The Sunday Oregonian., December 24, 1905, Page 9, Image 9

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTIfAXD, DECEMBER 34, 1905.
UK ITS US
PENINSULA
North-Bank Road Selects Po
sition of Vantage in
Struggle.
WILL CROSS 0. R. & N.
Legal Struggle Across the Colombia
Begins by Harrlman Seeking
to ICccp Hill From
Cape Horn.
That shrewd maneuvering Is being done
by the forces of both the Harrlman and
Hill railroad officials In the advance of the
railroad building movement is becoming
more apparent each Cay. "Whiio from
along the route of the north-bank line
down the Columbia come stories of the
conflict for right of way, the struggle for
supremacy is taking more concrete form
in the suburbs of Portland. Although the
breaking of the first ground for the new
transcontinental terminals in Portland
was not heralded with the blare of trum
pets or ceremonials, the first section of
track of the Portland & Seattle Railway
has already been laid on the cast side of
the "Willamette River. Jn fact, the usual
order of railroad building has been re
versed, for tlie ties were distributed and
the rails laid before the grade was built.
For reasons doubtless sufficient to the
representatives of the constructors, the
work was performed in the dead hours
of night and under the glare of lanterns.
Puts Force at Work.
Wednesday night a force of about 20
men distributed the ties and laid the rails
along a stretch of right of way across the
northwest corner of College Place, north
of Portsmouth, crossing Columbia boule
vard. This point is about one and one
half miles northeast of where the bridge
over tho Willamette Is to be located. The
survey for the proposed extension of the
O. R. &. N. parallels Columbia boulevard
on tho north and crosses the right of way
of the rival company here, which Is the
apparent reason for haste in completing
the short stretch of track, thereby occu
pylng a defensive Instead of an offensive
position when it comes to the establish
mcnt of a grade crossing for the two
roads.
Acquires Right of Way.
The land on which ihe new trneknirA !s
built was acquired by the Portland &.
bcattie Company from A. H. Maegly, but
satisfactory terms were not agreed upon
for the right of way desired for the O. R.
& N. Comnanv. and condemnation nro-
ceedlngs were instituted yesterday by that
company tor tne ocsired strip of real es
tate. The land is all included In what
was formerly shown on the maps as the
Vanschuyvcr donation claim. The Port
land & Seattle Engineers have designated
tne point Maecly Junction, thus neroet
uatlng on the maps of the line the name
of tho property-owner from whom the
right of way was acaulred.
"While the purpose of the company In
thus hastening completion of this short
piece of track Is a matter of eonipr.iiir
said Mr. Maegly yesterday "It is the
source of a great deal of amusement to
tne people of that section, as one of the
humorous incidents of Hi rallmnri mr.
Tho material was hauled to the ground
late vv edncsday afternoon, and the spikes
were driven by the llxrlit of lanterns.
showlnir further the desire to maintain
secrecy. But workmen have been kept
steadily employed since In filling and
tamping the earth to bring the track to
uic graao maicatcd by tho survey stakes
and making it ready for the joining of
the tracks at cither end of the portion al-
reaay mint.
Conflict on Peninsula.
The first conflict on the peninsula was
presented when tho survey of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company came In
opposition to surveys Of tho Port In ml x-
Seattlo through the tract acquired by the
rycrnacuscr iumoer company. This
survey was aucrwaros changed slightly.
as inp manager ot tne big lumber cor
poratlon claimed that tho miltn first an,
lectcd would interfere with the location of
tne mm to the best advantage.
Suit filed In Skamania County." Washing
d ton. by which the Columbia Vniw. t?-h.
way Company, of which l. Gerllnger is
president, is seeking an injunction to rc-
Birmii uuuumg 01 tne line of the Port
land & Seattle through
Cape Horn, is believed to be the first of a
series of similar cases soon to be filed and
jougnt out m the courts between tho
iNonnern companies and the rival inter
ests claiming right of way for a road
down tho north bank of the Columbia.
James P. Stapleton is attorney for the
Columbia Valley Com
land & Seattle Railway Company. Sclms
v unniiun. Kciiani contractors, and Boy
inpton & Stevens and Porter Bros., sub
contractors, are marin Wpnrian
action Iirs not been set for hearing, but
m uitru-iouKnt Dy attorneys for both
sides to the controvprsv in n-iiio. i. i.
expected that more will be revealed of the
iiuciiiiuus 01 tne rival companies.
ANNUAL MAZAMA NUMBER
Beautiful Illustrations and JIuch
Xcw Matter Concerning Cascades.
Richly illustrated with -new and ex
ceedingly beautiful view of our Cas
cade Mountains, the annual number of
Mazama. published by tho Mazamas
and edited by Gertrude Metcalfe is
brimful of novel and valuable moun
tain lore, much of it being of thrilling
Interest to the lay reader, as well as
to thoso who are collecting scientific
data concerning our Pacific Coast
mountains. The ISO pages are devoted
to exploration and adventure, peril and
fun. science and legend. There is a
valuable article by Dr. Henry Gannett,
geographer of the United States Geo
logical Survey, and -another bv Dr.
Harry Fielding Reld. tho well-known
glacial expert of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, who was with the Mazamas on
Mount Hood, and who gives much new
and valuable information never be
fore published concerning- Hood and
Adams. He made the circuit of these
two mountains, his article being Illus
trated by lils own sketch maps and
photographs of hitherto unknown
mountain slopes. One of these show
the fine Ice-cascade 1200 feet high of the
newly explored "Adams Glacier," recently
named by him.
The three-page poem, "A Mountain
Walk." by C. H. Sholes. president of
the Mazamas, shows talent of a high
order, and deservee a permanent place
in our Pacific Coast literature. Gener
al Hazard Stevens, of Boston, who
made the first ascent of Rainier in
1S70. and climbed again with the Ma
zamas last Summer, contributes an ar
ticle on Ihe changes that are taking
place on this great snow peak.
Several new and fascinating Indian
legends of Rainier are given bj- W D
Lyiaai of Wbltsaaa College. Dr'
Charles 13. Fay. of Tufts College.
Mat8, president of the Appalachian
Club, who with about 30 ew Ens
landers, came 4000 miles to join the
Mazamas In the storming' of Rainier.
has some breezy -words to say con
cernlng It. The Sierra Club of Cali
fornia, who formed the bulk of the 213
people encamped on the mountain, are
also heard from, and John Cameron,
of the American Alpine Club, write
strongly In favor of the adoption of
European methods by Maxamas ana
other American climber. Henry Lan
des. State Geologist of IVasnlngton.
contributes some valuable Fieia
Notes." and Gertrude Metcalfe, his
torlan of the Maxamas, ban an enter
talnlns: account of last Summer's out
Ing at Rainier, the Illustrations of
her article showing the U knot" being
destined to attract wide-spread atten
tion among climbers.
Rodney I Gllsan describes his as
cent of the Three Sisters, a perilous
feat, as one of the peaks was recently
mentioned as Impregnable in the U. S.
Government report of that region. The
complexities of the Diamond Hitch
are explained by M. W. Gorman. . A
highly interesting account of the Ma
zamas on Shasta, and the thrilling
story of "A. Forbidding: Day on Mount
Jefferson together with a contribu
tion on the Flora of Mount Rainier by
C V. Piper, agrostologlst of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, verses by
Judge H. H. Ncrthup. and a Biblio
graphy of the Cascade Mountains by
Mary Banks, of the Seattle Library,
highly valuable as a work of refer
ence, complete this valuable number
of Mazama. The- 30 pages of illus
trations, chiefly by the Kiscr Com'
pany and R I Gllsan. are of exeep
tlonal beauty and interest.
PHASES OF PRIMARY Li
CONSIDERATION OF SOME OF THE
PROX1LKMS PRESENTED BV IT.
Oregtmlatt Editorial ei Unvrllllns: to
Seek Ofice" Made Text far DIs
chbhIob by Jndge Woodward.
PORTLAND, Dec 25. (To the Edi
tor.) An article In the editorial col
umn of The Oregonlai, the issue of
the 19th of December last, under the
above caption, suggests some of the
phases of the laws of Oregon for the
government of the primary elections.
which, unless remedied either by fur
thcr appropriate legislation or by ac
tion of the -people through party or
ganlzatlon, will, it is believed, go far
to discredit the law and bring It Into
disrepute with the people at large. It
may be admitted that in theory, the
Jaw is AUlficiently correct; but that In
practice, unless something further is
done to aid the law, there Is good rca
son to see that it will prove disap
pointing: to its warmest advocates.
and result In a dismal failure.
That the law as It stands and In its
operation, effectually eliminates the
evil of "boss" rule in party politics is
evident, and in this respect is all that
can be desired, and Is a notable im
provement on the old system of party
action as carried on in this state for
the past 25 years or more and yet,
it may reasonably be questioned
whether with all the advantages and
distinct improvement above noted. It
Is not more than offset by defects
which necessarily inhere In the opera
tion of the law. In republican forms
of government like our own, where
the majority vote of the people gov
ern, and make the laws which shape
the policies of the government, the
people necessarily arrange themselves
in parties, in the advocacy and the
maintenance of the particular politi
cal views which each for himself may
entertain, and as a united, concrete
body, are able to give effect to their
opinions In the form of laws.
As Instance In more recent years of
the government's history, the policy of
the Republican party and laws enact
ed in accordance therewith, in estab
lishing and maintaining a tariff tax
on imports, not alone for revenue, but
as well, protection to our own people
and the Democratic policy enunciated
favorable to free trade.
The policy of the Republican party
and the laws enacted in conformity
therewith establishing and maintain
ing a fiscal policy which shall recog
nlzo gold as the single standard of
value In our monetary system and the
policy of the Democratic party in fa
voring either fcilvcr as a standard of
value or a free coinage of both metals
without any unit of value these are
only two of the more prominent ques
tions upon which the people have
ranged themselves in parties Jn the
past, but it serves to Illustrate the
point of the paramount necessity of
maintaining a party organization
which shall act as a concrete body if
any political policies are to be made
effective, cither state or national.
It is frequently stated that In our
local or state affairs, the questions in
volved are of such narrow consequence ,
that us political principle Is involved. I
and therefore that each man should
absolve himself from party and vote
for men only. There may bo In
stance where this course is justifi
able, and it should be conceded that
such Instances have probably oc
curred In the recent past but when
ever or wherever it has occurred,
there has been a gross fault and
wrong done In the nomination of the
candidates of the party who, instead
of being true exponents of their party
and its policies, were In fact expo
nents of some selfish policy, which If
not entirely vicious, was of such ques
tionable character, that voters 'felt
themselves absolved from voting a
party ticket. Whenever this condition
occurs, it by that much Impairs the ef
ficiency of a political party as a con
crete body. In earning out the prin
ciples of government which that party
stands for for although In the partic
ular election there may be no para
mount issue involved, there are hun
dreds of voters drawn away from their
party fealty, and eventually lose sight
of the larger principles of their party.
through prejudice aroused by an ap
parent effort to use the party to pro
mote the individual advantage of some
self-seeking candidate who has no po
litical principle, and no interest in his
party, only so far as he can use that
party as an engine to push forward his
own or his friends' load of mercenary
rubbish.
The people as a rule have but. little
Interest to help a self-necking1 candi
date for office and much prefer to vote
for such men as are believed to be best
fitted to serve the public without regard
to the self-sufficient opinion or the
selfish wishes of the Individual. In
view of the Illustrious record of tho
Republican party since its organiza
tion In 1S56, there are Just grounds to
wish that all the evils which have
grown up In that party organization,
and which caused divisions and dissen
sions, and desertions of its members
(making it possible at times for the
election to office of men opposed to the
principles of the party) should be
forever eliminated.
It Is to be noticed that recently there
have been meetings i of self -constituted
committees of thirties and forties sup
posedly political leaders, chiefs or sach
ems of the dissevered branches of the Re
publican party professedly to harmonize
the party and make Its success in elec
tion assured. But all such sentlcmen
should remember that thev do not now
carry in their vest pockets 'the votes of
the rolrtarIt. ' so to speak, and that
what )m Imperatively retired le sot tat
those who consider thomsclves as leaders
of the factions of the parly should bury
the hatchet and act In harmony, but rath
er that the conduct tf the party organl
zainn should be such tliat all would be as
sured that the single purpose Is the pub
lic good, and that the men selected as the
candidates of the party are chosen by
tbo people themselves actiiur freely, and
that such nomination are not the result
of scheming politicians work, who have
In view only the advancement of tliem-scl-cs.
or that of friends, with the ulti
mate expectation of .reaping a harv est of
graft In one direction or another.
It Is fairly to be presumed that the
promoters and the framcrs of the direct
primary law in this state bad in view the
very object above expressed, and In the
ory and In some degree In practice, the
object Is accomplished.
But it may be questioned, even assum
ing that it has effectually wiped out what
is known as "boss rule" in party politics
whether it has not Introduced an evil
almost. If not quite, as bad In erfect un
less aided by something outside of the
law Itself. As It stands alone, and as put
In operation up to the present time. Its
effect is to dissolve all parties, and make
political action a personal equation, call
ing upon each self-sufficient individual
(who more often has no other sufficiency),
to announce himself as a candidate of a
party for the office he may desire, and
then skirmish and rustle among the few
friends he may have, and bring them out
at the primary election. With them work
ing as a body he frequently accomplishes
the result he desires, to make himself the
nominee of a great party, through the
small machinations above mentioned, and
such has been. In more cases than one,
the effect of the operation of this law In'
the City of Portland, and as It stands
alono and unaided, must of necessity be
Its effect In. operation, either in munici
pal, county, state or National pontics.
For it always has been thus, and always
will be a fact, that the voters of any
community will not be Induced to regis
ter and come out to the polls and vote at
a primary election in a body, or general
ly, always leaving it possible for design
ing men to make tnemselves a candidate
of a party, by an Individual personal ef
fort in bringing out the comparatively few
friends they may be able to muster at the
time of th primary election.
The result necessarily being that in
stead of a great party representing the
Intelligence and dignity and bJiilness re
quirements of a community, controlling
political action. It becomes a personal
scramble by each pstty. self-sufficient In
dividual, who may desire office for its
perquisites cr for the graft there may be
thought to be In sight, aad the upright
Mabrx f th party are drives cither U
To
86
1 -4k
refrain from voting at all at the election
or to vote for the candidate so nominated,
or for the candidate of a party the polit
ical principles of which they have nver
approved and wc liave before us exam
ples of this in men elected to offices rep
resenting a party largely In the minor
ity. It Is believed that it is not too much
to say of this law. standing alone, that
Its effect U to destroy every possible
chance that a party representing larger
question of policy In the control of city,
county, state or National affairs-, shall
be able to act a a unit for the enforce
ment of any principle of government.
There is another feature of the law,
which it Is bellered is equally vicious In
Its operation the necessity that each man
who is to stand for office shall announce
himself and become h candldafc by his
own suggestion, defining his own Indi
vidual platform of principles. If he
has any. if he is so inclined. It is a
wcll-recognixed fact that ordinarily the
men best qualified to serve the public In
office are those who are most disinclined
to push themselves forward, and on the
other hand, the most superficial and un
worthy, are the first to step into the po
litical arena the result being that the
modest citizen who Is truly worthy of
the confidence of his fellow-citizens, is
eliminated from the cofctes. and the
choice is among thooe self-sufficient gen
tlemen who have chosen to announce
tbemfelves.
In the above there Is no purpose to
speak disparagingly of those who have
already announced thempelves for office,
as in fact, it is a necessity under tha
law but It Is this necessity which Is to
bo deplored. The question remains
whether or not there Is any means
whereby, under the operation of. this law.
a political party may maintain its integ
rity and continue able to act as a con
crete body for the carrying out and en
forcement of the principles of govern
ment for which It stands: and if there
Is any. It does not He In any self-constituted
committee of 30 or 49 or any other
number of leaders of separate factions of
any party, or In any love feast of har
mony brought together by these same
gentlemen, to agree on unity of action,
but rather, it may well be believed In
such action of the party organization, as
that the people tbeaaselves In a truly
representative body, either for city,
county, stats or National purposes, with
deliberation, announce the principles that
are to control the party and to nominate
for the oSces to be ft Wed such men only
as deserve the confidence f their fcllow
dUsenc. without regard to the clmar of
the chronic oMceeeeker. aad without re.
sard as to what particular faction e-f his
strty he had feraMriy aJKHaUd. Sca
Ail Our Friends and Patrons
GREETING
IN this the season of universal
gladness and good cheer, we
extend to you all our sincere
wishes for a Merry Christmas and
a prosperous New Year. Hoping
that you have enjoyed ihe pros
perity of this, the never-to-be-forgotten
"Centennial Year," we
thank all for the liberal patron
age bestowed upon us in the past.
May peace and plenty always
reign in your home.
TULL & GIBBS
actlori would be fully approved by the
people at the primary, and the final elec
tion, and so rtlll render It possible,
through such convention held by the vot
ers prior to the primary elections, for a.
part- In effect, to maintain Its? Integrity,
announce Its principles and to nominate
its candidates for cCicc. which, if done
with an honest puryose. looking singly
to the public good, most certainly will be
ratified at the "primary election and con
firmed at the flnaH election.
With such action there l good reason
to hope that what has heretofore exist
ed a? an effective unit, even though cor
rupted by the selfish motives of some of
its members, may come forth purified In
the rruclble of adversity, and go for
ward as an Important adjunct of a Re
publican form of government, accom
plishing good and not evil, rather than to
accept the effect of the law referred to.
as a. dissolution of all political parties,
changing what be'fore was an organized
body, capable at least of doing something
with effect. Into a disorganized mob of
voters, with an Invitation to all. even the
most unworthy, to scramble for office as
the ultimate end of all government.
JOHN H. TVQODWARD.
Asserts Criminal Negligence.
In his suit against the Oregon "Water
Power Sc. Railroad Company for $25,000
damages. W. "W. Bristow yesterday filed
an amended complaint in which he
charges the company with criminal
negligence. The company was engaged
In construction and excavation work,
on East "Water street In November.
1901. Bristow alleges that the planks
on the street wer carelessly and neg
ligently left loose, and while he was
passing alon? East Water street, at
its Intersection with East Morrison
street, because of the loose planks he
fell through to the bottom below and
narrowly escaped death. He says he
was permanently Injured.
Corporation May Bay Its Stock.
"A corporation can purchase Its own
, stock where the rights of creditors are
not Interfered with.", said Judge Frazer
yesterday in overruling a demurrer to
tho complaint in the suit of E. C. John
son against the Multnomah Fair Associa
tion.
Johnson owned several shares of the
association's stock and entered Into a
contract with the corporation to sell tills
stock back for lUWi, the shares to be
delivered on a certain date last Summer.
TChea the day arrived. Johasoa tendered
his stock to the ecrs ef the associa
tion for 31.649. bt they refaeed It. This
refusal said to have btw HMide aftar
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poolselllng had been stopped at tho local
racetrack.
A suit was at once begun by Johnson
to compel the association to live up to
tho contract. A demurrer was at once
entered against the complaint stating
that the suit should be dismissed on. the
grounds that a corporation could not buy
its own stock. Judge Frazer held to the
contrary, although saying the authorities
were divided on the subject.
Arrested for Passing Bogus Check".
"I hear you have been looking for
me." said John T. Fuller to Sheriff
Word yesterday afternoon, "and I de
sire to give myself up." Fuller con
fessed that ho had passed a forged
check In Baker City for ?20. He had
been employed In the office of an ab
stract company. Sheriff Word had been
advised by Sheriff Brown, of Baker
County, to find Fuller and place him
under arrest. Fuller, when he sur
rendered himself, showed evidence of
having been drinking. He said he was
tired running; around trying to evade
the officers of the law. and said he
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Letters confidential. Instructive BOOK FOR XEK Bulled free in plain -wrapper.
We core the worst cases of plies la two er three treatments, wittiest operation- Car
xuaraateed.
It yos cascot call at office, write tot qutstios Manic Home treatment saccessfcJ.
OfSce hours. 9 to 5 and " to S; Sxmdzyp aad holiday. 18 to 1
Dr. W. Norton Davis & Co.
O&ke la Taa-Jfoy Hatei. 2H Third.
would pay the $20. Sheriff Brown ad
vised Sheriff Word to hold Fuller, and
the man was locked up in the County
Jail.
Suit Over Ileal Estate Deal.
A. J. Farmer, a grocer, avers that he
purchased lot S, block 153, Portland, from
Otto Heineckc on December 9. for $8500.
and paid $500 on account. Farmer alleges
that subsequently he tendered the bal
ance $8000, to Reinecke to complete the
deal and asked tor a deed. Reinecke. he
asserts, declined to take the money or
execute the deed. Farmer alleges that as
a consequence he has suffered damages
to tho extent of $2500. and yesterday ho
filed suit against Reinecke in the State
Circuit Court to recover this sum.
Contributions to Loubct Fund.
Contribulons to the fund for Miss
Loubet continue to be received at Tho
Oregonian office. The latest contributions
are $15.55. from employes of the South
ern Pacific car shops, and cash 50 cents.
"We treat succtMfulIy all private nervous
and chronic diseases of men. alo blood,
(tomaeh. heart, liver, kidney and throat
troubles. "We cure STPHILIS (without mer
cury) to tay cured forever. "We remova
STRICTURE -without operation or pain. In.
15 days.
TVe top drains, night losses and rper
matorrboea, by a sew method, in -a, short
time. "We can restoro the sexual ytnor
any man under SO by means of local treat
ment peculiar to ourselves.
We Cure Gonorrhoea
in a Week.
The doctors of this institute are alt rexalar
STadaatea. have had many years experience,
have beea kaowa m Parti at st far 15 years,
hare a Teputatiea to malataln. aad wilt un
dertake bo case unless certain curs' eaa He
effectad.
St.
Car. Ftee. Tsrthwd,. Oiv.