Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1908)
A, THE OREGON DAILY. 'JOURNAL PORTLAND. THURSDAY . EVENING. ,i JANUARY P, 1003. 12 AVER ADVANCES: PLAN : : . A TRYING POSITION W A FOR TV0 DAYS r1- FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR PILOTAGE ON BAR PorUand Readers ' Will Appre- Boslon Store's : k "date This Advice. " S ... l.y JJeport io Chamber! of (mmcrccplecommehds Tliatrov: crs of Tort of Portland Bo Enlarged to Handle tli6y;j In a report mad to.' tha Portland chamber of commerce oy w. . .oyer, retiring- chairman of ; the ' ' navigation committer important suggestion are made for ,' consideration by tn new standing committee , for JIOI in rela tton to tha problem ot bar pilotage and river towage of ( ocean-going vessel. Mr. Ayer .recommend that the Port cf Portland, ommisaion'a powers b. en larged; to enable It to handle the work that waa . contemplated In the Tort' of Columbia bill.' . .t ... ' , . -we would 'suggest that It might prove' wise to enlarge the power or the Port of Portland, commission bjr an ; lnlUative Vetition and lubralt to th; voter of Multnomah county next June the question of empowering in com mission." saya Mr. Ayera committee. to nurchaae tua end towboate. and thua cprate towage system, not con fined to. the bar, a wa the case, with the Port of Columbia. Mil, but extend ing from the eea to the head of navi gation on th Columbia am) Willamette rivers: Thia would leave be pilotage business. In separate pands, dui -ji is possible that at some future time the personnel of the pilotage aboard may be surh that it would work harmoniously with the Port of Portland commission to the Interest of all the commerce mat goe ovr tne oar. . . t ,!, Present Bsrvlo Unsatisfactory. Bar pilotage and -river towag'hav ror many year te- nanaiea oy nt o H Jk N. Co.. the bar Dilot being: under direction of a Ut pUotag4 board appointed by the governor. w tinuul trouhlea at tha bar. friction be. tween tha tillota and other interested In securing th best possible service has brought the whole ' service Into dis favor, ana th O. K. ti. vo, wisneg 10 withdraw It services, dispose of It tugboata end go out of 4 he business.. . J to desire is furthered by the fact that It has been conducting the servlc at a )oss for years, to handle the ton nsge exported and Imported In connec tion with the Union Paclno system, and In view of the .further fact that th 11(11 companies are about to add very largely to thia tonnage over their com peting line, the Portland A Seattle rail road. It wa at the urgent request of the. a R.v& N..Co that the , Port of Colombia bill wa framed last year and resented lor passage or me Oregon E rtsiature. The bill county and Astoria met del ght by Clatsop particular, ana efeat In. the lower court a It it now before th supreme acurt o titlon for rehearing. -, -In-Cheevent o its final defeat the. navigation Interests " will be tit a bad way. for tne O. R. & N. Co. announce Its irrevocable decision to go out of the, towage business. Solution , of Problem. Upon the navigation committee of the chamber, of commerce has devolved the duty of solving the problem in the In terest wf the whole state, and with thl motive behind -their work they "have brought forward the suggestion for en larking the powers of the Port of Port land-commission, so a to 'enable It to take over the duties or bar to wag covered in .tha Port of. Columbia bill If the work would prov. self-sustaining and helpful' to the tat when .handled V I Port of Columbia commission. It I is said the same result . would be equally certain with the For of Port 1 land commission, and even: more Cer k tain, for there would be no'chanee for differences and bickering a between "two commission, Ultimately .the gov- io.Trnor or me state worn a nave it in. hi conenas to Harmonize' .all interests be J in eiteen the commission and.jthe pilotagf STCi ii;ni,. . . . i . . ... .: k. nt FAl th chamber's annual banquet and "V meeting Maet -vnlng t in Portland hotel, various annual reports were sub mitted; and the following .off I cere, were elected: President, C F. 8wigert; vice. president, William McMaster; secretary, R. C. Giltner; treasurer, Ladd & TlKoiu The following trustees were selected; J. W. Oanong,-Big Sichcl, George M. Cornwall, .W-.B. Glafk,. Ot. -I. Harrow, I J. Went worth. On motion of Wil liam McMurray the election was made unanimous and the ballot 'rasr cast by the secretary., ' J ' i ' ,: ;.' Thank , t 8. O., Seed.. J, s "? The retiring president 5 Samnf .6'. Reed, was given a rising vote of thank for a year distinguished service. , On motion of Chairman Beebe, of th 'en tertainment committee, H.C. Bower was formally thanked by the chamber for his liberality 4a the matter of the an liual banquet.. ' :' The year'aJWOrttT-has made 1907 the banner year of the Portland ' chamber ot commerce. ' It transportation com- mitte was rntrumntal tn th framing and passage of th railway commission law, and ha been watching and aiding It enforcement To the chamber wa due th enactment of a uniform in surance Iw. providing eaual protec tion for policyholders. The Port of Columbia' bill was , the result of the chamber' efforts, and should the bill fall of SDDroval by tha courts -some other measure will be devised to ac complish the result aimed at Measure for the opening of. the Co- lunioia, ana Willamette rivers nsve Deen unceasingly advocated, and with great results. The Celilo canal work will be iacea on a continuing contract, ana nm waiuniD i river itir inum win be Carried to .completion on e. more rational system of financing. The open river association has had the oonstant cooperation and support of the chamber's committees. The, national river and harbors congress has found In th Portland chamber of commerce one of the most powerful allies In the whole country, and the work of the Portland delegates at Washington ha been publicly acknowledged with grati tude by the national officer. Approx imately t..00 in, cash has been con tributed iy th Portland chamber to ward th national work of th congress. and It I believed, that , Oregon with other state" having waterways mill ul timately succeed In securing annual appropriation of 10,000.009 fop im provement of river and harbors. The chamber sent . a rrnressntatlva. in conjunction witn tn o. k. et n, ' A cohstant Itching trie youf patience. MOtning so annoying; noining so irri tating as Itching Piles or Ecsema, To scratch th irritation make , It WOrse.' : - , .;, ;., -,,' ',., ? .;f To leave If alon mean misery. , 'i Soma Portland cltlsena can tall VOU how to be free from these troublea RamA the fnllowlnS: , ... M. Sullivan, employed In the street department of the olty; .who resides at tit Third street Portland, Oregon, says.- "Dean's Ointment is without any exception the best preparation on earth for the purposes ror which it use la in dicated,, and from my own experience I know that It doe all that I claimed for it. For two years I was troubled with the worst kind ; of itching and bleeding nemorrnoius. I tried one rem edy after another, and even aent east ror a weu Known medicine, and was treated by physicians, but I got no re iter untu I learned sdoui uoan'a oint ment t procured a box and the flrat application gave m relief such a I had not experienced ror two yeara - I con tlnued the treatment for three week, when I wa completely cured, and sine men I nave oeen rree rroia the torment In affliction. Whenever T hear anvone compiain oi Demg annoyed witn piles I never (ail to tell them what to do to mat cured. I would willingly give $ JO for a box ratner man to suffer one mht ias i oid oexore l usea xxan s Oint ment." ... i , For sal by all dealer. ... Pries la cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo. New Tork. sol agenU for tha United Miaiaa. i Remember take bo other, 'A ANY lADYS SUIT m HOUSE Any COAT or : CRAVENETTE. any WAIST cr SWEATER, aU BAGS, BELTS, COMBS, FURS aty W rA(vr m e k 9" th name--Doan's and Also For, the Tvvo Days 1 1- 'ft' --'. i ('.1. COMMITTEE SELECTS company, to the, meeting of internation al snipowners at jvondon to secure re moval or tn a liferent mi imposed against thl harbor, and th O. R. A K. company br absorbing certain oort expenses nas lurinec improved tne ait- UiiDERTnK ER'S DELIGHT Fishbaskei- guaranteed to ttold fjdorpwa .Agreed ; TJiMjn tprStreetcars.V " uatlon so that the -volume of ahlnnini between Portland and Puaet sound port ha ahlfted In favor 'of Portland. oam? ol'lh.K M Ll Hold . - Corpses . . Acreed 4. coast. . - I ' - !. . i 1 The worker tha sraln standard com. mlttee has been to th credit of the Dort. All grain axcorted from thia coast la subject to the grain standards nxed ny tne Portland chamber, which ruie i in - London corn Exchange. nonna me year tne published and sent' out 60.000 Oregon book Immigration from eastern states, and Hundreds or Inquiries are belnr re ceived as a result of their distribu tion. During the year on One suburban line alone 200 -new families were In. cated aa a result of the chamber's lm- lgration work, and the maintaining an agent at th Union station while thecolonlat rates were in effect on traosCanUnental railroads. renter A a Xtolsgat. Ater month of Investigation the "city mn mAHlntt I limuuuiM MM 111 vni IQ US I 60,000 Oregon booklet. . to stimulate I installed upon the street car in Port land and to that effect the city attor ney waa Instructed to draft a fran chise embodying the. Lambert style of uiesaver ana it win ne passed at th next session of the council. - Doubt waa expressed yesterday whether th city could fore the street car company to adopt a certain atyle of fender without ' making the city li able for all case of death or Injury resulting in me use tnereor. uity .At At the expense of the chamber. Oov-I torney Kavanaugh stated the city could ernor Gorge & Chamberlain waa aent enforce the use of a certain styi of to represent Oregon on the trip of fender on street car and would not be President Roosevelt and state governor liable for uch injuries or damage, down th Mississippi river to the In- Theender proposition has been In land waterway convention at Memphis, the hands of a. special committee for whereby the Columbia and Willamette about 10 months in which time many rivers were brought Into prominence types of fenders have been examined and the need of their Improvement na tested. Chairman Vaughn, while emphasised. , not approving of the Lambert fender, ' The work of the chamber's transpor- agreed to report favorably on It no tation committee, presented In a report cause the other members of the commit by Secretary T. Van Heekeren. reveal tee thought It the best of those tested. a .very large field of activities in which Councilman Wills asked to have a it haa . fulfilled every requirement provision Inserted In the ordinance com Dlaced upon It durlne- the hm, vmr I polling the company to keen the draw. Just closed. It has favored the exten-1 bar back so It would not project ahead! sion. or tne etat, nnrtam rnnd tn Thaioi tne renoer ana oe a menace to nr. jL'uiie.i, lougni ior adequate ran rate I " minus iniu me ienaer. li con regulatlon and a law to prevent rail-1 tended that a peraon caught by the road from raising rates until ahtnnnra I fender would be thrown back ucon tha t. . .... tAw 1. .w. i.. . . I A rm who, 1 1 ff 'te.M .llnm.J , n I merce commission has approved changea: I tandlng out and severely injured, thu inaugurated action before the Oregon destroying the purposes of the fender. railway commission to secure lower dis tributive rates from Portland to the interior, interviewed E, H. Hartiman to urge the extension of railroads into cen tral Oregon, and lmnrovml iiMmihln service between coast points, assisted In -Working out local terminal nrnklami no relieving, ireignt congestion, urged uoiur, iunsresa U1S Oregon, City, locks, and purchase of Is now providing i the To Entertain Bluejackets. (United Press Leased Wire.) Rio Janeiro, Jan. 8.-Th expected ar rival here tomorrow of the American battleships under Rear Admiral Evan ha aroused the keenest Interest among all classes. The thousand of American bluejackets will be given' the freedom means of relief for Tillamook an nv or the city and nothing win be left un City territory where famine is imminent I done to contribute to their pleasure. owing to. lack of transportation connec tions with the outside world. The com mittee nae also been or material assist ance to the lumber manufacturing inter. est a in their fight against the proposed ruinous Increase in eastbound lumber rates on transcontinental railroads. Last evening's program Included brief I addresses by J. N. Teal, attorney for me inuiBuonauon committee; oovernor George E, Chamberlain, the chamber's delegate to-the Memphis convention; Rt. Key. Charles Scaddlng, Episcopal i.itiuop ( urcKoo, ana nomer AJavenport, I For the officers of the fleet there will be a continuous round or official enter tainment from the time Of their arrival until after their departure. The func tion for which elaborate arrangements have already been concluded will in clude a dinner by President Penna, a ANY IMANSUIT in the HOUSE " '' '-..- '' . . ' ... .'...", ..i.v -' ' . . .;-. , ,'- , (Reserving only the blacks and blues) COO HAND- V I TAILORED SUITS 'for immediate- clearance at M i mm mm FIRST ON YAMHILL SECOND Mrgi fnim m iudies'.' Sofled Handker- ' chiefi ,M. ....... ;.-.;...IC. iadiei' 'Ribbed Fleeced -Vo Underwear .,.....,..; 1 0 C 300 Mussed Flannel Shirtwaists, 50c ' All-Wool Gloves QoU Children's 20c heavy ribbed Hose, 2 pairs for ........... DC Men's 15c Fancy Socksi Men's SO Ribbed - Underwear, shirt or drawers,. Q . (or ...... ... . .rMk..vC . ' '- - C ' "t . - 75c Heavy Black Sateen Oft Shirts i.....;...v....Zi7C . ; ': f ' ' . ' ' am Boys' $2.50 Overcoats, aU Olf in perfect condition i.,.JuDC- Men'a $2.50 Black Dress' AOL Pants tOC Misses $2.50 patent lea- 70" ther Shoes IHC Ladies' Oxfords and pat- OQi' ent strap Sandals .07C . Men's double sols Work Shoes. ..$1.48; Men's, and youths' Over- CO alls. hanouet bv the minister of foreign af fairs, and receptions and dinnera to be given by Irving B. Dudley, the Ameri can ambassador, by th minister of ma rine and by the Naval club of Bid Ja nelro. v. . Historical Society. (Uaittd Press Leased Wire.) ' Jackson, Ml.. Jan. 9. Many mem bers of the Mississippi Historical co- clety are gathered in the capital for what nromises to be the most Interest ing annual meeting the society has ever held. Tne rormai opening taxes piace this evening and the proceedings will continue over tomorrow. Among those hduled to rjresent nnDera or addresses are Bishop Galloway, Professor Franklin L. ill ley of the University of Mississippi, Professor AiDen iiusnneu iari or .Har vard university. Professor Walter I Fleming of Louisiana Stat " university, Professor Ulrich B. Phillips of Tulane university. Professor J. K Walmsley of raitisaps couege ana jroressor w. fi. ttraaen or uoutn Mississippi college. Western Passenger Affairs. ; .' (Catted Press teased Wlr. Chicago, 11U Jan., 9. Important mat ter are slated for consideration at the meeting of the Western Passenger asso ciation In session heie today. Among the subject to receive attention are the suggested withdrawal of second class party fares, the collection of Joint sgency roes, the application of short line fares from Chicago to Kansas City via St. Louis, and the question of show ing In tariffs filed with the Interstate commerce commission that ticket are VtrJlHTb- wKn "tated In "n jinniea on tn ticket for &Us'wninK?.8umn,eJ tortet fares lr liuwl 4J"a and a number of applications for reduced rate for y...c,,u,un ana otner event will disposed of. be Indians Peaceful.. (United Press Leased Wire.) Buenos Ay re. Jan. . A mlssionnrv priest has been traversing tha savage territory of the Chaco for 18 days and reports finding only peaceful Indiana A government statistician ho- i.... collecting- data on which he estimates the last cron of vhut i .t, ...u.. production at 81.250.000 cwt. Argentine spent $62,000,000- in 1908 for public works. Oni riiu .no aa aa I . . . "V - nuuui jo.wua.uow pounds tnis year. The government Is now attempting treaty with Brasil for the introduction of our of duty. ADMINISTBATOB'S SALE. Extra -Special Talue for mday an4 aatturday. . I1.2S, $l.e9,and U5 gloves 0Bo. a, pair all dress " goods remnants ' haTf r rice all evening 'wraps one third off; 50 nalrs laee curtains allvhtlv anllat one ihlrd off regular prices; odd lots of wamer s ano x nomson s corsets, values iv a. m i .ii, mens unuorwoar, 83c: white lawn, waists. 11. so and ti.7S values at 87c. Good goods only. Mc- Allen McDonnell. Thlrd-and Morrison. R s ; , , , - ' - . , . , . -A r iis . . . i t 1 : II CHAMPION TOBACCO CHEWER HAS CHEWED A BIG HOLE IN HIS HEARTl GLOVES All one to two-clasp y'j .;: Gloves, ' Half Price It Is vale to the tobacco trust, for Citizen Parker baa sworn off. ; It 1 also cad. but- true. The veteran champion of tha tobacco- masttoator' union- has - foresworn .the perpetual transportation o half - Jlug --and -eutdown - his daily allowance to a small "hunk" not - larger - than a .Weaaened and -wrinkled, worm-Inhabited English -walnut No" one takes kindly to the innova tion, , npt tne coterie or mends wno were ever sure of a "chaw", when Citl aen hove In sight, nor Citizen himself ; . wno now gazes longingly into the win dows and at the shelves, : but touches not, and tastes but .seldom. . .. After aom 40 odd years Citizen Par ker has discovered that he really has ti neart, and naving made the discov ery, has cut out the Juicy and soul satisfying weed. . ! ..- Borne time agd, Citizen Parker, paus ing iruin ma aiuuy vr democratic con ditions, entered into calculation and dis covered tnat since beginning to chew, be had consumed an amount of tobac co, wnicn, ir welded into one long plug, would reach once across the Morrison si reet cnug. una nanway DaCK. This computation earned for him the cnampionsmp in tne Tobacco Maatica tors association as 'was attested ; by Hie frwraau ui m plug oi xne CnOlC- cst product of the Duke factory, sent bv the manufacturers, upon hearing of Mr. Parker's faithfulness to their prod- 1. : Now, however, air I changed. This morning Citizen Parker stood on the corner making occasional motions like an expectoration, which, however, were without effective result " , "What the matter. Citizen t asked There Is' a, reason why Grape-Nuts ' should ' correct a weak physical, '" or - . sluggish mental .condition. The food is highly, nutritious and is pre-digested ,$'o thajt V it htps the digestive organs," to assimilate other food, i , It is also rich in the "vital yhorphatcs" that gd directly, to make up the delicate gray . matter of . Drain'' and ' nerve cer.ters. Kead "The Road ' ta 7ci:vllle,w in pigs. ' the passing friend, noting the tired and disgruntled expression on Mr. Parker' -,i'."Sworn.?ff'" P"wp the champion, With another snlttleless exDentnrntlnn "WhaU-'dsmajiaed the -astounded - ViyVt.n ott '" 5W ker. elevating a I i w J""v r" ar ana .cracKea Irom I leWfhrre'd.rke-tht; ',m"t "Heart." was the laconic explanation. Then the chamnion : nnlnounui .h- gate of hi woe. - "For two night Bow," he aald, "I have had palpiutlon of the heart and I am forced to believe that (niumi, h.. had something to do with it . t have been coffee, so I ban n.iii using both. I carry a little hunk aa I Won t OS lOSt Without ll hnl I nnl. I une or iwu cnews a day. I nave stppped the, coffee altogether, though. I believe it 1 the coffee mnr than A,- tobacco, but I have cut down on both, Don't ypu think it is the cofteet" jo. x DBiaflve il ii in tAnafwn mm wiw irni,'-,''i!:"i,'.j'". ,.v.j - ,.' "That i what thttv All nnv Citizen, as the friend left him still mak ing ine rruitiesa erroru with hi r FEAST H H0X0E OP ,1 WWNEh JU'CLUEB .... fulfill, rri -- , . ( 1 AD AIM-SALE There's a striking contrast between our CI earance . Sale and-similar sales elsewhere about the city. The prices quoted .here are in many instances half of other stores' prices, and not alone are reductions made on broken lines and odds and ends, but every item in this establishment is slashingly reduced. - Fqr Friday We. Offer the Following Extraordinary Specials:. KNIT UNDERWEAR Regular 65c value, COATS 25 Kersey Coats, in black, blue and brown, regular , , 12.50 value, mJtmtiermt : (ColtedPress. teased -Witt.).' Philadelphia, Pa., .-ian.'i 9dovernor Stuart. General Miles, Admiral Schley, Admiral Coghlan, P. A. B. Wldener, and Senator Penrose are a few of the hun dred or more notable who will gather about the banquet board at the Hotel Majestic tonight to do honor to Colonel Alexander K. McClure. The affair ia designated as a Tour score symposium," dinner, and has been arranged In cele Kra"5n t Colonel . McClure7 elghUeth Colonel McClure la i the Nestor of Pennsylvania, journalism, and for two renerations h has been the friend and eonfident of nearly, every American statesman of any prominence. He was x i1 jPerry county. this sUte. and re-SShY52-'; hL "Uon ... in ; the public ! in the legislature, an occupied several other public offices." During the war i Hff 1 as n s,stant adjutant-gen- MISSES' SKIRTS A large " assortmerft, values up to $8.00 BROADCLOTH COATS Full satin lined, black and colors, values up to $27.50, . $12.50 CHILDREN'S COATS SUITS Silk Demi. Costumes, values to. $50,00, O 0 S) Children's DRESSES Values, up to $2.50' In fancy " mixtures, all sizes, values up to $7.50, , ' , $225 $1.00 $2,25 fllllllPWlli v." &wpetw..'. .. - J ( ' J. 332 TAILORED SUITS - Values up to $40.00, $15.00 CHILDREN'S COATS I Bear - cloth, values up to $10.00, ' . $4.75 FURS MILLINERY White Ermine Ties, regular $7.50 values, $1.68 (3ray Squirrel Boas values up to $25.00, 500 ' stylish' .Trimmed i Hats, splendid variety; all colors, values up to' $5.00, choice $7.75 r . $i .o 4m. "'f "c,r,'ng an apprenuceshlp otr sev mailer papers he became chief editor of the thlladlphU times, and continued la that poultlon for 26 years. Wholesajfe ; . and Retail riFTHand ALDLR