THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 29, 1903.
10
HEARING WILL BE
HELD WEDNESDAY
President's Country Life Com
mission to Be in Port
land This Week.
INQUIRES ABOUT FARMERS
Condition", of Living in Hiiral Com
munities to Be Set Forth in Re
port Which Will Be Basil
for Legislation.
For the purpose of investigating and
inquiring Into rural life conditions in the
Pacific Northwest, the members of Presi
dent Roosevelt's Country I.lfe Commis
sion will spend next Wednesday in this
city. The CommU-sion will be at the
Portland Commercial Club throughout
the. dv. where all persons having a
knowledge of industrial and agricultural
conditions in this section are urged to
appear and give the Commissioners the
advantage of that information. Having
completed its itinerary of the I'nltod
States, the Commission will return to
Washington and compile a report of Its
Investigations, which will be submitted
to President Roosevelt for his informa
tion and guidan-e in formulating In his
message to Congress certain recommen
dations for legislation looking to an im
provement in the conditions existing in
rural communities.
The Commission is comioscd of six
members, as follows: U II. Bailey, of
w York, chairman, director and dean
of the College of Agriculture. Cornell
t nlversitv: Henri- Wallace, of Iowa, phi
lanthropist and public-spirited man of
National reputation: Kenyon I-. But
terfleld. president of the Massachusetts
Agricultural College: Walter H. Page,
of North Carolina, editor of World's
Work: Gifford Pinchot. National For
ester, and E. W. Allen, assistant direc
tor of experiment stations at Washing
ton. D. C. and secretary of the Commis
sion. That the Commission may be supplied
with the desired information, the co
operation has been invited of the Agri
cultural colleges, commercial organiza
tlons. granges and all other associations
connected in any way with conditions
that exist in rural communities. In this
state Professor K. R. Lake, of the State
Agricultural College at Corvallis. Is
doing what he can to insure the success
of the Commission's session In this elty.
To that end. on his recommendation the
Commission has forwarded to many
prominent citiiens of the state, compe
tent to make Intelligent and reliable re
plies, circular letters requesting answers
to 12 questions touching on the agricul
tural conditions In this state. In addi
tion to utilizing that source of Infor
mation. Professor Lake has invited many
men. Informed on the needs of the state
agriculturally, to attend the meeting of
the Commission Wednesday and to make
such suggestions as they may deem
timely.
QnestloTt That Are Asked.
The list of questions to which answers,
including suggestions, have been request
ed by the Commission follows:
Are the farm hniH In ye.ir neighbor
hood as good a they should he under ex
isting conditions? . , .
re 1h s.-hools of rmir neighborhood
training hoys and giris satisfactorily for
life on tha farm?
To the farmers In your neighborhood . ret
the returns thev reasonably should from tha
sale of their products?
ro the farmers In. your neighborhood re
ceive from the railroads, highroads, trol
ley lines, etc.. the service they reanah.y
should hve? . .
ro the farmers In rour neighborhood re
ceive from the Tnlted Stales Postal Serv
ice, rural telephone, etc. the service they
reasnnahtv should, expect ?
re the farmers and their wives In your
rommiinltv satisfactorily organlied to pro
mote their mutual interest?
are the rertera of farms in your neigh
borhood making satisfactory living?
Is the supply of farm labor In your neign
borhood satisfactory?
Are the conditions surrounding hired la
bor on the farm In your neighborhood sat!.
factory to the hired men? -
Have the farmers In your neighborhood
satisfactory fa.-llitles for doing their busi
ness in banking, cred't. insurance, etc.?
what are the sanitary conditions of tn
farms In your neighborhood?
, ro the farmers and their wives and
families In vour ne'ghhorhood get together
for mutual Improvement, entertainment, and
social Intercourse as much as they should.
All Sorts or Information Wanted.
"From correspondence with Chairman
Bailey, of the Commission. I understand
that the Commission proposes to gather
such Information as can be had relating
to conditions on the farm." said Profes
sor Ijike yesteday. "In a genertl way
the Commission s inquiry will relate to
sanitary conditions, educational facili
ties, transportation and communication.
Including telephone, telegraph' and rural
mail delivery, railroads, etc. Informa
tion also will be sought as to the condi
tion of the soil, whether the soil is wear
ing out or Increasing in fertility. In
quiry will be made s. to the opportunity
of the farmer for recreation, more par
ticularly as to woman's opportunity for
social recreation.
The hours of labor and the character
of the help In the homes and In the
fields will be Investigated. Including the
servant question on the farm. The Com
mission will examine into the character '
of the farmer's food supply and as to Its
preparation, as compared with the best
methods of preparation. The subject of
sanitation, which will be reviewed. In
cludes Irrigation, drainage, water sup
plv for stock, drainage and health of
buildings, character of diseases of rural
communities and their rtostnictlvene-s.
"The recommendations of the Commis
sion undoubtedly win treat of the de
velopment, of the telephone and rural
mall services and posslblv imstal savlnss
banks. The report of the Commission
will present In a comprehensive wav the
Information on which President Roosevelt
will base certain recommendation to
Congress as to leals'atlnn demanded for
the further improvement 01 rurwi iwi""
tlons." RUEF CLAIMED POSITION
Told Knight He Was district
Attorney.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. "V-A vigorous
and "searching cross-examination of An
drew M. Wilson, one of the S.-hniiti
Board of Supervisors, occupied today's
session of the trial of Abraham Ruef on
a charge of bribery. The witness, asked
who had been present at a dinner at
Tail's restaurant on the night following
the attempt to substitute Ruef for Lang
don as District Attorney, testified that
P.uef Ach. Ruefs chauffeur and himself
had "composed the Party. During the
meal. Wilson said. George A. Knight and
;vrrnor J. N. (Jlllett entered the res
taurant and while Knight walked over
to the table and greeted Ruef. the Gov
ernor proceeded upstairs. Kuef ahook
ganda with Knight, gaying: "Well, in
the District Attorney now." Later, Wil
son testified, he had gone upstairs to see
Governor Gillett, who waa to resume his
campaign the next day. Wilson being
slated to speak In the same county as a
candidate for Railroad Commissioner.
Ach spent the morning comparing Wil
son's answers with portions of his testi
mony given in previous graft trials. Once
there was a disagreement over the word
ing of Ach's transcript, and while Wilson
attempted to retain the manuscript, Ach
sought to take it away from him. The
court intervened before the somewhat
excited argument ended.
Wilaon- was questioned at length re
garding his indictment on three counts
after he had testified at one of the Ford
trials. He was asked to define the rela
tions that now exist between himself and
the prosecution, and said:
"I am satisfied with the conditions
that exist. I am willing to stand by what
I have done, and to face those indict
ments." An adjournment until Monday morning
was taken shortly after noon.
POPULAR PREACHER WEDS
Dr. Clarence True Wilon and Mrs.
Maude Akin Tiftt Made One.
t7. Clarence True Wilson, pastor of
Centenary Methodist Kpiscopal Church,
and Mrs. Maude Akin Tiftt, both of
this city, were quietly married yester
day afternoon at the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. Rev. Benjamin
Young;, of the First Methodist Episco
pal Church, assisted by Rew J. W.
McPongall. of the Mount Tabor Meth
odist Episcopal Church, performed the
wedding ceremony m the presence of
n few friends. Dr. and Mrs. Wilson
left for a ten days" visit at Hood River.
Rev. Dr. Wilson came to Portland
alHiut four years ago from Newark,
N. J., to accept the pastorate of Grace
Church. In the Summer of 1!07 he
was transferred to Centenary Church
on the East Side. Mrs. Wilson is the
daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Frank S.
Akin, for many years well known In
Portland and prominent in Grace
Church. She was formerly the wife
of Arthur P. Tlfft. a prominent lawyer
of this city, from whom she obtained a
divorce a number of years ago.
The marriasre came as a surprise to
the many friends of the contracting
parties, who had managed to keep
the event a secret which was intrusted
only to a small circle of friends. They
witnessed the wedding ceremony.
COSTA RICA STORMSWEPT
Mains Fall Coutinuou.-ly for Full
Month.
SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. According
to C.C.Smith, a mining engineer who
returned yesterday from Central Amer
ica, floods o' a terrific nature have done
great damage in the interior of Costa
Rica, compelling many mines to suspend
operations. Smith tella of a storm dur
Ing which the rain ponrtd down contin
uously for 30 days, washing out railroails
and completely altering the appearance
of the country. Thousands of native
houses wer? destroyed and many natives
killed. The house in which Smith was
living, with several other men. was
washed into the river before they could
escape, and they were close to drowning.
Finajly they landed on an Island, where
they were held by the stream for many
days, living on corn.
Smith la a graduate of the University
of Nevada, a giant In stature and a noted
football-player while in college.
LOSSES LEAD TO SUICIDE
SAYS BRICK IS BEST
Agent Defends the Vitrified
Paving Material.
DECLARES COST IS LESS
Manxman Despondent Over Abor
tive search for Gold.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Nov. De
spondent over financial losses. Herbert
Quinr. a native of the Isle of Man and
for years, off and on. a resident of this
city.' committed suieido today by taking
poison.
Quine cajne to the United States
some ten years ago in search of a for
tune, iris family on the Isle of Man
Is prominent and rale quite wealthy.
Qtline lost several thousands of doliars
in search for gold on placer mines.
I.os Angeles to Vote on Charter.
LOS ANttKLKS. Nov. L'8. The Los
Angeles City Council has voted to call a
special election for February 2. In which
the voters will pass upon some of the
most Important charter amendments yet
submitted to them, which, if adopted,
will make vital changes in the present
method of municipal government.
Another Chapter In Controversy
Over Kind or Improvement to
Be Vsed for Paving" Whole- .
sale District.
War between rival paving concerns as
to which shall secure the contract for
laying pavements in the warehouse dis
trict of North Portland goes merrily on.
Arguments on the relative merits of brick
as against Belgian blocks vary as the in
terest of the speaker. One of the chief
objecujons to the vHrlfied brick as paving
material in the new district is said to ha
that the material will come from Seattle,
the Denny-Renton Company. the tirm
urging the use of that kind of paving,
having a manufacturing plant near the
Puget Sound city.
Rival petitions are u?lng circulated
throughout the district to be paved, sup
porting the two kinds of paving materials.
It was said last night that the extent of
the district signed up by the backers of
each kind of pavement is about equal.
Howard Whiting, a local contractor,
gives the following figures as the cost
of the two pavements laid in Portland:
"Tiie City Engineer's figures are that
the vitrified brick pavement will cost
a yard. The stone block pavemeut
will cost practically the same, a Job lately
put down at the foot of Third street cost
ing J3.65 a yard. Tills was the actual
tlgure. I know, because our firm had the
job. The brick, shipped from Scattl?.
will cost about 'JS a thousand laid down
here. The price is J-'O in Seattle and live
rest must be added for freight. Every
cent paid for the brick goes to Seattle in
tervsjLs.' .
W. C. Mitchell, agent for the Denny
Ramon Clay Coal Company, says he
has a long petition signed by property
owners in the district to be paved asking
that vitrified brick hi used. He main
tains they were obtained without misrep
resentation, hinting that so much cannot
hi said for the rival petition circulated
among property-owners asking for stone
blocks as the paving material. Mr.
Mitchell insists th- cost of bricks will
not exceed $.w a thgusand. Said he yes
terday, in a letter to The Oregonian:
Accuses "Paving Combine.'
I would like to ask the parties who are
ha. k of the stone petition why It la they have
been in business In f'ortland all these years
an.1 have ifver concejveu tins laea of cir
culating a petition for stone pavements in
this particular locality unti! they found out
thai the lenny-Kenton Company had out
lined this particular oistrict ami had been
working, on name for reveial weeks?
The answer to this question Is easily made
I'.v any one who is familiar with the circum
stances leading up to It. In the flist place,
it can be proven beyond a doubt that the
paving combine of this city Intends to use
and Is using every imaginable scheme to pre
vent any competitive paving company from
coming Into this market. Tt has In the
past and Is at the present time fighting every
new paving company which tries to enter
this field, not because there Is not sufficient
work, but because it Itrewe that the merits
of sonje of the other pavements, and among
them the vitrified brick, will in many ways
eurpane the present hard-surface pavements
and that It I to Its personal flnanclaj In
terests to prevent any new paving concern
frcm entering th marker it it poasioiy can.
Relative to the comparative com or
two different pavements.
It has been stated that
the
brick and stone.
from competent au
thority, the initial cost of the two materials
is about equal. This authority must origi
nate from eome one who Is directly Interested
In a competitive pavlrg company. It haj
heen stated to the writer, by one of the most
prominent contracting companies In the City
of Portland, that the modem Belgian hlo-'k
pavement. laid on a sis-inch concrete base,
would cost from M to M.10 a square yarC
exclusive of drainage, grading, curbing, etc.
If this is the case, we ran prove beyond a
doubt that vitrified brick will not cost to ex
ceed $.t.3S a square yard. This Is a differ
ence of from BS cents to 75 cents a square
yard in favor of the brick.
Jstatlstirs Show l"se of Brick.
The writer can prove that !n over 400 of
the principal cities of the United Ststns
2 5-lo of the entire hard-surface pavements
are laid of vitrified brick and less than 5
per cent of stone of all clashes. I caw also
prove by some of the best civil engineers In
the United States, among them (leorgs W.
Ttllson. president of the Kngineers" t.'lub of
Brooklyn N. Y.. and also a member of the
American Society of Civil Kngineers. that
f.,r cheapness, durability, easiness of clean
ing . UglvtislstanceJ rsff I cjmnslippery-
Correct
Furnishings
for the Home
Carpets
AVe are specialists in Carpets
and Rugs carrying in stock
for immediate delivery ' more
than thirty miles of floor-coverings.
New Spring Car
pets arriving this week include
Ingrains, Velvets ancLAxrnin
sters. Extraordinary
values in dropped patterns
and short lengths.
Furniture
Complete stock of new and
stylish Furniture in all grades.
Unusual show ing of me
dium and high-grade bedroom
furniture. Splendid as
sortment of the celebrated
quaint style for living-room,
dining-room and den.
Beautiful gift pieces useful,
appropriate and not expensive.
Draperies
Inexpensive bift effective nov
elties not shown elsewhere.
Large stocks of Lace Cur
tains, lowest prices.
Xew Tapestries, Damasks and
Taffetas for fine interiors.
Special treatments de
signed. Sketches and
estimates submitted.
Fifth
and Stark
J. G. Mack & Go.
Fifth
and Stark
ness ease of maintenance, ravprilbleneas to
u"el. efc. th. brick ' ns
hv.cks bv over 21 Pr cent. Theee are ta'.ts
wMch can be verified. It can also be proven
by some of the largest transfer cern n
tie Cnited Statea that where stons rai
ment, have been eliminated "d replacel
with various oth-r classjs of smooth-surface
pavement." -among them brick that the fe
ns ir hills were 50 pr cent lees and that me
Seeing . f b'rs wa, par e ert I e than tt
waa w'th stone pavements, to say nothing or
Th" noise which-is made by the two .different
pavements, which any one knows is oecldedlj
'KZTX.r, that the -"y-J--ments
have been taken up in some of the
"ar cities and replaced 'with various other
rara-surr.ee pavements, not because th.y
were "ot durable, but because they .b
lectlonahle .for Innumerable other r-asons.
S T m which le that any basalt stone
or granite block will, in
slippery which Is very objectionable In pull
in a heavv load over seme.
I Jiso notice that in mentioning a number
of' queries whlnh would, he .ahl- to PPy
Koni for this class of "res,
f ,h.m ht are located outside of the State
of Oregon. It seems very 'tran to tn.
writ-r 'hat since this aglt.tlon be-ne pub
lic there have been so many quarries that
r. to furnish ..one of this
were not in that position before and a'so a
rT,,mher of quarries which have heen dl?ov
hlch 'contain this, -a'.ed
paving material and which if w"
givs employment to several hundred men.
May Erect Plant Here,
However, the article does not state that
th nennv-Renton Company Is ready at sn
Jim. to erect a plant In thu, cjey at the cost
of, severs! hundred thousand dollars) snl
which will employ several hundred men. pro
vided the cltiier.o of Portland would show A
disposition to use Its material. Tt Is also
stated In this article that Seat tleltss n-yer
miss a chance to give Ita municipal work to
its local contractors, regardless of the MOP.
et- The fact. In thla particular Instance,
the' writer knows is wrong. On of toe
largest contracts which the City of Seattle
ha at the present time and which will cost
the rltv between l .500.000 and f2.Ono.00O.-l-be'r.g
done hv Portland contractors and thee
ale innumerable other contracts -which hsv
been let In the last year or two to outage
contractors, both from Portland slid other
cities, and great many of the Seattle pub
lic biiildlnga. as well as the Alaska- ukon
Falr buildings, sre being constructed by con
tractors from various parts of the Lniteu
States. . ,
There have been misrepresentation, ma'le
that we charge exorbitant prices. In reply
ing to this. I desire to say that the price of
our-brick Is 1S.TS per M. f. o b. cans our
factorv. which is only :i,7n a M. more than
Xorthwest. At the same time the visi
tors inspected the company's local
plant and the exchange through which
the. Portland public is served.
Croker Gives Seat to Woman.
NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Although he had
been in the city nearly a week, it was not
until yesterday that Richard Croker took
a ride in the subway. He made the trip
from the Grand Central station at Forty
second street to Wall street, but gave up
his scat to an old woman and was forced
to stand up during most of the ride. The
subwav was not built when Mr. Croker
left America to make his home in Ireland.
JUNK-DEALER IS GUILTY
25 per cent off on .llamonds at Mctz
ger's. 342 Washington street.
the complaint that his wife, who died in
a local hospital on December S. 1907,
hsd lonar heen stlbiected to brutal nttn-
--1 iv,, ;,.i,i f,. Mnr. ! ishment, and that Vance on the day be-
I nomas auce Convicted for .Mur- i e hjs wjfe., removal to the hosplta,.
tiering Wife in Hospital. j administered mercurial poison to hasten
1 her death.
SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 2S. Accord
ing to the jury's verdict, which was read
in Judge Armstrong's court in less than
two hours after the trial was closed." the
state has proved its case against Thomas
Vance, a junk dealer of Salt Lake,
charged with wife murder.
Not a trace of emotion was visible on
the prisoners" face as he heard from the
foreman's lips the words that may mean
his death by hanging or by shooting.
Judge Armstrong announced that he
would pronounce sentence next Thursday.
The case against Vance was based on
To Read Hume Will In Bay City.
GOLD BEACH, Or., Nov. 2S. Mrs. R. D.
Hume, widow of the late millionaire sal
mon canner of Wedderburn, whose fu
neral was attended by a large crowd yes
terday, left this morning for San Fran
cisco, accompanied by her brother, Ed
ward Duncan. The will of Sir. Hume
will be read in San Francisco.
Buy your Xtnas gifts now; save 25
per cent at Mcizgor s.
MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION ON COUNTRY LIFE, WHICH WILL HOLD A
SESSION IN PORTLAND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2.
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ACHESON CLOAK & SUIT CO.
EMPRESS AND PRINCESS NIPP0NS
We will closp out at o off all crnv regular Fall stvle Oats.
These we- are flosing'out- at 50c 'on the dollar sre same
style coats as re being: -'sold by other Portland stores.
We'll give you real bargains.
MONDAY BARGAINS
Voile Skirts... 7.45 Elegant $14 Coats. 7.00
$12 Voile Skirts... 6.35 Elepant. $16 Coats. .8.00
Three fine black Evening Gowns at ONE-THIRD OFF
FUR SPECIAL $13 al. Fur Set. muff and seat f 8.50
HAND-TAILORED WAISTS
Exclusive, elegant line of hand-tailored Waists. $rt.U0 to
$1-.0(I values, special at r.' .5.15
" EVENING COATS
.$2.5 to $40 value Evening: Coats, special at 16.50
SUIT SPECIALS
New lot of elegant $2.3 value Suits at 14.50
GIRLS' SUITS
Some two dozen new. elegant Suits for 10 to 15-year-old
girls, well worth $13.00; speeial 9.25
MISCELLANEOUS BARGAIN SPECIALS
Of lines we are closing out, and are indeed snaps. Double
woven, elegant imported linen Bath Robes, will launder
last a lifetime; $9 to $15 values. They are too good, too
expensive for Oregon; were made for millionaires will
elose them at from 3.25 to i.o0
HOSIERY All ladies' Hosiery ONE-THIRD OFF
Kimonos Have a few; close them out ONE-THIRD, OFF
MEN'S SUITS We have about, a dozen men's hand-tailored
Suits elose out at one-rthird value.
14S FIFTH ST.
ACHESON BUILDING
to being paid by aome of the large Kastern
cities, and you must take into consideration
that the price that is paid for coj f-.r
burning this material In thia locality 1 fro-n
.-..50 to 4 per ton. when In Ear.ern localities
same can be secured from $1 to $1.23 per
ton a-nd it requires one ton of coal to urn
1 M. paving brick. l.abor. also, out he-e
Is from In to 1.1 per cent higher than it is In
the Kaet, which again dda to the cost of
brick.
The Belgian block people fall to tate "n
makir.g this misrepresentation that In charg
ing 43 per M. for the Belgian blocks, f. o.
h. barge. Portland, which Is equal to e'.-M
per squar vard. that the same class of ma
terial is being sold in the Eastern cities for
per M.. which Is 11.65 per M. lesa
than is charged by the paving monopoly of
this city. This, of course, we can also
verify.
Many Talk Free on Long Distance.
The long-distance department of the
Automatic Telephone Company was
formally opened to the public service
yesterday. Between 2 and 9 P. M., in
response to invitations from the man
agement several hundred of the sub
scribers and patrons of the system
visited the local office snd communi
cated with friends at different points
in the Pacific Northwest from Taqutna
Bay to Blaine. B. C. The company
had installed several additional booths
for the accommodation of callers, who
held conversation with friends in
practically every city in the Pacific
H ii HI.
PMEIKM
THE
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Best for the Abutting Property Owner
Be,tTe Noiseless, Durable, Clean, Sanitary
Best for the Horse
Resilient and Non-Slippery
Because
It Is
The Cost of the Pavement Never Exceeds
. . $2.25 in the Teaming Limits.
The Cost of Excavation and Cement Work is
the Prevailing Price at Time of Letting.
WARREN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY