THE MORNING OREGONIAN, "MONDAY, lARGEC 26, 1906. PORTLRNO THEIR UTILE GROUND. 80S! WEEK FOR IE S CANDIDATE and Harriman Are Concen trating Their Forces in This City. FIGHT FOR FRANCHISES Klval Hallway Magnates Reported to Be Interested In Street-Car Companies and In East Side Belt Line. It. K. HUNTINGTON SAID TO BE IXTEUKfiTEn IN UNITED RAILWAYS. Persistent rumor prevail locally that rnt ree railway movn are m&nl Iftatten of a Mtter strife between Um Harriman and Hill Interests, and thai the HtH eple lately have been Atfrte4 b H. E. Huntington, thn AncHec traction magnate, who Ff-fiki" in atMil Harriman in Portland fr Harriman' Interference with Hunt )hcm Ia! Ansel fyFtem. 1 In broadly hinted that the United ncitiva) s Company in an offshoot of the Huntington Interests, and that a coal ttiton xtta to block Harriman on Eat TMr4 teet In conformity with the prectttmme that fought him to a flntvh wa the FroHt-rtreet franchise proposi tion. nd If acserted freely that the "Wmawette Valley Traction Company it backed by the Southern Pacific. Of ncfulK f the United Hallways Com jta 4e that Huntington has any cennrctton Mth their road. It Is claimed that the Harriman ln tei were forced into the open on Rsl Third street on account of the alarming situation, and that it Is only rHCP4ln of time when they will be Knp4lr4l to reveal their identity on lV.nt fttreet. looal speculation is rife as to the sig l&eance of several Important moves that have been mad recently In the game for tllie control of certain street? on each side l rtc Willamette River, and those claim ins M ho In a position to know es.ay to beMcve that they can see omens of a bat- tle-reyaj between th" Hill and Harriman 4aro5tp, with Portland as the meeting promt!. Thtecu have come to the surface lately that have had a tendency to confirm these iwcMor. of war. and It Is pointed out that inhere thrrc Is positive evidence of so ranch fmkc the prosence of some fire Is certain. Only th oilier day Traffle Director J. C Smbbs. of the Harriman lines, was a visitor in thlc city, ostensibly on a tour f ntoasttre. much Importance being at tached to the fact that he was accom panied his family, the deduction being tkat lie was consequently paying no at t"ntjji to railway business. Coincident with the sudden appearance Mr. Stubbs. came the fight before the eenc11 between the United Railways ompa and tli Willamette Valley Trac ten Cowpany for preference rights down Front street, and whether based upon a correct assumption or not. there has al ways been more or less nssoelation of the MHamette Valley Traction Company with Sow t hern Pacific interests. Celor Is given the rumor of this alleged association by the knowledge that T. R. Skcrldan. the Hoscburg banker, whoso r2lal application for a Front-street franchise was absorbed In the Willamette Valley Traction Company's aspirations. Has long been identified with the South era Pacific, both In this state and Califor nia, his business associates In the Kern .Tunty petroleum oil fields for the most Irt being well-known officials of the Hrrlman roads. After the preliminary skirmish for posl tfcni on Front street had resulted In a vtrtery for the United Railways Com pany, the scene of action was transferred ( Ie east side of the river, with the rc mit that an innocent-looking application f the Eatt Side Belt Line Railway Com pany fr a franchise that contemplated tk- se of portions of East Third street, brovgirt with i( a concentration of tho Harriman forces In defense of that ex j5ed turter of the city. Hill Hand in the Move. Sometime ago. long before there were y prospects of the strife that has of in marked the moves of the different -rpratlons. the information leaked out In a mysterious way that the Northern Pacific was behind an incipient effort to "oare a railway franchise down East Third street.- from Hawthorne avenue wtli H. H. N'ewhall and Joseph M. Healy were the nominal projectors of the proposed line, but their permanent con nection therewith is no longer taken se riously by those who assume to be on the Inside, and it has ben considered from rfce start that they acted as- representa tives of Hill, or some other opponent of Harriman. The argument that the Hill interests were involved was based upon the fact tnat the Oregon water Power Company, Holding the franchise on East Water street: the Southern Pacific on East Firtt. and the O. R & N. on East Sec ond: Harriman is given control of two lines through that portion of the citi The conclusion was drawn from this that the Northern Pacific was the only road that could have any motive for seeking an outlet over the thoroughfare in ques tion. II Is well known that Harrlmna is en paged in a bitter struggle Tit Lob An geles with Huntington over the control T the atreet-rallway traffic of the South era California metropolis, and in the course of the recent divorce suit filed in San Francisco by Mrt. Huntington, it was pointed out that her husband wa Interested In some Important stret-rall war projects then pending- at Portland. Persons who think themselve well In Termed have, no hesitancy in Baying that the United Railways Company is a part or Huntington's plan to fight Harriman on account of his invasion of what has always been looked upon as territory be longing to the Huntington interests, and that in fulfillment of this desire a coali tion has been forjned between Huntington and Hill, which is calculated to operate as a, counter-irritant againBt certain Southern encroachments. United Railways Men Tbcre. It 1 also worthy of note that J. "Whyte Evans and "ft. B. Larrabee, the president and general manager of the United Rail ways Compaay, "were present and took an active Interest in the contest for dos sessiea af jat Third street the other night before the Council committee. Thla eg!ve4e was sufficiently alluring' to attract evral K the leading Harriman officials. an if la t4gRtftc&Rt that both Evans and LArraie were enthusiastic advocates of tWe Bt SMe Belt Line Railway, so 1t- Jtvaiw. however, denies that H. B. HttBtlgton or anybody eise, stride el RESIDENCE OF JOHN his immediate associates here. W. B. Larrabee. J. W. E. Taylor. Wllmot Grif fiss and W. T. Mulr, owns a single dol lar's worth of stock in the United Rail ways Company. He said last night that he had read Mrs. Huntington's published J statement to the effect that her husband was interested in a street-railway project in Portland, but it did not apply to the United Railways, nor does Mr. Evans think that she had any basis for the assumption. According to Mr. Evans, articles of in corporation of the Guaranty Realty Com pany, having a capital stock of $1,000,000. will be filed with the County vlerk this morning, with J. Whytc Evans. W. B. Larrabee and George C. Lemcke as In corporators. It has been organized for the purpose of handling the real estate along the proposed route of tne road, and will be largely composed of local people. The Information was also given out that Architect Williams expects to be pre pared within the next day or so to sub mit an opinion as to the adaptability of the Chamber of Commerce building's foundation for an addition of two more stories, arrangements to that end having already been perfected by the new owners in case it Is found the building can be enlarged in that manner. EAST SIDE MEN'S MEETING . M. C. A. Will Conduct Services Every Sunday Afternoon. At an enthusiastic men's meeting yes terday afternoon in the Centenary Metho dist Episcopal Church it was unanimous ly decided to establish regular men's serv ices every Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., on the East Side, beginning Sunday, April S. at 3:30 o'clock, in the Centenary Church. Reno Hutchinson, of the Y. M. C. A., proslded. and announced that the purpose of the meeting -was to ascertain the sentiment of the various churches as to the advisa bility of beginning this work on the East Side. Mr. Hutchlnsov alxo said that a special committee from the Ministerial Association had arranged ior the first meeting, and that It was thought the movement would be successful. Expressions heartily favoring the move ment were heard from Rey. Andrew J. Montgomery, of the Third Presbyterian Church: Rev. J, F. Ghormley. of the Cen tral Christian Church; Dr. neppc. of Cen tenary, and also from lay members pres ent. Dr. Ghormley said that it was de sired to hold the meetings at Centenary for the present, and when the weather permitted to hold them at Hawthorne Park. He promised that a considerable number of members from his church would assist. Put to a vote, it was de cided to establish this service. Commit tees on leaders, music, reception, ushers and persona workers will be selected to day by the .stors. who meet this morn ing at the i . M. C, A. rooms. All East Side churches are Invited and urged to take part in these meetings. Next Sunday there will be a central mat ing at the Marquam at 3 o'clock, to hear Evangelist Smith, and hence there will be no meeting on the East Side till the following Sunday. WORET OF FILLING IN STEPHENS' SLOCGH PROGRESSING RAPIDLY. Ths filling of Stephens Slough, adjoining Inman. Poulsen Jt Coa sawmill and lumber yard, with alaowood. sawdust and gravel. Is progressing rapidly. For a number of years this filling process has been going forward until five cr six blocks next to the lumber yard have been covered with sawdust and slabwood. and now a contract has been let to the O. W. P. Company to cover tha blocks so filled with a layer of gravel aad dirt about fcur feet In depth. A sidetrack baa bea laid from the Oregon City branch along the district to be filled, amd caaslderable. progress has been raade. This fill extends well out over tha slough from Unldn avenue to the river, and has gradually obstructed tha slough at Its mouth. The O. "W. V. Company has a trestle across Stephens' slough which will also be filled, up to grade. As the sawmill company owns most of the territory embraced by Stephens sloagh up to East Eighth street It will continue to use it ax dump Is ground for sawdust end slabwood until It Is aM filled In. It Is expected that the water that now flow into Stephens' slough -will b taken care of 'by 'the Brooklyn slough. When Clinton McCoy owned Stephens slough they contemplated dredging it otit and makjpg it a "rest" place for ships. Taut the property pasted oat of. their hands. . r ' 'lB DRI5COL.L, TWI5XTV-SIXTK STREET, WILL MEET PENCE Conference of Guild's Lake Property-Owners Called. PLANS FOR RECLAMATION Circular Letters Asking Co-Opcrntlon of All Parties Interested Arc Sent Ont by Ills ConipVnj-. The Pence Company Is arranging for a meeting: during- the week of the vari ous owners of lands in Guild's Lake, to propose a plan for the reclamation of the entire swamp, and will today mall this letter to the various ownors: Dear Sir: The Pence Company 1 now pre pared to demonstrate Ha ability to fill the land lylnc in and under Guild's Lake to any decired trade. It our purpose to Invite the owners f the lands to conxlder a proposition to nil tho land to trade for an Interest In the holdlnca ami upon a basl that will require probably no cash outlay whatever by the pwent own ers. We will be rlad to talk with you. aa one of ueh wrier, upon the subject. Will meet jou for that -purpose at any time that will suit your conxealence at our office, comer of Twentr-clKhth and Thurman street, where all maps and plans ran be keen. Kindly telephone to the undendenerf. Mala CM. If you drelre to dlrcues the proposition. Yours very trcly. TUB PENCE COMPANY. It Is expected that the parties In In terest will be Invited to meet at the office of the Pence Company about next Thursday. If that date la -found to be agreeable. A lare number of people assembled on Willamette Heights yesterday af ternoon, and for several hours "were afforded practical evidence of the pow ers of hydraulic giants In filling Guild's Lake with earth from, the surrounding- hillsides. The Pence Company had two streams at work simultaneously, nnd the sys tematic and vigorous way in which the earth was washed down Batch's gulch to the lake aroused much wonder. Blasting at lloniley Itanlds. HOVER. Wash.. March 15. (Special.) Transportation on the Upper Co lumbia, has come to be a matter of considerable consequence. The Hover Transportation Company has fileJ ar ticles of Incorporation, and in addition to the boat the company now owns and operates, it is planned to do a general business along; that line, adding- other NEAR EVERETT. boats, barges and docks as fnst aa required. n. A large force of men. -with, boats, barges and other necessary appliances Is engaged in opening a channel 70 feet -wide through Homley Rapids, Just north of Hover. Rocks as large as small haystacks are shattered to pieces by means of heavy charges of nitro glycerine. Steamboat men on this part of the Columbia will feel easier since this improvement, ns the rapids at low water have been very dangerous. ELECTION INDORSEMENTS Grand Army as an Organization Is Not In Politics. EUGENE. Or.. March 25. ITo the Editor.) Inasmuch aa some of the candidates for pri mary nomination for mate offices. In'maklng their canvaw and appeals to the citizen for support are posing as the jpeelal candidate of the Grand Army of the Republic, this ex planation I offered: The fact ! well known to almou every man of mature years that the Grand Army ot the Republic, as an organization, does not or cannot indorse any man for any political of fice. The rules and regulations of the ordr Atrlctly prohibit It from mlxlnc in politics in any x&annrr. and any attempt to use tht name of the organization for such purpose will not only act as a boomerang to the par son using It. but l likely to introduce Into the organization Itself strife and discord that would eventually jenI to it dlaraptloa. Members of beordcr. merely aa Individuals, are entirely free, of course, to pursue any line of action they p!ea. politically. But the Indorsement ot an Individual member of the order has no"blndlng efTect whatever upon the order Itself. The membership compoMng the Grand Army of the Republic -Includes men of almeae every poHtlca! faith. No question can be raised against any member becaun of hlA political opinions. The Grand Army of the Republic. In the Department of Oreicoo, Is not askin: for the election or rejection of any candidate before the primaries occurring April 20 next. The public is entitled to thl Information and the Grand Army wants to place Iwlf rlaht with the public. R. The True Messiah. PORTLAND. March 25. To the Editor.) Tlease allow me rpace to put myself la the right light before the citizens of Portland as regards the true (not new) Messiah. I did not challenge Qplonel Fitzgerald, bvt am ready to defend. In public discuss Jon or other wise, the promise God made to Abraham, that he (God) would glte to Abraham and his seed after him (the Meah) all the land bo could see. even all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and that the premised seed came In due time, made of a woman, made under the law. was cructflel. buried, rald from the dead, ascended to heaven In a cloud, and the promise Is that he ls to come back In like manner, with power and great glory, raise the dad. change the living saint, eet up his kingdom under the whole heavens and reign over the house of Jacob forever. HENRY GOODEUU Sflltraukie Country Clnb. Los Angeles and Oakland races. Taxa Sellwood. and Oregoa City can. First aa3 Alder. Nominating Petitions Must Be Filed Before Midnight Next Friday. COUNTY OFFICES EXCEPTED Applicants for These llnve Until April ! Republican Office Sccker.H Greatly In Majority. List of Entries Made. INFORMATION FOR OREGON VOTERS. lAst day for filing petitions for state. Congressional and district of- fires March 20. Last day for filing petition for k county, officer April I. I Date of primary election April 20. 7 12 M. to 7 P. M. 1 Date ot general election June 4. I From now on until midnight next Friday, pjlltlcinns who are scrambling for state Congressional and district of fices will be hustling to see that their petitions are duly filed. Candidates for county offices have until April 4. While most of the petitions have found their way Into the hands ot the Secretary of State, there are porhaps still a, few from the remote districts yet to be filed. Already 35 Republican and nine Democratic candidates have filed their petitions, showing there has been a greater activity among Republican seekers for office than among Demo crats. In the race for Governor five Repub lican candidates are in the scramble against. Governor Chamberlain, who has the Democratic field to himself. Only one of the five men striving for the throne at Salem can get the nom ination, but each of the candidates, llko George Ade's "County Chairman" claims a victory. The storm center of the Gubernatorial race seems to have settled around James "VVithy combc and Charlos A. Johns, with a chance thrown in for Sohlbrede. Geer and Brown. Every man In the race for the "seat of the mighty" has made a vigorous campaign and they will con tinue to whoop it up until April 20. the date of the primary election. Six stalwarts are shouldoring each other for the berth of State Treasurer, and three are waging warfare fo th office of State Printer. These two state offices afford the choicest picking of any In the gift of the people. Opinion Is divided as to which is the better. If number of aspirants were taken as a criterion the decision would go to the office of State Treasurer, for twice as many candidates are telling the vot ers how well they are equipped for the berth. If counting the vots before they nre- dropped into the ballot-boxes at the primaries would nominate, friends of E. V. Carter, of Ashland, and Ralph W. Hoyt would have It that the race lay between these two for Treasurer, hut as four others are to be. heard from, there may be a surprise In store. Six hopeful candidates have their shoulders straightened to receive the Senatorial toga. Fred "W". Mulkey is playing a lone hand for the now va cant scat at Washington. He will be satisfied with the short term, while the others are ready for a continuous performance. Four candidates arc in tho field for Secretary of State and twot are 'figured to be In the running for, this office Claud Catch and Frank W. Benson. So far the Democratic petitions show but one candidate for each office, ex cept that of Representatice In Con cress. C. V. Galloway and P. A. Coch mn nri eounleil In the running. Tha names of the Republican and Demo cratic candidates who have filed their petitions to date follow: Republican Candidates. Governor Charlea A. Johns. Baker: James Wlthrcombe. Benton; Charles A. Sehlbrede Coos; T. T. Oeer. Marlon; Harvey K. Brown. BaVer. Secretary of State Cla.ud Gatch. Marlon; Frank T. Wrlghtman. Marlon: Lot U. Tearce. Marlon: Frank W. Benson. Douglas. State Treasurer John H. Altken. Baker: Augustus C. Jennings, Lane; Thomas F. Ryan. Clackamas; E. V. Carter. Jackson; George A. Steel, Clackamas; Ralph W. Hoyt. Multnomah. Superintendent of Tublic Instruction J. H. Ackerman. Multnomah. Attorney-General X M. Crawford. Doug- Pale, Thin, Nervous ? Then your blood must be in a very bad condition. You certainly know what to take, then why not take it? Ayers Safsaparilla. If you 'doubt, then consult your doctor. We know what he will say about this grand old family medicine. Sold for 60 years. Wc have no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. Xada by tho J. C. Ajtr Co.. Lowell. 2ass. Also aCanufacturers of .IYER'S HAIR VIGOR For the hair. ATER'S PILLS For constipation. AY&R'S CHERRY PECTORAL For cob zas. ATER'S AGUE CDRE-For malaria Ud dgtt. las; George H. Durham. Josephine; G. W. Colvlg. Josephine. State Printer William J. Clarke. Marlon; J. R. Whitney, Linn: Willis S. Duniway, Multnomah. Commlslsoner of Labor Statistics and In spector of Factories and "Workshops O. P. Hoff. Multnomah. Justice of Supreme Court Robert Eaktn, Union. United States Senator fto fill vacancy) Fred "W. Mulkey. Multnomah. United States Senator H. M. Cake. Mult nomah; Jonathan Bourne. Jr.. Multnomah: Stephen A. Lowell. Multnomah; E. B. Wat son. Multnomah; E. L. Smith. Wasco. Representative In Congress. First District Walter L. Tooxe. Marlon; Willis C. Haw- ley. Marlon; Samuel B. Huston. Washington. Representative In Congress. Second Dis trict William J. Lachner. Baker; John I Rand. Baker; W. U. Ellis. Umatilla; George S. Shepherd. Multnomah. Democratic Candidate. Governor George E. Chamberlain. Mult nomah. Justice of Supreme Court T. G. Hailey, Umatilla. Representative In Congress. First District -Charles V. Galloway. Yamhill; P. A. Coch- ran. Marlon. Representative In Congress. Second District James Harvey Graham. Baker. United States Senator J. M. Gearln. Mult nomah. State Printer J. Scott Taylor, Klamath. Secretary of State P. H, Swat. Marlon. State Treasurer J. D. Matlock. Ijne. HEARD IN THE ROTUNDAS Talks With Yl.llor at HoteN In Portland. WILL, RlGGS, vice-president of the Hunt Baking Powder Company, of Minneapolis, was a guest at the Hotel Portland yesterday. Mr. Riggs stated yesterday that the company In which hejM is intcrestea was seriously consiacnnsr the matter of establishing a branch fac tor In Portland. He says that It is even probable that tho factory will bo started in Portland within the next six months. "A large part of our business Is dono with the lumbermen." said he. "Wc sup ply nearly all of tho lumber camps In Minnesota. Of late years, the lumbermen of Minnesota and adjoining states have become deeply interested in properties In the Northwest. We believe It will be greatly to our advantage to establish a branch factory here In Portland. I am not in a position at present to say just how large It will be, but in all events it will be a very creditable addition to the manufacturing interests of this city. I cannot say definitely, but I think, the fac tory will be established in Portland within the next six months. I will be In Port land again about June, when I hope to be able to make an announcement of our plans." "0 TJT in Washington County we are anxious to have the Legislature pasa a law putting a' bounty on coyotes, wildcats and other animals which are kill ing our sheep and goats." said H. W. Scott, of Gaston, who was in Portland yesterday. 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A large amount Is raised from this tax every year and used, for the most part,, to pay the sala ries of the game wardens. We believe that more good would be derived if this money was kept by the counties in which the tax is paid, and then offered in boun ties upon coyotes and similar animals." IW. RIVERS, an old-time miner, who is Interested with the Fairclough Brothers in the Ogle Mountain mining properties In Clackamas County, is in the city, and he states that a fine ledge or gold-bearing quartz has been uncovered on the property, on the strength of which the owners have withdrawn the stock from the market. Rivers says that the promoters intend installing another five stamp mill on the property this Summer, which will permit of the mine being op erated more extensively this year. The Ogle Mountain Company has sevejt claims on the mountain and believe that they have the best gold-producing mine north of California. "The fact that wc have withdrawn the stock from the market." said Rivers, "has caused some persons td set up the howl that we have no mine, but nevertheless we have the ore to show for it. and when the proper time comes they will be con vinced that our property is no wildcat venture. The mine is expected to pay Its own way to a great extent, and we do not intend to place any more stock on the market." RUNAWAYS FROM SPOKANE Two Boys Arc Arrested at the Alns worth Dock. Two Hatls.narned Herbert Mohndeo 4tnd Guy JoKktion. aged 14 nnd 13 years, re spectively, were picked up at the Ains worth dock yesterday morning by Police man Glttlngs. The boys are runaways from their homes at Spokane, and trav eled to Portland alone the railroad route, most of which distance they walked. The lads told Captain Bruin that they had walked t1e last 60 miles of their Journey In the last two days and had had no rest, and were very tired. 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