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6 THE .MOUSING QREGOTIANj . TUESDAY, : DECE3IBER 7, 1909. E VICTOR AT POLLS Oregon City Citizens Defeat Plan to Remove Memorial Honoring Founder. . " - - MAYOR. CARLL RE-ELECTED "Present Town Head Wins by 21 .Votes; Iatonrefte Is Treasurer. ! Conncllmen Selected Again. Campaign Letter Damaging. . OREGON CITY. Or., Dec. S.MSpecial.) The preservation of the historic- home of Dr. John McLoughlln and the re-election of-Mayor Carll were the results of the eity election held here today. Carll was elected by the narrow margin of 21 votea over O. W. Eastham, the latter re ceiving 340 votes in the three wards, which nave 361 to Carll. Only 701 votes, 'or. less than two-thirds f the registration, were polled, due to the heax-y fall of snow. The ordinances having for their, purpose the removal of the McLoughlin home - from trie public square overlooking the city met with a decisive defeat. The- first ordinance to bar the building from the square was beaten by a majority of 70, and the sec ond ordinance to remove the building from the block on which it was placed through the efforto of the McLoughlin Memorial Association, was defeated by a majority of 78. The only other struggle was for Coun cilman in the Second Ward. A. Knapp was re-elected by 48 votes over J. A. Roake, the latter receiving 13a votes to 187 for Knapp. In the First Ward Charles W. Pope and in the Third Ward FYed J. Meyer-' were re-elected to the Council without opposition, as was M. D. Latourette for Treasurer. The Flr.t Ward gave Mayor Carll a majority of 32 and In his home ward he had a margain of 36. The Third Ward went heavily for Kastham. his majority there being 47. In the Third Ward the ordinances deslgnfH to move the Mc laughlin home from the public square were carried, but the vote was more than wiped out in the First and Second wards. The result of the election Is a signal defeat for the men who have been work ing for months to arouse public senti ment against the preservation and re-? storatlon of the residence of Oregon City's founder. The anonymous communica tion Issued Saturday and of which John M. Loder yesterday acknowledged au thorship, probably lost more votes for the ordinances than any other campaign doc ument. SIX KE-EI,KCTED IX ALBANY Mayor and Councilmen Retained. Present Police Chief Beaten. ALBANY". Or., Dec. 6. (Special.) Six of the seven incumbent city officers were re-elected here today. The build-: ing of a City Hall was approved and the sale of near-beer was prohibited. Mayor J. P. "Vvallace. Recorder f. M. Redfleld and Treasurer E. D. Cuslck were all re-elected without opposition. In the liveliest contest of the election I. A. M.unkers was elected Chief of Po lice over Fred Rles, the present chief, 377 to S32. All three of the present Councllmen were re-elected. L. C. Marshall de feated W. A. Barrett in the First ward by 161 to 64. Frank J. Miller was hosen in tne Second ward without op position, and L.M. Curl was elected in the Third, ward; defeating J. A. Mills by 192 to 83. The project " to - bond the city for $40,000 to build a City Hall was ap proved by 463 to 177. In the referen dum vote on the ordinance passed by the Council prohibiting the sale of near-beer in Albany, the ordinance was sustained by 446 to 232. The total vote cast today was 720. This is a light normal vote but is considered heavy in view of the severe snow storm which prevailed all day. MASS MEETING TICKET WINS Two-Thirds of Hillsboro Voters Stay '; Away Bond Issue Carried. HILLSBORO, Or.. Dec. 6. Special.) Less than one-third of the regular city vote was cast at the election today. There was no contest for any office, and the ticket nominated laet week . by a mass meeting of citizens was unanimous ly elected. The ticket elected Is as fol lows: Mayor, Dr. A. B. Raley; Councilmen, Robert Hartrampf, "U". W. Boscow, C. Helm; Recorder, . Benton Bowman; Treas urer. Fred Sewell. A proposition to 'issue $35,000 bonds to take trp the warranted indebtedness of the city was carried. CANBY COWS VOTED SHUT IT ' Water Bonds Lose, Election Quiet, !edman Made Mayor. ' CANBT, Or., Dec. 6, Special.) The Canby city election passed off quietly, with a small vote cast. Result: . For Mayor, Dedman, 76; Treasurer. Walker, 71; Councllmen. W. H. Bair, 69: II. W. Evane. 6S; A. H. Knight, 6S; O. R. Mack. 73. ' 'The vote to shut up cows was 60 for and 37 against. Issuance of $10,000 water bonds was- defeated, the vote being 49 for, 37 against. SALEM ELECTS DEMOCRAT Ilfth Ward Mountain-River Candi date Wins 'Dry' Forces Lose. ! SALEM, Or., Dec. 6. (Speotal.V-Interest in tho city election was slight, and a very light .- vote was polled. August Huckestein. Democrat, was elected in the Fifth Ward on the mountain-water, state-fair' boulevard ticket. Sam Manning, formerly Mayor of Mc Mlnnville, wqn out against A. N. Moores, the candidate of the anti-liquor forces in the Second Ward. H. A Johnson was elected by a close vote In the First Ward. GRANTS PASS MAYOR IN AGAIN Representative. Smith Thrice Elect- ' ed Baseball Tax Loses. GRANTS PASS, Or.. Dec. S. (Special.) Representative J. C. Smith won the Mayoralty tonight over Senator H. D. Norton by 63 votes. Vote for Councilmen resulted as follows: First Ward. Lee Calvert: Second Ward. James Tuffs; Third Ward, John Sauer; Fourth Ward, AVill Higgins. Ordinance No. 364, licens ing baseball, was completely snowed un der. Dr. J. C. Smith has been Mavor of ; Oranta JPass twice. The firs lime he tUUGHLIN 0M had a. majority; of .62, and the second time 67. Tonight's returns show a slight in crease over his previous records. . Marshrield Election Eve Lively. MARSH FIELD, Or.. Dec. 6. (Special.) The city election will be- held tomorrow. Tonight rallies are being held by both sides and' the contest promises to be an exceedingly lively one. Dr. E. E. Straw, the present Mayor, is a candidate for re election. His opponent is I. S. Smith, supported by the Citizens' League, who was defeated by Dr. Straw two years, ago. City Recorder Butler is a candidate for re-election, without opposition. There are. three Aldermen to be elected. Hill's Chelan Plant Pays $14,500. OLYMPTA, Wash., Dec. 6. Special.) The Great Northern's Chelan Electric Company today paid the state $14,600, that being" the amount fixed by the State Land Board for the perpetual right to overflow, state shore lands on Lake Chelan in connection with the company's power development plans. . Reeves Lebanon's Mayor. LEBANON. Or.. Dec. 6. (Special.) The regular city election for Lebanon was held today. The results were: Mayor, A. N. Reeves; Treasurer, A." B. Wilson; Recorder. J. Ri Greene; Councilmen, S. P. Bach,. J. O. Nayer and T. M. Cran dall. PERPETUAL MOTION HIS? SPOKANE MAN SAYS HE HAS SOLVED PROBLEM. "No Winding Arrangement to Mech anism," Declares A.- Li." Chap man, Now Working on Model. SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 6. (Special.) A. L. Chapman, an ex-union man of this city, claims he haa invented a wheel which runs by perpetual motion. "The wheel ran for 11 days without the application of power of any kind. Had it not been for the breaking of a COTTAGE GROVE COMMERCIAL CLUB ELECTS HEAD. C. C Raselton, President. .- COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Dec 6. . (Special.) At the recent meeting of the Commercial Club the fol- lowing-nained persons were elect ed officers for the ensuing year. C. C. Haz-Hon, president; Marion Veach, vice-president; Frank H. liosenburg, secretary, and George M. Hall, cashier. A review of the past year's work was reported by retiring President xx. O. Thompson; which showed that much good had been accomplished for this immediate vicinity' through the medium of the club. cog in the mechanism it would be run ning yet," says the inventor, who lives at 01213 Washington street. Mr. Chapman states there is no wind ing arrangement in connection with his invention. "A wheel of the size of which I am now having a model made will run a bicycle up the Manitou Hill." said he. "By plac ing four of the wheels of large size in a boxcar. I can run a car with a 15-ton load at the rate of 60 miles an hour.' The wheel through which Mr. Chap man declares he will demonstrate the power- of perpetual -motion -is the last of a number of inventions announced by him lately. Among these are a cash register, a curve protector appliance for railroad ties, and a patent, ironing board. The ironing board, he says, is' being -manufactured in commercial quantities and is handled by leading stores of Spo kane. , : BAND0N HAS 3000 PEOPLE School Census -Shows Growth and Annexation Is Proposed. - : BANDON. -Or.; Dec. 6. (Special.) Ac cording to the school census, which was 'taken last weak, Bandon has a popula tion of over 3000. There are 625 children of school age, and on the basis of .five to one this would make tho population 3125. The city is growing very rapidly, new houses are springing up everywhere and there is a movement to incorporate all the adjacent platted districts' into the city limits. If this is done, Bandon will ohow a population of close to 4000 when the Government census is taken in 1910. GROOM LOSES TIE PERMIT License to Wed Fonnd on Floor of County Clerk's Office. J. Toutfest, obtaining a marriage license on November 27 to wed 16-year-old Doilie Seeder, dropped it upon the floor ; of County Clerk, Fields' office soon after ward. As he has not called for it since, the deputy clerks are wondering how' he managed the wedding. The license was Issued by Deputy County Clerk Noonan. George Seeder, act ing as witness. Toutfest said he was over 31 years old, and gave his address as 104 East Eighteenth street. Steamboat Ready for Yaquina. TOLEDO, Or.. Dee. 6 The Modern Im provement Company has just completed a steamboat, to -be operated-on Yaquina Bay. This boat will have a carrying ca pacity of 100 passengers, and will do a general passenger and freight business. This company has also completed a barge equipped with powerful engines, derricks and a plledriver. This machine will be used as a repair and construction outfit on the bay. The company Is composed of Messrs. G. C. Walker, C. W, Davies and Hugh Corrigan. The Qanschaufel Is an open-air xanita- Jhj the municipalitv, of Vienna,, -,Z SALEM EPIDEMIC NOW DECREASING Out of Total of 109 Cases Only 60 at Present Afflicted. WATER GIVEN AS CAUSE Physicians in Quandary as to What Has Brought About Typhoid Fe ver,, but Majority Declaro It to Be City Water. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 6. (Special.) Typhoid fever, which became epidemic in October and has continued to spread throughout the city since that" time, up to Saturday evening, December 4, had claimed nine lives. Dr. O. B. Miles' City Health Officer, states that there have been 109 cases reported to dato and that over half, of those who have had the" disease are now convalescent. There-are now -22 typhoid patients in the Salem Hospital and eight in the. Willamette Sanitarium, the. test being in private .homes. The epidemic; is the worst experienced by this city since 1902. . ... Water Said to Be Cause. While various causes are ascribed by the physicians , for the epidemic;' many admit it can be nothing except the water supplied by the Salem Water Company. Discussing the matter this afternoon, one of the leading physicians of the city said; "Laying aside all quibbling and all ex planations that do not explain; and taking a common sense view of the situation, it will be seen that the epidemic can come only from one source the water eupply. If poor drainage, the milk supply , or any one of numerious other local causes' were at fault, the disease would be limited in its operation to some certain portion of the cltv and there would then be little difficulty in learning the cause and remedying it. "In this epidemic this is not the case. Every part of- the city has its typhoid patients.,. Common - sense dictates that we must look to some common source of -infection. When we do that we are brought inevitably to the water supply, as the only thine that we all use in common that could well -give u typhoid. In my opinion the water company is doing all iii its power, to give us good water, but I regard the auction system as being radi cally wrong. This is especially' true in Salem, where the supply pipe crosses the big slougTi above the Spaulding sawmill, and where there is always danger of a slight break and the tainting, of the entire water supply of the city." No Cases Reported This Week. There have been no cases reported since Saturday and there Us hope that the epi demic is nearing an end. One physician states, however, that he would not be surprised to see a fresh outbreak of the disease when the present snow disappears, especially if the snow is carried away by a rain, as ihe enow -will be carried into the river, with all kinds of rubbish and infectious material, the sewers will . be clogged and there will be another flood. Dr. Miles says there are at the present time not to exceed 60 cases. , . One of. the peculiar features of the epidemic- is that the state bacteriotogist. Dr. Maitson. of Portland, has repeatedly declared that samples of city water sent to him for analysis contained no colon baccilli. or typhoid germs. It is contended in some quarters that the water from private wells has caused many of the ases. and while it Is true that there have been several cases in families where well water is used, the victim has usually been a member of the family whose work or business kept him -down town in some place where city water is used.- "I do. not believe . that the ' water is causing the fever," declared Dr. W. B. Morse, a member of the State Board of Health, this afternoon. "I am "frank to say that I do not know what is causing it. All the surrounding towns have it, including Portland. Flies may be seen in large numbers about outhouses and barns all Winter in this climate, -and as soon as a cold snap comes they make for the warm houses. 'It is possible the disease is . spread in this way. Our city water has been re peatedly analyzed, not only at Portland but at Corvallis and ho trace of typhoid germs has been found. When the last test was made at Corvallis, the bacteri ologist . thought we had sent him a sample of boiled water, the absence of germ life was so noticeable." State Officials Victims. Among th victims of the fever are Ave from the Statehpuse, viz: John H.-Lewis, State Engineer; Horace Brodie, clerk of the. Desert Land- Board; Miss Effie May King, stenographer in the Supreme Court; Miss Bessie- Smith, stenographer in the Secretary of State's office and a son of Judge Eakin. Although there is general Ignorance of the nature of the disease,' none of the officials has issued a word of warning to boil the water, or how to take the most ordinary precautions to prevent a spread of the disease. . SALEM TO OWN WATER PLANT Mountain Water Commission Takes Decisive Action. SALEM, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.) The Mountain Water Commission of 15 mem bers at the head of which is Governor Benson, held a session of several hours' duration this afternoon in the Governor's office. The whole question of a pure and adequate water supply was taken up. and resolutions passed urging the necessity of holding a special election at the earli est possible moment for the purpose of authorizing a bond issue for the construc tion of a pipeline from the Breitenbush River in the Cascade Forest Reserve to Salem, and tho purchase of the Salem Water Company's distributing system. It is urged that steps be taken at onco to acquire rights of way for the pipeline and. to secure from the Federal Govern ment the right to enter the forest re serve. The committee of the Salem Common Council consisting of N. D. Elliott E B Millard. W, . H. Eldridge and Mayor George F. Rodgers, submitted a report in which the estimated cost of construction of the pipeline. Including reservoirs and accessories, and the purchase of the pres ent plant. Is placed at $1,251,355: The report, of the committee named to appraise the value of the Salem Water Company's plant , shows that R. L. Don ald, the water company's representative valued the plant at J443.745; J. H. Cun ningham, the city's representative at $401,426. Through the' Influence of State Engineer John H. Lewis the compromise figure of $422,585 was arrived- at and accepted In addition there are-$125,O00 of outstanding bonds, making a total t'jjfi local plant of $297,585. f The report of Civil Engineer W. J. Cul yer.gtyea thetrdiatanca-lromtSaleia . RHEUMATISM IS PREVALENT Conditions of the Past Months Have Caused Much Suffering. A Simng Reason Why Pvortte Should Kno of til a Tonic Tnmtmemt Which Curcm tho DUmmMO Through tho Blood. Although rheumatism is a disease of the blood wet, damp seasons are au excit ing cause and especially are those -who have had a previous attack liable to suffer from the disease at such times. . This shows that tho rheumatic poison was not driven from the system but was simply "kept down" by the treatment employed. When conditions favorable to . the disease were met the trouble promptly reappeared. The promise made for the tonic treat ment of rheumatism is that its cures are permanent and that the patient does not have an attack of the same old trouble every year. Mrs. A. G. Props t, whose address is Box 17, R. F. D. No. 6, Albany, Ore., was cured by this treatment. She says : "Through overwork my health be came run down and rheumatism follow ed. I was treated by two doctors for about two months but they did not give me much help. The rheumatism was in my limbs and was worse when I stood up. At such times the pain would be so severe that I could hardly walk. I was not able to do much work for I was obliged to lie down quite often through the day. Besides suffering from the rheumatism I was troubled with ner vousness. ' I was dizzy very often and would see black specks before my eyes. The doctors told me that my circulation was poor. " When I read in a paper that Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills had cured rheumatism, I decided to give them a trial. I began to get better during the second week and continued using the pills. . I gradually grew stronger, the dizziness left me and I got so I could walk without any pain. The rheumatism has entirely disap peared and I have had no return of it I recommend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to my friends right along. "- A booklet, ''Diseases of the Blood." will be sent free to any sufferer from rheumatism upon request. . Write f ora copy today and learn how to cure your self. - Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all druggists, or will be mailed, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per box; six boxes for 3.50. bv the Dr Williams Medicine Company, Schenectadv, N. Y. Breitenbush reserve, . at the mouth of French Creek, as 65 miles, and the alti tude of the point where it is planned to divert the city's" supply of water at 1300 feet above the bench mark in the south wall of the State House, as placed there by' the United States Geological Survey. The only, settlement above tbe point where it is proposed to take the water Is at Breitenbush Hot Springs, 16 mi'es above, and the engineer explains in detail how all danger of contamination from this source may be eliminated. Engineer Culver recommends a wooden stave pipe large -enough to supply a city of 50,000 people. The members of the Mountain Water Commission inr attendance at today's meeting were Governor Benson. W. J. Culver, A. F. Hofer. August Huckestein, H. WT Meyers. Dr.-R. B. L. Steiner, Dr. H. C. Bppley, Judge W. M. Bushey. Mayor George F. Rodgers, Senator Tom Kay, H. X- Patton. - At the ; municipal election held today two charter amendments, both of which have a direct- bearing on the mountain water proposition, were adopted by a vote of 430 to 321. One amendment increases the rate of Interest which may be paid on city bonds, from -4 to 6 per cent, the other raising the limit that the city may bond for public improvements from 6 to 15 per cent of .the assessed valuation. "At a special meeting of the City Coun cil on Tuesday, the 14th, the mountain water matter will be taken up and ar rangements made to hold a special election to bond the city to build the pipe line and acquire the local plant. SEATTLE PRINTERS OUT DEMAX1 FOR WAGE IXCREASE REJECTED BY EMPLOYERS. Job Men Want ! 1-ti Hoar Day and Advance in Scale From $24 , to-$28 Per Week. ' SEATTLE. Dec. 6. The union Job print ers today presented to their employers a new scale calling for a reduction of hours from eight to. seven and one-half and an -Increase of wages from t2i to J28 a week. The employers rejected the scale and announced that they would suspend busi ness rather than pay It. They had al ready laid oft almost their entire work ing force and are refusing all work of fered. , , : . Only enough men are working to keep, the offices open. The largest shop has two men. The men working will receive the new scale. The union men are idle and the work i going to nonunion shops and to other cities. . Union job printers of Portland have also submitted a new wage schedule, ask ing for an increase of wages from .$22.50 to $25.60 a week, but with no change of their eight-hour working day. Several conferences have been had between rep resentatives of the men and representa tives of their employers, and it is believed that the demand will be settled without any difficulty. - . TOWN TO HONOR FOUNDER Colorado Springs Will -Raise $60, 000 Statue of Palmer. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 6. A movement to raise $60,000 for an eques trian .statue of General "William Palmer was. launched today. General Palmer wag the builder of the Kansas Pacific, the Denver & Rio Grande and the Mexican Central Tailroads. and the founder of the City of Colorado Springs. He died March 13, 1909. - EUGENE MEN ASK 8 HOURS Carpenters Serve Notice and Con- -. ,. tractors Will Fight Them. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.) The carpenters and joiners of Eugene re cently organized a union and have given notice to the contractors that on and after January 15. 1910. eight hours shall constitute a day's work for members of the union. In the notice it was stated that it is understood that all contracts made prior tc November 25 shall.be com pleted at tb ' old schedule of hours. The sev 1 contractors of the city hav gl" public notice that they will - recognize- iho demands ot tha Manning , Bowman Chafing Dishes Percolators Casseroles Teakettles, Trays and other things make, fine Xmas gifts A Full Line Now Ready THERMOMETERS of ALL KINDS Living-room" 25c to $3.00 Weather 25c to $3.00 Window 75c to $2.00 . Fever 75c to $2.00 Baby's Bath. 25c to 75c - Art . Decorating 10c to 25c Barom- T.L- eters. A. . 94 to 935 $1 tO $2.50 CANADIAN ,c,.WS Chandelier V ; FREE DELIVERIES, CITY AND NEARBY SUBURBAN POINTS union, but they will continue to deal directly -with their employes -without the Intervention of the union. ' They say carpenters of Eugene are now paid as good wages as any carpen ters In the state receive for nine hours' work each day. Eugene has never been a strong- union town and contractors are doing everything they can to discourage the further organization of the various branches of building trades. BARTLETT GETS PROMOTED Fort Stevena. 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