THE MORNING OHEGOXIA V- FRIDAY, -NOVEMBER 5. -1915.
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CITIZENS' BOARD IS
SITTING ON BUDGET
Seven Questions Submitted by
Commissioners and Argu
ments on All Presented.
CITY OFFICIALS CRITICISED
Propositi Made to Eliminate Grant
for Sixteenth Street Fire Station.
School Medical Inspection and
Detention Home Discussed.
SPECIFIC CITV BUDGET ITEMS
Sl'BMITrED TO ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
Mayor Albee's proposed de
tention home for women. $31,000
Small autos for police pa-
' trol service in residence
sections 5.000
PoBition of public defender 1,500
Positions of two sanitary
inspectors cut out by the
Council 1,100
Question of school medical
inspection cut out by the
Council 2950
Question of removing Dock
Commission's levy from the city's
levy.
Question of increasing amount
for bond sinking: funds, so as to
provide ample for bond retirement.
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Seven specific -Questions which have
Been the subjects of bickerings among
mempers or the City Council during re
cent budget sessions were submitted to
the citizens' advisory committee yes
terday for recommendations. The com
mittee was given a free hand also to
consider anything its members pleased
on items which have been approved or
unapproved Dy me council. The Coun
cil gracefully dodged a positive assur
ance that the committee's recommen
dations would be followed in all cases.
The items questioned in the budget
wire Bunmmea to the advisory com
mittee along: with explanations. The
questions having been submitted with
arguments by their opponents and
proponents the committee adjourned to
hold private sessions to settle the
questions and report back to the Coun
cil Monday at 2:30 o'clock.
Seven Question Submitted.
The specific questions submitted to
ino committee were those regarding: the
proposed detention home for women,
email autos for police patrol service in
the residence sections, the position of
public defender in the Municipal Court.
the positions of two sanitary inspectors
in me nealtn bureau, the school medi
cal inspection service, eliminating the
tax levy for dock purposes from the
general city levy and increasing; the
amount to be raised for bond redemp
tion. The members of the committee are
Charles D. Mahaffie. chairman; W. J.
i Gill, secretary; jr. B. McFaul. George E.
Hardy. E. B. MacNaughton. Louis J.
Ooldsmith and William McKenzie.
Kach represents a business or com
mercial organisation of the city.
Points Discussed Separately.
Taking up the various questions one
at a time the Council members got into
a few arguments and rehearsed some
of the fusses which have held sway
during the recent budget discussions.
Members of the committee took the ex
planations all in and, without a definite
expression upon any item, retired to
thresh out the questions alone.
Mayor Albee was placed on the de
fensive in the item of $30,000 for a
detention home for women. "The
facts are," he explained, "that at pres
ent women are arrested and there is
no place to send them. A woman is
punished by being fined; she probably
borrows the money to pay the fine.
Then she is turned loose and she goes
back to her ways worse off than be
fore. She is under obligations to the
person who paid her fine. The deten
tion home is 'planned as a place for
detention of such women where they
can be cared for. The curing of dis
ease is a big factor."
Room for Thirty Women Proposed.
"How many women would the place
take care of?" asked Mr. MacNaughton.
"It would take care of about 30
women and would cost about $1000 a
month," said the Mayor.
"How about this Wemme home that
Is proposed?" asked Mr. MacNaughton.
"That is a different institution," said
the Mayor. "I am informed that it is
to be a maternity hospital for wayward
girls and the city could not keep
women there."
"You say it would house only 30
women." said Commissioner Baker.
"And you say the place is to care for
these women. You had better build a
big place, for there are hundreds of
the women. A place for 30 isn't a
drop in the bucket."
"Would you refuse to help 30 women
Just because you coldn't help 100 or
more?" asked the Mayor. "It is a
start, that's all. Everything has to
have a beginning."
Commissioner Daly contended that
the question is one of including the
appropriation in next year's levy and
was held up on that question alone.
Mayor A r (curs for Efficiency.
On the question of automobiles for
police patrol service the Mayor ex
plained that the machines would mean
greater police efficiency at a big re
duction in expense. I
"You won't need, so many policemen
after January 1, will you?" asked Mr
McFaul.
"It is Tight at that time that I want
a big police force," said the Mayor.
"There will be opposition to prohibi
tion and I believe we should have a
greatly increased police force for at
least the first six months."
Mr. Mahaffie asked if some of the
work now being done by sanitary in
spectors could not be done by police
men. "That's been suggested repeatedly."
said the Mayor. -"Some people would
have the police do everything there is
to do in the city. But the facts are
the pollec force has all it can do now.
As the situation stands we have one
policeman for every 400 blocks of ter
ritory In the city."
t- couumijfts Are Criticised.
The Council got jumped upon for
having voted to do away with school
medical inspection.
"The cutting out of school medical in
spection is an economy that Is a mis
take," said Mr. MacNaughton.
"But do, you know anything about
It?" asked Mr. Daly.
"Yes I certainly do," replied Mr. Mac
Naughton." I know of the work and
I know it is one of the things really
worth while."
"I am satisfied that as far as results
are concerned school medical inspection
is a joke," said Mr. Daly.
"I don't agree with you," said Mr.
McKenzie. 'Before we had this inspec
tionchildren went to school sick and
their parents did not know what was
wrong. It developed that they had. con-1
tagious disease. There is little danger
ui mat now with school inspection.
JJor you mean to say Mr. Daly that
our school inspection has accomplished
notning.-- asked Mr. MacNaughton.
Sir. Daly Enlightened.
"Merely a superficial good," replied
Mr. Daly, . "As far as contagious disease
is concerned - I dare say there is not
in a looo inspectors who could
diagnose a case of measles or smallpox."
"Do you mean to say doctors cannot
diagnose disease?" asked the Mayor of
Mr. Daly.
"Why these inspectors are not
aoctors " said Mr. Daly.
"They certainly are," said the Mayor.
"Every one is a practicing physician."
This -seemed to be something Mr.
Daly did not know before.
Commissioner Baker contended that
the question in the case was one of
forcing the School Board to take over
medical inspection instead of the city
wems lorcea xo nnance it.
"What's the difference?" said Mr.
McKenzie, "The same taxpayers pay
for it."
"The difference is," said Mr. Baker,
"that the eity handles it and the School
Board gets the credit."
"Well I'll tell you." said Mr. Mc
Kenzie, "when the School Board will
buy wood from a private dealer when
the city has wood on its hands it can't
sen, it doesn't speak, well for the
School Board's ability to handle school
inspection or anything else. There Is
a popular plea to abolish' the School
Board and I believe it would be a
good thing."
Mr. Goldsmith Also Critical.
"I don't think we should sacrifice the
health of the city just because we
can't decide which branch of the gov
ernment should handle a certain work,"
said Mr. Goldsmith.
"Personally," said Mayor Albee, "I
have no objection to having the ex
pense in my department as long as it is
doing some good."
"Mr. Mayor," said Mr. Baker, "you
took the position of Mayor because vou
wanted to make good and make a
snowing, didn't you? You wouldn't
have taken it if you had known you
would fall down."
"I'll tell you frankly." reDlied the
Mayor, "I never expected anything but
criticism."
"Oh," said Mr. Baker, "you just want
ed to Play the roll of a mrtvr thpn?"
"No not that," said the Mayor, "but
expected that If I did anything J
would be criticised."
"Well, It's different with me," said
Mr. Baker. "I took the job because 1
thought I could make good."
Attorneys' Views Given. .
Chief Council Clerk Grutze explained
that the School Board has refused to
take over the school inspection. He said
the attorneys for the School Board had
advised that the service could not be
taken over."
Mr. MacNaughton made a move to
have the city cut out the fire station
at Sixteenth and Washington streets,
which the Council proposes to have
rebuilt. He said there are other sta
tions so near that this one is not
needed and especially now with motor
apparatus.
"We have taken the recommenda
tion of the fire chiefs who say the sta
tion is needed," said Mr. Dieck.
"Yes," said Mr. McFaul, "you give
too much weight to what they say
They simply are looking after their
own interests."
"And what are their interests?" asked
Mayor Albee. "They are interested in
the safeguarding of lives and property."
"Their interest seems to me to be to
huild up as much expense as possible "
said Mr. McFaul.
"There's no use trying to argue
against talk of that kind," said the
Mayor.
Mayor Defends KIre Officials.
"You never see any of them asking
to cut down their expense," said Mr.
McFaul. "They are always increasing."
"Yes," said the Mayor. "As my family
grew larger I found that it cost more
to support it. As a city grows it costs
a. little more to clean streets and
furnish police and fire protection.
Commissioner Baker asked that the
advisory committee be given the ques
tion of removing the dock levy from
the city levy.
"I don't think that's within the com
mittee's province," said Mr. Goldsmith.
"The Council ought to take the re
sponsibility for that without trying to
shoulder it on the advisory committee."
"It isn't an attempt to do that." said
Mr.' Baker. "We merely want the com
mittee's advice."
The committee decided to discuss
the proposal.
The quetsion of whether the com
mittee's recommendations will be fol
lowed was gracefully dodged. Mayor
Albee said he personally would give
full weight to the committee's opinions
"However," said the Mayor, "I reserve
the right to vote as I think right For
example I would not feel bound to
take the opinion of Mr. McFaul r,n
question like the Sixteenth-street fire
station. I feel that the committee's
recommendaions should be followed as
far as practicable."
GIFT REFUSAL SURPRISE
WOMEN'S CLUB HEADS SAY MOXEY
NOT TENDERED HOSPITAL YET.
Offer by federation Result of Letter
From Dr. Bellinger Telling of
Need of Funds.
Members of the executive board of
the Oregon Federation of Women's
Clubs are wondering why the State
Anti-Tubercular Hospital at Salem does
not want to accept their offer of $200
a month. The money has not yet been
officially offered to the board of con
trol of the hospital, according to the
clubwomen.
Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, past president
of the federation, received a letter
from the superintendent. Dr. Bellin
ger, prior to the convention declaring
that the hospital is overtaxed and
that the sum of $200 a month would
make possible the hiring of additional
nurses and an assistant. The offer of
the clubs was. therefore, the women
say, made in good faith.
If after the money has been for
mally turned over to the new board
of the federation and has been prof
fered to the hospital, it is then re
fused, the clubwomen will find some
other way of putting it to use for anti
tubercular work.
The new state president. Mrs. Charles
H. Castner. has not yet named the
chairman of public health, and it will
be the latter who will have charge of
the anti-tuberculosis fund.
FIRE DAMAGES MILLINERY
Wolcott Establishment Has $4500
Loss, Partly Insured.
Fire, supposedly originating from de
fective wiring in the basement of the
Wolcott millinery establishment, 464
Washington street, near Thirteenth,
westerday morning ruined supplies
valued at about $4500.
A pedestrian first noticed smoke
pouring from a basement window, and
turned in the alarm. The fire was
stubborn and was fought through base
ment trap doors, but the firemen suc
ceeded in preventing a spread to the
main floor of the building. Ladderman
Thomas Stollman. of Truck No. 1. re
ceived a badly sprained ankle during
the fire-fighting.
-The owners have insurance of $3000
that will partly cover the loss.
One child in four dies before It la vrs
of age.
FACTORY IS LEASED
Clothing Manufacturer Plans
to Supply Western Field.
500 WILL BE EMPLOYED
President ot Brownsville Woolen
Mills Obtains 10-Vear Hold on
Cambridge Block Machinery
Is . to Be Installed.
For the location of a large clothing
factory that will employ a maximum
of S00 workmen. J. L. 'Bowman, presi
dent "of the Brownsville Woolen Mills
Company, yesterday, through Robert
H. Strong, manager of the Corbett es
tate, signed a ten-year lease on the
four-story Cambridge block, that covers
land 100 feet square at the southwest
corner of Third and Morrison streets.
Before being christened the Woolen
Mills building the Cambridge block
will be remodeled and renniifhed at an
expense of approximately $30,000. A
feature of the improvements will be an
escalator, or moving staircase, that
will carry people directly from Morri
son street to the second story with
out the necessity of entering the store
on the ground floor.
Equipment to Be Increased.
The first floor of the remodeled build
ing will house furnishing goods, the
second floor will be given over to a
retail clothing store, while the entire
two upper floors will be used for the
various manufacturing departments of
the Brownsville Woolen Mills.
In addition to the machinery In the
present Bowman plant at the north
east corner of Third and Stark streets
Mr. Bowman said yesterday that he
would increase his equipment until his
investment In machinery alone totaled
$100,000.
"The new plant will provide employ
ment for BOO workers who will com
mand a payroll of between $400 0i0 and
$500,000 a year," said Mr. Bowman yes
terday. "There is a big field here in
the Northwest for the clothing indus
try, and I don't see any reason why
tailoring shouldn't become one of Port,
land's biggest industries.
. Production to Be Enlarged.
"My present shop works between 75
and 80, and I have 200 agencies located
in various parts of the country, but
with the new plant the production will
be increased so -that we will be able
to keep nearly 1000 agencies well sup
Plied with goods. Government records
show that $7,000,000 goes from the
Northwest each year to Chicago and
other Eastern centers for wholesale
tailoring. I hope to gain an increas
ing share of that trade for Portland,
conditions are favorable here in the
Northwest, for Oregonians are pros
perous and they live well." -
In addition to the present store and
plant at Third and Stark streets, Mr
Bowman operates a store in the corner
of the Cambridge building, whiuh he
leased yesterday, and stores at Eu
gene. Astoria. Marshfield and North
Bend.
M. M. DIMICK, PIONEER, DIES
Man Who Came to Oregon in 1863
Is Stricken Suddenly.
Milo M. Dimick, a pioneer, died sud-
oo, al iz:io at his home,
331 Tenth street. Mr. Dimick s health
had been failinar fur ih .
A. physician was called but he was dead
uciuio ins pnysician arrived.
Mr. Dimick was born in Dekalb 111
Februarv 7 isk.-i '
with the Dimick family in 1862, first
land in 188. He was a brother of the
late Miss Alphta D. Dimick. a promi
nent Portland teacher, and is survived
w SO"' Werton M- Dimick. of Seattle
"-"o eisiers. Mrs. Messerve and
Miss A. A. Diminb- .1 i
Merton E. Dimick, all of Portland.
Ashland Current Still OtT. -
ASHI-AMn r- . . .
Owing to low water In Ashland Creek,
the street-lighting unit of the munici
pal plant has been out of commission
of .ate. Negotiations are still pending
between the city and the Oregon
California ' - r .
... v.,,. ,,0,, y ivr pur
chasing extra current to tide over the
emergency, notwithstanding the result
at a recent special election, when the
voters defeated a proposition to pur
chase current from the power corpora
tion on a. r...i 11 1. V. .1 1
vacate the local field entirely. The
uunn mums it sees a way to pro
cure the object sought without resort
ing to another election.
YOU'RE BILIOUS!
CLEAN LIVER AND
BOWELS
TONIGHT
Don t Stay Headachv. Sick nr
Have Bad Breath and
Sour Stomach. '
Wake Up Feeling Fine! Best
Laxative for Men, Women
. and Children.
jrVORK viLiLEYOU SLEM
Enjoy life! Remove the liver and
bowel poison, which is keeping" your
head dizzy, your tongue coated, breath
offensive and stomach sour. Don't stay
bilious, sick, headachy, constipated and
full of cold. Why don't you get a box
of Caecarets from the drug store and
eat one or two tonight and enjoy the
nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleans
ing you ever experienced. You will
wake up feeling fit and fine. Cascarets
never gripe or sicken like salts, pills
and calomel. They act so gently that
you hardly realize you have taken a
cathartic. Mothers should give cross,
sick, bilioua or feverish children a
whole Cascaret anytime they act
tlioro uglily, and are harmless.-r-Adv,
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PICTURE FRAMING 14 OFFChoice Collection of Newest Mouldinas All Work Gtiarnnt, t
Trading Stamps Will Be Given on All Charge Accounts if Paid in Full by the lOth of Each Month
TEAROOM
4th Floor
Appetizing Luncheon
served from 11:30 to
2:30 Afternoon Tea
from 2:30 to 4:30.
Prompt, service, rea
sonable prices.
Olds,Wortman
Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods
Pacific Phone Marshall 4800
Home Phone A 6231
REST ROOM
2d Floor
Every modern conven
ience at your disposal"
- public phones, writing-rooms,
retiring,
rooms, etc. Make free
use of them.
Friday DOUBLE -Trading 8tamps
With Cash Purchases Made in the Following Departments on Main Floor:
Dress Trimmings, Embroideries, Laces and Ribbons Look to Your Needs
To Encourage Early
Buying
Sale Extraordinary !
Women's and Misses Coats
Big Special Shipment Just Received, to Go
on Sale in Fashion Salons, Second Floor, Today
$22.50 Coats
$12.48
Second Floor Women's and Misses'
Coats in a number of smart new models
for street or dress wear. Some are in
the popular belted effects with patch
pockets, convertible collars and deep
cuffs others in full-flare styles with
velvet-trimmed collars and set-in pock
ets; still others are fashioned along
plain lines very desirable for utility
wear. Great range of the latest weaves
an especially good assortment of
models in the smart mannish mixtures
the most favored of the Winter colors.
Coats worth up to CTO AO
$32.50 Coats
$14.98
Second Floor Fashionable new full-'
flare Coats with velvet or plush collars
attractive belted styles with patch
pockets and set-in- or Raglan sleeves
also many smart models in the more
dressy effects for wear on all occasions.
Splendid high-grade Coats of novelty
mixtures, zibelines, broadcloths, boucle,
chinchilla and other materials. Latest
shades of browns, blues, greens, etc.;
also black. Good range sizes for wom
en and misses in this big lot we place
on sale today. Coats in the assortment
worth ud to $32.50. T m.
Special today at only P JLQ.JcS
$22.50 special today
Don't Fail to Attend This Remarkable Sale of Coats!
OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS WE
WILL GIVE
Double 2?C Stamps
With all charge or
cash purchases of
TOYS, DOLLS,
WHEEL GOODS,
PICTURES and
SPORTING GOODS
made in
these departments
on the 4th floor
during ENTIRE
MONTH of November.
Purchases will be
stored Free and de
livered when wanted.
Men's Wear
Specials
The Men's Store is conveniently lo
cated just inside the Morrison -st.
entrance. See Window Display.
$1.25 UNION SUITS 98 Men's
heavy cotton semi-fleeced Union
Suits in ecru color. Usual Q
$1.25 grade, special, onlyS'OC
FLANNELETTE NIGHT GOWNS
for men; medium weight, cut full,
military collar or high fif Q
neck. Priced special today OJtC
50c HOSE AT 35 Men's heavy
weight cashmere Hose, 50c C
grade 35, three pairs for V
$1.25 SHLRTS So Men's soft or
stiff-cuff Shirts, with plain or
plaited bosoms. Also plain Q CT
white, $1.25 grade today Jf&C
Boys'Norfolks
With 2 Pairs of Pants
Formerly Selling at $6.50 and $7.50
FOR SCHOOL and general utility .wear these splendid Suits will
render most satisfactory wear. They are made from high
grade, wear-tested fabrics and are cut in full standard sizes,
allowing plenty of freedom for active, energetic boys. Not a
Suit in this entire collection worth less than $6.50 and most of them
are excellent $7.50 grades. When you consider these are the very
latest Norfolk models with patch pockets, fancy plaits and stitched
belts and the further fact that you get TWO PAIRS OF PANTS in
stead of one with each suit you will appreciate this OCT
notable bargain. Ages 6 to 17. . $6.50 and $7.50 Suits J4r0
Boys' Dutchess Trousers
of Corduroy
Main Floor Buy your boy
"Dutchess" Knickerbockers and
learn at last that there are seams
that won't rip and buttons that
won't come off. Price, pair $1.75
Sale Women's Knit Underwear
Famous 'Merode' and 'Globe
Makes Are Specially Priced at
VsOff
See Special Window Display on Morrison Street!
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY we place on sale several styles in "Merode"
and "Globe" Knit Underwear for women at a reduction of ONF..THlT?n
from regular selling prices. Splendid assortment of sizes, including extra
large garments. Medium and heavy weights in wool, silk and wool, cotton.
eat67c
Women's $1.00 "Merode"
Pants and Vests, special
$1.25 "Merode" Silk and O
Cotton Vests and Pants atOOC
$1.50 Silk and Cotton fiP f ff
Outsize Pants, Vests P -I. 11
Womeh's high-grade Pants and
Vests of fine soft J? f f J
wool. $1.75 grade at p J. JL
Women's Pants and Vests of medium
and heavy - w e i ght CP f O Q
wool. $2 quality, only yxtUu
Sale Women's "Globe" and "Merode" Union Suits
At the Center Circle, Main Floor
$1.50 Bleached Cotton
"Globe" Union Suits
$1.75 Outsize Bleached jf f f 9
Cotton Union Suits apJLX
$1.00
$2.00 Heavy Cotton
Union Suits now at
$d.50 Pure Wool Union flft yjl
Suits famous make J34fr
$1.33
Thanksgiving
LINENS
Entire Stock of Table
Linens Reduced
Main Floor Table Damasks by
the yard, Napkins, Linen Sets,
Lunch Cloths, Doilies, Center
pieces, etc., for the Thanksgiving
spread at special reduced prices.
Madeira Linens
Under priced
Main Floor Beautiful hand-embroidered
Madeira Linens ' in ex
quisite eyelet work Table Cloths,
Napkins, Doilie Sets, Scarfs, etc.
' ideal gift pieces at prices far
below their real value. Buy now.
25-PIECE MADEIRA DOILIE
Sets, priced $12.50 up to $58.50.
MADEIRA HAND - EMBROID
ERED Scarfs at $4.05 to $13.50.
Sale of Linen Sets
Linen Sets Cloth Q
72x72; 1 dz. Napk's pJtl
Linen Sets Cloth Ckf
72x90; 1 dz. Napk's PS.2JU
LINEN SETS Cloth 72x108 ins.
One dozen Nap- J f Qf
kins, special at - O J
MISS SOFIE SCHAEFER,
of Philadelphia,
is conducting a series of Free Dem
onstrations in the fascinating
work of
Knitting and
Crocheting
Classes are held every day from 9
to 12 and 1 to 5 in the Art Needle
work department on the Second
Floor. All women interested in this
work are- cordially invited to attend.
Special Showing of the Very Latest
Ideas in Knitted Garments. '
Carpet Sweeper
Special $1.79
Third Floor Styled just like the
above illustration. All metal, ad
justable brush, mahogany finish,
nickel-plated parts. Easy running
and fully guaranteed in every re
spect. - On sale Friday C 7Q
at low price of only 5 J-. m i
Sale of Andirons On Third Floor.
Glenwood Butter
2 lbs. 72c
Grocery Department, Fourth Floor
Glenwood Butter is always uni
form in quality. Put up expressly
for particular people. Fri
day, two pounds for only miC
Plant Bulbs Now!
Bulbs planted now will bloom in
January. Full information as to
proper mode of planting on request.
Hyacinths in all : colors, single or
double, the dozen, now at only 600
Darwin Tulips, all colors, at 300
Single or Double Tulips, doz. 150
Narcissus, Emperor or Empress
priced at, the dozen, now only 250
Crocus, all colors, the dozen, 106
Beautiful 5 Lingerie
A t Less Than Makers' Cost
Department, Second Floor Exquisite garments
for gifts or for personal use. Night Gowns,
Combinations, Chemise and Corset Covers im
ported French hand-made work finest materials.
IMPORTED HAND-MADE NIGHTGOWNS
Formerly, setting $2.25 to $2.75, now priced ft 1.98
Formerly selling $3.95 to $4.00, now priced SS2.50
Formerly selling at $7.50, now priced at .$3.98
Formerly selling at $12.50, now priced at ij6.98
FRENCH HAND-MADE COMBINATIONS
Formerly selling at $2.75, priced special $1.98
Formerly selling $3.50 and $4.00, now JR2.50
Formerly selling $5.00 and $6.50, now S3.50
Formerly selUng at $10.00, now priced S5.98
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GENERAL'S SISTER HERE
MRS. MILES SPRAGIE ON WAV TO
FAIRS CROSSES CONTINENT.
Civil and Mexican Win Recalled by
Woman "ow Nearly SO, Wbo
Visits Relatives In West.
A little white-haired lady who is
soon: to be 80 years old is touring- the
country . and stopped in -Portland
Wednesday night for, a few hours. She
is Mrs. Ann Maria Miles Sprague,
sister of Lieutenant-General Nelson
Appleton Miles, retired, and has come
alone all the way from Boston, stop
ping in Canada, Montana, at the Yel;
lowstone Park 'and in Idaho. She left
Portland for Sacramento and will visit
the two expositions and ' California
cities. -
"I hope," phe, Aiid, "that I can et
back to Westminster, Mass., for my
80th birthday. I do so want to spend
it at my childhood home."
To make her- declining years more
happy General Miles has purchased the
beautiful old family home about 50
miles from Boston, at the town of
Westminster, and restored the old
homestead. Mrs. Sprague spoke often
of her brother.
"At Gardner." she explained, "T vis
ited my nephew, Arthur Miies. He owns
the hotel there and says that in the
course of the Summer 10,500 tourists
have stopped at Yellowstone Park on
their way to the Coast."
In Pasadena she will visit her niece,
Mrs. Nellie Miles Tucker. "I was in
Portland 18 years ago. It has changed,
but then it always will be a beautiful
city," said Mrs. Sprague. She spoke of
a number of changes that have taken
place in the country during her life
time, for she remembers well the Civil
and Mexican wars.
Castle Rock Man Gets Award.
KELSO, Wash., Nov, 4. (Special.)-f-
C. W. Helm, of Castle Rock, was
chosen superintendent of the county
farm, west of Kelso, yesterday after
noon by the County Commissioners of
Cowlitz County. He will take charge
for the position, the bids ranging- froni
$35 to $80. Helm's bid was $52 a month;
and he was chosen because he -was-deemed
to be the lowest suitable bidder.
immediately. There were 15 bidders 'iPianVind".!:"!""""1 contro1 of tho Gl
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