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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON " SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1908. ELECTRIFYING STAPLES TOiJAIL TRAGED IV ORDERS FIVE CARS FOR SUBURBAN SERVICE GET LAUE'S PLACE? DOT 10 BE PROBED X v Millions Have Been and Mil Drug Clerks Will Ask Goy- Coroner Thinks Inquest Into Death of Robert Burii' in. , Overcrowded Cell Would Serve 'Jfo Purpose-rolice;; Chief, Issues Warning. lions . More Are; Being Spent Means Safety, 1 Economy- and Cleanliness . ernor to Appoint One of Their Number to Fill Va - r 0: suueaww cancy in State Board of - Electricity vs. Steam. Pharmacy. TimnD lERill By FREDERIC J. HASklN. . KCopyright. 1908, by Frederic J. Heskln.) Washington, Pec 26. The , Illinois Central railroad la getting ready to elec. ' Itriy Us Chicago terminal, which occu r'ea the lake front. The abolition of the smoke an dirt-nuisances has been one of the considerations which led to this action, but there is another Import ant consideration. Besides its own lines, those of the Big Four and other lm- rortant roads enter the city througn his terminal and conditions are becom ing rather crowded. As there, is no room on amy side for expansion, the terminal: being hemmed In on the east tov Lake Michigan and on the west by city owned property, all chance to spread out has been eliminated. Therefore the question has been one of getting the maximum of train handling facilities out f the present space. . It is this that ias led to the decision to eleotrlfy the terminal. y. v'?''j Some careful figuring has been done Jn the premises. !; calculated that the expense of electrification will be loss than $4,009,000, while It is expected that the added earning power of the terminal will bring new revenue more than sufficient to pay good Interest ton the cost of installation. The main line of the Illinois Central, running through the very heart of the fashionable part of Southeast Chicago, has eight tracks from Kensington In." and over thesv tracks more than 00 trains pass every y Tire xiectaifted Terminals.- tv,. .i.nirii.atcnn or this terminal .will make the fourth great terminal of the country to bo electrified. The tst movement In that direction Was the Baltimore A Ohio tunnel electrification in BfcUlmore, extending from the Mount Jtoyfcl station to-Camden station, be neath the heart of the city. - This ex periment was a. success from the be ginning and was regarded as proving the feasibility of tunnel electrification be yond a doubt. The next step In terminal olactrifioation was that of the New York Central and the New Haven, out of th; Grand Central station- The results of this work have been suramarhsed and they make a showing far beyond any thing dreamed of by! the advocates of electrification. . To begin with It has reduced the net expenses of operating the terminal about 14 per cent, and at the same time lias increased Its faculties one third. It has wiped out, almost entirely, tho moke nuisance below the Harlem river, and lies eliminated a large portion of the deadhead running of trains between the lirand Central station and the Mott Haven yards It has mad the Park venve tunnel a habitable ' place for the passage of , trains Instead of a stifle box where dangers .from collisions al ways abounded. After providing for an Income -sufficient to meet -the Interest on the extra capital required for the electrification work, th reports show a decrease of operating expenses of np ward of 13, per cent. In addition to this It la figured that the outlook for in creased business is such, as to warrant the expectation that the Having as a re stilt of electrification 'will be beyond the roost ambitious hopes of the rail road. v - ennsy's Experiments, The Pennsylvania is preparing to lectrlfv it New York terminals be tween Newark, New Jersey and Jamaica. Iong Island, In conjunction with the Long Island railroad. Nothing like the exnaustiveness wiia wmcn in rtun nylvanla experimented to -determine the best type of electrification has ever been een before. In order to determine the Question, it built a five mile stretch of track on Long Island. It erected a structure on this track to simulate a tunnel, and made its experiments under a nearly operating conditions as It could attain on ..an experimental line. Then it tried all kinds of electric en gines imoni them the slnaie-phase. and the direct current, finally choosing the latter. Which means a uuro, ran sys tem under New York,- ; : r ' It is predicted. that within 10 years evpry. wrminai in wiq ruuni( new will he electrified. It is a significant fact that in not a single Instance has the electrification of a steam line, either In part or In the whole, been followed bv unsatisfactory results, and the in creased favor with which the traveling riubllo look upon an electrified terminal eads it to patronise the road having nueh a terminal Instead of the .dirty, smoke-begrimed one of the unprogres elve road. This has led 'the Lacka wanna and other Jersey roads to con sider the electrlf Ication ' of their sub urban tones, -and favorable decisions are expected to be the outcome In each Instance. . . ' .. . ,.",." ftmoke la Cong-rasa' Syes. ,' . In this' connection It is Interesting to note with what facility a railroad may hold one view for one purpose and a view diametrically opposite for another purpose. Washington has long wanted to be free from the emoke nuisance. The untold millions which the govern ment' has spent to give the city build ings commensurate with the dignity of the nation, and the growing preponder ance of marble and -fine granite utilised tn private building construction ' has made it particularly advisable that the smoke nuisance Should be -entirely abated. Senators and rmsentatlve thought that In view of trie fact -that congress had given several million dol lars In money and concessions toward the erection of the new union station,, the railroads oueht to electrifv the t. that the Baltimore & Ohio was at that very moment operating 'its Baltimore tunnel by electricity with marked suc cess, and that the, Pennsylvania rail road had already decided to .electrify its new ion terminal, tne ornciais of both roads stated to congress that electrification Was In the experimental stage and not to be considered. Con areas toolt their -word and the Wash ington tunnel is always smoke befouled, a fact which has been responsible Tor several serious accidents, and washing ton must still put op with the smoke nuisance. On the Other hand, railroads fceldonrt- Ret sufficient credit for the enormous! expense to which they go In providing big city terminals. A few years ago "a party of European capitalists were figuring on building; a trunk line from New York to Chicago. They had a com petent enadneer estimate the cost. H? found ti at a terminal in New York wou.d cost them at-least 1100.000,600, This would mean a capitalization of 1100,000 a mile for the whole line with not a shovel of dirt turned west of the - North river.- The engineer was promptly Informed that It would be un necessary for him to make any further investigation, and . the project wit abandoned- . . . Electrified. Tunnel. : , Many railroads have found electricity particularlv valuable in' the operation of tunnels. The Grand Trunk has electri fied Its line through the 8t. Clair tun Wl, out of Port Huron, Mich. "They ere now able to, put a 1000 ton train through the electrified section In 15 minutes, . whereas,' under the steam regime a TOO ton train was the maxi mum, and it required some 30 minutes to , make the run. The occasion for running trains through the tunnel in motions has passed, and on the whole ' Three handsome new motor 'car that are to make 45 miles an hour, on a straight track have been ordered by the United "Railway and are being com pleted at the shops of the American Car company in St. Louis... They will be forwarded to Portland aome time next month and will be placed In . op eration over the new road pf the United Railway between Portland, Llnnton and Holbrook, February 1. y - - the Grand Trunk Is as phased with its Investment as a little fetrl with a new doll. The Great Northern finds that it has increased the capacity the Cascade tunnel 40 per cent by Its electrification. It can haul the heavi est sort of train through it In vastly less time than was required even with the big ia ton Mallet compound push ers, Which ate up coal so fast as to set James J. Hill to thinking how to cut down the expense. . Perhaps the most Interesting piece of tunnel electrification now talked of Is the Hnosae tunnel ' in Massachusetts. This is the longest tunnel in the United States, and one of -the longest in the world. Though It carries a double track Its maximum capacity has been reached, and some way must be found out of the difficulty. Electricity is regarded as offering the only feasible solution of more trains inder present en (fine gases render the tunnel next to insufferable to the traveling public, ana apsoiuieiy dangerous to those who work in it. .En gineers are now discussing the question f ro and con, and it is believed that elec rif Ication will follow in the- not far distant future." ' . - :; Electricity Better Than Bteam. 'On the whole it Is probable that more than 100,000,000 Is now being spent on the substitution of electricity for steam by American railroads. In addition to the projects already mentioned - the Northern Pacific, the Southern Pacific, and a number of other roads have plans for electrification of certain portions of their lines on hand, and there are other projects. . New York has come to the support of electrification through a lit tle magaslne devoted entirely to demon strating to the railroad men of the coun try that electricity as a motive power can perform every service on a railroad that can - be performed by steam,' and can do It. more efficiently end "econom ically.' One of the most Interesting things It has -brought eut is the fact that a pound of coal ill a powerhouse will give twice as much power when ap piled to an electric engine as the same pound of coal would give in the firebox of a steam locomotive Another inter esting fact Is that a 100 ton electric locomotive has more weight on Us driv ers than a 175 ton steam locomotive. In a steam locomotive ins piuuns H"7?fA decreases as the soeed increases, w nil an electric locomotive It has as much pulling power at 5 miles an hour as ft has at five miles. . Tk. .... f einctrlcitv may serve, to cut down the consumption " bevond what Is Indicated In the preced ing paragraph. The Inland Empire elec t? wacFhaa found- that a waterpower Plant gives it all . th. motive power a arreat mountain watershed there is a river which might supply power enough . ,.i it. trains serosa . The North ern Paclflo is preparing to make the idle waters pull Its trams through Its mnuntu n section Wt Mont, v ; ""--.. ' " '"' : '- TO Ull HERE Publicity Manager of Com mercial Club Satisfied v Outline Plans Today. medial club?CwhTchChalrVnan T. B. Wilcox has called for tomorrow noon. According to Mr. Wilcox the meet ing iS to talk over plans for continuing th! promotion work of the club through ""Both Kt. Richardson and ,1 have been away for some time." W Mr. Wilcox, "and we are anxious to get to gether again and map out our plans for next year. All that I can say is that the work will go on as usual . Tom Richardson said that he had no .!.. i,vinr anv offers he has had from "other cities before thepm mittee at tomorrows meetlnsr. Besias-is tha S10.00O a year offer made him In DenvVr. Mr. Richardson has Just had another asking him to head the publicity work of El Paso. Texas. He says he will not accept either offer. , The executive committee of the -club consists of T. B. Wilcox, chairman r W. M. Ladd, A. L. Mills, J. C. AIns worth, irrnnlc Watson, w. r . Diriwi, Livingstone and T. B. Honey man, CLAIM BIlllOIIS FRO ST. I v.-. wr Y, LontMt Leased Wire.) p,iV Dec. 16. A claim involving billions is being brought against the city of St. Louis by the Marquis and Count de Lafayette. It involves the owner shin of what is ndw Carondelet Park snd the site of the old Southern hotel. When they were farm lands they were both owned by a widow named Mottler, which is the family name of Lafayette. The present marquis and count claim to be descended from a wealthy widow of the city of St. Louis, who was author ised by the state of Missouri to obtain a quitclaim deed, but the Lafayettes are holding out for a sum that would bank rupt the city. The Lafayettes' say they need the money to keep up the dignity and po sition which 4he family name demands, and to protect their title against the claims of the Count dtf Carobron, Mrs. Bellamy Storer's son-in-law. They were once peasants, to whom the 'courts al lowed the titles. The Widow Mottier left her money to' descendants. scattered up tne Mississippi vauey as rar as Paul, but the Lafayettes claim all the property as the heads of the 'Mottler family. - - " . The Marttuta de' Lafayette Is now vis iting the Storers tn America. RHISII 0 One of pew,Car for Portland, Llnnton and Holbrook Interurban Service. The cars are 67 feet long and will seat 60 passengers.' They are divided into - three compartments baggage, smoking and passenger. . The cars will be -very heavy and of Pullman con struction and will . be finished Inside with the maximum degree of comfort as t to , seats . and general accommoda tions. - Cach car is operated by four motors and the controllers are so ar ranged as to- make It possible to op erate trains of three or four cars from MARVELOUS PROGRESS IS MADE BY JOURNAL CARRIERS' BAND " Portland has one of the finest boys' musical organisations In the country. It is Th'e Journal Carriers' band, the first and most , successful association of this kind on the Pacific coast. Fif teen months ago the band was formed with bujt 21 pieces. Now there are SS members and It is the Intention of the management to Increase the band to 60 pieces within the next few months. The " director Is ' Major ' Charles E. York, who has been directing bands for nearly 40 years. When the band was first organised practically none of the members had had any experience. Now, with the drill and experience of only a few months more than a year,.The Jour nal Carriers" band compares favorably with many of the professional musical organixatlons of the country. The band is ruiiy equipped wim ine wen Known York Instruments. The boys all have new uniforms and the uand is now ready for engagements of any kind, either in parade or con cert work. David H. Smith, at The Journal office, is business manager of the organization. . r STORM OF PROTEST THAT MEANS ' (Butted Prats Leased Wire.) London, Dec. 2. The government's repressive measures in India have stirred ut such a storm of protest among the pro-Indians that a desperate right over the colony s ruiure is now as sured after the reassembling of parlia ment. On One side ' the reactionaries will stop at nothing to prevent any move In the direction of autonomy for the dependency. On the other hand the In dian sympathisers will savagely criti cise the law recently passed by the In dian Council In Calcutta by which the southern - provinces were virtually placed under martial law. The reactionaries' strength was not revealed until Indian Secretary Lord HER RED CROSS STAMPS I NATIONAL I 19 oar i . By Martha Opie. Please give me a Red Cross stamp, she said. A dear little girl with curly head. As she hurriedly laid her penny down And smiled away the impatient frown VI tne oierx, wno tnougnt "sick ioiks snouia pay heir own expenses, anyway." She drew an envelope, soiled and torn. From the depth oi ner pocKet, raggea and worn. ' And carefully placing the stamp there on lllIIIUL Hit THE fJOUHTMIIS Countess Cassini Meets Her Fate and "the Virgin ian" in Switzerland. (Beant News by Lonceit Lewd Wire.) . Paris, Dec. 2. As a result of a mountain-climbing. experience, the much-admired Countess CasslnL ' the daughter of Count Casslnl, now Rus sian ambassador to Madrid, whose band has been sought by members of the European nobility and royalty, and by Americana, has at last found her fate. and her friends expect her engagement to be announced almost any day. Several months ago, While In Spies, in Switzerland, the countess attempted a ste?p climb snd found- herself in a position of great danger, when she for tunately encountered Alexander Mose ley, a handsome young clubman . of Richmond, v who was descending by the same pass. They meW lie saved her, they loved, so It seems, and the con stant attention of Moseley to the count ess since that time has caused their friends to consider the engagement a mAttr of cnuraA: , - --. I m in II u Moseley's mother Is a daughter of Mann S.'alentine, th philanthropist, to whom Richmond owes t,he Valentine museum. Moseley is connected with a firm engaged , In the' manufacture of beef extract. : - -.." '. "-', A French physician claims to ? have found many disease germs In medicine, particularly ' in pills, many of whlcn do not contain antiseptics. . -.!' ' '. A'- -: '.. fae one controller when It is so de sired. - ..-!:,-. Service that will give a train each way nearly every hour is contemplated by the company. The track between Portland and Llnnton is completed and read for fast service now , while the Llnnton-Holbrook portion of the line Is finished, except for the laying of the steel and several hundred men are at work on this task. The grades are completed and the bridges ara ajj Jn The band appeared - at the Carriers' association Christmas entertainment last Wednesday evening and made a most favorable Impression. There were six numbers on the program and rhany en cores. , The members of the band are Director Major Charles E. York. Cornets John Mill. Clyde Sheets, i.ioyci gtairora, r . m. cttoKes c. E, Blackwood. Reginald Fox. Clifford Har rison, E. C. Janin. W. R. Miller. M. K. Myers. Trombones Louis Janin. Soren K- Holm. S. KInman. Frank Robinson. Horns Earl Orltiith, Chester O'Neill, jonn victors, waiter nmer. Piccolo and Flute -George Griffith, Roy Cross. Clarinets Bernard Mercer, George Delaney, Dan Kelleher, Theodore Hen- gei. c is. nan. L,inn Paget, w. j, Schuster, Ralph Robnett, H. Cannell, uoraon Kilboume, jr. n. smith. Bass James H. Clow, Car Plopper. Baritone Lloyd Riches. , Drums Waldemar Finck, "tieroy Tnomson. Cymbals Artie Susaman. DESPERATE FIGHT Morley announced his intention grad uallv to give more of the Indian ad ministratlve offices to natives Instead of Englishmen. By the old aristocracy, which has always canstdered India a providentially provided refuge for Eng land's vounr sons and "poor relations.' this suggestion was received as almost treasonable. The Indian secretary is theoretically supreme In the dependency ana parliament can not rorce mm into any policy he disapproves. It can drive him from office bv refusing to make ap propriations ror nis department. It is uncertain whether Morley can command a majority. The contest promises to smash party lines and to provoke quar rels that may completely alter existing political conditions. With a sad little smile, gone. was quickly Out Into the Christmas throng she flew: Nobody noticed, nobody knew The lone little creature, thin and cold With the pinched little face under hair of g;ld. But she darted - across the crowded street, ' - 'Mid the roar of wheels and the horses' teeV A clatter a cry of anguish shrill- And the brave little form lay crushed and still. Tenderly back through the open door That she just had passed the child they bore; And still in the hand was tightly pressed The letter, in childish scrawl addressed: "To mamma. In Heaven." With gentle touch They loosened the fingers lifeless clutch. Not the stamp alone marked the paper red - That this message bore to the loving dead. "Dear mamma: I'm lonely since you are gone. It Is hard, so hard, to be left alone! I cough just the same as you used to do. And that makes me think, oh! so often of you. They tell me that I may be made to live By Red Cross stamps, so I'm going to give The penny yon gave me before you died To buy one to send you thra Chrlstmas- . . tide!" . Wllllamsport, Pa. M AMKUSGEM'S 145-147 Second St, Bet. 'a , H. KAVSEV COinroCTXXCr &ADIES' mij ' l a- - fSV . I AT 'J J VTTTWTTTTTVWTTTTTVTTTTTTVVTYyTTTTTTTTTTTTftT?VTV? 1 as far as the tunnel Just beyond Sum mit; -. .- , -; ' When the new line ia built Into For. est Orove there will be two Interurban and one steam - road Connecting that place with Portland. Between 8000 and 4000 men have been employed almost continuously on the construction work or tne new' line. The completed por tion of the road Is about 1( miles long. counting the three miles within the city limits os Portland, - BAILEY I'll KEEP PLEDGE Holdover Senator Says He Is Still Bound by Prom ise to People. mimhmm State Senator A. A. Bailey. A. A. Bailey, holdover senator from Multnomah, Clackamas and Columbia counties, does not believe that the laps of two years absolves any honorable man from living up to a pledge made to the people by him. He was elected to the senate on a Statement No. I plat- rorm, and considers it his duty to abide by the promise made by him to the people of his legislative district. He has sent a letter to The Journal In which he makes his nosition clear. It la as follows: To the Editor of The Journal As to the wisdom or political expediency of Statement No. 1, there can be, and probably is. an honest difference of opinion among men. But when a man has voluntarily signed that pledge and has received the votes of the people of his district upon the understanding that he will live up to it, there can be no difference of opinion among honorable men as to what he should do. There Is no possible ground for ar- f ument. All the sophistry and Map-trap n reference to the oath of office and the constitution of the United States being opposed to and conflicting; with this nledcre Is buncombe, mi re and sim ple, and only Intended to mislead. . The onlv course open for a man who has ignea statement no. i is to fulfill the promise Absolutely and without any equivocation or evasion. "A. A. BAIliET. PENDLETOX CHIEF TO ROUT "BLIND PIGS" Pendleton, Or., .Dec. 26. Disgusted with the frequency of drunkenness in Pendleton. Chief of Police Ourdane has begun a crusade upon the "blind pigs" of this city, which he declares he will fight until the evil is exterminated. "Angelica Bill" Frakes was today riven the limit of fine and Imprison ment1 tinder the city ordinance for sell ing HQuor to Indians, wno revealed th source of their supply. Owing to the nearness of Walla Walla the police have trouble securing evi dence against local offenders who In sist that their supply comes from tht Washington town. If we could see ourselves as others see us. it would lust about nut the look. Ing glass people out of business. Alder and'taorrison l omorrow we begin our tirst ANNUA! CLEARANCE SALE in ourvnew location. The prices on everything in the millinery and our new ladies' furnishing departmentstare greatly reduced. ' - . We have the Portland agency for the "Jewel" corset. They are designed by the best corsetiere in the country, the best .made without equal, to fit all figures at all prices. We beg to draw especial attention to the "Abdo Strap" corset for stout women. I hey are strongly made of extra T heavy coutille, double boning, instantly adjusted to reduce the hips and flatten the abdomen; all the new spring models are included in this sale. T LADIES' WHITE RIBBED UNDERWEAR. w SPECIAL 29 . Vests with long sleeves, high neck and fancy X stitching around neck; pants ankle length. Regu lar price 40c, special'. .29 J LADIES' FINE BLACK CASHMERE HOSE . Full fashioned, seamless. Regujar, , price 35c, J special i , . v .V. i ...... . . . ... .23 X Children's extra heavy ribbed hose, double knee; all siaes. Regular 30c, special . ......;.. .23 T Sample line of ladies' muslin underwear, from the plain to th most elaborate; trimmed in lace, T embroidery, hemstitching bot' "tueksv.-. Regular 2 price from 18c up, your choice at HALF PRICE rtJKKISHIBTO BBPaJITHEirT T Drug clerks of Portland want repre sentation on the stMe board of phar macy in order that they may be enabled, through this representation, to raise the the men who are working behind the counters of the drug- stores in the state. Petitions are now out ad dressed to Governor Chamberlain, ask ing hat he appoint William J. Staples. c,3L the Precrlptlon department of II ""' pnarmacy, to me place on the -board made vacant by the reaigna tion of John M. A. Laue, who severed his connection with the board on De cember 12. The petitions indorsing the applica tion of Mr. Staples have been circulated for the past few days among the drug gists of the cltv and htv. m.i with J? eral favor. All dru clerks asked to sign have affixed thit- inni.0. while the large majority of the proprie- y"? iiavw Biven tne support of their names. , aerernor to Appoint. Mr. Laue resigned at the last meet In of the state board held on December J' aJter a servlc of ia years on the board. His place will have to be filled uy m appointment ny - the governor wiiinn tne next tnree months, the board meetlnr in regular every three months. it, is contended by the drug? clerks who are back of the mnvmnr a. appointment of Mr. Staples, that thev are desirous of raising the standard of the men who sell drugs and compound prescriptions. Under the Oregon- law no man is permitted to compound prescrip tions of sell poisons unless ne is a regularly registered pharmacist No one who tin not taken the state examina tion and been irlven a crifi-ot n k. oounted as a registered pharmacist jt i. ib pre.ni time, it is said, there lrh rf num,b of unregistered men who are worklnv hhlnH r,, compounding medicines, selling poisons and thus violating the state law. Th... men can be hired cheaper by emploWs than registered men and the competition rTtWu'nvth.e.two ce Is detrimental to the best intereata nf k i..b public, the clerks argue. , For these reasons it Is desired by the Clerks that Mr. Staples be selected by state board. He has been engaged in tn. druR business for the past 10 veers and holds a responsible position with l'lh!t .led'n arugPflrm,? For . in a-rguea mat ne would be a good man for the nmitin. u u It Is , understood that cr.nt. ef Salem Is also a mVim... V. "Ti S?8lV2n" He ta n "Jployer. being one IboSrcfi Jn lS.rch.me,t,n ,th ii BEIT IIITER" GIlfES OFFENSE Fair Original Threatens to Sue Artist Who Pub lished It. Hunter," a. brilliant pSstTr in'reT macK, puhllshed in "A Book of Sweet- yt$l S,amaf" . SInt Artist Will Orefe of Twenty-sixth street unless the Cthin0 a?ttthdAraYhn trom "cuutton jvithin SO days As the poster has been ?atAt"r'd,.br2a1c"t rt dealers forS. ArtUt Orefe "a.;"0"Pniior,a f ehlad of him lZ bT " -t'VnWod-that tho nlctura wb A k. u . , crimlnately. ; ,w " ..."T" laalB; Mary J Walker, keeper of the Klna-s-ton hotel, Aand Florence Thompson roomer in the same house, were a?st At2werr1ayee?n wrnts sworn to bV Andrew Draffln. a sailor. Draffln al legea in his complaint , that hi was steered to the Kingston by an elevator man ln the Perkins hotel and wh5 ""red to h T loraladrnn i,! t0TlmJHer'? gobbed of tigaUr the cas ttorPer ,s lnv- . Coiffure a la Parnassus. Tho long-hatred, disheveled poet had waxecV extremely Indignant at the last remark from the scoffer. "My dear sir,", he observed with crushing hauteur. I would have you "n,?w,tthat 1 comb my hair everv dav." scoffer' yPU ' t9 bd?" "u"8te Auction Sales BY The Portland ' Auction Co. 211 FIRST STREET Monday, Wednesday and Friday, : : 2 p. m. . -. '' ' - . : For this week we've bsen fortunate enough to collect come of the choicest pieces ef furniture we've ever had, and that la going, some. To enumerate all would take too much space, so will Just mention a - few pieces. In Birdseye lfaple we have one large serpentine frost dresser co lonial, French plate mirror), twover fine Princess dressers, round center table (very choice), neat bedroom chairs and few other pieces, all - la Birdseye maple. Buffet in golden oak (original cost $52), nearly new. Some very high grade dining chairs. In weath ered oak finish. Two fine aatlana ma. horaay dressers and setee. one eoloaial mirror tsxeu (very nest French plate), fine hall seat with mirror to match Id golden oak. mahogany brlc-a-brac. stand, and In fact so many real nk-e pieces that you'll have to come and see them. We also have our usual collec tion of kood staple furniture. Coma and be convinced that the Portland Auction company is doing the business. Notice 1 .'.We take roods on Con. alffnment or buy them outrisht at too an prices.,: ,K(ng up Mam i&ii A 1 2 I . Snd get best r8UltS. Notwithing tho expose ot conditions in the city Jail which directly or indi rectly led to the death of Robert Burnt Friday night no inquest will be hfld. "The city physician has reported to ; me that Burns died of alcoholiam," sal.I Coroner Norden last evening. "I know lust what the conditions are in the jail, and I can see no reason why I should spend 140 to $50 of the county's money to show the people of the city what they know already about their city Jail." . .. ,,-r- "- , , Chief Grltsmacher, "however. Is takln precautions to prevent other Inmates of the Jail from sharing Burns' fate. Late J'esterday afternoon he issued the fjl owlng order: Chief Waraa Captains. , To Captains of Police: Give close at tention to the jail conditions during the hours of your relief 'end Instruct the jailers of your commands to be par. ticularjy, careful in - confining drunks and Intoxicated nersons not to overload the cells used for that class of offend ers, but always release those nearest sober into the corridors. There should never be over six persons eonfinou in one of those cells. , "I know. It Is a difficult matter to handle those crasv with liquor outside of a cell, but under present -conditions we have to handle them the best we can and do everything we can to protect them from bodily Injury and from being killed, while in our custody. "C. Oni i ZMACHER. "Chief of Police." The chief has been demanding a new jail or an east side pollen station evr since he-became the head of the police department Several times the city of ficials have become sufficiently inter ested In the needs ef thedenartment to begin talking . about the site for the new building. : Ziose Sight of Issue. -While the discussion waxed warm,, the original proposition, the crying neces sity for a new Jail, was lost sight of. so the building deemed none too In ran when it was built 25 -years ago Is still the combined police station, municipal court and city Jail. Burns, a youmr steamfltter and ma chinist who lived at the Bauman hotel and had Just tried to eecure a position in the city water department, wss found at Third and Oak streets at 8 o'clock Friday evening bv Officer E. Burke. He was able to walk into the police sta tion,' although he was plainly drunk. He was one of It men who were forcel to sleen in cell No, 6. The cell Is 9xfl feet. Burns was dead when the cell Was opened early yesterday morning. In the application for a civil - service position, which Burns had in his pocket when arrested, it was stated that he has no relatives in the city. This means that he will probably be burled at pub lic expense and no further move made to Investigate his death. LAID TO REST IX . TOMB HE BUILT -i (Spedal DUpateh to n Joneaatl : ' Pendleton, Or., Dec. 2 1. Because he had a horror of being buried in the cold earth. B. F. Mansfield, one of tho pioneers of Umatilla county, a short time aeo commenced the erection of .1 tomb of Iron and concrete. Today tho tomb is ' finished and the old gentle man was put Jn It a corpse. Mr. Mansfield was in the best of health when he began the construction of his mausoleum. For the first few davsvhe supervised the work on . the structure which he had carefully planned. . Then he began to fail visibly and soon was forced to his bed, where life lingered until Thursday. His fall ing health was induced by a wound in his knee received in the Rogue river Indian wars of which he was a veteran. Mr. Mansfield was a native of Illinois and was-71 years of age :...i'.... On Tuesday Next, at Baker's Auction House, 152 Park St. We are Instructed by owner to see up holstered parlor furniture, rockers, cen ter tables, bookcases, ladles' desks, furnishings of three bedrooms, dining room suite in solid oak, Wilton and Ax minster carpets, 9x1 V rugs, folding bed, walnut sideboard, parlor heatni-H. gas heaters, kitchen cabinet, cook stove anJ other effects. On view tomorrow. Bale Thursday at 10 e'clook. , v ON THURSDAY NEXT Jv At same address 'we shall have con signments of furniture, etc. Sale at 10 o'clock. ; - ; v - ' ,. . - . Note In closing the year's business we wish to thank our many friends for the patronage of 1908 and wish you all a happy New Year. , PRELIMINARY NOTICE We are Instructed by owner. who Is leaving the city, to sell by auction dm Monday, JTanaary 4, 1909, the elegant and mfiit cost Iv furnishings of hln family residence on Portland Heights. Full rr tlculars will appear in a few days. . . J BAKER ft SON, f ' ' Auctioneers. Office 153 rark street. Auction Sales , . r at . . Wilson's Auction Rooms Corner Second and Yamhill Sts. Monday, Wednesday, Thurs day, Each Day at 10 a. m. On Monday ai.d Weflniiay we sil a fine assortment of parlor and liiirrv furniture, - dinlug-rom, hedr-ni it I kitchen effects: carpels, ran. 1 i nol"-, etc; ranges, gas stoves. liftfnir i and sundry housekeeping etfti t. , Special Grocery Sale Thur. ' : at 10 a. m. ComDrlsIng" a fine slorw i f ! ? Staple groceries, nmvlf '!. rently ' purchased rnMii t i This stock has ! i ii . . i i , . sales room fur r . . .. . You Will f lllii rPt line of gro-erie !) ( , ..,-- N. H If '! - ' I t I- I f ' ' : Main" HZ. : , Ji T- V !!" ' "" ,'-: