THE SUNDAY OREGOMAN, PORTLAXD, JANUARY SO, 1910. " 7
SEATTLE
single "' tax ' vote of Prohibitionists
among- the Democrats. Moore literally
is not turning a hand. He is making
no speeches. His entire campaign is
being- managed by George E. Ryan, who
is conducting a publicity, bureau in his
own way. The object of the Democrats
is to maintain a party organization.
They realize that their vote at the pri
maries will be small, but at the munic
ipal election, they claim, it will be an
entirely different matter. They freely
say that they could beat Bouillon out
of sight, and they believe they could
run Gill so hot a race that he would
not know whether he was afoot or
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ARE OUT OF RACE
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Each Guardsman Makes
Sharpshooter's Average.
Griffiths Dropping Mayoralty
for Bouillon, Issue Is Now
Personality.
72 SOLDIERS CRACK SHOTS
Bl I.I, RllJi CONNECTED WITH
OPPOSITE SIDE OP RIVER
BY SUSPENSION BRIDGE,
MORALS
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Struggle Waged In Outskirts Where
t'ity Engineer Thomson's lte
Wrade Habit Hurts Most. -Miller
Campaign Quiet.
SKATTLE, Jan. 29. tSpeclal.) Through
the withdrawal of Austin E. Griffiths
from the Mayoralty race, the Btrictly
11. oral Issue of the municipal campaign
lias received a jolt. Although Griffiths
will continue on the stump in support of
A. V. Bouillon, to whom he is endeavor
ing to throw his strength, there are In
dications that the purity idea of which
Griffiths is sponsor has a-.ready become
a secondary consideration.
In the front now is the personality of
Hiram C GUI and Bouillon, to one of
whom must go the Republican nomina
tion. Would Gill, with his liberal"
ideas, his out-spoken frankness for an
open town, his responsibility as presi
dent of the City Council for many acts
nf the Miller administration, his ill-con-i
ealod hostility to City Engineer R. H.
Tnompson. make a good Mayor? Would
Bouillon, a Belgian, whose public career
has bnen criticised on account of the
traditional "fickleness" which Caesar
afyribed to all the GalUc races, .be the
b-ttcr man? These are the conflicting
tuatiuns which today are agitating four
lirths of the voters of Seattle.
Griffiths- Step Predicted.
As forecasted the city was prepared
for the withdrawal of Griffiths; yet Se
attle was not ready for the somewhat
dramatic manner in which he sprung it.
Days ago It was clear that he was hope-'
k.sly outclassed, and that the only effect
o' his continuance wou'd be to draw
strength from one. or the other of the
remaining candidates.
That his vote will go to Bouillon is the
belief of Griffiths and his managers. He
hap. addressed a letter to the people, as
likewise have . George H. Walker and
Herbert W. Meyers, urging all 'Griffiths'
friends and associates, and "all law-abiding
and self-respecting Republicans" to
support Bouillon. Griffiths has said that
titr election of Gill would mean "irrepar
able degradation and the financial
jeopardy of our beloved city?"
At the Gill headquarters, where, a few
days ago, the campaign managers " were
disturbed at the prospect of a withdrawal.
Griffiths' action Is regarded as of little
i-oiisequence. "He cannot "control a
thousand votes,'" was the comment today;
"and at that we will have an even break
on them with Bouillion."
Course Is Inconsistent.
Griffiths himself is responsible for the
decadence of his pet idea. As long as he
tr mains on the stump, he will have to
face a charge of inconsistency similar
to that with which lie lias, assailed his
opponents. GUI, he has lambasted Ln-ui'-rcifully
as "immoral," "unworthy" and
anarchistic,' while. Bouillon is charged
liy him with shiftiness and "fickleness"
In borrow the term, from Caesar.
Admittedly the hotbed of the battle to-
iay- is the district in the north and
northeast of the city, FYemont and Green
Luke, comprising the Ninth and lileventh
wards. Ten years ago It was there that
the rnpulista recruited their forces aSd
i nine forth to defeat and rout the Repub
liians In the days of the hirsute poli
ticians and the feeling "against the Gov
ernment" Is radically strong in that
district todaj-. There Gill Is weakest, and
Bouillon, who is "against the gang at
the City Hall," is strongest.
Griffiths knows it. Probably that is
the reason he opened the present week
with a speech at Green Lake, in which
ho sought to brand Bouillon as the
"chameleon candidate." "You would
mver know where Bouillon stands,"
said Griffiths. "He first tells you that
lit- will give you a red-light district,
without any qualifications. He then
thinks a little bit after making Tie
remark and tells you that he will not
do this himself, but that the. Council
will do it under his direction. He then
Rives the subject a little more thought
"ml tells you that lie wl?! "have no re
stricted district, saying it would be
contrary to law. The trouble is that
vou would never know Just where to
find him. On account of his tempera
ment he would never be able to get
the good out of the office he should
get." '
He Quits for Itoulllon.
Uu the third day. after delivering
that speech. Griffiths quit the fight,
snylng: "Mr. Bouillon has now firmly
declared himself for law enforcement.
"We both stand for efficiency, and
economy.. There is no issue between
us."
With the contest sharply narrowed
to Gill and Bouillon, the struggle is
waging furiously in the outskirts. The
Gill managers claim to have the Four
teenth Ward. West Seattle, and' they
iitsert with confidence that their man
will carry Columbia and other centers
in the southeastern part of the city.
They are deeply ooncerned over condi
tions at Fremont and Green Lake, and
Ballard is admittedly debatable ground.
Kar beneath the surface is City En
cineer Thomson. His re-grades are so
stupendous as to impress the stranger
that Seattle has gone "regrade craay;"
his street extensions, water mains,
sewer pipes and the whole procession
of added expense due to the visible
operations of the engineering depart
ment, have hit the small householder
hard. In the outskirts the struggling
householder who owns a $600 lot views
with consternation tiie ruinous ac
cumulation of taxes and special assess
' incuts. He does not pause to figure
that his property lias increased four
fold; lie only knows that he is obliged
to pay half its value Into the treasury
or see his title clouded and a sale for
taxes impending.
Gill's Plight tireat.
This is Gill's predicament. He is
HCi'onnted with personal responsibility
for the system that tmposed the tax.
Tt is also Bouillon's advantage, for he
Is the man who has proclaimed, in of
fice anil out, that this thing must stop.
And the overtaxed householder is in
clined to strike at Gill.
As the lines inclosing the two Re
publicans camps have narrowed, so
there hap been a clarifying In Demo
cratic circles. Charles H. Miller has
repudiated Jeffersonian Democracy, has
been indorsed by the unions, and now
sppears as the candidate of organized
labor. This change of base, which
likewise was anticipated, leaves to
Moore the unquestioned support of the
old-line Democracy. He will get it
with the exception of a few members
of that party disgruntled on account
of his former administration as Mayor.
The disaffected vote, including- Demo
crats sore" personally at Moore.-will
go to Oliver T. Erickson, as will the
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New Span Avroas Sandy River.
GREPHAM. Or.. Jan. 29.
(Special.) A suspension foot
bridge Was recently built
across the Sandy River by the
Mount Hood Railway Company.
It is made of wire cables and is
230 feet long with a height of
20 feet above the water. The
structure connects the town of
Bull Run. location of the rail
way company's big power plant
now under construction, and
Hlea's Bluff, on the opposite
side of the stream. The photo
graph was made by Miss Iva
Blackburn, a taleAted young
artist of this place.
horseback until the last vote was
counted.
I'ltVIT- GKOWEUS OF QUAKER
CITY ORGANIZE.
Paul Hcinierst, of Portland, Offers
Thousand-Dollar Prize to Owner
of Best Orchard. ,.
XEWBEHG, Or., Jan. 29. (Special.)
An enthusiastic meeting of the fruit
aiid berry growers of the ISrewberg,
Dundee and Springbrook - neighbor
hoods .was held in Crater's , Hall, in
Newfcerg. this afternoon, when scien
tific methods of growing the fruit and
organization for sale of the products
were the subjects of talks by W. S.
Allan, I. N. Campbell, L. S. Otis. Paul
Relmers and others. The committee
composed of I. N. Campbell, N. E.
Brtttain, N. C. Christenson, appointed
at a previous meeting on permanent
organization, recommended that steps
be taken immediately to organize the
Newberg Apple Growers' Union. This"
met with hearty response and 40 char
ter members were enrolled; A com
mittee composed of Clarence Butt, I.
N. Campbell, W. S. Allan. N. K. Britt
and N. C. Christenson was appointed
to prepare and file articles of Incor
poration for the new association.
In the course of his remarks Paul
Relmers. of Portland, who. with two
other Portland capitalists, has recently
purchased 1117 acres of land on Che
linlem Mountain, two and a half miles
east of Newberg, stated that he had
put up 1000 to be paid to the grower
of the best apple orchard in Oregon,
the award to be made in" 1914 by a
competent committee appointed by "the
State Board of Horticulture.
The varieties for commercial pur
poses, cultivation and care of trees,
beauty of location and convenience to
market will be some of the conditions
of the award.
While the new association is to be
called the Newberg Apple Growers"
Union, it is proposed to handle any
thing the horticulturist has to sell.
PUGET SOUND FIR DEARER
Prices of logs and Lumber to Bo
Advanced Generally.
SKATTLE,' "Wash.. Jan." 29. An ad
vance in the price of fir logs is -scheduled
to become effective on Puget
Sound February 1, according to an
annquncement made here yesterday.
This will be the first advance in log
prices made on the Sound since- last
Fall. Under the new schedule the
price of flooring logs will be $14. show
ing an advance of $2 per thousand over
the old list. Merchantable will be
advanced 1 to Jlo. and No. 2s will
advance 50 cents to $6.50.
Many ' loggers have been asking the
advanced prices or nearly those prices
for a week or so, hut on the first of
the month prices will be higher every
where, according to present plans.
Loggers say stocks on the Sound are
light, and that the demand has shown
material improvement since the first of
the year.
Lumber prices are also higher, parti
cularly in the cargo branch. The base
price for cargo lumber is now $13 to
$13.50, an average of from $1 to $2 per
thousand over the prices that prevailed
January 1.
SLAP CASE TO GO HIGHER
Jloquin m Merchant, Fined $1200,
Appeals to Supreme Court.
HOQCIAM. Wash.. Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) As an aftermath of the damage
suit of Mrs. Lester Howell recently
against John Winters, a reputed mil
lionaire merchant of this city, wherein
the plaintiff was allowed a verdict of
$1200 for an alleged slap in the face,
attorneys for the defense have taken
steps to 1ring the case before the Su
preme .ourt.
A transcript from the Superior Cout
has been filed with the proper certifi
cation by the Superior Judge who
originally tried the case. The alleged
slap was said to have been adminis
tered by Winters to Mrs. Howell while
in controversy over the return of an
unsatisfactory pair of corsets, whicn
she had purchased fi-om him a day or
two previously.
Members of Cottage Grove Company
Attain Perfection After Three
Years of Service in Oregon
National Guard'.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Jan. 29.
(Special.) Company E, Oregon Na
tional Guard, by a comparison of rec
ords, holds a most remarkable place
In the military ranks, either in the
regular Army or National Guards
men, the entire company of 72 men
averaging sharpshooters.
Organized in April, 1907. the first
year's record at target practice proved
the men to be on an average consider
ably below the record of marksmen.
The second year they advanced to a
considerable extent, making an aver
age record midway between that of
marksmen and sharpshooters, and now.
the third year, the record of their prac
tice places the whole company of 72
men on sharpshooters' average.
In order that this record may the
better be understood, it may be illus
trated: Under battle cond-itions con
siderably more than half the shots
fired, if fired at the enemy, would have
been misses during the first year's
practice. During the second year's
practice a trifle over one-half of the
shots would each have disabled an en
emy, while during the third year over
three-fourths of the shots fired would
each find the mark fired at. "
Captain J. C. Johnson has just com
pleted and forwarded to the Adjutant
General's office the report of the tar
get practice of Company E. The report
shows that 14 members of the organi
zation have gained the record of dis
tinguished marksmen. They are as
follows: Captain J. C. Johnson, Lieu
tenant Harry K. Metcalf, Lieutenant
Harley H. Petrie, Sergeants Frank H.
Snodgrass. James H. Potts, Fred J.
Bartels, Privates Green "Pitcher, Joel
Palmer, Butte Mooney, "William Rus
cher, William Ostrander, William
Hughes and Scott Rose. A distin
guished marksman is one who has
made the record of expert marksman
three years in succession.
The following named members of
the organization made the record of
expert marksmen: Sergeants Hutchin
son, Cochran, Corporals Lewis and
Cornet, Musician Sanford. and Privates
Sherwood, Woodruff and Conner.
Of the other members of the com
pany, 11 made the record of sharp
shooters, 32 the record ; of marksmen,
five the record of first-class riflemen,
while three were excused from target
practice during the entire season for
various reasons. This record makes
each man in -, the company, average
sharpshooter, a higher average record
for a company than has ever been
made by this or any other company in
the State of Oregon.
During this season the company
team, consisting of Captain Johnson.
Lieutenant Petrie.. Sergeants Snodgras?
and Potts and Private Mooney, par
ticipated in the- state rifle -contest at
Clackamas;-Or.v tn -the -month of July,
against 22 other teams, and. finished
first, receiving as a reward' therefor
the state trophy, a silver cup. During
this contest Sergeant Potts won a
silver medal, making first place in
slow fire; also a bronze medal, winning
fourth place in collective fire. Private
Mooney was awarded a silver medal,
he winning second place In collective
fire. In this match, in which the
medals were awarded, there were 52
men who finished the match out of 115
who entered. All five of the men com
posing this team made places and were
selected to compose w part of a team
of 18 to go East to represent-Oregon in
the annual National rifle contest held
at Camp Perry. O., but owing to urg
ent business obligations at home only
Sergeant . Potts and Private Mooney
were able to avail themselves of this
privilege. -
In the regimental contest Musician
Sanford, Privates Pitcher. Conner and
Palmer were chosen to represent Com
pany E in the contest with like teams
from other companies of the Fourth
Regiment for the regimental silver
cup. They won over all other teams
in the regiment. In this contest Pri
vate Horace T. Conner won glory for
himself, making the highest individual
record over all other men in the regi
ment. Wreck Victim Unknown at 'Ashland.
ASHLAND. 'Or., Jan. 29. (Special.)
A man named Charles Duff, who was
among the killed in the disastrous
wreck of a Canadian Pacific passenger
train on the Soo branch last Friday,
was ticketed to Ashland.' and the Can
adian authorities have been telegraph
ing here, trying to identify him, but no
such man Is known here.
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PIOXKER OF KOHTHWEST m K-.
IX LVI.F- WISH. AT
AGE OF 83. -
(Cafc&iiwsiiiMfaf Ife- if-
Ceorge Dayton.
LYLE, Wash., Jn- 23. (Spe
cial.) George Nelson Dayton,
aged S3 years, who died here
January 17, was a pioneer of the
Northwest, having settled in Min
nesota in the very early days.
He came to Washington eight
years ago, settling first In Colfax
and moving-two years ago to
- Lyle with his son. M. D. Dayton.
He was a man of exceptional
strength of character and a type
of the best kind of pioneers. His
wife, whom he married I0 years
ago. still lives. He was a de
scendant of the . family that
founded Dayton, O.
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311 MORRISON STREET, OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE
TUFT CAUSES IFF
Governors Displeased at His
- Lack of Interest. .
ROOSEVELT WAS DIFFERENT
On Pretext That All Independence
of Federal Government Is Shown
by 'Action Resolution Passes
to Meet Next in Illinois.
WASHINGTON. Jan 29. (Special.)
Irritated by the manner of their recep
tion and treatment In the National cap
ital, the Governors of the states regis
tered their protest in the shape of the
adoption of a resolution to meet next
year in Springfield, 111.
Various causes operated to bring about
this decision. In the first place, the
Governors felt it important to assert the
rights of the states, to show the country
that their Jurisdictions are not subordi
nate in all things to the Federal Gov
ernment. ,
In the second place, the dignity of
their Excellencies has not been respected.
Under the Administration of President
Roosevelt they met at the White House
and the Chief Executive acted' as pre
siding officer. At this second meeting
they held their sessions in a hotel and
found they were outranked at social
functions by members of the Cabinet and
Senators. This was the case at the din
ner given by President Taft at the White
House, Secretary of War Dickinson being
given precedence over the Gubernatorial
guests.
The feeling was first expressed when
the committee on" the programme for
future conferences was organized. This
committee consisted of Governor Hughes,
of New York, chairman, and Governors
Hadley of Missouri, Harmon of Ohio,
Ansel of South .Carolina and Comer of
Alabama. , Four of the five were- Demo
crats. This committee made a report recom
mending that future conferences be held
In the state capitals and not In Wash
ington. Governor Deneen wired the com
mittee that the State of Illinois would be
glad to place Springfield at their dispo
sition. It was recommended . that this
invitation be accepted.
Governor Hadley said that as the rep
resentatives of the states the Governors
were under the necessity of asserting
that independence which the Constitution
gU es to their communities. He said, in
a .iocular way, though there was an un
derlying vein of seriousness in his re
marks, that the rank of a Governor was
higher than that , of a Cabinet officer or
Senator. The Cabinet officer Is an ap
pointee of the President.. A Senator may
be an appointee of the Governor, and in
any event is merely one of the legisla
tive agents of his state. ..'
DANCES AID 'ATHLETICS
Post Gjmnasium Found to Be Aug
mented by Entertainments.
VANCOUVER ? ARRACKS , Jan. 29.
(Special.) Dancing at the post gymnasium
for the benefit of the enlisted men of the
garrison will be held on alternate Tues
day nights, beginning with "Tuesday even
ing. February 1. A committee on arrange
ments, consisting of the following non
commissioned officers, will have charge
of the floor and the door and "the pro
gramme: Battalion SergeantrMaJor B. IC
Shakelford, First Infantry-: Battalion Ser-gean-Major
B. L. Mouhess, Second Field
Artillery; First Sergeant R. E. Cromwell.
Company B. First Infantry; Sergeant W.
M. Miller, Company C. First Infantry;
Sergeant John Lots. Company F. Second
FANCY SUITS
OVERCOATS
RAINCOATS
$25.00
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
$45.00
values
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FANCY VESTS AND TROUSERS
REDUCED
Battalion of J Engineers; Corporal James
Harding, Company G, First Infantry. An
admission fee will - be charged, which
will go. to the athletic fund and the First
Infantry Band mess fund.
Private George Newmeyer, Battery B,
Second Field Artillery, has been detailed
In the subsistence department.
Drum-Major Thomas E. Riley, band,
First Infantry, returned from furlough
yesterday.
New Albany School Head
Capable Educator
Professor A. L. Brlgsa Hu Long
.. Been Student ot Affnirs.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 2S. (Special.) Pro
fessor A. L. Briggs. who has been
elected superintendent of the Albany pub
lic school, to succeed the late A.- M. San
ders, has been a resident of Oregon for
27 years and has been prominent for sev
eral years In the educational work of
the state.
His parents fvere pioneers Jn Kansas
and came to Oregon in 1883 and settled
at Champoeg. Marlon County. There he
spent three years in the public schools
under the instruction of Prof. J. B. Lath-ei-man.
who is now a resident of Albany.
He ha-s studied at Willamette University,
the Christian College and Normal School
at Monmouth; the Univeraity of Oregon
and the Oregon Agricultural College and
has made an extended study of history
and economics under Representative W.
C. Hawley. The past year he has made
a study of taxation and corporations at
the Oregon Agricultural College.
Professor Briggs has taught 16 years
In the public school of Oreigon, working
his way from the remote country school
through "all the grades of the city school
and has served four years as a city su
perintendent. .
He served one year as teached of mathe
matics at the Central Oregon State Nor
mal School at Drain and four years as
its president. He then taught mathematics
at the Oregon State Normal School a'
Monmouth, going from there to a similar
position at the Oregon Agricultural Col-
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J Professor A. I.. Brlgss, Who. Has J
Been Elected Superintendent of
the Albany Public Schools.
lege, where he was teaching when elected
head of Albany's schools.
LANE PLANS BOULEVARDS
Court Authorizes Extensive System
of Road Improvements.
EU6BXB Or.. Jan. 39. (Special.)
The County Court is making preparations
for one of the most extensive road . im
provement campaigns inaugurated in
Lane County. Extensive machinery, in-
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eluding a rock crusher and a heavy gaso
line road roller are expected to arrive
soon. County Judge Thompson said to
day, that an effort would be made this
season to put the roads of the county in
better shape than ever in the history
of the county.
One of the main features in this im
provement programme will be a macad
amised boulevard between Eugene and
Springfield. The county will begyi oper
ations at Judklns Point at the. eastern
city limits of Eugene and continue to
the Willamette River bridge at West
Springfield.
Fine Poultry Is Shown.
COLFAX. Wash.. Jan. 29. (Special.)
Tlie Whitman County poultry show closed
tonight. M. C. Thompson. of Coeur
d'Alene. said the Colfax show was be
yond the average, and next year itwill
bring four times as many birds. Great
interest was shown all week. 'Many val
uable prizes and cash were awarded.
Oddfellows Form Association.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) A Clark County Association of
Oddfellows will be formed in the near
future. There are In Clark Countv 12
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IRRIGATED FRUIT
AND
ALFALFA LANDS
Of the Columbia River, at
ECHO,
OREGON
Umatilla County.
This country, with its very
deep, fertile volcanic ash soil,
wide expanse, with gradual
blending slopes, looking like a
large sea of land, rich in the
elements that produce plant life,
as is shown by both Government
analyses and the actual results
the farmers are getting today,
makes this the best opportunity
to the man that desires a small
or a large tract of land, because
this country enjoys the distinc
tion of possessing the most
eijuable climate, being pleasant
for both animal and plant life.
Here we have no killing frost
for seven months. Here a home
is a comfort and a money-maker.
Vou will find more reasons
why you should select a home
here than any other place. Here
yon have the advantages of
Schools. Churches and other so
cial privileges. Here we have
the very best of markets and
transportation facilities. Butter
Creek is the premier of all gar
den lands. The Western Land
& Irrigation Company has a
very fine system of eanals, all
substantially built, being prac
lical throughout, as water
courses its canals with certain
ty; it is always in the best of
shape.- The canning capacity
is voluminous. Jt will put over
four feet deep on every acre.
This is an itleal place to grow
fruits and alfalfa, on account of
I he long growing season, freedom
from frost, and the favorable
climate.
We are now offering over 5000
acres of this choice garden and
alfalfa land. We also offer 40,
80. 120. 160-acre tracts of un
patented land; being snaps, are
cash. Our terms on the small
tracts are most liberal exceed
ingly so; find out about it. We
are having a railroad built right
through the projeet, a cut-off.
This is a live country, it is grow
ing fast; it is the place for you.
We cannot tell all here. We
have a booklet just off the press.
P'or all facts, write W. J. Stap
isb, Treasurer.
Western Land &
Irrigation Co.
Walla Walla, Wash.
516 E. Main St.