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13 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. ' SATURDAr EVENING. APRIL 17, 1009. I'flfll! Oil INTER nillilS BLOCKED 3Iayor Lane Kefuscs to Sign Contracts Authorized i , by JoanI. . , Grlevod that after four month" of hard labor and methodical artlon I at mimeroua meetings they had aotually accomplished nothing- toward aecurtng nsw water malna for Portland, members or tha water board turnad with aurprlae to afavor Lane yesterday when tha miw inimmMl1 that ha would not tisn contract for 840,000 worth of iTW. Allen, who has taken a. great Intereat ' In tha development - of tha water avstem. waa tha ' moat dlsap pointed map on tha water board. .''Have ' ive been dabbling along here for month n mere boya' Play?" he asked the mayor,' ': - For answer the. mayor palled num ber of unsigned contract from lila ' nocket and a communication to tha water board. - Thla waa algned with the ' mayor'a name. . In it he tella why he refused to sign the contracta: "To the Honorable .Water Board of the City of Portland Gentlemen: Ac companying thla communication pleaae ;flnd tu contracta which . . have been authorised by your' honorable body for the construction of water 'malna '. in . Union avenue, from Haneook street to Killlngswortn avenue; Kaat Marnson atreet, from Margnerlta avenue to East Thirty-ninth atreet; - Eleventh atreet, from Alder street to Jefferson atreet; Missouri avenue, from Killlngawortn 'avenue to Alnaworth avenue; East Thir tieth atreet, from Kaat Gliaan atreet to Sandy road; East Madison atreet, from East Twenty-third to East Twenty eighth atreets; Gitalin atreet. from Seventh to Twenty-third atreeta. and East Twelfth atreet, . from Division atreet to Clinton street, amount ing in all to some 140,000 worth of Im provement, which are to be paid for by the property-owners adjoining them. . "From what information I am able so obtain, the estimates opon which these contracts were ordered entered, into were baaed upon, prices for the coat of the work to be dona so much at variance w ith the facts that I feel It my duty to call your attention to them before sign ing them. : - -v ...'.- "For your , information I would aay that the coat of labor haa been reckoned at $3.10 per day, a rate far above tha market price, and the excess allowed in thla Item will accrue neither to" tha laboring man nor to the city. For llie teaming something- Ilk 817 a day h been allowed, which la much mora lliun would have to be paid for urn wrrn-r, .' I am alao Informed that of the ma terlal to be used, soma haa been estl mated below and some above Its actual coat, and mat nowhere have rieetnttelv ascertained facta been stated or are the estimates accurate, although it seems mat ny aomei fortuitous chance, the er ror made in favor -of thn contractor nsianc moae rnacia against him ao nice, ly all throiirh the eatlmatea aa to make 4he final result almost ideal in their conclusions, -. The situation Is iinfnrturiai and tin. pleaaant, for the reason that If theae contracts re entered Into with the knowledge upon my part that they have been matla In thla manner. I become re sponsible 'for - them, while, upon the other hand. If I decline to aeceDt them It will cause delay In the completion of inia necoasarv worn, -i lia raet remains. however, that thla method of carrying on the work of the city must be stopped. ano i, tnererore, return tnem not ap proved, with the suggestion that they be recast and placed upon a basis of actual facts, whatever, thoae facta .may be. Respectfully yours, " If Arltt I UAG, ,:. STA TE DISMISSES v a v MAYHEM CHARGE Following tha ruling of tha state au- preme - court in rererence to mayhem, which reqnlrea that a declaration of Intent be made prior to the act, the state cases against M. W, Aver 111 and Q. ' A. Spath. who s were fighting ' last night, were dismissed today and both are now held on city charges of din orderlv conduct. 1 t ''t V . Averlll,, who' Is leas than IB years of age, kept a buggy at Spath's livery ata- Dl at. as jenerson ana wnen iroume arose, a fight ensued in which the boy was first aianped. tnen knocaea down and finally bitten in the nosa by Spath. The lad retaliated by- taking a sharp rocg ana-cutting spatn arouna tne nead and face, Inflicting a number of . ugly gashes. - - - The case waa continued until next Wednesday.-" Spath had filed a counter charge of mayhem agalnat Averlll, thla also Deing disposed of at the requeat of Peputy District Attorney Hennessey. Bull Run water, cement sidewalks. streets graded, and splendid view. Hornet easier than rent.' East Ankeny Itose City Park car to end of line. See Gregory Heights salesman. See ad on page 2. Tm.-A Sua .lln Ill Alder street, Medical building. . . Get your tickets to Harborton on tha Jnlted Railways, at 272 Stark atreet. OLDEST: DRUMMER'S HOT WEATHER STORY TAKES THE DOG TO DATE Ariaona'a burnlns Malna are hot Ills tory makes record of the bones bleach ing in the mn Mia ncuon weaves ro mance about the bones and the nwiga sines pay for It. The sun el mo haa In fluence In the tropica. It haa been stated and occasionally in Oregon there coma day mat make tha coolness ana Deauty of aliade appreciated,. Certain reverend gentlemen spend much tune in auggea tlve descriptions of the hottest hotneaa vet to come, but' the hot weather atory of tne oloest drummer wing tha dog up to mis present. ,t. s, . I 'was aelllng a' Una of novelties through the southern states." he com' menoed. while the hat ealeaman and the shirt salesman lingered in the hotel lob by to hear him. "I. waa late, on rav schedule and did not make tha amaller tnwna until alone in Auauat. . I woke no one morning In a bum hotel, after dreaming of inaects, with legs, that bite, all night; and I sprang gladly out of bed, looked at my schedule and said a bad word. It was a small place, this next town, only to ne reached by atag. jsut it was go or resign. I went.. "Over hills and through valleys we creaked, the craiy old stage lurohlng first one way: then another. The driver waa a peach; he hit every, atone In the road, wallowed through every hole we Firayed that he might nave been a driver natead of a Beach. . The dav. waa : in tensely hot. The little' brooks were dried up and springs aeem to be located once in 100 miles we were not Inside the 100 miles. : I was wondering if future prom ised blisters wouldn't bo bliss compared to this, - when. . the . driver t suddenly swerved to the right, cracked his whip oyer tha heads or his dejected horses and sang nut;' Thirty minutes for din ner; wattr free of charge.' . , . ."About 'that time we aaw a fatherly looking old farmer coming down to meet us. - H allowed he waa right ; smart glad to aee usthat the old woman had been frying chicken and making' drop biscuit that day. and would we -light and coma ud on the porch to set' till she rung the bell? Somewhere the old fellow must have bad a spring hidden, for he brought us water that waa cool and made Ufa worth living a rain. "Dinner was fine. Then the farmer said ha wanted to show us something. We followed him to the barn, and there. still standing on Its feet, was the body of a mule, dead aa a door nail tha only dead mule I aver saw. v , ' 'Gentlemen,' said the old , farmer. you-a)l ain't goin' to believe what I'm about to tell you. but I'm goln' to tell It anyhow. Iast season me and the old woman raised some popcorn, and ' we stored It away In the loft over thla mule's stall. Long 'bout 10 o'clock thisJ morning i neara an awrui -poppin' down in the barn, and I thought It waa-the old mula, i I ought to have oft you In the beginning that thla here mule when alive waa tha most Imaginative old cuss that ever kicked at me. Ha aaw a pic ture of a hay stack one day and at It up aacontented aa though It wss the real article, l'alnt a stick yellow and he'd eat It for corn every time and keep fat on It '''Well, aa I waa tellln' you, I heard an awful poppin', and when It kept tin for a long apel Iwirn and found It an'l tha old mule, aru-r all. I he uii aMnlng down on the roof of thla her Iwrn started the. corn to poppin'. It waa tint dry. It sift.-d down throua.il the ratera, atrlklng thla Old muiea iiai-H. Jle, Jookln 'round and aeein' the ground all white, thinks It's snow; and honest to heck, mister that old fool mewl Juht stood there and froi to deatn, (is waa that Imaginative.'" "I ran tell a story that will heat that oae forty waya from Christmas." broke In the hnr snleanmn. souarlnr himself aa for a combat. Then, while thn oldest drummer nmllr.l liu-redulouslv and the crowd gathered 'closer, he related the tulft comers Ina the mvaterlnua adontlnn of the at raw work basket, . Save your money and huv a home t uregory iieignts. nu ad on page 1. 1 III' JtiiJIilllJ . 1 tl 1111 f V, iaLL Vj7 (( V) aLiaLL THE Announce trie opening of tne f new Intcrurban line be- ; tween Portland and ; Burllnflton Regular schedule commencing' SUNDAY," APRIL 18. . Cars leave CHAMBER OF. .COMMERCE BUILDING 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15,11:15 a. m.; 1 KX), 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, : 5. -00,6:00. m. ' '!' ;.. , : A fourteen-mile ride, overlooking the Co lumbia and Willamette rivers and the moun- . tains. . Special Sunday rates.' New cars. Good service. : STOPS,; Cliff Inn, AVhitwood Court, Glen Harbor, Linnton, Harborton, Millers Burlington. . ' . , ( f a ', THE POLICYHOLDURS COMPANY Built on Commonsense Foundation ': Jf eCPHOIjr JPAYMEte - BEST FOR 0REGONIANS .....'.'....-'''.". . '...'".' . . : f ' f '' '.' I " ... '. 'i: . -, '- - - t .. .. ' i -I :. " -. " ,. ' I r .. r ' ' " ' ..V -,'.-"'."- ' ,! -. ., . '-,! , ''. HOME OFFICE: Corbett Building, 5th and Morrison, Portland .' h. MILLS, L.' SAMUia,- ' CLARENcfe S.' SAMUEL, President. , - , Oeneral Manager. Assistant Manager, ' ' i laNsMasf iBBMsaBB ? laMaasaaf aallallaal 'i ml .saWMasaJ aBBBBatmaWal '" ''...'. t i , - - , 7 mmmmtmmmJt hwmimZmmhiZI m mmi .' - ' ' On page, 2, First: Section, of tomorrow's Journal, you'll 'find the "SWEETHEART" coupon we have been telling you aboUt all week. It; represents actual purchasing power. It's good for a full-sized cake of the best toilet soap ever made to our knowledge and we've made soap for twenty years: So don't let the coupon escape you don't forget io cut it out of tomorrow's Journal. See . if "SWEETHEART" isn't the best v soapthe soap you want to use. - ; : , ' ; . ; , ; 1 : We pay the dealer for the cake you get. You don't have to buy any thing. Simply present this coupon to any grocer in any town where this paper circulates. ' Then he'll hand you a full sized cake of "SWEETHEART" Soap--;a cake that will last a long time. So you'll have plenty of time to judge and to compare it with other soaps. As we told you last week, we'll buy the cake for you rather than that you should go without knowing this soap. You'd miss the best soap made today You'd continue with merely ordi nary soap. Don't miss trying "SWEETHEART," Madam. Let us convince you of its merits at our expense. , ,We publish a'list below of a few of the grocers who would bepleased to have you visit ' their stores and redeem your coupon. . . , - , Try It at Our Expense ' This it a very unusual offef, because "Sweetheart" ' ii an unusual soap. There are hundreds of toilet soaps today, yet not one other like this. , Get a full-size cake free, then judge if "Sweetheart" isn't unique decide if you don't like it better. . You cannot know, madam, until you've tried this soap, what you miss when you use other soaps. We've studied those-soaps and know. Msny are good soaps they please lots of women. But we've studied the good soaps most. W learned how, in this way, to make "Sweetheart" better than all the rest. ,: . . ' , -. ..... .- ; S . - ' ' '.' '. -- ' V - - ' A We Arc Sure of This , . Otherwise we couldn't afford to buy a cake of our soap for so many women. For unless all who try our, soap buy it again, we lose a large amount of money on this offer. '' ; . ' We can't afford to buy every woman a cake of this soap, so these coupons must be limited. But all readers of Sunday's Journal can get the free gift. Simply cut , out the coupon from page 2, first section, of Sunday's Journal and present it to your grocer. Absolute Purity "Sweetheart- Sosp is, first of all, a pure soap. It Is made from edible products the very best the market affords but it is more than a merely pure or neutral soap, as it also contains beruoin, cold cream and glycer ine in correct scientific proportions. These last named ingredients are well known for their beneficial effect on the skin aoftening, purifying and helping to keep it in a natural condition. The cream white color of "Sweetheart" is the bast proof of its purity. Nothing is added to color it Exquisite Perfume -Swr etheart" Soep scented with an exquisite rose rTfume mad fron a secret formula of pure essential e:. It is milled fiv times, making it as smooth and f.re as the most expensive French soap. Any of the following Port land jobbers will be pleased to supply the re- tailers in this territory with Sweetheart Soapi j;; ALLEN & LEWIS -LANG & CO. MASON-EHRMAN CO. WADHAMS & CO. WADHAMS & KERR ' BROS. Tounir. -A. Co ..m N. Union ., Ulckaon. O. W. ;.,.1S00 Belmont Vyn. Geo. K 634 Sellwowl . Dresser-Malley Co. ..,.480 Washington , Eddy A Loder .'.JJrd and Tharman fcatea A Hill., ,,43S N. Union Kell.r, A. , Knonp, P. ........ Koehn A Base . . , .Stewart's Station ...... .41ft Falling; .122 Killlna-swortii . Fellowa Oroo. Co. Flnlc A Lwla...........S riscner, b...... .r iniiri, r . tr . u ....... , .'Florschuts Nelson.. 171 Foott, J. A Sons. ....... . r ori. ttros. . , FulHsm. J. P.......... Funk Bros.'.. Sf Ferris, W. H.. .......... . Flat Iron Grocery Co.... ......849 Oak 14 Mississippi Iawson ' . .624 N. -Z4tn Kllllngsworth il5l E. J 6t t) : .S5 Belmont ..17S N. 21st . .418 Everett 1 Washington : .849 N. Vnlon La Barre. M...,.,..........S Hood tind A Hwanson. ........ .918 N. Vnlon Ulster, W. Jj. .............. .15 Is. 17th Lana, M. N. ...... . f..vHirMAn r A,. r n uin.i..inni... Loshler. li. ...... . , , . 1448 E. Glisan Scales A Curty .828 Fessenden , Kchiffer, A. ...... . . . . ;128 Grand sve. Pchneiderman, M.,. ...... ... .154 First Scott. I. 8........,....8!I Wllltams : boenfedt, L. C ........ 821 Williams Shanks, P.. ........... , .862 First heeta, w. K.. . v. s . . . .11 Hlulngaworth 6hlVea, J .......... . .... 631 N. Union rv. , i ...1.111' lUPri ' ... v. ...... . w, x,. , . . - . W V U Montavula '"'"nmn i,roc. a mi to...a unsan Maraulles. Mason, F. RETAIL GROCERS Addison C...... anucn, r 189 porter .411 Gliaan Anderson. C. G. A Ca...85t allsslsslppt Adama, J. C..s .88? 8aody Road Bakar, C. A ......... .Grand and Plna ,Biake. F. T ....27 tTulon ava. Brlatol. J .80 Washington Bo-hr A Wetalar 248 Front Hon ham A C'irrler ,:..8t- Johns Bohnaen, J. M 4 8 Jefferson Brost. J. W..rt.,..,i..".i8S N. Union Broan. Chaa. E .11 Grand ava. Brtihaker A Normandln Mi Tabor Bullivant'a Grocery 481 Jefferson ButtL W. M 2S Market Brum her a. H... 428 Eaat Morrtao Batt Bros Hi guta Caldwell, T. W. .. Carney, W. H...... Cssaon. J. C...... Chehsk Bros..:..,. Cehen s Orocorr .. Crmcannon, T. J. A Confannon. J. .T... Cooper. . H....... Coat a Orwerv Ca., Cnvrta A C. ...... Cnsran. T. M fVwrler. T. H Crarl-h. f Crane, C C. ..... .. f;tlr. vr. n. A Ca Craare. K. It , lt8 E. 13th 22d and Pavl.r ...... 12 Orsnd sva. -i First" . . .8haver and Union Boa....8 Thiirmm ..21stand Jefferson , ....81 Washington .-...... 248 1st .......... . 8t Jnhna .218 V lit ...... .81 William .... 28 X. Itn .....418 WsshinaTon ...... lt N. 1 rlrni . . vCresrnt latton Oerke, It W .....1585 Peninsular Gerrltson. W. H 104 UarrUnn illass Bros Portsmouth Brick Block Godel. Theo. A. Co .897 Belmont tiodfrev Bros. A Palmer. .. .282 Russell. Gottsacker Bros., 164 Grand . Graf A Fareo...., J2 Russell , tJreen A. F A Co.. 5.0 Williams ' reen. John 78 N. Union GeBott A Hujchloa 1274 E. Surk Hadley. C, P.. ......I..;. .279 Williams 1 Haffenden, Cbaa ......1052 Corbett HslL Ed ......48 First' Hansen, J. C 714 N. Union- HsrrirnsB, H. C -.1060 Belmont Hawkins A Nlsbat 888 E. Morrison lealv. M. .............Base Line Road. Helmer. E. ,. o Ollsaa II Irk roan, J. C. .......... 888 Mllwaukl ' Holmes, R. 1, s,, Johna - Holmes, T. P 1185 Mllwaukle Hopkins, E ..S74 Hood Horn. O. I IB N. I4th Honrk A Burr .....1081 N. . Union ' Hawthorn Arenua Orocery Ct, ..... . 80th and Hawthorns ITathway. U A Ron ...218 flxth Harrry. Win ...R. Ith and Mason Horhstedler. ft. W.....4 K. Bnmalde Hoffman. Fred 788 Mississippi H"lhrook. H ......7S7 Alhrta Holmes, W. H...,. ;Park PJa . Inrla F. A 418 V. Jtrd Italian DeL A Oroo. Co 418 E. CUy 298 First ...........735 Williama Masonic Temple Grocery .....West Park and Yamhill MathlsOn. IL W .715 Powell Mattnnn, M .............. .849 Alberta Metropolitan Groc. . , .,;4Z Washington Mill-tr, E. G .248 Holladay tinier at Kanrs , Moore, A. hi.,,. Mueller. Jf.... .. McCasIin. J.' K.. Montvllla Malley, W. J ...... .. ... .Third and Ash ..,.182 Grand ave. . ..,.127 Macadam , J t T... 1 I Bkooa; Bros. i, ,. A. i .'.88 1 Thurmaa . nmitn, w. m. i-. . . , , . , . . 4 . 240 Fifth , South Portland Cash Groc. ..;76 Firsts Speaks, A. h. . ........ . . . 571 Macadam Stein, S.. ................ .,..845 First Steel Bridge Meat A Groc.. 301 Crosby Stephenson Co. i r... ,. . s .284 Front Stevens Hall Co.. 75 Vaughn Story, A... ............. .4(59 Williams Strout, F. h,. ........... 881 Alnaworth , Schwind, C. .w..., 288 Grand ave. Slmola A Da via .......... .Ianrel wood Soap Stora, ,Tha .422 Wsshlna-ton Storrn Bros..,.....Flrland and Millard Tabke, C. ft,"; ..1200 Mllwaukl Maver. h. A Co 148 Third-1 i..no.mp80lr Ppieaie, jsthand Wash. M.rnn. si.hnii.il , . At us ci.tk ' iinanam ......a n. tiixtn Miller. P.. 421 Faiilna; , aicier ar prana tarroc. dept.) city Mount Scott Groc. and Bky Lents ' '''If Kelson's ....,.......,.....518 Glisan Nelson Walter Co.; ..811 WJlllama - Newton. M. !....; St. Johns. N. T. Oroeery ... ,5.11th and Morrison Nkhalas A Co...,..,.. 521 Maiden ave. Norn Cash Groc. . .220 Grand are.' Nolf. Theo. 1878 E. 12th-: Korden Grocery Co.. 833 Mississippi av. A. E B7 Williama ronaetn uoyce ,....& ft. Morrlso;. Townsend A Van Schoonhoven. . . . . 147 First Turteltaub. M. i, .......... .868 First Tyron. J. J. .............. 294 Iarrabea Troutman, D. B. .Monta villa v . ALBfANY. ' . . Beam Owen Co. " ( Gilbert Broa. 1 Rowell, A. S. , Tomllnson A Holman. , - i CORVALLIS. Bamlster, C. C. - . , CummlnKn, E. A. ., . ' , Hodes, A. .; . : Thatches A Johnson. . OREGON, CITY. Albright. J. H. ' -r Barlow. F. T.. " ; - Brla-htblll, H. I. ' Kly. G. , v Harris. V. , .X,arson A Co.,- -Robertaon, A. : ' Seelcy, J. E. ' : " SALEM. ' Gilbert. K. 8. A Co. . ' Harriott, J. W. : Harvey. A. I s Malr Grocery Co. bunset Grocery Co.- , Oliver, M. C. .,.,'..,. Olsen Bma.,.., 4elsner. W.. ,. Ott A Co Paine. C G Palran. Charles . Psnder. C. ....... 1'essn. J. K. Peebles Oroo. C. ..414 Fiandera 417 N. Union' .729 N. Union .....435 SUth .515 Jefferson ...221 E. 24th ....674 First .818 N. Union .222 larrsbea rr, N. Wan Walworth. R. C. Jenaen."W , Johasoo. H. P. Son,. ...158 Morrison 481 Maaoa Paris. . N. ... Iar1 a Gaiaa. ... .324 17th ...St. Jekas Ketly. M. A rrris;s. P. J... Knlr. H Ksutann. A. Co.. Krtr, F ...... ; KsM'rly, A...... lit Gan4 84 Piark fUtllwnol ........1145 I.)ipmi 121 N t4t) 414 F Gr.n l Peoples Market A Groc Ct...!l Flrat Peiteraon. P. J 1078 Macadam Phelps. W. ...... IM E. 84th Portland Orwery C0...4A3 E. Burrtalda Pugh, j. N ...487 Failing RTfa. J. W 184 K!ll'naworth Rhards, E. J ,....294 S. lth Rohsrtaon, P. 8 tiellwond Ror.ir.aon, R. M 894 A)Krta Rathhnn. E 3 73 N. Hlk T. W. ' I4( Morrison Raybura A Poa ....Lenta VANCOUVER. Anderson Cash Ktnra. Barnes A Martlnaen. . .'.'';-'..-. if-" ' ".Carter, J. K. . it"M- - HUlX"'A'lionrl-h,en. Vrfef. F. 0.,..........83 Mllwaukle Johnaon Mercantile Co. - ' '.-( ; J "" . .... Johnson A rase. - . Van Deusen. W.' J. ... , . ,'.808 "N. Union c ptem'heraASona "'' Von Scyoch, D. J. ........ . .885 Pippin swank t&Co. ' Voelkes. C. J. A Boa, 702 Mississippi kv., . sm"n c , . . ASTORIA - Allen, A. '. DALLAS ' Castle, J. I j. ' . : Crldr, C.-U ' Pchults. IA It Slraontun A Scott.. . MT.IINNVILLE McCrtay A Son. ; iOSEBURG F-aatnn. tr. Henry Hsrnr-sa A J"hnon. ' K1d, A. . Hon. Miilwlfe A. Pickens. ' THE DALLES Worsley, J. H. r ......... .240 Thurman L . 11 RllMBll M.,A CO 875 Williams Weed. F. E. 482 Rockwell Wick. A A Co........ 345 First Welnstlen. g.,., .....823 First Welch Grocery Co.. Tacoma and E. I9th Wlmblea. F. C.., 732 Albert Woodysrd. B. B. ...... .874 E. Morrison Woolack. J 571 First Wast ways Grocery , 99 Williams Wick, A. P :..184 WIIHsms Wilder-man A Krltsbevsky . ...41i Fifth Wimsn A Footer Inia Wooater, L. E.... 418 W'ashlnrton Wria;ht. J. U. .Union and Morrison Tsl Msrket and Groc. Tstea A Ravrnond . . . . . Touna; .Grocery Co.... Zollinger, GeorfS . .198 Grand av. ..1914 Belmont 144 First ...709 Division .Love. WOODBURN C M. Co. IViAIMMATXAIM SOAP CO., NEW-YORK