The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, November 06, 1905, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text. ilOCllL HAND NOT V IN THE GAME " -V : '. V, . . ., , . 'Mr - Fuller Denies That Portland Rail : li' way Company .It Interested in :'' ' Front Street Franchise... .NEW YORKERS CONTROL . v PETITIONING COMPANY - The New York Syndicate. Left Man ager of Salem Company in Charge V . Work ol jigx Syndicate Seen in .' I Recent Movements. . ' ". si ; Reports from, fUlem that the promo- tera of thcWillametie valley cdmpany which asks for' a railroad franchleeoa - Front and" other principal ; atreet of Portland, represent tha CttlianB'l Light ;'' 6 Power1 company, and that thla corpo- , ration la acting .for the Portland Rail- "V way company, are emphatically denied, f ) "We know nothing about the Front '-j street franchise- propoettton excepting '.- what - la common knowledge. We have . jiothlng to do, with the Salem project," , aald F. I. Fuller, prealdent of tha Port -. land Railway company. "It la the oua- r torn of pur company to aak In Ita own ' name whenever It wanta a franchise." . . . Tha Cltlsens' -Ught - - Power com' t -pinr ia now entirely owned by New j"1: York peoply, who- purchased -through ''Frank RobcVteon of Portland all of the . 1.000 shares of stock of that company, - and still have poueialon of It, with v plana for- extensive development.' Tha New York syndicate, which It ia poet " tlvely etatej haa no connection with ' -the ..Portland Railway . company, pur . chaaed tha stock of I Anderson . and ..'U-Welch, but left Mr. Welch In hla - r former position of cresldent and gen 7 eraLftnahager. It lsuild Mr. Welch is ' not. actlna for. the. present owners of ;tha Cltlaena Light A Power company. and that he and Mayor Wattera of 8a lera bin Joined force a with a new ' syndicate. Including- Mr. Anderson of 1. Spokane. T R.' Sheridan of.Roaeburg and- William Hawley of Eugene, owner ' of Santlam river water rights. - Thomas R. Hherldan. who - heads tha Willamette valley project, has returned 7 to his home at Roseburg. PASSENGERS' SCARE CAUSE ..OF BAD ACCIDENT.'. When Fuse Blew, Out Those on ' ' Platform Crowded, . and 0I-1 tton Wat Thrown on Head ' , js..- Coroner Flnley haa decided that an in- truest it "tha1 remains of William Olston. a young : carpenter. i who died early Sunday morning- at Good Samaritan hospital aa tha result of in ,. Juries auatalned in a streetcar accident j'o tha lines of tha , Ore too. JWaler 'p Power & Railway company on fcaal ' ; ' Eleventh atreet . .. " , . '- Olaton.t with a -number or othere, ln -Icludlrtg-Buperintendent Boyntori of tha : 'Oregon Water Power At Railway com pany, waa standing on tha front plat- form of a streetcar scorning i to tha 'city. When tha1 car waa between ' Caruthert and Sherman streets the Jack, 'or . fuse, 'blew out, causing' a sudden - flame. - - ..j.: . .. ..... t ,' Passengers' on tha ' front platform , ' ' poshed frantically 'toward : tha open , ' vestibule' on tha right aide. So excited '.waa tha crowd that It a wept tha motor mn Irtm hla place and all piled1, oh t into tha street. Superintendent oyn j ton, however, suoceeded in holding bla ' j place on, tha platform and took charge - . of thvcr.-? -After runnrkg-av block -be .finally succeeded in atopplng It. When -the. crowd leaped and pushed j Its way, from tha car Olaton was thrown , violently to tha ground. Ha waa found - -, with hla- head against - tha curbstone, ".-- where it had struck. The mag's skull waa fractured. --'-f' ..... "If the crowd had-remained' In Its place and had not become frightened there would have, been no accident, for there waa no danger "tit tha blowing up of tha , 'Jack? , said. Superintendent ' Boynton. . -. , Olston Uved at-17 Baat Ninth atreet. Funeral aervicea will be held tomorrow "aftefndo'irat I 'cl6cTTi'rTheresldehce;" Interment will take laCe In Milwaukee cemetery, MINNA7F0URTEEN YEARS ' A'CAPTIVET0 DIES00N - " Minna, the female ".pougar in. theu:lty park soo, will go to sleep some day this week and will not awake' again. Brre will fee given a large draught of chloro forrn. ta .)ut her wt' eaV her -misery. . . The,jinlma hs beep In captivity 14 yeara, loVig ago aha became resigned to " her' fate and ahe Is now one Of the most gentle' animals in the too. . For the past two years she has been- blind, and has become so feeble that the superintendent j of the park haa decided ta.flid her life, ". Minna's .fur -Js in excellent condition . and. the animal will be aklnnad and tha ,, pelt sent to a taxidermist for mounting. - after which it will be placed In tha museum In the city hall. fonrf. VTlx Hawkins of the city park . hoard and Superintendent Ixi wits se lected a site yeeterday afternoon for the bear pit for Polar, the large white bear recently -purchased for the soo. The ".pit will be-tocated near the lodge on an eminence of ground snd so arranged - that the bear, will be In plain view' of sight-seers. , Fire Damagaa Besldaao. ' , .. . IBneelal JMapntrh t Th. Jmrnal.) . Albany. fJrr Nov. Tbo handsome ( - ' residence' of Samuel Young, a leading t merchant In the city, took Are Sunday morning- at o'clock from defective .'flUe." Tha fire waa in the second atory ; of tha kousa. and damage aggregating $1,009 was tha'-reault. the principal part ' of the damage being from water. " SixniiiinBiixiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnniiniiiiiH Coilpon Free Ha wallan Trip ' c'. . Honolulu, Hawaiian lalaada -. . .. vri.T -' ' ..' I vote for. ............. i........'.T.. ...,... -' , ' , , :' ; ' '! -- ' " - !' Thla coupon must be voted on or before November 11, 10S, ZIEGUR PREFERS OREGOIl TO NATIVE STATE -'-' Good Roads Advocate, on Trip " to Tennessee, Found Good " Streets in St. Louis. Dr. J. B. Zlegler, who haa returned recently from Tennessee, where ho went to vlalt hla parenta at Athena and to claim his wtfe'a-4ntereat In her father's aetata at Chattanooga, haa made aoma Interesting obaervatlona on ' tha com paratlva merits of Oregon, hla tfome for the past II years, and Tennessee,, his native state. After all tha obvious criticisms, ha says,' to which pregon. Its people and ita Institutions are subject It comes out with an attractive balance to' Ita credit, i ;'i , Dr. Zlegler ia a Portland properly. owner, who haa taken a prominent part In atreet improvements and In correcting abuses relative to their construction. He organised tha effort for tha establish ment of tha road along the coaat from Yaqulna to SlleU bay, and started Ita construction. Dr. Zlegler stopped at St. Loula an route and took aoma notes on street Im provements there. Oranlte block, asphalt, bltullthla' and brick seem to be pretty equally In evidence. 'There is only one atreet of wood blocks, ha says, and tha publlo does not regard It aa a success. Tha brick uaed there appears to be of a muoh better quality than here, and also much cheaper. ,. . Of the newer, klnda of pavement, bltultthhs seema to be a favorite, es pecially in the residence districts. Del mar boulevard, - the oldest . bltullthlc street in the city, haa been down three or four yeara and la In excellent condi tion. The smooth surface coating haa worn away, leaving the macadam itself expo sod. but It presents a good surface, hard, porous, and even... . VAUGHN AHD YOUNG SEEK oCOSBRESSIONAL TOGA . m f. .. Friends Urge . Each to , Try for Democratic Nomination in - - Second District. - ----- We T. Vaughn and Ogleaby Young will contest far the Democratic nom ination for - congress from tha aecond district. Both have, been approached by frienda Vand each haB"1ndicated a diapoaUion to enter the fight and atriva to secure tha place on the ticket next year. , -,. , .... . .. Mr. Vaughn is now councilman from the tenth' ward. He la tha only Demo cratic member of the city legislature and thus would enter the congressional contest with the prestige that-goea with such a distinction. Mr. Young hsa been one of the moat active Democrats In tha state for many yeara. He ia believed by hla friends to possess considerable strength; they have urged him to make tha run on tha prrmafy"irc9t.T'" : . ; ' SUNDAY. SCHOOL WORKERS -JO MEET IN CONVENTION At th.,aiaoaMethodlat Kplacopal church, . corner -at Twelfth and Taylor streets, on November II and 14, will be held tha Sunday achool convention of Multnomah - county. . Each - Sunday achool in tha county la entitled to one delegate for ' every 26 membera 'en rolled. In addition to tha paator and superintendent. '. The convention mualo will be in charge of E, 8. Miller. Tha program follows: . i . j ...... '"Monday, November It, 'afternoon 1 o'clock, aong and prayer; ,1:30, organ iaatlon; J:J0. devotional , Bible . atudy hour, "The Maater Teacher Teaching to Win tha Sinner" (John lvi7-2), Rev, H. C Schaffer; 1:00.-roll .call f .Bun day achoola. (be aura to have your achool represented at this hour); S:I0, "A Training Oaks for . Future Teaah era," Rev. . P, Conder; 4;00, discussion; 4:11, report of committee on nomina tions, . i . Evening J :J0, aong and prayer; 7:50, addreas, "Reaching tha Boys," H. W. Stone; 120, solo, Mrs. E. & Miller; (:30, address, .'Our - Inspiration in Working for tha Young," Rev, W. C. Merrltt - T -,.'., '. - Tueaday, November'-'14, forenoon 0:00. song and prayer; (:t0 devotional Bible atudy hour, "The Maater Teacher Teaching tha , Worth of tha Wayward Roy" tlJika Tv:ll-241ReyHowaxd Smith; :S0. a atudy, "What W Should Know About Our Pupils," Mrs. W. C. Merrltt: 10:10. dlscuaslon; 10:20, next Sunday's - lesson taught, "Nehemlah'a Prayer" Neh. 1:1-11), Dr. Clarence T. Wilson; 11:00, round table conference, "The Sunday School Superintendent," led by Rev. W. C. Merrltt. x Afternoon 2:00, aong and j prayer; 1:16, devotional Bible atudy hour, "The Maater Teacher Teaching ' to Pray" (Luke xl:l-ll). Rev. J. F. dhormley; 2:46, "Holding the Scholar In tha School," Dr. D. Ia Rader; 1:00. , discus sion; 1:16, winning the ' little ones through: (1) Cradle Roll, Mrs. C. M. Klgglna: (1) Reglnnera, Mra. C. A. Mor den; (1) Primaries, Mra.- Ada' Belle' Brown; 4:16, "Teaching to Win," Rev, W. C. Merrltt; 4:46. business. Evening 7:00, ... aong r. and., prayer; 7:60, address, "Tha Book We Use," Dr. Edwin IV House;- SM solo, Mrs. C. O. Royle; 1:10. "Organised to Win,' Rev, W. C Merrltt What's tha aecret of happy, vigorous health? Slmpjy keeping the bowels, the stomach, the liver and kidneys strong And active. Burdock Blood Blttera doea It. ... . : . . . ... Sua Wats Company. Hapwrtat-Plapatca te Jfbm Journal.) . Tillamook, Or.,' Nov, . The new Tillamook water company la" having more trouble. J. P.uAfkln and C.-.A. Doty, through their attorney, H. I Botta. have filed a auit in the circuit, court against the. company. Tha plain tiffs hold a mortgage agalnat tha water plant upon which there la now due tha aum of 11,000. ' ' V- ," " Preferred Stock Canned Ooeda. Allen Lewis Beat Brand, 1 ' " :' .... .. j . ALICE'S PRESEIIIS CAUSE TROUBLE Congress Will Be Asked" to Ex empt Mementot From Oriental Potentates From Duty. BUCHANAN'S NIECE HAD .TO FORFEIT HER GIFTS Sherman't Daughter Had to Pay Duty on Their Wedding Presents Oriental Disappointed Becauae No - Gift Wert Given in Return. , - (WuhlDgtoa Bareaa'et Tke looraal) Washington. Nov. . Miss Roosevelt and her gifts will be an issue when the legislators meet. ..The opinion cornea from many parte of tha country that if as atrocl'oua . and - unreaaonabla to make tha princess yield any of her -pin money .for customs duty. It la as sorted that Miss Alios was competed to accept these gifts and that aha neither choaa nor purchased the riches which have fallen In her lap. '..-. Trouble la the Vast.' '. Thla 1a well enough, but If the prest dent looks Into the paat he will find 4hat much trouble has arisen from sim ilar vpMoaen. wnen presiaem ana jayr). Orant returned from the tour of tha world it required an act of congress to give them an open port for their tro phies. - A long while ago,' when Miss Harriet Lane waa tha chatelaine of the White House, : she aided her .uncle,. President Buchanan, to entertain tha Prince of Wales, now King Edward. In return for these courtesies. Queen Victoria sent ijurrteroua gifts, all of which were afterward declared by "COhgress to be national property and they attll form part of tha furnishings of the White Houae. When General Sherman's daughters were married they received gifts from crowned heada and other great people of Europe and Asia who admired the military genlua of old Tecumaeh. But, a a every ona knows, these gifts paid a small fortune In duties, certainly Uen aral Sherman and hla daughters were compelled to accept these presents, too, but they had to pay 'for tha honor. Omitted metnra Gifts. -Jt-'ia pointed out. and very reason ably, that every well-informed parson ia aware that In- vleltlng -royalty one must accept gifts. Usually tha visitor preaenta a few, but this part of tha tra dition, I hear, the prlneeas and her at tendants overlooked, some rather rich atoriea are reaching Washington anent the disappointment of the eastern com mon folks, who expected tha prealdent's daughter to scatter golon coins tn the streets, and of tha rage of tha court attendants at tha paltry offerings of the American ladles. " When any scions of a reigning house have visited Washington, they have be stowed some gift on every person, high or lowi with whom they iavs bean aa- sodated,-OT f ruin w hum they tiava" ac cepted entertainment or service. When that modest . prince . from China vaa here a year ago ha left -nearly S 5.600, worth of gifts.' 'They were presented downhenina Train--Mrs. . and Mlaa Rooaevelt to the lowest attendant at tha hotel with a mathematical precis ion as to the prestige 'of tha recipient and tha value of tha gift. ARGUMENTS IN M'CONNELL CASE ARE HEARD ' - X ' V r-.r ;-r ' - Action Brought Against Idaho Stat Board of Equalization - Up in Supreme Court. : . 8pe1d fJuwatch te Toe Journal.) . Boise, Idaho, Nov. (.The supreme court heard arguments today in the case brought by former Governor McConnell against the state board of equalisation asking that tha acta of the board be reviewed by the supreme court on the question of levying, taxes on the prop erty of tha railroads, telephone and telegraph-lines. The queatlon Is raised of the authority of the board to levy taxes -for county and achool purposes where lature shall not impose taxes, and the petitioner contends that tha legislature cannot delegate to tha atate board acta which tha conatitulon is prohibied from doing Itself and that all levies for taxea must be made by-co'unty authori ties, the same to be equalised by tha state board. -Another contention 111 that the state board found tha total value of all rail road property In the state at 110,600,000, whereas the true, value ia 191.000,000. Complaint ia made that tha board failed In ita duty. If It had tha power 'to make the' assessment and levy, as under the law all -property must bo aasessed at full cash value-. TO ESTABLISH RETREAT i- -FOR DISABLED HORSES (Journal Special Service.) -Loulnvllle, ,Ky.. Nov. . The Ken tucky Humana society, which met here Koday for its regular annual meeting, will consider a unique -plan, the like of which has , probably never been, under consideration m .any country. . A plan Is to be considered for establishing a relreatlor aged and infirm horses. "Dur ing the year Just closed the aocletx, which now haa more than 160 membera, haa cared for more than 1,000 horses and other animals. - At present the society has no funds for the establish ment of a home for decrepit horses, but It la hoped that liberal contribu tions to such a fund -will be forthcom ing when required. . r r Fl R E MAY POSTPONE . MINING CONGRESS Jonrnal Rpeelal Harrlee.) El Paso, Tex., Nov. 1. Myers' opera house was destroyed by fire last night Loss, 176.000. The Milting .congress, which waa to be held In tha opera house ahortly, may be postponed. No other place In town la suitable for It. . TUBBY IS APPOINTED. ,. TO PANAMA POSITION , 1 Uoornal Bptil Kmo.) .Bt. Paul. Nov. 6. Walter O. Tubby, general storekeeper of tha Great North ern, has been appointed auperlntendent of construction of the Panama canal. Ha will go south this wek, - HELD CAPTIVES 9 YEARS : MOUNTAINS OF MEXICO Colonel A. J. Fountain and Son, Supposed to Have Been Killed, Ar Prisoner, of Bandits, .v' . (Jeoraal Roeelal Berries.) ' Las Cruces, N. M., Nov. 1. Charles Clump, , a reliable prospector, haa Just returned from Mexico and - says that Colonel A. J. Fountain and eon, who it was supposed had been .killed nine yeara ago near here, are alive and held by outlaws In the mountalna of Honors. Fountain, while district attorney, rid thla section of catUe-thlevea. -Ha, and hla son disappeared ntna yeara ago and several men 'were tried for their mur der but acquitted. . Clump claims that ha and tha Foun tains started for tha American border and traveled three days and nlgbta In a desperate attempt to - escape. They were eventually overtaken by tba out laws 'and in . the fight Clump waa wounded and left for dead. Tha Foun tains were recaptured and taken sack to their mountain prison. . When Clump revived ha m as-fixed to reach a friendly village. He offers to guide a party to rescue thaFountalna MINNEAPOLIS EXPERIENCES HER FIRST DRY SUNDAY . . . . - t General Exodus of the Thirsty Takes Place to Points Outside "the City Limits. . (jooraai special serace.. I Minneapolis, Nov. 1. Yesterday waa the .first dry .Sunday this city haa had for over 16 yeara. Not ainca E. C. Babb waa mayor In 1811 to 180 haa .the ex periment been tried and 'at that time It proved a flat failure. Every licensed saloon In the city waa closed. Evarv oolicemsn was a-lven strict orders to. see that aaloon man obeyed Inatructlona, which had been officially transmitted to them during tha week and each officer waa made personally responsible for his beat.. Aa a conse quence not a alngle report of any In fraction, of . tha order - was reported a' police headquartera. Apparently no aneaaing waa at tempted by saloon-keepers, but 'saloons outside tha city limits did a rushing business. Men left in. .droves for Rob blnsdale. Crystal ' Lake and placea around Keengan'a- lake. Cars going to these points were well patronised from early morning to lata at night. St. Paul also received its quota and the azodus seemed general OLD-WOMAN HAS SMOKED - FOR NINETY-FIVE YEARS (Journal Special ftwrlce.) Corydon, la, - Nov. . Mrs. John O' Brian of this town, who haa tha die tlnctton of being the oldest -woman in the state of Iowa, nag Just completed her 101st year. She la an Inveterate amoker anil, according to. her own ad- mlwalon. haa been addicted. to the use ofa corn-cob pipe aver since sne 'waa 1 years old.. '?'' "I have emoked . my pipe for t years. ' she said in an interview, "and have no patience for the people who aay It Ian t good for one to use to bacco. I would Just as soon atop drink ing water as stop smoking. I don't need to thank anybody to help me to bed nor up In tha morning. I can gat around by myself and can do aome work. Now, I think that when a woman can live 100 yeara and amoke from the time aha was yeara old and still be without an aching bona In her body. It's all right to have a pipe whenever a body wanta It.". PRIZES OFFERED FOR BEST SCULPTURE WORK (Joaraal Spatial fcrvtoe.) New 'Tork, Nov. l.--The entries of portrait busts and reliefs in tha contest for tha two . prlsea of 1600 and 1200 offered for the beat worka of .t hat kind by J. Q. A. Ward, honoaaxy prealdent of -the National -Sculpture Boclety,-and I. -Wyman Drummond. tha - treaaurer. cloaed today. Quite a number of fine plecea of sculpture have been sent and will be placed on exhibition In the rooms of Jhe NatlomlScuIptura socletj to be-judged" by a competent ;jury of sculptors. Tha decision will be gives in about Ave or alx days. Tha object Of tha competition. Is to stimulate portrait work, -particularly In the form of re lief medallions. . - At NEW BRA PAINT $140 per Gallon SNivV Painters' White Lead '"''';-"' ''.'.''' ''',"''.?''""', : . ' , per Lb. 1 : 208 Between Taylor and Salmon .,'." .......... . .-, . D ress W Will c r -v i s They will fortable and No man suit.-. For $25 we 9VJ tor eiscwnere. - - ; . ure $zo. -: Fit.'1 - ; " Flnlth and vj v. Fabric fuarantead. Tha priea will tidt -ana - Tha auit wilt fit. Wa handle no Ready- ' . Maaa ciotmng, out maae , - " your Cothea to your order ' ,' at from $20.00 to $45.00 the auit. " Clly OIOC MMWMww MW To Steamer .: : . J,. . '...,. " . ' -. , - . . . Leaves djQTylrfnrT&y1orStf eert)ockr7rrlvI. a) ME. IFffiE the Old Sland-20S ......... ' ,. . . J- ' ' Front Street ' Carpet tacks are turned out by machinery in millions. ' r Every carpet tack looks pretty much like every other carpet tack... .. '.:;,''':f "" "' v v " -'''..'. Ready-to-wear clothes are turned out of factories by the . thousand. ':;.':r. Y. ' i Every ready-to-wear suit looks pretty much like every other ! . ready-to-wear suit. ' '' " ' , Get out of the "Tack" class by having your clothes made to your measure. The Columbia Woolen Mills Co. will , make ' clothes for you that have an individuality of their own. fit you and you will look prosperous and com- happy andlheat. ever appeared all of those hings in will make as fine it suit for you. Look over the cloth and get samples of $40 '.suitings from - the high priced merchant tailors of the city. Bring the sample V Xo us and we will duplicate it for $25. ..'v"': : - An all wool worsted cheviot, latest7 patterns,1 lined with : imported Venetian cloth, hand sewed with silkto your meas- 'i mmmm We j Astoria and Ocean Beaches oh The Day Boat Down the Columbia 4 MlE OIF FRONT STREET GRANITE FLOOR PAINT , . ' ' : ,Th kind that stas on your floor;' d A A former price $1.75 gallon. Now e)IUU CRESOLENE SHINGLE STAIN . , ' -1-Wears woH; w"on't iade; former price H A $1.23 per gallon.' Now. . . . ... 7 UL - NEAL'S INTERIOR ENAMEL . : ; u 'That smooth finish, so easxto keep clean; for mer price $2.50 per gallon. 01 7C Now.. A.... ...... .a,..'.,.'..'.......' aPlea.0 :DAVIES; VARNO-LAC, ' ' . Makes ybur floor look 'like mahogany;, former Krice $2.75 per gallon. , ' CI CA NEAL'S BATHTUB ENAMEL Tansforms the oltfrinc tub to porcelain jJfr , " former price, quart, $1140. Now. ..... I O t NEAL'S ALUMINUM ENAMEL For steam pipcs,Iradiators, gas ranges, AA etc; former price, quart, $1.85.- - Now. .yUL NEAL'S CARRIAGE PAINT r , , The Old Original; former price, quart, . iA- 75c. Now.,.. ,.4UC t.j Hif V. - T.. - .-7- !' , a ready-to-wear as you will pay. OOLEi 7 &jv&ric. t r-lI-p-MAIN-613r fM' BiiaiiiiiiiniMiaiiwuiKaiiiisAciiHaHUuiniiitt a) , - - .'-. . . :. .rr.":'. - v -. ' ; : .;, .' !' - "