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INCREASE IN PRICE OF ICE NATION WIDE Rise in Portland' Follows Sim ilar Action by Dealers in . Cities of Middle West. INQUIRY TO BE PUSHED While Authorities Prepare to Seek Evidence of Combine, Consumers Bny Iiess and Talk of Mu nicipal Plant Is Heard. When it comes to paying: increased prices for Ice. Portland is not alone among: the cities of the Nation.' - The upward tendency is general throughout the country. In fact, the Increase was not levied In this city as early as in places in the Middle West. In St. Paul and Minneapolis the ic.e dealers shot up the prices as early as two years agro. St. Louis and Denver have had similar experiences in the last two or three years. Kansas City is paying: more for its ice now than it did two years ago. The wave has been sweeping westward gradually. As "necessity is the mother of inven tion." so the exorbitant price of ice has given birth to many domestic and civic economies. Municipal Plant Possible. To combat the effect of the ad nc in St. Paul they appro priated $250,000 to build their own mu nicipal icehouse and are serving the people with ice, harvested from nearby lakes and streams, at cost. Of course, this is impossible in Portland as all the ice here is made artificially. But a municipal ice manufacturing plant is possible and since the era of high prices struck the city there has been considerable talk of building one. As-construction of a municipal plant will involve considerable time, con sumers of ice are confronted with the problem of meeting the situation mean while. "Conserve your ice" now is the cry heard in many quarters. A lot of peo ple who are using large quantities of ice are finding out that by little econ omies they can get along with less. Some people who started using ice as early as six weeks ago are finding out that they could be getting along very well even now without ice. Cooling closets for food and careful protection from the sun. It is pointed out. preclude the necessity of using ice in many households, excepting in the hottest weather. Some IJo 'Without Ice. In fact, there are many families in Portland .who get along nicely with out ice, even in the hottest Summer weather. The fact that the nights in Portland always are cool makes it pos sible to keep food fresh at all seasons of the year. A lot of people also have found that by practicing conservation they can ef fect a substantial saving in their ice. By keeping refrigerators away from walls exposed to the sun ice can be made to last longer. A cool porch or basement where the sun never strikes directly is the best place for the re frigerator, say the household econo mists. Tee consumers also are advised to weigh their ice. Experienced users say that a scales kept convenient to the refrigerator soon will pay for itself. A man on the East Side recently found that his Iceman was giving him short weight. He installed a scales. Since then he has been getting exactly what he pays for every day. Authorities Suspect Combine, Although the several ice dealers de clare that the recent increase is only an unhappy coincidence, the city au thorities believe that somo sort of a combination exists. In response to his recent letter calling for an Investiga tion, City Attorney LaRoche yesterday advised Commissioner Bigelow as fol lows: "Replying to your request to be ad vised whether there is any ordinance covering combinations in restraint of trade. I beg to advise that ordinance .No. 16886 provides heavy punishment for any person, firm or corporation, or association, entering into any agree ment for such purpose. Under this ordinance it is possible to reach such combinations where sufficient evidence has been secured." Commissioner Bigelow said last night that he will ask the City Attorney or whoever has charge to make a thorough investigation to determine whether a combination in restraint of trado actually exists among the ice jnen. It is believed . that the city has the authority to -require the ice dealers" to produce their books and to show the cause of the recent advance in prices. Simultaneous Rise Peculiar. Some of the icemen declare that their earnings in the last few years have been so slight that the late increase was an economic necessity. - It is a -Jieculiar fact, however, that the price wtent up almost simultaneously at all the big ice manufacturing plants in the city. Granting that there is no combina tion. Commissioner Bigelow thinks that there is and has been a pretty well defined "understanding" among the dealers. The City Hall is besieged every day by complaints from consumers suffer ing under the additional burden of higher prices for Ice. and these, to gether with the suspicion that a com bination exists, are prompting the city officials to action. NATIONALLEAGUE. Philadelphia 8, Sew York a. NEW YORK, April 24. Philadelphia batted in five runs against Fromme's pitching in the third inning of today's game, and New York lost, 8 to 2. Mar quard and Wiltse also were hit hard. Marshall, the Philadelphia pitcher, was master of the champions at all stages, and was especially effective in the pincnes.- jscore Philadelphia ! New York B H O AE. . . I T3 XT r A H askert.m Byrne. 2. . l.obert.3. . Magee.1... Cravath.r l.uderus.l Murphy, s. Killlfer.c. M'rshall.p 0 U'Bescher.tn 1 1 00 0 2 0 0 12 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 7 12 1 3 10 1 3 00 2 10 0 15 00 0 0-00 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 o O 1 o 0 0 0 0 0 o o 0 0 0 0 0 7 27 10 3 Batted Z 3 U Burns.l. . 8 0 O) Fletcher.s 4 0 01 Doyle.2. .. 2 O 0 Merkle.l... 0 HMurray.r.. 1 5 4Stock,3... 4 3 l'Sn'dsr'ss.S 0 2 0McI.ean,c. , Pier IJohnson.c. Fromme.p M'rqu'rd.p :Donlin. iWHtze.p... (Meyers' Wlltie in ninth. Philadelphia 0O00O021 0 8 Now York o 1 0 0 0 0 1 O 0 2 Runs. Paskert 2, Byrne.. Lobert 2. Masee Cravath. Klllifer. Murrav, Snodgrass. Two base hits. Byrne. Fletcher. Sacrifice hit. Robert. Sacrifice fly, L,uderus. Stolen bases. Murray 2. Bescher. Libert, Cravath. Burns. let t on bases. New York 1 1. Philadelphia 6 Double plays. Byrne, Murphy and Luderus; Fletcher. Doyle and Merkle. Triple play Doyle, Merkle, Fletcher and McLean. Bases on balls, off Fromrae 2, Marshall 5. Struck cut, by. Uarquard. 3 tr. .WUtze 3. by .Mar shall 4. Wild pitch, Marquard. Hits off Bromme. 3 in 1-3 inning, off Marquard. 7 in B 2-3. off Wiltze. 4 in 2. Time. 2:03. Umpires, Klem and Hart. Brooklyn 8, Boston 1. BOSTON. April 24 Batting Perdue freely in the first four innings, Brook lyn defeated the Boston Nationals to day 8 to 1. Cocreham, who succeeded Perdue, held the visitors to three scat tered hits, but was wild. Issuing seven passes. Score: Brooklyn Boston tS H O A E B H O A E Dalton.m .. 4 3 0 p 0MaranVle, 5 r 3 5 0 3 2 10 cutshaw,::. I . "1IlClB,. . . uauDert.j.. a io 1 OiMurray.l. . 4 12 0 0 Wheat.l 1 1 o riT-i ffitt. - a n n Smlth.3. Stengel.r 5 3 0 Schmldt.1. 2 1 10 11 3 0 0Mann.m... 4 15 10 2 3 0;Deal,3 3 12 80 Flscher.c AJtchson.p 2 11 3 O'Perdue.p. . l O 0 2 0 ICocre'm.p. 0 0 O 1 0 ' (Collins 0 0 O 00 y iDugey".. 1 0 0 00 Totals. 30 10 27 15oj Totals.. 32 9 27 17 1 Batted for Perdue In fourth. "Batted for Cocreham in ninth- Brooklyn 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 8 .Boston '. 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 1 1 Huns. Daubert. Wheat 2 smith Rt.np.) Kgan, Fischer 2, Maranville. Two-base hits, Egan, Murray, Mann. Maranville. Home run. Wheat. Hits off Perdue, 7 in 4 innings; off Cocreham. 3 in 5 innings. Sacrifice hits. Cutshaw 2. Dalton. Double plays, Griffith to Gowdy. Wbeat to Cutshaw to Smith. Egan to Daubert, Mann to Deal. Left on bases. Brooklyn 7. Boston 11. Bases on balls, off Aitchlson 6. Perdue o rrnofhnm 1 VM by pitcher, by Altchison (Schmidt). Struck ui. ojr Aitrnnon a. wild pitcn, Aitchlson. Time. 2:18. Umpires. Qulgley and Bason. St. Ixmis 8, Pittsburg 1. PITTSBURO, ' April 24. St. Louis broke Pittsburg's winning streak of seven straight games today at the ex pense of Bob Harmon, who made his first appearance of the season against his ex-teammates. The score was 8 to 1. St. Iouis hammered Harmon for six hits and five runs in the second inning. Kantlehner, a recruit, took his place and in turn was relieved by Conselman. Score: St. Louis ' Pittsburg; B H O A E B H O A E Hug'ins.2 & 2 OlCarey.l. . . 3 14 0 0 4 0 10 0 4 14 3 0 4 13 2 0 3 3 12 0 0 Magee.m. 4 o o JoeK ly.ra nutier.s.. 4 0 Mowrey.3. 0 O, Wagner.s. 0 0 Konetchy. 1 0 VIox.2 1 0 MltcbeU.r. 0 OjGlbson.c. . 1 OiLeonard. JB'negan.e IKafora,c.. I Harmon. n Miller.l.. Wllson.r. Dolan.3. . Cruise.1. . Snyder.c. Ferrltt,p. 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 O O 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 00 tv lenner.p Hyatt. . O'selm'n.p JlmKellyt Totals. 3 11 27 0 Totals. 33 8 27 17 0 Batted for RthMin In nth- hattH Kantlehner in 5th; tbatted for Conselman In 9th. St. Louis ... 0 S 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 S Pittsburg -. 0 1 0 0 0 O 0 0 1 Runs. Huggins. Butler. Wilson Tin Inn Snyder. Perritt. Was-ner. Tira-han... -hit Butler. Wilson, Wagner. Carey, Konetchy. Three-base hit, Wilson. Sacrifice fly. Mitch ell. Hits, oft Harmon S in 2 innines: off Kantlehner 3 In 3 innings; off Conselman 2 In 4 innings. Left on bases. St. Loui& 7, Pittsburjr 7. Base on balls, off Hamnn ff Kantlehner 2. oft Conselman 2, off Per rlt 1. Hit by pitched ball, Konetchy by Perritt. Struck out. by Kantlehner 1, by luaariraan . oy ferntt 3. Wild, mtches. Harmon. Conselman!. Time. ? -1 " TTmnipa Byroii and Orth. Chicago 2, Cincinnati 1. CHICAGO, April 24. Ames held Chi cago to three hits today, while his teammates fielded perfectly behind him, but Chicago won, 2 to 1. Score: Cincinnati . Chicago BHOAEI R nn Moran.r.. 4 a 0 0 0ILeach,8. it 1 1 20 Herzog.s. 3 2 1 6 0 Good.r. .. 4 0 4 00 Bates. m.. 2 0 1 0 0 Sweeney.2. 3 0 2 21 MarBons.l. 4 2 3 OOlzimm'ans 2 1131 HoblltzM.l 3 0 13 0 OlSchulte.l.. 2 O O 00 Ka-lings.3 3 1 O 2 OiSaier.l. .. . 3 Oil 0 0 Miller.. 1 O O 0 OiJohnson.m 3 O 4 11 ieilOgK, V V V U U Archer.c. . 3 1 3 O0 Begha'r,2 3 O 4 JO Clark.c... 4 1 20(l Humph's.D a 0 1 fin Cheney, p.. 0 0 0 0 0 Ames. p.. . 2 O O 6 0 YlnglinK 1 O O O 0 uonzales; 1 O O 0 0 unieru... u o it v Totals. 51 8 24 16 0 Totals. 24 3 27 14 3 n. 1 ( It'll in hiiw nra In atvhth u ...... 1 for Berghammer in ninth. Batted for Ames in ninth. Ran for Clark in ninth. Cincinnati 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01 Chicago 1 0 0 0 OO 0 1 2 Kuns. Marsans. Sweeney, Archer. Two base hits. Leach, Archer. Hits, off Hum phries. 8 in 7 2-3 innings, off Cheney, none in 1 1-3 Innings. Sacrlflco hits. Ames, Bates , j . ........ " J . UtllKf, Sweeney. Moran,- Marsans, Baler Double play. Johnston to Saier Left on bases, Cin cinnati 8, Chicago 8. Bases on balls, off Ames 3. off Humphries 2. Struck out. by Ames 2, by Humphries 8. Wild pitch, Ames. Time, 2:00". Umpires. Rlgler and Emilia. SALMON PRICES RISE ACKERS' QUOTATIONS -SHOW AD VANCE OVER LAST "YEAR. Fishermen and Packers) Agree on Cost of Raw Fish, bat No Formal Rate la Fixed. ASTORIA, Or., April 24. (Special.) The Columbia River salmon packers have announced the selling prices for the Spring chinook canned- pack at the following rates per dozen, f. o. b. cars Astoria: Pound tails, fl.95; pound flats, S2.10; half-pound flats, $1.25; pound ovals, $2.65; half-pound ovals, $1.80; jiominals, $2.30; key cans, S cents per dozen extra. The prices for tails and half-pound flats are the same as prevailed last season, but on the other grades there is an advance of 10 cents a dozen. Prices were also announced, on pickled salmon of the first grade. This fish is packed in tierces of 850 pounds each and the selling price fixed according to the number of sides of fish in a tierce, at the following rates per pound. Uitder 50 sides, 17 cents; 50 to 59 sides, 16 Va cents; 60 to 69 sides. 16 cents; 70 to 79 sides, 15 Vt cents; 80 to 94 sides, 15 cents. These priced are f. o. b. Astoria. While the packers have not formally announced the prices which are to be paid for raw fish during the season opening on May 1, it is generally un derstood that the rates of 6 cents a pound for small or cannery .fish and 7 cents a pound for large or cold storage fish, as recently fixed, by the f ishermens' Union, will prevail. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. SALZMANN To Mr. and Mrs. Karl O. Salzman, 275 Kilpatrlck street. April .5, a son. HETDE To Mr. and Mrs. Otto Heyde, 731 Fourth street. April 15. a son. NAEGEL1 To Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand rtaegell. 274 Lincoln street. April 1, a. son. BEACCHAMP To Mr. and Mrs. Alderlc Beauchamp, 189 Simpson street, March 30, a aaugnter. - EL.KINS To Mr. and Mrs.- J. E. Elklna. Marshall Apartments, April S, a son. WAHLSTROM To Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Wahlstrom, 1668 East 15th street, April 10, a daughter. RENARD To Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Kenard. 46 East Twenty-seventh street, April 22, a daughter. GKEEK To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greer, 451 I: Yamhill St.. April 9, a daughter. FINN IV L To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fln niul. S01 E. 13th st. N., April 2. a daughter. 8CHRADER To Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. benrader. 494 Lexington St., April 8, a aaugnter. JAYES To Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jayes, 507 Alberta St.. April 13, a son. BENNETT To Mr. and Mrs. Ennls W. Bennett. 664 E. Taylor St., April 8, a dangh. ter. SHELDON To Mr. and Mrs. Stuart H. Sheldon. 1103 Thurman St.. April 19, a daughter. ' NEELS To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jfeels, 215 11th st., April 13, twin daughters. Marriage Licenses. WIGHTMAN-MENDIA George Wight- man, an JOie. iai., legal, ana t rankle Mendta. city, legal. LOWRIE-THOMPSON Samuel W T.nw. rie. city, 26, and Louise R. Thompson, city. ASDEBSON-BAKKEN Ralnh B Andtr. mob. city. 19, and Hilda EaUten, city. AS TWO LITTLE BOYS LOSE THEIR LIVES Drowning and Truck Accident Come 15 Minutes Apart in Same Vicinity. PULMOTOR USED IN VAIN Edwin Hensley, Eight, Falls Into Stagnant Pool and Boyce Logan, Six, Jumps Off Dray and "Wheels Crush Out Life. Two little boys lost their lives yes terday within 15 minutes of each other in the same vicinity. The elder. Ed wlnHensley, 8 years old. was drowned in a stagnant pool of water in the block bounded by Bast Tamhlll and Belmont, Bast Second and Bast Third streets. Boyce Logan 4 years old. was killed by a truck driven by Alex Barclay at Union avenue and Bast Pine street. Edwin and a companion. Herbert Doyle. 6 years old. had left their homes In a rooming-house at 131 Union ave nue, and were playing about the va cant lot- The Doyle lad was the only eye witness of the drowning. Bdwin was out on a raft in the min iature lake and fell into six feet of waters Herbert, frightened, ran home OREGON POLITICAL GOSSIP Total of 97,008' Official Ballots and 111,330 Sample Ballots Required in Multnomah County for Primary Election L. R. Stockman, Candidate for State Engineer, Campaigning Here Progressive Platform Com mittee to Meet Today Democrats Honor Judge Stevenson News of the Candidates. a TOTAL of more than 200,000 bal-! lots, counting both sample and official ones, will be required in Multnomah County for the" primary election of May 15. This is over 50,000 more than have ever been printed for an election in this county. The ex pected large number of women voters is responsible for the increased size of the ballot order. The contract for printing the ballots, which has just been let, calls for a total of 97,008 official ballots for voters of the three parties. Republican, Demo cratic' and Progressive, represented in the primary, and of 111.330 sample bal. lots. After the election there may be a few unused official ballots left over, as what is considered a safe margin has been provided, but experience has dem onstrated that there never seem to be quite enough sample ballots to meet the demand. The official ballots will be' divided among the three parties as follows: Republican, 68,081; Democratic, 22,775, and Progressive, 5152. This division is in proportion to the registration of each party. Of the sample ballots, 79,065 Republican will be printed, 26,167 Democratic and 6098 Progressive. In the printing of the ballots. Glass & Prudhomme, who have been award ed the contract by County Clerk Cof fey for $1200. estimate that three tons of paper approximately 6000 pounds will be required. Preparation of the ballots will be rushed night and day in order to complete the full delivery of them by May 9. the date specified in the contract. This will be six days before the primary election day. Most of them, however, will be delivered before that The fact that there will be. 118 names for 28 state and 16 county offices on the Republican ballots; 27 names on the Democratic ballots, with blank spaces for offices for which there are no candidates, and 20 names on the Progressive ballots, is not the only printing problem in connection with the ballot order. Under the law, names of candidates must be rotated to give each one a place at the top of the list, whenever there are five or more aspirants for an office. In addition to this, with the printing of every few hundred ballots, the precinct numbers must be changed, as well as the names of candidates for precinct committee men. L. R. Stockman, of Baker, Republi can candidate for State Engineer, is in Portland to put in some campaign work In Multnomah County. Mr. Stockman Is a civil-engineer who has had wide experience in irrigation and construc tion work. He had charge of the build ing of the $2,000,000 St. Mary's canal in Montana, and prior to that was one of the engineers in charge of the build ing of the famous $1,500,000 Shoshone dam at Cody, Wyo. This dam is 328 feet high, being the highest in the world. The Progressive platform committee recently appointed by T. B. Keuhausen, state chairman of the Progressive par ty in Oregon, to draft a platform on which Progressive candidates are to stand in the state campaign, will hold its first meeting at 703 Lewis build ing at 4 o'clock this afternoon. "At this meeting." said Mr. Neuhau sen yesterday, "organization is to be completed and arrangements made to hear the views of the members of the committee, of the candidates, and of other Progressives who may desire to submit planks for possible incorpora tion in the platform. All such ideas should be prepared In writing for sub mission to the committee." Members of the committee are A. E. Clark. Colonel Bmmett Callahan. H. E. Mooney, J. B. Holbrook. George Arthur Brown, J. M. Long. R. H. Lampman. T. A. Sweeney. Sanf ield Macdonald. Paul B. Wallace, Professor K. - S. J. Tooze. .Mrs. Lv Gee, Miss Mary E. Hill. Miss Vivian Flexner, Mrs. S. O. Krantz and T. B. Neuhausen. Grant B. Dimtck, candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor, spoke at Eugene Thursday night. He spoke at Springfield yesterday and will address voters at Albany today. "I appreciate greatly your getting behind the candidacy of Hon. Robert A. Booth as the Republican candidate for United States Senator in such fine shape." reads part of an interesting let ter which Thomas McCusker has re ceived from E. E. Paddock, of Inde pendence, a staunch Republican and Booth man. "Occupying the position you do as a very close friend of ex Senator Bourne, you are in position to be of material aid in the cause. As a Republican, I am very anxious to see Mr. Booth elected, and believe that he will be, although I realize the contest is likely to be bitter. I believe time will show that you have dona Just the proper thing in acting as you have in this regard, and may you keep it up until November 3." The luncheon of the Jackson Club at the Commercial Club Thursday turned out to be a love feast for Judge Steven son, of the Municipal Court. He was the lion of the occasion, and was pre sented by the members of the club with a handsome silver loving cup. The gift waa a surprise to Judge Stevenson, who was acting as chairman of the day. . In. returning thanks he said, that he and told his ' mother that Bdwin had been drowned. She summoned City Grappler Brady, and with the assist ance of firemen, the body was recov ered 45 minutes after the accident. Ed win was dead, but the pulmotor was used in a vain attempt to bring back life. , Edwin was the son of Mrs. Beatrice Hensley Kelly and until recently waa a pupil of the Hawthorne School. Boyce, with a couple of other little boys, had clambored upon the rear of a truck which Alex Barclay was driv ing for Driscoll & Collier. F. Rennie. a fireman of engine company 13, shout ed to them to jump' off, as they were in danger of being hurt. They jumped and Boyce went under the wheels, yhe big wagon passed over him. Rennie, who had run out into, the street, seized one of the other boys to prevent an other tragedy. Barclay did not notice? the bump and drove on. Two blocks down the street he was stopped and drove back, as Pa trolman Chester Shaffer, on a motor cycle, arrived. Barclay was taken to the police station, where Coroner Slo cum and Chief Clark questioned him. He said the canvas awning of his wagon prevented him from seeing the boys. He was ordered to be present at an inquest today and his employers guaranteed his presence. He lives at 227 Fourteenth street North. Boyce was the son of Mrs. Dora Mil ler, and is one of five children. They live In a rooming-house at 86ft Union avenue. Patrolman Stone, who investigated the locality of the drowning, reported that there were three other similar pools in the vicinity, all dangerous, and none surrounded by fences or protected by trespass signs.. 2293 Registered at Hood River. HOOD RIVER, Or., April 24 (Spe cial.) During the week, for the first time this year the women voters of the county have exceeded, the men in registration, the former numbering 98, while but 86 men (registered. The to tal number registered in the county is now 2293. waB proud to be associated with a party which was under the leadership of Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan. He said that he thought the Administration heads had been abused and calumniated for their attitude in regard to Mexico. "When the history of this time is written." said Judge Stevenson, "the at titude of these two men will be cred ited with being the starting point of the peace propaganda. The "President has been ridiculed and criticised for his-peaceful attitude, but when an In sult waa offered to. the American flag he acted with decision. "It was inspiring to see his iron nerve when the crisis arose. He dispatched the naval fleet while Congress was de bating the questton as an academic matter." Milton A. Miller, Collector of Inter nal Revenue: John Manning, candidate for Governor; Elof T. Hedlund and A. K. Flegel made short addresses, express ing appreciation of Judge Stevenson as a man and a jurist, and especially as one who had worked for the betterment of the slums of the city through his position on the municipal bench. With Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway presiding, women of the Lincoln Re publican Club held a meeting Thursday afternoon in lecture room A of the Cen tral Library. Several candidates were beard, the speakers including C N. Mc Arthur. George S. Shepherd and Nelson K. Jacobson. candidates for the Reoub lican nomination for Congress: George m. Mcunae, candidate for Joint Sena tor from Multnomah. Clackamas and Columbia counties, and J. D. Abbott and Arthur Langguth, candidates for State Senator from Multnomah Countv. Mrs. Dunlway closed the meeting: with an address in which she appealed for narmony and intelligent co-operation on ine part of an Republicans. Dr. James Withycombe, Republican candidate for Governor, visited several Lower Columbia River towns Thurs day afternoon In the interests of his campaign. He made brief stops at Linnton, Hoi ton. Warren and St. Helens. After a week of campaigning In Wasco, Umatilla, Union and Baker Counties in the interest of his candi dacy for the Republican nomination ior uovernor. Charles A. Johns re turned to Portland from Baker yester day. He passed a day in The Dalles, two days In Pendleton and other Uma tilla County towns and a day each in La Grande and Baker. Mr. Johns was a resident of Baker for 24 years and served as Mayor for four terms. He will devote the remainder of his cam paign tp Multnomah County, where he is scheduled to make several addresses. Twenty-one days remain until the primary election, which comes on May 16. They will be strenuous days for the candidates. Most of the aspirants for state offices have arranged their campaign Itineraries so as to put in the last two weeks in Portland and Multnomah County. George M. Brown, of Roseburg, Re publican candidate for Attorney-Gen eral, will return from a campaign tour or eastern Oregon tomorrow. From here he will go to Clatsop and Wash ington Counties. Mr. Brown will speak extensively in Multnomah Coun ty in the last two weeks of the cam palgn. , The Oregon Direct Legislation League has indorsed the initiative amendment prepared by Attorney-Gen eral tjrawro-d and, has offered its as ststance in circulating petitions to have the measure placed on the ballot In the November election. F. E. Olson is secretary of the league. "R- L. Booth has no opposition in tne primary for the Republican nomi nation for United States Senator, but he should nevertheless be nominated by a large vote for the moral effect in the general election campaign to follow," said Evert L. Jones, in an audress to voters or Lenta at a Repub lican rany there Thursday nisrht. "Bob Booth is clean, able and efficient. He was born in Oregon, knows Its needs, resources and people. He has employed many men. and they are sup porting him now. His fairness toward labor is proved by the fact that he never had a strike. "He is a business man, and not a politician. Tou don't need a search warrant to rind where he stands." Mr. Jones quoted the following para' graph from Mr. Booth's platform. snowing nis attitude on forest conser vation: "The Oregon country came to the union, not by tne conquest of ttrms nor the barter of dollars, but by the heroic acts of the pioneer fathers and mothers, whose paths were marked by graves and whose deeds gave expanse to our border and stars to our flag. What they saved to the Union and carved into great states is the rightful heritage of their successors and can not justly be exploited for other sec tions of the country. Forest reserves are properly an asset of the stite and the income from them should be ap plied to the construction of highways, reclamation of land and endowment of schools within our state." Other speakers Included C. N. Mc Arthur. A. . M. Crawford, D. C. Lewis, B. E. Touraans, Judge Arthur C. Day ton and. C W. HohXt. The Telephone Always on Guard THERB is never a moment, day or night, when your Bell telephone is not a protection. In the busy hours of the day and the silent -watches of the night, the switchboard operator is always ready to answer a call. The telephone is as much a part of the pro tective system of each community as the police and fire departments. There's always a feeling of security in the knowledge that close at hand is the means of calling aid quickly when you most need it More than 70,000 cities and towns are protect ed day and night by the Bell Telephone system. 7,500,000 Bell telephones are on guard. In thou sands of rural communities it is the chief reliance in emergencies and times of danger. Every Bell Telephone Is a Long -Distance Station THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY DERBY STREET BID FIDE IN WRUNG G. M. Hyland Expects Bridge Commission to Order Early Rehearing on Approaches. BOND ASSURANCE IS GIVEN Action Taken. Ftollowing Announce ment by Official That Guaran teed Offer to Do Work at Sav ing Would Be Considered. In, compliance with the announce ment made by the Commissioners April 13. a formal written bid to construct an approach on Derby street to the proposed Interstate bridge for $224,464 was submitted to the County Commis sioners yesterday by George M. Hy land. who la conducting the campaign favoring the Derby-street approach. The estimated cost was based on find ings prepared by 10 civil engineers. At the meeting at which this offer was made, verbally, the Commission ers assured Mr. Hyland that if he would put the offer in writing and show that a saving of $81,843 on the estimates of Waddell & Harrington could be made, a rehearing on the lo cation of the Oregon approach would be granted. The offer submitted yesterday prob ably will be considered by the Com missioners at their meeting today or Monday morning. The proposition to construct the approach is made in the name of Mr. Hyland. but a corpora tion will be organized to do the work and enter, into a contract with the county should the offer be accepted This must be done. Mr. Hyland said, to omply with the requirements of the law. The names of the incorporators of the proposed company have not been made public, Mr. Hyland said. The names, however, have been submitted to Morgan, Flledner & Boyce. insur ance brokers, who have advised Mr. Hyland that he will have no dlffculty In furnishing a bond in any amount required by the state, guaranteeing the faithful performance of the work. Regarding the bid. Mr. Hyland said: "By locating the approach at Derby street, no delays on account of street opening, condemnation or rlght-of way proceedings, would be necessary. I will build the approach aod furnish the right-of-way for the named sum and under favorable contract condi tions further reduce the price. This bid Is made on the quantity estimate rrom- profile drawings of Waddell & Harrington, so far as the approach proper Is concerned. It provides for a run 40-root roadway, necessary bridge over Columbia slough at Mr. Howard's estimate, and the viaduct at Derby street. This la a bona fide bid. with no assistance from any individual, firm or corporation in reaching these figures and no donations save right-of-way. The five per cent or $12,S00 calculated for the engineer's work on this or the Union avenue job Is a waste of not less than $10,000." In their report recommending the Union avenue approach to the bridge, Waddell & Harrington estimated the cost of the Union avenue approach at $241,000 and the Derby street approach at $251,200. The 10 engineers who reviewed these figures, reported to Mr. Hyland that they believed they were inaccurate and substituted $306. 307 for the cost of the Union avenue approach and $224,464 for the Derby street approach. The engineers who made this report and on whose Judg ment Mr. Hyland and his associates are relying, are R S. Greenleaf, 3. A. A.yle. Eugene 8chiller, W. C. Elliott. Oeorge Ecroggln. A. E. Hammond, B. R. Honeyman, J. L. Stannard, M. E Reed and Robert Rea. Kocliester Woman Ilangs Sel'f. CENTRAL! A, "Wash.. April 24 (Special.) When I. R. Bramsness, a resident of Rochester, went to the barn to milk the cow yesterday morning he found the body of hla wife hanging from a beam. She had committed sui cide during the night. Mrs. Bramsness had been confined in an insane asylum several times. She was 60 years old. Her widower and two grown daughters survive. HARVEY E. CROSS WINS Clackamas County Suit for Damages Hinges on Recall Speech. OREGON CITY". Or.. April 24. (Spe cial.) The Jury in the $25,000 damage suit of M. G. Neasa. timber cruiser, against Harvey E. Cross, an attorney, returned a verdict this afternoon for the defendant. Nease charged that Cross called him a "white slaver" at a street meeting last Summer during the recall campaign. The case opened in the Circuit Court Tuesday, with Judge Eakln presiding. The plaintiff claimed that Cross charged him with being a "white slaver," but the defendant contended that he had merely mentioned the plain tiff in connection with the Mllwaukle tavern. A number of prominent persons in Portland were introduced as character witnesses by Nease. Carlton Police Selro Ilqnor. CARLTON. Or.. April 24. A consign The Luxury of Lisle In summer underwear nothing excels lisle fabrics for coolness, comfort and feel. Lisles are as 1 I 1 ttusorDcni as unen. ana give a combination of comfort, long wear and good looks, buitabl - for any season, but espec ially desirable on those days when golf, tennis. etc. are in order. You'll find this wonderful fabric at its best ichmond -f; UNION SUITS PATENTED OCTOBER ThU Label I Yoar Comfort' Insurance roUcy Made of clean combed. hard twisted Egyptian lisle. which insures double the ' wear of ordinary cotton. These union suit de-luxe are priced at St. SO and $2.00. in a variety of not weather styles. In ether summer fabrics, RICHMOND UNION SUITS are made to sell from $1.00 to $3.00. 1h LEVI STRAUSS & CO. i -X visiriuuiors Xgi''l''i'i'l'-Mi......iiiilililiiri,llM.iil.ii..w,TWMl NOT GOOD AFTER APRIL 30, 1914 ROSE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION TOUR DE LUXE VOTING COUPON. THIS COUPON WTT.Ti COUNT TOB, 1'IVE VOTES Street .............. . . . , r. . . . ' ftve votes wkeo presrly fllle eat aa mrmt to ho Too ter snail or otherwise). Roooa Morgan Uulldlag. om st before the above date. ment or liquor from the wholesale drug firm to a local drug store was seised by the city authorities and de stroyed. A barrel of whisky was in closed in a box. The authorities claim that it was not properly marked as to contents nor was the 'name of the persons ordering the goods orf the container as is required by law. PENSION ACT BEING TESTED -Mandamus Sought for Trustees of Police Fnnd. Ralph Moody, attorney, went to Salem yesterday to petition the Su preme Court for a mandamus on Mayor Albee, Chief of Police Clark and Citv Treasurer Adams to force them to put Into effect the police pension act of the last Legislature. The three officers are the board of control of the pension fund, for which collections have been made for nearly a year, but has not been put into ef fect. Two members of the police de partment. Ben Branch, jailor, and De tective Sergeant Joe Day, are eligible to pensions, and it Is In the name of Branch that the suit is filed. The suit is a friendly test. Wooden spoons are almost the only kind used by the peasant class of Russia, whlrh rorros T per cent of the entire population. I.I.I..1.IiLl in 191 2 r I r 1 . S3 .tt& v j-far: JsX t . - . M: i W .. sV iv 1