THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. MARCH 22, 1908.
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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
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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"
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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.
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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.
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