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THE MORXIXG OKEGOXIAy. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1911. i CREMATORY FIGHT BROUGHT TO CLOSE Judge Gatens Dissolves Injunc tion Restraining City From Paying for It. PLANT HELD SUFFICIENT Cliy Health Officer, Kprt Enfliwcr and AwlMant Indonxt Crrmatory and rx-n y Eil.tcnce of Cwv Coort rpholds Official. HoMlnr that a sufficient showing had Dot ben mad to cnnvlnc him that the city offlrers were about to defraud the taxpayer and declartnic that the rourta prffumf. In the ab sence of proof to th contrary, thnt public offlrlal are dnlnir and will do their duty toward the public, Presid ing Judge Uatens yesterday dlolved the temporary Injunction Issued laat week restraining the city frm ac reptlnr and paying for the new cre matory. Teputy City Attorney Latourette. ap pearing for the city, prenented afrt davlta signed by City Health Ofncer Wheeler; D. E. Otis, expert ennlneer at present In charite of the operation of the crematory, and C. H. Keldman. assistant engineer at the plant. All Indorned the crematory. Mr. tt de clared In his aworn statement that In October 1141 tons of itarbaue was con sumed at an averaire coat of 51.5 cent per ton. In November the cost waa to.i rents a tn for ! tons. The maximum price named In the contract waa cents a ton. All three de nied the presence of noxious leases, explaining- that iraura were consumed at 12" decrees Fahrenheit, and that an trnc temperature of luo decrees Is maintained In the combustion chamber. Coaaplalat Held !( Bcleat. fr. Wheeler explained In his affi davit that the contract calls for a minimum consumption by one unit of loo tuns In it hours, and ISO tons In the same lena-th of time with both units lo operation. The plant bad. he said. Incinerated an average of 11 tona a day on one side for seven days, and 1 ton on both aides. In September, when H. N. Napier via superintendent. S543 tons of Karbujte were consumed at 50 cents a ton. the doctor stated. Mr. Ltourette also attacked the suf ficiency of the complaint, saying that Mayor Kushtlght was only one member of the Board of Health out of five. It waa on the atrenicth of the Mayor's statement that the plant wa to be accepted that Joeph Slosson and Gust Wild commenced action. alteaMna; the rrematory to be wholly Insufrtclent and declaring that the payment of the balance of tto.ooo due the Public Words Ena-ineerinar Company would be a wanton waste of the public funds. It was also alleged that noxious gases were escaplrir. Attorney I'oan, appearing- for the plaintiffs, called attention to the clause f the original contract which states that If after six months" trial the cre matory should prove unacceptable to the Board of Health and Mayor It should be removed from the rlty prop erty. He urged that the four months" extension of the trial period was Il legal, and that the plant should have been removed at the expiration of the six months" test, when It wss rejected by Mayor Simon and the Board of Health then In existence, the majority of the members of which are the same person aa now constitute the board. Ftaat nit f Cheapest. Engineer Otis said In 'private con versation after the hearing had been completed that the Portland crematory consume garbage at a lower rate per ton than any other plant In the I'nlted States with which he Is familiar. He said that the changes which have been made In the plant have been such aa to make It In all respecta acceptable. It has been learned that within the laat few weeka englneera from San Ilego. Berkeley and Oakland have been In the city examining the cre matory, a The Public Worka Engineering Com pany, which built the local crematory, la to bid. It la understood, on garbage disposal plants shortly to be construct ed In these cities. MAYOR PAYS OWN CLERK Mraonre Pre pa red to IKjuble Salary of Secretary McCortl. To relieve Mayor Rushlight of the burden of paying from his own pocket t; a monti to obtain a competent chief clerk to hani!e the routine busi ness of the office. Councilman Bur gard la preparing k measure increas ing tie salary of Secretary McCord from I ?5 a month to $150 a month. The present ordinance provides a salary of I& a month and the Mayor found It Im possible to obtain the competent man he wanted to handle the work for that salary, so he ha paid an additional $; month from his own pocket to bring the salary of Mr. McCord tip to 1S' a month. Councilman Bnrgard say the 175-a-nionth salary was provided when the population of the city was but 54.000 and 11 Increased population and In creased amount of work for the Mayor's office ha necessitated paying a better salary. ALBINA PROMISED DEPOT Tram Track and Krrlelit Station Also in Railroad's Plan. Lower Alblna is to get team track ' faculties on Lor In g street for rarlot , freight deoot for that district. At the meeting of the Lower Alblna Push Club Mr.day night. E. F. Kazan, representing- the O-W. K. N. Co., said those Improvement were planned by the railroad company. It waa declared that a team track should be established on Lorlng street where carlot loads may be handled. It Is also proposed to build a passen ger depot at the foot of Russell street, the main thoroughfare In Alblna. Ed ward DeWyle. Joseph Shannon and W. W. George were appointed a special committee to take up the subject with the railroad authorities. Edward DeWyle. George Hockenyo and Thomas Farrell were appointed a special committee on Auditorium site. RAILROAD DINNER POPULAR I lt for Table Itrervation Full and Extra Roll Started. The lists of subscription for plates t the railroad dinner which will be held Saturday evening were Tiled to the limit at noon yesterday with a to tal of IS names. Including member of the committee, speakers and guest of honor. Although the list were closed, demands for place kept coming In throughout the afternoon and a wait ing list was started. Decorations of the hall for the, din ner will be begun early Saturday after noon. A set piece representing the en trance to a union station will occupy one end of the ball, a long table will be laid In the east side of the hall for the accommodation of the speaker and the guests of honor, and the re mainder of the hail will be filled with small tables accommodating four per- i sons each. Tickets will be provided i for the guests scheduling the events of the evening. Semaphores, gongs and whistles will be used to signal the beginning and close of each speech and persons uniformed as railroad employes will wait upon the guests. The stunt com mittee promises numberless new and original features to make the dinner a memorable event. Speakers for the evening will be C. S Jackson. Edgar B. Piper. Ir. J. H. Bovd. T. B. Wilcox. If. M. Haller. C. K. S. Wood. S. O. McMeen. C. R- Gray. F. W. Hlld. R. E. Strahom and C B. Altchlson. EQUAL SUFFRAGE GAINS W. M. DAVIS. IIIT11EKTO OPPO NKNT, KM'orSF.S CAUSE. Attorney Say niir' Mm Medina; In January AVI 1 1 Bring Out Many Interested In Move. Although he has during his entire lifetime been opposed to equal suffrage W. M. Iavls ha come to view the ques tion from the standpoint of the fair sex and announced yesterday that he Is making arrangement for a statewide organisation with a view to assisting the cause to emerge triumphant at the general election next November. Mr. Davis say that Mrs. Abigail Scott Duntway. th equal suffrage pioneer, has requested htm to father the move ment and that n ha already aroused considerable sentiment among promi nent men. About the first of January, he aald. a mass meeting of the sympa thisers of the cause will be held In Multnomah County and an organlxatlon alii be perfected which It I prupoaed to extend to Include every county In the state. "We propose to send out speaker and literature and to enlist the assist ance of as many of the newspapers as possible." said Attorney Davis. "Here tofore the women have not bad a strong booster organisation, but we propose that they shall have next year, lira Duntway ha fought long and hard for the enfranchisement of her sex and her courageous battle ha been command ing more and more repert and' atten tion. X. for one. am willing that he should realize her ambition before she departs this life." Mr. Davis name among those Inter ested In the movement C. E. 8. Wood, Joseph Teal. Governor West, Senator Bourne. Circuit Judge McGinn. Catena, Kavanaugh. Morrow and Gantenbeln. County Judge Cleeton. County Commis sioners Hart snd Dlghtner. Judge Camp bell, of Oregon City; Robert A. Miller. D. Soli Cohen. Ben Selling. George W. Joseph. Alex Sweek, Arthur I Veazle. Councilman Joy, C. W. Fulton. E. E. Smith, president of the Building Trade Council; W. IL Daly. Councilman and president of the State Federation of labor; C. A. Jordan, business agent of the Electrical Workers" Cnlon; B. W. Sleeman. business manager of the Build ing Trade Council, and E. B. Ellis, a Socialist orator. Mrs. Dunlway. declare Mr. Davis, will take an active part In the Multno mah County organisation and In organ izing the various auxiliaries In various part of the state. CURRENCY COUNT TEDIOUS A- M. Cannon, of Plstrlct Court. Re ceives JW2000 as Chinaman's Bond. Nobody acquainted with the Repub licanism of Anderson M. Cannon, clerk of the I'nlted State District Court, would charge him with being a "Green backer." But at the same time he waa observed yesterday carefully counting a huge stack of currency, which would warrant the conclusion that he waa not unalterably opposed to the use of paper money a a medium of exchange. It all happened because of the ar rest of a Chinaman. Chumey Youey. on a charge of smuggling opium Into this city from Puget Sound. Chuwey waa arrested Sunday, when hla ball was fixed at I .'. which he furnished. When the alleged smuggler reported before District Clerk Cannon yesterday he waa held to the Federal grand Jury and hla ball was Increased to 12000. The Chinaman deposited this entire sum In bills of Si and 110 denomina tions and It waa no small task for the clerk to count th good-slsed bundle of currency. The amount of opium brought Into this cltv br Chuwev and recovered by the authorities Is valued at 11000. It has been confiscated by the Govern ment. Mrs. Wong Hee will have a hearing before Mr. Cannon, as I'nlted States Commissioner, this sfte:.oon on a charge of concealing opium. SHRINE AFTER 1915 MEET l Kader Temple to Work to Bring III? Rennlon Here. At the annual meeting of Al Kader Temple tonight a campaign will be or ganized to bring to Portland In 1 9 1 S the annunl ceremonial reunion of the Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine. This movement will be started at the annual meeting of the shrine next year at Los Angeles. Portland Shrlners are mindful of the fact that by 115 the municipal auditorium In this city will have been constructed, enabling Port land members of the order to accom modate the large number of delegates that attend then annual ceremonials. Much Important business will be transacted at tonight's meeting of Al Kader Temple. In addition to the elec tion of officers for the ensuing year, grand representatives will be chosen to attend the conclave of the Imperial Council at Los Angeles next May. The grand representatives who attended the lest session of the Imperial Council will submit their report and a special committee on bylaws will recommend change. PARK & TILFORD'S. Don't fall to send a friend a box of theee dainty confect'ons for Christmas. Exquisitely boxed, they make a most desirable gift. Slg. Slchel Co.. solo age-nts, 92 Third street. Third at Wash ington, and Sixth at Washington. I'prlght piano rented. IS to 15 per month Chlckerlng. Kimball. Steinway, Kohler, and many other popular makes. All rent paid can apply on purchase price If desired. Kohler & Chase. 375 Washington st. Open day and night. GOUTY OFFICIALS BALK OVER ROADS Judges and Commissioners Neither Favor Nor Oppose $20,000,000 Bond Plan. SOME LIKE OLD SYSTEM j One Urges Convention to Bo Neutral on Bills Approved by Governor and Grange) Cleeton Elected President. The county Judges and commissioner of Orejfon refused yesterday to go on record as either favoring or disap proving the Issue of S20. 000.000 in bond for good roads In Oregon, or as favor ing the creation of a State Highway Commissioner, at a salary of 15000 ytsr. and an assistant commissioner at t'500 a yenr. The Judges and commissioners of the state were assembled In annual con vention at the Commercial Club. It was the sentiment of many that the power to build roads ought to be left, as It Is now. In the hands of the commissioners and Judges, who. It waa pointed out. knew the particular needs of their counties, and Ju.t how much of a tax the property owners can bear. It was also sal. I that an effort had been made to obtain copies of thi proposed bill. Indorsed by the spe rial committee, appointed by Governor West, but that those who applied be fore the time of the meeting had re ceived the reply that no copies had been made. Stadr of Bills Vrged. "I don't propose to Indorse these new proposed bills after having given them only Ave minutes consideration, de clared Judge Duncan, of Linn County. "I think we ought to stand neutral on this question, neither Indorsing Gov ernor West's bills, nor the two bills proposed by the Oregon State Grunge. It will be time enough for sn expres sion upon them when they come to a vote by the people." The bill for a State Highway Com missioner, fathered by Governor West's committee, provides that half the ex pense of road-building shall be borne by the state and half by the county In which the roads are built. To take advantage of the proposed law the County Court must call on the highway commissioner, and obtain his approval to the building of the road, and it shall be his duty to prepare plans, estimates and specifications. After this Is done the court must turn over to the commissioner the advertising for bids and the letting of contracts for rosd -construction. The money raised by the bond lnsue. It Is proposed to divide equally among all the counties of the state, no mat ter what their assessed valuation or population. Aato-Taz Ilvlslo Provided. It Is proposed also to pay two thirds of all automobile license taxes of the state Into the state highway fund. 75 per cent of It to be divided equally among the counties of the state, and 26 per cent to be apportioned In proportion to the area of the counties in square miles. Before any money Is apportioned, however, every county re ceiving money must expend an' equal amount In constructing public high ways. It was pointed out at the meet ing yesterday that this would enable the wealthier counties to use practi cally all of the $20,000,000 fund crested by the bond Issue, and would leave weaker snd more sparsely settled counties to bear the burden, because they would eventually have to pay their shsre of the bond Issue by taxation. A. I. Mason, of Hood River, a repre sentative of the State Grange, de clared the Grange represents 10.000 farmers, and that while Governor West's committee wss supposed to be representative, 14 Judgea or commis sioners being appointed on It, the pro posed legislation was adopted by only 15 members. Jarkioa Upearis B224,K4. Judge Nell, of Jackson County, said In that county $224,846 was spent this year for roads and bridges. -and 132.682 of this for machinery. He said the crushed rock used on the roads cost 11.17 a cubic yard and that it cost 51311 to build the Prospect Road In that county. This Is considerably less than figures given by representatives of other counties, which ranged as high as 15000 and S6000. officers for the year, elected yester day, were: President. T. J. Cleeton; vice-president. Judge Moses. Benton County; secretary, Thllo Holbrook; treasurer. W. H. Mattoon. Commis sioner. Clackamas County. L. R. Webster delivered the address of welcome. W. C. Bristol spoke yes terday afternoon, as did J. H. Albert, of Salem, a member of Governor West' committee, and James Cole. Mr. Cole told of two bills which had been pre pared, providing for the working of ccnvlct labor, one. the working of state convicts under the direction of the Parole Board, and the other of city and county prisoners under the direction of the County Court. Both bills provide for the transfer of pris oners from one part of the state to another on application of any county Judge. O. W. Wonnacott. of Roseburg, also spoke yesterday. "Probate Law and Procedure." 'The Juvenile Court." "'Duties and Respon sibilities of County Commissioners" and 'Taxation of the County and State," will be subjects taken up today. To morrow "Practical Road Building" and "The County Court and Us Care of the Indigent' will be the topics. The coun ty Judges and commissioners will be taken on an automobile trip Friday as guests of Multnomah County. The Portland Commercial Club extended to the visitors the courtesies of the club. AD MEN WILL ELECT CInb'a Political Campaign" Will Terminate at Imncheon- Today. The annual political campaign of the Portland Ad Club will come to an in teresting finish today when the ballots for the different officers are counted at the luncheon. Voting will begin at 11 o'clock and tellers will report the results while members are lunching. There will be no contest for the of fice of president, A. G. Clark being the only candidate In the field. For vice-president, there are four candi dates. Phil S, Bates. F. I. Gollehur, George M. Hyland and C. H. Moore. A. C. Black, L. A. Colton and Arthur A. Schell compete for the election to the office of second vice-president. Only two candidates are lined up In the fight for the secretaryship, E. T. Cars well. Jr, and M. W. Hard. For the board of directors, with three men to be elected, six candidates are In the field. These are C. F. Berg, W. L. Campbell. M. N. Dans, G. N. Davis. W. J. Hofmann, and W. A. Knight. "Mr. Clark's candidacy for the presi dency is in line with the policy of the present administration," said D. N. Mosessohn, the retiring president. "I would have been unwilling to accept the nomination for a Becond term, for I believe that the office should be passed around." Preparations are already under way for the big annual banquet of the Ad Club, which will be held January 11. Members of the committee appointed to have charge of this entertainment are. L. A. Colton, chairman;' C. F. Berg, J. F. Larson, George M. Hyland, G. L. Baker. M- Mosessohn, Julius Meier. D. O. Lively, A. C. Black. A. A, Schell, M. W. Hard. A. A. Lindsley and W. T. Buchanan. -. POLICEMAN'S FOE MAULED FifThtlng- Sailor With Record for Heating Cops" Is Felled by One, With a string of pugilistic victories over policemen and others to his record. James Murphy, a fighting sailor, met his Waterloo Monday night when he tried the same tactics on Patrolman Goldstone, a new and mcdiufh-siaed ac quisition to the forje. Goldstone saw the "haymaker" coming at his head, and dodged. Just In time. Then he led out and caught the bellicose sea man under the chin, sending him flat on the pavement. Murphy still had a bit of scrap In Mm. and as a precautionary measure. Captain Keller and Patrolmen Llther land and lllrsch took a hand In getting him to the station. The trouble started in a saloon, where Murphy was displaying his prowess on a citizen. Murphy's title to fame rests on his battle with ex-Patrolman Galbralth, the biggest and strongest policeman ever known in Portland, whom the middle-sized sailor beat so scandalous ly that Galbralth. In prosecuting him. had to Imagine several other assailants to account for the mauling he received While Murphy escaped punishment that time, and even put his accuser In Jeo pardy of his Job. the fact was con sidered when he went to trial yes terday and he was sentenced to serve 60 days. COHEN'S ACCUSER BOUND Woman Wljo Filed Bribe Charge Is Held as Witness. On a warrant Issued at the instance of the District Attorney, Deputy tilierlft Bulger has arrested Elenora Miceo, the wife of Sam Krasner, and the principal witness against Max G. Cohen. It was feared that she might not appear at the trial of Cohen, which Is scheduled for today, and she was forced to give 5200 bond to Insure her appearance aa a witness before she was given her re lease. It was. Intimated that Ralph E. Moody, whom Cohen has retained to defend him, may ask for a continuance. It was at the demand of the former Acting Municipal Judge, who Is alleged to have agreed to accept a bribe to deal leniently with the Maceo woman after she had been arrested on a charge oi Immorality, that Judge Gatens set the trial for today. Sam Krasner must also stand trial on two Indictments, one of which charges him with placing his wife In a dis orderly house and the other with ac ceptlng the earnings of Pauline Krls taL a fallen woman. Judge Gatens has overruled demurrers presented Dy J. D. Mann, Krasner's attorney. The faults alleged by Mann were strictly tencbnlcal. STUDENTS PAY TRIBUTE Lincoln High Scholars Attend Fu neral of Professor S. W. Scott. Students of Lincoln High School were dismissed from their classes yesterday to attend the funeral of Professor Samuel W. Scott, who died Monday at his home at 1339 Corbett street, from an attack of pneumonia. ' Professor Scott was born m ivew York In 1861 and graduated from Yale University. After coming to Oregon he was for eight years an Instructor In Bishop Ccott Academy, after which he became professor of Latin and mathe matics in the Lincoln High School. This position he held for seven years, his death occurring while he was still an active member of the faculty of that Institution. Mr. Scott is survived by two daugh ters, who reside in Portland. The funeral was held from Holman's chapel, ritualistic services being held at the crematorium by the Portland Lodge of Masons, of which Mr. Scott was a member. KLICKITAT KISSED BY SUN Fine Fall Weather Unprecedented So Ijjie In Year. 1 OOLDESDALE, Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.) The Klickitat Valley has experienced the finest Fall weather till year of any season for years. nn the exception of a few days early in November, road Improvement work and 11 kinds of outdoor work has been carried on without Interruption. Th sun has been shining every day this month, and automobiles, which are generally put In Winter quarters early n November, are wmzzmg aoout tne streets of Goldendale and the country roads. Jt Is thought that the moisture which the ground absorbed when the snow fell In November will offset the ab sence of the usual heavy rainfall In November and December, and that the Fall wheat will not suffer for lack of moisture. . BANKER HELD IN PRISON I.eo Cramer Denied Rehearing Idaho Supreme Court. by BOISE, Idaho. Dec 12. (Special.) Although Leo Cramer, vice-president of the Idaho State Bank of Halley, Idaho, made a desperate legal fight to pre vent continued service of an Indeter minate sentence of from six months to two years In the State Penitentiary here, he has lost. The Supreme Court today refused to grant the petition for a rehearing of his case. The Idaho State Bank failed Septem ber 1. 1910. Cramer was arrested for receiving a deposit when he knew the bank was Insolvent. He was found guilty and sentenced. An appeal was made to the Supreme Court and the sentence affirmed. Cramer started to serve sentence pending the outcome of the petition for a rehearing. This has been denied him. SOMETHING NEW. A player piano with the human toucn, accenting single notes exactly l.a.e hand playing. No other player piano can do It. Store open evenings. Sherman, Clay & Co.. Morrison at Sixth. The percsirtaare of women who make their own way In the world has Increased 4.1 In th United Slates within recent years. .. " ' I Xmas Problem Solved A Present for Every Member of the Family Pianola Pianos SS a Month AM Shall Be Sold or THE PIANOLA PIANO was considered the very best Player Piano up to some time ago. But the many improvements devel oped in the Autopiano have relepated the other instrument far to the rear. There are now more than twiee as many Auto pianos sold than all other makes of Plaver Pianos combined. Our Special Offer Pianola Pianos, as heretofore advertised, on payments of .fS a month. Remember there are no extras. Get a Pianola Piano at $8 a month, and if, at any time within a year, you determine you do not want it, send it back, or apply payments made toward your choice of any Player Piano. Nothin.c: could be fairer nothing more liberal. On this basLs we ought to dispose of every Pianola Piano in our establishment before the Holidays. Exhibition and Of Player Pianos Continues on the Third Floor Greatly' Reduced Prices A positive demonstration of what the Eilers sales system actually accomplishes $1050 asked elsewhere, here now S787 $600 asked elsewhere, here $485 $975 asked elsewhere, here $735 $500 asked elsewhere, here $378 and $385 In short, a storeful of finest player pianos are thrown into one grand low-price sale that simply an nihilates competitive attempts and makes player piano buying a positive duty to many a father or head of a family. Payments are arranged at $20, $15, $10 and $8 monthly, at sale prices, for those not wishing to pay all cash. SPECIAL A free Music Roll Library and Music Roll Cabinet is given to every purchaser in this sale. Free recitals daily, every morning from 11 to 12:30, every afternoon from 2:30 to 5. N OUR NEW BUILDING OK ALDER ST. AT SEVENTH Now the Nation's Largest CITY SUED FOR BILL $29,418.47 Is Souaht for Building Hawthorne Bridge. SUM . MAINLY FOR EXTRAS United Engineering & Construction Company Takes Case to Court ray Withheld Until Pen alty Is Decided. To recover from the city $29,418.47 and Interest from December 19. 1910, the United Engineering & Construction Company commenced suit In the Circuit Court yesterday. The amount Is the um which the company declares Is still due for the construction of the su perstructure of the Hawthorne Drwge, and Interest Is demanded from the date of acceptance. The complaint sets forth that of the contract price of 341. 068.38 there still remains unpaid J3740.8O. The balance of the sum sued for. $25,677.67, Is for extras, which Include streetcar rails, cost of raising buildings abutting on the approaches of the bridge, changes In the counterweights, an electric lighting system and steel gates. There now is in tne mna oi 4o,uoo. resulting from the sale of $450,000 worth of bonds, only $4000, according to the. complaint, but the fact that the. Every Woman Knows But Sometimes Forgets ("Esther" In Household Helps.) "Every woman jtnows her complexion requires dally care, but how many are constantly forgetting It 7 The easiest and simplest way to preserve or re store youthful complexnon Is to lightly massage the race, necK and arms witn a solution made by dissolving an orig inal pacKage of mayatone In eight ounces of witch hazel. This prevents the growth of hair, and keeps the skin soft, pliable and lovely. "To remove chaps, cold sores, pimples and skin eruptions, cover with Mother's Salve before retiring. It also heals cuts, burns, scalds and ores, and ia a reliable remedy for coughs, colds and catarrh. "An excellent dry shampoo Is made by mixing four ounces of therox with four ounces of corn meal, or with four ounces of powdered orris root. Sprin kle on the head and brush through the hair. It makes the hair light and fluffy, and beautifully lustrous." Adv. Rented Before the Holidays, No All Departments of Our Store Will Be Open Evenings Until Xmas. WE HAD TO CHOOSE be tween the Autopiano and the in strument made by the combine. We should have been frnilty of faithlessness to the interests of the thousands of people who buy of us annually, the people who repose confidence in us, if we had not docided in favor of the autopiano. city will receive either $1200 or a minimum of $15,000 a year from the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company for the use of the bridge, depending on the outcome of the suit of City Attorney Grant against the rail way company. Is recited, to show that there may be revenue from the bridge to pay a Judgment. The money due the construction com pany has been held back by the city pending a decision as to how much the company should be penalized for failing to complete the work on schedule time. Waddell & Harrington, the consulting engineers, recommended a llht penalty You'll Find It Here Thousands of Beautiful Things in the Jewelry Line to Choose From LOOK all over, if you will but don't BUY until you see our big stock of Jewelry, Cut Glass, Sil verware, etc. GOLD WATCHES, $9.75 TO $250. We are offering for the HOLIDAY SEASON spe cial REDUCTIONS in large diamonds, inducements which were never- before extended to the people of Portland. If you're desirous of securing PERFECT GEMS at BARGAINS this is your opportunity. GEMS "We carry the largest stock of large diamonds in the city. ARONSON POPULAR-PRICED JEWELER 294 Washington Near Fourth Matter What the Sacrifice WE ABE NOW DETERMINED to get rid of all Pianola Pianos, no matter what the sacrifice. By ad vertising these instruments and of fering them for sale as "second hand" we are not compelled to adhere to the high prices that the combine asks, but we have the right to sell them at any reduction in price that we see fit. Thus it is that all Pianola Pianos, includ ing the latest improved types, are ticketed as "second-hand" in our salesrooms. 7th and Alder HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL MAKES TALKING MACHINES Now the Nation's Largest which ex-Mayor Simon's Executive Board refused to accept. The city prob ably will set up the penalty clause of the contract in answering the suit and thus the whole controversy may be placed In issue, including the obliga tion or non-obligation of the city to follow the dictation of the consulting engineers in deducting for penalty. Upright pianos rented, $3 to $5 per month Chickering, Kimoall, Steinway, Kohler, and many ether popular makes. All rent paid can apply on purchase price if desired. Kohler & Chase, 375 Washington st. Open day and night. DIAMOND, RINGS, $10 TO $1500. Sale In our well-selected stock you'll find scores of handsome things Rings, Brooches, Lavalliers. Studs. Cuff Buttons, Chains, Charms, Necklaces, Tableware, Toiletware, Purses, Bags. Pins, Cut Glass all of high quality and low prices.