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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 24, 1909. 12 i i i MAYOR UNRUFFLED BY REGALL STEP Action by Central Labor Coun cil Fails to Disturb City's Head. ITS IMPRESSION WRONG Simon Points to City Hall Records. Crockwell Says Ke.solution's Mis take Dofsnl Count Water Hates Cut 2 5 Per Cent. Mayor Simon is not at all ajcltated over the action of the Central Labor Council In attempting to Initiate proceedings for h'.s recall because of alleged complicity In alleged unfair dealing In connection ultli the Woodmere Water Company. In fact, the Mayor, when asked regarding the subject, said lie presumed the tempest arose because the persons behind the resolution did not understand the facts, but acted under misapprehension. For example." said the Mayor, "they based their action largely upon the sup position that Ceorge W. Brown Is a mem ber of the Water Board, and as such, manipulated the situation so as to bene fit the Woodmere Water Company, of which h is president. Nearly everyone knows that Mr. Brown has never been a member of the Water Board, but is one of the 10 members comprising the Execu tive Board, having nothing whatever to do with business affecting the Water Board. As the Ijibor Council, therefore, was under a wrong Impression. I regard the action In adopting a resolution con demning the Mayor as calling for no fur ther statement from the Mayor. The facts In regard to the action of the Water Board and the Woodmere Water Company are of record and may speak for them selves." Theodore B. Wilcox, who acts as chair man of the Water Board In the absence of the Mayor, is out of the city. He took much interest In furnishing the Mount Scott district with Bull Run water from the city mains, at the request of the Mayor, ami carried through the negotia tions which resulted In giving the people there more and better water at cheaper rates than previously prevailed. "The fact that Mr. Brown Is not a member of the Water Board, and that our resolution declares he Is does not change the principle of the thing." de clared J. I. M. Crockwell. who Intro duced the condemnatory resolution In the Labor Council Friday night. "It la the fact that the city, through its Water Board, sells Mr. Brown, of the Wood mere Water Company. Bull Run water at a certain meter rate, when Mr. Brown retails that same water to his custom ers at a much greater rate. I consider this a dirty, grafting trick, and that is why I introduced the resolution asking for the recall of Mayor Simon." Mr. Brown had nothing to say re garding the subject, except that all of the transactions" were conducted by the Water Board In public sessions, and that all of the documents are on file at the City Hall, and are open for the Inspection of the people. Reference to the proceedings of the Water Board show that there was a clamor for more water In the Mount Scott district, which Is served by the Woodmere Water Company, a private concern, of which George W. Brown Is president. People appeared at ever,y meeting of the Water Board and peti tioned for relief. Finally, notwithstand ing the fact that the district had lust become a part of Portland by annexa tion, and would not. In the usual or der of things, obtain water from the Bull Run system for a long time, the Board decided to grant temporary as sistance. A special 12-lnch main was run from the Mount Tabor reservoir to connect with the Woodmere system, and since then there has been plenty of water. The Board, at Mayor Simon's request, cut the rates about 25 per cent. so that the people affected are receiv ing more and better water at reduced rates. OREGON STUDENTS MANY Beaver State Well 'Represented at University of California. BERKELEY. Cal., Oct. 23. (Special.) The University of California has the largest enrollment this year of any' in Its history. There are approximately 500 officers and assistants in instruction and over 3X0 graduate and under-graduate students. Each year the number of non resident students Increases, notwith standing that a nominal fee is charged those who register from other states. Among the Oregon and Washington stu dents attending the University of Cali fornia are: John C. Altman, department S.S.: Ulysses S. Attix. lice; Harry W. Bolin,- C.E.; Llynn B. Coovert. S.S.; Clarence A. Leighton. C.E.: Herman F. ilader, C.E.; Bow Wing May, S.S.; Yoshie Oshimo. S.S.; Charles B. Pumphreys, ' N.S.; Charles A. Quitzow, C.E.; Laura Frances Gill. S.S.: Lillian E. Amos. S.S.; Beulah Bridges. 8.S.; Frances K. Dewar, S.S.; Marian Humbel. S.S. ; Sarah A. Mil ler. 8.S.; Elsa C. Wlntzingerode. S.S.. all of Portland: Gordon A. Clapp, medicine; Harold B. Mlllis. mining, and Howard H. Market, of Forest Grove; Hugh E. Pal mer. N.S.. of Corvallls; John C. Strobin, C.E., of Troutdale; Elmer E. Washburn, commerce; Ralph R. Matthews, chem istry: Ivan G. Martin, S.S., Juris., and Fred M. Hofer, Min., of Salem: John P. Buwalda. C.E.. of North Yakima. Wash.; Fred W. Canficld, Mec.. of Ontario; Warner Clark. S.S.. of New Pine Creek; Under D. Denton. S.S.. of Vashon, Wash.; Henry V. Owens, Min.; Edward R. Dunn. Agr.; Keith G. Flsken, Mec. and James H. Thompson. Min.. of Se attle. Wash.; Marlon H. Reynolds, S.S., of North Bend; Lloyd A. Sloane, Cora., of Spokane: Charron M. Staples, Min., of Ashland: William G. Donald, N.S.; Jessie J. Jacobs. Com.: George "W. Law ler. S.S. ; Archie D. Warner. C.E.. and Florence M. Pardee. S.S.. of Tacoma, "Wash.; Daniel M. Drumheller. Min., of Spokane; Pearl M. Kenyon. S.S.. of Rose burg: Bess D. Kentner, 8.S.. and Eva .Jj. Marshall. S.S., of Medford; Clarence W. Hager. S.S.. of Ontario; Willis E. Huston. N.S.. and Garrett K. Van Rip per. Mec, of Klamath Falls: Ralph W". Tavenner. Chem.. of Independence, and Mary E. Scott. 3.S.. of Eugene. ARCHBISHOP IS IMPROVED Setting of Broken Shoulder Made by Dr. Sommer Satisfactory. Most Reverend Alexander Christie, archbishop of the Catholic dlricese of Oregon City, who fractured his shoul der by a fall at Oswego, where he had gone to open an orphanage Thursday afternoon, was resting easily at St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday afternoon. Archbishop Christie said he was free from pain, and It will be merely a mat ter of time until there is a complete recovery. His physicians mention ten weeks as the probably time of con valescence. Examination of the Injured shoulder by X-ray1 showed that the setting. made at Oswego by Dr. E. A. Sommer. of Oregon City, shortly after the accident was perfectly satisfactory. No attempt will be made to reset the member, said Dr. A. C. Smith yesterday, who is act ing Jointly with Dr. Sommer. CONVENTION WON FOR CITY Joint Matthlesen Secures German Societies in 1011. John Matthlesen. who returned last week from attending the convention of the German-American Alliance, held In Cincinnati, has been honored with the election of president of the Arlon So ciety, of this city, a strong German musical and social organization. The John Matthlesen, Who Attended Convention of German - Ameri ca Alliance. general executive committee ot me Consolidation of German-Speaking So cieties, which met Tuesday night at the home of President Kleeman, adopted resolutions thanking Mr. Matthlesen for the effective manner with which he rep resented the Oregon Consolidation at the meeting of the German-American Alliance. Mr. Matthlesen made a hard fight to secure the convention of 1910 for Port land, but was defeated by Milwaukee by a small margin. He obtained a promise that the alliance will meet In Portland In 1911. The alliance Is the central body for all the German-speaking societies In his country. Mr. Matthlesen was made a member of the extension committee, which Is ,one of the Important committees of the alli ance. It will be part of his duty to enlarge the membership of the German societies In the Pacific Northwest. EDITOR IS DISCIPLINED Suspended and for Satire on Paper Suppressed 'Danger. Mark." BERKELEY, Cal.. Oct. 23. (Special.) Upon the recommendation of the un dergraduate student affairs committee, R. E. Fay. '10. editor-in-chief of the Pelican, the comic paper of the Uni versity of California, has been suspend ed from the university until August 15, 1910. In order to satirize what he thought was an immoral story. Fay. rewrote "The Danger Mark." a story by Cham bers, which recently appeared In a well- known periodical. After reading Fay's version of "The Danger Mark." the com mittee on student affairs Immediately H. Middlemlsa, Killed Near Palermo, Cal. The news of the tragic death of W. H. Middlemlsa. freight con ductor, a veteran railroad man of this city who was killed by a Western Pacific train near Paler mo. Cal.. the night of October 14. was a shock to his many friends here. His life was crushed out while coupling two freight cars, the fatality occurring soon after Ills promotion. Mr. Middlemlsa had a few days before received an appointment as trainmaster of the Marysville division of the West ern Pacific, and he contemplat ed assuming his new duties on November 6. Several years ago Mr. Middlemlsa married Miss May Isabella Harris, of Dayton, Wash., afterwards moving to Portland, where Mr. Mlddlemlss followed his vocation for. several years with the O. R. & N. Company. He sub sequently became connected with the Western Pacific Railroad and moved to California. He is sur vived by his wife and two chil dren. Mr. Mlddlemlss was prom inent In fraternal and railroad circles and was a member of the Knights of Pythias and a Mason. He was also prominently Identi fied with the local branch of the Order . of Railroad Conductors. 5i The remains were cremated San Francisco last Tuesday. recommended to the faculty that the writer of the article be suspended and the publication of the Pelican be sup pressed. English cannel. anthracite hard coal and dry wood can best be had from A. xi. bdieisen, unamoer or commerce. Look for car with green sign. r:7z:::.., I 'A X V J VETERAN RAII.H04D MAX OF t PORTL.MB MEETS TRAGIC I : DEATH. . I X y, - J I f l I r ? i t PERU'S PORTS OPEN Consul Vejar Advises Oregon to Seek Southern Trade. MUCH LUMBER IMPORTED Representative of South American Republic Also Calls Attention to v Opportunities for Invest ing Capital. A. R. Vejar. local Consul of the Re public of Peru, is endeavoring to in terest Portland capitalists in the many opportunities that await development In his country. Consul Vejar would also like to see closer trade relations established between Portland and the Peruvian ports, and thinks that much of the trade going to Puget Sound should be diverted to Portland. The large field which the Consul says Is open for investment in Peru includes opportunities for the establishment of furniture factories, modern hotels and the developing of thousands of acres of petroleum lands. The climate tof the country is Ideal, he says, owing to the fact that it is situated at a very high altitude, close to the equator. The farms throughout the agricultural dis tricts average about, 1200 acres in size, and the land is adapted for the raising of almost every kind of fruit and ce real. "Good roads are the rule throughout the larger part of the country, and the facilities for transportation from the coast to the inland are fair, although there is much room for the establish ment of railroads and electric lines," said Mr. Vejar. "Railroad development in Peru Is in Its Infancy, there being only three roads at present In the whole country. The opportunities for civil engineers are excellent. The Oroya Railroad crosses the Andes at an elevation of 15.642 feet. The country has the honor of having the oldest university In the New World. The University of San Marcos was established in Lima in 1551. "The government of Peru is doing all within its power to bring about more active trade with this country. The government is also encouraging the cause of Immigration, as well as the development of agriculture. School and experimental stations in this im portant line are maintained, and have been of vast assistance in the promo tion of agriculture throughout the na tion, especially in the cultivation of sugar cane, cotton and stockraising. "White immigration Is welcomed to the country, and settlers are encour aged to take up good lands. The gov ernment proposes to construct Irriga tion works, furnishing agricultural colonists with good-sized lots of irri gated land at small cost, payable on easy terms. "There are also many other lucrative industries Inviting foreign capital, such as the vast coal and petroleum deposits recently discovered in several parts of the country. Samples of coal and crude oil, in their analyses, compare favora bly with the best grades of bituminous coal of the United States. "The government has contracted for the survey of a new railroad from Palta, on the Pacific Coast, to Masanon, In the Amazon Basin. The' proposed railroad from Ceror de Pasca to Ucayll probably will receive a subvention of 3.000,000 In 5 per cent bonds. There are more than five new railroads In process of construction which in a few months will be completed. "The foreign commerce of the Repub lic at the end of 1908 amounted to 10, 671,337, consisting of imports to the value of 5,259,625 and exports aggre gating 5,375,712. " "From practical observations as well as by statistics we see that Peru Is a good market for pine lumber, but most of the orders are filled In Puget Sound, when the Oregon lumber is- as good as that of the neighborhood states. Ore gon should get this trade by entering the Peruvian markets. "American investors will find In gen eral the Republic of Peru a promising field for Investigation and Industrial development." Railroad Man on Rampage. Jim Soul Is. a railroad man from out of town, who, the police say, gets on a drunken rampage frequently, was ar rested yesterday afternoon for wreck ing the California rooming-house. Soulis, who is 31 years old and of pow erful build, was In an Intoxicated coi dltlon. He went to this house, the land lord says, and because he could not find a man he was seeking, got Into u quarrel with a roomer on the top floor. When they tried to eject Soulis, he kicked in the doors of a number of rooms, dragging the furniture out into the hallway and breaking it up. He is said to have created $200 damages be fore the police responded to the riot call which the excited hotel people sent Into the police station. Coquette Fined $50. For flirting from the front door of the Hotel Richelieu, at Sixth and Couch streets, Louise Gantler, the proprietress of the hostelry, waa fined .o0 yester day morning In the Municipal Court by Like a Beam of Sunshine Across the breakfast table 4. Post Toasties 'and Cream A wholesome Economical, comforting Food that wins Spontaneous praise Of old and young. "The Memory Lingers" Postum Cereal' Company, limited. Battle Creek, Mich. SOLE AGEXTS ILiTStay! y Sit Lsf actory "Baje :tO CASH GUARANTEE. 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