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13 THE MORXIXG OKEGOXIAJT, THURSDAT, APRIi; 15, 1907. R I G HT-0 F-WAY S U IT BEING HEARD HERE Lytle's Tillamook Road and the Astoria & Columbia Line the Litigants. JUDGE BURNETT PRESIDES Pacific Railway & Navigation Asks for a Permanent Injunction Against Its Rival Com promise Is Possible. TVhether the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad shall be allowed to build Its tracks over the right of way surveyed by the Pacific Railway & Navi gation Company is the bone of contention In the injunction suit brought by the latter company, which is being heard be fore Judge Burnett, of the Circuit Court for Marion County. The suit was origin ally brought in Tillamook County, and Judge Galloway intended to hear It. but on account of his being busy. Judge Burnett consented to come to Portland and handle the case. At the preliminary hearing yesterday, held In Snow & McCamant's office, were present E. E. Lytic, president of the ;. Pacific Railway & Navigation Company: Auditor Ueyoe. of the name road, and the Astoria & Columbia River people were represented by their counsel. Snow & Mc Camant. Both companies have surveyed lines between Nehalem and Tillamook . '. Bay, and the Pacific Railroad & Navlga- , tion Company has enjoined the Astoria & Columbia from building its tracks over a certain point near Garvote, where there Ik a cliff, and only 60 feet available on which to construct a line. Both com panies want to Jay their tracks, and operate trains around the same point. Mr. Lytle was on the stand, and offered to compromise to a certain extent and give the Astoria & Columbia choice of 25 feet on the coast side or on the Inland side. In which case, both companies can lay their rails on the same right of way. Auditor Peyoo also favored this plan, . but was not willing that the entire right of way at this point be given over to the . defendants, as It would shut them out entirely, and the Lytle company has already built its line from Buxton to Hlllsboro. and Is now constructing its road to Tillamook Bay, and has surveyed the entire right of way to Astoria through ; Seaside, Nehalem, Garvote, Hobsonville and Bay City. According to Judge Burnett, it will take ill of this week to get In all of the testi mony, and examinations, so that no de cision will be had before Saturday or Monday. The feeling on both sides ap pears to be that a compromise wilr finally oe affected whereby both the plaintiff and defendant will divide the right of way at the point contested, and build their tracks side by side. FEDERAL LAW IS VIOLATED Government Sues Railroads Under Livestock Shipment Act. United States Attorney Bristol yes terday filed two suits against the O. It. & N.. and one suit against the Northern Pacific Railroad, charging violation of the new Federal statute which limits the number of hours that a railroad company may keep live stock on board its trains without pro viding food, water and rest. One of the suits against the O. R. & N. grows out of the shipment of a bunch of rattle from Payette. Idaho, to The Dalles. The cattle were on the cars forty hours. The other case is that of a shipment of cattle from Colfax, "Wash., to The Dalles. The animals were on the train 46 hours. The rase against the Northern Pacific is the result of a shipment of cattle from Kent. Wash., to Tho Dalles. The animals were on tho train 40 hours, without food or rest. The three suits that were filed yes terday are the first arising in Oregon since the law went into effect last June. The law provides that the rail road company shall not keep cattle, sheep or swine on a train longer than 28 hours without, and only 36 hours with the consent of the owners. Since the law -went Into effect, railroads have dally violated it. If found guilty, the railroad companies are liable to a fine of 500 for each car. VOTE ON FATHER'S PAPERS Eight Citizens Profit by W. L. Glea son's Mandamus Suit. As a result of Judge Sears' decision In regard to the registration of the sons of naturalized fathers, eight new names were registered yesterday by County Clerk Fields, besides that of W. L. Gleason, of the Baker Theater Company, who brought a mandamus suit to compel the County Clerk to show cause why he should not be listed as a legal voter In the city. The defects found in Gleason's affi davit were adjusted by an amendment snd he was allowed to become a voter. The others are: Edward Grlgsby. a native of Eng land; Mtrhnel Redmond, Ireland; Ar thur Metzclair. Hclland; A. B. Hini, Germany; W. T. Fleskes, Germany; W. F. Gibson. England; and Eilllam C. Peterson. Denmark. A large force of clerks Is busy en tering the registration cards In books. In going through them. Deputy Snyder says that many mlstaKes are found. In which case the work Is considerably delayed. It will bo two weeks before it is finished. Marbleworker Sues Union. Suit was brought yesterday by J. H. Scott, a marbleworker. against the Marbleworkers' tTnlon, for an order re straining the union from interfering with him In the pursuit of his occupa tion, and to recover damages amount ing to (5450. Scott claims that he was deprived of his union card, issued by a local union In San Francisco, over a dispute as to dues, and that he was compelled to quit work. In his complaint Scott alleges that unless the union is restrained he will , bo forced to abandon his trade, and seek other means for livelihood. He asks for a restraining order and dam ages. PERSONALMENTION. P. L. Austin, president of the Poticie Mining Company, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has gone to the Coeur d'Alenes to take care of the company's interests. W. C. Calderhead. general passenger agent of the W. & C. R. Railroad, who has been here attending the rata hearing. returned to his home In TV alia "Walla last night. vi'llliam Ray. one of the sheep kings of Montana, is a guest at the Portland. Mr. Ray reports that the past Winter has been a severe one in Montana, and that the sheep and cattlemen suffered heavy losses on the range. He predicts, how ever, that the price of wool will be ao much higher for this year's clip that these losses will be more than offset. J. P. Block, formerly of Portland and now of Seattle, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Block is a salesman for M. & K. Gottsteln. wholesale liquor dealers of Seattle. He was kept busy hunting up old friends yesterday, all of whom were glad to hear that he was on the top of Seattle's wave of pros perity and to hear again specimens of the ready wit that has made Mr. Block one of the most widely-known men in the Pacific Northwest CHICAGO. April 17. (Special.) The following Northwestern people are reg istered at Chicago hotels: Auditorium Fred V. Holman, Thom as Scott Brooke, Helen Erller and H. F. Corbett, Portland. Palmer House D. Lawbaugh, Port land. Great Northern F. R. Blochbcrger, Portland. 6tratfor4 F. C. Jamieson, Portland. Grand Pacific J. A. Long, Portland. THOMAS STOCK SUING DEMOCRATIC CLUBS HOLD VER ITABLE LOVE FEAST. Harmony Prevails at Gathering of Faithful Called to Lay Plans for Campaign. There may be some misguided people In Portland who believe that the Demo crats of the Rose City cannot hold a harmonious meeting. They should have been at the gathering of the Multnomah Democratic Club, held last night In the offices of John B. Ryan In The Oregonian building. Over 40 members of the club were present and from start to finish It was a George H. Thomas love feast. J. M. Malley, president of the club, was In the chair and the ball was set rolling when he called for reports from members of the club living in the various wards of the city. One after aaother of these members reported that Thomas' candidacy for Mayor on the Democratic ticket had taken a decided turn for the better during the past week. They gave as a reason for this that the Democrats had about made up their minds that there would be but one ' Democratic nominee for Mayor at the coming primaries. Mr. Thomas owing to a business en gagement was not present, but a letter which he sent to President Malley, ex pressing his regrets at not being able to be present, was read and received with applause. Other Democratic wheel horses were present and made speeches. Among those who told the faithful how a victory for tho Democratic ticket from top' to bottom could be won at the June election were: D. M. Watson, Andrew Jackson McAllister, George L. Hutchin, W. I. Foley and Harry E. Proudtn. Plans for making the coming primary election and the June election a whirl wind success were discussed. To start the campaign there is to be a joint mass meeting of the Multnomah Democratic Club and the Bryan Democratic Club. This is believed by the party workers to be a great movement, for Thomas is an ardent admirer of William Jennings Bryan. Thomas will be on hand at this meeting to speak for himself, and the other Democratic candidates will be in vited to attend the meeting and talk. Elevep new members were enrolled on the Democratic Club's register. They were: William Kendall, A. J. McAllister, D F. Campbell, D. Sherrett. H. 13, Proud in, E. M. Mack, A. A. Kadderly. W. H. Jenkins. J. C. IJllis, J. C. Welch and C, C. Harris. Only one reference was made to Mayor Lane at tie. meeting, and that was when Thomas' Tetter was read. In this letter Thomas referred to his call on the Mayor on March 16, and said: . Attempts have been made to create capi tal out of my having, as chairman, called upon the Mayor on March 16. That call was formal and strictly within the line of a party service and solely for the purpose of securing a Democratic partisan candidate. Since the Mayor has withdrawn from the Democratic primaries. It is apparent that he does not care to be a partisan candidate. His withdrawal left an open field and our party without a candidate. My petition will be tiled with Auditor Devlin tomorrow. H. G. Heitkemper has decided to accept the Democratic nomination for Council man for the Sixth Ward. Heltkemper's name was placed on the Democratic ticket at the joint meeting which placed Thomas' name at the head of the ticket. He at first decided not to enter the race, but was later prevailed upon to accept the nomination. Yesterday he filed his petition. BMBE8S TO RAISE PRICES AGREE OX 35-CENT RATE FOR HAIR-CUTTIXG. Shopowners Sign Agreement, to Go Into Effect May 15 Cost of Shaves Unchanged. It la probable that after May 15 Port land men will be obliged to pay 35 cents for fashionable hair-cutting, instead of 25 cents, as at present. At a Joint meet ing of 75 boss barbers and the executive committee of the Barbers' Union, at Drew Hall, last Monday night, a committee of three boss barbers, with Frank T. Rogers as chairman, was appointed to canvass all the shops In Portland and. obtain sig natures to an agreement to raise the price of hair-cutting to 35 cents after May 15. There are 117 barber shops in Portland. Of these, the chairman of the committee reports that 106 have signed the agree ment, and that probably only six or seven proprietors will not sign. These, he says, ae running nonunion shops, where a 15 cent rate for hair-cutting Is In force. He believes these shops will raise the price to 25 cents, which will make the ratio about the same with reference to the other shops. "They are getting 35 cents in other Coast cities," said Rogers, "and why should we not have it? The cost of liv ing has gone up, as well as the cost of the materials barbers use. This is a move which we should have made long ago, but we did not know whether ail the shops were ready for it. "At our meeting Monday night the bar bers expressed themselves as anxious for the change, so it will be made. It is well known that barbers are the poorest paid of the tradesmen. This will better their condition. "There will be no raise In the charge for shaving, which will remain at 15 cents. Another meeting of the barbers will be held Friday night at Rogers' barber shoo. on Alder street, near Third. There is some talk of organizing a Barbers' Pro tective Association at that time. RISER FOR SCENIC PHOTOS Lobby Imperial Hotel. Radways Ready Relic, for over BO years without a rival in curing every pain. 6at ana sure. PLEA OF ISLANDERS Taft Tells Why Porto Rico Can't Get Citizenship. CONGRESS STANDS IN WAY Reminds People They Enjoy Ameri can Markets and the Substantial Rights of Citizens Only Senti ment Remains to-Be Gratified. PONCE, P. R.. April 17. Secretary Taft and his party. Governor Wlnthrop and the insular officials accompanying them, arrived this afternoon. A ban quet in honor of the Secretary was given by the city last night. Hermlnlo Diaz of the .executive Council made a long speech, in which he introduced Mr. Taft. He made a stronar plea for citizenship and ex pressed the hope that Mr. Taft would unite, with President Roosevelt against Speaker Cannon, who, when here re cently, gave the Porto Ricans little hope In the matter of citizenship. Mr. Taft then spoke vigorously In reply, saying in part: Enjoys Equal Tariff Rights. Again I am urged to give a full and spe cific declaration regarding (he policy of the United States toward the people of Porto Rico. I am only a humble member of Pres ident Roosevelt's Cabinet. Whatever I may think or whatever I may do are matters of little importance to the people of this Island. I can only invoke your attention to the fact that President Roosevelt has visited Porto Rico and the island has been visited by Mr. Root, the Secretary of State, and by Mr. Cannon, in some respects the most powerful man in the- republic. What those visits in dicate Is this: That the people of the United States have a deep affection for the people of Porto Rico and feel more kindly toward them and have a greater Interest in them than in the peo ple of uba or the Philippines. The United States has gathered Porto Rico to her bosom and given her that which njeans the mate rial progress of the island the benefit of the markets of the United States. She has given her the markets and the prosperity she enjoys today. She has given every Porto Rlcan the same liberty enjoyed by the peo ple of the United States. You say you have not been given citizen ship. President Roosevelt has recommend ed that citizenship be given, but there have been Congressional dif ficulties with reference to this mat ter. I am not dealing, however, with gen eralities, but with the concrete facts. 1 ask: What Is it? Is it that a Porto Rican does not enjoy what an American enjoys? You have every guarantee and Becurlty which a citizen of the United states has under the Constitution. You have the right of habeas corpus and the trial by Jury and, when you are in a foreign country, the same flag pro tects you that protects a citizen of the United States. Therefore, while President Roosevelt urges citizenship, he urges it on the ground of gratifying the sentiment of the people of the island. But when you come to examine the facts of what you ask, the question Is whether it is not nominal rather than substantial Mr. Taft was cheered at the close of his remarks. He is the second Secre tary of War to visit Ponce. Secretary Alger came here eight years ago. Mr. Taft and his party left today for Guayinus. CATK. P. R., April 16. (Delayed in transmission.) Secretary Taft and party arrived here at noon from San Juan by way of Cayguas and were en tertained for two hours by Major Grif fith, the commanding officer here, and Mrs. Griffith. After luncheon at the military barracks the Secretary re viewed the troops and Inspected the reservation in anticipation, it is said, of the possible dlsbandment of the Porto Rican provisional regiment next year. Later in the day the Secretary and "his party left for Ponce. BEGINS TARIFF RETALIATION France Raises Coffee Duties to Force Action by Congress.. WASHINGTON. April 17. The reason for the issue in Paris yesterday of the decree Imposing the maximum duties on coffee imported from the United States and Porto Rico Is said at the State Department to be dissatisfaction of the French government at the fail ure of the Unjted States Senate to act upon the French reciprocity treaty, which has been pending before that body for several years. Added to this. It is said. Is a suspicion upon the part of the French government that the negotiations now in progress between .the United States and Germany relative to the tariff upon American goods Im ported into Germany conceal some ad vantage to be bestowed upon German trade with the United States In which French trade is not to share. This decree is regarded as the be ginning of a systematic effort to bring such pressure to bear upon the Ameri can Congress, through the imposition of restrictions upon the American ex port trade as will force tho whole Subject of reciprocity upon its atten tion at the beginning of the next ses sion. Tne State Department officials fear that this action is but the precursor of similar attacks upon American trade by other nations of Europe. It is feared that the effect of tho French decree will be disastrous to Porto Rico, which at present finds almost its only market for coffee In France, now that the Spanish market Is closed by ex cessive duties. BEAIXV TO FORGIVE OFFENSE Though He Insulted President, Swedish Consul May Remain. WASHINGTON, April 17. Although the State Department officials decline to discuss the case of Charles A. A. Ekstromer, the Swedish Vice-Consul at St. Louis, who became persona non grata with this Government because of a letter he recently wrote to President Roosevelt concerning the President's refusal to receive a St. Louis delega tion, it is said that he has received encouragement in his efforts to have rescinded the action of the State De partment in canceling his exequatur. The encouragement took the form, it is said, of a hint of an unofficial char acter that If the Swedish government, through its representative in Washing ton, should ask that Ekstromer be for given ttae request would be granted. Missing Army Officer Dropped. WASHINGTON. April 17. First Lieu tenant Buick, artillery corps,- was to day dropped from the rolls . of the Army on account of desertion. He was serving at Fort Monroe and disappeared about tnree roontns ago. Adee Off on Bicycle Tour. WASHINGTON, April 17. Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee has started for Europe with the intention of making a 2000-mile bicycle tour of France. Are free from all crude and irritating matter. Concentrated medicine only; very small: easy to take: no pain: no griping. Carter's Little Liver Fills. " HARTMAN OREGON FORESTS SUPREME EASTERN FIRM COMES HERE FOR BIG TIMBERS. Logs Cut In This State Will Go Into Dredges for Panama Canal. Oregon' fame as the home of big trees has been investigated by a Chicago man and the Beaver State has backed up her reputation by delivering the goods. After spending four weeks among the mills of the Pactflo Northwest and making a thorough canvass of the big plants on the Sound. James W. Dunlap. representing the sale department of the Featherstone Foundry & Machine Company, of Chicago, came to Portland yesterday to purchase 12 SO-foot timbers 24x34. While the pur. chase was made from the Flttock & Lead better Lumber Company, at its mill In Vancouver, Wash., the credit belongs to the Beaver State, since the logs from which these huge timbers were cut came from an Oregon forest. The 12 timbers average five tons each in weight and contain in the aggregate about 28.000 feet board measure of lumber. De livered at their destination. Sparrow Point. Md., they will be worth about JS00. Mr. Dunlap's company has the con tract for supplying the Government with a number of large dredges to be used on the Panama Canal. The timbers were Bhlpped from Vancouver yesterday via the Northern Pacific, two big fiat ears being required for their accommodation. They are being sent direct to Sparrow Point.' where they will be placed on dredges and towed to the Isthmus. "I had traveled for more than a month ell through the timber states of the Northwest, spending the greater part of the time In the logging camps of the Sound," said Mr. Dunlap yesterday, "but I waa unable to find any camp that had logs In stock from which timbers of the desired dimensions could be cut. The timbers I purchased t Vancouver were select Oregon fir, as called tor in the specifications. They are unquestionably the finest I hava ever seen, clear and true." Mr. Dunlap leaves this morning for Chi cago, but expects to return to Portland in a month to superintend building a large dredge for the Pacific Bridge Company, of this city, for which he signed a con tract while in tha city. The Arm repre sented by Mr. Dunlap does an extensive business in dredge construction. work, but has been handicapped hi the past by its Inability to get exceptionally large tim bers. "We do not expect to ba hindered In I'ir.fs"!:.-'. , sff b-J mm BANKERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GROUND FLOOR our work of construction on account of a shortage in timbers any longer," said Mr. Dunlap, "for I have the assurance of the Pittock & Leadbetter Company that it can supply us with any number of the big sticks. We certainly shall not spend another four weeks looking for a place where the material can be purchased. Hereafter we will come direct to Oregon, where we should have come In the first place." AFTER MEN WITH GUNS New York to Break Up Carrying of Weapon. NETW YORK, April 17. While squads of detectives are scouring the foreign "quar ters, working under tha direct orders of Police Commissioner Bingham, arresting all the armed men they find, the judicial officers are showing evidence of their In tention to co-operate with the police in breaking up the practice of carrying dead ly weapons. 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In a few months you will be offered more than you paid for that lot. You will have financed your self into a position where you can swing larger deals, and, mind what you are reading, you will be proud of the day you "turned over the leaf." Start today. Quit throwing your money away and make it work for you. You will get the real estate habit, the first thing you know. Think it over. (Established 1879.) Carat Wolf Yoa Slfp." Whooplnoj-Cough, Croup, Bronchitis, Coughs, Diphtheria, Catarrh. Confidence can be placed in a rem edy, which for a guarter of a century has earned unqualified praise. Restful nights are assured at once. Cresolene It m Boon to Asthmatics Alt Druggists Send iestal far 44- scriptivehotklct. Cresolene Antiseptic Throat Tablets for the Irritated throat, of your druggist or from as. 10c. in stamps. The Vspo-Cresoltse Go 180 Fsltsa St, N. T. 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Because food that stays too long In the Bowels decays there, lust as it It stayed too long in the open air. Well, when food decays in the Bowels, through delayed and overdue action, what happens? The millions of Sttls Suction Pumps that line the Bowels and Intestines then draw j poison from the decayed Food, Instead of j the Nourishment they were Intended to i draw. ! This Poison gets Into the b'ood and. In time, spreads all over the body, unless the Cause of Constipation Is promptly removed. That cause of Constipation Is Veak, or Lazy Bowel Muscles. When your Bowel-Muscles grow flabby they need Exercise to strengthen them, not ."Physio" to pamper them. - There's only one kind of Artificial Ex ercise for the Bowel-Muscles. Its name Is "CASCAREfS," and its price Is Ten Cents a box. 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