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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL!, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY J 23, PAtioons OY Chamberlain Tells Oregon City People of Awful Cori , .ditions . in , Penitentiary When He Took Office Sent Many Home to.Die. i v V s -. . V (Special Dbpetcb to Tbt Joar&al.) . ' Oregon City, May 13. Last night wan 'a red letter -night In the annals of this old town' and great irai the multitude whioh flocked to Shlvely's opera house, crowding- It td standing room to hear Governor Chamberlain. Lone .before $ o'clock, the hour ,set for the opening of the meeting, evety seat was taken. many' ladles being in attendance. Hon. J.- B. Hedges occupied the chair. - "Besides Governor ' Chamberlain and the V chairman. Stats Chairman Alex Swesk of Portland.' County Chairman J. Jr CookevO. D. Eby, E. G. Caufleld, Krneet Maas, J, M' Turner and O. A. Harding , of Oregon City, A. King Wil son of Oswego, John Gaffney of Maple Lane and Max Schneider of - Damascus occupied seats on the platform. : - Senator' Hedges with- a few well timed -, remarks : called the meeting , to order and introduced A. Klnar wusoo. Statement No. -1. candidate for Joint representative - irom ciacnamas ana Multnomah.. " Mr. Wilson made a short appropriate 'speech on the issues of the campaign in general and Statement No. 1 .In particular. His remarks were, well received. ' .- The chairman then introduced Gov ernor Chamberlain, who was greeted with, a burst of tremendous - applause. At soon as the applause bad subsided ha commenced his speech. He handled evsry Issue, of the campaign with skill, force snd logic, driving every argu ment home and leaving no ground for controversy. He spoka from an Inde pendent,, Standpoint, and his remarks showed nlm'to ba a man of the people. Heavy XaUway Tariffs. "The governor discussed Statement No. lat length and strongly urged the elec tion, of A. King Wilson as joint rep resentative. He referred to the pros- ?erlty of the farmer' being retarded by he heavy railway tariffs. thereby re tarding the progress of the state, not only the railway tariff, but the tariff of , 0' cents a ton-on everything going through the Oregon City, locks In ad-' ditlon to the steamboat tariff for trans portation. The locks are by rights tho People's property, but , they are con rolled, by a private corporation to which they were leased. . One of the conditions was that 10 per cent of the tolls was to go to the state, for the school "fund,- but the lessees bad never paid a cent of It into the state treasury, when he took charge of the executive office he looked Into the matter and a demand was made for the sum due, but it was refused. Tha lessees and their assigns said that the state "had slept on its rights and lost the sum due, and the circuit court in Multnomah county. In a suit for the school money, held so, and also that the burden rested on the builders, - not -the present, owners. On an appeal -this decision was reversed. He spoke of .the necessity of river and harbor Improvements . for the great northwest, which we should have end would have. If corporate Influence did not exist at the national capital agapst Oregon, Idaho and Washington. The necessity of public ownership of nat ural - resources was clearly elucidated, the water power, the mines and every tuing made by the Creator for his chil dren. The mines, lie said, should be leased for a short period for develop ment, but never given to any man or body of men In perpetuity. ' To Insure Depositors. ? He dwelt on the proposition to tax banks, and thereby establish a Sinking fund In the hands of the government by which depositors would be Insured against lees of their moneys and panics would be avoided, as people would have confidence. Referring to a million and a , quarter of unemployed men in the east, he said the remedies are to stop panics and oriental immigration. "What can our American tollers do in competition -with the hordes from Japan. China and India, who defile our shores, and have nothing in common with us?'' asked the governor. "China being non resistant the .Chinese question can be' settled easily. Hindus being British subjects and Japs being scrappers it will require diplomacy in these cases, but it must be dona, as the interest of our tollers, the bone and- sinew of our state, aemana it... we must . settle-, the question by law if we can and if we cannot then by arms. The west Insists on a settlement of tho question and it inuai oa aone, ; ; ''Aaswars. Caks In answer to Mr. Cake's statement that I am not a Democrat or a Repub lican, and therefore If in the senate, I could do no good for this state," said the speaker. ,7I will sav I am a Demo crat, but my. motto is principle above party and my country' above all." "Bryan Is being denounced as a dis turber of business interests. So is Kooseveu: - ne is denounced by a con frress subsidized by corporations. Now f Cake goes to the senate, he will have to wear a button bearing the words 'where am I at?' The Republican ma jority In congress la lined up against the preident and the president, Theodora ARTHUR ALEXANDER WELCOMED 7': ; BY PORTLAND'S MUSIC-LOVERS - 'l -. I . ; f-. . . . .-: ' If chastening Is1 good for., the aoul Arthur: Alexander's ,v. soul still : needs disciplining. There was nothing for him but tht praise and humoring and pet ting of a returned child last light Mr. Alexander came out on the' stag In the same old way. and It seemed so good to see ' him back that , for a' time we didn't even want to ' hear him because too much-joy at once is not good, - . And when"he sang the house rang again with redoubled applause, and when he sang to his own ..accompani ment it was redoubled. Tes, Portland Is glad to claim -its genius again and were It not selfish would like to keep him always. But Portland's larger heart and pride wants to see him go away to add laurels to the already bright ones he has won. - -- Mr.' Alexander was not ' the whole concert last night at the Heillg by any means, but : his was the home coming cf our own '"Joy and pride" and one tan hardly help mentioning him first of all. But the rest of the program deserves Us praise first. "The orchestra played in better form than ever before. The opening number "March from Mon tezuma" is an - Interesting composition with a slight oriental flavor taken from a spectacular music-drama by Dr. H. J. Stewart of San Francisco. It is a dig nified, rather-stately processional her alding' the . entrance of King Monte sums, s This custom of Mr. Dlerke In In troducing novelties by modern and les ser known composers especially of the west is a commendable audi Interesting one. e The big number of the program was Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony," in which the ' orchestra worked out the themes clearly and beautifully. The sec ond movement, the andante con -moto, was especially beautiful, and its grace ful, flowing melody was well sustained by the different sections. ' . , The dream, pantomime from, "Haensel and Greteft gave excellent opportunity for good harp work In the Introduction, and some good pianissimo effects were produced. ' The "Melsterstnger" fan tasia brought out the full volume of the orchestra and combined widely varying parts of the simple story of ths singing contest for a bride and the prise song of the lover. Mr. Palaclos himself took the baton for his "Entre Act Valse," well named too,' for- it Is a light, pleasing little waits of catchv air which could well be inserted between acts without jarring ' ' - :- . , . ...... ' .? .. , on one's mooL.Jtls written iot;.4he strings only. . ,lt One is so likely, to overlook the credit that Is due the ' conductor Of an or chestra.' While wishing to detract noth ing, from the credit of the players, for they must be artistlo to meet tha de mands made, I still must pay homage to Mr. Dlerke for. the splendid work he has done with his company.. Each con cert has shown a marked advance in merit. Not only do the men play better together, but Mr...: Dlerke ""plays with them better. He thoroughly understands his music and is able' to get the quick est response. With his quick eye and ready intelligence any error, should there be one, would be quickly picked up and rectified. His Interpretation speak of the real musician. . As for the soloists last night Madame Marquardt can feel that she has won Portland. I believe that she is tha best harpist ever heard here. Her tone Ms good and broad and sweet and, she nlnvn with Rue. - The Caecaae mmo (ZabU) was played beautifully with good singing tone, and the trills were executed with pretty cadence. Her en core was "Song Without Words'" Du bes) and she got' a pretty, sustained melody, She was recalled repeatedly but -would not play again, though ber work in the next orcnestra seieoviou i trntA m rmA HmI nf attention. Mr, Marquardt again was special oonoerfc melster. . . .. : Mr. Alexander sang first1 the , Bleg mund love aria from "Die Walkure." A aolendld thin well Suns;, he dldn t throw into It the abandon that was ,lti "Trtatam anil Isolde. TO the dramatio exactions of the latter he was splendidly equal. He sings wun lack of effort and his voice Is of ths rich, pulsating tenor that goes with .a swing. With his own accompaniments he is at his best and his seating himself at the piano was the signal for a fresh outburst of applause. Then he seemed to be most fully In tune with himself and his accompaniments danced along or sighed and groaned at will with his voice. When he gave an encore "Queste o Quells" from "Rlgoletto" and fol lowed that with a delicious serenade by Leoncavallo the house fairly went Into spasms Of delight for he. awoke more to his work with each soifig,. His voice Is admirably suited. or Italian music And so the first season of ths Port land Symphony orchestra has drawt to a most successful close and on every side may be heard congratulations for Mrs. Edna B. Jones, manager, who had the courage to undertake and carry through this new effort. inn for SMUG MHOS THE STATEMEMT NO. 1 ISSUE Some voters seem not yet to under stand the. full significance of Statement No. 1 of the primary law by which can didates for the legislature can bind themselves to. vote ror uie canaiaaie for ? senator . who receives the highest vote In the general election, to occur June 1. The pledge Is as follows: "I further state to the people of Ore gon, as well as to tho people of my leg islative district that during my term of office I will always vote for that candidate for United States Senator in congress who has received the highest number of the people's votes for that position at the general election next preceding the election of a senator In congress, without regard to my indi vidual preference."' -Some candidates for the legislature have subscribed to this statement or pledge, and others have not. If the peo ple want really to elect their senators they must vote only for such candidates for the legislature - as have made . this statement, and against those who have not regardless of their politics. The issue is clear, and It is paramount Electing Statement No. 1 candidates means eleotlon of senators hereafter by the people; falling to elect a safe ma jority of such candidates to the legis lature is likely to defeat . election of senators by the people, and to result in bargaining, boodling, bribery, corrup tion, scardals and disregard of the peo ple's interests In the next and subse quent legislatures. Soldier .-Will : Spend: Three Years at Alcatraz for Cheer . ing Emma' Goldman. ; (Unites Ptm ImmI Wirt.) " San Francisco, May 23. General Fun ston today gave final decision In' tha court-martial cass of William Buwalda, private In Company A, engineers corps. U. 8.' A., who was found guilty and sentenced to five years' imprisonment for applauding, and shaking hands with ELmma..Goldman' "Queen of the Anar chists." General Funston cut the length of the sentence to three years' imprisonment, this reduction being made because of the soldier's excellent record for the past 16 years In the army. General Funston, however, approved the conviction because It was clearly shown that the soldier had committed a grave offense by cheering an anar . . "hough he denied this at the trial. General Funston says it is one of the most regrettable cases that he has seen in the army. Buwalda will e.r,T hl t.hrea Tears7 sentence at the pnaon on A i cat rax island. if ATTORNEYS GIVE LIE TO ATTACK (Continued from Page One.) Roosevelt cannot whin them Into lino wun nis Dig .buck, jr pake lines up with the president ' he is not In It with congress and he has no influence to oear lor tne good . or - -Oregon. - . If he lines up with, the '' Republican " caucus ne must cease- to doi a man or the peo ple and join tne conorts of capitalism. Now. Mr. Cake, where are you,, with the president, or the caucus?" v Referring to ttjse attacks on him in the Telegram, accusing him of abusing the pardoning power,, the governor said that when he took charge ' of - affairs the penitentiary -needed an overhauling. - ".'; Stopped Vloggtar ' ""Men were brutally flogged "till blood ran down their backs, in rivulets and will. bear the scars while they live. This I stopped. Of the 238. many were- out on good time, and 'they were pardoned by me so that they could be restored to their- citlsenshlp. 'V Some ;were - pardoned that they might go to their homes to die as I would have no-man die within the walls of the penitentiary who had a horne to' go to. ' Many 'young; -men,' on investigation, were found . to be crim inals by accident 'Or environment and some not criminals at all. These young1 men were paroled and "many - secured good positions which' they have filled faithfully, in many instances their em ployers unaware of the fact that they had' been convicts. - Through the brutal ity of Cake's organ, the Telegram, .in publishing the -list of those I pardoned many of these young men will lose their places and be turned out to steal or starve. I would rather be Instrumental in saving these boys than be president. If I cannot win in this fight except 'by Cake's and the Telegram's tactics then I want to lose." , -' The' governor-J-will speak today at Macleay and Wood burn and. this even ing at Salem. T ..,, . iJt ., "We also feel tha as tooths attor neys of the governor, we owe It to him, as one lawysr to another, to set mm. right before the publio la any litigated matter tonahisg his official career u which, he has been either unjustly or erroneously attacked.. At the same time ait members of this firm are warm sup porters of M. Cake for. the .United tates eaatorshlp. Hi no member of this office has eve voted for Oovsrnor Chamberlain, for any publio Of floe for which he has been front time to time a candidate. Wo hnvn thA hiehest regard for him nranno.llv and nroresalonallv and Pub licly; we simply differ from him po litically, and do not believe in Repub licans voting ior jwpmocraia iur Meld by Xnnooent Fnrohasers. "Wa'feel mnnh delleacv ltt discussing even briefly, through the public press, the case to which we are interested, be cause that case, comes on for trial on the 25th inst before the Lakevlew land office. This la the case of A. D. Dan' lels. referred to frequently in the Telegram articles. The case arises in thia-wav! The state land board, prior to Governor Chamberlain's administra tion, sold many thousands of acres of land, which the state did hot own. .The state land certificates representing these sales when made on tne install ment plan, and the state deeds, issued when payments were completed, were scattered all ever the United States, and hundreds of them, as every lawyer in active practice knows, were in tho hands of absolutely innocent purchaser. "ft will be remembered that the or- ranlo aot creating the state granted rom the United States to -the state sec tions 18 and 88 in eacn townsnip as school lands, to be sold and used by the -state to produce funds to maintain the publio schools, with this reservation that lands already sold by the federal government or which should thereafter Orove to be- mineral lands were ex cepted, and the state - was slowed to select other unappropriated public lands in lieu of the lands thus losti out of sections 16 and S.. r . , 1 tThe administration preceding that Of Governor Chamberlain applied to the national . government for many , thou sands of acres of .iands in sections 18 and 38 claimed to be mineral. The meth od, of procedure Was for the state land agent to make up a list of, lands de sired and a list of mineral lands in sec tions If and 36, and to have the gov ernor as the land commissioner of the state file the application In the local land oftice of the United States where the land was located. " "If the local land office found that the land . sought by the state had not been sold by the federal government or settled upon, it- thereupon indorsed Its approval on the application and the pa pers went forward td the general land of f ice at Washington for action by : the officials ef the. general land office, where there had to be a. certificate of the mineral 'bureau that the land was actually mineral and a certificate from the. noninterference, bureau that . the land was. free . from ' adverse right .and ultimately- the application received the approval - of . the . commissioner of the General land office and the secretary of he interior. Thereupon, what . was known as a' "clear list" or patent would Issue in duplicate, one copy going to the state land authorities and the other to the local federal land officials In the district where the land was lo cated. ""The officials of the state land board . Home Office t . ti . CORBSTT BWLDtffO. Comer Fifth and Morris i g treats, . - --w tOUTULHD, . OaEQON. . i. U MILLS , 4. . . . , ,, President U' BAMUKL......Onral Msnager CLAKSNCB I. SAMUSU At Mgr. The Policyholders Company : Io Best for Oregonians prior to Governor Chamberlain's ad ministration did not wait for the ap proval of the authorities fct Washing ton, but acting upon approval Of the local land office of the district where the land was located, proceeded to sell the land contained in the application. At a later date the federal land' of ficials at Washington finding that vast quantities of land alleged to be min eral were not mineral, rejected many applications. "People who had bouglit the lands from ths state were therefore In ths position of having paid their money to ths state and. having worthless deed or certificates of sale for lands which ths federal government refused to give to the state In exchange by reason of fail ure of this mineral base. "In the meantime many holders of ths state deeds or state certificates, where the lands were valuable for tlm- made deeds of transfer to citizens of our Own and other ststea at an ad vanced price based upon the growth and value of the timbered lands of the state. Purchasers Hot to Blame. "Probably " the overwhelming majority of the purchasers of these state land certificates and deeds were absolutely innocent of any thought of wrongdoing or of any knowledge of any Invalidity of any kind or nature in the title they were acquiring, and relied In their pur chases upon the good faith of the state of Oregon in putting out Its certifi cates and deeds under the great seal of the state, but there can be no ques tion, and it has been proven in the courts, that there were numerous cases where frauds occurred on the part of the original purchasers from the state, either through the negligence or incom petence of the state land officials at the time the certificates were Issued. Chaotlo Condition Baled. This was the condition of things in general when Governor Chamberlain came into office. He appointed as state land agent Oswald West who took- up the investigation of the state land hold ings with great energy, fidelity and thoroughness. ' "It is a matter of publio record and was stated in the governor's testimony in the ease In which, we are Interested, taken daring the month of March in Salem, that the governor realising' the Inextricable confusion Into which ' ths state land matters had' got by reason of the wrongful sale by the state land board of lands which it did not own but had only' made application to ex change, that it was not only neces sary, but In the highest degree equita ble, that some method be devised of protecting innocent parties who, relyt lag upon the great seal of the state of Oregon, had purchased , in good , faith and for a valuable consideration and held certificates of . sale and deeds of state' lands. , 'It ' further transpired tsjat these parties .generally had paid increased prices for the lands beyond what the state had received, as the timber lands throughout . the state had rapidly In creased in value. HThe state had re ceived only $2.60 an acre on the sail of these lands, which It did not own, and could only return that much as far as the state land board was concerned. Refunding to any purchaser of lands which the state did not own the ad vanced firlce . he might have paid was wholly - out of - the - Question, except through a legislative appropriation for mat purpose, -wnicn puDiic opinion would never ..have sustained. Governor's Honesty of Purpose. V ""The governor thereupon wrote to the commissioner o'f the general land office. reviewing this - -chaotic condition and asking ths commissioner or the general iana onice wnetner it wouia nor do possible to - Inaugurate some system whereby the holders of these state cer tificate ior lands wnicn tne state am not own could be given a preferential right to acquire those lands from the federal government ! -l ois preliminary letter was supple mented by ' an Interview between the governor and the federal land authori ties upon the occasion of the governor's visit to Washington a short time there after. The result was that the general land ' office Inaugurated the - procedure whereby the etate land board, In the case of a list of lands which it had sought to select, ' which selection was held invalid because the mineral base was- not such, by executing an-instrument ef ' rellnaulshment to the federal government &a jlacia thatv . U . the hands of the owner of the certificates ?r-P,"ute' .uPn the presentation of iu rciuiuujBnment at tne local United oiaivb du onice, accompanied by what la known as federal lieu land scrip, the owner of the state certificate would get ?tJi- oV'i"" ,'"nl 10 acquire rrom the United States the lands which he or his predecessor in Interest had already bought from the state. Saved Prom Loss. "He would therefore to a certain de greo be saved from the financial loss which would otherwise fall upon him, the state in the meantime refunding to him the 12.50 per acre which had been received by It originally for the sale of lands which it did not own. . "Of course, the purchaser had to pur chase in the open market this federal lieu land sorip generally railroad scrip under the federal lieu land law to file it With the MtAlA'a rtllnmil.hm.nf M order to get the preferential right; and. r.- lu" "omer 01 tne state cer- tlclrate . lost abnnlutelv th nini,i. price that he had paid for the lands to the holder of the state land certificates from whom he had bought Cake Supporters TTphold Governor. The action of the governor u this transaction was not only In the high est degree commendable for doing every thing in his power to make good the State's obligations, but it was no more than an object lesson, in common hon esty.. .The state was in the position of a man who had sold a piece of prop erty which he did not own laying aside the question as to whether he knew it or not when he did it who thereafter does all he can to prevent his customer from suffering loss." ABERDEEN'S FIRST WIRELESS MESSAGE ffiperial Dtspiteb to Tbe JTosrail.) Aberdeen, Wash., Msy 23. The first wireless message sent out from here was dictated by Mrs. Margaret Hum barger and was a greeting to Admiral Soerry and the fleet. The message rani "Admiral Sperry, on board Connecti cutAberdeen sends greetings to Ad miral Speery and the fleet by the first wireless message sent from this city. Appendicitis "The Most distinctively human thing aboutus" (says Dr. Woods Hutchinson, , in this week's SATURDAY. Evening PosT)Kis notour . brain, but our appendix." The rest of Dr. Hutchinson's article clears up some pop-, ular fallacies concerning the appendix; it will amuse him who has lost this useless little organ, and inform him who is afraid that he may have to lose it. Why Plays Fail is the title of a vastly interesting article by Daniel fcrohman, giving a " lot of "behind-the-curtain" information about the suc cesses and failures of the past few seasons. Do you like a rousing big game story? TheTiger God, by W. A. Fraser, is one of the most fascinating tiger hunt stories that ever kept you awake at night At the Nw-stand,S cents. 11 .SO ths yesr by mail. - Ths Cuans Pubushino Comfant PHILADELPHIA Oar Isps aft lsr ywhsrs Copies will be delivered to any address by James C. Havely Jr., 715 Best 11th Bt, Fortland. Grays Harbor representatives expect to meet the fleet at the mouth of the Co lumbia tomorrow. Margaret W. Hum barger." The admiral sent a gracious reply, Idaho Pharmacists' Officers. (Special Diipttch to Tbe Journal.) Boise, Ida.. May 23 At the meeting of the pharmacists of he state, which has Just closed here, the following of ficers were chosen: President W. S. Whitehead, Boise; vice-president, H. H. Whittlesey, Poeatelle; secretary, J. Mc IntoBh, ' Parma; treasurer, C. I Jay, Boise. The next annual meeting of the state association will be held In this city. YOU'RE FACE TO FACE With true economy when you're In specting our display of paints and paint ing materials, and not only are ths prices right but the material, quality guarantees a dependable Job wherever used. THE BIG PAINT STORE Fisher, Thorsen & Co. FRONT AND MORRISON STS. 1 The Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and "which, has been In use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of i and has been made under his per sonal supervision since Its Infancy. Allow no one to deceive you In this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good "are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of Infants aoid ChildrenExperience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotlo substance. . Its age Is Its gruarantee. It destroys Worms and allays FoTerlshness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cares Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates , the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep . The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. Genuine CASTORIA always Bears the Signature of lie Kind You Haie Always BougM In Use For Over 30 Years. V ' iwe essnuta eeamun. v aniauv srattr, uwm voss Stre. ' PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY BulleUn tlo.4Parl2: THE STREET RAILWAY AS A DEVELOPING AGENT. i In our last bulletin we discussed st some length the function a street railwey periormi in developing the outlying sections no suburbs of a city and dispersing the population over wide area. .Today we will go into the subject more in detail and show just what the street car service here has done toward decentralizing the population. ' - THE CONGESTED WARDS OF THE CITY. Let us look at the growth of the congested wards in the city in -, recent years and compare it with the growth of the outlying sec tions. Even a superficial glance will show that wards 1. 4 and 6. covering respectively Willamette Heights, City Park and Portland Heights, have had a far more rapid increase in population than those lying in the older sections of the city, while the wards on ' the east side, particularly ward 8, show a wonderfully large increase in population. . Statistics show that the wards in the center of the city in the congested districts have increased but very slightly in the last five years, while the great growth has been in the above mentioned outlying wards. This has been due unquestionably to the constantly increased facilities for reaching the outlying sec tions where there was ample room for the erection of beautiful homes, which , would have a commanding view of the river and : mountains, or as on the east side, where mere was opportunity for beautiful grounds and the growth of roses and other flowers for. which the city is so well famed. A great increase in population like this could never have ( taken place If every encouragement had not been given it by ample rapid transit facilities. While it is not the duty of a street railway company to build unwisely and while it should be careful not to be misled by mere land-booming schemes, we feel that we have been right in our policy in leading in the development of the city by building lines which may not pay for some years, but which will tend to develop a particular section and should eventually yield the company a return upon Its investment. . , i ' PORTLAND COMPARED WITH OTHER CITIES. The character of your street railway service cannot be brought home to you in a stronger or more forcible way than by a com- parison of our mileage with that of other cities proportioned to the population. The following table compares Portland with various other cities. Glasgow, Scotland, is selected because it is so frequently, pointed out by the advocates of municipal ownership as the ideal city. ; ' Portland San Francisco .. Indianapolis Louisville Oakland Rochester ......... 186,000 Memphis 125,000 Glasgow ..... 809,000 Population . 175,000 342,000 219,000 226,000 200,000 Miles of Street Railways 126 258 136 150 161 159 100 135 Population Per Mile of Track 1.389 1,326 1,610 1,506 1,242 1,170 1,250 5,992 Miles Track. Per 1,000 Population 72 .75 .62 .66 A .85 A .166 Look at Glasgow. It is pointed to with pride as the Queen City by the theoretical advocates of municipal ownership, and yet Glas gow with over seven times the population of Portland has but 7 per cent more trackage, while Portland has nearly seven times the trackage of Glasgow per 1,000 of population. Think of it I Suppose the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company should pull up more than six sevenths of its track. How near to your ' homes would the majority of you be able to ride in the evenings? How quickly and conveniently would you be able to get from one sec tion of the city to another ? And, on the other hand, wouldn't the company cut down its operating expenses immensely? We do not think the American public would stand very long for .Glasgow or the Glasgow policy. ' " I Philadelphia, which has over 14 times the population of Port land, has but one third the trackage per mile of population, while, New York (Manhattan and Bronx), with nearly 2l times the population has about one fifth the trackage of Portland per 1,000 of popuation. ' - ' r THESE FIGURES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. Graded streets, cement sidewalks, beautiful shade trees, flowering shrubbery, Bull Run water, elec tric lights, telephone, 'best of soil, grandest of views such are the lots at Irvington Park We claim if you want to build for a home, or to sell to someone else you cannot find as good inducements elsewhere. We can demonstrate this. Call at our office for further information and maps regarding these lots. They are sold on. very easy terms. : - F. B. H0LBR00K CO. , ROOM 1 WORCESTER BLDG. MAIN 5396 WOODLAWN 2209 F. B. JONES i CO COAL and VOOD . LARGE .COAL WASHED AND SCREENED " '-. i - NO SOOT NO DIRT I!