The Oregon daily journal., March 24, 1905, Page 4, Image 4

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THE OREGON DAILY
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C . JACKSON
Published every evening i except Sunday ) - and avery - Sunday - fawning - at
' ':.'-.''' ... ..- streets, Portland, Oregon.
v 1 1 ' ' ' JULES VERNE DEAD. - ",
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HARPIST A BOY in the land, and man toy be
"sides whose hair is, turning tray, but feels a per
sonaf pang in the news, that
Amiens that Julea Verne is dead.
Jules Verne was the wizard of .boyhood who took you
: Snto enchanted realms full of mystery that nobody un
. derstood but just you and he. There never was enough
" of the love story to spoil your pleasure in them. It
hardly 'seemed possible that a mere human being could
know all the amazing, thihgs that were everyday life to
Jules .Verne.' What, millions of
- . . . p I . ....
since juies vernc negan to, write ana nave biuiicu wh
reminiscent pleasure to hear their own boys excited over
the adventures of Phineas Fogg and The. Mysterious
: Island," ."The Journey to the Moon." "Ten Thousand
Leagues Under the and, all. the wonderful countries
,m which Verne "was Tsn expert guide. ,
j Some French writer tells very beautifully of the region
of childhood, that enchanted land in which all of us have
r lived' hardly knowing its delights
can never revisit. ;We can only stand
' looking that happy valley and watch
'but never, ncyer. again share in their harmless sports and
innocent pleasures. The privilege that is dented all the
-rest of the world belonged to Jules Verne, He lived in
' that .enchanted region of 'childhood and was onef the
gteat powers there and always a power for good.
. There is another picture of Julcs-Wrne, as an old man,
feeble, worn and tired, grinding-away under a merciless
long-term contract, at comparatively
ine the francs ,andpotm dsnind dor!
roubles of alf the world into the coffers of his publisher
': who built hi fortunes on his yearly announcement "two
new works by M. Verne." ..:, ,.',;.. v-y.-'-fr::'--' '
Now he has laid his pen aside for the last time, and,
- the old man who was always a boy has gone beyond the
i reach of publishers and contracts, to enjoy, swe hope,
the rest he has so well earned. : ----------
t i GOVERNOR DOUGLAS AND
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ASSAfcHUSfiTTS adheres to
? practice of electing a governor annually, hence
Governor Douglas, who won
i his victory as a Democrat last fall, will have to be elected
1 again next November if lie is to serve as governor more
i j than one yea r. Of course be will be renominated, and
5 t there appear fo bo3no'good reason why he should not
. win even mere easily this year than he did last, when
: i Massachusetts went overwhelmingly
h It Is plain What a great' many Republicans voted for
Douglas, and. it -seems to-be certain
; tion of thent-dfu because of his
spoken, intelligent and. Jtouvincing
' tion of tariff schedules. ;.Thist seems
thotigh the Republican candidates for congress, which
. makes tariff Lws,' were, elected, while as governor Doug
las has notugig dircxtly- tcnio with
.The Reputilican Qrganuation,cr,
"JltauJtrflXICrii
protection and persists in standing pat,
' tipon the-rnajscs of Republican voters to follow it along
- this line anyv Ion gea, and it would not be aurpriaiag it
' .t Massachuset("next,Veaf would force the nomination of
.tariff reform! Republicans like Eugene V. Foss, prelect
j--rr-.ome ' Denncrats to congress. - . , . i ---,, -'i'V.
-' The tariff, reform sentiment in Massachusetts and
v; .: t other New England states exists chiefly among manu
facturers, whputfree raw materials, and the work in g
'men. whose Interests are bound up with those of the
v .V i manufacturer But in the central and western portions
j . ; of the country , the -producers will hot stand for free raw
, Tnaterials unless 'dutjfs -in manufactures be greatly re
. duced. Manufacturers ; And producers have heretofore
' mostly stood, together for high protection, each trying to
" ' get the best of tha deal, but there are indications of a
' break away jn both sides, for many
: the game is not worth the candle.
' Governor Douglal cannot reform
election lasf fall was significant, a his re-election next
Jail wili M,"( a growing anTPstandpat sentiment.
LAN 3 THAT ESCAPE
A.
STRIKING INSTANCE of
terests have been neglected
those of corporations and syndicates by the ied-
era goernnlent and by some state
! of millions of acres of patented but untaxed lands. . Some
of the big railroad corporations have vast areas of lands,
rmuch of thers) vary valuable, upon which they pay, or for
years paid, n4 taje They "earned," or at least acquired
, '. these-lands in most cases many years ago, but they re-
fused to takeout or receive and record patents for them,
and so have, escaped taxation, while the. individual
- patentee almost invariably secures his patent and has it
recorded as soon1 as possible, and so is taxed on his little
piece of land. Congress has known of this species .of
rank injustice to the common taxpaying people for many
-years; the executive department of. the government has
.' ' known' it; staje legislatures and executives have known it,
i, land yet nothing has been done about it, at least in some
'v. large cases, j' ., ' L ' ' , "...
There are 'large areas of such lands in Oregon, lands
, '. which corpniatidns and syndicates own, to which they
; have the titrcs. and yet because they have refused to
make such titles a public record they have not been taxed
; ; on 'these lands. This is a manifest and grot's wrong, for
which there khould be a simple and sure remedy. The
: C government' grantees should be compelled to render
; their land legally taxable, and to pay taxes on them
-from the time when patents were obtained. J
t . It Is said that courts have held that such, lands, or other
.'lands that . become legally taxable but on which taxes
hsve betn thus withheld, may by legislation be made
; . liable for alljlie years when they should have been taxed
4 but nuld nt be or were not. A bill for this purpose
- passed the house at the last session of the legislature but
was chloroformed in the senate. The bill .was right in
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The market ehopper this week will
r delicious thlrga which the spring arpe
tlte calls fof. All ' the markets have!
large euppllSa of vegetables of . good
' i nuallty. There was a shortage In the
, earlr pert tt the week on acenunt of
the hlorkade f the railway lines la Cal
ifornia by th lata storm.;
r.-t Oregon gardens in) Just beginning to
.. do bualnee and a few emall-slaed hesda
t r csulinowr( were received by a Third
: ' etrert market this week. They were
oia jii mcnota a heed..
Mould lo Inland n.nnil fmm C4.IU
V frnh Is now unite plenttfol. and prices
, ae sot ae ugn. JTU-st-cUsa asnaragus
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PUBLISHED BY JOURNAL PUBLISHING CO.
T OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND r
principle. The
lands..Thui is
compel tne next
comes today from
seems' to be a good idea. , ' i " ; i
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' v REACH OUT FOR TRADE.'
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ORTLAND
rfoectatdr
Clearwater
boys have; grown up
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were will be-
then, but which we
on the hills over-
the business fields
If the railways
the little inhabitants.
this issue arose,
would echo over
trifling pay, pour
rk nil Railroads are
that country is a
THE TARIFF.
the old but absurd
national fame by
MUST
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AILROAD
presage
' surveyed
for Roosevelt
only experimental:
that a large -propor-J
firm, decided, out
demand for a reduc
of these sorts of
to be the fact al
ing the past few
But the time is
rsilroads will be
the tariff.
machine, in Massa
and Washington
itirks la. hiffk
but It cannot rely
road construction
very much longer
T.Ofegon js fillinf
arc perceiving that'
,
between Athena
the tariff but his
Electric roads
TAxXtIONT"1:
filling, but they
how the people's in
and sacrificed to
greatly promote
governments is that
no retraction to
position, especially
plans of the bridge.
city. It is presumed
oughly, and nothing
not performing
should be satisfactory to the taxpayers. -
. Mr. Wsnzer has
employes of his
is positively retreshing and eneoaragmg. ,
may be obtained at the markets at ItM
cents a pound; some sell at 10 cents a
pound. ;
Most of the markets show boxes of
oranges that contain but 2ft specimens
of very large and choice fnitt, which
they are selling at 71 cents. ' This Is
Amawkal ftt I as-K eaes f Via thai feseatft aak sft M
ho,.h, thM. .k. . .t
-MiuiisJiiaMj.Httir package xf ehole stock: are will
log to pay the sllabt difference. In
California oranges have of lata been
showing an advance In price and this
market, wUt soon, follow., -
There waa a scarcity of good bananas
for over a week, but the arrival of sev
eral cars on Wednesday saved the mar-
aet rrom a famine. Irlce range around
2 cents a doecft. . . . .
Spring lambs are Seen in" most of tlie
market. . but supplies - ere yet-small.
They are selling at It for fore quarters
and $V IS for hind duarters. '
, ; Uood, pork wag scares ail .week, aad
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OREGON
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JOURNAL
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Fifth and Yamhill
state ought to" get back taxes on those
only a "square deal." ''"V
TOE
It is also suggested that the' initiative be employed to
legislature to pass a law oi inis-Kinu.- -
cannot afford to remain a passive
of the railwav struggle begun in the
basin of Idaho. Because the two sys
terns involved are merely semi-public institutions before
the law, responsible for and independent in. all construc
tion work, does not alter the influence their operations
have upon the destinies of cities and districts, snouia
the Northern Pacific win, Portland and Oregon's corn-
deprived of a tributary 'region given by
nature. If the Oregon Railway fit Navigation company
establishes its branches there, the. territory its .system
commands by right of prior construction", the basin of
the Columbia which nature' intended Should find jnarket
down .the royal water course, will be preserved intact as
this port-
were under government control and
the howl of Oregon at discrimination
the state. Oregon would rise in full
strength, demanding recognition of its rights, and giving
every possible encouragement to the completion of the
O. R. & N. branch. Because the same results are under
control of a railway, business interests seem to believe
their responsibility ceases, and they are required to re
main inert. ''" ; ,
creatures .of the country they itnr
unit in aggressive exercise oi us powers.
The Northern Pacific would never have been permitted
to detour across. country ahead of the O, R. & N4 which
had the natural, logical and short route up the Snake, if
Oregon had been alive lo jtsrights and interests. So at
the present time, the movement of theO. R. '& N. to re
establish itself in the Qearwater will be pressed inex
orably if the people will back the movement. If they do
not, there may be results as disastrous as when the
Northern Pacific was permitted to build there first, and
to hold thrs trade'for many years under one of those
amicable arrangements made thousanda of miles from
the scene of work and with little concern for the perma;
nent interests of the people most affected. : , .
HAVE MORE RAILROADS.
SURVEYS do not always surely
quickly succeeding railroads along the
routes. Sometimes the surveys are
sometimes they arc intended to de
ceive the real purpose of those making them; sometimes
they are a bluff. "We have seen a considerable number
surveys in this part of the country dur
years:
nearly at hand when in several cases
built along routes already surveyed or
now being surveyed. Various parts of Oregon. Idaho
are developing so, orAte-.sow-ao-weil
Known lO DC UKClluis VI uui WTtivyiuiui, mat .ail-.
in a number of instances cannot be
deferred.
Bp with people.- Not wily so, but her
people have wakened up as they never did before
Great sections of, Oregon without means of transporta
tion cannot be bottled up by the dog-in-the-manger pol
icy of New; York railroad magnates and manipulators
much longer. ' '., , , ' . :
One road will be to Tillamook. It is an old, well-worn
story, but it must come true.. Another will be over to
Coos bay. That magnificent region must have a land
ward outlet. - The Coryallia & Eastern will in time be ex
tended.' So must the Columbia Southern. " A suryey has
been made from Pendleton to Heppner and thence to
the Morrow coanty coal beds.1 Another survey is be
ing made by another route. Surveyors are also working
in Umatilla couqty and Wallowa
county. And there are other railroad projects that be
sides these mentioned, must before many years ma
terialiati - ' ' ' ' i i . . .
will also be built, especially in the Wil
lamettc Valley, connecting all its principal towns. There
will be a goodtleal of talk first, and some backing and
will come, must come. Oregon is de
veloping sufficiently to sustain them, and they will
Oregon s development , .
A GRATIFYING CHAN GEr-
HE JOURNAL criticised " City Engineer Wanser
for appointing ex-City .Engineer Elliott as super
intendent of the Morrison street bridge, and has
make on that score, for a man with El
liott's official record should not have been given such a
when it was through his laches that
the city was overcharged for alterations in the original
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But m other respects there is evidence in sight that
Engineer Wanzer is dojng a very valuable work for the
that be understands his duties thor
has appeared to indicate that he is
them thoroughly and in a manner that
materially reduced the number of the
office, and its expense,, without appar
ently decreasing the cficiency of its work. He has pro
tected the city from entering into several hold-up sewer
or other improvement- contracts, and has attempted to
.save the city from paying for lights that were out. In
these' respects he' has already earned his salary several
times over, besides attending well, presumably) to his
ordinary routine duties. 1 ; . .; J
Of course all this Is only what a city engineer should
do. . It is his business to serve and protect the. people of
the city in every way possible within the scope of his of
ficial duties; but the contrast between his record so fsr,
with the exception mentioned, and that of his predeces
sor, and with that of some other city officials in the past.
only eastern stock waa to be obtained
In most of tha markets.. The prospects
are better now. . . ; .
Vest of good quality has been scarce
for somo days, but arrlvala are larger.
' Tomatoes are soaroa, but tho receipts
rrom Florida promise to show an in
crease soon. California stock Is sell
ing at to cents a pound. , . ,
The closing of the open season for
salmon on the Columbia has left the
fresh fish auppllea nominal. -Cold, stor
age salmon sella at-II cents a pound,
while the fresh article is I cents higher.
Oregon green onions are again In the
market; the stores generally sell three
bunches for, I cents. .
Bell pepper, sit the way from Flor
ida, are on the market They sell at
I -ewnta -eefihi"
The egg market la beginning to stlff-n
up end most of the . dealers have ad
vanced the price I cents a dosea. , ,
DAILY 'JOURNALS PORTLAND. FRIDAY
Small Ckange
afareonl'a next Invention may be wtre-
lea iou to bis wl.
'ale the dredsa Chinook, and good rid'
danca to a whlt elephant. .
- The ravolutlon among tho Danghters
ot the KvoluUon nevar enda.
The eaar la like a small bey who la
sick sim won t uxa medicine. ....
Bomelime ho who flahts and sets
away, runsa far as ha can nest day.
After all. It la oulta probahla that
castro la oelng groaaly Impoaod upon.
Work on tha Jetty and eanal next Sum
ner will bo another big reaaon for Ore
gon to rejoice. - ,
Couldn't Morales manaaa to follow the
example of foxy Simon bam, erstwhile
president of Haytl. : .
' The praaaure for mora' transportation
facilities will become Irresistible, before
long. Kp pushing.
Of course we ean't "clean up to the
extent of stopping the Immense amount
of improvement going on., - ,
The dova of peace fllta around over 8L
Petersburg at intervale,' but la in eon-
Biaeranie. aouot aooui aiigaung. -
The secretary of state is HI and not In
a humor to respond pleaaanuy if people
acroaa the pond aalute nun with Ha.7,
therer ... v... .. v. . .
Rosala wants peace, providing aba can
name moat of the Important termeATo
sucn a proposition japan la not likely to
return any reply.
Mr. Heney has been talking consider
ably more. It might be appropriate for
him toreserve his talk about the pending
of tne court ana Jury,
The United States senate has left
Santo Domingo In a sorry plight, with no
recourse but the usual one of a revolu
tlon though that won't pay any debts.
Professors Bull and Boaa are touring
Minnesota, preaching the gospel of good
seed-corn. This may be ail right, but
their names look as if they should be
long to the animal industry department.
Still, more corn makes more and better
bosses and bulla.
A New Jersey justice or the peace
fined two women who talked back to htm
tie each on the . ground that their
tongues were concealed weapons. . This
recondite ratiocination la worthy of the
Unltid States supreme court- This Jus
tice should, be elevated to a higher
sphere. ,
A few days ago tha birth of a baby
over on Puget sound that weighed 17
pounds waa reported, and now cornea
Chehalla Deny weighing a tnne over is
pounds. They must be -Intending to
come and show themselves at the Lewis
and Clark fair. Can't Oregon match
these. Washington state babies? Want
ed, an Oregon baby weighing over II
pounds at blrtn. - . ' j
-The limit of the law ought to be be
stowed upon the picture rustlers who In
trade themselves, into houses whean
r mains there, and annoy and even in'
tlmtdate women with their persistent
solicitations. They are aggravated nui
Minces that should have extended exer
cise on the rockpile, and It would be a
pleasure to report their sertoaa dtneem
flture at the hands of some Indignant
housewife armed wtth a vessel ot hot
water, a club, or even a gun. f , v ...
Oregon
- Oregon la herself again. .7
Wateh Oregon devolop-aad help. "
Loggers and minera feeling batter.
Help eeerce la and around Cervallla.
TinasBook haa a temperance drinks
saloon. . ,
tains prices good.
The Antelope Herald demands that the
town' pump be mended.
Prospective railroad builders are
rustling la lively fashion In Umatilla
county.
King's vaTIeyeorreftponaenoa of Cor
vsills TiBvaa: Ooat -shearers and nurses
are In demand.
Fifty cents each for catching Rogue
river salmon this summer. Big money
for experienced or lucky fishermen.
1 hi.
Steelhoad salmon, salmon trout and
brook trout are very -plentiful In-the
streams of Douglas county near , the
coast
H. A. Chops rd is hauling In his sum
mer's supply cf etovewood. -Uaael Bend
Correspondent Tillamook Herald. He,
could get in a auppiy or wooo, eariy Be
cause he could chophara.
While playing solo a Corvallls man
dropped a roll-of bills amounting t
IZSO, which a bystander picked up un
noticed, but when the careless capitalist
searched for them the next day the
finder returned them, and waa rewarded
with 120 for his honesty. . ..
Hasel Bend Correspondent of Tilla
mook Herald: The Joka was on air.
Robinson Sunday but wc fear be failed
to appreciate It when the team he was
driving balked right In the middle cf old
Nestuoca. and stood there 'for an hour
and a half wl'th Mr. Robinson stranded
high and dry in the buggy, but unable
to reach the dry land from either way. j
L E. Damewood, of tne county, who
last year, while unarmed, drove off a
large cougar that was Just In the act
of springing upon his little boy as he
was going to school, last week killed
eougur-seven rbet. long and weighing
110 .pounds, that is supposed 10 have
killed many sheep, and may be the same
one that, came near-feasting on the boy.
A Rums man has a spotted pony, still
sound and active, that has been owned
In the same family since 1171, and that
carried hia master, Captain Kelley, dur
ing the Modoc war that year. The pony
has often done valiant service on hunt'
Ing and other trips, arid- his owner would
not take 11.000 for him, though he must
be nearly 40 years old, according .to the
story told by the Burns Tlmec-Uerald.
Astoria Budget: Trouble Is said to
be breeding among tha trapowners In
Baker's hay and the ginncttera. who
drift in that part of the river, because
of the announced Intention of the gov
ernment to lease seining rights on Sand
island. The assertion la made that the
wse or large seines on the shores of
the- island will greatly Interfere with
drifting and will -1ko shut off many of
inn irapa ra mat tncy will, be practl
r-all ,,alaa.
tally useless. . '
EVENING. MARCH i, KZZ.
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LEAGUE COi'lVEfiTIOi
Succeis Qf Meeting Far Exceeds
Most Sanguine Hopes pf
Ardent Promoters. '
WIT AfJ D ORATORY RULE
v THROUGHOUT SESSION
Noted Speakers From Oyer A!
the State Discuss Problems
for Oregon's Betterment
(Seeds! Dispatch te Tks tarsal ;
Balem. March It After having
formed a permanent organisation, the
Willamette Valley Development league
convention closed last ' night - with an
elaborate -banquet at the Willamette
hoteL .t ' v r . 1 ,
This was tha first meeting of this
kind ever held here snd Its success far
exceeded tha most sanguine hopes of
Its ardent promoters. .Attendance . waa
all that could be desired, the speeches
were of a high order and to the point
while ' the discussions were "thorough
and beneflclat ;"- - . " '
A permanent organisation was formed
to promote and encourage the. proper
aeveiopmeni or every resource uu in
dustry in the Willamette valley.
The officers elected to serve during
the ensuing year were:, Col. E. Hofer
of Salem, president; Walter Lyons of
Independence, secretary, and Hon. Wal
ter It.. Tooae of Woodburn. treasurer.
A standing committee on railroads waa
appointed, -consisting of I 11. Bingham
of Lane countr. B.
F. Jones or Lincoln,
J. O.0nouei' nf Polk. Fred Veal of LI 11 ti
and J. Q. Graham of Marlon. A commit
tee to draw up a constitution and -by
laws was alao appointed; consisting of
Frank Davey of Balem. J. C Hayter of
Dallas. Fred; P. Nutting of Albany, K.
W. Haines of Forest Orove and O. A.
Hurley of Independence.
. ' Work OutUBSd.
A geenral committee, oh resolutions,
consisting of one member, from each
delegation present prepared and sub
mitted a set of resolutions which were
adopted, after some discussion, by the
committee. These resolutions outline
In a msnner the. work of the league for
the next year.
vvnen - ine convention was ursi
planned it waS to have been held in the
city halt but as it grew, this room was
round to be too small, -and the meeting
was called to order yesterday morning
in tha armory. This room proved to
be unsuitable, ao the convention ad
Journed at II o'clock and reconvened at
p. m. In the Grand opera house, where
the evening session was also held.
The first number on the program for
the afternoon waa the discussion of
Telephones AS. a- Means of Develop
ment" by Hon. J. C Cooper of Mc
Mlnnvilla. After discussing the' Im
porta nee of the telephone, and the rela
tlona between the Bell company and the
Independent systems, he went on to
notej.tfesprogresa made, andsal4,.Jj.
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."In the thickly settled farming com
munlties In the middle states of the
west," farmers' lines have become almost
universal. In many localities the barbed
ire fence la used aa a means of trans
mission. The growth of independent
lines in the Willamette valley, while
still more recent, la more rapid. In
reality It may be considered at high
tide, for. almost daily new companies
are reported and new lines are. -being
put up.
"Our telephone system should be
made a part cf cur country road sys
tern. Let the county court and the road
supervisors establish and maintain the
lines on the nubile roads in the same
manner aa the roads are eatabUStiaand
maintained.'
At tha cloee of his address some time
was spent In the discussion of this
question, and particularly the phase of
It relating to the entrance of the in.
dependent country lines rnto the cities.
Among those taking a prominent part In
this discussion were Hon. E. T. Judd
nf Turrr--. H-e I - r-"- r nr--"--ii
P. 8. Brown, owner of the Bllverton
Telephone exchange; Ri f. Jones-, of
Lincoln cougty and Judge J. H. Scott
of Balem. -
Oregon Water-rowers.
W. M. Kllllnarsworth of Portland
the next speaker, and a Is subject was
"The Development of Oregon Water
Powers."- Ho advocated the state own
erstitp and control of all water-power laA
tne state forever.
O. A. West rate of Albany next fol
lowed with "Wheat as the Stspls of
western Oregon.
If Oregon la to reach a high state
cf development" said he, "it must be
by means of her wheat fields and along
agricultural lines.1
He deplored the fact that tha yield of
wheat was undoubtedly deteriorating to
an alarming extent and advocated rota
tion la crops as a remedy for the evil.
: Wtaa laglag Cheers. '
Tha man who completely won tha
heart ot his audience from the start and
brought ringing eheera and crlea of ap
proval from every part of the house was
Representative I. H. Bingham of Cottage
Orove. Hia subject waa . "Transporta
tion and Ou r Manufactures,"- and - he
waded Into bis aubject in a manner that
boded no good for the- Southern Pacific
Railroad company
He said that the Question of transpor
tation and or our manufactures were vi
tally connected. Factoiiea could not ex
ist without the railroads, and the rail
roads could not thrive without the fac
tories.
The lumber Industry la the principal
industry of my county," he said. "There
is more standing timber In Lane county
than in any othes county In the world.
ThlstVtst industry has not been devel
oped as It should, and Its proper devel
pment demands much better transpor
tation acuities." For the present state
affairs he held the managera of the
Southern Pacifla company responsible.
He recited all that the state haa done
In the way of land grants for the South
ern PaciAa company, and asked what It
hss done In return for It all. "I want
roads we need roads we hsd to have
roads, and now that we have them, they
hair, nu ' " - .
"Necessity of Trolley Lines in Wil
lamette Valley" waa the subject 'of a
paper read by O. A. Hurley of Inde
pendence He endeavored to show that
"the trolley line Is the salvation of this
state. ......
-' The afternoon session was brought to
a" close with an eloquent address by
Hon. Walter L. Toose of Woodburn on
the subject of "Influence TJpon Our De
velopment, of a Proper Exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark Fair." He aald In part:
"The limit of Influence upon our de
velopment, of a proper exhibit at the
coming exposition, 1 wilt be measured
largely by the capability of our people
to advertise the developed and un
developed reeourcea of the state to the
thousanda tf eastern homeseekers who
will come td the Pacific ttiul with the
Intention to permanently Incut ft, here;
"Washlngton for 20 years hss led us
in the race for the best blond, brains
Xand capital represented by a continuous jj
flow cf sturdy homeseekers westward,
Idaho, handicapped by tremendous a.e
advantagea aa - compared with Oregon
haa been steadily forging, to the front.
Tbeae states realise the advantage
advertising. . , 1 1
"California and Washington arc alive
to the present possibilities snd every
new-comer to the coast will be flooded
with advertising mattes and given the
guut nana 01 nospitmllty Dy these peer
less advertisers. At the fair their
crowning efforts will be made. - Frulta
and wines fit for the gods will be die
pnnsed with a boundless prodigality re
gardless cf tha . cost Their exhibits
will be striking, beautiful and ao ar
ranged aa to engage ana hold attention.
To advertise aa ws should, snd must
to attain tho highest success for our
great state, we must place eur beat tal
ent in cnarge or state and county ex
nioiia. .,
' . Bveaiag
' At the evening session, which : Con
vened at 7:10 o'clock, three addresses
were delivered. Mayor F. W. Waters
of Salem spoke en "Development of Ou
Cities." and President Campbell of the
University of Oregon handled the sub
ject of "Higher Education aa a Factor
in the Development of Oregon." Judge
Johrt H.8cott next followed with "Good
Roads and Developers," He spoke
part: , , . .
"Better schools attract better people.
Better roads make . possible better
schools. The schoolmaster and good'
roads go hand in band for tha develop
ment of-, every community.. : For- the
good of our young people, wc need more
and better-social activities throughout
our countrydistricts. - This cap only
do msqe possiDie oy improvea romas.
The bad condition or Pur roads arc
great Impediment to business. ' India
and Russia arc principal competitors In
wheat; France- In prunes. la ' these
countries the governments have con
structed good road a, and tha producers
are abls to cheaply place their 1 goods
upon the market
Thia being the concluding number on
the program, the convention adjourned
to the Willamette hotel, where a sump
tuous banquet had been prepared by the
Salem Commercial club for their guests.
l FraMf-TIn vsr waS -thToaStmaster.
Those who responded were rresiaent 1:
L. CamnbeU. John F. Carroll, w. JS. CO
man. Alex. La Follet, Haasard, August
Huckenstetn, B. F. Jones. E. W. Haines,
Walter Lyons. W. L. Toose and F. O,
Derkebach.
While at the banquet a reaoiotion was
Introduced by Walter Lyons and adopted
by the delegates, asking ion nicnara
on to exnlaln Tvur wny tne ouw vm
eelonment league had been called off
and asking that It be held yet
AT THE THEATRES.
Thelma at Columbia. ;
Tha week at "Thelma" st the Oolowble
crawlac te a elaee, me dteplte im storm ef
the past few eTenlnas, hardly a seat has sees
vaceat for a rtasle serformaaee. Ot earn,
the play Impnme as tha week sees e eas
the' company becomes more letter set feet a 00
rami Her with the slreatkms. Matinees teeter.
' saS Man oaf. . .Tea wrse ssuarj win
opeaed, for ladies and eoUdtres st tne a
Isees. .
Seata Now Selling.' -
A rare treat la sremlsed eur theaUwaaeri
seirMoneay ifs.t st the atarqaam Grand the
atre, the mach heraMee Marry neneiora aay
lot been secared to appear la bis latest soceeea.
'Otir-Hew Mae,'--This ts uwr roens
who la the peat three' years has aprnog Into
the front ranks ef our' wastry's leading eom
edlana. Everywhere he has been arreted with
neb laudatory press nntiees ss ts well also
aeumlsb tbeae laterested On aXIalra theatrical.
orate ere saw eetuasj. r .. V: 7 : -
:. Pollard Sale Tomorrow.
One 'ef the meat theteecb aeeeaases seared la
wasters America but etaaoa waa that of Pol
lard's Ullipettaa Opera eoamaiuv which U la
the Unite States en e tolr rlalt aas which
ill be. seen st the atarqaam Grand theatre
for two weeks becuwHic neat Tn aider. The
following repertoire will ae doubt aire the
Mat seoaral aatlafaetb: Tuesday. Wednesday
aad'Taarada slahta. "The IKIU) ef Ifew York
Friday and. Batareay aianta. "The uewaa;-
Satardaa aiatloaa. "Plaafoea." - Popular srlees
will srevall Is the erealas: earn I a pneee at
the matinee. The adraaca sale will open tsemr.
1, . '.1. .t.
"'A' Tear and Smiles.
There Is s treat chases far the lovers of
melodrsma sll this week at the Empire theatre.
where "The Manashlnars naantee" as
played, gram the time tha flrat set ' com-
a 4nll saoamat. The play to full ef pathos and
roasedr taars are lotermtncled with laafhter,
nereral amain aae eanciog seeeiaiuea are in
troduced, which, by the way, are soeo. - IM
regular auttaee will be 1ea toaurrow.
The Grand Theatre.
la Ted B. Box. the soeUasoas at the Oraod
this week dlaeeeer smneuiac sew te laefb at.
paraonataM that ts pseNlrely eellcstral. AU
ef seat week James Keaae wlU sppear at the
Grand la bis aiatrbleaa sbrlegemest ef "Dr,
Jekyll sad Mr. Hyde."
;, Fun at the Baker.
The pennle parked the Baker this week at
erery sartormsDoa a ad laagbad sad enjoyed the
sin. The Die acts atw ura. ivea sne
nter, eomedy sketeb; the foor Aabtona, eaat-
las ezneru: ' the AeMie Blateri. aoabrettea
Men aod llart. eemedyr tae seawaras, sketch:
the Billots, harptsu. .
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: ' The Star's Big Acts.
Frost ni sad Bamold'e doss are seta that
have established thla week's blU st the Star
theatre in the public favor. . Kroalal Is S
leal aenlua. Barnnld's ooaa are the flrat
to rival the professional comedy ketch team
by- playing a carersuy" reeeaiae one set
farce.
At the Lyric '
The Iir1e la catching the erewd this week.
The Sabway .of haw fork'! Is Just what
the po bile wanted, and the - ujnn stock
making the heat et.it ;
BELVEDERE HOTEL .
WILL BE ENLARGED
Plans calling for the expenditure of
between 16.0and 130.000 are being
prepared by a local architect for the
proprietors of the Belvedere hotel. The
remodeled place will have large plate
glass "windows extending 110 feet A
new dining room, the Isrgest In the city,
will be bnllt st the corner cf Alder and
Fourth streets, new rooms added, and
m kmnu frtuntflln , -n( I n ,mmm! R...
sand dollars, will be placed In the center.
Bedrooms, a large writing room and
reception room- for women will be
added. ' The, alterations will be made
as soon ss the plans are completed and
wfll be finished In time for the Lewis
snd Clark fair. ' - ,
LOT . SmiAJg OTTO. '
Bessie Baumgarte hss secured' an In
junction order from the circuit, court
restraining her husband, William Baum
garte, rrom going to her house. The
order was granted on the ground thst
Bsumgarta haa been in the habit of
striking his . wife! and otherwise mis
treating her. She seeks a divorce
! yrmxmwraa xoratv. A
Frank W.1 Fen ton and W. B. Link will
erect a two-atory brick and atone hotel
building nr-McMtnnvillc, to cosr sbnut
0,000, The plans are nearly comnleted
by Architect C. C. Robbina. and con
tracts wiu be let In April.- - ,
iiiijilliI b TLdil;
lucky r,u:.:cEi
But Mr. and Mr$. Ef finger Had
' Some Genius, Too, to -;-'
".Get Rich. ':; '
MOVED TWELVE TIMES '
IN JUST FOUR YEARS
Building House Planned for
Comfort Was Really What
Made Comfortable Fortune
To his wife's genius for architecture.'
his own shrewdness In real estate in-
vestmepts. and the number IS. R. Pat- ',
terson Ufflnger owes a fortune of 140.- .
00 and a beautiful home Into which he - ,
haa Juat moved, on Mellnda avenue. lie V
began with a capital of f600 four years
ago. since which date he has been con-
tlnually building homes, moving Into '
them, and moving out again. He has ,
moved. 13 times, and among his frtonds '.
it has become a, maxim that . 'If you .
want to aell a house get JSfflnger to
live in It-' . '' ';v
During- his real estate career he haa-
kept, steadily at his workia bookkeeper
in the offlce of Downing, Hopkins
Co., a lock brokers. In the Chamber of t
Commerce. , The real estate transactions - -have
been a side issue.
it has been a mixture of luck and
the talent my wife- haa for planning .
comfortable houses." said Mr. Kf finger.. .
I never take av deed unless H is on the '
13th of the month, or on Friday, snd ',
when I can catch these dales together;
for a deal It la a cinch.1
.trteeirhas ever been6Ts lucky aum-
bar. With ticket No.' 13 he won an
automobile.1 The' birthday anniversary '
of hia eldest child ia celobrated on the .
13th. When four years ago he began-
the remarkable series of attempta to
build a borne for himself he - invested -his
ftOO capital February 13 In a lot
In block IS, couchi addition. 'The price .
of the lot waa 11.300. It waa by mere .
chance that the number at first became
significant In hia affairs. Now It la
with premeditation that he courts the
baker's dosan, . ' ' .
His first house was planned by hia
wife, and built under her careful super-
vision. It was said aha could have told -,
the number ef nails that were driven -
Into It so constant waa her attention to
the details ot the work. " They - had '.
lived In thla houae but a few weeks
when they sold It at a profit of 12,000. -Mr.
Efflngers next venture was a hand- ' -aoma
residence at tha head of Lovejoy
street, which In a few montha he sold
to W. J. Van. Scuyver for 116,000. From
that time building and moving became'
his only, pastime when not engaged at
the brokers of floe -and - y al ways " the
number It was considered by him.--He
cheerfully admits that 'the purchasers,
of his houses considered the innumer
able little- conveniences and the home
like, restful atyle that Mrs. KfOnger al
ways managed to incorporate Into .tho
construction of the houses.
About 363,000 ia now being expended
on a- bench of the-hltl-at- the head -op
Johnson "and -Kearney-street-gar a - rc-
suit ' of hia moat recent deal In real
eatate, which he says will be hia last.
He purchssed about two acres from the -King
estate, with a view to erecting
for himself a permanent home. - inside
cf 3S days be bad sold lots out of it,
and several fine homes were begun.. He
irved a lot In tha -center, where he. .
has erected, a 1 -room frame." house. .
planned by Mrs.- Bfflnger, and costing -
110.000. " P. M. Warren. Jr., has built
a tf,600 house, K. B. Wright hss erected -'
realdence coating about 17,000. C. K.
Warrens hsa built -a heme at a eost of
$6,000, Dr. M. Kirk pa Uick has erected r
an sight-room residence coating $(,600,
It C. Cardwett IS building a nine-room
house costing 13.000 at the bead ' of "-
Kearney street and adjoining hia lot
W. H. Qrlndstaff Is building aa eight-
room house that will cost about $7,000.
Winding streets, lawns and terraces
are being graded, sewers, city water, gas
and electricity arc being put In, and '
the hillside that last Summer was
lYf rH 1 i""11 iiHrKnah mmd aaJU i
flowers la being transformed Into tha
alta of some of the prettiest dwellings -In
the city. Tho view from each house .
Is unobstructed by the others, and from
their verandas are Been the Willamette,"",
the Columbia and all the snow-capped
moan tains. . ;' , .
FRIGHTFUL-FALUOt
A DRUNKEN MAN
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J. Carver, Fair Workman,
- Drops In Grand Hotel
Elevator Shaft.
M.
Falling down an elevator shaft at tha '
New Grand. Central hotel. Third and
Flanders streets, at 1:30 o'ctock this
morning, M, J. Carver, a workman em
ployed at the fair grounds, struck on hid
head snd fractured hia skull. He was
taken to Good Saunaiitan hospital, where .
It la aald his Injuries will probably result
fatally.
-"Carver had been staying her shout a
week." said C & Fields, the manager of
the hotel. - He drank a great deal during
tha evening, and was Intoxicated when
he received hie Injuries. Ha came Into
the hotel late. 2 understand, and entered':
the elevator with one or two other per
sons. .' i
The others got out on the second
Ooor.j snd the bellboy, EL P. Norton, '
showed them to their room. J It la prob- -
able that Carver, who waa left sitting In
the elevator, as his room was on the
fourth floor, either tampered wtth r the
machinery or the cage moved upward
trifle and ha tried to atop it, with the
result that Its speed was accelerated '
The boy tells me that he was. goner
from the elevator only a short time.
When he returned Carver, had stepped
out of the cage and was trying to hold
the elevator down as It moved upward
very alowly. Norton ahouted to him to
let go. A few seconds afterward Carver
lost his balanon and felt bead-foremost -down
the shaft a distance of sbout Si
feet.' .."" : : . t :'W. .,:..-..;
aa man I 1 isii 1 1 1 111
oxts tAJgAaza.
Damages' In - the sum ef $I5 were
warded Fred Basmussen. by Justice
Reid yesterday at the conclusion of a
suit against fair bank a Morse Ce. It
waa charged that the defendaats had re
moved a gasoline engine, from Rasmus
en's perm Ims without his consent be
cause ne naa reiasea 10 pay inr iu
T
A Clark
.e wis . an
March St. The morning cloudy,
bnt
the afternoon fair, the-wind from
the
IS. We are employed in preparing for
our Journey. This 'evening swans and
wild geese flew .towards, the K. .,. ,
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