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1 14 THE MORNING OlffiGONIAtf, THTJBSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1904. I HIS DEFENSE City Engineer Answers Charges. THE SYSTEM IS TO BLAME He Has Not Been Permitted to Choofce His Inspectors. OTHERS MAKE SELECTIONS Political Organization Through Its Managing Co mm rite e and Civil Service Commission Has Dic tated AH Appointments.' r -. - 4. HAS 'OT XA3D3D HIS INSPECTORS, f la the practical administration o x politics In the City, of Portland, the Ctty Engineer has not been permitted to J name one of the many Inspectors work T Ins uneer him. The political organlza I tten through itn managing committee f and Civil Service Commission has se f lected and named every one of them. 1 the inspection has been good and th rights of the taxpayers have been f In all cases fully protected by these t Inspectors, the organization Is entitled. 1 to credit therefor. If the results iave -prove unsatisfactory, then the political t administration of Inspectorship has 'J been tried and found -wanting and a I new system should be adopted. Olty Engineer "NY. C. Elliott yesterday iwoed tho following statement, in which he declares that he courts an investiga tion of the administration of his office: "I son satisfied." he says, "that a fair Investigation, conducted to ascertain the truth, and not for political effect, will, and can result only in the complete refu tation of all the charges that have been or may be brought against him." Tte statement follows: Much has appeared In the public press about the City Kaglneer's office and about the duties He1 oww to thn public and It has been charged that th City Engineer himself has been remiss la the performance of his official duties. A HtSle light upon tho subject will be timely now sad win enable the taxpayers and others In terested to determine for themselves where the blame. If any, should fall. Volume of Work. Attention Is called to the volume of work pafotog through tho office. During the last year there nave been under construction eighty few 64) sewer, involving a total cost of 3d 1.009; ateo one hundred and thirty-seven 187) streets and bridges, involving a total cert, of fl.41B.000. All of these have been un Vr the direct supervision of the City En gineer's of lice, la addition to the outsido work ln jived in these numerous contracts. th office work, the intricate detail work of preparing plans and specifications and the ex pert work of tfsting material offered, much of It rcwtring the personal attention of the "KKlnfar. have all had to be kept up to enable thcue various improvements to go forward. Owing to this condition of affairs the City Eagtncer cannot, and in fact It is not contem plated that he should, give his personal atten tion to the inspection of each, or of any one particular contract. Duties of Inspectors. From the foregoing conditions there has been evolved a system of inspection by Inspectors whose duty it Is to represent the Engineer in the Bupervifloa of the work going on. These inspectors are furnished with a copy of the plans and specifications under which the work is being done and are placed over tho work tor the role and only purpose of seeing that the work Is dono strictly in accordance with the plans and specifications. Tpen the completion of the work it is made the further duty of these inspectors to certify -J in writing upon blanks prepared for tho pur pose that Sic work is so done. When such certificate is made out it passes In due course to the Engineer and he affixes thereto bis official approval and the certificate then goes to the disbursing branch of the city govern ment as the basis for approval of and payment inr the work done. The Inspector as will be seen Is a trusted employe. Aside from such casual Inspection as -the Engineer may be able to give to the many different contracts under way at the naie time, the inspector is the only safeguard there is between the contractor and the tax payer. The inspector Li further the direct repre sentative of the City Engineer and should be one in whom, the Engineer can place un bounded confidence. In the practical adminis tration of politics In the City of Portland, the City Engineer hoe not been permitted to name one of the many inspectors now working under him. The political organization through its xa&naging committee and Civil Service Com mission has selected and named every one of them. If the Inspection has been good and if the rights of the taxpayers have been In all cases fully protected by these inspectors, the or ganization Is entitled to credit therefor. If the results have proved unsatisfactory, then the political administration of Inspectorship has been tried and found wanting and a new sys tem should be adopted. Possibly it might be well to let the head of each department select men on whom he could rely, or at least for whom he would feel and bt in fact personally responsible. Tanner-Creek Sewer. Having in mind then the fact that the City Engineer is neither omniscient nor omnipres ent, what is there to the Tanner-Creek sewer that merits the abuse and criticism of the CJtr Engineer that has been put in clrcula ties? Tho City Engineer prepared the spec!- Scations and plans and It would seem that they were good and acceptable to every one The material furnished seems to have been In accordance with the specifications. The City Engineer detailed one of the Inspectors fur nished him by the Civil Service Commission to e that the work was properly done ac cording to the plans and specifications, a copy of which the Inspector had. It seems that Uerce rivalry and Jealousy existed among the contractors who had bids In for the work; that an Independent contractor underbid the rxxl of contractors who expected to secure the contract; that the defeated contractors cither hired or bribed one of the workmen of the contractor who was doing the work to leave come defects in the work and to pass out the word where such defects could be found; that when the proper time came the trap thus set was sprung and that some de fects have been found. "Whether the defects found are serious or whether the sewer Is In an unsafe or even an unsatisfactory condition teems as ret to be an open Question. A sub committee of the Council which has heard cvl dence on the subject by their reports indicates that the pewer is in an unsatisfactory condl tion: the ilayor. who heard the same evidence. does not seem to be satisfied with the alleged Inspection and has appointed a committee, not allied with any political organization, to make jv. careful and thorough Inspection and exam rnxtlon of tho sewer to determine whether It Is defect or politics that is really at the bot tom of the present agitation. Threatened Removal. "What cause exists for even an attempt to remove the City Engineer? The Mayor has wisely hesitated to follow the partisan sue cestien of the Council committee. He beard all the evidence; he Is a distinguished Jurist as well as a lawyer. He knew that tho In specter's certificates furnished to tho City Engineer was sufficient justification for the Engineer's attest on the contract even as the urn i awtn nresenled to himself as ilavor with hs Auditor's attest thereon Justify his signa ture thereto. And. until the present time, nothing has in any way even tended to show that the Engineer knew or had any reason to even jwspect that the Tanner-Creek sewer was not. done aooordlng to the plans and specifica tions at the time he certified It to the city la 2aaL the evidence Is that from outward ap jwsrance and from reports that had been given hdn. ha was eo well convinced that It was a first-class job that he not only did not. shrink from, but actually courted an Investigation and inspection of the sewer. Were, it to be con ceded that all that has been charged as to de-. iects in the Tanner-Creek eewer Is true; that the inspector In charge has been guilty ol gross neglect of, or violation of duty. It would not affect either the Integrity or ability of the City Engineer, unless It lurther appears either that tbo Engineer had or abould have had knowledge of the defective condition of the sewer, or that the Inspector stood In such a relation to the Engineer that he was respon sible for the neglect or misconduct of such In spector. What has been said of the Tanner Creek sewer Is true of every other contract going on under the Engineer's office in the city. The public has a right to demand abso lute Integrity and the exercise of professional ability from the Englnet-r whom they elect. They have a right to demand of those whom the Engineer himself selects or appoints aa his deputies and assistants the same integrity and such ability as the wages paid will command In the market of the world. The City En gineer courts an investigation of the adminis tration of his office along these lines and la fat Is fled that a fair investigation conducted to ascertain the truth, and not for political effect, will and can result only In the complete refutation of all the charges that have been or may be brought against him. ACCUSED OF DASTARDLY CHIME Man Said to Have Placed Young Wife in Evil Surroundings. From a life of happiness, refinement and wealth in a country village to the depths of shame In' the mazes of the North End in two brief months is the story of Bertie May Johnson. To add to the pathos of the case her husband, who so recently pledged himself to be falthul and true to the beautiful girl through good and evil report, is arrested, charged with having placed her in a disorderly house and liv ing from her earnings. Crying bitterly in her room in a North End hostelry, the child-wife's sad plight became known to two men passing through the hallway. Believing something was decidedly wrong, they reported the matter to Detectives Kerrigan and Snow. After careful investigation the officers concluded to make the arrest of JohnBon, and he was caught just as he was arrang ing with an expressman to transfer what few things belonged to himself and wife from the North End to another rooming house further uptown. He begged to bo released, saying a grave mistake was be ing made, but his pleadings were vain, for without any useless ceremony he was marched off to the City Jail, where he was quickly locked in a cell. At first the young wife, who Is aged 17 years, refused to disclose the alleged guilt of her husband, but when informed that she' might as well tell all, she broke down and to Chief of Police Hunt and Matron Simmons told the sad story. Today Johnson, charged with placing his wife in a disorderly house and living from her earnings, will be arraigned before Mu nicipal Judge Hogue. There Is a charge of being an Inmate of a disorderly house against the young wife, but it is believed that, as she desires to escape from her present condition and reform, the oppor-, tunlty will be given her. She may be sent to the Magdalen Home for a time, but it is believed she will finally be al lowed to return to her parents at Scap poose, where she lived all of her life up to ner marriage to the man now accused f leading her into her present sad posi tion. The young woman was a member of one of the best-known and most highly re spected families of Scappoose. All her life, it is said, she had been gratified of her every wish, as her parents are well-to-do. Johnson was employed in a res taurant, and the two met and formed an attachment for each other. They were married two months ago. They removed here but a few weeks ago, where, it is al leged, she was compelled by her husband to lead a life of shame and to support him. He admitted to the officers that he has not been working. TO MEET HEXT WEEK. Multnomah Legislative.Delegation to Get Together. Members of the Multnomah legislative delegation will meet. probably next week for discussion of proposed laws., and per haps for a little side talk on organiza tion of the two houses. It is taken for granted in political circles that they will not try to organize more than one House, but it is yet In no wise certain that they will do even that much. By many persons It is assumed that Multnomah will not have a candidate for president of the Senate or Speaker of the House this time, but will reserve the assertion of this county's Influence until the session of 1907, when Multnomah will have a candi date for United States Senator, and when control of either or both houses will be more vital to the Interests of Multnomah than now. On this attitude of Multnomah. Senator "W. Kuykendall, of Lane, is basing his hopes of election to the presidency, and Representative T. B. Kay, of Marion, of election to tho Speakership. If this coun ty should go after tho presidency, its candidacy would be either Dan J. Ma- larkey or C. "W. Hodson.or P. P. Mays, and It is certain that one of this trio will bo boomed for the honor dn 1D07. Each has said that ho Is not after the prize this time, but his resolution this "Winter will depend on whether Multnomah shall decide to sail in for the place. Though Senator Kuykendall, so far as 'can be learned, has not asked for pledges from this county, the outlook for his success seems favorable. If this county shall decide to try for the Speakership, Representative A. A, Bailey will probably be Its favorite, or A. L. Mills, or TV. R. Hudson. T. B. Kay is confident of election, and now boasts that he is sure of 6 votes, and that if Representative Graham, of his own coun ty. will support him, he is sure of 27 But neither Representative Bailey nor Representative TV. I. vawter, of Jackson County, who is also an aspirant for the Speakership, can find that many votes for Kay. After the delegation shall have organ ized by election of a chairman and ap nolntment of committees, it will invite all nersons interested in new legislation to come forward with their ideas. Among the invited will be the functus officio charter board, which has recommended five amendments to the charter for enact ment. DEPARTMENT IS PLEASED. Hitchcock Congratulates I nspector Greene on Outcome of Fraud Case. The Department of the Interior is nleased at the turn taken in the land-fraud trials, and has expressed itself in a congratulatory telegram sent by Secretary E. A. Hitch cock to Colonel A. R. Greene, spe cial Inspector of the department, who has had so much to do with the gathering of the evidence In tho big case, and to whose untirinir efforts a great deal of the Gov crnmenfs success is due. Tho telegram receive by tho inspector is as follows: "Colonel A. R. Greene, Inspector, Port land, Or. Accept thanks and sincere con gratulations for the result announced In your telegram or last evening. "E. A. HITCHCOCK, "Secretary of tho Interior." Secretary Taft Starts Home. WASHINGTON, D?c 7. The Navy De- nartment is Informed that the cruiser Co lumbla and the dispatch-boat Dolphin, with Secretary Taft and his party as pas sengers, left Colon today for Pensacola. KUSDTESB ITEMS. If Baby Is Cattlnc Teeth. Km mrt, and use that old and well-tried remedr. Mrt. WlnsloWs Soothing Syrup, for chlldres teething. It soothes tee cnua. soften in gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Prompt relief In sick headache, dizzl ness, nausea, constipation, pain in the side, guaranteed to those using Carter's Uttlo JLlver .ruis. SUPPLIES FOR MANILA GOVERNMENT WANTS QUANTITY OF FORAGE AND LUMBER. Bids Requested for Supplying 11,000 Tons of Hay and Oats and Ship load of Building Materials. Tho Government Is- In the market for an Immense quantity of forage to be shipped to the Philippines. Bids will be opened by Captain Jesse M. Baker, dis bursing Quartermaster, in this city at noon on January 9 for 6550 tons of hay and 4550 tons of oats. The Quartermasters at Seattle, San Francisco and New York will alao receive bids. The quantity of forage required will make two full cargoes for a steamer the size of the Dir. and it Is to be hoped that Portland will secure the business. The grain and hay merchants of this city will enter into the competi tion, but there Is some fear the order may not be placed here. The fact that bids will be received at New York causes some to think that the oats may be shipped from the Atlantic seaboard, as oats are much cheaper in the East than on the Pacific Coast. At the same time it is possible a way may be found to bring Eastern oats here for shipment from this Coast. So far as the hay order Is con cerned. If the Government wants grain bay, as it has In tho past, it is expected the Callfornians will be able to put In the lowest bids. At any rate, the Portland dealers will put in their proposals, and if no favors are shown any particular local ity, they hope to get a share of the busi ness. Captain Baker will also open bids on December 20 for supplying a large quan tity of lumber for shipmont to Manila. Delivery to to be made at Portland, Ta coma, Seattle or San Francisco. The specifications call for 191,500 feet of fir selects, one Inch, surfaced on one side, assorted lengths; 300,000 feet of selects, surfaced on one side; 2CO.O0O feet of floor ing, 247,000 feet of ceiling, 20,000 redwood boards, one side surfaced, and a largo quantity of rough merchantable lumber, in all about 2.000,000 feet. DERELICT OFF GRAY'S HARBOR May Be Wreck of the Schooner Marion, Reported Overdue. IIOQUIAM, Wash., Dec. 7. The schoon er Annie M. Campbell, Captain Larson, arrived In port Sunday and tells the fol lowing story regarding a derelict sighted 25 miles off the coast, in the vicinity of Gray s Harbor: "When abbut 25 miles southwest of Gray's Harbor, we came on a derelict which apparently seemed to be anchored. Our attention was first called to the mat ted when the lookout reported a derelict off our bows. We ran as close to. the wreck as the rough weather would per mit, and saw the hull of a schooner 30 feet of the mainmast was standing, the part near the deck painted white, about 40 feet of the stern and hull was visible above water, but we could see no name nor marks to Identify the vessel. The position of the wreck gave it the appear ance of the bow being weighed down with the anchors, or that a portion of tpe car go had shifted, throwing the craft on its beam ends. "The waves washing over the vessel at times showed little wreckage, but the deckload seemed to be new lumber. None of the other masts were visible, having been broken oft near the deck. Nothing Is known what vessel this is, but some think It the schooner Marlon, which Is reported overdue." The schooner Annie M. Campbell ar rived in port last 'Sunday, but the Cap tain said nothing of sighting1 this derelict. He wrote to his owners at San Francisco of the incident. Credit to Proper Port. BELX.INGHAM. Wash.. Dec 7. (Spe clai.) With a cargo of more than 1.000,000 feet of lumber from the ueilingnam. ay Improvement Company's mill, the ship James Tuft signed a crew and cleared from tills port today for Sydney, New South Wales. Australia. The act of clear ing from Bclllngham marks a new era in the commercial business or iruget bound, Formerly vessels loading here and at many of the other ports cleared from Port Townsend and that port got. and Is still getting, credit for tonnage that was never loaded within o0 or 100 miles of the port. Now that the custom has been estab lished it is believed that the millions of feet of lumber and thousands of cases of salmon that are shipped from Bclllngham every year will be placed to the credit of the port from which it Is shipped. Steamer Elleric Released. The British steamer Elleric, under char ter to the Portland & Asiatic Company, which has been detained at the quaran tine station at the mouth of the Columbia for the past week, was released yester day, and will be brought to this city at once to load cargo for the Orient. Cap tain McLeod and two of the Chinese crew who have smallpox will remain at the station until they have recovered. The steamer is In command of First Officer Flnley. Steamers for Upper Columbia. It Is stated that Captain James Cochran. who built the steamer Telephone, is to build two light-draft steamers, each 160 feet long, for service on the Upper Colum bia above Celllo. The boats, according to the report, are to be ready ot handle the tourist travel that will be attracted by the Iewis and Clark Fair. The plan is to operate the Telephone between Port land and The Dalles in connection with tiie upper river craft. Marine Notes. Deputy Collector of Customs Barnes has measured the little steamer Janie Smith, being overhauled at Supple's yard. She is TO 'RAISE A SUM KEN SHIP A. McL, Hawks Is Determined to Float the Andelana. He "Will Use Liquid Air in Diving in Tacoma Harbor. TO raise the sunken ship Andelana from the bottom of Tacoma har bor Is the ambition of A. McLw Hawks, who In partnership with A. J. McCabe is; about to receive the contract for building the Portage Rcitd. Last night Mr. Hawkes went to Tacoma to obtain the $50,000 bond which is re quired by the State of Oregon as a condition of the contract. He promised to return tonight with the necessary evidence of good faith and to have tho contract all signed up tomorrow or next day. Mr. Hawks proposes to use liquid air in diving down to the ship and thereby to introduce an Innovation In the salv age of sunken vessels. He will dive to the bottom of Tacoma harbor in the ordinary diving suit, but without the hoso connections and thtf man-killing pump in the scow above. His vital sup-ply-of air will bo a car-boy of liquefied atmosphere, the volume of perhaps two gallons, which cwill be strapped to his back, connected with his diving1 hel meL The fluid gas he will obtain In St. Louis. He has no fear that the heavy water pressure where the ship lies, 180 feet below the surface, will stop the circulation of air in the helmet, because the pressure of the evaporating liquid element In tho car-boy will be far greater and is bound to keep gurg ling out of the valvo back of his head after he lias breathed it through h'ls lungs. The water pressure at ISO feet Tho steamer Yangtse, of the China Mu tual line, reached the Sound yesterday from London via Asiatic ports. 7.5 feet long. 8 feet beam and 3 feet depth of hold. Tho French bark Marthe Rous arrived up yesterday afternoon with a cargo of Swansea coal for" the Portland Gae Com pany. Owing to the shallow water there she was unable to get closer than 100 feet of the dock. Barges were placed between the ship and the dock, and she will soon be lightened sufficiently so she can dis charge directly on the wharf. Domestic and Foreign Ports. Ean Francisco, Dec 7. Sailed Bark San tiago, for Honolulu: steamer Curacao, for Ouayamas; schooner W. IL Smith, for Gray's Harbor; steamship Madagascar, for Fort Townsend; schooner Pearl, for Sanak; brig W. G. Irwin, for Roche Harbor. Arrived Steamer Empire, from Coos Bay; steamer City of Puebla, from Victoria . Hoquiam. "Wash., Dec. 7. (Special.) Ar rived Steamer J. C. Llndauer, from San Fran cisco for Aberdeen: steamer Coronado, from ban .Francisco for Aberdeen; steamer Grace Dollar, from San Francisco, for Aberdeen. Salted Schooner K. "Wood, from Hoquiam for San Francisco; schooner J. Llveston, from Hoquiam for San Pedrp. New York, Dec 7. Arrived Finland, from Antwerp. Hong Kong. Dec. 7. Arrived Missouri (Brit ish) late Stanley Dollar (American), from San Francisco; Aragonla, from Portland, Or., via loxonaau. Hamburg, Dec. 7. Sailed Luxor, for San Francisco. AT THE THEATERS What tho Press Agents Say. HE APPRECIATES THE COLUMBIA Adjectives Applied to the Actors and Actresses by a New Yorker. "That's worth seeing," said a man In the lobby of the Columbia Theater as the large audience was going out after the performance of "Mistakes Will Happen." "I like that fareo-eomedv rnr it ta o-o.,,.- Inely funny and uncommonly well done." juat run tne company over in your mind and observe how enorf thiv nil At a glance note the' adjectives that can trutmuny be applied to them: "Mies Counties Is beautiful and mag netic "Mr. Baume is handsome and talented. "Mr. Dills is inimitable in an old man part. "Miss Brandt is uncommonly fetching in everything she does. "'Miss Allen is comely and vastly im pressive. "Miss Fuller is statuesque and emo tional. "Mr. Berrell Is competent, experienced and trustworthy. "Mr. Bloomquest is the be3t-liked come dian on the Coast. "Mr. York is insinuating, and popular. "There certainly is not a better stock company in the United States, and it Is probable that there is no company so good. 'Mistakes Will Happen' was Dick son's great star piece, and as presented this week by the Columbia Company It is certainly a treat for any one. I like it immensely, and, judging by the large au diences at the theater, Portland likes it, too." Last Performance Tonight. Tonight the last 'Derformanen nf .Tano Corcoran and Andrew Robn in th r. Mil- tlful romantic drama "Pretty Peggy" will De given at the Marquam Grand Theater. This Is one of the theatrical treats ot the season and should not be overlooked. Bargain Matinee Saturday People are always looking for bargains In commodities, and, although theatrical entertainments are considered a luxury, the overworked tollers must have amuse ment. It Is for that reason that the man agement of the Empire Theater will give a special bargain matinee Saturday after noon of this week. School children as well as adults can enlov the nrtvlleirA nf Ins: the bisr New York supoww. 4rnnrir Russia," which Is playing this week at .roruana s up-town tneater, at a very low prlco of admission. "Darkest Russia" is one or. tne tew plays tnat enjoyed a run in New York two seasons nxrn T hsn since toured all tho principal cities in the united btatcs, and has been one of the biggest winners of this season. The com pany presenting this Dowerful nlnv is headed by Eva Mountford, who Is a most distinguished actress, and she is ably sup ported oy an excellent company. COMING ATTRACTIONS. The Prodigal' Daughter. The Prodigal Daughter" is the sweet est, saddest story that ever was written. It is .the Pla' that has the sensational horserace scene the beautiful melodrama that will greatly please all Portland is now in preparation for the next bill at the Columbia Theater, beginning with the reg ular matinee Sunday, December 11. This will be one of the most elaborate and ex pensive productions yet produced in stock. and utilizes the 'entire strength of the company, beside many extra -people. It doubtless will make a memorable week In the history of tho theater. No more thrill lng or interesting play has ever been seen in this city. "Everyman" Tomorrow. "Everyman," which tho famous Ben Greet company of players will present at the Marquam Grand Theater tomorrow afternoon, Saturday afternoon and Satur day night, December 9 and 10, was written in 14S9 by Peter Dorland. a monk of DIest, Belgium, and Is the finest extant specimen of the morality plays which were com monly performed about the streets and in the religious houses of Europe during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Its first rep resentation before a modern audience "was In the old Charterhouse. London, and by the Elizabethan Stage Society, under the direction of Mr. Greet, who will personally "direct tho performance here. The repre sentation ot this medieval drama has met will bo about SO pounds to the square inch, or more than five ordinary atmos pheres. "What will you do when you get down there?" was asked of Mr. Hawks last night, but the gentleman was wary. His plans are his own secret, and if he should divulge them maybe somebody would steal them" away. So Mr. Hawks maintained discreet silence. However, he was very confident of success and in timated that when he had won out he would be counted a big man In marine circles. Ship Turned Turtle. The Andelana turned turtle and went down ono rough night in January, 1S99. She was entirely void of fcargo or bal last and had Just been newly painted. Inside her hull and out, and was as spick and span a vessel as floated any where. Eight years before she had slid down tho ways a brand new ves sel. But when the town of Tacoma awoke the morning after she had made so beautiful a picture in the harbor no Andelana was to bo seen. Not even a spar was visible nor a dimple in the water where she went down, and it seemed that she could just as well have soared oft into the cloud3 as been swal lowed up by the inland sea. But there were men who believed the ship was reposing on the bottom, and Hawks was one of them. By means of an Iron window-weight, supended to a copper wire attached to a telephone re ceiver, he detected tho .ring of tho An delana's steel and when hauling the drag with extraordinary popular support, and this Is the third season that Mr. Greet has presented it In America. It is announced that the sale of seats for"Everyman" be gan yesterday. "The Littte Outcast." One of the most pronounced successes that appeared In this, city last season was E. J. Carpenter's intensely dramatic production of 4The Little Outcast. This sa'me beautiful play, with all its heart interest, bright comedy and thrill ing1 situations, will be the attraction at the Empire Theater, beginning next Sunday matinee and continuing until Wednesday night. Florence Roberts Coming. The sale of seats for Florence Roberts return engagement at the Marquam Grand next week opens Friday morning. The arrangement of the repertoire Is an- nuonced as follows: "Zaza" for Monday and Tuesday nights, "Tesa of the D'Urber- villes" for Wednesday Night, "The Ad ventures of Lady Ursula" for Thursday night. "A Doll's House" for Friday night and Saturday matinee and "Marta of the Lowlands" for Saturday night. Miss Rob erts' support will Include Melbourne Mac Dpwell. Lucius Henderson, William Yer ance. Sterling Lord Whitney, Gregory Rogers. Christian Lynton, Forrest Sea bury. Philip Lord. Frank McQuarry. Al White, M. Y. Word and the Misses Adele Worth, Georgle Woodthorpe, Louise Royce, LJlllan Armsby, Anita Allen, Theo Balcom, Ollle Cooper and others. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS The Girl With a Double Voice. Miss Cole Francis Bowers, the girl With the doublet voice Is th nnveUv thnf is attracting thousands to the Star Thea ter xms weeK. &ne is not only a sweet voiced soprano, but she can stng alto notes with the rarest richness. Another great act is the acrobatic performance Of the three TieOrn.nu. entitled "Vnrv Grandpa and the Bad Boys." There Isn't a cnua in .Portland who doesn't know Foxy Grandpa, and who will not feel unmixed delight in witnessing this fa mous hero of comic papers on the stage. The Grand. The Flying Weavers at the Grand are doing an act that Is perilous and thrill lng on the trapeze, and nightly they are making the greatest possible hit, Le Mont and his Chinaman monkey make the audi- 'ence laugh, and the Kit Carson moving picture Is an object-lesson in pioneer his tory worthy of the attention ot the most intelligent people In the community. The bill has given general satisfaction with its ten splendid numbers, and proves that tne Grand Is keeping up Its good record. Imitates Anna Held. Seven acts make a merry bill at the Arcade Theater this week. The appear ance ot Campbell and Shepp is one of interesting vaudeville events ot the sea son. Genevieve Ardell, a pretty girl. whose face as well as her voice is her fortune, makes her first appearance as a warbler of illustrated ballads. The Montague sisters are two pretty sou brettes. one of whom gives a clever Imi tation of Anna Held, while the other is the original bowery girl, who sings and dances in a most vivacious fashion. Funny Chinese Men. One of the most popular acts on the present Baker bill is that given by the Thompsons, the wonderful Chinese imper sonators. They deceive those most fa miliar with the Celestial race and every one who has seen them Is Impressed with their wonderful powers of mimicry. By special request the Onri family appears again this week, but in an entirely dif ferent act from that presented by them last week. Byron and West, the rural corpedy sketch artists, are making the hit of their lives, and In fact everything on tho programme seems to suit the taste of tho theater-going public completely. Bijou Watdh Tomorrow. Sidney and Elmo at the Bijou this week demonstrate what sweet, beautiful music may bo wrought from those big brassy saxaphones. How much a human jaw can support is demonstrated by Hllde brandt. who holds In his teeth a chair containing a grown man. "V iolet Ross, with her living art studies, has attracted much attention. Friday night Is watch night at the Bijou. Diamond-studded watch this time. Mitchell at the Lyric. Not John Mitchell. In fact, neither of the Johns. Not John the Senator, nor John the labor leader, but Mitchell, the famous ventriloquist, who is at the Lyric this week with his "auto-girl," is the greatest Mitchell of them all. Crowded houses have greeted him at each appar ance since his opening engagement on Monday and the unanimous approval which ho has received from the press and public establishes his claims to the world's leadership among ventriloquists. Fairbanks and Caine, the dancing and singing sketch artists, aro an tne money when It comes to their kind of a stunt, and Gene King, with his wonderful dog. is keeping the people laughing all tho time. Do not fall to see the great Lyric bill this week. Prepare to Oppose Open Shop. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. A special meet ing of the International Carriage and Watron Union executive committee has been called to adopt measures for oppos ing the open-shop movement proposed by the National Manufacturers' Association The meeting will be held In this city De cember 15. Preparations will then be made to send organizers Into every city where there are locals of the international union and to levy an assessment on tho 15.000 members of the union for this pur pose. In all there are 63,000 carriage and wagon workers In the United States, but this number Includes thousands of labor ers. across the rigging he could hear the critty vibration. A well-known diver namede Baldwin went down and actually saw the vessel, but he dived for the ves sel too often and lost his life, through failure of the pumps, so it was said. Since that time Mr. Hawks has viewed the ship through the peep-holes of a diving-cage. He describes tho ship as lying on her starboard side. When she settled her yards were swept under so that the peaks of her four masts are resting on the bottom. She reposes on an almost clean clay bottom, and Mr. Hawks Is sure that not more than two feet of mud surrounds her. Her resting place, though near the mouth of the Puyallup River, receives but little of the glacial and silt deposits of that stream. Worth $75,000 if Raised. When tho Andelana was swallowed up she was worth about $175,000, said Mr. Hawks last night, but if she were afloat today and in as good shape as when dis aster overtook her, sho would be worth only $75,000. The reason Is the shrinkage In freights. That she Is still In good shape Mr. Hawks is sure. The erosion of salt water, he says, has been very slight and hardly more than If she had been afloat during the past six years. "She Is an A 1-100 ship," he remarked, "by which Is meant she Is a first-class vessel for 100 years In salt water." "When will I have her raised?" he re sponded to a persistent query on that point, "Oh, say in 1905. In time for the Lowls and Clark Fair." TALKS OF CLOSED SEASON C. C. M'GOWAN SAYS IT IS ALL THE SALMON NEED. Declares That If Closed Seasons Were Properly Observed the Fish Would Want No Other Protection. That enforcement of the closed sea son is all the protection salmon need is the opinion of C. C. McGowan, manager of the Warrandale cannery of P. J. McGowan & Sons. McGowan & Sons also operate canneries at McGowan's and Ilwaco on the lower river. C. C. McGowan while in the city yes terday said that failure of the Fish Wardens ot Oregon and Washington to enforce the closed season, especially that after August 15, had undoubtedly curtailed the supply of salmon at the hatcheries and was one of the causes of shortage of eggs. He Insisted that Ontario hatchery ilsh do not enter the Columbia In May nnd June, as has been alleged, and as Master Fish Warden Van Duscn believes, but in July and August and that there is the strongest of evidence to show that many of them come In from the sea after August 15, the day set by law for beginning the Fail closed season. The Spring closed season begins March 1 and ends April 15. The Fall closed season begins August 15 and ends September 10. Neither closed sea son was enforced this year. Mr. McGowan ad Jed that the laws are well enough as they stand except that five days might be added to the open season in August without hazard to the Industry. Salmon come in later than thoy used to, he cald, because of the artificial change from old conditions set up by the law and by the fisheries. Salmon that U3ed "to come in in July now arrive in August. This is due. in his opinion, to the propagation of late nsli by the hatcheries and to gillnets on the bar. His opinion is common to many fishermen, canners and cold-sto rage men on the Columbia. The closed season he does not regard practicable, first, because of the high co3t of enforcement and second because it would save no more fish than the present system, since the salmon en tering the river on Sunday would be caught on week days and fishermen would redouble their efforts above the bar and Astoria. Mr- McGowan troes, not believe it possible to propagate the early Spring schools as the late Summer run3 be cause the Columbia and Snake Rivers are not low enough to permit the plac lng of racks until late in July and In August. 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