BLOW IS STRUCK
: AT INITIATIVE LAW
Sellwood Club Seeks Its Re
peal, Regarding It as Men
ace to State's Welfare.
STRONG ACTION IS TAKEN
'itwolutlon Are Adopted Pointing
i Ont Evils of System and Pledge
j ing- Support to Movement
for Its Elimination.
j That the Initiative and referendum
law Is Iniquitous, a menace to the pros
perity of the State of Oregon, an In
strument of great danger In the hands
of unscrupulous demagogues and fad
dists and un-American, was the deci
sion of the Sellwood Republican Club,
reached after a Ions; discussion Mon-
I day night.
The meeting was called specially to
consider the Initiative and referendum
law. and J. W. Campbell, who presided,
set forth n a short talk the reasons
why he thought the law should be re
pealed. He called attention to the long
and confusing ballot at the recent elec
tion, and declared that not one man In
ten could vote with Intelligence and
discrimination upon so many measures,
many of which were complex and con
tradictory. He closed by saying that
the law was a menace to the state
and a dangerous Instrument in the
: hands of the demagogue. Following
.Mr. Campbell's talk; he read the fol
' lowing declaration, which was adopted:
' Resolutions Are Adopted.
"Wliereaa. Oil I nii.ln.Jtft nrnmpHtv ilAnnnria
larselr upon the lability and permanency of
our laws and governmental conditions, and as
the Initiative an-d referendum law adopted In
1W13 by the people of the State of Oregon has
proved by It operation to be a disturbance and
a promoter of instability, making it possible
to change our fundamental laws with the
icreateet facility and for the slightest reason,
thus creating distrust in fhe minds of In
vestors and tending to hinder growth; now,
therefor, be It
Resolved. That we denounce the initiative
and referendum law as a menace to our busi
ness prosperity in that It affords opportunity
lr theorists to have enacted into law meas
tires that no representative Legislature would
attempt to enact. It affords means by which
demagogues and cliques can promote meas
ures tor private gain at the expense of the
luhllc. It has promoted. Is promoting and
will promote measures which are thrust upon
the attention of the unwilling voter who has
Jieimer, urne, means, inclination nor oppor
, tunlty to Inform himself properly upon them,
end who, by refusing to vote, or voting
blindly. Is liable to work Injury to the state.
, In the three general elections under this law
. the voters of the state have been called upon
t to decide S3 different questions of greater or
less merit,' or demerit, besides the regular
work of the election. In addition the cltlsena
of Portland have been called upon to decide
upon 55 local measures, making a total of 88
: propositions submitted to the voters of tT5S
. olty. And be It further
j Resolved. That the initiative and referen
, dura law is foreign to our system of govern
1 merit, transplanted from an alien land In
r answer to the persistent demands of agitators
i and theorists who were not well Imbued with
the spirit of or principles of American tnstl-
tutlons, our Government being representative
In theory and should be so In principle.
Resolved, That w will unite with all good
; cltlsens of all parties to work for a return to
our ancient and approved form of government
a uovernment of the people, for the people and
by the people through their chosen represents
lives. . Peter Hume, president of the Sell
, wood Bank. Introduced another resolu
i tlon, less drastic than the foregoing,
i It set forth that the Initiative and
referendum had been abused and must
be amended so it would not be a dan
' gerous Instrument. He favored mak-
lng It difficult to get an Initiative
. measure before the people, providing
. that Initiative petitions should not be
promiscuously circulated, but should be
left at ,the office of the County Clerk
or City Auditor, and voters Interested
should go to these places voluntarily
and sign the petitions. Mr. Hume con
tended that this would do away with
fraud and abuse In the use of the law.
long Discussion Follows.
Both resolutions were exhaustively
discussed. William La Force argued
that the first resolution was the right
one and that there was no use to at
tack the measure mildly, for that
would effect nothing. H. W. Qoldlng
spoke for the complete elimination of
the law from the statutes of Oregon.
J. F. Kertchem also declared that while
he had been Inclined to support the
resolution of Mr. Hume, he thought the
first one covered the matter. He said
that the movement meant a long fight
before the law could be repealed.
J. D. Stevens was given opportunity
to speak, and he attacked Statement
No. I and the primary law, but con
tended that It would be a long time be
, fore the Initiative and referendrum
could be repealed. He held that the
law is really part of governmental sys
tem. At the conclusion of the discussion
; the first resolution demanding com
; plet elimination of the initiative and
referendum was adopted. The club will
co-operate with other clubs to secure
repeal of the law, either through the
Legislature or by the people them
selves. WANTS WATER SHUT OFF
Sellwood Club Objects to City Sup
plying Golf Links,
The Sellwood Board of Trade has taken
up the water question in that suburb, and
voted at the meeting Monday night to
"demand" that the Water Board at once
shut off during the Irrigating time each
day the four-inch main that now supplies
the Golf Links with water. It was said
that this four-Inch main reduces the
pressure In Sellwood so that many of the
residents have no water morning and
evening, while lawns are being Irrigated.
And further It was contended that the
water main that supplies the Golf Links
extends outside the city limits and Into
Clackamas County, contrary to the rules
of the water plant. Outside of the times
when people are using water on their
lawns there Is sufficient water In Sell
wood. At this meeting It was reported that
good progress Is being made on the big
sewer system for Sellwood. However, it
was said that In a few of the lateral con
nections defective cement had been used.
The sewer committee was Instructed to
look Into the matter. Secretary Adams
was instructed to send In writing a vote
of thanks to the Ladles' Auxiliary for its
assistance in getting up the Festival
float which won first prise. W. H. More
house, chairman, reported that nearly
enough funds had been raised to meet
the expenses of the float.
O'Brien Estate Probated.
. - The estate of Mrs. Bridget O'Brien
worth SnOO. was admitted to probate irl
the County Court yesterday, and Mrs.
Mary Power and J. D. Kennedy appointed
executrix and executor. Mrs. O'Brien
! tiled May 7. 1908.
ARTISTS WHO CONSTRUCTED
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Men Who Constructed Floats
for Festival Honored.
WORK IS HIGHLY PRAISED
Artists Who Hare Prepared Many
American Pageants Receive Spe
cial Recognition for Serv
ices in This City.
One of the most touching incidents
connected with the closing of the third
annual Rose Festival was a little cere
monial conducted Immediately follow
ing the farewell electrical pageant In
honor of the exodus of Rex Oregonus,
King of the Carnival. The sculptors,
artists, painters anrl itMratnr, i
work had been so loudly applauded for
npiictuiuice or tne various pa
geants were called together by Presi
dent HOVt and flanerfll XTanao-a-
In and presented with testimonial med-
"i Bia m appreciation or the splen
did work they had done in creating the
masterpieces which were itkninu i
the different processions.
The recipients of these tokens of re
gard and gratitude were so overcome
hot Only bV the nnnlfmna tt, 4 ,V, v, .1
greeted their handiwork throughout the
mrcn our. Dy tne remem
brance from the Festival that most of
them gave vent to nnhiilan rA-
gratitude. .There were men who bsrl
assisted in years past In making Mardl
Gras of New Orleans, -the "Veiled Pro
phet Of St. T.miia nnil Ih. T,la
Pallas of Kansas City what these spec-
l"cuulr ceicorauons naa Deen and this
was the first time their efforts have
been appreciated In such a substantial
manner.
Following the presentation of these
medals they assured Mr. Hoyt and Mr.
Hutchin that if the Rose Festival ever
needed their prv(n tn
they would come, no matter what other
uuiics i.re rmgni nave to sacrifice.
Aside from Mr. Hutchin, who worked
Out the Pcnprnl sphom. r9 V, .1 i .
parades, prepared details of design for
mo . im i v iii u iii iiu&ib, ana xo wnom Mr.
Hoyt assigns principal credit for the
successful Datreants srlven. the, roitr-
ing are the men who were responsible
r uid orniiiiiK pageantry or the Fes
tival week:
J. W. Harner. irpnprn T ritTArtr n
master float-builder, who has had
charge of the construction of the floats
i .ne vcueo rropnet ceieDration, in
St. Louis for more than SO years, and
who directed many of the recent Mardi
Gras pageantry work.
William Stewart, of St. Louis, a pupil
of Harper's, who has been engaged in
a similar work at St, Louis, New Or
leans and Kansas City for the past 18
years. He acted as superintendent of
construction of all Festival floats.
Anthflnv Trnclrpnhrfilt M
papier mache artist, who has not only
uuuo wuik ior a numoer or American
spectacular celebrations, but who came
herA with a nnilttlnn omnn T
foreign centers in his particular field.
ncrro j irsgjio, one or tne brilliant
young decorative artists who is rapidly
tlon and tutelage of Harper and Stew-
uri. irasruo nas peculiar talent In his
line which has never been so strongly
emphasized as In the work he executed
for the Festival.
Charles Pearson Is another of the
shining lights of Harper's Btaff and is
the man who is directly responsible
for the brilliant electrical light effects
of the leading night processions. Pear
son is considered one of the foremost
electrical artworkers in his class In
the country, his greatest achievement,
perhaps, being the Tiger Lily float
which was generally considered the
most exquisite work of the electrical
parades.
Three special artists assisted In the
details of the float-building and dec
oration aside from those already men
tioned. Ernest Miller, a well-known
decorator and pastmaster In his par
ticular line of ornamental and perspec
tive Interiors and exterior scenes, was
chief. With him were associated E.
Mlsner, an expert in the line of art.
floral, fruit and landscapes, and C. Am
mann, who has had years of experience
abroad In animal painting and In tho
FLOATS FOB ROSE FESTIVAL,
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marbleizing effects which were con
spicuous In several of the most gor
geous floats.
These men were assembled by Mr.
Hutchin after his trip back East last
Winter, when he secured the promise
of the Chicago Association of Commerce
that it would arrange Its dates so as
to be here for the Festival. They exe
cuted the general schemes for floats
which he originated.
NOLTA DEFENDS. HIS BAND
Will Go to Seattle Despite Unions'
Opposition.
J. H. Nolta, manager of the Peninsula
Band, takes exception to the statements
made by union musicians in declaring
that organization an unfair band. In de
fending his band, which he proposes to
take to the Seattle exposition, Mr. Nolta
said:
"The Peninsula Band Is an amateur or
ganization and was organized simply to
furnish the people of Portland and the
residents of the Peninsula with concerts
during the Summer. The members of the
union, in objecting to our going to Seattle
or any other place are "butting In" on
something that Is no concern of theirs.
In the first place, they never asked us to
Join the union, and as for their charge of
amateurism, we admit that and axe
proud of It. The Peninsula Band has
been organized only a few weeks, and
right now I am willing to wager that it
can play Just as pleasing music as any
union organization, and this we are wil
ling to leave to a competent board of
musical critics.
"I am prepared to finance this trip to
Seattle, and if the Peninsula Band wants
to go to Seattle it will go despite what
the union bands think about It, We don't
pretend to compete with them at all. for
our band is merely an amateur organiza
tion and we give most of our concerts
free of charge.
"The Park Board has allotted a con
cert every three weeks to the Peninsula.
This seems an Injustice to our section of
the city, but the Peninsula Band will give
three free concerts every week and we
don't care whether the Park Board sends
Its union band or not."
BANQUET TO BE TENDERED
California Excursion Will Be Port
land's Guest Friday Night.
Reservations are now being made for
the banquet to be given Friday night in
honor of the members of the California
business men's excursion. About 100 visi
tors will be entertained, and it is" ex
pected that an equal number of local
business men will attend. The details of
the banquet are in the hands of the fol
lowing committee: W. D. Wheelwright,
chairman; General Charles F. Beebe T.
B. WUcox, John M. Scott, Fred'. A.
Jacobs, W. D. Fenton, J. C Alns worth
and William MacMaster.
The excursionists are due to arrive at
S o'clock Friday afternoon and will be
taken for a trolley ride to various points
of interest. The banquet will be held at
o'clock and will be informal In Charac
ter. The party will resume its Journey
to California about midnight.
During- the year 1908 no fewtr than 92M
different books wsra published In ths United
States. This number is 366 less than dur
ing the frecedlac year.
AND MANAGER OF CARNIVAL
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LICENSES MAY BE LOST
COUNCIL INTENDS TO CLOSE
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS.
Mrs. Baldwin Declares Conditions
Now Worse Than Before North
End Was Closed.
Action to secure revocation of numer
ous licenses for massage parlors, scat
tered throughout the city, was begun yes
terday afternoon by the license commit
tee of the City CouncU. Mrs. A. Lupke.
having an establishment in the Columbia
building, was criticised by Mrs. Lola G.
Baldwin, who appeared before the com
mittee and charged that the place under
question is used for the performing of
criminal operations upon young women.
Councilman Menefee, chairman of the
committee, said that he favors revocation
of this license, and a thorough investiga
tion of every such place In Portland.
Mrs. Baldwin, who is chief of the Police
Bureau for Protection of Girls, declares
that of 30 alleged massage parlors visited
by her end investigated. 25 are nothing
but houses of Ill-repute, conducted by
former Inmates of North End establish
ments. Mrs. Baldwin gives it as her
judgment that the conditions now exist
ing are vorae In some respects, than
abounded in the restricted district prior
to the time It was closed up by order of
Major Lane.
Councilman Menefee and his colleagues
on the committee were greatly'surprlsed
at the disclosures made by the testimony
yesterday afternoon. A yoims woman
told of entering into an arrangement with
Mrs. Lupke, through a dete.-Uve agency
and Mrs. Baldwin, to ascertain if a crim
inal operation could be performed by
Mrs. Lupke. The latter, according to the
evidence adduced, did not hesitate, nam
ing a rate of $25 for the operation. A
check was given, and the young Taiy
made an excuse, saying she votla retu.-i
at a given time.
"In my opin-on," stated Mr. Menefee,
"this woman's license should be revoked
by the Council without delay. I shall take
this matter before the committee at its
regular meeting next Mond-iy and will
perhaps introduce an ordinance, the
terms of which will make it necessary for
applicants for such licenses to appear in
person before the committee before a li
cense is Issued. Something must be dona
to close the dens now existing under the
guise of massage parlors. Conditions ap
pear to be worse now than when the
North End was open."
Mayor Lane, several months ago, or
dered Chief of Police Gritzmache-- to
close up every house of ill-fame in Port
land. This was done, and now It Is said
that, in many of the rooming-houses up
town, the rormer inmates of the houses
that were closed, are occupying apart
ments, greatly to the humiliation of re
spectable people.
Jewelry Gone, So Is Boarder.
With two diamond rings and a gold
watch belonging to "his landlady, Roy E.
Camp, an express wagon driver, has dis
appeared from his boarding-house at 51
North Ninth street, Mrs. Jeffery. pro
prietor of the place, made inquiry con
cerning the young man at police head
quarters last night. He left the house
yesterday morning at -6 o'clock, announc-
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The Canadian Bank of Commerce
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PORTLAND BRANCH
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Accounts may be opened in the name of two
people payable to either of them or the sur
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE bought and sold.
DRAFTS ISSUED payable in all principal
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A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED
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will always drink
it not from hab
it, but from choice.
It makes the ideal
beverage for
every meal.
Don't ask merely
for cocoa ask for
GhirardellPs.
lng he would return by 9 o'clock. At a
late hour last nigrht he had not returned.
Mrs. Jeffery stated to th. colico she be
Cobs aren't pretty to look at they're not made to be
looked at you can't smoke looks, you can't smoke
fancy labels, you can't smoke ornamental boxes all
thatyou can smoke is tobacco and Cobs are only
tobacco, only good tobacco, Havana tobacco. Nine
Cobs are in each bundle. The price of the nine is 15 cents.
Each one of the nine tastes like a 10-cent ciiaT" because it's
same leai tnat goes m a 10-cent cigar.
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
& CO.. Distributors, Portland,
Those who once
taste the exquisite
flavor and de
licicusness of
Coco
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No. 22
On the cocoa tree
the fruit pods grow
right on the trunk
and on the main
branches, not nec
ccssaxily near the
leaves. In this re
spect the cocoa tree
differs from most
fruit trees which bear
flowers and fruit on
the smaller side
branches.
lieved he had met with foul play, refus
ing to suspect he might have gone away
with her Jewelry.
Cobs Havana cigar,
a ripe Havana cigar, sold in
bundles of nine for 15 cents.
Don't sniff at the price before
youVe cuffed the cigar. You
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in any Havana cigar, or a
more fragrant- leaf or a
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A poor man hu m .mall
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Went the openlDM are be
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