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USES VETO
Favorite Weapon Is Again
Wielded by Executive.
PERHAPS FOR LAST TIME
Ordinances to License Small Play
houses and to tiive Railroad Spe
cial Permit to I'se Street Are
Objects of Attack.
BUST
WEEK IN
CIRCI.ES.
OFFICIAL
Monday Special session of Ex
ecutive Board to open bids for con
struction of Madison-street bridge;
lection of director for School Dis
trict No. 1 In the afternoon and tax
payers' meetlns at night; meeting; of
City Council committees durlnjr the
afternoon.
Tuesday Special session of Coun
cil street committee at 2 P. M.
Wednesday All-day session of the
City Council.
Thursday Probable adjourned ses
sion of the City Council In the morn
ing and lire committee of the Execu
tive Board at 4 P. M.; special meet
ing of street committee of the Ex
ecutive Board at 2 p. M.
Friday Regular meeting of the
Executive Board at 4 P. M.
Mayor Lane has sent to the City
Council two vetoes, which are among
the last, if not actually the last, It -will
. be his prerogative to write. His ten
ure of office will expire at midnight
Wednesday, June 30 one week from
next Wednesday. It will then be the
duty of Mayor-elect Simon to pass
upon all ordinances passed by the
Council. It remains to be seen wheth
er he will be a persistent "vetoer," as
has been Mayor Lane.
Throughout his four years of offi
cial life as Mayor, Dr. Lane has
wielded a pen with great frequency,
and has vetoed scores of ordinances.
No executive of Portland ever exer
cised the right of veto anywhere near
s often as Mayor Lane has. Most of
his vetoes have been on ordinances
granting the use of streets by the
Council to private individuals or to
corporations. He has steadfastly re
fused to sign any ordinance giving a
special privilege to any one, and both
of the vetoes sent in yesterday are of
ordinances which he says are special
legislation.
One of the vetoes affects an ordi
nance fixing the rates to be charged
for small amusement parks, such as
are located in various parts of the
city. The measure Is calculated to
make it necessary for all applicants
for such establishments to appear be
fore the Council license committee be
fore they can secure a license. This
was done because of a recent uproar
which followed the granting of a li
cense to a man at Mount Tabor to ope
rate a skating rink. "Mayor Lane de
clares that, as the ordinance fixes a
greater rate to be charged for the
small places than is charged the larg
er ones, the measure is illegal.
The other veto is of an ordinance
granting to the Oregon & California
Railroad Company (Southern Pacific)
certain special privileges in connection
with the new depot at East First and
East Morrison streets. The Mayor
states that the city should reserve the
right to revoke the permit for the use
of the streets there, but says he has
been told by a railroad official that
the ordinance will be "put through as
it is."
Following Is the veto message:
To the Honorable City Council Gentlemen:
T return herewith ordinance No.- 19407 not
approved.
This Is an ordinance authorizing the Oregon
California Railroad Company to construct
nd maintain a concrete platform extending
Into the street beyond the sidewalk line on
Jat Fin street, between East Morrison and
Kast Alder streets, as a passenger landing,
and to exclude teams and vehicles from en
tering upon, or using saJd platform.
. Inasmuch ss this is a grant to the use of
a portion of the public etreet without sny
time limit having ' been set upon It or any
power having been retained in the city to
revoke It, It seems tq me that It would op
erate as a vacation of that portion of the
street, and 1 do not consider this to be
proper or advisable. .
The railroad com pony should be allowed
to use as much of the street as Is neces
sary to operate Its passenger depot, but the
grant should be made for the length of time
during which It. shall actually be ueed for
that purpose and for that time only and the
permit should be revocable at any time whea
the needs of the city require it.
This view of the matter does not meet with
the approval of the railroad companv. and I
have been informed by one of Its representa
tives that "the ordinance will be nut
through without the safeguard here suggest
ed, and quite regardless of my objection to
It. However this may be. I feel It mv dutv
M.,0.? y"ur. tltntl to the objectionable
features of the measure, and hope that he
may have spoken without authorltv in the
matter. Respectfully. HARRY Lane.
' Mayor.
WIFE-BEATER IS BEATEN
C. C. Matirer Victim of His Land
lady's Vigorous Indignation.
.v'"- Pt!r f bautify decorated
ejes. C. C. Maurer. a musician, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Constable
Lou agner. and placed in jail charged
with attempting to administer a beating
to his pretty, young wife. In their apart
ments at- the Barton Hotel. He later
gave bond in the sum of J500 and was
released. Mrs. Anna Belle Maurer his
Wife stated yesterday her husband struck
lwr in the mouth. The husband savs the
reason he did It was because the wife
called him a bad name.
The decorated eyes resulted not from
objectton on the part of the wife, but by
reason of the interference of w M
Seward, proprietor of the hotel, who has
an antipathy against physical disturb
ances In his hostelry. Seward, it Is said
heard the racket caused by the quarrei
and ran Into the room. He then separated
the irate couple and gave Maurer a
good drubbing.
SUBSTATION IS TO MOVE
lVst master Seeks Better Location for
Chamber of Commerce Office.
Authority has been received by Post
master Young from the Postmaster
Oeneral to move station No. 3 in Port
land to better and more comodious
quarters. This station is now located
In the Chamber of Commerce building
and is the most important sub-station
In the city. Stamp receipts there ag
gregate shout J110.000 a year. The
station is In an Inside room and "is ob
jectionable because ot the lack, ot
MAYOR
proper light, ventilation and space, al
though the rental is satisfactory to the
A new location has not yet been se
lected by the Postmaster for the con
sideration of the department, and it is
feared some difficulty will be found in
securing quarters at the rent the de
partment is willing to pay. About 500
square feet are needed and the depart
ment indicates a desire to pay about 50
per month. Other Federal offices rented
in office buildings in Portland and
which are located on upper floors are
paying, on an average, jl per square
foot per year. About 16,000 feet of
floor space is thus utilized, costing the
Government somewhat more than $16,
000 a year. It is expected there will be
some difficulty in obtaining a room on
the first floor of -an -'office building in a
suitable location at even half the aver
age price now paid by the Government
for office rent.
BEAN IS CAPABLE MANAGER
Conducts Successful Baseball and
Track Season for Oregon.
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene
Or.. June 19. (Special.) The Athletic
Council of the University has accepted
the financial report made by Ormorid
R. Bean, manager of track and -baseball.
Bean is the first student to man
age two separate teams at the" Uni
versity. ' His report is the most com
plete ever handed in by a- manager.
Ormond It. Bean, Oregon Stu
dent Who Successfully Man
aged Baseball and Track Teams.
every cent of his receipts and ex
penditures, during the season being
covered by vouchers.
As manager of baseball, he gave the
team more games than any other man
ager. He also secured a. professional
coach, something never before done at
Oregon.
As manager of the track team, he
engineered the first successful triangu
lar meet held In the Northwest. Form
erly this meet was annually held at
Seattle, where it was always a losing
venture, from the financial point of
view. This year, the three big North
western universities, Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho, met at Eugene, and
Bean, through careful economy and
broad advertising, made the meet a
financial success.
Mr. Bean is the son of Judge R. S.
Bean of the Federal Court, and is a
member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.
He graduated this year and next year
will continue his civil engineering
course at the Boston Institution of
Technology.
ARLETA CHILD IS WINNER
Grace Leone McClure Captures
Prize In Star Theater Contest."
At the conclusion of the contest yes
terday afternoon for the handsomest
baby, which has been held during the
past month at the Star Theater, the
prize was awarded to Grace Leone Mc
Clure, daughter of Mr ani nr,. u.
Clure of Arleta. This little girl,' who
is v years . old. , received 6664 votes,
or 600 more than the next contestant.'
The prise, a baby carriage, was pre
sented to the winner at yesterday
afternoon's, performance, little Miss
McClure walking out on the stage to
receive it.
Tomorrow . (Monday) is positively
the last day for discount on East Side
Gas Bills. Read, Gas Tips.
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or hecomenm exercises this year at the University of
Oregon, is Mrs. Katherlne Ward Pope, soprano soloist, of this city
vr-ltJ weU-k,nown Portland singer and, is esteemed for her artistic
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THE SU'DAr OREGOMAX. PORTLAND. JUNE 20, 1909.
OFFICE VERY BUSY
Taylor Reports on Work as
City Engineer.
MILLIONS SPENT YEARLY
Actual Construction Is Under Way
' on 166 Streets,. While Contracts
"Will Soon Be Awarded
on 3 34 Others.
City Engineer Taylor has issued a
statement, showing the work of hie of
fice, . especially the work outlined, the
number of streets under construction,
number of sewers under way and other
interesting data. The volume of business
In this- department is so great that Mr.
Taylor has applied for additional office
assistance, which has been denied by
Mayor Lane and the memhprs of the
street committee of the Executive Board,
who take ,the ground that it would not
look well to appoint extra deputies at
this time, as the new administration will
take charge in about ten days.
There are 166 . streets under course of
construction, the improvement being of
hard-surface and earth grade. A. large
portion of. It is for bitulithic, asphalt and
hassam. All of this work has to be close
ly supervised to make certain of propar
compliance with the city ordinances, and
i a large force of inspectors is necessary to
carry this forward. The total salaries for
office operation during last month was
J2465, snd for the first five months of the
present year $12,223. For labor and all re
quisites for the conduct of the office Jll.
418 Was required in May, and for the first
five months of the year $49,503 was "ex
pended, f
The following excerpt from the state
ment of the City Engineer shows the ac
tivity of the office at present:
Number of streets that are . under con
struction by ordinance, Hitl.
Number of streets that are under prepara
tion for construction, but contracts not
awarded, 334.
Number of sewers in course of preparation
and under, construction. 89.
Streets cross-sectioned under permit, dif
ferent portions amounting to UB50 linear feet
Grades and lines eet for Bidewalks under
permit 15,143 linear feet. 1
;CLinef and leveUs run for establishing grades
;2V, .ave "2 been Previously established
B-s. 710 linear feet.
Restating work under construction 114 248
linear feet.
Surveys for streets opened, widened or ex
tended. 26.4SO linear feet.
.,e"va made to establish street lines,
13,030 linear feet.
Street cross-sectioned preparatory to mak
ing estimates in accordance -with petition or
resolution. portions of different streets
amounting to: Bitulithic, 5760 linear feet
mafadaru. 6334 linear feet; Kradlng (earth
grade) 15,280 linear feet; Hassam, 15,240
linear feet. ...
Mr. Taylor has experienced a strenuous
existence during his term, as there has
been tremendous activity along all "of the
lines handled in his office. There have
been several large projects to execute
and a great volume of routine and other
work, amounting to millions of dollars a
year. The Brooklyn sewer, now being
considered for acceptance, was installed
under his administration. The East
Twenty-eighth street reinforced concrete
bridge and the steel bridges on Union and
Grand avenues were also constructed dur
ing his regime. Many miles of hard-surfaced
and grade streets have been finished
during his term.
PERSONALMENTION.
George H. Graves, president of a
Salem piano house, is a guest at the
Nortonia.
Colonel David1 M. Dunne, of Port
land, is registered at the Hotel Metro
pole In Oakland, Cal.
John B. Catron, formerly warden of
the Washington State Penitentiary at
Walla Walla, is registered at the
Oregon. .-
Mrs. R. L. Colburn, wife of a wealthy
mining man of Goldfleld, Nev., Is visit
ing In Portland and is a guest at the
Nortonia.
D. M. Linnard, proprietor of the Ho
tel Maryland, Pasadena, is stopping at
the Portland for a few days en route
home from the A. Y. P. Exposition.
C. C. Hogue, for 20 years a resident
of Albany, but now in business at
Klamath Falls. Is In Portland for a few
days and Is registered at the Perkins.
Among the visitors to the city during
Hose Festival week were the three sis
ters of Mrs. A. M. Cannon, from Labish
Meadows, near Brooks. Or. Miss Ilda,
who was accompanied by Miss Sara
Rankin, of San Francisco, Cal., was
APPEAR TODAY AT EUGENE
How About
the Quality?
Most men, when they' order gar
ments, think first of price, then style
and fit; and they leave qnality to the
last, or don't consider it seriously
at all.
It isn't the bes -way to buy clothes
or anything else, for that matter.
But candidly, isn 't that about the way
most men buy clothes T
The truth is, there never was a time
when the quality of the material in
your garments was so important as it
is today. In a peculiar sense, it in
volves and includes all the other points
style, fit, tailoring, price. . ,
The best of the Spring and Summer
designs are here in a variety enough
to satisfy the most exacting. Reduced
prices on some of the most desirable
Spring and Summer fabrics.
Trousers $6 to $12 Suits $25 to $50
Satisfaction guaranteed in all cse.
Garments to order in a day if required.
Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits a specialty.
WILLIAM J ERR EMS' SONS.
108 Third Street.
the .guest of Mrs. Cannon, while Miss
Gertrude and Miss Claire were enter
tained by Miss Margaret Mahan and
Miss Hazel Tlchnor.
Frank S. Dobbin, prominent in Bap
tist Church circles, is here from Phil
adelphia to attend the Northern Bap
tist Convention, accompanied by his
son. They are registered at the Cor
nelius, t
Miss Laura G. Ross and brother, Ed
win S. Ross, of Seattle, who have been
visiting in. Portland for the past two
weeks, have returned home. ' While in
the city they were the guests of Miss
Hazel Westermire. -
Miss Amy Baker, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Baker, has gone to
California to spend her holidays with
her sister. Mrs. Frank E. Skinner. She
will return in September to resume her
studies at St. Helen's Hall.
Friends of Mrs. Ellen French will be
glad to hear that she is slowly re
covering from the Injury she received
by being thrown to the ground while
alighting from a streetcar at Third and
Morrison streets three weeks ago. Mrs.
French is now' at the North Pacific
Sanitarium and will be able to return'
to her home in a few days.
Montie B. Gwlnn, of Pendleton, pres
ident of the Oregon State Bankers- As
sociation, is at the Portland, accom
panied by Mrs. Gwinn. They will visit
in this city a few days before going
to Seattle where Mr. Gwinn is on the
programme for an address at the meet
ing of the Tri-State Bankers' Asso
ciation this week. Mr. Gwinn reports
the whole country in the region of the
Snake River as in the most prosperous
stage of its career. Development that
has been delayed for the past 20 years
is now going . forward by 14aps and
bounds.
CHICAGO, June 19. (Special.) Port
land people at hotels Great Northern:
Dr. Joseph . Hickey. Majestic: . Robert
Krohn.
BIG WEEK FOR SCHOOL
ST. MARY'S TO OBSERVE ITS
GOLDEN JUBILEE.
Elaborate Exercises Will Be Held at
Catholic Institution Begin
ning Wednesday.
St. Mary's Academy and College is
making elaborate preparation for its an
nual commencement exercises and the
golden Jubilee celebration, which will be
gin on Wednesday, June 23. The- pro
gramme for the various days promise to
be unusually interesting and attractive.
On Wednesday evening the exercises
will commence, at Masonic Hall. West
Park and Yamhill streets, when Most
Rev. Alexander Christie. D. T., will de
liver the address. On Thursday solemn
pontifical masa will be celebrated in St.
Mary's Cathedral, followed by a sermon
by the Right Rev. Edward J. O'Dea. D.
D., of Seattle. At 1 o'clock on Thursday
afternoon will be held the banquet of
the clergy, and the reception of the re
ligious Sisterhoods, followed by a recep
tion from 3 to 9 P. M. to the friends,
patrons and former students, at which
the alumnae members will preside as
hostesses.
Friday will be given over to memorial
services, with solemn requiem mass at
St. Mary's at 10 o'clock, at which Right
Rev. A. J. Glorieux. D. D., will be
celebrant, and the sermon will be deliv
ered by Rev. Arthur Lane. The exercises
will close with solemn benediction of "the
sacrament at the chapel at 4 P. M on
Friday.
Already many out-of-town guests and
former students are arriving, and the
attendance promises to be a large one"
Much of the music of the mass services
will be rendered by the students of the
scnool. An extensive educational exhibit
illustrating the work of the Institution
during the past 50 years will be held at
St. Mary's throughout the week to
wnich the public is cordially asked.
EDITORS VISIT SEATTLE
Chicago Newspaper Writers Are
Guests of Canadian Pacific.
SEATTLE. Wash.; June 19. (Spe
cial.)Eigh1 well-known magazine and
newspaper editors and writers, travel-
'"f P'Va Car as tne quests of the
British Columbia land department of the
Canadian Pacific, arrived in Seattle last
night and are guests at the Hotel
Washington. The party, which is con
ducted by J. S. Denisr assistant to A S
Davis, second vice-president of the Ca
nadian Pacific. Includes the following
Robert R. Jones, managing editor of
the Chicago Inter-Ocean; Samuel F
Riser, editorial writer of the Chicago
Record-Herald and author of "The Love
Sonnets of an Office Boy;" Bruce Bar
ton, associate editor of the Home Her-
MATES
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aldr George Richards, editor 6t the
World Today; Herbert Vanderhoof, edi
tor of the Canada West Monthly; Perry
Hammond, associate editor of the Chi
cago Evening Post; Henry M. Hyde,
editor of the Technical World Maga
zine and Western editor of the Satur
day Evening Post, and Wilbur D. Nes
blt. the well-known dramatist and edi
torial writer of the Post syndicate.
ARREST IS WORTH $15,000
- - ,
Dow Places Value on Humiliation of
Being In Jail.
Stephen P. Dow, recently arrested
on a charge of obtaining money by false
pretenses, wants H5.000 damages to
Endorsed by the Foremost
European Authorities
Thompson's ability baa been
ncoKnlKd by the highest authorl
tien In Europe. Moree, Germany's
foremost physician, says l
"The rapidity and accuracy with
which, Thompson corrects eye trou
ble is nothing: short of marvelous."
The British Optician, London,
May 28, '08. says:
"By the Thompson system of fit
ting glasses a mistake is impos
sible." The Loudon Science Strang's the
Scientific American of Europe),
June -6, '08. says:
"A number of prominent oculists
were greatly astonished last even
ing at the remarkable skill of R. A.
Thompson, an American optician."
L,e Figaro, Paris, June 16,- '08,
says:
"R. A. Thompson, an American
optician, astonished the medical
world last evening with an impor
tant discovery for sight testing."
i Ol'R EVES. ARE SAKE IX
. THOMPSON'S -HANOS.
BSE CHARGE COVERS ENTIRE
COST OK EXAMINATION
GLASSES, FRAMES.
THOMPSON
SECOSD FLOOR CORBETT BLDGi
FIFTH AN II MORRISON.
The Larfcnt and Best ' Equipped
Optical Institution in Portland.
JAHTSf
Fine Line Best German Wavy Hair
Goods.
384 Yamhill St, 185 West Park.
Phones Mala B174, A 8544.
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recompense him for the discomforts
and humiliation of being taken ' Into
custody. He brought action in Circuit
Court yesterday against Samuel
Christie, who caused his arrest.
Dow, who lives art Hubbard, was ac
cused of having misrepresented con
ditions in the sale of personal effects.
When his case came to trial before
Municipal Judge Van Zante, it was
found there had been no occasion for
his arrest and the case was dismissed.
Now he alleges he was wrongfully and
maliciously accused and wants tha $15,
000 damages.
Al
In order to reduce out stock to a hiinimum
before closing store for extensive alterations,
we have cut the price of every article in the
house to less than cost.
THIS WEEK
Suits, $25.00 to $40.00 values, fe 1 Q Q
sale price ! lO.OD
Dresses, messalines,
values $25.00 to $60.00,
tor.
Also great reductions on waists, petticoats,
etc
'The Exclusive
Drake &
415 Washington St.
GEORGE HOTCHKISS
SONG RECITAL
Assisted by
Miss Sara Glance, Contralto.
Mr. J. Hutchison, Accompanist.
Y. W. C. A. AUDITORIUM, WEDNESDAY
JUNE 23, S:30 P. M.
OUR MEN'S
SPECIAL SUITS
AH
If you will look into the
windows of uptown stores,
you will find the
IDENTICAL fabrics and
patterns marked $20
and even $25.
WHATS THE USE -
of paying this extra $5
or $10? Come to any of our
stores and SAVE
THE DIFFERENCE.
Third and Oak ,
First and Yamhill
First arid Morrison
FIRST CRACKER VICTIM
Moscow Man Loses Finger by Dis
charge of Noise-Maker.
MOSCOW, Idaho, June 19. (Special.l
Careless use of -an ordinary firecracker
yesterday cost P. W. Jensen a piece- of
one linger and a badly lacerated hand.
The occasion was the coming to town of a
circus and the city had on some of the
features of a Fourth of July celebration.
eration
foulards, taffetas, etc.,
$12.98
Style Shop."
Swan Co.
Corner Eleventh.
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