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jiukm OREGOXIAy, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1909 NAMES DECLARED SPEAK ON PRIMARY GENUINE BUSS Devlin and Nottingham Debate Before People's Forum. Man Who Circulated Excise Petition Under Scrutiny ' j Defends His Work. 1 ASSEMBLY PLAN DEFENDED in PRINCIPALS IN POLITICAL DEBATE AT PEOPLE'S FORUM. ' WAS HARD JOB, HOWEVER Attorney Slnnott Positive Bill Will Bo Thrown Out Because of Fraud and Is Ready to Appeal to Courts. It is not a snap exercising an excise board petition, according to Allen G rtoss. one or the circulators, whose !l.Rt ' names "as been questioned by the alliance of GothenberK promoters and retail liquor dealers. ' rw.H?r8, however- maintains that his , petitions were circulated honestly and V h.f .be8t r his bellef- th "en who slgrned tnem subscribed their own names and correct addresses "Why I know several of the men personally whose names are on the sheet reproduced in The Orefronian to day said Ross. Of the 12 signatures on the sheet suspected by the attorneys for the liquor interests as being for geries, Ross pointed out those of C A Levis, c Hardwick. William Moss! James Daley and H. Hundy as of men he knew personally, and insists they signed the petition in his presence. One of these men. C. A. Davis, by telephone corroborated Ross' statement as to the genuineness of his signature. No Trace of Signers. tn.tA'rPt wa!L made by men sent f, x7 "orney Roger B. Sinnott. of a x) ,quor Dealers' Association, to find Hundy and Daley at the Quimby Hotel, which was the address given in Wlu?eUtl"' bUt he scouts "ported The names of H. Hundy and James Daley, with residences at the Quimby "rPlar JlWlce on the Petitions circulated ,by Ross. Ross, yesterday could not account for this duplication "I know both the men and I don't see how I could have got them twice" said Ross. -They both roomed at m'y house last Summer, and I am positive that Daley has stopped at the Quimby Hotel within the last two days." Most of the signatures whose genu ineness has been questioned by the liquoi dealers' attorneys and experts are those on petitions circulated by Ross. Charles Harbeck, of 705 Downs street, and Fred W. Cowan, of Burnside and Front streets. Ross is an lronmoulder by trade and with his family occupies the house at 23 North Sixth street. "I only took up the work because I had nothing else to do," lie said yes terday. Worked With Charles Harbeck. "I know only one of the other circu- ,Il r. "plled t question. I harles Harbeck and I went up to Mr McKenna's office together, the night before when I saw the advertisement for circulators In the paper. I under stood It was some kind of a scheme to open the town 'wider. - ".I, t0ld ,Harbec t would be a snap Kettlncr sterner tn o .. . ,,.,, T . ----- - wcni.un oi mat Rind. I don t care personally whether tne saloons are open or not, but I had heard a good deal of talk down town about the way things had- been closed clown. "We found out different when Mr. McKenna explained the proposition. I Kot only 26 names the first day It was no use trying to work Burnside street or that section of town. About two out of three men would turn you down. "The best place to catch people for a petition of that kind is at the churches on Sunday. I went up town one Sun day and stopped people going to and from church. Most of the men had their wives with them and almost had to sign when they saw what kind of a petition It was. I could fill a whole book with names on Sunday in that way. "We thought we were going to get about 3000 names the first week but we soon found out different. I got tired of the job and threw it up It was too hard work. I never worked so hard before in my life to make $5 a day. I think I turned in about $15 worth of names altogether at 6 cents a name. "Harbeck and I worked together one day. He took one side a street and I the other, but it was slow work. Then he went out to University and worked the sawmills and did pretty well "Lots of men said they would sign the petition just so Harbeck could get the 5 cents, but nearly all said they would not vote for the excise board. What Councilman Dunning Said. "I tackled Councilman Dunning. one day to sign the petition, and he went up in the air. "I'm on the Council.' he said. Do you think I'd favor taking control of the liquor licenses out of mUiUeern"S Klvlngr " to a com- r nlXB,1 8a5AS I)e clrc"lated a petition ' h Gothenberg promoters for awhile, but soon gave that up. too. In reply to a question he said the Goth enbeig people paid him for his work nve.n f the thenberg promoters has given out the story that he employed Ross to circulate a petition and that the names Ross turned in were so bad for them discnarSed and not paid Harbeck. whose work is under scru tiny, lives at University, where his father conducts a poolroom. Cowan could not be located in the vicinity of Burnside and Front streets yesterday. There were 22 solicitors engaged by the promoters of the excise board plan. They were H. M. Dlckerson 545 J-.ast Twenty-sixth street; J c Mel Bie,,29,1 Morr,SOn sfe't: "Mark Bartlett. Oilman liotel; E. K Roe tun Fifth street; W. A. William! 509 Mor rison street; O. C. Lee. 82 TL street; Mrs. Jennie Hall. 422 Mor rison street; Flora M. Dolliver 51 Second street; Fred W. Cowan. Burn "J1," hTont streets; R. A. Chisholm, l-renf.e S.treet: J' V- Guthrie 3S7H rouith street; Clyde Van .or-mary-East Burnside. near East Eighty irst! street; John M. Somers. 243 sh street; 'Allen G. Ross. 23 North SiVth t7""ivV" We'd 142 rst street; Hoyd S. hponer. 130 Hoyt street- F J Williams. Holladay House; Charles Harbeck. 705 Downs street; Gilbert L Hanson. 82 East Sixty-ninth street: Ha:ry I. Ross. Gllman House- J s' Bobien. 142H First street; H. B Lips comb. 206 Couch street; Bertha Lewis 3 7 2 S Oak street. - t "It Is not our Intention ' toaci:tise" all or any great number of these solicitors ot , ..dishonest work." ..says-. Attorney Sinnott. "Numerous signatures on pe titions circulated by two or three so licitors are apparently fraudulent," v A- T. C. DEVLIN. LAP DEAL PROBED Grand Jury Takes Up Sus picious Deed Case. SHOWN TWICE IN RECORD M. F. Culver, Notary Whose Seal Is ITsed, Declares Transfer to Mrs. W. T. Kearns Bears Forged Signatures. The attention of the county grand jury was engaged the last four days of the past week in the investigation of a case that involves the Integrity of the records' in the office of the County Clerk, where a deed has been filed which seems to bear the earmarks of falsification It has been testified that the name of a well-known real estate man and notary public was forged to the instrument and that in addition to this his seal was imitated so badly that but a cursory glance at what is said to be the bogus stamp and the genuine article would be convincing proof that the two could have no relation to each other. The notary is M. F. Culver, who has an office on the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce building and who has been doine hiiRlno in tj 1 j thp Past 25 years. Mr. Culver declares that not only he, but likewise a number of others whose names have been dragged into the matter are vrv anrinn. v.. i shall be (lifted, fn ths inin. a . .L -r l iim I same time County. Clerk Fields expresses t ... uco.c mm ma onenaer or the of fenders be brought to answer. Mr. renin gave no information about the "" i.-aine to oe tamed about so much that It ceaseH tn k. j i secret. Property Near Montavilla. Property with a valuation which is now practically nominal, but which, with the extension of East Glisan street, may, in a few years, assume very important worth. Is Involved, and as there is an extent of 1 acres of it, the plot is looked upon as a good asset. The location Is about a half mile north of the Base Line road and facing East Glisan s-treet on the east and between Rockwood and Monta villa. It is not now city property and at present there has been no improve ment made on the premises, although attempts have been fostered to have a highway or street run through its center As near as an investigation could de termine, the property was primar:ly owned by a family of Rathburns. who relinquished title to Harry W Castle man, w-ho Is a resident of Los Angeles. Cal It was with Castleman that the first deal was made that led up to the prevailing probe of the grand Jurv nd the subsequent expressed determination tL mv. unty Clerk to see the affair through to a finish and have Justice Oone on all sides. In February of the present year Charles N. Rankin, who lives on the East Sido took notice of the fact that the proper was lying loose and subject to pubii'c sale by reason or a failure to pay ihe required taxes. Realizing that there was t cnance to invest a little money v.lth the possible result of future Profit, he obtained the address of Castl ,man and made overtures which resulted in th?mPa"S8:e vf several letters between them and the Aral entrusting of the whole matter to a friend of Castleman who was passing through Portland from Los Angeles. .reDUf.to the comInK on, of this per son Rankin says he received a letter thm thSJ,e.man ln which u was stated d he latter would give a quit claim , prPerty tor the sum of J20. this taking into consideration that his an.rth t0 tak" trom the deed and all the responsibility for the taxes and other liabilities removed. This was agreeable to both sides and the deal was" closed when Castleman's friend arrived Deed Filed by Itankin. wHh 'hinT1? that thls friend brought with him two young men who were nephews of Castleman and whose pres ence was necessary for a decision in the matter. Rankin says he paid the S20 and received a deed which he filed for record fhVS1 " 'f,St' The records -no "Sat thle was really done and the item con cerning the entry thus appears in fffl AbStraCt- which ls accepted as of! Mar. 22. 1909 Harry w. Castlemin and wf to C. N. Rank Lml5; erndanta, Q c D The date of March 22 indicates the time when the transfer was signed bv Mr and Mrs Castleman in Los Angeles The recorder's books verify Mr. Rankin's statement about the local legal form! Subsequent to this it was necessary for Mr Rankin to put on record the fact Jor k!T up the responsibility for the land .and an additional record was made which was subscribed and sworn to before Notary Public Culver who has been Mr. Rankin's associate to a degree in various land Investments threat surprise was manifested by Mr Rankin when, on April 15. he failed" to find any notation in the Dally Abstract of the filing of the deed. There was a stormy scene ln the office of Mr Culver and it seemed for a long time that there would be the old story of the best of ;n?SJ,Pa";t'n5'- but sorting to these two individuals,- the gale died down to a calm when other discoveries were made. A hurried run was made to the Court - 5s" - A C. house and there an examination was v-.-.uwiea, wnicn disclosed new facts and opened up an avenue of ponderous thought and investigation. New Developments Found. It was discovered that there were other fingers in the pie and that, if the records did not lie. Harry W. Castleman had conveyed to one A. A. Kearns for the consideration of 10 the property which may some day be an admirable ad junct to East Glisan Btreet. The ques tion arose Immediately as to the identity of A. A. Kearns and that person was found to be the wife of William T Kearns, who is now one of the leading expert abstracters employed by the Pa cific Title & Trust Company, located in u. filing building. The instrument which had for its intention the con veyance of the property by Harry W Castleman to A. A. Kearns. bore an affidavit which had the seal of M F Culver upon It, also his signature, both of which Mr. Culver repudiates. He says that the seal stamp on the deed is not his own and that his name, which Is written thereto, as an official notary was not written by him. The printed title of this record shows as follows: April 13. 10 Harry "W Cantleman iS A' Kearns- L 35 Verdanta. w D 10 Two deeds were therefore filed, each showing a different owner. In his asser tion that the seal on the Kearns deed is not his own Mr. Culver yesterday displayed his stamp. It Is an inch and a half wide, whereas that on the docu ment is an inch and a quarter The latter is also blurred. "I never placed my seal on an ac knowledgment for Mr. Kearns regarding this or any other property," said Mr Culver. "I do not know who is re sponsible for the forgery of my seal and my name. The seal is not mine and the name on the Kearns deed which ls recorded was never written by me " 4l.MrU arns waa seen at his office In the Failing building and stated that he had been Instructed to say nothing about the matter. The County Clerk further stated that when he was at liberty to talk freely about the case he would be in a position ... ...in. Miirprising disclosures Norman Hackett In "f-lasamatm." The attraction at the Hel1lK Theater. Fourteenth and Washington streets, tonight a?d,,t..0r?0rrOW nlght' at o'clock, will . i'aSlte actor- Norman Hackett, nnd if. plendid company. In the comedy drama success "Classmates." This is one or the most interesting plays the Hellig has presented this season and will .rrr.rf Satf ,nV1inB. L deliKhtful entertainment, oeats selling at theater. "The Private Secretary." ,9"L0f the funnlet character parts James R?rt?eSr plael in ls city ls that of "5?.?. g- thf un'?rtunate and much-abused Ja secretary, 'n Baker Stock Company-! Pr?vtC-" f. th?. famous comedy. -Thi wk ptwa7' at the Ku"Mlow this e, Packed houses greeted the opening performance yesterday. 8 "In the Hills of Carolina." ,.JaJL yr!f 8to.ck Company opened yea un -T -ma.iJn1 ,n In the H111 of Caro lina at the Lyrlo Theater. Hundreds of people were turned away, being unabll ta rV;;m"eats fr either the maUne. o? mBht ?rma,nce.-- Tou had better secure v5ur iucUon y " yU Want to "ee thlsT.g ll AT THE VAPPKYILLE THEATERS, New Bill at Orpheum. la J.htr w,ln. e acrobats, dancers, comed ians and sketches pass before the foctllchts ween. There ls fun to be had fun evr-rv !'",UHe lur,nt the entire peVformknce Tne Ruefierr",r0.t,h,lt wonderfully fuSSy'telm! New Grand Bill. the Srlnrt" J!fir nfJT Programme which w.r,indh ?,ve th'' wee. commenc ing with the maMnee today, will Drove that h" collection of acts wMchwfll make fs thIV.eVery B.elae- The Quaker CJtyou? Allen ?,?,u9,ca at on the bill and NUa T.Jf . Company wll, appear in a -lev7-little sketch by Will H. Cressy. clev" Pantaaea Show Is Popular. Vaudeville, the Pantages kind has prnwn Lmo,e.nSOl,y Popular in Portland.' Theood shows given each week draw crowded acrooats. The bill opens tcday. NEW BILI. AT STAR THEATER. Programme of 1'lctnres and Song Scores a Big Hit. The talk of the town yesterday was the big and successful new show at the St Tneater and the attractive aT.d picturesque d.'",Phay " the "?bby- The scene depicted is that of an ancient French castle and tne garden. Surrounding It. thousands won dered what the beautiful thing meant and W"f afi'iCd mslde ,he theater to see ,K.APa,thful Fo1'' ani "The Legend of the Forget-me-not" are pictures of thi day, of romance, when lovers fought with the sword to win the idols of their hearts "Sentenced to Death" graphically show, , ha hours of a condemned culprit. Immedlatel? preceding- his execution. The ten.ion i? the beholder is relieved at the end li? ,i?f accused is finally pardoned by ,ht author Tif; itn,0tl'eT P.'.cture of modern ate i. The Lost Sneep," which shculd, however have been named -The Prodigal Daushwr " for in. a most realistic manner ! tellsof th trlals of a young shop girl who tilt, w real lover for a rich man. ho linato abandons her to the cold, merciless world The erring one. repentant, creeps lack To the shelter of the true heart of thS noo? lev hnest ,,ad who ha. loved her depUe .The best comedy offering of the bill was "Pauls Decision to Marry." Paul waf bachelor who. deciding to wed. got into a peck of trouble .with a number of old sweet hearts and gay companions. sweet The Chronophone songs were the best v FnT-Frle' ..the.T?t5r aaement.brnSc,! !?JfCt Frieda." "Bake Dat Chicken pi." "What Will the Answer Be?'' 'Ti onv Uncle', Farm." "Houseclelnlng Time" I ?J.ett y sentimental ballad. - While Y.Tu Am U . ls rendered by Dow Brink, in most Sno" fyle' The entire 'how gave u" alloyed pleasure to the largest crowds f the year. There will be an entire change of pictures on Wednesday. cnange hTh Saxon government has sanctioned a horse Insurance. All horses. asses and lot T'br"? ver 8lx "onth""d. may now b Insured.. ' ' Amusements Whmt the Prea Aetata Bmr. W. NOTTINGHAM. CAUSES NO ILLNESS Willamette Water Has . Not Brought Typhoid. HEALTH OFFICERS WATCH Work or Repairing Broken Main Drags Wearily Along Attempt Will Be Made Today to Pick Up Ends of Pipe. There has, so far. been no disease In W,?, tht te attriblted to the use of Willamette River water, during the four days that the city was without the Bull Run article, says Dr. Esther C. Poh , City Health Officer. The hos pitals report there are no typhoid cases that could be ascribed to a similar cause. "I do not apprehend bad effects." said Dr. Pohl. "although if there had been any typhoid germs in the water, develon- Uld not take P'ace for several more days-typhoid taking two weeks to develon. Wo .,r KeKa freedom of- the up-river towns Vom bufeht DUr'nS, ,ast "onth'the're were tbi J.enl Cases in the cl(y and towards cases We' U"Ually have at ea? M JlFrr thf sake of the Su'nnyside peo ple I would like to correct a report that r,are. f cases o' scarlet fever fn Therrf werCet J,hl9J8 a m'PPhensiom t here were over 60 cases in the whole mo're a'hou8h Sunnyalde had f , J.han the uaual share, there we7 nnr a0pf,'ou"d ln at dYstrlct' Dr. Ralph C. Matson says if tvohold from r,ver water occurs at a it will have to appear in the next few days development of the organism tS! in two weeks. He has found no evidence of typhoid germs in the water and be! lieves there ls no danger In the meantime the work of repairin the broken mains has gone slowlt n uohe" f,tempt WIU mad. toyptek ?o tthhebsrurkfanceCOndUU Work with the dredge It is aid t,. been impracticable. the gravel tilt w up each night over what his ien un covered the previous day. Water ran gineer D. D. Clarke said yesteraav hi could not ay when both ends of t m.0ihetnhma'n m'eht uncovered ' vbrVure. r lt m'8ht be of"Tbha,Ve,"0t yet ""covered both ends yesttehredayr0k?anndPlPuet iepaa.rn SSST"if JSSS'-U VS.? n beossTbrtomak: any estimate towards the cost o tl work that yet remains to be alcom pliehed. We are making steady prres removing the gravel through the T dfede Pipe- and that. 1 am afraid. U WPtS It is said that Mr. Clarke has now in JaiH, T?l0y a yuner ene'neer conversant ith the work to be accomplished I ad bexXrtedrf r,"8 may SonW? ! fxple- "oni all accounts the work of the dredge te entirely nullified by ?he nature of the ground that it is workL, in and there is said to be but a virf small portion of the pipe now left f,n covered after a recent break-down Sf J?6. wa8 o Kvel around tne pipe It Is generally said among the work' men that unless some method 1 is of bulk-heading the plpee from the al8crb!ebe the P-ocraedinge witn a cable once under tho duit and the surface over the 3 cleaned of sand and gravel. H Uopel -8.meUbStantial Progress mayPoe made towards a final solving of the re! pair problem before the floods come that APRIL VERY Dry MONTH Record Win Be Established Unless Sudden Rain Comes. Vnless there is a considerable fall nf rain in the next three or four !,., il month will be known as the dryel Vnrll in the history of the local Weather Bureau. The normal rainfall ' rX a m is 3.05 Inches. The record El Z pr" thus far shows tSat i ?o?lZ" of rain has fallen. Yesterday's rainfaS amounted to-but .05 of an inch rawfaU The only records for ADril thV anywhere near that for "he period was April. 1885. when the nrJi , tatlon was 1.12. and' April" ,890P whe the amount was 1.41. The ju nen the month is 2.52 inchel Z"CK V", rainfall for the season begfnninJ Septet ber 1 waa 31.50. The dfticrenfySf6Prtetm: season amounts to 7.87 inches AsiSe from the matter of precipitation the current month is normal. There was no variation in the temperature and Ve locity of the wind over corresponding months in other years. "ponding South Portland Reds Win. By the score of 9 to 2 the South ' Port land Red. defeated Moyer Clothing Com pany yesterday in a fast and clean game Ztf?? Sou Portland grounds ? The j batteries: Goldstein ad Campbell; Co! I hen and Abrams. . 1 Ex-Auditor Shows That Just Such Party Gatherings Are Xot Only In Harmony With IJaw, but Specially Authorized. ir!1,086, ltenJ the People-s Ja iheuSellln-Hirsch building last night to hear State Senator C. W. Nottingham and Thomas C. Devlin de bate the direct primary law. State ment No. 1 and the initiative and ref erendum were disappointed. In the V?Bl, P r6 the d'scussion on the part of Mr. Devlin was confined to a de fense of the recent Republican assem bly. Secondly. Senator Nottingham agreed with his opponent as ' to the advisability of holding nominating con ferences prior to the primaries. The latter devoted the principal part of his remarks to a defense of the last Legislature, which, representing the product of the direct primary system, he contended, compared more than fa vorably with preceding Legislatures in this state. In support of the assembly plan Mr. Devlin said: Til arument that a number of qualified f. i mtnR together in an assembly calledfor the purpose to select the name of fecoLP,eJ!f"n K.or " Iar,lcl'- office and to recommend his nomination at a primary election as a candidate for that office is Ti.. v ot the. Primary law is untenable. That argument is advanced for tha pur pose ot prejudicing; unthinking and unln lJr,l d Pern8 against a candidate for nomination, who In the opinion of the mam- What Primary Law Says.' i,ha.i.i!?!e dli"ec.t Primary law Itaelf author izes holding Just such an assembly as that held by the Republican of this city recent ly .1 n2fd but to Quote Irom the preambl "-ect primary law which says: iTi. m'ih,od of. naming candidates for elective public offices by political parties and voluntary political organizations Is the best plan yet found for placing before the people the names of qualified . and worthy citizens from whom the electors may choose the officers of our government.- I maintain that the members of the as sembly were representative men laborers, mechanics, merchants and professional men all came together with the Idea o nnltlng the Republican party and to secure for the city better government. These men were acting for the welfare of their city; acting In pursuance of law the direct primary Iaw. and it is only by such Intelligent, open and consclenclous action that the law can be preserved and made effective for the greatest good in government in this state. For responsible and competent govern ment there must be a unified plan founded on well defined policies. Is It reasonable to suppose that any law could be Intended to prevent citizens from assembling together to discuss these policies in the light of their party affiliations; to set them forth ln de tailed statement for the Information of all the voters, and then to designate those who possess the confidence of the assembly ln their ability, integrity, earnestness and ad ministrative capacity? In what manner Is the direct primary vio lated by this proceeding. Every step and detail which the law requires must be com piled with and the recommendation of tha assembly must be sustained ln the primary by the individual voter In order to Indorse its choice and make him a nominee of his party. No Individual who desires to present himself for the suffrage of the voter is pre vented from so doing. Individual independ ence Is ln no way curtailed Why, then, should the law bo supposed to be for the furtherance ot the ambition of every In dividual self-seeker for orric-lal honor with out responsibility to any body of his fellow citizens without guarantee and warrantee ot his worthiness, and yet serve to prevent a large and repreeentative assemblage of the adherents of a party from coming to gether in a general conference and then se lecting a proper man to represent them and Inviting him to allow hla name to be listed In the primary. Is It not far more -lig-nlfled that the office should thus, through a representative body, seek a candidate for the nomination than that Individuals of every caliber, relying on all sorts of per sonal combinations, untried and untested should, of their own accord, present their names? They have the right to do so. and this right should not be and Is not cur tailed by the action of the assembly, but certainly their Individual right should not make coPectlve action wring The assembly which has been made the subject of denunciation, was an assembly of Republicans, of those believing in the principles of the Republican party as es tablished through long, earnest and stren uous years of experience. They met as Re publicans: they appealed to Republicans, and In expressing their fealty to the party expressed also their fealty to all laws, the primary law. Included. Matter of Common Sense. I have attempted to make plain a state ment In regard to what seems to me to be a plain, common-sense matter. A matter which, in my opinion, ha been very much misrepresented by those whose object is further to complicate the political and ad ministrative machinery of our state and to render still more possible that 'luck of responsibility which has resulted In an ex cess of taxation, in the bonding of our city in a debt of excessive magnitude, and which threatens to prevent any unllled action for the general Interest of the community and the welfare of its iunm On the one hand, we have an open as semblage called in the most public manner possible and embracing tho,.Pwho are and have long been known and Kcognlzed to frnest ,?" lojal Republican-. Interested ln the welfare of the city, active and re sponsible citizens. The purpose of the as semblage was made known fully and com P,l,etl' U2 .door" were thrown open to ,.LhKd!rtred to attend- A statement was made by a committee selected from said assemblage embracing the municipal pol- C Whlch ,. the "xemblage P as Republicans would be committed The statement was discussed and. after slight amendment, adopted hy unanimous vote It opened with the very words of the direct primary. It stated clearly and distinctly the reasons why Republican policies ihou d be consented and the only way by which this could be accomplished It pledged the Republicans It shculd recommend to hl T.oV VOKr"' i.Bn 'elent administra tion of public affairs, to full responsibility for all vested power, to open competition fo? all municipal work, careful expenditure of public moneys and full alue for monevi expended, to clean, well-lighted streeta. ,m! S f Snd P""" protection, courtesy from all public servants, to the protection if ""J,..," Rna the !ht, of he employed Thess were not vain words. Thev were f"!"".'.- we" considered determinations the clty a needa And then the assembly named a man that every mcirber In it and every citizen of Portland knows is competent and able to make good every promfse 7o whlch the assembly pledged him. He wis not a man who wanted office, who pr" claimed himself essentially fitted for ,t. but a citizen of years of tried service se lected as a guarantee of an Intellia-ent and businesslike administration ?'?' mining his name to be used only view lnVi Ca" 'he "ht ot Puncariuty iV have we on ,h olner hand-" A handful of men without authority behind them, meeting In secret., discussing in se- be supported at the primary m hi Inior'JS by some undefined and nebuiou, uu?? without coherence, pumose or Ji;.Il"- i .', . j ' . ,k " to selections to to be enemies of the city, anxious for i,1 enslavement, carelero of it prw .iuu oi overturning the laws of the com "-""wfl'h- while those who work in Si cret. InsMuously. arc the patriots to whom the masse must look for safety and t,r LVvl0".""" su-h "" those JgZ u-ithJ, V "''--" 'o tne Assembly. Without disparagement of any p who has bc?n date In the primaries at this or any formed VSl.1? elec'ion under the direct pHmar put forward as a nrt ' " - may oe statea as a renerai sltion that the . very M wto w JK the most implicitly trusted bv the com munlty with the rein, of government i?e the most aversr to circulating petitions fo? , hr."""'"""'"" ' "fflce? it was caUed PA l cal,"'d '""-Innatus was caned from the plow; It is when a Think of the absurdity of It. Men who r Identified with the state-. Interest! who haia ai.'le-, .'roth- whose entire belonging" are w thin its boundaries, who have gr"wn .w'th anl among those to wrw m its '""""i. to wnom its present Is a UIn.ieriool "imeIl- nd to whom its future must look for the advancement which it merits; men who believe In Rr publican oVln clples and are not ashamed of It who 1,2 lieve that the best Interests of ' the city state and nation are .r- h- .Yl governing nollcles. s.. OLDEST BANK ON Capital $1,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits $500,000 LUMBERMEISTS TSJational Bank CORNER SECOND THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises It insures against slipperiness and falling horses. It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repair. It assures a sanitary and durable street repairs. It assures conscientious workmanship and best materials. It assures perfect satisfaction. BITULITHIC INSURANCE IS SAFEST AND SUREST WARREN COSTRUCTION COMPANY 317 Beck Building, Portland, Or. nomination comes as the result of merit and fitness rather- than as a reward of personal ambition and persona effort, that trwa people have the opportunity to choose the best men for the place. In practice, therefore, as well as ln theory, party nomi nations should in the first Instance he sug gested at conference of a large number of party members, assembling together with a view of picking the strongest and worthiest. Direct Primary Not Weakened. Now this In no way wakens the direct primary method: lt ln no way militates against the principle that the people at the polls are the final arbiters, and that the party voters at large must have the fullest and freest seep? In the choice of a party ticket. The names put forward by ufh an assemblage are suggestions merelv. These men cannot be nominated unless they met the approval of party members The assemblage that was called bv the City and county central committee of the Republican nartv did not nr.i.nM . ganize as a convention whose acts would Bonds Investments CALL OR WRITE T. S. McGRATH Lumber Exchange, PORTLAND, OREGON, HARTMAN & THOMPSON BANKERS i CHAMBER OF COMMERCE pay 4 fo interest on time deposits and possess many de sirable conveni ences forhandling this important line of business. VnHrrtitd Personal iAahUitf THE PACIFIC COAST AND STARK STREETS bind the nartv it -ise absolutely fr", and '", ,h roade" did not cuim tho richA smm'1'11 ny other i.mbl,E,Sf 'S any,.mr in d". Its object and n,r puhll,'an co'd liberate, to confer tP po t ere to de conflne It, chowS T' to Tnsu"- u not the nomination T, n"""' ,,h' "anted ticket a man -k , . cne to head its who need? must make "0t wa"t end rlilce In iccS-mlna , K.r'at I"'r"'"l c duties thrust "upon 'n ""'ormlng. ta are'nSrall "t-J candidate, encouraged to (, , !. ar of friends. There m.U k ,h? Pcsuaslon this by no mcn ma. such cas-s. but nulet sec,r",m.na'ehffthe po,t. friend, I, no, etiuivaient t tvw Pa'l semblage of thi i. a Bx as Party. culled upon due nfii?tat Ts "C e public hall in "he view o? notice, held In attended by rcprontaMve, o0.'3'01" an1 gate has the ful L"'rm"' a del hls views and to bZ1? to express bear on ,h. ?".!?'..'"". o THAVELEns- GLIDE. forth (jermanJZloyd. ,-?R,BsrrSf T6Ri Gnelsenau.. April aa"rinL k" w i. M' - Kurfuerst May l V,iU t?'W-' May Bremen dire'T ltred- D Gr ..May 18 MKniTKRKAN-KAN- SERVICE. Gibraltar N.plea-ienol. bailing t 11 a m K. Albert... April 24 BarbaVo?.. M.v Robert tapelle. s'o r'xSii'i'',?:-ii-,- CANADIAN PACIFIC Leas Than Four Days at Sea WEEKLY SAILING BETWEEN MONTREAL QUEBEC AND LIVERPOOL Ef IsTf iVVlJ." on''.,r.,tr.m.r.h" " r.kaanndyB1ooK?et.,,Sent- r rl" t0r h. K. Johnson, r. A.. i3 8d St.. Portland. Or NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO S. S. Geo. W. Cider Sails for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles March 18, April 1st, 15th 29th. Ticket office 132 Third street' near Alder. II. YQUNQ, Agent. ' Only direct steamer and daylight sail'lni From Amsworth Dock. Portland O A v. 8.8. Senator. May I, 13, etc - n 8.8. Kose Uy, Mar 8. 40 etc 8.8. broator, May 8. ;6. J W- Ransom. Dock Agent. Main 2US Atnsworth DockT M. J. ROl HE, City Ticket " 14- 3d St Phone Main 42. A noi C COOS BAY LINE inn's, ,n.,:i,,s a1-"! ! V-"VSJmamg- SXZ