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TrlK OKEoON SJNDaV JOuKUAi. -?OiTLA.,i, OIL EL SAVE WATER bOiMOAY IviOiiWilJu, JULY 29., vjj. ws5 -J. 1 u.jiiuu AND CITY $70,088 YEAR 85 Cherries on Small Branch Superintendent Donaldson Works Out Problem of Saving Supply of Water to City Oiled Streets Cheaper and More Satisfactory Than Sprinkling. Having had his lntrct aroused by reports of fanners having (frown cher rlcs as lurge around aa hulf dollar and strawberries that In a distance would tin mistaken for ripe tnmntnm, Oeorire nrouwer, who cullKuteM h IS in-re tiuc In the Columbia bIoiikIi district. yetor day brought a bunch of chorda to Hie How Pnrtlnnd can .ive ITO.OOO a year, I Hut the rentest argument In fnvnr of maintain an adequate water supply at a high prensuro nt nil times of t lie day and night with the present pipe lino and Incidentally keep the streets free from duat and otherwise ameliorate the suf fering of the citizens of the Hose City (luring the hot summer months Is a problem that has been worked out In experimenting with oiled streets by Alex Donaldson, superintendent of the street cleaning department. Furiuermore, Donaldson say the oiled U v. II ! ill HI Zl-AV ill g i xy .... . G211 ,1.- JfCy 1 m f cr w u oiled .st reels, hrj s 1 Hinalilnon. la found in the effect of the dust upon lawns, porches, rose bushes and sidewalks. It Is estimated that the waste water due to sprinkling as a direct result of the t lying dust, amounts 10 more man . 000 a year if the charge were made at the meter rate. In other words, if the streets were oiled this amount of water would not be wasted In washing the dust off the lawns and bushes. Totaling up the saving that woul! result If all the 400 miles of streets ln Portland were oiled, the amount reaches something like 100.000 a year. Hut the argument has been advanced that oiling streets costs more than sprlnkllnp them with water. This Is true. The cost of oiling streets aver ages about $200 a mile. Watering streets cost about $125 a mile each year. Inasmuch as there are 400 mile of streets in Portland, the cost of oiling each year would be about IRO.000 if all were oiled, which would not be neces sary because there are about 25 miles of hard-surface pavement which would not have, to be oiled. The approximate cost of watering streets is J50.000 a year. This means that if all the streets wer, oiled ench year the extra cost would be about J30.000. But the 1100,- 000-savlng, ns flpured out above, would more than balnnce this and leave a sav ing of about $70,000 a year. Other Bavin;. There is still another saving to be considered which Is being experimented with at the present time. Superintend ent Donaldson is preparing to oil sev eral blocks of street and then rolling it. Later he intends putting on another coat of oil and sand and put It under the rollers for the second time. In this manner he hopes to have the street in such condition that it will keep the winter reins from washing the surface dirt off snd thus save oiling again next year. If this proves a success the city's savlnfflsvould be still greater. As to the Initial ooat of oiling eyerv street In the citv. Superintendent Don aldson has also figured out a way so that the city could secure the necessary equipment for almost nothing. city should decide to oil every street, 1 I v--f If (f I united mm ClIilB FORFEIT Opinion Given in by City At torncy Kavanaugh De cides for City. .i MMB1 M f nun n n TTys 0 CH n (breat Jniaif -race sale The united Railway company will have to forfeit It bond of $100,000 to the city for falling to carry out th provision of its franchise stipulating that the company ha a, contlnuou line of railway in operation between Balem and Portland within two rear from th time the ordinance went Into effect. Thl wn the opinion of City Attorney Kavanauch which waa announced In yes terday's journal. l no franchise ordlnanoa want Into af fect May 24. 190(1. and wis time limit expired May 24, 1908, or two month ago Friday. Inasmuch a the line be tween Balem and Portland has not been built and the condition of the franchise were considered proper and binding by ity Attorney Kavanaugh after a thor- ougn search of the authorities on the subject, he decided In favor of the -city. The opinion is by far one of the most Important delivered in many years, and In some points even exreeda th dellnn tff the supreme court in regard to the $5,000,000 bond issue, should it be up held by the courts or should the rail way companv a turetles decide to accept it as correct. In the first place It will give the citv $100,000. and secondly serve us a warning to all future fran chise seekers that tne Issuance of a bond ror rights rranted by the citv la snm- luiug uiuiv uiuu a uivre jorm. HELLO! HERE'S BIG SHAKE UP Telephone Company Will Have New, Northwest Su perintendent August 1. A big shake-up In local telephone cir cles is scheduled for the first of August coincident with a general reorganiza tion of the entire Pacific States Tele phone & Telegraph company. W. J. Journal office that puts every sample i Phillips Is to be placed in charge of heretofore exhlhlted fn the ,-hale. j ,he northern district with headquar- The accompanying photograph shows ' . , , 4 what was left of the branch after the ters ln Fortland and the change means official photographer had handled it j 'hat about one third of the local force long enough to glva tt an artistic pose Lerore the camera. The branch, when leaving the editorial rooms, contained will be dispensed with ln the future. Mr. Phillips will come to be super- if the! exactly 85 cherries, none of which iv(H vn uo k hZ (U 1 Superintendent Alex Donaldson. streets are a comfort to travel upon because clouds of dust do not arise to the traveler's face to blind th eye and gag th throat: because the glare of the un is minimized and because the traveler doe not feel the bump of every pebble no larger than a hickory nut as he does when he rides through the rrinding, gritty dust. And to cap the climax, an oiled street is never dusty a is one two hours after it lias been splashed with water. Ktifl Coat Daily. There are 86 sprinkling wagons ln Portland ln addition to three streetcar Epnniuers wnicn are malnlv used on hard surface pavements. Every day these S6 sprinklers with a capacity of 600 gallons each, empty 40 loads of water on the streets. Together with the water wasted at the hydrants in loading, these ib sprinklers consume 1,000,000 gallons of water a day. Reduced to cubic feet and its cost flg- i " i regular meter rate charged by the water department, this water costs approximately $16" a day The sprinkling goes on about 100 days each year, which means that the water would coat an individual about $17 000 a rear. These figures do not tlr tntn r,. elderation the amount of water used by the three street electric sprinklers which consume an amount about eciual to that poured out by the sprinklers drawn by horses. Carrying the figures out a little fur ther it is found that the Water sprinkled on the streets, together with the rains removes a large amount of the surface dirt, causes ruts to form In the street an in the long run means an annual expenditure, which could be saved by oiling the streets, of about $32,000. which Is taken out of the street repair fund. the present equipment of water sprink lers could be reduced to about one-half. These wagons are In good condition and by selling 20 of thern at one-half their original cost nearly enough monnv could be raised to purchase nine addi tional oil sprinklers which Donaldson says would be enough to do the work of the citv which has one oil snrinklur at the present time. Th9 remaining 16 water sprinklers would be able to sprinkle the hard-sur- race pavements not reached by the elec tric sprinklers. Mayor Lane Is as enthuslnstlc ohnut piling the streets as Donaldson, and it i of a mile west is wen Known that for more than two I crossing. years ne urgea tne city council and Donaldson to experiment with oil. His urgent requests were finally heeded and the city purchased an oil sprinkler, more In the expectation of recording a failure against Mayor Lane than any thing else. His plan has turned out far differ ently than expected, however, and It Is believed that the council will provide funds when the official budget Is made up in January to carry out the work ln a thorough manner next spring and summer. The oil sprmkler owned by the city cpst $C00, but Superintendent Donald son believes that as good wagons can be secured for less than $500. Donaldson presented another view of the question by stating that steep grades when oiled greatly relieve the burden placed upon horses ln pulling heavy loads through the dust and sand which in many cases attains a depth of Rix Inches. These, grades are the first to receive attention from Donni,ior, smaller than a good sized walnut. Tho length of the branch was less than a foot. Brouwer said the cherries were grown on a tree about 14 years old of the Lam bert variety. It gave seven boxi's this year and as the weight of them was 350 poundB. the fruit hjought $21, nt 6 cents a pound. Eight cents a pound could have been obtained but Mr. Brouwer did not have time to look around for prices and so let them ko at t district. Mr. Phillips has for years been one of the chief men ln the coun cils of the old Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company and his transfer to Portland is taken to mean a slight rele gation to the rear so far as his power and voice in the general management of the company is concerned. But more Important than that so far as Portland is concerned is the result : that Mr. Phillips' transfer to Portland ' win nave, it is known that the general reoiKHmzauon or me operative and fey lit I-T" V'V'v...r, , hmj OA! f hi IT TTts E Boys' and Youths' Clothing Every Boys' Two-Piece SPRING SUIT in the house Knickerbocker or plain pants, ages 8 to 16 years, at exactly HALF PRIG BOYS' $2.95 SPRING SUITS $1.47 BOYS' $3.45 SPRING SUITS..' ...$1.72 BOYS' $3.95 SPRING SUITS $1.97 BOYS' $5.00 SPRING SUITS $2.50 BOYS' $6.00 SPRING SUITS $3.00 Young Men's Outing Suits $10.00 OUTING SUITS, NOW ... $5.00 $ 8.50 OUTING SUITS, NOW $4,25 Boys' Washable Suits Reduced 50c WASH SUITS, NOW 37 75c WASH SUITS, NOW 56 $1.00 WASH SUITS, NOW 750 $1.50 WASH SUITS, NOW $1.12 WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO The trafct upon which fhese cherries struetlve departments of the telephone rere grown faces the Columbia r mrlmmnnn. man that . V.-'V slough road, at a potnt about a quarter. Including those of manv of th tin or the Vancouver roaJ chiefs will foil . The present Is by far the greatest shake-up In the history of the Bell company on the coast and Is the result of radical change of policies following the Infusion of new official blood Into the high places of the company. It was said last night that J. H. Thatcher the general manager of the company In iri'ie aiier me coming BEEF PRICES SOI SIC London's Poor Goes Hungry Premier Asquith Be gins an Investigation. 3rd and Oak 1st and Yamhill (Tolled Prem Leed wire.) London. July 25 Premier Aannlth ana tne street department anA ir..H,. I, ..... ... 1 12 miles of them have been oiled this L, , T , ,. rUnSel t0 " wueiner present high meat prices ln England are due to man- I'ortland. of Mr. Phillips here, but this could not be. verified last niht. either through Mr. Thatcher himself or any of the other local officials. MURDERED GIRL'S ATrS. Jnhn ,nf.I.VPQll- . . Initiation K a..i . i .vwLnvirjin j.i rneniea - "icnrii trusts or In re- KSJlSMtf " th9 '"'Portatlon a copy of "The Ufa of Alice Freeman - Pa mer." hv Professor George Herbert ' Th8 matter is one .the hoard of n- RMRnl IS HELD Pemains of G rover Stoffel, jrer Slayer, Will Be Shipped East. (Special Dispatch to Th Joamal.) T s . . ,) 1 .. . r T..1 o P rr- . . . . If President Tavlor Til munure wouia ordinarily handle, hut1 """clu"' JU'y LO- 1 ne runerai Rockefeller of "rudeness" fpbrcln1" a he outcr' over ,l" Increased cost of , "f Elza Kenpison. who was shot by living has grown so violent of late tht jrovcr otorret at t-cho Thursday, was ,,m, iu, u nemrai rnn,ln ss f.,r ' neid today. Tin detail decided to give it his personal 'be shipped east aneniion. , That Klnffeia wn .".n. i,inmg woman sunrage doc trine into the hands of his students The book contains Mrs. Palmers argu ment in behalf of woman Biiffraite and was first published as a tract by the College Equal Suffrage league of Massachusetts. The remains of Stoffel will VOCAL TEACHER AT ORECOX CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 6 y , . - 1 i - . ' .'",-- - ' l&Z'-.Ki I '' :' Since the rl.lt nM .! i !?. L"firC '.&?. -.P" K,. . i ii, ill JUiy O I r, turn. c u ,v lll ,C,1,M II, HeVCrai iCl- ny a formidable delegation 'of union iters written by him. Following Is one workingmen to ask him to eomo to the which ha wrote to the East Oregonian: poors relief through a government In-, Echo, Or., July 23. estlgatlon of food prices, he has inter- East Oregonian: vlew-ed scores of meat dealers from the Please publish this. With a great ,i V , i'"1""' uoing a.i . iriai i win sena you a peace to puli-lntej-national business. I lsfl ln your paper. It will be a warn- i i """""stood that agencies nre Inir to young bov and girls that when t- i. 'k,nK up facts for him in the you make a promise for god sake be I ntted Mates, with a view tn uncover- i falferhel (faithful! and do not deceive 1 ,.w '"fi,i..,is as -mpiny..,j therq i your mellow man. I have a task of that I with reference to foreign markets. I myself. I was tru In ever respect until ir the premier has formed any con- she broken mv hart she deceived kep elusion he has kept it thus f-r to him-! me ln the dark and then let me down V.u ",1.ml''eJ in conversation i like that the world doesnt know this with political friends that It would he : story the way I do. I am hart broken difficult tO Check the OI.eriitInn ,f t ...... fnr.v.. arr Uu I. k.. .k.t which work mainly in the l nlte-1 Ftatea ! she will never Pool no one else. I .u. ii nr -sary, tnelr ho ,1 nr. necessarv. their the Ttritlsh consumer cn h ri. , I by an a t of parliament removing re strictions on live cattle importation ; from Canada and oth want the people to under (understand) Grover Stoffel In his right mind. I re ceived the fatel Blow this morntnr aha say no forever she has deceived - tolej I against which a quarantine Is unneces-I out her. I will not mention her name 1 2ZS3sS3C 1AM? T 1 l '".Jv;M i ; i i '. i : OSE ra Perhaps Missing Perhaps Decayed Perhaps Discolored i essary. INDIAN YOUTH IS FATALLY STABBED Body of Grover White Is Found 12 Miles Above Silet Ajrency. J (rrlil P1tptch to Tim Joonud.) ) Toledo. C.T.. Ja:y 25 Lying In pool . of blood the tody of Grover White, an Indian, IS years of age, Wfu, found ly ' lr.g by the roadside ner the old Center borne. 1J mi.es tov th 8lti agenc .yesterday n,orn:ne. Eicept for , J! I knife wn-jid abov the hrt no clue r (mains of h'.s murderer It Is teilei that -,lt met Ms Ideath V :er f e I-.nu,r, of l,'' I uor. the rr.,t rf an a!tr-Mor. -,w one cf tie lr.d.r n I. .d , v " M.ggirp n .'1 i .. 'hU'ra Wf""u had cnc fors hid , but all will soon Know. ! had aorr. I se n w t h l with trou Please pubellsh. East Oregonian. Bend to Ptatesman. Poise, Idaho. Lochwood times. I.ochwood. Mo. Tours In oblige Grover Stoffel. Following Is the letter written Stoffel by the murdered girl shortly before Tlu t ra ged y : , P.ecelved your letter. Grover, I have not changed a bit. I esn't love vou. I But remember the world hasn't thrown I you down. Hew could you be happy j i with a wlfs who did not love you? I J don t care ror anyone dui iinn Elim, i ' as I told you berore. j I know what changed my mind. He ! changed his mind and that somehow changed me I didn't know until todsy that he still loves and cares for ras. He wrote me a letter asking ma to for- gtv him. I count him first because he was first. He Is coming up Sunday so everything will b all sat tied one way or the other. Grover I sdvise you either to go to your unci in Pendleton or slse to your dar old mother. Shs lovaa and cares for you Anyway if you stay away strm time it will be much eJaler for you to forget ma. But remsraber I am your friend I eoi.ld n"tT b hsppy with avtrneone I did not lora. And you wouldn't be bappT with ma. I know. So I feel I , nswera your letter as rxtrt I can All of these defects and numerous others will be perfectly and permanently remedied if you will call at this office and secure modern scientific dental work, at the price charged for inferior service at other of fices. Your missing teeth . will be supplied without plates. They will look as well and chew your food as well as your natural teeth. Decayed stumps will be removed without causing you the slightest pain. When possible, they will be saved and rebuilt. Discolored teeth will be made white and attractive. Numerous other lines of work performed with the greatest skill and without wearing on your nerves. GOOD SET OF TEETH ON RUBBER PLATE.... $5.00 BEST SET OF TEETH ON RUBBER PLATE. . . $8.00 tin n t wmrHT painless jLrJL JLP JLm V V JL JLHaJ-TJB. X JL DF.NTTST 3422 Washington Street, Corner Seventh OFFICE HOURS 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. ; SUNDAYS 9 A. M. to 1 P. PHONE MAIN 2119 TWELVE YEARS IN PORTLAND M. WOMEN TRAVELERS FROM ALL POINTS OF COMPASS FILL HOTELS Krrrlve ms for trusting rou thl i tioodbys. ELZA KEN.NI80N. Sheriff J H ter left for th and Coroner Car- No arrest, ha, e been mmA. "raer. Compaalei Incorporated. Wm Bams af TW Journal.) Balem. Or, JsJr It. Arttciea r,f t. ! rorrratlon hars ben filed m the of flea Isn't This Lar&hU ot ,fc 'reiary f state as follows From th. -hir.M ,.;., L.T.v.rr" - Is hreby n-trMi to r,u Trn .JZ.ZJL.?! 1' . rew,,T Py,- prtnclnsJ d tak th. u.i JL" .V.T r"JiClL M; In- Tbls Is the saason cf tha fair travel- i And than thara ara the rounr stbdents More women have been putting opKand tha sweat '.rl (raduaUa from all parts of th country who ara taking out Inrs to ssslst In th education, and many, many school teachers. School teachers usually trmral in parties of thr or more. Hen. ordinarily, ara not uowm on tn eicurslons. Another class of women who la tn alt m tan tea ltLat r,w-k w., tks iara. rtc I corrora tTra W p. rwla. ryak -ri. utCU Ftrwlv at the Portland hotels during th last few weeks than aver before. Bom of thm 'resistor as "Miss," soma as "Mrs." and aom leave off th profu altogether. Th practice of ragis- terlng Wltn oniy in iniia,a ana last nam has become quit popular among th women during th last ys.r or two for soma rtaaoiL Commercial women and there are any number of them on the road nowaday retrUtar th tus as man almost al ways. - Th worneo who hT been coming to Portland rcntly ara mostly tourlsta fomt of thvra ara with thir hnsbanda, a rd others who ara married travel In pair leaving tbalr nnahands la tha aast at woik wlik a cnack nook bandA day aftar day. so they com and gt, and week after woek thiM'r-tOUrUi' "r not nnmerou, this year aa heretofore. But thra are mora women than usual W. C. T. U. CONVENTION AT rniLOMATH (Kparial Ptapatrk te 1 JenraeXl JII1T 2 convention of th W. C T. U. met h.r. Phllamoth. Or, Joying th summers of this part of the woria and tn enmata wnicn haa helped to make Oregon and Portland famous, are th women who earn their own 11 t all hood. For a year at tbelr homes In th aast or mlddl west they havs been saving for thee tripe. Th women eon from every dl mo tion on every train. Rom of them hare baaa through th Yellowstone, ether ar going. Many com frocn tba south and at bars from tha north aad will re turn aaat by way aX Calif ore la. And i last Thursdav In th. R.rii.i ll.l'A' Th con-antlon doaed with an addre". In th evening In the colleg chapel bv S a t. Tr.tt.iir Ur- - . V' y Th. following officer, war. a,w Praaldant Mra Bmlth. CorvaJIls; 1 praaldent. Mm Henkle, PhUomalh; "r ' - ' an. swan. Cor- valhs: recording aecrttary. Mm nJL rri noma in; treaanu-er, Mrs. Merrick: Philomath. Notartea ComndMkwM. . , C,T" "l"" ef Tke rat tJa-n, Or, July 1 1 Comrala.ls .. rotanea hsve bean lesoed to M Veram Parar.a Kagasa. aaa C r. atL ata raiia. . ; ' T t