THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, MAT 24, 1908.
NEW
ACCOUNTING
SYSTEWI
OPPOSED
Larger Eastern Railroads Will
Fight Interstate Commis
sion in the Courts. -
DEMAND LIBERAL POLICY
Assert That Order to Charge Off
Fixed Percentage for Deterlora- '
tlon Will Reduce Dividends.
; Wabash Frestdent Testifies.
WASHINGTON. May 23. (Special.)
several' of the larger Eastern railroads
have decided, if necessary, to contest
in the courts several provisions of the
new accounting system, which has been
prescribed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission: The leadership in the
contest against some of Professor
Adams' pet accounting methods has
been assumed-. by L.. K. Loree, presi
dent of the Delaware" & Hudson Road.
Yesterday and today were devoted by
the Commission to hearing' what some
of the foremost railway men of. the
country had to say -with respect to the
alleged objectionable features of "rail
way accounting up to date" as worked
out by the theorist of the Commission;
Among the witnesses was Frederic
A. Delano, piesldent of the "Wabash
Road, who insisted that depreciation; on
American railroads practically took
care of itself, or was taken care, of by
pet methods 'to the best interest-of the
property and of' the stockholders. The
situation was put forcibly by Mr.
Ltelano, who said:
' Puts Situation Forcibly.
"It is certainly to the interest of the
community as a whole that railway
corporations shall be managed con
servatively and that their securities,
so far irs shall be free from wide fluc
tuations. To include In operating ex
penses a charge for depreciation
equally great In bad times and in good
WDUld mean reduced dividends in most
cases and bankruptcy "in many."
In explanation it might be stated that
tike Commission Jias ordered the rail
roads to'.charge off a fixed percentage,
presumably ho less than 6 per cent an
nually, for depreciation of equipment.
This includes locomotives, cars, work
train equipment and tools. The pur
pose of the Commission In requiring
this was to provide a means whereby
the Investor and prospective stockhold
er could ascertain how the property Is
being treated or taken care of. It was
also in the mind of the Commission to
prevent further padding of the Item ac
count called "operating expenses." No
toriously, In the past, have certain rail
roads; padded their accounts and thus
cover "up the true condition of. the
property, as well as the true financial
condition of railroads employing this
method.
j Pleads for Liberality.
Mr. Delano admitted - that in . cer
tain parts of the country it might be to
tliie interest of the raijroads to pad theii
accounts and In others to make It ap
pear that operating expenses were
lower than they were in reality. De
spite this fact, he pleaded with the
Commission to treat the subject in its
broader significance, and in its prob
able effect upon commercial America.
If. he. stated, a fixed monthly charge
for depreciation is requltted it will
drive the railroads In time of depres
sion to make reductions In .expendi
tures sufficient to counteract the
newly Imposed charge, which would be
a very unfortunate and undesirable
result. .
The attention of the Commission
was called to the fact that the capital
ization of American railroads Is less
than it was 30 years ago, which is evi
dence that the railroads have charged
"betterments" and "improvements" to
operating expenses and to income ac
count. TWO BANKERS ARRESTED
llcfusc to Ilepay Sums Borrowed In
Violation of Law.
GUTHRIE. Okla., May 23. L. A. Con
ners. president, and L. Elzey. cashier, of
the International Bank of Coalgate,
Okla., which was closed yesterday, were
arrested today upon order of the State
Kank Commissioner. H. H. Smock, upon
their refusal to repay $6000 and toOOO, re
spectively, which amounts they borrowed
from tile Institution in violation of the
state banking laws. They were released
under bonds.
STARVATION IN AFRICA
Crop Failure Causes 40,000 Deaths
In Uganda.
MOMBASA, British East Africa, May
S3. More than ),000 deaths have resulted
from the severe famine prevailing in the
Vsoga Province of Uganda. The Govern
ment is feeding 60,000. of the natives.
Crops are a complete failure.
SHIP SUBSIDY. IS DEAD
Continued from First Page.
actually voted to sidetrack the Owen res
olution, including Hopkins an,d Cullom,
of -Illinois; Nelson, of Minnesota; Long
and Curtis of Kansas: Warner, of Mis
souri; Burrows, of Michigan; Carter, of
Montana: Heyburn, of Idaho; Guggen
heim, of Qolorado; Knox and Penrose,
of Penmytvan.a, 'and Warren, of Wyom
ing, v ..." . .
It was also noted that the Democratic
Senators from Arkansas; Tennessee.
Texas. Kentucky, Louisiana and North
Carolina, all of whom had been similarly
instructed, deliberately dodged the vote.
When Owen's resolution was sent to
Senator Burrows committee, its fate was
settled, for Mr. Burrows is an out-and-out
opjKuient of popular elections, and his
committee Is known to be against the
changes.. To make doubly sure that the
bill was dead, Depew offered an amend
ment bringing in the question of South
ern representation nd Penrose had
another amendment giving each state Its
two Senators authorised by" the constitu
tion, and additional Senators based on
population, no state to have more than
15 representatives in the. Senate.
DROWN IN SWIFT WATER
Two Men Meet Death in lie wis River
-'- by Fall From Basket.
WOODLAND, Wash., May 23. (Spe
cial.) Arva H&nn and Charles Bail were
drowned at the Cragster Timber Com
.pariy's vamp about 20 miles up the North
Fork of Lewis River yesterday. The
men were attempting to cross -the' river
in a basket attached - by rollers to a
cable, and did not notice a recent heavy
rise In the river. The basket went into
the water and the swift current carried
the men to their death. Neither body has
been recovered. Hanna was about 7
years old and unmarried. He was a
member of Woodland lodge No. 138. 1. O.
O. F. His parents reside near the scene
of the accident.
Ball was about 28 years of age. un
married, and as far as known has no
relatives on- the Coast. He came from
Michigan.
Hanna was well and favorably known
In Woodland and vicinity, and the local
lodge of Oddfellows will make every ef
fort to recover- the body.
Will Lecture to Farmers.
ASTORIA, Or.. May 23. (Special.)
A Farmers' Institute will be held at
Skamokawa, Wash., on next Tuesday,
and the progi-amme is being arranged
by the officers of the Creamery Asso
ciation of that place. The programme
will include, addresses by Professor
Elliott, of the Washington State Agri
cultural College s.t Pullman; Lowell
Roudebush, of New Richmond, O., and
L, W. Hansen, Washington State Food
and Dairy Commissioner. Miss Myrtle
Dizney, a member of the senior class
at Pullman, will deliver a lecture on
"Domestic Science."
MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION COM
MENDS POLICY IX OFFICE.
Letter Is Also Issued in His Behalf
to Depositors of Oregon Trust
& Savings Bank.
, In a letter "addressed to District Attor-.
ney Manning yesterday, the Portland Mu
nicipal Association indorses the candidacy
of that official for re-election. The organ
ization praises the policy of Mr. Manning
In conducting his office during the past
year, declares that his promises for the
future are in harmony with its views and
commends him to the voters of Multno
mah County. The letter follows:
Portland. Or.. May 23. 1908 John Man
ning. Esq.. District Attorney. Fourth Judicial
District, Portland, Or., Dear Sir: In reply
to your Inquiry concerning our attitude to
ward your candidacy for District Attorney,
will say frankly that we were disappointed
with your administration of th office during
the first part of your term, but we heartily
approve of and commend you for your con
duct of the office during the past year.
Your declared future policy Is in har
mony with our views, and we commend you
to the voters of Multnomah County, aud
hope that you may be re-elected. Very
sincerely,
THE PORTLAND MUNICIPAL. ASSOCIA
TION, by
SAMUEL, CONNELU
O. P. M. JAMISON,
H, W. STONE.
Committee.
The following letter in behalf of Mr.
Manning has also been issued:
Portland, Or., . May 11. 1D0S. To the De
positors of the Oregon Trust & Savings
Bank: The committee of the depositors of
the Title Guarantee & Trust Company has
Issued a circular letter advocating the re
election of John Manning to the office of
District Attorney, and commending the sig
nal services performed by him in the matter
of saving the depositors of that institution
from loss. ,
Inasmuch as the marked ability with which
Mr. Manning has handled this difficult situ
ation, suddenly confronting him. must be
appreciated by all who are interested in the
security of the public's money deposited in
banks, we have ventured to enclose to you
a copy of the said circular letter and a reso
lution adopted by a mass meeting of the
depositors of that bank.
We earnestly solicit your s. rt of John
Manning for re-election to the itice of Dis
trict Attorney. RespectfuHy.
JEFFERSON MYERS.
FRANCIS J. M'HENRT.
HAVE RELIGION FOR MEN
Aim of Presbyterian to Win - Them
to Church. .
KANSAS. CITY, May 23. "Christianity
Is not exclusively but essentially mascu
line. The Redeemer of mankind was a
man. The Bible Is essentially, though not
exclusively, masculine. I maintain that
the evangelization of the world is the
work of man. Every man who starts on
a downward course Is led by men; men
who are to be raised to a higher life
must be led by men. I want to see men
represent the spiritual power of the
churches. The present conditions, which
show an average of only 40 men members
In every congregation of 200, must be
changed. It is the purpose of the Pres
byterian Brotherhood to make the men
the active workers of the churches and
such a result will be realized. '
In this vein Rev. Dr. Landrith, of the
Belmont Female jollege, of Nashville,
made a powerful plea in support of the
Presbyterian Brotherhood at today's ses
sion of the general assembly of the Pres
byterian Church of the United States.
The Presbyterian Brotherhood move
ment, ministerial relief and child labor
claimed practically all of the attention of
the delegates today.
A committee was appointed to arrange
a plan by which every minister will re
ceive a salary of at least $1000 a year.
Tonight a great evangelistic meeting
was held at Convention Hall. There were
12,000 persons present and Rev. Wilbur
Chapman, of Philadelphia delivered the
sermon.
SPARKS' SECRETARY DEAD
Loss of Governor and Assistant Par
alyzes Nevada Government.
CARSON. Nev., May 23. W. R. Davis,
private secretary to the late Governor
Sparks, died at his home in this city
today of stomach trouble. Davis was
better known as "Riley" Davis. He
served as secretary to Governor Sparks
since he first took office. He was a
resident of Dayton. Nev., where he
held a number of important positions.
Through the death of the late Gov
ernor and his secretary, business in
the State and Federal buildings Is at
a standstill.
DISCONTENT MARKS CLOSE
Continued from First Page.
Is not to be, our candidate. The labor
element is dead against Taft. The men
out of work, or working on short time,
are very likely to throw their ballots
against the party In power.
"We have made a muddle of things
here at Washington this Winter, and
the idea has gone out among the people
that we are doing nothing because we
are angry at the President, a statement
in which there is more or less truth.
The people stand by the President and
are disgusted with the do-nothinglsm of
Congress. If the Democrats cannot beat
us now. they may as well give up hope
of regaining control of the Government
for all tjme to come."
PARASOLSREDUCED.
Great closing out sale of our stock of
parasols. The season's latest novelties.
Buy them during this sale at regular
wholesale prices. McAUen McDonnell,
Third and Morrison.
Uetsser, Jeweler, optician, 142 WuH
QUAYLE WILL WIN
ON NEXT BALLOT
Chicago Preacher Steadily
Gains in Ballot for
Bishops.
HUGHES WILL COME NEXT
Methodists Hold Tenth Ballot, hut
Withhold Result Hingeley Loses
Heavily Goodeli Will ' Talk
Cut Openly- In' Church.
. BALTIMORE:. May 23. The epitomized
history of the Episeopal election of the
Methodist Episcopal general conference is
one effective ballot, electing two bishops
of the eight new ones ordered, eight
ballots that have been without result and
the tenth cast and the ballot slips sealed,
uncounted and iot to be unsealed until
Monday. Hence there can be nothing
more tangible than speculation as to
what the tenth ballot will show.
There are those who, however, judging
by his steady advance, believe that there
will be announced on Monday morning
the election of Rev. W. A. Quayle, of
Chicago, and that the election of Rev.
Edwin H. Hughes, president of Defauw
University, will speedily follow. There
are those, too. who look for the election
of Rev. Wilson S. Lewis, president of
Morningside College, when the result of
the. tenth ballot U made known.
Perhaps the surprise of the day was
the falling oft in the vote of Rev. Jos
B. Hingeley, secretary of the conference,
who between the eighth and ninth ballots
lost 53 of nls followers, because, it is
said, of the receipt by a number of the
delegates of telegrams from a resident of
Minneapolis expressing amazement at tlie
prominence Mr. Hingeley had attained in
the voting.
The case of Rev. Charles L. Goodeli,
pastor of Calvary Church, New York,
who, having had a bishopric nearly
within his grasp, has dropped almost out
of sight in the voting, continues to
excite interest, and his friends are look
ing forward to an announcement which
he has promised to make to his congrega
tion in New York tomorrow.
STRIKES RESPONSIVE CHORD
President Warmly Approves Bishop
Cranston's Washington Speech.
BY D. L. RADER. EDITOR PACIFIC
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
BALTIMORE, Md., May 23. Special
Correspondence.) Whatever may be
said for or against the Methodist Epis
copal Church, it surely never can be
truthfully charged that It lacks In
patriotism or fails in any measure to
appreciate any recognition it ever re
ceives from those in authority, or from
great officials of the country. It was
a great privilege this General Confer
ence enjoyed in visiting Washington,
on Saturday, May 16. The members,
newspaper reporters and friends, num
bering in all about 3000, were taken
over from Baltimore on two immense
trains, one each on the Baltimore &
Ohio and Pennsylvania Roads. Though
the cars" were greatly crowded, it was
a happy crowd that sung their way
from Baltimore through to Washing
ton. On their way from the station
on the streetcars people stood along
the street, listening as the excursion
ists sang the old Methodist hymns.
The occasion which took them was
a reception given by President Roose
velt, at the American University. This
is a Methodist institution and it was
a dream of Bishop Hurst, who died
several years ago, though the dream
began to take definite form about ten
years ago, yet the institution has not
yet been opened. It has 90 acres of
ground, in the suburbs of Washington,
and has In money and property about
$500,000. A few months ago, Rev.
Franklin Hamilton, a brother of Bishop
John W. Hamilton, of San Francisco,
was chosen chancellor, to succeed
Bishop C. C. McCabe, the former chan
cellor, who died about 18 months ago.
This reception was intended as an in
troduction of Chancellor Hamilton to
the Methodist World, and well was it
managed. He Introduced the chairman
of the day, the Rev. Bishop ,arl Crans
ton, formerly of Portland, who deliv
ered one of the most eloquent and fit
ting addresses ever heard by a Metho
dist' audience In his introduction of
President Roosevelt. f
In that Introduction he outlined the
history of the institution where the
throng was gathered, and concluded
with the' following paragraphs:
And now a happy privilege is mine. I am
honored by ths trustees of the American Uni
versity with the duty of presenting to you
the President of the United States a ruler
for whom you are taught to pray and do pray
with fervent spirit: the ruler wbo represents
the sovereignty of the American people, but
whose hand I have seen heartily offered to an
American workman; a ruler who is In cordial
sympathy with all the churches; a ruler who
has lifted politics .to the plane of statesman
ship and forced diplomacy Into the open; a
ruler who takes the people Into his confidence
because he has nothing to conceal; a ruler
who is none the less a man because a ruler,
and who, as a man. In the intensity of his
convictions and feelings, in his seal for right
eousness, social, commercial, political, ethi
cal; In his fearless rebuking of iniquity and
his belief In a Judgment day for evil doers,
as well as in bis readiness to bear witness
to the faith that Is In him, is a born Method
ist, but who was ecclesiastically misplaced in
early life. He is not out of place, but at
home with the family here today.
Methodists of all the Americas and of Mex
ico, Methodists of Germany, Norway. Sweden,
Denmark and Italy. Methodists of Japan anU
Corea, of China. India, Malayasla and Africa,
your salutation to Theodore Roosevelt, Presi
dent of the United States of America, friends
of higher learning and of every good cause.
The President was evidently very great
ly pleased with the introduction. At a
number of places he interrupted Bishop
Cranston with an emphatic "Thank you.
air," "Thank you, sir." When he arose
to reply he was greeted with a storm of
applause, the Vast audience rising to
their feet, extending the Chautauqua sa
lute, to which he bowed and smiled, while
the cheers rang forth and hats were
thrown in the air. So prolonged was the
cheering that he was constrained to hold
up his hand for quiet. Finally order
reigned, and he prefaced his address with
a few remarks, expressing his particular
pleasure at having the opportunity to
greet the members of the conference, and
though he spoke in the open air, he
i 3u00 TeoDle Dresent. He was born and
reared in and belongs to the Reformed
Church, and is well pleased with his
church relations. He said if he were
not a member of the Reformed Church,
he surely would be a Methodist, for It is
the best type of American Christianity.
This statement was recived. with thun
derous applause.
John P. Dolliver, United States Sena
tor from Iowa, is the son of a pioneer
Methodist preacher who gave bis life
to the work of the ministry in West Vir- j
ginia. Mr. Dolliver is exceedingly proud
of his ancestry, and declared In an ad- I
dress of welcoming the general conference
to Maryland that the proudest possession
of the family to which he belonged and
one that he would not exchange for any
crown ever worn by any King, is a pair
of saddle-bags used by his father when
he traveled the large circuits In his con
ference in the early years of his ministry.
This was the man who spoke for the lay
men following the address of President
Roosevelt, As Mr. Dolliver proceeded
with his superb address, a number of
voices yelled, "You are great Presidential
timber," and as he concluded many were
the cries, "The next President, the next
President."
From some things which have appeared
In the report of this convention it may
have been concluded that the spiritual
power and religious Influence of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church were declining,
but to any one who is n the ground this
will appear as the pimples on a healthy
youth's face, not desirable but in no way
dangerous to. the existence of the body.
There are many undesirable features, to
be sure, connected with individuals com
posing this great gathering, but the heart
of the mass is true to the Evangel, and
the purpose of this body is not self-glorification,
but the salvation of the world,
and the fulfilling of its mission to the
highest possible degree of efficiency. The
second Sunday of the general conference
was probably the greatest day that Balti
more ever saw, in religious fervor and
evangelistic urgency.
The great questions which are absorb
ing the attention of the General Con
ference in the committees are as to the
number of bishops to be elected, who of
the bishops shall be retired, and why,
and what Episcopal residence shall be
selected for the coming four years. So
far a now appears. Bishop Moore will
probably return to Portland; Bishop Tho
burn, having been retired, will rest the
remainder of his days, and enjoy the
comforts and blessings of his home with
his daughter-in-law and his two children
and his grandchildren In Portland. This
will be welcome news to the Methodist
people of Portland, as he Is exceedingly
popular there.
In the committee on the state of the
church the battle over the amusement
question still rages: the contention for
the most part is good-humored and Chris
tian, though occasionally a brother loses
his temper and speaks harshly of his op
ponents. The other committees are en
gaged with unimportant affairs, passing
on memorials and considering proposi
tions looking toward changes in the
discipline; nearly all of these will be re
fused, but reported back to the General
Conference as having been considered and
rejected.
The outlook today Is that the Pacific
Christian Advocate will be continued at
Portland, with the same financial help
that it has had during the past quad
rennium, with ' a possible increase.
Though it has not yet come before the
General Conference, the treatment given
the Advocate, a journal of Chattanooga,
is the ground upon which this Judgment
is based That paper last quadrennlum
was allowed J1O0O aid per annum from
the Book Concern, the General Confer
ence has Just given it 2000 a year and
the white paper. This is such an in
crease that it is expected that the Pa
cific Christian Advocate will be sup
ported so liberally that it will be able to
maintain a higher degree of efficiency
than it has ever attained before.
There were many propositions coming
up from various quarters of the church
asking that some limit be fixed for the
service of the pastor In any given church.
There is a proposition, which will prob
ably not prevail, now before the commit
tee on episcopacy, to make the term of
office for bishops 12 years: this was in
troduced by Dr. E. A. Schell, of Indiana,
but seems to have but few suporters.
It will be seen by this outline of the
conditions here that the movements are
kaleidoscopic. One has to be alert to
keep up with the movements and under
stand the trend of things.
ISSVE JOIXED OX PROHIBITION
Hanley Favors League, Paget Would
Go Into Politics.
oat TT-rr-o w xr a Mnv 23. (Special.)
A great fight Is' on among the temperance
forces in the Metnoaist r,pitscuai B-"---
v. ,amn1nned bv GoV-
CUIiiei trnuc, uiic on.!. 1 -
ernor Hanley, of Indiana, favoring the
leadership of the Anti-Saloon League: the
other, led by B. Lee raget, oi
,i v. T.iniHitinn nartv recognized
as the dominant force. Neither side
would be willing to state tne cue ...
these words, but tnis is in encci
,i TVitu nntpst came to the
i. hA loadur, nf the two
factions made conflicting reports from
the committee on lempei ...
jorlty report by Mr. Hanley, and the
minority by Mr. faget. .
The two report were in perfect accord
In denouncing the liquor business and in
pledging enmity to all forms of legal
ized traffic in intoxicants. They dif
fered In their recommendation of meth
ods to be emplbyed In bringing about
its suppression.
The majority report Indorses the
Anti-Saloon League and also advises
the members to stand for local option
as against a general license law aa
a step toward ultimate prohibition. It
also advises its members to vote
against candidates who are known to
be in favor of the liquor traffic, If
the office to which they aspire comes
In direct contact with the liquor busi
ness. The minority document, which wag
signed by 12 members of the temper
ance committee, objects to the specific
indorsement of the Anti-Saloon League
and puts it on a par with the tem
perance societies, such as the Wom
en's Christian Temperance Union. Good
Templars and others of that character.
It states that local option has in
many cases been used by the liquor
traffic to reclaim for its own use ter
ritory already under prohibition, and
maintains that the position taken- by
the church many years ago has been
The two reports were still under consid
eration when the conference adjourned
for the day.
John 8. Huyler of New York, a dele
gate to the conference and an active sup
porter of Dr. Goodeli. pastor of Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church, New York
City, for the Episcopate, has received a
telegram from the board of trustees of
that church protesting against the Injus
tice suffered by their pastor and "desiring
it to be known that he enjoys their fullest
confidence."
The conference today voted to adjourn
sine die Monday evening, June 1.
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MUST
E BIG FLEET
One of the Two Great Lessons
Taught by Cruise, Says
Admiral Evans.
MORE OFFICERS NEEDED
This the Other Fact Developed Vet
eran Commander Favors Equal
Division of Naval Strength
Between Tvris Oceans.
"WASHINGTON," D. C, May 23. (Spe
cial.) Admiral Evans, in an interview
with W. S. Meriwether, today, ,told of
the results of the cruise of the Pacific and
its benefits and the future policy and pros
pects of the American Navy.
"What, in your opinion," he was asked,
"is the most vital question affecting the
Navy today?"
"The shortage of officers and men, par
ticularly officers," Admiral Evans replied.
"We have not a battleship in commis
sion today with a sufficient number of
officers properly to look out for her bat
tery. Those we have are excellent, but
they are so overworked thut they are
giving way under the strain. Men 'can
be trained for duties on shipboard, as has
just been shown in the cruise of the At
lantic fleet to the Pacific, but not so with
officer.".
"In case of a sudden outbreak of hos
tilities, we would And ourselves seriously
handicapped from this cause."
The Admiral was then asked what was
the chief lesson to .be drawn from the
cruise of the battleship fleet.
"There are two." he replied. "First
The absolute necessity for two fleets, one
on the Atlantic and one on the Pacific.
Second That we took the fleet to sea with
one-third of the men untrained and ar
rived at the Pacific entrance to the
Straits of Magellan and Magdalena Bay
absolutely in condition to go into an
engagement.
"What should be our future naval
strength, and how distributed?"
"Forty-eteht battleships with the neces
sary cruisers, torpedo-boats, submarines
and auxiliaries. They should be distrib
uted 24 on the Pacific and 24 on the At
lantis." The interviewer asked the Admiral his
idea of what an action, between modern
armorclads would mean.
"It would mean," he said, "a sea cov
ered with floating wrecks the first half
hour of the battle. I think the first ten
minutes will determine the result. The
fleet that first gets the range of the
enemy . and is best handled after the
range is obtained- will undoubtedly do
such damage as practically to disable the
opposing fleet."
"What type of battleship do you con
sider the most efficient?"
"One-battery battleships of about 25.000
tons. When I say one-battery ships, I
mean 12-lnch, or heavier guns, for the
main battery, and for torpedo defense,
six-inch guns."
"Several amusement resorts have re
cently denied admission to enlisted men
who have appeared in uniform," the Ad
miral was told.
"If I had my way with such people,"
the Admiral interrupted, "I would put
them in the penitentiary, where they
could not do any further harm."
Sheriff Takes Boys Home.
ASTORIA. Or., May 23. (Special.)
Shentff Crenshaw, of Tillamook County,
arrived here this afternoon with Jasper
Perry and Louis Smith, two boys, aged
16 and 17 years, respectively, who were
arrested at Seaside a few days ago on
complaints filed at Tillamook and
charging them with larceny. The boys
will be taken to Tillamook on the next
steamer.
To Relay Tracks on Heights.
Work will be started at once by con
struction forces of -the Portland Rail-
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a
ship
without
a
rudder
Is no more helpless on
a stormy sea than any
young man without a
couple of tailor-made
suits, in modern com
mercial affairs. A suit
of clothes is a lot more
than something to keep
a man from cold and
wet; something ; moro
than a place to carry
handkerchiefs and pock
etknives. A suit of
clothes is the right of
way over which a busi
ness man travels to ac
complish the things he
has undertaken. The
modern business man
believes in well-selected,
well-fitted, well-tailored
clothes. If he did
not regard a tailor-made
suit an adjunct to his
business and social af
fairs he would become
way, Light & Power Company, In re
laying: the tracks on Klizabeth and
Chapman streets, on Portland Heights,
where the street ia. being; laid with
hard-surface pavement. This is the
second job of hard-surface pavement
being laid on the Heights within the
past few weeks. The grade of the line
on the Oregon City division, between
Oregon City and Canemah, is being
raised to cross the new concrete dam
built across the Oregon City falls dur
ing the past Winter. The grade will
be raised about two feet.
Offices Moved to Portland.
Engineering offices of the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Railway have been
moved to Portland from Vancouver, mak
ing this city the headquarters for the
new North-Bank road In every depart
ment. N. D. Miller, chief engineer, who
supervised the construction of the line
between Vancouver and Pasco, has been
called back to Spokane and the engi
neering offices are now In charge of W.
Overflowing with all the
ST.
latest and best things for
Boys and Young Men.
Most comfortable shop
ping place in Portland
MODEST PRICES
prevail here always
Assortment the largest
and best.
Ladies' and Misses' tailored coats
slovenly and probably
dress as his ancestors
did in homespuns. To
make up your mind that
it is proper and best to
wear tailored clothes is
not all. It is equally im
portant that you should
exercise some judgment
in selecting a tailor.
Columbia Tailors have
done more to create rep
utation for the costum
ing of Portland men
than all other tailors
combined. This is due
to liberal buying of up-to-date
patterns, colors,
weaves and weights.
None better in Portland.
The skill of Columbia
Tailors speaks for itself.
If it were not the acme
of tailoring experience,
nearly every third Port
land gentleman would
not be wearing Colum
bia Clothing.
0),uJCS
Grant Phegley, Mgr.
Seventh and Stark Sts.
C. Taylor, an assistant to Mr. Miller.
The engineers have been located in the
offices in the quarters in the new ' Hill
freight sheds at Eleventh and Hoyt
streets.
Big Crowds to See Fleet.
Thousands of people are swarming
to the Puget Sound cities to see the
Atlantic fleet, according to reports re
ceived here yesterday by local rail
road offices. The Northern Pacific alone
reports nav jiijc nuiiuicu a. tuiai ui i,
707 passengers into Seattle from all
points on its lines in the Pacific
Northwest between Friday morning and
8 A. M. yesterday. The crowds that
are still to go to the Sound cities to
see the battleship fleet are estimated
to be enormous.
Francois Cop pee, Dramatist.
PARIS, May 23. The death, is announced
of Francois Coppee, the well-known poet
and dramatist.
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