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TJHWF 3 fwnin " vF"n?9wfflPf. f;9s r r" -I "vw-iwpw ff It'tfUtjr nt r-ro-r ''" VV W,''M'WtfW'iW''AH' V'1 r -?rzr iwr, p,?twr-rwr A T" if" T,w.1" ap.XL'oa f 4. THE NEW AGE, POBTLAND. OREGON. . L'l piiywymwwwM??1"" ' '--"" - , - - - i. il r i . "i :., V Ef :' "V r V ft " ? i I u ? 'fT ! ,1 t f !i l n r j - i ii f . I, I Ml i ? :! i f til. i V, Im" THE NEW AGE A. D. ORIPPIN. MntinRr piftt 4ti Second St., cor. Ath, Room t and 2 ' Portland, Oregon. Kateted at the poMoftlco at Portland, Oregon, aecondcias matter. subscription. One Year, payable In advance, . .$2.00 D$9 5 EDITORIAL 'iiti)iS?M A MAYOIIALTY POSSIBILITY. Prominent nmong the sovornl nnmes mentioned ns thoBo or posslblo can didates for tho nomination for the mayoralty of Portlnnd to bucccciI Mayor WlllnniB Ib Hint of Mr. Samuel Conncll, eccretary of tho Chamber of Commcrco and president of tho North west Door Company. Many of our leading business men Interested In tho result of tho municipal election In Juno aro urging Mr. Conncll to bceomo a candidate for the nomina tion, for thero would bo no doubt of his election should ho nccopt It nor would thero bo any doubt of tho char acter of tho administration ho would rendor In tho ovent of his election. Mr. Conncll has devoted all of his mnturo llfc-tlmo to tho HUcccsBful pursuit of business In Portland. Ho is ono of tho city's foromoBt business men, progressive In ovory sense of tho term and a promoter of recognized ability and tnct. Ho la In tho very prlmo of llfo, actlvo and alert. Con servative In his vlows on questions af fecting tho wolfaro or tho local pub lic, caroful In tho formation of opin ions In tho matter of popular contro versies, and yot always ready to aB slnt In tho determination of Important Issues, ho would mnko an ideal chief oxecutivo of tho city of Portland dur ing tho great Lewis nnd Clark Cen tennial Exposition. Ills ntncsB for tho place cannot bo questioned; his integrity Ib abovo reproach; his char actor Is that or a man or unsullied honor, and his word is nB good na his bond and everybody who knows him knows, that his bond Is gilt-edged. A man who has been constantly buc cossrul with lilo own buslnesB affairs Is generally a tmfo man to trust with tho affairs of tho public. In theso days or business evolution and excite moot ability and tact aro necossnry to success In any lino or activity. Proor that Mr. Connoll possesses theso qualities Is found In tho degree of his buccobs. Ho is ono of our heavy tax payers and most loyal citizens. Mr. Connoll Is not an extremist; nnd that fnct ought to count much In hlu favor In popular opinion. HIh own character suggests what ho would do Hlro to dovolop In tho character or the city, Ho certainly would not deulro to destroy tho property of ono faction In order t promoto tho Intorosts of an othor. In fact, thero would bo no far- lions recognized In his official work. Hut thero Is no doubt that ho would lend nil of his olllclul strength to tho advancement or tho prlmo Interests of a clean and healthful city, moVully and commercially. Mr. Connoll's many friends aro In profound earnest In tholr inslstonco tliut ho should nccopt tho nomination for tho mayorship which they pro poso to tender, HON. J. 0. AINBWOIITM. Tho legislature cortalnly did a wiso net In tho selection of Hon.' J. C, AIiib worth to bo a inembor or tho Poit of Portland Commission. It could not linvo inndo a moro popular choice. Tho position Is ono of honor nnd great responsibility. Tho commission hns .much to do with such public mat ters as concern tho entire business community, not only of Portlnnd, but those or other busy districts or tho etato. When that body, however, is rent with dlssentlon, both Internal and oxtornal, Us usefulness Is Borlously impaired. Wo cannot afford to en dure such a condition at this Import ant Juncture in our commercial growth. Thoso whoso business Inter csts are affected by tho work of tho Tort or Portland Commission aro now congratulating themselves, slnco tho election or Mr. Alnsworth, over tho fact that tho official performance of duty by that body will now proceed without friction, Hon. J. C, Alnsworth Is ono of tho pioneer business men nnd hankers of Portland. His namo has long been most honorably connected with Important business enterprises here. Ho la now presldont or tho United States National bank, ono of the nioat substantial financial Institu tions Is the Northwest, besides being at tbe ke4 of oUwr large enterprises, H bM lone ba tie uoviav spirit in (5 tho development of many cxtcnslvo business concerns in Oregon and Washington. Tho nnmo of J. C. Alnsworth, which lc tho Bynonym of Integrity and hon or, Is well known and highly esteemed throughout tho cntlro Pacific coast, and It Is by no menus a strange name in tho grent business clrcIeB of the East. Although carefully conserva tive In business matters, which makes him a safe man with whom to dcnl, he Is thoroughly progressiva and nlwayB active. Not only the Port of Portland, but the rnllro Northwest, will profit by tils election to such an Important place. It Is a fitting tribute to a good and great financier nnd a most loynl citizen. Tho lcglslnturo should bo commended for Its wisdom in this matter. Mr. Alnsworth will bo an Im portant factor In tho rehabilitation ol tho commission. Ills presenco will be nil Inspiration to that body to begin anew tho grent work before It. It hns much to do, and no citizen of Portlnnd enn do inoro to help to promoto thnt work intelligently than can Hon, J. C. Alnsworth. SUPT. CHAMIII3ULAIN OF TIIK PULLMAN CAIt CO. Mr. Krcd I). Chnmbcrlaln, who Is general stiperlnondcut or tho business or tho "Pullman Cnr Company for this district, Is ono of the most popular men In the service It has been ob served recently that ho lias less trou- bio with lils suhordluntoB than men with his responsibilities ordinarily have, Ho Is a wholo-hcarted .man of good nature nnd possesses excellent oxecutivo ability, Mr. Chamberlain has boon suporlntondent of this dis trict for more than threo years and not a word of complaint hns been heard concerning his conduct of tho business. Tho men whom ho employs nil like htm for his gcncrnl disposition SAMUEL CONNELL Mentioned as Candidate for the Mayoralty. of kindness and tho smnothnoHs with which tho attaint of his olllco pioceed. Doing u man of Integrity and honor, this result Is not surprising, for ho Is especially fitted to fill that responsible position. Tho railway commission bill, as amended by tho Washington statu senate, has finally pnssed tho legis lature and is piomlsed tho signature of tho governor. It Is extremely dras tic and has been characterized by hoiuo ns "an net to retard tho growth of Washington nnd to appoint receiv ers for tho rallrouds." Thero is lit tlo doubt among thoso who have stud led carefully tho unreasonable provis ions of tho hill that Its enforcement will quickly bring about Its repeal, or, at least, Its very radical amendment. Tho Portland city council has cre ated tho olllco of building inspector, to whom tho mayor may authorize the payment of not more than $200 per mouth In salary. Howard Whiting Is tho nnmo most frequently used In connection with tho first Incumbent ol tho now olllco, L1TTLK BY LITTLE. About twonty-ilvo candidates have already bobbed up for tho positions of councllmen at largo provided for by tho now charter. Moro to come, Judging from the multiplicity of candidates for tho several different ottlces to bo tilled nt the Juno election, tho present campaign promises to be a hummer. Homer Dnvonport, tho great car toonlst, will bring his pretty birds to Portland for exhibition at tho Lewis and Clark fair. His pheasants or var ious ktuds are tho finest In the world. Senator Slg Slchol proposes to do an olllclul stunt or two himself. Ho may not have come from Missouri, but Chler Hunt hns "got to show him" as to tho responsibility for tho escapo of prisoners lately. Dr. James Wlthycombo, president of tho Oregon Agricultural college nt Corvallls, hns formally announced his candidacy for tho nomination for the governorship of Oregon on tho repub lican ticket. Ho will depend on tho direct prlmnry law for tho nomina tion. Should tho reformers nnd the con servatives each put a ticket In tho field In tho coming city election, old pnrty linos being effaced for the time being, the contest will bo Interesting. It would bo nn excellent wny to Bot tle tho differences between theso two elements. Professor William Osier Is cither n lunatic or a foot. Has ho passed the ago of 40 nnd yet stays tho hnnd of self-murder? Or, If not, will ho kill himself when ho shall have reached that agc7 A man who Is Billy enough to preach such a "doctrine" ought to practice It. Additional interest attaches to the city election In June on account of tho fnct that five counclltron nt large aro to bo chosen, making an nldcrmaulc board of fifteen members. In nddlttan to tho election of tho coun cil, a mayor, auditor, trcnBurer, city attorney and municipal Judge arc to bo chosen. Chief of Police Hunt, who has been "grilling" Bomo of his Buhordlnates with considerable severity lately, scorns now to bo getting n doso of his own medicine, our imperious onioi should not throw too many stones un til ho has escaped from Ills own glass house. Ho may yet discover that ho is not tho highest pollco authority In this municipality. Prisoners confined In the city Jail laugh, llko love, at rusty locks. Like wise at ramshackle skylights. Tho chief lias his own olllces reuovnted elegantly; but thero Ib no danger of Ills escaping voluntarily. Another necessary thing to do Is to mnko tho prJson-houso n real Jail by renewing the rusty lucks occasionally with new ones which every hobo in the cells can't twist out of place with his flngerB.' Some people nre .mnklng about its much fuss over tho question "If Brownoll should come to Portlnnd?" as Homo othor peoplo once did over the question "If Christ should come to Chicago?" There Is grnvo doubt thnt the latter ovent will over comu to pass; hut thero Is it likelihood that Brownoll will como to Portlnnd. Clackamas county politicians nro al ready looking over tho field for it new Moses. The Oregon Development League Is neither dead nor asleep. It Is plan ning n grand campaign for the devel opment of tho vast resources of the state. It will hold Its second annual convention In this city on April I nnd 5, ul which time, In addition to other Impoitnut business, It will formulate a plan by which the league may bo properly represented by competent mon nt tho Lowls nnd Clnrk exposi tion. Tho Portland Commercial club Is also rendering vnlunblo assistance In this mutter. Senator "Fulton Is making an heroic effort nt Washington to Increase the appropriation for tho Improvement of tho Columbia river bur nnd for nn addition thereto for the purpose of purchasing tho canal nt Oregon City. Tho Junior senator fioni Oregon Is as strong physically ns ho Is mentally and Is thus happily enabled to do tho work of tho entire delegation front this stnto, whllw tho othor threo member uro awaiting tho result of their trials for alleged transgressions of the law. But It is a severe test of endurance. United States Prosecuting Attorney Honey la evidently trying to make n clean sweep of all of the prominent public officials In tho stnto of Oregon, having Just handed to tho United States attornoy-gcuor-al and tho Presldont n "bunch" of charges against United States Murahnll W. F. Matthews for mis conduct In office It H believed however, that they aro hi tho eaino category as many of thoso ho has preferred against other prominent of ficials In this Btate. Mi. Matthews, In a public statement, denies all of thorn In toto. Tho decision of tho International Commission of Inquiry Into tho at tack or tho Russian second Pacific squadron upon tho Hull fishing fleet lust October supports England's claim on every count; but it sorves a quan tity or sop to the Russian commander of the fleet who committed the tragic error, on tho ground that he mistook tho fishermen's slgnnls. Is such n mistake pardonable- on any ground? Itojestvonsky Is oltnor a coward or n fool. In cither event he, and mrough him the country his fleet, represents, should be held to Mil accountability for his crlmlnnl rnshness, Prominent politicians of Franco have begun to believe that, because President Roosevelt is so carefully guarded when ho leaves tho White House, ho Is afraid of tho capitalistic Influence nmong tho anarchists.' Tho condition therein implied Is somewhat anomalous, for tho anarchist and the capitalist represent two extremests of extremes; but It Is not Impossible that the madness of nnarchy and tho cu pidity of capital may bo united for murderous purposes. However, the llfo of President Roosevelt is cspeci ally precious to this nation Just now. Thnt is why it is so carefully gaurd cd. We cannot forget our martyred Lincoln, Onrficld nnd McKlnlcy, Tho "Reformers" have, they believe, discovered a "nigger In tho woodpile" In tho effort of thq "Conservatives" to withhold the application or the di rect nominations law to tho forthcom ing city election. Tho former claim that, In tho event of tho success of tho hitter in this move, thero can bo no city election held until Juno, 1007, thus enabling thoso nv In olllco to hold over two yenr longer. If tho direct nominations lnw, which repeals all other laws previously governing elections, Is not applicable to Port land this yenr, Is It in full accord with the constitution of tho stnto? If It be not, ns n whole, is any part or It con stitutional? It seems that tho reform ers have already begun to grasp nt strnwB. a Tho effort now being mndo to ap point n day In April for n general cleanlug-up of the city Is a most com mcmlnblo ono and no doubt will bo endorsed by tho mnsscs. Tho purpose Is to Induce citizens to clean up their door yards, trim their hedges nnd or namental trecB nnd destroy tho lit ter nnd rubbish in the streets in front of tholr residences,. No person with tho lenst modicum of civic pride will rcfuso to do this. It Is tho first step to bo taken to beautify tho city pre paratory to tho recpotlon of tho vis itors to tho grent Lowls and Clark centennial exposition. They will como by tho hundreds or thousands- anil ninny or them will obscrvo us nnd our city most critically. Clean up, by nil means. a Several Importnnt amendments passed by tho recent session of the legislature authorizing radical changes in our city charter will linvo to bo voted on by tho now city council which will tnko Its olllclul scat on July 1. That amendment which au thorizes tho Increnso of tho salary of tho municipal court clerk from $75 to $125 per month Is certainly a Just ono and ought to bo endorsed by tho coun cil; ns also that which provides for tho better security of city monoy In tho city banks, Tho amendment which "authorizes tho lovy or a 2mlll tax to provide for tho construction -of bridges across ravines and to pay for bridges constructed or In process of construction during 1001" may oxclto an Interesting debate. The llkollhood Is that thero will bo no straight party tickets in tho field In tho coming municipal olectlon. The reformers, composed largoly of poli ticians who have not yet been re formed themselves, aro orgaulzlng their forces In despornto haste nnd as covertly as possible. This will prob ably mako It necessary for tho republi cans and other real reformers to coal esce under a "Conservative" banner to protect the city from tho reign of rogues during tho 1905 fair. When hns vlco over berore In tho history ot Portland been compelled bo genorally to scurry to cover than right now? Has tho reform movement over before been so successful? Then, why this Billy cry about roform? Tho German press Is engaged In making interesting comparisons bo- tween tho resemblance, In tho matter or official acts and purposes, between Presldont Roosovelt and tho Knlser. Tho German peoplo do not hesltato to express their admiration for tho ag grosslvo and sturdy chler oxecutivo of this republic; and yet they want the world to know that they now enjoy most of tho governmental blessings for which tho people o? this country aro uow struggling. la many Import ant respects this la true. As ono ot tho results of tho coratrisoa made in recent years by the UUUier o- pie In Germany between the condi tions thero and thoso In the 'United Stntes, tho immigration from thnt country to this Is said to be rapidly decreasing. A prominent society and club wo man of Chicago bowlldercd her audi ence, a few evenings ngo, during an address beforo the Social Economic club, In which sho emphatically and specifically advocated tho murder of all deformed or In nny way defective children ns soon as It might be dis covered thnt they were not normnl, physically or .mentally. Sho said: "All mentally nnd morally deficient children should bo put out of exist ence nt their birth or as soon as their defects aro noticed. Wo only retard our own development by retaining them In public Institutions, Wo should have a state collcgo or physi cians authorized to exterminate such human beings. Such action is taken overy day In our hospitals to hide the results or operations in which the surgeons havo blundorcd. Why Bhould that he any better, or worse, than tho courso I ndvocate?" It Is probable that tho speaker is not a mother. No mother, no matter how crippled, de formed or mentally defective her child mny be, will ngreo with her. Tho lec turer scorns to belong to tho same clnsB or extremists ns that to which Dr. Osier belongs. COLLEGE PRANK. fhoM of Knajllah Htudenta Are WorM Than In Thla Country. American students nro hardly up to tho British standard In tho playing of 'collcgo pranks. Not long ngo on a wager n freshman of Trinity College, Cambridge, dressed in his sister's clothes and called on tho head or the collcgo to complain thnt "her brother" wan being brutally Ill-treated by the college authorities. He was, so "she" asserted, overworked, underfed nnd cruelly flogged. Tho benevolent old head a man much moro sinned against than sin ning listened to theso charges In help less amazement. "But, my dear young lady " he exclaimed. Thereupon "she" burst Into n storm or sobs nnd would not hu comforted. His protestations of Innocence only inndo "her" weep the more copiously. Tho denr old man never had u worse quarter of nn hour. Tho following week ho snw tho Freshman play a womnu's part In n comedy and tho truth slowly dawned upon him. Meanwhile, tho Freshman had collected the bet and spent tho money In n "party," which ended In half n dozen students trying to fight the pollco force or Cambridge and pending the night In Jail. Tho old "town and, gown" riots, which used to bo such n strenuous feature of llfo In English universities, seldom occur nowadays, but there was ono in Uxrord not ninny years ago which raged for three days and nights uninterruptedly. Over MX) policemen were eventually required to restore tho peace. Houses and shops were wreck ed ami many u townsman nnd gowns man hud to be patched up In tbe local hospitals afterward. Being nn indent politician, It Is nat ural that the undergraduates, should make tho college elections, which nro fought on political Hues, exceedingly lively affairs. Home of the leading universities return members of Parlia ment to represent them In the House of Commons, but they uro elected by tho doim nnd graduates without much fuss and excitement. The real fun is over tho election of tho chancellor, tho lord rector, or whatever tho honorary head of the university mny bo called, for In that election tho undergradu ates tnko a hand. This position Is sought by tho great est men in tho laud men of tho cal iber of Gladstone, Salisbury, Morley nnd 3nlfour. And they are willing to go tt rough a most severe ordeal to win It. A great statesman who sways th House of Commons nnd helps to simp tho destines of Europe goes election rering among a mob of yelling collcgo Imyg, and they think nothing of pelt ing him with red ochre, bluing and rot ten eggs ir lie happens to bo ot tho opposite political stripe. Election day is always u wild pandemonium In a university town, Wlno people stay nt nnmo ami nut. tin tho shuttorn. Analent Jewelers' Anaooiiuion, Birmingham Jewelers havo been famed slnco tho middle of tho seven teenth century. When Churle II. brought with htm to Eiigluud the French fashion of wearing metallic or uaiueuts Blrmlnghnm nt once took the lead In supplying them, mid tho city then commenced u career or prosperity which has never, savo for brief pe riods, suffered abatement. Even Southey, who could scarcely find stir tlclently censorious language to de scribe Birmingham, allowed that it "excelled every other place In tho world ror watch chains, necklaces, bracelets, buttons, buckles and snuff boxes, though," ho said, 'they were dearly purchased at tho expense of health and morality." THE PIONEER PAINT COMPANY. Tho pio neer paint es tablish m out or Portland is that ot F. E. Beach & Company, of 135 First St.. the oldest and most re liable house or its kind in tho Northwest. It carries an Immense stock or the best things In paints and building materials, together with an unusual list of specialties. Thoso who need anything In these Unas can cer tainly pront by going to P. E, Beach & Company. Remember the number, 155 First atrMt uw 4HA jHaiBPl - !! 'V. aWiaifai. HV i i jt WiBiftEc taSlBMflflMHBffHflHHikho .,. im Kit .v HMSPiMRB'VPwHBflBsiRaMBMiCnPi C. 0. PICK TRANSFER & STORAGE COMPANY.. Safes, Pianos, Furniture moved, stored or packed for shipping. 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