The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 15, 1906, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER l 1SS3. .QEC.lIE.Ctt'lSIOC.IS-CO:.! TO THE CITY'S - Water Doard Submits and Rec- - ommendi New Schedule ' ' ; of Tariffs. MEMSERS Op COUNCIL ' - MAY MAKE CHANGES Probtbl. That Further Relief Will Bt Demanded ty WaterUsers and "Perhaps Obtained Many Sides to ' the Water-Rate Question. Revised water rates have been recom " mended to the Council by the water ' board, but so general is the demand for further Improvement that It Is proba ble the schedule prepared by the board will be questioned In the council chant- ' ber, and members of the eounoll are .,- expected to submit schedules of their - - awn. .,..--. .. The beard1' has gone several steps to ' ward helping the average householder In the payment of his water rates.' It la probable, however, that MU further relief will be demanded and perhaps ob- . tained. . The present rates Sre declared to be '.unjust by almost every one who has , studied them. Mayor Lane has openly ' denounced them. Members of the water ' v board have criticised them. A good : part of the public .alms Its censure at the men In the water department thougtr ; the rates adopted by the water board end council ere largely te blame.' y - Paltk fa Ketet System. . : . ,k .That eventually the meter system will be more generally adopted la the be- lief of a number of atudents of the i ; water rate problem. J Chicago hus found by experience that when 40 per cent of the service pipes ;' are metered there Is no economy In placing meters upon even half of the ' remaining to per cent. Water users . ,then realise that if their plumbing Is '- not, kept In good order or they waste " ' water constantly they are liable to And ' a meter on their pipe. In that case , they must pay for sxactly what water -4 - they use. - w" ' -. ..' - 4 -. ... ,. When the receipts $f the Portland ' iwater department are taken Into con " slderatlon the expense of metering St , per rent or so, of the customers' pipes t,L.wlll not .be ticeealve. About I per cent Oftn"Ttpes ha" HAKING HOVE FOR ) BETTER STREETS t People of ScHwood and City View Park Determined on . ' Improvements. . V. ? WILL ASK COUNCIL i I TO TAKE ACTION SOON Desire Grade" Established on . Thir tenth Jltreet and Croaa StreetaPut ' in Better Condition Car Tracks Will Hare to Be Lowered. A strenuous effort Is being made In Gel I wood and Clly View, Park, two ad , Joining and very beautiful suburbs lying along the Willamette river south of . Portland, to secure permanent Improve. meats of streets and cross walks. A v progressive element of the eltlsen. ss - slsted br Aldermen Wills, has caused .. ths Introduction of numerous .rendu . tlons h the city .council for streui lu- provements which it Is hoped to '.-rry ? forward." ' Thirteenth, the main street running -i- through -the - combined . suburb f roe north to south, was unlucky In ths be v ginning, from having been selected for the street car line, and It was ultl ' mately appropriated for double track, which were laid on the surface. leev ' Ing each aide of the street Impassable. Recently movement his been start.nl to bring the street to grade and per , msnently Improve a number , of er-tss .. streets. This will cause the lowei Inn '- of the tracks a foot or more at vartouv otetav ,.f. .- -t Oav Oompaay WUl IKslp. Ths street car compsny Is atd to have agreed to do Its parvn.th per , ananent Improvement of Thlrtenth street aad notices of the Improvement have been posted. - It Is thought work will uut to an v and early to rise, makes one healthy, happy and wise especially if you take Ilerbtne before retiring. A positive cure for Constipation, Dyspepsia and all live.' complaints. .Mrs. B , Co. , lumbla, Tenn.. writes: "I always, keep sur-n.' of your Herblne on hand. Am 0 pleased with the relief It gives In constipation and all liver complaints that words can't express my apprecia tion." For sale by all druggists. I ' skDise and Cylinder Graphophones - : Disc and Cylinder Records, . v. JOOVv. Disc & Cylinder Cabinets , ; : : ' i 'r - Wi 3i TiOW IK ! . .71 UASi::STp STwEET, tet. Ptrk tad West firk ' r y COlli'l IKE It Is easy to And the injustice In the existing rate schedule, as given In tlie ordinance passed by 'the council last December. FSr Instance, a family of IS persons pays the same amount for Its water as another family of three or even two people, A man and his wife in a cot tace will nav In most Instances the same as a family of nine or 10 peopte In a .large residence. Tljie average amount paid by the -householder is 11.60 a month. " -: . ; Sprinkling Bates Criticised. - - The sprinkling rates have occasioned more criticism than any other section of the rates.' These are unequal, tn--iat they discourage ths man with the small house from sprinkling ths little paten of grass in front of his house, and yet give a low rate to people having lawns covert na three or four . lots. Mere Is an Instance which applies to a number of residences. ' If an entire block- is occupied by the house and lawij. the building will probably cover hot more than one lot or two at the most. For the seven lots of lawn, only 17 csnts each will be paid, of 17 for the entire mock. . When a. block of the same slse con taining the same eight lots Is occupied by eight dwellings, each house oan have but a small lawn In front. Tet. si.tw each must be paid by these eight houses for' the privilege or keeping green tnis bunch of crass. That makes ths reve nue from that block 111, though the block which pays but 17 almost un doubtedly uses twice aa much water. - Oettlag Water Cheap. The heaviest users of water In' Port land have been getting water at a low rate. Indeed. The Northern Pacific Ter minal has been using- 8,900,090 to 4,600,-000-gallons a -month.- For this vast amount 1 cents per LOSS gallons has hjum rM, I l - -. . The small householder, using an aver age of 1,000 gallons per month, has been paying to cents per 1.000, gallons for his water. . Acoordlng to the' new schedule of the water board, which- will soon be sub mitted to the council, tne meter raie to consumer of the terminal company class 'Will be nearly trebled, so that about 20 cents per 1,000 gallons will be paid Instead -of 7V4 cents. .The board has also recommended changing Its basis of measurement from gallons to cubic feet. This makes com parison of the two schedules rather difficult V Heavy discounts have also been al lowed the big consumers, such, aa the large laundries, hotels, elevator . com panies. The termlual company . fills with Bull Rqn.water, ibe.iank. ofavery eni soon be commenced. - This Improvement, wilt lead to the building of cross walks all alorwr the street to enable people, to reach the street ears. For several years passengers hsve been getting on and off cars at a number of cross streets where mud holes were used tnstesd of crossings.' At Park avenue a street thst hss been wholly built up during the past summtr, residents have complained that It was almost Impossi ble for women and children to get off a car at the aide of the street where the cars stop, and therewaa btJM tnoiorman on thVO. W. P. system who would stop on the other side of - the street, wihcra the ground mas-hlgh and dry. Improvement of Psm avenue by resolution of th eounoll would r.u)t 1 a- cross walks being buM at this corner. Councilman Wills sail: "Under the existing Iaw.HM property nwners must build the drat cruse walks, snd after tnat the city mnirt.ke o keep them trr repair. On (.o.tiplnlnt of residents of Park vrtJ I had some plsnk bsoled to that sorter fr a cross ing at ths street car tracks and notif.'ed some of tlie residents ttraVhey mlrht build a crossing, without waiting fdr permanent Improvement f thi strce VATICAN STATEMENT ON FRENCH TROUBLE -: - .-; - "; ' (ioerssl BJeerlal Strvlre.t " ' ., Rome, Dec II. in a publication Is sued from the Vatican, the following comment Is made upon the situation In France: ' "Oeneral arcord, the solemn, bilateral contract has not yet been denounced by the French government which wishes to establish a newelrgal standing for the church In France. The government did not agree wltl the Holy Hee on this aub )ect and repeatedly openly ahowed hos tility toward the. head of the church. Violence may prevail for a time, but those who are suffering from this state of oppression preserve all their rights and all their claims. The explosion of Joy among the Masonic demagogic so cieties, as a result of the government shows that the war Is against "the church and religion. v ' "Kotwlthstsndlng the bills passed and regulations adopted. Franco at the pres ent time has a law granting ' religions liberty to those who do got comply with the law providing ror ' separation : of church and atate." . : , WOMAN CONVICTED FOR r PLACING GUN IN TRUNK (Rpertat niiiatrfe te The Jnersal.; Besttle. Wash.. Dee. 15 The Jury re turned a verdict of murder In the sec ond degree In the rasa agnlnat Eugenie Eaatlonella for the kllllnc of Mrs. Km ma Dalley by deadfall arranged with a revolver In a trunk. The wo man opened the -trunk out of curiosity and was shot through the hesrt " TCO DIGn RadrcarCiranfl TiscbnsinDkcIy. -"MADISONr Wl-(SpcUaU Man far-reaching reforms In .the Menage? ment of the life Insurance business sre recommended In th,u report of the Wis consin Investigating committee to the Legislature, which was tiled with Gov ernor Davidson today. Its work was commlUee In New York, the report deals more Particularly with the cost of In surance in general than-it does with the manner of management of the In vestments ;. or , features of particular companies. - . . . The conclusion of the committee Is that the present coxt, of Insurance Is too high; that there should be a reduction In the premiums; -that 'the - expense charges of Insurance managementa are exceaslvo and are apportioned unjustly among different classes of policies; that thare , Is discrimination' In the appor tionment of dividends between annual and deferred, policies ;v that the com panies make exresslvs charges for the surrender of policies and that unreason able forfeitures of .. the reserves . are exacted during the first three years; that the policies and loan sgreements of the companies are harsh." People o! the North west Dave a Remedy. ., : ... - : . i,.'-' 1: The "Simple Life" Policy Issued : by Home Company. V COST STUCK LOim In January .of this, year there was organised In this city a life Insurance company composed . of some of . Port land's best and foremost business" men. Its object was to enable the people of the northwest .to buy life Insursnoe pro tection at the lowest poeelbls cost con sistent with, safety. , To do this they formulated a policy of insurance In whlch'sll dlvlrienile, cash" values, slcr. were eliminated and which only calls for a premium . payment of about - one half that charged br other companies Issuing policies embracing - those . fea tures. . This policy has been aptly named the "Simple Life" and the name of the company Issuing It Is the Colum bia Life AY Trust Company, of which W. M. Ladd la ths President snd T. B. Wil cox the Vice-President, with offices ' In the Lumber Exchange Building, corner of Second and 8tark streets. . The com pany already has over one million dol- which Is a fitting . testimonial of the eateem In which It Is held. - MRS. ROKKE OBTAINS BOTH LIBERTY AKO FARM Etghr YtmrAgcrHu&b&nd-Sim-,; ply Vanished at Moscow, - '0 Idaho..' (Special Mapatrft ts Tks Jeorsat) Moscow, Idaho, Deo, la. Judge Steels granted two decrees Of divorce In the district court today that are of mora tnan ordinary Interest. Eight yesrs ago October IS last.. John Rokke cams to Moscow from his. farm alx mliea southeast , of town to do some trading. US' put his team In a livery stable here and started out, as was sup posed, to do his buying. According to the testimony submitted In court that was the last seen or heard of htm by his -amity. A diligent search has been made .for him during the last eight years, but no trace of him could be found. .. Ills wife and four small chil dren continued .to reside upon the farm of 99 acres," wh.ch was heavily mort gaged. She sowed and reaped the crops, at first doing most of the work herself. As the children crew they as sisted her. Now the farm Is clear" of mortgage-and there am no debts. The decree of the court gives her title to the arm with its appurtenances. Mnttle Macomb was granted a divorce from Jamea U. Macomb. -The defend ant la serving an eight-year term In the Oregon penitentiary for the murder ef W. J. Smith, committed In . Wallowa county, November 1, DOS. . NAVAL OFFICER REFUSES ; ; ; DISCHARGED NEGROES IJearoal Speetal gcvlre A rd more, f. T- I-c. IS. A number of negroea of th discharged Twenty-fifth Infantry have been refused by a naval recruiting officer here upon their ap plication to enlist la the navy.. , TO LICENSE ALL v FISIIEfluEd Bill Advocating Such Measure to Be Proposed by Fish and r Came Association. ' MONEY WOULD CO TO OPERATE HATCHERIES Plans to Make Hook and Line Sports men Pay Small Fee Toward Keep ing' Oregon Lakes and Streams Stocked With Qame Fish. - A fishermen's ' license bill 'providing for a tax to be levied upon alt fisher men in the state of Oregon who fish for trout or any game fish found in the waters of Oregon streams, will be pre sented by the Fish and Oame associa tion to the next legislature for enact ment Into law. The bill will make pre vision for the creation of a commission, appointed by the legislature, - the gov. ernor or the state board, whose duty will be to hunt out the most favorable spot In Oreson for the establishment of a hatchery, or hatcheries, for ths propagation of trout and other game fish to be used In the replenishing of Oregon streams. The hatchery, or hatcheries, will be maintained and all the work carried on by ths money se cured from the licenses Issued to the fishermen for the privilege of fishing for ths gams fish. . At the annual meeting of the Fish and Oame assoclstlon held In the hall of, the chamber of commerce building on Tuesday evening. Oecember It, the question of - the proposed bill will be tsken up for putting It before the ygls lature. At that tlmo the provisions of ths bill will bs thoroughly discussed and a final . draft provided for, and a committee appointed to take the matter to the session and see that It is well presented to the legislature. . ' Other Matters Impending. - v Other , important- matters ' will ' be brought up for action at the annual meetlng.v-among which will be a bill for the protection of black bass In Ore gon streams, and also one providing for the protection of deer In Grant, Harney and Malheur counties. Through some oversight neither of these counties are Included In the law now on the books protecting -leer from Indiscriminate eleaehter- The old dlscueeion thst hss raced 1 since the passags of the law prohibit ing the sals of ducks will also come In for Its ahare of attention. .. The officers for the ensuing year wl11 be elected at the meeting and all other business of the association will be transacted. It Is announced that some of the famous paintings of R. La Barre Ooodwln. the noted painter of fish and game studies, will be on exhibition at the annual meeting. JURY f OR JANUARY TERM-AT-CHEHAUS RerlsI masatrii te The Jeeraal.) Chehalls, Deo. IB. There will be a Jury term of court -here eery la Janu ary. The following Jurors have been drawn for service: N. StIItner. Vern dale; B. F. Hum, Chehalls; U W, Kay lor. Forest; J. L. Myere, Wlnlock; Jay Agnew. Centralis; Arthur Fonts. Cen trallat Ed Berkshire, Chehalls; John A. Field, Ceotralla; H. 8. Deterlng. Curtis; J. E. Lease, On trail; D. A. Robertson, Cowl Its; H, BlankrnahlD, MortonjWD. I Richardson, Chehalls; Ernest Cooper, Bremer: Albert Mauermann, Pe Ell; R. L. Baker, Dryad; C. A. Packenham, Chehalls; Iu H. Collins, Wlnlock; J. O. Startup, Chehalls: C. H. Walter. Cheha lls: George H. Miller, Centralla; J. N. Anderson, Wlnlock; Joseph Manning, Centralla: F. A. Swigart, Mossyrock; W. H. Dyson, Centralis; J. K. Faldlsy. Centralla; Al Saunders, Chehalls; W. C. Teomana, Pe Ell; T. E. Trotter, Cen tralis; R. O. Kelthly. Wlnlock; Fred Buchanan, Centralla; D. H. Lowry, Che halls; Charles Southwlck. Dryad: M. E. KanC Centralla; Theo. Hess, .Centralla; J. G. Hendricks, Pe Ell; A. Donahoe, Chehalia; W. E, Newell. Centralla; F. D-' Bums, Wlnlock; E. J. Topper, cen tralla; J. B. Blake. Chehalls; O. H. Bur rows, Chehalls; John Beaton, Centralla; A. F. Blckford. Chehalia; O. W. Brown, Toledo: William Brownr Wlnlock; John Holland. Little Falls; W. J. Living stone, Sslkum: James Kingsbury, Boist- fort; J. I- Coulter, centralla; A. 8. Coleman. Vemdale; Stacy Coonnesa, Centralla;' Marlon Howell. Centralla; E, 8. Casto, Bremer;. Charles Hoss, Centralis: Fuller Nudd. Centralla; Bee man Conrad. Toledo; C. W.' Hope, Che halls; K. H. Cos, Chehalls; W. W. Flstcher, Cpwllta. SIGNS OF GROWTH AT . SALEM'S POSTOFFICE (Special Dtanatre J The Jo Salem. Or., Dec. 1. The poetofflce business of the city has grown con siderably sine a year ago, a fact which has been recognised by the United States postofflce department, not only In the recent order Increasing ths mall carrier force but In the 41 days" extra clerical help end 10 days carrier help to aaaist , throughout the holiday rush and the legislative session. This al lowance has no' parallel In the history of the local, postofflce. This Is a thing thmt fill- miifh annreolarerf K Ihe lara-e number of visitors thst will be in the city during the time the legis lature Is In session. Locally, ths In crease of carriers during the holiday rusb Is most cheering news. OFFICERS OF THREE : ARLINGTON LODGES tSperlal novates te The JnersaL). Arlington, Or., Dec. IS. The follow ing offloera of the local Masonle lodge have been elected to serve during; the ensuing year: J. L. Blalock. W. M.; R. E. Tester, S. W Jamea E. Burdetta J. W.s B. T. Snell. treasurer; oorgo McLaughlin, secretary; C. H.' Busey, g. D.; Char Irs R. Iwsn. J. I.; O. 8. Ebi; & K; John a Feaater. T.-S.; Joe Budd, tyler. ' ' Newly elected officer ef the Eastern Star: Worthy matron. Mrs. Mare If. rsUara Wester. There's a Hill st Bowls, Tex., that's twire as big as Isst year. This wonder ta w. L. Mill, who from weight of 0 pounds has grown to over ISO. Hessys: "I suffered with a terrible cough, and d'wtors gwve me p--de- of- Oiunmp-. lion. " t.WaS T6ttr4't6 IS pound, when I began taking Dr. Kings Nsw Discov ery for Consumption, Couchs and Colds. Now. sfter tsklng IS bottles, I hsve more then doubled In weight and am completely cured." ' Only sura Couch snd Cold ctare. Guaranteed by Red Cmsa Phsraary, dra agist. lo and ILSe. TrkU botUe free. , .f mm RICH IN ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS COAL Read earefuHy the following extract from the" report 'at Prof. Geo. C. Martin, Bulletin Z No. 284, Page 20. Series A, United Ststes Geological Survey, Charlea D. Walcotf, Director. "The Bering River coal field covers an area of about 70 square miles, including 25 square : miles of anthracite and 45 square miles of semi-anthracite (or semi-bituminOus) coking coal. The seams are numerous and very large; several exceed 20 feet in thickness. y , . ' f , "The average quality of the Bering River coal is excellent, seversl of the seams being re markably low in ash and sttlphur. Bering River coal is not now available for. sale on any. market, but there are prospects that transportation will soon be provided to tidewater 00 Controller Bay, Katalla Bay, of Prince William Soand.;ptr:.?7r- -r--rv: - 7 .- V Since the above report was rnade, the Guggenheim and J. P.' .Morgan (who spent the past season in making surrejrs and perfecting their field organization and plans) have floated TEN MILLION DOLLARS of their bonds in New-York and have purchased a large amount of land for -:-... i ? TERM ...Y-,.' : . '' "':.. ' :'" ' - ' '; ! ''. On Controller' Bay, the point where their connection with salt water will be made ; ' From Katalla the railroad will take a nottherly course through the Katalla Valley, Shepherd Creek and pass on the west side of Charlotte Lake, sight through the heart of the Great Bering Coal Fields and of the Katalla and Kyak oil region, passing directly over a portion of the holdings of the Anglo-American Oil and Coal Company.;-; ; -' V Katalla will be the first' place to ship coal from Alaska, as the Vast deposits rf anthracite coal are on the Guggenheim road, and Portland will, no doubt, have this fine grade of anthra cite and bituminous coal to burn during the winter of 1907-1908. . , v Wharves at Katalla will afford an opportunity to export in large tank-ships the petro . leum that is even now ready for shipment. . ; .. Samples of Bering River CoaL Government Maps, Reports snd other data may be seen a the office of the - ..... Anglo-American Oil and . loots a. CLUII. President and Manager Wobdard. Clarke' at Co Chamlsts and Druggists. . K. Xk FITTOOS:........ .First Tlee-Trestdsat Publisher Dally Oregontan. rmZS S. STAJTUT.... Second Ttoe-PresUant , Des Chutes Irrtgatlon Power Co. 403 0REG0NIAN BUILDING, PORTLAND, OREGON Genuine . IX L WOSTENHOLME RAZORS . AVJ9J.UU 4 CARVERS $1.00 TO $25.00 PER SET LARGE ASSORTMENT OF POCKET KNIVES -V' ETC. Irby: worthy patron. Oeorge Clough; assoclste matron, Mrs. William Smith: secretary, George McLaughlin; treas urer. Charlea Iwan: conductress. Mrs. Daisy Reynolds; associate conductress, Mrs Ella Munroe; Adah. Mrs. Nancy Clark; Ruth. Mrs. Norsh Busey; Esther, Mrs. Belle Carlisle; Martha, Mrs. Aman da Sturgles; Electa. Mrs. Ssdlo Iwan; warden. Mrs. Jennie Resrdsley; sentinel, J. E. Burdette; chaplain. Mrs. Margaret Jones; organlat. Miss Lena SneU. -. The following officers will serve Sor ing the ensuing year for tho Modern Woodman lodge: V. C, T. H. Loney; W. A, R- D. Gray; banker. C B. Dar land: escort. W. E. Baker; elerk. H. I. Shsnks; wstchman. Oeorge Brumbaugh; sentry, C H. Beardsley; camp physi cians. . Drs. Low and Hudson; three years, F. T. Manna. v . SALEM'S STREET CARS TO BE PUT UP TO DATE gertil Dfepet Tks Joenwl Salem. Or.. Dec. U. H. W. Ooode of tha PorUand Oeral Electric company hss" been here in conaultatlon" Wlth'the local manager. Rollln K. Page. Im provements are being considered by the managers tot the local street railway system and new cars are eipected to he put on tho otly lines In early spring. Salem's antiquated atreet cars hsvs Ions been the laughing stocg, of visitors snd COLUMBIA 0 :Yrsslaaar - . W. JWAXXrTl& .'nix -Ttoe-VrsatdenS .. Wakefield, Pries- Co. OBOmoa SX. sau...atoeswtay and Tisaswrss Vice-President TtUs Guarantee A Trust Co. U.S. UTXMXI, IlaU Smvi, Katalla, Alaska Formerly Superintendent of Water Lines of , . ths O. B.- N. Co. , .,.' :-y J I .SWSOTBak 1 . COMPANY SECOND AND MORRISON Clarke. Woodward DmicJ Co. targets of every minstrel omes to the city. . show thst rew letter Carrier a Tks C alias. (Sr-UI IMp.tcS te Th. Jnern.l ) V. Kiihlnston, Iw, 1 a -' he pnatniaster ? isl has sWowed the pnalmanter st I all., Oregon, one additional let r t rrlnr from January L Coal Co. SEE OUR SILVERWARE , ALL : - THE BEST f BRANDS AT . REASONABLE PRICES -COMPARE PRICES , . VTH VvTIAT JEWELERS ' ARE ASKING MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS. Direct importers of Heavy aixt Foreign Chemical. French Ter fnmes and Proprietaries, Haar lem Oil. Japanese Camphor and Menthol, English Chalk, Ger man Hyposulphite Soda sml Chloride of lime in lead -lined casks.' " '- Prfvste switching frsck from all railroads to our doos. We invite corrrponlcnre. Conveniently located at Kirrth and Hoyt Sta., near Union Psssenzer Ststlon.