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7 I MAYOR WANTS TAX LEW HELD DOWN Executive Believes 5-Mill Basis Would Be Best for City. WOULD CUT ALL EXPENSES Projected New Barn for Street Cleaning pepartment May Cost More Than Originally Ex peeled, $20,0OO. . Mayor Simon yesterday appeared be fore the ways and means committee of the City Council and made clear his ideas about proposed expenditures for next year. He said that he wants the tax levy held down to the five-mill basis, recommended by him in his an nual budget. He was asked to come before the committee and state his position regard ing the projected new barn for the street-cleaning department, proposed for construction on one of the city's pieces of property at Powell road and Milwaukee street. $20,000 May Not Cover Deal. "I had hoped." said the Mayor, "that my recommendation of $20,000 would be sufficient to carry through that proj ect, but if it will not be enoujrh I will not complain, if the Council will jee to it that we do not branch out In other directions and exceed the estimates submit ted. In other words, I do not want the levy for taxes to exceed the five-mill recommendation, and will ex pect the Council to nee to it that It is not exceeded. It seems to me. however, that a pretty good barn can be built for l-'O.OOO, one that will take care of the city's property In that section of the city for years. It was my intention to have the barn built in two units, one now and the other when the in creased business of the ' department necessitates it." Chairman Connell, of the committee on street cleaning of the Executive Board, was present to urge that the full appropriation of $36,900 be allowed for construction of the new barn, which he said is badly needed. He thought the building should be put up with a view to anticipating the future, and that it should be of concrete and steel, at least the first floor. The committee .was evidently im pressed with his statement of the case, for a recommendation was voted for the entire sum, 'but an Investigation will be made to see If there is any way to avoid it. Small and More Barns Needed. Mayor Simon expressed the belief that it would be & good plan to have more and smaller barns In various sec tions of the city. In order that long hauls may be saved, but this sugges tion did not meet with the response necessary to defeat the asked-for ap propriation of the larger amount for the proposed new barn. Chairman Connell, in explaining his views on the subject, said that there are now 60 miles of hard-surface pave ment to be swept, and that there will be SO miles more before the end of the next paving season, so that increased facilities will be absolutely necessary. He thought that It would be better economy to build all of the new barn now, and cut down some of the other Items, if necessary to keep down the levy. Health Officer Wheeler was on hand to urge the committee to take some action toward acquiring a site for a pest-house or detention hospital, but nothing was done. The ground recom mended by him recently, to which Councilman Baiter, objected, was urged by him apain, but the committee would not recommend Its purchase, pending further Investigation. FIGHT OS TAX OF VEHICLES Council's Decision Will Be Made at Meeting Tomorrow. Action of the City Council committee on licenses, yesterday afternoon, presages a big tight in the main body tomorrow, when the matter of the fee. for vehicles comes up for decision. The committee recommended for passage an ordinance taxing every sort of wheeled vehicle ex cept those, driven for pleasure exclu sively. It is said that many of the large ' establishments having what they call free delivery will throw their strength against the final passage of the proposed law. The ordinance recommended proposes to tax as follows: Trucks. $7. SO; double team delivery waerons, $3; single-team. Jl.oO; automobiles. $10; lumber and gravel wagons. $5. The revenues from these rates would aggregate a large amount. At present free delivery rigs are not taxed, and it is believed that this fea ture of the new ordinance will cause much opposition to It. Even, with the free delivery feature eliminated from the ordinance, and which Is now in effect, there was strenuous op position, and State Senator Kellaher fought the proposition clear through the courts, and finally applied the referen dum, and won his fight. An amended or dinance was then put Into effect. The new proposed measure. It is believed by many, will stir up the strongest kind of opposition again. PERSONALJUENTION. J. E. Fuller, of Newberg. is a guest at the Lenox Hotel. Mrs. Alice Morris, of Eugene, Is a guest at the Lenox Hotel. J. O. Thomas and wife, of Eugene, are registered at the Lenox Hotel. P. A. Finseth. a merchant of Dallas, is registered at the Imperial Hotel. E. P. McCarnack. a banker of Salem. Is registered at the Cornelius Hotel. W. Winehell. a fruitgrower of Hood River, Is visiting at the Ramapo Hotel. Alex Martin, Jr.. an attorney of Klam ath FallsT Is a guest at the Imperial Hotel. Dr. J. M. Short, of Gresham. is visiting Portland and Is staying at- the Perkins Hotel. Frank Gardlnier. a mining man of Sumpter. is a guest at the Cornelius Hotel. W. H. Lytic, of Pendleton, state wool inspector, is a guest at the Cornelius Hotel. H. T. McClallan, a prominent hotel man of Roseburg. is a guest at the Hotel Oregon. Walter MoBrlen. of New York City, has taken quarters for the Winter at the Seward Hotel. J. W. 9. Clark, a large realty holder at Shoshone. Idaho, is a guest at the Cornelius Hotel. George T. Ealdwln, a hardware mer ' chant of Klamath Falls, Is registered at the Imperial Hotel. F. N. Finch, an attorney of Lewiston, is registered at the Seward Hotel. Grant Shearer, a prominent real estate dealer of Seattle, is passing, a few days in Portland. Frank E. Alley, a prominent fancy horse-raiser of Roseburg. is a guest at the Imperial Hotel. Thomas Costcllo. a prominent con tractor of Twin Falls, Idaho, is a guest at the Nortonia Hotel. W. M. Russell, of Seattle, a theatrical manager of the firm of Russell & Drew, s at the Ramapo Hotel. W. O. Smith, a business man of Klam ath Falls. Is staying at the Nortonia Hotel during a visit to Portland. Frank J. Smith, of Caldwell. Idaho, a prominent attorney and former Judge, is a guest at the Imperial Hotel. C. W. Tebault, a prominent real estate man of Albany, is staying at the Per kins Hotel during a visit to Portland. R. Applegate, manager of "The Bache lor" company, playing at the Portland Theater, is a guest at the Ramapo Hotel. E. H. Camp, head of a Seattle building material firm. Is visiting Portland on business and has taken quarters at the Seward Hotel. L. R. Stinson. of Salem, grand keeper of records and seals for the state lodge of Knights of Pythias, is registered at the Perkins Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Lou L. Blumenthal are in Portland visiting Mrs. Blumenthal's mother. Mrs. W. Loeb. They will be at home Wednesday, November 2i. C. TV". Rollins, of St. I-ouls, a promi nent hat manufacturer, is visiting Port land with a view of establishing a branch plant here. He is registered at the Per kins Hotel. H. W. Stone, general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, re turned to Portland last night from Baker City, where ho addressed a men s meet ing Sunday. George W. McBride, ex-United States Senator from Oregon, has taken quarters for the Winter at the Nortonia Hotel with his family and will make his head quarters there. , S. J. Hanna and wife, of St. Louis, are registered at the Seward Hotel. Mr. Hanna is a prominent Christian Scienc lecturer, who has been touring the Pa cific Northwest. A party composed of H. L. Andrews, H. G. Gilkey. J. T. Tuffs, George C. Sabln, O. S. Blanchard, R. L. Coe, J. G. Riggs and H. C. Kinney, representing the ma jority of the municipal officers of Grants Pass, has taken quarters at the Hotel Oregon during a visit to Portland. tone war feared Chinese Writer Warns Mayor of Local Feud. LETTER GIVEN TO POLICE Message Signed "Lee Co." Intimates Gambling Is On, Full Blast, and San Francisco Agents Plan Fight Here. LERS FLEECE' AYOITLD-BE HOLDUP Tl'RXS OUT TO BE CAKD GAME. Stonecutter, Who First Tell.- Police He Lost $400 by Robbers, Fi nally Tells Truth. After three days' work upon the sensa tional story of a holdup reported by Charles Stromgren, a stonecutter living at 28 Tenth street north, who alleged that he had been robbed of four $100 bills on Friday night at Ninth and Couch streets. Detectives Snow and Coleman exploded the robbery yesterday afternoon and made Stromgren confess that his story was false and that instead of being held up he had lost the money In gambling. As the result of developments In the case two John Doe warrants were Issued yesterday afternoon for two stonecutters, former companions of Stromgren, who are said to have inveigled him into a game of cards and fleeced him out of hi money. The rtlen are believed to have left the city, but the detectives have ob tained information as to their where abouts and their arrest may follow soon. Stromgren is the owner of a lot In St. John which he had been buying on the in stallment plan. He had saved up JtiOO and Intended building a small house on the property. Ho went out on Friday night with this amount in his pockets. Encoun tering his two friends, he was induced to go to a room In a lodging-house at Fourth and Burnside streets, where they Indulged in a game of cards. It is be lieved that the two men "cheated" Strom gren by marked cards. They got more than $m Ashamed of the loss of the money and at a loss to account for Its disappearance to his wife. Stromgren concocted the story of a holdup. He told the police that two men had stopped him at the corner of Ninth and Couch streets and had robbed him of his purse. He even gave a minute description of them. Later, how ever, the detectives plied him so vigor ously with questions' and brought out contraditions that their suspicions were aroused as to the truth of the story and after some investigation made Strom gren admit the falsity of his statements. LAND CASE JURORS DRAWN United States Court Hopes to Clear Docket Rapidly. In preparation for the trial of many of the old land-fraud cases, the charges against Binger Hermann, the Umatilla land deals, the case against Charles Scriber. former cashier of the Farmers & Traders National Bank of La Grande, and in hopes of clearing the Federal docket, the following trial jury was drawn In the United States Court yester day morning: O. A. Archlbold, bookkeeper. Albany, Linn County: A. M. Aran, farmer, Mon mouth, Po!k; S. J. Bailey, farmer, OreROn v1ty. No. 2. Clackamas; Ell Bangs. EuKene, Lane; "Wlieon BenefielJ. contractor, Port land. Multnomah; K. P. liurns. farmer. Rainier. Columbia: Robert Carruthers. capi talist, Astoria, Clatsop; Kred Chin, farmer, Oregon City. No. 1, Clackamas;. Henry ioleman, farmer. lirane. iane; l nomas Coiiinson. farmer, Woodburn, R. F, D., Marlon; tV. B. Colvin. farmer. Marshland. 'olumbia: Yv". H. Connors, farmer. Scntts Mills. Marlon: C. L. Copple. boardinsr-house. Corvallis, Benton; Alex Cornoyer, retired, Salem. Marion; Frank Cunningham, laborer, Hammond, Clatsop; W. B. Donoca, farmer, TAl.-nnn 1 Inn. T, ' l" n.tin.. t..wmav Kea-sey, Columbia; Michael Fresh, farmer, St! Helens. Columbia; H. M. Finley. farmer, Monroe, Benton; G. H. Finney, farmer. Ger vais. R. F. D., Marlon; B. F. Grabel, Amity, Yamhill; William Geldard. Carlton. Yamhill; Arthur F. Getchell, farmer, Creswell. Lane; P. D. Gilbert, ttroueryman. Albany. Linn; E. G. HaKey, Sherwood. Washington; W. Hammer. farmer, Scotts Mills. Marion: John Heldeck. capitalist. Salem, Marion; C. r . Hem. miller, Aumsvtlle, Marion; J. M. Hessler, farmer, I.arwood. Linn: Richard Hitemnn. farmer, Mabel, Lane; W. H. Hogan, capitalist, Alhany, iinn; John R. Krausse merchant, Portland, Multnomah; Hiram F. Ktlborn. Eugene, Lane; August KoeniK. farmer. Albany. R. F. D.. Unn; William Kone. Forest Grove. Washington; Frank Lange. merchant. Portland, Multnomah; L D. Larklhs. farmer. Marquam. Clackamas; August' lrson, canneryman. Astoria, Clat op: J. D. Lee, capitalist, Portland, Mult nomah: George S. Lewis. Fink & Lewis. Portland, Multnomah; Fletcher Linn. Port land. Multnomah; S. G. Lockwood. farmer. Lorane, Lane; Gay Lombard, grain mer chant. Portland, Multnomah; C. E. I-oomis. Eugene, Lane; Christ Minsinger. Star Sand Company. Portland. Multnomah;- Henry Miley. retired, Oregon City. Clackamas: John P. Murphy, farmer. Aumsville, Marion: J. A. Mcintosh, logger. Westport. Clatsop; Joseph H. Nash, capitalist. Nashville. Benton; J. O'Brien, farmer. Leaburg. Lane; G. A. Pagenkopf. farmer, Alrlie. Polk; J. W. Peckin. Dl'iley, Washington; L. A. Peebler, farmer. Waterloo. Linn; William J. Reidt, capitalist. Portland. Multnomah; A. H. Sale, Jr.. farmer, Astoria, Clatsop: E. Spauldlng. Newberg. Yamhill; Joseph Sinnott, watch man. Astoria. Clatsop; August Splinter, farmer. Oregon city. No. .1. Clackamas: J. C. Titus, logger. Clatsop, Clatwop: R. A. Wright, farmer, Macksburg, Clackamas; M. P. Young, farmer, Clatskanle. Columbia. For trunks go to the Harris Trunk Co. ; I.FTTKR RECEIVED BY MAYOR SIMON'. Hon. Mayor Joe Simon: Dear 8lr: I hope you will kind of to do your duty. But now in Chinatown looking for trouble be soon in this city be cause too many of the highbinder from San Francisco. You must to made stop the gambling-house In Chinese town please soon. Chief Cox (Chief of Police can't stop It, please sure be soon. Your friend. LEE CO. Mayor Simon yesterday morning re ceived through the mail a letter, signed "Your friend, Lee Co," purporting to warn him and Chief of Police Cox of an approaching Highbinder war In China town. The writer, as near as the note can be Interpreted, intimates that the San Francisco trouble, in whicn several Chinese were killed, is to be extended to Portland, and that it is believed that some of the agents of the warring tongs of the Bay City are already here. The letter, said the Mayor, as he un derstood, purported to warn him of .an alleged approaching Highbinder war In this city, and that agents of the San Francisco fighting tongs are already here, or that an agent is due to arrive in the immediate future. As the letter was not signed by any individual. It was not given the attention it otherwise would have re ceived, but Chief Cox will be apprised of its contents, as it Is thought it may be a genuine warning of coming trouble, that might possibly lead to murder. Gambling Full Blast? Those Informed on police affairs, and the general police policy In Chinatown, believe the letter means to call the at tention of Mayor Simon to the fact that the gambling-houses in the Chinese dis trict are running full blast, without po lice interference. The writer's statement that Chief Cox "can't stop it" is taken to mean by some that the Police Chief's attitude on the subject is such that he does not care to stop it. Chief of Police Cox's policy regarding Chinatown gambling is said to be greatly at variance with that of his predecessor and others who held the office before him. While they expended much energy In attempting to suppress gambling in the Chinese quarter. Chief Cox says he is not going to try to stop it; that It has always existed in the quarter, and always will and that the Chinese are not molesting the white element and are therefore doing no harm to the city's morals. Probe May Follow. Warring factions in Chinatown and petty jealousies often actuate various tongs, until a feud breaks out and ends in murder. There have been several such in Portland. The letter received by Mayor Simon yesterday morning may lead to an in vestigation of conditions in Chinatown. It seems evident that something Is wrong in the district, and that there Is a good deal of enmity existing there, as inferred by the "Lee Company" letter. FESTIVAL SEEKS HELP EVERY CITIZEN OF PORTLAND HAS CHAXCE TO BOOST. Travelers Requested to Call at Head quarters for Credentials to Various Celebrations. ' Every citizen of Portland who visits the East or goes abroad for a protracted period may assist the Rose Festival greatly In its exploitation work. A greater portion of the efforts of the gen eral offices is directed toward enlisting the co-operation of domestic and foreign tourists. Shortly after the annual election a call was sent out asking that all Portlanders who contemplate trips abroad during the Winter or early Spring months consult with the Festival committee with the idea of securing official credentials. A few have responded but there will be op portunity for a great many. more. As a special Inducement the Festival people offer to supply credentials to all the numerous British and Continental fiestas, carnivals and floral celebrations that will be held in other lands from now until Portland is ready to give its great exposition next June. "Distinction Is lent to our local Festival by having out own official delegates pres ent at these foreign carnivals." said President R. W. Hoyt, of the Festival, last night. - "All .that we need is to have our prospective travelers abroad call on us and be provided with representative authority which we are only too glad to extend. The more people who go abroad with tidings of what we have done and of what we are trying to do, the better It will be for us in the future. "The Portland Roso Festival is destined to. be the foremost celebration of its kind that has been held in America and It Is high trme that our enterprising people realize it. It calls for no particu lar effort on the part of anybody to see us and get credentials that may be of great service in other lands. All we want Is to get in touch with such people. We shall do our part if they will do theirs." DEATH OF YOUNG HERMANN How Nephew of ex-Congressman Met Tragic Fate. MYRTLE POINT, Xov: 19. (To the Edi tor.) Dinner E.. son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hermann, of Myrtle Point. Or., and nephew of ex-Congressman Binger Her mann, of Roseburg, wai drowned in the South Fork of the Coquille River by at tempting to swim his saddle horse across the stream, Sunday evening, November 7, between 11 and 12 o'clock. His body was jiot found until Tuesday. November lti. He spent Sunday, November 7. at the home of his fl.inceo, Mias Chloe BuoII. to whom he was to be married about Thanksgiving. Be fore departing for his home he told Miss Buell he dreaded swimming the river. Just how the accident happened no one will ever know, but It is thought that he must have been struck by a log. Quite a number of logs were groin down the river that night. The first intimation of his disappearance was the next afternoon when his father telephoned to town to find out why he had not come home. His horse was found In the road near the place where We wish you luck for your side at the football game, but you know what the weather is apt to be . Here's an overcoat for $20 that will make you immune. Lion Clothiers 166-170 Third Street. he was drowned. This was sufficient cause to think he was drowned. At once about 40 men began to drasr the riven In hopes that they might secure the body or evidence of his fate. The ri-war was constantly dragged until November 18. when the body was round about one ana nnA-hfllf miles helow where he attempted to ford tlw river. The body was found by two of his brothers. Henry ana r orreaie. R(nfr E. Hermann was born March 31 18S3. and was. therefere. 26 years 7 months and 24 days of age at the time of his death. He was a popular young man and the news of his death cast a gloom over tha people of Myrtle Point and vicinity. He was a mom DC r or tne uwib anu uio aaou.ru Woodmen of America. Thu funeral was conducted bv Rev. Thomas Barklow. assisted by th orders of Owls and Knights of Pythias. The deceased was laid to rest In the Hermann Cemetery November 17. J. o. ASSEMBLY TO BE BOOMED Big Mass Meeting Called for Tomor row Night. "There is going to be a Republican assembly In Oregon. Republicans are united for it. Democrats and Pops oppose it." Such is the conspicuous Introduction to the postcard invitations which have been sent to Republicans requesting their attendance at the monthly smoker of the Union Republican Club, of Mult nomah County, which will be held In the Selllng-Hirech Hall at 8 o'clock to morrow night. Appended to the invita- tion card Is the following excerpt from an address by President Taft: "Party success can only be obtained through party loyalty." There will be good speaking and music and the proposed assembly will be the principal subject for discussion. The In vitations were issued by S. C. Pier and Max G. Cohen, president and secretary respectively of the club, and the mem bers of the house committee, who are: F. E. Beach, E. B. Colwell, J. F. Kertchem, A. B. Manley and J. T. Gregg. Wife Butchery Case Inquiry On. ' HILLSBORO, Or., Nov. 22. (Special.) Circuit Court convened here this morn ing with Judge Campbell, of Oregon City, on the bench. The docket Is one of the largest for many terms and promises to carry litigation into January. The grand Jury was drawn this morning and the RoselHir case is now undpr Investi- What to Do for a Cough Here Is a home-made remedy that overcomes an obstinate cough quicker than any costly medicine you could buy. Any woman can easily make It In five minutes. Granulated Sugar Syrup.-1314 oz. Pinex 2 hi oz. tut. the Pinex In a clean pint bottle and fill up with the ayrup, made as follows: Take a pint of Granulated Sugar, add M pint of warm water and stir for about 2 minutes. Take a teaspoonful every one, two or three hours. It tastes pleasant children like it. This simple medicine is also splendid for colds, whooping cough, bronchitis. Incipient con sumption, chest pains, etc. Pinex, as you probably know, is the most potent form, of Norway White Pine Compound. It is rich In nil the well-known pine ele ments. None of the weaker pine preparations compare with the real Pinex Itself. Tour druggist has It, or will gladly get it for you. The full pint of this effective cough syrup can be made for 4 cents. It keeps perfectly, and lasts a whole family a long time. Strained honey can be used In stead of the syrup, and makes a very fine honey and pine tar cough syrup. HOW TO FIND OUT Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours;- a sediment or settling usually Indicates an unhealthy condition of the kidneys. Too frequent desire to urinate, scanty supply, pain or dull ache In the back, should also convince you that the kidneys or bladder are out of order. OVhat To Do. 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