1911;
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HAND-CRAFTS NOW IN FAVOR WITH GAELIC LEAGUE
REST COMES AT 11
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LEADERS IN MOVEMENT.
NEW BACHELOR'S SOLILOQUY
OLD BACHELOR'S LAMENT
When lately I attempted your pity to
move.
Why seemed you so deaf to my
piayere?
Perhaps It was right to dissemble
your love.
But why did you kick me down
stairs. Anonymous.
TO MALCONTENTS
"I pity the antiquated bachelor's
lamentation. Methinks the young
lady's papa couldn't stand for the
fragrance beg pardon fumes cf
the weed."
B. G. Whitehouse Retired With
Pay bGas Company.
cm-niv nnrnnYTAV. POTITT.AXT). AUGUST 20,
MILITIA
HOW
Officers Declare Only Few.
Reserve Sailors Have Com
plaint Against Crews.
AGITATORS EGGED ON
5(nard Clemens I Raid to Be
Peered Because Hla Par Was Xot
Given Immediately M eetloc
Likely to End Fuss.
Dissatisfaction among men of ths
Oregon Naval Mllltla who went on tha
recant cruta of the Boston did not ex
lend to tha entire force of the en
listed men. according to atateraente of
several of the offtcera. but waa con-
. fined to a comparatively limited num
ber of men. who were aald to have
been egged on by persons who made
. themeeives disturbing elements during
the time oat.
Thomas Clemens- complaints. It la
believed, were made chiefly becauee ha
waa not able to collect tha wages due
him for hla services aa ateward on !
llo.-ton. Immediately upon the return of
tr.e militia to Portland. Not satisfied
to watt until the claim had tone
through the regular channel, and hla
vouchers could be honored by tha state
authorities, a process that would take
about a month, be demanded hla wagea
at once.
Clements waited for several hours
at the office of A. J. Capron. paymas
ter, yesterday afternoon, endeavoring
to gala admittance to urge hla claims.
He waa backed by aeveral of the en
listed men who had attended the meet
ing the night before In the Teon build
ing, where general chargea were made
that the ratlona during the trip were
Insufficient and that Captain Reynolds
had not conducted himself aa became
hla official position.
Paymxter See None.
Paymaster Capron. refusing to be
annoyed while ha waa laboring over
vouchers on the payroll by the de
mands of tha men who were unwilling
to wait, admitted no one to his office,
and left a note on tha outside door bid
ding those who wished to see the' par
master call at the headquarters In the
C.erllnger building between 11:30 and
11 o'clock, and at no other times.
"Do not ask tha Adjutant-General's
office to transact any official busi
ness." said the notice. "It baa troublea
of Its own.
Finding hla inalstence of no use.
Clemens finally abandoned his effort
and left, the greater part of his coin
panlona having already departed.
J. A. Beckwlth. chief petty officer
en the cruise, saya the entire trouble,
as far aa Clemena la concerned. Is du
to Ms misunderstanding of the "red
tape" that must be encountered before
the wares due him may be obtained.
The Indignation meetlnga held by
some of the enlisted men were headed
by persons wr.o had fallen Into dis
favor In tha cruise and were actuated
by personal grievances, said Beckwlth.
Dl.pute Mainly Otrr Pay.
Wtlbor LeGett. who called tha meet
ing in tha Yeon building Friday night,
waa aald to have been reduced In his
rating on tha cruise, and It waa about
him and about Clemena and others
having grlevancea that the malcontents
grouped themselves. Mr. Beckwlth be.
neves that the entire controversy will
be settled when Clemens' claim for hla
wagea la satisfied and when the en
listed men bold their meeting, which
is planned for next week In the
Armory.
"Tha ratlona were not satisfactory
In tha earlier part of tha cruise." said
Beckwlth. "but there was no complaint
among tha majority of tha men when
things In tha commissary department
were at last set working amoothly.
and the ratlona were Increased after
tha second day out. Aa to Clemena'
charges against Captain Reynolds. I
waa not aware of any of the occur
rencea ha refera to. That subject prob
ably will be settled later."
W. D. Edwards, chief engineer, saya
there waa little dissatisfaction among
.the men In the engineer'a department.
Enlisted men of the naval mllltla
win arranre a meeting to be held In
the Armory some time this week, at
which events of tha cruise will ba dis
cussed thoroughly. Tha more conser
vative of offlcera and men believe that
the disturbance created by the facon
of malcontents will bs settled satis
factorily. MAN SHOT ACCIDENTALLY
Deputy Chases Fishier. Slips. Ballet
Pierces Bystander's Foot.
D. E. Payne, a bystander, waa shot
accidentally through the tight foot by
Deputy Sheriff Beatty. who waa chas
ing George O'Connor, who had knocked
a man down In front of the Yale bar
at 2 Aider street at -10 P. M. yes
terday. ,
Beatty waa coming out of a shoe
etore near tha saloon and hla atten
tion waa attracted to a crowd. A man
waa lying unconscious on the sidewalk
and O'Connor waa pushing his way
through tha crowd. Tha Deputy Sher
iff started after him. At Third and
Alder atreeta he drew his revolver
to atop tha fleeing man. slipped and
tha weapon waa discharged accident
ally. The ball pasaed through Payne's
foot and be waa taken to the Good
Samaritan Hospital In a Red Cross am
bulance. Although the foot Is badly
shattered. It la not thought amputa
tion will ba necessary.
O'Connor was arrested and taken to
the County Jail by Beatty.
POSTAL BANK OPENING SET
Kmploje of Cltjr Poatofflc Probably
Will Be Supervisor.
The dale for the opening of the first
postal savings bank In Portland has been
fixed aa September s. The Institution
wl'.l have quartera In the present Federal
building tint J other quartera are arranged.
Tha aupervtsor of the Portland branch
has not yet been selected, hut It Is ex
ported that an attache of Postmaster Mer
rick's office will be appointed to the new
department.
Depoalta for the new bank will be re
ceived at first only at the central Poet
nfT.ce. according to the Instructions fur
nished Postmaster Merrick, but It la be
ttered that later the branch offices also
will ba artvrn the right ta accept deposits.
Money taken In at the postal Barings
bank will draw 1 per cent Interest for
the depositors. The Government, in turn,
will let out the) money at 1-4 per cent,
keeping an ample reserve.
Edlefsen delivers fuel ties. CCA.
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In addition to the work of restoring the Irish language, the Gaelic League
has sought to keep the young people from migrating to the cities by atlmu
latlng what are known as the "cottage Industries." that Is to say. lace mak
ing and various handcrafta. When Father Michael . O'Flannagan left Ireland
last October to tour America In the Interest of the Gaelic League, several
young women accompanied him to ahow the work that l being dona by that
organisation In reviving the Industry of lace making.
These young women have appeared in commercial establishments In all the
large cltlea of the country, and have created much Interest among lacemakers
and those who admire beautiful handiwork. Many of the products exhibited
by these young women are the finest examplea of Irish lace. They will
ba la Portland In a few daya. and those Interested In this Industry will have
an opportunity to observe the methods by which the famous Irish lace Is
made. .. '
SINGLE TAX STEPS TAKEN
CLACKAMAS PETITION KOR
INITIATIVE READY.
Seven Hundred Signatures on Docu
ment, Says Advocate Legality of
Action Not Yet Decided.
A. M. Hlrees. single tax advocate of
thla city, yesterday aald the Initiative
petitions for submitting a single tax
measure for Clackamas County had
been completed and would be filed with
tha Secretary of State within a few
daya. The signatures of too voters
were required to submit the proposed
statute but tha circulators of the peti
tion obtained approximately 700 signa
tures. However, the question of tha
legality of this method of Introducing
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single tax In any of the counties of
the atate Is pending before Attorney
Genersl Crawford for an opinion and
his opinion will decide whether the
Clackamas County measure Is to ba
approved and an election on the sub
ject authorised.
"A great many residents of Clacka
mas County were ready to sign the Ini
tiative petitions," said Mr. Hlmes, who
superintend their circulation, "and
while a number of those who signed
the petition said they Were opposed to
the single tax. they admitted that they
were atudylng the question and were
willing to have It come before the
people at tha next election.
"I find a disposition among the peo
ple to consider tha question seriously.
They are reading tha magazines and
other publications In explanation of
tha single tax as a means of informing
themselves as to what single tax Is. I
found that many of tha old soldiers.
whom I had expected to bo opposed to
land value taxation, were In favor of
that principle of taxation."
OSTRICH FARM PROJECTED
4
II. L. Hughes, of Long Beach, Cal.,
to Raise Big Birds Hero.
Convinced that Portland's climate
throughout the year la favorable for
fhe raising of ostriches. H. L. Hughes,
of tha Long Beach Ostrich Farm, In
California, announced yesterday that
a farm along similar linea will ba es
tablished In Portland at once.
A tract ef It acrea In Portsmouth
has been acquired for the farm and a
part of the land will bs equipped with
necessary Improvements. The first
shipment of ostriches from Callfornl
will be received In the next few days.
It Is planned to bring about 60 birds
here now and to Increase tha drove to
100 nr 150 next Spring.
Mr. Hughea announces that a plume
flnlshlng factory will be established
and employment will be given to about
60 persons. A retail and wholesale
store will also be opened In the bus!
ness district soon.
"I have studied the local situation
thoroughly and am convinced that cli
matic conditions are as favorable to
the raising of ostrlchea aa they are In
California." aald Mr. Hughes. "Port-lan-1
la well situated for the handling
of the plume business for the entire
Northwest and the North Pacific Coast.
Those associated with me feel that
such ar enterprise will be a big ad
vertisement for Portland, aa It will
Impress the outside world with the
raildneis of the climata here.
Steamer "Monarch" for Astoria Cen
tennial leave.s Washing ton-st. dock 1
A. al. I ars
LONG SERVICE REWARDED
Portland Pioneer of I860, Who Has
Watched Place Grow From Town
to Metropolis, Is Honored.
Ifotable Career Recited.
Oray templss at twenty?
Tea, white If you please
Where the snow-flakes fall thickest
There's nothing to frees."
Or. Holmes.
BT THOMAS B. MERRY.
B. G. Whitehouse is a link of the new
Portland with tha old one, when the
only waysout of the city or Into It was
by stage or steamer. Most of his early
friends have crossed the shadowy river,
but he still walks over our streets hale
and hearty; and, to use the language of
one of his pioneer friends, he "blooms
unfaded like a- big sunflower." . His
career In this city has been both long
and eventful.
He waa born at Boston. Mass., In 1834,
and arrived In Portland then little more
than an overgrown village In 18S9.
Shortly after hla arrival he entered the
employ of 8. N. Arrlgonl as clerk in the
Pioneer Hotel at the foot of Stark
street. In 1860 Lansing Stout, then
member of Congress from this state.
procured the establishment of a daily
mall line from this city to Sacramento,
Cel.. and Mr. Whitehouse was appointed
agent of the company by George F.
Thomas, then resident manager of the
California Sc Oregon Stage Company. He
continued In the employ through four
changes of ownership until the comple
tion of a continuous line of railways
hsnoa to San Francisco In 1ST! Ths
fare was then $60 to Sacramento, and
tha schedule time seven days. The
stagea were taken across the river on
a small double-end ferry-boat operated
by Joseph Knott and his sons, all three
of whom ars now dead; and the pro
pelling power waa a treadmill, operated
by two big brown mules called Jack
and Jennie..
Xo Holdups Reported.
Nothing speaks so forcibly for the
character of those by whom Oregon and
Northern California were populated In
the daya beyond recall as the fact that.
In a period rf over 10 years while Mr.
Whitehouse was the agent of that com
pany, not a single holdup took place on
Its entire line. The driver was the sole
custodian of all the persons and proper
ties carried on those big four-horse
coaches; and there were times when he
was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
And up to lbT2 there were Immense
quantities of gold dust and coin carried
on those stages, sometimes more than
J70.000 in a single meek. From Jackson
ville to Myrtle Creek, a distance of
nearly W milee, there waa almost a
continuous series of placer mining
camps. It la impossible that people
ahould not have known of the Important
and valuable contents of the stages, but
no robbery ever took place or was even
attempted.
The first waterworks In the city were
constructed of wooden pipe by Robert
Pentland, a resident of The Dalles, who
sold them to Leonard & Green. Shortly
afterwarda Henry D. Green came out
from New Tork. He had some experi
ence aa a civil engineer, and under hla
direction the wooden pipes were all
taken up and replaced with Iron. It
was Just before the younger Green's
arrival that Mr. Whitehouse entered the
employ of Leonard A Green as cashier.
Shortly afterwards this enterprising firm
began the construction of gaa works
near the foot of Flanders street, under
the title of Portland Gas Light & Water
Company, their office being later on
Btark street adjoining the banking house
of Ladd & Tllton. whence it removed
In 1SU1.
Coal Gas Made.
Under the conditions by which gas
n.htin. mtmm etstahllshed here, the gas
waa made from coal from Nanalmo,
B. C, at a cost or jib a ton. ino pneo
of gas was 110 for 1000 feet. Mr. Whlte
v.n... v. . . wttTiMaeA a remarkable devel
opment In this matter. The water
works, with their magnincenuy-equippou
niant situated on the river
bank, four milea south of here, were
sold to tbs city in lasi. leaving me n
company tha sole tenant of the little
office on Btark street, and Mr. White
house has lived to see gas made from
oil at a cost of 1 per 1000 to the con
sumer. Not only that, but ha haa seen
the number of consumers increase from
40 to upwards of tt.000, and the mains
Increase from one mile of mains to up
wards of 425 miles. Not only that, but
ths number of employes has increased
from a dosen to over 800, counting the
labor force In with the clerical portion.
All this waa worth having lived for.
He says thst while there have been
occasional complaints from an exacting
and oftentlmea unreasonabls public, ho
has dwelt In continual sunshine with his
smployes and those employed with him.
Instsad of lighting your gas with the
-evil stick." known In the pioneer days
as Lucifer matches, only touch a button
and your gas will burn. If ths house
wife is lats In gsttlng up in the morn
ing, she will in IS minutes broil the
toughest beefetsak and have breakfast
ready. Turn on your cold water faucet
and you have hot water running In your
bathtub at once. Tha streets, once
lighted by dimly-burning oil lamps, are
now lit by gas clustsr lamps which make
the darkest night equal to tha glare of
noonday. All this Is the result of cheap
gaa, which has grestly lowered the ex
pense of housekeeping In Portland and
enabled our people to live aa they should
"one day last week Mr. Whitehouse
was called Into the office of Guy W.
Talbot, president of the Gaa Company,
and told that, in consequence of his long
and valuable service with that corpora
tion he would be retired from active
service, but that hla aalary would con
tinue aa usual for the term jf hla nat
ural life. It took the veteran clerk by
surprise, of course, but It was not hlng
more thsn he deserved-a recognition of
Home Treatment for
Tuberculosis
Many people have eursd
Tuberculosis ty usiDB -
. . . it haa saved
l nit is noi tin " ...
after other methods failed. Investlrats our
affidavits, e-ten unini m, i" -
your improvement should be certain Trora
" Wh?25n8OW4"rBt.. Colwyn (Darby). Pa.
Gentlemen: "For four years I wss
trouble, with eour-n. A .,v ' ,
nounced my case Consumption, and I waa
. . - n anvnn f I ua w ninlllL U
nephew would not allow me to go until I
had tried Eckman's Alterative, which I did.
! am In excellent health now. and have been
for ten years. I strongly recommend It.
(ginned) (MRS.) MART W A6SOS.
Taller details of above case on request.
Erkmsn's Alterative la for Bronchitis,
Asthma, Hay Fever. Throat and Iung Af
fections. For sals by Ths Owl Pro. Co..
and other leadlnc drusnlsta. Aak for book
let of cured cases, and write to Eckman
Ihnratory, Philadelphia. Pa., for additional
evidence.
NEW
FAVORITE OF LOVERS
of good tobacco put up in cigar form. This new cigar is a satisfying
smoke for a nickel. It is a neatly-wrapped, well-made cigar of good size
a smoke agreeable to the mouth of judges of better-class cigar tobacco.
You can with impunity hand your friend a NEW BACHELOR. Noth
ing but praise can be given to this late arrival in smoke circles in Portland.
FIVE CENTS STRAIGHT AT ALL DEALERS
!g. Sichel S Co.
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nearlv 60 years of honest and valuable
service. It Is a great pity that such
recognitions of faithfulness are not of
niviirranra. One lmDort-
ant Instruction from the offlce of the
Gas Company's superlntenaent was uiu
" wherever complaints navo oecn pur
..i.M.t.H at the office from a con
sumer, if there be any doubt on the part
or the company aa io ine rarrecuico"
of SUCH' claims, always give mo (s
m.trrsmw fh. Hnf1t Of th dOUbt." ACtlDS
upon this line, Mr. Whitehouse has con
tinuously made good friends for the
company by disarming antagonism
through courtesy,
vr.- n'hit.hmiM S33it rieeree has Ion?
been one of the most prominent mem
bers of the Masonic fraternity In the
state of hla adoption. He is almoner
and treasurer of the Ancient Scottish
Rite Masons, recorder of the Al Kader
Temple of the Shrlners, and treasurer
of the Grand Commanaery or ii.nignis
T.mni.i Tntnllnr nn the vears In which
he haa served the several Masonic bodies
as an elected officer, it amount to
more than a century.
Decisions Last Resort.
In matters of dispute over rulings in
Masonic disciplinary cases, he has been
appealed to on numerous occasions and
his decisions have never been set aside
or even disputed. Mr. Whitehouse Is also
one of the trustees and executors In the
estate of John Green, deceased, who.
though not the richest man In Portland
at the time of his death, had more
ready money than any other man in
the state.
In his domestic relations this worthy
pioneer of Portland has been exception
ally happy. His good wlfo and he cele
brated their golden wedding some three
years ago. and congratulations poured
In upon them from all parts of the state,
wishing them health and happiness as
life's twilight shadows close in around
them. His son, Morris Whitehouse, is
.V.. U.ln. .rz-llltAtl flf thiS
Ul). VI " " awnu.us . - -
city, and has frequently had contracts
amounting to over i,uw,wu at a iime.
Hi second daugrhter Is the wlfo of
Edward Cooklngham, vice-president of
the Ladd & Tllton bank, now the oldest
institution of lt kind on the entire
Pacific Coast, and about the strongest
anywhere.
His eldest daughter man-ied Henry S.
Hostetter. of Washington, D. C, and
the youngest daughter is married to
Edward Brown, auditor of the North
Pacific Terminal Company, of this city.
Although relieved from active duty in
the Gas Company, Mr. Whitehouse will
be found daily at hla old deck and at
tending to whatever personal business
may come up. Never prominent in po
litical matters, he has afforded to the
men of his day and generation a shining
example of the old adage that "the post
of honor is the private station." His
long residence in our midst and his
familiarity with the growth and develop
ment of both the city and the state have
made him almost an oracle on historical
matters in Oregon.
In closing this little tribute to a worthy
man and an oA personal friend, it is no
exaggeration to say that he knows of
no man whose life more clearly eluci
dates the value of good citizenship.
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Purity and care in every detail mark the making of New Life. Order
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JAIL ADDS TO PLIGHT
Alleged Victim, of Restaurant-Sale
Swindle Held as Witness.
Having advanced $500 to purchase
for $600 a restaurant that produced
a net revenue of $360 a month, Joe
Colty, a cook from Idaho, had the ad
ditional misfortune yesterday to be
locked up to insure that he will be on
hand to give his testimony against the
man who. perpetrated the alleged swin
dle. W. O. Graves, also a cook and
the promoter of the deal, was held to
answer to the grand Jury.
Colty laid his case before Deputy
District Attorney Fitzgerald recently,
apparently with the belief that he
could get his money back. After he
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had caused the .arrest of Graves, the
latter came to him and made a "set
tlement." giving him a questionable
note, payable in 1914. of the face valuer
of $300, and a quantity of dubious
Jewelery for the other $200.
The victim was loth to give his tes
timony after he found that he could
not get his money back, and for that
reason he was held, the prosecutor in
sisting that the offense was of a kind
that called for protection of the gen
eral public. Graves keeps a restau
rant at 567 Washington street.
Insurance President Dies.
DENVER. Aug. 19. John L. Stearns,
president of the German American Life
Insurance Company, died at his home
here last night from pneumonia. He
was 60 years old.
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