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20 TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTIiAXD, MAT. 13. 1917. 'DIECK HAS FIGURES TO GIVE HIS CHITICS Commissioner Says Cost of Department Is Cut 28 Per Cent in Four Years. WORK IS STANDING TEST PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW RESCUE OF WILD DEER AT SILETZ Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hmes, While on Honeymoon Trip, Rescue Hunted Animal and Unusual Pictures Are Preserved in Hotel. Faulty Work of Previous Years Is Listed, Showing Alleged Added Expense Tor Commissioner Un der This Administration. in answer to criticisms o' the ad ministration of City Commissioner Dleck by M. L. Dowllng, a discharged city employe, Mr. Dleck yesterday is sued a statement showing what has been done by his department, in the last four years and making compari sons with performances prior to then. M- L. Oowling was an engineer in Mr, Dieck's department and was dis charged as a result of the lnvestlga tion of the MontaviUa trunk sewer. He has written letters to newspapers in which he has criticise! the affairs s conducted by Mr. Dleck. Mr. Dieck's statement is as follows: Accounting la Offered. There have recently appeared certain newspaper articles signed by a discharged city employe. M. JL. Jjowllng, In which It Is ought to discredit my record In office. Al though 1 am convinced that these remarks are not made in good faith, yet it is proper that the people of Portland should be in formed of my stewardship and 1. therefore, ask you to give publicity to this statement. It has been said of my administration of the department of public works under com mission government that the operating ex penses have been out of proportion to tne amount of public work accomplished. Dis regarding the quality of work performed In the past four years this statement Is a fallacy. The following show the expendi tures of the department for eight years and what the people have received for their money m those years: Years. Expenditures. Inc. Dec IJJlo $315,5C7.ltt lull atfo.43o.oti 16.1 .... 1I1S 3&7,tfl5.52 6.8 .... 113 ti02.S75.3U U3.4 .... 1H14 44o,t12.44 1.0 .... lyiu 3US.113.tttf .... 10.8 UUtt 3H0,58.18 .... W.4 1117 33,143.32 .... lU.4 t Amount is for 11 months, per cent reck oned on 1 2 months' basis. 'Amount is that appropriated. Talks' Greatly Increased. It will be seen that the four years of my administration show an aggregate decrease or saving of 8 per cent, yet this has been . accomplished In spite of the fact that we have had to care for 150 more miles of streets, 10 more miles of sewers, in poor condition; a 27 per cent addition in area of our city, brought by the annexation of Lents, St. Johns and Linn ton, and In spite of the fact that we have had to expend about $lou,000 in repairing and maintaining worn and defective works of which the fol lowing are illustrations: Twenty-six thousand dollars for repairs to Union avenue. Grand avenue. Front street and Thurman street bridges, and about $37, 000 in emergency work on slides, among them the Thurman street slide and the Kings Heights siide, which latter threat ened to destroy St. Vincent's Hospital. These items are definitely chargeable to deficient engineering and inspection. Xaurelhurst Work Cost $862,884. 1. The Laurel hurst district Improvement, completed in lull, cost $S02,SS4 and has practically failed, long before the expiration of the city's maintenance obligation, mean ing a. loss of about $100,000. Plans for this contract were prepared In one week and the entire work supervised by only two In spectors, with as many as four crews en gaged in construction. 2. The same may be said of the East xnoreland and Westmoreland improvements. 3. The Hall-street terrace Improvement, actual cost $30,844, engineer's estimate about half. Result: The courts have de cided city must pay $10,661.66. I 4. East Washington street pavement, con- strut-ted 1911, cost $14,024, has entirely ; failed. Loss about $0000. ' ! 5. East Morrison-street pavement, con- ! tructed 1912, cost $19,387, has largely failed and will cost about $6000 to repair. The department has already expended $1133. Vista Avenue Wall Rebuilt. 6. The Vista-avenue wall was built in 1910, failed in IS months and was allowed to re main In ruins an equal length of time. Was rebuilt by me at a cost of $24,784. and has stood over three years without appearance of the slightest defects. 7. Front-street pavement, laid 1912, cost $23,000, has practically failed, loss to prop erty owners not guaranteed by city about $lo,000. 8. Kings Heights improvements, complet ed in 1013. cost $64.OO0, have largely tailed end In addition have caused large earth slides on which the department has already expended about $5000 and property owners as much more. Adequate repairs will mean an expense of about 100 per cent. 9. Ladd's Addition pavement, completed 1910, cost $121,124, has practically failed and three streets have already been re placed. Property owners, including city, have lost about $70,000. 10. East Twenty-eighth-street bridge, built 1010, cost $66.4oo, practically failed before completion, necessitating repairs for which commission government has paid $18, O00. Further extensive repairs must te made, with a total loss of about $50,000. Sewer Is Reconstructed. It. Large part of Tanner Creek, sewer now under reconstruction for $320,000, was built under supervision of but one Inspector, wit h work conducted night and day. If there Is any truth in the charge of In creased Inspection the above is ample Justi fication. The expenditures for public improvements, 1910 to July 1, 1913, were about $19,000,000. and from then to date, about $5,000,000, a ratio of 4 to 1. Improvement expenditures for the last full year of Council manic gov ernment, 1912, and the last full year or com mission government, 191 0. were, respective ly, $3,750,000 and $750,000, a ratio of 5 to 1, the number of inspectors in July of those years being 92 and 22, a proportionate in crease of less than 20 per cent. This slight increase in expenditure in one item will mi rely be Justified when it Is considered that none of the works constructed under my ad ministration have shown the slightest defects. Although the reduction In expenditures for improvements has been cited by some as ft reflection on commission government, yet It seems to me that this Is a distinct accom plishment, for I have demanded that there be a real need for every improvement pro posed and that quality and cost to property owners should be of greater Importance than quantity. Portland people are now paying for their Improvement" madness of the previous administrations, when construction was conceived and executed with haste and quantity aa the principal factors. L- nwa 1- itr . vVi- i mm . . . . 4fl . : I i Si NEWPORT. Or.. May 7. (Special.) At the SUIta Hotel. Slletz. Or., are four enlarged photos of rare merit, that illustrate an Incident In the honeymoon days of a. young Port land couple at Newport Beach last Fall. The newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hlnes and as they were hiking- along- the sands one day near Otter Rock, looking- for agates, they noticed some distance ahead two dogs barking at some animal that was swimming In the surf. They had never before seen a wild deer, but they recognized the animal as such when they reached the scene. They drove the dogs back Into the brush, where unknown to them, the owner was lying hidden waiting till the strangers had passed on before shooting- his prey. The deer was a doe and its well filled udders proved that somewhere in one of the canyons, along- that part of the coast, a little fawn or maybe two, were hungrily awaiting- the mother that never would have returned but for the timely appearance of Mr. and Mrs. Hines. When the dogs had disappeared the half drowned doe, struggled back through the surf toward them and was photographed as It stood half perished with cold and exhaustion. Mr. Hlnes then waded out towards It trying to coax it to come out on to the beach and when he saw that it could hardly walk he removed his trousers belt and gently fastened it about the animals neck and using- it as a halter led It out into the dry sands. Under ordinary circumstances a deer when cornered is a dangerous animal to attempt to capture in such, a man ner. This one. however, as are all deer after being chased by hounds, was helpless with terror and appeared to V s V," r 4 'J ' welcome its rescuers efforts to help It. When it found itself back on the dry sands and the dogs gone it frantically attempted to escape, but Mr. Hlnes, with the assistance of his wife, tied its feet together with hand kerchiefs and wiped it dry with their sweaters, then covered it over with their thick beach robe. It was not long till it was ,warm and strong again. They then turned it loose and in a few Jumps it was in the brush and on its way back to its little ones. The Relation of Livestock, to Popu lation. Ttiiu livestocK situation xor ine paai 50 years is shown In the accom mnvlne chart. All figures are from the census reports, except for 1917, which are from the estimates of the United States Department of Agriculture. The fact is most apparent that the livestock of the country has been de creasing in proportion to the popula tion. Mules are the only animals that have kept up. The line showing one fourth of the population indicates that the number of horses and also of milk cattle has been equivalent approxi mately to one-fourth of the human pop ulation. The number of other cattle roughly approximates one-half the hu man population, but has been going down rapidly in the past 20 years. If we look farther back than 1900 we find that meat animals up to that time had been increasing and that 1900 represented the maximum production. At this time we really naa an over- supply which the public could not ab sorb at profitable prices and the sub sequent decrease is largely due to un profitable prices received during this period of oversupply. It should be fur ther remembered that livestock require feed and that our efforts toward In creasing the number of livestock must be preceded by an increase in feed and pasture and that as far as possible this increase in stock feed must not be at the expense of human food. For example, feeding large quantities of wheat or potatoes to stock would ADAMS TO MEET SPENCE Spirited Highway Debate to Take Place at Cottage Grove. i COTTAGK GROVE, Or.. May 12. (Special.) The date for the debate to be held here on the $5,000,000 road bond measure between K. J. Adams, mem ber of the State Highway Commission, and C. E. Spence. master of the State Orange, has been definitely fixed for the afternoon of May 21. Mr. Adams is the chief exponent of the measure and Mr. Spence the chief opponent. Both have been anxious to meet each other in a discussion of the measure, and a lively meeting is anticipated. Farmers and citizens generally are takinjr much interest in the measure nd a large attendance is expected at the meeting, which will be held in the Commercial Club rooms. It is ex pected that this will be the liveliest road meeting to be held in the state. Phone your want ads to The Orego niaa, Main 7070, A 6035, Rod Preparedness Campaign (Official) PRIZESAREAWARDED 1 60 Essays Submitted on Rev olutionary War Topics. GIRL' IS CHIEF WINNER deprive the human family of more food than it would return. Increased live stock production must be based upon more productive grazing land, more roughag.e and a more complete utiliza tion of waste. E. L. Potter, professor of animal husbandry at Oregon Agri cultural College. EXTRADITION IS REFUSED Governor of Xortli Carolina Says Malice Is Basis. ASTORIA. Or.. May 12. (Special.) T. W. Blckett, Governor of North Caro lina, in a letter to Governor Withy combe, of Oregon, declines to honor extradition for the return of P. G. Smith, formerly superintendent of the Clatsop County Hospital and Poor Farm, wanted here to answer a charge of embezzling county funds. The Governor of North Carolina as serts that the demand of County Judge Cornelius and Sheriff Burns for the re turn of Smith is to enable private creditors to get at him; that embezzle ment is a matter of Intent, and that Smith has offered to make good any shortage in his accounts. Seaside Gets Auto Fire Track. SEASIDE, Or.. May 12. (Special.) The Seaside Fire Department has pur chased av-auto fire truck which carries hose, ladders and hand grenades. This along with the city's special saltwater mains is considered ample equipment. 'Hogs E Population. Other Cattle tiorsca ' 9 m T., - y " W f tOO MILLIONS. Sons of American Revolution Well Satisfied With Results of An nual Competition Many Articles of Merit. Awards In the prize essay contest held by the Oregon Society, Sons of the American Revolution, have Just been made by the committee in charge of the work, and Hazel Pearcy, a stu dent at Lincoln High School, Portland, wins first prize of $25 with her es say, "Benjamin Franklin's Influence on the American Revolution." Second prize of 115 was awarded to Arthur Johnson, a student at the High School of Commerce. Portland, who wrote on the topic, "The Siege of York town." Albert Nott, of the Forest Grove High School, was adjudged win ner of the third prize of $10 for his excellent paper on the subject, "Pri vateers and Their Work in the Revo lution." 'The contest closed on April 1 and was open to any student in any of the schools of the state. Essays were not to exceed 3000 words in length and each one submitted, it was required, must be accompanied ' by a certificate from the pupil's teacher to the effect that the essay was the unaided work of the contestant. Subjects to which the essays were to be confined were given as follows: "The Siege of Torktown," "The Influ ence of Benjamin Franklin Upon the American Revolution," "The Part Played by the Colony of Massachusetts In the American Revolution," and "Pri vateers and Their Work in the Revo lution." The object of the contest was to encourage love of country and the study of its history. The committee in charge of the con test was originally: Wlnthrop Ham mond, chairman, Portland: F. J. Miller. Salem, and Rollin K. Page, Salem. The membership was enlarged, however, to include Reuben P. Boise and Profes sor F. S. Gannett, of Salem, and Mrs. Rollin K. Page was also of much as sistance in looking over the essays submitted and in helping to choose the prize winners. It was the duty of the committee, chosen from the Salem Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, to determine the merits of the essays sub mitted, and in this work they found many of much value they could not reward with prizes. The following were listed as entitled to honorable mention: M. Marcile Carlock, Lincoln High School. Portland; Joyce Savage, Lincoln High School. Portland: Helen Ross. Jefferson High School. Portland, and Ellen Frances Shea, first year of high school. As toria. There were 160 essays submitted to the committee, "The Siege of Tork town" being the favorite ' subject among tne lour Irom which it was possible to choose. In making its award, the committee made the follow ing statement to unsuccessful candl- ! dates: "The society feels fully repaid for us eriort in carrying on the contest, and. while you have received no Drlze. j your efforts are appreciated and your work has received careful considera- tion. It is a source of regret that a greater number of prizes could not be awarded as a recognition of the merit of many of the essays received. The society hopes that you will enter the contest under future annual announce ments." PROGRAMME IS MADE UP Commencement Kvents at Philo math Cover Week. PHILOMATH. Or.. May 12 (SDe- cial.) The following programme has been announced for Philomath High School commencement week: May 27. class address, by Professor Mathews, of Willamette University; May 28. declamatory tryout; June 1, senior class play; June 2, Junior ban quet at the high school: June 4. de clamatory contest for gold medal; June commencement programme; June 6. beginning at 10 A. M.. an all-day pro gramme will be held at the high school. This will include a pageant by the pupils of the grades one. two. three and four, domestic science and art exhibit, various ball games and athletic contests where prizes will be awarded. The patrons, pupils and teachers will also enjoy a basket din ner on the high school grounds. Belmont Paving Started. Work has been started on the pav ing of Belmont street between East Nineteenth and East Twenty-first streets by Oskar Huber. He said yes terday the work will be completed this week. The stretch being paved has been a serious detriment to traffic for years, being an old macadam road over some filled earth. It was the only unpaved part of Belmont street and caused all kinds of traffic com plaints. 90 MILLIONS. 80 MILLIONS. TO MILLIONS. 60 MILLIONS. 50 MILLIONS. HO MILLIONS. 30 MILLIONS. 20 MILLIONS. 10 MILLIONS. Itelatioji oLweSt the United States. Willamette Stndents Go to War. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem. Or.. May 12. (Special.) James B. Bed- ingfleld left last night for San Fran cisco, where he will enter the officers' training camp. This makes 11 men who The Kosine Treatment for EPSY run b used with absolute confident. 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Nuxated Iron Should Be Used in Every Hospital and Prescribed by Every Physician Says Dr. Hoxoari James, late of the Manhattan Slate Hospital of Ner York and formerly; Assistant Physician Brook lyn Stale Hospital. It quickly enriches the blood, strengthens the nerves and puts most astonishing youthful power and vigor into the veins of both men and women. It often increases the strength and en durance of delicate, nervous, run-down folks 100 per cent in two weeks' time. Opinions of Dr. Schuyler C. Jaques, Visiting Surgeon of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, New York Dr. A. J. Newman, and other physicians who have tested Nuxated Iron in their own private practice. In & very interesting; and Instructive dis course on the great values of plenty of iron in the blood. Dr. Howard James, for merly Resident Physician of New "iork City Hospital and Assistant Physician of New York. State Institutions, said: "A patient of mine remarked to me (after havinir been on a six weeks course of Nuxated Iron): Say Doctor, that there staff is like magic "Previous to uslnff Nuxated Iron, t had been prescribing- the various mineral salts of Iron for years, only to meet complaints of discolored teeth, disturbed digestion, tied up. hardened secretions, etc., when 1 came across rsuxatea iron, an ele gant, ingenious preparation con taining organic iron, which has no destructive action on the teeth: no corrosive effect on the stomach, and which is readily assimilated into the blood and quicklv makes Its presence felt by Increased vigor, snap and staying power. "Iron is absolutely neces sary to enable your blood to change food Into living: tissues. Without It. no mat ter how much or what you eat. your food merely pisses through you witnout aoing you anv good. You don't get the strength out of it, and as a consequence you be come weak, pale and sickly looking. Just like a plant trying to grow In soil deficient in iron. "As I have said a hundred times over, organic iron is the greatest of all strength builders. If people would only take Nuxated Iron when they feel weak or run down. Instead of dosing them selves with habit-forming drugs, stim ulants and alcoholic beverages. I am convinced that in this way they could ward off disease, preventing it becom ing organic In. thousands of cases and thereby the lives of thousands might be saved who now die every year from pneumonia, grippe, kidney, liver, heart trouble and other dangerous maladies. The real and true cause which started their diseases was nothing more or less than a weakened condition brought on by a lack of iron in the blood. "Thousands of people suffer from Iron deficiency and do not know it. "If you are not strong or well, you owe it to yourself" to make the fol lowing test: See how long you can work or how far you can walk with out becoming tired. Next take two five-grain tablets of Nuxated Iron three times per day after meals for two weeks. Then test your strength again and see how much you have gained. From my own experience with Nuxated Iron I feel it is such a valu able remedy that it should be kept In every hospital and prescribed by every physician in this country." Dr. E. Bauer, a Boston physician, who has studied both in this country and great European medical institu tions, was asked what he thought of I Dr. Jamea' remarks, la, reply, ho aid: ' Dr. Hcnuari Jamet, late of Ois Man hattan Stale Hotpiial of A'rao York and fturmerlp Assistant Physician Brooklyn Stairs Hospital tells physician he be lieves that more Nuxated Iron should be prescribed to meet the great problem of iron deficiency iciih its attendant symptom of weakness, nervousness, lack of vitality, paleness, and generally rundown conditions. WARNS AGAINST USE OF ORDINARY MET AXUC IRON m commonly takia by most it-opls. "T fully agree with Dr. James. Peo ple need more iron. There can be no strong, vigorous Iron men and beau tiful, healthy women without Iron. Not long ago a man came to me who was nearly half a century old and asked me to give him a preliminary exami nation for life Insurance. I was aston ished to find him with the blood pres sure of a boy of twenty, and as full of vigor, vim and vitality as a young man; In fact, a young man he really was notwithstanding his age. The secret, he said, was taking iron Nux ated Iron had filled him with renewed life. At 30. he was in bad health; at 46 he was careworn and nearly all in now at 60. after taking Nuxated Iron, a miracle of vitality and his face beam ins with, the buoyancy of youth." Dr. A. J. Newman, formerly House Surgeon. Jef ferson Park Hospital. Chicago, in commenting on the value of Nuxated Iron, said: "This remedy has proven through my own test of it to excel any preparation I have ever used for creatlnjr red blood, building up the nerves, ftrength enlng the muscles and correcting digestive disorders. The manufacturers are to be con gratulated in having given to the public ft long-t'elt want, a true tonic supplying iron in an easily digested and assimilated form. A true health builder in every sense of the word." Dr. Schuyler C. Jaques. Visiting Purgeon of St. Kllzabeth's Hospital. New i orx. was also asked wnat he thought of N'uxated Iron. In reply Dr. Jaques said: "I have never before given 3ut any medical information or eiivice for publication, as I ordinarily do not believe In it. Hut in the case of Nuxated Iron I feel I would be remiss in my duty not to mention it. I have taken it myself and given It to my patients with most surpris ing and satisfactory results. And those who wish quickly to increase their strength, power and endurance wilt find it a most remarkable and wonderfully effective remedy." The next to be consulted was Dr. Ferdinand King, a New York Physician and Medical Author, who said: "I heartily concur In all thst Dr. James has said, only in some respects I would go further. Dr. James forgot to mention how foods lose their iron value by improper methods of cookery. In the most common foods of America, the starches, sugars, table syrups, candles, polished rice, white bread, soda crackers, biscuits, maca roni, spaghetti, tapioca, sago, farina, determinated corn meal, no longer ie iron to be found. Refining processes have removed the iron of Mother Earth, from these impoverished foods and eillv methods of home cookery, by throwing down the wasteplpe the watr in which, our vegetables are cooked are responsi ble for another grave iron loss. There fore, if you wish to preserve your youthful vim and vigor to a ripe age. you must supply the iron deficiency in your food by using some form of or ganic Iron Nuxated Iron Just as vou would use salt when your food has "not enough salt." NOTE Nuxated Iron which I. prescribed and recommended abov. by physician, in such a great variety of esse. i. not a patent medicine nor secret remedy, but on. whlrh is well known to drunglsia and whoa. Iron constituent, are widely prescribed by mi nent physiciHn. everywhere. l.'nllke the older Inorganic Iron products, it i. easily assimilated, doe. not Injure the teeth, mak. them black nor upset the stomach: on the contrary it Is a most potent remedy in near ly all forms of Indigestion, as well a. for nervous, run-down conditions. The manu facturers have such great confidence In Nuxated Iron that they offer to forfeit 1"0 to any charitable Institution If thev cannot take any man or woman under BO who lack, iron and Increase their strength lt0 p.r cent or over In four weeks' time provided they have no serious org-anic trouble. Thry also offer to refund your money If It dors not at least double your strength and endur ance In ten days' time. It is dispensed in this city by Th. Owl Urug Co.. ana all sooa drug ls la.