' , THE MORNING OREGOXIAy. TUESDAY. MARCH 28. 1911. '
does nothing of the kind, nor has It for
years. Men now rely on their watches
snd clocks to get to their work on time.
Just ss do the employes of a great de
partment store. Some of the largest and
best-conducted establishments In the
world have abolished the clamor as an
unnecessary offense to many rltliens.
In an open letter Edward S. Morse,
who has labored vigorously to suppress
the nuisance In Palem, speaks -of the
whistle on the Cambridge side of the
Charles Hirer basin ss a serious obsta
cle to the building of residences along
the beautiful embankment. Anyone
who has heard the chorus of shrieks,
roars, groans and howls of every pitch
and variety that arises In that region
at 7 In the morning will indorse his
views. And. strange as It may seem,
there are misguided persons who pre
fer to be asleep at that hour to ssy
nothing of the sick who need quiet.
And Our
Talking Machines
SEAT IN COUNCIL
at Reduced
Prices, Too !
Action by Mayoralty Candi
date Now- Gives People
Chance to Elect Successor.
TERM HOLDS . UNTIL 1913
(Ill XIILHtl V HO REMfiXS
SKAT TO MAKE RACE FOR
THE MAYORALTY
LOMBARD
RESIGNS
y
Y
Resignation After April IS 'Would
Have Given Council Right to
Vcnoj--Probblc Suc
cessor Not in Sight.
Rellevlnr that the electors of tii! city
should hav a dl-ect vote In electing him
successor. Gay lmbard. candidate for
the Republican nomination tor .Mayor,
yeeteruay sent to Mayor Simon and the
Council h resignation as Cbuncilman-st-Wce.
The resignation takea effect
Immediately.
By retir'.nr from the Council prior
to April li Mr. Lombard paves the way
f.r the e:ectlon of his successor for the
concluding two yearn of the term for
which he was elected by direct vote of
the people. Under the circumstances
the present Council can eHct a succes
sor to Mr. Lombard to serre only until
July 1. Had Mr. Imibard deferred h
resignation until after April li. the
Council as it Is now constituted would
be empowered to elect u successor
from the date of the resignation and for
the unexpired two years of Mr. Lom
bard's term.
"Mr primary purpose In resigning
from the Council at this time." said Mr.
Lombard yesterday, "la to k: to the
people of Portland the privilege and
right of electing my successor In the
regular city election In June. Members
of the Council are the eervsnts of the
people and should be elected at all times)
br the people direct. It ts my opinion
that this responsibility belongs to the
voters tnemselvew and should be fits
cliarged by them wherevVr possible
rather than by tl.- members of the
Council.
"Harms; announced my candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Mayor.
1 feel that I no loniter should bold of
fice as a Councilman. There Is no dls
p9 1 uon- on my part to retain member
ship In the Council and use that posi
tion In any way to Influence In the
lightest decree my candidacy for
M..or. I abhor the term 'machine' or
an thins; that savors of it. By re
stenlng from the CounciT now It can
not be charged aicalnst me that I am
resorting to -machine' or other unfair
means to advance my candidacy. I am
before the people for Mayor free from
all allanments and entirely on my
record as a member of the Council and
a business man of this city.
"1 sincerely regret severing my con
nection wlih the Council at this time.
During the nearly two years I have
seen a member of the Council I have
worked hard to serve the best Interests
f the people of Cortland as I saw my
luty. I have enjoyed taking; part in
the consideration of the many knotty
questions affecting municipal affairs
which appeared during my service in
Che Council. While the work at times
was arduous. I found considerable
pleasure rendering: the service."
It Is not known who the probable
tuceessor of Mr. Lombard will be. his
resignation having only been tendered
resterday. The successful aspirant un
ler election by the Council will sit as
t member of that body until July 1.
If he desires to retain the office longer
he w ill be obliged to go before .the
people for nomination in the primary
lection Saturday. May . Mr. Lombard
iiartng been Councilman-at-large. any
male citixen residing in the city and
possessing the necessary qualifications.
Is eligible as a candidate to succeed
him. He must be a cltlsen of the
I'nlted Males and of the state, a reg
istered voter and a resident of the city
Tor three years.
BONOS' LEGALITY ISSUE
CHICAGO FIRM HOI-PS SAI.K BE
LOW PAR XOT ALLOWED.
Opinion Says C ity Charter Poe Not
Prohibit bnt Points to Rulings
Ulscvr here.
Otv Auditor Barbur eterdav re
ceived a letter from Parson, on
Company, of Chicago. Inclosing copy
of an erlnlon br t!ie brokers' lawyers,
on which the firm based Its refusal to
accept Broadway bridge bonds to the
amount of JJO'UIOO as per their bid of
. January t. last. This action by the
bond buyers Is founded on the opinion
ef thetr lrg.il counsel that the city
charter of Portland does not rnittrm
ptate that bonds shall be sold below
par. The concluding paragraph of the
epinion reads as follows:
"It Is true that there Is no express
prohibition In this section (11S of
the charter against the sale or bonds
below par. and we find no decision of
the Oregon courts expressly passing
upon this point, as to whether bonds
bearing the rate or Interest fixed by
the statute may be below par. The de
risions In other states on C;ls point
are conflicting, and while lltisratlon Is
pending In which the point Is raised,
we ars unable to glvea favorable re
poet upon these bonds.'
The cltv still holds the certified
check of the Chicago firm for $?S.ooo.
It i submitted with the company's
bid. Mayor Simon has Instructed Aud
itor Barbur to ream the check until
the legal status of the situation can
be determined satisfactorily. C W.
Fulton, ez-l'nited States Senator, has
volunteered his services against the
Chicago firm to compel It to accept
the bonds la accordance with tbe terras
of Its bid. which was duly accepted
by te cltv.
Judge Munlv declared yesterday that
the city should retain the certtfied
check and force tbe Chicago firm to
sue. He asserted the rejection of Its
own bid. by Parson, Son mi 'Company
was a part of a conspiracy wlta the
bridge obstructionists to delay the con
struction. Judge Munly also called at
tention to a provision in the bid that
the company would take them "pro-ld-ed
their attorney would express an
opinion that the bonds were legal." In
stead ef "providing the bonds were of
legal nature." as is customary In such
bids. Judge Munly says that the al
t leged conspiracy Is materially hurting
1'ortland s credit In the Ksst.
War I'pon Whittles.
Boston Post.
If there Is one entirely needless snd
goo 1-for-nothlng nuisance In this world.
11 m the shrieking of steam whistles srd
sirens In the morning lor the slieged
t purpose of calling pevple to work. It
Gay Losabar.
V-
Llke conditions can be found every
where. The steam whistle Is a relic of bar
barism and ought to be put Into the
rubbish heap of wornout Impertinences)
against society.
NEW YORK ELK AIDS
PORTLAND LODGE RECEIVES
MORE ENCOURAGEMENT.
Entertainment Fiuid Still Grows.
Salem Lodge Gives 91000.
Others Will Help.
Support Is coming to the Portland
lodge of Kiss in Its campaign for the
grand lodge session and reunion In 1912
from nearly every part of the United
States, not only from other lodges but
from Individual members.
Testerday. W. K. Apperson, past, ex
alted ruler of Portland lodge and man
ager of the subscription campaign, re
ceived a communication from John M.
Keely. passenger agent for the South
ern Pacific Railroad at New York, ask
ing for a supply of circulars announc
ing the Intention of the Portland Klka
to secure the big meeting next year.
Mr. Keely adds that he is a member of
New York Lodge No. 1. and that he will
attend the grand lodge convention In
Atlantic City next Summer He offers
his aid to Portland In the effort to
secure the 1912 gathering and holds out
plenty of assurance of success.
In Its canvass of the city for sub
scriptions to complete the $125,000 fund
which Is to be used in the entertain
ment of visitors to next year's cele
bration, the committees under the di
rection of Mr. Apperson continue to
meet with success. It Is hoped to
round out the fund to $100,000 this week
by small contributions from Portland
people. This will leave several large
corporations that are expected to profit
handsomely from the convention and
the sister lodges In Oregon and Wash
ington tr furnish the remaining t-i.000.
It Is believed that this money can be
raised although It cannot be done with
out hard work. The Salem lodge at a
recent meeting voted 11000 to Port
land's entertainment fund. This has
not yet been reported. In an official
way, to the local committee and there
fore Is not yet included In the total
receipts acknowledged, which now ap
proximate SS2.000.
FRATERNAL MIGHT FAVORED
Giant Parade Part of Plan for Rose
Festival Feature.
Representatives from msny of the
fraternal orders of the city were pres
ent last night at a meeting held at the
Kast Side Business Men's Club, and out
lined the details of the proposed fra
ternal night during the Rose Festival.
Every one was enthusiastic for the fra
ternal evening. It was decided to make
the event one of the greatest held in
the city.
C. C. Hall, member of the committee,
announced that he had taken the mat
ter up with the officers of the Wash
ington Spanish War Veterans with the
result that at least 400 veterans of the
Washington encampment will take part
In tbe traternal parade. The Washing
ton encampment will meet In Vancou
ver. Wash., on Wednesday on the week
of the parade, and come to Portland
In a body Thursday night following,
tbe fraternal night.
It was decided to invite every fra
ternal order and labor union In the city
to take part. It was Informally sug
gested at the meeting that the orders
should march together and go through
special drills on Grand avenue, where
the parade wtll be held. Several of the
organisations have already signified
their desire to do this.
Wilkes Visits Interior Oregon.
W. C. Wilkes, assistant general freight
and passenger agent of toe North Bank
and tregoii Trunk railways, returned
yesterday from a 10 days stay In Inter
ior Oregon, where he handled the local
traffic and arranged for big business
during the coming Summer. Most of
Mr. Wilkes time was spent In the vicin
ity of Culver Junction, which rapidly
Is developing Into an enterprising little
city of much Importance.
Streams Storked With Brook Trout.
CHEHALJS. Wash.. March 27. Thirty
thousand l"astem brook trout will be
received here tomorrow and will be
planted In Coal Creek, and the North
and South fork of the Newaukum. Sher
iff Urquhart's offloe. which Is now do
ing the duties of the game warden, will
look after the planting of the tush. An
other consignment la expected soon.
Paving Trnst" to Be Fought.
War against the "paving trust." In
cluding the Installation of a municipal
paving plant. s one of the reforms
pledged the people of Portland by George
H. Thomas. T emo.-rmtlc candidate for
Mayor, If nominated and elected.
Is'nt
One of
Needed
Complete Your Home?
Every one of
($18,000 worth)
cases as great as 50 per cent.
ing next month
DR. BOYD IS GALLED
First Presbyterian May Get
Detroit Minister.
SALARY OFFER IS . $7000
Krr. John H. Boyd, D. Asked to
Be Successor lo J'. William
Hiram Foulkos, Who leaves
for N'rw York Charge Today.
Rev. John 11. Boyd. D. D- of Detroit.
...... . r.n.ri last night to be
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. Dr. William Hiram Foulkes.
who recently resigned, will leave ims
morning at 10 o'clock for New York to
wt nntition aa nastor of Rut
gers Presbyterian Church, in the me
tropolis. Sincere expressions of appre
ciation by the members of the locsl
church for his psstoral lsbors In Port
land were extended Dr. Foulkes after
the meeting last night.
Dr. Boyd is now pui"! .
. . i-.y. ..... v. ,f TWtroit. 11m
n-esoyienan .........
will receive $7000 a year In his new
position. This does not Include a
manse, as the manse of the local church
Is being torn ouwn ""'"
. ... .Ann tA lUI hlltlt tO the
church. Dr. Foulkes' salary of o000
year was in auuin.
which the church provided. The rea
son for paying Dr. Boyd more than Dr.
Foulkes was given by one of the mem
bers of the pulpit supply committee
last ntgnt as ocm w"""
. , . n nn. nf mora evnerl-
S an UHir. iiiw... --
ence. and because be Is receiving in his
presenL position m, - j '
,r. Koulkes has received. The local
church will also pay his moving ex
SP 5a Still at the Old,
f 0 Always Busy, Corner p 77?
jC(23 I 353-3 55 Washington Fife j
& v-a- X-&il Corner of Park (8th) Street J
Soon atA VOU - "
Seventh and Alder Z '' 1
These
to
these Baby Grands and nine others
will be closed out at reductions in some
with a complete new stock.
in the old premises
w ;
penses and allow him six weeks" va
cation each year.
Vacation Is Allowed.
The new pastor of the First Presby
terlnn Church, for he has signified his
willingness to accept the call, is 48
years old and has been pastor In the
Detroit church for three years. For
It
4 K' ...
: 1
Dr. John B. Boyd, ef Detroit. Mtcb.
Wh Has Reeelved a Call te Sue
reed Bev. William Htrmm isiilkeB
Here.
II years before that he was pastor of
one of the best-known Chicago
churches the Evanston Presbyterian
Church. Dr. Boyd wrote A. S. Pattullo.
chairman of the pulpit supply commit
tee, that the only reason he consented
to leave Detroit is because the rigor
ous climate of that city Is not suitable
foraMrs. Boyd.
The report of the committee to the
congregation reads as follows:
"Tour committee on the selection of
a pastor has had before it the names
of many men from tha entire conti
- 4 Vgfg
We go into our
must be sold.
nent, an has earnestly sought to
search out from these the man who
should be the choice, not of the com
mittee, but of the great Head of the
Church, to lead forward our beloved
church in whatever may be before it.
"On this far-away Pacific Coast we
are particularly handicapped in seeking
a pastor, because of the distance from
the great centers of population east of
the Rocky Mountains, and the conse
quent difficulty In knowing personally
the men from whom we would choose.
There Is also another difficulty, the
pastors themselves falling to know our
church and conditions on the Pacific
Coast.
Friends Give Help.
"As against this we have had a num
ber of very kind friends in the East
and Middle West who have helped us
In such a ,way as to call forth the
gratitude of the whole church. One
member of the committee also, while
In the East, was able to hear for him
self and our benefit, one or two men
whom we had under consideration. To
him also the committee wishes to ex
press Its thanks.
"After very careful consideration and
Investigation, your committee Is "unani
mous In recommending to you a man
to be our pastor of whom the more we
have heard , the better we have liked
and the more we have hoped that it
might be that his selection mlgh meet
with his approval, with your approvtjj.
and with that of our Lord and Mast.
"We are informed that his church ?n
Detroit, which holds about 1500 people,
has for the past six months been un
able to accommodate on Sunday even
ings all who sought admission, and that
there have been no pews available for
rent for two years.
"His family consists of Mr. Boyd and
four children, a son In Princeton Uni
versity, a daughter at college. .'lid a:s
other son and daughter at home."
Detroit Man Liked.
One of the letters of the committee,
asking for Information about Dr. Boyd,
fell into the hands of an elder in his
church In Detroit. The elder wrote:
"Of course I know It Is useless for yon
to extend any call to the doctor, who
has turned down two very flattering,
offers within the past two months.
. . . In my estimation Dr. Boyd is
without Question one of the greatest
preachers and pastors in America. Per
sonally. I would not change him for any
man I am acquainted with, and I think
r wL Js
new build
All that's
I know the ministers or me country
pretty well. He is filling a large place
In our church."
A tribute paid to Mrs. Boyd by a Chi
cago minister, from whom the commit
tee sought Information, is that she is
"in every way a devoted, gifted, con
secrated helpmeet."
Frankle O'Brien Challenges.
Following closely upon the announce
ment made that Billy Farrell. the Co
lumbus Club bantamweight fighter, had
decided to enter the professional ranks
came a sweeping challenge hurled at
the ambitious amateur by Frankie
O'Brien. The challenger was formerly
the amateur champion bantam of the
city and fought under the colors of
the Columbus Club.
Six-CInb Iveaguo Is Plan.
CHBHAL13.
outlook for a
Wesh.. March 27. The
revival of the Washlng-
FRANKLIN
The Franklin is the automobile with the simple, air
cooled motor. It is the motor-car that thinking people
everywhere are turning to more and more.
Franklin air-cooling not only is more dependable than
water-cooling. It saves greatly in -weight It does away
with the heavy, complicated secondary cooling system of
the water-cooled car. This, together with Franklin light
weight construction, lessens the load on the tires. !
Menzies-DuBois Auto Company
SEVENTH AND DAVIS STS., PORTLAND, OR.
ton State Leaeue is brighter now than
It has been for some time. Friday
night a delegation of local fans visited
Centralia and succeeded in arousing
considerable interest there. Active com
mittees are now out in that city and
will report tomorrow night. It is now
believed It will be possible to reorgan
ize with Chehalis. Centralia. Olympla,
Elraa, Raymond and South Bend.
. ' t
Glencoe Defeats Sunnyslde.
Batting Pitcher Dunne out of the box
early in the game and hammering his
successor's offerings for frequent
bingles. the Glencoe Grammar School
baseball team, yesterday afternoon de
feated the Sunnyside Grammar School
team on its home grounds by the score
of 13 to 8. The batteries: Glencoe,
Williams and Myers; Sunnyside, Dunne,
Ross and Howard.
A declining birth rate Is a feature com
mon to nearly, oil Fnronean countries.