PORTLAND." FRIDAY - EVENING, - MAECItV 13T IICl
THE OREGON
PAiLY' JOURNAL.
ifiElVAREHAr
TJF7THE GREAT SACRIFICE. SALE OF
9H
i Jf PortlaaCIf Not. Careful H,W.IJ
Xr Absolutely ContMLIermlnaJ
v v Situation. '
K CITY SHOULD HOLD' ONTO
I FRONT, STREET ENTRANCE
. New York . Bitterly Regrett Giving
V Privilege to New York Cantrgl.
TajSouthern 'Pacific Bottled Up
San Frarfcisco, Sajrg Mr. . Wtlsejv
-., .... . ttt-t T'.-UIH , l . .' . .
' "If rortlsnd does not look (harp the
t . city wlU be bottled up, bo far as rail
's road entrance and terminal ground are
",". V toncarued."--"'-' r-r,:- -k-jV
"B. H. Harrlmareis acknowledged tha
, y aurewdeeC manipulator in the. ratlrnad
business. l will absolutely control tha
. terminal situation .In Cortland . it he
.'" & can:" - - ' - -----
" Tha city f Portland should not take
'. 4- any cIuncsT1Vhuld keep control of
; y the Front street entrance -and wtalcome
v all steam road and electrics on equal
" Z term." '
"8t- Louis, New fork and other east
T ; em - cities - would give anything thsy
posaeaa to be able to recover the ter
' f mtnal advantagea $ hey have given away.
The terminal companies have BU Louis
f-by the thrtwit-today." '---'
These and other sharp, terse sentences
. were spoken today by W. J. Wllsey of
i " Portland, who has just returned fium a
tmstnesw -trip - tr- Bfc fcouls -and - New
- i York. - He haa given .' considerable at
tailongjrjuim4 i station- and. in connection with New
''Ji. York epltallat, Is now engaged ina-
tennlve surveys for the Oregon Coast
'. V.nxtpn mllroad. a line to oe built
bay, Roeeburg and the east
SPECIAL SUNDAY UATINEE
Y 2 lo 5 o'clock ; v
" - Program Changed Daily. -.
Entrancea at 21 North Third
street, 21, 23 and 25 North Sec
ond street, and 243, 245 and -247
Burnside atreet. - ----- .-
Wut Oaly Tair Show. .
A- "Our peSpls'Tuive not asked any fran
rhtsss front . the city of Portland and
do not Intend to demand anything more
than an entrance and fair treatment In
tha acquisition of terminal properties,"
he said. "We are willing to deal with
the city on a municipal ownership basis.
The city of Portland ahould handle the
Kront atreet railroad proposition In such
a' manner aa to place the city In a post-
' tlon perpetually to en and control this
entrance front the. valley, and Invito all
steam and. electric railroads to come In
on liberal and absolutely equal terms.
. Unless Portland does this the city will
- face a serious crisis before It Is many
years older. - The bottling up of this
city now would be a.. fatal mistake. .It
would practically kill .transportation de
velopment, and transportation means
; growth and progress. - '.. f
"New York people' "bitterly regret the
deed that gave the. New York Central
railroad - corporation exclusive - oontrol
of the landward entrance and terminal
and now the Pennsylvania system has
'grown -so strong that It has tunneled)
' under the harbor, bought blocks In the
; business district of the city, rased the
Improvements andreduoed the-ground
to terminals. ." St.- touts l today In ths
- f grasp, at, the- terminal companies, and
". Its growth has been retarded. - Other
I- cities have for years struggled .under
" similar handicaps. - : -
'- ' Vow the TfaM to Act.
"Now is the time Jfcf Portland to act
A little further on. and tt-wlll be too
lata We all know bow. for yearsrsrofilyii;
TTanns'0 was but tied up by the Bo
ern Pacific system, and what a tre
mendous light the Santa Fe eompany
had to put up to get Into that city.
.forcing its way In by use of a shotgun
' brigade, against the opposition of the
Harrlman lines. Portland can avoid all
this trouble and lost time by taking
T the proper precautions now.. -It Is Im-
, possible to know by what means Mr.
Harrlman Is seeking to control the lo
ral situation, through- the various man
f savers that are now -going on here.
He Is the smartest manipulator In the
country, baa limitless funds and stops
;.at no expenditure to gain his object.
.j "Portland and Oregon want railroads.
IT Toe people are crying tot railroad com-
petition and development.. The city ofl
Portland can safeguard itmjlf by con
i trolling the entriM.e from up the valley,
and do it without injustice to any one."
" Mr. WUsey said that municipal own-
erahlp was beat for the Kront street
- belt line. Kast Portland, be said, now
' offers the only opportunities Id Port-
- land for railroad terminals, and even
v there the present lines will, soon be in
abaolute control If the city grants a
- franchise to the Southern Paciflo torn-
pany on. Third JtreeW. thonly street
c left for railroad entrance to the east
. ,' side business and-warehouse district.' -
COMIC SUPPLEMENT '
HEROES CONDEMNED
tt-- At the meeting yesterday of the Home
f Training association Mra Alvln H.
. Hawks resd a paper on "Models nnd
) Critics of Children," in which she' held
- that children should be prslsed for good
as readily aa criticised for nVsbobavlor,
, In the open- discussion following the
comio supplements of newspapers were
. condemned aa harmful to children of
' susceptible sgn. It was ssld that they
taught no high principles and often put
before the ..chlld tUe wrong idea of
' . heroism. .,.:, . -7 -
- A resolution wss passed sgatnst the
, proposed destruction-of Castle rock, one
f --the-aeenle points of interest en the
. Columbia. It wis tha ezpresaed sentl
tnrnt that everything should be dons to
keep the Columbia, river scenery Intact.
CAFE AND
MUSK DAiX
NyMAliTiF
Collins & La Moss
Contortionists and Hand '
. .. . Balancing - ' '
THE F1ECHTLS
In "The Anvil Chorus,"
v From "II Trotore" .
T.-V
Edith Smith ,
The Bowery Girl"
Mile. Ignacio
The Pariaienne '
Vaudevillist
GlisfirATWrf tanen
World't Champion rzr
-"Accordion Player '
Miss" Belie Lawrence
lThttBohemian . ' v
Nightingale"
And Many. Other Special
Acts
sasssssssssaMIl avLi lii Ql LlaT K!n T a 1 1 11 astflC je"-
"' 2 to 5 o Clock. -
WiUILD FR0r.l
COASTTO COAST
enty.Rva Miles a Month
Across Canada. .
John Sommervllle of- Edmonton, the
new capital of Alberta province, Canada,
former banker and merchant of Port
land, and at one time owner of the
famous Baldwin ranch hear Prlnevllle,
Is a guest at the Imperial hotel.
"Oregon Is not ths only section of the I
said sir. aommervtlle this morn,
n otHMWQvlnce a mighty fight Is
being wagedfor TraffI8kupienioyi To-)
compefte with other roads the Grand
Trunk Pacifle line, which Is a part of
the United States Grand Trunk system.
has a line surveyed from fit. Johns,
Nsw Brunswick, on the Atlantle coast,
to Port Simpson, British Columbia, on
the Pacific .coast 4 place,SOQmlJciS,
north of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Within a" year from thla fall-the, road
la under contract to complete Ha line
from Port William, In the Lke nupe
rlor ountry, to Edmonton, a' distance of
about 1.100 miles. That means on sn
average t 75 ' miles- a . month for It
tnnntha Bhow ma a railroad In thla
country that ever , attempted such a
foat. -- ' I .;-- i-i-i 1 U-ja.t-r-:i
- "The entire road, from ocean to ocean,
has to be completed and' In operation
by 111. It will be about S.009 miles
long. - Trom our city to .I'ort Simpson,
a distance of lu miles. It will take
about four-wr five years to build, as It;
passes through the backbone of -the J
Rocky mountains.- Already much worn
has been done on the line east of ths
Lake Superior country.- -
: "The Canadian Paclfto is also going
to build Into Edmonton, likewise the
Great Northern. The Canadian road has
a branch from the main line at Calgary,
running to Strathcona. It Is only a
few miles from there to Edmonton, but
the. Saskatchewan river has to be
crossed, which runs through a gorge
too feet below the surrounding country.
The bridge there will cost 11,00. 000.
From what direction Hill will enter Ed
monton Is not known.
"Three years ago our town had a
population of about 4,000. Today it Is
more than 10,000. Ws have II char
tered banks, the same as national banks
In this country, and four trust com
panies, IS In all. We are the center of
a ' farming country ' and a . rich one.
There la a vast deposit of coal under
lying the whols section. 'Wells are
being sunk for natural gas, which has
been struck, but not yet In paying quan
tities, and oil. .
"I notice wonderful improvements In
Portland and I am glad to note them,
for I love the town. . I came to the
state when-1 was 7 years of aga and for
more than three times that length' of
years was a business man here.,- At Ed
monton I am In the hardware business."
THE ORIGINAL
..The Me of 4 Cough Syrup that will tvefc
TJerchanlsland
FamiliesDuyino
-in QaanllUzs
Please apply to manager's
office for salesmen conver
sant with full details of the
tire JlootLStocki also con
sult list of reserve stock for'
specials and .exclusive num
bers of Laces, Underwear,
Hosiery, etc.
SPECIAL REQUEST.
LAPIES
During this "sale we ask
that -those ;who-can..to at.
tend this sale in the fore-.
rl Ttottni"" "Tlic 1 stuiej' -oluie'
I spacious . and well , hghted.
-wiuiiotmorftiriaaaccom-.
modate -one half of the
crowds that will endeavor
to attend during the usual
popular hours of. the after-,
noon. Early patrons will
find it to their advantage to
be here before - - '' .
-10:80 A. M. DAILY
At Seventh id Washigtoh Streets
NOTIONSEtc.,:at
Offers the people of this city and vicinity an unparal
leled opportunity of two of the very finest of the
world's latest and best styles. Sold under the direction
of SHANAHAN, a MAN THAT SAYS AND DOES
Giving to.tfce
And . this immense, ' large
stock, and tha limited sell
ing space in which we v are
"required to' do- businessyrwe
are determined to keep ther
stock; in the best- possible
condition. Inorder tod.?,
"so," this"saieldU not: bperi
daily, until 9 L o. and win
for dinner and rearrange
ment ritock" 'iiaglirlirclww
at ft p. m. sharp every even
ing. The same rule wQl be
followed on ; Saturdays - ex
cept the store will close from
5 to 6 p. m. on that day and
open at 6 and dose at 10
p. m. . ' -f . : . , '; x "
; YPSILANTI UNION SUITS ,
Regular $4.25 Lisle Thread... S2.40
Regular $10.00 Silk' Summer. .$6.98
Regular $11.00 Silk Winter.... 87.48
Regular $ll5Q SilkWinter. . $5.00
Regular $5.T0 Cashmere . . .$3.88
'RegTrIar-$4.0-Congrj-Merino $2.08
Regular $5.25 Health Wool... $2.48
Regular $11.00 Silk and Wool.$6.08
. Regular $2,25 Health Wool. . . 88
YPSILANTI TIGHTS f
Regular $3.00 Worsted ". . . . . .$1.98
Regular $4.25 Silk Summer. .. .$2.50
Regular $7.50 Silk .Winter 77iT. $4.98
AUSTRALIAN WOOL X-t-
' CHILDREN'S
-Regular $1J)0 Vests
.60
Regular $1.30 Vests ............ , 79?
Regular $1.35 Vests ............. 89
Drawers, same prices.
- - COLUMBIA WOOLS .
Columbia Floss, reg.l8c skein,. . il4
Columbia Shetland Wool, reg. 18c
skein t '
Columbia, Spanish, reg.-20c skekirlS
Columbia Zephyr, reg. 20c pkg.l2e
-Columbia Saxony; reg. I2yc skein. 9f
Columbia Eiderdown, reg. 35c ball, ' ;
now ' . .-. .. v . : . . '. . . . ... 4 . . .25
Columbia Golf Yarn, reg. 45c sk. ,25
Columbia Fletir de Lts, reg. 25c sk.l8f
Columbia Gerniantown, reg. 26c ; 16
Columbia Fairy Zephyr, reg. 18c.l5f
German Knitting Yarn, reg. 35c .. 25
Ice Wool, regular 55c box, now. .35
Ice VVrool,' regular tbt box, now. . 50
Ice Wool, regular 15c ball,,now..l0
Broken lines of Zephyr," package. .. 5
LADIES'SWISS RIBBED
DRAWERS ' e
Regular $1.0, wool ,.Ttrr;h:.r. 08
-EQUIPOISE WAISTS
$1.75 to $2.50, now... ..49
Tompson 's Ventilating Corieta . .29
LADIES AUSTRALIAN WOOL
"Regular $230 garments . . . . , , .$1.39
LADIES' SWISS RIBBED VESTS
Regular $1.25, wool.....:....
NUNN S LAMBSWOOL SLIPPER
:, . ... SOLES V'- : ' '"
Children's.... ,t ... ..10ei and 12yj
Ladies' ... ...... .V. . . .. . . .
Gents', I............. .25
. CHILDREN'S VESTS AND
DRAWERS
Regular 30c, iiow, per garment. .15
Regularise Drawers -s s v-."- ht-. 19
Regular BOc Tape Girdles 19
Regular $1.00 Tape Girdles J.;;. .39
Regular 50c and 75c Corsets,. .V.'. 15
r FURNISHINO DEPARTMENT :A
'Men's Silk Ties, 4-in-hands and - 1
tecks .:. ....V.. . . . ...15.
Men's Silk Bow Ties. .......2 for 5:.
SiHcWindsor-ies iTir, s ?.il9
-Men's wool derby ribbed Underwear,;
- in brown, gray, blue and flesh ' :
color .........V.v.:v...?...85
Men's .' Handkerchiefs,, in plain whita ;
and fancy borders., 7f
MenVSilk, Web Suapendera,, v.39j;
?MenlT25c'Susj)enders. . . ,-.7115.1
Men's fancy stripe Dress Shirts.. 48;;
4 Men's Percale-Dress Shirts. ...29i
'Children's $L25 wool Sweaters, ! ' ?
button shoulder ...i.,.V.85;.
-Children's fancy stripe wool r - 1
Sweaters .( t.. ,69
:l: ;-P.; D.. CORSETS;l f
Regular $3.75, how..... . .. .49
7 ART DEPARTR1ENT
All Stamped Linens '50 Per Cent Below Cost
Embroidery Cottons AIT50 Per Cent Below Cost
Peri Lusta, D.M. C. Cotton, Electron, Helios.
Point Lace and Battenberg Materials All 50 Per
Cent Below Cost ' '1
Stamped Cushion Covers 50 Per CentBelow Cost
Brainerd & Armstrong Embroidery Silks, regu-
-,-:-- lar 50c dozen, now 3Sfr.-Tz:r'r:
P. Centemeri & Co. Kid Gloves at a Great
. Reduction ; ' ,
Silk Gloves, pair. . . . . . ... ; . . .. . ... . .. . . . . . "i .15
Silk Mitts, pair '.-.i .v. 5
Marking Cotton, dozen. ......... ........... ...1
Crochet Cotton, ball If
Chemisettes, each" . i. .'....5
Children's Collars, each.'!. . ... ..... . . . ; ... .5 -
Baby -Ribbon, yard. .1-2
Fancy Galloon Lace, yard. .... ....... ........ It ,
Vcilings from TTrrr.r.-."7VTr;. v. i .. i .If yard up -
Velveteen and Corduroy Binding, yard..... ...1
Alligator Purses, each . ... .................. ... 5
All Ruchings ; 40c yard. "Now. . , i ... . . ..5
-Silk Cords, yaVd . ' -
D. M. C. Cotton, 'dozen... .7.. T.J.IS..
" Colored Peri Lustre, dozen . , , . -. . . . v 32 1
Knitting. Silk, ball..,. . . . ................. '..15
Initials, all sizes............. ....Half Price
Cushion Cords, yard. ...... .... ......... ...10
Velveteen Skirt Binding, piece ......... . . . ...lip
Zephyrs, all colors, per skein,.... ........ .'.1J4
Babies' Silk Caps.... ...................... 15
Boys' Laundered Waists........... ......... 29 ;
Boys' Fauntleroy Waists. I.. i.j i.;..29
Wool Fascinators j. ... . 10
Angora Tarn O'Shanters . V. ........... ,. . 5 '
Corsets .. . .... . , .15f.
nosiHtY
Ladies: Pure Thread Silk Hose, $4.60 '
...... $2.83
ChildrenVFancylHoseTvaluesrtd 50c, now 10f
Xadies' and Children's Silk Hose Greatly
,'lJ....-.:..-,..J.'.L.-. u-.r-.. Reduced....: ; .1. :.
Ladies' and Children's Underwear Will, Bo
T- rr .ttt Sacrificed i.-.-:
Real Laces and Fine Handkerchiefs at Half Price
Ladies' - Hand Embroidered - Handkerchiefs,- "
$1.50, now . ........ ......... ..755
Ladies' . Fancy Embroidered Handkerchiefs, ,
$4.00, now . . . . . ....... ............ . .$2.00
Children's Equipoise Waists...,. .. .. i . ..7. . .391 i
1 Ladies' Sleeveless Vests ....... .7 .... . . .
4-inch Fancy Silk Ribbons, yard. ...... .......7-
Satin Ribbons, per piece. ............ ,.5
73he
REALM FEMININE
THE QUIET HOUR.
soutiins-carTT-1tH
J- en the bowels, and thus assist in expelling
colds from the system is new end original
In Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar.
I
AXATIVE
J.cerUlrksiife ajid harmless xemedj for.
all Coughs, Colds, Croup, Whooping Cough,
: La Orippe, Bronchitis, Influenza and all
Lung and Bronchial affections. - Mothers
praise the children's favorite Kennedy'
Laxative Honey and Tar .
COUGH SYRUP
afefjareel at Cka takaratar B. C. BsWITT A CO.. CSUCAOO, V. 0. A,
. E2tn an etevsa loeeoM An t as arasr ars is o srsar eeTTU. -
V v ' Sold by 8. J. SKIDMORK & CO.
1
Onlvraht mV
. tbrouch death er cup unspiuso, -r
I shall boast ljt mine the balsam, bless
each k(ndlr iwrench tht wrunr .
From life's tree Its Inmost virtue, tapped
. the root whence pleasure sprunf.
Barked the bole and broke ths bouh.
and bruised the berrr. left all trace
Ashes in death's stern alembic, loosed
elUIr In its place,
I ...... HMert Browning. .
(-.' aaaaa X. Aataemy. - .
This week will, be memorable, lone
after woman suffrage Is an accepted
fact, es the one la which -Mlaa Anthony
went away from us who loved her to
the other sfde-f that veil, which, ssld
Phillips Brooks, "Is not as has so oftm
been pictured, ilk a great ihiclt jrll. It
Is rather like a soft and yielding curtain
through which we cannot aee, but which
Is si ways waving and trembling with
the Impulses that oome out of the Ufa
which lies upon ths1 other side of It."
Surely we can Use a quiet hour today
to no better purpose than for a llttia
tender end rareful thought .about this
wonderful life and Its Isssons.
The story of It. told so ably and with
so much feeling by Mrs. I1a Porter
Royer- and Mrs. Barah A. Ersns,- in
Tuesday's Journal, should be preserved
lu lie, rapbovs, . pota) because e th
,
one who Is gone and because it is the
work of two of our own able towns
worn en. ' - - ' . '-.'-
If Is dimcuTT.-flirr-Thsf-thS Tiamnrf
Susan B. Anthony Is spoken only with
reverence.' almost awe. to realise that
when she was the same ' brave soul
with the same clear brain that she whs
since she has been feted and feasted
and Idolised, she was corned, carle a.
tured and used as ths stork la trade of
the professional'- Joke - writer. ' J -
The difference was not In Miss An.
fhony: she has been persistent and con
sistent throughout her long brave life.
Where, then, wss Hie difference? -In
the mental attitude of the world.... Whit
changed that mental altitude? - Largely,
chiefly,-her own unswerving advocacy
of a principle of human rights.,' ;. .'.
Tlis world" does "not 'love a lover half
so weU as It loves a leader, because the
mass of men have not yet arrived at
the high dignity of self-leadership. That
time Is coming, but It Is remote.
The world Invariably comes to love
ths soul that Is to great to be atung
by its Jeers or moved by- Us ridicule,
and sooner or later later, many times,
after, the crown, of thorns has 'been
pressmen bleeding brows they crown
It victor. . v k ... . ,
But -make no mistake--about- - this;
Though the world has ceased te ridicule
Uls Aathony and (ha .manifest Justness
and overpowering reasonableness of lief
contention. Its attitude Is Just as hostIK
Just as bitter. Just as stupid toward
every new manifestation of the larger
demand for .human rights and human
liberty aa It ever was, and here la where
women can do Immense good. .
Generally speaking, we hold our opin
ions with ' too tight a grasp. Hug con
victions to your soul, but keep opinions
where they can be discarded for bettor
ones with' the ntmost ease, for they
m ybc wronav r ... . . :
Study your opinions track
their source; perhaps you were bor.i
with them: perhaps, you hold them ss
matters of convenience; perhaps you
have no clear Idea of how they -came
Into your possession, at all; perhaps you
hold them because you have saver
thought about them at all.
a good account of Itself, or, at least,
hold It provisionally, pending the for
matton of one more nearly- In harmonv
with actualities, if you' find H open u
question. .-....
.1 We women are too fond of detail: we
like to use the microscope. - Thst Is all
very well, but don't get the microscope
habit because It throws everything else
out of foous. - - - ,.
-"-Counteract the feminine fondness for
detail with the telescope habit. Sweep
thenT'td phe " mental - heavens - with your- glass.
Perhaps there may be a wonderful star
burning there over the manger erad'e
of some new truth for which, humani'y
Is dying. : -- .
- Perhsps you ydurself are at this no
ment one with the mob who are shout
tnf 't?rttcifyjtr . j
' to you think any of those perhapsel
would apply" to Mlas Anthony T -
Challenge every opinion you hold on
any important subject and make It give
:- ' Save ' ' j
(TsJA money by v .
Wmin KC ((
Baking Nj
'111 22icllJj
It takes car and conscience to iden
tify truth how no less than in the day
of the obscure snd friendless Nasarene.
We need to .be careful that we do
not crucify htm afresh In some truth
pleading for recognition and acceptance.
"As for woman suffrage it seems o
self-evident that sny argument that Jus-
jlffoa man jp nfranrhl.em.t y.l. mpr. g
loudly and reaaonably for the enfran
chlaament tof woman that I have never
been able to see how the case could be
argued at alL. I should as soon try 10
argue against or In support of ths axiom
that the whole la equal to all its parts.
But 'since woman made the' first
flag. It Is not amiss for her to sea that
Its folds ars kept free from foul blots
I hsve wondered sometimes If women,
In their eagerneaa to obtain that which
Is tnanlfeatly their right the prlvilese
of the ballot have taken note ef the
prostitution ef that defense of freedom
la jx.anaa at msn,. 4..... .iti . 4,-
W are apt to idealise that which wa
desire and do not possess. We have
done this with the ballot; while, aa a
mattsr of fact, it has become aa "sound-. !
lng brass," in more way than one, an t
a "tinkling cymbal." . f .
Men today are practically disfran
chised by the power of corruption.- -
They are herded in saloons and haH
In our: great cities and driven -to the
polls in droves; honest men are kept -away
from voting places by pistols ami
clubs. . -
t- Manufacturers liri-trr theiremploy;-
to vote themselves Into slavery If, per.
ohance, the darling of their 'employer
the tariff is threatened.
The ballot is distinctly a mattsr of
bargain and sale. . v
- If sometimes the power of the people
really makes itself felt at the ballot
box, despite all thess, obstacles, they"
are - serenely counted out; if the reel
facts - regarding this- process and th
times In which It has been brought into
wicked play were known, X fancythe
country would bold its breathT
- ; -
Woman suffrage by all means', 4 bnti
the' sanctity and the purity of the ballot
In the hands of both men and women
to make it of any valne to either.
Anything short- of - this- and
unworthy the brave soul that has Just
gone from our twilight into the whit-,
light of heaven. -1 '
1 1 1 . hi 1 1 ' '
Baiaie "bongskoremea Orgaaisev .
- Rainier. Or., March 1 A longshore
men's onion hag been organised here by
3. A. "Madson, secretary of the long
shoremen's union st Portland.. The of
ficers sleoted were: CEL Iviiraa, preel- .
dent; Mr. Whltlsker, secretary, stid Mr.
Peterson, marshal. Ths next; meeting"
for farther election of officers will be
aeld-Satutfdairv.T-...... --. v. ' x