The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, March 22, 1908, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. MARCH 22, 1908. 8 COIECTIMOF ROADS ORDERED S. P. Must Permit Conjunction of Yamhill 'Division With United Railways. FORTY DAYS TO DO WORK Will Be Boon to the South Portland Shippers and Will Do Away With Differential Sometimes Reach Ins Much as $40 a Car. After holdin two hearings on the com plaint of South Portland sHppers who asked for a connection with the Unite! Jtailwava line and the Southern Pacific's Yamhill division, the Oregon Railroad Commission yesterday ordered the South ern Pacific to permit the connection, which the United Railways will build. The connection must be made within the coming 40 days. Details of operation are to he left to the two companies and In case they are unable to agree, the com mission will takp the matter up again. South Portland shippers who wanted the connection presented a strong show ing. The last hearing on the subject was held yesterday morning in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium, when the Southern Pacific presented its side of the case. t A. Malboeuf. district frelpht nent: t. R. Fields, superintendent, and R. Chase, assistant engineer for the O. R. & N. Company, testified yesterday in behalf of the Harriman line and testified to the comparatively small traffic 1 affected by conditions that demand the connection between the two lines. The statement of the Southern Pacific witnesses did not appear to convince the commission, for the railroad was directed to permit the connection within a reason able time. The full commission was present yesterday as well as at the first bearing on the subject, which was held last Tuesday. Important advantages will be se cured by the South Portland manu facturers from the connection just or dered. Instead of having their products hauled around by way of Whiteson ami then down the West Side division of the Southern Pacific in order to rea:h the terminal grounds, a round el bout route of almost 100 miles, the loaded cars can be switched to the I'nlted Railways line at Columbia and Water streets, for a nominal charge, when the United Railways will take the cars and haul them to the terminal grounds, charging $2.50 for that service. The same route will bo fol lowed when empty cars are ordered by the manufacturers, avoiding a long delay in getting empties, which, when they took the roundabout Whitc&ou route, were often snapped up by ship pers along the way. But perhapa the greatest benefit to be realized from the connection will be the doing away with a differential charged against the South Portland shipper by the Soivthern Pacific tlnit varied from 5 to 7 cents per 100 pounds and amounted to $40 a car in some Instances. This Is perhaps the only known terminal of a railway whore the same company has different charges from Its different stations in the same city. This tax has proved a heavy one and has placed the South Portland manufacturers at a serious disadvantage in competing with other manufacturers in the same lines lo cated outside the South Portland dis trict who had no such differential to pay. but were given the terminal rate. So oppressive has this rate been that manufacturers testified at the hearings before the Railroad Commission that they hauled their freight in wagons to the terminal grounds from the South Portland mills and loaded them in cars there rather than submit to the arbi tary charge by the Southern Pacific. In this way they saved the greater part of this charge, but by the new arrangement the expense of getting a car to the terminal grounds will be very light. The Southern Pacific put up a strong fight against the connection, but the South Portland manufacturers estab lished their case conclusively by the large number of witnesses brought forward to testify and the character of the evidence showing the need for the connection. t SKS PHUXING-KXIFE ON SOUXD Harriman System Closes Its Ticket Offices In All Cities. Harriman passenger agents are being withdrawn from the Puget Sound cities. John M. Seott, aseistunt general pas scngcr asent, is on the Sound, applying t lie pruning knife to the various office forces in Olympia. Tacoma and Seattle. Tickets cases will be taken out of the offices as the direct result of the closing of the Portland gateway and only rep resentatives of the Harriman lines in the freight deparVtieat and general rep resentatives of the passenger department v, 111 be retained In the Puget Sound offices. It is Just being realised how serious a blow to Portland the ruling of the In terstate Commerce Commission i. Notice has been given agents of the Ienver & Rio Grande throughout its ter ritory not to sell tickets for Puget Sound via this gateway. That this means an added diversion of travel . that would otherwise puss through Portland is now realized by railroad men. Tentative selling datej for round trip tourist tickets to the Kast from Portland have been agreed upon by William Mc Murray, head of the general passenger officer of the Harriman lines and by A 1. Cliarlton. assistant general passenger agent for the Northern Pacific. It ia ex l tec ted that their recommendations will he followed and then the dates will be announced definitely. The following sale dates for the conventions of erocers, Presbyterians. Republican convention, National Kducational Association. Shrin ers. Ki. A. R. and American Medical As sociation have been arranged: May 4 and IS; June 5. 6. 22 and 23; July 6. 7. and 23: August 6, 7. 21 and 22; September 4, 6, 21 and 22, It is assumed that special arrange ments will be made for the Democratic National convention at Denver, the Baptist convention In Oklahoma and the Elks conclave at Dallas, aex. apparatus of all kinds will provide in struction. The clubhouse will be com plete and it is the idea of President Josselyn to make it modern in " every respect. The building will stand near the new barn to be built by the company near the substation at Seltwood and It is the plan to house all O. W. P. cars there O. W. P. shops will still be maintained at Mllwaukie but it will be a great con venience to the men to have the barns at Sellwood, where many of thera have their homes, and it will be an advantage to the company as well for the location just decided upon is the most central that could be found for the purpose, and cars can be started, in four directions from the barn. The barn will be built either of brick or conrrete and will be 140 by 300 feet in sise. When completed, there will be 2500 fept of track space under cover and the barn may be enlarged whenever necessary to nowise any number of cars up to SoO. Reopen Madison Bridge. Car service across the Mad icon -street bridge was resumed yesterday afternoon, repairs on that structure having been about completed. All cars that cross the river by that bridge will , follow their usual route today, the transfer car across Morrison-street bridge having been dis continued. ' APPLIES THE VETO FEAST SPREAD IN STREET San Francisco Celebrates Cleaning Up Commission District. SAX FRANCISCO, March a. Five hun dred men and women gathered around tables spread in the middle of Front Mayor Rodgers Surprises Sa lem Liquor Dealers. DEMANDS HIGH LICENSE Insists' Ctty Shall Not Bow to Dic tates of Saloon Interests for the Sake of Revenue Suggests Many Reforms. SALEM, Or., March 21. (Special.) Mayor George F. Rodgers sprang a big sur prise on the liquor dealers and the City Council by vetoing the new saloon li cense ordinance. The ordinance, which reduces the license from 11000 to iTOO, was passed by a vote of 10 to 2, so the saloon keepers probably have the votes to pass the ordinance over the Mayors vetc if they wish. The question will come uv at the meeting of the Council next Monday. In his veto message. Mayor Rodgers de clares himself strongly in favor of elim inating the evil adjuncts of the saloon and denies the right of a cityto sur- eiABHOVSK FOR EMPLOYES Streetcar Company Will Erect Fine Building at Sellwood. Additional ground has been eeured at RMIwood by the Portland Railway. Light A Power Company for the erection of clubhouses for its employes. Contracts will be let within a fw days for the buildings, which will afford quarters for the men employed by the company whilo off duty. All sorts of recreation will be orovlded ac4 a, library aut electrical SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE THEIR HAPPY LOT mmmmmim wmmmmmm !iPiliS:i III pmeMM mim$iimmlgu liiiiiiifliiii MR. AND MRS ROBERT HARDY. After 75 years of wedded life, extending over a considerable por tion of the history of this Nation, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardy, ap proaching: the century mark In their lives, are living at Portsmouth, waiting the final summons with patience and cheerfulness. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy are aged 97 and 95 respectively.. Having lived in close accordance with the laws of hygiene and common sense, they are ap proaching the end of their long Jives with faculties keen and clear, although physically they have "become very feeble. It is rare in deed at the present time that a couple is found who have traveled so long .on life's road together. Thirteen children were born to them, five of whom are living in Oregon and Washington. They are Mrs. B. I Turney, of Portland; Mrs. Martha Hart, formerly of Seattle; Al bert Hardy, of Arbor Lodge; John Hardy, of St. John, and A. Hardy, of Vancouver. For 50 years there has been no death in the family. In spite of Mr. Hardy's great age, his mind is remarkably clear. He lives at the home of Mrs. Turney, "the family baby," at Portsmouth, who has cared for the old people for 20 years, and at night when she returns from the city he asks her to either read the daily papers to him. or tell him the news of Importance. He is greatly Interested In the coming Presidential election and is an admirer of President Roosevelt and would like to see him re-elected. Mr. Hardy has made aud lost much money. He once owned a farm in New Jersey that has become, part of a great city. It is a fact worthy of mention that neither of the old people has ever been a great meat eater. . street, between Washington and Jackson streets, today to celebrate at a fruit ban quet the cleaning up of the commission district by the merchants of the SO blocks bounded by Clay, Front, Pacific and East streets. The long tables, surmounted at eitlier end by raised canopies of pepper tree foliage and banked with all manner of fruit from' all parts of the state and the tropics, presented a pretty picture in the clear afternoon, and although dust was flying In the wind in other portions of the city, the clear atmosphere of Front street testified to the thoroughness with NEW CONGREGATIONAL PASTOR AT SAI.EM. ist" A Rev. P. B. Bauer. Rev. P. E. Bauer, who has just accepted a call us pastor of the First Congregational Church at Salem, comes from Akron, O where he has held an active pastorate for several years. Rev. Mr. Bauer has many friends in Oregon, as he was graduated at Pacific University. Forest Grove, before going East to study for the ministry. which the merchants have carried out their self-imposed task of making the commission district the cleanest in the city. This feast in the very middle or the street." said .Mayor Taylor, "shows what can be done when the men of the cky get together enthusiastically to accom plish any one end." GET YOUR HAT And suit for Easter at Le Paris RoyaL 2T& Washington street. . ' Positively the bst buy on Front street, that block at K,Xml See me almut it. H. E. Wemme, Front and Burnaide. ATTENTION! It's our intention to gain the attention of all young men who give attention to their clothing. We make a special point of .the point that they want, to make their styles individual. CLOTMTOG CO Ca.S KuhnProp 166-168 Third Street. taken as the sense of the meeting be cause of the treatment Mr. Hurlburt is alleged to have accorded the people of Mllwaukie when he was manager of the company. It was the vote of the meeting that he ought not to be nom inated or elected. John Snyder, James H. Reld and Philip Streib were appointed a special committee to prepare resolutions ex pressive of the sense of the mass meet ing toward Mr. Hurlburt as a candi date for Railroad Commissioner. render control of the liquor traffic in ex change for revenue. He says; "I return ordinance No. 549 with my disapproval. This ordinance cuts the re tail liquor license fee from IW00 per year to $700 without placing any additional safeguards or restrictions about the liquor DusinesA. "In the absence of reasonable restrictive measures, I believe in high license, but as a regulator only, and not as a means of public revenue. If saloons are permitted to run freely without let or hindrance, to suit the caprice of their owners, just so long as they pay their license, they become a public menace and we gain nothing by high license save, perhaps, put ting a rew of the financially weaker ones out of business. "It is not right for any ctty to live off the saloons. I do not believe in surren dering control over the liquor traffic in exchange for revenue. This is the whole point of my contention. I believe, how ever, in holding to the J1O00 license fee tilil we can hold the saloon. If the Coun cil will agree to a more stringent regula tion of saloons by cutting out the privacy and other undesirable features of the business I am willing that the license fee be materially reduced "Fix It so that no license will be given any man who has been convicted of a felony or does ont measure up to certain moral standards. Cut out the private back rooms and boxes. Eliminate women. Have the front blinds arranged so those wno wish can see in. Make a drink to a drunken man work a forfeiture of license. Prohibit the eecond-story -annex. Limit the number of saloons. Insist upon de cency, cleanliness and good order. Cer tainly no man worthy of a license is going to object to these things. "Can't we get to gother on this, gen tlemen: Kepectruiiy submitted. "OHO. V. RODGERS. Mayor.' MASS MEETING VIS HELD Citizens of Mllwaukie Xante Com mittee to Attend Hearing. A largely-attended mass meeting of citizens, of Mllwaukie was held last night in the City Hall, many beins present who had not heretofore at tended, the object of the gathering being to appoint a committee to at tend the hearing of the 5-cent fare case at Salem next Monday. Mayor Shindler presided. Philip Streib made a talk. In which he openly charged the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company . with trying to intimidate certain witnesses from Oak Grove to keep them from testifying. On motion. Philip Streib. William Shindler. Richard Scott, H. F. Loading James H. Reld and George Hively were appointed to attend the hearing at Salem and give surh evidence as might be required In the trial. Ben Irwin in his address called at tention to the fact that the electric railway had been capitalized to the amount of $30,000,000. a large portion of which was water, and said this fact should be brought to the attention of the Railway Commission. On motion, the meeting went on rec ord s opposed to the nomination nnd election of W. H. Hurlburt. formerly manager of the O. W. r.. as a Rail road Commissioner. This action was M'COURT IS IN PORTLAND New District Attorney Will Assume His Duties Tomorrow. John McCourt, United States Attor ney for Oregon, arrived in Portland last night from his home In Pendleton. In the United States Court, tomorrow morning, Mr. McCourt will take the oath of office and immediately assume the duties of- the District Attorney's office. Assistant United States Attor neys Robert Tucker and Walter H. Evans will be asked to remain tem porarily and assist to dispose of all cases pending before the court or awaiting the investigation of the grand jury, which will reconvene Tuesday afternoon. "The work of the District Attorney's office will be taken up where Mr. Bristol left off," said Mr. McCourt at the Imperial Hotel last night. "I shall retain Assistant United States Attor neys Tucker and Evans to assist me In disposing of the business now be fore the coiyt and awaiting the con sideration of the grand jury, if they will consent to continue In their pres ent positions. There will be no aban donment of the investigations that are to be presented to the Brand- lurv. All alleged violations of the law will 6e investigated and, where the facts war rant, indictments will be returned and the guilty parties will be prosecuted. "It will be my purpose fearlessly and impartially to administer the laws to the best of my ability." When asked if he would assume per sonal charge of the pending tand-fraud cases when they come up for trial April 13, Mr. McCourt said he had re ceived no instructions touching on those cases. He said that he would proceed In all matters only under the direction and authority of the United States Attorney-General. Before leaving Pendleton, Mr. Mc Court arranged his business affairs so that he will be free to devote his en tire attention to the work of Govern ment prosecutor. He was accompanied to Portland by Mrs. McCourt and two voung sons, who will go to Salem to day for a visit with relatives before returning to this city to make their borne. , FATHER YORKE IN ALBINA Addresses St. Mary's Parish Catholic Young Men's Club. The auditorium of the Catholic Toung Men's Club, of St. Mary's Parish, in Al bina, was filled with & large audience last night, gathered to listen to an ad dress by Rev. Peter C. Yorke, of San Francisco, who . was the guest of the Club. P. E. Sullivan, president of the organization, was in the chair. A musi cal programme preceded the lecture by Father Yorke. Mr. Sullivan, introducing the speaker, said that Dr. Yorke was known as a leader of thought and a friend of the oppressed almost the world over, and that his chief desire and pur pose was to be helpful and lift up the weak and oppressed wherever he found them. The "address of Father Yorke was a strong appeal to young men for clean living and pure lives, and for vigorous action in all lines of beneficial activity. IF YOU BUY YOUR PIANO OR TALKING MACHINE FROM THE HOUSE sf EILERS I You are dealing with the largest musical establishment in the West. II You are dealing with a concern that is known to have but one price. III You obtain a greater value for every dollar invested than anywhere else. IV And you are secured by the famous 'Eilers Guarantee" A money-back warranty if not satisfactory and exactly as represented. The world- famous Weber The superb Hazelton. The famous Kimball. The artistic Hobart M. Cable. The beautiful Schu mann, i The well-known Story & Clark. The celebrated Lester. The popular Eilers The reliable Pease. And also the time-honored glorious Chicke ering. And many other lead ing and meritorious makes. EAST PAYMENTS 353 WASHINGTON STREET The genuine Metrostyle Pianola. The Themodist Pianola Piano. The Orchestrelle. The W e 1 1 e artistic Player Pjano (the sensation of the age) Columbia Talking Ma chines. Victor Talking Ma chines. Edison Phonographs. Bare Violins. Tuning, Kepairing, Pol ishing, Moving and Storing. EASY PAYMENTS 353 WASHINGTON STREET FORTY STORES IN THE WEST DON'T FORGET THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT THE MARQUAM NEXT FRIDAY AFTERNOON 1 1 l I I I . INDORSED BY L1BER1N COMMISSIONERS AITCHISOX AND CAMPBELL FAVORED. Spectacles tl.00 at Metiyera. Oregtou and Washington Manufac turers' Association Takes Action on Their Candidacy. Railroad Commissioners Aitehison and Campbell were indorsed for re election by the Oregon & Washington Lumber Manufacturers' Association at Its regular meeting in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium yesterday afternoon. A resolution to that effect was unanimously adopted after a dis cussion in which the statement was made that the record of these men for the past year entitles them to consider ation, while their experience during the past year will be of great beneflt during the next term of office. President Buehner presided at the session and Secretary Wastell wa present. There was a good attendance and many matters of great interest to lumbermen were discussed. A review of the recent convention of lumbermen was given by J. P. Keating, of New berg, who attended the Joint confer ence at Tacoma of lumber. manufactur ers, wholesalers and retailers from all part of the United States on March 2, when a code of trade ethics was form ulated for lumber manufacturers. The report was submitted to the board of directors for further consideration prior to placing the matter before the stockholders for adoption at the next cegular meeting. An outline of the programme for the ensuing year of the trade topics com mittee was presented by the new chair, man. C. W. Thompson, of Cascade Locks, and a general discussion was held on existing market conditions. A letter was read by the' secretary from A. C Dixon, chairman of the advanced-rate committee of the associa tion, who is now en route from Wash ington, D. C, where he attended the final hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission. His letter gave some Interesting details of the arguments before the commission. Some authorities have stated their conviction that the decision in the lumber rate case will be rendered by the commission about May 1, but Mr. Dixon thinks that a decision will not be given before 90 days. Copies of the brief for the lumber men, prepared by J. N. Teal, printed at Washington, and filed with the com mission March IS. were received and Inspected and evoked considerable fa vorable comment. Father York to Preach. Rev. Peter C. Yorke,- of San Fran clsco. will deliver a sermon at the services this morning at 10:30 o'clock, in St. Patrick's Church. Nineteenth and Savler streets. At 7:45 o'clock, Father Yorke will deliver an address in the Cathedral on "Christian Education." This will be his last appearance in Portland, as he leaves for California Immediately after the service. O. A. C. 36; Drain 3. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallls. March 21. (Special.) The Ore gon Agricultural College basketball girls defeated the girls' team from the Drain Normal School In a same here last night by a score of 36 to 3. The line-up was: Oregon Agricultural College Forwards, Myrtle Harrington and Mamie Scoggln; center. Kate Moore: guards, Una Perrj and Miss Grace Edwards. Drain For wards, Grace Moore and Lillian Ramsay; center, Lola Stratford Helen Chadbourne; center, Mabel Gardiner. IA CSO KILLS THE GERMS OF SCROFULA Alcohol Ask your doctor if a family medicine, like Ayer's Sarsaparilla, is not vastly better without alcohol than with it. Ay 9 T ersoarsa NON-ALCOHOLIC A Strong Tonic - - Without A Body Builder' - - Without A Blood Purifier - - Without A Great Alterative - Without A Doctor's Medicine - Without Ayer's Sarsaparilla - Without We hate no secrets! We publish tye formulas of all our medicines. '11 Parma A Alcohol Alcohol Alcohol Alcohol Alcohol Alcohol . C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemists. Lowell, Man. One of the unchangeable laws of nature is that " like shall beget like. Parents who are related by the ties of blood, or who have a consumptive tendency, or other family blood taint are sure to transmit it to their children in the form of Scrofula. Swollen glands, brittle bones, weak eyes, hip disease, pale, waxy complexions, sickly bodies, running sores and ulcers, etc., are the usual manifestations of the disease. Those who have inherited a scrofulons tendency may succeed in holding it in check during young, vigorous life, but after a spell of sickness, or when the system begins to weaken and lose its vitality from other causes the ravages of the trouble will become manifest and sometimes run into Consumption. S. S. S. goes down into the circulation and forces out the scrofulous deposits kills the germs and completely cures the disease. It changes the quality of the blood by removing all impurities and poisons, and supplying this vital fluid with rich, health-sustaining qualities. S. S. S. is a purely vegetable medicine, and is especially adapted to systems which have been weakened and poorly nourished by scrofulous blood. Literature 'on Scrofula and any medical advice desired sent free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. OREGON OPPORTUNITY Colonist Bates from nil parts of the United States and Canada to all parts of Oregon and the Northwest will be again put into effect by THE ORECON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY and SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. trV ramJQj (Lines In Oregon.) MARCH 1,1908 and will continue daily through out March and ApriL From tha principal cities of the Middle West u rates will be as follows: PROM FnOB CHICAGO. - 38.00 COUNCIL BLUFFS. 30.09 3T. LOtTIS 835.50 OMAHA $30.00 KANSAS CITT 30.00 ST. PAUL. S30.00 Corresponding rates from all other Eastern points. Stopovers at pleasure at all points In Oregon. The Colonist Rate is the greatest of all homeboilders, Oregon has unlimited resources and needs more people who desire home and larger opportunities. Oregon people can accomplish splendid results by heralding; this opportunity to all the world. Send Oregon literature prlvlng good, re liable Information about the stats, far and wlds. Call on ths abov railroads (or It U necessary. FARES CAN BE PREPAID Here st home If desired. Any agent Is authorised to sccept the re quired deposit and telegraph ticket to any point. Call on any O. R. X. or S. P. agent, or address WM. McMTJEEAY, - - General Pmssesucer Asreof. Portias!. Oregon.