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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1008. CfffiES COOLIES FROO GOLD L1II1ES Steamer Ascot Returns Af ter Many. Varied. Ex , perieiice's. . TO LOAD LUMBER FOR AUSTRALIA Captain .Booth Says Politics Turn , Work in Mines of South Africa to ' Natives of the Jungle -Chinese , Laborers iielng Shipped Home. river from Astoria yesterday, 0 the paHeni?era on the Spencer report, and their boat beat the fine beach excursion boat of the O. ft. A N. company. ; The crqft were together near Astoria at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but gradually the Bpencer worked ahead until a landing had to be made. The Potter came up to the scratch and feajaln there was a spurt. The Bpencer would again get the lead until-another landing was. made, and it is said that so the race continued all the way to Portland, the Spencer making nine land ings and the Potter going straight through. But the Potter Is a speedy boat and perhaps another race will re sult differently. The Spencer reached her dork about :30 last night, having made the run from Astoria in a- little over six hours. This Is considered fine time, considering' the. swift current in the Columbia. The T. J. Potter left down strain this morning, bound for Megler.'s with . a fair crowd of passengers. ''', " OMITS WORD "BAR," ; Chinese coolies are rapidly being snipped out of South Africa as a result of the liberal party having gained con : trol of politics in England, says Cap tain Booth of the British steamer Ascot r hich, arrived here this morning from -L'ureka, Gal.; undo? charter to load lunv- ber for Melbourne, Australia, ; t Up till a few months ago the. Asoot was carrying coolies from the South gold mines to Cueefoo and Chlng "Wing Tau and, other steamers are now in the trode taking the Chinese to their homes . as rapidly as their labor contracts with the mine owners expire. Black men. Kaffirs, natives of the jungles, are tak ing the places made vacant by the de portation of the Chinese. . s , The Ascot was here a year, ago and took a cargo of flour to China. Tram there she went In Dal last to Durban, ' South Africa, where 1,100 coolies em barked for transportation "home. Most f them had' money. They had been two years In the mines , working for 30 a month and found and this meant much to the Chinese who had left-their f-wn country little better off than pau- f'ers. Now they were men of affluence, rt way, and Captain Booth says One . would have' believed - it to watch them ramble on the voyage home. Email fortunes were won- and lost. - To ths coolies they-were large fortunes. After delivering the. first lot of re turning coolies, the Ascot struck out again for a second lot of equal sise. 7 he same gambling spirit prevailed but otherwise everything went along smoothly without even a serious scrap on board. .The men were carried be tween decks -, where temporary bunks had been Installed. . : "At the rate the Chinese are being shipped out there will be very few In a Khort time In the mines," said Captain Booth. .-"They are the best obtainable lielp for the work but. the country , has come to the conclusion that the work : really belongs to the natives and no the Chinese must - return to their own country upon the expiration of the two year labor contracts." v ;.,' . After delivering the last lot of Chi nese the Ascot went to Japan and took -' a cargo of oak railroad ties for Mexico. .From there she went to-Eureka end took on 1,000,000 feet of redwood for Melbourne. At - Linn ton " the steamer will take 1.000.000 feet of lumber and then shift across the river to the mills At St. Johns and take on another 1,000.- . 000 feet there. She will go to Mel bourne via a coaling port, possibly Cc- : tnox, B. C ... f .f RACE , ON COLUMBIA. r Steamer Spencer Beats T. J. Potter From Point Near Astoria. The steamers Charles R. Spencer and T. J. Potter engaged in a race up. the Weather Bureau Will Have Report From Mouth of Columbia Acting upon the suggestion made in The - Journal yesterday. District Fore caster E. A. Beals wnl substitute the words "mouth -of Columbia, river'' for "Columbia river bar", on the : daily weather map sent out from his 'Office. The words form a heading for the re port sent in from the North Head sta tion ' concerning weather and wind at the mouth of. the river. Colonel S. W. Roessler, United States engineers' corps, has had' blue prints made of the chart showing the sound ings at the mouth of the Columbia and in a few days there will be copies ready for : distribution among those having need of them. . The-chart shows that half a doaen sandbars that formerly of fered more or less obstruction to the very deep-going craft hajje.been swept away so that there is norf channel 6,000 feet wide and from 24 to (0 feet deep at the very lowest water. The ship channel proper has a depth' of about 26 feet at extreme low water, whlchjneans about 34 feet at high tide. WILL REPAIR SCOWS. ; St. Johns Shipyard Gets Port,of Port - . land Contract. The St. Johns Shipbuilding company has been given a contract to repair a number of scows and barges for - the Port of Portland, the contract having been closed yesterday, r Thomas .Thompson, who was recent ly appointed manager of the company, reports considerable activity in the shipbuilding line. The company built the hull for , the government dredge now receiving Its machinery at Green wich dock, and ket a big gang of men busy on that )ob for some time. The dredge is to be used at Coos bay and other bays along the coast, and having to be able to withstand the buffeting of roush water the hull has necessarily been constructed In a most substantial manner. ' VESSELS CHARTERED. Schooner James A. Garfield to Carry , Lumber to Peru. 'The sailing' schooner .' James "A. Oar field - has been chartered . by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. to carry -a cargo of lum ber from this port to two ports in Peru. She wlU come here in ballast from San Francisco. - t x The French bark Leon Blum has been fixed to carry "wheat from here to Eu rope. She is now en route from Cher bourg; to San Francisco. Rates for wheat to Europe are stiffening and It is said that some of the vessels now un der engagement for ' new crop loading were taken at a rate above the one fixed by the Shipowners' association. " ' ' MARINE NOTES. Astoria, June 26, Sailed at 8:S0 a. m., steamer ttreaawater, or can rran- rtxm smviA at 7:1 a. m.. steamer George W. Elder, for San Pedro and way ports. Arrived at 9:35 a. m. and left ' up steamer Shoshone,, from San Franelseo. J ' Ban , Francisco, June 26. Sailed yes terday at' 6 p, m., steamer Col. E. L. Drake', at 11 p. m.. steamer Nome City, for Portland. Sailed, schooner Virginia and steamer Thomas L. Wand, for Portland..- - - lublln, June 24. Arrived, French bark Gen.' de Boisdeff re, from Portland. Yokohama, June 26. Sailed, German steamer "ieomodia.for Portland., liongkonk, June i4. Arrived, Ger man steamer Alesla. from- Portland. Astoria. June 26. Condition at the mouth of the Columbia at S a. m., smooth; .wind - southwest,. 16 miles; wenther cloudy. Tides at Astoria today High water, 12:06, a.; m., 1.2 feet: 11:28 p. m., 8.9 reet. ; Low. water. 6:60 a. m., -0,6 feet; 6:42 p. m., 3.S feet... ALONG THE WATERFRONT. , The steam schooner Northland s ar rived here last nlgnt from San Fran cisco and went to Irving dock to take a shipment of wheat- She shifted to the Portland Lumber-- company's mills this morning to load lumbers The steam schooner - Johan Poulsen will leave down this evening bound for San Francisco with a hold full of wheat and a deckload of lumber. She . also carries -passengers. . ' . " The steamer City of Puebla sent a wireless message to the weather bureau this morning statins; that she was off Grays Harbor, the barometer being 20:14, temperature. 64 and the wind southwest, six miles. It was reported this morning that a French ship had been chartered to load ballast cargo of cement at London for Portland direct The British ship Tor risdale Is also reported as coming here this fall with S cargo of coal from New castle, N. 8. W.. for Hind Rolph A Co. Of San Francisco. - -- ....Tap '' St carrier Maverick was here yesteraay and discharged her cargo and started out again for San Francisco. The river is falling quite perceptibly and navigation has Deen resumed be tween Portland and points on the upper Columbia.' The steamer Breakwater left for San Francisco- last night In ballast and with out any passengers, and Captain -Mac-genn and his crew will return with the steamer City of Panama, which will take the ? Breakwater's-place on "the Portland-Coos bay run while the Break water undergoes repairs.-- The- City of Panama will be here about July 6 on the first trip from Coos. She Is considerably larger ' than - the Breakwater. RENO COUNCIL FAILS " - i TO CLOSE UP TOWN ; ' (United Press Leased Wire. Reno, Nev., June' 26. All of the re sorts here are running full blast today, notwithstanding the order of the chief of police that they- must close. At a meeting of the city council it was de cided to close the places and Instruc tions to that effect were given to Chief Of Police Burke, who in turn ordered all resorts closed. The proprietors prompt ly refused and are still doing business as usual. City Attorney Kins; has de clared that the resort-keepers are right and that the action of the city council was illegal. PARENTS SEARCH FOR MISSING BOY Alvin Simons, t years old, has been missing from his home, 126 North Four teenth street, since yesterday afternoon, and his parents are much worried. He wore a red waist, blue bib overalls, gray cap and tan shoes. ' He was fond of playing near the river. New Notaries Are Commissioned. (Special Dlatntca to The Journal. Salem, Or.. June 26. Commissions as notaries have been' issued as follows: W. B. Holllngsworth. Portland r Clyde O. Rice, Salem; . Napoleon Davis, Cleone, and Thad Sweek and D. W, Wakefield, Portland. CLUB OPPOSED TO llOTOIilOUS CAFE Commercial f . Organization Raises Objection to- Trans fer of Conrad Resort. ' More trouble la In 'sight for the Pull man cafe, about to be ' removed from 286 Alder street to the Portland Com merolal club building. It Is said strong on, Altion is developing in the club to the 'proposed occupancy by the Pullman cafe of a'-, ground floor room or any other room in. the club's new building. Officials of the club . will not talk for publication, and President Hodaon is absent from the city, but it is known that members of the board of governors have taken the subject under - advise ment preliminary to definite asWon that is .expected to be taken at the board's next meeting, Tuesday, June 80. Vice-President Maguire when asked what would be done about permitting the Pullman resort to become a tenant of the building, said: i - "I am not talking about the matter today. It has been : brought to our attention, but there la nothing to say at this stage - of the proceeding. The subject will be one for the board of governors - and will probably be taken up."- ...: :. " -v ;. In the absence from the city of Pres ident Hudson any immediate action would be up to Vice-President Maguire, and he Is securing necessary data for ir.aklng up a conclusion as to the atti tude to be taken by him in the matter. The Pullman cafe was for years con ducted by- John Conrad at 286 Alder street, and because of continued vio lation of, the ordinance prohibiting women from frequenting resorts of this kind the license committee of the city councH was about to revoke his li cense, when ha was permitted to trans fer the license to P. C O'Meara, for merly a teamster In the employ of the Drlscoll Transfer concern. It Is said the placo la still owned by Conrad. . A lease on one of the ground floor rooms of the Commercial club building had been taken by a lessee who la said to have transferred the tenancy to O'Meara, and the city . council has f ranted an application . for transfer of he Pullman cafe license from the premises at 286 . Alder street to " the Commercial club building. It la al leged that the transfer of the Commer cial club lease to O'Meara was done without ratification by the club man agement, and an effort will be made to nave it cancelled. -, TONGUES OF FIRE BOOKED FOR TBOUBLE Complaint against action of the Tongues of Fire sect in pitching a tent In the publio road and fencing in a part of the highway has been lodged with the county court by Dr. Arthur W. Chance. In a communication received this mornlnar he reauis that the sher iff be instructed to remove the ob structions in the road. It Is unlikely that the sheriff will re ceive any directions or suggestions in the 'matter from the - county court Fencing in or obstructing a publio road Is a criminal offense, however, and if a complaint is sworn to the "Saints of the Apostolic Faith" might be brought to answer In court. Chance complains that the religion ists are a common nuisance, and should not be allowed to encroach on the public road. The road In question Is ths main approach to the J. H. Smith place, owned Dy ine loompaon inn urnn ooimios, and a Mr. Leonard, v ; :l v 26.96 for - men's 212.60 sample suits. all slses. Sample Shoe Store Co 208 Morrison. ' - ..., -. ITS- LEATlnERS, BAMBOOS id-WICKEuS These prices will certainly appeal to economical people, for they are lower than ; such goods are usually marked. Your initials burned on case if requested. $6.00 PE GMOI D SUITCASES, steel ' frame, Jineni lined, lith shirt fold, well braced and strapped and bolted '. ' t ." k $270 $8.50 C OW H IDE SUITCASES, very . strong, steel frame, cowhide bound, strong strap bolts and locks Sale price . .... . . .$4.79 h i WISTARIA REED SUITCASES, 22, 24 in. long. Sale price. . .$1.08 $3.50 BAMBOO SUITCASES, with linen lining and shirt fold, a light waterproof case. On sale at" $2.23 $8.00 WICKER SUITCASES, with linen lining, shirt fold, leather cor ners and good locks. ... .... .$3.85 $8.78 STRAW SUITCASES, large size, leather bindings and corners, with good lining and shirt fold. Sale price . V. . . . .. ... . . ... . . . .$5.CO 'CROSS- LONDON CLOVES AND LEATHERS -"LIKLY" TRUNKS Cameras for Summer Outings When purchasing Cameras and Photographers' Supplies, why not go to the store having the largest assortment?; Our stock is the largest in the city and the prices are always right. Large line 19Q8 Seneca Plate Cameras, ebony finished. Prices from . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . , . . . . .$7.50 to $44.00 Wooden Tripods big showing $1.00 to $7.50 Metal Telescopic Tripods, extra quality. .$2.00 to $7.50 Ansco, Lumiere and Ensign Film's ; Cyco, Argo and Artura Developingt Papers. Developing and Printing in 24 hours. it- .fc Ik " ...3 0 1 ELASTIC HOSIERY f. AND ! BANDAGES MADE TO YOUR ORDER We make Elastic Goods to order, and guarantee quality, fit and work manship. Measurement blanks sent on applica tion. Mail orders filled. Thermos Bottles Keep Contents Hot 24 Hours Keep Contents Cold 72 Hours NO ICE, NO FIRE NO CHEMICALS By the aid of this bottle you may have COLD drinks on hot days and HOT drinks on cold days. If you have a baby you should have a Thermos Bottle. For Tourists, Sportsmen, Automo biles, Nursery, Hospital or Home. ASK ABOUT THEM m iff if Exchange 11 Home A6lVl m OODARD CLARKE Fourth and Washington w n " y iMMSiJUiL,: they'Qome: MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN' from every part of .the city and every little nook of the state have visited the great sale of THE HUB'S $85,000 STOCK WHICH IS NOW IN PROGRESS AT THE . Ladies' Muslin Underwear . . White Skirt specials, all handsomely trimmed lace and em-., broidery. . "- , - . Regular $1.50 Skirts $2.50 to $3.50 values...... ............................. .$1.25 $3.75 to $5.00 Skirts.;.... .... fl.TS Ladies muslin Drawers, regular 50c value........ .,..10?. Ladies' muslin Drawers, regular $1 values. . ............ .45. Ladies' Corset Covers, nicely trimmed, regular 50c and 75c. 25 v',:i--?.-,;V-.!'''."--'.' A.-,1'.'--':-' - J, .- -, --i..;, a .,..-..:.-- : .".: .-.,- Ladies' Fine Hosiery In Prices to Fit Your Purse. Handsome embroidered patterns, finest lisles, the regular $1 grade, all colors; 35 per pair3 pair.. 91.0O Regular 35c and 50c grades, lisle and heavy cotton Hose. ..19 Good 25c values.............' .....MO Children's Hose, good 15c quality.... ........7 Children's Hose, good 25c quality... ................. ...12 And why shouldn't they? Opportunities:like this-given' the public by the Hub's losing their home don't come every day neither is merchandise offered at practically your own prices very often. . j , '. . BENEFIT BY THIS SALE, and by all means buy your Fourth of July apparel here. ; DORPT. FORGET THE iOCMIOM ARID SALMORI STREETS Hub'sEntircSuitStdclrBoughtatScon Dollar SOLD AT PRICES THAT NEVER HAD AN EQUAL. a m (Off All of the Hub suits, $7.50 to $12, in medium and dark b40D colors in worsteds, cassimeres, cheviots, etc., to go for $4.85. -u-.-.-"v A ' : ': "-n; v-.:- '-r.-1'- an More than 1,000- Hub suits, consisting of single "and I .DU double-breasted styles, in serges, cheviots, cassimeres. worsteds, tweeds, etc., some silk and Venetian lined, up to $20, for $7.50; incomplete lots. 1 ' fl OC Complete line of sires in merchant tailored materials, P70D full journeyman tailor made in serges, Venetian and Italian linings, self-retaining fronts; Hub values up to $22. , A Select domestic imported materials" full hand tail pllOJ ored in business and dressy suits; all the Hub $25 values. . . CI A OC All the Hub suits from $25 to $30; silk mixed wor-., 914.00 steds, thibets, serges, single or double breasted, thoroughly shrunk materials, sewed with pure silk; $14.85. r ., ClCflC American, German, French and Italian weaves in j) 10.00 velours, silk-mixed materials; full journeyman tail ored; also the "fads, fashions and fancies of the latest custom tailored productions; Hub values to $35. 1 , . CIO OC Bst Hlh $40 sterling make, full journeyman hand VltV.OO "tailored, sewed with pure double-tested silk through out, cold water shrunk materials, full French haircloth fronts; an exposition I of fine clothing that will more than please the most exacting buyers. ' Hub's Entire Stock of Men's Pants Slaughtered About 2 800 pairs of the Shenandoah Woolen Mills, Worsteds, Cassimeres, Serges, Velours and other extraordinary fine qualities, - ' , full custom finished imported materials. , , &n nf Full nutnm-finished serares. neat mixtures . business CC 95c- $1-0' 135 or hrokert lots of all-wool and worsted UdC Pants that retail regularly from $1.50 to $3. . t -. Mm or All-wool and worsted serges in business and dressy pl.OO materials; values up to $4. v . - : 1 A beutiful lot of hand-tailored, stylish and serviceable men's Pants; immense variety; values tip to $5. r i . $2.35 Full custom-finished serges, neat mixtures Trousers; values up to $6. - v - V. ' - - 4V QC An extravagant showing of the latest custom-tailored QaJaOO fabrics' and styles, full journeyman hand-tailored, form-fiwing and peg-top; values run to $8.. ' 10 tor choice of a big lot of Golf Bhlrts tn tans and fancy colors bent HOC values. ' . . .... " . for Golf and NegVge Shirts In heavy drills, or Penang and Madras In llg-ht and medium colom 76c to $1 valiion. ;" 4t Immense Khowlngr of the choicest style In 1 Shirts. 65e for Gif and Negligee in Sateens and fancy silk figure IMS fl5alfor Phllllps-Jones CoV fancy Sateens, Brilliants. Madras, Pe ri fir. k and Sllk-mlx materlnla S3 values.- " : 81. .?5 for Silk and French Flan no! and Silk and "Woolen materials 3 values. - - - - '- " ., - . - ..- .- g2.45 icr oest Fongeo $5 Shirts, la all colors. . - ' HI. 19 for tan. pearl. KX1TB BAM ' .n.v...k.m. hmama blank, eta. 41 TTsta. xor doic ann aim . xiais, uvuuii f v ...w vrn-w t full ImIIuif iwMtrB. sllK monalr bindings, band-blocke crowns, Mallqry and other SS.60 values. , BAirDXXBCKIKTS . ft for all the Hub's Rn and c Handkerchiefs. ' 4 for all ths Hub's 10c and 15c Handkerchiefs. 8 for all the Hub's 25c Handkerchiefs. t v ' . Best Imported Oastlltt Soep, 2 cakes Re Carter's Mucilage and Ink. bt grade! each ...le Ladles' Gauss. Vests, the 6c kind, silk taped, long and Short sleeve ..1...... ;......00 $25,000 Worth of Lad On sale at less than cost of making. Buy your Fourth of July fixings here. 400 ladies' Skjrta on sale at prices that will turn them into CASH at once. silk $3.50 to $5 Panamas, serges, brilliantines, chiffon Panamas: a ' big lot, nearly all sizes; ladies' and misses'; spe- J $S to .' $9.50 ladies Skirts,' blile, black and brown, Panamas, voiles, etc.; some trimmed with silk, bands; special J $1 to $12.50 Skirts" in finest grades of imported worsteds, Pan - amas, chiffon Panamas, serges, poplins, etc; hand- tA QC someJy trimmed; all the newest models, special at... pW' Ladies' Summer Coats Handsome new styles, the latest effects in fancy mix 4jO QC tures, velvet trimmed; $6.50 and $7 JO values; Boston C Just in a big line of Voiles - LaV black only; fancy trimmed: the best crades. . $10.00 Skirts, only....................... .'.f 4.05 $12.50 Skirts, only $0.;5 $15.00 Skirts, only.;.......i...;............,.........97.r0 $18.50 Skirts, only. ?8.r.O $20.00 and $25.00 Skirts, only. $ lO. 75 Silk; Petticoats Ladies 'silk Petticoats, black and fancy' extra grade silk; not one, wgna icss man $.ou, some .ou; an go 1 .$4.50 Men's Furnishings rfAn. m value -mlmo French mean 2q5 for Men's Shirt and Drawors, light Balbrlgri ,"."r" w.vr .T.r needf i r ti iis. ftatrfk for Wool and Merino Sl.25 values. - ' ' S5 for EtyptUn comb cotton Balbrigsan, Warner's fleece, pura silk goods, worth up to IJ.00. - for all Hub J5o Suspenders. 16a for all Hub 60c Suspenders. , , 3S for all Hub T5c and 11 Suspenders. , , 25) for Prssldent Suspenders. BOX WfiOQ VAZBS 54 for all Jo Sox. - for all 25c Box. 19f for all 60o Sox. . - HEWS BKOSS '- . ' - llt-g k for a $J Vlcl Shoe. About 1.200 pairs of this lot. - SJ'wjc for vie! Box Calf and Velours and Patents, In dress and street weight". 1 styles of toe and ahapes of last; worth about IS 50 Oxfords, Bluchers and Bals. . , 12 55 for Goodyear Hand Welt and Cordovan Patent Velour, Calf, in Oxfords. Bluchers. Balis $4.60 to fa values. " t ' ' OVXJtailS 504 for all the, Hub's Overalls 70, U and 11.25 grades. Ladies' Shirtwaists 25 Wholes of hundreds of plain and fancy Waists: values to ii : Taney Lawn, Chambrays, etc.. In dainty patterns and tall ore 1 - fects; values to $2.15, all ;o , C, 95 for the arreatent bargains In Shirtwaists ever offered In t terns, handsome lace and smbroldery trimmed; every one wo ,rrom z.eu j.bu BEB THXM nr OTJB W1IDOWI Handsome $4 White Silk Waists, beautifully trimmed your -h at PI Great clean-up of our fancy silk and net Waists, not on wot than $7.60 to J 9.60, all go at one pries . ...i A bigr lot of black and brown slllc Waists, nicely trimmed, i short aleeves; our rerular $6.60 Waists, for this saie ...).., Ladies' Wash Suits At prices without 'an equal. The entire end-nf-the-anr f . of big eastern factory. Hundreds of then-all at one pri-- Percales. Ginghams. Lawna, Dim It lea, beautifully nm-M i-.-i t all-kinds and slies, every ns worth Jo.O) to I SHOW. YOU. - 5d rom i5o cottE3 5t for all ths Hub Linen Collars, all slses. a'.), a (t; it. rtli