THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 190S.
9
PROTEST HEIST
CLOSED GATEWAY
Local Commercial Bodies Are
Awake to Injury Done
the State.
KEEPS OUT HOMESEEKERS
Action of Hill Lines in Refusing lo
Co-operate With Harriman Koads
on Through Kales Causes'
Great Dissatisfaction.
Portland commercial Interests are
waking up to the injury to this city
that is following the closing of the
Portland gateway to passenger traffic
between the East and Puget Sound.
It Is quite likely that the local com
mercial organizations will adopt some
expression of disapproval of the action
of the Hill lines in rerusingr to concur
in through rates from the East. This
action on the part of the northern
roads resulted in the recent decision
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion forbidding the Harriman roads to
oil through tickets over lines that do
not become a party to the through
rate agreement.
It is said by those in close toucn
with the colonist trav-i, that is now at
lis height, that the effect of the ruling
will be detrimental to Portland and
that the ill effects are already to be
noticed. As the commercial organiza
tions have conducted an extensive ad
vertising campaign to rill this state
with Eastern settlers, the closing of
the gateway comes at a time when,
under normal conditions, the results
of tills widespread advertising should
be realized.
'Closing the Portland gateway puts
;:s to a great disadvantage at this
time, particularly," said Tom Rich
ardson, manager of the Commercial
Club, "for we would reap the harvest
o; the publicity work throughout the
Ea.'t it the old conditions were re
stored. The ruling tends to divert
travel by other routes and cuts us out
of a very large movement. I first
heard of the closing of this gateway
whiie in Los Angeles, and it is taken
everywhere as a blow to Portland.
Vhilo people here do not seem to
realize the significance of the move, it
is understood outside as much against
us."
All Traffic Affected.
Closing of the Portland gateway
affects East and West-bound traffic
Mlike that would otherwise pass
threugh Portland between the East
and Puget Sound. Those who want to
come through Portland on their way
to the East from Washington points
cannot buy through tickets at the
same rate as by the Northern routes
for tho local fare. J5.S0 if from Seat
tle and H.So If from Tacoma. must be
added to the ticket. People returning
East from Alaska as well as those
Kotng into Alaska at this season are
naturally diverted from Portland.
The Harrlman lines feel somewhat
aggrieved as well, for they have spent
not less than J5.1.000 during the past
year in advertising the Pacific North
west. That the closing of this gateway has
resulted In lighter colonist travel
through Portland during the " two
wec-ks the rates have been in effect
Is shown by the actual figures. For
tn week ending March 13 the total
number of colonists coming to stations
on the' Harriman lines In Oregon and
Washington was IKiO as against l.t5
for tto corresponding week of last
year. While 511 homeseekers went to
points r.ortll of Portland last year,
only 5i with destinations In Washing
ton passed through Portland during
the secord week of March.
This is considered particularly re
grettable by those interested in bring
ing settlers to this state, for the rea
son that their work Is made less ef
fective than would otherwise be the
esse, for all colonists passing through
Portland to Puget Sound on this class
of transportation are allowed a spe
cial rate by the Southern Pacific to
any point in Oregon at one-half the
usual rale. This should afford an op
portunity for colonists to see this
state. and many of them who stop off
here become permanent settlers in this
way.
This decrease of 415 for the week
ending March 15 over the correspond
ing week of last year is said to be
attributable directly to the closing of
the Portland gateway. The destina
tions of the colonists remaining in this
state were: Portland Sll. south of
Portland 165, Pendleton 18, Baker City
29. The remainder were scattered ail
ovtr Oregon.
Tourist Travel Suffers.
Kut It is not only colonist travel
that Is affected, it Is said, by the
lack of harmony between the Hill and
larriman roads. Tlie Summer tourist
round-trip rates to this Coast frxm the
East have Just been announced by the
Harriman lines, the Chicago & North
western, the St. Paul, Santa Fe and
the Salt Lake route. Tickets under
these rates will be on snle from the
East to the pacific Coast daily from
June 1 to September 30, and the- same
rates will apply eastbound. but sale
dates are not yet announced. For
eastbound business a few days each
month will be set apart. The round
trip rate from Chlnego will be $72.5.1.
Missouri Kiver points $t0. St. Louis
JS7..SW.
Hill lines demand the long haul on
tiiis round-trip business. Stopovers
are allowed on this class of trans
portation within the limit of the
ticket, which expires in 90 days. If a
passenger wants to visit Portland,
coming and going via Puget Sound, he
Is allowed to do so. out if fie wants
to make his destination the Washing
ton cities, traveling through Portland
In each direction, he cannot do so.
This is considered a discrimination
favorable to the Puget Sound country
and some concerted action on behalf
of Portland is likely to be taRen with
in a short time.
OPENS MA (KKTS TO FAIJMKKS
What New Kxpress Service Will Do
for Kaslern Wachington.
That the new North Bank road, which
waa opened to traffic yesterday, will be of
great benefit to the fruitgrowers and
farmers through Eastern Washington
is the belief of M. G. Hall, superintend
ent of the Northern Express Company,
at Portland.
Mr. Hall returned to the city last night
after going over the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle Railway yesterday from Pasco
to Vancouver to inspect the road.
There is a great fruit and dairy coun
try reached by the North Bank road."
said Mr. Hall, "that has formerly been
shut out of nearly all markets because
of the lack of proper transportation
facilities
"""he Klickitat country and the sur-
rounding counties are famous fruit-growing
districts. Kennewick is noted for the
early strawberries it grows, the fruit
ripening earlier than any other in Oregon
or Washington. By the opening of the
new line, quick transportation to Port
land, the natural market for the pro
ducts of this whole region, will be of
fered." The Spokane. Portland & Seattle, whose
opening had been delayed since Monday
on account of storms, started trains yes
terday on tine and maintained schedules.
Every seat was tilled in the passenger
train out of Vancouver yesterday morning.
DR. FISHER HERE SUNDAY
Several Meetings Will Be Addressed
by Y. M. C. A. Leader.
Many things indicate that this year wiH
mark an epoch in Y. M. C. A. work on
the Pacific Coast. All the associations of
the Pacific Northwest are determined that
1908 shall be a record-breaker in every
department of the work, and according
to Physical Director Grilley. Portland
will lead them all. This progressive spirit
lias been greatly stimulated by the ap
proaching visit of Dr. George J. Fisher,
of the Y. M. C. A. international commit
tee, who is now making a tour of the
Pacific Coast associations, holding con
ferences and meetings, sometimes two
and three a day. Mr. Grilley is arranging
the tour of the visitor and has instruc
tions to nnd a use for every minute that
Dr. Fisher will spend here and in other
leading cities.
Dr. Fisher will arrive at Salem March
21. and it is announced that he will reach
JUNIORS OF PACIFIC UNIVERSITY WILL ISSUE
COLLEGE ANNUAL
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. - Forest
S
Mias
Martha Holmes. Edlto
Chief of the Anauul.
Portland in time for the big men's meet
ing Sunday, when he will speak on the
topic. "The Word Written on Tablets of
Flesh." Immediately following the men's
meeting, the Y. M. C. A. Leaders' Club
will hold a conference witli the speaker,
planning Improvements on the present
methods of catrying on the physical de
partment. A physically strong man him
self. Dr. Fisher, It Is said, can be relied
on to plant fresh ideas and ideals In the
department. The boys will not be neg
lected, for the visitor will speak to the
Junior members Immediately preceding
the men's meeting.
Monday will be spent by Dr. Fisher
in conference with the directors of the
physical department of the Portland Y.
M .C. A. From 5 to 6 P. M. Dr. Fisher
will discuss ways-and means with the
local board of directors at the Wbite
Temple. A banquet will follow. A pub
lic meeting will bo held at S P. M., when
Dr. Fisher will speak.
For the remainder of the tour Dr.
Fisher's itinerary is: March 24 and 25,
Walla Walla: March 26, Spokane; March
27, 3?attle: March 2S, Tacoma: March
29 and 30, Seattle: March 31, Bellingham:
April 1 and 2. Vancouver. B. C. March
30 will be the day of the big conference,
when all the physical dlreetors of the
Pacific Northwest will meet in Seattle to
discuss their work with Dr. Fisher.
Candidate for Lower House.
EUGEsNE. Or., March 19. (Special.)
Isaac N. Edwards, of Junction, today
filed his petition for tho Republican
nomination of state Representative. Mr.
Edwards has served , three terms in the
House from Lane County.
ARTHUR A. GREENE WRITES AN
ESTIMATE OF FATHER YORKE
San Francisco Priest a Rare Combination of Scholar, Ecclesiastic and
' Man of Affairs.'
UY ARTHUR A. GREENE.
THB first Impression one gets of the
Rev. Peter C. Yorke is convincing
to his physical power. He looks the
strong man ready to run a rac?. or sweep
aside the opposing line on a footoall team.
or wield a sledgehammer at a black
smith's forge. He is big with the grace
and ease peculiar to strong, confident
men who keep themselves always In
fighting trim. If he hadn't become a
priest he might have become a heavy
weight champion and tho idol of the fol
lowers of the manly sport. His eyes are
blue of that peculiar shade that seems
characteristic of unyielding courage and
ability to command. His face could only
be the face of a man who dominates, yet
it is touched with the little lines around
the eyes and mouth which betoKen good
nature and wit. He's decidedly demo
cratic and practical looking and after one
has listened to him for a few minutes it
is easy to understand why he is so strong
a force, not only in the church, but in
the temporal affairs of San Francisco and
California.
He is a rare combination of scholar,
ecclesiastic and man of affairs. But for
his clerical hahlt. a student of humun
nature might pick "him out of a crowd
for a railroad president, a political boss
or a major-general. He speaks with an
air of finality which, while ... never of
fends or patronixes. is likely to convince.
His speech is filled with picturesque
smiles and his most ordinary remark has
an unmistakable point. He is a humor
ist as well as preacher, and I cannot
imagine anyone going to sleep under the
Influence of his sermons.
Essentially Irish, a delicious accent con
tinually reminds one that he was born
and educated In the Emerald Isle. For
30 years he has been a prominent figure
in the life of San Francisco.
He has been accused of being over-aggressive,
a disturber, a dictator and many
other things by those whom he has an
tagonized, but it is not recorded that
he has ever been ignoreu. Such a man
must necessarily make ..uter enemies,
while by the same token he inspires the
most loyal friendships. He is essen
tially the priest of the masses, the guide,
philosopher and friend of the working
people, and. when necessity demands,
their chosen champion in their fights
against what appears to be the wrong.
Father Yorke is one of the most in
teresting personalities with whom I have
ever come in contact. A man with his
nature makes mistakes occasionally and
they are usually big ones. He arouses an-
FAVORS HEAVY FIE
I
Mayor Condemns Delinquent
.. Street Contractor.
FAILS TO CARRY POINT
Majority of Executive Board Com
mittee Votes to Accept Work Done
by Harry Howard Witltout
Imposing a Penalty.
Mayor Lane has become weary of the
delays of contractors on street improve
ments, and yesterday declared himself in
favor of a heavy fine against Harry
Howard, whom he characterized as "the
worst contractor the city ever dealt
with." The discussion came up during a
session of the street committee of the
Executive Board. R. L. Sabin and D. A.
Patullo. the members of the committee,
dissented, however, and the contractor
escaped the penalty. Howard was more
than 500 days behind , on three streets,
but his representatives explained that
Grove, Or., March 19. (Special.) At
a session of the Juior class today,
measures were taken to publish a col
lege annual. It has been several
years ' since a class has thought it
possible to raise sufficient funds for
such an undertaking. Every phase of
college activity will be represented,
athletics, debating, oratory, literary
societies, social union, the college
paper, "the Weekly Index." and the
Drama Club. Expensive cuts will be
made giving campus views, debating
teams, class groups and student-body
officers.
Miss Martha Holmes, who has been
selected for editor-in-chief, is well
qualified for this position. She is one
of the worthy contributors to the col
lege paper. Miss -Holmes has filled
several positions of honor as president
of the philomathean Literary Society,
president-elect of the Y. W. C. A., and
secretary of the student body.
Virgil E. Waterman, business man
ager, is expected to carry the Annual
through to financial success. H. P.
Humphreys is athletic editor,. James
R. Ward, humorous editor, and Miss
Helen Chandler literary editor.
various matters, over which they had no
control, caused the delays.
The three streets on which Howard Is
behind are Knott. Going and Ivy, and
Mayor" Lane declared that people living
along those thoroughfares are clamoring
loudly for deliverance; that they have
waited a long-" time and are demanding
relief. The Mayor, who' fs chairman of
ail committees of the Executive Board,
declared himself strongly in favor of a
heavy fine for Howard, and scored the
latter unsparingly, saying Howard had
let the whole Summer pass without doing
anything toward completing his contracts,
and that it would not do to tolerate such,
tactics. The Mayor suggested that about
$2500 would be enough to cause Howard
and other delinquent contractors to
realize that the city means businees.
. Representatives of Mr. Howard spoke In
his defense, saying that he had completed
one mile of streets during the "Winter,
whereas, they asserted, no other con
tractor has completed a single block.
Every street under contract to Howard,
they declared, was given one course, so
that all were fit for use during the wet
weather, a thing they said no other con
tractor had done.
After hearing the explanations of the
contractor, Mr. Sabin moved that the
committee recommend the acceptance of
the completed streets from Mr. Howard,
and that the extensions of time sought
be granted, without levying any fine.
Mr. Patullo, seconded the motion. Mayor
I,ane expressed surprise, but put the
motion, which was carried.
Mr. Sabin explained his position by
saying that he believed the contractors
had been hard pressed; that they had
tag on ism and that antagonism 01 the bit
terest character. He may be sometimes
impatient and domineering, but he is al
ways positive. His virtues are the big,
significant virtues that make for good
on its largest scale just as his faults are
large and apparent.
He is not of the type to dissemble and
he is never neutral. Whether one agrees
with such a man or not, he must respect
him. If he fights him. he rejoices that he
is fighting one on whom brave steel is
not wasted. To defeat such a man would
be a triumph indeed and to serve with
him. shoulder to shoulder, or to do his
bidding: in the ranks, would be an inspi
ration. It is in bo me such way as I have tried
to express that the . Reverend Father
Yorke, the distinguished Catholic clergy
man, who has impressed himself so
vividly on San Francisco, impresses me.
His present visit to Portlund. has attract
ed wide attention and his public utter
ances have aroused more discussion than
those of any man who ias recently stood
tip before our public and declared himself-
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liiiipSipiiiiii l
I ill f i
t
Father Feter . Yorke.
been beset with many unavoidable dif
ficulties and that be thought the best way
j was to accept all completed streets and
pay tor tnem.
That Mayor Lane and his appointees on
the committee were a little angry over
the matter seemed apparent from the
dialogue that .wound up the affair yes
terday. "Tell Mr. Howard we may not be so
lenient on another - occasion, " said Mr.
Patullo to Howard's representatives,
after the vote was taken.
"Oh, yes, we will," quickly replied
Mayor Lane. "The thing will go right
along. Just the same."
"Well. I don't care," remarked Mr.
Sabin. "I am going to vote on these
I things to the best of my Judgment every
I time, anyway."
Will Ask Bids on Coal.
I The Executive Board will soon adver
tise for coal, to be used in the Fire De
partment, the City Engineer's Depart
ment and the various other departments
of the city. Several grades will be asked
for. and some of it will have to be
carted to various parts of the city, espec
ially that for the City Engineer's force.
working on the streets. .
BOURNE MM OF PYSTERY
SIXGULAK POSITION OP SEN
ATOR IN POLITICS.
Booms Roosevelt for Third Term,
but Cultivates His - Enemies.
What Is His Game?
From a Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March 14. Hon. Jona
than Bourne, Jr., the new Senator from
Oregon, is regarded in Washington as a
man of mystery. Everybody is asking:
'What is his game?" Nobody can
answer; that is to say, nobody can give
an answer that is thoroughly satisfactory.
Before Mr. Bourne came to the Senate,
Senator Stone, of Missouri, was known
as the "Gumshoe artist of that body;
since Mr. Bourne's advent "Gumshoe
Bill" has had to relinquish his title. Mr.
Bourne has him beat to a frazzle at the
gumshoe business. Hence the question,
"What is Bourne's game?"
Mr. Bourne has been different from
other senators from the very first. He
came to Washington several months be
fore he was elected Senator, though his
election, as a result of the primaries,
was a foregone conclusion. He was an
object of interest because he was the first
Senator actually chosen by the people.
That was his first claim to distinction.
But whatever notoriety he aclfleved on
that account was overshadowed by his
subsequent "second elective term" move
ment in behalf of the President, and that
has kept him in the public eye ever
since.
There is but one man in the enttre
Congress who still clamors for the re
nomination of Mr. Roosevelt that man is
Mr. Bourne. It was Mr. Bourne who
first injected life into the third-term pro
paganda; it was he who kept it alive until
the President himself dealt it a death
blow. But in spite of the fact that the
movement is dead, Mr. Bourne persists in
his clamor. Therefore the question:
"What is his game?"
When there was a possibility of bring
ing about the renomination of Mr. Roose
velt, politicians could figure out why Mr.
Bourne was so enthusiastic; he wanted to
he the first man to jump on the winning
bandwagon. The "original Roosevelt
man" under another Roosevelt adminis
tration would naturally be a conspicuous
as well as an influential figure in Na
tional politics. T
But there is not going to be another
Roosevelt adrministrationv, Why, then,
does Mr. Bourne continue to harp on the
third-term question? What is his game?
In politics, and especially In National
politics, a man is judged by the com
pany he keeps. Mr. Bourne has posed
as a friend of the President. It would
naturally be expected that he would as
sociate with the recognized friends of the
President. Has Mr. Bourne done this?
Not at all. He is not a friend of Senator
iLodge; he scarcely knows Senator
Beveridge; he and Senator Dolliver are
anything but chummy; Senator Gamble is
practically a stranger; Senator Warren is
not on his calling list. On the contrary
he has made friends and associates of
such Senators as Penrose, Knox. Murray,
Crane ,and even Dick. Publicly, Mr.
Bourne does not affiliate with Senator
Aldrich; privately he and Mr. Aldrich are
far from strangers; there is a bond of
sympathy between them.
There are no more bitter enemies of
the President in public life than, can be
found among Mr. Bourne's associates.
Mr. Penrose is a politician of the cor
rupt machine type; Mr. Knox, a rival of
Mr. Taft, is the corporation candidate for
President;- Mr. Crane is the recognized
leader of the anti-Taft forces and sup
posedly the chief engineer of the Knox
boom, and Mr. Dick is the "me, too" of
Senator Foraker. who is far and away
the most out-spoken of all the Presi
dent's enemies. Mr. Aldrich is too well
known to need comment. Why, then,
does Mr. Bourne, the professed admirer
of the President, pick for his associates
such men as these when he could as
readily cultivate men who are the close
and recognized friends of the President.
Is it unnatural that Washington should
be asking: "What is his game?"
If Mr. Bourne, down in the depths of
his heart, entertained the friendship for
the President that he outwardly pro
fesses .would he be so vicious in his at
tacks upon Secretary Taft, the man
whose nomination the President so
earnestly desires to see brought about?
The President eliminated himself from
the contest; he made it known that Mr.
Taft. above all others, represents the
Roosevelt policies, whirti are really re
sponsible for the popularity of the Presi
dent. Mr. Bourne always declares that
he "stands for the principle, not the
man.' Why, then, favoring the Roose
velt policies, should he persist in holler
ing for Mr. Roosevelt when he knows he
can t get Mr Roosevelt, and at the same
time ridicule and belittle Mr. Taft, who.
more than any other man, represents those
policies which he himself professes to
endorse? "What is his game?"
W hen Mr. Bourne came to Washington
a year ago last December, he had no
prejudice against Mr. Taft. One day he
called on the Secretary 'of War. and
when he came away, wa fully determined
to do his .utmost to prevent Mr. Taft's
nomination. Nobody but Mr. Bourne and
Mr. Taft know what took place at that
conference, but that conference is the
key to Mrl Bourne's opposition to the
War Secretary. Did the Secretary size
up Mr. Bourne and speak his mind
frankly, as is his habit? Did Mr. Bourne
make some request which was denied?
Did he undertake to form some combina
tion which was turned down? Nobody
knows but Mr. Bourne and Mr. Taft
but certain it is that something of vital
importance to Mr. Bourne transpired on
that occasion something was said or
done by the Secretary" which Mr. Bourne
has never forgiven. From that very day
he has moved heaven and earth to block
the Taft movement. Why? "What is his
game?.
The entire country takes the President
at his word, and does not believe he
will be renominated because he has de
clared again and again that he does not
want and will not accept another nomi
nation. Yet Mr. Bourne desires to at
tend the Republican National convention
at Chicago as a delegate from Oregon,
and he wants that delegation instructed
for Mr. Roosevelt. He knows that eight
TAKE TWO AND
PAY FOR ONE
Sheet Music and Musical Instrument
Prices Strike Bottom in Graves
& Co.'s Forced-Out-Sale.
That the Graves & Co. Forced-Out
Sale is the greatest monev-saving-eyent
ever seen in this or any other
city will be willingly attested to by
hundreds of people who have partici
pated in this extraordinary event.
e have sacrificed, cut ves. actu
ally slashed the prices (contract goods
excepted) ' to a point where it seems
ridiculous, but we haven't a location
to go to and we're determined to dis
pose of everything in the quickest
possible time.
HERE IS SHEET MUSIC
Everybody knows that the largest,
finest and most complete assortment of
Sheet Music has always been carried
by Graves & Co. This goes now at ex
actly, half and in some cases less than
half the former retail prices.
The classical compositions, the regu
lar 50c copies, now only 22c: the 60c
selections now only 27c; the 75c selec
tions now only 32c, and so on.
All the popular music, by far the
largest assortment to be found west
of Chicago take your pick now at
two for Zbc.
Then there is an immense collection
of classic and popular music, both
vocal and instrumental, strictly stand
ard editions, which we have assembled
on one large table for convenience
choice now. 14c a copy, or 4 for 45c.
Here's a rare chance tt get a fine
musical library at little expense,
TALKING MACHINES.
Why be without a modern Talking
Machine at these ridiculously low
prices? All cash is not necessary. Pay
by the week or month if you like.
Regular tZH machines now only... 9.80
Regular $30 machines now only...I4.BO
Regular $35 machines now only...l7.ttO
Regular 540 machines now only...jt2l.25
Regular $50 machines now only...$24JUK
RECORDS AT NEARLY HALF.
The famous standard Imperial Disc
Records, the regular 10-Inch size, never
sold for less than 60c anywhere, now
go at 32c each. No demonstrating.
VIOLINS, MANDOLINS, ETC.
W have always prided ourselves
on the superb assortment of rare old
Violins. Guitars, Mandolins, Banjos,
Accordions. Band Instruments, etc. We
only handle the world's best makes,
but even these are included in this
forced-out sale. Prices are now re
duced 20 to 40 per cent. Ask to see
the splendid Violin we are now selling
for $3.65 or the Mandolin at $2.15, etc.
Elegant Music Cabinets in mahog
any, oak or walnut-and the finest of
Music Bags and Satchels in all the
very latest shapes and finest- leather
go now at half and less.
A FEW PIANOS. TOO.
We have called in all our rented
Pinnos and these are now offered at
actually less than what they cost at
the factory. Tf you cannot pay all
cash we'll arrange for weekly or
monthly payment3. A fine, full-size
uprig-ht. which cost at the factory
$lo6 and . sold veryw'here at retail for
$25., poes now for $lt5. An elegant
$315 upright now only $172, and for
$196 you can secure a nearly new $350
piano. These are all in excellent con
dition. Don't let this opportunity go
by without at least investigating.
BETTER COME QX'ICKLY.
It will cost you nothing to investi
gate this really great money-saving
event and will surely be the means of
saving a good sum of money, but
quickest action is necessary in order
to secure choice.
Remember, -orders by mall will re
ceive careful and prompt attention. No
C. O. D.'s, no telephone orders, no ex
changes, no demonstrating and no
goods will be. sold to dealers. Hurry
in right away. Store open tomorrow
evening. Graves & Co., 328 Washing
ton St.. between Sixth and Seventh.
votes instructed for Mr. Roosevelt must
be thrown to - some other candidate or
be absolutely discarded. Does he want
Oregon to have no voice in the conven
tion, or does he want to dominate an in
structed Roosevelt delegation so that he
personally can deliver it to some other
candidate of his own selection, and there
by reap the credit? Or, does he primari
ly want to withhold those eight votes
from Mr. Taft? Eight votes might deter
mine the result at Chicago. Does Mr.
Bourne want to hold the balance of
power? "What is his game?'
Throughout his long political career in
Oregon, Jonathan .Bourne was always
more or less a man of mystery. He was
what might be styled a "subterranean
artist"; he never worked in the open;
always under the surface. And he always
worked with money. When he was openly
a man's friend, he usually turned out in
the end to be his enemy. In the cam
ipaign of 1806 he was secretary of the
Oregon Republican State Central Com
mittee until August, three months pre
ceding the election. But in reality did
he work for Mr. McKinley? No: he
worked for Mr. Bryan. He was smoked
out, and then forced to sever his con
nection with the Republican organiza
tion. Is he repeating that kind of poli
tics today? Is he, while outwardly a
friend of the President, secretly working
for some candidate opposed to the Roose
velt policies? Is he the secret agent of
Mr. Knox? "What is his game?"
THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE
What a Supporter of Mr. Geer Has to
Say or His Candidacy.
The Dalles Optimist.
There are three candidates lor the Re
publican nomination for Congress in this
district ex-Governor( Geer, W. R. Ellis,
the present Representative, and George
3. Shepherd, a Portland attorney. Of
these Mr. Geer is by far the best known,
has had a much wider experience in the
public affairs of the state and is de
cidedly the best equipped to represent it
in the halls of Congress. Reports from
every part of the district indicate that
he will be nominated by a large plural
ity, if not by a clean majority vote.
Mr. Geer is a native of the state and
has spent aH his life here, living when
a younger man In Eastern Oregon, in
Union County, for nearly 11 years, and
has since kept in close touch with it
affairs and wants. He has served four
terms in the State Legislature, being the
Speaker of the House in the session of
1891. In 1896 he was one of the McKin
ley electors, stumping the state In every
portion of it, and it was generally con
ceded at the time that his speeches to
the farmers on the silver fallacy did
more to carry the state for the gold
standard thapi any other single agency.
He was chosen to take the electoral
vote to Washington in January, 1897, by
his associates.
In 18H8 Mr. Geer was nominated for
Governor at the Republican state con
vention by acclamation, the only in
stance of the kind in the history of the
party in Oregon. In the following June,
after campaigning In every county in
the state, he was elected by a majority
of nearly 11.000 over his Democratic op
ponent, the largest majority by far ever
given in the state for Governor.
At the end of his term he was de
feated for a renomination through the
agency of factional troubles fn the
party, and at once appealed to the peo
ple as a candidate for United States
Senator, and though carrying the state
over the Democratic candidate by 14.000
majority, the same influences which de
feated him for the Gubernatorial nomi
nation controlled the Legislature and he
was again defeated.
For many years Mr. Geer has by
common consent been regarded as the
most effective campaigner in Oregon, and
as he is perhaps more thoroughly ac-
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quaii ted with all Its people and the
wants of every community In every
county in this district, he would make
a most valuable representative in Con
giess. The Optimist freely predicts that
before he has been there four years he
will have become a National Bgure
among the big men 01 that body.
Two years ago, when a candidate for
the nomination for Governor. though
defeated by but 260 votes in the entire
state, he carried 11 of the 16 counties in
the district without spending any money
or making a campaign. His plurality in
the district was over 2000 votes, and re
ports from different counties at this time
Indicate that he will succeed in this
contest by a much larger figure.
Mr. Geer is not making a campaign
against anybody else, but for himself,
and is actively pushing It along, visiting
every county in the district, and most
of them several timps. He stands on the
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right side of the great questions now of
interest to the people, and the Optimist
hopes to see him win out in the present
race, as Oregon requires men of is
caliber and wide acquaintance with its
needs In the National Congress.
Benton County Out of Debt.
CORVALLIS. Or.. March 19. (Special.)
A call issued today by the County
Treasurer, cancels all outstanding war
rants, and brings Benton County com
pletely out of debt. The Treasurer has
In addition In hfs hands a balance of
$5000 available for current expenses in
the' future. There is also a considerable
sum of taxes yet to be collected. Six
thousand dollars in state taxes has been
remitted to the State Treasurer, and th
balance up to'half the aggregate of the
state tax will be remitted before May 1,
as by law required.
6 TRUST CO.