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' v - ';'r : .' ' -! I . THE ;EVTITIN NOTABLE CITIZENS THE WHEELMEN r ; DISCUSS GOVERNMENT The National Municipal League: In Session ' In Boston. The Contest ir In the opinion of experts, the bicycle season Just opening up promises a lively trade. The bad condition of th weather tends to keep, aales down, as th path Columns Will Close on Saturday. and streets have been In such poor con. dltlon that ridr are not Induced to go II rant f'-l;125,SOLD;iNAPRIIl;ij!''ni These out any mor than they have to. . ; - BOSTON, Mam., May . Th eighth Annual meeting of the National Municipal , League and th 10th National conference " tut good city government opened in this sity today. . Over 100 delegate are present, Including - City official and , municipal' authorities 1 from all ever the country. The opening cession was occupied with addresses Of welcome and responses and work of a routine nature. ( The real business of tht conference be- gins this evening with the annual adtfress oft President James C. Carter, of New :fTr.v' .;'."" - The sessions are to continue throughout tomorrow and Friday. , Among the features of th; programme Ha discussion of the franchise question. Those contributing papers are E. H. Cle ment, of Beaton: George C. IHkes, secre tary of the Chicago Street Railway Com POLITICIANS Senatorial Candidates ; for Indorsements.; . (Journal Special Service.) - ' BPRINQFIELD, 111., May t.-The Re- - publican state convention, which convenes ; at noojr tomorrow wlllbe ont of the - largest. tat conventions Ver held In Illinois. , - . ' There are to be 1500 delegates. , The convention will 6tl held In the ex position building at the state fair grounds. Besjdes the delegates provision ' has been made for seating over 6000 visitors. . Today find all the hotels crowded with delegates. ' ,;,(. , 4, if. ,Fw an"!t('9ar- onventlpn much In terest Is displayed, which fact Is owing in a great measure to the eslrlted strug : gle tor the United States Benatorshlp. .The convention will nominate candidates - for Clerk of . the Supreme Court., Btate Treasurer, Superintendent of Publlo In ntruotlon and three Trustee' of the State University. . , ) The nomination for Clerk of th , Su preme .Court la virtually, settled. , Chris Uamer, of Chicago, will be the 1 nominee. " , The contest of the .convention will be over the nomination for Btate Treasurer. . The three leaders In the race are Floyd K 'Whittemore, of Springfield; Senator ln ' Small, of Kankakee, and Henry C. Begloe, of BellevUla. ; ' i ( Other candidates m?-!- .lurking , In the JOR PLEASURE Prince and Princess of Wales off " on a Visits (Journal Special 8ervlce.) IXNDON, May T.The" Prince f and FiinceM of Wales have gohe to North Wales for week's visit ' Unl Monday they are to be the guests of Mr, Assheton-Bmlth, at Vaenol Park. Friday the Prince will be installed as Chancellor of the University of Wale and the occasion will be marked by In teres ting ceremonies. . . ' Next week his royal highness is to pre- Ide at the opening of th eleetrlo railway te the summit of the Great- Orme, and later he will open the Alexandra Hospital at Rhyl, in which the King and Queen nave taken great interest for many years. " , ' ,' J j-i At Rhyl. It is Interesting to note, their royal highnesses will be la sight of the ruined Castle of Rhuddlan. where, according to tradition, the first' Prince of ; Wales was presented to the .Weigh chief tains by Kins; Edward II. as their future Prince. . " ' CHIEFS NEW BILLY. Chief of Polio McLauchlan is the proud possessor of a genuine Irish bog oak policeman' club, Identical with those worn by the members of the Xx)ndon City force. The "stick" 1 .black, resembling ebony In weight and . hardneb. . It Is al most IS inches long, very neavy and is worn b the London ; "Bobbles" In a scab bard at tho hip, similar to our short swords. The club is the gift of a friend and was sent to the chief from the old country. Z : ' 1 . (Journal Special Service.) EUTTBv Monti May 7.-Crased because f the death of his wife, Ous Dugey, a Frenchman, was confined In the county Tall this morning. He shook the Iron door of his cell and raveq' and cursed and prayed by turns, furnishing amuse merit to the other prisoners."' Hi cry for liquor led most of the prisoners to be lieve that he was a victim of drink. He was confined for fear he would injure ' himself or Some of bis friends. v SCHOOL INSURANCE I School Clerk Allen is revising the in surance list of the Portland schools. It customary to do.hls every three or tour months. New buildings require ad- . litlonal insurance and old policies have to be renewed. At present the city schools Are carrying about tsoo.ouu worth of In- 1 turance, the policies for wbloh are held y the several companies represented In Portland, 'v; t LECTURE ON 'BIRDS. .- Under. lh aueplces of the John Bur ughs Society , the bird-lover of the dly will hear a lecture by Dr. William It Lord tonight at the Unitarian Chapel Chi I the first address Of thl -nature ret delivered in the city by, Dr. Xord, at beugh e has been instrumental In th win mission; Charles Riohardion, vice-presl-dent of the Philadelphia Municipal "League, and Superintendent E. P. Bemls of the. Cleveland water works. The subject of uniform municipal ac counting and statistics will form the topic of one whole session's discussion. The Friday session will be held at Har vard University. . In the morning the Pittsburg political overturn will be discussed by Ueorge W. Guthrie,, of that city,-who was chairman of the cltisens' committee. The New York situation will be dis cussed by Dr. Albert Shaw, editor of the Keview of Review. Former District Attorney Phllbln, of New York, Will present a paper on "A non-Partisan .Administration," and Pro fessor J. H. Beale, of Harvard, will close the meeting with a paper on 'Charter Legislation in New , England." OWN THE CITY Buttonholing Delegates brush, chiefs among whom la Homer F. Asplnwall', of Freeport All indications point to the renemlnafibn of Alfred Bay lss for Superintendent of Publlo Instruc- ejayU;;,,.;-;.;.,.,,.,,. rrrrr- Among the delegates and other poli ticians on the field vthefe Is more talk In regard to the United States Benatorshlp tfcan th actual wofk before th con ventlon. The lieutenant of Senator Mason, Charles O. Dawes and Congressman Hop kins are pursuing a lively button-hole campJn an&lh convention lailkely to have a-wvwsiv "result In theuBun. lor th toga, whether or not an actual in dorsemettt .1. made. Th platfornv will deal almost entirely with state affairs letting National issues alone, beyond a general Indorsement of th Roosevel administration. When It come to state Issues, however there Is Ukely to- be a, hot fight on the resolutions. ' Speaker Sherman wlll prob ably bflvoa the committee on resolutions. He wiU support th "robin hood" plank relativ to assessment of state employes and fractional us of the party organisa tion." V - .-; ' ' v ' . . Especially will h' champion a plank deolarlng for clvH service in state chart- table Institution. This will be a direct slap at th Tates aacninisiraiiun. , . - organisation of various societies through out the state. He has large collection of bird pictures, , with which, by means of the stereopticon, he will illustrate his lecture. Children, and older-folk will en Joy hearing the discourse, which cannot fall to place them more in sympathy with birds. 'V, ; "' Yankee . Chiefs of Po lice Are in Session Today. (Journal Special Bervlce.) LOUISVILLE,. Ky May T.-Th1 ninth annual convention of the National As sociation of Police Quarts of the United States and Canada was called to order today by Major Richard Sylvester, 01 Washington, president of the association. Prominent among those In attendance were Frank O'Neill,- of Chicago; C. W. Boost of Mobile; J. J. Atkins, of. Knox vtWi ft. R. Baker, of providence; Wil liam Price, of Vicksburg; John liayes, of Kansas City; Colonel Philip Deltsch. of Cincinnati; Georg E. Corner, of Cleve land, and William A. Plnkerton, of Chi cago. , - ' ; Mayor Charles F. Grainger, of Louis ville delivered a happy address of wel come, to which President Sylvester re Nponded. ' These formalities concludes, the con vention then began business. The sessions are expected to contlrue through th week. An Interesting feature of the present convention, lies la the fact that the an nual meeting of the National Bureau of Identification, an organization that has made itself of vital Importance to, the police departments throughout the coun try. I" being held in conjunction With the gathering of police chiefs. Reports show that there are at present 4$ cities enrolled on the membership list of the National Bureau of Identification. Foremost among the subjects to be con sidered ial the-convention "Wth treat ment of anarchist.. The subject will be discussed at length and a report of the deliberations will be forwarded to the police departments of all the leading cities of Europe.. Some of the other important matters tc receive attention arc the Improvement In the system ot identifying, criminals, the reduction of Juvenile depravity, the refor mation of criminal and ways end means of Improving the efficiency of police de partments'. ' ,. , TRACTION CONSOLIDATION. (Journaf Special Bervlce.) CINCINNATI, O.. May 7.-At Hamlltc-n today the final step are to jbe taken In the deal to consolidate th Southern )hlo Traction Company and the Nortlv- western Railroad. . The company will be capitalised at $5 - 000.600 ' And will be operated under the name Of the Cincinnati, Dayton & Toledo Traction Company, The line will form a continuous route- across th state from Cincinnati to'To led. .. .' " Everybody likes the Peacock four be- tause 11 th-bst- ' II n A tremendous Fair site vote has been polled , since Saturday. Many of these votes, very likely, hav been thrown way that is, the more than 0,000 cast for Ladd's Field The gentlemen con trolling this property bay declared their unwillingness to tie it up with a three years' lease, hence -that' location -cannot longer be considered In the contest The Fair must now gio to either ' the Peninsula or Sellwood, it U believed, as other locations mentioned wilt ' scarcely be considered. .' ' . ' . . ' '" The contest In these columns will close on Saturday. Ballots coming In between now and then should eliminate adds Field, though, of -course, 'this need not be done if the voter sUll desires to Aang on to a forlorn hop. ' ' ; . Th vote now stands: Ladd's Field ...,..,w......7l,484 ......:......;..Bs,irt ...u;:i.28t Peninsula Sellwood City Park ................ 1,0a , Cycle Park 484 . Clip this coupon from The Journal, send In, or address It to Fair Sit Con teat Editor, Th Evening' Journal. 189 Vamhlll street and your vot will be re sordfd: :.-!' -.. i ' JOURNAL CONTEST MY CHOICE f OR THE - - EXPOSITION SITE 4 . ' ; - ;-:r- s ; Name 1 1 ' : Address. a '4e LADIES AUXILIARY. -i -. ' , v ' Th Ladles' Auxiliary f of Harrington Camp, Spanish-American War "Veterans, was mustered into sfervlc'e' at th'e 'room of Company B, at the Armory, on Mon day night by the state organiser, Mra Daniel McDonald. ' It has s S4 charter members. The officers elected are as follows: President Mrs. T. N. Dunbkr; senior. vice presiaent. Air. . Aiary v.wu son; Junior 'vie president,. Mrs, Will; secretary, Mis Jennie Hunk;- treasurer, Miss Rhode F. WaHln: conductor,' Mis Anna Munk; chaplain, Miss ljde Popple- ton; guard, miss Flora uoiun. sentinel. Miss Grace Shaw. ' , ,v - k The organisation was formed May 9, 1900, and they have done active work since that time. They were -delayed' In Joining the national organisation'' oh ac count of the fsLrt that this damn fa not made up entirely of relatrve of war Vet erans, but of a group of" loyal women who have devoted much tinfo' in ; Work ing for the soldier, and In view of this fact the national auxiliary Inserted a clause Into it charter" allowing this camp to be admitted.' They are now th third camp in the .United States, awd Camp Hampden auxiliary, i ; th second. The latter was mustered In about two years ago, and the installation of Offi cers of the two organisation 'may ibe at the same time. This will ' have to tbe delayed for about one month, .'however, as the charter will hoi arrive within that time. Until a hall is .secured the meeting of the newly formed anxlliary will be held In the Armory. Their next meeting will be on .May 19. -when .con stitution and by-laws will be arranged. CONGREGATIONAL AID SOCIETY The Ladies' Aid Society .of .the". First Congregational Church- entertained-- large number of friends .at the church Darlor this afternoon.? Th hostesses were Mesdames R. W PratV 2. V. Pot ter, (3. M. Parker, FJ.W. Prehn, I. "V. Pratt, A, N. Smith, M. happ, 8. 6. Smith. C. B. Sears, N. M. Showers and M. W. Smith. Th program 'consisted, of readings by Mis Vesta Townsend and Mrs. S. P. Keith, vocal solos , by , Miss Mabel Johnson and an lnteijeetlng. paper on "Religion In Poetry and Bong" by Mrs. Bluford Slgler. After th program a social afternoon was apent. Ride a COLUMBIA 'AND BB RESPECTED. ,! ; ' The best , that - money can buy $40.00 , to $85.00. ye 'carrythe parts and take care of bur patrons 4 Full- line of Sundries. Expert Re pairing. Open evenings. A long as 'the wet weather continues a majority of those who are expecting to discard their old wheels and get the latest-modeled ones this year, are satis- fled to retain their old bike. The old wheels will do Just as well, they think. until th weather permits them to take pleasure In riding their new wheels, when the work of keeping them clean win o mucn easier tnan it w But, Judging from the general renewed interest In all manner of cycling through out the East a manifested in th re ports of the trade Journals and , sporting papers, the wave of prosperity In the trade Is now due on the paclfio Coast Deputy Sheriff Horace Thielsen states that he will not put any special bicycle tax collector out to sell tags this year. Instead, In a few days a force of depu ties' will be started out to slese all wheels that are not licensed. The annual tax of fl became, duo March 1 and delinquent April L .,';' ' A number of Portland riders will com pete In the bicycle races to be held at Salem Sunday. : May IS, under the aus pices of , the Brotherhood of Railroad Locomotive Engineers' excursion, which leave her on that date. Among -those Who have signified their willingness to take part in the races are "Keg" Bar rel!, Bey Campbell and Ted. Inglefleld. Prises will b given for motor cycle events also. . L Automobile ... are fast becoming ,'the fashion now amoni those who can af ford to hav them. Last Sunday' six lutSs' took r rur out fa the wehre-MU house, on the Oresham road. The road was In good condition, and a high rat of speed was attained. Two motor bicycles accompanied the party and had no dlffi- culty In keeping up with the procession. On a long run. a motor cycl 1 hard to. beat CLEVELAND. Ohio, May I.-Four thousand employes of the Cleveland Boil ing- Mills hav signed an agreement -to abstain from meat foods for SO days, be ginning May 10. An effort Is making to have this abstinence become general, and It Is hoped to secure 60,000 names to this pledge. Th beef trusts of the country are the cause. FOgTTWAYNE. Ind., May T.-Two thousand employes of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne a Chicago Railroad shops will abstain from eating beef for six weeks, beginning May 16. This is In punishment ot th Chicago beef trust.. ...... LTNN, Mass., May 7.-An anti-beef, eating league Is being organised among the 6000 employe of th General Elec tric Company here. Between 1500 and 1700 name hav been secured, representing 3500 consumers. Local dealers complain that the consumption ot meat Is falling off rapidly. PULLMAN, 111 May 7.-PractlcalIy the entire population of Pullman is agitating the subject of abstention from the use of meats. The methods of the packers and vrhat is known a th beef trust have become so abhorrent to the people of this suburb of Chicago that such ac tion la agitated. The Death Rate. It Is a well-known fact that 50 per cent of the chicks hatched throughout the country die before they are three weeks old. One of the greatest causes of this mortality is improper feed. The best feed for little chicks IS Bowen's Reliable Chick Feed. It's not a tonic nor a medi cine, but a good, nourishing, growing feed, mixed and ready to feed dry, never wet. Book on care of chicks with each order. For sale by all leading grocers. Manufactured by Bowen's Seed Store, Front and Taylor streets.) Portland, Or. Got His Share. "I am sorry, doctor, you were not able to attend the church supper last night; It , would have, done you good to be there." "It has already don me good, madam; I have just prescribed for three of the participant." Richmond Dispatch. Do not delay trvlna- the Peacock flour: you will never regret It. F. P. KEENAN 126 First St., -T1 Near inn ' That will give you an Idea The LIGHTEST, STRONGEST, HANDSOMEST, . , . MOST DURABLE and -EASIEST RUNNING WHEEL on the market, in fact , "THE BEST WHEEL ON EARTH" The. 1902 rv Satisfy AU Classes $25, $30, $35i $40r$S0r$60 WAKE UP ! Your Competitor Is doing so and is figuring with us for Automobile Runabouts, Carriages and Delivery Wagons. ' ' Let Oldsmobile' QaMliae "Toledo" Steam ' Fred T. Merrill Cycle Co. - " 'v' :. INC. , .' 1 jOS, 107, 109, III I . CDAk'ANP II lv OfjrUlE, TACOMA ISb. c The record of transfers and building improvements still continues - (Unabated, The total valuation of deedf recorded for th first half of the week shows: Resl Estate Transfers. Monday . HS.9W.99 Tuesday ... Wednesday 22,36,10 S0.08S.86 Total ,i...6Mll;14 Th building record show the follow ing: Building; Permits Monday v 8.300.00 Tuesday . 7,680.00 Wednesday 1.800.00 Total ... ' 0,..12,65O.OO , t Improvements Among the Improvements now making or to be made are the following: Ke pairs on the church ajt the corner of East Yamhill and East Seventh streets, 11500; the. erection of a 'story-and-a-half dwell ing at the corner of Dwlght and Win chell, by L C. Sheldon, to cost 11000; a one-story dwelling on Mallory avenue,' near Going, , to cost 11000; a one-story dwelling for D. A. Jones, at the corner of East 'Tenth and Thurman streets, to cost $1200; repairs on the dwelling of R. Xj. Ollsan, "at Nineteenth' and, Kearney, amounting to 11500. The two frame buildings now occupying I he site at the southeast corner of West Park and Morrison streets are to be rased Id the ground to make place for a new three-story brick building.. The property Is a part of the Harvey Bennett estate. The -.new building will be erected next month. The, presenttenants have been notified to vacate by the 1st of next month.' Excavation for the new building to be occupied by Flnley & Bon at the corner of Third -and Madison will begin next week. The work of removing the old buildings Is well under way. The new building will have a 60-foot front on Third and one of 100 feet on Madison. The foundation walla .for the new building of Henry WelnhardV will be got ten under - way next week,' the excava tion having been completed. Fourth and Alder streets Is piled with building ma terial for the new structure. ' Pits for the foundation pier of the new Failing building at Third and -Morrison are being dug, the work . of excavation having been completed. This 'will be an imposing 'building when finished. ' The way in whlcjr the George Lawrence building, at First and. Stark, 1 progress ing speaks well for tb -cony-actors. TMs was one of the first building started this spring and it still keeps. In. the lead. iMrs. Raleigh's building, on Alder street near Third, is being a remodeled ; for - a first -class saloon. -The excavations, for T. M. Richardson's new. building, atthe; corner of Third and Salmon atfeets, 'has. been completed, and the foundation ways are now being laid. . AH the brick work for . D, Relman's .building,, near Burn side, on Third street, has been finished. The proews uf Sverbaullng th store in I I IS. REAL ESTATE SITUATION .- .... . of the popularity of of a wheel without a peer. ence has made it -' ' . BJW ' .-. of RidersChain, Chain I ess us Show You Our Superb "Waverley,? r- Electric Sixth St., Portland , SEATTLE the Union block, formerly .occupied by the John Barrett Company, Is progress ing satisfactorily.. - 1 " ?. ': . , v. - s Conditions Encouraging. , Following are th opinions of soma t th local broker and dealers McMaster X Blrrell: "There is muoh inquiry for outside property and a grow ing inquiry for Inside property at far better prices than those which prevailed a year ago. These matters Indicate pros pertty, and matters look towards a con tinuation of these conditions. The gen eral conditions of the country will deter mine whether this state of affair is to continue or not. for they have a great deal te do with the determination of con ditions. .- " ' We note a greatly improved demand for farm property, and this Is bringing much better prices. The inquiry seems to be largely in the Willamette Valley. It is likely that th prlnolpal demand lies in Lane County and north from Eugene, but there is .'also an Improved demand in uouglas county." " Henkle V, Baker: "The Inquiry- for property 1 mostly around Portland. We have closed several thousand dollars' worth of business already this month. It is surprising how many .people are ask ing for property, ranging from 15000 up to $23,000 In prtccuOf course thU lies near Portland. Oh' one 123,000 piece we have had an offer already of $21,000. "It should argue well for conditions when w say that we hav more Inquiry for city property than we have city property, to sell. Buyers are looking about all over the cKy' for property. While there Is considerable Inquiry for business property, there is more for residence property. We Jlnd, too, that there is a marked demand for warehouse property." Randall ft yurtebergJt"We tfeai largely In farms. The. inquiry is 100 per cent better than it was a year ago. 'The ma jority 'of the people we' have dealt with are farmers who Jhave recently come from Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, They all seem to want to get lands In the Willamette Valley: . 'These newcomers seem - to consist principally of Germans and Scandinavi ans, with a few Tankees sprinkled in among them. Generally speaking, they declare themselves well- satisfied ; with the prospects. .- There are very few who can possibly find fault with the country. None of the newcomers think -Oregon lands high ' as compared with those In their Eastern homes.. The Inquiry ranges mostly for farms of from 10 to 40 acres, which average, from $20 to $40. according to the amount, of Improvements.' 'There was one man who cam her from Kansas with his family.' His. wife wasn't enjoying: the very best of health,' and this seemed to be the paradise; for- which she had, been seeking. She couldn't speak too highly of Oregon. We' showed her husband sort bargains In farms that were . good ; enough for anybody. w He couldn' t see It I He. was homesick, and the finest bargain- In the world would not tempt him In th ,4at 'He said: 'I'm Years of experi- BICYCLES and Cushion Frame Line. going back to Kansas-going to buy my ticket today and go back and purchas the old homestead again.' His wife want ed to stay here and get well,: and . be wanted to go back and get well-of the homesickness. ' After he burns up. an other summer and then gels thrashed around by a cyclone, he'll be glad enough to return to Oregon." . ' , ; MURDER TRIAL; The Schievie Case Will Be Called May 15v ; )' t - . -; ' (Journal Special Service.) , ST. HELENS. Or., May l.-Clrcult Court will convene here Tuesday of next week. There are SI equity and $8 law oases on the docket for this term. There) will probably be one or two criminal aoy tlons besides the Schievie trial, which is set for Wednesday, May 15. The evidence la very strong against him; and it isj very likely that he . will be convicted bt murder in the first degree. It has been several years since a grand Jury has been , called, and It is presumed that on wl$ be called at this term to check up th books of the County Court officials. The tax roll was placed In the hands of the Sheriff.FebruaYy M, with $57,74.72 for! collection. .Of this amount he ha received $4S,7S4.S1, and there remained fot collection May 5 $8996.41. ' . ..... -.4: . The total amount of fees collected In this county for the month of April was $535.$7. ' V .V . - ".- : MARINE NOTES. : : - . , After a passage of 129 days from Zam- ,;, boanga, the schooner Mahukona arrived at Port ' Townsend yeJerday afternoon. The schooner David Evans, which ar rived at Port Townsend Monday from Sa Unas Crus, wilt goon a drydock: and have her bottom, repaired. 'She was 6? days In snaWngt thsuntoPort Town- send.?- ,.-V ;;.;' '" '.' . ;'"""s;;;!;' ' The" nw trafilo arrangement' recently effected between the Pollard line and the Northern Paclfio Is proving successful to Its promoters. It is a new passenger line . from San Francisco to the Sound. From the latter city to Aberdeen, Wash;, pas-- sengers are taken by boat and the re mainder of the distance Is covered by t rail. The first boat. to arrive at Aber--deen on Uis new line was the steamer Newberg,-which carried SI passengers. The 'old brig Tanner put I baek ' to Port Townsend yesterday , In :d")Kresji.' The Tanner was bound from Port 'Blakely - for San PedrO With lumber, and was off the Columbia river last Monday a. week . ago. During tne nigni a neavy soutner-- -ly gale was experienced, which swept th . vessel and threatened to wash. away thja deck load. . The Tanner was 'leaking- as result of laboring In tbe terrific sea. ' v. Vlntllr a tMn iu btiardml the brlB .. : -i and carried away vhf -e-fr.jv-' OperateeVUfiT malnunip, and; nothing re-. malned but tor her. to , seek port arid " , have, the damage jepalrei. r-,,.., .- All I oH land knows tho Columbia tele- , h?ne service is tbe best It you're fro -isourl, will show jroa. i . ; x ! ' '
