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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1904)
15 a.n. KKJLDAX, AJfKIIi 15, 1904. SLOW WITH WORK Engineering Company Must Put on More Speed. PORT OF PORTLAND IS MAD Contractor Wakefield Gets Another Payment in Spite of Commis sioner .Driscoll's Protest Business for Drydock. Drydook "was the one subject before the Port of Portland Commission at Its monthly meeting yesterday. They talked from the top of the wings to the bottom, of the hull and from one end of the aprons to the other. When the members had exhausted their information on the sub ject, Dockmaster Mcintosh and Engineer X.ockwood were on hand to supply them with more material. Contractor Wake field was also there with an abundance of data. He did not come to enllehten the board, however, but to get his money, and his quest was successful. Commissioner Thomas, as the watchdog of the Port of Portland treasury, came near losing his laurels to Commissioner Drlscoir, who has developed into a vigor ous objector. Mr. Drlscoll went on record as vehemently opposed to paying the con tractor for the dock until -It Is completed. Mr. "Wakefield proved that his part of the dock is done, and because it isn't being operated is no fault of his. All that he wanted was $10,000 retained percentage, and his argument was so convincing that on motion of Captain Pease.seconded by Mr. Thomas, he gained his point in splto of Mr. Drlscoll's protest The same fate met the objection to paying Wakefield for constructing the drydock berth. Contractor John Marshall, who built the power-house, did not fare so well when he put in a bill for $700 extras. This was deembed too steep in view of ilie small size of the contract, so the auditing com mittee was requested to look into the mat ter again. Two 'letters promising business for the now dock were read. One was from the National Oil & Transportation Company, which will have the steamer Rosecr-ins docked on its next trip here, and the oher was from M. C. Harrison & Co., who own several schooners, and will give their business to the Portland dock. A proposal for liability insurance was also considered, but no action was taken. Toward the close of the meeting the Commissioners discovered that the dry dock will not be completed tomorrow, or the day after, as some of them may have been led to suppose, but may not be ready to float ships until the latter part of May. This surprising Information came from an employe of the Columbia .Engineering "WorkF, who said his company could not complete its contract inside of 30 days. Superintendent Mcintosh scouted the idea of the unfinished work requiring so much time, and the engineering people may also change their minds this morning, when the full strength of the Commission swoops down on them and shows tnera the folly of their ways. CHING WO DUE NEXT WEEK. China Commercial Liner May Get a Good Cargo. The Chinese Commercial lluer ("h:ng "Wo sailed from Sallna Cruz for this city Wednesday. She Is due here nrly next week and as she will arrive betore the Portland & Asiatic steamer Indrasamha, she will fare better in the matter of car,jo than the lost Commercial steamer, the X-othlan, which went out with a very .light load There is not much freight offering now, but shippers are anxious that what they have shall go out on the first steamer sailing. The outcome will prooahly be a poor showing for the Indrasam.na, unless a good quantity of overland freight comes alone. There Is not much likelihood that the Oriental liners will have full cargoes out ward again until the new crop comes in. The country is nearly cleaned up of nn boughten wheat and barley and flour is not moving as stocks on the other side are large. The Oriental demand for lum ber has alo fallen off since the war be gan. As for the flour trade. It ij said that Hong Kong dealers are preparing to ship their surplus supply to Japan, to avoid carrying it through he Summer months. This will operate against much Japanese business being worked on this Coast. In this connection, it is "id that the Minneapolis millers are shipping to the San Francisco market by the rounlabout Yokohama route. They find It Cheaper to send their flour over Hill's road to the Sound, thence by steamer to Yokohama and back again to San Francisco, than by rail direct from Minneapolis to San Fran cisco. However, it is not to e suDcsed that such shipments are very numerous. So far as steamship officials here know, thore will be no change in the May rate on flour or wheat from the Pacific Coast to the Orient. The present rate is re garded as a permanent one, and will prrb ably not be subject to the monthly fluc tuations that have unsettled this business in the past. All the lines, with one ex ception, are a unit In maintaining the t present tariff. The Northern Pacific is the only one that wants a change In the way rate, but the other companies have de clined to consider the question. plaintiffs, against G. W. Dlxson, defend ant, to recover 552 on two promissory notes, and $15 attorney fees, will be tried out before a jury this forenoon In the Bast Side Court. It is one of a series of similar cases In Portland. The Quatsoes represent an advertising firm of Chicago, which, it Is alleged, agreed to place three pianos in the hands of a third party In Portland, to be drawn for the benefit of a church, school or society, by 15,000 tick ets placed in the hands of the defendant. For every 2a cents' worth of goods pur chased at Dickson's store he was to give out a ticket) Dickson admits that the two notes lor $26, bearing Interest at 8 per cent are genuine, but ' alleges that there was no consideration, and hence declines to pay He alleges that In ro re spect did the Quatsoes comply with the contract. MINISTERS HOLD CONFERENCE West Willamette Congregational As sociation Meets at Tualatin. An interesting and profitable session of the West Willamette Association of Con gregational Ministers and Churches was held at Tualitan, April 12 and 13. The meeting was organized by electing Rev. J. M. Barber, moderator, and Rev. Cephas F. Clapp, scribe. The association sermon was preached by Rev. J. W. It. Kaufman, of Sheridan, and was an Instructive pre sentation of the forceful qualities of dlscipleshlp symbolized by salt, light and leaven. Rev. C. F. Clapp spoke on "The Disci ple in the Church," showing the Increased power of Christian Influence through or ganization and the putting of one's In dividual capacity Into co-operation with the lives and efforts of others. "The Dis ciple in the Pulpit," by Rev. J. M. Barber, was a, presentation of the influence of the pulpit when supported by intelligent study of the Bible, the faithful preaching of the gospel, illustrated by the consist ent Christian life of the minister. In speaking of "The Disciple as a Mis sionary," Rev. Edward Curran put strong emphasis upon the missionary character of Christianity, bringing every Christian under the obligation of all tho service he can render to the cause and kingdom of Jesus Christ at home and throughout the world. Miss Frances Gage, for many years a highly successful missionary of the American Board in Marsovan, Turkey, spoke of the conditions, civil and reli gious. In Turkey, the transforming power of Christian schools, and gave many In teresting incidents in the lives of pupils, showing the elevating effects of Christian education in the missionary schools. She also spoke of the work of the medical missionaries; by whom thousands of na tives are treated in Christian hospitals and how this work is undermining the prejudice of the people against mission ary work. Rev. H. N. Smith, state superintendent of Sunday School work, conducted a live question exercise, in which most impor tant questions in regard to methods of superintendents and teachers In the Sun day school work were answered with tact and wisdom. Rev. E. I. House, D. D., discussed the topic: "What It Means to Be a Chris tian," and those who listened to his vivid description of what the Christian life ought to be were led to feel that to be a Christian means a great deal more than It is usually considered to mean. The "Woman's Hour" was taken up In ear nest discussion of the missionary work of the churches by Rev. Dora Reed, Miss Gage and Mrs. F. Eggcrt, who has for ten years faithfully served the churches in promoting the cause of the Home Mis sionary Union of the state, in the Con gregational Churches. An encouraging advance in interest and work done is shown by the reports of the year. The association closed with many ex pressions of gratification at the profitable meetings enjoyed and the spirit of har mony and Christian fellowship which prevailed. LOGGING ON THE COWEMAN. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ABTORIA. Or . April 14. Arrived at 9.30 A 1L, and left up at 2 P. il. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from San Francisco. Arrived down Et 11:30 A. M French bark Airmen. Sailed at 2:50 P. M. American ship C. F. Sargent, for Alaska. Arrived at 3:30 P. M., and left up at 7 P. M. Steamer Grace Dollar, from San Franclsoo. ArrHed at 3:30 Schooner W. H. Talbot, from San Francisco. Arrived at 5:30 Schooner Hespor. Arrived at 5 P. M. Steam er Aurella, from .San Francisco. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., bmooth; wind, southeast; weather, cloudy. San Francisco. April 14 Arrived at 7 A. M. Steamer Oregon, from Portland. Sailed at B P. il. Steamer Aberdeen, for Portland. Sailed last night Schooner Ida Schnauer, for Columbia P.lver. Falmouth, April 13. Arrived French bark Europe, from Portland. Lizard. April 14. Passed French bark Grande Duchesse Olga, from Portland. Now York, April 15. Arrived Umbrla, from Genoa. Philadelphia, April 14. Arrived Merccn, frem Liverpool. Taooma, Wash., April 14. Arrived British bark Hougemont, from Seattle; steamers Sen ator, Edith and Mineola, from San Francisco. Bailed Barkentlne Amaranth, for Sjdney, Australia. Seattle, "tt'aah., April 14. Arrived Steamer Jeanie, from San Fraaoisco; steamer Asuncion, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamor Amer ica, for Xuflhlgak. San Francisco, April 14. Arrived Steamer Czarina, from Coos Bay; steamer Oregon, Trom Astoria. Sailed Ship M. P. Grace, for Bristol Bay; bark Big Bonanza, for Bristol Bay; bark Himalaya, for Bristol Bay; bark Nicholas Thayer, for Bristol Bay; ship Tacoma, for Bristol Bay: steamer Robert Dollar, for Se attle; steamer Aberdeen, for Astoria; steamer Rita Newman, for Gray's Harbor; steamer G. C. Llndauer, for Gray's Harbor; steamer Tl tania, for Nanalxno; barkentlne Gleaner, for Wiliajia Harbor. Hoqulam. April 14. Arrived Steamer Kru ger, from San Francisco, for Aberdeen; steam er Olyronia, from San Francisco, for Hoqulam. Sailed Schooner Resolute, from Hoqulam, for FIJI Islands. Not Much Like a Christmas Party, Says a Man Who Knows. lagging conditions on the Coweman are such as would make the heart of Kipling glad, but made half a dozen loggers who came out of there yesterday almost faint with the joy of seeing a dry road. They were caked with mud from the collars of their macklaaw coats' down and it was hard to see where their boots left off and their corduroys began. They had mighty thirsts and they had come to town to celebrate. They also had the skin of a mountain Hon that measured 12 feet and had half cleaned out the sheep In the Coweman country. He was shot about two days ago. "Logging ain't a Christmas party on tho Coweman," suggested one of the men. "Our camp is nine miles abov6 that dRm that went through last Winter. We have to pack provisions 19 miles. There's only IS of us and It takes 13 horses to carry the grub In. Trail? There's cursed little road, but there Is a trail, and It takes eight or nine men to keep It where it belongs. You see, when the logs are driven out they chaw away the banks and let down the road. When I came out. I had to scramble along hanging on to the bushes about 'half the time. They gave way once and I slid about 50 feet and darn near went Into the river. The trail winds all over tho country. I did not have time to worry about that. It took me from 3 In the morning till 1 in the after noon to cover 23 miles." Judging from his surprised air at the slow rate made when hanging to bushes most of the. way and from tho general build of the man, It is probable that he never went slower than five miles an hour bofore. "It was so muddy up there that the skids would sink under you when you stepped on them until you were up to your knees In mud. And wo skid logs through that too, you bet wo did. "They're going to have a swell road up there though. They ain't going to let that river get in any more of its dirty work. In the bad places they are going to cement the whole works. Ha-e a regular dog-on asphalt pavement. "When the Coweman gets funny It does tricks," said the logger reverently. "I no ticed places where thore was logs 60 feet above where the water had ever been, sticking up there in tho trees like birds. Darn funny things to see. Guess Til have to go down there again in a couple of days." GRAND C0NCEET TONIGHT. Sued on Two Promissory Notes. The suit of I. F. and J. E. Quatsoe, Driscoll's Orchestra Will Give Fine Programme at tbe Marquam. Tonight at the Marquam Grand The ater an excellent programme of popular and classic music will he given by Dris coll's Orchestra of 35 musicians, under the direction of Samuel Wallace DrlscoIL Mrs. May Dearborne Schwab, Portland's charming soprano, and Dom J. Zan, bar itone, will assist. This promises to be one of the best concerts given by local talent this season. v A DELIGHTFUL CEO WD. The intense Interest shown by skilled housekeepers In good cookery. Is attested by the large crowds who dally attend the practical demonstration of the superiority of Diamond "W" baking powder at F. Dresser & Cos. SIG. SICHEL & CO. "The Quality House," finest cigars and tobacco. 92 Third street. The Meier (I& Frank Store , Principal Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications. Refrigerators, Screen Doors, Window Screens, Garden Hose, Lawn Mowers. The Meier Frank Store Sole Agents for "Vudor" Porch ShadesAll sizes Ready for banging. Genuine Panama Hats for Men New shapes All sizes, $5.00 to $10.00 Mercerized Sateen $1.50 Petticoats, 89c Here's a Petticoat Bargain we know has never been equaled in the history g of Portland retailing 1000 handsome mercerized black sateen Skirts Black and white striped mercerized Skirts, moreen finish Four styles Deep flounce with ruffle and stitched bands Van Dyke plaiting and flounce Three deep ruffles The best values $ 1 .50 ever bought Your choice today only at the remarkably low price of 89c each Com pare tnem witn otner aKirt bargains around town. iiL?Wfa - fx unw.r 15c Voile Etamines, 10c yd. 5000 yards of pretty Yoile Et amines, just the material for shirtwaist suits, black and white, "blue and white, tans and browns, loc value, today, yard , Women's 50c Vests, 32c I "Women's Richelieu Ribbed Mercerized Lisle Vests, low neck and sleeveless, dainty lace trimmed, all ''5f sizes, 50c values, ea 2&G $1.75 Night Robes, $1.1? Ladies' Cambric, Muslin and Nainsook Night Robes, square, round and V necks, lace and embroidery trimmed, best $1.75 values, to- c 9 day only p i 1 25c Kerchiefs, 2 for 25c Fancy Embroidered Scalloped Edge Swiss and Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, all the best 25c values today only at the low price of 2 for 25 ilk Insist on having Ju what you call for when 1 you go to buy Hood's Sarcap&rllla. Lace Hosiery 17 c Pair Another one of our Great Hosiery Sales is in progress for today and to morrow 2000 pairs of handsome, all-over lace hose in an immense as sortment of pretty patterns Guar anteed fast color and ail sizes Values extraordinary at l?c per pair Al so 1000 pairs of women's medium weight plain black lisle hose Superior grade absolutely fast color all sizes Grandest value to be found in town at 1 7c per pair New arrivals in high-class fancy lace hosiery, in boot and all over effects up to $5.00 pair. Knit Underwear Specials Here's a chance to supply your Summer Underwear needs at a big saving, all new goods, best styles and all sizes Sale continues Today and Tomorrow. Ladies' White Mercerized Vest, low neck, 1-4 sleeve, shaped vest, silk taped neck, all sizes, reg- 9 ular 50c value, for, each. . .3 C Ladies' Lace Trimmed Knee Pants, in white, neatly made, all sizes, the regular 25c styles, q this sale, pair ZrC Ladies' High Neck Long Sleeve Yest, silk crocheted neck, silk' taped, all sizes the best 50c values, 5 for, each HtC Ladies' Mercerized Cotfon Mesh Corsojk Covers, Val. lace trimmed, low neck, no sleeves great spe cial value, this sale at, Af each IOC Children's Summer Underwear, ill the best grades and styles io Bedspreads, Sheets, Pillow Cases Last two, days of the Great Special Sale of Bedspreads, Sheets and Pillow Cases Anticipate your needs for the Summer Cottage Unusual opportunity for boarding-house keepers.- White Hemmed Bedspreads, large size, Mar seilles patterns spreads sold everywhere at $1.00 at the special low price O' of only OdC "White Hemmed Bedspreads, handsome Marseilles patterns, large size, spreads that always sold at $1.50, can now be i i f had for only p 1 O Two great lots of White Hemmed Spreads, very best Marseilles patterns, large size, $1.75 and $2 values, at $1.36, $1.55 Two great lots of White Fringed Bedspreads, in Marseilles pat terns and full size, $1.75 and $2.50 values. . . .$1.52, $2.10 Pink and Pale Blue Fringed Bedspreads in full size and very best patterns, $1.50 and $1.75 values, each $1.12, $1.38 45x36 in. Pillow Cases, hemstitched, splendid quality a cotton and marvelous value at tC sjlxuu iiemmea sneeis, you cant ouy tnem wlioiesaie at Lb t -V.. i. j. . ,,-, ,- .m&z&y&m tr-avaj' ' IE IBiK the price we offer them at, each. Alarm Clocks Great Special Sale Two Days Every Clock Guaranteed. "America" Alarm Clock, our leader. 75c value, eq only ? jC Regular $L00 Alarm j Clock QIC Calendar, Time and Alarm Clock, $1.25fvalue, (QRr Sunrise, luminous dial, regular $L30 value, i f for $fil Double Bell Alarm Clocks, reg- ular $l.o0 value, ' for $1.19 Velour, Satin and Rough Finish Quire Paper, 24 sheets, p great value, quire C Initial Paper, all initials,, regu lar 25c values, at, 9 per box IcC 75c box of Paper, embossed in itials, great special . 2Q value, box OC Good Satin Finish Ink Tablet for only 3 10c Crdpe Paper, all colors. 7$ Lewis and Clark Souvenir Tab lets and Envelopes at low prices. $ 1 0 to $ 1 6 Waists tpJ? f SK?ffL We could have sold the entire lot of 200 lace waists which we offer for today's ?54th surprise sale Yesterday, all day long scores of the store's best friends pleaded for us to put this one or that one aside for her That's not our way of conducting special sales We don't play favorites Today the greatest, the grandest waist offering Portland women have ever had the opportunity to share in 200 beautiful all over lace waists, silk lined in the following styles: Venise Lace, Repousse Lace, Lierre Lace, Point Gaze Lace, Renaissance Lace, Point D'Esprit Laces, and Chantilly Lace styles, blacks, whites, cream and ecru, lace fagoting, med allion and fancy stitched trimmed All clean, fresh, high-class waists, handsomely made and all sizes Included in the lot are about a dozen magnificent chiffon waists, lace trimmed, $10.00 to $16.00 values at $6.45 See Fifth-street window display. Great Friday Shoe It's no trick to sell the best $3.00 footwear for women at $1 .95 a pair, we'll admit that We're going to do it again today just the same to add a thousand new recruits to our army of shoe customers and make a hundred or so of the old guard happy If you've summer shoe needs don't miss these bargains. $3 Dress Shoes, Pair, $ 1.95 850 pairs of Ladies' Lace and Blucher Shoes, in patent leather and vici kid, heavy or light sole, dull or kid top. all the newest and best models, all sizes and widths the best $3 q. t shoes on the market today only at, pair p -73 $3 Oxford Ties, Pair, $ 1.95 We had such satisfactory response to our sale of Women's $3.00 Oxfords at $1.95 a pair early in the week that we repeat same ' for today 850 pairs Ladies' Oxfords in lace and Blucher style, patent colt, patent ldd and vici kid, dull and kid top all the best lasts, all sizes and widths best $3.00 values, a only, pair C 1 1 4. I MS mW P JSMm ; ; Carload of Oranges, 35c grade at 25c per dozen We offer for today and tomorrow a carload of big, fine quality California Navel Oranges, the 35c grade, at, dozen 25c fl ft Jlf Rifle? HffVPfMi 11 O Vlvr&lllll JJV1C1 Today and tomorrow are bargain days in the Men's Clothing section Seasonable apparel of the best grade at the lovest prices you would care to pay and be assured of quality We'll guarantee the cost to be fully one-third below what you would have to pay for equal grades at the exclusive store Extensive varieties, newest and best materials Correct fashions Second floor. Men's Wool Spring and Summer Suits, in tweeds, gray and brown plaid mix tures and cheviots garments the exclusive store would ask qj you $12.50 for our special price for two days v -0 Men's Wool Spring and Summer Suits, in light and medium shades of cassi meres, fancy cheviots and fancy tweeds, suits the exclusive &0 Q store would ask $14.00 for our price for this sale tpO -?0 Men's Wool Spring and Summer Suits, in blue serges, flannels, worsteds, fancy tweeds, double twists, newest fashions and materials, $t ip , handsomely tailored, $15.00 values for this sale V 1 High-Grade Summer Suits, in fancy worsteds, fancy cheviots 5C and tweeds, plaids and checks extraordinary values at P &'3 Men's Outing Suits at $7.50 to $15.00 Last two days of the great sale of Boys' Wash Suits and Kilts. Panama Hats, $5.00 to $10.00. Straw Hats, 25d to $3.00. Sole Portland Agents for "Vudor" Porch Shades, all sizes, Complete ready for hang ing, 3d floor New Sheet Music Dept. on 2d floor, all the latest hits on sale at the lowest price See the beautiful Silk Embroidery work as done on our "Willamette" Sewing Machine, 2 to 5 P. M. Great special sale of Trunks and Traveling Bags, best styles, all sizes, on the Third Floor. -1 $4 Trimmed Hats $2,25 We offer you today 1 00 hand some trimmed hats of horse hair and Manila braids, black, pink and blue; new attractive shop es , beautifully made and trimmed with flowers and foil age Every hat in the lot $4 value Great special Friday bargain each at, $2.25 500 Sunbonnets, variety of styles J an.d colors today only your choice, each IN MILLINERY SALON SECOND FLOOR Friday Bargains All 25c Tooth Brushes, i 15 styles, today, ea 2C 1000 "boxes of Dr. Graves' un equaled Tooth Powder, 15o value, at, per -y can V 25c box of Plain or Ruled Pa per, envelopes to match, today only at the low price 1 A of only, box. .- $3.00 CURTAINS $1.63 200 pairs of White and Arabian Net Curtains, lace ruffle and insertion, full sizes, $2.50, $2.75 and $3 values, today at, pair $1.63 4-inch All-Silk, 4-inch Fancy Plaid Ribbons, 40a ' value, yard 4sjO Men's 75c Muslin Nightrobes, plain or trimmed, all A? sizes, great bargain Tc C 40c Ribbons 28c 2500 yards of 4K-inch All Silk Satin Taffeta Ribbons, in red, blue, mais, nile, navy, white, cream, black very best 40e quality, on sale at, yard.28 Handsome new Tuxedo Mesh Veilings, in black, blue, brown, white, fancy or plain mesh, with chenille dot, suitable for drop veil or nose veil 50c quality, yard 3S Lisle Gloves, in black, white, mode and gray, at 25c, 50c, 65c, 75c and 85c pair. Immense assortment of Silk Net Gloves in the latest stvles, 65c, $1.00, $1.25 pair. "Amsterdam" Double Tipped Silk Gloves, in black, white, gray, mode, tan and pongee, all sizes 50c, 75c and $1.00 a pair. Plain and Embroidered Silk Gloves, 12 and 16-button length, beautiful styles, 85c to $5.00 pair. Silk and Lisle Mitts, 50c to $2.50 pair. IS i n