THE OREGON - DAILY . JOURNAi; PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, 'AUGUST 3. 1807.
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STREET IMPROVEMENTS
SHOW ENORMOUS GAIN;
panisa In order, to keep their offloeaj
Flane for a kngelcge are being laid
BT tne Ulnars, aiost 0 tnera
tha -lt for th hnn flalda Of Other
filaofia of employment, leaving only the
eadera In tha citv to carry on ths
triLr A toibi tar Sunday Sf-
ternoon nail la bain planned to ba bald
at tha exposition erounds and Invita
tions have baan estended to various
prominent people to ba present and ad-
eas ma meeting. ,
A benefit baU for the strlksrs la also
.l CAnfA. riA..iM.iAn Tk..Jn T -ri.- I bains srranaed for Thuredey, AUgust
laUUlJ ilUU OCITU WUBUUtHUU UUIW.il XMXSh duly rar !. at Murlark hall. Prasp's orcbestrs
I V,aa ka.. a.vA a tha. Sa Inn t hsl
Exceeds AnyMreflous Months Record In History
of City Nearly 200 Streets to Be Improved.
has ban aaoured for tha occasion.
aa ana
That Portland Is doing- an unpreoe
dented amount of straat Improvement
and sewer construction work may ba
sen at a fiance whan a comparison of
the records for July of HOT and 10S la
made. If tha Increase of July, 10
aver July, UOS, was considered remark-
' h able, then tha incrtaaa of this July
.,l over last may be adjudged marvelous.
Jn nearly svery Important detail tbs
t " July record shows an Inoraasa over
twice as great as that of tha preceding
. ysar.
fr Ferheps tha most striking advance la
. In streets and sewers under actual con-
atructlon by ordinance, in tha July Just
pssaed the records abow that M separ
ate streets were being Improved ana l
' ; sewere wera belns; built. In 1101 there
- wars 41 streets and if sewers under oon-
- atructlon. The number of atraata that
wera under preparation for conatruetlon
. -. but sot yet under contract amounted
, V this year to 127, while. last year they
, , reacnea zza.
Teal's Qrees Increase.
Tha portions of different- streets
. . rross-sectloned for grading amounted to
' is,ii lineal reel mis year, xaai year
1 - auie lineal reel measure was 1,7 su.
, Sidewalk construction was also given
' (serious sttentlon by property-ownera,
. , i ever twice aa much work being dons this
, v year as compared with laat. This year
. . ,J0.S1S lineal feet was cross-sectioned.
- Last year tha number reached H.tit.
The only Instance In which mora work
,, ' v was dona In July a year ago than In this
- year was in running lines and levels for
hall will ka annmnrlatel V d SCO rat
It Is as pec ted tuat tha event will ba
not only wall attended but moat enjoy
able., The oommlttee In charge of tha
ball consists of Ous U frag, W. B.
Simpson snd W. P. BUrka.
Tha case of Mra A. Laura Knspp
Campbell. tha bride of James Campbell,
a local lettar carrier, has bean called
FM1ERS EXPECTING
BETTER TREATOENT
Independent Warehouses
Getting Most of Grain Bus
iness of Palouse Country.
CMEIi
THE NEW HOME OP THE r
GEO. II: TYSON INSURANCE AGENCY
established grades that had not baan
previously sstabllshed. In ' July. llOt, the attention of tha Letter Carriers
71 Hnui .TL . '1 assoclaUon. Mrs. Campbell Is ons of
I . . ufI,fft unreysd. Tha th oprators of tha W eat era Union who
Inl lust M M L a a I.. . . . . . . m .
nun snows es,ivi.
July's surveys for streets opened, wld-
sned or extended amounted to f.m lln
al feat whUs in lt0 they totaled S.all
year ioj.040 lineal
der oonstruotion was
uneaj xt. This year
rest or city work un
restakad. Last year tba
equaled tt.UQ Uiual feat..
Taring Olran Zmparaa,
In tha streets cross-sectioned during
JUlT ' Dresaratorr to maklnar aatlmataa
in accordance with petition or reaolutlon.
a aeciaea preierenoe ror oituiiinio is
shown. This Is particularly true of tha
residential streeta This rear durlns
Jul7'S.90 lineal feat of straat was
cross-sectioned for bltullthlo. Last
year tba inalgnlfloant sum of 110 lin
eal fast was anrveyed for that pave
ment. Gravel aurveys this year reached
.140 feet, while Julr. l6t. shows a
survey of (,8S0 feat
Macadam has fallen off In nubllo
ravor. it ssems, ror mis year tna juiy
survaT shows 1.160 lineal feet for that
material, as compsred with 7.610 lineal
feet In July. 10. Earth sradlns called
for l,i0 feet of cross-section this July,
in comparison with is. loo feet last
year.
(loecUI Diapateh ta Tea JearsaU .
aarfleld. Wash., Aug. JO. The farm-
era of the Oarfleld district are not
II. a a aasr a. .
irrler. has bean called I I'hici exuveu war voe ss-oant mxwm
of the Letter Carrier's charge on grain made br the ware-
housemen of (he Palouse country. They
do, however, resent a clause In eon-
psny when the walkout oocurred and tracts made by some of the old-Una
who Is still working for ths company. oompanies reading aa follows
The report haa baan circulated that I Ail loss or dsn
refused to quit the employ of the com-1
Eeady to Go Out at a Mo
ment's Notice Practic-
al)y All New York Brokers
Sign Union Scale--Both
Sides Confident. 5
both Superintendent Klinoel of the O.
R. A N. and Smith of the Northern Ps
rea taking I clflo have refused to employ striking
operators on tne railroad
they made application for positions.
Ths strikers claim that none of the
commercial operators have applied for
piacea wiui me rauroaa ouicee.
none or the positions nave been va
cated.
At the Office of the Westarn TTnlnn
Manager Dumars states that business
Is being- handled readily, and that he
has all the oparatora he need a. He ez-
preases himself as satisfied with the
iiusuon. ins same sentiment la ex
pressed at the office of the Postal com
pany. Assistant Superintendent Blake
ion iaai nigra ror BpoKane; where he
will make aa attempt to get the office
vr mm company into good running ordsr.
jam return of Mrs. Dolphin to her key
In the Postal office leaves ths earns
mm dc r or operators as before the ds-
Aaman ta Bald rretn bv
fire la assumed by the holder of this
receipt All right of subrogation or
recovery for leas or damaea by firs
res whsa I Injury or otherwise either against ths
positions. I see company or the railway com
pany tinon whoss land ths bulldlnss
containing this grain are located is by
tne acceptance or tola receipt specinc-
( Journal Special Servlet.)
Nnr Tork. Aug. JO. Cable operators I
all over the United BUtes will probably
ally waived by the owners or holders be on strike before midnight They are I
tnereoi." holding themseWea in readiness t gel
higher SJtKt 'oo'st.' aV.n ut m,nut- noUc-
more to do business today thsn It did I dent Small, rrecucauy an oroasrs
ten or even five years aso. Therefore!
,I,.M - , 4 4 .1 I
poet the elevator companleo to put in siawauv-
the contracts a stipulation that "all oal strike haadquartars It was declared
ly' J?.mf-Lr -V", bJ. that the business of both companies re-
earned, but the clause whereby the rail-1
way company is not responsiDie is wnati
ths wheat grower a do take exception to.
Tbe warehouses located on the railroad
right of way are always In more or less
narture of Mr. Blak.
The Aaeoclated Press is In thm umi I dancer of catchlnc on fire In the dry
ail .w. , .u. .... I condition that has held for tha n I season of the year by BDarks from dsss-
l.:rmi. Bl ,".r complete aral H,v U.r D v u:.r.r:...:: Inr Mfliiu - -
Diana ana uiimit,,. i nnnim n m m 1 1 rmu :: . u. . tutmu bwiv i v :
eeaary data, nave been prepared by the InI02,1Von",wln CmJ,Vn.1 hv la- J
city enslneir-a force to, fh. lmnVlrl! P1?. during the past 14 houra Pothlng,
. . . . J . r . I . 1 WB 1 1 V hAWAVAi. ,Wam V. . k.
and express eorapanlss are being freely
uaed to transmit msssagss paid for by
the publio at full telegraph lo rates, and
that the optimistlo statements rrom tns
company officials are not true.
Messages Axe Mailed.
"Comparatively no business Is being
received the regular way," declared
ment of 178 streets, the extension of II
streets and the construction of l sew
era Thess figures Indicate the amount
of work beln turned out br tha fnrna
under City Engineer Taylor.
band
farmers are laying low saying Deputy Prasldsnt Thomsa "The malls
but "sawing wood to beat the anJ the express companies are handling
as one wneatgrowsr puts It AS is Mr cant of tha telarranh comDanlaa'
ther farmer outs It! "Ths only wit k...1.... t vt. i. k.i..
w f uuhs is w. m. sa luia saaausa a mm uwius
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tHEAVY BLASTING RESULTS FROM
MANY IMPROVEMENTS ABOUT CITYl
, , kuwiv umm uwn no I
r ha n arm in anv rf K .ffl... rpw. Hn I tnO
way operators still continue to cut in on determine whether the farmers are m,d, to keep up routine appearanoes
tha Western Union bualnaaa whar.u.. I Plaaaed With this railway Clause In thell.h tha ranbaat mathnda nf Aaoantlon
it passes throush railway offioaa and wd-llne companies', contracts Is to .visit fw, rn Island tha talerranh eomoaalaa
thus obstruct business In spite of the T'Tl" u ' 7',Vr!!?0.u."w " ai.i!, .I. are eomplately tied up, and buslnsss is
JSTVS. l..HL S.!2?JW!!: SSKSS."". f th?ha.Ulnd.,n.'ntdr2n,t IKWA Jersey. ReporUfrom
about the same as has been disposed of E?.'?":. .i?" w" AWI ? "P?.!. Uon to be universal. i
for ssveral days and there seems to be .h. ihS. ai- Telegraphers Insist that the public
m chance for any Increase until some I !, w",,wll0 th wheatgrowere are 0,, ontr,90Uaiy deceived and
Settlement IS arrived at. Tha mn.-1 . . . I nnlnl tn mnn in n nmnt In fnur ta a.
boys of the Westsrn Union are still be re'tUnHh? sraa t buff oh.wheit members 'received In head-
blocking delivery so effectively that I KLU"5 l?S V??1 J?"i ' 'A. Quarters In the past 4S houra These
it it r mi j .nm
even Mr. Dumars sUtes thst this Is the oarf laid.
uation.
0.JLtTOUbIe,'om It- whVerbul dlna eu'vatoVVat Cbtr! . te mesMges were filed In Terre
, . . , , Heavy blasting la In progress In Port
. . - i land, especially in tbe southern part of
"; ;. the city, on the WUlamstte heights, and
.' above the Oaks ear line, where the P-
' i clflo Bridge company is tearing out tbe
; .bluffs ana using tbs material In making
, .'fills In iba esst side warehouae dla
i . ' trlct In tkrath Portland the WUlam
I . atte Valley lactiic road la cutting a
way through the rocky hills, which re
quires ths explosion of a vast amount
' -of slant powder. Tbs street grading
' .'work that Is going on In ths heights
" district of South Portlsnd also neces-
i aitntes considerable blasting:'
V A large amount of grading Is being i
ei . v r . .. . m' H1UU HL lkiila. I 'm ram 111(1 IJnMl n.
done on Wlllamstts Hslshta much at 1Mf.n ,n '.."' . ohanga in Johnson a c.a. ha nr.ar.ta nn tha Nebraska, and simultaneously letters
.kit. . .-. m . I l"o. situation, either in ravor of the I Nnrth.r. PaMiA m.t.A u.nrn. I ware posted. The envelopes were re-1
r.r.0J Price oompsny. grslnbuy.rs at OtA calved 4 houra aheadol the meesages.
which reqnlrea the use of powder, in
many east side districts, where street
grading is In progress, an occasional
snot nas to do put in to blow out
boulder thst sbouldsrs up too close
thst the overwork snd continued strain
under which ths strikebreakers are
working In the Western Union and
Postal offices Is lessening the power of
ins computes, locally, to Handle
In the week.
Moat Of tha heavy detonatlnna that much business sa waa tha run aarllar
re nnara in foruand are caused by the
blaetlns; that la being done along the
line of the 11111 road on the north bank
pr the Columbia river. From Cape
Horn west to Vancouvsr a large rt
of this road bed Is being cut through
basaltlo formation, which requires aa
immense amount of blasting.
BQOSEVELT REFUSES
(Continued from Page On a)
SUICIDE NOT DUE
(Continued from Page One.)
, that seta others to thinking about It and
brooding over it and aometlmee several
Suicides occur close together aa.an out
.growth of the first It aeema to me to
i ba a psychological effect Perhaps life
rgets too strenuous at this time and the
more strenuous it Is ths more people
are .tempted tft leaya if
DM to Very ons Tone.
. Tt la merely a matter of coincident
suicides," ssld UT. W. T. Williamson,
' and I should not say that the weather
was responsible, individual cases are
always traceable to causae which hap
pen to operate at a certain time. Dur
ing the eummer, on account of the heat,
the nervous t tone of the Individual Is
not -so good as at other times, and this
may servs to weaken his bold on snd
desire for life. But I should not say
thiat was a cause, but that It Is merely
a condition which cooperates with the
resi causes,
Dr. Henry Waldo Cos. who waa In act.
iva charge of the Crystal Springs sanl-
- isruun i or yeara, pronounces tne preva-
iBncv ?r suiciae inis monjn to cornel
dance only. . .
Or. Co Says Bnggsatloa.
' The weather has nothing to do with
It I think," be said. "It Ts a strsnge
thing that I was at my sanitarium for
nervous diseases for 10 years and there
waa not one suicide, but suddenly there
were three inside of 10 days. Of course.
melancholy patients have a tendency
toward suicide. I think suggestion has
more to do with the matter than the
weatnor. Aemeiancnoiy person gets to
brooding over his troubles, and the news
mat soma ons else haa committed sui
cide will suggest to him the same means
of getting rid of his troublee and he
wui orooa over tne laea till it fasci
nates him."
Coincidence, gay jyT, Yeuaey.
Tt may be Just a coincidence." said
Dr. Robert C. Yenney, secretary of the
state board of health, "but It usually
happens that suicides, like accidents,
come In a cycle.
"-or instance we are apt to say at
the hospitals that if we have one case
' of fracture at the hospitals we will
have numerous ones within the next
s)sw days. It Is also true to a certain
ttent with suicides. Of -course there is
usually a ressonabls explanation behind
any superstitious belief.
'Tn the case of the broken limbs the
real trouble la apt to be that the walks
are Icy and that numerous people slip
and fracture an arm or a leg. And there
must be some equally common-sense
explanation of the suicide epidemic
"It Is frequently said that bad
weather causes an epidemic of sulcidea
I am Inclined to think that it may bavs
thst result in some plaoes, but cer
tainly the weather for the psst month
here has been nearly Ideal. It ts pos
5,bA .LhA- the explanation Ilea in the
ffct .th" M A, often hen claimed,
the citlsens of Portlsnd really feel bet
ter snd more amhlrlnna mH Vi-..-
faith in themselves when it Is rainy.
2-anaoe Is Malay Weather.
"There is something ,hnnt th. i.l
health-alvina rains of Pnrtlan th.t
makes for health. I have actually
found that people here are In a more
normal condition of body and mind dur
lns the rainv unann than 4n..in
a -r -mwi, uhi sss an a.sa ss
dry aummav mnn,h
bo it is possible that the panacea for
suicidally Inclined persons Is to be
found in Portlands rainy season. That
uio oujuemiB la mrnnM tn u. l n
itself and has not spread throughout tha
country districts of ths state la ahown
y ino autiaucs in ut. xennsya of flea
rhlch reveal the Intaraatina- tm ,v...
wui a uvbliib 1 rum BUlRina tiava am.
curred in the entire stste of Oregon
since tne nrst or the year outalde of
a vi t,ievii puwpvr.
STEIKEBS PLAYING
(Continued from Page One.)
been offered a large-slssd bonus If ha
would remain with the company during
111 UVUUIO.
The strikers are slmnlv raattna- nn
their arms and making no effort to
nsmper tne western Union. Pnatal and
the Associated Press other than to re
main a war xrom tne seva. Thaw in
optimistic and say that the companies
are in as bad a way now as at any
mum Billow mm ucKinnina oi ins striKe.
or worse if possible. They stats that
the small force of non-union operators
Which is now On duty In the citv la ha.
coming worn wui oy us long and try'
in experience ana mat it is only a
ma tier or a rew nays until some aarraa.
slve move must be planned bv the com.
Closed
All Day Tomorrow
Marking down all remaining
Summer Shoes preparatory
to our Semi-Annual
House -Cleaning
Shoe Sale
Which Begins Thurs
day, Aug. 22d
See tomorrow's paper for full par
ticulars of the most extraordinary
reductions ever quoted oij high
grade footwear.
ROSENTHAL'S
Corner Seventh and Washington
Shortly aftsr ten o'clock this morn
ing President Roosevelt and party
reached the harbor from Oyster Bay on
board the government yacht Mayflower.
The approach of the yacht was through
a lane of eight battleshlpa The son
fighters were in gala attire. As the
Mayflower steamed down the column of
vessels each In turn greeted the presi
dent, who occupied the bridge of the
trim yscht, with a salute of twenty
one guna
Ooremor (treats Frealdent.
Governor Guild and his staff were
on hand to extend an official greeting
.to the visitors In behalf, of the state
pf Massachusetts. On landing the pres
ident and his party were escorted by
a guard of honor a short distance to
Town Hill, where the exercises of the
amy. were held. The great throng on
J101?, tre-tehed rrom the waterfront to
the hill. The doors, windows and roofs
vi me iisiung nouses, storss and dwell-
uisa wonr me way wsrs wronged with
men, women and children desirous of
getting a view of the nation's chief
The exercises of laying ths corner
stops were In charge of the Grand
Lodge of the Masonio Order of Massa
chusetts, and the Grand Master J.. Hen
ry Blake conducted the ritual. The
speech of the president was delivered
from a spacious stand erected on the
aide of the hill. Other speakers In
cluding Governor Guild and United
BUtes Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and
town. .f 'leers and monumsnt association
officials. When the exercises were
closed the distinguished guests were
esoorted to tba town hall, where a ban
quet waa spread In their honor.
Tha monument for which tha .nm
atone waa laid today Is the outcome of
a long but friendly controversy between
Provlnoetown and Plymouth over the
question as to which niace ha tha
prior olaim to the Pilgrim fathera Its
erection Is dus to ths snternrlaa nf th
Cape Cod Monument association, which
has raised t,000 through public and
nHVAt tlHa4t4sti rka ea.,lkl ....
w'vs v'vss. asses icuciM vVBrn-
ment contributing $40,000, the state of
Massachusetts 125,000 and the town
16.000 of the amount.
Bsaoon for Tsaasla.
The memorial Is to be located nn tha
top of Town HU1, the highest land in
the town, from which It will rise to
the height of S60 feet It will ha hntit
of solid granite. One of the purposes
or tne structure is that it may serve
as a beacon to vessel s passing around
the cape during the daytime.
Within the monumanL whan u t
finished, there will rest in the walls I
some lav taoiet stones, all commem
oratlvs offerings from aa many New
cne-iana towns, ana wicn earn atnna
property inscrioea. rurtner than this
will be three esnecialrr !ntraHnv
stones, all from England and each com-
memorsuTe oi some important circum
stsnce or event connected with tha com
ma oi me rurnmi.
One stone is inscribed. "ITrnm tha
home of Bradford, " the piece coming
from Austerfleld, England. A second
is a gixt rrom jsngzisn historians. In
scribed. "From the church at Leyden,
Holland, the tarrying place of the Pil
grims." The third stone Is a triangle
wucn naraor material presented
by the Women's Suffrage .Association
of England, and Inscribed. "From the
church at Delfthaven." This block was
taken from the alter of the sanctuary
where the final orayer of the departing
There are to be no winding stairs
In the monument and visitors ascend
ing to the porticoed plasa at the top
will do so by means of an Inclined
winding plane. From the monument's
ioity qutiooK u wiu t9 possible to view
the whole region which tha Plla-rlma
explored in their search for an abiding
field, are all Independent rreinhuvera. There has been no bresk in the
It la safe to aav that the farmers are oucn ripurw axe avauro. ini
getting tired Of trusts and it looks new onion officers deny most smphatlcally
very much aa if the Independent buyers that a alngle striker baa applied for re
were going to corral the entire wheat Inetntement."
crop of the Palouse country. Now It is
to aire the fsrVnsM a eousSi deal if OPPOd to this is the statement of
are already murmunngs, and ir a square . " . 'a ' mm ,,itZl
ta a nrth.mi.. th. I a mill race, and. so far as the strike
: .-..-....... .. mi Im tha 1. a
nouse men, o:
snondsnt has
will be a system of wsrehouees erected,
owned and controlled by the wealthy
Not. 542 to 346 Sacramanto Strtet, Sag PrgacUoo
A MONO tha first Insurance offices to ba relocated In tha burned district ts
permanent quarters la tha George H. Tyson Agency. Tha companies rep
resented by this office are as follows:
German-Amartcan Insurance Co. of New Tork.
Phoenix Insurance Co. -of Hartford.
German Alliance Insurance Association of New Tork.
Protector Underwriters of Hartford. '
These companies represent asssta aggregating nearly 126,000,000. and have
paid losses during over half a century of existence amounting to over 1I,
000,009. Lossss la the San Pranolsoo lire aggregated nearly lf.000,000, and
were paid promptly and In full In accordance with the record of theaa great
oompanies made In every conflagration In this country. It ts needless to say
that companies of such standing" ars receiving the liberal patronage of tha
public, which they deserve.
Tha Pacific Department offices of thess companies now occupy tha entire
building on the northeast corner of Lsldesdorff. and Sacramento streets and
are equipped in a moat modern way with every convenlenoe possible. They
are well worthy of Inspection.
The 8an Francisco Are did not sxhauat 10 ner cent af tha aaata nf tha
oompanies in question, showing the strsngth of theee companies, as well aa
the conservative way in which they accept business, It has been the motto
of this office for yeara to issue conflagration-proof policies, which waa only
too well illustrated in the Ban Francisco catastrophe.
r another year the cnrrT mattera. that le cloeed. As for the tear-
ft on rood authority there ,n dowI Western Union signs in
?" f00 auinonty, tnerei .. -.nMl atraia-ht.
upstate towns, we are rapidly straight-
sning out in sinus in tn service."
From th postal spokesman, Vice-
wheatgrowe throughout the lsngth p fiy,,. p".rnh1. T
and breadth af tha Paiauaa muntrv I President IS. J. Naliy, comes this Stste-
"a 0 0 01 yM0U country. ment. ..j btUwV9 backbone of ths
USE tENCE TIMBER
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strike Is already broken. Conditions are
improving In all our centers, especially
in the south, where tba men are coming
hack rapidly.
In spite of this optimistic statsmsnt
Assistant Manager John Whalsn of the
Postal wss busy among the Pickets in
City Hall park today trying to psrsuad
tnem to return to wora. xne picaets
livsred at the docks for $5 a cord. At
present no arrangements about deliv
ery have been made, slthourh to se
cure teams and Insure ths delivery of paid no attention to his appeal that the
tne wood at up-town points it may be company neeaea tnem.
necessary for tha federation to call In Special Wire for Resident.
UUUilUV I n.A wUm -v... WAnt tA thA AAMnhMW
wim jmmmof. i nesaquartera ror money aue tnem tney
'"The matter Is now with tbe federa- found their slips marked "final" Instead
tlon." said Mr. Peno. "If thev wiah tn I of "discbaraed." as is usual when era
take 10,000 cords they are welcome tolployee are released from the service.
them as I do not cars to so into the I Borne Of tbe strikers complained that
wood business myself. I have a tug I they did not get all the money the
and am willing to build barges for the western union owes tnem. sna were
hauling of the wood from the mouth of told to see the superintendent This
my flume at Holbrooke slough to ths was to be for th purpose of bringing
city, but I do not feel that I can rent the officials Into touch with individual
teams and wasons for tha dallvarv nt I strikers.
the wood. If I did anything It would President Roosevelt, in his Oyster
be necessary to purchase the teams and I ay camp nas been naving all sorts
ut
nave tnem SDsoiuteiy under the con
trol of the party selling the wood."
If the plans of the federation can be
successfully carried out, exorbitant
wood charges will be a thing of the paat
in Portland.
"We are hoping to be assured of suf
ficient support on the part of the publio
to warrant our going into the business,
and we shall certainly do so." said Har
ris. "It will msan that wood will be
sold here next winter at lower prices
than ths trust is charging now, and that
will be of Inestimable benefit not only
to the workingmen, but to all residents
of the city."
MARRIED LIFE
(Continued from Page One.)
ty in Keeping m teiegraphio
of dlfflcu
communication with the White House,
The western union, after several em
phatlo complaints, has succeeded in
stringing a direct wire which runs
through none of the railroad tslesrsbh
offices. Official messages are now free
from the troublesome punctuation of
"scan" interposed by sympathetic rail
road operators.
BROKERS SIGN UP
New
York and Chicago
Unionize Offices.
Honaea
Carmack alleges her husband threat
ened to cut her clothes into ribbons if
she dared to go out without him.
At various times during the psst sev
eral months Mrs. Csrmsck alleges her
nunDsna ass numiuaiea ner Der ore
relatives and friends in charging her
with things that he knew he could not
f rove. His character assaults were per
ioularly provoking and unwarranted,
she contends, in connection with visits
or ner motner.
(Joan il Special Servlea.1
Chicae-o. A uk. 20. All but six broker
age houses here have signed the agree
ment presented to them by the teleg
rapher' union, providing for a closed
shop and absolute recognition of the
union. In the six houses which refused
to sign the agreement 14 operators
CHANGES IN WELCH
FRANCHISE PROPOSED
SDeeial Dlanateli ta Tha Saaraal
Saem. Or.. Aug. 20 At a meeting Of
the city council yesterday evanin- tha
appuinioa o oonsiaer tne
franchise applied for soms time ae-o
by A. Welch reported, recommending
aevvraa vourbi xrom tna CAnflitmna
proposed by Welch himself. The most
Important of thsss were the following:
t.th! frjmchlss should be granted
for 2S instead of SO years.
That no fare a-reatar than a aanta ha
charged on any Tine operated under the
frsnchlss, and that transfers be is
sued on all other Unas under tha same
management
That th comnanv ba raontraA ia.v.
certain specified changes in the proposed
TOvtJi..t tlL 4'ffer"nt. Unes, and that
conditions be Impessd to better pre
serve th City's control oyer tha nlaJTlna-
Of poles and wires, ,
That a bond of $5,000 be required of
A, Welch for the faithful performance
of his part of the franchise and .the
franchise be forfeited On all atraata nn
which line ars not in operation within
two yeara. , '
walked out. It is also reported in ad
vices from New York that all but one
pr two of the brokerage houses there
have signed the agreement
Since the strike was declared there
has not been a brighter day for the
operators than today. Ontimlatln ra.
ports continue to come from tha com
panies, but they are discredited and it
Mra Carmaolr nnnM,M.. v.-- I , . """V fnciui)f
wi aniue un vuurv iu siiow oer ou
She 'iYo rVaue'st. he tTo Veftn NO MESSAGES PROM SOUTH
her husband from disposlne- of any of
his real CStats or an v nart nf hla 1alXflAA l OI.I.1 e a.i
business. Among other things she P w ovm "ulcr
ciums tnai ner nusoanq has in his
which ha it Jtiin(n ithAiiT h.i a I. xnm teiegrspn wirss netween Port-
ine amroai is reported to be a valuable ing thfouirh The lass wiri fnrnianVui
.0tno?tdtoh?t.COrUtgrht u.roTnVrUd tC SwSaTSiSS1
The valua nlRrt i,nnn th. ." th? cpmmercia.1 wires. In explana-
&wffits?ii rit?sr fnrniamr & p
mVTrsheam;.? couldlnbVr0.Upi,?edCO,nml'8,0nn "ntU
M,H i Ml.a,uH ' , , , ' " u.iu.u vv nm rfuuriwi inai triers was
erty in question lneludss two lots meas- I mv trnuhia nn tha r.iifnrni. ZZa
nrtna- las rt u,h At rxr i -. v .7 : uiu
- - " - . . . . wuVWJl.
upon wnicn is built ths family home;
nine acres of ground, fronting the
Powell road and 1$ acres of land else.
where In Multnomah county. The prop
erty upon which the home stands Is
valued at 12,600.
Kosenthal's Closed Tomorrow,
Shos sals starts Thursday. Wait
i i . i i
Drowned While Fishing.
Vancouvsr. B. C.. Aur. 80. Fran tr Me.
Gllllvray, son of the oroprletor of the
hotel at Lytton. wss drowned yestardav
He was fishing and fell into the water
and waa carried away by the Swift cur
rent.
Stated the wires were worklne- In nnr
mal oondltion.
This statement waa made in contra
diction to the explanations offered
earlier in the day to the hmVnra mnA
other people having leased wires to the
south.
It is the opinion here that althar a
forest fire has destroyed communica
tion or else the railroad operators havs
rounded the wires at anma nnlnr thn
putting them out until repaired.
osenthal's Closed Tomorrow.
Shoe sale starts Thursday. Walt.
With Character'
1
"A private residence park." A'homesite where the
high grade of improvements, deiihtful and ideal lo
cation, abundance of natural shade, sunshine, air and
ease of access are attracting the very best class of
permanent home builders- men and women who ap
preciate the value of rigid building restriction and the
great possibilities for comfortable, convenient and ar
tistic homes. It is an opportunity for investment you
simply cannot afford to overlook. Portland's great
and rapid growth and the choiceness of the property
absolutely guarantee a rapid and steady advance in
value. See it today get acquainted with its charms
and worth, then ask yourself whether you can afford
to delay another hour in selecting your lot. Alberta
car to East Twenty-seventh, go three blocks north to
Killingsworth avenue.
F. B. H0LBR00K CO. I F. E. SCHWAN, Agent
aso stark St.
none Mala 63.
On grounds all ths tints,
vm ana stuungsworm.
PORTLAND
CRICKET CHAMPIONS
AT VANCOUVER, B. C.
(Special Diapatcll to Tba Journal.)
Vancouver, B. C. Aug. 20. The Inter
national cricket tournament opened yes
terday with six teama entered, Vancou
ver, Burrarda, Portland. Washington,
Victoria, and Vernon. Two matches
were played, Victoria and Washington,
and Portland and Vernon. Victoria de
feated Washington 163 runs to 74. Port
land won from Vernon by the aoore of
171 runs to 98. Tomorrow Burrsrds will
plsy Portland and the Vancouver and
Washington teama will meet
Metxger'a eye glasses, 11. Hi Wash.
TIMBER DEAL ON
VANCOUVER ISLAND
aaasssssBSBSBSsalBasai
(Special Dispatch to Tbe JosrssL)
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 20. .The B. F.
Graham Lumber comnany of Los An
geles haa purchased coal and timber
iana on Vancouver island ror seoo.ouu,
Sawmills will be erected at once. The
first mill planned will have an output
oi svu.wuw reel aauy. f
The People of France are beginning
to realise that thev have their own
problem of women and child labor. Th
government statistics unon the subject
are attracting attention, and the news
papers are treating the matter aa a se
rious proDiem.
. xot u mx.ua
and lose all Interest when help la within
reach. Herblne will make that liver
perform lta duties properly. J. B,
Vaughn. Elba. Ala. writes: "Bain a
constant sufferer from constipation and
disordered liver, I have found Herblne
to ba the best medicine, for these trou
bles, on th market I have ussd It
constantly. X believe it to be the best
medicine of Its kind, and I wish all
suiierers irom tnese trouoies to know
ths good Herblne haa done ma Sold hv
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COFFEE
The - responsible man is
the roaster; his is th e
name to go-by.v
Tear grecer r rare rear ajosar U yea dost
iksScailliag'sBsst, , ,
$10
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