1 CREMATOR! TO BE ERECTED AT ONCE Simon Visits Present Burner and Promises Immediate Steps for Relief. BUILD ON PRESENT SITE Mayor Also Declares Himself in Favor of Second Incinerator to Be Constructed Later on East Side. GARBAGE CREMATORY SITUA TION. ,Myor Simon visits site of pres sent out-of-date Incinerator in com pany with members of Board of Health, president of Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Cham ber's committee on civic affairs, and A. L. Mills. The Mayor -was very much surprised at the conditions. After viewing- the crematory and garbage dump, the Mavor author ised the statement that he would at once commence activities to build a modern crematory on the present site, which is owned by the city, lister, it Is the Intention of the Mayor to see that a modern crema tory Is established on the East Side, thereby serving- both sections of the t city. 1 Mayor Simon, after viewing the situa tion at the old, worn-out garbage crema tory on Guild s Lake yesterday afternoon, expressed himself as greatly surprised at conditions, and authorized the statement that he will at once commence activities to build a modern crematory near the present one. He will later recommend the construction of a similar one on the Kast Side, thus serving both sections of the city and temporarily, at least, clear ing up this, one of the greatest obstacles to the city's health and beauty. Whether it will be necessary to sell any or all of the issue of JISO.000 bonds voted by the people for the erection of a crema tory, the Mayor is yet unable to say. He - will secure figures and data on the sub ject and later make a statement regarding this feature of the undertaking. He will not sell any of the bonds if it can be avoided, but he will see to it that the city has necessary crematories, and that nt the earliest possible moment- The Mayor's tlrst visit to the dump, where hundreds of tons of garbage is heaped far out into the lake, and where thou sands of rats make their home, deeply impressed him. He declared in the most positive terms to those In the party that he will see to it that this is remedied quickly. Cover Dump With Lime. V1 hai no Idea," said Mayor Simon. that the conditions were such as I y.l6W? oday- 1 cannot say now whether it will be necessary to sell any bonds for the construction of crematories, but you can say for me that the people of Port land will have immediate relief. The first thing to be done is to. pour lime over that big dump and thus remove much of the danger of disease, and drive the rats away at the same time. "My idea of the situation and the rem edy is that a modern crematory should ds built at once on the present site, thus augmenting the consuming capacity, eliminating all question of location for the establishment and affording prompt relief. I will so recommend, and vigorous action will be taken. I will ask the Coun- ,, Jt tUn over to the Board of Health all the details of the crematory proposi tion. a I believe that is where it be longs. v.MaZ!?r slmon President MacMaster, of tne Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Gruber. of the committee on civic af a , "J,,1,1?6 Cllamb of Commerce, and A. Mills, president of the Open-Air Sanitarium. Journeyed In the Mayor's automobile to the crematory, and upon their arrival there found Drs. Storey and Chipman. of the Board of Health, waiting for them. Superintendent Dag pert, of the crematory, was also on hand to escort the official party through tlio crematory proper. He explained to them the lamentable con ditions under which he is trying to dispose of what garbage Is hauled there. The burners in the old plant have just been rellned. and at present the crematory Is consuming about 35 tons a day. but there is need for con sumption of nt least 100 tons a day wthp. Clty srows this capacity should be Increased, according to .ex perts who have made a study of th situation. Mayor Decides Promptly. Mayor Simon said that something must be done at once to- remedy the situation, and after taking all feature of the case Into consideration, declared himself in favor of two modern in cinerators, one to be located on the l y 8 PrPerty at the present site and the other to be built somewhere on the t""."" exact location to be made by the Board of Health. It Is believed that the Mayor's views as to the proper means of relieving the condition now existing will meet with the approval of the City Council and members of the Board of Health and that they will co-operate with him to the end that the two crematories may be built and the city be afforded the Improved conditions so badly needed. Present conditions will be somewhat relieved by the throwing of lime over the great dump, which covers several acres of ground. Just as rapidly as possible the Mayor will get the machinery of the munici pality into operation to build the first crematory, and when possible he will take up the propostlon of building the eecond one. to be located on the East Bide. It will require about $100,000, it is thought, to build and equip the two new crematories. SEWER T0BE ACCEPTED Big Brooklyn Conduit Probably "Will Be Taken Over by City. The big Brooklyn sewer, which was rejected by the Lane administration of ficials because of alleged defective workmanship and noncompliance with the terms of the specifications drawn by the City Engineer, will probably be accepted in the near future by the Ex ecutive Board under the new regime. The sewer committee, composed of Messrs. Smith, Brown and Campbell, met yesterday afternoon, and among other things, took up this matter. Ac companied by City Engineer Taylor and representatives of the contracting firm of Paquet, Oiebisch & Joplin, the mem bers of the committee will go to see the work next Monday. - City Engineer Taylor Is of th pin ion that the sewer is a good one, and 'i noi aerectlve. as alleged by ex-Mayor Lane and H. M. Esterly, for merly a member of the sewer com mittee of the Board that rejected the work. A lot of trouble was cauaed over this' one matter. Jesse Hannan and three inspectors in the engineer's ofnce being dismissed for alleged lack of attention to duty, and the contract ors being charged with denartlnsr from the specifications in regard to laying the foundation. Cement was called for, in which the stone blocks were to be laid, but it is the contention of the ex-Mayor and his sewer committee that the work was not done that wav. and that the conduit is liable to break down in course of time. They, there- lore, refused to accept it. "We want to secure the Brooklyn sewer for the use of the people, if possible," said Chairman Smith, of the sewer committee, after the meeting yesterday afternoon. "Mr. Taylor, whom we regard as a very capable and con scientious man. says that the work is good, and we will inspect the tube Mon day to see for ourselves what it looks like. We want to accept It. If we can and will do so If It is nroDerlv built If not. we will endeavor to have the defects remedied at once, so that it may be taken over, paid for and opened 10 ine use or tne citizens." ROAD WORK IS DELAYED CONTRACTORS COMPLAIX UNITED' S TACTICS. OF Executive Board Committee . Will Take Steps to See That Improve ment Is Made Possible. Complaint against alleged obstructive tactics by the United Railway Company on Twelfth street, between Burnside and Hoyt, was lodged with the street com mittee of the Executive Board, which held its first meeting under the admin istration of Mayor Simon yesterday after noon, Henry Ladd Corbett presiding. It was charged by the Montague-O'Reilly Company, a contracting firm which 4 laying considerable stone block pavement in the orth Portland wholesale district, that it has been imnniuiihia tn k. ; i- on the thoroughfare named because of the . cl uotii ui me streetcar company to lay a certain kind of mils cnopm. y... City Council. A sharp letter was ordered sent to the officials of the company, notifying them of the allegations made and requesting that immediate action be taken to remedy the condition. -according to the letter from the con tracting has rails for the street under considera tion, but is annnrpntlv in ni v.., i j - "uii j iajr them, and the officials of the road have, it is alleged, refused to pay any atten tion to the requests which have been made by the Montague-O'Reilly Company. To protect themselves, the officers of the contracting concern declared to tire street committee yesterday afternoon that, in the event it becomes necessary to seek an extension of time in which to complete the work on Twelfth street, it will be charged that the fault lies with the rail way company. Thu win iu i. order that the contractors will not be penalized for delay. t-hairman Corbett asked City Attorney Kavanausrh if it wnulri h l.i . the contracting company in a case like ii me wore is not completed in con tract time, and Mr. Kavanaugh replied that, in his onlnlrm thA r ti i . 1 i uphold a fine where penalty was imposed " aeiay over which the con tractor had no control. This will make it virtually imnosslhlo fr.r- tha force the' terms of its contract with the Montague-O'Reilly Company, should 'the work be delayed and not completed within time, and there is no manner of charging up the penalty to the streetcar company. v , iU. xne oniy remedy, therefore. Is to make an official demand upon the company to proceed with the laying of the rails. Manager Evans, nf tin. ti i'l.uiu'l I L L3 Company. aDneared pfnra u ; . . - - - .ua V.MI1IIH1L.H-C and asked about his contract with the city regarding a steam road roller, ordered toy the old Executive Board, but which anerwaro rescinded because It was charged that a bribe was offered to P. E Sullivan, at that time a member of the street committee to secure his vote. It was because of this fact whicv. - J , . ........ nM UltlUC public before the Mayor signed the con- u wi, uii ine proceedings ordering the roller were rescinded. However, it now develops that Cltv TTr. virion, To..l i - r-t - ' lOJIUI WBIU ahead and accepted the roller and it has been used for three weeks, although no ,iv- l was signea. This Mr. Tnvlnr nl..j i ......... ,,.,i i, v oaying that he knew nothing of any bribe having or UI anyming wrong where by the roller woudl not be accepted, and that the roller wna uvo-Anti-.. i . v ncnutra on the many streets that are being im- j'.ovcu. it is proDaoie the machine will be purchased, hut thn n.t i - ......i.. tiao 111 toefore the Executive Board first. It will probably be referred" to the street com- """" "r consiaeration, and then it will be determined how the matter will be straightened out. HOSTELRY AT CRATER LAKE Will G. Steel to Erect Unique Struc ture at Summer Resort. KLAMATH FALLS. Or. .Ti.iv s ra clal.) Will G. Steel, who holds the con cession from the Department of the In- in . Z entertainment of pilgrims In the Crater Lake National Park, Is on his way to the lake, accompanied by Mr Parkhurst, from Portland, who is inter ested with him In the contemplated im provements. A rustic hotel building will be constructed this season on the very rim of the lake. 7200 feet above the sea and overlooking the most picturesque body of water In the world. .tb,tr ,,mProvements are planned, which Mr Steel hopes to complete thjs season, including tent-houses for guests among tne hemlock groves near the proposed mn. and an electric lighting plant. The plans also contemplate the pump ing of water eventually from a spring of clear, ice-cold water on the summit of the Cascade ridge. In short. Crater Lake Na tional Park will be provided with all necessary conveniences as rapidly as Mr. Steel .nd his associates can provide Marriage License. 26. ton. Columbia CouSte cl J- everA'7rcUvN;TSFlmer a- Kauffman, over ji. city, and Nellie A wi on . ' LAINE-ROHRER-JuIIm!?. ' 3i' Rf. Lodge. Lincoln County, and wiim. c ? Rohrer. 2. city. na HllM Sophia cfty Euene and Dorrls M. Swanson, 44, HERR1CK-CLAT-Alexander p. Herrlck over 21. city, and Nettie B. Clay. oVer CHAPMAN-THOMPSON Charles n,.r, man. 23. city, and Floren omp.onT'S; CROBBT-SCMNER-A. L Crosbv A9 city, and Mrs. Anna A. Sumner, m city NAOASAWA-TOSHIMCRA -1 Tomuiro lK"yWa- 291 ity' and Toy"" ToihimuS Wed dlnr and visiting cards. W. a. Smith Co.. Washington bldg.. 4th and Wash? , Ladles' J3.50 and U Oxfords cut to $2.35 at the big midsummer sale of the Good year Shoe. Company -. THE MORNING OREGOMAy, FRIDAY, I . HALSTED STREET BRIDGE SUCCESS Description of Chicago Span That Is Model for New Madison Structure. FIRST THOUGHT A FAILURE Frequently Got Out of Order and Was Costly to Operate, but Slight Changes in Mechanism Cor rected All Trouble. FACTS ABOUT CHICAGO BRIDGE. The Oregonlan recently ordered from its Chicago correspondent a (air and unbiased statement of the work ings of the Halete-street lift bridge. In Chicago. This bridge Is of the Waddell type, which has been adopted for the new Madlaon-street bridge. The accompanying article is the result. CHICAGO. July 8 (Special.) The "w. xaaisiea-street lift brldee f fh! arKT?,he flFSt and only on f the ..uueu type ever constructed was completed and opened for traffic April Ttil8i-at. a tal coat of J237.180.52. as oe of ahSCd bVhC cUy'S engineers aa one or tnp mnnt n . . , V " cinueaD19 spans Lh. t Chicago and Calumet rivers. T . "re are 8l- Its time for swlnirlner" anrt it . ' , "r arm i vi operation hdB! ena"l comP"e. 11 with Thomas G- Plhlfeldt' wher'e thTre",! ,,, - ""uses. wmie no .reoomendation has been made by Engineer Pihfeldt for the new bridge across the river at Lake street, it is reasonably certain he wlS .,ir Hn a brldse of the Wad dell or similar- 1 -J? . v.. , J urz ueea. XnlS bridge, in addition to accommodating sunnorf traffic on one grade, must support the train r.r n cicvaiou ran road upon a higher level. r"r a structure which must carry overhead traffic t ,r.lf. . ,, t ' iue lilt nriu&TA . "f'f "Fl P1-hfe'" today. 4n I ' la Barer- more rigid and structurally a Viet for- co , , x ui opera- Jn ,LCCLBt., a trlfIe less than the roll tf k brldKe and a trifle more than u.c oiyie usea in Chicago. It Is my sruesa that if i. .i . . brains had been put Into the lift bridge type as has been put into the bascule tjpe there would now be fewer or the latter constructed." The Fort Wayne railroad has pre pared Tila n s fny a i ; j , 1 "iJuge over IQQ south branch of the river near Twentv- HDCflnH ot.ni rrn. i ... . - it. Wl11. De used only by Its railroad owner. ' While the South Halsted-street bridge is now giving satisfaction and has since 1902. such wa y,it ..... case. For the eiirht x.ou r- r . its completion it was looked upon as a failure. It was operated by steam pow er and cost much more than the aver age bridge in Chicago annually. Fre quently It ronuM ,t..i. .. . . - - r--- skuA. up in me air, and the local newspapers often ,j jtnu cartoons of the reSidentR Wbo hannmaJ . . . . . . . Lu ue caugnr on the .bridge. In a few instances the v o Up IU tne alr au nlgllt an(J persons on it were compelled to remain until it was repaired and lowered to The Plttshliro- Tr-I the builder. It was originally planned --- ""-o n xeei. Dut later the plans were changed to give a clear- mo ieeu us length is 130 feet and its width 61.4 feet. The entire span Is lifted bodily in the air to per mit VeSSela tt naae I. . , - . known technically as a counter lift Driage. Tne foundations for the struc ture are concrete rniscnna n. v. i v. i . . 1 . wi.vii nave been sunk to bedrock. in the annual report of the depart ment of T11 l"i 1 1 r wnrlr loai . i - -" me en gineers asserted that the operation of the bridge was expensive, and in every year thereafter n t iano . 1- 'j vd, liic eime comment was made. In no year up to "" cost or operation and re pairs less than IKnnn w - - - - - uitcH i ii u i; ii more, while the number of swings an- ..un..iy wb less man for any other brid&re oneratefl vv .tnn- . " w.tic,,, jui w .r i . lis average time for a swing, however compared well with other steam-power bridges. The neighborhood of 3.57 minutes. n iua juncrineer Pihlfeldt spent sev eral daVS a.nri nicrhta a a with the structure, examining its ma- .A.niy aiIU recKoning its merits and demerits, Tli rocni . - -"uafc y a " tllaL II re- constructed the bridge floor and omit- .ui onuu cunnion, inereDy decreas ing the weight nf thn x about 20 tons. The lift can now be made with one engine, with a steam pressure of 90 pounds, while with the old floor it was difficult to make the lift with two engines and a steam pres sure of 110 pounds. In addition he made some adjustments of the ma chinery. Since that time electricity has been substituted for steam power. The cost of coal for steam power aver aged $169.96 a month, whereas the cost of electric current is $50 a month. It is purchased from a private manufac- uuuse tenaers are required with electric power, as against four when steam was used. Mr. Pihl feldt asserts he has saved the city $3200 a year by getting this bridge in good working order and by the substitution of electric for steam power. "There is no question about the un satisfactory condition of the bridge formerly," explained Mr. Pihlfeldt. "It was costly. It was expensive to operate and It needed repairs all the time. It frequently got out of order. It had defects such as the first of any new device will have, but it has been giving good service lately. Because of the bad reputation of this, the first bridge of its kind, en gineers shunned the idea. No one de voted their talents .-to this type of con struction. They turned to the bascule type and the progress In that construc tion has been fast and for the most part successful."' Wire Wealthy, Wilde Avers. In an affidavit filed yesterday in the State Circuit Court. Frank Wilde, de fendant in a divorce action Instituted by Lillle M. Wilde, declares that his spouse is better provided with this world's goods than he. The affidavit comes as an an swer to the wife's application to the court asking that Wilde be required to pay into the court counsel fees for her benefit in prosecuting the suit for a legal separation. Wilde alleges in his sworn statement that the value of his estate does not exceed 600 and avers that he earns only J2.50 a day In wages, which, he says, is barely enough to provide for the immediate wants of himself and 16-year-old daughter. Wilde makes the fur tbetreprefieaUUoa In iUs affidavit that MONEY SAVERS BOYS' DEPARTMENT ' FRIDAY AND SATURDAY "Wash Suits, in sizes 2 to 8, Rus sian and sailor styles, selling regu larly at 50c to 75c, special Q Q Friday and Saturday 3 tC Boys', double-seat Overalls, with bib, made of durable fab cui iuii, ail sizes, special at. 45c Washable Tarns in light Summer colors, regular 75c and $1.00 val ues, Friday and Satur- Qjj day only at OOC 166-170 Third St. the wife Is the sole owner of property in Oregon, Washington and California of the value of $12,500. Boy Drowns In Tank. SEATTL.E3, Wash., July 8 Theodore Covan, aged 23. of Robe, Wash., was drowned this afternoon while swimming in the tank at an amusement park. His body was found floating in the shallow water by two other bathers. The soap one finds in most hotels and sleep ing cars is the kind one finds in most sleeping cars and hotels. Highly scented? Yes. Colored? Of course. But you need not use it, if, before- leaving home, you have had the fore-thought to slip a half cake of Ivory Soap ' in your toilet case. Ivory Soap 99io6 Per Cent. Pure. 87 THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY The Fruit Basket of the World A poor hiii has a small rhance of ever brromlnv wealthy in the Far Eastern tates. Even In the Middle west the openings arc be comlns scares and m a n t . energetic men see that they can better themselves by comlaa; to the Northwest. onie who have come West find they have not suffi cient knowledge of the country to be able to lo cate at once In a business which will pay them well. If yon are of this number, why not Investigate the district which has more openings and opportunities for men of small or largo capital than any other sec tion of the Northwest f The Columbia Itiver Val ley cannot be surpassed as a desirable place to live when you consider the many lines of business that ' are still needed, the large population which will sure ly settle here, and the vast Increase which will follow any small Investment made at this time. It will pay you to look Into the conditions In this land of opportunity. Kenne wlck and Pasco are al ready the important com mercial centers of this dis trict For Information con cerning openings In all lines of business address KENNEWICK COM'RCIAL CLUB KENNE WICK, WASH. PASCO COMMERCIAL CLUB PASCO, WASH. A GREAT BOOK A limited special edition of Colonel Cooper's fasci nating Indian love story, "The Yamhills," Is Just completed. The book deals in a re markable and masterly manner with Indian in trigues of long ago. A great share of the drama is enacted in the great Broadmead section of the Willamette Valley, where traces of the battles fought are still seen, and many relics found. It is a story full of action and human interest. Copies may be had for 26 cents at the offices of the Columbia Trust Company, 84 Fourth street. Board of Trade Sldg. JULY 9, 1909. I, Of You often see this notice posted or advertised, but you will not see this sign in our country, or the chance to buy irrigated land at such prices and terms "in a place where you have the climate, low altitude, distance from the coast and moun tains, and the extremely early Springs, with no snow, frozen ground, mud or slush, and an annual rainfall of less than 7 1-2 inches and have over 300 days of sunshine in every year." MCHLANB is the last chance to get land in this favored fruit belt, under a gravity canal, with water under Govern ment supervision, as the Government will give no more water rights from the Yakima river or any of its sources, and all other streams and lakes lie too low to take water out of except by pumping. Pumping water makes the cost of irrigating very high gravity makes the cost low. No machinery to buy or keep up; no fuel to buy; no cost of con stant repairs; and no machinery to break down at a time when your crops need water, and have them suffer as a consequence, but just open the gates and let the water run from the river into the irrigation ditch which is a veritable river in itself then to be taken out and run in laterals constructed by the company close to the different tracts for the use of the farmers and fruit growers. In seven months we have sold over worth of this nc nas in Columbia river early Airadl Statistics, as well as experiences of our fruit growers, show that 10 acres of this land will pay for a six months' tour of Europe every year after the first three years, besides supporting a family of six or seven members. Is there any place else that you can put in $300 cash and $200 per year and get the most pleasant home on earth, and at the same time get such a return from your invest ment. (Jit is hard to find a man in Wenatchee, Yakima or Kennewick, who has been there three years, who is not independent or on the sure road to a happy old age. GET WITH THE CROWD. If you can't go up during the week, come to the office and go with us Saturday eve ning on the 5:40 train over the "North Bank" road, returning either Sunday evening at 8:50 or Monday morning at 8:30; get a free auto ride over the Columbia valley, and see a community where everybody is happy and prosperous. Land sell ing for $125 to $150 per acre, with perpetual water right, on five years' time. FREE INFORMATION AND BOOKLET ON REQUEST"" MicMaiodl ILsumdl Co,- A. W. HOOVER, Manager 1 lO Second St, Portland Phones M. 1 743; A 1 743 700,000 land, which shows W the faith the nub- fruit belt" land.