The Oregon daily journal., March 27, 1906, Page 4, Image 4

.THE OREGON' DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENINQ. MARCH S7. IIZ3.
HEW VESSEL FOR
-COAST ROUTE
After Senator' Next Trip, She
Will Be Succeeded Tempo
? rarlly by Costa RlcW
LATTER IS TOO SMALL
, : FOR REGULAR SERVICE
- Schwerin Haa Said That He Thought
. . Two Modern, Steamer Should Be
Placed on" Run, and It la Expected
- 4 That Oria JVU1 Be Bought. --
' After -the steamer Senator. makee an
other trip to Portland, her place on the
Portland-San Francleco . route will be
taken by the Coat Rica. This arrange
ment will be but temporary, according
-to advices which were .received, thla
morning by local official of the line.
The management la negotiating for a
modern steamer-tt- run In connection
with the Columbia and aa aoon aa a deal
for bar baa been closed aha will be
placed in aervlc.
H com mea is uiuy- "-'
carrier and la provided with hut lim
. lted apaoe for the accommodation' of
"passengers. She waa on tha Portland-
Jsan Francisce route regularly laet rail.
assisting -the Columbia and Senator la
. taking care, of the inoreaaea . irmine.
-When buelneaa became dull, aha waa
' operated for a time n a southern run
''out of-tha Bay City. A month or ao
, ago aha waa taken out of commission.
iJBhe la rather alow, and la admitted by
the onpany offlciala not to be aultable
; for regular eervlce between Portland
and Ban Francisco. ' -
It Undeclared that tha. Coat Rloa
will not bo retained any longer than la
" absolutely necessary aa aa aaalatant to
f the Columbia. Not only la a greater
amount of freight moving by tha water
, -route up and down tha coaat, but tha
' puttnier buelneaa la alao Inoreaaing. aa
' ta alwaya the caa at thla aeaaon of
'' tha year. Hence It 1 argued by those
:' who are looking after HarrimssVa steam
ahlp eervtca that neceeelty demands tha
placing of modern veaeela on the coaat
routelKPzachwerln. tha general nin-
ager.. haa been In tha aaet during tha
paat winter and It la believed that ha
r bag practically arranged for another
' steamer to be brought around from tha
Atlantic eoaat.
When Mr. Schwerin waa at Portland
'laet fall ha said that ha waa In favor
j'of two modern ateamera being either
.- built or nurchaaed 1 for the Portland
5-San Francisco route. Moreover, ho aald
that he Intended to take tha matter
-up with- the-owners. . ilaald that he
: ' Deraonally balleved that even tha Co-
' lumbia was too old for auch an Import
-ant run., When ha return from tha east.
.it la thought that ha will nave import
ant announcement! to make concerning
'aa Improvement of the service.
( NEUMAYER CUTS RATE.
Xlkely That Bark Win Be Chartered ta
Take Wheat at WI BnlUlaga.
.. . Before ehe reaches tha harbor. It la
""tivrobable that -tha-Ftanch bark -Oenaral
' Neumayer, which left from-Aetorta
tills morning, will ha chartered to loan
-wheat at Portland for tha, United King
' ' dom. Representatives of tha ownara
wera offering her thla morning for the
business at 27 shillings. leaa by S pence
' a ton than the rata at which any other
' vessel has bean Disced on tha market
. . sine early last summer. Tha General
Ncumsrer's owners are not members of
tha ahipownerr aasocistion an
, auently are not Influenced by the mlnl
- mum rata of XVs Sd aa fixed by that
. organisation.-'
At tha rata at. which ehe ta being of
. fared it Is snld there la no doubt that
tha General Neumeyer will be chartered
. , by some of the local exporters. She
' is described as being suitable for grain
esrrylng and of about tha alsa of the
nippers usually want It la estimated
fht aha If aapahla of handling t.iO
tons of wheat. She Is bringing a cargo
' " . of cement from' Hamburg consigned to
Meyer, Wilson ac Co. .
: ARABIA In from orient.
Beaches Astoria and Will Probably Ar
. rive la Portland Thla Afteraooa.
! Carrying a full cargo of far eastern
products tha -oriental liner Arabia ar
rived at Astoria this morning from
Hongkong . and war porta, and Ja . ex
pected to reach Portland late thla aft
ernoon. Her freight is made up of
matting, tea, gunnies, . . Chinese gro
ceries, rice, camphor and eurios.
- The Arabia sailed from Tokohama
March and waa a day longer In com
pleting tha passage than la usually ra
ff!
In tiie Spring-, if your
foot has lost its spring, the
best tonic is . our, "new ;
' formB shoe. ( . . '
tf your feet are: hide-.
7. bound, our new Calf Shoes .
at. $3.50 will give, them ;
V breathing room; just the
kind of a foundation for '
; our high quality suits- ,:.
' We have the sale in this
city for ' , -.- -
Royal Blue
$3.50 Shoes
VEvery pair : guaranteed!
' for satisfactory service. '
IficnCLOTHinjQ
Outfitters for Men and Boys
' 168 and 168 Third St.
Mohawk Building
FUN.MUSICAND -
PIFF! PAFFI
ii
'I -' Soma i of the Fun-Makerg
A nunTtoer of features contributed toj
make "Plffl PafH Poufl" which played
at the Marquam Grand last avanlng.
a musical comedy mora enjoyable than
most of thosa which have been aaen In
Portland this season. - Thera are eight
glrla who form a pony ballet and who
dance as one.- Tha eight, and tha others,
sing lustily and caper about tha stage as
If they really . wera light-hearted and
liked to prance. The ataga aettlng of
tha second act is uncommonly beautiful,
and tha parasol dance that accompanies
tha -singing by- R- EV Ora ham of "Cor
delia -Malone" la one of the most novsl
and impressively pretty things we have
aaen. , Tha whole thing goes merrily,
with but one or two places where It
drags at all. and these short . - -
-There are mora peopla .with parts Im
portant to the success of the show than
In most musical comedies, and, fortu
nately, each of these is capable. . . jjred
W. Macs, as Peter ponffle. tha swamp
rrfot man, managed last night. to bring
several - thousand laughs with tha aid
of a truly remarkable make-op and eoe
tumlng, and weird facial expression. He
worked half a dosen old Jokes that de
serve long-ago to be pensioned, with
as much delight as if he bad coined
quired. It Is supposed that ah an
countered rough weather. 8he la one
of tha swtfest steamers of the Portland
Aaiatle fleet and haa crossed the
Pacino In leaa than lft-deaya.
- Immediately' after ' her arrival-- the
work of discharging tha cargo will ba
started. She will ba given quick dis
patch, although aha can easily ba got
In shspa to sail - April -10. the data
scheduled' for . her t wtaeV on the re--
turn trip. Reservatldna for her entire
specs have been made. The principal
ahlpment aha will take out la 10,000
barrela of flour, nearly all consigned to
Importers In Hongkong. In addition to
this aha wlU take out large shipments
of cotton, machinery and other aaatern
freight. . . . ...... . . .. -
British Steamships Aysgarth ad Suth
erlaad Win Ieave With Big Oargoae.
Six million feet of Oregon fir will ba
afloat in Portland harbor thla afternoon
on tha British steamships Aysgarth and
Bntherland, which ara completing their
cargoes for Port Plrle, Australia, and
Shanghai, China. ' The Aysgarth will
take out 1. 100.000 feet of lumber and la
expected to leave down this afternoon,
while the Sutherland will carry 8,600.000
feat. . Sha is scheduled to sail tomorrow
morning.
Tha cargoes ara being dispatched by
J. J. Moore at Co. and tha Pacific Ex
port Lumb-r company. After the Ays
garth reaches the antipodes and dis
charges her cargo aba will return to
Portland to receive another shipment
from tha earns port- Two other steam
ers arid a sailing vessel ara under char-
tar to load here for foreign porta. They
ara the British steamships' Henley and
Nairnshire and tha Italian bark Eraamo.
The Nairnshire la expected to put In an
appearance off the mouth of tha river
almost any day. Sha is one of tha larg
est carriers to be headed toward Port
land thla season. It Is estimated that
sha will earry 4.000,000 feet of lumbar, -
Aslds from these tha following ves-
aU BchwnCrcscan4S'' '",
British ship Clackmannanshire, Port PI
Te; Balmore, Genoa, and American bark
Harry Morse, Boston. The British
steamship Vermont haa Just sailed for
Shanghai with nearly 1,500,000 feet of
fir. .: .
STEAMER VOLGA SOLD.
Captain Babldge of Astoria Will Operate
Xer oa Xowet Columbia,
Joseph Supple sold the steamer Volga
yesterday to Captain Babldge of Astoris,
who will operate her on tha lowar Co
lumbia river In the freight and pas
senger trad' Before aha Is taken out
on .her new run, tha steamer win ba
given a' thorough overhauling. Sha will
ba equipped with aoma new machinery.
Until last fall, tha Volga was owned
by tha Warren, Packing company and
waa used as tender for. the salmon
canneries. She is ( feet long, 10 feet
across the besm, and haa a carrying
capacity of 74 tons. "
With the repairs which are being
made . to tha Volga and tha building
of tha steamer Kitsap for the Kitsap
Navigation company of Puget sound.
ths Supple shipyards present a busy ap
pearance. A force of mea la alao clear
ing off tha atta for the new dock, which
will ba built aouth of tha present yards.
The keel of tha Kltaap haa been laid and
a part of tha framework put In place.
It la desired to have her completed by
May 1.
SERVICE WITH SEATTLE.
Steamers Beteaskaa and Bevadaa Will
top at Portias Ba Bomte Worth,
When tha .American-Hawaiian ateam
era begin connecting with ths Tehan-
tepee railroad Portland will have a reg
ular steamship aervlca with Seattle. As
bow planned, tha steamers. Nebraekaa
and Nevadan will bring New York
freight from San Francleoo te Portland
After tha goods have been discharged
tha steamers will sail for blent tie. where
tha remainder of their freight will be
unloaded. When they pick up what
Xrclg.ht u tf fared tkey wlU return to
i . - . . . l - : k 1 1 - -v
BEAUTY - MAKE
POUFI A SUCCESS
in 'Tiff,1PaJf, Pouf."
them himself. R. E. Grahxmr who plays
August Melon, tha sportive millionaire.
affected a Chauncey .Depew whisker and
laugh and waa consistently light
hearted. - F.- W. Hornly haa a rather
good voloe and Charles A. Morgan ranks
with blm. Miss Kathryn Oaterman.
who plays Mrs. Lillian Montague, tha
worldly -widow, Is delightfully worldly,
handsome, vivacious. The . tour young
woman who play tha Melon girls ware
acceptable. Miss Eveleen Dunmore,
who Is Rosa, has a remarkable voice.
and aha performed -vocal athletics that
brought yells of delight from the gal
lery Miss- Regina-- MoAvoy as Nora,
used ' her plaintive voice to advantage
In "Under tha Goo-Goo Tree," an un
usually catchy piece. .
The rausle In "Plff Pafft Pouf!" Is
generally pretty, and there are several
airs that stay by after hearing. "Tha
Ghost That Never Walked," with Ita
line, "I'm tha ghost of a show that
went . broke . In Peoria,". . Is unusually
clever. "Cordelia Melons" likewise has
a swinging air;- . -
-Plff ! Psff 1 Pouf!" play,tonlght and
tomorrow night and tomorrow sfternoon.
Last night's audience waa large and
rasnionabla...
Portland and complete their cargoes foi
tna aouth. There will be an Interval
of about 71 days between tha sailing
oates or tna steamers. Call.ng In at
Portland on both tha up and down trios.
one of tha craft will be In averv 1 J dan.
If they wera provided with accommo-
aations it is peiievea that a big pas
senger irainc would d bunt up. Should
it later be i aacertalned that - the - line
wouia , oeeomo 'popular .for passanger
Business, it is saia tna company may be
prevailed on to nt the craft Tor this
purpose. It is declared that this could
ba dona by making few alterations to
tha decks. .
ELDER FOR COAST, RUN.
WlU Assise Boamoka la gSBflllag-gsa
With Xa Angeles ad Way Porta.
As soon aa tha steamer. Elder has
been raised and repaired sha will ba
operated on tha Portland-Los Angeles
route to assist ths Roanoke In taking
care or tna traino, which will soon In
crease to such proportions. It is thought,
that one vessel will ba unable to handle
It. The Roanoke arrived . from Los
Angeles isst night, bringing 100 first
class passengers, the largest number
shs "Has carried thla spring. She also
brought a large quantity of merchan
dise, of which sugar formed an Im
portant part.
Captain Baker, who Is at work getting
tha Elder In shape for placing on the
drydock. Is confident that, sha will ba
reeady for service by tha middle of
May. If such should prove to be the
case, aha will go on tha coast run Im
mediately afterwards in connection with
the Roanoke. As - they - will - stop at
Eurek ajid San Francisco, It Is ad
mltted that Portland will have the beat
coaat "service that shs has aver had.
Tha contractor declarea that ha will
have tha Elder raised esrly In April.
Hs estimates thst It will thsn take about
10 days to get her In shape for com
mission.
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
"TlTeteatfTM.- FHeadTiloafZflni
snaver una waa Drought from -the
Portland shipyards last evening to the
foot of Waahlngton street, where the
rest of tha repair work to her wlU be
oompleted. . .
Harbormaster Ben Blglin was notl
fled yesterday that three of tha sailors
on tha French bark aasaulted tha first
and aecond mates of tha vessel yester
day. As soon - ss found, the harbor
master Bays, ha will place the men under
arrest.
In tow of the Ocklahama tha schoon
ers Polaris and Sehomo left up the river
this morning for Astoria. .They will
load lumber for California porta.
. With It.ooe barrela of crude oil the
steamer Roaaorana arrived yesterday
from Tacoma, where aha discharged a
part of a cargo brought from San Fran
cisco. The steamer sailed for Ban
Francisco last night
The dredge- Portland was operated
during the 'greater part of last night
taking out material from the bed of the
river with which to make tha east side
filla. ' After ahe gets in thorough run
ning order It is believed thst sha will
maks a fine showing. At . noon she
stopped digging for a time ao that the
position of the pump might be changed.
The material removed ao far aonalsts
of gravel and sand.
This afternoon tha French ehlp Crlllon
will move to tha dock of the Oregon
Water Power A Railway eompany,
where she will discharge 1,000 barrels
of cement.
Towsrd the lattsr part of tha week
tha machinery from the stesmer Sarah
Dixon will ba transferred to tha new
vessel which has been built to tske her
place. ,
7 MARINE NOTES. !
Astoria, March 2T. Arrived at a.
m. and left up at 11:15, German steamer
Arabia, from Hongkong and way porta
Arrived down during tha night, Ameri
can ship at Mcholss. Left up at 7
a. m., French bark General Numayer.
Astoris. March 2 Arrived at 12:34
snd left up at 4 p. m., steamer Roanoke.
front Port Log Angeles and war port
Tmsttoiature,
A great many Americana, both men
and women, are thin, pale and puny, with
poor circulation, because they have Ill
treated their storaacha,by baaty eating
or too much eating, by consuming aico
hnlln havarama. or dv too eloea oonline-
nintu home, office or factory, and In
coaaequence the atomach must be treated
in a natural way oeior tuny eu rtcmj
their earlier mletaUae, The Bansnlss In
aunt uyh naoDla. in fact In evarv waarr,
thin and thin-blooded nerson. do their
work with great difficulty. Aa a result
fatigue cornea earir, is extreme ana lasta
long. xnao emanai or,"
health every tissue, bone, I nerve and
muscla should "take from the blood eer
tain materials and return to It certain
others. It Is necessary to prepare the
stomach for tha work of taking id from
Lthe food what la necessary to make good.
rich, red blood. We must go to nature
for tha remedy. - mere wera certain
roots known to the Indiana of thla
country before the advent of the whites
which later came to the knowledge of
the settlers and which are now growing
rapidly in professional favor for the cure
of obstinate stomach and liver trouble.
These are found to be aafe and yet cer
tain in their cleansing and Invigorating
effect upon the stomach, liver and blood.
mesa are: - uoiaen oeai root, vjueen s
root. Stone root, Blood root, Mandrake
root. Then there la Black Cherrybark.
The medicinal principles residing In these
native roots when extracted with glyc
erine aa a solvent make the moat Tellable
and efficient stomach tbnic and liver In
vlsorator. when combined In Jnst the
Tight - proportlona,e - In "fjr. Fierce'a
uomen Meaicai discovery, r nero mere
la bankrupt vitality such aa nervous
xhaustion. ' bad nutritionand thin
tlood, the tdy acquire vigor and-the
nerves, blood and all the tisanes feel tha
favorable effect of thla sovereign remedy.
Although some physicians have been
aware of the high medicinal value of the
above mentioned plants, yet few have
nsed pure glycerine as a solvent-and
usually the doctor' prescriptions called
lor the ingredients in varying amount,
ullk olflonol. ' ... " "
The "Golden Medical Discovery la a
scientific preparation compounded of the
glyceric extracts of the above mentioned
vegetable ingredients and contains no
alcohol or narmiui nabiviorming drugs.
Balled at: 4 p.; m. schooner Annie M.
Campbell, for San Pedro.
San Pedro, March SI. Arrived.
schooner Prosper, from Columbia river.
Astoria. March. JI. Condition of the
bar at 8 a. m., smooth; .. wind aaat
weather clear.
MAINLY PERSONAL
H. Peterson, " after - whom Peterson,
Wsshlngton, is named, ia at tha Ferklna
hotel. ., i
P. J. McGowan, the largest eannery
man at McGowan,- la at the Perklna
hotel: . ' '
Among tha guests at the Perkins ho
tel Is Frank Davenport, a Hood River
lumberman. : . :.
State Senator E. W. Haines of For
est Grove is at tha Imperial hotel.
Attorney-General A, M. Crawford of
Salem la at .the Imperial hotel. ..
At the Imperial hotel are Mr. C SC
Keep, of Washougal, acoompanted by
her daughter, and Mra. J. E. Fenwlck
of Cnmbrook. British Columbia.
Attorney John Ditchburn.la confined
to his npartmenta as tha result of a
severe attack of rheumatism." He haa
been ill since Friday.
-The engagement la announced of Visa
Edith Hexter. daughter of Levi Hexter,
of thla city, to Mr. Samuel Galland of
Spokane. - The data of tha wedding will
ba announced later. -.
-: f i ' j' .1. " . ! p. -vMtt
AT THE THEATRES.
Tiff ! Pafft Pouf r Tonight.
Tk. mnalcal eocktsll. "Plffl Paff I PoufI
will be Una atuactloa at tne msrqusm ursne.
s'rlsrk. with a DeeUl-arlce matinee totmofTow
Tbia "nnalral eocktall" held the ftory of Mew
Yorkers last season for elfht eolie swaths of
S8S Mrfarmasets st the New lark Caatoe te
profitable reaolts, and has many sew features
added this seasoa.
Advance Sale Tomorrow for Primroae
The adTasee sale of seats will epea tosMr
row WVdoeadar Burning st 10 e clock roi
Oeorse M. Primrose's his minstrel company,
lrhlrh Srlll he the latt nl-f-rt1"" V r-'-r
Marquam Grand theatre next ndy aad Sat
urday slsbta, March so aaa B, wiia a apeeiai.
Dries matinee Saturday. Mr. Primroae prom
iaea theatrexoere a minstrel performance that
hall be replete with elTer emnedy, brilliant
musle. eurnrlalns and entertatalns specialties,
asiL beat of all, the eM-tlme minstrel mmse
and darkay characters. Burnt Cork wlU
the faces of sU the performers. .
Tiff! Paff I Pour Matinee Tomorrow
A speetal-prlre matinee wUl be glvea at the
Marquam Grand theatre tulmnroi ( Wednesday
afternoon. when tha mnaleat eaektsH "Plff
Paff! Peuf" wUl be the attraction. Take the
children to see the ean4 man end pretty
Buater boys sad (Irla. Csrtala st 1:20 a clock
Miaa New York Jr.
The Baker haa a most elerer end interesting
attracting this weak la the light and airy
Mlas New York Jr. Tomorrow afterneoa - at
I:1S o'clock this eompany will glTe the regu
lar bargain day matinee. Mlsa Mew lark it.
la. sttow-nrsanleril to nleaes the mamas,
lor.ra of good clean burlesque should Sot mlas
seeing tt.--a Maine enetnla at giis-e'eloekr
"Ole Olaon" at Empire.
"Ola Olaon" le at the Empire all this week
and more delightful than ever. Boa Hendricks,
the graataat Ole of them all. and s most
eeuent company ara preaestlnt the piece thla
eaaaoo. Mr. Hendricks la probably conceded
to be America's fnremoat Bwedlah dialect
eemadias. At the Empire ke la making his
singing ene at to a principal lestsrss.
VAUDEVILLE AND STOCK.
- At the Lyric Theatre.
The popular Lrrle atork - company has
chanced from a rosrlng farce-eomedr to a
thrilling melodrama, "His Wife's Orlme,"' a
play in four sets. The Uliiatrated song aad
awrtne oleturec are feature There la a
dally, matinee and twa shows each evening.
Equilibriata at Star,
At ths Btar the feature this week la con
tributed by the Fowler brothera, equilibriata
from On-many, klley and Lavlgne have as
amusing eomedv sketch, with songs' asd daneae.
and Henry rink Is s Hebrew imperennstor wits
orislnal parodies and - atorlee. Palrtlald and
Mortoa have a pleselsg little playlet. . Dick
and Efflc flulae are refined - eomedy enter
tainers. Will C. Hoyt Is effacing ene of toe
llluatrated sonca for which he Is well knows
and the gtarnacone la flashing tha latest films
boa the auiaea rsctory.
All-Star Bill st Orand."
Aa all-star vaudevtlle eatertstnmeut is that
st the Orssd thla wash. The audteseea yea.
tsrday were dellshted with the nrosTaa. The
three Armatrenca are the beat trick wheel
mea thla city haa seen. Mr. sad Mrs. Ronyns
ara back with s sew sketch. The Caraldas
are equilibriata. Marie Laurens Is aa operatic
vocallat of merit and the Bell trie are rattling
good aingers. John J. Welch, the mas Is white;
the llluatrated aonga asd the moving pictures
romplcta the Mil-
TJrTAX.VAJII.s1 FOB BUTTlUTIstX.
I have been suffering for the nasi tmm
rears with severe attack of rheuma
Ism snd found thst Ballard's Snow Lin.
iment was the only thing that gave ana
satisfaction and tended to alleviate my
Rains. March 14, '03. John C Degnan,
Insman, 111. tie. I0e and . ii.ee.
.WoouareV Clarke ek fee, " f .
RINGS D0l.l
' (Continued From Fag One.)
waa. begun in the fall Of lit .but Its
completion was somewhat delayed be
cause of the extreme severity of the
w.tatrw It-iraa inasad by al Hs
one of , tha moat auccessful theatrical
men In America, who aent 8. K. Fried
lander to manage lt
Mr, Frledlander, now manager ef the
Oaks, remained In charge of the Mar
quam for three yeara, whan ha waa aent
to San Francisco by Mr. Hayman to
take charge of the California theatre.
II.. wa succeeded In the management
of the Marquam by W. P. Adama, who
haa been.Mr. Hayman'a traaaurer.
In ltH the Marquam waa leaaed by
Calvin S. Helllg. who' haa remained In
charge since that time. Soon f ter he
acquired the theatre, he placed George
U. Baker, now manager of tha Baker
and Empire theatrea in " Portland, - In
charge. Mr. Baker waa local manager
until he -went to Baker City Jto build a
theatre there, ; and was succeeded as
local manager by W. T. Pangle, . the
preaent Incumbent;,. .
The theatre was opened) bythe Emma
jucn English grand oper company
compoaed of ISO people. For choice
seats for the opening week an auction
was held in the Maeonlo Temple at
Third and Alder streets. - Mora than
$11,000 . was realised from premiums
ovsr and above, the regular price.
- atome XnsexeellBf B2soryv
Since Ita opening 'many of the lead
ing theatrical oelebrltlea of America
and the world have appeared at the
Marquam. It waa tha scene of the first
starring 'engagement of Blanohe Bates
and of the final public: appearance of
Emma Jtbbottv
1 adw the Marauam so un from ita
foundation," aald Mr. Frledlander, Its
first manager. "Judge Marquam ex
pended about. 1100,000 on it more than
he . had originally-calculated upon, bat
at it completion was so pleased that
he presented Mr. Woods, the architect,
with a handsome diamond ring.
We never played any attraction leaa
than a week, and never failed to do a
large business, . Everybody thought I
was Insane when I aeoured the "Old
Homestead'!, for an. engagement of two
weeks. But its engagement In Portland
broke- the record of the trip aero the
continent.
'For tha flratrtwo' yaarg- ft -wag the
universal custom for men and women to
attend the Marquam in evening dress.
We had a list of 100 regular first
nighters' who never failed to take seat
for every new produotlon. While X fully
realised what tha future had in store
for Portland, it waa tha one regret of
my life that I was compelled to leave
for San Francisco. .
Many Taafllnr Aotora. ...: . .
- - "During the first three years of the
Marquam we had many of the leading
aotora of America and foreign countrie
At that time "there waa no place t
take them, no street ear rides or other
places, of interest, except the Columbia
river. So I took nearly every on of
the. distinguished actor ona trip ny
the river. They all liked it and aald
the aoenery aurpaaaad that of ths Hud
son." . .
Practically every celebrity ef note In
America or in Europe has been Intro
duced to Portland eudlencee at the
Marauam. Among the number were
Joeeph Jefferson,- Melba, Henry Irving,
Wlllard and Bernhardt.
"It was in atock that Blanch Bates
had her first starring engagement,"
aald Manager Helllg. "Sha appeared at
the Marquam in 1895 when ahe waa
little more than a girt. Emma Abbott
made her last public appearance at the
Marquam, - From this city ah want te
,-,,-.- -hara ah became ill and
mm.
. Oldest on Coast. j
' "The Marauam la tha oldest theatre
on the coast playing the Klaw at Brian-
ger attraction It was built' by Mr.
Woods, an architect from Chicago,
whose work In theatre building was as
successful as any that has ever bean
dona. Ha built the California theatre
In San Francisco, the Tacoma In Ta
coma and the Auditorium In Spokane.
'The seating capacity of tha Colum-
bla la only slightly leaa than that ef
tha Marquam, and that theatre will an
swer Portland's needs for yeara t
com Extensive arrangements ara Be
ing made for the final produotlon at
the Marquam Saturday night. I ara informed-
that the minstrel orchestra Is
practicing 'Auld Lang Syne' and aim
Uar mualc, while the program people
ar getting up- magnificent auk pro
gram, which will be a aouvsnlr of the
occasion.
In the It -yeara of th Marquana'e
IT'S NO MISTAEiE, GEI1TLEIV3EII!
nE.por.iK
s
FREE
If Not
Right
. WELCH
Makes It
: Right .
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Cicada
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aim
Wheat row aaake your geleetloa
lasT saor ahaut aaax pleoea ef
new eat aad saest advaneed Idea ef tha beat daatgaara smqnjaat effsots
in oolovtag aad finish thae gtv to tha fcoaaa six of artlatte elegaae
and yet that eost, yon ao saora than the suraal Bat eonuaosjilaoe style
ahowa alaewhat, , ,
DIGrJIFM) CREDIT FOR ALL
' . Bvm the saatter of tnoaay eansvot ataad aavwaam yo aad well
furnished home. Th FOWsimal oredlt systesa ta t yoax servioa a bsoad,
UsereU, dignif lad exadit that adapte itself to won ineosa aad alrraaa
Btaooea, asd haa not . one of th unpleasant f aaturea of the el time
laatalmiaat plaa. A ooout at rOWIBI' 1 a great eoBWaleaae, ad
ws would bs glad to have yom avail yourself of it.
1 .' if I ---a
l)rlnoass Dresser in quarts r-ejawed ,
golden oak, blrdseye maple and
genuine - mahogany; llxll '
1 French - Bevel Mirror and full
swell front Regular C9 till
117.10. NOW .....7sa.Uv ,
Carpets; Draperies.
Itooleom :
have Just received onr
Spring Stock in this department .
and are- ahowlng a great many
new pattern, W wish especially
to invite you to Inspect our atock ,
of Rugs, which ia aecond to none '
in the city. . - ,
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FIRST AND TAYL.OR
career It la estimated that there ware
an average of Ave production per week,
making a total of 4.160 shows that have
been given there. It la estimated that
each eompany had an average rf 10 per
sons bringing a total ef 114,100 people
Into the city during that. time. Esti
mates prepared by those connected with
the Marquam are that an average of
1500 waa left at the entrance at each
performance, total of 11,010,000 which
Portland spent to entertain Itself dur
ing tha yeara the Marquam was open.
of pnice miles
It's a clear case of extra money of
you come here for your v
IPnecs
$7.45 to $25
These are the prices we've set for the finest clothing handled by any
firm in the city bar none. We are out of the high Vent district, that's
why. ' :a : ; ... . t, : . - : r 7 . -r "
CALL AND SEE OUR NEW STORE AND THE FINEST LOT
OF GOOD CLOTHING SHOWN IN THE CITY. i i ; V
RIFLES, SKATES AND WATCHES FOR THE BOYS
TOP NOTCH IN
HAT PERFECTION
MORRISON-
CavfcsrSr
mm
at FOWmS ye asra mmmwt ef
Tmrairttra. Taa awek ispTssauta the
thla Iron Bad ia made very heavy
nd - flnlahed - In, ny color
enamel; ha braaa topraJL 1H
Inch poet and K-tneh filling.
Regula-110.00. 11
NOW, , . T i JH-fl
P v"
Fifteen Year Gnmstte
TEXAS BANK FAILS
RECEIVER APPOINTED
(Journal Special Serviee.)
' Waahlngton,- March IT. Th eon
trailer of th currency haa been notified
that tbe First National bank at West,
Texas, haa closed ita doors and a re
ceiver will be appointed. At tha Iret
published statement the aaaata and lia
bilities wera HOT ,000. -t -
every :jan
$2.50 to $5.00 in your pocket If
V
Range
The Lee Hat at $3.00
If Not
Right
-WELCH -Makes
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