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PORTLAND. - OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING.- MARCH 19. ieC5.-F0UR SECTIONS-53 PAGES.
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ITS THREE YEARS ALL 5
YEARS OF PROGRESS
It Has Helped th City't Better-
"menV Hat Bn a Good Crt-rJ
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- Th good accomplished by
"The Journal in Ha thrise years of
exlatenca has been phenonanaL
In tills period. It "has coma to fc
recognised 'aa one of the 'most
Influential papera on the Pacific
coast, and la a powerful factor
for ood. -It has wade'. Itself
felt In the. political social and -
moral, ' Ufa . of th community '
where it has been esubllahed. , e
and I unit .with all In wishing
The Journal continual proo- 4
perlty and usefulness. . , '
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' Three years ago The Griron Dally
. . Journal began Ita caraer.". from aaU
- 'beginnings it has grown to ft atatufa far
' beyond expectations. The three yeara
i, 'have bean yeara of- achievement and
progress, of a conetantly widening Held
- , ef effort snd f Increaaing conlldenca an
' . the part of tha public ' . -
'It la to tha people of Portland and lof
' ' Oregon that the success of The Journal
la chiefly due. They have gWen It thair
"support and they have appreciated and
7 sympathised- with Its alma. Buocesa
:, has come In generous measure. Not
mareljr the success that la estimated In
dollars and- cents, although even by this
' aundard tha paper ha a proapared to an
extraordinary degree and tha growth of
"" Its advertising and circulation have
, been phenomenal; for In thaaa .reapacta
"'" The Journal now challenges comparison
with. competitors that ha va been In tha
Held for a generation and more. But
Tha Journal's ambition le to be more
than a mare money-maker. ' It alma to
be a newapaer In tha beat sense ef tha
.'word, and to be a good citlsen of the
community In whloh It Uvea. Ita con-
Y stent effort has beea to. publtah all tha
. news fairly, accurately, fearlessly. In
terestingly; and It haa Bought -r all
times to do Its part in promoting tha
' general welfare, bettering -. eoclal and
political oondltiona and in upbuilding
the city and tba aute. It has been a eo-
- laberei'-with1 tha independent, pubtlo
spirited men and women , of tha com-
. munity,. and "ita aucoeasea ; nava been
theirs. Tha history of Tha Journal haa
therefore been In Urge part tha history
of tha growth and development of Port
'land and., ot Oregon during ; tha paat
,'thre yeara. .. ;- ;
Olrcnlaaiom aoOOO allr. ; I
Public approval of The Joumal a
policy haa been convincingly attested by
.the remarkable growth of Ita advertising
- and ita circulations. The number of ita
' aubacrtbers haa increased by leaps and
bounds. With only ,000 readers ln
v May, l0J,x Tha Journal' now .haa a
' week-day circulation of S,000, an In-
crea.se of nearly 700 per cent. It is
The Journal'a undlaputaUe ' claim that
' Its circulation In Portland and In Ore.
; gon is equal to. If- It does not exceed,
that of the Oregonlan.
Its advertising hss kept pace with
circulation, and The Journal la now re-
garded by business men as tha beat ad-
vertislng medium in tha atata. Tha
, largeat alngle advertialng contract aver
made with any newspaper on tha Pacific
coast waa placed1 with Tha Journal. Tha
number of Inches of advertising during
the year 1104 showed a gain of 131
per cent, as " compared with I90J, and.
the gain in 101 as compared with 101
t waa about 60 per cent. , .
ii- Growing . business has naoeaaiutad
constant improvement and enlargement
; of the paper's plsnt. The big four.
.; deck color press, made by B. Hoa aV Ca
' for The Journal, was InsUlled nearly
, two years sgo and constant additions
to the equipment hava been mads In tba
compoalng room, tha stereotyping room,
and other departments. These are but a
few. of the many Indices of. tba paper's
growth In popular favori ' H ;
, . ; i. t , ' uomm Awas-aiagmn
' During tha three years that The Jour-
ital has been In existence there has
- bean a notable awakening among tha
people of Portland to tha fact that pub
llo officiate are accountable to tba pub
' llo for their acta. ' Por many yeara tha
' taxpayers " had . been systen-atloally
'.robbed by mercenary : politicians, publlo
- buslnaas had been ahamefully neglected
. and publlo funds had .been stolen with
- -Impunity. . How far tneae impositions
: bad bean carried tha people did not know
- until Tha Journal mad publlo two yoara
ago tha results of the Investigation
- made by order of tha county board. Into
(Coatinuad ca 1 x .
,." How Martha! Oram dipoed of alg foicg iq th;Ukinf of;
- Mukden, pvtingltinmy, tt, the game time for Um envelopment
of Tie Pasf, gince aucceaafullr accomplished. The : photograph
:ehowg the wreck of a Ruaaian battery afte iu capture by the Jap-' 4
anege. 'Tha panel below ahowt the hand f renadea uaed with dead-"i
if effectat eloa. qimriV V"?-,;v ,''.. vvt 7. , :l
Jv. ,.A battle la reported racing 40 milea narth of Tie Paaa and the s
. Japanese are eaiil. to hatre gurrounded the remnants of the Ruaaian -
, 4; nny. whoa gunendermay. b
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ST. LOU IS
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Inlvary Lin ;of Material Walfra tha Matropolia of Missouri Haa
Y ' Advanced In an Amazing pegr Through Impetus Gained ' ('
r ;V;';"Vr"'by'otdaJanaV Purchase" Exposition. H. V -
Actual resulu of the Louisiana pur
chase exposition In , relation to realty
values and commercial business la 8t
Louts, as shown by figures secured by
Tha Journal from authoritative sources,
are aa follows: , ' . .' ' v
. Amount of building ; operations - last
month axoasd br $377,111. tba building
operations of February a year ago. -
Revenues now from business blocks
exceed by 10 ta to per cent tha revenues
from same property before the fair.
Renta higher now and more demand
f6r houses than before tha fair.
f Aaseaamant of real estate . this year
exceeds by l,7J4,T20 the assasemaat for
1104. - : ' " ; "'""-..:
- Net gain of $I.T12,o invested in mer
eantlle concerns In one year. -
Nat gala of-lt new factories,- with
capiul of ttl,tKl.oa'ia -one year.
One thousand' nine hundred milea of
new rail road a added last year to lines
In states. Intimately related to St. Louis,
A saw elght-atory ti.SOO.000 depart
ment store "this year. V- ' '
An Inorease ot 7,00o population since
January 1,.14. . ' . t .
Money appropriated by the city to
atart movement for- a elty bridge across
tba silaalaatppl river, r ; .
R.' A. -Baldwin ef Portland,: who 'baa
nst returned from a trip . to the east,
said:-' .."-'.,.,'-,.-..- '.....('..,
. "Batb St " Labis and Portland have
about the same temperament. They
ware up to a few years ago conserva
tive oonfmunftue.i with large wealth.
To compare Portland and St. Loals with
Chicago, end Buffalo would be no eom
parlaon at all, - St Louis has mads tha
expositions a means of permanent ad
vancement! and avoided tha least
shadow, of a slump following tha fair.
On the contrary,, everything keeps on
advancing there, -toe balldlnga -erected
for tba exyoetuoa year's- business are
fs'3, and taere is a strong demand for
Store. , Bents are higher than ever, and
maay new dwelllnga are' being erected.
Last month there were Issued lie per
mits - for new brick buildings, to eost
tl.lfts.Olt, and lit permits "for frame
buildings, to eost $1MS a gala ef
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$177.01 over tha building permits . Is
sued ta the 'same . month a year ago.
One owner of a large bunding told ma
his revenues were. 10 par cent higher
than' before the fair. ... . ,
"The great gain was from people of
tha eastern etatea who visited. tha Mis
sissippi valley and were pleased with
Its great agricultural resources and Its
business opportunities, and who "decided
to settle, there.. They went with, their
money and Invested In factories, mer
chandise, farms and city property, snd
became permanent clUseas. .
Ve hava tba batter proposition to
after the Investor and bomeseekar. Hare
are more resources and opportunities
than ean be found . la - sad about at
Louis. The people are coming, in vast
numbers. Everywhere I went they ware
talking of the Pacific northwest Not
only are people of the middle classes
coming here to look for homes. and busi
ness openings, but a great many people
wbo usually take tb summer trip . to
Kurope are eoming to roruano tnia year.
Por years they have- been telling them
selves they should sea their own coun
trythe moat beautiful part of which
lies west of the Rockies. ., This year
they ere going to do It - V .
- 'U do not believe tha people have airy
conception of Ovs number ef people wbo
are coming bare," he oo ncluded. "nor
what it means to' take oare - of' the
crowds. L think there will be a scarcity
of accommodations.". .. ,
MOUNT VESUVIUS l ' l'
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(Special blspatek by Lraeea Wire to TtM Joeraali
'.Naples, Marclill. Mount Vesuvius is
again In operatldn snd Is throwing oat
burning lavs, hot stones snd a blgb
column of smoke, while detonations are
being heard at long distances. The
eruption is attributed id aa earthquake
which was felt for to miles.' Many for-elt-ners.
Including great many Ameri
cans, hava been attracted by the phe
nomenon, but are unable to ' approach,
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Cry of Mayor Williams' Friends,
: and Aspiring Candidates for ;
; Y His Place Retire.'
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. Mayor Williams pathway" toward a
renomlnatlvn by . the Republican party
of this city has beea smoothed by the
practical - withdrawal - of - two reputed
candidates for the offices t City Auditor
Thomas ' C. Devlin,' mentioned repeat
edly aa a probable aspirant hss come
to the- conclusion that there era "too
many candidates In the field," and will
content himself with seeking a renoml
natlon to tha office which be now holds.
Councilman L. Zimmerman, of the
Sixth ward. Is another aspirant whoaa
withdrawal follows on tba heels of the
announcement that Mayor Wllllama pur
poses seeking another term. It Is stated
on good authority that while ho would
have been a candidate If Mayor Will
iams bad decided not to run, he will not
now be in the race. -
When Auditor Devlin was asked last
evening whether It were true that he
was no longer a candidate for mayor, he
replied guardedly: '
"I never was a candidate tbat.t know
of. I have bean talked of a good deal,
but I never declared myself a candi
date." .
"Then' you will not seek the Republi
can nomination for mayor?"
"It is hardly , possible that I will do
so." replied Mr, Devlin. "There ere too
many candidate to tba field si ready. .
"Then you wlQ probably; seek a re
nomination, if or aadltorT"
-I hardly know yet Probably I will
do so. . I bars not. fully made up my
.mind.' " ' p " ..
-Gossip says that Devlin and Zimmer
man will throw their Influence to Mayor
Williams,.' and .wm go what tber can
to secure his re nomination, .
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TODAY
Senator Bids Goodbye to President Secretaries Shaw and Taft
; Will ' Represent Roosevelt ' at Exposition Contract Is ;
Awarded for Lighting Government Building, , v r "y
'f (trasUsctae Boreas ef Tke JearaaL) -
' Washington, ' March IS. Senator Ful
ton will leave for " home Sunday. .He
called today to say good-bye to Presi
dent Roosevelt and to extend him a per
sonal. Invitation to attend the Lewis, snd
Clark exposltion,.openlng oa June LYTbe
president expressed great regret that
his plana would not permit him to be
present and said that be would try to be
represented by some member of his cab
inet possibly by Secretary Shaw.
Secretary Taft la arranging to visit
Portland ' the latter part ot June lust
prior to making a start from Ban Fran
cisco on, his trip to tne t-niiippinea. m
is to be accompanied . on hie trip Dy 10
mem bare of the senate, high ranking of
ficers of tha army, -the apeakar of the
bouse and several representatives, and
GRANQ. JURY MILL -
WILL SOON GRIND AGAIN
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Trancls J. Henef 1 Is expected to ar
rive In Portland about March IS. . He
left Washington last Monday, and waa
due In San Francisco yesterday. The
land frauds Investigation has1 not been
suspended during his absenoe. Thomas
B. Nauhausen, or the secret service, has
been pursuing ths government's Inquisi
tion Into the fraudulent land entries, and
a mass of evidence baa beea - seen red
which will doubtless be mid before tbe
federal grand Junrwhan it reconvenes
about April L -
The grand jury must complete its sa
bers by April 10. when the present term
of the federal court ends. . If the work
le not completed at that time a - saw
grand Jury must be Impaneled. It- la
believed, however, that 10 days will suf
fice for the presentation of such further
evldeaos as the government desires to
submit so that It will be unnecessary to
call for anotbar Jwy. A nam bar of new
Indictments era expected. -
Secret Servtoe A rent William' J. Burns
will probably reach Portland this pres
ent week. He did not leave Washington
with Mr. Heney, but remained In the
east to attend to Some details ef tbe
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It la expected that many tof the num
ber will go with Becretary Tart to fori
land and visit the exposition before sail
Ins. - '- , ,
. A contract' was today awarded Barnes.
Warden A Co of Portland for wiring
the government buildings for electrical
Ugbtlng-at-.i7.gst."1t Unexpected the
government building will be complete
early In April and that the exhibits at
St Louis will be shipped by the govern
meat board so aa to reach Portland by
the middle of April.
Clifford M. King of Ithica, N. T, Has
received', the appointment as , engineer
ing aid In tbe reclamation aervlce and
baa been assigned to duty In Idaho.
Mr. King had charge lest season of tbs
location of the "canal lines for the Dee
chutes Irrigation 4k Power company In
Oregon. - . " ' ' - -
SECRETARY HAY'S
w BREAKDOWN SERIOUS
(Special Mapatcb by Leased Wire ta Tbe Jearsal)
Washington. March is. The news
that Secretary' Hay's breakdown was of
a nature as to appear to be a practical
eollapas la New .York today waa - re
ceived with great regrst by bis friends
here. .-One of his secretaries said this
afternoon that news bad beea received
after the sailing of tbe Cedrlo that Sec
retary Hay'a condition waa Improving,
indicating that It waa a temporary and
not setioaa attack. It Is said bare, bow-
ever, ea good authority that. Secretary
Hay has bad Just a sen attacks la W'aan
Ingtoa recently. It Is not genorairy
known that Secretary . Hay has bean
visited by Dr. Osier of Baltimore. The
secretary's physician is Dr. P. M. Rlxey.
- Dr. . Rlxey. who baa been Secretary
Hay's physician while In Waabingtoa.
said tonight that Mr. Hay's so-oaliad
fain Una epeQ was probably due to ex
haustion . of the nervoua . centers. Mr.
Hay has bad almllar attacks while In
his office at-Washington, but lost con
sciousneea on norther oocs- an and was
ready for bis office, duts agsia tbe
following day, ,
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APRIL it
Japanese Predict That
They Will Hc!d Man-
churia Then. '
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RUSSIANS FIGHTING
THEIR WAY NORTH
Oyama in Hot Pursuit VlacU
ivostok. It Is Said, Is Ukely .
to Be Captured Shortly :
by the Japanese .
(Special Diapatea br lt Wtr to Tk Jtanal)'
London, starch It Beyond tba face
that a fierce battle is la progress1 above)
Tie pass and that tha Japaaegk are at-.
who,'' hotly pursued, 'era still flgbtlng
their way north, there Is but little news
of the War. . St. Patersburar haa received
nothing from tbe front for II hoars, to-
dl eating that tha wires .have been cut
by , tba Japanese . between Harbin sad
Tie pass. Tokio is shutting down! on alt
war news -whloh, forcea.tha belief that
Marahal Oyama haa another great mill-,
tary operation under way. . .
Chinese refugees at Harbin state thai
Jaaanaae hsiis asaaawsit taaU. thar WUr-
enter Harbin o April l and Vladivos
tok at the same time. T"hey accuse the
victors of barbarous cruelties. - It is
formally anaeuaeed that General Kuro
potkln, la a curt telegram to tbe oaar.
surrendered his command to General
Linavitcb," who took charge while tha
light was on. Kuropatkla reports that
a force of Cuachusea aas occupied Fact .
mens. .. . '
- It is reported from Chinese soorces)
that , the Japanese are engaging la aa
extensive - movement against Vladivos
tok, Intending .to strike the seaport at;
tne same -una iu iuiui .
Harbin. Refugees state that' tbe Jap
anese Does i wet may wiu nou ooia
Vladivostok and Harbin before aaotbaa
month has passed away. -',,'
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Information has reached them that the.
Japanese had eut tbe railroad In Line
vltch's rear. They admit that eommu-
aleatioa with tbe army has been eut on
for tbe last t$ hours.' A dispatch-,
dated at Chang Tue Fu, 40 milea north)
of Tie Pass at 4 o'clock Thursday af
treating la ' good order destroying tha
railroad as it progressed, bat that it
was constantly pressed by the Japanese
and that the rear gusrd action' waa eour
iinuous. .- im pau;a ' wnoiwMat.
"We believe that tbe Japanese are)
making a wide turning movement north!
aod will be reedy to fall upon aa when
we get out of the mountains surround
Inar Tie Pass aroma." -
Linevltch must make bis retreat along
a alngle road. If tbe Japanese succeed
la throwing a strong fores across Ms
line ef retreat it is recognised at St.
rciiivui huh um uiu ut.f in
to surrender. ,
Mobilisation of the new army, bis aU
ready begua In several provinces. Sevn '
eral divisions of the Imperial Onardal
hava alraadv received orders.
-A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph from Bt Peters burs; annoonees
.that an Internal loan ... of . 100,000. 004 .
roubles St S per cent interest has been)
arranged.. !.. - - -
A Berlin dispatch states that RosslasJ
officials quartered there are In a state
of consternation over a Parte dispatch
which ail e ires that Japaa baa entered
Into an arrangement with an American)
syndicate by wbloh. In return for a war
loan, - the Japanese agree to force Rus
sia to cede to Americana extensive seal
ing and fishing; rights la Siberia and
tbe Bering sea at tbe close of tba war.
At St Petersburg dispatch states that
rioting bad bean ' renewed in the Cau
casus and that the population la la a)
state of panto. '
General Kuropatkla is followed la big
fall by widespread English sympathy. ,
He is regarded as the scapegoat tor the '
sins of administrative Incapacity and .
ths open corruption of the governing
clique at St Petersburg snd tbs rash'
folly of the csar himself, but for whom
he, with an unimpaired . force, Would
hare awaited the Japanese attacX at
that- very Harbin upon which the Bus. .
siaa forces now are falling back, 4 Is-"
heartened and famishing.
As for " the future, English writer
forecaat a short sequel to the story of
Port Arthur snd Mukden la further ca
tastrophe at Harbin, Kerln snd Vlai -vestok.
unless meanwhile tba gre 1
ducat council spares. Russia a final v
taut raphe by prior aeosptanoe of tbe I.
evitable.
Tbe Times reminds Russians that, f
Bnglsnd's contest with America she I
tbe wisdom to know whan abe ,
beaten and eut her tosses before t
became rureoua, England did not t
In tbe long ran, Por would Rus u 1
critics suggest that tbe csar i
behind his hand a t!n ef s
Japan, but tbe I c or i
has Russia, to of "rt
be a poor brlhe sir
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