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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 27. 1903.
PLACE HUNTERS ON
GDSGROVE'S TRAIL
Governor's Patronage Offers
Many Attractive Plums to .
Office-Seekers.
NOMINEE RETIRES TO FARM
Seeks Seclusion of Country Place.
Will Promise Xo Jobs Until Elect
i ed Intimates -TTiose Who Aid- '
ed Him WUf Be Ta-iored.
OLYMPIA, Huh., Sept. .16. (Special.)
Twenty-five heads of departments- and
Institutions have bad.thelr tenure of office
made uncertain, by? the. defeat of Gover
nor A. El Meid and the ' nomination of
S..G. Cosgrove as the Republican candi
date for Governor, T '
Under most;' of these .heads of depart
ments and institutions are from half a
dozen to a half hundred clerks, stenog
raphers, attendants er-oilier employes
whose .hold .'on their position Is Jeop
ardized by a change ?f administration.
The patronage of the. Governor of this
state Jf chief positions directly under his
control amounts to salaries In excess of
$!),000 a year, and when ,minor positions
are considered. In which previous Gov
ernor have always .taken a hand In
filling, the salaries at his disposal run
Into several hundred thousands of dollars.
The place hunters are known to be al
ready on the -trail of Mr. Cosgrove, who
as head of the ticket of a party with a
normal plurality of more than 40.0VO In
thin state, la sure of election. -
Cosgrove Dodges Offlce-Seekers.
Almost immediately after the primary
election Mr. Cosgrove went Into seclusion
at his home in the country town of
Pomeroy, a place not easy of access from
the bif 'centers of the state. It was
stated that Mr. CoErove needed a rest
after the strenuous days of his cam
paign, 6ut It is now reported that a de
sire to escape the Importunities of office
seekers had more to do with his retire
ment to his home than need of rest or
recuperation of strength and health.
rilgrims to the new throne have re
turned with the report that Mr. Cosgrove
is not making any promises of office at
this stage of the game. He is reported
to have replied In each Instance that he
will have no places to give out until after
he Is elected, end that he purposes to
give the' preference to those who aided
him in his campaign.
The office of state printer is considered
one of the best plums at the disposal
of the Governor, and it is said that there
are numerous country newspaper pub
lishers who gave enthusiastic support to
Mr. Cossrove-: during the primary cam
palurn' who think they are especially well
fitted for the position.
Printer's Profits $10,000 a Tear.
The remuneration of the state printer
consists in profits on state printing, of
which work be ha ' exclusive control un
der a schedule of prices fixed by law.
The last Legislature appropriated IS5.000
for departmental printing, which has
been found inadequate for the biennial
period. The appropriation Is now ex'
hausted. and a deficiency appropriation
is in sight. In addition the Legislature
each session appropriates about J 10.000
fnr legislative printing, so that the work
done in the two years by the state print
er will go considerably over $100,000. The
profit is estimated to be about 10 per
cent, or IIO.OOO. but the state printer
must provide his own plant and the size
of his profits depend largely on what he
ran sell the plant for after the expira
tion of his term of office.
The next best position In the Governor's
appointive list is railway commissioner.
There are three commissioners who re
ceive $4000 per year each. In addition,
there are regularly employed In the rail
way commission office a secretary at
tJOOO, a rate expert at $3000. an engineer
at $3X0. and numerous other employes
whose number depends upon the liberal
ity of the Legislature.
High-Salaried Commissioners.
On the Tax Com mission there are three
members appointed by the Governor who
receive $M per annum each. In this
office there is a secretary at $1500 and
several clerks and stenographers who
draw a total of so00 per year.
The three members of the Board of
Control now receive $--ViO a year, but at
the end of the terms for which they
were appointed the salariea will be in
creased to $0000. The term of one mem
hr, H. T. Jones iDem.J. expires June 12,
1908: J- H. Davis' term expires two years
later and Matt Pilea' term In four years.
After June 12. of next year, Mr. Jones
aucceswor will be getting $3000 a year
while his fellow-members on the Board
will still be receiving $.'000. . : -
In the Board of Control, as in all other
appointive positions, the appointees hold
office at the pleasure of the Governor,
and may be removed before the- expira
tton of their terms without cause -Removal
of one and the (appointment of an
other would not bring about an increase
of salary, however, until the ; regular
term, as above given, expires.
The Board of Control has three clerks
drawing a total of $3f4 per year. The
Board ostensibly selects the heads of the
state Institutions under Its control, and
these superintendents ostensibly name
the employes of each Institution. As a
matter of fact, the Governor always has
directed the appointments of nearly
every Institutional head, and has even
brought about the appointment of poli
tical favorites to the minor positions
supposed to be under the exclusive con
trol of the superintendents.
Some Other Snug Jobs.
The superintendents of the various In
stitutions controlled by the Board of Con
trol draw the following salaries:
Superintendents of the two Insane
asylums. WOO per annum each; superin
tendent reform school. J1X: superinten
dent school for deaf and blind. $lSO: su
perintendent school for feeble minded.
$1310: superintendent penitentiary, $1SOO:
superintendent Soldiers' Home, J12M.
Living expenses are also paid by the
state. At the penitentiary there are
nearly 50 positions which pay from $50 to
$lrO per month. There are a score or
more minor positions at each of the two
hospitals for the Insane.
The Fish Commissioner. Labor Com
missioner and mine Inspector are all ap
pointive positions, for which the last
legislature provided Increases in
salaries. The Fish Commissioner, who
mow gets $CW0 per annum, will receive
$.400 after March. 1911; the Labor Com
missioner, who now receives $1S00 will
receive $2400 after April. 1909; the mine
inspector now gets $1500 but will, receive
$.'rj after June. 1909.
In the Fish Commissioner's office there
jr three deputies at $1500 each and one
i -nographer at $1000. In the Labor Com
ii. Wiener's office there Is a clerk at
JICX) and five factory inspectors at $1200
per year.
The following Is a list of other ap
pointive officers, and the minor posi
tions under them with salaries attached:
Oovemor's private iwrcur-. S'ff"
-Jovernor's stenographer 1 -
Grain Inspector lsftfj
'lerk inno
Seven deputies, at $te.'0 . 7140
Dairy and Food Commissioner ....... 1S0
IVputy Inspector: ....'....
Instructor ............
'" I rurz Inspector ................ 12A0
Clerk 9
Oil Inspector IIWO
Chief Iieputv lSte
Three deputies, sj $1200.... J"
Horticultural Commissioner ........... 2010
Clerk
Fire Warden 2w0
Highway Commlssionor 2M0
Draughtsman and. Engineer 1RP0
Adjutant General 2000
iliW clerk 1200
Armorer 10UO
Inspector of rifle practice 1500
Bank Examiner 3soq
Deputy 2400
Tn addition to" the office force given the
Fish Commissioner he has the appoint
ment, with the approval of the Governor,
of "the superintendents .of the several fish
hatcheries in this state," for which the
salaries are not fixed by law. The fire
warden mentioned above Is appointed
by the- Forest Fire Commission, con
sisting of the Land Commissioner and
four members named by the Governor.
The Governor usually makes the appoint
ment Indirectly, - '
In the two lists given above there are
salaries approximating. $137,000 a year
not Including those of the minor
employes , ;f the state Institutions
and numerous clerks employed by sev
ers! departments for which lump sums
were appropriated.
The total appropriations by the last
Legislature for the salaries and office
expenses; of the appointive officers of
the state and their employes aggregated
more than the amount appropriated for
all the . elective officers and their em
ployes. : And this did not Include the
salaries paid to the heads of the state
Institutions. ' ' "
AUTO HOAD TO APPLE CITY
VAMGOUVER
E
OPEN TO TRAFFIC
City on Columbia Celebrates
Establishment of Street
car Service.
DAY ENDS WITH BANQUET
Speakers Predict Great Future for
Clark County Metropolis Trol
ley System Completed After
- Many Vicissitudes.
Green. George McCoy, E. E. Beard and
W. P. Connaway. The hit of the even
ing was made in the toast given by
Attorney James B. Kerr.
After the first trip by the official
party, free rides for several hours
were given the people of Vancouver,
but at S o'clock the first nickel, for
streetcar fare was taken in. The cars
will meet all the ferries, and either a
20 or 30-minute schedule will -be main
tained at first. But If the traffic war
rants It, a 10-minute service will be
given.
HOOD RIVER AND PORTLAND TO
. CO-OPKKATE IX BUILD-IXC
Proposed Speedway Discussed With
Enthusiasm at Meeting in
Hood Klter.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 26. (Special.)
A largely attended meeting which was
presided over by A. A. Jayne, president
of the Commercial Club, took place here
today In the clubrooms to discuss the
proposed automobile road between Hood
River and Portland. The meeting was
addressed by Lewis Russell, chairman of
the good roads committee oi the Auto
mobile Club of Portland: EL F. Cannon,
the well-known constructing engineer, of
Portland; P. M. Hall-Lewis, engineer of.
Hood River; A. L. Gillette, of Los An
geles; R. P. Loomls, of the New York
commission fl,rm of E. P. Loomls & Co.,
who owns an 80-acre rrult ranch at Hood
River, and E. L. Smith, H. J. Epping and
B. L. Davidson of this city.
The speakers all advocated the build
ing of the road and the meeting showed
a unanimous desire to co-operate in push
ing the matter through with the least
possible delay. '
A conference or the rortlana delegation
and a committee from Hood River will
be held tonight and tomorrow to discuss
plans to take the matter up at once.
The proposition Is to have the residents
of Multnomah and Hood River Counties
build the portions of -the road .that will
run through their respective counties.
0. A. C. SQUAD FORMIDABLE
Xorcross' Champions Hope Again to
Win Gridiron Honors.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis. Sept. 26. (Special.)
The college champions of last year look
as If they will be formidable contend
ers for the coveted honors of the grid
iron again this season. Norcrosa, who has
had such phenomenal auccess since his
advent as a football coach, will again
be In charge of the work. He will
have six or eight regulars of two sea
sons' experience as a nucleus to build
from, and several men trained in his
style of play from, the scrubs of last
year to help in filling the vacant places.
Some very likely looking new timber
also has appeared on the field since
the season opened. Such conditions
seem to promise big things from the
collegians.
The regulars who will be in the line
up again this year are: Captain Wolfe
as fullback; Pendergrass, captain of
the 1907 team and Northwest guard, in
his old place; Kelley at center; Cooper
at one half; Gagnon In the initial back
field position; Cady and Dobbin on the
ends; Barber in the other guard posi
tion, and possibly Jamleson. Northwest
tackle, and Bennett at the tackle jobs.
Evenden, Creswell. Smith. Collette and
Keck, who did good work on the scrub
squad last year, are also again on the
field. Parker and Moore, two 190-
pound men. have reported for work at
O. A. C, for the first time, and look like
strong material.
The desultory practice which has
been going on during the week, will
take on. more definite form upon the
opening of college on Monday. Nor
cross has devoted most of his attention
thus far to teaching the men how to
pass and fail on the ball. For the past
two days he has had several squads of
back-field candidates running through
plays.
SECURES ALASKA RAILWAY
Canadian Pacific . Said to Have
- - Bought White Pass Line.
: VANCOUVER. B. C. Sept. 26. (Special-)
Vancouver transportation men .ex
pect to receive the announcement any
dav of the purchase by the Canadian Pa
cific Railway of the Skagway to White
horse Railway and the' Yukon River
steamers owned by the White Pass &
Yukon Railway.
For a year negotiations for the pur
chase of the line have.been going on. but
up to one month ago the chfef English
bondholders of the White Pass were, not
willing to accept what the Canadian Pa
cific Railway offered to pay. The Gus
genhelms own a large block of stock in
the line.
Control of the White Pass line would
give a service by its own rails and
steamers to the Canadian Pacific from
London to Dawson. The Canadian Pa
cific would also be In a position to abso
lutely dictate affairs in the handling of
Northern steamship business, for freight
from all steamers would have to pay
tribute to the short line -of railway,
whether bound to the Canadian or the
American Yukon.
. Washington Wins First Game.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. S6. (Special.)
The football season in Seattle opened to
day with the game between the Univer
sity of Washington and the Lincoln High
School of this city, which was won by
the former 23 to 0. The university eleven
was completely lacking In team work and
in Interference. They showed lack of
coaching and were devoid of speed and
fight- Coach Dobie has a lot of work
ahead of him. If he hopes to whip into
shape a real contention for the North
west championship
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 26. (Spe
cial.) The street railway system of Van
couver was formally opened . to traffic
this afternoon when an official 'party
made the initial run over the two and a
half miles of track. Vancouver was -in
Iioliday attire and the people were out
en masse all along the carllne shouting
and waving greetings.
The start was made from in front of
the Courthouse on the branch line on
Eleventh street, at 3:36 o'clock. James
J. Padden, chairman of the committee
on celebration, gave the word, Conductor
John Betzing rang-the bell. Motorman
Roy Adams turned on the power and the
first cat on an electric line, which it is
expected will soon traverse the county
for 100 miles, was off. There were two
cars. Frank Smith and Harry Young
being the motorman and conductor,
respectively. 9,1 the. second car.
Official Party Numbers ISO.
The party consisted of Mayor Green
and the City Councilmen. prominent
business men of Vancouver and their
wives, W. H. Moore, of Portland, who
was president of the company which
began , building the Vancouver -street
railway; Attorney George Stapleton; of
Portland, formerly Mayor of Vancouver,
and the following officials of the Van
couver Traction Company, which owns
the street railway system: President, W.
J. Patterson, of Baker City; vice-president
and general manager, A. Welch, of
Portland; treasurer. E. W. Hall, of Port
land; directors. William Pullman, of
Baker City, and Attorney James B. Kerr,
of Portland. There were in all 150 per
sons. It was a continuous ovation from one
end of the. line to the other." The route
was on Eleventh street to Main street,
down Main to Third, west on Third to
Washington, on Washington to the ferry
landing, from there to Twenty-sixth and
Eastham avenue at the northeast corner
of the city, with the return trip to Fifth
and Main, where the public exercises of
the day were held. Frequent stops were
made to let passengers on. and slow
progress was made through lower Main
street owing to the crowds In the street.
The entire trip took 52 minutes, though
tile return trip was made In lVi minutes.
' Cars of Latest Design.
The cars are the latest make and de
sign and are easy riding. The line Is
standard gauge, the rails "SO pound. The
track is well built and solid, and the re
mark was general that It was a smooth
running line.
The cars were decked, with banners
bearing the Inscriptions, "Vancouver,
Happy In Her Prosperity," "The Worst
Knocker Becomes an Optimist. Here,"
V20.000 People In 1910," "Beginning of
100 Miles of Suburban Line in Clark
County." The city band accompanied
the party on the trip.
At the public exercises. E. G. Craw
ford, vice-president of the Vancouver
National Bank, acted as chairman.
Green Jieviews Town's History.
Mayor Green spoke of the early his
tory of Vancouver. Its historic Impor
tance, its ups and downs. He declared
that at an important period in its hls
torv the citizens canvassed the situ
ation and decided that he. the first
Democratic Mayor, was the man for
the place, and forthwith pavement was
laid, industries -established, the North
Bank Road built and a street railway
secured. He added:
"If the city 20 years ago had elected
a Democratic Mayor the present
growth would have started then." "He
prophesied 100,000 population for Van
couver .In 10 years.
James -B. Kerr said that two years
ago, .when he first came to Vancouver,
there was not much more evidence of
prosperity and progress than there
was here .half a century ago; that the
announcement that the North Bank
Road would be built to Vancouver at
first found credence among but few
here, but the ocular demonstration
needed by the people was soon fur
nished. This was a great day for
Vancouver, he declared, and when the
suburban lines are built, the products
of the county -will all be marketed in
this city and the merchants here will
be supplying the wants of a large and
growing country population. This will
become a large and populous com
munity and growth will come quickly.
A spirit of ro-operatlon, however. Is
needed to make the most of -tile great
opportunity. Speaking for the Van
couver Traction Company, he said the
company would treat Vancouver and
Clark County people fair, and they
looked for like treatment in return.
Under co-operation. "Vancouver will
become a great city and great good
will result to all concerned.
Sparks Invites Capitalists.
Councilman W. W. Sparks, nomine
for State Representative, said this city
needed outside capital and the way to
get It was to extend a glad hand to
those who had built the present street
railway and to all others who come
here seeking to Invest money.
Walter H. Moore, ex-president of
the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, of
Portland, who began building the elec
tric line opened today, said he rejoiced
with the Vancouver people that in a
year and a half from now the city's
population would be 25.000.
President I. M. Swartz, of the Co
lumbia Club, in behalf of the club, ex-,
tended a welcome to the street railway
company and the railway system. At
torney George Stapleton. of Portland.
spoke of the struggles of the first
streetcar system in this city, in the
early '90s, when he was a citizen here
and the city's Mayor; of the work of
Senator Rands and other local capi
talists in financing the street railway
system a little more than a. year ago;
drew a delightful picture of Clark
County's coming progress wheff the
electric line was built throughout the
county, as he said It would be. and
ended by saying that "unless the pri
mary election system knocks the bot
tom out of things in this state, as it
has In Oregon." he expects to see
great growth and prosperity in this
community.
"Cheer Up" Dinner at St. Elmo.
A "cheer up" dinner was given at
the St. Elmo Hotel at 6 o'clock, at
which 100 Vancouver business men
and their guests were present. Toasts
were responded to by M. Clarke. A.
Welch, W. J. Patterson, E. W. Hall,
James B. Kerr. James P. Stapleton,
George W. Stapleton, Mayor - E. M. I
CITY'S SECOND RAILWAY" LINE
System Built in 1800 Abandoned in
Five Y'ears for Lack of Business..
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 26.
(Special.) The present street railway
system is not the first that Vancouver
has had. In 1890 five miles of street
railway were built in Vancouver, and
the system was In operation for four
years. : George B. Markle. of Philadel
phia, was the chief promoter and
builder of the line, but there were "a
number of local men associated with
him. among these being Edward
Brown, Louis Sohns and L. M. Hidden.
- The line was built at the time that
the Union Pacific started to extend its
line to Seattle, when the Union Pacific
built one pier of the railway bridge
which the company expected at that
time to construct across the Columbia.
Both the line to Seattle and the rail
road bridge . were afterward aban
doned. The ' street railway at that time
started at the ferry landing at the foot
of Main street, and ran out Main be
yond the city limits on the north,
about four miles, to the racetrack.
There was also a branch line running
tp the garrison. The line was tn oper
ation four years, being operated the
first. two years by electric power and
the second two by horse power. The
electric- power was generated at the
company's own power house on the
waterfront, and this old power houso
is now used as the blacksmith shop for
the Ptttock & Leadbetter Lumber
Company.
The operation of this old street rail
way system paid well at first, there
being particularly a great deal of
business In connection with the races,
but after a time the branch line to the
garrison was abandoned, for the busi
ness would not warrant it, but special
trips were made on occasions. During
the panic of 1893 business began to
fall off, and it was during this period
also that the bicycle craze was at its
height, and between the panic and the
bicycle, the old Vancouver railway
system was driven out of business.
Between 1895 and 1907 Vancouver
had no street railway, but In the early
part of l'J07 the Washington Railway
& Power Company was formed, of
which vW. H. Moore, president of the
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, was
president and chief own-r. This com
pany was granted a franchise, and
early In the Spring began the con
struction of the present street railway
system. The work was continued until
August, and up to that time 130.000
were spent, but in August Mr. Moore
met with financial reverses, and the
construction work stopped
A. lew weeks later the company was
reorganized by local capitalists, ana a
controlling interest In the stock pur
chased by them. The company as re
organized at onc-took up the -work of
completing the line, and spent 110.000
more In grading and laying the track.
For a time then things . were at a
standstill, but about six month,
the Washington Railway & Power
Company sold out to the Vancouver
Traction Company, the present owners
of the system. - The present company
has completed two and- one-hair miles
of track to the city limits on the
northeast, and it Is this part of the Van
couver, railway system that was
opened today. The system wiH be
further extended by building west
along the northern part of the city,
south on Smith avenue and Franklin
to the North Bank railway station, and
thence east to Main street, thus com
pleting the loop line.
The building of electric lines, how
ever, will not stop within the citv. The
company has already projected the
line several miles into the country,
and It plans to traverse the more
thickly-setled portions of Clark
County.
MUST FUMIGATE-THEATERS
Churches, Too, Expected to Head
Tacoma Health Officer's Order.
TACOMA, Wash.. Sept. 26. (Special.)
C.ty Health Officer Sargentich has
notified the theatrical managers of Ta
coma that their theatres must be fumi
gated at last once each month in the
Interest , of public health.
"The same orders should apply to
churches," he said. 'However, we hope
they will take up the work, without
being notified."
FORM NEW PARTY
Idaho Faces Three-Cornered
Political Fight.
SPLIT OVER PRIMARIES
WARSHIPS LEAVE NAPLES
Atlanta and Maine Start for At
lantic on Way Home.
NAPLES, Sept. 27. The American
battleships Atlanta and Maine left
here this morning for Gibraltar. As
they steamed out of the harbor they
were saluted by the German and Bra
zilian warships.
"Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Gilbert, of Salem,'
were visitors of Mrs. Ella E. Bybee, the
past week, and taking in the fair at the
Country Club.
Senator Heyburn Is Only Candidate
Who Is Openly Opposed to the
"WU1 of the People' in the
Present Campaign.
BOISE. Idaho, Sept. 26. (Special.)
With an independent party allowed to
take root over dissatisfaction in Re
publican ranks in this state and al
lowed to gu so 'far' as to elect a state
ticket at Troy, In opposition to the
regular state ticket . and, with the
party divided on the direct primary
Issue, Idaho promises to be rent in
twain over factional fights.
Senator Heyburn, owing to his atti
tude against the direct primaries, is
slated for slaughter, and Congressman
French, defeated at the recent state
convention for Congress by Colonel
Thomas R. Hamer, is out favoring the
issue and is after Heyburn's seat in
the Senate. The state Republican com
mittee Is divided and, although the
state convention killed the direct pri
mary plank in the platform, every
state candidate, with the exception of
Heyburn, is advocating the passage of
such a law. . - ,
Secretary Supports Senator.-.--;.
Secretary Addison T. Smith, of the
State Republican committee, is the
only, member of that body who comes
to the support of Heyburn. When seen
today by a representative of The Ore
gonian, Mr. Smith gave out the follow
ing interview:
"There is generally a mistaken idea
about how Senator Heyburn' stands on
the direct primary isiiue. Mr. Heyburn
has seldom touched on the subject In
his addresses since the state campaign
opened. He Is opposed to the Oregon
primary law and advises voters to
study the primary issue before . they
clamor so loudly for it. Senator Hey
burn feels that in avoiding, the direct
primary isse In his campaign he is
following' out the duty Imposed upon
him hy the convention and is standing
by the party platform. The very fact
that the party kilied the direct primary
plank makes It Imperative that Mr.
Heyburn do not refer to It in his cam
paign speeches. . He is not. and never
has been, opposed to county - con ven
lions instructing the candidates to the
Legislature In favor of the direct
primary Issue or any other for that
matter." "
Brady Favors the Lave.
James H. Brady, gubernatorial candi
date. Is with the direct primary issue and
in his campaign he Is openly advocating
it regardless of the fact that "the conven
tion refused to Indorse the issue and in
sert such a plank. Thomas R. Hamer.
candidate for Congress is also speaking
In favor of the law. Senator Borahs who
arrived in the .state yesterday from the
East where . he has been speaking In
Maine In the Interests of the National
committee, is also a direct primary, advo
cate. Senator Borah may make a cam
paign tour In Oregon in the Interests of.
the. National ticket, and it is understood
that negotiations are now in progress to
close the dates for this trip. If this is
done he will appear In Portland.
Chairman Indorses Primaries.
In an Interview given out today State
Chairman Barney- O'Neil comes out flat
footedly In favor of direct primaries. Mr.
O'Neil was virtually forced to jump ort
one side of the fence or the other and in
selecting the lesser of two evils he ap
parently decided to land on the popular
side or that favoring , the adoption of a
primary law. In so doing he fails to ad
here to the- action of the convention on
this Issue and practically stands forth
as against Senator Heyburn and the
senior Senator's attitude on the various
planks In the platform. He says:
"The situation has crystallized into a
more definite demand for direct primaries
In this state within the last few years,
and that the people expect the next Legis
lature . to enact a direct primary law.
Is shown by the platforms of the
several county conventions which have
been held since the state' convention. In
many instances they have declared In un
mistakable terms for a direct primary."
Heyburn in the Cold.
Politicians who have watched the inter
esting situation in which the state central
committee finds itself now In are of the
opinion that by voting his sentiments In
the ' above Interview State Chairman
O'Neil severs the last tie from Heyburn
so far as the direct primary issue is con
cerned and leaves the senior Senator out
in . the cold.- His attitude, they -claim,
places Senator Heyburn in -a most pecu
liar light and while the senior Senator
will not go back, on the party platform
he cannot help but feel that he stands
alone in advocating the. principles laid
down by the convention in its platform;
that Is, that he ' is the one campaign
speaker who violates none of those prin
ciples. . ' -
It- is asserted . in political circles that
the Boise Statesman has -taken every oc
casion to picture Heyburn in a light as
We Have No
Rent to Pay
Therefore
WE CLOSED
SATURDAY
from 12 noon to 6 P. M.
to let our employes go
to the Stock Show. It was a
great show indeed. It seems
a shame that more stores did
not see fit to back up this
worthy Portland enterprise by
closing their stores Saturday
afternoon and giving the help
a chance and the show a lift,
ACHESON CLOAK AND
SUIT HOUSE
148 FIFTH ST.
Bargains
Every
Day
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Have You Ever Thought
How much, like quarrelsome boys men
can be, and sometimes estimated great
men as, for instance, the controversy
going on between Mr. Taft, Mr. Bryan,
Mr. Hearst, Mr. Haskell, and even our
President taking part? It is a quarrel,
just as the cliques of quarrelsome boys in
dulge in. There are some people who ap
plaud their favorite and think they ap
prove when they really don't. We, the
people, expect- our great and near-great
men to possess dignity and to refrain from
playing petty ward politics after they
have become National characters. Thus
endeth the chapter, and yre will proceed
in the even tenor of our way, supplying
the gentlemen of Portland and vicinity
with Chesterfield Clothes, finest in the
world, and take this opportunity to invite
you to call and permit us to show you
some of the handsomest novelties in Suits
and Overcoats ever shown in the West.
We are sure you will find them interesting
and it will be our pleasure to show them
to you. No obligation to buy if you can .
refrain. Chesterfield Guarantee: If front
of coat of any Chesterfield suit sold
breaks or loses shape in one year's wear, '
we'll give you a new suit, free. Now, it's
up to us. "
E GRAY
269-271 Morrison.
opoosed to direct primaries and has forced
the Senator to strike -a pugnacious atti
tude. -
hul's hoquiam plans big
Northern "Pacific to Expend Million
in Terminal Improvements.
unoniM Wash.. Sent. 26. (Spe
cial.) It became semi-offlcially known
today that the Northern Pacific will
materially increase its yard facilities
In Hoquiam, and -will expend approxi
mately 11,000,000 in Hoquiam alone.
The vacation of a portion of several
streets will be necessary for this pur
Gets Ten to 1 4 Years in Penitentiary
HOQUIAM. Wash., Sept. 26. (Spe
cial. MKJ V . 1 i i i : l, c-. '---- " -l - -
barkentlne Hawaii, was today sen.
tenceq ny juqge irwin. or me pupenvr
Court, to 10 to 14 years at "Walla
Walla. Certain was convicted of an'
Unnatural crime against a young boy
while the ship lay at anchor, here..
YVittaycombe to Co Back to Farm.
. HILLS BORO, Or., . Sept. 26. (Spe
cial.) James Withycotnbe, Tlce-dlrec
tor of the Oregon Agricultural College,
was here today. He Intends building
a modern ranch house on his place, and
move back to the farm after he leaves
the college. Washington County Re
publicans are insistent that he shall
lead the state ticket in 1S10.
Sheldon Mad District Engineer.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Sept. 26. (Spe
cial.) A. G. Sheldon, who has been
associated here for two years with
Frank Bartlett, chief engineer of the
Milwaukee, has been appointed district
chief engineer for . the Northern Pa
cific, and will assume bis new duties
at onre.
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AH Wanted Talking
Machines
it seemed
To us Saturday that nearly every family in
Portland wanted one of these Talking Machine
bargains. We are selling at clearance sale for
$7.50 and $8.50 and several other models at
about half price.
We are certain that every one who did secure
one will congratulate himself and commend
Eilers Piano House for its ability to give bar
gains at a time when real bargains are appreci
ated. The sale continues tomorrow with enthu
siasm at the highest pitch.
Notwithstanding
The onslaught of the past week, however, there
are many bargains in Talking Machines, also
Cabinets, for disc or cylinder machines, left. The
sale started with not merely a few, but over 100
machines and 50 cabinets an assortment in
quality and price to suit any purchaser.
$7.50 for $17.50 Machines
$8.50 for $20.00 Machines
$12.50 to $19.40 for
$25 and $30 Machines.
Every Machine fully guaran-
teed and exchangeable.
$ 8.75 for $25.00 Cabinets
$ 9.50 for $27.00 Cabinets
$26.00 for $38.00 Cabinets
$47.50 for $70.00 Cabinets
$52.50 for $85.00 Cabinets
Tnke a Machine on Onr 'Kasy .
Payment Plaa" If You Like.
Eilers Piano House
Washington and Park.
The largest dealers in all makes Talking Ma
chines and Kecords m tne JN ortnw.est.