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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
"A Large and Varied Assortment as
Ekstron,'e.

Here are a few articles which will
make suitable and handsome Christ
mas presents for anyone. All popular
and stylish. cheap In price. but high In
quality. Read: Silver novelties In
numerous different patterns, handsome
cut glass pieces. sterling sllverware,
ebony goods In brushes glasses and
toilet sets, fancy umbrellas and canes,
match boxes, tableware, fine chains.
chafing dishes, carving sets, special
watches, diamonds, brooches and thou
sand other things. 1t will pay you to
consult our prices before going else
where.
II. EKSTRoM, Astoria. Ore.
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BY mail. per year, in advance 81 90
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REBUILD BREAKERS.
Popular North Beach Hotel to Be Re-
built Next Sprinu.


]. NJ. Arthur, whose palatial hotel,
The Breakers, at the beach, was
burned last summer, has definitely
decided to rebuild ]. II. Lowering Of
South Bend will be architect and
builder of the new structure, which will
be about the same size, but much finer
than the one destroyed. 1t will be
SSx112 feet on the ground and will
have three stories and basement
There will be 100 guest rooms with all
modern conveniences. It will stand
on the old site which is an admirable
one for the purpose. and while the
plans are different from the original
building, the prospective one will be
a better and handsomer one. II will
have mansard roof and both outside
and Incide walls will be covered with
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ling. are inveigled into these rooms, and
not being able to cope with those whS
are In charge. and who are not conduct
ing pool rooms for their health. con-
Tribute large sums OF money toward
paying the expenses of what is con-
sidered the most demoralizing form
OF gambling.
In case now pending before Judge
George he has decided that pool room
gambling comes within the purview OF
the law, and this decision IL import
lant. as Il Is the last chance OF the
gamblers TO carry on their business
No respectable newspaper Will eneour-
age gambling. There are certain duties
eniolnsd upon officers Of the law, and
one is the enforcement of the gambling
laws, Sheriff Word, who has Just
returned from California, states that
he is determined to stamp out every
form OF gambling in Portland ana
threats and intimidation. nor the pur-
chasing tactics usually adopted by the
gambling fraternity, viii not be con-
sidered nor prevent him from discharg-
ing his duty as required by the laws OF
the state OF oregon.
The claims made by the gampuhs
fraternity that to suppress gamonhs
will be Injurious to the Lewis ana
clark fair and keep thousands OF peo-
p,e away is all tommy rot. II viii Keep
away a large number of petty larceny
thieves hold-up artists and Highway
men who make their headquarters at
the gambling dens and are protected
hv them. as highway robber, or a
hold-up criminal, who Kills wheh
necessary to enforce his demands Is
80 closely allied with gambling as 70
be scarcely distinguishable II the
Lewis and Clark fair cannot be maue
,uecess without the assistance OF these
IN, deps OF iniquity, whose only OBJ
ect Is TO rope In and rob innocent peo-
,le visiting the fair, then the fair had
better be postponed until higher
moral standard of sentiment mas oee"
nculcated in the minds Of the pup
ic.
Gamblers have their friends, but as
rule they are a class OF men WAC
i've without work. In some ciues po-
are friends Of the gamblers
md keep them under their protecting
are This is why a policeman can
ave $4,000 year on a salary Oh 40
month. Gambling, prostitution, high-
vav robbery. hold-ups, burglary ana
,early all the petty crimes are sup
.,.,a nv the same class OF people
is a sort of fraternity where nara
york is not so much Of an object as
,ig graft. They are leeches' iiVihg OH
- labor Of the more industrially IN
lined. There is not one word 'ha'
on he said in favor Of gambling wnlie
can be written ON It's de~
roralizing effects on communities
chere IL is allowed to exist. As iohs
$ the officers of Portland are deter
n,rad to stamp out the evil and cannot !
!, influenced by gambling bribes' there
on ha no doubt of its success ana
vben it is accomplished, Portland Will
= a city Of good morals and good peo-
,le and will prosper and grow.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES

THE sEMl.wEEKLy AsroRlAN,
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wood fiber plaster. which makes an
elegant finish.
Mr.. Lowering viii begin work ON the
building next week and will have Il IN
complete readiness for the coming
beach season. The new hotel viii
maintain lts own electric light and
water systems and nothing which VIII
contribute to the comfort and convent
ence of guests will be left undone.
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Portland. Dec. ls.--western oregon
and Western washington-Tuesda
probably occasional light rain.
Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash
ington-Generally fair.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
The UnWritten Law.

Rosa di Pietro, young Italian wife
and mother, has been acquitted in a
New York court. after trial on the
charge of murder. She was acquitted
in accordance with the terms of an
unwritten law. She had killed the
man who sought to dishonor her, and
in the guise OF a friend TO break up
the little home over which she%pre-
SIDED. She had resented his advances
until they had become terrifying and
intolerable. She told the man to keep
away or she would kill him. She
let him know that she had secured
a weapon for the purpose. He disre-
garGed the warning, and took advan-
tage of the absence of her husband
to invade the forbidden premises with
proffer of violence. Then she shot
hirl, as she said she would. and as
she was right in doing.
Ii was neither a maudlin- sentiment
nor Influential connections nor beauty
that cleared this prisoner. The jury
felt, with the public, that the woman
had borne to the limit of endurance,
and that the only protection possi-
bic was such as she could give her
self The victim of her pistol deserv-
ed and invited his fate.
The outcome has no bearing upon
the cases of hysterical females who
kill their associates on impulse, and
then weep artistically. while their
lawyers explain the happening as an
incident, deplorable. but otherwise not
worthy of censure.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
RoCkefeller's Millions.

John d. Rockefeller has given more
millions to his favored university.
The tendency TO sneer at such a gifs
is one of the outward tokens of
human tneanness. The manner IN
which Mr.. Rockefeller acquired his
fortune may be a proper subject for
comment. perhaps adverse, but when
he donates some portion of it to a
good cause the act is worthy Of praise
Owing to the liberality of Mr.
Rockefeller the University Of Chicago
has grown 10 impressive status in all
but the browning dignity Of age It
has the means 10 gather wise men,
the books and implements they need.
and TO house suitably an immense par
aphernalia for educating people.
Intelligent men and women believe
in the benefcence of education. The
Punishment OF ignorance is the first
duty a man owes 10 himself, because
the more he knows the better grasp
he has Of the opportunity to do good.
10 rise in the mental scale. and widen
the gulf that lies between himself
and the beast OF the field. Here and
there a rich man raises his voice
against the college, because he thinks
the chance TO make money Is better
for the boy who early enters tie
field Of practical endeavor. In in
stances this is the case, for the indi-
Wdual so constructed that a dollar
is more precious 10 him than his
own soul. cannot too soon get in pur-
suit OF the coin. It's possession Is the
only happiness he ever will realize,
and TO heap others upon II will be
the sum OF his effort TO the
other individual who desires 10 learn
not only Of the possibilities latent
within himself, but 10 become familiar
with the giants OF the whole world
of intellect, and cultivate his mind
rather than forget he has one. the coll
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

than TO satisfy a sense of grievance.
The American people are jealous
OF the Tepute of the judiciary. They
are prone to think the man on the
bench above the commission of crime
or any corrupting influence. When
they are forced to accept an opposite
view, an ideal is shattered.
Concerning the case now under con-
sideration, propriety forbids an ex-
preston of opinion. The matter is in
the hands OF a body which will treat
it as becomes the importance OF the
issue. and its own dignity.
The charge against Judge Swayne
seems 10 be that his expense account
was larger than his actual expenses.
No defense is sought to be suggested
here. Such is the tendency of ex-
pense accounts generally, and if all
officials of the Government are free
from its influence then there has
been reached a moral plane more
lofty than had been expected to pre-
cede the actual MILLENNIUM.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
The Immigrant Tide.

There is q widespread feeling that
the tide of immigration should be
checked by discriminating against the
elements in it that are manifestly I'M
desirable. In a recent paper, plausi-
Bile and we'll constructed. Mr. Ernest
Crosby attacks The immigration
Bugbear" His note of protest is
interesting, and, for its very rarity,
would be this in the absence of sound
reasoning. But that Mr. Crosby has
adduced some arguments to sustain
this contention no unbiased reader
would deny.
This writer finds fault with the
passion for Americanizing all people.
He believes in a variety of types. each
kept intact. To him the fact that an
immigrant is poor and ignorant is of
no weight. for he expects the next
generation 10 be without these char
aeteristics. The fact that an immi-
grant may be vicious, or criminal, he
chooses TO ignore. In the colonies
that gather in the cities, supported
there by charity or the most arduOus
toll. he seems not to discern any evil.
Other writer's are now discussing
the plan OF distributing the immi-
grants in agricultural districts. This
plan does not seem TO us feasible. The
intelligent immigrant, with a little
money, drifts TO the part of the eOun-
/ try where there seems to be a field
/ for him. The Italian who works in
the vineyards Of California or COM
petes with the Chinese market garden
er of the Pacific Coast did not have
to be, coerced into going there. He
went voluntarily, and he stays just
long enough to get a modest compe-
tence, when he betakes himself to the
land of his nativity.
I The Russian Jews. the Bohemians.
Lithuanians, Slavs, and Polanders who
cluster in the large cities, constitute
the problem, for while they cannot be
-useful there, and must be a burden.
they are not adapted 10 agricultural
pursuits, having neither capacity nor
desire for this sort of labor. The
sweatshop, the hand organ, aud the
peanut stand more nearly meet their
wants.
AS to the effect of immigration on
the future of the race, there can be
no doubt of an ultimate change of
/ general type. The Puritan ancestor
was himself an immigrant. and set
the standard which. good or bad. has
been accepted. His strain is dying
out of the national blood His de-
scendant no longer is son or daughter
of a large family The large family,
even OF Revolutionary stock, is a
thing of the past. The Yankee is go
ing from the stage. 1t is natural that
he should erect some barrier at the
outer gate, and thus attempt TO die
tate somewhat the quality of his
! successor
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POPULARITY OF ovERGAITERs.

The winter season signifies closer. ALI
ance between American and Anglican
customs, If the spat habit serve as critic
rion. Domestic manufacturers are now
working overtime IN order 20 supply the
demand on mems top CATERS. which is
more pronounced than at any period in
the history Of the trade. Vogue nova
days ordains that overgaiters be re-
moved when worn with evening dress
before the wearer presents himself for
social observation.
The average LOndOner Of dependable
Eart0Tial fashion considers spafs as in
dispensable as a walking stick During
the past several years overgaiters have
been conspicuous by their absence IN
New York. but this style has again de-
velOped ascendent pTOpOrtions-New
New York Press.
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DOLLY MADISON
CHAPTER MEETS

Dolly Madison Chapter, D. A. r, held
Its December meeting at the residence
of Mrs. Swan n. Burnett. sl6 Farragut
Square. Mrs Job Barnard, regent pre-
sided.
After listening TO the new regents
greetings, Miss OToole played thres
selections on the harp including the
Spring Song"
Miss Ida c. TullOeh's paper on THE
Louisiana Purchase was instructive
and interesting IN a concise and eIO-
quent manner Fl. P. Ernest gave a talk
on America and its sons and daugh-
tiers. He Is president Of the District
Sons OF the American Revolution. and
said the object Of the ancestors was
being carried out by instilling in the ris-
ing generations the principle that this
country was giving the greatest liberty
within the law After singing the ma
tionai air refreshments were served
closing the evenings entertainment
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

In Greenpoint the other day, there was
a funeral coTSge fhat attracted much
attention becahse of the many carriages
Ia Tle. A stranger. who chanc,.d to be
passing through that part of tie town,
stopped short on the corner. and CON
Guiding that the'remains OF prominent
person were being taken 10 the Gene
terry. he sought the information from
several persons Not succeeding, he de-
terIained 20 find ont who was dead, aud
stepped 10 the open window of the last
carriage as IL stopped TO allow the pass
age of "A car.
Say. whose dead?" ne asked the lone
occupant
81 dunno, stranger. I'm only out for
the ride. You might as well get IN,
there's plenty Of room. Brooklyn
Eagle.
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Impeachina a Judge

Impeachment OF a judge is a serious
business. 1t is not 10 be undertaken
IN haste, nor conducted 90 conclusion
with aught Of rancor. II based upon
anything but absolute evidence. com
petent 10 sustain IT, it must result
in more harm than good. If technical
ia character. citing an ofense which
is but common practice. the observer
viii never accept il as actuated by a
desire TO accomplish good, rather
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

lege is Il blessing. Nor does the eX-
perience there in any way unfit him
for effort in the world outside.
Mr.. Rockefeller is one of the richest
of men, He did not have a college
course, but he knows the worth of
such a course, and for him TO open
the way for others to profit by it
earns the tribute of grateful respect.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

when her grandmother. Mrs. Edward
Mcclure, was hostess. This bud Is the
daughter Of the late Mccall Mercer. OF
Pittsburg, and is an exceedingly attrac-
tive girl both in manner and personal
appearance. Her popularity IN several
cities was attested By flowers from num-
erous friends. while her admirers In this
city were equally generous.
Assistinll Mrs. Mcclure were Mrs.
Warren = Seymour. OF Pittsburg, Miss
Alice Sni srtz. Miss Florence Coleman,
Miss Katharine Bradley Head, Miss
Bella r. Bateman. Miss SaiIis Oven
shine, Miss Fishburne, aiiss Vida Mafhi-
son. Miss Ethel Pike, and Miss Bessie
Prescott, Mrs. John Dalzell and Mrs.
John +. Leech, were IN the tea room.
Commander and Mrs. II. 81. Hodges
viii entertain a number OF guests at a
musicale at the Highlands. where they
are at present making their home, De.
cember %. At o'clock Adolf GI0za, the
composer and concert pianist viii begin
a pleasing program.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
MR.. NEWMYER'S
BIRTHDAY PARTY

MIR. and Mrs Mike Newmyer, of
Eleventh Street northwest, entertained
a large family gathering last night ~
honor Of the formers birthday. Games
and dancing We're enjoyed until a late
hour when refreshments Were served.
Among those present We're Mir, agd
Mrs L. Newmyer, Nose Newmyer. Mr.
and Mrs. d, l. Engel, Miss Jeanette
Harris. Mrs. A. Sigmund Mrs. often
hcimer, of Baltimore; J. Calm Of Bal
;imore, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney kaufman,
and Phil king.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
MISS VANDERBILT NOW
MEMBER OF SMART SET
introduced to Society in Her Mothers House-Three
Hundred and Fifty Guests Greet Debutante.

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Mrs. Wander
biit gave a dance last night az her
home. Fifty-seyenth Street and Fifth
Avenue. when she presented TO society
her daughter, Miss Gladys Vanderbilt.
Palms and great clusters OF roses. or
chids and scarlet poinset;a decorated the
house. Mrs Vanderbilt and Miss Van
derbilt received I'm the salon on the Fifth
Avenue side Mrs. Vanderbilt wore a
costume Of cream satin and lace. with
diamond and pearl ornaments. Miss
Vanderbilt was in white chiffon and lace
with pearls.
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Dancing was in the ballroom. which
extends the width OF the house. Supper
was served just before midnight in the
dining room. There were $50 guests at
this. seated at round tables in the din
ing room and the adjoining salon.
After supper a cotillon was danced. II
was led BY WorthingtOn Whitehouse.
who danced with Miss Vanderbilt.
Among the favors were jewel boz IS.
brocade bags, clusters Of roses. Jeweled
orders, canes and card cases.
The guests included all the best known
men and women in society.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Senator and Mrs. Foraker of Ohio were
among the numerous hosts who enter
tanned dinner parties last night, their
guests being.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand; Justice and Mrs. Brown. Attor-
ney General Moody. General and Mrs.
Chaffee. the governor OF Porto Rico and
Mrs. Bekman Winthrop Of New York.
the treasurer or Porto Rico and Mrs
William Franklin Willoughby. Senator
and Mrs. Wetmore. Senator airbanks.
Senator Dillingham;. Senator Kean. Miss
I<ean. former ambassador 10 Italy and
Mrs. Draper, Mrs. Slater, Mrs. John 7.
Davis, and Miss Foraker.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Major Ferguson. former minister 10
Sweden. and Miss Ferguson have as
their guest Miss Marie Hayward. and
arriving today as "A visitor is Major
Ferguson's brother, Joseph Ferguson. OF
North Carolina.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

deron will entertain a dinner party to-
night in compliment 10 their s)ung
daughter who made her debut yesterday
and the young people who assisted her
Mrs. Rogers viii also have a dinner
party tonight, while among those who
entertained at luncheon was Miss Alletta
Van Reypen.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

The usraiis, correct New York Times
in citing a decision by Judge Hebbard.
OF California. as 10 the boycott. places
that gentleman on the State supreme
bench Hebbard is judge of the
superior court, and politician before
he IS a judge. When he gives any deci-
sion touching the condition of labor. il
is a certainty that he has first felt the
pulse OF the community.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
Mrs. swinden Ends Visit.

Mrs. Walter B. Swindeu. who was a
deleeate from Baltimore 10 the civil
service convention, has concluded her
visit with friends in Washington, after
attending the sessions of the eonyen-
ton.
Mrs. Swindeu is well known here.
where she spent her girlhooj days. be
ing the granddaughter of Henry QUIZ
one of the most noted educators In the
early history of the National Capital.
Her grandmother was Miss Peirce,
of the woIl-knoWn Peirce family, who
settled Ia this section long before WASH
ington was established as the nome OF
the United state Government.
Mrs. T. Goldheim and her son Willard
returned to their home today. from a
trip 10 Baltimore
George Silver, of New York, Is visit
ing his mother. Mrs. NJ. Silver, or New
Hampshire Avenue
Mrs. Ben Frank. of Baltimore, has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles
kaufman, of Eighteenth street north
west.
Mrs. II. Il. Armstrong. wife OF the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Is
visiting friends Ia Philadelphia Tor Few
days
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Lieutenant Carlo Phster, naval at
tache AZ the Italian embassy. Will spend
Christmas in ST. Louis with Miss Hester
Laughlin. their engagement having been
raceDtIv announced.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
Points in Paragraphs.

Mormonism reduced TO comic opera can
see its own finish
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
DINNERS AND TEAS
IN MANY HOMES
Receptions Today in Sew
eral Houses Of Senators.

Today's social program is scarcely as
full as that Of yesterday. but a number
Of hosts viii be busy with dinners.
iuncheons. and at homes, while ON
Gals VIII be calling at the homes of SEN
ators kept open this afternoon
The Belgian minister and Baroness
Moncheur viii entertain guests at din
ner tonight, and the Admiral OF the
Navy and Mrs Dewey viii give the
third Of their series Of dinners. Mrs.
Gewey has so improved IN health as TO
call forth compliments from all OF her
old friends who We're much concerned
over her condition last year
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

The Rev. Father Rauber, Of Cincin-
natl. says parents should remain in the
room where their children are court
ing. As a foe TO matrimony and an adj
vOcate OF race suicide, Father Rauber
may take the gold medal.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Mrs. Wynne. wife OF the Postmaster
General. held her first official reception
since coming Into the Cabinet family,
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Morton. Mrs.
Hitchcock and Mrs. Metealf also re-
ceived.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

The New York lady who could afford
10 bring In a $4,000 necklace finds that
she could not afford 10 pay the duty
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

A Chicago alderman accused his col
leagues of being grafters, was unable 10
prove f., and is likely 10 be expelled.
Something ought 20 bee done to man
failing 10 make good on so easy a propo-
ton
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Mrs. Chadwick during her trip was Ce-
prived Of her bottle. The officers were
fearful she might swallow it instead of
the contents
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
Miss Mercer a Bud.

Miss COrnelfa Mercer was presented Il
society at a tea yesterday afternoon
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Gold braid, a sword. a place at the
head of the procession. The old age OF
General Miles leads him by flower
strewn paths.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

When Wall Street operators get 20
calling each other liars and talking right
out loud. the applause they hear Is in
tended for both sides
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Philadelphia organ grinders have made
a blacklist Of tunes. Excellent idea, but
the list is TOO short
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Mrs. Elllins will not receive until the
last Thursday of this month, Deem
Der g
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

People who are clamOring for a place
under the Government should remember
that Kansas will want harvesters next
summer. They can reach the place in
time by starting now.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Larry Summerfield. one OF the most
notorious and respected confidence men
OF New York, must actually go 10
prison. The incident may be regarded
as marking the end OF the theory that
the age Of miracles is past.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15
OUT FOR THE RIDE.

Alexieff as head OF the Russian navy
doesn't have much 10 fret about.
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Roston elected a convict TO the position
+ alderman. Isn't this getting the cart
before the horse?
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Convicting Nan Patterson seems To be
a process less easy than that OF rolling
off a log
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

An Odessa girl who sought to be a
Joan Of Arc was shot in a scrimma &c
with the police. But there are more OF
her kind
The Washington times., 1904-12-15

Women are said not 10 like the sub
way because IL is not well adapted to
purposes Of conversation. However, If
they happen TO notice this accusation
they VIII make a few remarks regard
less Of acoustics.