sane man would spend money for a privilege 'unless he had reason to believe that It would be granted him," ;. , . ; - v v. Would Close All Gambling. : "Unless things are patched up so that we can run on some basis there will be "something doing.' If we cannot run no one else will.; It Is not fair , that . we should . bo put out of ' business : and others In but slightly, different lines are permitted to violate the laws. The slot machine men, : backed by the saloon keepers who derive revenue from ma chines, are a powerful combination, and will not stand Imposition. It is a ques tion of equal privileges for all, and no favoritism for a few. If the war opens It will result, in a closed town, or a fair deal 'for everyone. The influences that we control, especially Under the present unsettled conditions will settle open gambling in short order If it comes to a question of war tothe knife." 1, WUI Hot KgHt, ' M., J. Cohn, identified with S. Morton Cohn in the slot machine business, said: "As far as our firm is concerned wa are taking up all our machines and storings themVe have no desire to violate any laws, and will abide by the policy of the administration. Wa can not, make' any, money if the machines are operated only on a trade basis. : It would be impossible to keep people from putting nickels into them, and it would not pay to change the feed slots so that only some particular kind of slug oould be inserted. - "I don't think that it is wise at this .time 10 make any fight against the big gamblers, for in my option the days for open gambling in Portland are draw ing to a close. The Judges that decided on the mandamus proceedings brought by the Municipal association are men learned in the law, and I do not. think that their decision will be reversed by the supreme court. If, through some "condition, the gamblers should continue to' run under a system of fines it would be ' no more than right', that, slot ma chine's should be permitted to run under proper restrictions, and we "Would un doubtedly make an effort to have the machines reinstated. "I am as radically opposed as any one to having machines in places where boys are permitted to play, and think that that should hot be tolerated. All the sentiment against the machines orig inated In the practice of unscrupulous persons allowing minora to play in cigar and confectionery stores," , . . Frink Grlffltha, a slot machine man, said: "I have many thousands of dol lars Invested in, slot machines. Up to three weeks ago they were all trade ma chines, and everything . was running smoothly. These machines . were not paying a fins for the privilege of run ning. The chief of police gave out the information that slot machine owners must pay fines the same as owners of other gambling devices. The impres sion was left that in this event the cash machines . would be permitted to run. 3 paid him several hundred dollars snd had no idea. that he was not in a posi tion to live up to his promises, and that machines would be permitted to run for at least a month. He has decided that a money machine is one wherein the nickel appears in sight Ws can easily remedy this by - covering up the glass where the money shows. r.ut we main tain that if it is right under the law to put In a siug which represents a nickel it is also right to put in a nickel. This point will in time be settled by the courts." ... PORTLAND IN BETTER HEALTH . - According , to the figures . completed by Health Officer Biersdorf, Portland's 'death rats during the last year shows a decided improvement over, the preced ing year. There were, fn 19 deaths to the number of 1,161,'whleh, with an es timated population of ,115.000 means a death rats of 10.01 per 1,000, and in 1901 the deaths numbered only 1,207. The ' estimated population is 125,000, and,, t Us means a death rate of 9.65 per 1,000. Those figures give Portland, next to. the . lowest ueath rate of any large city In '. this country. 1 The birth rate shows an increase, the , total for 1903 being 1.S44.: agianst 1.199 In the previous year. Contagious dis ease shows a decrease, the comparative figures for scarlet fever and smallpox - being as zoilows: . . ', Uleease. 1902. 1903. Inc. Dec. , Scarlet fever. ,260 195 , , G5 .".Smallpox ...., 24 ITS .. 71 , . COHTBACTOB EXPLAINS. .' J. C Lewis, the1 contractor who is excavating for the new Trinity church ""at Nineteenth and Couch streets, charged . with dumping dirt in . the street, had his case continued until January 24.' The . Judge Issued the warrant because he atd it was not fair to allow one con tractor to haul dirt along, the streets in scrapers and hot give others permission. Mr. Lewis told the court that he had . f urnrnhed a sufficient bond to put the '.. thoroughfare lb as good condition as be bad found it. . TO CVBB A COLD IB OHX BAT. Tk lxr.t)r promo Qnlnlne Taftltta. j All r.iu mm ri'iuna tne romi.-j if it (ilia Ui car. U, W. Urorc'a alrnntur 1 on eaten ! SSo. Always yt. Ktmf ratter th Fall Nam 1 CX ZUVO Mrdisio o,Au fa CurcS CoW hOntDcy, Days BECOBD8 07 THE CXTPED CLEBH rOB 1903 SHOW THAT HE CAUSED 8,620 HEABTS TO BEAT A8 1,860 BUSH TO THE ALTAB DUBXHG HOLIDAYS. , It was a marriage year In Portland, was 1903. The holidays were the most popular for weddings. At least that la what the record of marriage licenses in the county clerk's office shows that between October 17 and Pecember 25, there were 260 briflegrooms. An entire record was consumed .by, the entriei made between those dates. ' During the whole -year. 1,260 licenses were granted, but it is noticeable that tn no one week were so many granted as during the days preceding the holidays. November 25, the day before ' Thanks giving, 14 offered themselves . for the better, or the worse. On 'November 24, nine licenses were issued. Between De cember 23 and December 25 there w.ere 28 applicants for licenses. Between Christmas and New Year's there were 25 applicants. By dates they were as fol lows: ' . December 22. 10; 23, 11: 24 (Christmas eve), 16; 29. 4; 30, 9: SI (New Year's eve), 5. .Only one license was granted on January 2, 1903, .and only one license, that of John V. Grace to Lapoltena A. Burkhardt wis granted up to noon today.'- ';" - , The licenses granted up to the closing oMhe county clerk's office on New Year's eve and the one issued today are as fol lows: ..- ' Eugene Harvey, aged 28, and Harriet Martin, 18. - John D. Thompson, aged 28, and Peng M. Stelner. .23. . , George Ratrtnussen, aged 29, and Mar cia I. Brown. 17. i ' Joseph J. Johnson, aged 31, and Ella Crawford, 21. , Carl T. Caulfield, aged 22, and Helen Agnes Dukes..' 22. John V. Grace, aged 27, and Lapoltena A. Burkhardt'' 20V - -J TO HEIIE'S HEN MYSTEBIOT78 EXFXOSIOW OOOT7BS ZH BUTTE XXHB WHICH BESULTS at loss or xarz obeat 'ex- CITEMElfT CAUSED TBOH BELXET or YEHGEAHCS. .-'"TT7 , ' (Jour nil 8pclil Serrlcs.) Helena, Jan.. 2. One man was killed. another fatally Injured and still another, nearly asphyxiated as a result of an ex plosion' and gas arising therefrom in Michael Davltt mine at Butts last night. The explosion Is charged by the Amal- garated copper company officials to hav ing been a - deliberate attempt on the part oi Helnse miners to annihilate the employes of the rival concern. Th dead is Samuel Olson, a miner., Fatally injured. John Drivel, a miner. Fore man 'John Ponaluma, who upon hearing the report rushed to the scene of the explosion and was overcome by gas and would have been asphyxiated but for the bravery of 'a party of rescuers, who dragged him from danger. The title to the Michael Davltt mine,1 which lies be tween . the - Pennsylvania and Rarus mines, is owned by the Amalgamated and United Copper companies, respec tively, and is . in litigation between them. , . ,: - : ,- - The Pennsylvania miners were' en gage in work under orders of the United States court to ascertain to what extent Heinze had looted the ore bodies of the Michael Davltt as alleged by the Amal gamated people., It appears that miners were engaged in stopping passages from their upraise into the Helnce mines and were working to prevent blasting smoke from the miners creeping in on them, thus driving them from their work. Without warning there was & deafen ing crash, it is Alleged, on the Heinze side of the door, which blew the. door from its place and crushed the timbers. The noise attracted foreman Ponaluma, who rushed to the scene, but the sweep of gas from tho Rarus mine overcame him and but for severs! miners who, had followed him he would have perished. ' Sheriff J. J. Quinn and force of of ficers are at the mine and if he can lo cate the blame he will make arrests. The excitement Is Intense and the con tending forces of miners are wrought up- to,. -such a high degree that it for bodes further , trouble. Deputy State Mine ilnspector, Joseph J. Berry was at once notified of the afflalr, and he sent a message to State Mine Inspector John Byrne of Henela, requesting him to coma to Butts as quickly as possible. Bvrr.e 'left Helena fdr Butts on this Awning's train. Ah inquest will be held this afternoon at 6 o'clock in the-Interior of the mine. No- one Is alldwed to enter the mine, so the extent of the damage cannot be learned. '. . '' .- Feeling on . the part . of the Amal gamated .miners ' is ' running high - and further trouble Is predicted. (V W. Goodale, who has charge of Boston and Montana properties, openly declares that it was a deliberate attempt on the part of Heinze employes to murder the Penn sylvania miners. He says he will prose cuts the case vigorously In the criminal courts and furthermore proposes to call the attention of the federal court to the alleged attempt to, frustrate hs .order of the court permitting. an untrammeled survey - and inspection of the Davltt property. ; , , .. , . CAPT. A. W. CLOTHIER 0. N. G. IS SUSPENDED ' Capt A. W. Clothier, Company C, was suspended by Colonel Gantenbein for failure to pay, the quarterly allowance due from him as commanding officer of Company C, for rent and band assess ment for the quarter ending September 10, 1903. Lieut L. A. Bowman was chosen the captain's successor. -Captain Clothier said today: . "I have no desire to criticise the acts of a superior officer, so will say noth Ing whatsoever." .. BACK EBOM OAUTOBHIA. ; James Urquhart of the Postal Tele' graph company, the oldest operator on the Coast has juat returned from a two months' trip to California, No section looked to him quits so good as Oregon and In none did business .scent so brisk. on every CHARGE MURDER ' - j9 TONE The Greatest Piano In AH This World Is the KNABE HUM URT-MH (0. OEDEST, EABOEST, STBOHOEST SIXTH AND MORRISON STS. . - . Opposits Vostofaoa. GAMBLING FEES - CHIEF REVENUE AZ.XOST TWO-TKXBDS Or POEICE BETEHTB OAKB TBOM EXJOAXi OAMBEZHO HOUSES EAST YXAX--. EABOB . XHCBEASB 8KOWH ZH HITMBEB OT ABBESTS. Some figures in Chief of Police Hunt's annuai report show that under the exist ing system of fining the gambling houses at stated intervals, which was not in use in previous years, 132,808 was turned Into the city treasury. The total receipts of the department amounted to $48,774.05, the sum being collected aside from the . gamblers' tribute being $13,989.05. The amount was $5,602 in 1902 and $9,571 in 1901. The total number of arrests for the year Just-closed was 6.078. This in cludes the gamblers, however, who are arrested 24 times a year. For tho year previous ii was s,us ana ior iu 0,001 foil into the hands of the polfce. Chief Hunt attributes the increase to the fact that an unusual number of floating population has drifted into Portland and he has kept his men busy picking up the suspicious characters ad drivlg them out of the city. The figures showing the number of ar rests for several of the more common effenses show well for the work of the department in 1903. The great number of minors taken into custody either proves that the Juvenile population . of Portland is growing Worse, or that the officers have been unusually successful in arresting youngsters who -get into trouble. The following table is of in terest; v., V;-;'';- V" i- ' vV . 1903 1902 . 1901 Arrested for legging.. 109 68 64 Vagrancy 691 , 191 . 317 Minors. ..............1,045 . 329 "376 CHINESE SLAVE GIRL FOUND ' . ... . . . j . (Continued from Page One.) Lam Gow was spprehended in a raid on the Chinese lodging house at the cor ner of Fourth and Pine streets last Tuesday night. ' He gave himself up and volunteered the information that he was Lam Gow, but denied positively that he was concerned in any way with the mar' rlage and mysterious flight of Moy Bun's slave girl. Even when confronted by Moy Bun, who identified him as the man whom the tongs adjudged responsi ble for the slave, he persisted in his de nial. St Ho, a slave girl in the same house, was also apprehended at the raid and testified before the immigration ' in spectors. She at first disclaimed an ac quaintance with Chow Sheem or Lam Gow, but when confronted by Moy Bun, who had heard her testify before the tongs, admitted that Lam Gow had had various clandestine meetings with Chow Sheera before her escape. She testified that Lam Gow came to her room to meet Chow Sheem a few hours before the lat ter escaped to the Rescue home, and it is . supposed that the highbinder then gave the girl notice to escape. Chow Sheem reached. the Rescue home early on a Sunday morning and the Saturday night previous she- was in conference wlrh Lam Gow until after midnight, ac cording to the testimony of SI Ho. , The apprehension of Lam Gow, 81 Ho and several other . suspicious characters In the raid at Fourth and Pine streets last Tuesday jilght onused consternation la Chinatown' the next day. The whole trouble was laid at the door of Moy Bun.' who was accused of instigating tho raid. SENATOR FULTON . IN A NEW ROLE . , Washington J5uren of Th Journal). , , Washington, Jan. 2,-7-Senator Fulton in - a .Washington -Post ' interview . today predicts, that Roosevelt will carry Ore gon by a big majority in the .-.coming presidential . election. "Republican suc cess, however,' has been Imperiled by the land, rulings of - Secretary., Hitchcock." says the senator, ."but unfavorable elections-results - havs. -been avoided by- a recent . order "permitting a renewal of timber and stone entries." On this point Senator Fulton con tinues: "There are Republicans in Oregon who have been opposed to fea tures of Mr. Roosevelt's administration They have-not - been opposed to Mr. Roosevelt. personally. An order by his secretary .' of the interior, Mr. Hitch cock, suspending proof in entries for stone and timber lands caused wide dis satisfaction. If that order had not been revoked it would have proved a heavy handicap for the president in his cam paign of 1904, so far as Oregon is con cerned. I do not want to be under stood as saying that Mr." Roosevelt would have lost tho state, but his ma jority there would have been materially reduced. The order affecting the proof in land cases created great dissatisfac tion in Oregon and worked much hard ship. ... "We went to the president a few days ago and had an opportunity to explain to him how the new order was working and Ije promptly, directed that it be revoked." ' BBVa BXriLDIWO BUSKS. Columbus, Jan. 2. Th Peruna Drug company's new brick building was de stroyed by fire this morning with a loss Of 1150,000. , , . BECOBDIHO Or HAKES OT THOSE - WHO WISH TO OAST BAEEOT8 AT -THIS TEAB'S EXECTIOHS ! WZXA OOHTZHVH VHTZXi HEXX MAT .18. ' - , General , registration Tor the stats and county elections next June, and for the presidential election next November will begin at the ' county courthouse next Monday. The registration books will: :be open from January 4 to and including May 15. As May 15 falls on Sunday registration may close the even ing before. - The question has never come up befors ' sines the. registration law went into effect - j To qualify as a voter at these eleo tloris a man must be a citlsen of the United States or have declared his intention- to become such a year prior to the. date of his registration. He must be of legal age, and must Be a resi dent of the state six months,' of the county 90 days and of the-precinct in which he resides SO days before the date of his registration, Young men foreign born cannot register unless their fathers have taken out their second papers prior to the time the children became 21 years of age. 'x'rj 'c. : It was the experience at the county clerk's' office, where the registration books, are kept during the last regis tration two years ago; and during pre vious registrations, that many voters appeared for registration who could not tell the street or number, or otherwise describe . the location of. their . resi dences except in a general way. This causeS delay. The county cleric, desires to have it understood that voters apply ing for registration . must be able to give the location of their residences ex actly.' .' The registration two years ago for the stats and county elections waa: In the city, 17,636; in the county, outside of the city, 2,764; total, 20,380. Owing to the' considerable increase in popula tion of both Portland and Multnomah county It is expected that the total reg istrstlonwill reach a much larger num ber this year, , ; CLEARS WITH GRAIN HOW ETTHO ZH BTBEAU AHD WXEE X.EATB SOWH TOKOBBOW MOBH- WOUIXJTAHaAS SHIPPED THE CHEW BEOABDEESS OT OTHEB ATTEMPTS BT BUPPEB. The German . ship Chrlstel cleared this morning for the United Kingdom with 14,933 bushels of wheat and 107,118 bushels of barley. She is now lying in the stream and will leave down tomor row in tow of the Ha -vest Queen. Kerr, Glfford & Co. are the exporters of the grain. Although Captain . Murthmann, the master, schemed in every possible way to secure' a crew 7 independent o the sailor hoarding-house proprietors. , hs dismally failed when the time came to make the supreme test; Larry Sullivan shipped - the men this morning in his usual methodical and easy manner. The German captain did not succeed in es caping the customary tax of $55 a head, as he had -carefully planned to do. When the captain made an attempt to sign his own men, Sullivan is said to have put in an appearance, and claimed that they Were his. regular hoarders. He stated, so the story goes, that they all owed him big bills, and that he was en titled to ship them if anybody did. He also contended that he is- the only per son licensed by law to ship crews at this port and the captain was , Infringing upon rights exclusively his own. The argument carried the, desired weight with the skipper, and matters were immediately satisfactorily ar ranged by which Sullivan was given the business for which he asked. . v UNKNOWN WOMAN DID NOT DIE UNNATURAL ,. '. ': . ; i , -, . '..-' : .-'.'".- County Physician Darnell lays Khs Died of DUsassTlrrt Believed That , Vnfortonat Had Bssa Burisd Alive WUI Investigate. (Journal 8pcll Service.) . Kalama, Wash., Jan. 2. Dr. R. B. Darnell, who has just arrived from Woodland, reports the death of the un known woman to be from natural causes, supposedly pneumonia. She lived on the upper Kalama river 'and was a Flnlander and was keeping house fof two Flnlander men. The men were married and their wives were on their way from Finland to the city. The men obtained the girl in Portland. Neither of ;ihem could speak English and the names, of tho men or the woman cannot be', learned. They brought tha girl to "Woodland yesterday. Shs died Thurs day night at 11 o'clock, and Woodland people offered their assistance in the burial. 'The men dropped the burden and hurried away. The girl wors no other- clothing but a thin gown, on the front of which were the initials & T." embroidered, and a heavy pair of old country stockings. The body was en cased in a rough box made from fir with fir boughs around her. The excitement was great at first, ss some thought the girl bad been buried alive and all sua picioned foul play. After the burial County Physician R, E. Darnell and Coroner "Wehdt were called. The body was exnumea ana a post mortem exam (nation held. Tha excitement Is dying down, but the caso will be further in vestigated.,'., ,;. MABIHB BOTES. Th steamer Nome City has about completed her grain cargo ' for San Francisco. ; She is scheduled to sail to night - ; . .. Th steamer Columbia sails tonight for San Francisco with a full cargo of general rreight being unable to take all that waa offered, , A. E. Hastings, who has .been stenographer- and clerk In the employ of the O. K. & N Co. at the Alns worth dock for a number of years, has resigned to ac cept a similar position with tha whole- sals firm of Wadhams St Co, The steamer Rosecrans has completed discharging her oil cargo at Lirtnton, and wll) sail tonight for the Bay City, HEADACHES PBOM COED. fixative Rronro Quinine removes the earns, To set tbs, genuine, wll. for U fait Mats. ,. 2&c GERMAN SHIP LAST LONGER USE LESS FUEL II EAT; .MORE,1 WATER " HEAT IT QUICKER ; . And Give Better 'General Satis faction Than Any Other. .' ' ', ' Xf yon have no Uajestio ask us for ': prices. Ws will send a Cook Book -i catalogna Pros to any one wanting a ' ; 1 rang. . ,- . - ,.,'.,.;.,;. ;..;.''..'., ... 'pacts wobtk xhowtho. 1 ' H Alt Ma'jestlo Ranges are" made of mal leable iron and steel, material that can-' not crack or break, Experience has firoven that ' malleable iron in conneo-v ion1 with. steel, plate, is the. only ma terial suitable for ranxe manufacture, bb all parts can be riveted tightly lo : gether, making it perfectly, air-tight , without any f jar of breakage. : ' ' All Majestic Ranges are lined with ?ure asbestos lavard, riveted tightly to he body of the range, and not covered vith steel.- This holds the heat -around i. the oven, where It shouhl be,- thus heat ' ing up quickly with a small amount of 'i'fUel.'. -','. v.' - '-''' .J' . Majestic Ranges are equipped with 'our patent .'Antl-CHnTcer' Duplex' Grato. . which is so constructed as to burn wood .' or coal with equal satisfaction. : ' One of tho greatest features is the Re-' movable Reservoir., .The reservoir sets, into a pocket in the left-hand lining of ftre box, and when the water bolls it . can be moved away from the fire by ' shifting the crank. . The patent pin ex ' tension malleable iron water front used in Majestio Ranges has proven itself to be the most powerful heater on tho market- I - Tha n6n-breakable qualities,- great wa ter heaters and absolute perfect cook ' Ing with a small amount of fuel, are the features of the Great Majestic Ranges. Muck-Dunning Hardware Co BURYING HER DEAD (Continued from Page One.) tiny flames creeping along the scenery as part of the display and they laughed and clapped their hands in delight The ushers on that-floor are said-to-have ran on discovering this, without making an effort to get the children out At the downstairs exits the survivors say the men were compelled to knock the ushers down before tha doors. could be opened. Twenty persons were detained and arraigned this morning. The cases were reset for trial after the Inquest and no testimony was heard. Four of them are members of the company and are the principal witnesses. Their bond waa reduced from $5,000 to $1,000 each. Twenty chorus girls are -kept under surveillance to prevent their departure from the city. - :s i Washington, Jan. 2. The president received the following cablegram from Kaiser William: - , v . "Berlin.' Janv 2. -I am. aghast at the news of the terrible catastrophe which befell the people of Chicago. The em press and myself wish to convey to you how deeply we feel for 'the Ameri-? can people, whs have been so cruelly visited in this week of joy,. Please con vey the expressions of our sincerest sympathy to the citizens of Chicago. May providence in the coming year shield you and Amerlcafrom such accidents." 0PPXCZAX8 ABB ABBE8TED. Chicago, Jan. 2. -Messrs. Davis and Powers,- proprietors and managers of ths Iroquois theatre', and George Wil liams, a city building Inspector, who were arrested last night' on ths criminal charge of manslaughter on complaint of Arthur Hull, who lost his "wlfs and three children and a maid in ths holo caust appeared before a justice this morning - and gave bonds of - $10,000 each. . v . 7 ' . . ' CEOSB AEE THEATBE8. Chicago, Jan. 2. Mayor Harrison, at the request of the building commis sioner, will this evening order that all theatres in the city be -closed indefin itely until the laws be fully complied with. - ' CPOXAHE'S PIBB SHEW. , Unhjue Arrangsmsnt Hade hp Manager ; San Weaver. Spokane, Wash., Jaa 1. Manager Dan Weaver of the Spokane " theatre an nounced this afternoon that regular drills would be held with the people in attendance at the Spokane theatre in the future and instead of allowing them to leave the building by the front doors as usual the people would be mads to climb down fire escapes and other exits; The announcement was made on account of ths catastrophe at Chicago : Ths Spokane theatre Is not well provided with exits and tho flre commissioners hsvs already inspected the building and ordered new 'doors to be constructed. A balcony will be placed across the entire front of the building for the use of the gallery patrons. Manager Weaver says hs will enforce ths fire escape rule for the purpose of teaching the people where they are located and how to use them so that if a fire ever should occur the peo ple in the building would know how to escape in the quickest possible manner. '. MOXXBH BECBESTS EOSS.' ; A. L, Craig, general passenger agent of. the Oregon Railroad A Navigation company today received a telegram from J. C, Stubbs, traffic director of the Southern Pacific at Chicago, stating that owing to the death of the wife and daughter of Chief Clerk' Secrest the Chicago office would be closed today.- Mr. Secrest lost his wife and daughter in the Iroquois disaster and as he la well known to many local railroad men a general sadness over his loss is apparent on railroad row, Mr. Seacrest, besklos being- well Known to many local officials, was a personal friend of Mr. Craig's" IMPLEMENT HEN ORGANIZE TONIGHT - The implement men of Portland will hold a meeting to organise an associa tion at 8;30 o'clock tonight In the rooms of the Commercial club. ' They will elect officers and draw top a constitution and by-laws, ! "The club is not for business, but only a social gathering of. all the men . in Portland, In any way connected with the Implement trade," said R,- S.Marrow this morning.-;"'";1". ' " -r..-.--y - The movement to organize-was begun at the implementdealers'- banquet last Tuesday; which was given to 1 W. Car K- -'' fan t h m , Crack , .li. i" KAJESTXO The above Illustration gives you a correct Idea of the outline and plan of the Majestio Malleable Iron and Stebl Range, but nothing short of the range Itself can convey an adequate conception of Its completeness, compactness and beauty. No useless ornamentation, . but still enough to "bring out" its symmetrical detail and make it what it ls- ': . ' .."i ... ; -...-,- "The Acme of Soientlflo and Mechanical Perfection, Combined with Common Sense. Majestic Ranges are mads In ail sizes: Wlth. reservoir, with water front for heating pressure boiler, or plain without either. -. nauan and H. J. 'Vaughn; who wars ieav ing Portland for San Francisco. 3xm Drop In. -If you want to just drop in and out and still get what you pay for drop in and spend a dime with the Arcade the atre on Washington street tomorrow, open from 2 to 10 p. m., continuously. Money's worth any time, or your money back. BTEB BBTOBH 'Jeeause of Improved facilities. Suparlof instruction in spelling, grammar, writ lig, arithmetic, correspondence, com merctal law. bookkeeping, business forms, shorthand, typewriting, office work, ste. , Hundreds of our graduates are now in business for themselves, Or at work for others as bookkeepers and stenographersthousands mors will be. Opsn all ths year. Btudants admitted any time. Catalogue free. v PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLECE PABX AHD WASHIHOTOH. A P. ABJCSTBOHO, EE. Prinolpsd. And HOW TKAH By learning OBEO0 8HOBTHAHD. It is learned in half the time it takes to . master the old systems. Easiest to learn. Fastest to write. Easiest to read. R, P. Kelley, Chicago, recently wrote 235 words a minute, and Pearl X Power, 225 words a minute. Civil service examination for steno-"-rraphers and typewriters will be held at Portland, January 6. Salaries $840 to $1,400 per annum. DAT AHD HIQKT SCHOOL. ' Opsn All the Tsar. Pree- Catalogue, HOLMES BUSINESS COLLEGE ' ESTABLISHED 1887. J YAMHILL AND ELEVENTH STREETS - ARE YOU THINKING OP MAKING A In where you have your laundry done? . If so, why not give us a trial? Every modern and up-to-date laundry appliance to en able us to do first-class work la here. We know we can please you. Let us tfy. ( ' TROY UAUINDRY CO. West Side Offloe.,808 WMhlngtJa Y.M . C. A. NIGHT SCHOOL NEW TERM OPENS , MONDAY, JAN. 4. f 25 Teachers 8 Full Courses 60 Different Classes . ' - Classes. ' " '. ' 3-mo. f se Algebra . . .............. .9 8.00 Arohltectnral Drawing .... 8.00 Arlthmetio 1.80 - Bookkeeping- - 8.00 Carpentry , . . 3.00 Elsotriclty 4 8.00 Elocution ................. 8.00 EngUsh Grammar 1.50 rrsshand, Drawing Oeometry ................. , 8.00 German 3-00 Eatln . ....... ....... 3.00 Machine Design ........... Q.00 ICandolin, Guitar ,8.00 WOBKIHCt BOYS' SCHOOL ArithmeUo, Writing, Beading, Spelling, 83.00 ; Call or Send for Free Illustrated Jt,Vr l.'j .Fjvf-i'l BAHOE HO. 844. 2d and Morrison fc Portland,,- Or. BEHNKE-WALKER BUSINESS COLLEGE STE ABBS BEOCK, SIXTH AHD XOBBISOH. If you are thinking of attending bus iness college, it is to your interest to call on us. . , ; - Business course, C mos..,....',..50 - Shorthand course, 6 mos.. . ...... so Telegraphy course, a mos....;... SO Two courses oomblned, mos.. . . SO .' Two courses combined, 13 mos..'. 90 sohool, 6 mos.. . AS We secure positions for all our grad uates,', vvr ::'r;y:: :'t'y ''r:.,"1: ' -il ; Individual instruction. Opsn all the year. ' SEBD POB CATAEOatXB. , CLARK, 186 Morrison At The Morrison-street Bridge. : Makes Your Old Hat New Ken's Hats Beshapsd to Eatest Stylss, Money Tel. East 33 CHANGE . .'" Classes. ; - ".t 3-mo, fee Manual Tralnlnr ......... f 3.00 Mechanical Drawing . . . t , , , 3.00 , Penmanship 1.80 numbing 3.00 Beading and Spelling..,..,- 10 Bhetorio a , 8.00 Shorthand ................ 3.00 team Engineering ....... ( - 5.00 Telegraphy . . . , , 10.00 Typewriting .3.00 Vocal Knslo . . . ... . ...... 1 JSO "Window Card Writing w... 5.00 Wood Carving ....... . . . . . '4.00 . Civil Service, per month. , . y 4.00 Catalogue. y fourth and YamhJlI. 7