Commissioners to Save Time
" Wherever Possible When
Formalities Are Met.
FARMERS TO COME FIRST
Highways Penetrating Kural Part
of County to Bo iTnder Way in
fchort While Advertlsementa
to Cover Bonds and Job.
Now that the people have authorized
the bond issue, the Commissioners of
Multnomah County propose to proceed
juoraptly with, the work thai the bond
money makes possible.
Some legal formalities first must be
complied with before work actually
can proceed, but unless undue com
plications arise actual work can be
started within six weeks.
First of all, it will be necessary for
two Justices of the Peace and the
County Clerk to meet and canvass the
vote. A certificate or tne result men
must be filed in the County Clerk's
office. The County Commissioners
then must meet and pass an order re
citing what the vote is and declare the
election for the bond issue carried.
An order then will be issued by the
Commissioners authorizing the Issu
ance of 11.250,000 in S per cent bonds
as the election provided.
Boada Moat Be Advertised.
The next step will be to fix a date
for the sale of the bonds. According
to law, the Commissioners must ad
vertise the sale in at least two news
papers (daily or weekly) published in
the county. A period of 21 days must
elapse after publication of the first
notice before bids tor the bonds can
be opened.
The Commissioners also are required
to state in the advertisement the
amount of bonds to be sold, the pur
poses for which the proceeds are to be
used and other full particulars, but all
this must be in compliance with the
Initiative petition for the special elec
tion and the special election notice
Itself.
It is possible, under the law, for the
Commissioners to advertise for bids on
actual road construction work concur
rently with the advertising for the sale
of the bonds, and it is probable that
the Commissioners, in order to save
time, will pursue this plan.
It is proposed, however, that the bids
tor the construction work will be
opened about a week after the bids for
the bonds are opened so that the money
to pay for the work may be actually
available at the time the contracts
are let.
Injunction Effort Hemoved.
It has been reported within the last
few days that opponents of the road
work propose further to delay the im
provement by injunction proceedings.
The good roads enthusiasts, however,
declare that they can accomplish little
on this score, inasmuch as the Supreme
Court already has upheld, the validity
of road bonds issued by various coun
ties in Oregon. Storey. Thorndyke,
Palmer & Dodge, the Boston bond at
torneys, also have approved them, but
to forestall possible delay by the
enemies of the work the county offi
cials propose to procure another opinion
from this firm on the new issue.
The Commissioners hope, if possible,
to begin actual work on three or four
of the roads to be improved at, the same
time. It will not be necessary to let
the contracts to any one firm or com.
pany. Eight separate roads are to be
Improved and it will be possible to dis
tribute the work among eight or more
contractors. In this way the improve
ments can be completed with the least
possible delay and the farmers, who are
to get the most benefit from the roads,
can have advantage of the completed
work at the earliest possible period.
Farmers' Roads Come First.
"We want to complete the farmers'
roads first," said Roadmaster Yeon
yesterday. "The Columbia River High
way can wait until later in the season.
If necessary, we can wait until next
year before completing the Columbia
Itiver road. In any event, we will not
pave the filled-in portions of that road
about two miles in all this year.
We want to allow that to settle through
another Winter. Then it will hold the
paving better."
There are approximately 41 miles of
roads outside the Columbia River High
way in the group to be paved. They
are the Base Line road. Bandy road,
Powell Valley road. Foster road. Can
yon road, Capitol or Slavin road and
t?t. Helens road.
Ballots Thin, Judge Knows
Bond Election Is Won.
Yate of 113 to 3 Announced to Vis
itor at Booth by 'Wife, Mnefc to
His Astonishment.
A- MAS whose wife was judge in
one of the precincts in yesterday's
election was bragging at police head
ouarters yesterday afternoon that he
knew the good Toads bonds would carry
If his wife's precinct was a fair ex
ample of the general voting.
"I dropped In there this noon to vote
and to see how everything was going
along." he said. "When I had cast my
little ballot for future prosperity. I
turned to my wife.
Wlfio." says I, jokingly, "who's
winnings
- 'Good roads are winning, 50 to 1, In
this precinct.' she told me.
" 'Ha-ha.' laughs I. 'a lot you know
about It.'
"Well, there have been 113 votes
for it and only two against it. already
today,' she answered.
"I couldn't figure out how she was
doing things right if she knew just
tiow everyone was voting, and I told
lier so.
"Oh. the paper's thin. I can see
right through it how everyone votes,'
ahe explained.
"That's why I know."
DRY LAW SUIT ANSWERED
Washington Test Case Expected in
Superior Court Soon.
OLTMP1A. Wsh, April 14. (Spe
cial. Attorney-General Tanner today
filed the state's answer in the suit at
tacking the validity of the Washington
prohibition law. The case will be tried
In the Thurston County Superior Court
before Judse Wright, and will reach
the Supreme Court during the October
term, in time for a final derision before
January 1 .when the law is due to go
into effect
The most serious objection made to
validity of the law. aside from consti
tutional questions involved, deals with
the failure of the Secretary of State to
distribute the Initiative pamphlet to
voter 55 days before the last election,
a required by the constitution.
JOHN B. l'EOS
VERDICT SET ASIDE
Railway Company Wins Suit,
but -New Trial Ordered.
JURY CENSURED BY COURT
Judge McGinn Declares Professional
Lobbyists Responsible for "Bad
Condition" - Among Jurors
and Action Is Threatened.
-l.mr'a .... .-H iff anA ordered a
new trial in the suit of Roy Fisher, 8
years old, to recover J10.000 from the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany for the death of his father, who
was Killed in a ooiier cjpiuaiwu
years ago.
rru ..,-.. v-i .chirnpil a verdict in
favor of the defendant company after
deliberating less man an uuui.
the clerk, F. A. McMenamln, had read
the verdict. Judge McGinn turned to
the jury. '
"Gentlemen," he said. "I am not in
accord with you in the finding of this
J ( . hAM human life too light
ly. Through no fault of his own, this
boy s father was mown w aea.cn m mo
explosion of a defective boiler. Here is
Af.iitf in i rnnrfl ni'n of danger.
who is killed and his child left alone in
the world. Boilers doni naiuraiu
blow up. There is negligence some
where or the boiler wouldn't be rotten.
"t don't think you have given this
j... .n..MHnn cantlemen. Mr.
caao quo tuu.."" , c - , . .
Clerk, you will enter an order setting
aside this verdict and ordering a new
trial to begin at once.
Later Judge McGinn rebuked pro
. i i.hk;BtB" whom he declared
responsible for "a bad condition" among
tne jurors. ,
"I have stood It until my conscience
. i nrlxlr me." said the
is uesumnuB . " ' - -' .
Judge. "I don't like the way profes
sional lobbyists mingie wim i j
in the courts ana couruiouao
. . - r.nHitioTi nprft Tnat
mere is ' . .
must be broken up. I have not dono
anything so far, but f rr
something within a short time to
change this condition. .
"These fellows should be driven out
of the Courthouse like the money
changers from the temple."
The Fisher case nas mra j - ---two
years. John C. Fisher was killed
March 4. 1911. when the boiler of a
. i- .-rnlndod at River Mill,
Clackamas County. Through Andrew
C. Crafton, as guardian ad litem, the
S-year-old son sued ior i,vv. '
j ecnnn fur t ho death Of his
awaraea mm - --- -
father. This was appealed to the Su
preme Court and affirmed. Later it
was heard again In Supreme Court and
remanded for a new ir""-
The second jury was that in Judge
McGinn's court yesterday.
GARDEN HOEJS WEAPON
Pujallup Rancher May Die From
Attack by Tacoma Grocer.
. . tr-.u Anril 14 With six
severe gashes in u'i's body where he was
struck witn a gruu ---
f. j. cn-v.i-.nlrl rancher, living
near Puyallup. is believed to be dying.
His assailant, eGorge Demich, a Tacoma
grocer, ts in jau nero. .
. u nnmich ranch the
grocer is alleged to have attacked Ken
nedy with tne noe, im
: i wA i.tT-M lune-. Demich told
officers that Kennedy was trespassing
on his property.
Six months ago Demich was arrested
. . Ar - iim that started on his
place, spreading and destroying prop
erty. Kennedy testlfited against him.
Property on Kennedy's ranch was
. i voeuHiv Kennedy went to
the grocer's place to ask pay for it.
MUSCLE-MAKING IS SHOWN
Turn Vrreln Director Explains Meth
ods lo Admen.
r.nf...n. d 7.nrnwiiki. nthletic in
structor in the Portland Turn Verein,
. MAn.K n 9 th. PnHlflnH A ri
;ao uiiiuo u& w .
Club some practical demonstrations of
what the Tnrn Verein can do for a man
In. Xba jr&y ot physical, development.
AT THE POIJ-S.
Multnomah Hotel. His demonstration
followed an address of Dr. F. H. Dam
masch, describing the organization and
the advantages that it offered to its
membership.
The German system of exercise, as
aDDlied to the needs of the busy man,
was the subject of the first part of
Professor Genserowskl's demonstration
and stripping to the waist so that the
admen could note the play of magnifi
cent muscles of his body in each exer
cise, he showed them how every move
ment of the ordinary day's routine In
the life of a busy man might be made to
supply the needs of his body for exer
cise. "If you will watch the movements of
a little baby," said he, "you will get
tips from him on how nearly every one
of the elementary movements of the
German system of exercises is carried
out."
Professor Genserowskl rolled around,
exercised with a. towel and showed how
even the simple action of putting on
one's socks might be made a part of a
beneficial system of physical exercise.
At the close of his demonstration
class of boys from the Turn Verein
gave an exhibition of work on the
parallel bars, in the lobby of the hotel.
HOMELESS SCORN WORK
WIVES AXD CHILDREX WITHOCT
SHELTER) AID REFUSED.
Father and Husband Regards f2.25 Day
Wage as Insufficient, and Families
Are Evicted From Home.
Two families camped on the sidewalk
near Twelfth and Burnside streets from
1 o'clock yesterday until late last night,
after they had been ejected by the
Constable from their home at 446 Burn
side street and had refused to accept
lodgings offered by several persons.
The families consisted of Mr. and Mrs.
D. Jensen, with their two small chil
dren; Mr. and Mrs. H. Jensen and E.
Lloyd, cousin of Mrs. D. Jensen. The
Phelan estate is the owner of the
house from which the families were
ejected.
Mrs. McPherson, of the Carlton Ho
tel, noticed the condition of the fam
ilies while she was on her way to vote.
Mrs. McPherson notified the police, and
the Associated Charities were informed
Mr. Jensen said that his family had
lived at 446 Burnside since last Novem
ber. Jensen said he was eager to work,
but demurred at a job on the Pacific
Highway at 2.25 a day. This, he main
tained, was not sufficient. Jensen also
discoursed on the division of the profits
of labor, which he regarded as unfair.
The two women refused to accept aid
unless their husbands were included in
the programme.'
Jensen refused the offer of a house
for several weeks on the ground that
he had no money to move there, and
said that in a few weeks he would be
in the same condition as now.
WOMAN'S PAY CAUSES ROW
Library Board and oHod River Court
May Go to Law.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. April 14. A
breach that may lead to litigation ex
ists here between the members of the
Hood River County Library Board
and the County Court over the pay
ment of the salary of Miss Delia F.
Northey, librarian. In making up the
tax budget for the year last December
the County Court announced that the
salary of Miss Northey would be cut
from $90 to $75 per month.
The Library Board, however, issued
vouchers to Miss Northey for $80, de
ducting the amount from other ap
propriations for the library. The
co'Jrt has refused to honor the
vouchers.
TONS OF MINERALS SENT
Oregon Collection Forwarded
Fair for Place in Exhibit.
to
BAKER. Or., April 14. (Special.)
Six and one-half tons of minerals were
shipped to the Panama-Pacific Exposi
tion today under the direction of Fred
R. Meilis. to be used in making up the
Oregon mining exhibit at the San Fran
cisco Fair. In addition there will be
the Southern Oregon exhibit, which is
being collected by H- M. Parks, director
of the Oregon Bureau of Mines.
Mr. Meilis will leave for the exposi
tion tomorrow night and will start
work immediately on his arrival to ar
range the mine -display It will be
Bill
PACKARD
New Model Trucks mean
certainty in motor hauling
lllll
ready for inspection within two weeks,
but all the specimens will have to be
reclassified before the exhibit will be
complete. ,
15 KILLED ON' STREETCAR
Fonr Women Among Dead in Colli
sion on Detroit Crossing.
DETROIT, April 14. Fifteen persons
were killed and about 20 were injured
Don't Give
When man worked outdoors, lived
simply and slept like a tired animal,
uric acid was unknown. Uric acid is a
modern poison and kidney weakness a
modern evil. They usually come from
over-work, hustle, worry, over-eating
and other excesses.
Serious kidney trouble may be avoid
ed by taking warning from the first
pain in the back, the first disorder
of the urine, the headaches, dizzy spells.
nerve troubles and muscular pains that
begin when the kidneys first weaKen,
A reliable kidney medicine such as
Doan's Kidney Pills is needed, but it
will work faster if the patient nelps
by adopting regular hours, cutting
down the diet, avoiding over-work and
worry, taking more rest, sleep and light
exercise such as waiKing. urinaing
milk and water is also useful.
A Portland Case:
Mrs. A. E. Fulton, 970 Glenn ave. N.,
r . . ,J , f "Mr limhn? KWAlled
something terribly from my feet to my
Knees, l naa large. pun bvu uimei
neath my eyes. My kidneys were in
D n nnhpaUhv rnnHttion and the kidney
secretions were unnatural- I doctored
and tried several remeaies, uui uiu.n
.i i i : . Tnaiw T twit nnan's K i d -
j 1 1 m i 1 1 1. 1 - . . . i 1 1
ney Pills and after I had finished two
boxes there was no sign of -bloating
at all. A tnira do cureu mo o.u j
am now enjoying good health."
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FRANK C RIGGS GOMPANY, 6&
Cornell Road, 23rd and Washington Sts Portland
late today in a collision between a
Detroit city streetcar and a freight
train. Most of the dead are foreigners,
four being women.
The streetcar was heavily loaded with
passengers homeward bound from their
day's work. As It approached the cross
ing the conductor ran ahead to see if
the track' was clear. He signalled
the motorman to wait, but apparently
the latter misunderstood his meaning
and ran the car onto the tracks. The
freight struck the car fairly in the
middle, smashing it almost to bits.
The wreckage was pushed along a
Up-Fight!
" can't endure this much
longer."
Every Pictured fS?
TtJs a Story
workNo more
extravagance
hundred feet, several of the dead and
injured dropping along the street be
fore the train could be stopped. It was
several hours before many of the in
jured "could "be extricated from the
wreckage.
The STEINWAY
as a Wedding Gift
J Aside from its sentimental value, the real chaini of
a Wedding; Gift lies in its usefulness and permanency.
5 There are Steinways in service today that were
given as Wedding Presents more than 50 years ago.
They have been handed down as heirlooms from one
generation to another. About them cling memories
dearer than those associated with any other object in
the household.
J The beauty of its rich, sympathetic quality of tone
its resonant, harmonious bass its sparkling, mellow
treble its instant response to your moods, make the
Steinway MORE than a mere piano ; it is like an inti
mate friend who has shared in your happiness and
trials, and, never faltering, remains loyal and true
under any and all conditions a source from which
flows comfort, pleasure and inspiration.
Q Then, too, in choosing the Steinway, there is com
fort in the knowledge that it is the best the
STANDARD.
Sherman.
6th and Morrison,
STEINWAY, WEBER AND OTHER
VICTOR TALKING MACHINES
mm
When "Orator" Hunt, who a a blatk
ins manufacturer. u In Parliament, Mr
Robert Peel ao far Joraot hlmicK In In.
courae of an acrlmonloua debate aa lo taunt
him with tlila fact, whereupon Hunt re
plied: "The truth L. the hr,0?,'",.m"lV,'
Lr i. the firm rentleman In hi femlljr.
and T am the f'rt tra'lfm." """
Pay & Co;
Portland, Or.
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