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v THE OREGON DAILY , JOURMALV PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 19. 1909. LARGE HIGH SCHOOL GLASS TO GDADUATE - TTW sTsssTSSSSBsssssssSsSSSBSsmsSBSBSM nil' II III 1- III J I 67 U - If 3 if I " !5 V? which began today, but the number will r ' V. ' f jfT " 1 V - ? "T; be In the neighborhood of 60. the regis- K, ....' . 5 " l&K tratton at the beginning ot the lt rtll V ""Vij - - WB i-- term being M. . , , . ; Vfcfc wV jt ' Stewart MacDonald, President. , ' - : j r , . I : . ' ! - ; Louis Pinkham, Sergeant-at-Arroa. 'Crsduattng- exercises for the class of June, latM, Portland high School, will be ; held Tuesday evening. - June M, 'at 'the First Congregational church, at the cor ner of Park and Madison streets Judge J. B. Cleland will deliver the principal address and Mrs. Bltton. president of the " city board of education, will present the diplomas. The mueto will be- furnished by the Ukm quartet, utner aetaus of the -program -hare- not -yet- been ar ranged. -' " ' The class of June." IMS, is the largest . ever graduated from the Portland high school. The exact number will not be known until after the examinations. which began today, but the number will be In the neighborhood of to, the regis tratton at the beginning of the last fall Officers of the Olaas. - - The officers of the class are Stewart Macdonald, president: 'Mlu Butb Ounl way, vice-president; Miss Marion Ogden, secretary: Earl Marshall, treasurer, and Louis Pinkham, sergeant-at-arma. ' The clase Is not only large In numbers, but large' in attainment, it having made, as a whole, a high record in scholarship The Individual records of the best stu dents are also exceptionally high. The class has also wot unusual dis tinction In all other academto activities, In athletics, debating and high school Journalism, Harry Cason, Kouts Pink- ham, Carl Ganong, Will Kilts, Stewart Macdonald. Leo Puffy and Bam Robinson have all won honors on the track, dia mond or gridiron. . In the To Logelan so ciety, the boys debating club, Olen Brledwell, George Duffy, George Wilson and Earl Marshall have each served as president during the past year. ... The Phtlolexlan society. In which the girls match their ability In forensic, has been presided everby. Ruth Dunlway, Marlon Cummins and Ethel Tnarke.all June graduates. . ; During the past terra Clarence Allen, editor, and Maud Mullay, .associate ed itor, have produced the best high school monthly. The Cardinal, that Portland has seen in years. The final-edition, to be out on Commencement day,. 'will be bound in -pressed leather and wilt be the largest aver produced by" a - high school class. : Oommeaeemeas roaetloma. Besides the Commencement-day exer-' rises there- will be a number of other functions givii in honor of the graduates.' On the nth the Incoming seniors will be the-hoster-the occasion- being a trolley ride to Estacada and a dance. On June n, at the home of Miss May Sheehy, one ef the members, at S15 Eleventh atrest. Miss Sheehy and Miss Florence Davis wHl entertain, a class at luncheon.- On Marion Ogden, . Secretary. il t " I I : mf "'' B . sy 7 t n r n at 1 1 EAST SIDE JOIHS Willi PORTLAdD Suburban School Districts Vote ' In Favor of Annexation to City District. - r MRS. SITTON GIVEN ' . :r VERY HEAVY VOTE At Result of Election Over Two hottagiil Pupils, Are 1 Add' Portland's School . Population Events of the Day on East Side. -Kesult ef sjoboet Bm 8lt For DirectorMrs. I' W. : ton. IS2. : Consolldatlon District No. (Mount Tabor) Yes III. no tt. Consolidation District No. St 0 (Woodstock) Tes 219. no 7, ' Consolidation District No. 4T . (ArleU) Tes 116, no 78. Consolidation District No. 44 South Mount Tabor) Tes 114. . 4 no 7t. . ' Four suburban school districts and 1.S00 pupils have been added to the Portland district by the election held yesterday afternoon in the city and in the .country districts. These districts are Mount Tabor, South Mount Tabor, Arleta and Wood stock. There was little oppoelttdn to the annexation of these districts either In. the districts themselves or in the city. In South Mount Tabor, however, there was some opposition. At the same election in the city, Mrs. I W, Sltton was reelected echoor dt rector. No other name was on the ticket. Only I2J votes were cast in Portland. The formal taxpayers'- meeting last f IS itUght waa adjourned to - meet Decern Iber 87. 1 . . So- little Interest was taken in the FACTS GUARANTEED niTBAXOIA ABTS AbTAKMTA . MMB qvid it ranc roxs. . Earl Marshall, Treasurer. June 17 the Phllolexlan society will give a mutton-chop ' plenlo In honor of the June graduates who are members of the society. The' alumni wilt probably also arrange-a. -reception to take place at some time after commencement. During the last - half year ' the June class has ' given. a number -of. enjoyable social affairs. Among ether things clan part tt- the- flneet ever, was given on February 15, and a successful class play on June . Last Friday class-day activities took the form of a hay ride, a trolley ride and a boat ride, followed by a house party near Oregon City. CLOSING ARGUr.lEUTS ARE MADE GAS COMPANY ir.VESTIGATIQTl Matter Now In Hands of Com mittee Which Will Meet Mon- -r day to Formulate Reports- CAS PLANT WILL BE - INSPECTED BY THEM , Orezonian fs Mildly Arraigned by At torneys of the Corporation, While McGinn ' Declares Charges Made ' Have Been Proved by Testimony rgumentsinJhe. gSS Jnves tt- gatlon were -preeen ted - lat -nl gilt by Henry E. McGinn ror tne uregonian ana J. N. Teal and C E. S. Wood for the rtlsnrt Gaa rompanyPubllaJnterest In the investigation begun . several months ago seemed to have fluled out. as there was no. one present except thoss especially interested, the- commit tee attorneys, gas company officials and reporters. , The whole matter Is now In the hands of the committee, which will meet again Monday to consldsr what report to make to the city council. - The commit tee will first Inspect the gas plant, after which the report will be prepared and submitted as early as possible. ' KeCHna Opens Argument. : Attorney McGinn opened the argu ment with a general arraignment of the gas company In which the strongest at tack wa made against the legality of the franchise now held by the . com pany. McGinn .argued that the gas I charter had come to the present com pany tnrougn many iransrers, none or which" had been made with the per mission of the legislature.' Therefore, he declared. It would be. within the Jur- ' ladlrtlon of the committee to recom mend that the council advise the dis trict attorney, to begin proceedings to regain the franchise for the people. If this were not found advisable he lif ged'hat-a-recotroneridatton- bar made to the eouncll to request ths legislature i to remodel the -charter to provide for ' the regulation of public service corpora . tlons. : ; A brief submitted by Teal and Wood dealt more specifically with ths charges -as made by the Oregonlan and with the points coming under the Jurisdiction of the committee; as defined when It was appointed J by the council. r The attorneys -for . the - gas . company declared that the question as to whether or not the franchise 1s held legally- was wholly outside the Jurisdiction of the committee. The committee was ap pointed to consider whether or not the charges were excessive or the quality of the gas poor. The contentions of the Oregonlan that this wss the case had been disproved. The company attorneys -admitted that there had always been some room for complaint, but . that the company was doing Its best to remedy matters and would continue to do so In the future. The committee was asked to dear fair ly with the company and -Its stockhold ers as fellow; taxpayers and cltlaens. MoOlna's Argument. 'Attorney MrGlnn Said In par It is my belief thst there has never been . another corporation for which things have been made so easy as for this one. . For -47 year It has been ope-1 rating - under - the powers given Mr. Green, 'and the first thing to be deter mined Is what this company paid for Its plant. It is my charge that when Green 4V Leonard transferred their plant through' promoters to the present com pany the latter did not pay a solitary dollar for It All they did was to Issue 11.000,000 in bonds and 11,000,000 In stock. . The amount they paid tn bonds and stock we do not know. When Mr. Adams was asked about this he told us It was none of the people's business. But we have a right to know whether it was a bona fide Investment. When they first came here they said thsy would tell us all; that all of their busi ness hsd been fair and above board, but when we ask a vital point we are told that It Is none of our business' by arro gance that would credit VanderbllV the publlo-be-damned.' or H. H. Rogers. These men have got to think that the public has no rights whatever. "Why did not Mr. Adams answer that Question? simply because ne knew that the answer would be against him. If he replied truthfully he would have Im plicated himself In business that was dishonorable,- In my- eplnlon, They are I perfectly willing to talk of the reorgan laatlon, but not of the organization. If It was rotten in the first place, It was rotten all through. The representative of the Oregonlan also read the testimony of various wIV nesses to show that the charges of the INSURANCE COMPANY ' Every policyholder is v an owner in the company; all profits of the-busiiiess go to them. Perfection in life Insurance, Home office, Commonwealth, building, Sixth and ' Ankeny streets, Portland, Oregon. I A. L. MILLS, President ; ' i L, SAMUEL, General Manager. CLARENCE S. SAMUEL, Asst. Mgr. company were .excessive and the quality of the gas poor. - The argument of Teal as "Wood was summarissd as follows::-- "Originally the charges on which the Oregonlan laid the greatest stress were as follows; "1. That the gas comparer had Inflated Its stock in the last two years to the amount or., noo.ooo, ' "This charge was admitted to be un true. "t. That the company required de posits from Its customers for meters. whlen amounted to 167.766. "This charge was shown to be untrue. ana tne total amount on hand as guar- an tees for payment of bills wss found to be but I8.780.JS, and that the cus tom of requiring deposits in' such cases is not only proper, but well nigh uni versal. Beoepttom Zs Denied. "I. That deception was used-by the company In connection with Its slot meters; that 6,000 of them were in use, using from 1,000 to 2,000 feet of gas a month, ' and that-the. company filched and stole from .the consumer 70 cents a month on each meter, a total of 13 600 a month, or a total steal of 641.000 a year.- , r "These charges were - shown to be fslse. A. It was shown that no deception tere. "B. It was ' shown that the total numoer in use on January vio,was but z.307, and tne amount received In the month of December, 1S06, the sum of I z.3 4 6.19, and ror -the year 1 06, 1 2 J, 676.81. - : - . . . "4, That charges were made for set ting meters; that it encouraged its workmen to cause leaks, etc. "These charges were shown to be without foundation, and It was further ahown that the company during the year 190S expended the sum of $4,011.01 for setting meters, ths sum of 12, 629.11 for adjusting and repairing me ters, the sum of 13,140.62 for inspec tion ana adjustment, the sum of 1S.634 for plumbers' Jobs, gas company's Jobs and miscellaneous work, and the sum of 61,244.70 for cost and Inspection.' ' Oreronlaa Zs Amlgaed. The Oregonlan was mildly . arralrned in tne rouowing language: The foregoing, other than the com plaints of Individual consumers, were the ones dwelt- on brthe Oreronlan. They were accompanied by epithets of me most insulting kind. . The comosnv and its employes were, called 'grafters' so many tlmss that it became a by word. It was charged with 'extortion.' 'stealing, 'theft,' fllohlng snd "bunko ing' '-v- Do outrageous and extravagant were tne charges or the Oregonlan that it Is. not a matter of surprise that an Impression exists that the right on the company -WH s: deliberately atarted and systematically . prosecuted, for" personal reasons and to gratiry private resent ment. - - - ...... "When , the investigation- commenced the Oregonlan, In the role of complain ant, absolutely abandoned the charges It hsd mads and relied on and attempted -to change its. bass by creating a great uproar about nothing, and by this strategy cover Its failure to make good on the charges It had made.". Zles at OorrsJlls."Tr - -Corvsllls, Or., June 16. The fu neral of 'the ', late Mrs. Richard Turner, who died - In this city at. 1 o'clock yesterday morning; occurred at p. m. today, at Buena. vista, Polk county,": where the ' remains were taken this morning for burial. -- r" Mrs. Ida M. Turner waa born In Louisiana, Missouri, January 6, . 18(7. Hhs was married to Mrs. Turner at Pleasant Hill, Illinois, February 20, 1(77. They came to Oregon 31 years ago,.. residing at. Albany. . Pallas, and then coming te Corvallls. In girlhood dsceased was Mies Ida M. Bakes, She was a member of ths Rebekab and Circle lodges of Dallas. ' The survivors are the husband, a son, Bert Turner of Nevada, and a daughter, Miss Lulu -Turner of tais elty.- election that one precinct. No. 12, re turned an empty ballot box to the school clerk's office, as no one bad appeared at the polls to vote Following are the reaults in the four districts which had petitioned ror an nexatlort to the Portland district: Woodstock, No. 26. annexation, -yes 62, no 6. - Mrs. Anna Poole was re elected director and Mrs. Carrie MoCade elected clerk. 2-' ' - Mount Tabor, No. T aftnexat!on.yea El no none: P. P. - Dabney was-reelected director and George Buttle was chosen clerk. South Mount Tebor, No. 44, annexa tion, yes 6, no 22. K. H. Herron was elected director and James Corbln clerk. L Arleta, No. 47, annexation, yes 61. Mrs. A. W. Miller was eiectea airecior and J. T. Iludglns clerk. The total school population In these districts is "3.676. The -enrollment of those who have been attending school is nearer 1.300, however. The debt of the Mount Tabor district Is (16,000; cash on hand, (36. South Mount Tabor, cash, 641. Woodstock, debt, . (2.S00; cash. $2,600. ; Nearly 61,000 Is due the dis trict on taxes. Arleta, cash, $1,018; no debt. - ' Montavllla, which did not vote on an nexation on atccount of a dlf feren6e In the legislative act for annexation, will turn In $1,600. It is said. The votes on consolidation will be of ficially counted by the district boundary! board, composed or me toum uitji m tendent and the county court, then the orders Issued by which these four die trtots are. snnexed to the Portland dis trict. .. .... - " : " Ten thousand volts of electricity shot through the body of Jack Lockwood, a lineman employed by the Portland Gen eral Electrto company, yeaterdey after noon at Union avenue and East -Ash streets, killing him Instantly. 8hortly after (o'clock Lockwood asoended one of the high poles to add. another wire to the network already laid. A few momenta later his lifeless body was lowered to the ground. Patrolman who saw mm ascena ne be made by the business men of this district to require the Portland Railway t company to expedite, their work along union avenue, , Ihowliur the Iower of this Wonderful - yreeoxipttoa Over the Z4loo aadj nerves. ' For nearly a generation the people of thla country have known Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, during) which time proof of thousands of cures by this remedy has been published and confirmed and not one person has been harmed in the slightest degree by their use. The pills contain no opiate, narcotlo or stimulant, nor any drug which could Injure the most deHeate-eonstitutlon ... ' Two cases In ons family Is a credit able showing as to the efficiency of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in disorders of the blood and nerves and the following eaeee may eaallj Ue TIlVesTIgated by the Incredulous: - - "For over a year," says Miss Char lotte Van Salisbury of Castleton, New York, "I suffered from neuralgia and palpitation of the heart.. My skin was pale and sallow and I was troubled with dlxxlness, fainting spells and tits of In digestion. I Was very nervous and . would. jtsrt attheL slightest sound.. At times a great weaknesa Would come over me end on one occasion my limbs gave .way under me and I fell to the aide- walk. . - - "Of course I was treated by our local physicians anoT also consulted a noted docttfr at Albany, but nothing they gave me seemed to benefit me. One day i read In a newspaper about Dr. Williams' Pink PUIS for Pale People and I imme diately gave them a trial. I soon felt much better and my color had begun to return. I continued using the pills and by the time I had taken eight boxes 1 was entirely cured. "My sister, Sarah Van Salisbury, suf fered terribly from anaemia. She was pal and thin and we feared that she would become a victim of consumption. She tried Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People and in a short time she be gan to gain In strength and weight. She Is now strong and well and we both heartily recommend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to all who ara in 111 Ktalth." . ... Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists or sent, postpaid, on re ceipt of price. (0 cents per box, als boxes for (2.60 by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Scbenectary, N. T. De scriptive pamphlets free on request .. Ground wag broken yeatsrday on the Improvement, of Portsmouth - avenue. This is the Isrgest contract for street Improvement that has been let on the Jienlneula, involving $10,000. The street s to be graded and sldewalked for more than a mile. - : ' The suit of the Portland Trust com pany against John Dickinson was. tried yesterday . afternoon In the east aids Justtr oourt a nd - resii 1 ted in a verd lot for the. defendant. This wss a case wherein the Portland Trust company. aa agent, sought to recover possession of a rooming-house at No. 16, East Third street. 1 WILL LET CONTRACT T FOR BIGGEST SURVEY "Olympla, Wash.7 June 18. Twenty bids were submitted to the surveyor-general of this city today for survey of the Col vllle Indian reservation. Several weeks will be consumed In examining the bids before the contract -will be awarded. This Is .the largest contract for survey ing ever offered in Washington by Uncle Sam and Includes 76 townships or In round numbers 1,(00,000 acres of land. There Hure about 6,000 miles of lanes to be surveyed and the contracts call for a certain amount of preliminary work to be sccompllahed this summe Mrs. Brad way Bead. Eugene, Or., June 16. Mrs: Elisabeth Bradway, aged 66 years, died at the home of her son In Eugene Sunday night of typhoid malaria. She wae a well-known resident or tne city. She leaves two sons, P. O. Bradway. Of Eu gene and J. W. Bradway of South Da kota. Serviceable Vacation Clothes Vacation - is not far away we're - showing Boya Suits especially ; adapted for just such strenuous -wear as a vacation suit is always subject to. All styles are represented, including some very artistic JvwtlaT-Ourpri are. tCmptiwg. Suit $2.15 TO $10.00 Full line of Children's new Wash Suits. Just .the - 1111110; for summer... .. .. ....."J. ...50) up to TAStZTZ, the wABDHsT ZSXAITD' in the SOTTTX 1111, Is a most at tractive place to spend one's summer vacation. 6k iCAJUtVOSA galls) from San Francisco, July 1. with a party ef happy people on their way - to wltn the unique native fetes that take-place July 14. The 8k 6V -. HaifQ6A will remain over In the harbor six days, affording ample time to make the trip around the Island and visit the native villages, -Clement Wraggs, the famous writer. In his "Romance of the South Seas, "Says "Tahiti Is ons spot worth while In a tour of the world." (116 Is the flrst-clsss rate San Francisco to Tahiti and back. Good hotels in Tahiti at (1.60 to 68 per day. . Write for circular to OCEANIC S. S. CO. 1008 Brosdway, Oakland, CaL cautious In making his way tnrougn h iiv wires. Ha had been warned by tot Mitchell, foreman of the crew of4 linemen, that the top wire was neaviyr charged. Foreman Mitchell saye that hearing a slsillng noise Just after Lockwood wsnt up the pole, he looked up and aaw him lying astride a live wire, seemingly dead. Mitchell, start ing up the pole, called to several of his crew to rouow. tjran . L . . 1 .1 . A wooa tney saw mat ne wm uu. a rone was secured and the body low ered to the ground and moved by order of Coroner Flnley to the morgue. Lock wood was regarded aa a careful line man. He Had been working for the electric company for about one year. Since the deatn or nis roommate. Hicks, he had been very nervous and frequently spoke to his companions of the great danger in the - wot of an electrto lineman. 'He naa recently spoken of seeking - otner employment and seemed to have a premonition or the end. Lockwood was about 26 years of kn and unmarried. He haa no rei atlvea living tn Oregon or on the coast so fsr ss is known. Funsrsl services will not be arranged until after an ef fort la mads to tlnd his relatives. rirv Enslneer Taylor has written a letter -te-H.-H.-NewhaH-espwunin wny the elevated roadway on rsi wasn tngton street was closed. Mr. Newhall ! chairman of a committee appointed by the East Side Improvement assocla- fnii.il m mi. trim- bis. Mr, Taylor, in his letter, eaia tnat permission had been given the con tractor excavating ror tne neaiy duuo- Ing to dump earth througn tnis road way with ths expresa understanding that any damage done was to be promptly repslred by . the contractor. The first few losds dumped through the rosdway knocked several of- the bridge supports-out of line rendering It unsafe. The contractor has promised to repair the damsge at once. It la now more than three - weeks since the roadway was closed to the public. It Is a much used street and had Just been put tn repair when this accident occurred. . Business men on East Burnatde street and Union avenue are anxious that the Portland Railway company shall com plete the work of. relaying He track en Union avenue from Holladay avenue to East Burnslde street. They ssy that the work Is progressing very slowly Snd ss a consequence their business suffers.. Scores of ears that formerly passed dally along these, streets ara aant In and out of the city over the eteel bridge. East Burnslde street . and . from the bridge to Union avenue Is comparatively deserted thoroughfare. Union avenue for severs If blocks north from Burnslde street is torn i ur-end Impassable for team travel, An organised effort Willi S ... - f if" Heating up a big 10-room house to get things comfortable in ONE ROOM i what you'd call unnecessary expense. Same .principle applies when you heat up a great big range to get a simple breakfast. Ordinarily In the morning you use fuel enough to get three break fasts. With Se GAS mmt- you pay for simply what yr" 'tiTy need. There's no waste heat, no waste labor, no waste time. 1.. - FOR THE PRESENT ALL OAS RANGES AND Q AS WATER HEATERS PURCHASED OP US WILL BE DELIVERED AND CONNECTED FREE OP CHAROB Telephone-Exchange 26 ixxs:zzixzxxxxzzrz: 3C - i -