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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1903.
EAST SIDE CLUBS
G BANQUET
More Than 150 Delegates
From Many Districts Are
Present at Dinner.
T '
TAKE , UP LIVE TOPICS
Seed of Better Facilities for Traffic
' Across River and Methods of
Street Improvement Among
the Subjects Discussed.
More than 150 delegates from East
Bide clubs attended the -banquet held
last night at the Sargent hotel. Grand
and Hawthorne avenues, under the aus
pices of the United East Side Clubs, 30
organizations being1 represented. The
showing1 was much better than ex
pected when the banquet was first pro
jected. Notwithstanding 150 guests
was the limit set. Manager Brown, of
the Sargent, accommodated many more.
It was an Important event on the East
Hide, no other similar function having
ever brought together so great a num
ber of men from separated sections of
the city.
The guests were received in the club
rooms on the top floor and also in the
hotel parlors. A general reunion of
delegations was held as they arrived
from the different clubs. The pro
gramme had been arranged so that it
would call out remarks on questions in
which the East Side is interested, par
ticularly rapid transportation across
the Willamette river, the need of better
fire protection, improvement of streets
by districts, second Bull Run pipe line,
and other issues on which a vote will
be taken at a special election.
Among the speakers was Tom Rich
ardson, of the Portland Commercial
Club, who commended the United East
Side Push Cub for its enterprise. The
tables were attractively decorated. Ow
ing to the number of guests two rooms
were needed for the banquet.
Boise Welcomes Delegates.
Whitney L. Boise, toastmaster and
president of the United East Side Push
dub, delivered a short address of wel
come, in which he spoke of the new
East Side and the new East Side spirit.
He welcomed all the delegates and
guests in behalf of the United East
Side Push Club, and expressed the hope
that everyone present would have a
good time, and go to his home with a
better appreciation of the present and
future greatness of Portland.
Judge M. G. Munly, of the North East
Side. Improvement Association, spoke
on the topic. "Rapid Transit. Across the
Willamette River." He said in part:
I do not hesitate to state that one of the
moat. If not th most important tranaporta
ion problem before the people at this time.
Id that of safe and rapid transit across the
Willamette River. Statistics carefully com-
f ild last Fall and Winter ihow that nearly
00.000 pai-wnsen In cars, over 30,000 pedes
trians and 1O.0OO vehicles of all kinds pass
ovrr the river dally; in other words, nearly
(1. 000,000 people and over 300,000 vehicles of
all kinds, every month. Our Summer traffic
will greatly exceed that figure. As the
commerce across the river Increases the
rler (raffle also Increases. During the yar
1907 over 2t,10S vessels of all kinds passed
through ythe draw of the tfteel bridge. A
recent calculation shows that the draw Is
open three hours of every working day.
Thus, tha river traffic opposes such an ob
stacle to rapid transit across the river
through draw-bridges, that the only hope
of permanent relief is through tha construc
tion of one or more high bridges, and per
haps later on, a subway In the central por
tion of the city, where alone a aubway Is
practicable.
Hhmild Not Count Cost.
The congestion of traffic across the river
has already become an acute question. It
will require two years or more before the
sltuat ion can be relieved by additional
bridges, even though the work were to com
mence this moment. Previous to 1894 the
city expended In bridges for the river up
wards of f 750,000. With property valuations
and wealth more than ten tlmea as great,
there should be no controversy, were ten
times that amount required for increased
bridge facilities. One of the bridges span
ning the river Is ready to fall down, and
the Steel bridge Is within a few years of the
term of its usefulness and must be taken
down. It fs inconceivable that this city,
w hich Is one-half the size of -San Francisco
and one-third that of St. Louis, and which
rotnparea favorably with any In its taxable
wealth, should And objections to a demand
so necessary for her future and so urgent for
t he present, upon mre money considerations-It
Is unfortunate that this city, which has
entire legislative Independence of the state,
should for a time find itself restricted to a
charier, or scheme of laws so defective and
Improvident of her needs.' Our city refer
endum, though cumbersome, is the nearest
approach to a pure democracy ever con
trived for the government of a large popu
lation. It, therefore, becomes the duty of
every citizen, official and unofficial, to ac
quaint himself thoroughly with the needs
of his locality, and j( the entire munici
pality, and work for the common Interest
of the whole city.
In his talk on the' subject of im
proving streets by districts, M. G Grif
fin pointed out that Seattle had adopt
ed this method with good results. Tak
ing up the subject. Mr. Griffin said.
District Plan Is Favored.
Improvement of street by the district sys
tem Is, in my opinion, of very great iin-
(tnrtance 10 our rapidly growing City of Port
nnd. Our programme thLs evening is a long
one. therefore 1 will use but a few minutes.
In this short talk I can give only an ab
stract of what 1 would like to give expres
sion to.
Over one year njpo this matter was brought
before the Earn SMe Improvement Clubs, and
was most favorably received. A committer
of five was appointed. We corresponded with
many cities as to the systems of street hn
provements. 1-os Angeles and Seattle were
found to be the best. This committee was
Instructed to bring the improvements of
streets by districts, to be voted on last June.
It dM so. and our citizen Indorsed it by
a long majority. But ss to usual In such
rases, some lawyers. In the IntereM of owners
who are opposed to street improvements, have
found defects in the manner it was pre
sented to the people for their vote. The Cir
cuit Court has decided adversely, and the
matter has been for many month before our
Supreme Court. We exrect to hear from It
In a few days. And, Mr. Toastmaster, If
the decision is against our measure, the East
Side Improvement Clubs. 29 in number, and
representing a population on this side of at
least 123.000, is a splendid working piece of
machinery to bring thu matter before the
people once more for their votes and in such
a mnnner that it -will be legal. In this con
nection it is Just to say that we are strongly
supported by the Hoard of Trade of this city.
The remainder of the programme
was as follows:
List of the Speakers.
"Portland's Future," Mayor" Lane;
"Portland's Pressing Need In Fire Pro
tection," Chief Dave Campbell: "East
Portland and the Hose Festival." C. A.
Bigelow. president East Side Business
Men's Club: "Annexation Mount Scott
District to Portland Why ?" Rev. Green
t Love; "Second Bull Run Pipe Line,"
Dr. C H. Raffety, of Portland Water
Committee; "Be a Booster." Tom Rich
ardson, Portland Commercial Club; "Uni
versity of Oregon Appropriation," C. X.
McArthur: "The Rise of Montavflla,"
Dr. William DeVeny, Board of Trade;
"Country Club and Livestock Show." L.
M. Head, of Rose City Park Improvement
I X" ague; "Need of Better Streets." L. E.
Rice, of Wave rly-Richmond Improvement
Association; "The Peninsula and Its Fu
ture." W. G. Steele. S, C. Beach and L.
r. Fones. of Peninsula Development
League; "Keep "Your Eye on Sell wood,"
Councilman A. N. Wills, of Sell wood
Board of Trade; "Mount Tabor, the Beau
tiful," D. R. Young, of the Mount Tabor
Push Club; "That Rock Crusher Prob
lem," T. A. Nolta, of the North Albina
Improvement Association; remarks. Da.
Hamilton Meade, South Mount Tabor ;
artillery firing.
Guests at the Banquet.
The following were the guests by clubs:
Montavtila Board of Trade Special
guests. Mayor Lane, Chief Campbell and
Dr. C. H. Raffety, of the Water Board;
delegates, A. D. Allen, E. B. Morelock,
H. J. Cheeseman, J. E. Blackman, Isaac
Perkins, A. B. Cratty, Dr. William De
Veny, John P. Miller, F. J. Delano. F.
DuBoise. Professor N. W. Bowland, John
Bleid, H. E. Ryder, M. A. Kling, T. A.
Campbell, Mr. Sisley, Charles Hyde,
Theodore ttoy, George K. Howitt, George
Bercinger, C H. Armstrong.
East Side Business Men's Club C. A.
Bigelow, H. H. Newhal, O. E. Heintz,
C. E. Fields. F. F. Jancke. C. H. Calef.
Ben( A. Bellamy, Paul Geisley, E- R.
Gelinskly. George Dllsworth & Co., C. N.
Rankin.
Brooklyn Republican and Improvement
Club Rev. Father Gregory. A. L.
Barbur, A. G. Rushlight, C. G. Sutherlin,
H. J. Bellarth. M. G. Griffin. H. W.
Strong, General Owen Sommers, Frank
Heyck, Slgmund Beven, W. T. Flcskes.
W. J. Clemens, George J. Cameron, T.
C. Thronson. W. J. Lyons. F. A.
! Whitney L. Bolw, Who presided j
at Banquet vf East Side Club. i
Whitney L. Boise, Who presided
at Banquet vf East Side Clubs.
Stevens. A. L. Keenan, P. J. Kelly, 1
H. Wells.
North East Side' Improvement Associa
tion M. a. Munly, R. E. L. Simmons.
A. B. Manly, J. T. Whalley,' J. H.
Stanley, L. T. Adams. L. T. Perry, K. K.
Lien, li. E. Sauvle, J. H. Davis.
Ken U worth Improvement Association
R. Merchant, J. T. Tomllnson, Mr. Mills,
E. F. Mouldenhauer, Henry 8. Westa
brook, T. H. Compton. Mr. McQuaid, Curl
Rlttespuch, A. D. Keenan.
Sunnyside Push Club J. T. Wilson, C.
C. Shea. J. N. Davis.
Peninsula Federation Will G. Steel,
E. A. Tudor, S. C. Beach. J. H. Nolta,
S. W. Steele. R. G. Brand. R. D. Mills.
W. M. O'Neil, S. C. Catching:. L. C.
Fones, C. A. Zygowskt, Harold Cherry,
F. T. Gllpatrlck.
Waverly Richmond Improvement Asso
ciation Li. E. Rice, T. C. Livingstone,
T. G. Farrell, M. J. Morse, J. H. Hick
man, M. M. Montgomery. Mr. Powers,
J. B. Sawyer. J. L. Lipscomb.
South Mount Tabor Improvement Asso
ciation E. T. Peterson. Dr. C. H. Meade,
G. W. Blohm, J. Kennard. Mr. Anderson.
Sellwood Board of Trade J. W. Camp
bell. W. H. Goldlng. J. F. Ketchem.
A. N. Wills, A. J. Hoover, A. ,T. Rich
mond. i Mount Scott Annexation Club C. Ben
Riesland. W. E. Splcer. L. J. Kelly,
Howard Crofts, Joseph Nash. Rev. Mr.
Green C. Love, W. L. Lightner, A.
Cooperthwalt. O. N. Ford.
Rose City Park Improvement League
L. M. Head. F. Schlegel. W. P. Strand
borg. H. Plasing. Z. Stevens, C. R. Dodd.
Mount Tabor Improvement Association
W. A. Laidlaw, Mr. Haack. H. W.
Hodges. H. Ellers, F. Powell. J. E.
Lewton, Mr. Black. A: L. -Rumsey. Mr.
Fleckinger, C. Menzies, D. R. Young,
W. G. Howell, W. E. Stevens. A. G.
Richardson. W. E. Daniels. Mr. Grenfleld,
R. M. Tuttle, J. A. Eastman.
East Side Improvement Association
W. L. Boise. J. M. Healy, Thomas Hlslop.
Tom Richardson. Rev. Father J. H.
Black, C. N. McArthur. John P. Sharkey.
ROYALTY CAN'T PAY BILLS
King of Portugal Sued by Butcher
and Others.
LISBOK, May 26. The royal house
hold of Portugal Is being beslegee by
creditors and the newspapers of Lis
bon are filled with libel suits, brought
by royalty. The courta already have
awarded a butcher $210 and costs, the
amount of an unpaid meat bill against
Dowager Queen Maria Pia and the
Duke of Oporto. The situation arises
out of the fact that the royal family
has not received a single penny from
the state sii.ee King Carlos and his son
were assassinated, four months ago.
MAP SHOWING THE ELGIN-JOSEPH EXTENSION.
ROITE OF PRTLV-rOS8TRlCTED O. R. N. ME 1STO WAL
LOWA COCSTV, WHICH WILL. BE COMPLETED WITHOUT DELAY,
The Klgfn-Joseph extension of the O. R. & N., which will be re
sumed at once, will not require a great amount of work to complete
it. Grade has been built for a large part of the distance and the (lay
ing of track on the grade and ballasting will complete the line, with
the erection of a small number of bridges across a few streams.
There are a number of landslides to clear away that have covered
the eraue during the Winter when work on the project had been
abandoned, within the next three months all this construction will
have been accomplished, Harriman officials promise, and trains will
be running in Joseph, In the heart of the Wallowa country. News
that the line will be finished at once has been joyfully received In
Wallowa County. The accompanying; map shows the extension.
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The
ore
Great
' This is the first time in the history of Portland that a complete stock of
merchandise of this high class including as it does Hart, Schaffner & Marx
fine suits and overcoats (for which we are exclusive agents), "Xtra-good"
Brand of boys' and youths' clothing and furnishings and hats of the finest
quality were offered at such great reductions at the height of the season
Positively 25 to 33 !3 Per Gent Reduction
' Contract Goods Excepted
ainnrl KoseimMatlt
HILL BUYS TRAINS
Rolling Stock for North Bank
Road.
FOR DELIVERY JANUARY 1
President Clarke Visits Portland and
Says That Road Will Be Operated
Into This City From Pas
co in August.
Bids have been asked by the Spokane,
Portland A Seattle Railway for five
splendid trains that will be operated be
tween Portland and Spokane on the
North Bank road. They are to be delivered-
to the road by the first of the
year, when the new line will be in opera
tion between this city and Spokane.
Contracts for the work have not yet been
awarded but the will be placed within
the next few days.
President Francis B. Clarke, who has
just returned from St. Paul, went Bast
on purpose to arrange for the placing
of orders for the new equipment. He
says the new trains will be as fine as
anything on wheels in the United States.
y Ponce.
ed
Reason for Our Sale
Has Appealed to the Public
We sold more clothing yesterday than all
seemedto us that nearly every man
to
$3.00 MULTNOMAH HATS $2.35
Corner Third and Morrison Streets
"We expect to be running into Pprtland
from Pasco by the middle of August,"
said Mr. Clarke. "Our line to Spokane
will not be - completed, however, before
January 1. Work is going ahead well
on the bridges across the Columbia and
Willamette rivers and materials are on
hand now for their completion. The
Willamette bridge is delaying us some
what but both structures will be up
early in August.
"When the line is opened to Spokane,
through Pullmans will be put on from
Portland to St. Paul, connecting with
the Hill roads at Spokane.
"The whole Northwest looks fine. I
traveled through the wheatgrowing dis
tricts by daylight in both directions and
had an excellent opportunity to get in
touch with crop conditions. I found the
best outlook for a crop that has existed
in the past five years in the famous Red
River country, where for 200 square miles
there are rolling acres of growing wheat.
The grain looks fine.
"Through Montana and other portions
of the Northwest, where rain was badly
needed, there has-been an abundance of
moisture, so that the ground Is in splen
did condition for the growing crops. In
fact, crop Conditions throughout the ter
ritory I visited could not be more promis
ing." President Clarke, like James J. Hill, 1s
strongly in favor ot changing the present
method 'of handling, wheat out of this
territory in bulk shipments instead of
in sacks as at present. At the Great
Lake ports he saw the big grain car
riers being loaded and says that cargoes
of 500,000 bushels are put on board from
the Hill grain docks in three hours. Mr.
Clarke believes that this method of handl
ing grain cargoes is bound to come into
use he,, particularly upon the comple
tion of the Panama Canal. Mr. Hill is
known to be highly favorable to changing
the present methods in use in the Pa
cific Northwest in exporting grain.
FIGHTS ORDER OP COMMISSION
Southern Pacific Refuses to Connect
" With Front-Street Iilne.
Orders of the Oregon Railroad Com
mission for the Southern Pacific to al
low a connection between its Yamhill
division tracks and the United Railways
Front-street line, at Hood and Water
streets, will be fought in the courts. The
Harriman line has refused to permit this
connection from the first and contested
the attempts of Interested shippers and
manufacturers to secure the concession
through the Railroad Commission. Hear
ings were held before the Commission,
extending over two days, at which a
numBer of South Portland manufacturers
testified to the benefit they would re
ceive from the connection. The matter
was brought before the Commission on a
complaint framed by the South Portland
manufacturers and the connection was
promptly ordered by the Commission
upon the completion of the evidence.
Forty days was allowed by the South
ern Pacific and the United Railways to
join their tracks so that traffic from one
line could reach the North Portland
terminals, when desirable, over the rails
of the other. The Commission stated in
its order that If the two companies could
not agree as to how the connection should
be put in within the 40 days allowed, the
subject would be again taken up by the
Commission.
The connection is still as far away as
ever, the companies having failed to
get together on the proposition and the
Commission served notice on the roads
that a further hearing will be hejd be
fore the Commission on June 2. at 2 P.
M., in the Chamber of Commerce audi
torium. It is expected that the Com
mission will order the two companies to
complete the connection without further
delay and will give explicit directions as
to how this shall be accomplished.
It is understood, however, that the
Southern Pacific will resist the Commis
sion and will take the matter into the
courts, where a stubborn fight is In pros
pect. If the connection Is made, the
Harriman lines will be In a fair way to
lose the traffic of the South Portland
manufacturing district, which they now
control.
Th
9
FO
take advantage of
.'Iteration
BROKEN BY FULTON
Oregon Senator Gets Floor in
Spite of the Filibuster.
SPEAKS ON PENDING BILL
Supports Measure Granting Govern
ment Employes Compensation for
Injuries Received"' in Service.
Displays His Generalship.
WASHINGTON, May 26. Republican
leaders In the Senate today continued
their occupation of yesterday wasting
time in reading the journal in order
to keep the Senate in session ready to
take action on the currency bills and
at the same time staving off action on
any measures which they did not ap
prove, but which other Senators were
eager to bring up. Fulton broke
through their barriers to make a speech
on the bill granting Government em
ployes compensation for Injuries, but
this prolonged the breathing spell tbe
leaders sought, and they retired to the
cloak-rooms. It was . a peculiar fili
buster, for it was conducted by the
majority, unlike that in the House,
which Is the work of the minority.
Fulton Makes' First Move.
The first move to dispense with the
reading of the journal was made by Ful
ton in the interest of the omnibus claims
bill, but Kean was prompt In objecting.
Beveridge appealed for consideration of
the bill to compensate Government em
ployes for injuries received In the serv
ice and Newlands followed with a similar
plea for the measure to create an Inland
Waterways Commission. Both secured
an opportunity to speak by addressing
their remarks to the "approval of the
Journal."
Impatience was shown by Fulton with
every dilatory move as he sat behind a
pile of books and manuscript in readiness
Pure Flavorings
Extracts S
have been given the
preference and are now
used.and appreciated by
millions of housewives
who have used them for
half a century.
th
the clothiers in town!
in Portland wanted
this
to make a speech In reply to Teller.- who
recently spoke at length on states' rights.
Gets In His Speech at Last.
After -the reading of the journal had
been concluded and after annihilating
half an hour by talking about the bill to
grant an honorable discharge to a sol
dier of the Civil War, Teller asked im
mediate action for a resolution opening
the accounts of Postmasters between 1864
and 1874 for a readjustment. Fulton,
who was bursting with impatience to
get the floor, said that what he had to
say would be as appropriate to that reso
lution as any other, and began what he
said would be "a sort of omnibus speech."
He addressed his remarks to the propo
sition that the proposed law to compen
sate employes of the Government for In
juries received in the service was not in
violation of any provision of the Consti
tution, it having been contended that
judicial power would be lodged In the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor by per
mitting him to determine questions con
noted with the adjudication of claims
aislng under such an act.
Enlivening Campaign In Lane.
EUGENE, Or., May 26. (Special.) As
MADE ON THE COLUMBIA
Pale Bohemian Beer
is made on the Columbia River. It is
made in the oldest city on the Pacific
Coast. It is just as jealous of its suprem
" acy as the Columbia River and the City
of Astoria are proud of the estimation in
which they are held throughout the
United States. Just as the Columbia
River controls the destiny of the great
Northwest, so certainly does
s
. Pale Bohemian Beer
surpass every 'other Pacific Coast beer
that is brewed. This beer is second to
none, admits no equal and while it may
not be as widely known as some beers,
may not have as many consumers, those
who do know it are faster friends than
any beer ever had. There is a reason
many of them why this bear has so
quietly attained supremacy over all others
Pale Bohemian Beer
is mild, exceptionally palatable, as pure
as the air of the Pacific Coast and as de
lightful to difink as any beverage that was
ever made. No man or woman ever sipped
this beer for the first time without pass
ing a favorable comment upon it. Not,
necessarily because it is made on the
: , Columbia, but for the simpler and better
reason it s
Doifi quart
91.75
Rebate of 40c
per dozea for
return of
bottles
NORTH PACIFIC
BREWING CO.
99
It
the June election approaches things are
warming up a'little in Lane County. Four
of the five Republican candidates for the
Legislature are holding meetings over the
county and tomorrow night all th Re
publican candidates will appear before the
people of Springfield, at which time the
members of the legislative ticket will
tnako addresses.
. Interest is also increasing in the local
option contest. The wets have been wag
ing a very thorough but quiet campaign,
while the drys have seemed equally
quiet. But" there are at the present time
in the field, and will continue to be until
election, five quartets with speakers from
the Divinity School. Two rallies are
planned for Eugene on Sunday, May 31.
Special Lectures to Farmers.
STATE COLLEGE, Pullman, May Is.
(Special.) The lecturers of the sta
tion staff of the State College, are. now
conducting the Southwestern and
Northwestern Circuits of farmers' in
stitutes in Western Washington. In
the Southwestern Circuit are Included
the Counties of Lewis, King, Wahkia
kum, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania and
Klickitat.
Spring styles Hanan snoes at Rosenthal's
made right.
211 McKay Bldg.
Main 5690 A 2680