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.THE . OREGON JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, ; 1904. GREETINGS TO THE SUNDAY JOURNAL FROM THREE PUBLIC MEN EL WOOD : WILES iii iff : Ml . DEMAND YOUR ATTENTION HERE THIS WEEK We are prepared with a wonderful and varied assortment of fashion's latest creations in Ready-to-Wear Suits. Never before have we gathered together such a representative line as we are now. offering the public. Never before have the qualities and prices favored the buyer as they do here this season, and when you stop and consider that we can and do offer you equal values to the high rent stores at a saving of from $5 to $8, don't you think it will pay you to see these suits before deciding on yours? Ladies' fine quality Vene tian Cloth Suit, Eton effect, witJh cape, trimmed Pr f? with taffeta bands, and gold buttons. Our price t;..PVey ......... . ' . 1 f :: :.. - U .V V. ... .; v; ', GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN. V '.i.. ByG-OTernot Chamberlain. I am glad to know that The Journal intends to issue a Sunday morning edi tion, and this thought Is shared by many people with whom I have cojftvef sed since "the Idea was' first suggested. There 1b room tor it, and I have every reason to believe that the enterprise ""win be eminently successful.' The Ore ion Daily 'Journal Is rapidly growing- in favor everywhere, and the energy which Is expended in the dally edition, if di rected toward a Sunday edition, will ln- - sure success and ' assist materially ' in exploiting the resources of the state and In Its development . i , V i ' " - GOVERNOR, CHAMBERLAIN. PORTLAND AND VICINITY . IN BOREAS' GRASP (Continued from v Dragging her anchors and at the mercy of the winds for a period of two hours last night the big government dredge Chinook pulled out three dol- '. . phlns and four pilings at Martin's dock, f near -the Union stock yards, and Anally '. brought up at the north end of the Al- blna O..R. Sc N. dock. The dredge, was . driven rapidly for a distance of 300 feet ' before her anchors caught and held se - e; ourely. - & -.r.- A crew of 30, men was on board at 'the time, most, of ' whom were preparing to go ashore. Had the accident occurred an hour, later, It is likely that the dredge would have floated down the current un - til she landed on a bar, where serious damage would have-resulted. ; . The accident occurred at 8 o'clock last 1 night The Chinook lay at Martin's dock, where she has been since last Sun ' day for repairs to her boilers.. She ar-'- rived here from Astoria.1 An anchor had ' been cast, while a number of cables and , 'lines held her to .the piling of the ,., doclk She was .headed up stream,, and when the gale was at Its height she be gan to pitch and plunge wildly against her moorings. She was apparently fast, t however, and nothing more than casual i Interest, was paid to the storm by the ' men on board. . Suddenly the craft ceased to Struggle against the lines which held her and those on board realised that she ".was drifting toward the ; cur rent - The crew was at supper at the time and 'there was a hurrying of men on deck. Officers gave orders rapidly and the one remaining anchor was quiciciy cast Like the one which dragged use lessly through the water it failed to catch and the boat continued toward the middle of the stream. On reaching the north end of the Alblna O. R. & N. dock " the anchors caught and held fast Un . able to bring the huge dredge again Into her dock last night, she was ien out . side until this morning, when tugs will ' tow her back. The damage sustained was trifling though the Injury to the dick Is serious. ; .- . ; "If it had happened an hoof later,' said one of the officers, "nearly all the crew would have been ashore and the six ; or seven men who remained would have been unable to have done much to save ' her. After she became fast bx of us. Including the ship's quartermaster, the engineer and head cook, came ashore , In a small boat In was the squalliest trip I ever made. Every man but-one Was kept rowing hard, and that one was bust bailing the water . out. 1 ne vni . nook had a narrow escape and is lying .' across the channel now." "While the storm .was at Us height' ' said Mr. Gevurt. "a very heavy gust of wind switched around the corner of . First and Yamhill streets and tore a large awning nd Us frame from lta fastenings In front of the store of Ge- ' vurts & Sons. The frame, in railing. ' crashed through a large rencn piaie ' glass window x feet in dimensions and nearly half an Inch thick. The glass. was broken in pieces." In falling the" V glass damaged some expensive furni , ture .which was . standing In the wln- dow. The cost to replace the window will be $200, and the damage to the fur niture amounts to about I lt0." V . Damage on Washington Street. A window in Olds A King's dry goods tore, at Fifth and Washington streets . was . broken. An awning swung loose and struck it, but was caught and tied safely before further damage was done. At Sixth and Market streets' a skylight . -. was blown off a house, and as it fell to , the ground a strong gust of wind caught It, and, hurling it back against the build '.' Ing, broke several panes in one of the windows. v "' ' '. Two new houses under . construction ' at Fifth and Irvfhg streets were dam . aged The ' roof was partly on ', these Structures, but the shingles were blown off and scattered all around the neigh ',borhood, several being shot through a ' window of Larry Sullivan's abode. . A light market wagon filled with eggs sit SENATOR MITCHELL. - By Senator Mitchell. , Washington,' March. 19. The enter prise of the publishers of The Journal In their decision to issue a Sunday edi tion is .to be commended. There is room for all the advertising Portland and Ore gon can 'get, for no better clans of ad vertising can be had than that given by The Journal. I am glad to hear that there is to be a Sunday issue of The Journal, and I congratulate The Journal and its managers on the hew departure. In view of their public spirit they are entitled to the support of the business community. The Journal has shown a disposition to be absolutely fair in its treatment of the Oregon delegation in congress, and it In working for the bestj interests 01 uregon ana deserves suc cess la all of its undertakings. y JOHN H. MITCHELL. Page One.) was upset at Twenty-first 'and Everett streets. The driver was little the worse for the mishap outside of getting his clothing covered with mud.' The horse did not attempt to run away, and waa unharnessed and the wagon righted. ''.''' Wind's Kaay rreaks. ' One of the most peculiar freaks of the wind was perpetrated last night Just be fore dark, when a heavy plate-glass win dow 7x6 feet was blown from Its place la front of the r Graver Musle company's store! cerner of Seventh and Washing ton streets; - The window was hurled violently against a passing Portland rail way car. Fortunately no one was hurt The - window 1 waa smashed to plecea The glass was valued at $10.. At 4 o'clock the fire department was called to : the corner of Eleventh and Main streets by an alarm from box Upon arrival it waa discovered that tha strong wind had worked the telegraph pole loose, and in so doing had caused the pip- leading from the fire box to grate so hard against the box as to turn In the alarm. ' ' " ' An alarm waa sounded at :30 from box 238, corner of Larrabee and Broad way streets, and 10 minutes later a sec ond alarm waa rung from box 237, corner of Larrabee and Holladay streets. Both were chimney fires and were out before the arrival of the firemen. At 7:30 o'clock a third alarm was rung from tha corner of Tenth and Harrison streets, The fire was put out before tha depart ment arrived. r- ,' Sons Blown to around.' At the corner of Sixteenth and Haw thorne : a - house . under course of con struction was blown to the ground. This was reported by Patrolman Scott The name of the owner could not be learned. The police patrol box at the corner of Fourth and Davis streets was blown down at 8 o'clock. t -On Jefferson street between Eleventh and Twelfth telephone wires became crossed with electric light wires, and for a time there was a brilliant display of fire. The current was soon cut off, however, and the wires repaired. City Electrician Walker stated that In. pro portion to the severity of the tormthe wires here suffered but little. -A huge raised letter sign 60 feet in length, at Ellera. Piano house. Park and Washington streets, was torn down by the wind at 9:30 o'clock. Some women who had Just left the store barely escaped. The. sign is valued at about iiso and is totally destroyed. , Tailing Trees Do Damage. A huge maple tree at Seventh and Salmon streets fell at o'clock with a crash that' was beard for blocks. Those who were passing saw the threatened danger and escaped being crushed by the giant trunk. It fell directly across the porch of the residence of C. M. Cart wright 216 Seventh street smashing wln dowpanei jind brushing boards from the wall a it fell. The porch was 'partly destroyed, while fence across which the tree fell was completely demolished. The tree was loosened by city workmen who have been mending the street at that place. . In doing so -they cut away the roots on one side of the tree. It was one of a number of huge trees which have stood at the corner for 41 years. -Ca Trafflo Irregular. ':-vn Street car traffic during the night of Wind and rain was Irregular. The chief trouble was caused by limbs of trees that were blown across the track and com pelled motormert to stop and remove the obstacles, only to' move on perhaps half a block, where another" barricade' of boughs would be encountered. The City V Suburban found little dif ficulty rn maintaining its service, ex cept on Morrison street, where the service has been Irregular and round-about for several days, owing to the Tanner-creek sewer overflow. The schedule of the Van couver line of the Portland railway -was erratic n account of the ferry service, which was shut off by the prevailing high LOOK, BEFORE YOU DRINK, ' at the name on the label. -It the liquor ; la supplied by "The Full Measure Hone you can be absolutely certain that it is per fectly pure, as In all wlnea and liquors " .' bearing' our name, their' purity cannot be questioned. . - ' - T' ,f":' ":.r v'1 108 Sixth Street Bet. Washington and Stark , 'Phone,' Mala 3304 ' SENATOR FULTON. By Senator miton. Washington, March 19. All who have followed the course of The Dally Jour nal will, I am sure, be gratified to know that it contemplates issuing Sunday edi tions. That there was room and demand for : just such a paper as The Journal has proven, to be is evident by its pre' vlous success. If it shall as I am con fident it will secure for Its Sunday edi tion the same, degree of confidence the daily now Justains in the estimation of the public, both Its publishers and pa trons will hove reason to congratulate themselves. A new and powerful factor for Oregon's weal has come we all hope to remain to strive, with . Oregon's friends, for Oregon's advancement, -----i-- CHARLES W. FULTON. winds. ' The Oregon Water Power com pany reported little trouble along Its wide stretches of wire and the Gresham and Oregon City lines' were 'said to . be In good shape. The chief trouble was that encountered by the train dispatcher, who often was unable to ascertain where his cars were, on, account of tangled tele phone '.wires. ... ' The south side of ' the ruined Park school was blown down during the night and covered the sidewalk. ; Pedestrians who forgot the danger signals and used the Park school walks were reminded of their risk by stray bricks and looBe boards that rained at Intervals through the night'-" v ' Washington street was an umbrella re pository, . There was scarcely a ; block that did not have the ruins of an um brella discarded by a disgusted owner. Ohe man marched to his umbrella, which had been wrenched from his hand ana turned wrong- side" out,: and tsreaking off the gold handle left the remaining debris aa evidence"' Of the force of the wind. Heavy Wind Off Coast A heavy gale was raging off the coast last night and the local forecast office predicts a' strong wind today. Fore cast Off leal Edward A. Beals late yes terday afternoon gave out the informa tion that he expected a storm that would rival, that of a week ago. Storm signals have been displayed on the coast! The latest , reports received by the weather bureau last night stated that the wind was blowing at the rate of 72 miles an hour at North Head.'' The ve locity at Tatoosh Island was 66 miles an hour, from the east The wind' In this city at - o'clock last night svas from the south and blowing at the rate of SO miles an hour. - "If our aerometer were set higher than it Is," said Mr. Beals, "such a wind as this of tonight would register about 60 miles an hour." -'. ; Mr. Beals has warned the following stations to look out for a heavy storm this morning: Port 'Townsend, East Clallam, Neah Bay, Belllngham Bay, Anacortes, Ever.ett Seattle, Tacoma, Aberdeen, the station at the mouth of tha river and the life saving stations. Trouble at Tanoouver. Last night . Vancouver was In' total darkness as a result of the high wind storm. - Electrio light poles and wires were blown down, people r eatly Im periled by the live wires and signs clat tered about the streets. Tree and sidewalks suffered throughout the town. The. large . trees In front of ' tha city bakerv were felled by -the storm and crashed -through the bakery window. No one happened to be passing at the time. The trees ii the city park suffered con siderably, almost a third of them being ruined. Sheds were unroofed. The ferry waa running up to a late hour last night but had great difficulty in making progress against the force of the tstorm. Only-one fire was, reported, the 'result of sparks from a chimney, but it was discovered and extinguished before oc casioning any, loss. - v AGED MEN FIGHT OVER THE ELECTION Difference of opinion as to whether only those .who. can. .show tax receipts should vote either at the primaries or elsewhere, ' brought about a fight 'yes terday afternoon between two aged men that will result in the arrest of J. D. Wrleht. axed (S vears. A. . Smith. aged 70 years' is the complainant and declares that when he met the defend ant at the corner of Milwaukle street and Powell avenue yesterday afternoon. the latter, struck him three hard blows on the right side of the head with a heayy cane. Complaint was issued yes terday at the district attorney's office. . 'The trouble, was brought about by me telling Wright that a man who would say, aa he did to me before the election, that any man who could not show a tax receipt ought not to be allowed , to vote was no man. I Just told . him that that settled things with me and him. Then, when I met htm on the street corner he struck me. I fell to the ground and he pounced on top of me. . The blows he struck me with the cane were awful, and broke the cane into three pieces. He also beat me while I was down. He weighs ' about 260" pounds and I weigh but 178 pounds." i -- . The case will be called In the munic ipal , court Monday morning. Wright lives at the corner of Twelfth and Cole streets. . He Is a graveyard workman Smith resides at 868 Milwauk. street Tax on AloohoL ' From the -Atlanta Journal. With the tax on pure alcohol reduced, and a law permitting' denaturlsed. alco hol to be untaxed, American-manufacturers would have taken from them one of the greatest handicaps which ham pers their successful competition In preparation of organic chemical pro ducts. The supremacy of America in other lines would be quickly duplicated in the manufacture of chemicals, and the ' many . industries . dependent upon organlo chemical. t ; .. y I ; r f v '. V - .' ' I A Bright Toung Polltlolan and Business Man. Precinct 48 on the east side had one of the brightest young men In that bailiwick as one of its delegates In the Republican county convention yester day. Elwood Wiles haa been a resident of Portland for many -years, and for a considerable time was the manager for the John P. Sharkey Co., harness manu facturers, 86 Union avenue. Just what induced Mr. Wils to tenter politics the writer does not know, but the young man says he; "hasn't got it very bad." "I am not in politics very deep," he says, "and don't think I ever will be. I am now In business on my own ac count aa a contractor Of concrete side walks and basements, and my great am bition Is to make thjs calling a pro nounced success. I am building it on a foundation of absolute honor, guarantee ing to every one exactly what I promise, and positive perfection In all I do. ,1 ant -a-Toung'-man,-asJToumay" ace, -and it won't pay me to fiddle .around with TO HERD DER WAYS v EXPEXZBirCB ' WITS tOTHABIO adds to nrowxEsas or lots. r. 9. DOWNS. WHO BATS THAT HEHCSrOBTH SHE WH.Ii SSMAIBT OTAB KBB OW3ST TCBXSXDB. Mrs. T. D. ; Downs of Wlnlock has i promised to - be good. ; Hereafter, she . says, sne. wui stay Dy her own Heart n and refrain from straying1 away with ! strangers. She returned to her village home today from Spokane in company! with "Constable W. IL Kelly of that town. Carl S. Alvord,. the blacksmith, who accompanied Mrs. Downs on her run-! away trip, is safely lodged In the Spo-1 kane jail and will be taken back to the scene of his crime-where serious charges will be placed against him. In an In terview - a.t Spokane. Constable - Kelly said: '..',-. ' - "1 believe 1 that as soon as she gets away from Alvord she will be all right. Tes, there are stories that she was drugged by Alvord, but I have no proof of this, and am not paying much atten tion to them. "I have handled this case myself, and Alvord will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the laW. His wife cares nothing for him any more and has gone to Portland to live with relatives. I do not believe the people of Wlnlock will make . any demonstration against him. When I left, there I waa warned not to bring him back, but I told the people that I would shoot the first man who-a.ttempted to create any disturb ance. They .will do nothing to him while I have him in charge." , Rev. Downs, thei woman's husband, thinks that his wife was drugged, and that la the reason she so willingly ac companied Alvord. "For the sake of the children," he said, "and of all. my wire consented to return. She is not blamed for this by the people of Wlnlock as much as Alvord Is. I certainly believe that my wife was drugged. . She has al ways been a good woman, and certainly would not do anything like this unless there was something the matter with her. I have been told by certain parties that Alvord gave candy to some members of the choir out of one pocket and that given . my wife ' was, taken' from an other. I certainly think that this candy was drugged, and think that when she is over the effects of It she will be the same "as she was before." NOT OPPOSED TO CITY HALL JAIL UATOS BEUEVES THAT SHOBT BBSS OX CITY rUHSS ZS A FXOF- e excttsb ros bemotax, or . TKB JAIi AND PAVOBB THE AP- .poiNmxxNT or committeb. PENITENTPRO USES When asked yesterday afternoon con cerning, the proposed removal of the de tention jail to the city hall. Mayor Will iams sat back in hl chair with a worn expression and passed his hand over his hair thoughtfully. "If the city ha money the thing would not be thought of for a minute," he stated emphatically. "But there are things wlrVsh poverty forces upon us and which we have to take regardless of our thoughts In the matter.; However, I am not at the present time exactly favora ble to such a course. Uly opinions are not o fixed, however, but , that they -v . : ''' '.' ' -: f .' ; .. anything but business, and that such as will win for me a reputation for honesty that .will count as capital in my bust. ness. That is What I am -at now, and I am going to make it a go, or know the reason why." " ::. So his friends need not suppose that the game of politics is to be so- fascinat ing to the mind of Mr. Wiles that he is to be lost in the maelstrom of pub lio life. He Is too wise for that. The gentleman is erecting a handsome home in Ladd's Hawthorne Park add! tlon, which will Boon be ready for oc cupancy. His office is at 701 Chamber of Commerce, where he will be pleased to see any one who may desire any thing in the line of cement or concrete w6rk. - He does all the 'work tor Cate & Powell, and takes pleasure in referring to them as to tha excellence of , his completed contracts. He says he thinks more of their good will and commenda- tlon than of all the politics that ever boiled. could be Changed by a. proper presen tation of the facts, None of the coun- cilmen have as yet Bpoken to me in- re gard to removing the Jail to the city hall, but I understand the proposition is to fix up the basement for that use. The proper course, I should Judge,. would be not to maVci a . move until a competent committee had investigated the matter and reported as they saw fit. A jail in a basement means a number of disagree able things, not the least of which would be the odor that would, permeate the building, arising from the drunken vagabonds usually Incarcerated In a de tention Jail. ' - ; - "Another factor, and one which Is to be taken Into consideration, is the fact that the city hall is on the wrong side of the city, to be used aa a Jail. Fully nine-tenths of the arrests are, I believe., made below Pine street How ever, u tne tning must or aone we can perhaps find a way," : OU and XArd Universities. After all, it may be Impossible to grease one's way to popularity by dona tions to colleges. . n. HutScfcrfMil V Mua HiaaTifloroi MMI,faiMA.IM Sam'l lpsenblatt & Go. , Suitable for AH- Occasions Rain or Sun They are made by the same tailorji who turn out our splendid Overcoats and finished h the same faultless style. .The materials are such as men'of taste would naturally dv'ose for 1 Overcoats or Surtouts with the additional advantage of having them chemically wat-r; rocf ; !. Ladies' Suit, of smooth finished goods, blouse effect, neatly ; trimmed with buttons and taf- feta bands, colors, tan, black or blue; Our price is only $13.50 Ladies' stylish . 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