THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 21. 1009.
FIERY LOG DEALS
DEATH TO LITTLE
ROBERTA CROZIER
GROKEH FEED PIPE
, Jennings' Lodge Woman Re
, " turns" Home to Find 11
Mohths'Old Daughter Fatal'
" ly Burned; Lives 2 Hours. ;
(Siwclal Dtapatch to Tbo JourntJ.
. . Jen ii lnit l-Oiigv, Or., Dec. St. With
her clotlu burned from bar body an1
her flesh terribly' nenred ami a trail
. of fire following her iron the floor.
Roberta Troslor, - tria 1 tnmonths-oll
daughter of Mr and Mrs. Henry C.
. Crosier, n found by her mother too
lata to save the child's life.
j Roberta and her three-year-old sister
ware playing In front of the fireplace
Monday during their ipother's absence,
" .when a burning log rolled upon the
. youngor child, aetting her clothing afire.
i Although aha' tried to crawl away, the
log rolled with her. v
' The older child ran screaming from
the house, but was unable to explain
the reason for her fright. The. mother,
hearing the burned, child s acroa
.. . rushed Into . the room and ' found
baby dying. She lived two hours.
in,
the
18 LIVES LOST ;
o-VvIN LONDON FIRE
. (Cnlt-d Preie leased WIrw.) :
V London, Dec It la deflnltery stat
i'ed today that 18 persons lost their lives
J. In tha - fire ' that ' destroyed the . great
' Ardlng A Hobbs store In Clapham sub-
. . urbs at noon yesterday. '
. Eight bodies have been recovered., Ten
other parsons are missing? and It Is be
: lleved their, bodies He under the ruins
of the store.
, It la stated that the firm recently
refused an offer of 15,000,000 for the
business and good will. -
The ruins are ' being searched for
the bodies of the missing. Until - the
'smoking mass" cools It will be impossl-
ble to state authoritatively the number
of dead.' -
' John Burns, president of the local
. ; government, board, was the bero of the
fire. Burns Uvea near the store and
was pausing It when the fire; was discov
ered. Realizing- that heroic measures
v were necessary, he rushed to the near-
est barrack and called out' the soldiers.
Returning with them -he made several
- sensational rescues.
IS
.; CAUSE OF EPIDEMIC
Or. Yenncy Says. He Has Re
peatedly Warned City
Against Supply.
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Warnings that Salem water Is highly
dangerous have been going all unheeded
from the state board of health to the
Ealem eity officials during three long
years, aaya Dr.' Robert C Yenney. atat
health officer. , Ills statement la con
firmed by Dr. Ralph C Mataon bacteriol
ogist to the state board of health, who
aald: .. ;
"Three years ago X examined tha first
ample of Hallux water. It contained
colon bar-lilt. I warned against Its use.
It whs shown that' the feed pipe had
broken In the slough and the peonlo
were drinking straight. river water. Hub-
sequent tests shpwed colon bacilli until
a diver found tha break, large enough to
thruat hla arm In. and made re pa Ira
men tne colon , bacilli disappeared. 1
believe the cause for the reappearance
of typhoid indications Is due to another
break- In the pipe. At the same time
I heir filter crib will not filter germs.
The people of Salem should not drink
water from, the Willamette.
ur.ienney aaya the people of Salem
may Just as well as, not have water
brought direct from MoUht Jefferaon. as
pure as Bull Run . water from , Mount
Hood, which haa proved a blessing to
Portland people. Sixteen miles above
Breltenbuah Springs. 70 miles from the
city, the water flows clear as crystal,
cold as the glacier, constant and sura
If taken direct from Breltenbuah, where
the hot springs and the resort are, the
people of Salem will: get water mingled
wun . the . resort's .sewage. . He recom
mends the additional distance. ' During
a conversation he said significantly:
"Salem's typhoid fqver epidemic will
disappear when pure water la obtained."
SOCIAL
Persons
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BY PKUailXA, PltfcW oJ
(Social aa ta a dally fr.mra af T Jooraal
Aar aw Milu la liiawrt aucfe at akould
am4 II aln4 la tba H'tli adliur ne tale
pUoua It U'uta lu aVUirk la tba awnilog.)
Mr. and Mrs, Thornton Williams of
ftVattle will, spend the Christmas boll-
days with the Joseph O. Urahama, Ml
Clackamas a treat, Irvlngton. Mra. Will-
lain a and Mrs. Graham are slaters.
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Harmony Grange Elects.
(Sneetal Dlaoatph ta Tha Journals
Albany, ' . Or., - Pec. 21. Harmony
grange, jvo. 3, ratrvns bf Husbandry,
has elected ' the following; ot fleers to
serve for the year 1910: Master, H. C.
Powell; overseer," J M. Cornelius; lec
turer, Mra. M. J. Roberta;, steward, E.
C. Roberts; assistant sttward, F. D.
Cornett;, chaplain, J. M. Propst; treas
urer, George Richards; secreUry. J. M.
Settle; gate keeper, J. B. Roberts; Ceres,
Hattie Settle; Pomona, Archie Richards;
Flora, Llnnle Parsons; L. A. S.. Viola
Cornett; trustees, J. W. Propst, H. C.
Powell and J. M. Cornelius.
FIGHT OVER ESTATE
i f- WILL WAX HOTTER
; - ' "'
' '. Loa Angeles, Dec. 21. Edwin Keating,
the youngeat eon of the late Andrew J.
' W.. Keating', is 21 years old today. He
reached hla majority at midnight, and
at that moment a new phase .was put
upon tho pending litigation Involving the
disposition of the property of the Keat-
lng estate, for which $660,000 haa been
offered and refused. , ' ;; .,
The efforts of the trustees " of the'
estate, Elmer McDowell and A. W. Mc
pherson. tb)(. sell tha '.property-notwithstanding-
the disinclination of the heirs
to part with it haa caused much litiga
tion, during which the trustees were
,harged by the heirs with fraud.
.V-1 Rnth fornWAll And MpPhprjinn hnvA
""been cited to show cause why they
t Kliould not be removed as trustees,- and
?,Vlth tho youngest now of age It is ex-
peeled that the efforts of the heirs to
Kaln control of their properties will be
oudoublod.
Bootleggers Stand Convicted.
(United Preaa Leaned Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 21. The United
States supreme court yesterday reversed
the decision . of the circuit court of
Washington In the cases of Harvey Sut
ton and Robert Miller, charged with tak
ing liquor to the Taklma Indian reserva
tion. The contention of the government
was upheld.
Mrs. Osrar Overberk and Miss Katn-
erlne Over back returned Friday from
flva waeka' vlalt In Michigan, , Kanaaa
City and Spokane.
-.
Mra. Stephen a. Smith of 410-Kast
Nineteenth - street north, Jeft Saturday
for eouttiern California, to ba at tho
bedaid of her slater, who Is very 111.
Mra. Edwin Bidwell left last night to
spend the holidays with her mother In
Sacramento. She will be Joined by hen
HUHband .within a fortnlifht and they
will return' home about tha middle of
January,- '
i r a
- Mtsa Margaret White returned last
week from New York and other eastern
eastern points or interest.
a -
Charles IJolman, who waa ' recentlv
succeaaftilly operated ' upon at one. of
the hoapltala, has been removed to his
home on Cast Main street
','r. '"' a -. r
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Spencer, whone
beautiful Swiss chalet at Bwahea la one
of tha picturesque spots of the Rlverdale
colony, ""Will leave early In January for
New Tork and Palm Beach. Tha trip
will' consume two months' time and the
return will be made via southern Cali
fornia. .
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Mr. and Mra. George It: ' Mayes are
now occupying the Locke home at Ewa
bee, Mr. .and Mra. ' Locke, having gone
to Hood River,
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In honor of Mlsa Kvelyn Wilson, one
of the most recent1 debutantes. T. Scott
Brooke waa host at a theatre party to
bps George M. Cohan in "The Yankee
Prince" last night Later Mr. Brooke
entertained his- party at supper at the
Hotel Portland, having as his guests,
Mlsa Kvelyn Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Sharpe of Prlnevllle, Miss Les
lie Weldler, Miss Use' Koehler, Richard
Jones and Gerald Beebe.
i
The Fortnightly Dancing club met
last night at Murlark hall. It waa n
delightful affair and waa marked by
the pleasant Informality characteristic
of these fortnightly dances enjoyed by
the young married set.
a a
,A branch of the People's Institute re
cently organised Is doing Interesting
work in Lower Alblna. This district
was formerly under the direction of the
Juvenile ; Court Improvement associa
tion, with Mrs. T. M. Esterly In charge.
but this year It, has become the especial
field of the People's Institute, with Miss
Vlda Nichols IA charge of the work.
Classes in sewing are conducted every
rS4urtay niornlng from 10 to ' 1 1 ;3 0
ocloca. and tha faults ao far are moat
gratifying to tha workers. La at Sat
urday tuornlug a Chrlstniaa party waa
given for tha children. There were va
rious gauira and other dlveralona pro
vided, to tha delight of aonie hundred
young people. Light refreshments were
anothar pleasing feature of the enter
tainment Among fha prominent society
girls helping In this settlement work
conducting claasaa and therwlae assist
lng are Mlaa Gladya Weldler. .ea Me-
Karcher, MJas Ada Doernbechar, Mra. II
M. Eterly, Mlas Viola Noon, Miss Dor
othy liolbrook, Mra. Ralph Kenton. Mlas
Hannah Connell and several others.
a
Mra William D. Skinner will leave
soon after the holidays to Join her hus
band In Seattle, where , the Sklnnera
will make their home for some time to
coma Mr. Skinner baa recently been
transferred to Seattle as general freight
and passenger agent of tha Oregon &
Washington, the Puget sound extension
of tha Harrlman lines, and left for that
city last Sunday,
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. Three - thousand dollars waa realised
In the bridge whist tournament arranged
at the Plasa one afternoon last week In
New York by Frederick ' Townsend Mar
tin for benefit of the. tuberculosis camp.
hla pet charity.
a a
Mra Jane Dougherty has arrived from
eastern Oregon to spend the holidays
with her aiater, Mrs. May McCauley of
166 Fourteenth street They are mem
bers of an- old .pioneer famljy of Lane
county. ,
University Club Gives Dance.
(Knwla! nianltrh ta The Janrnal.k
Hood River, Or., De 21. The Uni
versity club of Hood River held it sec
ond annual dance last night at the I. O.
O. F. ball. Over 100 couples were pres
Try This for a Severe
Cough.
Take a pint of Granulated
Sugar, add H .pint of warm
water and stir about 2 minutes.
Put 2H 'oa. of Plner In a pint
bottle and fill up with the Granu
lated Sugar Syrup. Take a tea
' spoonful every one, two or three
. hours. The taste is pleasant
The prompt results from thla
simple home-made article will
" surprise you. It usually con
quers a deep-seated cough' in 24
hours, and is a splendid house
hold remedy for hoarseness,
whooping cough, oolds, chest
pains, bronchitis, etc.
The recipe above given makes
a full pint enough to last a fam
ily a long time and costs only
64 centa. It keeps perfectly, and
. la .a .llir mAnovaH i.n flva mlnlllaa
Children take It willingly.
Plnex la the most valuable con
centrated compound ' of Norwjpy
White Pine Extract It la rich In
all the well-known pine elements
which are so healing to mem
branes. None of the weaker pine prep
arations can compare with -the
real Plnex Itself. All druggists
have It or will get It for you if
requested.
Strained honey can be used In
stead of the syrup, and makes a
very fine honey and pine tar
cough syrup.
Tlio .
MOST
in
Value
Tho
DEBT
in
Quality
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AOTA CLAUS'
I HEADQUARTERS
No Time to Experi
ment Now! Those ly
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Who Are Wise Will Gome Direct Here
If you are hurried and worried, if that bothersome question of what to get hangs
heavy on your mind, if you have only Hajf enough time to do half the things
you should do; turn to this store for the solving of your perplexities. It is a
store that. will almost do your thinking for you a most prolific field of gift sug
gestions. With Christmas but a few days away time assumes ari unusual value
and so we've arranged everything to save you as much of it as possible. All
gift things are displayed so you can see a great efficiency, cashiers and bun
v dlers have been stationed at every turn.
This Store Open Evenings This Week Until 0:30 v
hist of Splendid Christmas Griits
OPEN EVENINGS
UNTIL CHRISTMAS
SANTA CLAUS HEADQUARTERS IS IN OUR BASEMENT
Many, Many Line Are On Sale at Reduced Prices Never were
this store's stocks of gift gobds so large, so perfect and so fine as
this season. Never did this store offer better opportunities to
select high-grade, reliable gift goods at such low prices as are now
prevailing. Never was the organization 'so well trained and per
fected as now. It is a satisfactory Xmas store light and cheerful,
easy .to shop in, with courteous and intelligent salespeople, to
serve you. ,
Some Big Toy and Doll Specials
Xmas Candles, per box
10c Silver and Gold Tinsel. ...
15c Silver and Gold Jinsel. . . .10
7c Xmas Tree Ornaments 5
50c Airships priced at... 25
12-inch Doll Trunks at.' 25
20c Unbreakable Tea Sets 15
75c large Building Blocks 49
75c large Picture Blocks 49
$1.75 Dress Dolls," 16 inches long,
moving eyes, priced at.. 98
75c solid wood Blocks ..49
39c boys' good Story Books.. 25
25c Sailboats priced at......,.19
lie Games, all kinds, at .XO
10c Story Books, all kinds, at.. .5,
25c,A-B-C Blocks at........-.lS
25c Paint Boxes at... ...... ..19t
$2.50 Steel Banks 98
75c Grocery Store. 49
25c large Board Games, assorted
kinds, prfced at ....... 10
Oj)is Store 3 3Wd? for Any Oest
- ; Pardon for A. P. Iieonard. ,
' South Bend.Wa3h., Deo. 21. Friends 1
'j of former County Auditor A. P. Leonard,
i U'lio waa convicted in tho superior court
'' of this county about a year ago of cm
bozKllng $136 of county funds derived
from hunting licenses, and whose appeal
to the supreme court waa recently de
' ctded adversely to him, have been circu
lating a petition throughout the county
asking Governor Hay to extend executive
clemency to Leonard. The petition is
now, ready to be sent to tho governor,
and' contains about 1800 signatures, in
cluding 10 of the 12 Jurors who found
Leonard ?uUty. One of the remaining!
two jurors has since died, and one re
fused to. sga the petition.
Talks on Teeth
"By the Rex Dental Co., Dentists. .
' Pus Poison
, ' Many unfortunates who have Pyor
rhea (loose teeth) -and receding gums.
imagine mat ic originated from a bad.
stomach; Some' of the leading stoma
tolOKists claim this,' and in a few iso
lated caaes this may be true, but in a
; Jarga majority of cases the diseased j
(bad) stomach comes from pyorrhea.)
Swallowing pus is as certain poison as I
arsenlo given In small doses. - Though
very much slower in -its deadly devas-
tation of the membrane of the intes-i
tinea We know this beyond the per
Bd venture of a doubt for in most cases !
almost Immediately after removing the,
cause of pyorrhea the stomnch trouble'
begins to respond to the treatments and ,
disappears with tha curing of tha pyor-
. . , ;, -, , , , . y - , - ,- ,, . .-
you yrta? (Bivt Offer Vou
1 t 1 t 111 1 . . 1 T '" ' '
a Variety of 3foU6ay 60065, te
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qua of t)ict) (Tanttot ,!&e Toun6
in Ikrvg portla Store
there never was a better time to put this store to the gift
test than now. It never looked better. Stocks were never more
attractively, displayed or conveniently arranged
-every department is showing an endless variety of gift
Dainty Tea and Chafing
Dish Aprons for Xmas
See Third-Street Window for' Display.
Xmas Aproni, Values to 50c at 35o
A fine showing of neat little Aprons, made of good quality material
and shown in round or square style, daintily trimmed with embroidery,
laces and ribbons. Regular values up to 50c, specially priced OP
for this sale at.... ... 0JI
Xmas Aprons, Values to 91.00 at 59c
A fine assortment of dainty Xmas Aprons, made of fine lawns, India
linen, organdie and plain or dotted swiss; all daintily trimmed with
pretty embroideries, laces arm ribbons. Regular values to
$1.00, specially priced for this sale.....,.'...-
.59c
Xmas Aprons, Values to $1.30 at $1.18
A fine assortment of pretty Xmas Aprons, made of the daintiest and
finest of materials; shown in all styles and designs; all well made
and exquisitely trimmed,
priced for this sale at....
Regular $1.50 values, specially
Xmas Gathering--Slippers
for Hon,
Women, Children
Men's Slippers in tan or black,
in Everett or opera cut,
best $2.50 values, at . . ; tp.U U
, Men's Slippers, in tan or black,
in Romeo, Everett or 'S EA
opera cut, $2.00 values 91uU
Men's, s youths' and boys' kid and
embroidered Slippers, best f
$1.00 values DjC
Women's Slumber Slippers in
gray, red blue, pink; best jn,
$1.00 values 05IC
Women's fur-trimmed felt- Slip
pers in all colors, $1.50 QQ
values, special at.... JJC
Women's crocheted K Slippers,
pink, red and blue, ."best'-QQ.
$1.50 values.. i.... .t. v .a'a'C
Men's vici kid Slippers in tan and
black, all sizes, $1.50 val- QQ
ues, special at.. . . . ,i . . . ..;v.e7C
Boys' high cnt tan iShoes, sizes
2'A to Sl4, $3.00 val- tO Crt
ues, special at...... ... .vm.uU
things.
-salespeople are alert, courteous and eager to help you in
your selections.
b rhea.
AJvaolar Taath, Where
xmposstia.
Baldg-awork la
If only your front teeth are left.
three or four or more, we can replace
say
all those that have been lost on both
stars cer ir witn penect auvaoia
-teeth, whilst bridgework would be Im
. possibla even if you had eight or ten1
front teeth-to-tie to. - If yen have only"!
two berk teeth on eutrl, side, say mo
lars, we can supply all tba front. teeth,
that are" missing with beautiful, serv-,
lorable. lifelike Alveolar teeth. This I
could not possibly be done bv - the
bridge route. And where bridgework Is
poKsjble. there Is no 'comparison ba-;
tween the two. A Virv large, percent-I
age of our wofk is taklns out bridge
work put la by supposedly blah clans .'
tfentista and rt-ptacing it with tha beau
tiful and axtlallc Alveolar Teeth. And. !
linlike bridgework in another reopect, ,
It Is pra"iifiiy painieas. .no Pnriiig or ;
rutting Into-the fum, nothing. to ba '
dreaded. Now, then, prices being equal, s
which wotild you choee? 1
Coring Pyorrhea lnoae twth. a 4 In-'
ease given up by athr-r dentliits aa ir-J
rnrable. is another of nr reelaltl-a.
W'a rura It abanlutely. It s a boastful
(temnt ta tnk, but we can do any
thing that la possible In deatlatry. and
what wa do is almave of the v-ry hlah
ent rlaaa Our boofcleta. Alrlar l)f-n-tiatry,
are fre. Writa fnr ona If yaa
rannot call. We bave aaniplea f our
work to show at all tlreea
rX SSVTAXi CO- WSiiUf.
Hi to 114 Ablnaton Bll, liS Id t-L
' . pnwH.T, la ft 17. .
. Tha peiraliar propertlea of "Chamber- ;
latns OtJh Kemejy have orn tbor
laaighly tested during epldf mica f In- f
H Jnia, and area It was taken la t!rra .
wa fcava Pot beard ef a alnfta caa ef v
prices are nowhere lower; variety is nowhere broader; while
quality is of that high merit that gives to our merchandise a char
acter peculiarly its own.
-a gift thing from GILL'S is a gift that will be highly appre
ciated for many, many reasons.
.
Fine Line oi Xmas Goods
Unsurpassed assortments at unmatchable prices. Come visit
our Fancy Goods Section and see how very completely we've antici
pated your holiday wants. All the latest and. favored new ideas are
here represented. Every price quoted below is a holiday bargain sign.
Xmas Neckwear at Special Prices
FANCY NECKWEAR AT 25 An extra special offering
of fancy box Neckwear, put up one in fancy box; well made,
dainty pieces, that aeH at 35c to 40c each. Your OFCp
choice tomorrow for only ......,, ''
FANCY NECKWEAR AT An immense assortment
of all the latest novelties in Neckwear, put up one in a fancy
box; suitable and useful Christmas gifts. They sell flfa
regularly from 75c to 85c each. Choice tomorrow..... tlllt
Christmas Ribbons 2 Bargain Lots
Lot 1 Fancy Ribbons up to 40c a yard, special for OC
this sale at dd
Lot 2 Fancy Ribbons up to 50c a yard, special for
this sale at.
.............
Xmas Handkerchief Specials
35c box Handkerchiefs, IQa $1.00 box Handkerchiefs, r $225 box Handker-g- 4 Q
the box lOL special, the box Dtfi chiefs, the box OlstO
75c box Handkerchiefs, Cfl i-W dox ttanakercnieis, nUn w dox nanaicer- y
special, the box 011 special, the box aO chiefs, the box )ddU
for your own pleasure satisfaction, economy, COME AND
SEE the result will be more fitting presents for all whom you re
member and a big saving for you.
MM
ill Co.
Third aa Alder oI)t 36cal 5lft Store . Third and Alder ' .
BOOKS E LLE R S-STATI ON E RS
Some Specials
for
Christmas
Gilts
4 Piece Ebony Manicure,
Sets ,
5 Piece Ebony Manicure
Seta
5 Piece Ebony Mounted
Manicure Sets f 1.73
Set men's Military. Brushes.. T5f
Leather Cigar Cases BO
Great Specials in
Art Department
Lithograph Cushion Slips..
) U -.Taptry Casnkwi Slips..... 3e
German Kuny fccarlt and
Squares 75 np
Embroidered Scarf , iquareiC.TBf
Crvii-titched Cushion
Sir fl."
If Gloves Are on Your
List Come Here
You May Purchase a Glove Certifies to
lor Any Amount .
There la probably no other store In the city showing a more com
Flete stock of women's hijh-frade, stylish Kid Gloves than this one.
t comprises such well-known brands ss F own as. Dent. Kayaer Cloret,
in all styles, in all colors and sixesall at popular prices.
Women s and Children s loli I Women s Cap. iirea.
Glores and
25 and ....
Mittens,
50c
made by Dent,
at. the pair.......
Bay Your Glores or Glove Hands
Our Stock Is at Its Best
S2.C0
. ovr
LA FRANCE
Kid Glores
at
S1.00
All
sires 'and
ors.
col-
THE EUDORA
Kid Glores
SI. 50
Ail sizes and colors.
THE MEYCrs
Cre Glovtt
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