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THE BIORXIXG OREGONIAX. FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1913.
UNIFORM LAW IS
WISH OF GROWERS
Nurserymen Outline Plan for
Overcoming Present Hin
drance to Shipments.
THANKS ARE GIVEN HOSTS
Portland Man Probably Will Be Xext
President of American Associa
: lion Pleasure Trips Are
Arranged for Visitors.
Action -on behalf of uniform horti
cultural laws In all states was taken
lato yesterday by the adoption of the
report of the legislative committee of
the Joint conventions of the American
and Paciflo Coast associations of nur
serymen. A plan Is outlined whereby the mem
bers of both organizations shall con
tribute to a fund to be used for this
purpose.
In accordance with the report a com
mittee of three will be appointed today
whose duty It shall be to secure copies
of all horticultural laws now In force
In all states and territories and to make
a. digest thereof so that a law may be
evolved which "shall develop. foster,
conserve and protect all the Interest of
horticulture In all Its several divisions."
The committee is to consist of one
member, from the Pacific Coast dis
trict, one from the Mississippi Valley
ana, one from the Atlantic Coast states.
Action Dfemed Important.
Yesterday's report sets forth that the
horticultural Industry of the country
Is hampered by the multiplicity of con
flicting state laws, and the action taken
yesterday, which will result in the sub
mission to the next cessions of the Leg.
islatures of all states of a uniform hor
ticultural law, is regarded by the dele
gates as the most important action of
the convention.
The subject of legislation has been
the principal topic before the conven
tion. The report says: "The growing of
horticultural products and their ex
change between one section of the
country and another Is often retarded
and in many cases made unprofitable
and even prohibitive under legislation
now In force In the several states."
The uniform law which will ,be
framed and urged upon the several
State Legislatures will amply provide
for the control of injurious insects and
diseases.
Several of the addresses yesterday
dealt with the subject of legislation,
among them being that of William P.
Stark, of Stark City, Mo.
Need For X nlformJty Emphasized.
Mr. Stark emphasized the great need
for -uniform and systematic inspection
and declared that every state has a
separate set of distinct laws and re
quirements. Resolutions were adopted extending
the thanks of the Joint convention to
all those who contributed to the pleas
ure of their trip and of their visit in
Portland.
The American Association will hold
its business session this morning and
it seems a foregone conclusion that J
B. Pilklngton. of Portland, will be
elected president for the ensuing year
The re-election of 'John Hall, of
Rochester, N. Y., as secretary, is re
garded as a certainty also.
After the business session the dele
gates will take a trolley trip to Orenco
where they will have lunch at 1 o'clock'
and make an Inspection of the nurser
ies of the Oregon Nursery Company.
Tomorrow there will be an excursion
up the Columbia on the Bailey Gatzert
and the convention will close with a
banquet at night given by local nur
sery men to the visitors.
GEORGE W. BANCROFT DIES
Exposure Fatal to Man. Who Suf
fered From Xervous Breakdown.
From the effects-of exposure sus
tained during a period, of nearly four
days that he lay unconscious in the
brush near Garden Home, George W
Bancroft died yesterday at Good Sa
maritan Hospital. Wandering awav
while under the influence of a nervous
disorder which had forced him to take
a vacation. Mr. Bancroft had been
sought by friends and officers of the
feheriff's office continuously until the
place where he lay was disclosed by a
bloodhound. He had fallen unconscious
beside a. log and lay through severe
rains till found, last Friday.
, Ai th,f. lma tne missing man seemed
to be little worse for. the experience,
but he was unable to rally from the
shock. He was employed as a clerk
in the Custom-House till about two
weeks ago when he went to the home
of his brother. A C. Bancroft, at Gar
den Home, to recuperate. Funeral ar
rangement, have not been completed
Mr. Bancroft was a member of the Ma
sons. PERSONALMENTION.
Henry Tohl, of Nehalem. Is at the
Carlton.
Dr. H. D. Eisbach, of Orenco, Is at
the Carlton.
Mrs. M. Miller, of Corvallis. Is at
the Cornelius.
A. B. Happoldt, of San Francisco. Is
at the Imperial.
Fred J. Schmitt, of Petosky, Mich., Is
at the Multnomah.
Fred Hill, a merchant of Timber
Or., is at the Perkins. "
J. W. Wallace, an orchardlst of Hood
River, is at the Perkins.
A. B. Cordley is registered at the
Imperial, from Corvallis.
W. P. Winans. of Walla Walla. Is
registered at the Annex.
J. Kullman is registered at tne Mult
nomah, from San Francisco.
.V CV,Balrd' of Newberg, registered
at the Cornelius yesterday.
T. Morgan is registered at the Cor
nelius, from Colfax, Wash.
Dr. Frank; A. Mount and party, of
Olympla, are at the Oregon.
r..0'-,"; burner an family, of Red
Cloud, Neb., are at the Annex.
4,Tr;.J?hn S MarBha" is registered at
the Multnomah, from Berkeley, Cal.
Mrs. George H. Howard is regis
tered at the Carlton, from Los Angeles.
J. R. Holman. a Seattle railroad con
struction contractor, is at the Port
land. Kenneth Alexander, one jof Seattle's
leading photographers, is at the Port
land. J. P. Mclnerny, a business man of
The Dalles, is registered at the Per
kins. J. R. Good, a sawmill owner of Col
fax, Wash, is registered at the Per
kins. Mr. and Mrs. T. Howell registered at
the Multnomah yesterday, from The
Dalles.
B. L. Schneer arrived yesterday from
San Francisco and registered at the
Annex.
Mrs. Eva Brown and Mrs. Gretchen
Brartlgan, of Coeur d'Alene, are at the
Annex.
Among the recut arrivals at Coro-
nado Beach is that of F. H. Ransom, of
roruano.
A. H. Carson, a prominent horticul
turist of Grants Pass, Is registered
at me Cornelius.
Mr. and Mrs.. William Bonebrake ar
rived from Marshfield yesterday and
are at tne Carlton,
Mr. and Mrs. C E. Troutman, of
Aberdeen, are at the Imperial. Mr.
j.rouiman is a civil engineer.
Captain R. C. F. Astbury, a retired
rtogue itiver valley orchardlst is ree-
istered at the Portland, from Medford.
M. D. Olds, of Cheboygan. Mich., Is at
the Oregon. He Is extensively inter
ested in Oregon and California tim
ber.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Balllie, of
Bumpier, or., are at the Portland. Mr.
Balllie is a mining man of the Sump-
ter aistnct.
E. V. Kuykendall, former Prose
cutlng Attorney of Klamath County,
but now engaged in private practice
at Kiamatn falls, is in the city on
Dusiness.
Smith Crowder, a prominent pro
moter of irrigated land projects Jn the
Sacramento Valley, Is registered at the
Oregon, from Oakland.
J. C. Ford, president of the Paciflo
coast Steamship Company, Is regis
tered at the Oregon, from Seattle. He
is accompanied by Mrs. Ford and their
daughter,
W. K. Newell is registered at the
imperial, from Gaston, where he is in
the nursery business. He delivered an
address yesterday before the nursery
men s convention.
Mrs. Edward Wlesendanger and son,
AiDert vv iesenianger. will leave Port
land Sunday over the Northern Pacific
ror ruew xork. From New York thev
win sail ror mmDure, Germany, where
tney will visit relatives. . Mrs. Wlesen
danger will remain In Germanv until
next Spring. Albert Wlesendanger will
return in uctooer. Tney sail on the
steamer Patricia, June 28
CHICAGO. .Tun 19 Th fniini..
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Chicago hotels: At the Congress, D F.
McGee; at the Grand Pacific, Mr. and
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MOLLY BURKE ORB DIES
DEATH OOMES TO PIOXEER XN
OU) HOME AS AVI SHED.
"While Oregon Trail Blazers Are In
Session Prominent Member of
Organization Passes Away.
In fulfillment nf a n-uh v n ,
- ....... UtlJCI
that she would rT i nn 1 y a i
stead before it was taken over and
made part of the city's downtown, Molly
Burke Orr, 61 years old, a pioneer and
the daughter of pioneers, died about
noon yesterday in the home in which
she was born, at 334 Salmon street,
corner of Broadway.
A year ago, when the Burke home
stead, the half-block between Salmon
and Main, east of Broadway, was sold
to Dr. A.' S. Nichols, Mrs. Orr. wife of
Benjamin F. Orr .and daughter of
Thomas Burke, a. nlnnppr nf ib&? ,i
the prophecy that before the 'home-
oiciu was i a. Ken over she would die.
Its fulfillment came yesterday, when, at
the time of a meeting of Oregon pio-
neers Of Which fihn wnn a TnomKo,. of..
a confinement of some length, she
passea away.
Mrs. Orr was a daughter of Thomas
Burke and Mapv A riaviin -o ..i. i
came to Portland in 1852, and she was
born In 1861. She attended the public
schools and St. Mary's Academy. She
Was married a year and a half ago to
Benjamin F. Orr, a Texan and former
manager of the Independent Order of
Foresters. Mrs. Orr, who Is more fa
miliarly known to pioneers by her name
of Molly Burke Orr than by her chris
tened name of Mary A. Burke Orr, was
prominently connected with the pioneer
organization and charitable and church
societies. She leaves a sister. Mrs Mar
garet Humason.
The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock
Saturday morning from St. Mary's pro
cathedral. Requiem high mass will be
celebrated by Father Edwin V. O'Hara.
Interment will be in the family plot at
Rlverview.
KNAPP SAYS 102 IN SHADE
Portland Delegate to Credit Men's
Convention Finds Ohio Hot.
One hundred and
was the weather report telegraphed
from Cincinnati hu Tt u irnann i
gate from Portland to the National
convention or Credit Men, in his mes
sage of greeting to his fellow credit
men Of thiS CltV at thplr annual
ing Wednesday nlsrhr. TVfr k'ninn-. on-
nual address, as president of the Credit
a association of Portland, was read
by E. M. Underwood, who presided In
his absence, and annual reports from all
of the special committees of the or
ganization were i received.
F. S. Wasserman was elected presi
dent to succeed Mr. Knapp. Other of
ficers elected are- VI
ward Drake; directors, E. M. Under-
wooo, a: shun and O. O. Tlchenor.
The secretary for the ensuing year will
be elected by the executive board at Its
next meeting.
The meetlncr 7pdn,i1av niirht n,m v.
the last held this Summer. The regular
mommy meetings of the association
will be resumed in September.
NUDE WOMAN GIVES SCARE
Negress, Presumably Insane, Ter
rorizes Xeighbors by Antics.
In terror of a fancied attack hir mn
of her race. Mamie Ferris, a large ne
gress, communicated terror in turn to
the residents along East Forty-seventh
street yesterday morning, when she
raced up and down the street stark
nude, smashing windows and seeking
a place of refuge. Call after ca;l came
Into the police station while Patrtdnien
Coulter and Bewley were speeding to
the place on their motorcycles.
j. ne oncers round the nude woman
In the act of crank.ng an automohti
In which she intended to make her es
cape. She had & long gash on her le.
caused by leaping- through a large glass
in ner uome. me oitlcers took
the woman In charge and delivered her
to the County Jail, pending examination
as to her sanity.
PORTLAND SINGERS LEAVE
Big- Delegation Goes to Saengerfest
at Walla Walla.
A Special train Of Six cars, rarrvlnir
the Portland delegation to the Saenger
fest at Walla Walla left over the O.-W.
R- & N. last night. Nearly 150 made
the trip, the majority of whom will
taKe part in the annual singing.
Portland will be reriresented hv v-
eral different societies, and they will
make a strong bid for prizes for best
singers and the greatest mileage.
The Portland delegation will work
to bring the next convention tn hi
city. In this they also expect a vic
tory, as California troupes, passing
through yesterday, promised them their
support.
MR. ALBEE ASSIGNS
COMMISSION
WORK
Meetings Will Be Held Each
Tuesday and Friday Morn
ing at 9:30.
PUBLIC FREE TO ATTEND
Major to Head Safety Department;
Dleck, Improvements; Daly, Util
ities; Bigclovr, Finances, and
Brewster Public Affairs.
Final assignment of city departments
to members of the new city commission,
the adoption of a code to govern meet
ings and the selection of meeting days,
was the work yesterday of Mayor-elect
Albee and Commissioners Daly, Dleck
and BIgelow at the first meeting of the
commission to be held at the City Hall.
Commissioner Brewster was not pres
ent Tuesdays and Fridays of each week
were selected as the regular meeting
days Tuesday meetings to be held to
consider legislative measures and Fri
day meetings to consider administra
tive measures. These sessions will com
mence at 9:30 o'clock A. M. The usual
rules of parliamentary procedure will
govern.
Mr. Albee will preside and business
will be transacted in the customary
manner, with each commissioner talk
ing and voting in compliance with the
rules now governing the City Council.
One change decided upon is in regard
to the casting of votes. Each commis
sioner present will be required to vote
regardless of his desire to refrain from
voting.
Petitions Win; Be Heard.
Three means of getting measures be
fore the Commission were decided upon.
The first method Is to have it intro
duced by the Commissioner of the de
partment affected by the measure. The
second is to have it come In from, one
of the other Commissioners, and the
third is to have it come before the Com
mission ae a whole by petition of per
sons Interested. Measures coming in
by petition will be referred to the Com
missioner of the department affected,
who will investigate and report back to
the Commission as a whole with recom
mendations. When the measure is Anally passed it
will go to the Mayor for approval. If
he does not desire to approve the
measure It will be sent back for re
consideration by the Commission on
its merits. The Mayor will vote only
to decide a tie.
The Mayor will be called upon to ap
prove all contracts and bonds, to de
termine their legality and form.
Financial System to Remain.
It was decided to complete the pres
ent year with the financial system now
in vogue. Under the new charter the
Commission fixes a tax levy and the
entire amount raised goes Into a gen
eral fund. Under the old system the
levy is segregated for the various de
partments, a certain part of the gen
eral levy being designated as levy for
the fire department fund or the police
fund or other funds. Inasmuch as the
tax levy is fixed for the present year
and the money Is coming in already it
Is considered advisable not to change
the system.
Special meetings of the Commission
may be called by the Mayor or by
three or more Commissioners. It will
be necessary in calling special sessions
to advertise the fact In the official
newspaper and in other newspapers 24
hours in advance so that the public
will be Informed In time to attn-a if
desired.
S. Grutze. who has been the clerk of
the City Council In Portland for n
years, probably will serve as clerk of the
commission. He is considered one of the
mum eiiicieni members of the City
Auditor's force, and is thoroughly
versed in municipal government and
the affairs of Portland during the last
quarter century. He served as clerk
yesterday. Mr. Grutze was a mpmhoy
of the commission which drafted the
new commission charter.
Assignments Are Made.
Mavor - elect Alhno va.tn.n,.
j u'l.. an
nounced his assignments of depart
ments as follows:
Public safetv rifnnrt-mAnf- f . At
bee. Commissioner Police department.
ure department, narDor patrol service,
pound department, administrative di
vision of the health riAnarm..- it
- .. . . ""i-iii, iiqiiui
license division of the license depart-
U1BI1L.
Public Improvements department.
Commissioner niofir c:,
drainage, plumbing inspection! bridges
building inspection and engineering dl-
"" water ana parK depart
ments. Public Utllitien rlonartmont r- i
Eloner Dalv All ntmt.. i-i
crematory, street-cleaning department.
usuung ana maintenance divis
ion of the water department.
Financial department. Commissioner
BIgelow All revenues from liquor and
other licenses. City Treasurer, tax
budget.
Public affairs. Commllnn,i. T3,-
ter Purchasing agent, parks and play
erounds. f roo i
weights and measures department. City
""'. puouc auQitorium. library, mu-
oeujji a ii a ity Attorney s department.
FESTIVAL PLAN VOICED
BOARD OF COMMERCIAL, CLl'B
MEMBERS PROPOSED.
With Broader Representation It Is
Thought Money May Be Raised
More Easily Effect Beneficial.
A Commission nf cl-r tnAmK.
' ...LlllULl o Willi
the Mayor acting as ex-officio chair-
1 1 u namea Dy tne Commer
cial Club to conduct the Rose Festivals
Of the future HUva TTir 1
turned to Portland from California yes-
teraay.
TWO Commissioners shnnlrl ho n.
each vear for a. neriiH n v.,.AA .
The widest latitude should be exercised
in cnoosing these commissioners, says
Mr. Ellers, so that every man. woman
and child in Portland
sponsibility and interest In the Fes-
LIVUU
"As the chairman er hA Dna
tlval contribution onmmittAA r . ,
Royal Rosarians. no man could have
ieii disappointment more Keenly than
I did at not being present during the
Rose Festival festivities," said Mr
Ellers.
"The far-reachine- hpnofita f,nm ...w
liclty In every conceivable way, which
Portland has secured this voa,- thM,ii,
Its Rose Festival, will Indicate to every
tninKing man that the Rose Festival
must be maintained as a permanent
Portland Institution. It is safe to say
that all visitors from afar were de
lighted with the city and its environ
ment. The underlying principle of the
Rose Festival Is sound. The aim should
be to make Portland known as the
Summer capital of America.
"It is doubtful whether the raising
of the necessary funds by a direct tax
could be constitutionally enforced. If
this could be done undoubtedly It would
be the ideal manner in which to secure
the result. There should, however, be
no fault to find this year as to Port
land's generosity toward Its Festival.
There are, of course. Isolated cases of
citizens, known to be absolutely able
to give liberally to the support of this
Rose Festival expense, who deliberately
refused to contribute. The Royal Ro
sarian committee worked faithfully and
intelligently.
"The Rose Festival as such must be
considered a municipal advertising
proposition. A commission of six quail
fled Commercial Club members ought
to be selected or appointed. In this
commission the office of two members
should expire each year. In this way
a permanent board would be created.
Every section and every interest in the
city could be definitely represented,
laboring man and millionaire, and the
Rose Festival could thereby be made
an affair of the whole people, for the
benefit of our city In particular and
the great Northwest and the ' Pacific
Coast in general."
ROTARIAN PROPOSAL FAVORED
Other Clubs Would Co-operate In
Rose Festival Plans.
Following the movement Inaugurated
by the Portland Rotary Club Tuesday,
requesting the Royal Rosarians to call
a Joint meeting of representative club
members of the cltv to consider nlnni
for the Rose Festival for 1914, and the
reorganization of the Rose Festival
Association on a broad-er and more
popular basis, other clubs have taken
similar action and have ansointed com.
mlttees to represent them at such a
meeting.
W. J. Hofmann, prime minister of
the Royal Rosarians, receiving notifi
cation of the action of the Rotary Club
ana otner ciuds, has set Thursday,
June 26, as the date for the confer
ence of the committees which shall
be appointed from, the various or
ganizations.
"The Royal Rosarians are not con
nected with the Rose Festival Associa
tion," is his announcement in calling
the meeting, "and the action taken at
the meeting wliich am calling at the
request of the Rotary Club and other
clubs, can be only consideration of
plans and offering of our co-operation
to the Rose Festival Association in its
preparations for the next Festival."
Thus far committees have been au-
polnted from the Rotary, Ad and
Retail Merchants clubs, and practical
ly every other commercial and civic
organization probably will ' make
similar appointments within the next
lew days.
Members of committees thus far ap
pointed are: Rotary Club. J. T.
Dougall, F. C. Riggs. D. L. Williams
Dwight Edwards. J. C. English and C.
V. Cooper; Ad Club, F. T. Hyskell, C.
C. Chapman, W. J. Hofmann, M. N.
Dana, M. G. Winstock and C. H. Moore;
Retail Merchants" Association, W. A
Knight, C. F. Berg, W. B. Shively and
Ki. j. jaeger.
BIG VOTE GIVEN BARBUR
CITY AUDITOR LEADS AMi IN
RECENT CITY RACE.
Baker Beats Successful Opponent as
First Choice Count Still
Is Under Way.
The heaviest vote received by any
candidate in the last city election was
City Auditor Barbur, according to the
official count, which is being completed
this week at the City Hall. Mr. Barbur
received a total of 31,380 first choice
votes, which was more than the first,
second and third choice votes of all his
competitors combined. His total vote
on All choices was 37,242.
An interesting thing in the official
count Is the race between George L
Baker and C. A. Bigelow. Mr. Baker
received 10,016 first-choice votes,
against 8463 for Mr. Bigelow. The lat
tcr's exceptionally strong second and
third choice vote gave him a lead over
Mr. Baker of 4548 votes.
"With the exception of the vote on
Mayor, which was published In The
Oregonlan Tuesday, the official count to
date shows the following figures:
Auditor.
1st. 2d. 3d. Total
Candidates Ch'cff.Ch'ce. Ch'ce. Ch'ce.
A.. L. Barbur 34.SSO 212S 734 37,342
H. A. Moser 280 J050 83S7 12.017
J. Y. Richardson.. 1MI7 i401 4-125 14 633
E M. Heimo 2,35a 1041 2337 0,334
Commlfwloners.
Ralph C. Clyde. ..11, 4S6 2109 1224 14,879
J. H. Nolta 2.04U JH7S 1407 5.14a
W. B. Holl'BBW'th 1.01S 2009 1847 5.2tt4
L. O. Carpenter... tS24 530 r23 1 6S3
Vr. C. Benbow 3,701 2049 S216 S.U'JO
U M. Lepper 870 1227 1B7H 3.6S2
M. O. Collins 496 ! 027 1,821
C. A. Bigelow 8.4C3 4 2447 17.330
Oeorge L. Baker. . 10,010 2420 13.V 13 78s
T. J. Hammer 1.174 1009 908 3,091
D. W. Ward 1,452 898 663 S.001
H. C. McAllister.. 7.19T 3113 2441 12.751
H. D. Wignon 1.9S7 1911 1818 5.716
Harry L. Dav 1.061 sis Toa es7
John Driscoll 4,429 3361 4067 11,'847
w. irvins spencer. 347 601 603 1,451
A. E. Borthwlck.. 839 S61 944 9 An
James Maguire ... 1,323 1556 1752 4,633
William A. Munly. 4,833 3254 2415 10.502
a. a. rrosman ... Z45 3K4 495 1,104
Alfred A. Closset. 146 266 393 SOB
J. P. Marshall 171 273 335 779
L. V. Hampton 1.723 125S 1270 4,251
William Schmeer. . 1,934 1954 1916 6,834
C. H. Beard 147 18S 275 610
A. N. Willis.: S41 10H2 1041 2.944
Will H. Daly 12,205 5392 292-J 20,519
E. U. Bechrlst 217 170 109 650
C. R. DeBursh.... 138 283 3X7 80S
A. W. Lambert... 021 611 70S' 1.840
T. S. Williams.... 12 119 147 386
E. Versteeg- 628 1103 1130 2 881
B. C. Mears 804 1254 334S 6,406
W. L. Cottel 852 925 922 2.699
Mrs. Hidden 1.633 1304 1498 4.493
Ernest House 576 735 743 2.034
Ed Ryan 3O0 3S3 421 1.107
George Long 21S 219 236 U3
Clerks working on the count expect
to finish by Monday noon.
COMPLAINT DOES NOT PAY
Woman Asking City to Remove
Weeds Is Xow Opponent.
It doesn't pay to call up the City En.
gineer's department ' and complain
about weeds having grown up In the
streets. This was demonstrated yes
terday when a feminine voice called
over the telephone for City Engineer
Hurlburt and asked that weeds be
cleaned from the street in front of her
place.
Mr. Hurlburt Informed the woman
at the other end of the line that the
city would attend to the improvement
at once. "Of course," said the official,
"you must pay the cost. The burden
of keeping weeds out of the street
rests upon the abutting property
owner." That seemed to change the need of
clearing, and the woman Is now a vig
orous opponent of the .proposed Im
provement. CARD OK THANKS.
Mrs. Lillian Davis and Mrs. Minnie
prms take this means of thanking all
friends for kind assistance rendered
during their recent bereavement; also
for the many beautiful flowers.
CARD OP THANKS.
We take this means of thanking our
many friends who assisted us so gen
erously In our time of sorrow caused
by the death of our mother. Mrs S. U.
Carter. Lillian, Lizzie, Mary and Alice.
LAST CHANGE GIVEN
Ainsworth -School Trouble to
Be Settled Tonight.
BUILDERS MAY LOSE JOB
Creditors Urge School Board to
Cancel Contract Acceptance of
"cw Lincoln High School
Structure Deferred.
Final settlement of the trouble be
tween the builders of the Ainsworth
School and the School Board was de
ferred again at yesterday's meeting of
the Board. The Directors called a spe
cial meeting for tonight, when Foster
& Co., the contractors, will be given a
last chance to show why the contract
should not be taken away from them.
Several weeks ago, after considerable
fighting between different parties con
cerned in the building, the School Board
became impatient, and, believing the
contractors short of funds, decided to
take the contract away from them and
finish the work under the direction
of Superintendent of Buildings Kara
more. Since then Foster & Co. have been at
several of the meetings of the Board
and have expressed a desire to continue
the work under the first contract.
The greatest part of the School
Board's meeting yesterday was a word
fight between the creditors and the
contractors.
T. A. Hayes, attorney for the con
tractors, said that the latter were not
In debt to the extent the School Di
rectors believed. He said the princi
pal sub-contract Is ready to be let to a
responsible firm, which will furnish
bond, and that the contractors practi
cally have the greater part of the ma
terial to complete the structure.
' Trouble Declared Over.
He said the trouble of the past was
caused by a misunderstanding which
has been settled and his clients have
the financial backing necessary to com
plete the work and can complete the
job for less than the city can do it.
K, L. Sabin, speaking for the -Direct
ors, Was against extending them more
time.
Several of the creditors objected to
allowing the contractors to continue
the work.
When asked If he would furnish any
more material, F. W. Farrlngton, rep
resenting F. T. Crowe & Co., said his
Arm nor any other in the Portland
Credit Association will furnish them
another stick until the present out
standing bills are paid.
Creditors representing over $13,000
were at the meeting, asking that the
School Board take some action which
will expedite payment.
Mr. Hayes then asked for another day
in which to make an attempt to ar
range matters with the creditors. He
will present his nual statement" to the
School Board at a special meeting to
night. High School Not Accepted.
Because of stains which have been
discovered in the terra cotta base of
the new Lincoln High School final ac
ceptance was deferred.
L. A. Hicks, representing the Hicks
Construction Company, contractors for
the building, went before the Board and
made formal application for restitu
tion of the bond which covered the
building.
This was deferred for further Inves
tigation. Mr. Hicks assured the Board
that he had the word of the sub-contractors
that the objectionable stains in
the terra cotta would disappear as the
building grew older.
A. A. Karamore, superintendent of
buildings and grounds, declares it to
be a chemical process which will con
tinue for some time. The acceptance
of the building rests with him and he
will defer action until he has made
further investigations of the matter.
ADVERTISING LAW IN FORCE
Measure Adopted hy Request of Ad
Club Alms to Eliminate Fraud.
An ordinance to prohibit the adver
tising of any article for sale in any
newspaper or periodical, carrying any
fraudulent statement, became effective
yesterday. It was passed by the City
Council at the Instance of the Portland
Ad Club.
There are but three" sections to the
ordinance, the two providing against
fraud and the penalty for violations
Deing as foiiqws:
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for
any person. Arm, corporation or association,
with intent to sell or dispose of merchan
dise, securities, service or anything offered
by such person, firm, corporation or asso
ciation, directly or Indirectly, to the public
for sale or distribution, or with intent to
increase the consumption thereof, or to in
duco tha public in any manner to enter into
any obligation relating thereto, or to ac
quire titlo thereto, or an Interest therein, to
make, publish, disseminate, circulate or
piace neiore me public, or cause, directly
or indirectly to be made, published, dis
seminated, circulated or aced before the
public, within the City of Portland, In m
newspaper or other publication, or In the
form of a book, notice, handbill. Doster. bill
circular, pamphlet or letter, or In any other
way, an aavemsement or any sort regard
Ing merchandise, securities, service or any
thlng so offered to the public, which ad
vertlsement contains untrue, deceptive or
misleading assertions, representations or
statements of facts.
Sec. 2. Any person, firm, corporation or
association violating any of the provisions
ol Luis uruinance snail upon conviction
thereof In the Municipal Court be punished
by a fine of not less than S10 nor more
than $5o or by imprisonment In the Munici
pal Jail not exceeding 20 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
STOLEN' DIAMOND IS FOUND
Chambermaid Vses Pot of Ice
Cream as Hiding Place for Gem.
As a recoverer of lost diamonds. De
tective Hyde added one 'more feather
in his cap yesterday when he dug up a
J200 stone from a. chambermaid's pot
or iace cream, ana returned it to the
rightful owner. In company with De
tective Vaughn, Hyde recovered $7000
worth of jewels for Miss Amy Butler
last Tuesday, and while, working with
Detective Day a year ago he assisted
in the recovery of a like amount, stolen
from Miss Pearl Linden. He and
Vaughn also effected the capture of
H. M. Hudson, who was Identified as
having stolen $10,000 from Mrs. L.
Ikle, but the gems were not recovered.
Yesterday's recovery followed the re
port of L. M. Starr, who has offices in
the Worcester building, that he had
dropped the diamond setting out of his
ring. Circumstances pointed to the
chambermaid, who Is employed at the
Cadillac Hotel, and Hyde and Vaughn,
armed with a search warrant, called
upon her yesterday and induced her to
confess that she had the stone. She
had burled it in a bottle of toilet paste
and took it from there to hand it over
to the officers.
MOTHER FIGHTS FOR SON
Woman Who lias Cared for Child
Since Birth Would Adopt Him.
To repain possession of John Hol
man, her 5-year-old eon, Mrs. Georgia
Holman has taken' advantage of the
writ of habeas corpus as a means of
proceeding against Mrs. J. Shannon, of
63 Harding street, her aunt, who has
the custody of the child. Mrs. Holman
asserts that Mrs. Shannon wants to
adopt the boy, and told her that she
would not give him up unless forced
to do so by court order. She wants the
other woman brought In to show cause
why the child should not be surren
dered. Mrs. Holman said last night that Mrs.
Shannon has had charge of the child
the greater part of the time since its
birth. Owing to trouble with her hus
band, which terminated in separation,
she was forced to make her own living,
and it became necesaary to leave the
baby with someone. She was out of
the city, principally in Tacoma. for a
time. Now she wants her baby, but
Mrs. Shannon has become so attached
to it that she says she cannot bear to
give it up. It is only on rare occasions
that the writ of habeas corpus is used
other than in the cases of persons con
fined in public institutions.
"I don't think they ought to let her
have the baby. She hasn't the means
to care for him properly. She has no
home." said Mrs. Shannon. "I have
had him since the day he was born
and have never denied her the privilege
of seeing him. The little fellow was
born in my home. I am willing to
adopt him and his father, E. H. Holman,
who Is in California, is willing that I
should. There'll be a fight before she
gets him."
WOUNDED MAN MAY SUE
COURT IS ASKED TO X.utE
GCARDUN FOR ASSAILANT.
Petition Filed at Hillsboro by Vic
tim of Forest Grove Man,
Who Is Held Insane.
HILLSBORO, Or.. June 19. (Special.)
A petition was filed In County Court
today signed by C. B. Stokes, of Forest
Grove, asking Judge D. B. Reasoner to
appoint a guardian for William C.
Geiger, who was examined for insanity
some months ago. The peculiar thing
about the case Is the fact that Stokes
was shot by Gelger last Fall when
Stokes was passing the Geiger resi
dence between Forest Grove and Cor
nelius. Stokes was leading a cow, and Geiger.
who imagined someone was robbing his
chicken-yard, fired two charges from a
shotgun into Stokes. Geiger was
brought to Hillsboro and adjudged In
sane, but as he was lucid on all other
subjects except his alleged poultry
losses, the court allowed him to remain
In the cuctody of a brother,. Lincoln
Geiger, of Cornelius.
Geiger offered to pay Stokes' sur
gical bill and all expenses and to se
cure Stokes against permanent disabil
ity in case it ensued. He made a deed
of trust to J A. Thornburgh, of the
Forest Grove National Bank. Thorn
burgh to act as trustee, and see that
Stokes suffered no financial loss.
Stokes has never recovered, and it
is said that over 60 shot were picked
from his bojy
Stokes, It is said, has filed the pe
tition so ho can legally sue for dam
ages. If Geiger Is still declared to be
Insane he can sue the estate, and if he
be declared sane he will sue Geiger
in person.
Geiger is a bachelor and a son of
the late Dr. Geiger, a pioneer of 1839.
Stokes was for years the Wells-Fargo
agent at Forest Grove. Geiger is worth
about 110,000.
COMMISSION DEALERS SUE
Act Passed by Ivast legislature At
tacked as Discriminatory.
The much-heralded suit of the fruit
and produce -commission merchants of
Portland against the State Railroad
Commission to enjoin the enforcement
of an act passed by the last Legislature
regulating- their business was com
menced in Circuit Court yesterday.
There are 33 plaintiffs, practically all
the commission firms and individuals
doing business in the city. They are
represented by the law firm of Reed &
Bell.
The statute is attacked as class leg
islation and its validity is quest:or.ei
on various other technical grounds.
The law attacked provides In brief That
commission men must take out It ev.Ms"l
costing 5 each, to do business. sr..i
must put up bonds guaranteeing hcu-s-t
treatment of, and prompt remina:-v-v
of sums due, their country patrons. T he
Railroad Commission Is given authority
to examine their books so as to arne
at conclusions as to the size of bonds
which should be required.
RECEPTION BODY TO MEET
Committee fop Citizenship Confer
ence to Have Luncheon Today.
The members of the reception com
mittee of the World's Christian Citi
zenship Conference will meet at the
Commercial Club, board of managers'
room, for luncheon today at 12:15. It
is hoped that every member of the com
mittee will be present.
The committee members are: S. C,
Pier, chairman; B. Lee Paget. Eugene
Brookings, J. F. Ewlng, Karl C.
BronauRh, John F. Carroll, A. F. Flesel.
W. B. Warren. Henry Harkson. F. C.
Malpas. J. P. Newell, O. M. Scott, Tr.
W. T. Williamson, H. G. Colton. F. W.
Robinson, C. M. Huggins, J. Allen Har
rison, E. E. Heckbert, Fred Lockley,
George Lawrence, Jr., T. S. McDaniel,
D. A. Patullo. H. D. Ramsdell. Fred
erick H. Strong-, A. L. Veazie, C. W.
Hayhurst, G. G. Ames, Carlas Mzlmo
Barretto, Endre M. Cederburgh, Lewis
Bernays, Moriza Ida, C. Hejirl Labbe,
Moy Back Hin. J. W. Matthes. F. A.
Spencer, Antonio R. Vejar and Carlo
Vlsettl.
STATUE PETITION HELD UP
School Board Would Know Sculptor
of Jefferson's Likeness.
' The petition of the Jefferson High
School students for the official sanc
tion of the School Board to their plan
of erecting a statue of Thomas Jeffer
son, in whose honor the school Is
named, was laid aside for further ac
tion at yesterday's meeting. The hitch
occurred, when someone asked who was
to be the sculptor.
"Yes, that is a fair question," an
swered R. L. Sabln. chairman of the
Board. "I advise that we leave the
matter until we find, out exactly whom
they Intend t9 get to do the work
of making a likeness of Mr. Jefferson
Otherwise we are apt to hear from
that worthy gentleman."
The students of Jefferson have had
but one sculptor in mind. Alanzo M.
Lewis, who made the statue of Lewis
and Clark at the high school of th
same name in Spokane.
Heavy Rains Assure Crops.
GRASS VAM.WV r t in
w... uua a 3 . a ne
recent heavy rains in Sherman County
make thA nrnn vr-rar - ..... 11..
good. Wheat is heading full, and farm-
counting on a record yield
Haying will start In about the last of
the month.
AMtSEMEXTS.
HEILIC m.TH- .0r?iT2?N'
TONIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT
Sran.lL l'KK K
MAT1NKK TOMORROW
I
Charles Frohinan Presents
BLANCHE BATES
In the London Sensation
THE WTNKSS FOR THK IKI-KNSE
A play by A. K. V Mason. M. p.
Eveninss: Lower floor $2.0o. $l.ri. $i.0..
Hal cony. $1, 75c, fMV. Tomorrow mart-xiK-e:
Lower floor $1.50, $1. Haloonv Si,
.".c. r.Oc.
SKAT SALE OrKNS TOO AY.
Mail Orders Received Now.
7 SSE, NEXT SUNDAY
Lew Fields' All- Cast, in
HANKY PAMKY
Max RojrrrH. Bnhhr North. Harry Cooper,
t'lay f-uiilh. Arthur Carlton, Christine
IMrlxon. Mrtlr i.illx-rl. Mora "May. Vir
ginia Evani. I'rrcj llrr, (Wni.) Mont
gomery .Moore (1 lorrnrr)
60 S1REXIC BEAUTIES 30
Evenines, 2. $1.50. $1. 75c. r.oe. Wed.
Mat., l. 7.-.c. r.Oo. Sat. Mat.. J1.50. $1.00,
75 cents, &0 cents.
BAKER
THE ATE R
Main C. A 5360
Geo. L. feaker.Mrr-
Broadwny and Morrison.
Tonight, all week. Mat. Sat. Greatest uc
cess of the season. Special engagement of
Henry Hall, Alice Fleming, with the Baker
Players.
ii
GRAUSTARK"
(Not Beverley of Graustnrkl. Dramatiza
tion of George liarr McCutchson'a famous
romantic novel. Fascinating, beautiful,
thrillinR and rich in comedy. Evening prices,
-5c. 35c. 50c. Matinees, ."c. Next Week
"The Ne'er Io Well," by Rex Beach, start
ing Sun. Mat. First time here.
MATINEE DAII.y.
Mala 8. A liJS.
Iouhle Headline Rill.
IXNION I'AI.At'F. ;1KLS and
MISS ORT.OX AM) MIL NICHOLSON
live Musical (iormnna
Jones HDd Sylvester
;. t. Melvin.
Coyt Trio anil Miss "Mike" Rerkla
l-t Week Kdlaon Talking l'lctnres.
Matinee Seat 15 Cents
HHKKR
IVKRV-
BOI1V
tiOES
Kay Thomnwn' -T
HIGH SCHOOL HOKSKS.
. iierDerx f rank t o.
Jn "1 ho Arm of the Law."
4 Other Headline Acts 1
COOLEST SPOT IN TOWN
lVttK JI'NE 16 The Ferris Wheel Girls.
Miws ;laJs Spiro, Klein & Krlauger. Harry
Holman 4t Co., Marks Kou, Orchestra.
l'antageHcope, Willy Zimmerman, l'ooular
prices, lloxes and firttt row balcony re
served. Hot office open from 10 A. M. to l'l
I. M. l'honrs A Main 4636. Curtain
2:30. 7:15 and 9.
LYRIC
WEEK JUNE 16 "Married BUtw Hand
some jrown! pretty girl and funny come
dians. Tuesday nisbt, athletic contest. Fri
day ntcbt, chorus girlf' conteM. Nights. 15a
and C5c. Matinee, any peat. 15c.
f .
UULUMBIA THEATER
Sixth and Yahin.rton streets.
Four reels I'.cend f : : rr.s : '"Two I-i r Me
Kittens'" idraa . litr Kr- a': Ilich
ness' (comedy c:ar-.i . ..-. 5
thon" drama , "T!"e F"c;-::t; l-At.-h-key'
(comeCy.. Mrs ?r.r.,
Orchestra. Op a 3 1 a V . : 1 T. M.
Adruis.kiL. 1 ccxxk
BASEBALL
Cr. Tilda ssi Ts-r-Dl--nirTt Sra.
SPOKANE
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Cars at First and Alder.
Launches Morrison Bridge.
Do You Read
Advertisements,
Sir?
The man who doesn't read
advertising misses a great deal
of valuable information and
real news.
"We don't suggest that a man
immerse himseli' in the depths
of an advertisement that re
lates to millinery or something
else distinctly feminine, but we
do suggest that a roan read ad
vertisements that bear upon his
own daily needs.
It is worth any man's while,
not alone because such a course
gives him information of im
portance, but beeause it enables
him to save money on his pur
chases. Suppose you need a suit of
clothes, a pair of shoes, or
something else to wear.
Suppose as a result of hav
ing read an advertisement you
po straight to a certain store,
.make your purchase, and save
several dollars. All because of
having read an advertisement.
Isn't it worth while?
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