TIIE OliEGOK .DAILY' JOUIHTAIj. rORTLAND. FRIDAY EYENHtfG, FEBRUARY 5. 1904.
VOTERS EL PASS
BOTH
IEASURES
; MXQXmUTM JfXTBCBEB OX SXOHA-
TtJUl I1TI 1XV OBTAUrXD
- ro BOTH TZB BXBXCS yKSLUlT
' - JiAW . A1TB TBlB local OPTIOH
' At the general election next June the
- Votera of Oregon will have opportunity,
for the flrrt time, to exercise the power
of Initiative a provided by amendment
to the Btafe constitution. Two meaa
. urea will come before them for approval,
"the direct primary law and the local
option law. Petitions asking the sub
mission of these measures, duly signed
by the requisite number of voters, have
been filed with the secretary of state. .
. .The total number of signatures to the
direct primary petition up to last night
was 8.899. Of these 3,048 were from
1 Multnomah, county. C. Lockwood,
who has had charge of the canvass for
MISIiniULV9 IJI III,, VUU1IIJ, wv, ib v
tttions to Salem .: yesterday and filed
them with the secretary ;Of state. W.
- 8. U'Ren filed at the same time the pe
titions front other counties In the state.
"All of the signatures from this
ounty were properly verified," said Mr.
' Xockwood today, "and I have no d6ubt
. that Mr. O'Ren has seen to it that those
' from other counties are all right, We
were very successful Iti getting signa
tures in this county; and met with, no
, serious opposition, though there was a
little Just' at the last."'.
Local Option Petition.
The friends of the proposed local op
tion law are much elated over the suc
cess they have had in securing signa
tures. In less than two weeks they have
obtained more than the neoessary num.-
ber, so that the measure wilt be sub
mitted to the voters In June. . They
were the first to file their petition, al
though 'the direct primary petition was
first m the field. Yesterday 7.875 names
were accepted by the secretary of state,
and today 858 more were forwarded to
him from Portland, making a total of
8.733. Several hundred additional . sig
natures were sent to the secretary , of
state, but were rejected bficause not
properly verified. Kon of these, how
ever, were from Multnomah county,
where the committee exercised the great
esc care to conform to the requirements
Of the' constitutional amendment . -
As the number of , signatures neces
sary, is but 7,018, both the direct pri
mary law and the local option law have
received more than the required num
ber of names and will be submitted
. at the June election. ; :-V''- ' -.
The female .suffrage law will not be
voted on this year, the friends of the
measure having failed to secure enough
verified signatures.
Salem, Feb. 8.Several Initiative pe
titions were filed In the state depart
ment ; yesterday. and more will be
filed this -. evening - when the ' time
for . such filing will expire for
those bills petitioned for that are to be
. submitted to the voters 'at the coming
election. ,,W. , 8. U'Ren of Orarnn rit
and Mr, Lockwood of Portland filed
petitions for the direct primary law.
which has been prepared to be submitted
(fl till vntra' at h .1 --.i - w
URen brought up petitions aggregating
over 8,000 names and Mr. Lockwood
brought about 8,000 more from Portland,
mi iiumuer rwing more man enough to
n.iiue me dim io go before the voters.
The proposed local option law also pe
uuuneu lor was sjso nied with the secre
tary of aute, the names on these latter
petitions aggregating 8,031. These names
were secured in every part of the state,
the best people- everywhere having
-.jsiicu ma pennons TO SUDmit this bill,
an' exact ennv nf tha irwi i
. now In effect In Texas, to the voters for
m-ir -approval , or rejection. r
The - number of Us-al
iu I red .for the petitions to entitle the
dims to De suomitted to the voters Is
7.180. being 8 per cent of the total vote
cast for Justice of the supreme court
et the last election As both of the pe
titions filed have considerable more than
that number, certified to as correct and
the names of legal voters, the bills art
Sure to be before tha nannla nn a
In the county clerk's office here for
the naet week th nfna inHaa h....
been busily engaged In checking the
names oi me signers or the petitions in
.this county with the registration books
and the undertaking aa tmmA
. V U 1 1 V. IU
most difficult and exacting, and seriously
inicrierea wun me worn or the office,
especially as the. registration 'of voters
wss ai me same time under way.
nFAI DAin RIP. DDACIT
i u-ontuiaea irom Page One.)'
. for. tax. certlficatra . nni niii.
' '--' . V1UII
'. tary and , was not done in pursuance of
aijr asraemenc wim wnue, or as a con
dition Of his DUrchHM of tha warrant.
Judge Fraxer asked whether the sale
vi me warrants was not dependent upon
instoanRs securtng the tax certificates.
The witness would not admit that hia
was the case. "It was merely to put
wnue in a. position so that he could take
the warrants, that the bank filed Its
VPtltlotk" ha declared. Tha wltnaaa
obviously embarrassed by the rigid ex
amination io waicn ne was subjected by
the county's attorney and by the quep-
tlons of tha rourt.
- At It o'clock an adjournment was
. taaen in oraer to. permit the defense to
examine the tux raonrda
m - tr " w j j
the attack which la to be made upon
wis vaimity or the tax sale certificates,
BZX BUSHES TO SXATS.
. (Joanwl Special Bnraioa.y .
Pottsvllle, Pa., Feb. e. In ft fire early
' this morning 12 frame houses occupied
by foretjru miners were destroyed. Five
men ana one boy were burned to death
A hundred were compelled to flee for
their iivmi in the ero weather.
I ! 1 . ,
Eczema
. Salt Rheum, Ringworm, Itch,
Acne, or other skin troubles,
promptlvrelievedand cured by .
This scientific germldde. wlifch
Is harmless, f ures by kllllnf
disease germs. ' Used and
endorsed by th medical
profession everywhere. Sold
by leading druggists. If not
at yours, send aj cents for a
' trial bottle. The genuine bears
my signature. Accept no
substitutes. Address
wmmm fValaahla Btoahlat aa tha
Uralmeat af aiaaaaa.
WOULD OWE $3,900,000
- WITHIN 20 MONTHS
' . (Continued from Page One.)
furnished a home that you can enjoy
with your family. ' ? . y i
. At first It must sem mat velous that
such goodJortune can really be In store
for anybody, that so simple and per
fectly sure a plan could be devised.
'This Is an appropriate ttme to call
your attention to a few very important
points. You are now a factor in a
movement which Is bound ; to become
one of the greatest blessings mankind
ever experienced.,. More than any other
force In the wide world this plan of co
operation, adopted by our organisation.
of which you are now a member, la des
tined to make It possible for upwards of
60,000,000 of people to have homes of
their own. The great masses are the
reht-rldden .and . Interest-rObbed suf
ferers who grope about vainly for de
liverance.' The greatest finite power In
the world today is co-operation. It in
volves a principle as. wide and far
reaching as the human understanding,
a principle, which In Its philosophy, Is
as deep as the mind cah fathom. Stu
pendous financiers have used it, and e
using It, -to their immense advantages.
Now, we who have but little money In
dividually, combine our small sums, to
make a large One with which we pan do
for each of ourselves what each could
not do alone; -
' 'A inea ie Beat layera, '
,"We co-operate. . We unite our forces,
our Intelligence, ' our .opportunities," our
savings and use the grand aggregate
result i for the 'iipllftlng of ourselves.
We apply our savings to one great end
that we all stand, In need ofthe build
ing of homes for ourselves and oilr fam
ilies. We could expatiate on this-subject
without limit.". It Is one of the most
inspiring thoughts possible to any one
what will be the result to our.fellew
beings at large, 'rtfcat untold benefits be
stowed upon them when tha piajorlty of
.the people of hls wonderful America
own their own !homea free from debt?
That Is what this splendid organisation
of ours means, and nothing short of, it.
Statistics show- that three-quarters of
our population, ' or 60,000,000. are now
rent payers. We shall transform them
intd rational 'people' who no longer sub
mit to extortion and slavery.
, "This great work can tfnly be carried
on by co-operation. We mean that It Is
your duty to-spread all the Information
in your power about tais association of
ours. , Get aa many new people Inter
ested In It aa you can. Every new mem
ber helps" you, strengthens the whole,
speeds on the work, toward full fruition.
Think of 'the man who tries-to save
money In the bank, vile-receives at the
utmost 8 or 4 per cent year. v Conv
pare, this with what we bfter. By the
payment of small sums fbr 20 months,
or less, we build you a house, provide
you with a house and home and, in all,
you have only to pay the'amount it cost
without Interest, paying Into the order
only what you have been paying hereto
fore as rent, or even smaller sums than
that. Why, every living man on top of
the earth who has the earning capacity
to support a family In even the most
moderate way can take up this prop
osition1 and have a bouse and home of
his own before he realises such Inesti
mable good fortune has overtaken him.
r Brtgbt Bropheaies. ' '
'To give you an Idea of the possible
and probable and - Inevitable future of
our order, consider the record ' of , the
old line Insurance companies during the
last 10 years. They have written dur
ing that time about eight billions of new
insurance, and it Is well known that
only a small percentage of the people
can pass the requirements enabling; them
to carry this kind of insurance. Fur
thermore, all this vast amount of In
surance Is Incited by the generosity (un
selfishness) of the Insured. 1 . t
"Selfishness Is stronger in the human
breast than unselfishness, and we appeal
to both . unselfishness7 (providing a
man's family with a beautiful borne)
and selfishness (providing him a beauti
ful home wherein he can live with his
family). Tou don't have to die to beat
this haxard. It Is In fact no haaard at
alt It is a certainty. Tou combine
with your f ellowmen to beat the land
lard, the very rich who grasp for your
earnings and your savings. Tou put
yourself In possession of all the advan
tages enjoyed by .accumulated wealth.
Our plan la merely co-operation reduced
to Its simplest terms. Its very sim
plicity marks its perfection. Remember
that this cause is your cause, and that
when you give something of this to
others, you do not take away from your
self,, but also give to yourself. Th
faster this great work advances, th
more benefit and glory' for the whole
order." - -- ,
' "As soon as I can get a chance to
talk I will explain the plan," said Mr.
Wakefield. 'The Illustration this morn?
lng Is unappllcable, and can be shown
to not fit the case. We will show that
a roan can pay for several years and
still make a great deal of money by bis
Investment.1' . - . ,
"I can fully explain why thy -first eoa-
uwii weia item vy mywu anq xnenas,
and 'can show that the ssme has proven
a benent to the (company and no In jus
tlce to the members." i
O. W. AX.TKAX ABBXSTXXt.
Accused of Assault by Blaao Brass
. Xmploye. ,
Fresh complications have been added
to the troubles of the Fraternal Home
Buyers' association by the arrest of
U. w. Altman, the recently elected ores
Ident of the organisation, on a charge
oi assault ana cattery. . , .
The complaining witness ' la . A. ,E.
FriedenBtlne, who claims that on Tues
day Altman assaulted him. Altman ap
peared before Justice of the Peace Re Id
this morning and at the request of his
attorney, George W, Joseph, tha . case
was set for next Thursday afternoon at
I OCIOCK. ' . , ..r-
' According . to Mr, Joseph. Frleden.
stlne, who is employed in Ellers" piano
house, had a 'contract .In . the associa
tion which; It Is claimed, was held by
him in Wakefield's interests. It was
at first for $1,600, but was (later raised
to $2,000, Later It was transferred to
v, - v. ., oniveiey. :, jrneaensttne was
elected a director at the recent special
meeting, ana it is Claimed, went up to
the company's offloes to take possession.
Mr. Altman simply pushed him out of
tne aoor, tailing the stand that he had
no rignt in tne omce.
BRISTOL ILL FROM
NERVOUS STRAIN
(Jouraat ApacUl ferries.) . -.
Washington. Feb. B. Fnnrlh Aaatat.
ant Postmaster-General Brlstow Is very
111 with the grip. , He has been unable
to aUDear In his denartmant tar tan
weeks. ; His condition is , said to be
largely due to the overwork and nerv
ous strain In connection with the post
office Investigation.. ,
, 7 BUICS XBEBSBIOX XBJTBXO. -
. (Joorssl gpecUl Smlec.)
Berlin' Feb. 6. frnan TVInna Vn4.
Irk was thrown from his horse while
drilling the guards today. lie was
bruised but not seriously hurt.
BETTER WALKS
: ON PARK BLOCKS
ABX BOABD BSCXBB8J TO BTTIXiB
COBCBZTB 'WAXBS" OB Ail OX
BOTTTX BABX BLOCKS KATOB
TBZBXI 'OLKSTSAB'8 BIXL XS TOG
hxok bxw fttrzT iob orrxcxB.
The monthly meetlnr of the park
board this morning authorised the oon
U-uctlon of concrete walks east ' and
wst,' and north and south along the
south park blocks, provided for several
park improvements at City . Psfrk and
voted a new uniform to the park watch
man. It also brought forth a decided
protest on the bill of landscape archi
tect Olmstead. ;
" The park superintendent reported that
six new swings were being built, four
of which would be Installed In the City
Park: and two. in Hawthorne Park.; He
asked that the parkkeeper's residence be
painted and repaired,' and this was or
dered done. He was also asked to es
timate the cost of a palmhouse. Inci
dentally, the board considered the neces
sity of painting all park buildings this
year, and decided that this would have
to be done. " ,.- , ' ' A
The bill of Expert Olmstead was pre
sented and besides bis bill of 1719.83
there was -inoluded an item of 1S6 for
an fcsslstant. ' Commissioner lewls said
that this Item had been discussed be
fore the expert came to the coast, and
the. board had refused the assistant. ' It
was decided to disallow the additional
amount . v. ' ..
A bill of $29,48 for pictures and type
wrltlng excited the Ire of the mayor:.
"There are those pictures." said the
mayor, as he dumped a lot of photo
graphs on the table. ' "It is perfect non
sense to send out a lot of pictures from
Boston; we can take better ones here.
I thjnk we are paying mighty high for
that report."
Mr. Lewis reported that It would cost
13,360.40 td build' cement walks and
curbs along the south park blocks, and
added that be believed this work was
more necessary than the building of
walks along the north blocks, or Install
ing cross-walks. The board decided to
authorise the construction of the con
crete walks along the south park blocks
and to leave the diagonal walks until a
later date.
''The day officer at the park is getting
shabby," said Commissioner Hawkins,
"and I think we should buy him a new
suit." '
. "Does he properly salute the commis
sioners?" inquired Mr. Lewis.- r.'
"Always," replied ' Hawkins. The
board decided that the officer should
have a new suit at once. - "
The estimate for the park work durlirg
February, as .authorised by the council,
is $8,411.82. This estimate was passed
by the board and accepted, and In soma
of the items a slight saving may be
made, ' f , , . . , - '
FIRE CONDITIONS
T NOT THE BEST
XBItTBABCB XXV SAT TBXBB ABB
TOO MA XT BIBB TBAPS ABB 07-
'ncxAxs av&x rat sxt-oxoxbo
XXrXXDXXO OBOZHAXCB TXXXX
rBorosxo bxdtjctiox sxct oxb.
Much comment has been stirred up by
the proposed reduction- of from 10 to IS
per cent iir insurance rates in this city
when the flreboat la put 'Into, operation
and the fire department la put on a full
paid basis. : Some ' adverse comments
have been expressed by property-owners
that the reductions were not mora than
those promised. - 1
"We could probably give a larger re
duction in the rates," said one promi
nent insurance man, "If conditions In
this city were better. Now, in the first
place, a 15 per cent reduction along
the waterfront and a 10 per cent grad
uated reduction from that district west
ward Is a big reduotlon, when you come
to . consider everything. ' In the first
place It is large enough when you come
fto Insure places that are surrounded
by ara-traps." .
' ' Building raws Violated.
The building taws of Portland are
all right as' far as they go,", said an
other Insurance man, "butthe trouble
is that our officials have in years past
been lax in enforcing its provisions and
very onca in a while some ene is given
permission to construct a building which
can be considered nothing but a fire
trap." . ;.: v...
The statement made In The Journal
yesterday by W. B. Ayer, In which he
said that the evident purpose of the re.
survey of all buildings in the city be
fore obtaining any reduction In rates,
waa but . an attempt .of the Insurance
men ' to crawl out of allowing tha re
duction, will not be answered by Mr.
Stone, surveyor of insurance for the
Portland underwriters. . '
"I hardly know; what to say, said Mr.
Btone. "All I can do is to refer every
body -to the communication I-sent to
the city council It answers every ques
tion. that.I can."
Mr. Btbne, ' however, intimated that
the proposed out was all that could pos
slbly be allowed, and that tha resurvey
waa the only way he could arrive at
Just what rate to give.
"We have recently adopted a new rata
and ruling In regard to sawmills," he
said, "and those that are built In an
up-to-date manner will be- given the
best rate." . . ; ,.
Mr. . Stone also Intimated that ha is
not pleased with the wooden flreboat
- "But," said he. "a wooden boat ia bat
ter than none at alt A steel boat Is
really the only flrst-clasa one, but the
one this city Is building will probably
da A steel-hull boat would, however,
be less liable to catch fire from the heat
tnan a wooaen one." -V'-
RAIN BRINGS JOY .
TO MANY PEOPLE
- - (Josraal Spaclil Berries.)
San Francisco, Feb. 8. Southern Cal
Ifornla la rejoicing today. Rain, though
fiot copious, fell throughout the section
below . xehacnapi last night and this
morning, and more is expected tonight
and' tomorrow. '.':; "t .-
The storm that struck Los Anxeles
last night continued southward, aolna
as xar as Han uiego, wnere, up to 5
o'clock this .morning, the precipitation
of .14 of an Inch was recorded. Condi
tions throughout the state Is cloudy and
unsettled, especially in the ; northern
Showers ara predicted for tonight In
the territory visited by v Thursday's
rainfall, with frost in the northeastern
portion and a cold snap In the San Joa
quin valley. . .
TO OTTXX A OOIdt aJT On BIT.
eruriUU refund tha monry It It fall Ur ears,
C W. tirGre's sigaature Is ea eack baa, &,
acta ' Sa-
. anlene wi pat In
arxt Tr' nntll It U,
- slats Joe lUl" .
"Next Year"
"Next Year"
"Next Year"
' How many- tlmea have tu said
. It when the piano question was
talked-dver In your, family? Has
"next year" proved as -plentiful aa
you thought It would? Of course It
hasn't, and the chances are it never .
wm. So why not buy the piano
BOW and stop the wante of your
children's most fruitful learning -days?.
Our main floor is a veri
table sea of the wopid'e standard
Instruments, and our way of doing '
business is a matter of over twenty
years' public , record. ,
. Visit the Sign of
KNABE
liai;Hiliert-l!ffllcf'(o;'
. ' , Oldest, X.argast, Strongest,
COR. SIXTH AND MORRISON STS.
Opposite Bostoffloe.
CHILDREN ARE
IT EiAlERED
CITY 8UTSXJBTXX9EBT BZOXOBB
BOXS BOT XXUXTB SOBOOTa
BtmxJ8 Of - B0BT1VABB ABB AT
AXJC UAX1VB TO BAXXO OB COB
Tvnox-raia BxsUa.
lit-
'T do not believe that there Is a child
In the city .schools that fs in danger
from fire," said City Superintendent
Frank Rlgler this morning.
"In the first place our fire drill Is
dwelt on and has been for 30 years. ' We
have understood that wooden buildings
meant danger and have weekly fire
drilled the children In ' orderly escape.
Then every day the children march out
of the building several times, as they
would do if there was a fire, Thre is
no comparison between a theatre crowd
and .' a room of school children. The
children have twice each day marched
out In a certain way. for months and it
Is automatio with them, they know per
fectly what they must do; a theatre
crowd baa no order; hut is s struggling
mass. .. ' . '
"Besides this fire drill tha children
have a fire board over them, this taVard
being composed of the larger boys of
the school, whose duty It la on the fire
signal to open the doors and then after
the -children have left to see that all the
rooms are vacant, and finally to Join
tha teachers on the lower floor. " No
large school ' Is com pes ed entirely of
primary scholars, and the fire board is
an important xactor : ana added safe,
guard. . . ..
'The best test of firs drills la Are, and
when the-fire occurred la the Failing
school a year ago the rooms were
emptied quickly and no trouble waa ex
perienced, though the amoke waa nour
lng through the floor of two. rooms in
dense clouds. The principal was gone
at the time of the. Are . and -only the
women , teachera were present,' but the
children escaped quickly and safely.
Some years ago there was a fire in the
high school and I emptied the building
in two minutes, without crowding .or
needless haste. The building ia less
crowded than it was then, aa the
primary grades have been taken else
where and only maturer pupils remain.
"It should be remembered that flra
seldom gets a headway In a school dur
ing hours, as there are soonany on the
watch, and In no case has. Portland
suffered from destructive Area In ' Its
schools except after school hours.' The
few biases we bate had have been easily
extinguished."
CONSUMPTIVES' HOME
GAINS NEW FRIENDS
'It-is proposed to erect a home for
consumptives in Portland that shall be
a boon to such sufferers and a credit to
the city. '
After the death of her sister, "Mrs.
L. F. Ott conceived the idea-of a hos
pltal for consumptives and by her work
Interest in this project has been awak
ened among taa fraternal orders of
Portland. . ,
Eureka counell of : th Knights and
Ladies of Security will give 'a mask ball
at'Burkhardt's hall. Union avenue and
East Burnstds streets,' on Monday night,
February 15. the net proceeds of Which
will be given to Mrs. Ott as a nucleus
for tha building, fund. , ' ,
xrrr xobookmzsszob. '
The suit brought by the Alpine Real
Estate A Employment company against
cnanes il Leisure, to recover $80. com
mission on the sale of a piece of real
estate, was tried by Judge George in
the state circuit court -todayr- The
company charges that Leisure listed a
piece of property at 848 East Twenty
first Street, at $1,200, but that after a
buyer waa found,, he refused to con
summate the deal. . ' , . ., .
.t , -.eau imaiii aaaaaaUi--aa-aaBa,aaM-iaM ' . ,
,;;tv 'JBXOXBBXBS TO BTXBT. 7',:;;'jv
A meeting is to be held in the Engineers'-
hall, 48 ft First street, Monday
evening. - All the steam engtneers in the
city have been invited to attend regard
less of the fact as to Whether or not
they belong to a labor union. Tha ob
ject of the meeting Is. to bring the
members of tha craft Into a closer af
filiation, and to discuss matters of gen
eral interest affecting their trade.
BESXBTES ABB BZTOBOBB.
. Hiram E. Dodson was granted a di
vorce from Mary &. Dodson In Judge
Sears' branch of the state circuit ourt
today. Desertion was alleged. The
couple were married in September. 1801.
A year later the wife is alleged to have
deserted tha home. ' , . ; ,
CHtllil SXTB1PS ABBnrgg. ,;v
ChafleV ' Shields, "the Brown's ' clever
southpaw,-' hss arrived In Portland.
Shields will stay here a few reej be
fore going, to Bakersfleld. . He "Says he
never felt better In his life and la
anxious for tha seasonto atari, .
"How
VILL TAKE OUT
.FLOUR AND GRAIN
8BXTT3X BKIP BSD BOCX nXES AT
BOS TO LOAD VOX VXTTBB XXX
DOM CAPTAIX CBAXB BXTVBXS
BBOK XAT CITT AXB BIPOXTS
BTXB SXTVATZOX.
. The British ship RSd Rock was
chartered yesterday by the Portland
Flouring Mills to carry a cargo of flour
and . grain to the United Kingdom ' at
20s, She has a carrying- capacity, of
about 3.000 tons. ' Tbe cargo will be
composed of In tha neighborhood v of
2,000 tons of flour and the remainder
Will probably be wheat and barley. '
The Red -Rock has been lying in the
harbor since August - 25. She came
from Newcastle, N. 8. " with coal.
Freight rates " being unsatisfactory to
the owners, the vessel was ' tied up to
wait for. an improvement. Early after
her arrival rates were down to 18s '3d,
but a couple of months ago they began
to rise gradually. - They finally rose to
20s. but tha owners of tbe vessel held
out until yesterday for 21s 3d. It evi
dently became apparent that the rate
waa too high and the fiOa offer waa ac
cepted. - , ; .
Rates at San Francisco are still down
to bedrock. ' Captain Crowe of the firm
of . Crowe : ft Anderson, returned from
there this morning. Ma states that the
shipping situation Is in a paralysed con
dition. Ships are leaving In ballast al
most every day in search of business.
A good many of them are going to Aus
tralia,,' which will export considerable
grain this year. For a time the rates
there were down to a low figure, but re
cently they .have advanced to about 25s.
Some ara going to the Bound expecting
to get lumber eargoea, During the past
season, the captain reports, fcne firm In
the Bay city has furnished ballast for
120 sailing vessels. - i
. He says that the British ship Thistle
will probably leave for Portland in a
few days. Before he left .Captain Eng
land, her commander, received word
from the owners stating that a deal for
her loading at this port was about
closed, and to get the vessel ready for
immediate sailing. ' : v "".
) After being lined the Red Rock will
move to the flour mills, where she will
begin taking on cargo. During her long
stay In the harbor, she lost the most of
her seamen. ' Captain Porter states that
ha will need at least eight new men.
Not a man has been lost by the two
Frenchmen . which recently, arrived In
port.. Tbe reason for no desertions frm
them, Is said to be largely due to the
fact that the officers and crew on each
ship are more or less related by family
ties. .The men ira provided with double
the amount o wine usually furnished on
other French ships. '..Each man gets a
quart of claret a day, -and this is said
to ' be one strong Inducement f or. the
sailors to remain. . . ., .
WILL TELL STORIES
AT THE HOME
'Tha Inmates -of the "Boys' and Girls'
Aid society will b entertained this ev
ening by Miss Hassler, In charge of the
children's department of tha public li
brary, who will retell the story of Ho
mer's Odyssey, which is being studied
this afternoon at tha library. . Every
Friday afternoon, from 4 until. E o'clock,
tha members of the children's depart
ment assemble at tha library and stiidy
literature under Miss Hassler. The
Iliad baa Just been finished and today
marks the beginning of tbe Odyssey.
The plan of visiting the Boys' and Girls'
Aid society each Friday evening Is to
be continued during, the year.
' Mondav. February 7. ft tha fclrthdav
of Charles Dickens, the celebrated Eng
lish writer, and tha Children will have
"an hour with Dickens."
"It is very gratify lng.: said Miss
Hassler, "to note the growing Interest
tha children and others are taking In
this work. , We have from 40 to 80 little
ones present every Friday, and the total
membership of the department is 2,883.
"The -library work in the county
Schools is progressing. During the
present school year - we have smt out
5,000 mounted picture. Something like
40 boxes have been distributed among
tha schools. - These books are kept at
each school for half the year, and then
exchanged." v '
FAST BRIDGING .
THE NORTH YAMHILL
' Superintendent Fields of the Oregon
lines of the Southern Pacific said that
the work of ballasting tha tracks be
tween Witch Hasel and' Raleigh, a dis
tance of eight miles, Is rapidly progres
sing. Abou? six weeks ago the work
was begun. An average of ten carloads
of gravel, brought from Canby, 1 dally
used. Four miles have already been
completed, and Mr. Fields says that a
month, and a half more will see the
work completed. ?f - '-y.,
The company Is putting In a .steel
bridge across the North Yamhill river,
between St Joseph and McMinnvllle,
The piers and abutments are in place
and the superstructure Is on tha ground.
Tha new bridge will be open to trafflo in
about, ten days.. ; ' i ,
Two other new bridges are also under
construction. One of these will span
the Tualatin ' rivet1 on the Yamhill di
vision. Tbe other will be thrown across
Oram Creek, on the main line, near LC
land, in southern Oregon. ; , ' .
. ,..X0T'SXXX BAatAOXS. .:,:.
David Westman, a 15-year-old boy,
haa brought a. suit against the Wind
River Lumber ' company of Cascade
Locks to recover $25,000 damages for
injuries sustained in a Sawmill last Sep
tember 24. Westman was oiling some
of the machinery In the mill, when the
stand beneath him gave way and ha was
dragged between the belt and tha fly-
wneei. his leg ana arm were proicen. r
. ". XXW XAXB OOKTABT. '
Articles of incorporation of tha Met
ropolitan Land company, with a capital
stock of $5,0Q0, were filed in the office of
tha 'county clerk yesterday. The incor
porators are L. H. Burton, W. L, Harmon
and O. H. Van Houte'n.
Money back means
Schilling's Best . .n
l- ts"t ittsklog .powar : , . plct
Mfffj , : Barorlng ettracts . soda ' ,
Land perfect dealing; your gro
cer returns 'your money if not
to your liking. -.
' ' -The entire line of Foreign and vDomestic
. Cognacs' and Brandies at, special prices
for three days only , , ' 7 ? .
Hennesss Cognac
Hennessy's Cognac
ThrttStsr-IeioIarf: fit A A
ROW MMalMM W
LENOIR COGNAC three star, 'pints J f O
. 59c, quarts ............:v.-.:..!...'.yI0
MARTELL'S COGNAC--one star, :
, quarts, $Ia37 two Star......M. .
COGNAC DE VINS-half
pints, 92c quarts
1 "
s
Best California. Brandy
1,' t
Reg. 25c bottle, 16c .
Wcodard, Clarke & Co.
IMPORTERS OF MEDICINAL COGNACS - " ; ,
' FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS . v
It's Worth
Youc '-t
V . 'v- v '. ' f
To visit our store if you contemplate toying ifhy Turni
ture. While awaitinc the trainload of new goods now
on the way, we are sacrificing our goods. , j "i '. (. '
FOR A FEW: DAYS
1 ? In fact, until the new goods arrive, we : " ,
, . wiU seU a HEAVY :
. Extension Table f . A
Prices Tanging upward ' . , ;, ' .
Elegant 'Oak -SideT
boards from $ 1 8.00 ' up; i ,
' -,; . "i '?''', !"?' i ':V'.;
We make this great reduction to .clean out stock. ' As
matters now exist, we haven't space for the. new goods
coming. - The two great bargains are surprisers, indeed
i ' ' vV . . -
. . ,- ' " , ' )' .;(. , :
ALL OTHER GOODS EQUAL-. .
' LY . REDUCED we couldn't
'.. enumerate them all UNTIL
THE NEW GOODS ARRIVE
, ; Profit no Object '
Henry J
i
FIRST AND YAMHILL STS.
Furniture, Carpets and Stoves
Hennessy's Cognac
Y
:p4
pints, 43c,' V, ijl 70
..'..,.:.....;.:..!
Reg. 50c pint bottle, 3 1c
enning
s Sons
J)