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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1906)
THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, MAT 29, 1 90S. ODDS TWO TO OfJE E No Democratic Money in Sight Even at That Ratio. HIS ELECTION SEEMS SURE Only Bet Recorded So Far Is One of Fire Thousand That Stevens Beats Word by a Thou sand Plurality. 4 EX-GOVERNOR GEER W ILL SPEAK Ex-Governor Ger will deliver two political addresses In Portland this evening, one at a meeting In Maler's Hall, corner of RusselJ street and Wllll&ma avenue, on the Bast Side. i and the other In Eagles' Hall, corner of Eecond and Yamhill streets, on the West Side. These meetings will be addressed by other speakers and Geer will be first on the programme at one meeting and last on the programme at the other, so that both audiences will have an opportunity to hear htm. Campaign rallies will be held this evening as follows: MAIER'S HALL T. T. Geer. Dan J. Malarkey. F. F. Freeman and G. A. Brown. EAGLES HALL T. T. Geer. W. M. Cake, Wlllia Dunlway and A. A. Bailey. SCHOOLHOUSE. LINNTON Judge Webster. H. E. Northup and other candidates. 8UMMBRVILLE HALL, ARLETA T. J. Cleeton. There is strong- evidence of the political situation in the ract that there is $10,000, or any part of It, offered on the election of Wlthycombe and Stevens, without any one ready to take bets.. Odds of two to one are offered that Wilhycombe will be elected. Only one bet has been made, so far as can be learned, and that was a J500 bet that Stevens would carry Mult nomah County by 1000 plurality. Money is up In nearly all the leading cigar stores, having been placed there by men who watch the trend of public opinion and like to back their judgment on re sults. Capt. E. W. Spencer and J. H. Peterson are the men who have put up most of the money now in sight. They are both men who bet according to their judgment, and not upon their sentiments, o the standing offers Indicate the opin ions of those who study the situation from an unprejudiced standpoint. Confident Wlthycombe Will Win. Confidence In the election of Withy combo Is based upon a number of sig nificant facts. Four years ago Chamber lain carried the state by 246 over Fur nish, the Republican nominee. Since that time the population of the state has grown and It Is admitted even by lead ing Democrats, that the normal Repub lican plurality has thereby been increased S000 votes. . It is believed that Repub licans who have recently come to Oregon will vote their party ticket straight. Four years ago the normal Republican plurality was about 13.000. Since that time many young men have become of voting age and they have nearly all gone Into the Republican party. In the Presiden tial election of 1904 thousands of Demo crats voted for Roosevelt. The Repub lican plurality In that election was over 40,000. Is'o one pretends that this was a normal Republican plurality, but It Is be lieved that a great many of the Demo crats who voted for Roosevelt made that the end of their affiliation with the Demo cratic party and that hereafter they will vote the Republican ticket. Counting the Republican voters who have come Into the state In the past four years, the young men who have come of voting age in the past four years, and the Demo crats who have come over to the Repub lican party to stay,' it is safe to estimate that the normal Republican plurality Is now .25.000, or 10.000 more than it was when Chamberlain carried the state by 240. Will Get Party Vote. Again, four years ago Chamberlain ran gains a banker who suffered from the prejudice that exists among farmers and laboring men generally against bankers. Now Chamberlain Is running against a farmer, a man who has a large and favor able acquaintance among the farmers and working people of Oregon. The Repub lican nominee will get nearly his full party vote In the farming sections. Four years ago the Republican nominee was but recently a Democrat. This fact caused considerable disaffection and caused Mr. Furnish the loss of many Re publican votes. This year the Repub lican nominee is a man who has been voting the Republican ticket ever since lie came of age. There will be no objec tion to him upon this score, and Cham berlain has not an advantage in this re spect as he had before. Four years ago the Republican party was torn asunder by factionalism, and there were hundreds of Republicans who were openly against the Republican nominee because he had been nominated by one of the factions. . There was or ganized opposition to the Republican nominee within the Republican party. This year the Republican candidates were nominated in a direct primary, and fac tional lines did not enter Into the con test in the least. Men of all factions are , supporting Wlthycombe. Chamberlain has lost this adavntage. Democrats Against Chamberlain. Four years ago Chamberlain had the Support of a united Democratic party. This sear he not only has the open op position of a number of prominent Demo crats, but there are hundreds of Demo crats who were shouting for him four years ago who. are now keeping quiet and who will go to the polls next Mon day and quietly vote for the Republican nominee. Letters that have been writ ten by Democrats in every part of the state show that the dissatisfaction with Chamberlain is not confined to any one locality, but Is widespread. On the other hand. a part of this change In the situation Is .balanced by the fact that Chamberlain has served four years as Governor and has had the ' publicity that conies to the incumbent of that position. He has made an extensive acquaintance that will get him some Re publican votes. That Chamberlain will run ahead of his ticket, everybody ad mits, but in view of the many changes that have taken place to the advantage of the Republican nominee and to the disadvantage of the Democratic candi date, it is believed by Republicans that Wlthycombe's election is certain. Demo crats show their opinion by admitting that they are "up against a hard propo sition." Defeat for Tom Word. The fight over the Sheriff's office shows a very important change In condi tions in the last two years. Word ran the first time against a Republican and FOR WllYCMB two independents, who drew a total of about 4600 votes from the Republican candidate. This time there are no inde pendent candidates and the Republican nominee will have this advantage, as well as the advantage of having no fac tional fight within his own party to con tend against. It Is upon these considerations that ob serving men who Understand political af fairs are willing to bet their money, but can find no takers. MAKES -WORD CAMPAIGN. Henry E. McGinn Asks for Re-Election of the Sheriff. Henry E. McGinn appeared In a new role last night when he began a street corner stump-speaking campaign for the re-election of Tom Word for Sheriff. Mc Ginn announced that he was a Republi can and was supporting the entire Re publican ticket with the exception of Stevens. He based his support of Word upon the record the Democratic incum bent of the Sheriff's office has made in the enforcement of law in Portland In the past two years. He declared that Word was elected upon a pledge to enforce the laws and he has kept his promises to tne letter. He reviewed the strenuous con flict with the gambling-houses, "ending in the gambling-houses being closed and kept closed, and said that grocerymen, clothing dealers and real estate dealers would testify that as a result legitimate trade has been increased and bills had been more easily collectible tnan ever be fore. He emphasized the fact that visit ors to the Lewis and Clark fair were not fleeced by bunco men and gamblers, and said that if the people of Portland ap proved of such an administration as that of Word they should say so by voting for blm on June 4. McGinn delivered three speeches on the street corners last evening, speaking from a carriage in which he drove frofn place to place. BIG RALLY ST ST. J REPUBLICAN SPEECHES AROUSE MUCH ENTHUSIASM. Judge Webster, Dan J. Malarkey, R. L. Stevens, Nathan Bird and Willis S. Dunlway Talk. Several hundred voters attended a rousing open-air Republican meeting at St. Johns last evening. Practically the whole town turned out to hear the speakers who went from this city to make addresses and they evidenced their appreciation by frequent ap plause and cheers. The St. Johns Band furnished music for the occasion. Judge Webster and Dan J. Malarkey were the principal speakers. They de voted their remarks to a refutation of the pemocratie argument of nonparti sanship In the present contest. The burden of their argument was that under the direct-primary law any Re publican who had participated in his party primaries had thereby morally bound himself to support the candi dates named by his party. Judge Web ster also reviewed the merits of the op posing candidates on both the state and county tickets and ended in a rousing: appeal for a full Republican vote for Dr. Wlthycombe and R. L. Stevens, nominee for Sheriff, against whom the Democrats are concentrating their forces through the nonpartlsan shlp plea. Dan Malarkey made a characteristic speech, abounding In witty remarks. He took his audience by storm by his hu morous allusion to the "wheedling wail of Democracy that politics are not at all involved in the coming elec tion." Candidate Stevens was next intro duced. He took occasion to deny the claims of his opponents that he was a candidate of the banking interests. He reiterated the policy which he an nounced before the primaries that he would pursue were he elected. Stevens said he would not stand for an open town and that he would guarantee a clean, business-like administration of the office of Sheriff. The candidate was given a great ovation at the conclusion of his remarks and the audience ap peared deeply impressed when Nathan Bird, defeated candidate for the Repub lican nomination for Sheriff, took the platform immediately afterward and pledged his hearty support to Stevens and the whole Republican ticket. Willis S. Dunlway, candidate for Ptate Printer, was the last speaker. He had but three minutes, but into this short time he crowded a group of forceful and pertinent facts. The speak er said he had Just returned from a tour of the state with Dr. Wlthycombe and he raised a laugh when he recount ed an Incident which had come to his attention In Eastern, Oregon where the Democrats were pressing the non partisanship plea. Mr. Dunlway said: "After a stirring: Democratic rally where every speaker had carefully re frained mentioning the word Democrat which had been so dear to the founders Programme for the THE representatives of the different or ganizations of the city which are pre paring for a celebration of Memorial Day held a final Joint meeting yesterday and all details of the parade and ceremonies have been arranged. The G. A. R. will conduct the ceremo nies In the forenoon and will hold im pressive services at the Lone Fir Ceme tery, where many old soldiers are burled. The Ladles" Auxiliaries will decorate the graves and assist in the services which will be held at the Monument in the cemetery. A short service will also be held on Morrison street bridge under the auspices of the Women's Belief Corps, for the repose of the dead sailors and ma rines of the war. The principal event of the day will be the unveiling of the Soldiers" Monument in Lownsdale Square, preceded by a pa rade from the Armory. The parade, which will start from the Armory promptly at 2:20 p. m., will be officered by Grand Marshal General O. Summers and staff. A strong detachment of United States marines, with twelve officers from the Flagship Chicago, will participate in the parade, with the Ma rine band. Six companies of the Third Regiment, O. N, G., under command of Major C. EL McDonell, will follow with, the Third Regiment band. Besides these the following organizations will take part In the parade: Fourteenth U. S. Infantry band, all G. A. H. po3ts. Sons of Vet erans, Survivors of United States Volun teers, Spanish War Veterans and the Uniformed Rank of Woodmen of the World. Arriving at the Plaza, the ceremonies of the unveiling of the monument will begin at 3 o'clock. An Interesting pro gramme has been arranged. Mrs. J. M. Ordway, a mother of one whose name is Inscribed upon the' monument, has com posed a dedicatory ode for the occasion, which will be read by Mrs. M. G. Mc Corkle. Following the dirge by the band and a prayer by Chaplain William S. Gilbert, the formal ceremony of unveiling will take place and the following will be the principal speakers: Governor George E. Chamberlain, Mayor Harry C. Lane, Gen eral Thomas M. . Anderson, Harvey W. Scott, Colonel James Jackson and M. L. Pratt. The solemn and Impressive services will of the party the chieftans retired to a banquet hall. When all were seated and they thought the windows tightly close which they were not, and that is how the story drifted out to hostile ears the leader raised his glass and said: 'Now, boys, we have had enough of this nonpartisanshlp talk. It's a good vote getter, but it also gets tiresome. Let's have a little of the good old Democracy here by ourselves which is so dear to all of us." " TOTE IX MULTNOMAH COUNTY Democrats Are Divided, and Cham berlain Has No Chance. Four years ago, when the Republican nominee for Governor had organized Re publican opposition. George B. Chamber lain carried Multnomah County by a plu rality of 741 votes. Now the Republican nominee has no open opposition in his own party, while the Democrats are di vided and Chamberlain cannot receive the united support of his party. Those who know something of Multnomah County politics and the political situation in the several precincts may find opportunity for speculation as to the vote of Multnomah County in the coming election by studying Wyoming is an object-lesson. It has had woman suffrage for 37 years and it is the most backward state in the West.' the vote by precincts four years ago. The Prohibitionists cast 493 votes and the So cialists 912. The vote was as follows: 2 n c- c P 2 3 E. ? s- p : a : 166 136 113 121 122 110 94 101 147 140 130 IS J I 124 162 , 151 142 171 131 108 188 3 124 121 125 106 62 127 97 157 130 136 139 I 128 133 107 120 119 92 44 50 86 65 89 88 163 I 126 139 78 120 70 117 107 81 126 147 39 M SO 111 78 69 27 17 48 47 56 81 8,222 ,7,481 Precinct. 1 2 3 4 5 , 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ... 14 15 19 17 18 19 20 21 22 JS 24 2 2fl 27 25 20 30 81 32 33 ....... 34 35 .. 36 7. 147 135' 137 T.)38 136 :Sn 107M40 12!'4l 114142 141'!43 139"44 102I4S 102 !4 IIMV'47 8l'48 73!'4H 70".".0 . llti'151 157!52 152153 .. 9B'.-.4 B lr.5 . . 4!l ;i5 77! '57 12.) 158 72 159 13s!i0 125 "Ht 100''!2 107il03 144h4 45 ''65 . 103" 821167 67"8 74' 10870 Kl't 107; Totals... 172 229 18H 148 1 142 2114 22B 210 104 7S 120 i:!9 133 144 118 1S2 50 7 154 1341 117! 1121 12 133! 1301 44 120 123 77 AO 80 311 62 HAS NOT INDORSED WORD Travelers' Protective Association Takes No Political Action. PORTLAND. May 28. (To the Editor.) In order to correct a misapprehension re garding the status of the Travelers' Pro tective Association N regarding political matters. I desire to state that the T. P. A. has not Indorsed Tom Word for Sheriff of Multnomah County. The organization has taken no action whatever in the In dorsement of any candidate. The T. P. A. includes in its members, many Repub licans who prefer to vote the Republican ticket, and an Indorsement of a Demo cratic candidate would naturally be unfair to them. For that reason the T. P. A., as an organization, is taking no part in political matters. A. A. COOK. President Oregon and Washington Divi sion T. P. A. Democratic Clubs Take Offices. Owing to the fact that the officers at the Democratic County headquarters are all taken up by the Central Committee, the Democratic clubs have secured rooms at B33, 535 and 537 Chamber of Commerce. The clubs are devoting their efforts to the election of the legislative ticket. EASTERN EXCURSION RATES June 4, 6, 7,. 23, 25, July 2 and 3, Aug. 7, 8, 9, Sept. 8 and 10. On the above dates the Great Northern Railway will have on sale tickets to Chi cago and return at rate of $71.50, St. Louis and return $67.50, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, Superior, or Sioux City and return. $60. Tickets first-class, good go ing via the Great Northern, returning same or any direct route, stopovers al lowed. For tickets, sleeping-car reserva tions or any additional information call on of address H. Dickson, C. P. & T. A., 122 Third street, Portland. Celebration of Memorial Day in Portland MOXniENT TO DEAD OF SECOXD OREtiOX VOLUNTEERS ERECTED IX LOW'XSDALE SQUARE. WHICH WIIX BE 1TX VEILED DECORATION DAY. fittingly celebrate Memorial Day, which Is so dear to the heart of every patriotic American. Aside from the parade, which this year will have a distinctly military i BAN ON THEM Report on the Greek Letter Societies. STUDENTS MAY STILL JOIN Fraternities and Sororities, However. Are Not to Be Recognized in the Cardinal Charters Ordered From High School. Fraternity and sorority members among the Portland High School students will breathe easier today, for the Board of Education, at Its meeting last night, de cided that no effort would be made to pre vent them from affiliating with the Greek letter societies. The action was taken in the form of the indorsement of a report returned by Frank Rigler, superintendent of schools; T. T. Davis, principal of the High School; and D. A. Grout, principal elect of the new East Side High School, who constitute a committee which has made an investigation of the fraternittes and sororities at the instigation of the board. The report is not altogether favorable to the societies, however, as it provides that hereafter those organizations shall receive no recognition as a part or an adjunct of school life. Principal Davis has ordered that no space be devoted to them in the High School publication. The Cardinal, and he will also order the re moval of their charters, which are at present deposited in the High School building. "We do not believe that such organizations serve any very useful pur pose in school life," says the report. Superintendent Rigler's Statement. In presenting the report Superintendent Rigler said that the committee had made a thorough investigation of the four so cieties which have High School members. They had called representatives from each organization before them and had ques tioned them closely, and had also in quired concerning them among the teach ers. An opportunity was given other stu dents to state objections held against the societies and three responses were re ceived. It was found that 30 students of the Hieh Scnool are associated with the so cieties, but that, so far as could be deter mined, they did not attempt to use their influence In school elections, and that in general the standing of the members in their classes was good. None of the teachers who testified before the commit tee thought tha attendance at fraternities and sororities had an unfavorable in fluence upon the character or conduct of the students. Text of Report. The report follows: To the Board of Directors, School District No. 1, Multnomah County, Oresron: ' The committee to whom was assigned the tak of investigating- the fraternities and so rorities connected with the High School of this city begs leave to report as follows: "We find that two fraternities and two soror ities include among: their members a total of 39 High School students. Committees from each of these organizations appeared before us and we Include in our report a summary of their statements respecting the purpose and conduct of their organizations. First The PI Delta Kappa Is a fraternity having' two chapters in this city. One re cruits its membership from the Portland Acad emy and the other from the High School. The latter includes among Its members seven young men who are at present High 8chool students. They invite applications from such students as they believe will be congenial comrades and loyal to the purposes of their organization. No race and no religion is barred. Members who are students are ex horted to be diligent In their studies and cor rect in their deportment, in order that the good name of the fraternity may not suffer. At their chapter meetings neither the rules of the school board nor the regulations of the faculty have ever been subjects of discus sion. The fraternity favors the Lee resolu tions recently adopted by the high school sec tion of the State Teachers Association of California as follows: (a) No fraternity charters shall be hung upon the walls of schoolrooms. (b) No notices of fraternities shall appear In school papers. (c) Teachers shall not be members of fra ternities. d) Students shall not be pledged to mem bership in fraternities earlier than the third year of their course. Second The Gamma Bta Kappa. This fra ternity Is a social organization formed for the improvement of ita members. Students of any secondary school in this city are eligible to membership. No race or religion is barred. At present seven members are students of the High School. Student .members ar.e reauired to bring their report cards to chapter meet lncs. When such cards show lack of dili gence, steps are taken to raise the member's standing. There has never been any discus- feature, the unveiling ceremonies will be very impressive and interesting and add to preserve the sacred memory of the great day. i i ....... i DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT EMPIRE THEATER, 12th and MORRISON THURSDAY EVENING MAY 31 GOV. GEO. E. C AND SUPREME JUDGE T. G. HAILEY Candidates Before the People for Re-election, and a Representative of Senator John M. Gearin GOOD MUSIC EVERYBODY INVITEDLADIES WELCOME plan of school rules or school politics at any of the chapter meetinKa. Third The Omega Nu. This sorority num bers among its members 13 young ladles who are students of the Hlgrh School. No person is eligible who has not at some time been a High School student. In selecting members, they Insist on good morals, good manners and fair scholarship. No race or religion is barred. Twenty-seven of their members are High School graduates, 11 of them having at tained the rank; of first-honor pupils. They have never discussed in chapter meeting any rules of the board or regulations of the fac ulty. As Individuals, they have striven to Influence favorably the discipline of the school and have not sought to control elections held by- the student body. Fourtli The Delta Iota Chi. Thie sorority has 12 members In school. It la a social or ganisation for the amusement and Improvement of Its members. Only High School students are eligible. No race or religion Is barred. It does not bother with school elections and has never discussed the rules of the board or the regulations of the faculty. The so ciety has Improved the scholarship and man ners of many of its members, because perfect freedom of criticism is permitted. Your committee next examined the High School teachers to learn what effect, if any, the existence of fraternities and sororities has on the discipline of the school. Little information could be obtained. One teacher cited an instance of a refractory student who was admonished and reformed by members of the sorority to which she was pledged. An other told of a girl who neglected her les sons because of her too diligent cultivation of sorority members. No teacher knew of any attempt of fraternities or sororities to Interfere with the discipline or management of. the school, nor were any able to say that the attendance of High School students at chapter meetings influenced in any unfavor able way their character or conduct as stu dents. The committee next Invited to appear before It any students of the High School who are opposed to fraternities and sororities and could testify to their bad Influence. In response to this invitation three students appeared. One of them testified that his literary society con sists of 84 members, two or three of whom are members of fraternities; that these are among the least desirable of the members, frequent ly refusing to perform the literary duties as signed them. On one occasion a movement to expel one of these delinquents was strongly opposed by another fraternity man. Another student testified that the manage ment of the baseball team Is unfavorably af fected by fraternity Influence, members of fraternities having been assigned positions which they are unable to All creditably. It was also stated that some students neglect their former friends In order to cultivate members of fraternities, hoping by this means to receive Invitations to join. Tour committee, having carefully considered the above evidence, 1b of the opinion that membership In a fraternity or sorority Is not sufficient ground to warrant the suspension of a student from school. Nevertheless, we do not believe that such organizations serve any very useful purpose In student life, and we advise that they be denied all recognition either as a part or an adjunct of our school system. The only circumstances now existing that bear any color of such recognition are: First Considerable space Is sometimes given to them In the school paper. Second Their charters are deposited in a storeroom of the High School building. Principal Davis has in formed us that he will refuse longer to be custodian of the charters, and that he will direct the management of "The Cardinal" to exclude all fraternity and sorority not est FRANK RIGLER. T. T. DAVIS. D. A. GROUT. Foundation Badly Constructed. H. Wittenberg: reported to the board that the foundation partly laid for the addition to the Sunnyslde School wag con structed so poorly that it had been found necessary to tear it away. ' The walls, he said, were out of plumb, and that It was in every way a poor job. He assert ed that the mortar used had no adhesive ness and crumbled away at a touch. The matter was left in charge of the build ing: committee to Investigate, Bids for an eigrht-room schoolhouse for Midway were considered, and all were rejected. The lowest was made by W. B. Steele for $17,719. It was then voted to call for new bids for a four-room building-, as a majority of the members thoug-ht that It would answer the needs of the community for from three to five years to come- Mr. "Wittenberg- argued in favor of the eight-room building. He was opposed by Mr. Beach, who finally carried the motion favoring the smaller schoolhouse. Only one bid was received for the heat ing apparatus for the East Side High School. It came from W. G. McFherson & Co., providing hot-air heat and venti lation for $16,450. It was voted to post pone action In hope that more bids should be received. Mr. McPherson, who was present at the meteing had a spirit ed discussion with Richard Williams, a member of the board, in regard to the efficacy of hot-air furnaces as opposed to steam heaters. The resignation of E. A. Milner as principal of the Woodlawn School, was accepted, and the appointment of T. E. Newhill to succeed him, made by Su perintendent Rigler. was confirmed. The appointment of Miss Edith Wright, to succeed Miss Nellie Vllery. as teacher in the Williams-Avenue School, was also confirmed. HOW ABOUT THIS. There were several Inquiries last week for a good second-hand upright piano on easy terms. We have agreed to sell a beautiful, largest-size, walnut Lester pi ano (used only one month) for one of our customers who purchased a costly Me trostyle Pianola piano. This Is the big gest bargain we ever had. and will be sold to the first man who sees it, on terms of J15 down and XI a month. Tou will have to act quickly. We're closing out. Ellers Piano House, 351 Washington street. For Indigestion HORS FORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE An effective remedy for obstinate Indiges tion, nervous dyspepsia, neadache and depression. PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES BY HAMBERLAIW GOING TO YELLOWSTONE Special train for employes of the hotels. Brings Help From California Tour ist Resorts for Summer Sea son In National Park. Traveling in their own special car, as proud and happy as railroad magnates or trust directors, 191 cooks, .waiters, cham bermaids, dining-room girls, porters, scrubwomen, bellboys and dishwashers passed through Portland yesterday morn ing at 10:30 o'clock, on their way to Yel lowstone Park, where they will And em ployment during the summer in the six big hotels and the many boarding houses and lunch counters that flourish in that great pleasure resort during the Summer tourist season. Most of the jolly tourists are from Cen tral and Southern California, where they spent the Winter in working In the big hotels, and make the pilgrimage to Yel lowstone Park each Summer as regularly as the soda fountain begins to fizz and straw hats appear.. A few hotel people Joined the party in this city and on the Sound 75 more will cast their fortunes with them. The special train consists of five tour ist sleepers, three Pullman day coaches and a baggage car. Broadcloth and blue Jeans, silks and calicoes were freely In termingled in the laughing. Joking crowd which' poured itself out of the cars and promenaded about the Union Depot grounds during the brief stop of the train In Portland. Many of the hotel employes are well paid people, who save their money and are able to travel In style, while others, either through improvidence, or the re cent earthquake and fire in San Fran cisco, were in cold, sober earnest "on their uppers," and traveling with only the clothes on their backs. But that did not detract from their high spirits and they rubbed elbows with their more fortunate fellow tourists in the most democratic manner New Railroad Map Issued. The Harriman system has nearly com pleted arrangements by which on June 1 one of the O. R. & N. Co.'s new maps of the Pacific Northwest, neatly framed and under glass, will be put on the wall of each station of the O. R. & K. and South ern Pacific In this section of the country. The new map is a revision of the one is sued a few years ago by the road, and as new features shows all the irrigation projects, forest reserves and transporta tion lines, projected and completed, in the Pacific Northwest States. ELKS' MEMORIAL WINDOW Dedication Exercises AV111 Be Held at the Temple. The dedicatory exercises at the Elks' Hall this evening promises to be one of the most impressive of ceremonies. Two handsome memorial windows donated to the Portland Lode, No. 142, B. P. O. E., are to be formally unveiled to the mem bers of the local lodge at the ceremonies this evening. The windows have been pre sented to the lodge by two of its members in memoriam of the deceased brothers of the Portland Lodge, the names of whom will be engrossed upon the windows as a lasting tribute to the departed members of the order. The exercises commemorating the dedi cation of the tablets will take place in the main lodgeroom of the Elks' Hall, and all brothers have been extended an invita tion to be in attendance. Arthur W. Stone, chaplain of the United States cruiser Chicago, will deliver the address in eulogy of the departed breth ren, and the donors of the memorial win dows will occupy seats of honor on the stage. The chairman of the evening will convey the thanks of the lodge to them for their handsome gift. The lodge quartet will furnish selections suitable tq the occasion, in which they will be assisted by an orchestra engaged for the occasion. After the ceremonies the members will repair to the clubrooms and partake of re freshments. WILL GET VIEWS OF OREGON Southern pacific Will Replace Those Destroyed by Fire. For the purpose of replacing the nega tives of the hundreds of views of Oregon scenes and scenery belonging to the rail road which were destroyed in the great San Francisco fire, the Southern Pacific is sending its official photographer, Jules Padilla, north to take an entirely new set of photographs for the use of its ad with this object in mind Mr. Padilla will arrive in the state during the present week and will spend some time in and about Portland. It is the intention of the Southern Pa cific to make the new collection of views for more extensive than the old. and with this object in mind Mr. Padilla will photograph not only the scenery and the cities and towns of importance, but va rious industrial scenes as well. These will include views of Portland harbor and the waterfront, with the warships of the Pacific squadron lying at anchor. Especial attention will be paid to the Columbia River scenery, naturally. Many of the new pictures will be used in the illustration of the next edition of "The Road of a Thousand Wonders," the splendid pamphlet recently issued by th Southern Pacific. ADOPT AN OREGON IDEA School Children Write Essays In Be half of Greater Pittsburg. Smiles and frowns struggled for mas tery on the face of Tom Richardson, man ager of the Commercial Club, yesterday afternoon, when he received a compli mentary Tiersonal letter from Dr. Nathan C. Schaefler, president of tlM National Educational Association and head of the department of public Instruction in Penn sylvania, In which the following para graph occurred: "Your $5000 prize offer to the teachers of America is now being followed by the advocates of Greater Pittsburg. They are getting the school children of Allegheny to write essays upon the advantages of the consolidation of Allegheny with Pitts burg. It takes Western men to Invent ways for spreading an Idea. If you keep on. the Oregon idea will take possession of our people, and they will eo in swarms to the Pacific Coast, in Bpite of earth quakes and the attendant dangers." "I suppose it will take us a thousand years to tell our Eastern friends that Portland has never had an earthquake shock hard enough to crack an' egg," he remarked. And then the smiles triumphed. "But you will notice that the doctor said 'Pacific Coast.' " Venvllle's Grave Will Be Decorated. The grave in the southwest corner o( the Milwaukie Cemetery, where the body of D. G. A. "Venville, Sellwood's naval hero, was buried, will be decorated to- morrow, along with the other graves of soldiers in this little cemetery. In this little plat stands the monument in his memory erected by money raised by the people of Portland. It was erected and dedicated before his fate was known. Venville was captured by the natives in Baler Bay, in the Philippines, with Cap tain Gilmore's party, who went ashore in a launch, and at the time was badly wounded. Captain Gilmore's story, pub lished after he escaped and returned to the United States, speaks of Arthur Ven vllle's great bravery under fire. All the Gllmore party finally escaped except this boy, and for a year he remained a pris oner among the natives, being carried from one place to another, although con stantly pursued by a detachment of the American troops. He was finally treacherously murdered February 20. 1900, when on the point of being rescued by the troops. During all this time his mother, Mrs. Mash, then re siding at Sellwood, suffered constant sus pense. His body was returned to Port land for burial after all hopes of ever hearing from him had been exhausted. Though not living In Portland, the boy's mother usually visits the grave of her son every Memorial Day. RARE CHANCE TO TRAVEL. Terr Low, Long-Time, Round-Trip Tickets East Via O. R. X. Summer excursion rates Sale dates, June 4. 6. 7, 23, 25, July 2, 3, August 7, 8, 9, September 8. 10; rate from Portland to Chicago, 171.50; to St. Louis, $67.50: Kansas Cltv. Omaha and St. Paul, $60; Denver, $.. For particulars ask C. W. Stinger. City Ticket Agent. Third and Washington streets, Portland. s Tired and nervous women find help In Hood's SarsapariUa. It enriches their blood. W. C. Hawley. Republican can- dldate for Congress, believes in the fundamental principles of the par ty, and is in accord with the Presi dent. "No interests to serve but the public Interests." Hawley ad dresses the people of Oregon as follows: Wednesday. May 23. in the evening, Ashland; Thursday, May 24, in the evening. Grant's Pass; Friday, May 25, in the after noon, Oakland; in the evening, Roseburg; Saturday. May 26, after noon. Eugene; evening, Springfield; Monday, May 28, afternoon, Cres well; evening. Cottage Grove; Tues day, May 29, afternoon, Corvallis; evening, Albany; Wednesday, May 30, evening. Drain; Thursday, May 31. afternoon, Clackamas; evening! Oregon City; Friday, June 1, after noon. Sheridan; evening, Dallas; Saturday, June 2, evening, Salem. ' - mn-non nf i sTrnrrnm if immiei miiMneiniii A