THE OREGON 'DAILY -JOURNAL, , PORTLAND, - SATURDAY EVENING, ' WAY 11
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EVERYBODY?!
CARHEW: AND, SMOKERS-
POWER DEPOT
YAnODSOOGS
PULL OFF FIRST ROUND
OfltYf DELAYED
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Substance ; -Sustenance
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Conductors and Tobacco Users Meet on Forbidden Ground and
) -.-; JnitialTanglai Ensues-W. :C, Tf U. Holds Meeting and
" vlSits Down on Consumers of the Weed.
Plans for Large Station Are Not
Given Up by the Electric
Company. ; , , ' ,
, .iThe great flghf is on and th strt
ear ; conductors are 'nsvins ib, "wuii
troubl of their IIvesYMt is a rvlsd
" version of Hamlet's colillquy and run,
v "To smoke or not to amok,"
V All the wara th street car men had
in protesting tha atrike Uat winter were
easy compared with the, one started
this morning; when tha oonduotora tried
to enforce the non-mok rule on the
. rear platform. '. ,- y.:'-?
-What." ehouted a portly bualneaa
man coming down from Portland belght
' with' hia . early morning cheroot be-
i v tween bis , 11 pa, ''can't I even bold It
J between my teeth?". .j v-?.
t- ' -, ' Oeuldnt felnf f Clerk. -
Th conductor could hardly take la
'. aue with so distinguished a party and
' passed on to a belated clerk who waa
netting keen enjoyment ' out of a cig
arette. Large puffe of amok, with
all th dellghta . of deep Inhalation,
caused a beatifio smile to loom on hla
, face until the conductor, spotted him.
"I'm aorry, but you will have to atop
emoting," be admonished. .
"The rule says that no amoklng a hail
be Indulged In when ' paaaengera are
boarding or leaving tha ear," retorted
the young man, rand aa th car la mov
ing and no one boarding or getting off,
2 am not violating the rule." j. . - r
Nonplussed, tha ..- conductor 'looked
bout In a dejected, helpless sort of
-way and went forward where be busted
blmself collecting farea and Issuing
transfer At least ha mad a -pretense
of doing ao, for h kept himself well to
the front until th car got down town.
, ;v Vo now for Volloa, ' '
Smoker generally hsv acquleaced to
the new ml but It haa been a . hard
pill to a wallow for many of them, es
pecially in the morning when they In
Bulge In their first smoke. It', is be
lieved that moat or the street car men
are in aympathy with th smokero and
It la believed that they : will not at
tempt to enforce the ruling unless forced
to do ao. ' ;', ;'
Inasmuch aa there is , of -ordinance
against amoklng on street cars, the po
lice will have nothing to do la en
forcing the rule and the .question will
resolve itself into- a fight; between" the
conductor and paaaengera.! The amok-1
era aay that If H:h women who object
to amoklng reanr wanted to be fair
In th matter., they would make It a
point . never to . occupy r th last three
aeata In the onen Icars. J They Insist
that women clamber into these aeata
when there are plenty of empty one
ahead. On man was ao vehement in
thla matter that he aald he would nev
er get up to giv a woman a aeat In an
open , car unleaa ah waa an invalid.
Biff! Biff I Tak Tha.
v 80 far as known tha Central W. C
T. V, la the only organisation that haa
passed reaolutlona on tha matter. They
want even mor. radical action taken.
and paaaed th following, reaolutlona
yesterday to that effect; -...
Th Central W. C. T. U. Of Portland,
at its regular meeting, after -a dleoue-
aton of tha tobacco question in Ita va-
GOODE'S DEATH CAUSES
A POSTPONEMENT
Accommodations for Ten or Fifteen
Thousand People During the hurry
Hours of the Day Must Be Made
ftqual to Demand.
ANOTHER - FREE MUSICAL
AT EILERS PIANO HOUSE
.TONIGHT
Successful Concert Given by the
Talking : Machine Department
to Be Repeated, .With Change
of Program Don't Miss It ;
Construction of th central paasenger
and power station for Portland electric
railway lines has not been given up by
the Portland Railway, Light ft Power
company. While the death of th laat
rioua phaaea, declare; Ita proteat in th a check OM of th c(;mpany, par.
name of the long-aufferlng,. non-tobacco-
ualng public, agalnat tha amoke evil in
general and tha almoat total lack of
recognition u tha part of th smokers
of tha right of the aforesaid public to
breath pur al In particular. We de
alr also to enter-our proteat agalnat
the failure of "railroad, - ateetcar and
other transportation companies to guard
non-amokers from the compulsory, un
wholeaome and nauseating inhaling of
and consuming at cloa second-hand the
amoke from pipe, clgarett and cigar,
tnua rendering travel to many even a
atreet car trip a alckenkig and -dis
gusting experience-- . .
"we do declare that th present ar
rangement of amoklng compartment on
atreet car, railway coach and aleeper is
inrrmment on the right of per
sonal liberty and calla for a ringing and
general proieai.' 7
HAS COINS FROM NEARLY
EVERY COUNTRY IN WORLD
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for Ballard's Snow Liniment will bring
quick relief. It Is a sure cur for
sprains, rheumatism, contracted muscles
nd eli palna-and. within the reach of
ell. Price J5c. SOc 11.00. C. R. Smith,
Tenaha Texas, wrltea: "I have used
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for yeara and have found it a fine rem
edy for all paina and ache. . I recom
mend it for palna In tha cheat" Sold
by nil drurRinta. -
,3. R. Fletcher of 111 Sell wood atreet
possesses several Canadian colna of In
ternet which be haa kept since he was
boy In Canada. One la a piece of
token money stamped with a picture of
the sank or Montreal, and coined in
864. He also haa a Canadian coDDer
or iaa which la yery old for Canadian
coinage.- - - 7-r,
Mra. A. A. Woe If el of Central! haa -a
numDer or rar American colna which
She would gladly dlapoae of. Her col
lection contalna aouvenlr colna, nickels
and half dime now called In, also
three cent and two cent pieces. The
oldest coin; In heT-collection' is a large
crm-piece or i8U&v 5gfle has A collection
of foreign, colna. -representing nearly
country in tha world. ,
ART MUSEUM OPEN
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Th Art Museum will be open from
1 to i o'clock Sunday afternoon to en
able those who are employed during th
day to aee the exhibit of art and crafta
and th paintings. There will be no
charge for admission.-" ' '
ttally developed plana,-tha idea of build
ing a great union atatlon between First
and Second streets will be adhered to.
Frederick V. Ifblman, attorney ' for
th company,' who went eaat aome weeka
ago on legal 'business and to attend to
affairs relating to th election of a new
president for th company,- will return
to Portland In a few daya and th union
atatlon matter will then be taken up
for consideration by tha offlclala her
and at Philadelphia. F. L Fuller, gen
eral manager of the atreet railway lines,
smtu .
- t Changing th riaaaV
"While the union atatlon matter h.ra
been in statu quo for a few weeka, it
will be taken up aa aoon aa Mr. Holman
returns. Th station will be built, but
preparations wllr require much time.
Th plans are far from complete, and
will doubtless be changed -many times j
before everything is finally settled. It
is intended to build a complete and mod
ern power station to do tha. work now
performed by the present station at
th corner of Alder and Seventh streets.
Th new depot building will house the
power atatlon, and other feature sug
gested.'
It la probable that th building can
not be completed this year, v but con
struction may be well under way before I
Another 1 mualoal treat tonight at
Ellera Piano House, and not a penny
will.. lts cost! If , yoiL are a lover of
aongs, of spirited band music, , of th
good old-fashioned 1 banjo melodies, of
orchestra productions,, of bell , solos-
no matter what your choice com to
night to th second complimentary- con
cert, which will be given on th main
floor.. , . -. . v '.
Large, comfortable opera chairs will
be provided for a large number and op
portunity given to thoroughly enjoy
th concert. .. Over a hundred of. th
moat popular selections of all jelaase
of music will be rendered, and those
who wish to purchase duplicate-records
of aay of the pieces played, may ao so
by merely making th request- known
to on of th usher.,' . '. 1 :
Ellera Piano. House carry the largest
and flneat atock of talking machlnea
to be found In the West, and their
atock of' records la conceded to be the
most complete on th Coast All th
best makes, both In machines and rec
ords, a r repreaented, and any talking
machine may be purchased on th easy-
payment plan.
Tonight a concert will begin promptly
at TUi, and a cordial invitation is ax-
tended to all to corns. ;
Anything v t i While Away the
r Time In the Postoffice
;''" ' i Corridors.
half of th city's' regular a tree tear
patrona realdo on tha caat aide, and
practically all of these would get into
th habit of going to th central station
to board th cara because of th greater
likelihood of securing seats. ; -
FIRST WARD REPUBLICAN
ICLUB ENTERS CAMPAIGN
Th first ward Republican club, has
entered - into th - campaign , and at a
meeting laat night it waa decided to
the year closes, Tha company had under I open headauarters and work systematic-
consideration th buildl-.g of a club-1 ally for th euccesa of th ward candi-
houaa for its employes. . Thla feature I dates in th coming election. The club
will probably be incorporated in the new I will also bend its energies toward elect-
central station. . ; - . v. ling tha entire Republican ticket - Th
Jam Sim Knars. ' ,-. I officers of th club are: . Ralph K.
rh.' .nn.mn.fn I Moody, president: Ned Munger. vice-
gateways and waitlng-roo'ma will re- PWldont: H. B. Stout treaaurer; J. H.
quire a great amount of space in thai . --. '. ,
building. Tha company la ; now " oper-1 ' 1 1
bus7hfB.tw,.t ai CTHErlLL
S o'clock more than 280 cars would COUGAR IN HIS YARD
leave the-proposed central- passenger! , ' ( -1 , ', , . !
station, bound for the various suburbs! y Rpeeisl Dlsaatek to Tea! JoemaL)
of th city. Each on of. these cara I - Astoria. - Or.. May 11. a'. H. Mndd
when crowded, carries 0 to 100 people. I killed Thnraday on his Lewis and Clark
While th building of more rolling ranch a large cougar measuring over six
stock Is expected to reduce very greatly
th average number of people carried I
in Portland atretcars, the crowd mov
ing through the proposed passenger ata
tlon in the busy morning and evening
houra will 'range fromv 10,000 to 15,000
people. 1 Considerably - mor 'than on at the aam time.
feet from tip ta tip. The animal cam
into th yard and was In th act of
killing a young -calf when shot It must
have been famished, as cougars seldom
come so clos to a human habitation.
Its mate' was also seen in th vicinity
Witnesses for th federal grand Jury
flfrd the tlm bang heavy aa they sit
on benches and chairs in the corridors
of the postofflcs building and strive In
numeroua ways that are often amuatng
to make the weary hours pass mor
swiftly while waiting their turn to ap
pear and testify.
To a stranger entering the building
yesterday tne old structure gave forth
eounaa which would lend the impres
sion tnat a musical concert waa in full
sway. . . Th singing heard, however,-waa
that-of -tone of the women who aang
popular aongs to herself and fellow
witnesses to make th wait aeem less
tedious. " "Irt My Merry Oldsmobile,"
"Wher th Colorado Wlnda Ita Silvery
Way," "In th Baggage Coach Ahead"
and aeveral other well known old-timer
war on th program and were listened
to with pleasure by th old-timers and
ether .witnesses who were waiting their
turn. . ,,...:..
-r.-v.v-. .-, Urlnr Old Uf Again. ) j-.""
Story telling, amoklng and Bleeping on
th benchea and floor, form the chief
dl versions of the male witnesses. On
old soldier who has a seemingly unllm
Ited stor of talea and anecdotea, helps
materially In paaalng the tedloua wait
ing of his feilow wltneaaoa. Another
old soldier appeared on- the seen yes
terday and th two got to fighting one
mor th battles of th late unpleasant
ness. Blood-curdling feats of - valor
were recounted with a nonchalance that
would make Baron Munchauaen'a stories
seem tam In comparison, ' ' .
Toung men gathered around them and
listened in aw aa th old aoldlera lived
again th daya of civil strife; a toddling
baby, th child of on of th - women
waiting to teatlfy, crept up and re
ceived its first leaaon in stories of tha
'greatest' war" th world ever knew,
or ver. will know, by glng," said the
veteran whenever he wanted to mak
a weak story seem, strong.
Advl to vacl Sam. .
When tha men get tired of telling eto-
rlea, they digress on the manner in
which the government' should -run Ita
affairs, v In this "the old veteran comes
to th for with a vengeance. His ideas
would undoubtedly be appreciated by
th-officials If they only could get a
full, understanding of them. - However,
they do dot, and the witnesses continue
to sit on th hard benches, 11 stretched
out at full length on , th floor with
newspapeu r 1 a mattress, or pace up
and down., tha corridors walls waiting
for the time when they are to. be called
to tell all they know about the med
whom Unci Sam baa detected violating
s laws. ;;?. '.; . -"-:
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RIDE ON THE
Sean to Address Law Graduates.
(Special Dispatch to The JoaraaL) '
Salem, Or May 11 Judge -Alfred
Sears Jr. of Portland has accepted th
Invitation of th graduating clasa of tha
law department of Willamette univer
sity to deliver tha addresa on commence
ment May IS. There will b six candi
dates for the degree of bachelor of
laws.
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Remember thc'Lrand
IT IS A CCACASTEE THAT TOD VI ILL BECEIVE TCI CEST
.' ' New and HANDSOM1C IQUIPMENT Cpnifstlnc of
Day Coach, Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars. Dining Car, day and
night; Standard Pullman Sleeping Cars, Observation Car , with Barber
Shop, Bathroom, Library, Smoking Boom and every modern convenience.
THREE TRAINS DAILY TO ALL POINTS EAST
V-! ';'rV-;;,;:'-':Cn.on or .writ v , v 1 , - ,.' "
A. D. CHARLTON. A. O. P. A. - "
CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON, jj
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Let it sink deep into your
v receptacle of knowledge T
that (he prices; of lots iii
University Park : will be
advanced $1 per frontfoot
May 15, 1907. Buy before
May i5 and get the benefit
.of the $50 per lot advance j
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Prices until May 15 will
, be $10.00 to ,$13.00, per
front jfoot Terms 10 per
cent casri, balance $5.00
r; monthly on' each 25x100,
7 no interest if all payments
be paid on or before due
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