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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1909)
TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. JULY 27, 1909. 11 NUYOflSUMHMBILY STOPS BOND SALE Declares City Has Enough Money Lying Idle to Pay for Improvements. ' PROPOSALS NOT OPENED With $1,200,000 In Vaults Doing Nothing, Simon Believes All Nec essary Betterments Can Be Made Without Bond Issue. Lower taxes In 1910. but no halt In the progress of the city. la the aim of. Mayor Simon. who thus expressed himself to the members of the ways and means committee of the City Council, which was about to open bids for the sale of 1775.000 bonds. Upon the advice and personal request of the Mayor, after he explained his reasons, the committee did not even open the proposals, but rejected every one submitted. Mayor Simon. In explaining to the members of the committee his reasons for asking: that the bonds bo not sold fald it is his strong desire to make Portland famous as the city having: the lowest bonded indebtedness of any city In America, and to this end asked the assistance of the Council and the citi zens in general. The Mayor repeated what he had already stated about the purchase of parks, saying, while he favors beautifying the city by Improv ing what grounds have already been acquired, he does not want to plunge the municipality into debt to get something that may be all right, but which overburden the taxpayers. "I am anxious to give Portland an economical administration," said the Mayor, "and If I can secure the co operation of the Council, I will reduce taxation next year, while, at the same time I will see to It that the city has all the Improvements it actually needs. but I don't want to Issue bonds for every little thing we need. I want to give the taxpayers a lower levy next year than they have this year, although It Is not my Intention to slacken lm provements; there Is enough money in the various funds to build what we need without selling bonds." Cash Idle In Vaults. The Mayor reviewed the general situation with regard to funds, and called attention to the fact that there is now in the vaults of the City Treas urer at the City Hall about Jl.200.000 cash which is doing nothing. This he regrets, but. he said, the payment of Interest or. the bond Issues sold Is the more serious matter, and this he Is de termlned to stop. The bonds that were to have been Fold were $500,000 for parks and boule vards, and 1275.000 for a steel fireboat and reinforcing mains for the water front district. In explaining his atti tude to the committee the Mayor said the city has acquired enough parks, and should stop. In his Judgment, until It Improves the land purchased. It may be necessary, he explained, to buy some nore small plats for playgrounds, but ne does not Intend to purchase any more large tracts, at least for a while, ijhere Is still a fund of about $160,000 left from the sala of the first half of the Issue of 11.000.000. and he Intends to use this before exyenatng any more. If It should be decided best to use any additional funds. Regarding the proposed new fire boat and water mains for protection of the waterfront, the Mayor said it may be a good thing to have another such boat, but if It Is. he wants to find some other means of buying It than by the issuance of bonds. Councilman Baker inqutred of the Mayor about the proposed system of mains to be laid with the fund from tne bonds, and the Mayor replied he regards these mains as necessary, but said he will install them in due time without the sale of any bonds. Eastern Bidders Present. Several Eastern bidders were present with proposals for the bonds, but none of the bids were opened after the Mayor explained his attitude. The city has money to the extent of about I3.000.000. close to $3,000,000 of which Is deposited in various banks. That which is tied up in the city treas ury is lying absolutely Idle and cannot be placed on deposit anywhere because of the clauses of the charter govern ing the matter. Eastern banking houses will not handle the money because the law requires them at present to deposit securities with the City Treasurer in person, instead of placing the securl tlr with a local Institution, as agent for the Eastern concerns. This system is too expensive, and the result is much cash lies in the city vaults, do ing nothing a great portion of the time. Local banks are prohibited from re ceiving It and paying the city Intrest for its use because of another charter provision which requires that banks wishing city funds must so specify be fore May 1 of each year. The full amount so sought is out. The balance must remain In the city treasury until paid out in routine manner. f from a domestic life Insurance com pany, and when the interest on tne loans is paid It will also remain right In Ore gon and held to upbuild a Greater Ore gon. Most of the people of Oregon, and for that matter most of the people of other states, believe that It Is best to keep the money at home in each state, and that is why you will now find in nearly every state at least one domestic com pany which is doing the leading business in that state. I had the honor at one time of repre senting here for a long series of years one of the large Eastern companies. Every loan that I ever put up to them was rejected on the ground that they had no machinery for handling It and that Oregon was too far from New York to permit loans being made. That this company is now making some loans In Oregon is. perhaps, best explained by the fact that their new business here for a number of years past has been almost nil: something had to be done in order to make It appear that they are taking an Interest In Oregon affairs. If the domes tic company accomplishes nothing else. It will have 'accomplished at least this much it convinced Eastern life Insurance companies that Oregon is not as far from New York now as It formerly was, and that applications for loans will at least receive a respectful hearing. ' I admit that, as Mr. Colton says, the building up of a life Insurance company Is slow, but It Is not so slow in tne hands of some men as it is in the hands of others. It all depends on the point of view, and the men who are at the helm. By way of further Information I want to say that there certainly will be a time, and not so very far off either, when an Oregon life Insurance compaay will have more business In force In Oregon than any other life Insurance company. Ia. SAMUEL KICKS, HER PORTION Mrs. Georgia Kelsay Seeks Di vorce for Cruelty. THREATS TO KILL CITED WILL MEET AT C0RVALLIS National President to Address Ore gon Rural Letter-Carriers. Corvallls has been selected for the meeting place of the seventh annual con- C1 : 3 V I .J - i lanl E. Lindsay, President of Na tional Rural Letter Carriers Association. Who WU1 Soon Visit OrcgOB rent! on of the Oregon Rural Letter Car- rters' Association, which will convene there July 30-31. The opening session will be held Friday afternoon, July 30, at 2:30 o'clock, when committees will be ap pointed. At the evening session Mayor alters, of Corvallls will deliver the ad dress of welcome. Other addresses will be made by President Kerr, of the Agri cultural College, and Postmaster John son, of CorvaHis, and Postmaster Van Winkle, of Albany, Or. At the Saturday morning session i ports will be rendered by the president. secretary, treasurer and National dele gate, as well as committees. An address will be delivered by Dr. James Withy- combe of the Agricultural College at the afternoon session, the subject being "The Rural Mail a Factor In Agricultural De velopment." Paul L. Lindsay, of Tucker, Ga., president of the National Associa tion, will speak on the object of that or ganisation. The election of officers will be held at the session Saturday night, and reports will be rendered by various committees. The officers of the Oregon Rural Letter Carriers" Association are: President, w. H. Boyd. Beaverton: first vice-president, H. M. Cummlngs, Corvallls; second vice- president, Franz Kraxberger, Aurora, Or.; secretary-treas urer, J. H. Go Ins, Al bany. BAND TO PLAY TONIGHT FAVORS HOME INSURANCE "Domestic" Challenges Argument of Foreign" Companies. PORTLAND. July 26. (To the Editor.) An" article appeared In yesterdays Ore gonian headed: "Oregon as an Investor. Writer Favors Preference of Non-Domestic L.tfe Insurance Companies." The item is signed by K. O. Colton. and as Mr. Colton has never been an advertiser, nor has he ever been a prominent factor in the producing of life Insurance, the gen eral public does not know that this Innocent-looking signature, which might be t:-at of a disinterested citisen. is. in fact, the signature of an agent for one of the Fastfrn. companies. Is It any wonder that he favors preference of non-domestic life Insurance companies? Mr. Colton takes up considerable space in quoting an article of Robert Lynn Cox. who also favors non-domestic companies. Mr. Cox would lose his Job as counsel for the ans.M-'ated Eastern life insurance presi-"- If he d?1 favor domestic life In surance companies. 1: r.ouli take loo much space to go into t'-.e detail of the figures which Mr. Colton ou":es. but I will accept them as correct, elt hough they are not. He admits that after deducting everything that he pos sibly could deduct such as death losses, commission to agents, taxes and licenses, there was still a net of 1mX1i4 sent East during for life insurance premiums, b:it as ""Oregon needs the money." .Mr. Colton says, it would be well to allow this money to go East, so that Oregon could borrow It back from the life insur ance companies of the Fast. Now. per mit me to remark that this Is an absurd proposition, because the money can be kept in Oregon and borrowed right here j Concert Programme Will Be Given on the Plata. Heddan. 24, Ar- Rosebrook's band will play tonight at 8 o'clock on the south Plaza block. Third and Main streets. The programme will be as follows: Overture. "Le Cald" Ambrols Thomas a "In a Coxy Corner" r..Brt:an lb) Intermezxo Cupldletta ..Moii Tobaasl Moon Moth.. Three Melodiea. Alfred Kussuer in Love icena. b Gavotte, (c) Pastorale TTalti "Ml Belle Adore" U'Bor Huncarlan Fantasia Theo Moid Intermission. "Scenes from Lucia" Dontz'ttl Com.t solo. "Remembrance of Prague." Hoch Kosebrook. (a) "'Paraphrase Lovei.y" Nesvadba lb) Two-ittp 'Louisiana" LTAlbert Foilsh Dance No. 1 Scrarwen Ka Popular Selection "The Burgomaster," Luders "Star Spangled Banner." Marriage licenses. HEPDFX-GL'STAFSON Isaae S. &4: Amv A. QuMMson. 19. city. JACOfeS-RENNE Robert Jacobs, lets; Laura Kenne. over IS, city. BEI.CHER-LAWLER J. W. Belcher, over 24. city: Kathleen FU-j.a Lawler. over IS. city. CHOQUETTE-SHIPP FeUx A. CVvquette. over 21. Woodlawn; Minnie M. A. Shlpp. IT. city. WEST-SARGENT B'.nney Richard West, 2!). Myrtle Creek ; Lucy May Sargent, over 21. city. DONAHUE-L.UCKEY Wlllllam B. Dona hue. 23. cl:y; Bess:e R. Luckey. 21. city. BRAEGER-CHAFMAX Otto G. Braeffer. 94. Olvmpia, Wish.; Lu!a Chapman. & city. R A FIELD-HARRIS Charles Rafleld. 28. Spcka.i: Caroline E. Harriet 21, city. MCRCHISOX-HAUI-WUliam H. Murchl son. 2.1. St. Jofca: Carrie B. Hall. SS. olty. PRCFER-AI.BF.ECHT Charles Pruter. 4S. city; Ma Albr-cht. 3S. city. RYAN-ORCUTT Joseph C. Ryan, over 81. TVaiMCurg. Wash.: E.st Alberta Orcutt, over IS. city. LEE-AH Le, Too. 2S. city: Ah Yea, 25. city . OLSOX-NELSOX Mandus Olson, over 21, clt : Anr.a Nelson, over 16, city. SELVA-LAZARINA L. Dllla Slrra, 20, cltv: Eirr.lra I-azarlr.a. 2S. city. BEJAMIN-YVKES Gilbert H. Benjamin. SI. Gervais: Mate; A. Yukes 27. city. COL'RTXEY-W ALKER Walter E. Court ney. 2S. cltv; MaOJe M. Walker. 27, city. SHAY-PAGE Donald Henry Shay. 26, St. John: Muriel Joy Pafre. IT. city. HI'MPHRET-vFORBES B. E. Humphrey. 24. city: Lou Forbes. 24. city. Wedding and vlsltinr cards W. G. Smith A Co.. Washington bide.. 4th and Wash. Cleveland- O. A club composed of dis heartened Vactory employes. advocating suicide as the only m?ans within their reach of attaining the peace of mind they crave, and to escape the torments of their dally grind. Is believed to exist here. This fact was aavancea oy tne parenta ox miss Rebeoca Boaechek. 18 years old. who was found ahot to death in Gordon Park Sunday. Complainant Says. Her Sister Hid Husband's Pistol in Badger Hole. Two Other Wives Seek Sep aration for Desertion. Mrs. Georgia Kelsay has filed in the Circuit Court a divorce suit against Les lie M. Kelsay. charging him with extreme crulty. She says he took a loaded gun from the wall last August and threatened to shoot her. Her sister wrenched it from him, she declares, and- hid it in a badger hole, near the house. Then, the complaint continues, the husband pro ceeded to beat her. Mrs. Kelsay asserts she was married at Parsley. Or., October 2S, 1903. and that her husband kicked her In the back two weeks later. Failure to provide proper food and clothing is also charged against him. Mrs. Kelsay asks S0 a month for the support of their child and ,250 for attorney's fees. These Charge Desertion. Josle Woolette wants a divorce from George W. Woolette, and permission to resume her former name, Llndell. She married him December 29, 1892, and says he left her in December, 1907. William H. Wilson accuses Grace L Wilson of having deserted him a year ago. He married her at Kearney, Neb., December 24. 1695. He wants the custody of the children, but is willing that the younger of the two should remain with las grandmother. Mrs. T. M. Akeyson. Mary M. Malone filed yesterday a di vorce suit against David F. "Malone. They were married at Andrian, Mo,, August 10. 1881, and has five children, of whom the wife asks the custody. She says her hus band deserted them. Harry J. Kelley has brought a divorce suit against Madge Kelley, whom he mar ried at San Jose, Cal., March 16, 1903. He says she deserted him in November, 1906. Mrs. Bessie Pribble, wife of Milton J Pribble, a longshoreman, who was ar rested by the police some time ago for beating his wife, filed suit for divorce in the Circuit Court yesterday. She wants the custody of their two children, 130 a month for their support and 515 a month for her own. She says her hus band earns between $100 and $125 a month. The complaint contains a long recital of cruelties said to have been heaped upon the wife by her husband. She was married January 24, 1903, and in a little more than three months was subjected to beatings -and was ejected from the house at 2 o'clock in the morning, she declares. The whippings continued, she complains, until December, 1904. when Pribble is alleged to have come home af ter being out nearly all night, and to have struck his wife such a blow on the head that he knocked her unconscious. The wife asserts that a year ago last month her husband beat her and her mother. She also says he has not sup ported her. BUY YOUR TICKET TO Any time before 6 P. M. Friday, July 30, for our personally-conducted half -rate excursion over the S. P. R. R. SATURDAY, JULY 31, AT 8 A. M. Train leaves the Jefferson-street Depot promptly, and re turning gets you home in time for your evening meal. SPECIAL ROUND TRIP FARE, $1.50. See the town of BROADMEAD in the building walk over BROADMEAD'S 3000 acres note the big things happening, and the greater things in store. Satisfy yourself about BROADMEAD. Its future' greatness is assured by its present fertility. Be on hand, and be on time. BROADMEAD is sold at easy prices, on easy terms. A full-size town lot goes to every person upon payment of 10 per cent of the purchase price of any 10-acre tract but not after Saturday, July 31 our opening day. This is a generous offer you can't afford to miss it. r . - We have arranged to treat all of our visitors to a grand big barbecue on our opening day we'll be prepared to take care of a great many people come and try tho roast, satisfy your appetite, and see BROADMEAD at your leisure. - SETTGAST HEIRS IN DISPUTE Judge Webster to Decide Whether Certain Property Shall Be Sold. County Judge Webster will be called upon to decide whether Marie M. Sett gast, administratrix of Fred Settgast's estate, shall sell two lots In the White tract, near the edge of Guild Lake, o whether the heirs shall continue to re celve the Income of $25 a month from them. Frank Settgast. Annie C. Bennett, Ma thilda Erwln and Jennie Anderson, four of the heirs, have petitioned that the property be left intact, saying that the administratrix will squander the money should the property, worth $4000, be sold. Bertha Settgast, through her guardian. Albert Link, asks that it be sold. Claims aggregating $536 are alleged to be owed by the estate. The heirs assert that the estate has been closed, and the claims were not presented in time. Fred Settgast died April 30, 1906. Saloon Involved in Litigation. Suit over the ownership of the Office saloon, at 89 Sixth street, has i,een be gun In the Circuit Court by Conrad J. Carstens. Ed E. Smith and H. J. Kim ball, Jr., ,are the defendants. Carstens charges them with having conspired to defraud him of the saloon while he was away in San Francisco. He left the sa loon In Smith's care, he says, with ' in structions to sell It for $4000 if possible, and offering to pay Smith $25 a week for his trouble. The average profit of the place is $15 a day. he alleges, and as Smith has not made an accounting, as serts that he has been damaged $500. He wants a receiver appointed, and tha de fendants enjoined from disposing of the business. Hurt by Car, Snes Company. Caught between east and westbound cars while riding across the Morrison- street bridge last October, Junius Wright has brought a suit in the Circuit Court to secure $1919.50 damages from the Portland Railway. Light & Power Com pany. He was riding a bicycle at the time of the accident, and was bruised and lac erated about the body and limbs, he says. suffering permanent Injury to his left thumb. He was wearing a diamond ring. and lost the diamond, which he says was worth $300. It cost him $9.50 to repair the wheel. Harris Trunk Co. for trunks and bags. Xotes of the Courts. The Gauld Company has brought In the Circuit Court a suit against C F. Petsch a Sellwood plumber, to fore close a mortgage on his two lot on Uma tilla avenue. The company alleges Petscb owes upward of $1000. Known by the name of Frank Holton for the last five years, Frank Settgast has petitioned the County Court to have his name legally changed. He has been put to considerable trouble and annoy ance In his business transactions, he as serts, by people mistaking the name Sett gast for Setcast and Setgust. He regards the name Holton as more euphonious. Suffering the mutilation of his left hand while trying to regulate the pres sure bar on a planer belonging to the nman-Foulsen Lumber Company, Anton Gilenskl has brought suit in the Circuit Court to recover $7500 damages. The ac cident occurred last April. Gilenskl lost three fiingers. and a fourth finger was In jured. He alleges that Francescio Dan- censo. who was standing at the starting lever. 12 feet away, failed to stop the machine, so that when Gller-ski's wrench slipped, his hand was caught in the un protected gearing. Columbia Trust Company 84 FOURTH STREET. BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING. FARE GftSE UP TO JUDGE LIXXTOVS SUIT TO BE DECIDED NEXT MOXTH. I Attorneys Refuse to Stipulate as to Franchise Argument on De murrer Heard. "I want to dispose of this case before the middle of August," said circuit Judge Morrow yesterday afternoon in taking under advisement the 5-cent-fare suit Instituted by residents of Llnnton against the United Railways Company. The suit is In the form of a petition for a writ of mandamus, compelling the company to give a 5 cent fare. C. W. Watts and others are the plaintiffs. It was the contention of John M. Gearln and George F. Martin, arguing for the residents of Llnnton, that the Intent of the County Court, when it granted the franchise calling for a 6 cent far between Portland and Linn ton, and the understanding o$ the pub llo at the time, was that the railroad would allow this fare between its ter minals at Third and Stark streets ana In Llnnton. C. H. Carey and a. Rmmons. attorneys for the railway. contend that the meaning of the phrase hf.t-tvfpn Portland and Llnnton is ne- tween the Portland city limits and the Llnnton city limits, and that the com pany may properly charge 5 cents addi tional for the ride to Third and Stark streets. -Turie-A Morrow asked the attorneys n they had any technical objections to the writ of mandamus, saying he would like to have all technicalities preseniea which might be urged if the case were to go to the Supreme Court. Attorney Carey replied that the writ should not issue becauv the petitioner has an adequate remedy at law. "He can tender his o cents irom i-un- land to Llnnton, and ir tne conauccor refuses to accept it tor the trip, he may sue." said the attorney. The hearing yesteraay was upun demurrer to the petition for a writ of mandamus. Judge Morrow remarked that the four attorneys might stipulate that the petition oOntains a copy of the franchise, thus removing a techni cality and making room for the defend ant company to file its answer, which, it had been said, would bring to light some things not set out in the petition. "'That would take the case to trial on Its merits," said the court One of the attorneys for the Llnnton people was on his feet in an instant to say he would like nothing better, as that would give him a chance to lay the entire situation before the court. Attorneys Carey and Emmons did not agree to stipulate. No Successive Crop Failures. PORTLAND, Or., July 23. (To ' the I Editor.) Will you please inform us whether there are any instances known In the Pacific Northwest of three suc cessive crop failures In any crop, but particularly fruit. Has there ever been, in any year that you know of, a total failure in any crop? V. VINCENT JONES. Not in the past quarter of a century have there been three successive crop failures, nor two; nor has there been a total failure in any crop. On tho con trary there have been crops in such abundance that there has been no market for them, so to speak. "The Pa cific Northwest" 18 a broad and long region, and general crop failure therein would be an impossibility. There have been failures in spots, at times, to be sure, in one product or another, that have attracted more than passing note. If you compare the Oregon country with Kansas, for example,- where they have a crop then a nothing failure two years running and monster crop, you will find here like it. Xew York Although the East River was watched all night, doim of the bodies of the three .Italian boya drowned from a row boat Sunday was found. The vlctlma were Victor Barero. 15 years: Antonio Dana-elo. 17. and Edward Donderlo. 17. With three other boys they -were sent out in a small rowboat and whon in the vicinity of the treacherous current of Hell Gate their craft capsized and they were plunged Into the river. . When the digestion is all right, the action, of the bowels regular, there is a natural craving and relish for food. When, this is lacking you may know that you need a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They strengthen the digestive organs, im prove the appetite and regulate the bowels. Trunks, suitcases and bags, variety at Harris Trunk Co. Largest iiilSBIiiiiliiilkli Pays I to myself. Pavs I. The Rex Dental Co., Is the place to go. Says L Ablngton Bldg, SURPRISED HIM Doctor's Teat of Food. a nctor In Kansas experimented with his boy in a teat of food and gives the particulars. He says: -I naturally watch the effect of differ ent foods on patients. My own little son, a lad of four, had been 111 with pneu monia and during ms convalescent; Um not seem to care for any kind of food. I knew something of Grape-Nuts and Its rather fascinating flavor and particu larly of lte nourishing and nerve-building powers, so I started the boy on Graoe-Nuts and found from the first dish that he liked it. 'His mother gave it to mm steaany and he began to Improve at once, in lees than a month he had gained about eight pounds and soon became so well and strong we naa no ruri.-.er anxiety about him. An old patient of mine. 73 years old. came down with serious stomach trouble and before I was called had got' so weak he could at almost nothing, and was in terious condition. He had tried almost every kind of food for the sick without avail. I immediately put him on Grape- Nuts with .good, rich -milk and just a little pinch of sugar. He exclaimed when came next day, vvny. doctor, l never ate anything so good or that made me feel so much stronger." "I am pleased to say that he got well on Grape-Nuts, but be had to stick to it for two or three weeks, then he began to branch out a little with rice or an egg or two. He got entirely well in spite of his almost hopeless condition. He gained 22 pounds in two months, which, at his age. Is remarkable. "I could quote a list of cases where Grape-Nuts has worked wondera" "There's a Reason." Rad "The Koad to Wellvllle,"" in pkgs. Ever read the above letterf A new one appears from time to time. They are Beauinc, true, and fnll of human interest. ' railai"'11l mir -11" (1, I a- ' :. WtaV.l V V. 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