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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; f PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENINO, , SEPTEMBER ill, 1807. HOW JOURNAL'S ,.. 4.-.. It GREAT : EDITION WAS HANDLED Army of Employes, Many Postofflce and Express Clerks and Scores of Newsboys and Carriers Are Hequired to get the Big Newspaper to Its Many Patrons. Vow that for tl flrat tlma alnca Sat urday night th. circulating, dopartmani of Tha Journal, tha poatofflco clerks, . the employe of the axpreas companies and tha newaboya hava nlnutt'i breathing spell ssniathlng of the atory of how the blggeat newapapar arar pub lished waa distributed can ba told. If ' you uw axpreas ' wagons loaded . down until tha whoola falrlr groaned. ' busy mall clerks staggering around with bundles wrapped In brown papar, little newsboys hardly- able to walk With tbe .weight of their . burden or chanoed Hake a look through the window Into - The Journal a , circulating .depart man you might hava gleaned aotna Idea 01 what It meant to ret thla nionater adl' tlon out and send It to every city in tbe country. : ' . , -But it would only hare been an Id the circulating department Itself can ecarcely tell yet lust bow tbey did It In the Brat place, when tbe papers had finally been printed ana zoidea it was necessary to collect the 11 eeotlone and to do thla one thing alone It took a force 01 ze men, wno were on aut from o'clock Saturday night untl noon Sunday, working every second of the tune, picking out tne varioue seo tlona that went to make up the great anntvaraary number, arranging tnem In their order and making out of, tbeta the comDlete capera. ... , ; . . x : r t Tut, XWa Work :-' It took fast work and hard work, but the annlversaary number had to come out, and bad to come out on time, and . tboaa.jaea.aaw to It that It did. When along after, midnight Sunday ..morning the strain - began to tell o there were sent to relieve them, but for the ateady 1 hours 25 men were kept constantly at that reature or tne wore Then, when tbe papffra bad bean ar ranged ror delivery ana mailing-came the task of getting them out to every subsorlber in Portland 15,009 of them for thla elty alene. No route-carrier could nope to cover his Itinerary-with auch a load as con fronted blm early Sunday morning. It waa as much aa the atreet newsboys could do Ho carry half a dosen copies of the paper. So. The Journal furnished invery .carrier wun an express wagon, i and these were puea mgn wun ma fiorts oame In The Journal had tne aat sfactlon of knowing that almost with out an exception the paper had been mammoth papar and aent oat over the city. It loos, a wagon ror every route and then many of tbe boye had to re turn for second and even third loada in order to see that every one sot bis an niversary number. Two extra trolley care were furnished to carry the aubur ban Daoera. This meant more work for the clrou latins department lota of It: but the naner bad to ba out on time, anniver aary number or not, and when the ra dlatrlbutea promptly on time. Catch Italia on Time. But enormous aa waa the task of aee- ing that the city edition waa out on time, there waa yet a larser one the worn 01 getting tne man eauion out on time to catch tbe early morning tralna for all the Oregon and Washing ton nolnts that ware looking forward to the big edition. . They received their Sunday morning papers, but it rainy awamped tne- postofflce and the ex. preaa companlea No such bualnen bad bean done by the Portland postorrlce in ita history. Everywhere the bewildered olerka turned , were the coplaa of the Diggeat paper waiting to do aent out over the country. But they started at it witn a win ana soon naa ma auniver- aary edltlona on tbalr way. t exnreaa oomnanlea had been warned of what waa coming, but aven then thev were ' almost blocked by the number or papera ana tneir aise. it took several extra express cara on all the early mornln outrolne- tralna to hold The Journal In ita anniversary attire. All. day Monday aa extra fore of 10 men waa kept buay in The Journal offioa wrapping up aouvanlr edltlona of the great Issue for aaJa over tha- coun ter, and then they could not keep up with the demand. Thoaa who take The Journal and aaw what the big edition meant for the atate of Oregon came back to buy mora and aend them to '"v--.V- -T1'-;--""-'- - '- ..i iVV I. ; .. i . Boys' emm The oompllmentary recital at Taylor- Street Methodist Church Thuraday even ing will ba one of the moat delightful treat of the aeaaon. Frank Hamstreet, baritone, and Mr. Long-well, pianist, are very popular -New Tork artlata, and thoaa who have heard them are loud la pralaa of their reoltal. The Chicago and New Tork, musical critlce have made ,' vary complimentary comments concerning them. Mr. Long-well will pre side at the "Artlatono," a new Invention In the way of a piano. It la a remark' able Instrument Tha. recital la given under tha auspices of Sherman, Clay A Co. Invitation carde may ba obtained at the atore. Sixth and Morrlaon, oppo site postofflce. CHIEF IN FAVOR OF AUTO PATROL One Wagon Not Sufficient, for Many Demands Made on the Service. That an effort will ba made to aa-1 cure an auteaaebU patrolwagon and ambulance aeema certain. Practically every one of tha police official; are I agreed that time and axpenae will ba their friends all over tbe country. Those aaved by the installation of a vehicle I WA h.adi,' " Dd h?'d about It, of tm, character. In addition to the r VIVWUOU 1VUIIU tiHV CVUUW m . m a a . . a I ong aecurlng extra coplea. food polnta la carrying prtsonera. It U thousand eonlea of tie annl- eaoeclallv adanted to trmnsnortinr at I VoZrSoriiT' Th. machln. paper repreaented in each copy alone In addition to Ita nolseleasness, glvea a coat twice aa much aa the price of thamooin riae. i paper Scents. And still tbey are com-1 Seattle haa lnatalled the automobile and all day ng after the edition, with the ohancea Patrol wagon and ambulance and every nat wnen Tne Journal rirarad on &n Ann memDer or it plaoed Ita flguraa too low. BAKER'S; NEW AUTO LAW OUGHT TO KEEP HEADS FROM BEING BUSTED Children under tha ago of II reari will not ba permitted to drive automo biles in the city limits, and no automo bile must paas between the curb and a streetcar receiving or discharging pas senger. These are two of the moat salient polnta of tha Baker automobile ordinance adopted yesterday by the spe cial .committee after an extended meet ing with representatives of tha automo bile club." The committee hopes to fin ish its labors at the meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon,- when it is hoped the measure can. ba redrafted and pre- red on 60,000 1 member of the health and police depart ments ia ioua in ma praise oi it ex fectlvenesa. Members of the local co lic deoartment who have vialted Se attle aay that tha good reaulta of auto mobile patrola warrant tbe change from the old ayetem. Mayor Lane stated this mornlna; that gasoline would ba the solution of the ambulance and natrol waaon nroblem. He believes tbe engines and geara of a good machine can be purchased for leaa than 1,000, and can be constructed to suit the' demand of the nolloe and health department. The mayor doea not believe that a car auoh aa would b needed in tbe departments would cost aented to tha council at Ita next session. Member of tha automobile olub them aelvaa are In favor of placing II veara over 11.600 aa a minimum age. However, there are At a recent meeting of the health tow onvers in tne city under 11 yeara board, an ambulance was said to be . 5Ji.? wu yrouauiy Da given oaaiy needed and an appropriation rtll aapeclal dispenaatlon by tha examining probably be made for one. It la be- "yd ?t the. board will concur with tnriZSEi A- "Ti-rra. V.n,?i wntamacner in aaking the conn. -H-'K1". v mi a gon v eauionina or all. rrm with I n nn..n.i.. . i. jum. utiii ur oorn. inn in. num ti .k... . - . lm. . . ... ambulance and patrol purposes. i r j .a. ,i ....i.i - . . . iinftnHH wiihmh ki ii Z l" uioiisnnieni oi an east that oft edwKh 01fth tt all tbe power eldvetation, another patrol wagon wlU tne mm jack AGAINST PLANT East Siders Determined That Garbage Plant Shall Be' : - Located Elsewhere. ' The first real lively meeOng for ev era! weeka of tha East Bide Improve ment association took place last night, , when a number of question of primary Importance to east aide resident ware discussed and suitable action taken. The location of the proposed new garbage plant loomed large in tha meet fug, practically every man present ' being determined that tne proposed in cinerator shall not; be. located on that aide of the river. A vote of thanks was extended to tha council committee which bad submitted a report to the council favoring erecting a new - garbage burner on the site of the one now in use. : It waa agreed that all present would attend the council meeting this after noon when the garbage question will probably be nnaiiy determined.' Frank J. Perkins introduced a reaoln . tlon, -which waa unanimously adopted, depreciating the custom of loading down to city cnarter nronosed amendment with all aorta of ridera and pledging the in ita power to association to do all prevent the continuation of auch prac tice. Mr. Perkins in explaining the riurport of his resolution called atten lon ; to ' the fact that two very lm- portent charter amendments the Bull ' Run pipe line and the ftreboat appro- cars can be left standing in the atreet gestion baa been made that the present Jriauon narrowly escaped defeat laat wagon ana noraee Da tranarerred serosa une because of confusing ridera. tne river, while a modern vehicle driven Whitney L. Bolae announced that by gaaollne motor, be lnatalled at tha Manager Simons of the Paclflo Bridge central headquarter, company would begin the big nil con- There is absolutely no question that iraci, extending rrom Belmont t in view or tne ract that Portland . , ; wu"a rwm oeimont atreet to Hawthorne avenue. h attt. ic The association decided to hold regular upuuti uuuutuuut tne i aii ana win- , School Shoes. That wear and fit well at Roaenthal'a. PAIRVTEW POST- OFFICE LOOTED Burglm Secure Comfortable Sam and Hake Get-A way Federal Antboritlefl on Their Trail. atretchea over 45 square miles of terri tory an automobile patrol "" wagon, equipped with an engine of sufficient Sower to be able to reach the outlying Istrlcts in the least possible time, la essential. Such a vehlcl now rlimhi the precipitous hilla of the Sound City. uniex untsmacner, wno la heartily in favor of tbe purcbaae of an automobile for the city, said: "By all means, let us have an auto mobile patrol wagon. There la nothing that we need ao much In my depart ment. Why, It waa only a night or two ago, that in responaa to a telephone re port that a woman had been assaulted In a auburb the patrol wagon waa sent out to tnt aiatant auburb. requir ing an hour and a half to maV. th round trio. It develoned that fhr . no iruui in tne report, out in the mean time tne city was entirely without patrol wagon service "An automobile (Soedal Stopatea to Ta fteraaL) Fairvlew, Or., Sept. 11. Tha noatof- nce at this place and tbe store in which it la located was looted laat night at about 11 o'clock and 1260 in gold and silver taken, bealdea f 60 in stamp a Tha door , to tne establishment waa pried open with a crowbar atolen from tha warehouse of the Mason Contracting It 1 aunnosed there ware thro tt Implicated. The aafe waa not locked, and thera was no trouble in aecurlng the money after gaining entrance to the postofflce. A crowbar and chisel were found on the floor thla moraine. ant were perhapa tha only tools used. Tha federal authorities ir, iu.x. on tha trail of tha criminal. Aa tha srovernment very seldom falls tn cute postofflce robbers, apprehension of uie men wno executed last ni?nt'a will undoubtedly, ba taken sooner r . - later. - with natrnl ttttA good springs and faoflitiee for handling Injured persona, could also ba uml fnr amDuiance worx. wnen the east aide atatlon la established, the old wagon now in use, could be transferred over the river and tha automohlle ni..i - headauartera You can sav fnr ma that consiaer an automoDlie indispensable ana it saouia oe purcnasea at once. ' COLLEGE PROFESSOR APPROVES CONTEST nnnw 33.33 a as IWJM JL Trips Shopping are enjoy- able, but fatiguing: a cup or GhlrardellPs Cocoa for breakfast helps wonderfully, It Is; so sus taining as well as deli dons. Before returning Home don't forget to Order g fappral Ghirardelli's Cocoa T Dallas College Dean Praises Educational Work Done by Journal. Profeaaor D. M. Metager, dean of the faculty bf Dallas college, ha bean in Portland during tha flrat parts of tha week. On Sunday he occupied tha nul pit at the Evangelical church at St Johna and spoke upon 'the subject of aim and ambition. His addreaa waa an appeal particularly to young people. - Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday he has devoted to looking up students for Dallas college for the oomlng year. Dallas college opens Ita fall term Sep- wuiuor x-roiessor ineuger aaya that : tha school baa better oroanacta than aver before. A number of new ana excellent stuaents nave already filed application for placea in tbe boarding hall to enter the claasea of JUailBB COIIBgO. Never before haa the school .ntwd ao many strong students of high stand- " m vuxkbb oi graduate as nas Italia, coitege so tar mis rail. ''-The boarding hall and other buildlnga have been undergoing repalra during the -vacation, and everything la in excellent condition for the opening. Arrangementa have been made by Tha Journal for at least two of tha three leading contestants who have been oom petlns'for acholarahipa in Dal la a college to attend Dallae college thla - year. Three of The JournsJ oontestanta have atnven ror acnoiarsnips in Dallas ool lege, aafl all of these oontestanta have been prominent In contest work. ' Tha management or tne sen ool is pleased with the result of The Journal contest and considers the publicity obtained tnrougn tne eonteai very valuable for tha acboob" .. - . . . - -j . .-, 'v Racers for;Ia Grande Fair. , , Deial Dpatc to Tb Joaraal.) ' lard, manager of the speed program for the approaching county fair, early1' in Octoberl baa jracaivad uiurimui rrnm boraemen who own . atrlnga In Baker uity, weier. siuite, wim waua and elsewhere that tbey wfil be on hand wiin ineir racra. . xnoiostiona point to Ti:-6: iyy:J ! i:. .i-v.. . -t-v.- l!m'.i;-'K:;.i-,.v'-, v,: :::v-'.:? ,,.:v ' . ' : ' I . v.'...: .. ,.v. V;.,X:; .... . I at Money Saying Prices and An Ingersoll Nickel Watch jEiee: i'" .V, .it ' i. Not only arc pur prices LOWERS than any other store but X with every School Suit we will . r. - : v . j. r it- A good nickel watch- Price, of Suits $L95, Wsfi$3.45 $5,00 WHLN TOU SLL IT IN OUR AD. IT'S SO moy: TWO Thir d and Oak IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE NEWEST IN WEAR ING APPAREL VISIT THIS STYLE STORE ; scoooi y THRIFTY MOTHERS Who want the most for their money in boys' clothes should visit our store at once and look over our , ., lines of ' . MRS. JANE HOPKINS BOY PROOF CLOTHES r They .. have no reputation ; to make it's made. It will pay them to brin the boy in for a ' try-on and-inspect the top-notch tailoring, the ' doubly strong wear-proof fabrics, the pleasing pat terns and the correct fit. The biggest values at the lowest prices. All the 'approved styles ; and N materials, warranted not to rip nor tear, ranging in prices from $5.00; to $3.00. Girls' regulation Sailor Suits in all wool serge, silk embroidered emblems on collar shield and sleeves, collar and cuffs trimmed with braid, full plaited skirt; ages from 4 to 14 years; only $5.50. Girls' plaid dresses" in blue, green, red and brown, fancy dark plaids, plain broadcloth, yoke to match, trimmed with black soutache braid, full ,plaited r .. skirt; 4 to 14 years; only;;$3.00;i- Would be pleased to outfit the little ones and charge it up to your account, which you can pay in weekly - or monthly payments to suit your convenience. - SpecialTomorrow see'window ' Values to $2.Q0 Far Wednesday Only. BEST QUALITY ENGLISH felt flats Color black, .brown, pearl, navy, cardinal, garnet, tan. Compart this quality - with i others sold up town at 12.00. Buy them here TOMORROW at.... 97 THE WONDER MILLINERY CO. COR. MORRISON AND FIRST STS. The Popular Millinery House of Ixht Prices.' eastern imsttrmioto ; their raoaa. v Ti ona of tha baat radn axhIMUona evar Tha Stora Waara - YowpraOltXa Oooa flven In caatara OJ-eron. N, wiU La.v liiM strjAS fair l&la K. West 1 1 Cor.- Washinflton and Tenth tow Wes East SEPTEMBER 11-12-13 "LAST OPPORTUNITY Final dates of sale this season for the special round trip tickets to the ;...;.;:j:j;.;:,v.east. W: . Secure berth reservations at once. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY f Can a os addrass .(A.-D. CHARLTON v .'; y - r a. o. p. a, " , -, - v v 255 Morrison St. Portland. Or. yi.it.M'lVfti - IS