16 -' 1 ' TOE MORXLVG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 190&
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MAYOR'S POLICY
Gravel and Macadam Will Be
Used Only in Exception
al Instances.
SOME CONTRACTS HELD UP
City Engineer and Street Committee
Heartily In Accord Waiver of
First-Street Maintenance
Clause Asked.
Mayor Simon vesterday afternoon made
clear to City Engineer Morris and the
member! of the street committee of the
Executive Board his attitude toward
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Xone of the city officials is
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street was condemned jw
jn-avel and macadam street improvements.
He does not want them at all. and in
structed the committee to recommend
none unless, after careful consideration
and investigation, they believe that there
Is posEltlve necessity for such action.
Hard-surface pavment Is the watchword
of the administration, looking toward a
city beautiful, and the Mayor will not
be swerved from this policy.
During the meeting of the street com
mittee contractors Giebisch & Joplin and
Stephens Bros., through their represen
tatives, demanded to know why certain
streets calling for gravel and macadam
Improvements, were held up, and pressed
the subject so hard that It was deemed
wise by the members to confer with the
Mayor regarding some policy in this re
spect. All of the Improvements affected
trill be temporarily held In abeyance, un
til a checklng-up process can be had and
until It can be determined whether any
of them fall under the Mayor's ban.
Gravel Soon Wears Out,
"I think it is a great mistake to Im
prove streets with anything but hard
surface pavements," said Mayor Simon
after the conference. "It Is expensive,
and virtually useless, as macadam and
gravel streets soon wear out at- best, and
axe really not good while they last- I
Intend to see to it that this kind of
streets is not laid in Portland, and
have told the members of the committee
having this work In charge to follow
this policy. There may be Borne In
stances where it Is necessary to put in
gravel or macadam, in order to connect
some thoroughfares, or there may be some
peculiar situation where It will be justl
lied. but as a general rule, I do not in
tend to allow anything but hard-surface
pavements to be laid."
City Engineer Morris and Messrs. Cor
bett, Piatt and Smith, of the street com
mittee, heartily favor the Mayor's policy,
and will enforce it strictly. Mayor Simon
will do everything in his power, even
vetoing ordinaces that are passed by the
Council for macadam or gravel, where
such are unnecessary, it Is said. In any
' event, through the Executive Board, he
has absolute control of the situation, and
declares emphatically that he will use
the power at his command to enforce the
"hard-surface" policy.
Several contractors In the city, who
have been engaged exclusively in the
business of Improving streets with ma
cadam and gravel, are hard hit by the
policy.
City Demands Waiver.
The committee heard the request of the
Warren Construction Company for a call
for bids on First street, between Wash
ington and Madison streets, and agreed
to recommend to the Executive Board
the desired action, if the company will
secure all the signatures it possibly can
to a waiver to protect the city from liti
gation because of a maintenance that now
rests on the old Improvement. This does
riot 'run out until 1113, and In the mean
time, the street is In poor condition and
needs a new dressing over the concrete
base. Among those who strongly favor
this is C. K. Henry, who appeared in
person to urge that something be done
to Improve the street at once. City En-,
glneer Morris said that he favored stone
blocks, but was willing to waive his
opinion
Some large contracts for hard-surface
, streets were recommended by the com-
mittee for award at the next session of
-Executive Board. Among these are
rrwenty-fourth, from Glisan to Thurman
streets, with asphalt, for $28,000. and
' Twenty-second, from Washington to Ni
i cola!, asphalt, for $62,000. It will be lm
t possible to make any headwany on these
I or any of the other small contracts until
' the next Summer season.
Mr. Piatt, who presided at the meet
J lng In the absence of Chairman Cor
bett, announced that the committee will
i not temporize with the contractors, and
; that all contracts must be finished on
; time or fines iwlll be levied, unless a le
1 gitimate excuse is forthcoming.
'MAYOR INSPECTS CROSSWALKS
Completion of Haw thorne-Avenue
Paving Promised Soon.
Mayor Simon braved the elements long
enough yesterday morning to take an au
tomobile trip to Grand and Hawthorne
avenues with Manager Huber, of the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company. They
Inspected the crossing, which Is In a bad
condition, and the Mayor asked that good
plank crosswalks for temporary use be
laid at once. This Mr. Huber said he
would do. so that the public may have
means of catching transfer cars there
without wadirrg In the mud.
After inspecting the crossings at Grand
and Hawthorne avenues, the Mayor and
Mr. Huber continued out the full length
of the pavement on Hawthorne, much of
which is completed. This is one of the
largest jobs ever undertaken In Portland
and when finished will constitute one
of the most beautiful thoroughfares in
the city. Mr. Huber assured the Mayor
that, if his company can have only two
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full -weeks of dry weather, the entire Im
provement will be completed and the
pavement turned over to the city for
payment. It runs from Grand to East
Forty-fourth street.
HOFER'S BOOM IS BOOSTED
Circular With Certain Familiar Ear
marks Issues From Salem.
OREGON CITT. Nov. 18. CSpecial.)
Emanating from 6alem. the home of
Colonel E. Hofer, the rainmaker, comes
a boom for the Colonel's Gubernatorial
boom. The letter. Issued by N. D. Elliott,
a Salem printer, bears some earmarks of
the Colonel's work. Including the occa
sional lines of bold-face type that are so
familiar to the select body of readers of
his editorials.
The letter Is In printed form and is
sent to "the publishers of country news
papers and job printers of Oregon." In
part It savs:
"Mechanical departments of t","PP
having motive power for the operation or
presses and other machinery 'ner th"
hand power are subject to the factory in
spection law of OreKon. which requires In
spection of machinery for the protection of
workmen and a payment of a small fee for
".'X'K substance. U the opinion
rendered by Attorney-General Crawford upon
request of the Labor Press . . .
Colonel Hofer has asked for a hearini be
fore the legislative committee of tho entral
Labor Council to secure an amendment tnal
w?ll do away with any Injustice to the couti
rry printing plants, which he believe, should
not b. subjected to an annual inspection tax
OPENING PROJECT IS A PUZZLER
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Prepared to state rl
require
bHeve'that adverse us, . does not shut te
of 5 where their machinery Is not dangerous
'Vbeu'eve'we are indebted to Colonel Hofer
for hU magnificent fight In ff"1" "e"t'J
to the unfairness ol collecting the annual
inspection tax of 5 from the 200 country
printing offices of this state. The Labor
Commissioner believe, that the fe . shou d
be much reduced, and Colonel Hofer will
secure a hearing before the Central Labor
Council to have the law amended so as to
exempt. If possible, all small country print
ing plants that do not run fast presses. He
ha. paid his fee and say.: "Obey the law
until It 1. amended."
As the question of candidates has been
raised. I believe, as printers and publishers,
we could do no better thing for ourselves
and the state at large than to get behind a
man like Colonel Hofer, who has been an
honored member of -our craft all his life,
and make him a candidate for Governor
The corrupt practices act limits the amount
of money a candidate may expend to secure
office, and the office should seek the man In
this case, and we should have a friend and
protector of our Interest. In that Important
position, and not allow our business to be
further Injured by laws that are still more
Injurious to the people and taxpayers.
PLANS CALL FOR $500,000
Rose City Park Improvements to
Cover Big Territory.
The Rose City Park Improvement
League at Its semi-monthly meeting
Wednesday night Indorsed the movement
to form a hard-surface pavement district,
including about 28 miles of streets, and
also the construction of a sewer system
for the territory north of Mount Tabor
and covering the Rose City Park section.
To carry out these plans means an ex
penditure within the next five years of
$500,000 or more. L. E. Carter, chairman
of the committee on hard-surface pave
ments, reported that- property owners
were indorsing and signing petitions ask
ing the City Council to frame up the dis
trict and order improvement of all streets
with hard-surface pavement.
It was reported that the city engineer
had placed the viewers' stakes along the
entire length of Rose City Park drive,
between East Twenty-eighth street and
the city limits, preparatory to widening
it. C. B. Merrick reported that the new
temporary school house was being rushed
to pompletlon and will soon be ready for
occupancy.
FUND TO FIX CITY GROWS
Committee Has $11,500 on Hand
to Beautify Portland.
With but little effort on the part of the
committee having the subject in charge,
$1X550 has already been subscribed for
the purpose of employing an expert to
prepare plans for beautifying Portland.
This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock the finance
committee, which has the general super
vision of the campaign to raise funds for
the project, will meet. It is expected that
at that time two or three more soliciting
committees will be appointed to work for
the fund.
There was no soliciting done yesterday
by members of the committee, but J.
Lombard, now in Washington. D. C, tele
graphed a promise to subscribe $500 for
the work, and John A. Shepard, of the
Gopdyear Rubber Company, volunteered
a subscription of $100.
The firm of Burnham & Bennett, of Chi
cago, which will probably prepare the
plans for the improvement of Portland,
has agreed to extend the time In which It
will- accept the work here until December
1. although at first the firm wanted a de
cision In five days.
GOOD NEWS FOR ESTACADA
E. H. Hull, the representative of the
Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co., of Portland,
will remain in Estacada until Tuesday of
next week. He has a line exhibit of
pianos In the building adjoining the Esta
cada depot. The Reed-French Piano
Mfg. Co. wishes it understood that Mr.
Hull's prices are exactly the same as
quoted in their Portland store. Sixth and
Burnside street- Mr. Hull will deliver a
piano within ten miles of Estacada for
the same money and on the same liberal
terms as the Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co.
would from their Portland store. Mr.
Hull's Estacada exhibit may be seen any
day or evening until Tuesday of next
week. '
LADIES' SUIT SALE.
Another great range of high-grade
Sample Suits will 'be placed on sale to
day. This is a good chance to secure an
exclusive style, and save from $10,00 to
$15.00. When you buy goods here you buy
the best McAllen & McDonnell, Third
and Morrison.
950 REWARD
For any case of Kidney, Bladder or
Rheumatic trouble Hall's Texas Won
der cannot cure if taken in time and
given a fair trial. One bottle often per
fects a cure. Sold by all druggists or
mail. $1.00. Send for testimonials. Dr.
E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive St. SU fcouls. Mo.
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POLICE. WAKE UP
"Stoolpigeons" Ousted From
Jobs by Mayor.
METHODS NOW CHANGED
Chief of Police Cox Spring SmaU
Revolution in His Detective De
partment by Killing Old
"System."
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Out of the sensation which accompanied
Judge Bennett's bombshell, fired from
the bench of the Municipal Court. In
which It was Intimated that the police
were protecting a gang of crooks who
... -t in this citv. has
were opcrauuB --- - - - -
sprung a revolution In the methods of the
Detective ueparraiem.
The publicity which followed the story
of Frank "Watson and his bunco artists,
TO CITY ATTORNEY.
STREET EXTENSION.
BOme ""le tirao to comp '
municipality out, and that, If the
headed by Harvey Dale, has caused Chief
of Police Cox t, modify the workings of
the plain clothes' members of his force,
and in the future the "stoolplgeon" sys
tem which has been openly advocated by
all the members of the detective force
will be abolished.
Orders Now In Effect.
This announcement was made yesterday
by Chief Cox, and orders to this effect
were transmitted to Captain Baty In
charge of the detective office. The death
blow to this pernicious system, which
has been practiced In Portland, according
to the admissions of the police, in years
past Is the result of the wish expressed
by Mayor Simon that this practice cease.
The news of the abrupt curtailing of cer
tain sources of information was received
with great surprise by some of the officers
connected with the department and will
cause a great deal of change in the rou
tine of work of some of the men engaged
in the detective work but it will be strict
ly enforced, says Chief Cox.
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Cox last night. "I have not said that this
gang of crooks win De aiioweu iu
main In Portland. That Is not the case.
The stoolplgeon system will be absolutely
abolished. I have never been entirely in
favor of it. While it may have been over
done in some ways a little, on the whole
It has neveT been greatly abused In Port
land. The Mayor has said that he did
not want It. so It will be rooted out, no
matter what anyone else says.
Effect Will Be Good.
"The notoriety In this case has not been
without good results. I trust the change
will result in good. The wrong impress-Ion
exists about the 'stoolplgeon' sys
tem. In reality It means that professional
crooks are allowed to remain unmolested
for the purpose of getting information
against other crooks. The police must
have sources of information and any
person giving information to the police
should not be called a 'stoolplgeon.' Under
the strict interpretation of the term I
do not believe that the system has ever
prevailed here. I would not knowingly
tolerate It
"So far as the future is concerned any
person in Portland, who is amenable to
the vagrancy law, will receive no protec
tion from the police. All must take their
chances with the law and what the Muni
cipal Court has in store for them. As far
as our knowledge goes they will not be
permitted to remain. I have instructed
Captain Baty that the most vigilant and
earnest efforts will have to be maintained
In this direction. Any officer found with
a 'stoolplgeon' will have to give an ac
counting to the police committee whUjh
will be the signal for his dismissal. From
now on it will be the duty of the depart
ment to have this thing in the shape it
ought to be."
Captain Baty Talks.
Captaip Baty said that his force had
been put through thorough Instructions on
the orders of the Chief.
' "There is no half-way business about
thls," said he. "The 'stoolpigeon system
will not be tolerated. It is doomed and
It will go.' Any crook pointed out to us
in this town will follow the due course
of the law. Any one giving us informa
tion as to crooks will also be thanked.
We do not set ourselves up as Infallible.
Crooks might get Into the city who are
unknown to any of this department Any
information will be appreciated."
Judge Bennett said last night: "1 feel
that I have done what I tried to accom
plish; that is, to break up the work of
this notorious Harvey Dale gang. I am
sorry that I did sot get more conclusive
evidence against other members of the
gang and have them In the toils too, but
I have learned on reliable authority that
many. If not all, of the gang left the
city and are afraid to return. It Is cer
tain they will not dare to operate here
again for many moons."
C0RDLEY TALKS TONIGHT
Lecture on Apple-Growing Will Be
Held in Large Room. '
It Is probable that the organization of
the Portland Apple-Growers' Association
tomorrow night, in the Young Men's
Christian Association building, will take
place in the new auditorium, and this will
be the first meeting of any kind to be
held in me association's main hall.
It was first Intended to bold the meet
ing In one of the smaller lecture-rooms,
but the attendance promises to be so
large that the change was made. The
chief address will be by Professor A. B.
Cordley. of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, who will speak on "The Codling
Moth and Its Control." The address will
be Illustrated.
Simmons Estate $50,000.
The estate of S. W.- Simmons was ad
mitted to probate in the County Court
yesterday. It is valued at $50,000. of
which $1000 la personal property, and the
balance real estate. George Simmons, a
eon. was appointed administrator. The
heirs are: Eva J. Simmons, widow; j
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George Simmons, Hubert S. Simmons,
Burton Simmons, Norman J. Simmons and
Ray Simmons, sons, all of St John.
CHECKS SAID TO BE BAD
T. W. Harvey, Kealty Salesman, Says
Bank Deposit Tardy.
T. W. Harvey, a salesman for the Pot-ter-Chapin
Kealty Company, was arrest
ed yesterday morning by Detectives Car
penter and Price on the charge of having
passed a number of bogus checks. He
was found In a rooming-house at the cor
ner of Fourteenth and Jefferson streets,
where. It Is said, he had been In hiding
for more than a week awaiting funds to
make good the checks.
S. A. Tatum, clerk for the Perkins Ho
tel, asserts he cashed a check for $10 for
Harvey. The police say the Hof Brau
Brill had been victimized for $25. that a
taxlcab company had been mulcted for a
.like amount, and that the keeper of a
boarding-house was also looking for
Harvey.
Harvey, before Judge Bennett, said it
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tlnue the case until today, to enable him I
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things we like which are
not good for us.
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ask for GhirardellPs.
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