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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1903. UNION MEN ARE AROUSED AVOID WRANGLES THEY WAST PRESIDENT TO SPEAK FROX "FAIR" PLATFORM. President's Reception Cofti mittee Able to. Agree. Bat the Contract Is Already Let aad Protest of Carpenters and Paint ers Is Unheeded. 10 MAYOR ? RESIDES-WITH TACT- Lively Interchange of VIeTrs on Car riagca and Dinner Results In Har monious Arrangement of De tails of Programme. THE PRESIDENT IN. OREGON. Arrive at Ashland. May 21. Arrive at Salem. May 21. Arrive In Portland. .May 21. 2 P.M. Leave Portland May 22 9 A. M. If things continue to go with the Port land committee on reception of the Presi dent as they went last night at the meet ing at the Commercial Club rooms, there will be, no such laughable yet disgraceful wrangle as has broken out between Se attle and Tacoma. There were differences of opinion, as there will always' be among men who think, but those who differed got together after a lively interchange of views, so that every objection to the ar ranged programme was met in a manner satisfactory to the objector. There was a large attendance, this being the last meeting prior to the event for which the committee is arranging, and Mayor "Williams presided with his usual tact, stepping in at critical times to har monize those who disagreed. John C. Ainsworth came flrst with a re port from the committee on finance, the most Important of all. In one sense of the word. He stated that $4615 had been sub scribed, not including the $500 which the Xewis and Clark Fair Commission gives in cash and labor. "The city has not been one quarter canvassed," said he, "and it Is not in our power to do it. I the committee will hire some man to make a systematic canvass ho can double the subscription." On motion of General O. Sumn.ers, Mr. Ainsworth was elected treasurer. W. M. Cake asked for an estimate of ex penses, but Mayor "Williams said he sup posed the different committees would make estimates. If not, the general com mittee could make appropriations. Then came the report of the committee on dedication of the Lewis and Clark monument from "W. D. "Wheelwright, its chairman. He said the Fair Commission had made a list of 120 persons who could be seated on the platform, including the Presidential party. The committee expect ed 100 to attend. If so, there would be room for 50 more. The construction of the platform was in the hands of the Lewis and Clark Fair committee. Flags for School Children. "We find numerous calls for money," said H. C. Breeden. chairman of the com mittee on decorations. "Our appropriation was 52250, and we should like to have it increased to $2500 or 52600. Tne scnooi children will reaulre 12.000 flags and the teachers 200. "We have arranged for the decoration of the streets, the union depot and the official carriages." At the suggestion of Mr. Wheelwright, the matter of increasing the appropriation was laid over until the other committees had reoorted their needs. John H. Hall made the report of the committee on detail of programme. Ho eald the firing of a salute of 21 guns on the arrival' of the President had been as signed to General C. F. Beebe. He recom mended that Batters' A be mounted on the day of the parade. The expense of firing the salute and mounting the battery was estimated at $125. The committee had arranged with Professor Krohn for the organization of a large party of children into a human flag, which would cost $23. It, had arranged for the assembling of the school children, both public and sectarian, on the Park blocks and had elected City Superintendent of Schools Frank BJgler director in charge and secured the co operation of the school board. It had so cured 30 carriages for the u.e of the guests and others on the day of the narade at a cost not exceeding regular rates and had appointed a subcommittee -to nlace the guests in the carriages to which they were, assigned. It had held a 1olnt meeting with the reception com mlttce for the purpose of making the as signment of persons to occupy carnages. which was Incomplete.' These guests were to assemble at the Portland Hotel at 1 P. M. sharp. The cost of the carriages would be $250. Judge C. B. Bellinger announced that there was no report from the reception committee, and then began an interesting debate. Carrlnjres for 1UO Person. "Are all the members of this general committee included In the reception com mittee?" asked J. E. Haseltine. "I suppose the reception committee will be the proper committee to receive the President." answered Mayor wuiiam3. "Thirty carriages will accommodate 120 nersons. "We cannot put all this commit tee in carriages or there will be no room for the visitors," was the explanation of fered by General Summers "It seems to me that this committee ouKht to be furnished with carriages,' said Air. Haseltine.- "I would be willing to pay for a carriage. If we are not going to be in carriages are we to tag on behind? There are surely carriages enough in the city. I don't waht to be personal, but I should like to .know-if there are any mem pers of these subcommittees left out of the carriages.! "I'm left oat," said General Summers "This subject Js going to take a good deal of discussion, so I move that it be laid ver." And it was. AH the Bands in the City Engaged. Then General- Summers presented the report of the committee on music, which provides for the employment of all the bands in the dty at a cost .of $4 a head for the professionals, the Seventeenth Regl ment Band from Vancouver Barracks, the Mount Angel, .McMInnvJlle -and other vol unteer bands from outside the clty,whlch will receive no compensation, but will have their expenses paid. Brown's -Band Is to go to the monument, dedication as well as n arch in the parade, and this costs $2 a man extra. The committee thought it would bo a nice thing to donate $75 to the band fund of the Seventeenth Reglioent, which was coming without ex pense to tne committee, xnere will oe i total of 11 bands, with 225 pieces, the lead ers being put on honor not to "ring in any dummies. Every union band in the city is hired. Guests at the Dinner. Then came another Interesting time about the dinner. Mr. Wheelwright re sorted that the committee had planned for a party of about 50, at an expense of $1200 or $1400. In answer to a request for particulars, W. D. Fenton, of the commit tee, explained that this had been a mat ter of conference among Mr. Wheelwright, the Mayor and himself. Isaturally, they would like to have had a banquet for 300 to 500 guests, but could not because they had no place fox it, and were given to un d ers tan d that-such an affair would-not be countenanced, They therefore thought best to make It a dinner to men who held or had held public positions of a certain class. The President's party is composed of about 20. leaving not over 50 to be in vited by the Mayor. The list, -so far as completed, included Governor Chamberlain of Oregon and Governors McBride of Washington, Morrison of Idaho and Toole y :j ' , .0.. i - . ,t ' v a .' - ' x j s -rs . J ,. ,!!1IT" - - , i vi , 7 .v ,4-- :::::rj. " colJ yip VS ifinninttiittnlttt.,ttl,tt, rT.... vC -3- -y-jf -rm- t - P'tes Off to f except as noted ' . . ' . ; BERTH FOR PORT OF PORTLANDS RYDOCK. T Arrangement of Piling in Which the Structure Will Be Moored. Bids will be opened by the Port of Portland Commission Monday for supplying piling and material for tnearydock berth at the site lately purchased at St. Johns. The drydock. as fhown by the above plan, prepared by Knglneer J. B. C Lockwood. will be securely Inclosed In a large number of rows of piling, which will prevent It from being damaged In any freshet or at any stage of water. The site Is near the end of the EL Johns dike, and the opening of the dock will be down stream. The plan also shows the long wharf projecting from the opening of the dock at which vessels can moor.before and after-using the dock. The space between the shore and the dock berth and wharf will be filled in with material excavated from the basin and channel leading to 1U of Montana, Senators Mitchell, Fulton, Ankeny. Foster, Hcyburn and Dubois, ex- , Senators Grover, Simon and McBride of Oregon. Representatives Williamson. Moody, Mallory. Hermann and Judge of Oregon; Judge William B. Gilbert,, of the United States Circuit Court; Judge C. B. Bellinger, of the United States District Court: General Funston, commanding the Department of the Columbia; Major Will iam Hancock Clark; General O. Summers, grand commander of the Spanish-Ameri can War veterans: General Charles r Beebe, grand marshal of the parade; I. L. Patterson, Collector of the port; u. Zim merman, president of tho City Council; also the committee on dinner. "This makes 26 names," said Mr. Fen ton. "For the remainder we thought we would select the principal contributors to tho entertainment fund, and we have under consideration one or two other Representatives. I shall be glad to give my place to any one who wishes to take it. We desire to have no such dispute as they are having on Puget Sound. We shall do fairly well if we get out without any bickerings.". W. M. Cake promptly came to his feet and stated his objections to the pro gramme Mr. Fenton had outlined. "This fund," said he, "was raised by small sub scriptions on tho basis of the entertain ment of the President as the representa tive of the people to meet the people not any select aggregation of the people, but all the people. You will hear it come back that $1400 of the funds subscribed is to be spent in giving a reception to a select few. When that proposition came up in the case of the reception to President McKln ley. the Mayor made that criticism and It was voted down. You will find you are discriminating between people of equal rank. If you want to give a banquet to the President, let it be open, and let those who go pay $20 or $25, not take $1400 of the money subscribed by the people. I want my protest to be entered against any pri vate dinner. We all have a right in every part of it. When I say all, I mean the en tire public" Feir Small Subscriptions. "Thft fund was not raised In $5 and $10 subscrlntlons." answered Mr. Wheelwright. "There is not a single $5 subscription, and . . ... Tf , there are only four $10 subscriptions. It Is to- be regretted that Mr. Cake, knowing that this committee was appointed for the purpose, did not wait on tne committee and state his views. The ban Francisco banquet was open to this extent every subscriber to the entertainment fund was permitted to attend on payment of $20 ad ditional. This is a dinner in honor of the President, and I do not know of any way ( in which we can honor him more than by inviting eminent people to meet him." Mr. 1 Wheelwright named the official guests and said none of them had subscribed. The others were men who had subscribed large sums not knowing that they would be In vited. "Mr. Cake says we ought to put a price on the plates." said Mr. Fenton. "There are about 40 people who are guests. We cannot ask the President's party nor the distinguished men we have Invited. That wouia leave aoout iocju peupie. a win suggest mat we as uiese w pay a plate, and I believe they will do so read ily. We invite the position, not the man. Any man can have my plate, and I will pay for It." Mr. Cake renewed his protest, saying the plan for the dinner was "undemocratic, unnecessary and subjecting this commit tee to criticism." Xo Public Dinner "Wanted. "I received a communication ' from the President saying that.he did not want a banquet In Portland, which I understood to mean a large dinner with music and speeches," explained Mayor Williams. "He wanted a private dinner. In my an swer I said the dinner would be private. In accordance with his wishes. My Indi vidual opinion is that It should be exclu sively an official dinner, and I have ac-, qulesced In this action of the committee." David M. Dunne urged that if the din ner were paid for entirely out of the fund there would be difficulty In securing sub scriptions, but If the local men who went to the dinner put up their $20 It would overcome a lot of objection. Mr. Fenton accepted the suggestion, and said there would be about 20 persons who would attend outside of the invited guests. These would pay $20 each, making $400. "If any decline, let the committee fill up their places with others," said Mr. Dunne. Mr. Wheelwright called attention to the fact that the committee would be asking men to pay $20 who had already sub scribed large sums to the general fund. "I understand that will be a condition of the presence of these people," said Mr. Cake. "No, not a condlUon," answered Mr. "Wheelwright. "Then I renew my objection." said Mr. Cake. "I am so sure that they will pay that I will pay the $20 for every one who does not," said Mr. Wheelwright, and that settled It The .report was adopted with the amendment suggested. Beebe Remains in Charge. The. formal resignation of General Beebe as grand marshal of the parade was re ceived, the reason given being that there had been some misunderstanding on the subject. General Summers moved that It be rejected, and that the vote be expres sive of the confidence of the committee In General Beebe'e ability as grand marshal. The motion was adopted unanimously with a round of applause, and General Beebe expresed his thanks and consented to serve. General Summers then moved that $350 be appropriated for the use of the grand marshal In the parade. Objection was made that the committee should first find out how the finances stood. T. C. Dev lin, the secretary, read a summary of the estimates of expenses presented by the several committees, as follows: Decorations $2000 Details of programme 400 Bands 840 Dinner 1000 Grand marshal 350 Care of children 650 Total $5S40 Review of School Children. Professor RIgler, for the committee on school children, then explained that It was 1 proposed to assemble all the children In ! th cty on the Park blocks but that It j would be necessary to erect stands for them tQ ,t 0R they m,ght fae kjpt j tor some time. In most cities the reception by the children had been ; great feature of the President's visit. Seats were very essential to the display ' Qf flags and seated on tiers of seats 12 ; feet high they would produce a very pretty effect. He asked for $500 for this purpose. Mr. Ainswortn saia . tne nnance com mittee could raise another $1000, but he did not like to run so close to the total available. The committee could not do the work of canvassing. "Can't you hire some man?" asked the Mayor. "My services can be had for a couple of days," said. Colonel L. Lu Hawkins. Mr. Wheelwright suggested that sub scriptlons' might be received by The Ore gonian and the banks, and said it was very essential that canvassers be sent around. . ..If vo coln to bul!d eats fo w, children, you have got to be In a hurry.' said the Mayor. Whitney L. Boise" Interjected a.sugges tlon that a pictorial souvenir be presented to the President, and the Mayor said he had received a suggestion that a gold key be presented. These suggestions were fa vorably reebmmended to the committee on details of programme. If the funds suf ficed, and then General Summers brought the meeting back to the point by moving that Professor RIgler be authorized to erect stands for the children at a cost not to exceed $500. At the suggestion of Mr. Breeden the sum was Increased to $650. Not Enoasa Carriages. Then the carriage question came up again, Mr. Hiseltlne moving that the com mittee on details procure carriages enough for the whole committee,- and that the in dividual members pay for them. "The committee has already secured all the carriages available." said Mr. Hall, "but we can get private carriages and three carryalls." Mr. Fenton moved that any member of the committee provide a carriage for him self and the use of other members. "But we've hired all the carriages in the city," objected General Summers. "I am opposed to Instructing the sub committees," was Mr. Wheelwright's con tribution. "It is all very well for these men who are on subcommittees to Joke about It," retorted Mr. Haseltine, "but I'd like to shake hands with the President, and I don't sec a chance unless I push through a crowd." "I do not agree with Mr. Wheelwright," Bald Mr. Dunne, a smile of paternal pride irradiating his beaming face. "I should like to hire Colonel Hawkins' carryall and take my family. The President Is partial to large families, and he would rather see them than this committee." Mr. Hall explained that there would be no opportunity to shake hands with the President except for those who are In the first nine carriages, as they alone will be admitted. His committee was willing to provide a carriage for any member of the committee who was not an a subcommit tee. This assurance satisfied Mr. Hasel tine, and harmony reigned again. A representative of the labor unions asked that union labor be allowed an op portunity to bid on the erection of the platform at the monument, but the Mayor Informed him that the stand was being erected by the Lewis and Clark Fair Com mission, and Mr. Wheelwright, chairman of the Fair committee on the subject, said he was Informed that the contract had been let and the work was being done. Then the committee adjourned. Badges for the members of the commit tee will be In charge of T. C. Devlin, the City Auditor, arid they should apply to him at-the City Hall for them. In order to Insure -that none of them Is overlooked. WORK IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS Delegates to State Convention Session. in The 18th annual convention of the Ore gon State Sunday School Association qpened last night at the First Christian Church. A large audience was present, and the Interest manifested presages a highly sutcessful convention. A. A. Morse Is president of the State Association. The exercises began with prayer by Rev. J. V. Milligan. of this city, followed by an address by Mrs. J. Woodbrldge Barnes, of Newark, N. J. She devoted her attention to the need of cultivating the spirit of reverence among the children and deplored the present tendency, which minimizes the Importance of this essential feature in the proper education of the young. W. C. Pearce. of Chicago, spoke on "God's Plan for the World's Conquest." drawing an Important lesson from the feeding of the 5000. Walter J. Gill sang "My God, My Father. While I Stray," and Rev. Mr. Selleck pronounced the bene diction. A praise service was held yesterday afternoon at Grace Methodist Church, con ducted by Rev. A. D. Soper. of Portland, which was followed by a general discus sion of Sunday school methods. Today's meetings will begin at 9 o'clock In the morning, at the First Christian Church, when the delegates will be for mally welcomed by Rev. J. F. Ghormley, pastor of the church, to which Mrs. S. A. Lowell, of Pendleton, will respond. The reports of the officers of the asso ciation will be read, and addresses will be made by C. R. Fisher, of Oakland. Cal., and W. C. Pearce. of Chicago. In the afternoon Reno Hutchinson, of the Y. M. C. A., will have charge of the meeting. The evening meeting will have for" Its theme "The Child in Our Midst." led by Rev. S. C Lapham. of the Second Bap tist Church. There are a large number of .delegates from various parts of the- state in attend ance, and a number of the most promi nent Sunday school workers In the United States. The sessions will continue until Friday evening. LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken Into the shoe. - It makes tight or new hoes feel easy; gives Instant relief to corns and bunions. It's the greatest com fort discovery of the are. Cures and prevents swollen feet, blisters, callous and sore spots. Allen's FootEase Ir a certain cure for sweat ing, hot. achlnc feet. At all druggists and shoe stores. 26c Trial -.package FREE by mall. Address, Allen S. ObaateS. Le Roy, N. T. SAYS LAW IS DEFECTIVE NEW PORT OF PORTLAND BOARD MAY NOT HOLD OFFICE. Errors . in Act of Last Legislature May Result In Its Being: De clared Invalid. At the regular monthly meeting of the Port of Portland Coiirmlsslon today; an opinion by J. Couch Flanders, attorney for the commission, will be read, regard ing the legality of the law creating the new commission. The attention of one of tho old members was recently called to the wording of the law and at his "re quest, Mr. Flanders has written his opin ion on it. According to the attorney, the new law Is not rightly worded either In Its title or body. Certain clauses of it amend an act subsequently repealed and an error In dates may also cause he court which passes upon It, if the matter goes that far, to decide it to be uncon stitutional. Mr. Flanders places his views at the disposal of the board to take such. action as It sees fit. Whether the case will reach the court or not may depend on the action taken at today s meeting. The Port of Portland Commissioners who will be relieved by the new law. If It holds water, Messrs. Banfleld, Selling. McCraken and Tucker, have all expressed themselves as pleased with the prospect of retirement. At the same time. If the law passed by the last Legislature Is faulty and the new board will have no legal standing, they prefer to remain In office and carry on the work they have had under way for the past two years. They have Just completed an expensive dredge and have a drydock half finished and do not care to leave the work in the air. For that reason they may take the matter to the courts to have their stand ing and that of their proposed successors determined. Any suit that la brought will be entirely a friendly one to de termine this one "point of lega.l status, not a contest they say, to hold office against the evident wish of the last Leg islature The new law appoints as commissioners: C. F. Swlgert and C. F. Adams, mem bers of the present board, also P. L. Willis, John Driscoll, Archie Pease, E. "W. Spencer and G. B. Thomas. Of theiie new members, Mr. Willis, who is a lawyer, has examined the new law and he pro nounces it all right. The term of office of the present board will expire May 21 and If any legal action is taken it will be after that date. ELM BRANCH SAILED. Wynerle Receives Orders to Proceed to Port TowBseaiL The big turret steamship Elm Branch completed her lumber cargo at Inman, Poulscn & Co.'s mill yesterday morning and at 1:30 In the afternoon left down, bound for Taku, China. Her cargo con sists of 2.754.5S9 feet of lumber valued at $43,645. The shippers are the Pacific Ex port Lumber Company. The same com pany also cleared the barkentlne Georgina yesterday with L170.041 feet of lumber. worth $18,454. The Georgina Is bound for Shanghai. The chartering of the German steamship Eva by the Pacific Export Lumber Com pany has necessitated a change In the plans of the steamship Wynerle, which sailed from San Francisco a few days ago for Portland. The Wynerle arrived on tne moutn oi tne Columbia yesterday morning, and received orders to proceed to Port Townsend. The steamer was com- Ing here seeking business, and her owners evidently had an eye on the big cargo that .Eiva secureo. Marine Notes. The Dunearn has shifted from Alblna to Greenwich dock; and the Langdale from Marsey to the elevator, where the will load wheat tomorrow. ' The Jean Bart, from Portland fcr Cork. was spoken February 21 In 39 seatb, 136 west. The County of Linlithgow, Port land for the same port, was spoken March 23 In S north, 117 west. The schooner Virginia left down yester dav morning, lumber-laden for San Francisco. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. May 13. Arrived off river at 8 A M. and ordered to Port Townsend at 11:30 A. M. British steamer Wynerle, from San Fran cisco. Sailed at 10 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for San Francisco. Arrived at 10 A. M. and left up at 2:15 P. M. Steamer Robert Dol lar, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 3 P. M. Danish steamer Polarstjernen. Condi tion of the bar at 4 P. M., rough; wind south; weather cloudy. Eureka. May 13. Sailed Steamer. Aberdeen, for Portland, via Marshfleld. San Francisco, May 13. Sailed at 11:30 A. M. Steamer Columbia, for Portland: schooner Corinthian, for Nehalem River; schooner Jes sie Minor, for Coos Bay; steamer Albion, for Coqullle River. Arrived Steamer Senator, from Victoria; steamer Grace Dollar, from Gray's Harbor. Liverpool, May 13.-rArrlved Oceanic, from New Tork: Taurlc, from Portland. Hong Kong. May 12. Arrived Gaelic, from San Francisco, via Honolulu. Yokohama, etc Genoa. May 1L Sailed Llgurla, for New Tork (not previously). Tacoma. May 13. Arrived Steamer Charles Nelson, from San Francisco; schooner Philip pine, from San Pedro. Sailed Schooner Lu zon, for San Francisco; British steamship Oan- fa, for Liverpool. Antwerp, May 13. Arrived vaderland, from New York. New York. May 13. Arrived Prlnzess Irene; from Naples. Sallied Philadelphia, for South ampton; Rotterdam, for Rotterdam; Patrla, for Marseilles; Teutonic, for Liverpool. Hamburg, May 10. Arrived Blucher, from New York. Hoqulam. May 11. Arrived Schooner Alice McDonald, from San Francisco, for Aberdeen; sthoonsr Fannie Adele, from San Francisco, for Aberdeen; steamer G. C Lindauer, from San Francisco, for Aberdeen. Liverpool. May 13. Sailed Majestic, for New York; Southampton, for Montreal. Seattle. May 13. Sailed Steamer Dlrlgo. for Skagway; steamer Tamplco. for San Francisco: British ship Glenalven. for Tacoma; steamer Qussle Brown, for Nome; 12th, steamer Edith, for San Francisco. MURINE EYE REMEDY Cures Sore Eyes. Makes weak Eve: .wnr. inrlnp flflTVr ftTTIflf It soothes Eye pain, uruggists ana opticians, THE OLD POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE ' If President Roosevelt delivers his Port land address from a platform made by unfair hands, the union, men of the cits threaten to do all kinds of things. As a counter proposition, they offer to erect a platform by union carpenters and paint ers, asking for onlythe cost of the ma terial as reimbursement. This was not accepted at the meeting of the President's reception committee last night. When the announcement was made yes terday morning that James Marshall, a member of the Master Builders' Associa tion, and therefore antagonistic to the union men of the building trades, had the contract for the platform, there was a loud cry of resentment. The unions of carpenters and painters held an Im promptu meeting and appointed a com mittee to wait upon Mayor Williams and ask him if nothing could be done to give the President a fair footing. The committee was composed of Charles Warde, Fred Rltzinger, M. J. Welsh, F. R. Peterson and R. S. White. They were referred by the Mayor to W. D. Wheel wright, who has charge of the reception arrangements. Mr. Wheelwright passed it up to the architects. Here they were told that bids for the platform had been ad vertised for, and that Marshall had sub mitted a bid lower than Walker, the only other bidder. Marshall therefore was le gally entitled to build the platform upon wnich the Chief Executive will stand when speaking to the people of Portland. The matter also came up at the meeting of the general reception committee, and it was decided that it was too late to accept the offer of the unions to build, a platform, since the contract was already let. The proposal of the carpenters and painters Is that the- committee shall sup ply the material for the platform and grandstand, and that the two unions shall supply the men to build and paint It. They say they will guarantee that more labor shall be expended upon the work than Is called for in the contract which Marshall has obtained. All they ask Is that the President shall stand upon a platform made by union men. The replies given the union committee were not entirely to their liking. Ap parently Marshall has the right to build the platform, as he has obtained the con tract in the ordinary course of business. Had the union men or a union contractor? submitted a low bid. they would doubtless have been awarded the work. Marshall says he Intends to go ahead. LAUNDRY-DRIVERS AT WORK. Collect Shipments tor Seattle, Ta coma and Astoria. The Laundry Drivers' Union held a spe cial meeting yesterday afternoon In the A. O. U. W. building. The purpose of the meeting was to bring the members of the union together that they might pool their knowledge of the laundry situation. "We are between the devil and the deep sea," said one of the drivers afterwards. "The managers will tell us nothing and neither will the laundry workers, so we have to find out what we can by ourselves." "Was any action taken at the meet ing In regard to the laundry lock-out?" was asked of Secretary Smedley. "JNone at all. We met to find what one another knew, and that wasn't very much." "Is there any prospect of the Laundrv Workers' Union returning to work for the old scale?" "No, there Isn't: one told me this morn ing that they would stay out for another month If necessary." Do the drivers have any work to do In the meantime?" "Yes, we are still busy collecting our bills. Though the laundries are shut down we are drawing our pay by the week, so you see the lock-out doesn't hurt much. The drivers who worked on commission are busy collecting laundry to send to Se attle, Tacoma and Astoria. Salem and Eugene laundries are overcrowded and can take nothing more. Now that the United States has shut down all the hotel and restaurant washing Is being sent out of Portland." BARBERS WANT SHORTER HOURS. Will Present New Scale to Shop Pro prietors This Week. A scale showing the shorter hours de cided upon by the Barbers' Union will be presented to the shop proprietors this week. Final action on the shorter-hour question was taken at a meeting of the union two weeks ago. At the meeting Tuesday evening it was decided officially to notify the proprietors that after June l members of the union would quit work at 7 o'clock five days in the week and at 10 on Saturday evenings. The new scale apparently knocks an hour from the time of the barbers, and the shop managers are decidedly opposed to the innovation. The union men, how ever, say that it will mean In reality only the loss of a half-hour, as the time spent for supper now will be curtailed on Sat urday and omitted entirely on the other days of the week. Steamer Inspection. Local United States Inspectors Edwards and Fuller yesterday Inspected the Nerka and Marian at Warrendale. Today they will Inspect the, ferry New Western Queen at The Dalles, and tomorrow the steam ers Red Cloud and Columbia will be In spected at Newport, Wash. The Inspect ors expect to return home Sunday or Mon day. Polo Is probably the oldest of athletic sports. It has been traced to 600 B. C. You get more for your nickel. Smoker, when you smoke Opla. Mr. RELIABLE