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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY. EVENING, JANUARY, 21. 1809.' CITY'S FAI 4 v IS MOSTLY S10KE At Havana All That's Best , in the SoothinsT Weed Is Found in One Spot How the Perfect Cigar Is Hade .' and by "Whom. : . -. To ths wonderful IsJ f Plnas, salubrious as Etfea rt aa fuIT of rustls nd hand as Tuktei Cn msk It, ths readers of Tns Journal rvwilt- , Mit b r folded tr Trrimia J. Haakln, a pcUV "correspondent.' : There Is treasurs in ths Isls of Pines; not only that to the soli, that must bs. an U being, dug out, and la Urire Quantities, but real pirate trsasttrs, which needa only to be Aug p!f one knows whtre to iig - Barrel of It navs been found, and bob on that nappy isl may eall himself aaturallsed who has not cried "Credo!" to the legends that hats soma Jingling down from the days of Jean Lafltte. ; Mr. Haskln will also describe a slavs kindergarten, kept by an uneora- monly shrewd dealer In "black Ivory in the grisly old days., when everything In this world was horror that was not ro- manes. Tna eplsods of "Mr. w Johnson's Quest" will furnish 4 srtieularly rare entertainment e to all readers Of Tna Journal '"Vi' s e I .By FREDERIC J. HASKIX. .Copyright l0t toy Frederio J. Baskla.) Havana, Jan. II. The fame of the city of Havana Is the fame of Its cigars. Wherever there is a; cigar smoKer, the Btandard of his delight is the aroma of the Havana weed. Wherever there is a cigarmaker, the greatest praise of his wares is the boast that it approaches lh e excellence of Havana. Poets have sung the praises of the Havana cigar, esses i have been lifted up on i tne clouds of its' ethereality, grave scien tist! bav analysed Its properties, kings have acknowledged - Its spell, "pontiffs have received Its Incense. The Havana cigar is unique .among luxuries, " It Is almost a misnomer to refer to the "manufacture" of Havana cigars. )Tk. m.l. hv tinman - hanrfa rtf course, but so intricate and delicate Is the operation that the mechanical fea ture Is lost tfl- sight in the. artistic. There Is nothing whatever in the pro cess of making Havana sigars. which suggests to the American mind the Idea conveyed by the word ."factory." . . One walks down a residence street In Havana, admiring the beautiful iron grille work which bars the windows and speculating upon the life stories of the people to whom these prison-like pal toi are home. , In the .midst of these houses there Is one finer than the oth ers, larger and more beautiful. "Who lives here?" is the question. . "No one. That Is a cigar factory." , rectories in Jlnest Buildings, In another section of the city one ny workman of his hands .group of publlo finds . an imposing buildings, and among them one more Imposing than all the others. It Is a cigar factory. In a business street there are many handsome houses, devoted to all sorts of trades and displaying their colors by- means of great signs and ad vertising .placards. Here one finds a handsomer building than the others, and no announcement of Its character Suffered Terribly from Eczema " which Made Hands and Feet Swell, Peel and Get Raw Arms Affected, . Too-Gave Up Hope of Curd ', - ejseejesBsssesBfcsBSBassssssssr USED CUTICURA AND WAS QUICKLY CURED "I suffered from eczema on my hands, arms and feet for about twelve years, my bands and feet would swell, sweat and itch, then, would become callous ana go vorv -ury, iuhij pern on ana get raw. I .Med most every kind of salve and ointment without success, only got temporary relief. As soon as I would leave off using them I would be as bad as ever. .1 tried several doctors, took areenio for" two years and at last gave) up thinking there was a cure for eczema. A friend of mine insisted oa my trying the Cuticura Remedies but, supposing they were the same as other - 'cures' I had tried. I did not give them a trial until I got so bad that I had to do something. .1 secured a cake of Cu jticura Soap, box of Cuticura Oint ment and a bottle of Cuticura Resolvent and by the time they were used J eould i sas a vast improvement and my bands , and feet wars healed up in no time. 1 : used several bottles, of Cuticura Re solvent. This was over a year ago and ;have had no trouble since. I trans" I !am entirely cured. Charles T, Bauer. fLTJD.ta, Tolant, Pa., Mar. 11, 1908,' other than a modest brass piste' on the ww. nau is anotner .cigar xaciory, . lis Ymalta Abajo. v Entering one of these factories Is like nothing else- in sightseeing. There is the patio with Its garden of palms and flowers. Its sparkling fountain and its easy chairs. . There is the marble- tiiaa court ' and the marble stairway. The sun Is excluded and the air is cool. But It all Is heavy with the Indefinable aroma which is exhaled by vuelta abajo tobacco, and by nothing else In the world..,. V v,:,; , . " Entering the great warerooms, this odor .becomes so heavy that one Is al most overpowered. The tobacco is re eeived Into these warerooms from the plantations in the province of Plnar del Kio, where the beat tobacco oa earth is grown. It has been carefully cure a ana made Into "hands," each with a certain number of leaves, and then packed in bales, wrapped in the heavy, fibrous leaves of the royal palm. The larger and more perfect leaves are reserved for "wrappers," to go on ine outside or tne cigar ana to give n finish. These leaves are packed ten in a hand and are cared for as if tney were worth their weight in gold which sometimes is uterauy true 01 rne ver; finest leaves. The smaller, coarser an. broken leaves are the "fillers," and they are packed with Quits as muan care, but. with less regard for the Individual leaf. Sorting the Ibsavss. The bales are unpacked and the Pre cious wrappers are taken from their palm leaf nest A brawn takes a "hand" in eaoh o; and immerses the tobacco la a tub of water. He then stands on a cement floor and exercises almost every muscle In lus body to shake the water on tne tobacco leaves. That process leaves iust the rijtht amount of moisture on the outside of the leaf, permits the leaf to ansorb a certain amount,, ana mattes It pliable.. The "hands" then go to the Mlectors, who unfasten -them and ex amine each leaf separately, with rreat care and skill. The wrappers are sort- ea nere acooraing to sue, texture, ana quality. . This leaf selection is a great art. and adept selectors command high wages. iMoi inirequentiy one may see millionaire manufacturer himself at work at the selecting tubs. .. . JBow the Perfect Ciga Xs Mads, In the meantime, various grades of fillers have been blended under the di rection.' of an expert who has learned lust what combination of different kinds -of -fillers will produce a particular fla vor. 'Thar riavor must ne orougni out. for by Its virtue a certain brand has become famous, and the very reputation of that brand is worth more in dollars and cents than the whole physical prop erty of the factory, building and all. After being Inspected and ' passed upon by a half dozen experts, the to bacco is ready for the hand of the ar tist, wno is to . mouia it into a cisar. The cigarmakers sit at little tables, mads with a hood not unlike that of a rolltop desk without the rolling top. At one hand la a pile of fillers, dumped loosely on the table. In front is a little stack of the priceless wrappers. There is a ruler with a measure cut I in its side, by which the sise of the clear is resrulated. A little cud .of paste and a peculiar knife, which looks iko an arusi s paiene cut in nan ana sharpened on one edge, completes the outfit. With the skill born not alone of Ions: practice, but of family pride and a true woraman s aevotion to craft, the cisar- maker selects the filler, twisting the small leaves In the inside, tearing and splitting them until they form Just the rignt sort 01 core, wrapping larger and larger leaves about them, and all with carelessness that is sublime. Then the careless look leaves his face. He takes up the wrapper and becomes in tent and serious. Carefully and slowly the. perfect leaf is wrapped tightly about the filler. Carefully the curved edge of the flat knife cuts away the waste, carefully . the tip end is pasted and molded 'into shape. Carefully the cigar is rolled under the flat knife un til it is round and smooth. Finally It is finished, a perfect cigar, and the maker resumes, his careless mien. The "Header" and His Work. The cigarmaking room Is a sight. At half thousand men are Ing over their tables, making cigars. Tbey are well fed and well paid work men, but they are a motley crowd. They are of mixed races, and their faces pre sent every shade of color from the sale blonde of the Basque mountains to the ebony of the Congo. In the center of the room, on a high platform, sits tbs "reader." The reader is ths one arrest Institution of ' Havana cigar factories. Havana has 16 daily newspapers, 14 published in Spanish and two in Eng Ish.' The reader goes through each of the 14 Spanish papers every day. Then there are magazines and novelties to be read. The object is to keep the men great bend- BABIES CURED Of Torturiar. Disfiguring ' Humors by Cuticura. V ' The suffering which Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have alleviated among siun-tortured, dig figured infanta and cbil idren, and the comfort they have afforded wom- -Ks: Ut and Worried nantnta i . i.j . .. . . , vnf . i new adop tion m countless homes .as . priceless treatment 'for the skin and. blood. eczema, rashes, and every form u.v.u r 'y humor aie speedily cured, to the majority of cases, when all -else fails., . cn'.i, rrtrnl aw) I TntwnaJ Tntmnt ft Rvry Humnret Infants, rkhdrtn and ArtuiuTroii. HM of Outmmi 3lc to Ctemr tl, fikiiT tutu's fintisKFt .) t Rm the bind fU- !- h ... t t 1. fJ M Ut tarn CI r hv-o!,i ( . -V-rt 1 -I.., 'ihe. por vis) (6U) to Fvlffy UwB.ooT f -.'1 V f .u-Snut t!i world. Potter Xrua A Ckm i - . rr !., ! -... M,n. tropa gossiping with each other. The result is that the men do more work in a day: that tbey get more monev. as all cigarmakers are paid by piece work. ana tnat tney are Kept well informed on the news of the day. Besides, there is a lot or run in it. Cigars Sorted for Color. j The ' cigars having been made, they are taken to the selector's table, where great skill Is again required. These ta bles are invariably placed under a high wmaow on tne north side of the build. ing. The northern light is mors even and la not affected by the direct sua But even this lisht must not fall dl. rectly on the table, so the high window siu senas it aoove tne neaa or tne se lector. He lays the cigars out before him In scores of little piles, graded ac cording to color. To the eye of the novice a desen piles may be Just the same, but the expert knows that they are different In color, and, furthermore, he knows that under some conditions that difference would be perceptible to the layman. For the honor of the brand the cigars must be packed according to colors without the slightest varia tion. lVabsllng ana Boxing. After having been sorted by colors, the cigars go to the packer, who care fully arranges them to go in the boxes. .With the finer grades each cigar Is handled and examined separately. Any cigar which is not entirely up to the standard is rejected by the packer. Once plaeed in the box, made of the fa mous Spanish cedar which is absolutely necessary to perfect the aroma of the finished product, the cigars are pressed in and -made to fit. Then they are all taken out - ones more, and the fancy bands are pasted around their middles by young girls who work with Incredible rapidity. The cigars are returned to the box, the lid nailed down and there Is another box of Havanas all ready for njmexii. . Blade oa Special Orders. Here Is a special box msde to hold sous cigars, it is being filled for lasnionaoie cxud in ionaon. Here is a small carton of cigars which would re tail in ths United States for $4 each. xne nest cisrarmaaer in ths house can not make more than five or six of them a day. They are destined to regale the Imperial heart of the czar. Here Is a .consignment of short and ugly bull- aog cigars Tor a famous wall street magnate. And in this particular factory the very cheapest cigar' that fa turned out would retail in the United States for It cents each. In Havana such a cigar may cost only 7 cents or 10 cents. . Tha Trust In Cubs, Exactly such methods are In use In the factories of Tampa and Key west In the great trust factory In Havana there are dosens of old brands being turned out of the same house. The trust went Into Cuba after the war and bought up a great many factories from the Spaniards. They abandoned ths fac tories, kept the more valuable- brands and. began to do business on the' large American trust scale. ,-j Statistics might show how much ths Havana cigar business means to the trade of the island, and all that, but it Isn't necessary to quote figures to provs tne quaaity or Havana cigars. Tbey are deliclously luxurious and indescrib ably superior. - Havana Is ths smoker's paraoise. JiK'PlAII FOR "WEEK END' Many New Features Wil Mark Annual Event at Oregon This Year 8Deial Dinwteh to Ib Jnarnal I , University of Oregon. Eugene. Jan. tl, At a meetine- of the Junior class Yes terday steps were taken to Insure ths success of "Junior week-end," which will come off durinr May. and t it the most elaborate and enjoyable oo caslon durlns: the university year. Pres. ident Dodson appointed - a committee composed of Dean Goodman, chairman Leland fitelwor, Fred. Whittlesey, Shelby Cooper, Hortoa Nicholas and Carl Neaa to make all necessary arrangements. Resolutions wsre slso passed requesting tne student toay to turn tne manage ment of university day over to the Juniors. Heretofore -the student body has had charge of the day, but sines It has been incorporated Into the week-end ths jun tors feel that thev should be sriven oon- trol. Should this be done none of the significance of the day will be lost and more narmony win oe.gainsa in ins pro gram. A new feature which has been pro posed and in all probability will ds adopted is to hold a 'grand carnival on Kincald field Thursday night. May Is. Fridar will be devoted to the usual uni versity day program of labor, track meet and oratorical contest. Saturday- will be -devoted to basebalr games and tennis matches, .and the, Junior prom ' in the even in a- will conclude the gaieties. Several Improvements are already scheduled, such as painting a big yel low and green "Oregon- on tne grana stand roof, calntins the bis black "O" oh Skinner Butte In the colors and the usual cement sidewalk buildlnc. The committee will also confer with Captain Briggs In regard to further Improve ments. - Bv srettin to work early tne class hopes to make this- years celebration the most successful that has yet been given. .,.- . The "Midnight Doughnut' (Special Dinsatch to The Jonraai. University of Oregon, Eugene, Jan. SI. A humorous weekly paper Is to bs established the first of next semester by students of the university which will be known as ths Midnight Doughnut It will be entirely independent of student body authority, but will In no way in terfere with tne llcations. as Its scope on the humorous side of collem life. Its editor will be Lair H. tire gory, 'li. of Portland, who has had considerable experience on Portland papers, and the San Francisco can; tne Dusmess ena will be taken care of by- Cary V. Loose ly, '10, of Klamath Falls. The paper will be published each Friday night at 12:01 and distributed before breakfast Saturday morning. Ths first copy will appear Saturday, February 20. New York Waterways Conference. (StwcUl Diapatrh to Th Journal;) New Tork, Jan. 21. A two days ses sion of ths New Tork State Waterways' conference began at- the rooms of the Manufacturers' association In this city today with a good attendance of dele gates representing . boards of trade, chambers of commerce and other busi ness and civic organisations interested In the upbuilding of the trade and com merce of the state. The purpose of the conference, as outlined In the call for the gathering. Is to discuss ways and means and the adoption of methods best calculated to secure the Improvement and development of the - waterways of New York as a means of conserving and adding to Its present trade and commerce. regular university pub- wiii be entirely LET CHILD LAWS BE SCIENTIFIC Famous XEay Expert n0j fers a New Theory "on CMld-Care. Bed Sunday Anniversary, (Special Dispatch to The Journal,) St Petersburg, Jan. 31. The authori ties are adopting rigid precautions to prevent any public disturbance or dem onstration tomorrow, which will bs the fourth anniversary of "Red Sunday," when Father Qapon led a demonstra tion of the people before the winter palace, and many were killed by the troops. Under orders of the prefect of police the streets will be thoroughly guarded tomorrow by the police re serves and detachments of Cossacks and Dragoons. Artificial Limbs Have Been Costly. In a circular Just Issued by Mr. Linstrom of B. C. Llnstrom company, 271 H Morrison street, he claims that over $10,000 has been paid for artificial limbs absolutely worthless, that have been made here In Portland in the last seven years. Those interested should send for one of these circulars. . (Special tnspatea to Toe Journal.) Chicago, Jan. 21. Orchestra Hair of ths fins Arts building, spacious though it. Is, was scarcely able to accommodate ths throng of men and woman who gath ered there today at ths opening of ths fifth annual conference of the national child labor committee. . Sitting side by side In the assemblage were statesmen, philanthropists and labor leaders, all united bv a eommon tntrat in tha wel, fare of the.vouth of a maris. , The presiding of fioer at the opening of the conference was Professor Felix Adler of Columbia university, who is chairman of the national child labor committee. Speakers to be heard dur ing the three days of the conference include Governor Denaari of Illinois, ex- Governor Folk of Missouri. Prnfnsaor Charles R. Henderson of the University or unicago, vr. Jtlenry Ualrd Jf avlll of tne national Association tar th Studi and Prevention of Tuberculosis, ani John Mitchell, former head of the Unl ted Mine Workers of America. while every chase of. the child labor problem is to be discussed, the estab lishment by the national government of a children's bureau' Is the. central idea or tne oonrerenoe. Such a bureau, it is proposed, should investigate and report upon all matters pertalnlnsr to the wel fare of children and child life and would especially investigate questions of in. fant mortality, the birth rate, orohan ase. ' Dhysloal dea-enaracv. tuvenlla da. llnquenoy and Juvenile courts, desertion and illegitimacy, employment, dangerous occupations, accidents and diseases of ohildrea of the Industrial classes, leg islation affecting children In the vari ous states and territories and such other xacts as nave a Deanng upon xne neaim, efficiency, character and training oi children. Ons of the features of the conference win be a paper by Dr. Thomas A. Rotch of Boston on the chronological and ana tomic age In connection with the Roent gen rav. Dr. Rotch la reararded as the leading American autnonty on cnildren, and he will show that laws designed to protect children should take Into account me anatomio age rawer man tne chron ological age. COPS SPIT ON THE BEE-U-TIFUL SNOW; WOMEN SLEUTH WOE ! (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) 4 North Yakima, Wash., Jan. 21. e The policemen under the new w administration of Mayor Arm- bruster are , prohibited from drinking; Intoxicating liquor or smoking while on duty. As most of them are addicted to the use of tobacco they are trying to satisfy their cravings in that 4 respect by chewing. Daring ths continuance of the recent mow t they gave themselves away by ths yellow stains they left along the sidewalks, and the women of the city are starting a move- ment to have them forbidden from chewing tobacco while on duty. Several of the officers have been smartly lectured by ths women, and ths women now'" threaten to tske the whole mat- ter to the mayor and compel ' w him to issue ths restricting s order. Ilsh a separata portfolio for labor, a bill -to extend the boundaries of Mani toba, Ontario and Quebec; measures for the relief of the Grand Trunk Paclflo railway, and a bill to amend the present rules of parliamentary procedure with a view to expediting tbs - transaction . of public business ana preventing waste of time in useless debate. The estimates for the year will be cut dowa as much as possible, commensur ate with the actual needs of the publlo service, and every effort will be made to meet the temporary falllnar off In tublie revenues by a corresponding re liction in expenditures. . i PEETTY CARDS CANNOT The extremely fancy postcards orna mented with pulverised glass, tlnssl em bossing; metals and other things that ? listen and look nlos, have been barred rom Uncle Sam's malls that is, un less the said cards are enclosed in en velopes. It nsed to be great to send one of these fancy things any old placs In Unole Sam's domain for one little old cent piece.!-.- '' - .-' The reason ths postbfflcs department will not handle these cards as 1 cent mailable matter, like the ordinary post card is because the substance on them, which shinee and attraots and looks good is poisonous in most Instances. So if vaii want m anitt nna or mens rvai fancy cards to a friend now don't for M ... In an MivnlnnA. Than DU a 2 cent stamp on the covering. Other wise the pretty little,' Innocent looking card is likely to be held up by the gov ernment officials. . . Hundreds of these cards are rnalled in Portland every day.- ELEVENTH CANADIAN PARLIAMENT MEETS (Special DlaiMteh to "Bit Journal.) Ottawa. Ont.. Jan. 21. The first sea sion of the Eleventh parliament of Can ada was opened yesterday. The eleotion of a speaker and ths other formalities attending the organi sation for the session will take place to- Present Indications mint n paratlvely short session of parliament. xne government's legislative program as forecasted is not a heavy one. The f nncipai measures to come tip inolude he new insurance act, Aylesworth's bill to prevent the corrupt payment of se cret commissions either in private or governmental business, a bill to estab- Now's the Time TO BUY A : Laborer Turns on the Gaa. - fThrited treat Xsssad Win. Seattle, Waan, Jan, XI. Dick Bever ick, a laborerr who was discovered in a room at 2117 U Western avenue over ?me., bjL mumjnetmg gas, died at the Paclfle hospital early this rooming. He never rarninMl mntlnn.nB . -n eninii aincoa Big Reduction in Prices All Suits, Overcoats, Trousers and Smoking Jackets at v Reduced Prices mkm,. ... 311 Morrison, Opposite Poslof lice mcallen - McDonnell Daniel McAllen, President and lVIanaaer CLEARANCE SALE BARGAINS Nazareth Knit Waists WAt Another great special salt of the famous Nazareth Knit Waists for boys and girls; tape reen forced over shoulders and taped buttons; come in either creara or white and in age 2 to 12; special 12 each. , Children's 15c Hosiery at 9c A great Qearance sale ipscial; 100 dosen children's Stockings, heavy ribbed with double heel and toe; a full line of sizes from 5 to 9J4; this is a splendid 15c quality; extra special at 9 a pair. New Spring Waists .i . Spring 1909 Tailored Waists in plain white lor fancy striped ef lects, Imen collar . and cuffs; very natty and reg. $1.50 values Fine Cambric Slants at 87c $1.50 to $1.75 values; lace, embroidery and tuck trimmed styles: mAtt with full flsen lrnee flminra mil Mndr.rnff l rfinl rfv about a dosen styles at the above price; don't fail to see these. 50c Corset Covers Pine French cambrie with deep lace yoke, two rows ribbon and beading, lace edging around arms; standard 50c values. . Hose Supporters, Special 21c 4-strap satin pad Hose Supporters with best quality plain or frilled web and velvet g:rip; very popular military style; come in colors pink, blue, cardinal, white and black; Clearance sale at 21f a pair. $1.00 Taffeta Silk Yard-wide black Taffeta Silk, chiffon weight and splendid fin ish; our best regular $1 grade; don't miss this special , $1.25 Coat Sweaters at 85c All-wool Coat Sweaters for boys and . girls during the Clear ance sale at 85 each; standard $1.25 quality and never sold for less; come in cardinal and navy; edged with contrasting colors. Sample Spring Suits We have just received 75 Sample Suits for spring 1909; these together with sample cream voile Skirts and sample Tailored Waists will be included In our January Clearance sale at special reduced prices. See these fine garments at once. Remember, there's but one of a kind. In the Sale "Forest Mills" Underwear for women, the best underwear made; regular 75c grade in vests, pants and tights, A7 Clearance sale price. . . . . . rl I C 44-inch cream all-wool Serge, a standard $1 quality at any time and place, January Clear- 7Qn ance sale price, yard... ...I 7C New Duck Waistings in stripes, checks and figures; standard 15c value, buy now and save 5c a yard, special, Men's woolen Socks f in gray, tan and black; very best 20c val ues, our Clearance sale 11 price at, the pair...... ...1 1C '.'."UOc $7.50 SILK PETTICOATS AT $3187 i If Do YowMdSspftR: If you want to secure capital, read Journal Want Ads. It's the easiest way to get in touch with some without cost J Business men and others who seek opportunities for invest ments use Journal Want Ads. You may want capital to finance your business. You may want to enlarge your business and are willing to sell stock. 6 v If you have a new invention, you can secure capital tocreata a market. -.' f Only the other day some one advertised that Ke had several thousand to invest in a good proposition. This is an excellent example of the class of capitalists who use Journal Want Ads. You don't waste time" when you. read Journal Want Ads. You learn of people who are really interested in your proposition.