THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SATURDAY' EVENING. JANUARY 8, 1S07. I IS FLOUTED (Continued ?rom Pag One.) , ' lit boats and rafta might bav bees washed overboard by, a monster sea. r , They do not accept tha theory of the 4 vessel being- loat beoause af the fact ,i 'that the rafta came In provlaioned, as S tha law provides that the rafta aa well - aa the Ufa boata muat oarry a certain V amount of provialona and water at all ; H times, whether In uae or not. !.y, '. . oaoera of TmmL :' . , Resides the passengers tha ateamer , v carried a crew of about SO.' It la be v .Ueved that every one of these went . " down to death elwCe ao much of the lift saving apparatua drifted, ashore without, carry In a peraon to safety. " Followtng are the offloera: Captain, A. j W. Nelson: flrat officer. M. H. Plllsbury; . chief engineer. Thomas Self ridge; flrat assistant engineer. IS. 8teagall; purser, ,v- E. N. Borg; chief steward. J.Jiasel - -'- wood ; surgeon. Adams;, second odloer, 'i.C. A. Modeer; freight,, officer, A. H. , George; f relgni ' Wrs. "A. IL Hanay; storekeeper, K. Phillips; eeoond as . aunt engineer, P. M. Crolly; third aa- alaUBt engineer, Joseph Venabl. . - r. Coma Ashore, ' A message from Waddell be ah this , morning, confirms the report that four life, rafta fully provlaioned and equipped have coma ashore near there. A severe storm haa been raging and It la hardly p6salbTetnnilil wcupaiita at tha raft could have escaped. . Of course, tt la barely possible that the wreckage waa washed from tha damaged vessel, which then proceeded on Ha way to. the. Isth ,mu of Panama. . This theory Is hardly tenable, for if the ateamer had been ao - badly damaged aha would have returnefl rtp port or repairs-" - '-; : There were 28 Chinese and "24 whites ,in ino axeerage. . , r , , mi rans are piainiy maraea oi.nm.r,,. Olty of Panama." A abort distance from .the toast a; mass of wreckage was - tneeed by hoary seas, but thts la not yet examined, because no large boat a are available, , , ,. ,. -. KaohiBery Oave Trouble. ' : The Panama left San JTranclsco laat Monday for Mexican j and Central American porta,-, and should ,, have reached . Masalan yeaterday. " The ateamer proceeded slowly out of the , harbor and at the lightship, a few miles beyond-the Gate, she stopped. . She lay near the lightship till New Tsar's mm- ing, when ahe shaped her course south and soon disappeared. . It waa supposed st the time that her ' machinery waa giving trouble. The ' Panama should have, been off Santa Cms long before noon Tuesday., So far as known, the vessel waa not sighted again. There was a stiff breese and a: . heavy aea was running down ths coast. ' Jf the Panama was wrecked, an accident to' her machinery or a boiler explosion - must have been the cause.-r r- . , , Coe Going; to Istfcseas, " ; " Dr. Coe was a, prominent physielan of Portland, Oregon. He wsa on his way to .Panama to atudy sanitary conditions .on the. isthmus and embody-his obser vation" in a report to the American Medical society at Its annual meeting next Juno, His wife wss with him, and a-friend, Thomas Prince, a prominent man cf Portland, who was making the trip for pleasure. Dr. Coe had numerous personal let ters f introduction from President Roosevelt to ofliclale on the canal. - He had been a ranch neighbor of Roose velt in North Dakota several - years : ago. Captain A. W. Nelson wss master - of - the- Pana ma, while the f !rt?eff leer was C. M. Ptllsbury. brother of Cap tain A. A. ptllsbury of tha marine un- -dr writer a. 11a ajt chief officer of tbe company's mammoth stenmer Manchur rlit when ahe ran ashore near Hono lulu. . ts Oldest Teasel. ' The Panama was built In 1171 by J. Roche c Bon at Philadelphia. , She measured (0 fee't In length. I feet in breadth and 10 feet In depth. Bhe s , , the oldest vessel operated by tha Pacl lXic Mail Steamship company, and con sidering tbe fact that ahe .has been In .constant service for at years,, shipping ''men frequently declared ahe Should be aold for Junk long ago. . V ,- ,,' gsooad-Olass Pasaeagers. , ,l .- In addition to first-class passengers, ; the following white passengers were In i the steerage: Mr. and Mrs. B. Rmslee, . Cora Em alee, Joe Beaton, John O'Keefe, . F. Poucher, Frank R. Hendiick. Thomaa H Jones, R. A- Throylea, J. K. Hecht, J. M. Statics. Carlos Regg'lardo for Callao. F. Bagglo for Valparaiso, Mrs. E. Scha- ; vlrow. Lens vera and Elisabeth Schapi t row, Edward B runs con for Masanilla. ;. 1 ' - 11 'Pleasant Chan go From Muck Raking V-"He is America's greatest statesman." ' "Huh! That grafter? Who ssys aoT ' 1 "Ths . man who mads the pills that cured hlra of dyspepsia." WANTED A OOMPKTRNT gM for gesenl aemewerk and cooking; good wsges. MO Haaulo st. WANTED Educated womaa over 3S fnr re- , siwoaiDie psaiuoa. Apply . 3u Tiiford Dias, "WXNTED Good girl for general seaaewor? 2S Utk st. ., setweea waasingtea sad Aider. EXTERIEKCEO woaa for reaeral snnsa work. capabr ef earaios beat warea; so ' waahlng ' Street. good rooca. Inquire 214 Third OlM aeeuatoned te machlaerr: gond wajrea asd steady eaploymeat. 81 Korth 'ri.Lt at GIRU! s-aotrd to week la paser-eea ts- tiwy. sfi, rirat st. OPERATOR and Inlabers oa easts. lU . week, steady wwk. 307 tSiaioawssltk - tMg. CIHL wasted for sraaral kooMwark. Cali rorenocma. no Eaat Zlat St., snrth. tu- .aaoUt ' rltb gaaeral sonawors. Pbone Main CT1T. St2 Johnaon at. CIHI U wrap clievina aim good wages while learning. 31 KnrUi front at. G1KL. wasted te no awrrping tn roomlnc- nouae. 4T4 Kortk glxtb at. , TTkLT la ulSor -shop. llVNortk'roorts sti. ro rtrarnm w-Arrr' ntx to tbi , CLAJfUriXS fAOEs, If youwant anything a IS cent classified advertisement will advertise the want among 130,000 WURIIIM Readers! COE AND WIFE (Continued from rage One.) eastern men Interested In Ita construc tion, that Dr. Coe had planned bla trip eaat. --ti V - .. altoi of Xeoleel JouraeL s . Dr. Coe baa gained no little promi nence ' through bla editorship of the Medical Sentinel and hla work In tha American Medical association. It was through hla efTorta that tha latter body decided to hold tta annual meeting bete during ' thk summer of 1906. la con nection with bis medical, work be la as. aoclated with Dr. Robert L. Gillespie and H. M. Tuttle In the Crystal Springe annltarlum at Mount Tabor, an Insti tution which ha established eight yeara ago. He waa senator from Multnomah county during tha laat aesslon of tbe state legislature and for many yeara past haa been sn active worker In the ranka of tha Republican party. ' , Dr. Coe waa born In Waupun, Wla conaln. November 4, 1167. His early education waa received In - the public achoola there and ba received hla med ical and surgical education at tha Long Island Medical college, from which he graduated In the early eight lea. Soon after leaving college Dr. Coe began the practice of medicine at Mandun, North Dakota, and It was from tha Utter city that be moved to Portland In ll in order to find a better climate and ben efit his health. XeU Offlees of Moaor. . " While practicing his profession In North Dakota Dr. Coa served, aa presi dent of the state board of health and twice he waa elected a representative from hla district to tha state legisla ture. Hla services to that state and his standing In political circles gained him wide influence which be turned to Portland's faver during the year of the Lewis and Clark exposition. While the work of arranging the individual state" exhibit was in1 process Dr. Coe went before the legislature and state officials of North Dakota, and urged a representation from that atata at the Portland fair with the reault that North Dakota appropriated a consider able sum and sent an excellent display to the coast. -r f . , . I ine Biorm waa enougu iu m rnnnn- While never- Folding n flla PUf,,, m ot pi.Mn,,r. My lt tlon In thr American Medical aasocla- auonorter Of , .,. , .Z" -,.." .,, h. exerts bla Influence here on the coast to further the work and progress of the association. During' late years Dr. Coe has laid aalde the general practice of his profession and devoted his time largely to hla business Interests. What time he haa given to medicine and sur gery has been devoted to nervous and mental diseases. In thla connection he has made the Medical Sentinel. month ly publication -which ha established In 18J. and which is ths only Journal of Ita kind in Oregon, a recognised author ity on these and kindred afflictions."" ' Waa rsMis spirited OitUsa. ' Dr. Coe has always, worked hard for Portland's advancement and . took par ticular Intereat In ths Lewis and Clark fair which ha believed would do- more to advance the community than any other step. The task ha completed be fore ths Dakota legislature and other lines of work, he did at his owa ex panse for. the pleasure there was in It In helping to build up his own state and town. In politics, ha -has. been, strongly allied with the Republicans, a steady . worker during the campaigns, and ah ardent supporter of good men. He filled Henry . McGinn's sest as senator- from thts county,' upon the letter's- resignation, and served during the laat session of ths state legislature. 1 1 , Dr. Coe waa married In 1182. at Man dan. North Dakota, to Miss Viola May Boley. There are three sons, Oeorga, Wayne and Earl, all of whom are living here. - Dr. Coe s mother is alao a real dent of Portland, and his father, M. J, Cos. is at present In Fltxgerald, Georgia, but is in communication with tha fam- M'PHERSON A CITY OFFICIAL Is Member of Kxexmtlve Board ud : - - Prominent llaaon. ' ' W. O. McPherson. who with hla son, R O, McPberson. waa a paasenger on the Ill-fated vessel. Is one of ths most prominent business men in the city of Portland. He is engaged In. the fur nace and steam-heating business and ha been a resident of Portland for a score of yeara ... . . - Hvis .a member of the executive board of ths present city administration. He Is also a - prominent Mason and member of the order of Elks. He waa born in Scotland 4 yeara ago and at one time was chief of Clan Macleay of thla city. - . "We still have hope, though of course our anxiety la great, salt) his son, Chaflea McPhersoa today "Ws baae our hopes on the vague and1 Indefinite reports of the wreck and on the reports that life rafts and boats are being waabed ashore." : . IS WALNUT RANCHER Thomas Prince la Well Known Cap italist and Grower of Dundee. ; Thomas Prince, who accompanied Dr. Coe and wife to San Francisco, and was ons of the passengers on ths wrecked City of Panama, owns ths largest Eng lish walnut ranch in Oregon, His prop erty Is at Dundee, Yamhill county. 21 miles southwest of Portland, and from It yearly he ships carloads of walnuts and prunes. Hs cams to Oregon from the east a number of years ago "as a retired capitalist in search Of health, and bought ths ranch,' where be make his horns wltb his son and daughter-in-law. Mr. Prince Is president ef tb St Hel ens Consolldsted Mining company and Is interested with Dr. Coe in tbe eleotrie line which hss been surveyed snd Is In course pf construction between Castle Rock and the copper properties owned by the company. He Is several times a millionaire and la the owner of an ex tensive manufacturing plant at Worcea ter. . Massachusetts, ths largest Iron plant of Its klndjn thworid.Th product Is confined chiefly to small ar ticles and Includes door locks snd hinges, screws and fixtures. . Since taking up hla residence In Port land, Mr. Prlacs has been closely asso ciated with Dr. Co In a number of buslnesa enterprises and ths trip around the Horn- and in the esst was being (taken together botk for pleasure and to discuss and arrange future plans of development work In the vicinity of Portland. He haa devoted considerable of his time to the work being carried Can't L ; Convince Rome persons that coffee csuse ; their lllSrtlll they dop drink') " ", tng it and us -, POSTUM "There's Reason" : GEORGE L. BAKER, MANAGER STUDIES BLACKSTONE "Oeorge L. Baker, attorney-at-law." That will be the sign on the shingle of One of Portland's most prominent the atrical men when he completes the course prescribed by t her law depart ment of the , University of Oregon. Mr. Baker became a student In the law school of the university last night. In addition to hla other accomplish ments, ho proposes to add that of a thorough mastery of law. and has tegun on a three-years' term of study. "Yea. I entered the claas last night," aid Mr, aker, whose name for years has been prominently Identified with theatrical Interests of the coast. ' "The couraa requires three yeara of atudy." The partlculur branch of the law te which Mr. Baker will devote bla first efforts will be domeatla relations. He Is at present poring over volumes treat ing on that aubject In order to attend tha first meeting of the class this year. on by the mining company and ths elec tric road, and has taken Infinite cars of the details.. Hs Is 66 years of age and the trip was taken with m view 'of giving a needed rest from the bualneas desls which have closely confined him for somo time past. ' . GALE RAGING (Continued irom Page One.) that she struck a submerged rock. The weather baa been very thick during the recent blows, ao that at times it has been Impossible to see ' half a ahlp's length." . ptala-iDoran says that on JhaWS y to Portland, wben off Seal rocks, tbe Columbia ran into a. heavV blow and the weather wraa so thick ens' could hardly see any distance at all. . N Beaa Konntaia Xlga. While Captain Doran does not think was all they cared to stand. Ths aeaa ran mountain high and shook ths lofty hull so violently at times that the plsno took a spin around the salon and other things - not securely faetaned joined In the movement. Captain Doran la of ths opinion that the City of Panama got caught in the center of the blow and that tho Colum bia only experienced the fringes. The City of Panama Is sn old craft; ons of those built on tu Atlantic eoaat and. sent out hers after having seen her days of usefulness there. REVENUE CUTTER TO SEARCH FOR PANAMA s - .'.' (Journal Special gertlcs.) San ranclsco, Jan. tv very w likely either tha revenue cutter e McCulloch -or the Peter will be a . sent to search for the-Panama- thla afternoon. Both cutters are 4 here. Ths superintendent of the 4 ltfesavlng service haa received a no word of the wreck from any a . of the stations along tha. coast, 4 4 nor havs tbe lighthouse ksepers w been heard trom. -. i- w " '. 7 : . LONG VOYAGE V : ' (Continued from Fags One.) 1 on ths trip before the present ons hs told m that he was entirely cured of hla ailment and was feeling better than for It years, . ; rlanasd to rial Old Soma. . "He tma -m on Tuesday that he had not alept the night before because of his inability to decide whether It would be wise to take the steamer trip. It waa his great "frtendshtp-for-Dr. and Mrs. Co that finally Induced him to accompany them. Ills plans .were to go to Panama and from there go to Wor cester, where he expected to visit with Mrs. Prince, who still maintains tbslr home )n that city. "Th report of tAfl wreck has been a great shock to me and I ..trust that It Will bs proved untrue. 'Mr. Prince haa a aon living at Dundee, and he Is the only child.' Mr. Prince ts about It years of age and very enthuslaatlo over hortl culture." Mrs. Hutchlns Is visiting In Portland, where she spends many months of the year. Bhe haa relatlvea In Oregon whom ahe visits when In the west. Clerk Nathaniel K. Clarke of tho Port land hotel aald today that Mr. Prince has always made hla headquarters In Portland at the hotel. According to Mr, Clarke, Mr. Prince baa been oomlng to Portland for many yeara and counted many friends among those who were Interested In horticulture. STEWART DOES NOT WANT LAND OFFICE tWsshlnatoa Boreas ef The Journal.) Washington. D. C, Jan. I. Phil B. Stewart of Colorado tarings, Colorado, who haa been offered tbe position of commissioner or the genersl land orrice, has arrived here and will see President Roosevelt today. Stewart Is not In clined to accept the position aa the rou tine feature of the work do not appeal to him and he must make a consider able financial sacrifice to take it. Un less ths president Insists thst he wishes him to sld him in carrying his land reform Ideas Into effect, Stewart will not tak the place. In the event of his declination it -may Jgo to Judge Jlelm of Denver. . . MARION COUNTY'S TAX . LEVY IS NINE MILLS (Special IH.patcB to Tbe Journal.) Salem, Or., Jan. V The county court hss fixed the tea levy at mills on the aesessmsrit bf 1908. smounting to II. I4,S. which If based on ths ltOS val uation would vequal t.l mills, or sn increas of T.6 mills over the levy of the -previous year. New Fast. Trains to' Xrw Orleans. ... tJosrsal Special Service.) - New York. Jan. 6. Arrangement have been completed for the inaugura tion tomorrow of a new fast train serv ice between- this city snd Nsw Orleans. Ths trains will be two. in number and will be run over the Pennsylvania, Louisville . tt Nashville, Southern Atlanta and Wst Point rsllwsys. Both trains are to be solid vestibule limited, running through In both directions Inde pendent of connections..,.' , 'Arlington's School Tax. - ' Arlington, Or., -Jan. . At a special achool election the voter decided to ta all assessable property of the city two and on half mill tot achool purpose The school district Is In a flourishing condition," with close to 1 1.100 In ths treasury. With this two snd one half mill Ui tt Is estimated there will be funds to hold a nine-months' term of achool ht faer, . THEATRICAL It will meet Monday evening with Judge Fiasor of tho circuit court, aa instruc tor. 'A number of my friends had advlaed me to. study law," ha said, "and after thinking the matter over, I found that I had a certain amount of time that I could spurs and knew of no better way In whhh to spend It." . In tho course of his theatrical sxpo- i xf . ukA KB fnnnit An nuraar- ous occasions that a knowledge or mo law would have been of benefit to Mm. Hla regular attorney is John K. Logan, with whom he haa offices in the Mo hawk building. Third, and Morrison Streets. -I shall make a special study of contracts, and kindred subjects," said Mr. Bakr. "In our business we always are In need of such knowledge and It would have been of great valiie to mo In the past My connections with Mr. Logan will be of great benefit to me." FOOTPADS -ARE BECOMING STILL Rendered ' Fearless by Ineffic . lencyjof -y Police, They Rob Near Headquarters Door. Emboldened by their apparent. Imma nltv from rrmt ' h tarn mmVA hlvh. wayrsn wi,a m. r.p.r.ir.g; .n successfully thrsughout the city during ths past s days, carried ths aoene of their operation laat night almoet te tha very doors of the poilc station and escaped. Charles -McKJee of - 41 North -Fifth Street Is the latest .victim of ths foot pada, having been held up -and robbed By two thugs at t o'clock last night at the corner of Fifth and Pin streets. McOe ws on his way to hla room at the time and when paaaing the Intersec tion of the two streets named waa aud- denly confronted by two masked men, who stepped front ths shadow of a building. Leveling their revolvers at his head they commanded him to halt. While em of the "knight of tha high way' covered McOe with hla pistol the other quickly went through hi pockets. They secured as plunder f 100 In checks. four certificates of deposit on the First J National Bank calling for l&v each. $20 tn cash, a small diamond ring and gold watch. - . . With the admonition , to McGea- not to make an outcry,, the two highwaymen walked hurriedly away and disappeared in the darknesa McOea loat no time in making his way to headquarter and no tified Captain Slover of ' the crime. A posse of detectives under command of sergeant Baty war rushed to . the scene, but after a thorough search of tha district were, unable la find a, clue that would lead to the apprehension of ths crooks. A fair description of the men haa been furnished by McOee and the- city la being scoured for the crimi nals. PLAN TO ERECT BIG WAREHOUSE Mitchell, Lewis A Staver Get A Permit to Put . Up . Four-, . Story Brick Structure. . A'permnrhaa been granted Mitchell, Lewis as Staver for the erection of i four-story brick warehouse on Eaat Sec pnd.1 betweeuJEa!.. Morrison . and ..Bel mont Ita coat la given as b.S0. The foundation Is already In place. J. M. Wallace Is the contractor. Other per mits havs been Issued aa follows: R. L. Cat, three one-story dwslllngs. East Ninth, nesr Eaat Clay, coat 11.000 each: J. F. Hadley, two-story dwelling, Stanton, between Union and Rodney ave nues, coat 11,500; J, A. Gray, two-atory dwelling. East Twenty-ninth,' between Esst Main and Eaat Madison, . coat $1,700; Maud A. Shogretv. one-story dwelling, . Eaat Thirty-second, between Clinton and Ellsworth, cost $1.00; same, cost $1,700; J. A. Larson, one- story dwelling, Greeley, between Kil lings worth and Burton, cost 11.150; M. Danforth, tear down dwelling, 'East Washington, near Eaat Flrat, coat $100. SUPPOSED INSANITY CASE NOT PROVED - - " (Special Dispatch te The Jearasl.t 'V: Salem, Or., Jan. 8. Harry Clark waa brought here by the sheriff last svenlng from Woodburn at the request of the authorities there. It Is aa be lieved, be was insane. He waa exam ined by Dr. J. A. Richardson and found to be suffering from the excesslvs use of Intoxicants only. Clark.. had scarce ly snough clothing to keep him warm, lie will ba held hers and re-examined when sober. JL Miner Ploa of Injuries. (Special Dltpatch to The Joarnat.) -Baker City, Or.. Jan. 8. Henry Prens ler, who waa Injured some days sgo by being caught In a shaft at tha Indiana mine by ths cage and having his back broken, hss succumbed to his injuries. He had no relatives tn .this country except a young son. " Five-Mill School Tac at Cove. fRlierlat IHietth to Tbe Joarnat) Cove,. Or., Jan. 8. A I mill achool tax haa been levied at this place for the ensuing year. Th schools of Cove are In a flourishing condition.- A splendid corps of teachers haa been selected. Ths ninth crsdo ha been added tul year. -. - ., -,' aWfestttefUMt ' 7..V. ' If people will experiment with imitations of SOZODONT, they must be willing to standi the pain and suffering resulting from teeth injured and perhaps ruined for aaaa. t t ever. Do not experiment. . Stand by the old honest Denti frice and your teeth will stand by you. IM1AII Dj.V-.SE.lD CHILD MM Mother of Little Mildred Crow r ford May Take Her Out of Oregon Jurisdiction. ; v 1 1 f " - IS SAID CHILD WILL . BE SENT TO FATHER Crawford Is Not la Bympath Wltb Wife' Teaching, and Has Done Everything Possible to Keep Her Away From Evil Influence. ; V Little Mildred Crawford, whom her mother wishes to be raised ss the "bride of the Lord" and whom Circuit Judge I rase r haa decided muat ba freed from association with fanatlca. Will probably be taken out of the Jurisdiction of ths Oregon courts. It Is esld todsy by members of the "tangled tongnee," of which Mrs, Crawford is a leader, that the child will b sent to 'her father, J. I Crawford, of 1.0s Angeles. Mrs. Crawford would 'not be Inter viewed today. Members of bsr cult aald she wss vsry busy. She hsd a number of Important letter to write, and she would not see anyone until her cor respondence was disposed of. From re marks made by a member of the cult the Inference wa drawn, that JJfte. oftha letters was to her husband. Husband To la Sympathy. Crawford la not In sympathy with his wife's teachings. He endeavored, to keep her away front tha meetings of the tongues wben -the-sect was Born In Los Angeles a few months ago.' and when all efforts failed he allowed her to leave home and tak their year-old child along. To save her from want and Insult on ths way, lt Is said, and the report is founded on good authority, ha had . frlenda meet her at tha cities where ah stopped and give her 'money ts pay her far north. Ona of these friends waa the family washerwoman, who gave , the leader of the "tongue of fire" 1( for necessi ties, and another man who paid Mrs. Crawford' faro from Los Angeles , to Oakland, From Oakland north to Port land, ao ths story runs, Crawford tele- graphed friends In each stopping place a request to see that hla wife and rhlld wanted for nothing. - The evident intention of Crawford's husbandly kindness was to curb hla wife's rellgloua frensy. As s woman of Intelligence, he believed that she would soon learn that the tongues were sim ply blaspheming and would return home. He believed that she would soon ae that he is the. agent appointed by tb Lord to pay for transportation and ho tal aocommodatlona. -r-r -; Was Talstsiken in Wife. ' But Crawford was mistaken In hi belief. His wifs believed that the money given her was given by friends and' strangers under Inspiration., She did not -see the band of her husband In the gifts, and ahe believed, so she stated openly. . that - he ' wn fuU of devils" because he hsd refused to pay her fare from Loa Angeles to Oakland. . Mrs. Crawford has the child with her today. Bhe aald yeaterday ahe did not send Mildred to - school because the weather was too cold and th child was sick. She was ordered by Probation Officer White, of tha juvenile court, to send- ths cht'1 to school - Mondsy. If sh does not comply with ths order of ths court, - Mildred will be taken from her. Before Monday, th cult say. ths child -will be on the -way to Join-her father. J0INTJNSTALLATI0N . DALLES ODD FELLOWS (Speelal Dtsoeteb te Tbe Jnorstl.) '-. The Dalles Or., Jan. 8. At the Joint installation of Columbia lodge. No. i, I. O. O. P.. and Azalea Rebekah assem bly ths following officers were Installed for th ensuing term of six months by District . Deputy Grand Master L D. Driver: Columbia lodge W. E. Gllhou'aen, tt. O.i T. E. Ward. V, O.; O. D. Doane, secretary; B. Kurta, treasurer; Charlea McClay, warden: J. 8. Fine, conductor; F. W. Schultse, I.-O.r Chrle Peterson, O. G.; George Roch. R. S. N. G.; D. D. Bolton. L. 8. N. O.: M. Hyneen, L. B.S.; J. K. Taylor, R. S. V. L; John Haekman, L. B. V. O.J A. A. Luoe, chaplain. ' Asalea Rebekah assembly Mrs. Lacy Allen. P. a.; Miss E. K. Roberta, N. O.; Miss Dons, Sexton, V. G.; Miss Content Elton, secretary; Miss Rachel Morgan, treasurer; Mrs.-Rose Roberta, chaplain; Mrs. Laura Blakeny. -warden; Miss Earths Randall, conductor; Miss Mervll Allen, I. O.; Jsmes Tsylor, O, O.; K Hostetter, R. 8. N. O.) Mrs. Mary Ward. L, 8. N. G.; Mlaa Lulu Ward. R. 8. V. a.; Miss b. Thompson, l b. v. O. COWLITZ FRUIT MEN , - F0RM ASSOCIATION (Bnerlat Dlapstek te Th Journal.) - Kelso, Waalu Jan. t. At a meeting of all the prominent rancher Snd fruit grower of Co wilts county held In th rooms of' ths Business Msn's" club, ths Cowllts Fruit Growers, association waa organised. . Csptaln C- N. Hogan of Castls Rock, district fruit Inspector, wss present and addressed tha meeting. Other enthuslastlo speeches were made and about 40 ranchers pledged them selves to join tho association and tak stock In the proposed corporation.1- Articles of incorporation and by-lawa were adopted and tha following trustees were elected for a term of on year: Captain C NY Hogan, Bert Lain, 8. A. Settle, W. F. Aahbr, Den Baxter, A. E. Cagwin, B. L. Hubbell. H. G Crank and W. B. Butler. The association will be capitalised at 12.000, but this capital stock will, be Increased. It Is expected thst a frult-oannery will be built her In th near future. COUNTY CONVENTION OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS (Sseelsl fnspateh ts The JsarsaLt Albany, Or., Jan. I -County School Superintendent W. L. Jackson Is plan ning to hold a convention of th school directors of the various district in th county aom tlms nesr ths close of this month. Th Idea 1 a new on and no doubt will prove popular. Speaker of prominence will be secured and a pro gram arranged to bring out expressions on methods for Improving ths school system snd th betterment of educa tional condition. Desired leglslstlon will also be dis cussed snd recommended. Considering the many needed changes In school laws this meeting will be of more then or dinary Intsrest. Preferred Stock Canned Ctooda, -Allen es Lewis' Beat Brand, - ., Don't waate your money put It Into something substantial put It Into land or livestock or better still, put lt into something you can't be robbed of ea sduoaUoa A piano In the borne doea more to hold tip the manners of family than any otbor educational me ' Alum. When you think of Pianosthink of the Reed-French CompanyThe Reed French Co. is an Oregon Company Owned by Eastern Capital and Handled in a Most Up-to-date May They Make Pianos Every Customer Saves a Hundred Dollars by Buying of Reed-French Investigate the Statement Reed-French Sells a Beau tiful Piano on Instalments for ?6 a Month REED-FRENCH PIANO . MANUFACTURING CO, Sixth and Burnside Streets. J , - - VOLUNTEER-FIRE- SAVES RESIDEKCE . V r - . . Portland Heights Amateur Fire- men; Prevent Ed Keaset Home From Burning. Prompt work of tb Portland Height Volunteer Fir brigade saved th resi dence of Ed Keasey, Laurel-and Chap man street, from ' complete destruc tion by fir early last avenlng. Before th flames had been extinguished by th fore of - amateur flre-flgbtera the residence had been damaged to th ex tent of 1480. Th fire had Ita origin tn a fireplace and apread with great rapidity. Tha amateur firemen, upon whom devolvea the work of extinguishing Ores on ths height owing to th fact that ths city doss not maintain an engine company In that district, responded promptly to the alarm and soon hsd several et reams playing on tho flames. R. J. Grace and Dr. R. 3. Marah did effective work with a Babcock portable chemical and E. E. Lab be skillfully directed a etream oa th - blase. - Other- prominent - business men acquitted themselves in-a. manner that would make Chief Campbell en vious. ", ; ANALYZED WATER - WITHOUT ORDERS .';"'. :'V,'" ' V" Records Do Not Show That Swsetser Was Asked to Test 4 Park . Springs. - Who 1 responsible for th blU of Professor . Albert . E.. iwter. of Jtb9 University of Oregon for his analysis of ths .water of. ths springs In Haw thorne park la what both the health board and th park board would like' to know. ' A member - of the park board wrote to the. professor, asking what he would charge for th analysis. It haa sine been shown that typhoid fever germs In great numbers are in this water..-. . ' ' - --. Professor Sweetser understood hs was ordered to make th analysis. Dr. PohL a member of th health board, went to tho springs with him. when, th sample wer taken. It haa now bean -discovered thst the records of neither ths health board nor tha park board ahow that any order for the analysis was ever made. It Is probable that th council will pass an appropriation to pay the bill of 878. . Pre. Raffety and Wilson of the park board ' have been appointed by Mayor Lane to make further investigations of tho actual value of th nine block in Hawthorn park offered to th city for park purpoee for 1180,000. ------ Officer of Milton Mason. -,r (Special Dtenateft te The Jeersatt Milton, Or., Jan. 8. Milton lodg No. I. A. F. a A. M.. haa elected the fol lowing officer for th ansulng' year: E. J. Davis, master; Jaraea E. Romlne, aenlor warden; R. E. Bean, junior war den; J. E. Davis, treasurer; Chsrles A. Winn, secretary; W. A. Bannlater, se nior deacon; W. A. Clark. Junior deacon; Peter Becklns and William Lloyd, stew ards; George Church, tyler.- 15o Scenic Photo Calendars. Fin original photographs, eholcest Oregon views, a dainty calendar and th moat appropriate holiday souvenir; other slses, 86 and 81c. Klser Phot Co- ladies' lobby. Imperial hotel, . . Thsra are maay Waa A as la sattay ronrnal that will latere yon, 33 C' - ROSENTHAL'S, 1, fen i'r'ws 1-. ' : I'l ,i.i:.r-.- ' -,- .... . .rorllaad'i Best Shoe Slore Sole DIstribaton SHIPPERS' COMNHOII AT IfRIHV THIIRSnJVt ' MkHIHH IIWIIUUIII .. Rnituaw Man n' Parfila k.. Invitation Eastern Ore-'; - iron KAni-AsfintAf. v (Special Dlspsteb te Tbe Joorsal.) Albany, . Or., Jan. JL. The ahippera convention to be held In Albany Janu ary 10 I attracting "much attenUon all over tli valley and great things are expected. Among th prominent speak ers of- the occasion will fa' Governor Chamberlain, who will apeak on th sub ject of - "Ths Open River." An oppor tunity will be given th officials of th railroad companies 40 present their aid of tha matter and thorough dlacussion will be had nt all the anutlnni aerat ing ths Interests of, the shippers-of the vslley. - f . ' Eastern Oregon will also be . repre sented by delegatea. and speakers. Col onel Holer of Salem will be on th pro gram. Others will be announced as noon ss the committee I assured of their willingness to atten4t - Elaborate preparations are under way for the entertainment of those tn at tendance and ' everything possible will be dona to make it th moat profitable. or conventions, v . , ' 10 CCMTCIIPCn MD DCIWn iii ill 1111 inn 11 1 un iir 1 ii n " wv.sw.ww . . W WSS M k III W PARTY TO ROBBERY Youth Who, Advised Smaller Boy Wrongly Pleads Cuilty; but V Will Not Serve Time. William. Tbompson th . 17-year-old youth who- wss a censed of eneouragtng 1 J-y ear-old Eddie Jonea to -ktep.tJO that an aged man had given him In mla tak for $1, pleaded guilty before Judge rraser Id th state circuit court thl morning., He waa sentenced to a, year in the county jail, and aanteno waa suspended. During tho period of th sentence young , Thompson -will have to report regulayly to Officer H. IL tlaailn .. V Morris Thompson, father of Winiam, who was charged with the same of fense, waa arraigned and pleaded not .j . warn icuiinucu tu me cuun ty jail to await trlaL LOOKING UP LEWIS - . ' ' A ; COUNTY COAL VEINS f Speelal Mapateh. ts Tbs Jnarsal.t " Cbshalla. Wash., Jan. 8. W. H. Allen -and a party of assistants, said to be Union Pacific employes, sre here snd it Is announced they are to go to the . eastern part of Lewis county to look into th various - coal - prospects that -hav been opened there. There are a number of splendid coal veins about Morton and farther east and it Is ex pected that when the Oregon ak Wssh lngton road comes up this way It will ba Only a ahort time before a braytch line will be built easterly from her to tap these coal fields. - . - City Ticket at Arlington. ' ' (Special Dispatch te Tbe Journal.) ' Arlington. Or, Jan. 6. The oltlsena ef Arlington hav nominated th follow- -tng ticket for city officers, who will be voted on next Tuesday, January saayor, o. 1. cneii: councumen. A. J. Co and R. F. Muoroe; treasurer,' O. D. Sturgesa; recorder, J. E. Burdett. 5 V';' - - -s 149 THIRD ST. "A