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-u ., .. . I THE OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL,- PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, MAJRCH 8, 1910. " A DIOGENES, WHERE: ART THOU? ANOTHER HONEST MAN HAS BEEN FOUND No. 30 THE JOURNAL'S rnpni PHOTOGRAVURE xuuruiv Mar. 8 1910 ' Seven consecuthreW numbered coupons, WHEN PRESENTED AT THE JOURNAL OFFICE, WITH 5c. will be food for one of the series of four Fine Art Photogravures offered by The Journal. , To secure th other pictures of the set, follow the same instruo tlona. These coupons will appear daily for several weeks. If pictures are to be sent by mail, 15 cents should be remitted to cover postage and packing. v Name Address NOTICE REGARDING PICTURES V The second shipment of pictures has not arrived, but is ex pected in a few days. Announcement will be made in this space as "soon as they arrive. mmm FAILS TO PASS ANDREW SEEMS JEALOUS OF JOHN Mayor May Have to Appoint a Says Rockefeller Foundation Is Temporary Successor to Inspector Dobson. Imitation of His Own Re search Commission m on II OF ! THOUSAND FEEI Makes Drop to Earth in 25 Seconds First Time This " Feat Performed Since Aero planes Invented. Xsmutoiri Keoord la Portland. Speed One mile in one minute. - Altitude One thousand feet Distance Kight miles in eight minutes. Longest glide One thousand feet in 35 seconds. Races Beat Bulclt and Btod-dard-Dayton cars. Evolutions Alighted and took flight In front of swift moving auto. Circled and wheeled In wlndv - Charles K. Hamilton fUded from a height of 1000 feet to tlm earth in 35 Seconds yesterday afternoon. It wsa a performance not duplicated In the world's history, and was the ooncluslon of an eight mile flight which he made , In his Curtlss aeroplane In a few sec onds more than eight minutes. In his Stoddard-Dayton roadster, M. C. Dickinson, with Attorney George Joseph as a passenger, raced with the aeroplane. The contest made the auto seem heavy and slow. The bird man wheeled and circled as in play above the surface bound vehicle. He swooped down Just over it, then raced parallel wlthjthe-car and but a few feet above earth. Hamilton showed that he could maintain a speed ef more than 60 miles an hour. With the wind at his back he traveled at a rate faster than to miles an hour. ' Hot Adjusted. The Curtlsa biplane purchased by E. , Henry Wemme lifted to a height of about io feet under Hamilton's control yesterday. Tlist the machine was not more tiiicrmnf ul In flight was duo to a lack of adjustment of th horizontal planes, the aviator sulci. The engine la powerful enough for extended flights. Preparations for Hamilton's departure for Seattle, whore he will hold a moet similar to that of Portland Saturday Sunday and Monday, were made yeatcr- day evening. The aviator expects to go from Seattle to Vancouver,- B. C, then east. He will probably spend the summer giving exhibitions df the Cur tlas biplane. The moat spectacular of Hamilton's demonstrations yesterday was the cross country flight which he. ended with the 1 000 foot glide. Circled aronsAs. Leaving the ground In a, space of less than 10t) feet the aviator flrat circled the grounda. Then he flew outside the grounds, giving -the throng outside the fence a full view of his evolutions. ueparting rrom the crowd, Hamilton pointed his aeroplane directly east In leas than a minute he was high up against a slate colored cloud. At one time the planes were so tipped as to be visible only as narrow lines, and the form of the operator was the moat prom. Inent sight Circling Rocky Butte, Ham ilton passed out of sight. For a moment he did not reappear and the watchers feared an accident. Then he appeared again, beating his way against the wind back toward the ground from the northeast. He was fully 1000 feet high when he shut off the engine and began the thrilling glide to the earth. "That was a mighty cold ride," was all the comment the aviator cared to make as he landed. Failure of the ons applicant for the position of city building inspector to pass the examination given last week by the civil service commission to se- cure eligible for that Doaltlon leaves outing, th Knmmlulnn allll nithnllt an I that the ble list front which to secure O. Fk Iiobson's successor. As predicted In The Journal, the va cancy will have to be filled temporar lly, hut Mayor Wmon. who has the power to make the appointment, has as yet given no Indication as to who his choice will. he. It is said, how ever, that Architect John Wilson of the firm of Travis A Wilson, hss been fa vorably recommended for the place. Dlsousaes tabor,. The commission at its special meet lng yesterday afternoon dlscuaed the labor situation In Portland -In its re lation to the city and much dlasatls faction was expressed that it Is impos sible to get enough applicants for the various positions under civil service. The commissioners came to the con elusion that the salaries offered are too low or that the times srs too prosperous. Commissioner A. P. Armstrong said he thought A. Ohloff, the street inspec tor discharged by the Lane admlnls (ration for Inefficiency, would be wil ling to come back into the service of the city if the commission should let down the bars for him and permit his taking the examination for street In spector. I have been told, said Mr. Arm strong, "that Ohloff was acting under California about March Instructions when he made the report for which he was dismissed by the for mer executive board. Would Be Oood Kan. I believe he would be a good man now and In view of the fact that we are suffering from a dearth of appll cants for street Inspectorships I think at nlm J" (United Press Leaaed Wire.) Hants Barbara, Cel., March ..Appar ently Incensed by what he claims Is an Infringement of plans he is now prose- Andrew . Carnegie declares much heralded Rockefeller Foundation Is a direct imitation -of his own projoct -V y "Mr. Rockefeller's plan is copied from mine,", the steel king asserted. "The research commission he founded Is slm liar to the one I established. The plan was suggeated to me by Theodore Roosevelt while he was president and I have followed his suggestions in many of the details. The Carnegie research commission has $13,000,000 in bonds and an income of 1(00,000 a year. It appears to me that this sura should be sufficient to prosecute certain research work deemed necessary to the scientific world. Nor is the Carnegie commission con fining its work to ons line to such an extent that aid is necessary. Right now it has a yacht cruising around the world collecting data and material for Investigation and study. Already the scientist who are on the trip have beenj enabled to correct many of the charts of the British sdmlralty, which were supposed to be Infallible. The Carnegie observatory on Mount Wilson waa founded as a part of this plan." Carnegie has left Santa Barbara for Del Norte, where he expects to rest for several days. From Del Norte he will go to San Francisco, where it Is re ported he will deliver several addresses. His plans call for a return to southern 13. He will then visit the observatory he estab lished on Mount Wilson, near Pasadena, making the ascent in a coach drawn by six horses over a road that has been prepared especially for his visit The steel magnate refused un qualifiedly to reply to the thrusts mads Toledo Bar Import Made. Toledo, Or., March 8. The commit tee appointed by the port commissioner to take soundings and. draw up a plat and make a report on the depth of water between Toledo and the mouth of the bay reports thus: "At the ex treme low tide the lowest water found was on the bar Just below Toledo with four and one half feet of water. The other two bars had eight feet or more water." This is good news for the people here as the water Is much deeper than was expected. Each of these bars is mud and can be taken out at a smaller cosi tuan was expected. Crooks Talk at Lebanon. Lebanon. Or., March 8. President crooks of the Albany college, addressed the students of the Lebanon high school at the Presbyterian church Fri day night. This was the fourth num ber of the lecture course given under the suspires of the Lebanon high school. mm It mm i.tvia7Tra V. 1 W 1 sassaasasaNasvasjasttsasasal I THE MEN AND WOMEN Who Enjoy the Choicest Products of the World's Commerce. Knowledge of What Is Best More Important UOU II Mill f T lUWUI 11. .It must be apparent to every one that . qualities of the highest order are necessary ; to enable the best of the products of modern commerce to attain to universal acceptance. However loudly heralded, they may not hope for world-wide pre-eminence unless they meet with' the general approval, not of individuals only, but of the many who have the happy faculty of selecting and enjoying ' the choicest products. Their commenda tion, 'Consequently, becomes important to others, since to meet the requirements of the well informed of all countries the method i of manufacture must be of the most perfect order and the combination the most excel lent of its kind. After thirty years of tren- . eral usage, Syrup of Figs and Elixirof Sennais everv where accepted as the best of family laxatives; Its quality i3 due not only to the excellence of the laxative and carminative principles of plants known to act most beneficially on the system, but also to the method of manufacture of the California Fig Syrup Co., which ensures that uniform ity and purity essential in a remedy intended for family use. It cleanses and sweetens the feysterri effectually, when a laxative is needed, without any 'unpleasant 'after effects. To get the beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, buy the genuine only; the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co.-is printed on the front -of ! every package. Price, 50 cents per bottle. we might do well to let Ohloff try again. I am not a believer In the doctrine 'once down and out, forever down and out " Secretary Kennedy of the commission asked whether or not an application for the position of plumbing inspector Hhould be considered, as the applicant had stated in his examination papers that he receives in addition to his salary "a percentage of the profits' of the business for which he is work ing. The city ordlnancea prohibit a city employe receiving money from any company or business that may have dealings with the city. The commission decided that the papers of the appli cant could be marked, but that in the event he receives the appointment he must give up his connection with the plumbing shop for which he Is now working. public speech by Mayor McCarthy of Ban Francisco. Con tinued references to the matter were met with a raised, warning . forefinger, whereupon he adroitly turned the con versation Into other channels. Diogenes' ' ghost hovered over the city hall yesterday, and there S ere those who say the apparition was seen to smile beneficently. Another. honest man has, been - found and so. favorably did ho 4 Impress th judiciary committee of the city council yesterday that he was allowed $20 a month more than a claim which he presented called for. , . . - .-. , Michael Coleman Is the name of the man. lie Jg an employe of e tne street cleaning department who waa severely Injured mors S than a year ago by being kicked by a boras. Colomao waa getting 181 a month t the time. - He la back In the service of the city now, but his injuries nave forced him to take, a , job which pays 4 only ' '185 a month. -In making e out his claim for salary due him while, he. was incapacitated he only asked for 166 a month. The - committee, however, decided that he was entitled to $85 a month, and made a recommendation to that effect pay' $20 a day for the license instead ot $40 a quarter, which is all hs wiu have to pay if the council grants Ms request. . " ; " " STANFIELD-C0Y0TE ; - CUT OFF ASSURED , - " ' 1 " : - - Salem, Or., March l.-"It bas been definitely decided by our Interests to build what is known as the Stanfleld Coyots cut Off," writes J, P, O'Brien, manager of the Ilarrlman lines tn the northwest, to the railroad commission, -1 IL'JLU ...J!L ..i M' can get tur right of, way matters In, shape. ' Appropriations for expenditures necesaary for the new cut off have been authorised by the executive commltjee of the board of directors and is in my hands.'; All main line passenger trains will be run via the cut off Instead of via Umatilla as at present." . -The new cut off will be a long one, leaving the main line at. Coyote and' passing to, Walla Walla through Bt in field. , , "... - -, COMMITTEE DENIES CRANWELL LICENSE The license committee of the city council yesterday, afternoon denied the application of AVranwell for an auc tioneer's license. Councilman DrlacoU opposed the granting of the request He said hs bad been told that Cran well cams from California and has been instrumental in bringing up a lot of cappers" for the purpose of catching suckers" for local auction houses. The application Of Andrew Kan for license to conduct an auction house was favorably acted upon by a- ma jority of the committee. Councilman A five-foot p) see of steel rail, bung, from a wooden framework, serves as a fog-bell at Claiborne . Md.. om rjhesa.. "Work will be started aa soon as w peaks Bay. . ' - Dp Away With Stomach Disorder and Indigestion i Ellis, however, will put in a minority report Hs believes that Kan ahould are guaranteed to turs lndfgestion, and In a lew minutes Mi-o-na will purity a Tainted, Rancid Stomach and banish distress. Let) us talk plain English: let us call a spade a spade. Let us tell the truth and aay that If you are constantly distressed after meal. If you belch gas and have eructations of sour food, then your stomach is In a slovenly condition and should be puri fied and put In good shape at once. Tour food ferments, that's the trouble with you and with a million other dys peptics. Tour stomach Isn't strong enough to digest the food you put Into It And so your food .sours, yes sometimes It rots and forms poisonous gases, and when It does -leave your stomach and passes along Into the bowels, tt hasn't furnished proper nourishment to the blood, but it has left the stomach In a' filthy condition. Take Ml-o-na stomach tablets If you want to Changs your filthy stomach into a healthy, clean and purified one. Take MI-o-na stomach tablets, which rid yourself of dlsslness, biliousness, nervous or -sick headache, or money back. Take Ml-o-na Valets If you, want to make your stomach ao strong,' that it will digest the heartiest mesl without distress, and furnish good, clean, nutri tious blood making elements to the body. Take Ml-o-na tablets, one or two with or after meals, If you want to get rid of that drowsy, all tlrsd out feeling. : Take Ml-o-na tablets If yVu want more vigor, vim and vitality; if you want per fect health to sparkle. In the eye and , glow on tha oheek.. ' Ml-o-na Is the best prescription' for upset stomach and indigestion ever writ ten. No matter how miserable your stomach feels, Ml-o-na stomach tablets give Immediate relief. ' For sale by druggists 'everywhere and br Woodard, Clarke & Co., who guarantee tnem. , Mall orders filled. o)irm mmM by Booth's Ml-o-na, Buffalo, N. T. Booth's Pills, little fellows that never : fall to stimulate . the liver and give a gentle yet thorough relief to oonatipa tlon' sufferers, 25 cents. THE STRANGER WITHIN OUR GATES .8 FORESTRY STUDENTS TO HELP UNCLE SAM Seattle. Wash., March 8. It has Just been announced by the Portland office that the United States forest service is planning to use about SS forest students from the University of Wash ington In practical forest Investigations on national forests In Washington and Oregon durlsg the coming summer. Hitherto, the service has been greatly handicapped by lack of a sufficient number of qualified men in conducting field work of a special nature and it Is believed that by the. employment these, western young men this summer very much can be accomplished toward securing more reliable data regardln the growth of Important tree species and tlio yield of different types of for eBt land. Last summer the serlvces of Profes sor Frank G. Miller and three students from the University of Washington rorest school were utilized In collectin field data In connection with a study J. R. Graves, Pittsfturg, Pa. Efforts are being directed by the Pittsburg Conservatory of Muslo toward educating the people to a safe and sane Fourth of Ur the ernwih kh viM nf rw,,,.io- n JUiy. Tne appalling Jtsts of dead and the results of which it is planned to injured grow eacn yenr ana the heads nubllsh this ini- ne in h fnrm nf ..I. or mis institution suggest special en- cular. One student from the Oreg-on tertainments that would teach ncace I aerri'cultural colleira was Alan ,n,i instead of war. Or they think that festival, something like New Orleans' Mardi Oras could be pulled off without the fireworks. Anywy they insist on peace and quiet and wilt advertise such as strenuously as, possible. D. C. Burke, Caldwell, Idaho I won der if those cranks wno said the" de struction of Ban Franelaco was an act of Ood wjll not contend that the people of Idaho who were killed by the ava lanches were so wicked that the Lord had to take a hand. It Is true that Burke, Idaho, was at one time about the wickedest and ornerlest place that ever wan, all right, but It underwent a radical change in recent years. in this work. This summer, by the employment of a much larger number of students, it Is planned to obtain data which will as sist materially in formulating definite plana for the removal of timbe-r and forest management of several of the national forests in the two states, D. A. Stoddard, Fredonla. Arlx I would guess that over 100,000 bushola of figs and luscious peaches were wasted In southern Utah and northern Arizona last fall. And yet no one outside of that section seems to know that it is the finest fruit raising district in the United States. The climate in that district, consisting of about 20 square miles, Is .almost tropical, but it is so far from a railroad and the population so small that It is almost unknown. SEALED boxes: mm m .nuon of HOME.. I1EIE IS M tira resof of bout Till CtlTIIBEl 111 inCuitiNt ropouHmr KHARTOUM PREPARES FOR ROOSEVELT (United Preew Leased Wlr. Khartoum, Egypt, March 8. Exten sive preparations are belna- made in this city for the entertalnrSent of Colonel Roosevelt and his family on their arrival here. Roosevelt, now sailing down the Nile aboard the government) steamer Dal, Is expected to arrive here March 17 Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter Ethel have reached Cairo, which thev exnect io leave inursaay for Khartoum. It is hoped by the officials here that Koosevelt may be persuaded to remain here for four days before proceeding on nis nomewara journey. As Alexandria la the headquarters of a band of anarchists, the authorities are working out an elaborate scheme to pre vent any attempt to injure Colonel noosevelt during his, stay here. While he is in Khartoum he will bo feted and dined by the British and Egyptian offi cials. Among the historic scenes wiilrh ii .a ijmuuru iu nave nim view are a number of ancient temples and the pal ace where General Gordon was killed while defending Khartoum in 1885k . GLEN HUGH WALLACE IS HIGH STUDENT (Sneclll DlBDlfch to The Jntirnal 1 Lebanon, Or., March 8. Glen Hugh wauace or Leoanon, whom Represent atlve Uawley has appointed to take the examination for midshipman at the United States naval academy at Anap- ons, is tne youngest son of S. O. Wal lace of this city, and Is a student of the Lebanon high school. He was member of the debating team that re cently defeated Fall City high. New Buildings at Hood. (Sperlsl Disputes to The Journal., Hood River, Or.. March 8. Building: activities have begun in the Apple city. J. Otten began today tearing down the frame structure at the corner of Fourth and Oak streets and will erect a palatial brick. G. D. Woodworth will build a three story brick on the opposite cor ner. 1 he Waucoma hotel is nearlng com pletion and work will be begun at once on the roof garden. This feature nrom- lsos to oe very popular. CARNEGIE TAKES PLATO FOR GUIDE (United Preaa teased Wlre.l Santa Barbara, Cal., March 8 An drew Carnegie, who is expected to reach Del Monte today en route to San Fran cisco, has revealed that Plato ia his guide, in discussions of the future life. "My great teacher is Plato." Rflfd Jh millionaire. "He describes vlvldlv what wan men inougnt would happen after death, and then says. To affirm that all these things will take place Just as I nave recorded them would not become a man of sense, but we should cherish the idea of immortality, alluring our selves as with enchantments, as the fe ward is noble and the hope is great.' "Our duties He in this world, and the man who performs them has nothing to fear hereafter. It Is too bad to thing to shatter the hope of any man or wuiimn wno prays tnat ralth in the fu ture life may. be strengthened." , , I I No Need To Fear Nature If one does not set up un natural opposition. The caffeine, jn coffee, op poses nature h a n d i c a p s body and b r a i n reasons enough to quit coffee and change to POST UM the natural food beverage. It nourishes and strength ens body and brain m "There's a Reason" Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. ' twuue creek, Mich. . rm ttt o (C wtm Wednesday and Thursday A special purchase ' of 400 Ladies' Spring Suits, especially designed for our Easter trade, will be on sale Wed nesday and Thursday at an extraor dinary introductory price. Easter comes early this year March 27 -so it is none too early to choose your Special (or Wednesday & Thursday Jl JUT 400 new spring models in Serges, Di agonal Weaves, Worsteds, Home spunsin fact, all the new materials in all popular colors; tans, grays, blues, browns, etc. ' We do not INFLATE VALUES for advertising purposes. We try to be accurate'and strictly truthful in our advertising.- You will find the above suits as represented II q m :!: f4$:i ' ' Big Special Quotation for Two Days Great Outlet fcl Week We are unpacking carload after carload of hew goods and 4-Vi a irl tl 4 t a... svl .. . a r . wm. vv! iJitc ia uii me. qui, vive ui preparation tor tne great Furniture Show and Special Sale oi next week. In the meantime see Gevurtz for furniture bargains. First and Yamhill &9 mm Second & Yamhill X A3 -