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sent out-of-date Incinerator in com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.