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THE DRrOOW SUNDAY "JOURNAU" POSHXAND, 8TJJT3AY VCT::iN'3, 8SPTEgE t ,
COL TUCKER AND HIS FAT.HLY
. . LEAVE TODAY FOR
; Ooleael WMtam r. Tucker. parMMr
of tb United lUUa.tnnr, hi wit tafl
- tkwr am oam ui Imw today for
Dm Francisco, wbene thy wUl hII lor
tlM Philippine Islands on October 1.
Mrs. Tucker Is ths oely daughter of
Mrs. .John A. Locen, whose husband.
(UMttl John A. lam. died II years
m Mrs. Tucker I OM Of th
known wesson la literary, army and pom
lite tod la tlita country. It li
t.Mk. mm lira. Tuckor visited
Portland, th other occasion of her eoro-1
tng being whn she not uoionei
upon sis return from Alaska, whr ho
Hit oonetderable oerlod In Unolo
Sam's pay Berries. For tb past thros
mmwm Un Turkar ban resided ID Wash
tngton. IX C, With her mother, and both
found recreation sad eonsldsrablo profit
4n writing apodal stories tor amgssineB
and leading metropolitan sapors. Mrs.
Tucker's articles on onrrent events have
beea road throughout ths united state
and abroad with great Interest, and
, critic bars declared thorn meaterpleoea
to rhotorte and logv ,
r. MMnilit Mrs. Tanker M
pleasing; la eorjveraatlon. engaging, and
la discourse, brilliant. Oho is tnorouguiy
acquainted with ths history of ths army
iwi its devetoanent. and honors, a did
w. kmuiMd father la his lifetime, that
w m im an ths fmos of ths
ttut mm odmusv or even com
Mt with ths OBldtsnr of too United
State. Ia speaking of hor trip aeroas
ths continent and hor impressions ox
Oregon, and Portland particularly, am.
rnfe-v mm LA'
1 thtnk your city la ft beautiful oaa,
and eartaJnlv must b an Meal plae
in which to lira. Hor you ax, oa ths
mmtmr Willamette, id Slsht OT MOOBjt
Bod and othor grand mountains, with
the historical and classical Columbia
tmm wtthla s hrlaf distance, and with
Mar charmin environments I knew of
mo prattlor nor asoro Idooi sits la this
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oouatry than rlvht bora la Portland.
Ths groat plty-nd It wms well lm
proaaid upon nt is ths fsto that haa
hofsilsa tb foroata this yosz from ths
raraaw of Ttrs. I think It S doop loss.
nu raa www iifwy w w bvviwvwv
to aoo ths trooa dostroyod yosr aftor
ysar, wtthoat any oonosrtod offort to
Bars them. Tlmbor Is aotunc aoareor
orry yoar, and tho aathorltloa ahouM
tak triocont moaaursa to protect ths
Orsfon should tak a iolnt intoroat and
aars no oxpoaao la- stasaplna; mn thaoo
oonflsarstioas that ar such a Monaco
to aropsity, Of oourss. thor ar waa
dona appolntod, whooo work It la to
look aftor ths foroata, bat thotr torrt
tory la slthsr too nroat to ooror or slao
thsy da. not pay oarafal altanUoa to tbslr
datios.
1 pent fho othor aftornatm ia iook
hic orr ths Iowia and Clark fair
rounda, and I oaa 'aonoaOy aay that
I was mors than aarprlaod to oss the
yapld atrldoa that ar bslna; mad oa tb
buildings, and tb aonoral beauty that
attends the sntlrs sxposltkm. I waa
paruenlarly Intsrsstsd la oeelng- the fair
STOunds. on account of th nobis fight
that snstrnr atltchsU wacad bsfor aoa
aTssa tn aapport of the approprlatloa
hUl for th sxposUkm. In Washlagton
M waa tboaght that the bill would asror
aaaa, and aftor ft finally beeaaoo a law.
congratulation war offered awaator
Mltohsll an all Me. . I doubt vary
atooh tf Oregon would bare aaourod one'
douax for th fair but for Benator Mitch
JL Tb tt for th aspoaltkm la Meal,
betas; a net oral location overlooking the
valley, and I will venture th stato
aesot that erery visiter her ta ItM will
OCTOBER WORLD'S
FA IR EXCURSIONS
OOT WTLUAaf F. TTJCKWJL
aay that no aaora dislfabii nor prettier
spot could be aelsctsd for th
ataiaoratioa of Lowla end Osrks famous
work than th pros ant grounds My
regret ta that X shall bs la the Philip
pines daring the fair, but should ths
opportunity present itself. X feel suite
ootnt that I shall not bo far distant
"There Is on thins- ta connection with
th oporaUoa of th atroot ears that 1
XOOAK TTJCKER.
think ahould bs re mealed bsfor th fair
opens, and that la a rule compelling all
street oars to atop on ths near aide of
eroaalaga. Xa this way. ahould there
bo a runaway or a fir engine rushing
past, the oar and occupants will bo in
ao danger, la eastern cities th com
panies find It a groat precaution against
accidents, and now that thousands sf
visitors will -tie la Portland next yoar,
I think the aaaaagors would find at an
sacellent rule to adopt.
This evening Colonel and Mrs. Tuafcoi
and their aoa Oeorgs. and his governess.
Mum Taylor, win leava for amn Fran-
slsoo. Colonel Tucker relinquished Ma
off mo aa chief paymaster of th Dopart-
BMnt Of the Columbia, last Tuesday, and
will go direct to Manila, whore ho will
be ohlof psymsster of the Philippines
division. This post la really the moat
Important la the lalanda. Colonel Tuckor
will have Id paymasters under his osae-
mand. and the responsibility Is
quently groat Daring Colons! Tucker's
residence hero bo has aaado away friends
both la and out of th army, and.lt area
with regret that th news of his transfer
waa received. This la his first trip to
ths- Philippines, and th colonel says
that th sllmst will not disturb him ta
the taaat. Oeorgs Tuckor, who m IS
years of ago. will accompany, bio par
ents, and Ixtgaa Tucker, the other -son,
will remain In this city for a while,
ngmglng In th ahlpping business. The
transport horldaa will carry the family
abroad, and on th same ship General
Corbla will aalj. to taks entire oonunand
of th army of tba PhUtppl
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USING ONLY BOOKS
' CHOSEN BY BOARD
mvr momma mxrw-
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nty Inperintendent of Seaoow Prank
Rigler denies urn report that text hooka,
other than those adopted by th state
test book commission ar being used
la the scheola of this city. This report
h to ths eeTeot that a physical geog
rsphy different from that adopted by
the coram Ueion haa been ordered for the
Portland high school and also that a
spelling blank other thaa that adopted
la being need In th primary and gram
mar schools. When seen yesterday af
ternoon Mr. Btgier stated that ha bad
hoard of the rumors.
"There is as troth la them, he aald.
Tbe physical geography referred to Is
the one being used In the high school,
ataoa ths adoption of hooks to bo used
la th schools, la 1M1 a later edition
of th geography, which waa at that
time adopted, haa been Issued. It Is
practically ths asm boo:, published by
ths asms Arm with a few corrections.
Perhaps thinking the new edition more
preferable for no hecauee of these elm
pie corrections or additions, the teach
er of tb high school bar ordered
them. This may bo th foundation for
th report that th high school Is uslng
ths hook adopted.
"In regard to the spelling bunk, ths
rmnmlsston cannot adopt a apalllng
blank. They can only adopt a text hook
and a spelling blank does not com sn
oer that bud. They may recommend
a spelling blank, hut their )v Nad lottos
does act extend eo far as to adopt on.
"A spelling blank la a simple thing.
gtiHJI.UJUl.lUl 111 II WWiym'Mr411WeJBeg)
and la considered under th same head
as any othor kind of pap used by the
pupils. ' Formerly wo used the on
printed by D. C Heath A Co. of Boston,
but this yoar th teachers of this city
thought a blank laaued by the Mrsell
Roillns oompaay of Ban Pranolso bet
ter, and they decided to use 1L It has
been ordered by the local book house
and all of thorn havo tb privilege of
keeping; it on hand. II eosts . but I
osnta. ,
"We do not use K sxcltaetvely, for w
famish many of the pupils with apall
lng blanks ourselves each day as thsy
ar needed. Bom of th teachers pro
far these to the printed blanks.
The reports that w ar using other
books thaa thoee adopted Is not true."
RELEASES HIMSELF '
FROM STRONG LOCKS
Cunathg. the man of magic, per formed
the most marvelous feat la local annals
at tb esunty iail this afternoon bsfor
a group- of gssplac, astonished, per
plexed county if" rlshf snd newspaper
men. . He was taken into the jailer'
room and at his request Undsrshsnff
Mordea and Deputy More land fastened
an Oregon hoot oa th maglctan's right
leg, - There waa no bluff about It.
Cunning wiooed under ths pressure with
which It waa dosed upon his anklo. He
then asked for band-cuffs snd the depu-r
ties looked two pairs of them on his
wrists, .
The aodlenoe withdrew from the
offering all aorta of wagers that Cun
ning would never free himself, which
was his snaounoad Intention.
In exactly 7 Hi minutes, th magician
called, "Come in." and as the Interested
group entered tb room Cunning smiled
and handed the sheriff both the boot
sad th hand-cuffs, still securely locked.
The secret of th man's marvelous
power he doe act of course, rsvesl.
but hs promised to put -Sheriff Word
unto It In confidence before leaving tba
city. Th sheriff waa mora startled,
per heps, than any ether man In the
room. He Immediately Invited Cunning
to tak dinner with him.
A Corral Its man and wife picked
gallon of blackberries la a llttl over
a day in th Alsea country, fie any
hundreds of bosh els could bo picked
there la a abort uss.
MANY LITTLE HILLS
IS SALMON STREET
MTnm n nr
Ttia now wooden block pavement on
almoa street, from Third to Front
street, resembles mlnlatura Taago of
mountains. Ths blocks havs swelled
and th pressure has resulted la an op-
neavak. i ass ail occurred sine th
light rainfall that cams this week. Pav
ing block man call th troublo "bub
bles."
Tb Iffsgularttfos tn ths pavtaa; be
glna oa Baimoa. atroot at Third. Th
ridge runs along- the north aids of the
street In front of the Northwest School
Furniture company's plant, then to th
Lang A Mulr carriage rectory,' between
Second and First streets. In front of
ths Boston store there la a narrow nass
betweea th upheavals, where th firm
l aim able to back Its wagons to ths
door to nandls freight. Ths range of
wooden hills continues on down Salmon
atroot, betweea First and Front streets.
Her and there th orost of th ris has
fellen la. resulting hi small cratars
that ar dangerous to t raffle. -
Miller dt Bauer ar th oontraetora
who laid this pavement about two
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Will Atrnln Sell Fxcursion Tickets on October 3. 4 And &
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PULLMAN FIRST-CLASS AND PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPINQ CARS WILL BB V:
: -r di tni thdhi rnH rn rt i nine. . t '
Remember you ctn travel on the NCaTII COAftT LIMIffsV
train Jyst aa well as on any other train, and the traveler will tell you it
is the crack train of the Northwest, and the only electric-lighted observa
tion train operated from Portland to the East
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A. Di CH ARLfTON Assistant General Passenger Affent
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STUDEBAKER Vehicles are used
and are giving the best of satis-.
faction. They, excel everything
else in the vehicle line in all the
fine points that go to make up
an up-to-datpserviceable wagon'
or carnage.
Studebaker Bros. Co.
If Northwest
330336 East Morrison SL9 Portland, Oregon
Vtaaody sunn .. . . K.
- "Just an th aiek of ttm our HtUs
boy was saved. " writes Mrs, W. Watktn
of Plea sent City, Ohio. "Pneumonia bad
played asd havoc with him and a terri
ble cough set to besides. Doctors treat
ed him, but bs grew wore every dsy.
At length w tried Dr. King's New Dls
oovery for Consumption, and our darling
waa saved. He's now sound, nod welt"
Bvorybody ought to know, It's ths only
snrs ear for coughs, oolds and all lung
diseases. Onaranteed by Bd Cross
Pharmacy, corner Sixth and Oak. a the
way to the postomoe. Price Mo and
l.a.. Trial bottles fro, , . .
months ago. Other similar pavement
ku imiA In this sltr. but no trou
ble Of this kind baa happened. Ther
a re wooden block pavement on Tam-
hlll, from First to JTOunn wnvw. w
Wsabtngtoa from nrs xo
at rests; oa Fourth and First streets, and
som of It haa boon down four yaara
and la still la good oondltloav .
The -troublo with the Balmon-etreet
pavement 1 unexplained. Other con
tractor ar backward about criticising
th work. The blocks were treated with
th wood preservative known aa aven
alius oarbollneum. th same aa the
wooden blocks oa other .atreeta. The
covering -was too sparingly used. It Is
said, th blocks being placed too Closely
ons way and not olo enough th other
way. The water ihat fell during the
last two day got under, th blocks and
caused a swelling of th wood and con
sequent upheaval . It Is understood that
ths pavement has net -been accept ed by
thb city council, and that tho abutting
property-owners will rofuaa to say for
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Colfax, Wash.. Sept. 14. Burveycra
ar this week doing arose esotloa work
preparatory to the commencement of
grading for ths Whitman electric rail
way Una between Colfax and Palouee.
The company wpesU to oommeaoa
"throwing dirt" at a point on Spring
Fist, near th lty llmlta, asat Monday
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VENTDRESOKE TRIP
rsseasl nesstm tft Ths Jewmsl.)
Missoula, Mont. Sept. 14. Two In
dianapolis (led.) millionaires, Albert
and Richard Usbor, aooompanled by
President Kettenbaugh of the First Ra
tional bank of Lewlstont Idaho, have
Just completed a novel and venturesome
trip over th mountains' from Lowlston.
Th party waa out for bis gam and
had in their outfit It pack horses and
paraphernalia enough to have lasted
them for months. There ws a cook
la th party and two man to Uifc charge
of th outfit. I
They spent II days on the read from
Lowlston-Jo Missoula. They found an
abundance f big gams oa tho Idaho
side. Half a doasn largs lk wore killed
during ths trip, besides tinge black
bear, which weighed ploee to dot pounds.
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Hossburg, Or., Sept. ft. Oeorgs
Isaacs, aeo ret try of the California Hor- r
tlcultural society, was her yesterday
la tho interests of hs organisation, aa
ho la Investigating! th nurseries of
whstora Oregon on account of their
apparent superiority over tffoe of Cell
fornla. Hs stated that California fruit
grower were buying quite heavily from
th different Anna to thta atata, ,
Xt'S sot as oaoT for tfaeao fol
lows as for tho. Union faundry.
tta ateam-heated polls hers glv
suoh taster to th linen that It
-wins sn walk." so to apeak,
and la continuously ahead be
cause ft haa a opposition In
this Sold. Th Union 1 a bright
snappjr, up-to date laundry,
smart as a rtckt and tidy as
s dott, "
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