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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- FRIDAY- J2VENTNO, MAItCII 13, 1903.
SALE OF
THE SITE
BLOCKED
Port of Portland Saved
v From a Bad Hove
V
Mock's Bottom Rejected and
New Location for the
Dock Sought,
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j A JOB THAT FAILED.
Th Mock's Bottom Job U
'dead. Tu glare of publicity
thrown by The Journal upon this
attempted Unpoaltlon upon the
taxpayer haa proved too much
- for these concerned In It, and
. tba offer of tho tract waa yes-
tarday withdrawn.
"" Wltn It cuatomarjr deception
of tha public, tba Oregonlan, in
Ita eooount thi morning' of tha
"meeting of tha eommisalon, sup
presses tha raet that tba owners
of tha Mock' Bottom tract with
drew tha proposition which ha
been tha occasion of such severe
and general condemnation. Of
this action there I not a, mention
la tha column and a half which
In devoted to tha report of the
meeting by the organ of the spec
viator who engineered the deal.
., Of the fact presented to the
public by The Journal there has
never been a syllable of denial.
Tha assertion that the price
asked for tha tract -was 72 times
Its assessed valuation has never
been challenged, for the reason
that It Is true.
Tba raid Upon the public treas
ury haa been defeated through
''tba-efforts mad by Tha Journal
In the taxpayers' behalf.
II
' ilii OuF
SaHorWhoSaysHeWas
Crimped on Stand.
State Trying to Prove That White
Forced the Dane to Go
to Vatcouva.
Willi
QIVES 530.000
9
" v The proposition to locate the new dry
clock at Mock's Bottom fell Into disfavor
before tha Port of Portland Commission
Yesterday afternoon. The blow that
reached tba solar plexus of the scheme to
(olst upon tba community a practically
worthless site was administered by Cap
tain K. W. Spencer when he offered the
Victoria dock property to tha commission
.t 176,900. Thi only happened at the
end of a tO-round "set to" between two
or three member of the commission.
who wera not altogether favorable to
Mock's Bottom, and Captain James T
Gray, who kept tha center of the ring for
nearly an hour.
Waa Xola- Well.
'' Captain Gray seemed to be doing very
' Well and steered among the shoals of
1 tha narrow channel .of Mock's Bend wltn
I the adeptness of an old mariner, lie
'Jteckad Crater many times-to evade what
. evidently appeared to him to be danger
ous surroundings. He talked about eddy
. auctions and tide Influences, until several
' questions propounded by certain mem
bers of the commission almost compelled
him to put himself on record. At any
rate, his argument grew so lengthy and
mystifying that at last President Ban
Celd said: "Captain Gray, are you wll
. ling to put yourself on record by saying
that you believe tha objectionable cur-
tent lu tha bend would not interfere
With tha operation of the drydock, should
If be placed on the Mock's Bottom site
. After much hesitation Captain Gray
. replied that all sites had their objec
tionable features, and In his Judgment
tha advantages of Mock's Bottom out
weighed Its disadvantages. So far, Cap
tain Gray went on record and no farther.
. ii then, sat down.
' Captain Speneer's Offer.
, At this Juncture Captain E. V. Spen
- cer was arked If he would like to discuss
' subject ox drydock sites. He replied
. 4hat he did not care to criticise the
proposed location, although ha had ob
1 lection to offer, He said be had a site
; to 'offer; which,'- lathis Judgment, was
superior to aiy yet proposed. The Vic
toria dock property waa then offered at
Tf, 000 Captain Spencer laying that the
' f property', consisted of 880 -feet of river
frontage; is 226 feet deep at the north
' end and 100 feet at the south. The
depth of water averages 32 feet. The
Xact was brought out that should t.ie
Victoria dock site be selected It could be
placed in condition for the drydock at a
- . cost which would make It In the end legs
costly than the Mock's Bottom site. It
:. -waa also shown that at any time, If the
Port of Portland should go out of the
drydock business, the property could be
old for every cent and more than was
. paid lor It
. Tha commission asked Captain Spencer
to put his offer in writing and the board
would favor it, as it looked like an of
fer of great value. One member of the
' board "said that Captain Spencer's offer
would probably solve- a very stubborn
question.. ....
Tba members of the eommisalon voted
to meet one week from today and finally
determine the matter of the drydock site.
Withdraw Their Offer.
Leadbetter and Russell, owners of the
Mock's Bottom land, were present at the
... meeting and both spoke on the subject
Mr. Leadbetter said that he wlsfled to
..:. withdraw his offer before the commission
relative to the sale of the Mock's Bottom
He. He said he had been so severely
- criticised by many citizens for the al-
, leged exorbitant price asked for the land
that be wished in withdrawing to state
that he did not believe the amount
above the value of the tract.
. However," continued Mr. Leadbetter,
the offer Captain Spencer has just made,
la SO far superior to mine that I do
- not believe it further necessary for me
to state my reasons for asking the re-
teas of my offer."
v Mr. Russell spoke to the same effect
nd there and then the Mock's Bottom
scheme died.
The trial "of James Whlte. charged
with kidnaping; Charles 'A-, Uurcn, con
tinues before .Judge JFraifj today. All
the morning time was taken up with
taking the testimony of Buren. Assist
ant District Attorney' Spencer conducted
the direct examination for the state ami
occupied- nearly two hours 'In doing so,
as Buren made the poorest kind of a
witness. He 'was led over the whole
story of Ms being approached on Third
street.. In this city, by Harry White, a
brother of the defendant, and also the
subsequent assault at the ferry landing
at Albino, where he had "" to Join
his ship, the Riversdale, February 12
He toid that he had been followed by
James White and three sailor whom
he did not know, and was atoned by the
sailors and beaten Into insensibility and
was then taken by an express wagon
to White. Smith A White's sailor board
ing house on Lower Russell street In
Albino. He said he was there given
whisky and sent to bed. The next morn
Ing Buren said he was Induced to go to
Vancouver, Waab., by the White broth
ers and "Mysterious" Billy Smith. On
arriving at Vancouver he said he was
met by James White, who escorted him
to a barber shop, where he was given a
bath and then taken to a hotel and
again put to bed. The witneas explained
that he was accompanied to Vancouver
by a strange .sailoa, whotold him that
police officer were after him for leav
ing his ship. and that ha bad better get
out of the stale. Bursa said that the
Whites told. Aim te same thing.
Bather Voor nowlnf.
The witness made rather a poor. show
Ing when Assistant District Attorney
Spencer attempted to prove by him that
he had gone tO' Vaneoiiver entirely
againxt- -hi. .wlll : It appeared that at
most any point. in hi Journey to Van
couver he could--have changed his mind
and refused to go.
Attorney Dan Malarkey is conducting
the cross-examination of ; Buren this
afternoon and the witness is having a
hard time. The facts seem to be brought
out that An attempt was made by some
one to cause Buren and his compan
ions. Cyren and Pearson. to desert the
Riversdale after titer bad signed for a
voyag" to Australia. ,A tierce fight evi
dently occurred at the lower Alblna
dock, and Buren waa badly handled in
the melee, but the kidnaping charge is
weakened by such testimony as was ad'
duced today.
Special Commissioners
Return
Blackman and Mclsaac Talk Abou
tecling for the Fair in
That State
BOUND OVER
FOR KIDNAPING
See Ah Deung. charged with kidnap
ing Ling Tl, a Chinese girl aged 13 years,
was bound : over to appear before the
grand Jury this morning by Municipal
Judge Hogue. His bonds were fixed at
iii.500. in default of wnicn ne was re
manded to the county Jail.
girl, will be held as a witness.
Wing Lee. father of the little Chinese
girl, was the first witness this morning.
He stated that See Ah Deung took Ling
Tl without his knowledge or consent.
It was about JO days ago. He swore to
the age of his daughter.
Ling Tl herself took the witness stand
and being able to talk very good Eng
lish gave hertestln)ony quickly. She
said that See'Ah Deung, who had been
helping about her fathers store for a
time, had told her he would take her
to China, where she could be with her
mother. She took him ot his word and
fled, without saying nnything to her
father.
Didn't Tell rather.
I was going to tell my father," said
Ling Tl. "but that Chinaman (pointing
toward See Ah Deung) said that if I
did my father would kill him. So I
didn't tell father, but went with that
Chinaman."
Llnir Tl also stated that See Ah
Deung took all of her money, which he
used to purchase tickets for the trip to
San Francisco.
District Attorney Manning appeared
for the state and A. Walter Wolfe rep
resented See Ah Deung, the defendant.
C II. Mclsaac, Special Commissioner
Of the Lewis and Clark Fair, returned
this morning from Washington, where
he has spent the better part of two
months working for an appropriation
for the Fair. Mr. Mi-Isaac Is very en
thuslastlc over his work in this par
ticulsr state.
"My slogan waa '160,000 or nothing,
and I got the former. The bill for this
appropriation was unanimously passed
In the House last night.'' said Mr. Mo-
Isaac.
"We had a hard time of It." he con
tinued, "but won out in the end. You
know, the bill providing for u 150.000
appropriation paiued the Senate last
Thursday. It was then referred to the
House, where it was amended und the
appropriation cut In half. In the mean
time I telegraphed to the Fair headquar
ters here asking for instructions, whe
ther I should force a confereia-e or re
fuse the 125,000. I received answer that
I should use my own Judgment. 1 then
determined to have a conference. This
1 did with the result that the Senate re
fused to concur with the House's amend
ment and committees were appointed
from both bodies. From the Semite the
following were appointed: Senators
Hands, Hamilton, 1 1 n I ley. Cornwull and
Tollman. The House was represented
by Representatives Megler. Cooney,
Craig, Veness and Stevenson. The com
mittees met last Wednesday and signed
a report requesting the House to re
cede frym its former action. The report
was --presented to the House yesterday
afternoon und was adopted without opposition."
Mr. Mrlsaao Is especially loud In the
praise of Si-nator Hands of Vancouver,
whom he designates as the Senator from
Oregon; Senators Tollman and Hamilton,
and Representative Megler of Brookfleld.
Mr. Blackman Betam.
Henry lllarkman. Special Commission
er ror the Lewis and l larK Fair, who
has been for the past month working in
the interests of the great 1905 Kxpoat
tlon. returned to Portland last night.
having been successful In securing ap
propriations from two out of the three
State Legislatures which he visited dur
ing his absence from Oregon.
Iduho was the first state oAtsldc of
Oregon to act In regard to the Lewis and
Clark Fair, and hits given 35,OU0. which
will practically be divided equally be
tween the Lewis and Clark Fair and
the St. Louis Exposition. Ctah gave
150.000 to the St. Louis Fair and 110.
000 for the one at Portland, the ex
hibits to be transferred from St. Louis
here.' Montana failed entirely.
I do not look upon the failure of
Montana to appropriate money for either
the St. Louis or the Portland Exposi
tion as meaning that there will be no
Montana exhibit at our Fair," said Mr.
Bluckman this morning. "I have posi
tive assurance that there will be a dis
play prepared by private capital and sent
here. Then, too, there will be another
session of the Montana Legislature be
fore the Lewis and Clark Fair opens, und
there may be an appropriation made then,
as the leading business men of Montana
are very much in favor of a strong state
exhibit at Portland, because of this port
being an opening to the Oriental trade.
Meetings Eld.
Several meetings of committees of the
Lewis and Clark Fair are being held this
afternoon. The following committees
are scheduled to meet at 2:30, 3:30 and
3:45 o'clock, respectively: Agricultural,
Mining and Ways and Means. These
committees will report to the Board of
Directors this afternoon.
CONSUMPTION
Tou must atop that coughing at once, or before you
know it your, lung will be affected and your life endan
gered by pneumonia or consumption. At tbls time of the
year you must be particularly careful, a throat and lung
trouble are hovering around and
DEATH IS NEAR.
oftentimes nearer than you can possibly Imagine.
Only last week a .strong, robust young man. In
the prime of life, wbo lived In White Plain and
did business in New York- City, had a slight
cough. It waa so slight that he paid no atten
tion to It, and in a spirit -of -bravado continued'
hi office work. .In four days It went to bis
lungs, and he died from pneumonia' within
a week. Many such cases- are happening
every day, and every one of them ' can eas
ily be cured by "
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A surp'iyid speedy cure for La Grippe, Influenza,
Chilli, Coughf and Colds. Put op in tablet form
and easy to pite ...
DUFFY'S PURE
MALT WHISKEY
The dose Is a tsaspoonful in a half glass
of water every two hour" until the cough 1
relieved. It 1 a SURE CURE. It will
cure any cough In 24 hours If the patient
Will use It a directed.
CURED
WEAK LUNGS
Dear Sir: Having suffered with weak
lungs, severe cough and loss of appetite
I tried nearly all medicines, but without
benefit. A few weeks ago. on advice, I
commenced the use of your Pure Malt
Whiskey. My appetite Improved almost
Immediately, my cough stopped and my
lungs are as strong as ever, my strength
has returned, and I shall continue Its
use. Respectfully,
FLORENCE WHITINO. No. 1106 C St,
N. WfT Washington, Jan. 4, 102.
STOPPED HEMORRHAGES
80S Cedar Avenue. Scranton. Pa., April 9. 1902.
Gentlemetw-My lung trouble Is two years old. Had about eight or ten hem
orrhages, which broke me down in weight and strength. The laat. In February,
was the worst Of all. so that I thought and believed myself that I could not see
another summer. When 1 commenced to take Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey my
weight was 117 pounds; my weight today Is lz pounds; made a good improve
ment in every resoect. I feel stronker from day to day: no hemorrhage since I
used the Whiskey. GOTTFRIED EBER.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY PURE.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey cures coughs, colds, consumption, grip, bron
chitis and pneumonia. It stimulates ,and enriches the blood, aids digestion,
builds up the nerve tissue, tones up the heart and fortifies the system against
disease germs. It prolongs life, keeps the old young and the young strong. It
contains no fusel oil and is the only whiskey recognized by the Government 'as
medicine. This is. a guarantee.
OAUTIOV. When yon ask for Duffy' Fare Halt Whiskey be tore yon get
the genuine. Unscrupulous dealers, mindful of the excellence of this prepara
tion, will try to veil yon caeap imitations, and so-called Malt Whiskey substi
tutes, wbioh are nut on the market for profit only, and which, far from relieving
the sick, are positively harmful. Demand "Daffy1" and be sure yon get It. It is
uioa contains meaioinai, aeaiui-ainns;
qualltlss. look for the trade-mark, "Ike Old Chemist," on the label.
The genuine uurry s i-ure man nniBsey is soiu oy an aruggiuis ana grocers.
or direct at 11.00 a bottle, write ior iree meuicai Dooaiet containing symptoms
and treatment of each disease and convincing testimonials, to the Duffy Malt
Whiskey Company. Rochester, M. IT.
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OUR SALE OF THIS BALSAM FOR THE MONTH OF FEB
RUARY ; PORTLAND WAS 1463 BOTTLES
WO0DARD, CLARKE & COMPANY
fcabJagfesfem'sTrlar-sE
J. p.iARTHUR & CO.
Machinery merchants
EWS ARE
CELEBRATING
Services Held in the Synagogs in
Honor of Feast of Parim.
BENEFIT FOR
PATTON HOME
'Oriental Fantasia" to Be Pres
ented at Marqaam Tonight.
FATHER FAILED HJLR.
Through some. misunderstanding,
Pearl McDowell Is a loan in Portland.
and but for the kind help of the police.
would have experienced suffering, per
haps. Shu was en route from Missoula,
Mont., to Whittukeh Cal.. rtnd was to
have met her father at the train. Sho
alighted, fully expecting him to be
there. But lie was not, and after wait
ing for over an hour, she asked an of
ficer for advice. She was taken to the
police station, and Chief Hunt had her
sent to the Boys and Girls Aid Society
until her futher arrives.
rail mi
CALVIN HEILIG. Manager.
WILL PROBABLY STRIKE.
The Leather Workers' Union met last
night and appointed a committee of
eleven to call upon the employers today
nd endeavor to effect a settlement of
their difference. If they are unsuccess
ful n strike will be declared tomorrow'
evening-.
ro CTxa a cou nr ovs oat
Take Lajtative Bromo-Qv.inine Tablets.
Thla ' signature Jhtv
n every box, Me. jfjCfywW
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: Preferred Stoek Oanned GKoodfl.
Allen V Lewis' Best Brand.
The ndvanca
sale of seats
has been pluced
on sale for
Which comes to
the Marquam
Grand Theatre
for one. week
beginning next
Monday,
starch 16.
Evening prh?iyj Entire parquette,
$150; entire parquette circle, $1.00.
Balcony, first six rows, 75c; last six
rows, 60c. Gallery, 86c and 26c.
Boxes and Joges, 10. Special mat
inee prices Saturday at 2:16 o'clock
Entire parquette, 11.00; entire
parquette circle, 75c. Entire bal
cony, 60c. Gallery, J6a and 26e.
SEATS ARE NOW BELLI NJJ.
One of the most elaborate productions
of the season will be put on ut the Mar
quam Urund Theatre tonight, when the
pupils of the public schools of the city
will present an "Oriental Fantasia" for
the benefit of the Patton Home for Old
Ladles.
The patronesses are: Mrs. T. N'icolai,
Mrs. A. Dekum. Mrs. Willett, Mrs. L. M.
Oavls, Mrs. Kly. Mrs. Overbaugh and
Mrs. Daly. Huilet master, Mr. J. X.
Ucggs. UusUmI director, Mr. T. M.
Lighter, and t Ii- program is as follows:
FART I.
BCENE Throne Room. Palace of
Vnywhere."
Chorus from Koekl's "Violet In Fairy
land. " - s
Grand Pageant of Nations.
Scotch Reel.
Song "Has Your Mother Any More
Like You?"
b. Faney Cake Walk.
Irish Gentlemen's .Mr.
Skirt L)ance.
Soprano Solo "A Red, Red Rose"....
IfiiHtlnm
Miss Gracu Shaw.
Highland Fling.
Harvard Gavotte.
Sword Dance:
Sallor-s Bketeh
a. Soni and Chorus "Nancy Lee" . .
Adams
b. Hornpipe.
1 VABT XX
SCENE Palace Garden.
Solo and Chorus "Cupid Will Guide,"
from "The Ameer" Herbert
Minuet de La Ceuer and Oxford.
Spanish Minuet.
Solo and Chorus "Violet" Roekel
Princess Gavotte.
Burlesque Avlqulal
The Nordstrom Bros.
Maypole Dance.
Character Song "Ma Blushln' Rosle"
Strom berg
Miss Irene Moody and Chorus.
Gypsy Wedding Dance.
a. Good Night Chorus'.
b. "The Star Spangled Banner."
STBTOrSIS.
All the nations of the earth have sent
representatives to the court of the good
Queen of the Fairyland of 'Anywhere"
on the occasion of her accession to the
throne. Queen "Columbia," which name
she has assumed in honor of the greatest
of nations, holds a grand celebration and
reception to the visitors rrom Earth.
The representatives of the various
countries pass in grand review before the
Queen, after which they entertain her
with their native songs and dances, pre
senting the above program.
The Ahavai Shotom and the Neva
Zedeck Talmud Toruh Synagogs were
crowded last night with worshippers
ho assembled to celebrate the Feast
f Purlm. The feature of the evenings
services is the .reading or tne ttooa oi
Esther from the Hebrew. This is writ
ten on parchment rolled as ancient man
uscripts were wont to be. A curloui
custom which still prevails is the
stamping of feet when the name of
Haman, the enemy of the Jews, is men
tioned. Sunday morning the rellgloui
school of the Temple Beth Israel will
celebrate .this feast. The Neighborhood
School will als'( celebrate the Feast oi
Sunday afternoon' In the rooms of the
Council of Jewish Women on Montgom
ery street. Rabbi S. S. Wise will de
liver addresses In both places.
Jews everywhere celebrate the Purlm
feast today. It marks the anniversary
of King Ahnsuerus' order rescinding (he
edict for the killing of the Jews and
overthrowing the plan of Haman for
the destruction of the race. Through
the efforts of Esther the King Issued th
order, and gave the Jews permission to
defend themselves when attacked.
The race was preserved by this order,
and the people have celebrated it eve
since, covering a period of 2,400 years.
The celebration lias not the rellgiout
sentiment which marks so many of the
Jewish holidays. In ancient times the
anniversary was celebrated by givin
dances, especially masquerades, and this
custom has been continued to a large ex
tent by thousands of Jews. One of thi
prescribed customs Is for the assem
bling of the family lii the mornlna and
evening, when the. Book of Esther it
read and there Is a" general exchange of
presents. It generally is made the mr
HeSt .Of the . Jewish holld.lva. mnrKn. I
as ii uuea, ine preservation of the Jews.
MOTHERS VISIT
PUBLIC SCHOOL
1AXS SHIXGLZ II AO HIVE.
LINK BELTING, LACE LEATHER
and a full line of Mill, Machin
ist, Logging-, Mining and Railway
Supplies.
AOZsTTff TOM
(tardea City ran Oo.
Blowers and Exhauster.
Udferwood atanafaoturlng- Oe.
Logging and Pile Driving En
gines. Trenton Zroa Company,
Wire Mope.
Erie City Zroa Work, -
Engine and Boiler.
Zrfute a Bodley Ootnpeny,
Corliss Engines.
American Xaaandry Kaohlsery Oo
Laundry Machlnory.
J. A. ray ai Sgaa Company,
Wood Working Machinery.
B. O. Atkins A- Company,
Inserted Tooth, Solid and
Bund Saws.
Cha. A. Ichelren ft Company,
Oak-Tunned Leather Belting.
Boston Woven Xose ft Bather Co
Rubber Belting and Hose.
8. J. Shinier Ion,
Shlmer Heads.
tlllwell-Slero A Smith-Tail Co
Pumps for Every Duty.
4042 FIRST STREET, . PORTLAND, OREGON
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The assembly hall of the Williams
Avenue School was beautifully deco
rated yesterday in honor of the Mothers'
Meeting, which was held In the after
noon. There was a large attendance of the
parents of the pupils of the school, and
during the afternoon a number of ad
dresses were delivered by prominent
educators.
Superintendent of School Rlgler was
the first speaker and he delivered un
. . . . . . ...
anie aaaress on me metnoas now em
ployed In teaching pupils tho proper
way to spell and write the English lan
guage. Miss Llssle Hoben rendered a very
pleasing vocal solo at the conclusion of
Mr. Rlgler' remarks, after -which Mrs.
C. A. Coburn delivered an address. Mrs.
Coburn thought that the Idea of hold
ing Mothers' Meetings was excellent, but
she also thought that the fathers of the
pupils should not be discriminated
against In the work of trying to build
up better and more efficient schools.
POLICE WORK ON A MYSTERY
The local police are working on a
case which is somewhat shrouded In
mystery. Either there are two Ed.
Lund in Portland, or the one man Is a
missing embezzler. Which Is the case,
the detectives have been unable as yet
to determine.
A dispatch from Chief of Police Witt
man of San Francisco asks the local of
ficers to locate and arrest Ed Lund, a
Swede, on a charge of embezzlement.
Last night a man by that name was re
ported missing, and the police were
asked to find him. Although they have
made the effort, t has been in vain, and
the mystery remains unsolved.
INEXPERIENCED M0T0RMEN
James O'Connor, William Masters and
Fred Howard were arrested thla morn
ing at the request of President Swiaert
of the City and Suburban Railway. He
states that Wednesday-might they got
inio me car Darns of the road in some
maimer, and before their presence vu
discovered they started a car. The
door was shut, but the boys, when they
tried, could not stop the car Quick
enough. It rammed it way through the
door, scaring the boys half to death
and wrecking the door.
The boys will probably be heard in
the Municipal Court tomorrow morning.
BIDS TO BE ADVERTISED.
City Auditor Devlin will advertise to
morrow for bids for the construction jof
sewers on the following Btreets: East
Pine. East Ankeny, East Burnslde, East
Twenty-fourth, Faotory. Hooker and
Knott.
Bids will also be asked for the. re
pairing of seven streets, aa follows:
Johnson, from Tenth to Fourteenth;
Hoyt. from Seventh to Fourteenth; Kear
ney, from Tenth to Fourteenth; Lovejoy,
from Tenth to Fourteenth; Eleventh,
from Everett to Northrup; Fourteenth.
and East Twenty-ninth.
UP TO STREET COMMITTEE
The questtbn of allowing franchises
for the Hlllsb'oso. road, a new telephone
system and a steam heating plant will
be discussed this, afternoon at the meet
ing of the Council , Street ' Committee.
Several petitions for the improvement
of streets are also to be acted on. The
meeting is visited by number of men
who are l Interested in the granting of
the three important franchise. c '
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE TOMEET
The Civic Improvement League has In
contemplation a public meeting to which
all residents of Portland will bo invited
and at which an effort will be made to
show what could be wrought in the way
or municipal Improvement should all
work together to this general end. A
committee has been appointed to secure
the Marquam Grand Theatre and a num
ber of stereoptlcurr views have been
obtained. This meeting 1b a part of the
regular work planned by the National
Municipal Improvement League, of which
the Portland organization Is a member,
The exact date of the meeting has not
yet been determined upon.
THROUGH WIRE
TO PORTLAND
The announcement that the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company and the Postal
Telegraph Company have reached an
agreement whereby the latter will b
allowed the use of the former's right
of way for stringing through wires tc
the coast. Is taken in this city to mean
that facilities of the Postal Compan
will shortly be very materially in
creased. Portland is the favorite in the
race for the Western terminus of thlf
wire, San Francisco and Seattle also be
ing possibilities.
It was announced at the local offices,
of the Postal Company today that tlft
probability was very strong that this
through wire to the East 'would be
brought to Portland, material increase
In the force employed here being a re
suit. Postal business is routed East
from Portland either through Sar
Francisco or by the Northern lines now.
and the new wire would cause all thli
to be changed, making of this city a de
pot for the entire Northwest, business
being assembled here and flashed direct
from the Portland offioe to Omaha.
HIE (Hill
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FANNED FLAMES TO LIFE.
The strong wind which blew last
night and today fanned the embers at
the Canning, Wallace & Company's
burned store on Front street into a
blaze this morning. Smoke was seen to
issue forth from the building, and upon
Investigation it was found that the
smoldering ashes had been fanned suf
ficiently to revive the flames.
A chemical wagon was sent, and
quickly extinguished the tire.
PREACHER SENTENCED.
(Journal Special Service.)
SEATTLE, March 13. Rev. Mack
Scott, a colored divine, was this morn
ing sentenced In the Superior Court to
16 years In the penitentiary for the
crime of rape committed on Mary Hall,
a 15-year-old girl, a member , of his
congregation. A motion for a new trial
was denied and notice of appeal to the
Supreme Court was then given.
DAY IMPROVING.
(Journal Special Service.) '
WASHINGTON, D. C; March IS. Jus
tice Day is better. It Is now admitted
that he far aufferiits from severe pneumonia.
BOXERS SEEK
DATES HERE
Johnny Mack, the New York boxing
promoter, writes' The Journal as fol
lows: "IMPERIAL HOTEL, NEW YORK.
March 7. Danny Duane, Tom Carey and
the clever featherweight Hughey Mur
phy now comprise my stable of fistic
stars. The latter, since his debut as a
professional, has met some of the best
boys in his class. Kid McFadden, who
beet Jim Williams, the English boxer,
during Coronation week; George Mun
roe lost in 10 rounds, and Billy Ryan
in three rounds. Murphy's victory over
AuBtin Rice, the "Iron Man," In 11
rounds, which was better than Corbett
or Mcoovern couiu ao, eviaences nis
ability to da! with any of the top
notchers. I am willing to match Mur
phy against Eddie Hanlon, Benny Yang
er or Terry McGovern. s
District Convention to
Open Saturday
Portland Christian Endeavorers are
maklnsT great preparations for the Dis
trict Christian Endeavor Convention,
which Is to be held here on Saturday
and Sunday by the Endeavorers of the
First District, which Is composed of
Multnomah, Clackamas, Clatsop, .Colum
bia and Tillamook Counties. Fifty del
egates from outside Portland have al
ready signified their intention to attend
the convention, and, of course, the Port
land societies will be well represented.
BET. a B. SBBBnCAB.
TWENIY FIREMEN MAY GO.
Fifteen or twenty of Portland's best
Are fighters will lose their positions if
the Civil Service Commission does not
change its rule in regard to the height
and specified weight of firemen. The
men who will be thrown out have been
in the department for years, and are
skilled in the business of fighting fires.
Mayor Williams has asked the commis
sion to change this rule, stating that
the services of the men whom it would
affect are needed by the city, and It
would almost be impossible to fill their
places.
I
rield Secretary for United Society
i Christian Endeavor.
RECEIVES MUCH ATTENTION
in our school. Instruction is given in
wording, capitalizing, punctuating, para
graphing, etc. All our teaching is practi
cal; the education we give is usable, . A
course with us pays the success of our
graduates, as business men .and women,
and as bookkeepers and stenographers,
proves this. Open all the vear; students
admitted at any time; catalogue free.
PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE
PARK AND WASHINGTON
A. P. ARMSTRONG. LUB.. PRINCIPAL!
Special Interest centers around the)
"Workers' Conference," which will be
conducted Saturday afternoon at ' ho
First Christian Church by the Unite
Society's field secretary. Rev. C. fit
Eberman. Plans for increasing the effi
ciency of the Endeayor Societies will be
discussed, and plans laid for future wartc
At the mass meeting Sunday afternoon
at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev.
Eberman will speak on "A Pledged and
Consecrated Life." Heretofore Portland
Endeavorers have joined heartily in mak
ing these meetings successful, and next
Sunday will not be an exception. ;. The
mass meeting will begin at 3:30, so that
the Endeavorers may have time to re
turn for their own prayer meetings.
State President John A. Rockwood
announces that a meeting of the State
Executive Committee will be held, SaV-'
urday afternoon- after the district meet
ing adjourns.
' MARINE NOTES,
The British ship Foylesdale cleared
yesterday for Valparaiso, with 1.448,
618 feet of lumber and a quantity of
laths, valued at 119.352.60.
It was Just learned yesterday that
the fishing and sailing schooner George
W; Prescott of Victoria waa capslsec)
and wrecked Monday morning SO mile
off the Columbia River. An Indian
member of the crew waa lost.
The Prentiss, which collided with
log Tuesday, waa . not seriously dam-
aged beyond breaking her stem, and sba
went to sea yesterday,
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