I TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXliJ. W EUS ESD AT, OCTOBER 12, 1910. 15 IVQRK UN RESLRVOIR IS BEING DELAYED Engineer Says Force of Work men Is Reduced; Contract tor Blames City. 15 PER CENT IS WITHHELD Undertaking- Sot Being Poshed Energetically as It Should Be, Mr. Clarke Declares la Re port to Water Board. Completion of the raaervolr beiric built n Mount Tabor by Robert Wakefield Oo. aad which la niually deatriiated a Reaervolr No. 1 will so over Into Btxt year, according to a report mad a to the TVater Board yeaterdar afternoon by Enartneer Clarke. The contractors. Bow. ever, are concentratlnc their effort on the completion of reeervolr Ko. & which U auxiliary to No- . In hie resort to the Board Mr. Clarke aaye that he ham urged the contractors to hurry their work, but they have re duced their force Instead of Increased It. Aa the city la withholding IS per cent of the contract price, to be uaed In penalis ing the contractors for their wora. tn Board simply Sled the report. While the new reservoir will not be reeded by the city until next year, when the new auDD'.y cf water la received from Bull Run. members of the Water Board have Intimated thst they will penalize the company for Its failure to perform its part of the contract on time. Force) of Workmen Reduced. "The proirreee of the work on the new reservoirs at Mount Tabor." aaya En gineer Clarke In him report." has not been as rapid as it was anticipated that it would be, owing tn part to the rains which have occurred at Intervals during l past month. The contractors foroes ave been considerably reduced and at the present there la not otie-half of the Xoree engaged that was employed one month ago. "in general It may be "aid that the work la not being pushed as energetical ly as It should be If the contractors Intend an early completion of the work. They explain that It appears as if the completion of reservoir No. t must go over until another season, and therefore they are now concentrating their forces at reewrvolr No. .. 00 as to complete that work aa early aa possible, and they will then move their entire force to the work on No. I They are being urged to put on ad ditional men Instead of laving off part of their original force aa they have done. It ts desirable that they should at least complete the underdrains at No. a. and protect the slopes before the "Winter worms begin." Contractor Blnnies City. Robert Wakefield, after the meeting yeenerday afternoon, said that It prob ahlv would be until some time in the Spring before No. was completed, and said that the delay was largely the fault of the city, which he said had caused the contractors to wait at times for things the city should furnish. Mr. Wakerleld said aleo that the con- tractora could not Justly be bound by the limitation of the original contract f ir No. C as the terms had been greatly changed since It was first adopted. "At present we cannot do much work on No. .' said Mr. Wakefield, "owing to the weather. We have an embank ment to build which In order to be safe must be made of dry dirt and the recent rains have made It Impossible to work on this. "The elty cannot have suffered any thing from the delay tn the completion of the rervo1rr as it had no water to put Into them. Both will be completed bv the time the city has use for them. By the terms of the contracts, reservoir No. I shouW have been completed by July 1 and No. t by October la. delayed until It Is determined whether the proposed new water main amend ment to the charter la to be adopted by the people at the election to be held November S. and also to determine If the courts are aolna to admit of the sale of bonds for the construction of the Broadway bridge. An Important feature of the tax levy 111 be tba fund to be obtained for paying Interest on bonds. If the people fall to adopt the proposed water amendment. It will mean that at least 115.000 must be collected- next year by taxation that would otherwise be paid from the receipts of the water depart ment. In the same way. the action of the courts In determining the validity of the Broadway bridge bonds win oe material factor tn determining me amount of money the city must raise by taxation for the Interest fund. According to the state law. the elty must have Its tax levy completer oy January 1. and to accomplish this the various estimates must be completed and filed nearly two months in advance. With but a few exceptions, the esti mates for the various funds for next year have been filed with the City Auditor, and if it were not for the nec uirv delay in the completion of the estimate for the Interest fund, the work of remodeling the estimatea to make them conform to limits of, taxation pro vided bv the charter, or be modified to meat the desires of the Council, could soon be under way. SuMY MAIL EXPEDITED MEASURES ADOPTED PROMISE TO SAVE LONG WATTS. Business Men Can Aid System by Learning Name - of Carrier Who Serves District, Portland has seen tha last of tbe pic- tureique gatherings on Sunday morn ings on the Sixth-street side of tbe Postofflce building, where patrons were required to stand on the sidewalks to receive their mall. The antiquated sys tem under which Sunday malls hava beeen delivered In years past waa a re Ho of the days when Portland waa the north end of a steamboat line running along tha coast. It was required then that tbe person Inquiring for man should write the name on a slip of paper and deposit It in a cigar box placed on tha doorslll. At convenient Intervals the clerks gathered up the slips and after retiring to tbe Inner re cesses of the building, would appear at one of two door a id yell: John Smith, blank blank street; go to Station E- Business men. women and children stood in tha rain and waited for the announcements, which were frequently delayed from three to ten minutes. Patrons of the Postofflce will be ad mitted to the building next Sunday from the Sixth-street side. As people In line enter they will ba met by the su perintendent of carriers to whom the Inquirers will be required to tell their addresses. The superintendent will then direct each person down some one of the aisles In the building, where car. rlera are to be stationed. The business man Is expected to learn the number of his carrier with a few trials of tha plan, and the carrier will be in the same place each Sunday morning; from 10 until 11 o'clock. As mall Is secured patrons at the office will be directed to an exit which opens on the ma'n corridor of the building and will ba directed to the street. In carrying out 1.1s plans. Postmaster Merrick will have the entire supervia- ory force of the Postofflce present Sun day morning to handle the crowds In side the building. The scheme can be greatly aided if patrona will ascertain the number or their carrier nrlor to calling for mall on Sunday morning. The plan has been generally adopted tn all the larger dues and by Its opera tion it is estimated that any person can secure his mall within three min utes. Second Floor Cloak and Suit Department Take Elevator $3.00 French Flannel Waists at $1.75 Made of fine quality hairline French flannel in a very neat tailor model, large pearl buttons, with laundered linen collar, soft turned-back cuffs. - $3 is price of them ordinarily. Our price . . , $1.75 $2.00 Heatherbloom Petticoats $1.25 20 dozen Heatherbloom Petticoats in black, navy and brown, are made with 15-inch flounce of shirring and tucks, deep underflounce. Sold every where at $2.00. Our price. $1.25 $7.50 Colored Silk Petticoats $3.35 Made of fine quality heavy rustling taffeta with 18 inch tailored flounce, in black and all the leading colors. They would be considered cheap at $7.50. Our price $3.35 '$25.00 Long Covert Coats at $13.95 Made of fine quality American "Woolen Co. all-wool covert, full 56-inch long, either in the semi or tight fitting models; body of coat and sleeves lined with guaranteed satin. Sold regularly at $25.00. Our price.... $13.95 WATCH OUR ADS THEY ARE GREAT MONEY-SAVERS a....- ... " - ' rssJn - -......-iM-i The Store for the Masses Popular Prices $35 Blue Serge Suits at $18.95 You all know that the Blue Serge Suits are the rage for this Fall. "Ve were fortunate in obtaining a full assort ment of these popular Suits at a price concession. Are made of all-wool Garfield serge. Coats 34 inches long, Skinner satin lined, some with gored skirts, others in the pleated model. They are actual $35.00 values. Our price $25 Slip-On Raincoats at $16.50 Another shipment of Slip-on Raincoats, so popular thi3 season. Are made of heavy quality Garbardeen cloth with plaid backs, raglan sleeves, high vents under the arm size. These Coats are sold every- storm collar; where in city at $25. Our price. JLL KO1 VISIT OUR ECONOMY MILLINERY DEPT. THIRD FLOOR OREGON SHEEP FAT Animals Promise to Shine at January Show Here. ONLY TARIFF FEARED Bearer State Herds Are Relied on to Supply Depleted Montana Ranges. President of Wool growers Extols Industry. BANKER THRONGS DUE KANSAS AXD NEBRASKA FINAN CIERS STOP LV PASSING. PURITY WORKERS COMING Conference to Begin This Afternoon In Cnlveraalt Church. Tha American Turlty Federation workers will open their conference this a.'ternoon at 2:30. In the I'nlversallst Church of Good Tldlnns, Broadway and test Twenty-fourth streets. The a) ex perienced leaders In the party will pre sent tha results of yeara of experiment In law enforcement, and the methods that hava secured the prevention and cure of vlre and tiie elimination of dives. The conference ts regar.led by mem hem of the .Federation as timely, in view of recent events in S,in Francisco and Seattle, and the possibility that some of tha underworld habitues may come to Portland. Tha aeajlon at 2:10 will give local workers an opportunity to confer with experts in different branchea of re forms. Mr. Lutes, of New Tork. editor of American Motherhood, will conduct a mother' meetlnr at 4 P. M. 8h will Instruct mothers how to answer the ques tions of childhood on matters of sex. An evening session will ba held besjln r.ir.g at 7:30. opening with a sons service. Then will, follow addresses by some of tha moat successful and eloquent work ers of the Federation. The meetings are public. GAMING CHARGE PRESSED Prosecutor Not Satisfied by Rumored Settlement Out of Court. Bench warrants were issued yesterday by JudRe Taawell for Hilda Dickinson and her husband, to force them to tell what tfcey know about a charge of -am- bllns made aiainst id Donovan, proprU tor of a North End saloon. Donovan was arrested several days aso upon the complaint of Mrs. Dickinson that ba had won 105 from her husband In a came In tha saloon. Tha woman aald that she appealed to Donovan to return part of the money, that she might pay neglected Mils, and that she re ceived an Insolent answer. Tha City Attorney la Informed that sifter Ma arrest Donovan paid ITS to the Dickinsons, and that, apparently sat isfied upon the return of the money, they failed to appear in court yesterday, wnen the case was called. Deputy City At torney Sullivan Insisted upon a trial and asked for tha bench warranta. Tha re luctant witnesses are expected ta appear In court today. Pennsylvania Money Men, Number ing 175, to Arrive Today New Yorkers Coming Tomorrow. Tblai is bankers' week for Portland. Financiers from many of the Eastern states en route home from the annual National Bankers Association conven tion Just held at Los Angeles are lnclud-. inr this city in their Itineraries. A train load of bankers passed through the city latat night on their way home to Kansas and Nebraska. On account of tha train schedule, the party remained but a few minutes and Hprtland people were not given an opportunity to irater- ntze with the bankers. A party ot Pennsylvania bankers, num bering about ITS. wilt arrive In Portland at o'clock this morning and will spend the day and evening here. They will be entertained by the Portland Clearing- House Association. Immediately after their arrival the visitors will be taken for automobile rides about tbe city and In the afternoon by local bankers. Between 9 and 10 o'clock tonight, the visitors will be the guests of tha Port land Commercial Club, when a buffet lunch and reception will be given In their honor. The visitors will leave at 11:20 o'clock for Puget Sound points. In the New ork party which Is scheduled to arrive here at T:S0 o'clock Friday morning, there will be 375, many ot whom are financiers of note. Elab orate preparations are being made to en tertain tnera. rney win be given a luncheon at noon and dinner In the eve ning at the Hotel Portland. In tha afternoon they will be taken for a trolley ride about the city and at S o'clock Fri day evening, a reception will be given them at tha Portland Commercial Club. Oregon sheep can hold their own In competition with chow animals of any other state. In the opinion of George W. McKnlght. of Vale, president of the Oregon Woolgrowers' Association, who was in Portland yesterday. . He aald this fact will be demonstrated at the com ing convention of the National Woolgrow ers Association, to open in .ne Armory January 4. "We should have the greatest sneep show ever held -In America." said be. "Our Oregon breeders have a great op portunity to show how well they have bred and fed their stock, and if they win in the coming competition, they can take their sheep anywhere in tne world. 'The National woolgrowers Associa tion is the oldest organisation of live stock men In the United States. We are assured now that the Portland convention will be the biggest In the history or tne association. We will have men of Na tional reputation on the programme for addresses. The state convention of sheepmen had voted to hold this Winter's meeting at Baker, Or., but that place waived Its claim to tne nonor ao wa coma meet in Portland Just prior to the Na- tlonal convention. The exact dates will be determined later. "The coming tariff agitation that toe wool erowf-rs have to go through prom- lses anything but well for them. Our product has fallen away one-third the result of last year's revision. The price of sheep In the markets, however, has been maintained wall because there has been a big corn crop In the Middle West and the demand Is good for feeders on that account. "Oregon was particularly favored over any of the other range states last year. Losses have been less severe here dur ing the Winter than In any other sheep state and the Summer drought has done less damage than elsewhere. For ex ample, the Montana ranges were prac tically cleaned off. I look for good prices for Oregon sheep. This state will be called on, as always, for stock to replenish the ranges of these other states. "Range conditions In Oregon are ex cellent. The late rains hava brought out the green grass in splendid shape. Sheep are fat and will go Into the Winter In good condition. Aside from the tariff agitation that the wool grower has to face, tha outlook Is excellent- This Is the only cloud on the horizon for the sheepman." While In Portland, Mr. McKnlght met the officials of the National association. Ha. Is co-operating with them fully In making arrangements for the Midwinter convention and sheep show. SALOON INTRUDER FLEES Ted Murphy and Patrolman Give Pursuit, but Man Escapes. Bullets flaw thick at Third and Davis streets yesterday, when two po licemen gave chase to an armed man whom Ted Murphy, a bartender, found In his saloon at 45 North Third street. Murphy went at 5 o'clock to open the place for business, and found a man inside. The intruder dashed out, and the bartender chased him, until he turned, and placed a revolver against Murphy's chest. The pursuer then gave up the chase. ' At Second and Davis streets the armed man turned and fired two shots at Patrolman Bewley. who replied with three shots. None of the bullets did damage. Tbe pursued disappeared In the terminal yards. An examination of the saloon failed to disclose any theft. DEMENTED II SHOOTS WOTJIiD-BE SAMARITAN TWICE WOUNDED IN STREET. Harris Trunk Co.. for trunks and bags. Carpenter Stuns Maniac With Steel Bar After He Has Fired Four Shots at Rescuers. Drawing a revolver upon two men who rushed to his assistance when he fell to the pavement In front of 44 Front street yesterday morning, Arthur Vail, a demented man, fired four shots, wounding John Lynch twice. He was prevented from firing mpre shots by William Wokan. a carpenter of DO North Sixty-seventh street, who, see lng that the man was dangerous, rushed upon him and struck him over the head with a steel plnchbar. Vail was not noticed by anyone until be suddenly fell to the pavement and began uttering loud cries. John Lynch an employe of the Carstens Packing Company, and George Weiss, who has a stand in the public market, rushed to his assistance and started to ralBe him. Without warning. Vail fired four shots. One of them struck Lynch in the flesh of the neck and another lodged 'In his shoulder. Wokan, who la a carpenter, leaped upon the Insane man with the plnchbar and struck him over the head. breaking bis scalp. and stunning him. Policeman West arrived soon after ward, followed by Captain Baty and Policemen Leisy, Sima. Harms and Gruber, with the patrol wagon. Vail fought with maniacal strength until handcuffed and placed in the wagon. All tha way to the station he continued yelling at .the top of his voice that he wanted to be taken back to his mother at Colfax, Ind. He was placed In a cell, but did not cease his ravings, and waa soon transferred to the County Jail, where a hurried Inquiry was held and he was pronounced insane. Lynch was taken in an ambulance to St. Vincent s Hospital.. His wounds are sot dangerous. Toledo, Or., Votes Water System. NEWPORT, Or.. Oct. 11. At a spe clal election held at Toledo yesterday for voting on the amendment to the oity charter and authorising the bonding of the city to provide a water system, the vote was practically unanimous, only one being cast against the movement. 510 gets receipt for $20 9i5r r.... $30 $20 gets receipt for $40 $25 gets receipt for $50 $30 gets receipt for $60 $50 gets receipt for $100 TERMS Victor, per week .....$1.50 Bush & Lane, per week $2.50 Players, per. week.$2.50, $3.50 Grands, per week $3.50 TAX ESTIMATE DELAYED City Must Await Decision on Water Mains and Bridge Bonds. Final estimates for the city tag levy Cor Portland will probably have to be DIPHTHERIA FRIGHT FELT Six Cases Reported in Mount Scott District Cause Unknown. There is considerable alarm In the Mount Scott district, adjacent to the Arleta schoolhouse, over tha fact that several cases of diphtheria have ap peared In the neighborhood within the last few days. In all. aa far aa reported, there are only six cases of a mild form In the vicinity. There la some talk of closing the school, but as the cases are not serious, this Is not considered necessary. Tha source of tha trouble is not known, but some are attributing it to the water. W. E. Sptcer, resident at Anabtl. where most of tha cases are located, said yesterday that tha water Is not to blame, as the people west of Gray s Crossing nave been getting Bull Run water for tha past three weeks and that not a drop has been taken from the wells of tha Woodmere Water Company. Mr. Splcsr said that George W. Brown, owner of the plant. Is repairing the wells and cut off the well water at Gray s Crossing. BUSH & LANE PIANO CO. 386 Washington St 4 - Bet West Park and 10th Sis. No Cash Required No Interest Charged SALE ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT OPEN EVERT EVEN ING THIS WEEK. The Famous J!S37 is tne Lamp or neai oeauiy because it gives tbe best light of all lamps. 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