THE MOBBING OEEGGNIAJJ. MONDAY, JUNE 16, lflflZ.
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AMUSEME5TS TOXIGHT.
THE BAKER THEATER (Third and TamhM
street) Pollard Opera Company. In "H. M.
Si Pinafore."
3Xazamas' Annual. Outing. The ninth
annual outing of the Mazamas -will take
place from July 14 to July 24. Mount
Adams will be the scene of the explora
tions, and the expenses of the round trip
-will be $15 for the Mazamas and $18 for
tjiose -who are not members of the society.
According to the. programme prepara
tions for making the climb will be made
on July 17, and on the following day the
march to the mountain will be made and
a temporary camp established at the
timber line. The ascent will be 'made on
the 19th. On the 30th the Mazamas will
rest, and on the 21st there will be side
trips to the caves. On the 22d the first
party of the division will leave for "White
Salmon and return thence to Portland,
and on the 23d the second party will fol
low. As no provision is made for sleeping
quarters, all are expected to bring their
blankets and tents or sleeping bags.
Thirty-five pounds of baggage will be
allowed by the steamboat companies and
all In excess win be charged for. As
equipment it is recommended that all
bring Alpine stocks, canteens, gauntlets,
goggles, screw-drivers, small screws for
shoes, two pairs of shoes and sweater.
Filipino Musical Instrument. One
of the relics which Dr. H. W. Cardwell
purchased while in the United States
service in the Philippines- is a musical
instrument which he prizes highly. It
lias a slight resemblance to the mandolin,
"but it differs in that it has a bowl of
cocoanut, which is richly decorated with
mother of pearl shells. The neck of the
Instrument Is of native ebony and orna
mented with caribou bone. The face of
the bowl Is of lauuan, the only soft wood
grown on the islands, fend the bridge is
of caribou horn. When Dr. Cardwell
secured it the instrument had eight
strings, similar to those of a violin, of
Spanish manufacture, but these were, at
the doctor's request, removed by L. O.
Dodge and the strings of the mandolin
substituted. "With the new strings, Mr.
Dodge says, the Instrument gives a very
rlch sound which will be appreciated by
all lovers of music.
Missionary Tells op Her Experi
ences. Dr. Eliza E. Leonard, a Presby
terian medical missionary from China,
who was sent out by the Woman's North
Pacific Board of Missions in 18?5, address
ed the congregation of the First Presby
terian Church last evening, telling of
the siege of Pekln. She narrated the cir
cumstances that led to the uprising in
China, telling in an Interesting manner
of the revolt In Pekln, and the flight of
the Christians to the British embassy.
The bombardments of the embassy and
"the final arrival of troops from the out
side were described In detail, and many
experiences whleh Dr. Leonard has
undergone were narrated In full. The
church was filled to overflowing, and the
tale of the missionary was followed with
marked attention.
Rev. Dr. House Addresses Y. M. C. A.
The Y. M. C. A. meeting yesterday was
aaaressea ny ur. E. G. House, of Provi
dence, R. I. His subject was "Weaving."
and his text was taken from Job vli:G,
"My days are swifter than a weavers
shuttle." "Every weayer," said he,
'must have a loom, a warp and a shut
tle. In the shuttle are the threads of
various colors and kinds that go to make
the fabric. We are all weavers in God's
plans. Our lives arc the shuttles, and the
individuality which we possess Is the
thread which should be at God's service
to weave into the great fabric of the
world's deeds. Upon their quality and
not upon their quantity depends the
worth. Men of quality are what the
world needs today."
Funeral op T. A. Shane. The funeral
of T. A. Shane was held yesterday after
noon from his late home, 422 East Ankeny,
and was largely attended by friends.
J. E. Bennett, W. Y. Masters. H. A.
jvemam, xranK .tiacheney. George Mc
Mahon and N. K. Rankin were the pall
bearers. Rev. H. J. Talbott. pastor of
the Taylor-Street Methodist Church, con
ducted the services. Professor W H
Boyer, Mrs. Will Bushong and Miss Ben
nett sang "Abide With Me" and "Nearer.
My God. to Thee." Attractive florai
tributes were brought in in profusion
among which were some beautiful de
signs, in attestation of the esteem in
which he was held. Lone Fir Cemetery
was the place of interment
Attention, Pioneers. Pioneers are
kindly requested to call at pioneer
headquarters, 24G Washington street
Commercial block, and secure your
badges today and early tomorrow, so that
when pioneers of the Interior begin to
arrive they may be promptly waited
upon. All who came to, or were born in
Oregon prior to February 14, 1S59 are
eligible to membership. Pioneers having
husbands or wives who are not pioneers
may secure special invitation cards for
such persons upon application in writing
The committee on decorations are re
quested to report at the Exposition build
ing as early as 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Free Baths' Location. --The free
baths have been completed and located
just south of Madison bridge, on the East
Side. A stairway has been built down
iron; the Portland City & Oregon Rail
way dock to the water and a pon
toon extends out to the bath's. The loca
tion is very convenient to the public
The opening will be tomorrow.
Cadets' Graduating Exercises. The
wmwim f th f raduatinS class of the
Hill Military Academy will be held at the
Armory tonight Exhibition and Indl-
Vln,Uai ri,Is vlu be Siven and Dr. Hill
will deliver an address. Aithnr, i,.i
tations have been issued to the friends of
the acaaemy. the exr-murc n-m v ......
lie. ' uu "uu-
Fibe Near Hurlburt. a f?r ,r-nir
L wfh roof i John Raj-burn's house,
5 5 ?U5lburt' Saturdav afternoon, which
bUmed roof off and a Part of the
- ...,,. u LUC lurmsnings of tho
louse saved with sliaht damn t
joss was fully covered by Insurance.
jlo visit tacoma Lutheran Churches
; :T '"aui,i:i potior oi me Ger
man Lutheran Church East Trtu .
Mlnton streets, will visit th t ...,
bhurches of Tacoma this week, where he
kill remain until Frldav. Mr Tr. ..
lice-president of the district, and part of
uuuto ja io visit tnese churches.
MethoIjist Preachers to Mp-t," !.,
llethodlst Preachers' Asttnrinin .i.,
leet this morning at 10:30 In the. v c A
.. auditorium, and will listen to a" paper
j Rev. C. E. Cllne on "HavP th t.
rines of the Methodist Enlsrnnni nuv.
hanged Within the Last Fifty Years?"
bTRAWBERRT PICKERS wantert at W
Iver. Growers pay cent and half rni,n
ood pickers make ?2 to $4 per day. Steanw
leaves uaiiy at 7 A. M. from foot Alder
ireet. For further information nnnw
vTiite Collar Line. Alder-Street Dock.
:oth phones. Main Sal.
Berry-Growers, Attention. Wanted
0 to 100 crates fancy Clark's soiwiunir
tally. No consignments: we nav nch
L'all after 7 A. M. Monday. Pwrfmn'
page ''Co., Front street, near Alder. '
For The Dalles and all UDDer Colum
bia River points, take steamer from foot
iof Alder street, dally, except Sunday, at
p A. M. Dalles electric sign. Both nhone
(Main 33L
Special Round Trip Rate to Cascaoe
)Cks lor il to. Steamer leaves daily from
foot of Alder street at 7 A. M. Steam
boat ride both ways without transferrins.
M. Buchanan's Pocket Picked. M.
Buchanan, a substantial citizen who re
sides on Wasco and East Second streets,
was relieved of his purse Saturday even
ing while reviewing the A. O. U. W.
parade. He was in the crowd at the
northwest corner of the Fostofilce
square at the time he felt an Interference
with his hip pocket Turning quickly he
found that he was entirely surrounded
by well-dressed women and the crush
was so great that no man could have
picked his pocket and escaped so quickly.
He is satisfied that the thief wasvln petti
coats. The, missing purse contained $45
In gold and some valuable papers. In
the classified advertising columns of this
issue he offers a reward for the return
of the papera Mr. Buchanan says that
this is his first experience in being
"touched," and he concludes that the
hip pocket is an unsafe place for a man
to carry a purse.
Military Funeral for Corporal
Allen. A military funeral was yester
day given Corporal "William W. Allen, of
Company G, Second Oregon- Volunteers,
who diedFrlday evening at the residence
of his uncle. Rev. J. W. Weatherdon,
249 Market street The services were
conducted by Rev. T. N. Wilson and Rev.
J. E. Simpson and held at St Stephen's
Chapel. The remains were interred in the
soldiers' plot at Rlvervlew Cemetery.
The firing squad was in charge of Sear-
geant John Hibbard, and the usual three
voiieys were fired after the lowering of
the coffin. Taps were sounded by Sam
uel Waller. Captain William Gadsby,
under whom Allen served, was at the
funeral, and a large number of Spanish
War veterans came to attend the last
ceremonies over their departed comrade
St. Helen's Hall Commencement
The St. Helen's Hall commencement will
open today with callsthenlc drill at 2 P.
M., final recital at 3 P. M., and an even
ing In Japan at 4 P. 31.
Regulator Line steamers for Dalles,
Hood River and Cascade Locks, without
portage transfer, daily from Oak-street
dock at 7 A, II.
Astoria Boat leaves dally 7 A. M.. ex
cept Sunday, foot Alder street for Astoria
and all Lower Columbia River points.
Regulator Line 6teamers for The
Dalles at 7 A IL from Oak-street dock.
See time card.
Attornet William Foley has removed
his office to 620-622 Chamber of Commerce
building.
Get your awnings and tents made at
Pacific Tent & Awning Co., 27 N. First
Dr. E. H. Parker. No. 700 Marquam.
Lost Diamond; see "Lost and Found."
NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKE
Both Sides Firm, and Determined
to Hold Ont.
Settlement of the strike difficulties seems
as far removed now as at any time pre
viously, and both sides are apparently
fixed in the stand they have taken. The
counter-boycott declared by the employers
seems hardly as comprehensive as it was
supposed to be, as lumber has not yet
been refused to persons who have cash
to pay for it The Frank Schmltt mill, the
starting of which the union men have re
garded as a strong point in their favor,
was yesterday running a number of its
machines, and reports are that the mill
will be running full blast within eight
daya This mill is expected to furnish a
large amount of material so that build
ing operations can again be resumed to
advantage.
"If we put. on two shifts." said Mr.
Schmltt, yesterday, "we can turn out more
work than any other three planing mills
in the city."
The project for a nlaninjr mill to be
owned by the union is progressing rapidly,
and the union p"eoplc are becoming more
and more confident in their position. The
employers are making no further move,
and report that the boycott declared by
the union is not having any effect upon
their business, as none of the men have
yet refused to work with their material.
They say that they have men enough to
run to advantage, and that they are dis
posing of their products as fast as they
can turn them out They say that they
cannot afford a nine-hour day, and that
they would be glad to have any one who
has a right to know, come and look over
their books, see the rate of profit they
have made during past years, and become
convinced for themselves, that their busi
ness will not Justify the advance.
In speaking of the situation yesterday
Frank Schmltt, proprietor of the new mill
mat will run on a union basis, said: "We
regret the serious aspect things have
taken and also regret that our mill has
played such a prominent part In the strug
gle. When we decided to start our mill,
we did not know that there were to be
any labor difficulties. We started to build
because we thought conditions here would
warrant another planing mill in the city.
When the men made their demand for a
nine-hour day. we thought It was just,
and decided that we would start our mill
upon that basis. We have never meant to
take any advantage of the strike situa
tion, and would be only too glad to see it
peacefully settled and the other mills run
ning on a profitable basis."
"Can you get lumber from the saw
mills?" he was asked.
"I had a talk with a sawmill proprietor
today." said he. "and he assures me that
no man will be refused lumber who has
cash to pay for it"
"Will the contractors buy of you, and
not try to force the products, of the other
mills upon their workmen T' he was asked.
"I already have enough orders to keep
me running for some time," replied Mr.
Schmltt. "and I have been busy all morn
ing receiving more orders. As the people
hear we are going to start up, the orders
come in thick and fast"
J. K. Carr. president of the Building
Trades Council, said: "There is absolute
ly no change in the strike situation, and
I know of none soon to be. Those who
re wurmng are contributing liberally to
the support of those who are not and we
will be able to hold out for a long time
The union outlook is brighter now than
it has been before, and we are all confi
dent we shall win in the end. We would
be glad If arbitration could be brought
about but at present I know of no
movement in that direction."
At the meeting of the Federated Trades
Council Friday night, no action was taken
regarding the strike situation, and the
sentiment was expressed that the present
outlook was favorable. A number of com
munications were received asking the aid
of the Portland unions, but they answered
that "they had troubles enough of their
own."
WHERE TO DINE.
The nicest roasts, pastry, desserts and
Ice cream. Portland Restaurant, 305 Wash.
Something new White Temple confec
tions at Brandes' Restaurant, 145 First st
Indorses Director Bench.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. (To My
Taxpaying Friends of Portland, Or.)
Thinking that as a member of the School
Board an expression of opinion might not
be amiss at this time, and on account of
my being away on the date of the election
of School Director, I take this means of
stating to you that your Interests, in my
opinion, will be best served by the re
election of Judge J. V. Beach, and I sin
cerely trust you will so decide by your
ballots on June 16.
There is a rcat deal of new work this
year, which is all mapped out and with
which Judge Beach Is familiar. On that
account It can bo handled with greater
rapidity. Again, Judge Beach is a man
whose honesty and Integrity are unques
tioned, and If my friends have any con
fidence In me or the statements I have
made, I would most respectfully ask them
to vote for Judge Beach. This letter i
written without his knowledge.
H. WITTENBERG.
lUch-Grade Piano tor Rent.
Sold on eaiy Installments. Pianos tuned
.and rccalred. U, Slnsbeimer. 71 Third t"
AMUSEMENTS
"II. 31. S. Pinafore" by Pollard
Opera Company at'
the Baker.
THE CAST.
Sir Joseph Porter. . . : . . .Daphne Pellard
Captain Corcoran Ivy Pollard
Ralph Rackstraw Alice Pollard
Dick Deadeye Wlllard Pollard
Josephine Connie -Pollard
Buttercup Ethel. Bennetto
pebe Irene Flnlay
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The Pollard Juvenile Opera Company,
which so delighted every one who wit
nessed Its first appearance in Portland,
opened a two weeks' engagement at the
Baker Theater yesterday in Gilbert and
Sullivan's "H. M. S. Pinafore." and so
pleased two audiences that the encores
lengthened tho performance almost by
half. With two exceptions, the principals
are all Pollards, and very talented Pol
lards they are, from tiny Daphne, who is
the Sir Joseph Porter of the cast, up to
Alice, the tall prima donna, whose voice is
almost phenomenal for ope of her age.
The opera lends itself readily to a per
formance by such a company. The natty
uniforms of the jacktars, the pretty cos
tumes of the sisters, cousins and aunts,
and the pomp and ceremony of life aboard
a man of war are amusingly burlesqued
by the miniature singers, and the music is
of that bright catchy character which
suffers but' little from unison m singing.
Daphne Pollard, who made such a tre
mendous hit in "A Gaiety Girl" when the
company was here earlier In the season. Is
as funny an Admiral as one could well
Imagine. Scarcely more than two feet
high, she looks hrr a doll dressed in a
naval uniform, and the Intelligence and
unction she gives to the pompous lines of
Sir Joseph are Indescribably funny. She
sings clearly and distinctly, and every
word of the Admiral's famous autobiog
raphy was given the emphasis and mean
ing Intended. Such a child alone is enoueh
to make the reputation of the company,
but her associates are hardly less talented.
Alice sings the part of Rackstraw very
cleverly, and does some exceptionally fine
work in her duets with Josephine. Ivy Is
a handsome Captain Corcoran, her singing
and acting both being noteworthy. Con
nie is a bewitching little Josephine; Ethel
Bennetto is a good Buttercup, and Willard
Pollard a funny Dick Deadeye, though he
alone of all the company appears to have
acquired an excessive self-consclpusness
that rather mars his comedy.
Fred Pollard made the hit "of the second
act which was begun with a bright spe.
clalty bill, by his singing of "Just Next
Door" and "He Is an Englishman" later
In the act The boy has a really fine
voice, and uses it with much expression
and forco.
The play is mounted very handsomely,
the ship scene being by far the best thing
ofts kind, that has been seon in Portland.
The costumes arc new and pretty, and the
opera Is put on with a snap and vim that
few o!de organizations cannot copy with
profit 'Efetty dances are distributed here
and there where they are effective, and
the introduced comedy business and songs
are all good. The orchestra has been aug
mented for the occasion, and its work was
a feature of the performance well worthy
of mention, for without It much of the
music would have lost Its charm. "Pina
fore" will run until Thursday night when
It will be succeeded by the hit of the pre-
iuu engagement. "A Gaiety GIrL"
FOR TIID BABY HOME.
Operetta to Be Given at Cordray's
Theater Friday.
"A Boy or a Girl," an operetta In four
acts, will be given by the Juvenile Dra
matic Club for the benefit of the hospital
fund of the Baby Home at Cordray's The
ater. Friday ewnlng. June 20. The cast of
characters Is as follows:
8S2iU.;;y";?"V Charlotte Ballln
Queens attendants
,. Dorothy White. Dorothy Moser
w-SSUn? Weldna Bailey
Harcbelle Datey Taylor
Fisherman s wife Weldna Bailey
?? Estella Boggess
-L,uc -;; Ruth Ballln
t ! , yaIrlest cupids. etc.
Following Is the programme:
Orchestra
Opening address ".Lucrctla Caroline
c- t, . Act I-
Scene Fairy Court
Orchestra
Specialties Fancy cakewaik,"dance.V.".
c85?? Dor,s and Helen Ball.
Song-Sclectlon Borntza Olson
rt . , Act IL
Orchestra
cK" n V ' V- 'M,sses Doris and HelenBall
Song and dance Nordstrom brothers
. , Act III.
Orchestra
"The Wandering Minstrci's Dream"..
Song anddance'NoVdstrom0brotheri
GRESHAM LINE CERTAIN.
Electric
RnllTvay 1VIH
Thin Year.
Be Bnllt
GRESHAM, Or., June 15. An electric
railway to Gresham is assured, and will be
built within the year. In response to
an imitation from the promoters of the
road, the people of Gresham and vicinity
to the number of sevoral hundred met in
Metzger's Hall on Saturday evening,
where they were addressed upon the sub
ject by Hon. W. W. Cotton, W. H Hurl
burt. W. P. Keady and J. N. Davis." These
gentlemen outlined the plan of their com
pany, and gave assurances that the road
would be constructed through this place
and beyond to Clackamas Falls, a distance
of So miles from the City of Portland.
Mr. Cotton was the first speaker, calling
attention to the object, which was to pro
vide an electric line for this section of
the country. He cxnlalned thnf hp y.irt
nothing to do with the matter personalis-,
except that he was Interested In seeing the
line built and as electric methods were
tne most feasible and most rapid for short
runs, he would give the project all the
assistance in his power, being a heavy
property-owner here. He felt that the
construction of such a road would add
to the convenience of the people and in
crease the value of property. The com
pany, he said, would ask no bonus, al
though this was a difficult section of
country to build through. There is no
other similar line In Portland, and every
one should be willing to give the right of
way. He was wllllns to do this, and would
recommend that others do the same
Manager Hurlburt then spoke upon the
matter, promising that his company, the
Portland City & Oregon Railway, would
build the line from Portland to Clackamas
Falls. He gave assurance that only elec
tricity would be used as a motive power.
Ihe road would be thoroughly equipped
and would begin by making at least three
round trips each day. After that the
number of trips would depend on the pat
ronage. He said the run would be made
to Gresham in 40 mliiJtes. and that the
fare would not be over 25 conts, one way,
as far as this place.
J. N. Davis, who has been engaged in se
curing the right of way. was the next
speaker. He sold the road would be built
through the best part of Oregon. His
company wanted right of way at once, so
that work of construction could be com
menced by July 1. Gresham was the only
well-settled district on the whole line.
Tne engineers had been fortunate in nvnM.
Ing cleared lands, and the cost would be 1
very great to build the road and equip it,
bJt he thought the advantages would off
set the inconveniences.
W. P. Keady next claimed the attention
of the audience, and stated that another
route by way of Kelly Creek, south of
Gresham, offered some advantages, but
that they had decided to come through
this place, although the cost would be
over $50,000 more. The company could get
free right of way along Kelly Creek, but
the road would come this way If the peo
ple here would give a right of way without
extra cost He further said the track
would be laid with 56-pound eteel rails;
it would be of standard gauge, so, that
carloads of produce could be shipped over
any railroad without unloading. The line
will run out of Portland over Hawthorne
avenue, by Mount Scott The company
will hare ample facilities on the east side
of the Willamette at the foot of East
Clay street for handling freight and pas
sengers. Traffic would cross the rlrer
orer the Madison-street bridge.
At the conclusion of the remarks, the
following set of resolutions was .unani
mously adopted by those present:
Whereas, the Portland City &. Oregon Rail
way Company intends to construct an electric
railway from the City of Portland to a point
on the Clackamas Rlrer, southeast of Gresham:
and.
Whereas, the railway company Is at this
time undecided vrhether to build its line by way
of Kelly Creek or by way of Gresham: and.
Whereas. It Is understood that the road will
be built through Gresham. provided the right
of way Is granted along the line east of Kelly
Creek, free of cost to the company; therefore,
bo It "
Rcsolvedj. That In view of the benefits to be
derived by the construction of the railway
through Gresham. It Is the sense of this meet
ing that every effort should be made by the
people here to procure the right of way free
of cost to the railway company.
Several residents of the place made stir
ring remarks in favor of giving the com
pany what It aski?. and upon a motion by
Mr. Cotton a committee of three was ap
pointed to equalize matters among those
whose lands would be Injured and those
v,ho ttould get as much benefit from the
road, but who would not have the track
through their property. It was pointed
out that those who were not Injured by
the track cutting through their lands
should help pay those whose farms were to
be cut up, and the motion to appoint a
committee on equalization oi damages
was carried unanimously. The following
gentlemen were appointed: Lewis Shat
tuck. G. W. Kenney, and Albert Cleve
land. At the close of the meetlnsr It was de
cided that the people assemble again upon
the call of the committee to hear Its re
port 'which will probably be In about two
weeks.
PLEA FOR 'ALASKA'S NEEDS
Chamber of Commerce Asked to In
dorse Legislation.
A letter In reference to the Alaska
trade has Just been received by Secretary
Russell, of the Chamber of Commerce,
from F. C. Helm, of San Francisco, who
Is Interested in the building of railroads
In the northern territory. The projected
railroad which he favors Is that from
Valdes through all-Amerlcan territory
to Eagle .City, Alaska, He requests the
support of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce In securing Alaska legislation,
by which the territory would be given
a delegate in Congress: the judicial dis
tricts would be redlvlded; the United
States homestead law would be put In
effect and a land subsidy would be
granted the Valdes Railroad. Mr. Helm's
letter follows: g
"I had the pleasure of meeting Mr.
Blumauer, of your city, within the last
few days, and discussed with him tho
development of Alaska, and was glad to
hear of the attitude and action being
taken by your Chamber of Commerce.
As to what further great development
of Alaska might mean to the trade and
commerce of the Pacific Coast cities, has
been demonstrated by the growth and de
velopment of Seattle In particular.
"At the present time we are devoting
a great deal of time and money to the
question of constructing a railway from
Valdes through all-Amerlcan territory
to Eagle City, Alaska. Many people be
lieve the country to be but snow and
Ice. This Is a mistaken Idea, as you well
know, and with proper transportation fa
cilities, Alaska will develop into a great
producing country, both a3 to mineral,
agriculture and cattle. At present the
cost of packing food stuff Into the Interior
is so great that only the coast and navi
gable streams and their immediate ter
ritory are accessible.
"The Canadian Government is doing
everything in its power to get the trade
of this great Northwest country. It has
subsidized a railway from Dawson south
east for SO miles to the extent of 56400 per
mile. At the present time. If an American
miner buys his outfit In Portland or
any American town and sends them by
way of the White Pass Railway, Into the
Interior, even consigned to American ter
ritory, he pays a duty of from 25 to 30
per cent to the Canadian Customs
Houses, because they hold him up and
cause delays that are ruinous to him.
He. therefore, calmly submits, in fact tho
American miner Is almost compelled to
buy his goods In a Canadian town. If
a railway were built In all-Amerlcan
territory to the Yukon River, it will
serve all of Alaska practically, and most
of the traffic, both passenger and freight,
would be diverted from the White Pass
Railway. With such a railway it Is
certain that the development of Alaska
will be so great as to surprise everybody,
and the people of the Pacific Coast states
would be largely benefited by the In
creased trade.
"At the present time we are doing
everything possible In trying to secure
tho passage of the following bills before
Congress:
"First The Alaska delegate bill, which
provides 'that Alaska shall have a dele
gate at Washington to make her wants
known. This bill has unanimously been
passed by the house committee, and.wae
presented or Introduced in the Senate by
Senator Bcverldge, of Indiana, who is
chairman of the territorial committee.
We have the personal assurance from
President Roosevelt of his hearty sup
port "Second The rcdlvlslon bill, which pro
vides for the redlvlslon of Alaska as to
Judicial districts. This Is asked for in
order to make more convenient the loca
tion of the courts at the points or cen
ters having the largest population.
"Third A homestead bill: at the nres-
cnt time there is a homestead bill -which
admits of a homesteader taking up SO
acres, while In the United States a home
steader can take up 160 acres; certainly
homesteaders should at least be allowed
to take up as much land In Alaska, if
not more, than In the States. We think
thls'blir a Just one, and hope to secure
Its, passage.
"Fourth We are asking for a land sub
sidy from the United States Government
to aid in the construction of the above
mentioned railway. This bill has been
Introduced In the Senate by Senator Klt
trldge, and its principal condition, as ap
plied to ourselves, is that wo must show
to tne proper Washington officials that
we have at least $2,500,000 ready for the
construction of the railway. This we are
abundantly able to do. We also fully
appreciate that it would bo folly to ask
for a land grant for a railway enterprise
In tne United States, and that the Gov
ernment has departed from the policy of
land grants, but we believe that the Gov
ernment is fully justified In giving a land
grant to a railway that will bring about
such great development resulting In such
large Increase In trade and commerce to
the people of the United States, and
especially to the people of the Pacific
Coast states.
"The White Pass Railway Company did
not ask any subsidy because of the delay
necessitated thereby, but the enormous
amount of traffic which had been un
loaded at Skagway. the handling of which
produced $700,000 net to the railway com
pany, was the Incentive for the Immedi
ate construction, and was much larger
than any aid that could have been se
cured from the United States Govern
ment and Canadian Government com
bined. "Having made the .study of Alaska our
business for the last two or three years,
and having come in contact with the
people through the Eastern, states and
knowing that It Is the common belief
that Alaska is nothing but snow and
Ice, we have cpme to the conclusion that.
It is left for the people of the Pacific
Coast states to bring about such agl-
tation as will cause Coturress to take ituch
action as we have above outlined Jn the
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way of legislation, and we appeal to your
Chamber of Commerce to aid us In this
work, and we feel that we will receive
your hearty support, inasmuch as it will
result in such good benefit to Portland.
We, therefore, kindly ask you that you
might write to your Washington Repre
sentatives and ask thorn to support the
legislation as above outlined. If you
do not care to ask aid for our land grant
bill, and do not wish to make the re
quest for our particular road, we ask
that you make the request generhl in
that the Government assist Alaska lc
securing railroad transportation facili
ties. If your Chamber of Commerce
would care to have the writer or some
one of his associates meet them on this
question of Alaska development, we shall
be pleased to call upon you.
"We kindly ask that any steps that
you may take as to requesting your Rep
resentatives in Washington to support
the above mentioned legislation, be
taken at once, as the session Is about
finished, and we hope to have in election
for the Alaska delegate this FalL"
OUR POLITICAL CHILDREN
American Ideals Effective In the Old
World as IVcIl as Xevr.
St Louis Globe-Democrat.
The French Government, on the estab
lishment of the Cuban Republic, very
promptly congratulated the Roosevelt
Administration upon the birth of a new
nation under the "mighty aegis of the
United States of America." The compli
ment had the true Gallic grace, and pos
sessed the additional merit of being strict
ly true. All of the countries of the Amer
ican continent which are Independent of
European domination may be said to be
the political children of the United States.
In a letter WrlttPtl a. ffTr tmn aftor Vita
retirement from the Presidency ey Jeffer
sor to Kosciusko, the Polish-American
patriot, the sage of Montlcello predicted
that the 'revolt of Mexico and most of the
countries of Central and South America,
then under way. would be successful.
"The Insurgents," he remarked, "are tri
umphant in many of the states, and will
be so in all. But there the danger Is that
the cruel arts of their oppressors have
enchained their minds, have kept them In
the Ignorance of children, and as Incap
able of self-government as children."
But the United States did more than pro
vide the Spanish-American peoples with
the Incentive for Independence and with
sympathy and moral support in their ef
forts to gain It Its constitution and laws
furnished them with a model on which
their own governments, from Mexico
down to Patagonia, have been based.
Many European political writers have
been marveling at the extent to which the
Cubans, in the framing of their constitu
tion, have followed the lines laid down
in the United States' charter. There has
been an Intimation by some of them that
perhaps the influence of the United States
military regime In Jhe Island may have
had something to do with the shaping of
the Cuban Instrument in the American
direction. This. Is probably a mistake.
The Mexicans, the Peruvians, the Chil
eans, and the rest of the Latin peoples
of this continent, also made a close ap
proach, in their charters, to tho United
States model, and there was no military
occupation by this "country in their case.
It was United States' example and sym
pathy which swayed them, together prob
ably with a desire to retain the cham
pionship of their Interests which the Unit
ed States showed for them right at the
beginning of their existence In saving
them from the assault on their liberties
which the nations of the holy alliance
threatened in 1S23.
It was known that the people of the
United States wanted to extend recognition
to the Spanish-American Republics long
before the Monroe administration began
to take ground in favor of It. When, In
1S22, recognition came. It was passed by
a practically unanimous vote. Only one
vote In the House of Representatives was
cast against It. United States aid to
Mexico and her sister nations was very
effective at that moment though none of
the other countries recognized any of them
until years afterward. England, the
earliest of them to follow America's ex
ample, did not move until 1825. From 1S23,
when the United States protected from
overthrow by the reactionary countries
of Eurone the nations which she formally
Introduced Into he family of Independent
states a year earlier, this country has been
considered to be In a peculiar way the
guardian of all the countries from Mexico
to the southern extremity of the hemis
phere. Cuba Is merely the latest of the
United States' political progeny. We have
a dozen proteges In all, though our rela
tions to Cuba arc closer than to any of
the others, and our connection with her
creation and expansion is more direct. No
other nation In the world's history not
Athens, Rome, England or any other coun
tryhas influenced the corporate birth and
the development of so many peoples as has
the United States. Xor has Its Influence
been restricted to the American continent
Every conquest made by liberalism In the
past 100 years anywhere In the world
England's franchise extensions, the estab
lishment of the French Republic, the birth
of manhood suffrage in the German Em
nlre in the election of that government's
popular branch of parliament and the.
additions to tho privileges of the people
which have been gained in Spain. Austria,
Italy and the rest of the states of Europe
have all been incited or hastened by the
example and the precept of the great re
public of the New World.
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Office 532-533-534 aiarcinsm BldB.
"Phone Main 27.
Dr. Gertrude L. Gates
Graduate of The Northern Institute of
Osteopathy.
Dr. Rogers' Office.
CHAS. T. PREHN, Dentist
12 Hamilton, 131 Third Street.
Vitalized air for painless extractions.
Oregon phone Clay 435.
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The HILIi MILITARY ACADEMY will hold a Summer session during: the
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All the latest appli
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Barrows T-p the Scalp Into Dandruff
and Saps the Hair's Vitality.
People who complain of falling hair as
a rule do not know that it Is the result
of dandruff, which Is caused by a pestif
erous parasite burrowing up the scalp as
It digs down to the sheath In which the
hair Is fed In the scalp. Before long the
hair root is shriveled up and the hair
drops out. If the work of the germ is
not destroyed hair keeps thinning till
baldness comes. The only way to cure
dandruff Is to kill the germ, and until now
there has been no hair preparation that
would do it: but today dandruff is easiiy
eradicated by Newbro's Herplclde. which
makes hair glossy and soft as silk.
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onsiifflers
Of current from our mains,
we have reduced the price
of lamps below cost, viz.:
15c each or
$1.75 dozen
These are standard, first-grade
Edison lamps that we formerly
sold at 25c each, and are, made
especially for our circuits. Buy
our lamps and get good service.
Delivered In Dozen Lots
Free of Charge.
$3.00 Per Day
and upward.
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Such as we're now showing: in our new
stock of Summer shoes. "We have them,
In all sizes, shapes and styles. Our lines
of Oxford ties and slippers are latest nov
elties of the season. They're very stylish,
exceedingly neat, perfect fitting, comfort
able, durable. Prices attractive, also. Best
shoe values ever offered In Portland. $1.50
to ?50.
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v years of successful Portland prac-
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(e would-bo competitors have van-
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