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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1905)
THE SUNDAY 0REGOXIA2T, PORTLAND, JTJX.Y 30, 1905. E E Hotels and Boarding - Houses Reasonable in Charges to Guests. VISITORS ARE IMPRESSED Declare That' Never Have They Been So "Well Accommodated In an Exposition City for Such Moderate Cost. Other cities which have held great expositions have Invariably got a bad name through their hotels and boarding houses, for the love of the almighty dol lar is apt to overshadow patriotism and clx'Ic pride, and the result is that, rates have been extortionate and accommoda tions poor the exposition visitors as well as the city suffering in consequence. Close Inquiry among visitors of every class gives 'Portland the credit of being absolutely fair and square in this re spect, and there seems no possibility that the stain of this kind of graft will be smirch the fair name of the Rose City after the present Exposition closes. Ho tels all made a slight raise before the Fair opened, but the tourists who are in the habit of traveling claim that even with this advance the rates are lower than Eastern hotels ask at all times and the accommodations better. There has been a change in prices at some of the restaurants, some of these which might be ranked as second-class asking as much In proportion as the best ones do, but this is explained by them as due to the high market prices and scarcity 'of food supplies, these restaurants claiming that products cost them just as much as the swell places. Many complimentary things are said about the American Inn and the visitors arc unanimous .in the opinion that it is In every way superior to the Inside Inn at the St. Louis Exposition, and is a credit to the Lewis and Clark Fair. The rates are reasonable and the accommodations good. Hotels Are "Well Handled. The down-town hotels cannot be too highly praised for the manner in which they are handling the crowds, and not withstanding the fact that they all have more patronage than they can handle, matters arc smoothly adjusted, outside rooms obtained for the overflow, and all comers courteously treated. Perhaps the most extraordinary remark heard this Summer about Portland as a hotel town was made by Henry St. Goar, o San Francisco and Honolulu, who Is a prom inent member of the company which owns the largest sugar plantation In the world. Mr. St. Goar Is a man of culture and refinement, accustomed to the best the earth affords, and has traveled around the world many times, but he does not hesitate to assert that the Portland is the best hotel he knows. "I have been everywhere In my trav els," he said, "and lived, at all kinds of hotels, and without prejudice I will state that 1 am getting better accommodations, better service and more cdurteous treat ment at the Portland Hotel than I have had at places where I have paid three times the price they ask. Your city Is to be highly complimented on the fact that It is offering Its Exposition visitors such good accommodations at such rea sonable rates, for what the hotels are asking now Is no more than travelers are paying for similar accommodations in other cities during ordinary times." High Praise by St. Goar. Mr. St. Goar has visited every exposi tion held In this and other countries, and earnestly declares that In no other Instance have guests been so well handled and so fairly treated. "I see no Indica tions of graft anywhere." he continued, "and surely such treatment can only add to the fame of the Rose City after your beautiful Exposition has closed Its gates." Francis J. Heney, who travels much In this country, and who Is much of his time In hotels, voices the opinion of Mr. St. Goar, especially in the matter of rates. "I have paid J6 a day for a suite of rooms here which would cost me $12 In New Tork at any time," he said, "and the service I get with It It Is entirely satis factory. The rooms are comfortable and well taken enre of. and the prices asked very reasonable. Clerk A. H. GattlB. of the Oregon Hotel. is enthusiastic about the way Portland is handling her Exposition visitors, and compares it with St. Louis, to the tatter's detriment. "I have been In this business 0 years," he said, "and have handled many such events, -but find the traveling public, es pecially Easterners, better satisfied with what they get here than anywhere I have been. I was in St. Louis last Summer, so I know conditions very well. The rooms in our hotel here, which rent for 1.50 to J4 a day, one had to pay from 54 to J10 for there, and the accommodations given here at lower price are more than "5 per cent puperlor to those furnished there. I have never seen such universal satisfaction from patrons. Well Pleased With Hotels. Colonel J. B. Lankershlm.- who owns the hotel of that name in Los Angeles, has been a guest of the Oregon the past week, and he had much to say In praise of the uniformly reasonable rates asked and the excellence of the accommoda tlons. The Perkins and the Imperial are both overrun with guests, but are handling the crowds with satisfaction and giving all visitors the best they have. A slight raise in prices was made at these hotels, but no one has objected to It, and guests seem glad to get the rooms, even if they have to pay much higher rates. James Cooper, of Independence, was at the Im perlal all week, and in reply to Clerk Ladd's inquiry as to how he was being treated, ho replied: "Never better. I've been coming here many years, and I get as much attention and as good service now as I do during quiet times. And as to the Trice? why. no one could object to them. I think they are very reasonable. Rates Are Reasonable. The St. Charles and the Esmond are also overrun, but for that matter every hotel, boarding and lodging-house In town Is. It was feared at first that boarding' houses were going to overdo the matter of charging, but the quiet" of the first month of the Fair took any possible spirit of greed out of them, and at present good meals and comfortable rooms can be had at .extremely moderate rates. Inquiry at a good house, located in one of the best parts of the city, showed that by parties doubling up, good rooms with breakfast and dinner could be obtained for the very reasonable rate of 11.25 a day. Prices range from this up to $2 and $2.50 a day In boarding-houses, but nearly all hotels are running on the European plan. Out in the neighborhood of the Exposition grounds rooms can bo had frost 50 cents to $1. these rates for two In a room. Some of the fine reeMeBcec ask big prices fe-r their good rooms, but these are outside the boarding-house and hotel class, and people who do not want to pay their prices are not compelled to for lack of other ac commodations. WILL ATTEND ENCAMPMENT Oregon, Washington and Alaska Del egation to Go Together. The council of administration, G. A. R, for the Department of Oregon, met yesterday at the office of Assistant Ad jutant-General John L. Wells, 90 Grand avenue, and completed arrange ments for the trip to Denver to attend the sessions of the grand encampment. which convenes in that city September 4. George A. Harding, senior vice-department commander, presided In tha absence of Commander T. S. Hills. J. T. Gross, department commander of Washington and Alaska, met with the council. It was decided that the delegates from Oregon and Washington and Alaska, together with all others who desire to attend the grand encampment. should travel on the Northern Pacific Railroad together and return by way of the Rio Grande. Portland's delega tion will leave on the train, August 30, at 8:30 A. M and will be Joined at Ta coma and Seattle by the Washington and Alaskan delegation. The car which tne joint aeiegauon win travel in wiu be appropriately decorated with large letters and flags showing where It Is from. The Lewis and Clark Fair will not be overlooked. At Denver the party will have headquarters together, and Adjutant Wells reported at the meeting that steps had already been taken to secure quarters. Besides the regularly elected department repre sentatives, there will be a large num ber of members besides delegates to the Women's Relief convention, which also meets in Denver. Thoso attending from Oregon are to communicate with J. L. "Wells, 90 Grand ave'nue, and those from Washington may communicate with Commander Gross, so that some idea of the number who will go may be known. At the close of the business session the council of administration adopted resolutions of condolence, presented by Department Chaplain Rev. Henry Bar den, on the death of Commander-in-Chief Blackmar. A copy -will be sent to his widow. ARCADE THEATER LEASED Graves & Co. to XSlve Talking Ma chine Concerts. The Arcade Theater has been leased from Consldlne and Sullivan, the vaude ville theater magnates, by Graves & Co., the prominent Washington-street music dealers. Graves & Co.. whose store Is directly adjacent, will use the theater for giving concerts with the new Victor talking ma chine and Talkophone. Mr. Fred. W. Graves, of the firm of Graves & Co.,', has Just returned from an extended trip throughout the East, where he thor oughly investigated the different talking machines and records now being made. The Arcade Theater will bo remodeled to suit the purpose of Graves & Co. Will Observe Lutheran Day. Lutheran day will be celebrated at the Marquam Grand today. Prominent Lu therans from different parts of the coun try are In the city to attend the exercises, which will consist of music and addresses. A long programme has been arranged, which will commence at 10:15 A. M., and will continue with intermissions until after 10 P. M. Modern Brotherhood Entertained. Mr. and Mrs. J. IL Barkman gave a lawn social at their home. Piedmont Station, Wednesday night, to about 100 members of the Modern Brotherhood of America. During the evening Dr. W. O. Manion delivered a lecture on "Fra ternity." Trinity Church Wednesday night the new chimes of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church will for the first time ring out In concert of religious and secular music, the first chimes ever, placed la a church of the Northwest, and for quality, sweetness of tone not surpassed by any In the courry. Miss Rachei Morris, sis ter of Right Rev. B. Wlstar Morris, is the donor of the splendid addition to the handome new edifice in which the large coni'kgatlti gathers. Consisting of nine bells, the full chime, the total weight Is about 8099 pounds, of the bells alone, tho largest being 3960 and he small eel about 300 pounds, all cast tnffi pure bell atetal, which Is a composition of Lake Superior copper and Inspected tin. - The bells are arranged la a heavy sup ImmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmssssbPmI r 1MMB - rKKKKSSUBK. J MMMMMMMnawn-'" " UNFIT FRUIT IS NOW TABOO Inspector Makes Seizure Con demning Unwholesome Products. FIVE TONS ARE DESTROYED t Scaly and Infcctcd Fruit May No Longer Be Sqld in Portland, and Front-Street Merchants Uphold the. Measure. No more scaly or infected fruit can be sold in the markets of Portland. The traf fic, branded by the Legislature as illegal, has been brought to a stop, and the first step taken toward improving the quality of the orchard products of the state and at the same time protecting the consumer. A local fruit inspector has been appoint ed, who began work yesterday morning by condemning a mass of unwholcsomo staff at tho Plaza market. There were five tons pf apples, peaches, pears and apricots in the lot seized, all of which was immedi ately sent to the crematory. The fruit was brought In by farmers living east of Portland and in Clackamas County. It was badly infested with scale, and some of it was positively disgusting in appaer ancc. Had tho sale not been stopped, the stuff would have been bousht by Italian and Chinese peddlers, hawkers and retail gnocerymen. and br this time most of It would have been consumed by persons Ig norant of its true quality. There was much surprise and Indignation on the part of the growers, but they could not do otherwise than obey the orders of the In spector and see their scaly produce dumped Into garbage wagons. Strict Examination Enforced. - The new local fruit Inspector Is James H. Reld, who Is working under the orders of District Commissioner W. K. Newell, of the State Board of Horticulture. Mr. Reld Is well qualified by experience for the work, and is determined to sec that the law governing this matter Is rigidly en forced. He will not confine his inspection solely to the public market at the Plaza, blocks, but will see that the law Is obeyed on Front street as well. He has given the jobbers notice of his intentions, but will not begin examining fruit on the street until the middle of the week. That will give the dealers time to dispose of stocks already bought, and will enable them to modify orders already -placed at San Fran cisco for shipment by the steamer due hero Wednesday. Tho fact that California, Washington and Idaho maintain a strict inspection service has caused Portland to be used as a dumping ground for all the diseased fruit that cannot be sold in those states. Clackamas and some of the other counties that will not permit the sale of fruit that is Infected have also been sending such fruit here for disposal. All this will now stop, and the people of Portland can rest assured that the fruit they buy from now on will be healthy. The natural result of the law .and that for which it was orig inally intended, will be the Improvement of Oregon's orchards, which will give the fruit of this state once more the fine repu tation that it once held. Merchnnts Favor Law . The wholesale fruit merchants of Front street are almost unanimously in favor of the new law. They believe It will work some hardships at first, but they realize that in the end It will prove most bene-, flclal. "The law Is certainly something we Has a Full Chime of Nine Bells CHIMES IX THE BELFRY OF TRCOTT CHURCH. porting framework, located In the belfry of the church, 70 feet from the ground, and the keyboard Is located on the first landing above' the vestibule, wires oper ating the clappers when the keys are struck, just as the hammers of a piano are made to strike the strings. The clap pers are equipped with lignum vltae. a Cuban hardwood. Instead of metal, giv ing a softer, sweeter tone than Is possi ble from a metal tonguee, which while not so loud and perhaps less penetrating, has an added wealth of melody. In this respect the Trinity chime Is exactly simi lar to that recently placed In Fair haven, Mass.. new memorial church, built and equipped by H. H. Rogers, the Standard Oil magnate, and wWch Is the moat cost ly set f sells Hi the world. Chester Meaeely. of the "Meneely BH should have had long ago," said Mark Levy. "Every day tons of fruit are brought in covered with the San Jose scale and codlln znol fruit that Is abso lutely unfit to eat. As long as the farmer is permitted to ahoTe la such stuff. It keeps the price of good fruit down. When the price of fruit becomes so cheap, there 4s no encouragement whatever for the' man who tries to raise good fruit. It the grower is satisfied that he will get a good price for bis product, he will be more dis posed to use care In the cultivation of his. orchard.' Charles Davenport thinks the Inspection Is a good thing. "It means that there will be better orchards In the state in the fu ture." he said. "We would sooner see no poor fruit at all on tho street." This law will have the" effect of weed ing out the poor, indifferent grower." said George Pearson. "When a man can find a good market for good fruit, he will be more willing to spray his trees and try to Improve the fruit. We are heartily in fa vor of the law. and think It will bea good thing for the state at large." -In the end the law will be all right for us." said John Koskey, -but, of course. It will bit us hard at first, par ticularly on California frut. Anything; however, that will cause a better qual ity of fruit to be grown will bo better for all concerned. Benefits Orchard Industry "The inspection of fruit on this mar ket." said John Bell, "will bo an excel lent thing for tho orchard industry of Oregon. There Is too much disease In the orchards and we want to see It eradicated. Conditions lately have been growing worse every year." W. B. Glafke thinks the law will be a good thing in one way. but bad In another. "It will mean. be said, "thai we -will have better fruit on this mar ket, and that Portland will no longer ,be the dumpIng-gTound of other sec tions, whilo good fruit Is sent to mar kets whero thoy have Inspectors. It will bo a bad thing for the fellow who does not raise good fruit." "I think the law should work well and result in great good," said J. H. Page, fit will cause some Immediate Injury to some growers, but will even tually be of great advantage to the farmers, as It will educate them up to growing good fruit." Cost of Inspection. Inspector Reld received his appoint ment Friday evening. Tho law under which he Is working has been on the statute bqoks for some years, but was only made operative by an appropria tion at the last session of the Legis lature. When the great benefits of tho frult-lnsplctlon act are considered, the cost seems very smalL It is not be lieved that the expense of the entire In spection service of the state will ex ceed $5000 a year. The State of Wash ington last year spent 560,000 for the Inspection of fruit and fruit trees. Kins County has one Inspector who receives $1000 a year and his expenses and also has an assistant at S3 a day. Tb Portland Inspector will receive $3 for each working day. and will cost tu state less than 3500 a year. High Diver at the Fair. Kearney P. Speedy, the world's great est high diver, as he Is familiarly known, all over the United States, will open his. engagement at the Exposition next Mon day afternoon. At 3 o'clock he will dive from a tower 110 feet In height, erected; at the head of the Trail. Into a tank containing only 36 Inches of water. The tank Is 16 feet in length and eight feet In width. He will give two performances dally, one In the afternoon, at 3 o'clock and the other at night at 8 o'clock. Both will be free to the visitors to the Expon sition. Captain Speedy has been a professional high diver for 23 years, and his career, has been marked with an almost total absence of accidents. He has dived from, most of the highest bridges in America principally among them being the Bis Four Railroad bridge. Louisville. Ken.. 171 feet in height, and the Eads bridge. St. Louis. 13S feet high. Captain Speedy gave exhibitions at the St. Louis Fain last year waere he attracted thousands of people. He Is a large man, weighing 210 pounds, but nevertheless makes tho spoon turn when he alights In the shall low tank without difficulty. Company, of Troy, X. T.. has Just COED pleted Installation of the chlases. cast at the foundry where bells have been cast since 1836. when his grandfather founded the business. He pronounces the Trinity chimes equal In quality to anything la existence, although there are others larger and heavier. On one side of the large bell Is this Inscriptive: "To the Glory of God and In Loving Recognition of the LIfework of Benjamin Wlstar Morris. Sec ond Bishop of Oregon, this chlae Is pre sented to Trinity Church, Portland. Tsy his sister. Rachel W. Merita." On the oppesttlea. sMe are these la serlptioM: "Tell K mk msc tfc kutkac that tkta Ler 1 Kks." "Let Hm Ye4a yrsiM .tfeee. en, GW, ye, let U Um gslt SYtt Ik- BDTH By JAPS AND RUSSIANS Portland Man Twice Taken as a Prisoner on the High Seas. ALEX STEWART'S LETTER Czar's Ship Seized Vessel He Was Aboard, and Then the Japs Took Ship to Which He Was Transferred, i An laterestlnx letter was written to A. L. Upson, of this city, by Alex Stewart, a Portland man who has been having some startling experiences with the Rus sian fleet as a prisoner. Mr. Upson and the writer of the letter sailed la the ship Pa la Una in 1901, bound from Portland to Manila with hay for the Government, and from this comradeship a close friendship has sprung up. When Mr. Stewart was captured on the high seas and taken a prisoner into the midst of a naval battle, he took the first opportunity to write his experiences to his friend, who has in turn kindly lent the letter to The Oregonlan. The text of the letter follows: "Nagasaki. June 17, 1 SOS. Dear Mr. Upson: No doubt you have heard before this of the seizure of the Oldhamla, but I have no doubt you will like to hear the facts of the case, so I will give you a short sketch of our experience. "After all going along favorably and steering for the Beltls Channel (south of Formosa), we were stopped by a Russian cruiser about midnight on May 15 and taken to the Russian Baltic fleet. I be lieve they suspected us of having gun3 and ammunition on board under the case oil. Next forenoon they .took 23 of the crew out of the ship, putting them on board one of their cruisers, leaving myself, chief engineer, steward and cook on board; about 5 P. M. we also were ordered to leave the ship, and wero put on board the cruiser Oleg. When we left there were about ICO men on board, taking cases out of the hold to see If they could find anything. They also put one of their coaling steamers alongside, and put suffi cient coal on board to take the ship to Vladivostok. We were kept on board the Oleg till the 21st. whea we were trans ferred to the hospital ship Orel. The Old hamla remained with the fleet till the afternoon of-this date, when she steamed away to the eastward with an auxiliary cruiser In company. The hospital shfp kept with the fleet, which occasionally stopped for eight and ten hours to coal, and kept dodging along from four to nine knots till the 27th. When off Tsu Slma the first of the Japanese fleet was sighted. At daybreak a Jap turret ship was seen to the eastward, keeping paral lel with the Russian fleet, about eight miles off. About 1 P. M. four Jap war ships were reported to the northwest, and the Russian battleships steamed away In that direction. At 1:45 P. M. the firing started, and shot and shell began to fly about In all directions, even over and close alongside tho hospital ship. "As we (the hospital ship) were too close to the fighting ships, we stopped and got boats and steam launches ready to go for wounded, and after the fleet got ahead a little we went slow ahead again. Then a number of Jap cruisers came up from the southwest and fired for us to stop. The Russian fleet was now surrounded. Two Jap. auxiliary cruisers came along and signaled us to follow them, which we did and anchored In a small bay on the west coast of Tsu-Slma at 6 P. M. We were then boarded by Japanese officers, and I reported to them we were British prisoners on board taken from a British ship; so at midnight we were transferred to the Japanese trans port Manchuria. At S A. M. next morn ing, the 2Sth, the Manchuria weighed an chor and steamed away for Sasebo, the two hospital ships in company. After get ting clear of the bay she received a wire less message to proceed north to the as sistance of the Russian cruiser that had surrendered and was sinking. So we steamed away north, but before reaching the cruiser received another message that the transport in attendance required no assistance; so we turned again for Sasebo. but after steaming 15 minutes got an other message to proceed north to the assistance of some other vessel. So the Manchuria turned north and left the two hospital ships to proceed to Sasebo alone. "As we drew near the first sinking cruiser, the Dmitri Donskol, she went down, head first. The Jap transport, having taken off the crew, both trans ports now steamed toward tho other cruiser when we got up abreast of her. and she bad all her boats and rafts In tho water, filled with men. The boats pulled alongside the transports and. tho men wero takon on board. She was the Vladlmer Monomak, which had been torpedoed during: the night and was sinking. Both transports lowered their boats, and all were busy for two hours taking the crew off tha ship. About an hour after all had left she went down, head first. She had a craw of 500 men. and had only two slightly wounded. The sea was quite smooth", but I noticed all tho officers and men bad life-belts oa. Wa now steamed away for Sasebo. and anchored there next morning. The Russian prisoners were taken on shore during the fore noon, but wo were kept on board till ? P. M when we were landed Inside the naval harbor and lodged In tho petty-officer barracks. Next day, to our astonishment, we found we were strictly xruarded and not allowed to. go beyond the huildintr. $1 wired the Brit ish Consul about getting us released. He communicated with tha British Min ister at Toklo. who interviewed the Jap authorities about us. Still we were confined in Sasebo until the 5th Inst., when we wore released and put on board a small steamer for Nagasaki, where we landed at 9 P. M. Next day. the 7th. news arrived of the other 23 members of the Oldhamla crew having been landed In Swatow. China, but I could eet no news of the ship. From our room window in Sasebo we saw a great number of prisoners landed, also dead and wounded. I was taken beforn the Prize Court Judze several times and questioned as to the movement nf the hospital ship Orel with the Rus sian fleet. For bavins: us on board, the Japs reckoned they had a right to sieze her, as a hospital ship had no right with prisoners on beard. So I was not surprised, the other day, when I met .the medical staff officers and crew passing through hers oa their way hack tn Russia. The ethnr hos pital ship. Kastroma, was liberated and allowed to proceed Th n&3eers told me their sbId had beea seized becaus we were found oa board. Up to the present I can get no news of the Oldhamla. Today our Consul la forass us he has a cable from the Fer eijen OaVee la Lradea to send us sou. So I expect t leave here by the first available steamer. I will bo jtlad when ea say way home again. I and. It very tlreewM. kaeeklag afeent, do lnt: aetata;. Here In. Nagasaki ther I set the least sign of any war going Tfc -Jaoaasss ettlr report what utiri they think yrpper to the aw-r uhSh , BBBBBBBBBflTBTBBBBBuBBBV 1 BBBBBBBBBTBTrsTBBBBBBBr isisB isBa bK The above cut shows the picture of Col. "W. P. Fife, of Kansas City, 3Io., president of the Great Western Oil Refining & Pipe Line Co., located at Erie, Kan. He is now in Portland for a short time and wants to interest those that may desire to mate a conservative investment in a first-class refining proposition. Kansas has the oil fields of the world and the Great "Western Oil Refining & Pipe Line Company- owns and controls hundreds of acres of first-class oil lands and sixteen producing wells. The finest refinery site in the State of Kansas at the junction of the Santa Fe and IT. K. & T. railroads; has two gas wells that will supply fuel for the entire plant, .thereby saving the company $15,000 per year. Has four and one-half miles of pipe lines laid connecting the refinery with their own fields as well as the fields of other producers. Has orders placed for all building material, machinery, etc., which is now being placed. Expect to be running in full blast by January, 1906. If the people on the Pacific Coast -wish to make the investment of a life time you now have the opportunity. Stock is selling at 10c per share, par value $1.00, full paid and nonassessable. Next price will be 25c. Among the stock holders of the. Great "Western Refining Company can be found min isters, lawyers, doctors, merchants, clerks, dentists, brokers, railroad men, in fact all classes of men and women. This proposition can easily be made to pay from 100 to 500 per cent on present investment. "Write for prospectus. Better still, send me check 'for every dollar you can buy. The best of references furnished. Address all com munications and make all checks payable to COL. W. P. FIFE, President, Great Western Oil Refining & Pipe Line Co. P. O. Box 532, Portland, Oregon. papers. We are havine; very wet weather here Just now. "Now you have got all my news for the present, and hoping' this will find 'William Upson and yourself In the best of health, with best wishes. I remain, yours faithfully. ALEX STEWART. "Next Ship." A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE The Last Days or Pompeii' Will Be Produced at the Oaks. ' It is certain that the managers of The Oaks are wide awake to the Interests and pleasures of the great crowds that congregate there every day of the week. For the first time in the history of the Coast the people of Portland- and visitors will have an opportunity of witnessing the perfect Pain's spectacle. "The Last Days of Pompeii." It was this wonderful production that made Coney Island fa mous and popular. The date has been set. commencing Monday evening, August 2S. The spectacle will be built out from The Oaks; .covering an area of over 1500 square feet. A stage is being built by the O. W. P. & Ry. Co. to hold over 500 peeple that will be required for the pro duction. "The Last Days of Pompeii" is more than a mere gorgeous Summer night attraction. It ls an Interesting historical spectacle, in which several hundred gor geusly costumed people participate fh Its stirring scenes. Fully four acres of ground are required for the massive scenery alone. The fetes last an hour an.d, a half, after which comes the repre sentation of the city's destruction. Ari amphitheater will be built to accom modate 10,000 people comfortably, and a popular price of admission will be charged. The second great event will be an open air dramatic festival for the presentation of "As You Like It" and "Ingomar." The Forest of Arden will be most realistic, and all the scenery will be drawn from nature Itself. A new Ferris wheel, the Giant "Whirl Flying Machine and a Midair Slide are among the new features at "The Oaks," where a hundred other amusements are offered to the visitors. The O. W. P. & Rt Co. has adder! mnri nnw traitoro an that the company can handle over 50,000 I people In one day. Saturday, August 15, will bo a gala day for tho Woodmen of the World. Catholic Day at Centennial. The Roman Catholics will dominate at the Exposition today, as this is their special day. They will hold their serv ices in the Auditorium at 3:30 o'clock In the afternoon. Rev. Father Thomas Ew ing Sherman, the famous Jesuit priest, son of General W. T. Sherman, will preach the afternoon sermon. Tre serv ices will consist of the sermon by Rev. Father Sherman, vocal solos and singing by a choir recruited from the Catholic churches of Portland. It Is expected that Sunday will be -ono of the biggest days of the week. It Is thought that the Trail will attract large crowds and that there will be several thousand Roman Catholics at the Expo sition to attend the Sunday services. DIerke'p Band will give the two regular concerts, one In the afternoon and at night. May Xet Join Unions. Members of city labor unions declare they have brought Influence to bear upon District Attorney Manning with a view of compelling the Portland Consolidated Railway Company to refrain from com pelling employes to sign promises of non affiliation with the unions before being given employment. It Is understood that Mr. Manning has already gathered some evidence In cases at hand, and It Is ex pected prosecution will follow, Oae Dellar Saved KcDrrscatt Tea Delia rs Xacacd. The average saan does not save to ex ced 1 per cent of hi earnings. He must spend nine dellars la living excises for; every dteliar saved. That being the case he cannot be too carers! about unneces sary expease& Tery often a lew cents properly Invented, nke .baying seed3 for hie gaMeav wil save several doUar out lay latar oa. It fa the hum la buyig Caambsiatas Colic, Cbotara an Diar rhoea Remedr. It esets but a few cents, and a tottla ot It la the heuea often saves a , doctor's Mil of , aeversl dollarc. Twr sale tar alt druocssta. MUST PAY LICENSES Merchants Are Arrested on Warrants. COSTS ARE ASSESSED THEM Police Are Busy All Day In Taking Business Men Before the Mu nicipal Court to Answer for Negligence. Merchants of this city are learning tbaJI the Municipal Court and the Police De partment will not longer tolerate Indif ference in the matter of taking out li censes. Since the new rule that bail must be deposited at police headquarters and: ?i0 costs added to licenses in case of ar rest, a great wail has gone up, but to each individual the regulations are being ap plied impartially. All day yesterday the police continued to arrest merchants of prominence and. wealth, as well as those of less note and' more humble positions in the financial world. At the morning session of the Mu nicipal Court several cases were called! and dismissed, upon presentation of the proper license aad payment of $2.50 as costs. Other cases were continued. Among those arrested and brought Into the Municipal Court was Lizzie Dantoff.' keeper of an establishment for which a license costs her but 50 cents a quarter. When taken to police headquarters, she fought and quarreled over being required to deposit $3 as ball, and was finally re leased upon her own recognizance. In court yesterday, she refused to put up ball, and said she would remain In Jail forever, but changed her mind after one hour's experience In a cell, and will have her hearing tomorrow morning. At the session of court P. J. Newberg, W. H. Lesh, A. Lippman. D. D. McKInnon and T. J. Henry produced licenses and paid costs of J2.50 each for neglect to take out their papers at the proper time. J. C Mann. J. A. Freeman and Lizzie Dantoff had their cases' continued until tomorrow. The following named were arrested dur ing the day and made to deposit ball at headquarters: Peter. A. BInsford, 147 Front street: S. Hart, 115 Third; John Mayer. Washing ton;. Chris Mayer, 344 East Seventh; J. Kanffman. 324 First; J. F. Barrett. 134 Sixth ; George Jacobs. Third and Burn side; T.H. Ellis. 92tt First; S. Jacobs. 14S Sixth; Jacob Asher. 220 First; II. Becker, Third and Salmon; Richard Krumpf, 3S8 Alder; J. H. Bruce, Tenth and Gllean; John S. Beall. 321 Hawthorne; J. T. Mayer, 388 East Clay. Formerly when warrants were issued for merchants for failure to take out occupa tion licenses, defendants were served and notified to appear in court the following day and answer. The arresting officer would make a return on the warrant, but In numerous Instances the defendant would' fall to appear, causing great, an noyance and Inconvenience, to say nothing of the contempt of court plainly shown. Numerous other complaints are out, aad as soon, as warrants are placed ki the hands of the police, service will be made. Tells of Rockefeller's Father. A. B. Cady, of Beaverton Or.. ex Treasurer of Washington County, de clares that it Is not true that the father of John D. Rockefeller lives on. a Western farm under aa assumed name, as has been published. He de clares that the aged saan lives en. a farm 120 allies southwest, of. Albany, N. T., purchased by the oil aaagaata maay years ago. This farm; says Mr. Cady, la on the west shore of Lak Owaseo, ia Pennsylvania. Mr. Cady. says' he knew the old Mr well. Mrf Cady- was bera near the farat .ana tfonied. Mar 33 .1SW, and says a knows -wnereef he is speaking.