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THE MORNING OBEGOSIAfr,. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 190o.
GiTY RECORDS ARE
TAMPERED WITH
New Names Added to Second
Street Improvement
Petition.
W.F. WHITE ADMITS ACT
Declares He Inserted List in Order
to Show Preponderance of
Property-Owners Favored
, Stone Blocks.
crrr records tampered with.
A petition filed in the Auditor's of
fice mysteriously disappeared and
three days later -was found added to
another petition that had become fen
official document and had been acted
upon by the Council and various com
mittees. The new petition had material ef
fect upon action of street committee
on the petition as It gave preponder
ance of property to the men that
signed a year ago.
W. F. White, who attached the pa
per, admits doing so. but says that he
had no "wrongful intent.
A petition for the improvement of Sec
ond street that was filed a "year ago and
had been acted upon by the City Council
and the street committee as well as the
City Engineer, was removed from its file
in the -City Auditor's office between April
li and 17, and to it was attached another
petition written upon the same kind of
paper and worded as nearly alike the
original as" possible before it was returned
to its proper place. This was the dis
covery made yesterday morning by The
Oregonlan.
When it is explained that the old pe
tition did not have sufficient signatures
attache l to insure its approval by the
street-committee when entered into com
petition with another petition for a dif
ferent kind of pavement, the reason for
the addition of the new facsimllie petition
is readily understood. The tampering with
the papers', however, did not result in in
jury to anyone, as the street committee
decided to throw out both petitions .and
ask for new ones, not because the mem
bers of the committee knew of the mys
terious addition to the city's records, but
on account of the bitter fight that was
started as a result of the filing of two
petitions and the inability of the two fac
tions to agree upon any certain 'kind of
a pavement.
Xcw Petition Is Discovered.
On April 14 W. F. White, a broker of
city and county warrants, called at the
Auditor's office and filed a petition with
Deputy Auditor Smith for the paving of
Second street. After the filing of the pe
tition Mr. Smith does not remember see
ing the "paper until it was discovered yes
terday morning attached to a petition
filed a year ago in his department. It
was supposed to have been placed with
other new petitions that were awaiting
action by the Council, but when missed
from this file it could not be found.
For the accommodation of the citizens
Interested, Auditor Devlin has always al
lowed public records to be seen by all
who desired, and it was by reason of this
rule that Mr. White was able to remove
the new petition from the desk of Deputy
Smith and later attach it to the old pe
tition without anyone noticing his act.
The original petition,, was filed by A.
W. Heed and others, May 2, l&Oi, and con
tained the names of 24 property-owners
who were holders of BOVi lots, or 2525
front feet along Second street. Their pe
tition asked that the old stone blocks be
taken up where necessary only, and
where depressions existed, that they be
filled with crushed rock and the stone
blocks be rclaid on a sand cushion. This
petition stipulated that Second street be
Improved. In that manner between the
north line of Morrison street and the
south line of Flanders street.
On May A, 1904, the petition was referred
to the committee on streets and that body
agreed to grant the improvement, but
recommended that ail the old stone blocks
now on Second street be taken up and
recut and that a new stone block pave
ment be laid on a, concrete foundation
and that the gas and sewer pipes and the
railway tracks be laid according to the
ordinance. This report of the street
committee was signed by E. B. Rumelin.
A. K. Bentley and John P. Sharkey, and
was filed May 13, 1904. On May 18. 1904, it
was referred back to the committee on
streets by the Council.
On May 2S the Council committee on
streets referred the matter to the Execu
tive Board committee on streets, with a
recommendation that the City Engineer
prepare plans and estimate the probable
total cost. The City Council adopted this
recommendation on June 1, 1S04.
The City Engineer received .his in
structions to prepare the plans and speci
fications on the following day. but from
that time until Captain Charles Wanzer
took charge of the office over seven
months later, nothing was heard of the
matter. He took up the work of the de
partment with great vigor and among
the many dust-covered papers discovered
the order to prepare plans for Second
street.
On April 4, 1905. he filed a report with
the Auditor specifying the taking up or
the oldstone blocks and relaying them on
a sand or Portland cement grout filling
and estimating the total cost at $7053 for
the sand filler and $11,755 for cement
grout filler.
At the meeting of the Council on April
5. a resolution for the improvement was
referred to the street committee.
Now comes the mysterious supplemen
tary petition discovered yesterday morn
ing. It reads Just like the first petition.
with the exception that the word
"Glisan" is substituted for the word
Flanders,, in the old petition.
KJernan Petition Outnumbered.
When the street committee took up the
matter of Improving Second street, Mon
day afternoon, the members supposed they
had to deal with the petition of Frank
Klernan and others only, but it soon de
veloped that the opponents of Kiernan's
petition remembered the old petition and
called for it. Deputy Auditor Grutz, who
is clerk of the committee, did not know
iust where to find it, but W. P. White
at once offered to guide him to its hiding
place, and It was soon before the commit
tee for inspection. An addition of the
number of names and the amount of prop
erty signed for showed that it had a great
deal the best of the new petition or tier
nan and others, but it was not discovered
that a new piece of paper had been added
to it by Mr. White, and he did not tell
anyone about it. The action of the street
committee in ordering' new petitions pre
nared hv both sides nrevented any inves-
titration being' made at the time, and the
petitioners went their way to secure the
names of friendly property-owners as
best they could.
are agreed that the street should be im
proved, but they cannot agree whether
they -want stone blocks or bltulithlc pave
ment. Both have petitions out, and at a
late hour last night had about an equal
amount of property represented upon their
petitions.
W. P. "White -was asked last night to
make a statement of the part he took in
"preparing" the old petition for the street
committee. He at once acknowledge at
taching the new paper to the old ones,
but asked to be allowed to explain bis
action.
"White Explains His Action.
"When City Engineer .Wanzer resur
rected the old petition and Mr. Klernan
and others started out to get signatures
to a petition for Warren's bltulithlc pave
ment, I was asked by the opponents of
such a pavement to circulate another peti
tion, which I did. I secured sufficient
names to give our side a preponderance
of the property along the street, and then
took the paper to the Auditor's office for
filing. The deputies in the main office of
the Auditor were busy, so I went to
Deputy Smith. He did not have a- filing
stamp, so I went to another deputy and
borrowed a stamp. After I had stamped
the instrument Mr. Smith affixed his sig
nature, and laid the paper upon his desk.
I did not want the new petition lost, so
suggested that It be put with the other
papers bearing upon the same matter. No
answer was made by Mr. Smith, and I
took it to the filing' cabinet and attached
it to the old petition.
"I did not do this with any intent to de
ceive, but Juat to be sure that the street
committee would know that we had the
most property on our petition."
TO ATTACH NEW DINERS
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS.
Daylight Trains Through Willam
ette Valley Will Sopn Be
Equipped.
It is announced by the Southern Pacific,
that, commencing on Friday, April ZL a
dining-car service will be Inaugurated on
trains 11 and 12 between San Francisco
and Dunsmulr. These are the companion
trains which leave Portland at 8:30 o'clock
In the morning and arrive at S o'clock in
the evening, and the commencement of
the service at the southern end of the
line will give dlnlng-car accommodations
throughout the trip from Portland to San
Francisco.
Heretofore trains 15 and 16 of the South
ern Paclflo have been the popular bnes
running between Portland and San Fran
cisco, on account of the dlnlng-car ser
vice. Each day, tooth at tne .Portland,
and the southern end of the line, passen
gers have been held over owing to the
crowds wishing to travel on the trains,
while trains 11 and 12 oftentimes began
their journeys only partially loaded. This
was entirely due to the accommodations
offered on the two sets of trains.
Will Equalize Traffic.
Noting this, the management has de
cided to make a change with a view to
the betterment- of the service and the
oonseauent equalization of the traffic.
The contemplated arrangement will give
dining-car service through the entlro
route, with the exception of the night run
through the mountains, when the cars
will not be needed. The cars will be at
tached to train 11 at Dunsmulr at 7:S0
In the morning and .will remain on the
train until San Francisco is reached at
U o'clock at night. The cars will leave
San Francisco on train 12 at i:30 o clock
in the morning and will be taken oft at
Dunsmulr at 10:50 in the evening.
This will give the service of the dlnlng-
car from Portland south during the first
day's travel and until late at night, when
it will be taken off at Ashland. Tho haul
over the mountains will be made easier
by the absence of the useless dining car
while the service will be maintained by 4
the attachment of the other car on the
south side of the mountains at Duns
mulr in the morning for breakfast. The
same plan will be followed on the trip
from San Francisco to Portland.
Welcomed in the Valley.
This change will be welcomed by the
residents of the Willamette Valley, who
have been working with tho Southern Pa
cific for some time to have the daylight
run through that district popularised. As
It was, the great majority of desirable
prospective settlers passed through the
valley during the night time, owing to
the poor accommodations of the daylight
trains. This will now be changed, and
thq railroad company will make one of
their points In the advertisement of the
Willamette Valley by Its daylight ride.
showing the fields and products of the
different sections along the line of travel.
WANT WATER AND SEWERS
Mount Tabor People Say They Are
Anxious for Annexation.
People in that portion of Mount Tabor
included in the territory that may be an
nexed to Portland at the June election
are anxious over the outcome. They havo
no vote on the subject, as it was assumed
that they wanted annexation when they
brought the bill to the Legislature pro
viding for it; but It is a question whether
the people of Portland will vote for It.
L. S. N. Normandln, a well-known busi
ness man of Mount Tabor, who is in &
position to know the sentiment of the
people of Mount Tabor, says that un
questionably tho people out there are
anxious for annexation, largely because
they want Bull Run water and sewerage.
He says that both are needed badly. Scep
tic tanks have been introduced at a few
houses, but generally this lias not been
done, and the disposition of sewerage Is
a serious problem. It is pojnted out that
tne sewerage situation inreaxens sun
nyeide, owing to the slope in the direc
tlon of the city.
Opposition to annexation at Mount Ta
bor, .such as there is, is on account of not
taking in all of Mount Tabor School Dis
trict No. 5. Under the proposed annexa
tion only a part of the district is taken
in, and the district government itself re
mains after annexation the same as be
fore, thus depriving: people of the an
nexed portion of the Portland High
School privilege. Pupils sent to the High
School must pay tuition. However, a9
Mount Tabor has no vote one way or
the other, they can only wait the result
at the June election.
WILL BUILD NEW CHURCH
Bethany German Congregation
Adopts Plans for Structure.
Plans for a new church for the Bethany
German Presbyterian Church have been
adopted by the session, and the contract
will be let as soon as possible. The cost
of the structure, with the furniture, will
be about $3500. The building committee
has 52500 now on hand. It is expected
that the women of the church will pro
vide the furniture.
Rev. William E. Laube is the pastor.
He took up the work with Bethany Ger
man Presbyterian Church about four
years ago, and it has advanced rapidly.
The membership is now SO, having been
reduced somewhat by losses to the Sec
ond German Presbyterian Church., recent-
ly organised on the East Side.
Makes Weak Eyes Strong Soothes--IV
CHILD FULLS T
HORRIBLE DEATH
Trestle Spanning Marquam
Gulch Scene of Distress
ing Accident.
MOTHER IS HEARTBROKEN
Six-Year-Old Mabel Bannon Loses
Her Balance and Is Precipitated
65 Feet to the Rocks at the
Bottom of the Gulch.
Mabel Bannon fell from a trestle span
ning Marquam Gulch, in South Portland,
yesterday afternoon, and struck her head
on cement and stones on the bottom. 65
feet below. She sustained a compound
fracture of the skull, and death resulted
before a physician could hasten to the
scene. She was a beautiful girl, aged
6 years.
Mabel was accompanied by her little
MABEL BANNON FALLS OFF
sister, aged i years, who was the sole
witness of the sad accident. After Ma
bel fell, word was carried to the mother
at the family home, 62S Fifth street, by
the lisping child, who had just witnessed
the fatal fall of her sister.
"Mamma, Mabel's fell in the water: I
think she's hurt," were the words of the
little sister to the mother.
Hurrying' to the scene of the accident,
guided by the little child. Mrs. Bannon
discovered Mabel, limp and almost life
less. Dr. Sheldon arrived almost simul
taneously, but he was unable to stay thd
hand of death.
Coroner Is Notified.
Coroner Finley and the police were no
tified. A patrol wagon was dispatched by
Captain Grltzmacher, but the child was
dead long before Policemen Wendorf and
Qulnlan arrived. Deputy Coroner Bald
win came and took charge of the body.
A pathetic feature of tho case was tho
homecoming- of the father, J. R. Bannon.
last night He is a plasterer, and his
wife could . not locate him in the after
noon, although she tried to do so. He
did not know of the fatal accident until
he reached home at dinner time.
Very little could be learned as to how
the accident happened, as Mabel's little
sister could glvo but a childish explana
tion. It is thought that the children were
walking on the Southern Pacific track,
which runs on the trestle across the
gulch, and that Mabel attempted to climb
from the trestle tcythe sidewalk, across
a space of two feet. It Is supposed she
lost her balance, and fell headlong. This
is gathered from the account given by
the little sister.
Fake Artist Is
Brought to Bay
WANTED LADIES AND GIRLS TO As
sist in a new line of fancy 'work; ?10 per
week; experience unnecessary; work can
be taken home. Call at office, 2684 Mor
rison st., the Cosmos, room 5.
And they did call at the Cosmos, room
5 fairly poured in. There was a veri
table stream of them. There were so
many that they had to stand in line and
take turns. And they bit, too. Why not?
Here was the chance of a lifetime to
make money and make It easily, seated
right in the home.
And the pouring In thereof caused trou
ble. All because "Professor" Claud
Qulvey, artist, charged her $5 for a piece
of canvas. Miss E. Mosher complained to
Municipal Judge Hogue yesterday morn
ing, and he issued a warrant. Last night,
after lying: in wait several hours at the
offices of the great artist, in the Cos
mos, Detectives Relsing and Carpenter
nabbed Qulvey and led him away to the
City Jail.
Great was Quiveys indignation. He
could not understand such high-handed
proceedings, he said.
"This is nothing short of an outrage,"
said the prisoner, for such the great
artist had now become. "Larceny, in
deed! Can't a man sell things to women,
if he sees fit, and they don't object? Can
a man like me be carted away to a
police station, can he be humiliated in
this manner and have no redress? Lar
cenybah!" But the ravings of the great artist had
no effect on the cold, calloused detec
tives, and off to police headquarters and
before Captain Moore they marched
Qulvey. The tetter's wife, crying like a
child, went along. -
"Captain, here's your prisoner." an
nounced the detectives, just as though
they had in tow any ordinary criminal
ic set by Judge Hogue at $250, cash," an
swered Captain Moore, mechanically.
"What!" exclaimed Artist Qulvey..
"I say you're charged with larceny, and
that unless you put up $250 In cash, you
will have to go to jail," replied Captain
Moore.
Then the woman wept afresh.
"Don't cry over a thing- like this,"
said Qulvey to her. "Put up the money
for me, and we'll get away from this
place.. Or do you wish me to remain in
Jail over night? I knew, you didn't, so
now just give the captain the money, and
we'll leave."
This was done, and Qulvey and his
security left.
"Whew!" exclaimed Captain Moore.
"Say, but I'm glad to have that case
brought to a head! Why, there's been a
clamor from, it seems to me, about a
million women over that business. They
have been crazy to have that man ar
rested." The whole thing will be aired in Muni
cipal Court this morning, when Qulvey
is scheduled to appear and defend him
self. It is expected that scores of wom
en, alleged to have been victimized, will
be there to greet the great artist,
It Is alleged that Qulvey gets women to
his office by means of the advertisement
published above, sells them for $5 each a
piece of canvas and tells them to paint
roses on each piece. He Is said to agree
to purchase paintings that are satisfac
tory, but few. If any, it is alleged, are
satisfactory.
STILL OTHER 'CANDIDATES
Larry Sullivan "Would Be Council
man From Second Ward.
Larry Sullivan, Councilman from the
Second Ward if you please. That is the
title that Larry would like to-be ad-
FOURTH-STREET RAILROAD
GULCH AND IS KILLED
CROSS INDICATES POINT FROM WIIICIT SHE FELL AND DOTTED LINES DIREC
TION OF HER FALL.
dresed by after election, according- to
a petition filed with Auditor Devlin
yesterday noon. Larry announces that
he is a. Republican, but. that his plat
form is "a business basis for city af
fairs and no politics." He wants those
words printed upon the official ballots
an declares that if elected he will not
resign.
Every man about town Is supposed
to know who Larry Sullvan Is. but for
tho benefit of the few that have neg
lected to post themselves In this re
spect, be it said that Larry was at
one time a sailor boarding-house mas
ter, has been interested in sporting
matters generally, and was one of the
owners of the Portland Club before
gambling was stopped.
D. J. Quimby filed a petition as
Councilman-at-Large on the Republi
can ticket. He stands for honesty, ef
ficiency, economy and a business ad
ministration, according to his petition.
Alfred F. Smith is the first candidate
for Councilman to stand upon an open
declaration in favor of filling In of the
gulches and bridges all In the line of
general Improvements effecting the
public at large and paying for the same
by the city, to which end he indorses
the proposed amendment to the city
charter which provides a special 2-mlll
tax for that purpose. Mr. Smith is a
Republican' and desires the votes of the
citizens of the Sixth Ward.
The second petition of Lawrence A.
McNary to be nominated for City At
torney was filed yesterday morning.
Attached to the petition proper was
an Indorsement signed by many of the
members of the bar of Portland. The
Indorsement says that the signers be
lieve that Mr. McNary has capably
filled the office during the present term
and 'that he will do so again.
Before 5 o'clock tonight candidates
for office that desire to be voted for at
the primary election on May 6 must
file their petitions, according to the di
rect primary law. Both the first and
second petitions must be filed today,
but as the greater numbers of those
known to be out for an office have al
ready attended to the legal formalities,
Auditor Devlin does not anticipate a
great rush of "new timber" today.
Under the law independent candidates
may announce themselves later, but
they will be required to have many
signatures to their petitions to have
their names placed upon the ballots.
GENERAL SECRETARY HERE
Sunday School Worker Arrives to
Attend State Meeting.
Marion Lawrance, general secretary
of the organized Sunday school work,
arrived In Portland last night to
attend the Oregon State Sunday
School Association at the First Metho
dist Episcopal Church. Mr. Lawrance
serving in his official capacity visits
annually nearly every city of import
ance in the United States. He travels
about 30,000 miles each year.
"The organized Sunday school work,
which practically began with the Na
tional Sunday School Convention held
in Newark, N. J., in 1S69, has produced
results which cannot be declared in
words or figures," said Mr. Lawrance
at the Hotel Portland last night. "It
enrolls the largest army that mar
shals under one banner in the land. It
hag given to the world a new concep
tion of the 'Sunday school idea, and
aroused an Interest never shown be
fore. "It has roused the denominations to
vie with each other In a friendly but
vigorous effort to surpass not each
other, but themselves In Sunday
school work. It has quickened pastors,
stimulated superintendents, encouraged
teachers and translated the Sunday
school so that the church is beginning
to understand It."
Agrees "Upon Sealed Verdict-
The case of Manuel Miner Perena,
against the Star Sand Company, to
recover $30,000 damages for the loss of an
eye, was submitted to the Jury at 2
o'clock yesterday. At 1 o'clock last night
the jury had agreed upon a sealed ver
dict. When you feel all tired out and broken
DEMOCRATS ABE
VERY SCARCE
Not Enough of the Faithful to
Run for ".All the '
Offices. ...-
THEY ALL LOVE DR. LANE
Democratic "Club Meets, Members
Make Speeches and Declare
They Will JEnter. the Fray
to Do or Die In Attempt.
So few Democrats dwell in Portland
that not enough exist to run for all
the offices; consequently tho unterrlfied
will probably have no candidates for
Auditor, Treasurer, City Attorney,
three Councllmen-at-Large and Coun
cllmcn from the Fourth Ward on the
West Side and the Eighth and Ninth
wards on the East Side.
This sad state of affairs was re-
TRESTLE ACROSS MARQUAM
vealed last night at a meeting of the
Multnomah Democratic Club, an organ
ization of Sweekites. Malleyltes, Pow
eries and Klllfeatherltes. which has
been booming Dr. Harry Lane for the
Democratic nomination against the
Toung Men's Democratic Club, com
posed of Perryltes, Thomasltes and Al-
lenltes, which has been contending for
an open field for all candidates.
Footsore and weary, members of the
city central committee have been
trudging the streets in quest of aspir
ants for the jobs which the Democratic
brethren now seem about to give up to
the enemy without a struggle.
Club Loves Dr. Lane.
So great is the love of the Multnomah
Democratic Club for Dr. Lane that It
adopted a resolution last night calling on
all the faithful to turn out on primary day
and doff their coats and vote for him
as often as the law will permit.
Pat Powers presented the resolution
and started it off with a neat little
speech. John Lamont followed and de
clared unto all the gentlemen assem
bled that it was the duty of every
u ,vT I l ,V
member of the club to hie to the polls
and work mightily for Dr. Lane.
Bert E. Haney. secretary of the club and
of the county and city central committee,
delivered himself of remarks of the same
sort. In his opinion. Lane would surely
be nominated; still everything should be
done to load the Lane bandwagon as heav
ily as possible.
John Manning did not regard the candi
"dacy of George H. Thomas as having
much force, but advocated giving Lane
as big a vote as possible. "We ought to
show Dr. Lane we are all back of him,"
quoth Mr. Manning.
Forthwith Mr. Powers rose to remark
that whosoever should win the nomina
tion would find the club back of him in
the election.
"Back of him with a knife?" asked T.
W. McGovern.
"I never knifed any Democratic nomi
nee In my life," responded Pat, where
upon the club adjourned.
Heavyweights Are Present.
Among the heaviest weights in the coun
cil were: John Manning, Bert E. Haney,
M. J. ("Joe") Malley, John Lamont, Will
iam Horan, Pat Powers, S. C. Armitage,
C. B. Williams, Charles Duggan, Charles
Petrain, Henry Coffee, T. W. McGovern,
A. E. Ream, E. Versteeg, John O'Hara,
J. B. Ryan. M. F. Flynn, Jame3 Foley,
The club's Inventory of candidates
showed that only two had come forth to
run for the five Jobs of Councllman-at-Large
A. F. Flegel and Thomas Gulnean,
and that for ward Councllmen the follow
ing were willing to sacrifice themselves
on their party's altar: Ward 1, T. J.
Con cannon: Ward 2, Charles Duggan;
Ward 3, Robert Brady; Ward 5, E. H.
Cahalln; Ward 6, H. W. ("Citizen") Park
er; Ward 7. D. T. Sherrltt; Ward 10,
P. L. G. Wiaer.
Notwithstanding the confidence of the
Lane boomers the Thomas people are
confident, too. Mr. Thomas filed his pe
tition with the City Auditor yesterday
with 150 signatures. Sheriff Tom Word
was one of the signers. This fact set
the Lane people to wondering whether
there was a close alliance between Word
and Thomas. The question is regarded
as having considerable importance be
cause Thomas is running for the Demo
cratic nomination on the same platform
as that on which Sheriff Word has been
standing in his fight for reform.
Among the signers of the Thomas peti
tion were: John Van Zante, chairman of
the Democratic city central committee;
George W. Simons, G. W. Allen. T. T.
Struble, Thomas O'Day, H. B. Nicholas,
E. J. Halght. Newton McCoy. Samuel C.
Kerr. W. T. , Turner, A. J. Smlthson. J.
W. Morrow, Judge M. G. Munly, John
Mock, J. T. Mllner, Jame3 Gleason, N. A.
Peery and C. L. McKenna.
GATHERING VALUABLE DATA
Railroads Will Help Tell Visitors of
Oregon's Resources.
F. H. Curtis, general manager of the
Corvallls & Eastern Railway, has taken
one of the first steps to be reported
In following out the plan announced
bjr .the Pjor-Uand Chamber of Cam -
merce for the establishment of an in
formation bureau.
Some time ago the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce sent announce
ments to the different commercial so
cieties and to the rallrodd officials of
the state telling of a plan for gather
ing data relative to the different part3
of the state for the use and benefit of
those who should visit the West with
a view Of purchasing homes here.
In reply to this appeal Mr. Curtis
has sent word to all of his agents di
recting them to gather data from their
sections as to the needs of that dis
trict. All business openings, what
manner of employment might be found,
the number and size and price of the
farms and homes for sale,, all will
be enumerated in the report
and sent to Mr. Curtis who will
send the accumulated reports to
the Chamebr of Commerce. These
reports are' to be made every three
months in order tnat the information
contained may be as reliable as possi
ble. The newspapers of the state are re
sponding very liberally to the appeal
from the Chamber and many articles
are being received written to cover
the points asked for by the Board of
Information. The work is now being
classified and planned and In a short
time, by the opening of the Exposition
it is hoped, data will be on hand by
which the Chamber of Commerce will
be able to furnish reliable and full
Information in regard to any question
relating to any section of the state.
WILL OPEN ART S
FINE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIRIT
IS PROMISED PORTLAND.
Best Work of Amateurs and Pro
' fesslonals of the World Will
" ' " Be Seen Here.
Three hundred and ninety photographs, j
constituting the first American photo
graphic salon, will be exhibited by the
Portland Society of Photographic Art at
the new Museum of Art building, north
east corner of Fifth and Taylor streets,
in this city for one week, beginning Mon
day evening, April 24. at 7 o'clock, and
will be open to the public from 2 to 5
o'clock In the afternoons and from 7 to 10
o'clock In the evenings, closing Saturday
night, April 29. The public Is earnestly
invited to attend this exhibit, which Is
free.
From more than SOCO frames, submitted
by amateur and professional photog
raphers from all over the world, between
390 and 400 were chosen by a Jury con
sisting of the following noted artists of
New York, none of whom are photog
raphers: John La Farge, Chllde Haasam,
Edwin H. Blaahficld. Kenyon Cox, George
R. Barse, Jr.. H. Bolton Jone?, Will H.
Low, Francis C. Jones, Frederick W. Kost,
Walter Clark, Ben Foster, Irving R.
Wiles, Robert Henri and Alphonsc Jon
gcrs. Before the judging was begun the ques
tion arose: "Upon what basis shall we
make our judgment, and what shall bo
the rule for guidance In the acceptance or
rejection of the work submitted to us?"
Kenyon Cox acted as spokesman: "Method
must not be apparent. Work must not be
purely Imitative nor attempt to give the
effects of colorlsts. Its own field Is so
Deautuui. mgnmea ana important tnai , Tne sorrows and sufferings of poor. mis
It Is not necessary to copy the methods j judsed misguided" Lady Isabelle. as told
and effects of painters." and to this they j m tne' famous cmotional drama. "Bast
all agreed. The result of this strict judging , Lyne " will be presented for the third
Is a great exhibit of artistic photographs. I wcek of tnc new. Empire Stock Company,
which is a revelation to the public at ' openini, next Sunday matinee. It is safe
large for the beauty and variety of sub- toasaume that "East Lynne" will receive
jects. and Is of special Interest to tho attention as to detail in staging
amateur and professional photographer ! and actns. and n0 one will be disap
who wishes to study new methods and to nn,nttA won thouch thev have seen the
compare his work with the best the world
V ithin tec last decade the progress
made In protography Is wonderful. In ad
dition to perfecting the camera Itself,
the possibilities of producing widely dif
ferent effects have been greatly increased.
There are scores of different printing pa
.pers, for Instance, making It possible to
produce a surprising variety of effects in
tone and color. In carbon tissues moro
than SO different shades can be had,
enabling the artistic worker to obtain
monotone effects, which are difficult to
distinguish from water color and oil
paintings. The chemistry of photography
much bG.ter understood tndav than
Is much better understood today than
ever before, so that the photographer
may vary the quality of his negatives
practically without limit. And there are
scores Df mechanical appliances which
simplify the taking of a picture and offer
j opportunities for varying the result. All
these Improvements are so many aids to
assist the artist in giving expression to
his Ideas. A few years ago a photograph
was considered good which reproduced
any object or scene clearly. Such a pho
tograph was obviously not a picture. To
day the contrast In the finish of the pic
ture la amazing. There is practically no
limit to the colors and tones; the repro
ductions vary from steel engraving effects
to the most impressionistic strokes.
England, France, Belgium. Germany.
Scotland, Denmark, Italy. Russia and
Canada are represented, although most of
the pictures are from this country, the
Pacific Coast being well represented. The
salon Is attractive locally on account of
Portland being represented with prints
made by Bertha M. Breyman, Will H.
Walker, Ormsby M. Ash and George F.
Holman, and Salem by Helen P. Gatch.
The lighting-arrangements for this ex
hibit are almost perfect. The exhibition
rooms In the Museum of Art building are1
lighted by large skylights in the daytime
and one room will have meridian electric
lights at night, and the other will be
lighted by Nernst electric lamps, which
give a light that Is almost pure white, so
that the colored prints will appear to al
most as good advantage at night as by
daylight.
This salon has been a great success In
the large Eastern cities where shown. It
was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, In
Washington, D. C. and drew larger
crowds than any art exhibit that has ever
been held there before. The exhibit comes
to Portland from San Francisco, and after
the week here goes to Boston.
AT THE THEATERS
What ths Press Agents Say.
Advance Sale Tomorrow.
The advance sale of scats will open to
morrow (Friday) morning, at 10 o'clock, j
for L. R. Stockwell, the well-known Amer- j
Iqan character comedian, who comes to -the
Marquam Grand next Monday and !
Tuesday evenings, April 24 and 23, in !
Herbert Bashford's political comedy. ;
"Honorable John North." For 12 years '
he was associated with the late Charles 1
Hoyt, and during that time created such
roles as Mink In "A Temperance Town,"
Slow Boy In "A Midnight Bell," and
Rocks in "A Contented Woman." "The
Honorable John North" Is one of Herbert
Bashford's. best offerings, and ran for
three weeks at the California Theater, in
San Francisco.
'Dora Thome.'
A love play an Jdeal matinee play. Such
is "Dora Thome," at the Columbia this
week. It balls to mind the pretty fairy
talcs "and the grand and handsome
young prince came down from his mighty
castle and saluted the little country maid,
and loved her, and carried her away to
his far-off country and they lived happy
j ever After." 'VDora Thome" runs till Sat-
Thousands of Women
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Compound Rests Upoa the Faot tint It
Really Dtts Make Sick Wei Well
Thousands upon thousands of Ameri
can "women nave been restored to
health, by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound. Their letters are on file
in Mrs. Pinkham's office, and prove this
statement to be a fact and not a mere
boast.
Overshadowing indeed is the success
of this great medicine, and compared
with it all other medicines and treat
ment for women are experiments.
Why has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound accomplished its wide
spread results for good ?
Why has it lived and thrived and
done its glorious work for a quarter of
a century ?
Simply and surely because of its ster
ling worth. The reason no other med
icine has even approached its success
is plainly and positively because there
is no other medicine in the world so
good for women's ills.
The wonderful power of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of womankind is not be
cause itis astimulant not because it is
a palliative, but simply because it is
1 the most wonderful tonic and recon
structor ever discovered to act directly
; upon the uterine system, positively
cubutg disease ana displacements ana
restoring health and vigor.
Marvelous cures are reported from
all parts of the country by women who
have been cured, trained nurses who
have witnessed cures, and physicians
who have recognized the virtue in
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and are fair enough to give
credit where it is due. If physicians
dared to be frank and open, hundreds
of them would acknowledge that they
constantly prescribe Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound in severe
cases of female ills, as they know by
experience that it will effect a. cure.
Women who are troubled with painful
or irregular menstruation, backache,
bloating (or flatulence), leucorrhcea,
falling, inflammation or ulceration of
the uterus, ovarian troubles, that
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tration, or the blues, should take im
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consequences and be restored to health,
and strength by taking Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound. Anyway ,
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass.,
for advice. It's free and always helpful.
urday night at the Columbia.
Saturday afternoon.
Matinee
Farewell Week at Columbia.
"Pink Dominoes" has been chosen for
the farewell offering of the Columbia
Stock Company. The first performance ,
will take place Sunday afternoon next,
and It will positively be the closing week .
of the Columbia Stock Company's Port
land career. "Pink Dominoes' is an ex
tremely ludicrous and clever farce-comedy,
and cannot fail of itself to be a
pleasing offering for Columbia patrons.
"East Lynne" Next Week.
' lav before at much higher prices.
A Vivid Picture.
The Empire Stock Company is giving
two performances a day this week of that
startling temperance play. "Ten Nights
in a Barroom," which has not been pre
sented by a first-class company in Port
land for "many years. The picture shown
of the misery and suffering caused by
drink has been quoted In the press as hav
ing done more real good than all the tem
perance lectures ever delivered. Last -performance
or "Ten Nights In a Barroom"
Saturday night.
ARRANGE FOR BIG TRAFFIC
Details of Exposition Rates Are Be
ing Perfected.
The passenger agents of the transconti
nental lines are now busy arranging the
last details in the Lewis and Clark rates
preparatory to the opening of the Expo
sition. W. E. Coman, general freight and pass
enger agent of the Southern Pacific, and
A. L. Craig, general passenger agent of
the O. R. & N., a.e both In Seattle on
railroad business. A. D. Charlton, as
sistant general passenger agent of the
Northern Pacific, is in Seattle making the
final provisions for his line. All of the
lines have now come to tho conclusion
that the travel will be more heavy than
has been anticipated, and especial pre
cautions are being taken to handle the
expected crowds.
PAGEANT FOR PAUL JONES
American Squudron Will Bring Body
Home, France Aiding.
PARIS. April 19. The State Department
has advised Ambassador Porter that an
American squadron will be sent to take
the body of John Paul Jones to the United
States, probably in June. It is expected
that the French government will partici
pate in an imposing funeral pageant when
tne body leaves Paris.
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