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THB ,MOBKbf(3F,BTOdKEA2y, TUESDAY; HAY 23, -1905. CLOSE HNS BYINITIATIVE League Prepares Petition and Ordinance for That Purpose. MAYOR MAY CALL COUNCIL If Measure Is Drawn as He Thinks Proper City Fathers Will Be Asked to Submit It to Electors. ' The Anti-Saloon League has drawn up its petition for an ordinance aimed at the barrooms surrounding the gates to the Exposition, and today 250 men will be out with printed copies gather ing the 2303 names necessary, before the Council is obligated to take action. "With only three days in -which to da this work, two of which must be used in which to give notice to the Council men, the anti-saloon forces are put to their best efforts to get the signatures. This would hardly be possible in the short time remaining between now and Thursday night, the last chance to get the petition on the official ballot, if Mayor Williams had not agreed to forego the signatures at present. Calls on the Mayor. "When Dr. J. R. "Wilson, president of the Anti-Saloon League, called on Mayor "Williams yesterday afternoon, the Mayor said that he would not agree to call tne Council together until he aaw the ordinance proposed. Then, he intimated, he might summon the Coun cil, and if he did, he would do it right away. The proposed ordinance, a copy of which is given below, will be shown the Mayor today. It will be found to contain a much larger area of prohibit ed territory than the reform forces at first anticipated. It not only includes the few blocks about the entrance to tne Fair, but extends as far away as Twenty-second and Raleigh streets, and affects several saloons which have been in existence for several years. The Anti-Saloon League realizes that in taking in such a wide area that it would meet with considerable opposi tion, but, as Dr. "Wilson explained last night, all these saloons are within easy reach of the Exposition and it would hardly be fair to those very close to deprive them of their license and send the customers on a couple of blocks to another saloon. If all go, then none can complain cf biased action. Any complaint which may come from the older saloonkeepers the anti-saloon leaders expect to answer by referring them to the others of their own calling wno have brought down the coals of fire upon their heads. Ther"e seems to be no doubt that the necessary names will be quickly gath ered. The official headquarters of the Anti-Saloon League will be'today in room 302 Goodnough building, where names will be received and those desir ing to circulate petitions will find print ed slips for the purpose. Drafts Petition and Ordinance. The Anti-Saloon League has not for gotten to mention a date after which the ordinance -shall be null, for other wise, an action similar to the present would be necessary to allow licenses again to be issued. The ordinance is to be effective only till November 1. The petition for an ordinance revok ing the licenses issued to saloons with in the prohibited district was "drawn up by G. F. Martin and Earl C. Bro naugh. The petition follows: To the Council of the City of Portland, Or.; We. the underpinned petitioners, being quali fied electors within the City of Portland, here by request that the ordinance In this petition eet forth be submitted to a vote of the elec tors of the City of Portland, Or., at the next city election, which said ordinance is as fol lows, to-wlt: "An ordinance to prohibit the sale, barter, delivery or disposition of spirituous", vinous or malt liquors, by any person or persona, within certain territory within the City of Portland, and to revoke all licenses for the sale of such liquors now In force within said territory, and to provide for refunding the unearned portion of license fees on 'licenses so revoked, and to repeal all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. "Whereas, There will be held in the City of Portland, between June 1, 1005, and October 15, 1003, an exhibition of arts, industries, man ufactures and products of the rivers, soil, mines, forests and sea, known as the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, upon which Ex position it is expected great .numbers of the citizens of the various states of the Union and of foreign countries will attend; and, "Whereas, It would be detrimental to the peace, safety and morals of the citizens of the City of Portland and of the various states and countries attending ald Exposition, to permit the sale or other disposition of spirit uous, vinous or malt liquors, within a certain limited district, near or adjacent to the grounds upon which said Exposition is to be held; therefore, "The City of Portland does ordain as fol lows: l Section 1 That the conducting or maintain ing of any saloon, barroom, drinking shop or place where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are kept for sale, barter or other disposition, and the sale, barter, delivers' or other dispo sition of spirituous, vinous or malt, liquors within the territory hereinafter described, is hereby declared to be dangerous to the public peace, nafcty and morals. "Section 2 That no person or persona shall, prior to November 1. 1005. either directly or indirectly, in person or by another or other wise, open, maintain or carry on any tsaloon, barroom, drinking shop or any place where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are kept for sale, or In any manner dispose of or sell, barter, deliver or in any waj- dispose of for or on his or their wn 'any other person's ac count, any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, in any such saloon, barroom, drinking shop or place to any person or- persons, .or sell, or barter to any person or persons, any spirit uous, vinous or malt liquors in any saloon, barroom, drinking shop or place within that portion of the City of Portland lying north of the center line of Raleigh street and west of the center line of Twenty-second street North, excepting, however, from ouch territory that portion of the same included within the grounds of the Lewis and Clark Centennial ana American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair. "Section 3 That all licenses heretofore grant ed by the City of Portland, to "any person or persona, for the sale or other disposition of spirituous, vinous or malt liquor, within the limits or the territory described in sec tion 1 of this ordinance, are hereby revoked. "Section 4 That the City of Portland shall refund to any person or persons whose license is hereby revoked a proportionate suaa of the license mosey paid by him or them, to said City of Portland, equal to the proportion of the unexpired quarter, for which such license money has been paid, to the entire quarter. "Section 5 That all ordinances aad parts of ordinances la conJHot herewith be aad the same are neresr repealed." Goes to Scotland to Be Married. Alexander C Rae. the EUDerintendeat of Fortlaad Csapaay.-Jie-.1 BeysBri- gade. will bid peM-bye te ais Forttttd THE DEMO-BUNKOCKAT QUARTET. John and Tom and Geoerge are three Jolly singers count 'em-see? Now they're asking Handsome Harry To come in an help 'em carry On the Democratic tune; He will try to Join In June; If he does, we may regret Very shortly Such a courtly Demo-Bunkocrat Quartet! , friends tomorrow night, shortly after 8 o'clock, at the Union Terminal Depot, for he will then board the train that will whirl him off on the journey that will eventually land him in Scotland where he is soon to be married. Of course his bride is a Scotch lassie. Mr. Rae has kept quiet for some time his intention to become a benedict, but the fact has become known at last. He came to this city five years ago, is an active Presbyterian church worker, and is a well known association football player and cricketer. The Men's Re sort and People's Institute, Fourth and Burnside streets, has also claimed his services. Mr. Rae, who Is assistant cashier for the Oregon Mortgage Com pany, is en route for Aberdeen, Scot land. He expects to arrive here with his bride in September. May Annex Mount Tabor. At a meeting held yesterday afternoon. the executive committee of the Taxpayers' League decided to look with favor upon the annexation of that portion of territory lying between Portland and Mount Tabor, the citizens of which have been striving to get Into the greater city for somo time. "When the committee met yesterday there appeared before it Dr. H. W. Coe, E. E. Lytic and Percy P. Dabney, repre senting the people of the district desiring annexation. They stated that they came to make a last appeal before the munici pal election, and asked that the league indorse the movement. They presented facts and figures that caused the league to regard the matter in entirely a new light, and after deliberation the indorse ment of the executive committee was ob tained. "With the Taxpayers League backing the movement, it Is expected that it will succeed at the polls. Heretofore the league has not been in favor of the annexation of this district, and has resisted every effort of the citi zens living there to secure an indorse ment Now, however, things have changed to such an extent that the Taxpayers League favors the intended addition to Portland. Eye Almost Gouged Out. John Bernstein, a workman laboring on one of the attractions of the Trail, was severely beaten during an affray with another workman yesterday after noon, and is in the Good Samaritan Hospital with a deep gash in the back of his head and an eye almost gouged out. How the fray started no one appears to know, but the injured man states that It came as a result of an argument In which the side opposite to his opin ion was taken -by a stranger, who af terward began the fistic encounter. Botn men were arrested by the Expo sition guards, but they allowed the as sailant to go free upon promising to leave the grounds, not knowing how: seriously Bernstein was injured. It was stated at the Good Samaritan last night that his Injuries, while very painful, are not of a serious nature, and In the opinion of the attending physician the, eye can be saved. Cordray Will Build Auditorium. John F. Cordray, the veteran Port land theatrical manager, is contemplat ing plans for the erection of an im mense auditorium in the heart of the city to be devoted to concert "and con vention purposes. Mr. Cordray has a valuable option on a piece of property near the City Library and It Is probable that he will begin the erection of' a great hall before the .Summer Is over. The building will be so arranged that theatrical performances can be given and it is believed that the various in dependent attractions will thus be af forded a place In which to appear. Concert for Travelers' Aid. It was definitely decided yesterday that the concert by the Cham'nade Club and other friends to raise funds for the Le,wis and Clark Centennial Exposition Travel ers' Aid Association of Portland, will take place at the Marquam Theater Sat urday evening. It was at first proposed to hold this concert May 30. but that is the date of the Ysaye recital, and it was thought doubtful If Portland could sup port two first-class musical attractions the same night- Therefore the Travelers Aid people changed the date of their con cert to May 27. A DeHelen Drink HORS FORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE . A tepseiil-4e-t a gUnr.effeld.wi ;ttc JavSgtrate. etrectee a4'XeCrekes. WILLIAMS MIES fiiNlIG SPEECH (Continued From Page 1.) guilty of anything like grafting, I will de capitate him as quickly as I can exercise my power to that end. Hunt Has Enforced Law. They have talked about not closing the sa loons at 1 o'clock and make a great hullabaloo about that (laughter), because he cannot watch 460 saloons all the time, with 40 or CO police men. Sometimes these fellows will sneak into the saloons after 1 o'clock, and that cannot always be prevented: but so far as practicable Hunt has enforced the law. They have talked about his Kangaroo Court, but who has said that Hunt has ever taken a dollar of auy man's money? I tell you. gentlemen. If he had disbursed money, if he had paid out $20 pieces as has been the practico In the administration of that department, you would not have heard this clamor against him, and It would have been represented that he was one of the best Chiefs this city ever had. Hot Shot at Reformers. I have been persecuted and hounded ever since I have been Mayor. A few Scotchmen who have come to the United States to tell Americans how to manage Government affairs have been fighting me, and by means of a packed grand Jury managed to get an Indict ment against me. They knew that there was nothing in that indictment; that It charged mo with no offense. It clmply claimed that I did not instruct the Chief to perform his legal duties. They knew It would not stand a minute In court and it did not, but it served their pur pose. It was trumpeted all over the United States that the man who had been Attorney General under Grant's Administration, who had been Senator and Judge and was Mayor of Portland, had been Indicted by the grand Jury of Multnomah County. Tou would be surprised, gentlemen, at the letters that I have received from one end of the Union to the other: even from the State of Alabama I received letters saying that the people there who knew me had no doubt of SUMMARY OF MAYOR WILLIAMS REMARKS T defy any man in the City of Portland to show that before my election I made any promises as to whom I would appoint or as to what I would dD If I were elected Mayor; and I will make'no promise at this time to anybody as to what I will do or what men I will appoint. Every man who Is acquainted with me knows that I am opposed to gambling as much as any man In the City of Portland, and when they tell you that I stand for an open town they know that they He. While I was trying to put down gambling, and not with much success, for juries were constantly acquit ting men when they were arrested and tried, the Council and the Executive Board had a secret meeting with out my knowledge and consent, in which they decided to try this system of fining gamblers. I objected tj It. but here was a question whether the city should be left in its dilapidated and disgraceful condition as it was then or whether I should accept this programme, and I concluded it was my duty under the circumstances to acquiesce in their action. If I had refused, the responsibility would have been thrown upon me of having left the city In this mis erable and wretched condition. . . . They all knew that I was opposed to gambling; I told them I was opposed to It; they knew very well that I am no gambler; I never go into a gambling-house; I never bet a cent even at a church fair. I was "not responsible for inaugurating this system: I am responsible for acquiescing In the system. . . . Every dollar was economically and judiciously used In improving the city. I tell you It was a temporary expedient, nothing more. It has been said that all those proceedings were in violation of law. Isay that all those -proceedings were In strict conformity with law. There was no understanding, no arrangement, no agreement, expressed or implied, between the city au thorities and tho gamblers that they should have'the right to gamble. If I never did anything more wicked in my-Ufe'than to secure a part of the Hlgotten gains of the gamblers for the purpose of providing those n oble men (firemen) with comfortable quarters I shall be ready at the ju'dg . ment scat to meet the Judgment of him who rewards according to deeds done In the body. I am not Mayor to take-care of the morals of the city exclusively, I have to look after" the material interests of the city. The preachers can take care of the morals, and I am perfectly willing they should. I challenge any man In the City of Portland to point out any member of my cabinet, any man whom I have ap pointed, who is grafting, or who has been guilty of a dishonest act. There Is not a man in Portland that "has the courage to say that one of them (Executive Board) has done a dishonest act since he has been a member of the Executive Board. ' . It Is a great deal easier to indulge In this slang-whanging and abuse and villlfication than to point out any spe cific act. 0 This is the first time in the history of Portland, and I have lived here -40 years, when there has been no grafting in the Police Department And I stand by him (Hunt) and defend him, and I will as long as I am responsible for his tenure in office. ... And if any man can bring forward any proof whatever that Hunt, or any member of this ad ministration, has been guilty of anything like grafting, I will decapitate him as quickly as I can exercise my power to that end. I have been persecuted and'hounded ever since I have been Mayor. A few Scotchmen who have come to he United States to tell Americans how to .manage government affairs have been fighting me. The preachers ... have pursued me with their lies; they put out false and lying circulars before the primary election. . . . The time has now come for me to speak, and I say they are a pack of liars and scoundrels. I claim that by -virtue of this nomination I am entitled, to the support of the Republicans 'of this city. ... If this nomination . . . imposes no obligation upon the Republicans of this city to support the candidates nominated. then this primary law is a farce and a failure . . . and we might as well go back to the old system of nominating by convention. I am as able physically and mentally to perform the duties of this office as I ever was in my life. If you see proper to re-elect me for the next two years. I will work as Industriously as I have for the last three years to make this city what It ought to be the most beautiful and prosperous on the Pacific Coast. I have not been sick a day since I have been Mayor. I have not missed a Council meeting. ... I have never missed a meeting of those boards, ... It seems to me under these circumstances that I am not so old that it is necessary to chloroform me or kick me out of office. Members of the Liquor Dealers Association . . . have a right to support any candidate they choose . . . and if they prefer me they only show their good sense. ... I did not solicit their support; there Is no understanding, arrangement or agreement, expressed or Implied, between me and them. One year ago the preachers and the Municipal League and gamblers and. saloon men and riff-raff of North Port land united. . . . It was said that this unholy alliance was-simpiy aa indignant expression of the people of tha city against the Republican machine. Kb saaa has been injured or wronged by any defectiveness in the sewer (Tanner Creek); the people will not have - to pay one dollar more . . . and there Is no occasion jew to deaeuace or- villlfy aaybedy with reference to It. my Integrity and fidelity in the performance of my duty as Mayor of this city. Charges rreachers With Lie. The preachers held a meeting one Sunday afternoon, while I ' was at church. In the Marquam Theater, and denounced me. The meeting was held for the purpose of denounc ing me on account of the Tanner-Creek sewer, and In that way they have pursued me with their lies; they put out faW and lying circu lars before the primary election about me and about my conduct as Mayor. I have paid no j iKjf. ' Will Flther, Who Introduced the Mayor at Last Night's Rally. attention to them; I have not replied to them. I have submitted In silence: but the time has come now for me to speak, and I say they are a pack of liars and scoundrels. (Pro longed applause and cheers.) Calls for Party Support. I am the Republican candidate for Mayor because I have been nominated by the Re nubllcans of this city at a primary election .f held on the 6th' day of this month. I claim that by virtue of this nomination I am en titled to the support of the Republicans of this city. Possibly a nomination might be made by the Republicans at a primary election unworthy of their support; but in view of the fact that I have held an executive. Judicial and legislative office, among the highest In the country, and In view of the fact that I have lived in Oregon 52 years and have done as much as any living man to promote Its growth and prosperity; and in further vtew of the fact that for three years I have teen "Mayor of this city and have discharged the duties of that office to the best of my Judg ment and ability, I think I can claim without egotlcm that the nomination of the Repub licans was at least a respectable one. (Great applause.) I made no effort to procure this nomina tion: I organized no clubs. I Issued no cir culars, I sent around no subscription papers; I remained in my office attending to my du ties, except that I did make a little speech before the Toung Men's Regular Republican Club, because It Indorsed my nomination: but other than that, I remained In the perfor mance of my official duties. Notwithstanding the strenuous effort of my competitors, of which I do not complain, I was nominated by a targe majority. Is Primary Law to Fall? Now, if this nomination amounts to nothing. If It imposes no obligation upon the Repub licans of this city to support the candidate nominated, then this primary law Is a farce' and a failure. Thar, primary election cost tho city of Portland $3S00. .1 have signed the warrants to pay that amount as the expenses of that election; and now, if it amounts to nothing. If things remain Just as they were without this primary election. If nobody Is bound ty what took place at that time, then this primary act might as well be repealed and we might as well go back to the old sys tem of nominating by conventions, which did not cost the city one cent. Some people object to me because I am an old man. (Laughter.) Voice Tou're- all right. (Applause.) I know that I am an old man: I plead guilty to that impeachment. But eo far as the ac cumulation of years is concerned, I am as able physically and mentally to perform the duties of this office which I now hold as I ever was in my life. (Great applause.) I believe T have performed more work since I have been Mayor than any half-dozen of my predecessors In. office. "When I came Into office It became necessary for me to appoint every officer from the hlshest to the lowest in this city, excepting those that- had been elected by the people, consisting of several hundreds; and of course It was necessary for me to know the character and qualification of those applicants for office. No Question About Politics. When these applicants eppeared before me. as they are required to some befere ase so that I may see aad ksew what sert of men they are, I told them that I did not wast to know what actios they had takea la the preceding election, r knew that & large pro portion of them had actively aad bitterly op posed my election; but I said to thefeu "X shall make that no question with me as to your appointments; what I want to know is whether you are men of good character and possess the requisite qualifications for of fice." I proceeded to make the appointments. and I appointed about ax many rata In the Fire DepaxtmeEt and Police Department, of those who had voted, for Mr. laman as I did of those who had favored my election; and so far as the Mitchell or Slmoa men are con cerned, 1 appointed just as many Simon men as I did Mitchell mea; and It was my effort at that time as far as possible to destroy this foolish factional fight called the Simon and the Mitchell fight. (Great applause.) On Duty Every Day.. I have not been sick a day since I have been Mayor. I have not missed a Council meeting. I am chairman of the Executive Board, the Health Board, the Park Board and the Water Board. I have never missed a meeting of those boards. I have presided at meetings of sub-committees, and 1 have taken no vacation, have not been absent from the city more than a day or two at a time, and then only to attend private busi ness. According to the charter I am allowed $300 for a secretary. I have had no secre tary, no stenographer. I have employed a messenger boy for the city department, pay ing him $25 a month out of that $900 and the other $600 remains In the city treasury. (Great applause.) I write my own letters, attend to my own correspondence. Under this new charter a great many legal ques tions, arose. These questions all had to be settled In addition to all the other business that arose out of the numerous improve ments that have been going on. 'It seems to me, under vtheee. circumstances,' that I am not so old that It is 'necessary to "chloroform me or kick me out of office. (Laughter and applause.) A voice You will get there. Judge, Just the same. Jib Deal With. Liquor Men. Jjow, gentlemen, a great ado is made be cause it Is said am supported by the Wholesale- Liquor Dealers' Association, and I am called "The Whisky Candidate." (Laugh ter.) The members of this association are free American citizens: they have a rit to support any candidate they choose. I do not know why they have net the same right to support me that they have to support any other candidate. They had a rlgt to make their choice, and if they prefer me they only show their good sense. (Prolonged laughter and applause.) Now, I want to say that I did not solicit their support; thero is no understanding, ar rangement or agreement, expressed or im plied, between me and them. Their action Is purely voluntary, and I presume it arises out of the fact that the Municipal League has been fighting me ever since I have been Mayor, and at the same time fighting these liquor men; and out of sympathy for me and hostility to this Municipal League they are my supporters now. (Great applause.) Unholy Alliance Last Year. Now, I will ask you, gentlemen, if this Liquor Association had concluded to support Mr. Lane If you would have heard anything about a whisky candidate from the Municipal League or Its representative? One year ago the preachers and the Municipal League and gamblers and saloon men and riff-raff of North Portland united In support of the Demo cratic candidate for Sheriff and for District Attorney in this city. Our reverend gentle men now; who are so much concerned about the welfare of this city, took those loafers from the North End of Portland to their bosoms as a twin brother would take a twin sister and co-operated with them In the election; and was there anything said then about the support of that ticket by those men? Not a word; It was all right then, and it was said that this unholy alliance was simply a virtuous and indignant expression of the people qf the city against the Republi can machine, which they were pleased to call the Republican party. falsehoods In Scandal. Tou have heard a great deal about scan dals. They are largely manufactured for po litical purposes, and the facts as to them are grossly misrepresented. The Mayor here reviewed the history of the sewer contract, how the sewer had been accepted by the Executive Board on representations from City Engineer Elliott that It was complete; how the ac ceptance was rescinded when the defec tiveness had been Investigated. The Mayor continued: I tried to have the City Council' appro priate money enough to complete the sewer, to be refunded out of assessments made upon the property-owners for the purpose of paying for the sewer. That Council de clined to do. I then applied to the bonds men of Rlner for money with which to com plete the sewer. The money has been fur nished, the sewer has been completed and Is a better sewer, I am told by Captain Wanzer, the engineer, than It would have been If it bad been built according to the original plans and specifications. No Man Is Wronged. I am one of the heaviest taxpayers in the district to be assessed for the construction of this sewer, and as much interested as any man In the City of Portland In having a gcod sewer there. The sewer as' now completed will not cost the taxpayers of that district one single. cent more than if It had been originally accepted. No man has been injured or wronged Dy any aeiectiveness in the sewer; and there Is no occasion now to denounce or villlfy anybody with reference to it.- To be sure, Mr. Rlner was a delin quent contractor, but could I prevent that? Contractors of the city are frequently delln quent; we have had great trouble all the time with contractors for streets and sewers ever since I have been Mayor in compelling them to perform their contracts. I am not responsible for what the Coun- cllmen have done; they are elected by the people. I am not responsible for what El liott did; be was elected by the people. I am responsible ' for what Captain Wanzer does because I appointed him to succeed Elliott. I know that he is one of the best engineers that could have been selected. (Applause.) Morrison-Street Bridge. There was another great hue and cry about the Morrison-street bridge. The Legislature passed an act providing for .$400,000 to be borrowed for the construction of the Morri son-street bridge. We have a magnificent steel bridge, one of the best In the whole country. and It is all paid for out of that $400,000, Everything was conducted in an open, fair and honest manner. But Instead of having credit tor building this magnificent bridge. which cost us a great amount of labor and trouble, we have .been cursed and denounced and abused because we paid too much for the extras. Now. who knows that we paid too much? Why, the newspaper men: they know all about it. (Laughter and applause.) We took the esUmate of the City Engineer; we are not engineers; we have to depend upon the engineer for estimates in respect to such matters. We exercised our best Judg ment with reference to the construction of that bridge, and that Is all there Is to this great scandal about the Morrison-street bridge. Front-Street Bridge. With reference to the Front-street bridge. which has Just been completed. It Is a mag nlucent steel bridge. I opposed construction of that bridge from the beginning. On First street in South Portland there Is a steel bridge 200 feet distant, and I did not believe It tight to impose the unnecessary burden upon the people in that district of building two steel bridges. The Council determined to build the bridge, and we had nothing to do but to execute the bidding of the Council A company called the Pacific Construction Company, of Everett, put in a bid of $53,000, and a San Francisco Company put In a bid of $53,000. We accepted the lowest bid. but subsequently representations were made to us by the Everett Company that they had made a mistake of $4000 in their bid and that they could not construct the bridge for $53,000-. The Engineer told us that the bridge could not be constructed for $53,000. Eight or ten other bids on this bridge ranged from $60,000 up to $71,000, and upon the repre sentations of the man who had made the bid that he could not and would not go on with the contract for $53,000. and upon the representations made to ua by the City At torney. we rejected this bid and accepted the bid for $58,000. When we rejected the bid we returned the certified check, as we do In all such cases. That baa occurred In hundreds of Instances since I have fecen Mayer. There was nothing, wrong, nothing con cealed. The matter was referred to the City Attorney, and St was talked and discussed more than, a month, -and everybody had an opportunity to see and. hear and. know what was going on with reference to that Drtage. The bridge has beea completed and Cap tain "Waazer has certiSeiel to the Board that it Ut a splendid 'piece of work and has bees' completed according to the plans and speel ftcatlens. The reason that we did net rejeet all the bids aad advertise anew was because tha other bids were so ranch higher that we aaa no reason to expect that we could get a lower bid than $58,898: besides, the railroad company was trying to get out of paying its proportion of the construction of the Front-street bridge and we were appre hensive, if we threw- the thing open again by rejecting all the bids' and advertising tor new bids that Mr. Swigert would simply file an abandonment of his franchise,- and thus throw the whole expense of building that bridge upon the people in that vicinity. No Personal Ends to Serve. I have no personal ends to subserve aa Mayor of this city; T do not want to build up any personal party; I have no-future be fore me; I have been a resident of this city for almost 50 years. I am proud of the city. X take great interest In all its 'institutions. I am the president of some of them, and connected with charitable societies and other institutions, and I have been trying to the best of my ability to promote the .interests of the whole city, and to make it what it ought to be the great commercial emporium ot 'tKls great northwestern country. (Ap plause.) How well I have succeeded let others say. If you ae proper to re-elect me as Mayor of this city for the next two years I will work as Industriously as I. Ji&ve for the last three years to build up the interests of this city, to improve It. andto make- it what it ought to be, the most:bcautlful and prosperous on the Pacific Coast., (Great applause.) PERSONALMENTlOrj. Mrs. John L Thurston arrived .yester day from Washington and joined her husband, ex-United States Senator Thurs ton, at the Portland " L... Cecil Clay, of Washington.' D. C general agent of the Department of Justice and of the Federal Penitentiary Board, is. in the city. Attorney N. D". Simon returned yester day from a trip of several days to East ern Washington. He says everybody is. coming to the Exposition During their stay In Portland. Comman der Miss Booth, of the Salvation Army, and her secretary were entertained at the Imperial Hotel, and other members, of her party at the Perkins and the Eaton. NEW YORK, May 22.-(Special.)-North- western people registered at New York hotels today as follows: From Portland D. L. Wertheimer, at the Hotel Astor. From Spokane R. B. Peterson, at the St- Andrew. From Seattle F. D. Serrell, and A. M. Thoman, at the "Wolcott; G. R. "Wi-eeler, at the Grand. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. Edwin P. Brewster, 24; Bernice. Kist. 19. John H. Tracey, 22; Ella Frances Miller. 22. Hugh McConnlck. 44. Astoria; Lucy Fer guson. E. G. Katzung. 37; Florence Price. 30. Births. At 656 Sixth street. Portland. May 10. to Mr. and Mrs. Ferraris Pietro. a son. At 270 Sheridan street, Portland. May 16. to Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Santoro. a son. At 683 Harold street. Portland, .May 19. to Mr. and Mrs. August E. Keehn.' a son. At 427 Rodney avenue. Portland, May 8. to Mr. and Mrs. , Burt F. Boyden,- a- daugh ter. At 667 Washington street, Portland. May 1. to Mr. and Mrs. Burt R. Amend, a daughter. At 1814 Second street, Portland,. ..May 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Lem Wah. a daughter. At 178 Sherman street, Portland, May 12. to Mr. and Mrs. William T. Hart, a daugh ter. Deaths. At 166 Nebraska street. Portland, May 19. Ernest. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Krumrey. a native of Portland, aged 20 days. At 934 East Ankeny street, Portland, May 20. Mariam. infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Shelden, a native of Portland, aged 4 months and J6 days. At 263 North Fifteenth street, Portland. May 19, Mrs. Kate Anrys, a native of Ore gon, "aged 25 years, 6 months and 10 days. At 387 TamhilX street, Portland. May 20. Mrs. Lizzie Wachsmlth. a native of Ireland, aged 57 years. At St. Vincent's Sanitarium, May 19. Yse Wah. a native of China, aged 51 years. At Lyle. Wash.. Mrs. Mary H. Phillips, a native of Germany, aged 78 years. 4 months and 20 days. Remains brought to Port land for interment. Building Permits. A. R. Smith, frame dwelling, corner Hood and Meade streets: $950 y Johnson & Frye, repair frame barn on Front street, between Jefferson and Columbia; $250. S. F. Angell, frame dwelling, on East Fif teenth street, between Skidmore and Mason; $1050. 5. Tubesen. repair two-story frame lodging house, on Third street, between Ash and Pine; $100. W. Morglnson. two-story frame dwelling, on East Madison street, between Twenty-eighth and Tweaty-nlnth; $2600. "Lest AVc Forget" His Theme. PORTLAND, Or., May 22. (To the Editor.) Three years ago, when the moral reform citizenship of this city was going wild over Judge Williams, as candidate for Mayor, the Prohibition, party, in convention assembled, said: "A man of high character, as the candidate of "a saloon-controlled party, does, not mark the moral level ot that party; neither will he control Its policy. Its level is marked and Its policy will be dictated by the most corrupt vote in the party necessary to Its success." And now. after three years' experience. In which the truth of this statement has been overwhelmingly proven, we see, greatly to our astonishment, this same moral vote, or a large portion of it, again lining up for another "good man" campaign. Will the moral voter never learn that men do not gather grapes from Republican thorns, or figs from Democratic thlsUea? Three years ago the moral vote of the city vented its wrath upon the Prohibitionists be cause they refused to Join the procession then singing "Hosanna to Judge Williams!" Now we are under the condemnation of the same moral vote because we refuse to Join in the cry of "Crucify hlmji Three years ago we were not in the least disturbed by the railings of the righteous. We are not disturbed now. We were -right then this no one now denies. We are right now. and this all will acknowledge sooner or later. Mayor Williams Is a Republican, Dr. Lane a Democrat. Both parties stand for the license system, and license. Is but the open door to . licentiousness and lawlessness. We nave 30 saloons at the door of the Lewis and Clark Fair, placed there by a Republican administration, authorized by the votes of Republican and Democratic Councllmen alike. Is any one silly enough to suppose that they will be removed or seriously Interfered with by a Democratic Mayor backed by the same sort ot a Council? Indeed, Dr. Lane has al ready announced himself in public print aa powerless in the presence of the "legally le gitimate" saloon. In the coming election the only possible way for the moral vote ot the city to register its convictions in a way that will be felt Is by voting for the candidates of the Prohibition party. This may be bitter medicine to take, but the sooner we take it the sooner will we get over what ails us. I. K. AMOS. William Ziegler Seriously 111. STAMFORD, Conn., May 22. William Ziegler, the promoter of Arctic explora tion, who was severely Injured several months ago, is reported to be danger- ously UL His physician remained Xitk him tonight. Mr. Ziegler was throVn. from a carriage last Fall and has never recovered from the shock. His 15-year-old son met with a serious accident while riding a bicycle recently and it i3 believed that this fact may have caused a set-back to Mr- Zieglers condition. Turkey Smooths Down Roumania. CONSTANTINOPLE,- May 22. The dis pute between the governments of Rouma nia and Turkey, following upon, the act of the Vail of Yanlna, In arresting several school inspectors in spite of . the 'Privi leges1 given them by the ?brte, has" been .settled.