The Oregon daily journal., May 15, 1908, Page 13, Image 13

THE OKEGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 15, . 1808.
PRETTY GIRLS
111 COilllTIO!!
detail Grocers Captured by
a Bit of Rosa City'.
V - - Strategy.-
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! (Special Dispatch " to Tba Journal.!"
! Boston, May 15. Portland strategem
proved too much for Denver enterprise
af the eleventh Annual 'Convention of
the National Retail" grocers' association
in Boston last night. , Portland secured
thfi, next national convention ot the
association, although thfr Denver dele
, gates tried their best- All through the
f session' of the grocers, which began
City and the Rose City has been In
tense. Both delegations have - lavishly
entertained the representatives of other,
rltioa from nil over the United States,.
v and both have used some clever adver-
, tlslnfe stunts to get the big convention.
But old Ulysses Merrick and his band
i, of fireeka pulled off the eleventh-hour
coup which took the convention off
Its feet and- before It had again recov
ered equilibrium poor Denver was shut
out.-' . - , - " r v a--Here
Is how the thing was don: r":
""TJusr before radJournlng. the question
' of where the-i 8 convention Is to pe
held cams up for decision, and just, at
this time 10 of the prettiest girls in
New England hurried through historic
old Faneull hall literally overwhelming
each delegate with the finest roses
''obtainable In the Boston hothouses
which had been depleted to furnish am
munition with which the Denver forces
were completely routed. - Each girl wore
silken sash on which the words
"Portland ' the. Boss City,",, were em-
broldered. " - 1 ' .. .
The delegates, .not knowing that-the
Portland delegation had advertised jor
these rglrls Mondav, thought they had
been brought ' t rom Portland and
naturally concluded that a city which
v could afford to take so tnuoh trouble
to secure the nationalconvention ought
to have It. When ths vote was taken
and Portland wen out unanimously, -the
" vanquished men from Denver- cheered
as long and Joudly as any-of ths others.
IT I ARY
OF
! WARSHIP FLEET
'"v"';
eaTea for Honolulu on July
. 7 Sails for Auckland
5
August.9.
"Waited Prsst -Leased Wire.!
'San Francisco, May 16. Ths follow
ing itinerary of. the American battle
ship fleet 'after It returns to Ban Ffan
fclsco from the' .north, has been an
nounced by Rear-Admiral Sperry. who
assumes command tomorrow:
Leave Ban Francisco July 7, arrive
Honolulu, t.100 nautical miles, July 1.
i Laave Honolulu July IS, arrive Auck
land, I.S60 miles, August 9. ' J
Leave Auckland August 15. "arrive
Sydney, 1,884 miles, August 20. -
Leave Sydney August i7, arrive Mel-
tvniipn. K7K m!ls. jin met M.
Leave Melbourne September B. Arrive,
Albany (King George's Bound), 1,350
miles, -September 11. . i
Leave Albany September 17, arrive
' Philippines, 8,900 miles, October 1. I
Leave Philippines October 10, arrive
Yokohama. 1,760 miles. October 17.
-Leave Yokohama October S4. arrive
Amoy (second squadron). 1,843 miles, j
October. " . -. '
" Leave - Amoy iNovemDer 4, wnen tne
first squadron arrives at Manila,- 668
.miles, October 31, and , the second
squadron November 7. .
ETHEL CROKER WILL
: NOT WED FOREIGNER
i - . (United Press Leased Wire.)
1 New York, May 16. Miss Ethel Cro
ler, daughter of Richard Croker, for
mer Tammany chief, - Is, one of , the
American girls who will never wed a
foreign title. She has already turned
two noblemen down with the declaration
that men born in - America are good
enough for her. An English nobleman
and aa Italian prince have sought her
band and have been -rejected. . Miss
Croker even refused to be presented to
court in England by the English noble
man, who was very attentive to her
while Mrs. Croker and her daughter
. jiwere visiting there last year. Mrs.
Croker said today that the Italian prlnee
tnade a very good Impression and was
.wealthy, but , Ethel told her mother:
"He may be very nloe and ell that,
'mamma, but I shall never marry a
foreigner." . - ... -
NO SALEM FLOAT .
" " JAT-THE ROSE SHOW
Uat Something Equally Good Prom-
' 5 lsed Capital to' Celebrate
' i t Fourth of July. ; V
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' (Special DKpstta te The feoraaU
Salem, Or.t May 18. At the monthly
.meeting: of the board of trade held this
weex it was decided , to celebrate the
- !"hK...f.uM,1" Z? a -grand
. tented at Portland during the Rose Car
r nival-by a float Other steps wllibe
. taken, however, to have the capital city
well represented at Portland from June
- - At "first it was determined by the
iun.ru ui vratio inei s, oat should be
buUt, and the. design was discussed In
. some detail. Later it was decided that
, the cost would be too great The Busl-
., hch usd league men iook up the mut
ter but a letter from the festival mAn-agemeat-oiow
puts the float out of the
... Mucsuun, it iw uit uj enter one
In the paradea - ! ,
.New Incorporatloni.
Salem. Or.. May 16. Article a
corporation have been filed In the office
vi ins. wrsiarT 01 stale as loiiows:
Commercial Mamifaf.urln nnnr.n..
principal office, Portland; capital stock!
Ie0,008;- Incorporators, W. H. More-
v 16. Articles of In-
itarv of
Commercial Manufaourlng com Dan
- w" w,v " - yui ,wi a, TT . XI. JK
nnuse. iJave u. ALackie and Jav vi it..
ton. . '-- '. ' ;. , "
Ladd EsUte company; principal of
fice, Portland; capital stock, 82,000,009;
Incorporators, William M. Ladd. Charles
E. Ladd and John Wesley Laddl "
- Arlata Pharmaey company principal
office Portland; capital stock. 86.000
Incorporators, W. J. Armltage, Bertha
G Armltage and R. R. Olltner? - -
Northern Exploration company; prin
cipal -office, Portland; capita, stock.
86,000; incorporators, Raleiirh P. Trlm
ble, Walter J. Qearln and Edgar Bollng
) XeW Candidates la Clatsop ' t
- (Special Dispatch to The Josraal.) - ' .
Astoria. Or.. . 1I IK A umi.. i.
being circulated to nominate r M
Wooden as an independent canrtMaii
f
for representatlva It la rumored that
J. W. Branstrater of Senslda, who ii
nominated at the Republican primaries
-for county school superintendent, will
withdraw. .,-,. ' "
Metzger sells watches for less.
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FROM TODAY ON
FOR.
MEN'S BEST OAK BARK
FAMNED-SOfeE
SEWED OR NAILED ON
SECOND' QUALITY: Fl-FTY -CENTS
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of TOBBER HEELS
PUT ON
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SUCCESS
Is usually founded on merit In our own career repairing old
shoes or-retailing new shoes our unchanging policy has been
HONESTY. We are the pioneers of up-to-date shoe repairing
with modern shoe machinery. Our popular prices took Portland
by storm five years ago, but we are still reducing prices. We have
outgrown our store ori Fourth and Yamhill Streets and now bpea
a secopd place 88 Third Street, so we can accommbdate our
fast-growing trade.
COR. FOURTH
AND YAMHILL
IN TUB
Y. M. C. A. BUILDING
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88 THIRD ST.
Opposite
Chamber of Comtnerc
Building
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REPAIRERS,
f INCORPORATED
MANUFACTURERS
MEN'S AND BOYS'
AND RETAILERS
SHOES
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