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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1907)
8 THE ' STJXDAY OKKUOXIANV POHTLASD,M AfrftIL 14, ' '190T. fl REPUBLICANS GIVE OUT THEIR POLICY Pledge All Candidates to Plat form and to the Primary. TAKE STAND FOR PUBLIC On Record Against Perpetual Fran chises, for Revocation of Those Existing and for. General Betterment of utilities. At a meeting of the precinct commit teemen of the Republican Central Com mittee last night In the Selling-Hirsoh building, two resolutions were adopted, the first of which pledges all the Re publican candidates for nomination be fore the primaries to subscribe to the platform drawn up by the committee and the second pledges the defeated candidates to support the ticket an nominated. The meeting was presided over by W. M. Cake, and a majority of the precinct committeemen, was pres ent. Chairman Cake made it plain that It was not the purpose of the meeting to indorse any candidate for office, and no Individual politics crept Into the meeting. The platform the various candidates will be asked to support covers all the Important issues before the coming primaries. It stands squarely against the granting of perpetual franchise, and it is in fovor of the amendment to the city charter in relation to the water system recommended by the Water Board; of the placing of all electric and telephone and telegraph wires under ground, of better street Improvements, and of an efficient fire and police department. The good serv ice the Juvenile Court has been do ing is heartily indorsed, and the plat form calls for a strict restriction of child labor. Authority for the Resolution. Chairman Cake, after calling the meeting to order, called W. H. Galvani to the chair, saying he wanted first to explain to the committeemen the reason for drawing up the resolutions. He then road a portion of the direct primary law giving to the county and city organization the authority to draw up the resolutions. When the resolution was open for discussion, M. G. Griffin moved that section 5, that part touching on the extension of the water system, be made more specific. Mr. Griffin stat ed that he favored the amendment to the charter recommended by the Water Board, and It was voted that this be written Into the resolution. A. J. Fanno saw breakers ahead In that part of the resolution which fav ored the $f!00 liquor license. Mr. Fanno thought It was not necessary to have anything in the resolution touch ing on the liquor question and urged that It be stricken out on the ground that It was sure to cause trouble. Dr. W. I. Cottel, candidate for Councilman la the Fifth ward, and W. Banks sided In- with Mr. Fanno, and all references to tho liquor question was stricken out. The resolution as adopted reads: . . What RepublJcanl&m Has Done. We believe In the Republican party, in Its principles as enunciated from tluie to time In National and state platforms, in the intelligence and integrity of its lead ers. While in the ascendancy, the ad ministration of National and state af fairs has been attended with peace, and great prosperity to the Commonwealth and all classes of our citizenship: labor has been protected: trade has been ex tended: general conditions of peace, good order, and good government, have hcen Iwtabllshcd. and we, therefore, believe in the government of the City of .Portland y the Republican party. We favor' an Improved public service In all directions. The large appropriations for the several departments of the city fovernment should insure clean streets, ttractlve parks, an efficient Fire Depart ment, and a police service that would protect the" home, life and property, and (eenre the prompt apprehension and con viction of all criminals. ' Policy on I tllltlcs. We favor an active and progressive policy in tho administration of the city government, a better system of street denning, the district plan for the im provement of streets and assessment therefor, the laying (,f all conduits and pipes to curb line before the laying of hard pavement uion the streets, proper building regulations, a better svstem of wires ror telephone, telegraph and elec Itrlc purposes, the acquisition of property llnierests necessary to protect our com inerce from exorbitant dock charges and me acquisition or hind for parks and boulevards, consistent with the needs ot n cny ano mc present burdens of taxa tion. V e demand that the munteinnl jtnthrtri. ties shall require all streetcar companies equip mcir cars witn suitable renders inner the State law. air hrjike unit nroner Equipment for the protection of life, and mini me responsiniuty for the rorm or StVie of fenders nr Pmtinmant Ka nn, Jshifted from the com pan lea to the city. No Perpetual Franchises. I 1 lit are opposed to all perpetual fran 1 tnitM nl recommend the repeal of all I tthose now In existence. We believe that I kill municipal franchises are public rights o be granted to Individual and cor poration OnlV llrum RllcK onnrlltlnna arrt limitations a will Insure to the public adequate service, an Increasing revenue r the city commensurate with the value of tho rights granted, with full power of regulation, control and revocation, that I persons and corporations to whom municipal franchises may be granted, should he held to a strict accounting for any failure to meet- the conditions of their i;rnt. express or Implied, or for anv in fringement upon the rights of the public. Water Rates for the Public. ! We favor the extension of our water nlant by the laying of additional conduits nnd construction of additional reservoirs. necessary to insure to the public an it-(jiMt, auppiy ci water, ana tnst all tater rates should be regulated with a Hew to subserving the Interest of the 'tiblir rather than securing a profit from he service, and we favor that amend ment to the charter in relation to water system recommended Dy the Water Foard. We believe in civil service rigidlv en forced; that political and personal" con- uerauons suoutu not govern In the election and appointment of subordinate none ornciais. nut that Intelligence, loral worth and efficiency, should be the -mditiona necessary to such public ser ine are opposed to gambling and all her public vices, and demand the en- rcement or an laws and police regula ns for the prevention of crime and e preservation of the peace and dignlty our city. Juvenile Court Commended. We heartily commend the service of 1 Juvenile Court of this county as one tne near reiormative institutions in e state. We favor better quarters for 9 Municipal Court and a clean, well ntilated prison for the confinement of y offenders, all In accord with the mlty of our institutions. Ve favor the restriction of child-labor: rigid and Intelligent inspection by micipal officers of all mills and tones where people are employed, and a.I school housej ar.d public or semi- public places, believing that the same will add to the safety of life and be con ducive to the health, comfort and well being of the community. Belief in Principles of Primary. After two primary elections. It has become apparent that the true spirit and point of the primary law is either not understood or Is wilfully Ignored by the Republican electors. We believe m the principle of the primary law and that such principle is in substance this: That the primary election is the nomination of candidates by the rank and file of the party, and as such these candidates are the party choice. We believe that no member of the Republican party should place himself higher than his party under such circumstances should not participate in Republican primaries unless -be proposes to accept and adopt the fiarty selection at such primaries. We be leve any other course will eventually defeat the direct primary law and its purpose. . We believe it to be the duty of every Republican candidate at the nominating election to pledge himself to abide by the result of that election, and that any candidate who should refuse so to do, should not be entitled to a nomination by the Republican party. - Actual Pledges to Be Demanded. We believe it to be the duty ot the Central Committee, the duly elected and authorized Republican organization, and one of its important functions, to advtae th-s party of the position upon this ques tion, of every candidate seeking the votes of the members of the party at the nominating election, and this committee does, therefore, on. behalf of the partv, call upon the several candidates for Re publican nominations for the several of fices, to pledge himself in writing to the committee to support the successful nomi nee for the office which he seeks. We believe that the Central Committee should not. as a committee, advocate the candidacy of any individual at the primary election, but should unitedlv and earnestly work for the election o'f the entire ticket selected at such nominating election. After tho principal resolution had been passed, Mr. Cake, stated that he had one more resolution to offer. It was unani mously adopted as read and Is as follows: Whereas, the Central Committee has adopted resolutions calling upon each candidate for nomination at the coming primary election, to pledge himself to support the ticket nominated. and especially the successful nominee for the office which he seeks. Pledge Answers by April 25. Now, therefore, be It resolved, that such request be made known to each Republican candidate at the primary elec tion, and that such candidate return answer thereto In writing on or before -tiii 4.J, ,o ine secretary or tne Central rommittee. .7. Y. Sherwood. 2S-2T-2R. Mallory building. tie 11 rurtner resolved that tins com mittee meet not later than April 26, 1007, to receive the report of the secretary in relation to the foregoing. . Cottel to Stay Committeeman. Dr. W. I. Cottel was the- only member present who broke Into individual politics. As a precinct committeeman. Dr. Cottel in' formed Chairman Cake that he was a can didate for councilman in the Fifth ward. Ho said he knew it was one of the rules adopted by the committee that when a committeeman became a candidate for of fice he must resign. Dr. Cottel said that he did not want to resign, and said that he wanted to be In a position, in case he was defeated at the primaries, to take off nis coat and not only work, for his suc cessful opponent, but for the entire. Re publican ticket. No one present seemed willing to enforce the rule, so Dr. Cottel will holdhls job. Just before the meeting adlnurned Chairman Cako announced that the Re publican headquarters would be In the Mallory building. "We are not estab lishing headquarters at this time to take any part in politics." the chairman in formed those present, "but we could not get the rooms unless we began, paying the rem on raonaa;. After the primaries you can come to the headquarters and play all the politics you want to. We will move in on Monday, REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSED Clerks Overworked by Last-Day " Rush to Get on Roll. A. long, swaying' line of impatient men. joking each other on putting things off till the last moment, tell ing a story now and then, whistling to keep up their spirits, and a coatless bunch of overworked, perspiring clerks! This tells the story of the final grand rush In the registration In the County Clerk's office last night. During the last 15 minutes before the closing of the books at 9 o'clock, near ly 70 men were handled by the force of deputies. , The total registration of new names reached 2969, which, with those who have previously registered, figure a grand total of 22,997 voters. Ten hun dred and ninety-one names -were en tered yesterday, of which 650 were new and 441 were changes, Out of the 650, 457 are Republicans, 144 Dem ocrats and 49 miscellaneous. Of the grand total, 17.426 are Republicans. 4230 Democrats and 1238 are affiliated with other parties. The registration opened just a month ago. "The registration is not at all what It should be,." said County Clerk Fields last night, as he closed the books. "There are fully double the numbar of voters In the city who should have reg istered. Of this I am satisfied by the Investigation I have made of the rec ords." The progress of the work was marked by many .. amusing incidents. Men forgot where they lived, forgot their ages, and some forgot whether they bad moved or not. One man hes itated about the question as to wheth er he had changed bis residence, and want out after a policeman. Some of the young fellows seemed very much embarrassed, and signed In the wrong place, while others got excited and could not think of their names for the moment. The deputies were kept busy answering all sorts of foolish ques tions. 1 The rush began, shortly after noon yesterday, when many of the mills and factories closed for the day, allowing those who had Vjen delayed to regis ter. Then there were others In the long line who make a habit of putting off what they think is not necessary until the last moment. For an hour last night before closing it looked as though the clerks were doomed to a midnight session, but one man was stationed outside the line, and pushed the rqen along as fast as the deputies could handle them. In this way the work was expeditiously disposed of. Monday Mr. Fields will put a force of stenographers at work entering the cards Into the two books which are re quired to keep the records of the reg istration. The last man to register nearly stag gered the deputies. He was not only th5 last, but he had the longest name of any. He was only 30 years old. and be wrote Ernest Augustine Etckeren koeter. All of that, and then looked for more space In which to write the rest of it. but the clerk protested. E. A. E. is a Government Inspector, but those of the Courthouse force are of the opinion that the man's name needs amputation. HAZELTON PLEASES CRITIC After inspecting carefully the entice list of high-class makes sold in Port land. Mrs. O. Gansberger, a well-known resident ot San Lorenzo. Cal.. ' yester day selected one of the well-known Haielton Pianos, one of the leaders In the "line of highest quality"- exclu sively represented by Filers Piano House. The piano chosen was one of the magnificent uprights of handsome walnut. CITIES FROM FREE-WATER IDEA Forty-four Replies to Water Board's Inquiry All Condemn It. . - THEIR ADJECTIVES UNIFORM Tnwlse," "Absurd," "Impractic able," "Cnjust,", "Unpopular," "Dangerous," Some of Terms Vsed to Describe System. '. PORTLAND, April 13. (To the Editor.) Recently the Water Board of this city sent circulars, of which the following is a copy, to all cities of 50.000 population or more which own waterworks, 63 alto gether: . The Water Board of this eitv (popula tion 1.-A0C0 and assessed 'value 'of property l6,O0ft.CO0) wishing to obtain all 'the in foramtion It can from other cities rela tive to waterworks matters, respectively requests that you will Inform it how such matters are managed in your citv. by filling out -the blanks on the enclosed statement, adding such other items as you may see fit. and returning it as soon as you can conveniently. Enclosed herewith please find a copv of the water rates of this citv, which shows that a family in a dwelling having one bath and one water close pays $13 per annum, yard sprinkling extra. As provided by the charter, the Interest on the water bonds, payments into the sinking fund, extensions of mains and all cost of operation, repairs and maintenance of the waterworks have been paid oi.-t of the receipts for water sold. The users of the .water, not the owners of the prop erty, pay for it. It is now proposed bv some citizens to amend the charter so that free water shall b3 supplied to all dwellings, stores. tc and that water shall only be charged for when used for commercial purposes yard sprinkling, etc.. and that the deficit shall be pro vided for in the general tax levy on property. We do not consider this proposition ad vantageous. If adopted It would probably result in property owners paying more taxes and raising, the rents of thefr ten ants proportionately. - If your department collects a frontage tax on property abutting on street mains, please state your method of assessing and collecting the tax. Partial Answers From 45. Up to the present 45 cities have replied to the circulars. . Some of them have failed to strrte definitely whether interest on bonds, payments into sinking fund, extensions of mains, meters and" the oper ation, repairs and maintenance of their waterworks are paid for out of the gen era! tax levy on property, frontage tax or receipts for water sold, therefore a com plete summary of the information ob tained cannot be made until the tull par ticulars, which have been asked for, are received. Although some of these 45 cities state that property is taxed to some extent for water purposes, the average of the annual water rates charged by them for a dwell-' lng of average size, having one bath and one water closet, is JU.67 Twelve dollars Is the rate charged- for such a dwelling in Portland. The rate charged in this rapidly growing city, where the cost of extending water mains Is so great, ($295, $76 last year) compares favorably with flte rates of older cities whose waterworks are practically completed. The -following is a copy of the answers received from, these cities to the question how they would probably consider a proposition to furnish free water for all households, stores, workshops and offices, and charge only for water for com mercial purposes. yard, sprinkling, elc. Replies to Free Water Question. Albany. N. Y. Leads to an excessive consumption of " water with no way "of preventing Its Increase. Altoona, Pa. Very unpopular. 'Atlanta, Ga. To bankrupt the water works. Baltimore, Md.i-Free water has been agitated, here and turned down. Boston, Mass. Inexpedient. Brockton, Mass. The limit of foolish ness. Buffalo. N. T. Unfair. The question has been agitated but did not meet with favor. Cambridge, Mass. Unwise. Cleveland. O. Very bad for many reasons, chiefly waste. Columbus, O. It would be our judg ment that this would be a very unsat isfactory arrangement as people would abuse the privilege. Dayton. O. Unwise: first, an unlimited supply of water would be necessary; second, a municipal plant would soon run down. and. third, the people who use the water should pay direct and save carrying charges. Detroit. Mich. Undeafrable and to an extent discriminating. Disadvantageous. Duluth, Alinn. Unjust and unreason able. Burden Without Benefit. Exansvllle. Ind. Impractical and unfair. as the burden would be placed upon tax payers, many of whom would receive no benefit. , Fall River. Mass. Impracticable. : Grand Rapids, Mich. A very unsatis factory plan. Harrlsburg. Pa. Unwise and inequitable. Kansas City. Mo. Unquestionably dis astrous. Lawrence. Mass. Entirely wrong. Los Angeles, Cal. Unjust. . Lowell. Mass. Unwise. Lynn. Mass. Against our judgment. Manchester. N. H. All wrong. Milwaukee. Wis. Premature and Im posing a burden on the taxpayer which rightfully belongs to the consumer. Minneapolis, Minn. Not just to property-owners. Nashville. Tenn. .Not advisable. New Bedford, Mass. Not satisfac tory. All Consumers Should Pay. Philadelphia, Pa. The proposition to furnish water pumped by "machinery free of cost would be considered In this city a absurd. - All consumers should pay water rent. The price should be as low as possible. Pittsburg, Pa.--Proposition unfavor able. . . Providence. Tt. ,L Impracticable from a financial standpoint. Reading, Pa. Unjust - taxation and not being equitable would be unconsti tutional, because lot owners without improvements would be taxed for water without having the use of it. Richmond, Va. Not a proper method. Rochester, N. T. A poor business proposition. Salt Lake City, Utah Humbug. Seattle, Wash. Very unwise as a public policy. Somerville. Mass. Not advantageous. Spokane. Wash. That it would be very unsatisfactory. Springfield, Mass. Unwise and vision of a dreamer or politician. Taxpayers on unpiped streets or In suburbs where no water supply is yet extended would kick hard and Justly. St. Louis, Mo. Impracticable. Not looked on with favor. The only equit able way of charging. is by means of meters. St. Paul, Minn. This Is a very dan gerous proposition and would lead to extravagant waste. " Tacoma, Wash. Not a good plan. Washington. D. C. The arrangement would be a grave mistake. Free water would undoubtedly cost the citizens a great deal more than water paid for directly by some rational system, such as the universal use of meters. Worcester, .Mass. A crazy proposi tion: ... Tonkers. N. y. Do not believe proposition could be carried, as we are educated to the use of meters. C. H. RAFFETY, G. W. ALLEN. R. B. LAMSON", J. D. HART," Water Board. NOTED EVANGELIST IS HERE - - Rev. J. E. Wolfe Will Hold Series of Revival Meetings In Portland. Rev. J. B. Wolfe, National evangelist and author, will open special meetings tonight In the Mississippi Avenue Congre gational Church, to continue every night for a week. Rev. Mr. Wolfe just returned from an evangelistic trip through Eng land and Scotland arid Is In Portland vis iting his son. He Is a. personal friend of Rev. J. E. Wolfe. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman and has con ducted revival meetings in two of Dr. Chapman's churches. First Reformed Church, of Albany. N. Y.. and the Beth any Presbyterian Church, of Philadelphia, and his- work was highly commended. Rev. Mr. Wolfe is the founder of' the Indian Orphan Homes of Atoka. I. T., for which he has given large sums of money. "Gold from Ophir" is the title of a book written by him, and It is-hlghly spoken of by distinguished men and com mended by Dr. Chapman as one of the best books of the sort published. Evangelist Wolfe is- a personal friend of Rev. William L. Upshaw, pastor of the Mississippi Avenue Cqngj-eg-jtlbnal Church. All are Invited to come out and hear, him in these meetings. BRIGHT GIRL0F TWELVE A. declamatory contest was held Thursday evening at Cowlitz County teachers' institute,. Kelso, Wash. Each district in the county was entitled to a representative, the winner to re ceive a gold medal. Helen Jeff era, of Kalama, Wash.; was successful the youngest competitor. She has just passed her 12th birthday, Is an Oregon girl, born on a ranch, Lewis and Clark River. being the fourth generation to have lived there. Her great grandparents were pioneers of Oregon, she being the daughter of I. M. Jeffers. Since the death of her mother, Mrs. Nellie Casslday-Jeffers, she has resided with an aunt, in Ka lama. where she has attended school. The friends of this lltte girl predict a bright future, as she is unusually gifted. The judges were unknown to any of the contestants, Hon. J. H. Ack erman, of Oregon, serving as one. i -. ' - : - - 1 -f A WEAK STOMACH NEEDS THE BITTERS F. Q. WILLHOITE, Chattanooga, Tenn., says: "I find your Bitters excellent for curing my stomach complaints. I suf fered for years without obtaining any re lief. I will alwavs indorse your Bitters." ( " - m STOMACH, I THE AGED AND INFIRM WILL APPRECIATE AN OCCASIONAL DOSE OF THE BITTERS VICTORY FOR THE SAYS VEATGH Head of Conductors in Oregon Tells How Great Strike Was Averted. NOT. ALL POINTS GAINED Concessions Made, However, Are Sufficient to Make Working Con ditions of Trainmen Better. Higher Wages, Shorter Day. - Samuel P. Veatcb. of 569 East Burn side street, head of the Order of Rail way Conductors In Oregon and gen eral chairman of the Pacific system of the Southern -Pacific, who was dele gated to represent the S00 conductors employed on the line at the recent Chi cago peace conference, returned yes terday after helping In bringing about peace between the railway managers and the men. . Mr. Veatch thinks the terms of set tlement are generally satisfactory and that it is to. the interests of the men and the railroads alike to agree to a peaceable settlement of the contro versy. He says the Increase In wages and the shorter hours allowed by the geenral managers, while it does not meet fully the concessions first de manded by the men. will Increase Jhe expenditures of the 41 Western rail roads Involved about $6,000,000 annual ly and will affect 50.000 men: Mr. VeatcMf leaves tomorrow night for San Francisco, where he has' called a meeting of the general committee of the Pacific system of the Southern Pacific for April 17. The whole com mittee will formally ratify the agreed ment between the railroads and their conductors and trainmen. The in creased schedule of wages, however, took effect April 1.' In discussing the settlement of the vexing questions before the conduc tors and trainmen on the one side and the committee of general managers on the other, Mr. Veatch said: Rights of Public Considered. "The matter of public convenience was taken into consideration to a great degree. We- thought It would be a great Injustice to the public and to the business Interests generally to en ter into anything like a strike at this time. We felt the difference between what was granted us and what we asked for would not justify us in en tering into a walkout. ' " L'' "The .matter was far too serious to be considered lightly, and I believe our two grand officers, A. B. Garret son and P. H. Morrissey. are the great est men in the United States to under take a matter of this kind. ; They con sidered not only the wishes of their own men. but the. best Interests of the public generally. I believe, bad it not been for their influence over the men, together with the good sense exercised by the older and more conservative men in .the committee, trouble would certainly have been the result. "A settlement was finally . effected through - Labor Commissioner Charles P. Nelll and Interstate Commerce Com missioner . M. . A. Knapp, Bothk these men came on from Washington at the suggestion of President Roosevelt, who had been advised of the seriousness of the situation by I. G. Pawn, chairman of the general managers' committee. These two men called on our commit tee and held repeated conferences for five days with us and the general man agers, but the two factions seemed as far apart as ever. Mr. Neill then talked frankly to our committee, tell ing us he would have to return to Wasntngton and report a failure of the negotiations unless we could see our way clear to recede somewhat from the position we. had maintained. After further meetings we decided to make some concessions, taking into consid It. AMUNDSON, Bellingham, Waih., says: "I have been troubled for some time past with a weak stomach and also liver complaint, and your Bitters helped me wonderfully. I willingly recommend it." When the stomach is allowed to become weak, disease easily finds a foothold. Therefore, build up and strengthen the stomach and digestive organs, keep the bowels open and the blood pure by the use of the celebrated HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS You will then be in splendid shape to battle against any sick ness. Take a dose before-meals and at bedtime and see how quickly such ailments as Poor Appetite, Heartburn, Belch ing, Nausea, Headache, Costiveness, Dyspepsia,, Indigestion, Female His, General Debility or Malaria, Fever and Ague will disappear. Thousands have used it with beneficial re sults. Try it today. For Sale by all Druggists. We Guaran tee the Genuine to Be Absolutely Pure. ration -the public's Interest as much 4 as our own and probably more. "After further discussion, we decided to make another proposition and this was presented to the general managers through Messrs. Knapp and Nelll. It was understood that should the gen eral managers refuse this proposition, the commissioners would go on record In the newspapers stating that we had been fair and were entitled to all we asked for in our final request. This last proposition was finally accepted by the general managers and a pre liminary agreement signed up. "The best' of feeling resulted after an understanding was reached. Chair man Pawn, of the general managers' committee, stated his committee had been treated with every courtesy by the men and he desired to thank every member of the committee for it. He said they - themselves 'bad conceded everything . they had been allowed to grant. ' "While not altogether satisfactory, this agreement, as a whole, has gained much for the men. There Is not only a 10 pfcr cent Increase for those In freight service, but tlie hours are - re duced. This means considerable to the average man. especially in the freight service. Overtime will be paid on a pro rata basis, vhich is an Increase from 35 rents an hour to as high as 56 cents. This rate, of course, depends upon the locality. The rate of pay of passenger conductors Is increased on some roads to $160 a month, and brake men have proportionate Increases. The average rate of pay over the country for passenger conductors will be $150 a month, with 35 cents an hour for overtime. Brakemen are to get 23 cents an hour overtime. Freight men will work a 10-hour day. Passenger runs, although longer In some sections of the country, are less than 10 hours .CAE. to Improve Its Track. G. W. Talbot, general manager of the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad, has re turned from a trip of inspection over the road. He reports a number of improve ments during the coming Hummer, among them the laying of heavier rails for two miles over the summit of the Coast Range and the ballasting of a portion of the track. A number of the station buildings will . be repainted during the Summer. These Improvements are intended to put the road In first-class shape for the Summer travel to the beach. A. Li. Craig to Visit Portland. A. L. Craig, passenger traffic manager of the Great Northern, with offices at St. Paul, will reach Portland this morn ing for a stay probably of several days. As Mr. Craig was formerly general pas senger agent for the O. , R. & N. he Is well known here and will be warmly wel comed by his many friends in Portland. Mr. Craig .comes here on business. Sacramento Route Again Open. Overland Southern. Pacific trains 15 and 16 have resumed their usual route by way of Sacramento, after traveling by way of Willows since the' recent washouts In California. The other Overland trains will continue to run via Willows, as that Is the usual route. EXPOSITION RINK RACES Racing will be featured strongly at the Exposition Rink this- week, and a number of fast and exciting matches are scheduled to occur. The programme so far provides couple skating for to morrow (Monday) evening, while other matches and -feature races will be- an nounced in the daily papers 'later, : '' A strong feature that will appear at the rink soon is a game of basketball on skates. ' The matches, though or dinarily exciting, develop into most entertaining events when played be tween teams on Toller skates. FINE LOT FOR A HOME Beautiful sightly quarter,. Third and Woods streets; a splendid place upon which to build. For sale cheap, and upon very easy terms. See A. H. Eilers. Secy. Cllers Piano House, Park and Washing ton. 'Sentenced and Paroled. Rather than run the gauntlet of a trial and suffer exposure. Raff Wan nace pleaded guilty to the charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor In the Circuit Court yesterday afternon and was sentenced by Judge Frazer to one year in jail, and to pay a fine of $50. Owing to his being only 20 years old, Wannace was paroled during good beharlor. AT ONCE J "1 The Modern Sacrifice Ey The Viclin . I AM the most unfortuoate of men' Because of ro ill fitting Suit. I am a Sacrifice to the Incompetence. Ignorance, lociKeronce and Cupidity of My two Ar.h Lneaies the Tailor and Old Dr Goose the Hot Flat Iron They're to blame for my Mental Anguish and Suffering For between thenj they made my Suit what it is they fed tho flames of my Sacrifice. First begin was the Tailor he Cut niy Suit all wrong then to save money he hurried it through a lot of Underpaid Machine Operatives who slapped the Dif ferent Parts together in frenzied eagerness to earn their Scant Pay. Then, although the Defects were ob servable, even to a Novice, and should have been corrected by Carefully taking the suit all apart and making it over again the suit was given over to O'.d Dr.' Goose the Hot Flat Iron who tried to press and stretch and shrink out Actual Defects of making merely by means of the Hot Flat Iron He "doped" in Style and Shape 'or a brief time only When I saw that Suit at the store it locked fine But a short time after I had worn it. it became as you now see it I was Sacrificed for the Tailor and Old Dr Goose. " Oh! if I had only bought a "Sincerity ' Suit." I wouldn't have this Tale of Woe, not much! For "Sincerity Clothes" are Self-Respect Clothes They fit and retain their Shape. There's Dignity in the Smooth. Close embrace of the Collar Smartness in the flat well-fitting Lapels Style in the shape ly Shoulders Class and distinction la every "Sin cerity" Suit. For every "Sincerity" Suit is carefully and Sincerely made not a single detail is overlooked no matter how trifling. Expert Tailors do the Cutting Tailors to their finger tips and expert needle workers make the Suit Sew the Shape. Style, Wear and Satisfaction into the very1 Fabric. When each "Sincerity" Suit is made up it is exhaustively Inspected if the least Defect Is found, the part is taken apart and re-sewn- not temporarily "doped" by the Hot Flat Iron Old Dr. Goose. A "Sincerity" Suit Costs its Makers whole lot mora than the kind of Suit I'm wearing Bat. I would not have had to nnv n.' f lecent more for a "Sincerity" Suit than pam ror mis misnt. "j ..... a.v miiu uy nina grade ready-to-wear dealer everywhere. Call in and look them over some time you will not be asked tt buy. See the Label below is in each Coat. It insures Style, Service and Satisfaction. . CHILDREN ALL INTERESTED Chickering Art Contest Frizes Are Worth Striving For. "Well. well, what an artistically-in-cllned lot of youngsters we have in this town." said a prominent stationer yes terday, "it's water-color Bets, or crayons, that pretty nearly every girl and boy in town seems to be after, just now." And he was right, on every block, from Portland Heights to St. Johns, there are busv beys and girls, all striving to win a prize In the Chickering Art Contest, which was Inaugurated by. Eilers Piano House a couple of weeks ago. Each Sunday a different sketch is ap pearing In The Oregonian, which Is to be clipped out and colored. These sketches are reproductions of drawings from some of the most famous artists in the country, and the skill and artistic ability shown by the youthful local students in sonre of the coloring of the sketches already sent In, demonstrate that the talent here la most promising. Said a prominent local artist, who had been permitted to view some of the work already received, "It Is really surprising what can be done on a piece of ordinary newspaper, with a few strokes of a cravon or brush, in the hands of an 8-vear-old." and he was right. 3oine of the sketches, submitted, by children con siderably under the age limit 1 years are decidedly art gems. Some of the sketches entered In the contest will be displayed In the windows of Bilers Piano Houre, within a few days. It will prove an interesting art exhibiti A more fitting or appropriate subject of the contest could hardly have been selected than the Chickering piano, which, offers a most pleasant Incentive for artistic work, achieving as it does, the very pinnacle of art and perfection in the musical world. - Xhe prizes offered are splendid ones. a beautiful Quarter-Grand- Chickering Piano at half price, as first prize; a cer tittcate good for S100 toward the purchase of any new piano as second prize: a fbQ Victor Talking Machine as third prize, and a $25 Premium Talking Machine for fourth prize. The committee of artists and art critics who will act as judges, includes Mr. Tjouis Rothe, an art director of wide renown known from end to end on the Pacific Coast: Mr. F A. Rutledge of The Oregonlan Art Department, and one other still to be chosen. The sketches are beginning to pile in rapidly now. and the art jury will have quite "a task before them. Kilers Piano House promise, however, that each con testant will be rewarded in some manner so that there will be no disappointments. Full Sight No Bars in Front Uses all tha ribbon. Au tomatic re verse. B'-st by test. Try one. Same , rentals as blind writ, era. All other makes rented and repaired. Platens, psrts and supplies for all. RUBBER STAMP FACTORY.. Office, Stationery and the Ink House of the Northwest. Try us. It pays. P. D. CUNNINGHAM CO. S1 Mark Cot Agfsey Co.) Phones Main 1-MI7 and A1407.