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THE OREGON DAILY. 'JOURNAL PORTLAND. THURSDAY . EVENING. ,i JANUARY P, 1003.
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AVER ADVANCES: PLAN : : .
A TRYING POSITION
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FOR TV0 DAYS r1- FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
FOR PILOTAGE ON BAR
PorUand Readers ' Will Appre-
Boslon Store's
: k "date This Advice. "
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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,
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ANY lADYS SUIT m HOUSE
Any COAT or : CRAVENETTE. any WAIST cr
SWEATER, aU BAGS, BELTS, COMBS, FURS aty
W rA(vr
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th name--Doan's and
Also For, the Tvvo Days
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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
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(Reserving only the blacks and blues) COO HAND-
V I TAILORED SUITS 'for immediate- clearance at
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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