7 THE arORXTNTG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1910. GONTRRCTS TO BE KEPT, SAYS MAYOR Executive Gives His Views on Delays in Finishing Jobs for City. . MR. SWIGERT ASKS TIME Request for Kxtenslon of Limit for . Completing Water Mains Brings Down Warning That Contrac tors Must Keep Argeeinents. Mayor Simon notified C. K. Swigert. president of the Pacific Bridge Company ind member of other local contracting concerns, yesterday at the meeting- of the Water Board that the city Is going to require contractors to finish work some "where near the time limit under pain of being fined. The Mayor called attention to many street-paving contract water-main contracts, the Mount Tabor reservoir con tract and the Madison-street bridge con tract, which he said are far behind, and declared that he does not Intend to tol erate this much longer. Mr. Swigert appeared before the board Bs representative of the Pacific Bridge Company, and asked for time extension Aggregating several hundred days on a batch of water-main contracts. He plead ed tbe unusual weather of the past Win ter as an excuse. He defended himself .nd his companies against the Mayor's declarations and emphatically declared it 4s not a habit with these various con cerns In which he is interested to allow work to lag and that he has a large list of contracts to his credit which have been finished on time for the city. Mr. Simon impressed upon Mr. Swigert the-executive understanding as to the im portance of having city work completed promptly, and called to his attention the fact that sometimes contractors take upon themselves the burden of various emergencies that may arise and that the city must exact promptness. This Mr. Swigert acknowledged, but still pleaded "reasonable excuse," the weather being 3iLs strong- point.. Winter Delays Bridge. "Aren't you taking more work than you can do promptly T asked tbe Mayor in a tern voice. "I don't think so," -was Mr. Swigert' s reply. "Are you not interested in the Madison etreet bridge, which is behind time?" asked the Mayor. "Yes, sir; but I don't like to talk about that, for I have not handled the job," was the reply. ""But I will say that, as you must agree, there never has lie en eich a Winter on the river; no one could have worked under the conditions." "How about the Mount Tabor reser voirs?" again queried the Mayor. "Are you going to finish them on time?" "I hardly think we shall be able to complete reservoir No. 5 on time," was the answer in this Instance. "But, Tour Honor, we have assembled the greatest plant ever brought into requisition in the Northwest to do that work and we are doing- the beet we can. . We did not have .sufficient time to begin with." "Well. I am aware of the fact that you will not flni&h the reservoirs on time," said the Mayor, "and I want to tell you frankly that I don't like this business at ell. What is the use of the city's sign ing these contracts unless it compels ob servance with the provisions-? I say can didly. I want to be fair, and I don't care eo much about these water-mains, for I realize it is difficult to lay them at times, but I want something finished on time." Main Kxtensions Granted, While the Mayor was discussing these points with Mr. Swigert, Water Commis sioners Wilcox and Mackay were listen ing to the conversation, and Mr. Wilcox was ready to act when the Mayor fin ished. "I suppose." said Mr. "Wilcox, "that con tractors In the past have been getting extensions of time whenever they have asked for them. But from now on, and 3 include in this statement the Mount Tabor reservoirs, I favor enforcing the contracts more rigidly. I do not care so rnuch about the laying of pipes, but I feel that we must exact promptness regarding the reservoirs." Mr. Wilcox then moved, and Mr. Mackay seconded, that extensions of time be granted in regard to the water-mains, about which Mr. Swigert appeared. The tnotlon was carried. Mayor Simon has recently asserted In public meetings his intention of enforcing contracts. He cays he wants to be fair, but that contractors must also be fair. "The city keeps its contracts to the letter explained the Mayor, "and we jnust exact compliance with contracts from contractors. It is very important fthat work be completed on time" WEALTHY BREWER IS DEAD Andrew Hemrich's Death Delays Strike In Washington. SEATTLE. "Wash., May 2. Andrew Kemrlcb. the millionaire brewer, died at a hospital here today, aged 53 years. Jle was born in Alma. Wis., and came. 87 years ago. to Seattle, -where he , BJnassed his great fortune. He con trolled the brewery business of Seat tle and through it owned a Large num ber of the saloons. Tbe death of Mr. Hemrich. has post poned the strike of the brewery work men of Western Washington, which was to have begun today. All the tireweries were working today except the one which Mr. Hemrich directed personally, and that was closed out of respect to his memory. Mr. Hemrich was one of the most energetic and public-spirited citizens vf Seattle, where he had resided for ever 20 years. He and his brothers established the Bayvlew brewery, which was later absorbed by the Seattle Brewing' & Malting Company along with all the other local breweries. For Several years he had been president of the new company, which was one of the largest local industries. Mr. Hemrich served several terms as a Republican In the State Senate. He was interested in banks, of one of which he was a director, and in mines ni was one of the original promoters of the company which filled In the Se attle tide lands. PERSONALMENTION. Dr. A. K. Led en, a Seattle specialist, fe in Portland. A. X. Martin, a lumberman of Uttell, ;U"ash Is in the city. H. H- Humphrey, an attorney of Kn ttewlck, is in the city. Er-Sherlff J. T. Ford, of Dallas, Polk County, Is at the Lenox. Frank H. Madden and wife, who re cently invested in valuable fruit lands at Medford, is in the city, registering at the Ramapo. E. P. Ash, a merchant, of Stevenson, Wash., is a Portland visitor. A. H. Darling, of Santa Ana, CsX, is registered at the Portland. X. X. Boswicke, a prominent rancher of Roseburg, Or., is in the city. L. E. MeDaniels. of the Medford Trib une, is registered at the Nortonia. J. E. Bell, a prominent mlllman of Everett, Wash., is at the Imperial. Charles and H. Kunze, real estate men of Tillamook, are visiting in the city. Leland S. Rosener, a constructing en gineer, -of San Francisco, is at the Port land. ' John Bagley, vice-president of the Ta coma & Eastern Railway, is a Portland visitor. William Rea, Jr., and C. M. Bair. well-known sheepmen of Montana, are in the city. Benjamin A. Gifford. photographer of scenes of the Northwest, is in the city from The Dalles. Don C. Riley, a well-known business man of Manila P. L, is at the Kortonia while in the city. , Herman Wise, ex-Mayor of Astoria and a prominent merchant. Is in the city on a brief business trip. Mrs. Percy P. Brush 'and young son, of Kelso, who have been visiting in Portland, will return home tomorrow. Dr. and Mrs. J. Bloch, who have been spending the Winter in Southern Call- , fornia, returned to Portland yesterday. Mrs. J. L. Cowan and party, of' Liv ingston, Mont., are in the city. They are on a sightseeing trip and will remain in Portland for a week. George H. Wycroft, a capitalist of Vancouver, B. C., Is here. Mr. Wycroft will probably make several investments ! HAVE YOU BEEN ENUMERATED? If not, or if you have any doubt, fill out this coupon and mail to S. C. Beach, Supervisor of Census, Portland, Oregon. On April 15, 1910, I was living at the address given below, but to tfie best of my knowledge I have not been enumerated there or anywhere else. Kame . Street and Number t . . . City,.... ; ........... ......... ..I... .............. .............. ........4 in Portland realty before leaving the city. Mrs. Henry C Hanke. wife of Hen nepin County's Treasurer, Minnesota, and mother, are visiting in Portland on a tour of the Pacific Coast. Colonel Zeno S. Spalding, owner of the Spalding building and several other Portland properties, is at the Perkins, registering from San Francisco. William F. Schmidt, general Western agent of the Missouri Pacific Railway, with headquarters at San Francisco, is registered at the Seward Hotel. With him are John H. Gilhens and Clyde Hogsett, also connected 'with the same railroad company. SAN FRANCISCO. May 2. (Special.) The following persons from Portland registered at the Palace Hotel today: E. W. Dunn, George W. Boschke and wife. Miss Boschke. L. M. Bent, R, J. Cash, Jr., O. M. Clark, Lulu M. Mar quam, L. Marquam, C. C. Shaw. Mrs. C. V. Hancock. CHICAGO, May 2. (Special.) North western people registered today here: Portland Sanford Lowengaxt, Miss Lowengart. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Claridge, at the Congress; C. A. Wooddy, at the Great Northern. Baker City A. B. Jacobs, at the Great Northern. SCRIBED CASE UP SOON CASHIER OF BROKEN BANK TO BE TRIED THIS MONTH. Defendant Pleads Poverty and His Witnesses Are Summoned at Government Expense. With the beginning of the May term of the United States Court, opening Mon day, May 9, the case of the United States against J. W. Scriber, ex-cashier for- the Farmers" & Traders' National Bank of La Grande, will be taken up for trial. There are five indictments against Mr. Scriber, covering the various steps by which it Is alleged he caused the wreck of the La Grande bank. Four of the cases have been consolidated. Mr. Scriber appeared in the court yes terday and announced that at the time the Controller of the Currency had as sumed possession of the Farmers" & Trad ers1 ank, the former cashier had turned over all the property he owned and that he was at this time penniless-. The court ordered that the following witnesses for -the defense be summoned at the ex pense of the Government: T. J. Scoggln, J. H. Pearce, C. D. Goodnough. George Good, J. D. Slater, F. S. Ivanhoe. J. J. Carr, F. D. Gaskell, G. W. Ruckman, C. M. Richey. C. J. Scriber. L. C. Scriber, Mrs. T. M. Murphy and Dr. Uv. Molitor. all of Union County; Martin Adams, of Silverton; J. C. Ardray, John Mlnto and Fred Stanley, of Port lands The list of Jurors for the May term is as follows: Louis Aral, farmer, Gervais. John A. Borr. farmer. Ciatskanie. "William Beard, farmer, Oregon City. Abner Brlgss. Dllley. Milliard Buchanan. Cornelius. J. Fred Buchanan, farmer, Corvallls. O. A. Chapel, farmer. Aumsvilta. Oeorse oheadle, farmer. Lebanon. W. E. Collins, merchant. Dallas. Thomas Cornelius, farmer. Salem. C. P. A. Crouse. farmer. Houlton. W. S. Churchill, farmer. Plainview. O. M. Cumminga. Newberg-. T. R. Tavles. real estate. Astoria. f. A. Pawson, capitalist. Albany. L. rLano. Eugene. .T. r. Tensmore. merchant. Salem. I. R. Dfmlck, farmer. Canby. John Kvenden. McMlnnville. Fned Erickson, farmer. Mulino. Squirt Farrar. capitalist. Salem. W. M. Farrier, farmer. Lyons. Carl E. Fischer, farmer. Marcola. Thomas Glaze, farmer. Albany. R. F. D. 4. . Joseph C Oibson. Portland. Henry L. Hagey. Dundee. W. A. Hall, druggist. Ciatskanie. A. J". Hall, farmer. Buena Vista. S. Tt. Hardman. farmer. Tallman. J. W. Harritt. groNryman, Salem. V.". A. Heater, farmer. Silverton. Albert Johnson, grocer. Portland. W. E. Joplin, farmer, Knappa. H. W. Kemp. Cornelius. Ellas Keeney, farmer. Brownsvtlla. "W". J. Kent, real estate agent. Corvallls. Oonrad Krebs. farmer. Salem. Thomas Kirby. McMlnnville. W. A. Latdlaw. captain. Portland. A. W. Lambert, banker. Portland. Fred F. Lent. Sherwood. Charles L.Mastlck. manufacturer. Portland. M. McFariane. logger. W'eetport. Andrew Nordstrom, farmer. Vesper. T. w. Osburn. merchant, Eugene. G. M. Palty. Amity. "H. L. Patterson, laborer. Oregon City. "W. J. Piper, teamster. Corvallis. A. J. Price, farmer. Kings Valley. George- H. Plxley. painter. Lents. "William Riddsll. Jr.. farmer. Monmouth. . J. P. Sheeley. farmer. Vernonla. Albert Sheiber. orehardist. Philomath. James H. Smith, farmer. Elsie. I. H. Strowbrldge, merchant. Portland. J. C. Tracy, farmer. Oregon. City. William Turnbok. Hillsdale. - S. Walker, painter. Oregon City. - Eli Williams, laborer, Oregon City. y FAKE NAMES IN VOLUNTEER LIST Supervisor Finds "Yellow Rib bon" Enumerators Were Imposed On. EACH NAME CHECKED OFF - LXong List Believed to Have Been Overlooked Dwindles to 3000. Xames May Be Sent in by Mail r"ntH Wednesday. With each examination of districts completed yesterday, the effectiveness of the "yellow ribbon campaign" for a correct enumeration of the residents of Portland continued to dwindle. It was asserted last night that the entire to tal of those who had been overlooked, missed and omitted by the official enumerators, as developed by the checking of the returns from the vol untary effort, would not exceed 3000 names. It may be less. "We are finding a few persons in al most every district which my men failed to get on their regular rounds," said Supervisor Beach last night. "If there shall be only a few gained to the total population of the city through the work performed by citizens last Sat urday, it will have been worth while. "The trouble was that a great many fakers took advantage of an honest effort to help Portland. They turned In names on all sorts of Blips and In al! conditions, evidently under the Im pression that this office would count eivery one of them without investiga tion. Here is a bunch of 165 Italian and Swedish names for which not a' single residence number is given, no information as to parentage or any thing else. Fake Street Xumbers Given. 'X)ne batch of 400 yellow slips came to me where every item of information required was given and every blessed one of the names were located at street numbers which do not exist. The first one on top will do for example. Look at it." It was number 461 Glisan street. An examination of the maps failed to locate such a number. "One of the volunteers brought in over 700 names as his list of one day's work," continued the Supervisor, "and later he went to President Beckwith of the Commercial Club and asked for pay for his strenuous efforts. He didn't get anything, nor did the census. We had three men checking his list of names until we became completely sat isfied that they were bogus. "Samples of the good work done by the volunteers can also be shown. In one district we have found 13 people who were overlooked, and in another four were missed." Enumerators were busy yesterday in recombing their districts and checking the volunteer slips. As each of the 127 enumerators reported at the office he or she was furnished with a bundle of the yellow slips as sorted out by a se lected force of 12 experts who worked without sleep from Saturday night un til Monday morning". The enumerator was required to sit down and check each slip with his list. If the slip was a duplicate of a name upon the official" list it was discarded. If it was found that the slip carried a name which did not appear on a list it was referred to an inspector, who im mediately went out to hunt up the house and ascertain why the person had been missed. If the name was found to be a legally qualified resident of the city, the enumerator was sent to list the name. Rolls Will Show Xo Padding. Every element of chance is being eliminated from the census enumera tion of Portland. In order that there may be no necessity for a recount or a possible charge of padding having been resorted to. A very few coupons clipped from The Oregonian by persons who are positive that they have been overlooked in the big round-up, were received yesterday at headquarters. They are being in vestigated in the same manner as are the yellow returns from the volunteers. Coupons will be received at the office of the census bureau up to Wednesday night. They must be clipped and sent through the malls. Coupons will not be received if delivered in person, for the reason that the clerks are too busy tabulating returns, checking lists and closing out precincts which have been completed, to give even the scantest courtesy to callers. MEMORIAL DATPLANS OUT Committees Appointed and Order of Exercises Made Public. The joint committee of George Wright and Lincoln-Garfield G. A. R. posts yes terday appointed the following officers for Memorial day exercises to be held on the West Side: Commander. IX C. MacDonald: S. V. com mander. H. A. Severanoe; J. V. commander. Otis Brooks: chaplain. Rev. C. E. Cline, t. D. ; officer of the day. T. B. McDovltt: offi cer of the guard, J. G. rarr: adlatant. R. T. Chamberlain; chairman of committee, T. B. McDevitt. The order of exercises et the Plaxa at 2 P. M. follows: Prayer. Rev. C. E. Cline, D.D.. chaplain: ritual service. G. A. R.: ritual service. W. R. C. : Lincoln's Gettysburg address. W. X. Morse: vocal selection. Veteran Male Quar tet; address. Rev. Luther R. Dyott, D T. ; "America." Veteran Male Quartet and aud ience: benediotion. by the chaplain. Details of comrades to visit the public schools will be made by the adjutants of all the posts in the city acting in concert. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will clear the sour stomach, sweeten the breath and create a healthy appetite. They promote the flow of gastric juice, thereby inducing good digestion. Sold- by all dealers. NUN itv - Y!:::;;niiiiil H II H 1" Our Location on the Map ' '' J . j : : : ' R PARK I N G . . i h - Street B VERNON g ADITIOM ALBttTA ST. CMUA -3? f I II - " S r SPRING WELLINGTON ygte ' L5$5&F VALLEY I m&- 1ADD.I V HYDE PARK vvelli :sley I-" I Gregory .It g ROSEA CITY I hts. I "V x 3 PARK, iri.L I CARTER." LJ y cM3!ljLL' V j j ! fT-C ,57- ZAT V 1 lapps! 7 " " I I - : i You will note that many popular additions are from one to two miles further out than GOINGr STBEET ADDITION. . When we' can sell high-class restricted residence lots at the prices of lots one or two miles further out, they are bargains, aren't they? And then again, compare our prices with those of adjoining high-class residence sections and note the difference. Our prices: - Cut Out This Coupon and Mail to Us CARTER - DUG-AN COMPANY 820 Chamber, of Commerce Send me jour handsome two-color folder of Going Street Addition, the best investment in Portland today. Address COMETSfflLUKEBBOOM AERIAL VISITOR IN EAST PRE SENTS BRILLIANT SIGHT. Mrs. K. C. Hamack, of 188 Four-tee-ntji Street, Is Confident She Seen Great Comet. COMET'S SPEED WEI"ESDAT REACHES 1737 MILES A SUNTTE, May 4 Ha,lley' comet rises at i:43 A. M. Wednesday; Thurs day. ,Sun rsles at 4:49. Comet's speed "Wednesday about 173T miles per minute-. .,4 Vivid Is a. description of Halleys comet as given by Mrs. F. C. Hamack, of 1S8 Fourteenth street, who reports having seen the comet at an early hour yester day morning; from the porch of her house. Brilliant, appearing like a gorgeous dis play of fireworks, with a tail streaming behind it like a whisk-broom and in every way like the comet as pictured by the cartoon-makers is the description given by Mrs. Hamack. "I surely saw the comet," said Mrs. Hamack. "It was a beautiful sight. Al. though it was at first dim. It rapidly grew brighter until it was so brilliant that it amazed me and really frightened me l little). It was at A. M. that I LOTS 50x100 ONLY $600 10 PER CENT CASH $10.00 PER MONTH 820 saw the comet, just rising over the horizon and south of a point ,directly east. It was just below Venus, which was shining brightly, and was above two smaller stars whose names I do- not know. "It appeared like a large circle of light, with a number of tails or streamers of light fluting upward and north of it like a .whisk-broom. It was rather a set of tails rather than a single tail. It seemed to be about two feet long, or about twice as long as the diameter of the full moon. The sky was fairly clear, although there were some clouds which shut it from view so that we saw it. on three different occasions. "It was as gorgeous as any display of fireworks I ever saw and was really in spiring. Every ttme it disappeared when going behind a cloud it would go out like the blue flame of a gas stove. I know it wasn't Venus, as It wasn't at all like a star, and I know that it was not any thing other than the comet." REALTY BUSINESS BULGES Nnmber of Weddings In April Eclipse Previous Year. Portland's real estate' business con tinues to make rapid strides, as shown by County Clerk - Fields' report for April. The number of instruments re corded last month was 3502, while 3026 were recorded In April, 1909. Two hundred and twenty couples were married last month. 191 In April, 1909. There were 38 divorces, as against 30 in the corresponding month last year. Articles of incorporation numbered 70 last month and 59 a year ago in April. There were 27 Insane persons recorded and 12 In April, 1909. The receipt in County Cleric Fields' Parked and graded streets, cement sidewalks and curbs, $2000 building restriction; no stores; 20-foot building line, beautiful' shade trees, superb' mountain scenery, Bull Bun water and pure air and sunshine. . We can assure purchasers of a profit of from 50 to 100 per cent on their investment. Let us show you the property. .. 4 . -... .e, ., Coon pa.oy OWNERS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE office last month were $8593.74. and th expenses $3238.41, $115.01 of which was for supplies. . Of the receipts, $4497.54 was taken In lor the recording of deeds, mortgages and like instruments, $2622.75 In the Circuit Court depart ment and $1475.45 in the County Court department. The profit to the county was $5355.33. A year ago last month the receipts were $6528.90, expenses $2887.30, and net profit $3641.60. Other statistics for last month and the same month last year are as fol lows: . After Reading About the Blizzards in the Middle West WHICH CAUSED $100,000,000 DAMAGES TO TUB FARMERS Don't yon think that this condition will brlnK more people to Orfiost Don't yon think Oregon land, on ncconnt of climatic conditions, la boil ii, I to gnm In value in the next three years f Don't you think n Investment in Oregon lands ia bound to nrinsr Die returns 1 ... If yon believe this, why not invent your money in Oregsa lsndil Tnei safest investment in the world that -will brinsr big returns. "WE ARE FORVINC A PTRCHASIJfG SYNDICATE to buy up 15,000 .acres of the best selected fruit and wheat lands In Xamhill. Sherman Morrow and Gilliam Counties. All these lands are moertly Im proved, 3000 acres in crop, with about twelve million feet of excellent timber. We can buv these lands for an average price of $19 per acre, which wo will sell In sma"ll farms from $30 to $50 per acre. We have 600 applications for small farms and we will sell the entire tract inside of two years. , "Ve will sell you 1. 5. 10, 100, or as many units as you wish at $25.00 per unit. Your monev will be secured by first mortgage on the land, bear ing 6 per cent interest, and the profits will be divided pro rata every six months, according to sales. v. . This proposition should appeaKto rich and poor, to men and women who want to make a saf investment with big returns on their money. DOX'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. COME AT ONCE. Foreign Department Union Bank & Trust Co. 235 Stark Street, Portland, Oregon. Phones Main M2, A 2669. i in ill .!III!-:":J ll!n 't'!::H;::!::."HI I lihillfl v. I l :;;;i M. llll Cases in Circuit Court last montk 214, April, 1909. 198; probata cases, 67, 45; marginal releases, 541, 4001 nonsupport cases, 14. 3; hungers and anglers' licenses. 368. 21; anglers' licenses, 1617, 62; hunters' licenses. 19, 26; liquor licenses, 0, 6; declara tiofts of Intention, 95, 90; citizens' ad mitted, 5 8. "For use in manual trainlns; achoola a "Wisconsin man has pn. ten ted a tool chest which may be converted into a, worlc bench by cla-mpinir it to the top ot two desks. The number of horses in the "United (jtweg Union Bank & Trust Co.. Portland, Oregon. Gentlemen : Please mail me full particulars about your Purchasing Syndicate. Kame Address