SUBURBAN
LOCAL PORTS
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, ASTORIA, Juno li (To Ths Journal.)
., Portland is more- vitally interested than
Astoria la havlnr this port mad a cam-
won paint n exports by the Union Ps
i i It Is a conceded (act that Portland ean
not obtain any important soar of ths
, Oriental commerce and will not he, mads
a principal ,Watar Unatnds by Mr.
Harrlman tmtif th great ocean ships ecu
m her wharves; that Is to say, MUJ
they , can meet Harrlman-B transconti
nental Uns on the Columbia water levels,
' This plain fact was recently stated by
, VC-,. Huntington. In a Seattle interview
that has been panted In the New: jfork
papers: la that interview he says: - -This
is 'to be an are of great ships.
Mr. Hill knew what he was about when
he ordered , the ibuUdln of thoaa two
great liners no is to put on , torn w
ental run. The Pacific Man has jroosutiy
latached two HOttMon vessels. . . It can
b plainly seen that, such ships as these
cannot go to Portland. r;,-'Vi V..y.
Here, "then. Is the situation: ; Will Port
laad abdicate the oommerclai prisoner to
wnioh she is entitled: by trade and gorgt
or the Columbia: or will she utilise these
advantages of Mature by saeJtin Aoteri
her Ocean port, as she can do, without
possible menace to that primacy
-i It is a staple problem. Ear interest fat
using this port is plain. Tet tho Ore
gonlan refuse Why! To let tht in
terest be disoussed in its columne and
Uses everf-JownanstJo art w foster tar
ancient, provincial (ear that It would re
sult, la Portland's rula, ? y 4 - ;
It Is wholly against Naturs that A-
torla, ae the seaport of the Column
Basin, . ahoale eve become the commer
cial rival ot ' Portland, In . truth, the
tabllshment of Astoria las the treat ea
port of the West by means pt, a iMoot
entrance and drydock,' 1000-foot piers, gi-"
Important (mproyeinenfs withe
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OKB8RAU, June It A great amount
of road, work" has been done in this sec
tion during the past two months and is
still in progresa The Base Line road has
, been graveled About one-halt it length
about seven miles; the Powell-Valley road
alee recetv4 the same attention, as well
as all the , other roads leadlnr out of
Oresham for several miles. Kea ,Trout
, dale the rock erusher made a long run
and the roads' there art ta excalloaf con
dition. The crusher hat sine been moved
to a point three miles west of this place
and work fcs betog prosecuted Off all the
roads la-that', neighborhood. Oh rural
mall, route No. I there have been two
lea- sections Of grading done through
heavy timber. Work on them Is itlll
under af aad will eontniM tho haianc
of this month. 'Several other short cross
mads aavo been graded aad are aow
being graveled. There are several ether'
onMe-roadi whloh need attention, as they
will be ueed hy the rural free delivery
carrlore fronn Troutaalo anoT Oeen. Tho
new Road Supervlsora win gtvw them
early attention, u', it 1 f,-
; THE DALLES '
THE DALLES. Juno IL-Tho offlcUl
count of tho ballots lacreaseer Mr. Fur
nlsh's plurality over ' Chamberlain to
Wasco County from J to J votea.pur
nlsh received iM and Chamberlain UT4
vites. iWnilamson's plurality nt7 over
Bhtcker;rft;K.':'' tP'iU
The closing exercises of St Ifary't
Academy wil ooour hext Prlday alghh
There will be no graduaies this year. The '
program will consist Of vocal and Instru-
mental musio and oratory, to bo ooncludV
4 , wi$t a. Htht, rama, , , Studies gin be ..
reaumea ine nrst Tuesaar in September. -i
atadelmea Bresr havwust eeinptend 4
their large esUbllshmen for tho: mstiuv
feature of ice. The dauypaoity'of'ao
Still Not Settleef. i "
The School Board has' met, and. after
talking over the proposition of building
a new School for tho Woodlawn district,
decided not to take any stops in the mat
ter at pMsent;Two' '..of 1 tho 'directors
present Meisra Wsrren and Wittenberg,
eompruing tho building committee, were
la favor of nurchaalno the around oro-
. posed, iby ths Piedmont people, but -tho
other' directors objected on. tho ground
that the old school property would bi
- come a lost, aa it could not bo told for
some time. :": '.; ..'.'r;-';
' This is partial victory for tho Pied
mont people, who in a united body pre
sehtso" s pernios to the board, asking
that tho location of the school bo changed
from tho' hollow at Woodlawn to a point
oa ths hill near th. Portland Railway
Company' gravel pit between Woodlawn
end Piedmont, It It now said: that the
Woodlawn people will soon present ah.
other petition against tho removal of tho
location, tiy ....
? talk o Band of Mercyr Li
.Tho members of tho Stephens School
s Band of Mercy will be present at the
addreeo deUvored by Miss A. MoGraw ot
San Francisco this afternoon. Miss Mc-
Grew Is tho organiser of the Bands of
Mercy in "the San Francisco schools. Ths
Stephens School band is composed of
about 100 members, Edwin Haslaa being
president. The address will bo delivered
in OrttttefS Halt i
' h Street Is Dangerous. ,
- Tho condition of tHs olsvatsd roadwty
: n East Morrison etreet from Union ave-
lapidated eonditlon. It bat boon only a
few years since the roadway .was re
newed, but at the present time Its eon
ditioq Is considered so dangerous that
drivers of Feavy teams do not oars to
roaturo hfiotv It XhaUet wUlteoa
NEWS OP NEARBY
' tOWNS IN BRIER
AND - RAILWAYS
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vaatto wharves' and" warehouses and all
thw ntttaga- aa- Oriental
would make Portland the greatest city
in the West'. K'weuld bs the esse of
Liverpool aad tendon over agaut u
- The key to. this entlrw swoplen ft a
simple fact of feature and of commence,
vis.;That all seaport lines' would have
to pass through Portland oa their: way
to Astoria front the WUlamettev Colesa-
Ua and Beaks River YaBeys-tiine-tenthe
of this great. empire; and the reeuiUna
law ef oommeroa that art looaf traffic hi
that retloa ' would , have to par mor
fretght and fare .to trade la Astoria than
to trade la Portland.''W: i
;. A- powerful pool, . local and iNetlonal,
baa at this time seized upon th Oregon.
iaa to hid thle great truth from Port'
Und-for the reason thac If . Portland
Merchants and property-owners, under
stood it, their clamor would soon force
the use of this ocean port by -the Union
Pactfld and compel Wilcox's wheat poof to
let .go of its p.v4i.:r.; vr v
The advent of The Journal is timely,
It would prove Portland's moot valuable
friend" . If it should, - tfltctev this '(real
problem until Portland should make use
ft ikst treateet port OA-earth her Own
port that is neglected oa a false fear pt
Astoria's rivalry
With ywr 'peraieetcm, Vr.v Editor, -I
will, la a aeries of short, articles, further
discuss this problem In your columns la
oraer to lay opea to the jroruana peopie
tin vi tar tnmvrow-ftift by ,wihso
andJlm''. KiU for Selftab purposes i to
the ruin of the Columbia Baala commerce
aad to, the ruin of 'Astoria 'also. ' ; la
these articles I shall not .ander-rate the
inestimable ? valuo to portliuid of feet
splendid Inland waterwf y- wntca l deem
a priaeipal facte ls niakltig PortUnd one
of the world's neateet mtiea t
lkt ;4j ahfutf sevfnf ions)
is tho
Jaaufaciarsd in
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ORBOON CITT. Juno aPersonal la-
tervtews'witlf farm'ert'aii fruft growers
from every preclnot la Clackamas County
Indicate that there will be a onsmeraWe
shorUge in tho prune crop ;tbls seasob.
Pears wUl be Short on yield, and there
win bo a medium erott of applsa - Cherry
frees,' usually, are pretty well leaded With
fruit, and strawberries are up (0 the usual
average.-, heavy ' shipment Ytrow ? being
made Wbo PprtaAd market, from? Caabf
and Clackamas."The vahortage la the
fruit crop is duo to the oontlnued oold
rains that fell earl to ihe season, but
there wlU bo mdrr thta Wough for home
coneumption. Tho hop outlook was never
better, and many contracts have : been
filed for 13H cenU per Pound. It Is eeU
mated that tho potato crop brought HG0
009 Info Clackamao -County 'during too
past year, owing to the-, prevailing high
prloes, anl tho acreage piaatsd this sea
eon is almost double that, planted here
tofore. . '" V
J. C. Bradley. H. & Sastham and Bert
Stricklla left. tor, Idaho last sight to Join
B. D. Oradon's surveying party for the
eason. - ,v f ' .
Two couples of well known Oregon City
young people will wed 'this evening. Miss
PtOrenoe Patty, a school teacher of, the
West aide will bs married to, Stonewall
J. Vaughn, st prominent young business
msn. "The ceremony will take placo at
tho homo fit Colonel and- Mrs. Robert A,
Miller at Gladstone at l:S0 o'clook, and
the ofnclillnf clergyraariWlU be iwev;
P.- IO-Hammond ot fit. Paul's Splscopal
Choroht Mr. and (r. 4Vs:ugha,wlII leave
tonight - for a short wedding trip to
PoutBern oreron, and en their return Will
ocoupy thf hew" cottage on Seventh "'and
Madleoti streeta - MIes Myrtle A. Currin. '
dauthter" of Mrs. If. J.;Currin, wUl be i
Jmsedjto; Theodore' Weed.. the ceremony
to aae piece to tne rirst rresgytertan
CSOTcimn' i'olock thie afternoon. Rev.
W,:S. Gubert of PortUnd VVIIV be the of-'
Rcratmr x eletgomlaaXf Invitation - have'
1 fL iWtf '-i ,, "-V.,,
3
have to bo unproved or closed up. Thie
will work a hardship on residents In that
vicinity, at tho street it tho main thor
oughfare to tho Morjrison-otreet bridge. '
: Lett tor his Health.
- ugeno Fergusoa, "superintendent of tho"
street -cleastDt ' and sprinkling depart
ment has left for St, Martins Bprinta,
near The Dalles, where he goes is search
of health. ; Mr, Ferguson hat been work
ing very hard lately,' end hit health broke
down. He expects id be absent about 10
daya, His wife aoeomptnits htm.
,' CHOICE THIEVES.
1
Complaint her been -mdt;by a large
number of residents, of thb East Side
that v ithleves ; aro' again f Raiding , , their
gardens of aU tho choicest rosea Qne
party on Northeast t Efthth, street taid
that whilo1 tho family -were at breakfast
yesterday sonofono; came, along and ap
propriated 17 of the .. best roses In ths
garden-Tho sams oomplaint Is gsneral
aU over tho East Sid VThs poUoe have
mado ao'-;arrosta-;;p-':f;33fif
ON THE PENINSULA.
A Vc-loomer" social win bo glveii by
University Park Aoeembiy, No. I, United
Arttsana at Odd Fsllowr Hall, University
Park, Thursday hvenlhg.' Ice cream and
cake will- bo nerved. AH the tadles au
tendinr aro requested to, wear blooaaora
The most unJaut cottamt' will receive a
The fbllewtmr totters remain uaetaimee
at tho University Park PostofBct: C W,
riM-r w Xfm Km 'war ti,iiu. tit
Batcher. J. F. eman,vi. "Attenberger,
H. C Day, Oi Peban, -W. I Hartman,
Mrs.1 As M. RoeSj Miss ,Sarack Strange,
Mrv" Bayer? A y-J -W'
. George Benton, aged N years, died Very
suddenly, Monday afternoon at bit home
tttV
iATnnnnirn
UN 1 CKIUL
bees Issued to about Vt guest Alter 0
short T wedding trip to Eastern Oregon;
Mr. and Mrs. Weed will make their Jiome
n tto Third Ward, ' - J,
jr.' A, Talbert of dfaekamas Btatloa. ac
companied by Matt Ryekman, left yeaterv
day. for the. Cpper Meckenile-River in
Lane - County, : where Mr. Talbert will
equip and operate a sew salmon hatchery
under the ausploeo of the : Bute Fish
Commission, For the past two years M
Talbert was superintendent of tho, Ump
qua hatchery. ' - j ;''- '
Pom Meldrum, son of Surveyor General
Henry Meldrum, loft last might for Lake
County, where k will assist in executing
a , government surveying 1 contract, t le
was aoeompanied by B, t. Hedges ant
Gwin Mclntyre- of Cherryville and. Ben
Mlnton ot Portland. Rufus , Moore v Of
Klamath County la the principal In the
oontraot. , ".i fl m , ' - h
Morton Lstourette, a student at 'the
University of Oregon, returned homo yes
terday for tho susaseer -vacation, A ? '
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WN WOOL
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(Journal Special Service.)
f SAKBR Cnr; Or.. June IL-The larg.
est .crop of .wool over produced in Baker,
OranV Malheur and Harney Counties has
been ollpped this tprtng', and It aovrj com
ing. in the warehouses. Tho crop' lis hot
only largo, but ho ouality is far superior
on tho average to that of many arsarl
peiV Prices sro good, so far" as , sale
bavo ibeen mado, and the shsep Industry
has boon gfveit an impetus thr most en
thutlasUo bavo little dreamed ot ' . 'i f
I Tho Beimef ,CU; jC,:,,Coaipany;
rsady contracted for J28.004 . poaads of
wooL. Which Is steadily being delivered
at Its warehouse. " Tho Murphy fv dj
StuohlU JTerwardteg Companjf has eon
tiraois oul for fbooj .900 pounds ofeol
and may run It up to 600,000 pounds Cas-,
tlday, has already marketed M.e00 pounds
Ettt dents above the average rate,, white
ldlvidiial 'irsncbers oerhans aavev 240QO
(pounds mott which they have marketed
privately. Tbla win brlng.tbs ahlpmeota
of, wool Jrotn Baker City t!a'es0ilc1of
to tho mllllos-pound mark,' and tne ranohV
era are more enoourogea (hah fhe havV'
been la a long time. , ,
For the flret Uma since the aXtenrloa
of the Bumpter Valley Railroad, largo
shlpmeuu of wool are being received at
Whitney, the new terminus ef tho lino,
for trans-shipment to Baker City. This
wool oomes from Grant County and the
were shipped from Baker City to Port
John Pay country, aad is .of very fine
Quality. FoorJJvtl.carloadsiof wool
land today, and other large shipments
will be made In. the near future for ins I
new woolen mill at the metropolis. -
FAIRVIEW.
-
Robert Hofer and Ed Wetmoro were bl
Portland on businees Tuesday, ''Is . ;
S. J. Snow received painful, though not
very-terlowC InJrteS jyeeterdy,,-,Te
platform on which he was working broke
nnder WrnV'tHrowinf Wip. to tho'- grbtfftfl;
Mrs. K. Fisher, daughwi of R. Hunter,
and children aro here vlei ting, their rela
Uvea . ' -1 j t A
M. C. Johnston ot Portland i was .In
Falrview yesterday, looking up tho pros
pects of . putting in a milk-condensing
plant ' hera f
U Is expected that a celebration will
be held iti Falrview the Fourth' of July,
Pearl Dolph la vUlUng wUh friends la
Portland. '
SUES FOR DAMAGES.
(Journal' Special Service.") - -BAKEK
ClTT. June 11 -Austin Craig'.
postmaster at Whitney, has brought suit
against the Bank ef Sumpter and. A, P,
Ross, president of -the bank, for UO,000
damages, for defamation of charaoter.
rrowlna out. bf.. bis arrest, last winter oai
the charts of epabezslemont of the bank' t, ;
funda. The ease against. Craig wae 41-i
missed by the Clroult Court herewand hO;
now seeks restitution -of -tew of expsoeo
mohey, costs! of suit and
iharactV4n tho above Sum.
.4' i ' ..-... ;","; 1' t -i " "V t . ''I
1st Portsthdith Hp Fs sesno have m
suuuvn .lint, v. ucai . uvuvi. .u lain
fan over head. Dr. Rossiter won catted
but It was too late. . ... i
Dr. W. H. Boyd reports one of the lt
tit children of M, M., Barron on Jh slak
list. j. ; ,
Harry, tho little son of W. W. Wlfldlt."
the 'Diversity Park butcher. Is reported
w m in a uvuvr cuiiufciiMi. ,t c
R. D. Thurman, a painter, whllO carry-"
Ing a ladder Saturday morning strained j
his side and an a result is reported very
Hi at his, home in the Miner Addition.
. The' little daughter of Mrt N. J, Hail
has searletlna. ","' ,'-y'f i
the Ladles' Aid Society of 'tha VtiU
verelty Park Methodist Church, gave a
nciaJ In a lnrce tent opposite the Ptrh
sUUon Saturday evening for the benefit J
of tho organ fund. The affair wd a com'
plete suocess. The ladles havs t ho reyu
tatlon.ot being very hard workers for
their church.' - r -t V
The Walby family of Portsmouth will
leave this week for Seattle, where Mr.
Walby has secured employment ,
B. J. Rand,; clerk a the Davit grocery
at Vtdverslty IPark, made a flying trip
to Hood River on 'a visit last Friday.
(Scrlppt-McRae Kewe Association :
WASHINQTOW, Jono ILMlnlster
Conger, at PekiA, cable the announee
meat that- tho powers agree to rtduoo
tho amount of the Indemnity' demanded
from China by about $10.090, WO. v " ''
' Revenue District Changed. -
'The state of Washington hat bees de
tached from thee internal revenue district
f-of Oregon, -A new cee will bo Instituted
la Taooma. This wlU necealtate a re
duction in tho force of clerks ra. tae uv
ternaf revenue office In Portland and
probably k transfer of tome ot them tt
Tacoma, ' ;
nun iro
lupnoMATinNl list-.
- V a W"om - oj w
y COMPACT Trl.
EUGErlE (ECHOES
Veterans Hold a SesJonOre
i f: joii University's Com- V
;iaeiicement. c. -VJ
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I Vi.i (Journal -Special ServioeJ .
EUaENK, June IL The Lane Countj
f aterans Association met hero today tor
d three days reunion). The association
Is composed of soldiers and sailors of all
wars, and has a membership f several
hundred" Thursday a monster, parade
WUl bo aiveat and Friday, tho last day
Of the re anient business ot the associa
tion will be transacted and officers
elected, v ..' . ...
X oomplianeo with a request by Mayor
Chrismakv a largo a umber of the business
Shoo decorated their stores with the na
tional colors Ja honor of the occasion.
A. Wheeler of this city was. brought
home from .Albany yesterday with a
broken lea. He had been temporarily
employed at bookkeeper la tho woolen
mills of that city, ad was getting out of
hod, to prepare himseu tor work when the
aceweat .happened, ? A he slighted on the
Boor, the poos Of (ho right Ug just below
the thigh was broken in two. Upon his
arrival hero he was taken to the Bugene
aospttaV. : ' -. w, , t
i a mmm af tMhTl ttnnm th a"
And Mount Angel CoUege Uams will bo
Played hero next Sunday.
7 Company C Fourth Regimont, O, N. G,
hag reearvod its quota of khaki aaltoras
from tho state, and Captain wtlnamo had
tho eompaay out with thoss 'last night
The suiu rur Company A ami the Fourth
Regiment hand aavo not yet arrived.
1 At tho regular meeting of tho City
Council last night ' three new" are llthts
rer ordered placed to different parts of
the city, This makea are street UthU
how In use asras':' n
Tee eaio.oi what us answn as tne iao
IConsle stock' farm, oik miles east of Bu
gene, wned by Xr. Charlee at Moores,
Was made today to 6.' W.1 Johnson, Just
rom Whiting, la, the cohaldsration be
ng ltli1i. Mr.' Johnson ahtO purchaeed
rdm 'f Moore1 V! fin lot of blooded
Ifstock. Including a rnrgo humber of Bore-
ford and Shorthora ' eattla
! jBugsna will not celebrate too Fourth of
Ivan Thur her eitlaene wul attend the
cebratioo at Junotlon City, Cottage
Grove and other nearby places. The lo
cal 'merchants have all agreed to dose
their stores ,oa that day. .
I Following is the general program ' for
tho commeBeemeat oxerclsss of tho Unl
Verelty of Oregon next week; ,
t- Sunday. JunoleV 4 ev m-Baocalaureattf
Sermon, by Rev, Thomas t,' Blllott.
r Mohday, Juno is, p. nvMCloolng oxsr
Otses ef tho school at mustd?" '
1 Tuesday, , Juno IT.-Claas day exercises
at 1 p. aw; fern aad flower ptooeeelon at
f :1S p, St, , ' i
Wednesday, - Juno . it. Alumni; day;
alumni husiness mooting at :80 a m.;
alumni class reunions at 10 a. m,; alumni
fllnaer at g p. m. preeldenfs reception at
so p. as.
Thursday, Juno 19,
a. '"gay-Com-
tnoacemottt oxeroleea.
SALEM BRIEFS
(Journal Special Bervlca) '
' SALEM. June u.--ln tho Clroult Court
yesterday, George Barker, Indicted on a
charge of aiding prisoners far escape from
Jail, pleaded guilty to tho charge, waived
time and was sentenced to 'Ave years la
ths penitentiary. BtJIter Was! arrested
hy 'Sheriff F. W. Durbln. on. charge of
passing a saw Into Jail to sbtne pals, also
ervlng short sentences there, and . they
made uoo of the toot IT artsmptTi Jsll
delivery about a month dgo. - -
Emery Sharp, a young blacksmith re
siding at Sole, -who was arrested on a
rharfe of esault oa a' young; woman,
was ordered released from custody upo
ithe-flUno; of a not true bill by Dlstrlot
Attorney J. N. Bart.
Btrdl Fuller, the
; young woman invonred, and Sharp, had
long kept company. It was Impossible on
Hte-part of the state to prodVce evidence
jthe charge brought against
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Portland Rose Society's
. ".Exhibit June 18.
)'-. '
) Multnomah Field will be a sweet smel
ling' place on June If and J9, when the
POrtland Roe Society will bold Its great
jros ihow there. .
- The Portland Rose Society Is actively
at work preparing details and making
final arrangements for one' of the most
attractive and elaborate norsi exhibitions
which has sver appeared th Portland,
sttij a prominent member.
' One of the great fetturet will be a
floral parade, in which the Riverside
Driving Club will take part,; There will
be a tally-ho filled with two kinds of
Oregon beauties in it-glrls of the FOwer
-Mission and rosea,- ,'"',.,':.--'':f
i Every person who grow roses it re
quested' to bring thtm to tho thow, so
that every variety may be represented
and tho visitors given an opportunity
to view and compare them and learn
,the names, colors, forms and qualities of
them ail. No prises, will be given.
The object of this exhibition to to stim
ulate In every homo, a desire Jo rosea
and by so doing not only boautlfy the
place, but when .tho : Lewi And Clark
Fair j comes around, Portland should
rightfully ho called "the Rose City."
7V-'f:a,'.'i.'-.A,'
ruV (Journal' Special efcre1oj'i40&
'' TACOMA. Wasks, Juno lL-Immense
shipments of mriuabtr to South Afrtor
;tv ,.. e ...... ,
aro being" resumed, following tho restora
tion of peaoe. That market! has been
otosed throe year. vThs Russian bark
Ocean began loading tbo flm'oargo to
'f1 .? -i'ii k) ii:;:v'iJ.y -i'M
STRIKE'
SituatidnEncoiiraging
.T.;iapiriKer8;5;r-
, "The strike situatioo looks good to me"
Is. tho manner in which, tho union toea
are expreeaing themsetveo today , . .
: Mere applies t lone for saoa tbaa can he
Bed - aro being ; nude at tho Building
Tradso Council headquarters, and this Is
the reason given Why tho prospects look
encouraging.'' ,f ' "t " v:
- A contractor who ban fair materiel
made a lutllo attempt thie morning to
secure) ? carpenters: They were an at
work,5 aad he lef 'after being assured
that ho would, bo supplied with help -as
toon as available men eoutd be notified.
The carpenters ore mostly busy, Ond
the same condition exists In all other
bunding tines, ouch' as painters, plume
era plasterers, ' bricklayers, lathers, eta
Material is arriving dally from too out-
aide, and there seems to bo no immedi
ate danger Of a oessatloa of building ope
rations, as whs feared a short time ago.
) Heckeayet aV Bufflnton. proprietors of
tho now union atUI at Tenth tad Flan
der Streeta Otarted up steam this taorn
ing.thot will not ho la good; running shape
before Monday. They aro awaiting tho
arrival of two more machines, aad when
these ooeso they Will bavo 11 different
Undo of seaehiaea. They will then ho pre
pared 'to , turn out any kind of material
produced ia, aa up-te-dato piaatntT mill
shop':i1W'f..'-..-i.V-;:v,::-w.i.' .':,
I Ono of the t proprietoro this morning
taid: vr--'?: t :
i "For the present we wilt only nut one
shift of between ll and to msn. If our
erderO demaad it we will put on two
shlflay Wo wUl work our men but nine
Sure a day. and beUevo that they will
ke enough laterert in the buslnosa to
tocomplish fully a much as If they
worked 10 Hours. ' We have received as
surtaeos thtt wo can got all the lumber
front the Outside that wo want'' ' ).. .'
Tho Bohmtti ami, on tho Cast Side, also
started 'tf this moratng. aad thoro. will
soon ho Snouta union product turned out
In tho otty to supply' tho demand. The
anhenttt teiltl .'! orenarlnc to run - two
kshlfUr -of 'M, man, stohviand the smaller
union concerns running to their fall ca
pacity will shortly relievo the anxiety
which th pub!fet hat felt fof spmt timo
that there would soot be a groat sbort
age of building material here.
Tho members of tho MUlmen's Associa
tion met jresterday afternoon, but Mr.
Foaton, toetr attorney, says that ho bust-"
ass of Importance' was transacted. He
says that, they havs not receded to ho
least front ihsle former position, and ore
as Strongly opposed at ever to the afbl
tratlon.' They remain ftra- at over, he
stated, ahd .eapoct to 'get along without
tho union,. ' .: . ' "
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11111)011
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i
One Man Used a Shot
gun theOther Took :
"Revolver.
(Journal Special Service)
GRASS YALLBT, Cal., Juno SL-A
bloody dtel with shotgun against tlx
sh06Mf "Wa fdught hera tr which Rob
ert Crass received the contents of both
barrels of Jamss Rodda't shotgun ia the
head, face, shoulders, and cheat,; while
Rodda Was punctured with a ballet in the
left shoulder. - -:t SS
Tho affair happened In Boston Ravine,
a suburb Of Orhss Valley, at Crase's sa
loon, being tho outcome of a fist fight
earliorln, th 'ovenltg, wben Rodda suf
fered .. a gprolcoa. ' boss o aad . went away
avowjng vtA alU nhls antagonist. Shortly
afterward Bodda's little daughter .cama
rush(ng,tnto ,Craae'l saloon, telling him
tfe'ejpsevjUti dodra, vPapR' comlngj with
a gun to shoot 'somebody." shs gasped be
tween bretthn. sflerher runnlnt. is
Crdoo oiosod tho doors. ' Shortly aftsr
ward, Rodda; appeared in front of the
place., peered in through the glass doors
snd leveled his 'shotgun at Crate, witv
the tnusslo against , the glass, At ths
samo Instant Crass came from , behind
thOar with a, revolver in his hand and
rI two sbotsbefore Rodda could pull
tbo trigger. One of bis bullets hit Rodda
la tho shoulder, white Crass received two
charges of bird shot and fell weltering In
blood to the floor. ' Rodda leisurely stag
gered homeward and Crase was removed
to the homo of bis , mother, near by.
Crase will recover, and Rodda Is only
slightly taJureoV ?'.(;. , ',,,..'
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: A Delightful :
. Vp Ino Picturesque
'?-. Willamette to
Willamette Falls
Through scene that delight the
eye.' 'r--'. j- 2
This trip affords eee of the
most f isclntfiln j ride en earth. J
TR5an3 Trip" 25c.
i'.;f J.-.4- )-pf t-'f- k J
Sesos at fWdrem', rWey's, Rbley's
- ' - sd Oeowgw, ;. : .. :
s
8" :S The Steamer Lebtta leave foot
5 Of TtykH-Slreet at 8:jo aad
-11:30 AiM. end 3:00 and 6?i5.S
S P. M. for; Oregon City; t Round 3
-'trip Sf cent Mfr.'.i:
Suoday 0:30, le and iitjo
J , A. XV I, t 4ij and 6:i P.M. 3
Orqb& FREE :Fd:r': jvb Years.
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a, ; Nearly, Sixty to Do ItWith. v
'A Proposition v Thati Will Interest Every Oretjor ,!crr.c?
nuir , iiaving a Y musical insuTiraeiii--riuy revive
Business Methods At Eilers Piano House.; :
' A broad-guagw method of dolnz business, the finest piano
and organs obtainable, lew prices, easy payment, quick aales
marry every day art .old record smashed- TW Is the sltuatioil
In a nutshell at- Eilers Piano Hmt$9v- xrw-H?$ii&: 4$$,
, Our remarkable organ proposition explains this In some de-..'freav-W
It is aomethlng new, .Here it is: ; We have ' reived , Irt;
exchange from our numerous piano sales lately a very large
number of Slightly used organs. Tbey- have been thoroughly
overhauled, at our factory, put In the finest possible condition
avnd are guaranteed In every respect. Just at the1 present time
we can't give up valuable wr: space tot thern thought ' We
hardly have room for the carloads of pianos that are arriving
dairy, We must make room and these organs must gov " So we
any to you-take your choice of them, pay $$ or $io down, snd
$3 to $5 a moath. At any time within two years from the date
of your purchase we will accept your organ , in; exchange for a
new piano for full price you have paid, us for the organ. In this,
way you get the use of the organ for two years absolutely free
Every one ef these organs is a bargain. . We cut fthe prices
squarely . In two on-, them before , we began this sale, making
these the greatest bargains in organs that have .ever been of
fered on the Pacific coast. Add to this the proposition for two
years' use free and yon have the opportunity of a lifetime If yon'
want an organ, If you dont want one It , U because ydu don't
understand the beauties of the Instrument. It Is a mistaken
Idea to suppose that a heme Is complete if It has a piano. t The
restfulness and beauty of organ tones are not approached by
those of any other Instrument. , You know this. Of course you
do, but you have f imply, forgotten It. Put a good organ In your
home and you won't want to part with . It. Here Is a list - to
suggest price. Look ' It over and then come and examine the
instruments themselves. They will convince you ! better
than iir tfl u;;:r: ;:SX;:
v Esteyi beautiful fancy oak case, used a mos....... SsS.oo
5mith-Amerlcsn,.a fine Instrument. ......i........ $43.00
' Pekmbet ;..t..:.'.7..U.r ......... $38:00 v
'' s ' Western Cottage, chapel, a bargain:..'. $30.00
1 I ' Starr; walnut; a good organ '$ia.oo,'
Crown, exceptional vaIua,;f,;.,;;,,;,V..i.'ii.i'iii:;
" A Esieynearly new ........ SjojjoW.
z Chicago Cottage..?..'...'.'..
' Earhuff.rj...' :.;..a;:;..i......uu::;.v..:L'a3 ' ;
. - Storey & CUrk, beautiful caseMM.. w.w ...;r $45.00 . ;
Mason A Hamlin, chapel style....; ;....;.. $10.00 ,
Smith-American......;. $18.00
There are marry other. We ate prepared to meet your wants la the
organ line, whatever they may be. Evorythlnz la the organ line is here. ,
The tiny Hnie folding organs for munches, picnic parties. tnlstlonarlet, ;
the most eoautlfnl parlor organs, chapel, school and church orgaas,. lo
cludlag pipe organs ef largest acoee for auditorium and cathedral.
And everythiac at lowest prices. If you live out of town and ; need an
Ynv Idodly write for catalogue
acoenpuoa or eacn inttrumtoi. ; .. , 4.).. ii,-
' : ' EliIlPpiANa?HOUS&
3St Washington Street, Opposite Cordray 'a Theatre.
POUR LARQS,
PORTLAND, SAN FRANCISCO,
IT WILL
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OFFICEi 350 ALDER ST., PORTLAND
If you are goinfc East, and find out all about their
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CITY BREWERY
Bottled Beer a Specialty
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Telephone No. 72 " PORTLAND, OREGON
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Is in Session Today at
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: MONTPKLtCR." VW; fta i U-Hont
poller li gayir decorated id honor of the
Grand Army veteran of Vermont, whoso
S6th. annoal encaropnient is .. la session
hero.' The formai opening 'toh 1lca ".tC
tho Blanohard OperarHoote this morning
with Department Comnaader Ltd pro.
eidlBtr eimuiuneouely the Woman's-Sem I
lief Corpe oegaa its annual' meeting tn
tho Church of the M eeslah, 2- A tig caanh
8ro take place tonight' and 4be bus
no of ' the ; encampment will . he con-
tinned aad eonoluded tomorrow snomtac
(freo) aad complete lie with full
BUSY STORES ;
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AMUSEMENTS. T
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MARQIUM GRAND THEATRE
Friday nlrht ' aad " Sarurdayr me
June 1S-14., David Uarrick's comedy, '"i tti
COUNTRI GIIU:: Saturday nitW, Alev
aruler JJumae emouoe
nai
play, "f RAM-
CiLLON.'j , nreaeated to , U
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KIUDEIL ' . .
Eveeiog prlcS-iM. H. ISo. 50 369, ISO, '
Matlne prioes tl, 7 bo. Wo, too,
State how selUnt r v f jf . , -
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