Morning Oregonian., August 07, 1906, Page 3, Image 3

XnE MORNING OliEGONIAN. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1906.
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BUILD
PUNS
BADLY BLOCKED
Mayor Schmitz Insists on the
Widening of San Fran
cisco Streets.
PROPERTY-OWNERS BALK
la Retaliation Executive Refuses to
Modify Ordinance Forbidding
Skyscrapers Capitalists
Refuse to Build.
SAN FRAXCISCOl Aug. 6. (Special.)
A discouraging feature of the work o re
building is the change of plans made by
a number of wealthy men who originally
Intended to erect lofty structures in San
Francisco. Several instances might be
cited In which eight and ten-story build
ings have been cut down to two and six
stories. A general Inquiry among the
builders elicited the explanation that the
men with capital desire to hold back for
a. time In the belief that the building
laws will be modified. The building laws
as passed a few weeks ago by the Super
visors provide that no building shall ex
ceed In height one and a half times the
width of the street.
This was the retaliation of the admin
istration for the refusal of the downtown
property-owners to give up any of their
land for street-widening purposes.
"All right." said the Mayor. "You re
fuse to widen your streets and I will
block your buildings." And that is the
way the situation remains. Every one is
willing that the streets should be wid
ened, provided it Is the other fellow who
has to give up land for the purpose.
Montgomery Street an Example.
Montgomery street presents a good ex
ample of the deadlock. Montgomery street
is narrow. It Is the banking street of
the city, and almost the very center of
the wholesale trade. It Is essential that
it be lined with tall buildings to allow
of the concentration of interests. Three
of the finest buildings In the city are on
"Montgomery street, the Union Trust
building, the Kohl building and the Mills
building. The Union Trust and the Kohl
building were only slightly injured In the
disaster. The Mills building, on the other
hand, was badly damaged, and It is un
derstood that It will be torn down.
It has been announced as D. O. Mills'
Intention to replace it with a structure
In every way as fine. Now the new build
ing law will not permit the erection of
euch a tall building, and Mr. Mills is not
apt to be satisfied with anything but the
finest. In consequence Mr. Mills must
wait until the situation clears. Other
jnen in much the same position have
planned to erect a few stories, with the
Idea of building higher as soon as the
law Is modified.
Both Sides Are losers.
Meanwhile, the Mayor still holds out
the hope that he will force the widening
cf the streets. Of course It is desirable
that the streets be widened, but in the
present state of the controversy it cer
tainly looks as though both sides were
losers.
The school registration of San Fran
cisco, which last year was 40,000, is now
80,000. This Is even hlguer than was ex
pected. Many children are being kept
from school until more substantial build
ings can be erected.
The work of clearing away the debris
progresses steadily. It Is hampered by
the fact that several streets are still im
passable and traffic is forced into re
stricted channels and thus congested.
Down-town the watering carts are not
able to make their old-time rounds, and
falling walls, pulled down by engines,
strike the street and send up great clouds
skyward. Then the wind catches the
gray mist as it descends and scatters it
wim impartial hand. But the walls are
coming down slowly but steadily, to the
disgust of certain artists who find them
"picturesque."
Ilulns Grip Imagination.
Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that,
under the soft rays of the setting sun or
the glow of moonlight, the ruins present
a picture that grips the imagination.
Dr. Devine has departed from San
Francisco and is now speeding eastward
to his home in New York In an automo
bile. Dr. Devine came to San Francisco
, In the days following immediately after
the disaster, and since his arrival has
practically been at the head of the relief
work In San Francisco. On the eve of
Dr. Devine's departure a banquet was
given In .his honor in the St. Francis Ho
tel. While the guests drank within a
thousand refugees howled their protest
from without. It was not a pretty scene,
and it reflected no credit upon the city.
As Dr. Devine said in his farewell re
marks that he did his best, but was con
scious that mistakes had been made. It
is equally true that Dr. Devine did his
best and made mistakes. The task was
stupendous, and in the rush to provide
actual relief at the start no attention was
paid to system, and In the later days the
lack of system caused chaos.
Methods Too Scientific.
The great cry raised against Dr. De
vine's methods were that they were "scl
entifle," and not real charity. It was
clearly the purpose of Dr. Devine not to
pauperize the thousands dependent upon
the bounty of the generous people of the
Nation. In carrying out this plan, he in
tentionally failed to provide the camps
with all the comforts which go to make
up a home. It was his theory that people
would thus make every effort to stand in
dependently and provide for themselves.
He allowed no sums to be squandered,
and the new committee which has taken
charge owes to him largely the thanks for
the comfortable balance which remains
for relief purposes.
The rapid diminution of camp refugees
so noticeable a month ago is no longer to
be seen. In fact, there has been a ten
dency toward growth in the camp popula
tions. - This has been occasioned by the
continued soaring of rents, the high prices
forcing poor people back into the camps,
and in some cases causing families who
have supported themselves all along to
seek shelter beneath canvas. Wealthier
families returning to the city are forcing
rents higher and higher, landlords evict
ing tenants to secure the higher prices. .
Maps Out Comprehensive Flan.
The new relief board has mapped out
a comprehensive plan of home-buildlng.
The committee has been offered the use
of the Ingleside racetrack property by
Thomas Williams, of the California
Jockey Club. Here are cottages and other
buildings which with a little work can in
the space of a month or two be made
habitable for 10.000 persons.
Besides the scheme of advancing $500 to
lot owners to assist them in building, the
committee will erect modest dwellings for
the homeless selling them on the Install
ment plan and exacting no Interest. In
addition, there will be a general loan fund.
Other sums will be used to place porta
ble houses In the public squares and to
erect a home for the indigent.
Boilermakers May Strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. Unless the
demands presented to the employers to
day by the Boilermakers' Union are met
there will probably be walkouts in the
shops which insist on holding out. Most
of the shops along the front have com
piled with the demands and the Union is
now waiting to hear what action other
works will take. The men are asking 35
cents an hour for a nine-hour day.
TATARS ATTACK RUSSIANS
Rebels in Sangesur District Still
Defy Military Authorities.
TIFLIS. Aug. 6. According to a tel
egram from the district chief of San
gesur to General Golochtkapoff, Tatars
attacked and fought a pitched battle
with Russian troops last night. The
combat lasted until 3 o'clock this af
ternoon. The Tatars were 2000 strong
and occupied favorable positions. The
extent of their loss is not known.
After a prolonged bombardment by
the Russians the Tatars hoisted the
white flag, but the district chief
learned it was a ruse, and that the
Tatars are preparing for a night at
tack. He therefore kept his position
under darkness to meet any attack.
Another message- from the district
chief of Sangesur, who commands a
sotnia of Cossacks and a section of
artillery, says the village of Hasanavar
is surrounded by Tatars and appeals
for reinforcements from Shusha. Gen
eral Golochtkapoff reports that sev
eral soldiers, 15 Armenians and many
Tatars have been killed since the re
commencement of hostilities last Fri
day. Tatar positions were occupied by the
Russian troops yesterday and the Ta
tars are now proposing peace.
GOVERNMENT STATES CASE
Explains Refusal of High Person
ages to Enter New Cabinet.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 6. In view o
the various statements which have ap
peared in foreign newspapers concerning
the refusal of several eminent persons
to enter the Stolypln Cabinet, this semi
official communication was made public
tonight:
"After the dissolution of the lower house
of Parliament and the issuance of the im
perial manifesto announcing the desire of
the Emperor to effect reforms, the Gov
ernment thought it natural to offer the
vacant Ministerial posts to politicians who
had placed the accomplishment of legal
reforms upon their programmes, and the
government once more regarded an ef
fective Cabinet and the execution of the
political programme it had undertaken as
assured.
"This combination, however, encoun
tered obstacles beyond the control of
either the government or the politicians.
The latter wished to form a group which
would be entitled to enter the Cabinet,
but they were not able to succeed. Prince
Nicholas Lvoft and Alxander Guchkoff
had a long audience with the Emperor,
but it was announced that from the view
point of the peaceful realization of the
reforms they were of greater service in
their usual sphere of activity, which re
quired the mobilization of all sober social
forces.
"Regarding the intentions of the gov
ernment, these remain unchanged and in
clude the restoration of order with firm
ness and energy. The government will
Immediately effect, within the limits of
the law, those prudent reforms which
must lead Russian life into lawful paths."
Two Killed In Trainwreck.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 6. Two persons were
killed in a wreck on the Panhandle divis
ion of the Pennsylvania Railroad, about
three miles outside this city, about II
o'clock this evening, when train No. 6,
the Cincinnati and New York Limited,
struck a switch engine as it tried to
cross in front of the fast train. Both en
gines were derailed, the baggage car also
leaving the track. None of the passen
gers was hurt. The dead are: O. D.
Cunningham and John Anstott, fireman
of the passenger train.
Will Hold Harvest Festival.
Under the auspices of Damascus Camp,
Modern Woodmen of America, a harvest
festival will be held in the grove at
Damascus next Saturday, beglning in the
morning. Hon. Joseph N. Hedges, of
Oregon City, will deliver an address at
10:30 A. M. There will be a varied pro
gramme, Interspersed with music. Hugh
Lay, A. Wolfhagan and A. W. Osborne
are the committee of arrangements.
Found Millions for Others.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Aug. 6.
Edgar Brown, the discoverer of the fa
mous Mesaba and Vermillion iron ranges
In Northern Minnesota, died in a locaf
hospital today, penniless. Not only did
Brown discover the famous Iron ore de
posits, but he developed them until they
were rated as worth $13,000,000.
Schooner Balboa Goes Ashore.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. The Mer
chants' Exchange received a dispatch
from Port Crescent, Tatoosh Island, to
night, saying that the schooner Balboa,
from San Pedro, had gone ashore four
miles west of there In a fog. The steamer
Gertrude is standing by and expects to
float the Balboa in the morning.
Drug Firms Answer Trust Suit.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 6. Forty-three
defendant Arms filed demurrers today in
the case of the United States against the
alleged drug trust, all pleadings being
practically the same, the complaint being
attacked upon the ground of insufficiency,
lack of Jurisdiction of the court and mis
Joinder of parties.
Astoria Regatta, on August 30.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 6. (Special.) The
Astoria regatta committee held a meet
ing last evening and decided definitely
to hold the event on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, August 30 and 31 and Sep
tember 1. Hon. John Fox, of this city,
was selected to act as Admiral.
Shoots Wife and Stepdaughter.
LENAPAH. I. T.. Aug. 8. (Special.)
Pleas Childres shot and fatally wounded
his wife and killed his stepdaughter, aged
17, at 8 o'clock this afternoon. The young
woman received two bullets In the body,
' THE OFFICIAL ROUTE.
The Great Northern Railway to St.
Paul In connection with the Northwestern
Line to Milwaukee has been chosen as
the official route for special train to the
Grand Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
at Milwaukee. Wis.. August 14 to 18.
Tickets on sale August 7, 8 and 9 at
rate of $69.70 for the round trip. For
tickets and berths apply to H. Dickson,
C. T. & P. A., G. N. Ry., 122 Third street.
Portland, Oregon.
TOTTER" IX SERVICE.
Popular O. K. A N. Excursion Brat Re
sume Trips to Beach.
The T. J. Potter leaves Ash-street dock
for North Beach, touching at Astoria, as
follows:
August 4. 1:30 P. M.; August 7, 6:40 A.
M.: August 9, 8 A. M.; August H. 11 A. M.
From Ilwaco: August 6, 10 P. M. : Au
gust 8. 12:01 noon: August 10, 1:30 P. M. ;
August 12, 6 P. M.
Tickets at Third and Washington streets
and at Ash-street dock. Meals may. be
secured on the boat.
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ASHORE
Spanish Coast Strewn With
Victims of Sirio.
WARSHIPS SEEK SURVIVORS
Many With Life Belts Believed to
Be Alive Captain 19 Rescued,
Though He Tries to Drown.
Fight lor Life on Boat.
LATEST FIGURES OX LOSS.
CARTAGENA, Spain. Aug. 7. The
latest figures on the disaster to the
Italian steamer Sirlo show that 275
emigrants and other passengers were
lost and 547 were saved.
CARTAGENA. Spain, Aug. 6. Numerous
bodies of persons drowned in the wreck of
the steamer Sirio oft Hermigas Islands
were thrown upon the shore during the
day. Most of them are persons of the bet
ter class. Several small fishing smacks
have arrived, bringing survivors of the
Sirlo who were found floating at sea long
distances from the scene of the disaster.
It is believed that some of the passen-
BCKNK OF STEAMSHIP DISASTER
OFF SPANISH COAST.
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Cross Indicates Where the Sirlo Was
Wrecked.
gers who secured life belts have been
picked up altve by French, German, Ital
ian or British sailing vessels passing in
the vicinity and disembarked at Barce
lona, Port Vendres,or Marseilles.
Spanish warships stationed at Cartagena
and Alicante have been ordered to search
the neighborhood of the catastrophe for
bodies. British warships also have left
Gibraltar at full speed in the direction
of Cape Palos to render assistance in
exploring the surrounding seas.
Captain Rescued Against Will.
The first reports of the disaster declared
without qualification that the captain of
the Sirio had committed suicide. Later
information, however, shows that he was
on board the steamer when she sank, and
expressed the determination to go down
with his vessel. He was afterward res
cued, in spite of his refusal to be saved.
The Spanish Minister of the Interior has
requested the Ministry of Finance to sup
ply funds to succor the stricken passen
gers. The Italian Consul here and the
members of the Italian colony here, act
ing in co-operation with the local authors
ties, have provided for the immediate
wants of the shipwrecked people.
Rationality of Survivors.
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The survivors of the Sirio are 348 Ital
ians, 40 Spaniards, 14 Arabs, 10 Austrians,
6 Orientals, 4 Argentinians, 4 Brazilians, 2
Montenegrins and 119 persons whose na
tionality is not set forth. i
One of the women survivors has given
birth to a child since being brought
ashore.
The drowning of the bishop of Sao
Paulo, Brazil, is now attributed to the
action of an Argentinian passenger, who
forcibly took from the bishop a lifebelt
with which the latter had provided him
self. One Italian woman kept her three chil
dren afloat on a plank until they were
all picked up.
A bridegroom who was on his honey
moon lost his wife and sister, and one
old man who was saved lost three chil
dren. Captain Giuseppe Paradl, commander of
the Sirlo, was 62 years old, and had had 45
years' experience in navigation.
The Sirio is considered a total loss. Her
captain is said to have formerly com
manded the Perseus, which sank off Car
tagena, i
Overcrowded Boats Capsize.
A number of bodies of the drowned were
burled today. Some of the rescued pas
sengers died after being brought ashore.
The survivors say that the Sirio sank
with extreme rapidity. Many of the pas
sengers were on deck as the steamer dis
appeared. The boats were so overcrowd
ed that a number of them immediately
capsized, throwing their occupants in the
water.
Quantities of food and clothing for the
survivors are arriving here from all parts
of the country. A public subscription was
started for the relief of the destitute pas
sengers, and has already reached large
sums. The survivors are quartered in
the theaters, hospitals and clubs, the
poorer classes of the inhabitants of Car
tagena rivaling each other in assisting
the shipwrecked people.
Two Brave Rescuers.
Charles "Venturlni, a resident of Barce
lona, who was a passenger with his fam
ily on the Sirlo, succeeded in saving his
three sons and nine other passengers.
Senor Venturlni'a daughter, who Is 18
years old and an expert swimmer, saved
two children, whose parents are unknown.
One family, consisting of the father,
mother and six children, was drowned,
with the exception of the father, who lost
his reason. .
Brigida Morella, who has arrived at the
Italian Consulate here, relates how she
and her husband were hurled into the sea
by the force of the explosion of the boil
ers. She was picked up and brought
ashore, but does not know the fate of her
husband.
Desperate Fight for Life.
A vivid description of the terrific panic
on board the Sirio is given by one of the
survivors, who is said to be a godson of
Queen Margherita of Italy. He says:
"An enormous crowd of women rushed
forward and struggled desperately to ob
tain possesion of lifebelts. Frantic men
approached and felled the women with re
peated blows. They then seized the life
belts, leaving the women senseless on
deck, where they were drowned. On the
other hand, one man refused to be saved
until all the women had been rescued.
His refusal cost him his life, for he went
down with the ship.
"The confusion and the fighting of those
people is beyond description. The pas-
shrieks of despair and even destroying
uie meoeiis in tneir mad Irenzy.
"The only boat launched from the Sirlo
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had scarcely touched the water before it
was overcrowded and swamped. It later
was found on shore, bottom up."
A number of the survivors assert that
passing vessels paid no attention what
ever to the Sirio's signals of distress.
The captain of the Sirio refuses to speak
except to say that the vessel struck on
a reef not down on the charts.
The general opinion of the survivors
seems to be that the calamity was due
to the exaggerated overconfidence of the
captain, who, because he had sailed the
waters many years, believed he knew
every rock and dangerous shoal.
No fewer than eight monks were among
the drowned. The baby which was found
floating by itself has found new parents
by adoption.
RELATIVES MOB SHIP-OWNERS
Office In Genoa Besieged What
Shall Become of Survivors.
GENOA, Italy, Aug. 6. The loss of the
Italian steamer Sirio causes intense ex
citement among the relatives and friends
of the Italian passengers and crew, most
of whom lived here or in this vicinity.
The offices of the captain of the port and
of the Italian General Navigation Com
pany, to which the Sirio belonged, were
so besieged today by agonized throngs
seeking information that the police were
compelled to establish barriers to hold
back the crowds. Some of the people as
sumed & threatening aspect, declaring
that facts were being withheld.
The Sirio has seen 23 years' service, but
she was considered in seaworthy condi
tion. She was built of iron and wood,
had a single screw, was 4000 tons gross
register and had a speed of 15 knots per
hour. Her captain, Giuseppe Paradi, wa
a native of Genoa and a veteran seaman.
The disposition to be mde of the im
poverished emigrants who were saved
from the Sirio causes special anxiety.
The situation recalls a similar wreck of
a Genoese ship near the Rock of Gib
raltar, when the survivors were unable
to proceed to America or return to Italy,
and therefore established a fishing colony
near Gibraltar, where they still remain.
SAYS SIRIO WAS SMUGGLER
New Explanation by Spanish Paper
for Steamer's Loss.
MADRID, Aug. 7. The Bspania Nueva
this morning publishes a dispatch from
Barcelona, containing a startling state
ment to account for the wreck of the
Sirio. It is asserted that the Italian
steamer was engaged in the clandestine
embarkation of Spanish emigrants along
the coast, and that large sums of money
were paid for this work. This is said to
explain why the vessel followed a course
never taken by ships.
Continuing, it says the conduct of the
captain and crew of the Sirlo, when the
catastrophe occurred, left much to be de
sired, and Justifies the belief in the re
port that illicit traffic was going on.
Relief Vessel Sent From Naples.
NAPLES, Aug. 6. Many of the emi
grants who sailed for South America on
the wrecked steamer Sirio were from
Southern Italy, and accordingly great
anxiety is manifested here. Crowds of
people are seeking details of the disaster
and the names of passengers for the pur
pose of Identifying the lost and saved. The
Sirio touched here July 23, after leaving
Alexandria. Egypt, with which port she
carried on a mail service. The Italian
General Navigation Company, to which
the wrecked vessel belonged, has dls
patched a steamer to Cartagena, carrying
relief for the shipwrecked passengers and
crew.
Official Inquiry Begins.
MADRID, Aug. 8. The naval author!.
ties here have opened an inquiry into the
wreck of the Italian steamer Sirlo. In
the meantime the officers will; be de
tained at Cartagena to await the result.
TEAR DOWN CHINESE JAIL
Shanghai City Authorities Assert
Rights by Action.
LONDON, July 7. Cabling from Shang
hai, the correspondent of the Times says
the Chinese authorities, having started
the erection of a new native Jail near the
mixed court, without the sanction of the
Municipal Council, and while the nego
tiations on the subject were still pro
ceeding, the council sent policemen and
stopped the work.
Generals Will Fight Duel.
PARIS, Aug. S. The duel between Gen
erals Andre and De Negrier is awaited
with intense interest, owing to the proml.
nence of the principals. General De
Negrier today named as his seconds Gen
erals Langlols and Duchesne, who tomor
row will arrange the details with
General Andre's seconds Generals
Balaman and Chevailard. There is
bitter animosity between the Generals,
owing to the exchange of the epithet
"liar." Pistols have been chosen for the
encounter, which will probably take place
tomorrow.
No German Warships at Regatta.
BERLIN, Aug. 6. The Foreign Office
authorizes the Associated Press to say
that the German government regrets
the plans of the navy department, for
tho maneuvers in September Include
every ship available and preclude de
taching vessels to visit the United
States on the occasion of the Girman
yacht races off Marblehead.
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
Gnstavus W. Lehmann, Scientist.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 6. Gustavus W.
Lehmann, widely known for his work in
chemistry and bacteriology, died yester
day in his 63d year. A native of Wies
baden and a graduate of the university
of that city, he was the official chemist
of Baltimore and was one time United
States chemist for this port. Of late
years he had devoted himself chiefly to
the chemistry of hygiene and food prod
ucts. He was a member of the American
Institute of Mining Engineers and of the
American Association for the advance
ment of Science.
Major Joseph J. McDowell.
CINCINNATI. O.," Aug. 6 Major Joseph
J. McDowell, for 36 years personal rep
resentative of John R. McLean, as busi
ness manager of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
died today from heart disease following
a long ilness, aged 73 years.
Capfc, A. B. Drum, Civil War Veteran
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Captain A.
B. Drum, for the past 14 years super
intendent of the Military National
Cemetery, died today, aged 64 years.
He served throughout the Civil War.
Three Injured In logging Camp.
Three men who were caught beneath a
falling tree yesterday in a logging camp
some miles down the Columbia River were
brought to St. Vincent's Hospital at an
early hour this morning. One was crushed
under the tree and received very severe
internal injuries. Another was badly cut
and a third suffered a broken leg. It Is
not believed any will die.
Rudolph Wetter Mjust Hang.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 6. (Special.)
The pardon board today declined to
commute the death sentence of Rudolph
Wetter, the murderer of Christ Long
and L. D. Wain, in Idaho County, in
1904, and he must hang Friday.
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AFTER CHIEF CAMPBELL
IXSTJKANCE MAST SAYS FIRE DE
FARTMEXT IS INEFFICIENT.
Blames Head of Organization, Say
. ing Ho TJsea Poor Judgment.
Chief Stands on Record.
W. J. Clemens, local agent for the Royal
Insurance Company, has an az out. tor
David Campbell, chief of the Fire De
partment. Clemens alleges that the Chief
has often shown poor Judgment In fight
ing fires, and that, as a result of mis
management of the Portland Fire De
partment and Its consequent inefficiency,
there will be no reduction in insurance
rates, which were raised after the San
Francisco disaster.
Particularly in conducting the fight
against the fire in the Dwlght Edwards
Company building, at 32-34 Front street,
which caught fire May 29 last, Clemens
alleges that the Chief showed poor Judg
ment by throwing excessive quantities of
water where it was not needed, thus
causing undue damage.
On the other hand. Chief Campbell says
he is willing to stand on his record before
the people, that he doubts the truth of
Mr. Clemens' statement that inefficiency
of the Fire Department is the reason why
the companies will not reduce their rates,
and that he thinks the Dwlght-Edwards
fire could not have been handled better.
"I wrote a letter to Chief Campbell
June 25," said Mr. Clemens last night,
"asking for an explanation of the work
of the firemen at the Dwight-Edwarda
fire. The Chief did not reply, and so last
Friday I addressed a letter to Mayor
Lane, laying the matter before him, and
he has promised to bring it before the
Fire Commission."
"I went personally to see Mr. Clemens
on receipt of his letter." replies the
Chief. "He was not in the city, and I
left word to have him call me up when he
returned. This he never did."
"My duty is clearly only to place the
whole question before the Fire Commis
sion at its next meeting." said Mayor
Lane, in defining his attitude.
Body to Be Shipped East.
The body of Curtis W. Taylor, whose
life was crushed out in a Portland lumber
mill three days ago, will be sent to
Pueblo, Colo., where interment will take
place. Mrs. Taylor is in Portland and de
sires to bury her husband in Pueblo,
where she has relatives and where she
will go to live. She will leave for the
East with her husband's remains as soon
as arrangements can be made.
Mlrwaukie Is Growing.
The pioneer town of Milwaukle is wak
ing up, and is on the eve of general im
provement. A city hall building, two
stories, 40x90 feet, is being erected at a
cost of Two dwellings are being put
White Skirts $3.25
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ONLY 50 IN THE LOT
This splendid skirt offering is a revelation in
faultlessly fashioned garments a revelation In
bargain giving the sale of a decade without a
parallel in this or any other city. Only one or
two of a kind, made by the most skillful tailors
in America, with the finest fabrics and trimmings.
Sold regularly at $6.50, $7.50, $8.50, $10 and
$12.50. They are cut with that broad and
billowy fullness characteristic only of high-grade
skirts, plain gored, flared and plaited styles, elabo
rately trimmed with open work, fancy braid, me
dallions, insertions of embroid- fi p pa
ery. While they last today, only .flfo 4JI 9 O
tip by Portland people near the school
house that will cost $2500 each. Machin
ery for the new shingle mill is expected
to arrive from Logan this week, and
buildings are to be erected at once for
.the plant. J. H. Johnston, a Portland
boatbullder, has secured nine acres of
water front property, and has announced
that he will put in a shipyard in the
near future. Mayor Shindler predicts the
erection of many dwellings there before
the year closes.
Creston Rises From Wilderness.
The Western Oregon Trust Company
has recently platted a 35-acre tract one
half mile south of Hawthorne avenue, on
the Mount Scott car line and placed It
on sale under the name of Creston. Cres
ton lies on the crest of the only hill that
rises between the main part of the city
and Mount Scott. Two weeks ago the
ground was covered with brush, but to
day the water mains are in, the streets
are graded and paved, sidewalks are being
laid, over 60 lots have been sold, and
three houses are In process of construc
tion. Probes Denver Election Frauds.
DENVER, Aug. 6. Judge Booth M. Ma
lone, in the District Court, today refused
to grant a writ of prohibition forbidding
Judge Ben B. Llndsey, of the Denver
County Court, from investigating the al
leged frauds in the May election, by
means of which. It is charged by the Mu
nicipal Ownership and Honest Elections
League, the Denver City Tramway and
the Denver Gas & Electric Company
franchises were granted by the voters of
Hood's
Sarsapariila is unquestiona
bly the greatest blood and
liver medicine known. It
positively and permanently
cures every humor, from
Pimples to Scrofula. It is
the Best
Blood Medicine.
THE PATEK PHILIPPE WATCH
Is known the world over as the highest
production in the watch-making craft, A
model investment.
SOLE AGENTS FOR OREGON
COR. THIRD AND
Manufacturing Jewelers.
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Always the Lowest
Window
Shades Made to
Order at
Lowest
Prices
Tuesday Waist Bargains
Hundreds of eager women for these yes
terday. They'll be nearly all gone tonight.
$3.00 Lingerie Waists for $1.69
White Lawn Waists, made in exceptionally dainty
and beautiful styles; trimmed with panels of in
sertion and embroidery, tucking, etc.; very sweet
and dainty waists for $1.69
$2.75 White Shirtwaists for $1.10
White Lawn Waists, actually selling at $2.75 and
$2.25; all beautifully embroidered; trimmed with
lace, pin tucking, eto. At the astounding bargain
price $1.10
$1.50 Peter Pan Waists for 95c
Peter Pan Waists; selling regularly at $1.50; made
of finest lawn, with four panels of fine tucking;
short sleeves and negligee collar and cuffs.. 95J
$1.50 and $2.00 Lawn Waists, 98c
White Lawn Waists, with embroidered fronts and
clusters of pin tucking; short sleeves; collar and
cuffs trimmed with lace 98
this city. The Investigation will begin
in the County Court tomorrow unless the
Supreme Court Interferes.
Unemployed Riot at Capetown.
LONDON, Aug. 6. A dispatch to a news
agency here from Capetown says that
serious riots of unemployed persons oc
curred there today. A mob of white and
colored men looted many shops. The po
lice were almost powerless.
GOOD VISION
Is much to be desired by us all. To get
the best and retain it, it is important that
you should see the
Oregon Optical Co.
173 Fourth Street.
Y. M. C. A. Bldg.
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