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THE MOKSISG OKEGONIAN. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1907. PARTIES MIXED POLICE REFORM Old Lines Obliterated in Pass ing Bingham's Bill in New York. MURPHY'S STUBBORN FIGHT Designed to Make Police Commis sioner Real Commander Huglics Supports It and Requires Bingham to Make Good. NEW YORK. March 27. (Special.) Topsey-turvey partisanship is Illustrated to the fullest degree in the bill reorganiz ing the New York City police force. A Democratic Police Commissioner, backed up by a Democratic Mayor, asked for it. The Tammany Senators and Assembly men unanimously voted against It. So did the McCarren men from Brooklyn, who are at .dagaers drawn with Tam many and ostensibly allied with the .Mayor. Nor did Mr. McClellan have sup port from the up-state Democrats. Although the bill was a purely Demo cratic measure, designed to aid a Demo cratic officeholder in doing his work. Republican legislators with but a few exceptions supported it. Furthermore Governor Hughes .exerted his powerful influence and wns really the one who brought it through the troubled waters of legislation. He had' several conferences with Folice Commissioner Bingham on the mutter, and the report of what was said on one occasion has leaked out and shows what kind of a man the Governor is. Huglie' Pledge to Bingham 'You admit the police department Is ,ln i bad way and Is not giving proper service to the people,' lie said to Gen eral Bingham. "You further claim that your hands are tied, and that legislation is needed." General Bingham assented to this prop osition. "Do you need anything further besides this one hill?" continued the Governor. The Commissioner did not know of any thing else. "In my opinion,-' said the Governor, "you are entitled to any legislation that you can show is necessary. After you sect it, however, and have had a proper ciiance to demonstrate what you enn do, you cannot complain if you are held per sonally responsible." "I am willing to stand or fall by it." responded General Bingham heartily, and there the matter rests at present. The' Police Commissioners of New York city can be removed from office at any time by either the Mayor or the Governor, and the diplomatic threat of Charles Kvans Hughes indi cates that l'.e is prepared to exercise his powers if necessary. First, how ever, he proposes to give General Bingham a chance to "make good." That has been the Governor's motto toward all subordinates ever since he hung up his hat in the Capitol. Deret't in Old System. The new police law seems innocent enough on its face, but it is really the most revolutionary measure that has gone on the statute books in many a year. As the force is now constituted, it consists of patrolmen, drawing from $900 to a year: roundsmen at $1500, sergeants at $23)0. captains JJTjO, inspectors S3"iO0 and a chief in spector at $.".000. The detective bureau is made up of detective sergeants each at an annual salary of $2000. The chief inspector is chosen from the in spectors, and can be returned to that 4 rank at any time tile commissioner decides. But not one other man of the uniformed force can be degraded in rank by anybody. True, they can be brought up on charges, fined or dismissed, but they possess the right to appeal to the courts, and in over 90 per cent of tho cases that are judicially reviewed the policeman wins out. He gets back pay, of course, .and it simply means that he nas a long, restful vacation, - and does not lose one cent in cash. Of the 17i men in the detective bureau, it is estimated that less than -;" are competent to do good work. The others are either political heel ers or else are worn out or mentally incompetent. In the department are hundreds of ambitious young men of ability, who would shine as detectives, but they cannot get a chance. There are no vacancies or prospects of any. The Bingham bill wipes out the detective bureau root and brancii. The Commissioner is given power to detail ISO men to do the necessary work in the reorganized section. Th;se patrolmen have the pay and title of sergeant's while they are de tectives, but can be remanded to uni form at any time. The grade of Inspector is also wiped cut. Authority is given the Commis sioner to designate a certain number of captains as inspectors, but their tenure of ofllce depends entirely upon his pleas.' ure. Rlngham Points Out Defects. "As it Is now," said the Commissioner in a speech at Albany. "I am utterly un able to discipline the inspectors, and they are the real rulers of the police depart ment. 1 can transfer them from one dis trict to another, but that does no ;?ood whatsoever. In theory, an inspector is responsible for the condition of the pre cincts under his control. In practice it is nothing like that at all. Vice and crime spread in a certain precinct. I call the inspector's attention to it. He promptly shifts the blame back on the captain. I cannot discipline the in. specter and he knows it. Naturally he pays little heed to anything I may say or do. Give me the power to return an Inspector to the command of one pre cinct and I can guarantee results. "Kvery captain on the force is ambi tious. But their ambition ceases when they reach the highest grade in the de partment, and know they cannot be in terfered with. "Give me the control of the inspectors. 1 have no axes to grind, no friends to reward or enemies to punish. 1 pledge you my word that I will pick out the men who seem to me to be best fitted for the positions. If they make good, they will never be disturbed, so far as I ani con cerned. Should they demonstrate lack of ability. I will throw them out so quickly it will make their heads swim, and give somebody else a chance." Murphy lights Reform Vainly. Charles F. Murphy has fought the bill desiierately. on the plea that it would "humiliate" the inspectors. His real rea son is that he believes it would give Mr. McClellan too much power and aid him in his work of fighting the present rulers of Tammany Hall. But Mr. McClellan and General Bingham were backed up in their fight by the Citizens' Union, civic organizations generally and citizens of all shades of political belief. They really do not care whether Mr. Murphy beats Mr. McClellan or Mr. Mc Clellan beats Mr. Murphy. They know from sad experience that the police force of the city is in an extremely bad condi tion, and they are ready to welcome any remedy that, promises to cure existing evils. General Bingham is regarded as an honest, well-meaning individual, and his pledge that he will not play politics is accepted at its face value. Hughes Ready to Wield Ax. And there is one reason why this should be up at Albany is a calm, resourceful Governor, who has already demonstrated that he knows how to manage radical machine men. If General Bingham be gins to play politics, Mr. Hughes will be gin to act. And the first thing he will do will be to remove the Police Commieston er. Should the evil continue, it would surprise nobody if the Governor removed Mayor McClellan, as he has a legal right to do. And in the meantime, he is utter ing no threats, and refraining from giv ing advice. The legal aid the city officials requested has been given them. Now it is up to those same officials to supply the results they promised. If they do so. they will find that Mr. Hughes is a firm friend. Should they fail, he will develop into a courteous but relentless enemy. And it is a safe bet that any action the Gov ernor takes will meet with the approval of the citizens of the state. Mr. McClellan and General Bingham know that. However, It is not likely that the police force will figure largely as a political asset for any Pemocratio faction. ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN Pennsylvania Passenger KxpresJ Has Miraculous Escape PITTSBURG. March 27. Train No. 20, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, known as the Keystone Express, eastbound, was derailed near Wilmerding, Pa., 14 miles east of here, early today. The engine, two mail cars and a combination baggage and smoker, left the track, but no one was hurt. It is believed the train was intention ally derailed, and that the deed was done by the men who wrecked the Chicago limited at Stewart, last Friday. The same plan was carried out, and only the slow speed of the train, 30 miles an hour, saved It from turning turtle, diving over a steep bank and crushing o'ut a number of lives. Both the eastbound and westbound tracks were tampered with, one rail joint on each track being displaced within a few rods of roadbed. Had trains coming in opposite directions met, there would have been a frightful collision. Following the derailment of the coaches, the passengers rushed out in their night clothes. When they discovered there was no immediate danger, they returned to the cars and all acted as coolly as possible under the circumstances. A special train was run out to the scene and the passen gers transferred and sent east. As in the case of the Chicago Limited, the spikes, bolts and fishplates from an erMire rail had been removed. A rail was turned inward on tracks Nos. 3 and 4, the main tracks east and west. Nearby was a track wrench and a pair of gloves, while in the creek below a claw bar, nuts, bolts and fishplates were found. It is supposed the tools were obtained by breaking open a company chest. A yardman, who passed the point where the train was wrecked a few minutes before the accident occurred, reported that he saw two men walkine alon&r the track. "He gave the detectives a description of the men and every effort is being made to find them. It is regarded as almost miraculous that no one was hurt in the wreck. When the pony trucks of the engine struck the projecting corner of the rail that had been tampered with, the engine leaped from the track carrying the two mail cars with it. Engineer Poorbaugh and Fireman Johnson remained at their posts and were none the worse for their expe rience. As the sleepers all remained upon the track, the passengers were not even jolted. v The scene of the wreck is at a sharp curve near Turtle Creek and the outside rail held against the grinding of the heavy train and prevented the whole train from plunging over a 42-foot em bankment into the river. The two rail joints tampered with, were not more than 25 feet apart and it is stated that had a train on the west bound track come along it would certain ly have crashed over the embankment. This would have probably happened had not the Chicago Limited train No. Si!, running on track No. 4. west-bound, been late. It was delayed and reached Wilmer ding some time after the Keystone Ex press had been derailed. Big Reward Is Offered. PHILADELPHIA, March 27. The Penn sylvania Railroad announces that it will pav a reward of $2500 for the arrest and conviction of the persons guilty of at tempting to wreck its trains on the Pitts burg division. The company also offers a reward of $2,"00 for the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for the derailment of the Chicago Limited at Stewart last week. Trumbull Sees No Cloud in Sky. NEW YORK, March 27. Frank Trumbull, president of the Colorado Southern system, has just returned from Chicago in an optimistic frame of mind over the continued prosperity of the West. He said: "There are no symptoms of a down grade movement, except such as will naturally rollow the curtailment of im provement by railroads, and if this does not extend too far it may prove salu tary in the matter of adjusting labor conditions, money. .rates, etc. "If we look at our situation in an unruffled way we can count up a num ber of blessings. For example, no rate wars, no rebates, no retaliatory rail road construction, no apprehension of paralysis over thousands of miles of territory by strikes of railroad em ployes, because the railroad managers offer to settle upon certain figures or arbitration." - Mr. Trumbull said the prospects in all the territory of the Colorado South ern lines were never so good. Inquiry Into Express Franks. CHICAGO, March 27. The Federal grand jury today began an investigation into the workings of the new rate law and its relations to the issuing of rail road passes and express company franks. Several of the superintendents and other general officers of the various express companies have been summoned to ap pear before the grand jury on Friday, and have been requested to bring with them all records showing the names of persons to whom franks have been issued since the passage of the rate law. Build Another Daly Theater. NEW YORK. March 27. There is to be another Daly's theater in New York. It is to be built on Broadway, near 42d street, at a cost of $500,000, by Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger. and the estate of the late Augustin Daly is to take an interest in it. It is to be as nearly a replica of the famous building in Broadway, between 29th and 30th streets as possible. Every piece of wood work, every picture, all the interior furnishings hallowed by long as sociation with the old house, will be transferred to the new. KISER FOR SOUVENIR PHOTOS. Northwest Scenery Lobbjr imnexlaJL. TAKE GLOOMY VIEW Dealers Think Fuel Shortage Will Not Be Relieved. PRICES CONTINUE HIGH Coal Prom Nearby Mines Cannot Be Had, Little Cordwood Has Been Cut and Slabs Are Scarce. There is no immediate prospect of cheaper fuel for' Portland. In fact, there Is every indication that present high prices will prevail throughout the year. The ex isting scarcity of fuel is not confined to coal. Slab and cordwood are anything but plentiful. Prices are correspondingly high, the market having been greatly strengthened by the enforced shutdown of the lumber mills. "The fact that the lumber mills have again resumed opera tions relieving the slabwood shortage, it is said, will not affect the price of slab wood, which now sells at a minimum rate of $3.50 a load. The charge for this fuel depends on the distance that It must be delivered, but none can be purchased for less than $3.50 a. load. Local dealers in both coal and wood agree that the existing shortage in the fuel supply is due to a combination of reasons. As to the small supply of coal now on hand and the practical inability of dealers to get regular shipments, deal ers say the car shortage is a material factor. Besides, the product of the Wash ington coal mines, which Portland deal ers have largely bought, is now all being taken entirely by the Northern Pacific, compelling the small dealer to look else where for his supply. In addition to these unfavorable conditions, the freight rates on shipments of coal from both Australia and Eng'and have been ad vanced about $2.50 a ton. ' Cordwood in the Portland market con tinues high and this fuel cannot now be had for less than" $6.75 a cord for body fir. Slabwood Is too expensive at $3.50 a load for general manufacturing pur poses and many factories In Portland are installing oil-burning furnaces. Takes a. Gloomy View. "I do not think the people of Portland can expect cheaper fuel for some time to come," said O. M. Rankin, manager of the Independent Coal & Ice Company yesterday in discussing the fuel situa tion. "Last Summer we sold gooA coal for $8.50 a ton, but we will be unable to quote any such prices this year. 0,ur cheapest coal is now retailing at $7.50 a ton, the best quality bringing $14. One of our main sources of supply, the coal mines In Washington, are no longer avail able, practically the entire product of these mines being taken by the Northern Pacific. We are unable to procure cars for the satisfactory shipment of coal from the other mines In the states, while an advance of $2.50 a ton in freight -rates on all coal shipments from England and Australia not only discourages foreign shipments, but necessarily adds to the cost of the product delivered in Portland. However, we expect to receieve a cargo of about 3000 tons of anthracite coal from Wales in August. We have placed orders for four other cargoes of Australian coal that we expect will arrive here early next Fall." - "The local fuel market did. not profit other than Indirectly by the lumber-mill strike," said M. C. Banfield. president of the Banfield-Veysey Fuel Company, yes terday. "The prices of fuel were not ad vanced during the strike and the only effect of the disturbance was to stiffen the market for slabwood and other fuels. Slabwood is being sold for $3.50 a load, minimum, an additional charge being made for deliveries in the more remote districts of the city. The scarcity in the supply of cordwood. which first appeared last October, has not been relieved and there is no prospect that there will be any great quantitiy of this product for delivery this Summer. Cordwood at Top Notch. "Cordwood, that is. good body fir, now readily brings $6.75 a cord, some sales ibelng made at $7.25. In fact, cordwood cannot be sold for less and I think I am safe in predicting that this fuel cannot be laid down in oPrtland this year for less than from $5 to $5.50 a cord. To that original cost, must be added the ex pense of loading and delivering, so it is quite improbable that cordwood can be purchased at any time this year for less than the present market price. "But very little cordwood was cut last Winter. Dealers in this fuel have hesi tated about contracting for any rarge de liveries for the reason that laborers are demanding $1.50 a cord for cutting it. When the dealer has paid stumpage and expense of handling the wood before it is delivered in Portland for the market, the actual cost of production will closely approximate $5.50 a cord." REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS E. S. and Hattfe M. Wilson to O. It. & N. Co., part of N. E. U Sec. 2tJ, T. 1 N.( R. 3 E $400 H. B. and Nella C. Adams to Oregon oc vvasmngion k. k. l.o., part of John Wtndle D. L.. C. in west of S. E. i of Sec. 5. T. 1. K.( R. 1 E 11,000 Seventy Shares Inv. Co. to Oregon & -Wash. R. Ti. Co., part of south s of S. E. of Sec. 5. T. 1 N, R. 1 e.; and part of Alex Brown D. L,. C. 3,210 Henry Mason to Alfred D. Cridge, lot o. 6, block u7. Vernon Add 3,000 Harriet c and Fredk. Agar to A. F. I'olcy. lot 1. 2. block IS, Columbia - Heights Add 10 ueorge wetherby to O. R. & N. Co., a strip 7o feet widV north of center of relocated line of R. R. grantee over lot 4. Sec. 7. T. 1 N.. R. 6 E. . 150 Charles H. Payne to O. R. & N". .Co.. eb. at point in east line of Sec 13. T. 1 N.. R. 1 E.. it&0 feet south of south line of Columbia Boulevard.. 2,650 lancy Boatman Martin and Edw. Martin to E. H. Mowre. east of lot , . block 2J7, Holladay's Add 4,200 sa. u. and May w. Holbrook to L. M., Brown, lot 17. block 7, St. Johns t-a.ru Auu to est. Jonns 15 John Marshall et ai to Kuth Lawson, 100x100 feet. beg. at point on west line., of block "D." Albina Home stead, r0 feet north of S. W. corner of N.-W. 4 of said block 1,200 George K. and Margaret G. Waggon- er to A. A. Llndsley, lot 3, block 1, Bungalow Glade 600 J. P. and Nellie A. Lipscomb to Edw. Martin, lot 11. 12 and 13, block 14. 1'nlverslty Park l W. T. Emery to D. H. McCall, lot 1, 2. block 1. Goods Add.; lot 1 and 2, block 3, Sunnyside Add 10 Ellen R. and Patrick E. Collins to D. H. McCall. lot 3. block 1. Goods Add.: also fraction of lot 3, block 3. Kunnyaide 550 ueorge w . and Lydta t. vatt to George G. Van Buskirk, lot 1, sudb. of lot 4, block 14. Portland Home stead 350 R. W. and Alice H. Wilbur to J. C. Alns worth, lot 5, Ravenview 5,000 Phoenix band co. to U. L. McKenna, lot 4H and 01. Arleta Park 1 John r. and Artemisia Martin to C. L. TblcKenna. lot 1 and 2. block 5$, University Park 1 A. W. and Belle Lu Lambert to John Ti. and Nora E. Miller, lot 35 and 16. blofk 18. Lincoln Park Annex.. 600 Thomes J. and Mary A. Hewitt to John D. Hewitt, lot 3 and 6. block "O" in block "J" to "P," Greenway and other property 1 John T. and N. Mabel Hewitt to H. Hirschberger. lot 3 and 6, block ' ' it any fixe or tyl Xxk as ffood behind as In front. As excellent quality inside as out. Standard of bat Talue that's McKibDin 83 ANY GOOD DEALER nay 2.000 Hlbernla Savings Bank to W. R. Bridges, lot 15 Eaex Park 500 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to H. M. Hanson, lot 6, block 19. Hansons Second Add 1.000 Catherine Schcrer to T. S. McDanlel, lot "C" and "D," Edendale ,10 Anna B. and Thomas Connell to Em- . ma 8. Drew, lot 4 and 5. block 7. Ravenswood 800 John B. and KrlBtlna Nelson to T. S. McDanlel, lot 7 and 28, block 19. South Portland 650 M. J. and Mary E. McDanlel to John B. and Krlntlna Nelson, lot 27 and 2S. block 19. Southern Portland 550 Eliza Case to A. H. Moore, lot 29, 30. 31 and 32. Oakdale 200 Grace Mary Houghton to George Henry Houghton, north M of lot 6. block 125, Caruthers Add . 1 Hattle I., and Richard Martin. Jr., to George Henry Houghton, north of lot 6, block 125. Caruthers Add.. 538 Herbert James and Jennie C Hough ton to George Henry Houghton, north H of lot 6. block 125, Ca ruthers Add , 338 D. C. and Anna R. Marston to Clara I. Darr and Margaret N. Qulgley. lot 4, block It. Rosedale Annex.... 250 Mary U and Martin Brtman to Edith Bern, lot 11 and 12. block 10, ren lnsular Add No. 2 200 John C. McCune to Edith Bern, lot 10. block 31. Peninsular Add. No. 2 10 Edith Bern to Beatrice G. Derlng. lot 11 and 12. block 10, and lot 10, block 31. Peninsular Add. No. 2.... 300 J. H. and Mary S. Mlddleton to A. T. T. Workman, lot 4 and 5, block 16. Cooks Add. to Albina 350 Point View Real Estate Co. to O. R. Downs, lot 14. block 9, Point View 100 L. C. and Henry Berger to C. H. Dye, east 25 feet of lot 8. block 4. City. . 12,000 The Hawthorne Estate to David Mc- ' Mlllen. lot , 4. 'block 5, Hawthorne First Add. 600 Chas. H. and Isabel Randall to Chris tian and Andrlena Van Back, lots . 13 and 14. block 4. -Woodlawn 900 Victor L,and Co. to Christian and And ereln Van Beck, lots 10 and 11, block 16. Columbia Heights 300 Cclinda M. Hires to Mary Ireton. lots 3 and 4. block 13, Willamette 1 Edw. C. and Mattle A. Ross to Alfonso . -Tortora, lot 15. block 50. Sellwood 1,100 Flnley O. and Emma P. McGrew to John Andrew, west of lot 5 and west V, of lot 6, block 138. E. Port land .ooo H. B. and Glenn Wood to R. J. Will iams and . Ada E. Williams, lots 1 and 2. block 2. in west of tract "M." M. Patton tract -- S00 Geo. TV. and Lizzie May Bates to Delia Mason, lot 17, block 50, University Park 1 Delia Mason to Alice H. Pratt, lot 17, block Jo. University Park 175 S. W. Portland Real Estate Co. to B. G. Whltehouse. lots 9. 20 and 21. block 104. Fulton Park 600 B. G. and Clara B. Whltehouse to F. A. Jackson, lots 9, 20 and 21, block 104. Fulton Tark 1 Pacific Improvement Co. to J. P. Men- efee. north 5 feet of lot 6 ad lots 6. 7 and 8. block 219. Holladay-a Add. 10 Richard and ARnes Dolph Nixon to TV. H. Fayle, acre to Perry Pret- tyman D. I C, in Bee, 6. T. 1 S.. R. 2 E 1.650 Jane G. Buckman to Myra Lounsbury, lot 32. Eastwood 400 J. U and Eva J. Wigle to Wm. Mills. lots 12 and 13, block 11, Point View 700 Will E. and Ollle J. Purdy to Wm. Mills, lots 12 and 13. block 11, ' Point View 700 TV. L. Palmer to Frank A. Myers, lot 124. Arleta Park 250 Pacific Realty & Investment Co .to C. R. Beardsley, lotB 17 and 18, block 2. Stewart Park 350 Pacific Realtv & Investment Co. to J. W. Erickson. lot 3. block 2. Stew art Park 175 C. R. and Mellnday J. Beardsley la Etta Woolery. lot 17, block 2. Stewart Park 375 William Ballis et al. to Chas. H. Page, property beginning at south east corner of Washington and King streets 25,000 Moore Investment Co. to School Dis trict No. 1. lots 1 to 9 and 12 to 18. block 54. Vernon 4,000 Jacob and Sulame Michael ts Security Savings & Trust Co.. subdivision "D" of lot 1. block "B." Portland Home stead 900 Robt. and Jessie Bell to D. K. Abrams and A. A. Knox. 100 acres in N. W. K of Sec. 27 and S. W. J4 of Pee. 28. in Jas. Thompson D. L. C, T. 1 N.. R 1 E 1 Anna J and John A. Bel Ho John C. Jones. lot 15. block 2, Anabel 175 Emanuel Rider to S. C. Kennell. lots 1 and 2. block 19. Piedmont 1,200 P'atrlck and Marv Reynolds to Elgin Walkins. lots 23 and 24. block 1. Orchard Place 400 H. W. Lemcke Co. to C. C. Stout, lots 11 and 12, block 5, Waverleigh Heights 750 Mary A. Mayer .to B. C. Oehles. lot 13, block 3. N. Portland 1. 500 L. and J. B. Moore to Andrew D. Tenke. 1 acre beginning 564 feet south of a point in center of county road. 4S8.7 feet west of stone at section corner of Sec. 7, 8. 17, 18. T. 1 S., R. 2 B 1.800 Marv B. Moorea to Connie C. Graf, lots 4 and 5. block "T." Sellwood.. 223 Edwin H. and Flora V. Story to Cora Ware Green, lots 8 and 19. block 3. Cloverdale tract 50 The King estate to Txul! P. Beno et al.. 100x150 feet beginning at south east corner of Marshall and 26th streets 2.000 Moore Investment Co. to Annie Hol land, lot 9. block 65. Vernon 175 Anton Miller to W. H. Prink, lots . 28. 29 and 30. block 5. Tremont Park 500 Caroline Marks to Ella .T. Kaston. lot 6. block 5. Central Add 1.135 Douglass Ccmeterv Association to Wm. Falefl. lot 45. block 1. said cemetery 5 Annie Berg to P. H. Miller, lot 22. block 6. Stewart Park 700 Jos. and Mary E. Paquet to Stephen T. Dove, lot 4. block 297. B. Portland- 3.075 Geo. W. Heights to Albert S. Helnx. undivided J -5 of south Vi of lot 3. block 52. city 10 Esther Goffin to Richard J. Williams. lots 3 and 4. block 15. Sellwood 10 Sycamore Real Estate Co. to Viola G. Davidson, lota 9 and 10, block 8. Kern Park 2O0 Fred G .and Efrte Buchtel to Grace B. Leon, lots 23 and 24, block 2. Wheatland Add 200 Security Savings Trust Co. to Gert rude E. Russell, lot 8. block 1. Russell Add . 10 Securltv savings Trust rv. to Mary . A. Pennoyer, lot 9. block 1. Rus sell Add 10 Total .$111,673 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract Trust Co.. T Chamber of Commerce. Will Build Public Hall. Isaac Pollock has given the ground for the purine hall to fte erected at Harmonv. near Milwaukie. by the citizens of that neighborhood. .The Public Improvement Society has the enterprise In hand. Con siderable money has been raised for the hall by entertainments. Oregon Refused Explorer's Ashes. NASHVILLE. Tenn., March 27. The Legislature today adopted a resolution rejecting the motion to allow the ashes of Captain Meriwether Lewis, the fa mous explorer, to be taken to Oregon for interment. Captain Lewis is buried in Lewis County, Tennessee, where the state has. erected a monument ta his memorv. head. are unequaled. The illustration shows one only one of the many "Macey" appliances. This is popularly known as "the Private Secretary," a combina tion specially adapted for heads of departments, professional men and the small business with a' limited correspondence. This is an individual, vertical file, to be placed beside the desk, furnishing a convenient and readily-accessible file for individual correspondence, reports, contracts, large index cards and similar matter needed within reach for quick and frequent reference. The hinged cover, when thrown back, may be used as a correspondence tray. The base may be used for storage or additional correspondence. Extra drawers, either filing or storage, can be furnished to fit opening. In our office furni ture department we are showing the complete "Macey" line cf filing cabinets: DERBY DESKS f " . il V villi When You Hear Nordica Sing You will have most forcibly impressed on your mind the truth of what we have been telling you that real music is appreciated in Portland; the crowds and the applause are the proof; and real music loversseek "THE HOUSE OF QUALITY" for pianos of the highest grade. STEINWAY, EVERETT G I R L B EAT S T D WN IN COURT MISS XELSOX REINSTATED . THEASVREIt OP KEXDRICK. Ousted From Office by Council, She Refuses to Give Up and Wins on Appeal. MOSCOW, Idaho, March 27.-KSpecial.) The Supreme Court today decided the case of the Village of Kendrick vs. Anna E. Nelson in favor of the defendant. This case has been pending for nearly a year and has excited a great deal of attention. Miss Nelson was treasurer of Kendrick and on June 6 last the Town Council adopted a resolution declaring the office vacant. Her successor was ap pointed and demand was made upon her for the books and funds of her office. These she refused to surrender. An effort was made to enforce the de mand of the Council by asking the Dis trict Court to issue a writ of mandate requiring Miss Nelson to surrender her office. This was successfully prosecuted last September, and from the decision of the lower court she appealed. The evidence at the trial showed that the action of the Council in basing her re moval upon a failure to make reports to the Council each month was a pre tense and fraud. It was shown that the real reason she was removed was be cause the Council wanted someone who would attend the Council meetings, which is not required of the Treasurer and which Miss Nelson would not rlo. No Kornelia Kinks got swatted for this, Which served her quite .right the jocular miss, For she said when Mammy's fingers got caught, "Oh! hully gee, Ma! I fergot it was hot" Have you tried "Korn Kinks " yet? If not, do so at once, for you are missing something really fine.'. It's made of the malted flakes of corn, and its flavor will delight you. It's easily digested, too.. At your grocer's and only a nickeL r - . THE H-O CO., BUFFALO, K. T. . n . an 11 .in. m- i it a nr. ni, b, a r a. a Ui .'iiVi u ni ami MALTED.CQRN Jiacep FILING APPLIANCES Are the, result of thorough and practical study of the needs of the office in all classes of busi ness. The many filing devices bearing the "Macey" shop-mark embrace the very best features simple, labor-saving, time-saving, space-saving and money-saving. Being built on the unit plan enables any combination to be made up and added to as circumstances demand. Selection of material, cabinet work and finish PSlfOMPl FTF.-HOlLSE-FURniStlFRSl; mm mm mm m w w mm w m m m m m Sftermarilpay & CORNER SIXTH AND MORRISON charge of dishonesty or incompetency was made and when her books were audited they were found correct. While the salary paid is only $5 a month. Miss Nelson's father decided to carry the case to the higher court for the purpose of vindicating his daughter. She will now be restored to office and get pay for the past ten months. Dies at Breakfast Tabic. OREGOX CITY. Or.. March 27. (Spe cial.) James M. Churchill is dead at his home in Mulino. He was seated at the breakfast table with his family yester day, when he was suddenly stricken with heart disease and died immediately. His age was about 70 years, and he came here two years ago from Linn County, where he had lived for many years and where he was highly esteemed. A widow and five children survive him. The remains will be taken to Albany tomorrow for burial .and cervices will be conducted there by Rev. G. B. Rich, of Boring. Bracken Bernard, Aged 18. t OREGON CITY. Or.. March 27. (Spe cial.) Brackett Bernard died last night at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Bernard, in West Oregon City, aged 18 years. Death was due to pneu monia. The young man came here with his parents from Missouri March 11, 1907. Barbers Prepare Blacklist. OLYMPIA. Wash., March 27. (Special.) Olympia barbers have organized to black list all patrons who neglect to pay bills. George A. Rail Asks Divorce. OREGON CITY. Or.. March 27. (Spe cial.) George A. Rail has filed a suit for divorce against Hattie Rail, to whom he FLAKES Ready td Serve Hot or Cold 'We Leopold DESKS MAKE YOUR - m -w v j KNABE, ETC Co. STREETS was married in Portland, December 10, 1W0. He alleges desertion and asks for the care and custody of their son, Delmar R. Rail, aged four years. Power for Co-operative Schciiie. OREGON CITY, Or., March 27. Thomas Withycombe has appropriated 2000 cubic feet of water per second from the Clacka mas River in section 18, township 2 south, range 3 east, and has filed a dec laration to use this water for manufac turing and power purposes. " Withycombe is interested in a proposition to estab lish a co-operative colony east of this city. Murdered Educator Buried. BELLINGHAM. March 27. The remains of A. T. Williams, who was murdered by natives at Julita, Island of Leyte, Philip pines, August 9. 1906. arrived here today for burial. Williams was formerly one of the best known educators of Washing ton. Four years ago he accepted the ap pointment as internal revenue collector for Leyte. He was ambushed by natives and his body-fearfully mutilated. Tariff Sheets Shown in Trial. CHICAGO. March 27. The evidence offered in the Standard Oil trial today consisted of tariff sheets and testimony regarding the place in which they were posted in the various freight houses of tile Chicago & Alton Railroad. It was shown by one witness that the Chicago & Alton paid a part of the cost of main taining a station at Chappell, 111. Fire Destroys Piano Factory. CHICAGO. March 27. The three-story factory of the M. Schulz Company, manu facturers of pianos,' at Erie and Carpen ter streets, was almost totally destroyed by fire today.