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THE OREGON DAILY "JOURNAL'. PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY' 14,-1803.
,
VICTORY FOR
ciiauuii
Tireless Efforts of Governor
' Responsible for State Se
f curing 'Decision iProying
, Kigkt to Purchase Oregon
'City Locks. V '
FI6IIT IMS
0(1 011(1: GliOUIID
Anti-Saloon League Prepar
S ing for Decisive Conflict
T- at J une Eleetion. : j
ntNo
Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
' Salem,. Or.. May ).iBt he decision
.. handed down In the supreme court this
week through which there survives to
the state the right to purchase the lock
t Oregon City the people or uregon
have i gained a : concession that . to the
.'' development of the state end especially
" of. the Willamette valley-rneana -more
- than can . easily ds compren.naeui m
onrs. , Tn Governor Chamberlain ana
, to no one else belong the credit for thin
achievement for had it ndt been for the
governor's tireless efforts - In securing
for1 the people this important right It
would perhaps , never, have, been . re-
gained.-
Opening and Improving waterways of
i ,,- tne state is tne only natural uiu ranj
ffecUve 'method of regulating ,retght
rates. -, Unless the waterways of , the
tat are free to navigation rich sec
tlons of ' the state that must depend
upon railroads having noncompetition
. must De at a disadvantage ana wm nec
essarily be backward. In development
The governor - has repeated this argu
ment time after time and reiterated it
in messages to the legislature but with
no exzect upon tnat Doay.
V legislators Asleep.
It was not until he had despaired of
the legislature ever doing anytning zor
the relief of the Willamette valley pro
ducers and .shippers that ha directed
T Attorney-General Crawford no look up
the rights of the state in the matter of
the. locks. The attorney-general con
ducted his Investigation promptly and
started suit against the Portland Gen
eral Electric company In November,
J 0S, which has since resulted so well.
That Attorney-General Crawford's work
u thorough la evidenced by the fact
that In writing his opinion Justice
Eakin followed closely the brief of the
state s attorney. ; . -
In Governor Chamberlain's message
n tha lelslB.tureof 1906 the first ref
erence to the Oregon City -locks was
made, it having been called to his at
tention by me importance or me mat
ter, to the unner river traffic Follow
Ing Is the part of the message relating
to the canal ana iocksi
Governor's atsssag.-
"Ths sot of 1870 appropriating money
for the construction of the canal and
locks at Oregon City provides that the
Issuance and payment of the bonds
thereby, authorised to be Issued are
Upon tie express condition that the Wil
lamette aus wanai as ixcs company
shall pay for the benefit of the common
school fund 10 per cent of the net prof
its irlilnr from tolls . collected from
passing freights and passengers through
as I havo been able to ascertain has
ever been made to collect anything irom
this company or Its successors in Inter
est and the only payment ever made to
the state was 1486 paid in 1S73. . '
. "Reoently my attention has been
sailed to the matter and the attorney
general is diligently at work at this
writing endeavoring to ascertain the
rights of the state In the premises, snd
will In due course institute proceedings
to test the question as to the liability
Of the present owners of the canal and
locks and Its predecessors in Interest
and to ascertain what. If anything, is
due the state.
rree STaiigatlon.
"The right was reserved to the state
in ttia act ox ofu i ma caiui etnuii vjl
SO years from the completion of the
c.inal n,l locks to BDnrODrlate the nroo-
erty to its own use upon the payment of
the value tnereox. And tnis puDiio mgn
jB.y ought to be owned by the state or
the general government and the river
opened to free navigation.
"I suggest that an appeal be made by
you through our senators and represen
tatives In congress for congressional
actlkt which will plane the ownership
of ills canal and locks In , the . United
Statlp. If the owner and representa
tives of the government cannot agree
- upon a price to be paid condemnation
proceedings should be authorised or-a
new canal and locks built on the, Other
side of the river. -
"The opening of the Willamette river
Is a matter of the greatest importance
to the people of Oregon and the pro
ducers and shippers ought to have" the
benefits that" would accrue to them
from a reduction in freight charges
that would surely fellow from gov
ernment ownership and control." . .
This measure was sent to the legis
lature in January. 1905. The legisla
ture adjourned without doing any
thing further than to appoint- a com
mittee to Investigate : the conditions at
the locks at Oregon City. The com
mittee manifested little Interest In the
matter and as -Attorney-General Craw
ford had ' concluded . his investigation
and had determined the rights of the
state satisfactorily in his opinion the
, governor directed that suit be insti
tuted against tlie.Portland General.. Such
suit was begun by filing the papers
In the circuit' court of - Multnomah
county In November, 1805.
.. Stats . ot rirst : Case.
'After a motion' or two had been
heard and there had been many other
delays the case came up before Judge
fraser who decided against the state
and in favor of the corporation. Attorney-General
Crawford is of the be
lief . that Judge Frazor had not gone
veejay into me case as ne was at trine
lime comment me state bum naa
rights over ' the canal and lockn. v In
. hhj 1907 message , therefore,- Governor
Chamberlain again advocated the neces
sity of governmenr control cfthe locks
In the following words: . .-v-
"Closely allied to the railroad Ques
tion is that of the opening and Im
proving of the Waterways of the state.
These are Instrumentalities which prov
idence has placed at our doors for the
-natural regulation of the rate question.
Statutes unquestionably assist In pro
, teetrns; the public from exorbitant trans
yortatlon charges.-when there are no
competing waterways. . " But i neither
statute nor other .compulsory method
is sver necessary as abactor for brlng
. Ing about Just and reasonable charrea
when there exists a navigable water
way. For this reason short-sighted tn
- deed- Is he Who does not see and realise
tae Importance to the state of keeping
the CnJumbla and Willamette and other
' nav!ible streams open for navigation.
' --"'Kvery ton of freight , that passes
thiieh the locks at the falls fn the
Willamette river at Oregon City pays
a heavy toll to the company that now
exercises control over them. If this
could be cut off a like reduction wouM
he made' on the charges now made by
the -railroad company paralleling 'the
World Wags Well
... . ' AFTER
BREAKFAST
POStUM
Thero'a RcsoiiM
, fWd Ths Road to WellYllle.
iu .ynga, "
AntPoon forces on the east aids
are preparing for a bitter fight against
ths saloon forces . June I. e The action
of tho saloon' forces In causing the re
moval of the local option petitions filed
by the Anti-Saloon league from consid
eration- has aroused the temperance peo
Die to strenuous action. . - t
J. R. Knodell, secretary of ths league
In : Oregon, says he will take up the
fage thrown down by the saloons ana
Ight -them on their chosen ground. A
rally 'has been arranged for tomorrow
night at the Centenary Methodist Epis
copal church, ' where the - local option
campaign will be opened. In dUcuss-
mtr me question, Mr. ivnoaon says;
"Ths antl-saloon people have decided
to take up the gage of battle thrown
down bv the saloon forces. The petl
tlons filed by the saloonmen to put the
local option .question on the ballot on
ths east' side are approved by the tem
perance, people. .Although .. it . Is, not
our cnosen Datue grounu, dui vne
loonmen's own selection, we are so sure
of ths east side people's wish to rid
themselves of the deadly incubus of the
saloon and Its demoralizing Influence
In thetr community that we gladly join
issue with the grog shops in those pre
cinots .which they have chosen as their
own. . - . - 'i .
"The good peopls of this territory
will -we believe dispute the Impudent
claim of the llquormen to own them and
their residence district. On this ques
tion ws are well pleased to abide the
people's" verdict. - -
"A grand rally of those who ' love
their homes, and long lor East Portland
a clean business district1 and who re
side In that part of the city along; the
river side and as far east as Fifteenth
street, will be held In the Centenary
Methodist Episcopal .church on Friday
svenlna; of this week at I o'clock.
"This Is the grapple of the temper
ance people with their deadly enemy,
not under ths most - favorable auspices
we know, but nevertheless not a battle
without large hope of vistory. The
anti-saloon forces know the territory In
cluded tn these petitions well, and are
acquainted with the voters, that there
are many of them who will not only
vote right, but will srlve their best ef
forts for victory 4n the shoestring,
cowardly selection of territory the 11-
?uor men have chosen In which to
Ight."- .-.. -!.. ; ... --i., -
KEEP PRINTING III
PACIFIC COAST SHOPS
Purpose of Campaign Which
Portland Convention
Will Open.
Having as their slogan "Pacific Coast
Business for Pacific Coast Business
Hgft,tKff'ffiWoymr7rtntBrs "t the
entire Pacific coast will meet In Port
land! June i. Delegates from lios An
geles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Oak
land,. Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Spo
kane. Walla Walla Baker City. Everett
and BelllnKham. Washington, and Van
couver, B. C, will be present The one
principal subject that will engage the
attention of the convention is the neces
sity of convincing Pacific coast business
men that Pacific coast printers are as
reasonable In their charges for printing
as are me Dig eawrn iinnicr,.
It will be ahown that western nrint
era have spent many thousands of dol
lars in buying equipment to nanqie tne
trade or this coast, and mat tney are
entitled to the trade. It will also be
Shown that many coast business men
who are asking, for the support of home
industries make a practice of sending
east for the major portion of their
printing, which If left to home manu
facturers would suDDort a largre number
or printers tnat are now out oi empioy
ment.
The printers will contend that print
ing can be done as cheaply on the Pa
cific coast aS Is possible in any other
part of the United States, some classes
of specialty goods excepted.
Printers of Portland are going to en
tertain the vision printers as bents
business' men of this city, one, feature
nf which will be a banauet to which
every nrinter of the city will be Invited.
and It la the belief that nothing ' but
good can come rrom tnis get-togetner
movement.'' ?.--- - v. - si"i. i ?
ALLEN WITHDRAWS
III FAVOR OF O'DAY
Portland, Or., May M. To the Editor
bf "Ths Journal At the late primary
nomination election . I was nominated
for the office or judge or tne circuit
court, Fourth judicial district, depart
ment No. 1, by voters at that election
writing my name on their ballots, land
I have duly received from the executive
department of the state a certificate of
my nomination. I highly appreciated
the honor thus conferred upon me by
my friends, and I thank them most oor-
dialy. " . ' "
I have long entertained ths sentiment
In favor of a non-partisan bench, which
sentiment I believe to be almost unan
imous in this .district at this time, and
believing that this sentiment would be
full met or- realised by the election of
Judge Thomas O'Day, who Is now oc
cupying the bench by . appointment of
Governor Chamberlain satisfactorily to
the bar and the public, and who Is a
regular candidate for the office of judge
which he is now so ably filling, and
further believing that my withdrawal
as a candidate would add strength, to
the .sentiment In favor of a non-partisan
Judiciary and aid somewhat the
election of Judge O'Day, I respectfully
decline the nomination for ths office of
judge, and kindly ask my 'friends who.
nominated me to accept my declination
and release me from any obligation to
make the race at this time.
.-m -, .v , . Very. - respectfully. ; i
? G. W. ALLENT. '.;
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r It was too good to keep. Winks flew thick and fast about the
f ocers'; r As a result all those sample packages of Kelloggs
oasted Com Flakes went in a hurry. ,
: Now the call for full size packages is enormous. We can't
begin to ml the demand. M Jtverybody who was fortunate enough
tfA ("Vim PI air as' is ei'mn1i A.fi'ktA . TU.
something about the taste which is lacking in every other break-.
name only. The taste the only taste belongs exclusively to ,
Kellocrff's.- Your crocer has it in larce nackaces 1 0 cent.
Be sure and ask for - ' . ,
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mm tu:: r
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river. The saving thus accomplished
would. In a year . or two, more than
pay the reasonable coat of condemna
tion and ownership of these locks.
, ."Our representatives have apparently
not been - able to Impress upon con
gress the Importance of opening this
magnificent highway to' free naviga
tion and It seems to me that the-time
has arrived when the legislature should
take steps, looking to this end. If con
gress will not do so an act should
be passed creating a commission with
ample power to negotiate the purchase
of these locks by agreement or con
demnation and a Sufficient appropria
tion made therefor . and to maintain
them when acquired free to producers
of the state." . - .
- The governor has In like manner .re
peatedly urged the state to. take over
these locks but no One has seen fit
to assist In the work. Through the
governor alone has It now been made
possible for the state to buy the locks
at a reasonable value thereof. And
this after the legislature and... the
state's representatives in congress, have
refused or been unable to accomplish
it. - No one denies the great Import
ance of the decision. Besides the right
to purchase, "the state acquires taxed
in ar-ears amounting to several thous
ands Of dollars that have been allowed
to pile up- by executives and other
state officers that have neglected their
duty. r . ; .... .---?
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..'i-liaroiSlfe
AndlookonepMkagete y
Friday .1 altir&y
. SPECIALS '.
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f ' ' i'V'V'-' '' '. "': : 1 "" -.,'! ,';:i.";'.i?j,V',1: ,;-y',-''.'.y-; .
Metfs $1.50 Negligee Sh&ts; the
latest Spring patterns an of
imported arid domestic materials; in
cluded are all sizes and sleeve lengths,
cuffs attached or detached, coat
style or otherwise; a high class $1.50
shirt, special Friday and & A fk P
Saturday . ... . . . $ II oTO
Men's Hose, imported full regular
made, fancy figured, striped, enj
broidered and jacquards; regular 35c
and 50c values, special Fri
day and Saturday
:. .20c
BOYS' WASH SUITS
$1.25 and $1.00 values; spe- ip
cial Friday and Saturday . Q
5c
FRANCHISE BY PEOPLE
MAY BE REVOKED
City Attorney Investigating
the Status of the Econ
omy Gas Company.
Members of the city council want to
revoke the franchise of the Economy
Oas company, which was passed' by a
vote of the people, but are not sure
whether they have the power to revoke
such franchises and have 'referred the
matter to City Attorney Kavanaugh for
an opinion.
The councllmen contend that the gas
company has not lived up to the terms
of its franchise, and thereby should be
put 1 out of business. At yesterday's
council meeting City Attorney Kava
naugh stated that he believed the coun
cil had the power to revoke franchises
rassed by the people under such condi
Inna. but admitted that .the auestlon
was a close one which he would have to
Investigate tnorougmy Derore ne pasaeg
an opt ion.
The attention of the council was
called to the neglect of the company by
a message from Mayor Iana, in which
he stated that the gas company had
not' been Installing its equipment and
had not been living up to the require
ments of the franchise. The company's
representatives allege that all the pro
visions of the franchise have been
lived up to, and declare they will con
test the council's right to revoke the
franchise.
C F.' Clarke; first vice-president. Mrs.
A. King Wilson; second vice-president,
Mrs. J. C. LaBarre; recording secretary.
Mrs. W. ' R. Lltsenburg; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. R. K Donald; treasurer,
Mrs. C. Z. Howard; librarian, Mrs. W. J.
Hawkins; members at large, Mrs. Sam
uel Connell, Mrs. E. C. Clement
Reports were heard from the secre
tary, treasurer and librarian and from
the presidents of the branch circles
showing the scope and gTOwlng influ
ence of the work of the association.
The president after taking the chair
appointed the . following committees;
circle committee, Mrs. w. W. Payne,
Mrs. Samuel Connell, Mrs. R F. Tate,
Mrs. J. D. Sullivan. Mrs. J. C. Eliot
King, Mrs. W. Edwards; press com
mittee. Mrs, C. Q. Tipton, Mrs. J. C.
LaBarre; associate secretaries, Mrs. C.
Z. Howard and Mrs. W. U Parkhurst.
An interesting paper was read by Mrs.
Frenk Kelsey on 'Individual Freedom."
STEVENS
DECLARES
HE KEPT PROMISES
Candidates Address South
Portland Voters at Repub
. licanClub Meeting.
Sheriff R. Li. Stevens commenced an
aotivs campaign for reelection last night
by addressing a large crowd of voters In
Jones hall. Front and Glbbs street. The
occasion was the regular meeting of the
South Portland Reoublican club, and In
addition to the speech by Sheriff Ste
vens, the proposed recall amendment
was aeoatea oy w. a. aj en and w. m.
McGarry. . -
Sheriff Stevens in a nlaln. matter of
fact way explained to the voters just
how he had conducted the sheriff's of
fice lor the past two years, declaring
that he had kept his promises made to
the people during the campaign of 1908.
He promised that If relected he would
continue to conduct the office as he had
in ths past r
Other speakers were George 3. Came
ron, candidate for district attorney;
Ct N. McArthur, candidate for Repre
sentative; R, O. Morrow, for circuit
Judge, and J. W. Bell for justice of the
peace. An entertaining musical pro
gram was contributed by Miss Lena
Harwas. Frank Hennessy and Fred R.
Jscobsen. - ,
ELECTION OP HOME
TRAINING ASSOCIATION
At'ths annual meeting of the-Home
Training association at .the- city hall
yesterday afternoon the following of
ficers were Installed: President. Mra
" FREE TO
ASTHMA SUFFERERS
A Home Care That Anyone Can rse
Without boss of Vims or Satan
. tion rna Business. -
We want every sufferer from Asthma
to write us today for 4 free trial of our
wonderful New Method for. curing
Asthma. We especially desire those
cases of long standing which have tried
all the various kinds of Inhalers,
douches . and patent smokes without
number and without relief. We know
we can cure them. We want to and are
willing to prove It absolutely free of
cost Many thousands have accepted
this opportunity and are now cured.
There is no reason why any one, old or
young, rich or poor, should continue to
suffer from Asthma after reading this
marvelous offer.
Our method Is not merely a tempo
rary relief, but a cure that la founded
upon the right principles, a cure that
cures by removing the cause,
: Don't put this off until you have an
other attack, but ait right down today
and write for the method. It Is free
and we send it with all charges prepaid.
CLAIRVOYANT BILL
, s SEEMS DEFECTIVE
An ordinance was Introduced In the
city council yesterday artemoon which"
wil forbid the practice of clairvoyants
or spirit mediums In Portland If passed.
The measure was referred to ths health
and police committee, and will be re
ported back at the next meeting of the
council. -
The ordinance will undoubtedly be
altered greatly because of the manner
in which it was drawn. After forbid
ding the practice of clalrvoyancy In .the
city., the. ordinance provides that' no
newspaper shall be allowed to print ad
vertisements of trance mediums and
clairvoyants. Other sections practically
double on the same provisions, and it
Is probable that tha entire ordinance
will be rewritten. tr. Cottel Introduced
the ordinance by request of. other per
sons. . . .-. - . . -;: .
MJilL THIS COUPOM
frontier asthma Co., Boom AT, 100
'-. Delaware Av... Buffalo, JK. T.
Gentlemen please mail to address
below a free trial of your New
Method for curing Asthma.
jouwantit Doe lt fa monlent
, HAQAFS, .
Magnolia
V Balm ;
A flqu5d preparation for the Pace, Neck,
Arms ana Hands. Cannot be detected,
ft Is neither sticky nor ereaay.
It's harmless, clean and refreshing.
Two colors, Pink and White.
Use it morning, noon and night, Spring;
Summer, Fall, Winter. SAMPLE FREIi
1 LYON MFG. CO.,
i 44 Sonth Fifth St, Bsoosxnt, K. T, ! ,
Cliip it lamapusiS
Throws $25,000 stock of Men's Clothing to the
mercy of the public S. BROMBERGER & CO.,
343 Washington Street, next door corner 7th,
sells entire stock men's suits, hats, furnishing
goods, pants, fancy vests, fixtures, leases and
good will to D. BUCK, at
CeiS i i
Mm
In order to begin business anew and realize
V r cash on the transaction a
Safe ol Svveeptag Maonitude 7U! Be Inauflurjil2d
; Bcjjinnino Saturday niornfefj
REMEMBER This is not a fire sale or a mis
representation in the grade of goods, but sim
- ply an opporhinity fair and square to the men
of Portland appreciating High Grade Clothing
at remsurkable prices. Nothing reserved, ccn-r-?
tract goods included.
WATcn Tor.ionnou's jGunrL m mi
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