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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1907)
THE BUjSiJAr UKJJGUXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 28, 107. 9 TftLKS AT SELLWOQD J. B. Coffey Principal Speaker at Republican Rally. RESPECTS TO INTERESTS S-aya He Will Work for Repeal of Gag Company's Perpetual Fran chise if Elected His Position Toward the Labor Parly. The Republican Club- held a general meeting last night In the Strahlman Hall, Sellwood. Dr. TV". A. Cox presided. John B. Coffey, candidate for the nomination of Mayor, was the principal speaker. Mr. Coffey spoke with much force and effect, and was heartily applauded. L'nions Only Ask Equal Rights. Mr. Coffey, adverting to his Indorsement by the labor unions, said the only request made of him by the unions was that "Its members should secure equal rights with other people and fair and impartial treat ment from me." Coffey spoke particularly on the fran chise Issue. Said he: 'The most important issue in this city is whether the public utility corporations shall control the city government or whether the great mass of the people shall control it. I believe a man should be just as square and honest in politics as he Is in business. As a member of the last Legis lature. I introduced the bill repealing the perpetual franchise of the Portland Gas company, as I had promised the people 1 would, prior to my election, and did everything: in my power to secure its passage; but it failed by one vote in the Senate. And I promise you now that if I am nominated and elected I will do everything in my power to secure its repeal; that I will recommend and urge the passage of an . ordinance providing lhat prior to the paving or im proving of unimproved streets," the Fas company be compelled to lay its mains: or in the event of its falling to do so. that the city be em powered to lay them and assess it against the gas company; and when improved streets are town up In the future, the damages to the property holders shall be assessed against the company, that the street may tie properly improved. "There is another public-service cor poration In this city which needs at tention. I refer to the Telephone Com pany; and promise you I will favor and urge the appointment of an elec trician as telephone Inspector to in quire into the complaints filed for tta poor service, with full power and au thority to tmpoae penalties that will rompel better and more satisfactory service. Corporations Support One Man. "The largest and greatest of all these franchise corporation is tlia Portland General Electric Company, which controls the streetcars and elec tric lights of our city. The emis saries and agents and friends of these corporations are assiduously working for one candidate tor Mayor, and, gen tlemen, do you believe these great inT stitutlons would support a man for Mayor If they did not believe ho would protect their interests when elected, a against the wishes of the common people? Tou hear It on all sldoe that the employes of the Portland General Kleetrlo Company are going to, sup port and vote for the company's can didate for Mayor. The company's agent may instruct them to take Buch ction. but I cannot conceive it is true, because, in doing so, they will simply Increase the power of this octopus, which now has almost a complete monopoly of public requirements. "I do not wish to be understood as be ing unfair or unjust to franchise corpor ations, but I believe the people should control the franchise corporations rather than the franchise corporations should control the people. Public sentiment al ways defends the rights of property, but these franchise corporations seldom re spect the people's rights. If you are in favor of these franchise corporations con trolling the affairs of our city. I cannot expect your votes, but If you feel as I do, I want your votes and support." Other Candidate Talk. J. P. Kavanaugh. candidate for City Attorney, outlined what he considered to be duties of that officer. As the office was one of the most Important in the city government, , touching Its legal side, Mr. Kavanaugh said it should be filled by a man of experience and wide range in the law and city affairs. He promised that If nominated and elected City Attorney he should give a clear upright administra tion of the office, should work for tho interestsof the city and not for corpora tions. Ex-Councilman G. A. Shepherd was called out and responded In a short talk. In the course of which he said that some f the city officers were not paid enough. Xa contended that Oouncllmen should be paid tlflO per month and that J30O a month was not enough compensation for the Important office of City Attorney. Councilman Wills followed in a short 4alk. In which be spoke of the small coni vensation Councilmen receive, and the great amount of time they rnuft devote to the public business. He urged that voters consider well the merits of the esveral candidates and vote only for men of sound integrity and unquestioned honesty. Kd Werlein, City Treasurer, spoke ttrlefly. Councilman Rushlight in his short talk told of the improvement brought about In the Seventh ward. He expressed him tflf in favor of the second Bull Run pipeline and additional fire protection. H. G. Parsons, candidate for Counellman-at-large. defined his position on public af fairs, declaring himself in favor of better streets, no erpetual franchises, favored public parks, play grounds for children, municipal docks and municipal ownership of gas and light plants. NOT BVILmXG AXV MACHINE 'Ilourne fays Only .Machine Under Direct Primaries Is People". OKEGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, April 27. In reply to inquiries as to his alleged endeavors to Influence the Mayoralty election in Portland and help build up a Bourne machine in Oregon. Senator Bourne made the following state ment: "I'm not taking and have not been in vited to take any part In the Mayoralty contest in Portland, neither am I at tempting to build any Bourne machine. I am simply trying to perform my official duties here to the extent of my ability. Under the Oregon primary law there can be no machine except the people's ma chines. No man is strong enough to go against the will of the people and have any following with the people. The sole duty of every public servant Is to make good to the people. If he does, his reten tion In office is inevitable as long as he holds his mentality and efficiency. "A united Congressional delegation and co-operation with the Administration must give the best possible results in Oregon. - In Federal appointments I favor candidates possessing honesty, ability. party loyalty, loyalty to the Administra tion and loyalty to the Oregon delegation. This Is the application of business prin ciples to Government management. The dominant party is answerable to the elec torate for its-success or failure. By the adoption of the method set forth for the selection , of Federal officials the best efficiency for Government, state and party should be obtained. - . s THOMAS HAS SOME HOT TALK Will Discourse on City Administra tion at Tuesday Xlght 3leetlng. The first real fireworks in connection with Portland's municipal campaign will be touched off in the A. O. U. W.. Hall, in the Selling-Hlrsch building, next Tuesday- night. The occasion is the formal opening of their campaign by the Demo cratic hosts. The demonstration will be under the auspices of the Multnomah Democratic Club and the Bryan Demo cratic Club. George H. Thomas, candidate for May or, will be the principal speaker. E. 8. J. McAllister and M. G. Munly will also make addresses and the keynote of the discussion will be maintenance of a party organisation The committee in charge, however, declares its Mayoralty candi date is supplied with much ammunition of a bomb-like character. - It is promised that the speakers will tell things about Port land and the present administration that will be decidedly interesting. The invita tion 'to this meeting, explains the mem bers of the committee. .Is not limited to those of the Jeffersonian faith. Voters of every political party are invited. Other than the speech-making, the entertain ment will include selections by a quartet. (t( Hu EAST SIDE LOCAL OPTION PROHIBITJOXISTS CALL FOR PE TITION CIRCULATORS. Convention Members Favor Placing "Man Who Knows the Law" at Voting Places. The first two sessions of the Prohibition convention were held yesterday afternoon and last night at the T. M. C. A., and the last session, when the report of the nomi nating committee, will be rendered, will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Tha afternoon session was largely taken up with organization and -appointing -of com mittee chairman, while most of the even ing meeting was consumed in discussing the circulation of petitions for local op tion on the East Side. These are being put out under the direction of G. L. Tufts, superintendent of the Oregon branch of the National Reform Bureau. . Mr. ' Miller said that blanks have been prepared for divisions of precincts 3T. 38, 39 and 42, and called for volunteers to circulate them. These precincts comprise portions of Sellwood and Midway, and the territory south . of Division street to Twenty-first and to the Whitman Kelly schoolhouse. The assembly indorsed the lining up of as many precincts for local option as possible. , I. H. Amos then spoke of conditions at the last election, saying that some Sell wood precincts were taken away from the Prohibitionists by men under the em ploy of the Oregon Water Power & Ball way Company. Tho session then took up the proposed ordinance relative to saloon licenses, which provides that after a cer tain time no more licenses shall be grant ed, until aftei? the following Federal cen sus". . This,, it .was .said", . would give tha. wholesale vliquor dealers-a- monopoly on the business, as they could then buy up the licenses by the hundred and. parcel them out" as they saw at.. Some were against, the measure on these grounds, while others thought that the more liquor interests are kept at sword's points the" better. The convention then went Into the mat ter of fairness at the polls, and senti ment was in favor of stationing a "man who knows the law" at each voting place at election time. One of the members then told of going to the County Clerk's office with a Prohibitionist and of being told by the clerk at the desk that the gentleman could not register as a Pro hibitionist, that he must either put him self down as a Democrat or as a Repub lican. In view of this and other instances of which the members of the convention had heard, the secretary was instructed to write to the County Clerk requesting him to instruct his subordinates that if a man so wished he could register as a Prohibitionist and be entitled to vote the same as any other registered citizen. At the afternoon session T. S. McDan Icl was elected chairman and F. McKercher secretary. E. T. Johnson was elected chairman of the finance commit tee. J. P. Newell chairman of the nomi nating committee and H. C. Schaffer chairman of the committee on resolutions. These committees will report at the meet ing Monday night. BANQUET TO SWETTENHAM Recent Governor of Jamaica to Be Entertained at Vancouver. , VANCOUVER, B. C, ' April 7.-lr AlexandeSwettenhams who was relieved of the Governorship of Jamaica because of his ungracious behavior to Admiral Davis, of the American Navy, because the latter landed marines at Kingston to pa trol the town after it had been partially destroyed by earthquake, will arrive in Vancouver in July. The Canadian Club of Victoria proposes to tender him a banquet and the same body has suggested to the officers of the Vancouver Canadian Club that the ex Governor be given a reception In this city. Considerable opposition has, how ever, arisen in Vancouver to any such proposal. Two Questions Answered. GROVE, Or., April 26. (To the Editor.) Will you please state, through the columns of your iaper. when' the railroad was con nctrd between Portland and fair Frncif co; also the names of officers of United States. Including Supreme Judges, and ob lige an old subscriber. JAMES P. DUNCAN. The read was completed in December, ISS7. Prenident, Theodore Roosevelt; Vic-pre. ldent, Charles TV". Fairbanks; Secretary of Mate. Flthu Root; Secretary of Treasury, George B. Cortelyou: Secretary of War, W. H. Taft: Secretary of Navy. Victor H- Met calf: Attorney-General, Charles J. Bona parte: postmaster-General. George Von U. Meyer: Secretary of Interior. J&inee R. Oar field: Secretary of Commerce and Labur, Oscar Straus: Secretary of Agriculture. James TVilaon Supreme Judges. Melvin W. Fuller. Chief Justice; John M. Haxjan. David J. Brewer. Edward D. White. Rufus VC. Feckham. Joseph McKenna; Oliver W. Holmes, William R. Day. WJlllara H. Moody. Mysterious Japanese Elopement. Police investigation Into the elopement recently reported, when a Japanese. Ben Tanaka, was alleged to have fled with Mrs. Kume Hori. has developed the fact that Tanaka was not the man in the case. Officers working on the mysteri ous affair buve been unable to- learn the identity of the Japanese who left here with the woman. The local Japanese colony was much excited over the matter. "LINEN FIBER" ARTISTIC SUMMER FURNITURE Linen Fiber Furniture is very novel in appearance and possesses many advantages overany other class of goods of similar style. It is made from hemp fiber, twisted into cords or braided into strands, and is very strong and durable. The fiber takes a most beautiful finish, and the shades in which the various pieces are finished are both appropriate and harmonious. All chairs and other pieces are made on Malacca frames, which is far superior to. any other frame for this class of furniture. The designs especially will appeal to those who wish to select something more artistic and comfortable than the severe ly plain designs .so common in outdoor furniture. itiliw mm "HOFI" AND "KABA" CARPETS AND RUGS NEW DESIGNS AND COLORINGS IN THESE IDEAL SUMMER FLOOR COVERINGS . The "Hofi" and Kaba" carpets and rugs are made in many combina tions of colorings and distinctive pat terns designs adapted for every possible use and in shades to har , monize with the various artistic doc orations in the home and especially m the bedroom. Hodge's carpets and rugs are woven in two ways and designated respectively by the brands "Hofi"-and "Kaba," the former being made Entirely of fiber and the latter of half wool and half fiber. In our carpet department we are showing the latest and most novel designs and colorings in these sanitary floor coverings. We have fiber carpet from 35c yard up to 80c yard. w o . c Ha xtwa ASZ.-ja-B- LAWN MOWERS GARDEN HOSE GRASS CATCHERS WASHING MACHINES basement department HIP' WALL PAPERS We show an exclusive . line of foreign wall papers in dainty chintz effects; quaint old Eng lish reproductions; flo ral designs ; tapestry effects; hand block de signs ; leather, metal, silk and damask re productions; designs and colorings to be found in no other place in the West. Drapery and Decora tive Department Sixth floor. SPECIALS IN WHITE and BLUE ENAMELWARE High-grade ware in the turquois blue and white ; the following utensils for tomorrow and Tuesday's special selling in our basement department. Your credit is good. 1- quart Milk Pan; special 15 2- quart Milk Pan; special 20 3- quart Milk Pan; special 25 4- quart Milk Pan ; special '. 30 No. 18 Pudding Pan; special ... 20 No. 20 Pudding Pan; special ..25 No. 22 Pudding Pan; special 35 No. 180 Preserve Kettle; special 30 No. 200 Preserve Kettle; special 40 No. 220 Preserve Kettle; special 50 17-quart Dishpan; special 05 21-quart Dishpan; special $1.25 PARLOR CABINETS SPECIAL $ 7.75 An attractive parlor piece in highly-polished mahogany finish; 55 inches high ; has three shelves and bevel plate mirror. A piece that will appropriately fill a corner in the parlor. Offered for tomorrow at the above special price. Your credit is good. DR. PERKINS' SANITARY REFRIGERATORS M'CRAY REFRIGERATORS BASEMENT DEPT. FIFTY STYLES in GO-CARTS AND CARRIAGES TERMS: $1 DOWN, $1 A WEEK Bp COfLETE-HOUSE-FURmSltERS f MAKE YOUR ICWW TEW! J "NEW PROCESS GAS RANGES TERMS: $1 DOWN,$l A WEEK CHRISTIAN- SCIENCE TALK Kev. Arthur Reeves Vosburgh Will Speak at Hcllig Theater Slay 12. Rev. Arthur Reeves Vosburgh. C. S. B., member of the official board of lectureship of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston. Mass., -will lecture In Portland at the Heillg thea ter, Sunday afternon. May 12. It is the custom of the Christian Science churches of this city to pro vide two complimentary public lectures each year. Mr. Vosbursrh's coming will mark the thirteenth lecture given In Portland on the subject of Christian Science. Mr. Vosburgh is a graduate of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Auburn, and was formely identified with the work of that denomination. He experienced the efficacy of Chris tian Science healing some 15 years ago, and since that time has devoted his efforts to the promulgation of this doctrine, as practitioner, teacher and lecturer. At this time, when the sub ject of Christian Science is so promin ently before the world in public print, this lecture will undoubtedly be of much -interest to the people of Port land. East AnVeny Pets Poisoned. Swift retribution win be dealt out to the miscreants, if caught, who by placing poi soned meat and bread on lota In tha East Ankeny district are killing dogs and cats In that section. The poisoners have been working this past week in the sec tion bounded by East Twenty-eighth. An keny, Thirty-first, and East Qllsan streets. "Nanle. a pretty Pomeranian GEO. F. BRICE . Republican" Candidate . , . For Councilman 8th Ward "K Clean City" Morally and Commercially ENDORSED BY MCSnCIPAI, LKAGUF! dog whose owners live on East Flanders street, died last Thursday evening from Bwallowing meat on which strychnine had been placed. It is presumed the dog found the poison while running abeut the neighborhood and three hours afterward died in great agony. A fox-terrier, "Maida," also swallowed poisoned meat about the time the other dog was strick en, but her life was saved by the prompt work of a veterinary surgeon. A pet cat on East Ankeny near Twenty-eighth next fell a victim and other cats and dogs are also sick from -the effects of tlte poison. . The police are making a strict Investigation into the matter and report that they have found a clew to the poisoners. Residents of the district are alarmed about the- condition of af fairs, because 1 they realize that little children playing on the lots may become the next victims through finding "fixed" meat and bread left there. VOTERS, ATTENTION! I wish to have it distinctly under stood that in case I am elected Mayor all the saloons will close on Sunday until 1 o'clock, noon. TXrtJIS ZIMMERMAN. j 05CAR P. MILLER j CANDIDATE FOR REFCBUCAX SIOMI"VATION FOR CITT AUDITOR. Oscar P. Miller has been a resident of Portland for the past . 17 years, is a graduate from the Portland Business College and Is thoroughly competent to dis charge the duties of the office to which he aspires. ' He has been Deputy City Treasurer for the past six years and has a thorough knowledge of the financial condition of the city. ' 4 '-!" ,jy JOHN M. MANN Candidate for the Republican Nomination for COUNCILMAN SIXTH WARD He stands for a cleaner, bigger and better rtty. ' Indorsed by the Municipal Ienaroe. Candidate for Councilman Fifth Ward f , ""t, fi v y; r . s. f f ; I ' """ I :i- - J. F. BOOTHE Judge My Ability By My Success MY FEE IS 1 I do not wish people to judge my work merely upon what I say about it. I want them to note the evidences to prove my statements correct. The proof of a physi cian's ability is to be found ia the results he obtains, and though I am not at liberty to supply individual names of patients as references, the marks of superior skill and service are so prominent and conspicuous as to render my doing so unnecessary. Six teen years of success and constant growth of practice is certainly a practical demon stration that argues the merit of my work. Estimate for yourself my. volume of prac tice as compared with the practice of other . Western specialists. Is there the slightest probability that if unable to back up all my claims, X would have won and retained the ' foremost place among physicians treating men J Could I fail to cure and yet succeed as I have? Have you ever heard of promise of mine remaining unfulfilled, or of one of my patients being dissatisfied with the treatment received I Consider these things and then come and talk with me in regard to your case. I am always willing to wait for my fee nntil a cure is effected. In Any Uncomplicated Case. DR. TAYLOR The Leading Specialist Men's Diseases Only COVTB ACTED DIflORDEfiS "' T purs your cur 1 thorough. Not on of my patient h Tr had . relap after binr dlftchargad a cured, and I cure In 1ftt tlm than th ordinary ' form of treatment require. SPECIFIC BTjOOD fiang-erooB miner" all to drivo the virus to the interior, but harmlecs blood cleansinr remedies, that remove the lait poisonous taint. WHAT WEAKNESS IS AND" HOW I CURE IT. "Weakness" Is merely & symptom of ehvonte Inflamma tion in the prostate gland, brouRht on by early d 1m 1 na tion or by the improper treat -- ment of some contracted dis ease. A complete and radical cure Is, therefore, a question of restoring the prostate gland to its normal state, and this I accomplish promptly said completely without the use of Internal remedies. My treat ment is a local one entirely. It is original and scientific, and has been proven absolute ly effect K-e by thousands of teats. I am convinced that by no th r m e thods can t u 1 1 and permanent restoration of strength and vigor be accomplished. YARICOCEU5 Absolutely painless treatment that cures compleely in one week. Investigate my method. It Is the only thoroughly sri entitle tratment for thin disease being employed. BTWCTCR1! My treatment Is ab solutely painless, and perfect results can be depended upon in everv In st a nee. I do no cut ting or dilating whatever. Advice .and Consultation FREE Write 1! Yon Cannot Call the DR. TAYLOR co. CORNER MORRISON AND SECOND STREETS . Private Entrance 234 Morrison St. PORTLAND, OR. Tbe vrodaetloa of tb oM mlna In India in 1006 wm 577.2AO ouaw u com Pre6 with 82. 415 oobcci In X9CS. The Aon rt when eltroblnir the Alpe w a AmI mo, with eight points icUnm. il"EH 104.0