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.V ,. .; ii on .juaniy journal Toaisht ud IuimUt. oeoastoaal rtl oooUr tonight; smith wast- VOL. I. ISO. ' 257. Portland, oregqn; Saturday evening, January 3, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. T 7 HAPPYaACK AID THE IN PLACING BANCROFT IN ( )miimiii n ni ? me ureg fe) Q RE AT SCOTT, TAKE CORPORATIONS HAND GOOD JOB CHARGES VERSUS CHARGES Making "Good Politics for the Democrats of Oregon jttdaal Downfall of the1 Trio Predicted When the People Talk. There is no longer any doubt that fJack" Matthews, tn his effort to foist A. Pancroft, the Southern Pacific andldata for postmaster 'of Portland, tpon the people of this city, Is alded'by larvev Scott, manager of the local news paper trust? Therels"also no" totter any oubt that Seoit. In his effort to cap ure enough of the. Multnomah County elegation to allow him to bask for a ew brief . moments in the sunshine of killtical hope, .has promised Matthews lhe support of the news trust. And, nally, there Is nu. doubt that Harvey 111 be handed the gilded cube Instead f a Senatorial toga, and that Jack Mat thews cannot deliver anything that he asn't promised State Senator McBrldc This is the amunlng situation of the ay. This morning the news trust. In leesome headlines, gave the whole Icheme away. Some people really did ot believe for a while that a man who as so long prior to the coming of The ournal. succeeded in keeping any one from publishing a readable newspaper h Portland could have been so guileless a to be taken In by Matthews' "prom pts, lun now tney Know mat an is 1-tie as reported . The Morning Trust pys. in lean and .crowded type; "Nothing h them. Charges Against Matthews lan owed tind declared a week ago that here were no charges filed. Mr. Scott didn't mean that he should ave tipped his hand, but he did, and ow it Is Bald that the tall tower sounds ,ith groans of remorse. NOT ALONE MATTHEWS. As for Matthews, the people of Oregon 111 hold the Republican administration leponslbl" for the Marshal's misconduct ud the uctlon of the civil service, or any ther of Mr. Roosevelfs commissions. III not affect the main Issue. The Dem rats will have won a political victory lid added thousands of votes to the party illot. should the present administration aintaln an offensive partisan in public fllce. The situation involving Scott and Mat iew Is one of the many disgraceful po tlcal combinations that has wallowed ie. Republican party In the. mud- in. Ore- inn on more than this present occasion. he ranlf and file of the party are ex- emely opposed to the maintenance of government office for the rounding up I petty politicians and cheap roust- bouts. Of course, no one will take frhe Morn g Trust's report from Washington that vll Service Commissioner Proctor said at the charges against Matthews were No trivial that they wer? not worth msidering." The Civil Service Cum- Issloncr would have been a fool to make ly such remark. He Is the chairman of government body", arid" as such would Lt pass snap Judgment on papers 'en- usted to him any more than would a dge pass sentence before a case had en tried. The so-called dispatch in the ornlng Trust goes to show that that kper Is still fighting lts'battleg with the wbone of an ass. The charges against Matthews were ntalned In thre affidavits, to which ere will be nine supplemental charges. he first batch of papers rcaehed the vll service commission on the 13th of pt month, and four days later were f erred to the Department of Justice. hft papers were received and receipted r by Civil Service v Agent C. Dorsey, ho la John R. Proctor's clerk. CORPORATION POLITICS. Matthews has taken up the Southern kclfio Railroad's fight for Bancroft, and Is thus antagonir.ed the people of Ore n, who well know the effect of aliow- k the California corporation to med ia In- their- political affairs... In Calif or-. h, the Southern Paciflo has maintained id lobbies to debauch the politics .of jo state. The corporation is represented the conventions of both the Repub- n and Democratic parties. It has no olee of men when it comes to carry- b Its light through. rho fact that the Southern Pacific was tempting to use MiUlwwi -to place the terlng wedge In Oregon pclUlcs has loused those who are opposed to corpo- klon rule. In . Oregon, . This may be Iged by one of the communications elved by Tire Journal this morning. tned "I'nlon Mah," which reads: 'Boat Jet the ottthrn Paciflo .meddle the postoffloe fight I Stmimlxr Cali- nia; remember how slyly the oorpo- lon rt its grasp upon the throat of people of that state, took out for corporation' political bureau t" lenator MitcheH and Congressman ngue are said to be the. men who are listing the Southern Pacific's candi :e for postmaster, and this is not very aslng to the plain people. Trast initiation and corporation lnflnenoe in titles la a very dangerous factor for kpayers to face. It will be the rso- B who are to suffer ir the Southern biflc worms Into Oregon politic AMO T Til OOBPO&ATIOH8. he friends of Matthews, Scott and ncroft were around town last evening king strenuous denial that the corpo Ions, railroad and newspaper, were Bancroft, The expose of the rall- ld" little trick hurjand Itwill-hurt i Republican, party stfu further before tttiewa rets ' through dragging the hty down with his rapidly decaying Utlce.'- 9- FAMOUS THE DEADLY PARALLEL SAYS N0 CHARGES." (December 14, 1902.) OMXY WEWBFAJPEB TAI.X. Joatloe Department Katiafied with Mar shal Matthew. . TRUST. 'E;W8. BURElAtT, Washington, Dec. 23 Reports that danger of offensive partisanship have been filed against I'nl.ted States Marshal Matthews' led to an Inquiry today at the Department of Justice by an Oregonlan representative as to the status of the matter. The most positive statement was given out that no charge of any kind whatsoever had been filed against the Oregon United States Marshal, and the department seemed to consider the newspaper report regarding it of the most trfling consequence. It Is sild here by persons who are well In formed as to the doings and sayings of the Oregon delegation, and as to the Informa tion about the alleged Portland post mastership controversy that has been placed before them, that no one except Postmaster Croasman has ever declared that Mr. Matthews at any time tried to interfere in the naming of his successor; and it Is not befyeved by the delegation that there is anj evidence extant that he took any part whatever In the matter. None of the delegation, so far as now known, intends to take it up unless it should nappw that "Seratw Btmett'xnimttt hereafter decide to do something'. It Is said here that Mr. Matthews' only action was his declination to Indorse Croasman. He did not Indorse anybody. Mitchell Defends Them From Critics, They Did Not Work Daring Holi days Because They Were Re fused Employment. DETROIT. Mich.. Jan. 3. John . Mitchell, president of the Miners' Union, issues a statement today in reply to the published criticism of the miners be cause they did not work during the lidtidays. The -charge was made that they were guilty of ingratitude toward the public, inasmuch as the coal famine is so widespread and the need of in creasing the output of tne mines was so urgent. Mitchell says in answer to these crit ics that the miners have always been In the habit of knocking off work for the holidays and they did not know that any departure from this custom was expected of them this year. He declares that the charge of ingratitude Is brought against them by persons who are anxious to malign them and who are desirous of diverting attention from the true cause of the coal famine. He concludes his statement as follows: "The truth is hat several thousand miners have been refused., the privilege of working at all since the close of the strike, although they have daily Impor tuned the companies to permit them to return to the places they occupied prior to the Inauguration of the strike." BIG ELEPHANI MUST DIE. NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Topsy. the fa mous big elephant, who has killed more men than any other elephant in captivity, will end. her . murderous ca reer tomorrow at noon. Sentence of death has been, passed. For several days the big brute has been In a very ugly mood, and all efforts to reduce her to submission haVe proved In .valn. For five hours yesterday sho held at bay BOO men, who were trying to get her under control. Her owners have been anxious to give Topsy away, but no one could be found who wanted a big elephant with a strong predilection for killing Her keepers. Arrangements are now being made for the execution WANTS TITLE FOR DAUGHTER PARIS, Jan. 3. A Parisian newspa per, Crl de Paris, -today prints the story that J. Plerpont Morgan ts trying to arrange the marriage of his daugh-ter-to a French nobleman of ancient family. According to the story, Morgan has offered tOCgive his daughter a set tlement ot 115,000,000, If the match is arranged, - . TITLED BEAUTIES AT DELHI FOR THE GREAT c NOW SAYS "YES (January S, 1903.) H OTEIHS II T K B SC. CKAKCtrS AGAINST &LATTHZWS FAI.I. I-I.AT. .. . .... &xr-' ABB CONSIDERED TBXYXAX CIVIL SERVICE COMKISSIOX NOB.ES THIH. ia- CAME FKOH THE DISOBUNTUBS. TRUST NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 2. Civil 8ervice Commission er Proctor today sent to the Attorney General and Postmaster-General copies of so-called charges that were filed with him. alleging that Marshal Matthews of Oregon, has Interfered in the selection of the Portland Postmaster and had ac tively Identified himself with the repub lican party in the atate. Proctor says the charges are so trivial and iaronaeiitnemlar-that h,r will tJd "noth ing with them himself. In fact, they are not of sufficient Importance to warrant consideration of Jbe ...MmmteBian. He IrttnsiiJWs "copies to the other departments as a formality, not expecting that any thing will result. The charges are re garded as expressions of a disgruntled individual and are weighed accordingly. Venezuela Complains of American Captain He Is Charged With Responsibility for Capture of Gunboat Mir anda at Maracaibo. NEW YORK, Jan. S. Captain Terrill of the Red Line steamer Culta has been suspended from duty for alleged viola tion Of the neutrality laws and from having been responsible for the com munication of Information of the Ger man gunboat Panther which led to the capture of the Venezuelan gunboat OHM SPY Oil KID i snip WOULD D A 5 INM At a meeting of the Common Oonncll, to be held on Tuesday afternoon, an ordinance will be offered for enact ment injo law that proposes to merge all of the franchises of the City ft Bnburban mallway Company into one, and cause them to terminate at the same time. This franchise and its predecessors have occasioned discussion that has brought to light some of the facts oonnected with the previous dealings between the City of Portland and the .City Suburban Company In connection with the Morrison street bridge, facts that argue strongly in favor of the company yielding the ground they have taken In connection with the monopoly rights of using the Morrison street bridge. It is a matter of history that the Morrison street .bridge was built by a corporation that was composed prao tically of the same men that held stock in the City fe suburban road. The brings cost. about $100,000. It was sold to the City of Portland for tl50,0OO, the deal involving also in addition the purchase of the stock of the Stark street ferry for 940,000, owned by the same men, and not in operation. A total of 9190,000 was paid for the two proper ties. Bonds for 9300,000 were Issued, the balance being used in baying the Alblna ferry and building a new boat. Apparently, there was a- net profit of 990,000 on the Sale of the bridge alone, a profit realized by the same In terests that control the City tt Suburban, It will occur to most people that these facts argue powerfully for the company assuming an attitude of jus tice towards the municipality In which they -have done business and wherein they expect to continue for time in definite. . . - . - -- - - The proposed ordinance to be offered on Tuesday will provide! That the approaches to the Morrison street bridge be passed under common trackage rules from rifth street on the West Side to the bridge, and from Grant or Tenth street on the Bast Side te the bridge. THE CITT SUBTTKBAV BOW OWBS THE TRACKS OH TKS APPROACHES. TT IS UJTDEESTOOD BT THE JOtTRNAL THAT THE OOMPAXT HAS MBPVSED TO lOHOWUDOl THAT IT CAHHOT IH JVSTICB EX PECT TO KATE THE CITT OP POBTXABS UGISXtATS TO MAKE ITS BIGHTS ABSOLUTE OH THAT BRXDGB tWDEB A ICY HEW ORDTHAHCE - Recently the Portland Hvallway Company accepted a blanket franchise for SB years, in which it gave up Its monopoly rights on the Barns Ids bridge, consenting to common trackage being granted to all roads from East Tenth street on the East Ids to the bridge, and from Park street to the bridge on the West Side. The Portland Railway Company own the tracks on these approaching streets Just as the City Suburban owns them at the Morrison street bridge. Yet, under the new blanket ordinance recently adopted th Born side street bridge is accessible t8 any other road that pays its proportionate shnre of the eost of constructing the tracks, paying also for the power used in crossing the bridge, as under existing arrangements between the eompanles. PRESUMING THAT THE CITY ft SUBUKBAH SECURES ITS MOHOPOUSTIO BIGHTS OVER THE MOB BISON STBEET BRIDGE, XT COVXS SI CUBE OOKKOX TRACRAOB OTXB THE BUBHSEDS BBEDGE, BUT COTTLE KEEP AM. QTHEB BO ADS PBOM XTSIHO THE MOBBISOV BBEDGE IX CASE OP ACCEDEHT TO THE BtTBHSTDB BRIDGE. IT WOULD COMMA HT THE BAST SXDB TBAPPIO UHDER CBBTATH COHDZTXOHS, WITH HO POSSIBILITY OP BE LISP BBEHO OBTAIHED BT OTHER .OOMPAHXE8. This monopolistic feature of the proposition of the Olty ft Suburban Is the most objectionable. It Is asserted that the Olty ft Suburban has certain contract rights, written or Implied that now give It a monopoly of th Morrison bridge. THXY SHOTTED HOT BB OOHTEHTTB9. The new ordinance to be offered on Tnesday should break that monopoly. And, for the owners of th City ft Suburban to refuse to act reasonably In the premises will certainly be warrant for th people assuming a position of hostility towards them. BARBARIC SPLENDOR MARKS THE GREAT INDIAN DURBAR (Journal Special Berviee.) DELHI, India, Iec. 26 (via London. Jan. 3.)-Shah Jehaxi'a ancient capital . In fete, llut apart from the rtsplendent glory of the pageantry which the rank and weaJth of England's Eastern empire will lend to the event of the (rand Coro nation Durbar, on the eve of which we now are, .there attache to' the affair an Interest which peculiarly appeals to Americans. Because when, amid the freatst pomp and splerdor the world has known. King Edward of England Ts proclaimed Em peror of India, at the left -hand of Its -Viceroy, King: Edward's alter wo, as he commands the proclamation to the ruling rujahs and puissant princes of the sun land, who surround the vice-regal, vice imperial throne in gorgeous array, will sit the American wife of the Viceroy. She, who thus occupies the station which Tu India" ta anaiotuur to tftar of Queen Alexandra In Englund. ts the first daugh ter of the Western Republic ever to at tain wiv?b soofp! htv' politic prominence. Until noon of New Year's Day, tint" the imperial herald in his gorgeous trappings reads the proclamation before the assem bled mighty magnates and the attendant crowd of S,0)0 listening spectators. Ed ward VII. will, so to speak, be Kinperor of India only in name. Lady Curzon, consort of the Indian Viceroy. Lord Curr.on of Kedleston, has not, and this is another fact of special Interest for Americans, been content with being alone In her glory. S!i feels she has enough'to spare a little, in-the sense of reflecting It, upon a number of her countrywomen, who have come here to be witnesses of her heur of triumph. Be side England's rank and beauty, which are represented worthily by the Countess of Londsale, the Duchess of Leeds, the Countess of Crewe, Lady Dickson Poyn der. Lady Wolverton and many others, the American visitors include the Duch ess of Marlborough. Altogether, the visiting contingent of English and American beauties forms a combination hard to beat probably Del hi's historic past could furnish nothing to rival it. Under the shadows of the Jumna Mus- Miranda on December 20th in Maracaibo harbor. An investigation is now being made Into the charges, which may lead to strained relations between the United States and Venezuela. The Venezuelan consul general has notified President Castro of the matter and lias filed with the United States government a formal protest against Captain Terrlil'g alleged acts. The story is that as the Culta was about to leave Maracaibo harbor, a German spy obtained permission to stand among the passwigera on the deck, having previously arranged to let the commander of the Panther know, by . , EI WTT.T.IAW I. STOB8.. H JId, the tlme-stalned mosque of ancient Indaprestha, hundreds of elephants, ca parisoned with Oriental splendor, will troop In ponderous procession through the eleven gates of the city, beyond whose frowning ramparts has risen, as if in a single night some genii of old had caused It to spring Into sudden life, another and more marvellous city of tented and pavilioned palaces This Is the truly royal encampment surrounding the Viceroy's temporary' house of high Imperial state. Here will be the scene of the proclamation The Viceroy's pavilion's dominating color Is white and gold. L'pon this ground work flush warmly rainbow hues, deli cately yet brilliantly contrasted with all the art-sense of the Orient, conceived and woven by the mauter taste and ex quisite Ingenuity of the inimitable de te;ner ttjerf - onty the East prrrottmes. In the Viceroy's iltivlUon 125 guests will be entertained In reception rooms nearly a hundred feet long and. half a hundred wide, and In a battquet tent 135 feet long and half again as wide. The Viceroy's splendid pavilion is the point from which radiate a host of others whose grandeur Is leser only by com parison. Because he who personifies In himself the mbrht of England's crown, the proxy for. the Emperor-King who sits afar In the Occident on his island throne, compassed by the Inviolate sea, has here marshaled round him In battalions all the native royalty of golden Ind, Rajahs, Maharajahs, Uulcowars, Nizams, the In dependent Princes Of this continent, are gathered here with radiant retinues to acclaim with a single voice the over lordshlp of the seventh English Edward, their "Kalser-i-Hlnd." New Year's Day dawns on the occasion of the proclamation, and its attendant gorgeous spectacle, a kaleidoscope or Ori ental pageantry so brilliant with color, so 'dazzling In the variousness of its component parts, and so diversified In Its action and movement, that the world might well stand aguze "like Joxhua's moon at AJalon" in awed wonderment to see. Noon Is the hour of realization of all signals, whether the Miranda was In the harbor. When the Culta sailed out of port, the spy lowered lights over her stern, this being the prearranged slgnnl. Tle Patrther Immediately steamed Into the harbor and captured the Miranda. Captain Terrlll has made full denial of the charges.' ITALY WILL NOT EXHIBIT ROME, Jan. 3. The commissioner for the St. Louis Exposition, who is now in Europe for the purpose of in ducing the various Kuropean Govern ments to enter exhibits, lias met with ,aUure In Italy. TO lilt PM t DURBAR. that has been so breathlessly anticipated for das past. In front of the dais, where the Viceroy, his American consort, and Prince Arthur of Uonnaught, the brother of King Edward, are seated, the native princes will file In resplendent review, the fabled wealth of India shining In sober daylight realism from the match less jewels they wear, the unpriced heir looms of the ages, the royal regalia of centuries of lineage, stones cut with the lost art of lapidaries who have no mod ern equals. When England was a land of barbarism,- before Roman, Dane, Saxon or Norman had ever fougnt for, won and later lost Its kingship, these amazing jewels of India's rulers shone In royal crowns. Insignia of mighty . dynasties. Native, and "Kings" troops, the latter those belonging to the English or Anglo Indian forces, will form part ot the pa geant w hile the native uoteijtt,t.. aaa..JUl loyal procession. 'Innumerable army bands will play many airs. - Precisely at 12 o'elock nnon. tWyica roy and his American consort take their' places on the thrdheaC "A large -official staff, In addition to the numerous invited guests, are in attendance, trumpeters an nounce the advent of the alter ego of India's Emperor, presently to be pro claimed. The herald enters now, proclaiming that Edward VII. ha assumed his Im perial crown and dignity by hla own will, and that of India's princes and her peo ple. The herald's words are answered by a universal shout of assent from the multitude. The trumpet blast la sound ed as a thrilling sequel to the loyal shouts. "God save tie King" Is played and sung. The Viceroy voices the pledges of Edward that he will rule as should a monarch who is ever watchful of the rights of those he rules. History has been made; all is ever, save for the re view ot troops that follows later In the day. and that closing scene when ancient Delhi, falling again under the enchant er's spell, becomes in the lambent atmos phere of the tropic night a vision of fairyland glorified by magnificent Illumin ations. VESSELS 5EI1 Another Hostile Move by the Allied Fleet Warships Enter the Harbor at Puerto Cabello and Land a Force of Marines. PUERTO CABELLO, Jan. 3. The blockading warships of the allied pow ers entered the inner harbor here yes terday unci seized every Venezuelan ves sel in the port. While this was In progress a large force of marines was temporarily landed on the wharf, but there was uo tiring The marines were withdrawn Inter, and the captured ves sels were takfen out of the harbor. The utmost excitement was aroused among the inhabitants of the city. The seizure was regarded as a beginning of hostilities, and wild rumors were cur rent that a bombardment was to follow. CRACKSMEN ROB ILLINOIS BANK OALESBI RG, I1L, Jan. 3 The First National Bank of Abingdon was robbed last night by five men, who blew open the bank vault with dynamite, secured 15,000 and made their' escape. They overpowered the watchman, bound and gagged him. He was found at 6 o'clock this morning, several hours after the robbers had made their escape. The job was evidently the work of expert cracksmen. TAFT TO WALT ANOTHER YEAR WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 3. Jus tice Shlras of the Supreme Court has been persuaded to defer his retirement for a year, in order to allow Governor Taf t, '.. who is :ta be- JUs successor, to remain a year longer In charge of the Philippines. The announcement of this change of plans was made today by a prominent business man of Manila, af ter a conference with Secretary . Root 1 M DOUBT MEETS DOUBT Tangle in the New City Charter Causes Discussion Arc Railway Franchises fa Per petoity Various Opinions on the Question. Speaking of that section Ih th new city charter which is feared' - by- nwny tawyerw -Ks" granting' tor the street railway companies irnn chlses in perpetuity, the citisenS quoted below are unanimous In their approval of The' Journal's no tion In calling attention to the dan ger. Some say the danger exists ! and others doubt, but one and all are united In expressing the belief that the matter cannot be too plainly put before the people be fore it la too late. In discussing the matter this mornlnc with a Journal man, Mr. 3. N. Teal ex-' pressed his opinion that a full and- fr Inquiry Into the subject should be had and he furthermore believes that the) Council should take action at once te as certain the exact position of the city in the premises. Mr. Teal said: " t "The teetioti' ufidT 'eatnnKn'a brfgln'v ally dratted by the committee on fran chises was as follows: 'ATl franchises or privileges heretofore granted by the city which are not In ao tttnl use or enjoyment or which the gran tees-. thereof have not in good faith com-, menced to exercise, are hereby declared : forfeited and of no validity unless said grantees or their assigns shall within six months after this charter takes effect in good faith commence the exercise or en joyment of such grant or franchise.' Its purpose Is so plain no explanation Is . necessary. Thereafter, Mr. Holman, as IV" now remember, called attention to the fact that franchises had been granted by Al blna, East Portland and Portland before consolidation, and to prevent any ques tion being rained as to their validity by reason of consolidation, offered th amendment which was made part of the, section and reads as follows: 'Nothing in this charter contained shall affect th validity of any. franchise, right, or privily ege in actual use or enjoyment hereto""' fore given or granted by any former or the present City of Portland, or by th City of East Portland, or by the City; of Alblna, and the same shall be and continue in force and effect as given or granted by said cities or either of them. After the board adjourned sine die, Mr Dunnlway, In the dally papers, called at tentlon to the fact that the clause under " scored would In effect be a perpetual grant of rights covered by franchise not ' having time limits fixed therein. Such a thought was so foreign to the purpos. of every member of the board," so repug nant to their thoughts on the subject, and) so contrary to the spirit of every line nd word In the charter lt did not seem to m possible any court would ever give this construction to this clause. Since then ; others have given the section thought and tlYere Is now a number of other good ' lawyers as well as Mr. Duntway who be lleve it Is fraught, with danger. This being so, there should be no hesitation, . If the board unwittingly made a mistake It should be corrected at once, partlcu ' larly so where no harm can result there from. The passage of Councilman Fie gel'a ordinance will cover this defect, if ' any there be. "Why should the city take a chance? I say without hesitation that If this question had. been suggested ten ' the charter board the clause under discus ' sion would not now be a part of the nfl! charter." MAYOR WILLIAMS. ! Mayor Williams says: "I must reserve ( the expression of opinion on the fran . rhtsH-imttter mrtil it has-been passed upon by the Council. I will say, however, that ' I cannot believe that lt was the lnten tion of tha framers of the original sec tion in the new charter to grant any per petual franchises, nor do I believe that a court of competent Jurisdiction would so construe It. Kven though the original BectLan..reu(L In a way to convey tha Ira- pression. the amending clause. If passed by the Council, would cure the defect." CITY AUDITOR DEVLIN. Ctt'y Auditor Devlin aid not care to x press his sentiments. He contented him self with merely Saying: There Is now" an ordinance pending, intended tocover the point "at" "issue, its object Is to re-, peal or amend the original ordinance lit the new charter, which It Is claimed Will .... grant perpetual franchises. This was re- ferred to the committee on Judiciary of the Council. The committee has referred this to the city attorney for an -opinion, which he has'not as yet submitted." R. W. Montague: "I never had any Idea that we were conferring any additional' , rights in fact,. J do not think we ars now. My Idea is that lt Is the duty of th City Council to pass Flegel's ordinance. It cannot do any harm, but it ran do much- good. I do not believe there la a man in Portland today who would hav the temerity to favor a perpetual fran- chlse. Regarding franchises in general, I am In ifavor of franchises ofa df finite duration only'' Y, " ;: :vVJ'-j:7v '"7i" H. W. Hogue: "U ''.was noi the Jntn , tlorr of the charter board to give any pr petual franchises. 'V do not believe any one. understands the clause referred to In that way. but Ithlnk It would be (Continued o Second PageT)T