THE MOBNESG OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21r 1902.
LAND CEASES TO SLIDE
Hi&ii back op reservoirs jyow
STATIONARY.
"Water Committee Considers Rebuild
ing: the Walls, bat Defers Ac
A ' tlon for a TJnic.
A meeting: -of the "Water Committee was
Iheld yesterday afternoon. Chairman Cor
Lett presiding and Messrs. Dolph, Knapp,
Iadd, Haselttne, Carson, Xewis-, Teal and
Joseph! present.
The operating committee presented its
report of the operation of the -works for
the month of April, showing receipts and
disbursements as follows:
Cash receipts, for water $27,137 00
Cost of operation and repairs.... 3,736 CS
Balance paid to Treasurer (23,400 72
In answer to Mr. Teal, Mr. Ladd, of the
Operating committee, stated that the re
ceipts from the Alblna system were very
eatlsfactory larger ttian had been esti
mated. The Engineer submitted a report, show
ing that the amount of water flowing
from the drainage tunnel west of the res
ervoirs was only one-&fth as much as a
few months ago; thai the sliding of the,
hillside had practically ceased, and there
was no likelihood of any further move
ment of the land.
This brought up the matter of repair
ing the reservoirs, Xcs. 1 and 2, Injured
by the sliding land adjoining them, and
It was discussed at some length. It was
the opinion of some thatlf there was no
further movement of the land between
now and September, it would be perfectly
safe to go ahead and repair the reservoirs.
Others thought It would be better to let
them go until another rainy season had
passed.
Mr. Dolph was of opinion that the reser
voirs were too deep, and favored filling
the bottoms up for some distance. As it
would be .necessary to consult the engin
eer in regard to the matter, it was laid
over for a time.
Some 13 petitions for new mains and
extensions, aggregating 20,802 feet in
lengthy were referred to the construction
commrttee at the last meeting. The com
mittee asked for further time to discuss
the matter with the engineer before pre
senting a report. The request was
granted.
A number odf new petitions for mains on
various streets, mostly on the East Side,
were referred to the operating commit
tee. A communication from Fleischner,
Mayer & Co., In regard to being charged
an excess rate for Tvater used for manu
facturing purposes, on the ground that it
was used for laundry purposes, was re
ferred to the operating committee for in
vestigation. Nearly an hour was spent by the com
mittee Investigating the case of "William
Eccles, a plumber, charged with violat
ing the rules by connecting a closet and
a building with the water mains without
having procured a permit. As It was his
second offense and he had been warned
by the construction committee after his
first slip, he was required to come before
the whole committee, and he put In
rather an unpleasant afternoon explain
ing to the committee how it had hap
pened that he transgressed. As the pen
alty, besides fine, was to refuse him any
permits In the future, which would prac
tically drive him out of business, and as
there was a reasonable doubt that he
had violated the rules knowingly, he was
allowed to go with a warning that a rep
etition of the offense would be severely
punished.
STREET BIDS OPENED.
Hoard .of Public "Works Examines
'any Offers.
At the meeting of the Board of Public
"Works yesterday afternoon bids for
street and sewer improvements were
opened as follows:
Sewers East Alder street, from Six
teenth to Eighteenth Jacobsen-Bade Co.,
$5S7 40; Frainey & Keating, $741 90; Rellly
& Stevens, $678 S7.
Eugene street, from East Seventh to
Union avenue Rlner & Riner, $537 73;
John Bays, 5552 33; J. B. Slemmons,
$CS6 50.
Corbett street, from Bancroft to Sey
mour avenue Frainey & Keating, $95S 80;
Jacobsen-Bado Co., $104120.
East Ash street, from Twentieth to
Twenty-second Jacobsen-Bade Co.,
$333 67.
East Couch street, from Eighteenth to
Sixteenth Frainey & Keating, $S34 El; J.
"W. Sweeney, $728 05; Jacobsen-Bade Co.,
$727.
Mabel street, from Hamilton to Sey
mour avenue Frainey & Keating, $492 50;
Jacobsen-Bade Company, $424 05; Bellly &
Stevens, $378.
Montana avenue, from Prescott to the
BeecSi-street sewer Frainey & Keating,
$3137; J. "W. Sweeney, $2713; J. B. Slem
mons, $2899 10; Riner & Riner, $3829 SO.
Hamilton avenue, from Front to Corbett
T-Frainey & Keating, $301 80; Jacobsen
Bade Company, $248 70; Bellly & Stevens,
$245 70.
Streets Morris street, from Vancouver
to Union avenue Lewis Janln, $2030 96;
Glebisch & Joplin, $1972 37; Rellly & Ste
vens, $2965 80; Lind & Manning, $1801 32.
East Nineteenth street, from the Sandy
road to Everett street N. B. Golden,
$307 94 2VL J. Connolly, $325 25.
East Everett street, from the center
line to a point 230 feet east N. B. Golden,
$130 84; M. J. Connolly, $16414.
Kelly street, from Grover street to
Seymour avenue Smyth & Howard. $17,
790 &); Nickum & Kelly, $14,672 41; J. W.
Sweeney, $15,665 40; L.lnd & Manning, $13,
169 72.
All the bids were referred to the City
Engineer for computation, with Instruc
tions to report at the next meeting.
A letter was received from City Auditor
Devlin, calling- attention to the ordinance
providing that all work of any kind done
by the Pacific States Telephone & Tele
graph Company In the erection of poles,
stretching of wires or the construction of
conduits, shall be done by direction of
the Board of Public "Works, given in writ
ing. "It seems to the mapagement of the
telephone company," the letter reads,
"that If a permit in writing from the
board Is demanded for each particular
piece of work, the -same will be a source
of much annoyance to the board and of
serious delay and Inconvenience to the
company. The company, therefore, de
sires that the Board of Public "Works
should consider the advisability of hav
ing a general form or permit provided
which would set forth the specifications
in detail for each kind of work which
the company may desire to do, and that
the City Engineer be authorized by the
board to issue said permits as the same
may be required by the company."
The letter was referred to the superin
tendent of the company, with Instructions
to draw up a suitable form of permit.
Superintendent. -"Whiting, who ha3
charge of the Fourth-street improvement,
asked, on behalf of the contractors,
Fisher, Thorsen & Co., an extension of 30
days In which to complete the work. - Mr.
"Whiting said that the work had been
greatly delayed by the rain, and that out
of the past 42 days there were only 10
working days. Mr. "Whiting was told to
present the matter to the next meeting
of the board, as there was no immediate
cause for an extension, and the board did
not wish to grant more than one exten
sion. A petition was received from McMillan's
Camp, Sons and Daughters of Indian
War "Veterans, asking the use of a room
In the City Hall on Thursdays, until June
13. The camp Is making arrangements
for the annual encampment of the Indian
War Veterans, which will be held June
17, and it wished to have a central meet
ing place. The sentiment of the board
was against the use of the hall by any
private bodies, but the clerk was in
structed to Inform the ofilcers of the
ramp -that they might secure rooms by
conferring with Assistant Secretary
Hlmes, of the Oregon Historical Society,
or County Roadmaster Steele.
City Engineer Chase Informed the
board that he had made a price for the
use of the steam roller of $24 for a block
of 2C0 feet, or $1 50 per hour.
BOB BURDETTE'S TALK. .
Humorist Entertains Good House t
the Y. M. C. A.
Bob Burdeftte lectured last evening be
fore an audience that comfortably filled
the Y. M. C. A. .auditorium He kept his
hearers In laughter from the time he be
gan until he closed, yet his humor was
such that it could be laughed over but
once. Nearly every sentence contained
something that set the audience In a roar,
but there was nothing that one could
carry home and enjoy by himself or with
his friends. In other words, his sayings
are not humorous at second hand, and
after the extreme pleasure of the moment
there is left -only the recollection of an
enjoyment which is past.
He did not tell stories nor make use of
puns. He cracked Jokes that are as old
as stovepipes and carpet tacks and house
cleaning, but he put his descriptions in
a form that made the old jokes as
enjoyable as ever. He described scenes
and events familiar to every man and
woman, incidents over which .all have
laughed before, and every one laughed
again. He Insisted . that stepping out of
bed Into a saucer full of tacks is as funny
HERE'S. NO NEW RECRUIT.
The man who started the first move ever made in Congress
toward the exclusion of the Chinese was George H. Williams
of Oregon. ' - -
Mr. Williams submitted the following resolution: .
Resolved, That the committee on foreign relations be instrucjedf'to
inquire Into the expediency of regulating or restricting -the Immigra
tion nd importation of Chinese into the Unltea States. ' ;
Mr. Williams said:
Mr. President: I offer this resolution at this time with the view
of calling the attention of Congress to the subject. Since the first-discovery
of gold In California the Chinese in considerable numbers -have
immigrated to the Pacific Coast. They came there not to be citizens
of the country, not to learn our language, to profess our religion, to
' adopt our customs, manners and habits; but they came there tobe 1
people unto themselves and to maintain their attachment to the re
ligion and government under which they have lived. I do not say
that any particular harm has yet resulted from their presence on
the Pacific Coast,, but new facilities for their Immigration have re
cently been created and no doubt will be increased, and some great
Inducement may arise which will pour clouds of Chinese from the
millions who now Inhabit the country where they live, upon the Pa
cific Coast, like locusts from the land of Egypt I think It Is not safe
to despise the day of small things In reference to this matter, and
It Is much easier now to deal with the subject than It will be ,when
It assumea more formidable proportions. I hope, therefore, the corti
mlttee will give the subject hat attention whlclults Importance de
mands. The resolution was agreed to. Congressional Globe,, part 1, page
1S3, Thirty-ninth Congress, December 19, 1866.
when It happens as when the victim thinks
It over a week afterward. If the sufferer
would only look at It that way.
He said he could not tell the difference
between wit and humor, though he had
studied the subject frequently and care
fully. One difference he has observed Is
that wit Is local, while humor Is not
That is, you can point out in a poem or
in a story the exact sentence or word
upon which depends the wit of the whole.
Humor, on the other hand, runs through
the entire fabric and canno't be pointed
out In any particular place.
Burdette said that the difficulty is not
that we have too many troubles, but that
we have too many Worriea There are
two days in the week that he never wor
ries about yesterday and tomorrow. One
half the things people worry about are in
the past, and the other half are In the
future. Neither are within human, con
trol, but the burdens of the present must
be borne, and they are never so heavy
as to break a man down.
Burdette, like all humorists, talked much
about his own experience, his likes and
dislikes. He doesn't like a scold and he
never scolds. He doesn't like to be lec
tured, and he doesn't like, to lecture he
ha9 to be hired to do It
OUR LUMBER TRADE.
Prices and Demands for American
Logs in Holland.
Consul Ustoe, under the date of April
11, wrote to the State Department from
Rotterdam, Holland, on the markeB-'Of
American lumber, as follows:
Having lately had some Inquiries as to
the current prices of American lumber
at Rotterdam, I have Investigated the
matter, and find that the following quo
tations rule at present for logs per 1000
feet Scrlbner rule, and for lumber per
1000 feet board-measure:
Prime walnut loss. 10 inches and upward:
To average 21 to 22 in $ 00100
To average 23 to 24 In 110120
Prime white logs, 24 In. and up 42 44
"White wood logs, 28 In. and up 42 44
Prime hickory logs, with email, brown
heart C2 D4
"White ash logs. 14 In. and up 44 45
Gum boards and planks, 1 to 3 In.
thick 42 40
"White oak boards and planks, 1 to 3
Inches 40 51
Oak scantlings. 3x3. 4x4 In., S to 10 ft. 40 42
Cottonwood boards and planks. 1 to 3
Inches 2S 31
"Walnut boards and planks, 1 to In.. 1050125
"White oak stairsteps. l?i or 2 la. by
Til. 12 or 13 In G2
wnue ook parquetry strips:
1 by 4. 4. 5 to 0 by 20 or 24 In.... 3S
1 or IVi by 4 to 6 In.. 10 to 10 ft.
long 43 44
"White aph boards and planks, X to 3
Inches 44 48
Pitch pine, 1 to 3 In. by 11 In. end
upward, per standard $63.233G5.GS
Messrs. J. C. & Th. H. Ieyenaar, one
of the leading firms that handle Ameri
can lumber at this port have, at my re
quest furnished me with their views as
to the prospects for the American lum-
ber trade here this season:
The Netherlands buy, as a rule, with the ex
ception of pitch pine, very little lumber from
America, . but a good many logs. The eale of
the latter Is fair and the business prospect Is
not unfavorable. ,
Germany (which country is supplied from
this port to a great extent) buys more lumber
than logs. Conditions there have not as yet
Improved much since last year. Though
money has become cheaper, the trade continues
dull, and prospects are not very bright for any
great revlral of tho lumber trade.
THE AEOLIAN RECITAL
The qloslng. recital for the present sea
son will be glVen at Aeolian Hall tonight
at 8:30 P. M. An especial invitation is ex
tended to all lovers of music to attend and
listen to the following programme:
PROGRAMME.
Pipe organ Overture, "William Tell". .Rossini
Mr. Bruce.
Piano "Galop dl Bravura" Schulhoft
Mr. Bruce.
Aeolian orchestrelle "Wedding March"
(from "Midsummer Right's Dream")..
". ... Mendelssohn
(Full orchestra score.) ,
Mr. Larimore.
Piano "Last Hope" Gottschalk
Mr. .Bruce.
Aeolian orchestrelle "Songs of Scotland"..
Hattoa
(Fantasia Waltz.)
Mr. Larimore.
Piano Walts, Op. 34, No. 1 Moszkowski
Mr Bruce.
Pipe organ Overture, "Phedre" Massenet
Mr. Bruce.
STOP USING DRUGS.
Good, wholesome food Is the best tonic
Bread made of Diamond "W" fiour Is
light. -strong and most nutritious. Rich
In braln-renewlng and muscle-producing
Droncrties. At your erocers.
SITE FOR A SCHOOLHOtlSE
ALMOST AS TROUBLESOME AS 1005
FAIR PROBLEM.
Location of Woodlavrn Building
Arouses Contention Repairing;
Gravel Roads East Side Xtenis.
The Board of Education will have to
settle the location of the newscboolhouse
at Woodlawn. as the residents of that
portion of the district are very much
divided on the question. Doubt is ex
pressed whether the directors, will select
another location further south a"nd more
sightly owing to the additional coat, and
possibly because of the feeling displayed
over the matter. The present building
will be used as a portion of the new struc
ture, and If the site Is changed four or
five blocks south the cost of moving It
will be considerable, but even this objec
tion Is met by those who want a new site
"who say that they would pay the expense
of moving, and the difference between
the cost of the new block and the value
of the present school ground.
Piedmont and Rosedale people want the
site on the higher ground, and say that
even If the building were put up five
blocks south of where the' present build-
Ing now stands It would not cause Incon
venience to any one In Woodlawn. The
site would be on higher ground.,' and
would be more creditable . to ,the..entlre
neighborhood than If built on the present
school grounds.
On the surface It would seem that If
tho residents on the higher ground would
see that the district lost nothing in
changing the higher site would bo best
In every point of view. It Is said that
Woodlawn has a suspicion of Piedmont
on everything, and that the two sections
do not pull -together on any proposition.
Evidently they don't aeree on the school
site. The Board of Education will prob
ably settle the matter and start the erec
tion of the building as soon as possible.
In view of the near approach of vacation
time. That part of the district needs a
schoolhouso, and needs it this year.
MAY ENLARGE ROME.
Possible Action by tbc Odd Fellows'
Grand Lodge.
It is .confidently expected that One of
the Important measures coming up before
the Grand Lodge of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, which will meet to
day at Newberg, will be the enlargement
of the home "on East Twenty-eighth and
Holgate streets. Contrary to expectation
tho apartments In the building on the
grounds have nearly all been taken, and
It Is the Impression among many of the
members that at this session provisions
will have to be made for the erection
of an addition at no distant day.
The generosity of the lodges in furnish
ing the home resulted in the building
being fixed up like the dwellings of the
most wealthy, and while doubt has been
expressed as to the wisdom of so elegant
and elaborate furnishing, It showed what
the order can do when it undertakes any
thing along that line. The trustees will
doubtless make some recommendations
concerning the home.
"Very likely the farm at Falrvlew, owned
by the order, will be retained, now that
the home hss been established elsewhere.
It Is really a source of revenue and In
creases In value every year.
Robert Andrews, of Orient lodge. East
Side, Is In line of promotion, and will no
doubt be elected Grand Master.
REPAIRS TO EAST EIGHTH.
"What Can be Done to Restore Worn
out Street Improvements-
The work that Is being done on East
Eighth street south of HavrtbOrtte ave
nue for nearly a mile, is highly satisfac
tory to that portion of the city. Gravei
from the bottom of the "Willamette River
is being placed in the center of the street
and all the Intersections are being fully
covered. South of the Stephens slough
the gravel has been spread nearly to
Beacon street Here the steam.roUer has
been at work packing the gravel down
Into the crown of the street There 1s
enough dirt in the street to mix with the
gravel and make a compact roadway when
rolled. These are the first repairs that
have ever been made to East Eighth
street which was Improved about six
years ago and had become badly worn
by the heavy travel It has to carry.
The street will take on a new lease of
life with this coating, which shows' what
can be done toward restoration of all the
worn graveled streets at small expense.
The material is dredged from the rlvex
near the East Side there being the con
sequent double advantage of deepening
the river and saving the wornout streets.
There are miles of other streets that can
be restored in the same way, it the money
for such repairs will hold out long enough
to reach them.
MEAD POST MAY PARTICIPATE.
Oregon City Comrades Are Invited to
Join in Memorial Exercises.
Mead Post of Oregon City, may Join
with the Portland G. A. R, Posts in the
exercises in Lone Fir Cemetery on Mem
orial Day, May 30. The post will hold ap
propriate exercises and Rev. Robert Mc
Lean, of the Third Presbyterian Church,
will be the orator. If the programme
can be given in the forenoon, then the
post may Join with their Portland com
rades in the afternoon exercises. The
committee of arrangements has extended
Mead Post an invitation to participate,
and it may do so.
Free Metkodists' Conference.
Tho annual Oregon conference of the
Free Methodists will hold its flrsCbtlsIness
session this afternoon In the Free Metho
dist Church at 2:30 o'clock. Thereafter
the business -sessions will be beld In the
forenoonr extending from 8:30 tpH'.30. and
at 2:30 and S P. M. religious. services will
be conducted. Superintendent B. R. Jones,
of Chlcaso. hajt arrived and will precide.
Delegates will be entertained mainly In
the homes of the members. Rev. H. V.
Haslam. pastor of the local church, has
been making provisions for their enter
tainment. Conference will continue till
Sunday night
Clyde Middletoa "Will Recover.
Clyde Mlddleton. whose legs were crush
ed In a street-car accident at Mount Ta
bor Sunday evening, will recover, but It
Is not yet known whether or not the left
foot will have to come off. Dr. O. F.
Botklns, who Is attending him, said yes
terday that the boy. was greatly Improved
and was at himself. He had hopes that
both legs will be saved. However, owing
to the crushing of the bones of the Ifitf
ankle, amputation may be neccfisary, but
this will be resorted to only ao a last ex
pedient to save his life.
BaliaiRs ia Upper Albiaa.
There Is a considerable building boom
east of Union avenue. In Upper Alblna.
Between 30 and 40 new dwellings have
been put up and are going up there now,
costing from $S00 upward to $2500. A large
new tract has Just been opened which is
filling up rapidly. On both sides of Union
avenue north of Morris street there is an
extraordinary building movement. The
next thing will be seweraee. This Is
i highly necessary already, and the need
win increase as the number of buildings
Increases.
South Mount Tabor School.
The Eighth grade of the South Mount
Tabor School will take the state examina
tions Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
As the school closes this week the pupils
have invited C. M. Idleman to deliver
an address to the class next Friday even
ing, May 23. Friends and patrons of the
school are cordially Invited to attend on
that occasion. The number who will
graduate from the grammar grade will
not bo known until after the examination
papers have been looked over.
Will Address Missionary Society.
Mrs. "W. I Howard, of Honolulu, will
address the Home Missionary Society of
Centenary Methodist Church this after
noon at the home of Mrs. Milton Sunder
land, 5S1 East Pine street She spent
many years there and has thorough
knowledge of tho missionary work. She
is" a pleasing speaker. x
Pioneer Seriously 111.
John Deardorff, a well-known pioneer
resident of the Deardorff settlement
southeast of Mount Scott yesterday was
reported to be seriously 111. He Is 75 years
old. . His recovery was then considered
doubtful.
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Unseasonable Rains, but Crops Make
Progress.
PORTLAND, May 20.-The past week
has been unseasonably cool and cold;
local rains have occurred almost dally In
the Western part of tho state, and show
ery conditions prevailed generally east
of the Cascade Mountains. A sharp frost
occurred Monday morning In Southern
Oregon, and the Indications are favor
able for frost again on Tuesdny morn
ing In all exposed localities, except near
the coast
The maximum, or day. temperatures in
Western Oregon ranged between 52 and
72 degrees, and the minimum, or night
temperatures between 40 and 53 degrees.
In Eastern Oregon the' maximum temper
atures ranged between 48 and 76 degrees,
and the minimum temperatures between
34 and 56 degrees.
Both. Fall and Spring wheat continue
to make satisfactory progress, except on
low and poorly drained land in the Will
amette Valley, where the Fall wheat
keeps yellow and has a sickly appear
ance. It is now thought that some of
this yellow wheat -will not mature, and
that It will later be cut for fodder. Com
plaints are also being made that In "Uma
tilla County the Fall wheat is unusually
weedy. Fall rye and barley are begin
ning to head. Oats are doing nicely, and
grass of all kinds is making a luxuriant
growth.
Gardens are backward and very weedy.
The cool, wet weather has retarded the
growth of tender vegetables, but potatoes
seem to be doing fairly well. Potato
and corn planting Is progressing as rapid
ly as possible, and the early planted fields
have come up nicely. H6ps are also in a
promising condition, and the vines now
reach above the tops of the poles.
The weather .has been unfavorable for
tree fruit, and the reports regarding the
condition of prunes and pears are very
conflicting. Italian prunes will be a total
failure in some orchards In the central
portion of the valley, while In other or
chards the prospects are favorable for
from a half toNi full crop. Bartlett pears
will be short but cherries and Petite
prunes are promising. It is too early to
tell much about apples, but the reports
so far are favorable, and If Is thought
that at least an average crop will be ob
tained. Strawberries are doing well, and
the first ripe Oregon berries of the season
were marketed from Hood River during
the latter part of the week.
EDWARD A BEALS,
Section Director.
FOR INDIAN WAR VETERANS
EncoHrnging Prospe.ct of Long
Songht Pension.
In a letter to Adjutant-General Ganten
beln, O. N. G., Chairman Loudenslager, of
the .committee on pensions of the House
of Representatives, says ho hopes to re
port the pension bill Jor the benefit of
the Indian- war veterans and to see It
passed. The bill has already been passed
by the Senate and Is now before the pen
sion committee of the House. At the re
quest of some of the veterans, General
Gantenbeln wrote a letter in favor of It,
and the chairman's letter was the re
sponse. General Gantenbeln's letter to
Mr. Loudenslager was as follows:
As Senior Major of the Second Oregon Vol
unteer Infantry during Its service la the Phil
ippines and as Adjutant-General of the Stat
of Orerron sine? November, 1809, I have had
frequent, occasion to examine the military serv
ice of the Indian "War Veterans rendered In
the early settlement of the Northwest Coast.'
when the nation had no political or military
footing in this part of the country.
I have a strong feeling of sympathy for
them and believe they should be pensioned.
The services rendered by these men were na
tional In character, and should be liberally
recognized by the Federal Government. I trust
you will and it possible to provide for grant
ing them relief In their old age. It will not
be long before they will all have gone to their
graves.
The answer to the letter was as follows:
Tours received. I assure you I sincerely
hope to be able to report ths bill and see It
passed. In my judgment It Is a very equit
able measure.
A SEW DEPARTURE.
For the Mystic Shrine convention. San
Francisco, June 10-14. the Oregon Rail
road Sc Navigation Company will sell
round-trip tickets, going via, steamer, re
turning Shasta Route, at rate of $25, and
in both directions by steamer the rate Is
$20. Selling dates. June 1 to 6. Ticket of
fice. Third and Washington.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. May 20.-8 P. M. Maximum
temperature, 53; minimum temperature, 47;
river reading at 11 A M., 16.0 feet; change in
the past 24 hours, 0.8 foot; total -precipitation.
6 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0O2 Inch: total precipita
tion since Sept. lt 1001, 36.09 inches; normal
precipitation since Sept. 1 1001. 43.00 inches;
deficiency. 0.07 inches; total iunshlne May 10,
2:50; possible sunshine May 10, 15:10.
"WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Unsettled weather continues la the North Pa
cific States, and moderately heavy rains oc
curred in Oregon, Eastern Washington, Idaho
and Montana.
No marked changes have taken place In
temperature since yesterday, and It la unsea
sonably cool jn all sections west of $he Rocky
Mountains.
The iadlcatioaa are tor partly cloudy weata-
ANOTHER JOKE
FIRST STREET
Not Samples, Though, but Some
That Were Evidently "Knocked
Out" in Spokane.
"It Is a significant fact," said a cor
respondent for an Eastern music trade
paper yesterday, "that with the exception
of Mr. Slnbhelmer, every .Arm of piano
and organ dealers in business in Portland
at the time Ellers' Piano House com
menced here, has gone but of elstence."
Not a single one of the firms which
at that time took such special pains to
belittle and decry Ellers Piano House re
mains here in business today.
This Is certainly an uncontrovertible
proof of the superiority of the pianos
carried by the Ellers Piano House, and
a positive demonstration of our ability
to furnish retail and wholesale buyers
more actual piano value for the money
than can any other dealer or agency.
The days of consignment dealers, that
1b, firms that get their Instruments
through San Francisco wholesale houses,
or through money lenders or middlemen
generally, are numbered.
And under Mr. Heldlnger's able man
agement of Ellers Piano House.'ot Spo
kane, since nearly two years ago, his
tory seem3 to reneat itself there.
Only late last week we learned thaJ
tne entire siock or iarK a: jonas az
Sons, of Spokane, was being shipped out
of the city there. The entire store on
Riverside' avenue was entirely cleaned out
of pianos and organs. Jones' received
their pianos and organs on consignment
from an erstwhile prominent Portland
firm on First street, which let "its am
bition drive It to San jFranclsco," And
now the Jones Spokane pianos turn up
in Portland and are evidently being ad
vertised by a First-street house as "man
ufacturers' samples, and odd styles of
regular stock"! ODD styles well we
should guess yes!
Pianos and organs that have been stand
ing around Spokane, vainly waiting for
buyers that somehow eeem to have gotten
Into tne habit of patronizing Ellers Piano
House! "Manufacturers' samples" and
"odd styles." Indeed! Well, rather.
Now as to .prices.
A piano shipped Into Spokane from the
factory costs an average of $28 freight.
And then from Spokane to Portland the
freight Is something like $14. or a total
freight charge of $10, say nothing of. cart
ages and boxing.
It costs Ellers Piano House not to ex
ceed $10 a piano for freight under our pat
ented system of shipping pianos In har
ness tc Portland.
Therefore. If these little dealers could
buy their pianos for the same that Ellers
Piano House can at wholesale (and they
cannot even hope to do this), and If these
relf-same little dealers were willing to
sell at the bare factory cost and freight
then Ellers Piano House could still sell
the ame" kind of p'anos for $25 each
less, and clear a reasonably decent profit.
Then again, you would be getting a brand
new, fresh and clean piano, from Ellers
Piano House. Instead of one of those
Jones Spokane pianos that must have
become sadly shopworn moping around
uo north. And, mind you. the San Fran
cisco, cr middleman jobber's profit is not
taiken Into consideration here at all
which probably means another saving to
Ellers Piano House patrons of $30 or
more. So 'tis plain we are beating them
by $60 per piano.
Is It any wonder then that Ellers Piano
House Is selling so many pianos? Is
It to be wondered at that Ellers Piano
House sold seven fine pianos at retail
yesterday, besides Innumerable pianos and
organs at wholesale?
Is it any wonder that frantic efforts
seem to have been made In Seattle of
late to raise cash to take care of nn
option of a one-half Interest In the First
street concern, of Portland. Oregon, as
-per the Seattle pcst-mteiilgencer or
"March 24 and later Issues?
Let us, therefore, repeat!
If you are looklnc for the bet pianos,
at the lowest possible prices, and on most
favorable terms of payment, you will
surely make a mistake If you do not pat
ronize Ellers Piano House. Best pianos,
lowest nrlres. easiest paymentsthese art
the underlying elements of Ellers Piano
House succpss. Remember the number.
SKI "Washington street. Portland, opposite
Oordrav's Theater. Other stores at Spo
kane. Sacramento and San Francisco.
er Wednesday, with, occasional light showers
and rising temperatures.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 28 hours
ending at midnight Wednesday, May 21:
Portland and vicinity Partly cloudy, with
occasional light showers; warmer; westerly
winds.
Oregon Partly cloudy, with occasional light
showers; warmer; westerly winds.
Washington Partly cloudy, with occasional
showers; warmer In east portion; westerly
winds.
Idaho Partly cloudy, with showers; warmer:
westerly winds.
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The Dalles .... 27.31 0.310.00 40.0 50.6 Clear
Umatilla 16.7-0.1' 25.0 34.5 Cloudy
Northport 15.5 1.0 .... 50.0 53.0 Cloudy
Wenatcheo .... 27.0 0.5 .... 40.0 55.0 Cloudy
RIpaMa 11.1 -0.7 24.7 Rain
Lcwlston 0.4 1.1 0.04 24.0 2C.0 Rain
Welser 6.0 10.0 20.5 Cloudy
Trace (indicates an amount too small to
measure).
WEATHER NOTES.
The temperatures this morning over the Up
per Columbia and the Snake River basins
range between 38 and 02 degrees, and the
wather Is rainy. The temperature will re
main about stationary during the next 24
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RIVER FORECAST.
The Lower Columbia River at Portland will
come to a temporary utand at about 17 feet
by Thursday, and to about 23 feet at The
Dalles. Wednesday, after which a. slight fall
will occur, probably lasting the remainder of
the week.
EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecast Official.
Notice. Water enters the cellars on Front
street and covers the lower docks when the
Willamette River Is from 13, to 10 feet.
River bulletins are Issued dally at 0 A. M.
Copies will be mailed to all applicants free of
charges. Telephones: Oregon Main 833. Co
lumbia 320. Requests for bulletins should be
addressed "U- S. Weather Bureau Office, Port
land. Or."
Proofs Millions Use It
AMUSEMENT.
MARQUAM GRAND THEATER
CALVIN HEILIQ, Mgr.
One full week, starting Monday, May 19. Mati
nee Saturday at 2:15 o'clock.
Monday and Tuesday nights. Augustus Thomas'
Beautiful Southern Play,
"ALABAMA."
"ALABAMA."
"Sweet Lavender." "Charity Ball." VBlue
Jeans." to follow.
Popular prices, both Matinee and night SOc.
35ci 25c. Seats now selling.
THE BAKER THEATER Geo. L. Baker, Mgr.
Phones, Ore. North 1076; Columbia 500.
N
A superb production.
MR. RALPH STUART AND COMPANY IN
"MONTE CRISTO."
Tonight and remainder of week, with matinee
Saturday and Sunday. Never changing prices.
Evening, 15c. 25c. 35c, SOc. Matinee, 10c, 15c,
25c xt attraction. "The Banker's Daugh
ter." CORDRAYS THEATER
One week, commencing Sunday, May IS. Sat
urday Matinee. Lincoln J. Carter's latest and
greatest effort.
"TWO LITTLE WAD7S."
"TWO LITTLE WAIFS."
The Lamb children, Portland's favorites.
A revelation In story, plot, cast and scene.
SEE The Hudson River by Moonlight. The
Illuminated Toy Store. The Underground Dive.
The Little Church Around the Corner.
As usual Evening, 25c and 50c; Matinee,
25c; children. 10c.
THE FREDERICKSBURG
SEVENTH AND ALDER STS.
BLACK EGYPT
BLACK EGYPT
BLACK ESYPT
BLACK EGYPT
BLACK EGYPT
BlACK EGYPT
BLACK EGYPT
Will positively appear at 11 o'clock. In time
for last car.
AUCTION SALES TODAY.
At 214 First St., at 10 o'clock A. M. S. L.
N. Gllman, acutloneer.
At 1S2 First St., at 10 A. M. Ford & Laws,
auctioneers.
3IEETIXG XOTICES.
WASHINGTON LODGE. NO. 46.
A. F. & A. M. Stated meeting this
(Wednesday) evening. Work in -M.
M. degree. All Master Masons cor
dially Invited. By order of the W. M.
J. A.. NEWELL, Sec. '
PORTLAND CHAPTER, NO. 3. R.
A. M. Regular convocation this
(Wednesday) evening at 7:30 sharp-
Work In the Past Master's degree. By
rder of the E, H. P.
HENRY ROE. Sec.
NOTICE. On and after July 1. 1002. the
working hours for shipwrights, caulkers and
ship Joiners shall be eight hours for a day's
work. Wages same as at present. By order of
the union. W. J. THOMPSON. Sec.
BORX.
HOFMANN Sunday. May 18. 1002. to Mr. and
, Mrs. G. E. Hofmann, a son. weight 11
" pounds.
DIED.
COGSDAL In this city. May 20, 1002. at the
family residence. 83.H First St.. Marguerelte
Cogsdal. aged 50 years. 5 months and 15
days. Funeral notice hereafter.
FUNERAL NOTICES.
HANSEN In this city. May 20. 1002. Herman
L., son of Louis and Walborg Hansen, aged
2 months. 14 days. Funeral services today at
2 P. M. from residence of parents, 700 Front
et. Interment Lone Fir.
SCHAEFER May 10. 1002. Eugene L. Schaef
er, aged 55 years, 11 months, 9 days. Funeral
today at 2 P. M. from St. Mark's Church,
10th and Quimby sts. Friends Invited. Serv
ices at' grave private.
SMITH The funeral services of the late Henry
A. Smith will be held at the family residence.
415 Prescott St.. Thursday, May 22, at 2 P.
M. Friends Invited.
DOBSON In this city. May 18, Henry Dobson.
brother of Thomas Dobssn. Will be burled
at Centralla, Wash.. May 21. Seattle papers
please copy,
J. P. FINLEY fc SON FrosresHlve
Pnncrnl Director and Emlinlmera,
Cor. Third and Jefferson St. Com
petent lady an't. Both plionew No. O.
EPWARD HOL3IAN. rjnlTtnk-r. 4th
nd Ynmlilll ata. Henn Stlnnnu. lady
axaiatant. Both plioues No. "iOT.
CLARKE BROS., 2SO Morrtnon
Fine llowera aud floral dealsnu.
St.
NEW TODAY.
A BAD COMPLEXION NEVER GETS BET
ter of itself. Doctor with Satln-Skln Cream,
gaining healthy satin skin. 23c. Meier &
Fraak-
CllOice Property Tor Sale.
100 feet on Washington nL. between 21st and
22d. If you want to buy or sell real estate
call and see Frank E. Hart. 105 Sherlock bldg.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property, at lowest
current rotes. Building loanb. Installment
loana. MacMaster & Hirrell. 311 "fturcester blk.
"GREEN'S ADDITION"
Lots for sale In this nice, clean tract of
land In South Portland, very accessible by car
line, arid lying between Corbett street and
the Macadam road. Just north and west of the
Fulton School house and Jones' saw mill.
They are put on the market at reasonable
prices and easy terms. Large lots and 60
foot streets, making the tract very sultable
for resldehoa purposes.
J. W. 0GILBEE,
Room 11. 1434 First st.
REAL ESTATE
Don't fear the tough element that
usually haunts the vicinity of a great
exposition. University Park has had
from its first platting a vice, liquor
and building restriction placed in all
deeds, which will keep away from
that district the criminal class during
the Exposition.
Now is the time to get a home in
University Park, the high-toned, cul
tured residence suburb of Portland.
It is the seat of Columbia Univer
sity. It has Portland public schools,
street-cars, quick service, Bull Run
water, beautiful wide boulevards,
graded streets, electric arc street
lights, churches of all leading de
nominations. Being inside the city
limits, it has" the conveniences of a
great city. The numerous industries
along the river, which is near by,
will soon ive employment to thou
sands of people. You can now get
50x100 feet for $5 cash and $5
monthly, which will also entitle you
to a $1000 home on same terms of
payment. Twenty-five dollars cash
and $15 monthly will stop rent for
you inside of six weeks. On June 1
prices will be advanced. Come soon
and get a choice location before
prices advance.
UNIVERSITY LAND CO.,,
151 Sixth Street.
Tirade will
show whether your washing-powder Is danger- 1
ous. One ca.n't tell from the first lew wash- 1
Ings. After & time your clothes " go all at once."
Costly experimenting. But here is PEARL
INE, known. ta.nd proved to be &LbsoIztely
harmless. Coets but a trifle more than the poor
et. To ee-ve ihcLt trifle you risk all the wash.
670
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"Rooms," "Rooms and Board." "Housekeep
ing Rooms." "Situations "Wanted." 15 words or
le"ss, 15 cents: 10 to 20 werds. 20 centa; 21 to
23 vords. 25 cents, etc. No discount for ad
ditional Insertion.!.
UNDER ALL OTHER HEADS except "New
Today." 30 cents .for 15 words or less; 16 to
-0 words. ,'0 cents; 21 to 25 words. 50 cents,
etc. first Insertion. Each additional Insertion,
one-half; no further discount under one month.
"NEW TODAY" (gauge measure agate). IS
cents. per line, first Insertion; 10 cents per line
for each additional Insertion.
ANSWERS TO ADVERTISEMENTS, ad
dressed care The Oresonlan and left at this
office, should always be Inclosed In sealed n
velopes. No' stamp Is required on such letters.
SEW TODAY.
FOR SALE 20.000 SHARES OF CASCADIA
Mining & Development Company iPoIar Star)
stock, St, Helens mining district. Company
celling stock at 50 cents. We off'r this block
for 25 cents per share. L H. Blneham. 110
Sherlock building.
FOR SALE FINE CORNER LOT. 50x100.
with two houses; southwest corner Park and
Alder sts. William G. Beck &. Co. 321 Mor
rison. WILL ACCEPT YOUR OFFER AND PAY
?100; will act tquare. H .
FOR SALE REAL ESTATE.
HERE IS YOUR CHANCE IN BARGAINS-
$1200 Good 5-room house, Belmont at.,
Sunnyslde.
$1500 Nice modern 7-room house, Sunny
slae: ?50O down.
?2750 Fine quarter block, very good d
rocm house, close In.
?3200 Fine new modern residence, near
car, East Side.
$1410 Very good 7-room house, very sightly,
V.cst Side.
(1200 Fine new S-room residence, comer,
Montavilla.
$000 Good house and lot. 72x150 feet, near
Mount Tabor.
A few ery nice houses with small pay
ments down.
CILVRLESON & STAIJB.
243'4 Morrison. Room 12.
A FEW GOOD BARGAINS
J2100 Modern 7-room house and lot on
East Morrison st ; sewer and street Im
proved; a nice home.
$050 Six-room house, with 75x100 feet of
ground, live blocks east of Sunnslde. This
is very cheap.
$175 will buy a corner lot. 50x100. near
Sunnyslde car line and Prettyman's ave.;
actually worth ?3C0.
$1500 S-room house and lot. brick base
ment, good plumbing, on East 31st st,r near
Ankeny car. $500 cash. Best buy on East
side for the money.
$500 cash buys a 10-room house and quar
ter block; turnace and basement; between
Sunnyslde end Hawthorne car line. Price
only $2000.. A snap. F. BRESKE.
Room 444 Sherlock bldor.. S3 Third st,
SOME OF GRUSSI &. HIGLEY'S BARGAINS
Lot in S. Portland. $700. swell cottage. Cen
ter Add., $1100. easy pajments; 0-room nouse,
two lots, Montavilla. $W0; 4-room house.
East Side. $450; swell cottage. S. Portland.
$2500; lot In Alblna, $S00, fcuMness property,
three stories, $0500; brick blok, four Mors.
three stories, $21,500. GRUSSI & HIGLEV.
Phone Main SOS. 132 Third St., between
Washington and Alder.
EIGHT HOUSES NEAR STEEL BRIDGE. 14
room double house. North Portland, for $1850.
at $20 per month. Choice farm lands. .15
choice lots at 21st and Clinton at $330 each,
at $5 per month. Lots in Cloverdale. Lots In
Highlard Park. $73 each. Lots near Wood
lawn. $4." each. $2.30 a month. A full b'.-'k
of 38 lotfl for $275. $5 per month. Apply to
owner. W. Reitlt. room 15 Washington block.
5 ACRES, CLOSE IN. $700. 814 ACRES.
Base Line, new house, barn. 150 fruit tres,
$3200. 240 acres timber, this county, $12.50
acre. House, barn, lot. East Side. 51O00.
Plenty bargains, every line. Pacific Coast
Real Estate Co.. 205 Marquam.
1
FOR SALE. REAL ESTATE WE HAVE
many choice lots, with and without houses.
In the most desirable locations in Portlanl
and suburbs. We will build for you install
ments easy terms. Portland Trust Co. of
Oregon. 100 Third st,
DANEKE ADDITION,
-Containing 15 lots. East ICth st.. near Bel
mont, adjoining Hawthorno Park. $850 to
$1000. If you want to buy or sell real es
tate, call and see Cord Sengstake, 12 Con
cord building.
TWO ROUSES FOR SALE AT RICHMOND,
account leaving city. 6-room cottage, hot and
cold water. Also 7-room cottage, with two
lots; price $2300. Across street, from Mc
Mahon's grocery. Inquire 221& Washington
st.. room 10.
IDEAL COUNTRY PLACE OF 10 ACRES,
near Oswego; highest state of cultivation.
Including furnished house. implements,
stock, etc; $2o00. 534 Chamber of Com
merce. $4000 NEW 8-ROOM HOUSE. ONE BLOCK
from East 20th and Ankeny sts.; ail mode.n
improvements, cement basement, furnace,
etc. Cord Sengstake, 12 Concord building.
$3500 CHOICE NEW WES"i SIDE RESI
dence property, producing handsome Inter
est (practically twice what money can ba
leaned fori. Owner. 107 Sherlock building.
Investigate $C50 for a beautiful building lot,
south front. Tillamook and E. 10th sts.; ail
city Improvements: must sell now. Owner,
620 Marquam block. Phone Grant 021.
WE WILL BUY YOU A LOT AND BUILD A
house In any part of the city for a email
payment down, balance on Installments. G.
H. Dammeler Co., 503 Marquam.
SELLWOOD LOTS WILL DOUBLE IN
value In 6 or 12 months. The best buy on
the market. Terms to suit purchasers. T.
A. Wood. 141 First at.
$1000 NEAT COTTAGE AND LOT COxlCO
feet, at Woodlawn; part cash, balance In In
stallments. Inquire at M. Billings" Shoa
Store. 229 Morrison.
. j
$14? WILL BUY BEAUTIFUL CORNER.
100x100. In Irvlngton: streets Improved; good
surroundings. D. Miller. 327 Chamber of
Commerce.
MOUNT SCOTT REAL ESTATE: OFFICE.
Lents, Or. All kinds property cheap. Take
Mount Scott car; fare 5 cents. O. R. Addlton.
FOR SALE -ACRE TRACTS IN SUNNY
slope. West Mount Tabor, near Base Line;
sell on easy terms. Apply 281 Morrison et.
?500 PER ACRE FOR 3 ACRES ON THE
Peninsular; land adjoining sells for $1200 per
acre. J 15, care Oregonlan.
BEAUTIFUL 6-ROOM COTTAGE; BEST RES
ldence part. West Side; $2100 only, terms.
X 10, Oregonlan.
FOR SALE CHEAP; ONE ACRE. NEAR
Kenilworth; 100 fruit trees. 226 Failing
building.
I ,
?250 FOR 100x125 ON THE PORTLAND
boulevard; adjoins Piedmont, N 10, care Ore
gonlan. WASTE1)-UEL ESTATE.
WANTED 5 TO 10 ACRES GOOD LAND,
improved, close In. East Side; state exact
location and price, or no attention will be
given. J 12. Oregonlan.
Have customers for city ana suburban proper
ty. If you wish to sell list your property
with me. T. A. Wood. 141& First t-
TIMBEU bAXD FOR SALE.
SW. H. SECTION 32. T. 5 N.. R. 3 W.. 1C0
acres; two miles from Nehalem River; log
ging stream runs diagonally through the
place; will cut about lo.ooo.ooo fir and cedar;
price, $13.50 per acre. R. Goodrich. Mis
soula. Mont.
120 ACRES OF TIMBER LAND. 3 MILE3
from. Sherwood railroad station. 3 miles from
Wllsonvllle. Or.. 2V4 miles from Willamette
River; good land, timber worth $2500; price,
$15 per acre. G. B. Dimlck, Oregon City.
HOMESTEAD AND TIMBER CLAIMS--WE
have reliable Information on aome good va
cant claims. All filings uarameed correct.
Ames Mercantile Agency, Ablngton building.
WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO LOCATE A
few more desirable timber claims. For par
tlculars call at M. BUUngd' shoe store. 223
Morrison sU
A SNAP. 2S0 ACRES OF TIMBER. 3G MILES
from Portland, only $1050. 504 Goldsmith st.
TIMBER BOUGHT AND SOLD. S17 ALISK.Y
bldg.
FOR. SALEFARMS.
40 ACRES ON BASE LINE ROAD, 30 IN
cultivation; good house, fine barn; elegant
place, only 13 miles from Portland; $5500.
139& acres on Base Line Road, TO In culti
vation; house. 2 barns, nice orchard, run
ning water; fine stock and cattle and all
machinery Included, for $12,000. 160 acres
of fine orchard land near Hood River and
near Columbia River with 3CO finest young
apple trees In bearing; $1250.
CHAKLESON & STAUB.
245H Morrison. Room 12.
HOMESEEKERS FARMS AND FARMING
land for sale near Portland. Oregon City and
Oswego, in Quantities to suit purchasers;
easy terms of payment. Apply Oregon Iron
& Steel Co.. 33U Sherlock building.
POLK COUNTY FARMS FOR SALE. En
close stamp for descriptive pamphlet. E. G
Campbell, Dallas, Polk County. Or,