THE i OREGON V SUNDAY joUgNAlJ, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, - 1D08. &
1II0RE
rn t ra
i
'3
J.oo Lee Released FrontEng-
lisli Prison After Three At-
.. . ., . 1 : . . . ....
frmnts to TTnnfr TTlm. 4;
II i
i Tolice Weaving:. Net Arouna
y.y.
m CHttl MM:
rn , Mi WDOLl
' , ' ' V. '"Vv' 1 i'-' ' s '.'',!'."';' i" -.'-I '.v- ':'w..V ' . i( " r .t ' s 'i v ;: " i ''
Ilill
r I . ;. ... 'it; , - i v I ;:...' v . 4 ' ,. J
. ,f -vi r vi''y;.y-v;v y ., - ,y : . v ::,Jyw";v V U:y:- - V.-- ..-",
; r r,A'-::;c'iiP- r,7y ' , . y v -J- 1 ' -y :..y w
- .-"" k 17 -London. Jan, . Another notable
. I) Onnd JIUrQCrCQ in " A US- murder case la recalled by the' release
'4" 'f.'T,'1- .-rn i " jo,Joa LeaXrom Portland prison, vwhere
BiUU -XHVUl Aliea iu(xJU5-t na served nearly JJ years for, killing
Miss Emma Keyea, an aged woman.
tie worKea in io6. one
Keyea- borne was -found in
The firemen stumbled over the
woman's body on an upper floor. ' 8he
had been beaten to death. Apparently
the fire bad been started to conceal the
CTlrpe. V ,(.-.......' ..--i. :.:. ',v - -V, ,
Lrue waa arrested. .The evidence waa
entirely circumstantial tm't strong and
ne -waii eonvictea ana condemned to 'die,
pose of Clothes at' House. ZH'Z
- . r j-hv saw
J i; (Heint Kw by Longest Leased Wire.) ;
I' Hew Twk. Jan. 4. Four . diamond
rina-s which1 Theodore 'Whltmore. says
' were worn by hl wife, vfha victim of In March. 185. Lee was taken to the
.the parrlion .wamp rder.' when be "S trfVhe
have been located In the possession of
Harry Ryan, a saloonkeeper of Ho, 49
"Tillarry street, Brooklyn, where Whit
! more left them as security for a saloon
', debt." '"V -- -
Whltmore was a frequenter -of the
i plaoo and Ryan says that Wbltmora
(brought the jewelry and aome silver
Berry": pulled the
ware to him either December 28 or 10.
Whltmore told him be was going away
and said he wanted the property kept
for him until he, returned.-
n . 7 . 1 I. . i ..-ill 1 ... ' a
i j x ruin vviwa wuajr unii. pjhiuii. w
7 o'clock, Whltmore waa examined by Act-
- .lng vounty , j-rosecutor y lexers, vvnif
'more stuck to the atory he told the po-
lice In the main, but involved himself
'in many contradictions as to his move
menta immediately following the mur-
i der and about hia wife's Jewelry. The
police ' Deueve tne circumstantial case
has been strengthened, although he is
not yet cnargea wit n any crime, jar.
wa. adjusted and
invaatv
The trap failed to move. , Berry and
his assistants' stamped' upon It and
worked the lever furioualy. Still . it
stuck. Lee waa hurried from the scaf
fold, while men chopped at the wood'
work and Barry ; made another trial of
the mechanising It worked perfectly.
Ylckers has received word from Acting
it
Pfillna Cantaln Kuhn In Brooklyn aCou
the discovery of the Jewelry and asked
" Whltmore about t It. Whltmore beaan
to cry. He did not break down but
simplywept -as U nervous and ,. wor-
'Ixied. v '
4. A letter which has been found reads:
"ily dear Harry I am In a great deal
of trouble. This dead woman, ovef In
Harrison is my wlfo and I am locked
: -vp. Now. what I want you to do is to
, go down to the house In Adams street
where we lived and sell out everything
In It You can have any kind of a sale
you like. ? Den"t sell the piano -nor the
mattress and bedding in the basement.
"What I want you to do particularly
Is-to take my clothes to th laundry In
. Pearl -.-street. Just 'below Second. You
will find a valise In the basemen with
' some of my clothes luHt Please send
Harrison. It will be great favor -to
' me if you do this, and. please let me
, know about it right away." .
" This letter was confiscated by Prose
cutor Vickers, who was a bit auspicious
' about the clothes which Whitmore want
'.( sent to the laundry.. He wishes , to
'have- them examined first. ...
The evidence on which the police lay
'the most faith Is the lettera received
by Mrs. Schmitt-rs and Mrs. Lillian
.'liughes, another sister -of the dead wo-
' man. since., ner acatn. -inese letters
Again the noose wad placed around, the
prisoner s neck. ' Again Berry sprung
tr.e- trap.. in trap iiuck, iea was
hurried to the basement, while a car
? enter laced down the trap. It was
ested 1 and fell at a touch. For the
third time the condemned man was re
called. The lever was pulled again and
again says an account. . a great noise
wan heard ' It " founded like the fall
ins; of the drop. But to the horror of
the spectators the doomed man was
standing calmly upon -the trap as be
lore, m ms was too muon zor tne gover
nor of the prison. He sent Lee back
to tho cell and then made a -personal
visit to Sir William Harcourt, the home
secretary, xne latter was almost as
much impressed as the governor by
isvr s marveious siorjr ana at once com'
muted his sentence to life Imprison'
ment A full pardon has now been
granted and the man "they eould not
hanc" Ja at his mother's home in Dev.
onsnire.
ANSWERS COP
WITH BULLET
Policeman Shot to Death for
Asking Crowd on Corner
Their Business There.
i - T V " j! V
ill'" i ' "t
i : w : , J , , t t t
! l 'I s v,- t i
'I?' - . '
M 'v ' ' - - r, '. , ' -
h ' ",- ' :' s . ' ; v i
' ' - ' J.''-' -'lj'".- .' v "".
- - - 'v : , ' , , - ,f
-' ' ' vt ' - ' ;
: , ' - , s , . - 5
''
... V: vj-V 'I
The FIERCE PRICE REDUCTIONS of last week Will Continue
all this although, , from present indications the assortment
soon be broken , r
7
Hundreds have taken, advantage of the GREAT SAVINGS
offeredwhy not you? REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPTS.
MEN'S BUSINESS SUITS RIEN'S HEAVY OVERCOAT
$V "' ' jr
''-. S - ' , - ' -r
$50.00 SUITS REDUCED TO 1 ....... . . . ?35.00
These Suits are BETTER than any $85.00 Tailor
' . r . ' Suits in Portland. . .
$40.00 SUITS REDUCED TO...... ?27.50
v Better than any $50.00 Suit in town.
$35.00 SUITS REDUCED TO .$25.00
$00.00 SUITS REDUCED TO $20.00
$25.00 SUITS REDUCED TO $16.50
BOYS' OVERCOATS
BOYS' $15.00 OVERCOATS., $9.85
BOYS' $10.00 OVERCOATS $6.35
(Urited PreM Innl Wire.)
. . ... i . n irn im a n m ' nna laratriwa
purport to nave Deen written-oy ir. i - " '
J? whltmore and are signed by her name, William Mooney was lying on his death
aiinouxo xney are noi in ner imiiuwrn-
At- the time iney were wrmen.
ISS: WhitSorela; ddl5Dto. morgu Thursday, another
- n ii,Tlnn ijuihwuuu wu iuui ana muuiy wounaea
Tho i eni vf imiiu wnitmora or i i -"-. v1.uuV.ui.c.
- - " . T r n I m n.i m,nr m with . & iliaahA..
bed last night, just after Identifying the
c,nt Mnl hi. wife's death from . .oney oieo eeny loaay. xne aecona
f L" :h... . lk.i k.. . vicum was roiiceman Michael Calla-
M.nirvr 'Hndv - wniw on the hunt for two com
ly case.
. He has admitted quarreling with hi
mit- on. Christmas dav and nart of hia
panlons of Mooney's assailant he him- i
self met the detective's fate. Like
v' tlmi on' Christmas nigW 'is yiUll nnac- MOOBy' acooatea a little group of
S counted for TT ulT "r? on atreet corner and inquired
V COUniea jpr , hil. bunfnaa: llk Mnnn hi. nii.
''largely in Theodore Vhltmore's story, . r!vl1.Y1e,pj'. ,nd J Mooney.
li:u o ciock mis morn- i - , i
itura wukh rovwvcijr jo cunsiaerea impossible.
Mortally wounded as be was, Callahan
urea a ouuet, wmcn wounded a corn
's was arrested at
"vlng at the Manhattan end of Brooklyn
Abridge and locked up at Brooklyn head
's Quarters. :'-. i .
ment to officers who followed him to an',l,0' hl aallant; then grappled
RBoslyn. ,tn nd. clung to him until as-
Ho tnM a' atonr similar to his moth- "v"-i wuu.
er, that he had. spent the time when
the murder was committed, at borne
S with her. He admitted, howeverL-that
he waa well acquainted with the Whlt-mores.
New. Wholesale House.
... - i
BOYS'
BOYS'
BOYS'
BOYS'
$8.50 OVERCOATS $5.35
$5.00 OVERCOATS $3.50
$3.95 OVERCOATS $2.50
'50c KNEE PANTS 29
0.00 ; OVERCOATS REDUCED TO. .. $35.00
'''). r Equal to any $75.00 Tailor Overcoat ;
$40.00 OVERCOATS REDUCED TO .$270
; Equal to any $60.00 Tailor Overcoat ! I
$35.00 OVERCOATS REDUCED , TO $25.00
$30.00 OVERCOATS REDUCED TO. 11.. .$20.00
$25.00 OVERCOATS REDUCED TO.. 1 J. $10.50
BOYS SCHOOL Slin
Two-Piece Suits---In Plain Knee Pants3s ;' .;: :
BOYS' $12.50 KNEE PANTS SUITS...... v. $7.50
BOYS' $10.00 KNEE PANTS SUITS., ,V$G50
BOYS $7.50 KNEE PANTS SUITS., ...... $5.00
BOYS' $6.50 KNEE PANTS SUITS . . . $4.00
BOYS' $5.00 KNEE PANT SUITS ....$3.50
BOYS' 75c KNEE PANTS....... 40 LADIES' and MISSES' MAN-TAILORED COATS
GREAT REDUCTIONS ALL OVER OUR
JUVENILE , DEPARTMENT
LADIES' $25.00 COATS . ... ..$1G.85
LADIES' $20.00 COATS.. .. . ....... $13.85
LADIES' $15.00 COATS. .... . . ..... ; .$10.35
LADIES' $10.50 COATS. ............... ...8 7.35
MOTHERS will make GREAT SAVINGS by coming nere
ILL LI
LEADING
CLOTHIIM
The Archer, Combs & Winters com
pany, incorporated for $20,000. has en- j
gaged in the wholesale business to han
dle automobile supplies and sporting
kuuub vi au Kinaa. in eomnanv la
THIEVING. REYNARD WKA
exclusive lines . controlled by the com
pany have an enviable sale all over the
f GOOSE IMPRISONS
v,- ron jems, . i., Jan. . martin union, and this fact alone places the
itriaitrij won a goose, ai a raixie in juuuws uuuna 01 jircner, jomDs & win
rMatnmoras last night and took it home, r ln7t "pJd'd Position.
'He put it in a barrel, covered the top
A and went ta hftrt.- His homa is on the all the latest nnvrlflB in thi. iin-
1 mountain aide. About 1 o'clock he ,s th aim of tha concern to keen the soft and soothlnr accents of Sunnv
heard a noise and the Quacking
' - a ., . i. a I anu suiomuDiia BUDOiies.
Y.rZZ. .rT"T ,h. iSSSS. 5f'! Roughly versed in this branch , "Buy-a da popcorn.
GASOLINE BLOW-OUT FURNISHES
URCHINS WITH JOYFUL SPREAD
v
"Hota da popcorn. Sweeta da eand.
Fresha da peanut," walled a voice in
ica; no " wwrii io Keep mo nuti una Booming accents or aunny
the 'L10 UY ? 1 ; Third and Wash-
,j, ing goods and automobile suoulles. ,na"ton "treets yesterday morning.
springing on lop or mo unui, una
Bay-a da cand,1
: barrel. In trvln to ret out with the JL!T, weEM""le .h?".M fs. reckoned .-...if..- Mav .A .v.
t goose ne raiiea. inn p ra waa too neavy. ...i ot tha Ro
Flaherty, took in tne situation at a
f;im;o emu pruniiu.T iui- iuo uumu wwi
th barrel. Tho fox wai a prisoner.
Putt In ft ttone on the board. Flaherty
v awoke hia son, an! then, by lha ligrnt
fStoose was transferited to the kitchen
; and was served at the Flaherty dinner
today. . ..... , .
VVATJT CHURCH BELLS
1
DECLARED
mm
STOKES APPROVES
I vi' -ttjui ivJAo ox Aaji lionaou ; society would Em
power Police to Put Stop
to Constant Noise.
E
.:&J
t' . (tTnited Prne XeaM Wire.)
i M- New. York Jan. 4 J. O. Phelns
4Stokes, the wealthy philanthropist and
i 'friend of the Door, has placed hi
. pr approval upon tne smite against ni.
rent in uie - tenement aietrict
i . progress. . .
' In discussing the situation Stokes
s stamp
gh
now in
(SpMial Dlipatch fo Th Joorntl.)
Y rtA Yam ' j rri it.. - a. i .
i aava that ith .nHn jiI e great saus-
J lords have advanced rents only within "f JLSf ?is.trcte workers In the city,
w u luiiK 'UuiiiuiiLiiiisu I ) I l ri H I'll n-
stant churohbell rluglng which occurs
liiiw wi lew.Twrs, says tne strixe
I calls attention to the lniustice of the
K prcsenlj System pf land ownership.
i- Priest Who Taught Cljmben.
t From the London Express. !
The Abbe Oorret, who climbed every i
almost dally in various churrh.a in ia
cordance with old customs, the Society
for the Betterment of London has pre
pared a petition asking the home secre
tary ior greater power in dealing with
street noises.
! important peak in the Swiss and Italian t The society asks that the police may
Aips, ana wno was tne nrst to ascend I aumomy to prevent unnecessary
j the Matterhorn from the Italian side, has noises, and, furthermore,- that church
'died at AOsta, aged 73. . . , - . bells be placed in the category of
V up tUUKm AiiuuiBin. to tne present I eo1 nmpam:. ! ' .-. .
" kin of Italy, and was well acaualntmi If the petition meets with the sue
jiwith the late King Humbert, who called css boped for, it will be the greatest
Shim "the mountain bear." - u benefit to unfortunate men who work
Abbe Gorret.f who was born of humble 'n the vicinity of churches and are tor
parents, began life as a guide. He was tured by the bells, whiCh ring from IS
. uiau v h a x mjriiuo, aim Wsjlsl HDL. I uiiuutws tv uwua
: ed in hia younger days for his feata of
LStrengtn. . . . . . . . - i - 1Ti11Ia Pot nA h. n.itv.
sr By. studying at mgnt, he passed his f VT. " ' " T,.,.
' iimlnallnna fia a plariral ilnH.n, I Of Eddie POV. the brilliant rnmarilan
oecame a- priest. tie Boon relinquished j " ovory wuoiw memg saia mat ne wur
however. nrt hj I play Hamlet next season.
- iuierrusu.cu un mm interoaung mat
ter, Mr, t oy eaia in a restaurant
7 parochial s duties.
to n cottage in the mountains, where he
soent nis time writing dooks on the
,Alp. jtnd climbing. ; '
He waa an intimate friend of Tyndall
:nd many other well-known English. Al
pinists of the old school. ., -
:t y p -' vy -''': s y f?
all day when you begin on -
Grape-Nuts
Thisood sustains" the strength
as none other does.
"There' a Reason"
Pov as Hamlet, eh? Well. I think
I'd handle Hamlet about the way the
servant gin nanoiea tne riatiron. Listen
to the story, and remember that I am
cast for the girl, while Hamlet is the
iron.': . --j- -r ----.- i-'
"On a bitter night otiat December, a
una mimrenn nuu tu nor servant girl:
. " 'Jennv. it's a- frirhtfui nlirht - r
presages a white Christmas.' And there's
no fire in your room. I think, rhtiri
you'd better take a riatiron to bed with
you.' - - - .! .
" 'Do ye think so. ma'am r aava innv
doubtfully". . - : , "
" 'Tes. I do, says the mistress, very
kind and firm. 'I insist on it Don't
forgett- c .
;'-very weii, ma am- aaia Jenny, lh a
sullen voice. . r -
"The next mornina the cold waa
rlble. The landscape .was lronbound
with frost. - i --.-f
iTOl t,ii,.l ..U .V. ! a...
,,vv&,, -.tjiiuj, va.u IIIlSLrCHB, aia
you take that flatiron to bed with you,
! as I ordered? ,,.-f: r i; . - i t ;,7
v - -Yes. ma'am Jenny answered, a
i "'And how did you make out with itf
''Oh.4 so-so.' aald - Jennr: 'I thinlf T
ffojt it almost warm before morning,', v
eyes to the passing throng
as he lifted up his voice above the rat
tie of the traffic and the clatter of the
cars..
Biff! Bang! Pouff! Suddenly three
short muffled reports shook tfne imme
diate air and a rain of popcorn; peanuts,
candy and gum smote the passersbyand
deluged the tranquil child of the south
with a biasing hail of gasoline-soaked
siocK-in-iraue.
"Hell.' yelled the youth lapsing into
the plain language of' the street, Arab
and springing to the exploded gasoline
can which he covered With a sack and
tore from- its fastenings, throwing the
piaung mass into tne gutter.
"Gee,", shrilled the newsboys scram
bling for the bursted paper sacks that
littered the pavement. ,
"Fire." howled tha thousand neonla
who had gathered as by maglo to view
the wreck. .
From up the street a moment late
came the warning notes of a gong as
a big bay team rushed through the
crowded thoroughfare while eager fire
men hung to the swaying chemical en
gine, and struggled into their fighting
togs.
The big team dashed through tha
scattering crowd to where tha half gal
lon of gasoline blazed In the middle of
the street The rubber-clad firemen
gazed down at the feeblv hlnt-lno- him.
die of burlap and oil and then the driver ,
1
viz v;
mm
r
i I . I,
qJI -.
-fit'
turned his fretting team back towards
the station. '
"Slush," said the fire fighters, only it
was not spelled that way.
"April Fool," said the grinning crowd.
the Japanese tramp steamer Goto Maru,
bound from Hakodate for this port via
San Francisco, and hope of her ever
reaching port will soon be abandoned.
The vessel has been out about 65 days
and re-insurance was quoted at 85 per
cent during the wedk.
It is hoped that the oriental liner
Arabia, due to arrive here from Japan
about the 10th of this -month, might
bring some word concerning the fate of
the tramp If she does not put in an ap
pearance before that time. -
HAS SUBMARINE BELL.
Lighthouse Tender Colnmbino Gets
. NUp-to-Date Equipment.
Astoria, Jan. 4. The lighthouse ten
der Columbine, CPtain Richardson, is
now fully equipped with a sub-marine
telenhone. the work being completed
yesterday noon by Percy A. Richards.
representing the
jompany of Arllni
Sub-Marine Signal
company or Arlington, Mass., ana we
innovation works U
Inn works like a charm.
The nurnose of the system is to lo
cate, the position of a lightship off any
coast, under any ana an weatner cunui
tions. for. storm, wind, current, or
what-not. Interfering; fog being the
nrinclnal impediment considered in the
sum of service which this invention
contributes. .
The HehtshiDs in this district will be
similarly equipped and it is urged that
all commercial vessels ne .equippea witn
the ftDDaratus which Is considered great
protection apainst getting lost In fogs
or heavy weather.,
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
NEW HARBOR RULES.
Harbor Master Will Act Upon Sng
gestions of ; Mariners
Harbormaster Sneler is at work on
new rules governing shipping In the
harbor. He says they will be submitted
for aDDroval of -the oitv council at. an
early date. The rules will provide for
many , much needed improvements. ,
special attention win ne elvett to
mooring buoya in the Bt ream so that the
ninicuity now experienced with swin
ing and dragging 'vessels might be over
come. Another provision will be strict
er attention to gangpianKs, nets and
moorings. ' - -
Tne rules now existine- are ' said to
Da .useless and conflicting in many re'
spects. A visiting captain-declaVed
them sadly behind the times.
FREIGHT ON INCREASE.
Harriman Line frill Have Fire Craft
In Coast Trade.
The tramp schooner 'Montara . leaves
early this morning for San Francisco
with 4,000 tons of wheat and flour un
der ' charter to the' San Franclseo and
Portland Steamship company. -She
dropped down to the bunkers. last night
to coal for the voyage. : .
. The Montara was chartered for one
trip onTy but will probably return here
for several more cargoes since It has
been discovered that it is almost im
pOBslbta for the 'company's 'regular 'lin
ers to handle the remarkably., heavy
southbound freight, v
Bfgihning next .week to San Fran
clsco ' & Portland Steamship company
will have two regular freight and pas
senger steamers on the routs and at
times, three freighters. The Rose City
and Senator Will handle passengers and
regular rreignt business, wnue tne "Jos-
ta ttlca ana city or Manama win on
erate .as freighters. It is nosslble the
Montara will be retained as a freighter
ior some time, .
Northbound freight Is comparatively
light as is also the passenger business
at iius time or year.
TIDE RUNS HIGH.
Several Cellars Flooded, in Astoria
When Seas Roll in.
(Special DUpttch to Tne Journal.)
Astoria. Or., Jan. 4. While the tide
was scheduled today to reach a stage
or y xeet incnes, it reacnea as man
as 12 feet, being backed up by the
strong southerly swell. This is about
the highest stage reached here in sev
eral years, but it did little damage
except - flooding a number of cellars.
HARD GALE BLOWING. "
Japanese Steamer Goto Mara Is Yet
to Reach Port. y
Aheavy gale waa raxlne-' off the
mouth of the Columbia river last night
and the sea ran mountains high. The
only coaster due to arrive here today is
the steamer Breakwater from Coos Bay,
but she- might not arrive nerore early
tomorrow morning... ,.
HQ word nag. yet, oeen received iron 1
The steamer Alliance Is booked ' to
leave for Coos Bay tonight. A second
mate is now on the way from San Fran
cisco to join her.
Tha dredare Columbia, will soon be
ready- to resume flllin- of the terminal
grounds along north Front street. The
dredge was put out of commission by
the French bark Martha Boux. which
bumped Into her when she got away
from the tow boats in moving into the
stream.
The German bark Gertrude was char
tered yesterday -by the Portland Flour-
Europe. Her oririnal charter was can
celed upon her arrival at Astoria a
couple of days ago.
The oil tank steamer Colonel E.
Drake proceeded to Puget Sound yester
day after having turned barge No. S
over to one of the bar tugs at the
mouth of the Columbia, -The barge will
discharge at Astoria,
Business la picking up at the several
shipbuilding plants. Tho steamer Amer
ica, which has been on the ways at
Knudsen & Stoneberg yard In 'South
Portland, will be ready to resume opera
tions next week. The Portland Ship
building company la about to begin
work on a couple of new boats ordered
some time ago. and Joseph Supple is
completing work that has been under
way for some time, t
After a two years' absence from her
old stamping grounds, the steamer
JLeona will return to the bead of navi
gation on the Willamette river, where
sne win oe empioyea ror tne- next
month transporting wheat to Corvallls.
She has been chartered for the purpose
by the Corvallls Flouring Mills com
pany ana win go in service tomorrow.
LOST ONE OF CREW.
Ing Mills company to carry Wheat to ton streets.
French Bark Guethary Arrives From
European Port.
(Special Dlapatrh to Th Journal.)
Astoria. Or., Jan, . The French
bark Guethary, Captain Lolsel, arrived
in Friday evening 198 days from Ant
werp with a cargo of cement. . M. Co
lin, an able seaman, fell overboard from
aloft and was drowned. The Guethary
Is awaiting orders, as there is a possi
bility a Dortlon of her cargo may be
discharged here. . . ,. t
$375 Pianos Now $245.
High-grade instruments, made by one
of America's most reliable manufac
turers. The remainder of eight car
loads, only about twenty left now -and
the closing bargains of one of, the
most meritorious special offerings we
have made in many months. Free four
months' course of music lessons in
cluded. Two dollars, a week ; will pay
the cost, x Do not delaycoma before
sale closes only a faw.dava remain.
Ellers Piano House, Park and Washing
EXPO RINK NOT CLOSED.
' . ' " ' " : yy'-i
Skating and Paasioa ay Pictures All
Day Today. , ,
Although a technical point 'about
moving pictures in , frame structures
caused the 'suspending of the "Passion
Play", pictures at the Exposition rink
Friday afternoon, it develops that most
all amusement buildings in the city ar
old frame structures. The . Exposition
rink has a very strong specialty in thu
"Passion Play." the singing by. Mrs.
Perkins and the sacred concert by A.
DeCaprio. Competition has been unable
to down them yt, and the pictures will
be shown this afternoon and evening.
In order to place It within reach of :
every man, woman and child in the city,
that they may all see the advantages
of the Exposition rink, the healthful
pastime of skating and get the "habit."
the price pf admission will be lOo (ten
cents), no'more than Is always charged.
Thus the pictures are absolutely free.
The Exposition building, as all Port,
land people know, is conveniently lo
cated and steam heated. . If you are
at leisure at any time today don't fail '
to see this great Passion Play, as it
will be produced at the Exposition rink
today. Remember, - one price to ail.
Admission 10 cents. , : -
: A Klondike Turnip. ,
From the Seattle Post-InteIHgenoet
Mrs. Robert Henderson, wife of the.
discoverer of the Klondike, v has the
largest nugget ever taken from the
ground in the. Klondike. It was taken
out this fall, and Mrs. Henderson has
the honor of having dug it up herself.
The'nugget weighs 25 pounds and Is
nothing more or leej than a glant-JUir-nlp,
grown In the Henderson garden, at
their home in South Dawson. -The
turnto looks in slae more like a
pumpkim It la sound and has the ne '
culiar quality of being tender and ils- .
licious to the extent that can be secured '
lnlvegetables grown under the mldnlrht
sun. Were navigation, still open Mrs.
Henderson- would send the turnlo to the :
coast to surnrlsa the natives of Puyal-
lup. Chilliwack, Seattle and Gotham. As
it is. she will slice it and have turnip
off the one root for 30 successive meal.
- 1
s
Ralph Cryslery Proprietor ' - J v , .
Drags and Photo Material r
Wholesale and Retail. 151 Third Strejet -'
; yy '- . . "y
" y, y ', Portland,' Or.",. January " 3, 100$.
V. S. Jackson, Proprietor Oregon Journal. , (r-J ,y - v ' y'y- " "
Dear Sir ." Last "Sunday we "ran an advertisement in The Journal announdng otir
January Souvenir Sale. The notice was run , exclusively in Tlie Jburnal. JMonday
the store was crowded with 'people anxious to take advantage of the bargains offered.
We expected a great deal and the ad brought us more than we expected. It is our
custom once each year to run these sales inV January. , . j ,
y ; -1 - ' SKIDMORE DRUG CO., R. Cryslcr. ' .
yV..- y h ' ir 'i:-fjM t - ,