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f ' 7. 'Wrtr ADVnAM nATT.V ' TOTTUMATl POT5TT .A tIT - HTnMTAV WVENTNQ 7AMUATIY L 1ICJ. n i. A A4A WsWAewWI , sWsTaeasnw . J w B-W-V waM4V0 - - r ' ' ' " ' F THEM ALL ERUPTION AND ALL OTHER SAtES ECLIPSED '; - ' '. - . rv 300 A f 7 1 7T 7 x;:-v-,,-A-v-.-,::---,-.v :l, .. 7::.-;.ad.-7 Rnvs' Rovs" , ":j2gpf7 . , . r U S :?77SJ YOU S3S IT :irjrioua rrsso- 77:v7fV7 iflESE STREETS ARE If.IPASSADLE a. . t k . I --,( w . " 7- 3 uouxn rornanq anq watecjtronx . District Quite Neglected by I Engineer's DeparlbWC' CUSINESS' MEMTHAVETCC ; ; : ; BUILD THEIR OWN ROADS Conditions in Tht Section Made Conduct of Commercial En-X-':: r terprlses , Disagreeable. On' district In . Portland seems . to tsmve been, entirely overlooked ' by thoae ' who have 'charge' of street' repairs and improvement. Among people .who are 'engaged In bunlneea on First street, Front -street- Water street and at tha foot of icroaa streets, ending "at the . river front,' there : Is deep-seated disss t- 1b faction ov the filthy condition caused ; by wet weather, defective paving and general lack -of attention.- ,- ' . Theaa streets are: not .a "slum" dis ' trict. They era lined on both sides by buBtaeea htoueee," and they, carry the traffl for an extensive section that is ' rapMly filling -with important Industries along-the river -front. . Business mn In this district. aay that no. other -city In . tha country would tolerate conditions ss they now exist there.-- ' ' '.."-. , . , First street." from Madison street southward. ; .has , tha appearance - of - a " Jong mud canal, 'full. of ahoala that give It a burner or corrugated surface. Botne- ,. where under the jnud Is the remalne of macadam pavement, ana stretcning -through the middle. of the street are the street ear tracks. Varying from four to lgnt Inches above tne surfaoM, and af factually barring any vehicle from crossing to one side or the other. 1 1 ' Ttap sahltfor,rif .Baftee Tn front of the fire station on Firs '' gtreet this condition makes It Impossible ,'to brine the heavy apparatus of the' da- ' eartment owf orln without risk to the vehicles and -the men on them. j. . rrom Madison street northward runs ' a' brick pavement, but tha brlcka used Cures aorc Ihroat A Harraloaa AntiMpUe. ' Endorsed by the medical prof csakm. Send ten cents to pay postage on fre trial bottla. SolM7 Lead ing Druggist. - Not (tenotte nnlest label bears my ignaw4tp ; Write far free soakp-eo aaaoaal Tress swatef tlis , . -i? 7 C m i Yjf w'7' i-t'7. ; v'' s ' I .: : San wSLm u R.T. The Best $12.5D and $15' Siiits and Overcosits in Reduced No better suit at $12.50 and $15 Anywhere 77 No ietter Overcoats anywhere at less than wt Mpoor that th trt Ju -wrn Into arlea of holes and moU-hllla. At Mm Intersection tba b ticks srs looss. nlsalnc .vr crushsd, and tha holes, ara full of Watar.-rOn Ysnahlli ltre( ba twean First and Front atraata, tha gran Ite block -pavement is In tha form of hillocks, tha s antlers., lack ..pitchy and. water stands Jn puddles along the side walks. There ls'a lre pond atth straat corner, near . a catch-basliu, : .Front.atreet la In much worse condi tions Along tha blocks, from Salmon to-Madison street there are many places where tha cutters are filled with- aaud, even with the sldewalka - There la no evldanoa of an attempt to drain water from the streets Into the sewers. .: At the Intersection-Madhnnr-and Front streets, a -busy corner leading to Madi son street bridge, the crossing. la nearly all gqna and a large mud puddle, ooou ples the place where It ought to be. . In tha middle of this Intersection Is an ex-, tensive pond bfjmjddy; water, and . up Ihigh' enough to knock the Wheels fresn any venioie inai migm comue wnu jv. jre 9MOUI xsae. , There la no pretense of a, drain or ctch basin at this-intersection. On Front street' at the , foot , of , Taylor th. rrttulnr. reached by a skid- wav with slaU nailed oa It, Is buried tkaeehea from -the street Passengers and people who do business in. HAilAW r.n.imri.i iiib cum pany reach tha dock with difficulty and ntud-covareo anoea. rwiui - street repairs have been made by the city In years. At the Intersection of Front and Jefferson streets the cross ings are burled by mud. r. Down on water street where there la much hesvy hauling from manufactur ing plants, and drayage f rom'the South ern Pacific terminal of the Alrlle -line, conditions grow more serious. People who patronise this railway station take the route doam Columbia from First street " At the Intersection of Water and XVlumbia streets, fronting the de pot there are a few ragged pieces of planking at either end of the crossing, and a big inudhole In the middle. On Water street from Columbia to Clay street, the railroad company has laid a granite block roadway In the east "half ofthe etreet. The west half Is left In the mud. 7Klrk Hoover, whose fuel business Is on tha muddy-eider has difficulty In carrying on his business. , w . with nm tA Mill aireetv .umm wl n u ..w --- he said, rand I will ehow you the-worst" street you ever saw." ' , ' ' J," Mill street for a block below .Water street is now practically Impasssabte. It is from the foot of this street that Mr. Hoover must haul all his wood, and ha la planking a roadway from Water street to the river at hie own expense. Columbia street from Water street to the Portland Lumber company's plant la a long mud hole. At the .railroad cross Ing a woman, bound np town was floun dering in an effort to recover her rub bered 1TUW ' ' 1 1 , mi .vMmm tof money a Dent at the Instance of any councilman In this vicinity was a large aheet of cardboard, lying In the mud. and oa It In red let ters, was printed: -Vote for B. IX Blg ler, regular- Republican nominee for councilman of the sixth ward" -an echo of city election. . Ths conditions of Montgomery street between Water street snd the river, has been so bid that, the demsnda of busi ness forced theBanfleld-Veasey .com pany and the Columbia Ice company to take action. One of theae concerns fur nished the lumber and the "Other sup plied nalla. and a roadway-wan planke4 to enable them to -haul their products out to Front street South of this point Moody and Hood streets, leading to the Multnomah' Trunk t Box ' company's ?lsnt, are la - qaarlr-ad -condition, here are no sidewalks nor cn?e-walks, and tha water runs., la streams af Ur vary fJ- - -. - v - - -7. to :YTTi;i;777l::77: 72-7:.7 7Sspas All HCB! Suits Reduced $15 All Overcoats Reduced - f WILL fBhiP TATER FOR IRRIGATION -4- Preparing f orlaberateTestsTof 7.. Thia Method In Sute of ' Washington-7'--U PLANT TO B E l N STALLED- ON THE SNAKE RIVER About i Fifteen .Thousand Acres Will 1 Be Watered From 7 Z7:Z7 Canal This Month. ; 7 ' Irrigation by. pumping Is to be given elaborate test in. Walla -Walla-county, Wash.4-The Two Rivers Townslte De- veiopment company 4s finishing a power plant on Bnake river rive miles rrom tne Columbia, which will feed a canal large enough to water 15,000 acres;.- of land. 1 Work on canal and power;pianvJP,b la progress for mora than three months, and ta -expected to be-finished by the middle of January;' . ' ' R. ;W, Frame, hydraullo "engineer of this 'city, is in charge of tha power In stallation. Mr. . Frame will go to the plant'- Tuesday i and will remain ' three weeks- superintending finishing touches C. H. Warner and Alfred Coolldge of Col fax. Waah., are back f .the enterprise. . A plant capable of generating 1.000 horsepower Is being put on the. banks of tha Snake at what la oalled Five Mile raptda. Here a fall of II feet la se cured In a short diversion. By using the entire stream It la estimated that IO.00J horsepower might be generated In the low water seasoiv ntnee ths company will always have a large-reserve to draw upon if the demand for energy grows largely . .' ' - ,. ' ;s Irrigate rirteea Thousand Aorea-' Jha pUnt. U dlylded into three units, each of about 1,000 horsepower Twd centrifugal pumps and one dynamo ere connected directly with Lafell Bampeon turblnea A lift of 46 feet la given the wster used for Irrigation,- which, delivers it Into the .extensive Sistrtbution system that surveys indicate will reach-16.000 acres of land. ' Xaough water for ths en tire tract la not-being diverted at the commencement as the demand will' be built up gradually, but the management will furnish It as rapidly aa needed. For the present a flow of 40 cubie feet , a second wilt be maintained. ' It la estl mated mat anrxunte fon a seCTqdj-wlU be ample .for a 160-acre tract The charge of the company for .Irrigating ths land will be 11.60 an sere. As ths soli It said to be counterpart of the rich Ken wick tract on the other side of the Co-rumbte.-whioh-the Northern Pacific has made famous by, Irrigation, the manage ment expects to have all the settlers Wanted in a short time. One unit bf the power plant will be utilised for light and power purposes'.. A 400-bar.ret . flour ' m)!l ' Is 'contemplated near the power etatlon. Electrical energy will be furnished this plant and the company will cater t the needs of the entire district . ,. . -, Most kooaooUeal Method. ' Pumping With a. centrifugal machine, attached dirwfvy-ta tho-eiisfl-wf av"we? wheal or turlsrne, is 'regarded by engi neers as. the most economical form of lilting .water - above 1U . natural level I : . ... . V ' ClC1 -7 W:7 tf"lt riMs 4i juiuui ; 7 iuvci tuaii I Will . .Wde of the cele- brttea icey vsat-v mere known for its - wear resitting quaH-jr tieMiU; T-.tr". ! rears, ' always ekoel-'7 T ent ValUe at 3.05 .., '.' r -f . -- r- l1, ' ' 7, 7w-- SALE PRICE $2.95 ia 4 New factory tins Wear a4rtear of such a Plant 1 re duced to t minimum, as there are beat Ings for-but ens shaft no attention save for occaaionaf oiling Is required in opera tion, the initial cost la -relatively light and the life, of such a plant la aaaured great -length; -Thls method of -pumping la mora economical-than generating eleo. tricity and. SJtllisinglt io niu. a pump, but-the latter" applies tlon of power sup plements ths first narked, when the need for irrigation la distant from a water course, t Many "owners of arid land In re gions that may be supplied by pumpa ac tuated by either water power direct or through, the agency of electricity watch the irrigation projects with profound in terest Upon ths economy of these de vices Wages the " productivity of --vast areas of Washington and Oregon land, and some of the best engineering talent of the country Is devoted to the work. - , MAMMOTH JAWBONE J - 1 FOR CITY MUSEUM -- .'..'i ' . - . An excellent specimen of a mammoth's jawbone his been acquired bjrthe city museum through the efforts of Col. I I Hawkins. The bone is in a perfect state of preservation. Deeply" imbedded in it are two lmraenae molars hard aa flint 'The specimen - waa found by Victor Kalis and Otto Faback. miners, who have recently returned from an expedition to the Arctic river-in Alaska. While sta tloned on ' Sheff Inoreff Inlet SO miles north of Cape Prince of ' Wales, they went on a prospecting tour about 60 miles from the eoast and found the mam moth's bones In the stream. - , ' No other bones were discovered at this point but a mile below they found a tusk of Ivory of auch greet weight tnat they were .unable to take it out MT. TABOR Wl ILL AGAIN TRY TO INCORPORATE ; Secretary H. . W. Hodges of the Mt Tabor . Improvement' association 'will start another movement for the Incorpo ration' of a city to include Mt. Tabor territory, excluding Center Addition, the residents of which, ' he asserts, are sgalnst the plan, -- The meeting last Thursday night voted heavily against in- I eerpoeation, but Mr, H edges s tales tht majority against It cams from . Center Addition." ; It has "been urged against tn corporation that the projectors merely deelre-to .profit from the offices that would' be created and the opportunities that would arise therefrom to their fin ancial betterment. He ssys the terri tory, to be Included will be bounded by the Section Line road. East Burnslde street on the north, 'the city limits on the west and the school district on the east r " ' ' '" '''"' ' SALE-rOFrSEATS F0 GREAT PADEREWSKI t tt . T .- ' The advance Sale of seats opened this morning In .the lobby of the Marquam Grand theatre for Paderewskl who cornea to this city In grand recital' next Thurs day, evening a( the Armory,' Tenth and Couch streets, , ' -Paderewskl is beyond question or ar gumo t 1h s .'Tre.atex flfcntlat, ithat 'any generation of niualclans has, produced, and his greatness brings Into discussion the following questions: "la there any limit to the progreaa which can be made In technical proficiency.' In ' piano per formance?" .: :; '. . , The standard seems to rise year by yeai; -The, ability ot planters, t over; fnml difficulties.' tW number 'f those born with a predisposltfon- to technical finish, la greater a to world agea, 4 5UI 1 be closed out' at' 7: Slaughter Prices. w $SOVERCOATS;7 $2.95 ' $250 SAILORS $1,25; a $S;6VERCdATS4 $3.95 - $8.00 SAILORS l$Pii" $8.00 OVERCOATS $4.85 ? $5.oo sailor: nmornAT r'" $2.50 :nC:';''::7v' ''Slr7 7.- salmon; elsewhere .ya .7. V. .. 7i4 V; ; '.. SALE. PRICE . . sHat; shipment just received from best $2.00 Ht in the city "' saie f Jl SPECIAL Cut Rates Boston Painless Dentists are flow giving their annual CUT RATS PRICES . oa.. aU dental , . work.. rThe charges are leas than oollege prices and all work done by our painless ayaten and by specialists of - from 11 to 20 years' sxperlence. NO STUDENTS em ployed. TEETH extracted flUed or erowned absolutely without pain by out sscret preparation applied to tha guma, Extrscdns Pr : ftMsJnsltoa Ftm Ht FfUlagS .........i. .,'....... Bold rulings ...Tie Oold Cvowaa ,. .....$t0 Fall Set Teeth ... - AO Work Coarantoa4 10 Yaara ' Have your teeth extracted without pain and replaced with new ones the same day.- Come in at once and take ad vantage of low rates. Be aura you are la the right place. . -' " ' Boston Painless Dentists AJTB MOmmTSQaT MS. . MU4 Honlaoa. UK i ue wnwi ENGINEERS WILL ; BE INVITED HERE V FE. Beach baa, been elected chalrnura of tha executive oommittea of the board dfc trade by unanimous vun ui ieuugur tlon of his services aa an exponent of public enterprise. Capt" J. H. Flak was made -ehalraiaa of the mining committee, and Instructed to invite the American In stitute of Mining Engineers to hold Its annual meeting tn - Portland thla year. Major W. C Langfltt transmitted a let ter referring to the request for extension of the harbor lines, in which he conceded the Justice of the request, but suggested that when all Interests Involved -were considered It would be found desirable for the civic bodies to asRrae the expense- of dredging. Secretary J. Dnt was Instructed ta ascertain whether any cltisens of Portland who wllf be-- in Europe tn September, 1606, would serve aa delegates to the" International Congress- of Commerce and Industry ' at Lelge, Belgium, wherean exposition Is to be held. -. , . , , , Bent Her Double. - -71 knew no one, for four weeks, when I waa sick with typhoid and kidney trouble." wrote Mra. Annie Hunter of Pittsburg,- "and when t-got better, although I had one of Jhe best doctdrs I could get, I wss bent "double, and had- to reet my hands on my knees when I walked. From this terrible sffllc tlon f was rescued, by Electric Bitters, which restored my health and strength, and noWVtcan walk as straight aa aver. They are simply wonderful." Guaran teed to cure stomach, liver and kidney disorders. At Red Cross ' Pharmscy, Sixth and Oak streets, on the way to the poetofflce. Price fOc. .;'? . ' . .... I. : For Working Boys. ' Classes are conducted by the T. M. C A on Tuesday, Wednesday aad Thurs day 'evenings In -the common English branches Tor boys who have lert school snd gone to. work. - Fees, tl for. a boys' membership and tt class fees for three montha Winter term begins Monday, January g - -. .1 - 5 ; : ; ; ' 7 ; Six Hundred Psdrs r tT AT ONE HALF 777 JBU Yb-UUKJU U JU I7 XT AiN Xh! 4 v. ' . wen s line neavy '..Si 7: 7-7.-7- ... ...... ,. . , ' T. ii7iMi.V- fine nitoixNatural Wool Shirts an$ . . Drawers; elsewhere-$l t. f Kicii ' Wright's Health " Underwear; standard $17 -values. 7 SALE PRICE,;,...ir........l 01 the Men's Genuine Coopers, derby ribbed, colors blue and pink; $1 values. .SALE PRICE. . Men's extra fine fleeced Uoderwear, covered j . seams; a great $1.50 value. .SALE PRICE.. 1862 CO Ate ROCK SPRINGS COAL CO; -- :- , ''' ' 1 - ' ' ' ' ..''I ----. 4 ' .'"t.v -. . . lnjhc City. ..WHY? ' . Be cause we are tne exclusive agents for the Union Psclflo Cos! Ca There is but -one Rock Springs In Wyoming, and the mines were opened In lit! ' by tha Union Pacific, which la the sole owner and miner of Rock Springs' - CoaL Don't be deceived by any Imitation or wouldba Rock Springs. . the aaalaslye agaata. '..-. Faoae Baal xs - Rock Springs D1M(5iy DDTlf 8 We have it We sell every-::-thirig intended to make . . ijiings beautiful , RASMUSSENJ GO; Second and Taylor Streets v .., f.-T 7; 1 f ITTt 1? T?T; A Mff-1 SlfsWJeV vsvrs,iisvawi 0. IF YOU HAVE CATARRH ra7 r. Fcr S&' to; Hrjrxars 7 ; jersey tiddcq smra wu ivjwcis, a bargain atBOc; - -C1 , , , . ; . u ..,iit)l ,C0AL-1904 U ased, aaU Coal Cor:m Korrlsoa Bt, neat aUrsv. . WATCHES WATCHES 7 WATCHES WATCHES WATCHES Before buying a Wit oh elsewhere get our prices and And out that we are the .cheapest place la the .city for reliable . ' ' Watches. ',''"'-..,-' IM FIRST STREET Alxt to Wonder MllUmmri -1 Tee eaa be eves aokaly Jf yea ass .Wm.1 XVZZZ U OATAklK - CVaX. Fries, eea plate, H.ss.7 .; v' f " ! by the LADE-DAVIS CL'G 0. . t, 1 ( i