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Newspaper Page TextTHE. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1009. r-r- nnilRT SPI TSfBV DEPOT IS ".M.nt r UN State Supreme Justices Di vided Three to Two in De cision on Kamela Precinct Notices in Local Option Election. '. - ' (Br Journal taawd Salem Win.) xx Salem, Or-, July 13. In a Union county iocal option ease In which 'an : order of tn county court declaring that county dry as the outcome or a -ioc&i ootlon election last June, la attacked. icwut -TnatirA McBrlde Bars: "I oo not suppose that' It will make any great airrerenc wnemer uursiy citUens of Union county get .their sup plies at licensed saloons, as they nave leen wont to do thes many, year -or are compelled to adopt the Inconvenient methods frequently practiced In the so called 'dry counties, but the principle invoivea jirc-ia ar "w""s - - t Jullu RoesclL brewer, had alleged that the petition initiating local option proceedings. In Upion county last spring was insuf tielent. tha the motlcea of th election were Inadequate and that they ' were not posted according to law; that evidence wa Introduced to show that only three notice had bjsea posted In Kamela precinct, when the law ay Iiva should be posted... ' " Xlaf aadSlatjf Slasest. -fx- The supreme court wa divided on tha decision rendered today. I Chief .Justice Moor wrote an opinion. In which he holds that' the notices of election were sufficient. This opinion Is concurred in by Justice McBrlde and .Justice Kaklnx A. dissenting opinion la written by Justice Slater, concurred In, by Jus tice King,. Justice McBrlda take a pointed view of the matter. . , -If the failure ,ta jkisJLA Qti09 In Kamela - precinct'-dlarranchisea, more than 8000 voters In Union county, says Justice McBrlde, "then a like failure In 11 . .u.l,... in Vl at t a wntiln ina Hiiiiii-ov in-ini., u v.w disfranchise, every .voter, in. the com ruonwealth If a special election for the entire aute should be called upon some measure or office." - ' ; . Justice McBrlde holds that a substan tial compliance Is all that Is necessary xinles there Is some probability that a trifling failure apparently negligible has. In fact, changed the result- - justice Slater, on the other hand, contends Ihat In former cases -th -Oregon supreme court haa held that In ppecial elections a strict . compliance with all statutory requirement ., .J mandatory. x Two Oregon -.. caae are cited to support this view. Justice King holds with Justice Blater. The court stood three to two for upholding the sufficiency ot the proceeding.. . ' Seolslon in Other Oases. Other case decided today ' were a fiin.' vinvd !. Officer vs. Flnlay MurrlsonVand C. G. Guernsey, appealed from the circuit court for Grant coun ty., George E. Davis,, Judge, is , re versed and remanded In- an opinion wrtt- v ten by Chief Justice Moore, r - Mrs. ,W. Hynearson and Bart Ows ley, respondents, vs. Union county, ap pellant appealed from the circuit court foe Union county, II. J. Bean, Judge, is .affirmed In an opinion written by Chief Justice Moore. ' J. F. Laughlin, appellant, vm. I Con- nor and others, respondents, appealed from the circuit court for Bakes coun ty, William Smith. Judge, I affirmed In an opinion written by Associate, Jus tice Eakln. ,.- . Albert Abel, respondent vs. Coos Bay, Boseburg 4 Eastern railroad & Naviga tion company, appellant appealed from The circuit court for Coo county, J. W. Hamilton, Judge. Is . reversed and re manded In an opinion written by Asso ciate Justice Eakln. - . , George W. Anderson, respondent, vs. ThMiJnra MiT.ll nrf ind Arixnna Va- Lelland, defendants, and "George-Bow' man, appellant appealed irom tne cir cuit court for "Grant county, George E. Davis Judge, Is affirmed in an opinion written by Associate Justice McBrlde. James Fenarl, respondent, v. Beaver Hill Coal company, appellant appealed from the circuit court for Coos county, J. W. Hamilton Judge, is affirmed In an .opinion .written by "Associate Jus tice King. - The Oregon Railway & Navigation company, plaintiff and appellant, vs. John Eaatlock and others, defendants : and respondents, appealed from the circuit court for Union county, JV W. Knowlea, Judge, i reversed -In an opin ion written by Associate Justice Slater. In the caae of Charles F. Johnson va. Sam lankovets a motion to dismiss the - appeal Is denied. - ' The case- was ap pealed from -the Circuit court for Mult nomah county. Judge John B. McClel land presiding. Petition, for rehearing In the case of R. B. Seabrook vs. Coo Bay lee & Cold Storage companv la denied. TMa case was appealed from the circuit court for joos , oountjr, ..Hide. . j, w. , Hamilton presiding, and was reversed -and re manded for -new trial, June 1, in an opinion written by Asosciate Justice Eakln. ' , . .---. . ...... Motion to dismiss the appeal In the case f McCabe DUptev Tanning cbm T;ny, respondent" v. The Justice court of Grant Pa district Justice J. M. Holman, presiding, appellant appealed from the circuit court for Jnaenhin ' county, H. K. Hanna, Judge, la denied Tin an opinion written by Chief Justice SUB-POSTAL STATION, ' " 'T0 BE ABANDONED , Sub-postal station E, at - Blxth and FJander streets, .will positively be abolished Immediately. Upon the istab llshraenfof "the new nailing 'division. avs Postmaster JohnC Toung. Contrary to the .generally circulated report,, - continued Mr Youngt "I have riot been instructed by the department to continue .sution E beyond the open ing of the new mailing division. The deTartment U not wasting any money J.jr paying ren t for. two sub-stations In the ame vicinity, which would be the If".11 "iation E continued after the tnaillng diyfslnn, is opened. I have re ceived positive orders to discontinue division I etobllshed, and . ther t no possibility that tha departmentTwIll rescind tha order.:'. -.- -; "V I J j'outh Seat to' Bock, Pile, f Frank Kane, a young man whose home la in Vancouver, was sentenced to to days In Jail this morning on. a charge of vagrancy. The boy was accused of the theft of a .valuable merschaum pipe -but It was Impossible to secure evidence to convict him, - Hia brother appeared in ciurt, and -although he wished to have bltfi freed from -th charge f -larceny was perfect' willing that he should go to tiie rockpfle for a while" t teach him lesson. - ,. IVwrter Klopes With Domestic.1 After havlna- deserted from hia regi fnmt In the fnlted States army at Van cmrver. Private John McDermott ,of -t-mrsnv F. First infantry, came to Portland and winnlna: hjs way into fh h."rt of Anna Jocklnson. a domestic em t'lvel at the home of Joseph Woerndle. f Tillalmo.ik street, eloped with that trutldpn,- Mr. Vocrnd!. s well as the eff irei-s at Vancouver, tv ported the mat-t-r to the oillo, but all efforts to locate '.j'!s-.tn toc-n place laft Saturday, mum OFFICIILtV OPEH East Sidere Gather' to; Do ' Honor 'to Long Ex pected Event. "Harrlman. hearlno- 'the arood thing said of him by east aider would for aet his rheumatism. fend come back home to rpt Into active businesa again." said a man who attended tha formal opening of . the new Southern Pacifla depot at East Morrison and East First streets last nignt. "The east side station will soon be come the main depot of Portland and the union depot will be relegated to tha background r declared. H. H. Newhall, president of the East Side bank, during an address delivered at the opening, and C. G. Sutherland, chief clerk of tne ure gon Railroad A Navigation company, added weight to hi words by saying. Trains win ne operatea over tne Beaverton bridge by January 1 Into the new depot, abandoning the present en trance to Portland down through Fourth street" and then 'this station will become one of . the busiest stations on the line." . Mr. Sutherland conflnulna- an elo quent, although Impromptu address, de clared that the new station tiM Deen planned for tha benefit, of the -east aiders, that It was there for use, and he added humorously, "The more us the better. We will like it." Whitney Boise and Joseph Buchtet members of the- committee on arrange ments, felicitated th ' gathering of more than 1600 east aid residents on tha acQUirtns: of the new depot and de clared it to be their opinion that tha business condition which made the de pot a necessity points to a great in crease of trafflp importance accruing to tnm urn or tne city. Harrlman has pulled through a fi nancial panic," aald Mr. Boise, "and now is letting the contract for tha construc tion of the Ieschttt line, the Tilla mook line and work Is being done on both ends-of the Klamath line. It chows his friendly spirit to tha peo ple of Oregon and Portland, and we, for our. part, should quit knocking and go to boosting, - everything that looks to ward constructive enterprise. "I have .been over much of our coun try, but have riever seen a more mod ernly" equipped oassenger station," aa erted Mayor Simon. "I have been In many citle aa large aa Portland who for . their maini depot had not o good one. as mm. . . f, The new depot Is of concrete eon- atruction, heated by hot air and lighted! with electricity at a construction cost of 118.000, It answers for the people Of East Portland a lonr feH n.orf n has constituted one of the most popular imuvpb maun oy me management of the Harriman syRtem- for the benefit of Portland people.- As a token of appre ciation an elaborate floral plec waa presented bv the East Stde pTjah clubs. Charles e: Fields, who bought tha first ticket at the new denot. from East v Washington street to Portland, cost In fi cents, nnwntiil It . u. CUP BENSON IS OIIE BIG SCHOOL Jlegulartol Miiiliai Are Vit Thwufflv Hard Paces ; :tjfiiti:ncampme ' '- The firt of the annual regimental encampments of the Oregon National Guard is in nrosreaa at .tha n nni States army rifle range at Clackama station, the IS companies of the Third regiment having reached tha camp grounds yeaterdav mf .may una aireaay oeen preceded by Con- vi, nrai unuea ewes infantry. rrom Vancouver barracks. The National vruaiu cunnns-eni numoers about 400 guardsmen, and in addition there are nearly 100 regular army Infantrymen in camp. .. . , . As outlined In the renernl ' rUv i- ueo yeaierq&y oy Colonel McDonelt vuuiniBiiuins; omcer or camp Uenaon, a military program was inaugurated this morning, and will continue thrnns-h. out the week, that will Include every Throughout the day, beginning at 5:15 o ciock iou morning wnen reveille J sounded and ending with the gun fired at sunset both guardsmen and regular Will be undergoing military instruction. This forenoon the first battalion of the inira regiment occupied the rifle range, and the second and third battalions were engaged In close order drills. Every morning at o'clock, assembly ur me iirsi arm or me aay WM be sounded, and at 8:45 o'clock the recall will - blow. An, hour later the second drill period will begin, ending at 11:45, wnen me eoiaiers wu marcn to the company mess halls. The ' first battalion, composed of companies to, ti, c, and K. under.com mand of Major John U May are being put through a skirmish run this after noon. Under command of Major F. S. Baker, the second battalion will go on the skirmish range tomorrow; and the third' battalion, commanded by Major T. xm.- jjunoar. naa in .range tor, Tnura day. ' :.. Major B. H. Noble, JTlrstUplted BUtesj Infantry, and Lieutenant , James- W. Everington, - Third. United " State In fantry, who were detailed as Instructor, reported at the Qamp yesterday after noon. Friday morning tha three battal ions of guardsmen and the company' of regulars will march to th field maneuver district six mile east of Camp Benson, where the day will he spent fin an extensive program of field manuevers. ? 5 77 Tonight Thursday and Saturday nignts, concerts j wiu De given at tn camp grouna oy tne regimental Dana. NEW VEHICLE TAX : TO BE PROPOSED Tne city council will recognize aa old friend tomorrow when an ordinance Is- presented dealing with tha . vehicle tax. It will have the backing of the draymen, ana win reduce the license for double horse drays from $20 per year to- io, ana ror single norse aray from $10 to $5. - The draymen : would like to have - a reduction Jo to, to 12.60, but after an Interview with the license committee f . . tha ' conncil -' they - decided to nave an ordinance drawn to Tlx the price at 410 .and 5. They believe, that this will easily pass. - . -i-The lat. vehicle ."tax ordinance' pro posed by tne council -was "Tereren dumed" and killed at the last city elec tion. - The draymen assert that they are too hard hit by tne old ordinance, whicn thus remains'-in effect - . , . EVANS CASE IS NOW : THING OF THE PAST Friendly settlement ha beenr reached between Will E. Purdy. of the 'Will E. Purdy Investment company, this city, and M. B. Evans, now of Tacoma. but ! formerly f Portland a stockholder hi me aoove mention ea comany. ana tne trouble of the Dust several weeks ha been terminated . . T. ,T. Bpurgeon, an attorney, and r S. D. Hughes, a .detective, arrived In Portland this morning to negotiate a settlement for Evans, and Purdy met their views. Evans relinduishlna- hi claim against the investment company ror iiu&u. xne transction also call for Evans' good wllL Evans' mysterious disappearance' some weeks asro (rave himself and associate considerable notoriety. . ... , , -.. 1 .... . .- irriw nnnn HMT-Y h III 1 U ft 1 ' I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Hall I VI V7 CONOITIJ i ' " . " ' ' 1 - t IJrookljn Bore Investigators From the City Executive Committee ' Will Yery Probably Kecommend Ac ceptance of Work. ' : In Its report .to the city council Frt day night the sewer committee of tha executive committee will undoubtedly recommend the acceptance of the Brook lyn sewer. The Investigation of the work was finished - about noon, except for a fart of the lower end. which just now I looded with backwater from the river, and a trip through it would have to be made with a boat Beginning at Powell and Sixteenth streets this morning, the committee fol lowed the tube to the Junction of the north branch with the main outlet and followed the north branch throuah the tunnel and on to the end of Thirty fifth street The number of men In the party this morning- was smaller than yesterday, the citizen' committee from the Seventh ward belnar absent, a well aa other citisens who Joined the party ior me purpose oi investigating tne worst places, as it wa understood by them. Thl work being covered yester day, the men 'did not return to th back ' breaklnar task this momlnar. J. B. Zelgler, an interested cltlaen. left the party last night pretty well sat isfied, it Is -inferred, for this morning the steel bar which he had used yes terday in his probing of the bottom of the setter was left by the wayside. Tew Faolta la Bottom. 1 .Soundings of the bottom of the sewer were made on practically every rod of the tube this morning, as was the case yesterday, and , but few faults were noted. Perhaps a doien places were found where the space between the' stones was two inches wide and a few inches long, but in ' not a aingle case was ii possioie . ror a man's nana to be passed through to the bottom of th tone. The material in the bottom, of the sewer, is St. Helens stone, the blocks being split flaring to give the circular form to the construction. In place- the stone did not split to advantage, leaving too much base . for the top, and wher ever two of . these faulty -stones were placed together the opening at the top made a defect iu)te noticeable. . Investigation 1 Znoomplete. : The contention made som-weeks ago, that the sewer- was not laid in proper concrete foundation is not finally de termined by tha investigation, aa it ha been impossible for the committee to find & stone' that could be removed with crowbars for the purpose of prob ing under the- stone covering, ..Solid stone, or stone firmly imbedded, has a ring as true as steel, and to this ring tha committee "hung for Indication of defect. .- . , On mortar or oo concrete tSe steel' has a dead sound, and in-this way traces of defects could ne followed readily," -"Hm-areds of these '"dead" places were probed at. Some of them failed to resist the steel tools and the cement could be re moved. When the cement would lift the place was marked as a fault. This morning's work developed but few faults which wil' reoutre atten t!o. A cement man with a bucket "of cement ana plaster pans, It Is stated, can: point up every fault substantially In a day or two, the greatest task being; me siooping posture wnicn one nas to assume to pass through sections of the tube, - The water which cover the 'bot tom of the tube from a few Inches, or trace at the extreme upper end, to a lew reet lower down, is clear and ob jects can be readily distinguished through It, by sight a well a by sound. : ; Defective Spots Marked. i Twenty-five dollar is the estimate of-en gincr-as the cost7 of oorrootlng urn muiis uiHcuverea oy me committees yesterday and marked for the guidance of the contractors in finishing the work. About 40 nails bearing white paper warnings were driven into the hard brick walls, each markine a SDot where the stone bottom was defective In not raving proper cement ruling or where the pointing of the brick had been poorly done. - . At the uimer end of the hnrs ?ht accnmulated water on the outside had nroReit through the brick, and the com mittee ordered improvements made by the-Insertion of a large pipe to carry the-water -directly Into the tube and allow It to eacaoe. The euh-riraJnas-A of the district seems to be heavy, a a-number of pipe have been placed along the different section to carry away the water which accumulates on ine-siaes or tne immense tube. Mhen It Is understood that the Brook, lyn sewer is placed at a depth of from 25 to 32 feet below the surface of th land, that it passe through a district filled with springs and . crossed by stream. It Is readily seen that the drainage Is heavy and ample provision must be made for carrying off the sur- lus water. .Numerous wells have been rained, and the river now seems to h discharging large quantities of water Into the sewer through percolation across a wide field. -. y Method of Inspection. Armed with steel bars. - rods and hammer, th committee ha been faith ful In trying to discover the defects and faults of the sewer construction. Tha method employed Is for half a dozen men, following each other single file, to hammer and taD on . the atone a.nd brick - walls in search for - the tell tale1 sounds which indicate unsound foundations. When once found the brtok or stone Is Dried out' to ascertain Just the condition of the fault. In order to find holes In the rock work the Iron rod are used. It' being practically lmpossioie ior any cons id erable defect to be overlooked. Tha sewer is running a loot deep with water, ana tne- worn nas to be dona In hip rubber- boot. With the foul air of th smaller tub and the awful cold of the water the workmen are com pelled to. undergo severe hardships. QUAINT LETTER ASKS ' ABOUT OREGON JOB I'm married, don't drink a droo. cuss little and work like the devil,'' con stitute one sentence from an original application for a hardware salesman's Job received this morning by the pub licity oureau ox tne commercial ciud. The writer wa an easterner, who ex plained bis desire to come to Oregon bf saying that he had learned it wa the best place on tne globe and that he wanted to get out among rood neonle. The expressions were so quaintly put that the clerical force of the club ad journed business for a prolonged laueh fest. . . . .-. - - .The expression or the hardware sales man is a -superior sample of the thou. sands of application for work being received each day br Manager Richard son of the Commercial. club, people In Maine. Texas. California and Jnterme. dial -points are. planning- to come -to Portland. Hundreds of letters have been received from men who wish to buy land In central Oregon as Soon a transportation facilities are provided. ' Short Sessipn of Senates ''-'-J--irunlte Ptmm Tl Win. 1 t J Washington, July !. The senate de voted 10 minutes" today to routine html. nes and then adjourned until Jf dday. EYE MUST SEE Ifl OR-NO LICEIiSE ' t . . . . . a i' '- Council Committee" Befuses Permits to Applicants for Restaurants Off Street. Adopting, the policy that restaurants that cannot be awept by the ay from the street are objectionable, the council committee on licenses yesterday after noon turned down the , a-ppllcatlon of BdCCann ft Ma Ion for iir.ni. at nciciiui sireei, ui tne Merrill building, and application by O. 1). Miller of 223 Dime na jLivans, it van & jpan tages i at 28 T Stark street met the aatn viia ptune reuaon.- , Ed Johnson, whose West Coast Oys ter house on Seventh street wa closed f?m?r.tll28 a"' tried for, a license at oevenin. near nts old location, but failed because of his bad reputation. Through Seneca Fouts, who represented him, he promised that he -would obey the. law and Fouts urged that the dis pleasure of the last administration should not be held against him. - Johnson new place Is open on the street and the committee was about to act favorably when Councilman- Baker happened to-enter the room and learned r"7C WJ Pln P"-. ' H caned attention to the fact that he had reported against ini iii.ii, mm buiu no wis opposed to -it Fouts and Baker held .... Baker wa firm, end declared he would jiuu buuiu ior. a. license ror jonnson, so far us he waa nersonsllv mnMrnui Councilman Annand had moved that the application be granted, but after Baker nau KpuRcn ne wiinarew nis motion and the committee voted unanimously to re- .Men . '. .... ' "I never yet saw a snlnnn man whn If his statement were accepted, did not run a first class place. He will always pruiuisn iu ijr me iaw ana tell you I tl . t It,.... . AM V. l . . , fc. doe not conduct the place right," said Councilman Cellar. "But after you have once granted the license, there 1 an awful fight when you try to re voke It. ; "Why do saloon men want to run re, taurants who have not had restaurants heretofore? Their, object 1 to serve liquor to " women. I do not think w ought to allow new place to open up to get around an ordinance heretofore passed." , . Cellars' reference to restaurant 11. censes for saloons was called forth by the application of C. L. Kline for a restaurant in a 25x100 floor ' space at 249 Fifth street This wa referred1 to Councilman Baker for Investigation. Cellars wanted the application rejected on the spot and voted against the mo tion to refer. Another application referred to Baker wa that of Johnson Lock for a license ac 246 Flrt street, known as Blaster' old place. The application of Kelly A Bowen for a license for a restaurant at Seventeenth and Washington was laid over for investigation. The policy of the committee-waa to refuse restaurant licenses where a long passage loads from the street, the res taurant being in the Interior and not in full view from the street - Where there is a large street frontage the li cense was granted. BANDITS HOLD UP UTAH P0STOFFICE, , '(TJnltea Press teased Wire.) . 1 4 I Ogden, ; Utah, fJuly 1J. Th 4 postofnee at Utah Hot Springs 4 wa ,' tobbed . early ' - today by 4 4 bandits who, -wounded oneman , 4 4ahd madevthe1 escape. acccird1ng'4 4 ';'to advice' "Tecelved-: here. The 4 4 amount stolen la not stated in 4) the messages. 4 ' Fosses have been organised and are pursuing the robbers. NEW RECORD FOR piE AEROPLANE (United Press Leased Wire.) E tamps, France, July 13.' M. -Blerlot, the French aeronaut, this afternoon es tablished a world' record for a straight away aeroplane flight by making it mllesninfiS minutes- -The -Wright brothers' flights liave "always beemnade in circles In circumscribed fields, hence the flight today establishes- a record. Agents for Fay Hesicry for Remember SILVERF1ELD FURS MERIT MADE THEM FAMOUS ' '-,x -, Silyerfields storage of furs, affords ample protection for your fur garments during the summer, with us thoroughly cleaned free of charge Now is the time to have your furs repaired and styles. at summer prices. STORED FREE UNTIL WANTED. DO IT NOW. . . SLOGI FOR ITER If! New Water Board Lets Con 4 tract for 2000 Small Meas , urers; but Keeps Weather Eye Out for Expenses- Holds Secret Session. v A . "go slow" oolicv -of buvln .new Water meters wa tha outcome of a Ion session or me city water ooard this morning. ... With bids for 6000 meter before it : the board finally voted to urcnase zuuu meters or tne rive iithths sice. And left tha remainder un in .me air. .- . ..,., This decision la a,,comnromlse he ween those who want to extend the meter system over the . whole city, and those who doubt the wisdom of so Holng. Mayor Simon is Of th latter mind, but naa saia tnat ne i open to conviction. . : flla-ii. t.m rt f th. iiiB.t Iah w.a V. . 1 Cenlnd closed dgors, with- only the mem bers of the board. Superintendent Dodarn. Engineer Clark and the head meter man present The member were afterward reticent In' discussing the matter, but It 1 understood that the question of poucr is not yet xinany settled. Th mayor : and the new members fnnm themselves at some disadvantaae in dis cussing the question, and want more In formation before they will buy- addi tlonal meters. s.;. -x ,wm Co xe,8oa The 000 new meter ourchaseil this morning will coat $8.40 each, or 216,800. They will be supplied by the Neptune Meter comoanv. There were eis-ht htd- oers, ana some or tne meters were of fered for a lower nrlce. but after a comparative examination of samples the nepi'ine oia was aeceptea es tne most satisfactory., For nearly an hour the members of tne water board were m secret session. When they emerged from the mayor' private office the mayor made brief an nouncement of the action decided on. stated that there would be ' another meeting thl afternoon, and the mem ber rushed for their hats, as It wa long past the luncheon hour. Bids had been asked on meters of three sixes, , and 1 inch. The meter to be bought are of the smallest slie. such aa are used by the ordinary householder.' The- bidders were - tint Crane company, Henry R. Worthlngton, the National Meter company of New Tork, the Neptune Meter company, the H. R. Boynton company of Los Angeles, the Pitftfburg Meter company, the Union Water Meter company of Wor cester, Mass.. and the. Badger meter. Employe Tsar the Ax, memoer or tn hoard. Indicated a de sire to secure a comprehensive grasp of the chief work of the -department by asking questions concerning the else of the. payroll, the plans, if or the s new reservoir, and the status of the. work In repairing the Bull Ilun.pipe Jlne under tne river. : . WHcox inquiry concerning the nay- rol waa- diplomatically worded, " but it win nave a tendency to -cut some of the employe In fear of the ax. He re marked that he knew little about the payroll; which carried between $12,000 and- 212,000 last month, and he moved the appointment of a committee to fti vestigate and decide whether the com pensation paid Is greater than It should be. The mayor promptly put the mo tion and appointed Wilcox, Ainsworth and Lamson. Mr. Lamaon. the only member of the old board, suggested that he had been a member of a similar committee only last January and wa apparently about to ask, the appointment of some one else when the mayor Interrupted to say that he would be very glad to have Mr. trfimson serve. Wilcox next wanted to 'know about the - reservoir plans. Engineer - Clark satd--tt -would-be--two month nef ore -thev are ready to submit to the board. Wilcox urged that they be rushed, and Children Mail Orders Siwrleflfs COR. FOURTH AND MORRISON STS, ,. x.' '. .' "x; . 'x x'( Contractors are at - work on our rather than carry it into the new departments. We quote for Wednesday's sale the follow ing three, remarkable specials. Take advantage. , ; .:' . : -; ' ; l-; " ; ' High Grade Sum We place on afe for Wednesday odds'and ends' in Suniyrner Wraps, - including eoafs": of pon gee, cloth of gold,, rajah and .Russian linen, actually worth to $30.00, at the , ; 1 t r AP THIS SPECIAL SHOULD NOT G(5 BY UNNOTICED" , ' r 7 315 Lingerie Dresses at S5.98 1 A limited number, of these' dainty Lingerie Dresses, all in newest shades and C,tlac i.t,..tl.. ...nrt, 4n i K Aft I.-- I-'' -, . .X.-....,, . -I-., , .. Unusual '.. - WORTH TO $10.00 ; ; - : . " ; About; 200 beautiful Lingerie : Waists, ' both high' and low neck;- made of the best A ( materuls and beautifully trimmed, actual values to $10.00, f6r 7:7.;;; Closing Out Sale of Odds and Ends Throughout All Departments That AVU1 Appeal to Economical Unyersf::yf,:s' ; - Great reductions in Babies' arid Misses' Wear, Ladies- Cloaks and --'-Suits',- Skirts and' Sweaters. Closing out on -Millinery, Neckwear,. Gloves and Belts. x v . ;v: Closing out of Traveling Bags andSuitcases at'less than cost. t.:.:fS :-f -j.- J ' " SUPPLY' YOUli NEEDS NOW AT GREAT SAVINGS IS o MEN SNUFF OUT LIVES Unknown ' 3Iah Fires Four Bullets Into Breast While . Strangers Look On. - A middle aged, well dressed man, put a dramatic end to his own .life at Moore s crossing, on the ' Vancouver car line at 11 o'clock, this morning. In his pocket was a card with the name E. F. Turner, . - . George Bowman and Bert ; Kale, two young men living at 268 Fremont street noted a tall, heavllv built, man ranirilv approaching them walking on the street car trestle near Hayden island. Wht-n less than 200 feet from them be stopped suddenly, pulled a revolver, and firing rapidly, put . four bullet through hi left breast. ' - ' It was Turner's evident Intention to throw himself from the trestle.- for he staggered toward the edg even as he waa firing but death came too soon and he fell with but a groan, spattering the tie of the streetcar track with blood, A Vancouver -car which came up at the moment carried the bodv to , 'the morgue. The only thing of value found in his pocket wa an old bras watch, th only clue to hi Identity a much thumbed card bearing his name and ad dress, "62 H Russeli . street-v room 5. Merge building." , MRS. ROBERTSON SWEETHEART Mr. Carlo ftohnrtann whn nM lived at thai Jeffersonfan aoartment house. Sixteenth and Jefferson streets, but who is not known there or hv tha directory people, - telephoned to the sheriff office today that a neighbor' dog- was chasing her' Maltese cat Sh said the cat's nam was-Sweetheart "Even while I am telephoning." sobbed Mrs. Robertson. "Sweetheart la sitting up on the cross-arm of a tele phone pole crying her eye out. ; Mrs,. Robertson said she wasn't any one to talk about anvbodv la. but when a pure mongrel dog that played in the dirty, streets all day Ion- fris-ht. ened her Sweetheart out of all of it nine lives it was time, to speak out utner cat - might not mind being the mayor usr Rested that better nror- res might be made by employing more assistance, x- xi. . Wiloox Ask Question. Then Wilcox asked the ena-ineer . to explain the status of the pipe line un der the river. Clark said that the pipe has been uncovered and broua-ht into position for a new sleeve. For the sleeve he ha received six bid. - He recommended that of th Moran com pany of Seattle for $746, medium' steel, the material to be delivered In eight weeks. He said that it had been de cided to increase the diameter and also the length of the sleeve, since the specifications were drawn, and about 26 per cent should be aaaea ror aaai tlonal cast. . x x ax; Mr. Ainsworth favored an alternative bid of the same company for flange steel to be delivered In It days, and his ideas were adopted. . This win cost about $700. The flange steel I cheaper, but the early delivery adds to the cost Whitney I Boise appeared before the board to ask for a 10 or 12 inch main on Hawthorne avenue from Water street to Twelfth street. . He ald this would soon be a solid business district and the larger main I needed for fire protection. But 'Mayor Simon pointed out that proceeding are well under way for an 8 inch main, and he prom ised Boise to hurry the matter through the council. - v ,; The cost of the s inch mam. under the recent amendment to the city charter,- will fall on the property owner. If the slie were Increased to 10 inches or more bonds mlaht.be Issued nay- able by general taxation. The engineer I stated that ne considered an a men main amply larre, aa It will be crossed by several larger north and south mains within the distance named. . - i Steal Feid'From Car. , W. Cairn and James Dunn, two men accused of breaking; Into an O. R. & N. freight car and stealing a quantity of horse feed, were bound ever to the grand Jury under 1500 cash bond to 'an swer to a charge of burglary. The two men were arrested by Detectives Crad- dick and Mallett Just as thev were en gaged. Jn selling the feed teT a fruit peonier named epiegej. wno naa 'in formed the officer of the theft - Promptly Filled - Agents - ". -.--;..'-''-r ',. v:;---.s--- :-x Third Floor, and we must still SEE FOURTH STREET WINDOW DISPLAY. Waist Specials; OF FURS ' .Harold Wright, a smalltown boy, o- companled by a friend,, started early this morning on a search for "black- berrlea His first find, was made when be reached a point two mile west- of TTiiiRmoiiB jieiKuu, ub uenu duuj- .ll . an unidentified white man,' lying' fac down - in th undergrowth, . Before re- -porting the discovery to the police sta tion the boy found a bullet wound in ' the head, the hair all about it burned " with" powder. Indicating that the ahot had been fired at close range and prob- ; aoiy oy tn man mmseir. , ' h. Unable to find a telephone In 'the r neighborhood the youngster ran moil : of the way back to town before , they - Harold Wright, Searching for Berries JIakes a , Ghastly Disco'very. .; notified the station. Dunning, Mcjntee & Gllbaugh gent a wagon for the body . and t will be brought . to . the city -., morgue wnere- an enort win - d maa to Identify it ' ' ' ' ' GRIEVED WHEN CLIMBED THE POLE chased by rub - dogs perhaps some . might enjoy .it but not Sweetheart Sweetheart was not that kind of a cat. i She wa a Maltese cat and because of her artistic . temperament had been coddled and petted ail hen life. " Bhe was not used - to the . coarse. rough Ways of the gutter dog. - She -who-gave her name a Robert son wa told to - tell her troubles to a policeman. When a reporter called at the Jeffersonlan later ome boy play ing "One old cat id-the atreet told him that they had combed a telephone pole and -pulled a ruffled cat from Its perch. They did not think the name of the owner was Robertson, They -half believed it might be brown,' or Smith,' or Jones, or something like -that - KING IS CLEARED OF ALLEGED FRAUD nry King, attorney of Portland, wa fully cleared of ai; suspicion of c-los practice and fraud, today when the ac tion brought against him by Frank Phil, j Ippl wa dismissed fcy Judge Lionel T Webster In county court. . - - Phlllppis .action and accusation against the attorney' make a long and complicated tory, Mr. King waa first retained by Mrs. Mary Kramer, guar dian of the estate of her son, Frank Philippl, and when the final accounting was presented In the matter of the est -tale, showed wher sh had allowed htm a fee of $2000. f . Later, In the hearing before Judge . Webster on the final account Ingf the fee wa cut down to 21600.. Philippl signed the note for that amount and turned It over to Mr. King, later, however, making objection in court to. the amount of the fee and alleging that Mrr Kls- obtained . the- note fraudulently, declaring be rep resented the amount a bsing th aggre- -gate of both coats and fee. j - - , In dlseusslna- th action toda v. al- thoitght not finally settling the amount of the fee. Judge Webster said- that in his presence both Phlltppl and Mrs. Kra- . mer had acknowledged the 11500 fee as proper, and that it had been explained that the costs were not Included.' The court saw no evidence of fraud, or mis representation. .:. ,xt, ' " ' I 1 X t in Ji .i ir .. ' Falls 45 Feet .to Death. f"pecl' tlpsteh to'The 2onrnsl. Colfax, Wash.. July J2.-August Hen rold, a residentof Walla Walla, 35 year old, fell from a C. M. & St. P. train' on the trestle at Rosalia yester- . day afternoon, dying a few hours later. He f ell -ardistance-ot- 4 5-f eetjetrt kin g squarely on htt head.-causlng- concus- ion of the brain. F for Henderson's Corsets i WRITE FOR OUR NEW FUR STYLE BOOK FOR 1910. "MAILED FREE i-x --x x'',V-; - ,;; further! reduce our stock. $5.98 ...... 82:49 months. All furs stored remodeled into the latest .. r1 t A-