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TTTE .MOXIXG OREGOXIAN, THUIISDAT, FEBRUARY 20, 1905. STEEL FOR 1ST SIDE LINE Southern Pacific Will Lay Heavier Rails Between Bea verton and McCoy. START WORK IN SPRING Mee.l AYriKhing 75 Pounds to the Yard Will Take Place or 56 Pound Metal Total Cost Es timated to Be $276,123. Authority lias born given for relaying 50 miles of the West Side, division of the Southern Pacific with 75-pound steel. Tills means tlis expenditure of $276,423 on im provements to the traek from Beaverton to McCoy during the next few months. Orders for the necessary rails have brrn plaeed and the steel is expected here within a few weeks. The actual work of laying the nv rails will be begun during the Spring and before the Summer opens, work of putting down the new and heavy Iron will be well under way. The new rails will replace f.S-pound steel Iready in service on the West Side di vision and will mean the laying of new and heavier Iron on .the section of track where the recent wreck, of the Sheridan passenger train occurred last week. The rail that broke, causing the wreck, was of the ."Sfi-pound type. The new iron will be i.Vpound steel, equal in weight to the rail on the Southern Pacific main line be tween Portland and Ashland. Switches, frogs, tie plates and other fit tings are on hand now. The steel Itself is due and the latest advices from the Kh stern factories are that the new iron will be here within a few weeks. The rails themselves will cost the Southern Pacific 1!)5.4SS. while the fittings will cost additional. These figures in clude the labor of laying the new steel but do not include the cost of new ties that will be laid when the new steel is put down. The change in the weight of the rail road iron on the tVest Side division of the Southern Pacifier is made necessary on ac count of the increased tonnage carried over that line and the gradually increased weight of the equipment on that portion of the Southern Pacific lines in this state. Heavier locomotives arid longer and heav ier trains require more substantial road bed and heavier rails. This need has been foreseen by the Southern Pacific officials and CSeneral Superintendent Buckley and Division Engineer Bollons have concurred in the recommendations that the West Side division be relaid with new and heavier steel rails. During the last few months the main line of the Southern Pacific in this state has been provided with tie plates, so that the Southern Pacific main line now has been tieplated 100 per cent: that is every tie has been furnished with a tie plate, which is said to be something that few railroad lines in the whole United States can boast. NEW RAILROAD . MAPS ARRIVE Grasp of ' Harriman Tentacles on Mate or Oregon Shown. The new maps of the Pacific North west, issued by the Harriman system, arrived in Portland yesterday and show in a graphic way the railroads of the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Harriman lines are print ed on the map in red and, since the purchase of the Corvallis & Eastern by the Harriman interests, almost the entire railroad map of this state is In red lines. An edition of 5000 maps has been is sued, under the direction of General Passenger Agent Murray and under the direct supervision of C. A. Jackson, ad vertising: man for the allied lines in this territory. These maps have been delayed In the Eastern printing; estab lishments and were due here some time ago, but. owing to a press of business, delivery has only Just commenced. The map shows all the Harriman railroads in th9 three states, which are indicated by red lines, and also the projected roads throughout the terri tory are indicated. The California Northern, from Weed, Cal., to Klamath Falls, which is almost completed, Js shown on the new maps, as well as that portion of the Oregon Eastern from Klamath Kalis to Natron, on the Southern Pacific main line. The other sections of the Oregon Eastern, project ed from Natron across the state to Vale, on the eastern, border, are not even Indicated on the map as projected. One railroad controversy that has raged in this state for some time as to the ownership of the line under con struction from Htllsboro to Tillamook, sometimes called the Lytic road. Is set-' tied once and for. all by this new for this project bears the red Harriman color and is admittedly .a Harriman . project, as has been suspected for a long tune. The new maps show the line from Pendleton to Pilot Rock, lately, com pleted; the Rlparia-Lewiston line, now almost finished; the road from Elgin into the H'ailowa country, and the Ore tenn & Washington, the Union Pacific extension to Puget Sound, construc tion of the Oregon end of which will be commenced within the next few weeks. A branch from the Oregon & Washing ton to the sawmill country on Grays Harbor is Indicated as well. The map just issued is brought out eat h year by the Harriman interests and has, come to be regarded as the most iicccurate map showing the Pa cific. Northwest that is obtainable by the general public. PAY-CAR VISITS PORTLAND MHilliorn Pacific Employes Will Re ceive Checks Today. The Southern Pacific payear arrived in Portland last night from San Fan-cisi-o and will be in the terminal yards ami at the KaFt Side shops today, while t!:e employes of the company at Port land are bc.ln? paid off. Once in every nine months the payear comes to Port land, bringing checks for the employes of the company from the auditor's office in Shu Francisco. During tiie rest of the year check are forwarded from San Francisco- for employes of the company and distributed from the local offices of the Southern Pacific. The plan usually followed is for the payear to go over each division of the raclllc system of the Southern Pacific during the year. There are nine divisions and each one Is visited in turn, each trip taking about one month. The payear will probably leave the city tonight or tomorrow for the South. On the way from San Francisco stops were made by the payear all along the line to give out checks for employes of the company stationed between Ashland and "Portland. The number of employes of the company In this state who will be made happy by the visit of the payear NEW is about 2000. Half of them have their headquarters in Portland. The tar runs special and stops wher ever necessary. It is in charge of F. S. Dewey, who is in charge of the check de partment of the auditor's office, San Francisco. The purpose of sending the payear here occasionally is to see that the checks are distributed to the em ployes entitled to them and to make cer tain that there is no padding of the pay roll.!, i STOP OX NEAR SIDE ONLY Cars Will Not Take Passengers on Farther Side or Intersections. Motormen on the city trolley carlines have been instructed to stop on the near side of street crossings within the city where there are steam on, electric railway Intersections. Heretofore, motormen have had instructions to stop on both sides of such streets, but this is considered un necessary and at the same time retards traffic. The blocks in Portland are only 9)0 feet long." said President Josselyn of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., "and the stops of the city cars are twice as frequent as those In most of the other cities where the blocks are twiee as long. In San Francisco and Los Angeles the cars stop at all street intersections on the near side but to put this into effect here until the streets are better paved than they are now would cause passengers to get off the cars in the mud in many places. Therefore the order for cars to stop on the near side of the street will affect only those streets where there are other railway crossings and where now two stops are made when one will answer just as well. "Motormen have been instructed not to enforce this rule too. rigidly for a fe'w days until the people become educated to the new plan of operation. "Now that all the new cars are in serv ice and all are provided with longitudinal seats instead of cross seats, orders have been given that as far as practicable cross seat cars will be put on the long runs to provide for the comfort of the public and the cars with longitudinal seats will be placed on the shorter runs. An effort will also be made to equip the Twenty-third and tle Sixteenth-street lines with cars having longitudinal scats and air brakes, so that the crowded con dition of these cars during the rush hours will be relieved by the broader aisles and larger platforms. A constant study is being made of the street railway situa tion by all concerned and every expedient that can be discovered that will expedite the movement of traffic and result in the comfort of passengers will be adopted." Power Sent to Salem. The longest electric transmission line in the state has just been put into use by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company from Oregon City to Salem, a distance of almost 50 miles. Power from the electric plant at Oregon City Is car ried on a high tension line to Salem, where it is used to operate the lighting and streetcar system of the Capital City. Formerly the Salem .electric systems were operated by expensive steam power plants at Salem and Sllverton. The completion of the transmission line of the Oregon Electric Company and the furnishing of power to that corporation by the Port land Railway, Light & Power Company has made possible the sending of electric power to Salem from Oregon City. The loss of electricity in transmission over this long distance wire is from 20 to 25 per "cent. New York Miss Bessie Abott. the prima donna, has returned to . the Metropolitan Opera-House. having settled her dispute with the manager. Mrs. J.W. Gittings Now Installed in 1 A HAPPY homecoming and reunion took place at 75 Humboldt street, North Albina, yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. J. W. Gittings, the widow of the policeman who was shot and killed by Melville Bradley last December, and her children were comfortably installed in their little home, which is now com pleted and entirely free from debt. A committee from the Officers' Wives Association was on hand to welcome the widow and her children to the little house, which now belongs to them In its entirety. Previous to the homecoming the women, assisted by Patrol Sergeant Ernest Johnson, had placed the house in order, and when the family arrived they found everything in readiness for the occupancy. With a few appropriate remarks Ser geant Johnson turned over the keys of the house to the widow and escorted her throush the house. The officers' wives present and Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, who has assisted In the efforts to relieve the bereaved family, occupied themselves with attending to the children. Donations of groceries, provisions, wood, furnishings and all articles that are included in any household have been contributed by various firms. . The members of the Officers' Wives Association wno assisted in reclaiming the Gittings' home are as follows: Mrs. Frank Patten, Mrs. Edward BrotherB. Mrs. T. J. Casey, Mrs. R. Craddook. Mrs. J. J. Mackey. Mrs. Iu Hlrsch, Mrs. Glenn Howell, Mrs. W. E. West, Mrs. Harry Circle, Mrs. Croxford and Mrs. Hanna. k - t4-v ' ,1 . i --Vv ' k )V' t j-.v .AficiiMniinJ v. T?,..... -...j,... r.r rirtwwiwamwwwiwi ittMM wrvtum " " fi t MRS. J. W. GITTINGS AND CHILDREN. J ST. Sons and Daughters of Ireland Plan Celebration. ELABORATE IN CHARACTER Entire Proceeds of Fine Entertain ment at Armory Will Go to Build- -ing Fund of the Christian Brothers College. If present plans of the committees in charge of the preparations are car ried out in detail, St. Patrick's day will be celebrated in Portland this year on a more elaborate scale than ever before In the city's history. The feature of the celebration will be an entertainment at the Armory, at which a splendid literary and musical pro gramme will be rendered. Rev. Peter C. Yorke, of San Francisco, will be the orator of the day and other promi nent speakers will be heard. Arch bishop Christie will deliver the intro ductory address. The fact that the entire proceeds of the entertainment are to go to the building fund of the Christian Brothers College in itself is enough to assure the success of the committee's plans, the project of the 'Christian Brothers,, who have been engaged in educational work in Portland for 20 years, to build and equip a modern Institution of learning having the indorsement and support of every loyal son and daughter of the Emerald Isle in the city. The Ancient Order of Hibernians, also, has espoused the cause of the Brothers and will-exert all its ener gies to make the entertainment a so cial and financial success. The musical and literary programme, It is announced, will be one of the most elaborate ever given in the city. The "Meister Singers" quartet, com posed of Mrs. Walter Reed, Miss Kath leen Lawier, Dom J. Zan and Frank D. Hennessy, will sing several numbers. The following are the committees from different Catholic societies: Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hi bernians. Miss Marie Chamber, Miss May Majors, Mesdames P. J. Smith, Enveres, L. McMahon and Carlson; Ladies' Auxiliary of the Catholic Ordei of Foresters. Mesdames Walls. Ward, Keating, Campbell, Muldoon. O'FarrclI. Douglass, lfiueett, E. McMahon, Sharkey, Dohl and Zeller, and. the Misses Slevin, Rice, Chambers and Weiser; Ladles of St. Anne's Society, Misses M. Madigan, S. Madigan, E. Driscoll, C. Foley, ' J. Gately and Rodgers and Mesdames M. J. Drlscall. W. A. Furnier, L. Hodler, P. Doug lass, Laten and J. Collier; Districts. Nos. 6, , 7 and 8, of the St. Anne So ciety, Mesdames W. Elvers, Jessup, Caples, W. J. Smith, Herschler, T. McNamee and Genshaw, and Misses Elvers, Douglass. J. Murphy, A. Twiss, Woltring, Barrette, C. Curran, Kava- 4 mam r HONOR PATRICK " f 4 J '11 IT - lit ll.x . i spr-R ? THE GITTINGS HUME IN NORTH AI.RINA. WHICH HAS BEEN COM PLETED AND IS ENTIRELY FREE FROM DEBT. Hats in every new shape, with every new curve and everything that's new in bands for young men who appre ciate all the innovations in style. CLOTHING-SCO CusKuhnProp' 166-168 Third St. naujfh, Bruce, M. McNamee, M. Burke, L. Hahn, Foely, Muessif? and Urquhart. HELD ON FRAUD CHARGE Four Federal Prisoners Will Have Hearing Tuesday. On the application of R. H. Wells, J. N. Saylor, Erank Cavlness and M. J. Dorsey, charged Vlth using the mails for fraudu lent purposes, their examination before Untted States Commissioner McKee has been postponed until next Tuesday. . The four defendants have retained McMahon & (McDevitt, who will defend them before the magistrate. They are accused . of having received through tlie mail several thousand dollars of worthless bills, sev eral of which were passed on local lodging-housekeepers. Saylor and Caviness were yesterday found guilty In the police court of having opium in their possession and were fined ?2o each. "Frank Connors" was the name used by the four men in corresponding with Stev ens & Co.. of Chicago, of whom the coun terfeit bills were obtained. United States Attorney Bristol .appears for the Govern ment In the pending prosecution and in the information which has been filed the defendants are charged with devising a scheme "to defraud divers persons," using the United States malls for the purpose. Gaiety at Hood River. HOOD RIVER, Or., Feb. 19. (Special.) Hood River's most .brilliant social event of the season took place last evening when Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Dumble, Hon. and Mrs. A. A. Jayne and Air. and Mrs. Charles T. Early entertained 100 guests at cards and dancing at Oddfellows Hall. Her New Home 1 -4itrrr J x V i r,,. : c NEW STYLES IN GO-CARTS AND CARRIAGES NOW SHOWING THURSDAY FRIDAY In the Basement Crockery Department Dependable Silver-Plated Tableware. these specials for Set consisting of Sugar Butter Knife vintage pattern 16-pwt. silver regular $1.50 values special, set ' $1.00 Set of 6 Teaspoons vintage pattern 16-pwt. silver regular $1 .75 value special, set $1.00 Gravv Ladle silver bowl regular $2.00 value Special .......$1.50 Set of Wallace's 1835 plain satin Knives and Forks regular $3.75 value special, set $2.75 24 IN, x 48 IN, MOHAIR RUGS REG, $5.5Q VALS., SPEC $2.95 These rugs are made from the very best selected Angora wool extra heavy curl centers and short pile. Your choice of these beautiful rugs in the green, red, blue, rose and white. At the above special price these are offered tomorrow only in the Carpet Department Sixth Floor. Phone Ex. 34 Regarding the Exchange of Your Old Furniture STATEY.M.G.A. CONFERENCE BOY DELEGATES TO MEET AT CORVALLIS FRIDAY. Gathering Will Be Second or Kind in Oregon Session Ends Sun- -' day Night. The state committee of the T. M. C. A. Is planning a conference to be held at Corvallis next Friday, Saturday and Sun day. Youthful delegates are going from all parts of Oregon. Annual conferences are held by the Y. M. C. A. in most states of the Union and it is thought that the one planned for this week will be the third largest yet held, although it is but the second held in Oregon. Delegates are invited from all recog nized boys' clubs in Oregon up to 25 per cent of the membership, and all delegates will be entertained absolutely free of cost at Corvallis. TheTortland delegates will leave here on the 4:15 train Friday after noon, a special car being attached for the purpose, which will be reserved for dele gates' and the return trip will be made Monday morning. The boys are all in vited to take their gymnasium suits, as the athletla side of the conference will not be overlooked. Friday night will be devoted to "stunts" of various kinds and the conference will be formally opened Saturday morning, when Dr. James Withycombe of the Ore gon Agricultural Collegevwill deliver the address of welcome, to which Alfred Lewis pf Portland will respond. Reports of officers, debates, sports, etc., will fol low. David R. Porter, of Xew York, inter national boys' secretary, will take a prominent part in the conference. Mr. Porter has traveled over Canada and the United States in the pursuit of his voca tion and his remarks will be worthy of careful attention. Probably the most enticing feature of the programme is the banquet, which Is to be held Saturday night, when various toasts will be given. J. C. Clark of the Portland Y. M. C. A. will officiate as tbastmaster. Mass meetings will be the order Sunday. David R. Porter being in charge. Larry Laramore of the Portland Y. M. C. A. bovs' department will speak on "Our Duty to'the Other Fellow." A farewell service will complete the programme. It is expected that there will be more than 200 delegates, of which It is expected Portland will contribute at least 40. TALKS BEFORE CREDIT MEN John F. Logan Says Oregon Has 'o Real Constitution. Questions that come up for settlement before the credit men of the . city were discussed at the regular monthly meeting last night of the Portland Association of Credit Men at the Commercial Club. There was a grood attendance. President E. B. Rutherford presided. -During the meeting provislqn was made for the en tertainment of Charles E. Meek, of New York, secretary and treasurer of the Na tional Association of Credit Men, who wilt visit Portland March 4. when a large meeting will be held here and business men generally will attend. John F. Logan was the principal speak er at last night's dinner. "Oregon has no constitution, as such," said Mr. Logan. "Our constitution, so-called, might as well be incorporated in the Justice of the peace code "or any other part of the ordinary practice statutes. Thi is rendered so by reason of the fact that It requires no greater effort to amend the constitution than It does to enaot or. amend any or dinary law on the statutes. The Oregon constitution, such as it Is, contains such ridiculous provisions as the clause against negroes living In the state or owning property therein, a provision against Chi nese living in the Btate, owning property therein or working in certain capacities. "The constitution absolutely prevent the issuance of such remedial currency In times of financial . stress as clearing house certificates and contains none of the up-to-date provisions with reference to railroad, bankings or insurance pro visions." North Bank Road Ready March 15. Formal notice that the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway will be ready for business March 15 has been filed with the Interstate Commerce y rouncMwrj a it 6000 jj & : SPECIALS IN platIS WARE supplying your needs. Shell and Set of 6 Dessert Spodns pattern 16 $3.25 value special $2.75 Gravv Ladle gold bowl regular $3.50 value special $2.90 Set of 6 Tablespoons vintage pat tern 16-pwt. silver regular $3.50 value special, set $2.90 Set of Knives and Forks hollow handles 16-pwt. silver regular $10.00 values special, set: . .$7.90 IBBS; C0MPLETEH005E'FURI1I5HER5 Commission. On that date the new North Bank road will be completed for the handling of passengers, mail and freight traffic. However, passen gers, mail and express, will be handled by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company's line between Port land and Vancouver until some tim next June, when It is expected 'the bridges will be in and trains will be operated Into this city. SANDBAGGED AND ROBBED George Sebeekl, Saloonkeeper, At tacked by Two Desperate Thugs. Knocked unconscious in the street by a blow on the head from a sandbag by two desperate thugs and robbed of $130 in cash and three checks aggregating $24.02, was the rough experience encountered by George Sebecki. who livep at Nineteenth and Overton streets, at 1:30 o'clock yes terday morning. Sebecki conducts a sa loon at 95 North Third street, and the money and checks which were stolen rep resented the proceeds of his day's busi ness, which he was taking home with him for safekeeping, as it has been his habit never to leave any money over night In his paloon for fear of burglars. He had boarded the last Fulton car and alighted at Fourteenth and Overton streets, from which point he had to walk to his house. Between Sixetenth and Seventeenth streets he passed two rough looking men who were loitering In the shadows. He had not walked more than a few yards when they rushed at him from the rear and felled him. with a heavy blow on the head Ho inot sciousness for a few seconds, and when he came to himself his pockets had been turned inside out. He could see the two men running swiftly down the street. PERSONALMENTION. Artiiur L. Shand. of Dublin, Ireland, is registered at the Portland. A. Flelschhner, County . Clerk of Skamania County, Wash., and a well known policeman of Stevenson, is a guest at the Imperial. P. A. McPlierson,. a timber dealer, will leave this morning on a business trip to Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago, New York City and Washington, D. C. Dr. M. G.. McCorkle. of the East Side, Is still at Carson's Hot Springs, where he went a month ago on account of ill health. He is suffering from rheu matism. Bishop Doyle, of Australia, was a guest at the Portland yesterday. Bishop Doyle Is on a year's vacation and after a trip through California he will go East. Later he will sail for OREGON OPPORTUNITY Colonist Rates from' ill parts of the United States and Canada to all parts of Oregon and the Northwest will be again put into effect by THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY and SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (Lines In Oregon.) MARCH 1,1908 and will continue daily through out March and April. From the principal cities of the Middle West the rates will be as follows: FROM CHICAGO 938.00 8T. T.OTTTS ??AA KANSAS CITY, : : : :3o.'oo Corresponding- ratna frnm nil f'wauie v ctii points in uregon. The Colonist Rate is the Greatest of nil unlimited resources and needs more people who desire homes and larger opportunities. Oregon people can accomplish splendid results by heralding this opportunity toaJl the world. Send Oregon literature giving good, re liable Information about the state, far and wide. Call on the above railroads for it If necessary. FARES CAN BE PREPAID He.re n0m lf desired. Any agent is authorized to accept the re quired deposit and telegraph ticket to any point. Call on any O. R. A N. or S. P. agent, or address WM. McMURRAY, General Pasaemter Agent, Portland, Oregon. a two-days' sale of Take advantage of vintage - pwt. silver regular Wall Papers and Decorating Fabrics Sixth Floor MAKE TOUC" OWN TERMS ;1 Rome and will pay his respects to the Pope. ' J. K. Toole, who. because of ill health resigned as Governor of Montana, the first of this month, was a guest at the Portland yesterday. Governor Toole ia on his way to Southern California. FIRST BANQUET SATURDAY Alumni of Christian Brothers Col lege Will Hold Reunion. T'r.t- Alumni Association of the Chris tian Brothers' College, which organiza tion was formed several weeks ago, will give its first annual banquet at the Sar gent Hotel Saturday night, February 22. At least hatf of the enrolled members, numbering more than 200. are expected to attend. It Is probable that at the ban quet former scholars of St. Michael's College will have the pleasure of renew ing their acquaintance with Brother Michael, who was principal of the insti tution at Fifth and Mill streets for sev eral years during the early '90s.- Brother Michael has written Brother Andrews, the present principal of the Blanchet Institute, as the college is now called, that he will endeavor to be in Portland next Saturday, and the Alumni Association hopes to have him as a guest at its first banquet. RKM) SCENIC PHOTOS EAST. See Riser's Jisplay. 248 Alder st. KUbtishrd 1879.) Cures Whllt You Sftp." Whooping-Cough, Croup, Bronchitis, Coughs, Diphtheria, Catarrh. Confidence can be placed in a rem edy, which for a quarter of a century has earned unqualified praise. Restful nights are assured at once. Creiolene Is a Boon to Asthmatics All Druggists Srnd postal for de scriptive booklet. 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