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THE MOBNOjG OBEGOmA, THURSDAY, MABCH,-.! CITY "NEWS IN BRIEF THE OREGOXIA2TS TZXEFHON"ES- Counttns-Koom Hatn 6T 2Ianadnr Editor Main -638 Eunday Editor .Matn-C233 City Editor . .Maln 1M Society Editor Main 633 CoajKulac-Room J"1- Superintendent Balldtas Red 2fl Eat Side Ofilce Egjt 61 AMUSEMENTS. MARQUA2I GRA?.T (Morriaon. near Jth) Tonight at 8:15. Charles B. Han ford, la Othello." COLTJilBIA THEATER ttth and TVashlnKton) Tonight at 8KB, "Old Helfielberr." X.TRIC THEATER (cor. Alder and 7th) Comedy-drama. "The Convict's Daughter." 2:30 and 8:15 P. M. STAR THEATER (Park and Washington) Continuous vaudeville. 2:80 to 10:30 P. 3L BAKER THEATER (Third and YsrohtlD Con tinuous vaudeville, 2:30 to 10;SO P. M. GRAND THEATER (Park and "Washington) Continuous vaudeville. 2:50 to 10:30 P. M. Seiukgs Drying Up. The people o Portland generally would probably be pleased to see the charming Springlike sveather they have been enjoying of late continued Indefinitely. With Bull Run to be depended on, no thought of a scarcity of water ever occurs to them, and it is too early in the year to think of drouth. ICewcomers are astonished by the fine weather and imagine that the Oregon Winter is not so wet a season as has been reported. There are, however, a consid erable number of people who are longing for rain, and lots of it. The residents on sections of the heights west of the city- especially in the tract adjacent to the big "1905" electric light sign, find that the several small springs"from which their bouses are supplied with water are be coming nearly exhausted. They usually reach' their lowest stage in October, but how" are lower than ever, and Investiga tion shows that the rainfall so far this Winter is ten inches below the average. The Willamette River is at a low stage, and so are some" of the navigable branches of the Columbia, and loggers, eteamboatmen and others are hoping for rain soon. Old residents are not worry ing about the lack of moisture yet, for there is still three months of the rainy season before the June rise in the Colum bia is due, and without any extra exer tion the Oregon clouds can shower down water enough In that time to satisfy the most thirsty. Sale of Gasie at an End. The sale of ame. practically of any kind, came to an end In the markets of this city, under the new game law, yesterday, and no ono Jcnows when any kind of game can be Bold again. The dealers are frantic and consider the new law senseless and unreasonable- They say that no one will now- furnish wheat to feed the ducks com ing from the north next season, and that Boon there will be no ducks of any kind here, as all will have followed the canvas- backs, which left this region when the carp destroyed the wapatoes they fed on. The game dealers say many more things. and sportsmen have also some complaintB to make, but what good can talk do, when a law Is passed and in force? Many who Imagine that the mountains are swarm Ing with deer, the farms with pheasants and that ducks would come If fed, cannot see what is the good of all this game if none can be bought in the markets. Fish Ettppvt Shout. Housekeepers, ca. terers and marketmen have been greatly troubled of late in procuring supplies of llrst-class fish, the cold snap having In some way Interfered with the source of supply for this city. The supply of Spring salmon has been short, and the sudden changes of weather disorganized the run of smelt, and the people have not yet taken kindly to carp, while the little mil ler s thumb or mud cat has become one of the great favorites, and Is shipped all over the Northwest by the ton. All who are partial to a certain amount of nsn diet are now anxiously awaiting the ar rival of the shad, and the opening of the black bass season, as they then hope to have no more trouble In procuring a good dish of fish wh?n they desire it. There is Utile probability of the market being supplied with trout, as even If the trout could be procured, the law will probably prevent their being sold. Discdss Religious Campaign. Three Keneral- secretaries of the International committee of the Young Men's Christian iAssoclatlon. C. K. Ober and Clarence J. Hicks, of New York, and George McDlll, of Chicago, met in executive session yes terday afternoon at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association with tne three general secretaries of Y. M. C. A. work In Oregon and Idaho. The sub jects discussed related to future plans concerning Y. M. C. A. organization work, particularly in this part of the country. At 6 o'clock the executive committee took supper with the Portland board of direc tors of the Y. M. C. A., at the clubroom. At S P. M. Mr. Ober addressed a meeting of young men In the auditorium with ref erence to the evangelistic campaign to be shortlj' commenced here, under the direction of Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman. How to Train Chiujren in Courtest. Mrs- J. 1a Kingsbury will address the Home Training Association thlB afternoon on the subject of "Training Children to Courtesy." There will be a general dis cussion as to the best means of training children In application, and it Is hoped that many mothers can attend who will give titles of books which they have found helpful, in order that these may be secured for the association's library All persons Interested are asked to be present at the Y. W. C. A. at 3 o'clock, whether members or not. Letter From Senator Fulton. The Portland Chamber of Commerce Is In re ceipt of a letter'from Senator Fulton, In which the latter thanks the Chamber for its expression of attitude In passing reso lutions asking for the nonpassage of the parcels post bill now before Congress. The Senator states that he is of the same opinion and may vote against the bill, not having to this time been convinced of the wisdom of the measure. Quarter-Block Sold. The Star Brew ery Company yesterday purchased the northeast corner quarter-block on Kant Burnslde and Third streets, from E. H. Ylrgll. The price paid was $14,000. It is considered a good purchase at that price. The ground is covered with some flimsy brick structures. This is the -first large eale in real estate made at the east end of Burnslde bridge for some time. No Arrangement Yet for Funeral. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral of Thomas O'Connell, who met death near St. Helens two weeks ago. The body is still In the undertaking estab lishment of Zeller & Byrnes, in Albino. An effort has been made to reach his rel atives, but nothing definite has yet been learned of them. Forced to Give Bonds. D. W. Kln naird. of Oregon ,Clty. indicted for com plicity In the land frauds, and who failed to furnish bonds, was arrested yesterday on a bench warrant. He furnished a bond for 54CO0 and was released. Deputy "United States Marshals are now out with war rants for those who have not yet fur--rilshed bonds. North Pacific S. S. Co's. steamship Roanoke. 2400 tons, sails for Coos Bay. Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles, Tuesday. March T, from Columbia dock No. 1. Office. 231 Washington St. Phone Main 6SS. Harry Young, Agt. Robes. All the leading varieties In. dif ferent sizes, at popular prices. Also 14.000 pansies. and other hardy garden -plants that should be planted now. Burkhardt Bros., 23d and Gllsan. Roses. Steamer Aberdeen sails from Couch-St. dock for San Francisco direct. Saturday, March (, at S P. 31 Cabin, $12; second class, 5S: meals and berth included. F. P. Baumgartner, Agent, Main SSL Steamer Northland sails this after noon at 4 P. M. for San Francisco. Cabin. $12: steerage. $S; meals, berth included. Thompson, 12S 3d. Masquerade Ball. Merrill's Hall, Sat urday. March 4- Good muslc.v BALL-nasque ball Saturday evening. Men-iU'sOSaU. r3tear.totiaTMra-ad Wmv Faxs Cbxxscb on Corses. The Ore- gonian has been requested to call the at tention of the city authorities to a nui sance in the shape of an imitation China man who attracts a crowd which blocks the sidewalks by his efforts to sell a dis gusting prepared lizard, used by Chinese as a tonic Of course no one needs any such tonic, but people gather around out of curiosity to see what the bogus "chink" Is doing. It is urged that the trifling license paid by this sallow-faced fraud does not Justify his being allowed to make a nuisance of himself. A mere mention of the matter will probably cause his license to be revoked when the authori ties are informed that he Is a miserable opium fiend, despised alike by the whites and Chinese, and carrying his early doom stamped on his pallid, beardless face. The only friend he has Is the keeper of the opium joint be patronizes, who furnishes him with the disgusting lizards, and it may be ""dope" also to sell, in order to make money to pay for the "black smoke" he cannot live without, and which is de stroying his worthless life. "Under these circumstances it will be admitted that he should be put off the streets, with bill boards and other nuisances. . Better Street-Car Service. Monday the Portland Consolidated Railway Com pany will start a 30-mInute through service from St. Johns to the corner of Third and Yamhill streets. This is in accordance with the communication to Secretary J. C. Crome, of the Commercial Club. Each morning and evening, when the travel is particularly heavy, the through cars will pull trailers between St. Johns and Pied mont. Manager F. I. Fuller says that this arrangement will only continue un til Summer, when it is expected that a loop can be nfade on the West Side for the St. Johns cars. More cars will be secured for this route, and It will be improved upon until it win equal the service given any other suburb in the city. It is real ized that the traffic on the St. Johns rail way must be provided for. and that It is certain to be heavy during this year, especially on Sundays. The big carbarn in Upper Alblna on Killlngsworth avenue is now completed. Many cars are being boused there, and a number of men will be employed. t Walking-Stick tor Irishman. Stand up, the most popular Irishman In Portland, for you are to be presented with a hand some blackthorn walking-stick! It hap pens this way: Conor O'Kelly. the Irish member of Parliament who lectured on "Home Rule" one Sunday evening last Summer in the Columbia Theater, has just written to Dan McAllen, the father of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and at the same time sending him the blackthorn walking-stick, which was cut at Ben- Nenhln Gorce. a snow-raring mountain in West Mayo, Ireland, part of a district wnich Conor O'Kelly represents in the British Parliament. The stick was elab orately mounted free of charge by a inena oi isar. -MCAUen. and will be on ex hibition in one of the windows of the G. Heltkemper Company's store. 2SS Morrison street, Mr. McAllen states that the his toric walking-stick will be presented SL Patrick's day to the most popular Irish man in the city. The owner of the stick, will be a lucky man. Injured Fireman Will Recover. Dan Penney will recover from his Injuries sus tained by belnir thrown from Enclne No. 7 Tuesday night, at the Intersection of onion avenue and East Washlgton street, but It will be at least a month, not con sidering any complications, before he can resume his duties. His back was severelv wrenched-by striking the wheel of the engine. He is unable to move himself wunout aid. Firemen from Company 7 ere ai nis nome during the day, render ing assistance. Established Her Right. Nyan Yinge. a uninese woman arrested for illegal resl. dence in the United States, -had h ing before Commissioner J. A. Sladen yes terday, and after establishing the fact that she was born in this country was discharged. Friday morning has been set for the appearance before the United States Commissioner of all supposed Ille gal Chinese residents now under arrest. These number 14. and the date of their neanngs will toe set on that date. Holding Revival Services, "Six Atti tudes Toward Temptation" is the subject oi .air. jaucKieys sermon tonight at the revival services at the First Christian unurcn, corner Park and Columbia streets. The attendance and interest are on tne increase. The sinirlnrr of th TJn han sisters was a spiritual delight. They wm sing again tonight. Address on Settlement Work. At the Invitation of the Christian Union of th Unitarian Church, Rev. "M. Hope, of the -Aonn ina bettiement. connected with the Episcopal Church, will ."peak of his work this evening in the church parlors. Entrance on Yamhill street. No. 346. The puonc is cordially invited. water for UNivERsrrr Campus. A tank with a 12,000-gallon capacity has just been placed on a tower on the grounds of Columbia University. A three-horsepower enginepumpstnewatennto the tank. Pres ident M. A. Quintan says the CTounds win be piped and supplied with water from mis source. Three hundred candle-power gas lights H. Claussenlus & Son. plumbers. 415 Wash Meet me at the grand masquerade ball oaiuraay at .Merrills Hall. Woo8ters Boston coffee beats all. CHANGES PROM TRAGIC TO GAY BIspham's Dramatic Temperament Is Shown by Transitions of Mood. David BIspham's richly endowed, dra matic temperament Has won for him host of ardent admirers. His marvelous elasticity of temperament is shown In the rapid transition from the tragic to spark ling gayety, and from a tender and im passioned German Lied to a rollicking English barrack-room ballad. In his arias from Grand tDnera he chuiFM a cn-iftiv but with subtlest art, from tragedy to comedy, as shown by the following from me oan xrancisco .Bulletin or February 22 "Alberich's Curse from Wagner'j 'RheingoldV was sumr with the full in tensity and power that the singer would give it in opera, it drew forth the whole sxrengtn or tne artist's personality, his big. beautiful masculine vole, hfo tru mendous dramatic temperament and In lesiectuai comprenension. "Following this stirring song came dalnt, frivolous bit from Verdi, Falstaff the rapid transition In itself shnirinr man-el ous versatility. The Italian music in a merry mooa is Italian indeed frol lacing in a very scherzo of fun." Both of these numbers will be given In Portland by Mr. BIspham. Thursday March 9. The sale of seats will open at the Marquam, Tuesday, March 7. GOES TO A LOVELY 2EW HOME Tne- beautiful new rfcMsn r r Mrs. F. C Sharkey, built entirely of" Ore gon logs, nas just Been completed. Archl tecturally the house Is unique and ex ceedingly handsome. The Interior Ik ceptlonally homelike and pleasant and rumisnea wun penect taste throughout. The new piano selected by Mr. and Mrs. jsnarKey ror tneir home Is one of the mous Hobart M. rhi mit t cased in walnut and In finish and design adants itself nerfeetiv tn th -,i scheme of the furnishings of this re mark - aoie ciwemng. .Musically, the Hobart M Cable piano has the Indorsement of tb very finest musical judges. The lnstru ment was purchased at Eaters Piano .nouse. ana is among the very finest In- Btruments , carried by this progresslv concern. H' ALLEN & MUONHELL Headquarters for the wide-awake cash oujer in oianKets, comforters, curtains. snceis ana puiow cases. Look them up Prompt relief -In sick headache, dlzzi ness. nausea, constipation, pain In the Hide, guaranteed to those uslnx Carter's unit A4TK- -fin. j MACHINES TQ GO Nickel - in - the - Slot Devices Can No Longer Exist. SENATE CALENDAR BLAMED Three Misplaced Lines of Type Causes Calendar to State Gray Bill Was Signed, and Forces Repeal of License Ordinance. Three misplaced lines of type in the Senate calendar for the last day of the Legislature's session are responsible for the passage by the Council yesterday or an ordinance which repeals the license upon slot machines, and which places the legal and practical status of these devices In the city in a more tangled shape than ever. "H. B. 229. by Mr. Gray (by request) A bill for an act to prohibit granting authority or privilege to conduct gam bling," is the calendar title of the meas ure whlcu has caused the trouble. This bill did not pass both houses. Yet the Senate calendar says that It was signed up two days before adjournment. and nearly every member of the Legisla ture will say positively that the calender Is correct. But the three lines of type showing the date of the passage of the bill In the Senate and the signatures of the Speaker and "President should right fully have applied to the Mills bill amend ing the Portland charter, and not to the Gray bill at all. Quiet and peaceful death caught the Grav bill in the Senate. As to the manner pf death, accounts differ. On February E, the Gray bill passed the House. It was read first and second times in the Senate February 14, and was on that day referred to the committee on municipal corporations. Senators Coke, Sichel and Rand. This is gleaned from the calendar. On February 15 it was read for the third time. Calendar Says "Passed Senate." At this point the details differ. The cal endar says: "Passed Senate February 15; signed by Speaker February 15; signed by President February 15." But members of the committee have said they know positively that the bill was not reported back until the afternoon of the last day. February 17, and that it was never passed. This means it died on President Kuyken- dall's desk. It was stated by the Sen ate cierks at Salem last night, however. that the bill was suffocated in commit tee, and was not handed in until after adjournment. Speaker Mills bill amending the Portland charter is directly beneath the Gray bill on the calendar. Tne last lines of the summary of this bill are: "Reported back with recommendation that it do pass as amended, February 10," and "report adopted, February 10." It Is held by members who watched the progress of the bill that a printer stuck the three lines of type Intended to follow the set-up summary of the charter bill upon the summary of the Gray bill, and that this caused the cbn fusion. Tne immediate local application of the Gray bill is that it would prohibit toe city officials from licensing slot machines. For several months there has been In operation an ordinance which places a license of )5 a. quarter upon cigar slot machines. The money machines are still excluded, thcureti cally, at least. Introduced Repeal Ordinance. Therefore at the Council meeting two weeks ago. Matt Foeller. who not long ago was -convicted under the old state law of operating a gambling de vice by the grand Jury, Introduced in the Council an ordinance Intended to repeal the license ordinance. In reality the new ordinance strictly prohibits the operation of any device "In which there enters the clement of chance." but it 'places the nickel-catch ers on their old basis. Sot only money. checks, merchandise but "any ropre sentative of value" is specified against. The former ordinance, however, did tnfs also, and the machines were only spasmodically disturbed. City Attorney McNary saw the ordi nance, and asked one of the Multno roah Representatives if the Gray bill had passed. He was informed that It had. There was the calendar. Foeller's ordinance reposed In the box of the license committee until a few -moments before the Council meet ing" yesterday afternoon. Then It was nurrledly taken out. the committee met in the hall, agreed to" recommend Its passage, and the report stating such recommendation was written while the Council was In session. When Its turn came the Foeller ordinance was passed without discussion. T certainly understood that the bill prohibiting officials from licensing such devices to run bad been passed by the Legislature." said City Attorney McNary last evening. "Under that act we could not in any way license slot machines. If the bill did not pass I suppose It makes a difference." Mayor Will Not Veto. But -Mayor Williams does not Intend that it shall make any difference. "I will not veto the ordinance," said he last evening. "The old state law under which Foeller was convicted prohibited the operation of such machines. This act was simply more specific " Mayor Williams is not pleased at the thousand-and-one different stands on the slot machine question that have been made by the Councllmen. "They whiffle one way and then that way. I'm dis gusted." he exclaimed soon after the Council adjourned yesterday. As the Foeller ordinance expressly pro hibits slot machines, playing either for money or merchandise, it is within the possibilities that the Mayor will see fit to enfprce the ordinance literally. This means for the slot machines "get out.' It will not be the first time that the Mayor has put an interpretation differ ent from that intended by a majority of the Council upon an ordinance. The slot machine license has not paid Not more than 5400 was collected from this source during the last three months. Clgarstore men formed the habit of tak ing out a license for one. machine and then patting two or more on their counters when the license inspectors were not in sight. TALKS OF HEW YORK SLUMS Interesting Lecture Given Portland People by Dr. J. A. B. Wilson. To a large and attentive audience Dr. J. A. B. Wilson last evening lectured at the Taylor-Street Methodist Church on "Darkest New York After Dark." Dr. Wilson gave a graphic and vivid descrip tion of the conditions in the elums in New York, and told of the wonderful changes, for the good that had been wrought in the last few years. His talk on the different characters that Inhabit the slums of the cities was particularly Interesting. "The men whom I found carrying the banner that lstl walking the streets all night to keep from freezing In their fall ure and misfortune, are the waste ma terial of society." said Dr. Wilson, in dc scribing tb peopl e Ifee-slums. "They. RUBBER BELTING, PACKING and HOSE Our Braads Are the Best. Write Us -for Prices. GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY .XIW ADDRESS. SX. . S. 7 FOURTH. CORNER JPDTE ST.. PORTLAND. OR. SHAW'S PURE BLUMAUER 3t HOCH 106 h 110 Fowtk-Stroat DteWtattees tar Orgo as are the cast-off outputtjf our institutions. a legitimate product of our civilization. They are deserving of pity, but should not be despised. This material haa im mense possibilities in it, and the men are worthy of a better fate. But our Institu tions seem to be built for the betterment of the strong at the expense of the weak. 'Shall we ever come to a time when the weak shall no longer go down before the aggressions of the .strong when the pride of the mighty shall find its activity in lift ing the helpless to the plane of Hp own condition? Human ruin is so unromantic. Think of the thousands and thousands of human wrecks over the mines planted in the channels of their lives by their brother men. that they may fatten upon the disas ter and ruin." EVENTS IN CLUB CIRCLES TT STUDY of Gotthold Ephralm Leasing. mm. who was one of the greatest German writers, was presented before the Unitar ian Alliance yesterday by Mrs. William G. Eliot- Mrs. -Eliot was Introduced to her very appreciative audience by Miss Helen F. Spauldlng. president of the auxiliary. Mrs. Eliot is an enthusiastic student of German literature., as her scholarly paper showed. She gave a brief biographical sketch of Lesslng, who was born Tn Sax ony in 1729, a son of a clergyman or Kamenz, where he was educated at the L,aun scnooi, later oemg sent to tne school of St. Afra, at Meissen. Here be made rapid progress and became known as one of the most brilliant students and also one of the most sarcastic, while at the same time always loyal and generous. After leaving St. Afra's he went to Leipslc for the purpose of studying theol ogy, to which he did not give the slightest attention, continuing his -classical studies. however, with enthusiasm. His earlier literary work was- the writ ing of comedies, translations, reviews and essays. Two of his greatest works were "Laocoon" and "Minna von Barnhelm, the former ranking as a classic not only In German but la European literature. Emilia Galottl," a tragedy, published In 1772, was received with delight by lovers of the drama, and another fine work of his last years was "Ernst und Falk," pub lished In 1760: - The members of the Council of Jewish Women held one of their always -enjoyable meetings yesterday, with a large attend ance and a most interesting programme. Through the kindness of Mrs. Nina Larowe. the comedietta, "The Examining Committee." presented recently before the Woman's Club, was repeated. Each of the players read her part well and the per formance was much appreciated. Miss Cohn. of Philadelphia, read a clever character sketch and a charming addition, to the programme wa3 the sing ing of Miss Zerllna Loewenberg, whose numbers were "My Balrnle," by Kate Vannah. and "The Nightingale and the Rose." by Nevln. Master Harold Ger manus, who Is a promising young mu slclajvplayed a difficult selection upon the piano. The programme yesterday was la charge of Mrs. Marcus Flelschner. a Old songs, sung by a number of favor ite Portland vocalist entertained, the Lit erary Society of the First Congregational Church yesterday, the programme being In charge of Mrs. Jordan Purvine. The parlors were effectively decorated with pussy willows and Oregon holly, and late In the afternoon tea was served by Mes dames Hardtag, Hare, Livesley. Noth nagle. Pratt, Prehn. McKeen, McFarland, Northup and Happ. The programme was as follows: "Last Night" (KJerula-Rees). Ladles' Quartet; solo, "When You And I Were Young" (Butterfleld). Mrs. J. M. C. Miller; violin solo, "The Holy City." Miss Cor nelia Barker; solo. "Kathleen Mavourn neen" (Crouch). Miss Kathleen Lawler; "My Old Kentucky Home." Ladles' Quar tet C0H2T GETS HA2TT THEATERS Has Chain of Vaudeville Houses From Atlantic to Pacific S. Morton Cohn. the proprietor of the Arcade and Star vaudeville theaters in this city, announced yesterday that he has completed arrangements by which be has formed a chain of 10-cent vaudeville theaters reaching from the Pacific to the Atlantic, the circuit consisting of about 70 theaters. The amount of the new capital he has acculred is not stated, and the deal was arranged when Mr. Cohn was in the East, traveling for pleasure, as he after'A-ard slated. His syndicate will have 30 theaters in Xew York State, Pennsylvania and Ohio. These will be connected with Chicago and through to Colorado, the Pacific Coast and British Columbia.. The Eastern houses will be known as "Family Theaters" and the Western houses as "Star Theaters." The chain of theaters as now planned will give vaudeville performers a chance to work steadily from the Atlantic to the Pacific, will cut down the expenses of the middlemen In supplying talent and enable the business to be conducted on more economical lines. jKAff KILLED AT WAREEKDALE Robert Graham Meets Terrible Death in Paper Mill. Robert Graham, employed in the: mills of the Columbia Paper Company at Warrendale, was killed In one at the wet machines late yesterday afternoon- Coroner FInley received notification of the death too late to go to the scene last night, but will take the train this morning and investigate the case. Details of the case are meager, but it is said that Graham, who entered the service of the company one week ago, was-badly crushed by the machine, and died an agonizing death. He was a sin gle man. It is said, and came, to War rendale from some town In Ontario. WHF.fcT TO SUE. All the delicacies, of th season at ta Portland Restaurant, See, private apart aaents for parties. ME Wulu near it)u LOOK TJP McAllen. & McDonnell for table "linens. blankets, quilts, curtains, sheets, "pillow . Why don't you try Cartersl Little iHver Pills? They are a positives cure 'for sick headache, ana ail ue Ulc produced by-dis- America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rhral Today MALT Waafeisston. LOG FAMINE NOW Portland Sawmills Without Suf ficient Supply. STRANDED IN THE COWLITZ Twenty Million Feet of Yellow Fir May Be Delayed Until Short Shifts Have to Be Run. Logs, logs, logs! The Portland sawmills are on the verge of a famine. Most of them cannot see enough rafts ahead at any one time to run for two days. There are 20,000,000 feet of prime yellow fir logs stranded in the Cowlitz, but before they are afloat some df the Portland mills may be forced Into running short shifts. The price is up to $7.50 solid. No yellow fir is being sold under that, and thero is even a suspicion that some of the mills are bidding higher. Two or three times within the last week the Inman, Poulsea Company, the Portland Lumber Company and even the Eastern & Western Com. pany hardly knew with what they were going to feed the great band and circular saws. Now all the mills are at a point when It would not be surprising to hear that they are bidding against one another to obtain enough logs to keep running. Camps Closed During Winter. Practically all the camps have been closed down all Winter and are Just start Ing up. They expected to begin slowly. but they have been forced Into a rush, The cold weather of two weeks ago low ered the water la the Cowlitz, where th$ 20.COO.OOO feet lay which were to feed the mills for a time, and stranded them so that they cannot be brought to Portland. The camps are hardly In a position yet to furnish sufficient rafts to keep the mills going., and the probabilities are that higher prices than 57.50 for logs will be paid. That price was fixed upon by the loggers during the Winter, and the mills were expecting to be asked, that much, The loggers are not asking any more yet because they do not wish to appear to be taking advantage of the situation to too great an extent. A higher price than 57.50 a thousand will probably come from the mlllmen themselves. Cutting Yellow Fir. Meanwhile the camps have opened up and are getting in shape quickly. Most of them are cutting yellow fir. though red fir is bringing a dollar more a thou sand than last Fall. A few camps like those on the Cowlitz have been running all Winter. Other camps now opened are the Pelton-Armstrong, Yeon, Benson. camp at Oak Point. Bradley &. Co.'s at Bugby. Glltner & Sewall's at Colum bia City, those at Swenson s and at Marshland, and those of the Deep River Company. The Benson camps on the Clatskanle will probably not be opened this Summer. D. C. Pelton has bought out the Goble & Nehalem Railroad & Logging Com pany and the camps at Stanley, making him one of tho largest loggers on the Columbia. HE ASKS TOR ASSISTANCE. "Julius Caesar," Well-Known Old Negro, Applies to County for Help. Julius Caesar, an old colored man who has been a familiar figure on the streets of Portland for many years past, applied to the county authorities yesterday for assistance, but he declined to go to the poor farm. He accepted an order to Count Physician Geary for medical at tendance, and Informed Dudley Evans, County Health Officer, that that would suffice. Julius Caesar is 76 years old. and is declining rapidly. A friend, he eald. has promised him a place to sleep as long as he lives, and food he would procure some way. "I know the Governor, tho Mayor, and all the prominent people," said Julius, "and I can't go to the poorhouse. They wouldn't let me go; everybody knows me. I've taken part here In politics for ever so long." The old man is quite a Shakespearean, and in his younger days was always will ing to assist In dramatic recitals. It'pays to do business gener ously. The proof: Schilling's Best. Full-strength and pure, and the prices only enough to pay for the quality. Moneyback. HARRIS TRUNK CO TRUNKS and BAGS Bitterly Shirts &or Spring and Summer 1905 We are now "pre pared to show you the entire displays, from the $1 .00 Monarchsto the $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 Cluett and Star Makes. . Exclusive patterns in Oxfordsimport ed Madras, Per cales and Linen Effects. Either plain or plaited bos oms, coat shirts or regulars, cuffs at tached ordetached. I WALTER I33SIXTH STREET EVERY hat arfunent ! in firor of the Cordon Hit. Style-arpiaent, quality arjucient, price-arpanent. Gordon THERE'S two dol lars' change when you buy a Gordon Hat and hand the man a five dollar note. Most peo ple can find use for two dollars. There are hats no better than theGordon Hats for which you may pay $5. But Why? Gordon Hats $3, r-5 1 I None Such 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 "Like Mother Used to Male" Without the Work 10c 2 PIE PACKAGES MAKE PIES. CAKES, PUDDING, COOKIES Prearaa list tn Pclaej AT ANY GOOD GROCER'S Merrell.Soule Ca Svncnw. N. Y TEETH for modem dental work. World-rcnowsed Specialist. lVoirett rica consistent uliix Orst-olaaB work. Go to th NEW YOJSK DENTISTS FOURTH AND 2IOKRLSOX bTH. chwab Printing Co. BZST WORX. KZASOVABLZ PRICZS 5TARKJTREETJ DON'T LET PRICE OF COAL REDUCED Effective March 19 1905 1 AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE FOLLOWING PRICES ARE RE TAIL, DELIVERED TO CONSUMER Bulk Newcastle Lump . . . $5.00 Newcastle Nut .... 4.50 Australian (Ricc0T4) . . 6.00 Roslyn 6.00 Rock Springs . . . 6.50 Kemmerer 6.50 Other Coals Proportionately Low. The Pacific Coast Co. 3 C. H, Gleim, Agent 249 WASHINGTON ST. Telephones 229 and237' Anybody deceive you as to the leading Optical House of Portland and the Northwest. We have occupied that position for21 years and fitted more" eyes (han all the others combined have at tempted td. REED THE OPTICIAN OREGOMAN BUftpiNG g PRICES FORp LOWER Qnalitr considered, than a&r otbe Needles, Oil, Repairs ITOH. AT.T. XAKES AX SINGER STORE 402 Washington. 354 MorxlsOH Street. C40 "Will Jama Avenue (East SUeX Portland, Oregon. IP, YOUR BLKIRI Is OrarSf reaked or Bleach eJ, It cvbx reaiorea 10 soy oeauiuai coior oj- The Imperial Hair RigenifatE tho acknowledged STANDARD HAIR .COLORING imrGrayor Bleached Hair.- !, jcannotbedetKtrHanpieoihalrcoteretl , rtree. Correapondr-sc o confidential. Udm1I r&c! Mfr Ca.l.t5 W.23d St-.Nrsr Yar Sold br Woodard. Clarko 3: Co. FredPreta,D.D.S 445 Deknm bldff. OFFICE HOUKS From 9 A. M- to EVENINGS, MON DAY AND THURS DAY UNTIL. J P. M. WESTERN CANADA. Carries the banner on yields of wheat and other grains for 1804. This is the era of $1.00 wheat. 70.0CO 3PAKMERS receive 555. 000.000 as a result of their' Wheat Crop. Se cure a FREE HOMESTEAD at once, or pur chase from some reliable dealer while lands are sU!ng at present low prices. Apply for Information to J. N. Grieve, Auditorium bldg. Spokane. REE LAND IN OREGON in- the rich en gram, fruit and rtTck tectum hi the wotH. Thousands of acres of land at actual .... -C : n : f Oregon. WRITE TO-DAY. BOOKLET ami MAP FREE. Deschuteslrrigationand PowerCaas pany, 6 1 c-i i-i a McKay Building, Portland, OregM.v ASTH IS A Fo" FWEETatowtpre O 1 pared foryou send fnnaeacrip- tton of your case and names of two aathmatkt sufferers. FRANK WHETZEL, M.D., Dct. 1. AnwHnnn Exnress Stcfg ChSeajisC Sacked $5.50 5.00 6.50 6.50 7.Q0 7.00 mm