THE - OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAU : PORTLAND'. - SUNDAY MORNING,' J, JULY 21, ID07.
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PRECINCTS
East SIJe Districts;, That
Weijt Dry (Two Years Ago
Have Had Saloons AH the
Time Those in Albina to
Be Closed at Once.
DECLARES SALOONMAN
HAS NO INHERENT RIGHTS
Judge Samuel B. Artman of Indiana Explains His Views
.' on the Liquor Question at the First Presbyterian
Church and Is Given an Ovation.
Prohibition Order Was Not
-uispenswg with the saloon la not
violating the Inherent right of any
cltlsen, for the reason that a aaloonman
haa no Inherent rlahts." aald Judar.
Samuel R. Artman of Indiana at the
First Preabvterlan church last night
The speaker was introduced by Judge
irraier or the circuit court
Judge Artman'a ideaa of the aaloon
queatlon are novel and consequently In
teresting. Me believes that a saloonman
is verv much the same sort of an lndl
vidual as other persons but that he haa
no Inherent rights to carry on a traffic
i "hi causes a name, aisrrace ana sur-
ferlng. He quoted numerous authori
ties in support or his contentions,
"The highest courts, have held that
Xiiiicreu uiiui u icui aim v,w "n
nother. Id
they have held that they hold no
a
or
. Tlolf Afro iha Prailnito inherent rights whatever. That Is. they
- nave no innerent rignt in running i
Went-Dry-Mass MccUngi!?1bS
Called for Tonight.
In four precincts In East Portland
that were voted dry at the eleotlon of
June, 1901, saloons have been running
wide open without question ever slnoe
that election. Regardless of the fact
that a majority of the voters of each
- of these precincts declared at the polls
two years ago that they wanted no
saloons In their precincts, the saloon
keepers have continued to sell liquor
without hindrance.
Steps to close all the saloons In Al
' bins whl be taken ton I ah t. for among
the four drv nreclncts are 66. 66 am
67. which Include the entire business
Dortlon of Albina. The territory em
braced by these three precincts Is south
from Fremont street to Hancock street,
nd west from Rodney avenue to the
.Willamette river.
Mass BCeettnr Tonight
A mass meeting 'ha a been called for
o'clocK tonight at the romes rresoy
terlan ohurch. Qantenbeln and Sell
wood avenues, to discuss the situation.
' Dr. Tufta of the International Reform
Bureau, haa unearthed the facts regard
ing the status or tne local option in
those precincts, and at the mass meet-
Ins; will reveal his Information
After the people present at the meet
ing have been Informed that they have
liad saloons for over two years In ory
. precincts, a committee will te appointed
"to wait upon District Attorney Manning
to lay the facts before him and aak that
tne order of prohibition Da enrorcea in
those preelncta.
There are at least 12 saloons In pre
elnts 65, 66 and 67 which will be forced
to move away from Albina if the pro
hibition orders aro enforced, and In pre
elnct 10 there are at least six saloons
that enforcement of the law would
close.
How the Tots Stood.
At the election In June, 1906, the vote
. for and against prohibition In the four
precincts was as follows:
jJprednot 40
precinct 65
IPreclnct 66
Dr:
ry. majority,
lfo t
.160 193 33
fFreclnot 87 ...... 44. 86. 40
J Through some oversight the order Of
."proniDition waa not enterea ty the
'county clerk for nearly a year and
ralf, and though the saloohp had been
."voina oui ui extiienc. oy in voters
In those four precincts they continued
; doing business as serenely as though
. local option naa never Deen neara or.
" It Is the purpose of the International
JReform bureau to put a stop to this
.(condition of affairs. The first blow
,' will be struck tonight at the three pre
-clncts which are located together In
wjUbina. Later it in the intention, to
Took after the smaller districts In; pre-
if In precinct 40 are all the saloons oil
Hawthorne avenue and Grand avefrue
south of Hawthorne. The territory -em
braced In precinct 40 lies south of Haw
thorne avenue to Division street and
tyreat from East Eighth street td the
TViuamette river.
is It is not Known who Is to blame for
Jr-the failure to entep. the prohibition otV
on wnen ine inur precincts were voted
'dry, but It Is believed that It was due
to the error of some clerk who over
looked those precincts in preparing tha
sraeri.
longs to every one, but not to any indi
vidual, and when you hear It said that
a man has a. right to run a saloon be
cause It Is his Inherent right you are
very much mistaken.
X of Common Benss.
"You also hear of the common law
with reference to the saloon 0
The common law applies as does the
common sense law. and for. every sa
loonman one hears talking about the
common law one hears one talking
about the common sense law. Numer
ous courts have decided that saloons
cause endless disgrace and shame and
suffering and consequently have no le
gal standing whatever."
Judge Artman quoted Oladstone who
said that the saloon la a greater curse,
Inflicts more and greater Injuries than
war. pestilence and tfamlne combined.
He auoted Abraham Lincoln who In a
speech at Springfield, Illinois, in ISii
maintained that the saloon Is a cancer
In society, satins; at its vitals and that
It should be eradicated, root and branch.
"If the existing laws be correctly In
terpreted and enacted." said Judge Art
man, "the saloon will be eradicated
root and branch, without any other legal
enactment whatever."
Fnbllo Opinion Changs.
"There was a time," he said, "whan
the position was urged that the saloon
sxlsts under the ssms protection ss
that accorded other lines of business
which contribute to the necessities of;
life and when the right to so engage
was considered an inallenabls and an
Inherent rlfht and for about 10 year;
after tha Institution of our government
tha saloon business cua so exist. run-
Jla opinion, howsver, has obanged, and
as no oeiievea, ins uniy cunvi
is that statsd and held by th supreme
court of the state of South Carolina
which maintains thst tha saloon busi
ness Is of Itself a nuisance, and that It
cannot be placed upon the same baals
as otner pursuits.
The speaker told of reoelvlng from
tha editor of a legal paper a letter In
which the editor aald ha bad been much
Impressed by his rendering of the law,
a legal
business ever be a nuisance" To which
but that ha wished him (Judge Artman)
to answer ona question:
Judgs Artman replied that he wished
th writer to snswer four questions:
"Can a business which is a nuisance
ever be legal?" "Has It not been held
thst before it can be prohibited It
must be shown that a business Is In
herently harmful" "Has It not been
held that a saloon may be prohibited r
"If thcaa three thlnra be true Is It not
clear that the saloon Is a nuisance and
exists UlegsllyT' This, he saio, naa
not yet been answered.
Campaign, jrot A Coatest.
This contention between tha aaloon
and the home, he aald. Is not a battle.
It Is a war and no question ts ever set
tled until It is settled right. Lincoln
held that the country oould not exist
half slave and half free; It la now time
to realise that the country cannot axlat
half drunk and half sober, and that the
same f latr cannot be a protection to tha
aaloon and a protection of the home.
Judge Artman waa applauded re
peatedly and long.
Mr. fitona. secretary of tha Y. M. C. A..
announced the four appearanoes of John
Woolley, the temperance orator, at the
men'a maaa meeting at :30 at the Y.
M. C. A., at 6:iS at the open air meet-
n at Hawthorne park, and at the First
Christian church in the evenlnc. A
collection was taken to aid In carrying
a similar case as that wmcn judge art
man decided, to the supreme court of
me united states.
Jurist of 'Ability.
Judre Artman is not only an author
ity on tne question or wnicn ne speaxs,
but a turlst of ability. He has devoted
much study and Investigation to the
saloon question and his views are en
tirely practical.
The subject of his remarks was "The
Unconstitutionality of Saloon Licenses.
The lecture st the First Presbyterian
church last night was under the aus
pices of the Municipal association.
TRIG TO
GET PACTS
Superintendent Donaldson
and Cogswell of Executive
Boara Prosecuting Inves
tigation of the Complaint
Against City Employe.
ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO MAKE
CONTRACTOR HOWARD REIMBURSE
Jail Break at Pendleton.
;'! (Special rlptch to Tha Journal.)
, Pendleton Or, July 20. Three of the
jive city jau prisoners made their es
eape today and are still at large. The
'marshal was feeding them, preparatory
;to putting them on the streets to work.
;when they made their escape.
Force"
that's the word for
Grape-Nuts
Contractor Harry Howard, who Is
charged with violating the terms of his
contract In Improving Front street with
Belgian blook pavement, will be com
pelled to reimburse the city for his
defective work If there Is any possible
chance o"T so doing. City Attorney
Kavanaugh will take up the matter to
morrow in an eriort to noia Mowara
of "his "bondsfnesTesponslble.
v Members of the executive board are
W(ensed over the allered actions of the
contractor and point out that Instead
of complying witn tne speoiricaiions
calling for one barrel .of cement for
every three barrels
one ba
of sand, he used
arrel of cement for every ten or
more oarrels or sand. This so weak
ened the cement cushion that It crum
bles In the hand when It should be
hard as adamant.
Cement for cushion purposes Is
mixed only In small quantities, but an
alert Inspector. Engineer Taylor says,
can easily prevent contractor "from
substituting a poor mixture In the
work. Jack Rankin was the Inspector
on mis particular joo ana as soon ss
the oondltlon of the pavement was
made known with the advent , of the
United Railway company'a track, he
waa 'discharged by City Engineer Taylor.
Superintendent Alex Donaldson and C
A. Cogswell of the executive board are
vigorously prosecuting their Investiga
tion of the complaint made against one
of the officials of the street cleaning
department who is suspected of selling
city dirt to fill private property. They
expect that all of the evidence will be
In by tomorrow evening and If aufftcient
definite charges can be lodged with the
executive board.
Superintendent Donaldson stated last
evening that the alleged offense con
sisted in selling to one of the Union
avenue property owners dirt waahed
down Union avenus by last winter's
storm waters. The street cleaning force
Is engaged at work near Highland street
and tha alleged sale of soil took plaoe
between the official and a property own
er in mat vicinity.
"We have been In the habit of plac
ing this soil on the low places on un
improved streets, thereby giving them
a better grade. In cases where the haul
to low placea has been exceedingly long,
say two miles, we have thought It less
expensive to give the soli te some prop
erty owner rather than cart It away.
This does not mean, however, that any
member of the department has the right
to levy tribute on the property owner
and compel him to give over money
under threat of stopping the supply. The
sou is not good ror growing purposes
but can hardly be beaten for filling."
Mr. Cogswell stated that an Investi
gation would be made by the committee
on street cleaning just as stion aa all
of the evidence could be collected and
presented.
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HI Useful Strong Head.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat
."Ever take notice how much strength
a negro has In his head T" said a man
who Is always looking out for unusual
things. "Well. I had ample opportunity
to test a certain negro'a head carrying
capacity while I waa In charge of a
large printing establishment In Texas.
"We had received a large shipment
of paper of extra heavy weight, and
none of the men employed by the firm
seemed able to handle the bundles. Of
course we should have had a freight
elevator, but we had none. Well, about
the time I had given up hopes of get
ting the paper up to the third floor a
negro came shuffling down the street
playing a harmonica. He inquired If I
wanted any one to do a day's work,
and said be was a hod carrier, but was
willing to do anything for a dollar, I
thought of the paper and the third
floor proposition and engaged him.
"Well, sir, he took to it like children
to candy. Maybe he didn't shame the
rest of the negroes around the plant!
In less than no time he had the paper
stored away, and the work didn't seem
to affect him In the least. The result
was he got a steady place and was
dubbed the Heavyweight Nifrger. The
fellow toted every ounce of It on his
head."
SCOENS ATTORNEY'S LOVE
FOOD
"I wsnt to tell ypu about Grape-Nuts
food, and my experience with it.
"I had for a year or two, felt a gen
eral debility creeping on me, and also
suffered from flatulency, piles, etc.,
which I began to think was due to ad
vancing age, now being 65 years old.
when, in the providence of God. as I
believe, Grape-Nuts was brought to my
notice, and tried as an experiment.
In a week I found a decided Improve
ment in myself, and have kept Improv
ing ever since, and am now being con
gratulated on tne great Change in ray
appearance by all aoqualntances. Not
only so, but I feel 'I have reserve force
o that 1 oo not reel wearied at night,
although I " have worked continuously
irom a. m. until v p. m.
I recommend urape-Nuts to my
friends and acquaintances, , and all of
my family use the food, ana it Is on
the table at every meal whatever else
is omitted. I write this being desirous
of giving vent to the grateful feeling
I entertain for the benefits received,
rrom me use oi mis incomparaoia
food."
The particular - elements whloh pro
duces the feeling of strength is tha
delicate particles of Phosphate of Pot
ash, not the phosphate of the drug
toga, out tnai wnicn is prepare a ay
re and rumiftnea in the neia
rains, xms aeucaie element, not oo-
aarved bv the taste, is used bv Nature
In connection witn ine amumen or iooa,
to rebuild the gray matter in the nerve
rus, so tha
lilt- is verv
feel the effects of this rebuilding with
nantsrs throusrhou
brain and aolar plexus, so
the body and la the
Plexus, so th
nourished and rebuilt- is ver;
at one thus
sure to
Jn a week. or 10 days, and this feeling
growe and becomes fixed as . one be
comes a steady, everyday " i-ueer of
Grape-Nutav "There's a Reason.? Bead,
"The Road to Well villa.' lnpkga -1 ..
L Pt K'i .k
tottering, rolled to the bottom of the
high embankment on which the trains
met.
Many Women Tictims.
The victims of the disaster were
literally ground to pieces, and tonight
ort la being made to identify a grue
le pile of dismembered bodies, legs,
arms, heads and Jagged remnants or
torsos. The great number of women
and children among the victims In
tenelfled the pathetlo features of the
disaster a hundredfold. Mothers went
mad and children, terrified and blood-
bespattered, dashed about in the con
fusion and rummaged through the de
bris, calling parents who never an
swered.
Smeared with blood, dust and cinders,
those who escaped were well nigh un
recognisable, and mothers were driven
to frensy through their inability to dis
tinguish their offspring among tha
mangled dead or the frensled living.
Volunteers rushed to the work of
rescue and In a few minutes long rows
of injured were laid out beside the
track. The fate of many of these, how
ever, was worse than that of those
whose lives had been snuffed out at the
first crash.
Seat Intensifies Buffering.
A relentless and blistering sun beat
down upon the scene and In a few mo
ments the condition of the mangled
and Injured was Intensified, and the
groans of the injured were magnified
by the pitiful pleadings for water by
dozens of the sufferers.
The first physicians to reach the
scene were two hurried from the city.
As soon aa the word arrived every phy
sician who could be reached hurried to
the scene of the disaster, many taking
with them their wives and neighbors
to serve as nurses. A few minutes
after the disaster word reached Ply
mouth and Detroit, and special trains
tearing doctors, nurses and supplies
were hurried from these cities.
rrslgrht Crew to Blame.
As soon as the Injured had been
looked after and disposition made of
the dead, all of whom were Ionia neo-
le, the officials of the Pere Marquette
egan to Investigate the cause. It did
not take them long to agree that the
blame rested with the crew of the
freight, which had received Instructions
to the errect that the paseenger train
had the right of way and to lay at
Plymouth until the passenger had
passed.
The order for the passenger, which
left Ionia less than an hour before the
catastrophe, was clear. The conductor
had the right of way direct to Detroit,
"The responsibility for the wreck
rests upon (he conductor of the freight
train," said General Superintendent
Trump. "He was given specif io Instruc
tions to allow the special excursion
train to have the right of way."
'Xfra Spe&ia
or-
O
ntir
is
Suits
FOR THIS WEXK
Our entire stock of Outing Suits, including blue serges, will
be put on special sale at the following great price reductions:
$18.00 Values, Sale, $12.00
$20.00 Values, Sale, $13.50
$22.50 Values, Sale, $15.00
$25.00 Values, Sale, $16.50
$30.00 Values, Sale, $19.00,
$35.00 Values, Sale, $23.50'
$40.00 Outing Suits, Sale, $26.50
SPECIAL SALE of Men's fine imported and domestic UNDERWEAR
Men's Negligee Shirts, $1.50 qualities at $1.15; $2 and $2.50 grades at $1.65
Special sale of Men's Fancy Waistcoats and Outing Trousers.
The gentlemen of Portland are taking advantage of the splendid op
portunities offered. Get your share.
TLRMS OF S ALL STRICTLY CASH
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CRAY
269-271 MORRISON
Salem the meeting point with the ex
oursion which was running aa a sps-
rlnl
A development of tonight is that as
the two trains were speeaing lowara
each other, everv despatcher and tele-
f raph operator along the Pere Marquette
Ine knew that a terrible disaster was to
occur. The freight had scarcely left
Salem before the blunder was realised.
LOCAL INTEREST IN WRECK
IONIA IN MOURNING
Sadness Hangs Over Homes of the
Victims of Wreck.
(Publtih.rs' Press by Special Leased Wire.)
Ionia, Mich., July 80. A black pall
hangs over this city tonight Scarcely
a home is not saddened by the news
from Salem, where SS persons, nearly
all of them from this place, were killed
In today's wreck.
Ionia "IS the terminal of the Pere
Marquette. The Ill-fated train was an
excursion made up of railroad men and
their families bound to Detroit for a
day's outing. Scenes about the railway
station tonight are pathetlo In the ex
treme. Friends and relatives of the
dead and injured crowded about the
telegraph office and scanned eagerly
the bulletin board with its cons tan uy
growing list of Identified dead.
Confusion in the reports and lack
of authentic details have driven rela
tives of those who were aboard the
excursion train frantic. At an early
hour this evening, the trains bearing
the first of the dead and injured re
turned. With the victims came tne
first batch of survivors and tne first
authentic details. Early reports seem
to have minimised the real extent of
the horror.
Tomorrow the first of the funerals,
those of the worst mangled of the vic
tims, will be held. The local under
takers are unable to oops with the sit-
I uatlon and a number of coffins and
noaraaa wui uo orwugni num neiajnDor
Ing cities. Special services wilr be held
In all of the churches tomorrow. It
will be the blackest Sunday in Ionia a
history.
BLAME IS FIXED
Injured Woman Is Wife of Clement
V. Ketehnni.
Mrs. Lizzie Ketchum of Portland, who
was seriously injured yesterday In th
Pere Marquette wreck, is the wife of
Clement V. Ketchum, 1291 East Alder
street. He was advised of the Injuries
sustained by his wife by The Journal
last night and was anxiously awaiting
some direct telegraphic information
from her.
The dispatches stated that one of
Mrs. Ketchum's hands had been cut off
and tha.t she was otherwise Injured, and
it Is probable that at present she ij)
confined In a hospital.
Mrs. Ketchum went east on May 23
to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Schwender, of Ionia, Michigan. She had
planned to extend her visit with her
brother living in Detroit, and had wait
ed purposely to take the excursion
train, which resulted fatally to more
than a score of persons.
Mrs. Ketchum's sister Is the wife of
Dr. George Ketchum, who resides at
965 East Salmon street.
M1IINNYILLE MILITIA
OFF TO ENCAMPMENT
3S
Independent Furniture Co.
The Oaly Forollnre Store in Portland
With Just and Seasonable Prices
If you ire going to buy a single piece of furniture, furnish a room.
or a home, whether for cash or on credit, if you are anxious to get 1
right prices and fair treatment, come to see us. You will not go
away dissatisfied. Your money will reach the farthest if you buy
from us.
PRICES THAT SHOULD APPEAL TO YOU:
(Special Dlapatch to Tba Journal.)
MoMlnnville, Or., July JO. The boys
of separate company F of the Oregon
National Guard left this morning for
the annual encampment at Roseburg.
They were given a most entnusiastic
sendoff by the citizens, who gathered
In large numbers at the depot. The
comDanv when full consists of 68 offi
cers and men, but about 10 of; the boys
are away at work for the summer and
unable to go. Captain Mead, an officer
who fought In the Philippines, organ
ised the company early last spring and
since has faithfully drilled them.
Separate company P will form a part
of the Fourth regiment, which is to be
organised soon. The company's offi
cers are as follows: First lieutenant,
V, E. Cunningham; sergeants, J. c. lie
Lashment, C. J. McKee, R. J. Butchers.
W. O. Terry, L. S. Hopfleld; corporals,
L. V. Hendricks, E. Lk Mlchelbrook, C.
E. Wright, C. F. Aiken U R. Steward
son. There is no second lieutenant.
The boys will return a week from
Sunday.
CHEMAWA SCHOOL
TO BE UNEXCELLED
" ' ja ( ass fic sc ssj '
"Imperial Automatic Morris
Chair," the most beautiful and
most comfortable Morris Chair
in Portland, $12.50 and up.
Woven Wire Springs ...12.50
Top Mattresses $2.50
Kitchen Queens vjs.so
Metal Beds. Just IHttt cat, bras
knobs and brass rails head and '
foot, full size, tingle or three
quarters, only
Royal Brussels Rugs, 9x12, f IS
Smith's Axminster Rues. 9x12.
for 02T
Matting, per yard, as low aa 15c
All other goods priced low in proportion.
Between
Washington
and Stark.
104-106 FIRST STREET
OAMC Q OUTSIT
Green ,
Front-'
Buildings,
This "picture if a photograph of Mr. Charles C. Miller, millionairess.
who denies Lawyer McCurdy's declaration that aha la -about to marry
hlttu .UrsA Miller la irom; Patrol
Crew on Freight Train Disregarded
Dispatcher's Orders.
(Pobllibers Frees bj Bpaclal Lmatd Wire.)
Detroit, Mich.. July 20. An Informal
investigation has resulted in fixing the
blame for the Fere Marquette disaster
today In which SS lives were lost,. upon
the erew of the freight train which
collided with the excursion. The freight
erew is said to have disregarded the
despatched orders which were to make
(Special Dispatch to Th. Journal.)
Chemawa, July 20. The contractors
at the Chemawa Indian school are rap
Idly pushing the work on the 120.000
brick hospital and brick bakery, so they
may be ready for use at the opening of
tne ran term. Tne nospitai win nave
all modern equipment ana the latest im
proved methods of lighting, heating,
ventilation and sanitation. The bakery
will have an up-to-date oven and equip
ment. In addition to the above, funds
are also available for an extension to
the electrical and steam engineering
department, which work will also ba
done by contract this summer.
With the completion of these Im
provements the Chemawa Indian school
will have an equipment unexcelled by
the Industrial Indian manual training
schools, not only of the Pacific coast,
but of the whole Indian service. '
Come Witfii
Us
Charged With Illegal Fishing.
(Special Dispatch to The JoaraaL)"
Astoria, Or., Jul v 20. John Gunder
son and Christ Jensen were arretted to
day, charged with fishing for salmon
with a purse seine. Their trial aa been
set forJMonday. .
TO CASCADE LOCKS
SUNDAY, JULY 21st
On the .Elegant Steamer .
IB
,
" '
Of the Regulator tine. Leave Alder Street Dock 9 s. m, retara
.about 5 p. m. Fare for round trip $1.00. . Meals 50c Th '""y
.on this trip it the grandest in the whole wei t.
VVDE SURE Af'D !