THElfOBKlKG OKEGONLAK, MOKDAt, PJEBltTJARI' ;S7, 105. 15 COUNCIL MAY ACT Civic improvement Subject of Official Inquiry. UNSIGHTLY BILLBOARDS TOGO Citizens and Municipal Officials Arc United in the Effort to Make Portland -a City Beautiful. At th next regular mcetlnpr of the Council In, all probability a resolution will be introduced requesting: the citi zens or Portland to take an interest-in the present civic improvement agita tion to the extent of beautifying their own property and inducing neighbors to do the same. It is understood that men prominent in the civic improve ment movement and members of the Civic Federation are attempting to in terest the Councllmen in the scheme, and thst Mayor Williams -will be con sulted today or Tuesday In regard to the matter. Rumor goes farther and states that In the near future the fight against the unsightly bilboard may be carried Into the Council -vvith good effect, that an ordinance abolishing the billboard un der certain conditions may be intro duced and passed and that the general nuisance ordinance may be broadened to include billboards erected on private property. It is deemed that this Is the most direct -way to get good and last ing results, and though Councilmen will not talk on the matter at present, hav ing given It little thougnt, it Is taken for granted that at least a minority are opposed to the billboard and, may re urged td tine their influence in pro moting legislation against it. A meeting of the Civic Fedoration may be called toward the latter part of the present week for the purpose of discussing plans for carrying on the civic improvement campaign. If this meeting is called it will probably result in a public mass meeting at a later date, at which time jjfis hoped the city may be. districted and a committee ap pointed to carry on the work In each district. This Is the original plan con ceived by Mr, "Wheelwright. If this is done the present movement "will be broadened and strengthened, and much good is sure to result. If, in addition to thif, the Conucil takes a hand in making a request of the people to take an interest in the work and promotes such legislation as to abol ish the bilboard, the work will be well under way, and Portland will indeed become the "City Beautiful." This is the end desired by the Civic Fedoration. and the member deem that, in view of the approaching Exposition, the time Is ripe for the improvement revolution, which, once started and backed by earnest endeavor, cannot but terminate successfully. SUBURBS GETTING INTERESTED Citizens on East Side Are Aroused for Civic Improvement. The "City Beautiful" Is now the pro gramme on the East Side, between St. Johns and Sellwood and from the lamatte River to Russellvillr. At Sellwood the Board of Trade will et civic improve ment In action with a rousing public meeting In Fireman's Hall, next Friday evening. Major T. C. Boll, chairman o'f the civic Improvement committee, recom mended that this meeting be held. He will deliver an address that evening, set ting forth what can bo done, and the La dies' Auxiliary will assist with an appro priate programme-' In Brooklyn thcr Mothers and Teachers Club has undertaken to clean up and beautify that suburb. Mrs. C. C. New castle is chairman of a special commit tee on scwors and purification, and this committee will inaugurate a general cam paign early this Spring. The committee has been gathering statistics to show the need of a big sewen A full report Is to ha made, and conditions to bo shown up. In this district there Is not a foot of rew eragc, but there are hundreds of cesspools and open vault?. Some of the lotowners have already dug five and six cesspools, and have no room for mora on their prem ises. At the Brooklyn School ground sev eral hundred choice roses have been ret out, and the grounds' will be an object lesson. At Mount Tabor and Montavllla both the push club3 are urging the cultivation of flpwers. and much is being done in the way cf cleaning up premises. The Uni versity Park Ladles Civic League is an active force, and Is malting Itself folt along these lines. The Echool grounds there are to be cleaned, graded, and roses are to be planted. Next Thursday even ing the- people, of the Peninsula will have the rar8 pleasure and opportunity of hear ing Fred V. Holman on the subject of "Rose Culture." in Artisans Hall. The St. Johna Civic Improvement League has inaugurated a campaign. Including a movement to encourage home decoration. .Along these lines, this club will do much ythls year. On tho Peninsula the beauti ful driveway along the "Willamette River to St .Johns, along the Columbia, and re turn by way of Columbia Slough, has been graveled, and will bo one of the most pic turesque and attractive roads out of Port land. It overlooks the "Willamette River, Portland and the Exposition grounds. In Central Alblna. Multnomah Addition, the Board of Trade, with the Ladles' Aid Society, will continue the work this Spring. Last year the Ladies' Aid Soci ety spent about $100 on th grounds of tho Thompson School, with excellent results. There are several places on the East Bide where ag yet no movement has been made for civic improvement. Central East Portland, between Sullivan's Gulch and Division street, needs cleaning up. In Stephens Addition, between East Tenth and Eleventh streets, there is a bad block. Jt Is covered with tin cans and scraps and tree trimmings. On Rod nev avenue, near San Kafapl street, there 1b a single lot, on which there arc about law tin cans, in central .East jfortiana the city has been spending much money In fixing up the principal streets and mak ing a driveway from the bridges. Haw thorne avenue has been covered with rrtishptf rnrit p.nrl rnllftrt to a cnlirl raiirfr It connects with East Twelfth, which. also has been treated with crushed rock. "While the city Is doing these things, there seems to be no movement to clear up tho vast accumulation of trash of every de scription that Is on vacant lots. Dumping Ground in City's Center. Opportunities for the Civic Improve ment Association are said by a corre spondent to be waiting at the corner of East Sixth and East Oak streets. Ha says: "What was once a beautiful, grassy elope is now an unsightly dumping-ground covered by rubbish gathered by the Salva tion Army from all parts of the city. "What -rubbish they can't 'sell they dump on the vacant lot. The bruah Is draped with wearing apparel, old mattresses and other stuff equally uneightly." The correspondent suggests that bill boards with flaring posters on them would be preferable to the present prospect. Seattle Indoor Meet. I N1VERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Se attle, Feb. 25. (Special.) March SI has been set as the day for the big Western Washington Indoor meet to be held "by tho University of "Washington. The Ss attlc Athletic Club -will probably be, the university's hardest competitor. "While the clifb has a large number of noted athletes on Its list, still but few of the men have as yet begun training and will need all of tho coming month to get In shape. Dick Huntoon, tho captain-elect of the club, has great hopes of defeating the collegians. The university men Are getting to gethor a very strong aggregation. Hal Tllley Is filling up the gap that was made by the loss of Joe Pearson. Billy Winsor, the Seattle High School star of the last three years, has also now registered at the college. At the Jnterolass meet, held In the university armory on Friday night, Winsor proved to be the particular star of the class, taking first in the 30 yard dash and the running broad Jump. With Tllley and Winsor in tho broad Jump the U" will be stronger In this evont than it "has ever been before. Rex Smith, another freshman, is also rapidly developing Into a sprinter as well as jumper. While In the Seattle High School he cleared five feet ten inches in the high jump. Several boxing and wrestling bouts tll be Introduced. Cinnabar Test Is Satisfactory. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Feb. 26. (Special.) W B. Dennis, manager of the Black Butte qulcksllver'mlnoa, says the test recently made treating cinna bar ore proved quite satisfactory, and he Is now enlarging on that new de vice of a furnace. The company "has an immense amount of development work done and large bodies of cinna bar ore exposed, that will enable the operation of tho furnace for many years to come. The contract let last Fall for driv ing a long. tunnel will be completod in the course of six weeks, and from this level a vertical depth of 1200 feet will have been gained. Tho levels above this tunnel, including stopes, are com pleted. , Dull Day for Salem )orts. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 26. (Special.) Salem was a closed town today for the first time In many months. All saloons were closed tight, front door and back, and not a drink of Intoxicating liquor could .be bought, except . perhaps at drugstores. All gambling games wero also closed and men who arc in the habit of spending their Sunday even ings in saloons and gambling places found this a dull day. SCENE AT XWENTT-FODRTJI SNAP-SHOTS ABOUT THE CITY SHOW ING NEED OF CIVIC IM PROVEMENT SCEXE AX TKERTEKNTIf t . ...... t UNREST IS GROWING Political Agitators Stir Up Russian Laborers, BREAK EXPECTED IN SPRING Peasants May Then Make Common Cause With Discontented Work men, Now Apparently Held in Leash by Silent Factors.' ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 27 (1;3S A. M.). Evidence is increasing that the strikes throughout the empire, and especially those in St. Petersburg, are not economic In their origin, but Inspired by a definite political plan. The government and em ployers are ombarrasysd by the action of the workmen, whose discontent is being fed and who are Increasing their de mands with each new concession This condition is believed to have been fomented by crafty political agitators, who are stirring up the men and at the Fame time holding them In leash, appar ently awaiting some signal for concerted action. Fear Is entertained that this widespread agitation may be connected with a plan to await a possible peasant outbreak In the Spring, with which a gen oral strike will be synchronized, the work men joining hands with the peasants. The election of Jabqr representatives to the imperial commission which Is to in vestigate the causes of discontent In St. Petersburg, passed off quietly yesterday. Tho situation in Riga Is again reported to be very serious. The authorities there apparently are unablo to cope with the lawless element. In the Caucasus the situattea Is extreme ly bad, practically amounting to civil war. In Baku the Inhabitants barricaded in their houses, are petitioning the central authorities at St. " Petersburg for relief from the existing condition of affairs. The government is sending reinforcement of AND MARSHALL STIIEETS. ADJOINING HILL MILITARY ACADEMY; WEEDS AND RICKETY FENCE, WITH MODERN RESIDENCE ON NEXT LOT. "fififififififiH"fifiilHllra SCENE AT EAST MADISON STREET AND ATJ WASHINGTON STREETS. SHOWING troops but while these may be able to 1 stop the reign of terror, they will b lm-: Mt.nf n .Via nVula r, lniln.)n Conditions In other towns In the Cauca sus are equally desperate. Owing to the gravity of .the situation In the Caucasus and apprehension based on depletion of tho district troops for the war, the government has appealed to tho American Catholics to exert their per sonal influence to persuade Armenians to rcase their annoyances. The Cathollcoa went to Avarlan. where he exhorted peo ple to remain tranquil. Strikes have broken out at the Lugansk coal mine, and on the Siberian Railway at Chltao. The strikers at the latter point demand that the war be stopped. Dispatches from Batoum report that domiciliary searches for arms have been instituted in the quarters of the working- men. In Siberia, as well as in other parts of the empire, the government has granted considerable concessions to railway em ployes. In some cases according them a reduction of the hours of labor to nine a day. This causes the situation of private employers Increasingly difficult, as they allege that It is Impossible for them to concede so much. SOLDIERS GUARD THE POLICE Warsaw Authorities Are Taking Un usual Precautions Against Attack. WARSAW. Feb. 26. Every policeman on duty here today is accompanied by a soldier. The authorities, fearing a strike by the police, ordered this precaution, so that In tho event of an officer leaving liis post It will not be unprotected. The measure Is further Intended to guard po licemen from possible attack by strikers. The police demand $12.50 per month, the same scale that is paid at St. Petersburg. Tho present pay here. Is 55 per month. The private coachmen and livery stable men havo struck today. The strike of street railway employes continue.:. Some 15,000 strikers from the big Iron mills will return to work, all their de mands having been granted. These in clude a nine-hour day, Instead of 304. and an Increase In wages of from 5 to 25 per cent. It Is announced that all the railways will be placed under martial law. In order to prevent the extension of the strikes. The employes of the Warsaw-St. Peters burg Railway have formulated demands for presentation to the management. This action is regarded as a preclude to the beginning of tho strike. The Vistula strike continues. The di rectors will meet tomorrow to receive the UNION AVENUE, SHOWING OLD SHOP BROWN HOTEL. 2flRE-G UTXED BUILDING COVERED WITH workmen's demands, which will be re ferred to SL Petersburg for approval. The Vienna Railway service having been resumed, the station here was crowded with passengers, ail day, who fought to: obtain seats. The tension In the Warsaw railway sit uation' has been greatly relieved by the settlement of this strike. Direct com munication with Warsaw Is thus opened, but the office Is dislocated at Warsaw. The St. Petersburg road Is still open on a direct line, and passengers for Moscow and Odessa are compelled to travel sby circuitous routes. In Novollpkl street, at 9 o'clock tonight, an unknown man fired a revolver at a patrol, killing two policemen and severely wounding a Sergeant.. The murderer escaped. STOESSEL HAILED AS A HERO Governor, Nobility and Civil Officers Greet at Moscow Station. MOSCOW, Feb. 26. General Stoessel. late commander or the Russian forces at Port Arthur, and his party arrived here at 9 o'clock this morning. General Stoes sel "was met In the Imperial pavilion at the St. Nicholas . Station by the Governor, nobility, numerous officers and civil ot ficials. Colonel Dlamensky made ait eulo gletlc address of welcome, declaring that "your splendid defense of Port ' Arthur amazed the world and created Immortal glory for Rueala." Numerous bouquets ware presented to .aime. Stoessel. Tho General afterward held a reception. He will go to 3t. Peters burg Wednesday, but subsequently he will return here for a prolonged stay. At Kur6k Station; where the crowd which had assembled was disappointed by the nonstoppage of General Stoessel's train, some students made a hostile dem onstration against Colonel Relss, late Chief of Staff at Port Arthur, who trav eled to St. Potersburg. The Incident in censed the crowd, and In a scuffle that ensued three students were beaten by a policeman.. ADVISE EMPEROR TO TEMPORIZE People's Representatives to Be Given Seats in Council of the Empire. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 27 (1:?3 A. It.). The question of convoking the Zemsky Sobor is apparently not yet settled. Some of the Emperor's advisers are entertain ing the Idea that to summon the land parliament at this time would be fatal to autocracy, but that, as a preliminary UNDERBRUSH 6UBEODNDED BY COVERED WITH BILLS, IN BEAR OF 6IGXS AND BILLBOARDS. $6500 50x100 on south side of. Glisan street, between Sixth and Seventh. Fine hotel site. Cement sidewalk. Excavation made for cellar. B. JH. LOMBARD, 514 Chamber of Commerce. step towards a representative assembly, Jt might be well to Invite representatives of the people to sit in the Council of the Empire, a purely consultative assembly, with existing conservative elements as a "balance wheel. TelegraphOfflclals Threaten to Strike MOSCOW, Feb. 26, Postal, telegraph official? are threatening, to strike unless their demands Improvement of their conditions-are granted. Railroads Under Martial Law. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 26. All the .-Russian railway's, except the Contral Asian, have been placed under martial law. Robbed for Five Years. BOSTON, Feb. 2$. Upon warrants charging them with the larceny of J5Q. 000 from Jordan Marsh & Co.. store proprietor?, during the last five years. John E. Keefe. 54 years old. and James J-T, Grotz'pger, 51 ypara old, were ar rested today. The police allege an ex tensive conspiracy to ccfraud the com pany. Dennis McCall, 31 years old, was ar rested a few weeks agb In connection with the case. The prisoners were em ployed in the shipping department. Mayor Vetoes Saloon Ordinance. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Feb. 26. (Special.) Mayor J- S- Medley has ve toed the ordinance recently passed by the City Council relative to the saloon keepers keeping their places exposed to public view, the discontinuance of muHical Instruments in and about the saloons, and closing at midnight. It Is believed that the ordinance will pass o'er the veto of tho Mayor nt tho iitist session of the Council, which - meets Monday, a week from tomorrow. Gale Off English Coast. LONDON. Fob. 26. A heavy gale blew off the British coast Saturday and to day, resulting in serious disaster. One boat was capsized and five of her crew drowned. A French boat was wrecked off the Lizard, and two of her crew were drowned, the others sminrming ashore. COLDS LEAD TO PNEUMONIA Laxative TJromo Quinine, -world-wide CeM and' Grip remedy, remove the caus-. Call for full nun and look for signature. B. "W. Grov. 23c. Getc Bottlo to-day. If It fails kto euro I will refund your money. Munyon, Phlla. If vnn nr nrvntl:. If VOU Can't sleso. If you are bilious or constipated or have any stomach or liver aliment, don't fall to use Paw-Paw. OMMlSSiON G RABIN and BROKERS We- Charge 2fb Intercut for Carylnr Long Stocks. GENERAL OFFICES: N. Y. Ufa Did.. Minneapolis. Mine E. K. ALDEN, CorrexDondent. Room 2. Ground Floor. Cbambr of Commerce. Jf. B Wo will ead you our dally llarkat Letter on raquest. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. COLUMBIA RiVER SCENERY PORTLAND to THE DALLES Regulator Line Steamers Steamer Regulator leav Portland 7 A. M. Tues day. Thuradaj- and Satur day; arrives alternate day. Connecting: at Lyle. "Wash., with Columbia River & North ern Ry. Co.. for Goldendale and Klickitat Valley points. Landing- foot of Alder at. Phone Main Oil- S. M'DONALD, Agent. For South -Eastern Alaska Steamers of this eomssny leave StSATTLB a a M TACOMA t K AI. day ore. vioiis: irteumanlo Cdt Pinv ;CiTy iFeb. ii and 2a) vk KlUianou and Sitka (a.Aii AV DtRCTj; RAAIUNA teb. i and both v....r maiar.ff resulur S. K. AUsta port of call; Cottace City cails at Vancouver: iunn.: CALLS AT VICTORIA. KOK VAtfuOUVER. CITT OF SEATTLE lea wj Seattle Tueaday. Thursday. sunday. 10 M.t cat! at Evru and Htlilnpcatii. Keturnlas leaves Vancouver Monoa, Wednesday and .Friday calling a beillngnam onl. SttJ-Jner connect at San FrancLco with com pany'a steamers for pons In California, Alex ico and Humboldt Bay. For further lnfcrma tloa obtain folder. Right la reserved to cnaflae steamer or catling date. TICKET OFFICES. Portland -49 "VVaaMnjtea at. Seattle 113 James at. and locks Sut Francisco 10 Market st. CD. DliN-AIW, Gn. Fas. Ajt.. -10 Market su, San FrancKco. HUNYGN'S PAW- v. h jey-jmr fw 1 TRAVELER'S GUrDJL OEEGOFf SfiOip Line ak Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and lotfrtat-sJosi-Ict-cara dally to Omaha. Chicago, aaokrna; tourist slMplcsT-car daily to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeplnc-car (person ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Reclining chair-cars (aeats free) to the Eat daily. UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. CHICAGO- PORTLAND SVECIAL for the Eait la Huntlnston. 9:15 A. iX. Dally. 5:35 P. il. Dally. SPOKANB FLIER GU5P. 3:gXM. For Eastern Washington. Walla "Walla, Law. c-0Ur d'Alene and Oreat Northern points. ATLANTIC EXTRE3S, for .the Edat via Hur.l ington. iS:15 P. II. 7:15 A. M. Dally. Dally. RXYER SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA apd(S;00 P. M. t;00 P. if; way points, connecting' Daily. Dally, xvUb eteamer for Ilwsi- except except co and North Beach Sunday. Sunday, steamer Hassalo. Ash- Saturday, street dock (water pr.) 10:00 P. M. FOR DATTON, Ore- . - M 5so P M gon City and Vanihlit;' galM- 5t.0afi-.M' Klver points, Aah-strcet Pai! A daefc. twater permitting); KX- bun cx- 3un- FOR LEWI3TON.5:40 A- M. About Idaho, and way points. Dally. 5;00 Pi M. from Riparia, Wash. ex. Sat. x- Fri, Teiepnone Main Tlli." C. w. Stinger, City Tick et Agent: A- L. Craijr. General Passenger Afien.t. SAN FBA NCISCO&PO KTtANU S. S. CO. Tickets on sale at 248 WASHINGTON STREET For S. S. Oregon. March 2. 13. 23. April 1. S. S. Columbia March 7. 17, 27. From Ainsworth Dock at S P. M. Through tickets to all points from San Fran 'elsco. JAS. H. DEWSON. Arsnt -X'aiajjhone Main -S. EAST VIA SOUTH Leaves. UNION DEPOT. OV2RLAJSD EX Arrive PRESS TRAINS ;fer fealem. kosv- S:S0 P. M. 7:25 A. M. burg, Asniand, Sac ramento, Ogata, s&n tTanclsco. Mojave, Los Angeles. . Paso. New Orleans ana the. East. Morning train con nects at Voodburti kdalty txcept Snn .i wltn train fai 8:30 A. M. S;00 P. M.. Mount Aurei. Silver- .ton. iitownsvMie, pringfieia. Wcna-ling-and Natron. 4;G0 P. M. Albany- passengei 10:10 A. 3L kennects at cod- burn -a-ita Mt. Angel ana suverton iocai. 7;20 A. M. fCorvalllii passenger. i o:50 P. 3 l8:25 A. M. 4:50P. M. pnerxaan pasaeuger. Dally. IIDally. except Sunday. PORTLAND-03WEGO SUBURBAN SERVICE AND TAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland daily for Oswego at 7:80 A. M.. 12:50. 2:U, 3:35. 5:20. o:25. 7U5. Wslo p M Dallv, except Sunday, S:80, 6:30. 8:30, 10:25 A. M.. 4:10. 11:30 P. M. Sunday, only, Returning from Oswego arrives Portland dally 8 30 A. M.. 1:56. 3:C3. 4:55. 6:15. 7:35, 9:53. 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday, B;25, 7:25 -30 10:2l 11:45 A. M. Except Monday. 12:25 A M. Sunday only, 10:00 A. M. JUae irora same aepot for Dallas and Inter mediate points dally except Sunday. 4:10 P. Arrive Portland. lti:10 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper aus dally to Monmouth and Airlle. connecting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and lnd- PFlrat-tclaas fare from Portland to Sacramanto and San Francisco. ?20: berth. ?5. Second, class fare. $15: second-class berth. S2.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also Japan China. Honolulu and Australia. CITr TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and "Washington streets. Phone Main 713. Tiaar rAnn 1 1 Til LAni W Mtt I I- 1 KAl IN 1 a. V III 111 IW igLCVL. PORT. ANH Depart. Arrive. Pugtt Sound Limited for lacoma. Seattle. Olympia. South Bend and Gray's Harbor points 8:30 am 4:45 pra North Coout Limited for Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane, Butte. St. Paul. New York. r Boston and all points East and Southeast.- 3:00 pm 7:00 am, T-vm City Express for Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Helens, St. Paul. Minne apolis. Chicago. New Tork. itoiton and all points East and Southeast 11:45 pm T:00'ps3 Puget Sound-Kanfas City- t. Louis Special, for Tacoma. Seattle. Spokane. Butte, Billings. Denver, Omaha. Kansas City. St. I.ouls and all' points East and Southeast 8:30 am 7:00 am All train dally, except on South Bend branch. A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas. sender Agmt. 255 Morrison at., corner Third. Portland, Or. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co, Silk Um Hogg JOj Leaves. UNION DEPOT. I Arrives. Daily. For Maygers. Rainier, ' Dally. CUttft&nle. "Westport, Clifton. Astoria. War 8:00 A. M. renton, Flavel. Ham- 11:10 A. M. mond. Fort Stevens. Gearhart Tark, Sea side, Adtorl and Sea shore. Express Dally. 7:00 P. M Astoria Exprs. 3:40 P. M. Dally. C. A. 8TEWART, J. C. MATO. Comm'I Agt.. 248 Alder at. G. F. i P. A. Phone Main SOS. heatNorthesh City Ticket OWce, 123 Third St., Phono 639. 20VEELAN1) TRAINS DAIIiY O The Flyer aa4 the fast Stall. SFLEXDID SERVICE UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT COURTEOUS EMPLOYES For tickets, rate, folders ami fall- in formation, call on or address H. DICKSON. City Passenger and Ticket Agt, 133 Third irtreet. Portland, Or. JAPAN-AMERICAN LINE for Japan, -China: turf -U Asiatic Ports,. will Leave Seattle' about March 10. N i