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Newspaper Page TextrSf'-"5cMEV.!tS' F V& Ii6f Fsr,'-!-sp cr:s"? THE MORNING OREGONTAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1902. jrfj& FOR GOOD STREETS Board of Trade in Line for Civic Improvement. CITY COUNCIL ASKED TO ACT CaiuK-K of "Wretelicd Condition of TlboronKlifnrcri on "Which Car Line Hun Are to lie Espe cially Investigated. Tho Board of Trado will expend a part of i& energy for better streets. Last night the body resolved to investigate the causes of the wretched condition of the city thoroughfares which have car lines. Th'r- f-entlment of tho meeting was that the stre-t-car companies have not kept the !r parts of the Mrt el in the shape re QU.mi by city ordinances and the requlre mtr.f of franchise A strong resolution -was adapw-d recommending to the Coun. clt Immediate action toward improvement. Tb board also went on record In favor of A roadway on the proposed bridge across tlie Columbia. Prtldi-nt K. E. Eeach presided. The at tendance was much larger than at the xneetlnp two werks ago. Representatives from several suburban sub-boards were present. The standing committees, named by the executive committee last week, were approved. These working bodies re ported severally that they were getting together, but as yet had accomplished no work. The t-ecretary was directed to organize tlie committor, to record their meetings, and to give them all the clerical service that they require. H. "VV. Corbett by letter requested another member than himself to 1m appointed chairman of the entertainment committee. The legislation committee, through Its chairman, W. D. Fenton. asked by letter for two weeks wherein to consider the Initiative and ref erendum matter, referred to the commit tee at the last meeting. Joseph Gaston, Jctiairman of the committee on railroads, announced that his commltteo was obtain, lnsr data from the Government forestry .department bearing on the project for a railroad to Nehalem. I. G. Davidson, of Tho mining committee, osked the scope of work which belonged to his committee. Ho was Informed that it embraced all measures and means for developing the .mineral industry of the state. A letter from the Postmaster-General gara information as to the mail service -svith the Philippines. The secretary was directed to correspond with the postal de partment, with a view toward having mails transmitted to the Philippines bi ll Portland-Oriental line of steamships. Thomas Gulnean, chairman of the street railways committee, made a forceful oral report. In which he condemned the negli gence of the railway companies in per mitting the streets of the city to deterlor att into their present wretched state. He declared the street-car system i a dis grace to the city, and that, owing to the poor way in which tracks are Mid. cars are vehicles of destruction. He insisted that rails should not be strap-iron, but heavy steel. Laid on a foundation of con crete! Ho maintained the city nan ordi nances to make tho railroads do their duty by the public, but that the fault lies wlti the public In not enforcing those ordinances. He said he would like to offer a resolution condemning especially the rallw.ivs on "Washington and Morrison streets Eut he contented himself with a m Uon to resolve that the City Council be requested to make the railway compa res live up to their franchises and to tho ordinances. This motion was so amended as to post pone .iction on it until tho next meeting, two weeks hence. The matter was re garded as of too much Importance to be rulvl Immediately to a conclusion. The rtdvertteing committee was directed to w r nle. with the problem of securing r.J -rising matter for Immigration uses. Tr- Southern Pacitlc by letter said It wo'ill be glad to distribute such matter. In cmnction with the work of its infor mruio!' bureau, free of cost. The question of Government or private ownership of a cable to Hawaii and the Thdlpplnes "was referred to a special com mittee composed of U. L. Paget and I. .A. "Serex. Sen. -ca Smith offered a resolution favor ing a wagon course on the proposed rail road bridge across the Columbia River nt Vancouver. TUe resolution was In fa vor of authorizing reasonable tolls. It was adopted unanimously. Samuel Connell reported for tho flreboat commltteo that the committee was wait ing for tho new rates that tho board of underwriters would soon offer. The un derwriters at tho same time will show the rebates That would attend the presence Df a flreboat on the water front. A. special committee was named to con fer with the board of underwriters as to itho new surveys now being made. Its members are: "W. J. Clemens, X. "W. axouutreo, L A. Yerex and "W. C. Puffer. It was considered advantageous to have ttneirfbcrs of tho labor unions join the "board. They should join as individual". 2iowever and not as representatives of their organizations. GOOD LUMBER OUTLOOK. Prlcnt Present Good Market to Portland Mills. Tho market for Pacific Coast lumber in tho Orient has a good outlook. This Js tho testimony of a well-known Port land citizen, who writes from Shanghai, under date of January 17. His name is withheld at his own request, for busi ness reasons. "The general aspect of the market is much better than It was last year," he writes, "and I think busi ness will begin very soon after Chinese Xcw Year." Flour, he says. Is very dull, "partly because of large stocks on hand, and partly becnuo the price to retail Chinese dealers Is 20 cents per bar rel lower than the present import price." But this will right itself as soon as the present stock decreases. The Chinese will be forced to resume buying soon and will not delay long when once the ad vance is general. The low price of silver and exchange is bad for trade, because it makes prices in t icls, of Mexican dollars, abnormally high. Until exchange improves, busi ness will be delayed indefinitely. Portland exporters of lumber are pre paring to do a good business with the Orient this year. "An immense trade will be done this year," said an export er yesterday. "The only question is, "Who will get it? A meat-packing plant at St Johns would be a good thing for trade with the Orient. Packed meat products arc in increasing demand on the other i-ide of tho Ocean. The Rus sian Government Is buying large quan tities of mess beef in barrels. Recently we had an order for 1600 barrels of mess beef. "We had to get It In Chicago, and ship It by Suez, because of the cheaper freight rate than by the Pacific Coast. "With a large packing-house here, we could do a largo producing business for the Orient, and ship from our own ports. Instead of sending our cattle to Omaha and Chicago.. "One of the products of the Orient which offers good possibilities for trade with America is hardwood. If Port land had a veneer plant, it could import large quantities of hardwood from Borneo. Slam and Burmah. Teak is the most valuable of these woods. It Is impervious to water and not subject to dry or wet rot. It can be laid down here at $1 70 per cubic foot. The price heretofore has been $3 65 per cubic loot, On rough-hewn teakwood there is no duty. The wood could be brought to Portland, veneered and shipped East for less cost than It could be sent di rectly East and then veneered, since waste wood would not pay freight charges. A drydock at Portland will in crease the demand of teak here, for the wood Is used extensively in marine architecture. Without paint, oil or varnish. It will remain in a good state of preservation, for a greater length of time, when constantly exposed to the elements, than any other wood, dressed even with preservatives." WHAT THE WAITERS WANT. Their Demand RenNonnblc and Jast, They Say. PORTLAND. Feb. 20. (To the Editor.) A great deal has been said about the trouble between the Walters' Alliance and the Restaurant Proprietors' Associa tion, and a good deal of misrepresenta tion has been indulged In. To place this matter before the public in Its true light will be the object of this communication. The waiters of Portland organized some months ago. After getting a large num ber of waiters in their union, they drew up a scale of prices and submitted It to the proprietors of the restaurants. There were great objections advanced by the latter, and at the request of the waiters, a committee from the Federated Trades Council took the matter In hand, and Interviewed the restaurant men. As a result of this Interview, the scale of wages as at present in force was adopted, and presented. Some of the restaurant men signed this agreement, and still others refused, saying that this was only an ex cuse to get a foothold In order to throw tho Chinese out of the kitchens. Another objection was that a provision in the scale allowed It to be changed every 30 days. This provision reads that this scale shall not be changed by either party wlthout giving a written notice of 30 days. The restaurant men claimed they were paying more than the money asked for, and so had no objection on that score. After several weeks of fighting between the restaurant men's organization and the waiters, the matter was again referred to a committee of the. Federated Trades Council. This committee had conferences with the "Waiters' Alliance and the Cooks' Alliance, and from the latter body secured a written statement, sealed with the seal of their organization, and signed by their officers, saying that they would in no manner Interfere with the kitchens of the restaurants hiring union waiters during tho rest of this year. The Waiters agreed also to sign their agreement for a like period, thus eliminating the two objections advanced by the restaurant men fear for their Chinese cooks, and that the Walters would take snap Judg ment on them and change their scale in SO days. It is a general custom for labor unions to sign agreements covering a year. Then the committee callwl on the president of tho Restaurant Men's Association and made them a proportion based on these lines. The restaurant men told the committee they would give the committee an answer Monday or Tues day. In the meantime the binners were removed at the Instance of the committee. The restaurant men failed to answer, and the committee looked them up and were told that nothing would be done. The only thing between the restaurants and the waiters is that the former refuse to concede the right of the latter to organ ize. The scale that is askeel for by the waiters is not unreasonable. It asks for $12 per week of seven days, 10 hours per day, in first-class res taurants. A first-das'; house is one in which waiters are obliged to appear In full dress. Laundry and other necessities are moro expensive than In houses where these are not required. Ten dollars per week of seven days, 10 hours per day, in second-class houses Is asked for men. For waitresses ?S per week is asked. The matter of short shifts at lunch or dinner is fixed at 25 cents per hour for two hours, or 73 cents for five-hour shifts. This is surely not an unreasonable demand. It means only 17 cents an hour for the very highest class of houses. And surely 10 hours a day Is enough for any man or woman to work. The trouble Is. that the restaurant men lo not pay the wages they claim, and do not desire to have the con ditions of their help bettered. The good citizens of Portland should see to it that restaurants desiring to continue to op press their help should not be aided by them in any way whatever. The cause of the waiters Is just, and it is the belie f of the worklngmen that right and truth will finally prevail over selfishness ana greed. The number of members In good standing in tho Waiters' Alliance Is lit?. There are between CO and GO union eating houses in Portland, and the hostile asso ciation is composed of 10 houses. The waiters court the fullest Investigation or conditions by the good people of this city. A. A. BAILEY. PERSONAL MENTION, J. W. Scriber, tho well-known banker and politician of La Grande, is at the Imperial. J. O. Russell, of Champoeg, has been In tho city for the past two weeks. He will return today. Stato Representative Dexter Rico, of Douglas County, is registered at the Per kins, from Roseburg. Mark O'Neill has returnetl from a trip to Chicago. New York, Washington, New Orleans and San Francisco. Ho was gone llvo weeks. He also visited relatives in Kentucky. The bowling team of the Seattle Ath letic Club, and several of its enthusiastic supporters, are registered at the Port land. The party includes the following gentlemen: N. T. Stlner, Tom Bowers, E. T. Pope, S. J. Robeson, V. Rott, L. M. Wood. N. Lewis, J. P. Wilson and Al Hclbruner. Messrs. II. Fleckensteln, G. Heitkemper and F. Zimmerman, who went elown to Long Beach a elay or two ago to seo what tho wholesale housebreakers who havo been doing a land offlco business in Sum. mer cottages hod left them, have not reported yet. They will probably grieve less about their losses in bedding than over tho escape of the culprits from the Summer-houso jail of Ilwaco. Among prominent Republican politicians who were in the city yesterday for the purpose of attending the meeting of the First District Congressional committee were: Dr. T. W. Harris, of Eugene; State Senator Percy R. Kelly, of Albany; State Senator W. Tyler Smith, of Sheri dan; State Senator L. L. Porter, of Ore gon City: J. T. Bridges, Register of the Roseburg Land Office, F. W. Chausse, of Grant's Pass, and I. A. Macrum, of Forest Grove. NEW YORK. Feb. 20. "Northwestern people registered at New York hotels to day as follows: From Portland W. Minor, at the Man hattan. From Spoknne A. G. Mitchum, at the Grand Union. From Seattle J. D. Farrel, at the Neth erland; F. S. Eranger, at the Park Ave nue. WASHINGTON, Feb. 30. Senator Fos ter called today at the White House to pntnt ex-Governor McGraw, of Wash ington, to the President. SALEM. Feb. 20. Hon. J. W. McCul lough. formerly a member of the Legisla ture from this- county. Is In Salem for a few days. He is an attorney at Vale, and Is proprietor of the Malheur Gazette. SALEM. Feb. 20. Rev. J. H. Coleman, the new president of Willamette Uinvcr Mty. did not arrive today, as expected, but will be in Salem tomorrow morning. BUSINESS ITEMS. It Ruby In CaUInp: Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Wlnslow s Soothing Syrup, lor children tethlnr. It soothes the child, soft-nfl the gums. j tlliy all pals, curet wind colic and diarrhoea, j DATE SET FOR APRIL 1 FIRST CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION TIIEN TO BE HELD. Rosteltnrg; la tho Place Delegates May Come to Portland for State Convention April 2. The Republican First Congressional District convention will be held April 1 at Roseburg. The committee met yes terday and held a brief session In the offices of George A. Steel. In the Chamber of Commerce building. But seven mem bers were present, proxies for eight being REGISTER EARLY AND YOU ARE SAFE Only a part of the total vote of Tort land has lxn registered. If the citi zens of this ctty have an Interest In the cornlnjr primary, and desire to have a voice In Its control, they must ItEGISTEU EARLY. REGISTER NOW. If they wait, they are likely to be shut out at the last moment. County Ckrlc Swetlnnd has provided a force that can take care at this time of a Ereater number of voters than now ap ply for registration. Hut these facili ties cannot be greatly Increased, and It will lm impossible In tho Inst we.k be fore the primary to take care of all who want to qualify for voting. ONLY OXE-THIKD THE TOTAL VOTE HAS SO FAR HEEN REGISTEItED. The number must be Increased AT OXCE, I It all are to be taken care of. held by Dr. T. W. Harris, chalrmnn of the committee. In addition to fixing the date and place, the committee decided upon reapportionment of representation In convention upon the same basis adopt ed by the State Central Committee. Those present at the meeting were: Coos Dr. T. W. Harris, proxy for. J. W. Bennett. Clackamns I. I. Porter, proxy for George C. Brovncll. Curry Dr. T. W. Harris, proxy for A. E. Bailey. Douslns J. T. Erlilces. Jackson Dr. T. W. Harris, proxy for H. E. Ankeny. Josephine F. V. Chausse, proxy for Dr. Moore. Klamath Dr. T. W. Harris, proxy for II. F. Murdoch. Lake Dr. T. W. Harris, proxy for J. E. McGorrey. Lane Dr. T. W. Harris. I.lnn Porcy R. Kelly. Marlon Dr. T. W. Harris, proxy for George P. Hughes. Polk Dr. T. W. Harris, proxy for J. C Haytcr. Tillamook Dr. T. W. Harris, proxy for A. W. Severance. "Washington I. A. McCrum. proxy for W. X. Barrett. Yamhill W. Tyler Smith, proxy for G. W. Bibee. No friction of any sort developeel at the meeting, and the members of the committee anel those who represented ab sent members were apparently in one accord on the action taken. E. B. Tongue, of Hlllsboro, son of Representative Chairman T. "V. Harris. Tongue, was in the city yesterday, but was not in attendance at the meeting. He was In conference with politicians during the day. As has been before pub lished, apparently there Is no opposition to Mr. Tongue's renomlnation, and no other candidates have been mentioned. State Senator Brownell, of Clackamas, whoso name has been mentioned as a possible candidate, has declared himself absolutely out of the race for tho nomina tion. Moreover, Mr. Brownell has a con siderable fight on his hands in his own county. He will be a candidate for tho State Senate, and Indications point to a struggle before election day Is over. A new factor In the Clackamas situation has recently developed, and announce ment has been made that the Socialists are preparing to enter the field with an entire ticket. What strength It will poll is largely problematical, hut. with a Cit izens' ticket likely, created by a fusion of dissenting Republicans and Democrats, Secretary Cnrtlfi D. "Winn. and a Socialist ticket, some extremely In teresting campaigning may be looked for. The candidacy of Claud Gatch. of Sa lem, is denied a sponsor among the lenders who were here yesterday. Mr. Gatch, so they say, will not risk tho de feat he would Incur by announcing him self openly as an aspirant. Dr. T. W. Harris, of Eugene, chairman of the First . M District Committee, said yesterday: "I do not believe there will be any oppo sition whatever to the renomlnation of Mr. Tongue. From reports received from all over the district, there is no disposi tion anywhere to antagonize Mr. Tongue." Representative Tongue will re main in "Washington until the session is overf and will leave the fight here. If any develops, to his friends and political allies. The date of the convention is Identical with that fixed for the convention of the Second Congressional District, and a day before the Republican state convention. This will give delegates to both conven tions opportunity to attend the session at Roseburg and arrive In Portland In good time for the state convention on April 2. NIGHT REGISTRATION WANTED Ninth "Ward Republican Clnb AnU Cleric to Keep Olllce Open. The Ninth Ward Registration Club held an Important meeting last night In Burk hard Hall, there being a fair attendance of the members. H. H. Newhall presided. The committee on constitution and by laws reported progress, and was given un tlll the next meeting to report finally. Tho main business was the matter of registration. Thomas HIslop said that un. der the present conditions the working men wero not afforded opportunity for registering their votes, and that the of fice should be kept open every night in the week to give this class an opportunity to go to the Courthouse. It was also report ed that many worklngmen had said that they could not get tho time to go to the Courthouse and then remain In line an hour. Mr. HIslop moved that the County Clerk be requested to keep open the ofilce every night for a time to give men a chance to register who cannot do so during the day. Tho motion was carried and the secretary was instructed to make the re quest. W. C. Bell, of Denver, Colo., was pres ent, and, by request, told of the meth od of registration in Denver. He said that it was elone there by wards, and that the books were then turned into the Coun ty Clerk. Mr. Bell explained that by this way no tlmo was lost, and every man could register without going to the Court house. He said that the full vote was gotten out promptly, and expressed sur prise that no such provision had been made In the law here. It was reporteel at the meeting that there was a possibility of the primaries vbe!ng called at an early date before the citizens and worklngmen hail registered, and hence might be cut off from voting at the primaries. It was decided that a special effort be made to urge registra tion In the Ninth Ward. Another meeting will be held at the same hall next Thurs elay evening, at which time the rules will be ready for adoption. FINE CHORAL CONCERT. Ilrllllnnt Worlc ef Singer and Sym phony Orchestra. Last night's choral concert, given under the auspices of the symphony orchestra, demonstrated conclusively that Portland has home talent of a high order. The singers that Mr. Boyer has gathered to gether did brilliant work, more than sat isfying the high expectations that had been raised by their efforts on previous occasions. The principals acquitted them selves with much credit to themselves and their leader, and better chorus work has not been heard In Portland. This Is due not alone to the fact that the chorus Is musically well trained, but in largo measure to the exceptional quality of the tone produced. One does not often find such good timbre in a chorus. Paul Wcsslnger being 111, his place In "Fair Ellen" was taken at short notice by Mr. Epplng, and the Scotch ballad, with Its blare of bugle and skirl of pipe, vas rendered with much dash and spirit. Gade's "Erl-Klng's Daughter" that fol lowed was entirely new to the audience, this being Its first Portland production. It completely captivated those who heard It, for it is brim full of witching strains and charming effects In orchestration. Mrs. Schwab gave the solos of the elf maiden with all the eerie seductiveness, gaycty and fairy spltefulness that the part demanded. The freshness and purity of her voice and Its delicious quality were as usual most enjoyable. Mrs. Farns-v.-orth, as the mother, was at her best; she has probably never. done better work In Portland. Her voice Is a pleasant one to listen to. Mr. Epping's dramatic style suited the part of Sir Olaf exactly: his work was thoroughly satisfying and delightful. Tho excellent work of the orchestra added greatly to the general effectiveness of the whole. W. H. Boyer deserves much credit for the unequivocal and brilliant success of the concert. NEW BOARD TAKES HOLD. E. L. Powell Chonen Secretary Multnomah Club. of At the weekly meeting of the board of directors of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club last evening. E. L. Pow ell was chosen secretary for the ensuing year. Mr. Powell has been a member of the club for nine years, and Is well qualified for the position of secretary. He Is ono of the best billiard players In the club. At the meeting last evening the fol lowing were appointed as chairmen of the various committees: Indoor athletics. Arthur Bowman; handball. L. Stiles; billiards. W. C. Dunlway; bowling, H. A. Weis; bath, J. B. Cleland; grounds, A. B. McAlpln; outdoor athletics, H. W. Kerrigan; auditing. J. F. Logan. No ap pointments were made on the football, baseball or social committees. Accord ing to the by-laws of the club, the sev eral chairmen of the committees are em powered to select two associate members for the committees which they represent. The selection of Mr. Kerrigan as chair man of the outdoor athletic committee is particularly gratifying to the athletes of the club. Interesting Story of Logan. The Illinois State Register publishes a letter from an old-time friend of General John A, Logan, which sets forth that John A. Logan refused to follow Douglas In support of Lincoln and the war for the Union, that he remained In this ntti ture until the day of the battle of Bull Run, when Logan and several other Dem ocratic Congressmen went out to witness the battlo. They pushed along until they began to meet stragglers coming toward them, running nt their best speed. They came thicker and faster, and then they were met by three men carrying muskets. John A. Logan Jumped toward them and asked: "What is the matter? .Where and what are you running for?" One of the men replied: "There's a hell of a fight and the rebels are giving us hell and we are trying to get out of their reach." John A. Logan then grabbed one of the muskets and exclaimed: "There Is but one side to take in this fight, and I am going to take the Union side." And this, according to the writer In the Illinois State Register. Is the true history of how John A. Logan, for once and for all, threw aside his Southern sympathies and enlisted, heart and soul, In the war for the Union in which he made so splen did a record as a brave and loyal soldier. Coroner of Wasco County "Wed. THE DALLES. Or., Feb. 30. At the residence of the bride, in this city, W. H. Butts, Coroner of Wasco County, was married today to Mrs. M. Schannon, of this city. Everyone "Who Han Ever used S. H. fc M. Skirt Binding is satisfied with It. No substitute equals it. Be sure you find the trademark S. H. & M. on the back when you buy. At EAST SIDE PLAGUE SPOTS THERE ARE A FEW THAT XEED TO BE CLEANED UP. Civic Improvement Lengne and Other Orprniiizntlons AVonld Win Blcsaings by Acting. If the Civic Improvement League or any other organization, will undertake the Job of cleaning up a few places In Cen tral East Portland a great blessing will be bestowed upon a large number. Beau tiful homes by the hundreds are being built all through this district, which makes It all the more necessary that these "plague spots" should be abolished. Standing on the elevated road on East Stark, between Grand avenue and East Seventh street, and looking either north or south, the Intolerable conditions may be easily seen by any one. Along the sides of the gulch are tons of filth dumped there from back yards. The water that flows through this ravine Is pure water from the Hawthorne springs, but Is pol luted by the practice of dumping every thing along the sides. The accumulated masses gather at the bottom of the slopes and In the water. Back and east of the "buildings on Granel avenue, between East Stark and East Washington streets, there Is a vast accumulation of filth and debris, and the conditions here are Indescribably horrible and disgusting. East across the ravine is found the same conelltlon. At the east end of the East Stark-street road way there are more accumulations. There are rotten planks, offal from kitchens and elecayed vegetables dumped Indiscrimi nately. All this can and certainly should be stoppeel nt once. The excuse has been made that by dumping everything Into the ravines they will be filled up In time without cost, but by the time they are filled up with filth there will not be many of the pres ent generation living to enjoy the advan tage. All the property on which these accumulations of filth are to be found Is owned by somebody, and tho owners should certainly be required to clean and burn up the accumulation, and further practice of making a general sewer of the ravine should cease for all time. ARTICLES ARE FILED. Portland Boulevard Commission Get ting Ready for Rnnlncnn. W. W. Plympton, president of the Port land Boulevard Commission, reported yes terday that the articles of incorporation had been filed in the office of the Secre tary of State and had been returned to the committee. Everything Is now completed and ready for the next step, which will be to open the stock book of the com mission. This is the most important part of the proceedings. The work so far has been preliminary. There are some very enthusiastic men In the commission, who are hoping that the objects they are working for can be secured. They believe that now Is the time to open boulevards, when land Is comparatively cheap. After long consid eration it was decided that It would be necessary to form a corporation In order to have legal power to buy and sell land In opening the boulevards, and hence ar ticles of Incorporation were gotten up and fileel. A meeting of the commission will bo called In a few days, when the matter of opening stock books will be settled. PLANT PRACTICALLY COMPLETED. A Tent In Reiner Mnilc of tho Machin ery of the Portland "Woolen Mill. With the exception of the turbine water wheel, the Portland woolen mill at Sell wood Is practically completed, and a test of the machinery Is being made. Steam power is being useil for the present. All the machinery has been Installed, and for the pnst few days smoke has been pouring from the tall stack, and the rum ble of machinery could be heard some dis tance away. Wool has been received, and this Is being put through the scouring process preparatory to being sent to tho looms. It is understood that as soon as the test of all the parts shall have been com pleted the plant will be started up. The celebration by the people of Sellwood of the completion of this plant will shortly be held. The establishment of the mill In that vicinity means a great deal for the people there, and they rejoice that the great enterprise is soon to start up. INSPECTED STCA.1I ROLLER. City Engineer Says the City Should Own One to Get FlrNt-Claas Street. City Engineer Chase was inspecting and observing the operation of a steam roller yesterday afternoon on East Yamhill street, which was recently brought from the East. The roller weighs 10 tons. In the test of Its power yesterday It went up a sharp Incline built for the purpose with perfect ease, and It made sharp turns in the street. With such a roller much bet ter work and more of It can be had on streets tinder Improvement. The City En gineer said that Portland should have a steam roller In order to have first-class streets, and as many Improvements are soon to be undertaken, he thought the city should provide one as soon as pos sible, so that It can be used on the new Improvements. KEEPS OUT OF RAILROAD GROUNDS Route of Main Conduit of Cook-Avenue Sewer District. Under direction of the City Engineer the route of the large conduit of the proposed Cook-avenue sewer district has been laid along the county roael south from the Beech-street conduit that crosses the railroad grounds. By putting the main conduit along the county road, and not through the O. R. & N. Co.'s grounds, there will be no complications. The route follows the road to Helm street, then turns up the gulch In Cook's ad dition eastward. The s!ze of the conduit has not yet been fixed. Plans for this system will be prepared by the City En gineer this Spring. Ennt Stele Telephone Exchange. Plans for the East Side telephone ex change, to be erected by the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company on the property purchased by them recently at East Ankeny and East Sixth streets, are expected from the engineering department in San Francisco within a short time. The building will be 50x100. and will be three stories high. About 3500 subscribers will be served from this exchange, and General Manager J. H. Thatcher said yes terday that the company expected to oc cupy the building within three months. The installation of the multiple switch boards In the Portland main exchange will not be effected for several months. All Connection Completed. All connections have been made be tween the East Portland and Albina water mains, and the latter place will be fur nished "with Bull Run water very soon. Yesterday water was turned Into the standplpe on East Thirteenth and Schuy ler streets, and It was filled. The stand pipe had not been In use for some time, and It had to be cleaned out. With It filled, the pressure In the higher districts in Albina can be kept up, and then one of the pumps in the Albina station will be operated. Ent Tvrenty-SIxth-Street Extension. Tlie surveyors have set the stakes for the widening of East Twenty-sixth street from Powell to the Section Line road full 60 feet, and the further extension of East Twenty-sixth street from the Section Line road to Hawthorne avenue. For the wid ening of the first portion of the street a petition well signed backs up the move ment. Whether- It eaa b axteodd to Hawthorne avenue remains to be seen. It would be a most desirable street if the extension Is accomplished. East Side Xoteit. The ladies' auxiliary to the Sellwood Board of Trade will meet this evening at the home of Mrs. Wills. The league Is getting In shape to aid In beautifying that portion of the city. Frances Folsom Baker, daughter of S. C. Baker, died at the home of her parents. 415 East Ninth street, Wednesday. She attended school In the Stephens build ing. Her age was 13 years. The funeral will be held this afternoon from the house at 2 o'clock. The Nbrthwestern Republican Club will hold a meeting this evening at Highland Hall for the purpose of taking steps to secure registration of voters from that portion of the city. The hall Is on the Portland Railway Company's line, and easily reached. Daniel P. Sandercock died yesterday at the home of his parents, 411 East Lincoln street. He was a young man, being IS years and 7 months old, and an engraver by trade and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Will iam Sandercock. The time of the funeral has not yet been fixed. The Smith estate, comprising about 1000 acres, adjacent to and being a part of Falrvlew, will be sold at auction March 6 at the Courthouse. The sale will Include the unoccupied lots In the town of Fair view, and residents arc hopeful that It will result In getting more people to set tle and live there. The Missionary Society of the Sunny side Congregational Church gave a .n coln memorial exercise last night. A pro gramme of appropriate responsive read ings was given. Including selections from the Gettysburg speech and other ad dresses. "The Star-Spangled Banner" and other selections were sung. IX EASTERN MULTNOMAH. Dally "Weather Bnrenii Cordrt to Dc Distributed From Grcnhnm. GRESHAM. Or.. Feb. 20. Postmistress McColl has completed arrangements with the Signal Service Department whereby dally weather reports will be furnished this section for all who desire it. She will be supplied with weather bureau cards and a small printing outfit, and each morning at S o'clock will get a report from the signal office in Portland, by telephone. She will then print her cards for distribution and all patrons of free rural delivery may have one each dally by simply asking for It. The cards will be distributed by mall, only, and will be considered first-class matter. Mrs. McColl expects to begin sending out the reports about March 1. It Is thought there will be a larse demand for them on the rural routes, especially as the Information they will contain will be reliable and frequently of great benefit to the people. Roekrvood Schoolliouae. Plans for the new Rockwood school house are about completed, anel the con tracts for the building will be let in a few weeks. The structure will contain two rooms at first, built so as to add on when occasion requires it. The build ing will be modeleel something like the new Gresham school building, but on a smaller scale. The district has recently bought another block and will sell the other block, donated by the owners of the townslte. The new location Is more central and much more desirable. Another Grade. A new grade was established at Gresh am school yesterday morning, beginning the Spring term. The grades have been rearranged so that Principal Anderson now teaches the new ninth grade; Miss Hattle Pierce, the grammar grade; Mrs. H. R. Wlnchell, the intermediate, and Mrs. Clara Anderson the primary. Mrs. Wlnchell Is tthe new teacher employed. All the rooms In the new building are now occupied and the attendance Is con stantly Increasing. The grounds surrounding the new building havo been graded and gravel roaelways laid. A new fence has been put around the entire block and the front will be adorned with shade trees. Forelprn-Bnllt Gunboat. SEATTLE. Feb. 20. Mall advices from Kobe, Japan, state that the Uraga Dock Comp'any. having obtained orders for five gunboatn out of 20 which the L'nlted States Gove rnment has arranged to build MEN SPECIALISTS FOR MEN Contracted Disorders Every case of contracteel disorders we treat Is thoroughly cured. Our pa tients have no relapses. When we pro nounce a case cured there is not a particle of Infection or Inflammation remaining, and there Is not the slight est danger that the disease will return in its original form or work its way into the general system. No contract ed disorder 1ft so trivial as to war rant uncertain methods of treatment, and we specially solicit those cases that other doctors have been unable to cure. Colored chart sent securely sealed on application. Dr. Talcott & Co. PORTLAND OFFICE: 250J Alder Street, cor. Third San Francisco Office, 937 Market st. T7 A Little More Money 2?6 Washington St. Near Woodard. Clarke & IN A WORLD WHERE "CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS" NO PRAISE IS TOO GREAT FOR EJB 4&a st-aP S ss 33 es Pf && yyW LESS THAN 18 CENTS A DAY FOR A HOME "WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW TAKE OCT CONTRACT XO"VT. Money paid for Rent or Interest Is Lost. Co-operation will lighten your burdens. Aid the housewife and make breadwinner happy. THINK OF IT! ?5.3." monthly for a SlOO home. NO INTEREST. Select your home where ou please, or build just such house as vou want. WE PAY FOR IT. Or we will pay off your mortgage. What a load that interest has been! Relief Is at hand throush the OREGON MUTUAL HOME SOCIETY, 513-51-1 Commercial Building, Phone South 1001. WHEATINE the food for one the food for all never in bulk 2 lb packages all reliable grocers a ns $? CJH taJ3 fci. & for the defense of the Philippines. Mr. Tsukntiara, the president of the com pany, proceeded to Manila on the 22d Inst to c?ign a contract with the authori ties there. The price is said to be J56.255 gold each. A Shanghai shipbuilding yard has obtained an order for 10 vessels at ?52,337. No order has yet been placed for the remaining' five vessels. Amongst thoe sending in tenders were the Mit.su Blshi yard, tlie Hong Kong Dock Company, the Ishikawajima Dock Company, and the Kawasaki Dock Com pany. DAILV METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Feb. 20. S P. M-Ma-clmuni temperature. 57; minimum temperature. 4": river reading nt 11 A. SI., 1.0 fet: change in the past 24 hour., 0.2 foot: total precipita tion. ." P. SI. to 5 P. SI., 0.2Ti Inch: total pre cipitation since Sept. 1. 10il. 23.70 Inches; normal precipitation since Sept. 1, 1001, 30.JH) inches; deficiency, 7.20 Inches; total sunshlna Feb. 10. 0:05; possible sunshine Feb. 19, 10:SG. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. Wind. 3-P Z3) STATIONS. : 1 2i BREAKFAST mm AstorIa 3fi 0.04 M SW Pt. cloudy Baker City 4 O.Oo SE Cloudy Blsmarck 10 0.00 NV Clear Hois 34 0.00 ' XV Cloudy Eureka 30 0.28 0 NW Cloudy Helena 30 0.00 SW Clear Neah Bay 32 0.40 12 SV Raining Pocatello 30 0.00 12 SE Pt. cloudy Fortland 57 0.14 S Clear Red Bluff K! 0.42 St SE RainiKt Roeburg 38 0.10 XE Pt. cloudy Sacramento 32 0.32 10ISE ,ainnS Salt Lake 50 0.00 S W Cloudy San Francisco 3010.50 SE Halnlnc Spokane 50J SSV Raining Seattle 5S0.0tlCl SW Clear Walla Walla 34 j S Raining Light. "Trace. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The storm which made its appearance yes terday afternoon off the Oregon coast moved rapidly northeastward, and It is now central over Eastern British Columbia. Tlie following maximum wind velocities occurred last night: Astoria, 2S miles, south, and Eureka. 20 miles, south. Heavy rains are reported In Northern Cali fornia, and at 5 P. SI. It was still raining at San Francisco, Sacramento and Red Bluff. Light rain was also falling at the same time at Walla Walla and Spokane. The unusual phenomena of a thunder .torm occurred at Neah Bay about 4 P. SI. Thursday afternoon. The Indications are for partly cloudy weath er in this district Friday, with showers la Western Oregon and Western Washington. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for the 23 hours ending tit midnight Friday. February 21: Portland and vicinity Partly cloudy, with probably showers; southerly winds. Western Oregon and Western Washington Partly cloudy, with showers; southerly winds. Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho Proba bly fair; southwesterly wind?. Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Clearing: southwesterly winds. NEW TODAY. STOP RENT NOW We build houses only at Uni versity Park. $25 cash and $15 monthly will stop rent within six weeks. It will get you 75x100 feet of ground, a 'convenient barn and a snug cottage. Not ail in six weeks, but in due time. If you depend on paying rent until the Exposition is over you will come out a financial wreck. Rents are high now, but will go many points higher. Portland Homebuilding Co. 151 Sixth, Near Morrison. Perhaps, but so much better quality at our stores that you will never regret your purchase. JOHN ALLESINA TWO STORES: Co. 309 Morrison St. Near Meier & Frank Co. This signature is on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo0uimneTabieu remedy tht cores m cola la m jw , f ,.l it -.