TgE" SUOTAY OREaomN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 18, 190
A Dainty Christina
You are in doubt what to send your friends as as Xmas remembrance
something inexpensive yet expressive of tb "yule-tide spirit.
Fresh Municipal Scan
dals Every Day.
MANY RUMORS CURRENT
Selection of investigating En
gineer Js Criticized.
12
STILL CROP OUT
s Gift
RESIGNATION HAS NO EFFECT
City Engineer Elliott's Act Does Not
Work as Oil on Troubled -Waters
Mayor Williams Has Not
Named Successor.
The resignation of City Engineer Elliott
Is no oil upon the troubled waters of the
xaurlcJpal scandal. Fresh developments
aro cropping out dally, and In unexpected
pxccs Rumors of the most sensational
t3Te are current on every street corner,
b.:t the moat startling- tales of all never
get down to the streets. They stay up In
the office buildings, and are told behind
closed doors.
Centure is being heaped upon the mem
bers of the bridge Investigation commit
ter of the Council because It has employed
Ciatles S. Blhler, of Tacoma, to expert
the Morrison-street bridge. Mr. Blhler,
w.o was formerly one of the Northern
FaIflcs engineers, was, together with,
Howard C. Holmes, of San Francisco,
employed by the city last November to
rrrutlnlze the bids submitted upon that
same bridge. Technically, he was cm
p.C'Yed by Mayor Williams, but on recom
nendation of City Engineer Elliott. Mr.
Bihier is now looking ovor the same plans
which he helped recommend for accept-a-.re
to the Executive Board early in De
cember last year. C. E. Rumelin, chair
man of the committee, was authorized by
tte other members to engage the expert,
ard they had little to do with his selec
tion, Now Going Over r'lans.
Mr. Bihlor Is now going over the plans
and ispeclftcatlons of the bridge. He has
neer had anything to do with tho extras,
which are the real subject of investiga
tion So far as the main structure itself
ir concerned, little doubt has been raised
but that it is a sood bridge. It is the al
leged cxhorbltant price charged for the
extras, amounting altogether to nearly
S53.O00, that are seriously questioned.
Months after tho contract was let to the
Pacific Construction Company, of San
Francisco, it was suddenly realized that
what was supposed to bo a steel bridge
wruld not be all steel, with wooden string
ers, as called for In the plan accepted.
One day tho matter was abruptly
broached to the Executive Board. The
contractors wanted $37,140 for steel string
em So the Executive Board, acting on
the recommendation of the City Engineer
and the special bridge committee, author
ized the expenditure of 537,140 for that pur
pose Steel Came High.
About 315 tons of steel went into these
stringers. The price charged was in the
neighborhood of $120 a ton. It is alleged
by men versed in bridge matters that this
same steel could have been purchased for
545 a ton. According to the contract, the
contractors are to charge for all extras at
ttn exact cost to them, including labor
and 15 per cent for profit. Therefore, it is
eged that the contractors made nearly
JC2,000 on the stringers.
Every member of the city government
is stirred up over the condition of affairs.
No one knows what will happen next.
Mayor "Williams declines to talk on the
subject. Incidentally, ho has not yet
named the man who is to be City En
gineer after January 1.
City Engineer Elliott was asked yester
day as to the truth of the report that he
had been offered a share of 55000 for his
influence In getting the contract for the
c uth Front-street bridge transferred from
the Pacific Construction Company, of Ev
erett, Wash., to the Pacific Construction
Company, of San Francisco. It was re
ported that Councilman C. E. Rumelln
had made the offer.
"Was Charles E. Rumelln the man who
made that offer to you?" was asked.
Will Make No Statement.
1 will tell all about that at the right
time. I can't do so now," replied Mr. El
liott
"Was any such proposition made to
you?"
I can't say as to that, either. I have
never said anything about such a pro
posal. Others might have been present at
the time and repeated it, though, you
know."
Mr. Elliott more, than intimated, how
ever, that during his administration sev.
era! unsavory proposals have been made
to him. "I wouldn't stand for them, and
I didnt accept a single one, says he.
FIREBOAT GEORGE H. WILLIAMS ON THE TRIP TAKEN TOIL THE BENEFIT OF THE VISITING INSURANCE AGENTS.
PRAISE THE BOAT
Insurance Men Say the George
H. Williams Is Ail Right
FAIR GROUNDS IN HANGER
BATTERY WINS THE GAME.
Company E Indoor Baseball Team
Badly Beaten.
Company EL which was defeated in
good game with F the other evening, was
defeated again by Battery A last night
In an Indoor baseball game at the Armory
by a score of 20 to 9. The Battery had
everything its way from the second in
ning, when it had E on the run for awhile
and tallied five men. It got another streak
like that in the fifth, tallying six. and
again in the eighth, tallying four. This
was too much for E, which was being
whitewashed while all the early part of
the stick work was being done. But it
got the Battery basemen wild a time or
two and ran in men. F was easily put to
the bad, for the men did not play to
gether properly, and a few hits demoral
ized them. Both pitchers did good work.
xjooiy especially. &core by innings:
Battery A 1 5 1 0 6 0 1 4 3-20
Company 0 001410300
Batteries uaitery A. Lyman and Jameson;
(company a, uooty ana i-isner.
Struck out Lyman. 7; Dooly. 6.
THE DTSTBTOEHT OF SINGERS
The Instruments with which our great
singers thrilj their audience is their vocal
Organ. It is therefore arousing to see
some of our dealers worked up over the
question of what piano is to be used by a
vocal artist, as if there were not dozens
of pianos satisfactory for such purpose.
But it is for the pianist that the piano is
of vital importance; in fact, to such an
extent tnat our great players aosoiuteiy
refuse to play on a mediocre piano. It is
with such artists that the Kroeger piano,
with its wonderful tone, ranks first, ac
cording to the testimony of one of our
greatest living pianists, ".Leopold Godow'
sky." Another carload of these magnifi
cent pianos just received by A. W. Jleyer,
ti Sixth street.
Agents Declare System for Fighting
Fire at Exposition Site Is Inade
quate, and Recommend Better
Alarm System Be Installed.
The second annual meeting of the Spe
cial Agents' Association of the Pacific
Northwest closed last night. The first
day of the session was spent in inspecting
the fireboat George H. Williams, and an
inspection o the fire protections of the
Lewis and Clark buildings. Yesterday
the time was spent in the election of
officers and listening to Important papers
read by T. J. Cunningham and F. J.
Alex Mayer.
When it came to the election of officers
there was a disposition among the mem
bers to re-elect the incumbent officers.
but two of them could not serve and
others were elected in their place. Presi
dent Mayer also wished to relinquish his
office, and he was about to make this
known, when ne was completely surprised
by the members of the association pre
senting him with a magnificent silver
loving-cup. Mr. Mayer tried to explain
that he would rather see someone else
have the office of president, but the mem
bers would not listen and he was re-elect
ed. The other officers who will serve
with him during 1903 are John W. Gunn.
of Seattle, vice-president, and A. W.
Whitmer, secretary and treasurer. With
the new members elected at the meeting
the association now numbers 57 members
and 20 honorary members. The new mem
bers are Colonel D. B. Bush, W. B. Honey-
man, W. Li. Chalmers and Warren S.
White, of Portland, and W. H. Lowdin
and Colonel C. W. Kinns, of San Fran
cisco, and E. W. Crosby, of New York.
Another interesting feature of the day
was the report of the committees appoint
ed to report on the fire protection at the
Lewis and Clark Fair grounds and the
fireboat. The report on the fire protec
tion at the Fair grounds is particularly
severe, for It declares emphatically that
the flro protection Is inadequate. The re
port in full follows:
After a careful Inspection of the Fair ground
we flnfl that the buildings are progressing: and
the grounds are being improved In good shape.
As to the water supply or fire protection,
three 100.000-gallon water tank, elevated upon
frames, are the main supply. These tanks
are filled by a pumping system from the lakes;
present pump seems Inadequate, and will
doubtless be replaced by one of greater capac
ity and pressure. The tanks can also be filled
from a six-Inch city main, which also seems
inadequate, as jfoe pressure is very low dur
ing certain times of the day.
The Ifrdrants, 23 In number, are of old style,
only four-inch connections, and the present Fire
Department spanners and wrenches will not fit,
special ones being necesiary to turn on hy
drants. Pressure on theie hydrants Is very
light. This difficulty could possibly be over
come by placing a large storage tank upon
the hill adjoining and southwest of grounds.
Numerous standpipes throughout buildings
are of four-Inch diameter, with sufficient hy
drants, but the hose Is very poor, .unllned linen,
and not approved. Water mains are of thin
steel construction, and will doubtless leak con
slderably In the event of high pressure being
applied thereto.
A very necessary feature is the Immediate in
stallation of the fire department apparatus,
for at the present time, in the event of a fire,
it would take the nearest engine considerable
time to arrive. Also a fire alarm system
should be Immediately Installed, as the fire
men In charge must depend upon telephone at
present. IV. 21. IIOBERTS.
CHARLES R. THOMPSON.
T. J. CUXNINGHAM.
Committee.
The following is what is said of the fire
boat: F. J. Alex Mayer. President B. A A. P. N..
Portland. Or. Dear Sir: We. the undcrslgnrd
committee on Inspection of the fireboat George
II. Williams, beg leave to report.
Arrangements having ben made previously,
the "boat left the station at Bast Portland at
10:45 A. M., under the supervision of Chief
Campbell, and eteamed flown to the Portland
Flouring Mills, and thence up the river to
Jones sawmill, arriving there in 22 minutes
from the Bumside-street bridge. During the
run. back the pumps were worked, throwing
several strong wtreams from 150 to 200 fU
The ran down the river occupied '.ten xnlnatfis,
during which time the two water towers and
eeveral other streams jvere played, tho 3-Inch
nozzle discharging a deluge of-Vtter to a dis
tance of 200 feet We wish to call particular
attention to the water tower. It Is 47 feet
high from the water level, and will reach above
almost any building on the water front at any
ordinary stage of the Tiver. This adds very
materially to the effectiveness of the boat. The
hydraulic pressure device for raising the tower
is a good arrangement, and the only one of Its
kind in use that we know of. Tho fireboat
is "all right," and capable of working
along steady, throwing 0000 gallons of
water per minute. The equipment Is
complete, and the crew appears to be
well drilled and under good discipline. We
observed several places along the water front
where It would be impossible to get within 300
feet of the structures ashore; notably, at the
sawmill log booms, there is no place where
the boat could get within working distance be.
cause of the rafts moored there. Steps should
be taken to remedy thus matter r once, as
valuable time would be lost In the event of a
fire In the vicinity of such places.
WltiLIAM B. HONBTMAN,
J. C. STONE.
W; HARVEY WELLB.
SHERIFF WORD RETURNS.
Says Policy of His Office Will Re
main the Same.
Sheriff Word, accompanied by his
wife, returned yesterday from a two
weeks' visit to -California, the object
of which, Mr. Word says, was to im
prove his wife's health and for a little
recreation. They visited Marysvillo,
San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Passa
dena and Riverside. The Sheriff gay3
he inspected the jails, and speaking- of
the one In Los Angeles, said: "Los An
geles has a magnificent Courthouse and
Jail, and Sheriff White has three times
as much help as I have. You know, he
visited me here not long ago, and at
that time he said he did not know how
I kept the prisoners in such a jail as
we have in Multnomah County and was
surprised that there are not more es
capes. There is not a single slot ma
chine in operation in Los Angeles Coun
ty, not even thewcigar machines. There
is a little poker-playing-, that Is all;
no gambling. The slot machines are
running in San Francisco, and they
play a little poker there."
Concerning the gambling situation
in Portland, Sheriff Word said: "Thti
policy of this office in the past will be
REAL ESTATE ACTIVE
SEVERAL GOOD SALES RECORDED
LAST WEEK.
Residences Are Going Up on the
Heights and Nearer Suburbs, as
Woll as In Older Section.
There were a few movements in the real
estato market during the past week which
were interesting. Upper Alder street,
which has been left untouched for a long
while, received a sale. E. House eold a
lot on Eleventh and Alder for $17,000.
There are upon the lot three small houses.
The purchaser is P. J. Mann. L. L. Lead
better bought the Markle house, on Port
land Heights, for ?25,000. W. G. McPher
son took an option on a lot on the north
west corner of Seventh and Burnslde for
$15,000.
The prices were all low, and the prop
erty in each case was bought on specula
tion. This is a new tendency which the
real estate market is just beginning to
take. There has been practically no
speculation In the local' real estate mar
ket for a long time.
The option taken by W. G. McPherson
on the Seventh-street property brings out
the fact that lower Sixth and Seventh
streets have not many corners offered for
sale. There Is considerable building ac
tivity in that direction, and certain
classes of retail trade are seeking outlet
there.
B, M. Hall, advertising agent for the
O. R. & N., has purchased a home at 694
Northrup street of A. J. Bingham. Every
where men are building themselves homes.
It is noticeable that there are very few
cheap buildings being built, except In the
suburbs. Almost all business and, apart
ment buildings, whether within the fire
limits or not, are being hullt of brick
and stone. Residences aro all rather ex
pensive. There are a great number of
these being built now, many through the
older residence districts, but many more
on the hills nnd across the river in the
nearer suburbs.
One of the best offers which has been
some time soon and wish to get their
lumber before the price gets too high.
Aa,a matter of fact, however, a dollar or
two a thousand for lumber makes very
little difference In the price of a house.
Transfers for Week.
December 10.: t 7.769
December 12 9,315
December 13 9.635
December u .37:
December 15 25,552
December 16 14,631
December 17 : 54,178
Total .$163,45:
Permits fort, Week.
December 10 : 11,250
December 12 2,000
December 13 4.550
December 14 3.500
December 15 6.000
December 16 2,000
December i
Total J 29,300
HOLD-UP aiEN ON TRIAL.
MEN" IX COMMAND OF AFT TURRET.
Reading from right to left C Smith, Chris Nickels and Captain I. Dolson.
continued in the future, without any
change whatever. The ' law will be
strictly enforced. Any rumor to the
contrary 1s "without foundation. 1he
gambling-houses will be kept closed."
Hospital Ship and Transport Collide.
MOJL Japan. Dec. 17. The Japanese
transport Manshu and the hospital ship
Robllla were In collision today off Shlm
oneseki. Both were damaged. The Roh
Hla was beached and the sick and wound-"
cd soldiers were safely landed.
refused occurred last week, when the $68.
000 offer for the quarter block on the
northwest corner of Tenth and Washing
ton streets, belonging to the Holman es
tate, was turned down.
The building permits issued last "week
show that just now there is very little
new building going on. That is a usual
condition at this time of year. After Jan
uary 1 tho activity will begin once more.
At present the oricc of lumber is very low,
but soon it will begin to -rise, and when
the rise comes there will be a panic of
building by all those who Intend to build
Our Special Holly Box
With a handsome spray of holly leaves and berries embossed on the top
In natural colors, and tied with two dainty bows of ribbon Is "just the
thing." The box Is carefully packed in three divisions, one with French
fruits, another with delicious chocolates, and the third with an assort
ment of dainty creams and bonbons. The whole prettily decorated with
candled violets, "silver drases, etc. Over the top Is a lace, paper mat, bon
bon spoon and Christmas card-
Tfofc Fvlost Attractive Package of Xmas Sweets
Possible to put up, and a most acceptable gift. The candy 13 absolutely
fresh and pure made In our own factory. Put up in two sizes GOc and
$1.20. Sent bv mall, securely packed, on receipt or 75c or $1.50. Safe ar
rival guaranteed. Money back if not entirely satisfied.
S WETLAND & SON
2T3 MORRISON ST.
GET THE RIGHT PLACE. Wc Have No Branch Stores, and No
Connection With Any Other Concern Bearing Our Name.
Shaw, Louis F. Chemln, George Lilly,
P. F. Morey, George P. Hughes, Dr.
George H. Chance, Daniel C. McKercher.
John Dukehart. a. v. isnsn. u. uod
ler and Seymour Chlpman.
Tho next ceremonial session will be
held some time in January.
Bandits Who Robbed Albina Saloon
Now Face Jury.
Charles Meehan, jointly indicted with
Francis James and Henry McGloln for
robbery in . the Albina Exchange saloon,
was placed on trial before Judge Cleland
and a Jury yesterday afternoon, and the
trial will be concluded Monday. Th,e men
entered the saloon one night three weeks
ago and held up the bartender, J. W.
Clark, and several others who were In
the place, and compelled Clark to open
the safe. They got about 520 In cash.
James pleaded guilty but has not yet
been sentenced, and McGloln turned
state's evidence. The arrest of the young
men was accomplished by Detectives Ker
rigan and Snow, and a strange fact in
connection with the case is that one of
the revolvers used in the hold-up was
loaned by Detective Snow to Mr. Fer
cada, who was a partner of James In the
vaudeville business. Fercada and James
were doing a turn together at the Bijou
Theater, and Fercada asked Detective
Snow to loan him a pistol to use in the
act, and Snow did so. Fercada gave the
pistol to James, and the hold-up trio ob
tained a second revolver from Harry
Thomas, a colored man, also known as
Handsome Harry, who conducts a saloon
at Second and Flanders streets. He was
brought to the police station after the
robbery, and took advantage of a con
venient opportunity to run away, and has
not been seen since.
The witnesses who testified at the trial
were James, McGloln. Clark and R. B.
Schroedcr. The evidence disclosed that
the three participants In the hold-up met
In Blazler3 saloon. McGloln stated that
he had never seen Meehan or James be
fore. They plcKed up an acquaintance,
and then went to Handsome Harry's
saloon and hatched the plan to commit
the robbery. Handsome Harry borrowed
another gun for them to use. After the
commission of the crime they returned to
Handsome Harry's and divided the plun
der in a room over the saloon. Meehan.
with the assistance of his attorney, John
F. Watts, will try to prove an alibi. Mee
han has made three lucky escapes from
the penitentiary within the past year. He
was arrested on a charge of attempting
to rob Harry Xcnney, a saloonkeeper, and
beat the case. He was tried and acquitted
at St. Helens on a larceny charge, and
he escaped conviction recently in the
State Circuit Court in Portland on a trial
for burglary In entering a saloon at
Troutdale, on a technicality.
ANNUAL MEETING- HELD.
Mystic Shrlners Choose Officers and
Listen to Reports.
k- The annual meeting- of the Ancient
Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, was held, last evening-, at the
Masonic Temple, corner Third and Al
der. Tho following- are the officers
elected for the ensuing- year: Illustrious
potentate, George H. Hill, re-elected
for the third timo; Illustrious chief rab
ban, D. W. Taylor; Illustrious assist
ant rabban, J. G. Mack; high priest and
prophet, L. G. Clark; Oriental guide,
Archie Thurlow; treasurer, J. M. Hod
son, and recorder, B. G. Whitehouse, re
elected for the 18th time. Representa
tives to the Imperial shrine: J. G. Mack.
Sigraund SIchel, John H. Hall and G.
M. Hyland.
The Illustrious potentate, George H.
.Hill, announced the following- appoin
tive officers. First ceremonial master,
Robert Lutke; second ceremonial mas
ter, D. G. Tomasinl; director, J. P.
Moffett; marshal, A. H. Willctt; cap
tain of the guard, C. F. Wlgand, and
outer guard, Howard Davis.
The annual reports of the recorder
and treasurer presented the condition
of Al Kader Temple in a very flourish
ing condition. There were during the
past year SS candidates initiated into
the mysteries of the shrine, and the
total membership amounts to 771.
During the year the shrine lost by
death a number of old-time and hon
ored memebrs: A. C. Lawrence, G. R.
RELATIVES ARE POUND.
Remains of William A. McEwan Are
at Last Claimed.
The remains of William A. McEwan
lay unburied and unclaimed in tho un
dertaking establishment of Dunning,
McEnteo and Gllbaugh. for two weeks,
till a notice published in The Oregonian
la3t Monday reached his children In
Bellingham, Wash- As soon as they
learned of their father's death they ar
ranged to have hi3 body shipped to
his old home at Bay City. Mich.
William A. McEwan was an old man
who had been Injured In a sawmill near
Carrollton, Wash.,, and had been sent
to Portland, where he died. Nobody
knew tho whereabouts of hl3 family.
Mr. Dunning, of tho undertaking estab
lishment mentioned. Anally told Tho
Oregonian of the unclaimed body and
the notice of the fact which, was pub
lished came to the man's son. T. A.
McEwan, and his daughters, Mrs. James
Van Derzee and Belle McEwan, all liv
ing at Bellingham. Tho man's brother
Is a lumber manufacturer of Bay City,
Mich., and has twice been Mayor of that
municipality.-
Girls Give Performance.
A crowd of High School girls gave a
performance of "Offerings to Folly"
Friday evening at Arion Hall for the
benefit of the "Boys' and Girls Aid So
ciety. It was considered so good by
the audience that there have been ur
gent requests for the girls to give the
same performance on a larger stage.
The parts were all taken by girls. The
leading ones were: Mrs. Salmon, Louise
Boulan; SIgnore Prescatore. Gertrude
Ballin: Mr. Grayling. Gertrude Graham;
Paul Turbot. Bcrntza Paulsen; messen
ger, Stella Bogan: Rosa. Charlotte Bal
lin; Maude, Nellie Bogan; Dr. Pollock,
Jessie Hagemann; Minna, Ermll Miller.
DROVE FAMILY OUT.
Intoxicated Man Arrested for Brutal
ity to Wife.
After becoming intoxicated, P. J. Cun
ningham went to his home, 9i7 GarfieH
street, and chased his wife and eight chil
dren out into the hazelwood trees that
abound in Highland. He was arrested and
locked up in the City Jail by Policeman
Welch. He had 564 when searched.
When drunk, Cunningham, it i3 said, is
wild and brutal. Once before, when he
was quarreling with his wife, her brother.
Anthony Dooney, Interfered and was shot
In the wrist by Cunningham. The latter
has frequently theratened to kill his wife
and family.
Charles L. Dow.
ALBANY. N. Y.. Dec. 17. Charles L.
Dow, a well-known Inventor and manu
facturer of agricultural Implements,
dropped dead on the street today.
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