THE OREGON DAILY JOURS' AL, .rORTLATTt). -FRIDAY v EYEJSiaTO, 3IARCII "11, 1904:"
JAIL AT CITY HALL
WOULD SAVE MONEY
Councilmen Sharkey and Sherrett Endorse A. L
Bentley's Suggestion That Police Head
quarters Be Transferred-Plenty of Room.
Councilmen J. P. Sharkey and D. T.
Sliorrett are in favor of the removal of
the city jail, police station and munici-
pal court to the city hall building, as
suggested by Councilman A. K. Bentley
In The Journal last night.
"The city hall la a good place for the
city jail and the police station, aa well
an the municipal court, and there in
plenty of room for H in the building,"
said Councilman Sharkey. "I think the
suggestion a good one, end would like
to see it taken up and followed to a suc
cessful termination.
"The removal of the police depart-
i roent to the city hall would not only
save the taxpayers a large amount of
money, but would bring the city and
county- institutions close together. Peo
ple say they would not like to see pris
oners in the hall, but they would not
have to. It would not be necessary. The
system now in vogue Js to cart prisoners
from tl)e city to the county Jail in the
patrol wRgon, and If the jails were close
'togettier,it would jave mvel) time.
"There are Home rooms being rented
in the city hall building for practically
" nothing that might far better be used
.' for some department of the city that
needs them, and these could be mado
available for the police deportment."
"The city hall Is Just the place
where the police department, the city
'" Jail an(V the municipal court should be,''
said Councilman Sherrett "Council
man Bentlfly' suggestion strikes me as
Just the thing, andJ am firm in the
belief that action should be taken at
once toward this end. It seems to me
that no better solution of the problem
could be had."
Councilman. Matt Foeller, also a mem
ber of the committee on health and po
lice, said he read Councilman Bentley's
suggestion and comment last night with
treat Interest, but had not as yet given
the matter sufficient thought to express
an opinion, but said he would make a
, full and complete investigation at oncA.
"I am of the opinion that it woull,
.,be- unwise to make the change sug-
. gested," said City Auditor Thomas C.
Devlin. "The city hall was not built
: for that purpose, and I favor the puc
chase of other property and the erec
tlon of new buildings for the police de
partment." The original city hall, planned many
years ago, was to have been built, for
, the very purpose suggested by Council
SERIOUS SLIDES
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ROUTES IW BAD COVBXTXOX.
Owing to ' very unusual conditions
mails, from southern points have been
seriously delayed during the last three
or four days, according to a statement
made by Postmaster Bancroft, this
morning.
"There is only the weather to blame
for the condition." he continued, "but
' from advices received this morning I
am assured that the terrific storms In
the Stsktyoua are abating, which will
allow normal transportation to again
obtain.
"Bo serious have been the land slides
In the Shasta and Htakiyou mountains
that, work how they would, the hun
dreds of trackmen along the Southern
Pacific - lines - have been - powerless to
overcome the perplexing situation. It
was not until last night were we deliv
ered the Ban Francisco and mail that
should have arrived at 7:45 In the morn
ing. A land slide at Wall creek delayed
all trains and .the same trouble is ap
parent today, for the southern matter
will not reach Portland until nearly
night
. "Mails from the north, east and Co
lumbia river points westward are prac
tically on time, as It so happens that
the storm swept district Is confined to
northern California. From late advices
I am Informed." continued the postmas
ter, "that by tomorrow all difficulty will
have been overcome. However, there
are complaints from coust counties that
Ingoing and outgoing mails have been
delayed for days during this month. In
that connection 1 can only say that vile
roads are the causes of It all."
Chief Clerk F. E. Whitney of the
railway mail service, in speaking of the
matter this morning, said:
"Serious complaints have been made
by the people of Tillamook and Coos
counties, but the fault ltes in the Im
possibility of mall contractors getting
Into and out of these districts.
"To be more explicit, I will state that
a large majority of the inhabitants of
these counties have nu serious difficulty,
but there are two or three routes that
Jt has been Impossible to get over. r,w
Ing to the awful condition of the roadu.
It is reported that on such a route as
the one from Traske to BeardBdale, lead
ing from Yamhill Into Tillamook county,
more than 50 trees were blown down
over the almost impassable road. From
lolph to the Grand Rondo agency Is an
other Impassable route. These districts
are sparsely settled and the counties
apend thetr money putting roads In the
thickly populated country Into good con
Open Sores
can be cleaned out, the suppura
tion stopped, and a cure effected
by the use of
Biydre
Only morbid matter is destroyed
bythis marvelous eermidde, which
allows Nature to build up healthy
tissue. Absolutely harmless.
Used and endorsed by leading
physicians everywhere.
Sold by leading druggists, or trial
bottle sent; prepaid, on receipt of
?5 cents.
The genuine tears my signature
on every bottle., Address
Prince St.
fttv Vers.
rilKti hitU MkM m Mm ( TmI IHhmh,
man Bentley. The plans were drawn for
a police station, city hall, municipal
court and patrol barn. Captain of Po
lice Carl Gritzmacher. now in command
of the day patrol, was then attached to
the department, and was assigned to
consult with the architect. - For several
weeks he did nothing else but plan the
police department's home, which was
to have been in the basement. Every
thing was arranged, the contract was
let and the building progressed as far
as the laying of the foundation. Then
property-owners living in the immediate
vicinity brought pressure to bear an.1
caused the executive board to recon
sider. Therefore; the original city hall
building was .torn down, the city lost
J9.000 to the contractor and the new
hall building was planned as It npw
exists.
"I foave heard many expressions fav
orable to the city ball plan as published
in The Journal last night,"; said Coun
cilman Bentley today. "The taxpayer
at once realise the great saving to them,
and It is from s uch that -thetavorabla
expressions mostly come, As I said
yesterday, this is the best possible solu
tion of the problem now before the
city."
Chief of Police Hunt appeared at the
office of Plumbing Inspector Hulme thU
morning and requested that the latter
take charge ofthe sewer improvements
to be made at the city Jail. The work
will be begun immediately.
"The police station and city ' Jail
should not be placed In the basement of
tho city hall." said Chief of Police
Charles H. Hunt. 'The prisoners that
are brought to the jail by the police are
the scum of (he earth, as a general-rule,
and no matter how' clean you may keep
the Jail, that peculiar prison odor rises
and it would ruin the city hall.
"The establishing of the jail and po
lice station in the city hall Is not at all
feasible, and I am opposed to It. Ah
suggested in my report for the ; past
year, I think the city should have
place- In central location, not neces
sarily in the business center, but in a
place easy of access. We will need sub
stations In the future, and the central
station and the city Jail should be built
for the future. The city is growing
most rapidly, a fact which must be
taken Into consideration. No, it would
not be wise, in my opinion, to place the
jail and station In the city hall."
dition, rather than conaume it otherJ
wise.
"Another district that is cut off many
times is Curry county. It is an easy
matter to get from Marsh field to Ban
don, but from there to Port Orford Is
a stretch of abominable road reaching
30 miles, and from there to Gold Hill.
on the Rogue river, is another misery.
The 100-mlln route from Roseburg to
Marshfield is a wonder, and at times In
winter a person beginning the Journey
never knows whether the end will ever
be reached. Their, -how about the mall
carrier?" concluded Mr. Whitney, "who
haa no assistance, but' in order to (111
his contract he must practically keep
the roads In repair. Good roads clubs
will solve the problem."
FRAUD AT POLLS
IN PREPARATION
(Continued from Page One.)
to , be registered. Last Monday he
marched up Fifth street with a gang
of nine men. apparently newly arrived
from some logging camp. They were
guided to the county clerk's office where
they reglsterea as follows: Thomas
Haines, fireman; James Curry, laborer;
Peter Daly, laborer; Jerry Wood, la
borer; obn Cummlngs, carpenter; Thom
as Murphy, coremaker; Harry Brown,
laborer; James Hall, laborer, and Henry
Willis, laborer, all from 831 Hood street
Claimed by Blmoa Xml
The address given by these nine men.
631 Hood street, is In the Thirty-second
precinct, which the Simon Republicans
have been claiming they would carry.
The Mitchell managers have regarded
the precinct as a doubtful one and hence
the heed of colonising voters there. In
quiry at 631 Hood street developed the
fact ' that as yet not one of the nine
men named is living there, though all
of them are expected to come next Mon
day. The house Is known as the Idaho
hotel. Last week Nate Solomon called
upon the proprietor and arranged with
him to give lodgings to this gang of
men. who, Solomon said, would arrive
the next day. The price agreed upon for
their board and lodging was 34 a wek.
of which Solomon paid down In advance
33.50 for each man. He explained to
the landlord that the men would stay
for a week or '10 days.
But "something happened." accord
ing to the explanation given this morn
ing by one of the employes of the house,
and the men did not go up the next
day. The further information was given
that "they are coming Monday, but I
don't know how long they will stay."
Only a few days previous to this oc
currence another band of would-be vot
ers were escorted to the courthouse by
one of the employes of the Portland club.
The latter entered Into conversation
with a bystander, whom he obviously
mistook for a co-worker in the Mitchell
cause. In answer to a question as to
"how the boys were being registered,"
he replied in confidential tones:
"Oh. this hunch goes in under their
right names."
"Then you didn't do that with the last
bunch?"
"No, we had to use other names for
them, but these guys are being regis
tered straight."
SENATOR DIETRICH .
INQUIRY BEGINS
(Washington Huroiin of TIip Journal)
Washington. V. C, March 11. the
formal Investigation of the charges
against Senator Dietrich of Nebraska,
that he used his official position to his
personal financial advantage in the -appointment
of the postmaster at Hast
ings and the leasing of a building there
fpr postoffice purposes, was begun be
fore a subcommittee of the senate Judi
ciary committee this morning. Hoar, as
chairman, presided. ,
AVOTXEB INTESyiOATION.
(Journal ((pedal -Hm-tIc.)'
Washington, March 11 The Car
mack resolution relative to Wool ley, the
Mormon ; bishop who was nominated
usssyer at Boise, wn taken up in the
senate executive session this morning. .
NEW
OFFICERS
FOR COMPANY G.
UXTTTXHAHT WAXLAGB 3USCBXTXB
A CAPTAIN'S COMMISSION AHD
SEBQEAjrr MASKS STEPS V9 TO
THE SECOND LIEUTENANCY OT
A1BANT COMPANY.
' (Journal Spwlal Service.)
Albany, Or., March 11. The commis
sions of the newly elected officers of
company G, O. N. G.,. of this city, ar-
CAPT. C. W. WALLACE.
rived yesterday. First Lieutenant C,
W. Wallace received a captain's com
mixslon and Sergeant William L. Marks
a second lieutenant's commission.
Captain C. W. Wallace enlisted seven
years ago In company F, Second regi
ment Oregon National Guard He was
a member of company I Second Oregon
volunteers in the Philippines and w,hen
tho guard was reorganized after the
, , ! .
LIEUT. W. L. MARKS.
war he was appointed sergeant; and was
later elected first lieutenant. Captain
Wallace was bom In Linn county In
1877 and has lived here all his life. He
has been in the postofTlce department
here for the last two years and
has been a member of Albany's
winning track team for two years. He
was tho winner of the Oregon cham
pionship in the mile and made the best
time In the' northwest In the half mile
run last season. He has represented
Albany college in varlouB lnter-colleg-iate
capacities, having served as presi
dent of the Collegiate Athletic league
of Oregon for one term amW-wa lxMn
leader of the Inter-colleglate debating
team In 1903, and' is to serve this year
also. He enlisted as a charter-member
of company O.
Second lieutenant W. L. Marks was
born in Linn county June 25, 1883. He
has lived In Albany for the past ejght
years and Is one of the most popular
young men In the city. He Is In his
senior year at Albany college. He has
been a leader In all college affairs, hold
ing many executive positions in dif
ferent college organizations. He Joined
the Albany militia company when it
was organized In 1900 and has worked
up from the ranks serving aa private,
corporal and sergeant.
TO CUBE A COXA XV ONE SAT.
Take Ux(It Bromo Quinine Tnblet. All
driiKvliti rotund thn moni'j If It falls to core.
B. W. Orov' ulcnattir la on mi no. J5o.
Young Man
I want your business.
I want to make your
spring Suit. Come and
inspect the superb line of
Spring Suitings and Top
Coat Goods that I am
showing this season.
I will make you a swell
Spring Suit as low as
$25. Other tailors are
charging as high as $40
and $50 for the same
grade of materials and
work. To young men I
am offering special in
ducements. Armstrong
THE TAILOR
313 Washington Street
Clots Sola by the Tard.
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PACIFIC COAST
' A HEAVY LOSER
XiATEB BE70BTS SHOW THE STOBM
DID jrOCK MOBS BA3CAOS TKAN
WAS AT TXBST BEXJZTED BAUi
BOASS SEKIOTJTSX.T CBIFPX.ED
CXtOTTDBtTBST XX XSAXO.
(Journal Special Service.)
San Francisco, March 11. With tha
restoration of telegraphio communica
tion reports from the storm-stricken
portions are beginning to pour in. It
is almost the unanimous report that the
rain was the heaviest in the state for
years. The havoc Wrought by water and
wind was greater than at first supposed.
The railroads are among the heaviest
sufferers. Merchants in many cities lost
much by the flooding of stores. Quite
a number of buildings are practically
rendered worthless by the - undermining
of foundations. No reports of -ocean
disasters have been received, beyond
the wrecking of the schdbner Mabel
Gray at Redondon, near Los Angeles.
The vessel was pounding on the beach
when a heavy line was thrown to it.
This was tied, to two streetcars and tha
schooner beached. ' The crew came in on
the rope. The heavy rains last night
in southern California were of incal
culable benefit. ,
Cloudburst Is Idaho.
''Boise. Idaho, March 11. A cloud
burst at Little Camas Prairie, 75 miles
from here, -reported." "The water tn
the Boise river Is rising here and peo
ple on the lowlands are being warned.
No lives have been lost.
INTERESTING DATA
ON PANAMA CANAL
(Journal Special Serrlce.)
Washington, March 11. Rear Admiral
Walker and General J5avls of the Pana
ma canal commission gave Interesting
testimony today- before the house com
mittee of the Interstate . foreign com
merce new considering the Loverlng bill
providing for the construction of the
canal. Walker approved the bill then
and outlined some plans for the govern
ment's connection in carrying on the
work. He thought the title would be
cleared in two or three months; work
would then be begun, the most of which
was excavating. When In full swing
there would be 40,000 laborers employed.
The population of the strip, now 6,000,
would be Increased by 70,000. Jamaica
negroes are most desirable for this work.
Americans can t stand it, the admiral
said.
Chinese and Japanese coolies have
been employed on the police force prob
ably to the number of 500. Asked If the
sale of liquor could be prohibited, he
said it could not.
TAKE NO CAPTIVES
IS GERMAN ORDER
(Jnnrnal Special Serrlce.)
Berlin, March 11. German troops in
Southwest Africa have been ordered not
to give pardon or to take no prisoners,
but to shoot ail- rebel Herreros Indiscriminately-
Die Post reports that
Polish Socialists are flooding the west
ern provinces of Russia with anti-Russian
manifestos, saying: "We curse the
cast. Japan's successes fill us with ex
uberant delight."
BEAST AT TBX TAX.TJ.
Chee Foo, March 11. A Chinaman
Just arrived from Korea reports that
15,000 tons of coal, soaked in kerosene,
has been placed at the mouth of the
Yalu in readiness for firing in the event
of the Japanese attempting to land
there. He saya the Russians have made
every preparation to evacuate their po
sition at Talu. The coal will be de
stroyed should the Japanese land.
G BAND DT7KB TO THE OBT.
London, March 11. The Central News
correspondent, cn route for Port Ar
thur, telegraphs from Varksyhneudinak,
Blberia, "Have seen little but troops
hurrying to the front; soldiers are In
excellent spirits and warmly clad. Grand
Duke Vladlmirovitch, Councilor Alexand
rovsky and chief delegate of the Red
Cross, with two detachments of sani
tary corps, crossed Lake Baikal by train
yesterday."
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t Better
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strengthening. A light stimulant, with great nutritive value, i
The pure juice of luscious
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Old Mission Tonic Port Wine
THE GREAT BODY BUILDER
$1.50 per Gallon; 50c per Bottle
DELIVERED FREE
Kline
i Third and Taylor Streets.
RESULTS
Are never in doubt when you attend the Behnke-Walker Business Col
lege. We have the most thoroughly equipped Business College In the
Paclflo Northwest. - .
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. Slxtis and acoririsoa smarts. Opposite oitoffloe. '
"SnpnnM you don't
entor thla eontoat, and
when yon aee publlihed
the whining number
dlamver that your
number waa eren ;
nearer the right on. ,
how would yon feel)" j
CONTEST
CLOSES IN-
FOUR DAYS
HURRY!
EVERYBODY!!
Put the number and nam of
your old instrument on a card an
mall r 'bring It to our store. In
our east window we have placed,
a new KINGSBURT upright piano.
We have pasted a! slip of paper'
, over Its number. . On March 15 we
will remove the slip, and the owner
of tha old piano or organ, bearing
tha number nearest to that of the
new upright, can trade the old on
for the bran-new one without one
dollar of additional cost, no matter
how old or dilapidated the instru
ment turned in may be. It costs
nothing to enter, so look up the
number of your old piano or organ
and bring or send it in.'
Oldest, larrest, Btwiurest,
COR. SIXTH AND MORRISON STS.
Opposite rostofflea.
STREETS FLOODED '
BY BROKEN DAM
(Continued from Page One.),.
alarmed at the break that they took
their household goods and carried them
out into the streets, but all carried them
back after day dawned and it was seen
that the danger was past '
Deny City's liability.
It is altogether probable that at least
a dosen Arms and individuals will make
claims for damages against the city,
but Mayor Williams and City Engineer
Elliott declare all suits will be con
tested. They deny that there has been
any laxity or negligence on the city's
part, saying that when the cave-in
was first reported two weeks ago, they
Immediately began operations to repair
It and to obviate what has now hap
pened. "I do not see why the city should be
held for damages in this case any more
than for what damage has been and may
yet be done along the river front," said
Mayor Williams. 'These accidents hap
pen in every city, and cannot be avoided,
no matter how much care Is taken. I
do not see why the city should have to
pay any damages that may result to
Multnomah field, and as for the other
claimants, all were notified several days
ago to get their goods out of their base
ments. It Is costing the city a good
deal now to repair the sewer, and will
cost stlfl more, and If any damages are
to be ald, the courts will have to de
cide it."
All day long the streets adjacent to
the big break were lined with specta
tors, curious to see what was being done.
It was necessary for a patrolman to
remain on the ground all day to keep the
crowd, back from dangerous places and
out of the way of the workmea
FOUR PERISH IN
OHIO FERRY FIRE
(Journal Special Service.)
Coneaut, O,, March 11. The car ferry
at Shenango was burned to the water's
edge off the harbor this morning. Four
men perished;' ho head engineer v was
fatally burned. ',
OABXJB STEAMXB X.OST.
(Journal Special Berrien.)
Guam, March 11. Tha cable steamer
Scotia Is ashore on the Spanish rocks
and probably will be a total loss.
IN STORMY MARCH
1
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grapes, ripened m California s t
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it
Allen ? llMiif; (t.
Grand Reception Sale
Woodard, Clarke f Co.
7 LARGEST DRUG STORE IN AMERICA.
DON'T MISS OUR.
Grand Reception
. f and the Price Inducements we
are offering in
Drugs
Toilet Preparations
Household Remedies
Photo Supplies
. Rubber Goods and
Sundries
Our newly furnished store
. by far" the Handsomest in
country. Come and sec it, it
well worth your time.1
to ourlongllst of SPECIALS we have added
- for TOMORROW ONLY
fr ill ;
Specials, $3.19 up to $11.98
Electric Batteries and Belts
The effect of electricity upon the nerves is that of a pow
erful tonic. It generates new life and energy and tones
up the relaxed, weakened and shaky nerves. CURES
RHEUMATISM.
' Special Prices, $2.50 and up
ON WITH THE RUSH
are Retiring from Business
SCOTCH PLAID
144 Sixth Street, Bet. Morrison and Alder
Tomorrow will be the day of days, having closed our
stores at Seattle and Spokane and three hundred
agencies, we are selling
Suits, Pants and Overcoats
about 1-3 price. 'Our time is short We are slaugh
tering fine tailor-made clothes at prices that will make
your dollars do more than double duty.
SUITS
Sacks and Chesterfield
Styles:
$5.00
For a lot of light and dark
colors, worth $15.
$7.50
For all styles of Suits that
were made to order at
$25 and $22.50.
$10,00
For extra fine imported
materials, suits worth up
to $30.
$12
.50 and
$14
.50
For choice i of all fine
suits that were made to
order at $35 to $45.
Odd Coats, Vests, Coats
and Vests, etc., at about
.1-4 price.
Canadian Money
: Received at Par
Tree Delivery '
to all Parts of the
. City.
The only
Exclusive Pre
scription Dept.'
in. the city 5 where
nothing but the
best is used. '
Principal sub-
station
Postoffice
Money orders is
sued. Stampsany
quantity. :
is
the
is
Phone Orders
promptly filled. -,
Ask Central for
Exchange 11
Robinson's
For taking TURKISH
BATHS AT HOME cost
only 3c. True home cure for
rheumatism, insomnia, malaria
and all blood diseases.
SLEEPLESS MEN AND
WOMEN received sweet and
refreshing slumber by using
one of our cabinets.
all unclaimed tailor-made
at the Portland store at
TAILOR. MADE
Overcoats
and '
Cravenettes
$5.00
$7.50. $10, $12.50
For garments made to,
order at $15 to $40.
PANTS
$1.45
82.45, $3.45, $4.45
tor tailor - made, latest
styles, that are worth
$4 to $12.
OPEN SATURDAY
- TILL10.30 P. JA. ,
P. S. Tomorrow will be
a hummer. . . Extra sales
men and tailors will be on
hand to serve the crowd.
Bath
Cabinets
'I