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President McCall of . New York
Advanced Paid Lobbyist ,
Large 6umr 6
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NO ACCOUNTING ASKED ' '
: AS TO HOW 7TWAS USED
Insurance Millions at Mercy of On
Man Who Pays Out Funds Witb
eut' birectoiV Knowlelg.Lgi
tationProaired and No Question
; Asked How It Was Done. J,. Vrv
OoomI SofcUl SOTiM.1 :
Kcw'Tork. Sept. tO.--l thank God
it th BquiUW Llf contributed to
the Republic campaign fund and ao
aided t defeat'frea allver." ,. .:
j v-t-Xhll i wa tha ply ef-Preetdent John
A.McCaU of tha Naw Tork Ufa Inaur
': anca company to the querlea. ahowered
a upon him tbJa, mo-nins by the leglala
v tve InTeatisattns- committee, when .-!t
teaumadlts teaalona. Other aWaUonal
llBloauraa made were th- -cCVIV.Iiad
lah.nint. nimtrol 6t the funda Of Ui tn-
- iimoe.ir-an?; nd thfVtH" a"uwrt
- of money eedtnf a -m cnp
i had- been adranced to. Andrew Hamll-
tn. -who. ha., admitted, , was. the cora-
panya tobbytat, and for which no -ad-counting
uad aver ben made, or aaked.
Although It waa alleted that the
money waa uaed In real eatau iranaao
Uona. no aoch , tranaactlona r had oyer
"been recotded. . : ir-; - .a
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After an adlournment of four daya
; the committee thie mornlns reaumed lt
Inaulry .lnta the tranaactlona of the
New Tork Life Inauranca company,
Praatdent John A. McCall of the com
pany waa the first wttneaa to be called;
Ma waa questioned at length about the
Tftnaifclal affalm of tha cempany,-ajd
admitted that hie control over the com
panya money waa absolute, and that the
sanction of the dlrectora waa not neces
sary In the making of Investments. He
atated that he, together wtth'Vlco-Preal-,
dent Perklna. made the investments for
- the Insurance concern. . . '
McCall waa questioned by Attorney
nuhe regarding ,tha ll0,000 check
which appearn on the books of the com
pany, but which was never authorised.
The check- waa dated In March, 104
. McCall atated that ha had mad an ad
vance to Hamilton of $190,000 once and
of $75,000 later for real estate transac
tions engaged in bjr Hamilton..; '
Oast Sxplala AIL .. '-' ,
McCall waa asked by Hughee to e
- plain why Hamilton's ank balanca waa
only $17 after the loan had been made
him. although the real estate transac
tions had not been made.- He said that
he did not know why this waa so; did
not know what Hamilton did with the
money. McCall, after much question-
; Ing, admitted that ha had made -other
advancea at various times to Hamilton,
but waa Ignorant what waa dona with
he moneyvwhlch ha auppoaed -was used
In real estate transactions. . ('
' ' . Frequent questionings and Inslnus-
tlons by" members - of the committee
caused McCall to lose hla 'Umper. He
Irritably exclaimed that the money waa
' aafe and that ha personally waa respon
sible if Hamilton could not refund.
Hughes Insinuated that the money was
advanced Hamilton for (lobbying done
(at Albany and had been used. to procure
, certain- legislation., . , ; s v
v. Asked Qmasttons. -- - .
' McCall admitted that Hamilton's ao-
count ' had never been audited. This,
he said, had been the case alnce the be-
sinning of Hamilton's connection with
the company. He aald that . Hamilton
- attended to legislation In various etatea
for the company, .but that he m4e no
- account to the companyof what was
dona with the money, and presented no
.Touchers. ! '" i. '
Hughes. saked Jf any of the money
given- Hamilton, had gone to Influence
legislation, and . McCall hastily re-
'.. sponded: - '' ''':'
"Not at all; not at all'
'With great solemnity McCall aUted
T tsat. Hamilton had never spolrere to him
' about paymenta to legislators In New
' Tork or other statee, and no questions
were ssked Hamilton as to what he had
done with coin by the Inauranoe com
pany., Hamilton, stated , McCall, was
' employ! to attend to real estate In
vestments made by the company In varl
ous parts of the country, ea . well as
watch legislation, and drew s salary of
$10,000 a year for his work In the. real
estate department. and $100,000 a year
Xor his work as counsel. . . , j "; . v,
, Money WaU ween. . -. ;
Questioned, regarding the campaign
contributions made by the' New Tfork
IJfe to the ftepubllcan campaign funds,
' McCall admitted that the company had
advanced in the vicinity of 160.000 for
each of the three last camfalgns and
' crnMered the inonv 1 ' "t "He
t: 1 "1 f - ir1!
.Thur4y,.
v pour Giant Shorthorn Bulls From ths Ladd Herd on Show at the Lewia and Clark Fair.;
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r.!EIU6ERIE OF 6ERUS IS
97.
. .. LOOSE
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Cir? ttl ,n loudly ..ltorcJaea-,E
capes from Health Depart-1
iL rient;and ftbarrie City..' -
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Chicago, Bept 10. There are at large
In Chicago sundry- schlsomycetes,achl
aophyt and mlcroaocel,. In addition to
hordes of footpads, sluggers .and mur
derers. The health department's me
nagerie : 'of. disease - germs, ; containing
some 'extremely deadly specimens, has
escaped from, captivity and la roaming
somewhere around the city, preaumablyably -M0
In., the- ruins of the county building.
which is . being:, demolished.
During the removal .of "lhebscterlo
logical department ' to 'ether quarters, s
orata of Jars fell and broke, setting free
many specimens.. Among the liberated
microbes are ' many "fine . specimens of
diphtheria, hay fever, cholera morbus,
and delirium tremend. In the gelatine
there . were also the deadly streptococci
and other, specimens. .'
- OliWmof e the atts.Tiall. .who tlrn
lived for years In denae tobacco amoke
and the varloua odora brought a In by
Chicago's heterogenoaa population, have
no fear of the liberated microbes, say
ing they have encountered dally for
years' every micro-organism, known to
science, and many not jrat discovered, j
RUMOR OF EXPLOSION -
ON BATTLESHIP ILLINQiS
. (Jeeraal SpeeUl Ssrrke. -- .v
' Provlhcetown, Mass., Sept. 10. A. re
port la current here that there has been
an explosion on the battleship 'Illinois,
three being killed.. It Is also reported
that another sailor committed suicide.
The North;- Atlantic squadron' Is. at ar-get-practice
off the coast.
The explosion story M believed to be
a "sallor'a ram' and 'Without founda
tion. The Alabama , came In this morn
ing and had not heard of It.. '. ).
BUFFALO BILL'S HORSES I
f ARE KILLED IN FRANCE
(Jearaal apeelsl Bervlee.)
. ..
Cody, Wyo., Sept. . 20. Word Is , re
ceived ' here to . the effect that W. P.
Cody's Wild West ahow haa been quar
antined 'In Prance and all ahow horses,
some worth over $1,000 each, numbering
ISO, shot under official orders on account
of glanders.' It is stated that the ahow
haa-been n poor success,-end Cody is
offering all hla ranch and cattle Interests
In . this country for sale.
capt. be;rry
The courtmartlal of . Captain A.'- P.
Berry of the Tenth Infantry snd for
merly captain-quartermaster of the trans
port Sheridan,, eras recommended at Van
couver barracks this morning. C; E. B.
Wood of Portland is acting aa counsel
for Captain Berry and Captain Bradisy
Is Judge advocate of the court. . . f ,
VThe courtmartlal was ordered by the
secretary of war because of charges to
(he effect that Berry, While captain
quartermaster on the Sheridan. broke
into tha room of the wife of Lieuten
ant Mack of the artillery end Insulted
her. This waai last March while the
Sheridan was en route to Sin Francisco
from the orient. It was' while the
transport was speeding' from : Nagasaki
1 Hon'-u that Eerry Is charged with
r v rnMoa, Mrs. Mack
I ?enrre and
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: PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 0. ylgQ5 .FOURTEEN PAGES. :y', -V;' 'PRICE .TWO,
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WINS-MMY-PRIZES IN
LIVESTOCK SHOW AT FAIR
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VastCrowd Considers" theDis
rfplay; of Cattle Exposition's v
jj-; : Crowning Event.; '
NON E BETTER ' HAVEXlll,
BEEN SEEN RECENTLY
Animals Belongitiji to Prominent Lo
cal People Carry Off Premiums and
.'' Blue Ribbons Much to Satisfaction
of Suta Prides 1 ' V Jv"'! '
Increased Interest waa exhibited In
the Lewis and Clark llveatock ahow this
morning when the Judges began their
work on the horses and cattle. Prob-
grandstand and applauded the. magnifi
cent horses aa they ran up and . down
in front of the Judges stand, "showing
off." with blue ribbons. In prospect.
It Is conceded that a. better show of
this sort has never been given weat of
the Missouri river. Btoqkmen from all
parts of the nation are in attendance
and appear to be of the name oplnlon
that It is the crowning event of the fair.
A beauty of the exhibition . today: was
the promptness with which each, event
wasdertdcd: When the Judges called
for s. certain 'class,, the repreaenta Uvea
in that claaa 'were ready to reanond
and dashed Into the prise '.ring. like' so
many it circus - horses led-- by - their
grooms, yot course. The animals ' con
ducted themselves as proudly, or -more
proudly, perhaps, than their owners.
Their hides glistened lnthe sun, their
necks" were arched almost to the break
ing point . They all pranoed and stepped
a lltUe ' hlgherthanusual,' fromith
mereat colt to the giant - Perc herons.
which . you might have expected to seo
lumbering across the lot at the rate of
a mile a month. . To the ordinary spec
tators' the alght . was fascinating. - To
the Judges it waa an- ordeal. . Por the
stock In this .exhibition is of such high
standard that it win be no easy task for
the Jurors to reach a conclusion. The
United Btatea Artillery band waa a spe
cial attraction throughout the' day.
; rtae Morses Win Xosors. U- ''
The following , prises ' were -swarded
this morning: - -' -i ., i. t .
Thoroughbred stallions, 4 years snd
over First. Milwaukee, owned by Wil
liam iJohnaton,' Portland, Oregon. .
'French coach ' stalllona,' 4 tyears and
over First, Aspic .owned by McLaugh
lin Bros.. Columbus"Ohlo; second. Bac
carat, ','. McLaughlin ' Broa .Columbus,
Ohio. . ' 't'". t . -" ':
Oermsn cos tch-stallions, -years snd
over First, Hannibal, owned by J.
Crouch Son,' Lafayette, Indiana; sec
ond. Buto, J. Crouch- Bon, Lafayette,
Indiana: third. PfelU J. N. McKay,
Wood burn, Oregon; ' fourth,' ; Igeiio, J.
(Continued on Page Six.)
VFACES: CHARGE
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coming home unaccompanied by .her hue
band.. .- - ;','-. . ; ' '
Captain Thomas Peabody. Chief Offi
cer John A. Ansell, Quartermaater Clerk
H. B. Btrauss, Chief Steward Hannlgan,
Commissary Clerk Max Weinberger and
Freight Clerk J.v Allen of the.Prealdlo
In Ban Francisco, are present aa wit
nesses. ; J- Backmann, Captain Berry's
former valet, also la present as s wit
ness. ; . . -; ' .'"
The ehargea In detail sgalnat Cap
tain Berry are drunkenness, conduct un
becoming an officer and a gentleman
and gambling. Many officers of the
Fourteenth' Infantry, who were coming
home on the Sheridan at the time the
lnault to Mrs. Msck, Is alleged to have
taken place, are - represented as being
very bitter sgnlnst Berry. Flrti Lieu
Unapt G.. N. Murphy of tnatr regiment
; ;':.
fanatics: IMCKU
;i;iueiEsa
MorsuThan JTsm Thouse.-d DoU
- s lars' Worth of Oamagsj Done ;
r ; h Catholic Graveyards. , '
' (learaal SDSelal errlee.)" '
Escanaba, Mich Sept. 20. Following
the destruction of $1,000 worth of mon
uments and crosses in the Catholic cem
eteries of other towns,!-three men last
night did '$10,000 worth 1 of damage In
the two. Cathollo' cemeteries . here.. .The
district attorney at Oconto- received a
package of religious papeas with - this
note: ' i ;."; -, .. ;:-..,.. -
"TouH soon have : to - defend us for
religious Uberty. Btudy. up." , - - -- - ;
LONDON TIMES MAY ; 5
DROP GEORGE W. SMALLEY
, (Jearaal Special Servka.) f ' '
". New Tork," Sept. $0. A? cable to the
World from London says that It la un
derstood that Qeorge' W. Bmalley, -American
correspondent of the London Times,
;4 will - he replsrsdyPr Qeorge Brnest
Morrison, correspondent of the. Times In
Peking. CHasatlsfactlon . existed In the
Tlmea ofHce over the .handling .of peace
negotiations at Portsmouth by , Bmalley.
Morrison -.was aaslatlng . Bmalley, . and
while , he furnished . the Information be
gathered. Bmalley wrote and signed aU
dispatcnes. - . . ..-s-
Morrison ' la said -to have '. known . $1
hours In advance the . Intention - of the
Japanese government to waive the claim
of. Indemnity., which virtually meant the
acceptance .of the Russian conditions. Ho
notified Bmalley, but declined to reveal
the source of .his Information, - and
Bmalley refused to send It to the .Times.
- Another cause of . complaint against
Bmalley. is .-that desplta.the preteet-at
Morrison, he aaaumed a pro-Russian at
titude, contrary- to -the 'policy of the
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GASOLINE EXPLOSION
IN FIRE WRECKS PUMP
"(gpedsl Olspstoh.te The Joaraati " V'
. Eureka Junotlon, Wash Bept . 10.
The residence, store and pumping' plant
on the ranch of John Hoffman, sis miles
northeaat of here. were, destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon, entailing a loss of
approximately -10,000. The fire atarted
In the residence from some unknown
cause and, quickly spread to the store
adjoining. During the height of the
conflagration? the pumping plsnt took
nre'and the gasoline tank there ex
ploded, wrecking the machinery and fill
ing the well with, debrts. -r""
Is said to have greatly Interested him
self snd his friends in the case against
the oaptaln. , , . -y ;. j
. On the other hand. Berry has some
warm' champions.' General C..A, Wood
ruff, retired, la understood to have been
ualng every effort to get favorable teav
tlmony on behalf of Berry.- The officers
of tha Sheridan, also called aa witnesses,
are represented Ss being In sympathy
with, him and of. entertaining the Idea
that tha fight against htm la due more
to a conspiracy on the part of some
army . officers on unfounded chaagjes
rather than to anything' Berry did on
the trip In question. ,
Berry'e wife waa a passenger on the
Sheridan at tha time mentioned. It la
aald her evidence In favor of the hus
band will he given" added weight when
the transport's officers follow fcer on
the stand. ... ..... ' , , , '
SPEAKERS AT ITAUAN.DAY CELEBRATION.
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Johri Cdrdano.
ITALIANS HAVE JIULMDIMTIOII
AT THE EXPOSITION
t"
Splendid ;OutpourlngVof People
of Italy's Grandeur
a.IAAee..eee
e ' The attendance at the fair up.
" n i o'clock " thl-fereioo
4 was 11.101. - The total admla- .
4 1 along yaeterday were 11,11.
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e e e e ese ee
Thia la Italy's Fourth -of July. - At the
Lewis .and Clark exposition In all parts
of the world. In fact her warm-blooded
sons are celebrating the soth anniver
sary of the entry of Italian troops Into
Rome. Prom every flagstaff floats the
red, white and green, held together by
an eegle s taiona, ana on nearly every
breast .the colors of the. proud nation
are worn. ' . .-',-.,'..
The celebration at the fair Began at
IS o'clock this morning, at which hour
unward of .100 Italians. led by Da
Caprlo's band, and Including a majority
of Jthe members or local Italian socie
ties, whose silken standard
high by stalwart youths, paraded the
grounds while thousanda of . visitors
looked on and applauded the admirable
ahowlng. Aa the procession turned Into
the Auditorium the.' crowds followed.
and that structure was practically filled
when, - at , 10:10 - o'clock,' arter the. nana
had rendered -the -national anthem of
Italy, Consul ; C. T. Candtahl .requested
SAYSRACESUIGIDE
IS
Mrs. VS. ; E.r Llppincott ;Thinks
Large .Families Among'. Poor
Should Be Discouraged. ;
HOPES TO CONVERT K
. 7 , PRESIDENT,TO VIEWS
: ',
Cites Instance of Mother of Seven
teen of Whom Seven Are Dead and
Happy Will Take Up the Ques-
' tion With Mrs. Roosevelt; v ;
1 '.', VV" ' (Jennet Special Servtee.) ,'. '-'.'y
Pittsburg. Pa V Bept ' 30. Pittsburg
philanthropic women take exception to
President Rooeevelt's .race suicide the
ory. Mrs. 8. H. Llppincott, superintend
ent and secretary of the Society for the
Improvement of the Poor, after a consultation-with-other
avembera of the so
ciety, ' has decided to write to Mra
Roosevelt, asking her to perVuade the
President to modify his position. This
determination crystallised today, when
a woman who haa been deserted by her
husband snd -was pennllees. applied for
Sid. 8 he waa the mother of IT children,
seven of whom were dead .land happy.
Another Is in the institution for feeble-
minded.". Although reduced to extreme
poverty by ths desertion of her hus
band, the woman wanta to apply to the
president for a medal as an example of
an Ideal , wife and mother. , Mrs. Llp
pincott said: ' : . . -, ;
-What, with the wretchedness . and
distress of big families raised by the
shiftless poor, and equally large fami
lies brought by Immigrants to this coun
try and the menace they ere to the na
tion and society, I purpose write to
Mrs. . Roosevelt, In an appeal to her
womanhood agalnat the Indiscriminate
applauding of unwelcome conditions,"
, Xomare Xa Improving.
(Jewes) Seeds! Srlee.)
New Tork. Sept. JO Bsren Komura
continues to Improve.
GOOD
THING
.v . ', C. ' F. Candianu - -. ( : .-
I Who Hear Again ,the Thrilling.
andjSheerjrt0..the - Echow
the attention of tha audience.. .
The decorations of the. ban ware in
perfect keeptnr with tha day. Huge
esaHisTSt-laolgdlng" Old Olory. swung
from tha calling, and the national color
of the two nations virtually -covered the
walls which frame the platform. - ,
t Cheers for Meeote rtaliaaa. ,
Fadnx the' audience were large por
traits of Italian heroes. -the sight of
-which waa the signal for an outburst
of applause.- The enthustaam ran hlgi
throughout the ceremoniee ana eacn or
the numerous speakers was Interrupted
frequently by applause. ,- - .
Consul Candlanl spoke first. In Italian.
The speaker explained . with deep feel
ing the algnlncance'.of the day, taking
the mind a. of his hearers back, to , the
stirring ' events of 1870 and over the
around dear to every Italian heart. .
I The ev on d" Speaker was Colonel H.
B. Doech. representing the administra
tion, who extended the heartiest of wel
comes and voiced his congratulations on
what appeared to be a day of complete
success. . .,
Peter B. Rossi, the Italian- commis
sioner to the fair, addressed ' the au
dience' In Italian In n patriotic strain
Snd speeches in English were delivered
by John Cordano and A. Ferrem.- Each
(Continued on Page Blx.)
FRIEUD-OF-IVAIFS
PASSES AIM
Dr. Thomas "Johm-Barnardo,
Founder of ; Philanthropic --ll,
'lVf'"l Institutions,: Dead. ."'U " nf
FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND ' f
'ORPHANS WERE RESCUED
Took'Youngr'OnesFrom; Slams of
! London, ' Built : Thern,; Homes,
"and Trained Them Inftrtfsful Cit
izens Many Are In :CanadaI - - j
(Joernal Special gerHea.) '"..' ?: . -
' London,- Sept JO. -Dr.' Thomas John
Barnardo, founder and director of phil
anthropic Institutions, who- has rescued
more than 66,000 orphan waifs from tha
slums - of London, trained them . and
found homes for then, died tola morn
ing after n brief Illness, aged 0. He
built a - homo -near - Brandon, Manitoba,
and trained many wslfa to-be agricultur
ists. Over 16,000 of his proteges are
scattered - through northwest Canada
and the oolonlea and are now prosper
ous farmers and business men.
Dr. Barnardo waa born In Ireland In
114 S, waa educated In private schools
and -In the hospitals of London. Edin
burgh and Pert. - While In the London
hospital in 186 he had. hla -attention
attracted to the condition of the waif
children of the street. lie continued to
Investigate the subject and to labor hi
spare hours In behalf of the homeleea
little wanderers. He -boarded out the
first children In lM- and eetah '$
the first home In list. He four ml a
village for girls In Ir-ford In 'In
1I7 he founded Her L.'s'-nty't 1 ltJ
for Sick Wslfa. In l.l ie f ot ?
the young Helpers' Ira
Dr. Psrnsrdo n
"8ot - Att
Done." ' , ,
great
his '
tor
of T
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-ft.
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anther m
CENTS. tiJFntFciZtl
BIB OBI
' ass si j sen l j
Condition of, Cast Morrison Street
Would Make It Impossible for' V
: Fire 'Engines (to Reach
iXWholesale HouseswC----
RIIS MFSS MEN ARF X f f
Sks S SV llf sssi W ew aawaw , w esse ; - "X,
IN DESPERATE MOOD
Have Offered-to. Pay Expenses of
Putting , Thoroughfare in Proper
Order and Wonder What Is K
"sponsible for Delay That Is Caus-t
ing Them to Lose Honey. v ;
, East Morrison . street snd the . thor
oughfarea to the north snd south are la .
deplorable condition,' ' Xlevated road
ways are falling, . work that haa been
begun on streets has not been finished,
and with the fall rains will soon be im
passable. After October 1, If the uauat
quahtlt y-of - moisture - Is" precipitated. . tt
will be Impossible for the city fire de
partment .to reach endangered buildings ;
at any point In the extensive wholesale
and manufacturing territory from Haw
thorne avenue leading from, the Maov
son bridge north, ta Burns Ida street, and
from Grand avenue west to the river.
Because of these conditions W tuo i
devoted to many important lndnatrles
vital to Portland's commercial premier
ship are in danger from fire. .:
From Hawthorne avenue to Burnside
street the distance of II blocks; from
Grand avenue to the river ! it Is alx
blocks. ' - There are located Portland's
agricultural Implement concerns firms
carrying 11.000,000 each. Immense ware
houses stored Irora roof to cellar witnr
valuable manufactured products. There,
too, ar sawmills with widespreadlns
lumber yards, and there are numeroue
other industries employing hundreds of
persons and maintaining large plants.
Street Is TnmssssMn
Through the centes of this district
runs East Morrison street, which Is the)
principal -thoroughfare for trsfflc with'
the eaat side. When 'this flows along;
tha Unas of least resistance Morrison
street Is the natural avenue; yet at this
time teamsters gnash their teeth ta rage
and firemen dare not take the heavy en
gines -. that way- because the elevated
roadway la about to go as did the den
con's one-hoss shay.
E. M. Brannlck, manager and a stock
holder In the Studebaker Bros, company
Northwest, owning 111 feet of frontage
on Eaat Morrison street, speak plainly
of tha conditions and voices a demand
lt .appears O0baweU-nigh universal
among others interested .in that part of
the city.
-We think," said Mr. Brannlck. -that
the time has come to take up this mat
ter and press for immediate action. We
have long endured -conditions that are
outrageous. Our property Is dally la
danger of destruction; traffic to and
from our places of buetneea Is expensive
and attended with inconvenience and
constant peril of accidents.
"The condition of tha eaat aids atreeta
In this district is a disgrace to any city.
We pay taxes and are entitled to atten
tion, especially when we era willing .tot
pay tor the Improvements for which we
are aaklng.
Willing to Pay for Work.
"My company owns more than 100 feet
on. Eaat Morrison street We are anx
ious to pay for tha proper Improvement
of tha street, yet we sra not allowed ta
do that and muat. endure things that
would olscreait village.-- .
Suppoee some one were to come to
Portland tomorrow to seek; a location
for an industry, and were to. come to
thle part of the city to look ever the
gronnd.. Why, .the probability tm that he
would decide that, if tha city permitted
such deplorable conditions to exist, he
would not ears, to do bualneas tiere and
would take the train for some other
place. '.. ..- ,-'.. -.
"East Morrison street Is In such bad
shape that an ordinary buggy driven
over It at a fair rata of speed would b
ehaken to pieces. And aa for heavy
loads, the teamster who has tha nerve
to ooma this way la looked upon by his
fellows as bereft ef sense. --We
wsnt " something done at once,
and will not atop In our demands nntll
these conditions have been changed."
pan Kellaher, a merchant en Grand
avenue and a member of the city coun
cil street committee, wsa equally em
phatto In his statements.
"Patience has ceneed to be a vlrtue.,,
said he. The time has verne to rates
a howl and a loud one, too. I ant not
than willing te be quoted oo thin au -joet."
I want the people to know s
about It. and I hope The Journal w( r
eease the agitation nntll thle i
has been properly attended to lc i
officials."
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