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. . . i .-r---- . ArmT i WVTnW rT WH f I ? f J C? f"l A TT . A I J T k F I" . 8i -11115 - X V 1JN r ttv J U U il AiJi r XUili JUAJN A, UXVJUUXV , ' AMUnaiH -ii.J mwah rai mill! Of Ttie Journal has been highly oommend ed for calling attention te the outrageous ' wooden Mock pavement now; being laid i ii fourth street. i "?, - The Journal floe not expect that the ifork. will be stopped and vitrified brick r aaphalt placed In tu stead: The mat tir has progsessed too far for that. . . But Tho Journal does expect that- the people will now inform themselves on the lasting Qualities of wooden pavements! Th5 have had a forcible Illustration In tbe hole on the very street no being paved with the worthless blocks. The wooden blocks soon rotted and are now ' belli ! takeA up. The new ones will llke- wise, have to be taken, up In two years. . and they will have to be repaired long " before that.' - v-The mere dipping of the blocks in. tar ell-called carbolineum Is a pretext to de ceive. xIt has no practical value. Portland Is building for the future. ' : ..Portland's population will tndrease only with our .municipal foresight and liberal- If we continue to use wooden, blocks for trigs- nd sidewalks.: and continue -.being jobbed, the city may, never be expected te improve mm it should by right of , Its' statural advantages and resources. ' "JirLKlT opposed, jt, !f A5,"t . F. -W. Mulkey, a prominent member of the City Council, speaking of the work being done on Fourth street by the Car bolineum Wood preervlng Co., ,sld today that he is strongly opposed ta'pav Ing the streets with wood blocks, treated ,With cerbaJtneum. H said:. 1 11 "When this means) of Improving Fourth street was under consideration by the Councll.i I spoke against It, and vote4 I against it, I am opposed to trying an ex perl men t, .The best ; material , for street pavements, In my estimation, la asphalt,' W' have used It and It. has proven en v Urely. satisfactory.'' , , 'Jy LONO INVESTIGATION. ' t.tty Attorney. J.. M. Long, while on the way to his office tola morning, atopjiwd and had a good look at the carbolineum treated wood blocks, being put down on Fourth street- by 'the Carbolineum Wood Preserving Company." Mr. Long's curiosl , ty hui been aroused by The Journal's ex Vose yesterdays and he desired, to see for himself whether or not the city was be ing buncoed. LOS ANGELES IS PUZZLED don't Know What to do With , . .'.the Crowd of Women. " '(Journal Special Service.) TStd . A U1VT 'Vtt rt.t-'- A ..tell -aj - xr-i.. 10,009 club women, are expected, to attend ; the sixth biennial In Los Antelea May 1 to t,' and the convention hall secured , wUl not hold .X'. peoplelrf::'-'''.1' The outlook Is appalling and local club women are trying to devise a means of meeting the emergency, Tomorrow at 10 o'clock the local board will meet at Simp son Auditorium,, presumably to discus eating arrangements; but 'plan to ac commodate a greater number of the vis itors will probably be the greatest fea ture of Interest. ; t , ' WWIo the convention haU dlfflculty Is being grappled, stUl more serious prob lem confronts the hospitality and hotel committees. The word has traveled as far east as New York that Los Angeles hotels nave made a combine and intend to charge exhorbltant prices. ' The dread news haa been oonOrmed by the fact that many New York cltlsena have written to the Van Nuys for ac commodations. during biennial Week and have not yet received an ,. aniiwer..;.;.:,,. A plan has already been adopted by many of the Eastern club women which partially compensates and consoles them. They may, lf they prefer, make their headquarters while - In Los Angeles In one of the cars of the "Federated Spe cial."' ' These car are provided with drawing-room and sleeping accommoda tions. It is said that many of the New York - women have arranged . to make . their, headquarters on the train. 'Among , this number is Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, president general of the Sunshine Society. Mrs.' Alden is a Cali fornia. ' woman and lived not so many years, ago ! with her parents in Banta Monica. Mrs. Alden has become widely known during her residence In New York re Silverfield FURS, CLOAKS 253.265 MprrUon Street EXTRAORDINARY SALE THESE i , :.MORE MOUTBAdf DLOCK PAVIIIQ Mb Long closely sorutimted a pile of rejected block lying on the sidewalk, laying particular attention to the exposed centers where tbe carbolineum had failed' to pepetrate,' rJHe made no remark, one way or another, puj 1' was evident, as he :tured the-ti(tr-boMedCblooksvin his hand, that -he thought a good deal more than It would be'eollosf for him to say. The" Clty'TAttorney"' then dropped the mysterious, piece Of wood and started to resume his Journey down the street, but before herbaa gone 80 -steps, he halted before another pile of blocks that had ben cast., out? and gave them another 'scrutiny, turning the rectangular pieces over with his' foot. '. was eVIde jthit'the official who had approved the oontract oetween n vuy and . the Carbolineum Wood Preserving Company was Very' tnuoh Interested In th.e odorous fluid dubbed carbolineum, and Its relation to the pocketbooke of the tax payers ofPoitland.', L Mr Lon 'continued to say nothing but When at last -he departed he was appar ently wondering. If somebody had not made, a mistake. f . -?v OpmiONl Opi:TROPEkTT-OWNBR8, ; BelowWUl. b found the views of four prominent '.Fourth-street business men, briefly expressed: . ' : : r.KClarli"I"havo not inveatlgated the carbolineum process very thoroughly, tut It will undoubtedly make these blocks last longer1 than If their' wen not treated, liut l im 4n favor Of vitrlfled brlok for fourth atreet. If If were not for; the heavy teaming I would say that a good aspnaitum nreet is netter man an.- Bv BtelnbackW,! am not Interested In Fourth street realty but am en Seventh street. We'ara going !to jave that street from Taylor to QUsan with phaltum. 1 have not looked Into- thla carbolineum process much and therefore -can not dts cuss the proposition. Intelligently." Edward Hoiman"! -wHl say that think a good quality of. v'ttrlfted brick is the dleanest and best pavement we can nave ana1 j.. Tinaerstuna mere now a company here prepared to furnish a first clais' grade.. It 1s very little trouble to keep ' brick' atreet len,- as every rain .washes It oJf." .?"' ' . , Ben Selling "From my observations I favorrvltrifled brick, but will sa that I know nothing f about this carbolineum business.. With our wet climate I think brick of a good quality la the eleanest and most economical pavement" state as a great phllanthroplo worker, ana the originator of the National Sod ety'bf Sunshine.' . v " . , - Mrs. jAldea will coma to the Pacific Coast with a special cari ahd will be ic rompanied by a bevy of- bright young Sunshine, girls.. She - has completed all arrangements for a Sunshine best room, tO conaUt ot an Immense tent, and to be erected at the oorner. of Ninth and Hope streets. 't.-r'M-M. ',': ' The tent will be" a mass, of ..the .Sim-. sntne -colors, and is to known as New York women's ' headquarters. The Sun- ahtne cottjpiUiyiwiil Tetafifi Its special car as headquarters. . .. ; The hotel committee,, with Its multifar ious duties, U not' yet' sure of all state headquarters,, but Oregon la already pro vided for at the AbbotUford. y Brlckmakers Jubilant. Bricklayer report that there are plenty of bricks In tho market at present and that , building operations have again been resumed at full blast Verstag. Kerns and Anderson hate' burnt - this week three kilns, , eaob, of which contained 800.000, Versug hag another kiln of 400.000 set up and wilt tart a fire in It next week. This fine weather is what the brlckmen have been wanting for some time, as they were behind' with 'their orders.' There Is plenty ;pf the material now on hand for everyone. ' Union bricklayers report that they , are alt busy, and expect to be all summer. Several , new., large contracts wlU, be let soon, on which estimates are now being given.. ;i' ; ; ; - '' Dies of Apoploxy. As the result of apoplexy, J. T. Fel lows, aged 44, Bled at the Good Samaritan Hospital laat evening: About a year ago Mr.- Fellows suffered with a severe' at tack of apoplexy, and 'Was taken.!othe hospital and . was shortly after released as cured- Yesterday morning he received a sudden stroke, and was again removed to the -bospltal, 'Joglng consclouiness at onoe,, 5J,;';V;-;'..,;k?i , ..'j-.-iV'-' ;; . All toriland knows the Columbia tele- Ehooe eerVKe- la- the besti ' It you're from llssouii. -we Will show you. Fur Mfg. Co. and SUIJS ;; ,-; 1 Portland, Oregon ARE BARGAINS. Yoall recog - 11 nuo wr superior vain me moment yoej ee them. ' ' :t l,'-w' . Handsome Bn, of Peau-de-so!e and Taf. feU Silk WaUtmade in the Maxina, Cib apnesque and other JaU etylet, all in the broad thonlder effect. Waists that evervene ' win admir. They arV. actvaOy worth ,$WO. Our price V.iH'x 8 '"'. i:( -FRIDAY and SATUADAY " e $4.15 COTTON SHIRTWAISTS arrived NEWS OF A DAY::; PETERSON. N. J.-The- silk dyera of Paterson were ou strike and rioting yea terday. The police duelled them! -The silk industry of Paterson' is ' suffering greatly. - . ..',' ." WASHINQTON.-John O. Campbell's affidavit Is here, repudiating ' the. allega tion of R. A. Hutchinson- or Spokane that Clarence W. Ide bad offered hinv a bribe to vote for John . U . Vllsoi , for United States Senator. .X-CU INDIANAPOIylS. Iod.Settatof " Xlbert J. Beverldge delivered a : long! political speech here last night, the gist of wbll'b was the-advantages of expanilon of ter ritory for th purpose Tof expansion et trade. The address Is Wyedtd liayc been inspired by the' President,, and to the slogan of his campaign ' for 4 re nomination. The Republican 8UU Con vention was oisned here yosterday, . . ERIE. Ta.-The Democratic State Cen ventlon will be held here, c-n June 25. Gov ernor, Lieutenant-Governor and Secre tary pr Internal AJTalrr will b nomi nated. -; WASHINOTON.-Senator' Bailey Intro duced an amendment to ' the "pending army bill providing that , "no jnone ap propriated by this act' or by, the army appropriation act for the presentrear shall be expended In defraying the ex penses of any one In going to or coming from attendance upon thoeoronatlon oi any hereditary King, Prince 'of pten tat.".M..:. Jt proposed to appropriate 1100.000 with which to supply army. poets with libraries, schools, gymnasiums, etc., to take the place of tire arniyvanteen. WASHINGTON. In relation "id fia ha dlan shcroachmcnt. upos '-American .ter rltory' In Alaska, Secretary Hay says: "So far the Department, of State; has not elicited 'a proof of the" alleged transac tion, but It will be continued untH the truth of the tnatter Is ascertalhed.";...;. The House committee on pensions report ed bills Increasing the pension of the widow of General Lawton from 130 to W per month, and of the wldow'of Rear Admlral Fyfe a like amount.... The Prea tdent has vetoed a bill granting the Cen tral Artaona Railway Company right of way through the Ban" Francisco 'Moun tain forest reserve.. ...i.The'eot)ferees oh the Chinese exclusion -bill, did not meet, as the Senate' conferees Fa ve nbtfyet shown a wjUlngness to yield to the Insist ence, of the House conferees for ail indefi nite' extension of the period of exclti- '' .. , . " - ST. LOt'lS: Wyoming end Idaho will have exhibits at the Louisiana. Purchase Exposition, the former to cost 171.000 and the latter 126.000. ' DENVER. Colo.-Ref erring fS : Presi dent Roosevelt's reprimand for-hls tod much talklns. General Funston StldV, ' I think It possibly refers to my remarks on the Philippines at the banquet td the Bona of the American Revolution last Saturday 'night I said nothing there hut what 1 had said .before, and the manner In which I was Introduced by General Hale at the function naturally called tdf remarks 6n-the Philippines. If nVr ,rM marks on that occasion are not satiafae tory to my chief. I regret it. I am the last man to do anything prejudicial to military discipline, but,, as t said at ih ibove mentioned reception when I talked on the Philippine question,' . I am liable to lose my temper. But truth .does, not always lie at the bottom of, the well. Un til I hear from President Roosevelt, 1 have nothing to sBfTfref 'br r SENATORIAL -ASPIRANTS Men Mentioned to Take Ionian's . Plape in the Legislature. ' State Senator Robert D.'Inman has not vet officially tendered his resignation as a member of the Oregon legislature, ut ft Is given out at Democratic iheadquarters that he Will do so in a few days, pripara--tory to making the race for Mayor; Thjs will, of course, leave a Vacancy' that wtll be nlled at the June election.. Nominees for that position will 'be-placed, on the official ballot by this executive committees' of the Republican and CltlaensV parties.. Neither party has decided1 who will be the nominee. The Republican honors are likely to fall on Fred Mulkey." Pjr. BO. Clarke or Mayor Rowe. "' t - ;.; The Democrats and :dlasatlsfted BtPub Means under the name of Cltlseni, are likely to name H. A.. Smith, John. La- mont, John Kiernan. Ben Selling or Judge Richard Williams. . ; -c-;j ' v1 In addition to -this," the CltfsORS'JMm mittee will have another vacancy on the ticket to fill. ' The position "of V County treasurer Is left open' by the declination of B. 8. RelUy.' His plac will probably he filled by T. T. Strublt or : Charles Hlrstel. It Is understood that the place was offered to Ed. Wtrlela hut that-gentleman said he was not'a promlscuouf candidate and ha positively deollned to accept. ' "'-, ' - BUILDING PERMITS, j W. F. Biles, t-story dwelling, ywehty- fourth and Irving streets; JSOOO. - Mississippi Halt Association, Mississippi avenue and Shaver street; $3300. A. K. Lindsey. 1-story dwelling, , East Thirty-seventh and Taylor streets; $1000. C. O. Pick, alterations, Front and Mar ket; two. 1 - . J. H. Lambert, 1-story dwelling, Beech street and Albiha avenuo;-J1000, , Peter JvHeger, 1-atory dwelling. Grand avenue and Failing street; KOO. . ' C. E. , Johnson, 2-Story dwelling, East Twenty-second and Burnslde ' streets; $4000. v JU'.-i M. B. Blrdsell, t-story dwelling; Twen ty-first and Northup; '36d0.;ki REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Sheriff to A. Seymour, TJk acre WH-' ... Ham Caples' donation land claim,- - Multnomah County . . .',. . ,-. ,tl20 Oscar Tibbetts to J. R." Ogllbee, Jot i 13, block . Tibbetta' Homestee4.... - William Iteldt et ux. to Harold Drew- . , ery and Julia Drewery, , east U feet loti ?, i. block 16, McMiUan's. Ad dition . ; ism Louele Hawthorne Boise et al M J.".'1 tt. Wallin. east lot 8, 4. block 281, Hawthorne Park '.. .'-loso Gat vonr Title Ininrau. a nf twKeal Estate from the Title Ouarantee Trust Co., Chamber of Cotameroe. t InsppctoN Shows the 'Jast. Year. Has Been BusyOne. ' Following are the.'Jeadlng features : the report of Plumbing Inspector Thomas E. Hulme,- for the' year ended January ). now ready for submission to the Mayor and City Council.,! - ; , "Beyond doubt, this has been the busi est year- since- the efiloe was created -n this rapidly-growing city. The import ance of Its work c.n scarcely be over estimated, and it Is, to the credit of our health and. police committee that our ef forts to enforce the. taws have been gusv talned. ;. ' ,-y?lJ:4' - This Is a transitory pertdd of improve ment throughout. J t. haa been a great year :;' for building 'Construction. - : .The gregtest-resppnsibjiuy, hs been in con nection'' wlh the many chungea in sew erage and drainage systems. The work of -changing over the drainage system of the . older style, houses to connect with the publle sewer Is going on constantly in the recently sewered dletrlote and In the rearrangement' of - the plumbing the general tendency Is teJcomply with. the law.': The extension, of public sewers has, of course,' Increased ' the work of this department Very, mUch. This, together with the amount of ' new building going oh; at the present : time, makes it vty dlfflouU, to, handle- the work with the, present' assistance. VpOn the efficiency with which these- duties are performed depends the general 'health of any city or community.- When' such have poor drainage the air of the city is more or less contaminated With foul gases ema nating from defective sewerage and house, drainage. These escaping odors from faulty sanitary, construction find entrance to the dwellings; there is a low ering of the vitality of the Inmates and a consequent 1 Increase - of - sickness frtrin their Inability as i "result of such weak ness to successfully; resist the exposure to contagion. If those;. Who occupy rent ed houses would demand from their land lords a certificate ol Inspection from the Plumbing Inspector,' "much discomfort, sickness ahd exposure might be avoided. "I Would also recommend that the plumbing department he supplied with va stnoke-testlrtg machine for testing defffl tlv Sriumblnf.'-'" -:'- ew buildings Tlnepwted. CM; old buildings with new , fixture Inspected. (Sit cesspools connected,' 230; sewers con nected, 144 1 written' hot lee served, 484 ; special permits Issued, ; total, humher of llcshsed blumber it: reports M de f Wilts Ulumblnlr. 4t;' plumbing temod ld oil hotiee, lBi total number f visits' foryeaMSai. .-.' hi In ntm hmwi M . , , Cincinnati. The funeral f Miss Mary Laughlin, who died in terrible agony from a ' seemingly fnefgrhllJeaTit cause, was held this morning f r"pm. St Xaxier's Church.. Mlse Laughlin was II years old, and lived at 119 Torrance road. She died from blood bolsonlng, caused by the blue ink on a typewriter ribbon when she was picking out the type of the machine. An almost Imperceptible, 'fever blister came on Miss Laughlln'a tip while sbe was at work for the Amberg A Brill Toy Company last wtek." 'The young wo man had been at work with . hec type writer and ber fingers were stained with the ink vied on the ribbon of the ma chine. " V In trylns to break the 'blister. Miss Laughlin placed her stained finger on it. in a short time she felt sharp pains In her face. This was followed by a alight swelling on her lip. -';';'kf ' ' The pain became almost unbearable, and her Up began to swell badly and turn black.- Miss Laughlin sought medical aid. Every known curf ; ifras fried, buV the poison slowly permeated her system, Death followed soon. Miss Laughlin al most welcomed it as a relief, , her agony was so Intense. .. VV.' . ' .'The girl's face was distorted and her skin almost as black aa coal. The pois oned Hp was swollen to enormous slse and nothing could reduce it. Accidents ot this nature could not hap pen with users of the Smith Premier, as the type do not have to be picked out; a few turns of the crahk'doee the work. Portland branch Smith Premier Type writer, X M. Alexander St Co., Pacific Coast - dealers. 122 Third . street, 'phone Main 674. s ".;if.'':, COURT NOTES. ,. ! wi fe'vv'.' . ''-,' W. W. Holt, A. M. Ellsworth and Val entine Brown, .appraisers f of the estate of Jessie K. Hill, deceased, filed their report yesterday, showing- the-' property tohe valued at 143,381. 'i- ' ; A. J. Farmer has nied a Writ of review In: the Circuit Court In "his. suit against Q. R. Stone, for the collection; of $48, ;gl-. leged to be due on account ot goods sold ttf'the defendant."" " - Judge Sears heard a writ ot review yesterday In the case of J. ) Labowtcn vs. M. Labowltch. It Is a case where the fathet Is suing his son for support. Otto Kramer, appeared for. the .-plaintiff and Gammons AMalarkey represented the defendant. " - . ; . ALLEN'8 PRESSCLIPPINQ BUREAU Established in iWl - i -Portland. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Advance retoorts on all contracting work In the Pacific States New.paper clippings of all kinds, business, personal and'- political. A staff of SO people read 1.000 Cpaat papers per , week. .. Pointers on all lines of business. v i ' Write or eall for partlculareVv i"'" ' ALLEN'S PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU, McKay Bldgv Portland, Ore. ; v,t, Telephone Main M. VU-W- - VThe1 doctor told Dan to take a SwalV low of whisky whenever he ha-a dlsy POiV ' " :'-Svv-'tli,'r.-r "Doom ft help hint?" ;" "Oh, yes, hut ' It keeps him busy, whirl ing around so he'll be dlssy;:;; '.' "The greatest race across, the AtlanUo -f tnst i ever neara UU atl", began the old racing skipper,, v- U : J'Is the Irish, i of courae." JnterruBtsd Hooligan. V POISONED BY ; TYPEWRITER ; , , t , . , ...IIIII..IWI '; n ". j V' f-:;v .WOODLAWN. V.. : Miss Mattle Pittman Is recovering from a recentNperatlon. '-. ; .: - 7 Frank. Kubik has begun tbe excavation- ror (us new( resiaence west oi ue aepet. Mr. Kublk's other residence Is Bearing completion. . , , - , . , tWllMgm Jones has moved into his new residence oft Oneonta street - v Carl 'ahd -Patrick' Carpenter, the con tractors, are doing some Improving for Charles 'poUglas------ric.vT-i-;- -4 : A social organisation by the title of the Naughty Twelve,' gave a social at HeBs ajrt'Salrdayi-. j- - fie 'Order 'of .Washington gave a suc cessful dance at Hess hall Monday even' Intf ' ."' ' : ' . Mrs. Julia Hew was reported 111 yester day. The Ladles' Aid Society of the Chris tian. jChurch .held a meeting at : Mrs. Charles Frasier's residence yesterday. , .Gilbert? r Erickson, conductor on the Woodlawn division, was. Ashing on the Clackamas yesterday. He caught a bag fUll-pf, Wind. s .' . .r-H.'ijv I . SCMH JBalMe, the ex-polleeman, Is erecHng'.- a new residence. Excavation was begtfn yesterday. : - '' Thd Portland railway is doing extensive repairing on the Vancouver railway tres tle, ' A IJirge f dree of men are" at. work.: Tho Al'ppdlawn" Water Works U haying repairs' made 4o the pumping worKs. . Steve Smith left for his farm on the Sandy "the other day. He was formerly employed by the Portland Railway Com pany and had been In their service a num ber of yMrs. The J'acltlc States Telephone Company la. erecting a number of new poles be-. tWeeh' Highland, and Woodlawn. EAST SIDE BRIEFS. vj:V ,c ')..; . , ' Plans and specifications have been pre pared for the proposed new building to be erected by the United Artisans at Portsmouth The structure will be lo cated near the depot and will cost about tSCOV i . ' "-Conrtrmatioti sen-ices were . held last evening In the-Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in 41blna. - Following Is tho list of those-who were confirmed : Miss Alice Andrews, Miss Mary- Otte. Miss Emma Louisa Kendle,, Mr.- Boyd, and Mrs. Gus Zander. .. ' ' , ... w . Peninsula Orange will hold a basket so cial this,- evening.1 ' --V,"-. . Plans end specifications have been re ceived for the new boiler and blacksmith shops be erected by the Southern Pa- cinc company at its leasts Bide snops. Bids will soon be called for. The second quarterly meeting of the Mount Tabor Methodists wss held Mon day evening. Satisfactory reports were made by the different chanchos. A large attendance was present , POAWOCARRVO ' . . . i - . i - a B. Burns Is In the city from Curry Ocbhty. ; He will sve this evening with" the -schooner Copper Queen for .Astoria, where 'he will take In tow the steamer Rogue, River, towing It along the coast to. the tftream by that name, which he Wilt ascend 49 miles to th,e Mule Mountain mines. Which Mr. Burns is ' developing. -"ThtHRteanier Rogue RIvef ' was Bulirin Portland for Mr. Burns for the purpose of transporting ore from his mines. The shipments from his properties have been limited heretofore on account of, poor transportation - facilities, . but ith his new steamer, he' will be able to get his mineral Products to the smelters in San Francisco at a nominal cost. He will transport 'the ore to the sea. and there it will be transferred to ocean schooners., The mines are 'quarts, the values being principally gold, running, as -high as- 115 to the .ton. ' Mr.. Burns has expended about IS0O0-on his proplrtles in tunnel work, , shaf ts, oads, etc., and Is now get ting 'them 'in. a position from which he will realise dividends, ' . ; CLERKS UNION. : At the Retail . Clerks' . Upton , meeting last night; 18 jiew members were Initiat ed, 'and eight applications were received.. The greater portion of the evening was consumed In considering- the new set of by-laws to "be ."adopted shortly .by the union. A reception committee, consist ing of F. D; Smith. T. H. Feary, E. C. Gunther ahd 'W. Alberts, was appointed to receive delegates from other organ isations who will attend the State Fed eration of Labor. The arrangements are all completed for the clerks' annual ball at Arlon Halh May 8. - - STAGE VILUAN NO LONGER. E. 8. Willard Had Hard Work to - Esdspe Vllllany. - E. S. Wlllard. the' noted English actor; who will- be seen In Portland soon, says; . "I had the fortune, or misfortune, to make my .first appearance In Lopdon as a villain, a cold-blooded, cigarette-smok-Ihg, high-collared, dress-suited villain. I awoke the next morning to find myself not so much famous aa Infamous, and from that moment London, determined thaC I should j)iar nothing, etss but the villain. ' And apparently - the v English playwrights determined that I should al ways "be- the same - villain. The London manager determined that no piece should he produced. Jf he could possibly help It, unless I played the villain In It- Com petition . for my services as a, villain only as a Villain was f reraendous. Ever post brought me letters from gentlemen who had written plays 1 believe every man In the world haa written a play the leading-part In which was 'specially suited th me;' that leading part I need Scarcely , toll . you, was a villain, .. The professional papers, in, criticising a play or speaking of Its production, : gave up altogether denomigitlng the w4cfeed -man of the piece the vlllajm, but called it the WiHgrd -par .1 have. one or two ad vertisements 'cut from pspers in which provincial actors Informed managers that hey are ?! : llbrrty :for juvenile J lead, light comedy, or Wlllard parts.' . It was in vain-that I told managers that in the provinces I had played Dan'l Poggotty and Charles Surface, and that I really could act. 'It , they would only . nve me iin opportjnty to show ft No," they de- iFHIIIVU-4l - ultvVAUriB ---JI SIIOU1U " oe 'fitted,' and . so il had to suffer. - All-1 could do. was to .try. and differentiate my villains as much- as possible, and 1 got a oertaln amount of gratification by ah- ---W V . wvu.u.v.J .. ... ... V, sinking my own Identity, ttij. by this means makltiar uh villain tniib. h preceding one as possible,, though but- iwaruiy ne was bound to be much tne ame, as tne ' dramatist could alws-e put jhlm in the' same evening dress, in the effort 1 gather from reading the criti cisms of my performances In the London press rrom wmch no man ever received more kindness than has been' extended to me that I was tolerably successful. ' ' 'Dyr!ngaU this; tjme, isyangf, to say , was Becoming popular, a thing almost unheard of in ssr actoi1 of " vnin - i t, last I determined that I couldn't -stand vjuainy any- longer; otherwise, in -a few Jears t, shou: be aboluteJy good 'for nothlnr except to go on in the same di rection, and VentUaily.ilhstead oi. being unconventional 1 should, lOi- the nature of things.' become dlstlhotl'y .conventional and cease to exist as Sn actor' at gll. Besides, I saw the vision of a new drama in the near future, fh which there would be no villains, shd then what would be come of me? So r took unori mi-ulf h. cares of managing a London theater to jree myseir from vllUlny."v . ' ' i; ! r:" "- -f ;.'.: .'" i jf A MODEST REQUEST. '", - -,rH-.-S. ' '. Indiana Farmen Wanted a Mule nd Double Shovel Plow: I Wa8hingtpn.-6enators and Represents- lives -are recelvipg, hundreds of. letters thanking them for garden, seed sent-out this spring. It Is a little-early fort the "kleks;' on the' quality .of i the .'aeed to come In, but npt tod early for' some of the constituents to esk for Something more than seed. . - , , r v Smith King, who, after, honorable pub lic, and private, service-. I getting Enjoy ment out of his acre of ground just north of Indianapolis, is One of the men who do not see why the Government should not do the real substantial thing as long as It is in t Me baslhess of encouraging farmers. In a letter-to Senator Fair banks acknowledging a liberal supply of "garden truck'' seed, He;' says.' - "t also need's double shovel plow, a-mule and some harness-which I- rlsh' you would please. hve" the Government send s long aton0e'-rlndlaftanolls acewa. ' ? r 7 Autoriobile: Craie. v Even the" grs$ generals" ,have' caught the automobile;, fever, XJenerat Bnlgere re view hta troopslfrom dh- automobile, In stead ef from the back of a horse. . How ever, for pteturesque Effects in miiiury phirenntS the horse Is vastly superior. ' Not men - only, but ajso women in France, are devotee of this kind of eport; some or the most. fashlon8.ble ladles be ing accomplished tand fearless ' chauf feuses this term being lioW generally ac cepted for the' feminine , termination. Royal ladles have set the example, the young Queen of Holland, always progree- sive, having taken the Infttlve, Eulalle, Infanta of, Spain, and onoe the honored ghest of the United States, ' has become imbued with tho crate. Her sumptuous phaeton may .often Be seen' standing be fore a shop on the boulevards' renowned for its chocolate'-bohbone, "which the youthful princes adores. f Eulalle Is gowned somewhat, showily, -aoid always In the extreme ot fashion. She was seen a few daj;s ago gottev-ug In oneof those boleros made .of sealskin with the balr left on, one of the newest vagaries of fashion, the brown of her skirt matching, in color the-brown patches ot the skin. Perched upon, her raven ' locks was a smart little toque, the crown formed of fl great, bVonae-wlnged .bird. . y. . The'Bols Is the place for the, fashiona ble set to show- off their, equipages and their toilettes. Among the smartest of turnouts may , be mentioned, that of the Count and Countess Bonl' de Castellane.. It is an open aftair, of araoeful. propor tions, painted a dove gray,- with red wheels pleked out in black. Is run by alcohol. The Count, in iadltlese after noon costume, apd the Countess, in the very sweliest, ot i Poucet gown, sit side by side. The Jtfew Centaur,' v, . ..v-.--- Suit For 75 Cents. 1 Berten Petty, a tailroa maiHr was gar-' nishedi by; Mrs. J. 8. .Hoover, proprie tress of rooming house fUt , East St. "Louts, Mo.; foi 'cents? alleged tO' bs due her, but a jury in Justice '-of the Peace George A. Boy no's court yesterday afternoon returned a verdict for the de fendant. The cost of the suit is In the neighborhood of 60. It will not be ap pealed. i ' ' ' Petty and hi wife were ocodpents of a room In Mrs. Jlobver'a' house al'No. 1404 Walnut venue Jrom February 1 until March 4. -According to .Mr., and Mrs. Petty the -rent ot the room waa to be IS a month, and ey paid $10 for .the time they occupied- the place. Mrs. Hoover as serted that ah raised the rent from tt a week to I3.W a week because she had to furnish coal, j This made a difference ot "S cents, tor which she brought suit against Petty.' : ' . She appeared .bfore Justice Putnam and secured a writ of attachment. ' This cost 11.10, and then a oonstabte garnished -Tetty's salary for the month of March. Petty is employed at the Terminal Rail road Association, and when he laid the case before his superintendent -he was -given permission to eontSBt. He employed Attorney Frank C. Smith, and when the case was called yesterday afternoon Mr. Smith asked for, a jury, I This added 10 to the costs In4-the case, and then a change of venue was taken to 'Justice Coyne's court, where the case was triedJ Ft. Louis Republic' ; - M ul- Modern Methods in Dentistry. i . That the public appreciate the use ojf modern - mothotU in . t dentistry la demonstrated by our success. Ail our processes - represent the highest development in denUI science. We , employ only competent dentists, and have no students about' v the place In any capacity. We extract teeth and devitalize - neryes positively witnout pain. Every Instrument Is ascfept lclzed as soon as it is used. ; Our fifteeri years established -practice;' in Portland U a guaraniee of good faith and honest V . " Our chaises are low as low as they can be made, comr . - mensurate with services rendered, No charge for examination.1 WISE BROS., Dentists, " W. JOB. HO, 3U, a&'2U Falling Buildingi cor Third and Washington. Its. s Both 'Phones; Or. Botath, 21; Col m, Open, evenings tlU Sf Sunday;, e toVlJfcX Faultless V : Laundry rVVork V v ' - L- s ' "-' brings customers baclu That s why - we are always so busy.s Once a ' -patron always a patron at the) t- UNION LAUNDRV ' . '03 RandolphXstreet. " -Phones Albfna 41 or Columbia 04. SHORT PERSONAL STORIES.' i Secretary Shaw will, be the storyteller ; of the Administration as soon as he gets r Into harness, v He illustrates motu6f lvls ' proposltlofis by anecdotes. A visitor , Wag - Mmnl.lnln. n f a .viu n - nnl XPaat whi had made a lot of money by accident and ' at the expense of worthier men. . v "It seems a shame that such an ass Should get so rich," said the visitor. . t ' "That reminds me," said .the Secretary, ' "of a man I heard of out In Iowa. Ha ' was playing seven-up one night ; with Some friends, and although hs was a good seven-up player he could not win a game.- ' He sat for two- hours and- stewed "-and ' fumed . and', lost steadily.- Finally- he threw down bis cards in disgust and said: The most alarming tendency of the signs ef the times Is the enormous prosperity ' of doa-gonefools.' and walked' out of the4 room," , - ' - Senator Klttredge v of ' South " Dakota t tells a story about a Veceptton which he ' attended,- which is especially appreciate! 1 by some of the "Vllff dwellers," as' tha i Senator who have their offices la ' the subterranean part of- the capltol ' are I called. - .' .-.'i One of the guests at the reception was 1 a young man from the West, who -was asked to take a glass of wine. . u! "I never drink wine?" he-sald. t "Kever drink Winer said the host, la : surprise.''- -. . ' ' -No," said the young man; v. -"So then t can not Induce you, to Join me?" persisted the host. , -. 1 "No," was ths reply. "I don't touoh wine, but If you can find me a little plain old rye Whisky, X think 1 could be per suaded to take a drink. ..-'-'. .' JUST TO PASS TIME AWAY '.;;; .V ii wii I i ii A$ jfjf -'Sf;T-'f "WhaA ' want to, know IS this,';-said , the man . with the scheme,, . ''How much r will It cost to get this ordinance through the City Council r,. ''("W; Sir," exclaimed the. i alderman i from the 'Stetttu wa'rd, reddening .with in- ' ignatlon, . "your, question -Is an insult er how much can you afford to spend to have H put , through f", . , , "What did Nalghbob say when you told . him you wanted to marry his daughter?" , imposed a very, severe condition.",. . What was itr . "He said he would see me hanged first.? "You are In my pew, sir," said Mr. Upjohn, stiffly, , 'Then 1, am sitting in the seat of the scornful!" replied the stranger, getting out of It with alaorltyand tklsg g-jeat farther back In the church. We i ad that "The Man With the Hoe", is soon , to be put to music. H is nearly time that he wa.put to work. The Oldest Tailor in the Business . - ' . v- ' v does not always possess the great est skill. But In our long experi ence of tailoring we think we have acquired some skill and you'll ap-, predate the advantage ,ot 'havuag a skilled tailor If you wear clothes made' by ' ' - ' ' A NORGARD & PETTERSON . ' ' Merchant Jailor a . , ; a6gH Yamhill Street. Sun Soon Huie Co. v Importers, wholesale, and retail deglers In Silks, Carpets. .Mattinas, .Teas and Rice, Japanetm Fancy Goods, Rues. Em 1 broidery, . Shawls, - Crepes, Uaderwear, Ivory . Carvings,, Inlaid - and Lacquered Gooda .. . it .. . , 21 YAMHILL STREET, ; 1 MANICURING v The onlyrellable face and scalp treat ' tents. -SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ' First-clSM custom solicited. Consultatlonr FREE at all times.. nuasrs madam . hudson "f i 4.3 1 ' i - i-,V';-'.'-J'';-. f ... . ....... - , , - -