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1T TIIE . MORNING OREGOyiAN. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1910. i . . - AGTAT ON GROWS TO OVERRULEPORT Big Committees to Boom Mass Meeting to Urge Retirement of Commission. M. G.- MUNLY IS AT HEAD yten Vn&rr Flr 'Will Be Asked to Be Present to Iefen4 Tbemaelree. Bolldloc of Broadway Bridge I Issue. L Q. Manly delegated ths au thority. t a insetlcs; of rprsnta tlvss of doxens of Improvement clubs held Is the assembly room of the Port land Commercial Club yesterday mora ine, to select committees to make nil necessary arrantrements for a monster mass meetlns; to consider ways and means of scromplishtna; the retirement f the members of the Port of Port Und Commission In return for their obstructionist attitude towards the Broadway brldwe. He was to select thro committees on arranjremeni. pro frrmrame and Invitations. The committee on Invitations. Mr. Mnnlw has not yet found time to name. The others, as far as selected, are as follows: Programme Penwa C. Bearh. Wil liam F. Woodward.' Pr. A. C. Smith. II. Reck with. W. M-Pheron. H. Wit tenberg. H. A. Heppner. C Mlnslnger. Dr. G. R Van Waters. George B. Atehley Joseph Buchtel. W. II. Prouty. II. H. NewhalU Whitney l Boise. Cap tain E. W. Spencer. C. H. Hsak. D. L rntr H. H. RIddell. W. A. Martin and J. H. Nolta. Mr. Munly has requested that thle committee hold a preliminary meeting In the assembly room of ths Fort! i rid Commercial Club at 1J:S0 this forenoon. OrgsnLzation Committee Named. Organisation F. A. MrOrath. X Frank Hlnnott, W. A. Martin. 8. O. Plbray. J- H. Nolta. VT. J. Peddleord J B. Easter. M- C. Vantyne. a M. Bernard. W. C North. E. A. Versteeg. i. W. Ward. A. B. Manley. H. A. Ruble. Melrln Carter. R- C. Redman. f JL. Woodward. H. W. Walker. C, V Moore. Edward Curtis. C. A. Blgelow. I. M. Lepper. O. C Fples. 8. I. Osbom. I. M. Donaus!. J. W. Campbell. Walter Adams. H. C. FUott. E. G. Edwards. It. r Stearns. U F. Pane. A. L. Bar bur. M. O. Orlffln. J. P. Sharkey. M. J. Morris. R. E. Merchant. John Tomlin son. E. Moldenhaur. Captain Pope. E. J. Kelly. Ben Rlesland. A. I Keenan. Ir I Raffety. Rev. W. II. Meyer and F. W. Jobelmann. Among the Organisations represented n the organisation committee are the North East Side Improvement Club. North Alblna Improvement l lub. I'nl verslty Board of Trade. Peninsula Im provement Club. Peninsula laru. Kenton Improement Club. Sellwood Prtrd of Trad. K 11 wood Commercial rtutv Sunnyside Improvement Club. Kast Side Business Men's Ieague. Sev enth Ward Iearue. Kenllworlh Improve ment Club. Brooklyn Improvement Club, Citizens' Leaxue of Mount Scott. Wood stock Improvement Cluo. Waverly-Rlch-rnnnA Improvement Club and Alberta Improvement Club. Advertising la Planned. Mr. Munly's Idea in making the coro mlttea so larce waa to have a few men from each section or the East Side to secure more effective work In advertis ing the massmeetlng and circulating the Initiative demanding the ousting of the Tort of Portland Commissioners petition which it la Intended to start at the masemeetlng. The organisation com mittee will be completed today and a meeting to dtsruaa plans of procedure will be called probably for tomorrow or Monday. Yesterday's conference, as predicted, proved to be almost a mass meeting in Itself. The members of the Port of Portland Commission were, assailed In dividually and collectively not only for their attitude In regard to the Broad way bridge, but for other acts which have marked thelr.terms of office. In dignation was great when it was ex plained that the Commission Is an au tocratic, self-perpetuating body, which has handled at least $100,000 of the money of the Port of Portland, the boundaries of which are almost the 'same as those of the City of Portland, without a single audit of their books. It was charged unhesitatingly that Com missioners have takea advantage of their official positions to reap private gain and that they have refused to play fair" wtlh business Interests of the city who sought to do business with them. It was alleged that only a favored few individuals and firms are able to secure contracts from the Com mission. Commissioners Are Invited. It was decided to Invite members of the Port of Portland to attend the maea meeting and defend themselves scalnst the charges which will prob ably be hurled at them. They must be present in person, however, and not by attorney, as the latter will not be ac corded a hearing. Presiding Judge Cleland has under advisement the Port of Portland's ap plication for an Injunction restraining the city from proceeding with the con struction of the bridge. C. E. S. Wood argned the case for the Port of Port land. City Attorney Grant for the City of Portland, and C. W. Fulton. M. L 11 pes and M. U. Munly for the North East Side Improvement Club. Briefs are to be submitted by the attorney la accordance with Instructions of the court. Attorney Wood contended that the port of Portland had the right to reg ulate the building of brldgea as well ss wharves or other structures within the rivers over which It has Jurisdic tion. Mr. Grant and the attorneys for the North East Side Improvement Club presented arguments tending to show that the authority of the city Is superior to that exercised by the Port of Portland. The arguments lasted two hours an were extremely Involved and technical. PORT COMMISSION HAS FKIEXD V. II. Corbett Discuses Broadway Bridge and Other Matters. PORTXJtND. Oct. IT. (To the Editor.) -The members of the Port of Portland Commission seem to have the search light of Inquiry cast on their many al leged misdeeds. through newspaper notoriety. We have ourselves bad our troubles with them through various natural differences of opinion In con nection with contracts we have from time to time had with that Commission. This body Is composed of a number of prominent citizens, many of whom are closely allied with the important ship ping and Industrial Interests of the city, and all of them willingly give a large amount of time and thought to the wel fare and growth of this port, without one cent of remuneration In any form. The mere faot that they are serving In some puhllo capacity, in which their de cisions are frequently at variance with other gentlemen of this community, subjects them to a certain amount of criticism, which no one who ever ac complishes anything In this world can hope to escape: and as an evidence of this we have the present bit or miss campaign of abuse which is going on In reference to the Commission as a whole and Individual members in particular. The whole tempest baa centered on the Broadway bridge, a structure which Is no doubt due to be built within the next five years, but of very doubtful Immediate need until some definite Judgment can be formed of the city's bridge requirements, after bridges now under construction are completed. A good many of our vociferous ast Elders who are waving their arms around and blowing off surplus pressure, have yet to discover that the new O. R. ek N. bridge will not be subject to Interrup tions to transportation over It except through the occasional passage of ocean-going ships, and therefore have no real Idea of what they are talking about. They probably never will have so It makes little difference and our excuse for entering into the argument Is te correct a few mis-statements regard ing the Willamette Iron Steel' Works which have been gratultouKly handed out. m the frenzied attempt to knock off a few heads. First of all. C F. Rwlgert Is not a stockholder In the Willamette Iron 4c Steel Works, and If "His Honor the Judge" cares to verify this, he can look over our stock certificates. In passing, we might state that we should like to have several stockholders of Mr. a i .tannin and ability, as he is one of the few men in the city of Portland who has been continuously optimistic as to Its future, and stren uously active In helping to build up this future. Corning to the second misstatement which baa been- freely circulated, the prompt acceptance of the bar tng "OneontV by the Port of Portland Commission wss due to the necessity of fulfilling a contract whli-h they were a party to. the "Oneonta" having been built in strict accordance to specifi cations and proving herself to be a thoroughly efflolent tugboat. In fact, the chances are that after she has gone through her first Winter's performance she will be recognised as one of the most able .bar boata on the Pacific CTakipg these various facts Into con sideration. It would seem advisable for the advocates of the Broadway bridge to stick strictly to their text and not scatter their energies by forcing open too many closets In their search for fancied skeletons. WILXAMETTB IRON STEEL WORKS. Per W. H. Corbett. President. County Division Opposed By Anti-Division League The Grant County Anti-Division League Presents Argument Against Division of Grant County, Also Gives Reasons Why Divisions of Counties Should Not Be Made by.the Voters of the State at Large. MONT7MENT. Or, Oct. II. 110. Dear Sir: We submit the following reasons why a Mil for an act to create the ri.rV out of the northern portion of Grant County strait be de feated! A careful poll or the voters ana -uhin th terrttnrv of the pro posed Clark County disclose that out side or Lone ureea precinri . i ... t h taxable nroperty within the proposed County of Clark are bitterly opposed to the creation of the county, and considerable percent age of the owners of taxable property within Long Creek precinct are opposed to the measure. This measure Is indorsed only by a few people within and adjacent to the Town of Long Creek, who. by the crea tion of the County of Clark, hope to get the permanent county seat at Long Creek and thereby promote their per sonal political advancement and pri vate gain irreepectlve of the public welfare of Grant County. That a large majority of all voters within the territory of the proposed Clark County are radically opposed to the creation of said county, and the same is opposed by a large majority of the entire County of Grant. The tax roll of Grant County. Ore gon, for the year of 190. shows that within the territory of the proposed County of Clark, the assessable property la as follows: All town lots (assessed valua- tlonl. . i.."7 Number acres tillable lands.... 15,844 Number acrea timber lands, owned by approximately 600 non-resident owners S0.087 Number acres non-tillable lands 195.2 4 Total number acres subject to taxation I01.I0 Total number acres In proposed new county, according to claims of the promoters 913.910 Unappropriated lands within the boundaries of the pro posed county, which belong to the V. a. and are either v worthless for agricultural" purposes or are included within the National Forests and are not open for settle ment under any of the land laws of the V. &, and will remain absolutely worthless for the purposes of taxation,.. (12,715 That the affirmative argument sum mltted by the Clark County committee la not baaed upon facts and is the pro duction of the Inventive minds of the over-enthuslaetlc few of those living within the town of Long Creek seeking for political advancement and private gain. This measure should be defeated for the further reason that Its promoters ask the people of the State of Oregon at large to give them that which they cannot get by vote of the people within the proposed Clark County, or by the people of the County of Grant. That the owners of nine-tenths of the taxable property, outside of the town and precinct of Long Creek. In the pro posed Clark County, realise the favor able consideration of this measure will Impose upon them a needless and bur densome taxation which the conditions of their locality do not Justify, nor business Interests warrant. That within the past year a railroad has been built Into Grant County, and the John Day Valley, thus making for the people of the larger portion of the proposed County of Clark, railroad con nections with the business world via the John Day Vallev, and their busi ness Interests will call them to the rail road which necessarily takes them within two miles of the present county seat of Grant County, Oregon,, and thus they are relieved of the Inconveniences which have existed In the past. We. therefore, as taxpayers within the proposed County of Clark, most earnestly solicit the people of Oregon to permit us, who only are Interested In this matter, to decide the same by our votes, and that each and all of the voters outside of the territories affect Pald Advertisement.) AMES IS RE Seattle Man Again Leads Mo torboat Folk. MANY NEW RULINGS MADE Pacific Coast Championship Races Now 'Will Be Held Under, Asso ciation's Own Regulations, Not Those of Each Club. At a conference of elegatea of clubs affiliated with the Paclflo International Power Boat Association yesterday at the Commeclal Club a new constitution and new set of racing ru? T, adopted and a new corps of elected In conformity with the reor ganization plans of the body. The purpose of the organization Is to promote the power boating "t"; snd interest , In racing on the Paclflo Coast. Any permanent organized motor-boat or yacht club with a "mber shlp of more than 25 members Is elig ible for membership. The parent body will be an organization of f'ub" "" although all members of all i sff '' clubs will be members of the larger organization. . Kach club shall have a delegate for each 7S members of thnt club. The raring rules adopted will govern all Interclnb races and the Pacific Coast championship races. Many changes are made In the rules. Heretofore each club has had Its own racing rules and much confusion has been caused to members of other clubs. In the Pacific Coast races hereafter will re two classes, namciy. ment boat championships and free-for-all championships. The latter class Include hyrdoplanes and all other freak craft- Th reorganized association Is re garded as an association second to none, not even excepting the American Power Boat Association, the large East ern organization. The sentiment was expressed that yesterday's meeting will do more for motor-boating on the Pa cific Coast than anything ever at tempted along similar lines. Racing classes for cruising boats, cabin boats, open boats and high speed ed by these division measures will vote to defeat the creation of the proposed County of Clark and pass a law to provide for the creation of new coun ties by the people within the territory MtttrttA. Give to ul if you please, the right to handle our own buslnees af fairs and to adjuet the conditions of our county municipalities to suit the majority of those who pay the expenses thereof and derive the benefits there from; honor us by conceding to us the rla-ht to the exercise of our individual rlKhta without interference from out side counties and show by your votes that you have confidence fn our ability to handle these questions among our selves for our own Interests. Vote "No" upon this hill for an act to create the County of Clark by mark ing "X" after 335 on your ballot on November 8. 1910. We ask that you give this matter careful and considerate attention, and beg to remain Tours' respectfully, GRANT CO. ANTI-DIVISION LEAGUES. Iteaaoas Way the Peadlag Provision Should become a Law That Provides for Settlement of Conaty Division Questions by the Territory tffrcted aad Not by the State at Lsrer. The voters outside of the territory affected are principally Ignorant of the fairness or justness of such proposed boundaries,, and. If permitted to vote "Yes" on a county-division question, no county is safe In making any per manent Improvements which may be come comparatively worthless and be taken away from them as soon as com pleted. ' Would It be proper, or In any sense Just for the voters of the adjacent states of Washington. Idaho. Nevada and California to vote a slice of Ore gon Into a state and by their votes adopt a constitution for the new state regardless of the wishes of the people of the State of Oregon? Such a pro cedure would be Just as consistent as for the voters of the State of Oregon outside of the territory affected to create new counties by their votes. No elector should take upon himself the responsibility of changing the form or condition of any county municipality where he is not liable for any of the costs of such change or will receive Under the present system all count municipalities are in constant danger of disruption by a small bunch of dis gruntled politicians seeking for person al advancement and private gain with out regard to the publlo welfare of the county. A large majority of the people affect ed by the proposed new counties, are at the present time, radically opposed to the division, notwithstanding the few promoters of such measure proclaim otherwise, but their claim Is without foundation and cannot be substantiated. The representatives of the taxable property affected should be heard, and their wishes should be acceded to, and it Is safe to say that more than nlne tenths of the taxable wealth within the territories affected Is bitterly opposed to the creation of new counties by the tate at large, and. at the present time, at least four-fifths of the taxable wealth of the territories affected Is op posed to the creation of new counties at all. In all fairness and honesty. In all justice to the citizens of the territories affected by the proposed creation of new counties, and asking the people of Oregon to treat us as they would want us to treat them under similar condi tions, we ask you to vote "Yes" on a bill for "A Act Providing for the Creation ef New Town, Canaries, Municipal Districts, etc.," by marking "X" after 153 on the official ballot on November t, 1910. Your respectfully, GRANT COUNTY DIVISION LEAGUE). ridtu p n 1 1- i 1 1 1 ii SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY boats are provided for In the new con stitution. Each of these classes is sub divided into classes for boats of each length. The officers elected for the year were: "Edgar Ames, of Seattle, presi IPLE BEST FOR LESS BEST FOR LESS SAi WORRELL'S 134 Sixth St.. Corner Alder. Opposite LARGEST AND ONLY EXCLUSIVE SAMPLE Your and digest Lard yJ Cottolene is ..o Jfr duct made from pure, refined j7 x'' cotton oil- and every bit as digest fa?1 .- g ible and nourishing as olive oil. & J Cottolene makes food which any " LS.0.-'sr W?rm n rVl t i n A iiw nnA Vtt'iA 11 n tne tissues of the body. ' Let your children eat all they want of food cooked with Cottolene. It won't harm them 1 Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK CO MPANY Cookies are ood for him if made with Cottolene WHY DO Say "Presto" when asked what kind of Baineoat or Overcoat they want t Because it is the latest and most sensible improvement and gives a man TWO COATS FOB THE PBICE OF ONE. "We have them in abundant variety and splendid quality. - BAIXCOATS . . . . .$10 to 35 0VEBC0ATS $10 to $35 MEN'S SUITS $10 to $40 LION dent to succeed himself: Knox Walker, Royal Yacht Club, Vancouver B. C. vice-president: A. V. Comings, Seattle Tacht Club, secretary: B. F. Jacobs, Taooma Yacht Club, treasurer: W. E. Curtis. Portland Motor-Boat Club, treas A SALE OF SUITS AND C Another big Drummers Sample Line of SUITS and DRESSES captured at from 40 cents to 60 cents on the dollar And are on sale in our busy little store at such an amazing saving that it will be a veritable wonder to you $30 Sample Suits and Dresses $14.95 $40 Sample Suits and Dresses $19.85 $45 Sample Suits and Dresses $24.95 $6.50 Walking Skirts for Only $3.50 $8.00 Silk-Petticoats for Only $3.25 Wc show the largest and most comprehensive line of Sample Coats on the Pacific Coast children can 'eat Cottolene made cookies other pastry because it never makes food does lard, and L the 2. stomach 1 can . easily $ it. is an animal product just plain hog a vegetable pro- MEN CLOTHING CO. 166-170 THIRD STREET urer; C. V. Cooper, Portland Motor-Boat Club; Dr. A. R. Baker, Royal Yacht Club, Vancouver, B. C: Captain Nelson Troyer, Astoria Motor-Boat Club: Har old Lee, Seattle Yacht Club, and George Summer. Everett Yacht Club, councilman. SAMPLE CLOAKS AND SUITS Oregonian HOUSE ON COAST i .iil!!!j?ISr luiiil and greasy as assimilate fat. "Nature's Gift from the Sunny South'' Not a Luxury iA. bank account should not be regarded as a luxnry. It is a necessity. Every one who desires to prosper should have one. "Why put it off? Start one now with Ashley & Kumelin. Bankers. 4 per cent interest paid on savings accounts. Accounts of $1.00 and np received. Portland, Oregon Open 8 A. M. until B:S0 P. M. Saturdays until 8 P. M. "Dr. Miles' Nervine Completely Cured Our Little Boy of Fits." A family can suffer no greater affliction than to have a child sub ject to fits or epilcpiy. Many a father or mother would give their all to restore such a child to health "I am heartily glad to tell you ot our little boy who was completely cured of fits. He commenced having- them at 10 years of age and had them for four years. 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