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THE MORNING OBEGOtflAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1902.
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Candidates for State Offices
Flock to Portland.
IBATTLE FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP
JFaralsh-aBtl Geer and Their Respec
tive Claims Content tor State
Printei-Who "Will Bo
Congressman? , j
- The Multnomah primaries were evident
ly the pivotal point of the campaign, and
now that the county convention has
named delegates to the state convention,
candidates are making- their headquarters
here, and between now and April 2, when
the state convention will be held, the ears
of the delegates will be eagerly sought by
ambitious and aspiring ones. If corridor
chatter and curbstone comment can be re
lied upon. Senator Simon never had a
friend among any of the candidates. The
original anti-Simon man has been multi
plied many times, and he Is sufficiently
plural to cause the wondering ones to
speculate on what possible chance Simon
had at any stage of the game.
Slates for the state convention are not
being framed up-. The balance of power
will undoubtedly be Multnomah County's
'delegation, and apprehension exists that
the delegation will be In no way pledged
other than to antagonize any effort look
ing towards the furtherance of Senator Si
mon's candidacy for re-election. It is this
neutralism 'that Is keeping the candidates
on the anxious seat, and Is causing them
sleepless nights. Mingled with fear that
they will be unable to capture the delega
tion te a fear that the other fellow may.
The tight for nomination at the head of
the state ticket is full of excitement and
uncertainty. Two of the avowed candi
dates have been frequently In Portland
for several weeks past, and were both here
yesterday. Reference is made to Gov
ernor T. T. Geer, of Marion, who Is up
for renomlnatlon, and W. J. Furnish, the
Pendleton banker, who aspires to the hon
or. Friends of Mr. Furnish predict that
"he will come to the convention with a
solid Eastern Oregon delegation behind
him, and such other counties as declare
against Senator Simon in the primaries.
Mr. Furnlsh's position throughout the
campaign has been anti-Simon, and that
Issue was a feature in the Umatilla pri
maries, which he carried by a large ma
jority. In. consequence, Mr. Furnish and
his supporters are asking for the sup
port of the anti-Simon delegation of Mult
nomah County. A friend of the candi
date, who was seen yesterday, said he
could not claim the delegation for Fur
nish, because of the fact that the dele
gates were neither pledged nor Instructed.
So he could not tell; nor any one else.
Governor Geer has persistently -denied
that there existed an alliance between his
supporters and the Simon men. But the
(fact has been obvious that, while all Geer
men may not be, and are not, Simon men,
the Simon men have .invariably been
found fighting the Governor's battles.
(Governor Geers supporters have said
that, whatever appearance there may
have been of the existence of such an al
liance. It was a situation made necessary
by circumstances, and was neither
j planned nor desired by the Geer people.
'It has been said In behalf of the Gov
ernor that the anti-Simon people In the
several counties were also antl-Geer men
and worked together, thus throwing the
opposition more or less together In the
defensive or aggressive, but not proving
an actual or Implied alliance. The friends
of Governor Geer say that when the tick
ets are nominated in the counties where
he has won at the primaries it will be
evident that a Geer victory does not mean
a Simon victory, and that -further proof
will "be forthcoming In the actions of dele
gates to the state convention.
The Furnish supporters have been using
as their strongest argument the statement
that an alliance did and does exist be
.tween Geer and Simon, and the campaigns
'in a number of counties- have been along
this line. Mr. Furnish and his friends
have done their utmost to establish an
Impression of the existence of Joint ag
gression and defense on the part of the
Senator and the Governor.
In Jackson County H. E. Ankeny Is
lighting hard to carry It for Geer. An
keny Is himself said to be a receptive
candidate, and a Jackson County Repub
lican said yesterday that he would ex
pect to receive Geer"s support If the Gov
ernor found he lacked sufficient strength
to secure the nomination for himself. As
the legatee of Governor Geer, Mr. An
keny is vitally Interested in carrying the
county for him.
C. A. Johns, of Baker County, has been
mentioned as a candidate. It was an
nounced some time ago that Mr. Johns
had left the Simon faction, and had cast
his political fortunes In with the opposi
tion. "What was at first received as good
news was later questioned, because of
the inactivity of the Baker County leader.
Mr. Johns never openly announced his
change df heart, but he has never denied
It, and, therefore. It was believed to be
true, because It emanated from his
friends. A prominent Republican of Baker
County, who was In the city yesterday,
said Mr. Johns did nothing for the nntl
Simon cause until the Tcsult of the Mult
nomah primaries were known, and that
his activity at this late date does not
arouse the enthusiasm it might have done
.. had It come earlier In the campaign. If
Mr. Johns is not a candidate, the delega
tion Is regarded as unpledged in case antl
Slmon people triumph at the primaries to
morrow. If the Simon people win out, It
will .probably be instructed for Geer; at
least such Is the opinion of persons fa
miliar with political conditions of Eastern
Oregon.
County Judge W. M. Cake, of Multno
mah, is also said to be In the Guberna
torial fight. Judge Cake declines to dis
cuss the matter, but his friends say that
he will come to the convention with suffi
cient strength to make him a serious can
didate. Two candidates for State Printer were
In Portland yesterday F. TV. Chausse, of
Grant's Pass, and ex-State Senator L. I.
Porter, of Oregon City. Chausse's friends
say he will come to the state convention
with Southern Oregon and part of Eastern
Oregon behind him. He has been an antl
Slmon man, and is one of the best-known
editors in the southern part of the state.
Porter is training with State Senator
George C. Brownell, and Is hopeful of ac
quiring the necessary majority through
the Influence of Brownell and his own
friends. Porter has a reputation of being
a competent politician, and, while he will
say but little for publication, his friends
say he Is confident of winning out. Nei
ther Clackamas nor Josephine County
has had place on the state ticket of late,
and this will be urged by friends of both
Mr. Chausse and Mr. Porter. J. R. Whit
ney, of Albany, Is another formidable can
didate for the nomination, and is reputed
to have pledges that will give him serious
consideration at the hands of the conven
tion. W. J. Clark, of Gervals, and Ed
.ward Everett Young, of Baker City, have
been mentioned as aspirants for the place,
hut of late both men have been apparent
ly eliminated from the contest, and are
seldom heard of.
'Austin S. Hammond, of Medford, who
has, been In Portland for come time past,
" returned .home yesterday to be present at
the primary election to be held there Sat
urday. Mr. Hammond is antl-Slmon In
his affiliations, and will be a candidate
for Attorney-General. He has actively op
posed the Simon men of Jackson Count,
who have been under the leadership of H
E. Ankeny, and said yesterday that the
prospects were excellent for returning an
antl-Slmon and antl-Geer delegation to
the convention. Mr. Hammond is one of
the best-known lawyers in the state.
A. M. Crawford, of Roseburg, Is being
prominently mentioned by his friends for
Attorney-General. He was a member of
the Legislature in 1897, and has been for
years an active and prominent Republican
worker in Douglas County. Frank E.
Wrlghtman, of Salem, who was candi
date for the place. Is generally credited
with having been eliminated from the sit
uation because of the victory of the Geer
Simon alliance at the primaries. Wrlght
man led the opposing faction of the party,
and the fact of losing his own county will
tend materially to weaken his candidacy
before the convention.
Apparently there Is but little opposition
to the renomlnatlon of Secretary of State
Dunbar, State Treasurer Moore and Su
preme Court Justice R. S. Bean. Candi
dates for these places are not being an
nounced, though it is not likely all will be
named by the convention without some
opposition being developed.
Primary elections will be held In sev
eral counties Saturday, and the probable
complexion of the state convention can be
more safely predicted when the returns
are in. State Senator Kuykendall, of Eu
gene, who Is in the city, says Lane Coun
ty will go antl-Slmon and antl-Geer, but
It Is doubtful if any instructions will be
given. In fact, the line-up, apparently,
will be Geer against the field. The Fur
nish supporters say an antl-Geer victory
will result in a Furnish delegation. From
what could be learned yesterday, Coos and
Curry are expected to go as Douglas does,
and Indications there point to a close "con
test The Furnish men claim the three
counties. Tillamook has declared antl
Slmon by a rousing majority, which
means the return of B. Xi. Eddy to the
Legislature. Williamson Is strong in
Lake and Klamath, and his victory will
mean defeat of the Simon forces.
The friends of State Senator J. N. Will
iamson, of Prlnevllle, who Is a candidate
for the Congressional nomination from the
Second district, are expressing themselves
as pleased with the way the primaries
went here last Saturday. They argue
that they have made out a case of Moody
having been lined up with Simon, and that
the refusal of the Wasco County conven
tion to pass antl-Slmon Instructions to
delegates to the state convention
proves the assertion. It is generally
understood, and, in fact, has been Inti
mated by friends of both candidates, that
whatever strength W. J. Furnish brings
to the convention from Eastern Oregon
will be used to further Mr. Williamson's
candidacy. It is said that the Umatilla
delegation Is composed of men who are
known to be opposed to the renomlnatlon
of Representative Moody.
It Is generally credited by political gos
sipers that Clatsop County will, through
the efforts of State Senator Fulton, be
In the Williamson column. Mr. Fulton
was exceedingly anxious to have Mr.
Williamson oppose Mr. Moody or do any
thing that would remove him from the
race for Secretary of State, which the As
toria statesman wanted for his fellow
townsman, F. L Dunbar, the present in
cumbent. If Mr. Fulton is disposed to be
friendly to Mr. Williamson to the fullest
extent within his power, he can undoubt
edly be of much help. For Senator Ful
ton has been busy throughout the state
In the interest of his own candidacy for
indorsement for the United States Senate
at the hands of the state convention.
Mr. Moody's friends, however, do not
concede the claims of the Williamson men
that the Representative is for Simon, or
has been at any time. They say that no
expression or action can be attributed to
Mr. Moody or his friends that would in
dicate the Wasco County man being al
lied with Senator Simon. Moody will
come to the convention with the prestige
of having won the primaries In Wasco
County, and he will probably have two
or more counties adjacent to Wasco which
have not yet held their primaries. On
the other hand, Williamson probably will
have, besides his own counties of Crook
and Morrow, which he has already car
ried, Umatilla, Grant, and. It Is expecteo,
Harney and Union. The Baker County
primaries are to be held March 22, and
the antl-Slmon fight there is being waged
fiercely, and Williamson is generally
spoken of as the antls candidate for Con
gress. Wheeler is claimed by both fac
tions, and Wallowa Is tied.
Mr. Moody's friends point to the fact
that he did not return to Oregon to take
part in the campaign as evidence of a
sense of security felt by the Representa
tive that his candidacy was in excellent
hands here, and that he was not In dan
ger of defeat. There Is sometalk of Judge
W. R. Ellis, of Heppner, or the nomina
tion, but Judge Ellis has thus far re
frained from making a definite announce
ment to that effect, though ho has been
In the city for two days past, and has
been in conference with local and state
leaders.
FACTIONAL ROW IN HAHXET.
Two Contesting Delegation for Rei
publican State Convention.
Five members of the Harney County Re
publican Central Committee have pub
lished a call for a county convention to
be held In Burns, March 26, for the pur
pose of naming delegates to attend the
state convention. On (March 1 three regu
larly elected county committeemen, and
seven men holding proxies of other com
mitteemen met In Burns, elected delegates
to the state convention and fixed the date
for the county convention for April 12, a
date 10 days later than the state conven
tion. Immediately following the action of
the three committeemen and the holders
of proxies, the Republicans who had been
overlooked protested vigorously at what
the called the arbitrary and high-handed
effort made to throw the Harney delega
tion to the support of certain candidates.
A leading member of the party wrote to
a Portland political leader detailing what
he considered the snap Judgment taken
by the fragment of the central committee, i
and said It had been done in the Interest
of Senator Simon and Congressman
Moody. There was considerable talk at
the time of a mass county convention be
ing called to elect delegates to the state
convention. The leader of the dominant
Republican faction in Harney County Is
Charles Newell. Receiver of the Burns
land office, and It Is declared that a desire
to secure the favorable consideration of
Representative Moody for renomlnatlon in
spired the action of the first meeting of
the County Central Committee.
From, the situation as It appears now,
there will probably be two contesting dele
gations from Harney County asking for
scats In the convention unless the faction
of which Mr. Newell Is the acknowledged
head joins In the second call and accept
its action. A. W. Gowan, a well-known
Republican of Burns, wrote an account of
the unusual method of naming delegates
to George A. Steel, chairman of the Re
publican State Central Committee, and
received a reply which read:
The county committee has no power to select
delegates. This should be done by a convention
regularly called and held.
Considerable bitterness has been aroused
among on element of the party in Harney
County, and they have vented their dis
approval publicly through the press of
the county. It is known that they h,ave
sought the advice of Portland leaders, and
nave been advised to issue a call and elect
delegates in a legal county convention.
There are 18 precincts in the county, and
under the apportionment made in the last
call for a convention, 64 delegates will bo
entitled to scats In the convention. The
call is signed by Joseph Robertson, secre
tary, and Drewsey Precinct, committee
man; O. J. Darst, A. Wintermeler, M. Hor
ton and Fred Oakman. each representing
a precinct on the County Central Com7
mittee. I. S. Geer, the Harney County
member of the State Central Committee,
and C. Cummins, of the Second Congres
sional District ommittee, indorsed the
call
CLASH OVER FIRE ESCAPES
AUTHORITIES HALE W. IC SMITH
INTO MUNICIPAL- COURT.
Trying: te Force Him te Comply
"With. Ordinance oh BHildlaar at
FroHt aad Waskiagtea.
There was an acrimonious hearing on
the subject of failure to provide fire es
capes on buildings in this city, before
Municipal Judge Cameron yesterday, in a
case where W. K. Smith, half owner of
a building at the northwest corner of
Front and Washington streets, was
charged with having failed to erect two
fire escapes. In violation of city ordi
nance No. 7491. The testimony was that
Mr. Smith had refused, December 19, 1901,
to have the fire escape erected. City At
torney Long appeared for the city, and
Milton W. Smith appeared for W. K.
Smith, the defendant. The case went over
until today.
Secretary Weidler, qf the Board of Fire
Commissioners, certified that at a meet
ing of the board. May 6, 1901, a motion
was passed asking W. K. Smith to erect
two fire escapes on his building within
30 days from the receipt of the notice, and
District Engineer Young testified that
June 15, 1901, he served the notice upon
W. K. Smith. "The building consists of
three stories, and the two upper floors
are used as a lodging-house," went on
Young. "I have been district engineer of
the Fire Department for three years. How
many fire escapes have been erected In
the city during this time? Quite a num
ber. Mr. Smith's building has a frontage
on Washington street of about 100 feet. I
think there ought to be three fire escapes
there."
"Why have you selected W. K. Smith
particularly? Is there a fire escape on,
say, the St. Charles Hotel?" demanded
Lawyer Smith.
"The hotel you mention is not In my
territory," replied the witness; "but I
think the hotel has one fire escape. There
ought to be more."
"Why Is there not a fire escape on the
Franklin market?" pursued the lawyer.
"Well, we cannot get all the fire escapes
up at the same time," was the reply.
"There is only one man who builds fire
escapes In this city, and he cannot stop
work he Is on, and at once attend to other
work." In reply to a fire of questions
from Lawyer Smith, the witness admit
ted that there are no fire escapes on the
First National Bank building, the Union
block, at First and Stark streets: the J.
W. Cook building; the Dekum building, at
Third and Washington streets, and the
Mulkey building, at Second and Morrison
streets.
"Why is there not a fire escape on The
Oregonlan building?" asked the lawyer.
"There 16 not much chance of a fire at
the Oregonlan building. It's fireproof."
"Have you notified The Oregonlan peo
ple that they ought to erect a fire es
cape?" "No, sir. Yes, there's a fire escape at
the Marquam building. It is sufficient. I
have sent people to three others firms
that build fire escapes, but they do not
seem to have got the contracts for the
work. Do I know why? No, sir. It takes
five to six months to build a fire escape.
I have been In the Fire Department for
about 14 years. There have been two fire
escapes constructed In this city every
month since the ordinance went into ef
fect. In December, 1E9S."
Fire Chief Campbell was examined on
nearly the same lines as the preceding
witness, and he stated that he and the
other officers of his department were call
ing on people to have fire escapes erected
as fact as they possibly could. "On one
occasion I saw W. K. Smith, and he told
me that he was getting contracts for the
erectln of the fire escapes," testified the
Chief. "We Insist on fire escapes being
erected on buildings, because they enable
the Inmates to escape, and admit of fire
men being able to enter buildings much
more quickly. Now, about the recent fire
In the Brown building, on the East Side:
If there had not been a fire escape there,
some of the people who were upstairs
would probably have been burned to
death, and several firemen would posslBly
have been injured or have lost their llvps.
There IS no danger of a fire In the Ore
gonlan building, because It is fireproof."
"How long have you been Chief of the
Fire Department?"
'Three years, sir."
"And three years have elapsed, and you
have not notified these people already
mentioned to erect fire escapes?" asked
Lawyer Smith, In his most Icy tone.
"We have not been around to them all
yet. We are seeing them as fast as we
can," replied the Chief. "People should
build fire escapes without being notified."
"Why are there not more fire escapes
on the Portland Hotel?"
"It Is not necessary to have any more
there."
"How about the Franklin market? Have
you seen these people about fire escapes?"
"That Is our business, sir," replied tne
Chief, sharply. "We will notify these
people when we get around to it."
W. K. Smith was examined In his own
defense, and he admitted that he Is the
half-owner of the building, and asserted
that the exits are as good as they ap
pear to be In other places.
City Attorney Long asked that the high
est fine obtainable under the ordinance
be Imposed on W. T. Smith. "I am afraid
we are going to have a lot of people
burned In this city If fire eseapes are not
erected on buildings," said he. "No man
is justified In saying, becauso other peo
ple do not erect fire escapes, that he
should not erect them. I am going to stay
right by the Fire Department In this
fight, because It is a public duty. We
must protect the lives of our firemen."
Lawyer Smith argued that the ordinance
only applied to the erection of fire escapes
on buildings In proeess of erection, and
thought that no penalty should be im
posed in this case, under tne circum
stances. "I will ask that the full penalty of 5300
be imposed," stated Mr. Long.
"What office are you running for?"
asked Lawyer Smith, in a dry tone.
"I am not running for any office, sir. I
am not a demagogue like you," was the
warm reply.
SPOKANE COUNCIL HERE.
Purpose ofVisIt to Examine "Worlc
ln&s of Telephone Companies.
Under guidance of officials of the Pa
cific States Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany, the members of the Spokane City
Council spent yesterday Interviewing mer
chants and business men on the desira
bility of two telephone companies operat
ing In competition in the same territory.
C 3. Hopkins, general agent of tho com
pany, with headquarters at Spokane, was
In charge of the party, which arrived In
Portland yesterday morning from Seattle.
The lawmakers of the Washington city
who are here are: L. Frlnk, F. Baldwin,
W. S. Dunson, Frank Johnson, Charles
Vllden, Joseph Phillips, J. T. Orne, E. M.
Waydt. J. W. Pratt, Fred Dudley.
In Portland the party was joined by J.
C. Ainsworth, vice-president of the com
pany; J. H. Thatcher, manager of the
Portland district, and F. H. Downing, of
Downing, Hopkins & Co. The entire
party visited the City Hall and other
points of Interest, and subsequently di
vided Into four sections, and Interviewed
local telephone subscribers on the subject
of two telephone systems. What they
learned or what their impressions were
the councllmen declined to say.
The party -are guests of the telephone
company at the Portland, and after dinner
last night attended the Baker Theater
in a body.
Today the Councllmen will be guests of
the Columbia Telephone Company, and
will learn the arguments on the other side.
Tonight'wlll complete their investigations
here, and they will leave for home. Ap-
plication has been made to the .Spokane
City Council for a franchise by an inde
pendent company. While the Pacific
States Company is willing to accept and
meet all,competltlon, they presented state
meats to the Council In effect that two
systems covering the same territory has
not proven satisfactory. On account of
this phase of the discussion the trip to
Seattle and Portland was arranged. A
new independent system Is being Installed
in Seattle, and the Councllmen lnvestigat
ed the prospects for business for two com
panies. They then came here to become
familiar with tho workings of the com
petitive systems. v
A JOURNEY THROUGH INDIA
Lectarer Lalng Tells of Its People,
Palaces and Tombs.
A highly entertaining and instruc
tive lecture on "India," illustrated by
130 stercoptjeon views, was given last
evening at the Bishop Scott Academy
armory by J. W Lalng, M. A., Oxford,
F. R. G. S., before a large audience.
The lecturer Is not only a fluent and
interesting speaker, but he has, In addi
tion to this, enjoyed unusual opportun
ities for gathering information regarding
the country and Inhabitants as he was
for six years a resident of India, acting
as head master of the college founded
by Lord Mayo for the education of tho
Maharajahs In xlajputana.
After dwelling a moment upon the Inter
est always centered In Hindustan, a
vast empire peopled by so many races,
varying in habits, religion and tempera
ment, Mr. Lalng described In detail the
memorials of its ancient civilization and
its archltectual wonders, unsurpassed
anywhere In the world for grandeur and
beauty of workmanship.
Commencing with Bombay, he gave
views of the city with Its 1,250,000 inhabi
tants, comprising Hindoos, Mahoroe
dans, Parsees, Jews, Armenians and
Portuguese. In this city 79 degrees is
the average temperature, and 70 inches
the average rainfall. The Towers of
Silence were shown, which the ordinary
Hindu was never permitted to enter.
The singular mode of Interment among
the Parsees that of the body being
devoured by vultures and the ashes
thrown Into the sea originated from the
respect paid by the Parsees to the ele
ments, for as earth, fire, water and air
were sacred, they could not be contami
nated by a dead body. The bearded men
who acted as pallbearers wore gloves
and carried tongs, that they might not
be contaminated, purifying themselves
with water after performing these fu
neral rites.
A Parsee family was shown, fire-worshipers
and followers of Zoroaster, des
cendants of the ancient Persians who had
emigrated to Hindustan. These are tho
shopkeepers who know how to make
money and to keep it. They are found
at Aden, Penang and Singapore, as well
as Bombay. A specially interesting pic
ture was that of the Hindu trinity.
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, that was
sculptured in stone in the Elephanta
caves near Bombay, dating as far back
as the 10th century before Christ. These
three gods were respectively the Creator,
the Preserver and tho Destroyer.
Travclfng southward along the Mala
bar coast to Ceylon, carved marble tem
ples of wondrous beauty were pictured,
groves of cocoanut palms, banyan trees,
street scenes, the temple in which Bud
dha's sacred tooth Is kept, the visitors
being graciously permitted to view this
at $5 per head; It Is seven Inches long
and looks very lrfce a crocodile's tooth.
Then came a slide showing the coffee
plant, with Its snowy, elght-petalled flow
ers and glossy leaves. A tea plantation
In Ceylon followed this, together with
Indian devil dancers, the furious surf at
Madras, the car of the Juggernaut (now
prohibited in processions), the Black Hole
of Calcutta, views of the Hoogiy, scenes
In the Calcutta bazaars, bamboo carts
drawn by bullocks whoso drivers guided
them by twisting their tails, palanquins,
fakirs, the great banyan trees and the
bathing festival of Bengal. This brought
the lecturer and his audience quite up
to the north coast of India and into tho
Himalayas, those silent and solitary
wastes of far-reaching snowy peaks piled
one above another, the mean elevation
of the range being double that of the
Alps; Mount Everest, the loftiest moun
tain peak In the world, towering at an
elevation of 30,000 feet above sea level.
Mr. Lalng then passed up to Cawnporc,
the tragic scene of the Indian Mutiny;
Lucknow, the capital of Oude; Allahabad,
where he met Rudyard Kipling, who had
not yet gained his spurs In the world
of literature, but who was forming his
ideas of people and things In civil and
military life In his father's office of the
"Pioneer," the government paper in the
Northwest Provinces; then on to Delhi,
the city of palaces and mosques; then the
beautiful vale of Kashmir, famous for
its shawl-weaving and watered by the
river Jhelum, the ancient Hydaspes, on
whose banks Alexander the Great de
feated Porus, a powerful Indian King,
32S B. C.
The northern terminus was reached at
the Khyber Pass, which Is indeed the
"Gate of India," for the little district
embracing this pass vertebrates the whole
history of mankind down to the discov
ery of the route to India by the Cape
of Good Hope, and If its rocky walls
possessed the phonographic power of
preserving and repeating tho sounds they
have once echoed, they would tell the
history of the world, for up and down
this narrow ravine In the Khyber Hills
have passed either the armies or the
emissaries of almost every important
nation in Europe and Asia.
Mr. Lalng concluded by saying that so
long as the Ameer of Afghanistan re
mains the friend of England, there Is
little fear of the Russians or any other
European power ruling India with a rod
of Iron.
The lecture was listened to with great
Interest by the large audience assembled.
Mr. Lalng will conclude his series of
lectures on Saturday evening, when his
subject will be "The Land of tho Pha
raohs." LOSING FLESH.
Are you losing flesh? If
so, better consult your doctor
at once. He will tell you the
cause. We can provide the
remedy, which is Scott's
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and her lungs were seriously
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HOW TO PAY FOR DREDGE
GEORGE H. WILLIAMS ADVISES
PORT COMMISSION.' .
Tax Levy Should Be Made la One As
sessment After Work Is Com
pleted BIk Lour Discassed.
The matter of levying and collecting
taxes sufficient for the 'payment of the
new dredge was brought before the Port
of Portland Commission yesterday after
noon in the form of an opinion by Judge
George H. Williams, the commission's at
torney. The question at issue was wheth
er the tax levy should be made In one
or two Installments. Judge Williams ad
vised the collection of the entire tax at
the next collection of taxes after the
dredge Is built. His opinion follows:
I understand that I am requested by the
Port of Cortland to give my opinion as to
whether or not the tax to be levied to bo paid
for tho new dredge, which it now has under
construction, must be levied and collected In
ono tax in the next assessment after the
dredge Is constructed, or may be divided and
levied and collected in two or more years
after the building of the dredge.
It Is very difficult to form an entirely satis
factory opinion upon this point, as tho last
revision of the act organizing the Portf Port
land contains provisions that may be consid
ered as favoring both views; but, after carefully
reading the act, I have come to the conclusion
that the only safe, though, perhaps, not the
most desirable, way Is to collect the necessary
amount to pay for the construction of the
dredge in one undivided tax In the next as
sessment after the dredge Is built.
According to the provisions of section 13, it
seems that no tax Is to be raised to pay for a
dredge until the dredge Is completed and paid
for, which makes It necessary for the Port of
Portland to borrow money to pay the coat of
construction by means of temporary loans for
that specific purpose. The right of the Port
of Portland to collect In one undivided tax
the necessary amount to pay off said loans Is
perfectly clear, while the right to divide the
tax Into assessments of two or more years
Is, at least, doubtful, and I am apprehensive
that the Port of Portland would find It diffi
cult to borrow the money. If there was any
doubt as to tho mode to be adopted for the
payment of these loans.
The proviso to section 13 limits the special
tax to be levied to, pay for a dredge to "a
rate sufficient to yield at the next collection
of taxes then following, as the taxes In this
act authorized are authorized to be collected,
and as taxes are ordinarily paid. In sum suffi
cient to meet said extraordinary expenditures."
This indicates quite clearly that the tax Is to
be collected at the next collection of taxes
after the dredge Is constructed. Should the
tax be divided and an attempt made to collect
It In two or more different years and a tax
payer should interpose to prevent the collec
tion of the second Installment, It Is Impossible
to foresee what construction a court might put
upon the act as to the validity of such Install
ment, -and, therefore, to avoid all difficulties
and possible litigation about the matter, I ad
vise the collection of the entire tax at the
next collection of taxes after the dredge Is
built. You understand, of course, that you
have a right to draw from tho general fund
such an amount as you think proper to be ap
plied towards paying for the dredge, and that
in addition thereto tho tax Is to be sufficient
to fully pay for it.
Commissioner Selling said that the port
could take no action until the dredge Is
completed, and he moved that the opin
ion be received and placed on file, and
the motion was carried.
Treasurer Rellly reported that this
year's collection of taxes has so far yield
ed the port only $17,000, while out of the
$1,000,000 collected the port should have
received about J50.000. A great deal of
work is to be done, and to prosecute It
money will be needed. The Hibernian
Savings Bink, with which Mr. Rellly Is
connected, was willing to lend the port
$200,000 at 6 per cent Interest. Mr. Rellly
thought the rate was rather high, and he
said that by advertising a lower rate
might be secured. Five per cent at least
could be- obtained, and the rate might be
cut to even a lower figure. He moved
that the clerk be Instructed to write the
County Treasurer asking why the port's
share of the taxes collected have not been
turned over to the commission. The mo
tion was carried.
A letter was received from Faber, Du
Faur & Donnelly, contractors for the
drydock, stating thit they could not give
a bond until the conditions for the con
struction of the dock and their responsi
bilities were stated. As a contract was
,forwardcd to them after the date of the
letter, the communication was placed .on
file.
Consideration of the new by-laws was
postponed, owing to the absence of Com
missioners Swlgert, Adams and Hughes,
and the meeting was adjourned until next
Thursday.
Snntn Fe After Terminal Grounds.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 20. President
E. P. Ripley and Third Vice-President J.
W. Kendrlck, of the Santa Fe road, ar
rived today. President Ripley's visit to
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN
to Varicocele, Contagious Blood Dis
eases and Acute and Chronic Ure
thral and Prostatic Inflammations.
Consultation free and no charge
whatever for treatment of any case.
in which cure is not effected.
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OFFICE HOURS-0 A. M. to 5 P. 31.
Evenlnrs 7 to S: Sundays, 10-2 only.
Phone Grant 740.
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PORTLAND OFFICE. 2304 Alder street, corner Third. Chambers bulldlne.
San Francisco Offlce 097 Market street, corner Sixth.
SURE CURE
We'll cure you of that flat pocketbook feeling
if you will only give us a chance. Buy your
umbrellas here and you will always have money
to spend somewhere else.
JOHN ALLESINA
TWO STORES:
5SC Waahlnjrton
'Near Woodard, Clarke
the city was hastened by the recently
developed plan of the company to secure
a terminal point on the Oakland side of
the bay. This afternoon he conferred
upon the subject with Captain Payson, of
the road, who expects to meet the City
Council of Oakland within the next few
days, and discuss with the members of
that body the best means for affording
the Santa Fe proper facilities on that side
of the bay.
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Temple Beth Israel.
Dr. Stephen S. Wise will preach this
evening on,. "The Higher Meaning of the
Book of Esther." The services begin at
8 o'clock, and are held for the present at
the First Unitarian Church. Strangers
are cordially invited.
A meeting of the class for the study of
the prophets will be held on Tuesday after
noon, March 25, at 2 o'clock at the temple
vestry. "The Life and Prophecies of Jere
miah." will be dlscnrsed.
Entertainments in celebration of the
Purim festival will be held at South Port
land; religious classes on Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock, and at the temple school
at 11.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, March 20. 8 P. M. Maximum
temperature, CO; minimum temperature, 30;
river reading, at 11 A. M-, C.5 feet: change in
the past 24 hours. 0.5 foot; total precipitation.
5 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0.34 Inch: total precipita
tion since SepU 1. 1001, 31.55 Inches; normal
precipitation since Sept. 1, 1001. 30.44 Inches;
deficiency, 5.00 Inches; total sunshine March
10, 3:12; possible sunshine March 19. 12:00.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
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Portland
Red Bluff
Roieburg
Sacram ento
Salt Lake
San Francisco ....
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Seattle ,
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Light. Trace.
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Snowing
Cloudy
Cloudy
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Clear
Pt. cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Clear
Clear
Raining
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Light local rains have fallen during the last
4 hours In extreme Northern California, Ore
gon, Washington, and on the higher elevations
the precipitation was in the form of enow.
It Is now unseasonably cool In the North Pa
cific States, and also in Northern California.
The Indications are for showery and slightly
cooler weather In this district Friday.
TEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 23 hours
ending at midnight Friday, March 21:
Portland and vicinity Showers; southwest
erly winds.
Western Oregon and Western Washington
Showers: southwesterly winds.
Eastern Oreson Eastern Washington and
Idaho Cloudy and threatening, with possibly
ahowers or snow squalls; westerly winds.
EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecast Official.
A hat that looks well after
you've brought it home and
had the criticism of family
and friends you know how
they notice things that's
one thing that makes the
GORDON Hat so popular.
STRICTLY RELIABLE
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Dr. Talcott & Co.
Practice
Confined to Contracted
and Functional
Disorders of Men
ENTIRE FLOOR OF 22 ROOMS
arranged for prompt and private
treatment. Our latest addition Ro
tary Irrigation has reduced time
for curlnr acute or chionlc, con
tracted diseases more than one-hair.
Varicocele permanently cured in Ave
days by Ra?ld Vibration. No cut
tins or detention from business.
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Colored Chart, Interesting for study
of anatomy of the Male, sent sealed
upon request.
ieietettt(tititttet
Natty, New
Wall Paper
"(e make a specialty of Clothy
Wall Paper. Our Burlaps, De
nims, Tapestry, etc., are not to
be excelled. Bagdads and other
Orientals treated in proper col
ors. Watch our windows.
E. H. Moorehouse & Company
Picture Frame and Art Store
Both Phones 307 Washington
St. .. 309 Morrison St,,
& Co.
Near Meier & Frank Co.
"Way pay rent when yon can set a
?1000 home for $5.35 per nionth
without Interest f
For fairness, equity, security and general
advantages, this plan of co-operation In home
building Is the best and most desirable ona
eer ottered to the homeseeker.
Examine our plan carefully, and you will be
convinced that you cannot afford not to become
a member of our society.
Send for our leaflets giving full particulars.
Correspondence solicited. Phone answered
promptly. Call at our offices.
OREGON MUTUAL HOME SOCIETY,
513-514 Commercial Balldlngr,
Phone Sonth 1001.
AMUSEMENTS.
MARQUAM GRAND THEATER-
CALVIN HEILIG. Manager.
Friday and Saturday nlshts. March 21 and
22, Grand Bargain Matinee Saturday at 2.15
o'clock, the Dlstlngulohed Emotional Actress,
ROSE COGHLAN.
Frldar and Saturday nights, "FORGET ME
NOT." Saturday Matinee. "LADY BARTES."'
Preceded by a beautiful one-act Comedietta,
"BETU EEN MATINEE AND NIGHT."
Evening prlcaw ?1.50. $1. 75c. 50c, 33c, 25s.
Bargain Matinee prices Adults. 50c; children.
25c. Seats now selling.
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THE BAKER THEATER George L. Baker,
Manager. Phones, Oregon. 1070; Columbia.
506.
The verdict of the people:
"THE BEST WE HAVE HAD."
HIGH CLASS. POLITE AND REFINED
VAUDEVILLE.
15-NEW AND FAMOUS VAUDEVILLIANS-1S
FRANK W. BACON AND COMPANY.
BYRNE AND "WEST. SWOR AND HATH
WAY. ANNE MONTGOMERY. LARRA1NB
AND HOWELL. DE WITT. DU BELL. LA
JESS. BILLY KNIGHT.
Prices Matinee. 10c. 15c. 25c; jwenlns, 15c,
25c. 35c. 50c. Matinees Wednesday, Saturday
and Sunday.
CORDRAY'S THEATER
One week, commencing Sunday, March S3, and
Saturday Matinee.
Bartley Campbell's Immortal Drama.
"THE WHITE SLAVE."
Entire New Scenery. Mechanical and Elec
trical Effects.
SEE Tho Mammoth Plantation. The Steam
er La Belle Creole. The Red Devil's Island.
The Wreck on the Mississippi. A series of
magnificent stage pictures. A grand revival
Introducing an Immense chorus of darklea
sinking the sweet songs of long ago.
Usual prices 25c nnd 50c.
FREDERICKSBURG MUSIC HALL
SEVENTH AND ALDER STREET3
FLYNN'S LONDON GAIETY GIRLS
Presenting
"A NIGHT IN A TURKISH HAREM."
Introducing
LITTLE EGYPT.
In hor sensational dances.
General admission, free; reserved seats. 25c;
boxes, according to location.
AUCTION SALES TODAY.
At Gllman's auction rooms. 411-413 Wash
ington St., at 10 o'clock A. 31. S. L. N. Gil
man, auctioneer.
At 1S2 First St., at 10 A. M. Ford & Laws,
auctioneers.
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MEETIXG NOTICES.
HALL OF UNITED WORKMEN BENEFIT
DEGREE LODGE. NO. 1. Portland, Or..
March 15, 1902. Members are hereby notified
that revised constitution and by-lawa will re
ceive second reading: at meetlnjf Saturday
evening, 22d Inst. Come and get posted.
CHARLES MARCUS. M. W.
Attest: DONALD ALLISON. Rec.
SOCIAL AND WHIST, given by Portland
Circle. No. 55, W. of "W.. Artisans Hall,
Abington building, on Friday, March 21, J902.
Admission 15c. Refreshments free.
HASSALO LODGE. NO. 15. I. O. 0- F-
Regular meeting this (Friday) evening at 7:30
o'clock. Work In the Initiatory and other Im
portant business. Every member 13 expected
to be on hand. Visitors invited.
HENRY BROWN. Sec.
PORTLAND LODGE. NO. 55. A.
F. & A. M.. PORTLAND. OR. A
stated communication of this lodge,
will be held this (Friday) evening at
7:30 o'clock, on which occasion Past
Grand Master Philip S. Malcolm will deliver
an address on the "Legend and Symbols of tho
Third Degree." A cordial Invitation 1 extend
ed to all Master Masons. By order of W. M.
I. W. PRATT, Sec.
HORN.
BUEL At Forest Grove. March 20. to the wlfo
of Floyd Buel. a daughter, Dr. C. L. Large
attending.
DIED.
SHORT In this city. March 10. 1002. Mar
garet Short, aged 0 days. Infant of Dr. J.
31. Short and wife, of Gresham. Or.
TRANCH In this city. 3Iarch 20. 1002. at the
family residence. 320 Wheeler st.. Hilda J.
Tranch. aged 3S years. 11 months. 2 days.
Funeral notice hereafter.
FUNERAL NOTICES.
ESKRIDGE In this city, at the residence of
hl3 aunt. Miss Elsie Mitchell. Lewis build
ing. March 19. 1002. Hershell Eskridge. aged
12 years, son of 3Ir. and 3Ira. James Esk
ridge. late of Walla Walla, Wash. The
funeral services will be held at the chapel of
J. P. FInley & Son today at 10:30 A. M.
Services private.
J. P. FINLEY & SON Progressive
Funeral Directors! and Emhnlmers,
Cor. Third and Jefferson Sts. Com
petent lndy nsn't. Both phones No. O.
EDWARD HOL3IAN. Undertaker. 4th
and Yamhill mta. Reno Stinnou. lady
ziaiitant. 3otlr'fphone No. SOT.
CLARKE BltOS., 2S0 Morrison St.
Fine llovrersj and flornl desisrna.
NEW TODAY.
FOR SALE THOSE NEW AND BEAUTIFUL
dwellings on 15th and Johnson ?ts., are now
nearly completed, and will be sold. For par
ticulars please call on Parrlsh. Watklns &
Co., Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Agents.
50' Alder St.
at
ELECTION
Jud-es and Clerks can cash their fees at 210
Fourth st. A. H. Maegly. Abe Tlchner.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property, at lowest
current rates. Building loans. Installment
loans. MacMaster & Blrrell. 311 Worcester blk.
CHICKENS ?
Chickens 15c lb.
Turkeys ..... 18c lb.
CALIFORNIA BUTTER. . ..55c and tide
Fresh ranch eggs 15c
Good creamery butter 50c. 55o
Full cream cheese 12c 15c
Swiss cheese 20c. 25c
LImburger. each .23a
5-lb. pall lard, for Sue
50-lb. pall lard, for $4.75
ARBUCKLE'S COFFEE 10c
LA GRANDE CREAMERT. 204 Yamhill.
RENTS GO HIGHER.
Get a home. Save rent. We
will furnish the lots at University
Park and build you a house to
suit for one-fifth cash, balance
monthly. If you join our co
operative series you can get a
home for $5 cash and $5 month
ly, and for $25 cash and $15
monthly you can get a 5 room
cottage, and excellent barn and
75x100 feet of ground. Take
your choice. Portland Home
building Co., 151 Sixth street,
near-Morrison-