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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1915)
It THE MORNING OREGOXIAN,, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3C, 1915. in iiiiiinii miii i ZdHUbtD UD uu HIGH; ARE DROPPED Eleven Other Firms Yet Have Prices in Commission's Hands for Awards. ONE OR. MANY JOBS ISSUE Freight Solicitors Offer Lowest Kate and Saving in Cost Is Estimated at $50,000 Work May Cost Less Than Figures. . By resorting to an elimination pro cess, the county officials and engineers in charge of the bids for the new in terstate bridge were able yesterday to remove some of the complications In the problem, but it is probable that the contract will not bo awarded for three or four days. Another meeting of the bridge com mission will be 'held at the Courthouse st 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when the engineers will be ready to make some recommendations. The bids of the following firms, in cluding most of the out-of-town bid ders, were so high that they are ob viously out of the race and their certi fied checks were ordered returned last night: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Com pany. Chicago; Graff Construction Company. Seattle: Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company, Seattle; Twohy Bros, Portland: Standard American Dredging Company, San Francisco; McClintic-Marshall Construction Com pany. Pittsburg: Pennsylvania Steel Company. Phadelphia; Missouri Bridge & Iron Company. St. Louts; Fort Pitt Bridge Works. Pittsburg: MasRllloa. Bridge & Structural Company. Massil lon. O.: Bates & Rodgers Construc tion Company. New Tork: Union Bridge & Construction Company, Kan sas City. ' , Many Yet Considered. This leaves the bids of the following firms still under consideration: War ren Construction Company, Portland; United States Steel Products Company, Portland, representing the American Bridge Company; Porter Bros., Tort land; Tacoma Dredging Company. Ta coma: rierson Construction Company, Seattle: Montague-O'Reilly Company, Portland: Independent Asphalt Pav ing Company. Portland: Northwest Steel Company. Portland: Reliance Construction Company, Pacific Bridge Company and Cowlita Bridge Company, all of Portland. Philo Holbrook. n member of the Multnomah County Board of Commis sioners, and J. P. Kingins. Commission er from Clarke County Washington, have been In almost constant confer ence for the last two days with John L. Harrirttrton and E. B. Howard, mem bers of the engineering firm of Har rington. Howard & Ash, who have been chosen as advising and consult ing engineers for the bridge commis sion. Manner of Award I'nsettled. Whether the contract for all or a greater part of the structure will be let to a single firm, or whether the various details will be portioned out separately, has not been determined. The Commissioners explain that one ef the reasons for the apparent de lay in making the awards is their desire to learn which combination of bids will produce the best results. Several of the rival bidders now are negotiating among one another in the expectation of co-operating in the work If one of tljeir number obtains the contract. The camp of the contractors was en circled all day yesterday by a small army of freight solicitors. As soon as the successful bidder is designated he will be pounced upon by the rail road men. eager to procure the rout ing for the steel and the other ma terials needed in the costruction. Railroads Compete for Traffic. The steel work represents the big gest order so far as the railroads are concerned. It is estimated that ap proximated 8000 tons of steel will be required. Doubtless it will come from the Pittsburg district. It can, how ever, be produced in the Birmingham. Ala., district. Although the freight rates through the Panama Canal may influence the movement of the steel, the railroads arc confident that they will get a large portion of the business. They have applied to the Interstate Com merce Commission for a reduction in rates that will permit them to com pete with the Canal on this and all other similar shipments. The present rate on structural steel through the Canal from New Tork to Portland is 45 cents. The rate on the same commodity from Pittsburg or other producing districts is 16 cents, making the total rate from Pittsburg to Portland 61 cents. Canal to Save 5,0OO on Steel. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion has granted the rail carriers' ap plication for a 65-cent rate on iron and steel, effective May 1. Inasmuch as the bridge steel will not be ready to move until about October 1. the rail roads will be enabled to take advan tage of this rate. It is apparent that all the bidders have figured on the Canal rate for their steel. None of them has considered the present rail . rate. It is estimated that the Canal rates will effect a saving of nearly 50.000 in the price of the steel alone. Reduced prices of other commodities, together with keen competition among the contractors, it is believed, will drive down the cost of the entire structure to approximately $1,500,000. ' The estimated cost is $1,750,000 and ronds have been issued in that amount. Favor for I,oeaI Men Plea. . A committee of business men called upon the Commissioners yesterday and urged them to give due consideration to local contractors in making the awards. The following representatives of various commercial organizations were In the party: David M. Dunne. Manufacturers' As sociation" M. M. Sheehy. Owen Sum mers. Jacob Kanzler. A, P. Bateham. i Fred A. Ballin and Sidney C. Rasmus sen. Progressive Business Men's Club; George L. Baker. Portland Ad Club; C. F. Berg. Commercial Club: O. G. Hughson and F. E. LeDeux. Builders Exchange O. Wayman and Frank Mar man. Bridge & Structural Ironwork ers' Union. LEADING WOMAN FOR BAKER PLAYERS TO COME TOMORROW. .'J,-'"r,,"J.' 'TW T' ' Jtc . . " V? I" - ' .ZW - , . 1 "SS-" : : sis - y& f (vt - -O- DOROTHY SUOEMAKTII. ACTRESS TO RETURN Miss Shoemaker to Play Lead ing Roles .at Baker. NEW LEADING MAN COMING George L. Baker Announces Engag ing of Edmund Elton Both to Arrive in Time to Appear in Company's Xext Production. George L. Baker, of the Baker Play ers, holds a good card up his sleeve occasionally for weeks before he springs it on the public. Yesterday he sprung a real news sensation in the announcement that he had secured Dorothy Shoemaker and Edmund Elton to play leading roles for the reor ganized Baker Flayers. For several weeks Mr. Baker nas been negotiating with these players. Mr. Elton In New York City and Miss Shoemaker at Du luth. Mlnrt.. where she has been under contract since last September. "While the nucleus, or working body of my company is exceptionally good, I have been making strenuous efforts to secure some one to take the place of Mr Gleckler. who left recently, and to bring back Miss Shoemaker, who is a Portland favorite." said Mr. Baker. Delay Is Made Necessary. . ... t intfH were Tin - AS I 11 0 petbrio ' der contract elsewhere. 1 simply had to wait until xney wrj "-""-- i mrnii I have now completed arrangements with Miss Shoemaker. ana ... i i t m efvlnr mv patrons securing ' ... r. ' - a young emotional actress whose work was a aeusni iu .... -- - son. and who has since had a most successful season in the East.. Hun dreds of letters sent to the Baker of fice have asked for her return. I am willing to give the public what it wants whenever I can find out what it is. "Edmund Elton I have been in cor respondence with since Mr. Gleckler a departure. You may say for me that only the guarantee of a long engage ment in Brooklyn, a longer engagement than conditions out here warrant mak ing could have induced me to let Mr. Gleckler go. He is an admirable actor. In Mr. Elton I have found an excel- lent leading man. He has never played on this Coast and his name has al ways been identified with Eastern pro ductions. Company la Rejuvenated. "1 want the public to know that my company is a rejuvenated and refresh ened one. "Next week, while the reorganized company is rehearsing on its opening play. 'The Awakening of Helena Richie." the theater will house a trav eling musical comedy in 'Bringing Up Father,' with which the Baker Players i .nlVilniT at all tn rto. The follow- ing Sunday they open in 'Helena Richie.' Both Miss ShoemaKer ana mr. iaiiuu will be here in time to start rehearsals Monday. "Following 'Helena Richie they will present 'Teas of the Storm Country.' Both of these provide big appealing roles that are particularly suited to the dramatic ability of both my new leading people." LENTEN RECITALS TO BEGIN i Guild of Organists Announce Pro- gramme for First. Event.. The first of the series of nine Lenten organ recitals to be given under Ihe auspices of the Oregon chapter of the American Guild of Organists will take place at Trinity Episcopal Church, Nineteenth and Everett streets, at 8 o'clock tonight. The organist will be William R. Boone, of the First Church of Christ. Scientist. Mr. Boone will play the following programme: Concert overture rrBvrs-. "The Curfew" (Horsmen). "BaKo Ostlnato," "Pre d la Per" (Arnnsky). "Paulus Cycle" (Otto Mall inn). "Theme Varied" In E flat (iraulkes). "Nocturne" (Grieg . 'Tocatta," from "Fifth Symphony" (Wldor)." The second recital of the series will be given by Frederick W. Goodrich, or ganist of the Cathedral of the Immacu late Conception, at St. Francis' Church, East Twelfth and Pine streets, Tuesday night at 7:30. WOMAN IN ..CAR IS HURT Mrs. Adoiph Phillips Has Xose Broken by Tripping on Umbrella. Mrs. Adoiph Phillips, of 795 Hoyt street, tripped over an umbrella yes terday In ft Lovejoy street car at Tenth and Washington streets, as she was about to alight, and was rendered un conscious for a few moments by falling against the end of the car. She was removed to Knight's drug store on Washington street, and revived, upon being attended by Dr. Ross and Dr. Rockey, the latter being the railway company's phyBician. Mrs. Phillips was on her way to meet her husband in Olds, Wortman & Work on Salt Lakes Soon to Start. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 25 (Special.) Jason C. Moore, whose lease with the state for Sumner and Abert Lakes was approved by the Legislature, has written G. C. Brown, clerk of the State I -a nil Board, that he will begin the development of the property early in the Summer. Mr. Moore said that he had finished the financial feature of the work arranged, and that there was nothing to retard progress. He Dlajis to spend $8,000,000 or more be fore 1917, when the state Is to start receiving royalities from the salt deposits. CHAMBER OFFICIAL SEES BIG FUTURE IN UNION A. H. Averiil, ex-President, Says Merger With Commercial Club Will Do Much to Develop and Enlarge Market Zone of Portland. Talks on Consolidation No. 3. rT AM of the opinion," saya a. n. I . .til ,v.f.rMMant of the Chamber of Commerce, "that the average citizen does not yet realise what it will mean to Portland and to ; 1 tn hv on A biST. live commercial organization to look after the industrial and Dusinesa icunueo of the community. There is much im portant work to be done in developing and enlarging our market-zone, so that those who are now here and engaged In manufacturing or in varied indus tries may have a field where they can readily and economically dispose of their product. "We have in the territory tributary to this port the greatest natural offer ing of traffic for steamship and railway to be found on the American Pacific shoreline, but we must make it possible to transport economically to the world's markets in order to reach the greatest degree of prosperity. "Our waterways must be made better use of and only through concerted ac tion will we ever reap the real- benefits that our natural location entitles us to. "Heretofore our efforts have been too scattering. We have worn ourselves out with the non-essentials and have neglected many of the really great ac tivities that should have commanded the attention of the entire community. "We have many citizens who are willing to devote their time and ener gies along the line of Teal development for Oregon and the Northwest, if they can only see that real and lasting bene fits are to be derived, and 1 believe that one large commercial organization will be effectual in commanding their ener gies. "I am hopeful that the business ac- thfl ' J - it f -.-.-AJl-j-mril.-.-) I ' u na ininf 4 A. H. Arerill, director of Cham, ber of Commerce, who favors consolidation of .commercial bodies. - tivities of the two organizations may be combined and that through x con certed and well-directed efforts this community and the Pacific Northwest may reap the benefits they are entitled to." c for-. l?niI Worcester. Bon Ton, B. & J. and Gossard Corsets Now in-2nd Floor Delightful Luncheon Served From 11:30 A. M. to 2:30 P. M. Daily, 4th Floor-Prompt Service Rest Rooms Home Journal Patterns We are principal Portland agents for Ladies' Home Journal Patterns and Publica tions. Pattern Depart ment on Main Floor. Olds,Wortman Sc King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 2nd Floor Make yourself rijrht. at home hcre use the Rest Rooms, Public Telephones, W r i tinjr Rooms, Etc. Meet your friends here. Double Stamps From 9 A. M to 1 P.M. With Cash Purchases Made Today in All Departments of the Store Women's $22.50 Dresses at $9.98 Showing of New Dress Skirts at $5.00 Garment Salons, Second Floor A very special pur chase enables us to offer this extraordinary bargain in Dresses. All are new, up-to-date styles for Spring and Summer wear. Some in Empire, others in tailored effects with circular skirt. Shown in various materials, including charmeuse,. serges, crepes and poplins. All are effectively trimmed. Dresses in the lot easily worth to fffl Q3 $22.50 are placed on sale now at only P Garment Department, Second Floor Of course youH be wanting a separate Skirt to go with the new waist. Here's a good opportunity to select an espe cially good Skirt at a low price. Shown in the latest flare and plaited effects in black, tan, navy, green, black-and-white and green-and-blue checks. Excel lent Skirts for general wear. Shown in full assort men of sizes for women. Make your CJC? ilfh selections at once." Priced at only W Sole Portland Agents For the Famous v'.. Brrtrk t , ... v - iv J light It frOHl - needed, proper fir rrt I -wt t V' a' drinjroat lop f 'sfyw n,brdn- combed, long fibre Egyp tian at Sea Island cotton enter into Bachrlon Friend Hosiery. Thm strength, elasticity and tuky softness are msured. But the quality of these splendid hose doe not depend upon material only. ii iinn 2jicM are remforced by more than double thsckDesa from top of toe, along the nolo, around heel and abooe shoe tine. This gives extra ordinary wearing quality. Bachelors' Friend Hosiery are cool and dressy. Made in leading colors sizes 9's to 1 2's. Made in Four Grade. 1 - Save Time 1 Save Trouble I. 1 Save Money $&k ANY QUALITY A At Ilk Jll Men's $1.25 Shirts 95c Plain and Plaited Bosom Styles Men's Store, Main Floor Here's real economy for men who need Shirts! We expect to sell hundreds of these today, for the price we have put upon them is sure to bring quick response. Every Shirt is of standard make cut full and roomy in body and sleeves. Plain and plaited bosoms with soft or stiff cuffs. Madras, per cale and crepe cloths. Also in plain white. Great variety of pat terns to choose from. All sizes from 14 up to 18, and reg- Q ? ular ?1.25 grades. Priced very special at low price of Men's $3.50 Pajamas at $1.98 New Schoble Hats for Spring Main Floor Odd lines men's Pajamas to be disposed of at once. Frog-trimmed styles of soisette, madras and crepes, tirades worth up to jf t Q O $3.50 on sale for pxyO Main Floor Our new Sprintr line of the famous "Schoble" Hats for men is now ready for your choosing;. All the newest shapes and colors in the lot. Soft Hats Jj:t.50. Stiff Hats $4 Boys9 Two-Pant Norfolk Suits For Spring $5.00 Main Floor Better Suits than these were never shown at Five Dollars! And the smartest styles and fabrics to be had ro into them. Fancy mixtures in grays, browns, tans, etc. Pants full lined. Coats with stitched-down belt plaits and patch jwff OO pockets. Sizes 6 to 18 years of age. Two-pair Pants. V,V' BOYS' WASH SUITS $1.50 TO $7.50 Spring showing children's middy, Oliver Twist and vestee Suits in galateas, repps, etc. Many attractive models, entirely new this season. In ages fh 2M to 8 years. Priced for this sale from $l.."0 up to P Children's Wash Dresses 49c Bargain Circle, First Floor Ef fective little styles in ginghams, percales, chambray and madras. Odd lines in ages 2 to 6 years. Only a limited numbor, so be on hand early. While thy5Q last take your choice at"-' Bungalow Aprons At 39c Bargain Circle, First Floor Women's kimono Aprons of excel lent quality blue chambray. Large full style with pocket and belt. All sizes up to 48. On qn. Bale Friday, special price Muslin Wear Specials Center Circle, First Floor Three notable offerings tn dainty Under muslins. Take advantage, of these low prices and supply need now. Princess Slip" 08s4 Of fine silk mull in while, pink, Mae and yellow. Priced very special now AtQQn tho very low price of only Combinations DS "Leona" 3-piere garments lace and embroidery trimmed. Worth to ?2.9R. Q Cp on sale now for low price of $1.50 Gown $1.10 Also Combina tions. Several dainty styles trimmed with laces and emhroid- JJ f 1 CI ery. $1.60 garments P Men's and Women's Springhocs $3.8 Worth Up to $6.00 at Pair Shoe Department, Main Floor A great un derprice purchase of Men's and Women's high-grade Shoes to oe ciosea out. ai iar under regular worth. World-famous makes x in new 1915 styles in all the wanted leathers. All widths and sizes. Included are the much-sought-for lace effects, with cloth tops for women. Also coffee-brown kid, with Louis XV heels. Any number of smart lasts for men in .patent, dull calf. tans, etc. Footwear maae io sen up to u.uu j-yi and $6.00 a pair. Priced now at only, the pair pJ.CDJ Double Stamps From 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. Today 5 W DAINTY NEW Flowered Crepes 10c Yd. Department, Main Floor We have just received a shipment of dainty new flowered Crepes for dresses and waists and of fer them at a very low price. Scores of pretty floral pat terns on light grounds. Will laundry and make up nicely. Buy these today at M ! the low price of, yard XV Grow Burbank Seeds And Make Your Garden "Different Grocery Department,' Fourth Floor No more effort is required to grow the worth-while Burbank Seeds than the ordinary Inferior seeds. The Burbank Seeds cost no more than average seeds of good quality. We are sole Portland agents for Genuine Burbank Seeds. Beautiful booklet on "How to Plant and Flowery written hy Luther Burbank, elven free with every 11.00 Purchase ot Burbk . neeiU. Come In today and look over the many varietlea of flower and warden een A Burbank Garden For $1.00 The Burbank Dollar Garden is Burbank's own selection of his flower seeds and contains 12 varieties, including some that are absolutely new. Total retail value of these 12 packages $1.80.' Investigate this offer. King's store. He was notified and took her home, where she was attended bv her own physician. Dr. btanlej Lamb. She sustained an injury to her risrht knee, and her nose was broken. FOOD SOURING IN STOMACH CAUSES ESP, GAS 'Pape's Diapepsin" Ends All Stomach Distress in Five Minutes Wonder what upset your stomach which portion of the food did the dam age -do youT Well, don't bother. If your stomach is in a revolt; if sour eassy and upset, and what you Just ate has fermented into stubborn lumps; head dizzy and aches; belch gases . and acids and eructate undigested food, breath foul, tongue coated Just take a little Pape's Diapepsin and in five minutes you wonder wha became of the indigestion and distress. Millions of men and women today know that it Is needless to have a bad stomach. A little Diapepsin occasion ally keeps this delicate organ regu lated and they eat their favorite foods without fear. . If your stomach doesn't take care or your liberal limit without rebellion: if your food is a damage instead of a help, remember, the Quickest, surest, most harmless relief is Pape's Diapep sin which costs only fifty cents for a ?a?grcase at drug stores. It's truly wonderful-it digests food and seta things straight, so gently and easily that It is really astonishing. Please, for your sake, don't go on and on with a weak, disordered stomach; it's to un necessary. Adv. EPBLEPTSC FITS Stop tsxzsssssi ..I .i....n-.v tfiatraiioetheil I wucu uic v. . r- spells are strengthened ana Kepi in good condition oy me use i Dr. Gnerfln's Nerve Syrup Safe, sure and guaranteed to give . - P . JA1M lcS.I- satist action, xour uuiuu r- u,.T 4;ia tn inn rase of H Epilepsy or Convulsions, no matter ll,.- i l T io fViA nnahinA for Know udu . o . - lipiiepucs. n. vaiuauic w j Large bottle, $1.00: 6 bottle. So.OO doia vy THE OivL DtlVO CO. Portland, Uregoa Ask vour druggist to get it or you from his wholesale Hi-iia-a-lst. VimCUIC umci3, ; - r CoKalmus Building, Cjnannati. tfor X.r. iihintratMl medical book. LUAi vmuou.w - . , , "EP1LEPST EAPWintn which n Mnt Ires to you Just Apply This Paste and the Hairs Vanish (Helps to Beauty) A safe, reliable home treatment for the quick removal of superfluous hairs ; f rom your lace or nee is """" I Mix a stiff paste with some water and j powdered delatone. apply to oojeciion- able hairs ana aiier - or minui.o rub off, wash the skin and the hairs are gone. This simple treatment is unfailing and no pain or inconvenience attends its use. but to avoid disap pointment be certain you get genuine delatone. Adv. Here' the tweet that' absolutely PURE, WHOLE SOME and GOOD for them. Let them have all of it they want. Children love Log Cabin Svrun w 1 er Syrup, to the children.isaroyal treat. They need and crave sweets. TOWLtrS LOG CAB1H CANE AND MAPLE,SVRUP It ha dozen of timely and tasty uses. Keep a can on hand alway. Order today from your grocer. The Towle Maple Products Co. Sel rUilqwHm Peoples Cas Building, Chicaffo St. PatiL Mih St. Johmimir. Vmut Log Cabin Butterscotch One cup butter, t cup of ugar, S- cup of Towle' Log Cabin Syrup. Boil until it harden when dropped Into cold water. Remove from tove nd pour on a buttered platter. eu. rw.i.ntTv taken' from the Knrth River In Nw York hrbor. 80 yen ftr hntni? driven, were found to be tn perfect cuutiition both above and below the water. Eetlmalee pUi-e tho smount nt reyaltt r.r.lvri In SO veere by I ho Htruth hieo of Warner at not ! than I l.noo .. L' j ear the iuiu of (KS.iiKb ae received.