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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 19, 1905. VOTE ON JUNE 5 person who petitions to have his name go on the primary ballot, and the petitioners are to be electors residing In at least one fifth of the precincts of the city. The whole number of signers In no case Is to exceed 500. The candidates who receive the highest number of votes at the pri maries are to be the nominees of their respective parties at the ensuing election. Whether the "Republican" organization of the city will put up a ticket Is a ques tion of much Interest Within the citadel of the "machine" a number of counselors have been declaiming that. Inasmuch as the "reformers" are going to name a citizens' ticket. Republicans should do so also, and thus eliminate as far as possi ble the semblance of party politics and yet maintain the "machine" prestige and perpetuate Its control of the city govern ment. The present city government was elected in June, 1902, when the Mitchell element rode in on the wave which sub merged the Simon faction. 1BLERS WIN Lowest Prices Why the lowest prices at Calef Bros? Because we pay cash and set the best discounts in buying. Because we have not a large force nor a large store, nor a large expense. Because we can sell and make a fair profit when others would be losing money. Because we do sell cheaper than any others. The public is judge. TEN DOLLARS Portland Electors Are to Choose Officials. Anti-Poolroom Bill Died at Salem. 1 V; - This solid oak Table, quartered and hand-polished, is 6 feet long, has 42x4 top and 4-Inch legs. Price at other stores, $20.00, ALSOTOPASSQNNEWLAWS WORK OF CLEVER LOBBY Charter Changes and Bridge Tax Go to Referendum. WANTS EQUALLY LOW BATE Reform Measures Find High Bars to Passage. Iff POLITICAL LINEUP UNCERTAIN Reform Upheavals, Uncomfortable Position of Organization and Doubt as to Workings of Pri mary Law Are Factors. Electors of Portland will choose a new city government June 5, and will ap prove or reject several acts of the leg islature, charter amendments and a 2 mill bridge tax. which the Legislature ordered submitted to referendum. The officers to be elected are: layor. Auditor. Treasurer. Municipal Judge. City Attorney. One Councilman from eacli of ten wards. Five Councilmen-at-Large. Political energies, now that the Legis lature has adjourned, have begun to shape themselves toward that election. J:i view of reform upheavals and the un comfortable situation of the Republican organization" of this county consequent on disclosures about Senator Mitchell and other leaders, the outlook is extremely perplexing for many ambitious gentle men who are on the watch for "line ups" and band-wagons. And no prophets have been discovered who can foresee just what are going to be the line-ups, whether the "reform" clement is to be united or split or whether party tickets are to be put Into the field. And, to cap the climax of the perplexity, gentlemen who aspire to ride to glory on party hand-wagons are troubled as to whether the direct primary law will be appli cable. The charter contains a provision for opening the registration books between March 15 and April 15, and this provis ion is put forward by some authorities as requlrlp- Republican and Democratic tickets to be nominated in conformity with the requirements of that act, at primary elections. Is Primary Law in Effect? According to an opinion of Attorney General Crawford, the direct primary law, though In effect since its enactment last June, will not be operative until after the next registration, because the law requires all voters participating in pri maries to be registered as to their party membership and only a small percentage of the voters have had opportunity so to register since the law was enacted. But the Portland charter provides that the registration books of the city shall be opened before the next city election by the County Clerk, and this provision of the charter Is held to make the di rect primary law operative for nomination of party tickets for the election next June. That one or more citizens tickets will be in the field is expected In all quarters. Such tickets are exempt from the direct primary law. The clause of the city charter which is held to make the law applicable to the nomination of party tickets for the city election is contained in section 23 and reads as follows: "The County Clerk shall keep open the registration books, lists, etc., for a period of 30 days immediately before April 15 next preceding the city election, and dur ing such time shall register all persons who since the registration books were last closed have become eligible to vote at such elections, or who, being entitled to vote, have failed to register, and shall enter changes of residence occurring since the last registration of all persons who shall apply therefor. Such clerk shall send to the several precincts the precinct register thus corrected as provided by such act, and the same shall be used by the judges and clerks- at such election as provided In such act." The. registration b6oks were "last losed" October 20 of last year after hav ing been open since September 20. just prior to the Presidential election.- for reg istration of voters who had not registered last Spring. A few at that time regis tered, their party affiliation, and those few are now the only persons In the county who can participate in primary elections because the law ordains: "No elector shall he qualified to 'vote ... at any such primary nominating election . . . unless he shall "be registered as one of the political parties choosing and nominating its candidates for public office under the provisions of this law at such primary nominating election." No Opportunity to Declare Parties. When the great mass oE the electors of Portland registered last Spring the direct primary law had not been enacted, and since Its enactment those electors have not had opportunity to register their party affiliation. Those who sought to do so last Fall were turned away by County Clerk Fields, who said he was authorized "by law only to open the registration books to those who had not registered the Spring before. The enactment of the direct primary law is held by some authorities to make those persons who are not registered as to their party affiliation "eligible" accord ing to the charter "to vote at such pri mary elections," and the provision of the city charter for opening the registration books this Spring is held to afford such electors the right to register, and thus to qualify for the primary elections. Such Is the opinion of "W. S. U'Ren, sec retary of the Direct Primary Nominations League, which propagated the direct pri mary law, and secured its enactment un der the initiative, and Mr. U'Ren tele phoned down from Oregon City yesterday that he was backed up by the best legal talent of the state. "There Is no doubt whatever aoout it," said he. But there is considerable doubt, and some authorities "are not sure that the charter provision Intends that the regis tration books shall be open for primary elections; indeed, they are of the opinion that the charter makes no reference to primaries, except as to the primary act of 1901, which was expressly repealed by the direct primary act. If the Law Applies. Should the direct primary law apply, the primary elections would be held on May 6, SO days before the general city elec tion, and the last day for filing petitions for nomination would be 15 days before thai time, or April 2L Such petitions are to be signed by at least 2 Tcr cent of the vote cast for Rep resentative in Congress in the city last June by the party to' .which belongs the j California Asks Railroads for Same Reduction Granted Fair Visitors. The transcontinental lines are having a little argument over the low rates to bo In effect to the Coast during the coming season, and there is some estrangement between the Northern and -the Southern routes, so it is said. A Lewis and Clark rate of $56.50 has been made from Chicago to Portland and return by way of the Northern lines, while a round-trip rate of $62.50 has been made over tho Southern lines to San Francisco from Chicago to carry the del egates to several large conventions which have been, secured for that city during the Summer. Tho Southern lines, backed by the Cal ifornia interests, are asking that the di rect Exposition rate be applied to trav elers wishing to come to the Fair by way of San Francisco and the Southern route. The Northern roads are opposed to this, and in their attitude are supported by the interests of the Exposition and the North western territory. 1 It is possible that the direct Exposi tion rate will be forced for the San Francisco-Portland route, in spite of the ef forts of the opposition, but In" this event an arbitrary charge of. Jll or $12 dollars will be added to the. Northbound tickets, making the cost of the San Francisco Portland trip that much more than If the passenger returned by way of the South ern routes. The trouble has been caused in part by tho desire of each section to get the first chance at the West-bound visitors. It Is a tendency of the traveler to spend the most of his time and money on the first end of his journey. Both sections recog nize this, and also the fact that the country covered during the latter part of a trip Is given but little attention In com parison to the ground gone over while the mind and energies are fresh for travel. The Northern lines have been making a hard fight to keep the Southern rate ud. therefore, in order that the Northwest might have the first chance at the ex pected horde of travelers who are sched uled to visit the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion. The representatives of these roads are going on the theory that If the tour ists get their eyes on Oregon. Washington and the other states of the Northwest first It will be an easy thing to convince many of the Easterners to remain. For this reason, in part, the battle Is being waged against an equal rate both ways. MAY WET SUUDAY THE0ATS Closing Law Not Sustained, and Sa loons Will Be Open Today. VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 18.-For 15 years Vancouver has had a Sunday-closing law, and from time to time saloon keepers and tobacconists have been fined for infraction of the ordinance. In the Police Court today Acting Police Magis trate Alexander dismissed a charge against a hotel proprietor accused of selling liquor during prohibited hours The magistrate held that the Sunday closing law Is ultra vires. Tomorrow saloons and hotel bars will be open for the first time in a number of years. Those hotels and saloons which In past years have been fined for infrac tion of the Sunday-closing law will now claim a remission of their fines. German Library for Berkeley. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IS. J. D. Spreckels has given 57000 to the Uni versity of California to add to the Ger man library at the university. This has enabled the university to purchase the Welnhold library, one of the finest In Germany. ONLY ONE GOES THROUGH Aims to Prevent Officers of City and County Governments From Li censing or Fining Games or Permitting Them to Run. SALEM. Or.. Feb. "IS. (Spocial.) De feat of Senator Booth's bill against pool rooms. and policy shops was the achieve ment of the cleverest lobbying seen at the late legislative session. When an amend ment removing a race-track exemption was Inserted by the House, the lobby beamed all over, and Its members patted one another on the back and were very happy Indeed to think of their statecraft. Among the gentlemen who surveyed the proceedings from the lobby inclosures were M. G. Nease, of the late Warwick Exchange, and Jack Grant, of the late Portland Club. The bill as originally drawn, prohibited the operation of pool-selling rooms In any place In the state. Senator Booth found that the bill could not pass in that form, and decided to modify it so that he could get votes to pass it. He therefore con sented to the insertion of a provision that the act should not apply to poolrooms at race tracks. The bill passed the Senate in that form, but in the House It was amended so as to cut out the exception and make the bill as sweeping as it was at first. When the bill went back to the Senate that branch refused to concur and indefinitely post poned the bill. Its defeat was due to the House amendment which would have closed all racetracks in Oregon, Including that at the State Fair grounds. In the House Kay declared, that the purpose of the amendment was to kill the bill in the Senate after It had gone from the House. Bailey said that Kay seemed to hold gambling at the State Fair right, but in a room in Portland wrong. Kay's motion to strike out the amendment failed by a vote of 2G to 23. and the measure then passed by a vote of 42 to 9. Anti-Tigers Hard Time. Anti-gambling measures had troublous times in the session of the Legislature Just closed, only one bill upon that sub ject getting through both houses. This one was Representative Gray's bill to pro hibit city authorities from granting li censes or privileges to gamble. The measure prevents either the Issuance of licenses or the granting of tacit permis sion under the fining system. Another bill defeated was Representa tive Grasps bill to make gambling a fel ony. Before the bill passed the House the felony feature was cut out. When the bill reached the Senate it was as serted that since the bill left the gam bling law practically the same as It Is now, there was no use in passing it, and the measure was Indefinitely postponed. The fourth anti-gambling bill was Her mann's bill against bucketshops. This bill passed the House, but got Into the Senate late in the session, and was on the calendar for third reading on the last day. It was among eight bills not reached for want of time. Representatives of social reform or ganizations profess to believe that there was In this Legislature a determination HARRY SILBERBERG AGAIN IN THE TOILS CLEVKB CRIMINAL WHO ONCE DAZZLED PORTLAND SOCIETY AS J. COLEMAN DRAYTON. NEW YORK. Feb. IS. Harry Sllberberg, alias a score of other names, was ar rested today by Central Office men. His arrest was In connection with a swindling operation which was to have reached Its climax on Monday next when the prisoner was to receive $50,000 from one of his alleged dupes. Sllberberg Is said to be one of tho most remarkable criminals known to the po lice In many years. At one time he impersonated a nephew of J. Coleman Dray ton, a prominent lawyer of this city. In which capacity he chartered a private car and with several companions went to Lincoln. Pa., and other Pennsylvania town?, ostensibly as a promoter for the "Arizona Consolidated Mining: Company." which was later found to have no existence. He was next heard of in Germany, where he became acquainted with members of the nobility, who feted him handsomely and whose hospitality he returned by irregular operations. It Is said. He was la Jail m aiunicn xor a wane, Dut was pardoned. He appeared next In Mexico, was Jailed there, but regained his liberty. and Harry Sllberberg: appeared In Portland In the Sprint: of 1902 and masqueraded as J. Coleman Drayton, the New York millionaire. He was wined and dined by a certain society set in Portland until he was exposed by Detective Joe Day. who recognized him at the Portland Hotel. There was no criminal charge made against tblm. CALEPS PRICE Seeing is believing. Only a limited supply. Our guarantee goes with every sale, and we consider no transaction closed until the customer is perfectly satisfied. 130 Sixth Street THREE SPECTACLES IN ONE 6, Why bother with two pair of spectacles when you can Bet tho proper glasses for both walking and reading In one pair of frames? Call and let our Expert Optician, demonstrate these glasses.. Ore Hon Optical Co. 4th and Yamhill. Y.JI.OA. Bldg. to defeat anti-gambling legislation, and they are seeking to fix the responsibility upon those who brought about the defeat of the bills mentioned. NEW COMPANIES OF STATE. Articles of Incorporation Filed With Secretary of State. SALEM, Or., Feb. 13. (Special.) The following new corporations this "week filed articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State: Harrison Tobacco Company, Port land; capital stock, $2000; Incorporat ors, Randolph Harrison, George F. Hol man and E. 1L Howatson. Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, of Nyssa, Or.; capital stock $20,000; Incor porators John Ennis, C. M. Jones, N. "W. Bower, J. F. Reece and "W. G. Craig. Renninger-Button Logging Company, Mabel; capital stock. $10,000: Incorpo rators, H. A. Rennlnger, F. H. Button and John M. Pipes. Sheridan Lumber Company, Port land; capital stock, $50,000; Incorporat ors, J. H. Johnson, A. A. Brace, E. M. Teaton and Emll Schreider. Pendleton Railroad & Coal Company. Pendleton; capital stock, $3,000,000; In corporators, C. A. Rhea, Charles J. Smith, C. E. Redfleld and Charles H. Carter. Concordia Building Association, Port land: capital stock $40,000; incorpo rators, Marcus Fleischner, Isam White, Sigmund Frank and Edward Ehrman. Bolossy Kiralfy Venice Company, Portland; capital stock, $20,000; incor porators. Calvin Hellig, Bolossy Ki ralfy and George Jabour. The Irvlngton Improvement Associa tion. Portland; capital stock, $10,000; incorporators, R. W. "Wilbur. W, K. Scott. H. M. Van Deurs, George E. Chamberlain and R. L. Sabln. M. A. Gunst Cigar Company, of Seat tle; capital stock $40,000; Incorporators, Gustav Simon. J. N. Teal and Wirt Minor. Western Investment Company, Port land; capital stock $100,000; Incorpo rators, William G. Gosslln, Hnrry L. Hamblet and F. W. Newell. The Rogue River Valley Improve ment Company, Grant's Pass; capital stock, $1,500,000; incorporators. H. L. Andrews, Thomas L. Sime and A. C. Hough. Shoots at Special Agent. MISSOULA, Mont.. Feb. IS. L. R. Gla vls. a Government special agent from Helena, who has been Inspecting Illegal cutting of timber in this county, says a shot was fired at him today by some one hidden in the brush on Cedar Creek. G la vis had trouble with a settler yester day, and was ordered off a piece of land at the point of a gun. The agent suspects the same man of shooting at him today and will apply for the arrest of the in dividual, whose name he refused to di vulge. Young Burglar Pleads Guilty. HILLSBORO, Or.. Feb. 18. (Special.) Raul Guerling. the 19-year-old burglar, to day pleaded guilty to robbing the J. D. Hlbbs store at Gaston early In January and was sentenced to seven years In the penitentiary. Judge McBrlde, after the young man pleaded, asked him If he had help, and Guerling replied in the affirma tive, but would not disclose the names of his assistants, saying he did not know them. Sheriff Connell took Guerling to the penitentiary tonight. Transferred to Cutter Manning. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) Q. B. Newman, second assistant engi neer of the revenue cutter Commo dore Perry, has received orders to pro ceed to San Diego and join the cutter Manning. Mr. Newman left for San Diego this evening. Will Consider Separate Consulates. CHRISTIANIA, Feb. 18. The Storthing today unanimously decided ,to refer the question of separate consulates for Sweden and Norway to a committee of IS consisting of eight members of the Right part)', eight of. the LefC two Moderates and one Socialist. WHY PAY MORE THAN TEN DOLLARS when the MOYER will sell you a First-class Spring Suit for this price? You may look the town over and will not find their equal for $ 1 5. They are absolutely the best values we have ever shown. We pledge our word for it, and you know what that means. When you see it in our- ad. it's so! MOYER Third and Oak Streets ACADEMY IS FORMED Organization Perfected for Scientific Research. CODE OF BY-LAWS ADOPTED Membership Will Be Recruited From Residents of Oregon Interested in Science Choice of Name Entails Lively Debate. Definite organization of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences was effected at last night's meeting in John Bur roughs Hall. Constitution and by-laws were adopted and officers elected, after considerable discussion. Edmund P. Shel don presided. The constitution and by-laws were in cluded In the report of the committee of that name. With reference to the name of the academy, there were a number of opinions expressed as to whether or not it was advisable ' to embody the word "state" In the title. Some felt that the title "Oregon Academy of Sciences" was of sufficient significance, vouchsafing their opinions from a histori cal standpoint. C. M. Idle man averred that considering the former extent of the Oregon territory and the Importance of its association with the Government of the United States, to Include the term "state" in the title of the. academy would necessarily make its significance finite, and for that reason he preferred to see it eliminated. He was supported in this stand by Dr. Barton. Another argued that, quite to the con trary, the embodiment of the term in the academy's name would greatly aid In ad vancing -the cause of the organization and would assure persons residing in out lying districts of the state that its field was not confined to Portland. Eventually he assumed that the academy might pos sibly be recognized by the Legislature and materially assisted, citing the possibility of the' presentation of a scientific library. Finally, In so far as the Ohio State Academy of Sciences had established the precedent of embodying the word "state" In Its title. It was decided by an extremely, close vote that the name should be "Ore gon State Academy of Sciences." The different articles of the constitution and by-laws were taken up separately and discussed at length. In some In stances. Professor G. E. Coghill created much amusement by his references to faulty English and poor phraseology, which he Invariably blamed to the stenog rapher, who, by the way. was Ross Nich olas, the well-known ornithologist. In this manner the monotohy of hearing the reading of stereotyped by-laws was great ly relieved. To become an active member of the academy it Is necessary to be a resident of Oregon who Is Interested In science. No provisions were made for nonresident members. Honorary members will be elected among those who have contrib uted original papers to the academy for publication - In its official journal. Mem bers may obtain life certificates which will exempt them from all dues, by pay ing the sum of 523 to the treasurer of the academy. Thought Dues Too Small. Mrs. J. R. Cardwell took the .initiative, when it was learned that the annual dues had been fixed at $2. This, she argued, was entirely Inadequate, and felt assured that all desiring to become members of tho academy would surely be willing to pay at least ?3 a year. Professor Coghill assumed the contrary,' averring that such dues would In all prob ability force those already members of several societies, or who were living in moderate circumstances, to forego their desire to become members. Dr. Barton supported Professor Coghill, arguing that in the future, when the organization was well established, the question of increas ing the annual dues might be considered. This seemed to express the general sense of the meeting, Inasmuch as Mrs. Card well's was the only dissenting voice. Upon the completion of the readings, the reports of the constitution and by laws committee were unanimously adopt ed, and a nominating committee appoint ed. The following were named, and the secretary Instructed to cast a unanimous vote In approval of the committee's re port: Set of Officers Named. Edmund P. Sheldon, president; Profes sor A. R. Sweetser, Professor Conley and Miss Christine McConnell, first, second and third vice-presidents, respectively; Professor Lyman, recording sacretary; Professor G. E. Coghill. corresponding secretary; M. W. Gorman, treasurer; Colonel L. L. Hawkins, E. A. Beals and John WIthycombe. trustees, and Colo L L. Hawkins, librarian and curator the museum. The attendance at the meeting- was exceptionally good. Motion for adjournment was carried unanimously at 11 P. M. Bribe Charge Faces Senators. SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Feb. lS.-State Senators B. J. Emmons, of Kern County; EH "Wright, of Santa Clara County, and Harry Bunkers and Frank French, of San Francisco, accused of having accept ed bribes from Joseph S. Jordan in con nection with the investigation of building and loan associations, appeared in Superi or Judge Hart's Court today for arraigri ment on the indictments returned by the grand jury last week. None of the de fendants entered pleas to the Indictments, the consideration of demurrers interpos ing. The attorneys for the defense asked for further time, and continuances until Thursday were granted. Printers' Strike Stops Lodz Papers. LODZ. Feb. IS. The town continues quiet. There is no change In the strike situation, excepting that the compositors struck Friday evening and newspapers are not being printed. Announcement of the death of Grand Duke Sergius was cir culated by means of handbills. FREE We will install free and adjust prop erly any one-dollar burner sold by us. Lindsay Burners 75c Lindsay Burners $1.00 Welsbach Burners No. 70.. $1.00 With our $l-dollar burners wc use the best mantle, genuine imported .'hide, and put up free by a skilled mechanic. M.J.WALSH CO. Salesrooms : 343 Washington Street, Corner Seventh. ? WALNUT PARK Portland's best residence property will now receive my nndivided attention, Legislature having- adjourned. Reader, do yourself a kindness, also bestow a lasting blessing on your family by calling at once on "VVm. Killingsworth at his Walnut Park office, take Upper Albina cars, office hours 9 A. M. to 12:30 P. M.; from 2 to 4 P. M. at my office, Room 303 Chamber of Com merce Building. I most earnestly desire to whisper to you a few important facts why "Walnut Park home sites at prices named are by far the cheapest and best bargain ever offered in the City of Portland; also to show you a number of elegant and commodious homes now being built in "Walnut Park no shanties can ever be built in this sightly, healthy and soul inspiring Walnut Park Tract. Wm. Killingsworth, 303 Chamber of Commerce. N. B. If you cannot call, send for "WALNUT PARK folder, a real stem-winder of boiled-down facts on Oregon. 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