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THE OREGON DAILY vJOURNAC PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 21 1903. I. V TRAIIfflK PERISH GREAT AMOUNT OF BUILDING GITY HEIRESS AND DETHRONED PROPHET. Inspector iSpericer Tells About It In His : Interesting Report of Year's Work to Mayor Lane--Says He Needs Engineer Guv Salisbury and ON SALE ALL DAY Fireman Guy Shlppert Dead V-i at Spokane. v7. r ,. . Another Assistant. " . hlfJiOLllSIOIIH ,, r,:t , . , t i-wirr irrtrr i run in r III I'LL III IILHU S- I I IlUk MILL OIL IK HCMt TUIUftt A building Ot 78 atorles and 1.000 feet In . height for Portland!--That even larger thaa any of the prospective" structures of Seattle, lan't ltT The truth is that' all the ?S atoriea won't I piled on top of ona another. .This la a composite building and Ita constituent parti will In reality ba scattered ovar dlferent sections of the city, But It ta atao the truth that , plana are betfng drawn for buildings -whose aggregate height would be H atoriea of an average alae of 7 by 100 feet. .'-'... W. Irving SpencejCtClty building In spector, Include! thla statement In hla annual report filed with the mayor thla morning. ''-;." Ground for JO of these atoriea haa already been broken, though permit! (or jha erection of Jhe buildings havejjojt "yet been" Issued... Nearly "all wllf come In during January. , Tha building department la the' Infant among the Municipal department. : but It la a huaky youngster. This la the fjfst full year the department has been In operation. It has . two Inspectors and needs more. Tor the first time tha buildings being erected are inspected with some other view than aa fo the fire riek. Portland for years ha been behind other cities of ita alae in thla respect Now 1t la coming right VP to Portland la the fourth largest city in the United States In point of area. Firat la New York, then Chicago, then Phila delphia, then Portland, .Oregon. - Aa tha Inspectors have to go over the city they r kept on tha move. . . ,'. i . Baye Ha Heeds Clerk, ",-.v Inspector Bpencer calls attention to thla fact and also to the need of a clerk In tha office. He aaya: "Approximately (.200 permits were Issued this year, and to properly inspect each job would require, at leaat atx visits or 1.J00 each year. "With the force of two inspectors as ' at present and with but three .fourths of tha time JlMlPJTH of the inspectors spent In the field it would reauire a visit every It minutes. Tha utter absurdity4 of such a proposi tion is readily aeen. It is therefore expedient that additional help ba pro vlded Immediately." , ' ,H uki for another... inspector at 11,500 and a clerk at 900 a year. Weak Point of Ordlnanoo. "'. f Retarding the building ordinances Mr, Bpencer says: "At present Ita weakest point Is with regard to eleva tor shafts and stairways. : This In time. la aura to be a mater of Ufa or death, and It la the greatest danger to life In out buildings today. Elevator shafts and rtairwaya In case of fire act aa great chimneys and are usually the HTtqna...uf, egress,, in hn. rendered. useless. This year has been the great est in our history as regarda building. The year 407 blda fair to ecllpae the previoua year. Plans are now being prepared for upward Of 75 stories of business blocks. But few houses are to rent and so long aa rente remain at the present level bouses will be built without number." -. i - Mr. Spencer took charge of the office July I. succeeding Thomas Mann. From January 1 to July 1 1.J90 permits for buildings of a total cost of S3.154.1SS were IsauefSIft'c JuirrT.73S permttg have been Issued. These represent buildings costing ss follows: July, $740,(11; August. !71S,01; September, 1409.1S6;. October, $830,365: November, 7S,z:5; December (estimated). $300, too. - ;- . . . ' Sine October -there has been a deputy inspector. With his appointment the number of permits issued increased, as the inspectors then had time to hunt out property owners who were building without permits. The department has been more than self-sustained aa it ahowa a balancs tn Its favor of ovsr $1,000 this year. Tha receipts come from permit fees. DID YOU KNOW THIS WAS THE SHORTEST DAY IN THE YEAR? This' Is tha soorteat day of the year in tha northern hemisphere. ... In the southern hemisphere it. is the. longest; ao while the natives hi the vicinity of the north - pole grope about , in total darkness, chilled to tha bone and shiv ering from tha cold, those bavlng es tablished their domiciles in the vicinity of the south pole are enjoying midsummer-with Ita great variety, of pleas urea and probably wiping, large beads of preaplration from, their foreheads. The, aeven daya preceding and, the even daya following tha shortest day light of the year were called by the an clenta "the halcyon daya". Thia phraae, o familiar aa expressive of a period of tranquillity and happiness, la derived from a fable that during this period, whlla the klngf Ishsr or halcyon bird waa breeding, the sea was always oalm. - According to poetic fiction, the bird waa represented aa hatching her egga In a floating nest tn tha midst of the waters. ' . . : ' - Locally the haloyon daya have not been very closely observed because peo ple have been gYeatly agitated getting together their Chrlatraaa presents. From sunrise to sunset and later when tha car atrvlr.fl ao permitted, they on the go, rain or ahlne, gathering par eels containing gifts for . their dear ones. . Today broke with one of tha aubllm est sunrises ever beheld here, and It Suggestive HAS Presents Latest photos of Miss Ruth Hofer and tha Dowie family. The beautiful ',i Swiss noblewoman and heiress, whom Dowie converted, la shown in the large picture. The small upper picture is that of John Alexander Dowie, and underneath is Mrs. Jane Dowie, his, wife. The bottom rafaowa Gladstone DowictBe untassed son, ,L s No more acceptable gift than a pair -of Shoes or Slippers coming from the BEST SHOE STORE made by the BEST SHOEMAKERS. It spells HANAN And the "recipient will remember you ever after. Should you be in doubt as to size, purchase One of our HANAN MERCHANDISE ORDERS, which will be redeemed from our tremendous stock on presentation We carry every thing pertaining to a first class Shoe Store. . ROSENTHAL'S Leading Shoe House ! . 149 THIRD ST. Special on All wwm Big Heduclion for These 3 Days V Half a' Carload to Close Out ' -The Big Store in the Little Rent District waa late enough to give most every one a glimpse of It. , According to the au thentic records kept at tne weamer Bu reau Old Sol emerged from behind the fiery curtain at 7:50 oclock this morn lna. Tha glowing orb will retire from the field of action at 4:2 this after noon, earlier than aver, and spend tne intervening -time until 7;B1 tomorrow morning shedding warmth and light tn tha realona of the south. Altnougn rising later tomorrow the day will be no shorter because the sun will set' one minute later. Beginning with the first of the year . the days will gradually grow longer, first at tha rata of about a minute a day. " '; . y - MARYLANDERS LYNCH NEGRO FOR ASSAULT . (Jours ! Speclsl Berries. Annapolis, M. Dec tl. Henry Davis, a negro, who committed an assault on Mrs. John Held a week ago near Browne. villa, waa taken from jail here thla moraine by masked men ana iyncnea After hanging him they riddled his body with bullets. Governor Warflsld heard the ahota. The mob had no difficulty In getting toe prisoner, aa Warden Taylor and Dep uties Bmallwood and-Marcetlus - aaid there waa no use to resist. Tha victim confessed tha crime. Tha woman as saulted was 69 years old. TRANSFERRED PROPERTY . BEFORE CLOSING BANK Chicago, Dec Tl. W. J. .Atkinson, who Is accused- of wrecking tne L.in coin bank at Norton Perk, 111., before Federal Judge Lendls this afternoon told the court that Mlaa Lb Armstrong, a stenographer of Pittsburg, signed for him good notes aggregating sao.ooo.ooo. unon which he secured cash. Tne notes he said, were fully secured.- He ad mitted he had transferred property to Pittsburg parties before closing tha bank. Atkinson admitted he was not cer tain tha algner of tha note could be found. He aald he got tha cash from deposits In the bank. , PORTLAND MAN PART OF EASTERN MINE COMPANY , (Bowls! PUpitch to The Joarnal.) Augusta. Maine, Dec !. ;harlee A. Llndstrom ef Portland, Oregon. Henry r rics of Worceater, Maaa.. John Bpen cer of New Haven, Conn., and I I Height Of Portland, Maine, have filed here Incorporation papers for the Hope dale Manufacturing company, - with a capital of $1,000,000, to do a general mining business. , Agreeable to ' Xlm. 1 " ' from IlhMtrated Bits, he Ke, Harrys I'm sorry, bat I'm fart that we coals not ft niont together.. Yoa know I always want sy ewa way la every Uilnc. H Brit. r dear girl, yea eoald ge es wantiog It, roe ksow, sfter we are atsr. fled. ' Rheumatism Docs not let go of yoa when yoa- apply lotions or liniments. ,It simply loosens its hold for a while Why? Because to get rid of It you must correct the add con dition of the blood on Which it depends. Hood's Sarsa- parillahas cored thousands. , . ..., r... . a t , POLICE WANT TO WEAR OVERCOfrS, NOT CAPES - AskHTrTeir Chief to So Recom- ' mend to the Police " " r: Committee. A movement baa been inaugurated by the members of the police department to have Chief Gritsmacner recommend to tha police committee of the executive board, that overcoats be adopted aa a part 'of tha police uniform Instead of the capes worn at present. It la the concenaua of opinion that the capes In addition to being unsightly are danger ous as It ta exceedingly difficult In case of an emergency for the wearer to draw hta gun or club. When, buttoned up the full length It Is an easy matter for a desperate character to wrap the folda of the cape about a patrolman In such a maner as to completely pin ion the policeman's arms: Chief Orltsmacher states- that the capes have long been an eyesore to him and if only the city council allows the Increase In salary asked by the patrol men, be will reoommend tha Introduce tlon of a new style of coat. Most of the policemen favor a cravenette rain' coat such aa ia worn by tha Ban Fran. Cisco-police.. -This garment la light. warm and serviceable, and tha police' man has the free use of his arms. A slit on each side of tha coat near the side pocket permits of securing of gun, clubs, or cuffs without unbutton ing the garment. It is expected that coats as are deaired by the chief will cost about 35, which explalna hla ob ject In waiting for the salary Increase. ACCOUNTANT BLACK REFUSES TO ANSWER George Black, the expert accountant who has 'been "engaged by the cltlsens' committee, to scrutinise the city's books, particularly those of the audl tor'a and treasurer's offices, was sub poenaed to appear before tha special council committee last night When he came he was asked concern ing his examination of tha county records three years ago. Ha declined to answer, declaring that his report was a matter of publlo record, and that aa he had yet received no official appoolnt- ment aa expert on the city books he hed-ao right to answer, Vaughn, Xella her and Rushlight, the members of the special committee, told him he was lia ble to contempt, as under tha charter a council committed has tha right to enforce information. 'Nothing was ob tained from Mr. Black, however. Mayor Lane took part In the questioning. . NEW LAWS SUGGESTED BY STATE LAND BOARD (flperfst Dlspatek Tfte Jserail.t Balem, Dec. II. --The state land board has prepared a report relative to desert landa whioh will ba submitted 'to the legislature. Special emphasis Is laid on the Insdequecy of existing laws and tha necessity for new ones to ba formu lated and to that and particular stress is made In tha recommendation of new water laws. . Catches Kaad la Mangle, (Bpedsl Dispatch to Th Journal.) Balem. Dec. 21. Miss Maud Toder, one of the employes- at the West laundry of thla city, had her left hand lacerated In a mangle while at work yeaterday-afternoon, - resulting In the burning of her entire hand. It Is pos sible that the Injured member will have to ba amputated, as tha Injury la most ever a. : . v HOWARD LAWTON WILL, i ; ; DIE OF HIS INJURIES " '-- ..".' .. . . '. - Tralna Crash Together In Fog That - Hide All Signals and Doea .Not Give Engincmen Time ...to - Save Themselves; - -i ',' ' ' (Special Dispatch te The Journal.) Spokane, Doc. J 1. Guy Salisbury, an engineer- on a Spokane Falls Northern local freight train, and Guy Shlppert. hta fireman, are dead and Howard Law- tonai.p,reat rthcjrn engineer, will die mm ins result V4 vuiuamn wintn w ourred on the Great Northern' road about two miles- north of Hlllyard this morning. Fireman Len Hanson was also badly burned ' and scalded, but is expected to recover, n . The collision waa caused, ft Is said, by a misunderstanding of orders by. Engi neer Lawton, who was In charge of a light passenger engine which waa run ning from HUlyard to Troy. ' The Spokane .. Falls Northern Is operated over the Great Northern tracka for aeveral miles out of Hlllyard. On account of fog, tha crew of the light engine failed to see tha block signal de noting that tha freight train waa com ing in from the north. ... When Engineer Lawton first aaw It coming he called to Fireman Hanaon to jump, but neither waa able to do so before the crash came. The freight engine, was piled up on top of. the boiler and six care were wrecked. - None of the victims were killed out right, but all were so badly burned and scalded that two of them died shortly after reaching the hospital. Both Shlppert and . Salisbury were single. ELEVEN SEVEN BOTHERS PUTER Even Runs Across It in the Book He Is Getting out.' - ( 8. A. D, Puter, the land-fraud king. who is In enforced retirement at the present time, Is Inclined to believe that tne figures "11-7' possess a fateful bearing upon his career. He is now serving sentence under a conviction for conspiracy to defraud the government in Finmnllftn illh'lhf.im. "Whlp ll-T cases, and in more ways than one lately heh aa encountered vivid remind ers of the hoodoo numbers. The other night In his cell In the Multnomah county Jail he was discuss ing matters relating to the publication fcf his forthcoming book on the looting of the public domain with Horace Stev ena, lita partner in the venture,-when Puter inquired what sise . the . pagea should be. . ' "We have got some pretty fine pic tures," responded Stevens, "and eventu ally they will possess hlstorlo value. I think therefore the pagea ought to be sufficiently targe to show them off to good advantage. Under the circum stances. It la my opinion they should be 11 Inches one way by 7 the other." "Great Scott!" ejaculated Puter in alarm. "Can't we ever get away from It? Even In my own book I am forced to run up against 11-7!'" It is the present Intention to have the book finished with as much dis patch aa possible consistent - with ac curacy. Both Puter and 8tevena real ise fully that the book will be the target for criticism from all directions aa soon as It Is published, and with this Idea In constant view are bent upon fortifying every weak point with the object of making it impregnable against attack from any aource. While . the work Is nearlng completion so far aa Ita general contents are concerned, there are many loose ends to pick up, espe cially of a statistical character, . and theae are being gathered aa speedily as possible. It Is thought now that the book will be ready for publication soon after New Tears. ,. ., - - r ' BOARD OF TRADE (Continued from Page One.) - hope of giving creditors a chance to collect oft the memberahlps of debtors, for S86 were against the change, while only 121 favored It Then another amendment, by which members out of town would bo per mitted to vote by proxy Instead of In person, went the same way, the vote being 6St against, 75 for. The two votea showed local traders In absolute control and certain to elect the officers at tha election now close at hand. The threatened disruption Is due' to an era of bad times In the speculative grain trade. For a number of years there haa been a steady falling off In tha accounts of the speculative traders. At first It was thought- the business whlah no longer appeared on the board -e Value , . Value ...Vv1 $3.00 $3:00 . II MMSIGNClvOCK If 2-Piece Carving Regular Value $1,25 t m 22-INCH Regular Value - -60c- Silk Floss Sofa Cushions Regular Value ' 60c rxzzzzzzzzz: IT WILL PLEASE, HIM A KEISER V rour-in-Hand 50c, $1.00, $1.50 HUNDREDS OF CHOICE PATTERNS TO ; SELECT FROM MUFFLERS AND DRESS PROTECTORS V ; ?1.00 TO ?7.50 V: '- .. 1FIN DOUBT BimnMA MERCHANDISE CERTIFICATE DUNLAP HATS ROBINSON & GO. HOTEL PLRKINS BUILDING . CinKiiEiiicxzzzaiEzniEBiiiiiniiiuiuKiixizzxszaai had been - transferred to tha bucket shops. Then followed a eerlea of at tempts to keep tha bucket shops from mrm tha auntations of the markets. Ona court after another upheld the board in building a Chinese wai arouna Its transcatlona. '.'..'' This victory gained, the tradera wait ed for their cuatomers to return. They came not ' Speculation on the Chicago board of trade was not in fashion any more. DAN M'ALLEN WORKS FOR FIREMEN ALSO - In his communication to tha council suggesting that patrolmen, bo . paid higher aalaries, Dan UcAllen includes the. firemen ss well. Tha polloemen have thanked him for his sf forts In their behalf. It has not geen generally known that he ia working for tha fire men's salaries too. TANw We DandIe Talking Machines, Records and SoppIIes Exdostvely s&j Cylinder Graphophoiics Open Evenings Unftl Xmas 371 WASHINGTON STREET, bet Park and West Park ' 's i I .. . ' - " - i
