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10 THE MORNING OREGOyiAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1905. FINE ARTS HOUSED VIEW SHOWING CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE TRUSSES ON GOVERNMENT BUILDING AT LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION GROUNDS Exposition Lets Contract for Neat Gallery ON SITE NEAR NATURAL PARK Structure Will Be Built With Idea ef Exhibiting to Advantage Some of World's Finest Paint Ings and Works of Art. At the executive committee meeting of the Lewis and Clark Corporation yesterday a contract for the construc tion of the Fine Arts building- was let to the Portland Hydraulic Stone Company- The building will be of con crete and the contract price is $7700. Simplicity of design will be the principal feature of the exterior- The interior arrangement will be planned to afford the best facilities for exhib iting: art treasures from all over the rorld. The building will be located near the old Twenty-eighth street en trance. Frank V. Du Mond was elected by the committee to assume charge of the collecting of the fine arts exhibit. Mr. Du Mond Is from New York and Is an associate member of the National Academy of Design. HAWAIIAN BAND IS SECURED Famous Musical Organization Will Play Engagement at Fair Through the efforts of Director of Ex hibits Dosch there has been secured for the Exposition the Hawaiian Imperial Band, one of the most unique musical organizations in the world, and one which it has been exceedingly difficult to se cure. This band, which will be at the Exposi tion between the dates of August 24 and September 17, Is backed and maintained by the municipality of Honolulu, and be fore annexation of that Island to the tJnlted States the organization acted as the Royal band. The municipality of Honolulu was reluctant at first to allow the band to visit the Centennial, but af ter considering the commercial relations between the Pacific Coast states and Ha waii, and out of frendliness for this district, the band was finally allowed to accept the proposition by the officials of the Exposition. Director Dosch received B. communication from the directors of the band yesterday and Immediately sent a cablegram In reply. The band Is composed entirely of na tives, and with the organization are two Hawaiian women singers. It is reported that this band rivals In merit any musical organization in the world. They will give dally concerts during their stay at the Exposition. The Innes band will open the Expo sition, to be followed in order by Llberatl, 3e Caprlo, the Hawaiian Imperial band, and Ellery's band. COINS RETURNED TO MINT. Souvenirs of 1904 Will Be Replaced by Those of '05. Fifteen thousand souvenir Lewis and Clark dollars of the issue of 1904 were isent to the mint In San Francisco yes terday for redemption. In their place will be sent an equal number of souve nir dollars of the 1905 issue from Philadelphia. These new dollars will probably sell jnuch faster than the old ones, because the date Is that of the Fair, but even the 1904 coins had a good sale. Ten thousand of them were disposed of in the short time after September 23, when the first consignment reached Portland. This was a very good sale, considering the fact that during the whole time of the St. Louis Exposition there were only 35,000 cbins of that fair Bold. The 15,000 coins which will soon be here are to be sold between now and the opening of the Fair. BRITISH COMMISSIONER COMING Due Here Tomorrow to Arrange for Country's Display. Tom L. Johnson, the British Commis sioner, will arrive Saturday morning to make preparations for the display of Great Britain at the Exposition. For this display 4000 square feet have been re served In the Foreign Exhibits building. The exhibits are now on their way and are expected to begin arriving at an early date. A complete exhibit of manufac tured goods of all kinds will be repre sented, and exhibits from all parts of the world will testify to Britain's varied in terests and resources. The entire plans Sr the exhibit will not be known until e Commissioner arrives In Portland. FAIRBANKS HELD UP BY SNOW Commissioner From Massachusetts Delayed in Wyoming. Wilson H. Fairbank, the commissioner to the Lewis and Clark Centennial from Massachusetts, Is snow-bound near Chey enne and will not be able to arrive until Saturday morning. He lias in his pocket the approved plans for the Massachusetts state pavilion, and as soon as he arrives and opens his headquarters the construc tion of this building will commence. The Massachusetts building will be upon one of the most desirable sites upon the Ex position grounds, and will be a beautiful structure. IDAHO TO SET APART $35,000 Bill Now Before Legislature Provid ing for Ample Display. Communications from Idaho to the Ex position officials yesterday say that the state will pass a bill appropriating $35,000 for a representation at the Centennial. While this has been contemplated for some time, it has not come to a decis ion, and aB soon as the bill passes, which will probably occur during the following week. Commissioners will come to Port land to superintend the exhibit from Idaho. Lake Shore to Be Beautified. Bids will be opened Tuesday for the construction of the esplanade on the lake Khore. This work Is calculated to beau tify the lake shore. Walks will skirt It, and to the edge of the water will be con structed a slope, which is to be as white as the principal exhibit buildings. Foun tains are to be constructed at convenient Intervals, and flowers will be planted. This work is to bo done as rapidly as possible after the contract is let, the spe cifications stating that It shall be com pleted within a specified time. Late Inventions to Be Shown. George F. Smith, of the Western Man , ufacturers Agency. San Francisco, has 'completed arrangements with the Lewis and Clark Exposition management to ex hibit over 200 new models Illustrating tne most recent mechanical Inventions, se cured from all portions of this country. The inventions will include the latest de velopments in electrical and mechanical science, etc.. and will be one of the most noteworthy In the Exposition. Mr. Smith expects to Issue a catalogue of 200 pases ascribing his exhibit, and will scatter It broadcast over the Eastern States. His Work connected with his exhibit applica tion was quickly performed. He arrived here Wednesday evening, saw the Expo sition management yesterday morning, drove to the Exposition grounds, fell In love with the site and beauty of sur roundings, secured the contract allowing him space for his exhibits, and left last night for San Francisco. Fine Paintings for Fair. EL S. Paxon. the painter of Lewis and Clark pictures, will have some of the very best which represent the intrepid explorers sent to the Fair for exhibition. Mr. Paxon Uvea in Montana, where he knows the country well through which Lewis and Clark passed. Some of his more famous pictures, which will be on exhibition here, represent Lewis and Clark in the Bitter Root country. These pictures have become famous and are scattered all over the country. The main portion of them, however, are In the Museum of Art at Chicago and In col lections of "works of art In Montana. Senate Invited to the Fair. WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. The Senate today received formal invitation to at tend the opening of the Lewis and Clark ELMER E. JOHNSTON. Washington's Executive Commissioner to the Lewis and Clark Pair. Elmer E. Johnston, of Everett, who has been selected as execuUv commis sioner of the- Washington Commission of the Lewis and Clark Fair. Is con ceded to be one of the best 'falr" men in the country. In 'the preparation of tho exhibit for the Portland Exposition he Is up against the hardest proposition that ever confronted a commissioner. In less than four months he Is expected to get together an exhibit typically rep resentative of Washington, its Indus tries and resources, which by all com mon sense of reasoning should require at least one year of hard work. To get horticultural and agricultural ex hibits together between the months of February and May 1 is Just about out of the question, for wheat, oats, apples; pears and peaches are not known to do particularly well in Washington's fields during this ecason of the year. But Mr. Johnston is a resourceful man and believes that If he has the hearty co operation of "the farmers and business men of the state he will be able to make a showing at Portland that will be satisfactory to foreign visitors, the peo ple of Washington and a credit to that state. Exposition at Portland, Or., on the first of June next. The letter conveying the In1tatIon was read at the beginning of the lay's. sitting, but no action was taken on it. BED ETES AND EYELIDS. Granulated Eyelids and other Eye troubles cured by Murine Eye Remedy. It don't em art. Sold by all druggists. After serious illness Hood's Sarsaparllla imparts the strength and vigor so much needed. . i i PAY TO BE RAISED Teachers on Merit List May "Get $100 Increase, RIGLER EXPLAINS SYSTEM Plan Is Now in Operation In Pitts burg After .Merit List Is Made Up, Balance of $30,000 Will Go to Flat Increase. "No. I do not think that J30 a year Is enough, and as a matter of fact. 1 have good reason to believe that the increase for the merit list will be $100 a year," said City Superintendent Frank Rlgler yesterday when asked If he considered tho present merit-list schedule sufficient to induce a teacher to surpass others in the corps. While Mr. Rlgler would not admit It, members of the school board have appar ently consulted with him for the purpose of Increasing the merit-list salary. From the tenor of Mr. RIgler'a remarks it Is reasonable to assume that the sum will be made $100. Asked to make some ex planation relating to tho merit-list sys tem so that it may be more Intelligently understood, the City Superintendent spoke as follows: "Heretofore there has been much dis satisfaction among the older teachers who declared that they were not receiving any more than those who were younger In both experience and ability. The board felt that some plan by which we could arrange to pay the better teachers more liberal salaries should bo adopted. When the salaries were raised two years ago the teachers did not think the $5 a month Increase was enough." "Were they not reduced $20 a month in 1SS3?" "Yes, but while there was a decided reduction in salary there was also a very large increase in the city's pay-roll amounting, I believe, to approximately $7000. There has been much talk along the lines that the reduction of salaries was caused by the financial depression of that period. The reduction was caused by the consolidation of the City of Portland. If you remember, up to 1S91, what is now known as West Port land was an Individual city. The dis tricts on the other side of the river, such as Holladay, Albino, and the others, were separate school districts. West Portland constituted one school district. At that time the salaries paid grade teachers in West Portland were larger than any of other cities In the country of Its size. With the consolidation the city accumu lated more teachers proportionately than property subject to taxation and for that reason in so far as all the teachers on the east side of the river were Included In the pay-roll, salaries were necessarily reduced. With the West Portland teach ers, I believe, the reduction was some where In tho neighborhood of $20 a month. Pittsburg Plan Adopted. "To return to the merit system, the first question we considered was 'Shall we have a merit system?' We decided that we should. Plans in use In many cities throughout the country were stud led, but they all seemed to have at least one serious defect- Finally a plan adopted in the City of Pittsburg was examined and it appealed to the members of tho committee as being the most feasible. Parts of this plan were, of course, modi fied to conform to local conditions. We then took the plan under consideration and studied It thoroughly. Our prere quisites were that the teachers applying to have their names contained on the merit list should have six years of ex perience and should hold a city or state life certificate. "When the question came up of deciding who were entitled to the benefits of the merit list we referred to the Pittsburg plan. This provided a com mission. In Pittsburg they selected the City Superintendent and the principal of the City Normal School. Here we have no normal school so we selected the City Superintendent and the principal of the high school. The other two members of the commission we decided should bo elected by the principals. This plan was presented to the board by the committee and as no one seemed to Introduce a hotter plan it was adopted." ."But there are only about 50 teachers who are eligible to the merit list if they must submit to your prerequisites." "I think that is not so," answered Mr. Rlgler. "A list of your teachers has been stud ied carefully and those who were eligible were checked." Mr. Rlgler referred to a list of teachers and found that out of 40, 22 were eligible. "I would not presume to question tho figures taken from our annual report," ho continued, "but you must take Into consideration that a year has elapsed since the report was made and condi tions are correspondingly changed. Teach ers who last June held only county cer tificates are now entitled to city firsts and city life certificates. You see the persons who made those figures cannot possibly have the proper resources to give an authentic estimate of the number eli gible to the merit list. "I believe that the board intends to use all of the $20,000 for Increasing the salaries of teachers. In arranging for the present flat Increase of $50 and the merit list we understood that the tax delinquencies would be considerably more than those of previous years in consequence of which 3unoure si;) i B eauujnesu ou puq oa. of money at hand. We can figure aDso lutely the amount required to pay the flat Increase but until we know how many are eligible to the merit list all dgurlng as to how much money will be required for It Is mere conjecture. If It Is found that money Is left over after .arranging for the merit list, I am sure the balance will be applied to the flat In crease." "Who presented the merit system to the committee In the first place?" "I do not feel that It is my prerogative to divulge what transpired In a com mittee meeting," concluded Mr. Rlgler. GERL ASSAULTED NEAR HOME Mysterious Ruffian Strikes Victim and Escapes in Darkness. A murderous assault was made on Anna Gianelli at 8 o'clock last night by an un known man, who escaped in the darkness after felling her to the ground near her home. She was found In an unconscious condition, and carried into the house by her father. Dr. Amos was summoned and attended her. She will not recover from the shock for some time. Her only Injuries were deep scratches, inflicted by the fingers of her assailant. In response to a call for assistance from police headquarters, Acting Captain Quin tan dispatched Detectives Kerrigan and Snow to the home of the family, at Lone Fir, on tho Mount Scott line. It was at first thought the girl, who la 18 years old and pretty, had been stabbed. When found by her father, she was covered with blood which was thought to have been caused by deep wounds inflicted with a knife. Miss Gianelli says she had ju.it step ped from the rear porch of her home and was but a few feet distant in the dark ness, when the unknown man attacked her. "I'm not done with you yet," was all she could recall of his words, for when he struck her, she fell In a swoon. Her screams brought her father to the scene. By the time he reached her the assailant was gone. Miss Gianelli is unable to give any ex planation of the assault. She declares she knows of no enemy who would seek her life. Today further investigation Is to be made by the officials. The case Is out of the jurisdiction of the police, and Sheriff Word will bo asked to take It up. Body Beneath Snowdrifts. WALLACE, Idaho. Feb. 16. (Spe cial.) All hope of finding Walter Sal usberry. who has been lost In the Coeur d'Alene Mountains for over a week, has been abandoned .nnd the searching party has returned to Wallace. He is believed to be burled In snowdrifts on the Idaho-Montana divide. Salusberry's family live at Strcator, 111. Kruse Buys Gearhart Park. ASTORIA. Fob. 16. (Special.) The Gearhart Park property, including the ho tel, was sold today by M. J. Kinney to Theodore Kruse, of Portland, for a con sideration of about $35, COO. Mr Kruse In tends to remodel the hotel and make nu merous extensive improvements before the Summer season opens RAILROAD IS SOLD Goble, Nehalem & Pacific Changes Hands. TIMBER LAND GOES "WITH IT New Owner Is William Reid, Michi gan Lumberman, Who Announces That He Will Build Into the Nehaiem Country. A deal was consummated yesterday by which the Goble. Nehalem &. Pacific Rail road and a tract of 7000 acres of Colum bia County red fir is transferred to Wil liam Reid, an extensive Michigan lumber operator, the purchase price being In the neighborhood of $200,000. Mr. Reid pur chased the property from Robert Smith, F. S. Stanley, W. S. Dwlnnell and L. C. Stanley. Messrs. Smith and F. S. Stan ley are Portland capitalists, Mr. Dwlnnell lives in Minneapolis and F. S. Stanley in Chippewa Falls. Mr. Reid announces that he will form a company to operate the railroad and timber properties and will extend the line of road into the Nehalem Valley. The Goble, Nehalem and Pacific 13 seven miles long, extending from Goble, on the Columbia River, to a point In Co lumbia County, where the red fir tract Included In the sale Is situated. It was promoted about four years ago by Ed ward Cannon and R. C. Bell, who plan ned to build Into the Nehalem Valles. After constructing four miles of road, they encountered financial difficulties, and the bondholders foreclosed and sold the road to Smith, Dwlnnell and the Stanleys, who already constituted the Columbia Timber Company. These gentlemen extended the road three miles further and had planned to build several miles more this Summer. Mr. Reid, who comes Into possession of the entire property. Is a practical logger and mlllman, having had 2S years experi ence in Michigan before he came to Port land a year ago. His father-in-law, Dav id C. Pelton, a well-known capitalist of this city, is said to be associated with him in the deal, and they announce that they will at once extend the line cf road -and develop their new timber holdings, i OK TRAIL OF BANK-ROBBEES Officers Still Have Hopes of Getting Uncaptured Crooks. Hopes of effecting the capture of J. F. Klngsley and William Darland, two suspected Lebanon bank-robbers, are still entertained by Sheriff Word. Dar lang is a good-looking old man of pol ished manners, past 60 years of age. It has been ascertained that he camn to Portland in 1SS9, and is a cabinet maker by trade. Several years ago ho was employed for. a short timo by the Meier & Frank Company In tho picture frame department. Ha Is n member of, the G. A. R. Darland has not done any work for a long time past, and fre quented tho gambling-houses when they were In operation James Dunn 13 also known as Eli Dunn. He hung around gambling houses. For a time he was employed making air-tight stoves. INDICTMENT IS DISMISSED. District Attorney Holds .That Wat kins Voman Was Singled Out. An Indictment against Es3le Watklns. for conducting a disorderly house, was dismissed by Judge George yesterday -on motion of Deputy District Attorney Moser. Mr. Moser Informed the court that the woman apparently was singled out by the grand Jury from a great many others who were not molested, and. there fore. It was proper that the case be dis missed. Essie Watklns has been compelled to remove from her present location near the Portland Library building. Her presence there has been much complained of and she has agreed to go at once. Chief of Police Hunt took up the matter recently. Lumber Company Sued for Damages. - Suit against the North Pacific Lumber Company for $3000 .damages because of the death of Charles Henry Diltz. was tiled In the State Circuit Court yesterday by Johanna Diltz, the widow. Dlltz was employed in the mill and on February 19, 1903, a cant fell upon him, bruising wounding and crushing him so that he subsequently died. The complaint charges that Riley Rearrick, a sawyer, negli gently shoved and jerked a lever with great force, causing the hooks of a der rick to be torn from the cant and causing it to fall with great force. Mrs. Diltz recently sued Riley Reariclc to recover $3000 damages on account of the same accident. May Build New Bridge Approaches. The matter of building new ap proaches to the Burnslde-street bridge will be considered at the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners to day. Commissioners Barnes and Light ner have made an investigation of the condition of the approaches, and will report what they have seen to Judge Webster. The new work will probably not be commenced before Summer. Re pairs are necessary for the Madison street bridge, and some work may have to be done on the steel bridge. The cost of repairs and new work on all of tho bridges combined, will probably amount to $15,000 or more. Insurance Agent Wants Premium. James D. Hart, an insurance agent, has sued the City Messenger & Delivery Com pany to recover $75 alleged to be due as premium on an Insurance policy. Tho complaint recites that in May. 1904. the company contracted to take out a policy for one year and to pay $150 premium for the same. It is alleged that six montha of the time has expired, and Hart has received nothing. Hart caused the Sheriff to garnishee accounts due by Woodard. Clarke & Co. and Olds, Wortman & King .to tho City Messenger & Delivery Com pany. Courthouse May Be Painted. "Paint the Courthouse," is a recent cry of county officials, and the board of County Commissioners will probably take steps to have the work done In the near future. The Courthouse has not been painted on the outside sinco it was built, about 40 years ago, and some of the new additions to the build ing have never been painted. Tho structure is not an inviting one to tho eye and a new coat of paint would Im prove its appearance greatly. With the coming of the Exposition It Is deemed more than necessary to glvo the building a presentable look. Salary Provided for Haney. Bert Haney, who has been acting as Deputy District Attorney since July last, will hereafter receive a salary of S1200 per year from the stafs. the Leg islature having passed a bill allowing District Attorney Manning a third deputy. This action relieves Mr. Man ning cf the responsibility of having to pay Mr. Haney out of his own pocket. Draw-Poker Players Ante $10. Nathan Kasncr, James Jones, J. H. Jones, D. Ratton, W. Parker. Charles Arnett, Lewis Wahl. E. Phillips and W. I. Haynes, through their attorneys. Spen cer &. Davis, pleaded guilty before Judge George yesterday to playing draw poker on October 24 last. A fine of $10 each was Imposed and the money was paid. Held on Robbery Charge. Thomas Murphy and James Grafton were held to- the Grand Jury by Judge Hogue. In the Municipal Court yesterday, on charges of highway robbery. Tho for mer was placed tinder $300 and the latter under $1000 bonds. They are alleged to have held up and robbed Moses and Phillip Spieler, two fruit venders. Another Trial Is Asked For. A motion for a' new trial in the case 50x100 ou South Side of Glisan street, betweem Sixth and Seventh. Street improved; cemet sidewalk; excavated . for cellar. Fine location for a hotel. ' Easy terms. Apply to 5 514: Chamber of Commerce. of Henry Smith vs. J. G. and I. N. Day, was argued and submitted to Judge Bel linger yesterday. This case is that brought against the defendants as com pensation for injuries received by Smith at the Cascade Locks during their con struction and for which Is was alleged the defendants as contractors were responsi ble. The case has been In the courts for years and has appeared for trial several times. The last hearing resulted In a verdict for the plaintiff for $10,000. Charged With Robbing Postoffice. W. R. Truelock. arrested for robbery of the postoffice at Heppner. Or., appeared before Judge Eellinger yesterday for ar raignment, but was given until today to plead. The crime of which ho is charged, oc curred on January 2S, when the Heppner postoffice was broken Into and the money and stamp drawers rifled. The total amount stolen did not exceed $20 and the larger part of this was in stamps. Sus picion fastened upon Truelock imme diately after the discovery of the robbery and he was arrested and brought to Port land. Inventory of Gillette Estate. The inventory and appraisement of the estatei of Preston W. Gillette, deceased, .was filed In the County Court yesterday, bv the appraisers. George EL Watklns, Elliott Habersham and R. M. Wilbur. Tho property Is valued at $53,612 and con sists principally of real estate In various portions of the city. The personal prop erty. Is appraised at $1200. Legal Jottings. Chung Wah pleaded guilty in the State Circuit Court yesterday to a charge of gambling. He was fined $25, which was paid. Deputy Sheriff Parrott yesterday served papers in a divorce suit filed at Hlllsboro by Anna If: Bailey against Lawrence Bailey for desertion and in fidelity. Bailey is a section hand on the Southern Pacific line. Supplementary articles of incorporation of the Electric Coffee Company, changing the name to Dwight Edwards Company, were filed in the office of the County Clerk yesterday by L. A. Lewis. E. Ehr man, I. Lang, Dwight Edwards and J. N. Teal. The wages of Alden S. Briggs and J. F. Johnson, guards of the county rockpijo prisoners, were increased from $73. to $85 per month each, by order of the County Court yesterday. Johnson and Briggs have been soliciting a raise for some time. The members of the County Court think the work is arduous and that it is worth the money. Alleged breach of contract to sell 300.000 feet of lumber is the basis of a suit filed by Rogers & Nordstrom, in the State Circuit Court yesterday, against the Suitor Lumber Company. The suit is to recover $1318. Rogers ; Nordstrom allege that they purchased the lumber on Janu ary 4 last at $5 per thousand feet, to be placed on a wharf at Linnton. It is al leged that the Suitor Lumber Company sold the lumber to other parties. Rog ers Sz. Nordstrom say they could have made $1000 on the deal, and they sue for this profit and also for the recovery of $200 paid on account. Builders of Presses Win Strike. ' CHICAGO, Feb. 16. A settlement of the strike of union machinists, which has been in progress at the plant of the Goss Print ing Press Company since May 24 last, has been effected. By tho terms of the agree ment 260 strikers will be reinstated, as fast as vacancies occur. The agreement signed will be in effect May 1, 1S06. An adjustment of the strike hinged on the maintenance of a nine-hour working day and the recognition of the union's classification of work lor machinists. Both of those demands are provided for in the agreement. CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. 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