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THE SUNDAY OKEGOXLAX, POETLAXD, APRIL. 28, 1907.
rJU MINCED WDHDS
AT MUSS MEETING
Citizens Call, Southern Pacific
and City Councilmen
Grafters.
HARD TERMS FOR RAILROAD
Grasping." "Law-Defj Ing," "Vn
itcrnpnlous," "Incorrigible," Are
Epithets Applied Council De
nounced In Resolutions.
Impassioned speeches, bitter, anary.
ere directed against the Southern Pacific
Company at last night's meeting of
the South Portland Improvement Club,
held In Jones' Hall, on Front street.
Many of the prominent citizens and
, taxpayers of the FMfth and Sixth
Wards spoke, and the slogan of each
man's address was "the Southern Pa
cific tracks must come off Fourth
street." Drastic resolutions were
passed condemning: the railroad com
pany and the City Council, and charsres
of graft, neglect and personal-selfish
ambitions were among the attacks
made on the city fathers.
When Mark O'Neill, the first speak
er, blazed away at the .Southern Pa
cific, without mincing words, the audi
ence wildly applauded his remarks. He
said in part:
Put the Southern Pacific off Fourth
street. It is a disgrace to the city.
Give 'em 18 months? I should say
not! They have been there too long
already, and we want to send men to
the Council who will rip up those
tracks and show the railroad people
that it Is the majority of the people
who rule, and not "a grafting corpora
tion, which laughs at you when you
ask it to comply with the law. I hope
we pass these resolutions tonight, for
we must take action, and do it now.
The men we send to the Council must
pledgo themselves to compel the rail
road company to remove its tracks
from Fourth street."
Mann Says He'll Do It.
J. M. Mann, Republican candidate
for Councilman from the Sixth Ward,
Jumped to his feet and cried: "I want
to say right here, gentlemen, that if I
am elected. I am first, last and always
for taking the railroad tracks off
Fourth street, and taking the franchise
away from the Southern Pacific. I
understand my rival, Mr. Belding, was
not present when the -ote of the Coun
cil was taken on this matter, but, at
any rate, that is my position."
Dr. W. F. Cottel, Republican candi
date for Councilman for the Fifth
Ward, also pledged himself to try to
rid Fourth street of the cartracks. "I
don't believe we should give the com
pany 18 months. Tt will go on that
way forever. T don't belieye it can
hold its franchise, and I am in favor
of revoking it, and doing It soon."
"Grafters," Declares Gnlnean.
Thomas Gtilnean. one of the largest
property-holders in the Sixth Ward,
make a sweeping arraignment of the
City Council and of the-Southern Pa
cific. He said: "What we want Is
to send men to the City Council. Those
there now are a set of grafters. They
are there to serve their own personal,
selfish ambitions. Look at our city
dusty, dirty, neglected, and today the
electric lights uaed are the first old
fashioned kind, put in when electric
lamps were first thought of Our taxes
are Increasing yearly, and we are get
ting no Improvements. I will venture
to say that not 13 wagonloads of
crushed stone have been put on our
streets since the present Councilmen
have been in office.. It Is a shame and
a disgrace to the city. People com
ing here from abroad cannot ride
through our streets without being
blinded by the dust and seeing all sorts
of unsightly things all over the city.
The streetcar service Is poor, and I'll
bet there are not ten hydrants In good
working order throughout tha- city. We
all know that the pesent Councilmen
are noted for one thing for grafting
to put money in their own pockets. Let
us send such men as Mann and Cot
tel to the Council and make them
pledge themselves to eradicate these
evils."
SIX Months Enough, Says Strode.
V. K. Strode said: "I want to go on
record as opposing the Southern Pa
cific Company's tracks on Fourth
street. It Is a disgrace to the city.
"W hat must visitors thing of a freight
car stopped in the middle of a city
with a noisy, puffing engine stopping
all traffic, and drowning conversation
T believe six months is sufficient time
to let It remove Its tracks. The clty
must awake and conduct affairs in an
up-to-date manner. We should forget
our selfish interests, do things, and
do them now. We must send men to
the Council who will pledge them-iclves
to set for the welfare of the city '
Oeorge H. Hlme Said 18 months was
too long a time allowance to remove
the tracks.
The following are the resolutions,
unantmously passed:
fnmeasured Terms for the S. P,
Whereas, the Southern Pacific Railway Com
rnj. an unscrupulous, a amsptn and law
lfyln corporation, now oprata and has for
mer than a quartar of a century operated lt
tam cars, both prntr and freight, on
Tourth etrset. In till. city, at all tlm-a durlni
nlh; and day. until tha amr has become a
ruh'le nuisance and a menace to tha public
aaf.ty and aaalnat the protestatlen and wishes
of tna cltlxtn of Portland, and
Vhrea. thl titeorrlirtbl corporation has in.
flun4 many of our present officials lo sup
porting Its system and In laboring the rights
of the cltitans of our municipality, and
t hareas. about 18 months ao an ordinance
waa eiiDnilttad to our l-lty Council, providins
for the abatement of this pubic nuisance, and
Whereas, many of the Councilmen now seek
ir renomjaatkvn and re-election then had an
opportunity to vota for the supprceston and
abattment of this puhMc nuisance, but on the
contrary voted to maintain the sama; now,
thtraror. he tt
Denounce, the Council.
Reeolvad. That we. the cltlsene of the City
of Fort land, do nereby eondsmn aad denounce
th action of our present Council In allowinc
eaid railway to ore rata ita cars and maintain
tta trackaara on the most public thorouanfara
to tba City of Portland, and
We furthar denounce ail members of the
Council who have been influenced to maintain
this nulsanoe. as tfanaeroua representatives of
our municipality, and appeal to all voters and
ettixena at the coming election to vota acajoat
a renorrunatton and re election of all those who
ara now mtmbera of the City Council eeklnc
renomlnatlon and m ho refused to voto ,for tha
abatement of said nuisance.
P. J. JfASN. Chairman.
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NORTH TAKIMA. April 27. (Special.)
In the in terse holajtic meet held here to-
day "between ' members of four high
schools. Ellenshurg took first place with
SI points. Prosper, scored 31, North
Yakima, 28 and Sunnyside Severns,
of Prosser, broke the Pullman interscho
lastic record for the half mile, running it
in 2 minutes 10 seconds.
ANDREW ROBLE IS DEAD
Venerable Man Mas Parent of Rev.
Father Gregory.
Solemn requiem mass was sung yester
day morning at Sacred Heart Church, on
the Milwaukie road, for the repose of the
soul of Andrew Roble, father of Rev.
Father Gregory, pastor in charge of that
parish. He died Friday afternoon at the
age of SO years. He had made his home
with his eon. Rev. Father Gregory, for
nearly one year, and had endeared him
self to every one In the parish, especially
to the boys and girls of the pariah school.
Although an Intense sufferer for years
from cancer, his sufferings never dimmed
his cheerfulness. The body waa taken to
Mount Angel parish, where he made his
home for a number of years and where'
he was a favorite. There special fu
neral services will be conducted this
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morning at 8 o'clock and the interment
will take place. Right Rev. -Abbott will
conduct the services in the chapel at
Mount Aneel, assisted by Rev. Father
William and Rev. Father Gregory.
PERSONALMENTION.
H. C. Mahan. a Eugene timber man.
Is registered at the Portland.
H. G. Van. Dusen, State Fish Warden,
of Astoria, is at the Imperial.
State Senator J. X. Hart, of Baker
City, is a guest at the Oregon Hotel.
Walter Lyon, editor of the Albany
Herald, waa a guest at the Imperial
Hotel yesterday.
State Senator G. S. Wright, of Mc
Minnville, was in the city yesterday,
staying at the Imperial.
L. Weil, a Boise City, Idaho, mer
chant, is in the city on business, stay
ing at the Perkins Hotel.
Mrs. Isidore Holsman will be at home
to her friends, 5M Davis street, the first
Wednesday -of each month. .
S. S. Bailey, o? Albany, formerly pro
prietor of the Oilman House, this city,
Is registered at the Oregon.
,E. ,.H; Cox, of Eugene, who is con
nected . with- the Booth-Kelly Lumber
Company of that place, is at the Port
land. Mrs. B. B. Fleckensteln. of 759
Wasco . street, is visiting, her sister.
Mis. George F. Walker, of San Fran
cisco. Dr. W. B. Knapp has returned from
an extended visit among his old East
ern friends. He found that the Lewis
and Clark Exposition had enlightened
the Eastern people wonderfully In re
gard to the advantages of the Pacific
Coast, and that those who visited the
fair expressed great surprise and de
light in the beauty of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmerson. after spend
ing toe Winter in Portland, left last
week for their home in Rockford, 111.
They were much impressed with Port
land and think Portland will make
great strides. They made several large
Investments in Portland real estate,
though they never expect to live here.
Mr. Emmerson is a son of Hon. Will
lam Emmerson, of Astoria, 111., who
has made several visits to Portland,
and is a nephew of Mrs. Rev. L, Kelsey,
of this city.
CHICAGO, April It. (Special.) The
following Isorthwest people are regis
tered at Chicago hotels:
Auditorium N. Blsslnger, Miss H. E.
Failing. Miss M. F. Falling, Portland.
Kaiserhof W. K. Jennings. Portland.
Victoria Nina Bosnowitx. Portland."
VETERAN OF SPANISH AVAR
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Jullus Stark, a veteraji of the
Spanish - American war. died
early Saturday, April JO, at the
North Pacific Sanatorium. The
cause ot.his death was unknown.
It is supposed that he was the
victim of some unknown malady,
contracted while in service in
the Philippines. Mr. Stark was
a corporal in Company L. Second
Oregon Volunteers, and served
the whole time of enlistment.
At the time of his last attack '
of illness he was in the employ
the firm of Closset & Devers.
as manager of the spice depart
ment. Ha entered the company's
employ 18 years ago as errand
boy, and, with the exception of
the time spent in the Army,
worked there continuously. lie
waa a trusted employe and was
much liked by his employers.
He is survived by "a wife, and
two children. The funeral was
held last Monday, and interment
was In the soldiers' plot at Rlv
erview Cemetery.
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PLANS OF CANADIAN
Freight Service Into Portland
Will Commence Wednesday.
PASSENGER TRAINS LATER
New Traffic Arrangement Will Do
Much to Relieve Congestion In
Local Yards New Equip- '
ment Is Ordered.
Details are being perfected by the
Canadian Pacific for its service to
Portland via Spokane, end plans have
progressed so far that definite an
nouncements are made as to dates for
delivery of freight and passenger
trains in Portland from St. Paul and
other Eastern terminals. ' Freight
service to Portland will be commenced
Wednesday of this week. Passenger
trains must await the ballasting of
the track of the Spokane Internation
al Railway, the connecting link be
tween Spokane and the Canadian Pa
cific main line. It Is promised that
passenger traffic will be cared for by
June 17, when standard and tourist
sleepers will be operated into Portland
by the Canadian road.
The new system will relieve congest
ed traffic conditions in this territory,
for Canadian Pacific freight cars will
be available for Eastern loading. This
will be a benefit to shippers who are
embarrassed by the shortage of cars
on the lines now entering this city.
In addition, the Canadian road will
bring In a large amount of business
to Portland that would otherwise go
elsewhere, for it has strong connections
throughout the East. AVIth added fa
cilities and a strong organization
throughout the Eastern shipping cen
ters, the Canadian line is expected to
add largely to Portland's importance as
4 railway center.
Through passenger service to St.
Paul and other Eastern points will
prove an advantage to this territory,
for it offers direct competition with
the Hill lines. It has not been set
tled regarding the schedules out of
Portland, but It is expected that the
Canadian Pacific cars will be attached
to the Spokane Flyer, leaving Port
land each evening and arriving at Spo
kane in the morning. At that point
the cars are attached to a Canadian
Pacific train, where they go through
without change to the Eastern ter
minals. .
F. R, Johnson, general agent here
for the Canadian Pacific, has received
advices of the preparations now being
made to handle passenger traffic from
this territory. He predicts a 62-hour
schedule from Spokane to St. Paul.
In describln the trains that have
been built for-this run he said:
"Perfect equipment, which has been
ordered In the East: the best of serv
ice, and a fast schedule, sums up the
new train service to be inaugurated
by the Canadian Pacific between Port
land and the Twin Cities. The tram.
Itself will be one of the most com
plete and fastest trains entering Spo
kane. Six complete . trains will be
necessary to operate the new line, each
consisting of six fine coaches."
A new office has been fitted up In
Spokane by the Canadian Pacific, and
J. S. Carter, district passenger agent
for the Canadian Pacific at Nelson, B.
C, has been appointed to take charge!
OPEN LINE EARLY IX THE FALL
Portland-Salem Electric Road to Be
Completed In Fonr Months.
Plans are being laid to open the Oregon
Electric Company's line to Salem bv the
end of September and it seems likely the
road will be in operation by that time un
less some unforeseen contingency arises,
for work Is progressing favorably. Over
700 tons of steel for the bridcre across the
Willamette has arrived on the ground
ana will be put in place soon, for the
piers are well along toward completion.
The stretch of track between Tualatin
and the bridge site at WIlsonvHle will be
completed within the next ten days and
a large force is making the dirt fly on the
South Portland hills in building a grade
to the top of the ridge. Much heavy work
Is being encountered at this point of the
construction, and 100 men are at work.
Additional crews will be put on be
tween the city limits and Tnalatln with
in the next two weeks. Electric loco
motives and cars have been ordered and
will be delivered in June. Ralls
for the line have ' already arrived
and a total force of 300 men is at work
at different points along the line. It is
the purpose of the builders to increase this
number by large additions of forces.
When complete, the Salem line will be
49 miles In length and will have cost about
tl.500.0O9.
POWER LIXE OF FORTY MILES
"Juice" Will Be Transmitted Front
Oregon City to Salem.
A transmission line to carry elec
tricity from the Oregon City plant of
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company to Salem Is to be built in the
Capital City probably during the Sum
mer. The erection of the line. It is
estimated by officials of the company,
will cost nearly $60,000. The power
from the Oregon City station, which is
water power, and Is manufactured at
a minimum of cost, will be utilised in
Salem and vicinity, which la supplied
now with electricity generated by a
steam plant, with the exception of
some power from a Silverton station
where watsr is available during a part
of the year only. This Is a long way
to transmit power, as it is nearly 40
miles from Oregon City to Salem bv
the route the line will follow, but it
has been found by the company that
power can be carried that ..distance
with a small loss.
SAY THEY'RE WAITING ON HILL
Other Lines Disclaim Responsibility
on Jamestown Rates.
Although the Hill lines deny that
they, are responsible for holding up
the announcement of Jamestown rates,
the other transcontinental lines say
they are ready to put the reduced
round-trip rates into effect Just as
soon as the Hill lines will agree to do
likewise. . Because of the usual mu
tual action on such matters, any one
line Is loth to promulgate the rate
ahead of the others.
It Is said nothing remains but for
the Hill lines to agree to -the rate. Pre
liminaries have been settled long ago,
as Is shown by the granting of James
town ratea to California and Missouri
Rtver territory. It Is declared that un
less the Hill lines agree to the rates
within a short time, the other roads
will order the rate into effect Inde
pendently. The meeting 9 the Transcontinental
notner
TEEMS 756 ON DELIVERY.
PAY THE BALANCE AT 50 A WEEK.
This Iron Bed is of. handsome design, as you will note from above illustration. It ia massive,
strong and durable. It lias large ornamental joints and post ornaments. It is heavily enamelfd,
the enamel being backed on, and is therefore of great durability. It is 54 inches high at head.
Made in 4 feet 6 inches wide. No other concern in the country can possibly match this sale.
COVELL'S
Pedestal
Extension Table
The accompanying design is photographed
direct from the table advertised. The con
struction is high-grade, the material used be
ing solid oak. The top is 44 inches wide, and
will comfortably seat ten persons' when
opened. The pedestal column is extremely
massive, perfectly plain, and the four legs
, extending from it are solid and plain. You '11
have trouble to equal this table elsewhere for
under $32,00, but oup pricft is only
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PORTLAND AGENTS FOR LAUREL RANGES COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS
Passengrer Association, scheduled for
May 8 at Riverside, Cal., has been can
celled, and the next meeting will be
held in Chicago June 2. It was said
by the Hill officials that the rate
would be announced after the River
side session, but, with its postpone
ment, official action may be delayed
until the June meeting. This may
mean that the Jamestown rates will
not become effective until June, where
as. If the usual course had been fol
lowed, they would have i?one in with
the opening: of th"S JameBtown Expo
sition last week.
There Is nd question but the delay on
the part of the railroads is proving; an
embarrassment to the public, for many
Inquiries are being; made of Portland
agents for the rates. Kvery agent has
a stack of correspondence on the sub
ject, which he is unable to answer sat
isfactorily until the passenger men et
together on the subject.
It is reported that at a meeting; to
be held In Chicago on Tuesday by a
number of representatives of the dif
ferent lines the subject will come up.
It is said a.11 that remains to be done
Is for the railroads to agree to the
rates among themselves and for the
Transcontinental Passengrer Association
to promulgate the special tariff, when
agents will begin selling the tickets.
Even it it Is settled in this way this
week, it will not be until late in May
that the reduced fares can be obtained.
Buckley ConTers With Trainmen.
General Superintendent Buckley, of
the Karriman lines in Oreeron. helf a
conference yesterday with representa
tives of the Trainmen's Associations in
r-gard to details of the new- wage
schedules arranged recently at Chica
go. Harry Grady. 'Frank O'Hara, John
Cherry. H; Brownell and Georse But
ler represented the conductors at yes
terday's .session, and Messrs. Allison
ar.d Cross formed the committee from
the trainmen.- The session yesterday
was .in Superintendent Buckley s of
fice. It dealt with matters already
arranged in a general way by . the
-heads of the Trainmen's Associations
anc. the management of the railways.
WE WANT 25 MILLINERY
TRIMMERS.
Must be . . thoroughly, experienced,
first-class and used to the finest work
in the craft. Good wages. Apply Mon
day at 32S Washington street, next
door above Ooddard & Kelly's shoe
store. The Shafer-Whittier Company.
SILK JUMPER SUITS.
$14.50 at L Palais Royal: come in checks,
stripes, plain blue. red. green, champagne,
etc. Special Monday. 375 Washington
street.
Splendid Oner in Metal Beds
There is no reason
why every house
keeper in Portland
shouldn't have one
of these tables when
the price is so low
and the terms so
reasonable. Nothing
will add more to the
appearance of vour
dintner-room. When
opened it will seat
comfortably-ten per
sons, i Other stores
show similar styles
for 32. 0. but at
Covell's It's only
PILES BOUND FOR HAWAII
Washington Senator Passes Through
. Portland En Route South.
Senator Piles, of Washington, passed
through Portland last night on Ms
way to San Francisco, whence he will
sail for Hawaii on April 30. Sena
tor I-lies is one of a delegation cf Sen
ators and Congressmen invited to in
spect the harbors of Hawaii with a
view to determining actual conditions
there and authorizing appropriations
for harbor improvements.
"We will sail from San Francisco on
the transport Buford April JO," said
Senator Piles. "Our mission Ja to see
what the needs of the Islands are In
harbor betterments and to learn what
we "can do for them. We are going?,
not as a Congressional committee, but
at the invitation of Hawaii. I un
derstand the Improvement of the har
JOHN P. KAVANAUGH
Republican Candidate for
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clean. He enjoys the confidence of the legal profession, and the es
teem of those who know hjm. The responsible affairs of the city
will be safe in his keeping '
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FURNITURE CO.
1S4-1S6 First Street
All the Credit You Want
bor of Hllo la especially urged by Ha
waii." Senator Piles la a member of the
commerce committee of the Senate, and
is also on the Porto Rico and Pacific
Islands committee. He reached Port
land at 10:65 last night and left on
the 11:30 train for San Francisco.
At the Vancouver Churches.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) Elder E. A. Child, of Meridian,
Idaho, will preach both morning and
evening at the Christian Church, while at
the Methodist Episcopal Church the pas
tor. Rev. T. B. Elliott, will hold the
usual services. Also at the Preebyterian
Church the pastor. Rev. J. E. Snyder, will
hold the services, as la the usual custom.
At St. Luke s Episcopal and the Baptist
churches there will also be services at the
usual hours by the pastors In each in
stance. Ruaaia has added 16,000,000 to its popu
lation In a decade.
City
Attorney
The office of City Atfomey is
one of the most important offices
in Multnomah County. Mr. Kava
naugh has had five years' experi
ence as Chief Deputy to the pres-
ent City Attorney. He is familiar
with the charter and ordinances
and the law relating to municipal
corporations. . If elected, he will
bring to' the' discharge of his dntes
the benefit of a trained and experi-
WHILE THEY LAST
For This
Handsome
. Bed
We sell you this bed with the
absolute understanding that
if yon do not find it the equal
iii every respect of any bed
you would be required to pay
$15.00 for, and if you do not
think it is the most wonder-'
ful value in a bed that you
ever saw, and if it does not
come up to your hisrhest ex
pectations in every way, you
can return it and" we will im
mediately refund your
money.
THIS TABLE DELIVERED
TO YOUR HOME
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