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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 190T.
LOUIS ZIMMERMAN'S COURAGE
, SQUARES WITH HIS CONVICTIONS
Third of a Series in Which Mayoralty Candidates Are Discussed
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BT ARTHUR A. GREENE.
F THE men who want to be Mayor
there are an even half dozen. There
are two diverging ways by which a
citizen may reach the exalted seat which
dominate the municipality, and those
who tread either of them will reach their
destination on May 3.
One of the.e half dozen will come re
joicing bringing in the fine large ma
jority that will settle the question as
to who is the victorious candidate, and
the others will cat their disappointment
as beat they may.
I had a talk with Louis Zimmerman
yesterday and learned a lot of thtngB
about him and his candidacy for Mayor
which I did not know before.
First, I learned that Mr. Zimmerman
has an organization back of his cam
paign because his office in the Fenton
building was filled with log rollers when
I found-him there.
The second, and most important fact,
that 1 (leaned from a meeting with him
la that he Is the only candidate I've met
tip with who had the nerve to declare
himself positively on the Question of
policing the city which he seeks to rule.
This police matter Is the one large blue
hurdle which I have discovered In the
way of all the Mayoralty candidates
whom I have talked with. Zimmerman
Is outspoken In saying that he believes
the present police force to be the "rot
tenest" In the history of the town, and
that it will receive a thorough shaking
up if he is elected Mayor. He doesn't
- hesitate to Bay that he believes In closing
the saloons after 1 o'clock A. M., and
until 1 o'clock P. M. on Sundays, and
that he will make gamblers hard to catch
on and after the day of bis election. He
thinks that Sunday morning should be
devoted to churchgoing or at least to
rest, and feels that the saloonkeepers
themselves and their employes should
favor a system of control which will re
quire them" to stay closed until after
noon on Sundays.
Recently Mr. Zimmerman was quoted
is saying that he favored Sunday closing
for the saloons. He denies that hut ever
made such a statement and insists that
he has never advocated a suspension of
the saloon business except Muring the
,'orenoon hours of Sunday.
TyOniH Zimmerman Is of German ante
cedents and has thousands of fellow
countrymen in Portland. Jla Is by no
means a radical, but being- a faithful
t atnonc ne Delleves In churchgoing on
Sunday morning, and forthermore In the
theory at least a part of one day out
nf the seven should be devoted to re.'t
even by the busy saloon men. He wants
It. understood that he I unalterably In
favor of locked doors for the caloons be
tween 1 o'clock in the morning and 1
o'clock In the afternoon of each Sunday.
On the question of gambling, this
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l.oul Zimmerman.
Mayoralty candidate la equally outspoken
and announces that If he is elected Mayor
there will be no protected games of
chance. He Is not a crank nor a faddist,
but there are laws against framing and
he wants to see them enforced. Mr. Zim
merman gives it out cold that he will
make these violaters of the law behave
well. He believes that the best public
policy is decidedly In favor of law en
forcement and by this better policy he
will stand, even though It be a question
of perishing politically for conscience's
sake.
I take it that Candidate Zimmerman
has not learned the juggler's trick of
carrying water on both shoulders at once.
He intends to tote fair with himself and
what he believes to be for the best Inter
ests of the community.
His record in the Council, of which he
was President for some time. Is an open
book that even the man who run may
read. He has been President of the Coun
cil, chairman of the ways and means
committee, member of the committees on
streets, licenses, lights and judiciary and
has committed himself to the interests of
the people in these capacities. He favors
all reasonable 'measures that contem
plate the improvement of the streets, be
lieving that all the principal thorough
fares should be provided with hard sur
face pavement, more and better bridges
across, the "Willamette, and eventually a
subway, which will obviate the necessity
or opening and closing draws for the
benefit of river traffic. He stands for
better harbor improvements and for free
pilotage and public docks. His dearest
wish is to see the East and West Sides
cemented In a common bond and may be
expected to favor anything that will
bring the two great sections of the city
closer together.
In the matter of franchises he takes
a stand In favor of submitting all such
questions which may arise in the future
to the public under the initiative law
and believes In asking the corporations
that have already acquired privileges to
render a thorough accounting to the tax
payers. Mr. Zimmerman seems to be right on
the questions that are at present agi
tating the body politic, and if it should
so happen that he tecome Mayor we
may count on a reasonable administra
tion. He doesn't go, to extremes In
either direction and In all probability
would be neither a champion of blue
laws nor a "wide open" chief executive.
He was born in Germany in 1848 and
came to this country in 1864 when he
was 16 .years old. His first employment
was in clearing timber ground of
stumps at Engiewood. N. J. Irter ha
went to Scranton, Pa., where he worked
In the mines for two years. It will be
seen that his American beginnings were
humble and that he graduated from the
hard school of common day labor. In
the late '60s he went to California,
where he remained until 1879, when he
came to Portland and opened a butch
er's shop at the corner of First and
Taylor streets In 18S0. From this be
ginning he branched out Into the meat
packing business until he has, become
one of the leading factors In this line
of commercial activity In the Pacific
Northwest. He has also devoted con
siderable attention to mining, and his
gold properties have been among the
most sucessful in the state, and through
his efTort Oregon mining has become
an enterprise of no second-rate im
portance. Mr. Zimmerman is a resident of the
Sixth Ward, where he and his wife
live. He has been a consistent Repub
lican since he cast his first vote for
Ulysses S. Grant when Grant ran for
the second term. He may or may not
be nominated in the Republican prima
ries. That is for the voters to say;
but should be get the nomination I see
much reason why his party might be
proud to follow him in the fight for
the June election.
Louis Zimmerman has the courage
of his convictions, and all the world
likes that kind of a man.
FOR PEACE BODY
OREGON BRANCH OP ASSOCIA
TION' SELECTS DIRECTORS.
Judge Frazer Is Chosen President of
the Organization at Meeting of
General Committee.
The general committee on constitution
and nominations of the Portland branch
of the National Industrial Peace Associa
tion met at the Board of Trade rooms
last night, and after a careful examina
tion of names, selected IS representative
citizens to form the board of directors
and placed them in nomination. Rev. K.
S. Muckley acted as temporary chairman
of the conference. Judge Frazer, of the
County Circuit Court was the unanimous
choice of the committee for president of
the Oregon branch.
The committee to represent the people
is composed of Judge Frazer, J. llenes
sey Murphy, Rabbi Wise, Rev. E. S.
Muckley and Dr. Andrew C Smith.
The employes will be represented by
r. F. Swigcrt. W. P. Olds. R. L. Endi
man. Paul Wesslnger, V. H. Stewart and
Theodore B. Wilcox.
The labor union appointees are W. E.
Petskey. secretary State Federation of
Labor; P. McDonald, editor Labor News:
C. A. Foster, delegate Typographical
Union, Hardy Chester Gurr. Bricklayers'
Union. W. H. Fitzgerald, vice-president.
Clgarmakers' Union, and C. H. Graham,
president State Federation of Iabor.
The purposes of the association are
fully expressed in the following preamble
of the constitution:
A National Industrial Peace. Association
having been organized and incorporated
January 15. I1K4. under the laws of the
State of California, for the purpose of es
tablishing and maintaining harmonious re
lations between employers and employes. It
Is hereby declared to be the purpose of this
association to aid and further said objects
In every legitimate and proper manner and
to that end we Invite the co-operation of
all honest, fair-minded and patriotic Amer
ican citizens. It being expressly understood
that this organization shall have absolutely
nothing to do with partisan politics or the
furthering of seinsh alms or private ambi
tions and that justice and right dealing
shall be our motto In the consideration of
all questions.
A meeting of the committee has been
called for Wednesday night, and will be
held before the general conference at
8 o'clock, for t which invitations are being
today sent out by Chairman Muckley to
citizens Interested in this work.
TO PORTLAND PATRONS
Of the New York Central Lines. If you are
to take a trip East on business or for
the Summer (or to the JAMESTOWN
KXi'OSITIONl, phone NEW YORK CEN
TRAL LINES office. Main 121, and our
passenger agent will call on you prepared
to complete your arrangements. Agency,
133 Third street.
Xot Forbidden to Go lo Isthmus.
WASHINGTON, April 21. So far as the
Italian Embassy In this city has been
Informed, Italy has issued no decree
prohibiting her subjects from going
to Panama as canal laborers.
SPEAKS FOR GLEAN GiTY
SCANDINAVIAN'S URGED TO
ACTIVE IN POLITICS.
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John ' Anderson Addresses Masse
Meeting In Behalf of Edward
Nelson and C. H. Danielson.
"It is time the Scandinavians of Port
land were wakeng up. They have been
asleep1 long enough, and ought to come
to life and get into politics. I.ook what
is going on all around us. Dens of vice
and saloons running wide open In viola
tion of the law. Why don't Mayor Lane
close them? He has not done so. I tell
you Intoxication is the cause of the down
fall of 90 per cent of our men and women
who go wrong."
These were the words of John Ander
son, one of Portland's Swedish merchants,
at the meeting of the conference com
mittee held In the Chamber of Commerce
building last night to report progress on
the petitions that are being circulated
for the new trials of Edward Nelson and
C. II. Danielson.
"We ought certainly to have a tem
perate city," said Rev. John Ovall, "no
matter who is Mayor. Statistics show
that J140.000.000 is spent every year In
the United States for liquor, while only
J6O.000.000 is expended for religion."
Chairman Anderson burst forth with
a fierce arraignment of. the social evils
of the city. "I tell you, no woman Is
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Select a home that will always be pleasant;
where wholesome exercise and air will insure
health for you and your children a place you
will enjoy when you are old.
This picture shows a homesite in Rose City
Park, overlooking the peaceful valley, which
slopes gently to the Columbia, while the sym
metrical cone of St. Helen's never changing,
yet ever changing catching the first ray of
morninjr, holding: tne last cicam or aav.
give inspiration and pleasure as
rises
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to the Future
ome Location
long as daylight shall touch mountain peak.
Improve this long-awaited opportunity of
buying a permanent home lot, just far enough
to be away from noise and smoke; near enough
to be easily reached from business; where
every restriction and provision is being made
to build up a substantial, convenient home
locality, including all modern improvements,
schools, churches and the kind of people
who make good homes, good neighbors and
good citizens.
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We are giving Auto Parties every day this week to ladies wishing to see Rose City Park
Our autos will call for you or you may join parties at our office. Call or telephone
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Chamber of Commerce BANKERS Ground Floor
safe on the streets of Portland. Watch
these young hounds who hang around the
cigar stands on. the corners, and watch
them stare at every woman who comes
along. If she gives the slightest sign,
they follow her. The worst beast is the
society beast, wbo-preys on the poor. 'It
EAST SIDE CROSSING GATES IN OPERATION
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Kates for the protection of gen-
Teral traffic at the railroad crossings
on Bast First street at East Morri
son and at Hawthorne avenue are now
la operation. IxmK arms are placed at
the four corners of the intersections and
when the man In the look-out eas sees
a train coming from either direction he
drops these arms across the street and
sidewalks. This leaves the Southern Pa
cific track open, for passagre of trains.
As soon as the train has passed the look
out man lifts the arms at all the four
corners to an erect position.
The arms of the gates are operated
simultaneously by the man m the ele
vated cage by means of levers. The
arms are painted white and are visible
soma diatanoa, Xh cjlk or Look-out
house stands on posts on the southwest
corners of both Intersections about 25 feet
above the street. At night the arms of
the gates are provided with red lanterns,
so that they may be seen by streetcar
motormen when they have been dropped
across the street.
is time there was a change of affairs
here."
''Well,' said Attorney-General Fouts.
"when you begin a series of reform, it
Is an endless chain. -It is pretty hard to
know where to begin. But as to the
regulating of the liquor habit, those who
benefit indirectly from It are the people
who do the work. Look, for Instance, at
the hop industry of Oregon. If a law
should be passed in 'the United States
that no more beer should be made, what
would become of the hop growers of the
Willamette Valley, and the value of their
land? You have to consider all sides of
this question."
At the meeting were quite a number
of leading Swedish citizens, and they de
clared themselves emphatically for a clean
city. The report on the petitions was
favorable, and a large llBt of new names
and additional funds have been added to
the lists. The motion for the new trial
of Nelson and Danielson will be argued
Saturday in the Circuit Court.
CHILDREN TO SEE PHOTOS
Students Invited to View Scenic Col
lection at Commercial Club.
The GlfTord collection of photographs
or Oregon scenery made for the O. R. &
N. Co., and which Is being exhibited in
the Commercial Club, is to be made an
educational lesson to Portland's school
children.' Invitation has been Sent to
all the schools of the city for the stu
dents to visit the clubrooms next Satur
day, Jbetween 9 and 11 In the forenoon and
from 2:30 to 4 In the afternoon to view
the photographs, which are pronounced
to be lie best exhibit of the kind ever
shown here. The photographs are en
largements, some examples being 36x40
Inches and a few even larger.
Members' families are to have an op
portunity to see the exhibit during the
week at the same hours as set for the
students on Saturday, using it he hall
entrance on Alder street. Manager
Richardson desires teachers to be In
formed that while 'an effort was made to
communicate with all schools in the city
there may bave been some inadvertently
omitted and the invitation is meant to
Include ell tBe educational institutions
whether the notice haa been received or
not.
The railroad company is having n. cata
logue made "and the photographs num
bered BO that visitors will be fully. In
formed of names and locations of the
views.
Mr. GinTord has received a commission
from the club to furnish It with 20 or 30
similar photographs for permanent In
stallation on the club's walls. A com
mittee consisting of J. R. Wetherbee,
Hubh McGulre and R. F. Prael has been
appointed to make the selection of views
for the club's collection. Mr. Gifford. the
photographer, has proposed to donate to
the club one-half of the amount donated
for the pictures.
Commercial Club to Meet.
The St. Johns Commercial Club will
hold Its annual meeting tomorrow night
to receive reports from Secretary George
G. Perkins and elect officers for the
ensuing year. Also at this meeting ar
rangements will be made to incorporate
the club and put it on a permanent
basis. The annual meeting was post
poned from last Wednesday on account
of the opening of the St. Johns library.
Catholic University Loses Suit.
WASHINGTON, April 22. The stat
ute of limitation was held to bar the
Catholic University of America from
recovering, 128,000 from John F. Wag
gaman, claimed to be due on notes
executed to the late Thomas K. Wag
gaman. An appeal will be taken.
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