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,' - . THE - OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTTArtlV FRIDAY EVENING,1 -JUNE i 2,lSC5.- -
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MAYOR ONGE MORE
ODGES CHARGES
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Wheii Confronted With ths Proofs and thw,Records, His Only1
- Reply W to 'Pwrennw'.TtiBrii ts Ljiiijg and ,
' ' v; , Slanderous. "... ' 1:1.2112 2J:-Z
CITIZENS COMMITTEE DEMANDS - SPECIFIC ANSWER
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Tacts' Are Too Clearly established to Be Syvept Aside by Mere
Assertions That. They Are Untrue-Text of '
the Circulars. '
- Circulars embodying the chief erltl
; clems on Mayor WUUama' admlnlelra
i. Won hava bean mailed to the voters by
i a committee ot cltisens, and are re
printed herewith. These elreulara are a
t ,- plain, ' (air. stralghtf orward statement
of facta. The only- reply Mayor Wil
liams has made is to denounce the elr-
-Oculars as -"lying and slanderous.-rThe
mayor bas made this tine of defense fa
! miliar to the voters of Portland by
many repetitions sine the ., campaign
'opeqed, but he has not yet replied ape
' elflcallr to any' oft the charges., made.
' He has nnlformly dodged the Issue.
- In the effort to obtain, If possible, a
Xspeciflo- answer- from- Mayor Williams.
" the committee which formulated the
circulars nas addressed the following
' - open letter to hira: '
Portland, Oregon, June t; 105. Hon.
George H. Williams. Candidate - for
f-rs-'ayor."CnSiri With an intemper
ance of language which has ever marked
your defense In this campaign you de
nounce as lying and slanderous certain
circulars discussing your administra
tion which are now being distributed to
ere of tha crty. Wr shall make
.; " reference, lo the. arguments and 11
; lustrations contained in these circulars
. . .apart from the speclflo statements and
) facta tharatn, alnra aa-Xka laava tn
say that your defense of your admlnls-
" tratlon appears to us to .be marked also
--'--by evasion .of responsibility for your-
sets, and by denial of the obvious and
- necessary consequences ;of , .these acts,
f so that we should probably be unable to
come to a definite, issue with you upon
"' these points.
t The faeta referred to Im these elreu-r-yy
lars are few, and of record, and alt- well
known, and we submit tliat It would be
cr'comi you to point, out.; herein they da.
part from the truth. . :
, . Come ruin Questions; '
(----litt ns ask you, therefore:
'L. Did you -not say Immediately after
- your election:- "I will do all I can to
T make open gambling Impossible In Port
land during my term of nice"?
'JJ t. Was not open gambling soon there
'.after permitted by the officials under
i your direction and control, and did-not
such open-gambling -continue until It
y was . stopped . by 6heriS Thomas M. L
. ' vvora i '
''z ut. Was . this gambling not permitted
' by reason of the payment by these gam-
biers -of certain sums Into the city trees
"jury, twice each month In the form of
, '. forfeiture of bail put UP by them to ee
' v cure their appearance in answer : to
J charges of crime for which they were
. arrested T - . '
1 If hi ii us ii sr nt la the fnragnlng
voter " in Portland. ' They are accom
panied by the following letter from the
Cltisens' committee which issued them:
"City campaign of 105,' Cltisens'
movement. Committee: C. W. Notting
ham, J A Martin, 8. J. Barber. N. H.
Bird, E. Martin. J.-T. Wilson. George
I. .KowellTD. D. Warner, M. E. Thomp
son. r-;-; . '
Portland. May II, 105. Dear Sir:
We earnestly Invite your attention to
the enclosed circulars. . Every citizen
who has the Interests of decent, honest
and '. efficient government . at heart
should consider carefully, the facts and
arguments set forth therein before Cast
ing Jtls vole, snd not be misled by -appeal!
.to personal feeling and party prej
udice into supporting an administration
the effect of which has been, and must
continue to be, hsrmful . to the welfare
of -th city to which we ewe our best
loyalty and service. .
"C. W. NOTTINGHAM. Chairman.
" "GEO. H. 1I0WELI Secertsry.". ,
Tanner Creek Sewer.
The firet of the accompanying eircu.
lars deals with the Tenner creek sewer
and In as follows:
'Jobbery In public 'work?
"The Tanner creek sewer la ' nerhans
I Ihi rottenest pleci f publlo work that I
was ever Jjullt in this city. The bot
torn was left out in several places, ths
side -walls- being laid on a mud founda
tion; brick were laid. without cement,
and sometimes, two rings put In Instead
of three; loose sand and gravel were
put under the stones lying In the bot
torn Instesd of concrete; and the whole
leit without support byDack filling.'
so that the brick shell must Inevitably
have fallen sooner or later. Mayor
Williams opposed the Investigation
tnis. colossal fraud at every step, and
at every, etep belittled the results and
shielded the perpetrators.
- question, will you add to It some explo
it nation which will commend Itself t
. : reasonable men as to why payment of
' thls bsu went step by 'step with pra
i.tlce by these men of their unlawful
.'..calling, with the knowledge . of and
. without Interference by the police, when
. other gambling houses -than those in
cluded In this arrangement were
-promptly suppressed by the police T
' B. Can you account! for the eztraor
... - binary coincidence of, payments of
money to .the city by a class ot -gam-
' biers concurrently with the permitted
, -breaking of the law by them,, while your
. police department apparently round no
dlfTlculty In keeping out all others, even
those who were willing to buy licenses
, to commit- cr.lpie on the same terms?
C Can you, aaths executive offlcer of
Portland, Justify deliberate and ad
vised refusal on your part, even to at.
' tempt to enforce -ordinances which you
swore to execute! ! ; , , ,
7. Do , you deny the speclflo facts
mentioned as to the condition of the
Tenner creek sewert - i
.K Did you not oppose granting time
. for an Investigation of the sewer on
. petition of a property owner himself
offering to beer the cost of the investi
gation, and did riot the executive board,
with your approval, accept, the sewer
after it had refused at the same meet-
rlng to' let the' Irvlngton sewer to the
same contractor on tha declared ground
of the scandals which had arisen about
the: construction of the -Tanner creek
Sewert
I. Did you not then appoint an addi
tional commission, decline to remove El
liott, wrlt-the letter which was, pub
. llshed scceptlng his voluntary resigns-
'tlon and approve tils reappointment to
, - the position of bridge Inspector!
; 10. Did ytwi not v favor the- aNowanee
of tha full bill for extras on the Morrt
- son street bridge; the return to Msney
of his check; the garbage franchise T.
If you do not anawer theee Questions
negatively you owe us an apology, which
we waive. . and the publlo an explana
tion which we apprehend, you cannot
evade without dishonor nor make with
out disaster.,- . -
' : 11. It is not a sufficient answer ' to
these questions merely' for you to re
peat xour statement thst they are "ly
ing a ad slanderous," and that they are
"a piece of political trickery to which
, no honorable man would resort." .
12. Is it not true that you are angry
not so . muolt becguse.we make these
charges ss because we prove them?
C. W. NOTTINGHAM, Chairman.
; GEO. H. HOWELL, Secretary. -
The Otronlars.
u The - circntars which -the mayor de-
nounces havs been mailed to -every
At a meeting of the executive board
Mayor Williams sngrily objected to al
towing time for Investigation,' and- bis
board deliberately acoepted the sewer
in all- Its rottenness. In the face of a
responsible protest and after taklnar of
flnlal notice oftha scandals about the
Job, . . ..
Ths Tsrdlet of ths Courts.
The council ordered an investigation
and tha report of its examiners showed
the frightful condition that-existed In
the sewer. TXty Engineer Elliott re.
fused to contradict a single word of
this report, though all along ha had
insisted that or his own personal knowl
edge It -waa well and thoroughly built
x aim astonishing admission - of In com
patency snd dlshonssty ought to have
p r-u rro ilia . iiihuutc uismisssi.'
WlUlms msrely ordered another Inves
tigation ; at an added expense to the
taxpayers. This confirmed the results
or the first, and still ths mayor, with
all tha facts before hira on which a
Jury in a court of Justice found the
contractor-guilty of felony for his part
inme jog.netaHltott-nnrrice until
he voluntarily resigned, snd then ac
cepted hla resignation with a letter of
fulsome praise for him and contempt
for . the. clttxena who had sought -to pro
tect themselves from robbery; and even
arter this was In favor of an ordinance
appropriating money from. the general
iuna to repair the aewer. Instead of
requiring It to be done Jn the first in
stance by he bondsmen:.
"Throughout the entire matter Mayor
Wllllama acted as the friend arid sup
porter, of ths knavish contractor and the
dishonest and incompetent - official. ' and
aa the determined and bitter enemy of
ine taxpayers and cttlseng whom they
were seeking to plunder. ,
The Morrison Street Grab.
"Mayor Wllllama also favored the al
lowance of the enormoua bill for extras
on ths Morrison street bridge. He also
favored the relesee of Maney from his
oia on the south Front street bridge and
the return to him of the money he had
put up for the very purpose of securlns
his "performance of " the contract, and
wiucn was legally and morally the city's
monpyr ne-aise-i avored -and advocated
the Infamous garbage franchise, which
granted to a private corporation, whose
very owners were .unknown, en exclu
sive rrancnise lor handling the city's
garbage for a long term of years, mak
ing compulsory on the part, of all clti
sens the employment of such corpora
tion at maximum rates. ., . j, .
"Ths mayor is ths head of a municipal
corporation which ' expends yearly half
a million aonars or your money. . This
Is his way of spending It. . Do you JiK
it? Do you want more of It? Or do
you prefer a young, dean, fearless.
snergetio man who cannot be bullied and
will, not be fooled, and .who, so far as
human vigilance and energy can do It,
will see that the money la spent right,
that good results are brought for It. and
that the , horde of grafters and other
buxsarda who sre always seekfhg to
profit by the weakness of publlo of
flclals shall be. forced to take their
beaks and talons out of the people's ax
falrsr. -; ,. - ,-
il Oompaoi With gamblers. ., .
The second of ths circulars is as fol
lows: "Shall vice be made lawful? J
"Five days sfter he waa Inaugurated
mayor of Portland George It. Wllllama
said (Oregonlan, July , UOJ): '1 will
do, an I can to mako open gambling 1m
posslbls la Portland during my term of
office. I will not countenance
publlo- gambling-houses where young
people are taken and robbed.'
. "How has he kept his pledge? Within
a few weeks thereafter open, gambling
was permitted by the mayor. In elf act
partnership wss formsd between the
city of Portland and s. few gsmblers
whereby the latter were granted the
right to practice crime la consideration
of paying a small monthly fin Into ths
city trsaaury. That is to ssy. ths Wil
liams administration sold to rertln
gamuleis tlis UglU tU mem lll:iiiw.
Not to all gamblersr however, for part
of the infamous compact was that pub
llo gambling was limited to certain
favored persona, persons whti hsd been
strong partisans of George H. Wllllama
In the election of 10S. and who .are
his strongest supporters now.: Ths po
lice found no -difficulty In preventing
open gambling by all others. The Wil
liams administration granted a monop
oly In crime to the Portland Club (Jack'
Grant, pete Grant and Larry Bulllvan)
the Blasters snd ' Erlckson. . The city
was made a party to this shameful eon.
tract by George H. -Williams, who hsd
said. If . anything Is . declared Illegal
by the ordinances It will be declared II
legal by me. , The oath of office re.
quires that much.' (oregonlan. May t7,
102.) But thgt which the ordinances
bad declared illegal - Mayor -Wllllama
used his official power as an officer of
the law to make legal. - This is . ths es
sence of anarchy. How can , we -make
the low respect the lew when the high
trample It under foot?
Justifies Oath-Breaking.
'The mayor has attempted to Justify
his conduot by tha statement that the
city bas collected about 180,000 from
the-, gamblers, which has been used to
Improve and beautify tha city.' It ia not
true that the 180,000 came' out of the
gamblers. . Tht sum Is only a fractton
of ths money filched by the beneficiaries
of Mayor Williams' policy from the men.
young and old, wjio had earned it by
Aoneet'work only to aquander it In le
galised vice. Every dollar of the money
nad been diverted from wives and chll
dren and aged parents, from the welfare
of manhood and the decency of woman
hood to the pockets of these harpies, the
professional gamblers,-before the city
was allowed Its paltry share.. Is it fit
ting - that tha city of Portland should
be . beautified r with. . the - prloe'--of - Its
"Dsy by day, all ths time, openlr and
publicly.. Mayor JWUltama Indorsees!? ry.
one or the official acts of the police
department as It is manured br Chief
1-Huntr-thoagtr-thtg management brings
a blush of shame to every honest officer
under Aim. and is a stench in the nos
trlls of every decent and law-abiding cttH
sen. as long ss Williams Is mayor.
Chief Hunt will be the chief of the
police department and -the mayor's evil
genluS u whereas. if Lane le , elected
mayor. Hunt 'will be replaced by -an
honest, efficient and decent man, who
will see to it that that department la
conducted for the aafeguarding ef the-
interests or the people. Two yeers mors
of Williams means two years more of
Hunt, two years more of tolerated vice,
with. lQXsloons.-those deadly dens of
menses tothe virtue of women, running
in tun piaat au over. town.
Blra Versus Son
The conflict is between the ssntity
of your- horns snd all you hold dear
and the Interests of the dlvekeeper, the
thug and the Infamous wretches who
fatten upon the shams of women. ' For
the sake of honor and decency; for the
aake. of all yon may hope for, here and
hereafter; for the save even of Mayor
Wllllama,'' whose good name- Is being
dragged in the mire by advisers from
whom be seems unable to free himself.
vote ror Lane and decent government.
JThere Is no . Issue of ' party politics.
If IS simply and iMHh en Issws
, STATEMENT 6F-THE .CONDITION!: OF-
The United States National Bank
OF PORTLAND, OREGON. AT.,TH CLOSE OF B.USINES8 MAT J, 10J.
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' ASSETS. . .. .
Loans and discounts. . .1,1S,S44.IT
..U. a bonds to secure - : . " . '
- clrculstlolrT.......... 100,004.
IT. 8. -and other bonds "
and premiums S7f. 151.07
Heat estate ........... 1S.S1
Furniture and fixtures.." .00.0
- Bank building. . . ..... " 12S.000.00
Cssh and due from
- bsnkg ......... M j... 1.4.0I0.4I
''t IJ.2l.9f.70
. LIABILITIES. .
, Capttak . . . .I . .... ,... 100.000.00
Surplug and profits...., lfS;Tf.ll
! Circulation 100,000.00
Dividends vnnjftid. .,.., 12S.00
Ilepeeit- ; jj.'ii, . ; a 1,171.190.4?
I
tl.l.4.70
Attest eorreet: - ,- ' ' j- ; ;"
JC ATNSWORTH. President. V
law, good home, government on one Side
and anarchy and crime on, the other.
Decent, law-abiding cltisens and ' tax
payers are arrayed against the solid sun-
port of gamblers, dlvekeepers and law
breakers, jrou know whst the Wllllama
administration ha-done-for Portland
in-ths past three years. Do you want
two years mora of it? If you do not
then vote with the forces of law and
order opposed to- Kr' Vote for Harrv
Lane and the opposition candidates for
councllmen. .:
DEATH'S SUMMONS
TO ANOTHER PIONEER
SBSMeSSlWaBBBSBBBWaWBHBW
Thomas Stephens, One- of the
'First Settlers Here, Dies
of Old Age. .
Thomas Stephens, sn Oregon pioneer
or 1147, died, this morning at his home
at tii Johnson,,atreet of old age.
Born in New York City on October. B.
lll, Thomas Stephens wss one of the
Brat of the hardy pioneers of the Em
pire state to settle In the then almost
unknown Oregon country. With many
of-tthr-netghborsrBtephens left this
state when the news of the gold finds
In California was wafted-north. - and
sought fame and .fortune along the Sac.
ramento. - . ' '
Soon learning by unrequited toll and
pain that all Callfornlan sanda were
not golden, Stephens returned to Ore
gon. He' took .'. up ' a clstm In the
Umpqua country, purchased other lands
In his neighborhood snd for many years
farmed on an extensive scale, ,
Moving - to - Portland he engaged la
many business ventures., Ha wss T.er?
hapa best known here as a contractor,
he having erected many of the large
wholesale business blocks on Front
street. A daughter and two sons sur
vive him.
The -funeral services -Will be held at
the residence Sunday afternoon at 1
o'clock and the exerrlsea at, Riverview
cemetery will be private.'.
" i
Missouri at he Fair.1
MlssourlanS minst 'be shown, Tester
day as the Lewis and Clark exposition
wss opened to the world it was plain to
be seen that .Missouri ' was much In
evidence and the Mlssourlan was read
ily dletlngulshed-xrom-thtr-otnef Visit
ors Hla first question was. -"Where Is
the . Missouri building? and without
delay the questioner proceeded to the
headquarters or grand old Mlssonrl,
whose every son lsready-lo sing pr
praises. " -r 1 : 111 ' -
'I l tell you what's a racv said ut.
ML Hamby, one of Portland's promi
nent dentists i"I'ra from Missouri, and
those big red ears of corn remind me
of many a buskin bee when the fellow
who found the red ear got to kiss Any
girl-at the bee."
"Tea, Indeed," said Dr. J. M. Tales.
Many a time I had it a buskin' down
In Oaage county; and boys, let me tell
you all right now, Missouri don't tske
a back Seat for any man's state. She is
an empire within herself' ,-
Boys, let me ten you about Flke
county,'.' said Dr.C 8. Irwin, who la a
member of the Washington stats dental
board. ''When we went to ther huskJn'
bee I nsed to buy a dosen o them red
esra of corn 'and take m along: and gee,
but the fellows used" to get Jealous'
when I began to do the Hobaon act the
second time around." And the three
Mlseourlana, - who stsnd high In their
profession: in ' this .community, . walked
leisurelydown to hear Oevernor Chsm-
isiav welcome ths visitors to the
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' From 3 to 12 years.- Tans, whites,' blues, ,
reds, pearls and striped combinations ; .:
50c65c75c$l.00.$L25to$5
Buster Brow
Wash
2 Years to 8 years.- Piques, ducks and
Uneni 40 styles to choose from . -
$1.25, $2.50 to $4.50
Broad Brim Duclr Hats. . . . "rr; . 80c and 75c:
T- Tarns and Auto Duck-Caps, all colors, 25c
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BoyV Washable Knee PantS77T.25c and 50c
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CHAMPION ENEMIES OF
; RACE SUICIDE THE0R!
(Joernsl Special Service.)
Owlngsvllle, Ky.. .June I. Marlon K.
Vanderpool and his wife, who live Is
the mountains of . Whitley sounty,. cer
tainly have a strong claim on any medal
offered by President Roosevelt for-ex-smples
ef enemies of race suicide. Mr.
Vanderpool and bis wife are the parents
of. 2 children. Zl of whom ars living.
Mr. Vanderpool la how IS years old snd
his wife only a few years younger. Both
are In excellent health.- -
Mrs. Vanderpool, the mother of this
phenomenal family, la small of stature
and weights only ti pounds. The couple
were married when Vanderpool was 1 (,
and a year later a child was born.
Every year afterward for it years
the stork visited the home of the moun
taineer until now the family descend-
anta number among the hundreds, being
Park afld Wsthlptton, Portland, Orejoo
Tho School of Quality"";
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Open sM the year. Catalogue free
A. P. ARMSTRONG LL. B.. PRINCIPAL
one of tha largest in ths United States.
Each year, the Vanderpool hold a fam
ily reunion when children and grand
children come from all parte of the
mountains to attend.
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