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1 1 . . v ... j . : ' ' ' - . - J mm :'fc TO Duy, SelL Hire or Rent jmy , thing, USE , THE JOURNAL'S WAHT COLUMHS, The weathers-Shower tonight" and Friday;, southerly winds. -. , .ii Journal Circulation Yesterday f VOL: VI.; NO,) 175. xiv .w - -. 'flO-Yf.'fltfi PORTLAND, - OREGON, : THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER ' 28, 1907. TWENTY , PAGES, PRICE TWO CENTS. lZlFTwSl mm U U ; U 1L2 GWS NY BACK BIG SCHEME -.1 -. Improvement, of Rivers and Harbors Vital to Country Local Workers Compli mented for Their Energy Alive to Its Importance. Y z From Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon, vlUtn th principal cltlea onj nearly all th Important rivers of tba country, John A. Fox. special director of the Rivera and Ilarbora Cong-reaa,- ar rived in thla city this mornlns". He de ' voted the day to conaultatlQn with bual neaa men Interested In waterway Im provements. He will address a meeting at the rooms of the Commercial club this evening;, and no to the sound to morrow, whence ha will return east and attend the areit waterways convention to ha hold at ftuftmnhis next month "X didn't come to Portland this time to raise money your people here have been generous and have sum in a large subscription to the promotion fund of tne congress. I want to ten roruanu people iiow the work Is getting along and to thank them for the prompt and liberal support they are giving to tha mmualsn tor rivers and harbors lm provements." Mr. Fox said thla morn Inv at tha PnrtiAml hotel. ' "I hava -d voted my tlma constaatiy since last De cembec A-ialUna the various parts of tha country directly affected by waterwaya improvements, ana nave everywhere found hearty support and encouragement for. the work the congress is trying to do. in former years, wnen mere was a rivers and haroors appropriation oiu to be made up in congress, we all went down to Washington and. fought like cats and does for a Dart of the arrjro prlation. Nowadays we are rolng. about it in a more rational ana etiecuve way. There is money enouarh ror an improve' menta If it is allotted regularly and In fflcient amount to push an improve- ant to completion dv tne economical method usually recommended tr govern ment engineera. We must have $50, 000.000 annually for carrying on the wa terway improvements 01 tnia country in the proper maimer, and when congress is convinced that tne People are behind the movement tha desired results will follow." Waterway Improvements. . . It Is estimated that f 500,000.000 would complete the waterway improvements now tailed ior oyitne country, lr tne money were appropriated promptly to meet tha needs of the work once started. At the rate of I50.u00.000 annually tha puDiic wouia at tne expiration or iu years be enjoying the benefits of water transportation tnat under present dila tory policies now seems to be too "re mote to Interest present generations. The Rivera and Harbors congress, a civilian organisation, stands for prompt and adequate appropriations from con gress to push to completion tha work asked for by the people ' and recom mended by the engineers whose duty It Is to Invest the government's money wisely for tha development of water transportation. i - "It appears to me Inevitable that Portland ia to baoem tha gateway to th Paolflo as JTew Tork la tie gateway Of th Atlantic," said Mr, Pox. "It lies Mtwen roruaaa and Beatti aJ to which shall have th most feasible routes. Tears ago th same Question oonrrontsd nw Ton and Baltimore, and transportation f aolutias decided it ia rw Totri avor." A. H. Devers and Rufus P.'Jeiililng are in racino . coast jnemDers or tne board of directors of the Rivers and Harbors, congress, of which board there are 24 members, distributed ' over the country- as follows: Two members for the racino , coast, tnre lor the great lakes, three for the gulf, four for tha Mississippi valley, Ave for th Atlantic stat 8, two, for; the Missouri valley, three for the Ohio valley, .two for the Tennessee and Cumberland. "We fed that; Portland la mora alive to the work of the congress than any other city in the country," the visitor said, "for ' fta response has been so amazingly" prompt, - it was the first to send a liberal cash contribution, and also sent a representative clear across " the continent to attend tha Washington session.'- - . . ... , "The meeting to be held at Washing- MB. W I s I: : iiinr1 ;r9 MMBBJBSJBBBSBapMra I r j L j . ' . llw . m iu siimmsg&imt tvmmmi Shirtwaists. misL Mop . r .... .-' , . . 1 JIan Accused of Slaying His . Child Bride Is Believed to Be Hiding Through AMI ty to Wear Skirts ' and Disguise So Clever in Past That Man Proposed to Wed False Girl Friends Angry When Seattleitc's Hoax Was Discovered. WCENTEllBURNS WITH MUCH LOSS Flames Consume Principal Part of Busi ness District of Progressive Little Washington Town. 1 (Special DIsMtrh t The' JoarsaL) Ridgefleld, Wash., Sept. 2. Fire Is rapidly devouring tha town of La Cen ter, Washington, all efforts to check th flamea which are destroying the plaoe having proved unavailing. Damage amounting to 120,000 haa already been done, and unless tha blase Is soon under control tha loss will be more than twice that amount. At noon the flamea had consumed tha general merchandise store conducted by Kan Brothers, the Dostofflea. tha Of fice saloon, Headley'a blacksmith shop, two shoe shops, th Spencer saloon, and th bridge across Lewis rlv. It is re ported that little Insurance was carried on any of the atructures destroyed and thai the loss mav be much heavier than is shown by the first estimate. Tha origin of tha fir la, a mvaterv. It is reported her that It' started in one of th saloons destroyed, but re ports are conflicting. There are rumors of Incendiarism. When th fir was first discovered arr alarm was turned in and th whole town turned out to fight the flamea. Bucktt brigades war formed and brave efforts mad to. check the fire. The combined forces of the townsmen and th farmers who gathered from th sur rounding oountry proved unavailing, ana tne oiate rapidly gained headway. Unless there is a turn In favor of the firefighters within the next few hours every business house and residence In La Center will b a wreck. Jiayor Lane Declares to East! Side Residents Present Process of Street Improve ment Is Costing Them Needless Thousands. ,' 4 Fire Under Control. Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 21. At 1:26 p. m. th La Center fir la reported to be under control, th total loss amount ing to approximately 130,000. Added to thejlst of tne structures destroyed are two docks and Mra. Tltua residence. Th fir started at 4 a. m. and ia supposed -to have been the result of carelessness on the part of burglara who attempted to force an entrance into tne Kane Brothers store. City Rock Crusher,.; Only; TV T "-' k ' L. nope oi ureaKing, Ap parent Scheme to Hold Up Taxpayers Scarcity of Material Poor Excuse: JOHN A. FOX. WHO HAS FAITH IN PORTLAND'S ABILITY TO OBTAIN THE "MASTERY OF THE PACIFIC." : ,a." v...', i 1 PLANT NEW FOR NEXT BUSHES NOW ROSE HARVEST Cariiivai Committee Plans to TTse Millions of Portland's Blossoms During. June. Fiesta Every Resident Is Asked to Advertise City by Raising More Roses. (Pacific Coait Pros Leased Wb.) Seattle, Wash., Sept 26. Effort to capture Frank Covington and Charles Burllson, suspected of murdering Mra. Agnes Covington are occupying moat of the time and thought of the entire police force. Tha police net for thy capture Of th two men has been spread afar, cov ering all cities of the United States and Canada which it la possible for th two men to reach. Seattle has been searched thoroughly. The investigations have been carried through th restricted district, where the two men might bo biding, and through every other quarter of ' tha -city from whence any alleged I by Crowley clew to tha two men has been reported. Nothing has com of thes elues so far. A good photograph Of Burllson was sent to the poiioa irom jgeiiingnam yes terday by Mrs. A. A. Mitchell, with whom Covington and Burllson boarded in Portland two year ago. Circulars containing- this likeness will be sent broadcast by the police, , Mad Vv as Woman. That Covington is an adept at "mak In a up as a woman is a valuable CHARQED WITH HAVING INSTIGATED A MURDER (Special Dltpateb t Tha JearsaL) Eugene. Or., Sept 26. Gujr Crusan was arrested her today and charged with murder In tha first degree in be ing an accessory to tha killing of Bert Nunn at Marcola last Saturday. . Young Crusan started the trouble with was hilled by Nunn, to attack th latter. wno died from pistot wounds innietea Irowley two or three days later. Your specifications are badani your material la poor. I am com pelled to hang my head with shame when I go down town and view youu new streets. You are wasting thou Crusan waa with Crowley at tha time I sands of dollars every week and It yk uin iiuumiK ana neia a revolver In hla hand. After arrest ha waa taken before a justice of the peace, arraigned and held pending th setting of tho aate xor hi examination. He la now in tne county lall without bnnda. , vwrusaji is agea xu years and iStn will reach hundreds of thousands when all the streets shall have. beo Improved that are now petitioned for. I plead with you now to fores H UP GANG OF DOCK (Continued on Page Thirteen.) Portland -is going to be placed on trial next juiw. ' From the north of us, where th gar dens are chilled by snow and frost, front the south s where they' are I soorched by the too-hot .sun, from th east . where they know not th meaning of gardens. people are .coming to see tha Rose City, to find out for themselves If she has any right to advertise her. Roj e carnival from New York' to San' Francisco, in St. Paul and In New Orleans. - ... And tlfere is just on way to, convince them smother them with rosea. Let the first sight that greets their eyes as they swing , down .the Wil lamette vallev' be arreat maaeea nf Ore gon's rosea the - finest rosea that , the WVI1U .BCli. . When they -step 'off their trains at the depot let them . be , deluged, with the fragrant blooms; when they go to their hotels their rooms must be filled with Sink and white and yellow and red eauttes, and- most important , of all the gardens of Portland, already tho loveliest In this" country,-must be made still more wonderful. - . . ., ' Want Xor Koms. y ' You, Mr. Eastslder, and you. Mr. Irv ington and Mr. Portland Heights, will perhaps say that you have roses hedges and gardens full of them. That Is what the ,Ros carnival wants, only it wants more. Perhaps one of you hai not vet learned what he can do with a few rose bushes in this climate you may have tried roses in Michigan, or ..New York or Ohio and found them almost more trouble than they were worth. And the rose committee wanta your help. Over in England In Colchester " and thereabouts, or in Provence in sunny f-rance tney raise rose neogea and rows of them, lovely old gardena with quiet waiKS ana Doraers or riowers wnicn ren- resent the loving work of centuries. But these gardens, entrancing as they are ire at nothinr' com Dare to thn beauty spot.: every little plot of lawn, 1 every little, bit of space in front of or behind a Portland nous can be trans formed into. It. takes- a little work and a little care, but next June when the thousands of visitors come to Portland to bo shown, there will be reward enough for everyone and- to spare. The carnival association haa asked Tho Journal to let the people of Port land know that now la the time to plant bushes for next year's beauty crop. The plants that are placed in your gar den this fall and given a little care as much as the half-hour 'after you come home from the office or the store or the factory and-before you sit down for supper would represent will bloom next year, will furnish countless roses for the carnival to say-nothing of those for your own pleasure and use, and the following rear will be in even better condition. ... It doesn't matter so much wnat kind of rosea they arethe two or three-year old plants are the best for quick returns the cheaper roses , are as lovely as the latest srold medal winning specimen from England, they are aa fragrant as perfect in the curve of their petals and tha rounding of their buds. Tint to riant Soon. The Caroline Testout. with its lovely blooma of a coral pink; the magnificent whlt Frau Karl Druschkl, known to evory Portland rosegrower; the Duchess of .Portland, with its profusion of fra- d" as a woman is a vaiuame piece of Information Imparted by Mra Rob inson, grandmother of the murdered I girl. ' i ivam m we fa tjn hm arid hla hntiftm I friend and alleged accomplice. Chariest Rand WMf-ll TTflSl UpPTI Burllson, were llvin in Portland, room- id,Illl HU1L11 110.9 JJCCU Inst at Mrs, Mitchell a home, rnc three were good friends, and on night Mrs. Mitchell suggested that Covington lm- srsonate a woman and tney wouia nav its of fun. Covington took tne suggei tion in a Jovial manner at first, and then Detectives Arrest Leader of Stealing Along River. as It dawned upon uuruson ana Mra. Mitchell that he would make a fine-ap pearing woman, , the suggestion waa taxen up. a tew nignts utter urs, Mitchell loaned some or her clothes to Pntrlpfff nn n r rl aaaiatAt 1iln In Hfaonila. ins himself with a wig and other minor iaaat one of the ringleaders of the pi deceptions. Covington and Mra Mitch- rate band that haa so long Infested the eil are saia to nave psrauea bduui tne With the arrest of Fred Fox, 21 years of age, and Fred Rice, an 18-year-old youth, thla morning by Detectives Cole man and Irjskeep, the authorities be lieve they have at last apprehended at streets of Portland and later Covlncton ivfla IntrrtHiioerl t n mAnv nf Mm Mftnh. ell's friends as Mra Blank, an Intimate j under the docks at Water and Jeffer- waterfront. Fox and Rice were taken into custody grant blossoms any one of a hundred varieties , run be obtained cneaoly will give a wealth of flowers all the SYMRHONYMMUSG A symphony orchestra of at least SO members IS proposed for Portland. Lead lng oitlsens and the best professional musicians of th city are being Inter ested in t he matter and It Is understood tjfiat Vagitation hal progressed' so far tnat tne initial concert win pe given in the near future. v The movement on foot is to bring about something never attained her btv f ore in that particular direction ' and those having the preliminaries in hand have already encountered sufficient en couragement to be led to believe that . their -efforts will be crowned with suc cess. As yet th plans are only what may be termed tentative but they will be carried out with ' but1 few changes, since the subject has been looked into - deeply be f or those to whom th pro motors look for substantial assistance were approached. . Portland is considered In every way ripe for a musical organisation, fuch aa the larger cities of the east and middle states support and for its sis it has more suiUUa juaUrlul ihau aujc, o PROFESSIONALS a Hm, so musician .of wide excerience and acquaintance declare,, . - ,. "A city lg judged aa much by Its mus ical atmosphere as. lti commerolal im portance," said one who Is -hoping; for i no rcHiiiKiion oi a sympnony orcnestra, "and- Portland needs t something more substantial than what we have in that line- ati. present - Th. summer? months are enlivened with band musio, . which is' very well; but something should also b dona to keep up, interest -during, the winter months... Of course, a sympnony orchestra means something mor than a Dana, or brass ana reeds: it 'means music of the highest order," music ' that will not only please but- . educat. , as - rn intention- is to arranaa ror a mm. ries or it matinee- toncerta In -this connection It la argued that only about alx af tha larvut iIHm .in i.th TTntta Statea support evening svmnhonv nnJ curia, lire uincra uaving mem ' In th afternoons as planned here, when it la possible, to secure th necessary mus ical forces, many of the oerformera ha. ing engaged in ; the tbeUe vrotaestraa ia, ,U v.aoiota, . , atimmnr Innar. Frederick ,V. Holman, who has per hana tha: finest nrivate rose gardens in Oregon, 'and who haa tried all of the specimens tnat are grown, nas given The Journal some points that those who will plants this fall in preparation for the carnival will rind mvaiuaDie. Tbia month, the sooner the better, the ground should be gotten in shape to re ceive- tne plants, it snouia oe spaaea frequently so that the ralna will b able to sink in and soften the earth. A cnatlnar of the rich black soil found on the top of hew meadows to a depth of two or tnree mcnes snouia oe tann ana mixed with the soil of the garden aa a fertiliser.. ... If animal fertiliser is' used it should be well-rotted manure, but never new -manure, v Then- In. ' November the plants,' 'Strong two -or ' three-year-old dormant roses, grafted' on dog briar or some other good graft, should be care f ullw nlanted and a bed. of new. manure placed over the too. This covering will protect the rosea from the cold and the. rains will' wash the rich fertiliser down among, the roots. ..-. The next summer the roses, everv kind,- tea.:-damask, the hybrids of various- species, will bloom, not as abund antly aa they will the second year, but freely enoughto-show, anv visitor to Portland that the Ross Cltv haa made abundantly good- in he -carnival. '. Last night the ways and- means com mittee of th Carnival association met and outlined plana, for: the campaign to rais the IIOO.QOO needed to carry out the show as it should 'b. . It is the -hop of those In charg of ithe show and' the .members of -the Rose society -tnat wnen to mg cemraittee ot business men goes out to secure the heeded money th1. l-00,00 - will -all be raised in one day. ' ' ' f- . . Everyon is enthusiastic over the outlook.- mora so than thev hava evrr Iwum before in such a causa and it looks a though -when the committees start out they will sweep- everything before them and will he certain of the amount needed when thev march back to head quarters. . , 1 - , w acquaintance from the east long before Mrs. Blank sought after and admired by the men, Sroposed Marriage. One man became Infatuated with him and proposed marriage but Mrs. Blank declined and realising the serious ness of his act he made a clean breast of the joke and dropped the imperson ation. When it became known that Mrs. Blank was but Covington several men became very angry and threatened to thrash him. The ladles whom Mrs. Blank was introduced to however, were more than indignant and threatened to make trouble. Mrs. Robinson believes it would be possible for Covington to hide in Seat tle under the guise of a woman and to this end relatives or the dead girl are closely watching for a clew to Burllson believing that near him would be found the husband disguised as a woman. It is denied here that Covington had a woman iriena in rortiana namea sirs. Dellinger. FUGITIVES AT OAKLAND, California Police Think They Had Covington and Burllson. (Pacific Court Press" Lei Md Wire.) Oakland. Cal., Sept. 26. Failure of the police to receive promptly a detailed description of the two men suspected of the murder or Agnes uovington. wjios body was' found in a trunk near Seattle mnaay is oenovea to nave resulted in the escape from Oakland of the accused slayers or tne gin. s TEK0A PEOPLE WILL NOT ALLOW PASTORS TO WORK ON SUNDAY .... icoaU&uetft m Fhsa XU&saJi' (Special ' DUpatcb to Tb Journal) Spokane, Sept. 2. The little 4 town of Tekoa, Washington, haa had the unique experience of 4 such a tightly closed town that 4 meals and rooms were unobtain- able and the church, doors were 4 locked' for the day. - ' The reform element started a reform 'and their opponents, e when they had won the victory. insisted that everything close, ' Ihcludlrrg the churches and res-. 4 taurants. Those who -were un- e '. able to' get an invitation to dine- 'from a. friend and had1 no horn,' e " went hungry. Th ministers, some of them, left town and preached -elsewhere,". while others remained 4 4 at, home renting. It is expected that this strictness will b e e broken by next Sunday. ' It waa not I son streets, and the specific crime with waa much I which they have been booked at the city prison is the looting of a scow be longing to Brown and MoCabe, moored at tho coal bunkers at the foot of Sev enteenth street The burglary in ques tion was committed, some time between last -Sunday evening and early Monday morning. All of the brass valves and stopcocks were removed from the don key engine on the barge and a chest containing a large assortment of wrenches and other tool was cleaned as bar as Mother Hubbard s cuppoara. Bury fttolan Goods. In true, approved, piratical fashion, Fox and a confederate for whom the de tectives are now searching, rowed to the coal bunkers In a boat which they have moord at the foot of Jefferson street. After securing the plunder they returned to their rendezvous ana tnen proceeded to cache the booty at con venlent points. Some of the articles were burled under the dock at Water and Market streets, others were stowed away at the foot of Jefferson and a portion of the stuff was concealed in "Fox's room, all of which have been re covered oy the detectives. , Fearing to openly dispose of th plun der, the young criminals looked about ror an agent, and finally selected red Rice of 746 Fourth street who was re leased from the reform school 10 days ago arter serving 12 months. To Rice was delegated the task nf selling the wrenches and valves to junk dealers. . F. Gold, a second hand dealer at Water and Mill streets, purchased several of the wrenchea and valves from Rice but evidently knowing that the hardware had been stolen, made no en try. In his books of the purchase. As the result of his failure to make proper entries, a warrant. will be- secured for Gold's arrest this afternoon on a charge or violating tne city ordinance. WiU Arrest Others. Detectives Insktep and 'Coleman are now' searching for other members of the gang and it Is expected that several other arrests will be made before night fall. The officers state tnat fox and rmV Mh?iot council-to take steps to rem- day ot th shooting, for violation of the! edy these conditions." Thus spoke luc uiajvr m ma Buttress iaot uigut on street Improvement before the federated east, side clubs. Nearly 50 delegates, representing II east side improvement associations. were present at the meeting In the uanera or tna eaat siae ciuo at in argent hotel. Hawthorne and Grand avenuea Every section of the east side was represented, from Sollwood and Woodstock on the extreme Souta to University Park on the north. Speeches full of vigor were mad by is. iu. jvavia, othera. had been thor hly tested by. the mayor war exhib ited. The basaltic blue rock such as is used bv the bltullthlc people and ia quarried at at. Helens is interior to that which can be taken from th river at less expense, according to the mayor, who explained that only , tho hardest part of th rock waar able to withstand BOUGHT VOTES FOR FRANCHISE Ik'wv.iavsa ami va v 1 a v C?flSneer T$o'r Ss'd by. the mayoi V V Eailroads. (Pacific Coast Press Leased Wire.) 8a n Francisco, Sept 26. Before a smaller crowd than usual ex-Supervisor Coffey this morning related to th jury which Is trying Tlrey L. Ford how he was bribed to vote for the overhead trolley franchise. Coffey declared that up to tne time the application for a the grinding of ages in the river bed. He aid softer rock than Is used now : should not be- accepted: that th best that is available is inferior to what la used In other cities. : ' : Wants City Sock-Crasher. Mayor Lane advocated the ourchase) 1 and installment bv the oltv of a rock rranchlse wa 1 filed be had I never heard ferent focatlons along th river to take several other youths have been syste matically ateaflng along the river for some time and claims to have sufficient evidence to connect them with numerous thefts along the docks; The ooat usea Dy ox ana ma asso ciates is owned by an employe of a large department store and he will be asked to explain how the craft came into the possession of the thieves. fox nas oonressea to navmg stolen the tools and valvea from the-. Brown, and McCabe-, barge, but den lea having forced an entrance' to th engine-house. Ac cording to his story the door waa open and h walked in, turned around and walked right out again with the plun der. When searched at the city priaon a number Of burnt leather purses were found .in. Fox's possession, and in nia room six pairs of shaars were located. He claims that he purchased the purses at the 15-cent store and the shears from the Honeyman Hardware - com pany. Fox. says he has boerf steam boating for the past thre years and Ms parents reside near Front and. Qibba t ..r, - ; , - " rV . ' ' , snev at tempted to show that Coffey had at. tended the weekly caucuses and had there learned of the application for a franchise but Coffey's memory proved 10 oe aetectiv on this subject. wnen oia you rirst hear or any money coming to you 7 "I don't remember." ronllaH C.nttav. "Dld you ever receive any money?" uiBiBiea neney. "Yes. sir. about the first of Julv." r plied the witness. "Jim Gallagher mippea me an envelope containing ad.uuu. He again received an envelope con taining 23.000 several months later. After naif an hour's questioning Coffey was turned over to Attorney Rogers for cross-examination. Tavored Franchise, Rogers immediately started In upon an exhaustive examination in regard to dates, but suddenly switched off and inquired if he waa in favor of the fran chise. "I was," replied Coffey. 'What Induced you to vote for the rranchlseii" inquired Rogers. "Because I believed It necessary," re plied Coffey. "I suppose you have been taken into tnis immunity ousiness also?" inquired Rogers. 'Tes." "That's all," replied Rogers, and Cof fey was excused and Daniel Coleman called. Coleman was aware that a franchise was being sought long before Coffey, having first heard of it early in April, 1906. Gallagher had snoken in Vim upon the subject and Coleman had re ported himself to be in -fnvnr nt tt especially after learning that there would be 4.000 or Jo, 000 in it. Talked to J-ord. . He had also had a convarntlnn m.lK Ruef about , the matter before the naa. sage of the franchise. Coleman also spoka of many meetings wjth Ford and Ihomwell Mullaly of the United Rail- (Contlnuea on Page Five.) from the stream the largest rocks and crush them . for use on the city's streets. He does not believe there lm a scarcity of. material: he rather inti mated that a combination had been ef fected whereby the people were belnac robbed and given inferior streets, it pleaded with them for action bf ore remedy would no longer be required. "There are In this city today morwi than 300 streets . waiting to be im proved," said the mayor. In the course of the evening's discussion. "The city ; engineer Is swamped -with iork. Ho has five times as much worfe as ha ever had. and the council Is forcing . mors onto him daily by resolution. The. a v. erase person, cannot' conceive of tha amount of improvement that is belnif sought oy property-holders all over tho city. And none of it is being done asj it should be done. , . "Improving streets is' as careful a! science as tha drug business. The ma terials that go-into the bltulithio im provement should be mixed wltlt tha same care that a druggist mlxe hlaj Erescrlptions, and tha Ingredients should 1 e as assuredly pure. Soft rock never made anything but mud in winter and dust in summer. You are only paying; , out your hard-earned cash .to have. : ; material put on your atreata that must be swept up and carted away In a fewj ' Oil HUU1UUIUI 6I1H, , . Ho Blame for Taylor. "1 do not blame Mr. Taylor, here thfc :. city engineer.. He Is using specific- . tions Hutnoruea by , councils of former years and has no authority himself to change those specifications. You must bring pressure to bear upon your coun cil and demand - the installment of e' " - crusher to break th market, Sf for no other reason. I should like myself to , take the' contract 1 for improving your streets and venture to say I could give you bbtter streets, tfould make money on. the - contracts and not charge .you aa . much as you are now paying." Councilman Vaughn spoke strongly regarding the street question and 'told in effective language how. he was stuck; (Continued on Page Two.) AMERICAN" HELP ROR REVOLUTIONISTS .(United Prsss Leased Wire.) Havana, Sept. 26. It became known today that Governor Magoon and the Cuban-American administration In Cuba are seriously worried ver an agitation that hag come to Its attention in Plnar del Rio province. There is Widespread talk among tho people of . th province that an uprising against the government will take place on September 2 S or early In October. : . The third squadron of the Eleventh United States cavalry, which ia - sta tioned at the capital of Pinar del Rio ia closely watching tha signs and p re aring to meet me epctd outhr His. ;h officer, do not conceal tu.g that trouble la impending. There I constant talk, especially among th n tlves of the lower class, of aa open out break. It is known that the worst mrt m the province ere Implicated trt thn plotting So far, however, the w.tU gents of . the ; government have b"'j unable to- find out who are the t backers of th movement It is certain that monv Is bWji f iei ntshed to forward tha plot, rs.m.n .. . that AmVrlcans hav put up then uc-j, and tha-tHhere i a cnrinct Uiiri l) ( . . th rebels ail Wf I thy men in ; ' York. It Is kw.'WH that lr't v: of aniniunlUim liv' t " n nt .r 1 i , 9us flacea by ki l-Ai .-u i: t. t .