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11 WATER RATE OUE ONE OF CITY'S SIX RESERVOIR SPILLWAYS, WHERE 5.000,000 GAL LONS OF WATER GOES INTO SEWERS EVERY DAY. METERS ARE FOUGHT Stamps Given on Charge Accounts if Paid in Full by 10 th of Month Headquarters for Men's, Women's and Children's Fine Bathing Suits Tfi re put nrm IU UL UUI Sellwood Board of Trads Cites Needless Expense. OldSyWortnian Sc King " Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods With Payment of Bond Issues Surplus Will Increase Un less Meter Is Adopted. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, JUNT3 3, 1915. UUH11 FIXED CHARGES WILL DROP .Different Result, However, Expected if Mr. Daly's Scheme to Postpone Construction of Necessary Mains Appeals to Voters. DALY LAYS PLAXS TO METER ' CITY I" SPITK OP VOTE. Unble to give satisfactory or plausible reasons why Portland should go to the expense of sev eral hundred thousand dollars for the installation of a city-wide meter system, afternoon newspa per advocates of the meter scheme are still heralding the misstatement that the issue at Monday's election Is to be 5000 meters and not city-wide meters. This is being- done in spite of the fact that every member of the City Council, including Com missioner Daly, has stated pub licly that the issue Is that of city-wide meters. Not only does Commissioner Daly say the issue is city-wide meters, but he says he proposes to go ahead with metering In spite of the vote of the people at Monday's election. He says he intends to meter the city as rapidly as possible. If the voters, on Monday, will vote against Commissioner Daly's city-wide water meter scheme. Portland will be in a fair way for substantial reductions in its water rates under the present flat-rate system. If Commissioner Daly Is not permit ted to squander the hundreds of thou sands of dollars for meters, the water rates can be reduced December 1. Fur ther reductions can be made in 1917 and a big reduction can be made in 1923. According to the figures furnished by the Water Bureau there will be col lected this year a total of $37,000 more from the water users than Is necessary to operate the Water Bureau. Next year the surplus will be Increased to $175,000. In other words the Water Bureau will collect $212,000 more from water users In 1915 and 1916 than Is needed to operate the water ey tern and the amount should be only sufficient to provide for the operation. There Is no reason why the water users should not pocket this money in stead of being forced to contribute It to Eastern meter manufacturers. Id addition to the rate reduction which would be possible December 1, other reductions would be possible probably a year later andy still an other in 1923. At he end of next year the Water Bureau will redeem water bonds aggre gating $700,000. Money will be avail able for the redemption of these bonds. Thereby the Water Bureau and the water users will be relieved of the bur den of paying $56,000 a year interest and a sinking fund on these bonds. If the voters on Monday take the meter fever out of Mr. Daly's system they will get the benefit of this $56,- 000. Otherwise it will go to the meter Kind. Then in 1923 the Water Bureau will take the big slice out of its charges when it redeems a total of $2,200,000 of its outstanding debt. This will elim inate the necessity of paying $176,000 interest and sinking fund on these bonds. Shall the $176,000 cut in the operation costs go to the water users or shall it go to the meter "makers? The $700,000 bond issue which is to be terminated at the end of next year will cut the Water Bureau operation charges by $56,000 a year. Of this amount $28,000 has been for the annual interest on, and $28,000 for redemption of these bonds. The bonds were issued January 1, 18S7, and fall due January 1. 1917. The issue of $2,000,000 expires July 1. 1923. This issue now exacts from the water users a total of $88,000 a year interest and $88,000 a year for sink ing fund. These interest and sinking fund charges are part of the water rales now and will be wiped out. Water users will get the benefit unless, by chance, the water users on Monday vote to saddle upon their shoulders the bur den of a meter system to prevent for a few years the construction of rein forcing water mains which will have to bebuilt ultimately with or without me ters. OSTEOPATHS TO GATHER SIR. WYMER-KORB, nCE-PRESI-DE.VTP HERE ARRANGING. Prominent Medical Men to Give Ad dresses at Sessions to Be Held In Portland in August., Mrs. Roberta Wymer-Ford, of Seat tle, wa in Portland yesterday making tlnal arrangements for the convention of American osteopaths in this city the first week in August. Mrs. Wyiner Kord is vice-president of the American Osteopaths Association and is chairman of the committee on arrangements for the convention. The I'Oiivention will include sessions at which prominent medical men of the United States will give addresses. An exhibit will be a feature and there will he demonstration work in. different branches of osteopathy. Moving pic tures of . various diseases in different stages will be shown. Among the speakers, who will id- dress the 'convention during the we?k, are: Dr. John Deason, Chicago; Dr. Harry Forbes. of ixr Angeles: Dr. Kendrick Smith. Boston; Dr. C D. JSwope, Washington. D. C: Dr. TCdith Ashmore and l'r. George till. Kirks ville. Mo., and Dr. A. G. Hildreth, of Ma'Oii, Mo. -Mrs. Wymer-Ford said that past con ventions in the Fast had drawn as many as 2000 visitors and that a well attended convention at. Portland was expected. The sessions will be held at the Mult nomah Jiotel. Interstate l'air Manager Clios-en. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 2. (Spe cial.) Charles A. Watts, formerly sec rotary of the Vancouver Commercial Club, and for a number of years a resident of this city, has been chosen by the directors of the Clarke County Fair Association as manager of the Co lumbia River Interstate Fair, to be held here this year, beptembM- 6 to 12. t 1, CITY WATER WASTER Curb' on Individual Would Add to Reservoirs' Overflow. MAYOR OPPOSES WINERS Chief Executive Declares That With Great Excess of Water Public Should Be Encouraged to Use More Instead of Skimping. Five million gallons of Bull Run water goes over the spillway into the sewers at Portland's six reservoirs every day in the year. ; This, is -one- eighth of the total amount of water piped to the city. At the Bull Run headworks one-third of Bull Run-River is taken into the two big pipelines. Two-thirds Is di verted by a dam and goes over the headworks spillway and continues on down to the Sandy River and ultimately to the Columbia River and the sea. And still there is talk about a water shortage in Portland. ' And there is talk about waste of water by taxpayers. The talk i3 for the purpose of bolster ing up the flimsy contention that, the city is in need of a city-wide water meter system. It is upon the proposition of curbing use of water on lawns and gardens and adding the saving to the big overflow at the reservoirs, that Mayor Albee bases his principal objection to the proposed city-wide water meter scheme. He says he can see no need or curb ing the use of water. He says it rath er should be encouraged because of the overabundance of water available in the Bull Run River. The Mayor has been at the Bull Run SOME Sf ETKK QUESTION'S ASKED. The first cost of a meter sys tem would be $G52,000, with $25, 000 a year additional for meters on new services. Why not reduce water rates and let the water users keep this money? Water rates are fixed annually on the estimated expenditures. How is there any possibility of lower rates when the expendi tures have" to be increased to purchase and install meters? If reinforcing mains have to be built ultimately, as Commis sioner Da'y admits they will, why not build them now. and save the hundreds of thousands of dollars that would go into the meter system merely to furnish tempo rary relief to a few undersized ffiains in the' outskirts? Why do the afternoon newspa per meter proponents insist that the issue is 5000 meters instead of 43,000 meters, when every member of the City Council, in cluding Commissioner Daly, says it is city-wide meters? Only in scattered districts are ther any low-pressure troubles; These are due to undersized mainsr Commissioner Daly 'pro poses to correct the trouble by, metering the entire city. As m" business man. or woman, would you add to your business Invest ment or "overhead charges" need lessly in this manner? makes a pretty fair-sized stream. If the overflow of all the reservoirs was put together it would take a large sewer to carry It away. As it is the overflow goes Into a series of smaller sewers. AUTOS TO CARRY VETERANS Donation Request for Festival Pa rade AnsTrered by Many. In response to yesterday's article stating that automobiles would be needed to carry the old soldiers of the Grand Army in the military, fraternal and industrial parade on Friday, Jane 11, during the Rose Festival, several people called up George 1- Baker's of fice and volunteered to drive their ma chines in the parade for that purpose. In this public-spirited way they will be, accomplishing a double purpose that of assisting the old boys in blue and in helping the success of the Fes tival. There are no doubt many who have the machines and will be willing to do this if It is only called to their attention in the right way, and their calling up Mr. Baker's office, 417 Northwest Bank building, telephone Main 6728, will be greatly appreciated. PORTLAND MAN APPOINTED James Russell Becomes Manager of Denver & Rio Grande. ' ' James Russell, recently of Portland, has been appointed general manager of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, with headquarters at Denver, effective June 1, to succeed W. S. Martin, who has tesigned. , Mr. Russell, until the beginning of last year, was superintendent of the North Bank road and had lived in Port land for many years. He left here at the beginning pf 1914 for Seattle to become superintendent of the western end of the Great Northern. He re mained there a few months, when he was appointed assistant to the vice, president of the Denver A Rio Grande, which position he relinquished to be come general manager. FESTIVAL STANDS RISING Ioimber Delivered for Structure on Postoffice Grounds. ' Three grandstands along the line of march of the Rose Festival pageants to seat thousands of people are being constructed. Lumber for the. stand in front of the Postoffice was delivered yesterday. The Rosarian stand on Fourteenth street, near Morrison, will be decorated elaborately. A large standwill be built in front of the Ladd School. Two stands on the Fast Side' will servo to accommodate visitors who re view the children's parade and the floral pageant in its countermarch be tween Fast Burnside and Fast Haw thorne streets. The East Side stands are located at the corner of Grand ave nue,t Hast Ankeny and Fast Aider streets. Tickets are on sale "at the Baker Theater. , headworks twice once in the Summer of 1913 and again last Winter. Both times he saw more water going over the spillway than was going into the pipelines. It is upon what he saw on these two trips and what he has seen at the reservoirs that he bases his con tention that Portland need not curb the use of water by installing meters at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars. ' When the voters go to the polls Mon day and cast their votes on the meter issue they will vote virtually upon the question, "Shall water be taken from the lawns and gardens of Portland and be used to increase the volume of the overflow at the reservoirs?" Complaint is mace that some con sumers use more than their share of water or that they waste water. Yet the water bureau is the biggest waster of all. It wastes one-eighth of the civ's entire supply. And its waste does not go on the -lawns or gardens or into the bathtubs nor is it used to wash off the front porch or. the walk. It goes to the sewers to serve no purpose what ever. Five million gallons of water a day BANKERS ARE OPTIMISTIC Edgar II. Sensenich, ' Home loin Convention, Says Outlook Good. Kdgar II. Sensenich, cashier of the Northwestern National Bank, has re turned from San Francisco, where, he addressed the meeting of the Pacific Coast Bankers last Thursday. All the Pacific Coast states held their con ventions at the San Francisco meeting. "It was one of the most successful bankers' gatherings I ever attended," said Mr. Sensenich. "The general feel ing among them was hopeful and opti mistic They' all look for good busi ness through the rest of the year." On the return trip Mr. Sensenich witnessed Mount Lassen in eruption. R. W. Schmeer, cashier of the United States National Bank, also returned yesterday. BUSINESS INJCANADA SAME Record Crops Expected, Reports Ca nadian Northern Superintendent. W. A. Brown, general superintendent of the Canadian Northern Railway at Kdmonton, Alberta, was in Portland yes terday on his way to the San Fran cisco fair. He was accompanied by members of his family. They are travel ing in an office car. Mr. Brown reports that work on the Canadian Northern line is continuing steadily and that the country that it serves is building up rapidly. Business in Canada has not been affected large ly by the war and this year's crops will break many records, he says. Decision Made Not to Indorse Any Candidates Mr. Daly's Transfer Suggested to Prevent City "Wicfe Service Installation. The Sellwood Board of Trade went on record unanimously Tuesday night at a meeting in the Sellwood Y. M. C. A. in opposition to universal metering of the city, declaring it. unnecessary, prema ture and tending to destroy lawns and gardens. No one spoke in favor of meters, although It was an open meet ing called specially to consider the meter Question, and some other busi ness. Peter Hume, president of the Sell wood Bank, pointed out that the ex pense would be heavy for installation and maintenance at a time when the people' were carrying all the financial burdens they could. Mr. Hume called attention to th fact that while the pending measure called for only 6000 meter, yet it would let bars down for universal installation of meters at the option of Commissioner Daly, which should not be allowed. . W. 11. Golding spoke along the same line and pointed out that the money that would be spentfor meters was needed tor Interest on bonds and. for extension. ' "We have no use for meters at this time." said H. M. HuftVjresident of the club. "Cost would be too great, and if Commissioner Daly Insists on meters he ought to be transferred to some other department of the city govern ment where he could not force the in stallation of meters." Several letters were received ajsking the Sellwood Board of Trade to indorse candidates, but the club voted not to indorse anybody. A letter was read from Mayor Albee, stating that no pro vision had been maxie for a n w engine house in Sellwood, as the appropriation for the building had been cut out by the Council. A. N. Wills reported that Commla sioner.Brewster had agreed to put more swings in" the Sellwood Park and.-e.Iso to see that it has more lights. The matter of a special policeman, he said, was under consideration. Mr. Wills announced that two fountains are to be placed in Sellwood, one at Fast Thirteenth street and Spokane avenue and one at Fast Thirteenth street and Union avenue, and that J. M. Farlow would install a third at his own expense. ATTEMPT TO BB MAID 13 TO PUT SKIDS UNDER HOME BREAD. Only Desirable Ingredient Is Declared AffectlOM Pat In by Hsnewlfe. Entertainment Is Provided. That the only desirable Ingredient in home-made bread is the love and affection that the housewife puts into it,i is the declaration of the Oregon Bakers'. Association which will hold its annual convention at the Multnomah Hotel Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They announce as objects of the ses sion not only to improve conditions, sanitary and. otherwise. In the bakery business, but to put the skids under home-baking processes. "We want to give the woman of the home more time to enjoy, life," declared a prominent baker yesterday. "We hope eventually to put home baked bread out of business and re place it with a better, purer article. We are making strides,for the percent age of bread and other bakery goods used in Portland but supplied by the bakers is about 60 per cent, while throughout the whole country this per centage, is but 40." Bakers from many parts of the Pa cific Northwest will attend next week's convention. It is expected that dele gates and visitors will number 300. J. M. Bell, of Chicago, secretary of the National Bakers' Association, has prom ised to attend. The sessions will begin at 9 o'clock next Monday with plenty of enter tainment features interspersed with the business. A theater party will be given Monday night and a luncheon Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon there will be a trip over the Columbia River Highway, the bakers being taken for the ride in 75 autos that will parade through-' the city, headed by a band. It is said by the bakers that this party will christen the highway, since it is the biggest party that yet has vis ited it. Dinner will be served at Chanticler Inn. On Wednesday morning the dele gates will view the floral parade from a reserved section In the Rose Festival reviewing stand. On Wednesday night a banquet will be given at the Mult nomah In honor of J. M. Bell and other visiting bakers. . LENDERS GET TOGETHER 80 PAWNBROKERS FORM ASSOCIA TION DUE-TO ARREST Small Iealers Org-anlse Protective Body to Co-Operate la Upholding Lw and Prosecuting Violators. Orowing out of the large number of arrests of pawnbrokers recently for failure to comply with the city ordi nance requiring daily reports of articles taken in, a new organization was formed yesterday to be known as the Portland Business Men's Protective Association. It comprises the smaller dealers in Portland, including new and second hand goods dealers and pawnbrokers. About 80 have identified themselves with the association. The organization will co-operate with the city authorities in upholding the city ordinances. It was pointed out that many of the dealers fail to comply with the laws because of the facC that they are not familiar with them. M. Mosessohn, who is Interested in the new association, said yesterday that the organization would assist In prose cuting those pawnbrokers who willfully break the laws. The "officers of the organization are: D. Nemerovsky, president; H. J. Wolf, vice-president: Charles Kafka, secre tary; S. Shnitzer, treasurer; K. G. Ford, tiuy D. Bell and J. Asher, directors, and David N. Mosessohn and M. Mosessohn, counsel. The cases of 26 pawnbrokers, arrested on charges of failing to notify the au thorities of articles taken In, came up before Judge Stevenson yesterday aft ernoon, and were continued Indefinitely. Ten pawnbrokers were arrested Tues- JUNE WHITE SALE Every White Article Reduced Except Restricted Lines Muslin Underwear June White Sale Offerings $1.25 Gowns for 98c $1.69 Drawers at 69c Second Floor Women's Windsor Second Floor Special lot of Crepe Gowns in plain white and Women's Drawers in open styles, pretty floral designs. Slipover and with circular flounces and bloomer open-front styles. Lace and em- styles of silk mull. Selling for- broidery trimmed. Reg- QD- merly at $1.50 and $1.69. g?Qr ular $1.25 Gowns on sale iOw jn tne june white Sale at OJt $1.50 Skirts for 89c $1 Princess Slips 49c Second Floor Women's Skirts of Second Fifaor Women's Princess muslin, pique, crepe and poplin. Slips in full-length styles, with Good styles, lace and embroidery embroidery and lace flounces, trimmed and scalloped. OQ Some slightly soiled. Reg. 2Qg Worth up to $1.50. Price Oivi ji grades. Onsalo today Dainty Gowns $1,19 $1.65 Slips, Only 79c Second Floor Fresh, new mer- Second Floor' Special line of chandise direct from the maker. Women's Ami-French Princess Gowns, Combinations and Corset Slips, v embroidery in floral de Covers, trimmed with laces and signs. Grades selling formerly embroidery. All on 3J " f f up to $1.69. On spe- fCkf special sale today f cial sale today at 7C s. -rr' Refrigerators Reduced Third Floor Made of seasoned oak with nickel locks and hinges fitted with woven "wire shelves, silver finish, easily adjusted. G. No. 1 Refrige rator with Enameled Chamber. J?Q f On sale today at ZfrnXJiJ N. No. 1 With White Enameled Chamber. v Now flJC fZ on special sale PwOUiJ N. No. S With White Enameled Chamber. " Bar- . tf O O i f gain today at ciJ Men's 25c Ties At 19c Bargain Circle, 1st Floor Men, buy the Summer's Ties here to day and save money. New 1915 patterns in great range o f colors. The regular 25c T Qg grades. On special sale Men's 25c Hose 19c Bargain Circle, 1st Floor 1000 Pairs Men's Half Hose offered today at above price. Complete range of sizes and col- " ors. 25c hose, pair-- Men's Linen Kerchiefs $1 Dozen Bargain Circle, 1st Floor Men's All - Linen Handkerchiefs with hemstitched border. 2 " ff Priced special, doz. S W Men's Sweaters at Half Price Bargain Circle, 1st Floor You'll need a sweater for that trip to the mountains or beach. Buy it here today and pay half. Strictly high-grade Sweaters in Cardinal. Regular $7.00 Sweaters $3.50 Regular $7.50 Sweaters $3.75 Regular $8.50 Sweaters $4.25 , TTV m Grocery Department, Fourth Floor No deliveries B, wum &.Cr. UCLtJ A CidUlM except with other purchases made in Grocery Dept. Z our Famous 40c OWK Imperial Coffee, lb. 290 50c Uncolored Japan, Ceylon or English Breakfast Teas on sale in the Grocery Department, lb. 390 'Best Kind' HouseDresses Note Double Front Feature Which Practically Gives 2 Dresses For 1 Special at $1.19 Here is a practical one-piece garment made in double-breasted coat style, more convenient than the old style that had to be slipped over the head. It is an adjustable garment and can be made any size to suit your comfort with-out alteration. The double-breasted effect makes the dress double service in the waist part as well as the skirt, and makes it possible to wear low or medium neck. The double panel front does away with so many buttons which come off in washing. The front laps over far enough to prevent the garment from coming open under ordinary circumstances. If the front gets soiled before the rest of the dress, which is only natural, just reverse the front and come to the door with a clean looking dress. B. K. double service is the only gar ment that can give the maximum of comfort and neatness as well as con venience. Furthermore it carries with it the high quality ,of workmanship and character that makes it absolutely the Best Kind." On sale Second Floor. I "i Price $1.19 day on charges of failing to report articles taken in. Those arrested are: Mrs. ii. Marks, Second and Oak streets; Nathan Seigel. 42 North Third street; Joe Tobin, 246 Couch street; Nate Iin kels, 241 H Couch street; B. Smookom. 187 Front street; F. Click, 187 Front street; F. Nemiro, 1894 Front street: Kafka Bros., 273 Front street: M. Nus baum, 185 Front street, and W. M. Fox, 227 Front street. GIRL, GIVING TOAST, FAINTS CIassbr 2 6 Graduates Win Get Di plomas at Gres-ham Tonight. . A sensation was caused at the an nual banquet of the senior class of the t m Tn rnn nnnr i HJH bUHt. TIRED FEET-AM "TIZ" Is Grand for Aching, Swol len, Sweaty, Calloused Feet or Corns. PulL Johnny, PuH!" night in the assembly hall of the school when Miss Mabel Shipley fainted while responding to a toast in behalf of the seniors given by Miss Marguerite Volbrecht. She recovered soon after wards and was none the worse for the incident. Mayor Stapleton delivered an address to the graduating class of 26 members. The hall was elaborately decorated. Principal Stubbs and Mrs. Coy; Wood ward, of the faculty, made remarks. The banquet was given the seniors by the junior class. Nearly 100 graduates of the Gresham High School met and organized an alumni association last niglit. The class of 1915 will receive their diplomas to night. Senator Lane will speak. Graduates Plan Higlier Kducation. MONMOUTH. Or.. June 2. (Special.) Out of a class of 12 students to re ceive diplomas from the Monmouth High School next week, eight already have made plans to attend an institu tion of higher learning next year. Three will go to the Oregon Agricul tural College and five to the Oregon Normal School. The 'graduates are: Marie Morlan, Ida Strong. John Web ber, Maude Moore. Grace Williams, Gertrude Heffley, Gladys Putnam, Reta C. Marks, Clares' Powell, Oak D. Wood. Perry Powell, Stanley Kvans. Ah! what relief. No more tired feet; no more burning feet; ,no more swollen, bad smelling, sweaty feet. No more soreness in corns, callouses, bunions. No matter what ails your feet or what under the sun you've tried with out getting relief, just use "TIZ." "TIZ" is tho only remedy that draws out all the poisonous exudations which puff up the feet. "TIZ" cures your foot trouble so you'll never limp or draw up your face -in pain. Your shoes won't seem tight and your feet will never, never hurt or get sore and swollen.- Think of it, no more foot misery, no more agony from corns, cal louses or bunions. Get a 25-cent box at any drug store or department store and get instant relief. Wear smaller shoes. Just once try "TIZ." Get a whole year's- foot comfort for only 25 cents. Think of it. W 26 Hours' Ocean Sail TO SAN FRANCISCO Palatial 6-Deck, Triple-Screw, 24-Knot S. S. "Northern Pacific" Sails Tomorrow, June 4 STEAMER TRAIN 9:30 A. M. ' ' Features of Service: Incomparable for comfort. Free Deck Chairs and Steamer Rugs. Free Refreshments, mid-forenoon bouillon, 4 o'clock tea and buffet lunches. Orchestra Deck Games Palm Garden Rooms de Luxe Shower Baths. Cuisine the Finest. $30.00 Round Trip, meals and berth included. San Diego and return, $48.00. "An Elegant Ship and a Beautiful Trip" the popu lar verdict of travelers on this speedy vessel. Tickets: Fifth and Stark Sts.