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TIIE MORXIXG OREGOSIAX, TRIP-IY,, . SEPTE3IBEIS ,18, 1903. V. 2 GRANTS ON CITY STREETS REFUSED Council Committee Determined to Bring Local Traction Company to Terms. WOULD SWING BIG STICK Attitude Indicates That Additional Privileges Will Be Denied Tntil Blanket Franchise Is Replaced With More Definite One. When the Btreet committee of the City Council met In special session yesterday fternoon to consider the application or the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company for 40 franchises for switches, new llnea and extensions to the streetcar vstem throughout Portland. It developed hat an Important fight is on between the company and the city. The much-desired franchise for a line on Patton avenue, was refused by the committee, no other trants were even recommended and from the attitude of the members of the com mittee. It waa plain that there Is to be a big struggle over concessions to the com pany. The company, though declaring through Its agents that it carea nothing as to the outcome of these applications, was suffi ciently Interested In the matter to escort the members of the Council all over the cltv on a recent occasion, to draw up plans and to give much attention to de tails. President Josselyn. Vice-President Fuller and other high officials of the com pany were on the trip when the proposed changes In lines were Investigated by Mayor Lane and the Councilmen. Compact to "Stand Pat." A compact has been entered Into be tween certain Councilmen. led by Coun--iim.n Kellaher. to "stand pat" and give nothing to the company until such time aa Us officials will cease iignung me mj nil mrrrr to rellnouish the blanket fran chise now held by the corporation and to accept a new one with up-to-date provis ions for regulation ty ana proiecimu m the city. Something of the idea these Councilmen held la to be had from a most significant question asked of Oskar Hubw. repre sentative of the company, by Mr. Kella her. during the session yesterday after noon. "If we should decide to put into these franchises you are seeking provisions for the regulation of fares, the sprinkling of streets and other features for the protec tion of the city, would your company ac cept the franchises?"" asked Mr. Kellaher. -Absolutely, no!" replied Mr. Huber. "I should say not. If the company cared anything about these franchises. It would show more interest, wouldn't It 7" "If you Intend. Mr. Kellaher. to go into a" light of that kind." volunteered L. A. McNary. speaking as counsel for the company. "It will Just result In the people who want these extensions get ting nothing." Wants Present Grant Csed. Mr. Kellaher also Intends to make a fight to compel the company to make use of the franchise It owns, running from East Ankeny atreet on East Twenty-eighth street to Weidler. or to Institute proceedings to declare the grant forfeited. This franchise In cludes a permit across the new bridge on East Twenty-eighth street, for which the company refused to pay its portion of cost, saying it had no interest in the street. A large delegation of residents from Holladay Park waa present to urge the granting of a franchise for im provements to the carline In that neighborhood, and providing for a loop that would run around Halsey street to East Twenty-fourth, on East Twenty-fourth to Stanton, west on Stanton to East Twenty-second and on East Twenty-second to Halsey. Mr. Kella her. however, declared that the only way to give the people of that section any adequate and proper service is to utilize the franchise that would call for a line from East Ankeny, along East Twenty-eighth to Weidler and back through the Holladay-Irvlngton district to Union avenue, forming a big loop. Definite action was post poned until one week from today, when another meeting will be held. Would Compel Xew Policy. It is said that, from this time forward, the Council will refuse to grant any fran chises of any kind to the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company until the corporation adopts a different policy In regard to the municipality. The company Is waging war against the city on the projected Madison-street bridge, on the city lighting, on .street Improvements, nd in a general way Is considered by . i A . j .- ., a.wa Affi.lalB aa HaIii? hostile to the city. The prime object of the t-ouncii win oe io lurce uie com pany to agree to relinquish its present blanket franchise and accept a new one, which will contain far more stringent .regulations. muivuftu iiiir .......... w. owners on Patton avenue and the appli cation of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company for a franchise to lay a double track on that thoroughfare were voted down, there will be further action In the matter. ut lour oi uie seven ti,A inirimtttMi were nresent. 1 O ' - ..... - - i . i .hAU motlD, will have tn he MIIU IIIO . uuii- ........ . - - threshed out in the Council. It is one of the most important matters now e fore the Council. T-l war "rift it inn f nr thft franchise and remonstrances against it. but none of those opposed to tne iranciuse, u is said, are residents on the avenue in ques tion. Some of the property-owners on Patton avenue declared that the oppon ents are financially interested in having the line to the great packing-houses of the Swift Company, now being con structed on the Peninsula, laid on some other street. Object to Boulevard Line. The argument of those opposing the franchise was that there should be no atreetcar lines on a boulevard. They con tended that Patton avenue Is a con necting link In the boulevard system and It was their belief that there should be no franchise for tracks there. Among those favoring the .application for a franchise, was R. M. Wilbur, who had spent much time investigating and endeavoring to secure favorable action. He read to the confmittee a statement of the situation, giving the details of the plan, as follows: On Patton. avenue, between Killinimrorth vfnua and Pippin etreet. where a franchise is 9ke1. tnare ft only one property-owner who owns more frontage on that atreet than I do and he Is entirely indifferent. On the entire mile over which the railway company asks a tranche there are T2 property-owners; I have the iimaturea of 35 of these property owners, anklns for a franchise. There are eeven owners we have been uaable to find; there are tea owners whose signatures are unobtainable for various reason: but not one of whom is opposed to this- franchise betne- rrnnted; the county and school property never etrna either petitions or remonstrances, one property-holder is in Eumpe. another dead ard othena are llvlnic out!de of the state. This snows conclusively that there is practically unanimous desire on the part of all property-owners that this franchise phould be granted. Owners Ready to Improve. It should be granted, because It la the de termination of the owners on this avenue to Immediately commence uradlnir and slde wa.klna lhi Btreet if the company obtains .. . . i.: .u. .ii: K. lined with, business houses within these limits. In preference to soma over w w-i.-v a..... where there is a streetcar track. On a loo foot street all probabilities of a streetcar" running over people is reduced to a mini mum; complaint cannot be made If an acci dent takes place when a person la on a loo foot street, as he hae ample time to get out of the way. It to universally admitted that as soon as the cars are running on this street, the population will Increase and each side of the avenue will be lined with busi ness houses and reeldences. The talk about widening and extending an other atreet for the use of thla carline to absurd, if only fir the one reason that It wl.l take at least one year, and probably two. to open, widen and extend another street. You probacy all know that I have been de voting an entire year of the most strenuous efforts in legalizing and etxen.llng Patton avenue. Seventeen years ago. you will re member, the old Alblna Council tried to pro duce this result, but failed; thi necessitated an enttre renewal of all proceedings, which have Juet been completed during the present "The granting of this franchise will posi tively Insure an Immediate, straight and well-lm'provcd- avenue clear across the peninsula, from Willamette boulevard to Columbia bou levard, a result which. I am positive, will not be procured in less than Ave years If this franchlee is not granted. The property owners, during the lust elx months, have been persistently Inquiring of me when fhey will be able to Improve the street in front of their property, for the reason that they realize the granting of this franchise will enhance the value of their property and In crease their transportation facilities and com forts. Ample Room for Cars. There being 60 feet of clear space between curbs on Patton avenue gives drivers of au- TEST FISHING LAW Seufert Declares Initiative Statute Is Void. EXPECTS TO WIN FIGHT Canneryman tram The Dalles Will Make Additional Contention That He Was Arrested Without Violating Legal Regulations. Contending that interstate commerce laws defend the operation of the Seufert salmon cannery at The Dalles, and that the initiative acts of Oregon prohlbit i n.hnoia nro void because the Initiative is illegal. F. A. Seufert. owner of the cannery, declares mm mc gon Fish Warden has no valid right to restrain his fish work and that the Federal courts will so ordain. The constitution of this state." re- here today, the first .being agninst Alec Rodney and the second against iir.c McDowell, Neither has paid his fine and heavy Jail sentences will be served out In lieu of the cash. PRESIDENT GRANTS PARDON Japanese Who Killed Countryman Alaska Set Free. in for in he WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. President Roosevelt has pardoned K. Yashida. a Japanese, who with others, was con victed in 1905 in Alaska for murdering tho Jananese foreman of a salmon can nery In which he was employed, which he was sentenced to 30 years .v.. n.T.itoniiDrr on condition that will sail at once for Japan, the pardon taking effect upon his going on, biuu board. There are said to have been mitigat ing circumstances connected with the killing, one of them that the murdered foreman by trickery took all of the sav ings of his men. Yashida has homesick ness, which has resulted in a condition bordering on insanity. THIEF, BUT NOT CRIMINAL Feature of Law of 1901 Declared Invalid by Order of Judge Snell. TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 17. (Special.) l -.;. It tor rv r5 if la-.d 'rP p p Li I I I M! --1 D Ui3 1 url rf - V l 1 fWrj PJ . -"h V2 .-' - ''If ".,. j I H "-ri.-,t - . - - . ; I. I A fim. i ,i if s J-ias . f'.j a.nin .; . -i..lir..Mffli-imnn -"i-i ..m """w" r M""1 EXCAVATING FOR THE IMPBRIAI. HOTEL Aim AT SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS, dore B- Wilcox. tomoblles and carriages ample mom without being Interfered with by the rassace of th streetcars. This Is 2 reel more clear for drivers than is rouna on where there Is a track now. There Is posi tively not one person on the entire mile no does not want this franchise rant?.-, understand there are a few of of the penlneula who are "m"ns,ri'n aralnst this franchise belna granted . That remonstrance has been gotten up entirely by persons who do not own one foot of ground 0npehrna"P,entb'ree or four of these gar against this great public mpsin t are gTneml public do not'want a atreetcar lin. on this avenue. You. gentlemen, are all well aware of the ease with which signatures can " obtained In large number, from persona who have no personal Interest in the subject to whh 'tney .ubscrtb. and who In reality, do not care one way or the other as to thj outcome, but sign s-lmply because they do not want to refuse. When Edison Was News Agent on Train Great Inventor Meet. Grandsoa of Conductor Vnder Whom He -Worked on Hudson River Raitroad. WHILE . In Portland this week. Thomas A. Edison, the famous Inventor, met the grandson of a rail road conductor on whose train he used to be news agent, the. modern term be ing "peanut butcher." H. C. Gardner, city passenger agent for the New York Central lines, is a grandson of Joseph Gardner, conductor on the Hudson Riv er Railroad, which ran from New York to Albany. Strangely enough, the grandson Is in the employ of the com pany which later acquired the Hudson River property. H C. Gardner called on Mr. Edison and recalled the Jact that the wizard used to be train boy for his grand father over 60 years ago. Mr. Edison recalled, his early experience in the railroaj business immediately, and Mr. Gardner produced eome old hat-checks used by his grandfather when Edison was in t"16 service. tnese i""-'-"-'" are tar different from the kind now in use and Mr. Edison remembered them at once. They bear the following lp"Hudson River Railroad. Good for this trip only. Please keep this in sight. Gardner, Conductor." From train boy, Mr. Edison became a telegraph operator and then began his wonderful career of discovery and invention in the realm of electricity. MRS. WHEELOCK'S MENU Today Mrs. Wheelock will fully ex plain the construction of a Flreless Cooker, at Free Cooking School, Honey -man Hardware Company. Menu 10:30 A. M.. Faked Corn. French pudding and Patty Shells. -30 P. M.. Steamed Snowball Pudding with hard sauce. Ham and Potato Salad and Patty Shells. Secure Feeding Ground for Stock- PILOT ROCK, Wash., Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) a representative of Armour & Co is negotiating for the purchase of a large tract of land, near this place, aa a feeding ground for stock purchased In the Camas Prairie and John Day countrv, late in the Fall. The Winters are opn here and stock do well on the open range. Alfalfa is the principal crop grown along Birch creek, and this place Is becoming a favorite spot as a feeding ground for stock. Portland Master Plumbers" outing at Bonneville tomorrow (Saturday). Vnlon depot. 9 A. M. All shops will be closed Saturday, September 19. PURE LOCAL marked Mr. Seufert last night, "pre scribes the method of making laws. It is the legislative method. None other is legal. The new salmon laws were not enacted by the Legislature but were 'passed by tne people ai io urtik a lot of agitators. The sooner we find out whether agitators can make a dish rag of the state constitution and wind it around the necks of business men, the better. "I was arrested for alleged violation of one of those laws. In the first place the law is not valid. In the sec ond place, I did not break the law, even If it is valid, since I operated no wheels nor seines; I simply bought fish in the State of Washington and shipped them to my Oregon cannery. If I have a right to ship salmon from Seattle, why not from any other place in Washington? Of course I have that right. All the laws that the people or even the Legislature of Oregon can pass cannot take that right from me. "Before we're done with this busi ness the whole Initiative and referen dum will be brought to test. A lot of laws will be Involved which were en acted by the Legislature without the legislative enacting clause. The clause on those acts reads, 'Be it enacted by the people of the State of Oregon.' But what have the people done about those bills? Absolutely nothing. The meas ures went through the Legislature, the people had nothing to do with them. They are void then for lack of a proper enacting clause. "There are then, practically, no fish laws In Oregon at all and practically no protective restrictions. It will be unfortunate for the salmon industry if we shall be obliged thus to test and perhaps to nullify the good laws along with the others." DODGES BILLS U HOTELS Aged Visitor at Local Hostelrleg Leaves Unpaid Accounts. Monumental nerve and -utter disre gard of the local police are character istics of C. E. Atwood, the venerable dodger of police and hotel managers. He left Portland several weeks ago and also Is said to have left a number of fictitious checks behind in addition to a number of hotel bills. But he has returned and is enjoying the best that local hotels have to offer. He isn't worrying a bit about the po lice, but has been able to eliide all ef forts to apprehend him. At one of the hotels which suffered financially as a result of his visit he left a quantity of clothing: before his departure. On his return Tuesday he promptly vis ited the hotel, went to the room ha had occupied and removed his clothing. It was late at night when he did so, how ever, but by the time the police had arrived he had departed. Atwood is perhaps S5 years of age, gray haired and extremely benevolent in appearance. He is fastidious in his attire and. lives only at the best hotels. His description and record have been printed in many of the hotel circulars, but he has avoided capture up to this time. SOLD LIQUOR IN DRY TOWN Two Men Fined $250 Each in La Grande; Will Go to Jail. LA GRANDE, Or,. Sept. 17. (Special.) War against "bootlegging" in this county continues. Two men received heavy fines today. Another case is set for next Monday, while the fourth case is that of a man twice charged with "bootlegging." and who will have his trial in the Circuit Court. Two fines of JL'OO each were imposed by the Justice Court t on n,ii.r mari hv .Tiidire Snell today, the habitual criminal law of 1901, as re- OTicHomoonnrH was declared un constitutional. Attorney Kowiana agrees with him. cmnii O'fiara was arrested for the theft of a locket, eyeglasses and a gold rhtmhlo June 6. He has served a term in tho nonitonriflrv snd has been con vlcted of petit larceny several times. The law made It possible for a man twice convicted of a felony to be declared an hahitufli criminal. The same law in cluded ft clause sunDosed to cover mis demeanors also, but the clause waa not invr.H hv tho title of the act. Pnlnn.l Tamos .T Anderson. counsel for O'Gara, advised him to plead guilty or petit larceny, jjepuijr nuci.uiui then charged him with being an habitual criminal, and colonel Anaerson aemurreu, holrilno- the law to be unconstitutional. O'Gara was released, having been in Jail three months. JURY VISITS ROCKPILE Institution at Kelly Butte Inspected by Municipal Body. The grand jury paid an unexpected visit to thA TCeliv Ttutte rockDile vesterday afternoon, doubtless to inquire into the operation of that institution under the new law which gives the feeding of prisoners to the Sheriff and the direction of their work to the County Court. The movements of the IS men who are hand ling sledges and shovels at that place were carefully observed and many ques tinn. .'Sr. aalfdri Whether the grand jury intends making recommendations regarding the suspen sion of diolomatic relation between the Sheriff and County Court Is not known. Tha Caittiiv fonrt hs never seemed to reconcile Itself to the idea of having the Sheriff feed the prisoners, and there have been no requests for' county prisoners to do rockpile service since the law went Into effect last June. t in.tr maHn an Insnectlon - trio through the County Jail, observing the exhibited crooks. So far as known this visit was part of the plan of becoming thoroughly informed on the operation of local penal institutions. STUDENTS ON EVERY TRAIN University of Oregon Expects Fresh man Class of 250 This Year. TTT -rfTT-X'TT Or- RuTrt. 17. (Special.) StU iianie now and old are comlnsr Into Eugene on every train to attend the University of Oregon, wnicn opens me mat. ui mo iter. n.KA twacUman nl.c. vrill niimhpr at least something over 200 and possibly over 250 wnen all tne stuaems are in. The work of receiving the students is under the direction of the University Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. The associa tions have pitched a tent near the South ern Pacific station wnere every consiaera ,i!l k. rriv.n thA Incnmlitr Hinrlpnrs Living places have been provided and the needs of tne stuaents in every line will be attended to by the associations. Amonr the first students to arrive were several of the football men who have itotva un tn the Rineham ranch, on the Mc Kenzle, where they will put In their first rlavs of traininaf. returning here next week. JURY ACQUITS LANING Ohio Congressman Weeps Like Child on Hearing Verdict. rREMONT. O.. Sent 17. The iury in the rase of Congressman Jayford Laning, of Kprwalk, charged with embezzlement, this U W7 ! mm I 'II A If .5 ll u v 3r Help Your Has 4pr j?N MOT 31 IF B M 11 mi w yynv TAILOR-MADE CLOTHES Special Today Give your husbands a dressy,' refined appear onw tIipv rlnn't have to nnssnsnnsnninsssss m., -- t , t.qi oTti-5ir-r attention: nt'tpr thfi first damp day they don't look like some other fellow s clothes the 'f sacr rnUar -linrrs to I rOll I O U.U11 l UlCHn. UU"1J, jiui,iii.io o - . i i e " 1 . I , . . . 1- . . . . . . 1 1 .- eli iii.l the neck instead or rearing uat-K; cusi muru it-eo u than "ready-mades," and give the wearer absolute comfort and the confidence of feeling well dressed. band Dress Well tr Help your husband to Select a suit from T-r-r i 3 ,.14-Vrt i.-lian tViOTT cPfi tllPTTI XX I VPS KnOW JUULl UlUllica vntu t-ix-j r the most popular tailor shop in Portland Columbia-Tailored Clothes made to his measure. Select it now while regular $30 and $35 suits can- be had for $17.50. -S?1 21 a These suits cannot be duplicated for a cent less than the regular price. You never had a better oppor tunity to buv a high-grade, made-to-measure suit at about half price. We're offering a line of Blue Serges, regular $40 value, for $20. These prices should bring a thousand Portland wives to our store. CD,Ly Cs GRANT PHEGLET, Mdr. SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS afternoon returned a verdict of not guilty. They took the case at noon. Following the return of the verdict there were congratulations on all sides between jurors, judge, me ucieiiumn Interested. Congressman leaning encu i.:ii n-hAn ha ncarA the verdict llRe a tiiiiu nut.. ... and was compelled to leave the courtroom until he had recovered nis rorapiui. J,ater he returned and thanked the 12 Jurors one by one. CHEHALIS COUNTY FIGURES be without a lumber mill. Captain Toung of this city. Is heavily interested in tim ber properties In California and has made a proposition to the stockholders of the local company to remove the concern. Nominee for Congress. MIDDLETON. O., Sept. 17 Nominate for Congress, Third Ohio District, Jamea M. Cox. Democrat. 1 Official Count Completed at Aber deen Xo Contests Iikely. ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) The work of canvassing the elec tion returns was completed this after noon and following is the official count. There is no inuication that a recount will he asked: Governor Ridpath. S8 first and 169 sec nrt total 257: Atkinson. 211 first and 824 second, total 1033: Robinson. V1 and 243, total. 3iO; Mcnae. ius ua 1570- Nell, 44 and 109, total 153: Mead, 829 and 649. total 1498; Brown 26 and 143. total 169: Cosgrove. 1058 and 901, total 1939. . . . - Lieutenant-Governor Morrison. ;. u 504, total 1047; Ccon. 1357 and 56i total 1919- Faucett, 509 and 733, total 1244: Aus tin. 284 and 589. total 872; Hay. 575 and 913. total 1419. Secretary of State Nichols, 2143: Howell. 1-!State Auditor Clausen, 1624: Tobln. 655; Cromwell. 1117. Attorney-General Tannrr, 968 and 508. total 1476: Easterday. 1038 and 603. total 1B43- Kipo. 663 and 718. total 1381; Bell, 535 and 1405. total 1950. Land Commissioner Rots, 1013; Callvert, 991: Navarre. 234. ' Superintendent of Public Instruction Dewey. 2870. - , Insurance Commissioner Schively, lnfi6 and 396 total 1962; Hellander. 509 and 7ii6. total 1275: Bullock. 327 and 8B1. total 1188; Welborn. 634 and 1071. total 1705. United States Senator Ankeny. 12ol; Jones. 2060; Snell. 292. State Treasurer Jlrwln, 494; Lewis, 2Su0; Judfres Supreme Court Crow. 1404; Root. 1412- Chadwick. 1966: Nash. 645; Linn, 1571; Humphries, 1349; Carr. 468; Parker, 1017. Congressman Cushman, 2318. Representative Twenty-ninth District Demlng. 974;. Wiley. 665; White. 763; Hal ferty 1057; Locke. 1163. Representative, Thirtieth District Hewitt, 598; Lamb. 409. May Lose Only Lumber Mill. OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 16. (Special.) Negotiations are pending for the sale of the big plant of the Oregon City Mill & Lumber Company and the transfer of the machinery to Northern California. If the deal is consummated. Oregon City will Friday Bargains IN v Talking Machines Fifteen up-to-date Talking Ma chines on sale today. Owing to ex tremely low prices, for cash only. Today you can buy a $25.00 model for $15.60 $30.00 model for $22.40 $45.00 model for $28.80 and others at similar reductions. Call early these will soon be sold. Graves Music Go. Ill Fourth Street.' Jsear Washington Street. Pacific National Fair and Livestock Show Portland Sept. 21-26 ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITS Blooded Stock, Poultry, Agricultural and Manufactured Products. TRACK RACING DAILY. Round Trip Fares VIA COLONIST FARES Tr-nm tho T.axt rlnrins September and October. Ticket deliveries arranged at any points East or South. Fares to or from all points quoted by any passenger representative of the Company. A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. i "1