THE MORNING OREGOOTN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1906.
FANS BEGIN TO ASK
for nonpayment except where he 1 the
nominator or owner of the horse.
H B. S-mathers tried to have the asso
ciation take up the charges that he was a
party to the alleged drugging of the mare
Lou Dillon at the Memphis meeting. He
was told that the congress was too busy
at the present time, but the matter would
HE BLAMES KOI
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INTRODUCTORY -
SPECIAL TERMS SALE
be referred to the board of review, which
wirt start its investigation of the charges
and countercharges in this city in May.
Major P. P. Johnson, of Lexington, was
re-elected president, and W. Gosher, of
Hartford, secretary.
What Kind of a Team Will
McCredies Have in 1906?
Doctor Says Billings' Man Or
dered Drug for Mare.
OF
LOSS OF ATZ IS UNPOPULAR
Trade of Erratic Schlafly Approved,
but Baseball Enthusiasts Hate
to Sec the Popular Short-,
stop Go to Blval Team.
What kind of a ball team are the Mc
Credies going to give us this season?
This is the question that the fans are
-asking these days. Since the Coast League
invaded Portland, promises of a pennant
winning team have been as frequent as
the seasons, yet these promises are like a
child's dream of Heaven, so far not real
ized. A thing which is sticking in the
craws of the fans is the Schlafly-Atz deal.
There was something about this deal that
is akin to that famous stench that char
acterized the odor which prevailed long
ago in Denmark. No one cared much
about the discarding of Schlafly, but los
ing Atz is another matter. Three men for
two also "looked good." that is, until the
truth came out, that Jud Smith flatly re
fused to adorn a Portland uniform. Trad
ing Flood for the erratic Schlafly was like
getting a rose for a stlnkwced blossom.
To have thrown in Torren was Just the
stem for good measure, "but for Manager
McCredle to have -swapped off Atz, un
questionably one of the best shortstops
in the -league. Just because .he wanted to
get even" with Mlque Fisher, is asking too
much of the fans whd have supported the
game in Portland.
The McCredies are not to be blamed
for retrenching. That's a business pol
icy, but should they, by this retrenching
policy, lose such players as Larry Mc
Lean, Bill Esslck, Garvin and Atz, it is
time for the fans to raise a howl. And
they will howl. Yesterday it was bruited
about the corners that Pitcher Esslck
has returned his contract without his
"John Hancock." It was also given out
by Walter McCredle that the big thing
has been fixed up with the big Portland
backstop, but McLean has another story
to tell. While the McCredies may have a
right to hand Garvin and McLean a bun
dle for the way they conducted them
selves during a part of last season, this
is a new season, and there arc chances,
ir these two players arc placed under the
.proper ban, that they will give the Mc
'Credlcs their best services. Both mon
may be hard to handle, and their records
bear out tho fact that they are, but they
are deserving of a square deal. Both
drew large salaries last year, and they
-may be willing to stand a reasonable cut
in their monthly check, but they arc not
to be blamed if they refuse to serve
when $300 or $603 is lopped off.
Last season was the introduction of
Garvin and McLean to the Coast League
fans. As long as they kept straight,
they made good. They became great fa
vorites with the funs an.
selves drawing cards to the game. There
was -a great deal of dissension in the team
last year. Manager McCredle and Ben
Ely could not get along together. Sides
were taken, and the result was that the
harmony which existed among the mem
bers of the team was the kind of harmony
that might be expected from a boiler
shop and a piano wit,hthe spring-halt.
Schlafly, scrappy -and-ydefiant. was a
iuuuuti, rt.uu, iiu namcu vompany, ana a
number of the players who tuned to a
jdlscord joined him. ,
Why Esslck turned down his contract is
not known, but it Is almost safe to say
that ho returned it because the salary did
not suit The Knox College lad docs not
have to play ball. He happens to have
brains enough to make his living at
something else. For some time past he
has had under consideration a position
offered him by a piano-house. Esslck Is
a musician himself, and has tried his art
at selling the music machines "before: so
if he docs not get the coin from the Mc
Credies, he will cut out baseball this
year. Esslck was the stand-by of the
team last year. He is a player who takes
care of himself and keeps away from tho
flowing bowl, and is a good man for any
team.
Such men as Garvin, Esslck and Mc
Lean need not be out of the game unless
they want to. There are a couple of out
law leagues out after players. One has
already made overtures to McLean. He
received a letter from one of the outlaw
leagues as early as December, and men
tion was made in this letter that "it was
understood that he (McLean) and Mc
Credle were not getting along together."
This statement was made because of a
story that was published in San Fran
cisco. In which Manager McCredle Is
quoted roasting his players. McLean at
that time turned down that offer, but, un
less he can come to terms with Manager
McCredle, he may open up negotiations
with the outlaws.
The bickerings and turmoil which per
vade a ball team does not intor..
fans. They want a ball team to play
oau lor tne money tncy put up at the
sate. The only thing they object to is
to have tho management toss off good
players and take on a. lot of players who
could not bat a ball in a mosquito league.
CHANGES IN TROTTING KULES
National Congress Makes Them More
Stringent for Drivers.
NEW YORK, Feb. H.fSDCclaLI Ac
tion which it Is expected will aid in doing
away witn tne practice of laying up heats
and holding back horses to prevent them
from taking new marks was taken at the
biennial congress of the National Trottlne-
Association in this city today, -when a
resoiuuon was aaopiea pronrolting driv
ers in races from carrying stop watches
with them. It was -alleged that certain
well-known drivers had failed to "drive to
win." along the grand circuit last season.
when they saw that by so doing their
norscs would oe taken into a faster class
than that in which they wished to keep
them.
The wind-shield record was also given a
"black eye." when a resolution was adopt
ed prohibiting the driving of a runner In
front In a performance against time. A
horse going against the record can have
the assistance of a running mate, but
hereafter the Tunner must be kept behind
the withers of the contestant trying to re
duce the speed mark. A wind shield gives
trotters records three to eight seconds
faster than under normal conditions.
The rules governing tho conduct of race
meetings were amended to prwide that
any circuit of five or more members can
have its own board of stewards, whose
rulings are to be supreme in instances
affecting this particular "circuit. This was
adopted at tho request' of the Grand and
the Great Northwestern circuits, "both of
which will next season have their own
stewards, who will serve at all meetings.
By this means It is expected that better
consistency can be secured from all
stables, as a driver whoso horses perform
well at one track and fall to "race back"
at the next meeting, will be called on for
explanation.
Another new rule adopted was as fol
lows: ,
'A driver or rider cannot be expelled
from ;the National Trotting Association
READY TO FIGHT JEFFRIES
O'Brien Confident In His System
Against Brawn.
TOLEDO, O.. Feb. 14. "I have not
challenged Jim Jeffries," said Jack
O'Brien, middleweight champion of the
world, who Is here today, "but In case he
returns into the ring I will only be too
glad to meet him.
"I know that it sounds foolish for a
man of my weight to talk in this vein, hut
I have absolute confidence In my system
of 'milling.' and I believe that Its effi
ciency is much more pronounced than a
bulk of muscle."
If he disposes of Tommy Ryan, O'Brien
says that he will look upon Marvin Hart
as being his next legitimate opponent.
THE DAY'S HORSE RACES.
At Ios Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3. Results f
races at Ascot:
One Mile Brigand won. Retador second.
Exapo third. Time, 1:43.
Four furlongs AUerlon won. Hand Maid
en second. Blue Bottle third. Time. 0:48.
Mile and 50 yards Good luck won. Char
ley second. Vino third. Time. 1:45.
Venice handicap. een furlonrs A Mus
koday won. Embarrassment second. Fiutlan
third. Time. 1:28.
Brooks course Miss Betty won. Hoodwink
second. Courant third. Time. 2:07,
Six furlongs The Roustabout won. Sun
mark second. Elfln Xlnir third. Time, 1:15.
At Oakland.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14. Oakland
race recults:
Four furlongs Mabel Hollander won,
Plmkln second, Grace G. third. Time. 0:4Gi,
Five and a half furlongs Tasn CShanter
won, Nine Spot second. Expedient third.
Time. 2:384.
Mile and sixteenth, St. Valentine handi
cap Deutechland won. Bannock Belle sec
ond, Jake Sanders third. Time. 1:4SH.
Six furlongs Bob Racon won. Judge sec
ond. St. George. Jr.. third. Time. 1:14?;.
Five and a half furlongs Tocolaw won.
Mystfs Pride cecond. Gracerul third. Time.
1;07.
At New Orleans Fair Grounds.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14. Fair Grounds
race results:
Five And a half furlongs Norwood Ohio
wen. Whorler second, Shenandoah third.
Time. 1:10.
Three and a half furlongs Baleshed won.
Helen Lucas second. Creole Girl third. Time,
0:44 4-5.
One Mile Luretta won. Joe Lesser second,
Ralnland third. Time, 1:44 3-5.
.Mile and a half, handicap Captain Bob
won. Footllght's Favorite second. John Ran
dolph third. Time. 2:48.
Five and a half furlongs Varness won.
Lady Navarre second. Collector Jessup third.
Time. 1:10.
One Mile Beechwood won, Chauncey Ol
cott second, Flavlgny third. Time, 1:47 4-3.
At New Orleans City Park.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 14. City Park
race results:
Half mile Lens won. Colloquy second.
Bonart third. Time. 0:50 4-5.
Mile and a quarter Fonsoluca. won. Hy
mettus second. Juba third. Time. 2:15 2-5.
Seven furlongs Rockaway won. John
Garner second. Thistle Heather third. Time,
1:33 3-5.
Handicap. Ave and a half furlongs St.
Joseph won, Tlchlmlngo second. Chief Hayes
third. Time 1:10 4-5.
Seven furlongs Debar won. Garnish sec
ond. Monasodar third. Time. 1:30 2-5.
Five and a half furlongs Bertha E. won,
Kara second. Goldlc third. Time, 1:11 1-5.
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Each Will Go Into Business.
. CHICAGO! "Feb. 14.' A dispatch to the
Tribune from Madison, Wis., says:
The first manifestation of the University
of Wisconsin's new athletic policy showed
itself last night, when Alvln C Kraens
ley, coach, of the track team, resigned.
His resignation has been formally ac
cepted. Tho reason assigned is that he has a
favorable business opportunity In the East
which it would be impossible for him to
accept at a later date. The athletic as
sociation of the university has a contract
with Kraenslcy running until June, but in
view of the unsettled condition of athlet
ics at the college the executive commit
tee of tho athletic, board voted to release
the coach from his obligations.
Famous Horseman Dies a Pauper.
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. TL Colonel H. G.
Tolcr, in his day one of the best known
turfmen in the West, died at St. Francis
Hospital this morning at the age of 60
years. Colonel Tolcr came here before
the boom, a wealthy man. Ho died poor.
At one time he owned the finest stock
farm In the West. It was located where
the present town bf Toloville stands.
There he raised many fast horses, chief
among which were John R. Gentry. Theo
dore Sheldon, SaJlIc Tolcr, Ashen Wilkes
and Marquis. He was forced to sell all
In tho crash that followed the boom.
Amateur Boxing Tournament.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 34. The Ameri
can amateur boxing contests will be held
in Mechanics' Pavilion. April 4 and 5. un
der the auspices of the Olympic Club of
this cltv. The entertainment nmmlc
be the best of its kind ever held in this
country.
Boxers will come from New York. Bos
ton. SL Louis and other TCnm m..
and the northern ami wuithrrn
clubs of this state will send their best
men to compete. Tho Olympic Club has
litany a score oi ooxcrs doing light train
ing- for the tournament.
First Year Men Must Stady.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Voh Ti tv, tt-
vard athletic committee voted tonight to
concur with Yale and Princeton in an
agreement excluding first-year men and
graduate students of all departments
irom university atnictlcs
Recorder Yields to Criticism.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Feb. 14. (Spe
cial.; ai me meeting or the City
Council last evening J. C. Clark. City
Recorder, elected with the temperance
council in January, presented his res
Jgnatlon, which was accepted. This ac
tion is supposed to be. due largrelv to
the feeling aroused in the city over
tne release on a tcciinlcallty of C F.
Miller, who had been arrested for ere
atlng a disturbance on the streets.
Miller is looked upon as the most
persistent violator of temperance lee
Islatlon In the city, and. havinjr Tieen
arrested for a flagrant offense, his ro-
iease was tne cause or much criticism.
Walter Hogc was elected Recorder to
fill the vacancy.
Delegates From Taconia.
TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 14. fKnMai
T? T. MeCormlrlc. rhalrmon r
executive committee of the See America
League, and Secretary Louis W. Pratt,
of- the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce',
win go to Portland: tomorrow to attend
u "Run A morion" mMtlni. o ....... .a
www -..v-fc...- auojicu oj
the Portland Commercial Club. Mr. Mc-
uormicK nas oeen chosen to act
chairman and Mr. Pratt will make
speech.
Sent "Without Instructions.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, -Forest Grove.
Or., Feb. 14. (Special.) At a meeting
of the local oratorical association, del
egates were elected to tho annual
meeting: at Albany college In March
The association decided to vote no in
structions to its delegates.
CAUSED DILLON TO LOSE
Veterinarian Swears He Gave Trotter
Belladonna by Howe's Order,
Effect Being to Deaden
Her Speed.
sav T"iA.VCTSCO Feb. 14. 4SpeciaL
Tir- v "EVhr Trhlearo. veterinarian
for C. K. G. Billings at Memphis during
the running of the famous race "between
Lou Dillon and Major Dclmar for the gold
cup and the championship for amateur
relnsmen, made the startling statement
and swore to it here tonight that he ad
ministered belladonna to Lou Dillon un
der instructions from .Murray nowe, tan
lings personal, representative and secre
tary of the association, ue xuruier sw.icu
(hot bOTTIA HimiA of r-arablcrg cleaned un
a world of money on the race and was
"in the know" regaroing wnai was o
come off.
Tir RVhr drclared that Mr. BUlIngs did
nni Vnnv of ih matter at the time, but
Murray Howe was scheming to draw E.
E. Smathers into a $50,000 match race be
tween Lou Dillon and Major Delmar a
week or ten days artcr tne cup race, xxc
said:
Says Howe Knew Effect or Drug.
"Mr. Howe knew that the dose of bella
donna I gave Lou Dillon after the first
heat would stop the. animal to a certain
ty. He also knew that the mare did not
have the thumps, as he told Mr. Phillips.
A number of horsemen around the sta
ble, after the first heat, asked Mr. Bil
lings to withdraw rrom tne race, out ne
declared that he would rive Lou Dillon
again if he killed her in the effort."
"Did you give the mare the bcliadona
"Did you give the mare the belladonna
spIracyT
'No, I often at the direction of Mr.
Howe fixed the BUlIngs horses. I had a
private preparation of belladonna which I
used to stifle speed according to orders
and I also had an accclcrative which I
administered when the horses were In
tended to win. Every veterinarian pos
sesses the same secrets or similar ones
and uses the drugs as directed by his
employers. Lou Dillon was laid up In
the first heat of the cup race and was
never given Quicksilver, as alleged by
some people. She was intensely nervous
after the heat and Mr. Howe micht have
honestly believed that she had the
thumps. He knew the properties of bella
donna, however, and I am sure that he
had in mind the Idea of getting Smathers
into a great match race with professional
drivers. In this affair certain gamblers
were to make a cleanup."
ICnew Something Was "Wrong.
The following is Dr. Achr's affidavit:
At thr time of the trotting race meet
ing at Memphis when the celebrated race
between Major Dclmar, belonging to E.
E. Smathers. and Lou Dillon, the prop
erty of C K. G. Billings, was trotted.
I was employed in the position of official
veterinarian of the association and was
also in the employ of C. K. C. BUlIngs.
I have known all aionr tnai mere was
something wrong with the race, but ncvr
considered that it was up to me to maice
any statement in connection with the
case until the recent attempt of what I
consider to "be an unwarranted attack
upon Mr. Smathers has been brought out.
in a lew words l can say mat alter tno
first heat between Maior Dclmar and Lou
Dillon was trotted 1 was. summoned by
Murray Howe in a great hurry. Mr.
Howe seemed excited and the first thing
he 3aid to me was that Lou Dillon had an
attack of the thumps, or what we tech
nlcally termed in the profession spasmodic
contraction of tne uiapnragm.
Gave Medicine as Ordered.
I went to the stall where the mare had
been taken Immediately after the first
heat. She was closely guarded by a
special officer and Murray Howe, who
was at the time the personal representa
tive of Mr. BUlIngs. directed me to treat
the marc for the thumps. I examined her
and found notning wrong with the marc
more than some nervousness, such as any
horse would show after coming out of a
hard race. In other words I consider
that I was simply ordered to give a dose
of medicine where none was needed. Mr.
Howe Insisted that the marc should be
treated for the thumps and of courso It
Is commonly known that belladonna Is the
drug used in such cases, it Is also com
mon knowledge that such a drug will
acaoen any animal ana Kin speed.
Therefore, acting under orders. I ad
ministered an abnormal and unusual dose
or the drug, which was sufficient to kill
the speed or the strongest and fastest
horse in the world for the time being.
Under these circumstances It was ImDos-
slble for Lou Dillon to win the Hemphls
cup. a laci wnicn .air. nowe ana ilr.
Hillings Dotn knew at the time, as well
as l.
BIG LEAGUES 3IAKE SCHEDULE
Slight Increase In Conflicting Dates
ol ' Games.
NEW YORK. Feb. 14. At the closo of
the meeting of the American League to
night the schedule of games was made
public. The schedule shows a slight in
crease in conflicting dates with the Na
tlonal League, there being 25 against 23
last year. Of course, nine are in Chicago,
four in St. Louis, three in Philadelphia,
six in New York and three In Boston.
The season will open In the East on
April 14 with Philadelphia playing at
Washington and Boston at New York.
The Western clubs will open on April 17.
Chicago playing at Detroit and Cleveland
at SL Louis. The western clubs will be
gin their first series in the East oh May
11 and the Eastern teams will make their
first appearance in the West on June 4.
The season will end In the East Octo
ber 6 an din the West October 7.
Freshmen Stay Out of Athletics.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 14. The com
mittee on athletics of the University of
Pennsylvania today abolished Its old ath
letic eligibility code and adopted a short
and slmpe one, the main provision of
which Is a rule forbidding freshmen of
any department to compete In athletics
until they have completed one academic
year of work in a satisfactory manner.
Pennsylvania is the only university In the
country which insists on this rule, al
though It Is under consideration by Yale,
Harvard and i'nnceton.
Columbia County's New Railroad.
Columbia County has a new railroad
which will be put In operation Monday
morning. M. T. O'ConnclI, of Duluth.
has bought the McKlnnon logging prop
erties at Rainier and has built a logging
road several miles south of the town and
ending at a rollway at "the river's edgo
where logs will be dumped Into the booms.
Rails for the new road were bought from
tho Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
and the line is equipped with a logging
locomotive and several logging cars. The
line will be extended further into the
timber as occasion requires.
JRAY HAIR QUICKLY RESTORED
I To Its natural color by using Alfredum'a
Egyptian "Henna. Sure, harmless. At
V,arst-ciaw exusguu.
"THE MALLEABLE" RANGES
Of the thousands of interested visitors to the Lewis and Clark Exposition, few there are
who do not remember the creditable exhibit of The Malleable Steel Range Co., of Indiana,
of their line of modern ranges, and many were the enthusiastic comments which were con
stantly showered on this superior line.. "The Malleable" was placed on the market in
response to a strong demand for a range which combines, with the "sterling malleable
construction, exquisite finish and the most modern improvements. Any person, upon look
ing at "The Malleable," will apreciate the fact that the builders of this range "have done
their work well," and is a splendid achievement of simplicity. With every range goes our
guarantee and the special terms of $1.00 DOWN AND $1.00 PEE WEEK which apply
on these ranges during this month is
the liberal offer which we make in
introducing "The Malleable.
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The merits of "the' Mal
leable" are such as to convince
the Jury of Awards at the
Lewis and Clark Pair that the
highest honor, a gold medal,
should he conferred on this
modern line of ranges.
THE BEST IS NONE TOO GOOD
To "The Malleable' this particularly applies. Every part of their
construction represents a thoroughness of detail and splendid workman
ship in the art of modern range-building. It is not the cheapest range
in the world, for no range could have its construction and finish and
be cheap. MALLEABLE IRON, from which "The Malleable" is con
structed, and from which it derives its name, is the very highest grade
of gray iron, submitted after casting to an annealing process. This pro
cess burns out the carbon which makes other iron so brittle, and all
other impurities are eliminated, thus giving it great tensile strength.
To secure the perfect and economical operation of a range it is as
necessary that it should be airtight as a boiler should be water-tight.
This result is accomplished in "The Malleable" construction by riveting
every jont in the entire construction, for malleable iron possesses such
tensile strength as permits the driving of every joint to airtightness.
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Water Board Creates Sinking
Fund as Charter
CITY SECURITIES FAVORED
Petition of Employes of Department
for More Pay Taken 'Under
Advisement New Mains
Arc Autborlrcd.
The Water Board yesterday resolved to
Invest In about fJO.000 worth of the pro
posed J40.SSl.SS Issue of city street Im
provement bonds, providing Its. contem
plated bid Is acceptable to the municipal
ity. Bids for these bonds will be received
by Auditor Pevlln up to 2 P. M., February
Superintendent Frank T. Dodge, of
the water deportment, was Instructed to
deposit future collections from day to
day to the credit of a sinking fund, which
will be drawn upon In case the board Is a
successful bidder.
City Attorney McNary filed a written
opinion that tho board had tho power bin
der the charter to create a sinking fund
for this purpose In the manner suggested,
and the Mayor coincided with his views
on the subject. The charter provision
specifies that not more than 10 per cent
premium shall be paid for bonds of this
character. These securities .arc consid
ered gilt-edged, as they run for ten years
and draw an annual Interest of 6 per
cent.
Ask Wage Increase.
F. W. Kxoll. EL P. Wnilams. J. A. Les
lie. F. H. Akers, W. E. Watson and G. C.
Marks, pump engineers, and W. H. White,
U C. Boflnger, F. C Ristlg. H. L. Lewis,
A. I. Rutnsey and A. II. Bauman, gate
men In the employ of the city water de
partment, appeared before the board and
asked for an Increase In pay- Superin
tendent Dodge explained that Kroll. Will
lams and Leslie receive $7150 a month for
eight hours dally service aa pump engi
neers at Alblna, while Akers and Watson
get $32.53 each for running the pumps at
the City Park reservoir, the lcsaer
amounts being due to the fact that they
are not required to handle fuel.
All the engineers asked for a uni
form raiso to JS0 a month, basing their
demands upon the alleged fact that all
living expenses are as high, and their
wages much less than those paid to
engineers In any other department of
the city. The gatemcn now receive
$62.50 each per month, and while ask
ing for an increase in pay. they did not
designate the amount thereof. The mat
ter was taken under advisement by
the board, and It Is probable a special
meeting- will soon be called to deter
mine the question.
Larger Mains Needed.
Dr. C. H. Raffcty stated that fully
700 persons were employed In the East
Side factory district, and for their ben
efit suggested the laying of a ten or
12-Inch main on East Seventh street
from the 14-lnch main on East Mar
ket nurth to East Alder and thence
west to the six-inch main on Grand
avenue. The board approved the sug
gestion, and Engineer Clarke was di
rected to Investigate the situation and
report upon the proper size of mains
needed, together with the cost thereof.
Dr. BalTcty stated that on East Sev
enth from East Clay to Belmont there
Is a two-Inch pipe which furnishes an
inadequate supply of water for do
mestic purposes and nothing for lire
protection, while from Belmont to
East Alder there was no main at all.
He tfiought East Seventh street from
East Clay to East Alder should have a
main for fire protection as well as do
mestic purposes. The four-inch main
on East Eighth street and the six-inch
main on Grand avenue, two blocks west
of East Seventh, In his opinion, could
not furnish the needed fire protection.
A communication was received from the
Moline-Bain Company to the efTect that
the board of fire underwriters would
make a material reduction in Insurance
rates on buildings and stocks' in the agri
cultural Implement district, providing the
city would lay two dry mains from the
river front In this district, thus enabling
tho fireboat to bo of assistance In the
event of fire. The rate of Insurance Is
now J4J5 on the JIOO, which the writers
held to be prohibitive.
Pay for Fire Protection.
It was set forth also that the business
houses in the district contributed liberally
towards tho expense of maintaining fire
protection, and, as a matter of Justice,
it was contended that they should reap
the benefits of any reduction resulting
from tho mains. While approving the sen
timents expressed, the Water Board held
that It was without Jurisdiction, and re
ferred tho communication to the Execu
tive Board, with a favorable recommenda
tion. The board also authorized the immedi
ate installation of 100 new fireplugs, to be
distributed In different parts of the city.
These will cost $50 each, and will be of
material benefit to the fire department,
both in the saving of hose and concen
tration of pressure.
Lafc Pence was granted pcr?nIssIon to
retain the mans in use at the Fair
grounds until the next meeting of the
board, when his application for their con
tinued use for a term of montha will be
considered.
Applications for Xcav 31alns.
Applications for the following new mains
were granted: East Tenth, from Ells
worth to Beacon, as a protection to the
Brooklyn School: East Flanders and East
Gllsan. from East Thirtieth to East Thirty-second:
and Flake, from Dawson to
Willamette boulevard.
In regard to the petition for a main
from East Thirtieth to East Twenty-ninth
It was explained by Superintendent Dodge
that a dead-end would be created at East
Twenty-ninth thereby, but It was ex
pected that a petition would be received
soon asking for an extension to East
Twenty-eighth, where there Is a main,
and Its laying would accommodate the
whole situation.
PKOPELLTSRS OF IJfCREASED
PITCH WILL BE INSTALLED.
Wasco County In Line.
J. B. Labor, secretary of the Port
land Board of Trade, returned from
Wasco County yesterday after attend
ing two meetings, one at Hood River
and one at The Dalles. In connection
with the publication of the book set
ting forth the resources of the various
counties of Oregon. Meetings In the
Chambers of Commerce In both places
wort well attended. From Hood River
a committee of three was appointed to
meet at The Dalles for the purpose of
making favorable recommendations to
county oflicors. The meeting at The
Dalles was more enthusiastic and $1003
was contributed to "boost"" Wasco
County.
Builders and Designer Assure Com
missioners Defects Are Not Seri
ous Hull to Be Braced.
In consultation with President and
General Manager W. H. Corbett. of the
Willamette Iron Works, and Consult
ing Engineer Fred A. Ballin. respec
tively builders and designers of the
fireboat George H. Williams, the Fire
Commissioners last night decided to
equip the vessel with new cast steel
propellers of ienrcased blade area and
greater pitch, besides bracing her with
eight-Inch steel channels In the form
of a pyramid between the boilers. It
is claimed that this will have the ef
fect of minimizing the vibration that
Is responsible for recent Federal or
dcrj to put her out of commission until
the necessary repairs are made.
Ballin explained that the abnormal
vibration was not caused bj structural
weakness of the hull, as has been Inti
mated, but was partially due to working-
the pumps and machinery beyond
their capacity. When the vessel was
built, he said, she was equipped with
pumping machinery having- a capac
ity of 140 pounds of steam, but the en
gineers, on their own responsibility,
had worked this up to fully 200 pounds.
He thought the pumps did not shake
the vessel as much as the engines,
however. The propellers were designed
for 250 revolutions a minute, and at
that rate of speed he would guarantee
no vibration, but they had been run
up to 300 revolutions, in consequence
of which they churn the water and
cause the engines to race.
Ballin stated further, and his asser
tion was corroborated by Chief Camp
bell, that on August 31 last he advised
the fire department of the advisability
of installing new propellers orr tho
boat, at the same time pointing out her
defecta.
The present propellers have a pitch of
44 feet and he suggested 54 for those
proposed. Under the change the engines
would do more work with fewer revolu
tions, he said, besides Increasing the
speed. She should be placed In the dry
dock, but there was no necessity for
hauling her out of the water, and Ballin
was willing to guarantee that she would
require very little caulking less than a
dozen holes, Jn fact.
He assigned several reasons for the
cracks in her hull, either one of which
would have been responsible for her
leaking condition. A plank might have
been cracked on account of striking a
submerged log, or the vibrations them
selves might havo developed this weak
ness. Sectional and longitudinal plans of tho
hull were exhibited to the Mayor and
Fire Commissioners, showing seven fir
keelsons running transverse of her boilers
underneath. 3allln contended that there
was no such thing as thoroughly dry
timber, and said timber could be placed in
a kiln for ten years without extracting all
the moisture. Naturally tho heat from
the boilers caused a shrinkage in the tim
bers, which was mainly responsible for
the vibration after the fashion of a
shaky -bridge during the Summer season,
or the spokes and .felloes of a vehicle
when extremely dry. Ballin thought the
repairs could be made for about $175.
President Corbett was of the opinion
that Ballin was optimistic in his views
regarding cost, but did not attach much
Importance to the expense. He thought
the crew of the boat could do S. great
deal of the work as well as any shop. The
steel trusses suggested by Ballin, in Cor
bett's opinion, would operate to take up
the vibrations considerably, and counter
act any tendency to buckle on the part of
the pipes.
Mayor Lane. Chief Campbell and Archi
tect Ballin will this morning meet the
Government inspectors of hulls and boil
ers with a view of securing their consent
to the repairs suggested.
Arrested at Husband's Bequest.
Dora McKinstry. charged with the lar
ceny of $200 worth of furs from her hus
band's store at Chehalis, Wash., was ar
rested at the Union Depot yesterday af
ternoon by Detectives Vaughn and Hillyer.
A warrant for her arrest will be produced
by the Sheriff at Chehalis. Mrs. McKin
stry claims a half Interest in a store con
ducted by her husband, and maintains
that she has a right to the furs. The lo
cal police say they have little evidence
upon which to hold the woman.
Falls From a Derrick.
J. H. McCIcan, of 270& Front street, fell
from a derrick at Seventeenth and Wash
ington streets yesterday afternoon, sus
taining slight Injuries to his head and
body. He was taken to his room, where
he will be cared for by friends.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL
rew Teople Know J low Useful It Is In Pre
serving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
Is the" safest and most efficient disin
fectant and purifier in nature, but few
realize its value when taken Into the
human system for the same cleansing
purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more
you take of it the bettor: It Is not a drug
at all. but simply absorbs the gases and
Impurities always present In the stomach
and Intestines and carries them out of
the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Improves
the complexion. It whitens the teeth and
further acts aa a -natural and eminently
safe cathartic.
It absorbs the injurious gase3 which
collect in the stomach and bowels; it
disinfects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal In one form
or another, but probably the best char
coal and the moat for the money is in
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges; they are
composed of the finest powdered Willow
charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics
in tablet form or rather In the form of
large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the
charcoal being mixed with honey.
The daily use of these lozenges will soon
tell In a much Improved condition of the
general health, better complexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood, and the beauty
of 1C is, that no possible harm can result
from their continued use, but on the con
trary, great benefit.
A Buffalo physician in SDeaklng of the
benefits of charcoal, says: r adv&e
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all patients
suffering from gas in stomach and bow
els, and to clear the complexton and
purify tho breath, mouth and throat: I
also believe the liver is greatly benefited
by the daily use of them; they cost but
twenty-five cents a box at drugstores,
and although in some sense a patent
preparation, yet I believe I get more and
better charcoal In Stuart's Charcoal
Lozenges than In any of the ordinary
charcoal tablets."