The Oregon daily journal., November 15, 1905, Page 4, Image 4

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. POTLA.., WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 15, 1SC5.
CITY OUT BOl'JS
Mayor Sommer Accompanis
Veto of O. W. P.'s Request
7';7 With Full Explanation.
NO MORAL PRINCIPLE.
,'0 INVOLVED IN MATTER
Considered Question in Nature of
Contract Witch as Agent of the
' People He Deems Necessary to Re
turn Without His Signature.
r--""T7- (SpoH.I DUpatck te Tha Journal.)
V i Oegon City. Or., Nor. It. Following
r S the text of Mayor E. A. Bommer'a
. . nraease delivered to the Oreson City
, council )t night accompanied by his
a ih franchise rrnted the O. W.
.'- P.. Ry. Co. by the council a short time
ego; . - ..r ."- "T
"In the eerlv portion f my admlnia
t rat Ion mayor of Oreson City re
quest wee made by the -Oregon Water
; Power Railway company ior a nw
; .' franchise upon Main street which would
i Include the right to operate passenger,
freight and express rs upon said
. . Main street without-restriction as to
time or manner of operation. This re
quest was made In view or the proposed
extension of the lines of the Oregon
Water Power A Railway company
through Oregon City and Into the south
- k eastern portion of Clackamas county.
At the time said requeetwas preeented
. ', the sentiment of your b. jr waa opposed
.1. to granting a franchise conferring un
restricted traffic privileges to the said
company upon Main ' street, and In ac
cordance with the will of tha people of
Oreson City assembled en masae, a eom-
.'; . mlttee of cltlsens was appointed to en-i
- deavor to frame a franchise ordinance
' t that would at once satisfy .the require-.
; menta of the company and also protect
the interests of Oregon City. I am ad-
-vised that this committee met several
; times but failed to effect any agree
'" ment with the railroad company and
made a report to the council of Oregon
' City ' to that effect. Subsequently a
resolution was Introduced In the coun
ell directing the mayor to appoint a
, ff ui it tfO '3a?"'t hlvS HW Hltel'sJ f"""
council together with the mayor and city
attorney to meet with the officials of
- the railroad company and endeavor to
frame a franchise that wouM protect
tha interesta of Oregon City and at the
same time grant to the railroad com
v nany such rights and privileges as would
: permit the extension of Its, lines and
; thereby promote the development of
Oregon City and also tha portion of
.- Clackamas county lying south and east
of Oregon City. Pursuant to this reso
, lutlon I appointed an members of the
- said committee Councllmen R. Koemer,
-j-JVUllam healmr-tnt H. K. Straight to
act with the city attorney. Franklin, T.
Griffith, and myself as the represents
; tlves of the council.
- Committee Was Consclsatloas. ' '
... 'The committee organised and care-
fully and conscientiously dischsrged the
- duty Imposed upon.' It. The committee
. first considered ' the Several existing
franchises In favor of the railroad com-
nyrwhTcRTnfeia follows:
Ordinance No. 1S,. which wa . ap
proved - July - It. 1 8 i, a grant - to the
Kant Side Railway . company, its sue
.. .;. ressors and ; assigns, the right to lay
v dowiw maintain and operate upon Main
t streer, rrora Third to the - northerly
' limits of the city,' either a single oi
double track railway with the neces
sary turnouts and turntables. This or
dinance provided rthat the railroad
v , should be operated by animal, cable or
- electric power and should continue In
force for a term of 50 years, and that
after, the first 10 years there should be
; paid to Oregon City an annual license
of 1100 for each of the remaining 46
". years. Such license to be paid on the
' flrat of January of each year.
Ordinance No. 20 r, approved June 14,
1S87, which granted to the East Bids
- Railway company tha right and privil
ege to operate an express caryon Main
mreet for the term of 10 years from
July 1. 1IJ7. .
Ordinance No. 241, passed August IT,
1J, whereby there was granted to
- a. C Fields,. his heirs and assigns, the
right to lay down, maintain and operate
. a railway uponJbtain street,, from Third
Street southerly along and upon Main
street, and over and upon the road on
' the easterly side of the baatn to the
southern Uouildaij vt the eity-i tagathei
: with necessary turnouta, turntables and
switches. This franchise provides for
an annual license fee of ffiO per annum
and expires August 17. 1029. .
... Ordinance No. 274, approved Novem
br 10, ltos, granting to the Oregon
r Water Power 4t Railway company. Its
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It's all right to -study the
weather ; probabilities, but the
prudent msn will have one of our
"rain1 or shine coats" on hand.
Light qn jr our arm and will make
light of your discomfort if the
Weather turns bad. . ; v ,
See our w i n d o w ' dianlav of
Special values at,."...i'..f 10.00
Top Coats Special st....fT.8S
The New Style Hats st;,.f2.35
LioiiCeiicrrHin&O
-a tatters for Stem and Beys.
164 and 1S Third Street,
MSB BfORiSOB. '
FIBIIISEOULP DH1EFIT
TO PEOPLE'S lit
successors and assigns, tha right te
lay down, maintain and operate railway
tracks oa Third street, and also the
right to Operate express and- freight
cars upon Main street and Third street.
ana snowing one round trip of not ex
ceeaing inree attached cars between
a, m. and noon of each day and ope
rouna irip or tnree attached care be
tween IS o clock noon and 7 o'clock n. m.
of said day, and also granting the right
to operate .express and frelaht cars at
orien aa me company may desire be
tween p. m. and T a. m. This fran
chise expires November 10, 1(12. and
provides for an annual license fee ot
1400 during the first Ave years and 1500
per annum during the last Ave years.
At tne outset of the committee a nego
tiations 4t was confronted with the
fact that the railroad company now
holds a passenger franchise which has
yet 17 years to run. and for which the
company Is required to pay an annual
license fee of only S100 during the
entire term. . Under - this long-term
franchise the company has the right to
lay an additional track en Main atreet
together with necessary turnouts, turn
tables and switches, and It seemed de
sirable to the committee that the right
to lay a second track should Je sur
rendered and that it would be to the
advantage of the city to have only
single track placed In the center of the
street, and also thst the . location of
switches and turnouta should be den
nltely Axed so aa not to Interfere with
the use of the street. Under the freight
car franchise now held by the company
It baa the right to operate two trains
of freight cars dally and an unlimited
number of freight cars nightly.'' But
this freight car franchise has but seven
years to run, and therefore will be an
Insuperable obstacle to further exten
sions of the company's llnea Into the
southeastern ' portion of - - Clackamas
county, aa It Is a well-known fact that
railroads are built mainly upon money
obtained, from the sale of bonds, and
It IS unreasonable to assume that s
bond .Issue of sufficient else to con
struct an extension Into the southeast
ern portion Of, the county could be
floated on a short-term f ranohlse . of
seven years. . . . .::..
:. t--- Xaormons Benefits. --
la determining the merits of the ques
tion submitted to It, the committee con
sidered the enormous benefits that have
accrued to the people of the northeastern
portion, of Clackamas county by reason
of the extension of the conrpany's lines
to Estacada and - believing that the
southeastern portion of the county la a
much richer ' agricultural section, it
reached tha conclusion that an extension
of. the company's line Into thst por
tion or the county would be of great and
lasting benefit to the county at large
and to Oregon City In particular. In that
it would provide transportation facilities
to Oregon City and enable tha farmers
to bring In and market their products
here; that It would promote the pros
perity of the territory served by It and
would necessarily Increase the business
transacted at Oregon City by reaaon of
the Influx of people that would Inevita
bly follow the establishment of the road,
and that la doing so no Injury would be
caused to Oregon City either to Its bust-.
ness men or the property owners upon
Main street, provided that reasonable re
atrlctlona should be placed upon the en-
eratlon of thS frelghtCara og.ihe jionuJ.
puny mrougn tne city.
Having reached
the eoncluelnn. thifnp 4k,
io f he company's "lines "would be bfTlT'0t Mft1Btt,BC,' ov,t
great and lasting benefit to the county
aa welt as te tha city, the committee
pursued its negotiations with the ran
road company with such effect that an
ordinance was finally prepared.' which
had for Ita purpose the aurrender of aU
existing franchises held by the company
and the substitution' therefor of a new
grsnt te the company conferring noon
It the same rlghta aa te night freight
iraiuo as me company now holds, and
changing the two-train freight privilege
dally to four tralha of freight cars of
not to exceed four cars each, between
me nours of 7 o'clock in the morning
ana i -o ciocs. in the evening. .
Y ' 'V XaareaeeA Oontpeasatlon, ),',
-rnis change from two trains of
ireignt cars to four trains of freight
cars dally and the lengthening of the
freight car privilege from seven years
to 5 years constituted the new lights
granted to the railroad company and In
exenange mereror the city would re-
cetve the aurrender aft all iatina
franchises. Including the surrender oi
me rignt to lay an additional track on
Main street, the changing of tha nreaent
track from the side to the center of the
strseCtbe nssTtrirk nn hsusO. grooved
rati laid in concrete foundation and
the street between the raila and one
foot on each aide thereof to be paved
with Belgian blocka and thereafter te
oe maintained in repair by the company
during the lifetime of the franchise,
which Improvement would cost not less
than IX. 000. the continuation of aucb
Belgian block pavement upon the per
manent ' Improvement of all those oor-
tlons of the street not now paved with
vitrinea oricx, and the payment of an
Inoreaaed Compensation to Oregon City
from S5S0 per annum now paid by the
company to iroo per annum for the first
Ave yesrs ef the new term snd Inoress
Ing 1300 per snnum at Intervals of Ave
yeara, so that during the last Ave years
of the term the company would be re
quired to pan an annual Income fee of
$1,400 and the license- fees of the en
tire term would aggregate 150,100. -
All of these advantages would be de
rived by the city from the new. fran
chise aatde from the benefits that would
naturally flow from the development of
the southeaster portion of Clackamas
county and the Increased business that
would come to Oregon City. -
The committee having the matter In
charge held a number of meetings and
every phase of the new ordinanoe waa
carefully discussed and considered, and
when Anally prepared had the . unani
mous support or the committee, snd so
fsr as I am 'advised every member of
that committee still believes the ordi
nance, as prepared and aa psssed - by
the council, to be the best contract that
could be madd by. the city, and one that
fully safeguarded the Interesta of the
city. Its people and Ita property-owners.
no argument has been adduced- by the
opponents of this measure that ha a In
any wise or" to-the slightest extent
chenged my opinion as to ths merits of
this measure. I joined In Its recom
mendation to the careful consideration
of the council, snd I believe now, as I
did then, that the best Interests of. Ore
gon City would be subserved by -permitting
the ordinance to become a law.
-rirst Opposition.- "
The opposition to this measure Arst
found expression t m suit Instituted
by William Andresen, In which a- re
straining order was Issued preventing
inree snmmri or tne council from vot
ing upon the paaeage of the ordinance
upon the ground that the three defend.
ante were In the employ of the railroad
company, ana charges of .fraud were
mede against the three . defendants,
which ths plaintiff In the rase .wholly
failed to substantiate, and after a hear
ing upon demurrer to the complaint the
court dissolved the Injunction. -,
Ait er ward, and aa the members of the
council were about to vote upon the
matter, a second restraining- order was
served upon, them in. a suit brought
to restrain all the members of the coun
ell from passing the ordinance. This
suit, like the first, failed and the In
junction was dissolved. , The council
then took up the mstter and by vote
of mix to two psssed the ordinance.
I have been presented with a petition
bearing the names of 531 electors of
Oregon City out of a total ef tlO elec
tors, and said petitioners pray that
exercise the power invested In me, 'as
mayor, to veto the ordlnanoe pasetj)y
the council. Since the presentation of
tne ssid petition I have submitted to
the leading petitioners a proposition to
submit the question of the approval or
veto of this ordinance to three unbiased
and impartial, judges, non-residents of
Oregon i-'ity, who should determine
whether or not. aa a business proposi
tion, toe ordinance la for the beat la
t.ruta nf O rm mtm ph.
My proposal has been rejected upon
the ground that the people of Oregon
City are themselves best fitted to- de
termine Issues bearing upon their own
welfare and that where a. majority of
the Inhabltanta. taxpayera and business
men or tne city are opposed to a meas
ure, they should not be called upon te
submit to non-residents a matter the
determination of whloh should rest with
them.- I sra forced to admit that there
la merit In tha contention of the net!
tionera mat in the making of a con
tract, such ss this ordinance, where the
people are the partlee of the first part,
mat tneir agenta ahould not force them
Into a contract against their expressed
" . r ' .' . .
? ' Mot Qaeetloa ef Morals;
.Were this a question of . morals U
would make no dlfferenoe to me if four
fifths of the people of my city were op
posed to me If X had the approval of my
own conscience, but no moral principle
is invoivea in this ordinance: It la in
the nature of a contract to- be approved
by me as the executive of tha city,
acting for its people and as their agent
And considering the matter tbua. the
queation that presents Itself to my mind
Is. would I be right In permitting the
ordinance to become a law because I
believed It a good measure when a great
majority of my' principals. thepeople,
for on whose behalf the contract la
made, have expressed to me their em-
phstle and unqualified disapproval?
There has been much bitterness
shown In this controversy, the motives
of the supporters of the measure have
been Impugned and so extreme has the
feeling grown that the grand jury of
Clackamas county has been requested
to Investigate the passage of thia fran
chise In an effort to discover fraud. I
have purposely delayed the communica
tion of this meassge .until after the
grand jury had had aa opportunity to
thoroughly Investigate the chargea of
fraud brought before It and which has
resulted In the failure of that body to
take action because - of the absolute
want and non-existence of- any evidence
of the aligbtest degree of fraud.
The supporters of this ordinance In
the council have, I believe, been abao-
utely honest In their convictions and In
their opinion of the merits of this ordi
nance I heartily -concur. - ,
However, gentlemen, believing as I do.
that I bold my office as the servant and
not as the master of the people, I feel
it my duty to set sslds the juugmont as
te the merits of this ordinance, and
eolely--for-tfie-resBonthai the measure
Is opposed by a great majority of the
1 actors, taxpayera and business men of
Oregon City, I return without my sppro-
val the ordinanoe passed by you Novem
ber 4. IMS, and entitled:
An ordinance authorising the Ore
gon Water Power at Railwaa company,
its successors Snd assigns, to construct,
maintain and -operate a railway on Main
treet from the northern limits of the
city to the southern point of the terml-
snd upon the road on the eaaterly side
of the basin to the southern boundary
of said city; and upon Thlrd atreet from
Main atreet to the Willamette river; and
to operate the eame by any means ex
cept steam and to erect the necessary
poles and string the necessary ' wires
for. the operation thereof by electricity,
and to carry passengers, freight snd
express matter on and over Said rail
way, and to collect chargea andtolls
therefor, and repealing ordinances .Nos.
1. 101, 141, Z54 and 17." ' -
. XL A. SOMMER. ...
. : Mayor. ''
Dated Oregon City. Or., Nov. u, jool.
TO BE -RID. OF A
WEARY STATION AGERT
Frisco Ja'd Wants to Close Sta
; tion alt Brooks Because
yeWoiv't-Wofk,
- (Jiwul Special Service.)
Topeka, Kan Nov. H. Because the
station sgent at Brooks, Wilson county,
Is "too shiftless to make out reports"
the Frisco railroad today ssked permis
sion of the state railroad commissioner
to close Its station at that town.
Irving Brown Is the man who has been
presiding over the destinies of the sta
tion. Ha makes out reports to the com
pany only when tie feels like doing so.
snd tha company has failed to get a
man te take ma place.
"Of course," said the railroad com
munication to the atate board, "we
would continue to stop local trains there
aa at present, but we wish to be re
lieved of the annoyance of having a
worthless sgent."
According to advices. Brown refuses
to commit himself to the "open door"
policy, even with the threat hanging
over tha town that It may be wiped off
the map.
FIFTEEN MILLIONS LOSS
7 IN POSTAL DEPARTMENT
(Jeeraal Special terries.!
Washington,- Nov. lt.Offtctal state
ments of the postofflce department
show that the deficit for the flacal
year amounta to Ill.0t7.000. The gulf
between ' receipts snd expenditures In
Cortelyou's department has been brought
to the attention of Overstreet, chair
man of the houss committee on post-
offices who la preparing . for a bold
stroke, snd takes no pains to cloak bis
Intention. Unquestionably he will urge
aa Increaas In the rates of second-class
msll matter Ha says ths government
loses st least 4 cents a pound on all such
matter carried through the malls.
SALOON KEEPERS FINED
FOR VIOLATING THE LAW
(Special D l patch to The Jooraal.)
Freewater. Or., Nor. It. A. J. Kelly
and George Ireland, two former-aaleon
man' of Freewater who were tried be
fore the circuit court at Pendleton,
wers fined 171 each and given 20 days
In the county jail for violations of the
prohibition law. However. upon petl-
tlona signed by the residents of Free-
water and representations made by At
torney Winters for the defendants, the
Leaeoutloa of the sentence waa suspended
during the good behavior of the defend
ants, v ' ' ' ' '' . : -. " ,
.lake 0218 in -
7 Ten flinutes
Chance for Another for $182. You
Can Do It Today, but Probably
Not Tomorrow.
If you expect to get a choice Checkering,-
or Kimball, or bchumana, or a Ane
vveoer I'mnom piano, or one or several
other elnHnt inatrdmants used at the
World a Kalr, and which are now beini
closed out by Kllera 1'lano House, 161
Washington streot. at bona fide reduo
tlona ranging from 10 to 40 per cent,
yoir will have to attend to-selecting one
without delav.
Beer in mind that. thia sale la the
only one you will ever live to see. Come
In and ascertain how really easy It Is
to, secure a mtta inn incuiantaiir.
also, we will show you the greateat dis
play or nne pianoa ever made.
Our terms, to wind un mattera oulck
ly, have been made so eaay that no one
need hesitate to secure a good Instru
ment, piano, organ or Pianola, at thia
time. . ... , ... ,i
Prices ranee from 14 for a beauti
ful IS00 style.' which shows practically
no wear wnaiever and la ruliy war
ranted.- to 1367 for nne nf tha fanciest
regular (676 cabinet grand uprighta in
beautifully carve senuina 8an Domingo
mahogany case. Bring tit or fit for
first payment down, and oav the bal
ance at 410, yea, S8 a month. That cer
tainly loose eaay, and It is eaay. .
: : This BabyT-lS a Month.
One of the moat beautiful and moat
valuable baby grand pianoa ever shipped
to Oregon, that cannot . be told from
brand new, will be sold at a bona fide
discount of 1181. Pay the rest at Sit a
month. If you like.
Some Concert Pianolas."
Why not 'set one of the World's Fair
Pianola Concert Pianolas, while they
are to be had at these reduced prices f
The Pianola la aold the world over for
1260. but these used Instruments are
offered now. at very aubstantlal reduc
tions. For 420 additional we rurnian
one years Pianola library facilities.
Look Into this todav. -You can t af
ford to lose thia ontxirtunlt v. Tou are
sure to save a clean 4100, 1112. tltf and
ud to 1218 over the loweat caah retail
price obtainable anywhere else in this
country, r.uers fie no nouae, oi Tvaao-
Ington atreet, corner rara.
FRANCE LM GET
LORRAIfJE BACK
Emperor of Germany Said to fee
Anxious to Abrogate the .
Treaty of Frankfort. t, . v
TO RECEIVE IN RETURN ?
- LAND IN. WEST AFRICA
Province ' Steadily Resists German
isation and 'People Art Discontented-
Kaiser Dreams of German
African Empire.', ;:'., '-: ' r ,
(Jaernal Breelal Service.)
Hamburg, Nov. 15. Considerable dis
cussion ;ln diplomatic and political clr
clea baa been - aroused bv a serious
publication In the Hamburg Correspond
ens, well known, for its close relations
with the Imperial 'chancellory st Ber
lin, of a proposition for the abrogation
of the treaty of Frankfort, that waa
concluded after the , Franco-Pruaslan
war.: . Vv.. :...v f - ...
The new treaty proposed between the
old foes Is to be based on a recession
of Lorraine te France, tn consideration
of an addition from the French posses
sions In Africa to further Emaeror Wll
Ham's pet scheme of a German-African
empire. - It la known that the emperor
haa long cast covetous eyes tin the Cam
croon Hinterland. - - - ' v 1
.Lorraine haa-resisted Germanlsktion
more than any other of the provinces
slued to the German empire. The re
cession to France would get rid, of what
Oermany doee not want for the acquisi
tion of, that which ahe strongly de
sires. ; . : ; j
AUGUST ERICKSON SAYS
(Qontlnued from, Pegs On
t0art.,tllljrisn.ri llnn'l Ilka tha Idea
of quitting after It years here on thle
location and SS years In Portland. Why.
I know people" by the hundreds who
come to my resort . from all over the
country; Saturday nights, when they
come to Portland to buy supplies snd
clothing, they make their purchases and
then drop down here to get a glass of
beer. They come by the hundreds, yes.
by the thousands, for on a Saturday not
less thai. S.OOO men visit my place.
Stands by Laboring Keau'
"I know people In the aristocratic
parts of the city think that avety one
In the north end le to be looked at
cross ways; but let me tell you thst f.
know the worklngmea and their needa
fend their' dealree, snd I (know more
about the worklngmen than all of you
fellows put together. Those men who
come here Saturdays are not less te be
respected; than many others; for in
stance, those who go to the swell ho
tels and hang around the bars.
"Now, down here, my friends come In
from Oregon City, Vancouver, Mllwau
kte and every suburb sround Portland,
ss well aa from all towna In the north
west And I like to walk around among
them and notice the familiar faces, for
I know literally thousands of men In
this northwest country.''1
Mr. Erlckson cast a proud aye ever
hie establishment There were the tour
big bare, and at each one were several
tendera serving customers Through
from Third street for lit to 160 feet
wss the biggest room, snd at the right
aide a 76-foot bar; at the Inner 'end
wae the cafe; at tha right aide of the
Inner end the employment office. ; Then
the resort extends to Bnrnslde and Sec
ond streets.
. Classics la Barroosa.
Musical Instruments were .there, some
of them coating thousands of dollara,
end every few momenta one of these
L iTca and coffee go by taste
alone ; and tastes are many.
Schilling's Best ttas are five,
and coffees four; alt different;
money back all; at your grocer's.
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4t asohes wide, er SH yewds M feobea , 1 I
WwsJw " ePTftsMv & OMHsb I I - r .
ro ouaosr oaxlt joxnur ax wm I I 1 ! - A'j
r" tmrs abots simii sosv '1 t .: 4 ' .
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worn. I I , .
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'Name .V....':.'....,.....a. I I The trala e BASS, umOAJTCB AJTD hotumoi, opee TTT.
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........M.v..?..es........i..... I G1UAT N0R111IRN RAEWAY i
A"re ,Jf' V V : J ptaiU Utm States, es,.eeJlem
at " I , H. DICKSON, C. P. V T.'A. a 133 TbW St, PortIan4 Oi ,' J
. .,, .-f .''.-'te U i o. yukcs, A. a p. a. . ' i v seittio, wtih,'
State -..,ss.... y v. ... 7" . ... , , , . ....,. .. . i
x ",, , 1 1. DAKOTA IAIU Ms TBE IBIEKT IECENBU M ;M
would break forth la melody. Imagine
hearing one of those mechanical pips
orgaha playing claaslcs from "II Trova-
tore or "Cavanena Kuaucana - ana a
hundred men stsndlng or sitting In
front of it, listening to the muslo and
appreciating It. too. A roughly dressed
fellow, after the organ had played the
lntermeiso movement from the "Cavalle
rla," went to the attendant and asked
If he could hear that aong. "Ah. I Have
Sighed to Rest Me," and the great song
was produced there In trie concert hall.
There were rows or MDies, not mere
ly several dosen. but scores, hundreds.
In the center of each of which was s
silver plate bearing the Inscription:
Those who- sit at thess tabiea must
buy drinks." Tst sny ons who vu
eold and tired' could go there and get
warm without being disturbed.
'. gigaa la' Self-Defense.
"Those algna on . the ' tables." said
one of the bartenders, "are simply In
self-defense, for if they were not there
there would never be a Ublefw the
customers of the house. The loafers
would be here all the time and honest
worklngmen who want a glaaa of beer
would be crowded out.
Now, don't think that the people who
come here ere all Icafers and don't work.
There sre few men here who are not
regularly employed, else we could not
maintain such an, establishment" '
I have S100.000 lnvoktisl here," said
Mr. Erlckson, again, after the collectar
for a big brewery hal come around snd
ths proprietor had ra!t bis Mil, "snd it
naturally len't pleasant to think. cf gtv.
tng up this piss . It has not been the
profit alone 1 that has been the loiist at-!
tractive element in tne business; but It
has been the pride I have taktn In the
place and the enormoua number nf pc-'
pie I have become acquainted with and
the creation of a resort the like of which
le not In the weot." - - .
. Totur Stars Tatar Bs Olosed. " -
Just at that Tmom1Vtr. Erlrkacn
was waiting to go before the liquor li
cense committee of the Ouncll to Item
whether or not his Iic-iki wss tn be
tsken away from him; Chief ef Police '
VX& ARE II E1TI3 TO C7AY
We wlah to call the attention of the people of Port
land that, owing to our great auuoeita alnce openlng.our
branch store here, we "have decldKd to mnke this our
permanent headquarters, , Ws have now received dl-
- rect front Our Importers a full line of Peru Diamonds
and other flrat-clasa novelties, and we Invite the pub.
llo to come and aee the granduat dlapluy of semi
precious alonea ever aliown lu portiHtid. The Frn
Diamond cannot be compared with oilier Imitations
which have been sold here. We came to your city
fore the fair and we Intend to atay for good. The
smotint of business we are doing provee that without
doubt we huve the finest Imitation on earth. Peru
.Diamonds have deceived government experts, fooled
pawnbrokers and victimised Jewelers. We have them
In Kings, Studs, Kurrlnas, Brooches, Scurf. Pins,
Pins. Cuff Burtons, dockets, Necklacee,
etc. "Bet In sterling
mountings.
silver, gold-filled
30
Drop or Screw Earrings,
beautiful, brilliant, evenly
matched stonea, either 1 or
I. karats la else! - set In
Thin ftriMM-b U an exact duiiu
cats fit oa ptirrhed from i'K
fanr, Nw Vork, fur U7.V
Yoa can plsee tbeia side by
side and so one caa
detect ths difference. , C(
Oar twice fOMV
sold-fllled. Tiffany mount
seem to be
s$3.00
2o
price
MAIL ORDERS
It yea He eat of tows and
esnsot esll at ear store yovj'
eaa eat oat the ptetare ef the .
article yea want; If rlag,
sand else ef anger. Bull te aa
with amottat la eamacy er
BMoer-order, and the article
selectee will be sent, postage
prepaid, ' end if not aa ree
reaeuted yoer amiey will be
refunded.;
WE GUARANTEE
. We guarantee each and everr
stone to retain Ita brilliancy
. forerer-and the umnntlnga te
fire perfect sattafaetlos. Pars
tlamonds are s natural erjatat
fcond In Pern. Suuth America;
the? will aund all acids, beat,
alkali.- ere; Is fact.. Ibr ni
V- washed and cleaned like
ordinary dtanooda. and so
Deadly oo thejr reaemhla theia
that experts have, . been de
celred. .
Grltsmacher had re2ommcad4'l that the
license be revoked, and thst meant that
If the chief won out In tha contest tne
four big bare would be closed. , . . .
"Whst do you thins tif th future of
this street r' was ssked the concert hall
owner, snd then he indulged In a discus
sion of reslty values, from which It was
easy to aee that, If he wss ;ompellcd to
go out' from "ths saloon snd concert hall
business, he could make a' bomfortnblt
living In the handling of Portland dirt
for he knows alt abou; the recent move
ments snd the purchase that have been
made In the Burnstda street4jtrtr.t,
There was one Strident lir.ts In the
minor song sung by tht owner of a,l)
that splendor, and tim whs wnrn ne
referred to Sheriff Tom Wbrd, who on
divers occasions has gone with saw and
ax and broken Into Erlckson s place
when gambling wss In progress. , - . -
Feople Went Stand Tor It,
"t telt you," said Erlckson. Vehement
ly, "the people won't stand for this sort
of thing. They . will resent It next
spring when they elect county oftloersv
There's no use talking sbout auoa fool
ishness being good publlo policy; Port
land ,1s st the beginning ef a boom
and it's toe bad to hamper Ita growth
by putting It In swaddling clothes like
country village of half a , l.teusund
people. 1 . .
"After ntixt June , there will be s
chsnge In the sheriffs office; but theiV
and there wss 'another transition to the
sadnesa of tha minor note of a musical
composition, "there's the mayor and the
chief. .1 tell you the best i can do le to
turn this plsrs Into a drygooda or cloth
ing store, snd supply the needs of the
working rlasaes. . I wouldn't pay any
attention to the fashionable people, but
would aell what the worklngman wants.
know htm thoroughly: and what ho
r y
1
ladles' Twin' Peru fi
niond Kins; two n
stones: , if genuii
wotua oe worth lie
SJUU ft tills
:.?3.s
great special
sale.,......;
Bar
Pins,
solid
and
Gents' Shirt Studs:
very neat and dodiiI
slser it a genuine di
j
mond it would coat y
about S12i or 1150. Tli
snswers ail purposes
one twentieth of if
that cost our jtl "t
special , price. TV
U -karat Pea
Diamond
In scarf pi
a very tie.
design. O'
special pri
vl.'50
wants and needs, snd he's the
whom I would cater to If I start
haberdashery." v , . . u l . .
HUSBAND'S CAROUSALS
BREAK UP HAPPY H
Mrs. Maud A. Gheeiv is suing he
band, George I. Oheen, for suppori
ing the court to Issue an order red
him to pay 7t a month for the mn
ance of herself snd their son,
years ef sge. - V
Mrs. Oheen ssys they -Were m
on August SS. 1S98. sad that som
after that her husband began .to
and that now "he haa given hlmai
tlrely to drink and is an habitual,
drunkard." 8he alleges that Ohe
mains swsy from home , night
night snd that "when he would
hie language would be too low an
guatlng to be repeated." ' She
also that ahe Is in a weak and enf
condition, caused by her husband's
ment snd haa been orderec to a
tsl by her physician.- - ,
Through her attorneye, Ed and
Mendenhall, Mrs. Qheen asks for
month, alleging '.that her- huSba
the proprietor of two cigar and r
tlonery . stores ' snd , haa an Incon
about 1260 a month; -
CASTOR!
for Infants and OiildreiL
Thi Kind Yea Hm Alwais b
. Bears the
BlXfttura of
V".
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