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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1903)
3 THE MOKmiSG OKEGCXNIAN. TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1903. SHUT DOWN NEXT Five Planing Mills WiJI Cease to Run. CAUSE: LACK OF ORDERS 'Tie-Up Makes Prompt Settle ment Impossible. )400 MEN WILL BE THROWN OUT Orders to Ccnne "Worlc Are Expected in. ren Days Contractors En f ploying: Nonunion Men Arc I Able to Bay Lumber. As a result of the complicated labor conditions, flv planing mills -will prob ably shut down within ten days. These mills employ 400 men, who will .be thrown out of work. The jnlllowners say their employes have demanded an Increase of 15 per cent In wages. The reason given for the closing Is that few contractors can guarantee prompt completion of the buildings, with consequent prompt settlements. Lumber Is being bought from these planing mills by contractors who em ploy nonunion men exclusively. ; "Within ten days five planing mills. l"whlch depend upon the local market, will probably shut down. Though lumber is being sold to contractors who do not em ploy union men, there is a woeful lack of orders, and as soon as those now on hand are filled these establishments will close. The mills which are looking anxiously for a market for their products are the Frank Schmltt Company, the North Pa clfic planing mill, Nlcolai Bros. & Co., the Portland Mill & Fixture Company, and the Hand Manufacturing Company. These are now either running short-hand ed or on short time, as the orders now be ing filled are not enough to keep the plants going at their highest capacity. It was the original intention of the mill- owners to close this week, but an exam inatlon of the orders on hand showed them that they could run for a least an other week. The mills which supply an outside market will probably close at the eame time. "We must all shut down at the same time, or it will do no good," said a mem ber of the Mlllmen's Association yester day. The Portland planing mills do not recog nlze the unions. "I allow no representa tive of any union to come Into my office and tell mo what I shall pay my men," eald a nndllman when asked as to the rea son for the threatened lockout. "Our men not any union, mind you have asked for a raise of 15 per cent in their wages. and we do not think that It can be al lowed. In my mill are union as well as nonunion men, and all have asked for higher wages. As I have said, the demand did not come from any union, but from the men themselves." "When do you expect to close down?" "Just as soon as our present orders are all filled. "We cannot run without orders. and, from present conditions here, it may be some time before there is any demand ior lumber which can be put into finished buildings with any guarantee that the construction will not be interfered, with toy a sympathetic strike." What does it matter to the mlllmen if Stho buildings are delayed in construe Ctioa?" Strike Ties Up Payments. "'Matters a great deal, I can tell you; the contractors set lumber from us and "build the houses, but if the construction 4s put back, say a month or so, by a Strike of all their men. they are that much jlonger in getting their money, and so are '-we. IT we let money stand out in unun ilshed buildings too long, we become in evolved. That is tho reason why we have decided not to sell any more lumber to .the local trade, except to men who can guarantee us that they can fill their con tracts on schedulo time without any iBtrike." "Then, it isonly the contractors employ- Qng nonunion men who can buy lumber Jiere?" "Yes, that is true, but not from any in 'tention on our part to shut out any one else. No contractor who employs union .men can guarantee us that he will not bo troubled with a sympathetic strike, while .those contractors who hire nonunion men tan give us just such a guarantee." Hott Contractors Get Lumber. The contractors employing nonunion in en exclusively obtain all the lumber they aieed by the following method: They ap pear before a committee of three men irepresentlnff the sawmills and planing mills of the city and fill out blanks giving their names, contract, length of contract end for whom, swear that they employ no union men and will not sign up with the Pinion before the building upon which tho contract Is held is completed. Then the committee gives a permit to the mill with which the contractor chooses to deal. and he, on presentation of the permit Srom tho committee, gets what lumber he .needs. The contractor who employs union anen when in need of lumber is shown the ultimatum of tho mills of the city issued ien days ago, declaring that, after that date, tho mills concerned will not sell any lumber to the local trade. So he gets no lumber. Thoush rumor has said repeatedly for the past few days that the planing mills were about to follow tho example of the eteam laundries and declare a lockout. definite action has only been taken by the mlllmen within tho past few days. They meet about every two days in order to keep in touch with the rapidly chang lng situation. Three of the leading mlllmen, comprls lng a special committee of the association, met Saturday evening and discussed the prospect of closing every planing mill in the city. A general meeting or the asso elation was called for Sunday afternoon, but tho strict religious scruples of a few members would not allow them to break the sanctity of the day of rest. Another meeting was called for 2 o'clock yester day afternoon, but this was also post poncd. Sliut-Dovrn to Be Ordered. In an informal way, however, the vari ous mlllowners have compared notes and learned of tho amount of work which each had on hand. Unless something unexpect cd happens within tho next few days, a general shut-down will be declared of all the planing mills connected with the City Retail Lumber Company, or what is pop ularly known as the combine. The mills which do not depend upon the local market to place their products are those of George Ainslle & Co. and of the "Northwest Door Company. The mill of J. A. Martin & Co. was burned Friday morn ing, and tho proprietor Is out of the fight for the nresent. These do mostly stocx work, and can sell much material In out side markets. It Is not yet a certainty that these plants will close when the oth ers do, but the admission of tne planing mill man as given above would seem to indicate that such a step is more than probable. SaTrmlllH Will 3Tot Stmt Dotto. An East Side planing mill owner was asked If the sawmills would close at the same time- "No, they will not." said he. When a sawmill shuts down It loses Its customers lor tho time being, and a cus tomer once lost Is hard to regain. They will keep at work Just the same, for the lumber they saw goes to other markets." The association to which nearly all the planing mill owners of Portland and all the proprietors of the sawmills belong seems to be 2 somewhat Impalpable thing. One member was asked yesterday what name the organization bore. T do not think that it has any name," said he. Is it only an Informal organization, or a regularly formed association?" 'It is an association, all right enough. We have regular times of meeting, and have committees constantly (at work. Say, by the way, you reporters are slow. "We knew of the laundry lockout three weeks ago, but you never got onto it. Tou see, we meet with those people occa sionally," and the planing mill man smiled and stroked his beard and looked very wise. CHINESE REAP A HARVEST. One Steam Laundry Operates but Other Worlc Goes to Celestials. The end of the laundry famine is not yet In sight. In fact, the outlook is anything but cheerful, and the Laundrymen's As sociation shows no inclination of receding- from Its present attitude. The first day of the laundry tie-up dis closed the fact that the city depends in a great degree on the steam laundries to keep itself immaculate. None of the steam laundries were operating yesterday. excepting the United States Laundry, which refused to act with the others In the decision to close down Saturday night. The Chinese "washee" men arc happy. and the hotel, restaurant men, the bar bers and general public disconsolate. The lowly heathen, however, seems not to have learned some things from his Chris tian brother, as there has been no increase In tho prices charged at tho Chinese laundries. In a series of interviews with the yel low gentlemen who have the clean linen market coralled, In which the reporter asked countless leading questions, a con sensus of opinion seems to be that there will be no advance. Meanwhile their business thrives, and they have enough laundry contracted for to keop every Chinaman humping himself until the Summer solstice. The general sentiment among the peo ple most affected by the suspension of the steam laundries seems to be that the fam ine In clean things will be of short dura tion, and that an agreement will be reached by the end of the week. The res taurants were compelled to resort to the use of paper napkins yesterday, and the specter of oilcloth table cloths is looming up on the caterers' horizon. The supply of the tissue-paper substitutes for damask in the city is limited to two weeks at the outside, and patrons of Portland's em poriums may not be afforded this luxury for long. Many proprietors say they will inaugurate washtubs In their places, and do their own laundry work, and set their handsome, young cashiers and waitresses to dabbling in the suds. The barbers say they will depend on the Chinese to keep them In towels, and there is no great uneasiness among them. Man agers of the various laundries which have closed down say that there was no other course open to them; that they were not assured that their employes would work another week, and that, in Justice to their patrons, . they could not contract work with no certainty of being able to fill their contracts. They say, relative to the dif ferences between them and tho laundry workers, that they could not operate prof itably by working nine hours per day at the present scale of wages. They say that if they acceded to the demands of tho union, they would have nothing for them selves at the end of the year. They say that competent help was not available. and they were compelled to suspend against their will. They notified their customers, both hero and In the country that they could not guarantee the deliv ery of their laundry and decided to sus pend. On the other hand, the officers of the union state positively that they are not to blamo for present conditions. That there Is no strike, and that they simply asked for what they believed to be just wages and hours, and tho managers, rather than accede to the proposed scale, closed their plants. They state that they are ready and willing to go to work at at any time and operate the laundries for the rest of the week. At a meeting of the executive committee, held Sunday, the men and women in tho union agreed to work this week, and they, therefore, hold that they are in no sense strikers. Many of the employes at the laundries which closed down went to work yester day at the United States Laundry, which was compelled to increase its iorce on ac count of the added work they are doing. Among those who found employment with the independent company was J. E. Bishop, who was formerly employed at the Troy Laundry- It is apparent that the hopes of the sanguine ones are not well founded, and that the famine is like ly to continue for considerable time. Meanwhile tho celluloid collar market is "steady to strong." and "blled" shirts are threatening to become obsolete. STEP TOWARD ARBITRATION. Bnildlnsr Trades Council Appoints Committee for Conference. Another step -toward arbitration has been taken by tho Building Trades Coun cil. At the meeting last evening a com mittee of three was appointed to visit the Associations of Master Painters and Master Builders and ask these associa tions to appoint like committees. These committees are to hold a conference and decide upon tho personnel of the arbitra tion board. The members of tho council think that they have now done aa much toward an amicable settlement of the existing dif ficulties as have the two associations with whoso members the troubles have arisen. "That is a very fair proposal, and I will never vote for another," said one member after the meeting last even ing. Tho committee from the council will wait upon the associations at their next meetings and lay before the contractors tho plans they have in mind. A number of members of the council expressed themselves as being greatly gratified by tho sermon of Rev. Edgar P. Hill. D. D.. delivered at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday evening. Dr. Hill is being spoken of by the union men as a possible member of tho arbitration board. The council last evening decreed that several large buildings whose contractors are favorable to the unions, but which have from other reasons been declared unfair, can now be placed upon the fair list. The largest Job which has been de clared unfair thus far is the Weinhard building, and it Is probable that con struction upon this job can now be done by union men without violating the rules of the Building Trades Council. Stomach Troubles. That serious stomach troubles .can be cured no who Is acquainted with modern methods of treatment can doubt. A strik ing illustration of what can be done Is af forded In the case of Mr. Joseph Pomln vllle, one of the most prominent business men in Stillwater. Minn. After having spent 52000 with the best doctors for a stomach trouble, without relief, he was ad vised to try a box of Chamberlain's Stom ach and Liver Tablets, which t he did. and Is a well man today. If you have any trou ble with your stomach give these Tablets a trial and you are certain to find them to be Just what you need. Price 25 cents. For sale by ell druggists. IT LEADS TO FIGHT Attempt of Owner to Start Work on Building. HIS CONTRACTOR OBJECTS Gordon Locks TJnioa Carpenters la Shapiro's Building Gordon's Son Fights One of Them and Sha piro Applies for Injunction. An effort to put union men at work In the basement of . the new building be ing constructed by E. A. Shapiro, on Third street, opposite the Baker Theater, nearly caused a riot yesterday afternoon. The union men were carpenters, employed by the owner of .the building In order to hasten the building to completion. Con tractor George "W. Gordon, having done little work of late, owing to the existing labor conditions. "When the new men were put to work yesterday. Contractor Gordon considered that no one except In his employ had a right to work on the building and conse quently ordered tho men to leave the baeement. They refused and he passed out of the door that leads from the base ment Into the street, locking the men inside. Fists Come Into Play. " Shortly after Mr. Shapiro Induced Archi tect "Williams to remove the lock. While tho architect was thus engaged, II. Gordon, son of the contractor, ordered him from the gate. While the two were disputing, one ofthe workmen effected an exit through a hole in the foundation. and, advancing hatchet In hand, proceed ed to demolish the door. This action was the final straw, and when an attempt was made to force Toung Gordon from tho door he landed a jab on the carpen ter's physiognomy that nearly caused him to take the count. A fight followed. In which young Gordon was rapidly best ing his opponent.. The other workmen rushed to the scene and the crowd soon filled the street, but a timely officer arrived and stopped the fight. Shapiro Appeals to Court. Later In the afternoon an Injunction eult was filed In the State Circuit Court by Mr. Shapiro, against Mr. Gordon. Shapiro says he let a contract to Gordon for tho erection of a one-story brick building on Third street, between Yam hill and Taylor, on February 11, 1903. which, he alleges, Gordon agreed to have completed before April 1, for a certain stipulated sum. The plans were pre pared by D. L. Williams, architect, and the owner of the building was at liberty to make alterations as he saw fit. Shapiro states in his complaint that the building Is still in process of construction, and that Gordon avers that it will not able to have It finished for several weeks. Shapiro asserts that this will not do and he Is desirous of having the building done as soon as possible, by putting other me chanlcs at work, who will not Interfere with Gordon. The latter, he alleges, has barricaded the building with a high board fence and refuses to allow the men to enter the place. Shapiro Not Allowed to Work. Shapiro further alleges that he obtained a load o.f lumber and caused It to be un loaded In front of the premises on Third street, and that Gordon declined to per mit any of the lumber to be taken Inside of the structure, and ordered the me chanics who wanted to work to leave. Shapiro also avers that he had some men at work In the basement and Gordon put them out and fastened and locked the door of the basement. All of these acts and the delay, Shapiro alleges, are caus ing him great loss, as he is paying $15 per day ground rent. He asks the court to Issue an order enjoining Gordon from interfering with the persons who desire to work, and restraining him from pre venting the lumber from being taken Into the building and to grant such other relief as may be necessary. Gammons & Malarkey appear as attorneys for bnapiro. Laborers Called Off Their Jobs. Business Atrent Smith, of the Laborer!' Protective Union, used his nreroeativp tn the fullest extent yesterday morning In calling off the men employed upon the upper uoors oi tne ueKum building. Two laborers were working upon the Job and receiving union waees. Smith sppms i is- ter-mined to call off every member of his union in tne city, no matter whether they are getting union wanes or not. until n;i laborers are receiving the pay for which they ask. When the two laborers were called off five plasterers were also forced to quit work, rather acalnst their will. "Business agents don't like being called warning aeiegaies. Dut i tnink that when Smith acts as he did today he deserves the old name of walking delegate." said a member of the Building Trades Council ast evening. UNION OF EMPLOYERS. Committee Is Inquiring; Into Plan of Action. The proposed Association of Employers in .roruana is natcmng, says the com mlttee which is sounding the sentiment of tho business men of the city. Employ ers are circumspect about taking up with the proposal. They wish to be assured beyond doubt that such associations are successful In other cities. They wish" to avoid going Into an organization which would excite labor unions and injure bus! ness. The committee is composed of W. H. McMonles, Fletcher Linn, A. Neppach and O. E. Helntz. I. N. Flelschner has re signed from the committee. The four men first named will report the result of their investigations to the Manufacturers Association. Mr. McMonles said yesterday that he did not know when his committee would report, but he Intimated that It would do so very soon. "Our committee," he re marked, "has no power to organize an association. Its duty will be simply to ascertain the success of the Employers Associations in other cities and to learn whether employers here are ready to form an association also." When asked how soon he thought em ployers In Portland would organize, Mr. McMonles replied: "It looks pretty much like organization now doesn't it? from the way things are going," meaning the tendency of em ployers toward united resistance against the demands of unions. About two months ago employers at Peoria, 111., formed a Citizens' Alliance. Members of the alliance pay Into the treasury 3 cents per month for every per son in their employ, but no member's monthly dues shall exceed 510. The by laws provide for a strike committee, which shall Investigate any strikes, when invited to do so by the member con cerned. This committee may recommend to the association that a reward be of fered to such employes as shall refuse to go out on a strike. The association is empowered to compensate any member involved In a strike at the rate of 51 per day or less for each striking employe. Members may issue a recommendation card to any employe who may be honor ably discharged from or who may honor ably quit their service. Only matters of politics affecting the objects of the asso--clatlon may be considered by the associa tion. When a labor union makes a demand on any member, he may Tefer the commit tee bearing tho demand to the strike committee. In that event the strike com mittee shall appoint three- members of the association to take charge of the matter. who shall proceed, in conjunction with the member on whom the demand Is made, to effect a settlement. If the terms of settlement agreed upon be not satisfactory to the member Involved, they shall bo referred to the strike commit tee and the executive committee of the association for action. The association Is required to prosecute leaders of mobs or persons who may threaten or do injury to the property of members. The objects of the association are set forth as follows: First To protect Its members In their rights to manage their respective businesses and In such lawful manner as they may deem proper. Second To Investigate and . adjust by the proper oSlcers or committees of the association any question .arising between members and their employes, when such question shall be submitted to the association tor adjustment. Third To endeavor to make it possible for any person to obtain employment without being obliged to Join a labor organization, and to encourage all such persons In their efforts to resist the compulsory methods of organized labor. Fourth To protect Its members la such man ner as may be deemed expedient and proper against, legislative, municipal and political en croachments. "Tho unorganized employer Is at the' mercy of every whim and caprice of or ganized labor. He may not have been under the pressure as yet, but the hand writing Is on tho wall and his day will surely come, as it has to many of us. His only recourse is to Join with his fellow-employers to handle the labor ques tion collectively and scientifically. "This association has no quarrel with labor organizations as such. It simply Insists that such organizations shall not put upon us conditions that are uneco nomic or unjust. This association does not discriminate against union men; nei ther will we discriminate against non union men. We stand for American rights and American freedom. ' nothing more nor less. We would not support a member who might try to work injus tice under cover of our membership. We try to settle disputes amicably. We Insist that pending conference there shall be no cessation of work by either the em ployer or his employes." Several of these associations elsewhere are calling for an organization on Na tional lines. "WAGONS IN A MIX-UP. Lumber Team Runs Away and Dravrs Others Into Its Troubles. Three delivery and one heavy lumber wagon were piled up at Third and Stark streets yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. as the result of a runaway, and miracul ously no one was hurt. Sam Howell, a teamster from Van couver, left his team and empty wagon standing at Second and Alder streets while he stepped Into a store. In the meantime a street-car passed, frightening the horses and starting them on their mad race up the street. As they started, the driver made a run for the wagon, and. climbing on. reached for the reins, one of which slipped from his grasp. The team reached Third street and turned down toward Washington, gaining speed at every Jump. Washington street was crossed and no one hurt. Down to Stark street raced the team and here the con fusion commenced. An unfortunato collector failed to get out of the way with his buggy and was spilled, money, bills, books and all onto the pavement, and his rig dragged some 20 feet, where the frightened runaways ran squarely against the back end of L. Mayer & Company's delivery wagon, and rising upon their hind legs, thrust their forefeet into the back of the wagon. Freeing themselves from this they man aged to reach the middle of the block where the Hunter Carpet Cleaning Works wagon was encountered and mixed In the entanglement. Tangled with a wagon In front, a buggy- fast to the left and a delivery wagon on tho right wheel, the runaway came to a stop and all five horses started to kick their way out," only entangling themselves the worse. The collector was busy picking up his money, ana sympatnetlc bystanders as slsted him and, it is thought, themselves. j.ne runaway team ana wagon were damaged tho least of any of the partici pants, ana no very serious damages de sultlng to any of the wagons. Several of the Third-street cars were blocked for 15 or 20 minutes by the mtx-up and the crowd. MINING NEWS AT GLENDALE A Southern Oregron Mining; Camp That Is Attracting Widespread Attention. A leading editorial in the Glendale News, published by Mr. bloan P. Shutt, an nounces to the world the remarkable rich ness of some of the leading gold mines in the immediate vicinity of Glendale. Glendale Is a prosperous town on the main line of tho Southern Pacific between Portland and San Francisco, 262 miles south of Portland. It Is the center of the richest goldbearlng district In the West, The country surrounding Glendale contains an abundance of the finest timber for 'general construction work in the world. and there is an ample supply of water In this district to meet every demand of the mining Interests. The climate of this part of the state is perfect, "Values of the gold bearing-rock of the Glendale district aver age better than 520 a ton, about double the average values In the Eastern Oregon gold belt, and about six times the value of the rock of the famous Treadwell mine, in Alaska. The Treadwell Company is today working more than 1000 stamps. and they are operating tho biggest gold mine In the world. Already a dozen stamp mills are pound ing away in the vicinity of Glendale, and In the Immediate vicinity of the town are over 100 rich prospects that are rapidly being developed to a point where lnstalla tions of expensive mining plants will be demanded. Surrounding Glendale Is one of the finest belts of pine and fir timber on the Coast. Plans are already formulated for the establishment of two large saw mills 'at Glendale. Each of these wills will give steady employment to from '300 to 500 menu ROUTH FORFEITS HIS BAIL Police In Search of Saloon Man Who Had no License. Gus Routh, who was recently fined 5100 In the Municipal Court on a charge of selling liquor without a license. Is being dlllcently sought by the local ponce. Routh should have appeared In court on Thursday and paid his fine or niea a notice of appeal. Upon his failure to appear Judge Hogue caused a bench war rant to be Issued. City Attorney Fitzgerald Is very anx ious to secure Routh's presence m court. but, as every imaginable hiding place in Portland has been carefully searched, it is doubtful if he wilL be found. It has been reported that Routh was in Van' couver, but the officers believe that he Is still in the city. Routh was discovered by Councilman Flegel to be running a saloon on North Third street without a city license, and a complaint was imediately made against him. The saloon was being run under the name of W. H. Marshall, who was fined 5100. When Marshall was arrested, Routh offered no ball, but allowed Marshall to look out for himself. Marshall then made an affidavit that he was paid -550 per month by Routh to run the saloon. Mr. Fitzgerald did a little detective work on his own account, finding that Routh paid the rent and all the liquor bills. Routh was then arrested and fined 5100. His attorney then gave an oral notice of appeal. The city charter states that a written notice of appeal must be filed when a city ordinance has been violated, so the oral notice has had so effect. Meier Refrigerators The kind that keeps everything cool and makes the ice last. "May Bargain Week" Has. Many Tempting Offerings Lawn Mowers built for durability and easy running Prices the lowest. Many Interesting Values Offered This Week for the Economical to Consider Special Soap Sale Wild Flower Toilet Soap, 3 cakes in box . . . . 7c per box Pansy Blossom Toilet Soap, 3 cakes in box 8c per box English Glycerine Soap 4cpercake Manhattan Soap in the following odors Egyptian rose, imperial violet, milkweed and witch hazel, 3 cakes in box 11c per box Jergen's blush rose, sweet violet and witch hazel, 3 cakes in box . lie per box Graham's violet, carnation and white rose -:11c per box Eastman's Toilet Soap, assorted odors, 3 cakes.. 17c per box Colgate's white clematis, 3 cakes.in box.. . - J... .;. 17c per box Armour's violet, carnation,La France rose and fine art, 3 cakes in box . .-. 17c per box Curative Skin Soap, 3 cakes in box 17c per box Pine-Tree Tar Soap, 3 cakes in box... .-16c per box Rice Flour, 3 cakes in box 16c per box Kirk's Juvenile Soap : 12c per cake Woodbury Facial Soap 15c percake Pears' Soap lie per cake 4711 White Rose Glycerine 12c per cake Castile Soap 4c per bar Long bar Glycerine, Armour... ...-...... ,7c per bar Magic Antiseptic Skin Soap A v .... .... i... .v.. 4c percake Colgate Shaving Soap, 2 cakes for.... Sc kW iMl-viricfe The warm weather of yesterday seemed to bring all those anxious OFili iW ulSlS for cool wearing things into this department. The splendid values we are offering this week and the low prices that accompany them makes it doubly important you should not fail to see these bargains. Crockery Department Bargains ' Closing out an excellent line of very desirable crockery Below are some of the prices The selling is large and the immense assortment gives all an opportunity to select Basement. Oval Vegetable Dishes, 6-in., each $ .19 Oval Vegetable Dishes, 7-in., each $ .23 Oval Vegetable Dishes, 8-in., each $ .33 Oval Vegetable Dishes, 9-in., each ... $ .45 Round Vegetable Dishes, 6-in., each . ..$ .19 Round Vegetable Dishes, 7-in., each . . .$ ,23 Round Vegetable Dishes, 8-in., each . . $ .33 Round Vegetable Dishes, 9-in., each .$ .45 Bone Dishes, dozen $1.35 Bowls, thirtys, each $ .15 Bowls, thirty-sixes, each $ .13 Individuals Butters, dozen $ .45 Covered Vegetable Dishes, round, ea...$1.00 Cups and Saucers, coffee, dozen $2.10 Coupe Soup Plates, dozen $1.46 Platters, 8-inch, each $ .19 'S Veilings Mesh Veilings in 1-yd. lengths in gray, black, white, brown and blue, in plain and dotted Regular 25c, 35c, 0 50c, special at uu Chiffon ready-made. Veils, in black'and white- with "fancy ends: Regular $1.25 values $ .98 Regular $1.50 values.. - .$1.17 Regular $2.00 values $1.47 Regular $2.50 values-. . .$1.98 Regular $3.75 values $3.25 Meier & Frank Company Routh will be brought into court If pos sible, but. If he is not found. Mr. Fitz gerald will ask his bondsmen to forfeit the 5300 bond. RENEWS FIRST CHARGE. Holland Contends Southern raclflc FoIIottb Xlsgardly Policy. PORTLAND, May 4. To the Editor.) Lest the statement by the manager of, the northern division of the Southern Pacific, Mr. Koehler, appearing in The Oregonlan of this date, be taken to ex cuse the wreck of last Friday in Cow Creek Canyon, I beg to submit a few words in reply and one or two ad ditional facts that were known- to the passengers. It seems In line with the reputation and usual impervious attitude of the road officials that the statements by the passengers should bo so carelessly and superficially treated. The protest as to the condition of the road was not so much bised upon ob servations at the particular point of the accident, for the reason that It was night and the train, excepting the cars off the track, was removed back some miles to a siding, where" It remained all night. It was In the morning, while yet at the siding, that the condition of the road was especially noticed by those who were up early. Successive sleepers were seen without a spike In them, and loosely projecting- spikes In lifeless ties were-lifted" by the fingers. Ralls worn on one side were reversed for total consumption. One of the gentlemen passengers, who informed me as above, went to get a camera for the purpose of showing what railroads can come to before a penurious management will repair and before dis asters will take place. Several avowed they would return by water or via Og den. "When, proceeding north, we came to the scene of the wreck, which was passed by without stop, it was clearly observed from the platforms tha the unsupported banks of the creek sloped without mar gin directly to the track. The- writer In trying to get to the head of the train was forced to board and go through the .then blockaded aisles of the cars be causa there was no ground to walk on outside. One of the passengers, Zir. Otis E. Frank Company Should you be experiencing any inconvenience at this time in the furnishing line you will find our shirts, collar, cuff and un derwear depts. filled with desirable merchandise at lowest prices Lot 1 IS-lnch Venlse All-Overs, regular 51.50 and 52.50 C-f "56 values P,JO Lot 2 Embroidery Beadlngs, to 1M Inches, at per Qr yard ol- Lot 3 Embroidery Insertions and edgings, from 1 to 5 inches in width. In Nainsook, Swiss and Cambric, for; this week will 1 Of -be, per yard..... 1 Lot 4 Point de Paris and lmlta Uon Duchess lace, insertion to match. 1 to 4 Inches, spe- -i C clal, per yard I01 Lot 5 Point de Paris and Imita tion Duchess lace and insertion for ladles' skirts. 1 to 2 Inches, at special price of per lOr yard Meier & Frank Company 4 wik- . Wood, of Portland, Me., an experienced railroad man, said the road was apparently built for log-hauling and never had been modernized or adapted to such work as It is now doing. The curves in the canyon, he said, were such that It was risky to run slow because of the twisting pull of long trains, and with tthe grade equally dangerous, to run at au swiiuy wnen me trains are neavy. Mr. Koehler, after erroneously presum ing that the letter of censure and pro test -was the work of excited passengers, who. In his queer judgment, could easily mistake a perfect roadbed for a ragged, t worn ana aecayea one proceeas to give the record of this part of the road. He' omits record of freight accidents and others not causing actual loss of "pas senger" life. It was stated to us by those who knew poBltlvely that hundreds of the usual force of help had just lately been laid off, so that perhaps Mr. Koehler does the best he can. Our learning this fact, coupled with the known reputation of the management, led us to address the letter to headquarters. In saying that the forward truck of the engine "mounted the rail," Mr. Koeh ler admits in technical language that the track was defective, since it is well un derstood by engineers that a reliably laid rail is never mounted. The plain, recog nized fact is that the business of the roid has outgrown its primitive facility. The niggardly treatment of brave and worthy emplqyesr painfully- . suffering from undeveloped and unknown Internal Cool Spots on Warm Days Vudor Shades for the porch Third Floor. This is the beginning of our second year's success, with the "Vudor" Shades. Last year so many were disappointed because we could not deliver them. The demand all over the United States exceeded the supply. This year we are well supplied. Place your or ders now and have your porch the coolest and coziest room for the heated days. We are sole agents in Portland. Great May Sale Muslin Underw'r Platters, 9-inch, each $ .23 Platters, 10-inch,, each $ .33 Platters, 12-inch, each $ .56 Platters, 14-inch, each ..$ .79 Platters, 16-Inch, each $1.24 Platters, 18-mch, eacli ; .$1.80 Covered Vegetable Dishes, oval, each..$ .90 Fruit Saucers, 4inch, dozen..:... .... .$ .68 Fruit Saucers, 4f-inch, dozen $ .70 Oat Meal Bowls, dozen $1.13 Pickle Dishes, each . ;.:..$ .23 Plates, 4-inch, dozen $ .79 Plates, 5-inch, dozen $1.00 Plates, 6-inch, dozen $1.24 Plates, 7-inch, dozen $1.46 Plates, 8-inch, dozen $1.69 Ladies' Lisle Hose, consisting of an excellent assortment of patterns; regular val ue 50c, for, pair Ladies' black Cotton Hose, 3-4 length with extra wide fash ioned tops; regular value 50c, special "at the low price of, pair w?3C Children's fast-black ribbed Cotton Hose, double heel and toe, extra value at, pair Meier &. Frank Company WEDDING AND VISITING CARD ENGRAVERS AND STATIONERS G. SMITH & CO. WASHINGTON BUILDING Corner Fourth and Washington Sts, injuries, in keeping them In a filled tour ist car for U hours, when an engine and coach could have made the run much more smoothly in eight hours, and the further fact that hungry and helpless passengers were given positively sicken ing food, fortunately hut little of it, goes to round out a chapter which all who use the road will trust Is near to the closing and- which must force a change of policy or state Intervention. THOMAS HOLLAND. Induced Girl to Run Avray. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, May 4. Special.) William Forrest was arrest ed here last night on a charge of induc ing Mary Stanley, of Aberdeen, "Wash., to run away from home with him for the purpose of marrying him secretly. She left Aberdeen four weeks ago to visit her steter In Everett, but as Bhe did not return, her brother came to look for her and eventually landed in New West minster, where he located Forrest and hi3 sister playing In the ? Unique Theater. Forrest was arrested and came up before the Magistrate this morning, but was re manded for eight days. The girl, who Is only 16 years of age, went home with her brother. Sapreae CoHrt AdJoHrnw. WASHINGTON, May 4. The" Supreme Court of the. United States today ad journed until Monday, May IS. when it will meet to-'announce opinions, hear motions, but n'df to listen to" arguments.