TJ1E MORNING OR EG ONI AN, FRIDAY, APRFL 28. 1911.
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BIDDER FOR FIRE
GRAN D JURY RESTS
STBAWBEEBY FESTIVAL HERALDS WIN PLEDGES FROM PORTLAND BUSINESS MEN TO CO
OPERATE FOR SUCCESS OF FETE.
Probe Wielders Drop Under
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CHANGE RELIEVES NERVES
Public Institutions Visited by Jurors
CONNELL MAKES CHARGE
In,
Testerday, but Long Investiga
tion of Xorth End Will Be
Resumed Today.
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ALARM CRITICISED
hcircntlvv Hoard Vvtert Actio a on
Bids A. mil Star Company Has
1 Opportunity to Re Heard.
Dispute ! Old One.
f) Samuel Conns'.l yesterday afternoon
tBraatad a taoMllon befors the fir
commutes of the Execntlva Board
which ha la a member, by cbaryinc that
is Star alarm boxea were "bought out
" tof Aberdeen by the Gamewell Fire
JUarm Company." He declared that h
tad Investigated and found that th
rival company had used undue means to
feave the Star boxes "thrown out.
As a result of the charires. which
were not denied, because Fred A. Wood,
the Gamewell aaent. was absent, being
In Seattle at his headquarters, the com
mlttee held over bids for IS boxes, sub
mitted by the Gamewell Company, until
the Star Company can make a show
. Ina aa to the quality of Its boxes.
telegram from the Star Company'e of
Dclals was received, seeking postpone
tnent of action on the bids until they
raa demonstrate that their boxes are
ail right.
Ganienrll Man Retorts.
A rnnnr nun who said he retire.
"nted II r. Wood, of the Gamewell Com-
pany. addressed the fire committee
brlefiy. "Star boxes were thrown out
of Aberdeen because they were not
aenrlcaable. he said.
"The tar boxes were not thrown
net of Aberdeen." replied Mr. Connell.
"They were bought out by the Game-
' well people so that they could say they
were no good: I know about that deal
myself, as I have Investigated It. So
far as I am concerned, sir. you can
talk about your own boxes and leave
the Star boxea to the committee.
The young man did not attempt to
reply to air. Connell s charges, but said
'. that. If the city wished to experiment
with the Star boxes, the Gamewell
. Company would sell to Portland th
Ftar boxea taken from Aberdeen, which
tils company bought and for which It
substituted Gamewell boxea. He then
left the room. Later the committee
discussed the situation and Sir. Connell
declared that he was In favor of award-'-
lng a contract to the Star Company
1 "because of the tactics employed by the
Gamewell Company, but It was deemed
: wise to Investigate, and the committee
- voted to postpone action.
Controversy Not w.
There baa ions; been a controversy
trrer the Joint use of Gamewell and
Ftar ftre-alaxra boxes, and nearly three
years ajro, when Dr. Harry 1-ane was
Mayor, a test waa had. at which the
. Ftar box did not work well with the
. Gamowelt boxea. It was charged later
by the Star Company's agent that the
box waa "fixed." Nothing- ever cams
f It. but no further bids were sought
until now.
City ElertiiHan Bavarian has always
apposed the Star boxea. and yesterday
afternoon, when aaa-ed as to his opin
ion, said he could not well recommend
the Star box; that he understood It wss
sot worktng satisfactorily In Tacoma
and other cities where it is In use and
that he believed the Gamewell boxes to
be the best.
Portland's fire-alarm system is
equipped exclusively with Gamewell
boxes. It Is a subject which Chief
Campbell has referred to Electrician
Favarian. as the Chief considers it mora
la Savarlar's line than his own.
While waiting developments, the fire
committee will secure statements from
cities where Star boxes are used aa to
whether they are satisfactory. The
largest Coast city using them to con
siderable extent is Tacoma, where Ti
boxea were Installed at one time.
aBERDEEX MAYOR AROrSED
X-Ibcl Snlt Threatened If I nderhand
Work I Charged.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. April 17. Spe
tlaL Mayor Benn said tonight that
whoever charged that there had been
underhanded work In connection with
the. removal of the Star lire alarm
boxes from Aberdeen would be Invited
to make his charges good or else libel
gait would be betun.
This city first Installed a Gamewell
Switchboard and Indicator at fire bead
quarters and bouKht 14 Gamewell
boxes. That was some years ago. The
city two years ago bought three Star
boxea and later ten additional Stars
were added. Soon after their Installa
tion It was discovered that the two sys
tems would not work together. The
Ftar boxes did not register correctly on
the Gamewell switchboard and Indica
tors. Test after test showed a hitch
In tha Star boxes. Finally A. O. Long
was notified of the difficulties and In
vited to come here and atralghten the
matter out. He came and while be was.
In charge of the awltohboard the Star
boxes registered well but not perfectly.
II placed the blame on the switch
board. Tha Council finally decided,
after more than a year's test, to In
stall a uniform system to consist of
either all Gamewells or all Stars.
The Gamewell agents then offered to
take up ail the Star boxes and substi
tute their own. the city to pay the dif
ference In the cost of the two boxes
which amounted to $1 each and the
freight on the boxes to Seattle. Star
boxea sell for I11S and Gamewell'a for
It:. The Star agenta offered similarly
to take op all the Gamewell boxes
without cost to the city. The Council
accepted Gamewell proposition for the
reason that if the Star offer had been
accepted tha purchase of a new switch
board and new Indicators would have
brto necessary. This apparatus would
tiave cost several thousand dollars. This
version Is given by Chief Schneider and
Mayor Bonn. .
"How there could bo any graft In this
Js more than I can sea." said Mayor
Besn tonight.
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ROSEBURG "BOOSTER!!," WHO CAHVAS8ED CITY.
Readlaa fresa left to rts-bt lttlag Dr. A. C. Seeley, ex-areeldeat of the Reaebwrc Commercial Clnbi J.
. I'rrklaa. rmldral -T the Resebanr rotamerehil Clabf R. ii. Smith, vlee-prealdeat of the Rosebnrtr
Cossmerrtal Club.. BiendlaaTt C C. ' sap ma a, publicity manager of the Portland Commercial Clobi V.
K Alley, trweteo of the Roaebara CWeBmerrlal t labi J. L Miller, of the pasaeaarer departmeat of the O.
W. H. dt K. C'emraayj B. W. Batea, editor of the Roaeboiw Keifi) Joseph Micelll, trmstee of the Rose
barw roesaserrtal Clab.
ROSEBURG MEN WIN
Strawberry Festival Envoys
Assured Special Train.
PORTLAND PROMISES AID
Delegation Obtains Promise of 125
Business Men to Attend Fete.
zt Month Visitors
Kxtol Cltj.
" After a canvass of the retail and
wholesale business district yesterday,
Roseburg "boosters" succeeded In net
tins; 123 signatures to their application
for railway tickets to gain a special
train to Koieburs for the annual Straw
berry Carnival. May lL 12 and li. F. E.
Aiiey ot noseourg tooa greet interest in
he canvass and. being well acquainted
with many of the business men of Port-
nd. he obtained the promises of many
to visit Roseburg to attend the carnival.
"What we need In Roseburg. said Mr.
Alley, "is a number of Portland men.
who will visit our city and get ac
quainted. We have been buying our
goods here for some time. There Is a
sort of reciprocity In this business game
that will look good to us If the Port
end merchants visit us. It will not
ske long. Nor Is it absolutely essen
tial for the business man to put up
hat old chestnut that he cannot afford
ha time. We ,want the big fellow to
come and see us. Tour goods sre ail
roses all arranged is boutonalres. Each
guest was presented" with one and a
larire one waa pinned on th) coat of the
host
May 10 Train Date.
The special train will leave Portland
the night of Wednesday. May 10, and
the travelers will spend the following
day and evening as the guests of Rose
burg. The train will return the night
of May 11. but tickets will be good in
case any of the Portland visitors want
to stay over another day or two and
aee the surrounding country.
The following have subscribed for
tickets on the special:
Portland Seed Co., V. 8. Nations! Snk.
Cloaset A Devers. Faclnc Hardware A Steel
Co., Blake-Mcrall l'o Beaver Engraving
Co.. C. C. Chapman. Wadhams Co.. Ouod
year Rubber Co., Neusiadter Broa Paclfle
Paper Co.. W. U Keats Auto Co . Lon
gart Co.. Henry Weinnard Brewery, Blu
mauer A Hoeh. J. K. Gill Co.. The P. J.
Crania Co.. O. B. Murphy. John Veason.
Charles K. Henry. C. I. Beal. Hood River;
Keller Harness Co.. A. H. Averlll Machinery
Co.. Portland I'nlon Stockyards. Imperial
Hotel Co.. V. H. Broat. The Kurai Burnt.
Clayton Fallls. Kred A. Krlbs. l.umbermsns
National Bank. Kllham blatlonery Print
ing Co.. William C Saunders. O. D. Wll
loughby. W. p. Fuller Co., Aldon Candy
do.. Ideal Candy Co.. ClarKe- ooowtro
Drug Co.. Heywood Bros. A Wakefield Co..
Crane Co.. Morris A Co., Northwest Door
Co.. A. O. Long. Portland Cordage Co.. F.
8. Harmon A Co.. Central Door A LAimber
Co.. Swift a Co.. Dwlght Edwards Co.,
Marshall Wells Hardware Co.. pacino
Monthly. Fleiechner A Mayer. Crescent Paper
Co.. American Press Association. Oorhara
Revere Rubber Co.. J. C. Brockelbank A Co..
Allen A I-ewls. W. 8. Noon Bag Co.. Hun.
Khrman Co.. Wadhimi A Kerr Bros., Lang
A Co.. American Type Founders Co., Oregon
Ca'ket Co., Columbia Supply Co. W. B.
Ulafke. Charles L. Mastlck ft Co.. Hr
Kllers. The Oregonlan. Charles B. Merrick.
Paclfle Stationery A Printing Co., Rasmus-
sea A Co.. poison Implement Co., Fisher.
Thoraea Co.. Sanborn Vail A Co.. Relerson
Machinery Co.. First Nallonal Bank. Mer
chants National Bank, Portland Trust Co.
Honeyman Hardware Co.. Simons Mfg. Co.
Faillna McCaJraaa Co.. R. M. wade A CO.
Standard Oil Co, J. M. Arthur A Co.. John
Deere Plow Co.. International Harvester Co.
of America, Parlln A OrendorfT Plow Co.,
Oreaoa Molina Plow Co.. ftudebaker Bros.,
Mitchell. Lewis A Staver. Portland Rose Fes
tival. Ladd A Tllton Bauk, Kharman. Clay
Co.. Olaea A Prudhomme. Julius L. Meier.
HOi TRADE LURES
Railroad's Booklet on Swine
raising Well Received.
INDUSTRY GIVEN IMPETUS
Pamphlet Issued by Harrlman Sys
tem Induces Many Northwest
Farmers to Start Pig: Ranches.
Dig Profit Is Enticement.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON LAW SCHOOL DEBATERS WILL MEET
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY TONIGHT AT SALEM.
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Building 14 by Planned.
AItFRrREX. Wash. April 27. (Spe
cial. The longest building of Its
vldji In the fctate of Washington la
planned by J. J. Kaufman, of this city,
on a vacant lot adjoining- the Aberdeen
Automobile Company, on West Heron
Street. According to the plana adopt
ed the structure will be less than nine
feet wide and 9 feet long. The build
ing will be leased for five years by a
liMral painter.
rm eoontry slab and block wood. dry.
KJlefsca Fuel Co yoa should try. "
right and your prices are satisfactory.
but the cultivation of trade has a higher
claim than mere dollarr. We want to
be your friend and we cannot bo unless
you come down and pat us on the back
once In a while.
Merchants Sign Readily.
"That's the way we feel." said R. E.
Smith, another member of the party.
"Portland Is all right, but we want to
meet yon In our town and show you
Just what we have."
Business men signed the application
for a special car promptly and it la cer
tain that Portland will bo well repre
sented In the festival, for which the citl
sens of Roseburg are spending a big
sum to assure Its success. Kd'tor Bates
of the Roseburg News, who wss an ac
tive member of the party, said:
"Wo are going to have the Tying ma
chines present and give an exhibition
that will do your heart good to aee. We
are going to have milkmaids that win
capture the hearts of the Portland men
and wo are going to have farmers from
all sections of the southern part of
Oregon on hand. The schools will be
adjourned and the business men w'll all
take part In tha festival--
Commercial Clnb Is Host.
The delegation took lunch, at the Com
merclal Club as guests of Msnager
Chapman of the publicity department
They left last night for home, well sat
isfied with their labor.
"Portland la a good town. said Dr.
A- C. Seeley at the depot. "We have
enjoyedkour visit and appreciate the
many kind words said to us as well as
the material promises to visit us during
our carnival. Really we are going to
put on a show which will surprise you.
It has every entertaining feature known
to festivals of Its kind."
Just before lunch was served at the
Commercial Club an express package
was received from the Women s Auxil
iary of Roseburg containing freshly-cut ,
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A.'K. Mackenzie. N. C. ITedln and C
E. Hogan have been chosen by the
student body to represent the Uni
versity of Oregon Law school in de
bate with the Willamette University
at Salem tonight. This will be the
first debate with the Willamette Uni
versity this season. The subject which
will be discussed la : "Resolved, that
Oregon should adopt the single tax
as advocated by Henry George and bis
followers.
The University of Oregon Law
School team will uphold the affirma
tive of this question. Last week the
same team was defeated in a debate
In Portland with the University of
Washington Iaw school.
Oregon hopes for victory tonight. ,
Acknowledgement of the receipt of
the booklet on hoar-raising Issued re
cently by the traffic department of
the Harrlman lines in Oregon, has been
made by farmers and stock growers In
various parts of the Northwest, many
of them expressing the intention to
take the advice contained therein and
embark in the business of swine-
breeding for profit.
It Is the intention of R. B. Miller,
traffic manager of the Harrlman lines.
or u. o. Lively, manager of the Port
land Union Stockyards, and of others
in -Portland to make hogralsing one of
the leading Industries of the Northwest,
in the hope of removing the necessity
oflmporting live hogs from the Middle
Western States for slaughter at local
packing plants.
Publication of this booklet la but the
beginning of a concerted movement to
encourage farmers to take up swlne
raislng. The profits to be derived
from It have been pointed out in va
rlous ways, both by theoretical analysis
and iy practical demonstration.
The new booklet is intended for the
experienced stockgrower and for the
novice. It is filled with common
Sense advice expressed In. a style that
can he understood by anyone of ordl
nary Intelligence. It contains both
the practical Information and the ex
pert advice written in a readable way.
Pendleton Farmer Pleased.
"Tt's a farmers' book In farmers' lin
go," declared a correspondent in ex
pressing his thanks for a copy.
Even the women are interested. Lil
lian Moore, of Touchet. Wash., wrote
to Mr. Miller yesterday, saying: "It Is
aurely a great benefit to those Interest
ed In the raising of hogs."
Dr. James With'ycombe, director of
the Oregon experiment station and in
structor in swine husbandry at the
State Agricultural College, writes:
"This publication should be of much
value to the Northwest and instill great
interest In hog production.
S. M. Stone, of Hood River, says he
is much Indebted to the authors of the
booklet. "It looks good," he says,
"and I intend starting In the business
right away."
C. H. Kde, cashier of a bank at Wi
nona, Wash., requests that two or three
dozen copies be sent him for distribu
tion among the farmers of that community.
Walla Walla Kztolls It.
8. M. Brown, publicity manager of
the Walla Walla Commercial Club, de
clares It to be the most helpful piece
of literature that has been Issued in
connection with the extensive adver
tising campaigns conducted by the
communities of the Northwest.
"This seems to me to be the most
practical publication I have ever seen
on any industrial pursuit," writes H.
P. Jones, secretary of the North Ya
kima Commercial Club.
Scott Henderson, secretary of the
Kenuewlck, Wash., Commercial Club.
aays the farmers of his community are
deeply interested in the subject and
predicts that many of them will en
gage in "this neglected Industry." -
D. M. Finch, superintendent of the
Camas Prairie Railroad, advises that
It la so good that he wants to go into
the hogralsing business.
With a little capital and this book."
he declares, "I could get rich."
Already 15,000 copies of the pam
phlet have been distributed to farmers
on the O.-W. R. & N. lines and to In
quirers in various parts of the coun
try. .
The first Issue consisted of 25.000
copies and the remaining 10,000 copies
will be sent to persons whose names
are being obtained by railroad agents.
newspapers, farmers unions and Com
mercial Clubs in varloua parte of the
Northwest.
With only two working days before
It the grand jury temporarily dropped
Its crusades yesterday and went on a
perfunctory round of visits to publio
Institutions. It will assemble again
this morning and will take up again
the probe of moral conditions, with
rictfftivB Maher as a witness.
The county detective, who last week
lairt hi. list of 105 disorderly houses
before the Jury, was at that time in
structed to continue his work ana re
port later, and he Is now called upon
to do so. So far as known, he Is the
only person scheduled to be called In
the police Investigation.
Lack of time will present an effeO'
tlve barrier to the Jury's probing as
deeply as It apparently desires into
the paving petition scandal. It Is be
lieved that the case against the four
men who were bound over is made up.
as the private detectives engaged In it
have withdrawn from the District At
torney's office and unless the "men
higher up," who have been mentioned
In this relation, ara called, the probe
Is likely to rest where it Is.
Speculation as to the action of the
Jury on the underworld Investigation
takes many turns, with a decided tend
ency toward the forecasting of drastic
action. It has been apparent from the
start that the attitude of the members
of the grand Jury toward the police
department has been somewhat un
friendly and suspicious, and that a
castlgatlon In the report of the body
is the best that the officials may look
for.
An effort was mado yesterday by
Councilman Wallace to secure action
upon alleged libelous criticism of
members of the City Council, published
recently by the Oregon Journal. The
Councilman visited the grand jury
room yesterday .and called attention to
an editorial In that paper of recent
date In which It was charged that
Councilman, names not specified, re
ceived an allowance of two cents a
yard for paving laid. He demanded
that the publisher should be required
to furnish the evidence upon which he
based his statement. A call was sent
out for the heads of the paper, but did
not result In their appearance yester
day. It Is expected that they will ap
pear later.
Final report of the grand Jury to
Presiding Judge Gantenbein is ex
pected Saturday afternoon.
Woman Hurt at Woolen Mills.
While working with a power belt in
the plant of the Portland Woolen Mills,
t St. Johns yesterday, Mrs. E. W.
Garllck. a weaver, was caught in the
swift-moving belt and thrown- face
downward upon the loom. An arm was
broken and her head severely cut. She
was taken hurriedly to the Good Sam
aritan Hospital, where she was In a
critical condition last night. The In
jured woman is 50 years old and lives
t SOS Mohawk street.
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Salome Dancer
The following- acts take place at the
Dancing Girl Show at the East Side
Business Men's Carnival:
Mlas De Garro, "Yama Yama Girl."
Mlaa Peart Vohel. sinfirer.
La Petite Roth, wooden-shoe dancer.
At 9th and Hawthorne st.
Official Changes Made.
Henry. J. Held, formerly counter cleric
In the general offices of the O.-W. R. &
N. Company, yesterday assumed his new
duties as city passenger aKent in the
office of the Canadian Pacific, succeed
ing L. F. Knowlton. who will take
charge of the new North Bank office
when It opens next Saturday. Fred
Love, statistician of the O.-W. R. & N.
office, will become counter clerk and
Ralph Wick, of the auditor's office.
advances to the position of statistician.
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OVERLOOKING THE
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all-year-round resort, the most
attractive and fascinating seaside
resort on the Pacific Coast.
Information regarding sites for
the cottage or bungalow, prices
of property and terms at office
of
RUTH TRUST CO.
235 Stark St., Portland, Or.
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Four hew records
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Splendid reproductions of a matchless voice.
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8291 Carnival of Venioa Part I .(Carnevsle di VenczU)
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