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Tir :j:jday jcurrrAt. rcrrrLAND suiiday iionmrio, makch - caQSTs ca MS'iiiE'CCM lv ' '- , . by nas ... J. ... . : 1-., '.:..' .) ''- ' - ,. .pi i ColumbU.).. ...... i.. ....Old HMoeSe' ' Lrrl .,..'! Oos.lrt Ion- Empire.,...., ....I.. "Mahart's irf i. J Uraad .Vavde.llle utar .. Baser ..Vaaomil ..Vaade.llle At ber residence at 11 Powell (reel. Mn East Portland. Mrs. M. J. Runyon - died yesterday afternoon after an Illness or mora than a year. At ner Deoeia ' war ber children. William, Samuel and Oeorge McF&rland. Mrs. Runyon was - born In Canada, but In her earlier years v lived In Detroit. Mien. - Bhe was married - there to Walter MeFarlaad. and removed with him SO years ago to California. .- During the past 14 years she has resided - - in Portland. Bhe was a member of the - Woman's Relief corpe-of Sumner- post. O. A. R.. and also of Astra circle, Wo ' men of Woodcraft Mrs. MoFartand was recognised as a woman of benevolence, and left many friends who mount bar death. ; . 'V.-, '; , Deputy Coroner A.i I rinley went to Warrendal yesterday with Q.-P. wtt. state commissioner - of labor of Salem, for ' the .purpose ' of Investigating tht , . circumstances surrounding the death of Robert Huxtable, which occurred Wed- r nesday.- Huxtable. was employed by the . Columbia River-Paper company, and was . accidentally, thrown under , wheel of a , wet machine. An inquest , will not bo V held. ... The coroner has been unable to ,x locate Huxtable's relatives or bis former place ot residence. It Is known that be one lived In Canada, and that he was a v printer by occupation. . , . . '"Multnomah county will probably be paying all warrants In cash on April ,i. i, -says . county juaga . w cosier, -ana ' we expect that before mat date County -, Treasurer Lewis will bave moved from i the city hall to the -court house. .The I . county will - be out ' of debt and - will , keep out of debt," declared he. "and r the interest heretofore paid on all evl deneea . of the . country's indebtedness ',. will hereafter be saved." ' The county ' court is preparing to make a contract ioc printing tna oooas lor me new as sessment rolls; which have usually cost i aooui in nca xor se oooas. .. r. 'i Jamea Howard,.' the - "under-the-bed ' mam' pleaded guilty yesterday to rob- i -bery, - and wlU- be sentenced In a few daya. Howard was charred with sev eral offenses, and pleaded to only -one 4 of them. These facts will be taken into . account when the court passes sentence. Ho ward, hid under the bed of a man . living In a Washington- street boarding bouse,' and when the guest came "hT lateJ - at night.- robbed him of about r30 and a ; watch .valued at- szi. , - On the real estate page of - today's Issue will be found an advertisement i -ef Charles Hlrstei. It Vk. Third street. r in-which the. advertiser offers some exceptional real ' estate bare-atna. - Mr. Hlrstei baa dealt In Portland real aetata 4 for a number of years and Is thor oughly -versed' (at real estate vahies,--A perusal of his advertisement will guar antee the reader "cheies bargains,', aays to aa. t r? f. . .irf. .i :. Of - Interest to -members of A.. O. V. . rW.-Tomorrow-J XMondaiSi avshlnkr at " Indilstry lodger -Mo. la . the Belling. '-Htreph bulldlner. the'sunresae tadae'nlan of aasessment will be discussed pro-and "con by able debaters.- All members- af -' the order are not only InVited but urged ""to be present, as the srgu men ts -will be - along tna Una oi education concerning the -operation of the new plan.-'.ivtT ' ' The Inventory of the estate of the lata A Mary Bteinheiner shows the property to - be worth iu.i.t. items or tna ap praisement are 1 shares In the bank f of Camas Prairie. IdAhot 10 shares In the : 'Idaho Trust ' company, a certincate of deposit for 11.00 Issued by Ladd TUtbn. and SMIL on deposit with the Security eV Trust company of Portland. The People's forum meeting this even ing will be held aKntghta of Pythua hall. In the Marquans building, at 7:30 O'clock. Problems I of Municipal Own ership" will be- considered ' by Thomas N. Btrorig. . Following his address thera will be. a general" discussion. . All per sons- Interested In this subject are cor dially Invited.. .' ' , . ... . Immigrants, Investors, capitalists. In vestigate the advantages offered along t- the Una of -the Oregon Water Power Railway companya road, and especially at the terminal new town Eatacada. For t- Information inquire of the Oregon Water . Power Townalte - company, 114 First street. -' .Phone Mala . ; V ' u A marriage license was Issued yester day to John Woodmansee; aged , an-1 Katie I. Itrd. who la air years-aldMr. Woodmansea la a resident of Ht Tabor, "who, although, advanced- In years a coord - t t lag to the calendar, looks forward to many years yecr.ln which to enjoy -the activltlea of Ufa. ;. y : . -xL. North - Paclflc Bteamehlp eompaay steamship Roanoke, 1.400 tons, sails for ;t tool oay,' juureaa. Ban si-aneiaoo uki ixm Angelea Tuesday, March T, from Columbia dock No.-l. Offlce ttl Wash- ingron sireer; ' mono main' ess. : narry v Toung. . agent.,-' .. , - -' ; . , ' B. B. Alliance sails- from Couch street . dork for Coos Bay and Eureka Tuesday. " night. March T at I. Eureka-$7.1 cabin, -. ft.Ot second class: Coos Bay 14 04 cabin. . ss.ve second class; meaia and oertn la-. ciuaea. . t. ttaumgartnsr, agent. Main 11. '.... . , , ',,''. ; -..'y... iToiassor - Eaton- oaaoing . sckool. i Classes Monday and Thursday evenings , at A lion hall. , Beginner taken at any . time. Bis assistant teachers. - Private lessons dally at halL Spectators invited. ' 'Phone West I04. - ,- , .;n-,v i . -. . ... . i iwnor ins memory or. me innn pa triot, Robert Emmet, bom in County Cork, March 4. 17V. exercises will be .held this evening at Arlon ball, tinder the auspices of Division No. 1, Ancient ; Order of Hibernians: Addresses will be , made by Professor Tlerney, Wallace Mc MONDAY . v - 'i . . Portland's New Millinery Storo ii .! ll- UO iiucx taxs To startl" yon and create differs T encea.In the family If you buy youf millinery, from us. What Is as Important we have th knack of suiting ladles perfectly In ' head wear, j We have learned the' business after long . experi ence. -. ',''., , " ' - , ' ' iTh: Crc;vn 1:1 Co. i t! r- Thxt Is 'tS, Cueition ;kd c lenerson Myers wnerever . Hs Goes. ; STATE PRESIDENT FINDS INTERIOR ENTHUSIASTIC Talis th Piepls to Deal Honsstly With Homeseekers Who Co .i--.t j Among Them. . ; " What aocommodaxiona has Portland for the tena of thousands who will visit th Lewis and Clark fair thla yearT , That Is lha Question which la hurled at m from every aide whenever I go out oi jforiiua,- aaia jsrrerson Myers, pres. ident of th stat commission of , th Lwla and Clark fair, laat evening. : Mr. at y era returned yesterday morning from La Urande. - where laat Thursday h mad the twenty-eighth county aooro- prlatlon for establishing an exhibit at the exposition. Union county',' tna latest to contriDuie. raised 41.000 for a -dis play. .-W "''-Vvf,'. -. -Farmers from all over Union county attended the, meeting of the Commer cial club, of la Grandey which I ad dressed laat Thursday.-sald Mr. Myers. "They .were- enthusiaatio over the fair, and at th - close of the - meeting sub- sennea (i.oeo ror a county exhibit. .Fri day I spoke la Mgln. wnlch Is also In Union county,, and many farmers drove in from Wallowa, the adjoining county, to attend the meeting. A,.f ... . , "I told-tb people at both pUoaa that thousands of visitors were coming to Oregon this year, and that many intend, ed staying and Inventing their' money; that ir tha people of . Elgin and Union county wanted honest neighbors and good cltlsens, they muat dea honeatly with the newoomera. I asked tbem t be absolute! -square' with the people wno wanted to stay, and not- to misrep resent anything. Oregon doesn't seed misrepresenta tion to make her attractive: aha can beat most of 'em on th bare bones of truth. - The Idea seemed to please them. and It. seems to me one thing that the people ot . Oregon - should turn their minds -to -to see that lot of sharpers and swindlers don't lay hands on the newcomers and fleece them. - : - "Work on the buHdlnga under my de partment thai Is, the exhibit bntldings iwlil be finished by next Saturday all except tb Oregon building, which will be done In I, days." ; .. y- Camant'and others. Solos and raelta tlona wilt ' be contributed by Dr. Nell 0'Lary, Cbarles McGinn, J. Pi Maehan. hum Kate conway.- jonn K.enny, miss (for Barrett and Miss Maggie Smith. Have 'you- read the 'president's 'mes sage? It 'waa long enough for you to get iip ' good sppetlt In its perusal,' so take-the tip and satisfy that appetite at Max Smith's Savoy, Fifth street, oppo site the old poetefflce. Smith la the marr youcsn -depend on- for the- bast dishes servable.- - ' ,- -. ' ' . Four draught-horses, four aprlnkltng. wagons and a power broom foe street- sweeping- will"- b purchased -for th street-cleaning department. The execu- tlve-board hss ordered the city auditor to advertise for bids for th same. Vlavt Hyglenlo. Ham Traatmant for the permanent cur of all female trou bles. Lady physician in charge, eon sulfation and examination free.- Office hours, a. m. to p. m-t J lwla bldg. f "Portland's House-Cleaning; Inside and Ont." Dr.' Brougher's tople tonight; th Whit Temple. Special baptismal ser vice, i Good ' music. - Morning theme. "Th Christian' Hortson." , m m , Steamer W. H. Kroger sails direct for San Francisco, Sunday, p. I Cabin.. Ill; steerage, $; meals and berth Included. C H. Thompson, agent. list Third street- . , ... ; . . , City Superintendent of Schools' Frank Rider, who has been ill with pneumonia, Is rapidly recovering and will be able to attend to bis duties by Tuesday or Wednesday. v ,. ;,. , . t- 1.; , ' In the program given laat Friday evening at the Marquara Grand the nam of Mr. Banser, the first French horn player, was omitted.,. It Is hereby rectified. -' v 4 i. .irt i: IV " , f ,, WMMMB. ...j. , ... Rev. A. " Raymond. Independent slate writing and test medium, at Artisans' (Spiritual Society) halL Ablngton build ing, at 1:S0 and 7:41 p. m.. today. Beats free., ':.' -' Taylor Street Methodist Church, morn ing subject. The Mighty, to Save;" evea- lng. "Good Women Teachers, Nurses, Mothers.' . Children's chorus - and quar tet, -v ....... -V - ---' -.', t . v Steamer Regulator for Tha Dalle and way -points will leave Portland Monday, Wednesday and Friday of . tha week. commencing March . . ..'' , .. : ExDarlenced flrst-clasa- hotel clerk wants ' position: speaklhg several - lan guages; splendid references. Address Woodward's Dancing .academy, Burk- hard' hall, Monday and Thursday. Tan' leas ems for $4.00. " Everest's orcheetra. Dr. l'sf'.'Thorntot, dentist. lir Mu- quam buljdlng. Phons Main I4 , Dr. Chaa. W. Bair4' .tf mMaJ, ,117 pekum. Ask your grooer for Ooldea Cheddar. WHERE TO DINE. ' All th delicacies of ths season at the Portland restaurant. Private apartments for parties, t06 Washington, near Fifth. Elegant French ' turkey dinner- with win served today. ' Regular prloe, The Butler. : D. J. Byrne, 141 First street. The Calumet. 140 Seventh afreet, near Morrison, serves an - exception afy fin dinner on Sundays. Fifty cents. ' " ' Follow tb crowd V to' th Cottar Waffle restaurant, 14 1 Sixth street, and you will never go wrong. -' . j, ; ;' ''-y Indiana Society. "U 1 The'llst f Hooslers Vwb have signed the roll at Jaeger Bros (Jewelers), .11 Morrison street haa gvowa to. such sn extent that a meeting Wll be called la a few days for th organitttlon of a stat society. Letters have been received from all parts of Oregon nd several of the smaller towns ere foimlng Indiana societies and will work in connection with tha Portland organisation. To b a Hoosler means to be sociable and there will no doubt be "something dnhV " when the India nans get together. V. Those who have not signed th roll ar requastsd to t so at otic. . - 1 The f.2cn Vhd Saved . . - .-'-.... ' 3 His Money; i ITcTrnadc it 'U the ..man . who brings to hia wife a deed to their own home. ' Saving as we man- lage it for you adds to ydur.de-. posits irom jime; , per. cent, in terest a year, cpmponnded semi annually, and :va : home ' may be yours long before you could have it if you went it afone. 1 ' - : . .v..-'.'-' 'I-''" . CrefcCn Savins Back MRS. WENTffORTIl WILL READ "SUNKEN BELL" Creat; Interpreter V of Cerhart Hauptmann's - Work to Ap ;.PeaCa High School. ?.f " MarTon . Craig Wentworth of Boston will give a reading In th high school assembly hall next Friday -afternoon under the. auspices of tha high school students. .Those ' who appreciate the , Marion 'Craig ' Wentworth;" genlua of Gerhart . Hsuptmsnn's work cannot -afford- to miss Mrs. Wentwarth'a Interpretation of -his i "Sunken . Bell. This will be the first time tha great symbolic play . baa been read before) a Portland audience.. Julio, Marlowe,-who admires Mrs.. Wentworth. said eoaosrn Ing her Interpretations of "The -Sunken Rrti '-. .- ; . . ' . . . .. . "I enjoyed very moment of It be cause aba was ao illuminated and illu minating to - tha text.. Sh : has found the spirit of It all." -i : 8eata have been placed on sale at Woodard Clarke's drug store for tb public - The proceeds will go toward pictures, statuary and other decorations for beautifying th building.. WOODMEN'S CONVENTION AT M'MINNVILLE A special train will be run by the Southern' Paclffo railroad from Portland to McMtnn villa, March . to carry Wood men of the World to a convention to be held by th third district of- tha Ore son Jurisdiction of that order, embracing th count lea of Multnomah, Clackamas, Ma rion; Ldnn, Washington, Columbia, Clat sop, TamhUl Benton. Lincoln and Polk. About tit delegatss will attend. -.All delegates In th territory from Al bany north will come to Portland on th venlng of March T and will accompany th Portland contingent on th special train, which will leave the corner of TamhUl . and Fourth streets at. 7:1 o'clock a. m.. arriving at, McMlnnvill shortly before-' 10 o'clock. The conven tion will be called to order at that hour. It Is expected that th business of ths meeting will be finished the evening of the same day, and that th delegates will return la their special train Imme- pal feature of the convention wilf be fhej election of 1 delegates to attend the id camp that meets at Loa Angejea, April It,-, r'-i THIS CLEANLINESS ISV v 1 NEXT TO. BANKRUPTCY With -the dlvthlon of 1.000 bars of soap among 41 stockholders yesterday tha Portland Fin Toilet Soap company ended Its brief career. - The company was organised two years ago and its factory , was , located . at Portsmouth station. ,. . ..... ' U. A. Baker was president of th soap company and th acUve manage ment of the factory devolved upon him. Her "Has moved to Medfod. Several months ago II. BOO wsa raised by a mortgage oik th plant. - Tha man who held the mortgage baa since be come proprietor of th Place . where soap was mads. ---- --- When th ' company waa organised stock waa sold to 41 persons In Port land. Bums varying from 1100 to 1400 were Inveated. Teaterdsy they formed a' procession, .went to th factory and divided the soap that remained.. The bar of soap when the division was completed represented about fjl.lt each. 77;.. stAXsTXiT rTSMIiXk Mrs.' Mary Lyhott af the Driftwood house. Long Beach, Is at St. Vincent's hospital, where she, haa been success fully operated on for appendlcitla. B. A. Worthlngton. general manager t the. Herrimaalinee In -Oregon, de parted yesterday for Chlcfgo, to be ab sent two 'weeks,'' ' " .1 Judge Lionel Webster left last night foe Jsckson.pounty. " H expects to re turn Taeaeday.- - . , Direct Nominations Shall Be Made at Election in June v-;;:'. In TWa City. cVI CIRCUIT JUDCZ3 GIVE v , V UNANIMQUS DECISION McNary's , Complaint, Filed for N. A. Kins, peaten on De - rmurrer on Arlmwnt. . County Clerk F., & Fields will open books March 10. and for 10 day there after , voters may register their party affiliations, , so aa to be qualified to vote at tb direct primary Dominations April tl, -whan candidate ars to be nominated for the city . election by, th Democ ratio and Republican parties.. - Tha county clerk received 'authority yesterday- to do. so, when- the four cir cuit court Judges decided that tb law was applicable thla year to the city election. Tha 'opinion was given In ruling on a -demurrer of -District Attor ney Manning to th complaint of N. A, King, who .nought an -Injunction to pre vent application of the law to the mu nicipal election of 101. . - ' .- ' . - - County Clerk Felda stated last -evening that he would be, able to handle th extra work of registering votera as to party affiliations with his regular force of deputies.' . "Had' it been necessary to register all votera again,"' said he, "I woold have been oompelled to employ II deputlea, and order 10 expensive books especially for thla purpose. But, having; been ad vised la tha Interpretation of the law, I am justified In merely adding to tha reg istration of .voters already enrolled the designation of their party affiliations, so that tb old book. will suffloe." . - v 9mh. Stow' to stkw. . . -The decision of-the four Judges la re garded aa tha finishing blow to. the ma chine. Under tb new regime, nothing Is left the party bosses, even the choice of tha member - of -the . county central committee la joade by -the voters In th direct- primary nomination. ---, The effect of the decision la to compel Immediate abolition of th party conven tion which heretofore, hast selected can didates for all. offices; to prevent menv bera of one party from taking part is tha nomination of candidates of another party; to deprive candidates, not nomi sated by one of tha political r partisan j th use of tb name of any party in an Independent candldacyTandT "te make It unlawful for an elector to offer to vote; in a nominating election .unless he la, registered, aa a -member of .- a- political party. ' '- ': ' - " . The righta-of partlea casting less than 25 per cent of the vote for eongressmes in the last election, or of independent candidates, arenot abridged or affected In any manner by tha new law. 'These may contlnu to obtalnplaeea on the of-j ficial- ballot by petition according to the provisions of the law heretofore ef fective. - ; ...r-.-. 4T..V. ,-,,,. For persona -desiring to become can didates, -the method of procedure la aa follows: A ' statement must be . filed with tha city auditor declaring -tha In tention of the' cltlaen to be a candidate of hia party for th office of his choice. This statement may contain aa expres sion of his views on publio questions, in making which he may use 10 words, and In 11. words he may indicate that he wishes to be placed on the ballot, with his -nam. In case he ianom mated. Thla statement must be attahed to a petition which, when signed by I per cent of the vote 01 hia party for eongi esaman in the. last election, la to be filed with th city auditor, who muat place) hia name on the ballot to be voted for aa a candi date for th nomination of his party. "Thla, decision wrecks the machine." declared a politician last evening. . "II renders the machinery of old partlea al moat worthless, reducing their efficiency to a minimum, leaving their only ele ment of value their advisory character and tna organisation to aee that voter go to tb polls. I -. j. ' s i , Boss sa hom af rw. V - Tba.boaasa are shorn of their power to dictate nominations, and the secrecy of the Australian ballot law will here after be afforded members of the two larger partlea in voting for nomination of candidates. It will prevent Republi cans voting at Democratic primaries, or vie versa, which has been an abuse that ' baa .corrupted the. electorate - a much aa any otker feature of, our elec tions. V- . . ' . f. - After nominations, th election will proceed under th . provisions of laws previoualy enacted. ... -. ' Argument yesterday was opened, by District Attorney Manning, who was as sisted by Tbomss O. Green and C E. Lockwood in supporting the theory that th direct primary nominations law ap plied to this year city election. City Attorney McNary announced that h had no Intention of taking a partisan attitude, but appeared as a friend of the court. He cited aa apparent con flict between section f of. the new law, which says plainly that It shsjl apply to elections In oltlea of 1.000 or more pop ulation, and sections It and SO, wherein waa a provision for the county clerk to open registration-' books In 1004 - and again In 104, but said nothing concern-. Ing th opening ar registration books in Sections 10 and II of th city char ter, and tha closing clauses of sections SI snd ,lt of ths direct primary nomi nation law. however, were said by Mr. Manning and hia associates to make it mandatory on th officials to apply th law thla year to Jhe city election. ;'- Dealslon for th Saw. v ) Mf. ' Lockwood spoke on of the committee of five lawyers who drafted th law for submbislon to th voters In Its present form, snd stated that It waa the express Intention to mska It applica ble to thla year's city election. A soon a argument waa ended. Pre siding Judge George announced that th court was ready to pronounce Judgment, snd that tha demurrer would be sus tained, thus sustaining' th application of tba law... County Clark Fields wss present at the hearing, and atated thatJie had ar- ranged to take registration of voters ss WhatlsNew in Corsets This , Spring? : Wetl. com In and ' I will lake pleasure In showing you. There are new. ideas and styles galors. Come in to look or buy, Juet aj you ee fit, .. ', - X- - E. HUMMELi - 1SH Bleveatk tN.; 43x100 feet on south side of GLisan St '.between ; Sixth and Seventh; cement sidewalks ; e x c ava ' tion for cellar ; fine hotel site. -' - . v- - ! .U'. . - Apply to 1,' b: M. LOM v 014 Chamber of Commerce! to party' off Illation at practically so expense. . ; , v :. . Within aw" hour ' after the ; handing down of the opinion, George H. Thomas had filed hia declaration of intention to become a candidate for tha Democratle nomination for mayor. "Mr. Thomas is an Insurance agent, in the Alnaworth building,' and Vag aecretaryof the Iste grand Jury. He haa been an active Democrat for several years, snd In pro claiming th platform-upon which hs desires to run states ' that ha believes It to be possible forth mayor to en force' the law and to serve aa a protector of tha- people against extravagance in publio contracts!-- He, will at one cir culate his ' petition and within a few days will file It with the' city auditor. ' STOREY A CAN DIDATE. aU-akatiff Kay Stan fov Kayos an a .- got Aatt-sTaokia Ftotfom. -.. , Ex-Bherlff W. A. Storey la declare'd to be one of th numerous candidates for mayor. Ever since the laat Republican county convention, when he waa defeat-' ed for the nomination for aheriff. Storey haa been in open arms against the Matthews machlmV Ha had bean prom ised the nomination, and had contributed to tha campaign fund on tb strength of mst promise, rne patronage 01 nia or- Ff tea wss placed at th disposal of th machine, and numerous deputies were appointed in the tax-collecting depart ment on the reatiest of Judge C. H. Carey knd "Jack" Matthew.. . - But when th county convention as sembled Storey found that he waa not on the slate. - Judge Carey a candidate waa MaJ. C. E. McDonell, who had also the" ' nominal Indorsement . of JJJack" Matthews; but Matthews' lieutenant T. Cader Powell and C. A. JJurckhardt, were working liko beavers to throw th nomi nation to Jamas Stott. Stott was nomi nated, and Storey went from the conven tion hall breathing bitter threata against the mschln. ' , , ' , - His. threata were not empty, for he left tie atone unturned -in. bi efforts to.overr throw, Matthewa. and hi political asso ciates. He is credited with doing all In bis power to help along, tha recent de velopments which seem likely to . cost Matthewa hia Job, and which have landed the Republican machine, on th junk heap. .i. ' "."''!''-. '---'.-"'. ---'."''-'. . Storey haa . bad som experience a chief executive of tha city .of Portland. having Iteen elected by th city council to fill tb unexpired term ot the late Mayor W. 8. Mason. Ho aervad II months, and then- went before th peo ple aa an Independent candidate, but waa defeated, in ltoi ne waa aieciea sner- Iff by a small plurality. - ' . In the coming campaign tha ez-ebertff will doubtless make hia fight aa an antl- machlna candidate, and will hope to rally to- hia etandard not only hia per sonal friends, but a large element that haa been actively opposed to the Matth ew organisation. -u v.'"-' -.U:, WASHINGTON DEEPLY 7 INTERESTED IN FAIR . Prof. B. W. Job neon, principal of the manual training - department In the Seattle ' public schools, visited County Superintendent of Schools R. F. Robin son yesterday to secure data regarding tbe Oregon school exhibit for the .Lewla and Clark fair. Professor Johnson haa recently been chosen to supervise the Washington state exhibit and desired all. tbe Information possible. He reports that th schools In bis state' are deeply interested In th fair. and that Washington will havo a credit able exhibit, which will occupy S.100 square feet of space In tha Washington state building. . , -' .. . , All this Week at CoveWs This small ehatr In golden oak. handsomely finished with either coin or cable seat. Just the thinx for your dining room, a good value for 13. FAT AS TOO 0AM, OUDlti Th place to buy your Furniture, Formerly the Vew Terk Fmrmlvar Oo. At: ; II fj J Covell's 1 i $1.25 J 3 Great Influx of Easterners Look r ing for Homes in Oregon f.rvi ( Began Yesterday, h ; ; MANY DISEMBARK 1' ; s IN EASTERN OREGON Five Score Who Came Here Will ; Go to Willamette Valley ; and' South, -..-v; , Trains carrying hundreds of colonist are rolling into Oregon. Tb influx be gan yesterdsy. , '." ' Tha morning train over the) Oregon Railroad A Navigation "company's line waa a long one, and waa loaded with people. - It arrived at Huntington with 11 tourist cars ,and not a vacant berth. There - were - over . S00 homeseekers aboard. Of those about half .-.dla- embarked at points in eastern Oregon. Mora than 10 were In. the train when It reached Portland. Most of them are destined for the Willamette, valley and southern Oregon. ; .-y.- -.There were many' men accompanied by their families and a largo number of wivea and families came to Join hus bands already located and waiting for them. Nearly, all knew where they were going to locate, and had made preparations -in advance. They, are without exception .' Intelligent. with money . realised from sale-of property In the east or, the middle, west. - The evening (rain over tha O. R. tt K. waa loaded with a similar class of people. They turn southward heres-and ar distributed through the Willamette snd Rogue river - valleys and the Umqua and tha Coos bay country; Of those, who atopped,at points In eastern and ' central Oregon, many are beaded for sections where Irrigation projects have been started. The Deacbutea val ley la attracting . many, and Wallowa county la - gstting a share of ' them. Every Incoming train 'ror tbe next 1 daya that bring colonist Is expected to be loaded with people. Advice from eastern ; agents - of the ' railroads Indi cate that a largo movement of home seekers' to the- Paclflo northwest ha begun.';" . ; J, ; JOURNAL. HUSTLERS GET THEIR PRIZES Big Gains Added to Subscription V , Ust by Six' Circular ; . ; - v: " tion Builders. - -, ; The Journal Circulation Builder dur ing February aucoeeded la bringing, th circulation of The Journal to. tne 10,000 mark. The hustling on "the pari of the builders,: combined with th belief that Tha Journal, la tbe bast and truest paper published In Portland, -haa made-this lgaln possible. In the work of tbe qir euuuion xtuiiaers nor g eoruary we great est per vintage of Increase in the varioua route la shown In ths rural parts of th state. - The. city routes of The Journal ar now ao large pel ng tne greatest in Portland that to maks tbe largest percentage ot gain : In one of them, a carrier would have to produce , almost phenomenal results. , In the country districts tb condition are ' somewhat different but the results produced. In th wsy of getting new readers, are ' most surprising. Every carrier outside of the city worked hard during the February contest to make the greatest showing, aa la proved by ths fact that ths six prises offered by The Journal for th . past month wore cap tured by carrier outside of tbe city. : ' Tbe list ot prise winners la beaded by Harold Warner of Pendleton, he receiv ing Th Journal watch, offered th car rier ahowlng tha greateat percentage of increase In hia list-- . The other prise winner and what they received ar aa follows: , K. F. Strong. Roseburg..,.,,;....7.t0 Wallas ChUdera, La Grande -.00 Howard Burns, Junction City...... S.(0 Lewis Moo man. Baker City........ 1.60 L F. Parker. New berg.... ...1.60 Having reached 10.000 average circu lation. Tbe Journal la now going ahead to reach th SS.000 mark. The March contest among the circulation builder i - about to start. . Th February race has given tha carrier Just a taate for bustling, and they are now primed to go ahead In March with a rush and carry Tha Journal still further up th circula tion ladder. 1 For March The Journal haa arranged Its aeries of prlsea aa follows: To th agent making the greatest per centage of Increase in his list, a Journal watch, valued at To the agent making the second great- eat percentage of Increase 17.10 cash. To the agent making tha third great- eat percentage of Increase, cash. '- To tbe gsent making the fourth great est percentage of Increase, SS.tO cash. To the s gent making tb fifth great- eat percentage of Increase, ft. to cash. To the agent making th sixth groat- eat percentage of Increase, tl.SO cash. Every boy who carries The Journal. either in or out of the city, can take parti In the contest fop: these prises. The Journal Is gaining new readers so rapidly that there la no question thst it Is the most widely read paper In Portland. - . '-. :-vv ' '' : . '-. QUICK TRIP FROM THE" CITY TO PENITENTIARY Tueavlng a wife and - two cSlfdren-at his home, $0t Kast Washington street, thla city. William F. Ivle went to Prsn oea. Wash.,' m the hope of securing em ployment. He felled to return, end in vestigation dlacloaed th fact that he had bean sentenced to a term In ' the Washington stat penitentiary fnr break ing into a poetofflce and robbing th aaf last Sunday night . Ivle was arrested Monday,' appeared for trial Tuesday, plesdsd guilty snd wss sentenced to four years' Imprison mentHe secured 111. 31 from the post off lea, and a number of article of jew elry from tha store of C K Handy Co.. which he robbed on the same night. - The Oaaerfal Idiot. T.'" said th Cheerful Idiot, "there I on social chasm that politeness can not bridge." - ' "What, for Instance- asked the Tired Cltlaen, in the hope that th Idiot waa threatened with a lucid Interval. "Sarcasm," replied th Cheerful Idiot. laughing ghoullahly.. ' ; Xt Xiooksd That "Ty. If she told you her age surety you know when she was born." "Well,' ju" fMi whst sh told m her sge 1 sr v-e vs bom M hi YOU CAN CC'IE EVE2Y DAY Arfif find something new in our Children' departpient new Shoes, ' new Slippers,' ne ? Oxfords and 'theyf different' from the .' .'common -,' khtd. They wear better than common, ', they look' ' better- than : common, they Jit. better than common, the prices tre : less - than common', for such good Shoes.' Entire second., floor. devoted to "Shoes for the little folks." ; . KNiGiirs i Opp. Perkins Hotel - , Con jth ft . Wash. Sts. 4 ' : : Calumet Restaurant I, ,, 1 1 1 ' mi 149 Seventh Street, " Wl-aae e eaU the sttestiea et tbe -pnbile to the eseeUeat taser ami sally from 4M Is S p. M, fer - ' Alw tke eatly aaaar bmI freat ,11 JO I. a. k I 1 a, I. B aaata. Oar every effort a dlreeted tswsrd "gtviag. partact satiatacUoa. INCREASE-F.UDE IN - PAY OF teaciiehs '......,... , . r , - r--- Rolls Signed by Rlgler. Who Also -.r Drew His .One Thousand , uouars Aavance. j Grade teachers in th public schools re ceived their salaries for th month of February yesterday under th schedule recently adopted by the board of school , director providing for an arbitrary in- ' crease of tS month. ' This meana that"' teacher ar now receiving (50 more a year than before tbe schedule went lata) effect.. . The pay roll granting the Increase wss - slgned by City Superintendnet Prank Rigler and In 'approving tha . pay roll under, th new schedule be also author-, laed tbe payment of hla own Increase In ' salary of SUMO a year. - It Is stated by H. Wittenberg -that - SU.S0O of the 130,000 provided by ths .-, mill tax at the annual taxpayers' meet- Ing will be distributed to the grade teach- era this year under tha schedule now lit) effect, while the remaining tn,0 will; be retained to meet 'the increase of salaries of teachers who . succeed In I passing tbe so-called "merit system" ex- . amlnatlona next Septemben. They will -then receive $5 additional a month. Teach ers who are eligible to have then- names placed on the- merit list must have S years' experience. . There la (till a question of th legality, of the merit ; system. When ,lt wa adopted th entire board waa present. Directors Warren and Wittenberg fav ored tbe proposed system. . while . Di rectors William and Beach refused to. -vote. Although Mrs. Sltton was opposed to th merit system and only two of then other four members voted for It. shs ds-i elared tha motion to adopt tha system carried. The question Is whether or not: the motion carried when titer was not a majority of th members of the boardU In favor' of It. -. Reduced Rates to CaTtfomla. Tb ' Southern. Paeifi company kas plaoed on sale round trip tickets t LM Angeles at tha rate of SIS. limit days. This affords an excellent sppet : tuntty to visit th many beautiful win ter resorts of southern California at moderate soot. . . . : . "It Is true," said Rev. Ooodley. women are more regular and devout at tendants at church than the men." "So they should be.", replied ' th savage bachelor. "If .thy have any gratitude. The church aid and abets them In committing matrimony. - ' Maybe you, don't know it, but they sr SteadJy , advancing in price Havg gone op twice within th past few months. - We al- : wsrnav a large stock on hand, consequently market ; rise do not al.'sct ear diamonds. Coma irvets thn--buy avs money. 1 1 I ; ' fmmu aa y '; Diamonds ; ' . 4V'
