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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, , AUGUST 5, 1905.
OPEN FIGHT FDR
CITY CONTRACTS
Barber Asphalt Company Asks
;for Modification of
Specifications; z.,
CHARGE PAVING MONOPOLY
Warren Construction Company Un
derbid Tjy Rival $5,135.09 on
Second-Street Work a'nd
$3,420.28 on Couch.
lie first gun in the skirmish of what
promises to be a battle royal oer the
question of street paving contracts of
Portland was fired at the pession of the
Executive Board yesterday aftornoon,
Vhen the Barber Asphalt Paving Com
pany entered Into competition with the
Warren Construction Company In bidding
for the work of paving Second street,
from the north line of Morrison to the
Bouth line of Gllsan, and Couch street
from the west line of First to the east
line of Fourteenth, under the specifica
tions calling for Warren's bltullthlc pave
ment In conformity with the petition of a
majority of the property-owners.
Upon the Second-street contract the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company bid $27,
173.70. or 5L70 a square yard, as against
$32,319.69, or $2 a square yard, of the War
ren Construction Company, each offering
to maintain the street In good repair for
a period of ten years at 2& cents a square
yard per year.
On the Couch-street proposition the
Barber people bid $26,160.83, and. the War
ren Construction Company J29.K57.il, both
offering to keep up repairs ten years on
the 2&-cents-a-square-yard basis. Ac
companying the bids of the asphalt people
was the following letter, which was road
to the Board by Auditor Devlin, and
which was productive of somewhat of a
sensation:
"To the Honorable Executive Board of
the City of Portland:
"Gentlemen Explanatory and as a part
Df our attached bid for the improvement
3f Second street, we most respectfully
Bubmlt the following: The ordinance for
this improvement calls for a bltullthlc
pavement, and the specifications for the
pavement require the use In its con
struction of Warren's Puritan brand of
-ements and others materials. 'Bltullthlc
s an arbitrary word that has been
adopted and Is used by the Warren Con
struction Company as a trademark to
distinguish Its pavements of the kind in
question from pavements of the same
kind made by other people. As such
trademark, the word Is the exclusive
property of said company. 'Warren's
Puritan Brand' is the trademark adopted
and used by the Warren Construction
Company to designate its particular brand
af certain materials that are used lnsthe
making of pavements. This brand is ex
r'uslvely owned and controlled by said
company.
"We are able and ready to put down,
nnder any other name or without any
name, the same identical pavement that
the Warren Construction Company puts
Sown under the name 'bltullthlc,' and we
are able and ready to lay such pavement
Dn Second street in strict accordance with
the specifications prepared therefor, ex,-
;pi oniy that wo cannot use warren a
Puritan Brand of materials; and we are
ible and ready to back up our assertion
with our contract, our bond, our money
and our work.
"If the mention in the ordinance and
ipeclficatlons of this particular trade
marked name and these particular prl
rate brands is to preclude the making
of the same identical pavement under
iny other name than 'bltullthlc' or
with any other1 materials than War
den's Puritan brands, all competition
:n bidding is stifled, the calling for and
Opening of bids is a farce, and the
Warren Construction Company is given
m absolute monopoly of this kind of
work. The monopoly thus created in
cludes not only the pavement proper,
sut extends to the grading, sidewalks,
iurbing, stone blocks and all other
items comprised In the Improvement,
ts the contractor who cannot furnish
barren's Puritan brand of materials
sannot bid at all, and the cqmpany who
iontrols that brand will charge what
t sees fit or all the items embraced
,n the Improvement.
"We therefore make this bid for the im
provement of Second street on the condi
tion that if it is accepted and. the work
twarded to us. some name that Is not
trade-marked will be used instead of
bltulithlc In our contract, and the specl
Scations will be modified by substituting
!or "Warren's Puritan Brands any lan
ruage which describes and deflnes the na
.ure and qualities of the materials to be
sed, or by adding after each mention of
'Warren's Puritan Brands,' the words 'or
any other material of like character that
Is equally as good,' or any other language
Jf similar Import. In other words, we bid
in the work exactly as called for in the
rdinance and specifications, and only ask
for the elimination therefrom of those
private trade-marked words and brands
tvhich absolutely prevent competitive bid
ling. "As required by your invitation for bids,
pre enclose a check for $3S18, payable to
the order of the Mayor of. the City of
Portland, which is to be forfeited as fixed
tnd liquidated damages in case we neglect
tr refuse to enter into a contract and
provide a suitable bond for the faithful
performance of said work In the event
the contract is awarded to us.
'If this contract is awarded to us, we
are able and ready to give any special
bond or security you may require to fully
ndemnify and save harmless the 'City of
Portland, and any and all property-own-irs
from any and all expenses, damages
and lltication on account of any claims
!or infringement of -any alleged patents
ii connection with our construction of
this pavement.
"We also submit herewith a proposal
.o keep and maintain said proposed im
provement In good condition for the period
f ten years for the price of two and one
naif cents (2&c) per square yard per year.
Tours respectfully. Barber Asphalt Pav
ing Co., by Charles Craney, Attorney-in-fact."
Th difference between the bids of the
the rival concerns amounts to $5li5.99 on
the Second-street contract, and $3426.28
Tor that of Couch street All were re
ferred to the street committee of the Ex
ecutive Board, which is composed of R.
L. Sabin. chairman; Max F. Flelschner
and Richard Wilson. The Barber As
phalt Paving Company, through Charles
Craney, as manager, also submitted the
following in relation to the purchase of
the old material on Second street:
"Attached to the original petition for
the Improvement of Second street is a
communication from tne Warren Con
struction Company to Frank Kiernan. In
which said company says it will agree to
allow 60 cents per square yard for the old
itone blocks on the street; unless the
property-owners xan get a better price
lor them from other parties. There is'
nothing in the oroinance or specifications
or Invitation for bids for the improve
ment of Second street that calls upon
any contractor to state what he will al
low for these old stone blocks. ,but in
lubmitting our enclosed bid for this im
provement, we desire to say that If the
stone blocks are to be removed and taken
by the. contractor, we will allow and pay
60 cents per square yard for all the old
stone blocks now on the street."
Immediately after adjournment of the
Executive Board. Chairman Sabin and
M. F. Flelschner, of the street commit
tee, held an informal session In the City
Engineer's office, at which were also
present, besides City Engineer Wanxer,
W. - L. Archambeau, representing the
Warren Construction Company; Frank
Kiernan and Attorneys W. M. Davis and
Dan J. Malarkey. who appeared for the
Warren Construction Company and the
.aarber Asphalt Paving Company, re
spectively. Tnls meeting, which lasted
about an hour and a half, was charac
terized by a hot argument between the
two lawyers on the bltullthlc question,
and resulted in a general discussion of
about every' phase of the street-paving
situation. In which Malarkey made a
strong point in the contention that, while
the charter calls for competitive bids in
all street work, there was no possibility
of such competition where the specifica
tions call for a certain brand of paving
material that is protected by a trade
mark. He contended that a monopoly In
street paving, such as the specifications
in question created on their face, was
contrary to American institutions produc
tlvo of fraud and favoritism, and sub
versive -of good government. He said
that no fair-minded person should object
to competition, and that there was noth
ing in the construction of the so-called
bltullthlc pavement that anyone in the
paving business could not duplicate, and
tnat the specifications, and not the name,
determined the kind of improvement, and
that the city authorities should prepare
and submit specifications without mo
nopolistic earmarks, and then Insist upon
a strict compliance therewith by tho con
tractor to whom the work was awarded.
Malarkey insisted that he did not want
to be understood as obstructing street
Improvements In any way. "AH we
want," said he, "is to be given an op
portunity to compete."
He held further that tho Warren Con
struction Company was endeavoring to
create a monopoly in this Instance, and
that property-owners on the two streets
affected would pay dearly for the use of a
trade-marked word.
Frank Kiernan related the circum
stances attending "the circulation of the
petition for the street improvements, and
was fearful lest the present difficulty
would result in deprMng the property
owners of the use of the streets in case
the matter became a subject of litigation,
as now seems likely.
Malarkey replied that he felt certain
Mr. Klornan was not anxious to foster
monopoly, and reiterated that the Bar
ber people had no wish to Intorfcse with
street improvements in any manner to
cause delay.
Attorney W. M. Davis said that It was
useless to listen to MY. Malarkey's argu
ments, and threatened that if the Board
awarded the bids to the Barbor Asphalt
company the Warren Construction Com
pany would enjoin them and throw the
matter into the courts. He contended
that the Barber concern had been tried
and found wanting, and could not get one
third of the property-owners anywhere
for their bituminous macadam. "Iet
them go before the people who are famil
iar with the two pavements," said ho. "It
"has had Its day, and there must be some
thing rotten In Denmark when they re
sort to such 'knocking methods as send
ing out anonymous communications 5n an
endeavor to create public sentiment
against the Warren people's system of
paving In various cities."
Davis charges that photographs of a
section of Chestnut street, St. Louis, had
been sent broadcast over the country in
which a brick pavement was referred to as
bltullthlc. He admitted that the Warren
Construction Company enjoyed a monop
oly of this peculiar grade of pavement,
but stated that it was a monopoly in
which the property-owners seemed well
satisfied to let conditions remain as they
are.
The Executive Board may have to re
ject .the Barber Company's bids on the
ground that they do not strictly conform
to the ordinance and specifications. In
such event, the matter will have to be de
cided by the Council, in which body was
recently introduced ordinances the pass
age of which would put a stop to the mo
nopoly complained of.
ROBBERY BY WHOLESALE
Member of St. Liouis Gang Confesses
Plundering. Hundreds of Houses.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 4. (Special.) Ed
ward Burthardt, 18 years oldV-who was ar
rested with a gang of three men and two
women, charged with committing whole
sale robbery all over the city, confessed
to Chief Desmond today that the gang had
robbed 330 ' houses. He refused to tell
where they were, but told the Chief he
would turn state's evidence and turn up
much of the booty if guaranteed that he
would not be prosecuted.
Burthardt detailed to tho Chief the
method of the cantr'a oivrattnnB tta enM
'ho and the only one of the gang not ar
rested would go to a lodging-house that
promised to be a good field and engage a
room. After they had become familiar
with the premises they would invito their
accomplices to visit them. The visitors
would ransack tho house and the lodgers
would disappear.
Proposals for Street Work.
The Executive Board, at its regular
meeting yesterday, received proposals for
the following street work: East Stark,
from the center line of East Ninth to the
east line of East Ninth Joplln & Meeks,
$139.99. This firm was the only bidder.
,East Stark, from the east line of East
Ninth tothe West lino of East Twen
tieth Concreto Construction Company for
work as a whole, J1S.363.0S; J. R. O'Nell,
seven blocks, $6900; Joplln & Meeks,
seven blocks, $6704.10; X. G. Lundstrom,
seven blocks, $7141.49.
Monroe street, from the east line of
Borthwlck to the east line of Mississippi
avenue Bechlll Bros., $625.07; Joplln &
Meeks. $667.70.
East Main street, from the west line of
East Twenty-sixth to the east line of
East Thirtieth Stevens Bros.. $555.16; Mil
ler &. Bauer, portion, $172.04; Bechlll Bros.,
$545.55; Joplln fsMceks. $489.01.
Seventeenth street, from the north line
of Elizabeth to the south line of Clifton
Franey & Keating, $624L64, for sand fin
ish, and $591L84 for screening finish Con
crete Construction Company, $6748.40.
All the bids were referred to the com
mittee on streets.
Street Work Accepted.
At Its meeting yesterday the Executive
Board accepted the following street work:
Davenport, from the west line of Gover
nor's Park to the north line of Patton
county road; Thurman, from the west line
of Rugby to the west line of Peter Guild
donation land claim; Ford, from the south
line of Washington to the outh line of
Madison; East Second, from the north line
or Holladay avenue to the center lino of
Hassalo; Irving, from the west Une of
Fifth to the cast line of Seventh;' sewer
in Melinda avenue, from the west lino of
Fanny G. King tract to a connection with
the sewer in Melinda avenue at second
bend.
The improvement of the following
streets was referred to the appropriate
committee upon various technical grounds:
Twenty-fifth, Monroe, Fremont,. East
Ninth, Jackson and Twenty-first.
The bids on Eas Twentieth, Clackamas
and Wasco streets were all rejected and
will be rcadvertlsed.
Isador Wormser, the New York banker
and son of a California pioneer, was op
erated on for the removal of a gallstone
at Saratoga, N. Y Thursday nlghj. He
was slightly Improved yesterday.
DEEP CHANNEL
TO SEfi NEEDED
Major Roessler Is Impressed
Witfi Importance of River
Improvements.
SOON SUCCEEDS LANGFITT
Contract for First Work on Cclllo
Canal Soon to Be Let New
Corps Engineer Has
Efficient Record.
Major S. W. Roessler, of Washington,
D. C, reached the city yesterday after
noon to become the successor to Major
W. C. Langfitt as corps engineer In charge
of fortifications and river and harbor
improvements and engineer of the 13th
lighthouse district. The new officer has
not as yet learned when he will take
charge of his office here, the change being
dependent upon the return to the city of
Major Langfltt, who is. at present in the
Pugot Sound district, where he Is mak
ing an investigation of projects recom
mended to the department, but not yet
approved.
Major Roessler brings to the city the
information that his precedeccor has been
appointed, upon the dato of his leaving
Washington, as a member of the Board of
Inspectors of Rivers and Harbors, which
board was created by an act of 1S02, the
duties of which shall be to examine and
pass upon all original projects for the
improvement of rivers and harbors before
final action by the Department of War or
tht Board of Engineers, and before Con
gress has taken any decisive action.
Major LanSfitt has joined the bther mem
bers of the board, and Is now making an
investigation of work projected In the
Pugct Sound district, upon which an ex
amination was ordered at the last session
of -Congress. He will not return to Port
land until the middle of the week, and
until that time no announcement can be
made as to the date of the transfer of
the office here from the old officer to
the new. Major Roessler can as yet say
nothing of his plans for work to be done
here, as he has not had time to become
familiar with the details of his office or
of the work to be done or under way in
the district, but on Monday he will join
Colonel Heuer, division engineer from San
Francisco, who will arrive in Portland for
an examination of the work now being
done at the mouth of the Columbia.
The new officer anticipates a pleasant
as well as a busy time In his new home
and position, as In addition to the work
now on hand the contract for the com
mencement ofwork on the canal at Celilo
will be let In a short time and construc
tion will be commenced there.
"The work here Is of great magnitude
as well as of great Importance." said
Major Roessler, at the Hobart-Curtls last
night: "but I. do not wish to say any
thing as to what will be done at this
time, not having become acquainted with
the details of my office as yet. The work
at the mouth of the Columbia will also
bo of great value to the state. The ten
dency of commorce to bring Into use ves
sels of deeper and deeper draft makes it
essential that the channel to the sea be
made deep and kept deep. It Is also es
sential to the commerce of the whole
state that a deep-water channel be main
tained from the harbor of Portland to the
sea, for the prosperity of the state de
pends In a reflected manner at least upon
the shipping centers of the state."
The Major predicts that it will not be
long before the Government demands
state assistance before granting appropri
ations for harbor Improvements.
"As shown by the action of Congress a
short time, ago in asking the State of
Pennsylvania to contribute to the Im
provement fund for deepening Delaware
River, the tendency of Congress Is to
ward asking aid from the state in carry
ing out river -and harbor Improvements.
The change may not come for some years
yet, but the sentiment of Congress tends
that way."
Major Roessler Is a veteran In the engi
neer service, having graduated from West
Point with the class of 1S77, and entering
Immediately into the service, has been 2S
years In the work. For the first two
years after his graduation he did post
graduate work in the school for engineer
officers at Wlllett's Point, now Fort Tot
ten. The next year was spent In New
York as assistant to General Toner, presi
dent of the board of engineers. Following
that, three years were passed at West
Point as instructor In civil and military
engineering.
After leaving West Point. 1, years
were spent on river and harbor work at
San Francisco, and on the Sacramento
River. The next 2 years were passed
as Adjutant of the Battalion of Engi
neers at Fort Tottcn, while another 2V
years were spent as Instructor In electri
cal and torpedo cngineerinsr at the same
place.
Memphis was tho next camping place,
where for five years Major Roessler was
district engineer officer In charge of a
stretch of 400 miles of the Mississippi
River below Cairo. The next move made
the Major returned to Fort Totten. where
for 2Vi years he was Instructor -In civil
engineering at the engineers' school, after
which another five years were passed at
Portland, Maine, as district engineer of
ficer In charge of.r ror and harbor im
provements and fortification work In th
State of Maine. The next year was spent
as assistant to General McKenzIe. Chief
of Engineers, at Washington, where Maj
or .Koessier was engaged In looking after
the preparation of the Baltimore Harbor.
Fort Monroe and Fort Washington, pre
paratory to the Joint army and navy
maneuvers held there last June. It Is
from, this position that the Major comes
to Portland.
SSIALIi CRAFT ARE IDEE.
Launches Cannot Find Passengers
Since the Cruisers Sailed.
After doing a trood business for th ntt
few weeks of the season, especially while
me war vessels were in port, the launch
owners have seen the river "go dead."
and as a result
are being taken elsewhere. The run to
me uaw is in ine nan as or one company,
and only a fair trade Is being done. With
the departure of the revenue cutter Mc
Culloch there aTe no special vessels In the
harbor which visitors are anxious to sec.
Several boats built for rh Aimmor f
will be a dead loss on the owners' hinds.
Two months ago the boathouses at the
foot of Morrison and Stark struts
crowded with people. For some reason
the thousands of people uptown can only
be Induced to go to the river when taking
one of the manr trios on thi rniumWn
Yesterday the fruit stand at the city Land
ing, iooi or stanc street, retired from
business. Within a very short time there
will be some bargains In launches ni!v
found.
HER TJ3LE HAS BEEN U EATEN
Bnt Telegraph Appears to Hold tho
Sternvrhecl Record From Astoria.
The statement of CaDtaln Scott that th
Telegraph beat the record for the run up
the river from Astoria to Portland-brought
forth many denials yesterday.
It la stated that the T. J. Potter has
made the 115 miles, more or less. In 5
hours and SO minutes. This was made on
several Saturday night runs, when she
came straight through with a crowd from
the beaches and made no way stops.
Captain W. H. Patterson says thaff he
has brought the steamship Columbia from
Astoria In exactly the same time. It was
when the vessel was fresh and clean that
she made this time, remarkably fast for a
seagoing vessel of tho Columbia's class.
Until the Spencer or some of the local
boats lowers the Telegraph's time of 5
hours and 55 minutes, it will probably
stand as the record for sternwhcelcrs.
The Telegraph yesterday went to the
yards of the Portland Shipbuilding Com
pany, at Fulton, where a false keel will
be removed and a heavy coat of paint ap
plied. She Is to be ready for whatever run
Is-chosen by the middle of next week.
CALLS 3IAY BE INFREQUENT
No Other Pacific Const Steamer to
Follow Topeka for Several Days.
What steamer of the Pacific Coast Com
pany will follow the Topeka to Portland
to carry south the surplus which the Har
riman boats cannot take is as much a
mystery as ever. The Harrlman office has
announced that the next Pacific Coast
steamer will call August 12. The Pacific
Coast office cannot say what boat It will
be, and the Harrlman office Is saying
nothing.
The Topeka left down yesterday morn
ing, and sailed from Astoria at 6 o'clock in
the evening. She took less than 100 pas
sengers, as many of the staterooms were
occupied by people from Seattle. The To
peka will be transferred to the San-Francisco-Eureka
run as soon as she reaches
the Bay City, and wilt not be seen again
on the North Pacific Coast for some time.
It is possible that the Senator, one of the
largest Pacific Coast steamers, will call
here next,
Ilford's Cargo Nearly All On.
Having loaded 3,000.000 feet of lumber
at the Inman-Poulsen mill, the freighter
Jlford was to go down to the Victoria dol
phins late yesterday afternoon, but will
not move until today. She will complete
her cargo of 3,500,000 feet of lumber for
Taku Bar, China, by Monday, and Is ex
pected to start down the river Tuesday..
The bark Drumcraig Is to begin loading
at the same mill Monday. The Comerie.
also under charter by the Pacific Export
Lumber Company, Is expected from Alaska
within ten days. All take lumber to the
Orient.
?farlne Notes.
They schooner S. T. Alexander, 675 tons.
Is listed to come to the Portland mills
from San Francisco for a cargo of lum
ber. The Sellwood ferryboat John F. Caples
will be Inspected by the United States In
spectors today. Yesterday the remodeled
towboat Ottawa, of the Oregon Round
Lumber Company, was Inspected.
Laden with 1203 tons of wheat, the
steamer Czarina left down yesterday,
bound for San Francisco. She will prob
ably make several trips for wheat cargoes,
having been chartered by Taylor, Young
& Co.
Towed up the river by the towboat M.
F. Henderson, the oil barge Santa Paula
discharged WOO barrels bf oil at the gas
dock yesterday. The Whlttier, her usual
escort, went on to Puget Sound, after
leaving her at Astoria, and will call In for
her on the return trip.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA. Aug. 4. Condition of the bar at
5 P. M-. smooth; wind, Mtuh; weather, cloudy.
Arrived down at 3:30 and railed at 10:53 A.
M. Sltarncr F. A. Kllburn. for San Francisco.
Reed, from San Francisco. Arrived down at
5:15 and Milled at G:45 P. M. Steamer City
of Topeka. tor San Francisco.
San Francisco. Aug. 4. Arrived Steamer
City .f Puebla. from Victoria; steamer George
Loomti, from Seattle. Sailed Steamer Samoa,
for Gray Harbor.
BABIES' BIT IT THE FI
FATHER OF THE EXPOSITION IS
ARRANGING PROGRAM3IE.
Prizes of All Kinds Will Be Given
for Little Tots of Every Color,
Size and Description.
When Dan McAlIcn, the Father of the
Exposition, was told that one day at the
fair should be set aside in his honor, lie
Immediately decided to give the babies
of the State of Oregon the benefit. He
issues an Invitation to every baby, black,
white, lean, fat, rich or poor, to be pres
ent and compete for the long list of prizes
which will be offered. Babies' day will be
in September, and just as soon ag the
exact date Is decided upon notice will be
given through tho newspapers and all
parents are earnestly requested by Mr.
McAUen to enter the little one? In the
largest show of this kind ever given on
the pacific Coast. No mattor If the baby
Is not pretty there will be a prize for
the ugliest; and if the little tot is thin
there'will be another prize for the leanest.
The smallest and the largest, the fattest
tfnd the prettiest, the finest blue-eyed
brown-eyed, gray-eyed and black-eyed
babies, each In a class to themselves; the
finest baby of each nationality repre
sented; the finest in certain districts in
town and country, and last, but not least
Important a prize for the best-natured
and for the worst behaved baby. The lat
ter Mr. McAUen will tender personally,
for he knowa- that babies cannot always
be good, and feels a keen sympathy for
Infants who act as he Is said to have
done on sundry occasions in his extreme
youth.
A feature of Baby day will be a mam
moth parade. In which, every clilld en
tered will be expected to take part.
Those who can conveniently do so are
requested to decorate their baby carriages
with flowers or other decorations, but if
parents coming from the country and
other towns cannot do this the pretty
faces of their little ones will suffice.
, A march will be made around the Ex
position grounds, and the judges will be
selecting the prizewinners on the quiet,
for they will probahly be mixed with the
crowdi It is particularly desired that out
of town residents from every pectlon of
the state will bring their children up to
3 years of age for this occasion for the
committee In charge wishes to make a
fine display of the future citizens of Ore
gon. All who want information on the sub
ject may obtain It by writing to Miss Mc
Keown. secretary, care of McAHen & Mc
Donnell. Third and Morrison streets.
Portland. For district? communicate with
any of the following ladles: Mrs. F. M.
Branch, SSEast Thirty-fourth; Mrs. Nor
rls Cox, Babies' Home; Miss Mabel De
vers, 2S3 North Twenty-first; Misa Aphia
Dlmmlck. Tenth and Morrison; Mrs.
Katherine Daly, 573 Irving; Mrs. A. J.
Farmer, 650 East Madison; Mrs. George
Flanders, 5S0 Elizabeth; Mrs. Henry God
dard. 455 Going; Mrs. Kent. Mrs. Kings
bury or Miss Winifred Mosher, Sixth and
Sherman: Mrs. L. H. Wells. 607 East
Ninth: Mrs. B. S. Pague, 61S East Morri
son. This committee of ladles has kindly
consented to assist Mr. McAUen with the
details of the day and Is very busy look
ing for babies to enter.
Breaks Record of Receipts.
County Clerk Fields yesterday submit
ted a report to the County Court showing
the amount of business transacted In his
office during the month of July, and he
state? that It Is the largest for any month
since he. has been in office- Receipts were.
Route Selected by Japaaeo Govern
ment for Conveying Japanese Peace
Enrojs to the United State.
S. S. MINNESOTA
SaJIInjr From Seattle
AUQUST lOTH
FOR
JAPAN. CHINA, HONGKONG.
GREAT ftORTHERN STEAMSHIP CO.
Operating: the New Twls-Screw
Steamers
"MINNESOTA" "DAKOTA"
(Length 630 feet.) (Beam 738 feet.)
The enormous dimensions of these
vessels Insure steadiness and comfort
at sea. Electric reading- lights orer
each berth.
For full Information apply to any
railroad agent or to
A. D. CHARLTON. A. G. P. A.
233 Morrison Street.
H. DICKSON,
122 Third Street. Portland.
W. VT. KINO.
General PaengerN Agent, Seattle.
54773.55. and expenses were: Salaries.
riSSS. 33; supplies, J937.1L A comparative
statement for the month of July for the
past five years shows the following: Ex
pense to county. 1901, 51304.05; 1902, JSS3.31.
Profit to county, 1903, $221.18; 1S04, $63.27;
1905. J19SS.12.
B0YV1LLE AT BEACH.
Juvenile Court Sends Second Com
pany to Sea View.
This morning another happy crowd of
boys will. start from the Courthouse for
a ten days' outing at Sea View, under
the supervision of officers of the Juvenile
Court. This work will be assigned to the
Juvenile Improvement Association, after
that body has become thoroughly organ
ized. The boys are given a trip to the
seashoro for recreation and Instruction,
and are promlsed.a good time. They were
all examined by County Physician Gray
yesterday, and were all found to be In
good health and eager for the trip. They
are not boys who have been called before
the court for committing misdemeanors
or who-ln any way have been guilty of
any offense, but slmRly a crowd of young
sters who want a vacation, and Judge
Frazer and his associates have provided
the means. The O. R. & N. Co. furnishes
the transportation, and numerous mer
chants have contributed liberally. The
boys who went to the beach a week ago
will return to make room for the others.
Several more partls will be sent 'down
before the season closes.
The names, ages and residences of the
present party are as follows:
Max Goldstaub, 9, 705 Vancouver; Her
man Gumbert, 10. 12G Seventh: Wilson Mc
Laughlin. 10. 293 Sacramento: Lloyd Camn.
10. Tenth and Hoyt; Edward Kelly. 11, 473
Flanders: Ralph Chase. 10, 222 Mill; Frank
Nelson, 12, 533 Loring; Roy Kerns, 9. 329
Fronts Virgil Catching. 11, 51North Ninth;
Arthur Hansen. 11, 40& Second; Vincent
Planclch. 11. 306 North Twentieth; Henry
Addis, 13. Russellvllle; Albert Olscn, 10,
Nineteenth and Thurman; Marcus Gum
bert. 13, 126 Seventh; Emerson Wilcox. 10.
70 North Ninth: Chester Davis. 12. 524
Railroad; Lonnle Barrett, 9. 417 Tilla
mook; Frank Dunn, 11. 345 East Oak; Roy
Barrett. 11. 417 Tillamook; Arthur Olson.
13, 375 Nineteenth; James Curtain, 15. C63
Overton; Edward Pausch, 12, 43 First;
Arthur Eastman. 13. 461 Gllsan; Henry
Skow, 13, 615 Pettygrove; Cecil McCart
ney, 13, 6SS Upshur; Floyd Frank. 11, 520
Stark; Amos Frank, 12. 520 Stark.
GIVEN CHANCE TO GAIN NAME
Youth Guilty of Theft Sentenced
and Given Parole.
Dell Hayward, a youth aged 16 years,
who stole a violin and a razor from the
residence of Charles BIAkeley, waa sen
tenced to one year In tho Penitentiary yes
terday by Judge Frazer, and was paroled
during good behavior. He was ordered to
report to the Prisoners Aid Society as
often as the society shall direct. Judge
Frazer gave him the advice usual In such
cases, telling him hla life and habits must
be exemplary, and he must work and
gain the respect and confidence of the
community. Dell Hayward is one of a
family of ten children, and he said he
stole to buy necessities for tho family,
his father being out of work and they
were in want.
THE TAVERN ENTERTAINS
For genuine hospitality theresls no place
of entertainment In the West that can
equal The Tavern. It caters strictly to
the best element of people, and prides
itself on the excellence of its service. It
is the grill that is making Portland
famous. Opposite Oregonian building.
SPECIAL ALASKA EXCURSION
$65.
Steamer Cottage City, August 12, call
ing at Indian villages, Skagway, Sitka,
etc, out 11 days. For full Information
call Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
249 Washington street. Phone 229.
ESCAPERN0NG WINE
The finest product of the scappernong,
tho native North Carolina grape. A de
licious, refreshing white wine. Moderate
ly sweet a ladles' wine. W. J. Van
Schuyver & Co., Inc., distributors.
SrECIAI, EXCURSION RATES.
Very low Ninety-Day Tickets East Offered
by O. It. & N.
August 24. 25, September 16 17. the O.
R. & N. sells SO-day special excursion
tickets to Eastern points; stopovers grant
ed going and returning. Particulars of
C. W. Stinger, city ticket agent O. R. &
N. Co.. Third and Washington streets,
Portland.
EVER TREAT YOU SO?
Coffee Acts tbeJonah and Will. Come Up.
A clergyman who pursues his noble
calling In a country parish In Iowa, tells
of his coffee experience:
"My wife and-1 used coffee resularly
for breakfast, frequently for dinner sfnd
occasionally for supper always the very
best quality package coffee never could
find a place on our table.
"In the Spring of 1S95 my wife was
taken with violent vomiting which we
had great difficulty in stopping.
"It seemed to come from coffee-drinking,
but we could not decide.
"In the following July, however, she
was attacked a second time by the vomit
ing. 1 was away from home filling an ap
pointment at the time, and on my return
I found her very low; she had Uterally
jrpmlted herself almost to death, and it
took some days to quiet the trouble and
restore her stomach.
"I had- also experienced the same
trouble, but not so violently, and had re
lieved It, each time, by a resort to medi
cine. "But my wife's second attack satisfied
me that the use of coffee was at the bot
tom of our troubles, and so we stopped It
forthwith and took on Postum Food
Coffee. The old symptoms of disease
disappeared and during the nine years
that we have been using Postum Instead
of coffee we have never had a recurrence
of the vomiting. We never weary of
Postum. to which we know we owo our
good health. This is a simple statement
of facts." Name slven by Postum Com
pany. Battle Creek, Mlch.
Read the little book, "The Road to
WeavlUc." la each package.
Why
Des
pair? The St. Louis Medical and Surgical
DIspeunary will cure you.
Rolfiing Succeeds Like Success
Don't give up the ship, even though
it be the ship of life and sunken deep
beneath the ocean waves of doubt and
discouragement. Our past success Is a
guarantee of the future to you.
This Institute was founded long- be
fore any other In Portland or elsewhere
In tho Northwest-
We treat and cure hundreds every
month, who suffer from Pelvic and
other diseases of men, such as Hydro
cele, Varicocele, Stricture, Stomach.
Kldaey and Bindder Affections, Vital
Weakness, Nervous" Decline, Im po
tency, Nocturnal Losneit and alj that
long train of symptoms and troubles
whteh arise from youtnful errors or
other excesses.
Wo have a new specific treatment for
Gonorrhoea which is prompt, sure, safe
and painless.
Syphilis and all Mood taints we cure
to stay, cured, and do not resort to poi
sonous mineral a.
Varicocele. Hydrocele, Piles, Rectnl
Ulcers and Cancer we cure effectually
and without the use of the knife.
Consultation and examination free. Write
for symptom blank and book If you cannot
call.
Office- Hours: 8 A. ST. to 5 P. If.; Sundays.
St Louis KS"" Dispensary
Cor. 2d and Yamhill Sts.. Port land. Or.
HAND
SAPOLIO
FOR TOILET AND BATH
Haters rfaghea4 by aeedltnrark
catch every stain and look hopelessly
dkty. Haati Sapelle removes mot only
tb dirt, but also ths loosened, Injured
CHtkle, and restores tha flngars tm
ikmtr natural beauty,
!4Ur O ROGERS AK2 DSUQQIST
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Cltr Tlcfcet Office. 122 Third SU Pbon 630.
2 OVERLAND TEAINS DAILY O
The Tlycr and tha aat Man. Jm
SrUEKDID SERVICE
UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT
CO URTEOCS EMPLOYES
Tor tickets, rates, folders and lull Infor
mation, call oa or address
H. DICKSON. City Parsenger and Ticket
Art.. 122 Third street, Portland. Or.
JAPAN -AMERICAN LINE
S. S. KANAGAWA MABXJ.
For Japan. China and all Asiatic Ports, will
leave Seattle about August 19.
mm DAYS ON jbw
O PUGET SOUND O
"The Mediterranean of the Pacific. '
PUGET SOUND BRITISH COLUMBIA
$23.75
Pay for 5 daya' round-trip to TACOMA.
SEATTLE. nERETT. BELLINGHAM. AN
ACORTES. WASH.; VANCOUVER. BRITISH
COLUMBIA, etc
Leaving Portland August S and 11. ttrst
class transportation, meals and berths In
cluded, via Northern Pacific Railroad, and
The palatial ocean-going steamships UMA
TILLA. QUEEN. CITY OF PUEBLA.
For full Information apply Pacific Coast
Steamship Co.. 240 Washington at., booth
Manufactures building. Fair grounds; Puget
Sound & Alaska Excursion Buroau. Good
nough bid?.. 5th and Yamhill sts., Port
land Or.
North PacificS. S. Co.'s
STEAMSHIP ROANOKE, 2400 TONS
Sal la from Columbia Dock No. 1
for Sbb Krnaclaco and Los As
Kelts, cnlllBt; at Eureka en
rente.
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 8 P. M.
SATURDAY, AUG. 12, 8. P. M.
SATURDAY, AUG. 26,8.PM.
Ticket Office, 251 Wash. St.
H. YOUNG, Agt,
Columbia fcr Scenery
Pertfand, Cascade Lwks, The Dalles
Regulator LineSteamers
Steamers leave Portland dally at T A. M.,
connecting at Lyle with Columbia River &
Northern Railway Company for Goldendale
and Klickitat Valley points. Bally round
trip to Cascade Locks, steamer Bailey Gatz
ert, leaves 8;30 A. M., returns 5:30 P. M.
Bock foot of Alder it. Phone Male OIL
S.F.& Portland Steamship Co.
Operatinx tho Only Passena;er Steamers for
San Francisco Direct.
"Columbia" (3000 tons), August -I. 14. 24.
"St. Paul" (2300 tons), August 9, 19, 29.
From Alnsworth Dock at 8 P. M.
REDUCED ROUND-TRIP RATE. $25.00.
Berth and Meals Included.
JAS. H. DETVSON. A-ent.
Phone Main 263. 248 Washington St.
ALASKA
FAST AND POPULAR STEAMSHIPS
Leave Seattle 0 P. M.
"Dolphin," Aug. 14. 23.
"JeeTersoa," Aug. 10, 20. 29.
CALLING AT
KETCHIKAN, JUNEAU. DOUGLAS.
HAINES. SKAGWAY. 'Connects with
W. P. 4 Y. route for Atlln. Dawson.
Tanana. Nome, etc.
CHEAP EXCURSION RATES.
On excursion trips steamer calls at
Elika. Metlakahtla. Glacier. Wraceel.
etc.. In addition to regular ports of call.
Call or send for " Trip :o Wonderful
Alaska." "Indian Basketry." "Totem
Poles."
THE ALASKA S. S. CO..
Frank Woolsey Co.. Agents.
.252 Oak St. Portland. Or.
China, Japan and Manila
Boston Steamship Co. and Boston Towboat
Co.. From Tacoma and Seattle.
Steamship "Lyra" leaves on or about July
29.1903.
Steamship "Pleiades" leaves oa or about
August 20. 1005.
Steamship "Shawmut" leaves oa or about
August 30. 1905. -
For rates, freight and passage apply to
Frijxk Waterhouse, managing agent. Seattle,
or to Frank Woolsey Co., agents, 252 Oak
st.. Portland.
- Excursions to Alaska
Seattle to Nome and St. Michaels. Steam
shtn "Ohio" leaves Seattle about August
3. 1&05.
Steamship "Oregon" leaves Seattle about
August 15. 1P05. Apply
Kraak Woolsex Co., 230 Oak st., Portland.
Wkttto Star- Steuaashlp Compasy, 607 Kcst
svreBk fsaULa
TRAVELER'S GUTDX.
union Pacific
S TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY.
Through Pullman standards ant tourtx
sleeping-cars dally to Omaha, Chicago. Spo
kane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas
City; through Pullman tourist sleeping-car
(personally conducted) weekly to Chicago.
iteciinmg csair-cars (seats free) to tn s
aily.
UNiON DEPOT. Leaves: j ArtW
SPECIAL tor the East Dally I rwilT
via Huntington.
SPOKANE FLYER i5:10 P- M. 8:00 A. XL
-rLL 1 I Dally. 1 DaUy
For Eastern Washington. Walla Walla.
Lewlston. Cbeur d'Alena and Great Northtra
points. v
ATLANTIC EXPRESS .... r T... .
for the East via Hunt- 5JT,.PrrI- T tLhV4,
lngtoa. Dally. Dally.
RIVER SCHEDULE.
FOR ASTORIA aads:00 P. M. 8:09 P.M.
way points, connecting Dally, Dlly.
with steamer for Ilwa-j except except
co and North Beach,! Sunday. Sunday,
steamer Hassalo, Aah-I Saturday,
t. dock (water per.) 1 10:00 P. M.
"T. J. Potter" Xor Astoria and North
Beach as follows: August 1. 8:15 A. M.;
August 2. 7:30 A. M.; August 3. 7:30 A. M.;
August 4. 0:00 A. M.; August 5. 11:13 A. M.
FOR DAYTON. Ore
gon City and Yamhill
Rter points Ash-t.
dock (water per.)
7:00 A. M.
Dally,
except
Sunday.
5:30 P. M.
Dally,
except
Soaday.
!00 a. it.
t About
TOR. TPVWTTSXfW TVillv
5;0O p. M.
I4aho and way points: except
from Rl parte. Wash. I Saturday.
Daily,
except
Friday.
Ticket Office. Third and Washington.
Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stinger. City
Ticket Agt.; A. L. Craig. Gen. Passenger Act.
EAST
SOUTH
LeaTes.
UNION DEPOT.
O V'JiltLAN U ilX
PKESS TRAINS
Cor Salem, it ox.
burg. Aahlaad.
Sacramento, Uj
iea, San Frascij
co, Mojave, Los
Angele. El Paso.
New Orleans ana
ths East.
Morning t r a I a
connects at Wood.
Arrlvsa.
8:45 P. M.
7:23 3C.
8:80 A. M.
3:55 P. Mi
ours uui) except
Bundar with tnun I
(or Mount Angel,
Ellverton. Browns
ville, EpriagaeUl.
fVendlla aua Na
tron. Eugene passenger
connects at Wood
sum with Mt. Aa.
gel and Sllvcnoa
locaL
oryallls passenger
iheridan paseesger
Forest Grove
Passenger
8.-0O P. 1L
:0:2S A. M,
7:30 A. M.
4:50 P. M.
$10;45 P. M.
3:50 P. M.
83 A. V.
Jl:50 P. M.
Dally.
JDally except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SSKVIC
AND
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Leave Portland dally for Oj j:o at T.ZZ
A. M.; 12:50. 2:05. 4. 3:3. 6. 0:33. 7:45. 10U
P. M. Dally except Sunday. 3:30. 0:30. 5:33.
10:25 A. 31.. 11:30 P. M. Sunday only. 3 JL U.
Returning from Oswegi. arrives Portlaai
dally 8:30, 10:10 A. M.. 1:33. 3:u5. 4:55. lira.
9:53. 11:10 P. M. Dally except dusday.
:25. 7:25. 9:30. 11:45 A. M. Except Mon
day. 12:25 A. M. Sunday only. 10 A. M.
Leave from seime depot for Dallas and. la
tcrmedlate point dally. 3 P. M. Arrlvs Part
land. 10:10 A. M.
The Independence-Monmouth motor line
operates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle. con
necting with 3. P. Co. trains at Dallas a&4
Independence.
First-class (.yes from Portland to Sacra
mento and San Francisco. S20; berth. S3.
Eecond-class fare, 313; second-class berth.
SZ50.
Tickets to Eastern points and, Europe. Alss
Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third sa
Washington streets. Phone Mala 710.
TIME CARD
0FJRA1NS
PORTLAND
n.v rl.T.
Depart; -Arrlvs.
Yellowstone Park-Kansas
City, St. Louis Special
for Chehalls. Centralis,
Olympla. Gray's Harbor.
South Bend. Tacoma.
Seattle, Spokane. Lewls-
. r..x. RHllnn. nan-
Vex. Omaha, Kansas City,
Et. Louis and Southeast. 8:50 a m
4:34
North Coast Llmltea elec
tric lighted, ror Tacoma.
Seattle. Spokane. Butte.
Minneapolis. St. Paul and
tha East 2:00 pm t.CO a z
Paget Sound Limited for
toenails Centralla, Ta-
Sma and S.attl only... 4:30 pm 10: a
rwlr. City Express for Ta
"coma. Seattle. Spokane.
Helena. Butte. Tellow-
ilone T Park. Minneapolis.
iL Paul ssd ths East. .11:43 p a 3:30 9 a
. jj Charlton, Aeslsta&t General Pasea
ger Ag'ent. 255 Morrison U. corner Tairi,
Portland. Or
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
UNION DEPOT.
Dally.
For Maygcrs. Rainier.
Clatakanle.N Westport.
Clifton. Astoria. War
renton. Flavel. Ham
mond. Fort Staves.
Gearhart Park. Sea
side. Astoria and Sea.
:hore.
Express Dally.
Astoria Express,
Dally.
Daily.
8:00 A. M.
11:30 A. M.
2:30 P. M.
Sat. only.
7:00 r-. K
Ex. Sat.
9:50 P. 5S
C A. STEWART. J. C. MAYO.
Comm'l Agu. 243 Alder st. O. 7. P. A.
Phone Mais OOd,
For South -Eastern Alaska
Steamers leave Seattle 9 P. M.
S. S. Humboldt. S. S. City
of Seattle, S. S. Cottage City.
July 29. 31. Aug. 4. 8. 12.
Excursion S. 8. Spokane
leaves August 3. 17.
For San Francisco direct.
Queen. City of Puebla. Uma
tilla. 9 A. M.. August l. . -
Portland Office 249 Washington st. Main 220
C. D. DUNANN, O. P. A.
San Francisco.
Oregon City Boats
Leave Portland (week days). 5 A. M-
11:30 A. M.. 3:30 P. M.
Leave Oregon City 10 A. M.. 1:30 P. M
3:30 P. M.
Sunday specials leave Portland. 3:30. 9:Q
and 11:30 A. M.; 1:30. 3:30 and 5 P. M.
Boats for Salem and way leave 0:43 A. 5L
dally except Sunday.
Oregon City Trans. Dock, foot Taylor a.
PHONE MAIN 4C
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