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r 6 THE XORXIXG- OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, APRIL, 2, aQ6. ST. J 5 WILL VOTE T Keen Interest Felt in Election in Prosperous City on . the Peninsula. CONTEST FOR MAYORALTY Future Plans for Thriving Munici pality, Which 1 Growing: So Fast, Arc Forecasted In Policy of the Candidates. "i am expecting an orderly election In St. Johns tomorrow." said Chief of Police Bredson. . "There Is now no Indication that we jhall have any trouble, but we cannot always tell what may happen. Our people arc law-abiding and quiet citizens, and will not tolerate any disturbance." The polls will open in the two wards at the City Hall, at the Junction of Philadel phia una Burlington streets, and at the office or K. O. Learned, on Jersey street, near the sclioolhousc. at 9 A. M.. and i-lose at T P. M. It i6 expected that 400 votes will ho cast, although there are about 5"j0 vote In the city. The contest has narrowed down between the "Citi zens " and the "Progressive Taxpayers" " tickets, headed respectively by Fred "V. Valentine and C A. Cook. A combination was formed yesterday by the appearance of a ticket made up from the other three. It follows: Mayor. F. W. Valentine: Coun-cJlmen-at-Large C. D. Edwards, W. II. King and C. G. Carhart: First Ward. J. IT. Black: Second Ward. D. S. Horseman; Recorder. J. V. Hanks: Treasurer. K. C. Couch. Mr. King declares that placing him between Edwards and Carhart is done to injure his chance? of election. This ticket is not filed, but was got out to be used today for electioneering pur poses. None of the preachers In St. Johns yesterday made any direct reference to he election. It Is understood that the liquor question will not be made the prominent issue today, although the "Cit izens' " ticket Is for high license and the "Progressive Taxpayers' " is opposed to any licenses. Temperance people are to make the principal fight In the local-option election next June. There are. four candidates for Recorder -W. L. Thorndyke. "Citxens"; W. L. Churchill, "Progressive Taxpayers": J. W. Hanks. "Independent" and "Business Men's": O. R. Downs, "Independent." Thorndyke Is editor of the St, Johns Review, and last Friday printed Hanks' address to the voters of St. Johns. Hanks, who is the present Recorder, is confined to his home with sickness and unable to see the people in person, and his oppo nent, not wishing to take advantage of him, opened the columns of his paper to him. The office Is the most Important In the city. The Recorder Is Municipal Judge as well. The Infant Has Grown. Born three years ago. the lusty muni cipal infant of St. Johns of that period has attained to a phenomlnal growth, and, today will be In the midst of Its third municipal election. At, the first election, when C. A. Cook was elected. Mayor, there was about M votes cast. The population was less than 300, while. with the exception of the old barrel factor building in Lower St. Johns, there were few manufacturing concerns. lts or Jersey street, now selling from $3000 to (3030, could be had for $300 and $400, and much less. The population has Jumped from 331 In two years to 3000. and the taxable property has increased from $300,000 to 31.250.000. During the year Just . j - .i . ... i clofed, under the administration of Mayor W. H. King, nearly $50,000 In municipal improvements were undertaken, but It is estimated-that during the coming year over $100,000. in street improvements and sewers alone, will be expended, and that the officials, who are to be elected today will have the handling of municipal funds aggregating about $150,000, which will In clude the erection of a new city hall, securing fire protection and a. larger water supply. It Is expected that the city will either acquire ownership of the present water plant or erect a new one. Hence the election Is an Important one In the history of St. Johns. Remarkable Growth of St. Johns. That tho 3-year-old Infant has grown remarkably the picture of the place as It appears today shows. Three years ago only the public schoolhouse and one or two buildings, which appear in the pic ture, were standing. However, the prin cipal growth has been made In the past two years, and largely the past year; but there was a start during the last year of Mayor C. A. Cook's administration, which has continued during the adminis tration of Mayor W. H. King. Until the past year no street Improvements were undertaken, so that the retiring Mayor and Council had the honor of Initiating a general street Improvement and iewer building era. The school has been en larged twice In two years. It was first increased to six rooms and then to 10. with two extra, rooms on the school ground, making a total of 12 rooms, with the certainty that another building must he provided for by next year at least. Already measures have been taken to secure what Is left of the James John estate to be used tn the erection of an other building, to be known as a High school. For this purpose there Is left out of the estate about $7500 and one block of ground. Revision or the Charter. Perhaps one of the most important business of the Incoming administration -will be the revision of the charter, or the making of a new one. Mayor King and the retiring Council were handi capped by the present lastruent In evry wry. Thero was no' authority to issue warrant for any purpose, except when cash was oa hand and en an execution lseued by a. court. So contradictory and N IbsMbbbbsssII '? HmffMmmmmmmmmmm WK. giMM-- i$&M$h'M tjk, '':',:" mittmJti'4liirw! 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Miner, and the salaries of the officers of the past year, together with the purchase of the city hall tract, at the Junction of Philadelphia and Bur lington streets, for XXM, the city has war rants outstanding and indebtedness to the amount of nearly $?000. It contracted with M. L. Holbrook of this city to take the city hall site off hip hands, he hav ing advanced all the money to secure it. by paying him $1500 out of the first money collected in this year's taxes. The Mayor cannot veto an ordinance, although he may approve one. The retir ing Council appointed City Attorney Greene, V. L. Thoradyke and O. It. Downs- to prepare a new charter for sub mission to the next Legislature, but of course the incoming Council and Mayor may lake the matter Into their own hands. Besides electing a full corps of offi cer today the voters will decide whether bonds to the amount of $10,030 shall issue for erection of a City Hall. It is the opinion of the present City Attorney that these bonds will he legal and will he accepted by bond-buying concerns. These bonds are to run ten years and bear 5 per cent interest. Considering that the taxable property of the corporation Is now $1,250,300 and will probably be In creased to $.1500.300 this year, the bonds will he giit-edge. Thero does not appear to be any opposition to these bonds. Next and most important Is the water question. Owners of the present plant, or anybody else for that matter, did not suppose there would be such a growth In St. Johns In two years whea they bought out the first company and started to make Improvements and ex tensions, and much censure has been heaped upon them for not anticipating the future and making more ample provisions. During the year the water question has been constantly before the present Council. Offered to Sell Waterworks. Mayor King called and presided over several mass meetings to consider the water question, and yet nothing was accomplished, except to draw out an offer of the present water company to sell for $30,000. II. L. Powers, rep resenting the- company, made this offer six months ago, saying at the time that the. owners had paid out that amount in extensions, but if the Coun cil would take the plant then for that sum they would sell, but If they went ahead and made Improvements they 1 might not sell. The St. Johns "Water Company owns an exclusive franchise for 15 years against outside com panies, although the city may proceed to build a plant of Its own. ft has been sought to get over this exclusive franchise by forming a hoard of I public works with power to contract 1 -with a corporation to erect a tilant ' for the city. This ordinance is still I pending. It having been passed over j to the Incoming Council. The water company Is now erecting two reser- ' voirs each of which will have a ca- ; the capital invested is less tnan one-nair. nrhat the ultimate terminus of the road pacity of 100.000 gallons, which, with ' he amount of gas furnished, in thousands jh be. but it Is likely that this move the old reservoir, will provide a re- I f cubic feet, was In round figures $5S.- j means an electric road Into the rich Yam serve of 250.030 gallons. Besides it Is ' against $S3,O00.O by the private j j,fli and other Valley country, installing additional pumps and power. 1 companies. . W. D. Larrabee. W. T. Mulr. J. W. E. Botn tickets in the field are pledged - - ... 4- iv . nui'lJIY Ajl I St. Johns by purchase or by erection of a plant of sufficient dimensions. This me;ns a bond Issue of at least $59,001). Properly Valuations. Some idea of the appreciation of property valuation in St. Johns may he gained by saying that lots are sell ing on Jersey street from $3000 to $5000. This Is business property and the only Improved street In the "town. In the surroundings residence lots may be had from $200 and upwards. Con'. siderlng the price of these lots two years ago, the advance is remarkable. iu an outsiuer. out not so to St. Johns i t. . 1 "t "l"un j or meir city, and oolnt tn it hAun. tiful location at or near the Juncture J of the iilamette and Columbia Jtivera. fct. Johns has a deep water j front and already its water frontage ; has been bought up. and is being cov- ered with manufacturing establish- ments. The St. Johns Sawmill rvim pany is erecting a plant that will cost $100,030 and will turn out at the start 70.000 feet of lumber a day. It is pro posed to erect a box plant on the grounds adjacent to the mill. A plan-Ing-mlli has Just been completed. It is announced that the Weyerhaeugers will erect one of the largest sawraIllB in the Northwest. There is the Portland Woolen Mills, the shipbuilding plant, the Jobes Flour Mill, veneer factory, and the Smith Brothers-Watson's new holler and Iron factory on the water front. All these plants and others prospective are pointed to by the pa triotic citizens arf fully Justifying the prices of business lots on Jersey and other streets inSt. Johns. Streets and Sewers. While but one street was fully 1m- proxed last year. . may others are to be Improved. Philadelphia. 130 feet wide, will be paved from Jersey street to the river. Numerous tjther struts are to he improved. Bechlll Brothers have secured the contract for the first sewer lit St. Johns to tap the business section and to run to the river. Sewer age is easy for SL Johns, and a gen- erai sewer system will have to be built, of which the Philadelphia sewer contract is the first. Dawson street Is to be widened to SO feet to Northern Hill to connect with the street that extends up the Peninsula from that point. Verily, the Infant has kicked swaddling clothes off. Its ResHrvey of Cascade Locks. CASCADE LOCKS. Or.. April L Spe cial.) The O. R. &N. baa Just completed a resurvcy of this town, three members of the railway's engineering staff having been here for the last week and a half, en gaged in the work. Those uahapf y persons wins suffer from nervousQASfl ad dyspepsia, ehoald ue Carter's Little Nerve Flili. mx extras- COST OF GltS IN ' GREIT BRITAIN Average Charge to Consumers by Private Companies But 71 Cents. LARGER USE ENCOURAGED Municipal Plants FurnUh Miami nant for as Little as 39 Cents Per Thousand Lcon for Portland Monopoly. The owners of the gas monopoly in Portland would have the people beliere that they are furnishing gas for light and heat at a very slight advance over the PANORAMIC riCTCRK OF ST. JOHNS. LOOKING TOWARDS THE WILLAMETTE. actual cost of production. They are prob ably shutting their eyes to the fact that during the past year a special commis sioner of the Department of Commerce and Labor of the United States. Dr. Fred eric C Howe, has been engaged in a thorough investigation of public utilities In Great Britain, especially the water sys tems of cities, street railway franchises, electricity and gas. Dr. Howe's report has Just beep pub lished by the department, and In the mat ter of gas especially furnishes facts and figures which prove conclusively how owners of gas franchises in the United States have been robbing the people un der that worn-out old cloak of "vested rights." Growth of Municipal Ownership. Municipal ownership is now no uncom mon thing in Great Britain. The munici palization of the gas service, however, has been less rapid than that of the water supply or of the railroads, owing to the nature of the private franchises, and more especially to th desire to acquire first the electricity supply. Until within very recent years, relatively speaking, electric lighting was in an undeveloped state. The Intrusion of private enterprises In tills field, therefore, has been anticipated by the cities, thus obviating the necessity 0f purchasing these undertakings from private companies later at excessive prices. Though the cities have been establish ing electrical plants for the benefit of their inhabitants in preference to taking over existing gas companies, which can onlv be done by purchase, yet the number I of public gas enterprises has grown to j 200 as acainst 459 private companies. The ! capital outlay of municipalities for the I production of gas exceeds $l.0M.t.0. as J against $3$f2,O00.Ot0 claimed to have been J invested by 459 private companies. While J ' Cost or Gas Manufacture. i i lie approximate average tun ui ku furnished to consumers by the cities themselves was 6C cents, while the average cost to those who obtained their gas from private companies was 71 cents. Over 2.000.300 consumers were furnished by the 20 municipal enterprises, within So'o,00 of the num ber furnished by private plants. "Were It not for the large private gas com panies In London." Dr. Howe. the number of consumers for tne pub lie undertakings would greatly ex J t-eed that tor the private companies. .On the other hand. It should he said in connection with these figure that but few .of the large ollies wutslde of London get their gas from private . f Moa noticeable in connection with the price or gas is the percentage which the net receipts hear to the capital embarked in these enterprise, The average price of gas from the municipal plants is C cents less, per 1000 cubic feet, yet the net Income oX these plants averages 7.11 per cent, against 5.62 per cent reported as the average net income of the private companies. At the same time, a num ber of cities make no charge for light ing the city, while it Is usual for them to pay higher wages and to re quire fewer hours of labor a day to their employes. Birmingham Gas -J Cents. While the average cost of gas, as quoted above, is 65 cents from muni cipal plants and 71 cents for private companies, there are many Instances or lower prices in both classes. Rates vary greatly In several cities, ac cording to the amount consumed. In Birmingham, for example, the rate j cubic feet. The latter figure is the pree to the small households, j in Belfast the standard rate is 13 cents, less a discount of to 20 per cenL ac- cortlng to consumption. In Bradford the same standard rale Is subject to dis counts from S to 12V per cent. These rates are for consumers Inside the city limits. i It Is the hlcher rate for thau outsld j which Increases the average. In some of the cities a still lower rate is specified for consumers who use gas for motive power. Dr. Howe also notes that after the compilation of his tables from which the above figures were taken that he has re ceived reports from town clerks of Bel fast and Glasgow announcing a reduction In the rates to private consumers to 51 cents per 100J cubic feet, and Lancaster has .just made a standard rate of 2 shil lings, or 49 cents. Policy Is te Reduce Price. In most or the town where gas Is manufactured by the city, it is the policy to ell -it at the cheapest possible rate. Light is looked upon as a prime necessity, and Its widest use for domestic purpMes a thing to he stimulated. This If achieved In a -variety of way. PuWIc as well m jwlvate authorities aid In 0e h of ss Ttovec and fixtures. Many cities prevMe peany-la-tae-stet meters, iuraUhtag fresa 25 to X cubic feet, the maximum rate for the poor people being about S cents per 3689. although furaished la 2-ceat qaantL ties. Sbefileld is one of the large towns sup plied by a private company, hut It Is so managed la the Interests of the people as to he secure in Its franchise. Glas gow has an Industrial rate of a cents, which Is stated to be In excess of the working cost. The rates charged by the various cities throughout the United Kingdom show the widest divergence, which Is readily J explained as the difference in policy or efficiency In managesient Is pointed out. The little town of Widnes bears the ban ner, for It has succeeded In furnishing gas to lis Inhabitants at the phenomenal ly low price of 3 cents per WA cubic fee:. On the other hand, one semi-urban community Is furnishing Itself gas at the extravagant price of J1-SJ cents. The seven big private companies of London charge rates varying frosj 3 to S3 cents. While the prices charged by public plants average about 10 per cent less for the entire United Kingdom, it is the ability of the council to light the homes and dark alleyways and to substitute gas for coal among all classes that marks the greatest gain to the community. Benefits of Cheap Gas. "The effect of popularizing the use of gas." says Dr. Howe, "cannot be meas ured In a financial way. It means greater cleanliness, greater comfort and an im provement in morals and happiness that cannot be shown In the balance sheet of earnings." A similar polio Is adopted of reducing the price of gas to manufactur ing Industries and to large consumers. Special rates or discounts are offered, the price being fixed at a point in excess of actual working or operation cost, but be low the price, charged the domestic user. The purposes are to serve the industry of the cities, to promote cleanliness and to reduce the smoke eviL Prices are con stantly being lowered, profits soon being regained by reason of the Increased con sumption. Private companies are com pelled to follow, for the fear of purchase by the cities. GO BEYOND FOREST GROVE UNITED RAILWAYS MAY BUILD INTO YA3IIIILL-. Track-Laying Will Probably Begin Early Next Month Over Hills West of Portland. The building or the Forest Grove line, projected by the United Railways Com pany, past the college town, although that place is announced as the terminus of the trolley road. Is forecasted by the application of the promoters to the For est Grove Council for a. franchise through the city to the southern limits. This franchise was favorably acted upon by the Council "Wednesday night, and gives the trolley people the right to build a line on Pacific avenue, the main street run- nlng north and south, from the northern to the southern limits. Perhaps the men behind the road have not yet determined Taylor and George E. Lempke returned from Forest Grove yesterday, after pre senting their claims to the Council, while J. Whyte Evans. E. C Harlow and H. W. Lempke attended the session of the HIlls boro Council, also returning to town yes terday. They report that favorable action Is expected on the HIHsboro franchise also, although, because Wednesday's ses sion was a special one. final action on the franchise could not be taken. Grading along the route up the hills west of Portland Is being conducted by the Pence Company, which is washing down the hills by hydraulic operations. Actual tracklaylng Is expected to begin early in April, when M. H. French, who has cl large or construction, will arrive from Los Angeles. Wilmot Grlffis. R. A. Phllllpps and W. E. Dudley will arrive from the south by April 1 also. Surveying parties are at work selecting the best route up the chain of hills west of Port land. President Evans and General Manager Larrabee disclaim any connection what ever with the East Side belt line, as well as with any other backers than have al ready been named In connection with their projects. The Willamette Valley Traction Com pany has practically suspended operations runtil the final word on the Joint occupa tion or Front street shall have been spoken. Some work Is being done at the Salem end. but mere will be but little activity until the Front-street franchise Is definitely secured. O. R. & X. Filling In Bridge. CASCADE LOCKS. Or.. April -L-(Spe-daL The O. R. &N. Co. has now under way a work or aeme importance in the shape or filling In two bridges crossing sloughs, one on either side or VIento. A steam shovel is being used. In the work, and two crews will be kept busy night and day for about three months. The rock Is all obtained from Shell Hock Mountain, and it is estimated that over 2O5.0CO cubic yards of It will be needed for the work. The life of the ordinary railway bridge varies from seven to ten years, when It must be renewed at a cost of from $7 to $10 per lineal foot. About 54 "cents to $1 per lineal foot Is also required for main tenance per year. Once filled in with rock, the bridge becomes a permanent structure, and the cost of maintenance is reduced to a very small amount. Link 1b TraBs-CoRtlBCRtal Line. ABERDEEN. Wash.. April L (Special.) H. S. Sherey. CSHHty Swreyor. has been cros-sectielag the cousty raadf from the HassptaMps River to London. The contract for the gradhig and gravel ing will he let at esee. While this work is being done by the county, it bt pro posed to make this piece of road a por tion of the state road t be cotwtnicted throagh ChefeaMsv Jeffersa and CI Haas GraaUee. The VaHdteg of this piece f road has p&rt tenter stgaMeaae. as k wfcM he th eatethnr ktek ta gfre a wtlaued um road frm the AtteiuJc to the FacMc Oc. IN T UTM Statement No. 1 Candidates for the Legislature De clare Principles. REPUBLICANS FOR REFORM Reiterate Their Pledge and Declare for Referendum. Revocation or Gas Trust's Franchise and Wider Powers for Cities. The Republican candidates for the Leg islature for Multnomah County who have subscribed to statement No. 1. last night signed and gave out the platform 'upon which they will go before the Republican voters at the coming primary election. After declaring their fealty to state ment No. 1 and their purpose always to vote for the "people's choice for United States Senator, regardless of our indi vidual preferences." the subscribers lay special emphasis on the pending consti tutional amendments for the initiative and referendum on local, special and mu nicipal laws, and parts of laws, and for giving cities and towns exclusive power to enact and amend their charters. The platform makers declare tor a bill con ferring upon municipalities of over 50. C(0 inhabitants the power to regulate and control all public utility corporations, for the revocation of the perpetual franchise of the Portland Gas Company, and for SS-cent gas. The platform also has a plank provid ing for taxation of public utility fran chises, for pure roods, for free labor as opposed to convict labor, for control of state and private banks and trust com panies.' and tor a state bank examiner. Planks are also included for a Chinese exclusion law and for state ownership of the state printing office and a flat sal. ary for the State Printer. Following is the platform in full, with the names of the signers: Text oT the Plarorm. To the Voters or Multnomah County and or tne state ot Oregon: We. the understated, are candidates for nomination by the Republican party at the nrimary nominating election on April 2). and election by the people or our legis lative districts at tne general election on June 4. to the Oregon Legislative Assem bly. In submitting our candidacies tor your consideration, we would respectfully call to your attention the following ex tract from the direct primary nominating ejections law. "STATEMENT NO. 1. "I further state to the oeoDle of Oregon. as well as to the people of my legislative district, that during my term ot office. I will always vote for that candidate for united States Senator In Congress who has received toe highest number or the people's votes for that position at the general election next preceding the elec tion of a Senator in Congress, without regard to my individual preference." (Signature or the candidate for nomina tion.) The law allows each political party to have only one candidate for each term for United States Senator on the official bal lot at the June election. Many may try for their party's nomination at the April nominating- election: but only one can get Iu An Independent candidate Is not al lowed to use the word Republican. Dem ocrat. Socialist or Prohibitionist. State ment No. 1 Is an agreement in writing by the would-be member of the Legislature with all the people or Oregon, that he will recognize, accept and obey their vote at the general election In June as their constitutional Instruction to him as a member or the Legislative Assembly, and that he will ratlty and legally elect to the office or United States Senator that candidate who shall receive the greatest number of votes for that office at the June election. We appreciate the earnest efforts of Mr. Jonathan Bourne. Jr.. In hehair or the direct primary law. and particularly Statement No. 1 thereof : and regret the fact that the other gentlemen who are candidates for the nomination of United States Senator before the "voters of the Republican party, are not putting their shoulders to the wheel ax they should, in support of the law by which they several ly expect to be made United States Sen ator. For the People's Choice. We will always vote for the oeonlfe's choice for United States Senator regard less of our Individual preferences, aa we have pledged our honor to do -In our sub scription to Statement No. L We believe the paramount Issue In this campaign to be the trial of our direct primary law. In Its method of election of United States Senators. Bjr the election or candidates who have subscribed to Statement No. 1. the purpose of the people and the Repub lican party will be fulfilled in the election by the Legislature of the people's choice for Senator as provided for by the pri mary elections law as passed by the peo Dle in the general election of 1504. br a majority or more than three to one. This is or National as well as or state interest and ImDoriance. We have each cho.n the following words to be placed after our respective names on the official ballot: "Promises always to vote for people's choice for United States Senator." - Jn the xeneral election to be held on the 4th of June a number of amendments to he state constitution will be submitted to the voters of the state. Among these amendments are the two following, which we Indorse and recommend all voters to support at the polls: "Constitutional amendment for the Ini tiative and referendum on local, special and municipal laws and parts of laws: "The initiative and referendum powers reserved to the people by this constitu tion are hereby rurther reserved to the lexal voters of. evenr munidDalltv- and district, as to all local, special and mu nicipal leguiatioa of every character. In or xor tour respective municipalities and districts. The manner of exercising mat! Dowers shall be prescribed bv rnmi laws, except that cities and towns may BTOvide for the manner of exercising th initiative and referendt powers ta their uiuiuaiw ,:jtkraiuui. .in more tnaa 19 per cent ot inr legai Toi-ers may be re quired to order the referendum, nor more than 13 per cent to propose any measure. ay urc wnBn, iu aj aiy or lows. Larger Pwrx for Clt4e. "CoostituUooal amoadmeot gsvhtc oitfes s tow excnMtvo power to oaoot ad Columbus Buggy Co.'s Vehicles ARE THE BEST IN QUAL ITY, STYLE AND FINISH Scott b Munsell SOLE AGENTS 321-329 East Morrison Street amend their charters, subject to the con stitution and criminal laws. Corporations may be formed under general laws, but shall not be created by the Legislative Assembly by special laws. me Legislative AssemDiy snail not enact, amend or repeal any charter or act of in corporation for any municipality, city or town. The legal voters ot every city ami town are herebv irranted Dower to enact and amend their munlcloal charter, sub ject to the constitution and criminal laws or the State or Oregon." Tnus securing local home rule. We. the undersigned Statement No. 1 candidates for nomination on the Repub lican ticket for election to the Legisla ture. ptedRe our loyal support. If nomi nated and elected, to the following: First To vote always ror tne peopica choice for United States Senator. Second If the people at the June elec tion fall to approve, of the forehercln quoted amendments to the state constitu tion, which take rrom the Legislature and confer upon all towns and cities the ex clusive powcr to enact and amend their own charters subject to the constitution and criminal laws, and confer upon their voters the power to initiate and refer all local, special and municipal laws and or dinances: then we will earnestly support: 1. A bill conferring upon municipalities or over 30.000 Inhabitants the power to regulate and control all public utility cor porations In the character or service and the price thereof: and. 2. A bill repealing the act granting to the Portland Gas Company Its perpetual franchise and fixing the maximum price of gas at 85 cents per 1000 feet. Third A bill providing for the taxation of public-utility franchises appraised upon the market value of the capitaliza tion, and the gross earnings or the whole propertv covered by such rranchlses. Fourth A law requiring manufacturers and wholesalers who put up food products In packages, cans or other receptacles to give full weight, full measure or full count, and to print on such package, can or other receptacle the exact quantity contained therein and to provide punish ment for Infringement of the law. Fifth That convict labor should not conflict with free and honest labor, and we favor such legislation as will best se cure this result. Banking Laws Favored. Sixth A bill regulating all state and private banks and trust companies, and providing for a state bank examiner. Seventh That we favor the prompt pas sage by the Legislative Assembly of a memorial to Congress earnestly advocat ing amendment of the Chinese exclusion law so as effectually to prevent the ad mission of all Asiatic coolie labor. Eighth We favor the ownership by the state or a properly equipped printing-office and a flat salary for the State Print er. To this end we favor the adoption of the pending constitutional amendment relative to this important subject. Respectfully. G. M. Orton. for Joint State Senator for Clackamas and Multnomah. John Gill, for State Senator. For Representatives L. H. Adams. J. Bayer. D. C. Bruns. John B. Coffey. John Drlscoll. W. P. Keady. S. A. Matthieu, A. H. Sandstrom. Edward T. Taggart. Edgar H. Thornton. William Warner. OUTLINING THE ISSUE. Time Has Come to Decide Who Owns the Legislature. PORTLAND. March 31. (To the Edi tor.) Referring to an Oregonian editori al of last Thursday, wherein Elmer B. Colwell Is commended for his stand on the question of who shall own and con trol the public utility tranchlses and for his refusal to sign Statement No. 1. and wherein It Is stated that every can didate for the Legislature will be asked to declare himself upon said Issue, per mit me to ask whether you are not In jecting another "statement" Into the con test? The law now requires candidates for nomination to the Legislature to declare themselves on the Issue of the United States Senatorshlp. and we are told that the United States Senate Is today the most powerful stronghold of intrenched graft, special privilege, favored fran chises, corporations and monopolies of all kinds on the face of the earth. It will continue to be so as long as its members are elected by Legislatures similarly dominated. There Is no pos sibility or reform until the people choose How Many Birthdays ? You must have had 60 at least! What? Only 40? Then it must be your gray hair. Ayers Hair Vigor stops these frequent' birthdays. It gives all the early, deep, rich color to gray hair, checks falling hair, and keeps the scalp healthy. The best kind of a testimonial -"Sold for over sixty years." by taa J. 0. Ayw Ca., trrtHU 3Cm. XIm Caaifcettirws rf AYZr S SJMITXULLX-Tft the Mti. IIK'S FHXS-7K Mutioaifeiu , a vm cmwutY rC79tx-ru cz. atjk'i ahcct?j-tt ia nnnn the Senators. Should it choose to do o. the Oregon Legislature undoubtedly could do much to eliminate unfair conditions locally, but it is of much more import ance to move against the Infinitely great er bulwark of graft and special privi legethe United States Senate. Why object to the people demanding that their agents In the Legislature shall pledge themselves to vote for the people's choice for Senator, and at the same time demand that all candidates for the Leg islature shall declare themselves In ad vance an the question of public owner ship or control of public utilities? Where in Is the difference? If It is right, and I cordially agree with you that It is. to require a pledge of a candidate for the Legislature to work and vote to sup press graft and monopoly, why. is It not equally right to require him to heed the voice of the majority of the people of ths state In the election of a United States Senator? It must he conceded that an employer, the principal, has a perfect right to -in struct ills agent .or attorney-in-fact, and to require pledges of him as to a par ticular line or conduct. Otherwise the creature would be greater than the cre ator. A member of the Legislature Is nothing but an agent of the people who sent him there. Why should they not re quire him to support certain men and measures, or to oppose others? For many years, every convention. Re publican and Democratic alike, has re solved that the people should have a di rect voice In the choice of United States Senators. The primary law now give the peopje ot Oregon an opportunity to express some -oIce In the matter, but a lot of machine politicians who all their lives have never hesitated to pledge themselves In advance to some boss, clique or candidate personally often for a money consideration now assume a lofty Independence and refuse to be "hampered." as they call It. by any pledges to the people at large. They ask the people to vote for them, but In ef fect they say: "You will be wise and good If you elect me. but you haven't sense enough to choose a Senator andL. you must not presume to ask", me any thing about It nor to make suggestions." It can be said that the time has come to decide who owns and controls the Legislature. Is It the people who elect It. or is it some Senatorial candidate or clique of grafters rich enough and cor rupt enough to buy that Legislature? The decision of this question has been de layed too long. It Is now squarely drawn before the court of public opinion. Let every candidate tell where he stands, and if. like Elmer B. Colwell, he thinks he is fietter and greater and smarter than the people whose votes he asks, he should be elected to stay at home no matter how right he may be on other questions. Any man who repudiates the efforts of the people to cure that fester ing ulcer of corruption, the United States Senate, cannot safely be depended upon to help In the fight against local ali ments. TH. GABBERT. Talks on Cromwell and Puritans. Professor Hugh Herdman delivered the fifth of a series of addresses on church history In Calvary Presbyterian Church last night. The subject was "Cromwell and the Puritans." The address was heard with deep attention by an appre ciative audience. The subject was an extensive one, deal ing with one of the most interesting pe riods of English history. It Is no easy matter to condense Into a half-hour's ad dress the happenings of such a period, but Professor Herdman accomplished the task In a masterly way. tracing lucidly the ca reer of the Protector and the reforms which he originated and carried to a suc cessful Issue. He paid a glowing tribute to the great reformer and the Puritans, who did so much to establish and maintain the prin ciples or civil and religious liberty. Mllwankle Country Club. Los Angeles and Oakland races. Tax SeUwood and Oregon City cars. First aadl Alder.