THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 5, 1908.
CHARTER VIOLATED
BYt CORPORATIONS
Mayor . Lane Attacks Public
Service Companies in
Annual Message.
FAIL TO FILE REPORTS
Kxcriitive Kmors Invocation of
Grants OwiictMiy 30 Bi oii
c'crnes Comments ti Affairs
of Municipal Departments.
l.KAUIN. I-'KATI "RKf- OK MAYOR'S
Pi;FU,!0 PKRVICK .CORPORA
TI'NS 'lls attention to fact that
many companies fall to comply with
charter jirovislun requiring 'annual re
ports to City Auditor and declares
for vigorous enforcement of law.
CITY I,KiHTING SYSTEM Mayor
annoum-fx that he ha flled on all
water rlfchts on Bull Run River, Jjav
k Ing In view the possibility of the in
stallation of a municipal lighting
p:ant. opera trd by Tater power.
ClVIIi SERVICE Recommenus that
no appeals be entertained where em
ployes are diweharsed for reasons
other than reliptloua or political. An
nounces decision to compel department
heads to "weed out" unfaithful serv
ants. ' -
"CITY PARKS Blames City Council
for failure of the park plan, which
have been held up temporarily be
cause of the unconstitutionality of the
anndment submitted to voters last
June.
. rotlCE DEPARTMENT Recom
mends a warrant and bail officer for
nljrlU service at police headquarters'
and an emergency fcospUal and new
jail.
WATER DEPARTMENT Laments
defeat of amendment, declared un
constitutional, which would have given
cheaper water rates. ......
C.ARBAUE PROBLEM Deplores In
adequate garbage-burner arid Intl
' mates that Council will never pur
chase a new incinerator.
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Mayor Tane. In -his annual tuessage,'
fllort with City., Auditor Barbur yester
day afternoon. sounO a. cal1 to arms
Against holders of public utility fran
ehiaeB in Portland, t aggregating It
value million of dollars, because they
have Ignored the provisions of the
charter. which makes it obligatory
upon them to report to the City Audi
tor annually on the condition of their
grants. The Mayor proposes to demand
the revocation of every franchise, the
owner of which refuses to comply with
all requirements- of the law. -,r
The message is to he submitted to
the City Council at next Wednesday's
meeting of .that body. . In the message,
the Mayor does not Include a list of
dilatory franchise-holders, but he will
submit such a. list to the Council as
soon as he can prepare it. It will In
clude about 30 corporations, among
them' the Portland Railway. Light &
Power Company, the Pacific States Tel
ephone & Telegraph Company, the
Western I'nion and Postal Telegraph
Companies and the Southern Pari lie
Company, It la given out.
In an interview. Mayor Lano said
he could not say just what can he
done regarding holders of franchises
who refuse to make, reports, hut de
clared that he intends to wage war
against all who ignore, negloctor re
fuse to Ilvo up to the requirements of
the law. In his message. Mayor Iane
sots forth his position relative to
franchise-holders, saying that ho be
lieves In a liberal policy toward 'all.
but that will demand everything to
which the public is entitled In all these
matters..
Forced to Undue Haste. t
Mayor lane's message deals briefly
with every city iepartment and makes
numerous recommendations for im
provements in the public service. He
declared- yesterday that the 4.'hsrtcr
provision' which requires the Mayor to
tile his annual report with the City
Auditor on. or before January, .5- Is
mistake; tnat it does not allow suf
ficient time for the handling of such
a maws of- fie tall' as must be furnished.
Mayor I-ane announces, in dealing
with the city lighting dcpartment.tiia.t
ho has filed Vm all the water rights of
th Hull Hun Kiver. Portland's water
supply, and that there Is no further,
da'nger of trouble from encroachments
on that stream by any one. He- says
that he took this step principals so
that.', should the city at any future
time wish to install its own power
ptat for city lightf ng. a source of
power Bull v Run Kiver would he
avn liable.
The City Council comes In for sar-'
castle thanks whenever in course of the
message the Mayor is forced to an-,
.pounce the temporary abandonment of
any public work on account of the il
legality of the amendments that were
voted at the last, city election, but
vhich are now held up in the courts
because of the derision" of Circuit
Judge Cleland. declaring them to he
unconstitutional by reason of a blunder
made In the Count-11.
The Mayor declares that 1907- broke
all previous records for prosperity, nnd
predicts similar conditions for 1908.
The message In full follows;
Text oT tlio Message.
To (Vie UuTViraMe. the City Council:
t lent!emin Complying .with the require
ments of the city charter 1 herewith sub
mil my annual messex. tugether with the
report of the several boards and depart
ments of the city government for the fiscal
year, ending- December ;U. ItwT. Reports are
submitted to me from the Auditor. City
Treasurer. City Attorney. City Engineer.
HuUdmg Inspector. Health (.ifTicer. Superin
tendent of Crematory. Superintendent of
Street Cleaning and XpHnk1in -Departments.
Civil Service Commission, plumbing Inspec
tor, pound master. Mnnicipal Judge, Hurbor
master. Chief of Vol ice. Chief of Fire De
partment. Su'erinteiident o Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph. Food Inspector. Superin
tendent Park Department. President Library
AoctatIon and i:u;evtnterdi-nt and Engi
neer of the Water Ttoard.
Flom the Audlti-r a report 1 submit the
following ntnteinent of. rash receipts and
disbursements during xhe year tnul :
t Itj Treasurer's Receipt.
Receipts
Total halanr January I, V.OT. 7-.Srt:i.4l
(Jeneral fund 5iM.uiio.2."i
Fire Department fund ;tro.c-si .:.;;
Police Department fund 172.o;;."t.;rt
bonded Indebtedness fund H7.2t;t.4.i
I,tf(hllt fuiid hO.U4S.S3
Street repair fund .' 7H.S74.t4
Public Library fund V.U.!.40
Park fund 4S.l.ltl
Water fund oJKtLCO
Mater Board sinking fund ;n.;l!-0.0
Improvement bond sinking fund lLj."is.21
Improvement fund l."i.7."i?.7ll
Improvement Yond, Interest fund 'J..Mt70
frit reel and sewer interest fund. o,5"4.:;o
v,"-Doat fund . . . V.Oi
Pollc and Fire Dept. relief fund 3.589.22
Redemption fund 2.9511. 9
Bill posting, badge fund..:....- - :r.o0
special bridge fund. . 4 80.0'.7.4t
Street Improvement fund ... (W2.424.34
Fewer fund 183.772.73
Street extension fund. 30.977.60
Total receipts. . .:;.OR3.10S.M
Grand Total .;. $3, 800.972.27
- . Disbursements of the City.
Disbursements - i.
General fund . . - $ 350,435.23
J-'ire Department fund a .".". Hi 1 .M
Police Department fund. ........ I42.fli0.o9
Bonded Indebtedness, int. fund 113.044.00
Lighting fund S3.o."287
Street repair fund ..... .-. , 82.MM.44
public Library fund )V.t9.40
park fund '41.273-52
Park concert fund . 27.J.20
Water fund V.-. . . -421.WH-2i
Water bond interest fund - 145.ftrr0.00
Water bond sinking fund .' -fi3.949.71
Improvement fund 7.4;il.fi2
Improvement bond sinking' fund 190.724.3ft
Improvement bond interest fund 43. 418-94
s-treet . and sewer Interest fund ' " 0.414 0
Police and Fire Dept. relief fund
Redemption fund 4.71 .S-
Bill posting, badge fund........ 10.00
Special bridge fund t W).f5;t.4
Street Improvement fund v. . fi:trt.040.7
Seer fund . 195.524.42
Street extension fund. 5!.S70.l
Chamkal Nat. Bank of NI T. 16.750.00
Chase National Bank of N. Y. i. 2.PS0.OO
V. W. Harris & Co., N. Y. . . 8.i:t0.00
Elair & Co.. of Xew York 3ot.00
Total disbursements . . . . . 1 . . .$3.107.S75.14
Total balance Dec. 31, JttoT..". .. 702.097.13
$3,800,072.27
Disbursements by Departments.
The total amount expended by -the depart
ments named during the year 1007. was: .
Fire Department . f a43.tiOS.93
Police Department 147,357:10
Street Lighting- 7.:W2.20
Street Repairs , 84.401.47
Park Department 42. 131. Pt
M'ater Department 444,014.00
Special bridge fund....i 5.300.18
Health Department 12,633.96
Crematory Department r... 15.578.87
City Engineer's Department 70,707.12
Street cleaning . and sprinkling
Department ... -. 107.14Y.J5
Pound Department 4,640.17
Plumbing Inspector's Department 5.392.00
Harbormasters' Department ..... 2.764.02
Civil Service Commission 1.044.17
Building Inspector's Department. 6,377.40
The available balances January 1, 1908,
remaining in the following funds after pay
ment of all outstanding warrants were:
General fund . $137,955.3ft
Fire Department fund 44,780.84
Police Department fund 33.371.83
Bonded Indebtedness interest fund 20&52.O4
-Lighting Tund -. . . 8.0NO.O5
Street repair fund. , 1.504.92
Park- fund 0.937. 11
Water fund . 3,242 34
Police and Fire Relief fund...... 5.0S0.38
Favors City Light Plant.
The report of the committee on llfrhts is
submitted and contains a suggestion, locking
to the establishment of a plant owned and
operated by the city. Inasmuch as the proper
lighting 6f the streets is an increasing bur
den of great cost, the suggestion is worthy
of your serious consideration. With the Idea
in view that the city might, want to engage
In such an enterprise, . at a time no far dis
tant, and to secure her' rishts to a source
of water-power In the event that she should
care to do so, acting with the "Water Board.
I have, in the name of the clty.i filed upon
all of the water rights of the Bull Run River,
and have recorded the same with the Fed
eral Land Offica at Oregon City. In addition
to this, with your help, and acting In con
Junction with the Water Board. I expect- to
perfect the city's title to the same by doing
such work upon the property as is necessary
to acquire the full tjtle to the sameJ
Civil Service Commission.
I herewith submit the report of the Civil
.Service Commission, and call attention to
the same. The work in thia department Is
conducted free from political influence of any
sort, . and I quite agree with the suggestion
made by the "Cqmmieelon so long aa an em
ploye 1 not discharged for reasons of a re
ligious or political -nature', that no appeal
should be entertained. This would serve to
increase, the efficiency of the city's service,
and allow of , the weeding out-of such em
ployes who. while carefully 'refraining from
doing an avert act, yet shirk. their duties, and
by their example encourage- others to do the
same. In the future X purpese to call all
heads- Of departments (o a stricter account
ablllty) In. respect to retaining such unfaith
ful servants 'in the city's employ. Trusting
that yourselves and the Commissioners will
concur In the view that a person who will
accept an-t receive pay for work perfunctorily
performed or Illy done m acting dishonestly
by the city, ana is deservfng of prompt dis
missal from the service.
Park Department's Work.
The report of this department Is submitted
herewith. With great natural advantages and
much benefit to be derived, to the city from
a proper use of the same, Portland as a city
has been negligent of Its opportunities. jn
amendment to the city charter, which. In a
larre measure would have provided for an In
telligent system of parks, unfortunately failed
of Its purpose through' an error In the man
ner In which It wa submitted to a vote of
the people under the Initiative law governing
the same.
Police Department Matters.
Attached hereto I submit the report of
Charles Gritatnacher, Chief of Police, and
would respectfully call your attention to the
suggestions made by him. the work of the
department being badly crippled for want of
adequate facilities to carry on the same.
With the present force of patrolmen allowed
us, each such officer Is required to1 care for
a beat which covers on average of 24 miles of
street a Our condition respecting Jail room
and our need tor an emergency hospital is
so great. Is so well known, and has been
mentioned so often, that I consider It un
necessary and' perhaps useless to refer to it
any further.
The city, 'while suffering much from crime,
W so far as I can ascertain, in a better con
dition In this respect than are our neighbor
ing cities. 1 attribute this condition to the
tact that. In thK city, this department is kept
free from any entanglement with any form of
vice whatever, and no protection is expected
by or afforded to any person or class which
makes gain by such methods. A free hand
being' allowed to the department to -enforce
the laws to all alike. This policy tends to
make the police officer Independent and frees
I.im from all fear f.f Interference while in the
performance of his duties, and has had a bene
ficial effect in the conduct of the affairs of
this city. '
Personnel of Department.
The police department as" at present con
rrn EST riV' If -rriWi thwm'i
LAHCEST CAST1 EVER MlUE IS OREGON IS Tl'RKED Olt FROM. WILLAMETTE IRON ASD STEEL WORKS.
' The iaicest casting ever made in Oregon was turned out irora the foundry of the Willamette Iron and Steel Works a short time ago and was a huge flyVrlteel weighing approxi
mately 30,000 pounds. The diameter of the wheel Is 14 feeU with a face of five feVtv . The wheel was made for the Anderson & Middleton sawmill of Aberdeen, Wash., and will take
the place of a smaller flywheel on the Corliss engine that runs the mill. Toe photograph shows the completed wJieel as it Is leaving tho Willamette foundry. Its size ts shown lrt
comparison with the men on the dray conveying It and its weight is evidenced by the eight-horse team required to move it away from the shop.
stituted, with all vacancies filled, consists of
one chief, four captains, one matron, two. de
tectives, three sergeants, three jailers' three
deek -men, three drivers, two clerks, two Juve
nile officers, one -City Hall officer, nine men
detailed to plain-clpt hes duty, two - J 11 venlle
Court officers, leaving us 93 patrolmen, to
cover as beet they can some 45 square miles
of territory, containing 800 miles of streets.
My adding to our force of mounted men during
the coming year we hope to accomplish bet
ter Tesutis. It being Impossible or footmen
to cqver the beats assigned to them.
I Would respectfully advise the creation of
an officer to do duty at the police station
at night with the power of a magistrate to
attend to emergency cases, many of which
ars now, dealt with, unjustly for the lack of
such officer. ,
y Water Department' Affairs.
The report ' for this department will give
the detailed facts concerning lie affairs.
pwing to the rapid growth of the city, it
has been found to be impossible to provide
the" large number of mains which were called
for in the newer outlying districts of the city.
The amendment to the city charter .which
would have provided for the payment of e
tensions in part by the property-owners, met
the fate of all of the amendments which were
submitted to the people at the last election,
and left the Water Boarti without vower to
act in the matter. ' ' '
The rates to 'consumers were lowered one-,
third during the vear 1907, yet the large in
crease In the number of consumers, due to
the rapid growth of the city during that
period, returned a revenue as great as was
collected during the year 1906. , '
Minor City Departments.
"he report from the Poundmaster is sub
mitted. With a small force of,, help and the
large territory to-cover It has been found im
possible to properly care for the Barae. The
suggestion of a sensible citizen that a lower
rate of " Charges , for license- to female dugs
t would, bring In - mote fees and give less in
centive ta Hhe. evasion . of "the 1 jw. seems to
me to bf a good' onej and 1 -submit It for
your1 consideration'. :
The report " of th Harbormaster makes a
good showing for this city. During the past
year a competent' mart was appointed to the
position of Harbormaster under Civil Service
regulations, and an acUve and intelligent
supervision is now being kept over matters
pertaining to the same.
- Annexed Is the report of the Health Offi
cer. The work In this department has great
ly Increased durins the past vear. and at
no time in the history of the department has
greater care or more tntelligen-t eirort been
exercised "in the conduct of the affairs en
trusted to It. The city Is to be congrattit
lated upon He tow death rate as compared
with other cities throughout the land.
Garbage Crematory Plans. .
WTlth an S increasing amount of offal to
be destroyed we are still working ''along 1
with the "-present inadequate and Inefficient
garbage' crematory; and I -prcsurrre will be
dompcllcd to do sO for an Indefinite length
of time to come. It is unfortunate that
this state of affairs should continue to ex
ist. A full report of this department for
the year 1907 is herewith submitted for
your consideration.
. The report of the inspector shows by com
parison a larger increase in the number of
buildings erected during the year 19U7 than
any other year In the history of the elty.
This showing applies throughout every sec
tion and every character of structure, from
small houses for wage-earners to large and
imposing business blocks, and. Is a record
of which the city may well be toroud.
City Engineer's Department.
'. A glance at the report of the City Engi
neer will reveal the vast amount of work
which is carried on in this department, and"
if one bears In mind the fact that this
city opens . a street every 200 - feet the de
duction will- easily follow that It will for
ever be" . subject to- much needless labor
and expense on that account. -
The composition of the material whlcn
the surrounding country affords, is of such
a soft character that with the best of in
tention? tt is well nigh impossible to make
good permanent pavement from Its use.
The best basaltic rock which comes to this
market rapidly wears away, and I am. of the
opinion that it 13 worth much less than'
it costs to make use of it. If a basalt Is
to be used it seems to jme that the harder
type of the same, such as is to be found in
the river bed. or in the old river channels,
where by process of attrition the harder
material only remains, the softer having !
been . reduced to silt, is the only, proper 1
source of supply.
The "boulders from these sources of sup
ply contain a. certain percentage of much
harder material, such as quarts, which adds
to Its value as a wearing surface, and 1
would respectfully recommend that the city
purchase one or more portable rock crushers,
and whero possible make use of such
crushed boulders for street paving purposes.
Street Cleaning and Sprinkling
The report from the Superintendent of
Streets sets forth the large . amount gf
work done by this department. Wttlt a
street 00 feet In width located every 200
feet and some 0000 acres of streets 4n the
city, 300 miles of which are -.Improved in
one way or another, this city has ierma
nent and expensive task upon its handp in
keeping the same cleaned and sprinkled.
By the use o'f oil or some prepRratlen of
the same It Is hoped that the uso of such
material may prove to be more effective
than the use of water for sprinkling, which
is the greatest solvent known, and operates
to disintegrate the surface of all streets
regardless of the material used for the
purposes of paving.
The report of the Directors of the Public
Library is submitted herewith.' It sets
forth the increased . dissemination, and use
of the literature now ' at its disposal
throughout the homes Of the clty, and
sneaks more than anv words can do for tha.
value of this department of the city.
. . ' Free Employment Bureau.'
The amendment providing for. the estab
lishment of the free employment bureau
having been -held invalid by the courts, the
matter must remain in abeyance until it is
again submitted to the people. Until such
time as this is done, judging from the his
tory of th-i past, many cases of cruel wrong
and injustice will be visited upon the work
ers of this city, with no means of checking
or righting :the same.
In the Fire Department.
, The report of thfc Chief F.ngineer of the
Fire Department Is submitted herewith.
Many useful appMances and much material'
for fighting fires has. been added during the
past year. The growth of the elty demands
that this department be kept upon a foot
ing equal t the needs of the community
and It should not be allowed to run down
below a fixed standard of useful efficiency.
It Is & pleasure to report that we closed
the year with a substantial balance of money
upon, hand, and that this city's affairs, so
far as the .expenditure of the funds is con
cerned, have been carefully supervised, with
a due regard for economy In the same.
Wherein any responsibility for the same
has rented upon the executive branch of- the
city's government, an exact observanc of
charter regulations and careful business
rules nave been exacted.
. Public Franchise Matters!
A number of -months ago X issued a call
to all franchise-holders to submit to the
Auditor a statement of their affairs, as Is
required by the city's charter. This re
quest brought forth but meager results in
the way of such reports and if anything In
the wy pf tangible results in the way of
obtaining information from these sources Is
to be secured, it' will- be necessary fer me
to secure your active aid and co-operation.
In several Instances I have called the at
tention of the City Council to fiagrant vio
lations of the terms upon which grants have
been made, but up until this time I have
little or nothing to report upon concerning
the same.
I beliefs in the pursuit of a Just policy,
toward al! holders of grants made by n
people and that they should at all times
be treated fairly; yet as between the rights
of the people and those of the holders of
fUL-h gifts. I lean to the strict enforcement
of the people's rights to .their equity In
such grants, and deem it a grave breach of
trust upon the part of. any of the people's
representatives if they donot insist upon
the exaction of all rights and benefits which
are due to the public. .
Finds Many Tresspassers.
' In checking un the matter t find that
rinahy of the public streets have been taken
over and are now being sccuptea by private
persons to the exclusion of the publte; In
fact.-. I am each week discovering more and
more of the streets which 'are thus being
occupied, ' and in the near future, as soon
as r can do so with equal justice to all I
shall begin proceedings to take possession
of the same in the name of the city.
The Year In GeneraL
The past year has "been one pf unprece
dented prosperity. in this city and the growth
of the city' has been substantial; and we
SHOOTS HIJtSF.LF BECAl'SK
tilHL WILL. NOT SPEAK
TO HIM
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Hart Ft up pier e, From . a r Photo
graph Taken Some x cars Ago.
begin a new year with no undertakings upon
Our hands which are unnecessary and1 which
we will bs compelled to. drop from lack of
means to accomplish ths same, and with
anything like ordinary- business conditions
the city will continue to prosper during the
coming year. . v'
I wish to tender public, acknowledgement
for the valuable assistance which has been
rendered me by my associates In .the man
agement of the city's affairs, for all of
which assistance I am fully appreciative and
deeply grateful.' Respectfully,
HARRY LANE. Mayor.
BADLY BEATEN BY. CARMEN
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M. I). White Accuses Motorinan and
Conductor of Assault.
M. D. White, the secretary of the Ore
gon Real Estate Company, caused the ar
rest of J. O. Farr and J. F. Kivett, a
condirntor and motorm&Ti of a Waverly
Woodatock ear, last nlKht, chanting them
with- assault. Mr. White presented a
badly battered .appearance. The carmen
were released on bail and will be tried
before Judge Cameron tomorrow morn.
Mr, White says he boarded the car at
First and Yamhill streets. It was a
through car and made no stops. When
he found out this, he says he asked the
conductor if he could not slow up and
let him .off. This the conductor refused
to do. Mr. White was afraid to jump off
the ' car while it was In motion, and
when the corner of Hawthorne and Grand
'avenue was .reached, seized the brake on
the rear platform and turned it until the
car slowed down. He then jumped off
and started up the .street, when to his
surprise the car stopped and the motor
man and conductor came in pursuit of
him. .''
One of them, he says, held him while
the other beat him with the controller
handle. Then, he says, they threw his
hat over the fence and ran back to their
car. .
-Wrestling Matcli at Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 4. (Spe
cial.) Claude Skillman, of Elma, and
William Rutsi-haw, of this city,' have
sisned articles for- a'' wrest-iingr match,
here January 10.
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REJECTED LOVER
RILLS HIMSELF
Hart Rappleye, Jilted by 17-Year-Old
Martha. Edling,
Uses a Revolver.
GIRL LIVES IN ASTORIA
Tragedy Knacted at the Home of
' Friends She Js Visiting Mother
Ordered Her to rtefusc the
Young Man's Attentions.
Jilted by Martha Edlintr, IT years of
age, to whom he. had been paying at
tention for a year, or more, Hart Rap
pleye, of 293 Barton etreet,. shot him
self last night at 6:30 o"clock, firing
two bullete into his brain. He died at
the Good Samaritan Hospital . two
hotira later.
The tragedy occurred at 292 H Larra
bee street, in a flat occupied by Knut
Nystrom. whose family Miss Edling,
whose ' home is in Astoria, had been
visiting for the past week.
Runnlcv. wlm was 27 vears of afire.
called at the Nyetrom home a few j
minutes before he shot 'himself and
begged that the young girl be asked
to see him a moment alone In the hall
way. This Miss Edling refused to do.
Thereupon, according to witnesses who
were present, Rappleye, who had been
drinking, forced his way into the Ny
strom home, passing through the room,
where Miss Edling was seated, and
pleaded with Nystrom to effect a recon
ciliation. .Nystrom told him .that he
could; not interfere in any way, as the
girl's mother had forbidden her to
have anything more to. do with Kap
plejke. Rappleye was left alone in the room
for a few minutes. Thereupon, in plain,
view o the people sitting in the next
room, he .coolly drew his revolver and
without a. word, placed.it to his head
aha"" fired twice. Ernest Johneon, a
neighbor, who was calMng on the Ny
strom .family, saw Rappleye draw the
revolver and hurried into the room to
prevent' tragedy. He was followed
by Nystrom and N. Nelson, Nystrom's
brother-in-law, who lives with .the Ny
stroms. They were too late. The
young man fell and lay unconscious in
a pool of hie own blood until an ambu
lance came to take him to the hospital.
Beyond Surgical Aid. (
The Nystroms acted very, quickly and
summoned both the police and Dr. M.
B. Marcellua, whose office is only a
block away, on Larrabee street.. But
Rappleye was beyond surgical aid.
Rappleye's home is only a block away
from the Nystrom flat and his mother
and father were called in. They were
stricken dumb with grief and stood in
silent agony while the story was told
to the police' officers who had been sent
to investigate.
. The suicide's father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Rappleye, and his two
sisters, Mrs. H. H. Parker, and Miss
Stella Rappleye, have been residents of
the nelgiiborhood for the past IS years.
Rappleye formerly was in the grocery
business on the East Side, but not
meeting with success, gave it up and
obtained employment on the river-front
as a grain handler.
The story of the love affair that
caused the tragedy, as told by the Ed
ling girl, reveals the ' fact that al
though they had been corresponding
for the -past year, and Rappleye had
paid a visit to Astoria to see her, and
she in return had been to this city
twice to visit In order that she might
be- near him. Miss Edling's mother had
ordered her to reject Rappleye, saying
that she thought her entirely too
young to have a. sweetheart.
The crisis came last Sunday, when
Happleye asked Miss Edling to go to
church with him. She refused, telling
him that her mother would not allow
it, and that she had another and
younger man with whom she had de
cided to "keep company." she also re
turned t-o Rappleye a few little pres
ents he had given her. From that time
on Rappleye called at the Nystrom
home frequently, seeking assistance in
effecting a reconciliation.
. "
Act Was Premeditated.
' He had called on the Nystroms ear
lier yesterday afternoon for that pur
pose. Finding that he could get no
opportunity to see the girl, he went
home and asked his mother to give him
his supper early. She prepared the
meal, and remarked to her son that ho
looked very pale. He replied that she
would very likely, "see a ghost before
the night was over," plainly indicating
that he contemplated suicide. He then
left home-and procured a revolver from
some unknown source in the neighbor
hood, Andwent directly to the scene of
his death.
Although he made no -attempt to
shoot the girl, it is the theory of the
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police that Rappleye went to her with
the intention of killing her. as well as
himself. This theory is based on his
anxiety to see her in the hall alone.
The Edling girl is employed . In the
Troy Iaundry in Astoria. She came to
this city last Sunday with her mother,
and is to return home tomorrow. Her
mother returned Thursday, leaving In
structions with the . Nystrom family
that the girl was not to be allowed to
go out with or to Koe Rappleye.
FREED TO SAVE MONEY
Jury Brings in Verdict Not Guilty to
Save .County Expense.
BAKER CIT1', Or., Jan. 4. (Special.)
A verdict of not guilty wan brought
in this morning by the Jury in the case
o Cris Liuck.'who was accused of mur
der In the first degree for killing Hank
Rice.
The jury was out 17 hours and until
within the last hour stood -six for
acquittal and six for conviction. At
9 o'clock, they appeared before Judge
Smith and asked to be discharged,
stating that they could not agree, but
he sent them back for further delib
erations. Some of the Jurors thought
Luck would never be convicted and
changed their vote to save the county
the expense of another trial.
BAKER HOMES - ARE Bl'R.VED
Fire Starts While Family Is at
Church Loss $3000.
BAKER CITY. Or., Jan. . 4. (Special.)
Fire broke out shortly before 8 o'clock to
night in the home of R. M.MuKimm and
completely destroyed the house and the
furniture. . The family werevall at church
at the time and the fire gained consid
erable headway before it was noticed by
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$ 7.00, sale price. .
$ 8.00, sale price. .
$10.00, sale price..
$12.00, sale price. .
. .$5.75
.$6.50
.$7.25
..$8.50
a neighbor, William Thompson. The
alarm was turned in, hut it was nearly
half an hour before the Fire' department
was on -hand.
The residence of -William. .Thompson,
next-door, was also destroyed. - but the
furniture- was saved. The loss- on the
two homes will amount to about 3000,
covered by Insurance. The MeKimm home
contained some of the finest paintings in
Baker City.
Makes Charge of Theft.
Hugh, alias Homer Wilson. 33 years
of age. was arrested last night at 8:30
o'clock in the Warwick saloon, on the
complaint of George A. Russell, wlto
alleges that Wilson stole $2R from him
while he was Intoxicated. Wilson was-'
locked up in the City Jail". lie ad
mitted having had Ruasell'rfoney, hut
said that Russell had given it to Ulm,
and offered to return It. When ques
tioned, however, he told several con
flicting stories.
Metzjrer,' jQTvcler. or-tlrinn. 342 Wash.
NOTES
THE ENTIRE KEYBOARD
Or THE PIANO CAN BE
PLAYED BY MEANS OF
THE PERFORATED ROLL
ON A MELVILLE CLARK
APOLLO
PLAYER
PIANO
NO OTHER STORE IN THE
CITY CARRIES THIS WON
DERFUL INSTRUMENT. WE
ARE EXCLUSIVE AGENTS
No other store in this city
carries a player-piano of more
than bo-note range, when played
by means of a perforated roll,
which is 23 notes less than the
"Apollo" Player-Piano.
These are facts, that no one
can dispute, and if it were not
the truth we would not dare to
make these statements iu the
papers. .
What is the use of having: a
piano with 88 keys, if you. can
only use 6o of them?
Your piano at home has 88
keys count them. Your neigh
bor's piano has 88 keys.
You certainly make use of all
the 88 keys when you play in I
the ordinary way. Why, then. !
should a 65-note player be built !
into an 88-note .piano ? All oth- j
ers are. j
The "Anollo" Player Piano !
operates all the keys (88) when
played either way. We invite
your inspection.
Hovenden-Soule
Piano Company
Cor. Morrison and V. Park S.