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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1911)
TIIE' MORNING 'oREGOyiAy- tVEDPAiC may. 31011. : . : r : REPLIES E Emissary of Opposition Disap- pointed In Effort to Con fuse Candidate. ATTITUDE IS MADE CLEAR Krank Anowrrn OUrn to Questions IXftlgnrd lo KmtarriM Demand for Cbaujcrs In City Oorn mrnt Renewed. LOMBXKU TO -rKAK IS MTNT HIDE. Oar Lombard will address the otrs of Sunnyslde FonTs HaU. Fast Thirty-fourth and East Tam hl!l struts tonight. Th meetlne will b.ln at o'clock. Evtdentlr an emtiwarT from the oppo sition camp. snt to the meeting to an tagonise Gar Imbrd with the various employes In the vera! municipal de partment, tf poestble. br Tlnr qa tlor.ln. a strunjter at Malrs Hall last Ttlaht did his bt to emfmrrass Mr. Lom bard He asked numeroua questions ef Mr. Lombard aa f th- eufnrlenry of the salarl'S betns; paid these employee. The speaker proved ejual to the actua tion and without evasion made specific end direct anawer to every Interroga- 1 About the onty satisfaction the Inqui sitive man received was ine assu.u...--that Mr. 1-ombnrd. a Mayor. would I atrlve for an economical but efficient ad ( mtnlatratton of the city- business In all ' department. Pension Question Answered. The Instant Mr. Lombard, at the con clusion of his address. Invited questions from the audience, the stranjrt-r Jumped to his feet and. referring to a memoran dum he carried In his hand, betafl shoot ! In questions at Mr. Lombard. Klrst or these waa the question whether the can didate for Mayor believed that employe the police, fire and street-sprinklln 'departments should be pensioned. Reply Una;. Mr. Lombard said he believed the employe of the fire and police depart ment, by reason of the danger and risk 'to life entailed In their employment, after Ion service, were entitled to a pension. A to the streetcleanlns; de partment, Mr. Lombard said he as not 'prepared to place Its employe In the same Uase aa those following more naa- "If the police are doing their duty do lyou think that crime and vice would flourish all over the city a It doe to- bayr waa the next queation. Indictment TelU Story. The Indictment of your Chief of Po lice In Itself answer mai question, -la the present City Engineer entitled to the Increased pay the voter are a.kM to authoriie In the coming city iMtiAnr waa the next. if 1 am elected Mayor." returned lmbard. "I will appoint aa City Engi neer a man who will bo worth any sal the -ltr Council mar fix as his com Donsat ion." The Inquisitor next lnqulrled whether Mr. Lombard believed all ot tne era til.itri of the city government were trtr. Inn value received for the wage they Mplnfl. There was no evasion in air. I-ombard's anawer when he replied that the present system waa coating the city t.o much money. II promised that If -.-t-A one of hla first oftlclal act would be to make a careful Investigation of rrr department connected wltn the city administration with a view to elimi nating needless help and effecting a av Ins to the taxpayers. Citizen's Putj Made Clear. Good government wa the keynote of Mr. Lombard- addresa, wnicn. wa ai tentlvely listened to by nearly 100 vot er. If goed government Is desired, argued Mr. Lombard, the clilxen must assume Individual responsibility, take a vital Interest In the issue and that only good men are elected to of fice. He urged the voters to scrutinize doselv the nuST candidate lor mem bership In the City Council and glv their support only to those wno couia be depended upon to place their private Interest last and the true Interest ot the city and the people they represented tlrst. -Why la It those member of the pres ent Council I have classed aa 'unde sirable' are ao anxious to be re-elected?" Inquired the speaker. "It Is be cause tlier wish to continue the ben Sits and profit they are enjoying by reason of their membership In the Council. The Councilman who profit 1y his position Indirectly Is just a cnuch guilty or oriDery a mougu no racelred actual money, r-xercise cu tlon tn selecting the candidates yon will support for the Council. Three men are to be elected for the full four-year term aa Councllmen-at-large. But there la one man running for that office who la not entitled to support. It I a man vou elected to the Legislature two 7 ear ago and who. when he got to Pa lem. undertook to violate a sacred fledge he made to you and on which lie wa elected. Such a man I not de serving ot the support of any voter "who desires good, clean government. Commission IMan Favored. Mr. Lombard continued his earnest advocacy of a commission form ot gov ernment for Portland and renewed his criticism of the present charter be. rana of the Inability under its provl alona to fix the responsibility for th administration of the city- affair, which he said were "misgoverned by A City Council that, while elected to represent you. Is misrepresenting the g-eople of this city." Mr. Lombard said he had repeatedly demanded that hi opponents for the nomination for Mayor go before the people and Inform them what they thought or tne present toon ell and whether or not they believed its members were committed to the bet Interests of the city. He declared that both Kushllght and Werleln were) off! cers of the city and had been for aev eral veara and lor that reason were 1 wl position to know condltlona aa they actually existed in tne municipal jrov ernment. He Insisted that these can dldatea should tell the people what thev kne. In urging the adoption by the people r,r a commission government. Mr. Lam bard charged that Portland ,-l being conducted under a form of government that would bankrupt any large corpora tion la a short time. Car Service Criticised. Mr. Lombard also discussed the street ... ..rvtce. which, he said, was in a lequate, advocated the consolidation of city and county government as the moat direct way to reduce taxes, op OMBAHD WITHOUT VASIQN municipal paving plant, contending that the desired relief could be largely gained through the adoption of the Ellis amend ment providing for competition In street paving, declared the Broadway bridge ..... n ... miiKt" K. constructed with out further delay and announced that s Mayor he would assume me r'";""; Ibllltv for law enforcement oy mo of Police he would appoint. R. E. Mcnefee. Councilman irum Ninth Ward. In which the meeting was held, presided and Introduced Mr. Lom bard in flattering terms. "I waa aso- kated for two years wnn .nr. the City Council.- said air. r.. and It wa my onservaiion ... the embodiment oi mat rri" best characteristic iniegn.j. i. - thoroughly honest. Is nrm in m tlons and possesses another characteri stic consistency. Mr. iimoo best Interest of tne city, us w. growth, progress and development, at heart and U ne la eiei:ru -....-.. man or set of men will regret It. SSCK FOGGED. LOMBARD SAYS Ilcply to Rushlight Renews Demand for Statement. Mr. Rushlight- belated attempt to befog the plain issue oi gowu ment versus the kind with wnicn familiar, by lugging Into tne con troversy a mass oi mmrrpic..-. egardlng my connection wltn a Donn- g company, will hardly rooi m - tellectual voter of this cuy. saio. Lombard last night. "An escaping uttleflsh throw off an inky nu.a hlch may dlsgut tha puruer. out " fall to hid th true nature uttleflsh. I use thi aimiio cause tne cuttiensu V': sight, but because its a defense are so imicn uae i " ome of the recreant pumic r.... v.... f.nj it necessary to expose. n a statement last night Mr. Lombard said: ... , I made every possiDie et in ih. cmoaiirn to get Mr. Rushlight before the people with bis grievances. repeatedly aakea mm 10 caslonal night irom nis palgn through the North End and come out before the people where he. and not his Shakespearean press -- could point out the weak points. If there were any. In the policies I ad vocated. "Why does not Mr. Rushlight come before the public wltn clean nanus tead of vilifying ana aitacaio - have made counllesa cnargea Mr. Rushlight. I nave " , give the public tne beneui ot uv formation a ne naa -- irables' in th council, i '""" him as to the nature of " "" between him ana mo un.... Counxllmen but he evaae tne " a he evade and ha evaded every di rect, honest Quetiou in tui campaign. "Does he expect to win puu port by a campaign of reticence, and hiding? Come out Mr. Rushlight and state what you stand for. Give us your Ideas direct- Speak out ana answer questions and answer them In your own words and do not try to befuddle the public with a flowery statement from your own paid press agent. I say on the platform open and aboveboard what I stand for. what causes are of our present mlsgovernment and l name the men who are responsible for Are you rria to crui. your man. Why hold backT se i Mr. Ruahllght. and tell u wnemer re think your associate In th olld eight" are good men and true. Vast Issue are at take Mr. Rushlight Issue mor Important than you or I. For once In your life speaa out tell us what you thin, oi me u"i and the 'undesirables. ., -Politic makes atrange bedfellow and we want to know If you are con tent with yours. Tour msnager. George U Baker, to quote jour words, "has none so poor as to u u"" reverence.' The paper supporting yon urges th rmbllc to vote against him. How do you stana. air. kuhiuv - It th office, saiary ana ptrnuLur. you want or are you at heart sincere In your desire for cleaner and better overnmentT If so. take us into your confidence and peak out. .ien us about the written pledge you have, mad aa to appointment In esse you were elected. Would not youc own people even trust yu? -it. fore voting to pay the Portland Railway. -Light 4c Power Company tlU- 12.1 on November is. ii". th question In open Council meeting. to whether the City Attorney ap proved, and on his saying that he did o I voted yes!' The City Attorney 1 and wa the better Judge or tne i.railtv of a claim like this than 1 could possibly be and I do not consider that my vote In tLis case neeu a ue fense. The same answer applies to my vote on October . ll. as to tne pui. of certain street Improvement warrant. The City Attorney I th legal aaviaer to the Council and the charter so pro vides and on legal question I have, and rightly o. deferred to his Judgment. "As to my vote on March 8. 1911. against a resolution to Investigate cer tain defecta In rock nsea on rast. x-iev-enth street. I did so because that mat ter wa entirely In th province of and under the control of the Executive 1-onrd. The work of the Council tops when It ordains street Improvements and the letting of the contract, the ac Mntinrn nf the work and the compllancS of the contractor with the terms of their contract, are and must be. unaer our present charter. In th hand of the Ex ecutive Board. "A to the Oregon Surety tc Casunlty Company. I asked Mayor Simon and-Clty Attorney Grant whether It wa lawful and according to the charter that a com pany In which a councilman was inter ested should go on bonds teTthe city and they both said that It waa. The annual report made to the State Insurance Com missioner will show that out of J32.0O0 In premiums, only HOM cam rrora sure ty bonds to the city. My share of these premiums. If the company never had a loss, would not amount to S200. Do the people of Portland think my vote could be Influenced tor 1J00I "I repeat that my connection with this company was only doe to a matter of local pride) and i neuevo in cuiiaing ui the Institution of this city, not In tear ing them down. If elected Mayor of this city. I should certainly sever my con nection both as an officer and a stock holder In this company. I do not mink that the officer of this company, among whom are such men as Dr. Andrew C. Smith. H. L. Corbett and C H. Lewi, would aid or abet 'graft' or irregular and unfair business methods In any way." RCSHLIGHT ACCUSES LOMBARD Vote for Street Railway Grab and . Questionable Bonds Charged. Ga.y Lombard's published assertion that he made only two mistakes during his career as Councilman, together with his attacks upon A. O. Rushlight, one of hi opponent for the Republican nomination for Mayor, have called forth a reply from Mr. Rushlight, In which Mr. Lombard 1 declared to have voted for what Mr. Rushlight terms th. .-fr,b" by the Portland Railway, Light A Power Company of I21.lli.ll and ia alleged to have assisted in un loading upon the city il.600 of city Improvement bonda of questionable value- In addition. Mr. Rushlight charges that Mr. Lombard Is guilty of a violation of the city charter for having permitted his bonding eom paaf to tnd sponsor for concern engaged In doing Improvement work for the city. Mr. Rushlight's tatement Is in full as follows: Mr. Lombard, in one of bis Jn.tly-eole-brat.4 int.rvt.w" with hlmsolf, published la the local prw of yesterday, with a modesty of the purest ray serene, claims to have made only two mistakes while serving as Councilman durlor the past two years. Ihls boast of self-abn.stlon almost equals the record of the fabled Sheriff of Notting ham, "who ve.er once roado any mistake. fha eagle eye and massive brain of Mr. Lombard hlh-prlcd press bureau baa evi dently overlooked som. few of Mr. Lom bard's Councllmaole mistakes, which, for th. bneflt of th. voters of the City of Portland. I here append. Mr. Lombard on the 13th day of Novem ber 110. voted for the rab-' by the Port land Railway, Light Power Company of $1,124.1 oa the famoua padded light claim which was rejected and successfully opposed bv Mayor Lan. and his Executive Hoard. This "srab- of $Il.li4.1S by the Portland Railway. Light Power Company, with the h-lp of Mr. Lombard, and paaed over my protest, was editorially condemned by the newspapers of Portland. This grab was a mistake with a vengeance. Mr. Lombard, oo October . ISO, voted for the purchase, over my protest, by the city of J10.6OO of . questionable and lltlsa-tlon-threatened etrwt Improvement war. rants, a goodly block of which warrants was held by his assembly-nominated run nln mate and hlgh-finaoce associate. Tbnnias C Devlin. Ex-Councllman Lombard, on the 8th day of March llll. voted asalnst a resolution Introduced by me wherein It was provided thst the City Engineer be Instructed tolook Into the quality of rock used In the Im provement of East Eleventh street. Much complaint had been mad. by the eltlsens of the East Bide aiainst this sllej.d Im provement. The work was being done bv the Hassara Paving Company and It Is of peculiar Interest te the eltlsens of Port land to note that at that time Mr. Lom bard's bonding company bonded this par ticular paving company for street work. Mr. Lombard has not only gone on per- i wam. tnr tha Hasaant Pavlog Com- pany as for Instance the bond of J5003.M to Improve East Sixteenth street, and for IO!..vi to improve Klrby street, but has also permitted his surety company, the Ore gon Surety a Casualty Company, in which h. is aa officer and stockholder, to go upon the bonds of the paving companies, and has voted with reference to the Improve merit of streets affected by such bonds. This Is a direct violation of section 10J of tne charter, which provides: -No councilman or other officer or em ploy, of th. city shall be or become di rectly or indirectly interested In or in the performance of eny contract tor the supply ot labor or material to th. city. . . . -If any officer or person In this section designated shall violate the provisions of this section ne snail tonen. -- all soch contracts, grants, privileges aaa franchises In the hands of others than a purchaser without notice for value shall be "it" is a curious turn of history to know that whea Boss Crok.r, of ew York City. In the b-ydsy of his wfeWdenc. by a Lexow rommittM with the evidence showing he had obtained much of his mil lions used to buy estates in a forelen land through coercing city employes and con tractors into obtslnlng surely bonds from a certain surety company In which Croker was largely Interested aa a stockholder, he save the Identical reason to Justify bis ac tion which our local self-styled paragon of virtue. Mr. Lombard, gave in the present Instance. That la. It waa a local concern and we should foster and help home indus- r'lt"yir. Lombard's surety company has beeo so far able to obtain business enough from the city to Veep Its head above water when he waa a mere Councilman, it does not take a strong application of the multiplication table to ascertain how the business of his surety company would Increase if Mr. Lom bard were elected Mayor, and what a re markable unanimity there would be among paving companies and those seeking the Mayor's favor on the question ss to which among the surely companies was the best from which to secure bonda Local Inter ests and home industries which are In the infantile state at present would wax fat and Mr. Lombard's present lean dividends would inert am after the manner ot wcll nourlsbed Infants. SIR. MTHERSOX COXFIDEXT Pastor-Candlclat Believe lie Will Have Large Majority. Charles T. McPherson, pastor of Ep worth Methodist Church, who Is run ning for Councllman-at-Large. believes he has the support of the majority of th people ot Portland, and that ha will be elected by a large majority. "I consented to run for Councllman-at-Large only upon the earnest solici tation of many prominent business men," said Mr. McPherson laat night. "I have been In Portland It years, and th business men knew I would do the square thing. They want to see what a preacher will do as a Councilman. I have the support of the ministers, the church members. Including Methodists, Catbolica and Jews, and the support of th Municipal League. "I am not In favor of saloons, but several saloon-keepers called me up and said they appreciated th stand I have taken. I believe that as long as the majority ot th people of the city vote for and support th saloons we shall have saloon. But I favor strict laws regulating them while we have them. When the majority of the peo ple vote for their abolition, I shall be among tha first one to remove them from the city. t la absolutely Im possible to remove them until the peo ple want them removed. I Intend to represent all th people. -I am not In favor of a municipal paving plant, for I think the city ha been assessed enough already, and It Is unreasonable to assess It 11.000.008 for a paving plant. The business men of the city are not In favor of It- I am In favor of lower prices for street and sidewalk paving and sewers. W should have competitive bidding, but If we cannot have that, as a member of the Council I will do what I can to compel the bidder to come down to a reasonable figure before I vote to award the contract. "I am strictly against graft, and hall expos It while I am In the Coun cil. II the member of the Council persist In It I Intend to let the publlo know about It- I shall stand alone In the Council If necessary. I believe In Increasing the police force ufficlently to keep order. I stand also for more parks and play grounds. "F. P. Leach, of Leach Bros.' Iron Works, will speak at the Firemen's Hall, on Alblna avenue, tonight in my favor." LABORING MEN TAKING PART Political Efforts Are Centered on Five Candidates. Members of the Worklngmen' Polit ical Club are directing their effort in behalf of Ave candidate in the ap proaching primary election. This or ganisation originally Indorsed A. a. Itushllgbt for Mayor, Edward D. Will iam for Municipal Judge, and William 1C Daly for Councllman-at-Large for one of the three long term The club has since Indorsed the candldacle of Ralph C. Clyde for Councilman-at-Large (two-year term) to succeed Gay t v.., H B. White for Council man from the Seventh Ward. With the exception of wnne. wno m e. "'"1-' "- all of the candidates receiving the In dorsement of this club, which Is non- .I..- .r Rnnubllcans. .i.,h Nodded to concentrate Its efforts in support of the candidacies of these five men. believing that they moat nearly represent the Interests of the la boring men In thl campaign. aid W. H. Flugerald. a member of the execu .. .nn,mittrt. yesterday. "Our or ganization Is not strictly a onion labor r. n,..r It Includes in Its ranks - uwinr men who are not affili ated with any Individual union. Every man who works for a day' wag I eli gible to membership in the organiza tion, which ha for It single purpose bettering the conditions of the labor ing classes in this city. We shall alsjo take part In the campaign following th prlmray election, but the extent of that activity will depend entirely on the result of the nominations mad in Saturday's election." FIRE THREATENS OFFICE BUILDING r Flames Originate in Quarters ' of Attorneys and Go to Air Shaft. CITIZEN PREVENTS SPREAD Third and Fourth Floors of Com mercial Block Damaged Before Fire Department Apparatus Keacres the Scene. A stubborn Ore In th airs haft of th Commercial block. Second and Wash ington streets, threatened to destroy the entlr six-story building at 11 o'clock last night and did IS000 dam age before It was extinguished. The fire originated in the suite of offices occupied by George N. Ferrln. W J. Shaver, W. T. Wood and Sidney Gordon, lawyers, and the Bonded Ad justment Company, on th third floor. The fire gained sufficient headway to break into the air shaft in in center of the bulldlntr and do consiaeraoie damuge to offices on tne tnira ana fourth floors surrounding It. The contents of the entire suit occupied bv he attorneys, was aestroyea. amounting to $1500, and the loss on the building is estimated at $3000. Sidney Gordon says he waa sitting at his desk at work In room S01, when he was aroused by breaking glass ana ran out of the building. He nan-owly escaped with his life, as the partition between bis office and an adjoining one, no more than eight feet from his desk, waa burned. George E. Ledbetter, one oi tnecam-n.in-n managers for George H. Thomas, saw sparks coming from the building from the street. rte ran into i building, where he found two men at the elevator. He told them th build ing was on fire, touched the flro alarm box in the hallway, then ran to the second floor and unwound the hose in the halt He turned the water on. gave the nozxle to someone else and continued on his way until he reached the top floor. The streams from the hose In the halls kept the Are out of the north side of the shaft, except in the office of Meine Espcy. real estate dealer, and the Lounsdale real estate office. In rooms S19 and 20. where considerable damage was done. When the water failed to reach the top flcor of the building the depart ment was on hand and fought the stubborn blac, which crept up the building Inside th walls and was dif ficult to extinguish. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it started in the offices occupied by the four attorneys on the third floor. Sidney Gordon was at a loss to account for the blaze, as he said he was In his office all night and no on had been in the ult except himself. ftiElSliST UP MAYOR OF ST. JOHNS MODIFIES ELECTRIC SIGN GRANT. Bill for Expertlng Books of City to Receive Ax at Hands ofhe City Council. . ST. JOHNS. Or May 2. (SpeciaL)--At the meeting tonight of the City Ahi.Hiin waa made to the payment of the bill presented by the expert employed in auditing the city book. The opinion of the members of the Council was that the amount of 1470 waa excessive. Soma adjustment will be made later. " The shadow of annexation was again noted In the proceedings of the meet- r nhon an aoDllcation was received for an electric sign to be erected on t....v .tmoL The Mayor made the ,.n.irt that the ordinance covering such a privilege should be th sam as that In Portland. As th question of annexation Is one on which there has been much discussion, tne mayor morir waa considered significant. The following street improvement, were ordered by the Council: Edison treet. from Burlington to Kessenden. 13-foot cement sidewalks and macadam pavements; Philadelphia street, from Edison to Hayes, macauaro iu ""- with ll-foot sidewalks; t-oruana oou lecard. from Drue street to Thompson t,.t m-foot macadam pavements. The Oregon Washington Railway k. Navigation Company was granted a franchise to put in a siaetraca. w m. warehouse ot the Lauthere Mercantile Co The period covered by th fran chise is 25 years. Th bill authorizing in construcuuu h? fru ferrv sroe into euoct on May 20 and nothing now remains to be n. .rr.nr to aeiermiue too lJ u k .e.v This matter Is to be decided upon at a meeting of the Mayor with the County Commissioners at an early date. WERLEIN MEN ARE ACTIVE n.nhliran Candidate's Friend Send Letters of Commendation. pu. Treasurer Werleln. candidate for Republican nomination for Mayor, is making a quiet but active preclnct-to-precinct canvass of the city. Wer (,i.n also are aggressive. Mr. - . . i x Werleln says ne is aitogeiner in:.i with the situation. He Is receiving many letters from various people giving high testimonials of his worth as a private citizen and a publlo offi cial. Thomas Pleads With Democrats. George H. Thomas, chairman of the Democratic County Central Committee and only candidate on the Democratic ticket for Mayor In Saturday's prima ries, yesterday mailed postal cards to v.- rnn rwrnocrats who signed his nomi nating petition. Friends of Mr. Thomas are making an especial effort .to tea that a many Democrats as possible get to the polls Saturday and give their support to the party candidate. They feel that a substantial Indorsement in the primary election win iro ful assest in his candidacy in the Juni election. Candidate Werleln Speaks Tonight. At a meeting in Firemen's Hall. Al K-illlna-sworth avenues, to night, J. E. Werleln, In his candidacy for Mayor, will discuss the Broadway bridge and other municipal questions of Interest to the voters. L. A. Whit comb will be chairman of the meeting. Mr Werleln will also speak to the vot ers of South Portland. The meeting will be held In Jones' Hall. Front and Qlbbs , streets. Our First Annual A iisC S - ;shl -fife m : rvW '.-sCj??'' EXACTLY' JL I 1 ILLUSTRATED MmW ' lO $27.50 jp p1 Beautiful Serge Dresses of White or Hair-Line Stripes, a May Sale Special Wednesday we inaugurate our First Annual May Sale-an event of great impor Unce Sslesdomen of Portland, Extraordinary P5'8Se,lted to effect substantial economies in our Cloak and Suit Department. These Dresses as illustrated are an extraordinary bargain A 0Zfslls manufacturer disposed of his surplus stock to us at .1 Every Dress of the very latest models,. exceptionally -weD y5S Ihlp hairline strroe plain white or navy serge, fcobby effects with large sauor coi lalwlsZoi Sack satin, new bolero models, dainty lace yokes and und sleeves. In all, the most clever lot of Dresses put forth this ("fl yf season. You would pay $27.50 for them in the regular way. J J j J Come and see them. May Sale Price T $3.95 -Marquisette Waists $2.75 Two distinct models. Very dainty Dutch neck, kimono sleeves, heavy lace insertion or round collar edged with heavy lace; a very clever design. JS1.6.- $2.75 RECALL VOTE LIGHT Tacoma Election for Commis- sionerships Held. PUBLIC INTEREST SLIGHT Only Half of Registered Balloters Go to Polls and Contest for Offices Must Be Repeated Within Two Weeks. . jij.iT & txr.st. Mav 2. The recall . nria nt the four City eiecuua Commissioners held here today was not . i will ha n pl a two decisive ana auumc. " . . ., weeks hence, at which the two hlgHest candidates today will run ag aln. All of the inoumbents succeeded In quali- fyinKth next election Commissioner L. W. Boy. will oppose F. a PetUm- miss Loner tay rree yr r . . rtnmmiiifl Anpr Owen SooTwmoWose w: E. Clayton and Commissioner Nicholas La wson will oppose B. 3. Weeks. Half the regis- . . oe! AAn wa nollled ana terea voie w ' ; the interest was small. n-MlLt. The law is tnai wuo. -- " i rr oil the votes receives a - -- - . cast for that office the elect on shall be deemed a pnmarjr uu - in two weeks. May 1. to decide be tween the two niBa - "f Ana Woods came reilvlnff a majority and lacks less nan 200 votes of winning out on the firs? election. Owing to the f act that there were 20 candidates In the race four oryces. the return, we . slow in com." ,-. waa iTi? "t i'he n "cuy' precincts. Following are iuo To succeed I W. Roys. Commis sioner of public safety. A. H. Barth. 3183; John Burner, "1. -in cIa 1683 Clarence Parker. 1927. Francis k: Pettlt. 8475; L. W. Roys. 4681. To succeed Owen Woods. Commis sioner of .Public Works , W. R Clayton. 451; Daniel B. Cook. 1001; R. H. For vthe. 1901; Owen Wood, 779. "yTo succeed Nicholas Lawson. Com missioner of Light and Water James n Drake. 2608: David B. Fltts. 3i, Nlc&lasVwson. 8771; D. E. McPher ?on. 1701; Benjamin J. Weeks. 6 SIS. To succeed Ray Freeland. Commis sioner of Finance. John B. Cromwel. ,38 Ray Freeland 5194; Frank La m bern. 6391: P. W. Noble. 1480; R. A. B. Young, 76. Eugene "Wins Territory. BWENB, Or, May . 6peclal.) By - 1 II NEWEST MILUXEUS" a majority or isa we tuy terday to extend the limits. The vote was very light, only 226 ballots being cast, which was less than one-sixth of the total cast at the recent mayoralty election. The extension adds approx imately a square, mile of territory to the city limits, ana iomeimu u.o. -v. people to Us population. Cottage Grove Is Enlarged. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., May 2. (Spe cial.) Cottage Grove voted yesterday, by a majority of 162, to extend the city limits, taking in territory that has been netitionlns: for some ftime to be ad mitted to the city. The vote was not a large one, tne total oemg i ii 55 against. ' There Is o market for Ameriean-mafle metal monuments In China for the simple reason that the Chinese do not use monu ments for marking- graves. 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