THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, .APRIL' 5, 1901.
HE GIVES HIS REASONS
MR, FULLER TELLS "WHT FOUR. MEN
"WERE LET OUT,
General Belief Prevails That Street
Car Trouble Will Be Settled
Without a. Strike.
The alleged strained relations existing
between the Portland Railway Company
and its employes has not thus far re
sulted In any serious talk of a strike,
but it is likely that the recent discharge
or four men by the company will be
taken up and discussed thoroughly at the
regular meeting of tho street-car men's
union, Saturday night. It is already a
topic of earnest discussion among the
men themselves.
As yet tne situation is not grave, and
the managers of the road and the union
members unite in expressing the belief
that no strike will occur. There is a
decided disposition among the union men,
however, to insist that at least one of
the -discharged employes, R. O. Gilllland,
be taken back. How far this sentiment
will be earned out remains to be seen.
The only development in the situation
yesterday was a statement on the part
of Superintendent F. I. Fuller, of the
company, as to the reasons for discharg
ing the men In. question. Said Mr. Fuller:
"I dislike very much to go into the
newspapers with a statement of our own
private business. I have discharged men
for less serious reasons many times
heretofore, and no attention was paid to
it by any one. Nobody thought anything
of it, nor was it questioned by the men
themselves.
'I will say at the outset, however, that
no man has been discharged because of
his membership in the union. I have no
evidence that three out of the four men
whom I let out on Monday are members
of the union. It is true that I have
heard that Mr. Gilllland, one of the men,
was president of the union, but that had
nothing to do with his discharge.
Used Intoxicating: Liquors.
"Three of the four men were let out
for the use of Intoxicating liquor. These
were J. McLaughlin, J. Dennis and E. L.
Harmon. The use of liquor has always
been a reason for discharge upon our
lines, and always will be. I have dis
charged many men in times past for It,
and probably will have to do so In the
future.
"The immediate cause of Mr. Glllllmd's
discharge is found in the fact that he
made misrepresentations concerning the
management of the company in the
presence of passengers on the car on
which he was employed. These misrep
resentations were of a character tend
ing to disturb the discipline of the road.
"I said that this was the immediate
cause of Mr. GIHIland's discharge. There
were other causes, dating back some
time. The fact that he was a member
of the union, and its president, however,
had nothing to do with his discharge.
'The company has not announced what
its future attitude toward the union will
be. We did express our disapproval of
it subsequent to Its organization. "What
our policy 'will be in the future, however,
we have not yet indicated.
"In conclusion I wish to say that each
man was given the specific reason for
Ills discharge at the time it occurred.
There has been no attempt at conceal
ment on the part of the company."
Mr. Gilllland, when seen, corroborated
Mr. Fuller's statement in many particu
lars, although denying that he had given
Just cause for his discharge. He said:
"Shortly after the union was organ
ized, I understood that Mr. Fuller kept
calling the boys in, one by one, and talk
ing to them about it. He did not call me
In for several days, and one day when
I had determined to lay off, I said to.
some of the boys that I would go down
and see Mr. Fuller, for fear that he might
think I was shunning him by laying off.
This was last Saturday. I did see him,
and had quite a talk with nlm.
"On Tuesday.. evening he called me in,
and told me that I had made statements
against the road. I denied it, but he
seemed to doubt my word, which hurt
ine more than the discharge which fol
lowed. He wound np by telling me that
he was satisfied I had been working
against the road's Interests, and that I
had to quit. I am satisfied that false
statements have been made to Mr. Ful
ler about me, and that he has believed
them. I have worked for the road 10
years, and have never worked against
Its Interests or said a word against it."
Origin of the Union.
As stated in The Oregonian yesterday
morning, the first organization of street
railway employes was on the Portland
City & Oregon (East Side) Railway, some
weeks ago. It was caused by the fact
that that company sought to make its
employes furnish a bond. The union
then organized, and which Is still in ex
istence, was a purely local affair, and
had no affiliation with the national body,
nor has it yet. It succeeded, however. In
inducing the company not to adopt the I
bond system.
Subsequent to this controversy on the
East Side road, it is said, the rumor was
spread among the employes of the Port
land Railway Company that the -latter
Intended to force the bonding plan.. At
that time the proposal to form a union
among the Portland Railway Company's
-employes' was broached, and agreed to.
Mr. Gilllland, It is said, at first opposed
the formation of a union, saying It was
unnecessary, and that he believed that
the company would not attempt to force
its employes to give a bond.
The sentiment among the men was in
favor of forming the union, however, and
Mr. Gilllland yielded. At the first meet
ing he was elected president. It was
agreed, it is said, at this meeting, to op
pose the bonding system, and to main
tain the organization for social purposes
alone until some occasion should arise
when it would be necessary to unite for
mutual protection.
The union as thus organized embraced
only employes of the Portland Railway
Company. The union affiliated itself with
the Amalgamated Street-Railway Em
ployes of America, and also joined the
Federated Trades Assembly of Portland.
It elected delegates to the latter body,
who were regularly seated.
Fuller Asrainst the Union.
It seems that Mr. Fuller was out of
the city at the time the union was or
ganized, but upon his return he is said
to have manifested a decided Interest in
its organization and doings. He is said
to have called several members in sep
arately and discussed the matter with
them, expressing his disapproval of its
existence.
The union men say that Mr. Fuller re
marked to McLaughlin, one of the men
subsequently discharged: "You can put
your name In the union or not. Just as you
see fit; but remember that we have more
use for a non-union man than for a union
man."
The union men profess to believe that
Mr. Fuller himself is not radically op
posed to the union. They rather incline
to the helief that his action is prompted
by a general desire on the part of the
officers of the various street railway com
panies In the city to prevent the organiza
tion of unions, particularly those which
are affiliated with national bodies. As
a matter of fact, the Portland Railway
Company never attempted to adopt the
bonding system.
The organization of the Union was the
topic of much conversation among the
men, and excitement ran high when the
three members of it were discharged,
despite the fact that reasons were as
signed in each Instance for their dis
charge. A committee representing the Trades'
Assembly called on Mr. Fuller yesterday
afternoon, and asked to discuss the
trouble with him. His answer was that
the street car company had received no
complaint from any of Its men, and that
until it did. It could not confer with
anyone. The Federated Trades' Assem
bly will take no further action unless It
Is requested to do sa by the street-car
men. Then it will make a full Investiga
tion into the matter on its own respon
sibility, and take such action as it sees
fit.
The assembly meets tonight, and the
street railway employes not until tomor
row night. This circumstance will prob
ably prevent the matter being taken up
at tonight's meeting of the assembly.
A special meeting of the street-car men's
union was held Wednesday night, but no
action was taken, other than an Informal
discussion of the trouble.
Must Obtain Consent.
The Portland Union of Street Railway
Employes is a division of the Amalga
mated Street Railway Employes, of Amer
ica, and. before it can strike as an offi
cial body it must secure the consent of
the national executive board. A promi
nent man in labor union circles stated
yesterday that the matter of obtaining
permission to strike was a rather compli
cated one. The local division, he said,
would have to refer its grievances to the
national executive board; then that body
would in all probability send a represen
tative to Portland to examine Into the
grievances, and report back. The na
tional executive board would tlien con
sider his report, and determine for Itself
the Justice of the Portland men's alleged
grievances. In case they found for the
men, they would order a strike. If they
found otherwise, they would refuse per
mission. "If the local union were to strike with
out peimission," he continued, "It would
either oe suspended from the national or
ganization, or else the latter would re
fuse to lend its official support to the
strike. The latter proposition would mean
that the striking employes would not be
allowed strike benefits."
It is claimed that the national organiza
tion does not compel Its members to go
out on sympathetic strikes. Further than
this, local union" men claim that when
the Portland railway employes formed
their organization It was expressly stipu
lated that there should be no sympathetic
strike of any kind.
There will probably be no further de
velopments in the situation until aftpr
the meeting of the Union Saturday night.
Some action may be taken at the Fed
erated Trades Assembly tonight, but this
Is exceedingly doubtful.
INDIAN WAR CLAIMS.
Ao Scrip
Isined a Pny
teers.
to Volu:t-
PORTLAND. April 4. (To the Editor.)
In today'3 Oregonian, some gentleman
from Salem under a fictitious naftie,
writes in regard to "Indian War Claims."
In his endeavor to give information, he
misleads Instead of throwing light on the
subject. As a rule, no "scrip" was Issued
on account of pay for services of the vol
unteers. In the way of 1S53 and 1S56, re
ferred to, the majority of the companies
were discharged by proclamation of the
governor. Most of them received written
discharges giving the days served, but
many did not so much as receive a dis
charge. "Scrip" was Issued for services ren
dered by packers, teamsters and quarter
masters' clerks and for all goods, mer
chandise, horses, forage, etc., bought for
the service. This, as a rule, was sold or
assigned to others for collection, and of
this, as well as for services of volun
teers, collected on their discharges much
was never paid over to the rightful owner.
The Territory of Oregon by act of the
Legislature of 1S55 and 1856 agreed to pay
these volunteers ?2 per day for their ser
vices, and ?2 per day for use of horses.
The third Auditor ignored the report of
the commission authorized by Congress
and appointed by the President, and paid
the volunteers $18 per month and $12
per month for use of horses in place of
"$60 per month. In each case so agreed to
by this territory.
In adjusting the advances made to these
"volunteers, such as blankets and clothing,
a very unjust rule was adopted. The
third Auditor only paid 331-3 cents on the
dollar for all such stores, but charged
them up to the volunteers at full rates.
This was a piece of "cussedness" that
could find no justification. They should
have paid the merchants full price for
these various articles, or else given the
volunteers the benefit of the shave.
Now as to the bill introduced in the
last Legislature to pay these men the
balance due them for service was only an
act of justice. What Indian veterans
want and what they will get In the near
future is the right to sue the State for
the difference between what the Terri
tory agreed to pay them and what the
government did pay.
A united effort will be made at our
next State election to elect only such
men as will pledge themselves to support
an act to enable Indian war veterans
to sue the State. They; only want what
Is legally their due, and' certainly no citi
zen of Oregon will say that they should
not have what legally and justly belongs
to them. Give them a right to test their
claims. If you were in their -place you
would feel that It was a great outrage
to be swindled by the State and barred
from all legal redress. There was only
2124 volunteers In service In 1855 and 1S56.
This will be reduced,, as the officers re
ceived their full amount. There was all
told 330,000 days of service rendered. Each
veteran lost $1.40 per day. This would
give us a total of money yet due the
veterans the sum of $462,000.
If the State paid this, the United States
would have to refund the money. It has
uniformly done so with other States.
When Oregon was admitted Into the
Union, the nation assumed the payment
of her territorial indebtedness and pro
ceeded at once, as we have said, to audit
these claims through a commission and
then to reaudlt them through the third
Auditor, who paid a meagre portion of
what was justly due. The nation is re
sponsible for all the acts of the Terri
torial Legislature of Oregon. The act
that organized this territory reserved to
the United States Congress veto power
over all acts of the Territorial Legislature
In this way, all territory acts not vetoe-1
by Congress were the acts of Congress.
The Governor and the Secretary of ihe
territory who signed the various acts
of the territory and called out volunteers
were appointed by the President and con
firmed by the Senate, hence were Federal
ocers, and their acts in protecting the
lives and property of the citizens were
legitimately the acts of the nation.
The State cannot afford to wrong these
men. Nullifications and repudiation of
honest debts In an Individual or a nation
is a crime that no honest man can justify.
It would not require one-ha.lf the above
sum to meet the obligation the States
must in some way pay, as more than
half of these veterans have not left a
widow or a child to claim their rights.
I am certain no veteran, pioneer or
native son could sink so low as further
to swindle these old veterans by with
holding from them at least the right to
sue the State and "determine what their
rights are.
T. A. WOOD.
Mr. Conlter Commended.
PORTLAND, Or., April 4. (To the Edi
tor.) Great credit is due Brother Coulter,
of the United Brethren church, for his
declaration that It ought to be the duty
of the church to look after even the ma
terial welfare of man. If a minister
of the church has not as much influence
In the community as a ward politician,
or almost any man, what Is the minister
good for, and what Is his Influence worth?
If a man Is without employment, what
use has he for the church? Can he en
joy anything there? It Is strange that
the churches want the man's dollar, but
do not care If he can earn a dollar or
not. WORKINGMAN.
o
The -cures a medicine makes are the
proofs of its merit, and Hood's Sarsa
paxilla makes the most.
WILL ASK BRITISH HELP
PORTLAND FAIR BEFORE THE "VIC
TORIA PARLIAMENT.
Chairman Long; and Colonel Jackson
"Will Ask Indorsement- and
an Exhibit. .
City Attorney J. M. Long, chairman of
the preliminary committee of arrange
ments for 1905 fair, and Colonel James
Jackson, U. S. A., retired, nave gone 'to
Victoria to" ask the Parliament of British
Columbia to indorse Portland's 1905 fair
and to make arrangements for an exhibit.
They expected to be given a hearing to
day by Parliament or one of its, com
mittees. Chairman Long is confident that
the Britishers will be found willing to
help the fair. This Is the first move with
a foreign government in- behalf of the
fair.
Atlantic-Pacific Exposition.
PORTLAND, April 4. (To the Editor.)
We should aim high, even though we fall
a little short. The name snould take In,
not only the American continents, but the
whole world. I propose the following:
ATLANTIC-PACIFIC LEWIS AND
CLARK CENTENNIAL. j
Or if this Is too long:
ATLANTIC-PACIFIC EXPOSITION.
By Atlantic-Pacific, all shores washed
by these oceans are included in the name,
and all the territory between 'them. Atlantic-Pacific
shows the drift of progress
from Atlantic to Pacific- Lewis and
Clark's names should be reme'mbered,
and by giving It the historical ulgniflca
tion In name as well as in purpose, it
standt more show of government sup
port. - U.
.Trans-Montane Centennial.
PORTLxVXD, April 4. (To the Editor.)
A name for the 1905 centennial exposition
that Is comprehensive enough to include
all that part of the continent which was
opened up by Lewis and Clark, which
seems to me to bq all the territory wet
of the RocKles, can be found in the word.
"lians-AIontane Centennial."
ARTHUR E. THORNTON.
Name Makes No Difference.
PENDLETON, Ore., April 4 (To the
Editor.) Name the greatest fair of the
century: The Lewis "and Claik Oregon
Country Centennial, or The Lewis and
Clark "Where Rolls the Oregon"" Centen
nial, provided ou are not satisiled with
the fittest title as suggested and an
nounces in The Oregonian, which, I think,
can haTdly be improved upon. What's in"
a name anyhow? This show is bound
to be a success, as it is a monument of
the greatest achievement of the nine
tcentn century. C. S. JACKSON.
At.opt an Easy Name.
SCAPPOCSE. Ore , April 4 vTo the Ed
itorsThe name of the proposed exhibi
tion should be expressive and compre
hensive, a name eashy remembered and,
above all, easily spoken. It should con
vey to the Easterner and to the world
just what it is and it should not be it
tangle-brain. Such a name I beg to sug
gest. It is:
THE PACIFIC SLOPE AND ORIENTAL
EXPOSITION.
Now, don't let Jealousy because of the
obscurity of your backwoods suggestor
stand in the way, but Just adopt the
above and go light ahead with jour ad
vertising. J. F. DANGERFJELD.
ftnmcs Su&srcsted by Correspondents.
By -B., Portland
ALL-AMERICAN' ORIENTAL, FArR.
By John MIHIken, Portland ,
., GREAT WXSTERN EXPOSITION.
NATIONAL GREAT WEST EXPOSITION.
GREAT WEST CENTENNIAL EXl'OblTION.
WESTERN COLUMBIA EXPOSITION.
COLUMBIA PACIFIC EXPOSITION.
By J. E. Sisson, Portland
CENTENNIAL OF LEWIS AND CLARK EX
PLORATION OF OREGON TERRITORY.
By Mary C. Bell, Portland
AMERICAN NORTHWESTERN EXPOSI
TION, CELEBRATING THE CENTEN
NIAL OF THE LEWIS AND CLAxlX.
EXPEDITION.
By R. L., Portland
THE FAR WEST EXPOSITION.
THE FAR WJEST LEWIS AND CLARK EX
POSITION. LEWIS AND CLARK. PIONEERS OF THE
FAR WEST. EXPOSITION.
By Fred West, Seattle
LEWIS-CLARK COMMERCIAL EXPANSION
EXPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES"
By C. H. S., Portland
COLUMBIA'S LEWIS AND CLARK CEN
TENNIAL EXPOSITION. -
By Mrs. Thomas, Portland
THE LEWIS AND CLARK .WONDERLAND
AND OMENTAL EXPOSITION.
By Vancouver, "Vancouver, "Wash. -
ORIENTAL AMERICAN EXPOSITION
AND
LEWIS AND CLARK, CENTENNIAL, POUT
LAND, OREGON 1003
By 1 Portland
PACIFIC BORDERLAND EXPOSITION.
COMMEMORATING THE LEWIS AND
CLARK CENTENARY.
It will be a "borderland" exposition in
every sense, and no word in the English
language has a more attractive sound to
the average Eastern or European traveler.
By , Portland
THE LEWIS AND CLARK COLUMBIAN
AND ORIENTAL EXPOSITION.
COLUMBUS COLUMBIA HAIL, COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA, THE GEM OF THE OCEAN
COLUMBIA RIVER THE MIGHTY RIVER
OF THE PACIFIC CQAST OF THE
TWO AMERICAS.
THE OUTLET AND INLET OF ORIENTAL
.TRADE. CONNECTING WITH THE PA-
CIFIC OCEAN THE INLAND EM
PIRE WITH THE ORIENT.
PREFERS THE RAIN.
Minnesota Farmer Talks Climate,
the Farm and the Aran.
C. L. Smith, a prominent agricultural
expert of Minnesota, who has been spend
ing the past two Winters in Oregon and
Washington, thinks people out here are
very fortunate in the possession of a mild
climate. "There may be a little too
much .rain in some portions of the North
west, at times," he said, last evening,
at the Imperial, "but I would rather face
a mild shower of rain when I go out
doors, than the snow-drifts. I have just
received abetter from my family, stating
that snow had been -failing for several
days, and that there Is, still good- sleigh
ing there. It is hard to realize the ex
treme cold they are subjected to bapk
there, while we are enjoying such tem
perate weather In Oregon."
Mr. Smith, who has S00 acres of Jand
in Minnesota, is enabled to spend several
months of each year out here, as there
Is an entire suspension of farm work in
Minnesota while-the snow lies. "It" will
yet be a full mpnth before plowing can
begin on any fariri, at home," he said.
When asked what he thought of the
condition of. farmers out here," he said:
"Tljey are prosperous as a rule, and have
money In the banks. Some have not done
so well, but there Is more In the man
than In the farm, when It comes to suc
cess. One firmer may be heavily Jn
debt, and find it hard to make both ends
meet, while his neighbor, across the
road, may be prosperous. At Milton, I
met. a farmer who said It did not pay to
raise grapes in -that country; that they
didn't grow to perfection; -that there was
no market for them if they did mature;
and that he had1 given up the cultivation
of the grape as a bad job. His neighbor,
a German, had another story to tell, and
chuckled over the fact that he had sold
11200 worth, of grapes off an acre last
year. This man is farming seven acres.
and clears on an average $2500 a year. He
iinub a rauraei in waua .waua ana ren
dleton lor his products. and likes to tell
of his success while some of his neigh
bors are crying hard times."
Mr. fcmith will visit Eastern Oregon
next week again, for the purpose of
assisting In the organisation of a cream
ery company at Pendleton, and a cold
storage association at Milton. He is em
ployed by the O. R. & N. Co. while out
here, to lecture on farming subjects to
the agriculturists of the Columbia Basin.
NEWS FROM THE EAST SIDE
.Scllnrood Worlcinar to. Get the Nevr
. . . Woolen 31111.
The Sellwood Sub-Board of Trade, which
numbers neatly 50 of the leading residents
and property owners of that nlace. wilt
j hold, an important meeting this evening
at i;ampDen s nan, umatina avenue.
Since the recent meeting the Improvement
and road committees have been hard at
work, and will submit reports. Sell
,woqd Is making a strong effort to have
the proposed woolen mill located on the
site of the old Shlndler furniture fac
tory at Willsburg on Johnson Creek.
During the past week the improvement
committee invited the promoters of the
mill to.examine the site, and they seem-
edr pleased with the location. One ob
jection .urged is the cost of getting slab
wood to the place. The committee is
working on a scheme to remove this ob
jection, and the prospect for getting
the mill is considered encouraging. The
committee has on foot a movement to get
the Sellwood saw mill to resume opera-
l tlons. The mill closed down over a year
ago, and threw out about 20 men and des
troyed a large trade.
- "Two Buildings Finished.
The main buildings of the Oar Manu
facturing Company, on East Water anJ
East Clay streets, are completed and the
machinerj h, being placed in them. It U
expected that work in the factory will
commence within two weeks. Another
building will be put on the south side of
the ground In a few months. The fac
tory has secured two monster spruce
lost, which will be first worked up. The
log on" the bank is probably the largest
ever brought to Portland. At the largest
end it measures 9 feet in diameter. The
logs will have to be split before being
worked In the factory, as they are too
big so be handled in the present form.
f Had n Roah Trip.
J. -L , Weils and ko Depuy have re
turned fiom a timber ciul&e in the Si
letz country, Lincoln County. They were
among the big trees, dense timber ana
swoolen streams for several day, and
Mr. ells, who has beeii there btfore,
said it was the roughtest trip he had had
for many years In crossing the Siletz
River they were ferried over In Indian
canoes which had bejn dug out. At
one pldc a squaw furnished the piopll ng
rower, ,and the passengers sat in the
bottom of the cranky craft and held
thethelr breath. Depuy fell Into the river
He managed to pull himself out, but had
to spend the rest of the day in wet
clothes.
Evangelical Conference.
Rev,. J E. Smith, presiding elder for the
Evangelical Association, Portland district,
received word yesterday that Bishop
Esher will not preside at the coming
conference. Bishop Breyfogel will come
In his place. In consequence of this change
of jiltin, the time for holding conference
has been postponed from April 26 to May
3. The conference will be held in the
First Evangelical Church, East Marker
and East Sixth stifets.
Pleasant Home Note.
Frank. Cummins who has been ill lor
some time, has been taken to a Portland
hospital. He was treated some .time ago
by a faith curist, but was not helped.
The" Grangers are figuring on the erec
tion of ,a two-story building at Pleasant
Home- The second floor will be a hall
for -the meetings of the Grange, and the'
lower floor will be a store.
;Jt is reported that" the oil company, rep
resented, bv E. S. McCoy, will soon begin
boring a well on one of the farms bond
ed Ky fho comapnv. A large number of
farms were bonded and the farmers are
n.-iious to see th-: derrick and boring
machine.
Enit Side Sotc.
A petition has oeen presented to the
County Court by J. Schram and others,
asking for the improvement of the cross
ioad "between Andrew's foundry, on the
Bass Line and Sandy road,
At St. David's Church today there will
be the three hours' Good Friday service
frdnf 12 to 3 o'clock. Persons entering
or retiring from the church are requested
to 'do so during the singing of hymns.
Everybody is Incited.
Members of Ben Butler Post, G. A. R..
entertained visiting comrader and their
friends "Wednesday night at their quarters
In the Bojs Brigade building, East Yam
hill street, Sunnysldc, with a camp fire
and refreshments. Addresses were de
livered by John E. Mayo, Professor M. L.
Pratt, John RIner, and others.
Row Frank T. Coulter will deliver a
lecture this evening on the "Causes of
Eai thquakes," at the United Brethren
Church,-East Morrison and East Fifteenth
streets, under the auspices of the Young
Peoples' Society. The talk will be pre
ceded by a short musical programme,
interspersed with recitations.
Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum.
MONTAVILLA MEETING.
Sab-Hoard of Trade Indomcs Lndd
Field for the Fair.
At a "meeting of the Montavllla Sub
Board' of Trade last night there was a
fair attendance, and considerable busi
ness disposed of. Secretary William. J)e
"Venny read a letter from Superintendent
O'Brien, of the O. R. & N. Company,
asking for full information regarding the
sidetrack wanted, and the Secretary was
Instructed to furnish It. The night of
meeting was changed from Thursdays to
the -first and third Fridays of each
month.
The following resolutions were unani
mously passed:
"Resolved; That the Secretary of the
Montavllla Sub-Board of Trade be in
structed to represent to the Portland
Board bf Trade that in its judgment the
Ladd field, on the North Mount 'Tabor
railway, is the proper place for holding
the proposed Lewis and Clark centennial
fair In 1905. and urge that steps be taken
to secure that field for me purpose.
"Resolved, That It is the sense of the
Montavllla Sub-Board of Trade that the
efforts to open East Burnslde street east
ward to" a connection with Edison ave
nue, 'giving Montavllla and all the sur
roundings a direct street to Burnslde
bridge, should be furtheredin every pos
sible manner by the County Court; and
that" the secretary be Instructed to con
vey to the County Court the expression
of this body on the opening.",
It was, considered that if Eaat Burnslde
street be opened to Edison avenue, Monta
vllla will then be in a position to get
a direct road to the Burnslde bridge.
County Has Chnr&e.
HOOD" RIVER, Or., April 4. (To the
Editor.0 Does the County of Multnomah
have charge of and expend money or
Iaborupon any of the streets within the
corporate limits of the City of Portland.
or-lsthe whole thing In the hands of the
city government through the City Survey
er and; Street Superintendent?
I. N. QUIRY.
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NEW SYSTEM OF RECORDS
STATE CIRCUIT COURT WORK TO
BE CONSOLIDATED.
Recent Itnles Adopted by the Judges
necessitate Several Changes
Ferrer Clerks, May Be.
In consequence of the new ruleA
adopted by the Judges of the State Clr-
quit Court for Multnomah County, a
change in the manner of keeping the
records and files of the Court by the
Clerk, Major J. P. Kennedy, becomes
necessary. Additional room will also be
required by the Clerk, and the Judges
wllL recommend to the County Commis
sioners the erection of a room over the
Recorder's office. According to the new
rules all departments are abolished, and
the presiding Judge, who will be Judge
Frazer during the. .coming year, will set
all cases for trial and designate the Judge
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uBiure ivjiuiij me mm snuii ue iiciu. iie
presiding Judge shall hear ,all motions,
demurrers and preliminary matters neces
sary to be determined In preparing cases
for trial, but may assign a portion of
this work to any of the other Judges
when It is expedient to do so. The Idea
is to place the presiding Judge In con
trol of all suits, actions. Including in
formations in criminal cases, the jury,
motion docket, triaL calendar, etc., and
have him distribute the work as evenly
as possible all around. At the expira
tion of the ear, another presiding Judge
will be chosen. The new rules take effect
April 15.
Under the new plan all papers on file
will be kept by the Clerk In the room
presided over by the presiding Judge,
which is now known as department No.
1, and only two Journals will be kept in
stead of four, the former practice being
to have a journal In each department.
Two journals will be kept in order that
two clerks can be employed at the same
time making Journal entries. One journal
would suffice if one Clerk could perform
all of the Journal work,' but this Is not
thoucht noeslble. and there Is every In
dication that the ambunt of work will I
increase with the present good times.
With all the papers and records In one
place, It will be advisable to have all
of the, clerks near a't hand when they
are not engaged during trials, and this
is the reason an extra room Is needed.
If built over the rOofof the Recorder's
office, it will adjoin the Courtroom now
occupied by Judge Frazer, where all the
papers and files are to be kept. The
Clerks, when not busy at trials, will be
employed on journal and other work, and
in doing this It will be more convenient
to have them all together In a room
alongside of where the books and papers
are, than to have them scattered around
at desks in the different Courtrooms.
Under the old system the latter method
was all right, as each department was
to all Intents and purposes a distinct and
separate Court, and each department
Clerk had In his desk all files, books
and records connected with cases In that
department. The department Clerks
waited upon attorneys who desired to
eee papers In cases pending, or to ob
tain Information concerning the same, but
with the adoption of the new plan plac
ing everything at one central point, it
will be Imperative, as previously ex
plained, to have Clerks, papers and books
close together.
Chief Clerk Lansing Stout for 'over a
week past has been preparing for the
change, and has gathered together all
the old cases filed prior to the last three
years. These have been placed In file
boxes alphabetically arranged, and will
be stored in the vault. Some of the
cases are over 10 years old, and the most
of them will never be, tried. They have
been allowed to rest for reasons known
only to the attorneys and other parties
Interested. There are several thousand
of these cases, and In the vault are a
great many others of a still more ancient
date. Mr. Stout has all of the more re
cent papers segregated and arranged so
that they may be all turned over at a
moment's notice to the deputy who is to
have the future care, of them until the
cases go to judgment or are dismissed.
Under the new fee bill, requiring the
payment of a fee for each separate ser
vice performed, it will take up the time
of -one clerk to charge up fees in differ
ent cases. A deposit of $10 la collected
at the time of the filing of each," suit,
and a further deposit when this sum has
been earned by the County. The Clerk in
control of the fee books will exercise a
supervision over each case pending, and
charge up fees as they are earned against
ihe deposits. Books pf a style different
from, those "now In ura are required to
conform to the new fee system. These
have been ordered but not yet obtained.
The official reporters desire the use
of a room, and the Judges contemplate
lejttlng them "have one of the jury rooms,
after It has been rearranged, and getting
along .with! two jury rooma In future. If
this Is done, no more than two jury trials
can be set for any one day. Thle, how
ever, would not interfere with the rapid
dispatch of business, as. trials before the
Court and equity trials could be proceeded
This is the
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It's recognized by swell
dressers as the
For Spring wear. We are
showing a very hand-
some assortment in the
new colors at
$15.00 $16.50 $18.00
Note the style of coat.
SAM'L ROSENBLATTS CO.
The Reliable Popular-Price Clothiers
with before the two other Judges, simul-
taneous wun jury inais. juogmeni rous
occupy the time of the Clerks during
vacation.
In the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court there Is a great deal of work to
perform of a miscellaneous character, and
the Clerks are kept busy most of the
time. During the trial of a case the
Clerk in attendance on the court empanels
and swears the jury, swears witnesses
and records their names, and, under the
o.u method, filled In the interim working
on the journal.
There is some expectancy that the new
way of doing things may lessen the vol
ume of work to such an extent that there
will be too many deputies, and some of
them may have to be dispensed with.
This, of course, is merely problematical
and may not occur. The deputies are
appointed by Clerk J. P. Kennedy, the
number and compensation being subject
to the approval of the County Commis
sioners. There are four bailiffs and three
criers engaged In the several Courts, but
the outlook, for the present at least, is
that the new rules will not disturb any
of them. Under "a law which goes into
effect in July, 1902, some of them may be.
displaced.
Court Notes.
Herman Hultgren, of Portland, tailor,
yesterday filed a petition in bankruptcy
in the United States Courti His liabilities
amount to JS32 50; assets, $50.
The damage suit of Mrs. E. E. Wood
against Dr. E." P. Mossman will be sub
mitted to the Jury today by Judge Fra
zer. The arguments were made yester
day by J. R Stoddard, attorney for the
plaintiff, and W. D. Penton for the de
fense. W. H. Thompson and A. H. Thompson,
of Multnomah County, as individuals and
partners, by occupation merchants and
laborers, yesterday filed a petition In
bankruptcy in the United States Court.
Their liabilities are- about 51630. The nom
inal value of their assets Is given as over
52000. They aver that they have no money
to pay fees.
In the United States Court yesterday
Judge Bellinger, in the cases of tho
United States vs. the Columbia Gold
Mining Company and J. R. English &
Co., to recover for timber cut on Gov
ernment land, made a decree ordering
that the measure of damages be the value
of the railroad ties made from the timber.
In the case of Charles M. Reed vs. th
Northwest Copper Company, a hearing
was had on the motion of the receiver for
compensation for himself and attorneys
for plaintiff and receiver order for pay
ment from the registry of the court.
A defense of usury was made yesterday
in the suit of C. L Haynes against R. H.
Foster and wife to recover 555 on a note,
and Interest. The evidence showed fhat
C. H. Thompson acted as agent for
Haynes and collected interest and broker
age amounting to about 5 per cent per
month. Foster testified that he had paid
the amount of the principal and more
than legal interest in this manner, and
transacted all business In connection with
the affair wih Mr. Thompson. An at
tempt was made to show that the money
loaned really belonged to Thompson, and
not to Haynes, and that the latter works
for Thompson. The note was secured by
a mortgage on personal property. Judge
Cleland took the matter under advise
ment. CREMATION NOT NEW.
Romans and Greeks Burned Their
Dead.
PORTLAND, Or., April 4. (To the Edi
tor.) In these times of reform, all progressive-minded
people will hall with the
greatest satisfaction the erection in our
city of a crematory for the- Incineration of
human bodies. To the dead it makes no
difference If their rigid forms are crumb
ling under the glowing heat of a fiery
furnace to a clean heap of ashes, or if
they are reduced by a slow process of
decomposition; but for the living, and es
pecially in times of a raging epidemic,
it is of the greatest Importance that the
Infected cadaver should not be deposited
a few feet beneath the surface of the
ground, to emit poisonous gases and make
well water in the vicinity of graveyards
unwholesome, or when by a short process
of Incineration they may be rendered
harmless. In Greece and Rome cremation
was a common practice. Homer In his
Iliad dedicated 150 verses to the cremation
of Patroclus; also of Hercules', Achilles
and Hector's, Solon's and. Alciblades' In
cineration, we find notice In history and
poetry.
Even the Jews exceptionally burled
their dead, which Wa3 regarded as an
act of esteem, by which only distin
guished personages were honored. In the
time of the Prophet Amos, on account of
preaviUng pestilence, cremation was made
compulsory.
With the Romans, the daughters of the
deceased, regarded as a sacred duty to
apply the match to the pile of wood
whereupon the corpse of their father lay
to be cremated, while the nearest rela
tive poured sweet scenting oils Into the
flames.
What should give us the idea of undls.
Wurbed rest In the grave, when In large
ana erawinK vines kiuvouiiu, cveur ue-
oa Viova trt mnlro mnm for town lnt I
T Mf nprrph? Alrendv tharp it tallc of
I can.t percerve. Aireaay more is taut or i
stopping burials at our Lone Fir cemetery j
. STYLE ,
j and streets and houses will be erected
ueiore many years thereupon, as Is tho
case in tne om cemeteries of South Port
land; and well may it be so, for with our
growing population the cities of the dead
have to make room for those of the liv
ing. The Romans of wealth wrapped tho
corpse in a dress of asbestos, which waa
placed on an ivory stretcher, covered with
purple clothes, whereupon rested costly
arms, wreatns or rare flowers, etc.; then
it was placed upon the woodpile, which
was soaked with sweet-scenting oils. Af
ter the burning of the body the ashes
were removed from the cloth of asbestos
and placed Into an urn made of gold,
silver, porphyry or some other costly ma
terial, which were placed Into a mag
nificent mausoleum or columbarium,
which latter were elegantly furnished for
the occasion.
But a good many will say: "Is It not
terrible to see our dearest friend or be
loved relative burned up?" It is no mora
terrible; aye, not as much as the slow
decomposition In the grave. There is no
limit to what can be said In favor of
cremation. From a sanitary standpoint
It come3 next to proper ventilation and.
drainage. It Is cheaper than burial.'
Therefore it is of vast benefit to tho
poor. It saves time and money. If any
ono wants to display his love for the de
parted. If he can afford It, let him build a
monument In which he can keep the urn,
which contains the ashes; they could bo
made from costly material, inlaid with
precious stones, etc.
The service could be as pompous as any
funeral. There could be procession, pall
bearers from the residence to the chapel.,
and thence to the crematory. The depo
sition of the ashes in the mansoleum or
columbarium could bo made part of an.
Imposing ceremony.
In conclusion let me say that In clerical
Rome, the center of the orthodox Catho-
lie Church, crematories have been erected
and some influential priests in their wills
have ordered their bodies to be cremated.
Therefore let us support a movement
which Is of so vast a benefit to the com
munity at large, not only by Improving;
the sanitary conditions all around and
economic In Its execution. Yours re
spectfully, ED ALISKY.
Por Infanta and Children.
The Kind Yqu Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
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DAMAGED CARGO
1302 Rolls of Mattinar
5S Japanese Rnss
328 Packages of Tea
2 Pacltnges of Rice
Will be sold at public auction, for
account of the concerned, at the
Northern Pacific Oriental War&- J
house, o
TACOMA, WASH.
: Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2 P.M. :
This cargo is all ex. Br, S. S.
Goodwin, from Japan, March S. Tho &
matting is nearly all In good condi-
tlonr the rugs are undamaged. The
tea 18 luuac, ili oav,nj, Jiuiuj uccu
saved from packages In ship's hold.
The rice consists of about ECO lbs.
No. 1 China.
DOOWELL i CO., ltd., Cenl Jgts.
eeo("""''sitt
NEW TODAY.
EASTER CHICKENS.
Geese, ducks and turkeys. Lowest prices.
Kverybody eats chicken on Easter. La Grande
Co.. 2M Yamhill.
DOWN IT GOES.
A drop of 5c per roll thi week. All bet
creamery butter, 40a and 45c, full 2 lbs.; fine
BiK-cdge dairy butter, 30c and 33c; fresh ranch
eggs. 15c; sugar-cured hams, 12ftc; ptonla
hams. 10c. Buy your good3 wholesale prices,
save. 25 per cent. See the La Grande Creamery
Co.. 204 Yamhill.
JUST RECEIVED
EASTER SPRING LAMBS
The finest in the market; also the very beit,
and none but Government inspected meats, at
lowest prices, at our markets.
GEUNSKY & SONS
Weat Side. 204 Alder at., near Third fwlth Al-
bert von der wrth. butter store). TeL Qregeu
Maln 4l Col 3Si Ea3t s,d Grand vs
t ww uw j.w wiun. VV4CM11
and E. Pine. Tel. Union 301, CoL C011.