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i, THE EVENING WTINAL, PORTLAND, OREGON, W-KJJ-NJSSDAX, JULY. 1C, 1902.- FEDERATED TRADES TAKING HAND IN Th fuel teamsters' strike. 1 "till very touch In evidence The Federated Trades , Council, to taking band in the matter. ; H, committee tram that body is visit ing the patron of the Eanfleld-Veysey Company today and - requesting them to get their fuel from other sources. , All th laundriea, and lceN companies, ex fteptlnff on of each, have quit taking . srood from the boycotted firm In response 1 to requests, and it is expected that those V two wilt also withdraw their patron tge in a day or so. The Issues are being v closely drawn and fought out with vim ';. sua enwrgy. The Banfleld-Veysey Company Is also actively engaged in looking out for its Interests. Mr, Banfleld is reported to be fanning "an Employers' Association, the " members of which pledge themselves not to employ union drivers or to patron- ' Ue firms that do. The object of the as sociation is to crush out organised labor.' The association la said to have a strong membership, and that It Is gradually ' crowing. Who the members are is not -definitely known, but It la believed that" the sawmill proprietors are numbered ' among the prime leaders of the move- snout, - . With organized labor and their friends 1 on en side and many large employers :' promise of being a prolonged affair. K. ' In Justice Seton's Court; Sarah J. Donaldson has brought suit in the, sum of 21jt for damages received by ; vicious cow owned by Mr, ' and Mrs. Samuel -Clifford, She allege that tho cow li allowed to. run, at large, contrary . .: v vc v mv 4 a gas. v .or-v ; otljer people's yards. While In her yard ' she says that the animal attacked and wounded bar and she places her damage x with doctor bills at (240. .v A judgment dy default wa slowed for . $77.50 in the case of the Ames Mercantile Agency vs. 0. F. Rowly.v la tho esse of the Ames Mercantile Agency against Claud Stevenson and wife for the jsum of $11.25, Judgment was 1st . sued by default. The East Bide Justice Court is now .! equipped with an Oregon telephone, tho number being Union 1371. This 1 a groat . toon to attorneys having business with the court. Justice Seton's office on the - West. Bide is in tho Commercial building;, jtbe telephone number being. Oak 15L Woraad Steals Cabbage. A" woman whose name could not be learned, was "oaugbt stealing a head of cabbage from, the grocery store of Gett aacker Brothers, Grand avenue and Btl- - moftt street; yesterday. " A woman coming into the. store told the clerk In charge thut shs had Just seen a woman pick up the . largest head of cabbage In front of the tore, put it under her apron and waik . away tip the avenue.' The clerk ran out side and soon overtook her, when she offered to pay the bill. She was allowed to proceed on her way. Mr, Gottrtk-r ays that if the woman needed the veg etable very badly and had asked for it he would not have refused. Ho says that he was very 'richly dressed, To Meet at Russellville. Aspecial meeting of the Taxpayers ot the Russellville school district will be . held this evening In the school building on the Base' Line road. The meeting has been called for the purpose of further consideration In the proposition of build ing, an addition to the school building. The Russellville school district I grow ing very fast at present and it will soon bo, neoessary to provide additional room Cor the new pupils. . Again in Commission. The Highland chemical engine has asjala been put in commission by the re turn pf two "of the departmnet's horses from the pasture where they have been for, several weeks. The animals have len entirely worn out and needed sev eral's month' vacation before answering alarms, but the loss of the two horses be longing t the chemical company neces dtated their early retunrn from a livery -table. Will Open Soon. : i uv rvuuiiuinff ox me approacn ana bridge will be finished in time to run the WANT LOWER FREIGHT RATES Tb transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce met late yesterday afternoon and passed the following reso lutions: Resolved, That the chair ap point a committee of five to report the beet node of procedure to interest the people of Eastern Oregon and Eastern wmanmgroa m a movement looking to ward procuring lower distributive rate out of Portland to the Inland Empire.'1 The committee seriously considered the high, rate which Portland ha to pay for freight. By comparison witk a. ta ble showing- the distributive rates from Portland to Interior points and the dis tributive rate from other trad center of similar else, it appears tnatHhe Port land rate on the fourth and fifth classes at freight which cover the bulk of mer chandise bipment are.. ; much higher thaa from other commercial cities. Recognition Day at Chautauqua Subject be for Portland Ministerial -An-sociation Trad of ' Matters Education al' Jtev. I , Bockwell and H. X Boardmaa, ' also Dean W. N. Ferrtn, of Psclfte University, Forest " Grove, ' Will participate In the discussion. '. Band eon cert; Recognition Pay, Qrand March TEAMSTERS ACROSS THE RIVER ft: -J - STRIKE Tooley, business agent of the onion, made the following statements "There Is no doubt but that an eso clation Is being formed to break up th unions n Portland. The effort will not prove a success, aa wo have too many friends hers for that. Bonis of the strong est business establishments are on our side. The Federated Trades has Uken up the matter now.and wo intend to show this association who Is tho strongest of the two. In the meantime some very valuable slab wood Is going to Waste. The In-roan-Poulsen Company la. dumping the most of tho wood from its mill into tho sloughs. The Eastern Lumber Com pany Is piling up slabwood along the streets, and as a consequence Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, near the mill, are ', almost blockaded. The Portland Lumber Company Is throwing part of Its slabwood away and converting tho bal ance into laths. The North Pacific Com pany is storing it slabwood about a mile below rewn, and waiting for the Strike to end. The Western Lumber Company has union teamsters, and Is handling Its own wood. The proprietor of what I known as ths old Smith mllj signed tho union agree ment yesterday, and is now busy de livering slabwood all over tho city. Mr. Banfleld' teams ar engaged filling a contract for the city schools. electric cars to the" West Side cither Thursday evening or Friday morning. Foot passengers will also be allowed to cross ths structure. It will be some Qme before the bridge will be ready for team traffic. Bicyclists Must Use Bells. The edict hat gone forth and hereafter all bicyllet found riding on the streets of Tortland without a bell, will be given a free ride and a few days .free board at the City Hotel. The order ha been issued on aocount of the large number of boy who persist In riding on the side walks and running over so many people. Sidewalk riders will also be properly at tended to. EAST SIDE BRIEFS. Mr. Fred TJrfer, wife of the Brooklyn grocer, ha left for the Coast- Her fam ily acompanies her. Mrs. Godfrey Smith and family will leave tomorrow for the season's vacation at Seaside. r It is ald that the recall t sale of the land formerly occupied by the Bast Side Lpntbejr Company on East : Water street was made in the Interest of the Portland City & i OregoiyCompany, H. A, Vosburg, brother of the wife of Rev. George B. Van Water, 1 a visitor In the city. Mr., Vosburg Is a prominent merchant of Dubois, Pa- Several serious accident have occured lately on the Morrison-street bridge on account of its crowded condition. Tester day afternoon a black dag was run over by one of the eleotrlo car and had to be shot by Officer Tlchner. A woman riding a bicycle in the morning was knocked down, by an express wagon, the vehicle running .over nor arm. A slight mistake was made yesterday in the announcement that a beef bought by an Eleventh-street butcher had been condemned by the city health officer, the facts being that the Eleventh-street man gave the Information to the officer that a Milwaukee-street butcher had purcbas ed the diseased meat Herbert Wentworth, a former Portland man, but now in the hat manufacturing business in San Francisco, Is visiting at m East Tnirty-BlxUi street. fcugen . Ferguson, late superintendent of the street-cleaning department will leave tomorrow for the season at Long Beach. Mrs. Ferguson accompanies him. J. R, Ensmtnger, an employ of the Portland Gas Company, is on the sick list He has lately returned from a trip to the Bound for his health. Mt. Hood Circle, Women of Woodcraft will give a basket social next Tuesday evening. Several of the Woodmen camps nave been Invited to attend. The funeral of Mrs. Coulter, of Centra lis held this afternoon from a West Side undertaking parlor. Th body was in terred in Lone Fir cemetery. Mrs. Coul ter was formerly aa old resident ot the fcast Bide. A number of children ur- vtve her. through the Golden Gate; Recognition Day exercise. Lecture la the afternoon by Dr. ISVP. Hifi, and In the evening by Col. John Sobleskl, the brilliant Polish orator. Special service by Southern Pa clflc rJLn Jring djMnd evening. Tick ets on sale by City & Surburban Street Railway conductor and at Southern Pa cific ticket offices. 111 UfElESS (Journal Special Service.) CHICAGO, July 18.-Tuesday tremen dou slump In July corn was reflected lq the market this morning when a furth er decline of $ cents to S was recorded. Buying by foreigner who were short later advanced the price to ft. The market closed weak and featureless. FOR THE STREET CARNIVAL The Elks' carnival cpmmtyttee met last night and it was decided to have thf car nival on Korth Seventh street Superin tendent Rows reported that he had pro cured th Midway, which will be the tar feature of the carnival. . H. ,Beck acted as secretary in the ab sence of Judge Alex Sweek, The commltl tee jrtU- make a full report tomorrow night before the lodge meeting, MISS PRICE Won The Journal Vaca- . tion Contest. Misses Benedict and Westen , felder Won Second and Third Prizes. The Journal vacation contest 1 over and now the three lucky young women who received the highest number of vote wiU each be given a trip at the expense of The Journal. Miss Georgia Price, of the Meier & I rank Company,, won the ten-days' vaca tion at the Seaside; Miss Margaret Ben edict won the three-days' vacation at the Seaside, and Miss Barbera Westertelder wm the trip up the Columbia. It took nearly all day yesterday to count the votes, and wheni the contest closed at 8 o'clock last evening, there were still many thousands uncounted.' However, the count was finished at 10 o'clock last night and stood as follows: Mis Georgia Price 26,770 Miss Margaret Benedict .............. J3.M1 Mis Barbera Weetenfelder ,. ........ 17,218 Miss Margaret Chapman ...15,048 Mis Etta Winklemann 8961 Mia Rose Frankln 2009 Mis Mabel Randall 17SS Miss Llsal Saub.. $39 Mis Mildred R. Webb...,.......; HO Miss Emily Byrne , 533 Miss Bessie Zlromer,.,., i 27 Miss Elisabeth Relfenrath 60S Miss Judith Poulson....v... $66 Miss Judith Poulsoa $48 Miss Minnie Harris $41 Mrs. Catharine Adams , , $3$ Miss Lessle Lind..., $14 Miss Bessie Hubbard 121 Miss Laura Richardson.- 100 Miss Waddell IS DEATH OF A PIONEER i George C. Sears Will be Buried on Friday. George C. Seara, one of the moat promi nent character, business men and poli ticians ot earlier times In Portland, died at hi home, near Newberg, yesterday of tatty degeneration of the heart, aged M year. He had been confined to hi home over two weeks. In a business, fraternal and political way Mr. Bears was one of the best known men ot tht community, where be ha resided continuously since 1871, arriving here from Santa Crus, Cel., whither he went In 1850. engaging in various com mercial pursuits. In 1861 Mr. Sears en listed in a California company, serving throughout the entire conflict of the Civil War. In 1S70 he wedded Miss Jen. nle M. Aldrlch, of Oakland, Cal, soon afterward removing to this city. His business enterprises in this city consisted of the conduct of a grooery store for a number of years, afterward engaging in the livery business, in which he continued .until he was elected as sessor in 1878. "in that' capacity be served continuously for six years, and he also served two terms as Sheriff, the ''first term being from 1884 to 1886, and again from 1894 to 1898. At the time of the Indian trouble in Eastern Oregon, when a call for volun teer aid was made, Mr. Sear enlisted a company of 100 men In this city and was elected Us captain, but owing to dif ficulties arising In regard to equipment, the company was not called to the front. Since his retirement from politics Mr. Sears has spent a very quiet life on hi large farm, near 'Newberg, When hi Ill ness began, early this mouth, the ailment yielded somewhat to the treatment of the physician, but it soon became apparent that there was much danger, and from that time his condition grew , rapidly worse. Fraternally, Mr. Sear was very promi nent, being a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Elks, Workmen, Wood men, Knight ot Pythias and Red Men. He also was a volunteer fireman. Mrs. Sear died In 1883, the children, of whom there are four, being In thl state and Washington. They are Mrs. J. S. Blrrelljbf this city, who, with her hue band, was at the bedside of her father when the end came. The other children are Charles . B. Sears, of Vancouver Wash.. Mr! G. A. Du Bulsson. of Ta- coma, and Mis Jennie M. Sear, of thl city. . . , Finley & Son, who had har rf bringing the body to Portland for burial, brought it In over the Portland & Will amette Valley line and conveyed it to thlr chapeL . Definite arrangement for the funeral service have nof been decided upon a yet but the last rites will be held Friday at .Calvary Presbyterian Church. The hour will moat likely be 2 o'clock In the afternoon, , Th iervlce at the grave. In RIvervlew cemetery, will b conducted by the Be nevolent Protective Order of Elk. No. 142, and will be public. Mr. Sear was a member of nearly all the leading fra ternal order and the attendance at the funeral will undoubtedly be large. BIRTHS., To Mrs. W. E. Hartmlss, SI East Thir tieth street, on July 13, a boy. To. Mr. Adam Kruger, 434 Beach, on July 14, a girl. To Mrs. Nel Brandset 80S . Second treet, on July 1&, a "boy. ' ' Growing University. - Glasgow University show an Increase Of 198 student over last year, Edlft burgh of 102, at Andrew of 28, while at Aberdeen there 1 a decrease f jq, i is impossible to make out yet what In fluence Mr. Carnegie' gift ha had on these number. ' S 001 "Kill andBurn" Gen eral Reprimanded and Fired. (8cttpps-McRae'News Association.) f WASHINGTON, July 16. -General Jaco Smith, of ?'K111 and Burn"- -f fame, I to be placed on the retired lit It I g Ived out today that the 4- court-martial finding in his case wa, that he wa erullty of reprehenelbl -f 4- conduct and of violation of the ar- tides of war, and that his sentence f was that he be publicly reprimanded by the President The President's f reprimand ha been recolved by the -f 4- War Department and will be made 4 publlo at once. 4 4 The President' order was made 4 4 public this afternoon. After ex- 4 pressing hi regret over Smith's or- 4 4- der, be approved the sentence and dl- 4 4 rects that Smith be placed on the 4 4- retired list 4 4- 4- 4 4- 4- M- INSURANCE TO BE REDUCED The Chamber of Commerce flreboat committee has been In conference With Stillman, chairman of the Board pf Underwriters of the Pacific Coast, for the past two days,. , and bave expected written promise from-him to materially reduce the insurance rates -on property within , the fire limits of the City of Portland If a flreboat Is built. The reduction on brick buildings and content to the west aide of Front street will be about 10 per cent; to the west side of First street $ per cent, with little less on content; to the east ' side of Second street; 6 per eent. with a little leas on contents, fr6m the center line of Second street to. the center line of Third street 3 per cent and on all other property in the City of Portland, I per cent. These' figures are for a wooden flreboat. If a Steel boat Is built there will be a much greater i eduction. r SPOONER IN TIGHT PLACE (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) MADISON, Wl., July 18.-The Repub llcan state convention was called to or der here at noqn today. The only fight In the convention will be on the Indorse ment ' of Senator Spooner for re-elec tion. Governor Lafollette will be re nominated without doubt, and the elate which he head will alio go through. Unless Spooner accepts the Lafollette platform he will not be indorsed with out a big fight, and perhaps not at all. Up to the time the gathering was called to order the delegation had received no intimation of Spooner' Intentions, but his friends are confident ot a comprom lse thai will result In hi 'favor. ROBBERY -f-'A forela-ner. who cannot writs hi name, much less spell it reports that he was robbed In Tony Arnaud's dive In the North End. He says that the money. $300, was In $30 gold pieces, and wa strapped to his legs in money belta . . The victim claims that he went Into the Elegant saloon Monday night, and that Arnaud, the proprietor, 'doped" his liauor and robbed 'htm of all hi money. It Is claimed that a woman or two were also concerned In. tho ''touch.' Arnaud and the women will be arrested this afternoon. Among the half dosen common drunk brought in by the police last night were two Indians. , Thl morning when the firewater had evaporated from their systems the red men were asked where they had procured their liquor. But when asked aucb em barrassing questions the Indian forget. Chief McLaochlan' men are trying to locate the saloonkeeper who cold the Whisky to the Indians. Cannery Thefts. When the case of Frank Reed, charged with larceny, came up in justice Reed' department of the Justlo Court today, It was set for Saturday. Reed Is charged by P. J. McQowan.& Sons, the cannerymen. With the larceny Of a fish net valued at about $2fc. . These cannerymen have, in the past been greatly annoyed by the ioaa Of net and other fishing gear, and la some In stance hundreds of pound; of choice Chinook salmon have aim mysteriously vanished. All such case ' will be vig orously prosecuted In the future. BODY UNCLAIMED. The body of Frank, alia "Oyp" Wood- ward, who was murdered recently by A. Q. Belding, still lies at the morgue n- lalmedl ' . ': Coroner Ftnley is In communication with relatives in the East, but a yet ha re ceived no definite Instruction as to the disposition of the body. : . ' ; Strictly Business. : Mis Gotrox (after the proposal) But when' I grow old, darling, will. you love me then as now? Bhycoin-I never speculate In future. my dear. I can only promise to lov you Bow a thsn-and we'll let It go at thaC-, Cleveland Press., . .- r LATEST EDITION MRS. KRUSE ARRIVES Kidnaping and Divorce Casqs Will Keep Courts Busy. While there has been a great amount of correspondence, la wing and traveling In the Krus divorce affair, the begin ning l now only In its embryo. DoUlo Kruse. wife ot Theodore Kruse, ha ar rived from Germany, whither he went with her father-in-law and young son. Dick, nearly a year ago, for a visit and ostensibly for the purpose of placing the lad in aGhonl. After several months there, which', the lady, describes as being anything but pleasant for her. It became too apparent to her that something was decidedly wrong, the attitude of the old folks be ing such that she was constantly matte miserable. Meantime the little boy wa In school all the time, and the day were spent by the young mother with nothing more to do than Idly pass the time gas- Ing from the windows of her room into the streets of the city- This condition of affairs prevailed for several months, and finally the only ele ment of hope was removed by the boy being taken away from her for a short visit to the country, to.be returned to her- home the next day. This was not done, and several days went by. and yet the lad wa not returned. Distracted, tho lady applied to her mother-in-law for some Information In regard to the boy's where abouts, when ste was Informed that her father-in-law and the l)d had started for America, and that her husband had se cured a divorce from her In the courts of Oregon. This divorce proceeding was started in the Circuit Court at St. Helens last April, and the divorce granted, by reason of de fault at the term of court held in May. Learning of the conditions existing, the father of the lady, R. Knoll, immediately Instituted proceedings to haye the divorce set aside, and accordingly the matter was taken up again at St. Helens only a few day ago, when- the findings of the court were set aside on account of Improper proceeding and the case Is again opened up. Deldrlch Kruse, the grandfather ot the boy, bas had preferred against him charges ot a most serious character, that Of kidnaping, and the necessary proceed ings Instituted to punlh him severely for the offense he has committed. "The affair will have a thorough re hearing: In Ota courts of -Columbia Coun ty," aald the father of Mrs. Kruse, this morning. We are not only willing, but anxious to go ahead with the matter in the same court that it was started In. We will procure the divorce and the cus tody ot the child. We wlU fight the mat ter out to the bitter end, arid have no fear but what every act of my daughter will be vindicated and the boy returned to his mother. Deldrlch Kruse, the grandfather, Theo dore Kruse, the father, and Richard Kruse, the boy, arrived In this city at 11 o'clock last night dlreot from New York. The boy was immediately taken to the Hill Military Academy, where he was Seen this morning by a Journal reporter; to whom he said: "I am glad to get back to Portland. I saw my mamma this forenoon, and was happy to see her." MINING NOTES. J. Meyertholen, a mining expert, of Baker County, 1 inspecting the mineral resources pf Southern Oregon. He Is lo cated at Woodvtlle at present. Cook A Howland have finished the season' work at their placer mines In Jump-off -Joe , district, after a run of nearly six month. They are well satis fied with the result. A recent clean-up at the Oregon Belie, owned by Broad & Reed yielded over 1700. This 1 on of the best mines in Southern Oregon, and a steady producer. A number of miner from abroad have been in Jacksonville during the past week, most of whom went to the copper mine located near the state line. There is considerable activity in that district. A. W. Sturgls, who has successfully operated a big placer mine In Forest Creek district for a number of years, last Thursday sold to the Medford bank 1B8 ounce of handsome golddust, represent ing a value of over I2S00. He disposed of a like Quantity there a short time be fore. A Mr. Sturgl ha just begun cleaning bedrock, it 1 evident that he ha a good producer, which Is getting better steadily. . The pump la the famous Ontario mine ot Utah coat more than W.OOO.OOO, . In Butt County, California, there are 14 gold dredger now In operation, six pew one building and several other contemplated In the near future. Thl one county, of a great atat 1 becoming an Important dredge center. John Haye Hammond I now touring Colorado' mining sections with a party of eminent English capitalists, who are In thl country In quest of gold mining investment. Some of them wre con nected with the Camp Bird deal. SUES FOR INSURANCE J. p. Flnley hat filed ult In tha 8tat Circuit Court against the United Art! sans, to recover SltOt for hi ward, Leo J. Pattereon. Jr. Th. boy 1 the) bene- lioiary of hi father life Insurance. Leo fiolary of his father' life Insurance. Leo Patterson wa Insured by Oregon Assem bly No. 1, June 15, for 12000. Peterson' died la IDOL A demand was made for the money which was refused - on th -round that the payment on the polloy rad not been properly made. Dr. 15. O. Xirby, of Elgin, Or., Is In Portland f attending the A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge and visiting friend. ; He a ill tak a aid trip to Salem before re turning to Eastern Oregon." " - . CMERBOD READS L THE : l0flE TOR ALL THE NEWS FOR. ALL THE PEOPLE FOR! ALIA TIME CITY per carriers MAIL JOUR.N AL 2S9 Yamhill Street Phone: Or. 10 LEAVf FOR 5M CAMP Oregon National Guard Starts for Albany Tomorrow, The Oregon National Guard will leave tomorrow morning for Albany, where they will assemble In brigade camp for instruction for a period of eight days, July 17-24 Inclusive. They will be under the command of General Charles F, Beebe. . The guard Is composed at the present time of the Third Regiment, which Is stationed at Oregon City and Portland; the Fourth Regiment, stationed at var ious towns In the Willamette Valley, the First Battalion, composed of three com panies and stationed in Eastern Ore gon; Battery A, at Portland; Troop A at Lebanon, and the Twenty-sixth Bat tery at Corvallis. The United Btates Light Artillery ot Vancouver Barracks will go into camp with the National Guard. The regular battery left Vancouver thl morning, and will march to Albany, reaching camp either Friday or Saturday evening, ao cofdlng to the condition of the road. It is composed of Captain H. L- Haw thorne, First Ueutenant R. H. Ten ner and Second Lieutenant H. B. Mitchell and 190 enlisted men. The members of the National Guard who served In the Philippines remember Captain Haw thorne as commanding the battery, which "$vas often 'brigaded with the Sec ond Oregon. Lieutenant Mitchell, was long connected with the Rational Guard, and Is the eon of Senator Mitchell. Bike Accidents. . William Morion, a bicyclist, had a col lision with a double team on Fourth street, near Morrison, yesterday and nar rowly escaped serious, if not fatal injury, An unknown rider had a similar ex perience at Third and Washington streets. when he, rode Into a . vptrlted delivery team driven by Berry' Mountain. The horse kicked the dashboard Of the wagon out and cut his leg up some but the bi cyclist escaped without Injury. 1 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Portland Lone Fir Cemetery Co. to Earnest McFayden, south H lot 15, . block SI. Lone Fir cemetery ,.r 20 J. Thorburn Ross and wlfo to The Title uuarantee t Trust Co., part of section 4, T. 1, 6. R. 2 K 1 Annie M. Ellison to Geo. Algerhlmer, lot . wock o, mc TabotJfnia An-, nox. i rnwrrra-.-lM Portland Maaonic cemetery Co. to c. H. korell. west H lot 20. section 3. Kor , weenwooa - tjemetery 25 thos EUlngham and wife , to Peter Mlckelxon. lot 2. block 3. Pretty. man, buo-oivision ......,..,..,..4 uo Anton Pil and wife to Henry Bern hardt, H. Vs or b. w. or n. i. i ectlon 25, T. 2, N.iR. 2 W.J also strip 1 rod wide .along north Une Kcha. A. Burckhardt to Thoa,' "Betiu - tenmlller. lot 9. block 7. . Southern Portland ........... ..........i....... Thos. B. Edward to . C. Edwards, ' i 4500. block T, caruiners io waruiners.... F, M. & C H. Korell to May worna. IOt IS, DIOCK ZU. Alii iim uu,...,, May and F. C. Norrls to C. H. Korell, H. E. Noble and wife to C W.Love. , JOt 1U, DIOCK ii, tuverniue .uuiuuu- iv Rena H. Lewi et al. to, Kate M. Bower, una. x-s lots s, s,r umc , North Albln. 400 Jessie D. Belknap et ah to Annl wrBoUawtNlaoWlSt 8. block 15; fractional block J, J. Johns' addition to SUJonn.. .,.... j nt vonr Title Insurance and Abstraot to Real Estate from the Title Guarantee te Trust Co., Chamber of Commerce, . Poor Consolation., . The Pesslmlst-The longer t live lit' the world, the worse It seem to get. The Optlmist-Oh wen, don't let a Ut- tl thing .-like tbatf' worry" you. Perhaps. It will be better after you get out of it.-New.York Pre. - , -. , RATES i . - - 10 Cento WcUy $3.00 Year or $ 1 .00 for 4 Months Printing Co. Mala 500; CoL 705. PORTLAND SAFE INVESTMENT. How often the question of picture a an Investment cornea up. Well bought ploture ar a good Investment, recent sale- prove thl beyond a doubt; but no picture should be purchased a an Invest ment. The fact of owning it should be a pleasure, otherwise It should havo no place In any house. If, when you look at it, there I only the thought of the dol lar It represent, it must be a poor sat isfaction. ' Pictures, like old friends, If they are good, grow in valu from yar to year. The difficulty 1 that moet peo ple have a wall apaoe that the' think must be filled, and straightway they pur chase the first tblngthat offers without ore thought of it becoming a part of their lives something to live with, to look at and find new beauties in. Amorlca"" are nomadic, they long for change. In no other country la there such a disposi tion to break away from old ties, form new associations and friends, ' forgetting those tried and true. It is the name to a large extent with our home. Instead of making them our havens of rest, they are simply abiding places for the hours of sleep. We find nothing that Is hallowed by time and the associations of infancy, youth, . manhood and old age. U Is one eternal longing for change. Each year we tear up, cast aside and do away with the things of the former year. Under these circumstance is It any wonder that much of the material we buy is ot that ahoddy nature that make it useless In a few years, instead of carefully selecting the things we associate with ourselves so that they may remain a Joy forever? Detroit News-Tribune. USE OF OLIVE OIL. The olive, a an article of food 1 be coming bo thoroughly .""naturalised" In the United State that successful effort have ""been made to make It "native to the oll" by growing it in such place a are adapted to it culture. California and Ariaona are thu far th only atatea where the possibility of raising olive trees in appreciable number ha been demon strated,' but experiment are being made; elsewhere. Only a small part of the olive oil -In the market of the world la used tor cooking. It I largely employed for soap making (Caatlle oap 1 made from ojlve oil), medicinally and In Uk and woolen factories. The increased use. of oil tor food should always be encouraged. If children are trained to eat It, there la little .likeli hood of their ever losing, the appetite. In stead, the tendency 1 generally to an increasing tiae of oil not only with sal ads, butwlth almost all vegetables. Mayonnaise dressing and tartar aauco please many who do not care for plain oil. tAsIde fropi custom,' there Is no reason why olive oil more than, good butter, should be regarded aa a luxury by any one,, , . ,, . . ... . ' ' Church News and Views, According to the American, nowadays, th revissd version of th Bible seems to -be ''Obey your children," If today a child doe not wish to go to church or Sun day school be Is not made to go. Par ent should themselves drill Into children the principle of morality and Integrity. Another peril i the tendency .to turn night Into day, says Dr. HIUIs. All the wreckage of" life are In the' nights. It we oould only go back to old-fashioned, . candle and Wed- at. 8 . o'clocfc we would. soon get back to virtu nd Integrity. ? Men and women, if you want to ruin yoai V ohildren, turn them to partiee when they i are 10 or H year old. AJIv the boy dresa uU and the irl pretty- dresses. Teach the latter to court their little lov. ers before they are 12, and then Qod pity the inan that, marries these unmarried widow at 15, , ' If you could only hear the stories tbat! are told to me, If yon had to go to pray at, the bedside of a dying: girl and heard ' her curse you with, her hideous ' curse nd ask th devil to damn you for the sin you bad heard her confess, you ebunj ' understand what pastor has. sometime t bes-Bav. Dwlfbt Kill