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I T1TP rm?VTVn nufrnxT t xt ihtttot. i t wrT-- . . fVlUNiCIPAL SLATE STUDENTS WAITING FOR TICKETS TO ATTEND HOWE'S TRAVEL FESTIVAL AS GUESTS OF THE OREGON! AN. HOTELS AJNT) SUMMER RESORTS. WIPED GLEAN TODAY ANNEX HOTEL Washington Street. Corner 12th, POItTLAXD, Or. Charles II. Howley. Mgr. Auto bus meets trains and boats. 150 rooms. Fireproof. Modern. Flrst Class. Both Telephones. Room rate per day, with bath privilege, $1, $1.50, 2; with private bath, $1.50, $2. $2.50, $3. SPECIAL RATES PER WEEK OR MONTH . lt iff More Than Two Score Em ployes Go Out of Office at 9 o'clock This Morning. THE MULTNOMAH PORTLAND'S CBASDEST BOTE!. FIVE WILL GOVERN CITY 4 , , lis IT - - ". w f A ;;:::..-:... .'v:-: ........... 9 L it I - ' LH'i Absolutely Fireproof 100 rooms ............ .$1. BO per day 200 rooms (with bath)$2.00 per day 100 rooms (with bath)$2.H per day Add Sl.oo per day to above pries when two occupy one room. VERT ATTRACTIVE P BICE 3 FOR PERMANENT QUESTS R. C. riOWEHS, Manager. GAINER THIGPEX, Asa't Hk. Portland Starts Anew Now and Will Operate Tnder Distinctly Com plete Charter Old Form of Affairs Pass to History. 5 - r With the entire municipal slate wiped clean, Portland will take up today the new commlsslson form of government adopted by the people May 3. At 9 A. M. the present system of Councllmanlc ward representation will so out of existence, carrying: with It Mayor A. G. Rushlight. 15 members of the Council. 10 members of the Execu tive Board, 80 members of other boards and commlsslsons and the entire char ter under which the city has operated since 1903.' In place of Mayor Rushlight will be Mayor H. R. Albee. In place of the Council and boards and commissions will be four Commissioners Will H. Daly, Robert G. Dieck, C. A. Bigelow and W. I Brewster, each of whom will have a department of the city gov ernment to handle, with direct super vision and management. The city will operate under a distinctly new and complete charter. The old slate was wiped clean yes terday when the members of all the boards and commisssions sent their resignations to Mayor Rushlight, who accepted them. Not a single board is left as a reminder of the old form of ijffairs. Sen Men in Office Today. The new officials will take the oath of office at 9 o'clock this morning. The new government will start In with all charter appointments with the excep tion of City Engineer made, all sal aries settled and all details of super vision and transaction of business worked out. The new Mayor and Commissioners will be escorted to the City Hall by the police and fire department bands. Representatives of those organizations yesterday appeared before the new of ficials and asked leave to be escorts. The iayor-elect had no ambitions to take part in a parade, but after being urged by the delegation to enter office in this way he consented. The Com missioners will meet in the office of Mr. Albee at 8:45, and will be called for by the bands and automobiles of the police and fire departments. The procession will move through the business section to the Fifth-street entrance to the City Hall. The offl cjals will assemble In the Council chamber on tho second floor and will be sworn in by City Auditor Barbur. Immediately after this formality they will hold a legislative session and pass the ordinances which are necessary for the beginning of the new government. Measures to Be Passed. Among the measures will be those making transfers of funds so as to provide money to pay the salaries of the Commissioners and all other em ployes: ordinances prescribing the du ties of each Commissioner and ordi nances putting the new charter Into effect. With this work over the entire new form of government will be estab lished and the work of transacting the city business will be taken up whefe the old officials left off. All the formal business to be trans acted at today's session was settled definitely yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Commissioners with Mayor-elect Albee at the City Hall. At this session all the salaries were fixed by ordinance, appointment problems were settled, an administrative code to govern the meetings of the Commis sioners and the conduct of their de partments was adopted and all other details of affairs, such as the accept ing and approving of bonds, were ad justed. Commissioner Dieck will for the pres ent assumes control of the city engi neer's department, deferring the ap pointment of City Engineer until such time as he becomes acquainted with the needs of the office. He announced this definitely at the close of the meeting. Mr. Hurlburt, the present City Engi neer, will resume his civil service status as Deputy City Engineer. Wood Get S.10O Monthly. The salary of Purchasing Agent Wood was fixed at $300 a month by vote of the entire Commission. His bond was fixed at $25,000. Under the administrative code as It has been worked out he will be one of the most Important city employes and will have a, great deal of responsibility. The salaries of all other employes win remain for the present as they were under the old char ter. These are City Attorney. 1200 a month; Municipal Judge, $150 a month; City Treasurer, $200 a month; private secretaries to Commissioners will be given $125 a month and V. H. Warren, private secretary to Albee, will receive $150 a. month. Deputy City Attorneys Tomlinson and Latou rette will receive $185 a month each and Deputies Haas, Myers and Stadter $125 a month each. It was explained that these salaries will hold for the first few months un til a revision can be made and officials deserving more pay can be granted in creases. Economy was the principal consideration at yesterday's meeting because of the fact that the city is In a bad way financially owing to large ex penditures by the outgoing administra tion. Mayor-elect Albee, In addition to having a private secretary, will have a stenographer to handle routine office affairs. Heretofore the Mayor and his wecretary have handled all this work themselves, thereby using much time which should have been given to other more important duties. It is probable, also, taht there will be one stenog rapher for the four Commissioners to handle the writing of letters and other routine duties. The - last part of the old form of government to pass out of existence was the Rushlight Executive Board, which met yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and after transacting all un finished work adjourned Rlne die, ex tending thanks to Rushlight for his courtesies. At the close of the meet ing the Mayor was presented with a beautiful loving cup by the members of tho board. It Is f sterling silver, 12 Inches long. On the outside 13 en graved: "Presented to Mayor A. G. Rushlight by members of his Executive Board." The names of the members are engraved. Whites Itefnse to Work AVtth Negroes BLOOM TNGTOX, 111.. June 30. Sev eral liundrfa employes of the Chicago & Alton car shops struck today when the company placed four negroes at work as laborers. Inability to obtain white men forced the officials to em ploy the colored men, they say. POLICE JUDGE HAS REFORMS li! MIND John H. Stevenson Will Hold Sessions of Municipal Court From 8:30 to. 5. RESCUE WORK CONSIDERED Some Method of Dealing Willi Hope less Irunkard3 la to Be Put in Force, Possibly by Means of Insanity Proceedings. .-. Extensive reforms, looking to in creased efficiency and more substantial Justice, will be Introduced from the start by Municipal Judg John H. Stevenson, who will take office this morning. Experience as a newspaper man, lawyer and member of the Vice Commission will be brought to bear by the new magistrate upon problems which he expects to face. Preparatory to taking office. Judge Stevenson was in court yesterday and was accorded the courtesy of the bench by George Tazwell. the retiring magis. trate. Municipal Court will be in session dally from 8:30 A. M. to 6 P. M. and between those hours the Judge will be on th bench for as much of the time as the business requires. Prom time Immemorial the custom has been to hold court only until the docket was exhausted, and this usually came about before noon, though Increase of the business often has compelled Judge Tazwell to hold afternon sessions. Judge Stevenson expects, through the longer hours, to take up many cases summarily as they arrive at the station and while all the parties are together. He also will fix all bail during office hours. Probation Extension Considered. Extension of the probation system is being considered by Judge Steven son, who expects to make use of part of his time In checking up on persons who have received leniency. He was an Interested listener yesterday to the case of a young man, arrested for steal-, ing 100 cigars. The youth frankly con fessed his fault and said, "I don't know why I did it." His frankness won him a suspended sentence. "I would have such a boy as that 're- port to me every week or so," said Judge Stevenson, "and would talk over his affairs with him. He is penitent now, .but the impression will wear "off, whereas the knowledge that someone was watching his progress would act as a spur to his good Intentions." The plan Is to set aside such time as is necessary, at which time those who have been placed on probation will report to the court and discuss with hint privately their affairs. Drunkards to Be Dealt With. Less arresting and imposition of ball is another project that the new magis trate will endeavor to bring about. Some sane method of dealing with the score or more of bopeless drunk ards who are before the court time after time will be sought. It may take the form of insanity proceedings, if ine county officials can be made to see that such men really are suffering from that malady. More simple record systems, with an adequate index, are to be installed In the office. Immediately upon the sitting of the Commissioners this morning, an ordin ance will be passed appointing Judge Stevenson and the other officers, and he will hold court at once thereafter. SIX POLICEMEN APPOINTED Elxecutive Board Also Names Matron to Fill Vacancy. The last official act of the police committee of the Executive Board yes terday was the appointment of six new policemen and a new matron for the City Jail. All appointments were from the eligible list of the Civil Service Commission. No reason was given for the hasty action in making the ap pointments the day before the new Commission takes charge of the city's affairs. ' Idella Patterson was appointed po lice matron to take the place of Isa bella Simmons, who was discharged by the police committee and the Execu tive Board last week. The policemen appointed, are: Charles A. Tennant, Henry R. Fair, Eugene Schiller, Armie Yllfeesen, Robert R. Bailey and Robert Sneddon. Converting city garbage and street sweep ings into coal with more than the aver ago heat units Is the scheme of F, A. Cha ney for the solution of the garbage question of San Jose. Cal. I Is u- r. ThisMne J. . i- ,J4 ABOVE. UXE ON AR "TRBET, WHRE TICKETS FOR YESTERDAY'S LOW, BOX OtFICE MAX FROM HEILIG THEATER HAD TICKETS GIVEN OUT Students at The Oregonian Building Block Traffic. 300 SERVED IN 25 MINUTES In Addition - to Those Entitled to Share In Theater Party to See Lyman IT. Howe Pictures, Cnrlons Crowd Gathers. Patiently awaiting their turn, lines of High School pupils edged both sides of the sidewalk in front of The Ore gonian building, . from an early hour yesterday morning, the line extending at times well back toward Seventh street. The occasion was the distribu tion by Tho - Oregonian, of 1000 free tickets to the Helllg Theater, where the Lyman H. Howe travel pictures are on exhibition. All classes cf educational institutions and many races were represented in the strings of eager boys and girls, each carrying prominently displayed, his or her record card, which was the cre dentials required from each applicant. Beside the public High Schools, various denominational Institutions and private schools sent students. Line Starts Before 8 A. M. Before 8 o'clock the young people be gan arriving. The first boy In line was Roy Sunstedt. of the Trades School, and the first girl was Martha McLeod, of Washington High. "How long have you been waiting?" was asked of young Sundstedt. "Don't know; seems like a year," he replied. Promptly at 9 o'clock, box-office men from the Hellig 'took their places at tables on the sidewalk and the stream began to advance. In the first 25 min utes after 9 o'clock; S00 . tickets . were issued. After that the distribution went by fits and starts but the men at the tables were kept reasonably busy until after noon, when the last of the 1000 tickets was given out. By themselves a considerable crowd. the students were augmented by crowds of curious spectators, and three police men kept' traffic moving as best they could. Good Nature Prevails. Many of the young people came in groups and asked to have adjacent seats, and all such were accommodated. "The best cards get the best seats." announced one of the box-office men. Jocularly. "Me for the gallery," said one" red headed youth. It was Just the ticket man's little Joke, however, for all the seats were the best In the house and were distributed on the first come first served principle. - The Heilig Theater has probably never had more delighted audiences than those who took the picture tour yesterday afternoon and evening. The Oregonian's guests occupied nearly the mil-. -' entire lower floor at each perfarmance and they demonstrated their approval of the remarkable moving picture re productions with enthusiastic applause. The boys and girls found many of the travel scenes identical with points de scribed In their school books and the comments of the youngsters made the theater parties seem like a kind of classroom experience. The comedy subjects brought plenty of laughter and the thrills of riding In a flying machine and plunging down the Swiss Alps on a runaway train prompted a roar that the passerby at Eleventh and Morrison must have mistaken for a baseball crowd. Nearly 200 teachers attended the ex hibition last night-. ! JOINT HOSTS FAIRBANKS DLVXEK TO BE XOX. POLITICAIi. Price , Set at Popular Figure of $1 and Heavy Advance Sale Already Reported. For the first time since they have been granted the right of suffrage the women of Oregon will share with the men in entertaining when a compli mentary dinner Is tendered to Charles W. Fairbanks, ex-Vice-President of the United States, who now Is in Portland. While women have attended previous functions - given In honor of distin guished citizens of the . country they always have been Included among the guests. Now they share with the men the duties and responsibilities of enter taining. The affair tonight, however, will not be of a political nature. It will be under the auspices of the Convnercial Club. " But inasmuch as Mr. Fairbanks, on his present speaking tour through the Northwest, has talked unhesitat ingly on political subjects, it is expect ed that he willat least touch' on the present political situation In his ad dress tonight. Men and women ' of all ' political parties have been invited to attend to night's function. " A heavy advance sale of tickets was reported yesterday. The dinner -will be Informal andthe price has been set at the popular figure of Jl. Colonel James Jackaorr Is chairman of the committee in charge of arrange ments. . Mr, Fairbanks himself .will be tho principal speaker. The other ad dresses, it is announced, will be brief. Ex-Senator C. W. Fulton will welcome the ex-Vice-President. Ex-Governor T. T. Geer and C. A. Johns will follow Mr. Fairbanks. C. b! Moores-will preside. Whitman Crop Prospects Good. -COLFAX, Wash.. June 30. (Spe cial.) The weather condition in Whit man County for the grain crop never was better at this time of year, say farmers. The acreage of wheat, oats and barley, is . close to that of last y.ear. Western Whitman County has the best prospect, the crops' being well advanced. In Eastern Whitman Coun ty the north hill slopes were smothered and the stand Is light and weedy. The yield "in Western Whitman County is estimated to be at least five bushels more to the acre than last year. ... MATINEE WERE DISTRIBUTED; BE. A BUSY MOUX1XG. ACTIVITY IS Marked Gains Noted in Re ceipts of Livestock. BANK CLEARINGS INCREASE Postoffice Income $6000 More Than In June, 1912, 'While Building Permits and Eeal Estate Trans fers Also Are Greater. Trade statistics for the month of June show that prosperity was present In Portland during the last 30 days with a capital P. Month, by month for the last few years Portland has been advancing gradually as the livestock center and the financial center of the Northwest The records for the month of June and for the fiscal year ended yesterday prove that Portland's place in this classification is established. It always has been the grain exporting center and the lumber shipping center f the Pacific Coast. Bank clearings showed a gain of nearly 16,000,000 over the correspond ing month of last year. The aggre gate was $49,345,903.36, compared with $43,678,657.05 for June, 1912, an increase of more than 12 per cent. June showed an increase in postal receipts of more than 16000. The figures. Including yesterday's sales approximated $90,600. June. 1912. wit nessed the sale of a little more than $83,000 worth of supplies. Savings Deposits Grow. Deposits in the-postal savings bank likewise forged ahead. Building permits for the month ag gregated nearly $1,000,000, which vir tually equals the record for June, 1912. Permits for the six months ended yesterday aggregated $6,800,000, more than half of which sum represents new residence construction. June was an exceptionally good month for residence permits, 135 new homes having been authorized. This ; is an increase of more than 30 residences over June 19. Real estate transfers for the month exceeded those of June, 1912, by more than $500,000. The aggregate was $1,789,766, compared with $1,241,439 in the corresponding month a year ago. ! Few Institutions In the Northwest have made such gains in the past six months as the Portland Union Stock yards. Total receipts of stock in that period have been 276,378 head, or 72,563 head more than were received in the same period last year. The most re markable increase was In the hog de partment,' where the run was over twice as large as in the first half of 1912. Altogether 9S.3S5 head of hogs were unloaded at the yards In the last six months. Livestock Movement Shows). Receipts of-sheep were the largest 'Kf''' r- o"mtiZi cry? . $ 1 1 s 1 The Shelburne NORTH BEACH. Modern improvements, beautiful dining-room. Now one of the larg est hotels on North Beach: with large airy and sunny rooms. We raise our own poultry. Reasonable rates, and special rates by the week for families. Make reservations by mail or wire. Long distance phone in hotel. Bay tickets to Shelburne Station Trains stop right at door. Address SEAVIEW, WASH., T. J. HO A RE. PKOP, "The Hackney Cottage" Beautiful surroundings and the most pleasant spot on North Beach. Home comforts and spring water to drink, and the house is electri fied. Make reservations by mail or wire. Sea View, WrjMh. JAMES HACKSiEV. Ho! for Cascadia Best mountain resort'on Coast: best medicinal water, scenery, hunting and rishlng; nature's own conservatory of health. Auto or stage from Lebanon or Brownsville. Write or phone. C M. CEISEXDORFER, Cascadia. Oregon for any half year since the local yards were established. The arrivals of the different classes of stock in June of this and last year compare as follows: June, June, " 6.11.-5 6.M0 Calves ,jrtfi 2U IS.S'O 6,835 f,heeP 27.1S7 20,i;.2 Horses anl mulea 74 i9 Total.- 62,802 33,280 Total receipts for the first six months of 1913 and 1912 were as follows: June. June, ... 1913- 1!12. Cattle 40.S21 40,321 Calves 1.949 1-3.j4 tioea 9S.3M5 4S.3K0 hheP 134.4X 112.SNS Horses and mulea 1,035 1.207 Total 27J,378 203.S15 Grain receipts at Portland in the cereal year just ended broke all records for this port. The total receipts ot" wheat were 22.862,900 bushels, a gain na GREATEST. AQUATIC CARNIVAL IN THE WEST Astoria, July 3, 4, 5 SPLENDID EVENTS EACH DAY The fastest motor, sailing and rowing races in Pacific waters. Amateur swimming and diving contests. ! Columbia River championship log rolling tournament. Championship net throwing contests. Life saving exhibition drills. Tilting boat matches, water polo, tub and obstacle races. Deep-sea diving by Miss De Rock. DAILY CONCERTS BY CAMPBELL'S AMER ICAN BAND Limited Trains Leave Portland 9 :00 A. M. Daily and 2 :00 P. M. Saturday. Evening Train at 6:30. Admiral's Special ZSiVSS&i'ft. S: This train will arrive Astoria 7:00 P. M. and you arc invited to join it. Details Will Be Supplied at Offices , CITY TICKET OFFICE, FIFTH AND STARK STREETS NORTH BANK STATION, TENTH AND H0YT STREETS JMNMHI Portland Famous Hotel noted for the Excellence ?f lis Cuisine. European plarj HOTEL OREGON A BSOLUTELY FIREFROOR Portland's Newest and Most Magnificent Hostelry. Opened March 4th. 1911. Five hundred elegantly furnished rooms, nearly all with private baths: 100 specially equipped sample-rooms for the commercial trade. Located on Broadway rlgbt in the heart of the city. WBICHT-DKTKIXSOV HOTEL CO. When In Seattle Stop at the Hotel Seattle. Mote! Moore OVERI.OOKI.VG THE OCEAN! CLATSOP BEACH SEASIDE, OREGON. Opened Jnne 1, With Complete Summer Crev. Many new and modern improvements. Electric lighted. Rooms with or with out bath. Hot salt baths and surf bathing. Recreation pier for fishinsr. Steam heat and running water. Sea food a specialty. Grill connections. DA. J. MOORE, Proprietor. Sol Due Hot Springs Hotel In the Heart of the Olympics. For descriptive literature, address the Manager. Sol Iuc Clallam County. Washington. Enderly HOOD RIVER. OREUOJV. A Modern Country Home Open for Sura. mer Guests. Children Under Twelve Years Not Taken. RATES f.2.00 PER DA V. References "Requested. of 5,312,900 bushels as compared T-ith the figures of the year preceding. The total arrivals oi all cereals, flour and hay were 26,485 cars, as against 20,847 cars received in the season of 1911-12. For the month of June good gains were shown over 1912, as follows: Wheat. 230 cars; barley, 120 cars; oats, 49 cars; flour, 93 cars, and hay. 55 cars. Aged Minister Hurt at Gate. CHEHALIS, Wash., June 30. (Spe cial.) Rev. J. M. Haskell, an aged Baptist minister of this city, who is well known in Southwest Washington, was injured severely at Gate today, when a Northern Pacific train collided with his buggy. The vehicle was de molished and the horse unhurt. Mr. Haskell was brought to Chehalis. He . received severe bruises on the body and a dangerous blow on the head. I $3 Round Trip to ASTORIA July 2, 3, 4 Return Limit July 7 m ran