THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER IT, 1005.
BID FOH PIPE 1ET
COURT IS SISTER
BHD BLOOD'S
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS FIRST DISTRICT No. 1
A2TKLES A2H) LEGS SWELL TJUTIL
MA1T 0A2T S0AE0ELY "WALK.
Oregon Iron and Steel Com
pany Gets Big Order.
RIVAL GROWS VERY ANGRY
George C. Shaw, at. OIosc of Water
Board Meeting, Angrily Shakes
His Fist at the Mayor
of Portland. .
The sensational feature of the pro
ceedings at the special meoting of the
Water Board, called yesterday after
noon to consider bids for supplying:
pipe for the mains from Mount Tabor
to the mains In Killlnfjsworth avenue
and Commercial street, occurred after
the bid of the Martin Pipe & Foundry
Company had been turned down for an
alleged irregularity, and that of the
Oregon Iron & Steel Company was ac
cepted. George C Strow is the local repre
sentative, of the Martin Pipe & Foundry
Company, and after Mayor Lane had
explained the reasons of the board in
awurdlng the contract to the Oregon
Iron & Steel Company. Strow grew
highly indignant at what he considered
an Injustice, and took no pains to con
ceal his chagrin. Shaking his fist at the
Mayor as he went out, he exclaimed In
a joud tone:
"I know how tje thing is you can't
fool me a d d bit."
"No." was the Mayor's parting sa
lute, "You are a wise jjazeba."
Heavy Contract Awards.
The Oregon Iron & Steel Company on
Its bid of 5152.88S. was awarded the
contract for supplying the city with
39,530 linear feet of 16, 20 and 24-inch
castiron piping, aggregating 419D tons,
with which to construct a high-service
water main from reservoir No. 1, at
Mount Tabor to a connection with
present mains at Killlngsworth avenue
and Commercial streets. Paquet, Gie
blsch & Joplin were the successful bid
ders for laying the pipe, upon their
proposal to do the work for $34,535.
The contracts in both cases call for
completion berore July 1, 190G.
The bids for furnishing the material
and labor for the construction of this
main were opened last Wednesday at a
meeting of the Water Board, but owing
to the complicated character of the
specifications, ac well as the extent of
the proposals received, all bids were
referred to Engineer D. D. Clarke for
computation, and it was upon his find
ings that the awards of yesterday were
based.
The bid of the Martin Pipe & Foundry
Company, of San .Francisco, was found
to be 55 cents a ton lower than that of
the Oregon Iron & Steel Company, but
was rejected on the ground of irregu
larity in not specifj'lng for delivery at
Portland Instead of the works at Bir
mingham,, Ala.
Mayor Lane explained to the assem
bled bidders that the board had care
fully considered all the features relat
ing to the difference in price between
steel and castiron pipe, based upon the
engineer's estimate of the life of the
former at 25 years and that of castiron
iit practically a century, and had con
cluded, after mature deliberation, to
adopt castiron. although the price was
about $34,030 greater than the other. It
was easier to manipulate in tapping,
said the Mayor, and another feature
that appealed to the board was Its
availability in handling, this question
cutting an important figure In the
transaction. All things considered, the
board "had concluded that public in
terest demanded the adoption of cast
iron in preference to steel even at the
sacrifice of this difference in cost.
Located at Oswego.
The works of the Oregon Iron &
Steel Company are located at Oswego,
Or., on the west bank of the Willam
ette River, and are owned by local
capitalists, Alexander S." Pattulo being
the secretary and ' general superinten
dent In discussing the matter last
night. Superintendent Pattulo stated
that his company, made a specialty of
water and gas- pipe, but usually shuts
down during the Winter, which is con
sidered the dull season. The contract
just landed would keep, the plant occu
pied until next June, insuring employ
ment to abbut '80 men for at least a
yar. The corporation Is in a position
to commence making immediate de
llfery, he said.
jPLEADS FOR 3IORE SALARY
Mayor Lane Asks for Allowance for
Dr. Matson.
Mayor Lane appeared before the Ways
and Means Committee of the City Coun
cil yesterday and made a strong plea In
behalf of allowing Health Officer Matson
more salary than he Is now receiving
so as to permit him to pay his young
lady clerk without impairing the Income
of the office. His Honor said that dur
ing the Fair Portland had made a record
for climatic conditions, and Jt had been
heralded broadcast that she ranks 'sec
ond throughout the country in the mat
ter of low death rate. He thought the
reputation thus established would have
the effect of bringing thousands of tour
ists here every Summer, and he bellevea
in adopting every method of maintain
ing the record. With that.object in view,
he asked the Committee to grant the
required increase, and took occasion to
extol the abilities of Dr. Matson, prom
ising also that as a member of the State
Board or Health, the Mayor would be In
a position to let Matson secure the ad
vantages of the state laboratory.
The plea had the desired effect as the
Committee recommended that the Health
Officer be made ex-officlo a deputy of the
City Physician., and that he be required
to devote his entire time to the interests
of the municipality, his salary being in
creased from f90 to $140 a month, put or
which he is to pay the girl In his office:
The Executive Board was also author
ized to purchase new boilers for fire en
gines 4 and 5 at a cost of $1000 each.
"Will Consider Box Ordinances.
Consideration of the rival box ordi
nances, Introduced respectively -by Coun
cllraen Vaughn and Bennett, will be re
sumed at 10 o'clock this morning before
the liquor license committee ofthe Coun
cil. Represent Clumber of Commerce.
J. X. Teal and' H. L. Pittock yesterday
were appointed to be the official repre
sentatives of the Chamber of Commerce
upon the Portland business men's excur
sion to Lewlston. Several names were
added yesterday to the list of excursion
ists, which is now much larger than was
originally expected.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Babr U Cettlar Teeth
Bt rar asd u that old end well-tried res
dr. Mr. WlntloWs Soothlnr Srrup. for chil
dren teething. It soothe ih child, softes
the Kvmt. allays all pals, curt wlsd nUi
a-nd .diarrhoea.
HON." S. B. HUSTON, OK WASHINGTON COUNTr.
With considerable astonishment, studonts of political astronomy have
lataly beheld an unusual commotion In, the Congressional heavens flam
ing comets and fiery meteors have been cavorting through the. Cclostlal
area in a manner as bewildering as it Is dazzling. One of the more con
spicuous of these luminary phenomenon reveals itself to the inquiring eye
of the telescope as none other than Samuel Brtfce Huston. Recognizing
the goneral interest naturally felt concerning this "entlcman at the pres
ent time. I have thought it fitting to offer for public consideration some
data which will no doubt be appreciated, especially as they were secured
with great expense over "our special and exclusive 'pipe' line." The con
templation -of Mr. Huston's ancestral tree makes one dizzy. Without any
hesitation whatever. It runs 'way back Into the antediluvian age and. It
must be added, without once coming n contact with a village cut-up or
a horsethlef. The unsullied condition of this ancestral concatenation ac
counts for its length. That pedigrees are usually short is due to the fact
that, in tracing back one's progenitors or progenitresses, a jalldoor or a
washtub frequently 'gets In the way. Huston thoughtlessly got himself
born In Indiana. However, having done all he could to rectify this error
by coming early to Oregon, we will try to forgive him. As a practitioner
at law, he settled In 'Hillsborp, where his cute ways so endeared him to
the natives that lt,.was deemed' expedient to send him -to Salem the State
Senate. Among his more Important achievements there was the" framing
of a. law making it a criminal offence to point firearms at human beings.
This measure, Although meeting with a storm of protest from many of
our best citizens, became, nevertheless, through Huston's sagacity and In
fluence, a law. In. acKnowlcdgment of his legal attainments, he was also
elected to the presidency -of the State Bar Association. As an example of
Huston's great juridical sapience, one has but to recall his great triumph
in the recent land-fraud case, wher he succeeded in permitting his ollent
to be convicted with, an ease which excited at once the envy and admira
tion of many ojder and more widely known counselors.
Our present subject Is a great friend of Blackstone they used to go to
school together when boys; in fact, lived In the same block. He Is an
enthusiastic admirer of the lattcr's well-known romance. Precisely why, I
don't know. I examined the work the' other' day and was struck with Its
confusing prolixity and entire absence of plot- The leading characters
seem to be mostly foreigners, wearing such solf-respcct-annlhllatlng cog
nomens as A Priori, Statu Quo, Quare Impcdlt and Modus Operandi.
HARRY MURPHY.
DIES IN BATHROOM
Mrs." H. P. Leckie Asphyxiated
by Gas.
THOUGHT TO BE ACCIDENT
Coroner Finley Believes the Gas
Was Turned On in ' the Fur
nace, and Fumes ' Quickly
Overcame Her. .
Far from her home and among stran
gers. Dorothy Grey, also known as Mrs.
H. P. Leckie, was asphyxiated by gas1
in the bathroom of The Court. 325 Stark
street, at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The circumstances surrounding her
death are shrouded in mystery, and it
may never be known whether she took
her own life or was the victim of an acci
dent. She was discovered by Robert M. Rob
ertson, a telephone lineman, who had
been summoned to the house to repair
some wlrefi. Upon his" arrival, he detect
ed the odor of gas, and broke open the
bathroom door. Stretched upon the floor,
with the head under the tub, lay the form.
So strong was the atmosphere that he
could hardly live In it E. Whltcsldes.
proprietor of the Palm saloon below and
owner" of the hostelry, arrived and assist
ed In calling Dr. Harry F. McKay and
Deputy Coroner A L. Finley. They also
turned off the gas in a small furnace,
used for heating water, from which had
come the death-dealing fumes.
No one was In the house at the time,
Ada Lewis, the Intimate friend of the vic
tim, being absent. After an Investigation
of the bathroom and of the apartments of
the deceased. Deputy Coroner Finlay was
satisfied that the case was not one of sui
cide. He believes the woman turned on
the gas In the furnace, perhaps thought
it was burning and was quickly overcome,
as the fumes were very strong and the
room small. The transom was closed.
Jn the victim's room were clothes, care
fully arranged, indicating that she in
tended using them after bathing. There
appeared nothing to Indicate suicide, and
those who know her declare she was in
a happy frame of mind all the time. Yes.
terday -morning she received a letter from
hej- brother, living with the parents in
San Antonio, Texas, saying her father
was rapidly losing his health and request
ing her to write more frequently. The
brother said the estate would be settled
upon the death of the father, and It was
desired that she keep them informed as
to her whereabouts. The estate Is sold to
be of great value.
The woman was aged S years. She
was of the blonde type, and quite pretty.
She came here six weeks ago and took
charge of the house as landlady, being
employed by E. Whltesldes.
Settle Case Out of Court.
The suit of Slmcoc Chapman against
J. W. Fordncy, a Michigan Congress
man, to recover JE000 commissions for
soiling timber lands in Humboldt Coun
ty, CaL. was dismissed by Judge George
yesterday on motion of Piatt & Piatt,
attorneys for the plaintiff, .The trial
was begun Friday morning, and was
adjourned in the afternoon until yes
terday morning. In the meantime the
litigants came together and settled the
oase. The lands were sold for $500,000.
Called to Aberdeen Pastorate.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Oct. 16. (Special.)
Rev. R. H. Barnes, of Seattle, has been
called to take charge of St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church, of this city, at a
salary of $1200 per -year and the use of
Hi" rectory.
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Maggie Clark at Sanitarium by
Order of Judge.
HUSBAND IN CANYON CITY
yirs IVillingliam Secures Appoint
ment as Guardian Prevents
Sister Hcturninjho Asylum,
Sues Brqther-ln-Law.
Armed with an order of court signed
by Judge Frazer. Deputy Sheriff Dodo (
Parrott yesterday . took Mrs. "Maggie j
Clark from the custody of a nurec em
ployed by the Oregon insane Asylum,
who was about to return Mrs. Clark to
that institution.
There is a story connected with the
affair of allogcd neglect upon the part
of R. A. Clark, the woman's husband,
who Is engaged In the saloon business
at Canyon City, arid is reputed to h
well off. Some time ago Mrs. Clark
was compelled to undergo a .surgical of blood diseases, that had beeu effected
operation, and when she recovered her I by Dr.Williams' Pink Pills, I was con
mind was in a weakened state, and she , . ft . ft d
was committed to the Insane Asylum. , ' r J , T .J,
She did not Improve and her nusband i for my case, and so it proved. I could
concluded to try other means for her see that they were benefitiug me before
relief, and had her taken to the sanl-I
tarium at Mount Tabor. Here she re-j
covcrcd rapidly, so say the attending
physicians, and will be entirely cured J
within a few months. j
R. A. Clark recently declined to pay ;
any longer for the treatment of is ;
wife, althought he i alleged to be able ,
to do so. and made arrangements for j
her return to the asylum. A nurse from
the asylum came after Mrs. Clark yes- J
terday. Hearing whnt was about to be i
done in the matter Mrs. Jennie Willing-
ham. a sister of Mrs. Clnrk. engaged
Emmons & Emmons and W. IL Fowler. :
attorneys, to take legal steps to keep
Mis. Clark in Portland. The attorneys
had Mrs. Willlngham appointed guar-
S? adn1,n1minf.In,1fnla!hIr; ZL n?n
Hied a complaint reciting the facts, and
.n,,,, ,nrrfr. 7,i vm-rnr whn
granted the order restraining the re-
moval of Mrs. Clark, and directing
that she remain at tne Blount -iaoor
Sanitarium.
Mre. Wllllgham also sued R. A. Clark
tb compel him to support f his wife.
Deputy Sheriff Parrott stopped the
nurse and her charge as they were
about to board the Salem train.
SUIT FOLLOWS OPTION.
Failure to Comply AVith Biff Timber
Deal Alleged.
Failure to comply with an option for
the salo of Umber lands for $600,000 is
the basis of a suit by C. W. Bray against
Marshall J. Kinney for J79.C0O. which In
cludes 529,000 losses and 550.000 profits
which Bray says he would have madei
had the deal gone through. The case has
been In court for a number of years, and
was before Judge Cieland yesterday on
a plea In abatement. The attorneys en
gaged are W. W. Cotton for Bray, and
Joseph Simon for Kinney
Kinney, who formerly resided at Asto
ria, secured an option, March 15, 1502. from
William W. Crapo. of New Bodford,
Mass.. and Prosper W. Smith, of Boston,
directors of the Southern Oregon Com
pany, to purchase large tracts of timber
lands In Coos and Douglas Counties for
JGOO.OOa He later took Bray, a capitalist
of Oshkosb, Wis.. Into the deal as his
partner, and the two advanced .000 on
the payment to bind the option. They
were to pay the remainder of the 5CO0.00O
within a specified time, and Bray had
his money ready, but he claims that Kin
ney could not provide his share when he
time came, and the deal fell through,
the option, together with the $60,000 al
ready paid, being lost.
TEST THE TEX-HOUR
lis Application to laundress Is Ar
gued In Court.
The constitutionality of the act provid
ing that women shall not be required to
work more than ten hours a day in any
laundry, factory or mechanical establish
ment was attacked in Judge Sears' court
yesterday in the case of Curt Muller, pro
prietor of the Grand Laundry, who Is
charged with having compelled Mrs. E.
Gotcher to work more than the prescribed
limit. The association of laundrymen of
Portland have Joined togother to test the
law, and will carry the case through the
Supreme Court. It is stated that the laun
dry proprietors are not opposed to a ten
hours a day limit, but do not like lo be
placed In the position of not being permit
ted to work their help overtime In the
event of a rush.
The attorneys for the defendant, W. D.
Fenton and B. 9. J. McAllister, argued
that the law was class legislation because
it applied only to female help In laun
dries, factories and mechanical establish
ments, and did not affect telephone girls,
saleswomen, domestics, stenographers,
women employed in restaurants, hotels,
and many other lines of employment.
Mr. McAllister read a decision of tho
Illinois Supreme Court directly in point,
where a similar act was declared uncon
stitutional because it took away certain
J Inalienable rights from certain persons,
and not others, and was In violation of
the provision of the Constitution that no
person shall be deprived of life, liberty or
property without due Drocess of law. The
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court held that .was class legislation.
Counsel read numerous other decisions.
Mr. Fenton in his argument urged that
the law was unconstitutional because It
did not apply to all classes of women who
are employed, but names only several lines
of work and excludes mnny others. Ho
said It deprived employers of the right to
regulate labor contracts and deprived em
ployes of the right to sell their services
as they please. The only kind of employ
ment a Legislature could regulate was
that Injurious to public health.
In behalf of the state. Deputy District
Attorney Bert E. Haney contended that
the enactment of the law was a valid
exercise of police power of the state. He
said It was not class legislation. Inas
much as It covered all engaged In one or
several occupations. Mr. Haney read
many decisions whore similar laws had
been upheld, and said the Illinois case
read by opposing counsel stood alone, and
was not followed by other courts.
CLAIMS COMMISSION ON SALE
S. A. D. Puter, Defendant in Action
In Circuit Court.
Stepiien A. D. Puter who has figured
so much In timber land fraud cases, was
the defendant in Judge George's court
yosterday In a suit tiled against him a
long time ago by W. G. Bohn to re
cover $4500. Putor did not put In an ap
pearance but was represented by
Thomas O'Day, attorney.
In the year 1000 Bohn testified that
he met Puter In Chicago and arranged
to introduce Putor to men who were
investing heavily in timber lands. Tho
result of the deal which they entered
into was that Puter, through Frederick
A. Krlbs, sold timber lands on the Mc
Kcnzlc River In Linn County, to
Charles A. Smith, of Minneapolis, for
$45,000. Bohn wants $4500 commission.
Judge George took the caso under ad
visement and may yet allow Puter to
appear and tell his side of tho story
provided ,the matter Is not too long de
layed. Alleges Breach of Contract.
Cord Sengatake, a real estate agent,
says he sustained damages to the ex
tent of $3000 because Mrs. IT. C. Oliver
broke a cgntract whlcli une entered Into
with him oh September 23, last, to sell
him lot 8, block S, Couch's Addition
for $7000. He paid $100 down and al
leges that she refused to exocutc a
deed In his favor and accept the bal
ance, $6900. Yesterday Mr. Scngstako
tiled an attachment suit in the State
Circuit Court against Mrs. Oliver to
recover "the $3000 damages, which he
claims to be entitled to.
TEI.li YOCK nUENDS
In the "East About Tovr Colonist Rates Via
tho Union Pacific.
Until October 31 very low rates are In
effect from the East and Middle West to
me x-ucjuc .oruiwcsi, va ine union Jt'a
cific. Oregon Short Line and Oregon Rail
road & Navigation Company. Ask or
write your nearest O. R. & N. agent for
particulars, and tell your friends of the-
rare opportunity to visit this section.
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