. T 2DI ... 1 Jm u VOX :ry'.: 1 " OO pn.. - I I ; . ... .. ,: t . ... r iii 11 i - . ;-j a- -. c- w -v-- w Ill . Vt.. . Hawaiian Heavy East , Sid .Traffic Sadly is Jmpeded by Closed Bridge . l and Poor Street. HVEN.JHE FERRIES ARE i ajrvr avaii am f now ' Madison Structure Closed, Morrison BRIDGES BAD coiiditioi " 'preach in Poor Condition and Steel j i 1 Tndae Approach ?we pieei ' ' . . ' ; -- . .. " . Tlir rtnr r Mr r w. KcMuir ow cm ' 'Seldom' has traffle ttwen th east Id of the river In Portland bean ham pered aa mgch as it 1s at present, with An indication that troubltaorae condi tions must continue (or a weelr or 10 days and perhaps Indefinitely. Thrauch combination of clrcumstsnoes each of the'four bridges is more or less unfit or traffic, and at the beat teamsters ere foroed to to from ens to Ave miles out of thetr way to cross the river. AS there Is no ferry . from Bellwood ; to Iwer Alblns this mod of relief Is open bat to s small percentage of teamsters, though the three ferries are carrying many more people than ever before end when In e few days the Webster 4s laid ip.fpr repairs conditions will be truly congested. -. .. . t .The Madison bridge is cloeed entirely traflio, workmen being engaged In putting down new decking' from one end of "the structure to the other. This . work" hss only commenced -end will re quire a considerable period, especially 4frtb rste of progress made, on the Bumalde repair work, be en tndlcatlon of the speed of the contractors. t The Morrison bridge is all right, be Ing distinctive in this respect, but East - 7lorrlon street from the river to Tenth street Is hardly aafe for. heavy teams. Holes are constantly appeariSe; In ths 1 roadwsy and the side streets ere gener i ally out of eerVlce, especially sines the fir which cut off Grand avenue snd to a considerable extent Union avenue. ' "?WUh ths two msln arteries of traf. ' tflc. clogged '. the taamsters : haatento Bumside bridge snd after driving a mils or more out of their way discover . that the new eest approach ts a nul- ' aanc. Deeplte asaertions Of ths In spector to the contrary ths new block paving Is not reliable, and moat any day a Workman or two may be seen wedging tap the blocks so that they wftl not be come so loos that they will turn under BEAUTIFUL WOMEN tMllse that Istwtaat bait ef , He, reethfel eslsr always sddf te thtU charms. Tke aalt Buy be geidas, klaek - a btews. set ws : It 'teeoows gray r faded tbers la aej - amearaace f ace. . tkooch . she any feel s cimav " ataaeae gray bait Is : iimy'm HAtMIEALT il 1 Kmmstm You Looking rotrng. Htwere feme ee tke eolof aed keeety ef bill The &rm aad .tjP Mt "-PTZrl oil er llaea. AUd hr ,MAiLli!Ai!?fJS ft extbM n4 kMla the ereje. aw "aaiag a4 VnwtH Cue Ulr erowth. Ut SO. ottlea r " e.viry 1 . , -JUS aWUiaf fVliaWua rwaaw - Fr:i::?Cff:r.aXW: . .cake Harflna MmicatM SS. .fersej at br tHJU niT SPSMALTim CO., Hew - ark. N. 3.. pwpald h One. aae tkla afVj- " Free Snap eat elrea kr dnwaiit wltheet thU t - peUre aa. aa SM. fa Balrkeaitb. . . Kaai..... Ue setblag wltkmt PU1 BU "fM,r .1 va4 "WtmktMgUm - ' V,' ' w ..... - .. nwinMnIMiim i ,nn HIT immnrmi ) rtrnn'i i irnir i wim rf" Band, Jhfuslcal Sensation of the Fair Photograph by Klaer Photographic Company. the ' horses' hoofs. Forheavlly loafled wagons such -a wobbly pavement la a delusion snd though under the circum stances It Is being made to serv it will not last long with ths Increased service it ts experiencing. t ' The steel bridge slwsys hss been a hard nut for heavily loaded teams to crack.. The very heavy grad at the west approach sUlls all but ths lightest wagons, and the few big trucks that uas It generally delay car traffic 10 minutea or more-whll they alowly crawl up. the ateep incline.' Then, too, the width of the bridge only accommodates ' two teams and oly a mere trickle of traffic can filter -through the, structure, the frequent passsge of boataua.ddlnf all other cause of delay. -':-. With th.MadUon bridge closed. East Morrison street under threat of being barricaded by the city engineer, but two widely separated ferries In commission, th Burnstds bridge needing constant attention to permit. It remaining openJ to heavy traffic, and the steel bridge atyjampuXoX-tht wsTinil unsrsllshle, the growing traffic from th east side s being eerioualy chacked ana west eld Arms afeVnot. Dromlalna rearular dellv- jl-fas-tartasraldrcmtuiiieis. ;; . DANCER OF CONTAGION. nasi Oak ewsi aaaptylBa; Yeve Oeraas Repair work hae been ststed on ths East Oak street sewer, Whlfh waa parti ally consumed by th fir Of laat Tuea day. It will be several daya before the sewer Is reconnected end outlet 1s given to th river, during which Mm condi tions, already bad. will be made much worse. : -. . ' . 'Bine the lire a constant stream ef sewage has poured-from th open end of the. sewer and has gone . Into th slough beneath, where It will stand for months to th dellghr of vagrant fever germs. This slough before the lire, was a aourc of great anxiety to residents ef th district, and since the accumula tion ef aewege there the anxiety ha increaaed. Until this year the watet from Hawthorne park found an outlet to the river, but when the fill on Water street was mad no culverts were left and In consequence th slough, watch to a certain extent served as a surface sewer te th central - east aid district, became a dull. stagnant pond winding hts oontkglon-stuffed length throughout the district. .' .'.'j.. w' No outlet hss 'yet been provided and th accumulation of the last few daya, with that yet to come It la feared will be a source of contagion that will start an epidemic Bven ware ths slough to be drained at one the marshy land and piles of rubbish - would absorb th con-taglon-breedlneT material and In drying would send gsrra broadcast through th district. , . . ;' '." FUNDS ARE LACKING. Ceaat Taker Weoamea knep work ea . XaU aad oUatt amksartptloas. . Mount Tabor Woodmen of the' World have struck' a snsg In thetr work of bonding a fraternal halt - and the big structure stands half completed while the members, are hustling for funds. Ths lodge stands In ths position of ths msn Who counted not the cost before h . bullded, or rather : ' th members thought they had counted the coat and after wurk was wall .started discovered thst ' their estimate was ' considerably less than would suffice. A 1 - Work was . stopped when the funds gave ' out end the commltteee are at work soliciting money for the continu ance of ths contract. , Work hss . been advanced far enough SO" the property will not be' damaged ,by the winter storms, the side wall and roof having been built. Work will soon be started on the hall and before next spring the lodge will have a largs two-atory fra ternal home that will produce a good In eoms aa wall ss provide for th various lodges pf the suburb, v - ' - sBBaasssaBBSBaBeBjkjewwvkaswaai SWATHED IN DUST BLANKET. Bast Bid trawprlakled Beads fcewt tm .'V .' dee foot Layer ef aMs. - Xuie -a real trouble on th eeat Id th long dry season and the general lack of sprinkling facilities having put most of ths roads out of eervio for all but the moat stern business necessities, pleaeere driving being -entirely given up except en the very reetrleted area patronised by the watering carts. All ths . oldest . inhabitants are out with statemente to . the effect that never, even in th eld daya when one aklpped stumps snd fallen logs to follow the city's streets, were conditions so bad. -: Dust baa been a nuisance every sum- mer In Portland's 'suburbs, - lawns have been coated, houses filled with the gray clouds, . furnishings ' ruined, flower wilted snd fresh frocks grimed, but up till this year ths dust never becam'so thick that Jt proved n effective clog on loaded wagons and changed the sur face of Improved streets until expensive grading work had to be done to restore them to their former grade. Even on th moat important streets of th east aide the only sprinkling' service Is .that by the streetcar companies who dampen narrow space on each aide of the track for the comfort of their, passen gers. '''. .',- , , ' With the exception, of a few atreets. most of which ere little used. In the cen tral eaat aide district, ths city water wagons have not been eeen since the primary . elections and la any . suburb roads with a foot of dust covering them can be found, or rather they alone can be discovered ; by th moat ' diligent ssroh. .- . ,r. t ' ', J . ' . :. EH AT THE THEATRES, last Performance ot McEwen; ' The worM feanwned kypBetlst. salad-raeaVr, nagiPtaa and eatertateet, MeBwea, wUI give hie last perferaaace at the Marqvaei Oraod theatre toaUat at S:SO e'eleeh. Thht ctover artist see pleased eaewaX hnusss with , ale eueOw f ul tVets. Irene VrsnkHa. the comet soloist, hss BMde a deaMed hit with Portland asle lovers.. Popalar prices prevail. Kara KendaU Next Week. ' - ' Edith TalUfMTO, "rte enarta the rele ef tlV tie Miss Moses la Cars Kendall's aew phty, "Weather-Beatea Be ea." which eeeaea te the Marooeaa UruS theatre aeat afoaday. Teas es?, WedseeSay alghts, is see ef the swat precocious yoaagstera ea the stag, and haa made a sneceos which galte eqnale that ef her elder later, Mabel, la -'Mm. Wlggs ef the Cabbage Patch." Bdith earrtes en ber - tiny sbeaklere a good deal of raeponelbllity for the greet aainai of Mr. Kendall' a play. "Weelher Beates Benson" kt one er the prbne hits of tke year and Kara KandaU'e surraas fee the play has seen eneqeivoeal. Thnreday, PraMy, Sat erday saatniee snd alght The Bamatorater" will be presented for the first tune ea say stsge. . . ' , ,r. i, ' ' ' ' ( ' . " . T ' .... - ' !', Mua Moore'a Farewell. . ' "Toe Otrl and the Jodie" Is Wing presented before a large mattose andleace thle aftaraooa at the Belaace ' theatre and win be seen tor the laat time tonUrtat and tonurroe sftemova and night This la tke farewell appearaiKe of Mlaa Lnrie Moore, as she will leave enoa, for Ban Prancisce te Jota the Aleasar company. The bill te next weak la "Alice ef Old Vln eennea," which will mtreewee te the Be leere'e clientele the new ieadtng woman, , MUe Lilllaa tawrenee. , '- , - . . v . Pay Foster Opens the Baker. At the 'Baker theatre the yesterday for the ray footer f office seened ineteal bnrlesiin company wniea Beams we st this popv matloee. ' A 1st eineosmenl - Poe aaason of SS weeks of kei lisnue baa keen hooked, .and Jndslng the aemaml for seats yeeterday crowded ward Manager Bakar'a efforts, ter eompeny wtU play alt I matinees Bundaj, Wndnaaday, Betarday.', ' . ' . . ansae will re The Pay Pos it week with Thnreday - end " -'? Callahan ; la Popular Tomorrow Is the last say ef the engage-1 meet ef Joseph Callahan, who Stskes trans formation fnea Uneoln ts the mikado. Tula to a anlqne act, for Callaaaa snows the Interior ef aa actor'a dresalng-reora and explalna how the changes are made. The Do lane. Ida Bne sell snd many ether excellent people are ea the BlIL Tatom. the world's greatest mind reader,' centre neat' week. - " i r ,'; v , - '. Fin Performance at Star. " Cliff leaa and eempeny are ' wow ding the Star, wkwb ta doing a reeard bnslnans.. Deen. aaahited by Mlae May Tutu, instate aae ef the best little sserenee u aoe nw eoenpiea rne stage ef the Star. Te say that both people aulats 4e ane MSgMMtwal. Flkan nBVaat tnn4aa 9t tlM bill 1 nfr lib 0ur sundsird. . . Lyric Comparry Successful. The Lrrle etoek eempaay kt drawtxg the big feat crowds ef the season In the setMsHonal blatortrnl drama, ''Megs ef the Aleme." Nrit week's ef terms will be the great earned, drama, "A Heosisr .Heroine." , : . District Attorney Brown has ordered gambling stopped at Newport. and It Is said to have stopped. . ,' OHare Trembl Terisasa. '. .It heeda but little foresight to tell that when your etomaoh and liver are badly affected, grave trouble le ahead, unless you take the proper medicine for 'your disease, a Wra. John A. Young of Clay, N. T, did. ' Bhs says:-"t had, neu ralgia of the liver n stomach, my heart waa weakened, and I eould not eat. I was very bad for a long time, but In Eleotrto Blttera I found Just what I needed, for they quickly relieved and cured -ma" "" Beat -medicine for weak wnmen. Hold under auarentee by Bkld- more tru Co., Ill Third Street, at 10 "is .-1 1 T--rr0-, -J K-rv - . . ;, r-'e Splendid Prograrn' Ha Been Pr- ; parsd .foe Week's Cohgrast , j. - at th Exposition. 7- ADMISSION IS ? FREE t ' TO THE AUDITORIUM Leading -Educators of : the .United States Will Present Views 6n Many "Subjects, Including Classroom Re- iUrlon With the Orient. '-L ' The -Educational congress of th ex position will begin Monday and end Sat urday, under the direction of th com mittee on oongreaae and conference, of which W, Q. Bliot. Jr., le secretary, cooperating .with prominent Pacific eoaat educators. - . All who wish to attend may go to th Chspmsn school and enter the Audito rium, where the meetinge will be held, without paying. Persons who attended previous' congresses la ths Auditorium had to pay admission to ths grounds before reaching the meeting place. However, those who wish to go from th Auditorium to th grounds must pay th regular- admission of 6 cents In th daytlm ed It cants at night. Those bound or-ith congress should leave the streetcars at Twenty-fifth street and go north three block to th Chapman. aohooL - , . Openls Say wograsa. ' .' -The opening dsy program, whtoh be gins at o'clock, includes addressee by three of the moat prominent educators af the United States. W. T. Harris. United States -commissioner of educa tion, will givethe convocation address; A. 8. Draper, commissioner of educa tion of New Tork state, will speak on "Unsettled Questlonsln th Organisa tion and Administration of -' Schools." and President Benjamin Id Wheeler of th University ot California will speak on "Th Relation of tha Pacific Coaat to, Education In th Orient." Praaldent W. N. Ferrln of Paciflo unlveralty. Tor eat Oreve, Oregon, will preside, and dis cussion will be opened by Professor J. R. Robertson of th sam Institution. President Goods will wsloome th dl gstes for the exposition. Th program for th remainder of the week will be: -.'."-' Tuea day, Aag-ust General eubject for the day, TEle mentary and Becondary Education, in cluding the Kindergarten." B. V. Llttle fleld praaldlng; addreas by Prank Rig ler, city superintendent of school a Pertlend. - Oregon, ,. ."The- Problem ' of Classification": general discussion will be opened by A. B. Warner, city super intendent ef schools, Spokane, Washing ton; addresa by P. Louis Soldan. city superintendent of schools, St, Louis, Missouri, "Education In a Democracy." . Tuesday evening st I o'clock a lec ture will be given at th Auditorium by Professor H. iH. Lelpslger on "Adult Education and the Extenelon of' th Schoolhouae," te be followed by a gen eral reception of an Informal character. Professor Lelpslger Is supervisor of lec tures In New Tork City. ,; . '. Wedaeeday., , 'i ,-,.. f General eubject of the day, "Norma! School and the Education aiM Training of Teachers," Prealdant K. D. Resaler, Monmouth -Normal achoot, presiding; address. Professor A. H. Yoder, deport ment of pedagoglca. Bute University of Washington.. ."Social Conditions snd Elementary Education"; general dlecus alon will be opened by Professor H. D. Sheldon of the . University of Oregon : address. Professor H. M. Lelpslger, "Manual Training"! general discussion will be opened by B. W. Johnson, super. Intendent of the Washington educa tional exhibit, Lewis snd Clsrk szposl tlon. "' ''' - - ' .' Tharsda. ' ' ' . ' President Stephen B. L. Penrose ef Whitman college, Walla Walla, Waah- seaaee ' arms a Byeap. - We cannot nnderstand why snyhady enffertaf With a eold er tnreat and rang traeble will neslert te serrtMoe e hotile of Osrmea grrnn, eoiS U.all rtTtllsed parte ef tbe world, without a atnsle'reee of fall are. There are tnooaan.la of eonanmptlree right here In Portland that sirs Bnerhee'e Uermaa Srmp -the sols erodlt et their helng a lire today. Aak rear Srastlet. Price SS ess TS Melt. .Set Qrees'e Ahnaae. EDUCATIOf 17ILLDE DISCUSSED. SPECIAL TICKETS - ON SeALE ' 'GobdRetaroing; up to September 1st ' FARE FOR ROUND TRIP 02.25 . Leaves Foot Overcoats, mtn and boy e, IS -, breest to ' measare -ment .. , . vtrythlngT! $2.50 People. ' - Own Your Home exactly aa too pay youf rent, and it ia not ao mnch ' like throwinf jour money ..sway. ; FIR LAND Choice tract In center of Mt. Scott district tt mln . ntea from city Mt Soott .car (e fare, no tranafers. Lota flto, payable II down - and li e month. Houaea . built to suit you and eold st coat with lots) at rent rates. High, pur air, all , eonvenlencea, and outgrow ing all ether auburba There's a reason. Com out and ....'.. , .; i Geo. W Brown . SOS railing Building. Phon Msln llts. j R. A. TAYL02 it Finland City ofllce opea evenings. muMIh.i aitreae J. H. Acker I , ( .v mm ... . . .t.U .nMrintenA.nt nf DuhliO In struction for Oregon, "Ths Problsm of the Raral - Bcnooi"; genera oinounnion will be led by Miss Mss L. Soott, state superintendent of public Instruction for T.kA AAmm Pwifuan. Jnnten lffi. Lean 'of the University of Idaho, "The jsaucationai miuauon in wano , son oral dlseusston will be led by President B. F. Mulkey or tae Aauana , Normal school. TUT, . Oeneral eubject, "Technical end In dustrial Education," . County Superin tendent R. r, Robinson of Multnoman county presiding; address. President E. A, Bryan of Washington State college. Pullman, -Waahlngton, . Tha Higher Agrloultural Education"! address. Hon. Howard J. Rogers, aaslstant commis sioner of education for th state of New Tork, 'Education In Reference to Our Future-Industrial and Commercial De velopment; general discussion will be led by A. L, MUlo or Portland,. , . ' Mtasday. , Oeneral Subject. "Colleges and tTnl versHles." Presldsnt WUllam F. Kane of th University of Washington, pre siding: address. President P. L. Camp bell, university of Oregon. "Kducation and the State':; general discussion will be opened by President - Penrose . of Whitman college; ; address. . Professor Samuel McCune Lindsay. Wharton School ef Finance and Commerce, Uni versity of Pennsylvania, "Education for Efficiency and ths Demands of Modern Business." v-'- On September 11, IT, . the - Orest Northern railway will sell excur sion tickets to Cblcag . and return foa ITl.e; Bt Louie and return, lT. St. Paul, Mlnneapolla aad Duluth and return,- , tioketa good for going pas sags for 10 daya; final return limit, 00 daye; good going; via Great Northern railway, returning same er any direct route, etopovere allowed going snd re turning. - For tlckete and additional In formation salt oa or address H. Dtokson, C P. and T. A, Oreat Northern l.y 111 Third street, Portland. , RENTER r - ' ' 1 1 I 1 1 I ' ll II Taylor Street 7 a, m. Daily, except Sunday. , , - j 2nE -. A $16 SPRINGFIELD BREECH-LOADING -f CENTERFIRE RIFLE AT 92.75. ' ?, maobtzpiobstt v.. unoLOTtMUi so-aAVa tsovainr, direct . form the Rock Island Arsenal, st only ...... ................ .fS.SO fATt TKKERSia EUILDG. SEVENTH AND jms96rcovzzvim7 nayv RI7LILS' SHQ.TCU7St CITHG, JtOVVlUm WUl'Likely Nerer B Repeated in Portland- . Everything Goes at ONE FIFTH to ONE QUARTER AC- TUAL COST to the Gdvernment. ;: ; ; r :-,-.-U(. FOR THE LADIES J?71Z- Fine All-Wool Drawers finest kind of cloth that with a lltU artera--tlon are far superior to thos t be had In stores . for three timea tha money ,....,.......'............,............. 65e e TSg Sell ere' . Blue Khaki Coats for Ladle. " These Khaki Coats with a' Cloth Cap,- just slight alteration by moving belt en Inside, make a reg 4 he thing for ular Norfolk Jacket,? Saitabla for outing or work little airlB..aOe " .-5o) Booming Hundreds of Supremely : - -: .- ,-'"'- w. sroiut 7 ZoU sy'tte year and y iks yr, II l1' II II resw HI raws smsii ewe reo.eauoiov nwai awy mboh. vwuisew am Bin aaellty atves gsere ssjeees ygrsls tl .atewlc tk gaUes torn any atker ' You're wasting sjooey wkea roe year house witk low-priced se sanedrcaeep- pawt as for new MlsntatMlsslgUMf . eafwans nTg antfpnnat nrwasW srasnr Ac Wake Use gj P . . raw 208 I II I II BSnWlai V . I... . .... . MILWAUEOE PAEIEL This choice tract ia telling fast from the Iact that tha lots are the cheapest and best located of any suburb around Portland. This tract Is on the Oregon City car line and river and all lott are 00x100 feet with 60-foot streets; level and sightly, and one iirice to alL whether you buy one lot or fifty the price- for each ot is 150. The title is perfect, a complete abstract of titia cf Milwaukie Park can be seen by calling at the Hibernia Cry-' Ings Bank, owners of the tract and free tickets to and frcca Milwaukie Park will gladly be given to all intending pur chasers by calling at Room SOS, McKay Building. Corner ILird and Stark Streets. Come and inspect these lots facing car Una for $50. Acre tracts for $150 eachv i - " Secure a Choice loU 10. at 1 eenta a day (IS down aad II per month). Dont fail to vlait BVELTTt before In vesting In real estate. The Inducements t offer will appeal Strongly to you. i EVELYN Is on th Mt. Scott electric railway, tf minutea from th city. .B." eLfohdoois . OMCsVS V WaTaT STATZOkT. Two to flve-eere tracta, on the O. W. P. ear line, one rail and a half eant from the golf links; price from ill to lite per acre. Inquire of John H. Gib son, OWNER, et Stanley. CITT addreas. room lus onerioca oiog. , - Round Trip Dally to Axtoria. . - Excursion teaaer Teleyraph saake round trips daily (except t'rlday). De parts irem juaer street dock T:lS a. m. From Astoria 1 p. m. Arriving Portland t:t p. m. Sundays leave Portland t or n-Arrive- Pertland a. mi Ctsimtr Tt!- Round trip e Leav 1 ' " r gtre t' ' 1 -i I'c 1 I r 1 y (e- t rti' ). Ifvi T:as a. m. i - i - rs- - Jt- ' EVELYN AUG. 28, 29, 30 OAK STCEETS Khaki Suits, ' Just tha - thin , for . worklngmen, ' -Garment . . .65a Suits ..-f Satisfied S KIRK. eeserlag isrfses nut years -el a-eeriaf paM asade, .'. ... pay s salnisr, ssy, $40 for bis isbor la paint it costs aa aeca' te srofr Bra, see nw tra wesrs abeot raios ; , ;' f V , Vnnrrasnna aennasaaTw lei AsTanswvVaV Verts. Dttroo, Mien.' , f sjnle by PAurr Js TaawTSM oa - 210 TROOT ST. CITVAND CSUDUXBAN : PROPERTY '-reom new, .anodern house, en ' w "irnei. corner lot. 10x100, SS ' room new. modern house, one bloc from Hawthorne avenue. ; Se$00 41 lots, with hovne thst cost , it.SOO. within city Umlts; good looa tiom a snap. Houses and lota tat all parte of the city. - - ... ;. , Choice rastdeiM lots af Anabel and Archer Place, eloseet In sddiUo ea Mount Soots ear lineSt down. I ev month. ........ Stevenson-Brown Co. lie saoosm grmaagT. HOUSES FOR SA' New o-Roorn Modern House, I lot. East Thirtieth between Burngide and East Ankeay r $500 cash, balance at 6 per t New- 6-Roora Uedern Ho-Twnty-Ninth street; choics Inqnir at No. East Street Nortb, ' r "5 v . : XL .V