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f The United States Government has awarded us contract
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and his contracts are
vp.
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placed ON MERIT ALONE.
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selling Friedman Shoesthe shoes that have received
recognition by the Greatest Nation on Earth.
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TAT ON
A IS
East Side .Postoff ice Will Open
Tomorrow.
CITIZENS ARE PLEASED
Committee Adopts Resolutions That
"Warmly Commend Postmaster
Minto and Assistant Postal
Superintendent Hall.
"Whereas, In the re-establishment of
Station A in East Portland, the Interests
and wishes of the business men and resi
dents' affected have been consulted and
will be largely benefited by the increased
conveniences given In mall service: and,
"Whereas, Postmaster Minto and Assist
ant Postal Superintendent H. B. Ball
early recognized the need for this station
to facilitate the prompt distribution of
malls in a growing district of Portland,
and lent their assistance toward the re
establishment of Station A. which is prac
tically a fully-equipped postofflce, with
all that means for the prompt receiving
and dispatching of malls; and.
"Whereas, The mistake in discontinuing
Station A, thereby causing great incon
venience and hardships to a considerable
portion of Portland, has been recognized
and remedied upon the solicitation and
petition of business men and citizens by
the postofflce authorities, and particular
ly by Postmaster Minto and Inspector
Hall; therefore, bo it
"Resolved. That the general committee,
representing the business Interests of
Bast Portland and the residents as well,
hereby tender Postmaster Minto and As
sistant Superintendent Hall our thanks
for their prompt action in providing relief
called for by the re-establishment of Sta
tion A: and also be it
"Resolved, That we express our appre
ciation to E. A. Baldwin for providing
handsome quarters for the new station,
and to Postmaster Minto for the appoint
ment of W. S. Halvor as superintendent
of the new station, or postofflce, an. ap
pointment that is entirely satisfactory to
the people of East Portland."
The foregoing resolutions were passed
yesterday afternoon at a meeting of busi
ness men and residents, who assembled
in the Baldwin building. East Alder street
and Union avenue, with Postmaster Minto
and Aslstant Superintendent H. B. Hall,
with the citizens' committee, to inspect
the new Station A, which will be opened
for business tomorrow morning. The gen
eral committee was formed last August
to secure the re-establishment of the sta
tion. Those present yesterday afternoon
at the meeting were: Joseph Buchtel.
chairman; I. H. Wells, secretary: Ed
ward Newbegln, H. H. Newhall. Dr. R. A.
Wilson, V. C. Dunning. Thomas Hislop.
Isaiah Buchman. representatives of Stu
debaker Bros., Advance Thresher. Aver
Ill Machine Company. Buffalo Pitts Com
pany, Mollne-Baln Company. R. M. Wade
Company, Parlln & Orendorf Company.
John Deere Plow Company, Scott & Mun
seli. Oregon Packing Company. W. S.
Love, Altman & Taylor, S. F. Dunning.
Dan Kellaher. W. H. Markell. E. M.
Brannlck, Knight Packing Company,
Troy Laundry. Ben West, D. Kellaher, A.
W. Lambert, Standard OH Company,
Phoenix Iron Company". James Lyons,
East Side Transfer Company, W. L.
Boise, E. A. Baldwin, F. O. Downing, W.
B. Hall, J. W. Slngletary, and others.
Citizens Make Speeches.
"The re-cstabllshment of the station was
greatly facilitated by placing the peti
tions and the whole matter Into the hands
of Assistant Superintendent' Hall and
Postmaster Minto, as by doing so the red
tape of the department at Washington
was avoided. Mr. Hall and Mr. Minto
made an early Inspection of the district
and promptly recommended that the sta
tion be re-established as soon as a proper
place could be secured that would accom
modate the greatest number of people.
At the meeting yesterday Chairman
Buchtel said that for the first time the
object sought was gained speedily and
without a contest, owing to the favor
able attitude of Postmaster Minto and
Superintendent Hall from the start.
W. L. Boise, on being called for re
marks, said: "We are all gratified over
the return of our postofflce. which the
people of East Portland deserved. The
East Side has been getting many things.
We have the new Morrison bridge, the
Xeustadtcr manufacturing establishment,
and we need a department store, some
thing that will soon come. The East Side
is building up rapidly. Building permits
for dwellings In Portland show that about
five are issued for the East Side to one
on the West Side, which indicates, the
trend of the residence district of Port
land. We are indebted to Mr. Minto and
Mr. Hall for the re-establishment of the
station, and to E. A. Baldwin for the
fine equipment you can see In this room."
Assistant H. B. Hall responded as fol
lows: "I must say that I never met peo
ple who were more enthusiastid In getting
this station back. Very few stations are
better equipped than this one. Mr. Bald
win has done well. You are Indebted to
Postmaster Minto for this station. He
kept the mail hot about this station. I
promise you that when you need more
facilities we shall aid you in getting
them."
Postmaster Minto. being called on, said:
"You are indebted to Mr. Hall for this
station. He could have defeated it had
he desired, but he favored it, and Bast
Portland gets the station. This room can
be enlarged as may be required. In re
gard to the appointment of W. S. Halvor
as superintendent, I shall say it was the
result of deliberation and recommenda
tions from citizens of East Portland."
R. L. Darrow said: "I believe I was
the only man who was opposed to the
re-establlshment of this station, but if I
had known what a fine station was to be
placed here I should not have spoken
against it. and now I join with the others
here in the general rejoicing that we now
have it back again."
A vote of thanks was then given Chair
man Buchtel, E. M. Branlck and the en
tire citizens committee for their time and
work in getting the station. After in
specting the new station and admiring its
appointments the meeting adjourned.
How Malls Will Be Handled.
The station will be opened tomorrow
morning for public business, with W. S.
Halvor as superintendent, and H. L. Rog
ers and Hugh D. Ferguson as assistant
clerks. In all respects the station will be
a complete postofflce, and handle the same
business that is handled in a postofflce.
The district covered lies between Holladay
avenue north and East Harrison street
south, and between the Willamette River
to and including East Twentieth street.
1 here will be eight carriers to begin with.
Mails will be received in the morning at
about 6:30. direct from trains on the
Southern Pacific and O. R. &. N. lines,
made up in pouches for the East Port
land station, and not sent to the main
postofflce. Malls received in the evening
too late for distribution at the East Port
land station go to the main office, and
reach the East Portland station at 6:30
A. M., for the first distribution. Malls
collected In the East Side district are put
up in pouches at the East Side station
and go directly to the outgoing trains.
In the evening there will be three special
business men's mall collections by a
mounted carrier, who will make the
rounds In the territory between East
Couch and East Clay streets and between
the Willamette River and Including Grand
avenue, so that letters In the boxes an
late as 3 P. M. will be sent off for their
destination. In this district also there,
will be three dally deliveries of mail, and
in the residence district, covered by tho
station, two deliveries. On Sundays the
station will be open between 10 and 11
A. M. for the accommodation of the bus
iness sections. At the station are mail
boxes which may be secured on applica
tion. The station is finely equipped with
new and modern furniture. It is fitted
up handsomely for the force and for the
convenience of the public, and largely in
advance of the original station. None of
the substations in East Portland are dis
continued on account of the re-establishment
of Station A. which was feared
might be done. Superintendent Halvor
said last evening preparations were so
complete that there will not be the slight,
est confusion in opening the station for
business In the morning.
Impersonated an Inspector.
SALT LAKE CITY, May 13.-J. C. Pel
lier, recently arested in El Paso, Tex.,
and convicted here of Impersonating a
United States Postofflce Inspector, today
In the Federal Court was sentenced to
pay a fine of $337 and to be imprisoned
ten months in the County JalL Pelller ob
tained sums of money from several Utah
officers and politicians, including United
States Senator Reed Smoot.
SOyS FLEECED HT POOL
HOW THEY ARE TAUGHTJ GxM
BLIXG IX BILLIARD-ROOMS.
Mania of Playing for Money Has In
fected the Youth of Portland
to Their Detriment.
Although the fascinating hum of the
roulette wheel, the merry clink of the
dice as they pass over the green tabic
are heard no more, there still exists in
Portland a form of gambling which is
insidiously undermining the morals of
the young men and laying the founda
tion of ruin for many a boy who is
entirely unconscious of the Impending
peril. The young boys who visit the
billiard halls of this city, many of
them not more than 16 years of age.
have acquired the mania of playing
pool for money.
In fact, they have carried it to such
an extent that they take utterly no
interest in the game unless there is
a little something wagered on the side.
By the game they play they sometimes
lose as high as 33 and $4 a night. In
almost any of the poolrooms in Port
land the lads can be seen leaning over
the green tables, straining' their nerves
to make a difficult shot, their eyes
gleaming with unnatural enthusiasm.
The pool balls are designated by
numbers. "When .money is wagered on
the game the favorite method Is with
"pay" balls. The 1, 5 and 15 balls are
the most commonly used. When a
player succeeds in pocketing- one. of
the "pay" balls the others in th rain
pay him a certain amount apiece, some
times as much as 50 cents. If there
are five or six players In. the game,
the winnings and losses amount to
considerable. Boys who work In stores
or drive delivery wagons have been
known to lose their entire week's
wages within a few hours.
The game is very fascinating, and
the more one plays the larger the bets
grow. Many boys who are proficient
EAST-SIDE BUSINESS MEN WHO INSPECTED STATION A YESTERDAY
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Te row, reading from left to .right O. M. Scott. R. LDarrow, H. H. Newhall. Poataaister "Minto, W. g. Halvor. superintendent Stattea- A;
Hall. Lower row Mallery Raffety. V. C. Dunniag. S. F. Dunng, Dr. It A. WIIkor, J&mec Lyon, Dan KU&Hr, JotkBiKitteI.
W. L. Bol&e. H. B. Hall, . A. Baldwin, W. B.
in the game have become hardened
gamblers, and hang around the billiard
hails waiting for "suckers." As they
grow older thy want something in
which they can win or lose their mon
ey w'th more rapidity, and drift from
worse to worse.-
There are a- few conscientious pro
prietors of billiard halls who have
tried their utmost to break the hoy3
of the habit and have forbidden them
to play If they wager money on the
games. This does not stop them, as
they slip money to each other on the
sly when the employes of the estab
lishment in which betting Is prohibited
are not looking. Then, again, boys
have boen known to play all evening
for monoy. not settling until after they
had lert the hall. They have one boy
who watches the game and keeps tab
on the "pay" balls.
Then there are professional "sharp
ers" frequenting the billiard halls, who
do nothing else but fleece the "suck
ers." They will entice some boy or
young man In the game and let him
win two or three times. Then he will
suggest that they play with "pay"
balls. He will be led on and on, now
and then being- allowed to win a game,
until he finds that be has lost con
siderable money. An appeal to the
proprietor of the establishment will
do no good, as he will be told that
playing for money Is not allowed and
that It was entirely his own fault.
The Baker's Excellent Bill.
Miller, the handcuff king, who defies the
most intricate handcuffs and shackles to
hold him, is going to expose his methods
at the Baker Theater. Mr. Miller appears
at the head of the Baker'a new bilL The
first three days he will defy any xne- to
shackle or handcuft him in irons that he
cannot slip with ease. Having thus
shown his remarkable power, he will, show
accurately how he performs the truly
marvelous feat. Following Mr. Miller an
exceptionally strong bin Is presented, in
cluding Mlse Maiden Kelly and company
In a stirring British milltary-socltey play
ette; Slmonds and Ward, In the laughable
hit "A Curious Cure"; Norwoods, comedy
acrobatic duo, funmakcrs and acrobats;
Jean Wilson, talented singer, in new illus
trated ballad: Musical Bentley, master of
the xylophone, and the Bakerograph in
new life-motion pictures. The same bill
continues all week.
Appeal From Consular Court.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 13. -Judge
Morrow, of the United States Circuit
Court, today decided that there was an
appeal from the decision of a Consular
Court to the Circuit Court. The case
was that of the China Development
Company against Boyd- Boyd secured
Judgment for $12,000 in the United
States Consular Court, at Shanghai,
and the Development Company api
pealed.
There was some doubt as to whether
an appeal could be taken to any. Fed
eral Court, as by the Circuit Court of
Appeals act of 1891 it was alleged that
the law allowing- appeals from a Con
sular Court to the Circuit Court was
rescinded. Judge Morrow, however,
supported the argument of Smith and
Pringle, the attorneys in the case, by
deciding that an appeal could be taken
to the Circuit Court.
Your Uncle Ellery made
a bike,
And with it started down
the pike.
"I see 'most everyone ridin
aSNELL; '
"I must buy me one," said
Uncle Eli.
When its rider starts out on a SNELL or
MITCHELL, he knows it will take him
home again, safely and speedily, no matter
how long the trips.
No constant fear thaf "something will hap
pen." Wheels you can depend upon easy
running, graceful, strong, reasonable in price
$30
Snell
Bicycles
$25
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