THE. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1009.
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State Supreme Justices Di
vided Three to Two in De
cision on Kamela Precinct
Notices in Local Option
Election. '.
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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 .... . .-
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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further! reduce our stock.
$5.98
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82:49
months. All furs stored
remodeled into the latest
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