THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. MAY .31, 1908.
KiJfl'fES
OF CHICAGO
How ; Western 5 Railroads
Handle Great Coin Ship-
. ments. .'
Chicago, Mar SO. "With the big west
am railroads breaking; all transporta
tion records In handling the flood of
eornr which is 'still 'pouring into this
city- from shipping points, all over the
'middle' west, grain men here figure
! that" muddy roads alone made the big
"corner" possible and that if the high
ways of half a dozen states had" been
id shape to let the tanners haul their
stored up corn to the station it 'would
have broken the price ' and' made mil
lions of dollars difference to farmers,
dealers and commission' men. As it
was every effort was made trt make up
for the lost time. The enormous de
mand for corn and the pressure brought
to bear by shippers caused the tratfls
departments of the railroads to issue
emergency orders. Corn was riven the
rigm or way ana snipmenis mm. wouia
ordinarily take, three or four days to
reach Chicago were . rushed through In
iialf that time. . r
For awhile a report was current that
. one . railroad had promised that corn
from all Nebraska points would reucn
Chicago within 48 hours after- load
ing. xne part tnat oaa roaas piayca in
where the "real milk" is delivered, with
the death rate In other similar .sections.
The most crowded street in Chicago,
and probably in the entire middle west,
has been discovered, together with many
other odd facts,, as the result of a.
census wmcn is Duns unco cere lur
the board of education. The street Is
In ; the Fifth ward, and Is only three
blocks long, but boasts a population' of
I.Z61 people. Hardly a stone's throw
away Is the most sparsely settled block
in the city. -.'When the census enumerators
made his rounds he found only one rest-
he census
dent in the entire block.
is - furnishing interesting statistics re
garding race suicide. The Eighth pre
cinct or the Seventeenth ward has es
the delay of. shipments may stimulate
a general improvement or tne national
highways. According to the latest gov
ernment figures there are 2,161.670 miles
of nubile roads in the United States,
oulalde of ' Incorporated ' cities; towns"
and villages. Of this mileage 108,212
miles- were surfaced ' with gravel. 88,
621 with stone and 6,809 with special
materials, making a total of 168,864
miles of Improved road or only 7.14
per cent of the entire mileage. Taking
the country 1 as a whole 'there is one
tniie of road for every 85 Inhabitants
and one mile of Improved road for every
lnnaoitanta.- . - .
, Hovel Siperlment.
A novel experiment in municipal own
ership win be undertaken in mis cu
hortlv an Burt of the camDalcn whlcl
Is Bow being waged for better living
conditions in the crowded tenement dis
tricts. This is a model dairy farm, to
be established, and operated under the
supervision of the health department.
purpose ox xurnisning
milk to th
for - the
aurnosa of furnlshlnr Dure
be babies of Chicago during
the hot summer months. Tne decision
of the city to undertake the venture is
the result of a recent investigation Into
the city's mortality which showed some
startling conditions.
Apnnrilliii to Health - Commissioner
r - vaiis.10,09? children underB' year
or age died in Chicago ouring me pasi
year. A large percentage of these deaths
were laid to the use of impure milk.
"The serins of disease and decay grow
verv rapidly in milk, much more rapid
ly than In water." said Dr. Evans.
"Germs in- milk will double every 20
minutes, under favorable conditions.
This means thst If one germ falls into
IS drops of milk. In eight hours It will
I contain about 18,000,00 germs. The
milk tor a city the else of Chicago is
shipped a considerable distance, and in
ppnmwnience is 24 hours old -or -more
before It is consumed. If it is to come
to tjs fit for babies to drink, the great
est precautions are necessary.?
Energetlo steps are being taken by
the municipal authorities to proseoute
dealers who sell milk that is not up to
th- standard. During the past 18
months 1,629 suits for low-grade product-
have been brought against store
keepers, and 892 -against millc depot
owners. The new model dairy will be
situated somewhere outside the city. It
will be conducted In accordance with
the latext scientific methods, and the
milk will be delivered direct to the
consumers before it is 11 hours old.
The officers of thoa health department
exoect great good ' to . result from the
scheme. -and careful comparisons will
be made of the. mortality In the district
ABOUT TALKING
MACHINES
WHERE TO GET THE BEST
FROM THE LARGEST AS
SORTMENT. AND ALL
MAKES.
There is one place in Portland, and
only one, where Columbia, Edison
and Victor can be carefully com
pared and where are to be found a
complete Hat of all the records,
including June,
THAT PLACE IS EILERS PIANO
HOUSE, 353 WASHINGTON"
ST, CORNER OF. PARK. '
tabiiahed a -unique record in this re
spect. - Out of a little over-1,000 people
In- this precinct, 101 are btrbles under
4 years of age. Qt tbeae, 3 are boys
and 68 are girls. In another precinct,
on the west side, there ere 880 adults
and 838 minors. .Fourteen different
races are represented in this one pre
cinct, whose cosmopolitan population
Includes Germans, Poles, Irish, Jews,
French, 'Hungarians. Russians, Aus
tria ns. Norwegians, Swedes, Australian a,
Prussians, ; English and .SVelsh. The
home of race suicide was discovered in
the heart of the fashionable district on
the south side. Out of a population of
1,160 In this district, only 81 persons
were found who . were under 14 years
of age. The troubles of the men who
are taking the consus would fill a large
book. - One enumerator who was as
signed to the Chinese quarter reported
that sll his efforts to get Information
from the slant-eyed celestials met with
uttsr failure until he ran across a lead
er of one of : the . Chinese secret so
cieties. This man gave him slip of
brown raper on- wnicn were scrawiea
some unintelligible characters, and after
that the census man had no difficulty
in getting all the information ha want
ed. Meanwhile his , curiosity was
aroused, and when his work was com
pleted he got a Cnlnaman to translate
tne inscription or tne . paper. mis
wilt Introduce you to a census enu
merator" was all It said, but it did the
work all right-
That Slrectoire Oown.' '',.-'
Cbicaco society Is stirred to Its depths
over the announcement of several of
the "smart- set" - leaders that they are
going to introduce into the Windy City
Hie new "dlrectolre" gown, the revival
of which' has been. causing a sensation
even in gay Paris, where it made Its
debut before a startled world a few
weeks. n-o. Advance notices of the
new fashion have done nothing to allay
the general alarm. . The "dlrectolre
gown Is tight clinging tight What is
mores it is slashed up the skirt on one
side above the- knee, disclosing trou
sers.. Not the plebeian kind, of course,
that mere man is accustomed to wear.
No, Indeed, r The dlrectolre kind are
made of blue satin, and, like the gown,
they cling; but for all that they are
unmistakably trousers. This may ac
count for . the failure of several of
these much-heralded costumes to make
their . appearance . on schedule .time.
Dressmakers aver that they have made
a large number this spring, yet the fact
remains tnat to date out one unicago
woman has had the fortitude to. ap
pear on the street In the new garb.
Here is the description of her sown:
.The costume, which is said to have
been Imported from Paris, Is of "Lon
don smoke" French cloth. It has a
close-fitting skirt and is slashed on
the right side, slightly above the knee,
exposing blue satin trousers, which
also are tight-fitting: The whole ef
fect is extremelv tlaht form-cllnainar.
The trlmmln la blue, with a. lace 1abot
and lace '-cuffs. The buttons through
out are trimmed blue agate and gold.
who aouoie loops. ,
7Aeet of blu satinDuttcfi s run
down the side of the skirt, which Is
cut full dlrectolre. heavily embroidered
ana warning styie. under these is
seen - a pair of black patent leather
French heel shoes of gaiter effect All
la surmounted with a full dlreetolre
hat of hlua. with buckle of brilliants
and a large bunch , of ostrich plumes
ox a darner snaae or mue. Blue gloves,
short lenstli. end . blue creviL com
plete the effect
In spite of Its attractions. It Is as
serted, however, that the dlrectolre will
'never be popular. The reason assigned
Is that the younger women have not
the oourag. while the older women
well, the dlrectolre ' Is exacting, to say
the least.
isuc tan
TAKESJ1B0LIC
Prominent and Wealthy Til
lamook Builder Yields
to Despondency.
(Special tlctteh to The JoemtL)
Tillamook, Or., May 80. Isaao H.
Smith, 68 years of age, a prominent and
wealthy builder and contractor, commit
ted suicide at noon today by using car
bone " acia7Hina'a been very despond
ent for some time.
He left a note addressed to his wife,
as follows:
"Dear Ma You are tired of this life
and so am I. . "IKE."
Mr. Smith's life was spent mainly
in Oregon and ror in years or more he
had been operating in this section, re-
MUiamooK.
TlijI
Special Sale on
AMERICAN 7IND3W
SCREENS
American
I1CHCRADC -rt-CTH
FIT ANY WINDOW
IMMEDIATE '
, ' . DELIVERY'
r t(1
He was an influ- ,
most prominent socially.
sidlna in
entiajf man and his family Is one of the)
We know you want a Talking Machine
com oare make
your choice where you can eee and hear
It's only a question of buying.
wh
Buy
lere you can
ALL, the best makes together, then you
can Intelligently select the one that most
appeals to you and there will be no
.future regrets.. ". " : --t-
It costs you nothing to Investigate
and here will be fpund ALL the differ
ent machines and records, and compe
tent, obliging salesmen to assist you In
the most suitable '-and '-comfortable
Talking Machine Parlors. In the north
west - . .
If you have a machine, come and al
low our salesmen to show you over
our 1 immense . stock thousands . : upon
thousands or records a run ana com
Jnete list or eacn mane, including, me
atest for June. They all sell -rapidly,
among which we mention: -.a
Good-bye, - Sweetheart. Good-bye, by
Alan Turner; Just Some One, by
Manuel Bomaln; Shall We , . Oather
at . the BiverT by t Kdlson mixed
.quartet; When It's Moonlight on
the Prairie, is especially -a favorite,
humoresque i on "The Merry Widow
"Walts," ! by Edison concert band;
Over the Mountain of Sorrow, - One' -of
the grahdeit of melodies. Be sure and
hear the Harry Lauder Medley, by the
: Edison military band; also TrTummer
time Medley, Harrlgan Medley, The Min
ute Man March and Santiago March.-
Itusajnpo Marcha Of icial. Argentina
la a splendid record, Ida and Dot
Polka, Cornet Duet ' - .
Vocal Solos As Long M -the "World
Roll? On; Don t wave tne Old roiks.
Jennie; Hark! the Herald
. I'm Afraid to Come Home
Several nne Da rl tone ana tenor duets,
vocal quartets and talking records all
the new ones are here. :-.
We havo att the Grand , Opera selec
tions In fact, to sum it up. everything
the .different makes have in their sev
eral llsta, and they - are here waiting
your acceptance of our special request
to visit onr parlors and allow our sales
men to assist in making your selection
a -'satisfactory one. ? To buy a, Talking
Machine or Records without visiting
this store would be to- do, yourself, an
injustice... Kvery machine sold here is
rorefo-lly adjusted to pet the best mus
ical results, and furthermore, . you tan
pay for It on -tho EUers Easy Pay pan
if you like. . Kller Piano House, 8S3
"Washington street, corner Pork.
On purchasing the carbolic acid of a
a
le
purposes, no suspicion was engi
as to his real and desperate intent
local
said he intended to use
purposes.
ruggist this morning Mr. Smith
it ror cleansin
No suspicion was engendered
Mr. Smith's estate is estimated of the
value of 8100,000. ,
MEN OF COKVALLIS
- : BOOST FOR U. OF 0.
(Special Dlipttcb to Tbe Joeraai.1 -;
Corvallis, Or., May 10. The follow
ing statement has been signed by the
leading 1 business and professional men
of Corvallis:
' "We, the undersigned business men
of ' Corvallis. Oregon, believe that a
liberal support of higher education is
the only policy consistent with the best
interests of our state, and that partic
ularly at this time, when thousands of
homeseekers are , looking toward Ore
gon, we cannot afford to adopt any
other policy.. We favor - the increased
appropriation, for the 1 University of
Oregon and earnestly urge the voters of
this community, to vote .'Yes' at the
coming election on the measure Increas
ing its appropriation. , The vote upon
this measure will in a sense determine
the policy of our stats toward hlgher-4
education, ana , cms community, tne
home of the agricultural college, ought
to go on record by i an ' overwhelming
vote as favoring adequate support for
our educational institutions.''
PALMER'S PARTNER !
HEARS FR03I HDI
'(KpeetaKDtaMtcb to Tke JoortinH -1
Grsndei. Or., May 80. H. H. Palm
er. former editor . of the Elgin Leader,
who so mysteriously disappeared from!
La. Grande several weeks ago and who It t yerslty of Pennnylvanla to take
was thought had committed suicide, has i miiu: , COiirKS Tie left his wifi
- The .American Screen Is suitable
for the best residences, hotels or
: apartment houses. Made through,
out- of selected oak, mission fin
ish. They work : entirely Inde
pendent or-thef regular wash, -- -- -
No. 128 inches high, adjwata
from 22 to 28 Inches, . ,-- .
Regular price tBo
Bale price , . ......... . ... . .63o
No. 132 ' Inches hif h, adjusts
zrom ze to su incnes.
Regular price ......
aie pnoe
No. 834 inches
from 28 to SO inches.
Regular price
Bale Prloe ............
No. 434 inches high,
from 82 to 88 Inches.
Regular price
Bale prloe
No. S 88 Inches high,
from 28 to 80 Inches.
Regulsr price'..,
Bala price .............
No. 38 inches high,
rrom 13 to as incnes.
Regular price 81.80
Bale prloe $IM
Give us measurement of your
windows and wt will have same
properly fitted, ,
tdealSteamCookers
WT
.1-. -.
....31.85
80
high, "adjusts
. . . .;1.49
.... -s
adjusts..
rr.. ii.To
. . . .91.15
adjusts'
31.80
... .11.00
adjusts
2 wpai'i"' ""
Cooking Is a pleasure when you
use the "Ideal" combination
steam cooker and baker. Think
what It means to plaqe your
whole dinner over one burner
?o away and forget about it until
he whistle calls you.
If you are Interested In learn
ing how to cut down the kitchen
work and the fuel bill, let us
demonstrate the "Ideal" for you.
snucis rsOM o upwards
Mil
Will last half a lifetime.. A Bohn Refrigerator saves
its cost almost every year in provisions that it keeps
from spoiling, as well as the strict economy in ice.
. , A cheap refrigerator "eats its head off" in food
wasted and ice consumed, so that, the-first difference
in favor of the ordinary refrigerator is a genuine ex-.
- travagance instead of saving. .
Veke .avt K b'ST
Think of (be Satisfaction
The Beautiful and wonderful Bohn gives its user
milk and cream ever sweet, vegetables crisp, fruit
firm and full-flavored, meats choice and eatable, sum
mer drinks delightfully cold. Porcelain lining
cleansed perfectly by wiping with a moist cloth.
All American railroads use it, after severest tests
by refrigeration experts. Why shouldn't you own
one? Prices, are from $27 to $165 each. Other
grades from $8.50 up.
GARLAND GAS
RANGES v
" SB : "
r i. ..-v j-rr . '.i.j;;'-
'.- A 1 inn,; ii mi i v r.-' , ft;i- ,
The GARLAND Gas Range has
saved more hours of drudgery than
"'any other article of kitchen equip
ment. It saves labor no coal to
carry, no slow ovens, no failures
in cooking. Baking, broiling, fry
ing or boiling it i all the same
with the GARLAND Gas Range
everything done to -a turn with
'very little attention and at a con
siderable saving in fuel.
Note the new style cabinet frame
as shown in c,ut. Saves stooping
and back-breaking. We claim that
the GARLAND Gas Range is.
more economical in the consump
tion of fuel than any other gas
Stove manufactured, ' a- feature
which must appeal to any buyer.
Our prices range from $11 each
to $125 each.
RELIABLE GAS
PLATES
OUR SALE OF RELIABLE
HOT PLATES WILL CON
TINUE ANOTHER
WEEK.
Every plate is up to the well
known Reliable quality in every
respect.
1- burner Gas Plate, small size
Regular 1.2S
Sale price f i.05
2- burner Gas Plate, small size--
Regular $1.75
Sale price $1.55
3- burner Gas Plate, small size
Regular $2.60
Sale price fS.25
1- burner Gas Plate, large size
Regular $2.25
Sale price $1.85
2- burner Gas Plate, large size
Regular $3.50
Sale price $3.15
3- burner Gas Plate, large size
Regular $4.50
Sale price ....$3.95
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COURT ASSISTS
HELPLESS WIVES
Washington Supreme Court
. Awards Alimony, Pend- :
ing Appeals.
sjxABnsHsassi . , IW. tv'ssk
tfrlfj i ill
Special IMipatrk te Th Josroal t
Olympla, , Wash.. May 80. Fqr the
first time in this state the supreme
court has Issued an order gran ting- all
monv pending its final decision In a di
vorce case. The question is squarely
passed upon and the authority of the
court to enforce such an order is up
held. , although three of the seven Jus
tices aissent. -
Two orders of the same nature were
Issued the same dsr. the first belnr in
the notorious Holcomb case from Seat
tle, -
- Eva Holcomb, an incurable cripple, se
cured a decree of divorce from Dr. Au
gustus Holcomb, a prosperous dentist
of Seattle. It-was shown in the trial
that when Dr. Holcomb went to the unl-
tafce a post
wife behind
AnVi m,- about by his requesC for funds. Palmer
in i hf -nLrk'i wrote to Mr. Snyder, his former part-
' 1 M m . 1 . J A W.B klM
. . . I ,1 auum v luu I 11.
discovery was Droug-nt? and took alonir another woman, whom
5llxK nSr.:aiLIi., introduced to the dean of the dental
effort will be made to bring him. bark
to- Elgin, as -practically all the bills
amst tne iirrn were taaen cars ox cj
Snyder. - - '
tfrV
:f F New Dally mt Aberdcrn.
f IBtM-dal t)l!ml' tn Tb -'uurmLt
Aberdeen. Wash.. May -30. The last
Issue of the Aberdeen Daily Bulletin
rum, nnr ITrMnv and the nubltcatlnn nf llnnnv allrwr1 In the lower niifrt.
tne i. orsys ijiernor worm '.win -oesnn-. jioicorau was, granted an the com mu
June 1 with John Gilbert at the helm. ) nlty 'property ; except Holcomb's office
The Bulletin .-was one-, or the pioneer i furniture and he appealed from that
, and nss cuanirea portion of the decree, thus . tying up
department as Mrs. Holcomb.
It was shown that - after Mrs. Hol
comb sued him for divorce he entered
her rooms durin ft her absence, and
slashed her clothing with a knife and
Fmashed things generally. , At the close
of the trial Holcomb made a personal
nseuult upon his wife in the court
room. .. -
Afterward he was charred with con
tempt of court for neglect to pay all-
Mrs.
naiM-m of the harbor.
management a number of times, start
inT out as a, weekly.
. Kllvcrwa re - auction, ,
Washington street.
MeUgsr,
the property so the woman was without
means of Bupport or monny to pay costs
or attorneys' fees In resistihff the ap
peal. -The supreme court kllows her
$50 per month. alimony during Utlga-
lisJ" l
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"TTo 88 - NOTE STORE "
' Vm Save on Display During
TUB ROSE FESTIVAL,'
, The Finest Assortment of
Pianos and Player-Pianos
. ,. Sver Assembled Trader One Boof. '
Just across the comer from the REVIEWING STAND,
Morrison and West Park streets.
We say the "88 NOTE" STORE because ours is the only
v store in Portland that carries 88 NOTE
PLAYER-PIANOS. ;
Player-Pianos sold by other dealers play only 65 NOTES.
Step -in "and listen to ours THE GREAT "APOLLO"
' . f and others. ' :
Hovndsn-Soule Piano Co.
378 AJTO 374 KOSSXBOIT ST, COM. MOKISCH A3TT 73ST 7AXK.
tion, $50 fori Suit costs and $100 for a
preliminary- attorney's fee.
In the case of Ella Sullivan, respond
ent, vs. Daniel Sullivan, appellant, sim
ilar conditions exist as to the tying up
of the property awarded the wife, the
Property amounting In sll to $224,000.
Mrs. Sullivan had to take a child, who
was awarded to her custody and who
has "tuberculosis, to- California, The
court requires Sullivan to pay her 4100
per month for -herself, $150 per month
lor the care of the child. $75 suit costs
and $150 attorney's fee. : : ; i t .
; He Would Be President. -
V ' ' 'l.nlid Prera Lid Wtre.l .
Chicago. May 80.--John Farson, the
Chlcairo banker, has announced his can
didacy for vice-president of the United
Statea but the Oak Park paper wVich
published his avowed candidacy failed
to state whether he wants to run with
Tart or v Bryan. Farson is not taken
seriously. . . ,
MEMORIAL DAY " . :
" AT tolXXHLLE
(Sp1l Wrtch fn Ttar JoarouLk
'McMlnnvllle, Or., May day was vry
appropriately observed here today. The
banks and a good part of -the business
hounts were closed for the day. -.
Tlip ceremonies by the O. A. R. post
were carried out at the Masonic cerne
try. Tho veterans were alsed by
tte Woman's Relief Cerpe and Company
F of the Fourth regimeot O. N. O
--In the afternoonat the Methodist
church Kev. J.; Stockwell of Amity
delivered the Memorial - address. I-'ol-iowlna-
this service flowers were strewn
on the Yamhill river in memory of our
sailor dead. ;, . ,
WEST0X PIONEERS' 4
. POLITICAL DAY
(Pnerltl tliMtrfa to Tbe JouraaLt
-Weston, Or. May SO. The thirteenth
annual reunion-of the lTmtlla county
pioneers,.-which, hps been in progress
since Thursday, will come to a close
this evening. A noteworthy feature or
the program this year was the banquet
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L:"0-W
RATE S
EM si'
Will Be Made This Season by th
And
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
(U2flS8 C8T O3UDQ0BT)
,f Mi.m 'V-- ,vv-
FROM PORTLAND
Am FoUowsx
Chicago $72.50
St. Louis .... 67.50
St. Paul ..... 63.15
Omaha ....J. 60.00
Kansas City .. 60.00
TICKETS WILL BE ON
May 18
. June 5, 6, 19, 20 -July
6, 7,22,23
August 6, 7, 21, 22
Oas Way
Via
California "
$87.50 ;'
; 82.50 -81.75
75.00 .
75.00 ."
BAXiB
71 V
rn if
-"a:i''
1
Good for return In to days with stop -ever
privileges at ploasnre within limits.-
REMEMBER THE DATES
For any further Information call at.,
the city ticket office. Third and Wash
lngton streets or writs to .
WM. M'MURRAY :
Qeoeral Passenssr Agent.
PORTLAND. OREGON.
A MIRACLE
Saved From an Operation by W.
J. Van Damme.
i '
B. B. Colvin Of Florence. T.nn Tn
Oreaon. was advised hv hl A
come to Portland and be operated upon.
He arrived here a few days agro anl
rseistered at- the . Esmond Hotel an-l
while there learned of Van Damme s
kidney cur' tea.i He secured two bot
tles and was greatly relieved, and de
cided that an operation was not nece.
sary. Before he left for home he took
a supply of the tea for himself an.i ,
wife, and since then he has written
saying that he was feeling flno. Tht-i
is but the testimony of one as thes
kind of miracles occur often at .
W. J. Var Danrao
183 Morrison Sfc.
Next to Pap's Coffes House.
' l M ' 7
flven to the r-loneers by fT V
Ivlo Improvement club of Wer
scheduled to bt maUe fcr If
ana J. a. jicaiiijiit. n. n.
apeak s for th Anti-Snloi'ii l -
Watiy-county politicians sire in ti
gram. -
1Ii?,h I.i.
Kvmn I.lf.
"Mother may I no o -l t f-rV
"Y. rev iS,ir'.ii..f . i-f .
Ixm't iioi tiiui i '', 1
-And don't 4 otr .9 n '-.."
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