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THE MORN ING OREGONIAX, SATURDA F, APRIL 6. 1907.
LANE'S FOLLOWERS
PLAN BOLD COUP
Attempt to Capture Thomas
. Love Feast and All But
Succeed.
FOILED BY ADJOURNMENT
Iayor Friends Develop rnexpect
ed Strength at Joint Mooting of
Democratic Clubs Primary
Ticket Is Named.
At a joint meeting of the Young
"Men's rw'mocrai ic ("lull and the Mult
Ti'irnah Democratic Club. the Demo
oratir ticket to-be voted on at the com
ing primaries, minus a City Auditor,
was chosen. The ticket made up fol
io wp :
For Mayor George H. Thpmas.
For City Treasurer D. M. Watson.
For City Attorney G. Ernest Baker.
Vrr Municipal Judge Frank Sehle
eTol. For Cnunellmen Fifth Ward, Mark
O'Neill, conditional on consent to run;
First Ward. T. J. Concannon; Fourth
"Ward. J. B. Ryan ; Sixth Ward, John
Hf itkemper; Seventh Ward, D. T.
Sherrott: Klghth Ward, A. A. Kadder
3y ; Councllmen -at -Large, A. F. Flegel
nnd George Te wis.
All t int had been promised to make
n. hot time at Drew Hall last night
oh me to pass. The little room in
which the Democratic hosts gathered
was charged with suppressed emotion
from the very start. Flights of fervid
oratory shattered the smoko-begrlmed
ceilings, hut Just as the meeting: had
warmed tip to the point where It
looked hh if the Lanr element present
was about to capture the meeting 1
J. Malley. who presided, heard George
3 Hntehln's voice shout, "Move we
wdjournt" and Colonel Klllfeather's cry
of "Second!" and the meeting was
Htopped with a Jerk.
Pfct Power was there. So were K.
A. Ream. Dr. J. W. Morrow, John Mon
1 ag, Clinton A. Ambrose. John Man
i I ii sr. Rert Haney, T. J. Mnher, K.
Yerstepg and a host of the faithful.
.At first glance it looked as if the
meeting was made up of Democrats
opposed to Mayor Irftne. but before it
"wbf half an hour old. the c omplexion
of the gathering changed and when
President Malley put the brakes on
n nd closed the meet j ng with a bang,
if noise aiid confusion counted for
votes. Mayor line's . friends were in
the majority.
Reads Letter From Thomas.
Ap soon as President Malley de
clared the meeting opened, George 1
I tut chin rose and read the report of
the Joint committee which had been
mimed by the Multnomah Democratic
Club nnd the Young Men's Democratic
club, naming a number of candidates
for office. Tie also stated that he had
a letter from George H. Thomas which
he wished to read. "He read the letter
and that missive, together with the re
port was adopted. Just what Chair
man Thomas had in view when he
wrote the letter, which Is appended, or
what bearing it had on the meeting is
not stated in the letter, nor was it
eta ted by Hutchln. Tt seemed to
please those who heard it, and it was
not until later that the fireworks were
let go.
The fun started when HI A. Ream rose
and asked special privilege to address
the meeting. Ream wanted to deny an
interview, or at least he said ho did,
when he took the floor, but. beyond mak
ing that statement, and saying that he
and the committee of which he was a
member had accomplished what they had
set out to do. that Is to force Mayor
I Uinc's hand, he did not touch again on
' the Interview.
An Instant after getting the floor Ream
began making a politlral talk and was
i soon called to account by J. Hennesy
; Murphy. Then It suddenly occurred to
those present that the meeting was now
t a free-for-all. A number of orators,
I burning with a desire to say things, be-
gan clamoring for the floor. Citizen
1 Parker .touched off the fireworks when
(he moved, after a fiery Democratic talk,
that Chairman Thomas letter be read
and placed on tile as "a real Democratic
I document."
i. .-mo Forces Gel Buy.
Here was a chance for the Tane forces.
' Oglesby Young, who had declined the
'honor of being a candidate for Municipal
I Judge, rose and wanted to know what
was in the .letter and what had been
i don with it. Mr. Hutchln. who had
jread the letter with feeling; Colons! K1U
(feather, who had moved that the letter
L and t he report of t he committee be
adopted, and the man who seconded the
amotion, were on their feet simultaneous
ly. So was Pat Powers, who scented an
i attempt to capture the meeting. Young
made the mistake of saying that he was
not present when the letter was read.
This was enough for the parliamentarians
f'present. When Young moved for a re
l consideration of the letter the storm
broke. Kverybody present shouted at
tonce; some for a reconsideration of the
letter, some against It. Paddy Maber
i warned the brethren that Captain Bruin
had a patrol wagon down stairs waiting
i for war to break out. but what he said
1 was lost In the babel of voices.
In an Instant the T,ane forces present
began yelling for Young's motion and out
of the crowd rose a Line follower by the
name of Johnson. He had been present
when the letter was read and had voted.
"Now he claimed the right to put the
motion for reconsideration. President
Malley was beating the table for order,
but nobody paid any attention to him.
Then OS48M the happy motion to adjourn.
Some shouted gag rule, but it made no
difference. President Malley was equal to
tho occasion and the meeting broke up
amid a din that must have been heard a
Mock away.
Without question the adjournment
nipped the capturing process in the bud.
Had tho letter come to a vote It would
have been a tight fit, for a dozen or more
of the stalwarts who had been present
at the meeting had gone and the forces
were about equally divided. As it was. a
number of spirited arguments took plce
nfter the meeting bad been declared ad
journed. There was some talk of re
opening the meeting, but wiser and cooler
heads blocked the move, and when some
one put out the lights the faithful hit
the trail.
Of course the Thomas people carried
out their plan to place his name at the
head of the ticket. Ream during his talk
in answer to a question asked by Murphy,
another of the Lane leaders at the meet
ing, admitted that I ,;uir still had a chance
to return to the fold, but the "ifs" that
Tils Honor had rejected in his letter to
Chairman Thomas were there.
This is the letter from Chairman
Thomas that the row was over:
Text of Thomas MfM.
John Montag. chairman Young Men's Democratic-
dub, and ST. J. Malley. chairman
Multnomah Democratic Club, city:
Oentleman Three yiars ago tha people
elected a Democratic Sheriff and he was the
best Sheriff this county ever had: yet Tom
Word went down to defeat last June because
our party is weak in numbers to the point
of Insignificance.
By fusing with Republican factions. Dem
ocratic fathers and leaders of Democracy
have made the path by which their sons
have gone to the Republican party. The
great land frauds of Oregon are directly
traceable to such fusion. A weak party
of opposition in San Francisco is responsible
for the graft there.
Many of the Democrats elected to office
here in days gone by have entered the Re
publican ranks about the time of the ex
piration of their term. ' Occasionally a
Democratic officeholder has ignored the duly
elected party organization, but such an one
has tried to organize a personal following
and stir up "Independent" movements. The
latter class of politicians have effectively
and permanently kept the minority party
weak and are chiefly responsible for its
weakness.
A number of Portland Democrats have
been fighting for a dozen years to commit
this city to a policy of decency la municipal
government. I believe the present temper
of Republicans and Democrats alike is
against a return to what is known as the.
"open town." What is needed in Portland
now is a minority organization virile enough
Itself w hen trusted to maintain law and
order and strong enough to compel the
Republicans to do the same or lose polit
ical control to the Democrats.
Believes in Organization.
I believe in organization. Every business
house is organized to succeed. If organi
zation is not a good thing, why is the Re
publican party organized? If the Repub
lican party is not made strong by giving the
clerkships in the City Hall and Courthouse
to its party workers why are there no Dem
ocrats holding those clerkships ? If organi
zation amounts to nothing, why did Dr.
Lane seek a Democratic partisan nomina
tion two years ago?
If he runs independently for Mayor this
year will he not attempt to bnild a pert-anal
political machine J
I believe that In the absence of a strong
minority party we are apt to drift back to
an open-town rule through the act of some
czar imagining himself greater than his
party. Defeat of the candidate or the
death of the Incumbent means loss of the
t attle when the people rely upon indepen
dent political movements and they are eva
nescent at best, and even when the people
are so victorious at the polls the Legis
lature of an opposition majority party may
undo at Salem what was thought to have
been accomplished at the polls. Principles
are greater than men and live longer. Prin
ciples are important enough to be backed
by great political organizations, and In a
republic respect should not be to persons,
but to principles.
I think it good sense, politically. Just
now when Jonathan Bourne, the newly
elected United States Senator, is commenc
ing to erect a new Republican machine, for
the Democrats to be alert and strengthen
their own party. Very truly,
G. H. THOMAS.
After the meeting had adjourned, J.
Hennessy Murphy gave The Oregonian re
porter the following letter, undoubtedly
Intended to express his views on the meet
ing: Murphy's Conception of It.
If the devil came to Portland bis first
social call would be on that bunch of crassy
Philistines assembled here tonight, whose
conception of the genius of the Democratic
party is to make them official swill burn
ers. building inspectors -that is, inspecting
the swag and building up the appetites of
the plug uglles or appointing them guar
dians ad litem of orphaned pups and be
reaved curs, or anything else that panders
to their bellies, for that is the seat of their
civic patriotism.
Tonight we attend the obsequies of the
Democratic party hereabouts, which was
conceived in the brain of Jefferson, embod
ied in the splendid personality of William
Jennings Bryan, and expired with a terrific
yelp from the Kilkenny throat of General
KiUfeather. 1 mean, of course, its spurious
offspring, the Thomas Democracy. When the
leathern lungs of these rantankerous polltl
rasters have vented their last roar and their
brassy gashes are closed for want of wind, I
see in my mind's eye. weary spirits hiking
toward more, peaceful realms to he met at
the celestial outposts with a "No, you've
got the wrong H. Turn the other way"; and
from less congenial quarters the warning.
"Get out of -here; we have trouble enough."
Midway between these two places this
bunch will be perched on a kopje of its own
with flaming banners Inscribed: "Multno
mah Democratic Club, the brimstone of the
earth, slammed out of heaven and jammed
out of h 1."
ARCHBISHOP
j ...
DURING a rift in tJie clouds and un
der a temporary flood of sunshine
yesterday afternoon, ground was
broken for the clubhouse of the Catholic
Young Men's Club, of St- Mary's parish,
on the site cm Morris street, near Wil
liams avenue, in the presence of Arch
bishop Christie, Mayor Lane, officers and.
members of the club and children of the
parish schooL P. E. Sullivan, president
of the board of directors, had general
charge of the exercises. Archbishop
Christie turned the sod with a shovel
and later consecrated the ground and en
terprise with his blessing. A song by
the children started the short programme
whep Rev. Father William A Daly, pas
tor of the parish, delivered the following
address :
ddres of Father Daly.
Most Reverend Archbishop, Tour Honor, the
Mayor. : i '- and - " Tbta suwembly
in no sense a political carrrp meet teg; but we
have been ohservmc the way of politicians
and of other people who ar nn potttlrlarwt.
and we find that men lika His Honor hers.
HAS NO TESTIMONY
Defense in Taft Case Relies
on State's Witnesses.
HOLDS CHARGE UNPROVED
Moves for Dismissal, of Forgery In
dictment When the Prosecution
Rests, But Motion Is Denied.
Conspiracy Is the Plea.
That the charges of forgery against W.
H. Taft, former real estate broker, are
the result of a conspiracy, was the as
sertion made in the State Circuit Court
yesterday by the defense. The statement
was made by Taft 'k lawyer, W. R. Mc
Garry, that two former business asso
ciates of Taft. J. S. Simonton and J. H.
Deltz. with the aid of a man named
Gardner, were engineering a plan to get
Taft sent to jail for a long term in order
that they might get possession of his
property.
The defense declined to introduce any
testimony. On cross-examination of Dr.
George D. Peters it was brought out that
Taft disposed of notes to the face value
of $2300. and that he has since returned
to vDr. Peters, who bought the notes, a
total of $3503.80. covering interest and
principal; furthermore, that the doctor
claims $730 is yet due him on the trans
action, though for what consideration was
not made clear.
The prosecution ended its case at 3:40
P. M.. whereupon it was announced by
the defense that no witnesses would be
placed on the stand in Taft's behalf. Mo
tion for dismassal was made on the
grounds that the state had failed to prove
Its case. This motion was argued at
length by Mr. McGarry and District At
torney Manning, and was denied by Judge
Crawford.
Final arguments were then taken up.
Mr. Manning opened for the state and
Mr. McGarry for Taft. The arguments
will be concluded this forenoon and a ver
dict is looked for during the day.
A rather acrid exchange of sarcasm de
veloped during the proceedings when A.
E. Clarke, of counsel for Taft. objected
to the District Attorney's action in in
troducing notes and exhibits without hav
ing them entered on the record.
"Very well, I'll have them placed on the
records and I'll give you my photograph
to put in the records with them," said
Mr. Manning dryly.
'T would hardly care to see the records
defaced in that manner," was the biting
response.
Whereupon the District Attorney, who
is naturally genial, acknowledged the bon
mot with a smile and said it was "one on
him."
JVRY IS BAD1.Y PTJZZIjED.
Kinds Itself Unable to Give Decision
In Barroom Row.
"Which got the worst beating; the bar
tender or the proprietor?"
That Is the question of much ethical
significance that a Circuit Court jury was
called upon to answer yesterday and
which it was unable to answer up to 5
P. M. The 12 men may complete their
researches during the night, in which
event a sealed verdict will he returned.
One thing sure, both men got a ter
rific beating. The bartender Is Hans
Wurm. The saloonkeeper is August
Erickson. Each asks for a trifle over
$10,000 for personal Injuries inflicted by
the other. Wurm says Erickson beat him
over the head with a beer bottle, perma
nently injuring him. Efrlckson says his
CHRISTIE BREAKING GROUND FOR YOUNG MEN'S CLUB
rUK lAIHOUt VOL Mi SUCX'S CLLB. FIGURES IX FOREGROUND, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
ARCHBISHOP CHRISTIE (WITH SPADE); MAYOR LAM" ; P. E. SULLIVAN, PRESIDENT,
must frequently use the big stick to keep them
in the ways of righteousness.
The gentlemen who axe responsible for our
presence here this afternoon deatre clean poli
ticians and a high type of citizenship. They
purpose to erect on this sdte a temple to the
honor of Almighty God for the benefit of young
people In particular ajid of everybody in gen
eral It will have for its object the moral,
physical, social and Intellectual development
of its members. Therefore we desire the
presence of Your Grace this afternoon to con
secrate in some masmer this ground and this
enterprise to Almighty God, from whom must
come every blessing and who Is the beginning
and at last must be the end and crown of
every good work. We know Your Grace will
be pleased to do this; for we know the Inter
est you take In the youth of your charge.! and
especially In young men, and we hope our
further effort may merit your continued ap
proval and support.
We desire also the presence of His Honor
the Mayor and the recognized representative of
the citizens of Portland. The respooelbilHy of
years of city government must have Impressed
upon him as never before that a good man
makes a good citizen, and only the ImmorsJ
causa the poTic any tscobie. The Catholic
Young Men's Club, Your Honor, it may be
former bartender knocked him down and
jumped on him, breaking a rib and other
wise injuring him internally. Warn had
his demages figured down to $10.07, while
Krickson thought $10,300 would, be right.
Thus, should the jury strain a point and
find for both parties, Krickson will have
something like $113 coming to him.
The possibilities of the scrimmage, had
it run its course unmolested by the po
lice, were demonstrated during the tak
ing of testimony when a human skull
was introduced. The skull waa not called
as a witness, but for demonstration. Dr.
O. M. Babbett was able to point out, by
the use of the grewsome object, the ex
act nature of the bartender s wounds.
PARENT CORPORATION IS HELD
Responsible for All Acts of Its Vari
ous Branches.
"Where a corporation is conduct
ing several kinds of business under
one set of officers and with one
general headquarters, action for dam
ages against any particular branch of the
concern may be directed against the cor
poration itself. This is the effect of a
Circuit Court decision returned yesterday
forenoon by Judge Gantenbein, in the
case of William Martin against the Rue,
Clyde Logging Company. The finding was
made on the company's motion for a new
trial, which was denied.
A month ago a Circuit Court jury
awarded Martin the sum of $5000 damages
for the loss of a leg, sustained while he
was in the employ of the company.
Martin asked for $20,000. At the' time a
directed verdict was asked by the com
pany on the grounds that Martin was in
jured while riding on the Cole Railway,
a part of the logging concern. This mo
tion was overruled at the time.
In overruling the motion for a new
ixial Judge Gantenbein held that while,
technically, there were two companies,
yet there was but one set of officers and
one corporation. Notice of appeal was
given.
Dull in Divorce Court.
The divorce market appears to be suf
fering from a severe depression. The reg
ular weekly divorce day in the State Cir
cuit Court yesterday developed but two
cases of infelicity. James T. Coffey was
given a decree of divorce from Lola M.
Coffey, because of desertion, which oc
curred three years ago.
Mabel C. Wilson was relieved of the
necessity of living with Emery Wilson,
who Is given to brutality in his treat
ment of her, so she said. Thefr two
children were awarded to the wife.
KIHdall Released on Bail.
Simon F. Killdall yesterday succeeded
in giving bail in the sum of $5000 for his
appearance in the United States court
for District No. 1. In Juneau, Alaska, on
November next, when he will be tried on
a charge of conspiracy to defraud the
Government out of a fishing tax. A sure
ty company furnished the bond. Mr.
Killdall will remain In Portland until
next November, when he will go North
for trial.
Two Cases to Be Decided.
Two decisions will be returned in the
State Circuit Court today. Judge Ganten
bein will decide the case of Theodore
Bernheim versus Ella Talbot, and Judge
Sears will present his findings in .the
suit of Klkutaka versus Suguira.
CAR FIGHT IS ON AGAIN
Companies Kesunio 5-Cent Fare
City of Cleveland.
in
CLEVELAND, April 5. Negotiations
for a settlement of the traction question
terminated today by the Cleveland Elec
tric Railway Company announcing that
it declined to turn over its property to
a holding company on the basis of $60
per share. The company also withdrew
the sale of tickets at the rate of seven
for 25 cents and resumed the old 5-cent
cash fare. The fight between the com
pany and the city administration will be
resumed at once.
said has no other object than to make good
and law-abiding citizens; and while asking
you to ac sept and recognize this proposed
club as one of the quasi-public Institutions
of the city, we do so with the hope that the
high purpose of Its founders may never fall
in the realization of the results which thy
are to dedicate today to Almighty God and
to the City of Tortland.
Mayor Iane" Address.
Mayor Lane prefaced his remarks with
a pleasant reference to the presence of
Archbishop Christie, whom he said he
knew to be deeply interested in all young
men and their welfare. He then re
marked: No incident since I have been Mayor of
Portland has given me keener pleasure than
the opportunity' to be present and take part
In this ceremony this afternoon of break
ing ground fpr this most admirable enter
prise. Nor has any official duty given me
more satisfaction than as Mayor of Port
land to take part in the beginning of so im
portant an undertaking as these young men
have started here in this community. I re
gard it Important for the reason that It
concerns the- young men. who arc the hope
Of the country. You are to be congratulated
RENEWS HIS FIGHT
Vaughn Brings Up Fourth
Street Franchise.
AGAINST STEAM RAILROAD
Hopes to Oust Harriman From
Thoroughfare, Now That Shep
herd and Masters Are
Out of City Council.
The fisrht for tho removal of the South
ern Pacific tracks from Fourth street fias
been revived by Councilman Vaughn, who
hopes to have his ordinance closing the
street to steam freight traffic favorably
recommended by the judiciary committee,
which now has "new blood." . A meeting
was held yesterday afternoon, when the
question was discussed. , Baker. Boothe
and Vaughn are the present members of
the committee. Shepherd and Masters,
both of whom have resigned, were for
merly on the committee and formed a
majority which held up the Vaughn or
dinance when it was referred by the
Council. With two new men on the com
mittee hopes for better success are en
tertained. Both Baker and Boothe yesterday ex
pressed a. desire to be absolutely fair In
the matter, but refused to take any ac
tion until they had made a full investi
gation of the terms of the franchise un
der which the Southern Pacific operates
trains on Fourth street. Another meet
ing will be held next week when some
action will probably be taken.
Baker said at the meeting that loco
motives should be prevented from using
the street if possible, but said he did
not want to make any hasty move. Nor
did he want to do anything unfair that
would Inconvenience the Southern Pacific.
The "Vaughn ordinance provides, that the
company must cease to operate steam
locomotives and haul trains on Fourth
street within six months.
W. D. Kenton, representing the Harri
man interests, spoke against the measure.
He said that it virtually would mean the
revocation of the franchise, as the com
pany would have to apply for a new
franchise to operate with either electricity
or gasoline.
Then the old question, whether the
Council has a right to revoke the present
f ranch lse. arose. This caused the new
Councilraen to insist upon being further
enlightened.
REPLIES TO LOWNSDALE
Hood River Man Contributes to the
Apple Controversy.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 5. (To the Ed
itor. ) In view of the unwarranted attack
on Hood R Ivor and Hood River applet by
Mr. Ijownsdale, of Lafayette, through the
columns of The Oregonian, I feel that it la
but justice to put its readers in possession
of some facts that that gentleman has not
gfen fit to mention.
In the first place Mr. Lownsdale's articles
nave been neither logical, confined to facts,
nor Imbued with common courtesy. They
have been mainly screeds full of venom and
malice and directed not only against Hood
River but Rogue River as well. What has
Mr. Lownsdale ever done to bring about
the splendid reputation which the Oregon
apple enjoys at home and abroad ? While
both Hood River and Rogue River have been
ready and willing to impart any informa
tion that would better the condition of the
apple-growing industry In Oregon. Mr.
Iownsdal has kicked, frothed at the mouth,
fought the officers of the State Horticultu
ral Society and resolutely refused to adopt
the progressive methods of growers In other
parts of the stale. According to him we
and commended for the organization of this
club and for starting this clubhouse, whicn
I trust will be but the beginning of other
similar organizations in this city. I shall
not detain you with a long speech today, but
please accept my best wishes for success
for this enterprise that means so much-
Archbishop Speaks.
Archbishop Christie, leaning on the
shovel with which he had turned the sod
for the foundation of the clubhouse, spoke
pleasantly and briefly. He said :
As with the Mayor It affords me great
pleasure to be present and assist you at
breaking -ground for this clubhouse. It Is to
be erected for the , teneflt of the
young men and by the i young men
of the parish. Jf we can train the young men
in the pathway of rectitude and righteous
ness, as Rev. Father Daly said in his open
ing address Is the object and mission of
this club, -we - shall bare accomplished a
great deal. It means better citizenship. It is
an enterprise that deserves the support of
the community financially and in every way.
so that it may be carried forward to a. com
plete success and be the means of lasting
good here. It ought not to be a difficult
undertaking financially only a few thou
sands of dollars. Why, If we could have avan
Saturday
ON SALE
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Regular
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MRS. POTTS'
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Regular
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$1.50
HIP
Juno Nickel Lamp, Solid Brass,
have reached that stage of development
where a community cannot advance Its own
interests and the state's welfare without
an aftermath of query, criticism, dissent,
objection and even hostility- It seems that
there are some jealous souls ever ready,
like a bird of 111 omen, to sit on the fence
and croak their displeasure.
Some years ago Mr. Lownsdale was pres
ent at a meeting of the State Horticultural
Society when the methods of trying to ex
terminate the codlin moth were being dis
cussed. Among others he spoke on the sub
ject and told of a spray that he had been
using and which he said was very success
ful. When pressed by the others who were
present to give its formula be refused to do
so. He wanted it all to himself And yet be
Is accusing Hood River of wanting to
snatch everything In sight.
However, his selfishness has not apparent
ly benefited him. for. hugging his secret
to bis breast, and presumably keeping on
using it, he shipped a carload of apples to
Vancouver. B. C, which were in such a dis
eased condition that he bad to pay the re
turn charges on them or have them confis
cated and destroyed. Another carload, for
which Mr. Lownsdale claims such superior
keeping qualities, was shipped to Los An
geles, where they were refused by the buy
er and he then forwarded them to Houston,
Tex., where they were also refused. As a
last resort they were sent to Beaumont,
Tex., where they were found, by their pros
pective buyer, to be in such a decayed con
dition (owing to their superior keeping
qualities) that they were immediately dia-
FATHER WILLIAM A. DALY,
a fraction of the money that is spent in
the City of Portland in one. night in vice
we could build many such buildings having
the same high purposes. Certain it is ff we
bad more organizations and institutions of
this sort the police would have less to do and
our jails would remain empty. Tt Is an or-
t ganization that may be the means or sav-
ing hundreds of boys and girls as well from
I Uvea of vice. Now may God bless this enter
prise ana prosper it ana enaoie you to carry
it forward successfully, that We may soon
be called on to dedicate in fitting manner
the completed structure for which the
ground Is today broken.
Dedicate Building xixt Fall.
The children sang a patriotic selection
and the ceremony ended on the ground.
At the Zeller-Mueller Hall last night a
programme of music, recitations and en
thusiastic addresses was delivered. The
committee of arrangements is as follows:
Joseph Meyer. Dan Duff. Henry Allehoff,
A. F. Velguth and B. Moriti. It is ex
pected to dedicate the completed build
ing next Fall on the anniversary of the
organization of the clab. The cost will be
about $10,000. Construction will be now
crowded forward as rapidly as possible.
Specials
ALL DAY
Regular
Value
$1.25
SADIRONS
89c
Regular
Value
$1.50
Nickel Plated, Rochester Burner
posed of to keep them from being a total
loss.
When Mr. Lownsdale state that there ar.
no apples being shipped from Hood River at
present it Is very evident that' the nearest
he has been to that plac is Lafayette. A
carload of apples was shipped from Hood
River taken right from the ranches on
March 20 and another will leave on April
8. Both of these consignments. In addition
to being shipped flOOO miles across the Pa
cific will be sent 3000 miles Into the Inte
rior of Siberia. There are SOOO boxes of
apples In Hood River Valley, none of which
have been In cold storage and which on the
word of an experienced apple buyer are in
prime condition. They are of the cheaper
varieties and are bringing from $1.76 to 12
a box.
The assertion of the mouthpiece of La
fayette that Hood River Is trying to snatch
everything in sight, and that its reputa
tion for fine fruit ia due to its great ad
vertising is not borne out by the statement
of Horace G. Day, of the firm of Sgobei
Day, one of the largest apple-buying firms
in New York City, who bought the Hnod
River Spltxenbergs the first three year that
they were sold In carload lots. Mr. Day
stated in the hearing of the writer at Hood
Rivef that on the receipt of the apples,
from here they erased the labels on them
so that other dealers would not know where
they came from and that they sold for sub
stantially the same price as they do now.
When I was In New York last December I
saw on the corner of Washington and Reads
streets those wonderful apples of superior
keeping qualities, pink: color, and oily,
spicy flavor of which Mr. Lownsdale boasts,
selling side by side with Hood River Spitz
enberga for $LB0 less a box, both bavins
the same number of apples to the box.
When asked why this was the case as both
were from Oregon the dealer said that tha
trade would not pay as much for the cheap
er apples as they were not good keepers.
He stated further: "We get all of our fancy
Spltzenbergs and Newtons from Hood River
and Rogue River." It will be a long time
before Hood River, the- gem of the Cascades,
will exchange her mountain laurels for
Valley willows.
Hood River has been patient under Mr.
Lownsdale's abuse and misrepresentation,
but in one of his letters and interviews ha
states that his display of apples in Port
land last November was packed by farm -ers,
when to the writer's knowledge soma
of the boxes were packed by Tom John
son, one of Hood River's best packers.
As to another Instance where he handled
the truth economically he claims to have
won prizes on two varieties of apples ia
competition with Hood River at a meeting
of the State Horticultural Society in 100'i.
when the fact is that Hood River did not
compete for prizes on these varieties.
It is evident that while writing his last
bunch of vituperation against Hood River
Mr. Lownsdale had a brain storm for ha
misrepresented tho truth with the persist
ency of a Portland gas meter. Time was
when an Oregonian would hesitate long be
fore prostituting his talents or his honor In
upholding what he knew to he wrong. But
the times seem out of Joint, and even pio
neer honor Is on tap for prospective coin.
JOSEPH A. WILSON.
SAY HENRY HIATT LIED
IffM Disney's Relatives Resent His
Statement Regarding Her,
Friends and relatives nf Miss Grace N.
Disney, who was shot and killed Sunday
night by Roscoe H. James, her former
lover, indignantly resent the statement
of Henry B. HIatt to the effect that he
saw Miss Disney and the young man who
was her escort on the night of the trag
edy come out of the Turn water saloon
shortly before the shooting. They charac
terize Hlatt's statement as a wilful and
malicious He. designed to besmirch the
reputation of the dead girl.
"Hlatfs statement Is without the slight
est foundation." said Mrs. A. J. Maxon,
sister of Miss Disney, yesterday. "J. G.
Powers met Grace on Yamhill street, and
as she was alone and unprotected, asked
permission to accompany her ho ma, which,
was granted. As she walked home with
Mr. Powers, Grace said to him, 'I feel aa
though some great tragedy ia to come
into my life. She did not explain why
she felt so. A few moments later James
fired the fatal shot and killed himself.
"The friends and relatives of Grace, and
the community at large, feel that Hlatt
has escaped very luckily. They believe ha
could have prevented the tragedy If ho
had desired to do so. Roy Campbell, a
friend and roommate of James, said that
if he had been with Roscoe the shooting
would not have occurred.
"Roscoe was deeply in love with Grace.
He wished to marry her this Spring or
next Summer, but rny sister would not
consent, as she was only 17 years old. She
wished him to wait until next year, tell
ing him that she would then be more fit
ted to fight the battles of life. We sym
pathise with the relatives and friends of
Mr. James In their affliction and wish to
thank our friends and neighbors for-their
kindness to ua."
Pain from Indigestion, dyspepsia, and
too hearty eating is relieved at ones
by taking one of Carter's Little Liver
Pills immediately after dinner.
Your grocer returns your money if you
don't like Schilling's Best tea and coffee.
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