The Sunday Oregonian., August 01, 1909, SECTION FOUR, Page 9, Image 41

TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 1, 19Q9.
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FIREHQUSE TO RISE
Structure to Be of Brick and
Most Modern Yet.
FIVE OTHERS TO FOLLOW
Building at Montgomery and Ixnvns
dale Streets to Contain Keln-
forced Concrete Floor Upper
Story to Rival Home.
Six new flrehouses planned for Port
land probably more than any other im
provements are indicative of the rapid
strides being; made by the city. As
many of the structures as practicable
will be constructed of brick, thus doing
away with frame fire department build
ings, many of which bear dates show
ing them to be relics of the city's early
history.
Plans for the flrehouse to be con
structed at Montgomery and Lownsdale
streets have been completed, and work
on the structure will be be (run within
the next fortnight. Plans for the new
East Bids flrehouse are in the hands of
architects, and it Is probable this build
ins; will be under way before the ex
piration of another month. With these
the city has also appropriated various
Tims for the erection of flrehouses at
Third an! Gllsan streets. Mount Tabor,
North Alblna and on a site near St.
Vincent's Hospital.
The flrehouse to rise at Montgomery
and Lownsdale streets will be one of
the most modern structures of its kind
on the Pacific Coast, flrehouses of Los
jLnffelea. San Francisco and Seattle
being Inspected before Its plans were
decided upon. It will be built entirely
of brick, and Its reigning feature will
be something brand-new In flrehouse
construction; the whole first floor will
i be reinforced concrete, and every stall
will be provided with plank flooring,
kept In place by Iron angles, permit
ting the flooring to be removed or re
newed when necessary.
All seven stalls In the new flrehouse
will possess separate drains, this fea
ture serving to make the building most
sanitary, as well as modern. The struc
ture will consist of two stories, a base
ment and a hosetower. The ground
"floor, besides providing accommodations
for seven horses, will contain ample
space for three pleoes of fire appara
tus. The upper story will be reserved as
quarters for the firefighters, and as
well will contain a commodious and
tasty reception-room, which will serve
as a parlor on occasions when the fam
ilies of the firemen visit them on watch.
Oft the dormitory on this floor will
be a large sitting-room for the use of
the firemen, and adjoining the dormi
tory, which will accommodate 14 men,
a bedroom will be reserved for the cap
tain of the station. An ample wash
room fitted with a tub and shower bath
and a locker-room will complete the
second-story arrangement.
Completion of this structure will pre
pare the way for the construction of
five other flrehouses planned, and It la
believed these will be under way be
fore the close of the year.
THE CASE PLAINLY STATED
The Methods Xeceswary for Guidance
of the Primary Law.
Polk County Observer.
To secure the best results in the
trovernment of a country. It Is neces
sary that political parties be main
tained. The reasons are so obvious
that it Is not necessary to state them.
To maintain political parties, It is nec
essary that there be organization
among those voters holding the same
political views..
An objection to the direct primary
law, on the part of those who oppose
It, la that is destroys party organiza
tion. Here In Oregon, where the law
has been given a practical test, ws
have seen parties disintegrated and
their forces scattered. Under the plan
fursued by the electors since the adop
lon of the law, it Is Impossible for a
party to get Its members together and
formulate a platform of principles. The
result Is, no party has any well-defined
principles. Each elector and each can
didate Is a platform unto himself.
Another objection to the law la that
do candidate for office has the support
and backing of an organized party, and
each Is obliged to shift for himself as
best he can. The result is a free-for-all,
"every fellow for himself, and the
devil take the hindmost" sort of race.
The self-nominated candidate is respon
sible to no one. and nobody feels any
personal responsibility for the fate of
the candidate. If he wins, tho people
applaud him; if he loses, they comfort
themselves with the thought that they
didn't get him Into It."
Still another objection to the law.
and It is one that la well founded, la
its increased cost to the taxpayer over
, the old precinct primary system. The
direct primary puts the counties to the
expense of holding two elections in
stead of one. Under the old system, the
farmers took a half day oft from their
work, gathered at the district school
house, elected their delegates to the
county convention, had a social visit for
an hour, and then went home. They
enjoyed the brief holiday, and the
county was not out a cent. Under the
new system, expensive ballots are
printed. Judges and clerks are em
ployed, and a lot of red tape Is Indulged
in, with the result that the county
treasury Is left poorer by several thou
sand dollars.
Then there Is the expense to the can
didate himself. lie cannot even hope
for nomination or election unless he
can bring his candidacy to the atten
tion and consideration of the voters.
This he must do either by a personal
canvass of the state or by a campaign
of newspaper or letter-writing adver
tising, both of which are expensive. If
lie makes a personal canvass, he is
obliged to cover the state both before
and after the primary. If he attempts
to reach the voters by using space in
ill of his party newspapers, the ex
pense is enormous, even if a reasonable
rate is granted him by each publisher.
If he undertakes the letter-writing or
clrculr method, the eost Is even more
appalling. The cost of sending out
one circular letter to the voters of the
state is about S1500. and many of our
readers will doubtless recall having re
ceived four, or even five, such IettersJ
from a single candidate in the course
of a campaign. Yet, all of this expense
is perfectly proper and legitimate, for
the voters have a right to know how
any candidate asking their support
stands upon important public issues,
and the candidate has no method of
reaching them other than those out
lined here. Running for a state office
Is Oregon is rapidly resolving Itself
into a rich man's game. The clearing
smoke of every primary election dis
closes to view a sad list of "singed
cats." The list Is growing shorter
with each succeeding election,' how
ever, for other aspiring, but impecuni
ous, cats take warning and avoid the
fire- Oregon is not noted for the high
salaries she pays her officers (although
It la possible she pays them all they, are
worth), and the poor man cannot af
ford to spend $10,000 or J1B.Q00 in get
ting an ofrtce that pays only $3000 or
84000 a year. Only the rich can afford
to do that. We are not saying that
the rich man may not be as honest and
as well qualified in every way for the
office to which he aspires as is his less
fortunate brother, but the fact remains
that the people of Oregon have made
state office-seeking a wealthy man's
game.
Still another objection, and to our
way of thinking the most Important
objection of all. is that a truly repre
sentative government cannot be main
tained under the direct primary sys
tem. Under Its workings, it Is possi
ble for a minority to rule a majority,
a condition of- affairs contrary to the
very spirit of American institutions.
The old convention system may have
had Its faults, but under its workings
no man could be nominated to an office
unless he received a clear majority of
the votes of the convention. Under the
direct primary laW. It Is possible for an
aspirant to office to receive a nomina
tion by the vote of a small minority of
the people. Such a condition was never
contemplated nor desired by the people
when they adopted the law. On the
contrary, it was the very possibility of
such a thing they were trying to avoid.
But the primary law. like many other
rules and laws in this world. Is one
thing in theory and quite another In
I Tirytina.
( The foregoing are only a few of the
Valll ODjecuuiin umi o
against the Oregon primary law, but
they are sufficient to warrant Its repeal,
or, at least, a thorough amendment.
But while It Is full of fraud and bun
combe as It now stands. It is law, and
as such It should be observed as far
as Is consistent with honor and good
ense.
Until such time as ths people shall
sea lit to amend or repeal this law.
the Observer favors the adoption of
the advisory assembly plan now being
urged In all parts of the state. To
the writer's way of thinking, the only
objectionable feature so far suggested
In connection with this plan is the one
placing the selection of delegates to the
state assembly in the hands of the vari
ous county committees. A fairer and
better plan In every way would be for
these state delegates to be elected by
the county assemblies by a majority
vote of the electors present. The county
assembly being open to every party
voter In the county, selection of the
state delegates by this method would
remove any suspicion of Jobbery or
machine work. This would be .far the
better plan, and judging from all the
expressions of opinion we have heard
frvm committeemen and voters. It is
doubtless the plan that will be adopted.
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THE WAR ON THE SALOON
Prohlbltlonlsta Claim Credit for Its
Great Procree.
PORTLAND Or., July L-(To tho Edi
tor.) While occupying a room In Good
Samaritan Hospital I have had suffi
cient time to peruse nearly every word
of the Oregonlan for many daya. I
wish to compliment yon for many up-to-date
ideas contained in your editorial
Thursday, under the title "Light on Pro
hibition." Behold the Oregonlan do movol Not
long ago wa boozefighters had to endure
such epithets as "prohibition claequers"
and others more expressive of contempt.
We passed the matter gently by, with
these sweet antl beautiful words In mind:
"Forgive them; they know not what they
do."
I am Inclined to thmk the conditions
you mention at Wahoo, Kan., are very
exceptional, as compared with nearly all
other localities in that state. Ex-Senator
John J. Ingalls, the most brilliant man
Kansas has over produced,, stated in
graphic language that the regularly "li
censed saloon had gone to Join the trou
badours, ths crusader and the mound
builder." The last paragraph of your editorial Is
exceedingly true, and deserves reproduc
tion. "There is no question whatever
that the saloon is losing prestige every
where in the United States. Even in
large cities it is not looked upon with
quite the same favor It found 20 years
ago. The business of the barkeeper Is a
little more disgraceful than it used to be.
The saloon Is less frequently spoken of
as the poor man's club, and more often
recognized as the poor man's ruin. Mod
erate users of liquor find it harder to
hold their Jobs than formerly. Competi
tion Is keener and the persons whose wits
have been stupefied by liquor cannot
keep up with the procession. No matter
if he stupefies himself only a little, that
little is enough to decide the issue. He
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drops out and some man who can control
his appetite completely takes his place."
There Is a vary slight attempt on the
part of the writer to explain what has
brought about this marvelous change
No credit is given to Frances E- Willard.
that God-inspired woman, who organ
ized and marshalled the hosts of the W.
C T. U. Not a commendatory word for
the few, but brave men, who for nearly
40 years have proclaimed the truth to the
people of the United States, that the sa
loon Is an unmitigated nuisance and
ought to die.
Well, perhaps these things are unim
portant. I think It can be substantially
verified that the saloon is an outlaw in
half the territory of this country. Two
thirds of the counties in this state have
decided that whisky Is a ridiculous, poi
sonous and superfluous beverage. Ths
remaining third is ready to board the
water-wagon when prejudice relaxes a
trifle more, the rational therapeutics of
prohibition is better, understood, and the
incubus of old social Ideas is eradicated.
The Oregonlan Is abundantly qualified
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and has control of a big live wire to give
the people more light. "No man, when
he hath lighted a candle, covereth it
with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed:
but setteth it on a candlestick, that they
which enter In may see the light."
E. F. BRYANT.
Eastern Star lodges Visited.
BAT CITY, Or., July 8.1 Special.)
Mrs. A. Antonette Stiles, of Portland,
worthy grand matron of the Order of
Eastern Star, of Oregon, was tn Tilla
mook County this week visiting the chap
ters at Bay City and Tillamook, schools
of Instruction were held at both chapters.
On Monday evening Miriam Chapter at
Bay City, gave a banquet in honor of
their distingudshed guest. A number of
the members from Silver Wave Chapter,
of Tillamook, were in attendance. She
was given a splendid reception by the
Tillamook chapter on the preceding Sat
urday evening. The worthy grand ma
tron left for Newport Tuesday morning
on her official tour.
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TIGER ATTACKS TRAINER
SPECTATORS IN ANIMATj SHOW
SEE AWFTJIj SIGHT.
Performance at Bostock's Marred by
Severe and Probably Fatal
Mauling of Man.
NEW YORK, July SI. (Special.)
Mogul, a large Bengal tiger fresh from
the Jungle, snapped the Iron chain that
held him and leaped upon Henri Falk-
endorph, 31 years old, a llorrtamer em
ployed at Bostock's Wild Animal Show
at Dreamland, Coney Island, during; the
performance. Falkendorph's head was
ripped open by the timer's claws, his
right arm was torn and his skull was
fractured.
The trainer entered the arena with
seven Hons and two tigers, one of them
Rajah, who attacked Falkendorph last
year, and the other Mogul, who was
Imported a few weeks ago. The latter
had to be dragged In at the end of a
long chain, which was then fastened
to one of the bars of the cage around
the arena. The large crowd of spec
tators saw Falkendorph turn. his back
upon Mogul for an instant, heard the
heavy Iron chain snap, and before a
hand could be raised by the attendants
armed with prods outside the cage
Mogul had beat Falkendorph's head to
the ground and was clawing the. train
er's shoulder.
Instantly women soreamed and at
tempted to run out. The band struck
up a lively tune. Matthew Johnson,
manager of the show, sent his at
tendants to quiet the throng and at
tempted to make a speech assuring
the audience of Falkendorph's safety.
Meanwhile the other animals became
restive. Jack Bonavlta, Thomas Cull
am and Jack Martino, veteran liontam
ers, entered the cage with revolvers
and drove the animals into a corner
and down the runway by shooting
blank cartridges at them. B this time
half the audience had left.
Falkendorph's fellow trainers ad
vanced upon - Mogul with their iron
prods and pried his jaws loose. Then
they held him in a corner while Falken
dorph was taken out. The injured
Eminent Men
Say hat the country about Port
land will never become as agri
culturally, profitable as It ought
to be until IRRIGATION IS
GENERALLY "adopted through
out the, Willamette Valley.
Suburban Homes
Club Tract
Is, ; thus far, the only property,'
close to Portland, that boasts of
a complete water system and
land ready to plow.- Prices low;
terms moderate. Send for folder.
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was taken to the Coney Island Hospital
and his wounds were cauterized. - He
is not expected to live.
FOUR BIG HIGHWAYS ASKED
BUI to Be Sent Congress Asking
Transcontinental Roads.
CHICAGO, July 31. Four public
highways from the Atlantic Coast to
the Pacific Coast are projected by the
International League for Highway Im
provement, according to John A, Stew
art, president of the league, who was
In Chicago Friday.
"We have prepared a bill," he said,
"which will be brought up In Congress
this Fall. It provides for Federal sur
vey for the proposed roads and the ap
pointment of a National commission on
highway Improvement. The commis
sion shall cause a survey to be made
of four or more east and west high
ways, 24 feet wide, to run from coast
to coast. I have talk8d with Presi
dent Taft, and he promises to support
the project."
USE FOR RAM KATAHD1N
She Will Be Floating Mount for
Armor Plato Used as Targets.
WASHINGTON, July 31. (Special.)
The Navy Department has finally found
a use for the naval ram Katahdln, which
has been lying Idle for many years. On
the recommendation of the bureau of
ordnance she will be towed from the
League Island Navy Yard, where she has
been ut of commission, to the Potomac
River, off the naval proving ground at
Indian Head, Md., where she will be used
as a floating mount for armor plate used
as targets in ordnance experiments.
The Katahdln was built as an experi
ment on the suggestion of Rear Admiral
Daniel Ammen, who had great faith In
the prowess of a specially built vessel for
use as a naval ram. She was placed in
commission in 1896. Her displacement
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We believe that every Oregonian would gladly own
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money into one '
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1st. That his money was going into the proper land
for apples. , -
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3d. That his money, was going into land and culti
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The lay of the land
South Portland, the Oaks,
was 2156 tons and she made about 16
knots. She sits very low in the water,
her freeboard measuring about six feet.
The ram is of cast steel, weighing about
M tons. The vessel Is so constructed that
the Impact of the blow will be delivered
over the whole structure. The deck
projects over the hull in a knifelike edffe
that would cut a deep gash into any
opposing vessel.
There are only two naval rams in the
world. The other one is the Polhemus
of the British navy, which Is constructed
on plans similar to those of the Katah
dln. At the outbreak of the Spanish war
Captain George F. F. Wilde was placed
in command of the Katahdln. which was
assigned to the flying squadron of the
North Atlantic fleet. But she was too
small and unseaworthy to maintain the
pace set by the other vessels of the squad
ron, and she was detached from the
squadron on April 16, 1K8, and placed tn
the coast defense patrol. She served for
several months In and around Cuba, and
did not have an opportunity of demon
strating her supposed ability. In recent
years she nas been out of commission at
the League Island Navy Yard.
Alaska Road Is Operating.
CORDOVA, Alaska. July 31. The
first ticket was sold and the first
regular passenger train made its run
yesterday on the first all-American
railroad in Alaska, the Copper River'
sr Northwestern. The rassenger fare
charge Is 16 cents a mile, rifty-three
miles of track have been completed
and placed in operation. The tracks
will reach Tlckel River In October.
At present 4000 men are at work on
the construction of the road.
High Price Paid for Mules.
KENNEWICK, Wash.. July 81. .
Giebisch & Joplln, of Portland, pur
chased 19 head of work mules Thurs
day of W. G. Ronald, of Seattle. The
price, 86000 for the 19, was tho high
est ever paid for teams in this section
of the country. The mules were load
ed on the steamer Inland Empire this
evening for shipment to Portland,
where they win ne usea on contract
work which the company has under
way.
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