the Oregon .Sunday' journal. Portland. Sunday morning may h; ms.
It
RAILROADS BREAK
RED INK TICKET
CAUSED TROUBLE
Manager Crofton of Lfquor Deal-
t - - -
J. N. Teat Savs Oregon Has Been Victimized byTransportatiorT
t ers'
AssociationsToo- Free
.in' DistribulIRg-Tfiem:
Corporations-for-YearSr- and - Shows JjowPorttapd Hat
Been Sacrificed . in Interests of . Other Cities.
MAYORjS SlfPPO
-ARE NOT: IN .HARMONY
WHATCHAMBER-OF-COMMERCE IS DOINGt; IN MATTER
Organization's Members Think
' More Than Four Fifths of the .kite Is Without
fin TT-i-TiTT r-nn An nt ppp
iVIAIN I rKUlVllJE. J
me wniy nope qt interior urowin ai rresem is
V ;; Through 7 the - Portage Road. .
.-; Toi--year the O. R. & N. company
has been promistna; to build extensions
'ami branches JnyarlouS-lllliAiousaala
N. Teal 'Yesterday, 'and has don
transportation need of Portland and
the northwest, and also spok of the
plans for the openln of .the portage
road and. the. com lag- of the delegation
of Lewiaton people toy river to- attend
the: opening of the fair' June 1. lie
. . said: .' - ' '- - - ' -- -? -4 - ' -
"As to the probable time pf opening
jtheporta g 'rail road. Her goln y Jer
. . ih. muKr fhnrnViEhl'v'wTl.h Llie eriaTneer
". and with the contractors, I can see ho'
reason at. this time, unless something
unforseen hsppens, why the arrange
ments heretofore suggested should not
. Ie carried out and the road be opened
the last of the month, so as to have the
. Lewiaton party wfctch is t tak-Jart
. What the People Want V
-i " "Whereas, - we - should devise - ways
and means of securing relief from the
exorbitant freight rates charged by the
transportation companies for moving
our surplus, products to market, and
feeling the need of a railroad to the
In the opening of the road, come .downlCQlumht rlvr "4
-tnrtmniM rtTn Of "the falr.r Some bal-
Vjastlng and surfacing will have t be
done afterward, and a few other matters
will have to be cleared up, lut there
is no reason why'th. arrangements, as
' now j?ontempltjsdirt1tLnptLb carried
out." -
- Work of the Commit.
.Mr. Teal was asked what ateps the
transportation jcommlttea of the cham
ber of commerce ' was taking in . thflt
""-workBf-obtaining greater rtransporta.
Jlon facilitlea OThlfcUtfeiIe stated
that the -committee-had -met with th
but at the present time th member
were looking for .replies to letter wrll
- ten end propositions-made at theae
meetings, which, .when received, would
be announced to the public, as every
body was Interested In the; matter. He
-std:-that clear understanding or the
Bituatibn'shouW-ba had by the) people
1 at this city and-of the whole state.'
; "T!L. ... Kef errlngU the ' general . transporta-
j " """ tlon problem. MrrTeal said: -
i "Here is an of fiolal map of the O. R.
lU -COj, which, bad . been r reprinted
many time, tporUng-to atowi-iiten-
UJilona-,JDf the, L,Q . jtNnnes
intended to be built. and on
.-."thla map-- there was . one lln from
" Shanlko to Prlneville; -it one --" from
;RIria Jo Leaiiaton, and one to "Mount.
..." . J d Alio; ooI f rom Elgin fo -Joseph,, and
; ono from Baker City to Haiiara s tjana
- in on the Snake rlverr not jon of
T ll W1 If IT ""tjejWI wwewwaw
Oregon has but two, although we were a
state for almost a quarter of a century
before-Waahtngton wa-admttteff Id the
union. - The inineportatlon committee of
the chamber Intends to do everything
if can In every possible way to rem-
of this state and its development depend
upon it. m - i "
. "A s aft - Illustra tion of the - tn teres t
taken In this matter, the following is
a copy of a resolution passed on May
at Cight Mile Center, in Morrow county.
This la but a sample of what 1 going
on all' over-the. ataty.-; - r'T. r "
Friction Is knoyn- to exist between
k . . . ,- I the Brewers and Wholesale l.muor
v I rwutlera aoclatlon of this cltv. and
there is a rumor that an effort will be
made to oust A. Crofton,JromLthejost-tlon-Df
manager "of th wholeaalera.
Ienlal was made yesterday -by Sol
Blumauer, secretary id one Of the ex
ajmiMv onmmll t tmnfn tit thH wholftBale
edy these conditlong. as llie premilnsnas assuflattmi. that' there was aay-protMu-1
"Whereas, It is apparent that to se
cure relief from ertortion and oyer'
charges, we, the cltlsens her assem
bled, hereby express our willlngnesa to
Id in the construction of a lln oi
transportation to the Columbia rivet
Therefor be It reaolyed, that a coni'
miMea be appointed to confer with other
.interested parties -with a view to co-
oDeratlon and early "construction or an
electric llno of . road to the Columbia
river. - ' " " "-:
The sreat difficulty that the com
tn'lttee has to coiU4d' with Is the fact
yepresentaUvesors"om6"f" peuiila flu nofappictlate laud Ills fi lenilsofaject to the
the IsDportance of this movement, nor
the. great possibilities of this state; nor
do they, appreciate the great stse - of
some of our counties-and the need for
feeders therein. Many , of our counties
are 4argerAhait;otiiftofthe .eaaterri
states, and require numerous branch
roads to properly -develop them, and
mnriT nt tmr laraeab counties are abao-
luuiij.wUhoutMilrOTdJacllltieaaLaltl'
V "The transportation c6mmltte of th
. Portland cfiamber ofTESmmerce not only
represent the-actiw business interest
of this city, but also every man owning
(r prdperfy-therefrrrandtstrtimer baa now
arrived-when-the necessity for doing
something is apparent to every on,.. .
- 'The ' Northern Pacific : company and
- I-... rji eu Mui tharo are eshausting every-
,. effort to further th interests Of' Seattle.
' while the Harriman system 1 doing the
same thin for San Kranclsco; and the
issiMrmrr Tributary to "Porttahd, where it
is not being cut off entirely, I receiving
no aid whstever. Mor than four fifths
culttea of the. northern portion ef the
slater along therolumbTa 1-IVer acgl In
Idaho and eastern - WaahlngtoAV butit
cannot, affectauoh great counties . as
Crook,; Harney, Malheur,' Lake, Klamath,
Grant and a number of others; nor can
It develop -TUlamookra,nd the countloa
lying west of the coast range, such as
C0,o,-rfyrHdTpa4rtsdf Benlon"'anr
"It is a' fact that transportation, in
this day and-aga, .i th prlme-actor Hb
the development of a country. Further-
more, it hss been demonstrated time and
again, that where a cltv Dames anothe
f this state Is wlthouttraniij?g'-f t"n tn rTT'ilnllffn mill IniHlpan. snrh city re
tains It advantages, as Investors and
people seeking ' employment " naturally
gravitate toward th larger place.
Tax'tl1lles. hd it wouldseem to m that
"ianyoneMrould . be abla--te--tlhderetand
-that Portland cannot grow a ll snouia,
unless trlbutai y country 1 developed.
'The chief difficulty met with seems
..to..b.-tha -utter indifference to the con-
iltiona existing in this stat and to the
advancement-xf this . state.l vis Ions
of territory are made, and in' nearly
evesy Instance they cut off something
from Portland. -In Other -section of the
country theae very same line are doing
everything Hhey can to . reduce grades
and take out curves affd make operation
cheaper. In this country the river level
load from Itlpsrla to fcewletonrwaa
abandoned after being largely graded.
. and the products of one of th richest
'section of the northwest were forced
miles out of the war and over haavylportatlon
grade, not only to our detriment, but
to the great loss of the producer. .
- ' -WU1 o Develop OonntaryJ
.TlbfciIujnb'aj, Southern If extended
a promised, would open up a very rich
.Mid paying -territory Immediately trlb
utary to Portland; but, notwithstanding
this road pay h.aiidsomelynothlng is
done. 7. 1 '
- "So fsr a can be ascertained, no
movement is made, toopen up any part
of the coast region If the people of
lhTs""cily and" of this" stat would but
. take any map or railroad folder showing
' theT railroads which have been- con
structed in Washington and in Oregon
Mhey would find the secret of the rapid
growth Of Washington, and understand
why they have three congressmen, and
Jj-hoala OIt Sob Beturn.
The earnlnga of th O R A JCcom
pany have constantly lncreaaed, and. its
operations are. extremely profitable, and
tncrommiweeririnatwncTir3neii
great railroad system psreel out terri
tory among themselves ana practically
eliminate competition, -they .are obll
gated... to. furnish "the territory ..w lib
proper transportation facllltlear and not
leave It laoiated and without any pos
albll Kyjftf-Jltaf ejonment.-?. -isy-. "
; "The committee further feels tbat an
open river will ulve many bftn-aim
I know-of nw movement to dislodge
Mr. Crofton," said Sot Blumauer yester
day, "and I would be certain to learn
of It were it to be started; because I
am jeretrjrPOhe.LwhQlepalers,jssoJ
4 elation and belong to-the executive com
mittee, Mr, Crofton and I had some
words lust before - the. primaries, and
dl nVred -regarding- the wisdom of eer-
tain methods- he empujyed,- but there la
no' present probability that he will be
removed or thatanyone wlJl attempt
to oeompltli his esmswal." .
- Mr. Crofton . would not make any
statement, but referred to the members
of th aasoclatlon and th executive
commtttee 'for "Information
-JTnpBlstlea MatUi of CalematlonT
"In my Judgment, the property hold
ers of this city are more interested in
this question thanAr.th-merchants.
who, to too great an extent, - have to
carry the-burden of auch work a this.
Any property holder can determine for
himself what the population of Port
land would be If this state had. as it
should have, a million and a half peo
pi Instead of half a million; and they
can also 'determine for themselves, very
easily, how long it will take this state
to get thla population, when, of Its 100
000- axiuare mile, three" fourths -and
probably four fifths) are without trans
facilities, - - Great bodies - of
cheap land suitable for and attractive
to. emigrant are located In these sec
tkma.-t V r-1
'The committee .has received reports.
land are receiving thm oanstantly, from
perfectly, reliable sources.-which., show
that all that is required for g great In
Teas In population and prosperity in
thla stat . Is that an opportunity be
given to people to get into these rich
section and get their product out.
It would serve no good purpose te
give a list of .lbs broken promises oi
th past, so far as railroad building is
concerned in this state, as-lt Is to th
future that w have now to look. The
purpose they serve, however. Is o teach
the pedpl -aelfTeMafic Bndthatr:onIy
by standing together will they accom
plish what la required.
MUSIC AND ORATORY
. FOR VICTORIA DAY
Grand Celebration Plannedby
.;; British and Canadian So
cieties of the City.
LOCAL TALENT WILL MAKE :
OCCASION MEMORABLE
u . ... rfi
Mrs.. ; Reed Prepares Program
' ' Which' Promises to Eclipse z :
That of Past Years. '
" Mrs. Walter Reed has charge., of ih
musicalou'ocram for the annual Victoria
- day eelpliratlnn. conducted by th Mrtttsn
" and t'anadlan'socletlea of the city. Mrs.
Dual Campbell Whltehurst, jvbo has re
l.wntly returned from rurtjr abroad, will
be on of the alngers. " This is her first
public appearance since her return and
jier charming soprano la sure to And In
stant recognition. The other singer r
too well known to need Introduction, i Re
freshments.wiil be served at the close of
the program. JThe program In full fot-
' lows: .r -
-1 Hmhle qusrtet "The Maple Iaf For-
- rver.'-Hta Whlhnre. Mlss rrwW,
Mrs. Reed, Miss Shea. Ir, George Aint-
lee, Leo Jones, Oustavs Cramer; Dom J.
Zan. , ... '- - r
Song--Th Mldshlpmlte Com- J. Zan.
Bong "Believe Me, If All Those Endear
ing Young. Charms," Miss. Kathleen
Lawler. , '
Song "The Old Brigade". (Barri) Miss
Kthel Shea.
"Mary ef Argyle,"-. Mrs. Susie Oambell-
-Whltehurst. -
'Sailing By." Dom -J. Zan.
"There's a Land" CAllltsen) Mrs. Walter
-Reed.
'The Iand o' the IeaI7-ladIe double
quartet fromt Treble Clef,
!3od Sava th KlDg. The Btar-Spangled
Banner," udlence
Accompanist, Carl Benton.
Additional ' numbers will be:
Scottish reel,, under the direction of Miss
Rosa Borbes, by her pupils, Miss Jessie
Pottage, Masters James King, William
McOormarlr amr Tnmlrir A rcvT"-
Dance Highland fling, by Mrs. O. A. Col
,' verb piper, Mrs. James Moon. r--
Recitation Miss Marie Keller.
Address IC B..M. consul, JameaLajj.
LITTLE JOE SILLS t.
-DIES FAR FROM HOME
1 ' T
After an illness of three" days. Joseph
M. Sills, the f-yesr-old aon of A. Ck
Sills, of Cambridge, Ohio, dlnd at St
Vincent s hospital last night of spinal
meningitis. Th boy cam to Portland
with hi parents, who re delegate U
the convention of the Order of Railway
Conductor and th ladle' auxiliary, of
the order, week ago. Thursday 'h
was taken 111,
Arrangements for the funeral have nof
yet been -made. The body will prnbbly
beslilpped to- Cambridg tor burial.
bil lty of th removal of Mr Crofton,
and the latter atated that he was not
advised of any plan to remove blnn rr
Mr... Blumauer and Mr. Crofton ad
mitted that, between -; them there had
been some differences, and that it arose
over the publication- by Manager Cref-
torr. oir mda nmmiv r Jbe.f pml-th. jrl-
maries of th list of candidate -endorsed
by the liquor dealers on what
ha gained some notoriety as th. "red
Ink ticket" Crofton' Judgrnent was
called In question, and it was held .that
the publication of th ticket endorsed
by th liquor dealer placed them in a
bad light-before the -community.' It
waa maintained that the acfwa tan
tamount to serving notice on the public
that th liquor dealer had entered polK
tic aa an organisation, and purposed to
make" an attempt to control the city
government .. . Jl : l: "" ': '
The retail dealer had refused to take
official action In eridorslng candidates
for the municipal' off Icea "and President
John Kelly stated in an Interview In The
Journal that the association of retail
ers would take part in the city election
only a Individual. Jl refused to be
quoted on the friction between the asso-
clatlons, but it is well known that fa
of what th liquor dealera are doing.
Supporter -of -Crofton a- th con
trary, claim that he ha perfected an
organisation that la more compact that)
nyver before known in Oregon poli
llcs. andTthat-wheteaa liquor ; dealers
have worked at cross purposes, hereto
fore, they havelbecn welded by Crofton,
who baa exhibited great skill and unu
sual ability for organisation,:
Th4iquor -dealer say they ftH 'de
liver to Mayor. WlllJama and; the -other
Indorsed candidate J. 500 votes in th
election June----1. ' They - wl 11 be -repre-
setrtrt-atthgpdllslay-acttvawurkBrs.i
wiiowUJLrJn(leftXPrj tp .induce..elecloxa.toj
vote for - their favosrees1, and In the
coming "three -week . will tdJ(. more
vigorous errorts man tney ever nave
It Is realised by them that failure fn
this election- will, discredit-their cane
ceded by Informed politician of all fac
tions that Jiotlesi.lhao-.Btt.tCu 80 petj
cent ox toe. liquor men wut support ne
Williams ticket
UlHsenalon at
this '".time, however.
would Injur the efficiency of the association-that
has been formed under the
management, of Crofton, and it. is be
lieved that he will not meet with serious
opposition at this time. Th plans of
the liquor dealers have been formed
for -the June election, and will not b
changed' on account of minor differences
over detail. e
But It Is admitted that th publica
tion of the Indorsed ticket ha raised
the- issue' squarely whether or not the
political program prepared by th liquor
men shall go through.
LIPTOI. TO TRrAGAIN"
FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP
(CJZi.sM, Hesrit.tewt service. tyl-iese
I'lr to Tbe JourDal.l
fTtce.-May1S. Sir-Thoma Xlpton
ha been cruising in the Mediterranean
in his new yacht Erin for a month
past When . your correspondent sent
his card aboard. Sir Thomas sent hi
launch to the pier to tak him abrd.
When asked about the America' cup,
he said:
- "Th assertion that I have given up
all hope of lifting th cup 1s absurd.
I shall b -back In London probably be-forh--fh-st
of J una. I hay profited
by experience and tarn consulting the
best designer In Great Britain In order
to secur a yacht and one that will have
a chance of successfully meeting th
American cup defender. i - -
'I hope to find a designer and a yacht
that wilt -win, I hope t have the new
challenger In hand bf July next that
li th design. I am determined that
as leng as I live 1 shall not rest satis
fled until the cup 1 brought over her
to. our side of thq Atlantic. I'm going
to' keep, on trying no matter what it
costs to lift, the cup.!. .
STEAMER EARNEST SOLD
FOR SCIENTIFIC CRUISE
(8peeta) PUpatch by Leased Wire toYbs Journal)
Washington, May !. Th United
States steamship Earnest, which was of
fered for sal this week by the navy
department and which has been for flv
years . at the Mara Island navy-yard.
California," wllt1w ' purchased by thf
California Acadamy of Science for
1,009 -- 1 -.
The Earnest waa built In Baltimore In
1175 and is a wood
ttWmT'D'nn tons displacement. It
was Inherited by the navy department
from another branch of the government
and was Intended to be 'iisad in an ex
pedition of explorers among the Islands
of the; Pacific It being proposed to send
within a few weeks eight scientific men
to the Oalpagos archipelago' to study It
history and to mak collection pf speci
mens for the museum of the academy.
' "Faff' Mim Touagvtara.
From, th Chicago Journal.
I genius hereditary V ask a scien
tific journsL .
An editor replies: "W havs not tlm
to Investigate the subject, but we are
inclined to think that It Is. - At all
event our youtigatar-ara wonderfully
mart,'' ' 1 - - " -
am oi
t.j..f.u j
. Therej a great sfiowThg "6T5u miner Furnliure . liere tfils year - by far h& most at-
X'sLltractlveTwe have, yet had to offer.- : 'ZilliJi :il w - i
tvery piece Is rest-Inviting and, bullf for comfort at the same time made to stand,
out-door usage. There are chairs and rockers of all kinds," benches, settees; Jtables , etc
so that you'll be- sure -to - find - exactly what you -want.
Prlces-afeTiotafall'htgh infactryou'H )be surprised to see how lowthey-reaIIyare
. marked. When you 're- thlnkhig of summer comfort remember., that you have an--lnvi
tatlon to call' here. We'll be glad to show you around. ' r ' 1
il'MOSS OREENlandiEOREST GREEN'-are two new finishes in oak furniture for
out of doors. Both suggest co'ol comfort, for hot days. The NEW DESIQNS in MAPLE
are, attractive they ,are finished in green and red enamels. This is the light, easily .
moved furniture. i FIBRI and r REED FURNITURE is light and airy looking equally
-suitable for indoors or outdoors. OLD HICKORY FURNITURE Is always goodthe kind "
that" never wears outarid can't be hroken.- We make special pieces; to order.
. : -
Oak and Maple Chairs.. , $1.50 to $10.00
OaRnand Maple Settees t $6.00 to $1
Reed Rockers and Chai $2.25 to $15.00
Old Hickory Rockers . ;. $3.25 to'$6;25;
OIdckorjbIesTT$W
Oak and Maple Rockers, $1.60 to $10.00
Oalrand Maple Tabfe
Fibre Chairs and Settees, $15.00 to $25 00
Old Hickory Chairs , : . $1.50 to $10.00
Old Hickory Settees . . $6.0Q1o $25.00"
-- SPECIAL. PIRAPEIRY' SALE'
ThijTweeS;we shall offer . you ome unprecedented bargains in. drapcrlear. You vrill be sure5 to-need something of""
this sort before the fair opens. Of course you are preparing for visitors this summer here are bargains for any roonvl
vthe husecr Curtains and Portieres at prices "
that-wili -eclipse ny-f ormervalues. Just take a look around theiiouse todayand seelf you" haven't" a place for someV"
nhmglrornthig sale.7 Better look jitthemj-anyliow. ' . . ". ''
RUFELEDzJVllfSLIN .CURTAINS
A5 Pairs .WHITE STRIPED. MUSLIN. CURTAINS, 4-incb ruffle.. . .... ...Regular 7QcSPECIALT 45 :
24 Pairs WHITE STRIPED' MUSLIN CURTAINS, . 4-inch ruffle ..... .'. . i ....... . . Regular 85c, SPECIALS!?
8 Pairs WHITE MUSLIN CURTAINS, EMPIRE STRIPE, 4-inch ruffle...... ...Regula $1.25, SPECIAt 75
18 Pairs FINE WHITE MUSLIN CURTAINS, tucked border, fi-inch ruffle...... .Regular $1.55, SPECIAL 85t
ARABIAN NET CURTAINS
24 Pairs ARABIAN NET CURTAINS, real cluny edge, 3 yards long. ......... . .Regular $4.00, SPECIAL" $2.25
-8 Pairs ARABIAN NET CURTAINS, real cluny edge, 3 yards long. v. V. 7.... .Regular; $5.00,T SPECIAL $3.00
-taira1?ABIANNET-CURTAINS,allunyrrfertic4rndgt
IRISH POINT CURTAINS
,. . 5 - -
-18 Pairs-WHITE IRISH POINT-LACE CURTAINSrTococd torder7ydsrlongr:Regular$4.75, SPECIAL" $2.75
18 Pairs WHITE BRUSSELS LACE CURTAINS, dainty thistfe pattern jrds. long. .Reg. $7.30, SPECIAL $4.50
6 Pairs-WHITE BRUSSELS LACE jTURTAINS, pretty floral pattern, 3 yds long. .Reg. $8.50. SPECIAL $4.7S
a2PairsWHITE"BRUSSEL5LACE CURTAINS.- handsome rose pattern. 3 yds,. Reg. $10.00, tSPECIAL $7.25
12 Pairs WHITE BRUSSELS LACE CURTAINS, rpseand rococo pattern, 3 yds long.. Reg. $11,'SPECIAL $7.75"
MERCERIZED TAPESTRY PORTIERES
MERCERIZED TAPESTRY PORTIERES, witn.. corded edge in green.arid rose. . . Reg. $8.50r SPECIAL1 $5.00
MERCERIZED TAPESTRY PORTIERES, with apphqued borders of embossed 1
velour, Nile green'., ....... i. ........ r, . ..... .v;r. Regular $14.00,-; SPECIAL $6.50 t -
MERCERIZED TAPESTRY PORTIERES, double face, ed and green; with wide " . ' -T:
conventional, border. ... . ........ . . ...... ... . .... , ............. . . . . . . .Regular $18.00, SPECIAL $0.50 . V
MERCERIZED TAPESTRY. PORTIERESdouble face1,: Nile - green and- old rose, ; - -;; 'J
appliqued art naveau border. .. ..".... .i. ................... .Regular $18.00, SPECIAL $10.00 '
MERCERIZED TAPESTRY PORTIERES, double face, empire greA and old rose, - ..V -; ' J .
- appliqued. art hoveau border ..v.........'... .............. .f. .......Regular $18.00, SPECIAL' $10.00:
MERCERIZED TAPESTRY PORTIERES, clover feaf decoration, with heavy ap-. ' .t::- r-. -2: A
: pHqued borderf Frenchrvelourr'greenrand Ted. . ... . ; . . , . , .... . .. . . t , ; .RegulaF$18.00,TSPEClAL $16150
velour velvet border with inlairl mrdallinna of Persian tapestry ,,: ,.- .Rfgiilar $20.00, ' SPECIAL $11.00
MERCERIZED TAPESTRY PORTIERES, plain center, with wide appliquedrt . .. . ." "
noveau border of velour velvet. . ........................ .-. .... . Regular $25.00, SPECIAL $13.50
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD
' Ws"want you to alwsys re
member thst your credit Is
a'tod mtlth us. whetv-you need .
anything for the' home come
end se. us,--' Ws'll make It
very essy for you-ltf the way
-tf--psymeiTtand our price sr
sr. alwy fair.
Make Your Own Terms
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD
. We want you to always re
member that your credit !
. aood wltfc lis. when yo- neert --
anythlnc ror!.'tke horn eorrt-
and sen u. ' w'll msk It
.very easy tor you In the w.v
of payments snd our price are -ar
always fair. .
Make Your Own Terms
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