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THE SUSDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUAHY 13. 1907.
PJ
MAYOR'S IHUL
M E
READY
Lengthy
Document Will Be
Submitted to Council
.Wednesday.
CONTAINS FW SURPRISES
Advocaleji "i
i-tot- mo ndmenl Cilv-
Ins Tropic rover lo Krcall In-
Worthy Official irisrlic-r Wsjrcs
-Tor .IunlcfpHl Kmpluycs.
J KKCOMMbM IJATIONS OF MAYOR
LA X K.
J Advance In VRfrs of policemen
tt'rom $SO to $lm.
Additional deputy for Health Of-
J ' fleer.
t Advance In sagea of employe of
4 irarbasre rrcmaion'.
Morfl equitable distribution , of
T ater rate?.
Advance in uac of Fire Depart -
Additional l'lumblng Inxpcetor.
J Additional deputy or ctfrl; for
4 Build. nc Inpprctur.
4 Advanw In wnprcs of xtrect-clean-
ing drpiximnt employes.
T Iricreane or force mid advance in
l ttB In City Knglncer's
Iepart-
l.t'llfhni.-nt of
emnloi-menfc
or clerk for tm labor bureau.
Purchase of rock quarry and
crusher by. tho city.
Setting nsl'le of . playgrounds Xor
children.
Maintenance
co'nnml rundi ti
Of
appropriation la
an DoaxhI
Chaj-ter amendment giving- people
p.wr to recall any city official
Conservation of streets and- other
propjrUa or the city.
message or Mayor hm to til? CQIW.1I,
After being delayed several Hays by the
mght ana u win be presented at the
WCftlng o the Council next Wednesday
" , ' lenarthy document or
-S3 type-written par-s and dals exhaus
tively with all departments or the city
s&vM.ur.enl.
On
e whole (hf report of the Major
Hat excMlnirly satl.futor' oon-
Ultions
" n in tna various branch-
ot the city government. The statement
eommences with an abstract of the city's
"""l1"' "B"tlon. showing; that lOOS was
ine busiest year In municipal alYalr. that
roruana lias ever experienced, In spite
of the enlarged duties of the Various of-
. V, round that tlio incumbents of
--.- - ucjjjw v,niua nave
eiiuation well.
xnet" i the
A feature which stands out In the docu
ment m the Mayor'i ereneral recommenda
tion for advanced In the wanes or city
employes. Increased nay is asked lor
policemen, firemen, employes of tha
street-cleaning department. employes 0f
the garbage crematory and employes of
the engineering department. It Is made
dear that living expenses and wages In
private employment have been rising
much faater t han the remuneration of
thoso'who work for the city. A higher
scale or wags in trie police department
Is especially urgd.
The. mot complet Innovation reoom
mended In the message ia the proposal
indoivement of a charter amendment
giving the people powor to oust from of-
Uce any oity oftlclal whenever they may
ee -fit. T t Is alo recommended that an
appropriation be made for the malnten-
ance o( a free labor bureau. The Conn.
oil la nuked to Increase the forces of sev
eral departmen t to meet the growlne
needs .of the city.
The Mayor takes opportunity to review
the circumstances leading up to the pres
ent cllnf..-Tiniiii over the report of tile ex
Pert accountants, renewing his assertion
that Clue care has not been used In keeping
city records. He also takes a fling at
the policy of the Council In frrantinir the
use or the Btreets unreservedly, declaring
that his efforts In behalf of the people.
In this particular, "have met with' in
difference or openly expressed contempt.'
Views on Water System.
Water rates are referred to at length.
the Mayor expressing dissatisfaction with
the present system, although Indorsing
ine lowering ot rates recently ercected
He suggests that a charter amendment
be enacted whereby private property shall
bear some portion of the cost of ex
tensions of the system.
Hoi calls attention to the generous work
of Portland hi endinj? relief to stricken
&an Franolsco. and fellcltatea this city
ui'uu ire-3iit. "rosperous conai tion.
Ill doling -With the police department,
the Mayor expresses satisfaction with Us
work, asncrtinir that he believes "no other
' . ' ' j in tne i niied enais. or the sanK
ijize aa Fortliimi, has received better
les from ltd 'police department." The
Kifatfut llf flcutty. he afert. has been.
J n InducinK competent men to applv for
POiMttOPS as patrolmen, because of th
low salaries paid. He reviews the dis-
missal of all but one of the rejanilar
detectives. JcUrlng- that "tlie detective
fOTCf B5 U was then constituted was
humbug, and while of little or no value
for the purpose of detection of crime. It
operated to protect :. certain number of
Criminals, known as stool-pigeons, and
thus Interfered with the proper operation
of th department. .
"In fact." . he adds. 'It was found to
be Quite as necessary to keep; such In-
formation from ' the detectives as tt was
from criminals, if anything, in - the way
of a, rald' was to te made upon the latter
class, else when such a 'raid was made
It proved a' failure so far as any prao
tlcal results were eom?erned.'
lrnrir the new ystera of placing pa
trolnien and detectives under the aame
classification, much better results, in
declares, have been attained. "No Kraft."
1m allots. tneiriK' practiced upon any
class or Individual, no blackmail or
hacKshccfn. is wing
collected from any-
one.
Better work
ne&ltri departm
haw been don e in the
n t than -vr-. It Is a33el
tifiweurr.
thai
an additional deputy
nped . as .well as a
tion of cases f -vispected infectious dls-
eattes, and an e raergency hospital.
GarDase collection coeuy.
1
The present mtethod of collecting: ' Kaf-
btige Is not aooel. accord I njtt to the Mayor,
itnd he also cites the coot. 91.22 a ton.
which he says li excessive. Homer,
he Itopea for better conditions In this
department, with the lnstallatton of the
proposed new furnace-
The Civil Service Commission Is com-
mended for its creditable work and the
clerk. O- L. . McPheraon. la espclally-compllmented-
The affairs of the com-
mission conducted, u is saw, -with
the sole object of the betterment and more
tr.-c Li v aervlca oC the city. Ielti3er
nolitioal preference, nor relierlous faith-
has been allowed to intrude itaeir into
the Just conduct of its affairs SO far as
I know."
In speaking of the park dpartmn t the
Mayor mentions the present plana for
the extension .of the parking system,
observinpr that a proper and judicious
system of public parks would be the most
valuable asset which the city could
acquire. In this connection, he, also
speaks of the valuable services of Col-
on el L.. I... llawkln.s. a member of the
commission who died during the year."
ana Dr. T. L. EllOt, who tendered his
resignation from the board. j
Ot the Water Department - the Mayor I
says: I
At 811 times since the city acquired the
Hull Run fopplr Of e elUlre ?S
of maintenance. cont of extension Of mains
nd lutr-ralK, Installation of motors. Interest
on bond, and all ouma paid Into th- sink- J
in- f n nH hlrh nrnvldea for the payment
of the entire. cwt of the Installation of the
initial largo conduit leaning into the CU.
and the coat of an extensive nyatem of ex
pensive rwrvolrs lias been placed on to
thO consumer, and in a greater degree upon
the poorer and Smaller householder.
' ot Juat or Ko.ul.able.
T ti -v-- not ron-WT! thla a jrt or equit
able method for the payment of the charnoa
indirrr'd In the aoquiremrnt, t xteiwion and
maintenance of this useful department, and
liave at all tlm-a prolmfd afralnst It. and
1 am pltraaft to - nblt- to - that the
Jlonorahle Board Of Water Comrnla-lonera
kve tikcn ft step in tlir m M ."
lowering tle rates for water to the smaller
r ni iner. from whim v-otat of trie money de
l fcn-d for m.oh I o rp off eamc, and have
lowered his ratea one-tntrd for. the coming
year; also they have reduced the mew
rates to the amo class of Consumcra When
sueh service pipe 1" attached to a meter, to
a more Equitable rate1.
In this connection It may be said that In
the matter Of provldina; for the maintenance,
extension of mains and fixed expenditures,
the Water Board is by the City Charter
Btrtctly limited to themethod provided there
in, and any change which may be made
which will oorrfiot the present method must
be made by the people ' themselves, the
Board of Commissioners Tena" bound by
such provision of the Charter.
Under nich provisions of the charter, if
any further extension of .mains is to be
carried on during the comiDE yr. no
further or greater reduction in rates can
he mn.de at this time. If the cost for ex-
tension and other chargps aside from th
rout of delivery can be met In B0m Other
manner, the cost of water to me con- 01
umer. as made by the city, can bo very
greatly reduced.
With a view to visiting we ws. mtui.
In the extension of mains and laterals upon
the Demon or land which receives the bene-
nt. a claaa which has largely received such
benefits In the past without cost and with-
out price, the Board of Water Commission?
era have under consideration a plan lor me
equitable distribution of such cost among
the persons to whom it properly belones.
WhlCh plan IS to be submitted to the people
at th. next Miction in June. There Is much
difference of opinion throughout the com
munity as to the proper method of attain
ing this end.
In a DiversHy of Opinion.
Whether to have 'all cost attached to the
Atcr Depart men t Drovldsd for ty senrral
taxation, or whether to charge the con-
jumer the actual cost of the delivery ot
aucn water to him with the added charge Of
interett upon th outstanding bonds, and a
fixed Bom set aside each year to provld
for thC payment 9f euch bonds, with an ex
pen sei attaciicd to th extension of mains
and laterals to be paid by the property nd -Jo
lnlnit. either by asessmBnt of such cost
upon Immediately adJolnlnK property or by
lllfRnS Of district asseiisment, are questions
upon which there Is . much diversity 01
opinion. At any
ntethodi could
fce devised which
would b more equltaliltt
tnan the one in
intii inm tinr
In Mice It Btioiim Ce eaia mm 'n the
early history of the Water Department the
lty nd mors water to . se II than it could
.nd eustomeT-s to buv auch ws.tcr. n n t henca
made a decided reduction in rates in favor
of the larger consumer, an compared to
that which it charged to tha smaller con-
sumer. but clrcumntanon'i have chuxed, and
the city Is confronted with the necessity of
either conserving tt water supply.- or brins-
ine In an additional supply, at a- cost .of
nearly $2,000,000 outlay for that purpose.
"When bonds were. Issued to pay for the
Installation of the Bill Huu. aystem, and
the purchase and installation of the exist-
ins water plant,, it was agreed, I am in-
the purcnaner of . tne dodqs,
ent for such bonds, and tha
treat was. to be made a fixed
ChargQ Upon the water rates, as they were
collected from the consumer. If IMS 18
true, and such an agreement was a condi
tion of the sale of such bondn. such f net
Will have to be taken Into consideration In
plail3 WtltCll art? Oevlsea Xov ft change la
rat-s taxed to the contauiner.
rurln the past year aeveral thousand
meters have been installed. This waj done
for the purpose of checking waste, which
amOUIttCU tO 00 pr cent ot an the water
brouitiit Into the city, some 23.000,01)0 Of
aall uns In all per day. If water la to be
sold. m. nsed rate upon the measure lit ent
by meters charging the consume
ally vtiat water He rralvc5i anajivingnm.
exactly the amount of water ne pays ior.
in the only absolutely just method of doi
s. A mett-r rate for one person, and
flat faucet rate for another person Is unfa
and will cause Just complaint.
Commends Fire Deparlment.
The services of the Fire Dopartment are
commended and mention is made of the
extensions of the- department during thft
year. Becauae of the arduous work of the
employes in trie fire service, an increase
In wages is recommended.
The growing importance of the build-
Ing department because of the greater
activity in construction, is cited by the
Mayor. He indorsee the prompt enforce-
inent of the building laws and says that
to adequately do this another assistant
to the inspector is necessary.
In regaxd. to the city's linaacial affairs.
Mayor Lane says:
No examination of the city's books or rec
ords havlntr been made for several years.
and being Impressed with the Importance of
(Infinite Information upon that important
mait-r. 1. unon the 8th day of September,
two., entered upon tne part ui wi uitj mw
a contract with Meaftrs. Clark and Buchan
an, a firm of expert accountants, to make
such examination and report their findings
to mo. as Mavor of this City
This examination was begun in Septem
ber. 1005. and the final report of the above
named Arm was handed to me July . iao6.
In respect to the results of this examlna-
Hon it mav be stated mat it am not ac
velop any evidence of toss upon the part of
the city through fraud, which could be aa
certamed from a n examination of the city's
record. The records of the city, however,
have for many years ken kepi in Slicli'i
manner in nearly all matters concerning the
purchase. receipt and dlatrlbutlon of sup
lilies and materia of different norts that It
l8 ani Will forever be impossible to learn
much of anvthlne useful regarding mem in
thii- respect, or to fix any, responsibility for
them upon the persons who actually pur
chased or used such articles.
This unfortunate condition of affairs is
due to the fact that the auditing department
of the city has at all times audited claims
aaainst the city antountlna to a vast sum
Of money In the aggregate upon data which
was incomplete and loosely made up in this
important respect, and which left- Such
transactions dependent upon memory and
.not of record, as should have been done.
All Of which is due perhaps more to a lack
of appreciation 'of the importance .of the
matter than to any designed motive In BO
keeptntr the records that no responsibility
could arterwaru do nxea -upon any one
particular.
Auditor.' System Loose.
It. has developed that lartre sums of money
hae been paid out upon claims founded
upon requisitions, many of which have been
sienf-d in blanK anor afterward nnea in,
which dangerous method U seems has bean
the rea-ular custom in one department for
many -. ra. kx o ti planned -In -blank requisi
tions b('lng kept and iKfued from the audit-
Ing department ttacif, without tno fact tBVe
inn come to the knowledge of the Auditor,
so It Is said.
FlndinKH tiepondent unon the Inveetltatloi
of such records are of no value so far at
facts aft COr.wnrdj antt tho result oc tn
investigation verify this statement, tt ol
r larareiy been devoted t
ass of requlxltlone, blllic ant
nowhere atlve anv definite:
flatd Upon which Rny findings as to the
correctness of the claims can be ascertained
by any one. The only tangible, result of such
xumlnt Ion of the city- affairs will be that
It will force a change of methods In the
manner M Keeping such records, and m the
future It will be possible to make an eT-
ami
t Ion with a hope of ascerta 1 Ki tyy
ndltlon of the city's affairs are. a
'the
summation
perhaps repay
the
expenditure involved m tins one,
Concerning appropriations for
various departments tlio Maror
1 n making the appropriations for the com
lni yew 1 hope that such appropriations
may not be aplit up Into as many small and
detailed funds as was done laet year. Th.
and It li unwise to so apportion them that ;
they cannot be usefully employed In th i
int e-rests of the people, who furnish them,
with the specific understandlnir that they
shall bo legitimately expended for the needs ;
Of the city. The plan which was pursued
In this respect last year Wag a foolish on
and operated to hamper and restrict the dtf- 1
ferent departments in their worlc and there
by did wronur to the interests of the city as
a VhOlCi and the money which was taken
from the people by taxation wag 80 manipu
lated tn this respect and In spite of my pro
test made at the time, that It operated in
several instances to absolutely defeat the
Interests and purposes QC the taxpayer, who
were paying- to have such Interests forward
ed ahd protected.
I earnestly hope that a. larsrer view of the
affatm 'of the city and a wiser counsel may
prevail WUU yOU In tnis very Important re
spect. - -
Advoratpa Jtecall Syatem.
The auKsxation of Mayor Lane as to a
new charter amendment follows:
At the comtn? election In .Tun. 1907. an
amendment to the charter should he euh
mltted to the people which would give the
people the rljrht to recall anv city official
from his position as such officer at any tim
that it was found to be to the Interests of
the city to do so.
Nothing but loss ran mm from the re
tention of careless or unfaithrm servants
In places of public trust; all such should he
dismissed promptly and finally.
Following Is an- excerpt to reports on
public franchises: 11
In August I' addressed a letter to the
City Auditor rcqur,stln? him to rail upon
all holders of franchises granted by this
lty to render a -report upon the condition
of their affairs as Is required by section 4o.
I of the city charter.
Six companies, namely, the rortland Gas
fompany. Western fnlon Telegraph Com
pany. Northern I'aclflc Terminal Company,
fascado Power fompany, WlllaMrtte Trie,
tion Company. Home Telephone Telegraph
Company and tho People's Market Associa
tion have compiled with this reefhest, and
heir reports are upon file in the Auditor's
office. All other corporations, for one rea
son and another, have so far failed to do so.
I will submit the matter to the city's legal
representative and endeavor to ascertain
whether the city can enforce the 'Provision
of the charter respecting corporations hold
ing grants from the city, and win enforce
such provision of the charter wherein I can
do so. The following sums have been re
ceived from the followlnr-named corpora
tions under graoti from tho city;
The Mayor has the following to say in
regard to the protection of public prop
erty :
Being- strongly Imbued with the Idea that
the Interests ot the people or the city at
large &r of greater importance than are
those of the Individual, and belna firmly
convinced that amiir?h r-1 rht re rh -lw tn
respect to grants and franchises and the use
Ot ana vacation or streets ana other puonc
property of this city, hag not received the
consideration at the hands of this city's
representatives to which it Is entitled. I
take this opportunity to again protest
against the scant consideration which has
been given to this Important subject.
People's Kifcbts ignored.
Rights and grants, wholesale and retail.
have been parted with without any reser-
vat Ions either mental or otherwise being
nikidr. so far an J can ascertain, or any
conoldeiatkm to the value of a "'sou-marlcee
t'flhg required in lieu of the same in most
nstances. Glfu, grants ana franchises to
the use of streets in part - and in whole;
rlchts to the use of the surface of the
streets; rlxiita to the use of the earth below
7ie btrtfts; rights to the use of the space
above the streets: riftd Of Streets lh lull
width, outrisrht. and for all time; petty
pick max and clIpDlnKB from IT sidewalks
ive eacn and all been "dished out with
frca hand with hut little 017 no consider-
a - -1 ---
ation shown for the interests Of rights Of the
Atalnst this unjust mithofl of arrant In tt
and Kl viriT away the city's ptpperty I have
&t Si! timr8 OltlClally proteatetfi and protest
ed in vain. Asking- for no more tnan a
proper and just reservation aahd protection
of the city's rlahts to Its own, and ' ank Inj
for such rights in the Interest and namo
Ot the people only, I Dave met with indir
ferenre ' or openly expressed tjjontempt fof
tbem alone and " their i-larhte are as aacnd
as BC ttlOSe Ot the mdlvwuai, and under
no circumstances should they be parted with
without due and careful consideration of the
value of that for which thev ai4n eKchansred.
and that value should be a ful! equivalent.
Such method, 11 put m practic. mi wnn0
m man. nor no man Intereit or right.
1 more than that neither he nor they
have a rlarht to exDect or to kak. If tlilt.
rule had' at all times been followed In the
pa3t I em 0t the opinion that ithe tax rat
for the city's necessary expnuiwrffl ior uie
ST.
JOHNS BAPTIS
WILL
JPmM- "
VIEW OF STRUCTURE ON WHICH WORK WILL BE COMMENCED this
MONTH.
Architect W. O. Adams "has prepared plans for a handsome new S.ptlet
Church to be erected on Cbicago street, in St. Johns. The building win be
44x44. and there will be an annex 18x32. The auditorium will e 42x43,
be.idea which ther will be the pastor's study, baptismal font, and dininur
room. There will b a full basement The coat 'tn emtimated at S3.SOO. but this
SluOUnt may h exceeded. About 2800 hs been subscribed. Work win be
started on the building some dme thii month. Rev. Mr. Leonard Is the pastor.
corr.lnr year would be far below tha 5.0?
mills which haaj been assad to pay for the
am.
l8JQr Lane calls, attention to the city's
growth and prosperity &9 follOWS;
At no time In the hltor- at the, cltv has
It made mo threat a rrowth tn a material
way during the name period of time a it
has during- the past year, nor ever wore
has it been mo prosperous generally Or faced
such .romlaln. Indications of a healthy and
rapid srowth In the future. for .vhlch we
Uoulu not only tie grateful, but at the me
time we Khould be prepared to carefully
adopt such broad, general policies as will
wisely meet the needs of the future, of
What is to become a great city.
STRIKERS WIN RECRUITS-
Streetcar Tickets Succeed In Indue-
injf Five Men to Join Ranks.
, The streetcar strikers were out In force
lost night, and by persistent persuasion
at Third and Waahlnpton streets, man-
aged tO Will five recruits for their ranks.
That nunVber of motormen and conduc
tors Quit, the aervicfi when aslced to do
so by the ptcketa, but the traffic on the
"line W'oS not blocked t -aji,. the com
pany having ample men to 'move its cars
without delay. - - .
The strikers and nlc-lcotst gathered' at
ThiJ"d and Washington streets, where they
began their demonstration several weeks
ao. when the riots broke -out and dis
order relKned.
Laost night when
demonstration began, police headquarters
was notified and Captain Moorcs was uis-
patched with a squad of reserves to keep
order. He had no trouble. -The
police complain that the streetcar'
OlllClalS are permitting some or tneir
.cars to be run without headlfghtP.
IVew Xjlfe Insurance Company.
NEWARK. N. J.. Jan. 11 The Korth
American Life Insurance Company was
organized here today. The r dent
Of the new company Is John. K- Boone,
sr.. of New York, and the secretary.
Krancla E. Stevens, of New Yorhv-
FOOTPAD HIDES IN
I
Mrs. Thomas Roberts -Passes
by and Is Held Up by
-.'.- Young Thug.
LOSES CANADIAN QUARTER
Thief Armed With TMfttol Takes
'Woman! Only Coin Rt Johns .
Citizen Has Similar Experience.
Bandit- Hoturn Iltm Carfare.
I CRIMES OF TAST FORTNIGHT.
J January l Xewlin Johnson and
, Frank McHugh held up and robbed
i of 15 cents and 45 respectively, at
Tenth and Flanders streets. 2o
T arrests..
January "4 Charles McGee held up
and robbed of $20 and checks to the
amount of $300; also watch and
chain. Two arrests made; cases
pending in court. ' -
January 6 Fred B. Martin mur
ders his sister-in-law. attempt to
kill his wife and Committed, sui
cide. January 7 Dr. Philip Edwarda
Johnson's mangled body found In
canyon beneath Ford street bridge ;
Indications of four play; death re
mains a mystery.
January 8 Oscar Lindgren, pro
prietor of the Garfield Hotel bar.
shot while at his work ; Fred Nelaon
arrested; case pending.
January 11 Three burglars enter
home of "W. "W. Beardsley, Claremont
avenue and East Flanders street.
rob house of $55, tie the occupants to
bed and escape. No arrests.
January. 11 Two thugs entered
the home of IS on Tung, a Chinese,
at Prettyman station, beat him near-1
ly to death and rob htm of $1-05.
No arrests.
' January 12 Vnmaslsed footpad
. hold, up Mrs. Thomas Roberts atv
door of First Congregational Church.
Two masRed m-n rob T. J . Schubert
at Front and ' Madison streets.
i
-As am. flttiriK climax to the blackest
WCSK or crime In the history of fort
land, an unmasked highwayman who
chose for the scene of his daring op
erations the portals of one of the city's
lCa(JlH5 dlUrCtlCS, neia up Mrs, Thomas
Roberts, of 820 Park street, at 9
o'clock last nlKht at the point of A
rpvolviir and robbed her or a Canadian
26-CCnt piece. Less than two hours
later masked highwaymen committed &
similar crime on Front and Madison
streets. I. - J. Schubert, of St. Johns.
W&8 the victim.
When held up. Mri Roberta, VllOBfl
husband is one of the partners In
Roberts - Brothers' Department Store,
wag proceeding home. . She was walk-
lng up Park street and' as she ap-
pro ached the corner- of Madison she
noticed a wel l-dressed young; man
Standing In front of the First Conajre-
gitlonil Church. Sic pia no iira-
BUILD HAItlS9M church
tion to. Kim. thinking: that he was
waltlnsf for a friend. A.s she came
abreast of hlrr, the young fellow thrust
a revolver close to tier race, and de-
money and valuables.
"Keep quiet and jrl ve me your
xnonoy." commanded tho highwayman.
Who was trembUnsr and evidently very
nervous. ' '
Tlinc Takes Only Coin.
"I have only 2D cents "with pie," an
swered Mrs. Roberts. The thug reached
into the side pocket of her coat and
extracted the Canadian quarter. He
obllgip&ly lowered the revolver when
she requested him to do 80.
At this juncture a man stepped out
of the drug; store a block west of tho
scene of the robbery. The young high
wayman, became frigrhtened, and with
the parting caution. "Don't make an
outcry until I'm out of sight." ho
turned and ran rapidly down Madison
street ' toward1 the -rlver.
Mrs. Roberts retrained tier composure
and walked to the drug store, where
StlO Informed the clerx or tne holdup,
and asked him to notify the police.
Captain Bruin saaiajned Detective Ser
Beant Baty and . Detective Burke to
Investigate.
Mrs. Roberts described her assailant
as a young man about 2 2 years of nice.
Me was dressed entirely in black. His
suit and medlum-lengrth overcoat were
or. black &na he' wrj a black hat and
m uffler. His features she. saw Quite
plainly. Mo- was 'rri ooth-f ooel. or nu I -
low complexion and had flashing;, dark
eyes."
The evident nervousness of the high
wayman indicates that he Is a "Kreoi.
hand, and last, night's robbery prob-
ably his first vein lire in tne neia o:
crlmo. the police say.
After , her esccltlnar exDerlence. Mrs.
Roberts continued on her way home,
unaccompanied Mr. Roberts was un-
aware of the crime until he reached
home, late at night.
The pol lco declare that the presence
III tnO City Ol SO many hlgUwaymen
is due to. the Milwaukie Country Club,
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Fromineet
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REV. A. H. LONG.
DUrrY'S PURE , fVIALT
I an absolutely pure, gentle and invigorating stimulant and tonic. It builds
tip the nerve tissues, tones up the heart. slvs power to the brain, strength and
elasticity tO the mUSCleS and richness to the blood. It brings Into action all
the vital forces, ft makes dig.est.on perfect. and enables you to pet from tlie fuod
you eatthe nourishment it contain-. It is invaluable for overworked men. deli
cate women and Sickly cilildren. It strengthens the system, is a, promoter of
sood health and -longevity, makes the old young and Keeps the young strong
ruiTy'8 pure Ma.lt whiskey is a form of food already digested, and is recognized
a family medicine everywhere. This Is a guarantee.
Sold by all druggists, grocers and dealers, or direct, in sealed Dottles
only; never in. balk. Price $1. Insist cm. tne genuine and see that the "Old
CliemiSt" trade-mark is on. the label. Beware of refilled Dottles and
spurious mait whiskey substitutes offered for sale by unreliable dealers.
They are positively harmful and will not core. Illustrated medic&l "booklet
EQd dOCtW'B aflyiCe Iree. VUJ Malt WHislie7 Co., Rochester, N. Y.
just across the line in Clackamas Ooun-
tr. They say that young men cf loose
habits go to the' club ar.d gamble away
their money, after "wh ich they return
to Portland and rob citlxeiiH to re oup
their losses.
G ave Back Car Fa re .
Schubert " lost tout 50 . cents. The two
masked men, each armed with a shining
revolver. encountered Schubert at the
cornar or Front ra r l uil lisoji -n d de
manded his money ami valuable..
When their victim put ws nana sk?--
ward, one of the robbers lowered his- gun
and Commenced to search Schubert's
pockets. He extracted tSO cent arid a nil-
WittCh and Was about to Uepart, when
Schubert mustered up courage eHOUgll to
request the robbers to return him carfare, t
The robber who bad tnkon tlie money 1
turned iRr,tlc(1 inan a 3,me- r-1
derlntr him to hurry home and KOCp 11 IS
mouth shut.
Schubert called at tho police station and
repoi
ted the affair to Sergeant Baty. He
describes his assailants US boin2 Of me
dlum height and wearing dark clothes and
black raaskM.
OSTEOPATHS HAVE A BILL
Ask Legislature t Hfgnlate ti.e
Practice) of Osteopathy.
The 0.W Osteopathic Association
held lt fifth annual meetlns yesterday
at the Imperial Hotel, the three sessions
te.in6" WCll Ulled with instructive papers,
entertaining discussions and business of
importance -to the practitioners. One of
the features of the day was the appear-
ance Of Ellis Whitman, who styles him
self the "human rattlebox" through his
ability- to dislocate every joint in his
body. Operative technique for correcting;
lesions and diseases caused by them was
well demonstrated by Whitman, the
osteopaths illustrating; the various meth
ods of correcting dislocations, by means
of his peculiarity.
A bill was framed for presentation to
the State. Iegrlslature by which it is
hoped to "secure a State Board of Ex-
aminerg for osteopaths whereby they may
be licenced for practice the same as
doctors of medicine -re. In tho hill
osteopathy Is defined as ' that science or
svstem or medicine which treats diseases
of the human body by manual thftra-
peutlcH for the stimulation of the remedi
al " and resisting forces within the body
jtSClf for the correction or misplaced
tissue and the removal o obstructions
or interferences!, with the fluids of the
bodv all without tho internal admmls-
tration Ot flruys or medicines."
rt h is' states in the Union. Ollh IS
are without laws retrulatins; and regularly
licensins Hie yraL-iicei oi uaieuiittiiiy, auu
the Oregon Association is most anxious
to obtain the needed legislation here.
The officers elected for the year are:
President. Dr. G. H. rlolslnarton; first
Vice-president, Dr. F. E. Moore; second
vice-president. Dr. w. u Mercer; secre-
tary. Dr. Mabel Akin; treasurer. lr. :.
K. Walker. Board of trustees Or. R. B.
Northrup, Dr. Gertrude U Gates. Dr. F,
J. Barr. Dr. H. F. Leonard. Dr. M. G. E,
Bennett. iJefrislation committee Tr. W.
A. Rogers, r. O. V. Akin, Dr. Ft. T.
Shepherd, Dr. W. L. Mercer. Ir. R. B.
xorthruj). Programme committee-Dr,
Hezzie O.
"Moore. Tr. Clara Mac-
farlane. Or. H.
stud ley.
HOLD FAMILY CONFERENCE
Marirjoroiigtir m mcir Relatives
Try to Arrange Separation.
LOXDOK. Jan. 11-Somctnin? approach.
inpr a family conference relative to the
affatra of the Duke and Duehes of Marl
borougll was held at Sunderland Mouse
today. The Belmonts are already mere
and Reginald Vanderbllt and other mem
bers or the family are to join the party
tonight. This meeting undoubtedly con-
CemS tlie domestic airrerencea or m
Mariboroufchs, which appear to be rapidly
approachtnR the point where a separation
will be deflnitely announced.
King Oscar Convalescing.
BTOCKHOLH,
12- King Oscar Is
bift has not yet
Steadily convalescing.
been able to leave thii palace.
Clergy man
Restored to Vigor.
84. YEARS OLD.
H. S. Gile, of Salem, Thinks
This .Fruit Much Slighted.
RAPS RECENT APPLE SHOW
Declares Horticultural society is
art la 1 in Its Awards and That,
bniall l-"ruitH Arc Not Given
Proper Recognition.
SAT.F.M. Or.. Jan. 12. (Snfcial.) That
the State Horticultural Society lias lout
fiiffht Of ail Other fruits n its admiration
J . .. i I 11. A
and enthusiasm for tlie ftDPIG. is! U1B
opinion of a number of fruitgrowers who
attended the annual meetli.a; last week.
And some Of the growers are angry
about it.
Alex La Toilette, the well-known grower
of peaches and logan berries is one of
theee. li. S. Gile, the prune man and
manager of the Willamette Valley' Frune
Association, is another. Mr. Lafollette
came home from the meeting in diss us t
before It was over. He wanted to hear
something besides apples. Gile stayed
the meeting out, but is up in arms
against what he considers an attempt to
limit the term "horticulture" to apple
culture. With flre In hii eye he thus
addressed a newspaper representative
today ;
"I should like to ask of you, sir. what
Is the meaning of the term 'horticul
ture? It appears that the officers of
the State Society of Horticulture have
narrowed this term down until it takes
in and absolutely excludes everything
else except apples, chiefly Hood River
apples.
"A large number off members -of auxiliary
gOCietieS attended this meeting with the
hope of learning something In reforenc.8
to the culture of berries of various sorts,
peaches, pears, prunes, and ottter fruits.
Apples 0' no means constitute the only,
nor do they constitute the chief fruit
product of this state. Talce the
Oregon prune for instance; to my
milld H is hv tar the most valu
able oommerclal fruit product Ot
the State of Oregon today and can be
grown more successfully over a greater
eection Of the State than can any other
fruit, and yet the prune Is practically
barred from -the discussions, crowded out.
or at least is unrecognized, by the so-
called -Horticultural society.' yes, i
have repeatedly endea.vored.to brins the
prune into notice and into favor wall the
ofneers of this society, but with inUlffer-
ent success. ,
Cup That Was Xpt Given.
"I was invited last Surnmer to eiv-e a
310 CUP for the best display or commer
cial packed prunes In 23. 10 and 5-pound
boxes and. hoping that the Horticultural
Society had broadened Its views aad In-
tended this year to give the prune a rair
show. it. S. Gile & Co. contributed $10
for the purpose of having this cup pro-n
vlded and with the expectation that the
fK)C.ety WOUld interest the tllllerent pack
ers in. the ata'to to brlnff Ml a dfepliy
of - prunes so that the people who viewed
the display of apples might also mo a
OQd display of carefully packed clean,
attractive-looking prunw: a fruit whioh
in recent years has - gained great favor
throughout the entire world because of
JtS splendid; rood, qualities and which is
no longer the despised article of pom-
merce that it was a few years ago. What
was the result? No Interest whatever.
Or at least no exhibits.
' "It has been. the custom of the Willam-
ette Valley Prune Association to avail
themselves of every opportunity of this
kind to make a display and on this oc-
caslon took from stock In their ware-
house a. number of boxes ot prunes and
put them .on exhibition. Whether thl cup
which was donated by 1-1. S. Olle & Co.
was-ever. awarded to the Willamette
APPEAL FOR
PRUNES
The Rev. Dr. A. H. Long, a
prominent and independent
clergyman, who is caiiea the
venerable Church of God Min-
ister, of Mount Joy, renn., is
84 years of age, and says DXJF-
FY'S PURE MALT WHI5-
KEY, the Great Renewer of
Youth, cured him of nervous
debility, congestion. of the
brain, grip and severe attacks
of vertigo and restored him to
health, and vigor.
"Durlnsr tho piirtt forty years of m- life
1 have sutTorcti much from nervous de
bility, congestion uf tho hraln, laVrlpP1-'.
nervous prost r; t in and numerous scvt-i e
attacks of vertitro. 1 n coiiHequini-c of
this my- system bocame very much dilapi
dated. ' So mo time finr; I reHolvcd that
I would i?lve your medicine a i'nir trial.
Xow I am perfectly well, strong- and vig
orous. I am In tho eighty-fourth year of
my ape, an, my purpose is to kTp your
medicine always on hand as a r''.stor-it i e
tonic. A. II- LONCi, Mount Joy. I'a.. Sept.
17, '06."
Rev. Atr. Ioup; n3g proaohfd K0.0
mons, written out in full 2iOO H-Tmons,
l.ziptlsGed .4 prof-'iflng cl !i v tr s. tiuirri-l
lit couples, ttf tlt-i.ifd at ft 0-1 lunt-ral.-.
preached at 73 different camn meetings
and revised tho AptwtlfS1 Crct-d.
Many prominent rlersymen. dn.-tors of
medicine; and temper uncc workers, wh'.
like Vr, Lonp, liave IX'tMl ' beneliterl Dy
tills jtrcat medli'lue. extol Its virtues.
WHISKEY
Valley Frune Association or not. T do not.
know. The gentlemen a lio mailo t lie
awards of the various f lips CViili'lillJ' liutl
not the courage to state before t lie mcet
iK that a cup had been awanled for a
display of prunes made by the VHlamette
Valley Prune Association. I Memi
carefully and no mention whatever Was
made of this exhibit or any esc hi bit of
prunes by the committee on a Hartln. l
have also atcticd tiifi rfporw or tu-
press carefully and In tho. list of awards
there has been no notice tnk-n by 1 1 -society
of the fact that there was a bux -
Uf prunes on exhibition.
Money in Other 1-Viiits.
T have come to believe, sir. that a new
wold will have 4 be coined to cover
thft various fruit lutorestii of Ol'CgOll, AS
'Horticulture evidently applies only to
apples u-t this date. There a i men lu
the Willamette Valley who are m.-ikinK
more monejf today per acre on Iugaii-
berries than Is produced by the bot or
chards in the wtate on nppleK. TIktu are
men 1 am convinced who are making
fdiial stos on well located orchard
of Oregon prunes, and there are thou
sands of acres of hill-tops, or rolliiiK
land, throughout the stato that, should
today - Dfg planted to .prune, onni
prunes, in order to meet the demand -
which will certainly come within the next
ten years for a greater supply of tht!
product
tnan can be pruuuceu on tin sure
bearing orchards which ar now In fX-
istenee. and yet this moxt valuable of
all our fruit products is (.-ompellfil t
Mav under cover at tlie meetings ot the
so called .'Horticultural Society.' "
Pittsburg Prepares for flood .
PITTSBURG, Jan. 2.-F)oois in the
Ohio. Monongahehi, All.ghi'ny ami
Youarhloarheny Rivrs i,re expec;tel
here within 24 hours. Ttiver ni.-n
tonight securing- craft with stout ra
bies, business houses within the dan-
K-r zone are moving groods from base
ments. A Blase of !i2 feet is antici
pated. A Stage of IS feet floods tne
lowlands and 22 feet covers several
dowr trtwn utrpets.
THE VALUE Of CHARCOAL.
F"ew People Know
low Useful It Is
Preserving Health and ik-mitj.
Costs Notblnc to Try.
Nearly everv body ' knows that charcoal
is the safest and most erncim dismrwi-
ant and purifier in nature, but fow rowl-
he its value when taken into the humnn
System for the saxno cleansltiK purpose.
Chiircoai i a nmy t,liit tl,e n,oie
you take of It the better: it's not a d.'UiT
at all. bit "imply ahsorbs tlie ease- ani
impurities always present In the h toniit'' 1
anfl IntCUnCS and curries them out of
the system.
Charcoal sweetens tlie breath a f tor
smoking;, drinking or s f tor eating onions
and other odorous vegetables,
charcoal effectually clears and lm-
proves the complexion. it whitens th
teeth and further acts as a yatural and
eminently safe cathartic.
It absorbs the Injurious gasr whirh
collect in the stomach and bowels: tt dis
infects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one form
or another, but probably the best char
coal and the most f r the money is in
Stuart's Charcoal Lxzenijres. they are
composed of the finest pon'derrd Willow
charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics
In tablet form or rather in tho form of
larK?, pleasant tastlns lozenges, the char-
cofil being mixed with honey.
The daily use of thes lozenprcs will
soon tell in a mut-h improved condition
of the general health, better complexinn.
sweeter breath aml Puier Wnoc-a,ld th"
beauty of It Is that no possible f;rm can
rcaull lromtheir continued u,e. but. on
the contrar,'. sn?at l.-n.-;lt.
f PUffllO plJ'sl;la", ln speaking of the
benefits of charcoal. Sdys ! "I fld'l!5 Sill-
art's Charcoal Ixizengen to n.11 patients
Kufterlng from sas in stomach and bow
eit3 and to clear the complexion and purl-
ty the breath, mouth and tliroat: I also
believe the liver is (creotly benefited by
the dally use of them: they cost but twen-ty-ft
ve cents a box at drug stores and al-
though In some sense a patent prepara-
tion. yet I believe t gret more and better
charcoal In Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges
than in any of the ordinary charcoal tab-
Send your name and address today, for
l free trial package and see f or yourself .
v. nuian o., i btuurt LiltlK . Alar-
gtWll. Mich,