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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1915)
TIIE MORXIXG OREO ONI AX. FRIDAY, MAT 21. 1915. 11 METER REPAIR BILL LIKELY TO BE BIG Charge of $69.15 for Fixing Four Shows What May Be Expected. PROPERTY OWNERS TO PAY Damage Caused Ordinarily by Hot Water "BHoking 'v" Vrom Tanks in Kitchen, Condition Which Can't Well He Remedied. MOBIi PACTS ABOUT METERS. Bill went through the City Auditor's of fine yesterday for $69.15 for repairing 16 water meters. Meter repairing is Been to he a large, annual fissure. Water bureau has much trouble I with meters being burned out by 4 hot water barking: up from tanks I in houses. CharKes for these re- pairs are assessed against the f home owner. T With city - wide meter system 4 water bureau would have to I establish big meter repair plant and have many repair men. t AVith 14,000 meters In Portland. I repairing is a big item. With I fiT.OQO meters thin expense would I be increased 100 per cent. 4 4. ....... ............ Additional extravagances of a water meter system bob up almost daily to odd to the sum total Portland will have to expend each year to keep up ity-wide meters. If the voters at the June election uphold Commissioner Daly in hi $300,000 water meter scheme. Yesterday there passed through the office of City Auditor Barbur a cheek made out to the National Meter Com pany for $S9.1R for the repair of 16 water meters. This was M.3- for each meter repaired. Annual Repair Bill Blur. Ilepair of meters amounts to a large annual sum. Meters getting out of repair cause much annoyance. In many cases property-owners have been put to large expense repairing water me etra because hot water ha backed up from hot water tanks in the house and burned out the "insides" of the meters. Meters will not stand hot water and hot water is apt to back into a meter at any time. When an ordinary water tank such as is used in all bouses be comes heated there is a pressure which Is greater than the pressure of the water main. As a result the hot water backs up into the meter. The policy of the Water Bureau Is to charge this to the waier user. Many cases of this kind have occurred with the limited number of meters Tortland now has in use and the trouble would probably be a serious one if all serv ices were metered. Repair of meters is a big item in Water Bureau expenditures. While it is said records are not available in the Water Bureau, it is declared by the water officials that meters get out of order occasionally and there is ex pense In taking them apart and mak ing repairs. With 57.000 meters In Portland the city would have to have a meter repair plant and a large force of meter- repairmen. City Work. Might Be Cheaper. Whether or not the work could be done cheaper by the city than by the National Meter Company is a question. The' Meter Company showed a cost of $6!.15 for repairing 16 meters in the voucher which' went through the regu lar course yesterday. Not figuring a cent on the cost of repairing meters, the annual cost to Portland of a meter system would be $9S,0rtO. Figuring in the repair of meters the cost ' would go well over 1100,000 a year. The initial cost of purchasing and installing the meters would be J2D3.00O -and the additional annual cost of new meters each year would b 25,000. And all this extravagance is for the conservation of water, so that the sew ers now choked with Bull Run water from the reservoirs can be made to carry a greater burden. tourists from Milwaukee, Wis., at the Cornelius. John Francis, a business man of Bend, is at the Perkins. J. C. Storey, an oil man of Seattle, Is at the Multnomah. H. L. Moore and wife, of Woodburn, are at the Seward. C. W. J. Reckers, of White Salmon, is at the Cornelius. D. Ledbetter. & merchant of Golden dale, Is at the Seward. Mrs. Thomas J. Drumheller, of Walla Walla, is at the Imperial. H. II. Beers, an oil man of San Fran cisco, is at the Multnomah. W. T. Kerr, & merchant of Hlllsboro, Is registered at the Perkins. J. Mattey, a real estate man of Mc Minnville, Is at the Perkins. F. P. Wilson, a tourist from Schenec tady, N. T., la at the Portland.' C. H. Callender, a transportation man of Astoria, is at the Portland. George Porter, a tourist from James town, N. D., is at the Portland. W. C. Knighton. State Architect, is registered from Salem at the Seward. Mrs. C. Nelson and Miss Anna Nelson, of Spokane, are registered at the Eaton. Airs. M. K. Hosack and daughter, of Chicago, are tourists registered at the Multnomah. E. C. Kirkpatrick, Mayor of Dallas, who has been at the Imperial while re cuperating; from an operation, was down stair yesterday for the first time. John A. Fiero and Mrs. Fiero and Miss Fiero are registered at the Oregon SOCIAL WORKERS IN CONFERENCE TODAY Third Annual Session Brings Noted Students of Sociol ogy to Reed College. MEETINGS OPEN TO PUBLIC Unemployment, Mental Defectives, Delinquency and Prison Reform and Co-ordination of Social Agencies to Be Chief Topics. The third annual conference of so cial workers at Reed College will con vene this afternoon and further sessions STUDENTS OF SOCIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHO WILL SPEAK AT REED COLLEGE CONFERENCE, WHICH OPENS TODAY. if r I v I . J-iv, , ,-..1 omcx 4. . GUILD TO GIVE OPERETTA Piedmont Presbyterians .Will Pro duce "The Merry Milkmaids." The Altar Guild of the Piedmont Presbyterian Church will present Charles Gabriel's operetta, "The Merry Milkmaids." tonight at the Jefferson High .School auditorium. The operetta will be presented under the direction of William K. Robison, assisted by Miss Naomi Woodcock, pinnist. The cast i as follows: Queen Mm. I-eah Pluaser tlathaway Dorothy Miss lsabelle Munn Janet Miss Leula Kearnsn Monica...'. Mts Grace Huttmi Marjory Mips Mildred Oppenlander .iiianlta Alias linen lmcKler .incise... ' VV. E. Robinson I nc tor-peddler Mr. Mnulbtch Commodore Lewis Newsom Farmer Jim Rex Fuller Two Jolly Gentlemen.." Paul Harvey and Theodore Tarmon Farmer Joe.-. T. Howard from Penn Tan, N. T., while enjoying the attractions of Portland. I?. Gulbenkln, of London, Vnd Mr. and Mrs. G. Gulbenkin, of New York, are at the Portland. " M. Wilkinson and Mrs. Wilkinson, of Crestline, O., are registered at the Im perial while looking over Portland. Mr. Wilkinson is president of the Ohio State Hotelmen's Association. Captain Henry Nice, the sage of Al eea Bay, Is in town to visit his family at T04 Hoyt street. Two daughters are attending Portland schools, and Mrs. Ni'i remains in Portland with them. Sirs. E. E. Hosmer, of Sioux City, la.. Is visiting Mrs. Mae Celeste Post for a f e-v days. Mrs. Hosmer is en route to San Diego to visit the fair. She will be entertained in the south by her sister. Mrs. George E. Combs. Dr. Walter M. Berry, Justice of the Peace at Newport, Or., is registered at the Imperial. Dr. Berry came to Port land to confer with Fish Warden Clan ton to see if seines would not be per mitted in Yaqulna Bay for the purpose of catching bait for halibut fishing off shore. Harry H. Hamilton, chief clerk of the Imperial, was being congratulated yes terday upon the 16th anniversary of his connection with the Imperial Hotel Company. The company was formed 16 years ago yesterday, and Phil Metschan, Sr., and Mr. Hamilton are the only original members who belong to the present staff. JUDGE GATENS HONORED COURT OFFICERS SURPRISE CHIEF WITH PRESENTATION. All PERSONALMENTI0N. E. S. Sloan, of Seattle, is at the Nor tonia. C. C. Kelley, of Rainier, is at the Eaton. P. J. O'Rourke, of Heppner, is at the Oregon. C. C. Page, of Grants Pass, is at the Carlton. A. W. Black, of Newberg, is at the Seward. Johnv Svenson, of Astoria, is at the Carlton. Warren P. Tufts, of Corvallis, is at tho Oregon. A. L. Clark, of Rainier, is at the Cornelius. Ira C. Purdin, of Forest Grove, is at the Eaton. H. A. Martin, of Wardner, Idaho, Is at the Oregon. H. C; Kellum. of San Francisco, is at the Carlton. E. J. Allsebrooke. of Chicago, is at the Carlton. E. R. Hunt, of Salt Lake, is at the Multnomah. A. T. Windall, of Bridal Veil, is at the Nortonia. H. P. Bestes. of Sumas, Wash., Is at the Nortonia. O. B. Buckingham, of Eugene, is at the Nortonia. G. G. West fall, of Dove, Wash., is at the Cornelius. James York, a stockman of Baker, at the Perkins. Owen Jones, a stockman of Dufur, at the Perkins. V. Krederlckson. of Corvallis, is the Multnomah. Frank A. Mcivenzle ana wire are ii is Atteoil Banquet as Tribute to Jurist Work Pauses Over to Judge Cleeton Today. Unconscious of the fact that a dozen Juvenile Court officers were waiting to present him with" a handsome me mento of his five years' term as Ju venile Judge, W. N. Gatens last night resisted their pleadings to "stick around $whlle." and wandered down town to get a shave. It was 6 o'clock; he had been held late'on the bench and delayed after ward by many interruptions. So, after had been cleanly shaved and had hair trimmed. Judge Gatens went restaurant and leisurely fortified he his to himself with some sandwiches before going back to the Courthouse, where he had been informed that Miss Emma Butler, of the Juvenile Court, wanted to see him on important business. - All the while the dozen. Juvenile Court deputies were waiting rather im patiently in the chambers of his Cir cuit Courtroom. Spread before them on the Judge's desk was a handsome desk set blotting pad, book file, paper knife, inkstand, penwiper and a bunch of other accessories that go with the most complete set of this equipment obtainable. Today the law goes Into effect trans ferring this work to County Judge Cleeton. - When the Judge returned to his chambers he was confronted by the en tire list of his deputies, seated In a semi-airele about his desk. Miss But ler and Peter Mcintosh made the pres entation. The entire group then attended a further surprise to the Judge a ban qtiet, which had been spread at the Hazelwood in his honor. Roseburg Sends Roses to Fair. ROSEBURO,. Or.. May 30. (Special.) Acting upon a request received from San Francisco a committee of Roseburg women today shipped several hundred Umpqua Valley roses to. the Exposition city. The roses will be used tn oecorat Ing the Southern Oregon exhibit, which tomorrow night will be inspected by the officers of the battleship Oregon. The roses shipped to San Francisco were among the finest grown in this valley. Weil-Known Piano Man Quits. Kennedy Piano Company announces retiring from business. All standard pianos and players going for a song For instance. $260 brand-new pianos, $145! Come and see today. 216 Third ct.. near Salmon. Adv. will be held tomorrow and Sunday. The conference this year has been designated as the Oregon Conference of Social Agencies, and it will deal with, four concrete and definite social prob lems in the course of the discussions. These are unemployment, mental de fectives, delinquency and prison reform and the financial co-ordination of social agencies. The discussions will be by men and women who have had first hand experience with social problems in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere throughout the country. A considerable part of the conference discussions will deal with the problem presented by the presence of mental de fectives in the community. The discus sions will deal with the question in various ways, showing how It relates to poverty, unemployment and more particularly to crime. The best methods of care for mental defectives and pre vention of the increase of numbers of this class of unfortunates will be considered. Mental Defectives to Be Considered. The class of mental defectives under discussion include those who are so noticeably defective that they are sent to the asylums, but who are classed as feeble-minded or have some perverted tendencies that lead them easily into some particular form of crime. Speakers In this section will be George A. Thacher, Dr. Eleanor Row land and Dr. H. B. Torrey and Dr. Stev enson Smith, of the University of Wash ington. Mr. Thacher has been a close student of criminology in Oregon for years, and Dr. Smith, as director of the Gatzert foundation at the University of Washington, has had wide experience with problems in this field. Dr. Row land will speak on "The Menace of Feeble-mindedriess," and Dr. Torrey of the "Heredity of Mental Defects." The discussions on this subject will be held this afternoon, beginning at 3 o'clock. Delinquency and prison reform will be the subject of the general discus sions this evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. Dr. E. A. Friederihagen, gen eral superintendent for the National So ciety for the Friendless, with headquar ters at Kansas City, Mo., will speak on the topic, "Makins Prisoners Better Men and Women." The society which Dr. Friedenhagen represents is one of the most influential organizations working for prison reform in the coun try. Problems of local interest in this section will be discussed by Judge Stevenson, of the Municipal Court: W. S. Hale, of the State Training School for Boys: Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin and Dr. Thomas Eliot, of the Pacific Coast Social Hygiene Society. Unemployment Topic Tomorrow. Tomorrow afternoon the topic will be 'Unemployment," and there will be ad dresses by Dr. Ogburn. of Reed College; Dr. Hector Macpherson, of Oregon Ag ricultural College: Dr. F. G. Young, of the University of Oregon: Dr. J. K. Hart, of the University of Washington; Arthur E. W ood. of Reed College, and Rev. W. G.. Maclaren. of the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society. Tomorrow evening the conference will discuss the "Co-ordination of Social Agencies." The conference win close Sunday afternoon with two addresses in the chapel by President' W. T. Foster and Dr. Jonah B. Wise. All of the sessions of the conference are open to the public. GOAT- DAIRY IS OPENED F. J. Stevens Sends First Samples of Milk to City laboratories. Portland has a goat dairy. The milk inspection division of the City Health Bureau was notified yesterday that F. J. Stevens, who has a goat ranch at Falls City, Or, has brought part of his herd to 554 East Tenth street and has started a goat dairy. The first sample of the goat milk was cent to the milk laboratories yes terday for analysis. The goat dairy will he subject to inspection the same as dairies selling cow milk, according to instructions of City Health Officer Marcellus. The goat milk is used for baibles. Mr. Stevens says he hopes to enlarge his venture rapidly. COMMISSION'S LIFE SHORT Council Creates and Abolishes Milk Plant Body in One Day. The City Council Wednesday created and abolished a medical milk commls Order Your Groceries and Provisions Here and Get Stamps With Purchases Birthday and Wedding Cakes Made to Order Full Line of Delicatessen Goods Shop Here in Comfort Perfect daylight on all sides, spacious aisles, best of venti lation. Make this store your shopping headquarters. Olds, Wortman & King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 Mail Orders Filled All mail orders sriven immediate and care ful attention by thor o u s h 1 y experienced shoppers. Satisfac tion g-uaranteed. TO EPLE Tradin gS lamp 3-for-l iiC Trading Stamps Given With Cash Purchases in All Departments Groceries Alone Excepted . . r z r . .. jt7rl'1-?r thereof made in any department (Groceries alone excepted) all this week. Thousands of ,h'-Xl, thrifty buyers are improving this opportunity to fill their stamp books and hundreds of now Knnlfs are heintr started everv dav. Get. the hahit. TT PAYS. Start n bnnk tndnv Sr, 1 1 .,m 3 GreatSaleof Suits $42.50 Grades $31.87 , $97.50 Grades $73.13 Second Floor The opportunity you have ( been waiting for! In this sale we in- ' dude all the very latest models in wool and silks. Belted styles, flare-coat styles and novelty cuts in wonderful as sortment. Materials are serges, pop lins, taffetas, gabardines, etc. Many in smart 3-piece models and vest effects. Plain colors, checks, stripes, etc. Beau tifully tailored garments from famous makers. Sizes for women and misses. Regular $42.50 Suits $31.87. Regular $45.00 Suits $33.75 V Regular $47.50 Suits $35.63 Regular $48.50 Suits $36.37' Regular $48.75 Suits $36.56 Regular $68.50 Suits $51.37 Regular $72.50 Suits S54.38 Regular $75.00 Suits $56.25 Regular $87.50 Suits $65.63 ft Regular $97.50 Suits $73.13 NEW SILK SWEATERS Just received, of silk in all the new shades. Styled with V-neck, patch pockets and belt across back. Very smart and dressy. Shown in all sizes for flfh women and misse3. Priced now at PJv'V TRIPLE STAMPS with cash purchases in all departments of the store today GROCERIES ALONE EXCEPTED. Apron Day On 2nd Floor Second Floor Three special lines women's Aprons on sale today at reduced prices. Better supply your needs now at reduced prices. COVERALL Aprons for women. Open on side-front with strap across back. Made from splendid quality pink - and - white 7 Cifm check ginghams priced at si7C COVERALL Aprons of fine grade of percale trimmed with bias bands of contrasting colors. Open on side-front with strap across the back. These are made in good large sizes. Priced very C5Q special at the low price of KIMONO Aprons for women made in popular loose style or with elastic waist band. Shown in light and dark colors and good CJQ grade materials. Special !9 tnWSfcfe2vt' 25c Wash Goods At 18c Main Floor New Cloth and mer cerized Poplins in a full range of all the wanted colors for Sum mer dresses. These are V regular 25c fabrics, now O 5Qc Crepe de Chine At 29c Main Floor Beautiful silk-and-cotton Crepe de Chine in dainti est of patterns and colors for dresses and waists. This mater ial usually sells at 50c the yard. Richest of brocade ef- O 0 fects. Priced special, yd'l New Manager's Sale Men's Clothing and Furnishings Men's Store, Main Floor Closing out many special lines Men's Cloth ing, Hats, Shirts, Sweaters, Neckwear, Hosiery, etc., also Boys' Suits, Coats, Hats, Waists, Etc., to make room for merchandi.se of the New Manager's own choosing. Extraordinary price reductions. Triple Stamps with all cash purchases made on Friday and Saturday. Men's $1 .50 Shirts at 83c At the Center Circle, Main Floor Men's Shirts in well-known makes just 688 garments in this sale. All are made from splendid grade fabrics, cut in full standard sizes and nicely finished. Shown in plain and plaited bosom styles O yr. with detachable cuffs, neat patterns, $1.25 and 1.50 Shirts OOC Wool Sweaters V2 -Price Men's $4.00 Sweaters, Now $2.0Q Men's $8.5Q Sweaters, Now $4.25 Center Circle, First Floor Several broken lines men's high-grade wool Sweaters to be disposed of at just half former selling prices. Sizes 36 to 44. Colors, navy and cardinal and priced special today at; Men's $4.00 Sweaters at $2.00 J Mens' $7.00 Sweaters at $3.r0 Men's $4.60 Sweaters at $2.25 Men's $7.50 Sweaters at $;t.7." Men's $8.50 all-wool Sweaters, priced very special at only $-1.25 Men's 2oc Colored Cotton Hose 196 pairs $1.00 Men's Regular $1.00 Pajamas, sizes 14 to 18, at 75c 1000 Men's Ties in good patterns choice only 29 Colonial Hams 18c lb. Grocery Department. 4th Floor Choice Colonial Hams, put up expressly for this store. Genuine Eastern sugar-cured. Nice me dium sizes, weighing from 10 to 12 lbs. Tf Order early in the day. Priced, lb. atOv COLONIAL BACON, priced, the pound, at 23 Glenwood Butter 55c Fourth Floor No deliveries excepting with oth er purchases made in Grocery Department GletTwood Butter, regular price 60c on C? sale today at the special price of onlyiOC APEX SARDINES Large Cans, special today at low price of 10 LTColonial) t Aluminum Ware 20 Off Hardware Dept., 3rd Floor 75c A 1 u m i n u m, Lipped Ck Sauce Pans, special today $1.05 Covered Sauce Pans QCZ g nrirod sneciai for todav att-'' f x 95c A 1 u m i n u m-Lipped Pf CT Kettles, special today at f l 65c Aluminum Cake Pans, EZf) special today at low price 50c Aluminum Deep Pudding Pans, special today at low price of 40 35c Aluminum Perforated Pie Plates, priced special today at only 27 $1.00 Aluminum Measures 2-quart size, special for today at only 80 n 1-1 r! i 1 A l ouc fan oieves, special ioaay ior 65c Straight Sauce Pans at f0 95c Fry Pans, special at only 75 40c Flat Skimmers today at 32 90c Soup Strainers today for 720 $1.15 Double Omelet Pans at 920 30c Basting Spoons on sale at 210 Wizard Mops Reduced Basement W i z a r d Dustless Floor Mops save a wonderful amount of labor during house cleaning and every day through out the year. Profit by these' specially reduced prices today: Reg. 50c Wizard Mops, OA Special for today at only J-' Regular 75c Wizard Tri- ffO angular Mops today forwOw Regualr $1.25 Wizard Q CZ( Triangular Mops today Jap-a-Lac 17 D S? I? Jl JK. MJJ MLJ .. C fZt-P-5l Good, generous sam ple can of Jap-a-lac free to those who visit our paint de partment on Third floor, 9 to 12 today. Women's $6 Shoes $4o85 Main Floor New 1915 styles in women's lace Shoes of patent and dull calfukin. Four special lines in cluded in this offer. Strictly high grade footwear in best makes. Gray or fawn cloth toppings, Louis Cuban heels and pointed or round toes. All sizes in the lot. Stand- J?y5 Q EZ ard $6.00 Shoes, pair P-00 Women's $4.50 Shoes at $3.69 Women's $5 Low Shoes $3.85 Main Floor W o m e n's patent leather shoes with white, gray, fawn or black cloth tops. Lace or button styles, with short vamps and neat round toes. All sizes in this lot and splendid $4.50 grades. Now JJO ZCh priced special, pair 0Os-7 Main Floor Prepare for the warm days ahead! 500 pairs of women's low Shoes in variety of styles. Patent leather, dull calf and suede. High, low or medium heels and all styles of toes. The standard $5 Shoes O O Q ET on sale at, the pair v300 MEN'S LOW SHOES in "Banister," "Clapp" and other Q O Q n- OCT metal Calf. Best Cravenette tops, $5.00 grades, pair 0-0-J TRIPLE STAMPS with cash purchases all over the store today Gro ceries Alone Excepted. well-known makes odd lines in regular $6.00 grades WOMEN'S HIGH SHOES of Patent Coltskin and Gun- on all at one session. By unanimous vote an ordinance creating a commis sion of five members to have charge of investigations and rules regulating certified milk plants was passed. This was at the morning session. At the afternoon Bession the measure was brought up for reconsideration, and the milk commission was abolished unanimous vote. It waa found after the ordinance was parsed that there were a number of mistakes. It will be up for re-enactment today. It is the plan to have five members of the commission, three of them to be members of the city and county medical society. Secrets of London Complexion Doctors I'"amous London sDecialists who cater to titled ladies ar.d others of social prominence, employ a remarkable method of complexion rejuvenation. One undergoing tdiB treatment visits the beauty doctor late in the afternoon, has something dabbed over her face, then, heavily veiled, departs in her motor car. This is repeated daily for a week or so. when a complexion of snowy purity and exquisite delicacy is ir evi dence. The secret of this method is ordinary mercolized wax. Anyone can apply the wax without assistance of a specialist. An ounce of it costs very little at any drugstore (obtainable here as well as in Kngland). It is used like cold cream, before retiring, and wafhed off mornings. Its success is due lo a peculiar absorbent property which gradually removes wornout particles of cuticle, revealing the younger, heajthier skin beneath. A wonderful wrinkle-chaser, also in vogue among English women, is pre pared by dissolving 1 oz. powdered rfaxolite in pt witch hazel. Used as a wash lotion, this completely and quickly effaces even the deepest lines. Adv. x X X RHEUMATISM Snfcrm Savrti SautsrfM Extern 0 (Sixtr-lvshtr-Firht) rtf. fk th water of Hot rpnrri. It rlirni pmt.f tli rniiwo( Khnrnaiiom. 1!,al' whv wt (rumntM tott, 4OtS moat rivrm your Kiriimtir and rniiat -n-rtt etiMi of erirniie erupt ntm, btliouaneM or indigMti'm, If fails Lo o ao, your m wiil fc ra funfiad by roar own druajcist. Taka arorHtry to dirtwtirvna: H ia aaaolutfly bartniaaa. Coijr-a no Lvalub-f orminf drum. , Wta frr vaJnahU Fr KAenmaitam. T-ila bn to 3-tsH-t . T-l)- and T r t Innimmafm-T & m rhrornr Anjcoiar av4 Kstt. J. Jokmaoaj Ca m ist i 'at aw 1 1 1 mat j r