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12 THE HORNING OREGOyiAff. MQNDAY, 'JUNE 8, 1903. HOTTEST OF JUNES Only Once Has Maximum Been Excelled. PORTLAND IN PERSPIRATION Steel Bridge Expand and Stops Xavigatloa Everybody ItHshes to the Water, and Cool Drinks Are ia Universal Deaasd. Jane's Weather Records. Highest June temperature, S9 degrees, June 17, 18761 Juno 6, 1878, 07 degrees. June 27, 1895, 07 degrees. June 7, 1003, 07 degrees. In the 29 years of the Weather Bu reau, the highest June temperature did not reach 00 degrees in 14 years. Portland's hottest day, July 23, 1881, 102 degrees. Whew, but it was hot yesterday! The fat man -with the high collar melted to a grease spot; the chewing-gum pavement on Fourth street blew off its covering of dust and perspired freely, and the draws of the steel bridges expanded and had to be pried open. The man who had really paid too much for his Panama congratulated himself that he had received his money's worth after all, and the girl with the cheese fclOth shirtwaist felt as cool as a soda fountain. The temperature would have been killing in Eastern cities, but this Is Portland, Or., and no one had a sun stroke. The thermometers forgot the union laws of organized effort and broke loose for individual records. And they made them. Though they differed by many degrees, they convinced the perspiring multitudes that yesterday was the hottest June 7 Portland ever felt. They demolished rec ords for the month of Juno and came dan gerously near the red-!etter temperature on the weather man's chart. Some said 17 degrees, some 9S, and several courage ously worked their way up to 100 degrees. One or two that thought they saw the chance of a lifetime, made the people feel all the warmer by saying 102 degrees. Anyhow it was hot, and one or two de grees are small matters when the mer cury has passed the 90 mark. The official thermometer of tho "Weath er Bureau registered 97 degrees after 2 o'clock, so the majority of tho unofficial thermometers were not so far wrong after alL The wind during the day was from the east and nortneast, blowing about 12 miles an hour. Xut Hot In Eastern Oregron. The hot wave - 'ias not yet been felt east of the Casca-ies. Probably by today the Eastern Ore;on towns will report a much higher temperature than they did yesterday. The heat cannot but have an immediate effect upon the snow in the mountains, and consequently upon the height o' the rivers. Ano'ther day or two like yesterday and the Willamette will come climbing into tho cellars. Though the good people of Portland sweltered yesterday, they can console themselves with the thought that they were suffering from a record-breaker. Yes-, terday was the hottest day June has seen for 27 years, and has been barely equaled but twice. Bridge Draws Will Not Open. The big -steel frames of the bridges suf fered intensely with the heat, and finally struck no, stuck. The mythical cooling river breeze was no relief, and the steel stringers expanded until the draws were shut tight. By 3 o'clock the draw of the steel bridge could not be pried open, and three steamers were forced to wait until a liberal application of water had slightly reduced the temperature. Meanwhile the steamers America, No Wonder and Al bany waited for the water euro to have its effect. Fortunately the river water is just now fresh from tho snow banks, or the city' might have been forced to stand the ex pense of ice water. As the bridge-tenders worked away drawing up buckets of water from the rising river, the perspiring but still curious crowd suggested ice water, ice cream and other cooling things they themselves were longing for. So they thought the feverish brow of the draw might be relieved. They also sug gested that the Fire Iepartment be called out. "Oh, why haven't we got a flreboat?" asked one man with a collar like a white shoestring. "If we had, I'd hire them to turn the whole stream on me," panted another who had walked in from Irvington. The Burnslde-street bridge stuck for an hour, but was finally pried open. There were no calls on the Morrison-street bridge, as the lower bridges were out of business. The Madison-street bridge was not affected, as that structure Includes no metal frames. Search for Cool Plnces. When the heat became slightly oppres 6lve In the early afternoon many took their way to the bridges, expecting to find a nice, fresh breeze that would cool and refresh them. The breeze was there all right, but it wasn't very cooling. The thermometer at the middle of the Morrison-street bridge registered 97 degrees at 3:20. Four feet away was a ship's ther mometer which wanted to beat Its con servative opponent. So it registered 102 degrees without a blush. One of the coolest places In the city was the Interior of the Federal building. Tho thick granite walls were like a bar rier of asbestos to the rays of the sun. To step insido felt like going into a cave. But up in the Weather Bureau office the thermometer said it was S8 degrees, and, being an instrument of Uncle Sam's, It couldn't lie. The aluminum cups of the exhibition wind gauge chased one around from the draught from the windows in an effort to keep up the delusion that it was really cooL The reflected heat from tho pavements made the thermometers on tho street tell all kinds of stories. But the pavements suffered as punishment. To walk on sev eral spots on Sixth and Washington streets felt like walking across a puddle of nice oatmeal mush. One con stantly had tho feeling that ho was going to fall in. The new asphalt pavement on Seventh street was not affected, and remained bard ag brick. But the Fourth-street car bollneum avenarius pavement wanted a change of atmosphere, so it stuck to the feet of every one who waded across it. Rush to the Itlxcr. The street-cars, the Sunday excursions and the boathouses did a rushing business. The river Is high and covered with drlft lwood, but to, dabble one's hand in the water was to get cool and the river was dotted with boats all day. Cold as the river water was, tho email boy and the larger one, too, had a fine time diving and swimming about. Many persons hired boats and went to Ross Island, where bathing suits are not re quired by law, while others took to the water from the docks and floats. There were none of the two-hour swimming matches, however, for the heat has had little effect upon tho water o the Wil lamette. It was the day of the "this-aln't-no th in' " man. Tho man from Arizona told how he had spent two days on the desert with the mercury out of sight. He sneered at the complaints of Portlanders and then went around the corner and had something In a long glass with Ice. The young man from Nebraska sported a flannel shirt and aald it felt like home once more. But he was bound for a soda fountain Just the same. It was the girls who looked cool. Clad In filmy shirtwaists they had tho laugh on the men. ,The girl who has pretty arms and Is afraid to show them has found a fine wax to display her charms. With nothing but the sleeve of a fish net shirtwaist over her arms, she steps out In the sunlight and from the shoulder down they are plain as print. No wonder shirtwaists are as popular as ever. Drink-Seller Make Money. The dispensers of cooling drinks, both alcoholic and soft, hired express wagons to carry away the stacks of silver they took in over the counters yesterday. Be hind theoda fountain the girl with the marvelous hair dished out cold things with names like a Pullman car, and from the swinging doors of the saloons came tho cllnkle of cracked Ice ia a thin glass. The brewery driver had his troubles, for he said: "Fourteen more deliveries to make. We asked these people if they needed any beer and they said no. Just as I was starting every saloon In town wanted three kegs. No, I don't like hot weather." CLAMOR FOR SPRINKLERS Portland Eats Dust and City Officials Explain Why. Portland citizens are clamoring for street sprinklers. It is well along In June, and as far as the average resident can see no efforts have yet been made to settle the dust that so liberally fills the main thoroughfares. The principal answer that is made by those who should be in charge of the sprinkling and watering of Portland streets is that the Sprinkling Department is In a crippled condition, and the street car people wont come to terms. Super intendent Donaldson says 16 of his horses are sick in the barn, and one has died of influenza. On Saturday he obtained authority to hire 17 horses for the day. and may do the samo this week If his own do not improve. The poor citizen who has to sleep with his window open to keep cool, awakes in the morning to And his room filled with fragments from the street. He starts down town, and the roadway and side walk in front of his house are covered with a thin coating of disagreeable dust. The ride on the street-car and the walk to the office are made hideous by the dust, arid the work in the store and on the street is just a repetition of the eame old thing. A step in the right direction was taken at the Executive Board meeting Friday afternoon, when the offer of the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company to sprinkle the streets along Its line at a cost of ISO a month as accepted. The bill for the work would amount to twice this sum, but the company was of the opinion that It would be greatly benefited by the work, and consented to foot half of the bill, leaving but ?100 a month for the city. The City & Suburban Railway Company has operated a sprinkler in the past, though there have been several disagree ments over the rates. This year the rat offered to the city was 15.75 a day, but th members of the board thought that the Portland Railway Company and the City & Suburban Company would be bene fited by the work so much so that the board has asked them to pay bait of the J15.75 every day, making about $225 a month that the city would have to pay. This offer has not been accepted or re jected as yet, though it is understood that the chances for its acceptance are not very good. This, however, may be changed on consultation -with the railway company officials. The Oregon Water Power's sprinkler has been in operation for several days, and the residents of the Bast Side who live along the route of the company are very much pleased over the fact. The sprinkler makes several trips a day over the same ground, and the streets served are always cool and dustless. Yesterday lt did great work along Hawthorne ave nue and East Eleventh street, where It made a number of trips in the afternoon. Thus for almost the only people who have been served by any sprinkler have been those along the Water Power Com pany's lines, and a few of the West Side residents. The department announces that it Is badly crippled by sick horses. and that other wagons will be few. The only apparent hope is in the street-car companies. Meantime the public eats dust. NEWS OF THE SPIRIT LAND Edvrln Earle, Medium, Delivers Mes- m aces to Those on Earth. About 50 people braved the heat last night and sat In the G. A. R. Hall on First street, to hear Edwin Earle, a spirit ualistic medium, deliver messages to them from their departed friends. There was a melancholy sameness about the messages. "It was hard for me "to come hero to night, but I wish to say that you will be successful in your business," was the gist of nearly every message. Details of the business or of the success were always lacking, but the audience seemed satis fied. Two young women of some attractive ness, circulated over the floor armed with pads of paper and pencils. "Do you wish to receive a message from spirit land?" they asked likely looking subjects in the audience. "Yes? Just write the person's name on the paper please, then tear off the slip, put it In an en velope and seal it up." And as the student of occultism wrote the name of his friend the young woman read It over his shoulder. By an obvious magic, it may be presumed, the name later found its way to Edwin Earle, on the platform, and forthwith the man who would commune with the dead was promptly satisfied. s "The next spirit that comes in con tact with me," the medium would an nounce. "Is a spirit who gives me the name of Ablnadab Perkins. Anyone here who knows Ablnadab Perkins please raise their hand?" But the unbelievers were few. One old lady, most of whose contemporaries must be numbered with the dead, was especially pleased. The medium seemed well-informed upon her family history, and told her tho names of many relatives, so many In fact that he got a little mixed at the end. but his tongue never hesitated. "Not your sister's child, you say. Your own aunt. Oh, yes, of course. Aunt Rose. Yes, indeed. I caught it wrong from the spirit. The hot weather inter feres." But even so, it was well worth the price of admission to see and hear the work of Edwin Earle, spiritualist, picaroon among the wreckage of great truths, pos sibly known to an ancient and pre-his-toric civilization, but not to us. OPENING FOR HOTEL MAN Xerr Stone Hotel Building at Enter prise Ready for Occupancy. A splendid opportunity for a thoroughly experienced hotel man is afforded by the completion of the fine new stone edifice at Enterprise, Or. The company owning the hotel building will carpet the hotel throughout, and they will also purchase the necessary furniture. Enterprise Is the county jseat of Wal lowa, one of the richest counties of East ern Oregon. It is in the center of a mag nificent wool-growing, stock-raising and agricultural country. Applicants for lease of the new hotel should address W. R. Holmes, president of the Enterprise Hotel Company, Enterprise, Or- W8EGKED BY A SPIKE Spokane Flyer Derailed Near -Latourelle Falls. ENGINE DASHES INTO COLUMBIA Engineer John A. Christians Escapes With Sllicht Injarles and. Passen gers With a Shaking: Up Track Will Be Open Today. Running at the speed of S5 miles an hour the Spokane flyer of the O. R. & N. Co. struck a spike placed upon the rail of an eight-degree 'curve near latourelle Falls lst evening and Jumped the track. The engine and tender were dashed down the bank .and Into the Columbia, but the en gineer and fireman escaped Jnjury. None of the passengers was injured beyond a bad shaking up. The accident occurred one mile east of Latourelle Falls at 7:15. Engineer John A. Christians, of Portland, saw nothing of the small spike until the front wheels of the truck were lifted from the rail by It. As the engine mounted the rail on a sharp curve It pounded along on the ties for over 100 feet,' then plunged down the bank and Into the waters of the Columbia. The water at this spot is shallow, how ever, and both Christians and his fireman crawled from beneath the overturned en gine unharmed, except for a sprain of Christians' wrist. Four men living In Bridal Veil were slightly Injured, and one woman from Tacoma was also badly shaken up. The baggage car partially followed the engine to the water, but the smoking and chair cars remained upon the bank, though off tho track. Had the passenger cars fol lowed the engine to the river all of the passengers could not have escaped In Jury. The spike which wrecked the flying train and nearly brought death to dozens of helpless people was placed upon the track at a spot where th j slightest elevation will force the wheels of the engine to leave the rails. A search was made for the cause of tho accident and a flattened spike "was found, on the ground at the exact spot where tho engine had left the rails. Some hundred yards further down the track the searchers found three more spikes placed upright upon the ralL The act of placing a spike upon a rail on the Inside of an eight-degree" curve was either a piece of intentional maliciousness or else the deed of some ignorant child. Superintendent O'Brien is inclined to the latter belief. He left town on a wreck ing train at 8:30 and after investigating the cause of the accident telephoned to Portland. "I believe that it was tho work of a child," said he. "Probably some boys placed the spike upon tho rail without thinking what damage it might cause. I can hardly believe that It was done for the purpose of wrecking the train, though we have had .cases of wrecks caused in that way. The wreck at Celilo last year was caused by a negro placing a spike upon the inside rail on a curve. The track will be open by 3 o'clock this morning, we lope." The Spokane Flyer, or No. 4, as she is known by the railroad company, left Port land jit 6 o'clock last evening for Spokane and other Eastern Washington points. Tho accident occurred at 7:15 Just after the train had left Latourcllo Falls. Engineer John A. Christians, who lives at 3S7 East Third street, north, and Conductor Mayer were in charge of the train. The fireman's name could not be learned, nor did the company's officials' know the names of the passengers who received the worst of the shaking up. The back water from the Columbia runs by the side of the track at this point. The water is some 18 inches In depth. The engine is completely overturned but will be raised within a few days. BOOM 1905 FAIR. Superintendent Gardner Finds East in the Dark Ahont Exposition. Superintendent W. T. Gardner, of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, returned yesterday from the East, having been appointed by Governor Chamberlain as a delegate to the National Convention of Charities and Correction which met at Atlanta, Ga., la May. Mr. Gardner had a trunk-full of literature, descriptive of Oregon, which was distributed at the conference headquarters, at Atanta. He says that the Southern people, as well as the delegates, numbering about 1500, from all parts of tho "United States, were quite anxious to know something of Oregon, and as he had about 500 Lewis and Clark pamphlets for distribution, many In quiries were made respecting the 1905 fair. But in no case did he find a single person who had any knowledge of tho event, and believes that it is necessary that much attention be paid to adver tising through the entire East, as He vis ited several of the cities, including Chi cago, Cincinnati. Michigan City, Buffalo and Rochester, N. Y., and Omaha, Neb. The same condition of Ignorance of . proposed fair in Oregon, in 1905, existed ip all these cities. "Regarding the Conference of Charities and Correctlops," said Mr. Gardner, "Mrs. B. M. Trumbul and I did all pos sible to bring them to Oregon next year, but there were several cities in the field, among them Portland, Me., St Louis, Mo., Cleveland. O.. and Cedar Rapids, Ia. St. Louis and Portland, Mo., had been work ing for a considerable period to bring the convention to their states, and had a largo delegation in the field, and Portland, Me., in the final ballot won. St. Louis beat Oregon by two votes, but as the conven tion goes to Portland, Me., next year, there Is not the slightest doubt but It can be brought to Oregon in 1905. During my stay in the East I visited penal and charitable institutions, and thoroughly Investigated their systems. I believe that the model system for a penitentiary Is that of Indiana State Prison, where they have the grade system. A convict, on being committed to this Institution, is placed In the second grade, and can by good behavior work himself Into the first grade in three months after commit ment, in which grade tho prisoners wear gray clothes, with tho number on the inside, and are allowed to cultivate a mustache, thus appearing as little like convicts as possible. In the second grade, their clothing is of checked material, and In the third grado the ordinary prison stripes are worn. The sentence Is an in determinate one, and the discipline of the prison is rigid. No corporal punishment is administered, and out of a population of nearly 800 there were only two In the third grade. This, in Itself, speaks vol umes for the system." Sawmills Cannot Sapply Demand. FOREST GROVE. Or.. June 7. Special.) The sawmills are running at full capac ity in this .section, and are unable to sup ply the demand. Last week W. H. Lyda refused an order for 100.000 feet of lumber. Road Supervisor McNew, of Greenville. said yesterday that there were five times the amount of lumber being hauled this Summer than has ever before been in his vicinity. The prica now Is $11 for rough lumber delivered, as against $6.50 to 57.50 per 1000 feet for several years past. TO WOODS AND WATER. Portland People Snarra to SanSay Resorts. The Summer excursion crowd has come into possession of its own. The season is fully opened and the ordinary traveler has been compelled to give way to the happy holiday throngs bent on enjoying an outing. Both river, and rail trans portation companies have been compelled to begin catering to the excursionists, for their comingbeors all the characteristics of a long visit.' Earlier In the year there have been out ing parties and occasional excursions, but the outdoor parties on holidays never showed such a total as they did yester day. Every palace where a holiday crowd could congregate was filled by pleasure seekers, and the only reason more did not rush to the country, the river or the sea side was betause transportation facilities are not great enough to accommodate a general exodusfrom the city. Not only were the crowds out in great numbers yesterday, but flaming an nouncements of future outings were stud ied with keen interest. The river routes and the rail lines leading to popular re sorts have scheduled excursions every Sunday for weeks In advance, and the ex cursion crowd being ever on the go will leave the city behind again next Sunday, Just as It did yesterday. Possibly the river is affording the great est attraction at present. Not alone do the upper Columbia River excursions draw the people, but the shorter trips that allow steamboat rides are popular. The river was dotted all day yesterday by small pleasure craft, a few sailboats and launches being out, but the majority of those spending the day on the river near the city prefer the small rowboats. Comparatively few large parties were out in rowboats and sailboats. The remark able feature of this class of outing tour ists was the great number of boats In the water. Small pleasure rraft that plied in and about the city, making short runs to nearby resorts, or merely taking a spin on the water, enjoyed good patronage. The rising water on the river attracted curious visitors, who wanted to get down close and. see the effect of the rise upon docks and warehouses. A trip to Oregon City by water or one by street-railroad was a feature that at tracted a large number. River steamers made the round trip several times during the day and the street-railway lines were compelled to add trailers In order to han dle tho crowds that went up the river by the land route. The veterans of Gilbert Camp, No. 205, Spanish-War Veterans, gave an enjoy able excursion to Multnomah Falls yes terday. The steamer Harvest Queen and her barge carried all the people that could get aboard comfortably, and a most enjoyable outing was had. Not an acci dent or disturbance of any kind marred the perfect day. A lunch at the Falls was enjoyed before the return to Port land. Attracted by the rapid rise of tho water in the river, a large party went up to Cascade Locks yesterday on the Bailey Gatzert and watched the rush of water in the Columbia. The scenery along the route has always been attractive to Port land people, as well as to visitors, and the added enjoyment of tho trip attracted hundreds. As many Portland people as are able to get away'spend Sunday at Seaside during the season, and the crowd that went to the beach yesterday were larger than usual. Reports from that popular resort show that hundreds of visitors from Port land and other cities flocked to the beach. Both the river boats and trains carried crowds. Street-car excursionists probably out numbered those of all other characters. Of course, the baseball games kept many in town, but those who were not held at home by various ties took advantage of the opportunity to get away from the hot winds blowing from the heated pave ments. The Vancouver trip and he Oregon City excursion attracted hundreds of Portland people. Others went to Mount' Tabor, many visited St. Johns and tho Canemah, Mount Scott and other side trips at tracted attention. Despite the fact that there were thou sands eager to get out of the city yester day to spend their holiday, the attractions were so well selected that "very few were disappointed in not being able to find an opportunity to make a trip. All of Port-' land that wanted to leave had tho oppor tunity. WORKED WESTERN PEOPLE II. B. Clark, of Brooklyn, Had a Scheme to Beat the Races. BROOKLYN. N. Y., June 7. (Special.) H. Bradford Clark, Jr., who police allege secured thousands of dollars from West erners within the last few months by promising them that he could show them how to beat the races, was held in Police Court today at the request of central office detectives who arrested him at his office in a Court-street building. Detective Captain Formosa Is trying to get one of the alleged victims to prosecute. Captain Formosa says Clark, alias Cartwright, Is a well-known swindler and has his pic ture in the rogues gallery. Detectives Brady and McClusky, who made the arrest, claim that they have the names of thousands of victims and fully 500 letters from Western people who were patrons of Clark during the past three months, asking him for some return on their investments. Clark Is a good-looking, well-dressed man, 35 years old. The police today gave out the names of people whom they claim are victims of the swindle. A half-dozen citizens of Portland are among the num ber. PREPARE FOR THE FOURTH Committee to Appoint Subcommit tees and Divide Fnnds. The members of the general committee which has .in charge the celebration of tho Fourth of July are requested to meet to morrow evening In the Commercial Club rooms at S o'clock. The work of the so liciting committees will be completed to morrow, and the final report of tho finance committee will be made rb the meeting. The general committee will then know how much money it has to spend, and will apportion it among tho several features of 'the celebration and appoint a subcommittee on each. The fireworks committee had a meet ing yesterday afternoon. It is the Inten tion of this committee that tho part of the celebration it has in hand shall eclipse anything In the fireworks line ever seen in Portland before. The location of the stands has not yet been decided upon, but will be announced within a few days. The members of this committee are: Julius Meier, B. B. Rich, Lee M. Clark,. George Thomas and Sam L. Beary. All Heard Baccalaureate Sermon. ASHLAND. Or., June 7. Special.) Baccalaureate services in connection with commencement exercises of the Southern Oregon Normal School here today were the most notable In the history of that Institution. All the churches In the city dismissed morning services, and Chau tauqua Tabernacle was crowded to hear the baccalaureate sermon "delivered by Dr. J. R. T. Lathrop, pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Portland. GRASUIATED EYELIDS. Murine Eye Remedy cures this and other Eye' troubles, makes weak eyes strong. Great Continuation of the Original and Reliable "June White Days" At Meier & Frank Co.'s, as announced in our advertisement in Sunday's Oregonian. Splendid values, lowest prices and prompt service. The Last Week of the Sale The store is full of excellent seasonable items at Reduced Prices Every White Article in the Store Reduced A Great Sale of Shirtwaist Suits See Our Yesterday's Advertisement Meier The greatest assortment and best values ever offered are to be had in our mammoth Muslin Underwear Department All grades have been sharply marked down for the Glorious "June White Days." Do your selecting in the mornings in this Splendid Department. Reductions in Every Department And We Mention the Following In Particular Linen Section Veiling Dept. Pillow Tops Grocery Department In the Screen Store Great Carpet Sale a&ums Ladies' Neckwear Splendid Values in Men's and Boys' Furnishings Men's Meier & Frank Company STATION A IS TO CLOSE EFFORT OF BUSINESS 3IEX TO RB TAIX IT HAS FAILED. Large District "Will Be Served by Carriers Other Sections Anxious for Free Delivery. It Is considered probable that Station A will be discontinued the first of July. A strong effort was put forth by business men to retain It. A petition generally signed was sent to the PostaJ Department at "Washington, but It seems to be con ceded that the station is slated to go even by those who have been and are anx ious for it to remain. Postmaster Ban croft thinks it would be best for the service that it be discontinued and has so recommended. Substations" will take it3 place. If it Is discontinued as expected it will probably make the Sunnyside station a much more Important station. That sta tion now has two carriers. It is proposed to serve all that territory east of East Twentieth street from the Sunnyside sta tion, as that will be the best and most convenient arrangement. Carriers will have to-be provided so that all the ter ritory embraced can have free mall delivery- This Is not given at present. Thero is a large district east of East Twenty eight street south and north of Sullivan's gulch In which the people are not pro vided with free mall delivery and they are very anxious to get the service. Post master Bancroft says they are entitled to It, and that they will get the service as soon as there are carriers enough for the work. The people of Tabasco addition are also very anxious for mail delivery, and It will probably be added to the Sunnyside ter ritory. The postmaster and Inspector went over the territory recently with Station Clerk E. C. Minor, and If the plan Is carried out it will probably mean that half a dozen carriers will distribute nfall from the Sunnyside station. At Mount Tabor also It Is expected that another carrier will be put to work. If this Is done it will mean that the free de livery district there will be extended to take .In Center Addition, north of the Base Line road. The single carrier; there cannot cover much of the territory north of the Base Line road. Houses have been springing up as far as Gravel Hill In that direction. Free mall delivery Is also asked for In the Alblna and Peninsula districts. Tho suburbs aro growing so rapidly that double the present force of carriers on the East Side could no more than cover all the territory. To Fill Hawthorne Avenue. The Council has let the contract for fllling about one and one-half blocks on Hawthorne avenue, between East First and west of East "Water street. It Is understood that the property-owners want the whole street filled and the elevated Nroadway torn up as soon as possible. East Clay street was easily filled between East Second and East First streets with dirt from the basement of a building to be erected south of the J. I. Case ware house. Estimates have been made as to the amount of dirt required to fill East "Washington street, and some of the property-owners have said that they pre fer having the street filled to the erection of another elevated roadway. "When a start Is once made toward filling up the principal streets. Including those leading Frank Company Radical Reductions m and Boys' Clothing Meier &. Frank Company II Meier &. Frank Company aMMn,na0as,BI"n""wn"aaraanMaBnMa to the bridges, the others will be filled as fast aa required. East Side Xotes. The East Twenty-eighth Street Improve ment Association will hold a meeting this evening In the Mission Hall on East Glisan street. It Is the first meeting that has been held forvseveraI weeks, and con siderable business has accumulate. The long-looked for excursion of the pupils of the Montavllla School will take place today to Cedar Park. It will be In charge of Principal Bowland and Secre tary DeVenny, and Is given the children as a reword for their work in cleaning up Montavllla. A 30-mInute service to Oregon City will soon be given on the Oregon "Water Power & Railway Company's line. The double track through Sellwood to Mllwaukle has been completed and ballasted, and after another switch has been built on Mll waukle street the increased service will be given. It will help all points between Portland and Oregon City. CRATER LAKE EXCURSION "Wonderful Region in Xew Xatlonal Parle Will -e Visited. The efforts of the Southern Pacific Com pany to start tourist travel toward Crater Lake are attracting considerable atten tion to that wonderful region. Several magazine articles will appear during the next few months descriptive of this new National park, among which may be men tioned an Illustrated article in the Four Track News.' The experimental excursion last year under the management of "Will G. Steel caused so much favorable com ment that another will leave Portland August 4 and return on the morning of August 19, under the same management. Several eminent persons will participate, among whom- may be mentioned Senator Mitchell, Governor and Mrs. Chamberlain, Dr. Edgar P. Hill and Joaquin Miller. Hon. John F. Lacey, of Iowa, chairman of tho public lands committee of the House of Representatives, who worked faithfully to secure a National park to In clude the lake, has written to Mr. Steel that he is extremely anxious to visit Crater Lake,, and if business affairs do not interfere, he will join the party this year. The ride of 175 miles from Medford to Ashland will be made by easy stages In comfortable covered hacks. The people of Southern Oregon are interested in the matter and -will do all they can to make tho trip memorable for pleasant incidents along tho line of travel. It Is probable tho Itinerary will be so changed as to land the party at Ashland Monday even ing, instead' of Tuesday, as originally planned, to afford the members an oppor tunity to enjoy the fruit and scenes of that vicinity. The party will be enter tained at the agency by the Klamath In dians Jn their own peculiar way. Among other things it lS expected they will pro vide an Indian war dance. The fishing at Pelican Bay Is becom lng world famous and every opportunity will be offered . those who visit to enjoy It. Along the line of travel are many good fishing streams, and progress has been purposely arranged In easy stages to give an opportunity for those who desire to fish during the day and stray Into camp during the evening. Whooping Congk Epidemic. Last "Winter there waa a very severe epidemic of whooping cough at Pooles vUle. -Md. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was used almost exclusively and with perfect success. Mrs. C. F. Hadley's three boys all had the disease and she believes this remedy saved their lives. For sale by all druggists. COMETOPORTLANDIN 1905 BAPTIST AIVTVIVERSAKIES TO BE HELD IX THIS CITY, Convention of Several Thousand Church Delegates to Visit Le-tris and Clark: Exposition. Rev. "William E. Randall, pastor of tha Central Baptist Church, said yesterday that it was definitely settled that tha Baptist anniversaries will be- held in Port land in 1505. He said that this means that between 2000 and 4000 prominent Bap tists of the United States will come to Portland and remain about two weeks, during the sessions of the bodies. "Wo were assisted," says Mr. Randall, "in se curing the gathering for Portland by San Francisco and Los Angeles. The last time the anniversaries visited the Coast they met in San Francisco in 1898." This year the Baptist anniversaries will be held In Buffalo, N. Y., May 18-26. These bodies consist of the "Women's Home Mis sionary Society, Missionary Union and Publication Society, and American Bap tist Missionary Union. In the report of the Standard of the proceedings this para graph appears, which explains tho action of the "committee of fifteen" in regard to holding the anniversaries in Portland in 1S05: "It was voted to refer tho matter of holding the- next meeting of the union to tha executive committee, In consultation with the boards of the other societies, with the understanding that the meeting place shall not be west of Chicago, nor east of Asbury Park, contemplating a. session of tho anniversaries In Portland, Or., in 1903." "This means," says Mr. Randall, "that nothing will be allowed to interfere with the plan for the anniversaries to bo held in Portland during the Lewis and Clark Exposition. For 1904 it was decided that the anniversaries should not go-we3t of Chicago, lest it might Interfere with the plan to meet In Portland in 1905. It will mean a great deal for Portland to get this gathering at that time. The Baptists of Portland and the state will take proper action for their entertainment when they come, which will likely be some time in May of that year." Graduates Hear a Sermon. The graduating classes of. St. Helen's Hall and Bishop Scott Academy assem bled at St. David Episcopal Chur.ch, East Twelfth and Belmont streets, last night. Rev. George B. Van "Waters, D. D., de livered the baccalaureate sermon to tho classes. He spoke on the subject of "Habits." Tho discourse was one of un usual force and eloquence. Dr. Van "Wat ers emphasized the force of habit and made his remarks thoroughly practical and full of useful suggestions. The music was excellent. The principals of the two schools and many friends of the graduates were present. Bishop Morris was also In attendance. "orth Yakima Church. Dedicated. NORTH YAKIMA, "Wash., June 7. The handsome new Presbyterian Church dedi cation took place here. today and was wit nessed by about $00 people. The dedicatory sermon was preached at 11 A. If. and in the evening all the ministers of the city assisted in the closing exerc&ea. The building is & stoBe ' structure and cost about $12,6C6l