Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1905)
THE' OREGON. PAtLY ' JOiXRUAV, PORTLAND FRIDAY , EVENING.' JUNE 0. 1C03. lit RISKED HIS LIFE TO SAVE OTHERS S. J. Rice. UWrer at Fair, Proves ' Himself a Hero on the Trail. STOPS RUNAWAY TEAM ; ." TrfAT MENACED CROWD Dahed to the Ground and In- jured . by Heavy Wagon v.' and Horses' Hoofs. ' At St. 'Vincent's- hospital. suffering from broken leg and severe b'8";.'" ' 8. J Rice. laborer, who risked his HIS on the Trail yesterday to keep from harm the scores of women and children who thronged that smusement, street His heroism was witnessed by a nvu'tl- . tude. i :. - ' . ' . Rloe was near the approach to the Trail, when a runaway team hitched to an empty lumber wagon thundered down upon the Trail. Women began to i scream. panic followed and peopla darted hither and thither aeektng places of safety. Frank Eberle. of tha eatpesltlon press ; bureau, tried to seise theflylng reins, "but" failed. The - tarseeswept past toward a group of children who wera scurrying out of the way. They were apparentlyanlc-stricken. and for a time disaster seemed Imminent.;"" : " V Rice saw the danger and sprang from the crowd. He seised the head oft'the nearest8-horse and by great effort ' suc ceeded In turning., the team, from Its course toward s; hillside. ;- He was un- .U tn retain M. hold on the frightened 1 anlmal and was hurled to . the . ground, I he wagon, pa ased over him' and ha. was mangled by the horses hoof s. ' But the team was turned from the . Trail and cheeked to such an extent that 'others . who went to Rice's ssslstance had no difficulty In stopping It . Rice was -unconscious when he waa .'removed -to the emergency hospital on the grounds. By the effort's of Dr. Spencer, however, he was aoon revived. Rice is : a laborer. . employed., by Calllghan & CovT contractors. For sev , eral days, he haa been employed on the . exposition i grojg&la; by the contractors. He Is 39 yearlTof age and unmarried, and la practically without funds. "I think by all means tha fair nr the . public should do something for Rice. said a fair official today. - "We are not authorized officially to provide for hlm but In view of tha great service he did I think something should be done.".- SIXTY POUND DRESS WORN IN HER DANCE - -Girl in Btie Tellar What Clothes - " She Vears and Case Goes to the Jury. The'Tato of Mrs. Rose, alias Millie ba Leon, the "Girl in Blue," Is In the batM-i of the-Jury. All the evidence -.against Mr Rose wss tsken yesterday - afternoon. Acting Police Captain Sliver, stationed at tire exposition, stated that he had seen her dance and had also seen a 14-year-old . girl, supposed to be her oaugnier, near, tne snow, tie naa. never . seen the gjrjt Iriside anihe could not say that Mrs, &oaewa encouraging the d . linquency: a 'Child,' the crime with which she le charged. r-f ii ... Chief df .Police Hunt had seen the show, njF be said It was no more In- . v 'rim thfl wmtcwnr dance given at a carnival In thla city. i . H. H. Wright Curtis F. -Vessels and : JX U. Long testified that they had aeen the dance and thai it waa Indecent. Mr. Weasels said he had seen the child near the show and that she was accompanied . by a colored maid. None- had seen the child in the show. For the defense Matt Murphy, B. J. . Wilson and others - testified thai the girl did not attend the. show and was well .behaved. In her Own behalf Mrs. ; Rose 'said she could not dance with cor sets on. and the skirt she wte, with Its .- spangles, was especially . adapted for - her i work and weighed SO. pounds. . Her husband, W. Rose, said they had been married nine years, anV) trie child, his step-daughter, was ltryears old. Rose Is the manager and "spieler" for the show. He wss- severely rebuked bv - Judge Frsser for allowing his wife to earn a living for him in the manner In dicated. , - RENTAL VALUES TO BE '.' DECIDED BYr A JURY Whether -courier at Grand avenue and Kat Morr(on street Is more valua ble than - corner at First and Wash ington streets is a question for. a. Jury In Judge Sears' court to decide. J.' Ueckenbach. the plnlatlff in the case, aaya a reasonable rental of the corner Is $200 a month, and some of his wit nesses estimate the probable rental at from $S0 to, lioo a month. Slgmunrf Blchel and ,-W. Schimpf f,1 th "de fendants, say the property Is hot worth more than t0 a montldf and introduced ' evidence to show that a corner at First and Washington streets. In the heart :of the business district, commanded a rental of ojily $100 a month. Slcnel and -Schlmpff are co-defendanta with ' D. C Rima, who rented the East Morrl ' aon street property for saloon purposes. Theyislgned a bond' for his lease at double the amount of ithe rental, but at . the end of '17, months Rima left Ueclt'nbach asks for rentaljo' the amovnt of $4,000, but-rnd lefer)snays he Is ehtltled to only $1,700. CALIFORNIA SHOWS'" ' ' , .SPLENDORS AT FAIR With a view to giving wider publicity to 'the resources and chararterlst'k-s of the .various districts of California rep ' ki resented in the California atate building V aeries of Illustrated lectures will b : given- hourly during the Afternoons In that building, beginning todsy. ' Speclsl lectures will slso be given on , the mineral resources of the, state. With ; pafrtlcular reference "to the Sacramento "val!r.- The . commissioner from the valley, are arranging for excursions from Portland to their reglonnd return - for tha benefit of eastern visitors. PENNILESS OLD MAN FOUND DEAD AT SALEM t. - ' 7 . .. ; . - - , (aperlal Dhpatca te Tke Araraal Pslem, Or., June JO, George Wyman, ' In old -man. waa found dead in his room (' in the Halrm lodging-house at noon to. ly. The cause of his death Is unknowir , nq so lar as- known he had neither r.-Yf0B' raiaUvea or friend.,-. POTEMKIN SURRENDERS TO BLACK SEA FLEET r t'oaraal eiieelal Serrlet.) 1 , - Washington, June JO. United Statea Consul Heenan at. Odessa cables that "tha Black eeru fleet arrived., there at noon and that tha battleship Knals Pqtemkln surrendered .Immediately afetr a few ahota had been tired. . An other .bulletin ' aays . that the 3lack sea aquedron arrived this afternoon and.retlred, waiting on r tha horlxon. - GOOD TIME TO BUY " TER CLOTHES A. B. Steinbach Says That Prices Are Surely Goinj; ; Higher in the East. "Business condltlbns In tha eaat are the healthiest and most 1 prosperous I Lhave ever seen," said AY B. Steinbach, who has lust returned - from a buying trip that occupied six weeks, "I worked harder this trip "--than I ever worked before to get what I wanted. The fac tories are buav. and h&s-e all thev. ran do on next spring's -goods.' Mr. Steinbach says the high price of wool 1s having a good effect on the market In every way, although It will causa eonis slight stiffening in prlcesi Wool Is commanding a price SO per cent higher than It did when ha Chopped in ine east a year aro. - lie a year aro. maniifnrlurere will vftarge hither prices for their, output this year, but the Alt-, ferenre will pe absorbed-by the reUll- ers. Prices of clothtnayi are, he says, likely to be a little higher next season. - The feeling in eastern clothing cir cles Is that there will be a further ad vance in prices of cloths within tha next eight months, 1 He waa strongly advised to buy all he could get of such staples. as blues and blacks. Tha ten dency among eaatern clothing factories Is toward better goods and higher claaa garments, J Ready-made clothing now adays is partly hand-made, ' and more hand work is filerlng Into the, process, as are also newer machine methods. "There ia much talk in the eaat about the Lewls.and Clark fair, and, of course; I talked for the fair as hard as I could. he said. 'The sentiment la gradually gaining ground that Portland. nd Ore gon are the best fields for investment In the ITnlted Btates. It la rettljig-.4he attention ot a' great many eaatern in vestors. They have been making care ful investigation of conditions here, and already many announce their intention 10 pui money into tnis. country and wry. 1 ne siaie or uregon Is one of, the most perfectly adapted regions for woolen industries, and its "market I growing rapigiyt The money market n m nai is easy just now, and monet a seeaing prontabla Investment. It ! ins iime to sinus ror Oregon," r LAMSOiVTO BUILD two hotels Soon One Will Jpcciipjr .Site at Sixth artd Flanders, the Other at 'V Fifth and fiurnside. R. B. Lamson. a Portland man. has bought from M. II. Jones four lota at the corner of Flandera and Sixth streets for 135,000. He will erect on a part of the ground a hotel, to cost about JJ0.000. 1' Plana for the hotel are betffgjmadi by Architect : Jacobberger and .iwtrk will begin on the" excavs.jJ.ng lmmedlatelyj The hotel will be ot)fcrtck, three atorles high, 100 by 100 feet in dimension. It win nave Jjveji atore rooms on the first floor and 0 rooms oh the two uppet floors. The hotel will be equipped for a moaern transient house. It will be completed this summer. Mr. Lamson Is also haying plana made for a three story brlrJP hotel ,60?by 100 feet, to be erected at the correfbf Fifth and Burn side .streets. 4 Iwlll have five store rooms and contain, about rooms. The ouiiuing win do erected tQis summer, end will cost about $18,000.; si. t. Hart is interested with him in both enter prises. ' - ' . M. Lowenson and others have sold to F. W. Leadbetter the east half, of lota a ana s, in ine mock between Morrison and Yamhill, on Tenth street The price U . 1 AAA " - W7 A. Wallce-ii. h.,.h JSitrick; Feely. referee, two lota at th or ; Thirteenth and riin'm streeta for $10,400. . . '' x ... INDIANS WILL SEE ; THE STATUE UNVEILED The SacaJnwea association has made arrangements to bring down $00 Indiana from the Chemawa Training school to be present at the exercises on Hiniiwu day. There la-Ill , be a public meetlns- of the association at 1. o'clock 'tomorrow with Mrs. Cartwrlght -at -US H.v.nth at reel. . The nark comml.ainn.i-. 9,111 In attendance and the permanent placing, of the statue will be discussed. af ldgaley Failed to Appear. Al Mldgeley. charged with ihr..i.nin. to kill the daughtrof Mr 8. Lovell, a glpay. -because she. wtoulijibt marry hlmr-hne fled the-trltyrf Judge--Hog.ue todsy continued his case nnSf(nl.i. ap d Issued a bench warranjf of arrest V Wife Did Hot Appear. , J. Reardon. kaloon keeper and alleged wife beater, wss fined $20 on a charae of disorderly, conduct this sfternbon by Police judge Hogue, . Ills wife failed to appear agngjst .film. y Krs. B seller la rortlaad. Mrs. R. I..' Bassler. wife of promi nent Lincoln. Nebraska, wholesale to bacco man. Is visiting relatives at 48tr Falling street. Iter children accomoann ner. " Soar of errteea Changed. Beginning next Sunday the hour fol Sunday, services1 In the Auditorium ' at o'cjppk The celebrated Dr. j. Kmll O. inn rxpnpmon win-u. e.jv iniiffli or nirscn-wiu oe uie speaarrjwjc. eunaay T lladea rUe .Is Tery TMw. John linden. Indicted for asaault. with V dangerou weapon 'tpon John Doe Peterson, was allowed to plead guilty lo pimple aasault before Judie Fraxei' thhi morning ajid Was fjned0, Wife Waa Craefo Xlm. W. W. "hai begun .suit for divorce from-Jlattie May Wlswell. to whom he waa married tn West ftnnerlor.. Win consln. on October 14. lt4. VtUi anH Inhuman treatment la alleged. V - DAVIS F00 ACCIDENT Driver of Machine In Which Fred Allen Was Killed Had No . Headlights, i ' FAILED TO GIVE PROPER SIGNALS ON-THE ROAD -t: Woman Testifies That; Chauffeur Had Been Unsuccessfully Re-r vjquested to Go Slower.v The coroners Jury which held an In- aueat on the body of Fred Allen, whoae death resulted from tha automobile ac ddent- near the Twelve-Mile house on June 1$. censured "Sketch' Iavls for carelessness in keeping the lights of the machine Jn improper condition ana lor failure to give the proper-.aignals on the road. The Ju.rjrwas composed -of H. L. Day, W. .O. Hlgglns, B. R. IJun stan. E. K. Purdtn, A. B. Stuart and W. H. Warren and returned the follow ing verdict: -1 . .. Fred Allen came toi his deatn at Bt. Ylncent'a hosplUU In the city , of Port land on June 29, 1906,,, from traumatic meningitis caused by a injury received on. the. night of June IS, 190B. ou the Base Line road about a quarter qf a mile west of what. Is known aa the Twelve-Mile house ln n accident caused. by an automobile in ..which .deceased was riding, running into' a buggy ahead of it. Which waa going In the same direction aa the automobile. "It ia theoplnlon of the lury from nFa aubmltted. that' Herbert Buckley, who waa driving the horse and buggy, waa out of his rightful position tn tha road.-: , T T" "It Is also the opinion of the Jury that W. O. Davis, the chauffeur , of the au tomobile. In which deceased was riding, la censurable for having a 'defective headlight and for not giving the proper Signal of his approach." . - Tha testimony waa verV oonfllctlnn. Davis and Buckley testified that they had both turned to the left, Mt Martha Grant one of the occupanta of the auto mobile, waa 'positive that both had turned to the right. Davla stated that he had two lights on the front of . his machine, while Buckley and S. S. Bald win, who was In the automobile which cama on the-scene of the accident Just as It happened, stated that they saw no lighta at all,- althotrglr'Buckley had looked for the light when he heard the machine behind1 him," but could only ace faint-gleam. UavfW declared that he was driving his machine at from 42 to IS mile an hour, but Martha ' Grant testified that he waa running the ma chine-iso fast . that ahe had to turn chine 11 around IB to catch her breath. '" r iYENTV YEARS IN PRISON FOR HONOR Irishman Visits -Fair Who. Spent ; Half a Lifetime in Dungeon Because He' Was Honest. ' Because he preferred death to dis honor, fatricK j. f innejran or craugh- Well. Ctfunty Onlway, I'ftTiinH, pnt lh best 20 years of his life in the black and gloomy Kngllah convict prison at Dublin. He was recently released and Is now in.Portlnnd visiting friends and viewing the exposition. He will aoon leave for a visit with friends in Butte, Montana, from here he will return to his home on the Emerald Isle. . in January, IS 3, Flnnegan and four friends were arrested one midnight and hustled 100 miles away for trial.' A rich young man of the county had been shot and the English police were ar resting every one theyi could see charg ing them with the murder. Flnnegan states that he could have been able to produce scores of witnesses to prove that he was entirely Innocent of the crime, butlhe was rallrpadedilirough the court and sentenced to be hanged but this was commuted to penal servi tude for life. Hff was-at first sent to the Qalway prison, but fearing that he might be aided by his friends who re sided tn both the city and county of Gal way, he was removed to Dublin. For 20 years he was kept a prisoner. Within two days qf the time net-? for his execution he was approached by representatives of Dublin castle, who told him -that he would be given his liberty and 5,000 If he would give In formation as to who shot Walter Burke, the murdered man. Burke's brother of fered an additional ' f 1,000 pounds for' the Information. Many of Flnnegan a friends wanted him to Just name some one and go free. But be would not. He did not. know who the murderer was, and soj. would not name an innocent party. ' , . . Upon his release rrom prison llnne- gan returned to hia former home and was given a great welcome. And when he visited Oalway the whole town from the outskirts to the Cladder, turned out 10 Ha mill. .'h. - ' He has several relatives In this coun try and has been visiting with them dur ing the past few weeks. - .1 HOGUE'S WORK ON BENCH IS COMPLETED Judge Hogue practically completed his work on the police bench this afternoon- and everything will be-in good shape for Judge Cameron tomorrow morning. A few cases wsTe left over for his sue cessor. Including- that of K. IX McDonald, the soloonmanrhatged with beating his wifA..wben she' had been out of the ho- pltal only.thre'e'5ays. after giving birth to a child. - . : UTerk Ifred Olsen lmdihla mohthly re port, of commitments and -Hnanrea In both city and-state, cult's completed and ready tor the signaler of Judge? Hogue. The total'.' receipt igr ' the . month amounted .to'.. $1.2x3. Former Police Judge prank flnnnessiVWhe aVpolnted fcteHr - ot tedll e f ou.rt by Judge Cume- MAVORfeOESBILLTO . .PAY FOR PUNCH SET - ' ; , . j ' Mayor Williams today filed with the audltrh4 his veto of the ordinance adopted last week by the council to appropriate tl09 fromitbei council fund to hiiy -hltn a cut glats . punchbowl end tumbfera, and gives as a reasna that the members of the city legislature had subscribed the money from their own funds. When It became known that the gifts were to he paid for from public moneys, there was gmersl .censure of the council, and the mayor atateH. In an Interview that h would revise to accept them. Unless thy were pi.ld for by. the Coumclme a. . NO VERDICT Ifl f E. V. HER CASE Jury Takes Twenty Ballot but Neither Side Will Give In So " lstDischarged.. FINAL MAJORITY FAVORED ACQUITTAL Accused" :Savs- Local Bank Charged Usurious Rate bu r Prosecution Denies This. '.. The : Jury in tha eaaa f the state aguinaf E. W. Rlner. Indicted for ob taining mcmey from the aUte by falsa pretenses, reported , to Judge Sears this morning that It had been unable to agree and wajt discharged from further oonslderatlonof tba case. The Jury was out 22 hours. - It It Pershln, fore man, .stated that there waa no poaai-blllty-of oh agreement; that there Waa no change during the laat ballots and that none was expected. .The Jury took about 20. ballots. The Ilrstresuiiea , in a voie 1 o. seven ior conviction" and "four for acquittal antt one blank. The second stood el x for conviction and six for acquittal. Bal lots were cast at different times during the night, and finally the Jury; stood seven for acquittal and flva for con-' victlon. Five successlveTballoVs failed to change this vote, - -.'"t v t-' " "i After the dismissal of th-Jufy Rlner and Assistant District Attorney Moser met at the door of Judge ,8eaV court room. Say, Moser," said Rlner, ''why don't you do something with that Oregon Saving bankt It charged .us" usury for the money.". - " That is too late," interjected a Juror. 'If we had known that thing we might have agreed.' ' '-. There was no evidence that the bank charged usurious Interest," responded Moser. "You are mora guilty than your father waa, and her waa tonvlcted of the same crime." We ll see that on the next trial. retorted Riner, and he turned away. : . PACKINGHOUSE MEN FJNEDlY JUDGE HOGUE Officials of Portland r Abattoir Guilty of Operating Slaughter house 4n City Limits. Despite) J he ordinance declaring the plant of the . Pacific Statea Packing company. tUe Portland abattoir, police Judge Hogue fined three officialsof the company thla morning. They were ad Judged to have violated the ordinance prohibiting' the operation of A slaughter house within Uie elty limits and to have put meat through processes creating odors Inimical to health. . On the charge of allowing refuse to accumulate the evidence was held to be insufficient to convict. ' s The of f lelalev- J. -Hr-Cook. J. W. yeal and-.Thomaji W. Bigger, were fined $100 each on the first charge and $50 on the second. Notice of appeal was given by Attorney S.-B7 Linthlcum and a stay bond of $200 on one charge ahd $104ron the other was given by each defendant. WOMAN SUFFRAGISTST" GUESTS AT EXPOSITION Woman Suffrage day at the fair waa celebrated with . appropriate exerclaes this ' afternoon. The distinguished woman suffragists who are in this city attending tne annual convention of tb organisation arrived at the fair ground shortly after nooti and courtesies were extended them by the officials. ' At 2 o'clock .exercises were held the Auditorium at which speeches were made and musical numbers rendered. At 4 o'clock the visitors were tendered reception In the Oregon state building, and at 6 the guests went on a tour of 1 ns pect iloao flheOregon-ta tei-ex tj 1 bl under the direction of President Jeffer son Myers. -1 The visitors were agreeably aurifflsed by the beauty, and magnitude ofvthi exposition and said it exceeded au ex pectations. .'- ,- BURGLARS WORK HARD ' WITH SMALtPROFITS Burglars entered the basement of the store conducted by H. Btt'umer St Co. at 372 East Morrison streetlast night. only to be conrronted by a double door, which barred . helr further progress. All they secured was a suit of clothe. The thieves battered down one heavy door and drilled several auger holes through, one of the single doors. A telephone box in Popp Dick's saloon, , on Main, between First and Second streets, was opened by burglars laas'night and a few dollars were taken. r.acycla waa atolen. from the lower floor of the Chamber of Commerce building. A reward of $10 has been offered for the apprehension of yie HIGH PRAISE FOR , r- FIRE DEPARTMENT 1 ''1L - - -- - -v. dh f 1 mi Cisco, is in 1 the city- enjoying. the ex Dosltlon end atuwrliior munlHn.i rr t . his chief Interest being streets and the methods of paving them. 3 Mr. Van der N'alllen was for, years a -commissioner or tne Bay City's board of public works, and In his study of things municipal ha hub inea nearly every city In North America anl moat of ahose. In- Europe. e siaies jjiai i-nrtiartil 8 (tie depart ment isbne of the best he has seen Mr. Van der Naillen Is acatimpanled by nut ramuy nnn nis uuaineai partner, H. Arthur Orlgaby; official state aurvevor or cunrornia. , Gross round OnUty. Hidoonkeerer Gross was found aullfv1 Kiiiny 01 neuing ujnor 10 minors, but tire court held that there were extenu ating circumstances, as . the evidence showed that the children had been'sent o the saloon by, their parents to .nro cure the liquor...;,' ... "w. 4llss Xlarer Sings la rng-USh. ' ' Mherati; has- added tn his Jist of solr ats M,is Katharine Klarer. a soprans trom the Clnclttna ti Conservatory of Mosic. Marie VaWe;- who ssng yester. day. Is alao a- soprano,- but Miss Klarer is ine onty soloist of the organisation who sings. In English. . - 1 v T BPw'Ustlj Bervices. 7" Rev.' and Mr n tr iSmn. bki.-.i RvangellrNa of ,. 'frini-iua ni hM services AiDrw'g kidi tomorrow. . , COIIISSIOiTS LIFE CO'IEHO A CLOSE National Board of Louisiana Pur chase Exposition 'Ready .. ' .to Make Report. :. . a ' ' ' AWARD CERTIFICATES WILL NOT PE SIGNED Voluminous Statement Will Be (Made of Stewardship of . . Ten Million Dollars. The- life of the national' commission of the' Louisiana exposition expired to day, after an existence datlag-from April Ji. 1V01. yesterday the final report, oi tha Commission waa finished, as far as possible, ahd'the members have adopted It and formally concluded me ousiness of the organ taatlon. The report la being written by a Corps of stenographers, under the super vision of Claude Hough of St- Louis. assistant secretary. The- "aecretary, Laurence drahame, of New York, did not attend the Portland session. The report will be voluminous, and will Include the reports from each state commission, and a financial statement of the stewardship of the government's appropriation of $5,000,000, a loan of $4,- 100,000 more, and an annual contingent fund of $10,000. It will aggregate Bouut ivv iypevruia-iBi-' 1. Ex-Senator George, W. .McBrlde 6f Oregon, ex-Sehator John M. Thurston of Nebraska, and Senator Thomas H. Car ter of Montana have given the final re port their personal attention, and it Is practically the work of Qjjse men- aod the assistant secretary. - Tha commission consisted of .the fol lowing: John M. Thurston, Nebraska; Thomas H. Carter, Montana; William Lindsay, Kentucky; George W. McBrlde, Oregorft Frederick A. Betts, Connecticut; John M-TAIM Mississippi; Martin H. Glynn.-Nevr York; John F. Miller. Indi ana; Philip D. scott, Arxansas. Mrs. Juary Phelps Montgomery or Portland was a member of the board of lady man ager!. Thla state Is .represented in the final report by a statement of Oregon's 'shar tn the St. Louis exposition; - Oregon's state commlasloiwwaa composed of Jef ferson My era. W. E. Thomas, Edmond G Glltner, TV. it Wehrung.-F. A. Spences Dav Kaffety, J. C Flanders, O. Y. Harry. II. Albert, Richard Scott. Frank Wl llama, F. G. Young-and George Censer, - Each member of the national com mission received.' salary of $5,000 an-1 nually from; tne data or appointment until today. ' They-' have "been In office a little more than four years. The com mission's contingent fund of $10,000 year has been more than enough to cover Its expenses. It has permitted about $9,000 to. lapse to the original ap propriation, and" that amount: was ao- cordingHt' aubject to the demand; or th exposition company. - Tha controversy between the national commission' and the exposition company has paased into history and in the com mission's final rejifJtt there Is no ef fort made to revive It, although a. com plete atatement ICVlven of the cauaes leading to the quarrel, and the proceed lngs had by the commission' in relation thereto. 5-' 7. ' - , - - - The bill by' which congress, appro priated the money that made the es po sition possible provided that all awards ahould be paased -upon- by the national commission, as well as by the exposl tlon 1 comoany. The company, after ac cepting the' money, decided to run theP a ward pig business its own way, and de clined to aubmlt the awards to the ap proval of the commission. There was a long controversy oyer- the question. The commission stood on its rights and the exposition company refused to re cede from its position. Certificates were finally Issued by the. company to the exhibitors, but the ceruncatee lld. not bear the names of the nation! worn' mlaalon. ' t jj ENGINEERS MEET " AT AMERICAN IN? Experts From MaQy'States. Dis cuss Power Problems and Irrigation Wors; 1 ."l At this' morning' ft session df the Gen eral Engineering congraea.'at the Ameri can Inn. Lewta and Clark Mposltion. the delegates divided Into two sections, those Interested In electrical transmission oc cupying one parlor and those engagod In general-engineering anotnerT jL -Papers were read as follows , '"h Cost of Irrigation Br Klectrkall Driven Pumps." W. W. heeler, ReB ding? California; --'The Cedar , River Plant of the.City of Seattle," J. D. Robs "Expositions aa Engineering Educatora,' O. N. Patton. Portland; "Report :,o Progress Editor." F. A.C. Perrlne. Ne York; ' Wrinkles." R. AV. Van Norden, Sacramento, California. . ; Thla afternoon at 2 o'clock the two sections held a joint session and heard the following papers: "The Improve ment of the Columbia River Between The Dalles an Celllo," jMaJor W. C. Langftvt; "United Statea Reclamation Service." D. C. Henny.-conaultlng engi neer; "The Work -of the Reclamation Service In Oregon," John I. Whistler, district engineer; "United States Recla mation Investlgatiopg ft) Washington." T. A. Noble, district engineer; "United Statea Reclamation Service at the Ex position,'' &. T. Perkins. After tha reading of the .papers the delegates to the Pacific Coast Elect Hon I Transmission" , association went Into execulve session, during which officers tor tne coming year were eieciea. ana other . business transacted. J -The program fo tomorr'frtv includes Inspection trips to the plants of the Portland General Electrlo company, and a trip 10 t axoqero to in spec ir tne cam tinder construction. by the Oregon Water Power Railway. company.-1 1 nnonri t rtr of ttI r- - PRAISES PORTLAND ' W. M. .Russell, formerly manaaar of Cordray'a theatre, but row of SeattNI. trekn visiting tne exposition, over which he la verytcnthualastlc. 1 'Every part or the. rity looks ss though arrayed In holiday attire," he said this morning:: "but there is an evi dence of permanence about everything-.. that will he readily noticed by all In telligent visitors. ' The fair Is In Its In fancy aa to attendance, and In the next two montha there ahould be J.OOO.ooo visitors -In Portland. 1 have just re tirrned from. a. trip to New York and other -rastefh titles, and met a large number of -aople who will visit Port land In July and August.- v Manage- Russell has plsymg at' Ms theatre. In Feattle a company that m brought direct from . New York, aqd SPECIAL sua For Saturday nd Monday ' 226 MORRISON ST., SPLENDID CASSIMERE AND TWEED ALL WOOL SUITS AT - t ; i REGULAR iicaiitijr loiiuitTu npuiaers cassimew ana i weca uits at Sold? fa all clothing stores every day of the weekf! . .Vir at THESr EXaEDINGLV- lAre -offered jatrons ' of this store because the V weather has been so unpropftiouseVcoH atad -rainy.. that we have not disposed of our ordtnary quantity i-' of clothing at this season, and to reduce the stock at this time, when men are making Fourth of July . purchases, we have made these deep slashes into the prices of everything "in the storey ; BE SURE AND DO NOT BuV'A SUIT tNTIL WE SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER Meri's Fashionable Outing-Suite at and up to ?1U. They these figures. All brands of Tobacco - -f PHOINE .9 ' '. 'A neat design and'of very pleasing proportions. -The frame- work is made of selected-northern birch and finished in mahogany. The circulaf'lop rail is amply suppprted by ' fancy scrolled panels conveniently placed. Upnolstered j, with spring seat, swell front rail. All these Chairs are fitted with loose cushion ettect the latestjrtyjeain up noistefea iurnuure, uThese-Chairs sold forjlli Q$ w-- Wis upholstered in silk and tapestry. .. . . .- .--:'. r. , . ill .. n. jennmg . - L 17M74 FIRST STREET which Is enjoying greet prosperity. . All the playa are produced unler the per sonal direction of the author. .CttAlee A. Taylor. AfWrfthe close of the SCAttle engagemeor the middle ot next month the f 6mpawy may pe aeen f ere. TRAILTO BE OPENED, WITH POMP TOMORROW . .' - - ' With a brilliant display the Trail at the exposition1 wtll be formally opened tomorrdw. Saturday will be Trail .day and arrangements have heen ma3e for an exhibition of the attrrrtrtns of"j.he, - ' point unique finery the opening will 1e dis tinctly. -'. w . -. GARBAGE CREMATORY - JN FINE CONDITION The' new mayor will not have so much trouble with the garbage crema tory a I have; had,", aald Mayor Wll- Hams thla morning.' "It has been a source of much trouble ever since I vi been in office, but at laat It has been rebuilt and la giving satisfaction," -treat mnr. t"u'' "" W.nd- hi. fellow" plager. by reVolution has yet been given Oiythe grounds. have nrr. thir aenaa e Ith. vh. ... oonl hux: heen expresel theif sense of Ins. The laved' from time to time, so thaBeveryf - nn,ln Lri dntalt could b arranged, to make the f - r:-"" tul P;n nf o. ,of M, event, of the U$ ? JJt. At ie ' ' t- Between First and Secon PRICE $12.50 ran - ttuui rouueu ,;. jw. r. ATTRACTIVEv BARGAINS are remarkable bargains at .. It Wholesale Prices. HOOD 1722 1 ' : '' 'A Saturday Special,. a A COZY ARM CHAIR . . i Ourrice on Saturday v ?-25 Verona" velolr jfnd imported - & Sons One of the new furnaces waa started Monday morning, and fires were lighted In the other yeaterday The capacity of the garbage reduction plant has been increased. nearly 60 per cent by rebuild Ing the fbrnacea. Tl-e work cost about f 7,000. --- i - JOHN LE GRAND HAS . SUNG HIS LAST SONGT t John Ix Orandof Milwaukee. Wlscnn stti. died June 21 st the Good Samaritan . hospital, aged 2 yeara. lie was' pany and wil slso sagnciated at ton ; time wiHr-the castle Bius're Opera com pany, i Me waa Veteran of the Cuban. campaign. . . - .. . e-' ' Woodbarm Bank Bosber. ' (ipeelal Dlapatea te Tke lewaet.)' ' i Salem. Or., June 30. Jark Hoffman. ' waa brought to the county 'all laat night . from Waro r-ounty. HherlrT Sexton be lieve that he la a desperate character. He had IpA In his porket and lO rounds of ammunition and has been partially Identified one oi the Woodbura bank - rv- 6.25 1 memtiei- nf th Kirmltv Venl AMnn roDoers. j, ' . V A ' v., T. -:- r T?-T- E V
