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r 10 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1900. OLDS & KING THIS MORNING WE WILL COMMENCE A SPECIAL SALE ' Of 400 pairs of choice Brussels, Duchesse, Ara bian and Battenberg patterns in Nottingham Lace Curtains. They are to be sold in three ' I days. For convenience of pricing, we have divided them into five lots. LOT 1 $1.87 Pair LOT 3 $2.78 Pair . Contains four styles of $2.35- Contains three styles of $3.50 grade curtains. curtains. LOT 252.12 Pair LOT 4 $3.35 Pair Contains eight styles of $2.75 Contains ten styles of $4.50 grade curtains. grade curtains. LOT 5 $5.60 Pair Contains five styles of $7.50 grade curtains. This is a special opportunity for Spring house furnishing OLDS & KING NEW BICYCLE PATHS Where Tax Money Will Go This Year. WORK HAS BEEN COMMENCED Several Old Paths "Will Be Extended, and Others Built Over Kctt Routes. Before the end of Summer ther$ will be not one of the beautiful drives lead ing out of Portland -which Is not provided with a flne bicycle path. Although much was done by the County Commissioners last year to make the way of the -wheelmen hard which Is the condition in which he prefers It it was but the be ginning of a task which, while nearly endless, will receive a great deal of time and attention this year. Many of the paths which were built last year will be extended Into new territory. A number of new ones will be built, in accordance with the wishes of those who felt that they have been hitherto overlooked, and all of them will be Improved and put into the best condition. Thus it will be pos sible before many months to ride out of Portland In almost any direction over a smooth path, which neither softens when the rains descend and beat upon it or granulates to dust when the sun shines and the winds blow. Already a force of men Is engaged on a path along East Thirtieth street, con necting Hawthorne avenue with the Sec tion Line road. Hawthorne avenue may be reached from Belmont street by a plank-paved thoroughfare, so that this new path will afford a choice of good routes to the Mount Tabor reservoir, the most common Mecca of after-dinner pilgrimages awheel. It runs In front of Rufus Mallory's place, where the sky larks have colonized since the stone throwing small boy evicted them from the Ladd field, and Is surrounded by a scene of pastoral beauty. Including cows, who browse in the adjacent fields or chew their evening cud as with mild eyes they survey the glimmering procession cf bicycles. The road along there has always been used by wheelmen bound to and from the reservoir, but Summer suns and "Winter rains render it unpleasant at times and impassable at times, and It was for this reason that the Commis sioners determined to .put it In such con dition that it might be used Irrespective of seasons. Toward "Woodstock. Another route upon which the Com missioners employes are now at work leaves the Section Line road at its in tersection with Twenty-sixth street, and runs south past the Clinton Kelly School to the Oatman road, surjiamed Holgata avenue. Here it turns east, climbing a tolerably steep hill for about 400 feet till it reaches Kelly avenue, which it ac companies to "Woodstock, making a sec ond eastward turn and climbing another hill about a quarter of a mile south of Dr. Harry Lane's residence. Scattering city houses are seen along the path at Its beginning, and again as it reaches the suburb of "Woodstock, but for a mile or more it runs through a region which might be 40 miles from any city, as far as a man riding over It were concerned, were it not for the glimpses of Portland's business district, which are always on tap to the -westward. A number of or chards front on the path, but their own ers are said to bo excellent shots. Base Line Bond. The Base Line road path, which Is now in official existence as far south as Mon tavilla, will be extended this Summer to the Twelve-Mile House, -which Is situ ated at the distance from Portland that its name Indicates. As the road is as level as any around Portland, and runs through a beautiful country, the route will no doubt be a favorite one. There is, den and at Salt Lake, who became con to be sure, a stiff climb up the Mount verts to Mormonlsm several years ago, and Tabor hill, but there are no urgent rea- , they wrote us that all tho pleasant de sons why the rider who is not Inclined , ecrlptions by Mormon elders are reallzpd. to exertion cannot get on ana wane, ana the view as the road swings around the north side of Mount Tabor is worth twice the climb. A dozen of the sinuous branches of Columbia Slough may be seen shining In the distance, the Peninsula country is spread before the rider, and closer at hand the cottages of Montavilla form a little city of themselves. On the return ride, along toward evening. as the wheelman "opens out," the hills back of Portland, and the "Willamette beneath them, the sight Is one which" woul re pay him for a ride to Mount Hood. "Work has already begun on the "Wil lamette boulevard path, now completed nearly to the old Portland 'University building. It leads along the high bluffs that form the east bank of the "Willamette below Portland, through pretty groves of firs and hemlocks, and bursting now and then Into full view of the river be- low. Picnicking places abound along Its course, and there will be few routes which command a finer view than this. White House Path. The fiver routes are to be particularly favored this Summer. Up on the Mac adam road, in the years when the bicycle was young, there was built a stretch of path about a quarter of a mile long. In front of the suburb of Fulton. It was an excellent path. The material used in Its construction was furnished by a railroad company, and was as hard as asphalt. But with all its virtues, this wheelman's h'ghway had one drawback. It didn't start anywhere, and it didn't end anywhere. It was all right when once the rider bowled on to it, but It was not worth a long, wearisome ride in ne dust kicked up by a hundred buggies Just to scorch a few rods on that path. This has been called to the attention of he Commissioners, and to good purpose, for they Intend this season to begin at both ends of that path and extend them till one arrives In Port Vmd and the other at tho White House, otherwise known as Riverside. "When this is finished, the bicyclisv rfll have a ride at his door which Is flt for the gods. If they ever happen to care for wheeling. From Fulton south the road runs In gen tle undulations to Riverside, with the "Wil lamette in sight all the way, and across it, Sellwood, Mllwaukle and the golf Units sandwiched in between. Here and there deep canyons come down from the hills, and in warm weather, out of each comes a cool breath, of the woods, which is delight fully refreshing. Summer evenings the horsemen speed their steeds along the road, which they keep well watered, so that there is little dust. Th's will be one of the most pleasant, and, without doubt, one of the most popular rides of them all. Other Biver Routes. The Boulevard and the Macadam paths, however, are not the only ones which fol low the "Willamette, as, the Oregon City route, which Is now completed in Multno mah County, furnishes several flne views of it from considerable eminences on the east bank, beside leading through some of the country Kipling described when he wrote that fish yarn, which, of course, is another story. And the St. Helens road, one of the most beauUful in all Multno mah County, is to be made an avenue for wheelmen as far as tho present Im provement extends, which Is some few miles this side of LInnton. The path will probably be attached to the city at the intersection of Twenty-seventh and Thur man streets, and follow a gentle hill down to tho bottom of Balch-Creek Can yon, where It will join the road. Thence forth, it will take a winding northerly course, along the edge of GuJJd's Lake, and hardly changing elevation for three miles. Another lake Is skirted below Guild's, then another, and finally, after crossing the track of the Northern Pa cific, the road comes out full on the river. "West of it, and rising sharply, is a high ridge, covered in some nlaces with forest primeval, and in others with second growth firs, and thickets of wild currant, which, at this time of year. Is blazing like a Fourth of July Illumination. Now and then small bridges cross mountain streams that bubble along toward tho rh-er with a no'ec which is very suggestivo of "Here and there a speckled trout." One could hardly leave the path and climb the hills anywhere below the Balch-Creek bridge without finding just "the place for a pic nic, while some of the old, deserted wood roads half-way up to the .-summit, cov ered with moss and overhung by the In terlacing foliage, are dells In which an Im aginative man would begin to hunt for fairies. It will be a splendid r.'de when this path Is finished through to LInnton to follow It that far, ferry across the river, and return by the Boulevard path. And tho men and women who make it will be gin to learn something about the beauty of Portland's surroundings. CONVERTS FROM AUSTRALIA Colonist Family Sialics a. Long: Jour ney to Mormondom, "Tho Mormon Church is working hard in all parts of Australia, and obtaining many converts, who start for Salt Lake City as eoon as circumstances will permit," said John Downe, who arrived In Portland from Brisbane, Australia, with his wife and five children, yesterday. They had become converts under the influence of the missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and were look ing upon Salt Lake City aa a veritable Mecca for the dissatisfied people of the Antipodes. They crossed the Pacific ocean on the steamer "Warrlmoo, which recently arrived at "Vancouver, B. C, and are al ready feeling the beneficial effects of the change from a tropical to a temperate clime. Tho children, four of whom were girls, looked peaked as a result of a residence, since birth, in one of the hot test cities on the globe. "The hot nights and hot 'days, the whole year round, are too much for us," the head of the family explained, "and when tno Mormon missionaries tell the Bris bane people of Salt Lake's lovely climate, it Is enough to make them restless and desire to try It. "We have friends at Oc both as regards climate and their ability to maKe money in Utah. "I had accumulated quite a property In Brisbane, but my buildings were carried oft by the flood of 1893, when the freshets or tne .Brisbane River met the extremely high tides of the harbor and flooded the entire residence district, "carrying off houses and rendering the real estate value less ever after. "Times are hard all over the Colony of Queensland, and particularly In Bris bane. Those who depend upon their daily labor are out of work most of the time, and since the war In the Transvaal, the cost of living has Increased very much. "We find that all food Is cheaper in Port land, with the exception of beef and mut ton, which are the only cheap commodities i ,""' ,"f , a,,Z.i.. T ' n . 1 dSL ""f1? to doublD wh 1 Cw T t Vt a a T7svfll MAt L- ii uoeu iu uu. j.u jcua UKO we COU1Q get the choicest cuts of beef or mutton In Brisbane at "tuppence, ha'penny" (5 cents) a pound, but now its fourpence ha'penny. However, we are all sick and tired of meat, and we used to eat too much of it in that warm climate." Mrs. Downe was asked if she did not have some misgivings on going to "Utah, where Mormons practice polygamy, anrr Mr. Downe might be tempted to take another wife. "I'm not afraid," she said; "I know all about that. The missionaries tell us that polygamy Is all done away with," and tho husband reassured her by telling her she need not fear anything of that kind. The .family resumed Its Journey over the O. R. & N. yesterday afternoon. o MEETING FOR LADIES OXLY. All married ladles and girls above ago of 18 are cordially Invited to attend a very Interesting spiritual meeting, to be given by Mrs. Professor Wheatley Howe, at her office. 271 Fifth, opposite City Hall, Tues day, from 4 to 8 P. M. Admission free. irutJH "Tr " Cut Prices ON Foulard ARE YOU GOING TO BUY A FOULARD SILK? If so you naturally want to buy the choicest silk at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE - ' And today is your opportunity, at our Silk Counter, where you will find the choicest FOULARD SILKS At New Prices, LOWER Prices than ever offered before anywhere. Notion Store House-Cleaning Needs Furniture Polish. 25c. Electro Silicon Silver Polish, So. Green's Silver Polish, Sc Enamellne Polish, 4a Rising Sun Stove Polish, Cc Burnlshlne Polish for Brass, ISc. Pearllne, 14b. packages, 10c Shelf Paper, all colors. 5c. Dusters, 15c to $1.50 each. Paints, half pint, 15c. Paints, one pint, 25c. Paints, quarter-gallon. 3Sc .Varnishes, all colors, 15c, 23c and 29c Enamel9, all colors, 23c, 39c. Floor Paint, all colors, 3Sc and 50c Millinery Sundries Store 2000 Bunches of American Beauty Roses; 3 In bunch; special 25c 0000000000000000000000000090000O00000000 0000000000000 FINELY RENDERED OPERA BOSTON LYRICS IX DOUBLE BILL AT CORDRAY'S. Ruimo, the Italian Tenor, Made a Hit In "Cavallcrla Rusticauna" "Said Pasha" Splendidly Snugf. Colonel Thompson's Bos:on Lyric Opera Company oprned last night at Cordray's Theater to one of the largest and most enthusiastic audiences of the season. This pleasing company returns rejuvenated, brighter and better than ever. The old favorites are all In their places; besides there is a new star, in the person of S:gnor Domenlco Russo, the leading tenor. ThIs line singer is of the pure Italian school. His pure tones were sweet and true, but at the same time robust and dramatic where dramatic Are was needed. Excellent control and timbre, with a distinctly natural vibrato, made his reception a gen uine ovation, is dramatic work was artis tic and finished, and his work throughout well merited the splendid reception given nlm. The bill was a double one, "Cavallerla Rustlcana," with Nellie Andrews, Maude Leekley and S-'gnor Russo In the cast. Nellie Andrews, as Santruzza, sang the difficult soprano role very well. She was In good voice last night, and fully sus tained the line reputation established In her last visit her. Frank Maslln, a new baritone, with the company, made a fa vorable Impression in his initial appear ance. The rendering of "Cavallerla Rustl cana" was a marked Improvement over the same company's work in their last visit. "Said Pasha" followed as a light dessert to a dainty meal. Josephine Stanton, the prima donna, was as sprightly and dash ing as of yore, her brilliant voice show ing to splendid advantage. She sings "Sleep, Kentucky Babe," as It has never been sung In Portland. Maude Leekley, as Alt!, was Indeed an Ideal Queen. Her beautiful, fresh young contralto voice scored a big success. Her song, "Love's Young Dream," was one of the gems of - its' - tAffe - 'tlpo "VtfP V wawM: avenue - ' I GRAND AVt j "tON AveNg " I lx 5 v .2615 St S M H i" . . . . T "0 . . , , 2. - - t 34PJT . . I i 5 Matlory Road PrrttnanV jgj 1 I I AVEXUE1S BY WHICH WHEELMEX MAY REACH THEM. Tho accompanying- map efoows the East Side streets leadlnr to tho various bicycle paths now completed. tho evening. Henry Hallam, as the Mexi can, sang his role In much better voice than previously. The comedians, George Kunkel as Hadad, and John Henderson as Nockey, entered Into the funmakmg with nw spirit and a barrel of new business and Jokes. They were compelled to respond to repeated encores, and kept the audience in a roar whenever they were on the stage. Tho singing of the chorus was strong and free, and fully sustained Its high reputation. The costuming of the entire company was away above the average. For a first performance, the work of Mr. Cordray's reinforced orchestra must not be overlooked, the difficult orchestration : Silks 0 e 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45-Inch Caledonian Net Sash Curtaining Special 16c yard A Sale of Gas Lamps I The Pathllcht, a new lamp; fully guar- 1 nntPAil $v S1 The 1900 Searchlight Gas Lamp, $2.23. The 1900 Solar Gas Lamp, $2.25. The 1900 20th Century Gas Lamn.$1.99. J The M. & W. Rainbow Gas Lamp, $1.50. (The 1900 Duplex Gas Lamp, $2.9S. See Fourth-street -window display of BICYCLE SUNDRIES. Jewelry Store New stock and new styles of Sterling Silver Chatelaine Purses, all sizes; also new Links, Pulley Belt Rings, Shirt Waist Sets, Stick Pins, Buckles and an elaborate assortment of Nethersolo Bracelets. of the "Cavallerla" "being particularly well executed. Tonight will be sung the same double bill; tomorrow night "Marltana," and "Wednesday night "II Trovatore," with Signor Russo as the troubador. BIG LUMBER BUSINESS. Bridal Veil Company Has 200 Men Employed. Superintendent Dlxon, of the Bridal Veil lumber mills, who was In Portland yes terday, says over 200 men are now em ployed at the mllto and In the woods, and an averago output of 80.000 feet per day Is being shipped by rail to various points In Idaho, Montana,, Utah, Colorado and Nevada. Mr. Dlxon says he thinks the Bridal Veil Company has the most unique system of logging on the Coast. Seven miles of narrow-gauge track penetrate the woods from the mill, and no care are used In hauling logs over the track. The huge trees are themselves hitched end to end, forming a train, and this train Is dragged over the track at the rate of 10 miles an hour. The space between the' rails being planked, the comparatively smooth runway Is created, and as the logs are hauled over a steep down-grade, the lo comotive has no very hard work to do. The rise of the road varies from three feet to eight feet In 100, but the engine has only Itself to take back up this Incline. Donkey engines are used in the timber la connection with thousands of feet. of wire cable, and the logs are hauled down hill from the stump to ponds -formed bv damming Bridal Veil Creek below. These ROUTES TO logs are then pulled out on to the track and the "train" stafts for the mill, where another pond is ready to receive the logs, which are switched Into It oy an inge nious device on the track. The mill has a world of heavy timber to draw from, and no" scarcity Is anticipated for many years. Wages feaid mlllhands at Bridal Tell range from Jl 80 to $2 50 a day, and there Is no scarcity of help in that section. Most of the hands have homes In the clearings on the adjacent hillsides, and as they have no rents to pay and obtain wood and water free, they find living cheaper than they would In & big city. - " ., 0 . ' The Silk Sale of the Season Do not miss It. Values that cannot be duplicated. Foulard Silks, 89c a yard Cheney's, "Valentine's, Anderson's, Panne, Liberty and other leading lines. Over 500 of the choicest patterns. Choice Sllkalinea and Fancy Dotted Swisses; a yard 10c Pillows 16xl6-Inch Cretonne and fan- cy covered Pillows, filled , with silk floss; special, each New line of Tapestry cush- 7P Ion covers; each jj Carpet Dept. Specials All-Wool Art Squares 2 1-2x3 yards, each. ........ .$4.15 3x3 yarda, each $4.05 3x3 1-2 yards, each $5.80 8x4 yards, each.....' ?O.GO 3 1-2x4 yards, each 7.70 4xG yards, each $11.00 Crepe Paper Dennlson's Imperial Crepe 4fn Paper, all colors; 10-foot JQ, rolls; per roll Shoe Specials Today only radles Lace Bicycle Shoes, fr o 10-lnch tops; black or tan; Jj ,$ per pair per pal Same, with vesting tops; per pair $2.02 MEIER WORK DONE BV EDITORS OREGON JIADD GOOD IMPRESSIOX AT IVEW ORLEANS. Report That Chamber of Commerce Pnt Up, a. Canard Delegates Paid TJheir Ovrn Expenses. A portion of the delegation to tho 15th annual convention -of the National Edi torial Association, which convened In New Orleans March 1, have arrived home. In speaking of the trip, F. D. Schnebly, of the Localizer, Ellensburg,. Wash., said: "It has been a pleasant and a protltable one. I return with a greater love for the Northwest than I ever before held, although I have been a resident here for 50 years. The West has a great future, and anyone will find It out after having taken a trip of 10.000 miles.. The National Editorial Association. Is an educator, and Is doing a great work for the West. The association's visit here last year Is having Its effect. On every hand I heard Port land's praises sung. Although a citizen of a sister state, I was proud of It. Your Oregon delegation to the National Edi torial Association are hustlers. It seemed that they never slept from the time they lef t Portland the night of February 17. At every station, day or night, that the train made a stop, some member of the delegation was out distributing literature and talking Portland or Oregon. It was a revelation to me. Every time a passen ger boarded tho train some Oregon'an would present him with some reading mat ter and tell him of the great State of Oregon. If tho train stopped half an hour for meals, members of the delegation ladles as well as gentlemen, were out hustling through the city like a candidate for votes, and leaving something that would advertise your state. It seemed to me that Albert Tozler must have given away 1000 copies of The Da'ly Oregonian. He made a tour of the business houses of New Orleans and presented them with copies of Oregon papers, railroad litera ture and souvenirs of all description. Mr. Roe sang the praises of Eastern Oregon, Mrs. Weatherred talked mines and gave out souvenirs, Mr. Conklin distributed souvenir conies of his Mining Journal. Mr. Steel doted on mountain peaks. Miss MIchell told of the great Columbia-River BICYCLE PATHS. i Stjohn Cjtlf Path To Picdmonf dVanieuvrr Ta vot3ivviav5a basin, Mr. Asbury praised old Yamhill. Mr. Peaslee talked Portland, Mr. Cheney kept Oregon City before the manufactur ing Interests, and Miss Jones, Miss Bur lington. Miss Oglesby, Miss Steel, Miss Tozler, Mr. BInford and others took turns at distributing literature. Yes. your dele gation are workers, and none need bo ashamed of them. When our train pulled out of Los Angeles on our return home ward, a delegation lined up alongside and gave three rousing cheers and a tiger for Oregon. Modesty forbids my speak ing of my own delegation, but let me ad vise your people to send that same delega tion to the Buffalo meeting next year." When Albert Tozler was asked about the trip he cald: "We went as newspaper people to attend tho annual meeting of our National body, and to continue the good work carried on at each and every session that we have attended, that of advertising our city and state. "An article from an Eastern Oregon pa per stated that the delegation had done nothing In New Orleans. Why 6uch an article should be published, beginning with a misstatement, I know not, and the statement appearing, too, before the Na tional Editorial Association members had all left New Orleans. The delegates paid their own expenses, collected their own exhibits and made a record for which the state may well feel proud. I only wish that the Chamber of Commerce or tho Board of Trade had been In a position to give Tt&& or any other sum for this class of advertising; It would have proven a profitable investment for the Northwest metropolis. "As to the truth of tho statement that 'the New Orleans press has treated It. and, In fact, the National 6dltorlat Asso cition generally, with undlsg'ed con- Special Offering Ladles' Tailor-Made Suits Monday, Tue3day and Wed- CIO QC nesday; a suit . piiaOJ Thisllne of suits consists of the lat est Spring styles. In Eton, Fly-front, Reefer and Tight-fitting effects, In Vene tians, Homespuns, Coverts and Cheviots. The colors are, black, blue, brown, tan, Oxford, medium gray and light gray. Ladies' Vests Low neck, sleeveless, cotton Vests, white or ecru; each. Belt Buckles Black, French gray, old rose and gilt; each 17 cts 18 cts Basement Specials Leather Carpet-Beaters and Furniture Dusters, three sizes, 20c, 25c and 30c each. 2-quart Planished Tin Cof- Q rlc fee Pots; each j.... J VL5 Manila Fiber Scrub Brushes; A nlc each y V13 Croquet Sets 4-bnll sets .85c C-lmll sets . $1 .10 8-haIl sets $1.35 Full lines of Fishing Tackle. Sporting Goods, Garden Sets and Gendron Baby Carriages and Go-Carts. Book Specials Fables In Slang C5c Red Rock OSc New Books The Scarlet Woman 95c Heary Irvine 39c S FRHNK CO tempt I can say that many kind words were said both, locally and editorially." The following Is from Newspaperdom, February 8, New York: Oregon at the X. E. A. Meeting:. Albert Tozler, of Portland, sends News paperdom word that the delegates from the Press Club of his city propose to ao novel missionary work in connection with their trip this month to the New Orleans meeting oL the National organization. To exploit Oregon's resources, the club's delegates will travel In a special car and carry with them specimens of grains, grasses, minerals, fruits, etc., from their wonderful state, and to exhibit the beau ties and Imposing scenery of their state pictures will be brought along to be shown to residents and visitors during their stay In the Crescent city. The following Is taken from the Morn-, lng Times-Democrat of March 4: Orcson Mineral Exhibit An Interesting featuro of the National , mii?ht naturally be supposed that thera Editorial Association Is the mineral ex- i could be no dispute In regard to the num hlblt of the Stato of Oregon, which the ber of feet of lumber In a log ft a certain delegation brought here. The exhibit Is length and size as mathematics Is an ex In the charge of Mrs. Edyth Tozler Weth- act science, and all logs of the same s zo erred, one of the delegates from the Port- conto n the same amount of lumber. Tha land Press Club, and Is on display In tho ?"C3"" fnJe eocteJn f s ahnSf' l .,. iA. cf nwii, .,.. ' ter and has to be settled between the show wlndow.at204 St. Charles street, v,. n ,j i n..a,nn where It !&H$y hundreds. The ex- ?uTm "nd seller' and ,S a uestlon o hlbit consts of; nuggets and Quartz J Baa however. that there is ona ore fromousi to Oregon, as well scall taMe for , '3 m usc h an as sampijs of pljedles. from which . othert AstorIa ai& another on PuBet cigar flllwr. mattreS. pillows, etc., and - Soun alI of wWch dIffer more or c33 medlctoaLterjnSae. The latter isa , It ,s alIeEed that tne difference between curious awljjpjgynd is the result of a the tab!e used on tne Sound and the tab.Q long series!fSeperlments carried on for i ln use by EOme mlUs nere araounts to the purpose of finding- some use to which aDOut 20 cents on 1CC0 feet, which amounts the pine needles could be put. The fair j t0 joq on ixOO.OOO feet, and on the output custodian declined to guarantee the flavor or a iarge logging camp for a year reach3 of the cigars so made. At the Knights of a tidy sum. The loggers have procured Pythias' Hall, the Oregon delegation has copies of all the scaling tables In use In on exhibition a fine display of oil paint- the Northwest, and intend to have the dis ings of Oregon scenery. The Portland crepancles in them put to rights. Press Club souvenir, which is one of the I There are two what might bo called c f handsomest things of the kind ever issued, j ficial scaling tables published, one known is being given away at the mineral ex- i as Scribner's. the other as Spauldlcg s, hlbit. Souvenir boxes of quartz ore will and, strange to sajy these do not exactly be given away. agree. One gives a larger product to "The morning after our arrival, the pa- I small-sized logs than the other, and the pers all gave from half a column to a ' other gives a smaller product to largo column each, the Picayune giving a col- logs than the "first. Loggers say that umn under a scare head, 'The Oregon tho scaling tables in use by seme irills Editors the First to Arrive,' " continued , here is made up by taking the parts of Mr. Tozler. j Scribner's and Spaulding's tables uhicti The Oregon delegation was the only one ' make the contents of different classes of to keep open headquarters. It secured Ios the smaller. The scaling or mc-s-ono floor nf tho Ttnlehts of Pvthi.is' throe- t uring of logs is done by tnking th lr story building, through the courtesy of Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Mc Lean. There were private rooms, reception-rooms, desks, tables, lounges, type writers, writing material, heat, light, wardrobes, etc. Fruits, flowers, refresh ments, etc., were on hand 'for the enter tainment of the hundreds who called to pay their respects to the members of the delegation from the far Northwest. i ! J T vX- c, C, ?-,.-, .iJT day on board the Southern Pacific train will never be forgotten by those whose good fortune It was to have been Present The Oregon car was gaily decorated, and from early morn till midnight there were recitations, singing, speech-making, cake- walks, banjo music, etc. The Northwest delegation went to the free library and to the Picayune office daily, where they read The Oregonian while ln New Orleans. P0ST0FFICE APPOINTMENTS It Is Said Chances Are Not Made at Hlllaboro and Forest Grove. mLLSBORO, Or., March 24. (To the Editor.) As a friend and supporter of our townsman, Hon. Thomas H. Tongue, I. together with many 'others of his fHpnrls nm rnlTpd nnnn dntlv tn o-rnlnn h! action relative to the nonappolntments of - r the Mlllsboro and Forest Grove postmas ters. The present Incumbents are Demo crats, who were appointed by President Cleveland. The term of Mr. Marsh, now In the Forest Grove office, expired last February; that of Mr. Schulmerlch, in the Hillsboro office, will expire In a few days. It la currently reported by parties not favorable to Mr. Tongue, that, should he fall of renomlnation, he will appoint his sister-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Pittenger, to the Hillsboro office, and retain Mr. Marsh In the Forest Grove office. Reports are also In circulation that Mr. Tongue Is delaying these appointments expecting the assist ance of the three or four applicants for each of those positions, and that he will eeivctttttttAS11'4"9""0"9'8'9'" Willamette Iron & Steel Works JAMES LOTAN, Manager, PORTLAND, OREGON IRONFOUNDERS, MACHINISTS, BOILERMAKERS AND STEAMBOAT BUILDERS Designers and builders of Marine Engines and Boilers, Mining and Dredging Machinery and General Mill and Iron Work, Fire Hydrants, Pulleys, Shafting, etc. Correspondence solicited. Library Association of 24,000 volumes and over 200 periodicals $5.00 a year or $1.50 a quarter Two books allowed on all subscriptions HOURS From 9:00 A. M. to 9:00 P. M. dally, except Sundays and holld. Our Men's Spring Suitsv Are wejl made, and perfect-fitting, " and our prices are guaranteed good values. , Men's All-Wool Casslmeres, ?S.CO to $15.00 a. salt. Ulen's All-Wool Cheviots, $10.00 to $14.50 a salt. Men's All-Wool Scrses, $10.00 to $18.00 a salt. Men's Finest Worsteds, $15.00 ta $22.50 a suit. Men'3 Short Covert Top $13.85 Coats; each Men's Fine Worsted $3.50 to $0.00 pair. Trousers Just Received New lines of Men's Neckwear. Men's and Boys' Bicycle Suits and Pants. Men's White Crush Hats $1.00 and $1.50 each Percale and Madras Shirts $1.00, $1.50 and $2 each Young Men's Suits Black and blue Serge; a suit...., All-WooL $8.00 Toung Men's Oxford gray flll ff Cheviot Suits, with double- J!Z.UlJI breasted veat3; a suit - v w Boys' Suits Boys' Double-breasted wool Suits; gray s and mixtures; a suit. $3J5 Baseballs, Bats, Masks. Catchers Mitts, etc., given free with all Boya Suits sold by us. ignore them and the patrons of the offices who signed their petitions, to appoint his sister-in-law and retain Mr. Marsh. As a friend of Mr. Tongue, I want to say that I think these reports do him an In justice, and I believe that In due time ho will have satisfactory appointments made, notwithstanding rumors so freely circu lated. AMICUS. AN OLD DrSPUTE. Logerers Unite to Demand a Unlfornt Scale. Now that logs are in demand and tha camps ln operation can hardly keep tho mills supplied, loggers are taking steps to have an old grievance righted. They have an Idea that the manner In which, spme mills here scale or measure their loss does not do the loggers justice. It length and the diameter at the small enJ, and then the table gives the contents or the amount of lumber the lo? will ml:o In feet. Any defects in a log are adjuiVd and deducted by the scaler, the own r being on hand to see that the deduction Is a fair one. It will be seen from this that the mill man pays nothing for tho waste that Is the outside cuts, which go for slab wood and the sawdus. Mills using circular saws make a wider cut an1 mre sawdust than mills using band s b t b , b heb ecal ' tne gavi ofylumber by tha band s j to evcn for It Js not possibe to rce tncm through the log so rapidiy the circular. Whether tho t grievance of the loggers Is real or only imaginary win do setueu wnen tne con ference between them and the mill men Is held. a g Crimps Still at Worlc. PORTLAND, March 24. (To the Editor.) Referring to an article In The Oregon ian, headed "No Trouble at Portland, Liverpool Chamber of Shipping After tho San Francisco Crimps," it is not trua th.it the wntres of sailors out of Portland are lower than they are out of any port . on he Coast, and whax is quoted with regard to San Francisco applies with I eaual. If not greater, force to this port. I Sailors are stolen from the Ships Just much as ever, while $35 Is exacted for I fiTrni-t conmnn Turn I n Art tna In-nr nf lira. every seaman furnished, the law of Ore gon admitting of only $10 per man and prescribing a penalty of Imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 100 days or a fine of not less than $20 nor mora than $100 for each offense of exacting mora than the sum named. If $35 Is not ex cessive blood money, I would like to know what Is. In GTeat Britain, where crimps are controlled, no compensation whatever Is paid for procuring seamen. When a seaman Is charged with Just what he receives at reasonable rates, It will be time enough to express satisfaction. He needs no one to procure him employ, ment If ho is let alone. Respectfully i yours, JAMES LAIDLAW, H. B. M. ConsuL Portland STASI STBEET Serwtti Sevest!) a fiA