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ITIE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIA. WEDXESDAT, SEPTEMBER 27. 1911.
CREMATORY
DROPPED
HEAD
ODDLY
Removal of Superintendent
Napier by Rushlight Revives
Attack on Burner.
PLANT BAD, SAYS MAN OU
"Ta xra jrrr" In Letter to The Ore-
fnnlan Sajs Builder Condoote-d
Test and City Did Not .Watch
It Wheeler Make Denial.
Removal by Mayor Rushll-cht
llarrv N. Napier superintendent ot
the municipal aarbaire crematory,
without aaslftnlns; any reason for the
art. haa served to revive the coa
troveray aa to the new crematory ao4
whether it will finally be accepted by
the Ruihllrbt administration. It aleo
niiMti the query why la It that thla
crematory, which durlna ex-Mayor
Plmfln'f administration was denounced
by Rueblltrht partisan aa a bus; steal
and a worthless Institution should. Im
mediately following- the accession of
Kushliaht to the Mayoralty, become
such a desirable property, measuring
up to all requirements, and absolutely
indispensable to the cltyT
Mystery attending this feat of
Rushllcht leardemala Is augmented
by the receipt yesterday by The Orego-
nlan of a communication from A
Taxpayer.- who makes startling
charges against the. crematory, the
manner of Its construction and Its In
adequacy to meet requirements. Thl
correspondent charges that inferior
materlaia were ased In building th
crematory. necessitating wholesale
and repeated repairs following the
completion of the first six months' teat
when the plant was rejected by ex
Mayor Flmoo. City Health Officer
Wheeler. Superintendent Kapler and
members of the Health Board.
mil In Test Allege.
It la further charged by the author
of thla communication that the second
test of six days.. In which the crema
tory la reported to hav exceeded re
qulrements aa to garbage consumption,
was conducted under the aupervlslon
of Fred P. Smith, of tha Public Works
r.nglneertng Company, the corporation
that built the plant, while tha city, at
night, la charged with not having on
the ground n representative to look
after Its Interests. Th additional al
legttloa Is mad that onb-jrned gar
bage by the carload was taken from
th Incinerator and scattered over
the dump, making It possible for th
plant to make th record required In
th specif lost lone upon which Its ac
ceptance by th city depended.
Mr. Napier, whoa resignation : u
prinlmlnt of th plant wax re
quested yesterday by Mayor Rushlight,
upon being shown th correspondent'
letter, aald last night that everyone of
th a;lgatlona presented waa substen-
tially true.
'Inasmuch aa I am giving up th su
rertntendrncy of th plant." aald Mr.
Napier. It does not become ma to aay
much for the rrajon that It la likely
to b misinterpreted. Hut I can and
do say that th plant waa not built ac
cording to specification Furthermore.
It doe not and cannot meet th re
qulrements of th specifications upon
which Its acceptance by th city la to
be determined.
Mr. Napier say the Incinerators do
not conform to th specifications In
one material respect. In that the hop
pers, as they were provided for. wer
virtually abandoned and a different
system for handling the garhag sub'
stltuted. under which It will be Im
possible for the plant to dispose of
th dally tonnage of garbage that I
required as n condition of the contract
between the city and th contractors
who Installed th Incinerators.
Daislsg Cmmt lUeseted.
Ir. heeler and Mr. Napier do not
agree on the actual cost of burning
garbage In the Incinerators during the
six months test. They agree on th
flsure for the first month of trie test.
which was about ll.li per ton. Ir.
Wheeler declares that the cost of op
eratlnn for the other Or months mad
an average roet for the alx months of
about 4 rente a ton. or within the
guaranteed price fixed In the contract.
These nicures are disputed by Mr.
Napier, who contends that tha cost for
the alx months averaged Tl centa
ton. while the guaranteed cost a ton
was something less than CO cents.
Pr. C It heeler. City Health Offi
cer, last night emphatically denied the
charges of the correspondent and pro
nounced aa mistaken the statements of
Mr. Napier.
"In the construction of the ere ma
tory." explained Pr. Wheeler, "th
specifications wer violated In only n
few particulars. They consisted of
changing th location of th chimney
from one side of the building to th
other, constructing th upper feet
ef the smokestack with fir blocks In
stead of (Scotch firebricks, and some
changes In th Incinerator which did
ot Interfere with their operation In
any way and whlett wer mad only to
eliminate th sraok problem and se
cure a better combustion.
"Under th speclflcatlone th eon
tractor bad th right to deviate from
thoe specifications whenever such ac
tion was approved by the City En
gineer. In making th changes that
were made th contractors had that ap
proval. At first th Inclneratora
smoked some, but that nulsanc was
abated by making some changes In th
draft."
Ir. Wheeler said that during th sec,
end teat, aa w;i as la th first test
which covered a period of six months,
he personally visited th plant and
watched th work every day and at
night employed a special repreeenta
tltv on behalf of the city to be In at
tendant and see how the Incinerators
operated. The tact that the six months
tsst did not prove altogether satisfac
tory, according to Dr. Wheeler, was
due to th fact that It was conducted
by men Inexperienced with th plant
aad the Incinerating business. Reply
ing to this, however. Mr. Napier
chargea that th same men war In
eharg of th plant when both tee Is
wer mad, eo that th handicap of
being Inexperienced proper-- applied to
both testa.
-There la no question but that th
crematory la meeting with every re-quire-neat
and la burning th full
amount of garbage that la demanded
of It under th specifications," con
cluded Dr. Wheeler.
hood, other associations and friends of
ths Toung Women's Christian Asso
ciation called yesterday afternoon at
th association building to greet Miss
Una Balls James, th new general sec
retary and two new Instructors, Mlsa
Faxon La Mont and Mis slarjorte
Lewis. Th sociable waa th first of
a serlea of four receptions to be held
this week.
Miss Carrie Holbrook. president of
th association, presided over the day's
programme, which Included Informal t
addresses on the work of th asso
ciation by Mlsa James and Miss Lewis.
Miss Qustafson. representative of tha
Portland T. W. C. A. during the Cen
tennial at AstorlaT sang "Behold, th
Msster Passe th." Later tea was served
to th guest In th association dining-
room, where Mrs. Clarke and other
member of th association presided
at the urns.
Receiving with th honored associa
tion members waa Miss Holbrook. pres
ident, who wore an amethyst silk mar
quisette gown, with a f'.schu of cream
lace.
Miss James wore gray-dotted foulard.
with an overdress of hand-embroidered
silk marquisette and garnitures of
point de Venice applique.
Mlsa Lewis. Instructor In the domes
tic srts department wore pale green
marquisette, with trimmings of beads
to match.
Miss La Mont Instructor In the do
mestic science department wore terra
cotta red chiffon over messallne.
The rooms were gala with Autumn
foliage.
The reception today will begin at 1
P.M. Every day during reception week
Informal talks wtil follow the social
hour, after which refreshments will be
served.
UOTHUBMEI1
"I'LL MEET YOr IX HEAVEX,
SAYS NOTE OF SUICIDE.
Carl William Ronndebush. 18.
Couldn't Stand Wicked World
Any Longer, So Take Life.
"The Ritz-Carlton of the Northwest"
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ANNOUNCEMENT -
v The, Management of
The Carlton Restaurant
begs to announce the serving
Each Wednesday Evening,
Commencing This Evening
from 6 :30 till 8 :30 of a
French Table d'Hote Dinner
With Wine
At One Dollar
Jftisie by Frederick W. Smith's Concert Orchestra.
Commending the care of his mother
for him aa the last act ef his life.
Carl William Roundebush. aged t
years, a laborer, committed suicide by
swallowing over a pint of denatured
alcohol at Ms home. (44 Fast Thirty-
second street at 4. IS o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
'Dear mother: I'll meet you In
heaven." the note said. "I can't stand
thla wicked old world any longer. Good
bye, mother dear. I know that you have
always been a good mother to me.
Accompanying the note was an elab
orate memorandum for the use of th
Coroner carefully prepared by Hounds-
bush before he drank th alcohol. In
which Ms age. birthplace, parents and
friends to be notified, were tabulated.
Roundebush was the victim of a mild
rellgloua mania which caused his being
sent to the hospital for the Insane at
Palem about two months ago. He re
turned home a week ago. Privations
endured during a trip to Alaska two
years ago are supposed to have de
ranged hla mind.
Besides Ms aged mother, Roundebush
eaves two brothers, on la Portland
and on In California.
Sick and despondent F. O. Lents.
rook. Is believed by Ms widow to have
aken his life by drowning himself In
the Wlllamett River. Th body was
recovered yesterdsy near Rlvervlew
cemetery and turned over to the coro
ner.
Lents disappeared from his home. I4t
Yamhill street. September It. while In
a despondent mood. The body Is be
lieved to have been In th water four
days.
THIS EVENING'S MENU
rresb Crab CooktaU
Celery
Potag Princess Royal
Olives
. Ptlet of Turbot a la ItsJIenne
Cucumbers Potato Parisians
Xsgllsh Lamb Chops, Marselals
Cauliflower
Roast Toung Capon with Treslng
Olblet 8aoee
Browned Potatoes
Lettuce and Tomato, sfay-mnais
Tartonl Ics Cream and Cake.
Apple Pie a la Mode Watermelon
Caramel Custard Pudding. Lemon Banoa
Oregon Cream Cheeee Toasted Crack are
Cats Nolr
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TaMee may be reserved by telephone till 5:30.
Main 8435 ' A 6118-6119
THE RITZ - CARLTON
HOTEL CO.
Fourteenth, Washington and
Burnslde Streets. Portland. Or.
O. C. LA KM,
Manager.
RIOT WINS STREETS
SHERIFF'S AIDE PREACHES
Chief Deputy r-taats. of Oregon City,
Fill r ulr.lt Sundays.
OREGON C1TT. Or, Sept I. (Spe
cial- i. O. t-taata, Chief Deputy Sheriff
of Clackamas County, devotes his Sun
days to saving souls. Mr. Staata Is a
minister of the Christian Church and
preaches Sunday afternoon at the West
Oregon C'ty schoolhouse. lie haa
large congregation. Beginning next
Sunday Mr. Staats will give a series of
sermons on Bible prophesies. His object
will be to show the Infallibility of th
Clackamas County Court Or
ders Removal of Fence.
VERBAL PROTESTS MADE
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J. O. Staata, Chief Dewarr ikei-lf
f Clarke earns Cemary, sat
Pisa i be Every Sunday.
Scripture and that there I no eternal
torment.
I am not an offlo seeker." declared
Mr. Staats today. "In fact I would
rathsr convert ten persons than b
elected to th highest offlc In the gift
f the people.
Mr. Staata was ordained In Iowa in
ISSt and occupied a pulpit In Denver
for one year and In Oklahoma for nlna
years. Lie haa frequently preached In
Portland.
Obstructions Built by Portland Ce
ment Company In Oswego Torn
Down by Sheriff Pitched '
Battle I Now Averted.
OREGON CI 1 It . Or, Sept. Jt. (Spe
cial) Indignation xpressed by cltl
sens of Oswego, which took th form ot
a riot Sunday when th Portland Ce
ment Company erected fencea across
two public streets, and which was still
simmering, waa banished today when
th Clackamas County Court ordered
Road Supervisor Davidson to remove
th fences.
As It haa been rumored that resist
ance would b made by th cement
concern, the court ordered Sheriff Ma as
ind hla deputltes. Long, Eddy and
Mills, to see that Davidson waa not In
terfered with while removing th ob
structions. Am an Moore, president ot
th Portland Cement Company, con
tented himself with a verbal protest
Oeorg W. Prosser aad Mr. David
son took th Initiative before the Coun.
ty Court today with the resulting order
of removal.
It la understood that th cement com
pany will appeal to the Circuit Court
the notion of the County Court being
taken to precipitate an appeal.
Two hundred psrsons took part In
th riot and but for cooler counsels
prevailing, tbsre would have been a
pitched battle between th cltlsens and
force of 100 men, under President
Moore, who began the fencing woalc
Postmaster Prosser and others mad
protests to Moore, but these '"were not
heeded and finally an appeal was made
to Supsrvlsor Davidson. j
Several hundred cltlsens attended th
hearing ot the court aa well aa rep
resentatives of the Portland Cement
Company. Aa the portion of Oswego
affected Is not Incorporated th only
redress was through ths County Court.
Messrs. Prosser and Davidson pre
sented the following petition, signed by
100 residents of Oswego:
Army of the Republic, at the new
Mount Scott Cemetery yesterday, W. H.
McDowell, who died Sunday, was
buried with full military honors, Mr.
McDowell waa 71 years old and had
hundreds of friends In the community
wher he spent the- last years of his
life. 'While th funeral was held, all
the stores and business houses In
Lents were closed, and the people at
tended the obsequies In a body. A
squad of Spanish wsr veterana bore
the body to the grave and flred a mil
itary salute over It while a bugler
blew "taps, the laat token of re
spect which can be given to a soldier.
BANK LOOT.S9000
HARRINGTON WILL ANSWER
Member of McXamara Defense De
cide to Obey Court's Order.
LOS ANGELES. Sept 20. John R.
Harrlng-ton. of Chicago, th attorney
facing tha alternative ot anawarin-r
questions from th grand Jury or go
ing to jail, today decided to answer.
Harrington la employed by the defense
In th case of John J.' and James B.
McXamara, aocused of conspiring to
commit murder by dynamite In con
nection with tha explosion which
wrecked the Los Angelea Tlmea build
ing October 1, 1010, and had refused
to answer, standing on the lights of
counsel.
"I will answer all tha questions th
grand jury asks me," ssld Harrington
late today after consultation with
counsel for the defense, "and I will
answer any other proper ones they
may put to me.
Th defense held a conference today
to determine whether or not a change
of venue should be asked because of
the ruling In the Harrington Incident
made yesterday by Judge Walter Bord
well. Nothing final waa decided.
'Inaamnoh aa the Portland Cement
DEATH HAS NEW TERROR CPr. under management of one
"" iia.il k.iiiiwii i jLJatM j400r u president and manager.
haa taken th liberty on a Sabbath
Wall Walla Cots Down
Lot One-lLalt.
Cemetery
Y. W. C. A. RECEPTION HELD
Members and Friend at Tea Meet
Mis J a me and Teachers,
Members of th Association of Col
leg'f. Alumnae, th P. E. O. Bister
WALLA WALLA, Wash, Sept It.
(Special.) Hsresfter It will cost more
to dt In Walla Walla than tt has for
merly, th City Commissioners today
raising tha prtc of cemetery lots er
rather maintaining th aama prloa and
cutting tha alae of th Iota In two.
Commissioner A. K Dice stated that
the cemetery haa been a losing propo
sition for the city, causing a deficit In
Its department of nearly $1000 laat
year. By cutting th else of the lots
la twe and raising th cost of their
car, he believes th cemetery can be
mad self-supporting. The Commis
sion agreed with him and th change
In tha lota will be mad.
day (September 14) to fence up and
forcibly maintain a wire and post
fence through tha center of Furnance
street and closing up other streets ot
ild town completely, we moot sin
cerely ask your protection and relief,
to th end that said fence be removed
and our rights as cltlsens of the town
of Oswego be protected."
Moore, It Is said, alleges that tha
streets were nsvsr formally dedicated.
Tha signers of the petition say ths
streets have been In public use for al
most (0 year a The company fenced
th atreets some time ago, but was or;
dered by Supervisor Davidson to re
move th opsiructions. anu aid so. it
Is thought that the company's second
action Is preliminary to a legal fight
for possession.
Veterans Bury W. BT. McDowell.
Under tb auspices of th Orand
THE BOHEMIAN OPENS
Foreland's Xeweat and Most Palatial
Cafe Bendy tor Bneloes Todny.
This afternoon at 1 o'clock th doors
of th Bohemian Cafe, at ! Wash
ington, will swing open and reveal
Portland's hsndsomest men's resort
I. Neuburger. formerly of O Malley
Neuburger. has expended over J15.000 In
making the Bohemian the finest in me
city, and caters exclusively to the gen
tlemen'a trade. The plans were pre
pared by H. J. Hefty, which called for
a mosaic tiled floor, marble walnaootlng
and bar front Tha material Is tha
finest quality of Skyrua marble ob
tained In Greece, and beautiful onyx
railing and pilasters.
There are Innumerable French plate
mirrors snd especially designed light
ing fixtures.
The lunoh counter Is In harmony with
ths Interior finishings. Mr. Neuburger
says that the very highest grade of
liquors, wines and cigars will bs car
ried and aerved by a staff ef able men.
A sumptuous luncheon will be provided
dally, being prepared by experienced
chefs.
A large attendance at the opening
day Is expected, and Mr. Neuburger will
be pleased to meet his many friends and
the public la general.
Two Yeggmen Blow Up Safe a
Priest River, Idaho.
INSURANCE COVERS LOSS
Burglars Remove County Warrants
for $7000 of Which Fullest Par
ticulars Are Known Rob
ber Make Escape.
6POKANE. Sept 2. Two robber
early this morning broke Into the Na
tlonal Bank at Priest River, Idaho, dy
namited tha large aaf and stols money
and warrant amounting to 19000. Th
property stolen consists of 17000 In
county warrant. 11000 In currency,
1500 In gold and 1600 In sliver.
One-half blook from the back Sam
Porter and his wife were awakened
from their sleep about 3:S0 o'clock and
saw two men approach the bank. Too
frightened to give the alarm. Porter
watched th men proceed with the work
of robbery. While one stood guard out.
aide, tha other broke open the back
door. Drilling a hole In the larger of
two safes, three charges of dynamite
were used In breaking open the door.
Th report of th explosion waa muf
fled by blankets and quilts stolen from
ths stors of Hanson & Co.
Ezploalo-s Mo (Tied by Soap.
Besides the blankets at the Hanson
store, the yeggmen stole a quantity of
eandlea and aoap for the same purpose.
This
Is It
Millions of Catarrh Victims
Have Used it With
Wonderful Results.
.Clark County Convict Escapes.
WALLA WALLA. Wash, Sept IS.
Kazumer KJnnlsk. a Russian, a trusty
at the State Penitentiary, today made
his escape while he was supposed to
be cutting corn on the prison farm.
Hs was sentenced to an? indeterminate
term of from one to IS years for sec
ond degree burglary In Clark County.
He was received at the prison in Jan
uary. Sdisfsea delivers country eleb. Ms,
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It which Includes
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Just breathe HTOMEI
that's all you have to do
so stomach dosing It
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You Won't Need Urging
When You See the Pianos
This Much - Imitated Kohler & Chase Manufacturers'
Clearance Sale Certainly Is a Glorious Chance for YOU
to Secure a Piano Very Easily and Quickly at a Re
markable Saving.
We are almost too busy selling pianos to stop to tell you about this
Clearance Sale through the papers. One Customer yesterday re
marked : " It 's almost like a cafeteria, people really help themselves. ' '
The pianos are of such well-known makes, the prices and terms so
remarkably low the price tags marked so plainly and the guarantee
that goes with each and every instrument so broad and strong that
customers don't need urging to buy. Furthermore, they are dealing
with a piano house of over 60 years' record for honesty and integrity
on the Coast. That means much.
We are sure that if we could only tell you of this remarkable
opportunity, so that you would realize fully the exceptional chance it
offers you would have one of these plianos in your home before
tonight.
If you intend investigating this sale, do so at once, as it will be of
short duration. Also be sure you are in Kohler & Chase's store. Look
for the big white sign. The great success of this sale has led others
to imitate it, and imitation is the sincerest kind of flattery, you
know. It would be a calamity to buy a piano now, without first com
ing here and seeing with your own eyes the remarkable opportunity
offered you to get a piano, player piano, baby grand, organ, etc., for
such low prices and on such easy terms of payment $1 a week and up.
We are handing out instruments, both new and used, at unheard-of
reductions. Our piano exchange department is fairly bulging with
pianos at prices as low as $35. One really serviceable practice piano
for $35. See it. Remember, such celebrated makes as Weber, Steck,
Steinway, Chickering, Vose, Fischer, etc., are included in this sale.
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375 WASHINGTON STREET
2 Doors West Star Theater Look for the Big White Sign
A number of tools were left on the
floor beside the safe.
Over the long-distance telephone
CaRhier Berry, said:
'When we closed our doors last
night there was about $2000 In cash
In the bank besides the county war
rants. The money on hand this parti
cular night was much less than usuaL
We have a file of the list of the stolen
warrants. Including the number, dates,
amount and kind. Most of the papers
were Bonner County warrants. One
was a $5000 certificate of deposit on
the Bonner County National Bank.
Leas Covered by Insnrano.
"The bank'B loss Is fully covered by
nsurance. and the loss will in no
wise affect business. The deposits ai
our Institution amount to $35,000."
Description of one of ths robbers
as received at the Sheriff's office Is aa
follows: BSort, heavy built, wearing a
short overcoat. The man wore a num
ber eight shoe with round toes.
After the robbery, the men ran west
toward Newport. Then Porter gave
the alarm. Spokane haa been asked
to send bloodhounds.
CHICAGO, Bept- tt. (Special.)
Portland people registered at Chicago
hotels today as follows: At the Audi
torium, F. S. Belcher; at tho Great
Northern, C. H. Woody; at the Grand
Pacific, F. H. Graves.
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Ten Doll ars Saved
Is Just Like Getting Money from Home
Some people think that out West here money grows on trees and all
they have to do is to gather it in. This is not at all the case "and it
takes just as much sweat here to make a dollar as any other place.
The balance of this week we give the opportunity in our two clothing
stores to make ten easy dollars by picking out a suit worth $25 for
$15. Don't yon owe it to yourself to make this big saving?
Brownsville Voolen Mill Store
3d and Morrison -
Two Stores.
3d and Stark.
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