The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, May 29, 1904, PART TWO, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Text(bttwwto '- -- ?- PART TWO ', -PAGES 9 TO i 6 Jitttromj m vol. xxm. Iipman, Wolfe &Co. Store Closed Tomorrow in Honor of Decoration Day Our Annual June White Carnival Begins Tuesday Every White Article Reduced This is Portland's one "White Event," where "Best Quality' ' goes hand in hand with f "Lowest Price." "Sanitary" U'drmuslins All our Muslinwear hears the "-Sanitary" brand, a binding guaran tee of honest workman ship, best materials and general excellence. "Sanitary" Muslin wear is not sweat-shop made, but the product of factories where the best hygienic conditions pre vail. All Muslinwear At Reduced Prices All White Waists At Reduced Prices All White Skirts At Reduced Prices All White Waistings At Reduced Prices All Table Linens At Reduced Prices All White Shirts At Reduced Prices Ail Bed Spreads At Reduced Prices All White Curtains At Reduced Prices All White Curtaining At Reduced Prices All White Kerchiefs At Reduced Prices All White Neckwear At Reduced Prices All White Ribbons . At Reduced Prices S All Embroideries At Reduced Prices All White Silks At Reduced Prices All White Wool Goods At Reduced Prices J In a word: If it's white, it's less. N. B. The only White articles exempt are "E. & W." Collars and a few other con tract goods. FOR OPEN RIVER LangfittRequestsMoney Be Given Columbia. wbulu sPEwn aan.niw. . VWVJVW Desires to. Keep, Up Dredging on Channel to Sea. W0RKNEEDEDONWILLAMETTE Appropriation of $12,000 for Upper River and the Yamhill Are Fa vored; Also $8000 for Upper Columbia, and Snake. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, May 2S. Major Langfitt today asked the War Department for an allow ance of $50,000 out of the $3,000,000 emer gency river and harbor appropriation made at the recent session of Congress. Of this amount he proposes to expend $30,000 on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers be tween Portland and the sea; $12,000 on the Willamette and Yamhill above Portland, and $S000 on he Upper Columbia and Snake. His requests for the Columbia and Willamette Rivers have been for warded to the Secretary of War, who Is allotting these emergency funds, but as the department Is not fully convinced that an emergency exists on the Upper Colum bia, that request has been returned to Major Langfitt for further Information. In requesting funds for the river below Portland, Majpr Langfitt shows that con stant dredging willbe necessary to pre vent shoaling, and unless he has addi tional funds to carry him over until the next river and harbor bill passes, the commerce of Portland Is likely to suffer. He also shows that an emergency exists In the Willamette above Portland, where constant snagging and dredging is neces sary to preserve the existing channel. COMING WEST TO STUDY LAWS Land Commission Will See How Ob jectionable Measures Work. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 21 The members of the Pub lic Land .Commission appointed by the President last Winter to examine into and report desired modifications in the exist ing land laws will spend tho greater por tion of the Summer in the West, making a special Btudy of the operation of the lieu land law, the desert-land act and tho com mutation clause of the homestead act. If possible, the commission will submit a report to the President before Congress convenes next December, embodying their views of these three laws. A portion of tho time will be spent in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, where there have been extensive operations un der the lieu-land law, and where the Gov ernment In tho past has lost millions of dollars through unfair exchanges made under the provisions of this law. All three members of the commission are agreed in advance that the lieu-land law Is bad, and should be modified, if not repealed outright They are not agreed, however, as to the best method of check ing this practice of unfair exchange. Com missioner Richards and Glfford Plnchot are Inclined to advocato the absolute re peal of the law, but they are not prepared, nor Is Chief Newell, of the Reclamation Service, to recommend such radical legis lation until after further study. In Inter mountain States, where there are exten sive operations under the desert act, spe cial attention will be given to tho opera tion of this law. A general Investigation will bo made into tho working of the commutation clause of the homestead act Membera of the com mission will operate individually, for tha most part, and will meet to discuss their observations, and frame a report at the close of the Summer. New Northwest Rural Carriers. " OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 2S. Northwest rural free-delivery carriers were appointed today as follows: Oregon Hood River, regular, Clarence S. Copple; Sheridan, regular, Willard S. Buol; substitute, Samuel Buel Washington Everson, regular, Robert Thompson. -Richard S. Benton; substitutes, B, N. Thompson and Frank Smith. Postmasters to Be Paid More. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 2S. Under the annual read justment the following increases in sal aries for Oregon Postmasters, effective July 1, were announced today: Ashland, $1900 to $ax; Astoria and Baker City. $2400 to $2500; Eugene, $2300 to $20; Forest Grove. $1400 'to $1500; Hillsboro, $1300 to $1K0; Hood River, $1600 to $1700. Mailcarriers to Be Paid Monthly. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 2S. Hereafter the 350 star route carriers and 53 messengers In Oregon will receive salaries monthly, instead of quarterly. Stockholders Will Lose Ail. BOSTON, May 2S. The plant of the United States Steel Company at Everett, the stockholders of which have been in disagreement as to the management of the concern's affairs, was sold for $50,000 at public auction today to the Interna tional Trust Company for the benefit of the bondholders. The sale was made as a foreclosure proceeding under a, mort gage held by the trust company. The company Is bonded for $150,000, and has a capital of $3,000,000. It is estimated that the stockholders and creditors lose prac tically all their holdings. A reorganiza tion is planned by the bondholders. PORTLAND, FOUR YOUNG WOMEN m c vas xoaifj uz vw . y"KHm?mE,r7m& wa svss.vvicw w Wvl mart & AEtore IX IO" m .&Toe.xwee -KA JCPSv wBHHBHJHJk' a? , jmHBhHBBIBIBBf 4s i I rr-aBv,7BBBv I BBBBBBBbBBBHt -vnBBBE '?'' ,''- I jCvB n BBBBBBBBHk , (PrBBMEBBBBBlB?x?i I r Bvi BBV l BBBBBBBBTBBBwv 3BB1BBBil"''5i- - j--t ly Four 'young women who have entered the contest for Queen ot the Carnival are the following: Miss Besslo Aaron, residing at 188 Tenth street. Is one of the latest candidates for queen. She has a host of friends in the city who are working earnestly to Insure her election and they feel confident of victory. Miss Aaron was born In Illinois in 1SS2 and soon afterwards removed to Oregon with her parents. She re sided at McMinnville until tho past few years. She is employed as operator at the telephone station in Eilers piano store. She is a member of Portland Circle No 55. Women of Woodcraft. Miss Pearl Sones, residing at 206 Whitaker street, is another new candidate for queenly honors. Miss Sones has become a candidate at the earnest solicita tion, of her friends and thy feel sure that she will receive a large vote. Miss Sones is tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sones. Mr. Sones is well and favorably known among a wide circle of friends. He has been connected with the Day Bros, in the construction of tho Cascade Locks and the Day Lumber Company. MJss Sones is employed In the lace department of Meier & Frank's store. She was born In Wisconsin and graduated from the High School at La Crosse. Miss Tabltha a Kern, residing at 503 East Yamhill street. Is the daughter of J. J. Kern, well known in this city. Miss Kern has shown marked dramatic talent. She has Just returned from San Francisco, Cal., whero she has completed a course In a dramatic school. She was one of the principal assistants in the Elks' benefit. She is also at this time taking a special course in singing. Anna Mabel Atkinson is the choice of the Laundryworkers" Union for queen of the Mardi Gras. Miss Atkinson is a native Oregonlan. having been born in Clackamas County. Oregon, in 1874. She comes from the sturdy pioneer stock, and is the daughter of D. W. Atkinson, a Kentuckian. who crossed the nlains in 1850. She resides at 255 Fifth street. v RACE FOR QUEEN ON First Ballot Counted in Car nival Contest. MISS PAFFRATH IN THE LEAD She Is First ,WIth 709 Votes-Miss Simmons Is Second, With 534- Mardi Gras Committee Plans Spectacular Parade July 2. The first ballot -for Queen, of the Federated-Fraternal Mardi Gras Festival was counted yesterday evening and the result was as follows: Miss Margaret Paffrath...- 709 Miss Anna Simmons 534 Miss Pearl Sones . 49S Miss Bessie Aaron 450 Miss Fanny Hcndee H33 Miss Leila Bussell 305 MIs3 Ketha Fowler 203 Miss Mabel Atkinson 2(iti Miss Tabitha C. Kern 'Jan Mis? Mae Mason 113 This Is a very flattering vote for each candidate. The handsome $1200 automo bile Is getting anxious for a fair owner, and the committee is trying to get the contest over as soon as possible. There Is a possibility that two or three more candidates will enter the race the first of the week. So far a number of pretty contestants have entered in the frlendly test of popularity. The press and advertising committee of the festival Is doing some very good work in their endeavor to acquaint every man. woman and child within 300 miles of Portland of the magnitude of Ita under taking. The mails have been flooded with personal letters and the work has just commenced in earnest. , Not since the day the Elks gave the first street fair in Portland has so much Interest been manifested In a similar un dertaking as is now being shown in the Federated-Fraternal Hard! Gras and Car nival that Is to take place In Portland commencing June 2S, and extending to July 9. The members of the labor unions are very active In the work and they have able assistants in more than 25,000 fra ternal members in the city. If backing will make the undertaking a success, then there can be no question as to the ulti mate results. Heretofore some one lodge OTtEGON, SUXDAY JIORXKfO, MAT 29, 1904. ENTER CONTEST FOR QUEEN has had charge of these demonstrations, but this year the carnival Is in charge of an organization with 56 labor unions, hav ing a membership of more than 10,000, and 24 fraternal orders, with a membership of more than 30,000, and every one of the members Is interested personally in the success of the affair. The officers and members of the board of directors are bending every nerve to have the best attractions to be obtained In the United States. All the shows will be in readiness for the coronation scene on the day of the opening. On Monday a force of carpenters and designers will commence the construction of several floats that are to make up the spectacular parade, which will be seen Saturday, July 2. It Is expected that this parade will out-class and eclipse all prev ious attempts. The management has decided to make the price of admission only 25 cents to the big tent. This Is just half the price that was intended to be charged, but upon the earnest petition of the Mardi Gras man agement tho Amusement Company has granted the request, and for 23 cents any one can go Into the big tent, seating 10,000 people, and there witness a society circus seldom equaled In the world. There will be three rings and something going on all the time In each. "With this reduc tion it can be said with credit that the standard of the show will not be lessened In the least; to the contrary, new attrac tion will be added dally. This act upon the part of the Federated-Fraternal man agement Is another proof that they are desirous of giving the public a good show for the least possible cost. A communication was received yester day from one of the representatives of the Mardi Gras Association, ' Who was at Centralia, and a request was made to secure accommodation for 200 visitors on July 4 and 5. Just what to do with all the throng that will be here Is the ques tion that is agitating the members of the reception committee, and they have, de cided if it Is impossible to secure accom modations for all. that an effort will be made to secure several hundred tents from the army and stretch them In the parks. In this way several thousands can be cared for. The subscription committee, which has the management of the finances, reports that It has now passed the $10,000 mark, and will be able to report a total of at least $15,000 by next Sunday. A few days ago a communication was mailed to all the physicians of the City of Portland, asking them to subscribe to the cause, and within 12 hours after the mailing of the communication checks began to pour in. A large sum will be received as a result of the appeal. Two Murderers Sentenced to Hang. CHICAGO. May 2S . -Tohn Sammons and John Lynch were today sentenced .to be hanged June 17 Their crime was the murder and robbery of Saloonkeeper Patrick Barrett The motive for the crime was robbery. OF FEDERATED-FRATERNAL BAR DARK HORSES Gubernatorial Candidates in Illinois Agree, WILL. FIGHT ALL SUMMER Delegates Will Meet Again This Week to Try to Break the Deadlock, but No Combination Has Yet Been Effected. CHICAGO, May 28. (Special.) That an understanding amounting to a tentative agreement exists among the candidates for Governor now before the State Con vention to the effect that no dark horses shall be permitted to enter the race was practically admitted by one of the contes tants for that honor today. "The battle which has already raged among the delegates must be fought out on the present' lines, if it takes all Sum mer," was. the sentiment expressed by the candidates, and it can be said that it seems to be echoed by the delegates all over the state. "So far as I know, there has been no agreement among the candidates as a whole on any point," said the speaker. "However, It Is pretty generally under stood by all of us that a dark-horse can didate would not be welcomed in the race and I do not anticipate that, should any enter the field, they will meet with a cor dial reception. TVe all feel that the fight must be settled among ourselves for the good of the party and fairness to men who have fought up and down the state. There have been advances 'made looking to some solution to the deadlock, provid ing It continues next week, but they have been of such a desultory character that they are hardly worth mentioning." WILL SECOND NOMINATION. Joseph B. Cotton to Be Northwest Man to Speak for Roosevelt. WASHINGTON, May 28. Representative Adam Bede, of Minnesota, had a talk with the President today regarding the selection of a Northwestern man who Is to second the nomination of Mr. Roose MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL velt at the Chicago Convention. Several men were anxloos to have the privilege of making the seconding speech for that section, of the country, but it has been determined that the speech shall be de livered by Joseph B. Cotton, of Duluth. As planned at present, five seconding speeches will be delivered, but thus far the names of only two, Harry S. Bdward3 of Macon, Ga., and Joseph B. Cotton, have been finnounced. CAN NO LONGER DEFY THE CITY Chicago Carllnes Fall to Make Court Regard 99-Year Act as They Do. CHICAGO, May 28. A decision in which effect upholds the so-called 99-year act, but restricts application, was. announced today by Judges Grosscup and Jenkins in the United States Circuit Court. The decision says the act applies to all or dinances and grants made by the City of Chicago up to the adoption of tho city charter in 1S95, but does not apply to grants after that date. The "99-year act" is a statute passed by the Illinois Legislature many years ago, granting the street-car companies In Chi cago practically a free hand, if the con tentions of the companies were accepted. The validity of the act has been bitterly contested by the city, one ot the grounds of attack being the allegation that the enactment was obtained dishonestly. Mayor Harrison professed to be pleased with the decision. He said: "It does not leave the Union Traction Company In a position where it can go on defying the people of Chicago. "There are opportunities of opening up territory to competing lines in case of necessity. "While not a complete victory for the city it Is, generally speaking, a victory for the city. It leaves the traction ques tion In such a position that the Union Traction Company must do business with the city. CHUDEEN START BIG FIRE. Whole Russian Village Is Wiped Out, and Loss Is $1,000,000. GITOMIR, Russia, May 28. The large village of Iskorosk has been burned down. The loss is estimated at $1,000,000. The fire was started by children playing with matches. The whole of the population Is homeless and reduced to beggary. Russian Naval Attache III. WASHINGTON. May 28. Commander Boutakoff, naval attache of the Russian Embassy, was taken suddenly HI a few days ago, and has had a very high fever. His physician thinks him slightly better tonight, and Insists that he Is not suffer ing from typhoid, .as his friends have feared. NO. 22. THIRST FOR Pierce Republican Bolt ers Are Frantic. KNIFE-THRUSTS THIS FALL Proper Party Majorities May Be Greatly ut Down. FOSTER MAY BECOME A VICTIM Democratic Legislative Campaign Managers Declare Their Intention to Make an Open Fight on Pres ent United States Senator. TACOMA, Wash., May 2S.-(Special. It will hardly be possible to wipe out all trace of the factional bitterness that caused the Republican split in the city campaign. The influence of that bolt will have an effect upon the Fall campaign. Local Republicans are intoxicated by the effect of one successful bolt, and they are thirsting for more trouble. This Is the feeling that has grown out of the city campaign, and It Is one that will be hard to overcome, though six months time ahead of the workers should be sufficient to wipe out most of the trouble. Those Republicans who tasted blood In the city campaign are talking of Indis criminate knifing In the Fall. There Is ap parently no discrimination nor no sound basts for such talk, and this Is the con dition that gives party leaders the belief that the trouble will be remedied before Fall; or rather, that very little of it will be carried into the campaign. When the dissatisfied Republicans find they are striking blindly and without justification it is likely a reaction that will strengthen the ticket will follow. Of course that bit terness growing out of bitter factional fights and defeats cannot all be allayed, and it Is the fact that this Is cropping to the front occasionally that keeps much of the aeltation alive. Bushwhacking in Pierce. The Pierce. County Democrats intend to conduct a bushwhacking campaign. Pierce should give the head of the Republican National ticket a majority approaching 4000 this Fall if natural percentages of in crease can be .depended upon, as they have 'beenorerifled In. tho .past With -such zl. working majority to" go on there seems scarcely any hope for the Democratic county ticket, and leaders of that party acknowledge they are practically out of the county fight. But here and there the Bourbons will try to pick off either a county or a legislative candidate. For Instance, the Democrats want to make a fight against the re-election of State Senator C. L. Stewart from, the Twenty-fifth District, "If," as a promi nent Democrat explained, "we can find, a candidate, and we have not been able to locate one, yet." Stewart was born in Pierce County, and raised In the district he represents- The chances for his de- feat are meager. Chariey Plass will be nominated to de feat Line Davis in the Twenty-eighth Dis trict, and Plass has an old grudge to set tle. Davis won out over him four years ago by a margin of seven votes. Since that time two heavily Republican pre cincts have been added to the district and that should help Davis materially. Davis will -be indorsed by the railroad employes and will have the support of the liberal element, the two factions that exert the most powerful Influence in the district, He should win and should be able to carry S. A. Crandall, legislative nomi nee from the district, whom the Demo- crats will try to pick off, with him. Other candidates the Democrats will tr to defeat are Fred Eldemlller, In tha Thirty-seventh Representative District, and David Levin, in the Thirty-sixth. Open Fight on Foster. The remarkable feature about the Dem ocratic legislative campaign is that Dem-. ocratlc leaders declare their intention to make an open fight against Foster. They will insist throughout the county that Foster has no chance of election and that the election of a Democratic lawmaker will give Pierce an influence with that party. The plan is a rather bold one, for it In volves the danger of arousing local preju dice which, if they become strong enough, would' overwhelm the entire Democratlo ticket. A shrewd manipulator could turn such a movement back upon the Demo crats. But party leaders here declare that their only hope of carrying a portion of the legislative ticket, which they want above all else. Is to convince the voters: that Senator Foster is out of the fight, and they are determined to go into tha contest on that basis. MONEY TO PAY CUBANS. Palma Asks Congress to Authorizs Committee to Pass on Claims. HAVANA. May 2S. President Palma to day transmitted to Congress a message, accompanied by copies of the contract with Speyer & Co., of New Tork, relating to the loan of' $35,000,000 for the payment of revolutionary veterans. The President, In his message, pointed out the fact that $10,558,000 of the loan would be forthcom ing in June, and urged Congress imme diately to authorize the executive to ap point a committee to pass upon such claims of veterans as had not been audit ed. In order to ascertain the proportion of the amount realized from the loan due every soldier. It is generally believed that the veterass will not be willing to receipt In full for payments totaling only 50 per cent of their officially credited claims, and the ques tion of future payments will remain ones.