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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1903)
10 THE MOBNING OREGONIAS. MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1903. OUTSIDE THE CITY Suburban District Is Filling Up Rapidly. NEED EXTENSION OF CAR LINES rreient S-rlce on All Boidi la Taxed to Ita Fnll Capacity Great Amount of Bulldlnc on Eul Bide. A line can be drawn beginning at the nouthe&st corner of the city limits at Eellwood. and carried around Wlllaburr. "Woodstock, .Tremont, "PToodmere. South llount Tabor, Montavllla, llor.e Gravel Hill and ending somewhere eat of Wood lawn, which would Include 10,000 people or more, who are Just outside the city lim its of Portland. Some portions of the district are as thickly settled as soma suburbs Inside the city boundaries. Portland has been spreading- out rip !U)'. Those who never go Into the sub urbs have little conception of Its growth to the eastward. G'lmpsts from the win dow of an electric car give but little .Idea of the enormous amount of building that has been going on In the suburbs for sev eral years, and Is under way at present. All the street car lines North Monta- villt. Mount. Tabor, the Hawthorne and Mount Scott branch of the Oregon Water Power & Ilallwav Company; the Wood stock and the Wavcrly branches of the City & Suburban, the Wood lawn line and the St. John branch, all are taxed almost to their utmost capacity to han dle the trifSc on such a day as yesterday, when thousands of Portland people seek the suburbs for rest and to see the coun try. All these lines have Just Increased, or will soon Increase, their facilities, for candling the regular trarac. every day in the week, and the unusual travel on Sun days. On the St. John line the traffic has Increased enormously, and presently another Junction will be established at Michigan and Kllllngsworth avenues, and a double track constructed through Lower Alblna by way of Mississippi ave nue. The City & Suburban has Increased Its service on its Montavllla and Mount Tabor branches the past week. The dou ble tracks on Hiwthorne avenue have bem completed through to South Mount Tabor, and the City & Sururban Railway Company Is rapidly building double tracks on its Woodstock and Waverly branches to East Twenty-sixth street. The Ore gon Water Power Sc. Rallwiy Company Is pushing construction on Its double track through Sellwood to Milwaukee. Jts line of cars to Oregon City Is heavily luted by the regular travel, and on Sun days every car Is overcrowded between Portland and Oregon City. This Increase between Portland and Oregon City Is largely due to the new settlements on the line. The company will lower the time between Portland and Oregon City to 30 minutes before long. There is a strong demand for more car lines, nota bly east and south of Mount Tabor, and If the companies respond to all the calls for increased ficllltles they would have to double their trackage this year. Portland Suburbs. There are few cities in the Union which can boast of such beautiful suburbs as can Portland. Chief among these, per haps. Is Mount Tabor, with Its winding, roads extending down on either side. On the west side of the elevation a num ber of very attractive dwellings have been erected and others are going up. Along West avenue, between the Baseline and Section roads, more than a score of hand some homes have been built with attrac tive and well kept Uwns, while west ward to the city limits the vacant land Is rapidly being settled up with dwell ings, some of which cost from J5000 to 310,000. There Is still much vacant land, which Is held at a high price on account of Its desirability for building purposes. So rapidly and thickly is Mount Tabor, between Sunnysldo and West avenue, being built over that the question of fire protection and sewerage Is pressing upon the attention on the residents; but there is no movement toward annexation with Portland. It Is said that the majority would now favor consolidation with the city, and more thin enough signatures to a petition could now be secured for that purpose. In School District No. 5. which takes In all the territory east of the city limits to Montavllla district, there are now between 700 and 800 chil dren of the school ages. Principal J. O. Hall reports attendance nearly EO0 In the two buildings of the district. The pop ulatlon of the district outside of the city limits Is not less thin 3000 at pres ent, which equals the population of most of the small towns of the Willamette Valley. The Seventh-Day Adventlsts hive nearly completed their sanitarium at a' cost of J40.000. The grounds are to be laid oft in terraces. In Center addition around the postofilce is a cluster of 3) or more new dwellings under constrctlon. The residents on the elevation have the pan orama of Portland spread out before them constantly. Portland can be seen as it stretches toward the Columbia River. St. Johns and Gravel HI1L To ward the east the view is Just as com prehensive, taking In Montavllla and all the country to the Sandy River, and showing new farm houses springing up at all points. GroTTtb EaatlTnrd. For three miles east of Montavllla. mainly between the Bae Line and Section roads and northward to the Barr road, there Is a district that la rapidly filling up with country homes. At Russellvllle, some beautiful homes have been built, among which thoue of the Lewis brothers may be mentioned. A new six-room chotlhouse will be built at Russellvllle this year. It will be modern, provided with an assem bly halL There has been a building boom at Montavllla for over a year. The num ber of houses that have been built there seems lncredlfile. but the report of Prin cipal Rowland, of the public rchool. show that the attendance was never as large as at present. The eight-room building there Is now so overcrowded that the directors will have to erect some portable class rooms for next year. With all the build ing that haa been done there, vacant houses are very scarce, and not to be had at any price. Already the mallcarrler on the Montavllla route supplies over 1000 people with their malls once and twice a day. The people of Russellvllle are very anxious to secure free .mall delivery. Their postofttce Id the only office left between Mount Tabor and the Sandy River, all the others having given place to free delivery. It haa but a small territory, not enough to constitute a district, and the hope of its people is that they may be connected with Montavllla and served by the carrier from that station. At the end of the Montavllla car Une quite a settlement has sprung up. At thin point farmers as far east aa the Sandy River leave their vehicles and come to Portland by cars. Sometimes as many as 30 vehicles are left, which make It a business point of some Importance. There Is some agitation at Montavllla for consol idation, and a petition may be rent to the City Council before long and a vote on the proposition authorized, according to the provisions of the new charter. In the Southeast. Principal Law. of the South Mount Ta bor School, says that building Is occupied by more puplla than ever before In Its his tory. The old schoolbouse. which was moved Just back 6f the new one. Id now occupied, so that five rooms are now- used. The attendance here la nearly 300 pupils. and this Is in a district that up to a year ago was at a standstill In the matter of popular a. At Ivanijoo and Woodstock there are now double the number of houses there were two years ago. As mentioned before, the pressure on the car facilities, for this district has Dn very great. On the brow of the bill looking westward a considerable number of fine homes are being built. Sale Had Bra cine Effect. The sale of three-cuarters of the block on East Morrison street and Grand ave nue to Johan Poulsen and Robert D. Io nian baa had a bracing effect in East Portland, and especially In the immediate' vicinity. Confidence Is expressed In the assurance from Mr. Inman and Mr. Paul sen that they have bought to make perma nent improvement In the way or a build ing that will cover the entire grounds se cured. It has been said for several years that a large department store on the corner of Grand avenue and East Morrison street would be a paying investment, and the Hawthorne estate has endeavored to se cure a tenant, provided It erected such a building. Perhaps the new owners may conclude to arrange the plans of their proposed building so such an establish ment may be possible at this corner. The quarter on the northeast "corner of Grand avenue and East Morrison trtet Is owned by the Hall Association. It was WHERE A FIVE-STORY BRICK WILL REPLACE WOODEN SHACKS. PI5B STREET, BETWEEN FOURTH AXD FIFTH STREETS, SITE OF THE XEW WHOLESALE HOUSE OF THE MARS HALL-WELLS HARDWARE COMPAJEY. THE WOODEX BUILDI5QS ARE SOW DEIXG RE MOVED. . purchased about 10 years ago by the Ma sonic Building Association for 3S4.000 for the purpose of erecting a Masonic Temple. After carrying the heavy burden for many years the Masons dropped out. The wboie issue of stock passed into the hands ot private owners, who are holding It purely for business purposes. It Is covered with shacks which bring in about 11000 a year enough to pay interest, taxes and street repairs and leave something over. On Eaat Bnrnalde Street. .On East Burnslde street, two Important buildings are In prospect this year. On the southwest comer of East Bumslde street and Grand avenue. J. Marshall, the owner, will erect a three-story frame building. The lower portion will be for business purposes, and the upper for flats. Mr. Marshall will spend about 10.0t In erection of a first-class building. Met schan & Malarkey. who own 'the lot on the northwest corner oTt Union avenue and East Burnslde street, have plans for a three-story frame building drawn, and may build there this season. It Is prob able that East Burnslde street will be a business street as far aa East Eighth. As It la on solid ground, it has some ad vantage over East Morrison street. There is certainly some revival on Union avenue, between East Burnslde and East Yamhill streets. So much so that the owners are making repairs to the elevated roadway. Between Belmont and East Tamhill street a eompIe;e new roadway will replace the old one. When East Washington street, which has been closed for many years. East Oak and East Stark streets are rebuilt. It will do much toward restoring the former prestige to this dis trict. The Southern Pacific Railway Com pany has seen the importance of the warehouse district, and is 'rapidly filling East First street for nearly Its entire width for more tracks for the warehouses located on that street, and for more side track facilities. Proposed Fraternal HalL The steps which Fidelity Lodge, No. 1. A. O. U. W haa taken for the erection of a $10,000 hall has caused much comment. Judging from the enthusiasm with which the project has been seconded by the. membership of the lodge, there la a strong probability that It will succeed. At the Wednesday night meeting of tne lodge, Fred Gilford. W. H. Reader, C J. Wheeler. R. F. Robinson and others spoke com mending the enterprise. During a recess about 300 shares were subscribed for. and Fred Gilford, who represents the Fidelity Brass Band! said that enterprising band of young men. who have Just paid out $1500 tor Instruments and uniforms, would take 100 shares. A committee of ten lead ing members ot the lodge was appointed to push the sale of stock, and this commit tee has already commenced Its work. It was decided that the hall should be built at some point between East Morrison and East Burnslde streets, but as near East Morrison street as possible. The Woodmen of the World hall stands on East Sixth, between East Alder and East Washington streets, and is one ot the most popular fraternal halls In the city. It Is proposed to follow to some ex tent the plans on which this building was erected. The Woodmen of the World ball waa financed by some of the leading busi ness men of Multnomah Camp. No. 77, and It has proved a success. The camp Is steadily taking up the stock that was is sued, and will In a few years own the building. Fidelity Lodge will organize a Joint stock building company. The lodge will take a considerable block of the stock, and the remainder will go to the members. There will be 1000 shares. 'at $10 a share. When the certificate Is Issued to the purchaser, $1 is collected on each share Issued, and $1 per month will be paid on esch share until all Is paid In. Building Notes. M. D. White, who owns the frame build ings on Eaat Clay street, between Grand avenue and East Sixth street, is having three stores renovated. They are old build ings and have to be provided with new floors. East Clay street, between East First and East Second streets. Is being filled up with dirt from the block south of the J. I. Case warehouse. The Warehouse will be ex tended as soon as the excavations have been completed. Captain J. A. Brown, of Portland. Is building a chicken-house on his Summer farm at the Twelve-Mile House. Base Line road. 100 feet long by 40 feet wide, and is putting in a complete modem plant for raising chickens. The Portland Canning Company has nearly completed' Its building on the Southern Pacific Railway. 'The railroad company will build a,' sidetrack to the plant, and a lot ot railroad Acs have been delivered for that purpose. It will be a very complete canning plant, and will be able to put up a large quantity of fruit this season. The excavation for William Walker's two-otory building, on the northeast cor ner of East Burnslde and East Eighth streets. Is completed. The building will cost JTOOO. J. Wood Smith has taken out a permit to erect a KS0O dwelling on Clackamas street, between East Twentieth and East Twenty-first streets. The Portland Railway Company is pre paring to start work on Its proposed Al blna extensions. Residents on East Burn slde street are anxiously Inquiring when the company proposes to start building on that branch. According to Its franchises the company must start construction on these new branches within six months aft er passage of the ordinance, and the time Is nearly up. LESS HOURS OR NO WORK "Wisconsin Paperraakera. Ilave De livered so Ultimatum. APPLETON. WlsTApril li There win be no work next Saturday night in the ten paper mills in Appleton, Mena&ha and Neenah. At a meeting ot the Apple ton Brotherhood of Paparmakers tonight It was decided not to go to work next Saturday. Neither In the discussion of the ques tion nor the vote was there a voice raised against refusal on any proposition short of the Saturday off and no reduction of pay. The same action was taken at the meeting of the Neenah Brotherhood. President Klmberley, of the Ktmberley & Clark Company, is expected from Cali fornia Wednesday, upon his decision will depend largely the action of the other companies upon whom the brotherhood ultimatum has been served. The mills employ 1000 hands. MANY CARPENTERS OX STRIKE. Executive Board Has 350 to Attend to Throughout Country. MINNEAPOLIS, April 12. The execu tive board of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, which will meet here tomorrow, will have a very busy session. It has now on band SO strikes In different parts ot the United States. It will be necessary for the merits of each of these strikes to be ascertained ana sanction issuea. mere must also be appropriations to carry on the strikes now In progress and any others that may arise soon. The largest strike now in progress is J that in New York, which involves SXO carpenters. Many more will go out to-. morrow. Amsng the members on the committee is Harry Meyer, of California. 1 contractors have. We don t have any Corralled Non-Union Firemen. I ZM. UP ,n WDi' Both laughed I at the reference to the charges made re BUFFALO. N. Y.. April 1J. When the ! cently by a contractor who has withdrawn propeuer iniam t. Jiacic amvea in port at 1 o clock this (Monday) morning with five non-union firemen on board, a gang of striking union men boarded the ves- sel. clambering over the railing as soon as she touched at the dock. The five non-union men were captured and tiken to the headquarters of the union. The police were at once notified by the steamship officials and a squad ot men surrounded and raided ' the union halt, They rescued four of the kidnaped fire- men. one ot wnom naa oeen terribly be i ten. The fifth man Is missing and the police have been unable to find any j tographers to send a picture of the ob trace of him. noxious painter to the official organ ot the Compromise With Enirlne Men. DENVER, CoL, April li-Manager Ed-' son. of the Denver & Rio Grande Rail road, has granted an Increase in wages of 5 per cent to engineers and firemen wnrklnv on ordinary enrinea anrf nf 7li - . per cent to those on compound engines. The men had demanded IS and 20 per cent Increase, but will accept the com- promise offered. Both Sides Firm at LovrelL LOWELL. Mass April 12. The becln - nlng of the third week of the great tex- tile strike In Lowell finds both sides holding firmly. Tomorrow's programme Includes as Its feature a parade In which 12.000 operatives, representing all the textile unions In Lowell, will .appear. Coal Found Near Bosemau. BUTTE, Mont., April 12. A Miner spe cial from Bozeman says that a rich strike of coal has been made In the Story mine near there. A tunnel has pierced a vein iiihl ia nuw act en irei iu uucmwi ana Its width Is Increasing. The coal Is of a high grade and Is readily cokeable. SEVERE ATTACK OF GRIP. Cured by One Bottle of Chamber lain's Cons;h Remedy. The Honest Trnth na Stated by Frank W. Perry, Editor of the Enter prise, Shortavllle. X. Y. "When I had an attack of the grip last Winter (the second onej I actually cured myself with one bottle ot Chamberlain's Cough Remdy. This Is the honest truth. I at times kept from coughing myself to pieces by taking a teaapoontul of this remedy, and when the coughing spell would come on at night I would take a Cose and It seemed that In the briefest in terval the cough would pass off and I would go to sleep perfectly free from cough and Its accompanying pains. To say that the remedy acted as a most agreeable surprise is putting It very mild ly. I had no Idea that it would or could knock out the' grip, simply because I bad navtr tried It tor such a purpose, but It did It. and It seemed with the second at tack ot coughing the remedy caused it to not only be of Itsa duration, but the pains wete far less severe, and I had not used the contents of one bottle before Mr: GrtD had bid me adieu." For sale by all druggists. FIRST SUNDAY OF STRIKE rAlXTERS' I7XIO OBSERVES ALL RULES OP PEACE. Slaaarreement Haa Been Remark able tor Absence ot Disorder or v uarrellns Between Ike Op posing; Factions. The first Sunday of the painters' strike passed sa serenely as though a country village was asleep The officers of the union held a few consultations at head quarters, but few ot the strikers could be found on the streets. The -whole rtrike has been conducted In the most friendly manner possible for so determined a contest An entire absence of that disregard of law and order com mon to most strikes led the contractors to believe for the first day or two that the painters were scarcely In earnest. The vigilance with whlrh the city has been patrolled by voluntary pickets, however, as well as the persistency with which the leaders have stuck to their avowed fitter ruination, has dispelled the delusion. The strikers have frequented neither the saloons nor the street comers. Friday and Saturday were the only days thus far that the city realised by its own observation that a sure-enough strike was on. The throng which gathered about the Falling building, at Third and Morrison streets. Friday, to watch the nonunion painter slowly splash paint upon the interior nil Iars had few strikers sa Its constituents. The leaders of the strike were there In an attempt to induce the contractor to take oft the obnoxious painter that the 50 car penters ana oiner worxmen migm return to their tasks. The majority of the sulk Ing painters were in their hall at Second and Morrison streets. When the fracas occurred at the Weln hard building Saturday few painters could be found among the crowd which waited so long for sensational developments. The officers of the union requested many of the painters who naturally congregated to leave. Their desire waa that no odium should fall upon the shoulders of the union , should any serious difficulty occur. The comparatively few strikers who re- , malned mixed freely with the contractors. were umc in uis roie oi innocent oy- standers. . Much good-natured Joshing at the out come of the strike took place. One con- tractor was heard offering to bet $30 that . me sinxe wouia oe oroicen inside a week, "If I was a betting man I'd take that ! up," said a striking painter. "I don't bet I ny more because I haven t the pull you from the Maater Painters' Association. ' The whole crowd had a good laugh when ! the nonunion painter. C. F. Trelchel. was' photographed. He was standing near a I pile of mortar talking to both contractors J and union men. A cluster of young men moved In a solid body from the sidewalk I and stood directly In front of the man ' with the paint-splattered suit. Then they parted, and Just as the painter turned his head to learn the cause of the visit click went the camera, and the painter was caught red-banded. It wss the Intention of the amateur cho- inieroauonaj jsromernooa ot 1 aimers. Decorators and Paperbangers. Here he would be listed as a scab. As Mr. Trelchel Is himself a painting contractor he can hardly be published as a scab Journeyman painter. Anyhow, the photographers had their fun and the crowd had Its laugh. The . . paimcr a name was not among tnose preS' ent on the laugh list. . --. .v,. . .... j i an ace of a serious riot there were few of the manifestations of the usual strike. I When the painter whose work had caused all the trouble was escorted from the . building only one cry of "scab" was beard. When the painter was in the'mldst of crowa snouting itself hoarse be found that his coat was still Inside. Instantly a union painter went into the bulldlnr. brought out the garment and gave it to the owner. Contractors and union leaders both say they have no hard feelings towards the members or the other side. "We have nothing against the men themeslvee. and expect that they will go back to work axaln for ua when tho xtrtv. Is over." said J. Burnham. secretary of . tne J&asier iTunters Anoclatlon. a few days ago. In the presence ot other mem bers of the association. None of them disagreed with him. . "Why, of course, we want to go back to work again when the strike is done with." said Charles Warde. president of the union and the manager of the strike. expect that In many cases we will work for. the same man as before. "Warde worked for us two years, and I never expect to find a better workman.' said Sheeny Bros the contractors who are putting up what Is perhaps the most de termined fight against the union. The strikers themselves often comment upon the conduct of this strike aa com pared with others In which they have been engaged. "Why. In the old "days we used to cut the ropes wherever we found a scab at work upon the side of a house." said one gray-haired painter. "We didn't care whether he was hurt or not: he was scab and that was enough. Whenever there was a strike In those days the first thing the men did was to get good and drunk. Where have you seen a drunken painter slnca this strike began None of the boys are in ine saloons, ana it s nara work to find them on tne streets. The ball upstairs at the southeast cor- ner of Second an Morrison streets Is where the strikers spend most ot their time. Uanr of them are out on patrol duty a voluntary one. by the way and the rest put In their Idle moments reading, playing cards, singing and smoking. As there Is an instant demand for papers as soon as the men reach the nail m tne morning, several doxen dally papers are provided- at the expense of the union. A faithful doorkeeper exacts the password from all who enter, and the strikers reaa and smoke In peace, undisturbed by cu rious strangers. LABORERS JtAY STRIKE. Brtck-LnylBK Contractors Refuse to Grant Xeir-Scale Demands. A number of laborers working for brick-laying contractors will strike this morning unless the employers unexpect edly allow them the higher wages asked. The Laborers Protective Association has 170 members. Of these probably 73 will be involved In the strike which seems Inevitable. The other contractors em ploying members of this union have granted the new scale, according to the statements of the members, but the brick-laying contrictors refuse to vailow It. There seems to still be a general mis understanding aa to what the laborers ask ia their higher scale. The contract ors say they want both higher wages and shorter hours. The union men say they ask only for an increase of pay. Here is the new scale is given by M. Conroy. the secretary of the Labor ers Protective Association: Concrete-mixers. 13 a day for nine hours. Mortarmen. either mixers or car riers. JIM for eight to eight and a half hours. Brick-carriers, U. eight to eight and a half hours. THE UNION SIDE OF IT. Plasterer Telia Why Property-Own ers May Be Involved In Strike. PORTLAND. April 12. (To the Editor.) It has been, currently reported on the street that the Master Painters Associa tion, and also the Master Builders' Asso ciation are endeavoring to have the va rious property-owners file informations against the walking delegates and busi ness agents ot the Painters Union, charg ing them with "trespass." The public generally and all union men know what this Indicates. It means simply that the only way that the Master Painters can attain their point in the controversy is by appealing to the passion and prejudice ot the various property-owners whom have buildings In process of construction. The Master Painters have not sufficient Interest In a building to have a delegate of the Building Trades Council, nor the business agent of any local union arrest ed or convicted ot trespass, and so must have the property-owner do so. Will they do it? Can they convict if they do file complaints or Informations against such agent or delegate? What does a prop erty-owner care, so long as his work Is done In a workmanlike manner by skilled mechanics? All the interest the property owner has Is to get his work done, and well done, union or nonunion, and so, be ing neutral work, would not have suffi cient Interest In the difference to cause action- to commence against the above named persons without being advised to do so by the Master Painters' Associa tion. If any arrests occur, the puifllc should know that the same have been brought about at the Instance and request of the said associations, and not because the property-owners care about the dele gates' visiting their Job. Most honest people admire the fairness of Mr. Bums' recent confession. Of course. If the association gets after Bums, the as sociation will get some experience In what constitutes "slander" or llbeL First, the truth might be introduced In mitigation. and. if proven, would satisfy court and Jury that no damage had been done to the characters or reputations of the mem bers of the associations If the Master Painters persist In trying to import non union men. the various members of the Building Trades Council might deter mine to give them the lesson they need, knowing, as all mechanics know, that contracts which should now be performed were made and entered Into by the mem bers of the associations after taking into consideration the scale asked by the painters. J. A. MEARS. NEW BISHOP KEPT BUSY RlKht Rev. W. F. Hell Entered Upon His Work Yesterday. Bishop W. F. Hell had a busy day yes terday. He conducted services In the morning in the First United Evangelical Church. East Tenth and East Sherman streets, and preached to a large congre gation. At 2:30 P. M. he ordained two deacons and four elders. The elders were Charles T. Hurd. A. A. Winter, .S. M. Wood and G. L. Lovell. all of. whom grad uated from the same Institution In .the East, and then entered the Oregon confer ence. The two deacons ordained were F. E. Fisher and William Plummer. In the evening the bishop preached a mis sionary sermon, which was followed by a collection. The conference will hold a short session (his morning, when the appointments for the year will be read. Bishop Hell will at once enter upon his visitations to the United Evangelical churches In the state. Following are his appointments: April 14. Troutdale: April 15, Hlllsboro: April Is. Laurel: April 17. Gaston; April IS, La Fayette; April 19, Dayton, Unlondale. Salem; April 20, Clear Lake; April 21, Brooks: April 22. Inde pendence; April 23, Buena Vista: April 24. Suver; April 26, Corvallls; April 27, King's Valley; April 28. Lewlsvllle; April 29, Bridgeport. PRELIMINARY SURVEYS. City Engineer Gathering; Data for the Bis; Brooklyn Sevrer Dlatrict. City Engineer Elllolt has had a party of surveyors In the Brooklyn sewer district running lines and taking levels for over a month. They have made a' topograph ical survey of the entire district between Holgate street, or Kelly avenue, and Woodstock, and the survey has taken In the townslte ot Woodstock. From the extensive data prepared, a detailed map will be made. The City Engineer realizes that the Brooklyn sewer will serve a vast extent ot territory, the largest district In Portland, and he says that he does not want to repeat the mistakes that have been made In the past In taking in too small an area. The probability that Woodstock will be come part of the city some day not far off, and will need sewerage Is being taken Into consideration In the surveys. It will probably be two or three years before ac tual work can be started, so property owners, who will have to pay the bill, can be making their calculations accord ingly. But the actual cost per lot will not be greater than in other districts, and may be considerably less. Eaat Side Notes. The steamer William Hoag. which has been pn the ways In Supple's boatyard, has been launched. She was completely overhauled. The Hoag belongs to the La Camas paper mills. At the Wednesday evening meeting of the Montavllla Board of Trade the move ment to clean up that suburb will be made the special feature. Women of Montavllla are invited to attend this meeting. Sailor Ran Amuck. NEWARK. N. J, April lZ-John T. Lareen, a sailor on the schooner Mary Hall, became violently Insane today and tried to murder the crew. He slashed Andrew Johnson so he may die. In run ning to esca'pe from the captiln and mate. Larsen fell overboard and was drowned. Arxentlna haa the blxrett wheat Beld In the. world, corertsg ever 190 aquara miles. ITALIANS CUT AND SLASH MAR QUASI GULCH THE SCENE OF A SMALL RIOT. I "Dais Red" Consumed in Too Great Quantity Cnuaea Some Blood to Be Shed. Portland's "Little Italy" in Marquam Gulch was a scene of wild confusion last night. A portion of the Italians were on the warpath, and' before the trouble came to the notice of the police three shots had been fired and Genaro Amotuzzo was bad ly cut with a razor. The principal actors In the affair were Gutono Destefano. his brother, Frank Destetano. and Amotuzzo. who fired the shots. Frank Destefano admits that he wielded .the razor which did fhe cutting, but says that he did not do It until he had been fired at by his enemy. The trouble was the result of a drunken row. and none of the participants were able to' tell how it started. Destefano gave the most detailed story of the trou ble. Amotuzzo, although Injured but slightly, played the part of a wounded man, and refused to even answer his name when asked. I do not know how the trouble start ed," said Frank Destefano. "We had some angry words early In the evening, and Amotuzzo asked my brother to come outside and fight. . My brother was afraid of him. and would not go outside of the saloon. I thought that he had a revolver. and when I saw a policeman I told him to search him for a gun. That was what made him angry at me. and he said at the time he would get even with me. Later In the evening I was standing on the comer and be came up and struck me with a large club. We fought a short time, and he went away. My brother and I started home, and aft er we had gone a short distance we met him again. This time he said nothing, but pulled a gun from his pocket and fired three shots. I grabbed him. and he tried to cut me with a razor. 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