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6 TIIE 3IORXIXG ORKGOXlAX, THURSDAY, JUIYC 8, 1920 I BOLDER i sQ CITES. 553,388 LOSS Portland Pays $347,083 for $410,481 Building. CITY OFFICIALS BLAMED mliuqua assembly a six weeks miner school was opened today under the direction of Leiand A. Coon, professor of organ and assistant pro fessor of piano at the university of Oregon. Professor Coon will conduct courses In piano, voice and theo retical subjects. Dr. Frederick Berchtold of the Ore gon Agricultural college will present a two weeks' lecture course in litera ture, dealing chiefly with the work of American writers. Miss Edith Uindnay of the Oregon Agricultural college" and Charles A. King will offer courses in aesthetic and folk dancing, swimming and recreation and games. W. Carleton Janes, a graduate of the Oberlln conservatory, will conduct classes in Violin and take an active part in the musical events of the next few weeks. Changes la Materials and Con struction Plans, Contractor Tes tifies, Add Kxtra Costs. Although it cost Hans Pederson f 4 1 0,4 8 1.83 to construct the public auditorium, the city of Portland paid but $347,083.06 for the building, ac cording to a report prepared by Alex ander Young & Co.. public account ants, and submitted to the auditorium claims committee at its hearing last night. Much of the extra cost of the build ing w-BS traced to the action of city officials and city representatives, who required changes in the brick ordered, insisted upon the stone used in the building being cut in Portland to furnish employment, and a large number of other changes which de layed the construction of the build ing, according to Hans Pederson of Seattle, the builder of the city's audi torium, who was on the witness stand last night. Contract Krlease Costa SOO. Mr. Pederson explained that he had entered into a contract with a stone cutting firm in Washington, but that city officials insisted that he cancel this contract and allow Portland workmen to cut the stone. This he did, he explained, paying $800 to the Washington firm for a release from his contract. Happner & Co., who furnished the stone, filed suit and secured judg ment for $3811, which was paid by the hondsmen of Mr. Pederson. even though Mr. Pederson had paid the sub-contractors, Malone and Sond etrom. S25.000 In Kxcena Charge. Failure of the city to make its pay ments to Mr. Pederson in accordance with the contract brought an excess cost in materials and work estimated by Mr. Pederson at $25,000, unpaid by the city. "The failure of the city to meet its payments caused me no end of trou ble." said Mr. Pederson. "The sub contractors and material men had been promised their money, and when I could not pay them they shut down on me. Had the city paid as it had contracted to, I could have avoided much of this distress." Mr. Pederson reviewed each of the separate claims made, explaining the circumstances surrounding each. He did not conclude his testimony last night, and will again take the stand at 7:30 o'clock, when the hearing Is resumed. Inspection Is Severe. Harry Anderson, who was in charge of the brick work on the auditorium building, testified before the commit tee that the inspection of work was unusually severe, and that certain requirements were made which de layed the work. Such requirements, he explained, were not demanded on other work, and he did not deem them necessary. He also testified In detail to the delay in the delivery of brick and the consequent delay and additional cost resulting by this delay. WIDENING OF ROAD BEGINS Paving Will lie 10 Feet Broader Than at Present. CHEHALIS. Wash., July 7. (Spe cial.) Following a conference here Monday with State Highway Com missioner James Allen, the Lewis county commissioners have already started the work of widening the grade of the Pacific highway across the lowlands between Chehalis and Centralis. The particular portion where the widening has been started Is directly north of the North Coast power company car barns, and the Southwest Washington fair grounds, a distance of about a mile. The pres ent pavement is 18 feet in width there and -the grade Itself will be widened 14 feet, so that eventually a 28 foot pavement may be had, 10 feet wider than the present pavement. The plan is to widen the entire county road between Chehalis and Centralia owing to the greatly in creasing travel between the Twin cities. COX' NEIGHBORS IN TOWN DAVTOX DELEGATION Al)MIT SCENIC CHARMS. 400 Members of Club Spent Time Boos-ting Candidate for Pres idential Nomination. Members of the Dayton., O.. delega tion to- the San Francisco convention stopped yesterday in Portland for sightseeing trips and Incidentally to tell Oregon people something of the manner in which they boosted Gover nor Cox at the national convention. George F. Ahlborn, Michael Uschold and John J. Stoecklein of Dayton and Charles Ammon of Gordon, were four of the delegation who called at the Oregon exhibit and paid their re spects. "Bring home the bacon or nothing,' was the Instruction that Governor Cox gave to the men of his home town on the eve of their departure, according to George F. Ahlborn. who fondly re fers to the presidential candidate as "Jimmie"' and declares that he is thorough gentleman and the finest man that ' ever has been produced by the great state of Ohio," and he ad mits that in his opinion the buckeye state is the best of the whole United States. "When Grover Cleveland was in augurated president the first time,' said Mr. Ahlborn, "Jimmie" Cox's mother was in "Washington to attend the celebration. Wh.jn she shook hands with President Cleveland she told him that she had a boy at home who would some day be his successor in the "White House." The Dayton men wore the impres sive badge printed in gold leaf of the "Gem City Democratic Club" of Day ton. There were 400 of them at Sar Francisco and they did the work of leading demonstrations for the Cox adherents during the long battle of balloting that finally resulted in vie tory- for their candidate. OCEAN HATE QUESTIONED OVERmXD TARIFF HELD TO WORK INJUSTICE. Tl IS HOST TODAY TO BOURBONS Delegations to Visit for Day on Way Home. PALMER IS WITH PARTY BURGLAR SUSPECT HELD l'outh Is Wanted in Eugene, Or., on Robbery Charge. Theodore Leonard, 18, arrested at Park and Couch streets yesterday by Lieutenant Maloney and Inspector Wright, is wanted in Eugene, Or., on a charge of having robbed an estab lishment there.Mt was announced late yesterday following telegraphic com munication with the sheriff at Eu gene. At the time of his arrest Leonard had a suitcase containing five suits of clothes said to have been stolen. The sheriff at Eugene wired that he would come immediately for Leon ard. Local Manufacturers Handicapped by Reason of Having to Pay Freight. The foreign trade department of the Chamber of Commerce - has called a meeting of manufacturers and ex porters for 4:30 P. M. Friday, at which all persons interested in the new trans-Pacific freight tariffs, effective July 1, are Invited to be present. The rates were agreed to at a conference of Pacific coast operators at Van couver, B. C, last week. Two sets of separate and distinct tariffs have been published, one covering overland freight and one covering cargo origi nating locally at port of exit. The overland rate Is $2 to $5 per ton lower than the rates fixed for cargo origi nating locally, the Idea of the steam ship operators being to encourage the movement of overland freight via the Pacific ports. Shippers say that in establishing the rates for local cargo the operators have overlooked the fact that manu facturers on this coast, in most in stances, have to get their raw prod ucts from the east on which they pay the overland tariffs for domestic ship ments which are higher than export rates for the transcontinental haul. and then add higher manufacturing costs so that the manufactured ar Trips About City and Over High way, Are to Be Arranged for Those Arriving This Morning. Portland will have as visitors today several hundred delegates and others homeward bound from the national democratic convention at San Fran cisco. Attorney General Palmer is included In a party of ten headed by George R. McLean. Joseph T. Robin son, United States senator from Ar kansas, convention chairman, will arrive on the fourth section of South ern Pacific train No. 64, due at 7:50 A. M. He will be entertained by Jerry Bronajgh and will speak at the luncheon at the Chamber of Com merce. It is also expected that Attor ney General Palmer "will attend this luncheon, and a considerable number of the visiting democratic hosts will meet at the Chamber or Commerce rooms at the noon hour. The New Jersey delegation will arrive at 9:15 A. M. The car will be parked until 11:30 at night and the day will be devoted to drives about the city, a trip over the highway and receiving calls from Portland people. Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Ver mont delegations will arrive at 7:20 A. M. Mnrylandrra Due at 7:20. The Maryland delegation has one special Pullman car, due to arrive at 7:20 and to proceed north at 8:00 A. M. over the Northern Pacific. It is estimated, that there will be between 400 aid 500 of the conven tion crowds arriving on these trains, and that a majority of them will spend the day here, proceeding on their homeward way tonight. Plans for entertainment of the vis itors were completed at a meeting of the entertainment committee of the Chamber of Commerce he'd in the green room of the chamber last night. C. H. Carey, chairman, presided and prominent local democrats were In attendance to proffer their assistance in welcoming the' eastern men and women ana extending the hospitality of the city to them during their slay. Oswald West, John D. Mann and El lon waiKins were among those present. Luncheon Set for Noon. It was the concensus of opinion that the forenoon should be given up to showing the visitors about the city, with individuals picking up groups and taking them to the heights, through the residence dis tricts and to. the municipal terminals. At noon a large number are expected at the Chamber of Commerce for the luncheon, and those who do not come for the dining-room service will con gregate at 2 P. M. for the highway trip, for which motor car o.vners have been invited to volunteer the use of their cars. The chamber has taken up with the oil companies the necessary arrange ments to secure an adequate gasoline supply for the machines that make the trip. All who can supply cars are asked to call Broadway 440 early this forenoon in order that the car may be listed and the gasoline allocation be obtained. Visitors May Want to Return. "Hospitality of the city should be extended to these representative, men of the eastern states In the charac teristic Portland spirit that makes visitors want to come for a longer stay, said reiaent vanJJuxer of the chamber last night. "It is a privi lege to have these men stop for a day after the arduous work of the con vention, and we feel confident that the request for voluntary machines to take the visitors for the highway trip will meet with a prompt response. "It will also be an appreciated cour tesy ror citizens who can do so to pick up visitors for spins around the cjty in the forenoon, while any will be AUDITOR REPORTS FAVORA BLY ON COUNTY FINANCES. Receipts Since First of Year Shown to Have Been Slightly Higher 'Than Expenditures. The Multnomah county treasury on uly. 1 showed a balance on hand of 892,094.66, according to the finan- ial statement completed by County Auditor Martin yesterday. Since the first of the year receipts have been lightly higher than expenditures. being $6,913,630.66 compared with ex penditures of $6,745,439.88. The fa vorable showing in part is due to a ash balance in trie treasury Janu- ry 1 of $723,903.98. Tax collections thus far have to- aled $6,212,286.29,- according to this report, slightly more than 60 per cent. Delinquent taxes have been collected to the total of $259,399.59. nterstate bridge tolls have brought n $62,468.87 and motor vehicle icenses $141,183.43. Chief disbursements have been $2.- 359.769.43 to the city of Portland. $1,562,272.52 to the school district. $792,020.25 to the state, $253,810.40 to the Port of Portland. $119,130.93 to the public library, $125,000 on road redemption bonds, $378,684 to the state school fund, $732,907.90 general county administration $216,364.07 for road work in county. In the past six months there have been 14,307 general fund warrants and 1997 road fund warrants drawn tides are as high, or higher, than the at liberty to take short trips or possi cost of manufacturing in the east plus the freight to the coast. It is also contended by the local manufacturers and ' shippers that whereas the .local cargo shipments were very light when trans-Pacific service was first established, it now comprises fully 30 per cent of the total shipments from Portland. bly to make personal calls on old friends who reside here, and would appreciate an opportunity to drive to he number with a Portland driver as an escort. DBYS TO F REPUBLICAN WETS WILL TURN TO COX, SAYS JOHNSON. SUMMER TERM IS OPENED Music and Dancing Taught at Six Weeks Session at Ashland. ASHLAND. Or., As an adjunct July 7. (Special.) to the Ashland RED LIPS AND HEALTH The first place that anemia, or thin blood, shows is in the lips and gums and the membranes that line the eye-lids. You may be naturally pale and still be healthy but when these membranes lose their bright red color your blood Is defioient in quantity or color. Thin blood is a danger. It invites disease. The organisms of the blood fight off disease germs. Thin blood means less power to do this. - For in stance, when you cut yourself it does not heal so quickly if you blood is thin and weak. To build up the blood there is one remedy that has been a household word for a generation. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. They tone up the entire system, make the blood rich and red, strengthen the nerves, increase the appetite, put color in the cheeks and lips and drive away that unnatural tired feeling. Plenty of sunlight, good wholesome food and fresh air will do the rest. A useful booklet, "Building Up the Blood," will be sent free by the Dr. Williams Medietas Co., Schenectady, N. V. Your own druggist sells Dr. Williams.' Pink Pills or you can order them direct by mail, postpaid, at 60 cents a box.TAdv, League Is Buried and Will Not Be Campaign Issue, Also Observes Noted Prohibitionist. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. July 7. (Special.) W. F. (Pussyfoot) John son, noted prohibition speaker, who lost an eye in England, enroute to Spokane, stepped off the train here this morning to exercise his legs, and told a reporter that "the issues of the campaign are fixed between the wets and the drys with Governor "Jimmy" Cox on the side of the wets, and Senator Harding with the drys. I believe that- the republican wets will support Cox. while the dry dem ocrats will be arrayed with Harding. Johnson declared that the league of nations as an ideal has been burled and will not again become a factor in the campaign. William Jennings Bryan, said Johnson, is "up a tree. He cannot consistently support Cox and it is hardly to be expected that he will become a republican and sup port Harding. I do not know what he will do." Johnson made an airplane trip of 350 miles yesterday, flying from Granger to Twin Falls, then to Good ing and back to deliver three speeches. RECOUNT IS' AUTHORIZED Vote for Justice of the Peace In As toria Questioned. ASTORIA, Or., July 7. (Special.) Circuit Judge Eakin decided today that the county court has authority to hear the petition of Frank J. Car ney for a recount of the votes cast at the recent primary election for the republican nomination for justice of the peace. The Jurisdiction of the county court had been attacked on the ground that the office of justice of the peace was a district and not precinct office. Judge Eakin held that it was a precinct office within the meaning of the statute. The recount will begin before County Judge Cornelius next Tues day. The official canvass showed that Carney had been defeated by J. I- xoumaia by live votes. SHOW MASHER GETS OFF Married Man Told'to Flash $10 Bills at Wife, Not Chorus Girls "If you have any money to flash flash it at your wife." Judge Ross-man- told A. Renfro, employe of the National Hospital- association, who was arrested on a charge of disor derly conduct Tuesday night as the result of an escapade at the Lyric theater. Kenrro is said to have taken a box at the theater and tried to at tract the attention of the chorus girls by flashing a $5 bill. The girls thought he was trying to do a little mashing and called the police Motorcycle Patrolman Simkins ar rested him. J4s fioesma discharged, Renfro, 3 HELD AS SUSPECTS Trio Thought to Know Something of Disapearanceof Auto. Eddie Nafius, 22: Sam Collins, 19 and Bob Lincoln, alias Ralph Brandt 29, were arrested yesterday morning by Patrolman Ferry of the auto theft bureau at Broadway and Flanders street and held ror the i-.os Angeles, Cal., authorities on charges of larceny of an automobile. The members or the trio were caught by the policeman trying to sell a windshield and headlights i,-ora a machine. It is charged that the car had been stolen from L. Asher. 741 South Oliv street. Los Angeles, Cal., and drive to Oak Grove, Or., where it was being torn to pieces and sold, the police say. Yaquina Bay Towns to Confer. NEWPORT, Or., July 7. (Special.) At a joint meeting of the ports Toledo and Newport In Newport to morrow evening, questions of interest to the progress of Yaquina bay as harbor will be discussed. 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Commissioners Mann, Pier and Barbur refused to coincide with this view holding that food was dispensed at cheaper prices than at nearby restau rants and therefore the stand was a public benefit. Obituary. OREGON" CITY. Or., July 7.-Spe- cial.) C. H. Guttridge, 91 years old. of Gladstone, well-known pioneer res ident of Clackamas county and for merly of Springwater. near Estacada, died Tuesday evening at 9 o'clock al the home of his daughter, Mrs. P. L. Sanders, with whom he had been making his home for the past eight years. Air. Guttridge's death was caused by old age. He was born at Tipton, Staffordshire, England. De cember 25, 1829. and came to the United States June 5. 1853. DBBEBROTHESI! BUSINESS CAR Perhaps the best proof of their efficiency is that the installation of one of these cars is so frequently followed by the purchase of others. Business men find they can approximate in advance what their delivery will cost them. The haulage cost is unusually low, COVEY MOTOR CAR CO. . Washington at 21st- U M 3 mm i ' s Control of Lines Urged. BELFAST, July 7. The annual con gress of the National Union of Rail way Men of Great Britain, in session here today, adopted unanimously a resolution affirming its previous pro nouncements in favor of the nation alization of the railways. Gould Divorce Sustained. PARIS, July 7. The court of ap peals today upheld the decision of the lower courts granting Frank Jay Gould a divorce from Edith Kelley Gould. SAY "DIAMOND DYES" Don't streak or ruin your material in a poor de. Insist on "Diamond Dyes." Easy directions in package. Council Holds Stand Is Public Ben efit, Refuses Property Owners. Efforts to oust a lunch atari d operated at Sixth and Main street by T. J. Matthews failed yesterday when the city council refused to cancel the owner's permit. City Commissioner Mann, in charge of the health bureau, led the fight against revoking the license held by Matthews. 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