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evening;:, may 9.: tm:S '-- . :..t-:: 1 . . .v-:: w:-! . TIIS . OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND. . WEDNESDAY IliD-liJllL (I011D TO PORTLAND f Electric Companies" Build- f Ing Parallel Lines From Ta 1 coma to American LakeTT ''.a";...--" 1 COVER ENTIRE COAST WITH TRACTION SYSTEM .. One Line to Be Extended to Qlympia and Another Coming South " ' Northern Branch to Reach Bel- ..-"L, lingharo and Vancouver. ' (Snaelal Mautch -to TW JoornaLt ; ' Tacoma, May . Two- electric rail- constructing ircompetlns; and parallel .? lines from Tacoma to American lake. 14 - mile distant - A tear ago the Pacific Traction comnanv becan tha construe- . '.. tlon of line to tha lake, but tha pro- motera claim that the Tacoma Railway --f : - Power tCo." -theckinated--thelrreffort to raise money -to finance th project "In the meantime the Power company 't itself made sutveye and a, month ago Began- eonfliruoiing tin-- tne- . -. A few daye ago the Traction com , - . -pany raised money to build Ite line, end 1': large forces of men are today at work - , : on Its old grade) of a year ago,' laying tracks ' , -. ' EUmer J. Fait, vice-president of the -' company, says the road will be com- plated and care running by Auguat 1. r The company claim It will do even bet- - 2 ter. Both companiee are contemplating rf extending ilhelr American -lake line -to i Olympla, and also will send branches couth toward Chehalla and Ceht'ralta. 1 III Railroad . men aey that-., the Power ' company, at least, has lta eye on" rort ?3rlen4, ndwill eventtHklly1 rtnd , Its " third-rail ay at em, now extending from Tacoma to Seattle to the Oregon me " tropolls. The company Is building a -Hn-f rom 8ttl to Everett, and U Is . expected It will extend on to Belling- ham, and perhapa. ultimately to Vaji- Touer. B. C, reeultlng In 'the end In jbuUlllng3n,.JffljtxtenBlvethlrd-rall elac- , tele iy--ay.ytenri tn Waaftmy Oieguil. Stone A Webster of Boston ,are be hind the company and have unlimited - capital. The entire street railway sys " nf Tacoma ii owned hy theiie peo ple, and also the most or me street rall- maw 'Mnxhfu n BmKI. mm mtmll . mm "street railway services in many other cities of the country. On account Of the groat reeourcaa lor supplying elec-- trio energy on the Pacific coast it is , - the Intention, of the "corporation to go j; extensively into the construction of iri electrlo railroads , and " the operations -beginning here are bnt a "nucleus of - greater leotrlo railroad construction. - SUPREMEC0URT1VIEETS rarrPElLTT01OESSI0Ar tSperlU4iptrh to Tbs loaraal.) Pendleton, Or'MayS.'- The supreme - -court has bagun- upon its Msy session I Tsrtn Pendleton-Thomas -Q. Halley.pf Sa lem le. in attendance and many of the , eastern Oregon attorneys have art-trod. '". There 'are but few Umatilla cases T.,' .oming before .the regntsrlon. Of '"' these the one of mostlrnporttnceJa ' probably that -involving the migratory ... . stock tax, which was -declared unconsti tutional by Judge Ellis and 'was ap ipealed by District-Attorney-Phelps at ?.. i the instance of Umatilla county sheep- menu...., ! - ' SUPREME G0U3T HOLDING session at mm But Few Cases Disposed of as There Are Many Extended "Tr'"? ;:.'v Arguments , - RFPIinilPAri I7AIIV ,1 H - at nnmrAiifs I mm m : wwseaisSBajaaew (Special Plepatcb to I The Journal.) Pendleton, Or., May . In the east ern Oregon session of the ' supreme court, which Is now in session In Pen dleton, few cases have as yet been, die- posed of, as there are some extended ar guments. In the case of, Barah Jen nings and .husband against the Oregon Land & Water company .there have been lengthy arguments. The case is 'from Morrow, county and. was argued by W. A. Munly for the appellant and C. 12. Woodson for the defendant, t The following cases have been argued and submitted; J. E. Maddern against Frank Welch, Fraine Forwarding com pany , against Oregon Liquor V Cigar company, F. A. Barton against w. w. Rose and wife, A. P. Brown against the Gold Coin Mining company, W. M. frire against Union"" county, George Miller aiiainat Union county. .-- . ' Transferred to Btuem State of Oregon- against lloliver " McOorden, J. " A. Morton against- Ot' 8.- 1 company, Fred Nodlne and wife against F. L. Rlchmon 1 and others, O. H. Lindsey against Grand Ronde I-umbar-company FJ-QulUanne against K. F. F. V. Fruit A Land com pany, i . , The case of J. - H. Bewara ana other against, the . Paclflo Livestock company was continued. The most Important case remaining la that involving the constitutionality of the . migratory stock tax. " . - vV. . '. .' This law was - declared unconstitu tional by Judge Ellis last summer, but was recently appealed by the district attorney at tha Instance of the Umatilla County Woolgrowers' association.' r . -- EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION MEETSAT-SALEM Twenty-Third - Annual Confer ence Convenes at Chemeketa -. Street Chwen. " . :- r: DrCWithycombe Opens Cam - paign and Is Given Rousing -' Send Off Neighbors. - : SPEECH IS PLEA FOR UNITY OF PARTY ACTION Candidate fori Governor . Discussea ; His Platform and Urges Partiaana to Vote Straight-Ticket Other Of f Ice-Seekers Speak.' ' . -. . .'-v.--' (Speelsl Dl.pitrh to Thif joorniL) Corvallls, Or. MayJ. The Republican "fampalgti was opened last night by' a rousing rally in which Dr. Wlthycombe, nominee for governor, made his first speeoh.-The opera-house was crowded to the doors. Probably a fourth of the audience were women and children. Other .candidates spoke for party, unity. I Tha -candidate received an ova tlua upon his appearance; the entire audience rising and cheering for. several : mo ments. - He. was heartily applauded t r roughout thecouraa. of his address. u::e through olympia fos PACIFIC Port Townsend , and Southern RaiTroad'Fiies Declaration " of Intention. (Special Dtepeteb to The Joarnal.) Salem, May I. The twenty-third an nual oonferenoe ef the Kvangellcal as sociation of the state of Oregon met In thin rlly today at tha CtiemeKeia Street The opera-house was elaborately deco rated for the occasion. ' -Special ' trains, brought people from, Albany and Inde pendence. Students of the Agricultural college noisily participated In the celebration.- Anvils were fired from 6 to 10 o'clock, and banda played patriotic airs. Others ' speaking were F. - W. Mulky, Frank W. Benson and O. P. Hot .. ....... lr. Wlthycombe said in partj. . Orttical Time for mepublioan Party. ' "1 claim that the record of the Re publican party in the past la the pledge of its usefulness In the presenkIbe. 44iev-that" it principles make for theJ ifare of the people, ana thar at this tithe the Indorsement of these principles Is more important than any question -of preference between men. "Thle-ls a critical time foe the- Re-I publican party of Oregon. Although the state Is Republican by a vote of Tn ore than" two ToBnnan' of biit Irti" portent offlces are filled by members of .fe-iaar&Hy?r-'tte TtM)Mifsi TiiDre (Rpeetal Dlapetch to Tbe Journal.) ' ' Olympla, Wash., May ei The Port Townsend Southern Railway company filed a resolution emending Its artlclee of incorporation with the secretary ot state, which is taken to mean that this Is the route to be followed by the North ern Pacific's main line through this city. The resolution is signed by C. M. Levey, president and A. (JL Avery, sec. retary.. of the , Portland-Tow nsend Rail road company, and Is as follows: "Resolved, That this company,' eatab. tiah, build and operate a' branch road in the state . of Washington upon the route following, to-wlt j . "Commencing upon the main- line of this company at some point at or near Tenlno in Thurston county; thence in a northerlydlrecl:lon.tQ,.the Waters of Puget sound; thenc along PuKet sound to the city of Tacoma, in Pierce county.: All of which branch railway will lie in the counties of Pierce and Thurston and will be of the eetlmated length of 60 miles.7 - . BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN. CATCH OF HALIBUT - (Special Mapttck to The Journal ! . ' Tacoma. Msy . The steamer Znpora, which returned from the Cape Flattery fishing banks last .night, broke the world's record by bringing a catch of t70,ooo poundsbf liaiibuc The world's record for a single catch, according to fishermen here, .has heretofore been 26S.OO0 pounds of fish. The Zapora ex perlnccd remarkably fine- wetitlier, anil found the flail -running in- phenomenal pumbers. About month ago the Za pora made a catch of 160,000 pounds. All the fishing craft runntngoutof a coma and sound cities are experi encing remarkable luck tftl aeaaon, tha fish Dlng very plentiful. WALLULA AND DAYTON TROLLEY SURVEY BEGINS Evangelical church. The session will continue until Buhday. Last evening the Rev. F. Bens of Tacoma preached the first sermon. - This morning the examinations - for-th Junior- preacher were conducted by Rer. F. Bona of Ta coma. At I o clock this afternoon the auxiliary society of "the Oregon confer ence for missionary work will convene, also the. Sunday School union and Tract society. In the evening the sermon will be delivered by Rev. R. F. Jameson Of srreriow: t aria ay ar o'eiocr-snm, the conference will be. called-toordr by Bishop William Horn, D. D, of Cleve land,- Ohlor rertlaad Bay Ttoea BoM. ' (Rpaclal flapatch to Tbe Journal.) Tacoma, May . The most expenalve trees ever seen In Tacoma have' been sold by J. B. Pllklngton, a nurseryman, 1 cf Portland, to the Tacoma hotel for its new roof garden. 11 The trees are what are known aa sweet bay trees and are i Imported from France, and are used "" enly for-decoratlver purposeav-The-ho-; tel paid Pllklngton l5 each for tbe trees, - which are small shrubs, and grow. Jn , small tubs. They are very sensitive to T disturbances and unless handled with , great care die. . inistsra to tha various charge will also be made by the bishop at one of the last sessions. It 1s the Intention to- start several new missions during the yes rand to enlarge the work of the church, throughout .the mt.tm - - . . ; lam TTmHiattfoHTsorTKgrwtsnr& gon and if Republican policies are to be supported, ..Republicans must "vote the Republican ticket; ; I believe the Repub lican party has a great mission yet to Aalde from the routine-work of the church organiMtioVi wrlirepented t""1?"1 ownerthlp of h-rgor. perform ror me country ffeiier&l and lor tne atate oi Oregon in particular, , Wlthyoombe'a Platform. "In my campaign for'the nomination 1 promised the people I would advocate and aupport the-following measures: Taxation of franchises and gross earn ings tax on telegraph, telephone, express and sleeping car corporations; uniform assessment and taxation of railroads; state regulation and examination of prlr vata Its ownership of pubHc landsaiJboaxd of control for state- institutions; one board for management - of - normal schools; improvement of the Columbia and Willamette rivers and coaat- sea- .VVP ". WMuwwiiai amroumtnu Immnntn f permitting the governor w people to ...,, . The -thing of special significance at this conference will be the presence of two fraternal delegates from-; the United Evangelical church. Rev. C. C." Poling of Dallas and Rev. Mr. Deck of this city. ara&ea ttoee to Xoqulam. (Rpeetal Dispatch to. Tbe Journal.) - ' Salem, May . B. F. Muller, assistant secretary of the T. M. C. A. in this city, has accepted call to Hojulamr Wash ington. He will take up his work May It. The Hoqulam association has a membership of 190 Tand ia one of the most active bodies of tha kind in the west . If you haven't the time to exercise regularly, Doan's Reguleta will prevent constipation. They Induce a mild, easy, healthful action of the bowels without griping. Ask your druggist for them. aso. , - . veto Individual items of appropriation; an honest and fearless performance of public duty; If I atq chosen lit" June these pledges shall be inviolably kept. - Taxation or I'ranohisss. ' " R . V . -- immm.1 ' ' "A question of vital Importance to the people of Oregon at the present time is the question - of taxation. . I believe that the' policy of our lawa ahould be to Increase the revenues of the atate from Indirect taxation and the taxation of Intangible properties to the end that real estate may ultimately be free from taxa tion for atate purposes, tl believe In the taxation of franchises. I am opposed to the granting of perpetual franchises and favor a general law-depriving mu nicipalities of the power to grant fran chises for mora than a. stated period of years. There Is a widespread belief that franchises In the past have been secured by. debauching city counclla and paying to the grafter compensation which rightfully belongs to the people." I be lieve that with every franchise there should be a -condition requiring the owner of the franchise to 'pay to the public a porportlonate- part of the earn ings from year to year by way of com pensation "Tor the special privileges grantedV Where a franchise has been unfairly r-eeoured :frotn the "teopU or. where it has been tmprovldently granted the people should repossess themselves of such franchise by - the revocation thereof when possible or by the exercise of eminent domain If necessary. Opposed to Stanietpal OwmersMp. "Public utilities with but few excep- TTB'ftsemve"-rrWBTam pTtrateJntereit rathe than-publlo servants, for In the latter case self- interest, the greatest or incentives' Is laclOng.-afidriiiriruesrandrnnBaiihsA.r (Special IX ana tcl to The Journal.) .Grdeui,wWaBh,..May 9. Knglneers Walla- Traction company vomhihiiccd surveying for the proposed , electrtc line-bet ween-Wallul-and--Day ton - yes terday. A line wss run from . WHathila to this point two weeks ago, hut wnric wa discontinued owing to a -scarcity of skilled help. . . - General Manager Morrow has secured Frank BartletUr. engineer- In 'Charge -pf the Seattle-Tacoma. electric llne and an engineer from the Northern Pacific to complete the surveys. It is expected that it will take 60 days yet to locate K' llna -.. i 4 i I 1 AT "THE STORE THAT SMZS Y0V MONEY HAS THE STORK BEEN YOUR WAY? S -Our store is: overcrowded snd we find it necessary to . drop one of our lines. . We have ' ' Amn AmA n 1AB 1'Mw-vf D A l7 PADtt ArlPO 1-1-1 " - A T-r.r- -"T n 1 . . uwiuvu j uuk uui vui, iuk ui jjju . wnamnu3 uiu uu-vnl 1 d. dvcry Win IQu Carriage must-be sold this week. We have marked each one to actual cost, and the prices will surely appeal to you if you ar fortunate enough to have use for one. They are the celebrated , HEY WOOD-WAKEFIELD make, the best, irt the world. The cuts and prices ' wm give yon aome iaca oi now very low we are masing tne prices:" W4 -v-'.-''V'.':s-1' :r'. HO. 175-A folding &Tt ' .. with heavy stei tires ,and perforated sest nd back, for..f.05 " jTO. TO A Is - 7 .foldlnr - and also reclining cart, .-.with rubber r tire wheels. Storks' week pries ......... TO. B3B meolinlnr. T HO. 183 This t the popu-- folding -gTvesrty-: with lar-prtced cart; it- folds rubber-tire wheele; up-- - snd reclines; hag -rubber-holstered -and with tire .wheels and reed ba!f-i parasol. Storks week .'. and step.-. . Storks' week ' price . . ; , . f.. . f 6.80 price ' . ........... f 3.95 I I V '.:i mW 1a "V .. -rv .r - V -f I ' tTrTT, ' -if - I V I I If -rl vl Wd -1 -f-r, iTtf f. " " I n rTVZLTr-"--:-t fAn 1 S. vTiW! -;iVy iJi k. - m.. . -. M- MjrT a W ' " "" " mTWTV-wTm k WT-W-. 1 iiaii-anaaa ii "-ws-F- W w.-sa-aaaaaasaaei.. i gal -m . ...... . . sysw- ... stand or fall upon Its own merits. Bills f4 prompt, veto, and - thl power - fearlessly exercised will speedily correct this long- established abuse or legislative powe ... Protection of Toreste. "The' state-of Orecon should adont ra t lonaT measu rea"T6r"ier6TeT5tton-of annually occur from fire which can be largely obviated by a welt-regulated pa trol system. These losses run up Into the minions or aouars ana wnue w feeder this luas uiay nut ' be. 'felt at present Our Indifference at least de prive posterity of a rich Inheritance. . I favor a broad and" generous polleyf or. the conservation and development of the great natural . wealth which nature has so bountifully bestowed upon our state. "In conclusion. I commend to the con sideration of the voters of the state the other candidates of the Republican party. They have all been nominated by direct vote of the people. The. primary has afforded an opport unl t y f or- a- f r expression of the popular . will. . The primary law Is on trial In this cam paign. , If the candidates of the majority party are defeated at the polls the pri mary law wilt be discredited and there will bnragttatlon for Its'TepeairFor these reasons, and also, because of my respect for my asaoclates on the Repub lican ticket, I call upon all Republicans In the state to aupport them - at the polls." - X : . 75 lTOr SO0 A' semr-foldlng cart of - beauty, w'thryfrv let ltnr.fr pRay-rldlng.prlngs meiil .and Btorka' week price. tH.&0 I i v www i ""ii ar" w- His tnarUeLlf has air the good i A " points pecullar-to the-HeywoodZ I, J . hubs. afaaot3iid:a1ttom-r ! ? - plete. Storks week price.. t 7.86 - ;- - price ............. . 1T.90 - i I STO. eoi -"ln1ig I"-'"' " "f ubber . tire, foot brake. : patent Storks' WetKPrkeion Carts and Carriages Are for Cash, arid We Deliver at Our Convenience ffa-SggBM-L -Jmm iaSBBBBr-SaBf--; aSSWaB-ar -SBBBBMBBL Trm i - Dignified Credit- Wy For AIL- X DEM0CRATS4)F-MARI0N --MAKING; BIG CAMPAIGN (Special Dutpatch to Tha JosrnaLV -Salem. May . The -Marlon county Democrats have already opened the cam-I paign Dy a series or speecnes Dy uov ernor Chamberlain at various points throughout the county. At each of these meetings a number of the csndidates for county offices have been present and given- - hearty reception, The- gov ernor s tour or the county has proved beyond any doubt that, tpe popularity of Oregon's chief executive is steadily increasing and that his administration Is meetinglte.Jiarlygppr.oval of the voters. - County Chairman W.' H.DownIngls making arrangements - for - the most vigorous political canvass witnessed In old Marion for years. . An invitation haa been Issued ,to the Republicans- tor meet 1 the followers of effeTgoii irrsj-joint canvas-oifugnour every precinct In the county, but so far no direct reply has been received at the Democratic headquarters. The Demo crats, will, make . the- effort of - their lives to carry Marlon and the present prospects to sccompllnh the. end in view ar tinged, with, the brightest. huel. . HARNER GIVEN THREE ZIYEARSUMPRISONMENT (Soectal Mpatcb te The Joornal.) Pomeroy, Wash., May t. Harry Har ner, wha wa arrgsted -last week on a charge ' of horsV-st'eaTlnjip TroniMenry itokm.,-..frn.r.mii. fprmtr nf Ih Alpowa, haa been found guilty and sen tenced to three years' Imprisonment at Walla Walla. It Is believed that Hay nor Is one of a gang of horse thieves. COMMENCEMENT-HELD AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE ""-" ... ,-i . . tela! Dlapateh te-Th -Jsontalf t -' , ' Milton, Or., May t. The commence ment exercises of Columbia college are now In progress and will continue dur Ing the week, .vast night tin musical end literary program- was given at th Opera lalt which was a highly enjoy ablcaffalri The baccalaureate sermon was delivered Sunday -morning by Rev, Joseph Boule of Heppner.- Last night a banquet was given to the graduate at the dormitory, There are 14 gradu- ti this year, - ; - top' earach in two-minutes; tooth ache or pain of burn or scald in Ave minutes: hoarseness, one hour; muarle ache, two hours; sore throat, twelv hours Dr. Thomas' Eclectrtc Oil, mon arch over pain , - "i The Best $3 Hat in the World "T--rri :w: Bears This Label 2BEN--SBLlINQ- LEADINQ HATTER like method will surely sooner or later prevail: Xpubllo utility Is a publlrr asset and the Interest of the public therein ahould be aaf eguarded by ade quate laws. I believe that the peo ple should reserve control over all publlo utility franchise to the extent necessary to insure the greatest efficiency of the publlo service at the least expense, subject -only to th right of capital to be Justly compensated for lta Investment. . I must not be taken, however, to have a lack of regard for vested interests', our laws should and wisely do protect capital In its invest ment. The vast resources of our state call for the investment of capital for their development. It is necessary that our laws should be conceived In a spirit of fairness and should hold out to capi tal the assurance that It just and hon est claims will be safeguarded. It la certainly possible to so frame our laws that they will guard ' every interest of the peoeple and at the same time by their Justice and moderation lend no ense of insecurity to the capital which we invite to aid in the upbuilding of our state. ' . .. .. private Banka. '" ""'There Is a dSrnanTT-TorniSpmaTtoti for the supervision of private banks. The ordinary', depositor has not the means pf Investigating the solvency of private banking Institutions and It Is wise that Isws should be passed provid ing for a system of reports from atat and private banks, akin to tbe Informa tion now exacted ' by federal govern-1 ment from national banks. I am "op-' posed to the creation of neodlam-of flees,-) although It seems ss u a pan exam iner were a necessity. Abolish Stat Sand Agent. ' "1 believe that the office of srtte land agent should be abolished. The landa of the stste of Oregon, havejbeon for the most part disposed of snd the prop erties which the state now owns csn be properly looked after by the clerk of the stat land board. - ' " "Among other reforms which " Invite the attention of the people of Oregon la lhaL.pernlcloua custom of tacking rldors on general appropriation bills. Our "con stitution should be so amended as to permit the veto power to be exercised on Individual Itema of every appropria tion bUl . Krerjr appropriation ahould Another Great - M J lfi - . a-a f Aa. v 1 zmVi mmi,r r- miTri vv cmV vnr ipr a w v via wa vv.bvfi - W fi If 1 1 - If- I . I I JBitv a I a- m. V "-few M JsasBB-s I I II SS9)TZ. WsVi I I . V--. -r t ja, Ma ill : ; Sale of Sample Suits SavmgrOffered A week ago we told you about a sale of sample suits at 66 2-3 cents on the dollar.. These suits were sold in a hurry. Today we are in a position to offer you another lot of sample suits and coats and skirts. The bargains arc. even more phenomenal than those of last week. 1 Today's offering includes a large lot of new skirts and coats and swagger linen suits - and coats. The prices asked will enable you to . r'.L- ' ,v-:J.;....v '- at Least Half In addition to these samples we offer three other great specials,' which are 'of first magnitude in every bargain quality. - - 1 JZ V l A-S -U'2, 1 8.50jo$25 Tilwed Siii Enough of these auits to make eighty-five -women happy that ia- if--each will be content with buying one. But the value is so 'freat that a great many will boy two or three. These come in Eton Snd Pony coat atylea, with the new circular and pleated kirts. Made of shepherd checka, shadow -checks, fancy - auitingir Panamaa and bril liant! nea; all in all the moat wonderful value of the season. , ...- "-- :-. - i 1 $30 Sfflc Suits at $15tiS3i " Made of all ailk tarih foulard of splendid quality. The blouse is pleated and trim med with narrow black satin ribbon, the skirt in the newest sunburst pleated effect. M More $ 1 OlSakXJbats at $5e50a i. Can't get them In fast enough to meet your demands." 7 Ready tomorrow with twenty-five more. Made of excellent quality of black all silk taffeta, trimmed with tucks, braid and narrow ruffles. ; . ''" 7 -' .." -v " .." ,' "... ?, '.' ' -.-- . - .. Jv . .4, '. ."".-. .... i. . 15 1 Fifth Street, Bet. Wasfcington txA Aliar i. V-
