THE OREGON DAILY JOTmiTAL, POUTLAITD, TUESDAT ITVEIOTG, MAItCII-15, 1004.
BATTLE OF WORDS
IS ALMOST OVER
Tomorrow the Rival Factions Will Fight Out at
the Pollsthe Issues of the Campaign Each
Side. Is Confident of Victory
From 8 a. m. until 7 p. m. tomorrow
the poll's will be open for the casting of
, voles to elect delegates t0 the Republi
can, and the Democratic county conven-,
' tlons. The primary elections of the
Democrats are In progress In the coun
try precincts today.
Orders were given today to the mem
bera of the second relief of the police
force, that they will be expected to be
. on duty tomorrow until 1 o'clock p. m.
The members of the first relief will then
go- on duty and work until 1 o'clock a.
m. These orders were given to insure
peace at the primaries tomorrow. The
second reliefunder Captain Bailey, usu
ally report for duty at 12:45 a, m.. while
the first relief.-Captain Moore, report at
i o'clock p. m.
The leaders of both Republican fac
tions make confident claims of victory
In tomorrow's contest
Judge Carey, Republican county
chairman, said this morning: . "We have
reached the end of the campaign. The
work has been arduous, but I think th
result will be all that we could ask. We
" havelrled to conduct the "campaign
fairly and without undue personalities.
The issue,, as it seems to tis, Is Senator
Mitchell's reelection, on account of the
fact that there are Ave hold-over sena
tors to elect from this county, each of
whom will have a' vote for Senator
Mitchell's successor. The statement of
our prominent business men, which will
be published la today's Journal, shows
the interest of the commercial element
in the result of the primaries. The
only danger lies In the fact that men
who are busily engaged with their own
affairs aro apt to. neglect the duty of go
ing tot.be polls. - ". ... .. .
"The Independent Republicans have
attempted to divert attention from the
importance of Senator Mitchell candi
dacy for reelection and a great deal of
talk has been indulged in for the pur
pose of prejudicing the public against
the Mitchell machine, particularly In
reference to the high' rat of taxation
this year. Of course Intelligent persons
.who remember the condition of the
streets and bridges when the Simon ad
ministration left office In 1901, . and re
member - that the Simon officeholders
left a legacy of debt to their successors,
will understand that the high rate of
'taxation, in so far as it is to be blamed
to any of our local people, is the fault
"of ' the Simon administration. More
over higher taxes are not duo wholly to
local conditions, but to the appropria
tions for the world's fair and to other
things over which the Multnomah county
officials have no control. It seems to
me that this attempt to distract at
tention from the main issue of the
campaign la a very cheap political trick
DROPS DEAD ON
" Heart trouble, attended by other seri
ous complications, ia supposed to have
been the cause of the sudden death of
,J. Wicher, who fell unconscious upon
the sidewalk this morning at Twentieth
and .Hoyt atreets. He was Quickly re
moved to the North Pacific sanatorium
where he died within a few minutes.
Coroner Flnley is investigating the
cause of his death and ' its attendant
circumstances. A thorough examination
of the body will be made this evening by
a physician and the result of the exam
ination will decide whether or not an
Inquest- is -necessary. . - ' - ' -
Wicher was walking along Twentieth
street near Hoyt when he was Been to
fall. - Those near rushed to his resduo
and removed hlra -to the North Pacific
SENATOR MITCHELL
FOR PRIMARY LAW
United States Senator John H. Mitch
ell has placed himself on record
as in favor of a direct primary
election law. Attorney W. 8. ITRen
of Oregon .: City, one of the draft
ers of. the t proposed,, 'measure, today
received the following from Senator
MUcoeM-tn-answer t--an inquiry-a to
the senator's positloa:
"Washington, D. C.. March 14. Hon.
W. 8. U'Ren. Attorney, Oregon City
I think it hardly necessary to state I
am earnestly in favor of direct pri
mary election law and you and all others
SOUGHT CHILD
IN MANY STATES
After tracking R. F. Shcpard, her
former husband, half way, across the
continent, with tho assistance of tho
authorities of three states and the
Plnkerton detective agency, Mrs. Cora
Shcpard located him in this city yes
terday morning and in tha afternoon
had him placed behind the bars at the
count'- jail. He fled from Colorado hi
last September, taking with him his
mtie uaughter, lone Eva Shepard, aged
throe and one half years, whose cus
today had bwn given the mother by tho
El Paso county court. A writ was
served on him at. Seattle, but he smug
gled the little girl to this city or its
vicinity by aid of some woman whose
name is unknown, and then himself se-'
cretly left Seattle.
A writ of habeas corpus was secured
' from John B. Cleland, presiding judge
in iu btutc circuit court, yesterday af
ternoon, and In the evening Shepard
was found and lodged In, the county Jail
by a:: sheriff's deputy. He refused to
make any statement and said he did not
know where the little girl is now The
writ was made returnable-before Judge
, Cleland. at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Khepard and his wife were married at
Colorado Springs, Col., on August 25,
19". He is said to have treated his
wife cruelly. Their troubles culmlu-
: sted in her bringing(a suit for divorce
on Auguxt 25, 103. During the pend
ancy of the suit his wife signed an or-
tlwr permitting him to take care of
their little daughter, on his promise to
treat her well and remain with. her at
Colorado Springs.
i The divorce suit was heard at 10
o'docH in the morning of September
St. Shcpard faying to appear. When
Mrs. Shcpard reaulied horn at 1 o'clock
n the afternoon sho learned that at
J0:: o'clock -that morning be had .taken
tlir Mm daughter and left tho city.
and ought not to have any serious in
fluence with the voters. I am sure, that
if the Republicans turn Out and vote
the regular ticket will be carried in both
city and county by a good majority."
Senator Simon, head of the Repub
lican faction, which calls itself "inde
pendent," said: "The fight that has been
waged, by the Independent Republicans
has been made In the interest of de
cency, goodgttvernment 'and reduction
of taxation. In other words it has been
a fight in favor of the taxpayers and
against the taxeaters. The people allied I
with the independent Republicans ara j
substantial citisens who have something
at stake lu the community and are fight
ing for the preservation of their- homes
and property, and to .redeem the city
from the vicious condition into which it
has fallen. It has not been a fight for
place or. power or in the Interest of any
candidate for office. We have no can
didate for United States senator or for
any office to p nnea at . ine ensuing
election in June; We desire to be able
to remain in this community and to save
what property has been left to us by
the rapacity ror th Matthews-Carey-tna
chine.
"We are confident that very large
majority of tha voters of Multnomah
county are favorable to.-the Independent
Republican ticket and we firmly believe
that we will carry the election not
withstanding the Infamous gerrymander
of the Matthews-Carey machine." '
the most desperate straits, would resort
to such an unscrupulous piece of work.
The registration in thl county has Just
been completed. The city, with 17,17
registered voters, is givea 12 delegates
in the convention. The county, with
1.245 registered voters, has 87 dele
gates in tho convention. Nothing could
be more flagrantly unjust than this ap
portionment, and 1 firmly believe that
the intelligent votera of Multnomah
county will rebuke this dastardly piece
of work. In city precinct 2 S (formerly
precinct 16) there were 81 votes for
Furnish in tha last election. The Matthews-Carey
machine thought that it
was certain to carry this precinct, so
It was allowed two delegates. Precincts
4,,. 10, 11 and a number of others that
I might mention, cast over 108 votes
for Furnish, yet they were allotted only
one delegate. I believe that the intel
ligence and love of fair play charac
teristic of the American people will re
sult in a stern rebuke to such disrep
utable methods in politics, and that we
shall carry the primaries tn spite of the
serious hindrances the machine has Im
posed upon us."
- The total registration when the book
closed last night was 18,392, compared
with 11,785 two years ago. Practically
the whole gain is in the clty.
CORNER
sanatorium, where restoratives were ap
plied and a physician summoned. Po
lice "headquarters waa also notified and
Driver Qurber with Patrolman -Hellyer
hurried to tho scene.
" Before tho arrival of either the police
or the physician the man died. The
body" was removed to the morgue.
Wlcher's wife, who lives near Green
Bay, Wis., was Notified of her husband's
death. . ,'!, , .
Wicher was between 55 and 60 years
of age and was employed in the tail
oring department of a dye works at 65
Sixth treetj""Ha-was a member- of Lo
cal ifent No. 1, Knights Of the Mac
cabees, and in also said to have been
connected with an eastern lodge of
Odd Fellows. T7 "
can put mo down as a friend and sup
porter of such a measure. And so far
as I can see the bill copy, sent me meets
the case. JOHN H. MITCHELL."
"There has been much talk," said Mr.
U'Ren to the effect that Senator Mltohell
was not behind the direct primary move
and that occasioned me to write him.
We shall endeavor to place on record
the county conventions of the several
political parties throughout the state sh
to their stand on the direct primary
question."
REPUBLICANS ACT
IN NATIONAL HOUSE
(Jpurpal Special Service.)
Washington. March 16. Joint caucus
of the Republicans of the house and
senate called for Monday evening, chose
members for the next Republican con
gressional committee in Washington.
The senate today passed a bill appro
priating 1600,000 for the site of 8850,000
public building for Los Angeles, Cal. An
amended appropriating of 8528,000 for
the purpose and for the defense, of the
Hawaiian islands was agreed to. At the
executive session .the Wood case was
taken up. a
NEW PRINCIPAL
FOR IIOLLADAY
At the regular monthly meting of
the school board last night Principal
A. R. Draper of the Atkinson school waa
selected to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Principal C. M. Kig
glns of tho Holladay school. Mrs. A.
K. Watson was chosen to take charge
of th Atkinson school. The resigna
tion and promotions made room for
three additions to the staff of the city
superintendent, and Miss Mabel Ruth
Stout, Miss Grace McUraff and Miss
Clara Ryan were selected.
By vot of th boacd the bell of the
Park school, -which was cracked in the
recent fire, will be turned over to the
keeping of tho historical society.
JATAJTESZ . WATCH BUSSIA-
' (Journal RpedHi BerTlee.) '
Berlin, March 16. Die Koelnissche
Zeltung reports that Japan has organ'
izeq a most complete espionage over
Russia. !- (....
Twenty-five hundred patriotic Jatni
nese have volunteered to perform this
aunaeious service.
IDLE FLEET IS
READY FOR WORK
WXKTES X.OA1" OT XABO CIUI
1 IS ABOUT OVXB A1TD TKX VXS-
bu iin ariwo sxcx ; oxrr
TO TSB STOEMXX'S WOBX-TBS
-tsubvxohx: mto. . .
The steamer Tahoma went out tills
morning on The Dalles run In place of
the Metlako. . It is understood that the
change was made on account Of the In
creased carrying capacity of tho for
mer. ,
A big portion ( of the river neet is
idlo at "present, but within , tn.e next
month dock men say that almost every
vessel will be placed in commission.
Persistent reports say the new Tele
phone is shortly to be put on the Portland-Astoria
run. Sh is still -lying at
anchor on the eaat side Just above tho
steel bridge. As yet no steps have been
taken to fit her up with furniture, and
it is not believed that anything has been
decided upon as to the operation of the
steamer. ,, .
The steamer Charles R. Spencer will
again go out on The Dalles run about
the first of tha month. Sh will be
operated from the Washington street
dock, and It Is understood that J. Kin-
L Jlw fJTnnr. T connection? the architects and tho other by W,
5 Zh.r?Yt&Z. a contractor and builder."
rying passengers and the lone handling
all freight that is offered. But the in
terested parties deny that any such un
derstanding has' been reached, deolarlng
that-thAvesselA- wilLjtperaiaina-
pendently of each other.
wr days xa 'ronr.
Late this afternoon the-Freneh bark
La Fontaine will complete her wheat
cargo for tha United Kingdom. She will
have on board about 2,000 tons, which
is being shipped by Balfour Guthrie &
Col
La Fontaine arrived in port on Jan
uary 28, from Antwerp, with a general
cargo. Shortly after her arrival she
waa chartered to take out a grain cargo
at 15s 9d. She will be the first grain
vessel to clear foreign this month.
The French bark La Bruyere finished
discharging her Inward cargo this morn
ing at tn ureenwicn dock, one wui
be moved at one in order to provide a
berth for the Austrian ship Francesco
Quiseppl.
The Armen's cargo is being discharged
at the Mersey dock, and in a short time
sh will be ready to begin receiving
outward freight. Both of these vessels
are under charter for grain loading.
The Thistlebank ia the only ship in
port remaining on the disengaged, list.
She is now lying at the Pin street dock
Waiting for a charter.
MAXnrB 2TOTEB
Astoria, March 15. Arrived at 10 a.
m.. steamers George W. Elder and Rose
crans, for San Francisco; sailed at 10
a. m., schooner Sophia Christenson, for
San Francisco.
San- Pedro, - March 5. Arrived,
steamer Grac Dollar in' tow of tug
Dauntless, from Astoria.
. San Francisco, March 15. Arrived at
8:i a. m., steamer Oregon, from Port
land. , '
Astoria, March 14. Arrived at 4 p.
iru schooner C. A. Klose, from Ban Fran
cisco: left up at 6 p. m barkentlne
James Tuft and schooner Zampa,
. Correction: Schooner Laura Madsen
did not sail yesterday as reported.
Astoria, March 16. Condition of the
bar at 8 a. m., smooth; wind northwest;
weather cloudy.
Shanghai, March 14. Sailed schooner
Samar for Portland. .
TS
OFFICIAL BALLOT
An order was issued by Judge Sears
in th state circuit court this morning
instructing County Clerk Fields to
place the names cf Charles A. Gell and
H. L. Neville on the official ballot A
demurrer to the petition In mandamus
proceedings was overruled by tho court
yesterday afternoon. and an answer was
thereupon filed.
"I am of the opinion that both aides
or factions in this contest should re
ceive fair treatment," said Judge Sears.
"I do not believe that . technicalities
should be permitted to Interfere. It is
within the letter of the law that when
a time limit is placed on the period in
which any action may be taken, and the
last day falls on Sunday, the following
Monday shall be deemed the last day.
"I should also advise the clerk that
in precinct No. 2, where two Independent
tickets have been in the field, tho name
of Gell should be placed under that of
Kelty, arid the heading made simply
'Independent ticket,' Instead of allow
ing two heads and causing confusion.
The pleadings would hav to be amended
so I could issue an order to this effect"
At the request of Attorney W. T.
Hume, who was called into th case in
behalf of Shepard, a recess of an hour
was allowed by Judge Cleland in order
that a return might be made. The
hearing was resumed at 8 o'clock .and
then a postponement was taken until
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
COBBESrOWDESTS ABB BOBXO).
(Ilearat BpecUl BerTlce.)
Seoui, March 15. All of th news
paper correspondents at Hlng Yang An Ju
have been ordered to return by the Jap
anese military authorities and will be
held at Seoul. No permits to go to the
front have been advanced, which ia con
sidered significant of forthcoming activ
ities. ,
ROBAOB M'KZBXET LOSES.
By a decision handed down this morn
ing in the United States circuit court
by Judge Charles B. Bellinger, sustain
ing a demurrer to the amended com
plaint, Horace O. McKlnley, plaintiff in
a suit to recover and to establish claim
to timber property, has lost his case.
The matter, if carried further, must now
go before the United States court of ap
peals In Ban Francisco.
Without . Schilling's Best
there is difficulty in getting
good
tea
coffe
biklof-powder
BsToriug sxtricU
pleei
soda'
and money goes further with
Schilling's Best
! At Tour grecer'Si SMacrbick. ,
INDEPENDEN
SAYS ORDINANCE r
IS NOT SUITABLE
W. X. OOBBOST AX.Z.SOJBS BtTtLDZVOr
OBuntAircii vnn covstdeba-
TXOJT BY COVVCX& IS JTOV BUTTSS
to cjttb srsxoa ajtp is xxabt
roB ursxrBABoa nrrsBisTS. .
Portland, March 14. To the Editor of
Th Journal In th past few weeks I
nav noticed several articles in t Th
Journal relating to th proposed now
building ordinance which are erroneous
and misleading In their language. . I
know not if It be th fault of th re
porter or of other in suggesting the
articles published, but they do not give
tn racts as they are. , ,
In some of these articles, from-which
th following is quoted, it Is given out
that "tho committee on new building
ordinance is repealing mor than 80 old
ordinances, and in affect providing on
general ordinance covering th problem
of building construction in Portland."
Again, "A special committee has been
working on th new ordinance for over
six months"; also that "a number of
contractors, architects and engineers
hav attended their meetings," and
"owing to misunderstanding there will
be two ordinances up for th considera
tion of th city council, on prepared by
H.
and
several other things. Th facts ,r
that th proposed new building ordi
nance did not com from cither th
architects or W. H. Gordon, but was
substituted by soma members of th
committee for reasons best known to
themselves. But to giv the publla a
clearer understanding, it would he bet
ter for m to relkte th facts in th
matter from the start, and which will
show the reason for withdrawing my
nam for th position of building in
spector. -
Mad Applloauon,
A little over a year ago I mad appli
cation to our honorable mayor for th
position of bnllding Inspector. A little
later I started east on a business trip,
stopping at th principal cities on my
route from Oregon to Main. On my la
turn I gav Mayor Williams 10 or 13
eastern building ordinances, together
with other reports, ,of th principal
cities I had stopped at stating thai
they would probably assist the city
council, th city auditor or others In
compiling an ordinance for the city of
Portland.
I then found that the council had not
created the office of building Inspector,
nor had anything been done about a
building ordinance, as it was claimed
there was no money in tha treasury to
support such a department. About
thre weeks later the mayor suggested
that I compile an ordinance which
would cover the ground for Portland.
This I did to the best of my ability
with th ordinances at hand, together
with th information I obtained from
the different building Inspectors I spoke
to in regard to parts wherein conten
tions might arise, and was careful in
eliminating such parts' and .substitut
ing others which would have more
strength; also giving a detailed list of
what was called for by the city char
ter and the present ordinances of Port
land. This, through the kindness of
the city auditor, waa typewritten. I
then lef,t th ordinance in th office of
th fir department for about three
months for them to change, alter . or
modify In ny way before It went be
fore the council, as the entire ordinance
was simply a suggestion. But nothing
was ever aone wun it
Spoke to' Bentley.
While building the Multnomah carni
val I spok to Mr. A. K. Bentley about
it, who said he would take th matter
up with me at the close of th carnival,
as a good building ordinance was a
necessity. At the close of th carnival
I gav htm the ordinance to look over.
A little later I waa told the executive
board had asked th Architects' asso
ciation to draw up a building ordinance.
I then, with the permission of Mr.
Bentley, took the ordinance I had coni
piled, and had a consultation with tho
architects on the matter, with th re
sult that a few changes which they
wanted were made. These gentlemen,
at , their own expense, had th ordinance
re-typewritten, so that each on could
have a copy to see wherein any change,
modification or addition could be mad
to strengthen it Before it was re
copied in its entirety, Mr. Bentley
wished to introduce it at the next ses
sion of the council. I then gav him
the amended ordinance, so far as it was
rewritten, with th changes suggested
by th architects Just as it stood, not
having time to proofread it About two
weeks later, upon receiving a copy. I
found there had been two sections taken
from two different ordinances on the
same subject where on only was in
tended. I found other section and
parts of sections left out entirely. This
was caused through the ordinance hav
ing been written without headings, as
it was claimed to be unlawful. How
ever, these defects Could have been
easily remedied, but I was not allowed
to do so. After being introduced in the
council by Mr. Eentley and a commit
tee appointed. I suggested that a com
mittee from the Master Architects' and
Master Builders' associations be invited,
so that there might be a better under
standing, and which would result In a
better ordinance. This waa entirely ig
nored. omathixif Wrong-.
At the first meeting there seemed to
be something wrong and very little Waa
don, as none of the committee of four
present, except Mr. Bentley, had read
or knew anything of its contents, and
after reeding the first four or five sec
tions, some parts of which did not meet
tno approval or two of the committee,
I asked them to let me explain, but
they would not listen to me. The meet
ing then adjourned. Since then nothing
has been done with that ordinance. It
seems that ono of the committee ap
pointed, together with an outside party,
working for the interests of the Pacific
Coast Fir underwriters, had views of
their own in the matter, especially as to
the building laws, and the building in
spector and his qualifications therefor;
also as to what duties he should per
form. '
Some time after this I accidentally
learned that the San Francisco ord
nance waa to be substituted for the. one
I had complied, and found that a copy
in duplicate was being typewritten in
the city attorney's office. I then ex
plained to the city attorney that the
Ban Francisco ordinance did not meet
with the requirements outlined, and
called for by the city charter, and gave
him a list covering fifty or more nec
essary sections. Whemthey found th
Son Francisco ordinance did not fill the
bill they let the matter rest a while,
They.J;hen had an ordinance drawn up,
creating the office of building inspector,
he to be appointed byt the mayor, sub
ject to the approval of th council, and
who should hold the office at the pleas
ure of tha 'council. They fully expected
this ordinance to go through Without
comment, and had it all fixed before
hand; had th inspector picked out and
the votes all ready, but it failed to go
through as expected, and was turned
over to the ways and means committed.
In the meantime it was stated that
the architects were compiling an ordi
nance combining the abov ordinances.
IF THEY ARE IVEAu You are in constant danger of Pneu
monia or Consumption which can be prevented by FOLEY'S HONEY
AND TAR if taken in time. ' '
V IF THEY AHE irJFLAnEO- You already have the first symp
toms of lung trouble that may prove fatal and , you should not delay
taking FOLEY'S HOJJEY AND TAR. It cures all inflammatory con
ditions of the respiratory organs. ;
IF THEY ARE OBSTRUCTED It is dangerous to use harsh
expectorants which strain and weaken the Jungs. FOLEY'S HONEY
AND TAR soothes and strengthens and. enables the tubes to be
naturally cleared. . ; 1 ' "
MB.
gives the greatest comfort and relief in advanced
and never fails to cure incipient Consumption.
For Coughs, Colds, Croup, Whooping Cough,
Pneumonia and Grippe. It stops the Cough and
Goo That You Got
FOLEYS
Honoy and Tar
A POLICEMAN'S TESTIMONY
J. N. Patterson, night policeman f
Nashua, la., writes: "Last winter I
had t bad cold on my lungs and tried
at least a half dozen advertised cough
medicines and had treatment from two
physicians without getting any benefit.
A friend recommended FOLEY'S
HONEY AND TAR and two thirds of
bottle cured me. I consider it
greatest cough and lung remedy
the world."
THREE SIZES
25o. 50c. $1.00
For Sale by WOODARD
I then wrote th following- letter to the
master architects, also to th Master
Builders' association, and gav each a
copy of th ordinance compiled by me,
marking; th sections over SO In num
ber taken from the San Francisco ordi
nance, and calling attention to the dif
ference In other sections; also th parts
taken from Portland's present ordi
nances; also th. parts specifically called
for and outlined by th city charter:
Portland, Or., Dec. 28. 180S. To th
Honorable Committee on Building Ordi
nance, Master Architects Association,
City Gentlemen: I herewith band you
a copy of the proposed new building
ordinance, as suggested for passage, sub
ject to. whatever changes, omissions or
additions may ba thought best. In com
piling th ordinance 1 was governed by
the city charter. In so far as it call for
special sections, and at the same time by
present Portland ordinances. In com
piling the technical sections I hav used
the best parts of the San Francisco or
dinance governing wood work, .leaving
out tho. part not suited to Portland.
The parts governing foundations, brick,
stone and Iron construction hav been
taken from th best sections of several
eastern ordinances,- and ar very simi
lar to the J3an Francisco ordinance, but
cover the ground better adapted for
Portland. I hav marked th sections
so that, they can b better and more
Quickly understood. However, the whole
ordinance Is only suggested and should
have the best thought of both tho Mas
ter Architects' and Master Builders' as
sociations, so as to get th best re
sults and to avoid contention and law
suits. I would respectfully suggest
that th associations demand a hearing
in the matter before any ordinance gov
erning construction of buildings is
passed. I would also suggest . that the
architects and builders work together
so as to avoid contention In passage of
any ordinance governing buildings. R
espectfully submitted,
W. H. . QORJDON. ;
I heard nothing further in the mat
ter until about two week ago, when I
happened to be in the city hall on other
business I learned there waa to be a
meeting of the building committee to
pass upon tha' new building ordinance
that morning, and was told it would
take place in the committee room of th
council. But It failed to show up. This
first meeting was held in some part of
the city auditor's office, and over 40 sec
tions passed -upon, I Then called upon
an architect and asked him about the
ordinance and found he did hot know
anything about it, as the majority of
them had became discouraged an had
taken no further interest in the matter.
The following day I learned through
The Journal there waa to be & meeting
of th committee to consider th new
building ordinance, on the following
morning at 10 o'clock, and all interested
architects, builders and others were in
vited to be present, th time, however,
being too short for many to - know
about it
The next morning I found several
architects at the city hall looking for
the place of meeting and after some
trouble found it was being held In the
private office of the fire department. I
thn asked to see trie ordlnanc then
being passed upon and found it simply
the same copy of th San Francisco or
dinance, typewritten by th city attor
ney, with one or two aectlons of Port
land's present ordinances added and one
or two others substituted, which were
better adapted for Portland,
It looks very much as , though, the
San Francisco, ordinance was -complied
In tha Interest of the Pacific Coast Fir
Underwriters and a few Sah Francisco
manufacturers. Further,' It, does not
cover' soarcely anything specifically
called for1 by the city charter, and If
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passed will' cause much dissatisfaction.
Again, it will be hard work for the dif
ferent contractors to find out parts be
longing to their trade, as they are all
mixed together.
At the second meeting I gave the com
mittee a written communication, sug
gesting that th ordlnanc be as com
plete as possible before Its passage, as
I do not see the sense of passing an
incomplete ordlnanc. Portland has gone
on so far with its present ordinance and
I think it aavlsabl to go a little longer,
so as to give th commute time to get
up an ordlnanc suitable for the city
of Portland. W. H. GORDON.
HEALTH OFFICERS
IN CONVENTION
A conference of county and city health
officers of the state will be held on
March 25, thre days before the state
board of health convenes. The confer
ence will be .under the auspices of the
stat body and th following program
has been arranged:
Tuesday, 2 p. -m. 'Peculiarities and
Diagnosis of Present Smallpox Epi
demic," opened by Dr. C. J. Fagan, sec
retary of Provincial board of health,
Victoria, B. C; Dr. Sanford Whiting, Dr.
Herbert Cardwell, Dr. James C. Zan, city
physician, all of Portland; Dr. Walter C.
Cullri of Coqulll City,
Tuesday Evening. Jj.n' address by
Hon. ,W. W. Cotton, entitled "Th Sani
tation of the Dairy followed by Dr. 8.
B. Nelson, president of the Washington
state board of health; Richard Scott of
Mllwaukte, secretary of the board.
.Wednesday, 10 a. m. 'Typhoid Fever
and Water Supply," Dr. Elmer E. Heg,
secretary Washington state board of
health; Dr. Alfred Kinney of Astoria,
"Compensation of , Health Officer,"
Dr. E. A. Pierce, Salem; Hon. Thomas
F. Ryan, countn judg of Clackamas
county, and Horf. Virgil B. Waiters,
county Judge of Benton county.
"Full Return of Vital Statistics," Dr.
C- J. Smith, Pendleton. -
"Prevention Of Tuberoulosis." Dr. 3.
R.- Tocom of Tacoma, Wash:: Dr. 'H. S.
Nichols, Portland; Dr. E. , B. Plckel,
Medford.
"School Hygiene," Dr. F. W. Van Dyke,
Grant Pass; Dr. Ma H. Cardwell,
Portland. . .
Those who are interested in th public
health are Invited to attend the confer
ence. ' The invitation is especially, ex
tended to members of the medical pro
fession, school directors and city and
county officials.
CENTRAL OREGON
ROAD ELECTS
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Arlington Pacific Coast
Railroad company held last night. Presi
dent Simmons reported that all arrange
ments for floating bonds had. been . com
pleted.: ThlH road project a line from
Arlington to London and possibly to
Fossil. , ........
These directors were elected: - J. E.
Simmons, J. P. Flnley, Albert .Welch,
John Montag. Dr. H. R. Blersdorf, G, A.
Dureth, G. W. Allen, J, R. Greenfield
and Max M. Shlllock.
The Board of. Directors organised Im
mediately afterward by electing these
officer:, J, , E. 'Simmons. , president;
John Montag, vice-president; J-' P.v Fln
ley. treasurer; Max M. Shlllock, secre
tary. . , ,
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DUMMY MAN
IN FLOOD WATERS
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Face downward and floating Idly about
th muddy waters to th west of th
Exposition building : in Washington
treet, th partly dressed figure of a
man was discovered by pedestrians this
morning in tho lake which has formed
as a result of tha blocked of th Tanner-creek
sewer.
Horrified at the gruesome discovery,
those who made the And hastily notified
a police officer and a morbidly curloua
crowd of people soon gathered to wit
ness the recovery of the body from th
water.
The body was dragged to tha bank.
Th crowd sighed in relief. Th "body"
was that of a clothier's dummy. '
Th display of doubtful wit ia sup
posed to have been effected by reckless
youngsters with a view'fb accomplish
ing the deception which resulted. Th
dummy was left in th watrr and at
tracted more than a casual glance from
passers-by throughout the day. .
Tha water. which covers, th Multno
mah athletic field as a result of th
damaged sewer haa -fallen perceptibly
sine yesterday. It is believed, how
ever, that th water has reached its low
est limit until th sewer 1 remedied
and completely, opened. There are still
between and 10 feet of water over th
field and beneath th Exposition build
ing.
At a depth of 80 feet below the sur
face workmen who were sinking th
shaft to tap t the sewer encountered th
damaged portion yesterday. City J En
gineer Elliott will request the' use of
a fir en gin for tho purpose of throw
ing a stream of water upon the hug
pile of logs and debris which clogs th
ewer. It Is believed that sufficient
pressure can be used with the water ta
clear tha sewer. .
Timbers and beam are being placed
under the houses on Fifteenth street
where th water has gathered and stilt
remain at a depth of several- feetr-
GOLD LOOKED AS
COMMON SILVER
Mayer I. Barrel, whose business nam
Is "Friend Max," waa found guilty this
morning by Municipal Judge Hogu of
taking a 120 gold piece and a silver dol
lar from F. M. Forney, who thought h
had given. Barrel! two silver dollars.
The money was paid for, a pair of pver
shoes purchased by : Forney, the real
price of them being $1.76, but Forney
said he paid $18 . above the regular
price. ... .
When the fine of ISO was imposed
on Barrell,' Attorney Burnotein gav no
tice of appeal.
Joseph Badurca, who owns a butcher
shop at 22 North Grand avenue, was ar- ,
rested yesterday upon th charge of '
keeping a $5 gold piece given him by
Mrs,( Louise Wert, who thought she
was paying tha vender or meats a 8
cent piece. Th - butcher denied tho r
charge, and ' Mrs. Wert Is positive JUyit
Baduroe la the man who received thV;
gold. ' Tie ca was continued until to
morrow morning by Municipal Judgn
Hogue in order that Baduree might hav
time td secure more evidence.
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