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THE MORNING OREGON! AN, SATURDAY, DECE3IBER 5, 1903. in PAVING WAR GOES Of AT CITY HULL Street Committee Issues Edict Against Agents of Companies. an KASSAM WINS ONCE MORE Improvement of Thoroughfares In Many City Districts Considered at Turbulent Session of Municipal Fathers Bids Laid Over. Councilman Vaughn, chairman of the street committee of the City Council, announced a new and stringent policy when the committee met In regular session yesterday afternoon. No agent of any firm or corporation or any In dividual not employed by the city or a ' newspaper Is to be permitted Inside the row of daks where the committee meets, but will be obliged to remain outside and address his remarks from a distance. This ruling. It is under- stood, is made because of the fact that . every paving corporation maintains an agent to watch its interests and they tlook around the committee table and make statements without obtaining the privilege of the floor. When Mr. Vaughn stated the new policy, the members of the committee indorsed it heartily. Tavlng Matters Discussed. Paving matters of great importance claimed the attention of the committee for more than two hours. One of the chief Items of Interest in this respect is the fact that the Oregon Hassam Paving Company won its second big victory when the committee favorably passed several petitions for that brand of material up to the Council. These are in the Holladay and Irvington dis tricts. TheUelgian block and vitrified brick petitions for a big district In North Portlond were postponed two weeks in order to receive an opinion from City Attorney Kavanaugh on some features of that matter. . A significant . communication from Everdfhg A Farrell was read, stating to the committee that the firm will contest payment of the assessment for bhulitliic pavement on West Park, between Yamhill and Taylor streets, "to the last court." This, il w.is Siid. is on the ground that the street was in very good condition be fore being hard-surfaced with bitulitlilc, and on the further ground that the pave ment named is a patented article and Is laid In violation of the city charter, which provides thst there must be "open and competitive bids'" for street improve ments. The remonstrance was referred to the committee on judiciary. Object to Bitulitlilc. r A remonstrance from the trustees of the Good Samaritan Hospital against a hitulllhlo pavement on lvejoy street, on the south side of the hospital build ing. as up "for consideration. At the prsvlous meeting. Rodney I.. Glisan. rep resenting the hospital, said that It was d?ir:d that the Council rescind the action to Improve in this instance. He said the patients would bs disturbed If the pavement should be laid. Coun cilman Driscoll declared that the pave ment should be laid. Councilman Conean con concurred in tills view, but the other members believed ot.herv.-tse. and voted MKainM it. Vr. Driscoll will present a ni'rrirtty reoort. Clerk Grutze read a letter from the Gor don Falls FJctric Company, in which the officers of that company declared that they own an unlimited amount of hasalt rock, suitable for the best kind of Rjlglan blocks, and Councilman Kel laher presented a sample of the stone, which was pronounced by City Engineer Taylor and Councilman Vaughn as be ing a first-class article. This was In truded to show that there is no monopoly on th Belgian block business, as had been a sorted by Councilman Vaughn, and R. R. imniway later read an affi davit from S. S. Montague, la which he swore that he Is the sole owner of the St. Helens quarry, and that the Warren Con struction Company does not own any of the stock, as had been declared by Mr. Vaughn at the meeting proceding the one yesterday afternoon. Wants Belgian Blocks. Mr. Dur.iway was present to urge that 1li committee recommend Belgian blocks Xor the Nortn Portland district, in place of vitrified brick, but the matter was laid over for two weeks. Petitions fnrr both Hassam and bitu litlilc on Hassalo. between Kast Kleveith ami Iirrabee streets, created consider able di.t-ujion among the members. A communication from the Hassam Com pany, explaining as to the number of petitioners and other matters for the guidance of lh committee, was handed in and Councilman Driscoll made stren uous objecUo-i to having It read. He said !iat Mr. Vaughn had ruled at the open ing of the meeting that there shall be no more Informal Items coming before the rommitt?e. Mr. Vaughn ruled that the ltter was germane to the subject under consideration, and Mr. Driscoll appealed, or endeavored to. but there was no sec ond to his motion and the ruling of thej chair stood. Trie matter was tnacu.eu at length and upon motion of Councilman Pushlight. was referred to the City Kn gineer. who is to report as to whether tha street is now In good condition, as Rseerted by two property-owners. Hassam Wins Again. Other Hasstim petitions came up and were granted, aa follows: On Broadway, from Thirty-fourth to Thirty-seventh: on East Twentv-fourth, from Carter's Ad dition to Tillamook street: Thirty-seventh from Sandy road to Hancock street: East Twelfth, from Multnomah to Halfwy. Kast Fourteenth, from Multnomah to Broad nay; Halsey. from East Seventh to Fast Fifteenth streets. The petition for Has am on East Sixth street, from Holladay to Broadway, was referred to the City Kngineer. A petition for hitulithlc in a big dis trict on Willamette Heights was pre sented by R. R. OuniWay. and was re ferred to the City Engineer. The streets named in the petition are as follows: Twenty-eighth street, from Savier to Raleigh streets: on Raleigh, from Twenty eighth to block i. Willamette Heights Addition: Twenty-ninth, from Thurman Quimby treots: Quimby street, from Twenty-ninth to Fall streets: Fall street, from Quimby to Savier street, from Twenty-ninth to lot 12. Councilman Kellaher. who has been ratlier friendly to the Hassam pavement as a material heretofore, announced hlm aelf yesterday as opposed to it on the ground that it Is just like the bithulithlc owned by a monopoly. David Stops War on Standard. FINDL.AY. Ohio. Dec. 4. Standard Oil Company prosecutions In this county came to a sudden termination today when at the request of Prosecuting Attorney David all the Indictments were nolle prossed. Prosecutor David's action re sulted from the fact that alleged Illegal aractlces that he sought to correct have all hem eliminated and that suits against the Standard are now toelnif prosecuted by the -Attorney-General of the T'nited States and the Attorney-Generals of Ohio and Missouri. CHURCH IS PROSPEROUS Annual Meeting Held by Mlsslsslppl--Vvenue Congregational. Reports submitted at the annual meetin of the MllsPPi-v'pnu, Consrroftatlonal Chun-h Thursday nlsrht, showed t!ip.hurrh to be in a prosper ous condition. For the year ending In November, the membership sratn is 4?. The Junior Kiideavor Society made 52 calls on the sick with flowers, ren dered aid to th Boys- and Girls Aid Society and delivered many baskets of provisions to the poor. The trustees' Rev. David T. Thomas, Pastor Mississippi-Avenue Congrega tional Church. report showed total amount raised for last year to be 1173.S7, and expendi tures all met. leaving 10 cents on hand. The estimated amount needed for the coming year Is $1500. The Christian Kskloavor Society raised $60.90, the Jadies" Social Circle I18S.73: the Sun-dav-school, with a membership of 174, raised 195.90, with $104 pledged, mak ing $200 for the new church. Officers were elected as follows: Trustees David Dupee. one year; W. R. Ogden, two years; E. V. Ross, three years: L. B. M. Campbell, three years; church treasurer, W. K. Ogden; Sunday School superintendent. M. EThomp son: organist. Miss Rutli Thomas; as sistant. Miss Sadie Thompson; clerk. Miss Bessie Dupee; ushers. L. M. B. Campbell. E. S. Ricketts, Clifford Zeigr ler. Ray McKelson, Ernest Simmons. "William Pederson, Arthur Thomson. Work on new church on Shaver street and Missouri avenue, which will cost JU.000. Is progressing and the building will be completed.I-'ebruary 1. 1909. It lias full basement of artificial stone, and an auditorium that will seat 600 people. The building will be brick veneered. Rev. ravid T. Thomas has become the permanent pastor, and there Is general satisfaction with his work. HIGH MASONS WILL DINE Annual Banquet of Royal Masons This Evening. Arch Washington Chapter No.18, Royal Arch Masons, will hold Its annual ban quet this evening; at C:30 o'clock at the Portland Commercial Club, corner Fifth and Oak streets. This Is the largest chapter of Royal Arch. Masons In Oregon, with a total membership ap proximating 350. All of the main dining-room on the top floor of the club will be used by Washington Chapter this evening for Its annual dinner. In addition to this, the club will place at the disposal of the chapter the large reception parlors on the seventh floor, for the use of the chapter members and the few in ited visiting Royal Arch Masons from other chapters. Music will be furnished by a full orchestra A feature of all the banquets given by Washington Chapter has been the number of able addresses delivered by prominent Masons of the state. Letters will be read this evening from Gover nor Chamberlain and also from II. W. Scott, both of whom had arranged to spc-ak at tonight's function, but who were called East early this week. One of the principal addresses of the even ing will be delivered by Judge Charles E. Wolverton. The committee in charge of this event lias spared no effort to make the annual banquet for 1008 the most notable In the history of Wash ington Chapter. H. H. Parker, E. II. P. will be toastniaster. and the pro gramme of speaking will be as fol lows: "The River Route." Professor V. A. Grout; "The Symbolic Teachings of Masonry." E. G. Jones; "The Harvest Festival." H. R. Adams; "Song." Judge S. Bullock: "Masonic Building Ma terial." Professor J. H. Ackerman: "The Spirit of Masonry." Dr. Norris R. Cox; "Masonry's Priesthood," Judge Charles E. Wolverton. . LEAVE FOR THEIR HOMES Delegate lo Northwest Fruitgrow ers' Convention Disperse. Prominent horticulturists of the Pa cific Nortl -7est departed for their homes yesterday; after attending the annual meetings of the State Horticultural So ciety and the Northwest Fruitgrowers' Association. These conventions were pronounced the most successful gather ings of pomologists ever held in the West. In addition to the many interest ing papers that were read on different phases of the fruit-growing industry, an excellent display of apples was made as convincing proof of the adaptability of this section to horticultural pursuits. Thursday night the visiting fruit growers were the guests of the Portland Commercial Club at one of the most elaborate luncheons ever served in this city. Following the feast addresses touching on the horticultural industry were made by E. I... Smith, of Hood River, retiring president of the North west Fruitgrowers' Association: W. K. Newell, of Washington County, presi dent of the State Board of Horticulture; and K. H. Shepard. a leading Hood River grower. Yesterday the visitors were entertained with a trolley ride junder the auspices of the Commercial Club. Mr. Shepard and several other growers left last night for Spokane, where they will attend another conven tion of fruitgrowers, which will be opened today. Next year the Northwest Fruitgrowers' Association will hold its annual meeting at Tacoma. WRAPPER SALE. l-adies' house wrappers 2 great spe cials. Percle wrappers. 73c; heavy flannelette. 97c. On sale today at Mc Allen & McDouneU'a. No branch stores. s SEVEREPHOVieiONS GREATLY MODIFIED Charter'Commission Does Not Adopt Stringent Planks of Franchise Committee. REGULATION IS DESIRED Voles toAHow Grade Crossings for Railroads and Re-rerers Tearing Vp Pavements Corporations' Quarterly Reports Wanted. The Charter Commission last night mo.lirfed some of the most stringent provisions contained in the report of the committee on public utilities aim franchises. The report was finished, with the exception or a few clauses which were postponed for future con sideration. Dr. C. H. Chapman, chair man of the committee, made no effort to secure the adoption of the provision forbidding- surface railroad crossings and providing for a penalty of $500 for tearing up hard-surface pavements, as he declared these are two matters that he knew the Commission would never pass, although both, he declared, should be adopted for the good of the public. Frederick V. Holman attacked nearly every clause of a stringent nature con tained in the report, although he said he was acting In the capacity of a pri vate citizen and not in favor of any corporation. The sentiment of the members of the Commission, however, seems strongly in favor of pretty strong regulation, of public service corporations, and It appears to be the policy of the majority of them to re serve to the city the power to regulate matters so as fully o protect the public. Henry Attacks Chapman. Charles K. Henry appeared before the commission and sought the privilege of the floor. This was granted upon motion of Frederick V. Holman, and Mr. Henry said that he had caused ft search of the records of the city and county to be made in regard to "a certain gentleman of this commission," and had. found that "the gentleman", te not a resident of the city or a taxpeyer. Dr. C. H. Chapman Is the member referred to by Mr. Henry. The latter objects to the participation by Dr. Chapman in the compilation of the charter, and served notice that he will "take action In the courts," if It Is fully established that Dr. Chapman Is not a taxpayer. Dr. Chapman Is Taxpayer. Dr. Chapman is a taxpayer, as re quired by the resolution of the City Coun cil authorizing the charter commission, although his residence is In Woodland, Wash. He ia employed In Portland and haa many interests here. The commission heard the statement of Mr. Henry, tout took- no action what ever. The report of the committee on public utilities and franchises was read. Mr. Holman .objected to the word "plant" In the franchise section, saying that the city ought not to take over the plant of any corporation that is located out side the city, and moved to strike out the word. The motion failed, and City Attorney Kavanaugh moved to insert after the word "plant" the words, "oper ated in the City of Portland." This mo tion also failed. Holman Enters Debate. Mr. Holman took a leading part in the debates on all points in relation to fran chises, and said that, although he Is counsel for the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, he Is acting in the capacity of a private citizen In matters pertaining to the charter. Mr. Holman also objected to the word "shall" In the clause providing that the Council "shall" submit to the public the question of tak ing over any public utility at the expi ration of a grant. He end others thought the word "may" would give the city sufficient power. The matter was finally continued until the next meeting. Quarterly Reports Wanted. The Commission -voted favorably on a section providing that all corpora tions shall submit quarterly reports of their business to the City Auditor. Mr. Holman moved to strike out the provision in the report which forbids railroads at grade crossings. He said If such a provision Is passed it will work great hardship on the mercantile business. Dr. Chapman said that he put this clause In on his own account. It is. he said, an Ideal feature, and should be adopted, but he knew Jt would not be, and said he would not argue for its adoption The clause was stricken out, and grade-crossing roads are still to be permitted. Common-User Clause Adopted. The "common-user" clause also met with the opposition of Mr. Holman. He declaied it unfair and Impracticable, and that, to operate two or more street car systems over one line would result in much trouble and many accidents. The clause was adopted, however. R. W. Montague attacked the clause In the report which said the Council "shall" have the right to regulate fares and to regulate all lines of business con ducted under any franchise. He said It would lead to graft. The word "shall" was stricken out and the word "may" was substituted. This gives the Council the same power It now possesses. The commission voted that the persons or corporations tearing up hard-surface streets' shall repair the same. The com mittee reported in favor of a fine of $500 for tearing up a pavement, but this was regarded as excessive, and it was re-referred to the committee for a new draft. VOTES FOR CHARTER CHANGES East Side Advisory Committee Adopts Several Recommendations. At the meeting of the Charter Ad visorv Committee Thursday night, at Sargent Hotel, resolutions declaring for several charter provisions were adopted. L E. Rice presided, and ex Citv Attorney L. A. McNary was pres ent by invitation, and talked briefly. W.ith the assistance of Mr. McNary the following provisions were indorsed, and will be. submitted to the Charter Revision Commission by Mr. Rice and Mr. McNary. Providing a method of bonding property assessed for street improvements and other local assessments without application of propertv-ownern. thereby modifying article 7 of chapter 6 of the charter and supersed ing chapter ft of title 2T of Bellinger & Cotton's Annotated Ui of Oregon, com monlv known the Bancroft Bonding Act as Amended. Also Imposing a penalty for failure to pay or bond within 30 days of the publication of the notice of assessment for m local improvement. I FiovlUing lor th letting o street im provement contracts for the whole of each Improvement as an entirety nu ... i,-.-. being s modification of Section 379 of the present charter. Also requiring contractors to.proeed with street Improvements In such a manner that not more than a stipulated part of each street shall he blocked during the course or the Improvement. Providing for the city assuming the repair. Improvement and maintenance of all streets after the same liave once been Improved at the expense of the property-owners with hard-surface or concrete base. Providing for an orderly system of laying of water, sewer and gas mains prior to th Improvement of the roadways thereof, and also having application to telephone, railway and other wires as far as practicable. Providing an amendment to Section 412 of the present charter so that the city may bid upon property offered for sale on ac count of benefits assessed for the opening, laving out or widening of streets. Providing for the laying of all large water mains above certain dimensions for distri bution of water In large district by district taxations, and mains on streets for direct distribution of water to be paid for out of the .water fund. Providing for power on the part of the Council to construct and maintain a rock crusher for the supply of crushed rock In the Improving of streets of the city. Di recting the revenue from said business to be paid Into the general fund and the oper ation of said business to be maintained from aid general fund. ALL COMPLICITY IS DENIED Answer Filed in. $200,000 Damage Suit of Suzanne D. Jacobs. Answering the 1200.000 damage suit of Mrs. Suzanne D. Jaoobs, In which she charges her parents and other relatives with alienating her husband's affec tions, Isaac Jacobs, Clara Jacobs, his wife, and their children say they had nothing to do with the estrangement between their son and daughter-in-law. They say that it was on account of mu tual disagreements between the husband and wife both before and after their marriage that the separation took place, and also urge in defense the statute of limitations, on which point they were defeated when it came up on demurrer. Besides the father-in-law and his wife, the defendants are: Alfred C. Jacobs, Oaston Jacobs, Carrie Jacobs and Mrs. Lillian Lang. The estranged husband Is Morton B. Jacobs. KILLS MAN; SUES FOR COIN Wife Who Slew Husband Xow De mands His Insurance Money. BEL.LINGHAM, "Wash., Dec. 4. (Spe cial.) Suit was brought today by Mrs. Frank Eggleston to recover from the Maccabee lodge of thla city $300. the amount of a policy taken out in that or der by "Frank Eggleston, her husband, whom she shot and killed last July. The lodge refuses to pay her the money on the ground that It Is invalid, since the death was caused by the actiof the beneficiary. Mrs. E&gleston committed the vlrlclde In eelf-defense, as her husband at the time she shot him was dragging her out of her children's bedroom, with the Inten tion of shooting her wherf he got her out of their sight. Arrested- on a charge of murder, she waa afterward dismissed. PERS0NALMENTI0N. Oswald West, State Railroad Commis sioner, came down from Salem yesterday and is at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hunt, of Walla Walla, are at the Portland. Mr. Hunt Is a leading capitalist and politician of East ern Washington. Secretary H. W. Stone, of the T. M. C. A., Wrilliam E. Sweet, president of the Denver Association, Rev. D. L. Rader and E. W. Peck, of Minneapolis, state secre tary of the Minnesota T. M. C. A., left yesterday afternoon for McMinnville, to attend the ninth annual convention of the Oregon-Idaho Y. M. C. A., which opened there yesterday. Bishop Robert I Paddock, of the Mis sionary diocese of Eastern Oregon, is in Portland and is the guest of Bishop Scad ding at Bishopcroft. Bishop Paddock Is here to arrange for the transfer of the church property and funds belonging to the Eastern Oregon diocese. Bishop Pad dock addressed the Woman's Auxiliary of Trinity Parish on the subject of "Mis sions," yesterday afternoon and last night spoke at St. Matthew's Church in South Portland. UNDERWEAR SALE. Men's heavy wool shirts and drawers, 83c; heavy wool socks, 12V4c: ladies' heavy fleeced vests and pants, 19c; extra fine grade. 47c: silk and wool vesta and pants. 97c: ladies' beavy lamb's wool hose, full fashioned. So pair: men's soft eolf madras shirts, two great specials at 5So and 69c: four-in-hand sllketies, double faced. 17c. On sale today from 8 A. M. to 9:30 P. M. McAllen & McDonnell, Third and Morrison. ' AN ITCHING PALM No Cure for It. Other Forma of Itching; Preferable. There is no cure for an Itching palm the money kind. Even poslam, Hie new skin discovery, cannot help it. But when it comes to eczema, the most an noying of itching skin troubles, poslam will stop the itching at onco and cure the worst cases In a few days. So with hives, rash, bcables, split toes, piles ,and scaly scalp, all of which are different forms of eczema, accompanied by se vere itching and caused by imperfect digestion and careless diet. Poslam comes In two-dollar Jars, but fifty cents' worth will answer in curing any of the diseases mentioned. It can be had of any druggist. Th Skldmore Drug Co. makes a specialty-of it. That results are Immediate will be amply demonstrated overnight by the use of the experimental sample which the Emergency Laboratories, 32 West Twenty-fifth Street, New York City, will send free by mail, in plain wrap per, to any one who will write for it. (EiUMUhed 187 Whooping-cough, Croup, Coughs, Colds, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Diphtheria. 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Homes in Kenton for Their People r A1DDHDT ying directly next to Kenton, will improve with it. Every im rflllAI UAl proveinent in Kenton is an improvement for Fairport. Land lying around Fairport is selling for nearly twice the money asked for Fairport lots. r 1 IDDADT Has a magnificent view of rivers, harbors and lakes is convenient rAlKrUKl to Portland will have trolley line-streets in Kenton , Swift s townsite, continue on through Fairport Lots $2y0. $10 down and $10 a month. , The Packing - Houses of the Swifts, Ar mours, Union Meat Co., Cudahys Will Open in Six Months. The Glue and By product Factories, Tannery and a huge Sawmill Will Soon Be Open, Then Watch Fairport Property Leap Ahead. Thousands of Hands Will Be Employed He? e and Will Live Convenient to Their Work. High-Priced, Skilled Labor Who Will Want Their Own Homes, Who Will Buy Your Lot at Advanced Prices, if You Have Been Wise Yourself and Have a Fairport Lot to Sell. 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