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THE OREGON .DAILY, JOURNAL'. PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 2.1 1S0J.
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IIOVELL SPOKE
I1ISMIND EARLY
Morrison Street Bridge Scandal
. , ; Hi T heme Last De-
r";, ,''" ' ' cember. '' -' ''
DECLARED CONTRACTS
r ; ; ILLEGAL AND, VOID
Criticised Letting of 1 Contracts
In Defiance of the Charter
: : . Asked Investigation.
I Mayor "William find fault with
Georft H. Howell because the Utter,
who wm formerly a Bwmwr or me ex
v, ecutlve board. 4ia publicly axprrssed
. hi dlsabDtoval ot the maydr'a admlnta-
t ration. In. view of this criticism an
1 nnen latter which. Mr. Howell addreaaed
,, to the mayor and th executive board
; iaat December, when the acandals over
the MoTrlaob and Front street bridges
Z had , arisen,-la of pelal internet at
n thiai time. , That letter was as follows
': tnrrlan An. 1Mb !' 1904 Hon.
'. Geora H. Williams, mayor, and iem
bars of the executive board Oentlement
As a member of this board I feel keenly
-J the atlsma resting upon ua owing to re--"v
cent . disclosures, concerning-th Mor-
rlson atreet bridge.. Plrect charges hav
. t been made against this board for collu-
slon in awarding to the Pacific Con-
atrurtlon company"th original contract
for the Morrison street : bridge; for
awarding the, extra work to this com
a pany at exorbitant figures; for awarding
. the contract for the Front street bridge
to a Portland company by ipermlttlng a
" Seattle firm to withdraw- its-deposft on
a lower bid. ' " 1 . -. fc-.--
7i 1 Transactions of this sort reflect on
- 'i every member of this board alike, "and
"f for this reason, in self protection, did
" I start an Investigation of my own.- : ;
-tr-- Judicial -inquiry;! neeeeeary-to prove
undue .Influence jwa aea .in .ppiaining
J the recommendation of tha engineer of
-tfte aiceiriam' vi a wanei uiu ior
. J MorVlson atreet bridge .contract and of
-the hid for he Front a I reel bridge, but
& only ordinary, common sense was re?
attired to discover that the Pacific Con-
T atructlon cbmpany was allowed jto make
on IS 1.00ft worthier extras - prorits
1 I mnuntinc ta more than 130.000. .
t t. the rhnnff f"'i "wAfi"
. steel atrlngers ' recommended and al-
".': lowed a year, ago gave the con
'.. 1ST. 140 extra. ' V
ontractors
. ! am- not-prepared 'io dispute tht
- ojuanMty-of steel - furnished.- which l
l given as amounting to JlS- tone-.. The
, wwtrket ariee a year ago wtT-te-4tteh
'. channel and 14-inch I beams was t4
t. Portland, - and - $ J extra - was
v charged for punching, making cost here
" $45 per ton. or $14,174 for tha IIS tons.
? According-to the -contract - the- bidders
are entitled for all extras to actual coat
f r of labor and materialPlus 11 per cent
,.;.for use of machinery,. labor, etc. making
In this instance the expense to the city
'" Slf.SQL.Thi' steel . displaced : about
r $2.S0p wdrth-of wooden girders, and con.
. alderlng that the labor of . laying the
t 1 wood and steel stringers Is .about the
i S me, the charge for this" extra should
-v have been 114.101. Instesd of (37.140. a
j difference of S22.S39 to which the Pa
4 clflo . Conatiwtlo .opaaye--etf
:J titled. - .
Section 1(1. Article TIT Of the charter
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ptifiKi contract for material in excesa
of . -0 - wlthua.-dulr advertising for
bids. As an additional contract was en
' tared Into with the Pacific Construction
company -wlthoiit -inviting bids. I con-
slder this action . of tha board -illegal
and the contract void.
-On August 14) tha city entered Into
another contract for tha sum of $7,225
. .'-with tha Pacific Bridge company, which
ittraet was alaoTnaofeontrary to
th chartej;. aa no-bids -war-invited.
;,By this contract th builders agreed to
treat about ISO.OOO feet of fir with
carbollnlum avenarl which costs, with
' II per centproflt added, $12.60 per
T:. thousand or Th contractor
; also agreed to furnish certain angle
i . bar for preventing tha-paving- block
. , f rem creeping- These anglebars can be
j bought and laid for S cents a pound,
.Inclusive of 1& per cent profit, so that
1 this - extra - should not - hare cost ex
. ceeding $1,174, or ta ISO less than the
amount -contracted for. --In- addition -td
, this inequitable deal the bridge -company
was permitted 16 select treated
bloeka, for paving Ja ilea t. oak-planksrf
. which concession represents a further
.profit to them of about tS.000; so that
on this second extra the taxpayer loat
1 all told an additional 16.150.
The aame practice of letting a con
tract without advertising for bids, con
raxy la th charter,- was mrtnmd -rrfth
third extra, vis: $1,85 for two tender
. houses, waiting room w, ete. -
ter in regard to flooring, center, pier and
extension of beams for bridge tender
bouses hsd been exchanged between
FAIR BULLETIN No. 2
.--..un 3. .'OJj!,
ROSE DAY
. Music by Innea' Band
Cut Glass Vases
IAretfie rjrpperreccptacles
for showing of .fjoses. Our
display is a most, notable one
for. beauty and brilliancy of
cutfirip. ptTerinf? shapes and!
desi pi 9 ntirelyrTcxclusi vc.
"Yoii "-can only 'appreciate
-their'- rea.l-4iierit-4y- - per-y
" natjlrtSpei6njmdfff.ari
illustration. " And the prices
youH find vc.ry commenda
ble. 1 ,v;. - , ; ..
, V . LEWIS & CLARK
; C0JM JEWELRY
. Dependable in qualityandv
brtginal in design, ;
h. & C. Fcldenheimer
Cor.! Third & Washington
JeWeleri -Silverimithi-
and Rose Bowls
tha city engineer and the bridge' com
pany. -The city engineer' letter l de-
air to ha v-produced for the purpose
of aiiuwlMg Hm wwwr-er tnn extras
enumerated in th lust cohtrgct of No-
.. W a . . .... t m .MP flVA
Triliuri ,, III- It . .u... - - - " .1
When this Ust extra' was brought b-H
for the-borci we were told that unj
leaa Immediate .ac tion wae taken the
city -would be Involved m extra, ex
pense and the contractor would be de
laved In his contract.' I hav - ascer
tnlned that a clenr prollt of about $3,000
wiui at HUM wllell mm 'm-ie
threat of causing delay and expens to
extra to -th bridgacommlt'
wet-'-to-act. """T" " . "
refer -thla
le -with power-'
";,A J jbav. stated 4he rtntter of ten
der houses, center, pier, flooring, etc..
waa1 discussed antd rekgy fo submittal
a year ago, and It waa. to auy the least,
a strange proceeding to leave a matter
of this Importance until the last rain
ute, when Investigation by other mem
berg of the board w Imposslbler-'
"I have voted In. the alflrmattve-wn
those matters with full confidence In
the members of the committee, out ins
facts above given, wtucn . . nav on
lecteVM ffotn reliable eources, satisfy
me that we have -acted hastily, and in
order that the members of fhe .board
may be able to verify my statements,
I move that the mayor appoint a re
liable engineer, not heretofore con
nected with th bridge, to go over the
whole bridge -matter and report Ms
findings to thi board, Respectfully
submitted. -..; - ;
-. . : s GEORGE H. HOWEIX.
MASSES OF BLOOM -
WILL DECK FAIR
(Continued from Page On).
40t: Itlss Rankin. 534 Clifton street.
Main t: Mrs. C. B. Brown. 47 Taylor
street. Main 443; Miss Annie Cremen,
408 Twelfth street, Main sj; ars. v.
C. Seachrlst. 654 Fourth street. Main
42:Mlea -Hilda Plummer. 721 first
street. Main 4760: Mrs. A C. Brenaugh
t$i Front street,-Main 2615; Mrs. J. K.
Werleln. ,125 Kaat Ualmo street, Main
470; Mrs. J.'J. Morgan. S5 Eaat Alder
street. East .824$; Mrs. O. H, Btrout,
174 Victoria etreet, , Kaat It3; Mr E.
W.-BDencer. Ill Broadway, East 7i
Mrs. A. If. Breyman, 355 Hassalo street,
Kaat 30; Mrs. Thao -Klcolal, 43 Hoi
lailav avenue. Eaef 43$: Mrs. P. M. Mc-
seetpr Eas't"1 ;Mrs of N.'woraey,
$08 Schuyler street, Union Z4z;.. rs.
Watt Ross, 74 East Burnslds street.
East 1; Mrs. Margaret F. Darling,
isn Thlrlv-fout-th " street. Lnlon
41: Mra.-W. M. KUllngiWOftb- 2-44
Aibertar-atTWtrflcott 5432; Mrs. Curtis
Holcomb, 1 Bell wood street. East 51
Miss Prettyman. Mount Tabor, Scott 12
Mrs. A. O. OtV 1142 Union avenue,
Highland Union 61&: Mrs. Charles K.
Khnn Wnodlawn. ITnlon 131; Mre. A.
j. Rivett. University rark. Union 1283
WALUSTREErGRUMBtES
.BUT PAYS TRANSFER TA
(loaraat Special errlre.H -
r iNew Tork. June l.-Wall street was
Uriterested todsy In the stock transfer
tsx. which went Into operation in ac
cordance with the measure passed by
th last. legislature Tha-law operates
In the same manner aa the federal tax
In wartime, stamps of various denomt
natlona being affixed to all certificates
- . a. - 1 1. . MnwtlnaHnMI
OI STOCK UMlirrru, - -
varvina in accordance with, the value of
ib certlflcatea.
-The brokers hv not taken kindly
to th new law. as it wasJilieyeda
flrat-t-tt"Wnma aiv moss encasra
4n4ock speetUation toih exohanax-s
ofPhlladelphla, Boatoa-and other near
by cltleSh-Thls initial scare bss largely
died away now, and though plans are
going forward for th opening of stock
exchanges scross the river in Jersey
City, it Is believed that the majority
of! those prominent In the street have
decided that th best and only thing to
do in regard to th4a t-to grin and
beaf lt." -' . - r , -
SAVES CHILDREN IN r ;
BATTLE WITH WOLVES
(Jesraal Bnedsl Bervlee.) ,
Refugio, Tex June 2. Mrs. Maria
Panchea and her two little children were
on their wsy from the Lucas ranch to
Blanconta, when a pack of lobo wolves
came up behind the buggy and began
barking. Mrs. Panches first thought
thev wera-dogs. They attacked - the
horse and soon hsd it down. Mrs.
Panches used the butt endxX-awhlp4an4properlty :the--po"oi and oppressed
to dcfe4--herself and children,
The wolvea -made leap after leap at
the little ones, but every time a wolf
sprang It was driven back by a well-directed-blow.
There were probably
30 wolves In the pack. At the end of
an hour Mrs. Panrheswaa-a4BMt-eTri
hauatedi Then-Tlank Hendricks who
can-lea the United States mall, drove un.
A few Bhtttfl from a nrerrt-aTTnTfrf-T'-t
The woman had a piece of fresh meat
in the buggy and tC Is supposed the
smell attracted the wolves. -
FATHER CUTS OFF BOTH
" FEET OF YOUNG SON
(Journal Special Service.)
San J one, Cel., June "3. While stand
ing 1q a hayfletrT 10 wereome-HI fatter,
the 4-year-old son of Joseph Foster, a
farmer residing hero, had both feet cut
off by a mowing machine) yesterday
Foster wss cutting bay. About I o'clock
his little son went to meet him. -He
had hidden in the grass and Just as the
mower resched -him stood up to shout
to his father. 'At the same moment the
knives of the machine struck the boy
nrmnrTtna"sclafn caused the father
to stop the team. Jumping off the
machine. he 'found the jad with both
feet cut off about the anklea. It is
doubtful if the child will live.
SATISFACTION ASKED
OF TURKEY BY, SERVIA
(Jooraal 8peetat Serrce.l r
Constantinople, June 2, Servla hss
notified Turkey that she wlIlreealOier
minister from Constantinople unless sat
lafictton Is given by-June 12 of the' re
cent violation of the SerrtaBrcoiMutate
St- MqnastlrL-Macedonla..zlZt .1 ''; ,,
BETTING ON FIGHT IN
i FAVOR OF EX-CHAMPION
IJosrcal Speeisl Srrrtee.)
Ban Francisco, June 1. "Betting on to
night's fight between Hahlon and Cor
bett continues this morning at 10 to
I "that Corbett wins.- Een money la'
expected tonight Both boys are safely
underweight this morning, . ,
CITY OFFICIAL RESIGN- ,
T AT REQUEST OF WEAVER
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- . Joarstl Sneelal Serrlee. -
Philadelphia. ' June 2. William H.
Baker, assistant director of publlo
works, resigned today on the request of
th mayor. Raker is an "organisation
man and It Is believed that a general
fhakf-WP wUI foUow. ' .,
IN GALA ATTIRE TO
GREET ROYAL BRIDE
Cdrmart : Capital Prepares Vel
'. come for Duchess Cecilia on
.7;. Her Arrival TCmorrovy.
Tnn.tl Srrlal lUrTlo.
1 prl'n, J" a.Tli atrefltg Of
ar assuming gala aitlre. Under in
Linden and other leading 4norousi"
to be followed tomorrow by the Uucheas
Cecllle on the occasion of her arrival In
th capMal for her . marriage to the
crash tirlnce have been hung with les
toons of foliage end i flowers. among
which are hidden mui"-cpior
lamps. Triumphal arches - are being
erected along the tin of the procession,
.nrf vnjin masts, from which will
. t nm national colors. ar
UWi Weill asva as v - - -
snrlnslna un everywhere. A number or
private houses havs been tastefully
adorned with- devices of evergreens and
fairy lamps. :' '
The city Is rapidly filling up with for
lrn and provincial visitors. The great
est animation prevails and some -of the
principal streets and publlo squares are
almost Jmpasaahla at certain hours of
the day and evening. ' , .
Muh interest Is taken in tha arrival
of tha princes and other, foretgn deputa
tions coming to attena ne wu..s.
Many of them are already Jjere and
others are arrlvTng-nlirfost hourly. - Tho
distinguished foreign visitors are being
cared for at on or another of tha im
perial palaces in the capital. They are
met at the station by representstlves of
the Imperial court and given a mimar,
earmrt to tha Quarters easlgned them
for their stay in tha city.. It is now
evldenHhat every nation of Europerwlll
be represented at the wedding by en
voys of highest rank. '
OPENED TO THE PEOPLE
(Continued From Page One.)
msrclsl cities, inspect 'our farms, our
gardeeorrhsrds, fields .and mines, our
Ashing, dairying, lumbering industries
snd manifold manufacturing enterprises.
But. most of all. we want you to know?
of-the- hogpttaltty and fraternity or our
people; of their homes, their firesides,
their churches, their public' schools and
hlzher Institutions of' learning; In fadt,
of atllhlngs'.nittle and great, that enter
Into thlifand being of ,a vigorous
commonwealth. Inhabited by a God fear
ing and patriotic people.-
"Tha names of. Lewis and Clark are
wreathed and entwined Into the nomen
datura of thla state In the-designation
of mountain, valley, stream and river.
These gallant pathfinder who led the
way through unknown-gateway or me
motmtatas-terthe-rtcnc-enrnTrt.ea our
In tha neriod of their exploration '
courage bom of the self -same stock, that
early in history nerved Leonldai and his
gallant 300 at Thermopylae, and" waa
later -exhibited tnt the undaunted cour
age of the "breve 000 comprising the
famed light brigade at Baiaxiava
"The lessons of history fen us that
when civilisation found limits to Its ex
tension and halted", , when th Ball of
trad and commerce drifted Into un
known see a: when - population - became
congested In th great centers, a ColunV
bus. a Livingstone, a Stajnley. a' Merl
wgther Lewis or a. William Clark went
un from tha dally walks of life and. with
a courage almost phenomenal, ima i"
veil of jmaleyani! opscuruy iron
mtT-mnvm mimm. unfamiliar D'aTTi'fSnd un"
ItnQwn,. pQU.ntrJs, thus permlitlngthe
Baxon race to hHve an outlet and thu
work out It apstlny." ,. ' ' '
Weleom frem Ooode. .
President H. W. Good of the exposi
tion paid "Ms. reepects to Waahlngton
and -weloomad th people of that state
In eloquent language. He axpreased th
hopeand beilef that-th-lalr wojlld
bring th 'people of Oregon and Wash
ington closer together, and generate a
better feeling .for each other among .the
various states of tha Pacific slope.
Senator Samuel H. Piles' of Washing
ton wss th orator of the day, and his
eloquence stirred tha -crowd to a high,
pitch, of nthulaewllaldr-in-fari:
- "If 1t were given to man to end glad
tldlng4o-thoa whoha gon to. thetr
reward, we who are here today would
Join with one acoord in making known tof
the fathera of the country that tne sun
which Franklin saw has rlsem higher
and higher, and In greater and greatef
splendor, until - now-lti "rays - lighten
two hemispheres ana guide; jo iioerty
of all the world,
"A trinity of great states, California,
Oregon and Washington, looks toward
the orient. 'An. ocean greater than the
Atlantic invites our ships, and yonder
to orsward-are - Hawaii-and-the
other Islands of the Pacific, Japan Is
soon to become. If' she is not already.
nnwTfrTTe rp f n greasm s
nernf the marvels ofthe
age. China is awaxemng irpra ner ase
of slumber, and in a eompartlvely short
time railroads will penetrate her vast
Interior and modernise her people.
hUipplnes the Key
"Off the China coast II the Philip
pine Islands, the key which will. If w
are wie, unlock for us the ports of the
orient. Although Kngland, France .and
Germany and other European nations
are striving for th mastery of the seas
and looking with covetous eyeson the
commerce of the orient," that trade Is
ours If we' ar but .alive to our best
Intereata Ther is only on way in
which we cart lose It,' and that Is by
allowing atate lines and state Jealousies
to become barriers against ou.r .com
mon advancement. Let It be under.
stood here that the upbuilding of any
Industry of Prt on the Pacific coasMs:
16". the benefit of BlTTend thalthe" pull
ing1 down or destruction of any . Is to
the Injury, of all. ana in cnuo 01 to
day will live to see the commere of
the Pacific surpass that of the Atlantic
and flow through the great states- of
Cullfofhin, Oregon and Wastyngfon
"I "yield to no man in tne laitn anu
allegiance which I bear to- tne state or
Washington, nor in tn Deiier tna not
withstanding the fact that she is the
vnuneest commonwealth rof tile three,
she will eventually become the imperial
state of the-Paelf Kvntanamg -in ine
forefront in. population, in rnance, in
commerce, in llteratur an,d in art; yet,
l believing,' can we withhold" our ad
niiraiion fxoin-CallforniaTIUrough- whoae
Golden Oats the great ahlp Oregon went
to write the name of this i-proud) stats
upon the re'cordsi0T"th world's-lllBtoryT
Or can -we feel otherwise than proud
that Oregon, of which we were once a
part, has bidden hither her sister slates
and the friends of our country In Com
memoration of an event "great In our
history as well as in hers? Csn ws.feel
less than grateful to her esrly pioneers,
who through.? wesry yeara maintained
nossesslon of the soil, and but tit whom
the constellation of our flag would be
tnHav dimmer bv one lesa atar. and that
star the state of -.Washington l- VVhea
for Oreaort tha tlurds of -our mrtmorr
are struck' the notes which theylgive
forth sound In no minor aexc- nve or
Wsshlngton are happy bersuse her esrly
history is ours and ours hers. We like
to think that th great Columbia doea
not divide the states, but, rather bind
them by a common bond, alive with the
tlf of both. - f '
"And In tendering Washington's trlb
ut to tbt Oi:gon counlr, and In-dtdi-
Opened:
Greetings Extended to
uJj Everybody
" WTieh o'uf p ra.l.r h"l bn planned
and suoceasfully - consummated we
realised -that no one feature tf bringing
together the various industries bf our
country would bef more Interest than
what was being accomplished by our
great piano industries, so ,we set about
t once to ensemble from the big plsno
concerns we have the pleasure to rep
resent' the latest am) beat achievements
of their productions. We have now on
exhlbltltfn at the fair these art. products
nd extend a very cornlai invitation to
all to call at our booth in' tha Manu
factures building ana see and hear
them. We would also be pless'ed to
have you call at our store, where we
have duplicates of some of th exposi
tion pianos, a well-as the largest stock
of high grade pianos it tins ever been
your-privilege to see. That we are the
recognised leaders In th piano bualneas
In this territory is demonstrated by the
f act. that we are the only piano concern
represented at -th- fair, and that, our
planoa have been selected for the fol
lowing buildings; Oregon, Waahlngton,
Idaho, New Tor It. Missouri. North Da
kota Fraternity. Forestry, Eastern Star,
Coos county and Festival hall, besides
two of the famous Compensating pipe
organs, one for the Festival hall,, where
all musical .events will take place, and
th other. In .- the Forestry , building,
where dally concerts .will be given. A
foil description of each Instrument will
be given later. To the visitors to our
city,, we would be pleased to have you
make our place headquarters,-either at
the. store or at the fair, where 'phones,
stationery, etc., are at your dlspoaal-
Allen C& Gilbert:
Ramaker Co.
Olde Baa ZATgae Man Hons,
ICQjlmxm iixTx An Ktnuusoir.
eating that tribute to those who found
and held It. we Join our sister states
in opening that doornot-only-to the
world's commerce, but to all th cltl
sens of Our common country, and bid
them -ome and Join us In the (develop
ment and enjoyment of-the great herit
age which hss descended unto ua" -vsclflo
ta Troat Door.
As Vice-President Fairbanks advanced
the audience roe and uncovered their
heads, at ' which greeting th distin
guished guest amUed affably and waved
hi silk hat in recognition. " ."
" He had not come to - the people of
Washington with formal talk,, the vice
president said, but he spoke eloquently
and In measured terms, taking the key
note of his words from an expreaslon
bv th DrevtoDs aceaker. -that tha Pa.
clflo coaaf wouW eventually be the front
door not the back door of American
commerce: In this view the vice-president
rreed? rA- ' -.'-
Mr, Fairbanks ured ths virtu of one
state being proud of it neighbors. ; All
that, has been done an th Pacific slop
thus far,., he said, is but a magnificent
beginning. -He expressed . his pleasure
at being associated with the opening of
tb exposition and hoped -that all pres
ent would live to see the dav when there
would be no TOsena oTTSregbn, WasTPT
Ingten. California, or Indiana, -but - au
would be cltlxeo of on great republic.
deaxh-deaUnq bolts r
s$"rt AUUUMKAIsT olynM
,s. ' ' '-,' v "V .-'
: ;. Special Dltpates to Tk learaaL)
Wlnlock. '.Wash- June S. Tuesday
evening on of th severest electrical
and rain storms in many years occurred
here. -Lightning struck a pear tree In
th orchard of Charles Henrlot at Cow-
It ta. postofflce. five nil east' of this
place, and Killed seven aneep.
,xzzxzs.jrr uamnio.
.(Special Dlapatcb t Th Jpsrnal.
'. Wenatchea, Wasb.'; . Jan ' t.-Charlea
Cooper, aged t. and Harry Cooper,, aged
14. children of Rev. Fred Cooper, were
killed by-llhtnlng Wednesday evening
while' working in -.an orchard of their
unci a-mil from town, " Th boys wer
outtlng grsss snd were found lying 10
feet apart. . Th ground was not dis
turbed, but the left side of th body
of the elder boy and the head of the
younger on were bruised and discolored.
. .. am' 0TOM-, ----- -. -
-JflilLX'!Ptete Th Journ.l. )
lonHr-June t. A heavy" halt storm
crossed Morrow county Wednesday even
ing from th southwest attended with
considerable thunder and Itghtnlng,
Hailstone an Inch and a quarter In di
ameter were numerous. A not much
of tlje grain Is headed out and the storm
wss of short duration, it is tnougni mat
there was not great damage don to th
growing crop. , .
kolid mx jaonmra.
T (Speeial blabatch' to Tb loarnal.T " T
Billing. Mont., Jun 1. Henry Over-
turf, a member of a surveying party,
wa struck by lightning and Instantly
killed last night. A companion was so
badly stunned that for a tlm It wa
feared he would die. Overturf and his
friend took' refuge under a large tree
durlngj; jg thunder-ehower, L Overturf
came to Billing from San Francisco
about six months ago.
MATT XAXfc AT COaTOOV.
. (Special Dlapatcb to Th Jvarnal.)
Condon.-iun I. A heavy-hall and
wind storm did an Immense amount of
damage throughout this region of tha
country Wednesday night. Tha rainfall
resembled a cloudburst and a heavy fall
of hall broke skylights snd windows
throughout th town. Many roofa'were
broken and Interiors flooded. Hundreds
of acres of crops wer ruined by the
hall. " .
TO IXTHTD TEXAS BAXUB OAS.
(Journal 8ieela! arTca. )
Oalveoton. Tex.- Jun J. The Bt.
Louis, BrownBvllle A Mexican road I To
be built to Tamptco, Mexico, a contract
for part of the construction having al
ready been let. . Th extension will
serve as a feeder,' and It Is learned that
the 'Frisco will extend . Its line from
Brady to 0an Antonio, ' thenc aouth
westwardly to a connection' with th
Brownsville" road, giving - th 'Frisco
Rock Island interest control of the
southwestern situation. Valuable ter
minal property- ha':ten -acflulred at
Ta'mplco.
sots' BmiaAsa.
Th Centenary Boy' Brigade enter
tain tonight at Centenary M. E. church.
when ftn program will be presented,
Including music, reading by Mrs. Hen
derson and the Chan lstr, Luk Ming
and other.
xss sbveslV JtUBTr
$26 Silk Shirtwaist Suits
Here is the ereatest offer
U greens, pongee and changeable; sleeves with, newest tucked and pleated shoulders and IT
tiicked orN pleated cuffs; waists tucked, pleated and. shirred I skirts .tucked, -pleated, or. if
fl snirredTandmade Very"fuTI.The best soft taffeta,made into a silk shirtwaist suit, that I I
smrrcu, aim jimuc vnr !.." . Vi - J ,
'will fit with aharm and grace that are sure. to please. You can see that (M? QQ
these suits are easily wprth $26. Have one fitted Saturday for only........ J) 1 "O
$30 Suits for
" $14.98
XadiesSilk, ShirtwaistSuits,
In brown, i greeny- bluerl tan
and changeable chiffon' and
: soft, unbreakable taffeta ; a
; , number of the swellesf new
styles, made up this season.
very- suit actually worth
- $30,. CbcsefKinlthline
&:::a:;$i4.98
$50 Silk Suits for $23.79
$45 ' and SSOJineSUk-Shirtwaist Silitsikirts.
tucked, full pleated or shirred, with or with
out the, 'beautiful corded French shirring;
- jackets or waists tucked, pleated, shirred or
corded ; sleeves newest styles, with full cord
- ed gatheror tucks or pleats at tops, with pin
tucks -or pleated cuffs. Dainty rich French
bands. kiiiAa, Ulcs, buttona and oilk 6titchd
' effects, for trimmings. Buy one of these
i suits and you will be pleased with the per
fect fit and becoming style. You, couldn't
.'.get a suit made for the small price we ask
-. you to pay Saturday . .. 79
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145 SEVENTH STREET.
FJRST GASOLINE CAR TO
RUN TO FOREST GROVE
"Motor Car 1." th firat gaaoline car
to b run on the Southern Pacific rail
road, ha been put In condition for bual
neaa, and will b given a trial next
week between Portland . and Foreit
Orove, untea preaent plan ar
changed. It 1 expected th car will be
faat enough to make th round trip
S-HPweaa9SM
PUBL1G
Vile and Worthless Imitations of Munyon's Witch Hazel Soap
' Menace the People's Health. - - - '
Diseased Fats, Biting Alkalis and the Impure Refuse of Slaughter Houses Made
Over Into Soap, Which b Offered for a Few Pennies Under the '
r": ,:: lVlisleadirig Name Witch Hazel Soap. " T 7
Munyon'g Witch Harel Soap is pure
enough to et It is composed of the
finest, medicaments, - unguents and
vegetable products Jn additionjo an
extract of witch hazel which . pos
sesses -a strength greater than that of
any other extract ever made, it con
tains other properties which in their
nature must absolutely soften and
beantify the skin. eradicate-black-heads,
pimples and similar eruptions,
a n.d. - cu re sk in d i sorders 1 1 is th e
sweetest anl best toilet soap made.
That is why millions of cakes have
been sold since its first appearance n
the market. ' . '
That, also, is why scores of imita
tors have endeavorel to Map the ben
efit of its popularity by making up"
some miserable substitute, giving it
the magic name "Witch Harel Soap"
and selling it at a price which indi
cates that it is composed of only the
cheapest and most harmful ingred-
tents. .. i ... .
-Prof.-Munyon says he has analyzed
t,.,r,rnni different makes of . so-
called Witch Hazeloap. and fn non
has he fond the,. slightest trace of
this great curative agent. ,
On the otner nana, nc siks me puo
lir ton for one moment and ,ask
themselves the qwestion: "What be
comes of the diseased cam which, die
m iht slaughter-hoMSMf ') .vnat oe-
145 Silk Shirtwaist
at 50 Cents on
, From one of New York's most famous manufacturers of. Silk Suits.
. To wind up a season's business, this manufacturer offered these 145
Silk Shirtwaist Suits at exactly half wholesale price." Our 'New
York buyer was first on the ground with'the cash, and secured the:
; - Suits, shipping them direct to Portland by express. .' . 1 ;
See the Bin WIndow:Dsplay:
ever made on a Mot of Silk Shirtwaist Suits. Browns, blues, reds.
$3SSultsfor
$16.05
Ladies' Silk Suits, in- all popu
, lar, wanted shades of brpwn,
.tan, green, blue, pongee; also
changeables. AU.sizes up to
. 42, and .-guaranteed fit or
no saleUavery-anstancc4nrt,ri-i,,t.ft' nr -shirri.ff r
Suitsworthl: $33.98 to$3Mwaists Dr jaCketsveryrstun
Z:??. $16.95
Friday and
Saturday , will
June 3, at 8 p.
LS350
11
BROS.
Bet. Morrison and Alder
rery two hour and handle th bual
ueaa, (topping on algnal at all eroaalnga.
Th car ha been In the hand of th
repair men at th Southern Paciflo
hop- a week or 10 day, and mechan
lam that wa broken near Ia Grand on
th trip from Omaha ha been replaced
with heavier part. Th changes of
official on Oregon line, from general
manager tb dlvlalon - auperlntendent.
hav delayed the matter of inauguration
of a regular aervlc with th motor car,
but by next week th new official will
PERIL i
comes of the rotten carcasses that are
unfit for any purpose save a concealed
one?- Why do the ranchmen and
other cattle dealers, as quicklyas
even inhumanity will allow rush dy
ing steers along with the good ones to
the abattoir? i - .
Jt-is becaust this animal refuse is
boiled in rats, mixed with other dis
gusting constituents. disguise!with
cheap perfume that may cheat the
nose but cannot deceive the skin, and
is then tur ned out -as -oap - under a
name that should be a guaranty of its
purity and goodness, . - -
Prof. Munyon, who spent years in
perfecting his Witch Harel Soap and
who guarantees by his entire fortune,
business reputation and personal in
tegrity "its absolute purity and power
in curing skin disorders, says:
', "The man who would knowingly in
vite the mother to apply to her baby's
skin a soap composed of vile impuri
ties, arid who would steal "the name
Witch Hazel Soap, ' and. Under the
guise of an article known to be' pure
enough to eat, introduce into the
home an agent of tuberculosis, scrof
ula and skin and blood, poison, should
receive a sentence as severe as that
administered to the assassin. ;".
"It makes the right-thinking man.
shudder even to think of the dangers,
not'alone'to babies, .but to all mem--ben
of the family, that exist, in-the
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IS
Suits Bought P n
the Dollar
J2o$?S
$40Sultsfor
$19.75 -
$40 Ladies' Silk Shirtwaist
"""Suits, also silk jacket Suits,!
C made of soft,- unbreakable
. taffeta,: also. Rajah, Pongee J
and Chiffon Taffeta , Silks ;
" - newest - and best styles v att
sizes tip to 42 ; skirts full
ning. Sale fA 7C,
price Saturday,. .4Jiyl tf
Piano' to be
Qlveri Away
Saturday Last Days.
Get Your Tickets In Saturday Sure.
Every 50c purchase in this store -Friday and
entitle , purchaser to-- a FREE f
I-NTKY to iano Contest. The $350 Con
cert Grand will, be GIVEN AWAY Saturday,
m. If yon need anything itv th
dry goods line better buy it here "these two"
days and try for this fine Piano.' j A SQUARE,.
DEAL to every person "entering contest. You
mav be the lucky person. No one knows when
luck will turn their way. "
A $12.98 Silk Suit gets 25 free entries.
O. M. CO.
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be fully Installed and affair will again
be running smoothly,-when the car will"
be taken out and placed Jn service. It
la th forerunner of cars that th Har
riman line ar having built tor subur
ban eervlc here and at other points on
the Union Pacific and Southern Paciflo
systems.
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It Bpots aad It Xyd. '
From th Houston Post.
Th Equltabl will never lo
spot until It hed It Hyde.
It
use of such soaps as these. Not only
is thete not a drop of witch hazel in
any of them, but most of them are
made1 jip-t-a--ost of 4or-2 entr
cake by unskilled and cheap laborers,
of materials that arc so vile and
tainted that were their foulness not
concealed by pungent perfumes they
would not be tolerated for an instant
evenJthe poorest homes
"I urge upon mottfers who wish to
raise their children in a healthy con
ditromhe absolute necessity of ising
the purest soaps tnat tney can obtain.
Few realize the terrible danger there
is in nibbing and lathering even the
adult skin with a composition that,
contains 'poisonous ingredients. The
pores are the natural sewers of the
body, through which much of the
cast-off material passes. If these be
stopped up, or if through such chan
nels impurities e introduced into the'
system, the direst results are, bound '
A -! I . ., ,
to ionowresuii inai are snown in
unncaiwy miernai conamons,Dioicnea
j ...
nanas ana laces, eruptions, sickness
andsometimes death. ,r ,
"There is no purer soap, in the
world than Munyon's Witch Hazel
Soap; there is none whrth. is as good
foruaby or'for grown-up, and there is
none which imore surely guarantees
safety and-health for the family." i
Price 13 cent.. Munyon, rhiU-"
delphia.j'Pas'. .
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