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THE 3IORX1XG OKEGOMAX, WEDNESDAY. 3TAY 8, 1907.
LANE FORCES OUT
TO SCALP THOMAS
Hopes to Oust Him From the
. Chairmanship of County
Central Committee.
HOSTS TO MEET TONIGHT
Lane Accepts Deraocratio Nomina
tion and Outlines Campaign.
Receives the Indorsement of
the Municipal Association.
Brain storms will be on tap tonight
when the members of the Democratic
county central committee get together
for the purpose' of considering Mayor
Lane's acceptance of the Democratic
nomination. Notices of the meeting
were sent out yesterday afternoon; call
ing the Democratic hosts together to
night at Canterbury Hall, 265 Wash
ington street. The no;ice Itself looks
inoffclislvo and innocent enough. It Is
signed by Chairman George H. Thomas,
whom Mayor Lane defeated at the pri
maries last Saturday, ana j. x. jmuici.
secretary, and according to the best
Information if ever a man signed his
own death warrant. Chairman Thomas
signed one when he affixed his name
xo the notice.
It seems that since bright and early
Sunday morning the Lane element in
the Democratic party has been busy.
Thev wanted Thomas scalp and they
set about the taking of it in a most
picturesque way. It was a case of
rounding up the committeemen. This
was done by the means of a petition,
and when sufficient signatures were
obtained there was- a call upon Chair
man Thomas and a demand for a meet
ing. Thomas had other plans. He had
made up his mind that Thursday night
would be Just about right, but those
who wanted a Democratic meeting
were in a hurry and Impatient it was
Wednesday for them.
Thomas yielded and unless the anti-
Lane rorces turn out m suinciem iuri;
ind rally to their defeated chieftain's
lupport there will be a decapitation
of a county chairman. The news of
Ihe visit to Thomas and the demand
!or the meeting spread faster than
Seneral KlUfeather could talk. In some
hidden recess of the city's vastneBS
there was a meeting of the anti-Lane
forces last night. Great oaths of alle
giance to the defeated Democratic can
rlldate and the to be decapitated coun
ty chairman were sworn. The Thomas
Totlowers pledged themselves to don
their war paint and be on hand with
verbal hot shot when the ball is opened
tonight.
Will Fight for Thomas.
Thomas may have been hostile to
Lane before the primaries, say the anti
Lane people, but he is in line now and
If the Lane people think they are go
ing to kick him out of the county
chairmanship without a battle well,
just be on hand tonight and watch the
fun. Party leaders, with known repu
tations for forensic eloquence, will be
arrainged against each other and there
will be something doing every second.
General KlUfeather will be there, so
will Pat Powers. M. J. Malley, G. I
Hutchtns. J. Hcnnessy Murphy, Citizen
Parker and the rest of the front rank
fighters of the party. There will also
be present K. W. Montague and per
haps Alex Sweek.
While the notices for the meeting
were being sent out, another Lane
movement was launched. Yesterday
afternoon the members of the executive
committee of the Municipal Association
held a meeting and -indorsed Mayor
Lane for Mayor. In the absence of
Bam Connell, president of the associa
tion. Miller Murdock, vice-president of
ihe ' association, presided. There was
no opposition to the indorsement of
Mayor Lane. The association has de
clared Itself satisfied with the manner
In which Mayor Lane has conducted
. the administration of the city, and
would have indorsed him had he run
In the primaries.
. May Indorse Councllmen.
Tho question of getting up a citl
sen's committee for the purpose of
getting out solid business men to run
for Councilmen-at-Large, was also
taken up at the meeting. No definite
action was taken yesterday, but a com
mltteo was appointed ror the purpose
of Investigating the matter. Whether
X citizen's ticket for Councilmen-at-Large
will be thrown into the campaign
will depend upon the report this com
mittee makes.
Another meeting of the committee
will be held either this afternoon or
tomorrow. It Is the purpose of the
association to get to work and map
out a line of campaign at once. Head
quarters will be established just as
toon as suitable rooms can be ob
tained, and once the association is
housed the real work of the campaign
will commence. Just upon what lines
Ihe association will make its campaign
In Mayor' Lane's favor has not been
determined. This also will be settled
at the next meeting.
Mayor Lane yesterday accepted the
nomination which he received at the
hands of the Democrats. R. w. Mon
.tftgue "will be in charge of the Lane
forces and from now on the ball will
he kept rolling. In. his letter of ac
ceptance Mayor Lane addresses the
Democratic party and he expresses his
frratlncatlon for the honor conferred
upon him. The Mayor's letter follows:
Lane Accepts Call.
Tp the Democratic Party of the City of
Portland. 1 accept the nomination for the
office of Mayor of this city from your hands,
not only with a deep sense of gratitude for
the honor thus conferred upon me. but with'
equal appreciation of the generous manner of
its bestowal. It Is a source of the highest
satisfaction to me. as to all who wu&h the
party well, that it has thus placed upon record
Its unqualified approval of the doctrine that
the rights of the people as a whole, regardless
of party, class or calling, are prime objecui
of sacred obligation to any public official who
is to be entrusted with them.
HARRY LANE.
There is also something doing among
the Republicans. The Republican City
Central .Committee has not taken as a
joke the honor conferred upon a number
of Republicans that were nominated on
the Democratic ticket. A letter is being
framed by .Chairman W. M. Cake and
Secretary J. W. Sherwood, which will be
sent to every precinct committeeman and
ward captain urging them to see that the
voters vote the ticket straight and giving
them to' understand that the Democrats
will not deliver goods in exchange for
votes for Lane. .The committee will also
ask those Republicans who received the
Democratic nomination to reject the nomi
nation. Xo Progress Toward Peace.
C. M. Lever, president of the Portland
& Seattle Railway, returned to Tacoma
last night after spending the past two
days in Portland. He a'tende J meet-.
ing of the directors of the terminal com
pany, but he says no advance was made
In the negotiations now pending for an
adjustment of the pending difficulty over
the terminals and a pooling of terminal
property held by the several roads. It . is
said that the attempts to bring about
peace in the terminal yards is progressing
satisfactorily and that it is likely the
long delayed extensions and improve
ments projected by the Northern Pacific
Terminal Company will soon be carried
out.
HOMES RISE IN SUBURBS
Kealty Also Active, Peter Residence
Selling for $22,000.
There is a remarkably brisk movement
In building operations in the Irvington
district of the East Side. Upward of
30 residences have been completed re
cently In the tract or are in process of
erection. It is a noticeable fact that
high class dwellings are being put up,
the cost ranging from $3500 to $7500.
Under terms of sale in that district no
stores nor even apartment houses are
permitted in the tract, between Weid
ler and Thompson and Nineteenth and
Twenty-fourth streets. Petitions are be
ing signed by all the owners in the boun
dary outlined, for street Improvements,
the roadways to be of blthulite or bitu
minous macadam and the streets are to
be parked.
Another district that is growing rapidly
lies alohg the Mount Tabor reservoir car
line. Dwellings are -springing up like
muchrooms far out along the line and are
of a' high class. Hawthorne avenue
would scarcely be recognized by one who
had not been out to the suburbs for some
months.
N. J. Dupont, Will Skuzle, Gus Skuzie
and Newell Sherwood, of Houlton, are to
start up their sawmill near that town
next Monday. The new concern is to be
known as the Benignus Lumber Com
pany, and their announced intention Is to
cut about 400.000 feet of lumber a day.
O. M. Clark, of the Clark & Wilson
Lumber Company, through Jackson &
Deerlng, has purchased from Mrs. Ida B.
Peters, her fine home on the southwest
corner of Twenty-fourth and Kearney
streets, including 100x100 feet of ground,
well-stocked with shrubbery. The place
is high and sightly, and is one of the best
In that portion of the Nob Hill district.
The consideration was J22.000.
Among the building permits Issued yes
terday was one to Graves & Co. for a
brick store and warehouse in Couch addi
tion. West Park, between Davis and
Everett streets, to cost $10,000.
On Flanders street, in Kings addition,
permit was issued yesterday for a three
story frame apartment house to be erect
ed for W. L. Morgan. The location is
between Twentieth and Twenty-first
streets. The estimated cost Is $1,000.
A. C. Gage, formerly advertising man
ager of a local weekly, has again entered
the real estate business with an office. In
the Lumber Exchange building.
OPPOSE GARBAGE BURNER
Members of East Side Improvement
Association Take Action.
The East Side Improvement Associa
tion last night voted to oppose the loca
tion of the proposed garbage crematory
in East Portland, or In any other resi
dence district of oPrtland. Councilman
Bennett explained the situation. He said
that at the last meeting of the Council a
report was received from the committee
appointed for the purpose recommending
the block bounded by East Eighth,
Flanders, Ninth and Glisan streets, and
that the purchase of the block for $15,000
would have gone through but for objec
tions urged by himself. Rushlight and
Kellaher. Mr. Bennett said that the
ways and means committee would con
sider the matter next Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
In order to carry out the wishes of the
association a large delegation of property
owners and residents will attend the
meeting of the committee next Monday
afternoon. W. L. Boise was elected
chairman and spokesman of the commit
tee. Mayor Lane is opposed to the location
selected on the East Side, and so ex
pressed himself yesterday afternoon.
Announcement was made by W. L.
Boise that the blocks north of East
Washington street were to be filled, and
that preparations were being made to
start filling there as soon as the work
between East Washington and Morrison
streets is completed.
H. H. Newhall called attention to the
fact that part of the embankment on
Grand avenue between East Stark and
Oak streets was being used as a sand
yard, and that the street was so much
obstructed that it was difficult for people
to get by. Councilman Bennett agreed
to take the matter up at once and see
that the obstructions were removed.
On motion Councilmen Bennett, Kella
her and Rushlight were given a vote of
thanks for preventing the purchase of the
block for a garbage plant before the peo
ple had been heard from.
NO 'MARKET FOR BONDS
St. Johns Will Readvertise Securities
for Sale.
At a meeting of the St. Johns Council
last night It was decided to readvertise
the local improvement bonds in the hope
that they will find takers. So far St.
Johns has been unable to find takers for
Its improvement bonds, although -they
have been advertised several times. The
oonds bear 6 per cent.
A petition was received from the Ma
rine Iron Works asking for the vacation
of one-half of Charleston street adjoin
ing Its property. The petition was re
ferred to the streets committee.
On motion. $150 of bills contracted on
the City Hall were ordered paid. The
whole amount asked for was $196. This
was for the work now in progress. None
of the bills contracted by Youngferdorf
& Son have been ordered paid. Streets
extending to the river were ordered .re
paired. It was announced that the Port
land Woolen Mills will build a permanent
sewer to the river in a short time. The
Peninsula Bank furnished the bond of
City Treasurer G. H. Hall free of charge.
Returns From llwaco Meeting.
General Manager O'Brien of the Harri
man lines returned yesterday from ll
waco, where he went to attend a meeting
of the directors of the llwaco Railway &
Navigation Co. He went over the work
on the new extension from llwaco to
Knappton and says the new road will
probably be ready for' track within
six weeks or two months. The running
of trains will depend, however, upon the
completion of the tunnel now being driv
en near Fort Columbia. The workmen
are uncertain as to the kind of material
they will encounter when they get fur
ther along. This tunnel will be 800 feet
in length.
Prominent Railroad Man Cured
of a Bad Cold.
"I had a cold hang on for over two
months, which developed Into catarrh of
the head and stomach. My breath be
came to offensive that I shunned people,
as they did me. The mucus from my
head kept dropping into my throat and I
would hack, cough and spit constantly.
It was disgusting- and caused me intense
mortification. My stomach was upset
and I had no appetite. I used a dozen
remedies before I tried Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. That settled it it
touched the weak spot, and effectually
cured me. I used but three bottles of it,
and the result was wonderful." James K.
Smith, Treasurer Brotherhood of .Railway
Tr&lximn. Alii 2d A-VA. Birmingham JJa.
PARTY NAMED HIM
Only 71 Republicans Vote for
Mayor Harry Lane. .
IS REVEALED BY CANVASS
Official Count of Ballots Will Be
Complete Today The Results as
Given by The Oregonian Re
main Unchanged So Far.
City Auditor rfevlin will be unable
to complete the official canvass of the
vote cast in Saturday's primary nomi
nating: election before tonight. The re
turns from all of the precincts were
checked over yesterday with the excep
tion of the vote In precincts 28 and 53.
In those precincts the election board
failed to return the tally sheets with
the ballot boxes and the other records
of the election. The chairmen of these
two boards were last night notified by
Auditor Devlin to produce the tally
sheets today, when the canvass will
be completed and the official figures
of the result announced.
No material discrepancies have been
found In the vote for the different can
didates so far as canvassed, and the
final figures will be substantially the
same as published exclusively ,ln The
Oregonlan Sunday morning.
Mayor Lane, not only received the
nomination at the hands of his party
by a 2 to 1 vote, but his name was also
written on the ballots by Republican
voters in 30 of the 68 precincts in the
city. In all 71 Republicans indicated
their preference for Mayor Lane as
against cither of the four Republican
aspirants for the nomination. The
number of votes given the Democratic
Mayor in the Republican primary was
not large in any one precinct, the high
est number being recorded in precinct
45, where he received 8 votes. The
other 63 votes were distributed among
the other 29 precincts In each of which
from one to five electors expressed
thelr preference for the present ex
ecutive. Under the rules governing the direct
primary election no record will be made
of the vote Mayor Lane or any other
Democrat received in the- Republican
primary election. The provisions of
that law are such that the votes re
ceived by any candidate whose name
appears on two or more tickets can
not be added together in order to make
possible his nomination. But this con
dition is not of importance as affecting
the candidacy of Mayo' Lane, who
gained the nomination o' er the regu
lar Democratic candidate by more than
a 2 to 1 vote.
Mayor Lane received 8 Republican
votes In precinct 45, 5 in No. 42, 4 each
in Nos. 37, 58 and 60; 3 each in Nos. 8,
19. 25, 46, 47 and 51; 2 each in Nos. 1,
5, 30, 26, 33, 35, 49, 50; 1 each in Nos.
7, 17, 23, 29. 31, 36, 39, 43, 64, 66, 57
and 62.
JUNK DEALERS BREAK LAW
DETECTIVES OF RAILWAY COM
PANY CAUSE ARRESTS.
Move to Stop Thefts of Wire and
Supplies From Suburban
Electric Lines.
Friction between the Portland Police
Department and the Oregon Water Power
& Railway Company detectives resulted
yesterday In the arrest of six Junk deal
ers on charges of violating the city or
dinance which requires that an account
of all goods purchased be kept In a
book, which shall be open at all times
for the inspection of the authorities. W.
P. Lillis. employed as a detective by the
company, swore to the complaints, after
he had failed to receive any co-operation
at the hands of Chief Gritzmacher or
Captain of Detectives Bruin. The cases
will be prosecuted in the Municipal Courfc
Lillis declares.
The men arrested are Cohen & Sun
shine, 290 First street; -H. Wolfman, 307
Front street; F. Gold, 355 Water street;
W. Fox. 326 Water street; M. Segal. Front
and Columbia streets. All were released
on bail.
"The Oregon Water Power & Railway
Company has been losing wire and brass
fittings by the wholesale for weeks past,"
said Detective Lillis, when filing the com
plaints with Clerk Hennessy, of the
Municipal Court. "The police were re
quested to take up the matter and force
the Junk dealers to obey the city ordin
ance and keep their books so inspection
could be made and records found of all
goods purchased. Captain Bruin detailed
Acting Detective Inskeep, who went
with me, and we found a lot of wire,
stolen from the company, in a certain
Junkshop. There was no record of the
purchase. In the establishments visited
by us we found many where the records
were kept in Hebrew, and could not be
read at all by us. I asked the ponce to
compel these men to rectify this, but,
after waiting a whole week. I investi
gated and found that conditions were un
changed. I so reported to my employers,
who instructed that I swear to com
plaints." "Mr. Lillis called my attention to the
alleged careless manner, of keeping the
books of purchases at some establish
ments, and 1 turned the matter over to
Captain Bruin, with instructions to
notify all dealers that they would be ar
rested unless they compiled with the
law," said Chief Gritzmacher. "1 under
stood that wire had been recovered from
one store, which had been identified as
stolen property of the Oregon Water
Power & Railway Company, and I also
understood that the books were not kept
so as to show any such purchase. We
were simply giving these deale.s notice,
and in case they should fail o obey the
ordinance, arrests would have followed."
The streetcar company .has had much
trouble for many weeks from .oss of ma
terials, and Detective Lillis declares that
at least a portion of the blame attaches
to some Junk dealers.
ARRANGE FOR GRANGE FAIR
Evening Star Patrons of Husbandry
Appoint Advising Committee.
J. J. Johnson, master of Evening Star
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, has ap
pointed the following advisory com
mittee to take up the arrangements for
the fair which will be held this Fall In
the Grange hall and on grounds on the
Section Line road. L. D. Elliott, C. H.
Welch. S. H. Covell. J. B. Gehr, c.
Milam. E. J. Spooner. B. M. Emery,
Mrs. H. L. Vail, Miss Emma Spooner,
Mrs. M. M. Eaton and L. H. Wells.
Mr. Johnson Is chairman of this com
mittee by virtue of his office in the
Grange.
Thip committee will meet some time
this month, define the scope of the fair
and fix the time and duration. It is gen
erally understood that it will last a week
and will Include farming, school. Grange
and business interests. It is desired to
interest the business men of Portland to
make displays.
In connection with the fair a congress
of agriculture, horticulture and domestic
science will toe held, during which lec
tures and addresses will be delivered by
specialists in all these lines. The Oregon
Agricultural College, the Oregon Horti
cultural Society, the Historical Society
and other civic organizations will be
represented on the dally programmes of
the fair. A great variety of practical
topics of interest to farmers and to busi
ness men will be discussed. The general
plan is to make the congress part of the
fair an Important educational feature.
Members of Evening Star Grange are
very enthusiastic over the fair and will
try to inspire others with the same feeling.
At the Theaters
What the preas Areata Sy.
"THE BUTTERFLY' TONIGHT
Beautiful Lillian Russell in Delight
ful Comedy at jthe Heilig.
It will do you good to see the facinating
actress, Ulllan Russell, who is presenting
the delightful comedy, "The Butterfly." at
the HeUIg Theater. Fourteenth and Wash
ington streets, tonight and tomorrow night.
Miss Russell is without doubt the moat
beautiful actress on the American stage and
is surrounded by an exceptionally clever
company. You will enjoy every minut of
this, brilliant play. Seat are selling at
box office Heillg Theater.
"The Cowboy and the Lady."
The Baker Theater Company i making
everyone sorry that the stock season is so
near Us close by the splendid work it is
doing this week in Clyde Fitche's great
comedy, "The Cowboy and the Lady." It Is
the unanimous verdict of every audience
that this well-known play has never been
more artistically interpreted or staged and
It is a delight to see it so well done. Miss
Kent is the temporary leading woman and
has already proved herself an artist, while
the rest of the company Is in line with
her example. All week and Saturday mat
inee. Seaman Company in Melodrama.
"She Dared To Bight," as staged and
presented by the new Seaman Stock Com
pany at the Empire Theater has proved
one of the most Impressive productions ever
Been In Portland and Is being deeply ap
preciated by the Empire audiences. The
story is Intensely romantic and every scene
and - situation thrill with in tare at and
emotion. This story Is the work of a
skilled playwright and he has not over
looked any feature which goes to make a
successful melodrama. Matinee today.
SEAT SALE TODAY.
Seats Are Now Selling at the Heillg
Theater for Oscar Wilde's Play.
This morning, 10 o'clock, at box office
the Heillg Theater, Fourteenth and Wash
ington streets, the advance seat sale will
open for Oscar Wild.'8 greatest play.
"Salome." This Interesting drama will be
the attraction at the Hellig next Friday,
Saturday and Sunday nights, May 10, 11, 12-
"The New Dominion.' at the Baker.
Next week the Baker Theater Company
will present "The New Dominion," by Clay
Clement, giving Mr. Baumo opportunity to
appear again in the great character of
Baron Hohenstaufer in which he scored
such a remarkable success in- the old Co
lumbia Stock Company. The character is
that of a poor German botanist who comes
into the title of Baron with accompanying
riches. This la considered a star attrac
tion and will be enjoyed by the Baker's
large patronage.
"The White Caps" Next Week.
The Seaman Stock Company will present
next week one of the most deeply interest
ing melodramas of the season entitled, "The
White Caps." While this play Is slightly
on the order of the stock company's flrst
success, "The Black Hand." it is even more
interesting and more dramatic than that
artistic play. First performance next Sun
day afternoon.
"The Silver King."
That best of melodramas, "The Silver
King," is having a sumptuous revival this
week by the new Star Theater Stock Com
pany. The play is too well known to need
an extended explanation, for it has been a
classic and standard attraction for a gen
eration. The new company is rapidly mak
ing headway with the public by reason of
Its thorough acting ability and Intelligent
attention to the characters portrayed. There
will be the usual matinees.
"Brown's In Town."
"Brown's in Town," the highly successful
farce, is the first offering of the Allen
Stock Company at the Lyric Theater, the
organisation's new home. It Is giving gen
eral satisfaction this week. Miss Verna
Felton and the other favorites are seen to
advantage. New scale of prices now in
effect at the Lyric. Matinee tomorrow,
Saturday and Sunday.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Tabloid Comedy at the Grand.
Harry LaRose and company have a tab
loid comedy at the Grand this week in the
sketch "The Sailor and the Horse." It
has a real plot, funny situations and an
unexpected climax. The acting is of a high
order. Nan Engleton and company in the
sketch "How the Widow Was Won," is a
success. Gil Brown Is a talking and dancing
entertainer and there is a burlesque magic
act by Sousa and Sloan. The Grand's bill
Is good in every particular.
Bright Bill at Pantages. '
Infectious fun and the brightest vaude
ville to be met with are the things you will
find at Pantages' Theater this week. The
speedy Vannans, club Jugglers, the shadow
graph troupe, the Darktown aristocrats, the
extemporaneous poet, and everything else on
the bill is calculated to please the most
exacting and fastidious. Drop in and see
the show.
THREE INJURED ON CAR
Collision on Curve at Nineteenth and
Thurman.
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In a collision between car No. 101
and car No. 319. of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company, at Nine
teenth and Thurman streets at 9:30
o'clock last night. Emma Jensen. May
Peterson and Conductor Laughary, of
car No. 319, were rnjured, but not
seriously. The cars were slightly dam
aged. Emma Jensen, who is a clerk in the
employ of Olds. Wortman & King, was
able to proceed to her home, 694 Tenino
avenue. May Peterson also went to
her home, 410 Hall street. Conductor
Laughary continued at his work. The
accident was the result of a misun
derstanding on the part of the motor
man of car No. S19, who swung around
the curve as car No. 101 sped south on
Nineteenth. .
Testimony in Logan Case.
Yesterday was entirely occupied in the
John C. Logan libel case against the Ad
vocate, by the taking of testimony. Seven
witnesses for the plaintiff were exam
ined, and most' of them testified that
Logan was a man whose character was
questioned at times. George W. Kenny
testified that Logan was not a good man.
The suit was brought about by an alleged
libelous article concerning Logan which
was published In the Advocate.
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F1GHT0N STREETCAR
Conductor and Motorman As
saulted by Ironworkers.
CARMEN- ARE VICTORIOUS
Drive Off Four of Assailants and
Turn Fifth Over to the Police.
Result of Discussion of the
San Francisco Situation.
A battle between the crew of car No.
31S, on the Giisan-street division of
the PortlanJ Railway. Light & Power
Company, and five anion iron workers,
employed at the Willamette Iron &
Steel Works, occurred last night at 6
o'clock at Sixteenth' and Glisan streets.
The trouble arose over a heated dis
cussion of the labor troubles in San
Franciscc. The term "scab" was ap
plied by the Iron workers to Conduc
tor Roy Mercer and Motorman W.
Gorthle, and this led to a fierce fight.
The car was stopped at Sixteenth and
Glisan streets while the battle raged.
Conductor ' Mercer and Motorman
Gorthle matching; their strength
against the live iron workers, and
Anally driving; off four of their antag
onists. Still willing to continue the
fray, the four men. whose names are
as yet unknown to the police, gathered
up stones and clubs, which they hurled
through the car windows, shattering
the glass aand otherwise damaging the
streetcar company's pvoperty.
Conductor Mercer and Motorman
Gorthle, both athletic young fellows,
held the fifth member of the attacking
party prisoner, and having had a wo
man telephone to police headquarters
for an officer to meet the car at Sec
ond and Washington streets, they ran
it to that olace and delivered their
captive to Policeman Barter, who had
been dispatched there by - Sergeant
Cole.
At police headquarters the prisoner
gave his name as W. W. Boggs. He
was charged with disorderly conduct
and will be arraigned In the Municipal
Court this morning before Judge Cam
eron. Dan J. Malarkey will be 'pres
ent to represent the company as pri
vate prosecutor, and the case will be
vigorously fought by the company.
Boggs, who is employed by- the Willam
ette Iron & Steel Works, was released
on bail of $26.
Car No. 318 was bound for the city
when Boggs and his companions got
aboard. They were discussing the San
Francisco streetcar men's strike and
their conversation naturally turned to
the recent strike In Portland. Hot
words were soon passed and the term
"scab" was applied to the conductor
and motorman by the iron workers.
Both streetcar men resented the epithet
and soon the fight was in progress.
Immediately after receiving a report
of the fight officials of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company set
about to gather the names of the four
Spring Styles
There has. been a marked change in styles
in Men's Clothing over 1906. We have just
received a shipment direct from New York,
the work of some of the foremost tailors in
America. Allow us to show them to you.
iWe sell for ,
CASH OR CREDIT
You make your selections, pay a little down,
then a small weekly payment, at your con
venience. You'll find it quite handy some
times to possess a new suit while you pay
for it. That's where we come in, with our
Easy-Payment Plan of Selling Clothing
Open Wednesday Evenings
to enable you to secure your suit, pressed
and ready to wear by Saturday
We do a Mail-Order Business. Send for our
Free Illustrated Catalogue, showing all man
ner of Household Goods. Sold on easy
payments,. ,
Gevortz &
CLEMSON
Absolutely the best lot bargains on the Mount Scott carline
are found in Clemson. A gentleman bought two lots yester
day for $575 and immediately advanced the price $250. Seven
thousand dollars worth of lots sold in a few days is evidence
of the low prices.
One man is negotiating: for 20 lots for building; purposes.
Our highest priced lots left are $250 and down to $100. Every
lot should sell for $50 more than our asking price. Take two
hours off and see Clemson. Mount Scott car lands you within
one short block of Clemson. Get off at Lents.
CLARKE -CLEMSON - BLUMAUER COMPANY
319 Ablngton Bldrj. and Lents Hotel
men who escaped, and it Is probable
that oil will be arrested.
REGRETS HE DID NOT BUY 1
R. Jacobson Sees Bargains In Port
land Real Estate..
"I lost $60,000 In six months in
Portland by not buying real estate
bargains," said R. Jacobson, a re
tired merchant of McMlnnville. now
living In this city, yesterday, at The
Imperial.
"I Had several good buys offered
to me," explained Mr. Jacobson, "but
I hesitated, and the other fellow in
each instance, made a handsome profit
by selling to some one else."
"I went to San Francisco, two years
before the earthquake and fire, and
engaged in the wholesale mercantile
business fully resolved to stay, but
here I am back again, and I see no
good reason for again leaving Oregon."
"Oregon real estate," continued Mr.
Jacobson, "Is a good Investment in
most any locality, and I regard Port
land as ene of the safest places for
placing money on the Coast. The
city's growth is steady and strong, and
our people have faith In it, and con
fidence is what builds great cities."
"What about a business depression
on this Coast? There will never be a
time like 1894 in Oregon. We are in
a very different condition than we
were in 1894. The farmers every
where are prosperous, and the country
banks are full of farmers' money. Be
sides, Oregon Is developing great en
terprises, and has millions more cap
ital than In 1894. Then there Is that
stream of gold from Alaska, annually
coming into the Northwest. No, there
is little danger of a general panic,
and Oregon and Washington would
suffer least of all in the event it
should come. Panics come when peo
ple lose confidence In themselves and
In the future, and Oregonians cer
tainly ought to have confidence in
such a grand country as this."
BCSIN"EK8 ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and well-tried rem
edy, Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for
children teething. It soothes the child, soft
ens the iumi, allays all pain, cures wind
colic and diarrhoea
Sons
219-227 Yamhill Street
LET CONTRACT AT ONCE
MOUNT HOOD COMPANY READY,
TO BEGIN WORK.
Will Install Machinery at Earliest
Possible Moment in Bull Run
Power 'Plant.
Within a few days the contract will b
let for construction of the machinery for
the new Bull Run power Btation of the)
Mount Hood Railway & Power Company.
Work has already been commenced on
the power station and its completion and
the delivery of power in Portland is
promised within a year. The Initial instal
lation of 15,000-horsepower will cost over
Jl .000.000.
During the past week bids have been
received at the local offices from elec
trical equipment companies for supplying
the power house with machinery. Engi
neers are now figuring on the details of
the bids submitted and as soon as It is
definitely ascertained which of the bids
submitted Is the most advantageous, the
contract, which means an expenditure of
280.000.. will be awarded.
B. P. Clarke, head of the Mount Hood
project, left last night for his home in
Los Angeles after spending a week in
Portland. Wnlle here he went over tile
ground personally and expressed hU satis
faction with the progress of the pre
liminary work. He gave orders to
prosecute the construction of the power
house and a large force of men is now
busy grading and excavating for the new
station.
F. C. Finkle, consulting engineer for the
company, left last night with Mr. Clarke
for Los Angeles after looking over the
bids submitted. He has spent the past
two days here, having been summoned by
a telegram from Mr. Clarke.
Engineer Ftnkle is authority for the
statement that the work will be rushed
and that 16,000-horsepower will be de
livered In Portland before the year is
over.
Both Mr. Clarke and Engineer Finkle
will return to Portland within two or
three weeks and will probably remain
here for some time. ...