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10 THE MORNING' OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1902. FEW BRIDGES OPEN Nearly Three Miles of Them Closed as Unsafe. EARLY BELIEF IS . IMPOSSIBLE Only Means of Securing? Money to Re build or Fill Bridges Found in. Xcw Charter CoHt Will ho Fully 100,000. Nearly three miles of the bridges and elevated roadways by which the business center of Portland is connected with the residence suburbs are in such bad repair that they have been closed as unsafe for traffic and -people have to- make Ions cir cuits to got around the breaks in the lines of communication. " The ie.w bridges which remain open are in such bad con dition that unless repairs are soon made, they will also have to bo closed. The city has no funds to pay for repairs or re hufldlng, and the present city charter makes it practically impossible 4to have the work done at the expense of the property-owners. There is no prospect or reller until tno new cniurier i uuku by the legislature. Then tho city will rhoA Aninrired nowers of levying taxes "and of having improvements made by tho 1 creation of local Improvement districts. wThls, in a nutshell, is the situation with Which the city is confronted, and to which attention was forcibly called by lhe collapse of tho Marquam-gulch bridge j Monday afternoon. Almost all of tho bridges .and elevated t roadways by -which the streets are ex tended across the sloughs and bottom lands which parallel the Willamette River and across the many deep gulches which cut the higher lands, have been con demned by City Engineer TV. C. Elliott Most of them were built from 15 to 20 years ago, during the period of the rapid t growth of the city. Thoy -began to get ' out of repair about the time of the panic and during the years of depression which followed no funds were available to re pair them. Moreover, they were not. ab solutely unsafe and could be kept pass able by a little patching from time to time. But this makeshift policy has been continued until they have gone from bad to worse and finally havo come to' grief all within a short time. One by one they havo been closed by the City Engineer to avoid risk to life, limb and property until now only a. few remain open, and they are In a "decidedly Tlckety condition. Bridges TJiat Arc Cloned. The records of the City Engineer's office ehow that the following bridges have been closed: t ...av. vti-oof ncross Moiil romery gulch. 400 feet long. 40 to 50 feet high, main bridge to Lower Albino. Williams avenue, between Broadway and Weldler. 210 feet long. Holladay avenue, crossing Sullivan's gulch, torn down because in danger of falling over O. B- & N. Railroad. 420 feet long. Grand a-enue, between East Everett and East Glisan streets, 330 feet long, 75 feet high.. East Oak street, between Water and East Third, and between Union avenue and East Sixth, about 1300 feet. East Stark; between Grand avenue and East Seventh. 1800 feet. East Washinirton street, from Water to Union avenue. 1040 feet. Belmont street, from Ninth to Tenth. 200 East Ankeny, from East Second to the river '7S0 feet. ..''" coo a. rinttrApn Second and the river, and between Twenty-second and Twenty-third, 020 feet In all. A East Third, from Washington to Oak.- 520 feet. East Alder, from Seventh to Eighth, 250 feet- closed iNovemDer Belmont, from. East Water to Union avenue, OCT! fnat Union avenue, portions all the way from East Oak to East Madison streets, about 2000 foot East Clay street, from East First to East Third. 520 feet Ions. All these, except East Washington. East Stark. East Oak and Union avenue, have been Closed by Mr. Elliott. TTlcTonth 4:ttYft hptwoon TVttvirrovA null Qulmby streets, about 350 feet, closed Novem ber 4. Alder street, 'between Lownsdale and Wash ington streets, about 800 -feet. Sixteenth street, ' between Morrison and First street, between Sheridan and Meade, and between Wood and Gibbs. about 700 feet. Front street, between Gaines and Abernethy, atout ;suo ieet. Corbett street, between .Porter and Grover, ohnnt W foot Sidewalk on Willamette Heights bridge, along north side, 410 feet long and 110 feet high. Second street, - from Sheridan to Arthur, 400 This makes a total of .about 15,350 linear feet of street, of which the public is de barred the use. Against this formidable llcf Is tr Vp. srf onlv n. short list of brldtres and roadways -which are still open. These are: Pew Are Still Open. East Morrison, from the river to Union ave nue, and from Eighth to Ninth. Union avenue, over Sullivan's gulch. Grand avenue, across Stephens' slough. East Eighth street, from East Grant to East Caruthers. East Twelfth, from Pacific to East Irving. Hood, between Porter and Grover streets. Corbett, between Curry and Gaines. Front, between Porter and Grover, and be- , tween Caruthers and Arthur. Chapman, between Taylor and Salmon; also between Morrison and ashlngton. Thurman, between Twenty-ninth and Thirty- first. Seventeenth, from Marshall to Twelfth. Norfolk, from Eighth to Twelfth. Short stretches along Front street, aggre gating about 1500 feet, which are being filled In. No Prospect of Early Relief. There is no prospect of relief from thl practical blockade to communication until next Spring at the earlest. The city be gan the year with about $10,000 in the bridge fund and this amount was doubled by the transfer of an equal sum from the general, but even $20,000 was a mere drop in a bucket -when compared with the great amount of work in sight. The fund is already about exhausted and there is no money available for bridge repairs ex cept the small amount which can be ex pended by the regular street gang from the repair fund under the direction of the Board of Public Works. Estimates have been prepared by City Engineer Elliott of the cost of rebuilding the bridges, and they range all the way from $4 to $16 a linear foot, varying according to the width and height of the bridge to be built. Taking the mean between the two ex tremes as the average, this means that it will cost at least $150,000 to rebuild the bridges. But the city has already en tered upon the work of filling the gulches and lowlands spanned by the dilapidated structures, in order that there may be an end to the work of bridge building. Fill ins costs from 10. to .25 cents a cubic yard, according to the distance from which the dirt has to be brought, whenever an ex cavatlon Is made on private property and the owner desires to find a place to dumj the earth, one of the old bridges is des lgnated, but many property-owners can get paid for earth by owners of low land However, the East Morrison roadway from East First to Union avenue and Bel mont street has been partly filled. Provision of Chnrter. The provisions of the present charter in regard to payment lor sucn worK Dy local improvement districts renders it practically impossible to have It done in this manner, ineac yiuvuwuo ic s mi lows: Section 13S. In case where an elevated road -. or bridge shall be Included, in a street Improvement of not less than five blocks in length, tho owners of the property abutting on said elevated roadwaa or bridge shall be assessed' In the same manner as before de scribed, at least 50 per cent of the cost of such elevated roadway or bridge, and the remainder of the cost of such elevated roadway or bridge shall be apportioned and assessed equitably upon all the property liable for the cost of the street Improvement; provided that the Common Council, la Its resolution of Intention described In section 127 'of hls act, shall state that the cost of elevated roadways and bridges included In any proposed street Improvement will be apportioned In the manner above set forth. Section 159. The Council Is authorized to re pair any street, or part thereof, whenever It deems expedient, and to declare by ordinance before doing the same whether the cost thereof shall be assessed upon the adjacent property, or be paid out of the general fund of the city. Temporary repairs to streets may be made un der the direction of the Board of Public Works, whenever the said board deems the same neces sary, and the expense thereof shall be paid out of the fund raised for the repair ot streets. Sec 160. If the Council declares that a proposed repair shall be made at the cost of the adjacent property, thereafter the proposed repair Is to be deemed an Improvement, and shall be made accordingly; but if it declares that the cost of the same shall be paid out of the general fund, such repairs shall be deemed a temporary repair, and may be made as tho ordinance may provide, and be paid for accordingly. Coat Out of Proportion. The difficulty In the way of pursuing the method provided In these sections Is that the property abutting on bridges is gen erally of so low value and the cost of Im provement is generally so high per front foot that the assessment for the Improve ment would equal, and often exceed, tne vjilne of the nronertv. The courts have held that such an assessment would be equal to confiscation and therefore Illegal. Tho fitv Council cannot let contracts for such work in excess of the appropriations made at the beginning of the year, nor can it incur any debt for the purpose, because the members voting for such action would thereby render themselves liable for the cost of the work, and would also forfeit their offices under the follow ing provisions of section 217 of tne charter: No money shall be expended or payment made by tho city except In pursuance oi a specific appropriation made for that purpose by ordinance, and an ordinance making an appropriation of money must not contain a provision on any other subject; no liability shall be Incurred, cent creaieu or commti made, involving the expenditure of money ap proved by the Council during any year which cscceds the amount of, revenues received for that year. All contracts made. debts created or liability incurred in excess ot the nmount hereby authorized and limited are null and void. Neither the Common Council nor any officer of the city shall have authority to make any contract or do any act binding the City of Portland, or Imposing upon said city any lia bility to nay money until a deflnito amount shall first have been appropriated for the liqui dation of all pecuniary liabilities of said city under said contract, or In consequence of said act. Any Councilman voting to incur any liability or to create any debt In excess ot the amount limited or authorized by law. and any liabilities sought to be Incurred or debt created In excess of the amount limited or authorized by law, shall be taken and held by any court of this state as a joint and several liability and obligation of the members of the Common ( Council voting for the same, and not the debt, liability or obligation of tho City, and the voting for or creating such liability, obligation or debt shall be conclusive evidence of mal feasance In office, and for which such members of the Council may be removed from office. Must Avrnlt New Charter. "I do not seen any chance of a remedy until the new charter takes effect," said Mayor Williams, when he was asked by The Oregonian if he saw any way out of the dlfficuty. "We have no money on hand and are not allowed to borrow or obtain money In any way. It looks as though the situation would have to re main as it is until the Legislature passes the new charter. We shall make a des perate effort to have the Legislature pass the charter at once on its meeting, so that we may levy a tax under It. It pro vides that the levy shall be made on or before the first Monday in February, and half the taxes become delinquent on the first Monday in April, so that money will -become available after that date. "Under the new charter the Council can make a large improvement district, all the property in which would have to share the cost. For Instance, on the First-street bridge we can take a district a quarter of a mile in extent 'and assess all the property In that district for the entire improvement. We shall also have power to levy a tax of seven mills for the current expenses of the city, exclusive of tho interest on the public debt, while the preeent limit is seven mills. Including in terest. As the interest alone Is about $140,000 a year, this will greatly Increase the amount available for improvements and current expenses. "Instead of rebuilding the bridges, we intend to fill as many of them as pos sible, for then we shall have a permanent road and shall not have to keep rebuild ing." The city does not incur any liability for damages for less-or injuries due to the collapse of bridges, or defects, but has made a practice of making an allowance to injured persons on equitable grounds. Under this head the city has paid out $1800 to two persons this year... It has guarded against further claims of this kindby Iclosing the bridges as fast as thfcy were found unsafe. A claim will probably arise from the death of Bennett. the: teamster, on First-street bridge, but it -is impossible to- estimate the amount the city will pay. A MERRY STORY. The LnteKt Number Just Arrived From San Francisco. It seems not to matter how often a story is told, if it is good, and has facts that are indisputable, it takes with the public The latest shipment of Mormon Bishop Pills, every box telling the story of relief from the effects of llauor or to bacco habits, and all other excesses that are Injurious, is only another proor tnat they ore in great demand, and that they do the work at 50 cents per box, or six boxes for $2 50. They are sold by S. G. Skidmore & Qo., Portland, Or. The Sultan of Turkey and the Queen of the Netherlands arc paid to be the only total ab stainers among European fiovcrclcns. FATTENED ON STUBBLE FIXE LOT OF STEERS YESTERDAY RECEIVED IX PORTLAND. Nutritious Grain and Straw That "Would Otherwise Go to Waste Turned to Finished Beef. One hundred fine steers came down from Eastern Oregon yesterday. Two carloads were stopped at Troutdale, and the others came through to Portland. Though they were designed for shipment to Puget Sound, the "Union Meat Company, by bid ding up the price slightly, induced the Stockyards Company, which handled them, to return another; carload to Troutdale. The other carload -will go through to C. Bergheim, of Tacoma, who bought them for 4 cents a pound. E. Wlllard, of La Grande, sent these ani mals to the Portland stockyards for sale. Mr. Wlllard bought them in the Wallowa Valley last summer and fattened them on the stubble fields of the. Grand Honde Valley since about September 15. Most of them are 2-year-olds, but there are a few short-aged Ss among tnem. The average weight of the onimais as they -came from the cars, after a ride of .350 miles, with all the shrinkage such a trip FINE entails, was 1073 pounds each.- They are. Shorthorn grades. If stockmen would put the same degree ( of finish on their.cattle that Is represented by the condition of this shipment, buyers say, they couldj be assured of an easy sale at the highest price, while a poorly finished lot might have a slow sale at the lowest price. The Portland stockyards have calls for fat cattle every day from British Columbia and the Puget Sound country. Manager Daughtrey says the present demand for fat hogs Is also .in excess of the supply, though a larger num ber of hogs than ever before are being, offered. Only a small part of them are fat enough to make a quick sale at top prices. In speaking of yesterday's receipts of steers from the Grand Ronde Valley, and the manner in which they were fin ished for the market. Dr. C. E. Hutchin son, of the local station, United States Bureau of Animal Industry, said: "This lot of cattle Illustrates the excel lent results to be obtained by grazing stock through the Fall and Winter on these stubble fields. It is evident that these wheat fields furnish a pasturage with a very high nutritive content. An examination of the paunches of both cattle and sheep fed upon these stubble fields shows that In addition to the abundance . of green feed afforded, a great amount of grain Is secured from the lodged and semi developed stalks which are not reached by the headers. The flesh of these ani mals Is firm, of excellent flavor and tender texture, and the predominance of lean meat is a marked characteristic. "A more extended use of these fields for turning off fat cattle, hogs and sheep is to be recommended. Oregon has sent to the East this fall 500,000 sheep, which have gone into the feed yards of the Central States. Lambs have been sold by the tralnload for this purpose, and have brought the raisr but Jl 75 a head. The Eastern feeder will carry them through the Winter on high-priced corn, and in the Spring realize a handsome profit on them. While there still remain thousands of acres of unused stubble In this state that would have put these same lambs in a better condition for the mar ket than any corn-feeding process can possibly do, and which would have been left in a better shape for raising wheat than they would have been without the lambs, for the grazing of sheep on these fields distributes over them a fertilizer which is In a more available form for plant food than would be provided by plowing under the green wheat. "It is a lamentable fact that not over one-fourth of the farms of Oregon are supplied with livestock sufficient to con- MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS W. II. Morrow, Presld-ent. Directors of the Manufacturers' Association last night elected the following officers for the ensuing yearr President W. H. Morrow. , Vice-president R. J. Holmes. Treasurer W. H. McMonlcs. Secretary C. H. Mclsaac. All these officers, except Mr. Holmes, served In the same capacity last year. I. N. Flelschner was vice-president for the term Just ended. The subject of lower distributee freight ratea to the interior country was the supreme topic of discussion. Tho association will ,endavor. to enlist the support of all commercial, bodies in the Northwest In a movement for more favorable tariffs, from the railroads. Amonjr the leading speakers were A. IL Devers. Fletcher Linn, D." M. Dunne. O. E. Heintz, John Montag and E. H. Kllham. sume the ordinary w'aste or offal of the farm. Such farmers as have provided thems lives with cattle, hogs and sheep for this purpose find that these animals return them more and easier money than any crop they raise. For. these men it Is now a yearly occurrence to send to market two or more carloads of fat hogs and a carload of fat cattle, and even to sell more ijraln than they did before they fed the stock. From their success it is be coming more and more evident that wheat, barley and alfalfa, or stubble , pasture, of the North Pacific States will furnish a cheaper and better supply of beef and pork than will the corn fields of .-the Cen tral SCates." Here is confirmation of the estimate made by The Oregonian- several weeks ago that Portland is situated favorably for a packing industry as great as that of Kansas City. Mr. Wlllard has- 245 more cattle fattening on the ordinary waste of Grand Ronde stubble fields. GETTING AWAY FROM HOME The Spirit of Restlessness and the Desire for Cliauirc. London Spectator. Judging by a good deal of the conversa tion of the present day, there are a large number of people who have a positive hor ror of home. This curious .revulsion of feeling Is taken by many persons as a sign oi deterioration. For our own part we find it difficult to take it quite serl- LOT OF CATTLE FATTENED ON STUBBLE. ously or to see in it anything more than a passing whim. Tsobocy nowadays likes monotony. Change is what people desire not per haps any great change; but lots of small chan-"; not necessarily for the bettor, but Its own sake. Now, there Is a great sameness about one's four walls, be they ever so handsome. We all feel at times an overpowering desire to look at something else. We cannot changoj the patterns or the pictures on them ever' day, and neither they nor the home furniture ' ever . seems to alter In expres sion. Again, there Js a terrible sameness about one's own cook. Experience en ables us to foretell the taste for every thing at home, from the soup to the savory, If we are rich, and from the mut ton to the cheese, if we are poor; where as, if we dine at a restaurant everything, down to the salt, is different, and the res taurant is refurnished daily with new faces. Then, again, the music and stir going on around one avoid the necessity for much conversation, and conversation In the home circle is. sometimes difficult and sometimes dull. It does not do always just to say what one thinks, it Is such bad practice for dining out, and, this being the case, It is" not easy sometimes to think what to say. Nowadays we get, socially speaking, tired of our friends arid even of our ac quaintances. We want them to pass con tinually before us like a street procession. Instead of that they rather resemble a stage crowd and keep coming up again. There Is a limit to those we know, a limit even to those we should like or should be Jikely to know even by sight, and at a restaurant this latter limit Is disre garded. The barrier of. good manners which forbids that those who are ac quainted with one another should speak Is sufficient to protect our station or our dignity, but it is not a very high fence, and It Is one which it is amusing to look' over. Ljrnehlns Is Threatened. RENO, Nev., Nov. 4. A shooting scrapo took place at Dayton last night in which an Italian by the name of Angelo Zarl was Instantly killed. The man who did the killing wa3 Adamo Jurull, a fellow countryman. He was a laborer In the em ploy of the murdered man. The trouble arose over a dispute as to the ownership of a honseJuruli was arrested and placed in Jail. "The Italians of Dayton are greatly excited over the tragedy, and lynching is threatened. C. H. Mclsaac, Secretary. HAS SAME OLD TROUBLE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DIS CUSSES BRIDGE PROBLEM. Cannot Find Solution and Gives It Up Street Improvement Bids De clared Too High. Between the bridge and the street Im provement question, the Board of Public Works put in a gloomy two hours yester day afternoon, and at the conclusion of a long discussion the members found them selves where they were a week ago with bridges to build and without the means to build them. A few additions were made to the list ot the board's difficulties by the diligent City Engineer, who gave notice that he had closed the bridge on East Alder street, between East Seventh and East Eighth, and also one on Eleventh street, 'near Qulmby. He also gave noti fication that the bridge over East Morri son street, between East Eighth and East Ninth, where a disastrous street-car ac cident occurred six years ago. was in a bad condition and should be repaired at once. The Willamette Heights bridge of the Portland Railway Company was also reported unsafe, and If the company does not make repairs at once, he was in- structed to close the bridge and to place the ever-present danger sign thereon. The reports about the bridges failed to arouse the faintest sign of excitement among the members of the board. Such matters have come to be considered their weekly allowance of public troubles, and, as they have no remedy to apply, they simply have to drop consideration, with a few observations, off and on. City En gineer W. C. Elliott's official report of the conapse of the Second-street bridge cast sort of a chill over the board, which was relieved somewhat by the remarks of Chairman A. L. Mills and Richard Will lams. Mr. 'Elliott stated the facts of the collapse of the bridge as they were pub lished, and Mr. Mills offered the question as to whether the persons who had passed upon the bridge after It had been closed and declared dangerous should not be held guilty of trespass. Mr. Elliott had stated that the collapse was due to a loaded wood wagon, and that the wagon had been driven to a house within the barricade. "I do not believe the city Is entitled to any damages." said Richard Williams. "We are very fortunate In escaping as we have. The bridge was old and swerving, and it Is lucky that It did not fall against any pf the houses which were built on its sides, topple them over and cause loss of life." The Improvement of Failing street was ordered readvertlsed. Tho lowest bid was $2784, while the Engineer's estimate was $2174. The bid for the Improvement of I East Taylor street was laid on the table, as it was consiaerea too nign. Tne sum was $10,654, while the estimate of the En- gineer was ?I12S. The improvement lies between East Water street and Union avenue, and it requires a fill In places. Mayor Williams called' attention to the condition of the Madison-strect sewer, which was clogged by the driving of-the plies in the improvement of the Madison street bridge. The City Engineer was in structed to look after the work and to present a bill to the county, as the dam age had, been caused by 'the county's em ployes in making the Improvement. The improvement of Qulmby street, against which L. Goldsmith protested at the last meeting, was accepted. A repre sentative of the contractors, Smyth & Howard, stated that the rock and screen ings were of the best quality, and what ever fault there was to be found was with the city, which controlled the rolling. Mr. Elliott said the street had been properly laid. A communication was received from tho Board of Police Commissioners, asking that, when the Columbia Telephone Com pany lays Its wires underground, it be re quired to give the same service to the police as Is now given by the other com pany. It was laid over. A remonstrance was received from J. J. O'Neil against the acceptance of the im provement of Savler street, between Nine teenth and Twentieth, and was referred to the City Engineer. Bids for street Improvements were opened as follows: Twentieth street Symth & Howard, $2629 21; J. R. O'Neill, $3643 11; M. J. Con ley, $2999 52. Sherman street Smyth & Howard, $75S; J. R. O'Neill, $329 96; Engineer's estimate, $179. The bids were referred to the City Au ditor for examination. The award of the contract for the im provement of Vancouver avenue was laid over on account of a remonstrance which was filed oy William Sheehy, the North- crn Securities Company ami others. The remonstrants asserted that the cost was too high. The contractors were charging $2 05 per cubic yard for gravel, while the gravel could he procured at $1 68. By postponement, tney saia, oetter terms might be secured. Superintendent Donaldson, of the street cleaning department, reported that a cart had been, run into by a car on the Madi son-street bridge. The total damage was $15 20, ana he was instructed to send bill for that amount to the Oregon Water Power & Raiiway Company. ONE ORDINANCE FAVORED. Common Council Allows Car Line to Cross Streets. r Three ordinances were before the con mittee of the whole of the Common Coun cil last night, and one of them received a favorable recommendation, while the two others were postponed. The three were the application of the Oregon Water j Power & Railway Company to cross I streets between East Lincoln street and i Linn avenue, which was adopted, with I amendments; thCapplIcatlon of the same company, for a franchise on East Water street, from Hawthorn ftveniio in flttflt Oak, which wan Itiltl on the tftblt (Of le time being, and tho Flegfjl, oil orfllMftHtfe, of which one section was rend, whpn ft motion to adjourn wan mttuo find eftffted. The only objections to tho rnllWfly crossings ordinance was from Jnlllfttl, Poulsen & Co., whono attorney, it, M Cake, stated that the sparks from rt loco motive, which the ordinance permitted, would endanger the mill company' prop orty. The railway company cxpootti t use electricity, so Its attorney, W. T. Muir stated, and will havo steam powr only when It is absolutely needed. The matter was threshed over for an hour, and the committee finally decided to leave thu problem to thp Council to solve. All the Councilmen excepted to tho GO year franchise asked for, and, on motion of Mr. SIgler, the period was reduced to 25 years, the limit set by the new charter. An amendment was made by Mr. Albce, requiring tne company to have the rail way crossings in operation within two years, subject to the forfeiture of tho franchise, and was adopted. Work must te begun on the road after the final ap proval of the ordinance. With these amendments, the ordinance will come be fore the Council this afternoon. The application for a franchise on Water street was taken up, and the com mittee listened to the first section. Mr. Flegel said the matter was of too much importance to be disposed of without duo consideration, as the portion of the city which the line would traverse afforded facilities for a great manufacturing dis trict. President Zimmerman and Mr. Bentley and other-j tok the same view, and the ordinance wa3 laid over. Mr. Flegel brought up the oil ordinance. limiting the- storage of oil to a district bounded by East Taylor street. Union avenue, East Madison street and East Water street, which he Introduced In the Council some time ago, and which was referred to the street committee. Mr. Fjegel offered as an amendment that the railroad companies' be permitted to main- ' tain storage tanks, as It was only a ques tlon of time before- they would use oil as fuei. The Southern Pacific was uslntr it a3 far north a? Ashland. Then'Mr. Bent Icy moved that the committee adjourn, aiio", as the hour was getting late, the motion was carried. PASSED THE FIFTY MARK Numlicr of Pianos Sold by Ellers l'lnno Hoane Durlnfr the Past" Three Days. The returns of sales during the past three days at Eilers Piano House number exactly 54. Not all of these were sold on the co-operative club plan, but the great majority of instruments went to mem bers of the new Piano Buyers' Clubs now forming. In San. Francisco It took peo ple nearly a week after we Inaugurated the new system to realize what a great money-saving opportunity this new piano club system meant to them, but when ! they finally "caught on" well, we had j das's when we sold 29 and even 35 new ..' pianos. J But in Portland people took advantage of the opportunity right from the start; three came In before 10 o'clock Monday morning, and up to last night we had dis rosea of exactly 54 pianos and organs. And even though all were not supplied on the -sgular new cldb plan, it Is safe to say that we shall more than fill one club before the close of the week. A list of .purchasers and style of piano secured will be duly published. Investigate this mat ter. If your home Is without a piano. It will pay you. Telephone for information if ye. cannot call. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Mnrrlaise Licenses. Thornton Jefferson. 45. Elizabeth Jane Kal son. 35. ' George Anderson. 30, Nellie E. Christian son, 21. m Rolla J. Leslie. 22, Minnie Fietkan. 23. Marlon R. Combs. 25, Myrtle Parker, 18. Births. October 25, girl to the wife of J. W. Logan, 8 East Thirty-first street. October 31. boy to the wife of Frank Kreln bring. r.21' North Twenty-fifth street October 27, girl to the wife of W. F. Wood ward, . Contagions Diseases. November 3, O. J. Hunter, smallpox. November 3. George Bradley, 374 East Mar ket street, facial erysipelas. Denths. November 2. Scott Thomas, 50 years, Good Samaritan Hospital, gunshot wound. October 29. A. L. Hatter. 21 years 1 nfonth 18 days, St. Vincent's Hospital, typhoid fever. November 3, Julia J. Carter, 33 years 5 months 4 clays, 515 North Twenty-first, tuber culosis. October 31. Sarah Phillips, 72 years 5 months 9 days.. foot of Ivon street, tuberculosis. November 1. Nellie B. Morgan. 21 years 10 1 days "ase Grove, cardiac paralysis j Bnlldlnn; Permits, j Charles Obcrg, repairs. Bostwlck. between Cook avenue and Fremont. $100. Kirk Hoovor. two-story barn. Water, be tween .uaricet anu uui. 3vm. H. C. Lohman. two-story dwelling, Four teenth and Hall streets. 1600. W. C. Dunlway. two-story dwelling, Four teenth and Hall. $1000. S. Johnson, two-story dwelling. East Sixth, betveen East Davis and East Everett. $2000. j. uansneuer. one-story cottace. Tlninn va nue. between East Ankeny and East Ash, $1000, Strain Tailoring Company, repairs. Third and Burnsido streets. $1200. SldeivKlk Permits. . W. R. Mackenzie, Twenty-third and Everett, 102 feet cement. William Frazier, Fifth and Taylor. 215 feet cement. E. Quackenbush, Piedmont, 008 feet cement. B. A. O'Brien, Union avenue and Sellwood, ' 38" feet cement Mrs. J. G. Buckman. East Third and Burn side, 12 feet cement. Contractors, Grand avenue and Hancock, 112 feet cement. R. A. Jubltz, East Twelfth and Broadway, 100 fect cement ' Total, 1501 feet cement. Real Estate Transfer. Eilers Piano House to C. Guy wake field, lot 3, block 1, Evans'. Add ? COO JM Wk. S h 'si. Jos. Burkhard and wife to wm. jl. city, except strip 0 la. wide off S. M fl. is Mid '..v.v &S9 T1 Wv ? ' kWrnti FSfK Attn.., , J.i.i Mid. hi ? iiitff JW; SWS Alt)fl fcWfll -tite fe fcdfv?, i sm i d it fl ri fiVrlrf,' tor rh&'tifrjitiyti'HlY&'ii:'' a, run, jr., ii n iw 4, T. I H. n. 2 Fl. Tftim. O, TflJ, lp W&tt. JJpfftttMl 1", WWR O) Kit lf. Vl'KK I? Wi.li tlrt-v ;trti lft iff hUt 35j ittin . i& 10. block fl. WtfMVnTffa. i . V. Mpnd rthfl wlfc ('(' A. trfrt. lot Ifl, 1loefc a. hiMtidtd ..t 4f F. C. 0nt!h Bfid mtiUi Vdp. TX- prex Co., pAft auiiblf bloX Ptrtt- lnnd MH.nmi.i.ii;!.;.,.'.!.' F. C. nn.l Y. 8. fiffb W CT. .Mf.y und. V, Jot 4, block Sltvltittsr Add i. i Sheriff, by 1V. If, KoWfwvrt f fl. ftV Jos. uurkhnril, B. ' low 7, s, otock 81. E. V t i.'. t. an Git' Peter Michel nnd It) A. J. Mof Kan. Vi ncr, fr 7, T. J Si. Ri 2 E.; 100 nmn, W. W W. i TVHiUr ... d. r,. c ...,,t.4m y&Ato Thos. Rutto and vttn to ttnn ftrftWt .. 1 acre. sec. I. T. 1 B it. 1 Ti..m Jv A. P. Mead and wlfa to f? A. .loftti . son. lot 14. 15. block H. TttitmtS,. &t J. H. Paso and wife to banM iCaVf anaugh nnd wife. lot 10, blook 33 Sub. Rlvervicw Add - W. G. Wllley nnd wlf to ft. lfntfleM, lot 32. N 30 ft. lot 34. blook L Woodlawn &jO Ellen McKnlzht to Henry MrKnltfit, lot 13. block 14. Ronemont.... w ' Univetslty Land Co. to Marin Hranf. lot 22. block Oil, University rnrk B. B. Mann and wife to L. Russell, lots 8, 0, block 20. Wlllamett'. .,.. 1 Samuel Wanes and wife to Jan. Oray, lot 27. block 8. Capltan Add 125 John T. Whalley and w!feto Frank 13. watklnrf. lots 4. J. block 134. Alhlnrt... 1 Louis Goldpmlth to George AlnalK acre. Balch D. L. C 2.230 Jas. K. Kelly to Mary M. Kelly, und. 1-12 frac block 33. city 19 VT. Housman and wife to R. W. Heath, lot 12. block 13. Woodlawn... 10O Avallne A. Paton to H. I. Stephens, lot 5. block 8. Mayor Gates' Add 2,500 Annie Gambell and husband to Cora E. Ford, block 6, sub. tracts 1, 4, Fern wood i 25 Thos. Mann and wife to It. P. R. T Compte. lot 7. block 137. Couch Add. O.COO E. Horren to E. M. Wharton, lot 4, block 6. Keyatone Add 1.100 Lucy I. Slckler to C. L. Anderson. Jf. 87 374-1000 feet lot 10. and S. -7 030-1000 ft. lot 11. block A. Duni- way's Sub. in Rlvervlew Add. to Al- blna B. Hagerdorn and wife to Erika Se bersr. lots C to 12, block 3, Gos nett's Sub.; lot 3. Glenwocd Park Add MO "Lot Taylor and wife to Joseph M. ' Healy. lots 1, 2, block C2. Stephens' Add P. H. Blyth and wife to City Laundry Co.. W. 05 feet lot 7. block 20, Couch Add 13,000 For Guaranteed Titles See Pacific Coast Abstract, Guaranty S Trust Co.. 20-1-5-6-7 Failing building. Origrin of Fahrenheit's Thermometer. New Orleans Times-Democrat. Sir Samuel Wilfts. writing to Knowl edge, gives the history of the origin ofr Fahrenhelt's thermometer, which is gen erally used In this country- It was really Invented by Sir Isaac Newton, and tire starting' point of , his scale was the heat of the human body. Newton's paper Is to be found in the "Philosophical Trans actions" for the year 1701. He describes his Instrument as a glass tube, filled with linseed oil. and to it he attached -a scale to measure the degree ot heat of the liquid into which he plunged it. His low est point was that of freezing, as his highest was that of boiling water. He chose for the starting point on his scale the heat of the human body, and this ha called by the round number 12, the duo decimal system being then in use that is, he divided the space between the freez ing point and the temperature of the body into 12 parts. He further stated that the boiling point would be about 30. as It was nearly three times that of the human body. A few years afterward when Fahrenheit was working at the subject of heat, he took Newton's Instrument for his experi ments, but, finding the scale not minute enough, he divided each degree Into two parts, and 30 made it 24 degrees Instead of 12. He also did more, for, finding he could obtain lower temperatures than freezing, and notably that of Ice and salt mixed together, he took this for his start ing point. It was from this point he be gan 'to count. 24 degrees up to body heat. This made, by his measurements. S the freezing point. Boiling point he made 53. It then became zero; freezing. 3; body heat, 24, and boiling water, 53. Tills was realy the same as Newton's, only the scale started lower and tho numbers were doubled. Later on. finding that he could measure Increments of heat more minute ly, Fahrenheit divided each degree into four points. It will now be seen that if the numbers just mentioned are multiplied by four we have the thermometer which is now in UBe. THROUGH THE COLUMBIA HIVE a GORGE. A deliEhtful trip of a few hours win take you through the famous "Columbia Jtlver Gorge." the greatest combination ot river and mountain scenery on earth, o. R. & N. train leaves Portland dally at S M. Return can be made by steamer rom Cascade Locks. Special low rates toz this trip, uei particulars m -. xv. us ticket office. Third and Washington. POPULAR. POTTER, IX SERVICE. " Queen of River Bonts Is Sow MaUIns the Astoria Run. The traveling public will be delighted to know that the popular steamer, the T. J. Potter, Is now making the Astoria run. See O. R. & N. tlmo card. BRAIN FOOD Is of Little Benefit Unless It Is Di gested. Nearly every one will admit that, as a Nation, we eat too much meat and too little of vegetables and the grains. For business men. office men and clerks, and, In fact, every ono engaged in sed entary or indoor occupations, grains, milk and vegetables are much mora healthful. Only man engaged in a severe outdoor manual labor can live on a heavy meat diet and continue In health. As a general rule, meat once a day is sufficient for all classes of men, women and children, and grains, fruit and vege tables should constitute the bulk of food eaten. But many oOthe most nutritious foods are dlfllcult of digestion, and it Is of no use to advise brain-workers to eat largely ot grains and vegetables where the diges tion is too weak to asslmulate them prop erly. It Is always best to get the best results from our food that some simple and harm less digestive should be taken after meals to assist the relaxed digestive organs, and several years' experience have proven Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to be a very safe, pleasant and effective digestive and a remedy which may be taken daily with the best results. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets can hardly be called a patent medicine, as they do not act on the bowels nor any particular organ, but only on the food eaten. They supply what weak stomachs lack, pepsin diastase, and by stimulating the gastrlo glands Increase the natural secretion of hydrochloric acid. People who make a dally practice of taking one or two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal are sure to have perfect digestion, which means perfect health. There is no danger of forming an injur ious habit, as the tablets contain absolute ly nothing but natural digestives; cocaine, morphine and similar drugs have no place In a stomach medicine, and Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets are certainly the best known and the most popular of all stom ach remedies. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent pack age of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and ,after a week's use note the improvement in health, appetite and nervous energy. v