TIIE MORNIXG OREGOXIAN,. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1909.
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ITER QUESTION '
LEFT TO VOTERS
Charter Board Will Let Public
Decide Method of Lay
ing Mains.
EAST SIDE CLUBS APPEAL
MeiiilK-rs Threaten to Defeat tntlre
AVork of Commission if Proper
ty Is .Made to Pay C't
of KxU'iislons.
One of the most pprIxinir iswues that
has yet confronted the Fortlaud Charter
Commission, that of the wator system,
was definitely settled at last night's
meeting of the commission. L'pon mo
tion'll was decided to leave the ques
tion to the people themselves. Alter
nate propositions, to be drawn tip after
consultation wiUi the United East Side
i'ush Clubs and others Interested In the
matter, -will be placed upon the ballot
and will be voted upon at the next
general election. One will assess the
cost of water pipe extension to prop
erty, and the other to consumers.
This conclusion was reached, after
Whitney I- I'.oise and several other
members of the East Slile clubs ap
peared before the commission and pro
tested airainst the recent amendments
proposed for the new charter. The sys
tem of paying for water mains as sug
gested by the Montague amendment,
which was adopted on Tuesday night,
did not meet with the approval of East
Side residents.
Speaks for Old System.
Mr. Boise explained that the people of
the East Side were well satlstled with
the old water system, a system, he de
clared, that had proven satisfactory from
its Inception until the present time. He
said that the proposed amendment, in
his opinion, was a move In the wrong
direction and would phove disastrous If
attempted. Speaking for the residents
of the East Stde. a section of the city,
he said. In which only 5 per cent were
renters, Mr. Boise faid that any attempt
. to force the proposed new water system
upon the people would mean the defeat
of the entire workof the Commission.
The threat was an open one and it-was
repeated by other speakers who followed
Mr. Boise. It was not the threat against
the jentlre charter, however, which
brought about the final decision, for the
majority of the members of the Cirm
misslon were of the opinion that the best
solution of the question was to leave It
to the people themselves. The matter
had been thoroughly threshed out both
before the committee on water supply
and before the Commission as a whole.
The motion to have the -question voted
upon was made by City Attorney Kava
naugh and was unanimously carried.
After disposing of the water question,
the Commission heard from two dele
gates from the Klertricalworkers' Union.
They, appeared before the Commission
asking that the charter contain a pro
vision for a department of elerjrlcity.
They were appeased when John V. Io
gan moved that paragraph K of section
73 of the present charter be amended. By
the amendment an electrical Inspector Is
provided for. whose duty It will be to in
spect and pass upon all electric wiring
done in the city, especially in buildings.
' Plan for City Funds.
Kalph R. Duniway also Appeared before
the Commission and proposed a method
of Investing the city's surplus money.
Mr. Dunlway's plan was to have the
money Invested In bonded city warrants,
and he gave a detailed explanation of
how the matter could be accomplished.
Upon motion Ir. Dunlway's proposition
was referred to the committee on finance,
taxation and revenue, and he was re
quested to appear on Tuesday next and
discuss the matter with the committee.
Another Important matter that was
cleaned ur by the Commission was the
length of the term of office of the Mayor
and other city officials. The Commission
was of one accord in favor of a two
year term of office for the Mayor. City
Attorney and otaer municipal 'officers,
ni.ti the exception of Onuneilmen. Coun
cilmen are to be elected for four years,
but will be so nrranped that three shall
be elected every two years.
Two amendments, one to section 114
r.d the other to section 116. were re
ported. The amendment to the second
paragraph cf section 114 reads as fol
lows: .
"Provided, however, that If. In any one
year, the total assessment of property
subject to assessment In said city, be less
than llTO.rtrt, then tile Council may in
crease said rate of 6 mills to such a rate
as Is estimated will prodi.- $1.0u.vQ0 and
each of said apportionment" of said funds
shall be correspondingly increased."
The amendment to the last paragraph
of section 116 reads:
"Provided, that if outstanding bonds
cannot he purchased or redeemed, the
Treasurer shall deposit such funds in the
rame manner as other city funds are de
posited under the provision of section
93 of the charter, but such funds shall
only be deposited until such time as the
Council mny have opportunity to pur
chase Portland Improvement bonds, or
City of Portland bonds Jnd said funds
shall be used for the purchase of said
bonds when possible to do so.". - : v
Th Commission also approved the
motion to leave all party designations
off the ballot.
IN HIDING NEAR EL PASO
Pennyan Man IVlio Kan Away From
Wife) Said to Be located.
EL PASO. Tex., Jan. 3. Edward
Sprague. of Chicago.' claims to know the
whereabouts of Leonard Judson Sprague,
of Pennyan, N. H, who disappeared from
New Tork City six months ago. The dis
appearance Is said to have been caused
bv marital troubles.
T. J. Sprague. according to the Chicago
man. Is now In hiding; near El Paso.
Toung Sprague says he" will Inform his
New Tork relatives throueh the Asso
ciated Press where to find the mlseing
man If they wlllhow cause for wanting
to locate him.
NO DECISION IN MATCH
Owen Moran Ha Slight Advantage
Over JInrphjr In Fight.
NEW TOR. Jan. 29 Owen Moran,
featherweight champion of Kngland. had
a slight advantage In the. ten-round fight
with Tommy Murphy, the lightweight of
this city, before the National Athletic
1ub tonight. The men fought ni catch
weights, but were almost equal In that
rvspect. No decision was rendered.
Powell Wins Over .Harrison.
BXS FRANTCI3C0. JanJC3.-Lew Powell.
of San Francisco, was given the decision
over Kid Harrison, of Washington, at
the end of a 16-round bout tonight before
the-Pacific Athletic Club.
In a 32-round preliminary Jlmmle
Ragan. of San Francisco, was given the
dicision over Jimmy Walsh, of Boston.
IVelcliman Beats Martlo.
XHW TORK, Jan. 29 Jem Driscoll. of
Cardiff. Wales, feather-weight champion
V England, last night defeated Johnny
Martlo, of this city, in 10 rounds.
SKVEXTEKX STARTEKS READY
Rich Burns Handicap to Be Run at
Santa Anita.
SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 29 Seventeen
horses will start In the Burns Handicap,
the richest prize of the Coast racing sea
son. The famous racing classio is down
for tomorrow afternoon, and there Is
every indication of favorable weather for
the race. Several of the best horses racing
at Santa Anita have -been shipped to Bim
rryville to run In the Burns, and as a re
sult intense rivalry between the two
tracks has developed. Following are
among the entries: King James. Big
Chief. lorante. Firestone, Light Wool,
Animus. Don Enrique. Woodcraft. Ara
see. Clamor, Colonel Jack, Milford and
Malibie.
TEED WAS FOR CELIBACY
LEADER OK KORESHA.V VNITY
SAW DEATH IX MARKIAGE.
Frequently Spoke of It as Bar to
Immortality When Campaign
ing in East.
IlOSTON. Jan. 2!. (Special.) Now that
Cyrus W. Teed, the self-styled "Second
Messiah" from Chicago, has failed to
rise from the dead, considerable curiosity
Is being manifested In this city as to
who the next leader of the sect will
be. Naws dispatches say that Victoria
Gratia. Teed's wife, has assumed con
trol; but people who became familiar
with Teed when he was proselyting In
this city, remember distinctly that the
leader of the Koresban Unity declared
most emphatically against marriage for
the "prophets" of his cult.
Indeed. Teed went so far on one occa
sion as to declare that one of the things
that Would give him Immortality was a
strict celibacy. Just how he made this
declaration jibe with his reported mar
riage is not clear to some of his fol
lowers here, while others scofflngly de
clare that his step from celibacy may
have been responsible for his death.
When Teed was In- this city he was
very tenderly regarded by one of the wo
men he "converted" to his belief, and
she frequently made the boast that she
woaUl marry him. She went to Florida
among the earliest, and wrote from there
to her friends In this city that she was
in high power "there. The fact that the
Identity of "Victoria Gratia" Is carefully
concealed leads many people here to be
lieve she was ultimately successful In
her desires.
While Teed was In this city, a novel
was published dealing with a somewhat
similar condition of affairs, and the mar
riaKe of the hero and heroine brought
aboot the dissolution of xne cult de
scribed In the book. This story Teed
read, and he declared afterwards that
such a happening might have similar re
sults In the Koreshan Unity. He added,
however, that he would never marry.
People interested are now recalling this
coincidence, and smiling broadly.
FOUR MEN GO TO PRISON
Clark County Also Furnishes Two
Lads for Itoform School.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 29. (Sper
cVa'.) Sheriff WjD. Sapptngton and State
tiuard Bob Loneall started this afternoon
with four prisoners for the state peniten
tiary and two for the state reformatory.
The four men bound for the penitentiary
are James O'Brien and John Nolan, con
victed of stealing: James Dougherty, con
victed of breaking Into a boxcar and
stealing liquor, and Bill Holmes, colored,
who slashed with a razor Harry Aldrlch.
a ii . ..a iui.n v un Indf.termlna.tA
All . . - o -
sentences of from one to fourteen years.
The two lads commitiea xo me nrioim
School are Cromwell Donforth. the 14-year-old
2Sft-pound Incorrigible youth from
t.h.m nnJ George Hammond, who was
convicted of forgery.
ICE-JAM INST. JOE RIVER
Water Destroys Bridge and land
ings Town of Farrell in Danger.
sXALUACP" Idaho, Jan. 29. For eight
miles the St. Joseph River is filled with
one solid Jam of Ice and log?, the Jam
In many places being 3 feet above the
usual water level. A bridge over the
stream has been washed away, boats
damaged to the extent of many thou
sands of dollars and lumber camp land
ings torn away.
A huge boom thrown across the river
below the Jam may hold It until a thaw.
If not. the town of Farrell will be
seriously damaged.
RENDEZVOUS AT GIBRALTAR
American Fleet .Plans Changed.
Seaman Lost Overboarrl.
MARSEILLES. Jan. 29. On account of
stormy weather, which would make coal
ing difficult in Tetuan Bay, that ren
dezvous for the American fleet has been
abadoned. The first division will go to
Gibraltar Harbor and the remainder meet
in Gibraltnr Bay, where they will coal
from collIes. The Yankton reports by
wireless that Seaman White, of the St.
Iiouis, was washed overboard yesterday
and drowned.
Harry D. Chase, Albany, Dead.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 29. (Special.)
Harry D. Chase, manager of the Spauld
lng Logging Company's lumber yard in
this city, died at his home here this
morning. He had been seriously 111 the
past three weeks, suffering several para
lytic strokes. Mr. Chase was 38 years
old and a native of Illinois.
Munkers Is Recovering.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 29. (Special. V-The
condition of Representative L A.
Munkers, who Is HI with erysipelas at bit)
home In this city. Is Improving. It will
be at least a week, however, before he
will be Vble to resume his seat In the
Legislature.
Cosgrove Here Today.
Governor Cosgrove, of Washington, Is to
arrive in Portland this morning from
Olympla on his return to Paso Robles,
California. His private car will be at
tached to train No. 1, due to arrive at 7
A. M., and will be taken south with train
IS of the Southern Pacific. leaving at
1:3) A. M. tomorrow morning.
The announcement of the opening of
Gregory Heights will appear In all Sun
day papers. Iok tor it. .
NEAR SETTLEMENT
ON CITY LIGHTING
Contract Is Signed for Febru
ary With Prospect of Per
manent Agreement.
ARCH ISSUE ALSO BOBS UP
Elks and Rose Festival Association
Want Span Ieft Near Depot, but
Property-Owners Protest "to
Executive Board.
The Executive Board, at Its regular
meeting yesterday afternoon, ordered
from the Portland Railway. Light &
Power Company electric lights for
Port'and's streets, public buildings ana
parks for February. A requisition was
authorised to be made by the Mayor
and Auditor, and payment In advance
for the arc and Incandescent lamps on
the same basis of pay as that of Janu
ary. This Insures lights for one more
month, and It Is thought that a perma
nent contract will be entered into be
tween the city and the company , before
the expiration of next month.
Mayor Lane and President Josselyn
have held several conferences at . the
City Hall within the past few days, and
while neither Will make a statement as
to the details. It Is admitted by both
that negotiations are pending for an
amicable adjustment of the long-drawn-out
controversy.
Arch Detriment to Travel.
At- the meeting yesterday afternoon
the subject of the arch of welcome
came up and was debated at some
length, and finally was referred to a
special committee to be appointed by
Mayor Lane. The latter will investi
gate before making the members of
the committee known. The Elks peti
tioned to have the arch left at its posi
tion near the Union Depot until their
grand lodge meets In Los Angeles.
They want to use It as a feature of
welcome to the delegates who pass
through Portland.
The general opinion of the Executive
Board members seems to be that the
arch Is a detriment to the vicinity, to
business Interests, and that it Is In the
way of travel, which -s heavy at that
point. Superintendent Lyons, of the
Terminal Company, and J. D. Hart, a
property-owner, Bpoke against main
taining the arch there, as they said it la
detrimental to business and team
traffic. Mr. Hart was questioned by P.
E. Sullivan, a member of the Executive
Board, who wanted" to know In what
manner the arch is detrimental to Mr.
Hart's Interests. Mr. Hart admitted
that his lot had no building upon it,
and that, until recently. It was cov
ered with billboards.
. labor Claims Still Unpaid.
There are claims aggregating 3500
for labor and material on the arch, and
the workmen and those supplying ma
terial have never received payment.
T. G. Greene, another Board member,
expressed a desire to know how much
the Elks and the Rose Festival As
sociation will do toward the payment
of the claims. He said that, unless
they did something In that direction,
he would not be willing to le them use
the arch.
After running the full length of
municipal red tape to the point of
awarding the contracfthe proposed
improvement of East Stark street
from East Twentieth to East Forty
second streets came up for action by
the Executive Board yesterday , after
noon and was then re-referred to the
street committee upon petition of Mrs.
L. G. Carpenter. She and one or two
others have .stood . out against the
proposed Improvement ever since it
was commenced by ex-Councilman
Dan Kellaher. and evidently Intends
to Interpose objections to the end. She
contends that a regrade should be
made before any pavement Is laid.
EARLY-DAY PIONEER DIES
William Jj. Wagner Pauses Away at
Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) William L.Wanr, an old resi
dent of this city, passed away at his
home here this morning. He waa born
in Northumberland County, Pa., and
came to this city In 1872. He was a
charter member of the local L O. O. F.
lodge. .
Mr. Wagner came from Pennsylvania
to St. Helens, Or., in 1866, and lived
there for six years.- He was a shoe
maker by trade. In 1889 he was a
clerk for the firm of Woods & Caples,
and later conducted a little merchan
dise store of his own. ,
He was married to Carolina Glltner
In Pennsylvania, and they celebrated
their 60th anniversary a year ago. The
funeral will be conducted from his late
residence Sunday morning, and Inter
ment will take place in the family lot
In the Naylor Cemetery, under the aus
pices of the Oddfellows.
He is survived by a widow and three
sons and four daughters. The sons are:
John Wagner, an employe pf The Ore
gonlan; M. R. Wagner and Frank G.
Wagner, all of this place. The daugh
ters are- Mrs. amei Barger, of Forest
Grove; Mrs. Mary Pomeroyi of Rainier;
Mrs. E. E. Eaton, of Aberdeen, Wash.,
and Mrs. Nellie Wlrtz, of Gresham.
PORTAGE TO THE DALLES
This Is the Intention of Commis
sioners The Dalles-Celilo It. R.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 20. (To the Edi
tor.) An article- appearing in the
Pendleton Tribune of January 16,
makes It plain that the general pub
lic are not well Informed regarding
matters connected with the building,
operation and results derived from the
Cascade and Dalles-Celilo State Por
tage roads. The article referred to
questioned the need of the extension
of. the Dalles-Celilo Portage Road at
The Dalles as provided in the bill In
troduced by Representative Barrett In
the Legislature, admitting, however,
that if it be shown that, conditions
warrant the expenditure incident to
the proposed extension that the Tri
bune would favor the appropriation
necessary. The mere fact that a lead
ing paper of Eastern Oregon Is so
poorly advised as to the question of
the pressing need of completing the
Dalles-Celilo Portage so that a large
amount of business can be handled
expeditiously and thus make It pos
sible to establish first-class steam
boat service between Portland and up
river points is sufficient excuse for
asking space' In your paper with a
view of bringing the merits of this
Important public Improvement to pub
lic attention.
The writer U on of the) three com
missioners In charge of the operation
of the Portage Rood in question and
has had occasion xecently to Investi
gate this matter . from every view
point, so as to be In position to give
reliable Information and data to those
who may take a direct Interest in the
proposed extension and especially to
be able to answer intelligently ques
tions that may be asked by members
of the Legislature who will pass on
the bill. Aa, at present constructed
the road has a first-class Incline at
the upper terminal at Celilo and a
very poor and inadequate one at the
Big Eddy end. occasioned by the "fact
that the solid rock bluff at .that end
Is so abrupt that a good grado Is out
of the question, being 11 and one-half
per cent. The best that con be done
Is to pull up one car at a time with
a stationary engine. This has an
swered in the past fairly well, there
having been but a small amount of
freight to transfer, there being on the
upper river only one small steamer
connecting with the Portage. The
situation will be entirely changed next
Spring, the Open River Transporta
tion Company having Just completed
one first-class steamer at a cost of
$30,000 to operate above Celllo and
another exactly similar will be com
pleted by April 1. The superinten
dent of the company has given notice
to the Portage commissioners that it
will be -impossible to transfer the
freight that these boats will handle
expeditiously enough to admit of their
boats making their regular runs be
tween the Big Eddy and Portland,
consequently he strongly favors the
extension of the Portage Road to the
wharves at The Dalles. It is mani
fest that the general public would also
be better accommodated if the trans
fer of both freight and passengers was
made at this -common point where all
boats land convenient , to hotels and
railroad depots. With a first-class
steamboat line operating on the river
above Celilo It will be feasible to
build connecting lines of railroad into
the interior. Freight rates are rela
tlyely very, high above Celllo .compared
to what they are at The Dalles and
below, where water competition la an
established fact.
The following table gives the pres
ent rail rates per ton to the points
named from Portland and their dis
tances as compared with The Dalles
on several well-known commodities:
Miles Wheat. Wool.bla. Sugar.
l.B0 3-60 Z-W
...100 2.05 8 0 20
143 2.50 9 20 8.00
187 a.00 12.00 10.20
.231 3.15 14.40 13.00
The Dalles
Celllo
Arlington .
Umatilla ..
Pendleton
The above gives great room for a
reduction In freight rates. That a
great cut In rates will follow the in
stallation of such service as is pro
posed by the O. R. A N. Co. seems
certain, in view of the very great re
duction that was made between Port
landand The Dalles by the construc
tion and operation of the State Port
age Road at the Cascades which was
opened for traffic In Sept-.nber, 1891.
The following table shows what effect
the operation of that Portage had on
rates 'by the Fall of 1894. two years
before the Cascade Locks were opened
in November, 1898: lg94 -
1S91 Rail and
Rail rates boat rate
oer ton. per ion
2.00
Wheat ,nno
EE? ..d..-.u::::'.:::::: 1 :
win. :::::::::::::::::::::: :
Grain bags i"
The bill presented by Mr.
. i . u Pnrtaor Road
SOU
2 00
2 00
3 00
2.50
Barrett
to The
Dalles calls for an appropriation or
J7S.000 or so much tnereoi mu.j
necessary. This is a larger sum than
was named in the bill defeated by the
last Legislature. This Is accounted for
by the fact that the Board of Portage
Commissioners as well as all who have
looked Into the matter think it would
be good business Judgment on the part
of the state to have the proposed ex
tension located on a route that will
be needed for railroad purposes after
the Celilo Canal Is in operation. In
fact. It might be well for the Legis
lature to insist that this be done. It
Is evident that it will be but a lew
years before it will take more than
one track to do the business passing
up and down the Columbia River on
the Oregon side. Consequently it is
reasonable to suppose that the state
will be able to dispose of the com
pleted Portage Railway when the same
has served Its purpose for a price
that will cover the original cost to
the state, provided the proposed ex
tension is located where it should be.
The road from Celilo to the Big Eddy
cost in round numbers $178,400. of
which the state pal $1,400. the bal
ance being met by public subscrip
tion. WILLIAM J. MARIJTgR-
WANTS CHIEF FIRE WARDEN
Oregon Forestry Association In
dorses BiU Before Legislature.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Oregon Forestry Association was held
last night In City Hall and was attended
by the largest number of members yet
attending the meetings since the forma
tion of the association. Rev. A. J. Mont
gomery, vice-president, presided In the
absence of the president.
The principal discussion was on the
subject of forest Are protection. The
Oregon association allied Itself with the
Northwest Forest Protective and Con
servation Association, embracing the
states of Washington. Idaho, Montana,
and now Oregon. The work of the Fed
eral authorities In preserving -Appalachian
forests was Indorsed. ,
By resolution a bill in the Legislature
providing far the appointment of a chief
fire warden was favored. The bill appro
priates funds for salaries of the warden
and assistants and also makes him a
member of the State Board of Forestry
with thej position of secretary.
A resolution was passed recommending
that House bill 43. known as the Beals
cruising- bill, should, not pass.
Hares and Hounds This Afternoon.
The regular weekly paper chase of
the Portland Hunt Club will be held
this afternoon, and the hares. Dr. and
Mrs. K. J. Chlpman, have decided upon,
an excellent course. The route will
start at the foot of Palatine Hill on
Riverside Drive and the course selected
is said to be one of the best enjoyed
by the club this season. The start is
scheduled for 2:30 o'clock sharp, and
all members of the club are urged to
be on hand with their mounts at that
hour.
The Health-profit in
P0STIM
is past and present
history.
lTiere's a tale to be told
about coffee.' You tell it.
"There's a Reason'
FIND NEW DEFECTS
Executive Board Members In
5 spect East Side Bridge.
I extended the Invitation, but aovisea mat
AK TIME TO FILE REPORT the trip be deferred untU weather condi
HJi I llVIt I U riUU ULi n favorable for an outing.
Committee Discovers Soft Spots In
Supporting Columns, but Com
pany Maintains Work Is Better
Than Specifications Require.
Soft spots In the columns of the East
Twenty-eighth-street reinforced concrete
bridge across Sullivan's gulch have been
discovered by members of the bridge
committee of the City Executive Board,
and- because of this information, a new
development in the matter, no report
was. made, to the Executive Board at its
meeting held yesterday afternoon. Mayor
Lane and some of the members of the
committee areTafrald to accept the struc
ture, they declare, and want more time
In which to Investigate and compile a re
port. '
L. A. McNary, counsel for the North
west Bridge Works, the contracting Arm,
declared yesterday afternoon that there
Is absolutely no merit in the contentions
of the Mayor and, members of the bridge
committee to the effect that there are
serious defects In the bridge. He says
the contracting firm rrallt a better struc
ture than was. called for in the plans anfl
specifications. Borne minor defects, he
says, are there simply because the city
refused the "company permission to
change to a slight degree some of the
specifications, such as the material for
the coping.
"There is no use for the Mayor ana
Salt.
(1.90
2.30
6 20
6.80
7.50
Wire. Or. b'ss.
2.00 200
8 20 8.20
8.00 6.20
10.20 8.00
D.00 9 SO
the committee to make so much fuss over
this matter," said Mr. McNary. "The
fact is the contractors spent not less
than $3000 above the amount called for in
the contract to make that bridge better
than called for In the plans and specifica
tions. To fail In making a good bridge
In this instance would have meant untold
financial loss to the company, for it is
the first of the kind built here, and upon
the result of this hangs the whole future
of the company In tsls kind of work. It.
therefore, appears absurd to think that
the contractors would allow any mistakes
to creep An or that they would use any
inferior materials or do anything to make
the bridge inferior In any particular."
The members of the bridge committee
made another Inspection of the structure
yesterday noon, and some of them are
more than ever skeptical. Spots were
found in some of the columns, it is de
'clared, that are soft: that can be cut
with a knife, although the columns are
of reinforced concrete. This, la said to be
the most serious deect yet discovered,
and caused the committeemen to hold
up the matter temporarily. No mention
of It was made at the Executive .board
session, although Attorney McNary and
President J. R. Bowles, of the contract
ing company, were present.
It Is probable that another session of
the committee will be held soon, at
which a report will be made up. If pos
sible, and that a Bpeclal meeting of the
Executive Board will be called to act
upon it: '
REALTY BOARD WANTS LAW
FAVOHS BILL AGAIXST VERBAL
CONTRACTS.
Dealers Decline, Hotrever, to In
dorse Project for Bridge Across
the Columbia HJver.
At the regular meeting of the Portland
Realty Board last night a resolution was
passed favoring the passage of the bill
now in the Senate at ' Salem, providing
that only written contracts for sale of
property shall have standing in the
courts. Heretofore verbal contracts were
recognized In cases of suit for the col
lection of commissions. Some opposition
to the resolution was presented by Wil
lard H. Chapin. who saw In the measure
danger of holding back realty business.
The secretary was authorized to commu
nicate with members of the Senate, ad
vising them of the action of the board.
A communication was read requesting
the board to favor by resolution the erec
tion of a bridge over the Columbia, con
necting the Peninsula with Vancouver.
Whitney L. Boise made the point that
taxation was high enough now without
burdening taxpayers with Interest on an
other bond Issue, and after similar ob
jections were urged against passage of
the resolution. It was placed on file..
Two new members were elected, name
ly, Frank E. Andrews and the Veteran
Land & Building Company.
In view of the approaching annual
meeting and election of officers of the
board, a committee composed of Charles
B. Fields. George P. Dekuro, Wlllard H.
Beodttaai
Attsnwr
Mi's Pi
W Gentionsn
VffscffareA tor i
hacking e&a
cared a ttc
your Dr. Bell's
Tr.HotBT. After
dotes l wi
It Ted ana
x etrarwyai
a sad never
1 UBIO WCw v
the on bottlf
Jndjre
i.JiLPmT7sar.
Sars of Dr. B .- l 3 , r-coums, nop. -e;- i fc
bottle of !fr:'.---j-i'."- Cei v. no relief. A I
Pine- ,l-:-7;XJm p'&Ati Fk"-ltloFlnl. rme"ff
S"Saff
Doit' a Pino -Tar-Honey
ii Dr.
f t If Tun
tns-Tr and Pure
I snta various otaer
nrlntad on
j 1 sroeen
IR STRONGEST REC0IENDTIOl-H Has Bewn
Solf. Far Sbtteea
increasing
a.v trrr DR. BELL'S PINE-TAK-
I)
HONBY, ana.-ias xio
Substitute
Leak lor the Bell on Bottle
ana Our Suaranteo 'No. 60S.
rBBPABID
SUTHERLAND MED.
j 'Masses ii e) lm4 " n as niiiiiisei
Chapln, A. F. Swensson and F. O. North
rup was appointed to arrange for a sup
per and a programme of toasts for the
occasion. The meeting Is to be held early
in March.
The Invitation to the board, extended
some time ago, to visit and observe the
operations of the river dredge of the
Pacific Bridge Company, fiow , at work
deepening the channel of the Willamette
and conveying the dirt to East Side fills,
was accepted and the date fixed for Sat
urday afternoon, February 6. ,
Another excursion was talked over, that
of a trip to Hillsboro and Forest Grove.
Officers of the Oregon Electric Railway
PERSONALMENTI0N. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Mayer have re
turned to the city.
William. Cranston, representing the
San Francisco Opera Company," is In
the city.
Arnold S. Rothwell, state agent for the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company,
who Is at the Good Samaritan Hospital
convalescing from the effects of an opera
tion for appendicitis, is reported to be
greatly improved. For several days fol
lowing the operation doubt was expressed
as to his recovery but he then rallied and
gained strength rapidly and Is now re
garded as being on the high road to
renewed health. He has been In the hos
pital now about ten days.
- Mrs. Dan J. Moore, wife of the pro
prietor of the Hotel Danmoore, Is still in
a critical condition at the Good Sama
ritan Hospital. Her ultimate recovery is
regarded as uncertain. Mrs. Moore has
been ill for the -past three years, but
suffered an attack' three months ago
from which she has been unable to re
cover. Her condition about a week ago
became such that operative measures
were resorted to and she was removed
from her home to the .hospital. Her
physicians say that she has passed the
danger point which the operation itself
Involved but that the effects of her
malady are still active. Since the opera
tion no Improvement has been manifest.
NEW TORK, Jan. 29. (Special.)
Northwestern visitors registered at lead
ing hotels today are:
From Portland J. C. Edwards, at the
Seville; F. M. Warren, Jr., Mrs. F. M.
Warren, Jr., at the Manhattan.
From Spokane Miss Berry, at the Wel
lington; F. V. Ezhoff, at the Cadillac.
From Bellingham. Wash. W. D. Mc
Kenney, at the, Marlborough. v
From Tacoma Miss M. F. Ball, at the
Park Aveue.
From Seattle L. M. Wood, at the Cos
mopolitan. Final Offering for Italy.
Tomorrow" will be the last Sunday
upon which offerings will be taken in
the Episcopal Church for the sufferers
by earthquake In Italy. Many individ
uals have already contributed through
Colonel David M. Dunne. The church
collections sent to Bishop Scaddlng will
be forwarded early next week to tho
Bishop of Gibraltar, as Rev. C. B. Hule
att, who was the rector In charge of
the Episcopal Church at Messina, , was
a victim of the disaster. The bodies
of Mr. Huleatt, his wife and two little
children were discovered in the ruins
of the rectory a few days after the
earthquake. '
0
(Ettoblllhed 1879)
Whooping-Cough, Croup,
Coughs, Colds, Catarrh,
Bronchitis. Diphtheria,
Cresolans Is a Boon to Asthmatloa.
Sou it not more eff-ti to breathe I. ii
remedy for diseta.. of the bremth.ny organ! than
" to, the remedy Into the "torn h!
Oeeolene coree doc diTeaiied
Z22L?23l "uUlnVarJabl. to mother.
with email cnuaren.
FOr UTinWd wiruM
there I nothing tx-tter
than Cresolene Antlaeptlo
Throat Tab'eta.
Bend 50 In postage
for aamnle bottle.
ALL DRUGGISTS.
Send postal for de
eripUTe Booklet.
Tapo-Cresolene COa
ISO Fulton Street,
Now York.
If Your Kidneys
Trouble You Take
Gold Medal
Haarlem Oil Capsules
And Find Instant Relief
GOI..D MEDAL HAARLEM OIL !
- especially good for Bladder. Stom
ach and Liver troubles. Prevents In
digestion, fine for Billlousnese and
Constipation. Oold Medal Haarlem
Oil la the only genuine; Insist on
srettlnsr It. Capsules (odorless, taste
lees) 80g. Bottles. 25c.
HOI.UXD MEIMCTNE CO.,
Sole Importers. Scran ton, Fa.
WHEN I0D POT ON STOCKINGS
Of the heavier ort, do your shoes pinch,
and your feet well and perspire? If you
sprinkle Allen's Foot-Ease, an antiseptic
powder for the feet, into your shoes, it will
five you reat and comfort, and Instant re
lef When rubbers become necessary, and
your shoes feel tlffht, Allen's Foot-Kase Is
just the thin to use. Try It for Dancing
Parties, BreakinrMa New Shoes and for
jratent leather show. Sold Everywhere, JMc.
Sample FREE. Address. Allen R Olmsted.
Ie Rov. N. T. TVnt accept any substitute.
Honey, comoisiea wj
aolemtifls
tnli
mgrav""
even bottle.
U Li IS
41
Years wim oieaem
9ib.
OBXT Y
CO.. 1
f EARED TOTAL
L
Scalp had been Scaly for Some Tims .
After an Attack of Typhoid
Fever his Hair Began to Fall 0u1 .
by the Handful Now It is
THICKER THAN EVER
THANKS TO CUTICURA
i
ci 1 1 .. i. asm im T eB frnnhlarl
With my head being scaly, like dandruff
though I wash my
head one a week
always. It never gava
me anv trouble such
as itching or smart
ing and I never no
ticed any falling of
the hair. Butshortly
afterthat I had an at
tack of typhoid fever
IT .
I hospital possibly two
mrmthfl whnn I first
noticed the loss
being still scaly,
dandruff cure to
of hair, my scalp
I started to usrflt
UIU1UI UA1 i;ui v ' v. ...... .w....
A 1 T . A. .-1 nnnortlfinn nillt.A
AUU X IJT.CU ft HU"Uo . . , .... 1 i
f ref-ly which did no good either.VV hether
it was the effect of the fever or soma
scalp disease I don't know, but I had
actually lost hope of saving any hair at
all. I could brush it off my coat by the .
handful. It got so bad that I didn't
need to comb it any more In fact I
was afraid to. My brother, who had
used the Cuticura Remedies with satis
faction, advised me to try them, After
using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and
nearly a box of Cuticura Ointment, the
change was surprising. My scalp is
now clear and healthy as could be and
my hair thicker than ever, whereas six
months ago I had my mind made up to
be bald in a short time. I will have a
photograph taken later and send you
one. William F. Steese, 5812 Broad St.,
Pittsburg, Penn., May 7 and 21. 'Oa."
Warm baths with Cuticura Soap and
gentle anointings with Cuticura Oint
ment, assisted when necessary by Cuti
cura Resolvent (liquid or pills), afford
instant relief in themostdistressingforms
of itching, burning, scaly, crusted hu
mors, eczemas, rashes, inflammations, ir
ritations and chafings of infancy and
childhood, permit rest and sleep and
point to a speedy and permanent cure,
In the majority of cases, when all other
remedies fail.
Cntlcnra Soap f2Sc ). Otntmrnt (B0e ). ResoreenJ
(ROc ). and Cborolate Onatea Pills 25cT. are sold
turouEhout the world. Potter Dnis Caem. Corp..
Sole Props., 137 Columbus Ave.. Boston.
9-Malled Free, Cuticura Book on 6km Dtsassa
NEURALGIA
BACKACHE
Take
ONE.
"I hi? ased Dr.
of tDttfe
Tablets
and the
Pain' is
Gone
Uinta" Antl.PiH
PUIa for rears i
(lad (net atey on lho
one okhsj Am
certainly give of
ferer tne-deilrsdl
rellef-V
Mr. X P. BrlMsu,
Tontpeh, N.
AMD the PAjre or
RHEUMATISM
and SClATlCAj
V
25 Do3es:25TCerilsi
riuT DraaiM sells Dr.'Mlk'"And.Psia.PlIli
nd he Is rutaorUrd a return the price of ttoejtru
ptckst (only) If II (alls le benefit you.
HAND
SAPOLIO
FOR TOILET AND BATH
ringers roughened by needlework
catch every stain and look hope- .
lessly dirty. Hand Sapolto re
moves not only the dirt, but alao .
the loosened, injured cuticle, and
restore! the fingers to their nat
ural beauty.
itLL G&OCERS AND DUTJOQISTJ
INVESTMENT COMPANY
BE YOUR OWN LANDLORD.
Bead our advertisement Sunday. It
will tell you how to do it.
a
The well-known 8. K- Chan
Chines Medical Company,
with wonderful herbs and
roots, has cured many suffer
ers when all other remedies
have failed. Sure cure female,
chronic, private diseases, nerv
ousness, blood poison, rheuma
tism, asthma, throat, lunn.
MRS.S.K.CHAN
troubles, consumption, stomach, niaaaer,
kidney and diseases of all kinds. Remedies
harmless. No operation. Honest treatment.
Examination for ladles by Mrs. 8. K. Chan,
THE CHINKMK MJSDIC1NK CO.,
lltVi M-urrlaon bt., bet. First and tecond.
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