Tin; o"con cuhpay ; jour.:iAt. Por.TL ahd. Sunday ' Moiu.-iho. UAr.cn b. MAA r"l"f "'fl'J EVANGELISTS VIIL ADDRESS KEETIw AljTT'AT.Q; Cf TCiS RAILROAD FC3 FGilTLAfiD ;piOTII lAfiDS Assistants in Coming Campaign to Speak at Y. M. C. A. Contracts Let for Sixteen Miles 7 u v This Afternoon. Government Aent Would Bring Great and. Happy ' Gathering at From Hood City Up Jhe V, ,:. River. .V-V:'"-'.' . - Good Roads Convention Here. Congregation- AvahaiSho - J. E. Snyder and a T. Schaef fer, evan "; A lom's Fair f. - gellsU associated with Dr. Chapman In the big campaign which, open In thla city Wednesday night, have arrived in WILL TAP GREAT TIMBER RAPID PROGRESS ON ! DR. S. S. WISE EXPLAINS ' AND FARMING COUNTRY Portland and will speak at the T. M. C THE FAIR BUILDINGS THE NEED OF THE CHURCH A. thla afternoon. Mr. Snyder will ad h Ccrttb if Yoa!Tci dresa a mass meeting of men and will speak on, the toplo -a Man." He haa met with marked success la his work, David Eccles' Company Believed Prize for Sportsmen 'Announced Splendid Programs Have Been to Be Behind Line to Be V.--; Ready in July. ; . especially with men. He Is well known -Work Is Progressing Swiftly Arranged for the Entertain ment - of 1 Visitors; ; ' In Portland, having been soma years ago and Satisfactorily Y . ' t t - ' 7 i i Contract were let yesterday for the construction or the Mt Hood railway. from the city of Hood River to point ', 1 mile tip the river. The destination of the naw road la Mt Hood.' - Mason. Qleblsch 4s Joplln of - this city will construct tba road, which la to . t be computed by July 1. and 100 men and 10 teams will ba put to work at once. : The road- la to be built primarily for logging purposes, -and for the aocom modatlon of passengers who live alone - ; the rot) to,' but it to amid the ultimate object'tof the enterprise Is to provide , tranaporUtlon facllltlea to Ht Hood. . - The contracts were let by the Hood IMver Railway company, said to be : branch concern of tha Hood River Lum '. ber company, of which David Eccles of - Ogden, Utah, ia the directing officer. The 'company haa extensive interaata lit tha ; eaatera part of the state. , ' The roadway will run alone the Hood river for. almost tha entire Afatance. . The tributary country la thickly aet tied by prosperous farmers, and the road opens vast timber resources, which heretofore have been comparatively un ( - developed because of . lack of tranapor- i.tstlon facilities. . ;-- ...... . T Only one tunnel will be encountered ' and a trestle 1,600 feet; in length. will 4 i: have to be bullc. With these exceptions the route will follow level tracts and construction' work wlU consequently be comparatively easy. The town of Hood River Is the rec- tognised starting point for those who de- - aire to make the trip to Mt .Hood. The . trip la now by -team, and Is made by ' comparatively few persona. It la be . lleved when the railroad ia completed "to the base of the mountain that thou- V aands of tourists will make annual pll- , grlmagea . there , ALEXANDER GLENN WILL"! BE MOURNED BY MANY Popular and Accomplished Mu- V sician Died on Thursday .; ;.Jn Astoria. -.; . i Alexander Glenn,' a well-known band -' master and musician, died at hi home . in Astoria -last Thursday moraine after ( an Illness of a few. hoars, of hemorrhage Of the lungs. ' He was one of ths-inoat V .prominent musicians in . the state' and .-.was well. known in Portland, where he resided tor many. yearaand took an act. flvi interest in musical affairs, , He waa a brilliant cornetlat. but waa able to I play several Instruments acceptably, . ' About a year ego he 'moved to Aa- torla. and was president of the Must- claps' union of that, njace: and leader of I l lie jaacurm Hnu, x l. jvna uuvrvaivii in t the organisation pf a band of S6 pieces ", which waa to play at the- Lewis and I Clark fair next .summer 'under his dlrec- i tlon.,. ( A few weeks ago he had an attack of pneumoniae and on Wednesday he). be-. ;' rame vary Hi and died, at t. o'clock ' Thursday morning. He la survived by t a wife and a 13-year-old daughter., -r ' The funeral will take place in thla city this afternoon from-F. 8. DonnlngsH undertaking . parlors. Members.. jor, the ,' Portland Musicians' union will turn put . with a band, and the aervtcea will be at , 'tended by the-members of the Fraternal . Order of Eagles and the Knights and ladles of Fidelity, of which organiza tions he was a member. Interment will' be In Lone Fir cemetery. . r - J. E.' Snyder. In charge. of the Men'a resort of this city. ' This meeting will be one of special interest, since 'It is' so near the opening of the big campaign.' Music win be fur nlshed by Coulter's . orchestra and the T..M. C. A. Glee. dub. , The program be gins at S o clock. . i .. r; v:- At 1:30 o'clock in the gymnasium will be held a big meeting for boys from II to l years of age. . Thla will 'be In charge of C. T. Bchaef fer. boys evange list, wtitt haa been with Dr. Chapman In some of his largest campaigns, and who haa charge of the boys' and young peo ple's work in tne great movement In thla city.. Mr. Schaeffef toplo will be 'Putting Out to Sea. Through a wide experience wltfe boys and young men as T. M.C A. secretary, business man and minister, Mr. Bchaeffer la able to give Just the kind of a talk that boys axe to bear. A specially interesting feature In the ltnen a meeting . is the fact that Y.. C A.'s throughout tha United States will observe thla afternoon the tth birthday of Fanny Crosby, the well known hymn writer." Her hymns have brought bleee ing to great multitudes, and 1n grateful appreciation of the services of the gen- tls spirited, aged author, who haa been for some, yearn deprived of her sight. only -ber hymns will be sung at this ser vice. . ' Tim Meeting both for men and boys are without charge and open to air. OLE NELSON'S DOCTOR'S ;BILLS.'MAY BE PAID It Wow looks as if Policeman Ola Nel son would be rewarded by the elty for hla bravery In capturing Bandit Walton, who attempted to hold up a Tburman street last year. Nelson waa ahot twice and waa In bed for several weeks. Hla hospital and doctor bills amounted to several hundred dollars, and all the remuneration he received from the city waa nia sajary or vja montn. A. resolution will be presented to the city council by the potico commission, asking that the city appropriate a sum to pay for a share of the bills contract ed by the officer while 111. The amount to be asked by the council haa not been decided, but It will be at least f 100. . James W. Abbott, special ' agent of the Rocky mountain and Pacific coast di vision of the office of public road in qulries of the United States- department of agriculture, la in Portland. , It la a big title, but no greater than Mr. Abbott's abilities. He Is in Port land primarily for the purpose of in specting the work performed at Belling- bam and Walla Walla last year, when the government undertook to place ai object lesson before the 'settlers ot (hat locality In the matter of good roads. Incidentally Mr. Abbott la working for "the selection of Portland aa the place of holding the next annual convention of the National "Good Roads association. Exposition headquarters were, consld erably . enlivened yesterday afternoon by the return of J. P. ' Marshall., .who has been the special ' commissioner of the fair -to many of the states which are now making preparations to partlcl pate. President aoode naa announced a cup to be known as the Lewis and Clark oen tennlal trophy, which will go to the sportsmen's club winning the . largest number of prises at the Paclno coast Ash and game' exhibition in Ban Francisco next month. This prise will be a means of aiding the exhibit planned along the ssme lines at the "Portland exposition. The progress of the general work at the fair grounds baa been remarkable in the past week.-- Machinery ball, one of the last of the large buildings to be completed, la being wired, and In a few days will be ready lor illumination. Finishers are employed on the Oregon state building. The floor is being laid for the Washington building. The Amer ican inn haa begun to look "like a real hotel. The government life-saving ela tion ia nearly finished. The California and Massachusetts buildings are climb ing tigher each day. wnue sea reefy a day paaaes that ground la not broken for a new state building. THOUGHT ALL SHOULD BE IN MERIT LIST How the Teachers of Couch School Voted on Salary i Increase. ' :'- On. Friday teachers In the Couch school were alven a taste of 'What the merit system will be. ; sjbortljl before the noon hour one of the- four members of the com mission appointed to paaa . on -the teactfars called the instructors togetner and advised each to vote on the teach era in that school whom they thought were eligible to go on the list for an advance of salaries. . When tnis announcement .was .made the teacher were surprised. ' They pro tested, but the member of the commis sion insisted. Still .they protested, and finally,, seeing that he would not take no" for an answer, they cast their bal lota for thoae they thought eligible. The greatest surprise came; when the ballots were counted and it ' wna aeen that the' feacBera were of one mind. Every teacher In the school waa on the merit list, without exception. - If the vote of the teachers of the Couch school If to be taken aa a criterion every teacher In the public schools of Portland should be placed on tbo merit Hat when the system takes affect, next September. Too many sheep-killing dogs In some Willamette valley, countlea. Around Oorvaia It sheep have been ( killed bjr tnem laieiy. ;-''V;', '.ra)il , . mm mm One of The Latest Here is one of the newest "and best of the season's; Sack Suit Styles Hart, Schaffher CS Marx "Straight; Front ' We have many other styles of the same make, -and at the same reasonable prices, $15 to $25 Copyright 1905 by Hart Schaffher ,6? M Sam'l Rosenblatt , Co. 1 A hundred pretty girls smiled lnvl tation from the- bowers of bunting and flowerk to the hundreds of young men who crowded the great halL Men, women and children entered Into the spirit of tne lair tnat opened at Merrill's halL Seventh and Stark streets, last night by the Congregation Avahal Sholom for the purpose of raising funds with which to pay the $,000 mortgage on the church property. The fair will continue until Thursday night. In the opening address Dr. B. 8. Wise related the purposes of the fair, what waa hoped to be accomplished - and Us prospective results. A. letter was read from Governor Chamber lain expreaalng regrets at being unable to attend.' . The hall was decorated with red. white and blue bunting, pictures and flowers and evergreens. Occasional f selections on ths piano mingled with tha hum of conversasfan, . while hoarse 'calls of boosters" from megaphones added to the general uproar. ''There was a little of everything for saler- Aa organ waa offered and batch eta. There. were costly boas and din ner sets. Jeweled watches and tomatoes. In a restaurant - the hungry were fed. Tuesday evening will be Beth Israel nlghw when the members of Or. Wise's congregation of the temple of that narae will attend and one' of the largest crowds of the fair Is expected. The fair will conclude Thurndsff' vilvht with a masquerade ball. The following program was rendered last night: ""Ameer selection. Mr. Pickwick se lections, Thomaa R. Beaty, comedian and vocalist r trobadour two-step, meditation, nocturne by Leschetlsky. knights' . and ladies' waltses, vocal solo, "The Swal lows" (Cowan), Miss May' Breslln, ac companied by Mrs. M. Reynolds; Les Myrtes Valse,- Birds and the Brook. caprice;' In a Birch Canoe, "Burgomaster- selections, recitation, "That Pussy Cat," Miss Helen Alman, accompanied by Miss Harris. . . . - The. following program will be ob served ' today: "King Dodo" selections. Roger ' Bros. In London" selections, i "Deed of the Pen" march. Cupld'a Oar- den, vocal solo, "Kitty, from the opera Sergeant Kitty," Miss Palomn Blumen- thai, accompanied by Mrs. Blumen thai; Norwegian Bridal Procession, My Lady -ef the North waltses. Second Valse (Ood- ard), Hyacinth, Hop Lee. .Chinese dance; : Chaperons selections, selection (select ed), Webber's Mandolin and Quits r club. Monday Dolly . vardea - selections; Wisard of Os 'selections; Seminole, Hearts and Flowers; violin solo, select ed. Miss Bessie areenberg,.aooompanled by Mrs. Llssle Oreenberg: Hesitation; Love's Desire waltses; Adlyn waltses; Dance of. the, Honey Bees; recitation, "The Soul of the Violin," Miss Blanche Robertson, accompanied on" the piano by Mr. John Balnford; Mansanillo; Yankee Consul selections.' - Tuesday Burgomaster selections Sultan of Sulu selections; Bashful Bachelor: Laces and Graces;, vocal solo, "The Sweetest Flower That Blows" (Charles W. Hartley). Mrs. Ethel Powers, accompanied by Miss Llssle Jones; Minuet (Paderewski); Prayer and Pas Ion waltses; Wllhelmlna waits; Dance of the Frowsy Heeds; . Panamerlcana; Tenderfoot selections; recitation (Hagtr). Miss Bmma Matcbette. Wednesday ,. Chaperons selections. Yankee Girl 'twoetep, 'Dolly Varden se lections, Peggy O'Neal waltses; vocal solo. Milliard; violin obllgato. Miss Ella Frances Hoberg. accompanied by Mrs. L. W. Chambers; "Pea Dea Amphores," Cbamlnade; "Wedding of the Winds," waits: "Wenonah: "Narcissus," Nevln; "Moonlight Serenade," Moret; ."Ameer" selections. The-following comprise the committee on fair: M. Gilbert, chairman; & Abra hams, MJce-chalrman; J. Shemsnskl. treasurer; Isaac Swett, secretary; L, Krouse, S. H. Abrama, H. H. Holsman, Arnold Lee, Rabbi R. Abrahamson. Mrs. & H. Abrama and Mrs. M. Gil bert are superintendents of booths, while the committee on booths Is com posed of the following: Mrs. H. Miller, miscellaneous; Mrs. L. Fisher, candy; Mrs. R. Abrahamson. jewelrvj Mrs. J. Dollar, flowers; Mrs. 8.-Chaitfion. crock ery; Mrs.. I. nwetw narawarei mrm. o. Broraberger, groceries; Mrs. narna, country store; Mrs. A. Rosensteln, fruit; Mrs. N. Rosenthal, fancy work: Mrs. ,r Solomon, cigars; Mrs. J. unemansxy, lea cream; Mrs. B. Abraham, restaurant; un A. nrever. resUurant; Mrs. Qsr .... - ... ... Ankle.. genu lumisnings; sirs. n. n. Hoiuman, fur; Mrs. R. . Rybke, fui-nl ture. - BROKE WOM AN'S ARM VITII THLK BOTTLE Missile Flies Through 'Door of Sixth Street Stable and Strikes Mrs. Plate. , 7 : It cored rthoe "ereptions, boils n4 pimple which appear fn the Spriog j . enreg . scrotal sorea, salt . rheam or ecxexflg and relieve the itching - and -burning; adapt itself equally well to, and also euros dyspepsia and all atom ach trembles ; enres rtteomaturm , and catarrh; en res nerroai tronbles, de bility and that tired feeling. This is. not merely modem theory, tint it is solid, up-to-date fact. Proved by thousands of cores 40,364 testimonials ia tb past 2 fears. .. .. It is i , , ;- , . ,, v" : - :". ' . ' ;' . - " " r- ' . Ahicricii's Greatest asllBslsB Spring Rltdno Get caly Hood's , Park and Washington, Portland, Oregon The School of Quality" MODERN, PRACTICAL COMPLETE Open an the year. CaUlegns free A. "V ARMSTRONO, LL. B.. PRINCIPAL Dr. B. E. v WRIGHT Tkes-eteatlfle . DeaUst that re lieves all pain In " dental operation. May, CONTRACT AWARDED FOR PAL0USE ELECTRIC LINE (Special Dispatch te The JeenaL) Spokane, March II. The directors of the Spokane Inland Eleotrlo railway, the new line from thla elty Into the Pa- louse country, this afternoon awarded the contract for grading the first II miles of the road to Porter Bros., con tractors, of this city. The work Of grad ing la to be started at once, and It la ex- Mtauf trt fee- finished within three months. There Is talk of a truce be tween the rival lines that have been I formed to tap the Palouae territory, but I inie In no in r UII.Tl.ll ll lliry. ELECTRIC READING LAMPS Added to the list of bstrgains for this week. This list consists of, Na;70 Welsbach Burner complete 80c, regular price $liX). Good double-guard .mantle ,121c. Also Japanese goods, vases, shades and lanterns. THE JOHN BARRETT CO. -Corner Sixth and Alder Streets YIN KIN LUM CHINESE RESTAURANT ... aBBBBMageHaMenam Q Second Strcwt Ol Corner Oak Chop Suey and Noodle Tea and Cake DC DOC DOC DC 0 While walking along Slcth street with er dauchter Isst Sunday evening airs. "Tank Plata of Alblna waa struck un tha right arm by a milk bottle, hurled out of the door of Peterson'a stable. located between Btark and Oak streets. The bone waa broken and she waa In a fainting condition when taken Into a drug atore. - In certain ways the affair is myster ious snd Is proving a pussls to the po lice department. It was reported to the polleeroan on the beat Monday morning and yesterday the matter waa laid be fore Chief Hunt. It was stated that two of the stablemen were quarreling, and ' that one threw the bottle at the other Just as Mrs. Plats and her daugh ter passed, but the police are dissatis fied with this explanation. Mrs. Plata Is about 50 years old. The story told by the stablemen ' Is that I Radabaugh and J. McBrlde, em ployes of Peterson, got Into an alterca tion In the saloon conducted by Mel Hamilton, at Stark and Sixth streets. The quarrel waa renewed In the stable, with the result thst Radabaugh hurled the milk bottle at McBrlde but missed him snd struck Mrs. Piste. It Is ssld Radabaugh has promised to pay the bill of the physician. Marconi rentnred a wife at lest. I? an merlcan Kelreita did go bark on him. snd he. can smile st them all now but won't be have to toe the mark! They Arc Here In Endless Array - DCDO 0 o OFFICE ' DESKS : : LIBRARY TABLES (j AfiD SUCH BEAUTIES YOU NEVER SAW BEFORE. Yesterday we received a carload of. Desks as well as a carload of Library Tables.' They were quickly moved into the store and when we throw open our store doors torhorrow rnorning you have had the way shown you to look upon the most magnificent line of Desks and Tables in the city. 0 0 p L n We want you to come and fee them. And when you hear our prices on these goods youll nurvel and ask us how we do it. Buying in carload lot ij the secret.' ' ' " . ' TV ; Henry Jenning s Son, o 172-174 First Street Four-Story, Red C'jV. DC DOC