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u THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1903. PORTLAND NEXT Railroad Men Coming in April. . HAY HELP THE 1905 FAIR Opportunity of Which Ad vantage Should Be Taken, SUGGESTIONS OF A. D.CHARLTON llow the Tranneontlnentnl raNKeiifirer AsMOcintiou Came to Select Port land for Next Meeting, and What We Should Do. The Transcontinental Passenger Asso ciation -will hold Its next meeting In Portland next April. Thlrty-slx rail- roads west of Chicago are members of It all the Important lines. A. D. Charlton, assistant general passenger agent of the Northern Pacific, suggests that the Lewis and Clark authorities take advantage of this opportunity to get the co-operation of the passenger trafllc officials, thus securing a promo tion agency of Inestimable value. Before adjourning its meeting in San Antonio, Tex., last week, the Transcon tinental Passenger Association voted to bold its next quarterly meeting in Port land in the latter part of April. No Port land representative was present to work up a campaign for this city. This had been done some time before by A. D. Sharlton, assistant general passenger jgent of the Northern Pacific His fath sr, James Charlton, is chairman of the Transcontinental Passenger Association, md to him the Northern Pacific man first presented the propriety of holding a meet ing in Portland, and he also urged it upon Dther prominent members of the associa tion. They received it favorably, and tvhen the suggestion was made to the as tociatlon at San Antonio there was prac tically no objection to coming here next kprll. This does not mean that there will be a gTeat crowd of visitors in Portland, a lot 9f excursionists for the railroads and ho tels to reap profit from. Perhaps there Rill be 100 persons here by reason of the meeting. Its significance lies in the fact that the men who attend these meetings ire the best advertisers in the world, and ft Is of groat Importance to Portland and the whole Pacific Northwest, and, at this time, particularly to the Lewis and Clark relebratlon, that they should come out aere and get in personal contact with the fountry. They have, been In official con tact with us for a long time- A closer knowledge is highly desirable, and this jill be the opportunity to gain it. Many Df the passenger traffic officials In trans sontinental territory have never vfcited the Pacific Northwest. It is only within the past year that the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern Railroads have been members of the Transcontinental Passenger Association. The association has been in existence, in jnexform or another, for the past 20 years. The gaining of these Important members in this field, and the fact that all of the roads in the association g"et much busi ness from this quarter, weighed in getting the coming meeting appointed for Port end. Now it is for the Lewis and Clark people to make the most of It. Opportunity Shonld De Improved. That A. D. Charlton appreciates the im portance of getting the Lewis and Clark Exposition before the transcontinental passenger officials is shown by the follow tng letter, which he yesterday sent to President H. W. Corbett: Tou have undoubtedly noticed by the press Jlspatches that the next meeting of the Trans tontlnental Passenger Association will be held it Portland the latter part of April. When I teas East last October I urged that It was due the Northern transcontinental llnes members thereof, that the association should, at an early Sate, select Portland as the place of meeting. Oils, you will note, has been done. The Transcontinental Passenger Association somprlses about all of the transcontinental lines and their connections west and southwest 3f Chicago. The Importance of this meeting In connection with the Lewis and Clark Cen tennial cannot be o'erestlmated. As this asso ciation will, at a much later date than the April meeting, fix the rates, etc., for our 1005 Fair, It Is desirable that the members thereof thould be properly posted and Impressed with the magnitude and Importance of our Fair. Ko better opportunity wfll present itself than the meeting the latter part of April. The rail roads are the big factors In advertising such airs and expositions as the Lewis and Clark Tentennial, and as the railroads comprising the association mentioned cover all the territory rest and southwest of Chicago, 3-ou can readily lee the benefit our Fair will derive by being properly placed before Its members. I would respectfully suggest a meeting be ar ranged between the Transcontinental Associa tion and the Lewis and Clark Centennial board of directors, and that the association be made acquainted with the Importance of our Cen tennial. It seems to me that some printed pamphlet should be prepared setting forth In concise form the importance and objects of our Fair, the pamphlet to be distributed among the members of the association at their April meeting. These meetings arc held but four tiroes per year, and generally In the large busi ness centers west and southwest of Chicago. I doubt very much If there will be another meet ing In Portland for some time to come, and our Fair directors should take advantage of the April meeting properly to place our Cen tennial before' the members of the association. For your furthor Information I enclose here with a list giving the names of the railroads jomprislng the association. Tou will note there ire about CO. Each road has from one to two or more representatives In attendance at the meetings, such as the trafllc manager, general passenger agent and assistant general passen rer agent. If there Is anything further that 1 can do to advance the Interests of the Lewis and Clark Centennial, command me. Mr. Charlton Is much impressed with the idea that here will be the best possi ble occasion for securing wide Interest in the Lewis and Clark Exposition, an op portunity that will not occur again, and that may now be easily seized. "Those men," said he, "not only have the means of reaching the great public, whether it reads or travels or. stays at home, but they also know how to moke the most of such an event as this will be. It is their business to get the attention and interest of the people, and they are experts at It. Wo have not money enouch to buy the eervlce which they can render without money and without price. The railroads are glad enough to have something like this to push. By getting their good-will and starting early both the Exposition and the railroads will be able to make the most of the occasion. Co-operation will oay, and in this case it will bring support to thn Fair that will be almost the life of the enterprise; at least, it may repre sent the difference between success and failure. "However, the visit of these passenger officials to Portland for 'this meeting will be of general value. They will probably make a trip to Puget-Sound and will also take excursions up and down the Colum bia, and possibly up the Willamette-Valley. The Pacific Northwest will thus be brought to mean something definite to .them. The Lewis and Clark celebration will not be an isolated fact to them, but will take its place in relation to the social and industrial development of the country. We must see that they have facilities for getting acquainted with the people and the country. Other cities think it worth their while to make a favorable Impres sion on the passenger officials of the great railroads, and Portland would dp Itself great injustice if It were not to make an effort to win favor of them. "The Lewis and Clark people should,- in my opinion, have a session with the as sociation, at which the scope of the Fair should be adequately presented and the hearty co-operation of the railroads should be invited. An exchange of sentiments on this matter would be proper and helpful. The railroad men will probably bo able to give pointers as valuable as those they receive. But the. main thing, after all, is to establish a fraternal interest, a spirit of cordial co-operation and good fellow ship. "We should begin to get Lewis and Clark into all the railroad literature. Every new folder that is issued should have a iage or two about this celebration and its signllicance, and the country which it will in a measure exploit. This will supply a fresh text upon which to preach the old gospel of Western progress and opportunity in new terms. I tell you things are opening up in great shape, and if we have the good sense and energy to Improve our chances we will come out all right, and the Fair will be a glorious suc cess in every respect. The thing to do is to get the railroad passenger men actively with us." THEIR HOUSES SLIPPED. Three ReIdentH of "Willamette Heights Drive rile In Back Yard. Three residents of Willamette Heights have been forced to drive rows of piles In their back yards to keep their houses from settling down In the filled earth that the frequent rains of the past few days have made very soft. Warren Knight, Charles Hugglns and A. Tucker are the unfortu nate owners of the three houses, which are respectively numbered 3C2, 372 and 376 Thirty-second street. North. The houses were originally owned by Mews. Russell and Blyth, and were sold to the present purchasers on the Install ment plan. Hugglns' house is probably the most badly Injured of the three, and Rus sell & Blyth will exchange it with the owner for some other house he may choose in place of the present Injured structure. The houses face the west, and are situ ated on the crest of the first elevation beyond Balch Creek. The only damage that can befall them Is to settle in their present situations, as It Is hardly possible that they will slide toward the foaming creek below. Mr. Knight's house is built on cement piers extending far down into the made terrace, and the only damage he has suffered has been to have his back wall fall for a few feet. "The damage Is very slight to me," he said yesterday. "My house Is on piers, and the wall doesn't support anything, so I will just board up the space and it will be as good as ever. I put in a row of piles to keep off any dan ger in the future. "Hugglns' house is all right with the exception of the back wall, and the same may be said of Tucker's. His is on piers, too, and beyond the cracking of tme plas ter there is no harm done. He had to take off his back steps so that the piledrlver could get In close, but they can be 1 put back again very easily. Still, It's not pleasant to think your house may settle. and I am glad we have a good, strong lot of timbers driven down now to prevent any futuro recurrence." Took the Cook Stove. Orlena Coates has sued John C. Coates for a divorce because of cruel treatment, and she also asks for $20 per month ali mony for the support of herself and a child C months old. Mrs. Coates alleges in her complaint that on December 10, 1902, while she was sick In bed, her hus band brought two men and an express wagon to their home and held her while the men took away the cook stove, a lamp and two chairs from the house. She as serts that her husband has beaten her and called her vile names. She asks the court to compel him to pay $100 to defray the costs of the suit, and 510 per week alimony, while the case Is pending. WILLAMETTE HEIGHTS PROPERTY-OWNERS KEEP THEIR HOUSES TELL ANOTHER TALE Defendants in Foster Suit File Affidavits. . DENY CHARGES IN COMPLAINT Frank: C. Sarngc and III "Wife Claim They Itemed No Order to Prevent FrccmaKOitx From Seelnj? Decrepit Cnnitnllnt. Frank C. Savage and his wife, Dora Savage, who are defendants In a suit In which property valued at $10,000 deeded to Mrs. Savage by John R. Foster, I In volved, say the complaint Is a He from beginning to end. 1 Savage states that Foster brought them j hero from Now York In 1SS0. and he worked for the firm of Foster & Robertson for .even venrs. They lived with Mr. and Mrs. Foster at different time cover ing a period of over seven yean?. Mr. Savage also claims that he assisted in nlannlnir th nn-sent Foster residence. He denies that in speaking of the suit a week , ago. ho accused J. W. Cook, wno appears in the case an the next friend of John R. Foster, of blackmail. In this connection Savage said: "I have known Cook a great many years and know him to be an honest, upright man. I had business dealings when I was in the rail road service, and he was a pleasant man to do business with." With regard to other features of the case Savage said a false impression has been created. He said: "Mrs. Savage was a niece of Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Foster left her all her property. My daughter, Lizzie, lived with Mr. and Mrc Foster for over two years past, and up to the tlmo of Mrs. Foster's death, which occurred recently, she took full charge of the house. She collected all of the rents and paid all the bills. Mr. Foster has no children and never had any. The property mentioned was deeded to us at the request of Mrs. Foster." Attorney W. W. Cotton, for the defend ants, will appear before Judge Sears this morning and argue a motion to dissolve the Injunction recently granted. It will be denied that Foster has been deprived of the society of friends,, or that Mrs. Savage gave orders to exclude Free masons. He will present affidavits in contradiction of the affidavit filed Monday by Homer D. Sanborn. These counter affidavits have been filed in the State Cir cuit Court. An affidavit signed by Frank C. Savage states: "It is not true that my wife and myself refused to permit the friends and acquaintances of John R. Foster to visit him. I have never excluded any person, and have never directed any person to refuse to allow persons to see Foster." An affidavit signed by Bertha Kruger, the cook In the Foster domicile, recites that Mr. and Mrs. Savage never" told her to exclude friends and acquaintances of Foster. On the other hand, she states: "Since January. 1902, H. D- Sanborn has taken most, if not all, of his meals In the house. Sanborn had a key to the front door, and was able to admit himselfiat all times. I know of no friends or acquaint ances of Foster who were excluded from the house. On December 16, 1902, San born, in my presence, Informed my sister, Sophia Graves, that if Masons called to see Mr. Foster, they were to be told they could not see .him. The matter was after wards brought to the attention of Dora W. Savage, and she revoked the instruc tions given to my sister by Sanborn. "I have "read the affidavit of H. D. San born, the portion of which relating to me Is as follows: " 'Thereafter I had a conversation with Bertha Kruge, an unmarried sister of Sophie, who was then and there in said house as cook or first girl, and asked her if she had the same orders about admit ting Masons that Sophie had, ai.J she said she had. This conversation "took place as she came out of the pantry and I was standing by the screen door that leads on to the back jwrch'.' "I never had any such conversation with the said Sanborn; I never stated to the said Sanborn at any time whatsoever that I had the same orders about admitting Masons that my sister Sophia had, or that Mrs. Savage ever gave me any such orders or instructions. I further depose and say that Mrs. Savage did not give me any suoh orders or Instructions, or any In exclude Masons; that, acting upon his In WILL SETTLE NO MORE structions to the effect that I should ex clude any friends or acquaintances who sought to visit Mr. Foster." Sophia Graves has subscribed to a simi lar affidavit about Sanborn having a key to the house and taking meals there. She states further that Sanborn told her to structlons, she did keep one man out, and that when Mrs. Savage heard of.it she was angry and Informed her she must' not receive instructions from Sanborn, who hadNno authority In the house. . Miss Graves also denies that she made the following statement to Sanborn, as he states In his affidavit: "She said to me that she had orders not to admit any Masons. I asked her who gave the orders. She said. 'Mrs.- Savage.' I said: 'You will have to be very careful. Sophie. In the first place, you must ask them and know that they are Masons, and then you have to obey your orders.' No one was present other than said Sophie and myself, and the conversation occurred In the dining-room Just as I was going out of the dining-room Into the hall." Mrs. Dora W. Savage has signed an af fidavit denying that she ever excluded visitors or gave orders to others to do so. She concludes as follows: "My mother, who Is now deaf, was a sister of Mrs. John R. Foster, and upon the death of Mrs. Foster my husband, my daughter and myself moved Into the resi dence of said John R. Foster at the re quest of Mrs. Foster, expressed prior to her death, and at the request of John R. Foster. My husband and myself have lived In Portland for 21 years, and during this time visited the house of Mr. Foster, and my daughter Lizzie lived in the house with John R. Foster and Mrs. Foster for a period of two years prior to the death of Mrs. Foster John R. Foster had no relatives living in the City of Portland or in the State of Oregon, and my brother, William Bolles, my daughter and myself are the only rela tives of Mrs. Foster living in the said city and state." RIVER BOATMAN DROWNED Peter Genrln Leap From Steamer Into Columbia River. For some unknown reason Peter "Gearin. a well-known river boatman, leaped over board from the steamer Metlako -Into the Columbia yesterday about noon, and be fore aid could be rendered, he sank be neath the seething water and was drowned. The accident occurred Just above Reed's Island, east of "Vancouver, and from the evidence given by the men aboard the boat it cannot be determined whether it was a case of suicide or wheth er the unfortunate man lost his balance and fell over the 3lde. Gearin, who has served for many years past on local boats, left Portland Mon day morning on the Tahoma, bound for The Dalles and way points. When the boat reached "Vancouver, however, Gearin walked off and did not continue his pass age, remaining all night in town instead. The Metlako left yesterday morning, and when she arrived at "Vancouver Gear In was on hand. climbed aboard and started with the boat up the river. He walked arpund over the boat, apparently acting as usual, and as the boat was pass ing Reed's Island, he walked to the upper deck and remained there for a short time. After the Metlako passed the upper point of the Island he started down the com panlonway to the bow of the boat, when suddenly he plunged down the stairs and over the side. The fireman quickly sig naled to the captain to stop and back water, but all trace of the unfortunate man was lost, and the Metlako proceeded on her way. When she met the Tahoma, which came down from The Dalles yester day, news of the accident was conveyed to that boat-and brought to Portland. " Gearin's tamlly live at Hubbard, Or., and a sister llyes at Kelso. Another sis ter Is reported as living in Portland, but she could not be located last evening. He was 38 years of age, and had been In the boat business for the past 15 years. He was one of the charter members of the River Steamer Employes' Association, and was very well known by all the steamer people, both on the Willamette and Co lumbia. FEW ENTITLED TO PENSION One on Southern Pacific in Oregon, One on O. R. Jfc X. Though the pension system on the Har rlman Railroads was announced to go in to effect January 1, it is not yet in work ing order. That is, the requisite boards have not yet been organized and nobody is yet on the pension list. Progress Is being made, however, toward putting the system In active operation. Comparatively few merr are found to be entitled to pensions, it is said. On the Oregon lines of the Southern Pacific there Is but one man in the service who is above 70 years of age, Ferdinand G. Ewald, who is assistant treasurer of the Oregon & IN PLACE BY SINKING PILES. John S. Brown & Sons' fine Table Linens at clearance sale prices Look to your linen needs. Picture Framing to your order at 25 per cent below regular prices Largest line of moldings. "The Pit," Frank Norris' latest and best story, $1.08 At the book department. New Walking Suits, New Four Of the 1903 Clearance Sale. Vigorous price-cutting m every department. The crowds are increasing as the end of the sale draws near. Most comfort in morn ing shopping. Look to every want, household and wearing apparel, because not for another year will the opportunity present itself to provide at such extreme ly low prices. We call your particular attention to the great bargains in Shoes, Linens, Silks, Dress Goods, Undermuslins, Hosiery, Underwear, Small Wares, etc. Men's Clothing Store I Jn the seennn floor trices rnat are Dusiness nrinaers unthma . . ........ . . of style and quality from the best makers in the land Suits, Overcoats anri Trousers F.verv aarment in our immense stock at snecial clpar- ance sale price. We can save money for every man havinga wearing apparel. Second Floor. 5 o.uu values, now i o.oo $ 9.00 Values, now $ 7.65 $10.00 Values, now $ 8.65 $12.50 Values, now $9.80 $15.00 Values, now $13.35 $17.50 Values, now $14.65 $20.00 and $2 1 .00 Values, now $ 1 .65 $22.50 Values, now:....'. $19.85 $25.00 Values, now $21.85 $ 1 2.50 Cravenettes $ 1 0.85 $ 1 7.50 Cravenettes $ 1 4.95 $25.00 Cravenettes ALL BOYS' Willamette55 Sewing Machines at Clearance Prices. "Peninsular" Stoves at Clearance Prices. Meier & Frank Company California Railroad and clerk in the land department of the company He will be entitled to retirement on pension. F. P. Rogers Is the next nearest to retirement. In the O. R. & N. It is said but one man is entitled to retirement on pension be cause of his ace. He Is Ahlo S. Watt. Tax Commissioner, who Is 78 years old and still a very efficient official. Colonel Crooks, assistant to President Mohler, is of as to permit his retirement, but he has been with the O. R. & N. less than five years and would not be entitled to a pension. UnlesB there are special circumstances to work for the retention of men over 70 they will be' retired, for the regulations say "shall" In mentioning them. Much Is left to the discretion of the pension board, however, and It Is not probable that the pension syetem will be made to work un necessary hardship on anyone. A great many of the men have served the requisite 20 years continuously, but tnis iacc Goes noi enuuu uiem 10 retire ment on pension unless they are disabled or have arrived at the age limit. CHANGES IX PROSPECT. Railroad Men "Who Advance When Bancroft Goex Out. F. A. Bancroft has not yet resigned the local freight agency of the Southern Pa cific, but he Is expected to do so as soon as his bond as postmaster Is approved in Washington, whither it has been forward ed. When the expected resignation ot Mr. Bancroft comes it Is understood that William Merrlman. or Salem, will be his successor, and that Byrd Houston, of Roseburg, will take the agency thus made vacant at Salem. None of these appoint ments have yet been made, however. Mr. Merrlman Is recognized as one of the best agents the Southern Pacific Company has. He Is a young man. but 30 years of age. He learned his business with the Southern Pacific, beginning at Glendale. About two and a half years ago he was transferred from McMInnvllle to Salem. Mr. Houston Is freight clerk at Roseburg, where he entered the railroad service sev eral years ago. r Morsan Goes Over Into Cnnndo. NEW YORK, Jan. .27. A dispatch to the World from Boston says that J. "P. Morgan, according to an Advertiser story, will go to Ottawa and submit to the Canadian government a proposition to take charge of the Dominion railways. In case this mission Is not successful, he will pro pose as an alternative to finance the new Canadian transcontinental line. - Baltimore Lines Under One Control. BALTIMORE, Jan. 27. The United Railway & Electric Company has signed a contract for the perpetual lease of the Baltimore, Sparrows Point & Chesapeake Meier Frank Company "Shopping Center of the Northwest." New Jackets Clearance Prices There came to us by express yesterday twenty-five beau tiFul new Dress and Walking Suits in addition to the new styles which arrived the day before, picked up by the cloak buyer now in the New York market at Drices 50 oer cent below values and offered -IT P .1 TVT-tt O many oi ine waiRing ouiis are samples rrom one or the most prominent manufacturers in the country of high-class garments, who is duplicating these styles for Spring. Best materials Blue, black and men's mixtures, plain and novel ty effects. The greatest bargains of the year No trouble to show them to you. Days More $22.50 CLOTHING AT CLEARANCE PRJCES Meier & Frank Company Railway, 43 miles of track, which now as sures the United Company complete con trol of every suburban line, as well as the entire street railway system of Balti more. Under the deal the United Rail ways & Electric Company guarantees principal and Interest of an Issue of $2,000, 000 of bonds by the Bay Shore Company, as the new acquisition will be known. New Railroad Work in Oklahoma. GUTHRIE. O. T.. Jan. 27. Work was commenced today extending the Arkansas Valley & Western ('Frisco) from Enid, Okla., toward Denver. The contract for the extension has been let as far as Al vard, Okla., a town on the Panhandle branch of the Santa Fe, GO miles west of Enid. It was announced from Enid today that the Rock Island also has a force of grad ers ready there for an extension to a Denver connection. 3Inv Get Goald in Hnrmony. BALTIMORE, Jnn. 27. It is reported in railroad .circles that a movement Is on foot to draw the Gould-Wabash lines Into the "community of Interest" ar rangement of the Pennsylvania, the Read ing and the Baltimore & Ohio. The Gould engineers have surveyed for a connect ing line between the West Virginia cen tral and the Western Maryland and from Cherry Bun, W. Va., to Cumberland, Md. From Grent Northern to Rock Inland MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 27. C. H. Can non, who has been superintendent of car service of the Great Northern for several years, has resigned to accept the same office with the Rock Island Railroad, with headquarters at Chicago. Vnnderhlltw Get Another Railroad. CLEVELAND,, Jan. 27. The Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Railroad was sold today to the Lake Shore & Michi gan Southern Railway. The price la not announced. The Vanderbilts will take possession February 1. SPREADS NEWS OF OREGON G. 31. 3IcKInney Write of the Work of the Harrfman Bureau. Secretary Reed, of the Chamber of Com merce yesterday received the following letter from General Immigration Agent G, M. McKinney, of the Harriman lines at Chicago, acknowledging the receipt of the 1600 copies of the New Year's Oregonian, and making a general etament of the work that Is now being accomplished by the Harriman Bureau: In reply to your esteemed favor of January 10 I beg to advise that we have Just received the 10 sacks containing 1600 "copies of the New- I Dress Suits, to you at the same reduction ! . x need in Meier & Frank Company Year's Oregonian. and I assure you that I am very grateful for these, and can use them to good advantage. Wc have often received In quiries from, different people asking for a paper from Oregon, and also have numerous inquiries here at the office for things of this kind, and these papers will come right In play. I am also mailing out several hundred copies to in terested people throughout the Middle West, and I am sure that they will have a good effect. In regard to the pamphlets. "Oregon and Its Resources," we can use any quantity of them. I am at present mailing out about 3000 copies dally ,and expect by the end of this month to have one In the hands of everj farmer In the State of Iowa, and I expect to send them, all through the entire Middle "West. I understand from Mr. Potter that you are sending me 20,000 more of these pamphlets, and I trust that they will be here in a short time, as the supply that we have on hand Is nearly exhausted. This 20,000 will last us until about April 1. at which time I hope you will be able to send me at least 100.000 more. Thanking you for your Interest In this matter and assuring you and your people that I ata doing everything possible to boom .your state, I am, yours truly, G. M. M.' KINNEY. LcMson on 3Ient-Cookinjr. A practical demonstration of meat-cooking was given at the cooking school yes terday to a large and. attentive audience Miss Voorhees showed how to prepare and cook prime ribs of beef and rolled roast, and bow to broil steak properly. Flank, which Is not noted for tenderness, she rolled and stuffed, making a ver ap petizing dish. The'lesson throughout was one of .great value, showing how to get the best results from both the choice and cheaper cuts of meat. Pope Will Make More Cardinals. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Word has reached here from Rome that the next consistory probably will be held at the end of February, when the pope will cele brate the attainment of the 25th year of his pontificate. The occasion, according to the best information, will mark tho creation of eight or ten cardinals, all of whom,. It Is understood, will be Italian, save one. The exception, it Is said, Is a German prelate, possibly the head of the Strasburg diocese. raw