' THE-OREGOM DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, Am.
RIVERS AND HARBOR CONGRESS
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Governor Chamberlain .' Declares
l Convention Was' Great Jorce
Jdseph W. Teal Declares That
n?4' uJL,n.is sljlj xxu iial trii 1 J
JJregoru and AHewfiorthwest
tlPlTJtESTXD IN 1LNDL1LSS ASSORTMENT in
Jor Education In Rivers and
jHarbors Work, and R&ults
Will Get Their Share of Appro
priation .for Improvement of
Rivers andarbors."
Will Be Beneficial.- V
Uur immense uatnering oi x ujvjni i u -rl, riA.LX
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Oreat success attsnded the convention
of th National River and Harbors
. .congress held In Washington recently,
' according to Governor Chamberlain, who
baa Just returned from attendance as a
, aaiogst on behtir or the state at larva.
The governor has returned much pleased
r with the spirit fas aaw displayed at the
sessions of the congress not only by
I the delegates, but by the members of
-. in national legislature, many or the
, ," leaders of which attended. ' '
'The oongrees was a complete success
In every way and will have a great f
feet la the education of the 'people to
! ward the needs of larger and more P-
, proprlattona (or the Improvement of
' ins waterways or the nation," said Gov
ernor Chamberlain this morning.
''"There' was more Interest manifested by
. the delegates and more delegates than
. at any previous congress yet held.
'it There were also more of tbemnmbers of
.. the national house and senate In attend-
anooi than -- ytormer lmt-ond-th-
3 interest manifested In the proceedings
' by these men and the advice given by
: them shows that congress will be In ths
1 future more liberal In Us treatment ofl
. river ana harbor appropriations , then
. , .before. ..., ,
"Representative Burton, chairman' of
' ; the Rivers and Harbors committee of
; the house, was a .regular attendant at
the sessions of the congress.- Ho was
PpeakerJoseph Cannon, Representative
' Tawney of Minnesota, John Sharp Wll-
uams and others. I . think that these
J men, - leaders of congress, were lm
' pressed bm the convention' with the ns-
- cesslty for larger appropriations, made
: annually. The Importance of the river
- and harbor Improvement was Impressed
: on their minds and was realised and the
effect of this will be very beneficial
, on legislation. In my opinion. I think
the work of the convention will do much
' to overcome the prejudice of members
or congress in regard to river and har
', bor appropriations. . ,-
ays wood Will mesuit.
"The education given by the conven
, tlon. Id my opinion," continued the gov
' ernor. "will do much to show to mera
; bers of congress that the openfng of the
, waterways or tne nation win be the best
, and only really practicable means of
regulating the freight rates of the
country. It was ahown at the session
that ths freight conditions of the coun
. try were In terrible shape. There la a
terrible "coli gSI Ion it h fou gh OUT h e east
and south. The condition la created by
. the great commercial development of
the country and by the Inadequate
? equipment of the roads. J. J. Hill. In a
' communication read before the congress,
. suggested that liberal appropriations
should be made by the government In
- order to lower freight charges and regu
' late them throughout the country.
"All of these suggestions will have
f great Influence on future legislation
' In my belief," concluded the governor.
' "And for that- reason alone the auocesa
or the work done. by "the congress Is
something which cannot be doubted."
While retomlng 'o his -home hire
Governor Chamberlain visited several
uc mm wrn cmes uq ipfni-iomt
,-tlme at his old home In Natches, Mlas--lulppl,
visiting his mother, who Is now
' tt years of age. Mrs, Chamberlain and
daughter are - also visiting .withthe
v governor's mother for the winter. -
Whitman a reek Club's Officers.
. Walla Walla, Wash., Deo. II. At the
.annual meeting of the Greek club of
Whitman college, held In the rooms of
' the Greek department,, the following
-of fleers were elected fur the year l8t
,l07r President, Professor 3. W. Coop-
er; vice-president, Mrs. Gertrude H.
Wylle; secretary. Miss Ruby M. Jolllffe;
press correspondent. Miss Laura Llbby.
10; student members of executive com
mittee. Madge Fowler, '01, Walter
. Eella, '01. i
'If the same Interest In Tlwr and
harbor Improvements hi ahown at the'
convention next year as was shown at
the convention recently ended In Wash
ington, and If the growth of good senti
ment Is aa rapid during the 11 months
to come ss li wss during the past It
months, our fight- will. In -my opinion,
be won."
Bo said Joseph -N.'-TeaL one of the
four Oregon' delegates tq, the National
Rivers and Harbors congress, who ar
rived home this morning. After the
close of the congress Mr. TsaL . Gov
ernor Chamberlain, Dr. Ray of Medford
and J. T. Patera of The Dallea went
mnuth to inspect -.improvements In
Louisiana and Alabama, while tne re
maining five delegatea visited other sec
lions. . Of .the work of the congrees Mjr.
Teal speaks In the highest terms. The
large delegation from Oregon produced
a moat .favorable Impression, ana was
referred to on several occasions. - Even
Chairman nurtna of tin,, ,riwars a4
harbors committee of the house of rep
ressntatlves aaw In. ths number of the
delegates the Interest of i the state In
the subject, and he granted them the
first formal hearing as well as the most
thorough hearing at tma session or con
gress. When the request for the hear
ing waa made Mr. Burton said, he
worked "every hour he could spare, but
be could not refuse a requeet from peo
ple who came from a state so far
away." ..'''
The congress comprised 1,109 .'dele
gates representing S3 states.
,. Congress. Was Large. ,
It waa twice aa large as ths previous
congress, and the membership wss
strong In quality as well aa In number,"
Id Mr. Teal this morning.' "Among
the delegatea were governors, senators,
mayors, congressmen and representa
tives of heavy bualneas Interests In JJ
states. The work of the congress took
two daTty Everybody connected with It
and particularly those who had been to
former conventions were strongly Im
pressed with the growing sentiment In
favor 'of an annual rlvera and harbors
bill,, carrying not lees than $60,000,000.
A sentiment that la also gatherirtg great
headway la that we In thla country
should do ths sVme aa the people In
Europe, where they make the water-,
ways supplement the - railways. This
feeling has been -Intensified not only by
the car shortage, but also by the con
fessed Inability of the railroads to ban-
die traffic, and the demand is now not
only going up from the coast regions, '
but from all points on or tributary to
ths Interior waterways as well.
Marked consideration waa ahown the
Oregon delegation In every way. They
were given a most prominent position
In the work of the congress. The meet'
lng with Mr. Burton end other members
of the rivers and harbors committee
very satisfactory. - I think the
president seemed to be very strongly
In tsvor of the movement lor better
waterways, and It la certain that the
sentiment has grown greatly during the
If -the sentiment growths
past ' year,
steadily the next year, and If the same
Interest Is shown at the next congress
ss at the one lust ended, the- fight will.
In my opinion, be won, for the people
generally have learned that the water
ways sre designed .for soma other pur
poses than to make plcturea of and to
write poems about.
Took southern Trip.
"After the close of the congress. Gov
ernor Chamberlain, Mr. Paters, Dr. Rays
and myself csma back by way of the
south, and looked as close sa we could
0"thrHver"and' harbor question at
New Orleans, Mobile and other cities.
Wherever It waa practicable., we found
that . the etatea or cities Jwere aiding
in the work of Improvement, and we
were'surprlaed at what they had sua-
ceeded In doing. For Instsnce, at New
Orleans. 110 miles from the gulf, the
k CirMiias (Gil
Worth Having
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THAN ELECTRICITY! TEN TIMES MORE j
' LIGHT! ; ONE QUARTER THE COST!
' CHEAPER'THAN KEROSENE! v "
The H. V. Manning Gasoline Gas Lamp
The Greatest Invention ol the Age ".,
The Portable- kind gives J00 candle
light at an expense of 6 cents for 16
hours, and the stationary lamp 1,000
candle light at a cost of 25 cents for
30 hours' "continuous burning.
' " Mightiest lllarnlnalirjfl Agencies
ever heard of on erth-., . .
Incomparable ' for office, store or
home, hall or church or : place of
; amusement.
Simple as a candle, and safer than gas,
. electricity or kerosene r .
Thousands in use in all parts of Port
land, Oregon, Washington, Idaho'
and generally throughout the country
. Sold only in this country by the
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''' V' ';. 43 Third Street, Portland,; Qrejon
Wholesale and Retail Dealerr in all Manner of Lighting
Appurtenances, as Gas and Electric Fixtures, Mantels., etc-.
and INVENTORS OP THE CELEBRATED MANNING
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: A display of Christmas gift pieces that will be both suggestive and interesting to the holiday shopper for the completion of their selections during -
the two days that now remain for gift-purchasing a stock that will enable you to choose gifts that are useful and appreciable furniture . and other
pieces in-unlimited assortment of designs and finishes pieces large and small for young and old stock of practical gift pieces that will no doubt
- tend to remind you of something that will be both pleasing and appropriate. To those who wish to choose a gift of this character we urge your
X early selection from this attractive holiday showing. j , ------4 --rr- ' - - : - "-
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Special for Tomorrow
Offering you selection from the above three attractive designs in tabour
ettes a timely opportunity for the choosing of an inexpensive and pleasing
gift. These are built of solid oak, finished in the quarter-sawed grain,'
strongly constructed, height of the three designs averaging about 15 inches.
One only to each purchaser. Special $1.45. No mail, telephone or C
O. D. orders will be accepted for this special.
Holiday Sale of Rugs
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Special ending tomorrow night Two sizes in the popular ' Axminsters,
several floral and Oriental patterns in rich color effects ; will make ideal gifts
27- by 54-inch size, regular $3.50 value ; special ................... f 1.90
56 by 72-inch size; regular $5.00 value; special ...$3.10
No telephone or C. O. D. orders will be taken for this special.
Holiday Sale of Writing Desks
Special for tomorrow .only An attractive design desk in four finishes
mahogany, golden oak, fumed oak and weathered oak. '.Interior of these
desks are well appointed and finished and they are also fitted with full
width drawer. Special $0.50. On this special we will not accept mail,
telephone or C. O. D. orders. . ' - . ' , ?
'fcssSPJBSSSfiPBgjsP I
Specials in; the
Crockery Dept.
Two days' special selling of richly decdrated berrv or salad bowls and
cake plates to match, in Austrian ware two patterns to select from. Also
three sizes in glazed and beautifully decorated English teapots in a variety
of art designs. Regular 85c values in berry and salad bowls. Special 45
Regular 65c values in cake plates. Special 35. Regular 50c, 55c and
60c values in teapots. Special 30, 35 and 40t. No mail, telephone
or uju!. praers taken tor tiiese specials.
Children's , Jj j l Havilandt
; w.. . - y' ... . ,T- . -o claw ' I
battleship lAulalana was at anchor,
where only a fee reara afo only small
coasters could reach the point. The
docka were lined) with deep sea going
veesels and near by were river steamers
loaded to Jhea"uarde-wiUj-MUon and
bthtr' products.
"To those who have had actual expe
rience, no argument Is required to show
the benefit of free and navigable water
ways. It la without doubt the coming
question. At Los Angeles I took occa
sion to go to Ban Pedro to examine
the work in progress,. and waa amased
at the. improvement rqade of a purelj
artificial harbor. That Saa Fedro will
be a great aesport there is no question.
I wss asked to stay over and address
the Chamber of commerce on the sub
ject of rivers and harbors, but had to
decline on aocount of the lack of time.
Oregon Will Qet In Share. .
"So - far as Improvements in the
northwest are concerned we shall' get
our share. At the earliest possible
date a number of the delegatea. Includ
ing Governor Chamberlain, will pre
sent their vlewB-tm-Tiver-and - harbor l
work to the chamber of commerce and
will go Into the aubject at length. How
ever. I can ssy . now that I hold the
name opinion I expressed before I left
For Hand, that a taxable district ahould
be ceated of territory from PorUand
to the era to aid In the speedy Im
provement of the mouth of the Colum
bia river... There is no movement by
which the people of the territory cora-
nrlaiwl In the diatrlct Including thli
city, can be so greatly' benefited as this.
It will produce great returns andl t
rests with ourselves whether or not it
will be quickly and expeditiously done.
This metnod Is pursued in many places
throughout the country.
." "In my experience I have never seen
more effective work done in such
short spsce of time ss. was done by
the executive committee of the con-4
gress, and that work ahould be sup
ported by the entire country, lion.
Joseph V. Rsnsdell,. who was out here
last fall, wss elected president of the
executive committee. -Mr. A. H. Dev
ers of Portlsnd wss elected executive
committeeman for the northweet and
Mr. J. T. retora Thef DKna vice
president -for-Orei
BOGUS CHECKS ARE
FLOOOIfiBTCIir
Gang of Operators Reaping Rich
Harvest From Saloonmen as
Well as Shopkeepers.
A. KOHN VICTIMIZED
TWICE IN ONE DAY
Trogs March- to ' Winter Quarters. .
From the Philadelphia Press.
For the. first time In years the rest
dents of northern Chester county todsy
saw a frog parade. Fully 100 frogs of
all ages, ranging from frogs a score of
years old to -this spring's youngsters,
left the schoolhouse pond In Warwick
township this morning snd marched
along the road to the falls of Frenoh
creek, where they took up their winter
quarters.
Migrations of frogs In large bodies
sre seldom seen, especially at thla sea
son of the year." It Is believed by old
residents that the frogs deserted the
pond, which has ben their breeding
place for years, because the water la too
low.
Saalltf m Koadom.
From th Pittsburg Press.
James A. MacNelU Whistler and a
friend, etrollfng through a Iondon
suburb, met a . small boy. .Whistler
asked him his sgs. ,
"Seven." the "toy replied.
"Oh, you roust be more than seven,"
sald.-WhlaUer4eBtlngly.
"Seven," Instated' th boy, . rather
pleased 'at being taken for older.
Turning to his friend. Whistler said:
"Do you think It possible that he really
could have gotten as dirty aa that in
only a vest years r' , ,.' ' '
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. N. Warner Cashes Many Good
JDraftslfor.CuitomevWho Finally
Secures'Money on "Worthless Paper
and Flees the .Town.
A gang of bogus check operators are
flooding the city with worthless drafts
and the detectives are aeeklng to ap
prehend the erlmlnala before they fleece
any mora unsuspecting saloon and shop
Keepers.
A. Kohn, a saloon proprietor of Third
and Davis streets, reports that two bo
gus checks were pessed Sin his bar
keeper yesterday. Th first waa for
lit. 60 tendered by a man giving his
name as- Miller. Utter In th day an
Individual styling himself A. T. Mo
Causland seoured $15 by means of - a
fictitious check.
L. C. Stover, a grocer of Sell wood,
has notified th police that on A. B.
Palmar presented" 'a check for S1S.B0,
signed J. F. ShayT about 10 days sgo,
and th paper was returned from the
bank marked "no funds." Needleea to
ssy. Palmer hss not been aeon alnce.
J. U. Warner, proprietor of th New
port" restaurant. Third and Pine streets,
complains thst a man named M. - u.
Dibble, employed until last Saturday
night by the Pacific Stationery and Sup
ply company. Induced him to cash a
worthless check. Warner cashed six or
seven checks for Dibble at various times
and never had any trouble colleotlng the
money.
i Th laat " check, however, proved to
be worthless, and upon Investigation ths
restaurant man found that Dibble was
no longer connected with the supply
company. Ths police are searching for
th alleged crook and from Information
aecured by "the detectives It Is thought
that th man wanted haa gone to San
Francisco.
B. Nickel, a saloonman at M0 First
street, reports 'thst ha has suffered the
loss of lit through a bogus caeca, al
leged to hare been passed by John J.
Martin. Martin ia well known her and
th check In question wss signed by a
man named Erwln. said to be Martin's
partner. Both men are Orrmana, and
th jKllce hav a clli to' th present
whersbouts. " '
Oar for Burma. ...
From th Philadelphia Record.
Blind chaace, which -ha ao frequently
given th clew to men of science, re
cently led to the discovery In th Paris
Charity hospital of a new cur for
burns. This remedy. It Is claimed, will
cause burns to eease from being painful
as soon aa it is applied and will cause
Lindsay Lights
65c Each
Complete. "
Special iSale Friday and Saturday
Lindsay Upright and
Inverted Gas Lights
Lindsay
Upright
Gas
Lights
aa ahown on
opposite cut.
5gular'prlc
6o each,
special ssl
prloe 17.00
per doien
eaoh tie.
TW Throws
TheNew Lindsay
Inverted Gas
Lights
Burns less gas per hour,
will develop lit candle
power, costs 1-t of a cent
rer night for each light,
umlng I houra per
night. Gives ss much
light as 1 electrio lights.
Hold regularly for f 1.2t,
. i . u v una fi.vv. uur spe- . . t .
clal price complete. fer Ulndaiay lnvrltacL-llDrht
asi.w cocn wompiet
the
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Down
cuu price complete, per
dosen 110.(0, eaoh $1.00.
Don't Walk Home in the Dark; Get an Electric Ever-Ready Pocket Lamp
. Mi,wa www ram www ugsia, psnuwaxiy so aow, wham we may have aa aleetrlolaa strlka
a, any time.
nf wmpwmmuj mwvimwi ivr vn.ii woo mrm eompeuea vo remaia on until lata. Thar as mm
simple a ahlld oaa opera them. A alight pressvr of th thumb aad a light is Instantly gives? 'mmZmtH
a to hoas Bombers, flad keyholes, light ay dark path ot passage s, ete. """ lv,m v-miam, eaaalea.
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Bver-Beadr Test-rooket
r-- lacht, marbled case,
; glvee a atrong, bright
.Jlht. haa a-snap switch
-' alvlng - a permanent
light when desired.
- Prlo complete with bat
tery, 76.
Omd early Uejr'tt Mil fast
at time prleee.
Sver-Beady TesVPoeket
xaght, strong metsl
case, cloth covered,
nickel-plated trimmings.
A powerful light
' equipped with large dur
able battery and high
candle power, giving
th maximum amount of
light and life, each So
Bv-SVeady YeeVFoek
zaght, cas msde of
strong . metal,' covered '
with imitation alligator
leather, atrong .batteries,
price complete SOo.
With Vulcanised Fibre
esee, waterproof, each
fl.10. ' ,
Flaak zaght,
useful for
' watchmen,
policemen. '
, warahous
man. and
for all pur
pose
where a light ta required
Instantly. It will Illum
inate to a great dl-
- tance the darkest
spaces. Price each
11.00. IIU, 11.10, 12.00
and tt bO for th large
also, aa shown In abov
HONEYMAN HARDWARE, COMPANY
orzv aravTJiwS vsmz. 10 r.n fotbtx abd axobb
Injured flesh to beat with marvelous
rapidity.
. Dr. Thierry; on of th surgeons in
attendance at th hospital, waa In ths
habit of using picric acid aa an anti
septic, and bis hands were, therefore.
Impregnated with th solution. On day
In lighting a cigarette a poVtloa of the
burning match fell on hi hand, but in
stead of feeling It he did not notice th
slightest pain. A short tlm afterward.
while In th act of sealing a valuable
letter, a portion of th burning wax
etuck to his finger, and, though It cau
terised th skin, tt wss no more painful
to him than .lf .lt had fallen on aa ar
rnored glove of steel.
This ourlous lack of reeling set th
doctor's wits to work, and he aoon ar
rived at th conclusion that th acid
had, to us his own words, acted upon
th tissues and tightened . them.' Re
then began a ssrles of experiments ml
treating burn with a saturated solution
of plcrlo acid. In every cas he treated
all pain, was Inatantly auppreased. ,
Boom mm Amy Floor. ,
"Give you th only room left In th
bona tonight," said Room Clerk Allen
of th Baltimore, aa h dipped a pea
and started to hand It to th new ar
rival ' ; . . , '
"Where la Itr said th man from Mo
desto, which they say la another Mis
souri for mules and show m people.
"What floor's It onf ,
. "Any floor ye 41 ae; top, -middle or
office."
"Don't kid me,' young fellow. I want
to sleeo on the tnp floor."
"All right. Front 1 Boy, put a cot In
the oage at midnight and t"' f.nnle
to let tha elevator remaia 1 1 tv.e tcj
floor tl tRornlnj."
"Sitter aad "Thither" U
' partment.
From th Washington Star.
"It doss not seem to be generally
known." remarked a department offtnlal,
"that th dignified department of etst
has mad a change In the form of of
ficial orrspondenc somowhst la th .
line of th simplified system of spell
ing. "Th particular ehange I hve netloed .
Is In the adoption of te good old Tog- .
tlsh words 'hither" snl 'thllher In r'e
of their more mo.' ffl
stltutea For lnt . t:
ststs now ark
a commtmlcBtli
niher diprtmo
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