The Oregon daily journal., July 31, 1910, Page 43, Image 43

PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 31, ; 1910.
SENATOR BOUIitlE
URGES VOTERS TO
DEFEAT NOMINEES
Says; Nomination of Candi
: dates by "Assembly": First
' Step Towards Restoration
V of Old Convention System
1 V By Senator Jonathan Bourne Jr.
, ?; Nomination of candidates for public
office In so called "assembly" i the
first step toward the, restoration of the
convention system; and the overthrow of
direct legislation, direct nominations
and other progressive measures adopted
by the people of Oregon.
i ' All voters who believe In the right of
the people to govern themselves and who
oppose return to the 'corrupt methods, so
prevalent in the past should Join in de
feating every, candidate who seeks or ac
cepts an assembly Indorsement By such
determined 'action efforts to revive po
litical machines can be most effectively
ended. ? - , ':': : r" ': i--
kk The assembly movement did not have
its' origin in a. general popular demand.
On the contrary, the plan was devlsed
by would be political bosses who thor
oughly canvassed the state, enlisted the
aid of former, political loaders wherever
assistance could be secured, and by con
stant agitation and persistent urging In
duced' a few persons in many precincts
to designate delegates to the county as
semblies. -
"XTot Beprssentativs.
A Only by this means could a semblance
of popular selection of delegates be
maintained, and it is notorious that in
many Instances the number of voters
f present was less than the number of del
egates chosen, thus. demonstrating that
the assemblies thus composed cannot be
, .representative of publlo opinion. :."
Political bossek are attempting ' to
. .Wee Oregon Republicans to accept dic
tation from an undesired assembly made
sp of delegates chosen by a relatively
small number of voters. ; ? .. v
: I. In other words, a coterie ot would be
political doctors have declared the people
Of Oretron to be suffering from ilia mire.
ly imaginary, and have employed them
selves Jfo prescribe a remedy,' They also
assume the right to mix the dose and
expect the people-to swallow it without
, a grimace Later they will expect the
i people to pay the bill In the'fbrm of leg
Islatlon for special lnteresta and dlstri-
button of political rewards. Unless I
fnlstake the temper and Intelligence of
the people of Oregon, the dose will be
refused, the prescription will be declined
and there will be 'no bill to pay,
A ! l Un Indirect Attack.
r; Lacking .the courage .to make a direct
assault, upon progressive laws which
have been enacted in Oregon, self-constituted
leaders have planned, an indirect
and- covert attack, by which means they
hODS to be Successful.: Their nretenalon
. of allegiance to -the direct; primary law
4s but the kiss which, precedes betrayal
of their master," the people of Oregon.
jn an attempt to zortiry their position
they quote Governor Hughes of 1 New
Jerk as favoring an assembly prior to
the direct ; primary Jn that state, but
they have not the honesty to submit to
the people of Oregon under the Initiative
the question whether the people desire
the Oregon law amended by restoring
the convention, system. They are not
' willing to trust the intelligence of the
people even In this. :,:
; The issue presented is not one of per
. sonalltles, but of principles. Doubtless
the guiding spirits of the assembly move
ment, in the. hope of reinstating them-
selves in power have tried to select as
candidates men who are as free as possi
, ble from objection on personal grounds.
To Deceive People.
i They- hope thus to accomplish a dou
ble purpose, secure the assistance of in
fluential citizens and deceive the people
generally as to tneir ultimate objects.
, But the principle at stake Is of vastly
more importance than the personal in
terests of any individual." .The issue in
volves the right of the members of a
party to select their candidates without
dictation from a party boss who is will
ing to spend time and money necessary
to build up a machine organisation.
' It is fruitless for advocates of the as
sembly plan to assert that there Is no
intention -to restore the evils of former
1 days. Wherever, Irresponsible political
machines exist, .mlsrepresentatlve gov
ernment obtains. Only by making all
public servants responsible directly to
the people and to them alone can best
service be seoured. An obligation to a
party boss or to manipulators of conven-
Hrma la InMnalilunt with faithful SerV-
ice in the interest of all the people. -,
' '! 01 Timers Know. f !' i n
Voters who have lived long in Oregon
need not be told of the evils of the con
vention system In this ' state. Those
who have in. recent years mads their
homes among us have observed the oper
ation of the v "system" in other states
and are familiar with its results. ReV
tum to .that, system in Oregon means
repetition of the disgraceful .scenes
which were exhibited in elections and in ;
legislation prior to her popular-govern- j
ment demonstration, v v .,;- . . . - :
In an effort to conceal their selfish
purpose, the, leaders pf - the assembly i
movement pretend to' be deeply con- j
cerned over alleged disruption- of the
Republican party.: They, assume anxiety
for the unification of the party. They
Ignore what everybody knows to be the
facti that party disruptions grew out
of the methods of convention managers
and that some of the men who now pieaa
so earnestly for party loyalty- and; har
mony have been1 responsible" for ; party
defeat:;;.;HU:i.kX:4
Supremacy of principles is of more im
portance than supremacy of i party, and
he is an enemy of the party who leads
it Into abandonment , of the' fundamental
principles of popular government f ; V
Loyal observance of that spirit of the
direct primary law and subordination- of
elfish Interests to the welfare -of the
state will do -more than anything, else -to
unify and strengthen the party. , The
assembly is designed to nullify the. pri
mary law. . Success of the , movement
will be followed by attack upon the. initi
ative and referendum and pther.progres
sive laws. Because this Ib but the first
step in the general attack, 'and because
it is .wrong In principle,..! assert that
every man who Jias accepted an assembly
nomination, either expressly or by acqui
escence, should be defeated either in the
primaries or at the general jBlection.; ;y
The people of Oregon, are again ; oh
trial. Will they be betrayed into, return
ing to the former days of legislative and
administrative special privilege auctions?
Are they stupid and ignorant animals,
incapable of self government, or are
they the most intelligent people in the
world, as demonstrated by their popu
lar government laws which they now en
Joy, but which the assemblyites evident
ly wish to deprive them of? Success or,
failure of the assembly movement, will
furnish the answer. E
EXPERIENCES OF THE SHOSHONE
: AN OLD TIME RIVER STEAMBOAT
By Thomas p. Merry.' "
Several wnoka am, thA .-writer1, was
down in Astoria and" strolling along the
docks saw a small steam schooner called
the ' Shoshone, and It " brought back
memories of 45 years ago and a steamer
called the Shoshone: built by the ' old
Oregon , Steam Navigation dp., at Fare
well Bend fin th Sinatra ,lw i
present town' of Huntington, where .the
Pi i r i . . . . -
uiojun- Diiuri .uine joins ine railways or
the O. R. ft N. qo, As there was, no
timber in that vlclty suitable for ship1,
building the company not only had to
haul out the boilers and enirlnes from
Umatilla -Innrflnir h, t i.,v...
- a 'luuiuci a m
well, so that th Shoshone was probably
mo uiubi cosiiy vessel or her tonnage
that ever was built on th Tafi nnam
And this, too, in the fact that her cabin
and state rooms were about as plainly
finished as ;any boat ever built in Oregon.
. Her. route lav from WnrwAii run
themou(h of the Owyhee river, so that
the teamsters would unload their freight
m me tormer place and, by hauling
emDtv watrana tn mnnth v. .
hee, would save two itiv, tim. nn
haul to Silver Cltyand Boise,' Aslong
tiBjgni conunuea at .rive'.oents per
pound, from Umatilla to the towns above
mentioned, it was all right1 but when the
Union-Pacific was completed to Kelton,
then ' the' "Boise mpwhont. '
caaslngi tbelr goods in the .east Instead
A M Cl. W!
m oan rrancisco ana Portland, This
Vlrtuall-V. brOlCA lin tht ChnahiM.'i 4.
and she lajy alongside the bank at Fare
well Bend for nearly a year without a
earning a single dollar. -In her first two
seasons ishe -was commanded, by Capt
Josiab MyrIck.who died about four years
ago, rfull of years and full of honors."
In her last season her master was Capt.
jvna n. x. wray, arterwaras a promin
ent '.citizen:, of: Astoria, . ' . v, f
i.The, boat as she lay at her moorings
on the, Snak? river, represented Just so
much dead capital and from 1869 to
1?76 the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.
Was making less money than it ever
had done in its entire history. The
company had two boats on Snake river
that were about fit to condemn the
Nes Perce and the S.pray. If the Shor
shone could, be brought; safely down
through the Seven Devils country they
could afford to break up1 the two boats
Just above named and replace them with
the upstream boat , So the word went
out i, to b,ring ' her down.':, Capt. Tom
Stump, the best swift water man : they
then had In their employ. J was sent up
to look the ground over tnd- reported it
impracticable," He was .-.offered first
$1,000 and .then twice that amount but
obstinately refusedrsayjng rbat hla, life
was worth more to him than that. So
they got hold of a man named Mosby
who had formerly run a boat oi Feather
river clear-up to Orovill in California;
and, who was considered about as good
a swift water pilot as could , be found
there. Mosby took up a crew with him
from Umatilla and disregarding all that
Tom Stump had said started out, with
out making any ' soundings of th river
He -brought ' the; Shoshon down oi a
point about nine- miles ' below the place
of starting and ' there tled :her up to
some pine- trees with 'four big stout
hawsers. He did not . want any more
steamboating like that Before any one
else cfmld.be' found to -undertake what
he had abandoned, the river had fallen
nearly two, feet and the boat had to lie
.there. for another, year. , . f
;'"01d Bass" Takes Hold."
At that time there was a noted pilot
oh the upper Willamette river named
Sebastian Miller,' commonly called "Old
Bass" for the salce of brevity. He bad
been , at the wheel of nearly every boat
that had ever reached Eugene and when
he heard that Capt Alnsworth was of
fering $2,000 - to any man who could
bring the Shoshone down to Lewiston,
he went to the O. 8. N, Co's, office and
closed a bargain with ; the noble old
president of that 'concern. It was late
in May, when he went up to the place
where Mosby had left the boat. With
him were James Gallagher,, engineer;
Sam Owens, mater one fireman tand
three deckhands. Arriving at the boat's
moorings It was found she had no wood
t- make steam so Miller had to pay $10
per cord for soma, ranchers to haul in
eight cords. Next came another diffi
culty. Gallagher came to him on the
second day they were there with a
long face. "Capt Miller, this "Boat has
never been inspected and she has no
Certificate of what presure her : boiler
is to be allowed." '
"Never tested, eh?" said Capt. Miller
"then her boiler has never been strained
by the presure of cold water. You ought
to be able to take a chance on her as
I do." '
"Old Bass" waited about five days
until he saw the water begin to recede
from a little, mark that he had placed
on the bank. It was well Into June and
ar the; high water in the- Snake comes
before? that of tfte Columbia he knew
It l would never be as high again that
yeaK f So he briefly1 said to his engineer
as he rose from the supper table: '
f 7'Steam for $ o'clock tomorrow,'; Mri
Gallagher,' .y.v'; .4: .
Jim told me af terwards that ho scarce
ly slept two hours that night but at 6
o'clock the gauge Indicated 100 lbs to
the square inch and Miller : took the
wheel. "Tang, Tang" rang the gong and
the Shoshone backed nto the swift cur
rent which was carrying Her down stream
faster, fthan she had ever run before,
Thn came a stop and a bell to go ahead
as she sprang away like a frightened
deer, ""Whenever he came to anything
like "A Jump-off, he rang f , stop and, a
backing bell to take It as easily as poa
ibi; 1 v v '.: , -1", :-";'
Years .afterward GallaghfrV told me
that he could feel the watfer- swish ,,up
against, his platform when the, seams
opened , as she went over at least six
Of these-places; i and on on of them
his fireman Jumped up out; of .thepit,
wet above hla knees as her broad-shovel-llke
bow scooped up the water and" de
luged everything ; on' herr forward deck.
It was between seven and, eight o'clock
that night that Capt Stump.; Capt Sam
Holmes, Henry Myers, engmeer. DeWitte
Van Pell, mate, and myself, were seated
Sor a smoke after supper, "on the bojler
eck of the old Owyhee as she lay at
the Bewlston levee. Just then !l' hap
pened to cast my eye up-stream and saw
a' white cloud above the cotton wood
trees at the mouth of the Asotin. "Hul
lo, there comes the Shoshone at last"
I exclaimed. - ' ,, ;
"Nonsense." said Capt. Stump. ."You
never saw the Shoshone this far down
the river. . You may pick up a plank or
two out of the water at this place but
you will never see her as a whole steam
boat." t
The veteran had scarcely finished his
words when Capt Holmes said, '5By,
Jove, Tom was right it is the Sho
shone.", , ,
s And here she came, the most chewell
up boat that you ever saw in. any , river
in the .wide world. I don't think she had
three feet of her lower guards left at
any one point; and if it had ever so hap
pened that, in striking any of .the rocks
she did hit she had . bent any one' of
tier rour eccentrics, she would have been
unable to turn the wheel and that would
have occasioned a total -y loss.. CapC
Stump was loud In , his congratulations
of Capt Miner and took him down on
the Owyhee next day. .-, "Old Bass"' said
to Capt Stump': ' ; . ,. .'
v "Sjtump, this demed creek has less
sense than any other river that I ever
SaW ,.j.,,,,'..;,.vv..,w4...-... tit: J'j-.'-'f
Capt Holmes, Fred Sampson and my
self brought the Shoshone down to Ce
lllo where she lay until the following
October when the late John W, Brasee
brought ;her and the Nei Perce Chief
over the Tumwater Fills, i For the two
years that .followed, she ran., between
The Dalles and the Cascades as a cattle
boat and I think Capt. Julius Sorenson
had her most of that time though Ijnay
be mistaken. I left , Portland In May
1ST! and did not get back here until
June 1873. One afternoon I mat Capt
J.'C.Aln8worth- on the street and he
sald:; "You always expressed a regret
at, not ihavlng been along; with me when
I brought the Oneonta over the Cas
cades, three years ago. I will give you a
chance for a rlde'Just like it. You' come
aboard the Enna Haward tonight -and
we will gO to The Dalles tommorrow.
Day.after. tomorow I am going to bring
the Shoshone over the Cascades." ,
' .There were several others In the party
General J. W. Sprague for a long time
at the head, of Northern pacific affairs
In ?Tacoma,: was one " and John W.
Brazee was another. There were- sev
eral whoso names have now slipped my
memory ; but we were a Jolly crowd as
we sat, down at Capt Wolfe's table on
the Hayward and took the Daisy Alns
worth at the Upper Cascades. , We
reached The Dalles at 4:45 and spent
the night In hotels. In the morning we
went aboard the Shoshone and started
out at 1 o'clock on the first bout that
ever left; The Dalles and ran through
to Portland on the same day. There were .
little or no obstructions till we reached
the Cascades where a big crowd on the
Daisy cheered us as .w ran by and
dashed into the rapids. I walked to tho
pilot ' house door but Capt, Alnsworth
shook his head. He did not want any
body in there but himself. The old boat
ran from the upper landing' t6 the lower
one :in eleven and one-half, minutes, a
distance -of a trifle less , than six miles.
.The mate, whose namev was Masters.
topk her down to Fisher's Landing and
took- her from there to Vancouver.
wbere-ithe. mate, relieved me and Capt.
Alnsworth took her again : at .Soran
Island, and landed her safely at Ash street
socks .after' having traveled the longest
distance 'ever made by any one boat in
PaclfiR waters. ..-..; i . . ' .: ;
"What became of her. your ask? Well
at that ; time Joseph . Teal-, and Barney
Golds,mithxwere runnlng a line of boats ,
with: the -Annie 8tewart, Willamette
CMr and ' Baf feV as their be:st carriers.
Neither of the first named boats could
get to Salem except In the highest water
so they traded off the Annie Stewart for
tpe 8hoshone which they placed in command-
at Capt "Bass" Miller. One dark
foggy night' about two years after
that Capt.1 Miller ran her into a snag
about three miles below Salem and down
she sank never to turn a wheel again.
Her engines1 were removed and put Into
a boat that frequently; ascended the
Willamette as far- as Corvallis called
the Champion..; -It always, seemed to me
the irony of fate that; the Shoshone
should Comer so. safely over' those ter
rible rapids and canyons of .Snake river
and. then be wrecked in' as placfd a
stream as the Willamette at Salem. But
that la Just what happened. . , . .
-Juvenile Cases Canse Worry.
8pec,'t, tMptrti to Tb Journal. I
North Yakima, Wash.,- July 30 City
and county officials are finding them
selves unable to deal with juvenile of
fenders with satisfaction to themselves,
on account of the fact that the Wash
ington law Provides no way whereby
cities of the third and, second classes
can have Juvenile courts. North .Yak- .
lma Is expected to become a city of the '
second class after the census returns
come in,, but the change is expected to
have no immediate effect in bettering
the situation. - : - . ,- v .
ESTRADA ADVANCES;
i MANAGUA IN. PANIC
'.: (nnlted PreM Lnscd WkeA ', r - (
Vera Crus, Mexico, ; July 80. Ma
nagua, Nicaragua, Is in. a state of panic
this afternoon, according to advices re
ceived here, over the sudden advance
ot the Estrada forces. The City Is sur
rounded, the dispatches say.; and it is-,
feared that an attack, may. begirt at any '
The Madrls forces' at Maaatepe have
been routed and driven back '. toward
Managua. They lost their-cannon and
a large supply ot ammunition; v The
cannon seized by the Estrada forces are
being hurried toward Managua to help
In the attack on the city. It Is be
lieved here that Estrada plans to bom
bard the olty. ,:. '.-
Women and children , are being hur
ried to places of safety. Foreign, resl-.
dents have asked protection at -the cott-
sulates. It Is expected the. consuls will'
demand that the Estrada forces refrain
from bombarding the city, but' if is;
feared that their demand will be disre
garded. Routed soldiers Of the Madrix forces
have reached -the city and report "sharp
flglitlng near Tipatapa riyer.. . . . .,
MEDFORD'S NEW WATER
.SYSTEM IS COMPLETED
(Sperlal Dlspatca to The 7rmrnM '
'Medford, Or., July $0. The Medford
city, council today Is making a tour of
Inspection of Medford's $500,000 gravity
water system which was completed on
Tuesday of this week. It is thought
that the system will be accepted.
The system will f nlsh Medford with
a supply of mountain water sufficient
for a , city of , 80,000 Inhabitants. - It
brings water through a pipe line 23
miles in length and delivers it directly
into the mains of the city. . A large re
serve supply Is kept In a huge reservoir.
v': Human Bones In Seine. :
(8recUI Dlspateh te The Journal.) v
Astoria, Or . July 80. While Tom
Taylor was hauling in his seine on the
sands opposite the olty yesterday he
picked up several bones, thought to be
parts of a human-skeleton, among them
were a shoulder blade and a rib. The
bones are to be examined by a physician.
1
eloSnfiie Edison Ctalj
Have Music in the Home Pay Only $1 Week
The greatest club plan offers, puts within the reach
of all, one of these complete Edison Phonograph
'Outfits, consisting of one large size
. Edison Phonograph ; .
With powerful Improved spring motor.. Plays both
tWO atlH foiir-minilt rrrrl T dro- tiatir cf..l tnn
fl 11 II . two-minute, and 5 . four-minute records S30.25
(Costs Members-II -
to join and the outfit is sent home at once, Then
pay $1 weekly no interest' ' '
' ; :'- . '
The Club Is Now Forming .
Visit the store or Writs for particulars regarding club
' " plan. , :.
Ws ars Paotory Agents for all makes of talking- n-v
' : chines and 'phonographs. 1
&FOT2 MUttSiC" Co..
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111 fourth Street, near Washington.'
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MIM&Mifaf Powers
urs has 'absolutely no
confidential. "Liberal
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.due advantage, of you when. sick pr out of work, We'llhelp you in hundreds of ways, protect you, and
- i, r r u any UL1151 ivic iu x ui udiiu., 111 duuiuuu m uu) vuu ic given a se
lection more varied thaH ariy oth6r store affords arid the prices we ask are always 'much lower 'than
those'ruling" elsewhere. . "i' , ' i' ; ; '.'J;
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Ours is a different Credit plandon't judge it by others. in vogue in Portland. O
objectionable features. . Our credit is free no extras of any kind. Our plan is
concessions are given there s-tio crowding of Davments' We'll tide vou over
6
estMc MafflnQsior Only 19c
, Matting of every kind is becoming scarcer day by . day,' and in consequence prices
x are on the upward move. If we hadn't been forehanded enough to contract for a
. year's supply many months ago, we couldn't begin to sell the best 30c mattings at
-19 as we shall do tomorrow. There are 20 patterns to choose from largely ,the
much wanted browns and tans. . . , , :
Also a Sale of "Summer Rugs
The very thing you'll want for the Summer cottage, being cool, comfortable and in
expensive. Cash or Credit-Terms to Suit .
, BOUNYA RUGSWool Filled
9x12 $17.50 value at ...U...;.f 12.20
,99
9xl0.f $16.00 value, at ........ f 0.95
7.6x9 $13.50 value, at .,.....-..f 8.T5
FIBER RUGS
9xl2-$14.00 value, at ?9.75
,8.3x10.6 $11.00 value, atj ........ ?6.85
. - WOOL FIBER RUGS :
9xl2-$16.00 value, at 1 . . , . 9.75
7.6xl0.6-$14.00 value, at $8.95
exO value, at .f 4.20
KASHMOIR RUGS
9x12 $17.50 value, at 12.15
9xltt6 $16.00 value, at 811.20
7.6x10.6 $13.50 value, at ........ 88.85
Asbestos Pads
, ' ' . ' (
These are exactly what is needed to pro
tect the dining table from the heat of
dishes fresh from ;the hot stove- Prices
are extremely low.' Canton, flannel cov
ering.' V.
20c Asbestos Pad,'
4x5j4 ins., 1 1 '
30c Asbestos Pad,
6x9 inches, j ''
at..; IbC
25c Asbestos Pad,
5x7 inches, f o
at . .... . .IJC
50c Asbestos Pad,
y2xl' ms.,
$WGfrCarts$iiM
--" - .--ri-.-.viniwi.n.n.iu-L
$19.50 Dresser $U. 85
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Very handsome
Princess Col o n i a 1
Design 'D res ser,
made of waxed quar
tered golden oak,
shaped ' posts and
mirror standards,
beveled French plate
mirror, 18x30 inches.
The top is 38 inches
wide. . . 4 . '
Cash
or ; -,
Credit
' Terms'
1o
Suit
$1.00 Stand for $1.95
Cash or Credit Terms to Suit '
This stand comes in mahogany fin
ish, the top measures 24x24 inches,
the shelf is square, the legs are square
and heavy a . very rigid piece of
furniture. i . -
$7. 50 Iron Beds $.35
( Cash or Credit !
Terms to Suit
This is an extremely, good bed at the
price. Comes in green only and is
trimmed with gold. The posts are
heavy and are ornamented with heavy
chills, 5 filler rods in head and foot
the foot being extended. -
These Go-Carts are of
the best make-of "One
Motion" models and ex
tremely easy to operate
and carry. They have
rubber tires and come
in green and
brown.
Cash
or .
Credit
Terms f
to
Suit '
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$23.50 Library
Table Now Only
Cash or CreditTerms to Suit , .; :
We've just received another shipment of these .fine
quartered oak library tables duplicates of those that
sold in such a'rush a few months ago.
$8.50Rockers$U5
Made of hardwood, has
saddle w o o d s e a t,
shaped slat back and
arms. Very heavily
constructed. Rich gold
en finish.
Cash
or;
Credit
Terms to
Suit
mmu
heTwirf-arlrErrltsrr-a.
finish, have ,a; double top 24x44 inches, -
;.' 'and a roomy shelf underneatji. The con-
r- ' struction'and the design are both extra
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good in every way.