THE MOB.KXKG- OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, liWJ.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
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AMU5EMEXTS.
L1ARQUAM GRAND THEATER (Morrison
bU, bet. Cth and 7th) This afternoon at a
o'clock, tonight at 8. Xlaw & Erlanger1
production or "Ben Hur."
JELASCO THEATER (14th and "Washington)
Evening at 8:15, White Whittlesey In
"Prince Otto."
JAKER THEATER 'Third and Yamhill)
Matinee at 2:15 and tonight at 8:15. "The
Jolly Grass "Widows."
EMPIRE THEATER (12th and Morrison)
Tonight at 8:15, "Why-Women Bin."
(GRAND THEATER (Park and Washington)
continuous vaudeville. 2:30 to 10:30 P.
I STAR THEATER (Park and Washington)
continuous vaudeville. 2:30. 7:30. . .
Willlojs Avenue Imphovbment. The
improvement of Williams avenue draes
alonjr, but the foreman of -the work says
that it may be completed by the first of
the month. It Is evident that it will not
be completed by that date nor perhaps" a
month later. The cause of the delay -was
the deliberation with which the street-car
company took hold of Its portion, at first
refusing to Improve at all. However, It
I should be an enduring pavement. Bitu
llthic .material is being used. The double
tracks are being relald with neavy.
Krooved steel rails with Belgian blocks
I between. Work Is now progressing on the
second track, and the avenue is filled with
! material between McMIllen and Morris
j streets. This pavement will make "Will
lams avenue a popular thoroughfare.
Parents Blessing Is Waiting. Will
iam Sawyer and Blla Carder, who are sup
posed to have eloped Sunday night, are
believed to have reached Canadian soil,
and Mr. and Mrs. O. Jj. Monroe, step
parents of the girl, have recalled the re
quest they made of the police to appre
hend them. In the room of the girl was
found some railroad and steamboat fold
ers, and some scraps of paper, showing
where they had figured on expenses of the
trip. Mr. and Mrs.1 Monroe now state
they are willing to give their blessing to
the youngsters, if they are married.
Sells Property. Councilman J. H.
Shields, of St. Johns, has Just sold his
property in that place to C. F. Hayes, of
Hlllsboro, the consideration being 58000.
The property sold consists of two tracts
one 100x300 and the other 150x200. Mr.
Shields does not Intend to leave St Johns,
nor will he resign bis seat in the Council.
The question Is, will Councilman Shields'
becoming a non-property-owner cause
another ruction In the St. Johns Council,
as it did In the case of Councilman Ed
wards when he sold out?
Last Chance to Hear Lecturer. Bar
ry Bulkley, the popular lecturer, who
made such a decided nit at tne govern
ment building at the Fair, makes his last
appearance In Portland Saturday night.
October 28, at the Marquam Grand, when
he will deliver his celebrated lecture on
Yellowstone Park. Mr. Bulkely will also
give a synopsis of the new lecture he Is
preparing, which is "The Rose City." He
will be assisted by Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer,
Mrs. Walter Reed, Miss Ethel Shea and
Dom J. Zan.
Michigan Societt Meets. Last night
In the Concordia Hall, Sixth and Alder
streets, the Michigan Society of Oregon
met for a short business meeting, to be
followed by a very informal social. An
auction, beans being the legal tender.
was neia, ana many surprises in tne rorm
of the articles offered for sale were pro
duced, to the amusement of the some GO
members congregated. Later dancing was
enjoyed and then the society adjourned
until the fourth Tuesday In November.
Large Audiences at Revivals. Large
audiences are attending the special revival
meetings which began Monday evening at
the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Second
and Meade streets. The meetings are In
charge of the pastor. Rev. M. M. Bledsoe,
and there is special music each evening.
Tonight the music will be furnished by the
Borner family, who have been singing on
the streets in Portland for several montha.
Meetings will be held each evening at ":0
for the next two or three weeks.
Executive Board Meets Todat. A
special meeting of the Executive Board
has been called for this afternoon to make
arrangements relative to the issuance of
bonds for the construction of the Irving-
ton district sewer. In addition, the ques
tlon of the amended street-lighting con
tract between the city and the General
Electric Company will also be considered,
it having been adopted by the light com
mittee of the body, as announced hereto
fore. School Children Are Frightened.
School children at Ockley Green have been
badly frightened of late by a man who
has lain In wait along the walks and at
tacked them with switches. The matter
was reported to the police yesterday, and
and effort Is being made to capture him.
His name is unknown, and no description
of him has been obtainable. It is pre
sumed he is Insane.
Buildings for Sale. All of the large
exhibit buildings constructed by the Lewis
and Clark Commission, excepting Fores
try building and Including the Oregon
building, fire and police station, are for
sale at private sale. See Jefferson Myers,
President, at the Oregon building or E.
C, Glltner, Secretary, at the Chamber of
Commerce. '
Missing Girl Returns. Benton Harl,
the 16-year-old girl who came to this city
from Missouri recently, arriving at an
early morning hour with her cousin, a
boy of IS years, has been located. She was
lost until yesterday, when she appeared
here and said she had been In Seattle vis
iting relatixes.
Buried in Columbia Cemetert. The
funeral of Mrs. Victoria Demlng, who died
October 23, at her home, 71 East Eleventh
street North, was held yesterday after
noon, and the interment was in Columbia
Cemetery- She was 43 years old.
Special Meeting Called. There will
be a special meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Board of Trade in the head
quarters of that organization in the
Chamber of Commerce building tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Annual Club Meeting. The Senior
Young Men's Club, of the Second Baptist
Church, will meet this evening in the
rooms of the club for election of officers
and to hear reports for the coming year's
plans.
Rummage Sale. By ladles of Third
Presbyterian Church at 9& Union avenue,
October 26, 27. 28. Donations solicited and
received at 9 -Union avenue any day
this week.
Y. M. C. A. Entertainment Course this
year will be held at the First Baptist
Church. Call at once for tickets. 4th and
Yamhill streets. .
Wanted. Experienced newspaper soli
citors Apply at the Premium Department
of The Oregonlan at the Ellers Piano
House.
Y. yi. C. A. Star Courses. Seat sale is
open. Those "who signed for tickets
should call- soon. 4th and Yamhill.
Claremont Tavern. Northern Pacific
train. 4:30 P. M., stops at Claremont, re
turning 10:45 P. ,M.
Miss Sophie Wolf and Miss Bertha
Kay, teachers of elocution. 165 10th st.
Dr. G. E. Watts, 212 Oregonlan Bldg.
MINISTER'S VIEWS
ON "BEN HUR"
Rev. W. R. Powell, an Episcopal mln
lster of Portland, has written the follow
ing expressing his views on "Ben Hur":
I was present at the "Ben Hur' matinee at
the ilarquam Grand Saturday afternoon and
I feel constrained to express my high ap
preciation of the healthy, helpful and uu-
lifting tone of the play, full, as It Is, of .In
tensely oramauc pictures. The radiant star
and the adoration of the ilagl In the opening
scene fixes tho status of the play which flnVis
natural and fitting culmination In the heal
ing of the lepers by him who wag the prom
ised Meuslab of Israel. Between theVii
scenes the play moves along the more fa
miliar plane of human life, filled, as all life
Is, with Joy and sorrow, hope and fear, vic
tory and defeat. As one whose work He
much amid the wards of a large hospital, I
found myself seeking to adjust the rela
tions between the gay scenes of the sunlit
grove of Daphne with its mirth and throngs
of girls moving through the mazes of the
willowy dance and the deep tragedy -of the
galley and the vale of Hlnnom.
Religion and amusement! The two things
are here- together on this God's earth of
ours and we have not yet found the formula
that unites them. The pessimistic point Of
view, despite the support it receives from the
miserable misuse of amusements, does not
satisfy ua, evidently Is not reasonable. The
mediaeval church with all Its faults under
stood this side of human nature better. In
Its miracle plays, out of which, let us re
member, the modern theater arose, wan con
tained the hint of a truth which, the Puritan
could not see. It was the truth that laugh
ter lies at the Inmost heart of things. Says
an acute thinker; "The more a man is capa
ble of entire seriousness the more heartily
can "he laugh."
The cburch cannot Ignore or taboo amuse
ments, for its own teaching, properly Inter
preted, shows them to enter deeply Into the
divine scheme of life. On the other hand. It
must never forget that the prime function of
religion Is to supply -the inner reconcilia
tion without which there Is no true amuse
ment sosslble. For ages, with more or less
success, the church has been teaching men
to pray; she now realizes that she must also
teach them to play.
Did the stage give us more plays of the
elevated character of "Ben Hur," whether
secular or religious, and It Is difficult to
draw a dividing line between these. It would
be the coadjutor rather than the foe of re
iicHnn t ootiid wish then, both for their
pleasure and lor their .edification, that the
.. . r -Tl.n Tlur" muld be
realty bii - - -
witnessed by a large majority of our people
s.
PROMINENT WOMAX SUCCUJIBS
TO HEART DISEASE.
Daughter or the Iiatc Henry AVcln
hard Passes Away After Ten
Days' Illness.
Mrs. Louise WTagner. wife of Henry
Wagner, and, daughter of the late Henry
Wclnhard, died last evening at S:35 o'clock
at the family residence. Death was
brought on by heart disease, after a se
vere illness of ten days.
The news of her death will come as a
shock to her many friends, as it was not
generally known she was seriously 111.
While a'suffcrer for years from heart ail
ments, it was not until last week that
the trouble took a serious turn, confining
her to her bed. During the past three or
four days some improvement was noted
in her condition, and on Sunday event
ing the chances for her recovery seemed
quite favorable. Monday night, however,
a turn for the worse appeared, and the
end came. In the presence of the sorrow
stricken family. She was attended to the
last moment by her husband and young
son, Henry, ber mother, Mrs. Wclnhard,
and' by her sister and brothor-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Wesslnger.
Mrs. Wagner was a native of Portland.
She was born here November 4, 1S72. and
remained constantly In the city, with the
exception of a honeymoon trip to Cali
fornia on the occasion of her marriage
to Mr. Wagner 12 years ago. She re
ceived her education m the Portland pub
lie schools. Her death wlll bring sorrow
to a wide circle of friends. She survived
her father one year, one month and five
days.
Arrangements for the funeral will bo
announced later. It will probably occur
on Thursday.
GREAT CONCERT COMPANY
So Says the Toronto Mall and Em
pire of Emma Eamcs' Company.
"Mme. Eamcs. herself a delight, is sur
rounded by an excellent company. Mr.
Gogorza, the baritone, was an especial
surprise. He is an artist of rare accom
plishments, with a large, warm voice and
a delightful -utterance. His vivacity and
grace were not more delightful than the
masters' with which he handled the rare
vocal numbers. Hollman Is a 'cellist of
exceptionally broad tone, and won appro
bation. Amherst Webber proved a fine
accompanist."
This splendid company of artists will
be heard here for the first time at the
Marquam on Monday, October 30, under
the direction of Lois Steers and Wynn
Co man. and the sale of seats opens Friday
morning.
BUY WITH A SONG.
The Art Trasures of Japan Selling
at Auction.
In a few weeks Chrlstmastlde will flow,
and the ubiquitous question will be asked.
What shall we buy as a suitable present?
Or If you wish- to mako a wedding or
birthday gift, go .now to the auction of
Japanese exhibits in the Oriental building
In the Exposition grounds, and save from
300 to 400 per cent on the choicest and
most artistic wares and manufactures
from Japan. Every article Is an art
treasure and a souvenir that the most
fastidious friend would heartily appreci
ate. All must be sold at once. 'You can
get these exquisite souvenirs at your own
price. It will amply repay you to call
and inspect the wonderful bargains that
the public can now get for a song.
PERS0NALMENTIQN.
Rev. S. C. Lapham, of the Second Bap
tist Church, leaves this morning for
White Salmon. Wash., to be absent until
Saturday.
Mrs. H. Boyson and daughter, who have
been visiting with Mrs. E. Anderson. 349
East Ninth street, departed Monday even
lng on the Columbia for their home lh
San Francisco.
Dan J. Moore, of Seaside, is In Port
land. Mr. Mooro says he is besieged
with inquiries as to when tho next
storm will occur. He predicts a storm
on October 28 or October 29, when
there will be a nine-foot tide at Sea
side. CHICAGO. Oct 24.-(SpecIal.)-I. W.
Pratt, of Portland, registered today at
the Great Northern.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. (Special.)
Northwestern people registered at
New York hotels- today as follows:
From Tacoma H. F. Weatherly, at
the Broadway Central; O. H. P. La
farge, at the Holland.
31,000,000 in Polish Freedom Fund
BUFFALO, N. Y., Oct. 24. Dr. "W. L.
Sadowskl, censor of tho Poltsh Na
tional Alliance, today presented a re
port of his trip -to Rappens. Swltzer
land, whoro he investigated the condi
tion of the Polish national fund. This
fund is subscribed to by Poles in all
parts of the world, and Is meant to be
used for the freedom of Poland. Ho
reported that the fund of 51.000.000 is
safely Invested.
Stockholders Cry "Fraud."
CHICAGO. Oct. 24.- In a bill filed to
day asking appointment of a receiver
for tho Independent Brewing Company,
Leo Ernst, president, and Emll Ernst,
treasurer, are charged with having ob
talned over $100,000 from the company
without the knowledge of tne stock
holders.
Heard in theN Rotundas
Hotel Clerk Take Vacations
Contractor Keese Will Erect
BttildiBKH at Chemawa Cham
pion Woman Shot Is Here.
yip HE" Eastern horse Is a good sight
1 on dress parade, but when It
comes to downright hard, service, why
give me the Western horse every time,"
said Captain R. P. Corcoran. U. S. A.,
veterinarian in charge of all the public
animals of the Department of California,
at the Imperial Hotel, last night. "For
more than 30 years I have had experience
with horses In the Army, and I am a
strong advocate of the "Western animal.
"The horses from the East are docile,
and some think they are the only ones.
"Western horses have better lungs, better
muscles, better bones, and. in fact, they
are better than the Eastern animal In
nearly every respect- Wrhen In active
service the Western borses know how to
provide for themselves, and will grow fat
while the Eastern horses will get thin.
I have seen this demonstrated several
times when the two horses were being
ridden across the plains.
"Another thing I would like to say ia
that I think the Americans arc the best
marksmen In the world. The coast-defense
men can handle those big 12-Inch
guns at the Presidio as. easily as you or I
could shoot a rifle. There are many of
the soldiers who could hit a battleship
nine miles out at sea every time. I have
seen those marksmen smash a 20-foot tar
get nine miles out at sea with one of
those big cannon time and time again."
E. OLMSTED, Assistant Forester of
the United States Forestry Service.
is a guest at the Hotel Portland, having
just finished a three-weeks' Inspection of
the northern division of the Cascade Re
serve. Tho object of his trip Is to report
upon the advisability of selling small or
Jarge amounts of tlmbor In this region.
"My Inspection is in accord with the
general policy of the Forestry Service to
sell all mature timber from the forestry
reserves whenever the conditions are
right," said Mr. Olmsted, at the Hotel
Portland lost night. "In this connection,
the effect of lumbering upon the future
stand, the effect of the forost cover on
stream flow and the condition of the mar
kets have to be considered. In a word,
timber will be sold whenever market con
ditions are good, when the cuttings can
be made In such a way a good future
stand is assured, and when the removal
of the timber will not seriously affect the
steady flow of streams.
"I have not yet completed my report on
this "matter, nor have I made any decision
as to the advisability of sale in this par
ticular region. The west slope of he
Cascade Reserve contains a vast amount
-of valuable -timber, which will soon be
come accessible, and In certain districts
stands of flr. hemlock, cedar, white pine
and larch may bo , considered accessible at
tho prosont time."
N'
OW that the Lewis and Clark Expo
sition is over, the hotel clerks of
Portland are beginning to take their va
cations, having had a hard Summer of
it. Allan Wright, chief clerk of the
Hotel Portland, Is, taking rest on a farm
near Hood River." and Nathaniel Clarke,
also of the Hotel Portland, will take his
vacation a little later. He will visit the
Eastern States. J. J. Reed; of the Per
kins Hotel, Is making a tour of British
Columbia, and his place Is being filled by
G. II. Kcoene.
J.
H. OWEN, a Government contrac-
schools than any other man In the United
States, Is a guest at the Oregon Hotel.
Mr. Kecne has been In this line of busi
ness for about 17 years, and has been
awarded the contract for the Improve
ments of the Chemawa Indian School,
where four new buildings will be erected.
at an expenditure of approximately $25.
000. Mr. Owen said yesterday that ho
would begin work on the erection of the
buildings some time this weok. as he has
practically completed all the plans for
the same.
"Tho Indians make good workmen, and
many of the larger and stronger of the
pupils at the -Chemawa School will bo
employed In the construction work," said
Mr. Owen, at the Oregon Hotel, yester
day afternoon. "Lately the Government
has been letting contracts for a good
many day schools on the reservations.
There has always been a difference of
opinion among the authorities on Indian
affairs as -to whether the day schools or
the boarding schools are the most bene
ficial -to the Indian.
'From my own observations, and I
have been around the Indians considera
ble. I am Inclined to believe that tho
boarding schools are the best. I think
the pupils are more easily controlled In
the boarding schools, as they are there
all the time, and the attendance is more
regular than at the day schools. At the
dhy schools the Indian boys and girls stay
at nome with their parents. If they have
any, whore they talk their native lan
guage and forget some of the things that
are taught them In 4he day schools. In
the boarding schools they speak the Eng
lish language almost exclusively. Of
course, I have never made a deep study of
tnis phase of the work, and there are
many who have different views on tho
matter."
never been beaten by a woman In
a shotgun shooting tournament, and otic
of tho best wing shots In the United
States, is a guest at the Imperial Hotel.
It does not take much exertion on her
part to break 25 bluerocks straight, and
she holds a record of breaking 146 out of
1&0 clay pigeons. Mrs. Bennett has com
peted with the very best shots In the
world, and there are but few men who
have the distinction of having ever de
feated her.
Mrs. Bennett takes great delight In live
bird shooting, being particularly fond of
duck-hunting. So proficient is she with a
shotgun, it is said, that It Is almost im
possible for a bunch of fast-flying teal
to pass her without leaving behind two
or three birds as a tribute to her skill,
and the way she can "fold" up the mal
lards and canvasbacks is enough to All
all sportsmen with envy. Mrs. Bennett
will be In Portland only a few days, and
some of the local sportsmen are endeavor
ing to arrange a duck-hunt for her. When
she first started to hunt, the men would
feel greatly humiliated to be beaten by
hor. but now they look upon it as a mat
ter of fact. Mrs. Bennett is a woman of
culture and refinement, but when In the
flold thinks skirts are cumbersome and
in. the way. and consequently wears a
pair of corduroy trousers, high boots and
a shooting jacket- Her home is in Den
ver. "Oh, I see nothing wonderful In my be
ing able to snoot, and I guess it comes
to me Instinctively." said Mrs. Bennett,
at the Imperial Hotel, yesterday. "My
husband used to be a great hunter, and
I took such an Interest In his excursions
that he gave me an opportunity to handle
a shotgun. One day when he returned
from a hunt he let me shoot his gun, and
threw tin cans In the air for targets.
They were easy for me to hit, and the
next thing I knew I had a gun. and was
going hunting myself. I am not fond of
live pigeon-shooting at the trap, however.
as it seems cruel to kill such dear little
creatures."
Government Will Pay for Appeal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Mary Mabel
Rogers, under sentence of death in Ver
mont for killing her husband, was today
granted leave to proceed on appeal before
IT'S THE BEST OF ALL
PARKER RYE WHISKEY
ROTHCHILD BROS., Portland, Or.
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS
tho Supreme Court of the United States
as a pauper without payment of costs.
The record in the case will be presented
at public expense.
MEMBER OF WATER BOARD
Dr. Joscphl's Presentation or the As
pects of the Recent Controversy.
PORTLAND, Oct. 24. (To the EdItor.-An
ancient writer ha a&ld "The truth may be
ecllpied but never extinguished." In the
Oresoalan's comments on the action of the
water board in the matter of water pipe con
tractcf the truth has been much eclipsed and
unjust deductions drawn from distorted facts.
I aa permission to state the simple facts as
to the matters Involved. In order that the
shadow may remove from the face of truth.
First. An to bids having been invited for
both steel riveted and cast iron pipe. The
board decided to get for the city the best
pipe to be obtained for the money It would
have at disposal for this object. Bids were
invited for both kinds -because It was not
otherwise possible "to determine what the
beet prices for the respective kinds would be.
The contention that the board knew, when
It Invited bids for steel riveted pipe, that It
would not adopt that pipe is false and puerile.
The board did not know which kind of pipe
It would adopt until after full discussion and
consideration of the matter In the light of
this city's experience and that of other places
and the opinions of able engineers. The spe
clflcatlenti for both kinds of pipe were pre
pared by the engineer of the water board
with a view only to procuring the very best
material In either case. Clauses Nos. 24. 25
and 26. referred to by the Interested bidders
and your paper as unnecessary, were and are
Judged to add materially to the quality of the
Job, when completed. It is but fair to con
cede that the water board shall be the Judze
of what should be required for good work
manship, rather than the dealers who wish
to sell to the city what would prove to be an
article of workmanship Inferior to the stand
ard desired to serve the best Interests of the
people who are to pay the bill.
Second. As to selection of cast Iron olpe
Instead of steel riveted. In arriving at a
conclusion In the selection of pipe, the board
had in view only the best Interests of the
city. Its members were guided by the opin
ions of the best engineers whose authority
was cited to them on both sides of the con
troversy. For myself, I waa guided largely
by the technical opinion of our own engi
neer (who, being entirely unprejudiced and
disinterested, as I am well ralfeaed, la a cri
tic whoso, opinion la worth Infinitely more than
that of parties contending for establishment
of their own claims) but by no meant! wholly
so. It Is a mistake, as has been raid, that
the board members had no Ideas of their own
about this. On the contrary, the experience
ef our own city. In the comparison of steel
with cast Iron wai la favor of the latter, not
withstanding the fact, cited by the Oregon Ian.
that cast Iron pipes have burst and done dam
age in the city before this. Thee were ac
cidents to which all pipe lines are subject and
occurred exceptionally in Individual pipe
lengths subjected to special Influences. Our
experience with steel riveted and cast Iron
pipe on the Section line road from Remrvolr
No. 2. Mt. Tabor to East 12th frtreet, where
tbey parallel each other, has been decidedly
In favor of the cast Iron pipe. The Oregonlan
contends that our experience with steel pipe'
In the main conduit from Bull Hun to the
Mt. Tabor Reservoir, proves the equality. If
not th, superiority of that class of pipe, com
pared with cast Iron. It forgets that the
conduit has been down and in use not yet
eleven years (too short a time for compari
son with Its older rival), that It has not bees
reinjected to electrolysis and that It Is not
tapped or disturbed as wolild be a supply
pipe. Tho pipe required for the East Side
high service will be subjected largely to
electrolysis, will have to be tapped at fre
quent Intervals and often disturbed. The ele
ment of carrying capacity was also consid
ered. Our engineer placed the difference at
least 10 per cent lower for steel riveted, while ;
other engineers assert that the difference is
very much greater. In favor of cast iron. The
statement by your paper that the Standard
Oil Co. uses steel rlvtted pipe exclusively has
Uut little bearing on the case, as thcee pipes
carry oil, not water, hence are free from the '
corroding Influence of the latter; tr may
also be free from electrolytic Influeneea. After ,
full mnttdmnlan tne- board felt and reels i
that It ought not to racnd the city's money
for a claw of pipe that Is yet In the expert-
mental stage unless compelled te do so by
ioc ivhiii.h. ye. i
lerence in cow oeing tao.itti, ii was
that the city could be supplied with cast
Iron, the preferable pipe, even at that much
greater cost.
As to the difference In cost, at 5 per cent j
compound interest, renewing the steel pipe J
every 20 years, you are mistaken. It should
state every 25 years. But will oteel rlvlted j
last 23 years? Who knows? Nobody. The
agents say It will and much longer, but one
of them was asked by the Mayor If he would .
guarantee It. he replied that he would not
as no pipes of any kind were guaranteed. If
it Is such a sure thing, an the agent asserts,
that steel riveted will last even 25 years" why
not back up their faith In such experimental
material by a guarantee?
Third. As to award of contract to Oregon
Iron & Steel Co. The board having decided
not to use steel riveted pipe, the question
became narrowed down to a decision between
the Martin Pipe Co. and the Oregon Iron &
Steel Co.. the bids of other makem being
higher than either ef the above named. The
Martin Co. did not bid on specials and made
some changes from specifications In the shape
of the pipe joints; these departures might
have been pa&wd over, however, had It not
been for a positive csatemrnt that the pipe
must be finally accepted at Birmingham, Ala.,
though the freight would be paid by the Mar- ,
tin Co. to Portland. This provision at once
raised the question of risk In transporting It.
which would be fastened upon the City of
Portland unless the railroad companies would
assume It. I am reliably Informed that ra
cial rates are made from the point of hl
raent In Alabama. In consideration of the .
railroad being held free from damage to the
freight in transit and while It mtzht be an j
open question as to whether, under such a i
contract, the railroad would be free from
harm, nevertheless It would mean lltlratlvn
iu c&irfucc lur wr in; IV MfnUlMC puvu v
risk. After adding cost of specials, the" dif
ference between bids of the Martin. Pipe Co.
and Oresoa Iron & Steel Co. was SlliO, an
amount Inadequate to the assumption of he
additional risks.
Tiuirlli Xm In nmrrf nf mnlnrl in frt.
son Iron &-Stcl Co.. while Mr. V. M. Ladd '
was a member of the water board. "Vhwi
the contract was awarded the members of the !
water board had good reason to believe that
Mr. Ladd had a right to be a member and '
yet be Interested In a bidding company. Our -former
Mayor, the eminent jurist. Georse II. 1
William. hu considered thin to be the mm
and had no exprewed himself dctine Mr. j
CASTOR I A
Por Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signaturi
8 Of '
JUST ARRIVED!
FRESH SHIPMENT
GOLD FI
Better come early or
you will be too late for
one of this first lot
50c and 75c
WOODARD, CLARKE 6 CO.
Fourth and Washington
SH
La dd's Incumbency under him and contractu,
under similar circumstances, had been award
ed with the approval of Judge Williams. Prior
to the award of contract on Oct. 16. Major
Lane had consulted an eminent attorney of
this city on the subject and stated that he
had been assured Mr. Lodd had a rlcht to
membership on the board. After the award
had been announced Mayor Lane consulted
another attorney who gave It aa his opinion
that Mr. Ladd could not be a member of and
Interested In a company contracting with the
city. Upon being Informed of this the board
met at the Mayor's call, reconsidered Its ac
tion, rejected all bids and ordered re-adver-tlsement
for cast Iron pipe. Inasmuch aa Mr.
Ladd took no part whatever In the delibera
tions or action of the board, the board con
sidered It was acting properly, under the cir
cumstances. Your Impression that pipe made for the
city by the Oregon Iron & Steel'Co.. is not
properly inspected la erroneous. Last April
a contract for cast iron pipe was let to the
Oregon Iron & Steel Co.. It being the lowest
bidder. For this pipe and special castings
the water board has had Mr. Henry Waller,
who was sent out by R. W. Hunt &. Co.. of
Chicago, one of the principal engineering
firma engaged In Inspecting cast Iron pipes,
at the works to Inspect the pipe and his
written reports of every pipe and casting,
manufactured each day, are on file In the
water office In the city halL
S. K. JOSEPH I.
. WHERE JO- DINE.
.All the 'delicacies of the season at
the Portland Restaurant, fine, private
apartments for parties. Open ail night.
305 Washington, near Fifth,
PIAN OS
GREAT SNAP
FOR SOME ONE
A famous $600 Decker Bros. Piano
left on sale with us by a prominent
banker. See it at once now only
$250. "Wc have several other big
bargains in used Pianos it will pay
you to investigate.
Still continuing the "big cut-price
sale" of the finest assortment of
high-grade Pianos ever shown in
Portland.
Pianos on time, without interest.
We are the only house in the city
advertising to sell on time without in
terest. Open Evenings
Soule Bros. Piano Co.
374 Morrison St, Cor. "West Park.
COLUMBIA
GRATUOniONES
aes .mmcatMi
Becords for thee machjneB coal only 23
h -nubllne , llh-ral suddIt of
i music with but a small Investment.
GIBSON CO.
345 Washington SU Portland.
The Portland
Do you love good music? Tou
can select your choice from a port
folio of 500 pieces of popular music
of the world, and Professor Am
sterdam and his Hungarian orches
tra will render It for you.
Everything to eat and drink, and
it costs no more in the
Portland Hotel Rathskeller
than olsewhero In the city. Every
weekday night from 3:30 to 12.
DEAFNESS CURED
i
THE ACOUSTICON THE MASSACON
To Enable the Deafness and
Deaf to Hear. Head Jolses Cured.
Illustrated Catalogue on Application.
HUTCHISON ACOUSTIC CO.
M. I. IVIichtman. General Ajcent N. YT.
129 Seventh, near AVashlnxtoo Free Tests.
HOUSTON SCHOOL
Cannon HUI, Spokane, Wash.
Incorporated boardlnr and day school for
bore above age of clcht. New buildings on
levatlon nsar city, ury ana invisorauns
tmorphere especially bcneacxai to moss
from Coast region. Teachers college jrradu
ates. Careful supervision and preparation
for college or business. Address
EDGAR F. STKON'G. PRINCIPAL.
CURIOS. Antiquities, le1at and Sold.
ladian Stone Knives Relics, Carving and Idob Is
Ivory, Stone. Bronir. etc War Gabs. Speus, Bows.
INDIAN STOKE AKX0W AND 5FEAX POINTS
Masks. Baskets. Holes, Mats, Skulls of all Nations.
HEADS aad HORNS af Animals, WarMtial.
Native Body Ornaments and Drem, Ancient Flint
Gens and Pistols. Coins. Shields. Antique Silver and
Armor, Shells. Send for Photos. Wholesale Dealer.
Kathaa Joseph, $44MerciaiitSLS.F.Cai
TEETH
A S12.0O FULL SSZ
GUARANTEED
TOR J8.0O.
Xvialngs. Monday
asd Thursday, u&tU 8.
irrd rrths. D. IX at.
ttZ Ockura JU4o
gchwab Printing Co.
XZST tt'OXX. 'XZUtOHAiLZ. TXtCZ
a 4-7
STARK STREET
fiAL $1 Down
Jrtiwk ft lrr
TOWLE'S
LOG CABIN PRODUCTS
LI I "
orer all
on decision of
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION
NEW MILLINERY
TRIMMINGS AND DRESS HAT MATERIALS.
By express direct from the manufacturers and Importers five large ship
ments already this week.
The wanted colors Alice and navy blues, pearl and gunmetal grays,
olive and reseda greens, champagne, castor and golden browns, prunes, wlnea
and cardinals. All these colors In velvets, silks, ribbons, roses, braids, plumes,
wings and fancy feathers. Also large variety of felt shapes.
LET US MATCH YOUR SUIT
And make you the hat you want at the price you wish to pay.
SPECIAL REDUCTIONS ON FRENCH PATTERN HATS
" Thus early In the season
$30.00 Imported patterns reduced to $15.00
$20.00 Imported patterns reduced to $10.00
Eighteen of the above on hand to choose from.
OUR SPECIALTY Attractive Dress Hats at Popular Prices.
Now displayed in our salesroom over 200 fresh, snappy, stylishly
trimmed Hats at $3.50 to $6.o0
BECKER'S, Third and Salmon
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Have you noticed the great number of fires we have had lately?
Tires are largely du to defective electrical wiring.
Why not have your work done by a responsible firm, one who,
when work is completed, will furnish you with a certificate from In
surance Union approving installation, and thereby reducing your in
surance rate?
Call and see us when you wish wiring or any kind of electrical
work installed.
WESTERN ELECTRIC WORKS
No. 61 Sixth Street. Phone Main 1696. Portland, Oregon.
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT GOODS
LOWENBERG & GOING CO Taks "S" Carta N. tatts and inlaxStt
WHY DO WE LIKE TO SELL
KRYPTOK "INVISIBLE" BIFOCALS
Because they never fail to delight the buyer
Denver.
Omaha.
Kaasu City.
H OPTICAL COMPANY
133 Sixth Street
"W do crown and brldeworlc without patn.
Out IS years experience In plats work
aable us to fit Tour mouth comfortably.
Dr. VT. A. Wis has found a afa war to
. extract Ueth absolutely without pats. Dr.
T. p. Wis la an expert at sold fllllax
and crown and bridsewrk. Extracting tm
s&n piaUs or bridges ar ordarad.
WISE BROS., Dentists
ralllnr Bulldlnr. cor. Third and Wash. 3U.
Open aventnga tilt 0 o'clock. Sundays !roa
to 13. Or Ualn S(X.
DX. W. A. WISE.
NEWBRO'S
The ORIGINAL remedy that
C5-OING I G-OING ! ! GONE ! I!
lUrKIICIHLSmiT
THE LADIES
XEineuz
OBJECT
to a rummy and sticky hair dressing;, or
one that la full of sedimentary ohemloals
Intended to dye the hair. The markod
preference for a dainty dressing, partic
ularly one that overcomes exeeftslve ollt
Btis aad lea-vsa the hair light and CuSy,
Bfil Slvii, ll.il. Sui 10c. stMfK, ti HE1PICIDE CO., Dipt. H. Oo trait, Hit., tar i lt:
Appllcatlaas at Proralneat Barber Shops.
EDUCATIONAL
Graduates all employed Placed
207 pupils in positions last year.
Will place you when competent.
"Write direct to Dept. G. for Catalog.
LV
PORTLAND, OREGON
award gold medal :
competitors j
superior Jury
a i' mm mm mmm
We are headquarters for
French ranges, portable and
brick set; cabinet bake
ovens, returned and copper
restaurant utensils, steel
ranges and cook stoves.
!
Salt Lk.
Dallas. Tax. Ho
Portland. Or.
Oregonian Building
HERPICIDE
''kills the Dandruff Germ."
WILL SITE IT
103 LITE rSllSlflStlE
Is reflected In the enormous sale of Nev
bro's Herplclde. Ladles become enthusi
astic ovr Its refreshing quality and ex
quisite fragrance. It destroys the ml
croblc growth In the scalp, cures dan
druff, stops falllnic hair, and gives It a
silken glos. STOPS ITCHING INSTANT
LY. These are the only denftsta In Fortland wha
ksoir and use the American system of pain
less dentistry.
FILLINGS 80c, Wo and $1.09
GOLD CROWNS. 22k I3.M
BRIDGE WORK. x2k 13.0
FULL SET NATURAL TEETH f3.M
Boston Painless Dentists
ZMYa Morrison St- Opp. Meier A 2asJc
asd rostofflce.
HOURS 8:30 A. M. to 1. it. Suaday.
5:30 A. M. to 12:30 P. M.
DX. T. r. WI5X.
TEETH
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