DAILY KASt OUEUONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. l'lUDAV. JULY S, 1008.
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POSSIBILITIES TOM. L JOHNSON WWHt-
The Peoples
U Where it Pays to Trade
1JUSI ORDER Of
The Oregon Dally Journal says of
the unjust order of the Insurance un
derwriters' association that Portland's
electric current be changed from di
rect to alternating necessitating the
Installation of at least 600 new mo
tors:
Every owner of an electric motor
for machine or elevator power in
Portland is confronted by the neces
sity of buying a new motor if the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company yields to the demand of the
insurance companies for an imme
diate change of the current used for
power purposes in this city.
The change from direct to alter
nating current will. It is said, come
naturally within the course of the
next 18 months by the placing of the
power wires under ground In the bus
iness district.
It is charged that the Pacific coast
insurance combine is taking advan
tage of a technicality and the usual
public hostility against lighting cor
poratins, to raise the Insurance rates
in Portland and reap a harvest before
the installation of the underground
system ordered by the city council
and now being planned by the Port
land Railway, Light & Power com
pany. Would Necessitate Cliange.
Discusing the sensational Increase
of insurance rates put into effect
yesterday by the underwriters' com
bination, President B. E. Josselyn of
the Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er company, said:
"We have had this question up be
fore and we have declined to make
an immediate change, partly because
we are considering the interests of our
power customers, all of whom would
have to instantly dispose of their mo
tors and get new motors that could
be operated by the proposed alter
nating current. There are about bUU
direct current motors now In opera
tion on our lines. Every one would
have to be superseded by an alternat
ing current motor.
"In our Judgment the advance of
local insurance rates on the pretext
of danger from the direct current
wires Is nothing less than a holdup
by the Insurance companies that car
ry policies on the properties in the
business district of Portland. "They
claim that the rates must be Increas
ed because any great electrical dis
turbance might cause a general con
flagration. The fact Is that there
are no electrical disturbances in
Portland. This climate Is peculiarly
free from such disturbances.
No Increase Elsewhere.
"Eliminating electric disturbances,
the present system Is all right. But
in the regular course of events we are
planning to change the . downtown
wires to an underground system, and
ot the same time change the current
from direct to alternating, , reducing
the voltage from 600 to 220 volts.
The city council has directed ' that
downtown wires be placed under
ground, and we are making our plans
to carry out this ordinance."
It Is said by electrical engljiers
that 80 per cent of cities of the Uni
ted States are using direct current
for power purposes, and that they
never change excepting In rebuild
ing their wiring plants and placing
them underground, according to mod
ern plans.
In the making of this change the
rule is to reduce the voltage, making
It an alternating current Instead of
direct. It is said that In some cities
the direct current Is not even an Insu
lated system, as In Portland, but that
the power is taken direct from the
trolly wire, and that In these same
cities insurance la carried at regular
rates by the same companies that do
baslness In and are now raising rates
in Portland.
In eastern cities the risk Is natural
ly greater by reason of the frequency
of great electrical storms. But Port
land Is free from such storms and
therefore It Is argued should be free
from Insurance rate advance on such
pretexts.
Garry Own Irwurwnoe.
Under former conditions prevail
STORE OPEN
Until
9 o'Clock Tonight
Warehouse
THE UNDEOWRITERS
ing with the local electric light and
power company there were grounded
circuits outside of the power house,
but those conditions have practically
been remedied and faults done away
with. The present direct current in
sulated system Is said by electricians
to be really better than an alternat
ing current, and the discrimination
between the two under discussion is
so fine that engineers differ In opin
ions thereon. t
"We are serlousiy considering car
rying our own Insurance on all com
pany properties, the same as is done
by the Union Pacific system, where I
Inaugurated the policy years ago,"
Mr. Josselyn said.
"It Is entirely practical for large
corporations or a number of them to
get together on the Insurance ques
tion and pay their premiums into a
fund, out of which all fire losses can
be easily met. I understand that the
Union Pacific has paid all fire losses
out of such a fund and has a good
surplus In the fund today. Other bus
iness concerns could do likewise, and
especially here in Portland, where
rates are constantly being raised by
the Insurance companies doing bus!
ness here."
COVEIt EASTEKX OREGON
WITH IJl'GGY AND TEAM
MimicuiHlls Pawy Travels 800 Miles
Through Central Oregon Counties
Imgest Continuous Trip.
The longest continuous trip made
through Oregon In recent years has
Just been completed by II. A. Hunter,
president of the Hunter Land com
pany of Minneapolis, says the Port
land Journal. With two companions
and a two-horse rig they left the ter
minus of the Sumpter Valley railroad
In Grant county and traveled over
land through Canyon City, and south
through Harney county skirting the
eastern slopes of the Steins mountain
to Catlo valley, where they entered
the old Oregon military road and
traversed it to Lakevlew, thence
north and west over the Cascade via
Crescent lake, and struck the South
ern Pacific railroad at Eugene.
The trip occupied four weeks, and
the party covered about 800 miles,
250 miles of which was over the old
military road, constructed 50 years
ago to admit early settlers into Oregon
by the southern route. The trip was
made for the purpose of a thorough
examination of the lands and condl
Hons of Interior and southern Ore
gon east of the Cascades. Mr. Hunt
er came out enthusiastic over the
prosperity of the residents of those
regions and the possibilities for agrl
cultural and industrial development.
Copious rains fell nearly every day
along the route through Lake and
Harney counties.
Coming out over the Crescent lake
pass they encountered snow 10 feet
deep, and met frequent parties of
Southern Pacific surveyors with their
pack horses and outfits, resuming
the surveying of lines of the Oregon
Eastern railroad from Natron to Vale,
and branch lines to Lakevlew and
Klamath Falls. The trip over the
mountain was made mostly on foot.
"Crescent lake is probably the most
beautiful spectacle in all Oregon, the
state of spectacular scenery," Mr,
Hunter said. "The day that we spent
at this lake was warm and pleasant,
and we went In swimming. The wa
ter waa cold, but the swim fine and
Invigorating. This lake Is In form
almost a crescent, and Inside the cres
cent curve Diamond peak, a splendid
snow crowned mountain, rises to great
height and Is perfectly mirrored In
the lake. On the opposite aide of the
lake Is. a long, gently sloping solid
beach. The lake is one of the moat
beautiful I have ever beheld.
Country Rapidly Settling. '
"Over In Lake and Harney coun
ties there are many new people com
ing in and the country Is developing.
With the opening and colonization of
the old Oregon military road land
grant the future of that country looks
very bright. I met old settlera In
this grant who stated that the lands
Save Your Coupons
originally were covered with tall
grass, and that their present partial
ly denuded condition Is due to over
grazing. In places where settlers
have planted clover and alfalfa these
grasses are growing prollflcally. Con
siderable complaint Is heard because
of the placing of the lands on the
market without advance notice to the
lessees, whose leases are all made
subject to termination by the sale
These tenants are only now hearing
that the grant Is being sold, after
nearly one-third of It has been dispos
ed of. They naturally want to make
an effort to purchase lands that they
have been leasing. Many of the val
leys produce good' crops of alfalfa
without Irrigation. The cattle In that
country today look fat and sleek. In
fact I have seen no finer looking cat
lie anywhere In western Oregon. In
the Goose Lake valley numerous rail
road surveyors are at work, and no
less than five railroad lines are now
being surveyed into Lakevlew.
The July American Hoy.
Young America and the glorious
Fourth Is well depicted on the hand
some colored front cover of the July
American Boy. the contents of the
magazine will surely satisfy every
reader, in variety, Interesting, and In
structive reading. Continued chapters
of the five serials, Bred In the Bone,
or Born an Electrician, That Dilling
ham Boy and Four Boys on the Mis
sissippi are given, and there is the first
installment of Under the Great White
Canvas, describing the Interesting and
unique experiences of Hugh C. Weir,
with the great Ringllng Brothers' cir
cus. The smaller stories are full of
interest and excitement, notably, Knv
anagh of Lucknow, Hero of the In
dian Mutiny, telling of how the hero
Ism of one man saved the lives of
thousands and quelled the great Insur.
rection of India; The Rangers de
scribes Incidents In the lives of those
gallant and heroic pioneers who did so
much to settle our country In the
early days. A Duel In the Woods Is a
fine story of a boy slaying a mad-bull
moose. Larry Lojole, the Man wno
r.reaks Baseballs, will bo eagerly read
by every lover of our national game.
The Story of the Signers Is a timely
slieU;i of some of the members of that
congrt-s.i which "Resolved, that these
united colonies are, and of right ought
to be, free and Independent." How
Tony Leavltt Kept Independence Day
In 1777, tells of how the coolness and
courage of an American boy saved the
colonial troops from disaster. Among
the larger articles are: To American
Boy Graduates, The Boyhood of Suc
cessful Men, The Olympic Champions,
The Editor Wants to Say, Some
Strange Birds and Their Nests, Train
ing the Baby Elephant to Carry Ba
bies, and First Congress of Chinese
Kite Flyers Amaze the American Boy.
The usual departments are filled with
matter Interesting and Instructive. In
addition there are 80 Illustrations.
41 a year. The Sprague Publlshnlg
Co., Detroit, Mich.
Race for Upton Cup.
New York, July 3. An ocean yacht
race for the Sir Thomas Llpton
000 cup will be the feature nautical
event in these waters tomorrow. Thb
entries include sailing craft which
have won honors In other races and
the contest will doubtless be an ex
citing one. Only yachts' measuring
less than 100 feet, extreme length,
were allowed to enter. The course Is
from Gravesend Bay, passing the
Scotland, Fire Island and Cape May
lightships, to the starting point.
200-Mllo Auto Race.
Lowell. Mass., July 3. A 200-mlle
automobll erace that will rival the fa
mous Vanderbllt races, over a plctus
esque course along the Merrlmac riv
er, and costing $10,000, will be the
event of the Fourth of July celebra
tlon In this city tomorrow.
George L. Blodgett, who murdered
Alice Minthorn, a variety actress In
Portland, March 23, lt0(, was found
guilty of first degree murder, sen
tenced to be hung and then granted
new trial, has consented to enter a
plea of guilty In the second deegree
and this will probably be allowed.
This means he will be compelled to
spend the remainder of his life be
hind the prison bars.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 3. "The best
known mayor of the best governed
city In the United States." Tom L.
Johnson Is now serving his fourth
term as executlvo head of tho city
of Cleveland.
First elected In 1901 on a platform
pledging to tho people a three-cent
car fare, he has Just succeeded In
making good this promise. Cars are
flow operating on Cleveland's streets,
over tho tracks or me ou corporation
that Johnson fought continuously
for seven years, at three-cent fare.
Johnson is a Kentucklan by birth,
54 years of age, and his ancestry
shows fighting blood all the way
through. This may account for his
love of a contest, for he never side
steps anything that bears the least
resemblance to a scrap.
Prior to the time Johnson was elect
ed mayor he had served two terms
in eoneress. Until Johnson first
made the race for election to cou
gress, In 1888, when he was defeated,
he 'had devoted himself to tho mak
ine of money, and he had become
a millionaire.
Johnson's parents were rich Slav
owners at the time of his birth. The
civil war left the family penniless. In
1869 Tom took a Job In a rolling mill
at Louisville. Four months later he
succeeded In obtaining employment
In the offices of tho stret car com-
pany at Louisville. All that he now
has he mado out of rolling mills and
stret car Hnes. . .
Enters Street IVnlhvny Tlgl
It was not until 1880 that he broke
Into the street railway game here. He
found himself arrayed against Mark
Hanna, a director in a competing line
with Johnson's. It was a long drawn
out fight, with honors about even
He got Into the manufacture of steel
rails, establishing the great plunts at
Johnstown, Pa., and Lorain, Ohio. In
1S98 Johnson quit business In order
to get Into politics. Converted to
the Henry George sinxle-tax doctrine
he managed George's mayorallty cam
palgn In New York, soon afterwards
returning to Cleveland.
The conservatives have always said
Johnson was a worshipper of fads and
isms, but all of these have been things
that he believed were for the benefit
of the public.
Johnson Insists he Is not a candl
date for anything except a fifth term
as mayor. "My work Is here," he said
when It was suggested he might be a
a presidential or vice presidential pos
sibility. "I will stay on the Job,, too,
When he first made the fight for
mayor he was opposed by Wm. Akers,
who was given all the backing of the
Hanna machine. Hanna could not
tolerate Johnson because Johnson
had Insisted he wanted election In
order to give the people better and
cheaper service, but Johnson was re
turned a winner by 6200 majority.
In 1903 he defeated Harvey D.
Goulder, again on the same old street
car platform, by 6100. In 1905 Wm.
H. Boyd, a leading attorney, thought
he had Johnson whipped, but when
the votes were counted Boyd was 12,-
000 short. In 1907 the republicans
picked Congressman Theodore Bur
ton to trim Tom L. It was tho street
car fight over again. Johnson won
this time by 9300.
As a, campaigner Johnson Is In a
class, by himself. He Is much given
to the spectacular. He likes to ex
cite the desire of the masses for
show. It was Johnson who Inaugura
ted the circus tent In campaigning.
Fie started off with a small, one-polo
canvas. Pretty soon he had the reg
ulation three-pole big top, and now he
has two tents. It was In his second
campaign that ho Introduced the nu
tomobile. He had a fast machine,
painted red, and his publicity man
dubbed It "The Red Devil." This of
course made a hit and incidentally
won some votes. Lnst fall he Intro
duced stereoptlcon views.
Siieec Has Ilcon Local.
His attempts, however, to go be
yond local politics have not been suc
cessful. In 1903 he believed he could
be elected governor of Ohio. Myron
T. Herrlek was on the republican
ticket. Hanna threw himself and the
republican machine Into the fight
against Johnson. Wiien tho polls
closed election night, Johnson had
been .defeated by more than 110,000
votes. His attempts to lead In state
conventions have also been balked
every time. At the recent democratic
convention at which Judson Harmon
was nominated for governor, John
son urged Atlee Pomercne for the
nomination. It was anything with
Johnson to defeat Harmon. He lost.
He did Eucrocd, however, In getting
his Ideas Into the platform on twhlch
Harmon must run.
While Johnson was In congress the
Wilson tariff bill was under consid
eration. Johnson was a free-trader,
He was also a manufacturer of steel
rails, an industry fostered under a
protective tariff. He was accused of
Inconsistency In that he opposed pro
tectio nand yet was making a great
fortune out of a business that thrived
under It.
"I am making much "more out of
the steel rail Industry than I should,"
he said. "So long as you continue to
keep the tariff on It,-1 shall continue
to make all I can."
A believer In municipal ownership
of public utilities, Johnson la also a
monopolist. He says so himself. "I
believe one company should own and
operate a street railway system. If
we cannot have municipal owner
ship," he told the people last fall. Al
though he has never been a staunch
free-sllverlte, he has been a consist
ent supporter of Bryan.
As mayor, Johnson has given Cleve
land a government absolutely tftfee
from graft. Every campaign his po
litical enemies have sent a corps of
expert accountants Into the city hall
to find something on which to base
a charge of corruption. Every time
theso attempts have failed. "Extrav
agance" Is tho worst term nny have
applied to his administration, but h
expenditures have been heavy the
people have received value In return.
Johnson occupies a splendid stom
residence on Euclid avenue, the fash
ionable thoroughfare of the city, but
neither he nor any member of his
family are much given to society.
WILL BOOST NORTHWEST.
llarrlmnn Lines Will Advertise Pa
cific Count States.
William McMurray, general passen
ger agent of the Harrlman lines In
Oregon returned from Chicago this
morning, after an absonce of nearly
a month, says the Portland Telegram
He "was called east to attend the an
nual "family gathering" of Harrlman
officials. He attendod a successston
of conferences of the heads of the
passenger and advertising depart
mcnts.
The northwest had the strongest
representation at our meetings," said
Mr. McMurray today, "that it ever
had, and assurance was given that
greater campaigns of advertising and
exploitation of our resources out here
will, be made In the future than ever
before. In fact, the affairs of the
northwest, the opportunities for
homeseeklng and colonization were
gone Into deeply.
"Much, too, was made of the de
llghtful summer resorts in this terrl
tory, and plans are now being de
vised for attracting a greater vol
ume of tourists from the east than
in any former year.
".o many things have happened
in the northwest of late to win atten
tion from railroad men In the east
that no opportunity will be overlook
ed to bring Portland and Oregon to
the front In the future.
The reports of the success of the
Rose Festival Impressed the railroad
officials with the Importance of glv
Ing this fete greater publicity through
the literature sent out' by the Ham
man lines, and I can safely say that
the railroads will do a great deal
more to assist tho next year's cele
bration than was done this year.
"I didn't get a drink of decent wa
ter while I was gone, and the first
thing I did when I got home this
morning waa to gulp down about a
gallon of cool, sparkling Bull Run.
We suffered Intensely from the heat
in Chicago, atvl I certainly am glad
to get back to God's own country
once more."
CiOTCH IS STII.L CHAMPION.
Dr. Roller or Seattle U Rolled Twice
In Succession.
Frank Gotch of Humbolt, Iowa,
maintained his right to the worlds
catch-as-catch-ean wrestling cham
plonshlp Wednesday night In Seattle
winning two consecutive falls In IS
minutes and 25 seconds, and 25 mln
uti-9 and 54 seconds respectively.
The men entered the ring weighing
close to 200 each. Roller may have
been a pound or two heavier.
They went at It like bulls from
the very start and Gotch was soon
forcing matters. He worked Ills no
torious too hold six times In suerfs
slon In the first bout. Roller broke
away each time but It wore on him
it nil finally Gotch downed him with
a crotch and half-nelson.
Roller did better work In the sec
ond bout, but Gotch waa like a ter
rler after n rat and went from hold
to hold with startling rapidity. Roll
er's best work In this round was to
break a crotch and half-Nelson after
seemingly lost. Ho was finally pick
od up and dumped to his shoulders
from the same hold. It Is doubtful If
he was really down but It was only
a question of minutes anyway, as he
was at Gotch's mercy.
Eddie Gaffney of Seattle, was ref
eree.
Owing to the high prices the crowd
was not more than 3000.
State of Olilo, City of Toledo, Lnras Coun
ty, M.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he la
senior partner of the firm of P. J. Chu.
ncy It Co., doing business In the City of
luimu, uuouij una bthtb aroresaia, ana
that said firm will pay the sum of ONK
HfJNDKED DOLLARS for each and every
ense f Catarrh that cannot foe, cured by
tuo uae ot nana t atarrn lure.
FRANK J. CHEVEV.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this Oth day of December, A. D..
(Seal.) A. W. GLKA80N,
Notar Pntillp
nail's Catarrh Cure la taken Internally,
nuu bob uirecuj on ma Diooa and mu
rnns aurfacea of tba system. Send for tes
timonials rrec
P. J. CHUNKY A CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Drumclata. 75c.
Take ilall's Family I'll la for conatlpa-
tlUUi
To Ilcvlve Top I lata.
London, July 3. A crusade to re
vive the vogue of the top hat will bo
Inaugurated In London tomorrow,
when a great procession, In which all
members will wear the lntest styles
or top nnt. win march through the
Franco-British exposition. For some
years the silk hat has been declining
in ravor, even in the most fashionable
circles, and has been superseded by
straws ana aerDys. The silk hat man
ufacturers, seeing their business
threatened, have organised the publlo
crusale.
, COFFEE
and tea; Schilling's Best,
is sold by about 9000
grocers west of the Rocky
Mountains.
Tear grocer returoi roar moaer If roa seal
like. Hi m say hia.
For a Bad Case of Eczema on Child
Suffered for Three Months
Disease Reached a Fearful State
Pain and Itching were Terrible.
CURED AFTER OTHER
PRESCRIPTIONS FAILED
"When I was small I was troubled
with eczema for about three months. It
Vas all over my face and covered nearly
all of my head. It reached such a state
that It was just a large scab all oyer,
and the pain and ltxhing were terrible.
I doctored with an able physician for
some time and was then advised by him
to use the Cutlcura Itemodios which I
did and I was entirely cured. I havj
not been bothered with it since. I used
Cutlcura Boap and Cutlcura Ointment
but do not know exactly how much was
used to complete the cure. I can safely
say that Cuticura did a lot for me. Miss
Anabel Wilson, North Branch, Mich,
Oct. 20. 11)07."
ITCHING CURED
. With Cutlcura Remedies In
Three Days After Six
Months of Suffering.
"I suffered fully six months. Tba
trouble began on my arms in littl
red pimples and it was not long before
it was all over my body, limbs, face,
and hands. It was so bad that I could
not rest night or day and during the
six months, I did not get a good night
sleep. I doctored for three or four
months and spent at least twenty dol
lars trying to find a cure but none could
he found. Then I saw the Cutlcura
Remedies advertised, and the next day
I purchased some for seventy-five cents
ot the druggist's. I used them and I
was relieved of the Itching in three days,
and I havo never had aBignof any skin
disease since. The Cuticura Remedies
are tho only remedies to uae for skin
disease, they have cured me and they
will cure others in the same way. J. W.
Bloom, It. R. Telegrapher, Holloway,
Mich., Nov 20 and Deo. 20, 1U00.
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