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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1911)
t r 4 nre arcmxiyG oireGoyrAy. Saturday, apkix 3, 1911. j t aprh; 8, i9ii. "PORTLAND TO GET BENEFIT" TEAL Panama Canal Will Give Aid Even if Haul Clause Is Enforced. QUESTION OF IMPORTANCE Prominent Portland Man, Repr rntlnr Home Cltjr, Tacoma and Seattle. Itrtnros Prom Hearing ClTrn at Washington. Even- If a lonr and short haul clause la raforced without exceptions by the Interstate CommfM Commission, tha ranama Canal will give Portland a primal position la the commerce of tha United State, declared J. N. Teal, who returned from Washington last nlKht. after two weeks epent at the hearln for relief of the earriere and the argu ments la the Coast and Intermountain cas-s before the Commission. WhUt la Washington. Mr. Teal made an examination of the raerlta of the Malarkey bill and also railed upon Sec retary or the Interior Flher who prom ised to Tlelt the State of Oregon after Congrcsa adjourns. At to the Malarkey bill, be found it Judged merltorloue and In the proper form by thoee competent to do so. "Vly trip to WasMna-ton. said Mr. Teal, "nil In behalf of the c'tlcs of Portland. Seattle and Tacoma. I wa the repreentatle of the Chamber of I'ommerte. The hearlna; was et for March 1 en an application for relief for carriers nnder the fourth section- the rate law. In controversy, with the final arguments In the Coat and IntermountaJa case. The Commission m.o set for hearing the South Portland lumber caae and the Willamette Valley Lumber caae. Commissioner All Present. ,! t "No queaUone of aa great Importance . ''hare ever been before the Commission ' since It waa orranlaed. a fact recog- ' ntied by tha Commission in that ail members were present at the hearlDC -an unusual circumstance. No eases bare . ever drawn to Washington at the- same Itlmt so many representatives of the t. railroads and commercial Interests. The State Commission of Nevada, the Rall ' way Commission of Arizona, repreaenta " tires from Salt Lake City. Spokane. Phoenix and of other Interior points and representatives from Palem. The ', Iailea Centrail and Chehalls were on -t Th . rround. The hearing lasted two weeks exact. - ly. which Included one day for argu ' 'meat la the lumber cases. There seemed to bo a more or less confusion of aub- cta. The applications for relief nnder t tha fourth section of the rate law should a treated separately from the cases In volving the reasonableness of any part of the rate. 1 1 waa Impressed with three facta. "First, the belief of the Interior points that water competition doea not exist - mad that they are not Interested la them. -Second The Intense Interest the In terior points take la their own cause and the lack ot Interest shown In the " -water points In a question which In r Volvos so much to them. "Third That some members of the commission, from their questioning. In . dlcated that they believed that the , rates to the Coast on transcontinental lines were remunerative and rather ' minimised the present effect of water ' competition. Amendment Interesta. , "The chief Interest lies In the con struction of the amendment of the fourth section and on this point I made a somewhat extended argument. It wtll be remembered wnder the old law. the carriers had a right to Initiate a rate to a competitive point, they being the Judge as to whether or not the clr enmstance Jnstlfled It. subject to re vision by the commission. "Under the new act the carrier has to apply for relief and the tommlssioa ' 1 the Judc-e aa to whether the ratea are competitive: and o the extent of the relief to be granted. "The conclusion that I came to after ' a etudy ot the law was that It the facts how that competition exists, the com mission mutt grant relief, and the ex. tent It must be granted la to be meas ured only by the rate forced by compe tition, provided always, that railroad ' competition cannot go below cost of ( operation. la no other way was the law to be constructed. "On the other hand. Fpokane and other Interior points assert that If the commission has this power, section four Is unconstitutional. They assert that It should be read as a bard and fast rule with no exception. "I do not believe that the people of this Coast realise what a hard and fast long and short haul clause would mean. If they did. the producers the tlmbermen. the fruitgrower and the ag- 1 rlculturtst everyone that produces things sold In distant markets would be to a man against such a proposition, which would menace the development of oar state. I may at eome future Time explain thla at greater length, aa ' 1 think It la time people were awaken ' 1ng to the tremendous Interests In volve.i. Those Interests do not 11a al together In getting low rates Into this ' country on goods of Eastern tnanufac ' tare, but rather, rates on what we man ufacture, produce and send away. "It Is my opinion that the Interstate Commerce Commission will recognise the water competitive conditions at Coast points. It is also my opinion a radical reduction win be made to Inter mountaln territory from Eastern points and that hereafter commodity rate and their point of origin will be ' closely scanned to see whether It Is not subject to water competition. Board Seem Impressed. "On the other hand. I am thoroughly convinced that the Commission feels that the manufacturers on the Coast should have equal opportunity with thetr competitors In the East and this particular matter I Intend to press un til our manufacturers are able to sell ' on even terms In anT territory so far as freight rates are concerned. -On our Coast distributive rates the Commission haa suggested a 10 Pr cent reduction. . I have tried to con vince the Commission that thla la not sufficient. To what extent I succeed ed I cannot yt say. but I feel that on some commodities we will win. "The final conclusion that I came to J that our position Js absolutely as- 0 sured through tha u. of water facili ties. I venture to predict that Spokane will be arguing In five years for the ' Coast rate, plus the rate back, to get , advantage of ocean competition. It Is not a question of traffic but of , ships to handle the traffic. 1 "There Is aires dy a growing sentl- 1 tment for free toll on the canal. This ( jrU aoiva) la sroblsm i jr an Ameri can merchant marine aa well aa fur nish facilities. -While In Washington I had a talk with Commissioner Myers, a recognised authority on the subject of public utili ties. I asked him whether It was not better to have the public utilities un der the control of the railway commis sion as provided In the Malarkey bill of our own state than to have a dif ferent commission for each city. He said the better way by far was to have It In the hands ot the railway commis sion." WEIRD PAINTING IS DONE "Spirit" Picture of Dead Woman Is Successfully Drawn. X ""spirit painting" of the mother of Mrs. K. R. Miller, wife of a Port land real estate dealer, with offlcea In tha Ablngton building, waa last night produced on the stage of the Orpheum Theater. ILra. sillier and her husband declare the picture to be genuine and that the resemblance be tween the painting and Mrs. Miller Is remarkable. The picture la posed In an. attitude frequently assumed by Mrs. Miller, and will be sent to Ger many for Identification by those who knew tha dead woman during her life time. "I am thoroughly satisfied that the painting la the most remarkable one ever produced under such conditions." said Mr. Miller last night. "Mr. Selblt never saw the dead woman, never met my wife and had no Idea what either of them looked like. The painting shows a marked resemblance In nose, eyes and especially the mouth to Mrs. Miller." The work was the second test ar ranged by Dr. Emmet Drake In his In vestigation of the Selblt spirit paint ings. It' was contended that Selblt could aot produce a picture with which he waa not familiar, and the contro versy excited the utmost Interest among Investigators of spiritualism In thla city. DEATH COMES ON SEA TRIP Samuel Johnson Beswlck Came to Portland From England Instructions were sent yesterday by Mrs. George Wild to Boston to have the body of her father. Samuel Johnson Beswlck. sent at once to Portland. Mr. Ileswlck died on board tha ship Cymric, on which he crossed the Atlantla from England. He suffered from rheuma tism and also from heart disease, - Mr. Beswlck was 61 years old, having been born at Scarborough, near Leeds, England. He came to America with his family la lltS and settled In Portland. He had seven children. Mrs. George Wild Is the only one living. Mr. Beswick'a home was at 7i East Thirty-fourth street, but the last year he had made his home with his daugh ter and hla son-in-law at ll Green wood avenue. For IS years be was In the real estate business here. On his person when be died was found 140.000 worth ot stocks and bonds. Mr. Hfrwick had gone to England to settle tie estate of two sisters and a brother who died there not long ago. It was his wish that his body be cre mated and burled beside that of his wife. DOCK ENGINEER SOUGHT Palary of $10,000 Not Regarded . Too nigh for Right Man. "I shall call a special meeting. If the reet of the members of the Commission deem it advisable, to select an engineer for the Commission." said V. W. Mul key. presiding officer of Portland's new Publlo Dock Commission yesterday. "We are examining all of tha letter of the applicants and also securing such other Information as Is necessary to make a proper selection," continued Mr. Mulkey. "It Is our Judgment that the engineer should receive a good sal ary and be also a man commanding en gineering ablllty." The salary of the engineer ran be fixed by the board only after It has consulted with the successful candi date, but $10,000 la regarded as not too much. The regular meetlnge of the board are held on the first Thursday of each month and the next meeting will not be held until May 4. unless It la decided to hold a special one. There are !0 applicants for the place of chief engineer. MAN TRIES TO EAT BOTTLE After Bltlnr Neck, II Falla Vncon pcione JTroni Loss of Blood. Pat Fallen, who lives at 411 Polk street. St. Johns, tried to eat a beer bottle at Ockley Green station last night but did not succeed. However, he caused a flurry at the police station by being responsible for a reported hold-up. A telephone message came to headquarters that a man waa lying un conscious on the sidewalk at Ockley Oreea and that he had probably been assaulted and robbed. Patrolman Nlles waa sent to Investigate and found Fal len almost helpless from the loss of blood. Fallen attempted to bite tha cap off a beer-bottle and after doing ao, con tinued nibbling at tha neck until he chewed It halt-way down to the bottle. Two or three teeth were pulled out In the experiment and he lost so much blood that he aank exhausted on the sidewalk after finishing his diet. A physician sewed up the cuts and sent Fallen home. Pat waa drunk. BERTH RATE CUT AGAIN Vessel Dines Mak.ee) Slash on Fare From Ix Angelea NorUu DOS ANGELES. Cat-. April T. (Spe cial. ) A cut from 2i to Kl In the steamship passenger rate between Los Angeles and Seattle, Tacoma and Vic toria has been made by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. The reduction, however, applies only to saloon deck rooms on the steamship Santa Rosa, ply ing between Los Angeles and San Fran cisco and the Queen and Puebla, which are operated between Baa Francisco and northern porta. Meals are included, the new rate becoming effective Sunday. The Independent steamship company has made a similar reduction. Northbound travel b1 water la excep tionally heavy, because, of the recent reduction In ratea. For several days ships leaving Pan Pedro for northern ports have carried as many passengers as thetr accommodations would permit. There is a dally rush for tickets at th downtown office of the steamship com panies. Frlondly Torn" Cause of Arrest. Ola Norman waa arrested at First and Ankeny streets last night by Pa trolmen Marsh and Madden on a charge of larceny from the person of Frank Johnson, who waa Intoxicated. Tha amount taken waa 17. IS. Several men saw Norman take the money from Johnson. Norman admitted taking It but said he did It aa a friendly turn, aa Johnson was drunk and not capable of taking care ot hla money. Johnson salA he had never, seen Gorman before. ELLIS WON'T TELL " WHO BRIBERS ARE Three Offers of Cash Made, He Says, to Quash Initiative Paving Petitions. INQUIRY PROVES USELESS Councilman Tells District Attorney He Will Not GIve'Namea of Men Involved as Conviction Would Not Be Possible. Following hla sensational charge that be had been offered a largo sum ot money not to complete the initiative petition calling for competitive bids in atreot paving. Councilman Ellis. waa sum moned before District Attorney Cameron yesterday. Questioned as to the Identity of the men making the alleged offer. Mr. Ellis declined to make any admissions. Without the names of the men seek ing to buy Ellis off. District Attorney Cameron last night said It would be useless for him to proceed with an In vestigation. Bribery Statute Inapplicable. "As a. matter of fact." said Mr. Cam eron, "as I understand It. Elllai In cir culating these petitions was acting not as an official of the city but as a private cltlxen. This he bad a perfect right to do. but he waa not officiating as a member of the City Council, who. under the statute la a legislative officer. Under the circumstances, the statues as to bribery, in my opinion, would not apply even If Ellis should produce the name of the man seeking to Influence him." Aside from making the allegation that he was offered a stipulated amount of money If he should Ale the street paving ordinance petition without the required number of signatures to secure for It a place on the ballot. Ellis makes tha further charge that numeroua of the Initiative petitions were bought up from the circulators at J2-EO each. Ellis further declares that the eource of the money alleged to have been offered him in the way ot a bribe as well as that spent In buying up petitions was none other than the street paving companies. "I had known for some time that my Initiative petitions were being bought up at a wholesale rate," said Mr. Ellis last night, "but It waa not until a tew days ago that any definite offer ot money waa made to me personally. Two different men came to me at my office and Inquired how much money I would take to abandon my efforts to place the competitive paving ordinance on the ballot. I declined to enter ne gotiations with either. Lawyer Makea Offer? "Last Saturday I waa approached in the street by one of the best-known lawyers in Portland, and he does not represent any of the paving companies in a legal capacity, either. He said he knew where there would be 'a piece of money In it for me ifsl would see that the proposed ordinance was died with the City Auditor with an Insuf ficient number of signatures to secure for It a place on the ballot. "He finally told me he thought he could get for me $1500. By way of leading him on. I told him that the amount mentioned waa not enough to Interest ma He then insleted that I should ask for enough more to enable him to get a good fee out of the deal. Before the lntervlewsclosed. this law yer suggested that I ask for $3500. I have not been visited by the lawyer sin". "While thla money was not offered by a lawyer representing any of the paving companies, the man making the offer told me that he would get It from that source Indirectly. If I thought I could secure a conviction, I would not have any hesitancy In telling the Dis trict Attorney who the man was that made the offer. But It would be a case of his word against mine. No other person was present at the Interview. ARTISTS LOVE CHANGES rOIimXD GIRL JILTED FOK CHICAGO SWEETHEART. Harry "tv. ArmMronr to Wed Miss Van TliTiorl.ih TodayClara Wold Still Wears His Bin-. CHICAGO. April 1. (Special.) Harry W. Armstrong, a Portland. Oregon, ar tist, will marry Mlsa Louise Van Vhoorlsh - early- tomorrow morning. Mr. Armstrong has Jilted a young Port land woman, who Is said to be a rela tive of the playwright. Ibsen, to make Miss Van Vhoorlsh his wife. Friends of Mr. Armstrong were much surprised last night to learn of his ap proaching marriage with Miss Van Vhoorlsh In Chicago. His engagement to Miss Clara Wold. 789 H East Yam hill street, haa been rumored here for aome time. Mlas Wold left Portland a few days ago for Vancouver, B. C, wearing at the time a handsome soli taire diamond ring which had been pre sented to her by Armstrong. Miss Wold, who Is a graduate of the University of Oregon, left Portland without any knowledge of Armstrong's change of affections, according to her sister. At the Wold home last night it was said. In answer to a query as to the engagement. "It haa not yet. been announced." "Is she wearing Armstrong's ringt" was the next question. "She waa when she left here," was the answer. Apprised of Armstrong's Intended marriage to Miss Van Vhoorlsh Miss Wold's sister declared that the affair with Mlsa Wold was "not really- seri ous." Mrs. Wold, the mother of the Port land artist's ex-sweetheart, is reported by Intimate friends of tha family to be a third or fourth cousin of Ibsen, the playwright. Mr. Armstrong Is a commercial artist who haa a wide circle of acquaintances In Portland. His address here was the foot of Leo avenue on the liver front, where he maintained a houseboat- HENS GOOD INVESTMENT Professor Luna Say Consumption Exceeds State' Supply. Under the joint auspices of the Port land I,il,ClJU and lbs. Portland-Junior Poultry Club. Professor Alfred O. Lunn. of tha Oresjon Agricultural College, de livered the first of a series of lectures on poultry raising last night In the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium. Professor Lunn pointed out that statistics show that the value of poultry In Oregon for the past year amounts to about HOOO.000. Notwith standing the large number of fowls raised in this state, be said, the produc tion of eggs and poultry waa far below the consumption. Professor Lunn ex pressed the opinion that poultry could be raised as profitably In Oregon aa any where else. Climatio and other condi tions were altogether favorable, he sold. A portion of the .lecture was devoted to a review of the work of the Junior Poultry Club. The remaining four lec tures of the series are aa follows: April 14 "Locating and Constructing the Poultry Plant." April 21 "Selecting and Reproducing a. Flock." April IS "Feeds and Feeding." May 6 "Preparing and Marketing Foul try Products." HOTWOHDS SPOKEN ji tfew V l SEWER DEBATE : iiiNs: 111 what is llmmm WmM home flift "Pi without Ipffii i a Victor? r POSSE CATCHES FORGER IO:VTA VILLA CITIZENS TRATL HI3I THROUGH WOODS. John Davis Telia Portland Detec tives About Unique Crimea Here and In Montavllla. After a wild chase through woods and fields nine miles east of Portland yesterday afternoon John H. Davis, wanted for forging about $400 worth of checks In Montavllla a month ago. surrendered to Detectives Day and Hyde, who were at the head of a posse of a dosen cltlsens of Montavllla, most of whom had cashed the worthless checks. Davis waa working on the farm of James Fisher when he saw two heavily loaded automobiles coming along the road. He did not wait to aee whom the men were. He knew officers were on his trail and he fled to the woods. The automobiles were quickly emptied and the posse scattered in an attempt to surround him but Davla outgeneraled them all until he grew weary of the pursuit at sunset and surrendered. Davis built a house on wheels In Montavllla a month ago and said he would attach a motor to It- When the house waa finished he put In half a day cashing checks, signed by himself, and Is alleged to have gotten about $400. The house on wheels was pulled Into the woods, near the Fisher farm, where he waa working, by a team of horses. Davis wife has consumption and she and three children were left in the wagon-house in the woods. On the way to the police station Davis told Detectives Day and Hyde all about the forgeries In Montavllla and also about worthless checks he passed In this city last December be fore going to St. Paul. He said detec tives questioned him in Et Paul and asked him about the man wanted In Portland and he threw them off the trail. L FEAR OF ,ASSEMBLinS3r RE PROACH IS FELT. Nominations for Councilmen-at-Larg-fs Are Made, Then Hur riedly Withdrawn. Declaring that they feared they would be reproached for "assembly lam." members of the Jackson Club, after nominating H. B. Van Duxer and J. B. Carr for CouncJlmen-at-Large last night, withdrew the nominations, but decided, nevertheless, to use their best efforts as Individuals to have the Dem ocrats ot the city concentrate their vote on these two men at the primary nomi nating election on May (. Tne subject was brought up by E. Yersteeg. who said that two years ago, on which occasion he was an election Judge, the Democrats had no ticket In the Held and nearly every member of the party received a vote or two for some office or other. .Mr. Versteeg declared that the judges of election had much more trouble tabulating this scattered vote than they had in re cording Republican results. A resolution Introduced by Dr. A. O. Bettman. calling on Congress to ab rogate the treaty which the United States has with Russia, on account of Improper treatment accorded American cltlsens of Jewish extraction by the Russian authorities, was passed unan imously. The incident which led to the resolution was the failure of the Russian officials to recognise the pass ports of two Jews, one of whom was Oscar Hammersteln. the great New Tork Impresario. 4 Representative Sulser, of New Tork. has already introduced a resolution in Congress demanding the abrogation of the treaty and similar resolutions have been passed by the Legislatures of New York and Arkansas. Branches of the Bnal Brlth. a Jewish society, are also passing similar reso lutions in all parts ot the United States. ROAD WORK IS PRESSED Clackamas Wants Money's Worth Wlille Good Weather Lasts. OREGON CITY. Or, April 1. (Spe cial.) Considerable time of the County Court at the April term waa taken up In the dlsousslon of the construction and repair of county roads. In 'district No. 14. where George Gibbs Is Supervisor, the expenditures for March amounted to $3446.05. which Is the record expendi ture In any district for that month. There was no spexilal tax levied In that district, and the district apportion ment from the general road fund was less than $1200. Tha County Court is not pursuing a niggardly policy in the expenditure of road money, but is trying to get its money's worth, and proposes to do much permanent road work thla year while the weather is good. MRS. EMMA BOGART DEAD Husband, Deceased, Was Well Known Railroad Conductor. Mrs. Emma Goodwin Bogart, widow of' David C. Bogart. and mother of Dr. Mark D. Bogart and Delmar C Bogart, died at (2 East Twenty-ninth street North, last night. She was born May 29, 1836. and had lived hero .35 years. Her husband was a well-known rail road conductor In the employ of the Oregon dfc California Railroad and he took charge of the first passenger train leaving this city for Roseburg. The late Mrs. Bogart's funeral will take place from 63 East Twenty-ninth street North, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. ' Miss Williams In Chicajro. CHICAGO, April 7. (Special.) Miss rMi-n w Williams, of Portland, resrla- tered today, at tha Congress, Hotel, Rushlight Resents Observation by Ellis That He Avoids . Voting. COUNTER CHARGE IS MADE Drainage Into Columbia Iough Is Starting: Point of Dispute, and Old Issue of Cement Pipe Adds to Flames. Councilman Rushlight, of the Seventh Ward, used the colloquial form of ex pressing the thought that Councilman Ellis was not telling the truth in the course of a heated discussion yesterday in the session of the sewer committee of the City Council. Mr. Rushlight Is chairman of the committee. He Is also a candidate for Mayor In the coming Republican primaries. Mr. Rushlight's pointed , observation was made In the debate over the pro posed Columbia 8Iough sewer.' Mr. Ellis favored the sewer as drawn In the plans of City Engineer Morris, while Mr. Rushlight opposed them, believing the sewer should not empty Into the slough. A vote was taken on motion of Ellis to adopt a resolution; Ellis and Beldlng voted for It and Concannon and Rush light against 1C and Mr. Rushlight or dered'the resolution left in the com mittee box. "My resolution provided that the plans should be filed and referred to the sewer committee so as to give the prop erty owners aa opportunity to appear and be heard," said Mr. Ellis last night. "Otherwise the subject will be consid ered by the sewer committee in other than the regular manner prescribed for considering such business." Members Show feeling. There was much bitterness between the two Councllmen over this affair. The very next Item that came up was a reso lution for a sewer in Mldwaukle dis trlct. In Mr. Rushlight's ward. The Columbia district sewer is to be in Mr. Ellis' ward. "I move this resolution be left in the box until we get the plans," said Mr. Ellis. Mr. Rushlight was nettled again, but said nothing. Deputy Auditor Gill, clerk of the committee, said the plans were in his office and could be had at any time. "The plans for the Columbia district are also In the office of the engineer," replied Mr. Ellis. "That's all right, Mr. Ellis. I am willing to look at the plans for every sewer." spoke up Mr. Rushlight. "I think it should be done; It would save the taxpayers a lot of money, and Is what I have been trying to do for a long time." Pipe Issue Injected. "Yes, and you fought cement pipe for a long time, too." retorted Mr. Ellis, "but I take notice that you are now strongly favoring It; you have a pro posed amendment favoring It." "I do not favor cement pipe," said Mr. Rushlight. "I think it is no good; I would not use It." "Well. then. I would not recommend something I don't believe In," Ellis re plied. "Well, I have never yet left town to avoid voting for anything." burled Rush light. "I never yet was hired to go away, like you did. and get out of voting on any measure." I suppose you know that I was hired to go away, but I don't." Ellis replied. "But I never get up during Council meetings and go out Into the anteroom to avoid voting, like some of my col leagues do; that la. like one of them does the one I'm talking to." "You're a d n liar," shouted Mr. Rush light, his face whitening. Rushlight Is Belligerent. "Never mind getting personal," said Ellis. "And I'm perfectly able to back it up, too, if necessary." concluded Rushlight. This ended the exchange of words be tween the two officials. They have been at war ever since Mils first Introduced his fight for cement sewer pipe into the Council. Mr. Rushlight, who is a plum ber, opposed this material-, saying that it was porous and dangerous to health for sewer purposes. He, however, re cently caused the Council to submit a proposed amendment, requiring cement to be specified, as well as terra cotta. in all sewer Jobs. This Is to be voted on next June, and it was to this that Mr. Ellis referred when he said Mr. Rush light strongly tavored cement pipe now. LOOP ACREEMEXTS DELATED Rushlight and Knbll Ask Time to Consider Details. . .n.lm.ii DiiaTiHe-lit effOTtuall V held up pending negotiations between the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany, the Oregon Electrlo Company and the United Railways Company yesterday afternoon by having the street commit tee of the Council hold over ordinances presented, approving plans for a loop system In the downtown district. C H. Carey, legal representative, and F. L Fuller, vice-president of the Portland Railway, Light Power Company, said they were asusuea; m uwio a particular cause for rushing the meas ures through. Stipulations have been made between the three companies whereby the Oregon Electrlo and United Railways companies - i. -.r , v. i. ...A nf the east track of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company on becona streei. irom amnion to Stark, and the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company is to have the use of the United Railways south track on Stark, from Fifth to Second streets, m i- tf a. l nnn svstem for lnter- urban cars of the Oregon Electric and United lines aown eeconu 10 ouua. uui. Stark to Tenth, south on Tenth to Sal- n . r, than kut to Front street, where lnterurban tracks have been laid. When the orainances approving plans went before the street committee yesterday afternoon. Councilman Rush light asked that they and the agree ments between the companies be read. Ho said that ho believed the subject to be one of great Importance and wished to know all of the details. The com panies representatives had all of the papers at hand and they were read to the committee. , , , . Mr. Rushlight then said that he be lieved the ordinances should not be acted upon hurriedly, as he believed them to be in reality, very valuable and he also doubted somewhat whether they could be passed legally without carrying pro vision for some compensation to the city. Mr. Carey replied mar. no D&iieveu that, while the charter called for ap- .1 . a.,.h nlam h th Council. GX- piuiai ui . ..-. j . pressed by ordinance, it was purely a formal mailer, uevuiu wi biwi b5'' cance. Ha said that he did not believe . i . .v- pi.ht .niiirht would be verr int. l ma " - -- - vaiuaoie w ui. vw-" - ii 'ft People who don't own a Victor cant realize the amount of happiness they are missing. Just think of having in your home the finest music in the world, played and sung by the greatest artists ! ' The greatest singers, the greatest or chestras, the greatest bands, the greatest soloists and the greatest comedians yours to enjoy whenever you wish. "Why bother with poor singers and hesi tate about getting all this enjoyment when you can have a Victor delivered to your home today on easy monthly payments? Come in and select any style Victor or Victor-Victrola you desire. $10, $17.50, $25, $32.50, $40, $50, $60, $100 for a Victor. $75, $100, $150, $200, $250 for a Victor-Victrola. STORE OPEN TONIGHT Sixth, at Morrison. Steinway and Other Pianos. SPECIAL TODAY LILT BULBS Plant some of the beautiful Japanese Lilies, right now, to bloom this Summer. We catalogue over 20 kinds, ranging in price from 25c to 75c each. Special to day, 15o each, $1.50 a dozen. Your selection. NARCISSUS FREE We have brought in from our Bulb Farm 2000 Narcissus (cut flowers) and will give them away free to our custom ers today. Come in and get yours. We will also book orders now for Bulbs for next Fall planting. Order now, and get benefit of special import prices. You get 100 for little more than the dozen price. SEASONABLE STOCKS Sweet Peas and Nasturtiums, Garden Seeds and Tools, Sprays for Rose Bushes and Trees, Sprayers, Poultry Supplies and Chick Feed, Fertilizer, Cabbage Plants, Perennial Flowering Plants of all kinds. True stock of "highest quality" always. El3 ei u vn - - its nu tv j or-i we. -a ic.s wt a m mm 8et. Morrison 6 Yamhill believed the arrangements would prove to be of great benefit to the public Councilman Kubll said he would like time In which to give consideration to the subject, and seconded a motion by Mr. Bushllght to hold the ordinances over to secure copies for close scrutiny. This carried. $500,000 Paid for Picture. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 7. The report from London that Peter A. B. Wldener, of this city, had purchased "The Mill." the celebrated painting- by Rembrandt, was confirmed at Mr. Wlde ner's office here today. The price paid, it was said, was slightly in excess of $500,000. Many Bis Cats Killed- MONTESANO, Wash, April 7. (Spe cial.) County Auditor R. O. Trask has paid bounty on 101 wildcats, 10 cou gars and two coyotes during the first Quarter of the year, ending March 31. The larger number of these were killed in the vicinity of Lake Qulnault. -Jam-OS Natural Laxative - Water Recommended lj by Physicians Sggfl I Refiase Substitutes Best remedy for KJtsot- I CONST I PAT ON f FREE EXCURSION KBIT SUNDAY TO Errol Heights Casadero Line. Sea Sunday Orrs;onlaa for Full Particulars. HELPFUL HINTS ON HAIR HEALTH Scalp and Hair Trouble Generally Caused by Carelessness Dandruff is a contagious disease caused by a microbe which also pro duces baldness. Never use a comb or brush belonging to someone else. No matter how cleanly the owner may be, these articles may be Infected with microbes which will Infect your scalp. It Is far easier to catch hair microbes than it Is to gret rid of them, and a single stroke of an infected comb or brush may well lead to baldness. Never try on anybody else's hat. Many a hat band Is a resting place for microbes. If you happen to be troubled with dandruff, Itching scalp, falling hair or baldness, we have a remedy which we believe will completely relieve these troubles. We are so sure of this that we offer it to you with the understand ing that It will cost you nothing for the trial. If It does not produce the re sults We claim. This remedy la called Rexall "93" Hair Tonic We honestly believe it to be the most sclentlflo remedy for scalp or hair troubles, and we know of nothing' else that equals It for efefctlveness, because of the re sults It has produced in thousands of cases. Rexall "93" Hair Tonic Is devised to banish dandruff, restore natural color when its loss has been brought about by disease, and make the hair natural ly silky, soft and glossy. It does this because it stimulates the hair follicles, destroys the germ matter, and brings about a free healthy circulation of blood, which nourishes the hair roots, causing- them to tighten and grow new hair. We want everybody who has any trouble with hair or scalp to know that Rexall "93" Hair Tonlo is the best hair tonic and restorative in existence, and no one should scoff at or doubt this statement until they have piit our claims to a fair test, with the under standing1 that they pay us nothing for the remedy if It does not give full and complete satisfaction in every particu lar. Two sizes, 50 cents and $1.00. Re member you can obtain Rexall Reme dies In Portland only at The Owl Drug Co Inx, corner 7th and Washington streets, - A 1