TIIK MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1909. 12 CITY TO COMPETE IN IMPROVEMENTS Mayor Takes Steps to Force Contractors to Do Work at Reasonable Rates. ( WILL SAVE MONEY ON WORK 'vPuts In Loe.-t Bid for Laying Water Main on Everett Street and la Given Contract Laying of Pavement Also PlanneK. Mayor Simon, acting for the city, has invaded the stronghold of the contractors' combine, and threatens to do all kinds of Improvement 'work through municipal operation. He secured the contract yes terday morning for laying a water main In Everett Btreet, from Nineteenth street to the Cornell road, but this In itself is a minor matter. The real significance of the action is that the administration in tends to compete in all manner of work unless better prices are quoted, including the. laying of hard-surface streets. "I am not doing this work for pecuniary benefit."-said Mayor Simon, in speaking of the contract for the water -main, "but to show to contractors the power of the city to do this and other Kinds or worK. There must be better rates for improve ment work, and unless the contractors j f ubmlt more reasonable bids, there is go i ing to be municipal competition. The I city has the power and full authority to ! proceed In this matter, and I pro pose to do so unless conditions axe very much remedied. Proper j ty-owners are paying a good deal too much for their Improvements, and I do not Intend to permit It any longer." Makes Bid on Main as Test. Mayor Simon selected the main in Everett street as a test, as he had de cided that the cost of laying these pipes and the performing of other work Is costing too much. The bids that were submitted by Contractors Paquet .and Pottage two weeks ago for this particu lar main were abov $5000, and Mr. Pa quet' bid yesterday .was $47S0. show ing clearly that he knew his first propos al was too high. Mr. Pottace did not sub mit any bid this time. The bid of Jo seph Simon was 14338: Jacobs-Bade Com pany. $5142. and the Barber Asphalt Pav ing Company, $5773. The board promptly warded the contract to the lowest bid der, as usual. This Is the first time that the city has entered Into actual competition with con tractors, but it Is said that, unless there is a big reduction In the bids in future. It will not be the last. "I intend." said the Mayor, "to force down the prices of all this work that contractors have been doing In Portland. I will not tolerate the present charges, and If they do not figure closer. I will take steps to have it done through muni cipal operation." The Water Board will proceed at once to lay the main In Everett street, the Mayor simply making the bid for it. New Pipe for Sell wood District. The Water- Board adopted a resolution ordering a $25,000 pipe laid into the Sell wood district, and connecting with a sys tem to furnish water to Intermediate points, not Including the Mount Scott district This will go to the Council next Wednesday for confirmation, and all pos sible speed will be made In the installa tion. It being understood that the Coun cil will pass on the recommendation fa vorably. There Is the most urgent need for the new supply system. Chief En gineer Clarke will submit a report at the next meeting, for a system to take care of the Mount Scott territory. It is the intention of the Mayor and members of the board to relieve the situation In all needy places as rapidly as It Is possible with the funds at hand, which are now ample for this work. Mayor Simon asked T. B. Wilcox, a member of the board, to take up the mat ter of securing co-operation between the board and the street improvement de partment, so that better results may be obtained in the" matter of laying mains ahead of hard-surface streets. Owing to the lack of system, the proposed main on Union avenue had to be abandoned, as the hard-surface pavement is laid ahead of the pipe. The Mayor will not allow the pavement to be cut, except In extreme cases. BRICK BLOCK IN GRESHAM First State Bank Is Erecting Modern Structure. GRESHAM. Or.. Aug. 19. ( Special.) f The First State Bank building, at the corner of Powell and Main streets, is be ; ing raised two stories and an addition is being added to the north end. The bank building will be an imposing structure ' when finished, and will have the distinc ' tion of being the first brick structure east of Mount Tabor. The bank will , continue to occupy the enlarged lower i floor, while the upper story will be used I iar offices. ' Adjoining the bank building on the - f north, another commodious brick struc- : ture of two stories and two store-rooms i is lust being finished by T. R. Howltt. ' 1 One of the lower rooms will be occupied -' by the Gresham Postofflce on October 1. ' Postmistress McCall has just ordered a ' i complete new cabinet and other postofflce . : 'furniture. The upper floor will house the ! "central" of the Fanners' Telephone lines and will also contain the offices of sev- . eral doctors and dentists. Another brick building is contemplated. , also a reinforced concrete building, both : of which will probably be built before "vlnt'r- i THEY COMPLAIN OF SECT f Neighbors Ask Police to Quell Xoise of Tongues of Fire. The police have been called upon to t dampen the ardor of the Tongues of Fire sect, wlyich holds campmeetings nightly at Sixtieth and East Hoyt streets. ; Neighbors in the vicinity of the camp i grounds complain of the sect s form of services. When carried away with religious en : thuslasm the scenes ahout the camp re- semble a circus performance, according ' to the contention of the complaining neighbors. InmanrPoulsen Suit Dismissed. Attorney George S. Shepherd, repre- eentlng the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Com pany, secured the dismissal In the Clr- ' cult Court yesterday afternoon of the ; company's suit against the city and the 1 Pacific Bridge Company. A emparry irrjnnctlon restraining the city and the ! bridge company from filling East Sixth I Btreet had been issued, but the City Coun- cil having rescinded all the proceedings relative to the till, continuance of the in- iunction was found unnecessary. The lumber company alleged that the assess. ment of J38.0W against Its two blocks on account of the sixth-street fill, was ex orbitant, 17 blocks to the north being as sessed only 19000 and six blocks to the south only J340O. BUNCO QUEEN GOES NORTH Seattle Detective With Mrs. Myrtle Johnson Passes Through City Mrs. Mvrtle Johnson, the "Bunco Oueen." arrested In Oakland recently upon the request of the Seattle police, ar rived here in custody of Detective rey ton of the Seattle police department yes terday. She is being returned to the northern city with Harry Chesterfield, an alleged confederate with her in her re cent operations. The woman is accused of trying to swindle a Seattle streetcar company out of a sum of money as balm for injuries she avers she sustained In that city sev- I O. A. C. GRADl'ATG KILLED BY J . FALL FROM BRIDGE. W. D. Sntton. T -! W. D. Sutton, an Oregon Agri cultural College graduate of the class of 1!)09, and for four years a resident of Oregon, died yester day at St. Vincent's Hospital from the results of an accident sus tained last uesday, when he fell off the North Bank Willamette bridge, a distance of 45 feet. In the fall Sutton's right ankle and wrist were crushed and he suf fered Internal injuries which filially resulted In his death. The remains were taken-East last flight, by a brother of the de ceased to the family home in Darlington. S. C. The surviving members of the family are a sis ter, a brother and the mother. eral months ago. With her is her 4-months-old child, whom she used to gain the sympathy of witnesses. The de tective and his prisoners left for Seattle last evening. FIGHT MADE OVER SALOON Possession of Grogshop Raises Legal Battle. The suit of Conrad J. Carstens. some times known as George Carsons, against Ed E. Smith and H. J. Kimball over the possession of the Office sa loon, at 8 Sixth street, was tried be fore Circuit Judge Gatens yesterday afternoon. The suit isjor an account ing, Carstens alleging that Smith and Kimball conspired to defraud him of his property. Carstens went on a trip to Seattle, and, from there to San Francisco last May, leaving smun witn a power oi attorney and a bill of sale to the sa loon. He says he authorized Smith to act as his agent in his absence, and to sell the saloon for $4000 if possible. He had bought out his partner, K. P. Walsh, a short time before, and want ed a mortgage held by Walsh paid. Carstefis alleges that Smith mortgaged the saloon to Kimball for $3000 more, but Smith says this was necessary In order to meet pressing debts of the business. He offers to turn over the saloon to Carstens as soon as the lat ter pays $2349 ot this $3000, which Is still owing. Smith says Carstens left only $31 in the till when he went away. ROCKPILE MAY BE KEPT Kelly Butte to Be Maintained if - Mount Hood Railway Revives. When the announcement that work on the AIt. Hood Railway will soon be re sumed, and. carried through to completion, came to the attention of County Commis sioner Llghtner yesterday, he repudiated his statement of the day before that the force of men at Kelly Butte would be gradually, decreased, and said that if the report" regarding the railway Is correct, the force at Kelly Butte may be in creased. Commissioner Lightner said Wednes day that as only about sis miles of un macadamized road Is now within hauling distance of the butte, that Institution had seen Its best days. But yesterday he made the statement that If the Mt. Hood Railway is built, a new , field will be opened up. and that the county would then need all the rock the quarry -can turn out. WEATHER IS HOT, BUT V Temperature Sags a Trifle From Strenuous Showing of Wednesday. . Hot - wave conditions prevailing in Portland for the past several days were not so noticeable yesterday, for the temperature did not register nearly as high as on Wednesday. The maximum yesterday was reached at S o'clock, when the thermometer showed 80 de grees. Brush fires In the immediate vicinity of the city.' however, caused many -to believe it hotter because of the oppres sive conditions caused by heavy smoke banks. The hourly temperatures from 5 A. M. to 5 P. M. yesterday are as follows: Deg.T Deg. , 6 A. M ;1S M 74 A.'M 0' 1 P M 75 7 A M 2 P. M TS 8 A. M Ml 3 P. M SO ft A. M 8 4 P. M 79 lO A. M 5 P. M 78 It A. M 71 Today Is positively the last day for dis count on East' Side gas bills. Read "Gas Tips." Stave money. Buy shoes now' at Rosen thal's house-cleaning sale. - i Harris Trunk Co. for Vunk bass. t 1 1 . STOP HUGE CEMETERY GRAFT Mayor Simon and Councilman Kubli Hot on Trail of Benefiel. LONE FIR IN LIMELIGHT City Authorities Discover That Ghoulish Inhumanities Are Being Perpetrated by Persons in Con trol, of - Burying Place. Councilman Kubll announced yesterday afternoon that he will ask the City Coun- ell to order an Investigation of the "dis- vrnrefnl condition of Lone ir cemetery. He demands to know where Wilson Bene fiel. chief stockholder In tne corporation, buried the remains of eight persons when a steam shovel recently disturbed their resting places, and declares that, in his opinion, .all were relnterred In a single grave. Mayor Simon is in hearty accord with Councilman Kubli's declared intention. nnrf will assist In every possible way to bring about a thorough investigation oi conditions abounding in tne cemetery, in company with Mayor Simon. Councilman Kubll, City Engineer Morris, rarn ou perintendent Mische and Judge Moreland, clerk of the- State Supreme Court, viewed the cemetery yesterday afternoon, in an effort to locate the lines of the property controlled by the Lone Fir association, and to segregate the portion owned by the Masons. The iatter. It is understood, will stand their share of the expense made necessary to put in a retaining wall to hold the earth in place along East Stark street, where a big grade has been mad. This will cost abdut $5000. Wilson Benefiel. however, has refused to do anything, and Is trying to foist the whole matter onto the city. Councilman Kubli has an ordinance before the Coun cil, appropriating $5000 to build the retain ing wall, and It may be necessary to ex pend1 this, but Mayor Simon and members of the Council do not Intend that the city shall eventually lose this much money, they propose to force the cemetery asso ciation and the stockholders of that con cern to pay for It. Huge Graft; Big Disgrace. The whole fcituation." said Mayor Si mon, is a disgrace, waving squeezed the orarge dry. figuratively speaking, Benefiel and his associates refuse now to take care of the cemetery. I am greatly depressed over the appearance of the grounds, where It is said on reliable au thority there are more than 25,000 people burled.. All of the lots have been sold, and many more than should have been, for many are buried In the driveways. and scarcely any care Is given to any por tion of the cemetery. The conditions are shocking and astonishing. Now that a grade has been put through on Stark street, along the northern edge of the cemeJery. and tome corpses having been disturbed, it becomes necessary to con struct a retaining wall, and Benefiel will not even agree to bear anything like a reasonable portion of the expense. It Is said that he has made not less than $150,000 out of that property." I never have seen such disgraceful conditions In my life." said Councilman Kubll, in whose ward the cemetery lies. It la a crying shame, and I will not sit by and allow it to continue without a protest. I will demand that the Council take It In hand and make a complete In vestigation. Eight bodies were disturbed by the grading crew, working a steam shovel, and I believe that the remains were relnterred In one grave. I think the city should construct the retaining wall for the protection of the other graves that will be uncovered when the rain of this Winter causes the earth to cave in, but steps should be taken ti ompel the cemetery people, who have made -thousands of dollars ' but of the project, to pay for fhfe work. I will not be satisfied, however. ' with this: I want better conditions as to the graves In the grounds. Profits Are Enormous. Benefiel is making about $3500 a month out of the property right now, but Is ex pending nothing In comparison, for keep ing the lots as they should be. Some thing must be done to remedy this dis graceful situation." Mayor Simon has ordered a list of the stockholders to be submitted fo him, and he intends to demand of them that thev pay the cost of the retaining wall and of the street grade, or he will have a suit filed against them in the Circuit Court. H. H. Newhall, president of the East Side Bank, Is a shareholder, And has signined to the Mayor a willingness to assist in bettering conditions arid in pay ing ior tne retaining wan. Mr. Benefiel was expected to meet the official party yesterday afternoon,, as he was requested by Mayor Simon to do. bat ne could not be tound. It was said at his residence that he had business else where of great Importance and could not meet the Mayor and ofhers. LEAKS WORRY G01 CHEMICAL ACTION BLAMED FOR PIPELINE HOLES. Four Men Are Kept Busy Mending System Xot Serious, Says Dodge.' GRESHAM, Or., Aug. 19. (Special.) Many more serious leaks have been show ing themselves In the Bull Run pipeline, causing much difficulty and hard work in getting them, plugged. Foreman Frank Escaban has four men employed almost constantly, his remedy In stopping the leaks being to stop the holes with a soft iron plug. It has been decided that the leaks are due to a chemical in the soil, which eats through the Iron. Instead of elec trolysis, as was thought at first. Only for a distance of about four miles east of here are the leaks found and the soil for that distance Ls entirely free from gravel, being yellow clay. Through the gravel districts the leaks do not appear. No Cause for Alarm, Says Dodge. Superintendent Dodge, of the Water Department, when Informed of the fore going dispatch, said there ls no cause for alarm, that the' small holes referred to have appeared In the pipe from time to time for yea'rs. It is not serious, he said. Report Filed in Montgomery Estate. Mary Phelps Montgomery, executrix of the estate of Jam$s B. Montgomery, filed in the 'County Court yesterday her 15th report, covering the period between last October and April. In this time she has received $21,170, including th $2460 MAY HER 'BYSICIAN ADVISED Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Columbus. Ohio. " I have taken Ivdla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound a u r l n g change of life. My doctor told me it was good, and since taking it I feel so much better that I can do all my work again. I thint Lydia E. Pinkham's veiretaoie uom- pound a fine remedy for all woman's troubles, and I inever foreet to tell my friends what it has done tor me." Mrs. E. Hanson, 304 .fcasr, jong Columbus. Ohio. Another Woman Helped. ' Graniteville, Vt. " I was passing through the Change of Life and suffered from nervousness and other annoying symptoms. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound restored myhealthand strength, and proved worth mountains of gold to me. For the sake of other suffering women I am willing you should publish my letter," Mrs. Charles Barclay," R.F.D., Granite- irillo "Vt. Women who are passing through this critical period or who are suffering irom any or mose uisiressniK uut pe culiar to their sex should not lose sight of the fact that for thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compqund, which is made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills. In almost every commu nity you will find women who have been r-" ' neaitn cy Lyaia & ii rid. on hand last September. The disburse ments have amounted to $15,272 leaving a balance of $5S98 now on hand. LEG LOST BY HIS FALL Ladder Breaks, Chinaman Falls and Dot-tor Amputates Limb. A rickety ladder leading to the base ment of 85 Fourth- street. North, cost Lee Foo, a Chinese canneryman, his leg yesterday afternoon. Lee was descend ing the ladder backwards. When Jie had gone down part of the way a rung broke and he fell backwards, his leg remaining caught between two rungs. Dr. Zelgler amputated the injured limb at St. Vincent's Hospital. The bones of the Celestial s leg be tween the knee and ankle were broken off sharply and the ragged ends pro truded through the flesh. The entire weight of the man s body was thrown upon the Injured leg. and before he could be extricated from his position the flesh had been so badly torn and lacerated that It was Impossible to save the leg, and Its amputation was neces sary. Lee Will recover, although crip pled for life. CARPIITER FALLS 30 FEET Beam Breaks, Workman Sustains Serious Injuries. Falling 30 feet from a scaffold at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, while at work on a new two-story frame house rising at Union avenue and Skidmore street, R. Spencer, a carpenter, sus tained a broken arm, painful Injuries to his hip and internal Injuries. An ambulance from the Central stables was summoned, and Spencer was con veyed to the Good Samaritan Hospital. Tne Injured man will probably Re cover, although his condition is re garded as serious. The accident was due to the breaking of a crossbeam forming part of the scaffold. Spencer is single and has been in Portland but a few weeks. He was employed by Contractor Hadley. Jury Drawn for September Term. County Clerk Fields drew the jury yes terday for the September term of the Cir cuit Court. Cards containing the names of 130 Multnomah County taxpayers were taken at random from an iron box, in which they had been well mixed with others. Sheriff Stevens' deputies will be gin serving subpenas upon the prospec tive jurymen at once. "Hanan" shoes at less than factory cost at Rosenthal's house-cleaning sale. In the Dining Car, At Club or Hotel, And at Home Post T is a tempting, delicious food always ready to serve.. If desired, direct from the package with cream and sugar, and sometimes with fruit. Crispj Flavoury, Golden-brown' Bits made from choice white Corn. "The Taste Lingers" Pkgs. 10c and 15c. POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD., I f ! i if cJ fl'"'f crimped, not pasted ana caai ( f. . " v cigarette has an individual cooling rA, 10 for 10c RT i lf I L Sold Everywhere ""-V M A?lif lOT THE JOHN BOLLMAN CO. CS7 Manufacturers, San Francisco cX I Judge Gatens Will Have Talk With Mrs. Collins. HER SANITY TO BE TESTED Bench Warrant Issued to Bring Al leged Murderess Before Tribu nal, but Her Condition Will First Be Investijtted. Circuit Judge Gatens announced yester day that he will pay Mrs. Kate Collins a personal visit at the Crystal Springs Sanatorium at 8 o'clock this morning. The frequent statements that she ls mentally unfit to be brought to the Court house to hear the reading of the indict ment, and this in spite of the fact that she has been examined by the County Court and local physicians and pro nounced sane, led District Attorney Cam eron to make a demand yesterday for a bench warrant on which he could bring the woman into court. This is very un usual, as the woman Is already In the custody of Sheriff Stevens. Judge Gatens did not issue the bench warrant, but decided that he would see the woman himself, and determine whether or not she is in fit condition to be brought to court. Facing the charge of murder ' in the CDUR MUST oasties BATTLE CREEK, MICH A ii ln( U2d . LnJ I I -i U Vi UU "IT tl : It is surprising that a cigarette so inexpen sive as Imperiales should have the largest sale at the very clubs, hotels and on the trains where men of means moit congre gate. At leas it's surprising until you try an Imperiales and find out for yourself how peculiarly rich, smooth and satisfying a smoke it is. The paper is the thinnest mais crimped, not pasted and each cigarette has an individual cooling mouthpiece. first degree for the alleged shooting of her young husband. Dr. R. A. M. Collins. Mrs. Collins is said to be "childish." Even her attorney, R. E. Sewall, says he has not talked to her of the case, and It is believed he will endeavor to set up the insanity plea. In fact, the failure to have her produced in court early last week at the time set for her arraignment, strengthens this supposition. District Attorney Cameron is anxious to bring the case to trial as soon as possible, and as the docket is to be called and cases set next Monday, wishes to have the woman arraigned and have her plea entered before that .time. The docket will not be called again until September 7. W. A. SPAXTOX TCRX'ED DOWN County Court Refuses to Acept Ofrer for Poonfarm. The County Court conferred yester day with W. A. Spanton over the com plications arising from the sale of the old County Poorfarm on Canyon road, and refused to accept the $30,000 ten dered in part payment. The matter was postponed until tomorrow, when Judge Webster and Commissioner Llghtner return from a trip to Eastern Multnomah County to look over the roads. The Judge and Commissioner left yesterday morning with County Farm Superintendent Jackson in the latter's automobile. Tii? County Court is attempting to repudiate its contract with Spanton because he did not make the $30,000 payment on the $154,000 purchase price on time. , j ( Award of $3000 for Right of Way. j iirt nt nirmtit .Tiidffe Gatens yes- A UCUIDIWll - . - - terday morning compels the Pence Com pany to pay James and Kate Dowd, executor and executrix of James Barry's estate. $3000 for the right of way for Peni-e s flume .over the Barry property on Mnnton road. This is the flume with Compound of Indian j ostium Ce real Co I irJii j 1"" JtV A.Li m 'ted which Pence was attempting to fill Guilds lake by washing down dirt and gravel from the hills above. Failure of Pence to agree with the Dowds as to the price he should pay. led to the selection of three persons to arbitrate the matter. His suit in court was to set aside the award of the arbitrators, but the decision yesterday was against him. Attend Rosenthal's shoe sale. A WESTERN WOMAN WRITES: . "I used cheap vanilla for g twenty year. Not g Ions aco a friend pot H me to try Burnett's 1 S Vanilla. I did so. 1 have used it ever since. I wouldn't change back to ordinary vanilla B it I was supplied with it free of charge.1 Always insist on 3 m BURNETT'S VANILLA It U tba pamt. most daliciooa xtTKCt poMible .o b mad. m THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY I The Fruit Basket of the World A poor man has mall chance of ever becomln wealthy In the Far Eastern State. Even In the Middle Went -the opening are be eonitnar scarce and many energetic men ice that they can better tbeitinelve by coming; to the Morthweat. Some who have come Weit find they have not suffi cient knowledge of the country to be able to lo cate at once in a buaincaa which will pay them well. If yon are of thin number, why not investigate the district which has more openings and opportunities for men of small or large capital than any other sec tion of the Northwest t The Columbia Klver Val ley cannot be surpassed as a deslra'sle place to live when y"u consider the many lnvs 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 wick and Pasco are al ready the Important com mercial centers of this dls- trict. For Information con - cernlng openings In all lines of business address KENNEWICK COM'RCIAL CLUB KENNEWICK. WASH. PASCO COMMERCIAL CLUB PASCO, WASH. STOMACH (TREO. t hove been suffering with stomach trouble. Other doctors Insisted on me hav ing an operation. Finally r came to Yonna; Ming Medicine Co., 247 Taylor st., Portland. Or. After having taken four dosea of their remedies I am well. Mrs. Emma Knyart, Foull, Wheeler County. Oregoa, IP V ' - -