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KELLAHER SCOFFS MAMS LENIENCY 'Those Crocodile Tears,' Says Rival of Rushlignt's Failure to Prosecute. WATER OFFICE BLOT HIT KeentlTe Exnlanatkm for Not Pursuing Absconding Employe of Department Belittled and Other Actions Scored. i JfOONAX HAS '0 CHOICE, BUT IS AGAXX9T RAXPH C. CT.YDE. A mlM lutlon was created at fi meeting- at the Columbus Club last night when, folio-wing tha recu lar speeches. J. J. Noocan. a wall known resident of tha neighborhood. Jumped to his feet and declared: "I am not coins: to tell anybody for whom to vote, but I want to tell ou for whom not to vote. "Don't rota for Ralph Clyde. He Is a bad man and shouldn't hold office la this or any other city." Then he accused Clyde of enter ing the race for tha Republican nomination for Congress last Spring for tha sole purpose of embarrassing certain other candidates and without hope of election himself. third district convention of the Wood men of the 'World, held here today, to name delegates to the bead camp which will convene In Colorado City July 28. The following; were elected Portland J. C. Jones, E. H. Deery. George W. Tabler. F. J. Melndl. V. W. German and M- A. JleEaoheran: al ternates: T. J. Kruder. A. W. Schmale, E. D. Williams, A. K. Hlggs and P. A. Reese. L. H. Fletcher. Salem; P. L. Blackerly. Ellverton. alternate: Tracey Staats, Alrlle; E. C. Klrkpatrick, Dal las, alternate: L. Vierert, Albany; H. Babb. Albany, alternate; R. I Waun, Orenco; J. H. Dorland. North Plains. alternate: I. D. Taylor. Oregon City, and T. J. Gary, Oregon city, alternate. A resolution recommending to the head camn that the uniform rank be officially recognized was adopted. About 100 applicants for member ship were initiated at the night ses slon and the meeting closed with a banquet In the Armory. E. P. Donaldson, of Palem. was elect ed president of the meeting and !. W. Oren. of Portland, was elected secre tary. About BOO members or the order participated in the Moose parade for fraternal orders tonight. Political Notes "Those crocodile tears." spoke Dan Kellaher, candidate for Mayor, before a few score of men and women at Co lumbus Club ball last night, when re ferring to Mayor Rushlight's explana tion of his failure to prosecute an absconding employe of the Water De partment because he wanted to protect tne Innocent children 01 tne riotim. "lie says he would rather make good the shortage himself than to send that man to the penitentiary, where he be longs." continued Kellaher. "But has I anyone beard of him paying back the taxpayers' money? "But did he shed crocodile tears when a poor man sold a brass Joint that bad been thrown onto the scrap heap by the water department? No. He spent lot of the people s time In prosecut ing that man. Experts rHita Recalled. "It Is also a notorious fact that the municipal 'experts' that were brought here from New Tork a few weeks ago reported that 1250,000 worth of water leaked away from the city's reservoir very year. What has Mr. Rushlight done to correct that shortage "Nothing." answered a voice from the crowd. "Well said." came back from the speaker. "Nothing. Well, I should think that If a man were looking after the people's interest he would allow the city to pay for $250,000 worth of wbici wverjr four biiu luou jdl i i iqk Into the ground." Kellaher then attacked Rushlight's attitude on the civil service system, pointing to the fact that the Mayor ad vocated abolition of civil service In the Police Department. "With the power given the Mayor and the Commissioners under the new charter." he continued. "Rushlight could do away with civil service In the Fire, the Water and other departments as well as the Police Department. He could appoint men to those places of bis own choosing. He could build up a powerful political machine. Do you want a man like that In the office of Mayor? Osi Question Asswtred, "No. We want our employed to be responsible to the people, and I want to tell you that If any slick one slid away with 13000 of the people's money in his pockets I'd bring him back." A copy of the report of the Vice Commission appointed by Mayor Rush light was brought Into play and the 2ii a p accompanying that report was ex hibited to the spectators. The map shows the location of vice centers In the City of Portland, as discovered by agents of the committee. "Now. this report was made early In the year," argued Kellaher, "but where in has the present administration made any attempt to better condi tions? . "If they didn't, why didn't theyT If vice exists as thia committee, ap pointed by Mr. Rushlight, says It exists, the decent people of this town have a right to expect some action. Why hasn't the Mayor acted?" slH Dlacuaaed, Too. Mr. Kellaher also discussed briefly the record In the Legislature and in the city Council of H. R. Al bee, an other of his opponents, -laying consid erable emphasis on the fact that Mr. Al bee was the first Senator or the first Councilman, as the case happened to be, to vote for certain measures, but Mr. Kellaher failed to call attention to the fact that In the rollcaila the names of the members always are called alphabetically. Mr. Albee's name, beginning with the letter "A," auto matically had a place near the head of the list. Following his speech. Kellaher sub mitted himself to a "quiz" as he called lt- "What do you think of Ross Island?" one man asked. "Wall. Ross Island has an assessed valuation of 130,000. and Mayor Rush light took an option on it for the city for 1300.000. It looks to me inn some one was going to get a pretty fair profit out of It. I hope the Assessor will do his duty and assess the owners of Itoss Island on a $300,000 valuation." "What about the wa.ter front T' he was asked. "I have studied the record and I be lieve that the entire water front from the Burnalde bridge south aa far as Jefferson street belongs to the people and that all the pretended owners there are squatters. If I am elected Mayor and find that thia is so ni see that this property Is returned to the city." Preceding the Kellaher speech. Charles M- Mulllns. a Civil War veter an and a well-known resident of the Albina district, spoke heartily against tho Rushlight administration, declar ing the city corrupt in every depart ment, lie advised the voters to inves tigate the records of the candidates for Commissioner and not to vote for any man who opposed the new char ter. "During the war we didn't put pris oners on guard duty aa soon as we cap tured them," he declared, and Bald that placing opponents of the charter Into the coraroissionerships would be as bad. Harry C. McAllister, candidate for Commissioner, reviewed his record and presented his qualifications to the cu rl lenre. as did M. O. Collins and D. W. Ward. LEPPER, candidate for Com missioner, got up bright and early the other morning and went out to the suburb of Lents to "solicit votes. Lents, he had heard, recently voted to be annexed to Portland, and would become a part of the city on July 1. He was agreeably surprised when he learned that he was the only candidate who had appeared there this season, but It was not until after he had wasted half a day "electioneering" that he learned that the people of Lents won't have the privilege of voting at the coming election. Nine out of ten voters seem to have their minds made up on their first choice for Commissioners and most of them know how they are going to vote for Mayor. Those who Intend to vote more than one choice have fairly de finite Ideas on their second and third choice candidates. The Information on candidates given by The Oregonlan seems to have done much to clear away whatever doubt existed In the minds of those who were undecided a week ago. Personal appeals from the candidates themselves or the revelation of facts not heretofore made public are the only things that can change the minds or those who have determined how they are going to vote and this includes large part of the population. see "Common-User Dan" is the caption that Dan Kellaher, candidate for Mayor, uses under his picture which appears on his campaign cards. Kellaher says the name was applied to him In recognition of his efforts to secure common-user privileges for the railroad tracks on the Fast Side, but a man to whom he nanoed one or tne cards the other day seemed to get different meaning out of it. Does that mean, that If you are elected, everybody Is going to use you?" the voter askd. see Waldemar Seton, one of the Rush light spellbinders, likes to tell of how the administration has been hampered and hindered under the present charter. The other night he was explaining to an audience In Woodstock how the restrictions of the charter sometimes prevent the practice of economy. He told how a farmer came to town one day with a team of horses that he wanted to sell for $300. The street cleaning department needed a team badly and all Judges of horseflesh around the City Hall were agreed that this nartlcular team was worth at least $350 and perhaps $400. But the charter prevents the city making purchases in excess of $250 without advertising for bids. "When we finally bought a team we paid more than $400 for it and it was not aa good as toe one we coura nave had for J300." ha asserted. Why didn't you buy one horse at a time for $150 a piece r' asked a wag in the audience. Seton aDDreclated the Joke as much as anyone but finally explained that "that would be doing indirectly wnai we couldn't do directly." At a meeting of the Woman's Society of the East Side Baptist Church yes terday, W. T. Vaughn gave an address uDon government unaer me cnarter. H. L. Sheldon, or tne Anu-oaioon League, also addressed the women upon the coming election. see In explaining the absence on the tax. roll of any large amount of property in his own name. L C Keeo. a candidate for commissioner at the June election. explains that be baa only recently ac quired his city property. He owns land in Tillamook.' Lane, Coos and Baker counties also, be says. RUSHLIGHT GIVES DEFI TO MINISTER Portland Is Like School, Morally, City Executive. Sunday Says SALOONS YET TOTAL 438 Candidate for Mayor Asks Rose City Park Folk to Look Into Record and Learn for Selves as to Reform Acts. WOODMEN PICK DELEGATES Head Camp Will Be Asked to Rec osnlze Vnlform Rank. BALKM. Or. May 21. (Special) &Iore than 200 delegates attended the Than la areneral disappointment among the voters over the failure of the city to send out any pampniets car rvlnsr tha texts of proposed, amend menu to the charter, such as the bond Issues. Heusner franchise, etc. At many meetings of late men and women have asked various candidates atout mis subject, showing that the people are at sea, as they have been provided with no means of Informing themselves on the various measures to be submitted June 3. see Albee boosters will have a meeting at 8 o'clock tonight In Albee headquar ters In the Henry building. e e Among the speakers at the Twelve o'clock Club's luncheon In the Journal auditorium, today, will be J. K. Wer lein and C. A. Blgelow. while Tom Sweeney will preside. Topics of gen eral interest will be discussed. Dr. L. Victoria Hampton, candidate for Councllman-st-large. gave an ad dress at the Tremont flrehouse .on Tuesday evening and Is scheduled to speak before several women's meetings within the next few days. J. H. Nolta, candidate for Commls sloner, yesterday addressed a letter to tho committee of one hundred, de nying a rumor that he had been rlrcu lattng a report In the Peninsula district that he and other candidates for Com missioner had been approached by a committee of 10 of the committee of one hundred with a request that the candidates subscribe $100 each to the committee's campaign fund. Mr. Nolta s letter waa written in reply to an inquiry as to the authenticity or the rumor that he bad been the author of the report. He declares In his let ter that he knows none of the mem' bers of the committee, and that he. nor as far as he knows any other can didate, has ever been approached by a member of the committee for financial aid. One of the principles adopted when the committee of one hundred was organized was that it should ac cept no contributions from any candi date, and no contribution larger than $10 from any individual. CHURCH NAME CHANGE HIT "American Catholic" for Protestant Episcopal Is Opposed. READING, Pa., May 21. The annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem went on record today as op. posed to a change of name of the de nomination from Protestant Episcopal to American Catholic. Bishop Talbot, who presided. In dorsed a minimum salary for ministers. "The board of missions."' he said, "has decided that It Is not right to ask any man to serve under Its appointment at a less stipend than $1000 If he be un married, or $1000 and a house if he be married. These amounts are to be re garded as the minimum." "I defy any preacher or anyone else in this city to show that things are not like a Sunday school here now, morally, as compared to conditions in Portland when I took office," said Mayor Rush light, addressing a meeting composed largely of men in a hall at Rose City Park last night. A certain preacher is saying that conditions are just as bad as they were when I took office," continued the May or. "He says there are 438 saloons In the city now as when I went into of fice. That is true, but these saloons pay a license and furnlBh the means of supporting several of the city de nartments. Not all of the people are familiar with the manner of raising funds for the expenses of the operation of departments. "In keeping with my policy of clean ing up the city, I appointed . a vice commission to investigate conditions. Among those I appointed was this same preacher who Is now telling you that I have done nothing. He served on the commission for a long time, but he never came into my office once to tell me about what he says he knows about moral conditions, although I asked him to on several distinct occasions. I re spectfuily ask you all to look Into the record and learn for yourself, to your own satisfaction, that I have worked a considerable reform all along the line. Home for Fallen Women Idea. "I am still working to get results, such as to establish a working home for fallen women and a hospital for certain contagious diseases with which the city Is Infested. I am seeking to make conditions better and it is untrue that the administration has accom plished nothing, for we have accom plished a great deal. I would be glad If every citizen will call on the mem bers of my vice commission and ask them whether this is true. They bave the facts and can tell you." The Mayor also paid a brief compU ment to his political opponent, Dan Kellaher. "My friend, Dan Kellaher, is telling the people that I voted to pay the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany $21,000 that Mayor Lane had caused to be deducted from the com panys electric light bill with the city because he alleged the company had not given the full amount of light. That Is absolutely false; I fought the pay ment of It In the City Council, but it was paid regardless, but X voted against It." Mayor Rushlight briefly recited his record in the City Council where he served six years. He said he fought the so-called "solid ten, that number of the members having formed a com blnatlon to put through or to sup press any legislation they wished. He said ha gave up the honor of going to the Legislature after being elected, solely to "sit on the lid" end keep the Council from vacating certain streets for railroad purposes. Had he gone, he said, the Council would have elected his successor and then would have had the necessary number of votes to pass the ordinances. Saving Declared Large. He declared that he has saved the Deople large sums of money In the va rious departments by applying sensible and practical methods and mentioned. among other things, a saving of $40,000 to patrons of the water department alone for carfare, saved by the organ ization of pay stations all over the city. Waldemar Seton, a member of the Executive Board, was the first speaker. He was followed by C N. McArthur. Both eulogized the Mayor for his work aa chief executive of the city, saying that to their personal knowledge he has made good and that he Is entitled to a second term. Tonight at 8 o'clock the Mayor and others will speak in the Oddfellows Hall at East Seventeenth and Alberta streets. Special-Ladies' Spring Suits $11.85 Q3. Artificial Limbs. A new book lust published by the Oregon Artificial Limb Co., 263 Tamhlll street, on artificial limbs and surgical appliances, is now ready and can be had free of charge by all interested in this wnrK hv semtinir for it. Superfluous Hair Truths Stop permeating If you nse a simple toilet prepara tion and it proves to be worthless, you only lose money. When you use a questionable depilatory, however, it is a very serious matter because you not only lose money, but you take tha grave risk of permanent disfigure ment. You Vclae Your Face use De Miracle, tha one safe, perfect ed hair remover of proven merit. 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Several Students Licave Immediately After Receiving Diplomas 'for '. Washington Examination. Degrees were conferred upon the largest graduating classes in dentistry and pharmacy that have ever been sent out from the North Pacific College of Dentistry and Pharmacy, last night at the graduating exercises at the White Temple. When the North facinc uouege waa organized in 1898." said President M. C. Miller in his remarks last night, "and during the first years of our struggles for recognition our most sanguine friends felt that in case the attend ance should reach 100 students within 20 years that was as mucn as coma be expected. The enrollment for the past year shows more than 100 students In the freshman class alone in the de partment of dentistry. -The depart ment of pharmacy was established four years ago. and there are indications that the younger department will grow even more rapidly than the depart ment of dentistry." The Pacific Coast states, British Co lumbia, Japan and several other coun tries were represented In the classes that received .their diplomas from the hands of President Miller last night. Many of the students were obliged to leave immediately upon receiving their diplomas to take the train for Seattle, so that they may appear at the ex aminations before the State Board of Dentistry of Washington, which will be held thts morning. Dr. Calvin S. White, of the State Board of Health, delivered the annual address to the class and Dr. J. H. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, made the charge to the gradu ates. Muslo for the programme was furnished by Stuart McGulre, the Wed nesday Women's Chorus and the Col lege Glee Club, under the direction of J. William Belcher. Koy Franklin West, a nephew of Governor West, was the high honor student in the graduating class. The members of the two classes which were graduated last night are: Dentistry Elmer T. Allen, Ralph O. Appleby, Addison Jack Atwater, Ray Les ter Bathrlck, Oran Stanley Bartlett, John A. Belfils, Lee H. Baqueaith, T. Flnley Blakemore, Fred George Bleeg;, Fred Orant Bunch, John Earl Clanahan, Louts Cooper stein, Charles Sidney Dent, John B. Dye. Clinton L. Foster, Charles E. Gard, Harrltt B. Gehr, Theodore Gotlleb, Howard A. Hale, Selichl Hlgashida, Alva Jerome How ard, Arthur Hudson, Roy Neal Hunt, Eugene Isdell, Emil Jants, Otto Ernest Kinder, Walter John Larson. Ira V. Latimer, Harley M. MacDonald. Leo L. McKenna, Philip T. Meaney. Richard G. Moss, John G. Nash, Carl Stanton Ogbury. Ralph E. Ostrom, George J, Petersen, Lucien Alton Pickens, Francis Qulnn, John Thomas Ryan. IT. Ar thur Shaeffer, Wenzel M. 6kovgard, William H. Springer, Glenn A. Thomas, Arthur Frea man Weeks, Roy Franklin West, Benton Samuel Woods, Keljlro Yamamoto, Guy E. York. Pharmacy Henry Edward Bowles. Sa rah Winifred Brown, Walter Francis Chapin, Frank Leslie Christenson, Louis John Gu erra, Edward Hall. Earl F. Hearing, Isuneo Neglshi, Norris Louis Heath Rogers, Wal demar Struckmeyer, Walter O. Van Atta. i I ALL THE Advantages of Mountain Life -Without the Disadvantages ARC TO BE HAD IN Yellowstone National Park Sumptuous hotels-143 miles of coaching over Government roads thru scenery and wonders unique in all the world fishing glorious out door life healthful recreation. Low Fares for Yellowstone Park and Eastern Trips Via the route of the famous "Great Big Baked Potato." Through trains to Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, St. Paul continuous service to Duluth and Superior. Standard and tourist sleep ing cars, all electric-lighted. Rosebnrg Druggist Sentenced. Frank Harris, a druggist of Roseburg, TICKETS 21,5 MorrlNOn St., l'ortland. A. D. CHARLTON. A. G. P. A., PORTLAND BBZCSaSL 1 against whom an Indictment was re turned a few days ago by the Federal grand Jury, charging him with havlns sworn fraudulently In a bankruptcy case and having concealed some of his property after filing a petition In bank, ruptcy. pleaded guilty yesterdny. Ha was sentenced to serve 12 months In the County Jail. Harrisburg Defents Ilul-cy. HARTMSBURG. Or., May St. (Spe cial.) Harrisburg High School defeat ed Halsey today, 6 to 5. Kirk, for Hal scy, struck out 10 men. Harrlsburi? went to Lebanon for a game Saturday. Batteries Halsey. Kirk; HarrlsburK. Gilbertson, Herman and McMahan. Denver has B1.0S1 public chool pupils. VOTERS? ooia ana recommenfeea oy L1PMAN, WOLFE & CO. (PAID ADVERTISEMENT You, we, everybody, all of us, every voter, every taxpayer, want to select competent men for our City office holders. It is our City and we want it to be well governed. It is a big job to handle the City's affairs in a businesslike manner. It will require the services of competent men. And the only way to judge of a man's competency and fitness is by his past accomplishments. If he has never accomplished anything of value for himself, we cannot expect him to accomplish anything of value for the City for you and all of us for we are the taxpayers and the voters. We are the stockholders in this big City corporation. ' The men you select on June 2d will be the directors of the City corporation. They will handle the money your money. You want your money to bring the best and most economical results. You want as good results on your tax money investment as you can get in any business investment. You must have the best services of the best men otherwise your money will be wasted. You can't afford to vote for a candidate who don't know how to spend your money economically. You cannot afford to vote for a candidate who has not had experience in large matters. For your City is a big business concern, involving over $700,000,000 worth of assets. No amateur should be intrusted with this immense business. We recommend the following candidates for Commissioners: Here are men who have been weighed in the balance and are not found wanting. They are big enough for the job. They have "made good" in their own affairs. They will "make good" for the City. T N STOPPENBACH, for eighteen years with the Pacific Paper Co. He has "Made Good" with his own affairs, thoroughly fitted by practical experience to fill any of the four Commissionerships and is one of the strong est and best-equipped candidates mentioned. ALBERT G. CLAR.K, with Wadhams & Kerr Bros., wholesale grocers. A successful business man of twenty five years' experience in this city. President Pacific Coast Admen's Association, MARSHALL N. DANA, newspaper man, a close student of municipal government and a leader in all move ments of constructive city affairs. See record of pure milk campaign, Greater Portland Plans, Broadway Bridge, etc. WM. L. BREWSTER, attorney at law, a strong exponent of civic affairs along educational lines. Look up his record in connection with the extension work of our Public Library System and the City Board of Chanties. FRANK E. W ATKINS, member of real estate firm of Parrish, Watkins & Co. Served four years in Council. Has a good business standing. GEO. B. CELLARS, President Cellars-Murton Company. Formerly Councilman-at-Large. Leader in moral issues and active for children's playgrounds. W. H. McMONIES, President McMonies & Co., harneess manufacturers. Prominent member of East Side Busi ness Men's Club and a leader in civic enterprises relative to bettering East Side affairs. JOHN DRISCOLL, President Boston Packing Company and Director Hibernia Savings Bank. Served eight years as member of Port of Portland Commission. LOUIS GERLINGER, Jr., real estate. For several years manager Salem, Falls City & Western Ry. Successful in all business undertakings with which he has been connected. WILL H. DALY, Mgr. Portland Monotype Co., servel two years as Councilman. President State Federation of Labor four years. President Portland Central Labor Council two years. ROBERT G. DLECK, civil engineer. Specialty, municipal improvements, water supply and sewerage. Accom plished work of National reputation in the Philippines. This list may be added to from time to time as our investigations warrant. People's Progressive League, PHILIP S. BATES, Secretary. IV