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THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOIAN. SATURDAY, oVE3IBEB 28. 1908.
BID IS PASSED BY
B0J1T0 COUNCIL
Portland Lighting Proposa
Neither Accepted Nor
Rejected.
SITUATION THOUGHT ACUTE
Chairman Greene Calls Bid "Hold
Vp." and Pays City Is at Mercy
of Company No More Arc
Lamps Till Settlrd.
The Executive Foard yesterday after
noon n-l.h-r accepted nor rejected I the
M.I of Ihe Portland Ra.iwaj. - -
for rliv liehttns. but re
rower omii" ' -----
f?rrcd tlle entire .natter Jo the City
Council. In the report o. -
Thomas G. Greene, of the committee on
,!sh,.. .he hid -th;t
a holdup. ana it
mprrv of tne com
.ny" m" Greene announced that
p ' m not Install any more
controversy la semeu. ,t,,i, ,ny
' ":e Vi' tVecutlve
S Sl-Mc." remarked Uaac
Stt. Lv..fv. Board in
The action oi -
referring the hid and the report of the
co.nn Ittee on liKntin
V1 ' .. trt Ho with the mat
Urtir Upturned that Mayor Lane
trt "nut it UD tO
tt Council to see what the .men.be,"
will pay. The tounc.. " con-
Ized the Executive rui - -
. iii ltchtliur for a period
of three or five ye-, and 'he carter
maka It the duty oi me -
Tor hid., and act upon them either to
reject or accept me iowi
Bids Twice Called For.
The Executive Board called for bid.
on two occasion. The first time the
. . . uuht & Power Com-
P.ny was the onYy bidder. The bid was
v . . . .(i.Ant nuance oi
; ' ...- h hnnrd In discounting
re-tmrd"' of .hi monthly bill, of the
company. whtcn was ..- " " - ---- -
that the amount 01 mm ---the
contract had not been furnished.
The board rejected the bid and readyer
tiscd The new bid wa, oiened last
..mnr.n unH anDarently i un
satisfactory to Mayor Lane and the
board. It Is estimated that it would
cost the city about $25,000 a year more
at the present number of lamps If tne
bid Is accepted and the contract let.
In his report, submitted to the Exec
utive Board yesterday. Mr. Greene re
counted all of the facts leading up to
the present situation aim puim.
what Mr. Greene and Mayor Lane be
lieve is a most unfortunate situation,
namelv. that the city is without any
means of providing lights without en
tering Into some kimt of an arrange
ment with the lone bidder. The report
slates that this Is another etrorur Illus
tration of the urgent need for some kind
of a municipal lighting plant."
For some such plant Mayor Lane has
long contended, but the City Council,
after an investigation, reported ad
versely. Situation Thought Acute.
It Is thought that Mayor Lane Intends
to impress the members of the City
Council now with the facts in this rase,
to demonstrate to tliem that it is un
wise for the municipality to be without
any kind of a lighting plant.
The Kxecuttve Board will undoubtedly
reject the bid for Incandescent lights
submitted hy the Portland Railway. Ught
& Power Company, as recommended by
tiie report of Mr. Greene. It Is regarded
s too imletlntte and too high, the power
to be supplied not being set forth In
terms sufficiently definite. The same
largely holds true with the bid for arc
lamps, says the report.
The present contract of the company
expires December 31, 100. and because of
the strained relations existing between
the officials of the company and the mu-nlHj-al
officials It is regarded as an
acute condition. In his report Mr.
llreene said that If it becomes necessary
the city eorld bum gas where po.ssible,
vhlch would Indicate his belief that the
Portland Ilnilway. Light & Power Com
pany will turn off the 'lights with the
rxpiiation of their contract unless some
arrangement Is made before that date.
However, an official of the company has
pubMcly suited that the company will
i.ot leave the city in darkness.
OBSERVE WEEK OF PRAYER
John McCourt rested for the Government
aft.r Introducing a great number of wit
nesses, manv of whom were miners who
had worked placer claims In vicinity of
the Buffalo Gulch mines owned by Wan
der. The first witness for the defense, was
C. M. Foster, who. for 33 years, has
been Countv Surveyor of Baker County.
Foster testified that tn claim that Parker
took up was valuabl for its timber and
that the claim was the average in that
section of the state. He was on the stand
when Judge Wolverton adjourned court
until this morning.
The principal witnesses for the Gov
ernment vesterday were Fred Wunder.
Sr.. and bis son. Fred Wunder. Jr. They
testified to having worked their claims
for a great number of years and told of
the amount of gold they had- taken off
the claims. Bith father and son swore
that Parker, when they called his at
tention to the fact that In filing on his
timber claim he was encroaching on their
rights, had said he would release that
part of the property where the Buffalo
Gulch claims were located. This promise,
according to the father and son. Parker
never kept.
OBJECTS TO PRICES
Theatrical Owner Gets Order
Against George L. Baker.
LATTER WILL FIGHT CASE
St. Andrew's Brotherhood Will Con
duct Serkf at Kpiscopal Churches
At a finfTontv of representative of
Ffven lay brotherhoods In the l"n(fv1
Srates, lKhl in Chicago January 23. WS
It nas votd:
Tt r(1mmrn t ur brotherhood
ail m other opKatntciitfon of men and o
m ;jiArt ry boards t (irons hnt th world the
oonrvn por o the rii hclnin wtt h the
Mindav following th tM Thurdav In X
vemher us a w-Vt of p-tM pmrer 'or
the pre'ad of hnt'p kingdom anionic men
firnuaiifHit le world.
In accordance It ii tH'v recommenda
tion, t h Brnt iierhoKl of St. Andrew of
the KpiJM'opa! Church has printed some
aufcfcteMion and meditations for each day
on t h weok commencing Sunday. Novem
ber. 3. All of tha Episcopal churches in
Portland send a spfdal and cordial invi
tation to ail of their mate communicants
to attend a men's corporate communion
at rhoir scp;tra:A churches.
An Invitation Is also extended to every
body to arf nd a special pervtca for men
at Sr. Mark's Church. Nineteenth and
yn'mbv streets, on Sunday evening at
o'clock.
m Monday. November 30. at 7 :T p.
a devotional service will be conducted br
K-shnp Sraddinjr at St. lavlds. Kast
Twelfth nd Belmont street?, and on FH
ilsv. December 4. st T:.v. p. M.t a similar
frervlr will be he'd at Sr. Mnrthew s.
Pi -st nnd Caruthers streets, by Bishop
Paddock, of Eas'ern (rrn, A cordial
wirome Is promised to all who attend
thM services.
SAY CLAIM WAS JUMPED
Testimony In Baker County Ce Is
Given for Defend.
The dofen began late yesterday after
noon introducing evidenc In the trial of
Jmes H. Parker, the Bker City banker,
who ts charged with having: sworn falsely
whw he took up a timber claim which
mbra'ei some, plar mmea owned by
1'red Wander. United Stale AUorney
Br LILIAN TINGLE.
THE day after Thanksgiving is not a
very inspiring time for thinking or
writing about things to eat. The
crowning dinner of the year Is past and
gone some of us have hardly yet re
covered from it. and the dinners of the
Immediate future seem uninteresting,
though presumably necessary perform
ances. The markets, too. altnougn wen
stocked, have a day-after atmosphere,
and a quietness in strong contrast to the
hurry and bustle of the early part oi tne
week.
If you are still desiring turkey, you
will find the best ones range in price
from 25 to 30 cents a pound; though
there are "culls" to be had at a much
lower figure. Chickens are IS and 20
cents a pound; ducks and geese aooui
25 cents, and pigeons 15 to 30 cents
each. Wild geese cost from 75 cents to
Jl; guinea fowls 75 cents, ana snipe ou
cents each. Little roasting pigs are to
be had at about J2.75 each.
In the fish market the first Columbia
River smelt of the season are ofTered at
75 cents a pound; and fresh mackerel at
$1 each. Eastern lobsters cost 60 cents
to II a pound and pike 75 cents. Pacific
Coast lobsters are 30 and So cents a
pound: crabs 15 and 20 cents each, and
mussels 8 cents a pound; striped bass is
25 cents a pound: sole, shad and
croppies IB cents; tom-cod. black cod.
salmon and halibut, 12Vi cents; perch and
flounder. 10 cents.
Strawberries for Thanksgiving were a
marvel to many who are spending their
first Winter in Portland. There were
some very nice berries at from 20 to 30
cents a box. I saw particularly fine
Cape Cod cranberries at lo cents a
quart, and Oregon hemes at iu cenis.
-Huckleberries were 15 and 20 cents.
Oranges and grape-fruit are becoming
rather more plentiful and lower in pi ice.
The former are 40 to 60 cents a dozen,
nrt the latter 60 cents to SI. The little
Japanese oranges are about 25 cents a
dozen. Some good grapes were snown
this week at from 40 to o cents a Das
ket. and were much In demand for fruit
centerpieces for the Thanksgiving table.
Pears are 15 cents a dozen and apples
average 25 cents. Pomegranates and
persimmons are both 5 cents each. There
are some new green cassava melons at
25 cents each; and late or eari), rnu
harh at 10 to 20 cents a pound.
Celerv and cauliflower are the best of
the vegetables: Dut mere is a guuu um-r.ioi-
of manv kinds. Green beans, peas
and Brussels sprouts are all about 15
cents. Lima beans are 20 cent a
pound and- French artichokes 12H cents
each. Jerusalem artichokes are 10 cents
a pound. There is particularly nice
spinach, three pounus tor - ctois, nnu
several kinds of squash.
Tiimloa. onions, carrots ana sweet po
tatoes are very properly prominent just
now. Kea una wnne- choums. e,-j
kale are good: and for green saiaas.
there are several kinds of lettuce, as
wen excellent chicory and watercress.
There are also hothouse cucumbers at 25
cents and huge Japanese rauisnes at o
cents each.
MISS WATSON SOON HOME
Portland School Teacher Settles Dif
ficulties With Customs Officials.
Mls Ruth Watson, whose appraisal of
th value of silks and the collection of
curios that she brought back with her
from the Orient did not satisfy the in
quisitive Government Inspectors at San
Francisco Tuesday, i
Portland Dubllc schools, being attached
to the corps of Instructors at the Shat
t.iek School. Mire Watson had J'ist re
turned from Japan and in a statement
of the value of her personal effects ap
praised them at . The representatives
of the Government, however, from their
Inspection, satisfied themselves that the
value had been greatly underestimated
.ml. after seizing the tourists trunk.
proceeded to place a valuation on the Im
ported articles, un mat vmutmuii- tun
customary duty was to be levied, on the
Yinvment of which depended the surren
der of the trunk and its contents to the
schoolteacher.
That Misa Watson effected a satisfac
tory settlement with the customs officers
Is considered probable from the fact that
she yesterday telegraphed friends at the
Hohart-Curtis. where she resides, that
she would leave San Francisco for Port
land last night. About five months sgo
Miss Watson obtained a leave of absence.
She has spent the greater part of the
five months visiting various points of In
terest In Japan.
TO OLDMEXICO.
The regular mid-Winter excursion to
Old Mexico will leave Portland Decem
ber 13 and 13. Joining the Southern
Pacifto solid Pullman excursion train
out of San Francisco Tuesday, Decem
ber 15.
The return fare. Portland to Mexico
City, will be $104: tickets bearing a
limit of two mortns. with stopover
privileges at pleasure on the return
trip.
passengers will be given the choice
of the Southern Pacific or the Santa
Fe returning between El Paso and San
Francisco.
Coming west over the Santa Fe you
can make a side trip Into the. Grand
Canvon for 16.50.
Ask for ".Mexico," a little booklet
atory on this charming and historic
country.
Tickets, reservations and partlcn
lars at Third and Washington streets.
EVEN YEARS OF PROOF.
"I have had seven years of proof
that Dr. King's New Discovery Is the
best medicine to take for coughs and
colds and for every diseased condition
of throat, chest or lungs," writes W
V. Henrv. of Panama, Mo. The world
has had thirty-eight years of proof
that Dr. King's New Discovery Is the
best remedv for roughs and colds, la
grippe, asthma, hay fever, bronchitis,
hemorrhage of the lungs, and the
earlv stances of consumption. Its
timely use always prevents the devel
opment of pneumonia. Sold under
guarantee at Woodard. Clarke drug
store. 0c and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
' Ruy vour- Xmas gifts now; save 23
per cent at McUger'a,
Court Grants Injunction Prohlbltlnf
Sale of Tickets to "The Land of
'od-' at Local Theater for
Less Than $1.50.
An injunction restraining George I
Baker, manager of the Baker Thea
ter, from selling tickets for orchestra
o.- parquet seats to "Tho Land of Nod"
at less than $1 50 was issued by Judge
Gantenbein in the Circuit Court yes
terday. This order Is only temporary,
however, Mr. Uaker, through his at
torney, John F. iJigan. being ordered
to appear in court at 2 P. M. next
Monday, to show cause why the in
junction should not be made perpetuiil.
Suit against Mr. Baker over the sale
of seats to tbe coming nttr.tction was
commenced In the Circuit Court yes
terday by J. J. Fitzgerald, attorney
for Sam E. Rork. the owner nd man
ager of the show. The first matinee
of the play Is to be given Sunday. De
cember 6. The company- If to appear
afternoon and evening thereafter until
Saturday night, December 12.
Mr. Rork alleges in his complaint
tht he entered Into a "sharing con
tract" with Mr. Baker by which each
was to receive a percentage of the
nroflts. He had been advised, ne says,
nrevious to September last, that only
first-class attractions would play at
the Baker, no attraction to be offered
for less than $1.50 a seat in the or
chestra or Daruuet. Mr. Rork - also
says that in the contract Mr. Baker
gave him the right to fix the scale of
prices and the full right to sen "
brettos and photogrr.phs.
In facing what he terms Mr. Baker's
threat to sell 75-cent seats, Mr. Rork
says he has no remedy, it being too
late to change his route, or to nego
Hate for the use of any other Port
land theater. He says It was only
within the last week that he became
aware of the low prices. Not only
w,IU be suffer the pecuniary loss of
the difference between 'The Land of
Nod" prices and the Baker prices, he
sav-s. but will suffer irreparable in-
Jury, and damage by reason of losing
caste and standing witi tneai-ieai
managers throughout the eastern part
of the United States, and will De pro
vented from producing his production
In first-class theaters In New York.
Chicago, Boston ard other Eastern
cities.
KPLEK FAILS TO GIVE XOTE
I.andlori'l Lays Himself Liable for
Contempt of Court.
Although under Judge Gantenbein's
strict orders to appear in court at 3
o"clock yesterday afternoon with ap $8000
note. John H. Epler failed to put In an
appearance, thereby laying himself lia
ble for contempt of court. Mrs. Epler
said that she knew nothing of hts
whereabouts, that he left home Thanks
giving morning, saying he was going to
Vancouver to get the note, and that he
had not returned. She said she reminded
him that the banks are closed on
Thanksgiving, to which he replied that
they might be open for a short time
in the morning. Attorney Dan J. Ma
larkey asked her if she had made in
quiry among her sons to locate Mr. Ep
ler, to which she replied that she had
not.
Mary A. Stark recently obtained a $4500
Judgment against the Eplers on account
of assault and battery. It was found
that the Eplers, who conduct a rooming
house on Front street, had conveyed
their property to their son Fred. Mrs.
Epler paid $40 into court yesterday, as
she had been ordered, and Epler recently
paid $3.50. She was to bring to court
yesterday the original copy of a lease
to the rooming-house, but failed to pan
duce it, declaring that she could not
find It.
Attorneys Logan and Cleeton apolo
gized to each other in court yesterday
for Wednesday's tilt, saying they had
no intention to pass the lie. Mr. Cleeton
said he meant to say that reports re
garding his connection with the transfer
of the Eplers' property were untrue. In
stead of saying that Mr. Logan had told
a falsehood.
As Eplers failure to appear Is tha
second offense against the court, it is
pruoanie mat araetic action will be taken
unless he is able satisfactorily to ex
plain his whereabouts. Last Wednesday
he was called to account by the court
for thumping his foot on the floor when
his wife remembered too much regard
ing their property.
AHCIB IX)K FEE OF $12,500
Architects Reply lo Demurrer in
Alhina High School Case.
Argument unnn .1, rl n
School District No. 1 to the suit filed In
the Circuit Cnnr hv Vohta XI. v-i.i
chltects. was heard by Judge Ganten
bein yesterday. The plaintiffs allegv
that $12.50(1 Is due them for plans for the
new Alblna High School. The School
Board had authorltv to mal-A .
with the architects, and this contract
was pinning on each party when the ar
chitects aeeentaH .Via . . V. 1 n 1 -
terms, and their plans were found to be
the best, according to the argument . of
Martin L. Pipes and D. Solis Cohen, who
anneared as counsel f. .,- l-.ki. a t.-.. v. ,
Joseph Simon, for the Board, argued, ori
v. iinuu, mat nis clients were
not hOUnd tO rPCIln 1 Tn h. ava 1.
M. Somervel. the Seattle expert, who
un mn pians. tor me reason that
the Board had no right to delegate to
another its own power.
AND A WOMAN'S WORK
QUESTION" OF 1XJUXCTIOX
Judge Gantenhein to Pass on In-
man-Poulsen Suit Against City.
Whether or not a defendant ran have
a criminal proceeding against him en
Joined if it interferes with his business,
or whether such an Injunction can only
be Issued when the statute under which
the case is being tried is defective, is
the question upon which Judge Ganten
bein will pass In deciding the Injunction
suit of the Inman-Poulsen Company
against the city. City Attorney Kav
anaugh is prosecuting the company in
the Municipal Court on six indictments
for occupying city streets.
Deputy District Attorneys Tomlinson
and Grant argued the question before
Judge Gantenbein yesterday morning
that the Injunction cannot he Issued. The
court Intimated that their position is
well taken.
LYDIA. E. P1NKHAM
Natiire and a -woman's work com
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's iilfl that the
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and hems of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that baffle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
tne study oi drugs
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their pe
culiar ills, more potent and effica
cious than any conibuiation oi drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman s 111s.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 615 N.C. St.,
Louisiana, Mo., writes :
' Complete restoration to health
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering- women I am willing
to make my troubles public.
"For twelve vears I had been suffer
lng- with the worst forms of female ills.
During- that time I had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what I suffered, and at times I
could hardly walk. About two years
atro I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice,
I followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re
stored health and strength. It is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women.
What Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff.
it will rir" '",r suffering women
chase the property. The wholesale liquor
firm offered $400. A compromise at $800
was agreed upon. It was obtained
through the vacation of Sprlngville. a
town near Linnton. which was platted,
but not built up, years ago. An acre
was set aside for a town square, and
upon a third of this the wholesale liquor
firm erected the tavern. The rest of the
property, a portion of which is occupied
by the Northern Pacific track, lies along
the river bank.
Original Bidders Have Chance.
W. M. Ladd. as administrator, recently
made application to the County Clerk
for advice in disposing of the real prop
erty of the A. H. Johnson estate. He
received bids from a number of persons
for Johnson property, including the home
Vlace near the City Park, and later re
ceived higher bids. He asked whether
he should Inform the first bidders of the
figure named by the latter bidders, that
the original bids might be raised. Judge
Webster told him that he should give
the information.
New Charge Against Farrell.
Not only will J. E. Farrell, an escaped
convict who was recently captured by
Sheriff Stevens after an exciting foot
race at the foot of Madison street, be
compelled to serve out his unfinished
term at Kelly Butte, but he will also
face a new charge. The County Commis
sioners intend to deal with him for
hie assault on the cook at the time he
made his escape. Nine months remain
to be served on his former sentence.
V. C. Noon Property Sold.
The recent sale of W. C. Noon real
estate was approved yesterday by Judge
Wrebster. The sales Include five lots In
Wilson's Addition to Carl Stein and
Hartman Stein for $10,500: four lots in
Edendale to George W. Keene for $1100
and two lots In Couch Addition to Emily
J. Noon for $22,600.
Deserted Wife Asks Divorce.
Alice Agnes Spafford has filed a di
vorce suit In the Circuit Court against
Charles Henry Spafford. charging him
with desertion. She also says she was
subjected to Inhuman treatment, and
that her life was threatened. They were
married July 1. 104.
PLANS Y. M.OA. CAMPAIGN
Centralla Hopes to Raise $20,000
for Suitable Buildings.
CENTRAL! A, Wash., Nov. 27. (Spe
cial.) Superintendent R. B. Kellog. of
the Centralla public schools. Is assisting
in the promotion of a movement to es-
$800 for Claremont Tavern Land.
Multnomah County will obtain $h00 for
the third of an acre on which a portion
of the Claremont Tavern stands. This Is
the decision of the County Commission
ers, although they at first asked $100.
when Blumauer & Hocb wished to Bur.
SKAMOKAWA BUTTER
75c ROLL
Ranch Eg?s, dozen 30
Chickens. Ib 17
Geese, pound 17C-
Ducks, pound iSOC
Oregon Honey 15J
New Alaska Herring, new Mack
erel, Salmon Bellies and Stockfish.
COLUMBIA FISH CO.
rhones Main 5; A 5o56. .
Third and Ankeny Streets.
Turkeys, Ib 20
Chickens, lb 16-17i
Fresh Eggs, dozen 35 and 40J
Eastern Eggs, dozen. .25 and 30
Creamery Butter,
mil.... .....60S 65 and 70
Full Cream Cheese, lb 17
Best Eastern Hams
isc Lb
La Grande Creamery
264 YamhilL
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Health how many
i i t . . :
WOU1Q glVC IUI LU11CS IU tllJUV
the greatest of nature's gifts and to,be
able to give
A Smile All the While
Ailing tots cause pity fretful young people cause
wonderment irritable men and women cause surprise.
To enjoy perfect health the body must be built up
and the mind invigorated by perfect food.
Cocoa
Ghiirardelli s
V
XT
is the perfect food drink its use will bring quiet to
breaking nerves strength to the weak and
contentment to the strong besides it is
delicious and appetizing.
30 cups of a delicious drink
; i
BOSTON MARKET PRICES
ARE ALWAYS
THE LOWEST
- The Quality of Our Meats Is Alway
THE BEST
GOOD MEATS! LOW PRICES! LARGE SALES!
Ham, lb. ...... 152c
Bacon, lb. . 18c
Boiling Beef, lb 5c
Pork Chops, lb. 10.tol2V2c
Round Steak, lb. . . . 10c
Shoulder of Pork, lb. 10c
Loin of Pork, lb. . 12V2C
All Pot Roasts of Beef, 6 to 8c Per Pound
The Boston Packing Company
Corner Third and Ankeny St.
Branch Market: First and Burntide St.
t.hiish a brancn of the Young- Men's
Christian Association in this city.
Within a few days a meeting of repre
sentative business men will be held, at
which a committee WIU oe apjrainiea
whose duty shall be to plan a publicity
campaign. This campaign will open di-
rectly after the beginning- of the new
year and will continue for six weeks.
At the end of the six weeks a period
of seven: days will be set apart for the
collection of the funds. Durine this time
it is expected that $20,000 will be se
cured. This .is the amount which the
promoters of this enterprise expect to
see invested in building and site.
State Secretary Wilcox is very favor
ably impressed with the plans so far as
outlined and will give the matter hb?
hearty support.
I On
h -
Energy i9 well-nourished muscles
plus well-nourished nerves.
Bis
axe the greatest energy-makers
of all the wheat foods.
r In dust tight,
ir mmsture broof backazes.
Neper sold in bulk.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
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