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f THE MOE1U.NU OKEQONIAK, MONDAY, MAY 4, .1903. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF The OregoBiaa'i Telephone. OREO OK. Counting: Room ... M...Maln 667 H. Vf. Bcott. Editor . Main 911 Managing Editor ... Main 638 City xMltor Main 106 Composing Room ...................Main CSS East Side Office East 01 Superintendent Building Bed 2S23 COLUMBIA. Counting Room OCT Editorial Room Engine Room 288 AMUSEMENTS. MARQUAM GRAND THEATER-Tonlsht at 8:30 o'clock, the voUnist. Wenrel Kopta. THE BAKER THEATER Evening at 8:15 o'clock. Mr. Ralph Stuart In "By Right of Sword.' CORDRATS THEATER This afternoon at 2; evening. 7:30 and 9. Edward Shields "Con tinuous Vaudeville." BASEBALL TOD AT. 3:30 Doors open dally games 2 P. 1L; Sundays, 1 P. M. Grounds 21th and Vaughn. The Fibhway at Oregon Citt. Sports men who are accustomed to go to the Falls of the Willamette at Oregon City at this season to fish for salmon are complaining that the Fish "Warden pro poses to expend the money appropriated for building a flshway there in cutting a channel through the little point of rocks, or so-called island, just below the falls, which, they say, will be useless as a gateway, and will spoil the fishing there. Just what they propose to do about it is not known. No one at or about Ore gon City desires that any way be pro vided which will enable the salmon to pass the falls. They look upon the fish which gather below the falls as impound ed by nature for their especial benefit, and use every means to secure them for that purpose, looking upon those which, after wearing themselves out In repeated efforts to scale the falls, at last succeed in getting above it, as wasted. Some years ago an appropriation for a flshway at these falls was expended in blasting a channel in the rocks, up which it is Improbable that any salmon ever ascend ed to the river above. There appears to be no reason' why tho experiment should not be repeated, except that there is now a dam across the brow of the falls, which is not likely to be cut through. As long as water runs or there are any salmon left to try to ascend the Willamette, there will probably be ap propriations made for flshways. Some say the salmon may evoluto wings and so be able to pass over falls impassable to them in .their present form. BUids for Field Trials. Sportsmen are looking forward to holding a field trial for hunting dogs some time before the shooting season for upland birds be gins. They are troubled to decide just what bird to use in the trials, as there appears to be no bird in this region which can be depended upon to "lie" to a dog that is, to sit or crouch when it sees a dog about and remained concealed while the dog noses around to locate it, and then stands till his master gets within gunshot and gives him a sign to advance, and so put up the bird for him to knock down. The Mongolian pheasant when disturbed flies off to a distance be fore alighting, and when it touches the ground runs for a mile or two before stopping. If a dog comes near. It skulks away to a safe distance, and then files again, so that a dog is generally of but little service to one hunting these sa gacious birds. Some of the sportsmen favor holding the first trial for dogs In Eastern Oregon with prairie chickens. Others object, saying that these birds will not "lie" to a dog. Others maintain that when they are young and foolish and not up to the wiles of dogs and men, they will remain quiet a long time while a dog is locating them. The Ore gon quail when young, some say, lies well to dogs. Millard Lownsdale, a vet eran sportsman, with both rod and gun, favors Importing a lot of Bob White quail for the field, trial. He would take them on his place and take good" care of them till the time for the trial. These little birds are said to lie better to dogs than any other game bird. Baseball T6dat, Mondat, 3:3a Baseball Todat, Mondat, 3:30. Baseball Todat, Mondat, 3:30. Postponed Game Plated Todat. Postponed Game Plated Todat. Postponed Game Plated Todat. Come Oct and See the Angels. Come Out and See the Browns. Los Angeles "Angels." vs. Portland "Browns." Good Place to Spend an Afternoon. The Game the Fair Sex Attend. Postponed Game Plated Todat. Postponed Game Plated Todat. Postponed Game Plated Todat. Baseball Todat, Mondat, 3:30. Baseball Todat, Mondat, 3:30. Baseball Todat, Mondat, 3:30. Baseball Todat, Mondat, 3:30. jfEDERAL Positions Open. The United States Civil Service Commission an nounces that on May 26 examinations for the following positions will be held in thisl city: Draftsman and engineer in the lighthouse service, at a salary from $1200 to 11500 per annum; laboratory ap prentice in tho National Bureau of Stand ards, Washington, D. C., at a salary of S4SO per annum, and nautical expert in the hydrographic office. Navy Depart ment, at a salary of $1000 per annum. Persons desiring to compete should call on Z. A. Leigh, secretary of the Board of Examiners, Pastoflice Department, City. Oregon Herself Again. Trees gener ally are in almost full foliage, and on the hot afternoons cast a grateful shade on the now so numerous concrete pavements. The leaves of maples and horse chest nuts are almost full grown, and some of the chestnuts are in full bloom. The black walnut, one of the latest trees to leaf out, has leaves about half grown, and the lazy locusts, the latest of all, are green at the ends of the twigs. Tho hills are swathed in forage, and the dogwood trees white with blossoms. Strawberries are beginning to bloom, and soon Oregon will be herself again. New Car Schedule. The citizens of Vancouver and occupants of the garrison there, as well as their friends in this city, are much pleased with the action of tne Portland Railway Company in put ting on a regular 40-minute car and ferry service up to midnight every night In the week except Monday. This was done at the request of the Commercial Club of Vancouver, and enables the peo ple there to attend the theater here, and citizens of Portland to visit friends in Vancouver, and get home the same night. Injured Railroad Men at Hospital. Engineer E. Qray and Fireman Arthur Shrodcr, who were injured in the wreck of the northbound passenger No. 16, at West Fork. Jn Cow Creek Canyon, Fri day night, were brought to Portland last night, to be placed under careful treat ment at the Good Samaritan Hospital. Engineer Gray was severely bruised and his back was sprained. Fireman Shroder was also severely bruised and suffered the fracture of four ribs. Annual Meeting of Aid Societt. The lEth annual meeting of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society will be held in the par lors of the City Board of Charities on Tuesday evening. May 5. at s nvinv All members and friends of the society and all who arc Interested in charitable work are respectfully invited to attend this meeting. Reward of $30 will be paid for the re covery of the body of Peter Costello who disappeared Tuesday evening. Amil 28. John Costello. For Rent. Three rooms will be vacant May 10, best in building. For particulars see the Superintendent, room 201 Ore Ionian Building. Free dental work at North Pacific Den tal College by applicants for examina tions at 10 A. M. Wednesday. May 6. The State Dental Board of Examiners will meet at the North Pacific Dental College today at 20 A. M. Fine Dat! Buy Meredith's umbrellas. Repairing, recovering. Wash, and 6th. Rough and dressed lumber for sale troctor & Beers, CotirelJ, Or. Tel. Don't Like Black Bass. Sportsmen who aro looking forward to the pleasures of black bass fishing and are anxious to learn all they can about these fish before the season begins must not expect to hear only good of them always. The editor of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican makes the following uncomplimentary remarks concerning one variety of black bass with which Southwlck (Mass.) ponds are stocked: "Hundreds of bass are caught from these ponds in the Winter through the ice and in the month of May every Spring. The bass are of the big mouthed variety, and It is to be hoped that the wardens will allow people to take the fish without molestation. The more that are taken from the ponds, the better satisfied will be the majority of fishermen. These fish are gamy, but their flesh is coarse, and the odor that comes from them even when out of the water a short time is certainly repulsive. They have voracious appetites, and devour thousands of other fish In a. season. The fishermen who visit the Otis ponds reg ularly where pickerel are abundant, trust that no one will ever be foolish enough to place big-mouthed bass in the waters of that town." The bass, it is hoped, will devour hundreds of thousands of the young carp, which are considered a pest here, and they are without doubt a very gamy fish that Is, they fight hard and long, and so afford much gratification to the murderous instincts of fishermen. But in the matter of food they are not worthy to be mentioned in the same class as trout. Neither are the pickerel, pike nor the muskallange, esteemed as game fish in the East. It Is to be hoped that none of these "coarse fish" will ever be introduced here. Perils of the Shopper. A citizen who had often Joked his wife about her fond ness for shopping, being laid up with a crushed hand, consented to accompany her a few days ago Just to see what pleasure there was in it. She. took him to a store when a "special sale" was on. They spent half the forenoon In a Jam at the door, without being able to get Into the store at alL They concluded to make another effort in the afternoon, so went early, and, after waiting two hpurs, got inside. The woman wanted some black goods, but when she reached the proper counter found that there was only the most expensive kinds of such goods left, which she did not care to buy. At another counter some kind of soap was being sold at 3 cents a block, and she told her husband to push into the crowd and buy two bars. He succeeded after a desperate struggle, in which the stick of his umbrella was badly bent. It cost him 50 cents to have the umbrella put to rights, so he figures that the two bars of soap cost him 56 cents and five hours' very hard work. He is not Inclined to go shopping again. Want Telegraph Poles. Dealers in round timber report a largo demand now for cedar poles from electric light, tele graph, telephone and street railway com panies in all' parts of the country. One firm alone has an order on hand for 7000 such poles, 30 feet in length and eight Inches In diameter at the butt, but Is having trouble in procuring them. Log gers are so busy getting out sawlogs now that they will not take time to get out the cedar poles they find in places. It used to be that all such poles had to be brought to Portland and shipped to their' destination by rail, but now schooners come up the Columbia and will call at any point where they can take on 200 or 300 poles. There is also a great demand for sawed railroad ties, and dealers have to rustle to fill orders. These ties, how ever, are mostly cut by small sawmills in tho country, and as there are many of these mills their output in the aggregate is large. Over 180.000 of these ties, which contain 37 1-3 feet each, were brought here last month from Lewis River alone. and shipped to different parts of the country. , Were Paid Earlt. The small army of city officials and employes In the various city departments are pleased on account of having received their salaries on the 1st and 2d of the month. They usually do not get their pay until the Saturday after the first Wednesday In the month. which puts pay day off occasionally for about a week. On this occasion the first Saturday in the month was tho 2d. Tho pay roll was approved by the heads of each department in time to be paid on the 1st. The pay roll for employes in the fire, police, street and other depart ments has to be passed on by the Ex ecutlve Board, which meets on Friday after the first Council meeting of the month on Wednesday. Auditor Devlin got the board to hold a special meeting on Friday, May 1, and the pay roll was approved by them at 6 P. M. Then three men worked all night Friday night mak ing out some 450 warrants, including 6ome fire claims, and Auditor Devlin was at his desk bright and early Saturday morning to sign these warrants, and all was in readiness for paying the men. Danger of Wild Oat Hat. The scar city and high price of Oregon timothy hay has caused "wild oat hay" to be brought here in considerable quantities from California. It is very fair hay when clean and of good quality, but, of course. is not to be compared with good tlmo thy. It is seeling quite readily at about $1S per ton. It costs $4.50 to $5 per ton to get it here by rail, according to the point of shipment, but it can be brought by steamer for $3 per ton, and, unless more Oregon hay comes to market soon. there will bo much more of this wild oat hay brought in from California. Farmers should pay more attention to their hay crops, and not make it necessary to im port this stuff, for the wild oat is a per niclous weed when it gets a foothold, and very difficult to get rid of. It is at homo in the rainless sections of California, but manages to thrive pretty well when in troduced Into the moist climate and fer tile soil of the Willamette Valley. Measured bt a Woman's Tongue. A party who was looking over the ruins of the mills and stockyards destroyed by the fire Friday morning, in their ramble came across a piece of very high fence, and on inquiring why the fence had been mado so high, were told that It had been measured by a woman's tongue. The former owner of the planlng-mlll had been scolded by a woman on ac count of a pile of his lumber having shut off the view of the river from her front windows. One day she came after him again, and he said: "I shall build a fence in front of the lumber, and I will make It a foot high for every min ute you keep talking to me." She could not have been blessed with a powerful gift, for she concluded her remarks in a quarter of an hour, and the fence was built only 15 feet high. Some women would have made him build a fence that L would reach the stars. All Officers Re-Elected. The He brew Benevolent Association held Its reg. ular annual meetlng and election of offi cers at the rooms of the Concordia Club yesterday afternoon. All the officers were re-elected as follows: President, L. II. Lewis: vice-president. Ben Selllncr: treasurer. Max Flelschner; secretary, Sol Blumauer: directors, Adolph Wolfe and Phillip Xjowengart. Cabdriver Grew Fierce. Fred Sher ley, formerly a cabdriver. Is reposing in tho City Jail because he threatened the life of John Kerry, the official stable man and buggy-washer of the barn. Shir ley, upon being -discharged by his em ployer, blamed Kerry for the misfortune. and, becoming demonstrative, was placed unaer arrest. Fire in Garbage Pile. Hose Company No. 6 responded to a fire alarm from- the crematory yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock. The blaze started in the gar bage pile and originated from spontane ous combustion. The fire was at no time really dangerous, but It took over two hours before tho blaze was completely ex tlngulshed. Refrigerators. Leonard Cleanable and Wllke Plateglass-Llned the two best kinds in the market; also a complete line of Lightning Ice Cream Freezers. Prael. Hegele & Co., cor. Fifth and Stark sts. Jennings & Co., the oldest business chance firm in this cits-, have moved their office to 332 Washington street. 1oetween Sixth and Seventh. Roses Are in Bloojc Roses are in bloom and Summer is at hand, notwith standing that the season is a backward one. But lew have seenany roses bloom ing In the open air, but thre are several fully developed specimens of Beauty of Glazenwood and' Mario Henrlette on the grounds of W. C Se ochres t, at the corner of Fourth and Lincoln streets. Last Tues day he plucked several which were with out doubt the first of the season, and presented them to Mr. Olmsted, who has had charge of laying out the Exposition grounds. There are also several Marechal Neil roses in bloom on the grounds of the Burke residence, 334 Salmon street. on a two-year-old bush, which has put out 350 buds, a good many of which have been cut off to prevent the bush from overtaxing itself. There are several rose growers on a large scale near Mr. Sea- chrest s residence, but none of them have had any blooms yet, though roses were In bloom April 13 last year. They attrib ute the early blooming of Mr. Seachrest's bushes to the fact that they are sheltered by buildings on the north and east, and have a full exposure to the south, and so catch the sunshine all day long. If the warm weather continues there will be plenty of roses of many kinds in a week. After that rain will be needed to produce the best results, so that, "though clouds of gray engulf the day, and overwhelm the town," one may still feel content and say: "It Isn't raining rain to me; it's raining rosea down." Flour for Maccaroni. Of late a very strong flour that Is, flour very rich in gluten has been imported to Portland from Minnesota by manufacturers of maccaroni, because, as they say, they get It cheaper than they can similar flour here. A kind of very hard wheat, very rich in gluten, which originated in Rus sia and is grown in several parts of Eu rope, has lately been recommended by the Agricultural Department as suitable for arid regions. H. Wittenberg has pro cured some of this wheat, which has a small kernel, very "hard, and is sending samples to parts of Eastern Oregon, Washington and Southern Idaho, where the rainfall Is light. He thinks this wheat would grow to perfection there, and there Is always a sale for it at a good price both in this country and In Europe. The bluestcm and other hard wheats grown in this region contain gluten enough for most American peo ple, and some rather fine specimens of men and women have been raised on the flour of the soft wheat of the Willamette Valley, which makes bread which cannot be excelled, except that it has less gluten In It than bread from hard wheat Gluten Is not glue, as many Imagine, though it has some of the qualities of glue, such as stickiness. It is essential in making maccaroni, but it has never been noticed that the "maccaronies" were ahead of other people In any way. First Steel Casting Made Here. The first steel casting ever made In Oregon was successfully turned out at the Co lumbia Engineering Works on Saturday last. This is a matter of considerable pride to the management, and will bo welcome news to all who have need of such castings. It goes "to show that Portland is not so far behind the times in such matters as some appear to Im agine. A complete plant for making high grade steel castings by the converter process has just been Installed at these works, which is capable of turning out castings of any size up to 2000 pounds In weight. The plant was tested Saturday in making a lot of frames for trucks to be used by the Portland Street Railway Company, and proved to be all that was expected. These steel castings are not only' the first ever made In Oregon, but may be considered the first ever made on the Pacific Coast, or west of St Louis, though there was an open hearth plant for casting steel tried In San Fran cisco a few years ago, which was not a success. This plant is of the modern converter style, In which the steel is made from iron by blowing all the carbon out of it and then putting It back In an- otner form. Railroad men. milimen and persons operating machinery of all kinds will find it a great convenience to be able to have steel castings mado here Expects tc Get Lumber Soon. The men employed on tho construction of the hull of the boat Telephone when they quit worn uaturaay night did so with the understanding that it might be several days before they could go to work again. on account of the lumber ordered for keelsons not having been delivered. The contractor, Mr. Paquet, hopes that tho delay will be only brief, and that the lum ber will be delivered and work resumed In a few days. He says the milimen did not refuse to. furnish the lumber or anv thing of that kind; they Just failed to de liver it. io tmnks that, as a ship Is being loaded at the mill which has his ordpr, tho men are overcrowded with work, and will attend to him as soon as possible. ixkkjino .business Bbisk. Work is going ahead in all the logging camps along the Columbia without lnterrunUnn. and there are more men emnloved than usual. They aro cutting logs and getting mem into me water as rapidly as pos sioie, as tnero is a good demand for tnem ana prices are holding up. The strike has not affected the lumbering business at all as yet, and loggers have no fears of its doing so for some time to come. None of the logging men have yet got their gangs into tho burnt tim ber districts, but several are hoping to make a. start In this timber before lonr. Woman's Union to Meet. The annual meeting of the Portland Woman's Union win De neia at tne union rooms on Finn ders street this afternoon at 2 The reports of officers will be read, and tne ejection win oe neia. A full attend ance of members Is desired. Dr. Connell, offices 613-614 Oregonlan bdg. i innish Russian Baths 25c. See Massage, HIS BODY RECOVERED. Corpse of Charles E. BnllocU Found iiu urappiiBg irons. The body of Charles E. Bullock, who is supposed to have fallen overboard from a launch late Thursday night and been drowned in the river near the Burnside street bridge, was recovered yesterday just Deiore noon ny iiugn Brady, a river man. The body was caught by grappling hooks while floating very near the bot tom of the river in an eddy at the east end of the draw in the Burnside-street bridge. It was In a good state of preser vation and bcre few evidences of having been in the water for three davs. There, were no marks' upon it to indicate that Bullock had been injured In falling from the boat, and the manner In which he went to his death is still as much a mys tery as before. The only tenable theory Is that tho man was seized with cramps and was unable to help himself in the water, as ho was known as an expert swimmer, and under normal conditions should have bad no difficulty In swim mlng to one of the many scows which line the river at the point where the accident presumably occurred. The body was taken to the Coroner's rooms, where It is nrobable an Inquest will be held this aft ernoon. No.arrangements have been made for the funeral, but the services will be conducted from the dead man's late rest dence, at 67 North Union avenue. WHERE TO DINE. Owing to largely Increased business, we have just added some more private dining apartments, some of which are large and very suitable for pasties. Portland Res taurant, 305 Washington, bet. 5th and 6th. Merchants' lunch, 25c, best In the city. Excellent steaks and chops, served from 7 A, M. to 7 P. 1L The Commerce Quick Lunch and Grill Room, 9 Chamber of Commerce "building, ground floor. Imperial Hotel restaurant 2d floor; elx-courso dinner 50c; first-class service, a la carte. t:ao a .m. to s i. iL MunxNE eye: remedy Cures Soro Eyes. Makes weak Eyes- strong. Murine don t smart, It soothes Eye pain. I AT THE THEATERS " "Br Rlgfkt ot Sword," Richard Hamilton.. Ralph Stuart Balastler, U. S. Consul J ........ Reginald Travers Prince Bllbasaff Priestly Morrison Major Devlsaky ........ Frank Camp Christian TuesUe Scott Robertson Herr Weber William Harrlas Bennet Edward Poland Lieut KssaleC Charles Inslea Lieut Trackso Ernest Van Pelt XJeut "WeUswIch ....George Edwards Borlaa ..... Frederick Scott Lastrum Frank Wlllard Olga Petrovltch Helen MacGregcr Paula Tueaki Mary Horna Princes Weletskr Martha Mayo Marie- Getinski Virginia Brlssac Soldiers, etc Ralph Stuart's great revival of "By Right of Sword," which made such a hit here lost season, was twice presented yes terday to large and responsive audiences at Baker's Theater, and was again re ceived with every mark of favor that an actor could wish for. The wonderfully bright dialogue and the vein of humor running through the plot drew a running fire of laughter, and the sturdy American- Ism of Mr. Stuart in his dual character of Richard Hamilton, Of New York City, and Lieutenant Alexis Petrovltch, a Rus sian officer and Nihilist, and the splendid climaxes he- created, were rewarded with several curtain calls. The groundwork of the play Is taken from the version of Mrs. Charles Doremus and Leonldas Wes tervelt, but Mr. Stuart has personally al tered and added to the story, until the play as a whole is much more valuable than the version presented here last sea son. As now constructed, Mr. Stuart is entitled to play "By Right of Sword" In any theater in this country, and com mand a respectful hearing. He received excellent support and the play was ar tistically mounted, especially In the first scene, where a military ball Is In prog ress, with swell gowns and the eagles of the Czar everywhere. The story of "By Right of Sword" Is too well known to require extended writing. In a moment of recklessness, and inspired by love for beautiful Olga Petrovltch (Helen MacGregor), a brave and manly young American, Kicnara .Hamilton (Ralph Stuart), agrees to Impersonate Lieutenant Alexis Petrovltch, a weak, ef feminate degenerate, who has been used as a tool by Russian Nihilists. Mr. Stu art was ever manly, heroic and true In his conception- of this dual character, especially In the careless grace with which he says farewell to Olga in the first act "Whistle If you want me. Whistle 'Yan kee Doodle,' and. you bet I'll be 'Johnny-on-the-Spot " Mr. Stuart fought an ex citing duel with swords with the villain of the play. Major Devlnsky (Frank Camp), and disarmed his adversary by a neat play in swordsmanship. Helen Mac Gregor was pretty and artistic as Olga, and Mary Home gave a strong, vigorous portrayal of the 'part of Paula Tueskl, wife of the minister of secret police. Frank Camp did good, realistic work, and so did William Harrlss, as the Nihilist, and Edward Poland as Bennett, the valet. "By Right of Sword" will be seen at Bak er's all week. OBJECTIONS TO UNIONS. Endeavor to Prove Tlicy Are No Ben? cflt to Their Memhcrs. PORTLAND. May L (To the Editor.) It Is unfortunato for tho city that a strike should occur to check the growing Inter est and confidence that was beginning to manifest itself in all lines of business. A union is a failure as a union unless it accomplishes the purposes for which It was organized. Labor unions were or ganized for the purpose of protecting the Interests of , tho laboring classes. Have they been a success or a failure? Are the members of rabor unions better off finan cially and In every other respect than they were before Joining the union? If so, why is It that so many union men are so bit terly opposed to unions, but remain with them rather than be called a "scab," In sulted and Intimidated in various ways by union men. I heard a man say only the other day that ho applied for work at a certain establishment where there "were a num ber of men employed, and was questioned by tho men as to whether or not he be longed to the union. He Informed them that he was not a member of any union and didn't think he ever would be. They said to him if you expect to get work here you must join the union. He asked the boss if It were necessary for him to become a member of the union in order to get work there, and was told that he was not compelled to join the union, but advised him to join, as he would get along much better with the men, otherwise they would call him a "scab," and would shift all the heavy work on him they pos sibly could, and would make it so unpleas ant for .him that he would wish he had joined. This is wrong, and has been the cause more than any other one thing of turning public senUment against the unions. Again, if the worklngmen are so much better off in the union than out why is it that so many remain outside and stand being insulted and Intimidated as they are, rather than Join? They surely think themselves better off to remain outside. There are many good, honest, skilled workmen who are disgusted with the unions, but remain with them for the rea sons I have stated.. It is, as a rule, the unskilled workman who seeks admittance into the unions. How many union men can truthfully say, I am glad I joined the union, my family has fared better, and I have saved more money in the same length of time than I ever did before? I don't believe there are very many who can truthfully say this. It costs something to be a member of a union, there Is usually an initiation fee of say, $10, and an assessment of $1 per month from each member; then it Is necessary to rent a hall In which to hold their meetings, have their, socials, smok ers, etc Besides many other expenses follow as a natural consequence. Members are supposed to attend the meetings, socials, etc., and it is almost Impossible to attend all these without every time being out some money. So If a man were to receive EO cents more per day for his labor, the extra 50 cents and perhaps an other one with It would be spent In this way. . So In what way is he or his fam ily benefited by the raise In his wages? In other words, if the coat Is greater than the profit, how can a man hope to gain anything? If men do so much better In unions than outside why are they always striking for higher wages? Nonunion men don't strike, and are perfectly willing to work for the wages offered. Does it re quire more to keep the family of a union man than that of a nonunion man? They say capital is organized and why not la bor? No one questions the right of la bor to organize, but has their method of organization proved a success? D. M. CARD OP THASKS. tfwlsh to express my most heartfelt thanks' to the Painters' Union, and my many other friends for their aid and sym pathy during my recent bereavement, the sickness and death of my beloved wife. C W. NICE. East Via the Trrla Cities. The Pioneer Limited Is the train of trains between Minneapolis, St. Paul end Chicago. It Is most handsomely equipped and runs via the fast mail route the Chi cago. MUwaukee & St. Paul Hallway. "EL. S. BOWB, General Agent. Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Hallway, 134 Third street. PorUand, Or. Tor &U trouble sriig' from. urtery Irrlt tics. take Ort Kidney Tu v Shields' VaHdevllle. Empire comedy trio, Hanvey, Frank and Cooler. , La Kolas, Japanese artists. .Sam Hood, comedian. Fowler brothers, acrobats. North, South and the singing dog, "Dixie." Lyndon. and "Wrenn, comedy. Illustrated songs, Hanvey and Doane. Warren and Rose Martelll, trick bi cyclists. Polyscope. Large audiences were present yesterday at Cordray's Theater to greet the eye of Edward Shields, who opened his vaude ville season very successfully. At night the house was sold out Hls"vaudeville Is clean, bright, entertaining, and first class In every respect, and In beginning the season of 1903 he has shown that he Is not one whit behind his previous high class vaudeville offerings. The orchestra has been Increased to eight musicians, and they play well together. Neat cards an nouncing the name of each act are at either end of the stage, and a good-looking usher loses no time In shuffling the cards when the next deal Is called. The Empire Comedy Trio, formerly the Empire Comedy Four, Is composed of Lou Hanvey, Frank and Cooley, singers and comedians, and is one of tho best aggre gations heard in Portland vaudeville. Lou Hanvey Is well known all Over this coun try as one of the former stars In Dock stader's and the Cleveland minstrels. He has a clear, ringing tenor voice, and he speaks his words so distinctly that he is easily heard over the entire theater. In the first act he was dressed as a country." boy and sang "That Creole Girl of Mine," 7 and for an encore an amusing medley. His partner, Frank, has a good bass voice, and sang in finished style "Down In the Deep." Hanvey Is also a good joker, and he kept folks In roars of laughter. Here are two of his bon-mots: "What gives more milk than one cow? Two cows? No. A milk wagon." "Portland has one of the largest hotels In the world. Last night my room was on the second story. No. 13,0712. It was on a Southern Pacific freight ,car." The La Kolas man and woman do hlgh-clas3 juggling acts, as manipulators. The man builds so many plates, flags, cards, etc., on the edge of his chin and holds them there, that he almost seems to defy the law of gravitation Sam Hood is a clever colored comedian, and he is. possessed of a dry wit that easily brings laughter. North, South and Dixie partici pated in -by Mr. and Mrs. Kelly and a white-haired Russian poodle, named "Dix ie," are well worth seeing. Vhe dog has fleece fully seven Inches long, and Is a survivor of the Galveston flood. He Is quite talented, for ho barks In time to the music and knows when to take his bars of rest Hanvey and Doane, In illustrated songs; Fowler brothers, acrobats; Lyn den and Wrenn, comedians; the Martelles, In their sensational bicycle riding, and the Polyscope pictures were all admirable. Mr. Shields made a neat speech of wel come, and announced that all children under 8 years of age, accompanied by their parents, would be admitted free to all weekday matinees, except that of Sat urday. The same vaudeville bill will be given at Cordray's all week. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Grcnt Violin. "Virtuoso to Be Heard at the Marquam. Wcnzel Kopta, violinist who Is to play hero tonight at the Marquam Grand under Miss Steers' direction, bears the reputa tion of being a brilljant virtuoso. He cre ated more enthusiasm in San Francisco this season than ever Koclan did. Being tho only solo ;vlollnlst to visit Portland this year, he wljl undoubtedly be sub stanUally welcomed. f Genuine Pastoral Play. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the ad vance sale of seats will open for "Our New Minister," which comes to the Mar quam Grand Theater next Thursday, Fri day, Saturday matinee and night No play of recent years has so much of gen uine Interest to the public as Denman Thompson and George W. Ryer's new play of New England life, "Our New Min ister." Like "The Old Homestead," Its predecessor. Its Interest Is broad In its scope, and the touches of pathos and bits of comedy and rollicking fun make it an entertainment well worth seeing by every body, old and yoiing. The keynote to its success lies in the fact that It pictures Teal people, real life and a real state of affairs to be found in any New England village of the present"" day. "The scene of the play Is laid In Hardscrabble, N. Hi The original cast will appear. A massive scenic production is carried. 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