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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN,, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3C, 1915.
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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.
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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
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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.
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"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.