13 TIE '3IORXIXG - OREGONIAX,. THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1909. BAKER PRESIDENT OF Fourth Ward Member Chosen on First Ballot With Little Opposition. SIMON NAMES COMMITTEES Mayor Iresldes at His First Session and Dispatches Business Baker Invites Members to Meet Him in Conference. Georfte L. Baker, Councilman from the Fourth Ward, was elected presi dent of the City Council yesterday morning .with but slight opposition. Mayor Simon, presiding for the first time over the deliberations of the body, Announced the standing committees. Considerable routine business was transacted and adjournment was taken in 40 minutes. The session was char acterized by promptness, the Mayor rap ptna; for order at exactly 9:30 o'clock. . and there was no lobbying by special , representatives of corporations, as has j been the custom, and no smoking was . permitted.1 Two vetoes by ex-Mayor ,J.ane were sustained. Councilmen Dev ! lin, Lombard. Ellis and Watkins were present for the first time since their I election. No policeman was present. I After the announcement of the stand ing committees by the Mayor, Council man Annand moved that the Council . elect a president. Councilman Wallace moved as an amendment that the elec I tlon be postponed one week, to the next regular session, and Councilman EJlis quickly seconded the motion. Council man Baker arose and said that, being prominently mentioned as a candidate for the position, he desired to say that he thought that It would be unfair to put Qft the event. The result was that the previous motion carried and when the ballot was cast. Mr. Baker received 10 votes. Councilman Belding received two end Councilman Concannon one. "I do not wish to say much at this time," said Councilman Baker, in re sponse to requests for a speech. "I deeply appreciate the honor you have conferred upon me. and will at all times try to merit It. I want to sug gest to the Mayor and members of the i Council that we hold a get-together I meeting somewhere, and I Invite you j to the Commercial Club at 7 o'clock Friday night." Councilman Rushlight, retiring pres ident, moved to accept the invitation, and the motion carried. At the meeting matters pertaining to the interests of the city will be discusseTT In assigning members of the- Council to committees. Mayor Simon appears to have taken Into consideration many circumstances, and evidently reckoned on the election of Mr. Baker to the presidency, for he did not place him as chairman on any Important committee, but gave these chairmanships to others, naming Councilman Devlin for-the ways and means committee. Councilman An nand for the street committee. Council man Driscoll for the general license committee. Councilman Wallace for the liquor-license committee and Council man cellars for the Judiciary com mniee. The standing committees are as fol lows: Ways and mean Devlin, Rushlight. Cel lars, Falter, Wallace. Accounts and current expenses Menefee. I Annand. Dunning. Street-cleaning and sprinkling Baker. 'Catkins. Dunning. Driscoll and Menefee. Streets Annand. lxmbard, Menefee, Beld ing. Rushlight. Wallace, Kuhll. Sewers and drainage Rushlight, Dunning, Concannon, Elite. Kubll. Holding. Parks and public property Belding. Der ' lln. Kubli. Health and Concannon. police Lombard, Watkins, Judiciary and Baksr. eleotions Cellars, Ellis. Street lighting Watkins. Baker, Driscoll. Cellars. Wallace. License Driscoll. Ellis, Dunning, Concan non, Rushlight. Commerce, landing and wharves Dris coll, Ellis. Devlin. Liquor license Wallace. Cellars. Watkins. Annand. Devlin, Burning. Menefee. YOUNG BOWEN PENITENT IXN PKISOX, FINDS HOLD-UP GAME HAS DRAWBACKS. William Zinck, "Who Caught Would Be Robber After Iong Chase, Kxprest.es His Sympathy. "This hold-up business is not what it Is cracked up to be." Such was the comment of Allen S. Howen, 17-year-old son of L. W. Bowen. superintendent of the Spokane division of the Great Northern Railroad, whose latest escapade since bis desertion from the Navy five weeks ago landed him in Jll Tuesday with a charge of attempted 'robbery registered opposite his name. The youth talked of his case to news paper men who visited him in his cell at the County Jail yesterday, after he had een transferred there from the City Jail, where he was first locked up fol lowing his arrest about S o'clock Tuesday night by William Zinck, grocer at 1287 Milwaukie avenue. Together with Alfred I. Billings, a youth about his own age. who. deserted from the Navy with him, Bowen attempted to hold up Zlnck in his store. Billings, according to Zinck. Is the one who held the revolver and commanded Zinck to hold up his hands. He made good his escape, and although a rigid search was made for him last night and yesterday by Sheriff Stevens and staff nd police detectives, he has eluded all efforts at capture. By reason of the faet that it will be impossible to prove that the gun was loaded, and the Oregon Supreme Court has held that an unloaded revolver is not a "dangerous weapon." it is feared that there will be no charge on which to hold Bowen after the preliminary examina tion, unless he himself acknowledges that tne weapon was loaded. It Is believed however, that as soon as the naval au thorities learn of his apprehension, they will demand that the prisoner be turned over to them. In that event, after a short sentence Tor desertion, he will prob ably serve out the remainder of his en listment, which does ont expire until January. 1913. Although a message was sent to Bow en's father Tuesday night, no word from Mm has been received. F. J. Fallows, pres ident of the Fallows Grocery Company. Si!) Oak street, an uncle of the youthful prisoner, says he received a letter Mon day from the elder Bowen, stating that he was about to start on a trip East with high officials of the road. The. lad's mother, who is Mrs. Fallows' sister, has not been advised of her son's arrest, as it la feared she will be unable to stand tne new COUNCL shock. As a result young Bowen Is with- out funds or counsel. Mr. Fallows visited mm ai me jam Tuesday night, and un less the father is heard from soon he will probably take the boy's case in hand. Charles McGregor, a young tramp, who was arrested by Constable Shaw at Ore gon City Tuesday night, on advices from Portland police, was brought to the Mult nomah County Jail yesterday morning. Both Zlnck and Bowen declared that Mc Gregor was not the man wanted, and he was released. When Zinck learned yesterday morn ing that the youths were deserters from the Navy, he was disposed to feel more kindly toward them. "I served two years In the German navy myself from 1S95 to 1S97." he said, "and I know something about what they ran up against In that game." The grocer Is a mild-mannered Ger man. In physique he does not look ca pable of the role he played In chasing the youths a mile after the attempted hold-up. . He Is about 5 feet and 5 Inches 3 George I.. Baker, Elected Preal dent of Council. tall, and probably weighs 110 pounds. He has a pair of timid blue eyes and a sparse, light-colored mustache. CHANCE OPEN TO HAWLEY If Scott Becomes Head Farmer, May Be Committee Chairman. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 7. If Secretary Wilson should resign from the Agricultural De partment and Representative Scott, of Kansas, should be appointed to succeed him, as has been rumored, there will be a lively scrap for the chairmanship of the committee on agriculture in the House of Representatives, now held by Scott. The last election played havoc with the Republican members of this com mittee. Four were defeated by Demo crats, and Lorhner. of Illinois, was re cently elected to the Senate. That'leaves as Republican members only Haugen. Iowa: Cooks. New York: Cole. Ohio; Mc laughlin. Michigan; Hawley, Oregon, and Weeks. Massachusetts. Under the senior ity rule, the chairmanship would go to Haugen. but at the opening of this ses sion Haugen proved to be a rank insur gent, .one of the number who incurred the enmity of Speaker Cannon. Therefore, as ' the Speaker is Inclined to punish all insurgents. Haugen can be scratched as a possible successor to Scott. ' Cooks, the next in line, stands a good chance of appointment, the only ob jection to him being that he was, in a way, a mouthpiece for President Roose velt, representing the Oyster Bay district of New York. If Cooks is not given the chairmanship, but the chairman is chosen William Zlnelc, Grocer Who Cap tured Yoniig Robber After Long 4 Chase. Till............. from the present membership, either iin.v , m ungon, or weens, ot Massa ChUSetts. Would npnhahlv Via BiU..tn.i nut until it .is Known that Scott is to be made Secretary of Agriculture, there wlU be no actual move by those who ASnlre tO hlA rVifllrmnnahln C3 . he does not know that Mr. Wilson is to retire; -air. wnson denies it, and so does the White House. Therefore, it is likely that Scott will still be a member of the xiouse wnen congress reconvenes in De cemh.,. tn wVlloh A.'Ant Via .111 I . ... - . 1 1 re appointed as chairman of the agricultural Marriage Uoensea. OCKWIG-COLBT-Joseph A. Ockwlg, 27. city; Beulah A. Colby, over 18, city PRIOR-LE OA I.I. Henrv Willi. m 26. Cuyahoga Falls. O.; Maria Frances Im U.U! 111). STEFFEN-BAILEY -Fred K. Statfen. 26. city; Ora R. Bailey. 21. city. FAI.K-GRADM AN Charlea O. Fnlk, 85. Pkaraokawa. 'Wash.; Dora Gradman. 27. city. KALL&REN-CXARK R. G. KaJIgren 22. city; Aitnes Clark. 25. city CHARLTON-BRADLEY J. L. Charlton. 44. Vancouver. Wash.; Emma Bradley. 45. city. PFAPF-PFLAGER Andrew W. Pfaft, 2a. city; Lottie E. PRager, 21. city. METZGER-CARLSON James E. Metzger 23. Oresham; Mildred S. Carlson. 20. city. STEX NICK-TURNER W. H. Stennlck. over 21, city;- Minnie Turner, over 18. city. ... MOORE-GILLESPIE Frank Moors, over 21. Lyle, Wash.; Alwilda Gillespie, over 18. city. JOHNSON-NORDEN J. W. Johnson. 8T. city; lena Norden. 28, city M'MILLAN-DAVIS Nell McMillan, over 21. Doty, Wash.; Florence Davis, over 18, city. RICHARDSON-ROCHE Clyde Richard son. ST. city; Martha E. Roche, 21, city. Wedding and visiting cards, w. G. Smith & Co.. Washington bldg.. 4th and Wash. In 1839 Velpeau, one of the greatest sur geons of his time, wrote as follows: "The escape from pain In surgical operations Is a chimera which it Is Idle to follow tip today. 'Knife- and 'pain' In surgery are two words which are always Inseparable in the minds of patients, and this necessary association must be -conceded." t 4 -ft . J f if ' i I v - - - v vl - 1 y-.. lain i i mi "Opportunity," says Mr. Dooley, "knocks at iv'ry. man's dure wanst. On some men's dures it hammers till it breaks down th' dure, an' then it goes in an' wakes him if he's asleep, an' afterwards it wurruks f'r him as a night-watchman." WESTMORELAND has been knocking at your door for some time. Just a peep through the crack will reveal enough. Westmoreland in every respect is the greatest home op portunity in Portland. It meets every requirement. Westmoreland is going to be a thickly settled home district of middle class and well-to-do people. Our sales up to date and the plans for homes already being drawn absolutely guarantee that. Westmoreland's future is not problematic or speculative; we know what it is going to be. That's why we say without reserve that Westmoreland is Portland's greatest home opportunity. One day's sales last week alone amounted to $0750.00, and this does not even approach in volume that which we will do from this time on. We can honestly say that Westmoreland property is the best moderate priced buy in the city today and we want our reputation to stand on the truth fulness of that statement. We are ready to back it up with plain, sensible, sane arguments. We need resort to no trickery or dishonesty to convince the skeptical. There is stiU'time to buy any Westmoreland lot at a 10 per cent discount, but once the grading and improvement work is fairlv started that opportunity will be gone. - Do it NOW. Send for our beautiful three-color Westmoreland folder. It's just off the press. The cover shows a panorama of estmoreland, the stone arch is seen in the foreground and old Mount Hood looms tip in the distance. The cover design will give you a good idea of the character of homes to be built at Westmoreland. Inside 4s shown a panorama looking in a northwesterly direction. Council Crest Portland Heights and South Portland in the distant hazy blue make a striking contrast with the nearer green of W estmoreland. Yours is waiting for you. Why not use the coupon? COLUMBIA TRUST COMPANY, 84 Fourth St., Board of Trade Bldg., Portland, Oregon: Please send me a copy of your Westmoreland folder. Name Address Colnnnlbia Trust Co, BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING PHILLIPS IS IN FAVOR Will Probably Be Master Me chanic in Fire Department. COMMISSION TO ACT SOON Mayor Simon Tells Civil Service Board He Will Xot Dismiss Any City Employes Who Are Competent and Faithful. MaArftv Rlmnn nr.cM. tat n n , , A. the Civil ServioA rnrnmiBcirtn vABt...,. afternoon, and declared his policy regard ing municipal employes. He -wants to retain all good, conscientious and faith ful wnrkmpn In .11 Una. - v. . . A petent and valuable in their positions, and win noi aismias any one in any branch of the municipal government for the mere purpose of making room for some one else. He announced this policy during a discussion of the list of eliglbles for mas ter mechanic In the Are department. That Mayor Simon takes little stock In the contentions of ex-Mayor Lane and the old Executive Board concerning al leged misdeeds of Walter J. Phillips, act ing master mechanic in the Are depart ment. Is evident from what the Mayor said to the members of the Civil Service Commission. He remarked that it ap peared from the records that Isaac Swett constituted the whole fire committee under the old regime and that Mr. Swett "could not persuade himself to think that Mr. Phillips was a competent man for the place." Phillips stands an excellent chance now to receive the position, as he is highly recommenaed by Chief Campbell, and always was, but ex-Mayor Lane and the members of the old fire committee held Phillips, and Chief Campbell also, to blame regarding the long delay In the testing of fire hydrants. They also cnargea t-ninips with outright crooked ness in connection "with the supply of hvdrants. an tliev c.lri ya . - -i -. i . . . n . . . , vj n IIIL'HI make, and was financially interested In ., ue, nowever. stoutly denied tne charges and his Chief also declares them false. The Chief will iinHrnVtarii.nn mend Phillips for the place when the fire tummniee oi tne new Executive Board meets one week from this afternoon. The term of eligibility for the entire list of five annlirants nn th i"M-..ii ice books was extended 30 days, in order to give the new Board time In which to erieui. one, oi tne nre committee sees fit. If the committee finds that a new list is preferable, another examination will be called and a new list submitted. Since the death of Master Mechanic Stewart, which occurred -several months ago. Phillins hfla been rinlnir tVi. arn.F Jesse Hannan. formerlv City Engineer, who was dismissed by oraer ot tne oia executive Board for al leged carelessness in the Brooklyn sewer annealed -to the rnmmiacinn A v. . . fc iijza.i lng, and It was granted. Ex-Inspectors viuoii, merges ana snraKe, or the en srineerinsr force, nlsn ings, and the four cases will be up for decision by the Commission at 10 A. M-, next Saturday. Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, the Commission will hear the case of E. Dunlan. fnrmeT-1-u- a nlr.p An the fireboat Williams, who is charged with Insubordination and being asleep on duty. Sers-AAnt Af TVlltf. Y?I1av wVa . 1 made a demand for a re-examination of bi papers in. connection with recent FOR SALE, TILLAMOOK, NEAR EAST 36TH, FOUR FINE DWELLINGS. Bungalows and two-story, five to eight rooms; new and modern; fireplaces, dens, seats, bookcases, buffets, beamed ceilings, paneled dining-rooms, sleeping porches, large verandas. Terms like rent. JOHN LOCKHART, Owner Main 493, A 3363. 610 Chamber of Commerce tests for captaincies in the department, sent In a communication Rtatine. no- cifically, in answer to a request, wherein ne oeneves he was marked too low. He said that he believes he should have been given better markings In regard to the questions as to the duties of detectives, Berg-earns ana captains. The clerk of the Commission was Instructed to report ai tne next meeting such facts as will enable the members to act properly in the matter. Commissioner trmattnne- nrhn n pointed by Mayor Simon late Tuesday aiicuiuuii, wia present ior tne nrst time in bin nfrictnl ianaMtv T J a . less familiar with the work, however, as he had been called upon several times in rAsmniiLiions Dy xne commission. Mayor Simon presided at the meeting. Ex Mayor T.ane scarcely ever remained through a session of the Commission, leaving P. L. Willis In the chair. ASSAULTER LIGHTLY FINED Saloonman Who Sold Him Tiquor on Sunday Taxed $2 5 and Cost. STEVENSON, Wash., July 7. (Spe cial.) Today before Jude Gillett, Gus Donovan, charged with assaulting Mrs. Elizabeth Field wlttt a gun July 4. ac knowledged his misdeed, but pleaded he was under the influence of liquor. He was given a light sentence, 15 days in Jail and $30 fine, In order that the prose cutor, George O'Bryan, might get at the saloonman who sold liquor on Sunday. Prosecutor O'Bryan pressed the' charge against the liquor dealer, Dan Morlarty, who has a saloon here, and he was fined $26 and costs. NEW PIANO FOR 0RPHEUM The Orpheum can now boast possession of the finest of all pianos for the use of its magnificent orchestra- A grand Chick ering. next to the largest size made by this time-honored and world-renowned firm, was yesterday purchased by the Orpheum management from Ellers Piano House and promptly installed in the or chestra pit. Not by any means the least ot the many high-class attractions of the Orpheum has been its orchestra, and now that It is equipped with a Chickering grand piano the orchestra will be in po sition o achieve still greater artistic musical success and will prove, if any thing, a greater attraction than ever be fore. Irvine Kins, of Grovetown, Ga., has a torkey gobbler sitting on about tlva dozen ecsa. threa dosea ot -wlilcb are guinea egga. ...- f DR. RAFFETY STEPS OUT SIMON ACCEPTS RESIGNATION FROM PARK BOARD. Mayor Also Announces Iiength of Term 8 to Be Served by Men Selected Iiast Tuesday. Mayor Simon will have to appoint three new members to the Park Board, Dr. Dav RafTety having tendered his resignation yesterday. making the third member of the Board to resign, two since the new administration took charge of affairs. The resignation was accepted with regret. Dr. J, R. Wil son resigned Monday and Isadora Lang resigned more than a year gao. when ex-Mayor Lane had charge. It is be lieved that Ion Lewis, the fourth mem ber, will remain. "I seem to be getting very unpopu lar." laughtingly remarked Mayor Si mon VPStprflftv. wnon Vl a .1 resignation of Dr. Raffety. The Mayor Indicated to members of the various boards that he would like to have them remain with the city service, but his policies are so different, in many re spects, from those of his predecessor that the members evidently felt that it would be best to retire and permit the new Mayor to appoint his own boards. In regard to the Park Board, the announcement of Mayor Simon that he does not intend to permit the whole sale purchase of property for additional "- u-iiu imygruunas evidently dis pleased the old members, as they did not resign previous to his declaration at the first meeting which he attended. Drs. Wilson and Raffety were warm supporters of the project to spend a bond issue of Jl, 000,000 in carrying out the plan of Olmsted Bros, in laying ont a park, boulevard and playground scheme covering the entire city. The policy of Mayor Simon is to wait and see about development work before buying more land. Aside from the Park Board. Mayor Simon has completed his appointments. He announced yesterday the length of terms of the members of the boards named by him Tuesday. J. c. Ains worth"s term on the Water Board will expire January 23, 1911, while the term of Captain W. B. Mackay will expire January 23. 1913. Drs. A. W. Smith, George B. Story and R. J. ChJpmao. will THE r COST OKX MXLXJOX PORTLAND P0R1LAN0, OR. ETTROPEAN PIAX MODERN RESTACRAJJT i HOTEL OREGON I J CORNER SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS Portland's New and Modern Hotel. Rates $1 per Day and Up Z EUROPEAN PLAN I WRIGHT - DICKINSON HOTEL CO., Props. I Centrally Located Modern Imperial Hotel Seventh and Washington Phil. Metachan & Sons, Props. & 0' Rates $1.00-$1.50-$2.00 J. F. DA VIES, President St. Charles Hotel COMPANY (Inc.) FRONT AND MORRISON, PORTLAND, OR. EUROPEAN PLAN ROOMS 50c TO $1.50 FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION. THE Park St., between Morrison and Alder, CALUMET HOTEL Nortonia Hotel ELEVENTH, OFF WASHINGTON ST. BEAUTIFUL GRILL ROOM American Rates to Families and European Our Bns Meets All Trains Sample Suites with Baths ifor Commercial Travelers. MODERN COMFORTS MODERATE H. E. FLETCHER,, HOTEL SEWARD COR. TENTH AND ALDER STS. Hotel. B eautif ul Hot el Moore CLATSOP BEACH Portland's Nearest Beach Resort Via A. & C. R. R. Open All Year. Directly overlooking the Pacific Ocean, A delightful Summer and Winter resort. Hot salt baths and surf bathing. Sea foods a spe cialty. Walks, drives and boating. DAN J. MOORE, Prop. serve respectively until Janury 23, 1912, 1911 and 1910. Mayor Simon announced yesterday that there will be a special meeting? of the Board of Health early next week, at which time Dr. C, H. Wheeler will be elected Health Officer to succeed Dr. Esther. C. Pohl. It is rumored that Assistant Health Officer Parker is to be supplanted ty another. It is gener ally understood that Dr. Fred J. Zeigr ler. City Physician, will be retained. DAIL.T METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. July 7. Maximum tempera ture. 6S degrees; minimum. 54 degrees River reading at 8 A. M., 17.8 feet; changs In last 24 hours. 0.1 foot fall. Total rain fall. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. trace: total rain fall since September 1, 1908, 34.99 inches; normal, 44.13 Inches; deficiency, 9.14 inches. Total sunshine July 4$, none; possible. 15 hours 36 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M.. 30.11 inches. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The Western Oregon high-pressure area lias moved north to the mouth of tla Columbia Rivr and no rata of consequence HEADQtARTEBS FOR TOr-RiSTS und COSTM.ERCIAL TRAVELERS. Special rates vimde to families sad stn Itle gentlemen. Tta management will be pleased at all times to eiiow rooms and give prices. A mod ern Turkish Bath establishment tn the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Manager. HOTEL PERKINS Tifth and Washington Sts. In the heart of the business and shopping district. The most modern and np-to-date hotel in the Northwest. Local and long-distance phones in every room. Rooms with private bath, en suite and single. Large and moderately equipped sample-rooms. ' The Perkins Hotel Grill announces music dally durinir lunch dinner and after the theater, by the famous Markee Orchestra! un Meets all trains. Rates XI and up HOTEL PKKKXVS CO. F. J. Richardson. Pres. I.. Q. SWETLASD, SecTy Improvements C. O. DAVIS. Sec. and Treas. A Strictly First - Class and Modern Hotel Containing 170 Rooms. Only American and European Hotel in Portland Long; Distance Phones In K v e r y Room. Free 'Bus Meets All Trains. Rates Aiuer lean, S2.00 per Aay and op. Rates European. $1.00 per day and up. Per month, single room and board, 45 to SH.V according to room. h or two, S73 to !10. Board, without room 30 per month rs rr nr. vtjsr n: . a . " C K.S"1 fS IS SE '! n PRICES THE CORNELIUS "The House of Welcome," Corner Park and Alder. Portland's Bon Ton Transient Hotel. Headquarters for the traveling public. European plan. Sinarle, $1.50 and up. Double, $2.00 and up. Our omnibus meets all trains. C. W. CORNELIUS, Manager. Proprietor. Nog open to the pqhUc under the management of X. K. CLARKE, late of the Portland and Cornelius Hotels. The office will be in charge of Al.I.EX A. WRItiHT. for many years HOTEL RAMAPO Corner Fourteenth and Washington New Hotel, Elegantly Furnished. Rates, $1.00 and Up European Plan. 'Bus Meets All Trains. M. E. FOLEY, PHOPRlETOn. SEASIDE, OR. has occurred in this district during the last 24 hours, except a small amount in North ern Washington. It is much warmer in Oregon. Southern Washington and in the Interior of Northern California. The Indications are for fair weather in this district Thursday except in extreme Northwestern Washington, where showery conditions will probably continue another 24 hours. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair; westerly winds. Oregon Fair; west to north winds. Washington Fair. exoept showers ex treme northwest portion; westerly winds Idaho Fair. EDWARD A. BEALS, District Forecaster. "It cured me." or "It saved the life of my child,' are the expressions you hear every day about Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This is true the world over where this valuable remedy has been Introduced. No other medicine In use for diarrhoea or bowel complaints has received such general approval. The secret of the success of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is that it cures. u A