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THE MORNING OREGONTAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1902.
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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
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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
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