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PAGES 15 TO 13
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1905.
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IF YOU READ THIS LIST CAREFULLY YOU
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Men's
ni Finest Stock in the
$35.00 Suits. SALE PRICE ....... . .... 8 20.85
$30.00 Suits, SALE PRICE............ ..$24.85
$25.0Suits, SALE PRICE . . .8 19'.85
$20.00 Suits, SALE PRICE. . . .. A 516.85
$15.00 -Suits, SALE PRICE. . i . . .V . .$13.85
- FULL DRESS SUITS and BLACKS and
BLUES at SPECIAL SALE PRICES.- 1 ! '
1 UUIUJ JU1U3 UI1U V VI VUUW
f Ages 14 to 20 Years. . i ' -: ''d'
, $ W0 Youths Suits, SALE PRICE.... V... 85.98
7 $10.00 Youths' Suits, SALE PRICE. .. . . . . .88.38
$15.00 Youths' Suits, SALE PRICE $12.48
$10.00 Youths' Overcoats, SALE PRICE.. . .87.85
, $15.00 Youth' Overcoats, BALE PRICE. .812.38 .
$10.00 Youths' Raincoats, SALE PRICE. i . .$7.85
: 1,000 Men's Shirts - '
Not one less to choose" from. ' This season's best
, .'stjles. Attached nh deUcbed cuffs, plain " and ,
i plaited bosoms. Every size Wto 17j4c The -best
- $1.50 -shirt. : '
SALE PRICE .....i......... $1.08 . ,
; BEST $1.00 SHIRTS. . . . . . .V. -T3
Child's Russian" Suits : '
w. Very Latest Styles. . v;--' ' .V' ,
- - $5.00 Suits, SALE PRICE..... 83.48
$8.00 Suits, SALE PRICE... ...... .848
$7.50 Suits, SALE PRICE.:...... ...... ..$4.08
The public can
PLAIN E;IGURES,
LEADING
PANAMA
Waatitncton. D. C. Do. J3- Th
Isthmian canal oommtaalon today mad
public Ita report for.tha year ftndlnc
DMnb V. It liaya:
While much preparatory work haa bft
In progreea very little haa been done In
the way of actual excavation. Eleven
team ahovela . have been at different
times In operation, however, in the
Culebra cut, which la the larireat alnle
factor In the construction of the canal,
and approximately 1.000.006 cubic yarda
of material have been removed. By thla
work two thing are being accomplished.
First,' the levela of the cut are being
put In proper condition for the Installa
tion of tha. largest number of machines
which can be-effectively operated, and
second, data la being gathered which
will be useful In future estimates of the
cost of canal conatructloa.
, ta the Culebra work 1,900 men are now
employed. Railway' tracks and" yarda
have been built and dredglnr has, been
don at both ends of the canal so far
aa advisable until the question of type
of canal la decided. It ahould be under
stood that all the work done la applicable
to any type of canal. .
At the Colon end of the banal surveys
were made with a view to the construe-
iv lion of an outer harbor, a "direct entrance
. . 'to the canal, are Inner harbor and the
' completion of the Oatun -diversion. .
' One of the old French dredgea was
fitted top- and placed on the work of
deepening the entrance to Crlntobal
harbor. Thla dredge has a capacity of
from 90t 'to 250 cubic yards per hour.
', The" materia- excavated Is towed- , to
sea In banrea. - .... ..
' Examinations were made at lfttun "Tur
ing the year 1!04 to.,, determine the
practicability of building a dam across
the Chagrea valley In that vicinity.
Within the la st, three montha these- ex-
'' laminations and surveys hsve been ex
tended with a view to fumlshlner ad
ditional data to the, board of consultjnf
engineers. ' ,.
Survey were also made of the Tiger
Hill cutoff., whereby the length of the
enhat could be somewhat t shortened.
' The result shows that the change to
location would not be advantageoua.
- At Bohio, where the eomintsalon of
1KSB-U01 had recommended ttiui construc
tion of a dam. additional' examinations
- and bortrtltwfwerei made with view of
determining the full deYth of the geo-
; . logical valley.? -
For a sea-level cnY, the construction
of a dam at Oaavboa to Impound the
freshet waters of the upper ChagrMT Is
eeeentlal In mint of the plene which
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CASTOR I A
Por Infant and Children."
,Tfe3 Kind Yoa Kr3 Abaj: Zzzzti
' elgnatur of
Suits
Citv to Select From.
be assured that the values offered :
and you are urged,
have been considered. The examina
tion and borlnga made by the French
company were supplemented by others
more extensive, under the direction of
the commission, .which establish the
fact that a dnm here Is practicable. Jn
connection with these examinations at
the dam. site, topographic surveys were
extended ever the valley of the upper
Chagrea to determine the area of the
lake which would be formed by the dam
and also the feasibility of discharging
the surplus waters of the liver Into the
Atlantic or Paclflo ocean.
At the paclflo end of the canal work
waa delayed by the quarantine estab
lished t La Boca against the bubonic
plague. Surveys to locate the line of
canal, aoundlnga In the harbor, tidal ob
servations and borlnga were made.
One of the old French dredges has
been kept at work constantly In enlarg
ing and maintaining the channel leading
to and in front of the steel pier, where
a heavy shoaling has taken place since U
waa excavated. "v:
The gauglnga of the Chagres river
have been continued at several points,
and self-recording rain . gauges have
been established, y Fluvlograph stations
have been put In order, and the seismo
graph has been repaired and Is now. In
servloev
. Borings have been mads' along the Una
of the canal at frequent Intervals, from
oneviid to the other, to determine the
character of the material to be re
moved for any type of canal that may
be adopted. . "
The question of water aupply for
Panama, Colon, and the esmpa along the
Una of the canal received early atten
tion. The dnm across the Rio Grande
was raised so aa to create a reservoir
from which the city of Panama derives
an ample- supply. . Water was turned
Into the pipe Dries June tt.r Up to Sep
tember' 10 more than half of the entire
work of laying the mains and making
house Connections In the city of Panama
had been completed. - .
For supplying Colon, a temporary dam
waa- hullt across Brasos brook, creating
a reservoir serve until the perma
nent one la completed. Reservoirs and
distributing systems were built at An
con. La Bocra, -Cuebra; - and ..-other
points along the lino of the canal.
gewerage Systebi Improved. 3
The sewerage system of Panama la
new well advanced, nearly two thirds of
the total amount ef work having been
completed, the material for the remain
der being on the" ground. ;
Considerable work has also been done
pn tTie roads lending Into Panama, and
slthough no actual paving has been
done In that' city ss contemplated,
(Tome grading has been done and
preparations made to receive-- brick
and other materia! which are ar
riving on the Isthmus. The cost of the
water supply and sewerage systems f"r
the Cities, of Panama end Colon will,
under the terms of -the treaty, ulti
mately be psld hack lohe t'nlted States,
by the republic of Panama.
The work In the Culebra' cut wn
gradually sipanded, until In June 11
CANAL COMMISSION
Men's Overcoats
- .' V '.J -?-Every One New Tml Season. . ' . Jackets and Pants. ' Knickerbocker Pants, or
$35.00 OVERCOATS .... .V". . . . . . . . .$275 plain. Norfolk Jackets, or plain. All at one price."
2X55S2iS,'V""';,",r " il?' Ii: i25d Suits. SALE PRICE. , t . . r; . .. . i . $1.78
gJS SXSSrST?! - ' ' 'J 'Sil ss . $2.95 Suits,3ALE PRICE. . . . . .... . . .'. . .$2.38
.$20.00 OVERCOATS ............ ....S14.t$5 ,ViA5 Suit. SALE PRICE. $2.08
Raincoats and Topcoats
-r- $35.00 VALUES A............ ...... ...829.85
' MAAA VAI TTTTQ . V ... , . '!'82i.RS,
$25.00 VALUES ..$19.85
$20.00 VALUES . . ;........'. .810.85
$15.00 VALUES $12.85
Boys' Overcoats and Jlaincoats
$3J5 OVERCOATS, 4 to 6 years ........ ..$2.48
$3.95 OVERCOATS, 8 to 18 years. 52.98
$8.00 OVERCOATS, 8 to 18 years...;."... .1 53.08
$5iX) RAINCOATS, SALE PRICE ....... .5 53.98
$10.00 RAINCOATS, SALE PRICE... ....$7.85
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3000 Neckties
Sounds ig, but you know I never exaggerate.;
I neveowned so many. : My furnishing goods man
..got too, enthusiastic. I want you to own them. -
50c and 75c valu.es. .... . .V. .. ..... . .". ..."...35
Or three for. . . . . ........ . .$1.00
Iron-Clad v Hose-
Double heels and triple knees, all sizes,
SALE PRICE
ta ask my. salesmen
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to
More Than. $16,000,000 ; Required to Carry the Work to Next June
Much Progress Made in the Sanitation of the Isthmus ;
: v ; . Upward of 1 7000 Merj Are Employed. --:v;: --:V
steam ehdvela were in. .operation. The
material, as shown by actual work per
formed and by numerous borings and
test pits. Is of a mixed character, vary
ing In degrees of hardness from that of
ordinary earth to hard trap rock. Irreg
ularly disposed, but nearly all of it
requiring bleating to be economically
handled. - The coat of removing this
material varied In ' different - months
from 4J cent to 1. 5J per cubic fard.
The act "approved June 29, 10 J,
pledged for the construction of the canal
1 146.000.000. of which It appropriated
$10,000,000, this total being practically
the estimated cost of the project sub
mitted by the Isthmian Canal odm mis
sion of lt-1901. That appropriation
was made under" oondltione and cir
cumstances almost Identical to those
that are followed for river and harbor
works, and lea res no doubt that the
project adopted by congrees was ths
one submitted by that commission, and
all construction work done-thus far has
been under and In accordance with that
project, -
Wba Commissi oa Sag Bo
- The commission appointed In March,
1104,. had under consideration at the
time It was disbanded. In' March, 105,
a project for a sea-level' canaL As a
eaa-aevet canal, however, could not be
built for the amount authorised by law,
and Inaamuch aa there seemed to be a
difference of opinion among engineers
as to the best type of canal, the presi
dent, by executive order, ordered board
of conaulting engineers to convene in
the city of Washington for tha purpose
of considering the type of canal to be
constructed through ths Isthmus of
Pnam,a. , - - .
The Isthrolstr Canal commission by
that order was directed to have all pro
posed plsna In detailed form, with maps
and surveys and other documents- suf
ficient to enable the conaulting engi
neers, to decide the. questions presented
to them, Thla was done, and the board
met on the first of September, - visited
the Isthmus during .October; snd has
been giving the subject careful' study
since. It is expected that the report of
this board will be made tp'the commis
sion in a short time,
The work ion the Culebra cut was
undertaken ,ffclth the Idea that the exca
vation donir' would' be useful In any plan
or any type of canal thaf might be
adopted. Till Is .only true to a limited
extent.. No systematic" organisation for
attacking thla cut can be effected until
It Is known how much material la to be
WILL CERTAINLY BE ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS TOMORROW
$3.95 Suits,
$5.00 Suits,
$7 JO Suits;
, $10.00 Suits,
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18
during this .sale are UNEQUALED
to snov you tne marKea prices ana reaucuons maac.
REPORTS THE VORK IT
removed and the depth to which ths cut
Is to be excavated. If 110,000,000 eublo
yards are to be removed. It must be at
tacked In an entirely different manner
from what It would be if only 40.000,
000 or 60,000.000 eubto yards were to be
removed. - If the sea-level type be
adopted about on eighth of the total In
that cut will be rock under water,
whereas In the case of a lock-level
canal with a aummlt not less than tO
feet above tide there will be none. It
la therefore of the .utmost importance
that the type of canal be decided upon
with the least possible delay.. n .
' rorobaeee fog las. ' '..
Willi the necessary work of sanitat
ing the Isthmus and providing- for the
health snd welfare of ths employes wm
In ' progress, the task of purchasing,
forwarding arid distributing the enor-j
moua quantity of material and. supplies
of all kinds was receiving constant and
most careful attention. The purchase
included, not only the Hems entering
into the permanent plant, but also tiona
required for the preliminary work. The
approximate total of ' thess purchases
wan about t. 000.000, and a list of the
mors Important of. them Is appended:.
Ocean . steamships. ... J
meant shovsls. . ....... . ' 41
locomotives
12S
l.ao
1:4
u
: 11
- a
Flat cars
Dump "cars'......
Rapid "unloadere. ............ .
Unloading plows. r
Karth spreaders. . ........... '
Dipper dredges................
Steel barges..,....:........,'
Stone crushing plant".'. . ,
Steel rails and neceeary fas-,
' tenfngs for same, tons.,... - M)9
Switch,. stands. . , 100
Split switches........ 4 S0e
Rlild frogs.. ................ 100
Cross-ties . ......
4 ft AAA
Pieces ofMrmsv.....
- ll.Oetl
Lumber, feet, . . . . . ,2,. v . ... .M.OOO.ooe
Paving bflc: ". ,-r.. . j . V. . . . 7.000.00
Building brick . .-. .v '.". . 1.800.000
Roofing tile, square feet...., too.ooe
Cement, barrels.....,........" 10,000
noors and sash..i It, 000
Sewer pipe and necessary fit
tings, feet ..-.-;. 140,001
Iron- pipe and neceaeary fit-
- tings, tana... . 1 4.501
Wire screening, square yards r 117,000
Corrugated Iron roofing, sq.
feet ...
Steel water tanks and tour
ers Standplpcs ; ......t.l '..
... 1 '
(4I.0Q0
3
,14
Boys' School Suits
SALE PRI CE . . . . J 53.38
SALE PRICE . .............. .3 53.08
SALE PRICE.... ............. 1 S5.08
SALE PRICE..... ,$7.08
Boys' Knee Pants
4 Our Knee ; Pants are acknowledged the besl
.values in the. city. .
50c Knee Pants, SALE PRICE 1 ............ .331
75c Knee Pants, SALE PRICE...... i....... 58
$1.00 Knee Pants, SALE PRICE. .83
.$1.50 Knee Pants, SALE PRICE.. ........ .$1.19 -;
. : Men's Fancy Vests
I am overstocked on these also your good for-.
:-4jm'e if yo Uke advantage of this sale. . , - ' ''
$1.50 VESTS ...... 08
$2.00 VESTS '....v.. ....... ......$1.25
$2.50 VESTS ..........81.50 .
$3.00 VESTS ........ ......... ......$1.0S u '
$5.00 VESTS . ; . . . . . . . . . . .$2.98
' 50c and 75c SoxSALE PRICE, . I . . . . . . t . . . .35
25c Sox ......;...V;... .............19 ..'
mm
Atr-eompresslng machines. ... "14
Cranes 1 ......
Rock drills ' 133
Portable deep-drilling bh r -
chines ; SO
Hoisting engines 11
Blasting powder, lbs......... f4,000
Dynamite, lbs. -17,00
Dump wagons and other Ve- 1
- hides ItS
Mules
. Konetary Systex.
By agreement between ths secretary
of war and the republic of Panama, the
currency of the republic of Panama Is
similar to that of ths Philippine Islands.
The Panama? peso la declared equal In
Value to 69 cents gold, and is maintained
at that valae by the government of Pan
ama, with the assistance of the United
States authorities,. - ." .
Since April 1. to meet ths embarrass
ing monetary situation due to the scar
city of silver ooln,.the republic of Pan
ama has been authorised to issue an ad
ditional 1.000,000. pesos in accordance
with the terms of" the monetary agree
ment; thereby placing. In ciroulatlon
.4,000.000 pesos Psnama currency.
Further, In order to secure a reliable
supply ot Panama silver currency for
their respective wants- and to maintain
a ratio' between .Panama silver and
United States gold, the commission, the
Panama railroad and the- republic f
Panama entered,- on April !, Into an
agreement with four local banks by
which? the letter v undertook for term
of one year to furnish 'on ten days
written notice, such silver currency, in
exchange for drafts on New York, at the
uniform rate of i ellver pesos for II
In Unt-ted 8tates gold. The bankers
also agreed to sell drafts on the United
States to the Vommlssion; the railroad
and the republic at ths: uniform rate of
tl United Statea gold for 1 sliver pesos
and 1 sent Panama currency,..and to
sell duch drafts on Nsw Terk to the
general public at a rat not AO exceed 1
silver Ueo and I cents for each .dollar
United Statea currency. .
ressosjMl of Staff.
Ths force employed on the Isthmus on
November 16.-1905. wee as follows:
In November. 104, the commission's
employes on the Isthmus' numbered
I, 600, In November, los. they num
bered, approximately, 17,000. Of these,
II, 300 wefe under the depertment of
construction asg engineering, 1.000 un
der the bureau of matexlal and supplies
nd 3.0T.0 under the department of gov
ernment and sanitation. -There war In
.-"', '
Umbrellas
, '-.. $1.00 Umbrellas . . . - 78
$1.50 Umbrellas ......................... .81.15
$2.50 Umbrellas . , . ... , . . . .81.50
' v $3.00 Umbrellas -. .f . . .$2.38
Some very file "Ladies' -Umbrellas 'jt specially
' tow prices. . ; ' ,;,':'!i''','';'i":'''ii;
Eton Ndrfolhs -:
Ages" to 9 Years.
$3.45 and $3.95 values, SALE PRICE; rrjr$2J8-
4 ; $5.00 and $8.00 values, SALE PRICE .$3.48
Boys' flannel Blouses
50c Blouses. SALE PRICE . ..... .33
75c Blouses, SALE PRICE ............... . 58
$1.00 Blouses, SALE PRICE. ............... 83
Suspenders
T - Our Holiday Suspenders at Great Redactions.
75c" " Holiday Su8penders .vn r. i . r.v i T . . . 50 -
$1.00 Holiday Suspenders.,. ......63 r
$1.50 Holiday Suspenders.. ............... ...98
$2.50 Holiday Suspenders............... ...$1.48 w
W:' v SM Suit Cases: f
A Fine Stock to Select From.
- $ 5.00 Suitcases .$3.98
; $ 8.00 Suitcases ...1.,. .... ............ ... 86.50
$10.00 Suitcases ............... .v.. ...... .88.50
$15.00 Suitcases .$12.50
elsewhere. Our prices are marked in
LEADING
CLOTH I ER
HAS
the local' auditor's office 44 men and la
the office of the disbursing officer tl.
Of the 17.000 employes, about J. 705
were on ths gold rolls and 14,250on the
silver rolls. . .
' The number of white Americans on
the Isthmus is estimated at 1,600. The
Panama Railroad company employs
abont 1,649 men, who are not Included
In the total of 17,000. The payroll
amount to approximately $600,000 per
month.
Bettaatscl Bapseg. ."
Ths report of estimated expenses to
the end of ths fiscal year, June 10. 1900,
showed the following: Estimated lia
bilities to December 1. 1905, covering
material ordered and In transit, 14,000,
00; squipment purchased or contracted
for delivery not latef than June 10,,
1906, 63,360.000; estimated miscellan
eous material purchases In ths United
States from December 1, 190S, to June
30. 1906, $1,300,000; estimated .miscel
laneous materials on the Isthmus and
miscellaneous expenditure from Decem
ber 1, 1905, to June 30, 1906. consisting
of hotel and hospital and other supplies,
transportation of laborers from the
West Indies, 'etc., 1800,000; estimated
amount due the Panama Railroad com
pany December 1, 1906. for material and
services, covering fuel and other sup
piles, work done, constructing sidings
and second main track, installment of
telegraph and telephone lines, conatruct-'
Ing new docks snd wharves, etc., $600,
000; estimated amount due the Panama
Railroad company December 1,' 1905,- to
June 90, 1906, for material and services.
Including the construction of the second
main track, $500,000.; estimated Isthmus
payrolls from December 1, 1906, to June
30. 1906, based on estimated payroll for1
November; with Increase of 25-per cent
from January 1, 1906, on gold rolls snd
60 per cent on silver roUs 14,176,000;
salaries, including expends, rent, etc.,
In.fHo United States from December 1,
1905, to June 30," . 1906,'" covering
Washington office. Including com
missioners, offices of assistant pur
chasing agents st New. York, New Or-
leans,.'9an Francisco and Tacoma, cable
and telephone service, estimated st 126,
000 per month, 3176.000: total estimated
requirements for tbe balance of the fis
cal year ending June 30, 1906, 116,500,
00. ' f ,'
- Fever la Oeafcl Boae.
From ths history of ths Isthmus In
the past and the experience of the
French--canal' company, it waa ronsld
ered probable that the elimination of
y-ellow fever would present difficulties
In the construction of the canal "no
less than those encountered by the engi
neers. The lithmtan Canal commfnslon,
however, has had ons great advantage
over the French and others who hav
employed large, bodies of nonimmune
laborers on the Isthmus In that recent
medical discoveries have tnnde clear th
source of yellow fever Infection and m-
dlrafil the manner In hlh it can b
ucreif uilv i-mn lJit--l. .. -
- Ijm i 1 fi.tt 39 month of Amer
r
ican occupation (from July 1. 1904, to
April 30, 1905 there was no alarming
outbreak. In the sons and the cities
of Colon snd Panama there were during
this period but 66 eases of yellow fever,
and among the employes of the commis
sion only eight deaths. During April,
however, the administration building In
Panama, In which some 300 nonimmune
employes were at work, became infected.
Nine eases of yellow fever were re
ported during the month, and there were
two deaths. Conditions became worse
In May, there being 33 cases and eight
deaths, : of which - 11 cases snd tw
deaths Were among ths employes of the
commission. A feeling of alarm, almost
amounting to panic, spread among th '
Americans on the Isthmus. Many re
signed their positions to'-return to that
United States, while those who re-'
malned became possessed vrith a feeling
of- lethargy or fatalism resulting front
a conviction that no remedy existed for
the peril. There ,V a disposition to
partly Ignore Or openly condemn and
abandon all preventive measures.
. . Stesult of Sanitary Work.
The mortality and. hospital statistics
bear witness to the success of the work
of tbe health- department during the
year. The constant Ineffectiveness
from all diseases among the laborers
scattered along the canal haa at no time
been as high as 30 per 1.000. The
death rate on the Isthmus for the year
has been about' 6Y.76 , per. 1.000," but
among tha-employes of 'the commission
the rate of mortality haa been only
24.30 per 1.000.- which Is probably as
low as m1ght.be res son ah ly expected
among an equal number of men en
gaged In similar work In any climate.
Comparison with the records of the
French sra the beat Indication of what
haa been accomplished. In October,
1684, when the French company had on
jhe isthmus a force of 19,234, it lost mi
men. In October, 1905, the Isthmlnn
canal commission and the Panama Hall
road company, employing 19,f&-meri,
lost only 66.
The largest number of deaths during
the year attrlbuted-'to any on dlwea-,
due to malar"aU--.fover, wiiii-n
(Cintlnued on Page Sixteen.)
Jj CougBlng SpU Cnsa Saatn.
"Harry Purkwll, aged 15 years,
choked to,dth r!y jresterdsy morn
ing at hie horn in th prexen nt H
wife and child. He conira-t-l vt
cold a fw dyS nd paid hut ml
attention to It. . Yesterdn y niornln 1
wn seised with a fit of C"','.i-' i. ,
continued for som lm. w ,s
for a physician, hut her t- h- ..
arrive another co'ihln iei r . .. . 1
Slid Du'-kwell died from ii(T'.'-i ...fi-.
ft t.ouls OIl Dmocrst, li I ,
19t .
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