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THE MORNING ORKGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. .'08.
ASK SHOW-DOWN
WITH HBli
Policy of Neglect and De'ay
Exhausts Patience of
Business Men.
BOYCOTT IS A POSSIBILITY)
.Portland Jobbers Get Double Dose
of Evils Resulting From Sus
pension of Extension and
Improvement Work.
t Failure of the Harriman Interests either
to resume construction work in thiB state
or to give any assurance when these sus
jiended improvements will 'be completed,
if ever, has nearly exhausted the patience
of the large shipping Intrests of this city.
About two months ago, orders were Issued
by the head of the Union Pacific system
to suspend all construction and improve
ment work In this state, the temporary
stringency of the money market and the
need for retrenchment being given as an
explanation. Since then, it is" charged by
tho local johbers. many of the improve
ments in other Western states have been
resumed, but in Oregon not a spadeful
of earth is being turned on any of the dif
ferent extensions or improvements on
which work was suspended.
Neither has any definite announcement
been made as to when this work will be
taken up and completed.
This systematic neglect of this state by
Harriman, many of the shippers com
plain, has about reached the limit of
their endurance and an agitation to throw
patronage to other roads more friendly
to Oregon and Its commercial interests
may be resorted, to possibly in order to
combat the apparent hostility of the Har
riman interests.
The principal complaint among the lead
ing shippers over the Harriman roads is
tnat these improvements should be longer
ielerred in tills state when similar work
is being proceeded with In adjoining
states. It Is argued that the merit of the
different improvements and extensions
that had been projected, and on which
work had been begun, was recognized
sufficiently by Harriman to cause them
to be undertaken, and for that reason
they should be of enough importance to
, finish.
Contractors in Jeopardy.
Tn Oregon these suspended improve
ments represented several hundred thous
and dollars. Many of the contracts had
been let only a short time before the
work was ordered stopped, and in those
cases the contractors find themselves
heavily indebted to the Jobbers from
whom they purchased supplies and mate
rials to complete the contracts. They are
unable to meet '.l.eir payments due these
firms, and must wait until they can com
plete their contri-.ts and get their money.
Besides, active operations in railroad con
struction work means about $75,000 a
month in business to the Jobbing trade of
this tity.
L'ut it is not these pecuniary considera
tions Uat causes the displeasure of the
shiputtE, but rather a continued neglect
of the slate. and its needs for transporta
tion Utilities. When it Is considered
that tor years the Harriman lines have
ben receiving practically all the patron
age of this state, the wholesalers assert
pome degree of appreciation should be
shown in return, instead of undertaking
to provide more and better accommoda
tions, it is charged against the Harrim.tn
management that it has at all times
labored diligently to control all shipping
- lr. this slate and at the same time freeze
out ether interests that might assist in
relieving the situation.
"1 am not an advocate of the boycott,'
said a wholesaler yesterday, "but it does
appear to me that the time has arrived
when the business men of Portland should
ascertain what kind of treatment they
are to expect from the Harriman system.
We have for some time been patient and
tolerant, and have submitted to whatever
terms and conditions the head of the
Cnion Pacific system has imposed on us.
At Mercy of Harriman. '
"Since the merger of the O. R. & N.
and the Southern Pacific with the Union
Pacific we virtually have been left at the
mercy of the management of that consoli
dation. Although there is between 528,
000,000 and $30,000,000 In the treasury of
thf Union Pacific, and a fair portion of
this surplus represents the earnings of
the two Harriman roads in this state, the
management of this merger has not only
' refused additional railroad facilities to
aid in the development of the. state, but
only recently suspended all construction
and improvement work on the lines al
ready being operated.
"The stringency of the money market
was assigned as the reason for this ac
tion, but it 'is a notable fact that the
same conditions have not resulted in de
laying the construction of the Portland &
Seattle Railway by the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific. With the com
pletion of this road, which will be m full
operation within three months, Portland
will have direct connection with the
East over two more transcontinental rail
roads. "It is possible Harriman has found it
more profitable to speculate with the
earnings of his system in Wall street, but
the Hill people have evidently considered
the construction of a new road into this,
territory a more substantial investment.
White Harriman diverts his earnings from
this state to Wall street. Hill is expend
ing a part of his earnings from his roadsj
operating outside of the state for the
construction of a railroad that will TnrtnK
his two transcontinental roads into Prt
ladn over a water grade.
"When this new line of the Hill sssttem
has been completed, the business aul.r
. eats of Portland will have actual com
petition with the Harriman mcwiopoly.
That being the case, the business men
here should demand to know wjhat may
be expected from the Union Baeiflc. If
there is no indication of an bstention to
deal fairly with the situation, which in
volves the Interests of the ebitlre state.
then it is" about time we we-e diverting
our patronage, so far as porelble. to the
Hill system, which is ref.ognlzlng the.
importance of the state by- reaching out
for its business.
Merely the "Harrirnian" Way.
"When it is considered that the Ore
gon Railroad & Navipp.tion Company has
resumed construction, work in Idaho and
other Western Status, the question is nat
urally asked why similar improvements
are not being completed in Oregon," said
a contractor yesterday. "But It seems
peculiarly to bf the "Harriman way.'
Work on the Hill line the Portland & Se
attle Railway-"-) being pushed, having at
no time been abandoned. I have done
several Jobs of railroad construction work
for different railroads, and have seen con
ditions that necessitated a temporary re
duction In the force of men. but never
Itefore have I seen all improvement work
. suspended arbitrarily, with no definite as
suranca of its resumption, as has been
the caso- on the Harriman lines in Ore
gon.
"Theunexpected suspension of all ira-
provement work on the O. R. A N. &
few weeks ago. and the uncertainty as
to when these improvements will be or
dered completed, has left many of the
smaller contractors in a bad way finan
cially. Several of these Jobs had Just
been begun, the contractor in many in
stances having ordered all of the materi
als, supplies and equipment that were
required to complete the contract. By
buying in large quantities he was able to
get better quotations. Much of this work
was stopped shortly after the contractor
had begun, with the result that he finds
himself heavily indebted to the different
Jobbing houses for materials furnished,
for the payment of which debts he had
depended on completing the contract
within the time named in the agreement,
and on which conditions the credit was
extended.
"He now finds himself unable to meet
these payments, and must patiently wait
until he is given a chance to finish 'he
contract and effect a settlement with tha
railroad company. In' the meantime the
contractor is out of a Job, having passed
up other work in order to get the railroad
work, and the jobbing house is obliged to
carry the account until the debtor can
complete the contract and get his
money."
Grain Movement in December.
According to figures compiled by W. E.
Coman, assistant general freight agent
of the O. R. & N., that company hauled
to Portland from the territory through
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NEW DO RD TORY OF ODDFELLOWS' HOME WILL BE DEDICATED TODAY.
The new dormitory of the Oddfellows' Home, south of Kenilworfn. will be dedicated this morning at 11 o'clock by the Oddfellows' Grand Lodge, Grand Master
Richard Scott will have charge of ceremonies. J. J. Walton, pas'; grand master, will deliver the principal addreis at the dedication. Grand officers, who by vir
tue of their offices will particpate, are: Richard Scott, grand master, Mllwaukie; Edward Hosteller, deputy grand master. The Dalles: H. E. Coolldge, grand warden;
E. E. Sharen. grand secretary, Portland; O. D. Doane, grand treasurer, .The Dalles; W. H. Hobson, grand representative. Stay ton; W. A. Carter, grand representa
tive. Gold Hill; Thomas F. Ryan, grand marshal, Oregon City; J.,'c. Jameson, grand conductor, Portland; H. J. Taylor, grand guardian. Pendleton; H. H. Harvey, grand
herald, Medford; A. LeRoy, grand chaplain, Portland.
This will be the third building dedicated on the 7-acre tsrct, which makes up the premises of the home. The cost of the new building has been over 25,000,
all of which has been paid from assessments on the membership. The dormitory contains 23 rooms. Many of these have been furnished and others are being fur
nished by different lodges in the state. . .," ' '
which it passes, and from tributary lines,
in the month of December, 3500 cars of
grain. This would be an average of 113
cars per day, counting Sundays and holi-:
days. Mr. Coman estimates that each
car contained 90,000 pounds, or 1500 bush
els, producing a total of 5,280,000 bushels
moved for the month. Lp to January l
the road had moved something over 60
per cent of the grain stocked up or
stored along its line.
CALLS CUSTOM VICIOUS
lather O'Hara Condemns Treating
Habit Before Trades Council
In an address before the Fedcyrated
Trades Council last night. Rev. father
O'Hara presented the merits -of the
anti-treating movement recehtly in
augurated by the Cathedral Man's Club.
In discussing this phase of temperance
reform. Father O'Hara explained that
it had for Its object, not the enactment
of new laws to regulata the sale of
liquor, but the creation at ta social con
dition that will make p-ossfble the en
forcement of legislation already en
acted. The treating habit was, denounced as
degrading and a most miechevlous so-
lal custom. Aside Irom the harmful
effects resulting directly, from the
custom, which was referred to as an
outgrowth of a prevefrted sense of good
fellowship, it was diarged that it fos
tered ruinoua extravagance. The evil
of this habit. Father O'Hara said, was
not confined to tire ranks of the work
lngmen, but extended also to men in
the professions.-
Among the reasons given by .rather
O'Hara why the movement against the
treating habit should be supported by
everybody, were the following. Be
cause it Is responsible for 90 per cent
of the vila of the liquor traffic; be
cause it leads people to drink who
would otherwise not contract the habit;
because it Induces people to drink
more, than they want, and because of
the lavish expenditure of money which
it encourages.
Father O'Hara announced that at a
meeting to be held the latter part of
tills month a central body or federa
tion will be formed preliminary to ex
tending the anti-treating movement all
over the state. All social and other
clubs in the city, labor organizations,
fraternal societies and other organiza
tions will be asked to send delegates to
attend this meeting, the date of which
will be announced later.
ACCUSES SHERIDAN MAN
Restaurant Proprietor Says. Dr. G.
C. Maule Passed Bogus Check.
A warrant for the arrest of Dr.
George C. Maule, a dentist who resides
in Sheridan, Or., has been issued and
placed in the hands of the police for
service. Dr. Maule is complained
against by William Bohlander, pro
prietor of the Empire restaurant on
Fifth street. Bohlander says that Dr.
Maule. accompanied by two friends,
came into the restaurant and ordered
a supper for the party. - The friends
introduced Dr. Maule and when the
dentist tendered a check for $3 in pay
ment for the meal Mr. Bohlander ac
cepted it and gave him a small sum In
change. .The check was bad. Bohland
er says he made an investigation and
found that Dr. Ma"ule had worked the
same game In other restaurants, and
determined to bring htm to justice.
Search for Dr. Maule revealed the
fact that h had taken the train for
Sheridan and effort will be made to
have him brought back to this city to
answer the charge.
Take no substitute at soda fountains.
Ask for original food-drink, "Horlick's"
Malted Milk. Not in a Milk Trust.
CITY'S POLICY
BAD
Contractor Scores Council and
the Executive Board.
PAY HELD UP TOO LONG
Pacific Bridge Company's Repre
sentative Demands $30,000 for
Montgomery Gulch Fill Gives
Advice to the Push Clubs.
The policy of the City Council and of
the Executive Board toward contractors
in Portland is coming in -for severe criti
cism from all sides. Yesterday afternoon
George W. Simons, representing the Pa
cific Bridge Company, appeared before
the street committee of the Council to ask
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for 30,000 dye b company for one of the
largest fills e!yer ordered in this city.
The contract Vas completed last Septem
ber and.' was accepted by City Engineer
Taylor, but -flie city has not yet paid for
the work. The matter was laid over un
til the. next regular meeting of the com
mittee, &' which time some property
owners "Who have filed protests, are to
be heart?.
The -Ijig fill for which Mr. Simons is
asking- -payment now, Ls the one on Gold
smith street across the old Montgomery
gulch on the Lower Albina carline. The
wcyi-Jt was accepted by the City Engineer,
but,.- some protests from property-owners
Irkve been filed, and the committee mem
'bers wish lo hear what the complainants
have to say before recommending 'pay
ment for the contract.
"The city does not treat the contrac
tors fairly," said Mr. Simons, in speaking
of the matter. "We have had the Mont
gomery fill completed for three months,
but cannot get our money, and we need It
badly. It ls an unfair deal to us to fin
ish work promptly and then be compelled
to wait for months before receiving our
pay. Wo ought to have our money with
in 30 days after completion of the job.
"A good many of the push clubs and
improvement associations have been pass
ing resolutions against delays in com
pletion of street improvements, and a
whole lot has been said and much has
been published about the great scarcity
of crushed rook for the work on hand,
but I want to say that. If these organi
zations will get an amendment to the
charter, so that contractors can get their
pay for completed work within SO days
after the job is done, we can get enough
good material, but until we can get our
money, we have not enough to purchase
the materials.
"We have at least $100,000 worth of fin
ished work in Portland, for which we
have not received a cent."
Dr. Pohl's Annual Report.
City Health Officer Pohl is preparing
her annual report, to be submitted to the
Board of Health Monday morning. It
shows the general health conditions in
Portland to be good, but she protests
against the so-called sanitary stamp that
ls placed on milk bottles, and declares the
system is but a farce. Her report will
show that the medical inspection of
school children has proved effective, ac
cording to her Investigation and reports
made by examining physicians. She will
urge the building of an emergency hos
pital at the earliest possible date.
Park Superintendent Upheld.
At a meeting of the City Park Board,
held at the City Hall yesterday morning.
Superintendent Montleth reported the dis
charge from his staff of A. Kulish, a
park workman. The discharged employe
protested the action of the superintend
ent, but the board unheld the latter. It
is raid there has been some in harmony
among certain of the employes of the
purks. and it is desired to' remove them
all as soon as possible. They may appeal
to the Civil Service Commission.
OVERTAKEN BY JUSTICE
Fugitive Chinese Murderer Wanted
in Chicago Is Caught Here.
Moy Ton Chew, a Chinaman wanted
in Chicago for the murder of Chin Wy,
started East last night on the 6 o'clock
train In the custody of Patrick Maher,
special detective of the District Attor
ney's office. Moy Ton Chew was ar
rested in this city a few days ago on
information furnished the police by a
Chinese "stool pigeon." He Is said to
be one of the wealthiest Chinamen in
this country, being the owner of a
number of gambling houses and stores,
and is the president of the largest and
most influential tong or Chinese so
ciety in the City of Chicago.
The death of Chin Wy, it is said,
was brought about by Moy Ton Chew
through the aid of a hired assassin,
who shot and killed Wy, mistaking
him for another Chinaman. The kill-
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ing was done in a Chinese, store In
Chicago. The murderer was - captured
in the cellar of the building. He con
fessed that be was only a hireling,
whereupon Moy, Ton Chew fled, it be
ing his intention to go back to China
He became confident of his safety
after his arrival in this city and waited
here in the hope that the affair would
blow over. He will be tried for mur
der. -
The man whom it was the assassin's
intention to kill is said to be the presi
dent of another tons;, a rival of that
headed by Moy Ton Chew; also the
owner of rival gambling houses.
MAY RESCIND CONTRACT
Iuman-Poulsen Lumber Company
Protests Against Big Fill.
Robert D. Inman, head of the Innur M.
Pouisen Lumber . Company, appeared, De
fore the street committee of the,' city
Council at its meeting yesterday -'afternoon
and declared emphatically tF,at his
company will not pay the 125,00 assess
ment levied against property uAder its
control on East Sixth street for? the cost
of a big fill that was ordered recently.
He said he would release the , , property
to the city, as it is not worh as much
as the assessment calls for,. and the Im
provement is of no benefit to his com
pany. The matter will con e up for final
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action at the. next regular meeting of the
committee, to be held January 17.
Councilman Rushlight is opposed to ac
cepting a proposal made by Mr. Inman,
that the contract for the fill, which was
let several months ago, be rescinded.
Others of the committee' appeared to be
in favor of rescinding it, if it is shown
that the cost of the fill is too great and
that the mill company's property will be
confiscated. A bitter fight will result
when the matter comes .up - at the next
meeting.
The fill in question is being made on
East Sixth, from East Sherman to Di
vision street. Councilman Rushlight
pointedly asked Mr. Inman why the mill
company's officials had not protested
against the Improvement, ' as provided by
law, before the contract , was let to the
Pacific Bridge Company, and Mr. Inman
replied that he had no knowledge of such
an improvement being ordered by the city
until the work commenced. He said that,
had he known it, he would have pro
tested it. Mr. Rushlight told Mr. Inman
that the proposed improvement was duly
advertised in the city official paper, as
required by the charter.
. George S. Shepherd, who appeared as
attorney for the mill company, declared
that the Pacific Construction Company
was willing to sign a release to the city,
should the Council -decide to rescind the
contract, and City Attorney Kavanaugh's
advice was sought by the street commit
tee as to the legality of such a step. "If
the contractors are willing to release the
city," said Mr. Kavanaugh, "the act is
legal. This may be done."
HOME TO BE DEDICATED
Oddfellows Will Consecrate New In
stitution With Services Today.
The dedication services of the new
Oddfellows' home, at East Thirty-first
and Holgate streets, will be held thiB
morning at 11 o'clock. Members of
the order from all parts of the state
are expected to be present. The ex
ercises will be under the direction of
Master Richard Scott, of Milwaukie.
Addresses will be delivered by M. C.
George. Mrs. Emma Galloway, presi
dent of the Rebekah Assembly, and
Mrs. Ida Foster, past-president of the
Rebekah Assembly. At the conclusion
of the exercises a reception will be,
held. The programme:
Opening Ode.
Prayer . ; . . . .Rev.. -A. LeRoy. grand chaplain
Music Orchestra
Dedication ceremonies.
Grand Lodge. Grand Encampment and
Rebekah Assembly
Song. "Just a Little Orphan In the Odd
fellows" Home" Miss Scott
Address M. C. George. P. G.
Song Mr. and Mrs. Staples
Address - - -
Mrs. Emma Galloway, president Rebekah
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Music Orchestra
Address .
Mrs. Ida Foster, past president Rebekah
Assembly.
Song Mr. and Mrs. Staple.
Closing Ode Audience
Benediction Grand Cbatplaln
. Refreshment, and social tlme.
i PRICE FOR CRAVENETTES
Brownsville Woolen Mill Store Cuts
' the Prices Halt.
$15.00 cravenettes. novf $7.50; $18.00
cravencttes, now $9.00; 20.00 craven
ettes, now $10.00; $25A0- cravenettes.
now $12.50: $30.00 cravenettos, now
$15.00. Nearly three hundred coats to
choose from; all marked in plain fig
ures: half-price takms the pick. ,
Big Profit for Bankers.
OL.YMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 3. It is re
ported here "that state general fund
warrants ane being discounted by
banks at Seattle, Spokane and else
where at 5 per cent. As these war
rants will , only be. outstanding about
30 days, t)Us means the banks will get
at the rate of 60 per cent per annum
for their money.
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United Railways System Ex
pedites Freight Delivery.
BOftN TO BUSINESS MEN
Gives Merchants on the Waterfront
Streets and In South' Portland Di
rect Connection With. Local
Terminal Grounds.
Since New Year's eve, when the United
Railways Company operated a locomotive
over its Front street line for the first
time, the Importance of that railway sys
tem to the commercial interests of Port
land has been demonstrated. Besides de
livering direct to the business district on
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Front street and in South Portland all
incoming freight from the North Pacific
Terminal Company and the different
roads entering the terminal grounds, this
road, by its connection with the Oregon
Electric Railway, brings the business
men of this city Into direct communica
tion with Willamette Valley points that
are served by the Portland-Salem line and
at the same time furnishes that system
with an entrance to the terminal grounds
and an outlet for all shipments over the
various transcontinental roads entering
Portland.
With seven, miles of Its system con
structed, the freight service of the United
Railways line is completed, while that
part of the system designed for passenger
traffic is also completed within the city
with the exception of two street cross
ings on Stark street. These are being
constructed and will be Installed as soon
as they are delivered from the shops.
"Our freight system, which includes
tracks on Flanders, Front, Water, Hood
and Macadam streets. Is completed and
In operation," said W. Benham, presi
dent of the system, yesterday. "Our road
connects the business district of the city
with the North Pacific Terminal Com
pany and the yards of the Portland &
Seattle and all railroads entering both
terminal yards. . It also connects the Ore
gon & Electric Railway with the same
points. Our interurban system, which
will be operated on Stark, Twelfth and
Pettygrove streets. Is all completed with
the exception of two street crossings on
Stark street, which will be installed as
soon as the material Is delivered from
the shops. This part of the system will
be ' the Portland-Hillsboro line and the
Portland terminus will be the Chamber
of Commerce building. In which the head
quarters of the company will be estab
lished as soon as the Interurban system
is under way."
"A considerable part of the steel and
other material for our Interurban line to
Hillsboro is here on the ground and the
remaining steel has been arranged for,"
said Lloyd B. WIckersham, chief en
gineer for the road. "We expect to be
gin grading on ther interurban line outside
of the city as soon as the weather settles,
and when we can adjust a few matters
involving the question of right of way.
"As to the interurban line, we are in
tending to construct a first-class, high
speed road and we are striving for a
maximum 2 per cent grade. Two satis
factory routes are under consideration
between Hillsboro and ; Portland and the
one will be selected over which the prob
lem of rights-of-way can be best ad
justed. "In the construction of this road we
are planning to- build a branch from the
main line to Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Construction work will be pushed through
this Win'ter and in the Spring and as
soon as the grading is finished, more men
will be added. This work will be started
from the Portland end and pushed rap
ndly into Washington County,"
Work Started on Carmen's Club. ,
Work was started yesterday on the new
clubhouse for the use of employes of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, whose work takes them or who live
in the vicinity of the Piedmont carbarns.
This is the first of three clubhouses the
company proposes to build for the men in
its employ, but it is stated that the other
two will not be started until the Piedmont
house is ready for use so that changes
in the plans may be incorporated in the
others if found to be advisable after ex
perience with the first one-
G. J. Mohler's ew Position.
Circulars have been sent out from the
general office of the Idaho, Washington
& Northern Railroad notifying the lines
of the country that George J. Mohler
has received the appointment of general
freight and passenger agent of the road
with headquarters at Spokane. Mr.
Mohler is a brother of the vice-president
and general manager of the Union Pa
ciflo. New Station In Use.
The first through car between Salem
and Portland, on the Oregon Electric
Railway line, arrived at the local terrai-
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nal station on Jefferson street yesterday
at 15 o'clock, noon. Cars, since the
opening of the road, have been stopping
at Fulton Park, several blocks south of
the terminus, but from this time on the
new station will be used. Temporary
quarters have been fitted up to be used
while the terminal station Is being fin
ished, ' and cars are undergoing final
touches, so that as rapidly as possible the
equipment will be put on and the sched
ule, be brought up to the standard contemplated.
President Iiytle in Bast.
E. E. Lytle, president- of the Pacific
Railway & Navigation Company, is
absent from the city on a business trip,
which will include New Orleans and the
larger Eastern cities. It was given out
at the office of the company yesterday
that in all probability work on the
"Lytle" road will not be resumed until
the president returns, which will In about
six weeks. The resumption will also
pend on the state of the weather in the
mountains between Hillsboro and Tilla
mook. OAK GROVE FILES PROTEST
Soburban Town Objects to Receiv
ing Portland's Banished Vagrants.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Oak - Grove Improvement. Association,
Thursday night, John Risley. presiding.
W. S. U'Ren was present and addresse-J
tho association at some length on the
pending constitutional amendments to be
voted on at the June election. He ex
plained their purport. H. G. Starkwea
ther called attention to the injustice of
the road district assessment law, under
which the money of one district is used
to improve roads in another.
The Oak Grove people and residents of
other settlements between Qak Grove and
Portland are stirred up over the dumping
of undesirable citizens on them by Port
land. The following resolutions were
passed :
"Whereas, It le reported In the dally pre?
that the police of the City of Portland
arrested on December 29 as many as 11 un
employed men of various races, all of whom
were described as vagrants and hoboes,
without visible means of support;
Whereas. In conformity with the very
questionable policy in vogue these 1 1 de
pendent men were escorted by guard on
the morning of the next day to the city
and county limits, and liberated at the Golf
Links station on the Oregon City carline,
with Instructions not to return;
Whereas, The territory adjoining for some
two or three miles in a southerly direction.
Including Oak Grove and vicinity, is dotted
with homes occupied by suburban resident,
whose business pursuits in Portland and
elsewhere take them from home much of
their time;
Whereas. Our homes are therefore occu
pied during such time only by our wives
and children, who are without police or
other protection;
Whereas, These unhappy men, by force
of circumstances, must become a prey upun
our community, and, unless they can And
Immediate work, are driven to the extreme
where they must cither beg, steal, or starve';
and
Whereas, A most serious condition Is
thereby created, and the possibility exists
of Its being greatly intensified through the
continuation of this policy, and the un
loading upon us of still larger numbers.
Therefore be It
Resolved, By the members of the Oak
Grove Improvement Association, that we
hereby protest against the Injustice of this
policy as applied to these unfortunate men.
on the basis of its Inhumanity:
Resolved, That we hereby express to the
Mayor and police department of the City
of Portland, our Indignant protest against
this unjust and outrageous proceeding, in
dumping these undesirable characters and
citizens upon a defenseless community, to
the Immediate peril of our homes and fam
ilies; and even should there exist a legul
right to adopt such a questionable system,
we hereby implore them, with all the energr
we can command, to devise some more just
and equitable method of solution for this
problem.
The association adopted the following
memorial addressed to the officials of
Clackamas County:
Resolved, By the members of the Oak
Grove Improvement Association that we
hereby ca.ll the attention of the officials of
Clackamas County to this very serious con
dition, under which these undesirable citl
xens and characters are being dumped upon
a defenseless community, to the immediate
peril of our homes and families; and we
hereby urge them to devise some means. If
any legal remedy exists, to remedy this
situation, and to prevent the further carry
ing out of this outrageous imposition upon
a peaceful section of the county.
OUT FOR GOVERNOR HUGHES
Levi W. Myers Declares for Pres
. identlal Candidate.
PORTLAND, Jan. 3. (To the Editor.)
As expression of preference for
Presidential candidates seems to be in
order, I will be obliged if you will al
low me to express a thought or two
In that direction.
t am in favor of Theodore Roosevelt
as the fittest and best man to be the
candidate of the Republican party for
President, this year, but if we must
take another, let it be Governor
Hughes, of New York. My reasons. In
short, for Mr. Hughes over Mr. Taft
is that we must have for President, the
ensuing four years, a man of unlimited
backbone and moral courage. No other
kind of man ought to be thought of
for a single moment. To elect any
other kind would be .National disaster.
For absolute proof of the truth of this
statement one need look no further
than the. leading editorial of The
Oregonian this morning, entitled,
"Wrecking a Railroad."
The Government ls yet in the
clutch of the plunder element of the
Nation, in spite of the splendid fight
Roosevelt has made upon it, and to
put a man overflowing with kind
heartedness In place of our strenu
ous President, is to surrender to the
partiea who hesitate at no act of dis
honesty, so long as it does not at once
place them in the penitentiary. These
dishonorable parties were enabled to
fasten their grasp on the Nation
through the excessive amiability of
President McKlnley, and I fear the
same weakness would largely domi
nate Mr. Taft.
Mr. Hughes has shown that he has
a spinal column strong enough to hold
at bay the plunder element of New
York, and that means a great deal.
A man who can handle Wall street,
and make it respect and fear him, can
be transplanted to the White House, at
Washington, with perfect safety, and I
fear this cannot be said, truthfully, of
Mr. Taft. Let us have Roosevelt if
we can, but Hughes, If a change must
be made in men. A change of Roose
velt's policy would be party suicide.
LEVI W. MYERS.
FIRE AT MAEGLY JUNCTION
Hotel In Which Railroad Laborers
Are Housed Totally Destroyed.
A two-story frame building at Maegly
Junction, on Columbia Slough, was to
tally destroyed by Are last night. So
far aa known there were no casualties.
The loss is not known.. The building; was
erected last June and had been used as
a hotel for the men employed In the con
struction work of the Hill line, which
Is being carried on in the vicinity. James
Levin was proprietor.
Oregon People in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3. (Special.) Oregon
people registered at Chicago hotels today
as follows:
From Portland Mr. and Mrs. Julius L.
Meier, at the Auditorium Annex; A. B.
Cansin, at the Great Northern.
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WARRANT OFFICER
Police Aggrieved by Refusal of
Mayor and Council'
to Act.
CAUSES MUCH FRICTION
Lawyers Bring About Crisis by
Quibbling Over Amount of Bonds
Fixed by Station Officers in
Technical Violation of Law.
That the Police Department feels that
it has a grievance against Mayor Lane
! and the City Council is made manifest
! by the agitation now on foot to secure
the appointment of a bail and warrant
officer for Uio police station, which offi
cial or officiala that institution now
lacks. This agitation has been brought
about by several recent clashes between
attorneys and the police growing out of
the lixing and receiving of ball for
prisoners arrested after the adjournment
of the Police Court, when there is no one
present Itgally qualilied to issue warrants
or to fix and receive ball.
The police assert that they have
brought the matter to the attention of
the Council at various times within the
past two years, but without result. Ac
cording to tne police some properly
authorized person should be in attend
ance at the police station at night, and
on Sundays and holidays, and such other
times as , the police magistrate or his
clerk are not subject to call. As it is
now there Is no one officially responsible
for the Issuance of warrants and the
setting and receiving of ball at such
times and as a consequence the police
are put to extra work, and annoyance
and delay caused people arrested who
are entitled to bail under the law, and
to others who are desirous of having
some malefactor apprehended in cases
where the arrest can be made only by '
warrant.
Police Between Two Fires.
The refusal on the part of the Council
to take action leaves the police between
two fires. They must either refuse to
release a prlsonr on ball, to which privi
lege he is entitled, or disturb Judge Cam
eron or Clerk Hennessey at all hours of
the night or on holidays, or act on their
own responsibility and release the
prisoner on the bail customarily asked
in cases similar to the one at hand.
While the present provisions of the law
literally authorize no one but a police
magistrate to fix the amount of bail,
or to receive it, it has been the custom
of the police to accept bail from prison
ers charged with minor offenses at times
when they felt it was wholly unreason
able to disturb either Judge Cameron or
Clerk' Hennessey, but so much trouble
has been caused of late by attorneys who
have quibbled over the amount of bail '
fixed at the police station that the police
are disgusted with the duties which from
no fault of their own have been thrust
upon them.
On the other hand .the situation has
been saved up to date by Judge Cameron
and Clerk Hennessey, who out of good
nature 'have acted at all times without
complaint, when called upon and while
all acknowledge that the judge and his
clerk have been very accommodating it
is generally voiced that it is a matter of
injustice to them that they should be
bothered with work for which they are
not responsible.
Take Bail Illegally.
It is also pointed out that the taking
of bail by a police official is illegal
and that should an offender forfeit his
ball he might recover it by legal process,
and that it is now up to the Council to
straighten out matters.
"We would be only too glad, to have
some one appointed," said Chief Gritz
macher, last night. "I have repeatedly
asked the Council and the Mayor to do
something, but they do not pay any at
tention to my recommendations. In my
report for 1906, I said: 'A very important
matter to the Police Department, which
in my judgment, should be given im
mediate attention, is the appointment of
an assistant magistrate or clerk with
the powers of a magistrate to be at
police headquarters during the night for
the purpose of issuing warrants, accept
ing bonds, bail, etc., thereby relieving
the Police Department of duties which
properly belong to the Judicial Depart
ment and ought to be attended to by
same. Besides it would save the Police ,
Department the continual annoyance with
damage suits, etc
" 'If this matter cannot be brought
about without proper legislation by the
State Legislature then steps should be
taken Immediately to have it brought be
fore that body at an early date. In some
other cities (Chicago for instance) the
police are empowered by the Municipal
Court act to make complaints, issue war
rants, accept bail bond, etc., when the
courts are not in session and officers of
rank are detailed for this work at police
headquarters.'
Makes Second Appeal.
"This year I brought the mater to them
again in my official report, saying:
'Again 1 would recommend that soma
officer or clerk be appointed with the
powers of a magistrate to be at the
police station at night for the purposo
of making complaints, issuing warrants,
to accept bail money, bonds, etc. This
perhaps could be done by appointing
some officer assistant clerk to the muni
cipal judge or by appointing a deputy
clerk. This is one of the great needs of
the Police Department. All hours of the
night people come to the station for
warrants of arrest for absconders and
other criminals and the police can give
no protection in many of- these cases
without warrants and are censured there
for. Besides, the captain on duty is
kept pretty busy all the time with cleri
cal work attending to bail money, etc.,
and the police business suffers consider
ably in consequence thereof.'
"Other cities of the size of Portland
have warrant officers in attendance at
the police stations. Seattle for instance
iaB four or five and one of them is at
the station at all hours of the day and
night. It seems to me that Portland
ought to be able to have them if Seattle
has. Our Police Department is very small
and a great deal ls expected of it. We
have only about 90 men available for
present patrol duty and we have about
S00 miles of streets which these men are
supposed to cover divided into three re
liefs. Seattle has about double the police
we have and Los Angeles has nearly
three times as many."
While it has not been presented to the
Council it is said that an ordinance ls
being drafted covering the requirements
of this situation, and that it will be
presented to the Council within a few
days by Police Judge Cameron.
If Banr la Cctttn Teeth
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tMthlng. It soothe, tb. child, softens ta.
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