THE 3I0RNING OREGONIAS, TUESDAY, 2. 1903. MEAT IS EMBALMED floora were oo saturated with oil. however, that It took some time to entirely extin guish the flames. The alarm was turned in at 6:43 P. M. The machinery had closed down for the day" at 6 o'clock, and the proprietors say that the fire could not have started from the machinery- Beside the putty machine on the third floor Is a large mixing, vat" and It was from this that the flames spread. They soon had a hold on the woodwork of the machine, and quickly as cended to the celling. A large hole was burned through lntofhe next floor above, where the oil was stored, but the stream from the chemical prevented their going farther. The woodwork and belting was burned from the one machine and a large-sized hole was burned in the floor. Aside from this no damage was done. The propriet ors say that their loss is but smalL PRETTY PLOT" FAILS ..Meier (& Frank Company.. ..Meier (& Frank Company.. Chemicals Used to Conceal Its Putrefaction. Deserted Wife's Plan to Re gain Husband. THE HOUSE QUEEN COOK BOOK White oil-cloth binding,. 608 pages, two thousand valuable recipes on j - , - ---a t " x CITY INSPECTION IS NEEDED SPOILED BY OFFICIOUS POLICE s THIRD ANNUAL r. Hutchinson Tells Health Board of Frequent Source ,of Disease and Recommends Ordinance to Remove the Cause. Woman Provides Child to Gratify Husband's Longing, but Police Meddle, a.nd Xovr She Threat ens Murder and Suicide. MUST AGREE WITH UNIONS 14 hite 99 ays '"I consider the present conditions regarding the killing and the disposal of meat in the City of Portland to be highly -unsatisfactory. The meat sup ply la not In any fit sanitary condition for public consumption." Dr. Woods Hutchinson, of the State Board of Health.- The effort- of a deserted wife to win back her husband's love by presenting to him Yier sister's babv as her own, and The members of the Health Board of the City of Portland yesterday took up the matter of meat and milk Inspection, and it is highly probable that it will rec ommend to the Council two ordinances for passage, which will materially better the present conditions. According to the best authorities on the subject, the meat and milk supplies of the city are in a most unsatisfactory shape, and the public health is In great danger from diseases arising from the consumption of diseased and putrlficd meat. Dr. Woods Hutchinson has taken the in itiative in the matter, and he yesterday appeared before the Health Board at Its monthly meeting and spoke on the re sults of his investigations. If all he told of Is true, the members of the board are of the opinion that it is high time to bring to a stop the nefarious practices which endanger the city's welfare. Among other things Dr. Hutchinson told of meat that was treated with preserva tives, or "doped" to keep it longer, and of putrlfled meat that was used in many places for the making of sausage. He also told of diseased meat shipped in from the country, which was palmed off on the unsuspecting public for the real Govern ment Inspected article. The culmination of the meeting was the submission of two ordinances to the board for consideration. These ordinances are known as the Mulkcy meat and milk ordi nances, and they have a history- They were prepared and Introduced In the Council several years ago by Council man F. W. Mulkey. After several stormy sessions the milk ordinance died on Its second reading, and the meat ordinance was passed and sent up to Mayor Rowe. That official vetoed It on the ground that there were sections in It which referred to the milk ordinance, which was never passed. The matter died there, until Dr. Hutchinson took It up again this Winter. "I consider the conditions of selling and of slaughtering the meat that is used In this city highly unsatisfactory," were the words he used before the Health Board yesterday morning at the City Hall. "I have made careful Investigations on the subject, and have discovered things which should be attended to at once. I have visited nearly all. If not all, the larger shops that dispose of meat in the city, and in nearly every one I have discovered a quantity of. a stuff they call "preservaline," or "freezallne," and by other names. They sprinkle meat with this powder, so they tell me, to keep off flies, but It Is very evident that the prin cipal use that It Is put to Is to conceal the Indications of Incipient putrifaction of the meat. Much of the meat that is so treated Is made up into sausage, and there Is no wonder that the Portland sausage Is looked upon with discredit. "I consider that all the sausage Is un fit to eat for any human beings. It is actually dangerous. I myself have been poisoned by ptomalns resulting from It, and I have no doubt that the members of the board have also known of similar case's. "To Illustrate the effect of this preserva line, and to show that It is used for the purpose referred to above, I will state that Dr. E. X. Hutchinson, of the "United States Bureau of Animal Industry, took a piece of the sausage that had been thor oughly saturated with the stuff by the butchers and laid It out on his table at the Custom-House. It was so case hard ened that, after lying there for three full weeks, it wag not affected In any partic ular. "The meat supply of the city Is not in any lit sanitary condition, and the prin cipal reason is that country meat is shipped in here without ever being In spected. The reason so much of the meat that we use Is killed out of the city is that it could never be killed in an Inspect ed slaughter-house and be put on the market if It were properly examined. "Every Fall we have an epidemic of cholera throughout the Willamette Valley among the hogs. Contemporary with this we have cases of severe intestinal trouble among our people In the city, and in near ly every case they can be traced to the consumption of country killed pork. "I earnestly hope that the two ordi nances which I submit will be considered and approved by the board. I have talked over the subject with the members of the Council, and I think I have a majority of the members of that body In favor of the passage of the ordinances when they come up. It was openly stated that the reason the meat ordinance was vetoed before was the pressure brought by the meat people, but I do not believe they can ever influence our present Chief Ex ecutive." Dr. William Jones, of the Health Board, recommended that the board go slow. "Maybe we can compromise with the meat people, and there will be no danger of the ordinances being defeated." "If we are going to wait until we sat isfy the butchers, we will wait till the millennium," exclaimed Dr. Hutchinson. "All the country meat that comes to the city should come on foot, and then It can bo killed In properly inspected slaughter houses. They tell me It Is more profit able for farmers. If tholr meat Is healthy, to bring It In alive, but It Is generally diseased, and they have to kill it outside to dispose of It. Besides, a farmer's idea of cleanliness Is rather limited anyway." "The two ordinances suit me the way they stnnd," said Dr. Saylor, another member of the board. "They seem very good," said Dr. Card well, "and I would be In favor of going over them at a special meeting of the board." It was then decided that thetwo ordi nances should rest with the board, and when two members call for a meeting one will be held at which they will be finally framed for the council. Colonel Frank J. Parker Advises Fair Directors. Colonel Frank J. Parker, of Walla Walla, Is In the city, attending his son, who was operated upon several days ago for appendicitis. The young man had the Colonel was in a very good humor, j thus removing from herself the reproacn Colonel Parker is chairman of the Wash-J of barrenness, was frustrated yesterday Ington State Commission for the Lewis Dy the avarice of the landlady of a and Clark Fair. As he sat In the corri- ioaging-house and the officious action of dor of the hotel last evening, enjoying the ! pouce jn searching for evidence of touch of the warm Spring zephyrs and j a murder whiCh had never been com the sight of bustling throngs and hur-1 mltt-d Tie woman. after being ar- rying trolley cars, he looked the acme of J nstedf tne police the slip and may "Why am I called Colonel?" he replied to a question on this part of his titular distinction. "Well, you see, I was com missioned Colonel back In the Indian wars of "77-8. I did some hard service in those days, but I made everybody's glory ex cept my own. You see, they called me the horsethlef. No, I didn't steal any horses, but I wore out something like 25 In the service. Those were hard times then. Some people cemplain about hard times now. but they don't know what hard times are." Then the Colonel went 1 act; Into a pipe-dream reverie of ye olden days. When he was called upon to tell what Washington would do for the Lewis and Clark Fair, he said: "We want to be sure first what the la bor unions are going to do. We. can go fuTTsh them an onDortunity to ex ercise their skill. She vowed that she : would murder the landlady and then take her own life. The beginning of the story was in Spokane. Wash. A Mr. and Mrs. Ar nold lived happily together until the hus band learned that his wife could never become a mother. It was the one desire of his life to hold a child of his own upon his knee, and he deserted his wife, making her condition an excuse for the j Mrs. Arnold, distressed over the affair. came to Portland. While here she t planned to agreeably surprise her hus- i band and restore their happiness. A sis- j ter who had lived In Denver had many children. She was very poor and often among our public-spirited men and get j wondered how' she could support the them to guarantee a certain sum of mon ey from the Legislature for the Exposi- tion, but we will not do it If labor unions ; are going to extort the money out of us. 1 We want an understanding In this matter ! 1 with the unions. L for one, will not put ! ! up any of my dearly-earned money to support walking delegates, "Whose function will be to make trouble for the Fair. I will not put up money to pay men for their idleness during a strike. This Ex ' position is as much in the interest of la j bor as of capital. I should say that la bor will profit more than will capital. ! Nearly all the money expended will go to labor. "The managers of the Exposition and the unions should have an understanding such as I have just mentioned. The re sources of the Fair are limited. What ever the managers undertake to do they will have to know how much money it will cost. "I noted a few days ago an interview with Van B. De Lashmutt in your paper. Mr. De Lashmutt said he could get cit izens of Washington to guarantee 550.000 or 5100,000 for the Fair. I do not think he could obtain that much money, but I do think he could raise sufficient funds wherewith to construct a building. The Legislature wjll meet in January, 1905, and can then appropriate money for a Washington exhibit. Much of the dis play at St. Louis can be used at Port land." The Colonel remarked that Governor McBrlde was not hostile to tho Fair. The Governor had vetoed a bill containing an appropriation for the Fair, "but." said Colonel Parker, "the state didn't have the money, and that's all there was to It." Colonel Parker said that citizens In his part of the country did not take much Interest In the portage railroad which Ore gon is about to build above The Dalles. "There's very little enthusiasm over it up our way." said he. "They look upon It as a scheme to give officeholders and others a chance to get something. The project isn't so much to benefit the interior coun try as to bring the railroads to time. That's the way with lots of people: they don't expect to benefit themselves by go ing after the other fellow; only to bring him to time." The Colonel didn't look favorably on any portage scheme, Paul Mohr road or other. "You can float your scows down stream readily enough," said he, "but you've got to pull 'em back against the current empty. That's where the money will go, Instead of into the pockets of farmers. There's the . Mississippi River, far e-sler of navigation than" tho Colum bia, but the railroads haul the corn of the Middle West. "Some years back," went on the Colo nel, reverting to ancient history, "In the days of "Vlllard, the people up our way took up with portage schemes, or any other scheme that promised 'cheaper trans portation. That's when they said to Vll lard If he could reduce the freight tariff from Walla to Portland to ?S per ton, tney would be satisfied, and would never want it any lower. Now It's down to H. "It looks to me as If there would be pretty high water In the Columbia this season; not so high as in 1B94. but higher than usual. There's a great deal of snow In the mountains which drain off into the nnnpr Columbia. The Snake River will not rise very high; It's the northern tri hiitnriea of mo Columbia that will do so." SALE OF SEATS. Box Office for Splcrlnj? Quartet Will Open Tomorrow. The Splerlng Quartet, which is booked for the Marquam Thursday night, June 4, has been playing to crowded houses, such as would do honor to an opera prima donna, in Music Hall, Fine Arts Build ing. Chicago. The Chicago Journal of March 1L 1903, says: "The concert of the Splerlng Quartet last night at the Music Hall was' the most successful of a brilliant series. Mr. Splering's fortunate union of inter est with the Chicago Musical College has not only brought him crowded houses but has given him the collaboration of some very able artists. The audience which gathered last night for the last chamber music evening of the season was large and Intelligent, and It in cluded almost every prominent musician of the city. "The latter were doubtless especially attracted by the last number of the pro- FIRE IN PAINT FACTORY. Prompt Action of Firemen Prevents Serious Dlnze. The fire department was kept busy fer half an hour last night preventing the large plant of Fisher, Thorsen & Co., at First and Morrison streets, from destruc tion by fire. The blaze was started by spontaneous combustion In a large oil vat on the mix ing floor.. On the floor above, a large quantity of paints and oils was stored and it looked for a time as If the flames would reach them. Chemical Engine No. 2 was the first to play a'strcam upon the fire and soon had It under control. The machinery and larire family. The youngest child was but two weeks old, and Mrs. Arnold knew that her sister would readily give the baby into her charge. A letter was written, and Friday morning a telegram I was received saying that the would arrive j Saturday. . Mrs. Arnold had rooms at a lodging- ! house at 203 Market street, for which she was paying 51.50 per week. As soon as she received the telegram she went to bed, complaining of a tumor, and sent for Dr. William Elsen. Dr. Elsen did not know what was wanted, but hurried to the house. Could "Sot Fool Doctor. "You're too late. Doctor," was her cheerful greeting. "It's all over." The doctor looked about the room. She had carried out the deception as far as she was able, and everything indicated to the doctor that a child had been born. "Where is the little one?" he asked. "I have sent it to my sister," she re plied. "I'm' so glad it Is over. But as long as you are here I would like to have you make a certificate of the birth. I'll pay you well for your trouble." Dr. Elsen then questioned her further, and soon became convinced that some thing was wrong. By further Investiga tion of the circumstances he convinced himself that no child had been born, and told the woman so. "But you won't give it away, doctor." she pleaded. Then It was that she told her trouble to the doctor, and explained to him that. If she could give the child to her husband as his own all would be well again. "I did not see fit to frustrate her plan of restoring happiness in the family," said the doctor In speaking of the matter to a reporter yesterday, "so I told her that I would do all thatl could to help her in the matter. I would not sign a certificate of birth, but was willing to keep the secret and let her carry out her plan. It was really a good plan. The husband could not have come down for at least a month, and by that time he could not have told whether the baby was four weeks old or six weeks old, and could have easily believed her story." Landlady nnd Police Meddle. "But for the landlady," and the doc tor's face wore a look of disgust as he spoke of the unpleasant episode, "It would have all worked out well. She was afraid she would not make all the money there was to be made and frus trated the whole thing. She came rush ing in and demanded that the woman (pay her 54 a day for the use of the room. -The woman protested and tho landlady rushed to the phone and called up the police station. She asked for the whole forco and for tho patrol wagon, saying that a murder had been com mitted In her hause." The doctor Is far from pleased with the action of the police In the matter, and Insists that they are more active where they have no business than where their business calls them. "I told them that no murder had been committed and that everything was all right," he said, "but they were not will ing to let It go at that. The next day Dr. Biersdorf. the health officer, and a policeman came to my office and de manded that I produce the baby. "Now, the baby had not arrived from Denver yet, so I could not produce it just yet. I did not see why the health officer should be sent around to Invest! gate alleged murders. I thought the Chief of Police should have some officers whose duty It was to attend to such cases, so I did not talk to them very pleasantly. In fact, I told them that they could keep the alleyways clean but that it was none of their business if I had sent the baby to Japan. Before they left I told them that no baby had been born and that they were making themselves ridiculous, and they were glad to apologise and go their way." Womnn Attempts Suicide. Yesterday came tho climax of the story, when the woman, discouraged be cause her plan had been exposed by the diligence of the police In sifting family affairs, tried to take her own life. Two scars on her breast showing where two bullets had entered at a pre vious attempt to take her own life, con vinced the police that she should be cared for. They had- no charge against her. but took her to the station, as they expressed It, "Just to talk to her." But There's nothing quite so good for a worthy business as comparison. The June sale of White, which originated here first, as usual, finds many imitators, but it remains for you as careful buyers to secure the best values Just one way to be convinced Examine carefully qualities and kinds, the extent of variety and styles and, above all else, what you have to pay here and elsewhere. No empty claims of greatness here, and the crowds of eager buyers lining the different departments is conclusive proof the superiority of our merchandise, the right goods at the lowest prices. very White Article in the Store Reduced The most desirable merchandise in both Wearing Apparel and House hold Effects can be purchased at a splendid saving. The following are in cluded in this Glorious June Sale of White: gramme, the quintet In F minor, by j some flaw in the system which Chief Sesar Franck, an epoch-marking work In chamber music literature. And they were not disappointed, for the performance last night Dy Mr. Splerlng and ms might, with equal justice, be called an epoch-marking event in the musical an nals of Chicago, to be compared only to the Rubinstein trio, as played last year by Hofmann, Kreisler and Gerardy. "As an example of ensemble last night's performance was ideal." A WORD TO THE LADIES. An Apology From the B. B. Rich. Cnrlo Store. Our souvenirs as advertised on our opening to be given away free only lasted until noon, and we were forced to sub stitute. We humbly ask your pardon for same but promise you at our next souve nir sale to be able to give all our -visitors the souvenirs as advertised. Our opening far exceeded our expectations. We would be pleased to have all the ladles of Port land visit our curio 'store. Our line Is tho most complete in the Northwest, and every article sold has the personal recom mendation of B. B. Rich. Our store Is located on the southeast corner of Sixth and Washington, entrance on Sixth street. No. 12. S, e lame lumens, wmte siiks. wiute wear, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Laces, Embroideries, Ribbons, White Knit , Curtain Materials, White Waists, Children's White Dresses, Infants' , White Flannels, Bed . Spreads, en's White Shirts, Night Shirts, White Ties, White Vests, Crockery, Glassware, etc., etc. do your purchasing in the mornings during these busy ace tresses, Corsets, wear, White Costumes White Wash Fabrics, s. I - A large and splendid assortment of Ladies' Silk Monte Carlo in Taffeta and Peau de Soie, twenty-six and twenty-eight niches Ions. Several additional lines of Ladies' White Shirtwaist Suits, new and exclusive styles and patterns, all to be placed on sale at "June White Days" prices. Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier &. Frank Company Meier & Frank Company has been killed or not they do not know, but they have prevented the happy re union of the family and are content to let their efforts stop at that . Hunt has established at the city jail allowed her to escape before they had even a word with heit It was probably men i the same flaw that has allowed two no torious characters to escape -from the jail recently. A fireman was the last to her, and she was rushing madly down Second street. "I do not think she will try 'to kill herself," said Dr. Elsen yesterday, "un til she has tried to take the life of the landlady who spoiled her plans. She Is very bitter against her, and has fre quently told me that she would kill her and then end her own life." Baby Arrives From Denver. While Mrs. Arnold was having her trouble with the landlady and the ofll cers the being which was to make her future happy arrived from Denver. A two-week's-old baby was brought to the lodging-house with a bill of $10 for Its transportation. When the railroad repre sentatives found that they could not collect the money they left the baby without collecting. Yesterday when Mrs. Arnold was taken to the station officers were unable to find what she had done with the Infant. They were making no effort -to find out yesterday, and stated that they were willing to let the matter drop, -as there was really no charge against the .woman. Whether the child closing of Schools. County Superintendent Robinson Is Kept Busy In Country. County School Superintendent Robin son will be particularly engaged this week in attending closing exercises of schools. The closing exercises at Grcsham will be held Thursday evening, when 16 pupils will be promoted to the High School. The total number of pupils enrolled at Gresham School during the past year was 169. There are already ten High School pupils there and the number will now be Increased to 26. It Is proposed to es tablish a High School there for Gresham and adjoining districts. The schools of Rockwood District and District No. 2S will unite In a closing exercls'e In the schoolhouse In District 28 next Friday evening. There will be no promotions to the High School from these districts. Closing exercises will be held In District No. 13, west of this city, where there is a two-room building, the latter part of this week. There will be four promotions to the High School In this district. Superintendent Robinson will make it a point to attend all three of these closing exercises. Several other such exercises which take place at the same time he will not be able to attend. There will be some ten schools still running in this county after this week outside- of those operated on the regular ten-months sys tem, the terms of which have been in terrupted by local conditions which made a different calendar schedule necessary. At Palmer there was no school during the Winter for the reason that the town, which was destroyed by the forest fires last summer, was being rebuilt. On Sauvie's Island there are no schools In the winter, but Just whether this is caused by the difficulty of getting from one point to another or because parents, pupils and teachers all want to go wild duck hunting, Is not known. CATCHBASINFOR SMALLPOX FUNDS FOR THE FOURTH PARTIAL REPORT SHOWS LIBERAL .SUBSCRIPTIONS. Cases From All Oregon and Part of "Washington Drift Here. The Health Board yesterday attended to Its regular monthly business of -auditing bills and receiving reports from the health officer and from the city physician. Dr. Zan reported that there had been some 22 cases of smallpox In the City Quarantine Hospital, 13 of whom had been discharged, and one had died, leaving IS patients. He also reported having vac cinated between 500 and 600 people during the month. Dr. Woods Hutchinson, of the State Health Board, was present and talked on the mallpox out of town. He said that Portland was the catchbasin for all the state and part of Washington for small pox cases, and he would like to see the cases traced up to where they started from. A neighborly row "between one Schotz and a next-door resident at Mississippi the i avenue and Mason street was airtd before the board. It seems the neighbor appro priated a sewer connection that was al leged to belong to Schotz, and. hence the fuss. It seemed to be beyond the juris diction of ' the board, and the' case was passed on .without any action. Committee on Celebration Decides on Fireworks Display Will Adopt Programme Thursday. That Portland will have a celebration of the Fourth of July equal In splendor to any the city has ever held was made evi dent by reports of the committees which have been soliciting subscriptions to the fund, made at the meeting of the general committee In charge of the celebration at the .Commercial Clubrooms last night. There was a large attendance with Gen eral O. Summers in the chair, and all were enthusiastic for a fitting observance of the greatest National holiday. Of the eight soliciting committees, five made reports, showing that they had raised an aggregate of 52593, and estimates show a total of at least $3500 will be raised; in fact, the amount may reach $1000. Despite the numerous other calls for funds which have been made on them recently, the banks, corporations, depart ment stores and street railways have sub scribed more than they gave last year, and the merchants In general have given liberally. The finance commltiee will report as a whole at another meeting on Thursday evening, and then Chairman Summers will .appoint the other committees to carry out the plan already outlined, with the addi tion of a display of fireworks on a grand scale, there having been a general demand for this feature. The other subjects on which committees will be appointed are: Sports, amusements, music, parade and literary exercises. In order to satisfy the general demand for a pyrotechnic display. It was decided that General Summers should appoint a committee of five on fireworks today, that It may Immediately get to work. In this connection Andrew Kan made a plea for home industry In buying fireworks, stat ing that his connections enabled him. to do as well as any firm In New York, and that he had a large stock already. The committee requests that the remain ing soliciting committees will complete their work without delay in order that it may know at the next meeting how much money it has at its disposal and may Im- mediately adopt a programme and proceed with its preparations.. AUCTION SALE! The entire stock of A. N. Wright "The Iowa Jeweler" Consisting of DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CUT GLASS, JEWELRY, ETC. As 1 am forced out of my present location, am obliged to dispose of my stock in this manner. Sale Opens Wednesday, June 3d AT 2:30 P. M. 293 MORRISON, NEAR FIFTH A beautiful present will be given to the lady hold ing the lucky number immediately after the sale. Receiver for Rainier Mill. In the suit of Gardner K. Wilder against W. L Reed, Dan J. Moore has beep agreed upon by the parties to act as receiver of the Rainier Mill and Lum ber Company, and will be appointed by Judge Frazer If he will accept. Mr. Moore has been at Gray's Harbor on busi ness and Is expected home today. Protest A pains t Liquor License. Thirty-eight residents of Woodlawn showed up at the City Hall yesterday afternoon to protest against the grant ing of a liquor license to one William Hnss. but the committee did not meet I' PRINTING WEDDING AND VISITING CARDS From engraved copper plates at W. G. SMITH &CO. Washington Building Corner Fourth and Washington Streets Another meeting of the committee will be held on June 15, at which time the matter will be taken up. The trouble yesterday was that there was no quorum. Only Messrs. Flegel, and Cardwell were on hand, and they could do nonbusiness for the committee. BldH oh Improvement Bonds. The Council committee on ways and means yesterday opened bids for $75,000 worth of Improvement bonds, and rec ommended that they be disposed of to pay a premium of per cent, and ac crued interest There were several bldg for the bonds, the next being that of the Portland Trust Company of Oregon, who offered 4.35 per cent premium. according to schedule, and .the afore- the firm of Lipman, vvoire ce t,o., mcor saia 33 had to Journey back, to Woodlawn." 1'porated. of this city, who were willing to LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES One size smaller after using" Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken Into the shoe. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to corns and bunions. It's the greatest com fort discovery oC .the age. Cures and prevents swollen feet, blisters, callous and sore spots. 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