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THE STjXDAY OREGOIA PORTLAND. APRIL. 31, 1307. DENOUNCES THOSE LONG TUNNEt FOR BROOKLYN HAS REPUBLICAN CLUB AND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, ALL IN ONE FALLS CITY ROAD TAKE PASSES 1 South Portland Club Bitterly Arraigns Members of City Council. Bore of 6000 Feet Planned on Extension Through Coast Mountain Range. PURE OFFICIALS WANTED WILL SAVE WIDE DETOUR 10 City Father Boothe Trie to Explain Why He FTored 'Favors" From the Corporations. bnt the Audience Will Not Listen. Ceuncllmen who have accepted passes ?rom the street railway company and who voted against the Vaughn ordinance to prohibit the acceptance or passes by city officials were denounced last night In a resolution adopted at a meeting of the South Portland Citizens Club. The meeting was held at Terwilliger hall, at First and Sheridan. "The corrupt custom prevailing among many of our city officials in accepting free transportation from railroads and other corporations." reads the resolution, "Is extremely unwholesome and nefarious to the moral growth and prosperity of our municipality." Councilman Boothe. of the Fifth Ward, who voted against the passage of the anti-pass ordinance, was present at the meeting and answered the other speakers. Despite the oratory of Mr. Boothe the resolution wag passed by an unanimous vote. "1 will admit that I voted against the passage of the ordinance because I be lieved it trifling and paltry." declared Mr. Boothe. "No passes or conalderatibns of any kind have been offered me since I have been in the Council and If any should be presented for the purpose, I thought, of influencing me I would fling them back Into the face of the man who nrfered them. If yon think that strret rar tickets are going to influence my vote In the Council you don't want me as your Councilman." Want Their Skirts Clean. "We'll have men In the Council who won't take them," declared one of the men present. "Why are men so anxious to get Into he Council." hotly, inquired Thomas uinean. "I have known men to go Into the Council poor and come out rich." Several others. Including Mark O'Neill, who Introduced the resolution, spoke in favor of it. The sentiment of the speak ers was that the street railway company did not provide the passes without ex pecting something In return and that it was human nature for a man to favor those who favored him. .Another resolution was adopted op Jwslng the J1.WO.000 bond Issue for parks and boulevards. It too. was introduced by Mr. O'Neill. The resolution opposes the scheme on the grounds that It does tiot specify how the money is to be ex pended except for parks and boulevards ana leaves It at the discretion of the city officials. V. K. Strode presided as chair man at the meeting. A meeting of the Republican County Central Committee will be held next Friday night at the Woodmen hall. The report of the committee appointed to list pledges of primary candidates will then te received. The pledge committee was Appointed to ask candidates to obligate themselves on the platform adopted at a recent meeting of the Central Committee. The Union Republican Club will hold a meeting at the Selllng-Hlrsch building tomorrow night. It will be determined at the meeting whether the club will un dertake to Indorse any candidates at tho primaries. Iettora have been sent out to very Republican candidate requesting him to attend. Tho full text of the antl-paas resolu tion adopted by the South Portland Citizens' Club Is as follows: Anti-Pass Resolution. Whereas, the corrupt custom long prevail ing among many of our city officials In ac cepting1 free transportation from railways and other corporations Is extremely unwhole some and nefarluus to the moral growth and prosperity of our municipality and common. weslth. and, Whereas, this tarnished system of free transportation Is a source by whirh many of our city ofTtclala are Induced to .use thetr Influence and offices In the Interest of rail w-ays and other corporations to the Injury and dstrlm.nt of the people: and, Whersaa. there ars many officials In the City of Portland now seeking renomlna tion and re-election, who. during their ad ministrations accepted fre passes from rail ways and other corporations: and. Whereas, a recent ordinance was submit ted to the Common Council of the City of Portland, prohibiting the Issuance and ac ceptance of free passes to Councilman and csrtaln other officials of the city; and. Whereas, eleven of our fourteen Council msa voted against aald ordinance; therefore, tie it Resolved, That we are unalterably op posed to the renominatlon and election of one and all of the It Counctlmen whose names are registered against tha passage of the ordinance above Indicated prohibiting the use ef free passes: and be It further Resolved. That we, as voters and cltlaens of the City of Portland, are avowedly and 'epenly opposed to the renominatlon and re election of any aspirant for office of aor jtarty who has heretofore and during bis administration as such official ef the City of Portland, dlreetly or Indirectly, received from any railway or other corporation dur ing his term of office, free transportation known as passes. fated this 20th day of April. 190. PERS0NAUMENTI0N. Pan P: Smytbe, a Pendleton attor ney, la at the Oregon. William torimer, a Chicago capital ist, is at the Portland. W. P. Campbell, assistant superin tendent of the Chemawa Indian School, la visiting for a. few- days in Portland. Wtllard I Marks, an attorney, of Albany, and his bride, are at tha Ore gon on their honeymoon. Daniel McAllen, who haa been danger ously 111 with heart disease at his home on Hassalo street. -Is slowly recovering. John Sommerville. of Edmonton, Al berta, who haa been in Southern Call fomla for the past two months, is at the Oregon on his way home. Mr. bom merville reports having met quite a num ber of Oregon people In Santa Barbara, among them were Mr. and Mrs. Pittock and ' daughter. Mr. and Mra. leadbetter. Mr. Sam Lowenateln. Mr. and' Mrs. Hill and Mra. Thornton, all of Portland, aod Mrs. William Slusher and Miss Sheridan, of Pendleton. Mr. J. G." Montgomery and Mr. Carl P. Muntbe. of Oshkosh. Wis., arrived In this city last Friday morning, with the) intention of becoming permanently Iden tified with the business of this part of tha country. Mr. Montgomery la a na tive of Philadelphia. Pa. Tils grand father. George West Montgomery, went to Philadelphia from the north of ire land In the latter part of he isth een- tury, to sea a relative, a connection o? ; A k i . S X 1 n-ni.airtSm ' ii ii i inns i nr,.J A. G. Rushlight, President. THE Brooklyn Republican and Im provement Club, on the East Side, Is considered one of the" most effective organizations of the sort in the city, and the only club organized in a dual capacity. New officers are as follows for the ensuing year: Pres ident, A. G. Rushlight; vice-president, Henry Wilson; secretary and treasurer, A. B. Barbur; executive committee, A. G. Rushlight. L. S. Daue. Wr. T. Fleskee, P. J. Kelly and S. Burvln. It also has c full set of working committees, in cluding water, light, streets. Are hyd rants and others. The club was first organized as a purely Republican club two years ago, but on the election of Mr. Rushlight to the Council its scope was enlarged to embrace the functions of an im provement association, and has been General Richard Montgomery, who so unfortunately lost his life In the attack on Quebec, on December 31. 1775. Upon arrival In tho city he sought, the street number of his relative, and finding no one -at home, he inquired at the next door and found the lady who lived there to be Mrs. Betsy Ross, who made the first American flag, which was adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14. 1777. Mrs. RofiB gave him some whole some advice in respect to "getting on" in the world, which he followed, and in a few years became well known as a successful contractor. Mr. Montgomery's grandmother's name waa West, and she was related to the distigulshed artist, Benjamin West. NORTH YAKIMA WILL PAVE City Plans the Expenditure or $360,000 on Its Streets. That North Yakima within two years will be the best-paved city in the North west Is the assertion of W. B. Chase, of Portland. ex-City Engineer of this city, who has Just returned from North Yak ima after preparing plans for pavementa there that will cost S3W.0Q0. This ts a big fum of money for a city of 11,000 people to spend on streets, but Mr. Chase says the citizens are resolved upon it and the prosperity of their town makes It abun dantly able to pay tha price. The pave ment will be brick and stone blocks in the business streets and asphalt in the residence thoroughfares. As the streets are 80 and 100 feet wide, Including side walks, it . will be seen that the work will be more expensive than In Portland. "The City of North Yakima and the country surrounding It are thriving won derfully," said Mr. Chase yesterday. "Cities in Oregon, outside of Portland, are not keopins up with the fast pace of North Yakima. From the moment one ar rives In North Yakima he feels the push and the progress." Mr. Chase says specifications for the improvements are practically complete and that bids will be asked for very soon. It will take some two years to make the improvements. PINK EOMINO BURGLAR FACES ROGUES' GALLERY CAMERA j j :- .r,;0' ' '::' i -1 -. . '.- I kV- v " N " - -i t j tl V - ; ; i if , V 1 : , ! t A. ERYEST LAMv, FROM THE FIRST PHOTO TAKEN SI ACE HIS f ERVEST LAMi, FROM THE FIRST PHOTO TAKEN Sl.CE HIS ARRHST. Ernest Lane, the plnk-domlno burglar, sat for his photograph yester day, the first taken since hla arrest. It waa not vanity that prompted him to sit, but stern necessity. The county authorities photo graphed htm in order that his latest may adorn Sheriff Stevens' rogues' gallery. Lane did not seem pleased with the Idea of being "mugged." but made no protest at being taken from bis cell. He posed meekly white the photographer did the Job. The picture is an excellent likeness and would more readily paas as that of a young college man than that of a desperate criminal. Aa a matter of fact. Lane is both. Henry Wilson, Vice-President. mainly active as a push club. For the brief periods at elections it becomes a genuine Republican club and advo cates the election of only clean and honest men to office. During the past year, with U S. Daue as president, it has accomplished more effective sub stantial work for the Seventh Ward than any other agency in that part of the city. It brought about the erec tion and establishment of an engine house and engine company. The Brooklyn sewer, which will cost 1242,000, wss expedited and Is now un. der construction. More than seven miles of streets are under way. and at the last meeting Rev. Father Greg ory, chairman of the street committee, announced that 22 new streets were to be opened and Improved. While Republican in politics the club lias several affiliated members who are active in the improvement department. MEETS - SHOCKING DEATH ROLAND WIIXS IS RUX OVER BY HEAVY ROAD-SCRAPER. Young Team Becomes IVightcned and Gets Beyond Driver's Control. Skull Is Fractured. Roland Wills, a son of David Wills, of Willsburg, Or., and a cousin of Council man A. N. Wills of this city, was fatally Injured while engaged In breaking in a new team of horses hitched to a scraper at Bast Seventeenth and Marion streets about 6 o'clock last night. Wills was a married man and his wife and two children survive. They live at Tenino street near East Nineteenth. Wills recently purchased a splendid team of black draft horses and yesterday he was engaged in breaking the animals In at hauling a scraper on a contract Job he was associated in with Keenan Broth ers. The animals had worked satisfac torily all afternoon and as Wills was guid ing them out of the lot In order to drive to his own barn several blocks away, the scraper struck a anag which threw the scoop up from the ground and at the same time tossed the driver between the animals. The horses leaped forward with fright and their owner was thrown under the scraper, which rolled entirely over his body. The frightened animals ran away and were captured after a chase of several blocks. In the meantime Wills had man aged to get to his feet and made as if to start after the fleeing horses, bnt stag- gered and fell to the ground. He was Wrtrn Tic tin I f aArul reached t,IO scene, and neighbors notified his wife. Dr. Sellwood says that death was due to a fracture at the base of the lraln. which was probably caused by his being struck by the heavy scraper as it passed over his prostrate form. Otherwise there was no mark on the body. The -body was taken to the undertaking establishment of A R Hemstock at Sell- & A. 1.. Barbur, Secretary-Treasurer. It lias an effective set of officers and active committees. As the club is essentially Republi can very naturally it has great weight with the city government. It affiliates with the United East Side Push Club. Havintr had two years of activity It enters on another year better equipped to carry out the objects set forth in Its constitution promulgation of Re publican principles and the substantial Improvement of tho Seventh Ward and the whole city, first by Insisting on the election of clean, able and honest men to office and demanding that the neigh borhood shall receive its share of offi cia' attention. Its ultimate object is to secure a permanent home and be come a permanent factor. The mem bership is 200. A committee has the matter of a hall in hand and about S700 haa been subscribed toward such a building. wood and later transferred to the home of Wills' father near Willsburg. from which place the funeral will probably be held Monday. MANY MILLIONS TO SISTER "Silent"' Smith's Will Makes Her World's Richest Woman. NEW YORK, April 20. A London di. patch to the Times says that Sir George Alexander Cooper, Baronet, and Lady Cooper sailed yesterday on the steamer Deutschland for the Lnited states to aid in the settlement of the estate of James Henry ("Silent") Smith, who died in Japan recently, while on a honeymoon trip around the world. Ijady Cooper Is a sister of Mr. Smith, and her English friends understand that the greater part of his estate, reported to amount to over 170.000,000, has been left her by his will. The Coopers, it is said, will stay in the United States until June, when it is hoped the plans for the settlement of the estate will have been completed. According to Information obtained In London, the Duchess of Manchester, daughter of Eugene Zimmerman, of Cin cinnati, has been remembered In Mr. Smith's will. The Times says that should the news be confirmed. Lady Cooper will become the richest woman In the world. Smallpox In Lumber Camp. HOOD RIVKR. Or.. April 30. (Special.) There was something of a sensation in the surrounding country today when it was announced by Dr. Gearhart, a phy sician at White Salmon, that an epidemic of smallpox was raging In. Camp No. 1 of the Menominee Lumber Company Eleven cases have been reported and the camp has been quarantined. As the camp is li miles up the white Salmon River and in an isolated spot, it is not consid ered likely that the contagion will spread. The smallpox victims are employed by the Menominee Company as loggers and but recently started to work. Most of them came from Portland and altogether there are said to be something over 30 men in the camp whohave been exposed to the disease. On the first appearance of the disease it was thought to be measles, and It was not until several of the men became vio lently ill and it commenced to show Itself in the whole camp that a physician was summoned, and who discovered that the men were suffering from smallpox. Youth HeJd for Burglary. ABERDEEN. TVaah., April 20. (Special.) -Ernest McClure. the IS-year-old eon of J. "W. McClure. a well-known resident, has been held for trial in the Superior Court to answer to the charge of burg lary. McClure took a dynamo from & boat in Hoqulam and was arrested. There is much sympathy for the lad and an at tempt will be made to reduce the charge to petty larceny. Refuse to Indorse Roosevelt. ST. AUL April 20. The Senate today tabled the House resolution passed abouf 10 days ago endorsing President Roose velt In his recent controversy with Mr. Harrlman. The vote to lay upon the table was 37 to 10. Without A Strong Tonic - -A Body Builder - -A Blood Purifier - - ers Sarsaparilla NON-ALCOHOLIC A Great Alterative - - Without Alcohol A Doctor's Medicine - Without Alcohol Ayer's Sarsaparilla - Without Alcohol The new kind contains no alcohol We have no secrets to hide! We pub lish the formulas of all our medicines. J. C. AVER CO., Manufkcturing Chemists, Lowell, Ms. I Kstlmated Cost of Tnnnei, $350,000. Will Give Better Grades From Willamette Valley Into the SHetz Bay Country. . Oregon Is to have the third longest railroad tunnel in the Pacific North west. A big bore to be driven through the summit of the Coast Mountains by the Salem, Falls City & Western will be SOOO feet, or considerably over a mile, in length to permit the trains on that road to cross the mountains and reach the Siletz watershed from the Willamette Valley, As the tunnel will have to be driven through solid rock the entire distance, the work will be very expensive. At the present cost of tunneling the com pany will probably pay about $050,000 for this mile and a fraction of track. It Is the plan to commence the work early this season so that It will be well along by Winter. It is expected to continue the work without Interruo tion until finished. At least a year is allowed for such a task. It Is likely that is months may be required. President Grlinger. of the Salem Falls City Western, is now making plans to award the contract for the work. Should he fail to find reputable contractors who will do the Job at what he consider.'! reasonable figures the company may undertake to drive the tunnel with its own men. By means of this big bore the pro posed extension of the road will avoid a wide detour fn crossing the crest of the Cosst range, while at the same time morn desirable grades will be secured. The tunnel will permit the road to reach in seven miles of track what otherwise would necessitate a hard climb over the mountains and 22 miles of track. Expensive as tills work will be. It is not so costly as two other tunnels in the Pacific Northwest. These, are the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific tunnels through the Cascades, in Washington. That dug by the former road is two and a half miles long and required several years to build. Its cost was about $150 a lineal foot, and the total expense of constructing it is estimated at $2,500,000. The Northern Pacific tunnel is' not so long, but is still longer than the one the Gerllnger road will build. It is believed to be economy to con struct the 6000-foot bore through the mountains, for the projected line ex pects to haul out a very large timber and lumber traffic from the Coast re gion, and low grades are much to be desired. This will make the third tunnel through the Coast Mountains on as many different roads that will be un der way this Summer. Work began a long time ago on tunnels on - the Southern Pacific branch to Coos Bay from Drain. Outfits for digging a long tunnel on the Lytle road to Tillamook are now being move out ready to com mence drilling, while President Ger linger expects to have workmen busy blasting rock on his tunnel during the season. MILEAGE BOOK QUESTION" UP Discussed by Railroad Commission ers and Passenger Agents. The Railroad Commission met with passenger officials of the railroads yes terday afternoon and discussed the adoption of mileage books for the ben efit of traveling men. The Travelers' Protective Association In Oregon has gone on record for the bargain trans portation, and believes the railways should be willing to sell it at -2 cents a mile when purchased in books of several thousand miles. At a recent meeting resolutions were adopted call ing upon the. railroads to introduce these mileage books, and the Commis sion has been asked to take the ques tion up and aid the traveling men In getting cheaper transportation. The session yesterday was attended by William McMurray, general passen ger agent for the Harriman Northwest ern lines: his assistant. John M. Scott; II. Gardner, of San Francisco, assist ant to Charles S. Fee. passenger traffic manager for the Southern Pacific, and A. D. Charlton, assistant general pas senger agent for the Northern Pacific. The discussion of the proposal to reduce fares for traveling men was quite Informal and did not result in definite action being taken. The res olutions passed by the traveling men Alcohol - Without Alcohol - Without Alcohol - Without Alcohol Give Me Clothes Shape that Stays Shape WHAT do you think of my "A-l" clothes ? Kaufman Garments cost me $15 .00 the whole suit I And for looks and wear I'll put them alongside any clothes made. For I've tried all makes and I know. For all clothes makers buy their fabrics from the same mills. It doesn't make much . difference what you pay; you get the same fabric effects stripes, checks, orplain goods in all lines the same season. And as to style, you know as well as I do that all clothes makers follow the same fashion plates each season. Kaufman Garments 15. to 18. So, of course, the Kaufmans can give you for $15.00 to $18.00 the same shapes and designs that others ask fancy prices for. And when it comes to looks and wear, there is just one item that is really of big importance, and that is will your clothes stay in shape ? Kaufman Garments keep their shape because they are made from " Pre-Shrunk" fabrics. Wool fabrics, you know, will shrink. And unless this "shrink tendency" is overcome in the fabrics It will surely make trouble in the clothes. Shrink left in the cloth shows in the clothes, the first damp day no mat ter how much "hand work" is put in them. Plenty of Cecilian Music The Keed-French Co. lias received a full complement of Cecilian music. We have parlor faciliiies for trying this music, and wish every lover of music would make himself at home with us. It makes no difference what "player" he plnys, he will find the Sohuicr-Cecilian ready to respond to bis most deli cate shading. Qm. exchange system is new to Portland, and is much more agreeahle than the old style "library" arrangement. . Try the Cecilian some afternoon it will please us both. Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co. Handle the Sohmer-Cecilian Piano Player. Sixth and Burnside. were discussed at some length. a further hearing on the subject will be brought up before the Commission, on May 6. The Iate Judge Boise. ST. JOHNS, Or., April 18. TV th Editor.) In common with the many friends of th late Judye Boise. I wish to contribute my mite to his worth mm a man. For 18 years I enjoyed an Intimate acquaintance with the Judge. From the first he won my confidence and esteem. I have met him in the lodge. I have been with him on the platform, I have seen him in the court of law, I have traveled with him In the rural districts. I have conferred with him In private, and I want to say thit I never met a purer man in my life, or one who had a higher sense of justice and a arrester love for tbe common people. Hie conversation was at' ways elevated and clean, his faith In the future stronsr. ht temper serene and his companionship exdltd. He loved the truth. MY FEE IS Ta Ay Case Wfthoat Com pit cations. PAY ME WHEN CURED "Weakness" In treating so-called "weakness" 1 employ no tonics or stimulants. "Weakness" In all Its phases and in practical ly every case that cornea to me for treat ment la merely a symp--tom resulting: from a., state of chronic Inflam mation existing in the prostate eland. This in flammation m. be a lina-erina; re.- lit of some contractevl disease or may have been brought on by early dissipation, excesses, etc. In by far the areater number of cases the ceneral. health of the patient is perfect, there. being- no lack of either physical or nerv ous energry. No stimu lants or tonics are needed, and If employed would only result In temporary excitement of the functions and positive injury to the tender and already dis ordered prostate. My treatment Is a local one entirely. It removes all inflammation, swelling and tenderness from tha prostate f?land, estab lishes normal circula tion throtia-hout the parts and restore per manently and complete ly all natural function By this method alone is it possible to bring; complete restoration of ' strength and vigor. Treating The best way to do a thing is always the right way. There is usually one best way. If my meth ods of treating "Weakness," Var icocele. Contract ed nisorders. Specific Blood Poison. Stricture and Piles are right, then all other methods in use are. in some. dsrree at least, wronsr. because Now, the Kaufmans are the only clothes makers who know how to take all the "shrink tendency" out of a piece of cloth before it is made up. Their special prociiss known as "The Kaufman Pre-Shrinking Pro cess" takes every bit of the "shrink tendency" out of the fabric. Therefore, Kaufman Garments can not shrink nor draw out of shape the whole season through. And because the "shrink tendency" is taken out before making, Kaufman Garments stay unwrinkled look new and wear well. Other clothes makers cannot guar- antee this shape permanence because the only way to secure it is by the use of The Kaufman "Pre-Shrinking" Process and this, other clothes makers cannot use. The Kaufmans, therefore, give you for tla.00 to $1S.00 What no othr clothes maker can give you at any price. So why should you pay 35.00 or more for uncertain shape and style when you can get shape and style cer tainty for less money? Our prices range from $10 to Most people can be suited in Kaufman Garments $lo to $18. "The Well Dressed Man In 1!7" is shown in the nrw Kaufman Style Book. Ask Kaufman Dealers for It. or write to Chas. Kaufman & Bros.. Chicago. The mark to look for on clothes-is- This Garment Made and Guaranteed by 0 Chas. Kaufman & Bros. He hated error and wrong. He war liberal In his views. He rejoiced 'In the advance ment of the human family and the u prmacy of the :countrys' R.ory. Judge Boise possessed a clear Judgment and flne ability, but he was a good man rather than a great one. and irr many reenects was even a great one. He died as he lived, at peace with the world and beloved by It. Let us hope that when he put out to sa, a flight of the divine melody piloted him throush the gray mists to that far-away shore where shine the lights of the heavenly har bor. . J. H. FLETCHER. . His Last Jump From Moving Train. HOOD R1VBR. Or.. April 20. (Special.)." John McHenry. a millman. while wait ing; at the railroad station here last night for a passenger train, attempted to give: several spectators an exhibition of his agility In train-jumping, -with the result that he la in the hospital today with two of his toes missing. OF 1 Methods Men Dr. Taylor The Leading Specialist mv treatment In each instance differs from the ordinary and is original with myself. The treatment that is quickest to cure, surest to cure, and that cures thoroughly and per manently, is the right treatment. The test applied to my methods proves them so a b . solutely right as to class all other forms of treatment as Imperfect and wrong. I like to make this test. I like to treat the diffi cult cases that other physicians have failed to benefit, because I am able to cure them both promptly and thoroughly. Instructive colored char t given free upon application. Consultation free at office or by mail The Dr. Taylor Co. 2341. Morrison St., Cor 2nd, Portland, Or.