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TflE OREQON DAILY JQHSNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENINO, JULY 23. 1908.
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Army of Thorn, of All Ranks
From Tooks to TolonHs,
All Shoveling and All Sub
ordinate to the Ifijrht )Ian,
. Will Disr the Ditch.
Ity FRKDEIUC J. HASKIX.
(Copyrlfrht. 1908. hy Frederic J. llaskln )
Culi'bra, Canal Zone. July -3. It 1
th old story of Yankee hruiriH, Ynnkee
' capacity for doing things and Yankee
' frit and determination. As "ne a force
Cf Americans as one can liupe to meet
is aaaemblud on the Isthmus, and the
snalnxprlng of Its acUon la the brains
Which the I'nlted Stalfs govcrnnitii!
, ! placed over It to direct lta ef
forts. From the east, the west, the
BOrth and the south the flower of the
professions hag been called to come
Sown here and dig this canal. They
have come and have, developed the force
Into a working machine of an unprece
dented efficiency. The" cohtractor on
government Jobs In the United States
my well thank his stars that the
.Panama canal is being dug In a coun
try whera everything is more than ex
pensive; If It wore not so the United
Btatee might decide, after Its experl
ence at Panama, that all public work
In the future should be done by this
organisation.
, What U. 8. Grant was to the army
Of the Potomac. George W. Ooethals Is
to the army of the Panama canal. H
has been said that the decision to put
the building of the canal In the hands
' of the army was a master stroke. Be
fore that no little disorganisation
reigned; but when the army took
charge every man on the lsthjnus
learned that It was a question of mak
ing good or getting out. As Boon as the
members of the force became acquaint
ed with the man who was to command
: tha canal army, they worked as a mat
ter of devotion to the cause rather
than as a matter of necessity. Sonvi
men have the peculiar faculty of trans
mitting their enthusiasm into the hearts
of all under them. This faculty Colonel
Ooethals has in an unusual degree.
. ' Ooethals Walks When X Xiurpects.
When one calls on him he finds a
broad-shouldered man with hair as
white as the unsunned snow and face as
brown as a berry, a man of modest de
meanor, yet business-like in every line
or nis inaKeup. tie says iranaiy inai
there Is nothing to hide, and that they
want to extend to those Interested an
opportunity to see everything that is
oln on. fie tells you that if tnero
la anything which forms ground for
4 leifltlmate, complaint he wants to know
of It, as sit Is his mission on the Isth
mus to remove every possible ground
for cpmplalnt. Yet he adds that of
course there will be found some things
that ought to be done and others that
' ought to be left undone, since perfec
tion can never exist in this world.
Ha may say that he finds the best
way to gee the Culebra Cut Is to walk
through it, and that he usually docs
o. The out Is pine miles from end to
! end, and It Is just one example of the
thoroughness of the chief engineer's
work to say that he walks the whole
length whenever opportunity affords.
Clad in a simple khaki uniform he gen
around over the work regularly, and
not en evening comes but he knows
just what has been going on all day
long.
Difficulties Will Bs OumalatiTS.
Colonel Goethals thinks the demand
for the dirt to fly Is an Ul-advised one.
He says there are so many drawbacks
and hindrances that the dirt cannot
always -be flying as fast as he or the
American people would like to have It.
As the years pass the difficulties of
very phase of the work will Increase.
As many steam shovels cannot be op'
eratsd to advantage later on, as many
dirt trains cannot be run, the spoil
will nave to be named runner away
of a routine nature which he would
certainly have made had hs remained
hare."
one. hears the same sort of things
about Wulluee and the preparatory
.....b I... .11.1 Tit.. MlltflmiB he
bought f"r the) canal and til railroad,'
i., f m miir.i ailveraft crltlclsSi, 1
I have proved themselves to be the mo
I Important factor In the big hoing
Hf excavatlona this your. Til" blgget
I pro!. I, -ni of the canal Is to gat the spoil
i awav, and these herculean engines ai
i ford the solution of that problem.
Ooethals' Able Associates.
Commissioner Galllard and Commls-sloin-r
HH.ert are both army officers
and have worked on some of the most
difficult construction Jobs In the
I nlt.-rt Htntis. I'l'on them, next to tho
chief engineer, depends the great task
of the actual (IIkI"K of the canal I o-
gether with colonel tjorthala. tney go
over all the reports of those under
them, and over the work Itself anil
solve the problem! at hand. Major
Slbert. a well us Colonel Ooethals has
hail much experience In dam building,
notably on the Ohio river, where his
good work has been praised by every
man who navigates those waters.
CommlHSloner lt'oisseuu. In charge or
the department of municipal engineer
ing motive power ami building uon
strurtlon. Is one of the live wires of
the canal organization. He has been in
the government service for ten years.
In 1898 he was made a civil engineer
In the navy, with the rank of lieuten
ant, as u result of a competitive exam
Inn I Inn. Hv forco of sheer merit he
was promoted from one post to an
other, until lit 1907 he was made cmer
of the bureau of yards and docks, with
the rank of rear admiral. He resigned
this position to accept the place which
he now holds on the canal commission.
In this place he has fully demonstrated
the wisdom of his Selection.
Smith, the Master of Labor.
Another hustler on the commission
wbh Jackson Bmiin. ormer imoi
Engineer Stevens said of him. In a let
ter to the president, that he was the
moat thorough master of the question
of labor that he had ever met In his
thirty years' experience as s construc
tion man. Smith was vlstlng In Wash
ington when he was Introduced to
Stevens. Stevens asked him to jto to
the Isthmus and take charge of the
work of recruiting the force. His ex
perience In tropical climates has made
him a man invaluable to the work. The
labor force changes once every eighteen
months. Smith had to get a strong
recruiting organisation to meet It. He
had to look after the quarters of 15,000
people, getting Ice, coal and filtered
water to their doors every morning.
He had to organtxe the work of all tho
hotels, messes and kitchens. In other
words, upon him fell the burden of get
ting together the great force of the
whole canal, and then making the liv
ing conditions such that they could be
comfortable enough and happy enough
to carry forward the work. He has
done It. and now gives up the position
to search for new worlds to conquer.
His Job was one of the most difficult
and certainly the most thankless on the
isthmus.
The Baler and the Healer.
Governor Jo S. C. Blackburn, of the
Canal Zone, Is a good example of the
right man In the right place. Thirty
years or more in the congress of the
f nlted States, most of It in the senate,
where all the questions of American
diplomacy are settled, have fitted him
to occupy any diplomatio position. He
la firm, politic, careful and Judicious.
He hns ' the Panamanian people cor
rectly appraised, and knows Just how
to take them. It was his firm, strong
hand that held the Panama situation in
check, and but for his work the United
States might today be putting down a
revolution In Panma.
Last but not least Is Colonel Gorgas,
of the sanitary department. Someone
recently observed that no one of the
canal commanders could claim entire
credit for the work In any one depart
ment except Colonel Gorgas. He came
to the isthmus to put up a fight
against overwhelming odds. At one.
time his labors seemed so unfruitful
that he was all but asked to resign.
Then Governor Magoon came In and
held on his hands. That great quality
of learning to labor and to wait won,
and today there is no one on the
isthmus who will not tell -you that an
American doctor has made possible the
digging of the Panama canal.
Ifjfl CI FflRlfJn
IIU J LUI IIIIIIU
HOUSE HERE
Local Bankers Wary of the
A Id rich Currency Bill,
Framed for Benefit of
Wall Street, Will Sot Fol
low Its Provisions.
OFFERS LOT TO CITY
FOR PLAYGROUND
There Is no prorJkbllltr at the pres
ent time that the banking fraternity
of Portland and the state will form
national clearing-house association as
proposed by the terms of the new AM-rlch-Vreeland
currency law. Only na
tional banks could enter such an or
ganisation, and the majority of the na
tional banks do not see any advantage
In the proposed association.
The banks will turn to municipal
bond Investments as the best securi
ties to hold under the new law. It 1m
probable that the banks of Portland
and Oregon will alisorb the entire is
sue of proposed Improvement bonds
voted by the people of Portland at the
June elsctloii.
It Is the opinion of most western
bankers that the Aldrlch-Vreeland cur
rency law was drafted principally for
the benefit of Wall street banks that
carry large amounts of railroad and
corporation bonds. The bankers of
the Paclflo coast do not regard this
class of securities with as much favor
as they bestow upon city and state
securities, and they are consequently
not following very closely the Aidrlen
suggestions.
While one or two of the prominent
bankers of the state ravor the iorma
tlon of a national clearing-house as
soclatlon, the bankers generally are not
enthusiastic over the Idea. Portland
bankers with one or two exceptions do
not favor an organization. There Is a
feeling that the strongest banks would
in such an association be obliged to
carry the weaker ones. I nder a rul
Ing made by the secretary of the treas
urv. a bank once In an association can
not withdraw. It Is said the larger
banks are warr of this clause.
The Wells-Fargo-Nevada bank, with
the largest capitalization on the coast
and headquarters at Ran Francisco, has
flatly refused to enter a national ciear-lng-house
association in California. It
is said the large banks prefer to take
chances in Issuing their own emergency
currency, on municipal and government
securities, should such a necessity
arise.
No single city in the 1'acine nortn
west can organise Independently because
of the large amount of capital required,
aside from the surplus. The law pro
vides that to form an association tne
banks entering into It must have a
combined paid-up capital of $5,000,0(10.
Neither Portland, Heattie, i acoma nor
Spokane can muster a national banking
combine meeting mese requirements.
The national banks of Portland and
the atate of Oregon could easily muster
the necessary strength, or the com
bined cities of Washington could do
likewise. It Is said a movement has
originated at Spokane to form an asso
ciation, and that an effort will be mads
to get Tacoma and Seattle Into it.
NEW SKIN IlEMEDY
Creates ai SJtlrj Drag BVores Crowded
With Buffer rs. .
For several weeks past. Skldmore's
and other leadlnv drus stores In thl
city have been crowded with persons
desiring a supply of poslara, the new
our for ecsema. This is ths drug
which has created such a stir through
out the country since its discovery one
year sgo.
For the convenience of those who use
poslam for pimples, blackheads, blotches,
red none, acne, herpes and other minor
skin troubles, a special KO-oent package
nas tieen adopted, in addition to ins rg
ular two dollar Jar, which is now on
sale at all leading drug stores.
In eczema cases. Doslam stops the Itch
In with first application and proceeds
to heal, curing chronlo cases in two
weeks In minor skin troubles, results
show Hfter an overnight application
For a free experimental sample, wrlti
direct to the Emergency Laboratories,
3 2 West Twenty-fifth atraet. New Tors
City.
RESTAURANTS AS
bad as saloons
Councilmen Give Reasons
for Wanting to In
crease Licenses.
One-Fourth Trunks
All Our
Tourists and those intending to travel are
invited to inspect our exclusive showing ot
high-grade trunks. For a few days every trunk
in the house will be placed on sale
AT ONE-FOURTH LESS
THAN THE REGULAR PRICE.
The line includes Wardrobe, Saratoga, Dresser, Steamer and Hat Trunks, and
they are the famous "Likly" make. Trunks from $4 to $75.
AGENTS FOR "CROSS" LONDON LEATHERS
'Tapa, what Is the person called who
brings you In contact with the spirit
world?" "A bartender, son." Houston
Post.
Yesterday was a day taken up by
the council In debating measures per
taining to the liquor question, and one
of the hottest debates of the day was
on the vauKhn-Drlseoll ordinance, wnicn
was recommended bv the liquor license
committee, to Increase the license or
restaurants from J300 to $800 a year.
The final action was to refer the meas
ure back to the liquor license commit
tee for further consideration.
When called on for an explanation
as to why the ordinance had been In
troduced, vaugnn ana uriscon ex-
Dlained that thev believed the restau
rants were as bad as the saloons in
their evil Influences, and that If the
Increase was made In tha license many
of the smaller restaurants would be
forced to discontinue the ssle of liquor,
thus limiting the number of objection
able places In the city. The council-
men axDlained further that by thua
limiting the number of such places the
others could be watched more closely
and could be better rearulated.
Councilman Baker characterised the
action as a "grandstand play" by which
Vaugnn ana uriscon would gain newn-
Faper notoriety. Baker continued in
his strain, deploring the action of the
councilmen, and salt! that in the future
all or the members should, refrain from
such efforts. Vaughn and Drlacoll de
nied the assertion so far as they were
concerned, and said that their motives
were honest Vaughn said he believed
the measure would prove Denenclal in :
suppressing evil, and for that reason
wanted to see It passed.
Drlacoll replied to Baker, denying
that he was after notoriety, and ao
cused Baker of being the one who
sought newspaper notoriety by visiting
newspaper offices. Drlscoll said thai
he did not believe in allowing restau
rants to sell liquor for $300 a year
when saloonkeepers were rorced to pay
$800 a year. He said that many sa
loonkeepers were hard put to pay the
license and make a living, while many
places which flourished under the name
Of restaurants and paid a license or
but $300 a year were making large
sums of money each year. Drlscoll
said that these places were the cause
or more evil man a large proportion or
tne saloons in ins city.
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Although slight, may in time
develop into serious eye trou
ble. Let our optician examine
your eyes and advise as to
glasses and their fitting. Com
plete line of Glasses in stock.
For use in sections of Australia cov
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A communication was received from
President Josselyn by the council yes
terday offering to donate to the city
and In a hundred ways the work will I the lot at the corner of East Twelfth
necessarily have to slow up some as it j and Linn streets in 8ellwood to be used
JS"..ffltttt riVnis" tah8ePecL,s ! - rark or playground. J exchange
authorities from making an exact pre- the company asks for the vacation of
diction as to when the canal will he I East Twelfth street between Ochoco
completed, or -what the ultimate cost ! and I.lnn, a hlock In length. The com
will De. uut tney nope tnat tne good
work they are now doing will jfaune the
people to understand that they are (lo
ins; the bst that can be done when
the elownp time comps.
Credit to Discredited Men.
A bit of figuring on August 1 will
show that they have excavated more
material by half In the first seven
months of the present year than they
did during the whole of 1907. This
was done, too, without ajny important
increase of force or equipment. ThM
canal digging machine has simply been
put 1 to the maximum efficiency test.
Colonel Ooethals proved the manner of
man he Is, when, discussing the work
Of former chief engineers, he said:
"Stevens will never get the credit !
that Is due him In connection with this 1
work. For instance, take this Culebra'
division. It Is the big organisation 1
Of the canal. It Is being conducted j
today on the very lines he laid out. the i
only changes we have made helnif those I
pany owns all the property In the
blocks abutting on the street and In
tends erecting a car barn 460 by 200
reel.
Councilman Vaughn stated to the
council that President Josselyn told
him that in addition to tha lot the
company would give the city J1.000 to
use in any wsy the city saw fit. If
the deal Is made the lot will probably
be turned over to tne park department
for a playground and the money will
De usea in repairing me puono Datns.
Three Hundred
Now Needed to
Complete Fund
Our signals are flying,
Today it's hose.
We're in the race to
clothe the swift footed.
Sail in if you want to
give your feet a treat.
75c socks at 35c.
50c socks at 25c
Scarfs and handker
chiefs to match.
The fund for ths construction and
equipment of a cottage at the Opwn Air
Sanitarium where nurses who have con
tracted tuberculosis in performance of
their duties may live and be treated Is
steadilv growing. It is still several
hundred dollars short of the $l,00u
mark, thnt tautn being regarded as nec
essary for building the right kind of
cottage.
Additional subscriptions are reported
today, bringing the total to $610. It
should not be difficult to secure the
money when the public fully under
stands the benefit to be secured. There
is no more devoted class of workers
than the visiting nurses, snd the need
of the cottage appeals with especial
force to phvslclsr.s and all who are fa
ii;lllax with the conditions of their
uik. This Is the list of subscriptions
so far received:
11 C Leonard 1200
The Journal 10
C. S Jackson JO
Y. W. Mulkey 10
J N Teal : 10
,M!i Etta Morris lv
V H Hurlburt
(eorce V. Bates
Ir George Wilson
G W. 5tes
10
10
10
10
c r it trs fa
CLOTflffiRS
a r m A M f f m sn Msje
John Yogt 10
F Stanley 10
kuiKii Hk ') 10
(' t runv , 10
Mrs c E Curry 10
' F Aisms ,v 10
Jf.-rrn MCraken 10
i.bur t'omin 10
Arth'.r Ktr.Uy 10
ThT, Kerr It)
K li Ltrthl- um 10
Pr H W. Co 10
i J C Amswerth 10
Vr J K CngRlan lo
John C. Iirl 10
Theirai WiMJrath 10
( imr- r H Jbr 10
Mrs "! collections r
T ."-con BrKk 10
Mr nri' N'r'iole 10
J T irr.e) t
W M IjtAi
A H r-'e-s jo
W"brt PTi:th . . : J
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ID AY AND SATURDAY SI
TOALS
$1.00 Table Linens
69c
64-inch cream Damask, all pure
Irish linen and extra heavy;
GfiiiiPs in handsome new pat
terns; regular $1 grade, at above
low price.
50c Corset Covers
Fine cambric Corset Covers,
deep lace yoke, with ribbon and
beading; regular price 50c each.
Thomson's Corsets
In model for the average figure;
medium bunt and hip; regular
$1.50 value; lace trimmed.
Men's $1.00 Shirts
Stiff front styles, separate cuffs,
made from best quality French
percale; a full line of sizes.
H
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Fringed Towels
6c
15x31-inch fringed cotton Tow
els, red border; very absorbent;
the best regular 10c values, for
6 each; on sale by dozen, 65
ALL PARASOLS AT COST
Take your pick of any Parasol in the house Friday and Saturday, and we'll charge you exactly maker's
cost. We want to close out the balance of our stock and are willingto give our customers the profit.
No refunds or exchanges. The greatest parasol sale ever held in Portland. Take advantage.
$1 Cambric Skirts
5 pa
7c
Two rows torchon lace inser
tion, lace edge and deep flounce;
two styles and a splendid $1
values; a decided bargain at the
abdve price.
Women's Hose
lie
Women's fine ribbed Stockings
with best garter top, double heel
and toe; best 20c quality.
Scarfs and Squares
18x54-in. Scarfs and 32xJ2-in.
Squares, fancy openwork pat
terns; 50c and 75c values.
2-CIasp Berlin Gloves
25c
Black, white and all leading col
ors; fine for outing wear; on
sale Friday and Saturday.
$1.50 Cottage Curtains
98c
3 yards long, cross stripes in
all colors, fringed ends; just the
thing for your summer home;
the best regular $150 grade, spe
cial at 8.
15c India Linon
11c
30-inch white India Linon, very
fine even ''.read; on sale Friday
and Saturday, yard
Figured Organdies
9c
Closing out sale of fine French
Organdies, Friday and Saturday,
at 94 yard; a snap.
$5 Long Silk Mitts $1.50
Pure silk Duchesse lace, elbow length, black, white and cream;
beautiful lace designs; on sale Friday and Sa.turday.
Long Silk Gloves
97c
$1.75 and $2 qualities, full elbow
length, with double tipped fin
gers; all coWs, black and white;
see our window display.
Warner's Corsets
$1.35
Regular $2 quality, medium high
bust and long hip hose support
ers front and (ides.
Best 65c Mohair
38-inch navy and gray Mohair,
for bathing suits, etc.; our best
regular 65c grade; buy now; a
snap.
85c Feather Pillows
63c
lx25-inch feather Pillows, f till
24 lbs in weight: good grade
ticking; regular 85c values, at
63 each.
$2 Cambric Gowns
$1.19
Z cambric Gowns and Skirts,
beautiful lace and embroidery
trimmed styles; a great snap.
Dressing Sacques
78c
Regular $150 quality, made
from fine lawns, in semi-fitted
styles; dots and figures; -all col
ors and all sizes at above prices.
15c Percales at 10c Yard
36-inch extra quality Percales, in a good variety of patterns, in light
grounds; standard 15c grada the world over. (
Men's 25c Sox
1
Men's 25c fancy Sox, also plain
black and tan, on sale Friday
and Saturday at half.
Sateen Petticoats
Regular $1.50 grade; several
styles to choose from; sppropri
ate for mountain and beach; for
9S each.
Closing Out the Stock
The? partnership estate must be settled In a
short time. Meanwhile trie stocks are being
reduced rapidly. A money-saving event.
Take advantaije. ,
fulfil
CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS.
Closing Out the Stock
A gTeat opportunity for Tort'ind women
to buy high-gradt merchandise at a remark
able taring. Note the above ad Carefully
and take advantage.
W.
B Wells