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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1903. IB TO END STRIKE? Union Men Favor Arbitration. READY TO GO HALF WAY Business Men Anxious to Settle Differences. MASS MEETING IS TONIGHT Contractor and JIlllOTraers Say "IVc Have .olhliif; to Arbitrate,' but Jlike Counter Snircestlons of "Conciliation." Bare a few radical rplrlti. tbe union painters and carpuitT look with favor upon arbitration. Thfy are apparently wllllnc to mm th employers half war. to live and to be siren to. "We do this not because we are belne defeated, but because we hare the welfare of the cltjr at heart, and are unwilling to In jure lta praperlty." says Charlea Warde. president of the Painters Union. Upon the other hand the contractors, ar.d especially the xnulownera. raj there Is little opportunity for arbitration. "We have nothing to arbitrate," la the chorus of many. Business men of Portland are awaken ing to the fact that something roust speedily be dbne before the prosperity of the city for the present year Is blighted. The threat of the union men to appeal to the referendum as to the Centennial appropriations It necessary, his had an effect upon the business population and especially those holding stock In the en terprise. The tmlon men say they will Use this weapon only In case a deter mined effort Is made to break up the building trades unions. Arbitration or conciliation Is talked of on all sides. Merchants, business men of all kinds, and real estate men in par tlcular, are feeling the effects of the present chaotic state. Mayor Williams Is willing and even anxious that arbitra tion be employed in a settlement or the difficulty. "I will serve upon such a board and will do all In my power to bring about a satisfactory conclusion to the difficulty," be has said several times elnce the first rumor of a continued strike. Mass MeetlnR Tonight. The union men are looking hopefully to the result of the mass meeting to be "held this evening by the Building Trades Council. "Don't think that this will be a meet- inr of union men and that others win have no chince to be heard; we want as many employers, contractors and mill men la particular, to be present as union men. Doth sides must be heard before it Is possible that any understanding can be reached." This is the sentiment ex pressed by several members of the Build ing Trades council. "Are you going to the mass meeting?" was the Question put to several mlllmen yesterday. In many Instances the answer was the same. "What's the use." was the general re- clr. Despite the announcement of the Coun cil that contratcors and mlllmen are specially Invited to the meeting and that the rank and file of union men win not be asked, the employers say they fear the ball will be picked with union sym pathizers, and they will have no chance to state their side of the question. The mass meeting will be held this evening In the A. O. U. W. hall. One business man, at least, says env phatlcally that he will attend the meet Ing. This Is Dan McAllen. of McAllen & McDonnell. "I think that It Is the duty of every citizen of Portland to attend that meeting." said be. "Of course, that one meeting cannot settle the difficulty, but It will bring the two parties together and the first step toward arbitration may be taken at the meeting. I suggest that the Mayor appoint equal numbers of union men and contractors and mlllmen. and that these select an arbitration board. The) whole difficulty could be settled In an hour If a dozen men with common sense were together In a room, for that length of time. TSe worst thing the busi ness men can do Is to remain passive. They must help to decide this difference and do It quickly too. Tee. sir; do It culckly. for we men downtown are be ginning to feel the effects already. The lumber-men might es well realize that unionism In Portland has come to stay Fact Is. those men are trying to do bare- oacK naing on a mgn-gearea cayuse. Theyro training for the hunt club." Mr. Francis and Arbitration. "Do you think the mlllowners would be willing to arbitrate this matter. Mr. FranclsT" was the question put to the manager of the City Retail Lumber Com pany yesterday. The lumberman pon dered. "Well. It Is doubtful. I think. They think there Is little In the question which can be settled by arbitration. Arbitra tion's a harsh word; let's call It concilia tion." "Are you going to the mass meeting to- nlrhtr "I don't think so. "What's the use In go-' lng, when anything one of us said would be Jeered down by the union menr "Are you selling any lumber today?" "Just a little" to those contractors whose buildings are In actual need or require only a few more feet to be completed. "I hear that several members of the Master Builders Association are getting a, quantity of lumber through this office all the tune, is that true?" "Ho; It Is not true that there Is or has been any discrimination. e are not sell ing lumber to any one. except In the cases I speak cf. "Has the reported shortage In cars af footed the mills here to any extent?" "No more than I "said a day or two ago whatever shortage In cars there Is here Is nothing unusual. The mills hero are fa vored somewhat on account of Portland being a terminal point." "There Is one impression, which I would like, corrected," said the manager of mill agency. "The union men have said that they gave the contractors ample notice before asking for higher wages, and that, though the contractors objected to this. they pay much higher prices on lumber without any notice. Now. as a matter of fact, whenever a contractor has put in bids on a building by figuring on the cur rent prices of lumber, he Is allowed that price for some time after, even If we have made out a higher price list So the ar gument of the union men that we do not treat the contractors as well as they do is without Xounaauon-" "I did not sign that paper saying that T .ronld not sell any lumoen out i am en lr4v In sympathy with those who did sign It," said Fred Schwarx. proprietor -of an East Side planing and turning mill. XAjt year 1 helped out the strikers, but now all my men are nonunion. Of course ' It Is not the same men who are striking. How Is l going to end? -Well. I am sure would like to know as much as any one. and I hope it will be pretty soon." Frank Scbmltt Acalnat Arbitration. The Frank Schmltt Company, another East Side planing concern, now employs nonunion labor. 'Would you be wining to submit this question to arbitration?" asked the Re porter of Mr. Schmltt. Ho; I don't think we have much chance for arbitration." said the mlllman. "This matter will have to be settled some time. But do you think It will do any good for both parties to stand away from one another and simply throw rocks at the other side?" WelL pretty soon some of the rocks will hit-" replied Mr. Schmltt. Geonte W. Collins, manager of the George Alnslle milt In North Portland. says that the planlng-mlll " employes wllj certainly made a demand for higher wages this year. This mill Is run by nonunion men. but If a strike la started by -union men. It will spread to the mills employing nonunion men only," said he. How do you know that there win be a strike of the planlng-mlll men?" Because we have received private in formation to that effect. So matter what they say about any more demands, we know better." Why should a nonunion man go out In sympathy with the union?" Oh. it Is very hard, for a man to stay at work when his comrades In other mills are on strike. I know of several men last year who refused to Join the union, .nut when the strike came they quit, and have never been In the buHness since." Do you think the mills here will be able to run full .time without the local trade? Schmltt is running on short time now." Thl.4 mill has an outside trade almost entirely, and Is not affected by local conditions." "What do you think will be the outcome of this difficulty. Mr. Collins J" Don t know; can t say. I don t want to talk about It," was Mr. Collins' fare well. Actual work of calling out the refer endum against the Lewis and Clark Fair appropriation has begun in Portland. Printed petitions are being circulated among the union men. How many names have been signed to the petition cannot be learned. "We need.00. but will try to get G00O, to how that a larger number than Is necessary wish the referendum to be used." said one man. who had a sheaf of the printed slips in his pocket. The petition Is addressed to the Secretary of State. F. I. Dunbar, and asks that the appropriation bill be referred to the vot ers of Oregon at the next state election. or a special election called for that purpose. PAI.TERS MAKE STATEMENT. Present Reasons Why Tliey Ask Minimum of S3.S0 a Day. The executive board of the Painters' Union has Issued the following statement In reply to a number of Inquiries: Since the public has been misinformed as to the demand of the painters we make the following statements: We have asked an advance of 50 cents per day. or 16 per cent over the present scale of 23, which has been In effect for two years.. Members of the Master Painters As sociation -state that they will pay the scale to some, but not to alL We do not try to dictate whom they shall hire, and do not ask them to hire any one who Is not suitable! to them. It Is left entirely to them whom they shall hire. The union allows men incapacitated from old age or physical disabilities to work for less than the scale. We ask that the minimum scale be 23.50 per day, and we do not set a maximum scale. Now they say If they grant our de mands we win be encouraged -and ask for a second raise. We cannot make a de mand without SO days' notice, and our International union will not sanction a second demand In one year. The average mechanic works from six to eight months In a year, which any one can see makes a very email average wage per day the year round. CHARLES WAHUE, Chairman Executive Board. COVERS MUCH GROUND. Monarch Mines In California Owned by Oregon' People Are Extensive. i H. E. Smith, a mining man well-known In Alaska and California, Is In the city on his way to Chicago, where he goes to purchase machinery for the Monarch group of mines, a property in Eldorado County, Cat, owned by himself, his brother. Senator Andrew C Smith, who Is president of the HIbemla savings Bank, and other Oregon people. Accompanying Mr. Smith. Is T. B. Dil Ion, a mining engineer of San Francisco, who has Just completed a careful exarol nation of the mine with a view to de ciding exactly what machinery would be required. The Monarch mines," said Mr. Smith yesterday, "are among the oldest proper ties of the whole state of California, hav ing been worked by the Mexicans as far back as IKS. At this time about $30,000 in gold was taken out of the mine and successive owners swelled the aggregate product of the mine to more than CM.009. Our compiny has Itself taken out about 210.000 worth of ore, but has put this amount all back Into surrounding prop erty. As a consequence we now own IS quartz claims on what la known as the mother lode." besides -HO acres of placer ground, making a total of 1250 acres of ground. This gives us all the property adjoin lng our own that can be purchased. -and we will now proceed to develop the group. We will eventually erect a CO-stamp mill, but Intend first to sink shafts on the vein untn sufficient stoning ground Is blocked out, to keep a mill of this slz going. We are going to purchase In Chi cago, en air compressor that will run our power drills, a sawmill and other ma. chtnerr which will be needed In the car rying out of our Intention of sinking to a depth of 1000 feet. "This done, we will hive a very large property, as our holding of mineral ground covers more acreage than does the property of any other corporation op erating on the lode." NOTTO GOLDENDALE Columbia Riyer &. Northern is; Dejayed. RAINS CHECK TRACK-LAYING Terminus May Be Reached Today Tratna Will Be. Banning- In a Short Time and Reamlar Serv ice Expected" In 30 Days, ment Is even greater than railroad men themselves expected. Railroad men. as a result of the heavy Immigration and the number of tourist "visitors to Portland and all parti of Ore gon, are deeply Interested In the talk of new hotels In this city, and Insist that a movement toward Use erection, of such buildings Is .imperative. They declare the Increased passenger, traffic Is seriously taxing hotel accommodations everywhere, and It Is only a matter of a short time before Portland will absolutely require new hotels. For that reason they are anxious. that something, be done Immedi ately. An amusing Incident of the homeseeker travel came to llrht resterdav. when a small party from one of the. middle-West ern .states arrived in peruana looking for free Umber lands. Somewhere someone had. told them they could secure free Urn. her claims within seven or eight miles of Portland, and they were .busy about the streets yesterday looking for the land. THOSE WHO PASSED. State Board pf Medical Examiner Announces Successful Candidates. Last evening Dr. Byron E. Miller, sec retary of the State Board of Medical Ex aminers, announced the names of those who successfully passed the examination held at the Portland Business College on April , S and J. for license to practice medicine In the State of Oregon. There were 27 candidates representing a dozen different states of the Union and a number of foreign countries. A large percentage of them were Oregonlans, however, several being graduates of the University of Oregon. Of the 27 only three failed, an unusu ally good showing, as the examination was sweeping and thorough. The names of the successful candidates follow: George. L. Blggers. Mary Bond. Mary D. Equy. H. T. Franklin, J. H. Kolp, W. W. Lawler. Catherine C Minon, A. D. Morrison. Hugh S. Mount. C. R. Me Creery. O. F. Parks, Edawrd O. Parker, Ivan V. Parker. Mary R. Parker. J. G. Patterson, Claton L. Ransom. G. P. Rus sell. S. Sargentlch. Harry C Btickney. Mary D. Skinner. Frederick Strieker, E. E. Van Alitine. George S. Whiteside. Charles L,. WlltUms. Rains prevented the- Columbia River & Northern Railroad from, reaching Golden- dale yesterday, but the road ought to be put through some time today. The rains of the earlier part -of the week aeiayea the track-laying crews, so the average of a mile and a quarter of new track a day could not be maintained. It was only In the event of (rood fortune that the railroad officials expected to be able to get me line into uoiaenoaie mis moraios, and the good fortune did not stay with the line. Track laving Is now being rushed for ward again as rapidly as heretofore, and unless Interfered with the railroad offi cials expect to reach Goldendale today or tomorrow. Trains will be running Into the Klickitat Valley metropolis within a very short time, and a regular service within 30 days Is confidently expected. The track cannot be ballasted and the surfacing crews cannot complete their work for some time. This Is slow work. but It is being rushed forward as rapidly as possible. The roadbed as far as the ballasting crews have been able to com plete their work Is In excellent condition. and It Is believed the Columbia River & Northern will be one of the best riding roads In the country when It is ballasted. It la not likely construcuon work wm be nushed beyond Goldendale this year. The line Is projected from Goldendale H miles Into the Blckleton prairie or Horse Heaven country. This road will probably be constructed next year. The traffic of the country can be bandied via Golden dale and 'the Columbia & Northern with the. present line. The effect of the construction of the line has already been felt In real estate values throughout the valley. Farm lands that were selling for $15 an acre and less are now eagerly sought for 530, and un occuded land that was considered to be too remote from ran communication to make It desirable Is being taken up by newcomers and older settlers. A greater area Is now under cultivation than ever before. Goldendale property felt the effect of the construction of the new road more than any other section of the country through which the line will pass. Golden dale occupies a position that cannot be assailed, and It Is certain to maintain the reputation It now has as the largest town In the valley. When the road was first suggested property values were very low. but tbey have risen rapidly. There is a good story In this connection told of B. F. -Brooks, one of the most en thusiastic friends the road has in Klick itat County. It was Mr. Brooks who spent his Ume and money to aid the railroad men in securing a. right of way, and he was confident the road would have a very beneficial effect upon the country. Next to his office In Goldendale was a vacant lot Mr. Brooks might have picked up for 150 when the road was flrst projected. He allowed the oppor tunity to sup by and another man got It. Subsequently It was sold for 3300, and as the road approached nearer to Golden dale the value went up. until finally .Mr. Brooks himself took a hand In the selling of the property and took the lot he might have had for JIM at jwau. Centervllle has also been greatly af fected by the new road. Centervllle Is still a small town, with a population pf about ISO. but the demand for real estate has been getting better and new Investor have appeared on the field. Newcomers are buying property near the- town and the place promises much. The people of Centervllle provided a barbeque for the railroad people the day the railroad reached that town last week. There was speech-making and a general celebration of the event. The track laying crew arrived at Centervllle at noon last Saturday, the exact time the engi neers had predicted Centervllle would be reached. Owing to the fact that the con structors were -eager to get to Golden dale as soon as possible no stop was made at the time, and the celebration was planned for the evening. When the day's work was over the track crews and rail road officials came back to Centervllle for the celebration. There had gathered in the town from all directions the farmers Hying In the vicinity, and they became- hungry too early. When the big steer .which had been roasted for the feast was ready to serve, these farmers were at the head of the procession, and when the railroad men arrived for their share of the dinner there was nothing In sight but a heap of bones. The crew bad to be taken back to the camp for dinner. But everybody was so thoroughly satis fled with the result of the work In reach ing Centervllle that no attention was paid to the fact that some of the men re mained hungry for a short time. Speech making and general Jollification closed the day. It baa been practically decided the ex cursion of business men from Portland to Goldendale will not be held until June. Before that time the road will have been well ballasted from Lyle to Its present terminus, ana tne naing in the new coaches provided for passenger service will be very comfortable. By June the wheat fields through which the railroad runs from the Ume it emerges from the scenic Swale Canyon will be In an advanced stage of cultivation, and Portland business men will be able to see waving fields of wheat In each direc tion as far as the eye can reach. This Is the grain the road will carry to market in Portland: the sight will be an object lesson. As many Portland business men as will agree to make the trip will be taken to Goldendale at this time. A big celebra tion Is planned by the residents .of the Klickitat Valley, and the excursion will not only celebrate the completion of the line to Goldendale. but It will also result In cementing the friendship of the Klicki tat Valley for Portland. SIGHT CARS FOR VANCOUVER. General Manasjer Fuller Promises Improved-Service. General Manager Fuller, of the Port land Railway Company, has assured the residents of Vancouver, Wash that a night car service will be Inaugurated be tween Portland and the Washington town some time before the first of May. The Commercial Club of Vancouver, aided -by the citizens of that place, have been taking an active Interest In the car serv ice question, and It was In response "to an appeal from the club that Mr. Fuller yesterday assured the people that the in crease In service would be made. The Increased service of the line will necessitate six extra trips or the ferry boat each day. On Monday evening the last trip of the cars win be made at $ P. M., as the rush .of other business will occupy the remainder of the Ume of the boat. Another change made by the company is In doing away with all stops between Davis, street and Highland, assuring pa' trons of the line that no overcrowding of cars will result In the future. Railroad Jfotes. I. A. Nadeau, general agent of the Northern Pacific at Seattle, Is In Port land. President A. I Mohler. of the O. R. & N., Is expected to return to Portland May 2. Henry B. Howe, general agent of the Milwaukee line. Is on his way home from a trip to- Chicago. General Freight Agent' Miller, of the O. R. & N., is expected to return to Portland this week. John Francis, general passenger agent, and A. C. Sheldon, general agent, of the Burlington. left' last night for Tacoma and SeatUe. The Northern Pacific freight offices will be closed at 2:30 P. M. today, the date of the funeral of General Freight Agent S. L: Moore. Franchise? for Fifty Tears. CORVALLIS. Or April 3. (BpeclaL) At a special meeting the City Council has made the period for a franchise for a mountain water system SO years, and has Ilmt-ed the franchise for any other sys tem to 23 years. ARRESTED FOR FIGHTING Charles Beckman, Arc 13, In Cus tody for Dentins Willie Cuatls. Charles Beckmin, aged 13, passed last night at the Boys and Girls' Aid Society,- as the .result of a schoolboy fight that took place between him .and. Willie Custls on the Morrison-street bridge Wednesday.. The trouble originated In school where It, seems Willie Custls had punched Clar ence Beckman, the fight being started by Clarene) for the sole purpose of "get ting even with Willie." R. B. Welch, who was walking across the bridge at the Ume of the fight, separated the lads and, owing to the persistence of young Beck man In administering punishment to lit tle Willie, found it necessary to accom pany the latter to his home at East Tenth street and Hawthorne avenue. The persistent Beckman followed little Willie and his good Samaritan nearly all the way home, slipping up near enough now and then to get In a left hook or straight drive at some unprotected "part of Willie's anatomy. Judge Hogue. after listening to the evi dence, stated that there was no reason for striking a blow, even though It be In return for one received in' the school room and that It was In violation of an ordinance. Clarence put oh. a manly air and held back the tears. tHe had no ex cuse to offer. He had been "getting even" and that was all he had to siy. Mrs. Beckman was grief stricken at the thought of parting with her son and tried to secure Clarence's release upon his own recognizance. This failed and as no ball was offered Officer Hawley wis ordered to take the lad In charge. Judge Hogue did not pass sentence upon the boy as he desired to confer upon the subject with Officer Haw ley before making a decision. GUS ROUTH FINED $100. Convicted In Municipal Conrt of Runnlnic Saloon Without License. Gus Routh was fined HCO In the Muni cipal Court yesterday morning for oper ating a saloon without a license. Routh. who was formerly a well-known saloon man of this city, on April 1. opened a saloon on Third street, near Couch. Ac cording to his testimony. Patrolman Griff Roberts entered .the place some Ume ago lor the purpose of ascertaining II the sa loon was regularly licensed, and seeing a license posted on the wall supposed It was a legitimate place. Later on, how ever. It was discovered that the license was several years out of date, and had been placed there for the sole purpose of misleading the officers. Ten days after the opening of the saloon Councilman Flegel took It upon himself to Investigate the place and soon discovered the Uoense was out of date. He at once filed a com plaint against J. W. Marshall, the bar tender, who said he owned the place. Mar shall was arrested and fined J100, and through his attorney appealed the case. obtaining his liberty upon furnishing bonds, now he ts nowhere to be found, and It Is generally thought that be has left the town. City Attorney Fitzgerald obtained an affidavit from him before 5e left, however, stating that Routh. had hired him for a compensation of SO per montn to represent nimseu as the pro prietor of the saloon. Marshall swore In bis affidavit that Kouth wanted him to J could not obtain a license from the Coun- Attorney .Davis, for the defense, was granted one day to decide whether to ap peal the case or pay the one. WANT FORM APPROVED. HOMESEEKER3 OX EVEIIY TRAIX. Large Crowds Leave the East to Take Cp Abode In Oregon, Every train that reaches Portland Is bringing In large numbers of homeseek era. Especially from the middle west are the numbers seeking new homes on the Coast becoming larger, and It la ex pected when the trains that left the East this week with homeseekers aboard ar rive at the terminus of the different lines they will have a larger crowd aboard. April H was one of the two April dates upon which round-trip homeseekers tick ets were sold, and though the local of fices have not been adrlsed of the num ber that left Chicago and St. Paul, it Is believed from earlier advices that the movement westward Is unusually larre. The next date upon'wblch these tickets. win be soia is .May a. As an instance of the big rush of home seekers this Spring. Superintendent Field. of the Southern Pacific, brought back with him when he returned from his Southern trip a story of a small town In Southern Oregon, where IS persons bad -setued since the .first of the year. This proportion of newcomes will not be maintained throughout the state- or the Northwest, but It indicates that the nwTe- Meier & Frank Company Special sale of Mea's, Boys', and Youths Clothinu Second Floor. Excellent values in Millinery Dapartment Ladies' and Children's Specials Second Floor. Special Sale of Black Taffeta Silks Twelve qualities reduced First Floor. 704th Friday Surprise Sale . You will find an excellent opportunity today to purchase a pair of Scotch Brussels Net Curtains, dainty effects, light scrolls, at tractive borders and plain centers with insertion effects, the regu lar value being $2.75. The curtains are fifty inches wide and three and one-half yards long. They are good values and this sale should Interest you if you need new hangings. Third Floor. Common Council Will Meet to De cide on Blank Bonds. A special meeting of the Cemmon Coun cil will be held on Manday for the pur pose of approving a form for bonds amounting to toG.OOO. known as refunding bonds, -purchased by M. W. Halsey & Co., New York. The firm was sitlsfied with the form of bond sent to It, but wants the Council to officially adopt 1U The bonds were sold to take up an Indebtedness which became due May L 1S0L The au thority to renew the old bends was not sufficient under the old charter, and the Indebtedness for the past two years has been carried by a. local bank. The pres ent Interest is C per cent and the bonds will run for X years, and. bear i per cent Interest. $1.97 Pair Boys' Waists We just received an express shipment of the new-style Blouse-waists for boys They are very pretty and very becoming to the boys Sizes 7 to 16 years and the prices range at 50c, 75c and $1.00 Boys' Clothing Department, Second Floor. Four Shirtwaist Specials A special purchase of ladies' Cotton Shirtwaists in heavy and light materials. A variety of styles in madras, ging hams, pique and lawn, fancy stripes, checks, polka dots and plain, tucked, embroidered, laoe trimmed, enables lis to place them on sale today at the following prices. We have ar ranged them in four lots, as follows: Lot 1, Special at $1.15 Lot 3, Special at ... $1.62 Lot 2, Special at.... SI. 38 Lot 4, Special at .. . $1.87 -They are excellent values and choosing should be done as .early as convenient Shirtwaist Dept., Secopd Floor. EXPRESS Arrivals Received by express yesterday, new lines of tan covert Monte Carlos Ask to see them and the many other new creations arriving daily Specials for Girls Second Floor They are splendid values and the mothers of the little girls should not overlook them. Listen: Children's Galatea Sailor Suits in red and white and in blue and white striped, 4 to 14 years, regular tf l off $2.50 values Children's Box Reefers, navy cheviot and tan covert cloth, lined, sizes 4- to 14 years, regular 6.50 values $4.95 Linen Specials Hemstitched Damask Tray cloth, sizes 18x27 5Q inches -rc All-linen Damask Napkins, 22x22 inches, P1 per dozen pi.JO Turnovers An excellent assortment at the special price JC RUFFS Black and white Ruffs with faney stole ends, the reg ular $3,00 val- 3q ues Cr6ry Black Ruffs with fancy ends regular$1.75,fl 1 o special M JO Ppnatc White Croats roais with ends em broidered with different color fruit designs, special at tne low price of 43c Other Special Attractions Regent Mirrors PHENOMENAL VALUES Jewelry Departm't 1st Floor. Ail have iron trimmings and are very low priced Read! 25c Kind 9c 40c Kind 12c 50c Kind 17c $1.25 Triple Mirrors at.. 89c Great Values in Burnt Leather ALBUMS The $1,50 Kind 97c The $1.25 Kind 89c The $1.00 Kind 69c The 75c Kind 47c The 15c Kind 9c Grocery Dept. Call Private Exchange 4 and your Grocery needs -can be supplied Prompt service. "Envelnote" Practical combination of note sheet and envelope, regular price 35c per box, A now IKJ Velour-finish Writing- Paper, five quires in box, a. quire 9c, box HrVIC Stationery Store 1st Floor. Shoe Sale Do not overlook the many money-saving opportunities in the shoe line for today and tomorrow. s 1 Meier &. Frank Company Meier &. Frank Company Meier &. Frank Company PERSONAL MENTION. W. R. Hume. a. prominent .dtlzeo of Astoria, Is a -rnest at the Portland. United States Senator W. B. Hey born, of Wallace. Idaho,- Is registered at the Portland. Dr. A. C Pan ton does not contemplate a European trip, as has been stated In the local press. C. T. Strnckmeter, a merchant of Stella, accompanied by his family. Is a guest of the St. Charles. Secretary, J. H. Wescott; treaurer. C. N. Johnson; director.s W. C Kertson. J. H. Wescott and J. J. WlrtX tu W Schsffner. of Fort Dodge, Iowa, accompanied by his sons. Is at the St. Charles. Tbey are looking for Invest ments In timber lands. Frank Davey, of Salem, was In the city yesterday. Mr: Davey has received a flattering offer from one of the frater nal oreanlxatlons of Portland to -act as Its business manager and will probibly make Portland his home In the near fu ture. .H. C Leonard, who has been confined to his house for the past week or two, and was seriously 1U part of the time, was able to be out and get down to his office yesterday. He looks about as well as usual, and says he Is out for keeps If fine weather lasts. B. F. Crocker, collector of Internal revenue for the District of Washington and Alaska, was In Portland yesterday. Mr. Crocker was a leader in the potltlcil battalion which secured the election of Levi Ankeny to the "United States Sen ate, but now that be has obtained a fed eral position, Mr. Crocker refuses to dis cuss politics. He Is on his way to his headquarters In Tacoma, having just completed a tour of Inspection of the virions offices under his jurisdiction. A. L. Levy, who has been In the gen eral merchandise and sawmill business at yaldes. Alaska, for the past six years Is In the city, looking as. healthy and hearty sis ever. -This, Is a pleasant surprise to his friends, as be came down here a year and a halt ago In very bad health, and bad to submit to a most heroic surgical operation. He was in a very -critical con dition when .he left for Valdes. and many never expected to see him again. He at tributes his recovery to the healthy cli mate of Alaska. As to Spelling Reform. Minneapolis Tribune. There Is a new outbreak of spelling re form. Earnest persons are writing to the .newspapers about it, and some news papers are trying to begin at home and reform tnelr own spelling, according to the artificial rules of the learned societies. It Is .the old story. We are to begin with "simplifying the spelling of 12 large and -hard words. When we have Induced all the users of English to adopt our re formed spelling of these, we are to take 12 more, and so on. unUl we have lightly -adventured through the dictionary from A to lxxard. Will the earnest reformers never learn that the spelling, writing and pronunciation of th English language are among the things beyond control by statute law or mass meeting resolu tion? We do not spell the English lan guage. The English language spells itself, and we have to go along' with It- ,It Is a living organism, fluid, growing, chang ing, like a jelly fish floating In the water. We talk wisely about the laws of lan guage; but the wisest men tell us that they know little about them. If the Eng lish language, or any living language, have a formative, shaping force. It Is the general, unconscious consent of Its users, as vague as It is Irresistible, as fluid and shifting as language itself. When a lan guage begins to yield to the shaping hand of the learned academies it begins to die. When it is dead you may spell and pro nounce It any way you like, as we spell and pronounce Latin and Greek. But not before. built during recent years, in the general style of the White House many of them, larger and much more costly Is there any that. In point of architecture, sur passes it?" "No; there Is not one In the same class with It." he replied deliberately a judg ment confirmed' later under the noonday BEAUTIFUL WHITE HOUSE In Point of Architecture It Is In a Class lr Itself. April Century. Aside from the sentiment connected with the building, the question naturally arises. Is the White House, architectural ly considered, worthy to be retained among the permanent Government build ings of the National capital? One moonlight night In June. 1902. while strolling through the grounds with Charles F. McKIm. one of the members of the Park Commission, we seated- ourselves on one of those mounds which tradition ascribes to John. Qulncy Adam's taste In landscape architecture. That afternoon crowds of people, arrayed In joyous cos tumes befitting the semi-tropics, had come from the hot city to rest under the trees and listen to the Saturday concert of the Marine -band. The musicians, clad in white duck., were located In a little depression., so ' that the sound of the music rolled up the slopes to the at tentive audience. A. year before we had observed the same effect at Versailles; and both the. similar ities and the differences of the two pic tures were being' discussed as we eat In the quiet night, behind the locked gates, where net a sound, from the city streets broke the grateful noise, of water pplash lng In the fountains. On the high portico the President sat amid a group of dinner guests, snd the lights of their cigars were "echoed" by the- drowsy fireflies flit ting about the ground, only the brilliant ly lighted windows of the secretary's office even suggesting the workaday world. The moonlight, shining - full on the' White House, revealed the harmon ious lines of Its graceful shape. "Tell me, I asked the. architect, "among the great bouses that have been SAVE YOUR MONEY. No Need to Pny 31 ore for a Salt Than the Woolen Mills Price. We will save any man. from 55.00 to JS.00 on his suit by calling at our store on Washington street, near Second. We will oupucate any 5 suit In town for Jl'0. 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