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THE SUNDAY OREGOIKIAN, PORTIiAND, NOVEMBER 19, 1903.
EBERMAN'S FIT
Fill POSITION
Patrolman, Twice Removed,
Seeks Reinstatement
on the Force.
LAW OF CHARTER INVOKED
Civil Service Passed Him as of Good
Vision, Though He liacks One
Eye, and Attorney Insists
Cannot Revoke Order.
H. Ij. Bborman first achieved local
distinction a few months ago by reason
f liavJntr heen suspended from amy as
a patrolman on account of the loss of
an eye. It was no new imns "
v tiniR bereft, but It was evidently
news to those in authority, as he had
passed the physical examination satis
factorily before the examiners of the
Civil Service Commission, and had been
certified by Dr. Zan, the City Physi
cian, as possessed of perfect vision,
while as a matter of fact he had lost
the sight of one eye.
The Executive Board took the matter
up at the time, with the result that
the body agreed to shut both of its
eyes to the situation and take Eber
man Just as he was.
Soon after his restoration to the
force, he became mixed up in a scrape
that has laid the foundation for his
present troubles. In partnership with
a man named Baker, he leased the
premises at 309 Seventh street and
started a small-sized lodging-house.
One night, while Eberman was out on
his beat, Eberman and the woman
claiming to be his wife became in
volved in one of their customary quar
rels. Miss Dunnigan, whom Eberman has
since married, undertook to telephone
the police, and while she was In this
act, Eberman came In from his beat
and pulled her away from the phone,
but not before she had Imparted suf
ficient information to headquarters to
make known the situation, with the re
sult that the patrol wagon soon ap
peared, and all hands were taken to
the police station, Eberman being sus
pended forthwith.
Found Guilty and Dismissed.
He was -tried before the police com
mittee of the Executive Board, found
guilty and dismissed from the service
by Acting Chief Grltzmacher. From
this decision he appealed to the Civil
Service Commission and was reinstated.
But he was not allowed to take his
place on the force, because the Chief,
acting under Instructions from Mayor
Lane, peremptorily expelled him, and
this action was laer confirmed by the
Executive Board.
At the time Chief Grltzmacher last
ousted Eberman he gave as his reasons
that the ex-policeman was minus an
eye, which constituted a physical dis
qualification from the Chiefs point of
view, while his charges of Incompe
tency accompanying the order of dis
missal were based upon general prin
ciples. Nothing daunted, the deposed patrol
man demanded a rehearing before the
Civil Service Commissioners, alleging
that Acting Chief Grltzmacher and the
Executive Board had not only excoeded
their authority in undertaking- to pass
upon a physical disqualification, but
that the sweeping charges of Incompe
tency were too indefinite.
The matter was partially heard the
other day before Mayor Lane and Civil
Service Commissioners Willis and
Brewster, and was continued until such
time as the Mayor may decide to take
further testimony. It appears, how
ever, tha the whole Issue is involved
In the question of Jurisdiction, and this
is a vital point, fcecause it strikes at
the stability of trie position of every
civil service employe of the munici
pality. What the Charter Says.
Eberman was discharged under sec
tion 317 of the charter, which provides
that "no employe in the classified civil
service who shall have been appointed
under the provisions of this article
shall be removed or discharged except
for cause, upon written charges (of
which one copy shall be served upon
him and a duplicate filed with the Com
mission). Any employe so removed
may, within ten days from his removal,
file with the Commission a written de
mand for investigation. The charges
shall forthwith be investigated by or
before the Commission, or by or before
some officer or board appointed by the
Commission to conduct such investiga
tion The findings of the Commission,
or such officer or board, when approved
by the Commission, shall be certified
to the appointing officer and shall be
forthwith enforced by such officer."
Eberman's chief line of defense, as
showing a lack of Jurisdiction, was that
no written charges of a specific charac
ter had teen preferred against him, hence
he was not acquainted with the nature
of the accusations, and in no position to
defend himself properly. Both Commis
sioners "Willis and Brewster took prac
tically the same view of the case, and in
the course of his remarks on the subject.
Commissioner P. S. Willis said: "If Eber
man has fallen short in any particular
cases, he ought to be notified. Don't you
think if officers can discharge men In
this fashion that the Civil Service rules
fall to the ground? It Is tantamount to
giving the heads of departments.all the
power that the law places In us."
Clash of Authority.
It is evident a clash of authority Is in
volved by the situation, which may re
quire a court ruling to determine. Section
19 of the charter provides thatr "The
Police Department of the City of Portland
shall bo appointed and organized, subject
to the Civil Service rules of this charter,
except as hereinafter provided, by the
first Executive Board appointed after this
charter takes effect To that end the
Executive Board may make all necessary
or convenient rules and regulations for
the organization and conduct of the police
force, for the caro and management of
the City Prison, for receiving and hearing
complaints against any member of said
force, for the removal or suspension of
any member of said force, and for the.
forfeiture of all or any portion of the
wages that may be due any member of
such force on account of misconduct or
negligence in the discharge of his duties;
all the powers of said city connected with
and Incident to the appointment, disci
pline and government of its police shall
be vested In the Executive Board of the
city, except as herein otherwise provid
ed.' Other Provisions Effect Case.
The "other provisions" referred to do
not not help matters very much, but ap
parently have a tendency to deepen the
mystery of things, section 183 reading:
"The Chief of Police shall have, control
over captains, detectives, clerks and all
policemen when they are upon duty, and
shall see that the city ordinances, and
the rules, orders and regulations for the
government of the police force are ob
served and enforced, and he shall have
power to suspend any subordinate officer,
member or employe for a violation of the
same, aSs prescribed by the Civil Sorvice
rules, and shall forthwith report such
violation In writing, with his reasons for
suspension, to the Executive Board. Upon
consideration of the matter, the Exec
utive Board may approve the action of
the Chief of Police or may disapprove
the same and reinstate such officer at
once. The Executive Board, nevertheless,
shall have power to suspend or removo
any subordinate officer, member or em
ploye of the Police Department in like
manner as other appointing authorities
under the Civil Sorvice rules."
It is possible that Eberman may
eventually be removed upon' the spe
cific charge of physical disability on
account of the losa of an eye, but here
again the Civil Service Commission is
up against the contention of his at
torney that the body, having passed
him as perfect in vision, cannot go be-
It. Ij. Kberman, Deponed l'alrolmaa. 1
i 4.
hind the returns. Altogether the situa
tion is quite muddled in the Eberman
case, and Just at present he is occupy
ing a kind of "old man. of the sea" re
lationship with the municipality.
CAREY WILL GIVE HIS I
1VIIIM2 I.V WASHINGTON HE WILL.
SPEAK FOR JETTY.
Hope to .Insist In Convlncirv? Author
ities That AVork Should Continue
. at the CoIuiubtn'M Mouth-
To aid In obtaining an appropriation
by Congress for the continuance of
work on the Jetty at the mouth of the
Columbia River, Charles H. Carey loft
last night for Washington, D. C- The
Portland Board of Trade at a recent
meeting passed a resolution requesting
ex-Judge Carey to call upon President
Roosevelt and the Secretary of War,
and also to talk with prominent mem
bers of Congress and urge thorn to use
their influence as far as possible to
have an appropriation made and to con
tinue the work on the Jetty. Ex-Judge
Carey will remain in Washington for
several days, and while there will argue
In the Unltod States Supreme Court the
suit of the Mead estate and Molcr &
Frank Company against the City of
Portland to prevent the closing of the
entrance to the lower Morrison-street
wharf. The closing prevents the use
of the lower dock. The city won in the
state courts, but as there Is a consti
tutional question Involved, It was pos
sible to carry the case to the United
States Supreme Court. The plaintiffs
are the owners of adjacent property.
Williams, Wood & Llnthicum are coun
sel with Mr. Carey. andClty Attorney
L. A. McNary represents the city. The
question at issue is if the property
owners are entitled to damages and
whether the city can close the approach
to the wharf without compensating the
adjacent property-owners.
Speaking concerning the jetty. ex-
Judge Carey said: "There will be no
river and harbor bill this year. This
has been decided by the Secretary of
War. The Government Is spending so
much money on the Panama Canal, and
tnere is a shortage. In postal receipts.
Consequently an effort is being made to
curtail expenses in every possible di
rection. I am Inclined to the opinion,
however, that the maintenance of a
good Jetty is different than other work.
The falsework now constructed is liable
to be ruined by teredos and Winter
storms. The moneys already expended
will be lost unless sufficient money is
provided to carry on the work during
me coming season, j think the mat
ter stands with the Government, Just
the same as It would stand with nv
businoss man under the same condi
tions, ivo businoss man would-allow nil
of his expenditure to be lost entirely
simply because he was a little hard up."
Ex-Judge Carey Is" accnmnnnlorl hi-
bis wife on the trip to Washington.
WE'LL $ELL IT ANYHOW
The Following Appeared in the Sil
houette Column of Yester
day's Oreironlan.
"The latest abomination Is a conlblnn.
tion clock and music-box, which plays a
tune every hour in the day and on the
quarter and half hour If desired. Imagine
tnc xeeimgs of a tired man, returning
homo at 3 A. M. from a hard, night's
.11. louge, ana neanng tnc ragtlmn
timepiece in the hall vrintln- r Tv,-i
Care If I Never Wake Up."
M)w, if the ontire Oregonian staff, head
ed by Arthur A. Greene, become identified
with the "Anvil Chnnin" nrt c.inn-
hammers until "In the Sweet By and Bv."
we will dispose of this beautiful and won-
uenui musical nouseclock.
If all the srood citizens Twionrr n u
same lodge as Brother Greene, we would
nu.v at pmy mo "i-Tineral March" to our
chances of selling It; but. thank heaven,
we do not all hlnnrr in ramA
of a "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight."
We know If "Mr. Greene" as well as "So
ciety" ever heard this wonderful musical
ciock it woum oe a case of "Take Me
Home to Mother." whirf tt -nni o....
"For All Eternity." Now. Mfc Greene. "I
guess that will hold you for a while."
inis oeaunrui and wonderful musical
clock Is to be sold nt
Piano House. It was exhibited at the Ex
position, out mo Keglna Company the
manufacturers, advlsori n n
cost Instead of returning it to New York.
iiup in t ml wasmngton and see and
hear it.
I)E LIG IITFU L NEWPORT.
Splendid Weather at Tbl Popular Pacific
Coast SeMrt.
Dfilltrhtflll III tvttnr iMotUnt.. t . .
weather at Newport, and tbo Southern
Pacific and the Corvallis & Eastern rail
roads have resumed their cheap rates-to
this nlae tnr tho Wlntnr roi..,.i"r
asking at ThlUS and Washington streets.
v. Maura
LAUREN PEASE
IS PROSTRATED
Deserted by His Friends, He Is
Under the Care of a
Physician'. f
BOND NOT SATISFACTORY
Watched by Private Detectives Until
His Sureties Can Be Investi
gated by Municipal
Judge Cameron.
A dramatic climax has been reached
in the career of Lauren Pease. Hold to
the grand Jury by Municipal Judge
Cameron on a charge of larceny by cm
bezzlement. dosorted by his "butterfly
companions of former days, and now
about to be surrendered by his bonds
men, the society man and choir singer
lies prostrated in his apartmonts at the
Hobart-Curtls and is under the care of
a physician.
Sensational devolopmonts occurred
yesterday morning when Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Haney reported to Judge
Cameron that the bonds of $3500,
signed by Mark W. Gill and B. G- Gage,
were not satisfactory to the state as
they stand, and that other arrange
ments must be made.
Watched by Detectives.
While Pease Is held under the pres
ent bonds, he Is being watched by pri
vate detectives to make absolutely cer
tain he docs not get away from the
city and leave the state In the lurch.
In case his bondsmen could not be held.
Deputy District Attorney Haney had
heard that Mark W. Gill and B. G. Gage
were net able to qualify and he decided
the state would demand that each ap
pear before Judge Cameron In the
Municipal Court tomorrow and satisfy
the authorities as to whether they are
gilt-edge sureties. If they cannot
clearly show their ability to qualify, as
shown by them when they were orig
inally accepted by Judge Cameron, the
state will demand a new bond and new
bondsmen.
Pease has been in ill-health and on
the verge of nervous prostration since
his arrest. When held to the grand
jury by Judge Cameron Friday, he
turned ghastly pale and had to hurry
"from the room to his bed. There be Is
said to have been confined ever since,
under the care of a physician.
Hale Fellow Well Met.
Poase was a "hale fellow, well met,"
while he had the ready cash to hand
out among his friends, but now they
have dosorted him and he stands prac
tically alone In his hour of trouble.
The high hopes held out by his attor
ney fall to cheer him.
For six years Pease moved in exclu
sive circles here, holding positions as
tenor soloist In leading circlos and be
ing engaged in business ventures of
various kinds. He loved "swell" so
ciety and. It Is said, lived far beyond
his moans. As local agent for the St.
Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Com
pany, he is said to have embezzled
about $1600, for which alleged crime
he Is now held.
HARRIMAN'S ACT PUZZLES
Employes Wonder at Magnate's Re
quest for Insurance Statement.
OMAHA. Neb., Nov. IS. (Special.)
Attaches of the Union Pacific continue
to be much perplexed over the strange
request of E. H. Harrlman for a state
ment of the amount of old-line insur
ance each employe carries. The poll
at the shops develops that only JS000
out of a total of over $750,000 of in
surance is carried In the 'old-line com
panies. General Manager Morley, who
returned from New York this morn
ing, disclaims all knowledge of the
reason for the catechism, saying the or
der Is Mr. Harriman's. The inquiry ex
tends not only to the Union Pacific but
also Southern Pacific, Oregon Short
Line and Oregon Railway &. Navigation
Company.
GOES TO FAIR OFFICIAL
Mrs. Robert Livingston, wife of the
prominent director of the Lewis and Clark
Exposition, purchased a superb $1003
Weber Pianola Piano at the Ellers Piano
House.
The case Is one of the most beautiful
ever shown In the West a dork mahog
any, exquisitely grained and polished to
the highest degree possible.
The wonderful Pjanola Piano, justly
termed the "first complete piano," la now
to be found In many of the prominent
homes of Portland. This fact exemplifies
that the people In this vicinity desire only
the highest grade of Instruments as han
dled by Ellers Piano House.
No. S5t Washington street, corner Park
(Eighth) street.
Plumbers Board Xamcd.
Under the provisions of the city char
ter requiring the appointment of two
master plumbers and one Journeyman
plumber as a Board of Examiners,
Mayor Lane yesterday named Alexan
der Muirhead and Robert Gillan as
master plumbers for the place, and
William Gower, Journeyman. They are
authorized to pass upon all applicants
for plumbers' licenses. The Commis
sion has been out of existence ever
since the last municipal election, all
the old members having tendered their
resignations. The Mayor was moved
to make the appointments on account
of the growing demand for their serv
ices. Another Front-Street Sale.
Another transaction in Front-street
property took place yesterday, Mrs. C. A.
Morden and Mra. Robert V. Hall selling
their dock between Salmon and Main
streets. The consideration was JJS.OM,
but the name of the purchaser Is kWlth
held. This sale Is of special Intorest, follow
ing closely several other large transac
tions on Front street. There Is little
doubt that the same purchaser figures in
all of theye deals. Who that purchaser
1b, Is a matter of conjecture, but com
mon roport connects the Southern Pa
cific and O. R. & N. with these sales.
Elks' Lodge of Sorrow.
The memorial services of the B. P. o.
Elks will be held In the Marquam Grand
Theater upon the first Sunday in Decem
ber. The programme, which will begin
at 2:30 o'clock, will Include, addresses by
some of the most prominent speakers In
the city. Arrangements are In charge ot
a committee consisting of A. H. EJlein, E.
W. Moore, Charles A. Boyce, E. E. Pe
terson and Charles K. Garcy.
RAIIN!
THOUSANDS OF CRAVENETTE RAINCOATS AT 1-3 VALUE
Sale Begins Tomorrow, Monday, Morning at 9 o'Clock and Will Continue for
TEN DAYS ONLY!
1 FOR
MEN
.WOMEN
WOMEN'S RAINCOATS SSL81-
$1.50 Plain and fancy shades. Actual value $5.00.
Oft fn S3 flfl Sa!e price RcSular G-00 to $10.00. Ladies'
LU J.Uu Raincoats made of superior quality covert cloths,
in tan, gray; full belted back, very latest sleeve; cape effect ; -trimmed
with velvet collars.
S3 75 tO $4 00 cJow TwC1eo 00BrOCatIC f Sei0, Actual value
LADIES' CRAVENETTE RAINCOATS
SMART WEAR FOR RAIN OR SUNSHINE.
CC fA Regular $11.00 value. Fitted Full Lengft Raincoats, single
vJUu ad double-breasted styles. Warranted all wool, light and
dark colors.
$G HanH SJ 5fl ReS"lar $100 to $14.00 values. Extremelv
PU.JU a liU J1 .JV stylish Raincoats in Oxford, green, tan and
brown, in fitted and loose belted back; wing shoulder cape, also triple
cape effect; perfect fitting.
0 7C Regular $1S.00 value. An unusually attractive model fash
OJtlJ ioned in cape or collarless style; new box plaited or inverted
back; semi or tight fitted style; latest sleeve; colors olive, tan or gray;
hand-tailored throughout.
SPECIAL.
Hfnl nnimPrled mo3els. made of the finest cravenette
) I L.JU LU3I J.UU cloths. We ask that you see these splendid
garments, that you note the style, the make, the finish, that you compare
our prices with others that are asking $25.00 to $30.00.
MAIL ORDERS PR03IPTI.Y
Goodycor Rciincodt Co. '-i
STORE OPEN EVERY EVENING DURING THIS SALE UNTIL O'CLOCK.
PROTEST THE ASSESSMENT
RAILWAYS SAY THE AMOUNTS ARE
TOO HIGH.
Attorney Appear for the Corporation
to Ax-sue That Ae.ier Slftler'a
Figure Be Redaced.
County Judge "Webster and Commis
sioners Barnes and Llghtncr will hold
a conference within the next few days
for the purpose of looking Into the
merits of the protests filed by the var
ious railroad companies possessing
properties In this county against the
assessments made by Assessor SIgler.
Arguments were presented to the board
yesterday morning, and many things
were brought out that will be given
earnest attention. So far, the mem
bers of the Board have not ventured to
state whether or not the arguments of
the representatives of the railroads
will be given favorable consideration.
J. "W. Morrow, tax and right of way
agent for the O. R. & N. Company,
opened the proceedings yesterday
morning by making the sturtllng state
ment that not 10 per cent of the per
sonal property of Multnomah County
was on the assessment roll. He said
that the total for notes and accounts
on the roll was approximately $9,000,
000 and the statements of the National
Banks alone In Portland showed that
they had more money than that sub
ject to the checks of Individual de
positors. He said that the county rec
ords showed that there were $11,000,000
of mortgaged securities in Multnomah
County not taxed at all.
By bringing this before the Board
he meant to illustrate that the rail
roads had been assessed at a rate of
increase far above other property In
terests, and he argued that while pos
sibly the county could enforce the col
lection of such unreasonable taxes. It
would be unjust to the Interests he
was representing there. He said he
could not understand how the roadbed
could be valued at $17,000 a mile, and
called attention to the fact that the
valuation of 249 acres In Lower Alblna,
where the O. R- & N. yards are lo
cated, had been raised this year from
$210,000 to $707,800. and how 161 acres
on the hillsides above Marquam Gulch
were assessed at about $300 an acre,
when they could not be sold at all until
an enormous sum had been expended
upon them.
Attorney W. D. Fcnton appeared for
the Southern Paclflc and stated that
he thought the railroad had been ex
cessively taxed In view of the fact that
great sums of money had been expend
ed for the public good at a loss to the
company. "With such heavy taxation,
he argued, the company would not feel
disposed to sink money Into imnrove-
ments for the upbuilding of the com
munity. He was willing that Mh
client should pay Its share of the taxes,
but thought the assessment made by
Assessor SIgler out of reason.
The Northern Paclflc was represented
by Jay Sedgwick, its tax agent, who
said he considered the rate of $17,000
a mile for track and right of way far
too nign. He also argued In behalf of
the Northern Pacific Express Com
pany's assessment and that of the
Northwestern Improvement Company,
which, ho said, were owned bv th
Northern Pacific
, The Board adjourned after hearing
the arguments, but will iro Into sm.
slon again tomorrow.
NOT AGAINST BELT LINE
Tlinm ArodisL-of Stnt 1II "Posi
tion Regarding Front Street.
Thomas McCusker says he Is not op
posed to a belt line along the water-front;
mat ne does not want a franchise for
nothing; that he is perfectly willing to
nave the shippers themselves establish"
rates for the handllntr of cars alone
Front street, and he believes that If any
thing shall be done at all for the benefit
of commerce In the way of transportation
facilities it should be attended to without
delay, or the interests of the merchants
will suffer materially. He says at the
best a belt line could not be made ready
for operation within five years.
"iou may state." said Mr. McCusker
last night to The Oregonian. "that I am
not at all opjosed to the building of a
belt line along the waterfront. The large
shippers, whoso business depends upon
transportation facilities, are favoring a
track on Front street, and some of them
have even gone so far as to state that
unless they arc provided In some manner
whereby they will be la position to ban-
RAIN!
Cravenettes, Raincoats and Mackintoshes freshly unpacked and every one made by the GOODYEAR RAINCOAT
CO., NOW LOCATED AT 109 THIRD STREET. You know what that means. Think of 40,000 Raincoats from the
best makes in the world; at such slashing prices they can't last long. Every one was tailored hy the best men in the
East and made especially for this season's wear. Single or double-breasted, loose or tight fitting, with or without
belts, all colors, all weights and many are"silk lined. A VISIT TO OUR STORE WILL TELL MORE WONDERS
THAN A PAGE OF ADVERTISEMENT.
FILLED IF ACCOMPANIED BV THE MOXEV OR EXPRESS ORDER. STATE CHEST AND LENGTH MEASURE.
Announcement Extraordinary
We take pleasure in announcing the creation of a new department, in
addition to thoie we now have, to be known as the
Department of Practical Advertising
Modern Advertising
In all its branches
COST OF FULL COURSE SIX MONTHS $25.
Behnke-Walker Business College
ELKS' BUILDING-SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS
H. W. BEHNKE, President I. M. WALKER, Principal
DAY AND NIGHT CLASSES ALL BUSINESS BRANCHES TAUGHT
die freight at a reasonable expense, they
will have to romove their warehouses to
more convenient locations. The people I
represent Messrs. Thomas Honeyman. of
the Honeyman Hardware Company, and
Edward Newbegln. manager of R. M.
"Wade & Co. are not asking a franchise
for nothing. They are willing to pay the
city such sum as the Council may decide
jurt and reasonable each year, or a per
centage of the gross earnings, and. fur
ther than that, they are perfectly willing
to have the shippers establish a reason
able rate for the handling of cars. There
Is no railroad connected with this propo
sition, and wo have no Idea of making
the road exclusive. "We would prefer hav
ing It patronized by as many roads as
possible, as that would mean increased
revenue and improved service.
"It would take several years to con
struct a belt line, and then It would give
no better service than the proposed track
on Front alreet. So far as charges are
concerned, it will b? up to the shippers.
THE YALUE OF CHAECOAL
Few People Know How Useful It Is la Pre
serrlar Health &ad Beaaty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal Is
the cafest and most efficient disinfectant and
purifier In nature, but few realize Its value
when taken Into the human system for tho
same cleansing- purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you
take ot It the better; It ia not a drug at all.
but simply absorbs the Rases and impurities
ulvrays present In the stomach and In
testines and carries them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after smok
ing, drinklnjr or after eating onions and
other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Improves
the complexion. It whitens the teeth and
further acts as a natural and eminently
safe cathartic.
It absorbs the Injurious Rases which col
lect In the stomach and bowels; It disin
fects the mouth and throat from the poison
of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal In ene form or
another, but probably the best charcoal and
the most for the money is In Stuart's Char
coal Lozenges: they are composed of the
finest powdered "Willow charcoal, and other
harmless antiseptics In tablet form or rather
In the form of large, pleasant-tastln?
lozenges, tho charcoal being mixed with
honey.
The dally use of these lozenges will soon
tell In a much Improved condition of the
general health, better complexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood, and the beauty of It
Is that no possible harm can result from
their continued use, but. on the contrary,
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician In speaking of the
benefit of charcoal says: "I advise Stuart's
Charcoal Lozenges to all patients suffering
from gas in stomach and bowels, and to
clear the complexion ana punry the breath,
mouth and throat; I also believe the liver
Is greatly benefited by the dally use of
them: they cost but twenty-five cents a. bo
at drug stores, and although In iom sense
a patent preparation, yet I believe I get
more and better charcoal In Stuart's Char
coat Lozenges than In any of the ordinary
charcoal tablets."
HEN'S
CI Men's Boxcoat.
si) I -JU Actul value $5.00.
50 and HO AU-Wool Imported English Meltons colors
OJ.JV OIIU W.Xjyj biue bjack gray and faney mixtures Actual
value $12.00 to $15.00.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' RAINCOATS
Sale Price $1.25, SI .50
MEN'S CRAVENETTE RAINCOATS
WORN INSTEAD OF OVERCOATS.
Regular $12.50. values. Stylish, up-to-date Raincoat and
Overcoat combined, loose, swagger effect. Large assortment
$5.00
to select from.
C7 OA Regular $1G.00 value. Men's Cravenette Raincoat in fancy
sPl.l'U or plain effects. New broatf shoulder, full back, close-fitting
collar, all sizes.
CO 7C Regular $22.00 value. Swell up-to-date Cravenette in Oxford,
4M. J J. black and novelties, all hand tailored, and silk lined; all sizes.
ATTENTION IS CALLED
il? 50 3 nA ?1 5 Regular $32.00 to $35.00 value. Made of the
yiL.UV ailU 9 1 vi finest cravenette cloths. Nothing liner woven
by the cravenette people. Silk and wool textures, superior .workmanship.
Some in paddoek style, others loose back, swagger effect, concave should
ders ; up-to-date in every respect.
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and that certainly, should prove satisfac
tory. But, understand me, I am not op
posed to tho building of a belt line. If
that should be deemed the better course
to pursue."
Front-Street Franchise.
PORTLAND. Nov. lS.-(To the Editor.)
We presume that nearly everyone is fa
miliar with tho agitation now going on
regarding the Front-street franchise. We
desire to prosent the facts to the public
and ask only that you treat It on Us
merits.
We have known Mr. McCusker person
ally for a number of years, and. having
the utmost confidence in his judgment
and integrity, asked him to represent us
In trying to secure a franchise to operate
an electric line on Front street. "While
we thought that the public might at first
; glance think that Mr. McCusker repre-
sented other interest?, still we felt sure
that those who knew him could rely on
his word when ho made the positive as- i
sertion that he only represented our- J
selves, but it seems that he has been
Handicapped by Mr. Harrlman, conse
quently we take this opportunity of say
ing that neither the Harrlman system nor
any other railroad corporation is inter
ested in this matter, and we trust that
the public will give us the credit as citi
zens and business men of Portland of
not being a. party to any scheme to ob
tain a franchise under false pretenses for
the purpose of turning it over to some
railroad corporation to the detriment ot
the interests of the city. We think that
our standing in this community entitles
us to this consideration.
"We say plainly that we took this up as
a business investment, as anyone would
do, and because certain Interests In
South Portland, as well as on Front
street demanded It.
We ask for an onen franchise so th.it
any line or person can transport their
cars or freight over it without dlscrlml-1
nation, and are willing to leave the i
charge for same to the consideration oCj
the business men interested. i
We are willing to pay to the city a fair f
and reasonable per cent of the earnings ,
of the road for the privilege of operating
over the city streets. "We are willing to I
have the city throw around the franchise j
such reasonable restrictions and regula-',
tlons as will safeguard both the Interests '
of the city and the patrons of the road.
In conclusion, all we ask Is that the
Council and public accord us fair con
sideration as business men and taxpay
ers of thl3 city, and treat our application
squarely on Its merits. Respectfully,
THOS. D. HONEYMAN.
EDWARD NEWBEGLN.
Painting ot Crater Iake.
Through the efforts of Colonel L. L.
Hawkins, the Museum at the City Hall
has been enriched by the addition of a
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beautiful oil painting of Crater Lake,
from the brush of Edwin L. Forker, a
young artist of Klamath Falls. It
was secured as a special attraction and
suspended yesterday from the fourth
floor of the north corridor of the City
Hall, where it attracted a great deal
of attention. It is 2x10 feet, and will
be on exhibition for at least a year
under special arrangement with Artist
Forker.
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