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THE MORNIXG OREGONIAN, "THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1906. 10 mci-Yici FUND AT 576,185 With Field Scarcely Touched, Good Start Made Toward $350,000 Goal. WORKERS GIVE BANQUET Much Enthusiasm Shown and Mem bers Plan to Raise $60,000. Promoters Fight Disposition to Procrastinate. When the day's work of soliciting funds for the new Christian Association build ing closed yesterday the hands on the beacon clock had crept up into the prox imity of the tlOO.000 mark. To be exact, the sum of $76,185 in cash and pledges was at hand. And at this the field had scarcely been touched, a majority of the soliciting committee workers being occu pied in organization and preparatory work. By a coincidence the sum raised yes terday was nearly a duplicate of Tues day total, being $13,005. whereas $13,150 was raised on Tuesday. Of this sum there was only one large subscription, and this for J6000. pledged by Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Campbell. The women's committee raised $3300, of which $2200 was in cash and the balance in pledges. The contri butions ranged from 25 cents to $500. Mis cellaneous contributions amounting to $3705 were secured by the citizens' com mittee In amounts for the most part of from $50 to $.V)0. Chairman 9. G. Reed, of the citizens' committee, and General Secretary 9tone. of the Y. M. C. A., visited a number of representative business men during the afternoon and developed a new phase of the campaign which will have to be over come, they say. That Is nothing less than an inclination towards procrastina tion. Several men had made up their minds to give, but wanted to give the matter further thought. Others were holding back to see what their business contemporaries intended giving. The two workers feel that this spiirt will prove a strong setback to the work if persisted in. Prompt Action Urged. "Those who give now . give doubly." said Secretary Stone. "By making their offers early they add an element of con fidence in the project which cannot fail to have its effect upon others. We have only a limited time in which to secure the money. Prompt action on the part of those who will give is an essential to the success of our plans." Last night the younger association workers launched their money-getting campaign with a banquet at the Port land hotel. The attendance was even larger than that of the Initial banquet Monday evening when the project was first made public. A superabundance of pirit and enthusiasm was shown by those present most of them active mem bers of the T. M. C. A. or Y. W. C. A. The affair partook largely of the lively enthusiasm of a college football function, and the intention of these workers to achieve the end asigned them was made plain. There seems no measure of doubt but that they will raise the $i),000 as signed them, and more if required. Enthusiasm was the keynote of the meeting. Between courses and during courses the banquet hall was kept ringing with original "association yells" embody ing loyalty to the cause and a determina tion to win the fight for a, suitable new home. There was no end of good-natured banter between the two associations, the young women pointing with exuberant pride to the fact that they were making the most noise, and the young men re torting in good part, "money talks" and would provide noise for them. E. B. McNaughton, chairman of the young men's committee, acted as master of ceremonies, introducing as the first speaker, Mr. Reed, who told of the work thus far accomplished by the citizens' committee, and of the public's attitude towards the enterprise. Mr. Reed stated that in the work so far the committee men have met with the most courteous of treatment on every hand and are everywhere greeted with commendations and proffers of libetral support. He pre dicted overwhelming success for the work. Work of Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Mrs. W. J. Honeyman spoke entertain ingly of the inception and growth of the Y. W. C. A. in Portland, and of the valuable field it tills here. She was followed by International Secretary Ward, who defined the Y. M. C. A. as the great est brotherhood the world has ever known. Mr. Ward outlined the things that have been accomplished in this work in other cities and asserted his belief in the ultimate success of the new building project in Portland. Tom Richardson made a rousing speech upon the association and its work. He stated that the Y. M. C. A. has civil ized religion, swept away sectarianism from its doors and has become a tre mendous factor for good in moulding character. As to getting $350,000 for the new building Mr. Richardson said the new Portland spirit would arise to the emergency and that the new home was already assured. Brief addresses were made by lit Mc Naughton. Miss Gage. Miss Mary Isom, Miss Helen V. Barnes and Miss Constance MacCorkle. In bringing the occasion to a close rousing cheers were given for Miss Mac Corkle and Mr. Stone, as leaders in the work of the two associations and with everyone standing loyalty was pledged to the cause of winning a new associa tion home. MISICALK FOR THE Fl'XD Mrs. Ralph V. Hoyt Throws Open Her Parlors for Benefit. It was hard to tell yesterday whether the heaquarters opened at Sixth and Mor rison streets belonged to the men or women of the two Christian associations which are working on a joint building fund. It was a scene of greatest activ ity, and if energy counts for anything the amount which is wanted for building purposes will be forthcoming before the time limit expires. The newest thing the women s committee has 10 offer is a mammoth sangerfest to be given at the residence of Mrs. Ralph W. Hoyt, corner of St. Clair and Main streets, next Sat urday afternoon at 3 o'clock, for the bene fit of the joint building fund. An ad mission fee of 50 cents will te charged but as this is to go into the building luna ana a splendid programme is to be given in return for it. it is not antic! pated that anyone will object to paying so smau a sum lor an afternoon s en joyment and social intercourse The leading musicians of Portland have enthusiastically volunteered their services for this musical event, and Mrs. Hoyt throws open her home to the pub lic with greatest cordiality. It Is in no wav a select social affair, but open to every man, woman and child who wishes to attend and has the admission price to pay. Every 50-cent piece counts in a great movement like the one under way, and the women's committee feels that many will take advantage of giving the benefit of their presence and money on this occasion. The programme will be one of the best ever heard in Portland, and will be par ticipated in by such well-known musi cians as Mrs. Walter Reed. Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, Mrs. Anna Selkjrk Norton, Miss Sara Glance, of Australia, Miss Margaret Fallenlus, Mr.- Clare Monteith and Mrs. Edith Fallenius. accompanist. Mrs. A. E. Rockey, president of the women's committee, announces the fol lowing additions to her working commit tee:' Mrs Frank Chamberlain, Mrs. E. F. Riley. Dr. B. C. Pohl. Mrs. J. N. Lev inson. Mrs. Thomas Gray, Mrs. A. D. Charlton. Mrs. L. H. Tarpley. Miss Fan nie Brown, Miss R. Johnston, Mrs. I. Van Duyn, Mrs. W. G. MacPherson. LAKE BECOMES A NUISANCE Pond That Collects South of Bel mont Street Causes Complaints. "Something will have to be done and done at once to get rid of the lake that has accumulated south of Belmont street." said Thomas Hislop. a property owner in that district, yesterday. He said that the city would be held responsible for the conditions there in allowing this water to gather and making no provision for it to escape, and he intimated that a damage suit might be started unless re lief is afforded. Water has backed up as far south as -r - iV ?-' - -; SI" ' x A $ ' : . Mrs. James Failing at Head of Subcommit tee and Prominent In the Work of Rais ing Women's Share of Subscription. Hawthorne avenue, and there is now no way for it to escape. When East Mor rison street was filled up, a wooden cul vert was put down to carry away the water, but the recent rill up to basement level north of East Morrison has de stroyed the value of this drain. Coun cilman Kellaher's attention was called to this lake and the probable consequence, and he said he did not consider the city responsible, but rather the property own ers whose land had been flooded. He said that they would have to see that their lands did not become a public nuisance. They will have to continue to fill up the low lands to basement level he said and get rid of the water themselves. PERSONAL MENTION. A. B. Wood, a well-known Cottage Grove business man, Is at the Port land. . ; - Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hill, of Kenosha, Wis., are at the Portland. Mr. Hill is extensively interested in lumbering on the Coast. F. M. Devillion, of Hongkong, who Is one of the foremost American im porters in China, was registered at the Portland yesterday. William- S- Nash, a capitalist, of Champaign, 111., is a Portland guest. Mr. Nash is touring the Coast with a view of investing, and is greatly pleased with. Portland. L. C. Driggi, chief deputy of the United States Marshal's office, who has been ill at his residence for the past week, was reported considerably im proved yesterday. The many friends of Mrs. Arthur O. Kerr, of Willamette Heights, will re gret to learn that the state of her health has made it necessary for her to take up temporary residence at the Portland Open Air Sanitarium above Milwaukie. Mrs. Kerr spent the Summer with friends in Pendleton and had re turned to Portland en route to South ern California where she intended vis iting before opening her home for the inter, but she becajne very 111 and her physicians advised the open-air treatment. Mr. Kerr is also residing at the sanitarium with his wife, going out every night after business hours. CHICAGO, Sept. 19. (Special.) Or egonians registered today as follows: From Portland W. E. Winzer. A. E. Jenkins. William Deuney. I. AI. Gay, J. G. Wikon. at the Auditorium; W. H. Bradford. Bert O. Carl, at the Morri son; Mrs. Barker, at the Palmer House. NEW YORK. Sept. 19. (Special.) Northwestern people registered today as follows: From Portland B. Farrar and wife. Miss V. E. Goodnough, W. Kennard and wife, at the Imperial. , From Oregon City W. Hammond at the Marlborough. From Tacoma C. W. Cook, at the Broz tel. From Seattle V. E. Tull and wife, at the Murray Hill. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Sept. 19. O. F. Stone, of Klamath Falls, was admitted to practice before the Interior Department. Asking for Franchise. The Northwestern Long Distance Tele phone Company is negotiating with the Milwaukie Council for a 25-year fran chise, and the matter was up for con sideration at a special meeting held Tues day evening. The telephone company heard definitely what the city 'wanted, and a representative reported to the com pany what the terms are. The company has its construction gang and outfit camped at Milwaukie ready to start work setting poles as soon as the franchise through Milwaukie is settled. . This line, which is the long distance line of the Home Telephone Company, will be built through the valley towns to California. $54.50 BUFFALO AND RETURN $84.50. On October 5th and 6th the Great North ern Railroad will have on sale tickets from Portland to Buffalo and return at rate of JS4.50. tickets good going via the Great Northern Railroad returning same or any direct route, stopovers allowed going and returning. For additional in iormation. tickets and sleeping car reser vations call on or address H. Dickson, C. P. & T. A.. O Third street, Portland, 'S REPEAL IS PUT TO SLEEP Council Refuses to Pass Ordi nance Revoking Fourth Street Franchise. VOTE STANDS 10 TO 4 W. D. Fenton Announces That the Southern Pacific Will Seek ' New Entrance to the City. Death was spelled to the Vaughn ordi nance to revoke the permit or franchise of the Southern Pacific to operate cars VAUGHN PROMINENT WOMEN WHO ARE LENDING ', - ' j IT - ' , f , -'tr ?-'r v v" 11," Mrs. A. E. Rockey, Chairman of the Women's Committee. upon Fourth street yesterday afternoi at the meeting of the Council. It was tabled, and . there it will undoubtedly resume Its long sleep, as an overwhelm ing majority of the Councilmen are op posed to the measure. Councilman Vaughn made the" plea ' of his life -yesterday afternoon to put through his pet measure, but although he and others wrangled over the ordi nance more than two hours it was shelved with due ceremony, which con sisted largely of explosive outbursts of oratory. Vaughn fought several verbal battles with Councilmen Masters, Shar key and Belding. W. D. Fenton, repre senting the Harriman Interests, was also drawn into the fray. Vaughn was still fighting when the previous question was raised, which effectually silenced him. The ordinance has been, slumbering in the accumulations of the judiciary com mittee for ten months, but yesterday it was hauled before the city fathers for execution. Everybody who attended the meeting knew that the death, sentence hart already been pronounced and if it had escaped, even Vaughn himself would have been surprised. "After a continuous fight of ten months I have at last torn it loose from the snag." pleaded Vaughn when he had an opportunity to champion his ordinance. So the Councilmen forthwith fixed it so that it would not break away from any snag the second time: they sunk it. . Electric Cars on Fourth Street. Mr. Fenton, who was requested to take the floor, stated that it was the intention of the railroad company to -discontinue freight traffic over Fourth street as .soon as it could be reasonably clone. He said that preliminary surveys for a new line to connect South Portland with the terminal grounds by way of a bridge at Oswego had already been begun and that lnterburban electric cars would probably use Fourth street. But he de clared that the railroad company would not abandon the franchise and that any attempt to revoke it would most cer tainly involve costly litigation. He "de clared that if it ever got in the courts that, as far as the railroad company was concerned, it would be carried up and up until it was definitely adjudicated by the Supreme Court. The judiciary committee, of which Vaughn, Masters and Shepherd are mem bers, submitted two reports on the fran chise . yesterday . Shepherd had begged to be excused inasmuch as he is working in the capacity of attorney for the Harri man Interests, so Vaughn sent in a re port recommending that the ordinance be passed and Masters recommended that it be not passed. When it came up Vaughn moved that his report be accepted, and Masters immediately offered an amend ment that his report be substituted in the stead of the other. Vaughn acquiesced to the amendment, declaring that an ex pression from the Council in any form was what he wanted.- Then Vaughn took the floor. Vaughn Presents Petition. "I have here the strongest petition ever presented to a Portland Council," he said wavine over his head the document which the councilmen have had exhibited to them at every meeting held within the last few monins. "There are names of persons on that list- who live in South Portland which is represented in this body by Masters and Belding who have al ways fought the ordinance." "Who are they?" asked Belding. "See for yourself." shouted Vaughn throwing the ordinance in the direction of his colleague. "Some persons who have opposed it on the alleged grounds that it would involve the city in litiga tion. We want litigation if there is no other way we can abate the nuisance. If we pass the ordinance we expect a law suit: and then will be settled the status of some of these other so-called ordin ances which exist. We do not want to do the railroad company an injustice. We would give them plenty of time to move out and if the ordinance passed it would probabl" be several years before it would be settled. Why wait? "A friend of mine said to me just the other day. 'Vaughn if you were a Repub lican they would revoke the license in a minute. I am not going to accuse you men of being as small as. that. I would hate to believe that any member of this body was so small, narrow, little and Insignificant as that and if there is let him stand up like a man and say so." Here there was a call for order and Annand who presided in the place of Mayor Lane who was out of the room for a few minutes cautioned Vaughn to connne his remarks to the merit of the ordinance and not Indulge in personali ties. Vaughn was greatly excited and shouted his words. He went on and ex plained the ordinance In detail and picked out the flaws of the arguments advanced by those who opposed him. "It is absurd to say that we can revoke that ordinance, "declared Sharkey when he at last obtained a voice in the pro ceedings. "We can regulate the use of the street and can make the railroad company substitute electric- cars for loco motives but we cannot take the fran chise away. ' When Vaughn says that we can he knows deep down In his heart that he is telling us something he knows Isn't true." "I want to ask yOu a question about that."- ejaculated Vaughn Jumping to his feet his face flaming red. "Be a gentleman and wait until I get through," yelled Sharkey trembling with excitement and indignation. 'You have been spming hot air for the last 30 minutes now give someone else a show." Wills expressed the belief that the rail road company would do away with steam cars on Fourth street as soon as It could. He did not favor litigation. Rush light thought that the franchise should be revoked as did Kellaher. Masters ex plained that if the franchise were revoked that the factories in South Portland would have no connections with the ter minal grounds. He said that franchises THEIR AID TO THE Y. M. C. A. v' r- s , . . ; ; ; , k' , AA I y - ' " $ t - ' . ' I A , . - ' r . J J. . X ASi- J , . . kJJA,...-.A H.ftTtMiHini1iMj Mifcs Constance MacCorkle, Secretary of Lo cal Young Women's Christian Association. y pendine before the Council had caused the members of the judiciary committee to defer action on the Vaughn measure. "The Southern Pacific hopes to be able to do away with the freight business on Fourth street but to say when would be Impossible," said Mr. Fenton. "The grade on Fourth street is too steep for good railroading and we shall have to make other connections. To make the contem plated improvements to gain another en trance to the city will cost something like i,ouu,uw. rnere are not enough men available to do all this inside of a year but ' the Southern Pacific, hopes to make the change as soon as it can be done. The Southern Pacific doesn't want a law suit. The) very moment an ordinance to revoke the franchise would go into effect we would be traspassers on that street. The case would not stop at the Oregon Supreme Court but would be carried to the Supreme Court of the United States. This would cost the city a large sum of money." Vaughn's Annual Still Good. Mr. Fenton then went on to explain why the ordinance from his point of view could not legally be revoked. He inciden tally mentioned that Vaughn held an an nual pass over the Harriman lines in Oregon and triat passes had been secured for his familv to take a trin to rh, Fast He explained to Vaughn that his action would make no 1 difference and that the courtesy would not be discontinued. "Just a minute Mr.. Fenton." interrupted Mayor Lane as the attorney was about to take his seat. "I would like to know if such a thing as a perpetual and irrevoc able contract can be made." referring to the franchise for the use of. Fourth street. Mr. Fenton replied that there could be. "I didn't think that anyone except a God could make an irrevocable contract to last forever," exclaimed the Mayor. After Mr. Fenton had concluded Vaughn was anxious to present other arguments but the previous question was. moved and he had to take his seat. The vote to adopt the report of Masters recommend ing that the ordinance be not passed was then taken. The yeas were 10 and the nays 4. Those who voted yes were: Annand, Belding, Dunning, Gray, Masters, Menefee. Preston. Sharkey, Wallace. W ills. The nays were: Bennett, Kellaher. Rushlight, Vaughn. No Brief Funeral If He Knew It Minister Blocks Attempt of Under, taker to Shorten Length of Serv ice in Interest of Mourner. HE SUGGESTION of President Macy, of the Undertakers' As sociation, that we insist on short funeral sermons and prayers, was good, but it cannot be carried out in practice. I tried to shorten the services at a funeral recently, and won't try it again; 1 got a snub I won't soon forget." Thus remarked a young man m the undertaking business yesterday. He ex plained that a few days ago he was about to- conduct a funeral that was largely attended and many of the sorrowing friends were compelled to stand during the services. He thought he would suggest to the minister in. charge that it would be a good thing to be as brief as possible under the circumstances, in mercy to the people standing. The minister gazed benevolently on the young undertaker and then said in smooth and bland voice: "Young man. I have probably conducted more funerals than you In my time. I can make them short or long, as the occasions demand. In this case I don't want to be too short." "And he wasn't," said the .undertaker. "I have made no more suggestions of the sort since." BUSINESS ITEMS. If Babr Is Cutting; Teeth Be uure and use that old and well-tried rem edy, Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for chil dren teething. it soothes lh child, softens the gums, allays sit pain, cures wind soils and diarrhoea. ADMITS : ITS DEFEAT 0. R. & N. Withdraws Petition for East Third Franchise. MOVE MEETS OPPOSITION Major Fears Railroad Is Executing Some Clever Ruse to Get Fran chise Kellaher and Vaughn Support Him. "Withdrawal of the application for a fran chise to operate upon East Third street was yesterday effected by the O. R. & N. At' the meeting of the Council in the afternoon the withdrawal was permitted, but even in this some opposition devel oped, as those antagonistic to the meas ure wanted the pleasure of participating in its official demise. Councilman Annand requested that the AND Y. W. C. A. BUILDING CAMPAIGN Mrs. Y. ordinance be withdrawn, but Mayor Lane ruled that it could not be. City Attorney McNary volunteered the advice that the company could legally withdraw the ordi nance and the reading of the motion offered by Mr. Annand was changed to read "withdrawal of the application for franchise." Mayor Lane thought he had detected a rat in the pantry when the motion was made, or at least he wanted to be sure that the railroad company was not exe cuting some clever ruse. "If the franchise is withdrawn at this time will it not be on the records as hav ing been passed?" inquired Mayor Lane. McNary assured him that it would not be and that to become a law it would have to be passed by the Council over the Mayor's veto. All but Kellaher and Vaughn voted to permit the withdrawal. The railroad company realized that to secure the franchise it would have to agree to the introduction of a common users' clause. It was generally under stood that there was not a sufficient ma jority In the Council to pass the measure over the veto and the railroad company is not willing to a compromise. Rather than have the franchise changed it de cided to withdraw it entirely. "We do not want a franchise for a sid ing or spur on East Third street which would be practically public property," said W. D. Fenton yesterday. "The rail road company first had to obtain the con sent of the majority of the property owners and if the common-users' clause was inserted any other railroad could use the track whether or not the property owners were agreeable." The fate of the. ordinance' is a hard blow to the property-owners on East Third street. The move of the railroad company was unexpected as the opposi tion only wanted to amend, not to kill it. It was thought that the railroad com pany would agree to a compromise and no one believed that it would be with drawn. Councilman Annand yesterday received the following letter 'from General Man ager O'Brien asking that the franchise be withdrawn: At a suggestion of the property-holders along East Third street and business men interested in the East Side, the Oregon Railroad & Navi gation Company applied for a franchise to lay a railroad track on East Third street. At the time this ordinance was introduced by you, at our request, there seemed to be no grounds for opposing it. Considerable opposition has lately developed on the supposed grounds that the interests of the city at large would be injured by the granting of the franchise, and so. long aa this feeling exists there is no disposition on our part to press the matter, and I would therefore ask you to kindly withdraw the ordinance. E CIVIL SERVICE BOARD TAKES VP DETECTIVE'S APPEAL. Records Show That Officer Failed to Report in 53 of 94 Cases As signed Him in Three Months. During May, June and July. 94 cases were assigned to Detective A. G. Vaughn and 14 of these were successfully handled. He failed to report on S2 of the 94 cases assigned to him. This was brought out at the hearing of Detective Vaughn before the Civil Service Commission yesterday morning and afternoon. The meeting be gan at 10 o'clock in the .morning, but did not break up until 2 o'clock. The case was taken under advisement. Records of the police department show ing juet how much work was done by the detectives were submitted by Captain Bruin. The records showed that Detective Day had been assigned 84 cases during the three months and that he failed to report on 75 of them. Detective Vaughn appeared without at torney, and in a straightforward manner told that he had always tried to do his duty. He displayed a rogues' gallery of his own, containing the photographs and records of hundreds of criminals, which he collected at his own expense while on th detactiva force. Ha deniad that ho had ever had "stool pigeons" work for him and that he had ever grafted In any way. Mayor Lane. Thomas G. Greene, D. A. Pattullo and R. L. Sabtn. of the police committee, and Chief Gritzmacher and Captain Bruin were the witnesses against Vaughn. "This detective force was a frost and a fraud," declared Mayor Lane. "The ment or's were not doing their duty. I have come to the conclusion that if any of the commission or any court puts these men back In office and compels this city to pay them a salary, I will wash my hands of the results so long as I am Mayor." Mayor Lane, Captain Bruin and Chief Gritzmacher stated. however. that Vaughn worked more diligently than any of the other five detectives discharged. GIRL RECOVERS SANITY Helen South-worth's Mother Arrives From Los Angeles. Helen Southworth. the young woman who was taken to the County Jail last Friday from the Portland Sanitorlum under the belief that she was develop ing symptoms of insanity, had so far recovered yesterday that she was able to converse intelligently with her mother, who arrived on the morning train from Los Angeles. It appears that Miss Southworth was suffering from an over-indulgence in intoxicants, and that after her removal to the County Jail it became necessary W. J. Honeyman, President of Portland W. C. A., Who Addressed the Young Men and Women at the Portland Hotel Banquet last Night. to confine her in a padded cell. Here she became exceedingly delirious, and at one time the suggestion was dis cussed of sending her to the State In sane Asylum at Salem. During her ravings she would disrobe and throw the garments out into the corridor, and for several nights she carried on so hideously that none of the inmates in her vicinity could obtain any sleep. The news that her mother was com ing appeared to operate as a sedative, however, and she seemed rational enough when her parent arrived. She will be detained at the county institu tion until the next steamer sails south. Miss Southworth, who says she is a native of Nashville, Tenn.. and bears evidence of considerable culture, cre ated a sensation when first arrested at the Portland Sanitorlum by attempting to stab Police Officer Price with a hatpin. LIBRARY ASSISTANTS' QUIZ Three Applicants Pass Examination and Become Apprentices. An examination was held Wednesday for apprenticeship in the Portland Library, eight applicants participating. Seven of these were in this city and the other in Minnesota. Of those who were examined here Miss Mary Johnson, Miss Elizabeth Campbell and Miss Grace Guile passed, and they will soon join the regular force as apprentices. The complete staff of the library will be on duty by October 1, all vacations to be over by that period. Miss Derickson of the Circulating Department returned yesterday. Miss Ruth Whitney of San Diego. Cal.. a 1906 graduate of the Pratt Institute Library School, has joined the staff and will be first assistant in the cataloguing department. Miss Rockwood and Miss Millard are' both back from their long tour of library Inspection and the entire building has resumed Its former air. . .e quarterly library bulletin will bo published this week and In addition to the list of books added within the last three months it will contain a practcial list of the most modern books on home building and furnishing. Drunkard's Resolution Short Lived H. P. Williams Signs Stipulation Agreeing; to Sene OO Dsn If . Found Drunk and Immediately Breaks Please. "VT FTER solemnly promising Municipal r Judge Cameron he would abstain from intoxicating beverages and keep a firm grip on the water-wagon, H. P. Williams, commercial traveler from San Francisco, went out and . imbibed of spiritous liquors until he fell down on the sidewalk and had to be carried to a patrol wagon by two policemen and carted off to the City Jail. Williams, when under arrest for drunk enness Tuesday, begged Judge Cameron to give him another chance, and the court agreed to do so If Williams would sign a stipulation that he would serve 90 days in jail if he again Became intoxi cated. The stipulation was drawn up and signed by Williams, taken in charge by Clerk Hennessey and held for future ref erence. Williams went proudly forth, saying he was determined never again to drink intoxicating liquor, but his de termination withered like the grass in the sun and he "fell down." This explains why H. P. Williams-, com mercial traveler, is "doing" 90 days in the City Jail. LOW RATES TO NEW ORLEANS, Account National Convention Knights of Pythias to be held at New Oreleans in October, the O. R. & N. Co. will on October 7 and 8 sell round trip tickets from Portland at rate of $30.20. For fur ther information in regard to limits, stop overs, etc.. call on, or address C. W. Stinger. City Ticket Agent, O. R. &. N. Co- Portland. VETO IS SUST 1 Effort to Pass Slabwood Bill Over Mayor's Head Fails. THREE VOTES ARE WANTING Council Adopts Minority Report on Building Inspection Bill, Which Will Probably Pass at Next Meeting. Mayor Line and members of the Cit Council got together yesterday and for got some of their past differences. Th Mayor's veto of the slabwood ordinance w-as sustained by the city fathers, who also expressed themselves as willing to allow His Honor to appoint an Assistant Building Inspector. The Mayor vetoed the ordinance to allow slabwood to remain in the streets six weeks and pent' his message to th Council yesterday. The vote to pass tha ordinance over the veto was, ayes 9, noes 5. It would have taken 12 votes to carry. When the majority and minority re port Jof the ways and means committeo was submitterl. the former recommend ing that the ordinance to create the office of Assistant Building Inspector be not passed, the Council turned right around and adopted the minority report. This practically means that the ordinance will be passed at the next meeting. Tha minority report was submitted by Rush light, who stood out alone against tha other members of the committee. Some time ago the body parsed an or dinance creating the office of Assistant Building Inspector and appointing W. K. Benvle at $125 per month, which .was immediately vetoed by the Mayor. He); took the stand that it was assumption of executive power by the Council. "It's a cane of offended dignity bothy on the part of the Mayor and the Coun cil." stated Rushlight yesterday after noon. "We are holding up the appoint' ment of an Assistant Building Inspector,: which the city needs, because of a little personal feeling." "It is not an instance of offended pride or personal feeling." declared Belding. "We can get along .without the Inspec tor." Sharkey paid the Council had been act-: Ing the part of the little boy. He sai that the Mayor had shown himself will ing to meet them more than half way inasmuch that he had stated he would appoint the man named in the ordinanca vetoed. The minority report was then adopted. The McCusker franchise for 63-cent gas was laid on the table by a unanimous vote. The Colson gas franchise was also Indefinitely postponed. The ordinance permitting the executiva board to award contracts for the con struction of reinforced concrete bridges was passed. This is to correct an error in the ordinance. The board has tha right to advertise for bids for this form of construction but not to award con tracts. The question came up when bids for a bridge across Sullivan's Gulch on Grand avenue were opened. There was only one bid ($77,000) for reinforced con crete, but as the members of the boarif favor this construction it Is understood! that other bids will be readvertised for. The report of the street committee t amend the franchise of the Portland Gen eral Electric Company to lay steam plpea underneath the streets of the city was adopted. The amendment provides that the company pay the city $1000 a year for" the first five years of the franchise and 2 per cent of the gross earnings the next 30 years. Ralph R. Duniway. on behalf of tha property owners affected. protested against the proposed extension of Oale street. He also protested against tha paving of Third street with bituminous! macadam. About one-third of the prop erty owners on Thircl street signed thai remonstrance. It was referred to the street committee. , The Council adjourned until 2 odoc next Wednesday afternoon, most of thai afternoon having teen given over K lengthy debate. AD MEN ELECT OFFICERS AV. J. Hoffman Chosen President aft Last Night's Meeting. The Portland Ad Men's League held the) regular semi-annual election of officers last night in the rooms of the Chapman Advertising Company, in the Common wealth building. W. J. Hoffman was chosen president; Paul W. Custer, first! vice-president; George Estes, second vice president: Scott Bozorth, secretary; W. Cooper Morris, treasurer. The executive? committee was named as follows: Bury; I Dasent H. C. Whittier, ti. ai. riau. The standing committees were announce as follows: Entertainment C, C. Chap man. Ed R. Heilig, N. L. Shafer; mem bershipGeorge W. Kiser, J. A. Osburn4 F. C. Little. Following the election a number of tha members spoke on the question of for warding the interests of the league, Among these were B. I. Dasent. E. R Heilig. Tom Richardson, C. C. Chap man and others. Mr. Dasent brought up the subject ot securing a permanent home for tha league. K. L. Shafer announced he would contribute $100 toward securing suitable quarters, and H. C. Porter made a con tribution of $10 for the same purpose. The subject is being agitated, and soma definite decision in the matter! may soon be made. The report of Secretary Bozorth showed a surplus in the treasury of over $100. Ten new applications for membership were received at the meeting last night. At the conclusion of the business, the advertising men enjoyed refreshments that had been provided by the Chapman Advertising Company. The guests were then shown through the rooms occupied by the ad firm. Will Soon Gather Grape Crop. The grapes in the vineyard of J. H. Reid at Milwaukie are ripening, and in an other week they will be gathered in baskets. The vines are clean and thrifty, but the cold rains while they were in bloom caused damage and there will bs only half a crop. Mr. Rcid has In eight acres and his vineyard is considered one of the finest in the state. He will prob ably have 3000 baskets this year, whereas last year he gathered 7000 baskets. Philip Streib's vineyard in the same neighbor hood shows a similar shortage. At The Oaks Today. "The Oaks" will doubtless be crowded $ -dav cn account of its being a Jewish holiday. Ladies and children will be admitted free from 12 o'clock nun. and there will be spe cial features ofr-id all day. Morphy, the great singer, will introduce some new and pr.pular songs both afternoon and night, and D'Urbano'g Band, which will accompany Mr. Morphy. will also piesent an entire change of programme of select numbers. The O W. P. & Ky. Co. has decided to make the sdmbKi n to "The Oaks' on Saturday, September 12, 3 cents to everybody.