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10 CARNIVAL IS OPENED Woodmen Inaugurate Festivi ties With Parade. EIG CROWD THRONGS. GROUNDS Eight Tboniatid People See the High. Dive, the Slide for Life, and En Joy Entertaining Pro gramme ea the Stadium. The Woodmen of the World Carnival opened under the most auspicious circum- j stances last night. The yells of the spiel ers, the music of bands and the noisy mirth of over 8000 people blended discord antly in the North Park blocks until mid night. The Woodmen parade started from Thir teenth and Washington streets shortly af ter 8 o'clock, and marched down Washlng to Third street, thence south- on Third to Morrison, west on Morrison to Sixth, north on Sixth to Washington, west on Washington to Park and north on Park to the carnival grounds. The parade con sisted of sc'eral hundred Woodmen and three bands of music. An hour before the parade started the sidewalks along Washington street were crowded with people anxious to see the uniformed Woodmen with their mighty axe. The several degree camps In line made a splendid showing and received gen erous "applause at different points of the ilne of march. Up to 10 o'clock the ticket men, at the main entrance, did a thriving business, and when Business Manager Fenn of the Southern Carnival Company, had finally counted the night's receipts It looked as though a wheelbarrow would be needed to convey the silver from the grounds. Along Park street, from Washington to Ankeny streets, several confetti, candy and refreshment stands have been erected. Peanut and popcorn venders also tooK ad vantage of the traffic along Park street and had their little wagons lined up in conspicuous places. Inside the grounds one heard the same old cry, "Confetti, confetti. Get your ammunition here. It'3 all clean and good to eat. Swallow the white, chew up the red and never mind the blue. Got con fetti; 5 cents a bag." The crowd was a little bashful at first, but the confetti fiends soon started the fun.' and there was something doing with the mincemeat paper until midnight What the spielers forgot was not worth remembering. The snake-charmer was "there with the goods" around his neck. The merry-go-round did a splendid busi ness. The trained wild animal show had a band and hoochee-coochee dancing bear outside the entrahce that had th desired effect in drawing the cro'wd. "Dreamland." one of the sideshows, was unable to open until a late hour, owing to an lnsufficiney of electric power. "Until the power-house manufactures some more power we will be unable to eulogize our Jurisprudence," shouted a negro spieler, much to the delight of the crowd. The free acts commenced at 10 o'clock, when Captain Beach smoked his pipe under water and did various other stunts to excite the applause of the crowd. Rose and Lemon then made their dare devil ride down the 90-foot Illuminated stairway, receiving a storm of applause. Dubc-Ue. the famous trick bicyclist, rode a tight-rope -on a wheel. The rope stretched for 100 feet at a. height of w feet makes the foat a dangerous one, and the "bicycle as well as the rider being covered with hundreds of miniature elec tric lights causes a dazzling effect. The slide for life, a trick done on a rppe In midair, was somewhat of a fail ure. Owing to the high wind the feat could not be entirely accomplished, but the little Japanese did very well considering the high wind. The last free act and feature of the evening was Mat Gay's 100 foot back somersault dive. Gay made a fine dive from the top of his beautiful illuminated ladder, and the appreciative spectators even threw up their hats as they shouted their applause. The Stadium wa3 the last attraction, and, owing to the late hour of beginning the free acts, did not complete its pro- gamroe until nearly 12 o'clock. The 11 Queens' thrones on the stage make a pretty spectacle, and reflect credit upon the part of Ed Davis, the Southern Carnival Company's decorator. Hundreds of incandescent as well as many arc lights render the stadium nearly as light as day. Rose, Lemon and Canfield, in the cycle whirl, appeared as the first number on tne stadium programme. The act was a good one, and received hearty applause. Prospect Degree Team, W. O. W., then gave an exhibition drill, displaying care ful training and receiving an ovation The Japanese Jugglers and acrobats were probably the leading features of the stadium entertainment. A Japanese slack wire performance was exceptionally good, as well as a group of tumblers. In speaking of the opening of the carni val. Proprietor Nat Rels, of the South ern Carnival Company, said: "I am high ly pleased with the opening. We have en tertained nearly 10,000 people and I feel sure they are all well satisfied. The open ing night has financially as well as other wise passed my hopes and expectations." CANNED CORN CUT NOT MET Northern Pacific Freight Officials Will Delay Action. Northern Pacific freight officials will probably take no further action in the controversy over canned corn rates until that product begins to move next Fall. The matter Is now In the hands of the Bt Paul officials, and they are content to allow it to rest at present. There is no canned corn moving at present, and it Is not likely any shipments will be made until the present corn crop is gathered and the factories turn out their Fall sup plies. None of the jobbers are anxious to deal with last year's product, and the rate Is Immaterial nt present. It is an open question whether the Northern Pacific will meet the O. R. & N. cut from Portland to the interior. While the Northern Pacific could do so. there has been no intimation that the company feels It a matter of prime importance, and will hesitate Jo take any action. The Spokane Jobbers are still dissatis fied with the rate they have been given, and especially so since the "camel-back" tariff of this O. R- & N. only affects terri tory tributary to the Falls City. The Spo kane jobbers have Insisted upon a 90-cent rate and wanted one that would apply to all the canned corn territory. Instead they secured a rating of $L10 that only affects Chicago territory. The "camel-back" tariff of the O. R. & N. is a peculiar cut on freight rate3, and ohe that, if met. might stir up some interesting complications. The rate Is applicable to the Snake "River branch of the road, and as such docs not Include Walla Walla. Dayton or Pendleton. The territory north of the Snake and west of Tekoa gets the benefit of the cut in canned corn rates,, and the peculiar situation is presented of compelling towns much, closer to Pcrtland than the territory affected to pay the higher rate because they are a few miles distant from the Snake River branch. Since the rate is supposed to cover the route by way of Wallula, Inter state commerce regulations are not af fected. If the Northern Pacific meets the cut next Fall, it will affect all intermediate points, and as the Great Northern would naturally have to recognize a reduced tarilt from the Bound cities to inland points, practically all of Washington would secure the benefit of a 20-cent cut in canned corn rates. The fact that the traffic in canned corn is light is a matter that makes the freight officials regard the flurry over this rate with more or less indifference, but the principle involved is one that they do not care to discuss. There is no question but that the Northern lines object to the O. R. & N. cut on local rates and would be glad to be able to even up the score. But the matter is not of such serious moment that the principle can be closely scrutinized. EASTWARD TRAVEL PICKS UP. Lott Round-Trip R&te to Chicago Stimulates Traffic. The sale of tickets in the Northwest territory under the special tariff that is In effect until July 16. giving a round-trip rate of $71.50 to Chicago, picked up yes terday better than ticket agents had an ticipated from the first day. -The inquiries during the last part of last week and the saca o Sunday and Monday did not indicate a heavy east-bound travel, but It is evident that the low rates will have called out a good crowd before the sale limit expires. It is a rather" significant fact that the majority of tickets sold during the days when the reduced fares are in effect read as far east as Chicago. From this fact traffic men argue that most of the travel out Of Portland, at least. Is toward points east of Chicago or those which can only he reached by passing through that city. It was anticipated that the Middle West would get most of the travelers drawn East by the low rates, but this Is appar ently a mistaken Idea, The number of tickets reading to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Kansas City and intermediate points is large, but the far East is at tracting the majority of the people. From the fact that the hot weather is now making life miserable for the people of the East, traffic men draw the conclu sion that the las.t sale, to be held late in August, will be the best of the year. Thip will get travelers East by the first of September, and the time limit will allow them to sDend the Fall in the Eastern Stales. TRAINS TO GLADSTONE PARK. Southern Pacific Inaugurates Special Chantauqua Service. The Southern, Pacific yesterday inaugu rated a special train service between Port land and Gladstone that will be continued until the Chautauqua assembly concludes Its sessions. The trains leave Portland from the East Morrison-street station. The first train out of Portland in the morning leaves at 7:45 o'clock. From that hour until 12:30 there Is a train every two hours: thereafter until 6:30 P. M. an hourly service is maintained. The last train from Portland to Gladstone leaves the city at 15 P. M. The last train will leave the grounds when the programme for the evening Is concluded, and the crowds are ready to return to the city. Traffic officials do not place an estimate upon the travel from yesterday's crowds. They are Inclined to believe that there will be a good business during the two weeks the schedule Is maintained, and one of the strong reasons for this belief Is the large number of campers on the grounds. A good increase over previous years is shown. New Depot at State Fair Gronndii. The Southern Pacific's new depot at tho State Fair grounds, near Salem, will be completed within ten days, and it is expected the travel from this station will show an immediate increase. While the station was intended solely for the purpose of benefiting the patrons of the fair. It is a .regular station on the line of the road. though trains only stop when signaled. The old station, small and unsatisfactory, produced considerable business, and it la likely, now that commodious waiting rooms have been provided, an increase will be shown. During the time the State Fair is- in progress the station will be one of the most Important on the line. Jicvr Rate on Ilooflng Slate. The Northern Pacific has announced a new rate on 'roofing slate when carried in carload lots of not less than 30,000 pounds. The new tariff applies to the trade between Portland and "Vancouver, reducing the charge from 12 to 8 cents per 100 pounds. There is a largo amount of roofing slate used In the work at Van couver Barracks, most of which comes from Portland firms, and the rate was in tended to. aid this traffic COMING ATTRACTIONS. Matinee at Empire Today. The programme at the Empire Theater this week has a new feature in every number. Marsh Craig is a marvel in the contortion line. Christy and Willis, the jugglers, and the soubrette are delight ing the audiences, while Mclntyre and Primrose, the minstrel men, do a clever talking act. Hayward and Hayward open the entertainment with a musical skit, "Is Married Life a Failure?" and the lady gives a remarkable imitation of a music- box on the piano. Matinee this afternoon. Eleven Acta at Shields' Park. Carnivals and cool weather do not deter tho people from attending Shields' Park. The commodious place was well filled last night and for nearly three hours the aud ience was entertained with an excellent show that ran continuously without a minute's wait Shields has the credit this week of giving the largest bill of any park in tho United States. Six and seven acts are big for a park show, but Shields Is giving 11 big acts, any one of which could be featured as a topllner. VERY REMARKABLE. A Piano Goes Through the Heppner Flood and Comes Out Abso lutely Uninjured. A short time after the Heppner disaster Ellers Piano House, which had for some time past maintained a very flourishing agency there, and which lost its agent in the flood, sent a expert tuner to Heppner to look after Its customers' pianos that had been damaged. This gentleman has recently returned to Portland. He states tnat while he found a large number of pianos had been abso lutely swept out of existence by the ter rific force of the rushing waters, he col lected a large number and shipped them to Portland. These pianos are now in Eilerj Piano House repair shops, where they are rapidly being placed in perfect condition by the corps of finished and ex pert workmen always employed by this enterprising concern, m omy one instance, the representative states, did he find a dI- ano that went rhrough the flood and came out uninjured. This was one of the elegant weser pianos, wnicn enjoys an immense popularity In this countrv. 'and is the property of the Heppner Hotel. It was sweDt by the flood clear out of the hotel and when found by the representative of Ellers Piano House was in a cottage some distance away, where it has been hastllv jjnacea ior saiety. Alter oeing inorougniy ariea ana cieanea. ine piano was xouna to be absolutely unimpaired in tone.1 and. with the exception of a few mars which the case received, was entirely uninjured While it Is possible this instrument did not receive the full force of the waters, it is sun one oi tne most remarKabic in stances on record of endurance of a niano and speaks volumes for the excellence of the construction of weser pianos. Nctt Tonrist Sleeper Service to the East. In connection with the O. R. & N. daily tourist cars from Portland to Denver, the Chlcatro. Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail way has inaugurated a daily tourist car service irom uenver to unicago. For full Information, tickets, etc., call on or address H. S. ROWE. Geenral Agent. 134 Third street, Portland, Or. Hoods' Sar5anariila creates an aoDetlte and aids Ishc 'proper assimilation of rood. THE MORNING ' OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, WANT ANOTHER COMPANY PETITION FOR SECOND TELEPHONE COMPANY PLENTIFULIl' SIGNED. Application for Franchise for Em pire Construction Company Comes Before CobbcII This Afternoon. A second telephone system Is still a possibility, for the franchise of the Em pire Construction Company, of Toledo, O., will come before the Council this aft ernoon. The matter has been kept quiet and it was not known until yesterday that an attempt would . be made to pass the franphlso for the new telephone line through the Council. A monster petition signed by at least 1000 of the largest business houses of the city was presented ! to Mayor Williams In the morning. Twenty-three pages of foolscap are cov ered by the signatures of men well knowq In every business circle. Little work has apparently been done In the residence district, for nearly all the names are those of business houses. The petition for a franchise was re- celved by the Street Committee of the Council some months ago. Warren E. Thomas, the Portland attorney of the company, has done all the promoting at this end of the line. The franchise pro posal occupied the attention of the Coun cilman for several weeks, but was finally placed on file by the Street Committee. To all intents and purposes the fran chise was dead, and the present company secure in its exclusive wlre-talk business. Now Mr. Thomas has determined to have another try. at the Council, and from all appearances there Is a fair possibility that the franchise will go through. "I- have been asked to Introduce the franchise." said A. F. Flegel yesterday. 'I am In favor of it, and I always have been." "I am not opposed to two telephone systems," said Fred T. Merrill. "Just the same these people will never get my vote until they can show me that thoy wlll not sell out Immediately to the present company. I think that they should be required to put up $23,000 as a guarantee of good faith." In addition to .the big petition are a number of testimonials from Los Angeles people to the effect that the Empire Construction Company put In a very sat isfactory line In that city, and that to all appearances It Is a responsible concern. Tire Empire Construction Company Is evidently preparing to make a hard fight for business in Portland. They promise to expend $600,000 In constructing the new line. "If all that money is expended in "Port land it will mean a big thing," said Councilman Flegel. Others evidently agree with Mr. Flegel. A number of linemen called upon Mayor Williams yesterday afternoon and called his attention to the fact that a new telephone company in Portland . would mean employment to a large number of men of their trade. "The new company should be forced to place every wire underground," said Chief Campbell, of tho Fire Department. "As It Is now the firemen are hampered a great deal by the wires when they are working on the top of any building In the business part of the city. There are altogether too many wires strung over this town now. and the new telephone company should promise to put in under ground wires from the very start" EAST SIDE STATION WANTED. Residents of Halla day's Addition Ask City Council to Attend to It. A petition from the residents of Holla- day's Addition and other portions of the East Side will be presented at the meet ing of the Council today, asking thatrthe Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company be compelled to construct a suitable sta tion on the East Side, and that it repair the streets leading to it The petition avers that the original franchise granted the old Oregon Railway & Navigation Company provided that a suitable depot be established on the East Side. This franchise was passed by the City of East Portland before the consol idation. The petitioners want the station to be placed at the east end of the steel bridge. The petition declares that by the or dinance under which the railroad oper ates Its cars In East Portland a thorough fare leading from Holladay avenue to tho station be maintained by the railroad company. This station, they say, had never materialized, and the streets are In a bad condition. MESSENGER JS FIRED. Berle Bennett, Appointed by Mayor Williams, Resigns by Request. After a somewhat stormy interview with Mayor Williams, Berle Bennett, the Mayor's messenger at the City Hall, was asked to resign his appointive office. He did so at once, and was thus the first city official under the new charter to lose his position. This took place on Monday. Why young Bennett lost his job is something which apparently only the Mayor can explain. Every one about the City Hall is wondering why the mes senger fell under the Mayor's displeasure. Mayor Williams knows, of course, but he won't tell. It Is rumored that the boy, who Is 16 years old, had fallen into bad company, and that he had been doing some things outside the Mayor's office which one cannot do and hold his position with the city. His cfmduct during office hours was above, reproach, and no fault cquld be found with his work. Bcrl? Brtnott made messenger y . t . . ' y ' ' " " ' ENTRANCE TO THE STADIUM AT THE WOODMEN CARNIVAL, i. ., early in January, in accordance with one of the many new provisions of the char ter. , Some 26 other boys alos tried for the position, but Berle received the appoint ment. The salary of the position is $25 a month. The work Is light and throws a young boy Into touch with Influential men, who can do hlra many a good serv ice afterward. MINER ROBBED OF $1000. j George Petersen Wakes Up From Debauch With Money Gene. George Peterson, of Marshfield. Or., was' robbed of $1000 In a North End dive Mon day night. The matter was reported at the police station at once, but the man was so drunk that he could give no de tailed Information as to the robbery. Yesterday morning he was somewhat so bered up, and the detectives took up the case. Several negro women were ar rested during the day, but Peterson was unable to identify any of them as Ahe ntiM thnt tnnV Vil mnnev Peterson is a miner, who has worked t hard and long for the money he lost. ' Ha rAOAntir mm in thn PaMflp roast. f and wanted to buy some timber claims near Marshfield. He had a certificate of deposlt on an Eastern bank for $1150 i and one lor $1450. At Marshfield he had ' the smaller deposit turned Into cash, and took as payment a $1000 bill. The banker warned him at the time that, it was unwise to carry so much .money around with him, but he would not listen to rea son and tucked it away in a pocket In his "undershirt. When he came to town he met an old friend, who was at the. same hotel,, and the two had a drink togother. One drink led -to another, -and before night Peterson was quite drunk. In his Irresponsible condition he went into a North End dive, and of course came out without his money. Yesterday morning, after Peterson was sober enough to give a correct acconnt of the affair. Deputy District Attorney Arthur C. Spencer was called to the sta tion to take his statement. Several ne gro women were called In and examined before the attorney, but Peterson was un able to Identify them and no evidence was obtained which would make a case against them. "Peterson simply cannot remember dis tinctly who took his money," said Chief Hunt. "He knows some colored woman took it, but he was dazed from the effects of liquor, and cannot fasten the trick upon any Individual. It is a hard ques tion to solve. We may have had the right parties fn the station already, but Peterson could not fix the robbery upon them. We shall keep on until we have exhausted every effort to capture the women who robbed him." CIRCUS LICENSE REDUCED Coancllmen Yield to Kick of Rlngr llngr Bros.' Representative. After cooling his heels In the offices of the City Hall for many hours during the past week, a representative of Rlngllng Bros.' Circus has managed to Induce the Councllmen to reduce the circus license to $500 a day . f . term The cfrcus license was raised to $600 some time ago, but up to this time no circus has reached the city. The other day the advance agent of RIngllng's show came to tdwn. and when he found that his employers would have to pay $1200 for the two days' performances beelde $40 for the sideshows, he raised a complaint. Now the show will pay $500 a day for perform ing In Portland. This is $50 a day higher than the old license. PERSONAL MENTION. Frank C. last night. Baker returned from Seaside W. S. Dwlnnel, a timber man from Min neapolis, is at the Portland. Frank Settlemier, a merchant of Wood burn, Is a guest of the Imperial. C. W. James, superintendent of the pen itentiary -at Salem, is at the Imperial. John M. Wright, a lumber magnate of San Francisco, is a guest of the Portland. J. H. Ackerman. Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction, arrived at the Imperial from Salem yesterday. M. P. Kelly and wife are registered at tho Perkins. Mr. Kelly Is a well-known grocer of Walla Walla. Edward Kelly, a manufacturer of lum ber machinery, is registered at the Port land from San Francisco. Henry C. Hippie leaves today on a visit to friends In Cbnshohocken. Montgomery County. Pa,, his old home, which he has not seen for 20 years. He still remembers how to spell the name of the place, but has forgotten what it means. E. C. Bronaugh and lamlly leave thl3 morning with their own team and outfit for a camping trip of. a month in the Klamath country. They will visit Klam ath Falls, Crater Lake, the Three Sisters, and Inspect that region" thoroughly. NEW YORK. July 14. (Special.) North western people " registered at New York hotels today as follows: 'From Portland W. G. Arnshe and wife, at tho Park Avenue; Dr. F. H. Daamarb. at the Victoria. From Salem, Or. W. H. Byrd, at the Grand Union. From Tacoma MIs3 M. Powell and Mrs. S. D. Myers, at the Kensington. From Spokane G. D. Finn, at the Aster; A. M. Thomas, at the Imperial. Trast Company In Troable. TRENTON, N. J., July 14. Chancellor Magec today, on application of Attorney General McCarter, made an order for the Interstate Trust Company of Jersey Cltv JULY 15, 1903. to show cause two weeks hence .why a receiver should not be appointed. In the meantime the company is restrained from doing business. The assets are given at about $150,000, but liabilities, including the capital stock, at a little over $100,000. The company has been doing practically no business In this state, its operations be ing largely in New York State. Today's order restrains a proposed capitalization of the company at $5,000,000 and the Issu ing o'f $20,000,000 collateral bonds. The company Is Interested In a train of flrianclal Institutions throughout the country, including the Central Trust Com pany, of outh McAlester. I- T., and the Cherokee National Bank. CONTRACTING FOR "WHEAT, Everett Milling Company Makes Good Offers In Washington. SPOKANE. July 14. (Special.) Advices from Downs, Wash., west of here, say: From 65 to 70 conts and upward Is being paid by Everett buyers who are here con- trading for wheat. Many have made sales at these prices. In a number of contracts the ourchaser agrees to pay the .growers any additional raise wheat may make over the contract irlce neiore tne aaie oi ae- livery. Contracts-have been made to the Everett Milling Company by D. Doggett, R. Smith. J. Seagrist George Witt and Olseh Bros.. 1000 sacks each, at 65 cents', and the rals for 90 days. To the same buyers, L. B Turner, 14.000 bushels, at 66 cents, with raise for 90 days. To the same buyers, C. W. Davis. J. H. Mcintosh, D. L. Ambn. H. Bogartz and Chris Griffith, 13,000 bushels at 70 cents, with raise until May, ISOf. James Froman sella 1000 bushels at 66 cents and ralso for 90 days: KENDRICK HAS FIRE LOSS. Explosion of Dynamite Stops All the Clocks In Tovrn. L.EWISTON, Idaho, July 14. Fire at Kendrlck last night destroyed the Tacoma Grain Company's warehouse. Hunter lum ber yards and warehouse. Northern Pacific roundhouse, four cars merchandise, Myers blacksmith shop and minor buildings in the warehouse district The loss Is $20,000 to $25,000, mostly Insured. A heavy wind was blowing and the town was saved after great exertions, A special train from Lewlston arrived there at midnight, but was not needed. The Lincoln Hardware Company suffered loss and the large Kettenback Grain Com pany's warehouses were In Imminent dan ger. An explosion of 200 pounds of dyna mite In the blacksmith shop stopped every clock ani watch in town on the identical second, and smashed the windows In every bulldlng. COLLISION ON THE 1NTERURBAN. Seattle Women Injnred Car 3Ien Resign by Wire. SEATTLE, Wash., July 14. An express car on the Interurban, running too closo behind a regular train on the same road, ran into the train this evening when it stopped at Argo, just south of Seattle. Mrs. H. W. Gowell and Miss Erland, of I Seattle, were hurt, the former sintering ln- i juiics iu 111:1 acinic J. 11c luiiuutiu; uuu Jmotorman of 6 eXDress car tendered their resignations by wire. The cars were considerably damaged. Chinaman Was Murdered. HEPPNER JUNCTION, Or., July 14. (Special.) The remains of a Chinaman, who Is thought to have come from Monu ment, Grant County, Oregon, wercdragged from the Columbia here today with a deep gash in the back of the head that betok ened murder. The murdered Celestial was seen here late Saturday evening with an other Chinaman who has diappeared and for whom Morrow County officers are searching. His capture Is considered prob able, though little description is obtain able. The body was found directly in front of where. the depot was burned, and at first was thought to be one of the late Heppner victims. HITS SALT TRUST HARD Conrt Hplds Snbordinatc Companies Cannot Collect Claims From It. LANSING, Mich., July 14. A majority of the Supreme Court, Justice Grant dis senting, today set aside a judgment of $10,000 secured by the Detroit Salt Com .cany for salt purchased under contract. The Supreme Court says tnat the officials of the Detroit Company knew that the National Company was endeavoring to secure control of the salt market, and the contract Is thereby declared to be Illegal, being In restraint of trade, and the courts will not aid in the enforcement of illegal contracts. Crown Prince Travels Incosr. VICTORIA, B. C. July. 14. The steam ship Empress of India, which arrived to day from the Orient, had among her passengers Crown Prince Rupprecht Marie Lultpold Ferdinand of Bavaria and the Crown Princess, who have been mak ing an enforced tour of the world on account of a scandal attaching to the Crown Prince which agitated Bavaria. Thev are traveling Incognito as Count and Countess von Haardt and are bound di rect to Bavaria. Rear-Admiral Grenfell, of H. M. S. Albion, on the China sta tion, was also a passenger on the Em press of India. CARD OF THANKS. Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Parker wish to express their sincere thanks to the many friends who extended their sympathy and AAsistanea ui tneir late nereavement. TO PAY ALL FIREMEN I Movementon Foot to Improve Department WOULD BELOW INSURANCE RATE City Official and Fire Underwriters Believe Savins Wonld Be Effected If Portlnnd Had Full-Paid Department. If Portland hart a full-paid fire de- partnient the difference in the Insurance rates throughout the city would be as much lower as. they will be along the water-front when the fireboat Is. In use." Thlo Is the comparison made by John C. Stone, manager of the JBoara oi ire Underwriters of the Pacinc uoasi. in speaking of the proposed Improvement in the fire department. "It would do more than that, said Chief Campbell when Mr. Stone's state ment was told him. "I believe tnat tne underwriters would make a material re duction in their ratee if we had a iuii- pald department Instead of one whose men are all over the city during the day. 'After 11 o'clock at night we nave a fairly good department During the day the extramen. who do the work of the department, are scattered all over the city and cannot always get to the fires In time to do the most effective work. Nearly all of the extramen of our de partment are carpenters, linemen or hack- drivers. How can you expeci mem io get to the flre3 in time to get up the lad ders as soon as it could be done by men who stayed, at the engine-houses all the time and were on hand at a moment s notice? The only permnnent men of the de partment are the orlvera ana tne en gineer. These cannot put up tne ladders themselves, as tney nave tneir own wont to attend to. The extramen are the ones who do the work of fighting the fires, and if they cannot respond immediately to the alarm the flames soon get under headway which Is hard to check, lou have no doubt heard people complain about an Incompetent Are department, and blamo tho men for not getting up the ladders quickly. They certainly can't get to fires promptly when they are a mllo away at work. "As an Instance, suppose one of the downtown buildings should catch on fire during the day. Suppose Engine 1 and Truck 1. which are stationed on Fourth street, near Morrison, and are the best known, respond to the call. There Is as driver and foreman on the truck, one engineer and two drivers on the engine. One of the extramen Is p. carpenter and he may be at work in Woodlawn; an other carpenter Is In South Portland: a lineman Is out In Sunnyslde; one of the men Is a hack driver, he may telephone In that he Is on his way to a funeral. There you are. The engine and the truck rush to the fire and the people who see them say the department 13 no good because there la no one there to put up the ladders or enter the house which Is on fire. That's why Insurance rates are high In Port land." According to the charter no more money can be spent on the fire depart ment than the appropriation made.for It," said Mayor Williams. "When the general fund becomes greater we may get a full paid department which 13 something I greatly desire." Section 114 of the charter provides that not more than VA mills of the tax levy shall be used tfor the maintenance of the'" Fire Department Section 116 also pro vides In part as follows: "The Fire Department fund shall con sist of the moneys annually apportioned to said fund by virtue of the tax pro- 4ded for In this charter and such other moneys as. may be transferred to said fund by the Council and shall be ex pended for the, equipment and mainte nance of the Firo Department" The apportionment for the Fire De partment, which "now amounts to about $110,000 a year. Is entirely used up In tho maintenance. "Give us the money and there Is nothing we would like better than a full paid department." declared William Flledner, a member of the fire committee of the Ex ecutive Board. "I remember when the department for the old city of Portland cost more than it now does for the con solidated city, and each part has grown wonderfully." E. D. Curtis, the other member of the committee, agreed with Mr. Flledner. Evidently there Is not the slightest oppo sition In that quarter. Chief Campbell was asked what differ- ! ence a full paid department would make If the same number of men now serving as oxtra men were employed as perma nent firemen always on duty at the engine-houses. "Here are the figures," replied the Chief. "Wo have 137 men In the department now and of these only 53 are permanent The- others, the ones who do the work at the fires, are only call men during the day. In salaries we now spend $5,821.66 a month. With same number of men, 137, a3 permanent men It would cost an addi tional $3645, or $9,466.66 a month, or $113.- 599.92 a year. But out of that should be subtracted the cost of vacations. That Item costs the city $2500 a year, while If we had only permanent full paid men In. tho department the boys could double up In vacation time and thus save the cost of hiring new men, which now Is absolutely necessary. Then again, there Is. much repairing around the engine houses which permanent men could do which now Is paid for separately. So In the long run it wouldn't cost so much after all." "We have a fixed tariff for the towns where there is no fire protection of any kind," said Manager Stone, of the un derwriters. "Portland gets a reduction of 34.4 per cent from this rate. San Fran cisco, which of course has a full paid department gets a reduction of 54 per cent Los Angeles has been receiving a reduction of 40 per centv and I believe that this has been advanced so that the Insurance rates there are much lower than In Portland, and all on account of the better fire protection. I think that Portland Is the only town of Its size on the Pacific Coast which has not perma nent full paid department "Along the water front" there Is now a 20 per cent reduction from high tariff, but when the fire-boat Is In use the rates will lie lowered. A full paid department would make as much difference through the city. In the district- north of Morri son street the fire danger Is the great est There Is nothing but the hose com pany on Second street near Oak, and the engines have too far to run. An engine company In that district would greatly reduce the Insurance rates." This Is also one of the fond dreams of Chief Campbell. Ho says that tho hose company now near the police station could be converted Into an engine com pany with little expense aside from the cost of a new engine,- which would be about $5500. There was much talk some months ago of the Insurance underwriters establish ing a fire patrol whose duty it would be to attend every fire and at an Insured building to enter the burning structure and cover the stock with tarpaulins. which would always be carried In the pa trol wagon. This would save the stock of Snany stores which have burned recently from damage by water. No fire patrol has, as yet been started, however. Gould Inspecting: His Railroads. CUMBERLAND, Md., July 14. George J. Gould, with his party, paid his first visit to the terminals of the West Virginia Cen tral Railroad here today, and then went to Cherry Run to Inspect the Western Maryland. Mr. Gould said he was much Impressed with the possibilities of the West Virginia Central line. H' said the contract for tho connecting line to Cherry Run would soon be let. and he would have a through line to Baltimore in 18 month SMASH IN MISSOURI. Passenger and Freight Trains Butt With Fearfnl Resalt JES MOINES. Iowa, July 14. A head-on co.llslon on the Great Western near Sa vannah. Mo., early today resulted In me death of one person and the Injury of several others. Southbound passenger train No. 5 crashed Into a freight train at full speed. A terrible smash-up resulted. The -dead: Fireman Stewart Des Moines. Seriously Injured: Engineer Brownfiekl, Des Moines. Fireman Tom Howard. Des Moines. The.names of the other victims have not yet been obtained. Howard was on the freight train. Reports late this afternoon were to the effect that Brownfleld would- recover. Over 20 passengers were. Injured, some of them seriously, but all will recover. The wreck was due to an accident which delayed the passenger train and prevented it from reaching Schuster, where the two trains were to pass on time. STOCK TRAIN FALLS IN RIVER. Three Men Killed With Many Horses and Males. ST. LOUIS. July 14. A special to the Post Dispatch from Poplar Bluff. Mo., says: A freight wreck occurred on the Iron Mountain Railroad today between Rouden and Gurdon. Ark., south of this city. Two brakemen, a negro tramp and 35 carloads of horses, and mules were killed. A box car jumped the track just aa the train ran on the little Missouri River bridge, with such force as to wreck the bridge and allow the 35 cars of stock and men killed to fall Into the stream be low, a distance of 40 feet Last Attempt to Reclaim Dead. HANNA, Wyo.. July 14. Preparations are being made to resume the work of opening the coal mine here and rescuing the dead bodies of the victims of the dis aster of June 30. A party of miners ar rived last night from Rock Springs, and others are en route from Dlamondvllle, Cumberland and Spring Valley. These men have had years of experience in fighting mine fires, and they will make a hercu lean effort to extinguish the flames and reach the bodies. If the tide of battla again goes against the brave men. It is possible all efforts to reach the bodies will be abandoned, the workings sealed up and a new mine opened. One Drowned, Others In Jail. NEW YORK, July 14. William Black, -of Stockton street Brooklyn, was drowned yesterday afternoon from a small row boat, alleged to have been intentionally capsized by the five other occupants. They were arrested and held without ball by the police of Rockaway Beach, on the charge of upsetting the beat and causing Black's death. Black was the only one of the party who started out rowing from Rockaway who was unable to swim. Rescner Only One Burned. LA CROSSE. Wis., July 14. At Foun tain City, the Central. Hotel, one of tho landmarks of Western Wisconsin, was de stroyed by fire today. All the guests escaped. Three of them Jumped from the second-story windows just In time to es cape with their lives. The colored por ter was seriously burned while rescuing a sick man. i Takes the Wrong; Medicine. j NEW LONDON, Conm,. July 1.4. Captain Solomon BL Sparrow-, U. .S.,A., retired, is dead aa the result of a dose of carbolic acid taken by mistake for medicine. He was retired for disability In line of duty in 1900. REBELS SEND TRUCE FLAG 31ennvrhlle Castro Prepares to Attack by Sea and Land. SOLEDAD. Venezuela, July 12 (Sunday). The situation before Cludad Bolivar is -unchanged. It was reported last night that the revolutionists had evacuated the city, but this turns out to be Incorrect General Rolando, the commander of the revolutionary forces, is still in possession. Yesterday afternoon at 3' o'clock a boat bearing United States and Parllamentary truce flags, left Cludad Bolivar, and crossed the Orinoco to La Solina, Presi dent Castro's authorities received the emissary, a priest who said he came in the name of the foreign Consuls, the hjshop3 and leading trades, to ask Gen- i eral Gomez, the government commander. to receive him tomorrow, saying he had an important message for him. Learning that General Gomez was not at aoiedaa. the priest departed, promising to re turn. The Associated Press correspondent questioned him concerning his reasons for hoisting the United States flag, as he was not an American. The priest re plied. 'Because the nag or tne unuea states Is respected everywhere." The priest refused to reveal the oojecc of his mission. At 11 o'clock last night the man-of-war Bolivar, with General Gomez aboard, ar rived here. As she passed before Cludad Bdllvar. she was fired upon without ef fect. Tho Bolivar anchored two mue3 above the city and placed herself In con tact with tho besieging government troops. The remainder ot tne Venezuelan fleet, composed or tne men-oi-war, ca mera, Restaurador, Miranda and Vlentro de Mayo, are due tomorrow. When they have arrived 4200 men will be ready to attack Cludad Bolivar. " The government authorities intend to give General Rolando a chance to con sider his desperate situation In order to prevent the useless shedding of blood. If he will surrender he will be given full guarantees for himself and followers. BUILDINGWESTERN PACIFIC Construction From Coast to Salt Lake Will Closelr Follovr Surveys. SAN FRANCISCO. July 14. The West ern Pacific Construction Company has Inaugurated the work for which it was recently incorporated under the laws ot Nevada. Its purpose Is to construct the Western Pacific Railroad from Salt Lake to San Francisco, and the first surveying party under the new corporation has been put In the field. From reports made by Chief Engineer Dodd, the present Intention Is to skirt Clover Valley beyond Wlnnemucca, then to proceed In a southeasterly direction out of Nevada, which was entered from California through Beckwith Pass north of Lake Tahoe. In Utah the surveys will traverse the Great American desert, still In a southeasterly direction, and they will probably cross a southern arm of Great Salt Lake in the same manner as the Southern Pacific Is preparing to cross the northern arm with a long tres tle. Engineer Dodd has reported that the work will be finished and surveys reach Salt Lake City by early Winter. In the meantime construction parties will fol low the surveyors from this end and, when the engineers reach Salt Lake, construction will push west from here. DEPRESSED AND NERVOUS FROM Excessive Smoking: and Drlnkinfc. Horsford's Acid Phosphate, a most val uable remedy for relieving the immediate la effects of excessive smoking or drink ing, it cures the heavy, dull headache, depression and languor, and Induces rest ful sleep.