: '. THE MORNING OREGnTA. rPTT Av a-n-r,-
16, 1909. '
WATER IN MIS
is
HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM URGED
TAMBOURINE SPECIALTY IN SPANISH DANCE AT
KTRMESS
IS STILL TURBID
Wake
Within Three Days, However,
Clear Bull Run Will Be
Flowing as Usual.
Fire Committee Recommends
Sale of $275,000 Improve-
ments.Bond Issue.
EMPLOYES ARE UNDER FIRE
STEEL FIREB0AT NEEDED
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Board Has Discovered Sufficient Ev
ldence of Incompetence to War
rant Full Investigation at
Next Meeting.
Superintendent Dodge, does not yet
know how many turns are required to
close the valve rate at aim street, which
7h tr..0' Portland being supplied
with Willamette River water for four
fy. ?n "ake1 "aterdajr afternoon
the direct question, ha replied, "I can't
exactly say." .
t!"? WOre Bske1 the nie ques
tion and gave the eame reply; foremen
?r I"-ied on tno subject and
admitted their Ignorance, and when the"
force anXenev.1"6 'ttect
Probably the first question that will be
todav w.,lthb W'VLr Bard at ,ts
todaj will have the same bearing and
rnUaerKbvy to" SP "n ?!?.
matter by the different water officials
dark Is "thev JUSt 89 much '" "he
aarK as they were yesterday.
Entire Outfit 1st Ignorant.
"Of course they don't know." said R
B. Ummn of the Water Board, with as
Into a mere utterance. -How can they
be expected to know? Figures? Why
p- they are easy of access, or should
y"' can har(3'y expect the water
them up" employe8 to hunt
fJlrS"" t0 h.aVe been a mewhat
wi,e rdJ."a7 'dnt that enabled the
Engineer Clark to discover Iftat
m.lte fnL -nch - main Cas
nl.?K More by luck tnan by any
w m VH exercised th valvelock gate
trfed In t"nVPrOPfirly " Tu8- " was
t h.( it Z Z lam haP"y-KO-lcky manner
that It had been tried before, say mem
bers of the Water Board, and lus be
cause the terrlnc force of waS had
ohanced to wash away the rock. sad
h. il"1 Wa' eav1 wh" would I
probably have amount, to several weeks
tZ ter. drlnWn" the WUlam.
th9atPft1wr!ent ?dKe dW not teltave'
lUm. " ncumbent on officials to be-
;tl aeualnte with the number of
turns necessary to lock the gates. ! The
reason he said,, that they were all ac
quainted With the Mount Tabor gate was
that a certain number of turns are uted
as an index of the quantity of water
rafrfv W C'ty, prk reservoir rune
SnllT.- T employe In charge" tele
Phone to Mount Tabor for a further
upply of. water.-. "So many turns ,re
flTj?. thL vaIv to accomplish this,"
ifit .."UPeri.,lte?dent- "Kht know,
for Instance, that ten turns would mean
.another 5.000X00 gallons. f
"No.. I .have no- Idea whether the turns
at the gate at Mill-street were counted
?r M they wer Probably not. u
lir L1"11 of th Ployes to count
the number of turns they give the respec-
? ."crw" of 1110 Afferent con
trolling gate around the city."
. . . . Don't IDnderstand Situation. . ,
Je!h1L1?,v,PTlntenQ'nt aM not appear to
Tavi LaLany aPeolal attention should
?hfn Klwen to tho around which
anv ?f JTer8y Wln Bettle' or Indeed, "to
Z S Jx Kates which control the
city. water supply during Its course under
!hne1Ver KCndUit8- The different en
aUlng " Wer "een had -tmllar
It wu ascertained from the Water
4!to that when the reguiaUng
gate is turned on, which It waa for a
considerable part of the fou? dayt
the city wu -without Bull Ron. the pres
sure on the -nliw. i. i-x J' Pres-
the entire four days It was noticed thai
with fiJUJ!?Uon 01 tbe uxlllary main
T 6lty water mtdDB- there waa a
constant pressure of 20 pounds.
That this pressure would never have
"?taln.d had the balance of pre,!
ti, K Pounds . approximately,, been
oni.,t5 n3 "maJl 1Pak 18 opinion of
non-city engineers. The hydraulic force
?smsali1nh1S6 PUn.dS ' -"er Pressu
is said to be able to tear open a cast
Iron main In a very few hours In such
an eventuality there would have be"e no
pressure at all at the West Side. That
any competent water engineer did not
SEf"t th?. clew from tm" Jd to
be the theme of one member of the Water
Boards line of questions, that will be
presented" to different officials today or
at an adjourned meeting of the Board.
Saturday or some day early next week,
rollte, but Stupidly Ignorant.
When this aspect of the case was pre
sented to the various officiate concerned,
they professed polite Incredulity. Instead
of replying as to whether the effect of
KWar.?n tha cast-lron pipe would be
to burst it open, they said, "force of
water applied In a steel pipe would tend
to crack It or spilt It and not to burst
It open.
,R'. ?- mf,on "aid yesterday that he
trusted that there would be a very full
meeting of members of the Water Board
today. "Unless this is the case," com-
riifnttd.Mr- Lam,("1' "l 8na hardly feel
like taking, up the question, of an In
vestigation. I sincerely trust that all the
member!, will appreciate their responsi
bility and be present In order that we
can settle the matter."
Mayor Lane expressed himself along
the same line and It appears to be quite
unquestioned that a very rigid Inquiry
w ill be held. Water Board officials ad
mitted that this, would be the case, but
their admitted consciousness of rectitude
was. It appeared to be generally thought,
their only necessary defense.
Yesterday was occupied In cleansing
the mains of the city. Several blocK at
a time were locked off by the usual gate
cystem and the water emptied by means
of the fire hydrants. When all the water
had been emptied. Bull Run water was
turned In. in order that all the silt and
tainted water lying In the dead-ends of
the plprt might be thoroughly removed.
Water Engineers Are a Joke.
Numerous citizens watched the process
of cleansing the mains. Many favorable
comments were heard on. the appear
ance of the fluid as mud but strongly
expressed disapproval was uttered on
many occasions that mere commonplace
citisena had been forced to imbibe the
water. One pugnacious individual at
Fifth and Morrison- suggested to the
crowa gathered to watch the proceedings,
that the best treatment for the water
engineers was to make them drink the
"water" then Issuing from the pipes
Errand boys took advantage of the flood
to thoroughly cleanse their wheels, while
mora than one city gamin sat and bathed
'if;
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I , ",v .'W; ,? v-s -4 t H- -.--4 'X-rC--
"fir' , r Y'-
MISS jLTTZJK HALL,
his feet in the small lake formed every
time the hydrants were turned on.
Cm tbe advice ot Mayor Lane, pipe
water was not used in the schools yes
terday, but this was only owing to Its
muddy condition. A similar state of
affairs existed on the East Side, where
silt formed freely in the bathtubs and
washbowls. Superintendent Dodge waa
at a loss to explain this, but thought that
It was merely local, resulting probably
from street sprinkling or a fire, which,
causing a very rapid flow of water,
tended to Btlr up the silt. Mayor Lane
stated, that this had been mentioned to
him also, but It did not appear as If the
numerous complainants were -In any way
domiciled In one neighborhood!
Both the upper and lower reservoir are
being thoroughly scrubbed out and the
water turned Into the sewers. No water
used by the city will be turned Into either
reservoir until this is done, although only
the lower reservoir contained Willamette
River fluid at all.
Within three days the mains all over
the city will be cleansed and after that
time Bull Run water will retain Its
pristine purity, without any chance of
possible adulteration by means of what
is generally called "a Willamette, cock
tail." DANCES ARE RESUMED
KIRMESS FULL PROGRAMME TO
BE GIVEN AGAIN.
Popularity Contest Continues TTntll
Last Day Fluffy Ruffles Are
In the Lead.
.JBY LEONE CA69 BAER.
Tonight the Armory will again be the
enchanted palace beautiful. when the
Ktrmess dances are resumed and the full
programme given again. The respite from
dancing allowed the various participants
last night has only served to increase
their prowess and lend concentrated en
ergy to the rest of the production.
If any one doubts the ability of society
folk to dance everything from the languid
but rhythmic Spanish dance to the good
old Irish Jig steps, let that person go but
once to one of the KIrmess performances
and be convinced.
The debutantes, the society matrons
and the men of the social world appear
In a series of dances that have never
before been equalled here. It Is all done
for charity, and whenever charity is men
tioned the society men and women are
ever ready with purse and time. This
occasion especially appeals to men and
women In every walk and station In life,
since It Is given for the Open Air Sani
tarium for Tuberculosis, and also the
Woman's Exchange.
Much enthusiasm and comment has
reVOlcled reRaralna- the solo dancing
of Miss Lulle Hall. Her "tambourine
dance" is the best individual work given
and her grace of Interpretation is mar
velous. A fact that has received little mention
is that the use of the Armory and Its
mento serve as ushers was tendered to
the ElTRlMa mnnonn. t .
vj mo DOHm
.of directors of the Armory.
i young ior popularity of the dances
miuBiun or tne KIrmess
Tuesday and Wednesday evenlnaa
suited In a nhnnHo - ,
on
re
for the Fluffy Ruffle rionoa --t.v. .v. .
- , " . LUD iYlUT-
sovlan a close second, the Spanish third
and the swing dance fourth.
The contest waged amid increasing ex
citement and revealed a total lack of
conscience by the audience In the matter
of ballot stuffing. The only restraint to
the stuffing was the exhaustion of the
purse, the rules of the contest permitting
each person to vote as many times as
desired, provided 10 cents was deposited
with each vote, with full recognition of
equality In suffrage.
Frank Branch Riley, -who at each per
formance directs this feature from the
stage, explains the charaoter of the
contest and keeps the Interest and en
thusiasm of the great audience on the
qui vive with his Impromptu speeches,
with personalities and spontaneity of
manner.
The vote-gatherers are representative
SOCletV men t r whnm V. a .
the contest has been Intrusted because of
mow- supposea neutral attitude toward
the dancers. They are: Elliott Cor
bett, in charge; William Alvord, Dave
Honeyman, Tom Robertson, Max Wood.
Julius Meier, J. R. Bowles, ThaAes Lln
thlcum, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Nevlns, Harry
Failing, Harold Wells. Robert Strong
Bruce Honeyman, Walter Beebe. Will
Llpman, Lansing- Stout, Guy Talbot.
The candidates themselves crowded
about the wings and watched the re
sults of the voting, chalked-upon huge
blackboards In view ot tho entire house.
Much interest is centered in the re
markable arithmetical performances of
Arthur O. Jones, Ed Jorgensen, Bert Al
len and Arthur Stringer, who work at
the blackboard and show the totals for
all the dances as each new ballot Is re
ported. ' The result of the voting -will
not be regarded as final until the last
performance.
JUVENILE CPURT PRAISED
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society Com
mends It Work.
At the monthly meeting of the board
of trustees of the Boys and Girls Aid
Society. Judge W. B. Gilbert and Dr. T.
L. Eliot, of the executive committee,
offered the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
This society, recognizing the g-ood and ef
nclent work done by tho Juvenile Court of
Multnomah County during- the incumbency
of Judge C. V. Gantenbeln. wishes to con
vey to Judre Oantenbeln and the officers of
his court the sincere regret of the board of
trustees of this society to hear that he is
about to withdraw as presiding officer, and
this board recognises that during his In
cuknbeney the work of the court has gained
me.Jlod,.i,,orUBnneM anl Quiet efficiency
ana that tho numerous cases of dependent
and de lnquent children hav. been constd
ered always with primary regard to tho
Vl raf ,er and true welfare of th Individuals
and for the restraint of those who would
injure or corrupt thom.
Swell English pumps at Rosenthal's.
live-WHY? 0WDer a handsome Profit on the house you now
He and his wife wear fine clothes WHY?
He rides in an automobile, and you in a streetcar, and WHY?
ty-HY S a 788117 Prfit n increaed value of fS T proper!
He raises the rent; orders you out at his option WHY?
You cutter loss, damage, expense when you move WHY?
You cut .and fit carpets, bruise furniture; fmeers fallow rlirt
clean somebody else's house WHY? " iinSers swallow dirt,
TfOlUfX TV stTm T limp -
!i T'vAW rJClW 01 ACE, 418 Corbett Bldfr. We
will take you out to GREGORY HEIGHTS, show you
the property and bring you back to town in from an
hour to an hour and a half at no expense to you
Mayor Want Installing of Modern
Apparatus to Begin at Water
front Automobile Appara
tus for Fire Department.
The building of the proposed steel fire
boat, installation of reinforcing mains for
the waterfront district, a hish-pressure
YiL8jr.,rtem. and atomobile apparatus
bv tht"" DePartment are recorrStended
by the Are committee of the Executive
ye-td1 hCld lta W-WU, meeting
yesterday afternoon. Mayor Lane presld-
btb-t"8 f ,27B-0 orth of bonds
ih-r thf Ky ?OUIcU te requested. In order
that the boat and mains may be provided.
The issue was voted two years ago and
Coulcflf Sal0 at tha Pleaare of the
,J?,a' he time has come when Portland
fj, Ptre to equlD lts re Depart
frS ? rh.,r.r9t-CIass mo3ern apparatus.
nrehont4 V? BhUld mClUde tha Bte
hilt boat- reinforcing mains and automo-
wItnS"eSK hosa-cart3 and chemical
wagonsls .the expressed belief of Mayor
Lane. John Montag, P. E. Sullivan and
Isaac Swett. comprising the committee
Sofrd wmmen?,?d to toe Executive
"d;,! lch wHI meet today- bat the
Council be requested to sell the Issue of
xhJ L Z the,bt and reinforcing mains.
T,Ht VP. f the k,nd of apparatus to be
purchased is one for the Board to deter-
sibUity charter K,vln8r it that respon-
A high-pressure water system is said
to be urgently needed, and it is said that
it is generally conceded In the large East
ern cities that this Is the most econom
flre fiT86 tCl pursue ln equipping for
flre-fightlng where there are skyscrapers.
The mains used in this service are not
brought Into requisition for anything else.
iHUISP.nf. s,ta"on is required, but it is
8a d that it is inexpensive. Mayor Lane
said yesterday, afternoon at the meeting
tYpnn0 can bo Purchased for
w?r 1809 Ulat wlu bydraullc the
whole town, and that will knock the
walla out of any building in the city
t reatty Beems to me." aaia Mayor
Lane, that It is Just the right time to lT
gin Installing an up-to-date flre-flghtlng
bIemVv.ailttlero 18 no tter Place to
Hi?" Xlla by bulldln- the steel fireboat,
bwfr,.. .lai8 "forcing mains and
building a high-pressure water plant. The
high-pressure system could be extended
"tela .t0 tlma as the needs grow,
but there Is no better place to start It
Iwm tnaL th,8 'waterfront, and five or
t ln bafk,eacb ay, for the protec
tion of the wholesale districts. As to the
automobile apparatus. I feel that It is
rLW! fed,' and Jt wouId save us
money right along to purchase It from
I on- We could do with fewer e
gine-houses. for we could cover much
more territory with an automobile en
S,iC v wagon or hose-cart, and It
would be unnecessary to have so many
expensive houses, and the cost of main
taining each would be decreased, as there
would be no horses to feed, an item that
Is well worth conslderlng.',
U. of,tha members of the committee
are In favor of following out the plan
juggested by the Mayor, and It 1. doSbt
rui lr any more so-called old-fashioned
aPPfratus will be purchased, at let
whUe the present administration holds
the reins of government. While perfec
tion has not been reached ln the manu-
;foCuv0fautomobUo apparatus, espe
cially the heavy engines, it is said by
competent authorities that great progress
has been made and that the electric-propelled
hose-carts and chemical wagons
are doing excellent service ln New York.
Boston and various other Eastern cities.
The engines are not regarded very good
for speedy trips as yet, and are used only
when the occasion requires it. They are
so heavy that they are cumbersome, and
the high speed cannot be attained that is
desired in reaching a ftre.
Chief Campbell called attention to the
need of the new steel fireboat and rein
forcing mains for the waterfront district,
and his recommendation that the bond
issue be sold by the Council was acted
Why
TV3
ME
Than most of the well-known additions. Neighbors
are coming to town in 20 minutes. Where
will you be among the
500,000.
Witltioot a. Home
Of your own r
AMERICAN TRUST GO
200 Chamber of Commerce.
Main 3143; A 1312.
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Are You Dreaming? Once to
Every Man Comes a
Oppwtaiitf
Surely this is your day to buy at
LOOK AT OUR BUYERS; NOTE THEIR
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AN IDEAL
HOME
yourse HEIGHTS build a home of your own just to suit
n,6 cae of y0Tlr own interests, no one else will do it for you.
-J011 1??1 be aPPier, healthier, wealthier. T
TotqSS fful,lots Reared, level, unsurpassed mountain view.
S? and up, $5 down and $2.50 a month.
TfJ'U Run water streets graded.
ORYEhShIs ELIEVING- SEEGREG0RY. SEE GREG-
GREGORY HEIGHTS is at end of East Ankenv T?c
RT MYESTHENT GO.
SATISFACTION
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