THE MORXING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1906.
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IN DOUBT AS TO
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News Regarding Jetty Appro
priation Puzzles Portland.
People.
DISPATCHES NOT CLEAR
Commercial Bodies Hope $1,000,000
Is to Bo tiiven Under Continuing
Contract Plan, but Feel Un
certain as to Status.
Docs the recommendation of the Chie,f
of Engineers that only til, 000,000 be ap
propriated at the coming tension of Con
gress for the Columbia River Jetty mean
that it is proposed to spend this amount
next season under a continuing contract,
which will at the same time provide
adequate funds for the uninterrupted
completion of the jetty, or merely that a
Hat appropriation of $1,000,000 Is asked and
that the final construction must be de
pendent on future acts of Congress?
This is the question at p'esent upper
most in the lunula- of tiiosw interested in
the improvement of the mouth of the Co
lumbia and occasioned by the announce
ment from Washington, as published In
yesterday's Oreponian. that Colonel Roes
sler's request for 2,500,OUO had been cut
down to $1,1100,000.
The recommendation of the Chief of
Kngiueers is in fact the submission to
Congress of the estimate of the money
needed for current improvements in
rivers and harbors and is based on the
reports of the engineer in charge of the
virions projects.
In reporting on and asking funda for the
work on the Columbia Hiver Jetty, Colonel
Koessicr asked that the full amount need
ed for its completion. $2,400,244, either be
appropriated ut this time or provided for
under a continuing contract, which would
insure its completion without the delay
of waiting on further appropriations. The
advices from Washington state that the
Chief of Kngineers has recommended that
$1,000,000 be appropriated "for continuing
work on the jetty during the next fiscal
year.'
News Favorably Construed.
Tills is generally taken to mean that
the recommendation is lor a continuing
contract, under which at least $l,000.nu0
will he provided for immediate use. The
possibility, however, that the appropria
tion at this time, is simply for the $1,000,
000, without promises' for the -future, lias
created some alarm among those working
for the bar improvement, and steps have
been taken to ascertain the exact condi
tions of the recommendation.
Should it be found that no provision is
made for the assured .completion of the
Jetty by means of a continuing contract,
local commercial bodies will redouble
their efforts before Congress to have this
provision made.
It Is felt by all concerned, including
local government officials, that an appro
priation of even $1,000,000 without definite
assurance Oi further funds in the near
future, wonjd be of no avail anu could
not be used to advantage. In fact its ex
penditure would, it Is said, .be an almost
total waste, since the improvements made
under it would in the lapse of time pend
ing further appropriations, deteriorate to
such an extent as to be nearly useless.
' 'he plea for the assurance of the early
completion of the jetty under the next
River and Harbor bill is based on .the re
sults obtained through past experience.
Since the jetty project was taken up con
struction has been done under appropria
tions made from time to time. When the
rash on hand was exhausted a long wait
. for more- funds followed and during that
period much of the work accomplished,
cither through the action of sea and
storm or natural decay, was undone.
Condemned by Jetty Engineer.
t'his method of construction was con
demned by Colonel Roessler in his recent
report- to the department, when he asked
for the full amount needed to complete
the jetty. In this connection he said:
"The work should not be prosecuted
piecemeal, as heretoiore, as past experi
ence with insufficient funds has been very
expensive. Future operations should,
therefore, be conducted with a view to
finishing the south jetty without interrup
tion, and the whole amount 450,244)
should be made available."
When interviewed yesterday on the re
ported action of the Chief of Kngineers
Colonel Roessler said':
"As to what has been l commended by
the Chief Engineer I have no knowledge
other than what appeared in The Ore
gonian from "Washington, but I am in
clined to believe that it surely must be
meant to place the improvement at the
mouth of the river tinder a continuing
contract. At least I hope so. I think I
made it plain in my. report that the as-
surance of funds to go .ahead with the
completion of the jetty is imperative."'
In answer to the question, "would the
expenditure of $1,000,000 next year without
assurance of the time of further appro
priations he . advantageous," Colonel
Roesseler said:
"No. it would not. The next work' to
be done, and about all that could be
done with that sum now, would be the
extension of the trestle and tramway.
The life of piling there may be put at two
years the teredo and seas cutting this
down to even IS months. With $1,000,000
for the coming year and assurance of a
further sum the following season we
could build our trestle and then go ahead
with actual jetty construction. If we
only get the $1,000,000. the trestling might
he all gone before we get a further ap
propriation. This has been the experi
ence several times in the past.
Mould Accomplish Little.
"Little could be accomplished with
$1,000,0(10 now.' aside from the construction
of trestle and tramway."
The posibility that work gn the Jetty
may be allowed to drag by reason of
only a part appropriation has incited
commercial bodies to greater action to
secure the full satisfaction of the river's
needs. "
William D. Wheelwright, who has taken
a leading part in the fight for the Im
mediate completion of the Jetty, said:
"It will simply be disastrous if we do
not. secure a continuing contract for the
jetty. A flat appropriation of $1,000,000
will accomplish nothing and will mean
more than anything else the undoing of
much that has been done.
"We must have assurance that the
work can be continued without delay,
and the delegate who will represent the
Chamber of Commerce at the Rivers and
Harbors Congress and who will also ap
pear before the National Congress will
leave no stone unturned to secure the
full appropriation for the completion of
the jetty.
"We want at least the authority for
its completion, which can be granted un
der the continuing contract system.
Shows Necessary Action.
"The possibility, however, that the
recommendation of the chief of engl
neurs does not mean the inclusion of
the Columbia River Jetty under the
continuing contract system emphasizes
RECOMM
01
the necessity of continual work on the
part ot the entire community, and re
newed efforts to secure what is not
only ours by right but what is abso
lutely needed in connection with the
improvement of our port. There must
be such a strong insistence as to force
Congress to act.
J. R. Laber, secretary of the Board
of Trade, expresses similar views and
adds: .
"All Government Improvements in
California are being performed under
the continuing contract system, thus
insuring their completion. The Colum
bia jetty should be treated similarly
and wo will usse every endeavor to see
that It is so placed.
SAYS HE WAS SLANDERED
J, Curran Brings Damage Suits
Against Foster & Klelscr.
J. J. Curran, a signwriter, yesterday
began suit in the State Circuit Court
against Pr. George W. Kleiser, of the
firm of Foster &. Kleiser for $5000
damages on account of defamation of
character. The complaint recites that
plaintiff has. by his fidelity and skill,
and the faithful and diligent discharge
of his duties for a period of 20 years,
gained the confidence and esteem of the
community; and during the past two
years immediately preceding '.ho com
mission of the acts complained of, had
built up a business that yielded him a
good income.
Plaintiff avers further in his com
plaint that a few days ago the defen
dant, with the idea of injuring the
.reputation of plaintiff, made the re
mark that "Curran swindled and did
up the Curran Company, a corporation,
for whom he worked. He will give
anyone having anything to do with
him the worst of it. He is absolutely
irresponsible. Anyone who backs him
will lose every cent. There are moro
dirty tricks in the. biliposting business
than in any other, and Curran knows
and uses them all. When be gets any
money he goes on a drunk."
Plaintiff declares that the foregoing
expressions were not only false, un
true and defamatory, but by reason of
them he has lost much business and
employment which he would have
otherwise obtained, and has been in
jured in his commercial standing to
the extent indicated.
Curran also brought a separate suit
against the biliposting firm of Foster
& Kleiser, demanding $10,090 damages,
and claiming- that they have painted
out signs . that plaintiff alleges he
placed on- certain billboards through
out the city, and which he declares he
had leased from property-owners under
an advertising cofftraet.
Otto J.'Kraemer is attorney for
Curran.
YANCKWICH FILES PROTKST.
Asks Court to Give Further Instruc-
tions to Grand Jury.
Contending that District Attorney Man
ning was giving the County Grand Jury
erroneous instructions on points of law.
and that as a member of the Oregon bar
he was entitled to relief in the matter,
Attorney Harry Yanckwich appeared be
fore Judge Sears yesterday afternoon and
asked that the public prosecutor be in
structed to see things In a different light
It was difficult to determine exactly
what Mr. Yanckwich wanted, and the
Court was clearly in doubt upon the
subject: so.' in order to look up legal au
thorities ' with a view to making him
self more clear, the lawyer asked and
was ganted further time in which to
present his request.
Last Wednesday Attorney Yanckwich
appeared before the Grand Jury and
asked, the. body to present an indictment
against .Acttng Chief of Police Gritz
macher upon the ground that last August
he had falsely-imprisoned Peter Johnson,
alias John Peterson, on suspicion of crim
inally assaulting 6-year-old Mary Lavery.
After being in jail a week, the prisoner
was discharged for lack of sufficient
evidence to convict.
PROBE INTO TAFT CASE.
( 'ou ii t y Grand Jurors Investigate Af
' fairs of Alleged Swindler.
The county , grand jury yesterday re
sumed the investigation of the com
plaints against Walton H. Taft. who
has been wanted here- for some time
in connection with chattel mortgage
operations of a swindling character.
The deliberations of the body upon this
particular case occupied the entire day
and those called as witnesses included
J. Thorburn Ross, president of the
Title Guarantee & Trust Company;
Jerry Bronaugh, J. Ii'. Dletz, Maud
Dietz, his wife, besides the wife of
Taft, who was the last witness.
Rumors have prevailed lately that
Taft is still in hiding in this city, but
if so his whereabouts is unknown to
the police department.
It is uncertain as yet when the grand
jury' will make any report.
Lumber Company Incorporated.
Articles of incorporation of- the Clark &
Wilson Lumber Co. were filed with the
County Clerk yesterday, by O. M. Clark,
C. O. Wilson, J. A. Wilson and W. W.
Clark. The capital stock is $300,000, and
its principal place of business Linnton,
Or.
Persecution Is Ills Delusion.
Charles. A. Swanson. a native of
Sweden, aged 35, has tieen ordered -committed
to the State Insane Asylum by
Judge Webster. Swanson, who is a miner,
imagines that he is being prosecuted by
the labor unions.
FIGHT JUTE MILL PROJECT.
Two. Senators Oppose Change in
Convict Employment.'
Opposed to a jute mill in the Oregon
Penitentiary, State Senators I. H. Bing
ham, of Lane, and F, H. Caldwell, of
Yamhill, will fight the change from the
stove foundry in the Legislature next Jan
uary. Mr. Bingham is a Republican and
Mr. Caldwell a Democrat. The Yamhill
Senator has been attending a member of
his family in a Portland hospital, and the
Lane Senator spent Wednesday and
Thursday in the metropolis.
In the opinion of the two lawmakers,
the prisoners could" make only a email
fraction of the jute bags needed in Ore
gon, and a small number ot farmers near
the prison would be favored at the state's
expense with cheap bags, when the mar
ket price was higher than the prison
price, but the state would be subject to
the danger of the market price drop
ping below the prison price and leaving
the state in possession of a large stock of
bags or compelled to sell at a loss. Jute
prices, they say, being controlled by a
trust, are uncertain, and the state would
have to speculate in the purchase of raw
material for bags and be exposed to the
risks of such a- business. The returns
from a jute mill, they say, would be un
certain and fluetustting, while from the
present stove foundry they are sure and
constant They aver that the state can
obtain more money for the labor of pris
oners by the present method of making
stoves and that the receipts can be large
ly increased by means of a long-term con
tract. Neither Senator believes employ
ment of prisoners on roads would be sat
isfactory. Those unhappy persons who suffer
from nervousness and dvspepsla should
use Carter's Little Nerve Pills, made
expressly tor tnie
BEER MEN QUIT
QLDL1QUQR RANKS
Form Independent Group to
Exempt Hop Drink From
"Dry" Law.
SEEK OPTION ACT CHANGE
T
Tlwlr Fluid Not Intoxicating, They
Say Hop, Barley ' and- Brewery
Industries Would Be Stimulated
if New Movement Prevails.
To exempt beer from prohibition of the
local option law, Oregon brewers have
banded together, apart from the whole
sale liquor interests, with which they
have been associated, saying that their
non-intoxicating fluid has suffered long
enough from the ban on highly alcoholic
beverages and appealing to the state to
encourage culture of hops , and barley
and their manufacture into beer, which
FKDEK.tL tOl'RT BAILIFF CKL
EURATES HIS 86TH BIRTH
DAY. feu
TTHHIIiililtta
Captain George Egbert.
Captain George Egbert, one of the
bailiffs of the Federal Court, cel
. ebrated his S6th birthday yester
day. He was born in Pennsylvania'
November 15, 1S20, and has been
connected with the Government
service for the past 13 years. - Cap
tain Egbert Is the oldest surviv
ing Mason initiated in a Minnesota
lodge, and organized the first Ma
sonic lodge at Fargo, N." D., of
.which place he was formerly
Mayor, and where Judge William
H. Hunt knew him when the lat- .
ter -was a young man. In -response
to wishes of ' "many returns of the
day" "from numerous friends, the
aged bailiff would reply, "Oh, I
guess I shall see 30 or 40 more of
them."
are inseparately linked and which they
aver already are big wealth producers
of the state.
While the promoters of the ijew move
ment deny that they have any grutlse
against the other liquor interests, they
say that their industry has been a victim
of the fight waged by temperance forces
against whisky and other intoxicating
beverages. -
Whether the seDaration means abandon
ment by brewers of the Brewers and
Wholesale Liiquor Dealers Association,
which has led a losing fight against the
liquor option law and prohibition in the
last two years and a half, the brewers
decline to discuss, but that is a likely
outcome: Wholesalers are somewhat
piqued and several Influential ones of the
number are said to have protested, saying
that all liquor interests should stand to
gether for mutual protection.
Want Itace Without Fight.
This attitude of flgliTTng for protection
is said to be distasteful to the new or
ganizers. They aver that they want
peace with the temperance forces and not
fight, and that not otherwise can they
hope to have permanent conditions of
business for- manufacture and sale of
beer. They assert that manufacture of
beer .with an alcoholic content of only
4 per cenf is a wholesome and non
intoxicating beverage and that its ex
emption from the liquor ban will stimu
late one of Oregon's great home in
dustries culture and manufacture of hops
and barley.
The exemption would be secured through
amendment to the local option law
providing that whenever "intoxicating
liquors" shall -be used in the act it shall
not mean beer.
All the brewers of the state, including
those of Vancouver, Wash., are enlisted
in the new movement, say its leaders. It
it called the Brewers' Association of Ore
gon, the president being Paul Wessinger,
of Portland, of the Weinhard Brewery,
and secretary, F. Q. Deckebach, of the
Salem Brewing Association. Other brew
eries which have either Joined or agreed
to do so are the Gambrinus, the Mount
Hood and the Portland, of this city: the
Star Brewery, of Vancouver; the North
Pacific Brewery, of Astoria; the Eastern
Oregon Brewery, of The Dalles: the Al
bany Brewery, of Albany; the Roseburg
Brewery, of Roseburg; the City Brewery,
of La Grande, and the American Brewery
and Crystal Ice Company, of Baker City.
These breweries represent practically
the entire manufacture of beer in Ore
gon. The new organization plants itself on
the side of strict liquor traffic control,
saying that its members abhor drunken
ness and recognize the necessity of hedg
ing the traffic with safeguards for public
health and morality. They declare that
they would refuse any business dealings
with law-breaking saloons.
Declaration of Principles.
At a meeting in Portland last Wednes
day the association adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
1. That we shall not permit to have our
Industry used for purposes of party politics
and that we Insist on remaining neutral.
2. That we designate he controversion of
facta employed against our business and pro
ducts, as unpatriotic, un-American, incon
sistent with the truth and hurtful to the pros
perity of the State of Oregon.
S. That our products are classified by the
first authorities of this country, as well as
of other countries, in a correct perception as
pure food products, and as legitimate mar
ketable goods, and since the capital Invested in
the brewing business and Its kindred indus
tries, the hop and barley business, amounts
to many millions of dollars, our trade should
enjoy tha protection of the laws. The pres
T -Sv
ent laws of the State of Oregon are not alone
a menace to the brewing Industry, but are also
a direct blow to the hop and barley indus
tries, which will inevitably, suffer the same
dire results as the brewing industry unless the
laws now on oar statute books are modified.
. The brewing and the hop Industries are
inseparable, for without hops It 10 Impossible
to brew beer and if the sale of beer is pro
hibited there will be but an Infinitesimal use
for hops. When it (Is considered that these
allied interests pay out annually for labor
more money, proportionately, than any other
Industry in the state, then they should be
treated in. accordance with their economical
Importance and should be entitled to an Im
partial judgment.
4, That this state should follow the for
mer custom of this country In encouraging
the brewing of beer, ale and other malt bever
ages and that the fact should not be lost
sight of that beer drinking promotes true
temperance. The success of our trade Is
based on moderation and temperance and it
Is our duty to oppose Intemperance in every
form.
We abhor drunkenness and will gladly aid
any movement designed to check the exces
sive consumption of intoxicants; we recognise
and appreciate fully the necessity of regula
ting the traffic and surrounding it with all
the safeguards that public health and mor
ality may exact. The progress of temperance
reached Its highest point In Buch countries
that acted upon this principle.
5. We condemn all saloons of an illegal and
Ill-reputed character and are In favor of the
enactment and enforcement of all just law?
governing the liquor business that may be
necessary properly to safeguard the inter
ests of the public. The standard of every
saloon r place where- liquor Is sold should
be such that no . self-respecting person win
have any hesitation in frequenting the same,
6. We urge upon every1 brewer to refuse
to have any business relations with any saloon
or with any person engaged in the liquor
traffic that persists In violating any of the
statutes of the state, enacted In the Interest
of public health and morality.
Beer Is Food.
"As brewers." said Secretary Decken
bach, "our contention is that beer is not
in the true sense of the word an intoxi
cant. It is, in fact, a food product. Of
course, if a person - drank an excessive
quantity, he would in time become intoxi
cated. One could as Justly can salt a poi
son, for any person who ate an excessive
quantity of salt would come aa near poi
sonine himself as though he had taken a
pure poison. Beer is the very mildest of
all alcoholic beverages; that is, it contains
less alcohol than any other so-called
drink. It is difficult for any person at all
used to drinking beer to become excessive
ly intoxicated from it.
"Beer-drinking nations are today the
most temperate of all countries. The
New England colonies encouraged the
building of breweries in the Interest or so
briety and temperance. The Untted States
Government established the canteen for
that purpose, and today France is doing
its utmost to persuade its people to drink
German beer and establish breweries on
the soil of France. When the Mayflower
landed on the rocky shore of New Eng
land our forefathers had with them their
beer, and ever afterwards they and their
descendants continued to brew it. Today
beer is even a much milder beverage than
that of many years ago, and seldom will
you find any that contains more than 4
per cent of alcohol. The average beer in
the United States does not contain more
than 3i per cent.
"Such being the ease, we hold that in
legislating, a distinction should be made
in favor of mild beverages. This dis
tinction or discrimination could be
brought about very easily. All that
would be necessary would be to amend
the Local Option law by adding a pro
vision as follows:
Provided, that whenever the phrase "In
toxicating liquors" is used in this act It
shall not apply or be of effect as to beer
cr"any 'other malt beverage' containing 4
per cent or less of alcohol.
"Should an amendment of this kind
or words to this effect be adopted by the
next legislature it would enable the brew
ers to blew beer and sell it in any part
of. the state,, whether that part were dry
or not. It would encourage the building
of breweries and malt houses, would in
sure a most friendly feeling for all times
on the part of the brewing Industries of
the world toward Oregon and the grow
ing -of hops in this state, and would do
more in behalf of moderate drinking and
true temperance than ail the prohibition
statutes on our statute books.
"As brewers, we have simply suggested
this mode of procedure in the interest
of the beer, hop and barley business, as
well as in the interest of- the state - at
large and her cause of true temperance.
It remains for the people and our legis
lature to bring about this revision should
they see it in the same light."
'SHERLOCK HOLMES" TONIGHT.
Clever Young Star, Theodore Lorch,
Begins Engagement at Heilig.
The clever young star, Theodore Lorch.
supported by Miss Josephine Deffry fend a
capable company of players, will present
the thrilling detective drama, "The Sign of
the Four," at The Heilig Theater tonight,
tomorrow and Sunday nights, with a pop
ular matinee tomorronf afternoon. Mr.
Jborch win be seen as sneriocK noimes.
The dramatized play is even more intense
ly interesting than the famous stories them
selves, as much of the detail of the story
Is expressed In the acting, while the thrill
ing situations and climaxes are fully de
lineated. Seats are selling at box office
of the theater for the engagement.
Magnificent Stage Settings in "Lost
24 Hours" (at the Baker.)
The Baker stage Is a revelation to all
its patrons this week, for the Japanese
room In which the various scenes of "Lost
24 Hours' take place Is one of the richest
and most artistic settings ever shown here.
But among all this luxury a stay-at-home
husband has many nerve-wracking experi
ences as the result of losing count of time
while he slept off a "night out." The char
acters are all funny and well cast. Special
matinee tomorrow.
Picturesque Lov Story in "As Told
in the Hills."
The beautiful and picturesque love story
of two educated Indians forms the unusual
nucleus for a rattling good drama, "As
Told in the Hills," which Is delighting the
Empire patrons this week. It is worth
several times the admission to see 'the
clever rifle shooting of the rancher's daugh
ter, who cuts the rope binding his hands
with her bullet. There will be a matinee
tomorrow.
"Forty-Nine" at the Lyric.
Those of you who haven't seen the' best
Western Dlay of a generation, "Forty-Nine,"
as presented at thft Lyric this week, should
not delay, but secure tickets at once, for the
engagement Is drawing to a close. It Is
agreed by the critics to be the best frontier
piece ever seen here as presented by the
eerless Lytic stock company.
SEAT SALE TOMORROW,
Advance Sale for Leoncavallo at Box
Office Heilig Theater, 10 A. M.
Tomorrow (Saturday) morning, 10 o'clock.
the advance seat sale will open at box of
fice The Heilig Theater, Fourteenth and
Washington streets, for Leoncavallo and his
famous orchestra from the La Scala Thea
ter, Milan, Italy. Ten renowned Italian vo
calists are with this grand organization.
Leoncavallo's "Zaza" will be given at The
Heilig Theater Sunday night, November
"Pagllacci" Monday night, November
26. This will be the greatest musical treat
of the season, 41 fact the first time Port
land has ever had a grand opera organiza-
AT THE THEATERS
What thm Freaa Areata 87.
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SEAT SALE TOMORROW.
Florence Gear in "The Marriage of
Kitty" at the Heilig Monday.
". The charming young actress. Miss Flor
ence Gear, supported by a most palnstak
lng company of players, will present the
delightful comedy, "The Marriage of
Kitty." at The Heilig Theater, Fourteenth
and Washington streets, next Monday night.
November 3 0. This effervescent play has
been seen in Portland on several previous
occasions and made a decidedly good Im
pression with theater-goers with its bright,
witty lines. Seat sale opens tomorrow (Sat
urday) at the theater.
"Peck's Bad Boy" Pleases Young
and Old.
Young find old alike welcome the coming
cf "Peck's Bad Boy" at the Empire next
week and are anticipating a- jolly good
lime in seeing it. The laughable pranks of
this bad boy character which ex-Governor
Peck of Wisconsin immortalized with his
facile pen will never cease to please. This
year It is funnier than ever, a number of
hew tricks and humorous lines having been
added to the original comedy. First per
formance Sunday matinee.
"Tlie Middleman" at Baker N'ext
Week.
In offering "The Middleman" next week
the Baker management is again .to .the
front with high-class productions. E. S.
Willard. the famous English actor, has long
used this as a vehicle to display his great
art and it will give Mr. Sainpolis an op
portunity, to show what really - fine work
he can do. First performance Sunday mat
inee. "The Sign of the Cross."
Wilson Barrett's impressive and power
fully constructed religious drama, "The
Sign of the Cross." which will be present
ed at The Heilig Theater next Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, November 20 and 21, Is
full of striking contrasts. The scene Is
laid in Home in the extravagant and tyr
annical rule of Nero. The gorgeousness
and wanton luxury of the Roman court is
shown in broad colors. Offsetting this there
Is the simple dress and lowly mein of the
band of Christians whose persecution and
martyred victory in their faith form the
main theme of the deeply Interesting story
of the play. Seat sale next Sunday.
Great Detective Play at the Lyric.
. "The Sign of the Four," greatest of all
detective plays. In which Dr. Conan Doyle's
greatest character, Sherlock Holmes, Is the
principal character will be the offering at
the Lyric for next week, commencing, next
Monday afternoon. Frank Fanning will be
cast as Sherlock.
Headliners at Pantages.
Headline acts and half a dozen excep
tionally good turns make the Pantages pro
gramme this week one that Is worth while.
To the Dancing DeVoy trio goes first place,
and their dancing specialty is without doubt
a distinct vaudeville hit. Cherokee Blanche
and Silvertlps, the crack marksmen, how
ever, are the hit of the show. The Feely
Brothers have an acrobatic turn of which
too much cannot be said. L,eo White sings:
is There Any Room in Heaven for m Little
Girl Like Me?" Barney Curtis does a sing
ing stunt and a funny moving picture fllm.
Fun After the Marriage." concludes an ex
ceptional show.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. Jacob Rosenthal has returned af
ter a five months' trip abroad. She will
be at home today and Sunday at her
residence, 446 Burnside.
rWTCAnO Nov. 15. fSDeeiftl.1 nrprnin.
lans registered today as follows:
Stratford Mrs. F. p. Chamberlain and
daughter. Portland.
Auditorium G. L. Duncan, Portland.
Morrison Barney Stayner, Portland.
Windsor-Clifton A. B. Hawkins. Port
land.
Great-Northern Alex. H. Kerr anrt
wife, Portland.
NEW YORK. Nov. 15. (Special.) North
western people registered today as fol
lows:
From Portland S. N. Butters, at the
Fifth Avenue; W. L,. Benham, Mrs. W.
Lt Beriham, at the Victoria: M. Back
house, W. J. May, at the Herald Square:
F. S. Walton, at the Broadway Central:
A. R. Doyle, at the Park Avenue.
From Everett, Wash. A. Johnson, at
the Imperial.
From Seattle G. A. McBdwards, at the
Advance Showing
of
Royal Wilton Carpets
We have received advance samples of the
Spring designs in Rojral Wilton Carpets. A
few of our many patterns of this magnifi
cent weave are on display in our windows.
All are worth seeing, for they represent the
highest achievement in American carpet
production. .
Not only in beauty and durability but also
in decorative effect, these carpets are un
rivaled. No color scheme, is too difficult, too
bold or too delicate to find a suitable base in :
a Royal Wilton Carpet.
J. G. MACK MO,
Exclusive
jCarpet
House
86-88 THIRD STREET
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and chronic diseases of men. also blood,
stomach; heart, liver, kidney and -throat
troubles. We cure SYPHILIS (without mer
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15 days.
We stop drains, night losses and sperma
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We can restore the sexual vipor of any man
under 50 by means of local treatment pecu
liar to ourselves.
We Cure Gonorrhoea
in a Week
The doctors of this institute are all regu-
experience, nave been known in Portland for i,-
flnri will linHrratta nn -. c . ... I .... r.
,:. ..i.to un iuiii cure can De enectea.
We guarantee a cure in every esse we undertake or charge no fee.
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Over 50 Per Cent of Our Cases Have Been
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Offices In VAN NOT HOTEL 62 THIRD ST., Cor. Pine, Portland," Or.
Grand Union; F. Waterhouse and wife,
at the Wolcott; R. H. Chad wick, at the
Navarre.
O. W. P. Maintains Service.
A tree, fell across the O. W. P. tracks
on the Spring-water division Wednes
day nigrht, and traffic on that line was
blocked for a part of yesterday. Last
nigrht the service was resumed. On
the Oregon City division passengers
were required to walk across the
Clackamas bridge.
The power lines of the Portland
General Electric Company were placed
in good repair again yesterday, and no
further trouble is expecfed.
Awarded Nominal Damages.
A Jury in Judge Cleland's Court yes
terday afternoon found for defendant
and awarded him $1 damages in the
suit of Portland Union, No. 50, Car
penters and Joiners of America, against
lieorge w. lucgpy. Plaintiffs sued to
recover J22X5 damages alleged to be
due for a violation of contract in the
lease' of property at 86 Tenth street,
belonging to the labor organization.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Nov. 15. Maximum temper
ature. 55 dec.; minimum. 50.. River reading
at 8 A. M.. 12:7 feet ;chan(te In last 24 hours,
rise 2.4 feet. Total precipitation. 5 P. M. to
5 P. M., .76 Inch; total- since September 1,
1006. 12.58 lnciiiu. normal. 8.49; excess, 4.01.
Totnl sunshine .November- 14, li06. none;
Does that old cough hang
on?
Your system must be weak.
Better take VIN0L, our deli
cious cod liver preparation
without oil.
The cough will go.
Vinol is an ideal curative
for all coughs, colds, bronchi
tis and lung troubles. It is
better than old-fashioned cod
liver oil and emulsions for it
agrees with every one.
Woodard, Clarke & Co., Druggists.
-CLEANLINESS"
b th watchword for health and v1gor4
comfort and beauty. Mankind la learning
not only tha necessity but the luxury ol
Cleanliness. SAPOLIO, which ha
wrought such changes In tha hoate, aa.
feouncas her sister triumph
HAND
SAPOLIO
FOR TOILBT AND BATH
A special tain which r.r.le.
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. House
Streets. Portland. Oregon.
$1.00, $1.50, 2.00 per Say.
: ' .
possible. 9 hours and 30 minutes. Barometer
(reduced to sea level), at 5 P. M., 2.97
inches.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER'" '
(Observations taken at 5 P. M., Pacific time.)
Bismarck
'.WO.
24 24'PE
2S'12N
14..WW
112 14'NW
04 2!SW
0410 SW
fl'3f"P
141 4 S
01 SiS
OB 12NW
(12 H'KW
02 24IW
Raining
Cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy.
l'.urr-ka
Helena
North Head. . . .
Pooatello
Portland
Ked Bluff
Roseburg
Sacramento.
fnlt Lake City. .
San Francisco. .
Spokane
!.". 0
J.M'O
. .i2'0
.ir.0'0
. !i;ic
'Mil
. ."Mi 0
, !fi2:0
. 't;Vo
. 'no'o
.'54 0
'Cloudy
IRainlns;
ICloudy
ICloudv .
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The center of the North Pacirtc storm lias
crossed the Rocky Mountains, but It Is of
eurh wide extent that Its Influence Is still
felt In this district. The rains, however,
durinB the last 12 hours have been llRht.
ana the temperature has fallen decidedly
since yesterday.
The Indications are for occasional rains in
this district Friday, with lower temperatures
east of the Cascades.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland at S P. M. for
28 hours ending; at midnight. Friday, No
vember 16:
Portland and vicinity Occasional rain;
westerly winds.
Western Oregon and Western Washington
Occasional rain; westerly winds.
Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and
Idaho Occasional rain and cooler; south
west winds diminishing by night.
THE RIVER.
The river at Portland will reach a stage
of aliout 15 feet Friday afternoon and by
Saturday It will rapidly fall.
EDWARD A. BEALS.
TUstrlf t For-csster..
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AUCTION SALES TODAY.
At Gllman'a Auction Rooms, 413 Washing
ton st., at 10 o'clock A. M. S. L. N. Oilman,
auctioneer.
By J. T. Wilson, at salesroom. 20 r"lrst
street, at 30 A. M. J. T. Wilson, auctioneer.
DEATH NOTICES.
WILLIAMS Clifford Williams, of this city,
at Walla Walla, Wash., aged 22, heart
disease. Funeral notice later.
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