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1(1 THE MORNING OKEGONIAN. THURSDAY AUGUST 29, 1907. SEEK TO FORFEIT GOMPANY'S BOND Failure to Comply With Heat ing Franchise May Cost Corporation $50,000. FINAL ACTION POSTPONED Grants of Portland Railway Ight & Power Co., United Railways and Market Association TJp Next Tuesday. . Not only may the Portland Railway, (Light & Power Company lose Its steam fceating franchise; as recommended by the atreet committee of the Council, but Its ond of $50,000. deposited with the city to guarantee that the terms of that fran chise should be carried out, may also be declared forfeited. Because the company has failed to live up to the provisions of Its grant, several of the Councilmen, head ed by Rushlight, take the position that the ifcond, rightfully belongs to the city, ana 'with.' this object In view, they succeeded 4n deferring all action on the franchise yesterday. Besides the steam-heating franchise, there were recommendations before the Council yesterday for the repeal of tne Oregon Traction Company's franchise, now held by the United Railways, and the franchise of the People's Market Asso ciation to a block in South Portland. " Scores of those interested in the various measures crowded the Council room and filled the corridors of the City Hall long before the time of meeting, and it was evident that a hard fight was to be made on each issue. If they had been taken tip there would have been time for little iflne and a consideration of the market fblock and railway franchises was prompt ly postponed to a special meeting next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. After a Bharp discussion, the heating grant was also laid over. . ' The Council had no sooner convened than Vaughn moved that action on the railway and market block grants be post Ironed In order that the regular busi ness of the session might be transacted. On amendment of Wills, it was. voted also to take up the selection of a Jail site, of a crematory site and the new building ordinance at the special meeting. Flgiifc for Postponement. Rushlight urged that action on the steam-heating franchise also be laid over, but this suggestion met with much oppo sition. Rushlight thought there was no better reascn to act on the .heating fran chise than on the other measures. "I feel that the time on thlB franchise ought to be extended by the' Council," said Oscar Huber, who represented the Port land Railway. Light & Power Company. However, I do not believe that this will be done. I have made a thorough can vass , among members of the Council and And that they favor revoking the grant. jl we are 10 lose me irancuisa wo yinci to lose It today. We have expensive engi neers employed working on our project,' .'whom we wish to dismiss If we are not to Sfe allowed- to put in our plant." Vaughn moved adoption of the report of. the street committee recommending" th;k.t the franchise be revoked. Concan-nop- seconded the motion and discussion ' folKowed on the merit of the report. "I ty no reason for taking away this tranchis." declared Wills. "Fifteen men voted to pass this grant,- and they again voted to pass It over the Mayor's veto. If it were not' a good franchise why did they jot vote against it then? It is to piicicoL ii liic; fiiy uiai una nettling plant be installed, and I do not favor doing an injustice to this company. "A large number of citizens are de pending on this steam heat for the com ing Winter and,ther interests should be considered. I am not one to let a tech nicality count against the interests of the city. It seems to me we should take a step forward and not backward. The company now has seven carloads of pipe on the East Side ready to lay. What do you think this was bought for if it was not intended to install the plant?" Must Comply With Grants. "This franchise is not a srnnrl nnn fni- the city and I am ready to revoke it," said Baker. "The sooner we let cor porations know that they are expected td live up to these franchises, the better." "That is my position exactly," said Vaughn. -"In my opinion we are making a step forward when we tell this com pany and all others that they must live up1 to their grants. I have no malice . toward this company, but I desire to set a precedent by making it hew to the line. We have no right to extend this franchise if we wanted to. The only thing to do would be to pass another one." Bennett Joined those who opposed re voking the grant, asserting that a mere technicality should not be allowed to work against the. interests of the city. He also said that, if the company was not ' permitted to go ahead, it would be a great disadvantage to the owners of several of the large new budings. When, a vote was taken on the adop tion of the report it was carried '11 to 4. Ayes Annand, Baker, Belding, Cel Jars, Concannon, Cottel, Drlseoll. Dun ning, Kellaher, Menefee and Vaughn: Koes Bennett, Rushlight, AVallace and (A 111s. Later in the session, when the ordinance revoking the franchise came up, it was fiot allowed to come to a vote. Under the rule that one member can prevent an ordinance from being passed at the eame meeting at which It Is introduced. Rushlight opposed the vote. On his motion, it was voted to take the measure 'tip at the meeting .next Tuesday. Are Bonds Any Good? "I want to look Into this question of a ibond," explained Rushlight. "If we can cel the franchise today, ttye city will Jhave no claim on the fcO.000 bond that ! the company has deposited to carry out Its agreement. If, before we revoke the j franchise, we declare that the bond shall forfeited to the city, it will throw fthe matter into the courts and I be lieve that the bond can be collected. It is about time we were finding out if these bonds we are accepting are any good."' "It does not look right to take this ond," replied Baker. "It would be no less than highway robbery." "That is what the bond is for. If we do not collect bonds when franchises are violated, what Is the use of requiring them in the first place?" When the question is brought up again next Tuesday. the matter of the bond promises to be the chief issue. The sen timent of the Council yesterday Indicates that the franchise will be canceled. In the meantime the city Attorney will probably investigate to ascertain if the $50,000 bond Is subject to forfeiture. More Than One Host. PORTLAND, Aug. 2S (To the Editor.) In vour iu of the 27th It was stated that Grace Methodist Episcopal Church was to tm tbs host of the Oregon Annual Confar- ence. which convenes In Portland the latter part of Seotember. The Invitation to the conference to meet here wan a joint invi tation of Taylor-Street and Grace Churches and a Joint committee of these two churches have In charge the entertainment of the conference. Grace Is not the host, but Taylor and Grace Jointly, and In fact prob ably other of the churches will assist. On account of the illness of Dr. Short, pastor of Taylor-Street Church, it was decided to hold most of the sessions of the conference In Grace Church, but being host means the entertainment of the members of the conference, in the homes of the pople, or at their expense, and Taylor-Street being a church of more than twice the sire of Grace, will undoubtedly have a larger share In this than the church your in fromant so generously gave -the honor to. and w wish to correct the impression. I am a member of Grace Church. F. S. AKIN, Chairman Joint Committee. Young Women to Meet in Conference. W. C. A. of the Northwest at Sea side to Talk Over Both City and Student Work. BY LILIAN TINGLE. THE Northwest Conference of Young Women's Christian Associations, both city and student, will be held at Seaside Hotel, Seaside, . beginning Fri day evening, August 30. The purpose of the conference is threefold. First, It Is an inspirational and educational force within the ranks of the Associa tion itself. Men and women of large experience will present what has al ready been accomplished, what Is still needing to be accomplished, and the different viewpoints and phases of remedial and constructive service due from women to women. A second function of the conference is the devel opment of new workers In various fields. The third function is that of bring ing together typical young women of varying conditions and aiding them to obtain a well-proportioned vision of life. This, the third conference held In the Northwest, will be le"d by Miss Helen F. Barnes, city secretary of the Na tional board. It is the last of a series of ponferences held In various parts of the country during the past Summer. Every educational institution in Ore gon, Washington and Montana will be represented. Delegates come also from various places in Idaho, from Victoria and Vancouver, B. C, and from Salt Lake City. A large number of Port land churches and Endeavor societies are sending representatives. The daily programme will be some what as follows: Leaders' meeting, -mission study class, Bible-study class, city and student conferences on meth ods, platform meeting with addresses on various topics. The board members' council and the faculty members' coun cil will probably be In session during the platform meeting. The afternoons are given up entirely to rest and recreation. In the evening there will be a vesper service, often held on the beach. There will be various garden parties, and other social af fairs, and the different colleges repre sented will probably entertain. A spe--clal feature will be "Procession" or "Association" day, with banners, dec orations and gala attire for everyone. This conference differs from those held In the East, in that it combines city and student work. The city sec tion is under the leadership of Miss Mary Donne, of Pittsburg. Miss Mar garet Mather, of Berkeley, Cal., former secretary for the New England States, will have charge of the student con ference. Among the speakers are Dr. James T. Vanoe, of NewarkC N. J.; Dr. La Flamme, of the student volunteer movement, and Dr. Mary MacLean, of Adelphl College, Brooklyn, who is spe cially interested In sociological Inves tigations in regard to woman's work In the .Northwest. Miss Delta Watson, of Portland, and Miss Edna Huggins, the business managers, are already at Seaside making the final arrange ments for the 150 guests expected to morrow. COUNTRY STORE AT FAIR Booth of "Women's CInbs to Be Made Feature of Food Show. ' The State Federation of Women's Clubs is planning to hold,, under the auspices of the Retail Grocers' Asso ciation, at the big pure food show which Is to open In a few days at -the Exposition building, a booth which will be an -exact replica of a country store, at which different articles and odd pieces of bric-a-brac will be of fered for sale. Committees from the different clubs composing the Fed eration will visit the grocers and mer chants of the city In the next few days, soliciting articles which can be offered for sale. The women will not ask for articles of any commercial value, but odds and ends and unsale able articles are received with thanks. The country store will be one of the features of the show. It will be something decidedly out of the ordi nary. The oommittee In charge of the soliciting is composed of Mesdames Evans, Eggert, Breyman. Selling, Blumauer, Dayton, Siles and Mathews, and the executive committee. In charge of the whole affair. Is com posed of Mesdames -Hayes, Dayton -and Letter. In all respects the show promises to be a great success. All booths, with the exception of one, have been taken, and the only , thing retarding the work of the exhibition . is the tardiness on the part of some of the exhibitors In fitting up their booths. Manager J. W. . Dean, who has com plete charge of the' show, received word from Tacoma that the Retail Grocers' Association of that city will send a delegation to attend the Port land show. The Round Ladles' Orches tra has been engaged, and In order to secure their services. It was necessary for the management to sign a three months' -contract with them. After leaving- Portland they will play In various towns of the Northwest. Man ager Dean moved his offices yesterday from the Allsky building to the Expo sition building. Escaped Convicts Near Albany. ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 28. (Special.) The four convicts who escaped from the Ore gon penitentiary two days ago were be lieved to be in the vicinity of Albany last night and a close watch was kept on railroads and wagon roads near here all night. None of . them was encoun tered, however. Officers in search of the convicts believe they are working south ward and all staying together, traveling at night and hiding In woods in the day time. Repairing Tunnel on C. & E. Road. ALBANY, Or.. Aug. 28. (Special.) A force of men is making repairs to Tun nel No. 3 on the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad, a short distance west of Sum mit. A gang of 30 Greeks left Albany yesterday to do the excavating work there. The railroad has experienced con siderable trouble with this tunnel In the past and a crov-tunnel will now be run Into it to drain It and remedy the troublesome conditions. If Babr Is Cnttlnc Teeth Be sure and m mat old wcll-tiitd remedy, Mr. Wlnalow's Soothing Byrup, for cblldna teething-. It soothe the child, softens the sums, allays pain, colla and diarrhoaa. AT R. M. Wilbur Tells Council 20 to 30 Miles an Hour Is Common Rate. LIVES , IMPERILED DAILY In Communication to' City Fathers, Lawyer Declares Motornien Must Take Grave Kisks to Keep . on ' Schedule Time. That the local street railway, company maintains time schedules on its various lines, .which it is absolutely impossible for car crews to comply with without endangering life and limb of people in the streets, was the substance of a com munication submitted to the Council yes terday afternoon- by R. M. Wilbur, a Citizen of Portland who is engaged in the real estate business. Mr. Wilbur de clares that the motormen are orced to run their cars rapidly ana recklessly In order to go from one 'end of the line to the other in the time required by the company. His communication' was sub mitted, to the street committee, which will hold a special meeting September 7 for Its consideration. According to Mr. Wilbur, every car in Portland Is now run on every trip at a rate of from 22 to M miles an hour. He does not hold the motormen, respon sible for- this high speed, but lays the blame on the company for the .schedules maintained. With the stops that must of necessity . be made, he says that the crew cannot possibly reach the end of the route without- making this high speed. Says Motormen "Look. Behind." . In order to be delayed as little as pos sible, motormen make a common prac tice of looking behind them when letting passengers on or off, instead of watching the track, according to Mr. Wilbur. They do not obey the signals from the conduc tors, and when letting men on or off the cars, slow down but do not stop, he says. This custom of not. keeping a close watch on the track In front, he believes," is largely responsible for the large list of accidents that have occurred In .Port land. Mr. Wilbur requests the Council to act immediately in reference to the schedules maintained on the various car lines. -He would have them changed so that the car crews will be enabled to reduce their speed 'to a reasonable rate. A few min utes, more or less, is not nearly so im portant as the protection of human lives, he believes. His communication follows: Mr. Wilbur's Letter. I have lived in Portland for over 30 years and have as yet never had a scratch on my person as a result of any accident, showing conclusively that I am not at all careless, and vet three separate times in the last year I have come within a few inches of los ing; my life In front of the cars of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company of this city, arising solely on account of. the time schedule upon which the cars are run. It Is absolutely Impossible for any man, or set of men, to run a car from one end of Its line to the other end on the time limit given to the men by tne management, without lading terrible chances of running over people at every block. I can assure you. notwithstanding any statement that may be made by any person to the contrary, that every car Is now run on every trip at the high rate of speed of 22 to 30 miles per hour. It is useless for any one to deny this, for any intelligent per son can sit in a car., hold his watch and time . It for himself. A prominent gentle man of this city carrying a policeman In his automobile followed a car going down Twenty-third street and his speedometer registered 22 miles per hour. Did that po liceman arrest tlie motorman? Not much. Would he have arrested a buggy or automo bile going at full speed? Sure. "o Provision for tStops. The schedules for running of cars on the West Side of the river require a speed of tenv miles per hour from one end of the route to the other end, including all stop pages for loading or unloading passengers, and that necessitates a speed of at least 22 mjles an hour In many of 'the spaces where there are no passengers to pick up or let off. It can easily be seen by any intelligent person with his eyes open riding on the cars at the present time that the time Is so short from end to end of each route that the motorman, in order to get his car at the other end on time, pays no attention whatever to the signals of the conductor. When the passenger stops the car to board it. the motorman stands with his back to the front of the car facing the . passenger and slows down to about Ave or six miles If the passenger Is a man and he then turns the power on without the signal from the conductor and goes ahead, expecting the man to climb on without the car stopping. It Is the same way when the passenger is. alighting from the car. He faces the back end or side of the car in order that he may start up the Instant a man's foot is on the step. Cannot Live Up to Schedule. Every carman in this city .will tell you that It Is utterly tmposlble to live up to the schedule given to them without stopping and starting while people are part way on or orr the car. They say they are held strictly down to the second on their sched ule. This habit of motorman looking back ward Instead of in front of their cs fully accounts for persons being run over as often as they are. The statement made by the motorman In reference to the killing of that man last night on Third street sounds very strange, when he claims he was running eight miles an hour and still hit this man with such force as to break open his skull. Is human life of less Importance than three or four minutes? I have yet failed to find a passenger who is not perfectly willing to remain in his seat two., three or four minutes longer in going to' and from his home in order to reduce the number of deaths caused by this wild recklessness and unreasonable speed that is now permitted in this city. If the members' of your honorable body wish to verify my statement as to speed.' all they have to do is. to get into an auto mobile and follow any car going down Third. Washington, Gllsn or Twenty-third streets. Tou will note that the greatest speed is always made going down hill, 'a place where it is harder to stop 'suddenly. Asks Council to Act. v Is It possible that your honorable body will permit a half-dozen of men .living on the Atlantic Coast, and represented by one man of the City of Portland, to run these cars at such a murderous speed as that simply and solely In order that the com pany may make a greater net profit upon its business? I think you will surely ad mit that you should force this company to Immediately, not next week or at the end of this week, but tomorrow, not a minute later, change their schedule to a reasonable speed. I would ask of you if you attempt to verify my statement as to speed that you will do It at once, before the company has the opportunity to make the change and reduce its speed and thereby have a reason for not reducing it- permanently. - A conductor this morning told me that he had no control whatever over the motor man. When I suggested that he could oblige motormen to obey signals by reporting the motormen. he said that If he did so. he would not have a friend .on the line and that he could not remain on .the work a day. it was reported some time ago that a large number of Inspectors had been em ployed by the company. What for? For the express purpose of seeing that the carmen lived up to their schedule, not for the s CARS run nANGFROUS SPEED purpose of seeing that the cars were run In such a way as to prevent reckless destruction of life. COROXER.MAY HOLD INQUEST Victim of Streetcar Accident Said to Have Been Intoxicated. Coroner Finley has not yet decided as to whether he will hold an inquest in the case of Fred J. Rooney. who died In the Good Samaritan Hospital at 4:30 o'clock yesterday . morning from injuries received when he was struck by a trolley-car at Third and. Main streets Tuesday night. That the car was going at a spe.ed of be tween 12 and 15 miles an hour is the state ment made to the Coronfr by Motorman G. B. Splvey. Witnesses declare that the victim of the accident was much intoxi cated and It is thought his death was largely due to that fact, states the Coro ner. Relative to the alleged speeding of the car. Coroner Finley declared yesterday that he believes it to be the duty of the police to enforce the laws in that regard. He says he thinks the officers under Chief Grltzmacher should see that the street cars are run according to the ordinance. "I do not regard it as my province to regulate the speed of cars or to arrest violators," said Coroner Finley. "In- this case, I find from Interviewing eye-witnesses that Rooney was drunk, and that he stumbled right onto the track, giving the motjrmn scarcely any time in which to act. Then, again, Motorman Spivey himself admitted to me that he was tun ning the car between 12 and 15 miles an hour.' when the lav -fixes the maximum speed at eight miles. I cannot tell as yet whether there will be an Inquest.'" Chief of Police Grltzmacher stated last night, when -Informed of the Coroner's version, that he would start an investi gation' this morning. He said he had been informed that the car was not ex ceeding the legal speed limit. HAD SPLENDID AVAR TtECORD Kooney Not Drunk When Run Down, Say Former Comrades. The statement that Fred Rooney, the Spanish-American War Veteran who was killed by a rapidly-moving car on Third street Tuesday night, was cfrtmk at the time is Senied absolutely by his comrades who served In the Philippine campaign with him. , The members of the Portland Camp of the Spanish-American War Veterans are highly indignant at the statement that Rooney was intoxicated and are positive that he has not touched liquor in any form for some time. His comrades speak very highly of him as a soldier and say he was one of the handful of scouts who, while campaigning General Iawton, cap tured Tarbon bridge, which was being held by a large body of insurgents. Rooney was born in Ireland and his parents reside in Dublin. He has a sister who Is a school teacher at Marsh field. She has been notified of his death and is expected to come to Portland to attend the funeral, which will be held under the auspices of the Spanish-American War Veterans. CHANCE FOR FREE TALKERS ORDINANCE PASSED TO LI CENSE SCANDALMONGERS. Scale of Prices for Privilege of Crit icising Public Officials With out Fear of Libel; Besides its anti-trust legislation, Port land undoubtedly made another In novation yesterday when the Council passed Bennett's ordinance licensing scan dalmongers. The ordinance is JUst about the most peculiar piece of legislation ever enacted. It has beerl the Joke of the Coun cil since it was introduced, two weeks ago, and the members probably surprised themselves yesterday when they passed It by a -vote of 8 to 4. If you have any unpleasant things you want to say about the Mayor or the Council or the Executive Board, or any other public officials, all you have to do now is to pay your license and then have your say. If .you wish to "attack the character of any public official." or "make any false or Injurious statement about them" for the purpose of Injuring their reputation or attracting attention to yourself, no one will, prevent you. Just pay $20 to enjoy the privilege for one month; If you cannot exhaust the subject in that time give $50 and two more months will be added; In case there is material to keep you talking a year, your license will cost $i&0. "A good many people seem to have it In for public officials and they ought to be willing to pay something for the pur pose of saying Just what they think of tis. I regret to say there are some of the sacred calling who are In the habit of roasting officials and it Is on their behalf especially that I Introduce this ordinance," said Councilman Bennett. "If It had not been for the Toasting given me by . 'members of the sacred calling' I do not think I would have been elected to ' the Council," said Baker. "Therefore I want them to have the priv ilege of saying Just what they please. I'll have to vote against this ordinance.'' FOR CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM Council Acts Toward Placing Wires and Pipes Underground. ( Vaughn's resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to ascertain the advisability of constructing a system of subways for wires and pipes in Port land, was unanimously adopted at the meeting of the Council yesterday after noon. "To the committee, as originally proposed, was added the City Engineer. The other members are the Mayor, as chairman, two members of the Council and two members of the Executive Board. The Mayor has not yet selected these members. It is proposed to give the subway ques tion a thorough Investigation and there la every reason to believe that some sys tem of this kind will be adopted. The frequent excavation of ' streets to install or repair new pipe lines has been a cause of great annoyance and the members of both the Council and Executive Board are anxious .- do away with it. A sub way will necessitate digging up the streets once and after that new. wire or pipe lines can be U.ia without exca vation.. The committee has the power to employ a consulting engineer and .- is proposed to get ' a man who shall be a competent authority on this kind of work. To pay him and meet the other expenses of the committee, an appropriation of $5000 will be available. Noonday to Resume. MINERAL, ' Or., Aug. 28. Reports are coming from the old Noonday property to the effect that it will soon be In com mission. There Is a' 20-stamp mill driven by steam power of 120-horse. and It is the intention of Herbert Leigh, the man ager, to have this old mill running .this Winter. ' This property has been tied up by liti gation for several years, but now every thing Is settled In the courts. The road Is being put In shape to allow large freight teams to haul over It. COUNCIL ORDERS ISSUE OF BONDS Ordinances Passed Providing for Sale of $4,775,000 City Securities. COURTS TO TRY VALIDITY If Confirmed, Building of New Bull Run Pipe, Public Docks and Flreboat, and Purchase of Parks Will Go Ahead. Municipal bonds to the amount of $4,775,000 were yesterday ordered Is sued by the Council, in accordance with the authority given that body at the general election In June. The Issues affected are as follows: $3,000, 000 for the laying of a new pipe line to Bull Run and the Installation of me ters: $1,000,000 to provide a system of parks and boulevards; $500,000 bonds for a system of public docks; $275,000 for the purchase of a new flreboat and the laying of fire mains. These bonds were all ordered issued by ordinances Introduced bv Kellaher and passed by unanimous vote. The or dinances have the effect of placing the matter' in the hands of the ways and means committee with instructions to advertise for bids. The proposed bonds, if Issued, will bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent. Over the regularity of the" manner In which these bond issues have been initiated there has been much -dispute, and before any of the paper Is sold its legality will be ascertained in the courts. Senecca Smith has announced his Intention to bring a suit to restrain the city from proceeding to sell the bonds and by this suit -all phases of the legal questions Involved will be threshed out. Mr. Smith will probably institute his suit within a few days. It was first Intended to make a test case of the bonds for the construction of a new bridge across the Willamette at Madison street. It was found by Mr. Smith that all the objections that he wished to raise could not be brought against this particular Issue, and it was therefore decided to bring the case against one of the other Issues. In the suit to be brought it will be contended that the Council had. no right to Initiate these bond Issues without a two-thirds vote, of the peo ple Instead of a majority vote. It will also be urged that the proper no tice of election was not given. If the court overrules the objections. It will be a guarantee that the bonds are first-class securities and the city will proceed to sell them. Included in the water bond ordinance Is authorization for the laying of water mains by assessment of the benefited property. In the same way that sewers are laid at present. The Water Board has already voted to proceed by this method as soon as the legality of the original bill is made certain. J hat this will prove a popular pro ure of laying mains is indicated by the fact that there have already been applications to Initiate Improvements In this way. W. W. Banks and other property-owners yesterday petitioned the Council for permission to lay a pipe line on Marshall street, from Twenty-fifth to Twenty-sixth, by the new method. The petition was not allowed, as the Council had no power to act until the ordinance passed yes terday should be signed by the Mayor. ANTI-TRUST LAW PASSED Council Remedies Defects in Ordi nance Declared Unconstitutional. Portland now has an anti-trust ordi nance that is declared by the City At torney to be perfectly vallld. or will have such a measure if Mayor Lane signs the Belding ordinance, passed by the Council yesterday. The original anti-trust mea sure, passed two weeks ago, was vetoed by Mayor Lane because of an illegality. The veto was sustained yesterday, and a new ordinance was passed. The. original Belding ordinance ex empted ' labor unions from the effect of its provisions, a clause that the City At torney declared nullified the entire bill. In the ordinance as now enacted, the provision is worded so that the exemp tion applies to the regulation of wages only. There was no . discussion of the bill, which passed with only one opposing vote, that of Wallace, who said that he did not favor the exemption of labor or ganizations. It Is believed that Mayor Lane will sign the bill as revised and proceedings against some of the local trade combina tions are expected to follow. While the ordinance Is an experiment In municipal legislation it is hoped by its backers that it will be effective in dealing with all combinations that seek to control prices or monopolize the supply of certain com modities.. CITY EMPLOYMENT BUREAU Council Passes Ordinance to Provide Situations Free of Charge. Before many weeks a free employment bureau will be in operation with head quarters at the City Hall, If an ordinance passed by unanimous vote of the Council yesterday, receives the approval of Mayor Lane. The ordinance was passed under authority given the Council by a charter amendment at the last municipal election, and was Introduced by Rushlight. The affairs of the employment bureau will bet In the hands of a commission to be appointed by the Mayor, and consisting of one member of the Council, one mem ber of the Manufacturers' Association and one member of the Federated Trades Council, The commission has the power to employ a secretary at a salary not to exceed $90 a month. An appropriation of $600 from the general fund was made to finance the bureau. All men and women who apply to the bureau for work will be listed and the secretary of the commission will endeavor to furnish them with situations. In no case will fees be charged. 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De Leon, an editor, writer and poet of wide note, author of "Four Years in Rebel Capitals," "Creole and Puritan," etc., who, born in South Carolina, and having resided in the South or in Wash ington all his life, intimately associated during the Confederacy with President Davis, and assistant to Mr. Burton Harrison, the President's private secretary, is essentially well equipped to write interestingly of the society of the middle period of the last cent ury. He has been engaged several years in this undertaking, securing data from family records and verifying the incidents and facts of his work. He succeeded in gathering several hun dred photographs of prominent social characters of that day, most of which are impossible of duplication. These will be used liberally to lend attractiveness to the publication, and will pre sent a gallery of society giants and giantesses of those days whose descendants are now prominent in all of the great centers here and in Europe. No one with even remote Southern affiliations can afford to miss a single chapter of Mr. De Leon's work. Each will be of intense interest to those whose ancestors or collateral relations were of or associated with the old Southland. The right to the exclusive publication of this unique reminis cent history of the society world has been secured by TOWN TOPICS, and it will be published serially in a four-page supple mentary part of that periodical, commencing with the issue of AUGUST 29 and running through about twenty weeks, forming a complete, profusely illustrated volume of 6ver 100,000 words. SPECIAL OFFER by which you can get this entire work, and at the same time have weekly a newspaper of wide general interest at a cost less than the regular subscription price of the paper and less than Mr. De Leon s work would cost in paper cover. Send now (to be sure of getting the first chapters) a ONE DOLLAR BILL, or New York draft or money order for one dollar, and you will receive TOWN TOPICS every week until January first, 1908, 3 and as much longer as this J Address TOWN TOPICS, liiininnmii ilege with the right to derive its proceeds from fees charged. Wills introduced the ordinance by request and it was submitted to' the Health Board and Council com mittee on health and police. Several similar proposals, have been refused by the Council In the past. It is stipulated in the ordinance that the company shall be given possession of the present garbage crematory without cost. At the expiration of the franchise, how ever, the plant operated by the. company is to be taken over by the city at price to be fixed by arbitration. In the franchise there is stipulated a schedule of rates that shall be charged by the company. These rates are as fol-. lows: For collecting one can each week, 40 cents a month; one can twice each weak, 80 cents; two cans once each week, 75 cents; two cans twice each week, $1.50; one can seven times each week, $2.50; two cans seven times each week, $4.50. Additional cans dally are col lected at the rate of $1.50 a month For waste not deposited In cans the fee is $2 a load. Cruisers Are Careless. OL.TMPIA. Wash.. Aug. 28. (Special.) Members of the State Tax Commission who are members of the State Land PLAY BALL Only a nickel admis sion to the best treat of your life. .f- ! ! ! .1 . It 1 snap tnat is matang iuils every wiiei c. oet on to its curves. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY el 3 Eg history runs. g 452 Fifth Avenue. New York. Board under the new law. have been checking up the work of some of the in spectors and cruisers of state lands, and as a result some of the cruisers will probably lose their Jobs. Complaints have come in that some of the cruising work has been done in a very careless manner. FAST TRAIN SERVICE. The new Canadian Pacific route via Spokane is the shortest line Portland to St. Paul. Their time the fastest. The equipment "is the best. Pining car service unexcelled. Call at 142 Third street for descriptive matter. FRUIT WANTED! The Webber-Bussell Canning Company have an office and warehouse on dock, at foot of Yamhill street, Portland, Or., where they are buying peaches, pears and plums. rHOTO POST CASDS BCINIRT. ' Klser Co. Lobby Imperial Hotel.. 0 I nome nmiiioe Blacksmiths ar others whose work i" requires great physical strength and en durance need tissue build ing foods. Among these there Is none so good or so sustaining as ddldou Ghirardelli's Cocoa V