The Oregon daily journal., October 06, 1902, Page 4, Image 4

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; i;NEW;FRANCHI8ES. .
' On last Wednesday, u! heretofore re
ported In The Journal, seven ordinances
were Introduced In "the Council to grant
auiabia franchises to the Portland Rail
way Company ooverlng a number of mfles
m streeU In various parts of the city.
it is understood that these am forerun-
- nert of more to follow on behalf of other
companies.. ;., - -
vnus una Journal anderstands that
ffltn tha growth of manufacturing, the
building of docks . and warehouses, there
must be grants for switches and connso-
tlona, In order to avoid 00s tly and use.
lass delay, it la apparent to tha duUest
perception that these applications are
mads now to secure valuable privileges
before the provisions of th new charter!
beooma effective, and this should not be
permuted.
. . 'n 11 human probability, .within ninety
days or" thereabouts, the charter will be
In effect, and in the meantime no build-1
Ing could ba done. In the first place, there
are no rails, and In tha second, excavating
ana grading Is not usually dona in the
Winter time.
Even where residents of a. district de
ire thd franchise granted, no harm Is
done by delay, and the city. as a whole I
nag direct interest In these matters. Aa
la Usually tha case, tba company Insists I
that a failure to grant Ita request will I
result In .preventing the expenditure of I
rga sums 01 money within tha city. This I
la a game that baa about bun vn,M
to a finish here.
Some of tha present Council and nearly
- au 01 tne present Board of Public Works
bad an, experience of this character with I
i' tha Pacific States Telephone Company J
something mors .than one ysar 'ago. It I
wanted a franchise, wanted ft vary badly,
.but only for the purpose, of expending
(ome 9100,000 fa building conduits aad
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puiung tneir wires underground. The I
officials of tha city were assured by offl-
eera, agents and attorneys that tha mon
ey waa appropriated, that thla vast aum
needed but. tha revivifying touch of
hew. franchise to be put Id circulation, and
tha wire la tha center of tha city, which
deface tha view and endanger life, would
disappear like magic
Cp to this date, how many dollars ol
it hss been spent how many conduits!
built how many wires placed under-
ground : Not one. As a matter of prin
ciple, no new franchise should be grant,
sd except it hue neetwy fur switches
ana unta the new charter goes Into ef
fect and If those who axe so anxious
lo befriend tha taxpayer by licensing vice
win be a earnest in securing proper com
pensatloa for the city from thla source
4 and follow the provisions of the charter I
and tie example of other cities all over
tha World, It Is altogether possible we
win have better streets and more revenue.
, . ynder the new charter certain prin
j'siples respecting the granting of fran-
thises formed the base on which that chap-
ter Of tha charter rests.-1 It was accepted
as a fact that tha people were largely
Interested In aO such grants; that they
were of great and growing value, and
: that that value was largely created by
' tha people aa a whole.
unuw Mccepiea as a met tnat
til publlo utilities must be in a manner
sontroUed or owned by the public.
The Journal feels safe in saying that
o part Of the .charter appealed stronger
k tha people, or was more heartily en-
torsed by them than the provisions relat-
, IflL tha grantlnf of franAlses. The I
Jalient feature are
No grant of exclusive privileges; none
bnaer than twenty-five1 rears: and no
-bnger than the longest period of any
.rther franchise owned by the company
toptrlnc for It This provision Is Intend
A to bring all franchises to one com
pany at an and at thesame time, ao as
, tot to have a series of overlapping fran
gilses. Jfs fanchlsa caftba granted without
'wmpensatloa to the candthe: city
': THE CHARTER AND THE SITUATION. -l
Tber la unquestionably something going on behind tha scenes which bode no
good to tha new charter. -Bearing In mlad that ao far aa It could p dona wader.
Republican form of government, many opportunities for choloa picking hav
.' beea , eliminated. Enough of reaaon u found to cauaa those who thrira on tola
aort of food to want- to defeat or destroy It if possible. Thar la no fear af aq ,
pen. contest There fa no doubt but that our members twill stand for It, unless
. ther ra deceived or tricked Into voting for something dlffarent from tha they
,lntnd,i,v .'f;;-f':,1;-.-i-.'' '
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TW people of tbla city have not
last session of tha Legislature to take
tha city lighting, ' Only tha Insistence
read exposed the . scheme, and
the delegation denied any knowledge of the change and Its modest snd retiring
author was never discovered.
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We repeat If It had net been for Senator Josephl, the charter with this' pro
vision emasculated would nave passed, and not a member would have known until ,
too late to have remedied It. Already good cltlsens who did vnot take Interest
enough in the deliberations of the Charter Board to maks even a suggestion, are
quietly throwing out hints to members that . this feature and' that need amend
ment Such unselfish devotion to the publlo Interest deserves notice, if not re
ward, and Tha Journal will see they get the former, If not the tatter. t
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This Is the 'danger that confronts the charter. It is tha "innocent" amend,
ment or omission that should be looked out for. Eternal vigilance will be re
quired. The charter makers, whether they succeeded or not, tried to make a log
ical, harmonious whole, and nothing will reduce it to a patch work quicker than
will a aeries of '.'Innocent" amendments. Ths charter was framed under an ' act
passed by the last legislature creating a
resentative cltlsens. More than nine months' labor wss put on it. The meetings
of the board were public, and the newspapers gave an unusual amount of space
to Its deliberations.
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On Its final adoption, there were but two negative votea, and but four mem
bers refused to sign It It was then published la pamphlet form and distributed
gratuitously from' a. number of public places. Tha conventions of parties sol
emnly pledged their nominees for the Legislature to vote for Its adoption, without
alteration or amendment If approved by the people. On this pledge the mem
bers-elect went before the people.
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It was then submitted to the vote
10,807 affirmative votes, as" against 1.2$3
tha people spoke deliberately on a public question, If ever a delegation received
mandate. It was dona In' this Instance. It would be aa insult to tha honor
and Integrity of tha members of the Legislature to even discuss the question as
to whether tBey would vote for or against It
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.But it Is equally absurd to even think of any members'outstde of Multnomah
County taking the allghteat Interest In It unless they were "Induced" to do so
by Interested parties. One might as well suggest that our members will spend
their: time considering a charter for Pendleton. Tillamook or some other place
where their own representatives had agreed on what they wanted. No. The
danger la In the subterranean amendment the fatal omission. This, however, can
not occur with tha allghteat degree of care. An official copy la on file with the
Secretary of State, and the Mayor and hundreds of printed' copies are In exist
Mr." Sanderson Reed, the Clerk of the
so Is Mr. Dan. J. Malarkey, who was
a number of other members, both holdover and those elected last fune, took a
deep Interest In the Board's proceedings and made many valuable suggestions,
(t Is well known thsre are those, a small minority, however, who would like to
ee It defeated, and there are certain large Interests who are constantly aeeklng
to obtain valuable rights and franchises from the city for nothing, who would.
If they .could, kill It by amendment or otherwise. '
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This charter, however, was made for
Interest It was framed In the open; it was, drawn without regard to the effect
Its provisions might .have on any political boss. It is- ths only charter ever
proposed for the city the provisions of
submission to tha Legislature. It is
to live under It had a vote, and a determinative one on Its adoption, and we are
a poor judge of tha temper of the people of this 'city If they will sit Idly by
and sea the fruits of their work destroyed.
Taw proposed-charter is not a perfect
tha past, It requires no prophetlo gift
the very nature of things will be far
pared as was the one now ready for submission to the Legislature.
reserves the power to acquire the plant
at tha end of the franchise period.
. Publicity is secured bv reaulrins th
publication of the ordinance, and tha pub;
llo are protected against extortion and
excessive charges by requiring publicity
accounts, with the right of examine
uon.
Tn reQaWng of streets and kindred
ubjeeto are carefully guarded. Other
'stores relating to various methods of
ooniroi are covered, ana nnaiiy tne people
can. by vote, nullify any -grant If done
within a certain time.
Thla charter waa adopted by a vote of
nearly tan to one, and if that vote meant
anything, it means the people of this
want aa mors franchises granted
axcept under Its provisions.
The treat and growing value of these
franchises, the necessity for limitation In
tlme- control of operation In the Interest
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01 tne puouo is apparent to everyone, and
where no harm can result It seems but
the course of wisdom to wait but a little
while, until the charter becomes law.
THE REMEDIES.
Tha President's Idea of changing the
Constitution so that tha General Govern
ment would have tha power to deal with
trusts Is a good enough theoretically, pro
vided It has not that power already. The
trouble with the plan la that by the time
the Constitution had been amended there
would ba nothing left to arbitrate; the
m''f woi'M hsr It fill. .
Then, suppose tn the course of two or
three years, the Constitution were
amended. It would take years before-the
constitutionality of tha amendment could
be settled In the courts, and the remedy
would bo still hull down belojw the h orison.
long after tSe present generation had
passed away.
There is a simple remedy at hand. From
those trusts fattening from, the benefits
'of the tariff, take tba duties off. From
those robbing tha people by controlling a
product such as coal or oil, take pos
session' of them, under the law of emi
nent domain, as' public necessities, and
operate them. under Government control-
Enforce the laws forbidding railroad or
transportation companies to own mines,
and from these corporations holdlng-up
tRe people through patent rights, amend
the 'patent laws so that 'no more than
a certain per cent could be made from the
manufacture of- patent-protected articles.
These remedies are all within the
power either of the states or of con-
reM; and can be easily and quickly ap'-
piled.
THE GRAND JURY "COME
TO
. ..THE BAT."
Mr. jTred T. Merrill. Councilman from
tha Third Ward, 'appears to be some
what' disturbed to find his remarks about
the "graft" taken so seriously. He seems
to think that civic virtue ia at such a
low ebb ia Portland 'that a man occupy-
Ing the official nosltlon ho does can cub-
Hdy proclaim ha personal toowledg of
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forgotten tha surreptitious attempt at the
from the Water Committee all power over
of Senator Joseph! In having the charter
when ihua brought to light every member, of
board of thirty-three, composed of -rep
e e ...
of the electors of the city, and received ,
negative, or nearly ten to one.' If ever
Board, Is a member of the Legislature:
also a member of the Charter Board, and
e
the city, not' to subserve some private
which were made public In advance of its
the only charter on which those who are
Instrument: but Judging tha future by
to foretell that a Legislative charter in
less satisfactory than one framed and pre
crlmo and not be called on to make good
his challenge.
On lest Friday he wrote a letter to
The Journal which was published In
Saturday's Issue, which Is but a plaintive
plea to let the whole matter drop. He
doea not claim The Journal misquoted
or misrepresented him in any way, and
If he did, he will find by reading the
Telegram and Oregonlan substan
tially the same remarks attributed to
him. '
He hardly conceals his fine scorn for
the publisher of The Journal, ' and his
"banker backer" and their theories and
morale. AU of this The Journal will
try to survive. He charges Tha Journal
with having "roasted him editorially."
There certainly waa no intention of
"roasting" Mr. Merrill, for at times The
Journal has had a suspicion that Mr.
Merrill doea not dislike the mention of
his name in newspapers. A re-reading
of all The Journal has said, discov
ers that this paper has carefully refrained
from expressing an opinion, of any man,
let alone an official of a city, who wants
the city to extend the "privilege" to "so
cial outcasts and houses of ill repute" In
consideration of a monthly fine.
On the contrary Mr. Merrill's remarks
were treated aeriouaiy, ana while disa
greeing absolutely with his views The
Journal assumed that he would maks
no statement he was not prepared to
prove, "if It came to a show down." He
4sayaJtt Ala letter that "a little later the
business men will come to the bat" and
then things will happen. This being
the case, even Mr. Merrill can see ths
importance of having all the facts now.
He also saya he took the stand he did
because he believes It to be right This
statement In Itself discloses the great
chasm between the Councilman from the
Third Ward and the '.'moralist and theor
ist" Comment is unnecessary. - .
But Mr. Merrill has a duty, possibly
an unpleasant one, to perform. He baa
to, appear before the grand Jury and
under oath tell what he knows; This
ha should be glad to da, for he wants
to break up the "private graft" Which he
hate with all th ardor of his being, and
nothing, will tend to" bring this about so
quickly as for Mr. Merrill to recognise
that the time for the "show down" I at
hand and make good his statement In
which he said:
I knew Juat exactly, who collected th
money and who received It, and am ready
to prove my statements."
Yesterday, at Eugeno, the body of Ore
gon's- first Governor, after admission
as a State, John Wnlteaker. was
laid? away to be seen or men so more for-
ever. He passed away in the ruunes of
years, !iurrounded by -relatives and
friends, and sincerely mourned by all
thoee who passed through thf trials end,
vicissitude of Oregon' pioneer days.
He" came to Oregon In 186, and from
the first becam a leader tn tha-ooiraoils
HARRT THURSTON PECK'S.
American society has at lest been 4eS
nltely'eaUbllahed upon, a monetary basis.
We may deplora tha fact, v ws may if
nore It; tut It fas fact, and It la very
much th wisest thing to admit it with
dispassionate frankness. For if we as
sume, our social standards aad conditions
, I to be different from what ther really are.
how are wa going to study them and Un
derstand them and get at their pbiloaa
pnyr rrom the pomt of view of a scien
tine observer, the classification of every
body and everything according to a flnan.
ciai principle of division. Is a good thing:
for It greatly simplifies the whole sub
ject ' "V s
Formerly there was' no classflcation of
any kind. , American life was a chaos,
socially, fun of all aorta of anomalies and
Incongruities. Every section of the coun
try had, Ita own atandard of distinction,
and this standard . was recognized and
respected" nowhere else. Thus, in New
England, literary, scholastic, or theolog
ical eminence was held to confer a certain
cachet , upon those who bad obtained it
In the .microcosm of which Philadelphia
used to ba the center, , ancestry counted
most of alt This was also true to some
extent of the South; yet there, as in the
West political prominence carried with
It social leadership.- New York -always
more or less Impossible to formulate wss
a place where there existed social wheels
within wheels, and social planes that nev
er touched; though,' on the whole,, per
haps the combination of ancestry and
money meant in those days what money
alone means at the present time.
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of Ihls party, and upon the admission ot
ths State waa elected to the highest
office in the gift of tba people.
He was a plain, every-day, old-fashioned
man of great energy and Of
strong political faith,
His private life was without blemish.
Kind, genial, - neighborly, abounding In
love for his fellow-man, he was a good
cltlsen, a staunch friend, and a sympa
thetic counsellor. .
In public life. hs was firm, radical, of
strong convictions, and with the will and
energy to Vindartaks any and all things
he thought for the publlo good.
His ride across the continent In 1870,
when his vote was necessary to elect a
Democratic Speaker of the House, gave
him, for the time, a national prominence,
and It might be said that in that ride, as
in all his undertakings', he put all his
energies Into winning, and he got there
on time.
Upright honest forceful, his name fills
an honored page to 'the Bute's history,
and his kladly acts and genial disposi
tion will keep his memory green, with
those who knew him, until they In turn
shall follow him.
THE STATE PRESS.
CLAIM TO BE GOOD CITIZENS.
We often talk of grafters, forgetting
that In our own oity and among those
who claim to be our' best cltlsens are
those to whom should be applied this
appellation. The executlv committee Of
the fair and the cltlsen at large have
been greatly incensed to find that some
grafting has been going on In The Dalles
since the fair began in regard to renting
out rooms to our guests, for those who
come tp us at this Urns ar our "guests.
whether we treat them as such or not
Exorbitant prices hava heen charged tor
accommodations, and by those who. It Is
said. 1 inscribed little on nothing to the
fair, while those who gave generously
have adhered to their former prices. W
mention no names; the guilty one know
to whom we refer. On man said this
morning: "I paid tl for a bed with no
sheets and little covering." This should
cease. It la a disgrace to our city, and
should not be'tolerated. Dallee Chronicle.
LET TJ8 BB BOSS.
If wa are going to run the Filipinos, let
us run them ia our own way. Let us aay
to the Pope that the friar la th islands
be withdrawn, if they ara detrimental to
American Interests. We have had enough
palaver. Let us get down to business. If
we are going to pacify that people and
prepare that country to pay back to n In
revenues a portion of Its awful cost to us,
let us remove every Inconceivable seed
which might grow into future trouble.
We are coins to see that American
i J.- .0, .W.r AmCF.
lS7Ti.Tr:r ftvfTwr-9sm
lean soldiers biased the trails. We want
free schools, free pulpit fre speech, free
press and free worship In Luzon as well
as In Missouri, and nothing short of It
win be Justice to those Vhose live have
been sacrificed in the nam of the Insti
tutions. East Oregonlan.
MORGAN'S INFLUENCE NEGATIVE.
If anything were needed to add to Presi
dent Roosevelt's strength With the people
the declared opposition of J. Plerpont
Morgan would have that effect to an ex
ceptional degree. Mr. Morgan is atngu
larly obtuse not to know that bis Influence
In general politics is decidedly negative.
He controls an Immense amount of capi
tal, but his support of a political measure
or "a candidate for offlc has no .weight
with the people of the United State. As
a money-breeder Mr. Morgan is a phe
nomenon. As a politician be would be a
Jonah In any cause. Mr. Morgan" out
break against Roosevelt nd suggestlos
that the Democrats should nominate a
safe man like Grover Cleveland, strength
ens the report that the trust ara putting
up Democratic campaign money f o. the
preset year aad fes lOS.tHlba.ny Herald,
ALIVE AT LAST- ACCOUNTS.
Roosevelt gets a mighty rustle on. He
msde a great speech for Cuban recipro
city one day bareheaded In to big rain
storm. Next day he had hi leg operated
on. The third day he rod a thousand
miles back to Washington, Th fourth
he had a conference with tha leadiAg New
York Republicans, and helped break Tom
Piatt's slate. He was alive at last account.
HSa!em Journal) - -v 1
' ' HENRT WATTERSOira. :
Hanry Wettereoa has written another
reply $0 those who have eiitlciaed his da
nunclatlon , of , New York's "Four Hun
dred.? vHs sayg: --r K:
-Taking m account of these would-be
organs at the smart set which live and
thrive by pandering; to the vices, of the
rich; ' oracles of wantonness, ' made by
wantons; there' la yet apart from these.
In the general press enough of perversity
and vanity-to mislead some well Inten
tioned writers Into the conceit that by a
policy Qf affected deliberation, seasoned
with, a modifying .adjective here and a
qualifying adverb there, equally unjust
to.ua and unworthy a question they dis
play an enlightened conservatism. , ' V
; - acanwnue, it is true now as it was
springing up on even side, and that if
unchecked, the end will be the erection of
wealth got by class prescription; that, ths
vulgai rich, everywhere are fired and In
spired J the vulgar rich nicknamed the
smartrset;" that a little four hundred"
responsible to the big four hundred' Is
springing on eVery side, and that if un
checked, the end will be the erection of
money, already the sole standard in com
merce, as the sole standard in what is
called polite society nor honest money,
either.' ,; , ; '. V' , .
"This Is he very antithesis of the
American system a it was devised and
created. It was to get rid of the fins
qualities of primogeniture and entail, the
wrongs and abuses of church and state,
the conceptions of the divine right of
kings and nobles, that our incomparable
Constitution ? was framed and our free
Institutions were established. We bad
better remained a nortion of the British
fabric" .. '
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS.
SPEAKER HENDERSON. -
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opeaaar jienaerson declining to run
baa fallen flat The St Louis qiobe
Democrat declares that "This is the re
sult of the spurious Republicanism that
has been cultivated In Iowa by academic
cranks and secret enemies of the Repub
lican party." The only crank. It seems,
we Henderson himself, who exaggerated
a little neighborhood difficulty in his own
district Into a serious split In the ranks
Of the party, The fact Is thatjeverybody
with aay sense recognises the necessity
for tariff reform, except th fellows who
are directly benefited, and they are yell
ing "Let well enough alone." The only
chance for argument la how far the re
duction must proceed. Speaker Hender
son saw that Governor1 Boles would beat
him and that he waa a gone coon, in
order to soften the blow he attempted to
make It appear that his failure waa na
tional and not local, but nobody cares
partlcularIy.-Peoria News.
PROGRESS IN ARBITRATION.
It is with the utmost satisfaction the
public contemplates the progress that ia
being made in the adoption by employers
and employes alike of arbitration tor
tha settlement of their differences. Both
Sides, are learning that when" disputes
arise neither the right nor the wrong are
wholly on one slSe, after that an unpre
judiced, board can settle tne question
more equitably than it can be settled in
any other way.
We believe that when the labor unions
come to realize that, their Just rights can
be fully protected by arbitration, they
will adopt It aa a principle in all their
contracts and make it a condition that all
future adjustments of hours and wages
when they can not be made by mutual
agreement shall be left to arbitrators.
We think it would be wise for .the unions
to insist upon this, and thus show that
they do not fear to leave their demands
to the decision of an unbiased tribunal.
By taking the initiative In this policy
the unions csn obtain a great advantage
at the very start. They have, already
made decided progress In winning the ap
proval of the world for their organiza
tions. They . will establish themselves
still mora firmly In public opinion if they
mako arbitration their cornerstone.
Chicago Journal.
A REMARKABLE MAN.
That Hon. Tom L. Johnson, Mayor of
Cleveland, is a remarkable man, none will
deny. That he is a man of convictions
can not be disputed. That he is financial
ly Wv -t exploit u&p Wft wis&eur
saying. The fact that he does It Is what
is remarkable, of th man. He is not fol
lowing it up solely because it is a hobby.
nor ha be political ambitions that he
hope to realise thereby. Neither doe hs
car for th notoriety consequent there
to. It seems to be an educational work
that he has undertaken and one which he
has' a tenacious desire to have triumph,
in. vniermeiu. n Deiievea, Ol
Mankind. - Mart moneyed..
a Mr. Johnson ia, would be quietly seek-
Ing recreation from the cares of a busi
ness life and taking things easy at some
attractive resort where the surroundings
were congenial. But It appears that Tom
L. Is sot built that .way. His idea on
taxation will become more popular as
time goes on and th fact that he dis
commodes himself and works hard while
campaigning should convince the most
skeptical of his sincerity. Fostoria, Ohio,
Times.
DISTANCING THB NORTH.
We are quite unable to understand why
th people of New Tork can not give the
children of their cities aii the education I
that fhev reauire. I
They ara . perpetually attacking the
Bouth upon this self-same subject while
New Orleans News.
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TOM L. JOHNSON. '
Tom L. ' Johnson haa scored another I
mumps m wnio Tne Ohio penste, by I
a strict tiartv vntiL I
a strict party vote, lias eliminated from
tba Nash municipal cods th four sec
Uon bearing upon the franchise que-
tanv- Aa amendment embedyhig Tew I
Johnson s ideas upon this ueftion and
providing for the referendum was ruled
out a reaoiuuon was .dented
out A resolution waa adopted providing
for the appointment by .the Oovemor of
'a by-partisan commlssloii of four mem
bers f to investigate the law regulating
th granting of franchises, to report to
the next, general assembly. This is so
much material for Tom L, Johnson In his
canvass through the state, and the result
will" be Watched with deep sollcltuds.
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TONIGHT'S ATTRACTIONS. -
Marquam Wards and James, in "The
Tempest - - . f v
'The Baker-.-The Istrtct ;Attorney
jweui auxut company. ;
uorarara"Pawn Mobile,- Lincoln J.
carters best play. - t
COMINO ATTRACTlO N a.
MarquanWTna Tempest." Tuesday and
Wednesday nights and Wednesday mat.
nee. , , . r ,
, Thursday tjght NsU-Burfess, in "Coun
ty rair.". .,. f-
Friday night and matinee, 80 use's band.
, eaturoay night. Hall Calae'g JTha Fan'
itent." ', :..,-;.,,
The Baker "The : District Attorney,M
iorve week.
coraray'a "Down, . Mobile," , for the
weelt
eJuS- h District Attorney."
Th Baker was packed from pit to dome
last, night and standing ' room-, waa at a
premium, 'The District Attorney" was
the bill and the Nelll Stock Company
produced It in way that cava the best
ef satisfaction, adding another Unk to
the chain of popularity It has forged
since the opening of tha season. The
admiration of ths immense Audlenea waa
omplet and ao hesitation was made in
showing , it , by giving : curtain call on
very act and heartily applauding th
climax -of each scene.
Mr. Wyngat Wa In.hU glory id the
part of the brilliant and conscientious
sawyer, John Strattqn, who had recently
been, elected .to; the. , office of District At
torney In New Torsi "and who wa "cu
mg tne political grafter te "shake in
their ehqes." But' the, trouble of hi po
sition wss, that in bringing ths looters' of
the city's funds to justice, he waa com
pelled to drop the boose around the neck
of the father of th girl hs loved and
afterwards made his wife. Mr. Wyngate
was master of the part la every part leu
isr ana every, scene was appreciated to
the fullest extent His manner of read
ing the lines wa one which could be but
very little improved upon. If at all.
By far the best work, done by Mr. Ber
nard during his stay In thla city was
bis portrayal of Matthew Bralnard, the
father, of the wife of tH District Attor-'
ney. Tha part, la a character study and
require-Kareat ability on the part of the
actor to properly present It without over
doing, and It can be said without any
exaggeration that Mr, Bernard waa equal
to the task. He succeeded In getting
himself heartily disliked by ths audience
to such an extent that la some of his
scenes he was th recipient of hisses, a
mark of approval of his fine acting that
few actors 4are successful In obtaining.
His make-up waa superb and In the cli
max of the third and hla death scene in
the !att act he deserves the highest
praise.
Miss Counties, although not having the
opportunities' to show her ability aha baa
had ia some of ths former productions,
made the moat of the part of Grace
Bralnard. "Vf terwards tha wife of the
District Attorney. - Miss -Counties - is
charming aed evejy week aha adds new
laurels to -her -record aa an actress -of
sterling worth. Last night aha wore some
pretty gowns and was all that her part
called for.
Mlsa Rhoads was delightful, and though
her part was a small one, she took ad
vantage of every opportunity to advance
another atep Into the hearts of her many
admirers. Her 1 dresses were dreams of
loveliness.
Miss Esmond, In a strictly emotional
role, waa good and should be compliment
ed on her endeavors In a rather thankless
part -
Mr. Mower, as General Buggies, fffe
edltorBt-the newspaper that has been to
some extent the cause of the investiga
tion of the financial affairs of the city,
was all that could be asked for and he
with Mr. Russell, a Wellington Grldley,
provided the most of U" comedy of the
piece, altnougn In the first and second
acts Mr. Dills, a Holt a footbaU player,
and Mr. Siddle, aa Williams, a "leading
politician," were very funny. Mr. Bills
also made the best of a small character
bit in the third act Mr. Morris, aa Dan
iel McGrath. . a grafting politician, did
full justice to the part In manner and
appearance, and waa so perfect in his
depicting of the character that It made
- one - alr.?eii - s iS wsja-atedl3g o
a66 Morrison Street.
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Premiums ;..,.. ..J.L 16,630.62 ...... .C....... ........ 837,)94.21
Cash and due from jtiorfespondents
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I "Real Estate....
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, ' " LIABILITIES:
Pam'fal . "
vyiwi ea
Surplus and undivided profits
TVnnsits
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.This bank Invites accounts Irora
and corporations; and will extend to
,.i, A,, -Li'i.-h.-
consistent with good banking. -; .
Interest paid on savings accounts
J ''', " OFFICERS: , 1
H. W, CORBETT, President.; ' v A. L. MILLS, Second Vice-President
t. A. LEWIS, Vice-President. " ! ' C. P. ADAMS, Secretary.
-f,, ,'R. O. JUBITZ, Assistant Secretary. ,. : -r -
- . WRfCTORS: . , . ..
H. W. CORSETT, l A. ttWIS, - C." A. DOLPH, V JA8. F. PAILNQ,
ubu in ins metropolis very umr
he appeared on the stage. -
. Mr. Southard, as ths convict waa affes,
tlve and eatiafaotory. .
wvuu win spieucua ma
very detail aa to properties, etc, wa(
complete. It can. be truthfully said thai
no better appearing and finished atagi
equipment man utt. seen at tha Baket ,
has been put on la any theater la tin
Northwest In year, aad the Nelll Stool
Company, individually and collectively, a
without doubt at th head of the list
took companies la th entire West. '
"The District Attorney" will pack Uh
theater every performanoa this week. i
, "Down Mobil," at Cordray'e. '
Lincoln' J. Carter', latest' melodrama,
"Down Mobile".,' which ; opened tor a
week' engagement' at Cordray yester
day. Is of the usual Carter variety. 1
'The action- af tha Slav rune thrau.t
the South, th atory being a follow!
Harry Edgerly, a young and wealth!
Southerner, leave his home on aoeoual
of a fanUlyquarrat He set sail for a
foreign country In company with Jim
Blackford, a mulatto. Harry help nil
a) a . ...
menu in a great many uaa sera pea, nut
to no avail. Both of thtf young mwa fis- '
ally start back for horn on a Teasel,
which Is wrecked while Hearing bet
home port, Blackford I saved, but his
friend la aeen no mora.' -
On returning home Blackford finds that
with the death af hla friend Harry, 'thai
Josephln Edgerly, hla sister, becomes ths
possessor of a valuable estate. Being I
love with tha girl.' he undertakes. at first
to disguise as her brother. The deoeptio
w .smeuy pneuna as young iwnny ns
been absent over ten year. - A number of
plots and counter plots ar necessary,
and the' author haa smoothly blended
A. B. Synds, a both Jim Blackford' and!
Harry Edgerly, wa well . received last
evening by th audience. Francla Cam.
his aon, deserve special mention.- Jose
phine Edgerly, as portrayed by Blanch
Shirley, aad Bailie Harper, as Emilia Les
sing, are both good. The entire company
are above the average. Will Wolf mad
big bit In th song, "In th Golden
Summer Time." "Down Mobile" runs fog
the remainder of the week. -
MANAGER'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
.Ward and James."
There are few names which In themselves
at more synonymous with th dignity
and achievement, of tth. classic stage in
America than Louis James and Frederick
Warde, whoee Joint appearance la an
nounced for tonight - Tuesday and
Wednesday nights aad Wednesday mall-
nee at th Marquam Grand. Each ol
these famous artist ha a 1 very largo
personal following, and therefore the In
ducements offered by their managers.
Messrs. Wagenhala and Kemper, must
have been of a substantial nature to
bring them together In one organisation.
Sousa'a Band.
John Philip Souea and the Bouea Band
are such distinctively American Instltu.
tlons that they hava come to be accepted
rather as a matter of course at home
lthout perhapa adequate acknowledg
ment of their manifold merits.
' Mr. Sousa Is at present engaged upon
an extended concert tour of the United
State prior to . taking his band abroad
for the third time, and will be heard here
In concert at the Marquam Grand Thea
tre next Friday afternoon and night Mis
Es telle Liebllng, soprano; Miss Grace
Jenkins, violinists, and Mr. Arthur Fryor,
trombone, are tha special soloist of the
tour. The sale of seats wtll open next
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
' Nstl Burgess.
The advance sal of seats for "Tha
County Fair" will open tomorrow morning
at the Marquam Grand Theatre. ' There
ha never been aeen anything more legiti
mately amusing than the hymn, singing
episode In "Th County Fair," which ! ,
to be produced at the above theatre one
night only, Thursday, October I.
,5 HOW TO KEEP YOUNG.
One of the secrets of keeping young,
vigorous and supple Jointed I to continue
to practice the activities of youth, and to
refuse to allow th mind to stiffen the
muscles by it suggestion ef age limita
tion. If men Ilka Peter Cooper and Wil
liam E. Gladstone, who kept up th -vitalising
exercise of robust manhood when
far Into the eighties, had succumbed at
forty to th thought of approaching- age,
how ' much of their -valuable life work
weuicV htre rcmatie. vadonetuo ,
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