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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 16, 1908.
Map Showing Location of Inman-Poulsen Lumber Co.'s
Plants and Streets Which the Company Wishes Vacated
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Britain Fears Her Navy Will
Soon Be Equaled by
Rival Nation.
do it.
LATTER INCREASES ARMY
Adopts New Sfliwazlof.o Gun and
Slay i Try Airship Destroyer
Miown to Be Effective by
French Kxperimenls.
LONDON", Veh. 13. (Special.) Thf
Gorman bugaboo is constantly growing
larger In the eyes of the British peo-r-le.
The naval plans of the Germans
are causing positive terror in this?
country, because of the fact that in
time the Ocrman navy will equal that
of the British in efficiency, if not excel
it. anil Germany's standing army is
ten time 8 as great as tha.t of Great
Britain.
Consequently, the possibility of a
Gerninn invasion of England is no
longer a phantom. Moreover. the
warnings of General Lord Roberts. Gen
eral French and others that England
must lie prepared for eventualities
tend to increase the alarm. Of course,
Germany is constantly making im
provements in her army and navy
equipment which may well cause ap
prehension to an enemy.
Discards Maxim Gun.
Germany has hitherto used the
Maxim machine (run, but she is about
to introduce . in its stead a similar
weapon invented by an engineer
named Schwarzlose. The Schwarzlose
gun, which is now undergoing a series
of tests at the Spandau arsenal range,
has. already been introduced in the
Austro-llungary army. ' It is consid
erably lighter and simpler than the
Maxim. The latter weighs .13 pounds
and the German gun only 38 pounds,
which will enable the German weapon
to be carried not only on the bucks
of horses, but by human beings. A
Maxim costs $ 1000. while the Schwarz
lose can be bought for $600. In the
Austrian trials of the new gun 266.000
rounds were fired during the period
of test by four of the guns without
Inflicting noteworthy Injury to any
of them.
French Airship Destroyer.
The military authorities of France
also have conducted a series of high
ly successful experiments with a new
weapon designed to destroy airships,
A specially constructed gun, it Is stat
ed, is able to throw a shell of a new
type nearly a mile Into the air. The
head of the shell ignites Immediately
on leaving the gun and remains alight
throughout its course, with the result
that if. It pierces or even comes In
close proximity to the envelope of the
airship an explosion of the gas, equiva
lent to the annihilation of the airship
and its crew, is bound to ensue.
Doubtless the Germans will bring out
this weapon In another form and in the
event of war the British airships
would stand a poor show.
OLD-TIME BRIGANDS IX SICILY
Outlaws Generous to Friends hut
Merciless in Revejge.
liO.VR, Fob. 15. (Special.) Sicily can
Mill lions t of a few old-time brigands,
and among them are the renowned Failla
Mulone and the not less dreaded Salo
mone. Failla Mulone is a sturdy shep
herd of Montedoro, in the province of Oal
tanissetta. who took to the forest after
he had killed I1I3 sweetheart and another
shepherd who had paid hrr attentions.
Failla Mulone is the true brigand of ro
mance or melodrama, and is beloved by
the people, who recognize in him the ar
dent disposition as ready for ferocious
revenge as for ' magnanimous generosity,'
which is characteristic, of the Sicilian
race. And although they fear his ven
geance and his extortions, the people have
a sneaking regard for him. Thus Failla
Mulone continues to scour the country,
armed to the teeth, and ready to fight
with the Carabineers or to retire to a
solitary grotto and the arms of one of .his
numerous sweethearts.
Two years ago Failla Mulone had one
glorious hour of celebrity when he was
surprised by a squad of policemen in a
house in- the Montedoro country, but man
aged to escape, killing two of the police
and wounding several others. On that
occasion a Montedoro journalist tele
graphed a long account of the affair to a
Palermo newspaper. But Failla Mulone,
who !s a modern brigand, and therefore
reads the papers, was dissatisfied with
the narrative of his prowess. Accord
ingly he wrote that if the reporter re
turned to Montedoro he. would be killed.
He inclosed in the letter J2 to pay for the
publication. The poor journalist hurried
ly left Montedoro, where he lived, and
settled In Palermo.
The other Sicilian brigand. Salomone. is
not free, like Failla Mulone. He
was arrested six months ago. rol
Ittcs, not love, made him a ban
dit. He fled to the woods for rea
sons connected with dissensions over the
local elections. Salomone was arrested
tinder tragic circumstances. A landlord,
from whom, rifle in hand, he had de
manded hospitality, administered to him
a narcotic, mixed in his food. When Sa
lomone was asleep the landlord sum
moned the carabineers. The brigand,
however, managed to awake at the right
moment, and took to his heels. He had
not gone very far before he found him
self surrounded by eight carabineers, who
managed to secure him after a struggle.
Then Salomone called the leader of the
carabineers, and offered him $1000 for
permission to escape. Naturally the
bribe was refused, and the brigand was
hauled off to jail.
The history of Salomone is a curious
mixture of horrid crimes and deeds of
splendid generosity. He adopted bri
gandage as a career after having shot in
tiie back the Syndic of Barra franco, who
was his political opponent. Since then
he has lived by robbery, and has never
hesitated to kill anybody who dared to
spy upon or attempted to betray him.
With him were arrested two priests and
two gentlemen of Barrafronea. who urged
him to kill the Syndic, and they will be
tried with him.
Benefit for Mrs. Gittings.'
A benefit dramatic performance is to
be given Wednesday, February 19. at
Barkhard Hall, Union avenue and Burn
side street, for Mrs. Glttings. the wife of
the policeman who was killed just be
fore Christmas. Mrs. Gittings is still at
the Good Samaritan Hospital and her
children scattered, one being cared for
at the Children's Home. This perform
ance is a comedy entitled, "Wanted, a
Wife." and those participating are donat
ing their services. It is under the man
agement of Mrs. Emily L. Driscoll, who
Is assisted by Miss Ethel E. Griffiths.
"HE accompanying map shows the
cation of the Inman-PouLsen Lum
ber Company's plant, 'the East Sixth-
street fill, as ordered by the City Council,
the Grand avenue fill, as proposed 'by
Inman-Poulscn, and the streets which the
company's officials wish vacated. The
fill ordered for East Sixth street, be
tween Sherman and Division streets, may
bo rescinded, and a proposition will be
made to the Council by A. N. Wills, its
president, that the mill company be
granted vacation of the streets sought
for, If the company will make a fill across
the gulch on Grand avenue. x
Lawyer George S. Shepherd, counsel for
the mill company, yesterday stated his
clients' 6ide of the controversy as fol
lows:
"The company maintains the streets
occupied by it never were dedicated, and
that it has occupied them in consequence
without reference to them as streets. The
tract lying north of its property likewise
was never platted, and no use could be
made .of any of the streets sought to be
vacated, as no property can be reached
except that owned by the company; also
that the whole tract has been used as one
parcel of land by the company for' IS
years as a millyard, and its buildings
have been erected across streets if any
existed and its grantors had the whole
tract fenced and which for years was
used as a ball park. It also maintains
that as a legal proposition the city could
be estopped from ordering the streets
opened, according to numerous decisions
of the Supreme Courts of different states,
including a recent decision of the Su
preme Court of Oregon, in the case of
Schooling vs. Harrlsburg. The syllabus
of that case is as follows:
" 'Highways and streets may be lost to
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Improvement Clubs of Peninsula
Work for Project Better Car
Service Asked For.
At the meeting of the Peninsular De
velopment League, composed of delegates
from the seven civic improvement clubs
on the Peninsula, in the rooms of the St.
John Commercial Club Thursday night, it
was decided to advocate three measures
with all the influence of the seven or
ganizations. Two measures are so close
ly linked together as to really constitute
one. They are the establishing of a free
ferry at St. John and the forming of a
driveway on both sides of the Willamette
River. With a free ferrv It will be possi-
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PORTLAND WOMEX'S UNIOX IS SCEJTE OF A MASKED BALL OJT ST. VALENTINE'S NIGHT.
The dining-room at the Portland Women's Union, Fifteenth and Flanders streets, was the scene of a gray valentine masked ball on Fri
day evening:. A gathering which comfortably filled the large room enjoyed four hours of dancing to the lively strains of an orchestra. The cos
tumes were varied, tasteful and in some cases extremely comical. Much effort had been expended by the girls on the decoration of the ballroom,
which, in the memory of the oldest inhabitant, had never looked so handsome before. Both the front and back staircases were specially attractive
with decorations of ivy leaves, enlivened with scarlet streamers. This part of the work was accomplished by Miss Gilman, Miss Sweeney and Miss
Atkinson, and was the subject of much admiring comment. The thanks of all concerned were voted to Mrs. Rawlings, matron, and Mrs. Shirley,
housekeeper, for their kindly co-operation in making "the valentine -ball of "08" one of the pleasantest and most harmonious that has ever
been held under the roof of this most valued haven for 'women and girls who earn their own livings, and who. in many instances feel towards it
all the tenderness of home ties.
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I THE SHADED STREETS ARE THOSE OCCUPIED BY THE COMPANY, j
the public by continued non-use and
failure of the public authorities to accept
the dedication thereof: thus, in 1871, the
plaintiff's predecessors in title acknowl
edged and recorded a plat of an addition
to defendant city on which certain streets
were marked, and thereafter conveyed
lots in the addition with refer
ence to the recorded plat. The
streets and alleys so designated were
never opened, and the. donation was never
accepted by the public, but the owners
fenced the land, which was then, and
since continuously has been, used by
plaintiff and his grantor as a farm, fruit
trees being planted In the streets, and a
barn being erected across one of the
alleys so designated. No steps were taken
by the city to open the streets until
April 16, 1901, when the City Marshal was1
directed to compel the removal of all ob
structions thereon; It was held that the'
city was estopped from opening the
streets.'
"However, in order to save any liti
gation that might arise If perchance
some official should be elected having a
desire to harass the company for politi
cal effect, its officials thought the com
pany would save some annoyance to it
ble to establish what Is considered one I
of the finest scenic driveways out of Port
land. It will be by way of the Linnton
road to Claremont tavern, and across the
river at St. John, then by way of the
Willamette boulevard and the county
road, which leaves Lower Alblna at De
lay street, skirts the north side of the
terminal grounds and the Portland Flour
ing Mills", then follows the side of the
bluff to the top and connects with Wil
lamette boulevard. The county will be
asked to put the Linnton road and the
Willamette boulevard, and possibly the
connecting county road, in order by pav
ing them with gravel or crushed rock.
The . St. John Council has decided to
submit the question of issuing bonds to
purchase the ferryboat with the under
standing that the county will operate the
boat free to the public. George J. Per
kins, secretary of the Development
League, was appointed to bring these
matters to the attention of the County
Court next week.
The league will .also ask the manage
ment of the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company to make some important
changes in its streetcar service on the
Peninsula. It will ask that the Upper
Albina cars be run through to Peninsular
station, Instead of stopping, as at pres-
self and the city if the streets should
be vacated. Those running north and
south only extend from the river to the
unplatted ground on the north and serve
no use whatever. The blocks are so
small no large plant can operate with
out using the whole tract. The com
pany urges the point that it must have
control of the entire premises, as idlers
in times past have built fires under the
docks to keep warm while fishing, and
not to be able to clear the premises)
would soon or late work destruction of
their whole plant. The company also
refers to the fact that nearly every com
munity will vacate streets and grant
concessions to a new enterprise seeking
to locate In a city, and deems that those
already located should be granted equal
consideration. It claims the fill pro
posed for East Sixth street would cost
from 25,000 to 135,000 at 33 cents a cubic
yard and would serve no useful purpose,
as the street runs out five blocks from
the fill and there is no traffic to Justify
the confiscation of their property. It
would cost a similar sum to fill Grand
avenue, but In-order to settle the whole
controversy It would make the conces
sion demanded by Councilman Wills."
ent, at Piedmont, some distance north of
the carbarns. It will also ask that the
St. John cars, which now stop at all
points, make no stops on trips to St. John
except at the carbarns, until reaching
Pentusular, and then make no stops on
the way to Portland after leaving Penin
sular station. It Is proposed that the
"U" cars operated to Peninsular station
shall take care of the local travel. A
time schedule will be prepared by a sub
committee showing how the proposed
change would benefit the whole of the
district north from the railroad bridge.
Including St. John, by relieving St. John
cars and from crowding and making it
possible for them to make better time.
"We consider it fair that the ferry at
St. John should be operated free to the
public," said Secretary Perkins, "and
that the county should put the roads on
both sides of the river in good condition.
There are growing sections on both sides
of the Willamette River north to St.
John worthy of recognition. I think also
we shall be able to show the managers of
the car company that what we are ask
ing In- the way of improved car service
on the Peninsula is fair and reasonable."
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SEVENTY ARE EXAMINED
APPLICANTS TOR TKACHERS
CERTIFICATES VESTED.
Equally Divided Between Aspirants
lor City and County Positions.
Difficult Questions Are Asked.
Seventy applicants for teachers' cer
tificates completed taking examinations
at the Atkinson School yesterday after
noon before the County Board of Ex
aminers, composed of R. V. Robinson,
County Superintendent of Schools; J. T.
Greggr, principal of the Hawthorne
School, and Hopkln Jenkins, principal
of the Holladay school. It will be
about ten days before the result of the
examinations will be determined.
The applicants were about equally
divided into city and county classes.'
An examination for teachers in the city
schools ts to be held later, but those
$52.00 Bed room Set
Special $35.00
Remember, our valuations are 25 per cent
lower, too.
Rug:, all wool, 9x12, value S12.00
Bed Springs, Mattress, value S16.00
Genuine . Oak Dresspr, value S15.T5
Rocker and Chair, value S 4.30
Round Center Table $ 3.75
low price. . . .
$52.00
Special This Week, $35.00
$54 Dining-Room
Set, Special $35.00
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Genuine Oak Table, value S15.00
Genuine Oak Chairs, four 12.00
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Special This Week, $35.00
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desiring to participate were admitted
to this one. At this examination th
first tests in physical geography anf
English literature, as provided for un
der a new law. for the first-grade ot
the county schools, were had.
The questions the would-be peda
gogues were supposed to answer wore
difficult. Among them were the fol
lowing, one of each being selected from
the various courses:
Why have other than Supreme National
Courts? In how many ways may Congress
borrow money?
When - was th Jast cession of the State
Text-Book. Commission held? Name the text
adopted In arithmetic. . geography. United
States history, grammar and physical
geography. .
South America (a) Name the countries
bordering on the Caribbean Sea. and give
the capital of each: b) Name and locate
the four extreme capes, (c) "What are stlvas,
savannas, llanos, pampas? (d ) Name three
important industries. Name three natural
products.
Iiscuss cleanliness of the schoolroom
under the following headings, giving a rea
son for each statement that you make:
Sweeping, manner of dusting, blackboards
and chalk troughs, care of cloaks and
wraps, personal cleanliness.
What kind of a sentence is the following?
Name the principle parts, and show what
each phrase modifies: "With a wild rattle
and clatter and an Inhuman ' abandonment
of consideration. the carriage dashed
through the streets and swept round cor
ners, with women screaming before It. and
men clutching each other and clutching
children out of its way.
Two houses rent for $300 a year, the rent
being paid monthly In advance in one case,
and at the end of each quarter three
months) In the other. What is the difference
In the amount of each rent in two years,
allowing 6 per cent simple interest?
a) In what way may the age of an oak be
estimated? b) Why may not a palm's age
be learned in he same way?
Shakespeare (a) State what is known of
his life. b) Name two of his comedies, two
tragedies, two historical plays, fc) Point
out scenes to show that he understood the
conditions of life in Athens, in Egypt, in
Rome, (d) It has been said of -Shakespeare
that "he lived the life of all"; that he could
realize the thought and feeling of men in
all the different actions of life, Burn as the
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terrible regret and despair which followed
wrong doing. Point out and explain three
different scenes to prove the truth of this.
Prove that the exterior angles of a poly
gon, made by producing each of its sides in
succession, are together equal to four right
angles.
Causes of the Revolution (a) How was
the French and Indian War an indirect
cause of the Revolution? (b) What were the
Townshend acts? (e What was the purpose
of the meeting of the First Continental Con
gress? Give two acts passed by this Con
gress. When Is the warmest time of the day,
the coldest time. Give reason In full. What
is absolute humidity?
What Is the greatest evil found in the
different departments of our city govern
ments? Make your answer clear bv on Il
lustration. What remedy ran you suggest?
SCALDS BABY IN REVENGE
Brutal Indian Fiendishly Kills Child
With Hot Water.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15. Michael Dewala.
41 years of age. is under arrest charged
with having caused the death of Joseph
Devenick, the 3-year-old son of John
Devenick, of 8548 Mackinaw avenue. The
child died early today at the South Chi
cago Hospital from the effects of scalds
received last night. Dewala was a board
er in the Devenick home. According to
the police, Dewala, following a quarrel
with Mrs. Devenick, caught up the child
and, holding him between his knees, de
liberately poured boiling water from a
tea kettle over the boy's head and down
his back.
Uuby Roasted Alive With House.
ELSIXORK. Cal.. Feb. 13. In a firo
which destroyed- the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Young at the head of the lake
here last night, the 21-months-old child of
Mrs. Young was burned to death and her
sister, 8 years old, was so badly scorched,
by the flames that she is not expected
to live. The house was totally destroyed1
and Mrs. Young escaped with slight!
burns. The flames caught supposedly
from a liehfpd candle.