THE - SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 12,1908.
SELECTING BOARD
DN CITY CHARTER
accepted by the City Engineer, whose
particular duty It is to supervise such
Improvements as the official representa
tive of the city.
The Interest of the city in arranging
for the more prompt payment of street
Improvement contracts lies in the saving
to the city that would follow in the cost
of these improvements. Under the pres
ent tardy system of paying for this work,
it is known by the city officials that con
tractors include in 'their bids an interest
charge covering what they may expect
to lose by reason of the deferred payment
by the city.
GREAT MF-PMCE A
DON'T MISS
Council Committee Awaits
Suggestions Before Nam
: ing Commission of 15.
EAST STARK IMPROVEMENT
Another Attempt to Be Made to Get
Street in Order.
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MAKE ONLY FEW CHANGES
Mayor Declares Revision Is Neces
sary In Several Particulars, but
That Extensive Alteration
Will Be Opposed.
The special committee, appointed by
the City Council two weeks ago, will
not be prepared tor several days to
name the proposed Charter Revision
Commission of lb members. The vqjl
ous labor and commercial organizations
of the city have been asked to submit
to the committee the names of repre
sentative cltlsens for appointment on
the Commission, and until these recom
mendations have been received the com
mittee will not make its selections. It
is proposed, if possible, that the Com
mission shall conclude it work early
In the Kail so that the different amend
ments that are agreed upon may be
submitted to a vote of the people at the
Presidential election in November.
The Initial step towards revising
the charter was taken by the
City Council at its meeting two
weeks ago. At that time Mayor Lane
and Councllmen Baker and Cellars were
appointed a committee of three to select
another committee of fifteen representa
tive citizens. It will be the function of
this larger committee to pass on the ad
visability of the different amendments
that may be proposed and to prepare in
proper form for submission to the vote
of the people such amendments as may be
approved oy the committee. In authoriz
ing the appointment of a committee of
fifteen the City Council provided that
two of its members should be City Attor
ney Kavanaugh and Chief Deputy Audi
tor Grutse.
Clubs Suggesting Members.
' Before selecting the committee of fif
teen Mayor Lane and Councllmen Baker
and Cellars decided first to receive sug
gestions from the different organizations
in the city. Accordingly letters were
mailed to all of the push clubs and vari
ous commercial organizations Including
the central body of the labor unions.
With the request that each recommend to
the committee the name of one or more
prominent citizen for the general com
mittee. A few names have been received
from this source, but Mayor Lane and
his associates will not undertake to ap
point the members of the important com
mittee until after these different organi
sations have been heard from.
'When the general committee has been
appointed, it is proponed that it shall hold
frequent meetings. The official heads of
the different departments of the city
government, representatives of the differ
ent commercial organizations labor so
cieties and Individuals will be asked to
submit before the committee any amend
ments they may desire to propose to the
charter. When the proposed changes have
been drafted in proper form they will be
submitted to a vote of the electors of the
city for their approval or rejection.
"There is no general demand for a
revision of the charter," said Mayor
Ijine, yesterday. "The people of Port
land as a rule are satisfied with the
charter as it stands and will consent
only to such changes as investigation
may disclose are demanded by the best
interests of the municipality. It is es
sential, however, that the charter be
amended in some minor respects, relat
ing particularly to the laying of addi
tional water mains and the making ol
street improvements. There is no oc
casion for a wholesale tampering with
the charter and any attempt to amend
it on an extensive basis will be dis
couraged by the Commission and re
jected by the people in the election."
Approve Only Few Changes.
- There prevails a very general opinion
among members of the Council, city
officials and the general public that
toe charter, with the exception of a
few minor particulars, is entirely satis
factory In its present form as protect
ing the interests both of the city and
the public. For that reason any at
tempt to inroduce extensive changes at
this time will be resisted by the large
majority of citizens. There is every
Indication that only such amendments
will be approved as will simplify and
expedite the administration of city
business without encroaching on the
necessary safeguards with which this
business is now surrounded.
It is not improbable that the existing
provisions of the charter governing
street Improvements will bo modified
slightly so that contractors may receive
their money from the city when the
City Engineer approves and accepts an
Improvement. Contractors are demand
ing an amendment of the charter
granting them this concession and
members of the Council recognize the
Justice of the complaint of the con
tractors and probably will not oppose
such an amendment. Under the present
system of making street improvements,
from six weeks to five months elapse
from the time the improvement has
been accepted by the city until the con
tractor receives his pay.
This is all made possible by reason of
the round-about way contracts for such
improvements must go before the work is
finally approved and paid for. After the
City Engineer has accepted an improve
ment of a street, the matter is considered
at the next meeting of the Executive
Board, where It Is referred to. the street
committee of that body. When the sub
committee has reported back to the Ex
ecutive Board, the ordinance assessing
the cost of the improvement is ordered
and all these proceedings, including the
disposition of all objections and protests
against the improvement, must be acted
on before the contractor can get his
money.
Held Vp by Flimsy Excuse.
' . In one instance. Involving a street im
provement contract for J30.000, the con
tractor was prevented from drawing his
money from the city for two weeks while
some of the different boards or commit
tees considered an objection that had
been filed by a woman whose property
was affected. In this case it developed
that the only excuse she had to offer for
resisting the payment of her assessment
was that she could not afford to pay it
because she "needed the money to build
a chicken coop." It is because of such
flimsy and immaterial excuses as these
which are allowed longer to defer a set
tlement between the city and contractors
for public Improvements, that contract
ors demand some amendment by which
a more prompt settlement can be had
with the city.
. It is contended by the men engaged at
this class of labor for the city that it is
only a matter of Justice that they should
receive their money for contract work
when the Improvement is approved and
Another effort is -being made to im
prove East Stark street between East
Twentieth and Forty-nrst by grading
and graveling at an estimated cost of
$53,000. It is the second attempt to
get this etreet improved, the former
movement having been defeated by the
Lone Fir Cemetery Association on the
grounds that the cost cannot be as
sessed the association or the lot own
ers of the cemetery. However, Council
man Kellaher is sure that the assess
ment can be collected from the associa
tion, and that property in the cemetery
sufficient, outside of the lot owners, can
be found on which to levy and make
collection. He insists that East Stark
street shall no longer be held up, for
It Is one of the great thoroughfares of
the East Side. .
Between East Twentieth street and
the Willamette River, the property
owners will have paid out over $150,000
when the fills and other improvements
under way are finished. For nine full
blocks a solid fill is being completed
on East Stark street, and yet the street
will not be opened. At East Twentieth
street there is a bank about 10 feet high
and the incline is so steep that teams
cannot pull a loaded wagon up. Ting
cut will start at East Twentieth street
at the corner of the cemetery. East
Stark is important, for it is a continua
tion of the Base Line road, which con
nects with all the principal roads in
the county, and there is a general de
sire that the Improvement ehall be con
tinued out to Mount Tabor.
PUBLISH COLLEGE ANNUAL
Juniors at Agricultural College Get
Out "The Orange,-. '09."
The junior class of the Oregon Agri
cultural College at Corvallis has issued
the class annual, "The Orange, '09." The
title in black appears on the front cover,
and the book is bound in fine, silk
dressed calf, dyed orange. The dedica
tion is to Dr. Margaret Comstock Snell,
who from 1889 until recently occupied the
chair of domestic science and hygiene.
Fifteen Juniors composed the editorial
and business staffs, with E. C. Callaway
editor in chief and R. H. Rodgers busi
ness manager. The result of their work
is a publication far In advance of class
annuals In most colleges of the country,
for the reading matter is dignified and in
structive and the art work in keeping
with the character of the work. Beside
half-tone pictures of the students.
grouped in classes, the volume contains
views of the college buildings, nearbyi
resorts In wood or riverside where stu
dents are wont to spend a leisure hour,
members of the faculty, with of course
the inevitable "grinds." These are free
from grossness, but at the same time
take off foibles of students and profes
sors in good-natured fun. There is a
latge amount of valuable matter in the
volume and in future years it will be
referred to by graduates of Oregon Agricultural-College
and re-read with added
interest and pleasure.
DEMOCRATS WILL RATIFY
All Local Organizations to Unite in
Rally July 15.
Multnomah County Democrats, assisted
by prominent memners of the party from
throughout the state, will hold an open
air ratification of the nomination of
Bryan and Kern on the party's standard
bearers on the Plaza block next Wednes
day night. July 15. By that time the
delegates and alternates from this state
to the Denver convention will have re
turned and in giving the demonstration
they will unite with the Democratic Pres
idential electors, the Democratic County
Central Committee, the Bryan State and
County Club, the Multnomah and the
Young Men's Democratic Clubs and in
fact leading members of the party ail
over the state.
Short addresses will be given by a num
ber of prominent Democrats, among the
speakers being John M. Gearin, ex-United
State Senator; E. S. J. McAllister, presi
dential elector: George L. Hutchin, presi
dent Bryan Club; John H. Smith of As
toria; State tenator M. A. Miller and S.
M. Garland of Lebanon; Dr. Bernard
Daly, oi Lakeview, and C. K. Henry, dele
gate to the National convention.
GIRL GIVES OFFICER TIP
Taconia Police Believe They Have
Counterfeiting Gang.
TACOMA, Wash., July 11. (Special.)
Through the partial confession of Gladys
vt ilson, a girl about 17 years old, the
arrest of R. M. Ellis and wife and Will
G. Gillman, who, it Is alleged, have been
using the girl to pass counterfeit bills in
Tacoma and Olympia, was made possible
last night.
According to the story told to Officer
Turner, of Olympia, who arested Gladys
Wilson in that city, she had been sent
to swindle a young man out of his
money. The proceeds were to be used
in starting a small show troupe on the
road. Mrs. Ellis being the star performer.
She also alleged that Ellis and Gillman
were guilty of passing Confederate bills.
CLOSING-OUT SALE.
Women's and misses' ready-to-wear
apparel, . men a . furnishings, muslin
underwear, waists, parasols, gloves,
notions, hosiery, corsets, embroideries,
laces, household supplies, dress goods.
silks, etc. The greatest bargain event
of the year. Mc Allen & McDonnell,
Third and Morrison.
BANFF HOT SPRINGS.
The Canadian Pacific will sell you a
ticket to Banff Hot Springs and return
for J35. Situated in the very heart of
the Rocky Mountains, it is an ideal spot
for a Summer's outing. Excellent hotel
accommodation. Unparalleled scenic at
tractions. Apply at local office, 142
Third street, for full particulars.
Falls Down Stairs; Badly Hurt. '
Mike Harrigan, stable foreman of the
Ice Delivery Company, at the foot of
North Fourteenth street, was seriously
injured about 7 o'clock last night by ac
cidentally falling down stairs. He sus
tained a broken rib and a severe gash in
his head. He fell from the second floor
of the stable to the first floor, a distance
of about 15 feet. His fall was caused by
a misstep on the stairway, which had no
guard rail, and he fell over backward.
He was removed to St- Vincent's Hos
pital in a Red Cross ambulance.
NICOLL'S GREAT
REDUCTION SALE
Suit and Extra Trousers
of Same or Striped
Material to Order for
$25.00 to $50.00
Finest of up-to-date fabrics to select from
- Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases.
' Garments to order In aiday If required.
Pull Dress and TuxeTro Suits a specialty.
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108 Tliird St. igV 108 Thiti St
WILLIAM JERREMS SONS.
MAZAMAS' LARGEST OUTING
BJ.ORK MEMBERS IX PARTY THIS
TEAR THAN EVER BEFORE.
Ascent of Mount St. Helens Will Be
Made From North Side
' at Spirit Xake.
-Camp
Interest in the Mazama Club outing to
Mount St. Helens, July 31, Increases and
it is announced that the party this year
will be the largest the club has ever had.
Names are daily being added to the reg
ister. , . 1
The main camp for the ascent is to
be located, at Spirit Lake, on the north
side of the m6untain. This ; can - be
reached by wagon-road from Castle Rock,
Wash. The lake is three miles long and
one and one-naif miles wide. .Trout are
said to be abundant and hungry in the
lake this season. They are, for the most
part, of the Dolly Varden species and
are caught only by trolling. It is. there
fore, recommended that those, members
of the party who desire to fish take
trolling lines along. A number of boats
are on the lake, also a gasoline launch,
which will be at the disposal of the camp
ers. The Toutle River, below the lake,
is filled with small trout, which are eas
ily caught with bait or flies. There are
excellent bathing' places along .the shore
of the lake.
Mount St. Helens can be climbed almost
any approach, although it is . said the
easiest ascent is from the south and east.
The height of the mountain, as ascer
tained by the Mazama hypometric party,
on July 19, 1898, is 9739 feet.
From the camp at Spirit Lake a number
of interesting side trips can be made.
American Lake lies one and one-half
miles north of Spirit Lake. To the south
west of the camp lies Echo Lake and a
viBit to Cathedral Canyon( about half
way between these two lakes, is most
interesting. A basaltic dike, resemb
ling a cathedral spire, supplies the
name for the canyon. The lava beds on
the south side of the mountain, showing
in the lava the remains of a giant forest,
are among the most wonderful features
of the entire region.
As the camp at Spirit Lake will be
located on a United States Forest Re
serve, every possible precaution must be
taken to prevent the spread of forest
fires. A general campfire under the di
rection of the outing committee will be
a special' feature . each night. These
campfire meetings -are the occasion for
unique entertainments. Lectures are also
Piano Sale w
At
Graves
Music Co,
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Here will be found bargains which
should interest every one. Big val
ues and littie prices. Some of these
Instruments have been out on rent
Or turned in on a Player Piano or
a high-grade grand many of them
can hardly be told from new In
fact, some of them probably are
preferable to new ones, as they have
been used just about long enough
to sweeten the tone. Those which
need overhauling are thoroughly re
paired and polished in our up-to-date
repair shop and are In perfect
condition.
The following are but a few of
-he many rare piano opportunities
awaiting you at our warerooms:
A Sohmer Piano, New York's
greatest, absolutely new, but slight
ly scratched on one side from dis
play purposes; regular price, 1575,
but goes now for $430.
A splendid Smith & Barnes, which
has been out on rent for seven
months, can now be had at a great
reduction, although in fine condition.
Don't miss seeing this one.
Kohler -& Campbell, nearly, new,
rosewood case, modern design, full
'1-3 octaves, but not as large as
the ordinary piano. This goes at
tl9t, and will no doubt go quickly.
An old, reliable Hinze. excellent
firactlce piano, full 7 1-3 octaves,
vory keys, ebonized case. While not
a fancy-cased instrument, the action
and tone are fine, and at the price
$160 it is a rare bargain for any
one. Easy-terms.
A Bailey, walnut case and of mod
ern design. Former owner used it
about a year and then turned It in
on a Player Piano U81 buys this
instrument. Such a bargain should
be. and probably will be. snapped
up quickly. Don't delay.
As stated above, these are but a
tew of the many bargains which
will go on sale tomorrow and Tues
day but you would better come
down 'early to secure best choice, as
at the prices we have marked these
instruments .they are almost sure
to gro in a -hurry.- Remember the
time Monday, and Tuesday and the
place
frequently given. Those who have at
tended previous outings will recall the
campfire meetings as the most distinct
ive feature of Mazama Club life.
BAD FIRE WEAR HOOD RIVER
Force of Men Saves Residence and
Electric Power-House.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. July 11. (Special.)
A forest fire which got started this
morning a short distance from the city
threatened for a time , to destroy the
home and orchard of Murray Kay and
also the powerhouse of the Hood River
Electric Light Company. Only through
the efforts of a large number of men,
who worked faithfully for several -hours,
was serious loss avoided, and the Are
gotten under control. The section where
the fire took place is being patrolled to
night and unless a high wind should
come up it Is thought that all danger is
passed.
I 111 FOITRTH ST,
Just Aorta of WashiBrt.a.
BOY OF 12 STEALS $500
Old Man Had Confessed to Crime,
but Court Sets Him Free.
. SPOKANE. Wash., July 11. Charles
Wheeler, an old man who confessed
that he stole a sack containing $500
from the express company at Elk,
Wash., was set free by the court to
day. A 12-year-old boy named Harry
Russell confessed the theft of the same
sack and was committed to the State
Training School. The officers think
Wheeler was drunk and merely im
agined that he' stole the money.
Hopes to Overtake Fleet.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11. Accord
ing to a wireless received by the
Weather Bureau from the United
States ship Nebraska, the battleship
today was 700 miles from this port.
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BOYS' and YOUTHS' CLOTHING
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Every Boy's two-piece SPRING SUIT in
the house Knickerbocker or plain pants
Ages 8 to 16 years at exactly
HALF PRICE
Boys $2.95 SPRING SUITS $1.47
Boys' $3.45 SPRING SUITS $1.72
Boys' $3.95 SPRING SUITS $1.97
Boys' $5.00 SPRING SUITS $2.50
Boys' $6.00 SPRING SUITS $3.00
YOUNG MEN'S OUTING SUITS
$10.00 DUTING SUITS Now $5.00
$ 8.50 OUTING SUITS Now $4.25
REDUCED
$ .37
BOYS' WASHABLE SUITS
. $ .50 WASH SUITS Now -
$ .75 WASH SUITS Now - $ .56
$1.00 WASH SUITS Now - $ .75
V $1.50 WASH SUITS Now - $1.12
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO
Third and Oak
1st and Yamhill
MOYER
The Nebraska was left behind on ac
count of having sickness on board, and
Captain Nicholson is trying to catch
up tne 4su miles start or tne fleet, so
that the Nebraska may be in Its place
in tne line of 16 when-the ships reach
Honolulu.
England's Great Steel Bear.
A huge engine just installed in serv
ice on the Great Western Railway . of
England is by tar the largest In size
and weight of any In that country. It
is of the Pacific type, and is called "The
Great Bear." Unlike locomotives In this
country, it is gaudily painted, the body,
tender and wheels being green and the
bumpers red. Its name is carried over
the center driving-wheels fn gilt letters.-
- The tender carries 3S00 gallons
of water and six tons of coal.
RE AT CLEARANCE SA
Our July Clearance Sale, the Season's Most -Extraordinary Saving
Event. ' During This Sale Questions of Prof it or Former, Price Cut
No Figure. Avail Yourself of These Money-Saving Opportunities.
MEN'S SUITS REDUCED FROM
$10 to $5.95
Every garment fashioned in" the season's most
desirable styles, in all the latest patterns; a line of
$10 Suits that cannot be excelled in America,
Our price during clearance sale,
$5.95 y
MEN'S SUITS REDUCED FROM
$15 to $9.95
Our entire line of, high-grade Suits that-are made -by
the very best tailors in the country. Your
choice during clearance sale of $15.00 Suits at.,
$9.95
MEN'S SUITS REDUCED FROM
$20 to $13.95
For any man who appreciates fine clothes, as near
perfection as can be had, all hand-tailored gar
ments, made from the best fabrics, in shades of
brown, gray, black, blue and fancy weaves; our
regular .line . of $20.00 Suits placed-on sale at
$13.95
MEN'S STRAW HATS
JUST HALF PRICE
$5.00 values ............ .. ...v $2.50
$4.00 values ....... ! '. ?2.0O
$2.00 values . . .. . . $1.00
$1.00 values ;. ;. . ...... 50
Men's Bathing Suits One-Third Off Regular Price,
cases at 33V3 Per Cent Reduction. The Store
Wrong Which Means "Your -Money. Back If
Our Line of Suit
That. Rights -the'
You Want It."
CIICAGQ
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SOL GARDE, Proprietor
69-71 THIRD STREET, Between Pine and Oak
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