TIIK OKEGON' DAfIJV;:.TOUl!JrAL. rpnTfiiXn. TUESDAY .EyEKINO; MAI 8, 11)03. :
State Health Officer Hutchinson Says
; Fully One-Third Is Unfit for
1' Consumption.'
Many Butchers Opposed to Inspection
While Others Say It Might Be
: : a Good Thing. 1
W.iTToods Hutchinson. State health
officer, stated this morning that one
third of the meat sold in Portland was
unfit for' consumption. He alao said
there, -were vultures In the shape of
small butehera mho made a practice of
buying diseased meat and In selling It
at top prices whenever possible.
Dr. Hutchinson says that the authori
ties ijave satisfactory Information that
a firm of well known butchers have
slaughtered diseased meat, but whether
tills was sold they had no means of dis
covering., but they believed that It had
besn thus disposed of. "Why. they ad
mit that In at Iwst one case they killed
dairy cow that was In a-questionable
condition," said the doctor.
In speaking of the general condition
of tha milk and meat market here the
offlOr. grew Indignant and used strong
language,'- V,
'.There are many small shops In the
city that purchase one plecs of govern
ment Inspected meat to hang out for a
mgri," said hs doctor, "and then from
a back counter they sell the unsuspect
ing purchaser all manner of germ-laden.
disease-filled and trichinae-stuffed meat,
Delta 'sheep are brought fn and sold
when they could not pass any self-respecting
Inspector. Dairy farmers make
a regular practice of Selling their cows
that are no longer fit for. dairy use;
butchers kill and purchase cholera
laden hogs; small purveyors of meat buy
their supplies from big houses that fur
nish this sort of stuff, and the people
must suffer. ' '
v , The Crying Weed.
' " "What :we 'need and what we must
have is an inspection of city meat At
present only the meat of firms engaged
In an Interstate, business Is. inspected and
this forms About two-thirds of the meat
Fold In the city. An ordinance to this
effect was drafted and passed by the
OmncH. but the'. Mayor vetoed it and
since that time we have been able to
get nothing done.
- , . ..v The Tanner to Blame.
i"Our dear friend the farmer," con
tinued the doctor, "is by no means guilt
less in this matter, for the average one
will sell any hog that Can stand to be
delivered, and will then kill and skin
the rest, wash them up with castlle soap
and send their cholera-filled carcasses to
the market We had a case of this kind
exposed last year, but there are others.
i. Any? cow. sheep or bog that does not
earn Its salt and Is either too poor or
X too Sick to keep. Is sold over Portland
I meat blocks with perfect Impunity. Of
course the butcher Is as much to blame
y, as the farmer, but scarcely more so,"
- In speaking of the charge that he and
I Dr. E. ,N. Hutchinson were In collusion
t with the Union Meat Company, Dr. Woods
i .Hutchinson said: "This charge is amus
f lng. The fact Is that the Union Com
I ; panjr would probably nut .be .averse, to
1 Dr. Hutchinson's "taking off the lnspeo-
' tion of meat, which is. sold to the ,home
trade, but under' the government laws
I If they desire to do an interstate bust
i Jjes they must have all their meats In
' spected. ' They would probably be will-
i , lng to allow much of their meat to pass
' Uninspected, but they cannot. I know
I that they have no close love for the of-
fleer who Is frequently mixed up In pub
l ic reports and the press has had me
j closely allied with the Union Meat Com-
pony, so I know how to sympathize with
i. my brother physician.
'' ' ."We must by popular agitation get
, an ordinance passed that will regulate
this sale of diseased meat and question
. able meat. If the people wish to buy
. ' such meat let them, but do not force it
on us at market prices. I do not know
put : l . rear - tnat interests Beyond our
control will prevent the passage of such
an ordinance until the citizens are
aroused and say that no more diseased
' meat shall be sold to them if they
i. know it.
Mr. F. L. Smith of the Smith Bros.
Arm .denied that his company had sold
. diseased meat. He also stated that they
bought but few dairy cows and that to
his knowledge bono of these had been
" at all suspicious.
. ' Sealers Are Divided.
Portland meat dealers are divided on
the advisability or necessity of a city
meat inspector being appointed. Per
haps half of those seen yesterday fav
ored such an Inspectorship, with modi
fications and conditions, the other half
regarded' the whole matter as a graft of
one big firm to force all the smaller
dealers to come into their fold or get
out- Of business.
' At least three of the dealers of the
Ky' Stated to a Journal reporter that
they--knew diseased and questionable
meat was sold regularly. Two believed
that' the commission houses were re
sponsible for most of this meat and one
dealer stated that he had .seen meat
unfit for a do sold from a commission
house to a butcher that caters to a hi eh
class trade.
i Cheap Meals Are Dangerous.
"One butcher stated that formerly two
10-cent chop houses had made a regu
lar practice of buying sickly and worn
out steers and sheep and that at least
ne-bufcher had catered to this trade
wntlroiy and had sold nothing but the
RAINO
THE PURE V
GRAIN COFFEE
: ..' la comparingGrain-O and coffee
remember that while the taste is
the name Grain-O gives health and
' . strength while coffee shatters the
nervous system and breeds disease
of the digestive organs. Thinking
... people prefer Grain-O and its ben-
fits. - - ' -
-TRY IT to-day.
Algracari everywhere ; . sad 8Sc per package.
vorst of meat and had bought only this
vaH' ty.
Among the butchers was evident some
jealousy and considerable rivalry, for
butcher "A" would confidentially whis
per that he had the reputation of sell
ing the best beef In town and then
would tell how shady were the doings
of butcher "B." When the shop of
butcher "B" was found he would sink
his voice In a whisper, make an Im
pressive sweep with the cleaver and re
mark that he had a reputation for sell
lng the best beef in the city, but that
his friend "A,'- while a good man. often
put meat over the block that was unlit
for family use. Of the many shops
"lsited only two failed to state that they
had tho reputation Of selling the best
beef In the city, and according to their
fellows most of these stood convicted
of selling the worst.
gome of the Opinions.
Mr. T. Duffey of the Empire Market
said: "I have been In this business for
more than It years and I have never
known of read of a case of a person be
lng Injured by eatfig diseased meat
that had been cooked well, and I have
eaten lump Jaw meat myself In a pinch
years ago. I think an Inspector is need
ed in the city, but I do not think things
are half as bad as Dr. Woods Hutchln
son states. If we have an Inspector let
us have one that la honest and knows
something about his business. - One-third
of the meat of the'.ctty may not be in
spected, .but hardly one-tnira 01 mis is
bad meat Much of th Inspected meat
is poor, not diseased, but of a low
quality and the best , Inspectors make
mistakes. I think most of the dealers
would refuse to hendle diseased meat out
Qf. principle and I know that none of them
would make a practice of selling such
stuff, for It does not pay."
The proprietor of the State Meat Com
pany did not 'believe in Inspection. He
had found cancer In Inspected meat and
also knew of much good meat that was
uninspected. "He' believed that much of
the agitation was made by grafters who
either desired a Job or else who wished
to force small dealers to the wall. He
would buy no diseased meat and did not
think many other men would dare to do
so even If they were small enough to
wish to handle the stuff.. In his estima
tion the only proper way to have an lri
spector was to build a city slaughter
house where all would be neat and clean
and where competent men should handle
the meat and where the dealers could go
and easily secure their supply.
rraotloes Questionable.
Mr. I. Friedman was In favor of the
Inspector and believed , that , there was
much meat handled that was unfit for
use. His shop, so hlJ wtated, catered to
the Jewish trade, and.be was under a
double ',lnspecJorsh.Jp, that of the gov
ernment and the HabDl. He did not
thlnk'tttat There'wasany double dealing
About the, proposed? Inspectorship, but
did believe that fully a third of the meat
was questionable If It ' was not down
right harmful.. '
Mr. Dill,' ah' Cast Side butcher, related
some experiences that tended to show
that some butchers and dealers were
neither over nice nor particular about
the quality of their meat. He believed
that Dr. Hutchinson had cause to stir
up an agitation and that the way the
firm spoken of by the doctor had replied
had been unwise. "This is liable to
make it unpleasant for all of us.' said
Mr. DlltL "and I think If I was an in
spect I could catch some or the loud
est talkers ih'nry little net before sun
down; yes. some of the most high-toned
shops of the street, and when such men
talk about the Front street shops and
the commission houses having all the
bad meat, they are mistaken, and they
know It."
Mr. Penne, manager of the Hall &
Penne market; stated that he considered
that inspection made little difference.
He believed that personal Interest was
responsible for most of the agitation.
He held that the dealer who was wise
would never sell poor meat, for it hurt
his trade, and he thought that but little
I' any of the meat hi the city was really
diseased. He admitted that a piece
might slip in now and then, but regarded
this as an accident that was liable to
happen to any dealer.
Mr. B. i. Jones of the Fulton Market
said that he .bought Inspected meat be
cause he was handy to the firm that
handled that kind and that he could al
ways depend on getting an ample sup
ply. He did not buy It because he con-
iderod It better than the uninspected
meat. In San Francisco, he stated, the
wholesale dealers had tried the inspec
torship plan and after a trial had given
up as meaning nothing except ex
pense and worry.
several otner dealers who were not
willing to be quoted took various sides
the question, being about eouallv
divided pro and con on the inspectorship
question. Home oeiteved that there was
no bad meat sold In the city and that
no dealer, however humble, would sell
it knowingly or buy it for sale. Others
thought that diseased - meat could be
found in most markets and .that the
proprietors knew it was bad," but had
certain places where thoy could dispose
of it. Still others believed that some
firms made their play for a cheap trade
that invited such odorous" meat and that
often the questionable stuff would slip
into the best markets without the own
ers making serious objection. Several
of the dealers desired that nothing at
all be said about the matter. "It is all
right for your paper." said one burly
fellow, "but It Is mighty hard on us
dealers. We have some people that have
awful light stomachs and they will be
eating something else, for a month If
they really find out part of what lb
going on." The dealer would not ven
ture any further and when asked for de
tails said: "Young- man, we know lots
of things that we don't talk about, but
you needn't remember I said so."
1 I .' - . , . x, .' -a A. ... .. . .
. RE DISEASED MEATS I :
SOLD TO CONSUMERS? rSt ffi h-T5 rllfe
RE AMES -K-WINNING 'M
VOTES
HERMANN
1 -
Many Republicans Rallying to Support
of the Democratic Candidate for
Very Good Reasons
yyOLDJ. Ha&LXCE MOXTXiaMEKf.KESTOP LEXNGKL
yS JCZNZ from 'THOSE and fiXCr" THEATAS.
WOMAN'S UNION
HAS NEW CHIEF
Annual Report Made and Plans for
Year Discussed.
The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting of the . Woman's
Union, held late yesterday afternoon:
President Mrs. H. U Plttock.
FirBt Vice-President MrS. A. Co-
burn.
Second Vice-President Mrs. . Jacob
Km mm.
Recording Secretary Mrs. S. T. Ham
ilton. Corresponding SecretaryMrs. W. D.
Palmer.
Treasurer Mrs. William MacMasters.
Board of Directors Mrs, C. R. Tern
pleton, Mrs. S. A. Brown, Mrs. Mary H.
Steers.
Board of Counsellors Frederick V.
Holman, Walter F. Burrell. George W.
Bates. James W. Cook and P. J. Mann.
Resolutions of respect and sorrow for
the death of Mrs. Rosa F. Burrell were
drafted and adopted. Annual reports of
the heads of the various committees
were presented and discussed, particu
lar stress being laid upon the point that
a larger building than at present occu
pied by the union Is badly needed. With
additional room it was urged the use
fulness of the union and its work of
helping the homeless would be greatly
enhanced.
Plans for the coming year were given
much attention, and It was urged that
home-like features should be Introduced
whenever possible In order that Inter
est might be promoted In, the union.
Mrs. Templeton, the retiring president.
addressed the meeting, explaining the
objects of the organization and. telling
of the work of the past year. In part
she said:
"Each succeeding year has more clear
ly defined the field of the Portland Wo
man's Union. Each year"ftas added more
consecrated women who are giving their
time, their money and themselves to the
highest Interests of young' women.' and
muni an
in i m
Civil Service Commission
Allows New Tests.
Make Mr. SJovcr ; Eligib e and De
cide to Remeasure Candidates.
E. A. Slover was -placed on the eligible
list of police candidates yesterday after
noon by the Civil Service Commission
after he had presented his reply to the
charge that he had' "cribbed" in the re
cent : examination before the commis
sion. The commission rnet with the Mayor,
Who submitted a hew rule for their
guidance, namely, that all men who had
been on the force and who had passed a
mental examination above 80 should be
retained. Members of , the commission
thought the examinations should- stand
at the first average, but Mayor Williams
believed that the mi-n had been penalized
toom uch for an excess of weight or a
lack in inches.
Mr. Slover Selnstated.
While the Commissioners were argu
lng over the question, of averages Mr.
Slover was admitted and his case was
taken up. Mr. Hodson of the commission
was certain he had seej) Mr. Slover copy
answers from a pleca tbjf paper without
doing any .work. Mr. Mdver replied that
he had merely used the. back of an en
velope to work out htB, problems, and
that there was no' cliarlCe' to steal any in
formation. The commission moved to
reinstate the applicant and he was placed
EATS BREAKFAST.
WITH COWBOYS
(Journal Special Service.)
EUGENE. May 6. Slowly but surely
the normal Republican majority of
Southern Oregon Is being overcome by
the candidacy of Hon. A. E. Reames for
CoriKrcKsmun from the First District.
The energetic campaign that is being
waged by the young and brilliant nomi
nee of the Democracy, combined with his
eminently fair and courteous references
to his opponent, Is winning him many
votes from Republicans who are not hard
and fast adherents to the "O. O. P."
And there is another phase to this
campaign that Is not. lost sight of by
Independent thinkers, and that is the
utilitarian aspect. People whose politi
cal leal takes the form of-devotion to
the public good, rather than to any one
party, do not believe that the elsetton
of Hermann will, under the peculiar cir
cumstances that prevail, redound to the
best Interests of the district. Even Re
publicans, who compose a large percent
age of the class mentioned, point out
that the relations of the Republican can
didate with the national administration
are n6t of the most friendly character.
Reasoning from this known fact, they
reach the conclusion that the former in
cumbent of the United States general
land office is not In a position to ask
favors for Oregon from either depart
mental chiefs or committees dominated
by administration Senators and Repre
sentatives. . ,
To "vindicate" an ex-Republican office
holder against a Republican admlnlatra
tlon, they say, is not exactly shrewd pol
itics; neither is It good policy from a
purely non-partisan view.
Reamns is, however, making no per
sonal attack on his opponent; neither
does he attack that gentleman's record,
private or public. He Is content to let
the known facts speak for themselves,
and to allow the voters to draw their
own conclusions. And the voters ars
doing so not exactly to the benefit of
Mr. Hermann. '
Throughout the First Congressional
District, wherever Mr. Reames has so
far appeared, he has besn greeted warm
ly by those who, under ordinary condi
tions, would not favor the candidacy of
a Democrat for the Office of Congress
man. This is particularly noticeable
among the younger element of ths Re
publican party. The Juniors are fast
rallying to the support of the Demo
cratic nominee, and It Is freely pre
dicted that this strength, added to the
full normal Democratic vote, will send
Mr. Reames triumphantly to the na
tional capital.
d..,i r r x ..s.i art t
Wagon.
DR. PARKHURST SAYS
THINGS OF TEDDY
(Journal Special Service.)
LIMON. Colo., May 4 President
Roosevelt ate breakfast, with a bunch
of cowboys at Hugo this morning. The
cowboys appeared at the station with
the "chuck" wagon. They had a while
beef roasted and In addition to this
had several pecks of boiled- potatoes and
a wash boiler full of coffee. The Presi
dent's train was scheduled to stop only -
two minutes at Hugo.
"I'm awfully sorry I haven't time to
eat with you, boys," said the President.
"The chuck wagon is right here," said
one man.
"That looks so good I can't resist It,
exclaimed the President, and forthwith
he Jumped from the car and made for
the wagon.' He ate an enormous chunk
of the roast and drank two big cups of
coffee.
(Journal Special Service.)'
NEW YORK. May President Roose
velt and Andrew Carnegie received pass
ing attention from Rev. Dr. Parkhurst in
a sermon at Madison Square Presbyterian
Church.
In telling how accident and opportuni
ty affected the destinies or men, xne
pastor said:
"A rather startling illustration of the
nrlnciDle we are here asserting we might
take from the career of President Roose
velt. And yet we need not hesitate to
presume that there are 1,000 other man
In ths country, not to say lo.ooo, wno
would hare administered the national
government as ably, as honestly as he
If any one of them bad happened to bs
mads President, which Is not disparaging
the one who Is President, but compli
menting the 9.999 who happen not to be.
"I say-'happen,' for If ever there was
such a thing as accident, the promotion
of the chief executive to bis incumbency
of office is an instance of It. He was
accidentally made Vice-President by the
enmity of Jealous compatriots, what Jeal
ousy Initiated the craxy malignity of
Czolgosz consummated the -affair, and
the thing was done.
"He happened to be close to the pool
at the moving of the waters and an Ir
responsible Pole rolled him In."
Then Mr. Parkhurst said that a phi
lanthropist should not always be valued
by the stir he made in the world. The
brilliancy of the locomotive headlight
did not all come from light, but was
partly due to the polished surface of the
reflector. In this the speaker referred
to Andrew Carnegie, whose philanthropy
was characterized as ostentatious.
DENVER, May 4. The Presidential
special train arrived here this morning.
The President was Immediately escort
ed to the State House, where he deliv
ered an address In the presence of 30,000
people. A drive about the city followed
the- speechmaklng.
STREETS WILL
NOT BE VACATED
carrying out the purpose as Is set forth on the eligible list. About the same hour
in. the constitution, 'to Increase fellow
ship among women in order to, promote
the best practical methods for, securlrig
their Industrial, educational and social
advancement.' "
CALLS LAUNDRY
A NUISANCE
Mr. Haynes Says His Lodging
House Business Is Ruined.
7
Journal print todays news today.
Argument in the suit of Ed C. Haynes
against W. S. Buchanan will-probably
come up late this afternoon before Judge
Cleland. Haynes alleges that he rented
property at 366 Oak street composed of
18 rooms on the second floor of the
building. He leased them for a year at
the rental of $18 per month. He alleges
that Buchanan knew the purpose for
which the rooms were to be used, but
notwithstanding, he leased the lower
part of the premises to the Oregon
Steam Laundry Company, which concern
by the nature of Its business, makes it
Impossible for persons to' occupy rooms
in his lodging house. It is stated in the
complaint that' steam, smoke and noises
are emitted from the laundry that makes
life unbearable .in the apartments over
head. 7
Uie Portland Ministerial Associa
tion was in session and was list
ening to a plea made by Captain John
Anderson of the Volunteers for an In
terference In the Slover matter. The as
sociation decided that they had no call
to mix up in civic affairs, even If Mr.
Slover was a Christian and a misused
stuupnt.
Aff candidates who are dissatisfied
with their physical examinations before
the commission will have another
chance, as the commission at Its meet
ing decided to allow Mr. Rlngler of the
T. M. C. A. to test, weigh and measure
all disappointed applicants and to de
termine If their complaints were Justi
fied. Several of the men that failed be
cause of too much weight safd they had
been weighed with their clothes on,
when they should have been weighed
stripped. Others thought the measuring
machine had not givprf them their due
and still others complained on both
grounds, 'i he pollre committee of the
executive committcp will ined the latter
part of this week to pass' on the list of
approved candidates nnd .final action will
be taken at the board meeting Friday
afternoon,
MUSIC COMMITTEE TO MEET
At 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon will
occur a meeting of the music committee
for the Presidential -reception,, at .which
time bids for music will be opened' and
final arrangements made. It Is ' neces
sary for all who -wish -to participate In
yie musical program of May Jl.to file
their applications and a statement--of
their terms with Chairman Summers be
fore tomorrow noon. The temporary
office of the chairman Is at the Custom
House. Paul Wessinger and George
Taylor are the other members of the
music committee.
Colonel Summers, 'John H. Hall, R W.
Mitchell. H. C. Breeden, I. N. Flelsch
ner, and C. H. Mclsaac, together with
Grand Marshal C. F. Beebe, will have
charge of the details of the program,
and Professor Rigler will personally
superintend the assembling and disposal
of the public school children at Park
Lot. Flags for the school children will
be provided by the general committee.
STURGEON ARE
PLENTIFUL
Thousands cf Young Fish Infest
Waters of Columbia River.
The trolley lines have affected a re
duction of 12)00 annually in the num
ber of passengers oaxriad by ataan railroads.
Although the season will remain closed
for another two years, the waters of the
Columbia River and tributary streams
are said to be literally alive with stur
geon. Nothing has been done toward
propagating these tlshj but the law en
acted four years ago and which closed
the Columbia to sturgeon fishing is said
to have already had the desired effect
of re-lnhablting its waters with a food
fish that at one time appeared to be
well along the road toward disappear
ance. . .
The report was brought to Portland
today of a strange result - of the first
salmon haul of the season at Skamokawa.
No salmon, but thousands of young stur
geon were contained In the net It was
on T. K. Johnson's fishing grounds that
the haul was made, and It became neces
sary for the entire catch to be released.
Cold storage men are greatly Inter
ested In the propagation of sturgeon, and
great satisfaction is expressed at the
speed with which these llsh are multi
plying. An extensive business is. done
with German ports in smoked sturgeon
when the season is open for fishing.
Preferred Stock Canned Oooda,
Alien A Lewis' Best -Brand,
(Journal Special Service.)
DENVER, Colo., May 4. President
Roosevelt arrived In this city shortly
before noon today, after traveling all
morning with but a single stop. This
was at Hugo, where the special train
was compelled to remain for 25 minutes.
Taking advantage of the opportunity
some 2,000 stockmen and ranchmen of
the vicinity, with their wives and fami
lies, assembled at the station and treated
the President to a cowboy breakfast.
Much preparation had been made In
Denver for the President's ciming, and
ho wag greeted by an Immense crowd
that 'lined the streets on both sides for
two miles along the route of the car
rlage drive. The President was officially
welcomed by Governor Peabody, Mayor
Wright and John W. Springer of the Na
tlonal Livestock Association. Elaborate
decorations of bunting and flags were
hung from every building, and from
every flagstaff in the city "Old Glory'
floated proudly. The drive through the
city lasted half an hour, several of the
down town business streets being tra
versed. The entire distance was lined
with people, who gave tho President
most hearty welcome. Ranged along
the route were troops from Fort Logan
and companies of the National Guard.
The drive ended at the Denver club,
where the President and his party were
entertained at luncheon. Covers were
laid for several scores of guests, among
whom were state and city officials, prom
lncnt members of tho Commercial Club
and other distinguished citizens of the
city. After luncheon the President and
his party were escorted to the state
capitoi, where the President delivered a
brief address to one of the largest
crowds ever assembled , in Denver.
Promptly on schedule time, two hours
and a half after reaching the city, the
Presidential party departed for Santa
Fe. Albuquerque and other points en
route to Southern California.
Ordinance Authorizing Building of
City Jail Read and Re-referred.
CHANGE AT THE PRISON.
(Journal Special Service.)
SALEM, May 6. Frank Girard, a shop
guard In the penitentiary, has vacated
his position, and W. H. Fours of Clats-
kanie, .Columbia County, succeeds to
tne position, xne place pays B5 per
month. Girard has served in the shops
as a guard for a number of years.
y Wesley's chapel, London, still retains
the winding ascent, Just as John Wesley
left It. The funeral services for Rev.
Hugh Price Hughes were held in this
chapel, which seats 1,200 persons. Great
numbers were unable to enter the chapel.'
and thousands witnessed the Interment In
Hlghgate Cemetery.
Mothers f
Mothers!!
Mothers!!!
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over SIXTY YEARS by MIL
LIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN-.
while THBTHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS.
It SOOTHES (be CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS,
ALLAYS all PAJN CURES WIND COUC, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHCEA. Sold by
Druggists la every part of the world. Be sura
and ask for "Mr. WIbsIowI Soothing Syrup,"
ad take no other klad. Twatr-fivcta,abOtUa
The City Council of St Johns at Its
regular monthly meeting last night re
fused to grant the Doernbecher Manu
facturing Company the required permis
sion to vacate several streets along the
water front." "
A report unfavorable to the sawmill
1 An.t V. Ahnlrman nf th
(icvjjio nam cu m w,s w.i. ...... -
street committee, the direct cause"of the
refusal to grant the petition being
largely signed remonstrance against the
vacating of any of the streets in the
city.
The committee was asked to investi
gate a report that the new electric saw
mill boiler house was located In the
street.
Ah ordinance authorising the city to
borrow 140(1 at a sate of interest not ex
ceeding 7 per cent- for one year, was read
by Councilman Hughes and referred to
the. committee on ways and mean a.". The
money is to be used in the construction
of a city Jail. " "
The street committee reported that
the ferryman had his scow and boats
located at the foot of one of the public
streets. The committee was instructed
to move the obstruction.'
Flans Tor .Water works.
The committee appointed to prepare
plans and specifications for the city
water works reported that their, task
had not yet been completed, but they
would be ready to make a final report at
the special meeting next Monday even
ing. At that time the several applicants
for water franchises will -be heard.
The new assessment roll of the city,
as read by Recorder Miner, showed that
the taxable property inside tne citys
limits amounted to 16Z,298. .as tne
city charter jjrovldes or 8-mlll tax
levy, the corporation's share will amount
to about 14,870. The report was referred
to the ways and means committee.
Several ordinances providing for pen
alties for Intoxication and trespassing
were read and referred. The O. R. & N.
Company will be notinea tnrougn tne
Recorder to properly grade Its crossings.
THE EMPLOYERS
WILL ORGANIZE
Committee Is Busy Gathering Data
and Making Investigations
BULLOCK'S BODY IS RECOVERED
The body of Charles E. Bulloclc, who
met an untimely death In the Willamette
River last Thursday night, was re
covered from the Water near the Burn
side street bridge Sunday noon "by
Hugh Brady. It . was lying InJIOO feet
of water, and was caught by grappling
irons.
This afternoon ' Coroner Flnley will
hold an Inquest over the body, as re
quired by law. There were no wit
nesses, and It becomes the duty of the
coroner to inquire into the manner of
death..
There were no marks or bruises on
the body to Indicate that deceased had
been injured by falling from the launch
into the water. The only plausible
theory is that he fell overboard while
repairing the machinery of the launch
and that he was seized with cramps.
The funeral services will be held to
morrow at 3 o'clock from J. P. Finley's
chapel. Interment will take place In
Lone Fir Cemetery.
The committee chosen several days
ago to inquire Into the advisability of
forming an Association of Employers
reports progress, and it is believed that
organisation will soon be effected. Ths
committee is composed of W. H. Mo
Monies, Fletcher Linn, A. Neppach and
O. E. Heints. The result of their inves
tigations will be reported to the Manu
facturers' Association. Members of tho
committee state that they have no power
to perfect an organisation, but wera
simply appointed for the purpose of as
certaining what success similar asso
ciations have met with in various parts
of the Eastern states and local sentiment
In this regard.
After concluding Investigations they
state that their report will be mads
known to ths employers who are Inter
esting themselves in the matter, and
then it is very "probable that a perma
nent organization will be effected. Ths
objects of the association as as fol
lows: First To protect Its members In their
rights to manage their respective busi
ness and In such lawful manner as they
may deem proper.
Second To Investigate and adjust by
the proper officers or oommlttees of ths
association any question arising between
members and their employes, when such
question shall be submitted to tits as
sociation lor adjustment
Third To endeavor to make It pos
sible for any person to obtain employ
ment without being obliged to Join a
labor organisation, and to resist ths
compulsory methods of. organised labor.
Fourth To protect Its meaibers la
such manner as may be deemed exped
ient and proper against legislative,
municipal and political encroachments.
MONEY FOR THE
PORTLAND FAIR
sua crosa tob 2TLxi.
Itching -ilea produce' moisture and
cause itching, this rorm, as wen as
Blind, Bleedlng or Protruding Piles are
cured by Dr. Bo-san-ko's Pile Remedy.
Stops Itching and bleedifeg. -Absorbs tu
mors. 6uo a i-Jar, at druggists, or sent
by mall. Treatise free. Write me about
your case, jjc Jtsosanxo, raun, trim
Money is coming In rapidly and thoss
at the head of ths Lewis and Clark Fair
project declare that, despite the opposi
tion of labor unions, prospects are bright .
for the Portland Exposition being
everything that was originally Intended.
Large numbers of those whose names
had for some time honored the list have
come forward voluntarily and paid their
subscriptions, some making use of ths
malls and forwarding with tha money
notes of encouragement to those who are
working diligently for the success of ths
project
Although a force of about 40 men who
were at work on the grounds at the
Fair site have been "laid off," it is under
stood the delay will be but temporary
and that work will be resumed as soon
as the state commission shall have
given Its sanction to the plans recently
submitted.
TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH
: Ths celebration of Independence Day
and the manner In which Portland will
undertake It la to be considered at a
general cltisens" meeting which has been
called for S o'clock this evening at Room
723, Chamber of Commerce Building.
Plans for Portland's participation in tha
national birthday festival are to be
discussed and all desirous of having a
voice in arrangements are requested
to be in attendance.,. It is understood
that both general and sub-committees are
to be selected and the foundation laid lor
a, rousing oalebration. ' '