The Oregon daily journal., May 14, 1907, Page 14, Image 14

:,' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAE, 'PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY If... 1CC7.
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LEUIf HilE 10
FREE WATER DISCUSSION LEADS
VOICE PROTEST '
JIGAIIIST PIJIII
v a r-i oat r-' n rr'k fan
TO FREE USE OF PERSONALITIES
They iWantl itl ncxtlthc ,s!:in;. rx$
That's' why tthcy'buy our, vrvderwear .
rspeclally when they nave the brand
of parity. Smith's meats are absolutely
para. They are put np In a plain, oleer
FORCE REPORTS
brine. Ho adulterations of any son.
' ' ' SALT MXATS. ' .').'
ii5o strong and yet, sv thin,
la A sf , - ' r .,
" Dr. C H. Raffety, member of '- the
water board, and H. . D. Wagnon of
"free water, fame enlivened th meet
ing of the Mount Tabor Improvement
as "an aggregation of old foglea"
- Dr. ' Raffety ..resented tha appellation
and began to tell a.few things about
Waggon Among the charges waa one
Corned Beef, per lb , ..,.5
Pickled Pork , 12H0
New ' Ordinance Will ! Extract
, Heavy Penalty From, Delin
quent Corporations. '
MUST FILE QUARTERLY
East Side Residents Object to
Council Committee on Car- ;
'. , . bag . Crematory.
Dry Salt Pork v....,.,.12Hf
that "Wagnon was not a taxpayer and
had a habit of letting his water bills
association last night With": wordy
battle that became, even bitter In Its
nams, per jo. .....17H
Pressed, Cooked Corned Beef...,12Hf
go unpaid; that the water had : been
personalities. i -
shut off twice at Wagnon's house for
ureaaiasi nacon X7MC
The clash came over a discussion of
this reason and should have been shut
XKBSn MEATS.
the water amendments which the club
was considering. V Dr. Raffety arose to
off 18 other times. ,
. Previous to this conflict other amend.
Soup Meat
Beef to Boll 5
EAST NINTH STREET SITE
explain the merits of the amendment
ments were considered by tha associa
tion. The Madison bridge measure, the1
STATEMENT OF STANDING
before the people and then H. XX Wag
non obtained .the floor in behalf ' of
HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN
rot Koasts ...i... tif
Round Steaks lO
Pork Roasts .12H
Pork phops ...n...... i..'....10
proposed new -Bull Run conduit the
park i measure and street measure were
all Indorsed. . The flreboat was favor
ably considered, but the "dry" mains
HE Re COMCS A
free - water." Mr, Wagnon continued
from a condemnation of tha meter sys
CHIMPANZEE&RA
Judiciary Committee Report ador
ably oa Propoed Law Compelling
tem to a reference to the personnel nof
the water board, which ha characterised
Base) Line Road Will Be Oiled as
were passed up. ... '' . r
FRANK.!, sfjirn
Soon aa Sprinkler la Secured
Companies to Show Receipt, Dla
bursement and General Condition.
ARGUES IF DEVLIN IS COMPETENT
Committee Recommends Appropri
ation for That Purpoae. . ;
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R3EAT CO. -
- The ordinance provldlns that all pub
Ile eervlce corporations be compel!!
under heavy penalty, to submit to the
auditor Quarterly reporta ot their re
ceipt!, disbursement and general fl
nanclal standing, was favorably consid
ered by the committee on judiciary aad
election yesterday. ... a
All corporationa holding franohlaea
th ritw charter are reoulred to
file theee reports, but the requests ot
the auditor that tney be suDmittea nave
not yet been compiled with. Tha pro
posed ordinance la thought necessary to
enforce properly tne cnnxier pruviaiuu.
The committee also considered a com
munication from the mayor recommend
ing the revocation of the franchise of
the People's Market association, on the
block between Clay, Third, Market ana
Second streets. It was charged by the
mayor that tha association waa using;
the block for other purposes than, those
d est mated, and this area admitted by
Attorney Frank Hotter of the . associa
tion,' S." V :' :' ', 1 v'n ' v-"j. '
The association, which is paying lo0
a month for the use of the block, de
clares that It la necessary to rent out
stores In the block In order to- get on
Its feet but that after tha people get
the babit of coming : to me nrni
block to trade the association will be
willing to comply with their franchise,
: and furthermore pay a heavier rent
The committee .recommended- that the
franchise be revoked, but also recom
mended that the association be given
another franchise with terms agreeable
to the council. -.( , .'
Repeated protests have , been ' made
from . British . Columbia , to Ottawa
against the arrival of large numbers of
Hindoo Immigrants, wno are considered
more objectionable-than Chinese from a
labor atand point. .
HE SHOULD DEBATE WITH LANE
OMiI8(DT
' TH
02 Slioe Wt
A cltlsen who has received the im
pression that Thomaa C Devlin baa
already refused to meet Mayor Lane In
Joint debate writes to The Journal as
follows: : ; . ..'.' ' T
"Devlin has declined to meet Lane
In joint debate upon questions pertain
ing to municipal government and yet
It la claimed by those who are boosting
him for mayor that - he la better in
formed and qualified for the office than
any man In Portland, Judge Williams
not excepted. In fact It has been said
that he very largely directed the affairs
of the city during Williams adminis
tration. If this la true we have prao
Ucally had one administration under
Devlin and It was not satisfactory, at
leaat the people did not want Williams
for a second term. - .
"Now. If Devlin Is so thoroughly In
formed and understands so well how the
Determined to prevent that council
from establishing the garbage crema
tory In the block bounded by East Flan
ders. Eaat Eighth. -East Everett-and
East Ninth . streets, over 10 east" aide
residents, both men and women, waited
upon the ways and means commute
yesterday afternoon .' to after proteat
against auch action. , t
Tha committee listened to the reasons
urged against tha building of a garbage
plant on the site in question, ana tnen
city should be governed why does he informed the delegation that aa a corn-
refuse to meet Lane In public and argue I mtttee It had only the power to readver-
and explain these points to the people?
There must be a screw loose somewhere.
Let the truth be known."
PLAIJ FOR BIG
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HOIS
Oil FOURTH
Celebration in Portland This
Year . Will e Long
Remembered.' -
BUSINESS MEN MEET.. ...
IN CITY, HALL TONIGHT
Committees , Will Be Appointed and
Complete Arrangements Made for
Program on Independence Day
Letter Sent to Commercial Bodies.
v I7e Reed Room Since We
v Accepted the Agency for
na&etf
Co. Dioh-Gradc
v r Clothing
." Shipments are 1 arriying
every- week. , Our . 'shop
proves 'too small for the
amount of stock carried. To
gain room ' quickly we , are
forced to give up our Shoe
Department and therefore
offer our entire" line of
Misses' $3.50 Shoes at
All new and this season's
make. ; All leathers and
styles are represented.
Tc? a Doltom S!:o?:
Tcp to , Bottom Outfitters,
' CC3 Wasliinkton St . "
If the plans of those Interested ma
terialize, Portland will this -year have
rousing, old-fashioned - Fourth : of
July celebration one that will long be
remembered . by the children of this
city. It baa been four years alnca this
city had a real, celebration of the
Fourth, It Is said, and plans are on
foot for the biggest one this year that
ham aver been seen in., this eltv.
1 To consider the matter and arrange
! the preliminary details a meeting of
business men Is to be held this evening
at S:tO o'clock In the council chamber
of the city hall. The meeting will like
ly be largely attended, for a great deal
of enthusiasm has already been mani
fested In the movement. The follow
ing letter has been sent to various com
mercial, Irodles and individuals through
out the city explaining the meeting:
"Pursuant to a call of Mayor Lane, a
meeting of business men waa held In
the council chamber laat Wednesday
night for the purpose of taking up the
matter of a Fourth of July celebration.
A temporary organisation waa effected.
Mayor .Lane being elected! temporary
chairman, and a very enthuslaatio meet-:
Ing waa the result - - -:
"Adjournment was taken until Tues
day night, May 14, at 1:10 o'clock sharp,
at which time a permanent, organisa
tion will be made and -subcommittees
'appointed. ' '"';-'';'"
you are eoraiauy invnea to ne pres
ent next Tuesday night In the council
chamber, city , hall, and cooperate with
this committee In giving Portland a cel
ebration fitting the nation's birthday.
"Our boys and girls are as young as
we used to be, and wejnust instill in
their minds and hearts that the nation
haa a birthday, and that the stars "SCnd
stripes mean much to them and Amer
ican institutions. Portland - baa . not
had a celebration for some years, and
with all her prosperity -she should haVe
a rousing celebration of the one hundred
and thirty-first anniversary of Ameri
can Independence.
"LEE M. CLARK,
i " ' i . ' "Temporary Secretary1.1
CJIPIII OROl'JII
DIES Oil PORCH
Use for bids for a new site. The one
against which the protest was lodged
had already been turned down. .
The committee will recommend tnat
tha old sits be considered, as was sug
gested by Health Officer Wheeler and
others. The committee seemed anxious
to shift the choice of a garbage plant to
some other authorlt7. ,
v Want Bid en 7aU site.
Bids will be opened again for a site
for a city jail and police station. -"All
owners of quarter blocks can bid for tne
station, and the committee will reoom-
mand to the council the site most suit
able. Property refused a week ago haa
Well Known Shipmaster Exofres advanced In price already.
uoorge naauoro, rvpresenuuB;
as He Leaves! His Home
" 'Last Night . t
the
property-owners on the Base Llne road,
was present and asked the city to pur
chase an oil sprinkler, which is to be
rented at once by those property-owners.
Tha Base Line road la to be oiled and
put Into shape by the property-holders.
with the aid of the Automobile club,
HAD PLANNED TRIP TO
UQT fiPRINtt5 TnniV o that It will be one of the best and
nWI OrKliaUO I UUAT .IM!Mii-.t drivewava etxmt the eltv. Ur.
Death Came' -Instantly .Deceased
Waa Imminently. Identified With
Business and Maritime Interests of
Portland Funeral " Notice ; Later.
AS a. result of .' andden 1 attrV j nt
heart disease, Captain John A. Brown,
head of the stevedoring firm of Brown
as McCabe, dropped dead at 8 o'clock
laat night at his home. 655 Everett
street He, - waa surrounded by mem
bers of his family when he expired. ,
When he went to- bis home ' after
business hours yesterday evening Cap
tain Brown waa apparently in the best
of health. ' With other members of the
family he ate supper and was prepar
ing to go down town, ne complained
while at the supper table of pains In
his chest, but considered It of no con-
MARQUAM GRAND REOPENS
WITH MUSICAL COMEDY
, Tomorrow night the Marquam Grand
reopens with the 8aa Francisco Opera
company In "Fan tana." - This is the
musical comedy which waa the hit of
two seasons In the east, and Is now
brought to Portland for the first time.
The reopening of the Marquam Grand
will be one of. the most Important
events of the- theatrical season,. . The
house has been thoroughly overhauled
at an ' expense of 140,000, and is now
modern and complete in every-respect
There will be a season of musical com.
edy at the Marquam Grand, beginning
with "Fan tana. " . - " ;
The San Francisco Opera , company
has been engaged for an aatended sea.
son. and this organisation, Is now the
strongest musical company on tha Pa
clfio coast : The attractions it will
offer are new, and given under the
personal management, of a New York
producer. Beats are now selling , for
"Fantana." i ., . - - ,
PATROLMEN WARNED TO
KEEP OUT OF POLITICS
Owing to the number of complaints
that members of the police department
are disobeying the order prohibiting pa
trolmen from BarticlDatlnar in political
discussions or actively engaging in rur-
tnering the candidacy of any ornce-
seeaer, chief Orltchmacher has again
notified the men under his command to
aDiae oy tne regulations or th depart
ment or surfer the conseouences.
It haa been reported tto. the chief thai
a number, of , atrolraen have' ahowh
great activity' in politics recently, and
accordingly notified the captains of the
three- relief to again read the order
bearing oa the subject to the policemen
Of the three reliefs. . ITutnra violatiana
of the order will result in charges
against the offenders with the police
commission. . , - c
' Allens'"Kushlon Komfort Shoe." the
shoe with the sola of health, a marked
Improvement ovaj . anything in the shoe
Una, tOS MorrlsuB street v : - i
Captain J. A. Brown.
sequence. At the conclusion of , the
meal she arose and stepped oat , upon
the porch starting down town. He
staggered slightly t and fell upon the
floor ; expiring almost instantly.
A physlolan was hurriedly summoned,
but on his arrival life j waa extinct
When Captain " Brown fell members of
the family rushed to his assistance,
duc ne waa unaoie to speaic
Telegrams announcing Captain Brown's
death were sent to distant relatives and
friends last night A message to his
daughter. Miss Fannie Brown, reached
her at Calgary. British. Columbia, where
sne was on the train , en route east to
Join a party of friends on a European
iour. one ai once aoanaonea ner , in
tended trip and started on the return
trip to Portland. . Another message- was
son.', who Is attending a school of
technology in the east
Captain Brown la survived bv three
children, two having died. Those sur
viving are George W. Brown. Miss Fan
nie B. Brown and Meivnie W: Brown.
Funeral arrangements have not been
announced. - Captain ; Brown Intended
leaving the city today for a trip , of
several days , to Collins Hot SDrtnas
wnn ivo - xrienus. i
Captain Brown has for Jreara been.
pruminenuy laenunea witn the business
and especially the maritime Interests of
Portland. He has . resided here since
1874. and has been an Important factor
In the development of this city. .
He waa born in Lubec. Maine. No
vember 28. 1844, and at the age of 18
left home to. go on a sailing- vessel.
Hla ' grandparents emigrated to Novla
Scotia from Scotland in 1810 and in
1818 moved to Eastport Maine. Hla
parents settled In Lubec, limine, . where
his 'father conducteda large cooperage
and fishing business. .
After many years at sea he finally
located at San. Francisco, where he was
employed" by Simpson Bros.- aa master
Of a tug. He afterward became master
pf a sailing vessel which made this
port, and seeing the future possibilities
of Portland, decided to locate here. '
,Ha was married in this city in lilt
to Miss Fannie E. .Terry, daughter of
William Terry, a California pioneer.
He was a member of Willamette lodge,
A. F. A A. M.. and also a charter mem
ber of Mohawk tribe No. 28, of Red Men.
At one time he waa a .merfiber of the
board of pilot commissioners for Ore
gon j,.--v- ',.. ;-r. 1
Bamford and C Tonseth have Uken the
matter in charge, have investigated the
cost of oil, and, in fact, have prepared
everything so that the road will be oiled
as soon aa the machine can be obtained.
The ways and means committee rec
ommend that the counoll appropriate
$500 for the purchase of the oil sprinkler
through a local Implement house, and
the machine will be ahlpped to Portland
from San Franclsoo aa soon as the deal
is closed. It is considered that the pur
chase will be a good Investment, as the
city will make use of it when it is not
rented to property-owners wishing to oil
roads outside the city. . ;
An appropriation of 8S00 was also rec
ommended for the purchase or a launch
for Harbormaster Speier. - The harbor
master also-mad an application for a
deputy, but this waa not allowed. An
other appropriation of ILIOO was rec
ommended for 'the flre-ajarm - telegraph
system. ., -.. ' '
-' ' v Building Permits.
N. Lister, "two-story frame 1 flats,
Ncrth Twehty-thlrd street between
Kearney. aad Johnson, $4,000; E. Tlooda,
m -story , frame dwelling, Sktdmore
and Borthwlck, $1,800; Clara Tlmmona,
1 -story dwelling, Madrona between
Calumet and Claremont, $1,000; A. N.
Dyer, one-story frame shop on Haw
thorne between East Water and Willam
ette river, $400; Oregon City Transpor
tation company, one-story frame oifloa
at foot of Main street, $100; B. F.
Honeyman, two-story frame dwelllug on
Twelfth street between Jefferson and
Columbia, $1,000; M. Fisher, 1 -story
frame dwelling on Harold street oetween
Morgan and Garfield, $500; . John . M,
Fayne, two-atorr frame dwelling jon
Eaat Thlrtr;fourth street between Haw
thorne and ' E. Madison, ?1,200-" A. D.
Gile, one-story frame dwellings on West
avenue near Hawthorne, $8,000; L. F. Be
bolt one-story frame dwelling on Mis
souri avenua between Fremont and
Beech,; $900; A, W. Wright one-story
frame dwelling on Mall street between
, East Sixteenth and - East : Fifteenth
' streets, $75; Theresa. Snell, one-story
i frame dwelling on Eaat Twenty-seventh
! street .between Gladstone , and Francis
' streets, ; $400; George , Langford, alter
and repair one-story frame dwelling on
Second and Caruthers streets, $200; A.
Meyer, alter: and repair one-story frame
dwelling on Patton road near Lam son
avenue, $260; O. G. Graham, one-story
frame , dwelling ' on Eaat Nineteenth
street ' between Alberta and Wygant
$100; John , Wiese, , one-story frame
dwelling 1 on Belmont street between
Eaat . Forty-fourth street and East
Forty-fifth street, $800. - ,, .
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.- Alien A Lewis Best BranO. ,
When
vertise
'no longer wanted."
It in the Journal.
"want ad-
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Comfortable
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'during jthe spring and sum
mer season .these are the
clothes you need. 1 We have
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- Men's Apparel "
in
Onllcf CIolhinfl Co,
li E. Cor. Morrison and First Sis.
836-933 Alder Street, Between First and
t'..; Seoond Streets. , : ,,.
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AT THE THEATRES
Hit at'the Baker, ::.t
Clay Clesieafs beaatifal pUy. "The Nw
Dominlou," is Hiking- great bit at the Baker
this week. " It si a story of tbe Ncoaatracttoa
days of TlrglBla and bas aa 'eiqutolte lore
story. Mr. . Baene is adaiiribly adapted ta
the part ef the are Bofacnatanffea, the ad-
mlrable Germaa sataraiist aad ether Bimh.ii
ef the company appear te good' tdTsatage.
At .the Empire,
The Whits Caps" at tbe Xmstre Is a thrill.
ing swlodrama that is eanalng bo -end of inter
eat. It has aa abandance of thrilling sltoattons
oa is repwie wits neart intsrett. Tbe com
pany is doing sa exesOent work snd todlrldaal
members are scoring heavily la this nroduetloa.
"DeTfl's Island.
Another saeeeMful week Is is store ' for the
w stock company at the Star theatre. "Peril's
Ialaad" opened last night to a large andtanca
and was wU reeelved. It a a dramatlaation
of the principal erenta m the trial of Captain
Dreyfos, the rrtnch military officer, who was
falsely accused of betraying govemmeat secrets
snd seat to Devil's island for several .year.
There win be matinees Thursday, St tarda aad
Sunday. 'Devil's Irtand" will coatinae antll
' Behind- the Mask.H '; J-,:.
Last sight a large aadlence gave, seneroos
approval of "Behind the Mask." the new sea
satfonal melodrama which tbe Allen stock com
pany is giving this week at tba Lyric. , The
play is highly original and thrilling and par
ticularly wall east. Matinee Thursday, Satur
day and Bnnday. , Beats msy bs reserred by
telephone. f-x
- All' Feature Acta. . . 1
AU feature scta sis' on the hill at tha Oraad
tfila weak. The headline attraetiea Is the
Baker troops ef wheelmen. They sre acrobatic
cyclists.,. While Portland, haa wltneaaed many
excellent "bicycle acta,, this Is aoperlor to ail
predaceeaors. Waiter Shroda and Llasle Melvcy
bare the pantomimic he .daace,, , which - waa
one ef tbe hlta of "Babe la Tnrland." In
'The Sheriff of Laramie" Harry W. Babb and
company preeant a complete western drama , fet
a tw mlnatea. , These are a few whua point
to the manr strong features found on the pre.
gram,. Daily matinee at, tbe Grand and two
shows nightly. .
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Take care of your skin in summer. ;
Wear underwear that lets the pores
breathe freely and you'll be well and
comfortable - . :
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The Gentility Shop . .
311 Morrison' ' Opp Post Office
V Started 1887 8t 111 Hera 190T
Painless Extraction 50c, Plates $5 Up
K Frqm this date Drs. W. A. and T. P. Wise wiU wait on
' as many patients as they can themselves: 'There are no
' others Employed here, except. Dr. H. A. Sturdevant, who
has charge of the . laboratory work. Open evenings and
; Sundays by. appointment! only. Particular attention given
to nervous people. , ,
W. A. WISE, DENTIST
"Rooms 211 to 818 Facing Bldg Third and Washington Sts.
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Don't rely upon finding any of - to
day's want ads in tomorrow's Journal.
Preferred Stock Oanaed Oooaa, '
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This
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They come in gray, blue and black, are
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