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trie'" OREGON"' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING,.- DECEMBER 3 1310. IMEIIITPAY lETOHOI lEIfJIillT So Says Mayor Simon When Told Fire Underwriters Rec ommend Portland , Expend $600,000 , for Equipment; "I haven't read the report of the National Board of Fire Underwriters yet," said Mayor Simon this morning, "but 1 aw told that it has made recom mendations for Improvements in the fire fighting service that would cost ,600, 000. . Th expenditure of such a vast sum of money for the purposes recom mended, at this time, would bo ridicu lous. , ' . "Portland already has a very efficient fire department also very expensive one. I have always contended that we have a good fire fighting organization, but it is maintained at great cost to "Of course it. would be a fine thing for the insurance companies If we could have fire station on every corner, but taxpayers, who must bear the burden of providing fire protection, ere not so ready to epend their money as the board of underwriters are to have them. "The city has been progressive in re gard to its attitude toward the fire de partment Annually this department leads all others in the amount of taxes 'allotted in the budget of expenses. Qnly recently we have purchased a number of automobile trucks end engines. .We have Just completed a number of mod em stations and' are contemplating the erection of water towers and other aids to the apparatus. The city has no cause to feel ashamed of the fire department I think it has been treated very well In the matter of appropriations. . I do not wish to minimize the value of fire protection, but there are other things to consider also." i COURTHOUSE WING WILL BE FINISHED, . IN JUNE, HE SAYS - (Continued from Page One.) ranged to take the top floor. The origi nal plans called for an eight story building, with a steel frame work. When the city abandoned the plan for a municipal building, and decided to kake room with the county courthouse. two more stories were added. In order to support the additolnal stories. It w necessary to reenforce the steel frame with concrete. The plans for this re- enforcement were prepared and the con tract, let This delay has not affected tievtraudlng to any fcreat degree. Eteel Work slow. , ' The United Engineering & Construc tion company has the contract for erect hur the steel, after it had been fur nished by the Pacific Iron Works." The steel has been ready for several weeln, but the tardiness has prevailed in get ting it in shape. All the steel frame is" up, however, and the stone is placed up to the top story. The frame has been feenf orced, except the top story, but the work on this floor will begin this week. The work of putting on the concrete roof will also begin within 10 days. The moulds for, the roof are being made now. The contractors will allow two weeks for the concrete roof to dry before the composition roof Is laid. The inside of the building will be cleared as the roof is on, and the plas terers will be allowed to work. The greater part of the partitions have .been constructed, and after the roof is on the builders say work will progress very .rapldIy..:-:"": --- .:;.' County Commissioner uooaara was before the grand Jury, and stated that the commissioners had , deCMed to en force the penalty. If this is enforced, the Pacific Iron Works will have to pay approximately $850.' The commission ers hare allowed the builders full sway. and accorded them every privilege pos sible in efforts to get the building com pleted. The only contract completed on time was that of the excavation, which was done by C Q. Lundstrom. i , Expects Speed UTow. Mr. Whitney, supervising architect. said this morning that everything pos sible Is bejngdone by Wbldden & Lewis to hasten the completion of the struc ture, ' ' - - "The work should move along more rapidly now." he said. The roof should soon be on, and the inaiae work can then be done. More men can be put to work, and there Is no reason why the building' cannot be fully completed and ready for use by June 15." ,.. When asked about the causes ior ae- lay, he was silent and would not place the blame upon anyone. -. .," . P0RTLANDERS HEARTILY ENJOY TWO DAY FESTIVAL (Continued From Page-One.) The greatest delay has been occa sioned in the erection of the steel frame. The steel was furnished by the Pacific Iron -works, a local concern. It Is upon this concern that the greatest part of the blame Is placed for the long: delay. Task Too Great. -' The Pacific Iron works was the lowest bidder for this part of the work. The common expression among men familiar with the situation is that the company "bit off more than it could chew." The plant was not equipped to handle such a large Job, and before any work was done It was necessary to enlarge the plant .The contract called for steel beams and iron structures that the plant was un able to furnish, and new material and machinery were Installed. In order to get ready to do the work much time was spent, and still more time was lost in getting out the order after the plant was ready. , The delay on this account was between six and seven months. All other work practically had to stop while the steel work was delayed. Another delay was occasioned by the stone contractors, The Shanen-Blalr company took this contract, and engaged stone from the Bedford quarries In Indiana. This stone was bought through the dietributlng agents at Chicago. Agents Cause Delay. The order was placed early with these agents, but it appears that con tractors in and around Chicago were able to have the ' Portland order side tracked until their orders were out of the way. The failure of the Shanen Elalr company to Insist that their stone be prepared and shipped on schedule time caused . another delay of three months, and criticism falls upon them for such neglect ' Several pieces of , the - stone were broken In transportation and still fur ther delay was necessary to have these replaced. After the stone was placed in Portland, the carving was started, and part of the time has progressed slowly. Another delay ' was caused by the change in plans, , by . which the city ar- long time In the memories of those who heard. - 1 v- Dr. William Hiram Foulkes, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, has been 111. He was not able to preach yesterday. Dr. W. S, Holt, who was for many years missionary to the Chinese, spoke in his stead, and there was a program of special music. ' Dr. Walter li. Hlnson gave the Christ mas message from the White Temple pulpit. The muslo was nnder direction of Professor J. W. Belcher. It was a new cantata, "Song of the Highest" by Irene Bergess, and It pleased might ily. :-;.-...,::; V - Stately and magnificent services were held in each of the Catholic churches. Masses were said and the communion administered to thousands. , The music of Episcopal churches had all of its-accustomed and distinctive beauty. The majestic ritual, the fitting harmony, all made for impresslveness and dignity- ''.sv;,' .,y Hotels Celebrate. Christmas was not slone remembered In the churches and the homes. The hotels were bung with holly and the services were of old-fashioned Christ mas sort, so far as possible. . Thousands of young men gathered at the T. M. C A. and found there a home built for their moods. The services of the afternoon and the muslo and the hand clasps were all to dispel loneli ness. In the clubhouses the idea of home Christmas for people away from home .was carried out .. The hospitals were made places Of cheer. . Evidences of pain were con cealed. . The patients felt the infectious happiness of visitors. , In the Institutions of charity Christ mas' came. Santa Claus walked the muddy road to the county poor farm and brought the remembrances of the thoughtful fortunate. , The children's home, the baby home, ' the Boys and Girls' Aid society, each had a glimpse of the- smile of the day. r . Cheer for the Poor. The Portland Commons, W. O. Mae Laren superintendent; the : Salvation Army, the Volunteers of America and presentSTtelnute other organized agencies for helping the needy vied in sending out big baskets fun of good food, in finding dolls for children and in giving gladness to the Otherwise forgotten. Christmas in Portland has been a time of remembrance of those whe have much for those who have tittle. Employers had remembrance of their employes. Some received cash some boxes of cigars, others boxes pt candy. The Home Telephone company played Santa Claus to 200 employes, remember ing everybody connected with the of fioe. including the head man in the office, the office boy and the laborers, with a brand new $2.50 gold coin. Man ager J. B. Middleton handed out the presents and took care that none should be overlooked, even though their serv ice with' the company might have been of only a few days. t AERIAL WARFARE TO BE ON VIEW AT ' DOMir.GUEZ FIELD (Continued from Page One.) V elude their, explosion except by the con cussion provided by a drop from a con siderable height He will maneuver as If a fortification or a battleship were his objective, and the aerial attack will have all the characteristics of grim reaUty. 2' ?;rv ;;. v'-' '' The consent of the committee must be obtained because of the danger that attaches to such, an exhibition. If the experiment Is made,- It win be th first time that high explosives have been taken aloft Wlllard will assume great personal risk, for a fall from any height with the bombs would mean a terrible death. Records of the experiments will be sent to the war department Saw XMuels for Horsey. Arch Hoxsey is the hero of the avia tion fans. The intrepid youngster added to the laurels he had already won by as cending yesterday to a height of 7500 feet In an atmosphere that was fog sat urated and bitlngly cold, and after shut ting off his motors,- plunged to within 600 feet of the earth before righting his planes. -V-:- Hoxseys height record established Saturday will stand at 1288 feet instead of 6200 as announced. The barograph reading as first announced was incor rect a .- ,'. ' - . The Christmas day program at Doroln- guex aviation field, in spite , of the threatening weather, was a success. Every aviator added to his following by the feats he performed, and each man aged to carve his way Into the prise money, Hoxsey and Curtlss getting away with the biggest slices. : Wlllard proved himself the premier marksman of the aviation corps. Armed with a basket of oranges, representing bombs, he rose to a height of 2000 feet and dropped 10 in 15 on the Imaginary deck of a battleship marked off on the turf. A majority of his shots were made while he darted through, the air at a 40 mile speed. , " .- ; The usual program , it is announced will be augmented today by special hoi- tuny events, a rocura aitenrxance is ex pected. Weather conditions are 100 per cent better than yesterday. ' PRISONER GIVES ,: OFFICER SLIP AT , DEPOT; ESCAPES (Continued from Page One.) ' hold of the counter in the marshal's office for support "I was to bringr him here to vmi and he worked the 'same old game on me. To think I'd fall for such art old one! X have only lost one other man In 20 years of town marshaling, and that one died on. me." Becker led the eastern Oregon officer Inside, gave him a chair, and a glass of water, and gleaned the following tale from bun:." - -:.-:'. . (.., Samuel Caplan, a mechanic employed In the O. Bv & N. shops at La Grande, was arrested by officers of that place last week charged with tampering with United States mail. Caplan's room mate had expected clearance papers from the east to come to him at Salt Lake. Cap lan wanted the papers to help him get work, it is said, and wrote the Salt Lake postofflce to have the letter forwarded to La Grande in his care. It is charged he took the letter from the La Grande postofflce. f Y McLachlin brought Caplan to Port land to turn him over to federal author ities upon request - of the , prisoner's bondsmen. When they reached the union station Caplan asked McLachlin to take him to the ofTlces of his attor ney, Lerov Lomax. in th Mrfhanr Trust building. Tho marshal was ac commodating, and they visited Lomax, He told his client he would have to spend six months in jail until, the next federal grand Jury was in session. "Excuse me a minute," said Caplan, laying his hat and overcoat on a chair and stepping out into the hall. McLachlin waited, feeling perfectly secure because of the hat and coat The crew to 10. McLachlin Investi gated, and found a pair of stairs lead- tog to an exit in the rear. And 'the proud record of the town marshal of La Grande of having bad but one escape and that by death was shat tered to smithereens. LLEWELLYN IRON V WORKS PARTIALLY ; REDUCED TO RUIN (Continued from Page One.) the explosion. He Is confined to bis bed but his Injuries are not serious. , Three Hen Seen Banning Away. The authorities . are searching for three men whom William Tine, night watchman for the Lacey Manufactur ing company's plant nearby, saw running away from the iron works shortly before the explosion. Vine says one of the men shot at him. The officials will make an effort to find the bullet which Vine believes struck" the wall of the Lacey plant, against which be was leaning. Dynamite experts estimate that about 25 pounds of the explosive was used. Evidently It bad been placed on the Bedondo street side of the building. The ground floor offices) were badly wrecked and the telephone exchange, located in an adjoining room, was blown mto the street Night Watchman As bury, who was seated in the exchange, was buried beneath a mass of debris, from which be was unable to extrlcat himself. He was removed by the police. The second floor, above1, the office. collapsed and its walls and ceilingi U - - Ji ' . . . ; . 'J .. , T The third floor was little damaged beyond a shattered wall and weakened floora Every window in the building was broken, as were many in other establishments for blocks around , the Llewellyn works. . : ' Mayor Accepts Dynamite Theory. Mayor George Alexander visited the damaged plant late , last evening. He was taken over the ruins by dynamite experts, who explained to him the exact position of the dynamite and gave their reasons for believing this, explosive bad been used. . Upon leaving, Alexander stated that there appeared to be no doubt that dynamite was the cause, and he declared that the guilty persons must be caught If more money was needed for the hunt, he said, it un doubtedly would be supplied by the city. Earl Rogers,- attorney for the Mer chants' and Manufacturers' association of. Los Angeles, who had charge of the Investigation of the explosion that de stroyed the plant of : the Los Angeles Times, October 1, hurried to the Llewellyn plant ' yesterday when he learned of the explosion. He was em phatic In his declaration that dynamite was the only thing to which the affair could be attributed,' but ventured the opinion . that the persons who placed 'cIOTCTCCAI t ; THE MAW I1 - VI WHO OWNS I Ay "f Franlr C. Riggs Cornell Boad, Twenty-third and. Washington Streets iMWMMMMMMMWMM W. mm HIM, WtM. ' -Jl ME ' M .-'".-'.. . r A4 p. " hi i, '' I';.- ?3 V I - fi ' - - 1 Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock we begin our Pre-Inventory Qean-Up . Sale, in which you will see and profit by the greatest price concessions ever made by this store, $4" 4 . (4, J, If V i I I f , J, It 1 All Last Season s Goods Must Go ! ; i3-Off: Regular Prices- : ; We include Men's and Boys' Suits, Raincoats, Overcoats, Furnishings, Hats and Shoes in this sale. 1 "Space does not permit us to name many items here, but we call ' YOUR ATTFNTIOM t0 the ?act that a!l our Prices are 1 U Uil 111 Ltll 1 lUVi plainly stamped on original tickets we. make no use of string tags on our clothing. Therefore you can see tor yourselr and know just how much you are saving on every purchase made here. ;' 1 t . v - Men's, $40.00 Suit Now $26.65 Men' $30.00 Suits Now $20.00 Men's $25.00 Suits Now $16.65 Men's $20.00 Suits Now $135 Men's $30 Overcoats Now $20.00 " Men's $25 Overcoats Now $16.65 Men's $20 Overcoat Now $13.35 Men's $15 Overcoat Now $10.00 ODDS AND ENDS AT ONE HALF REGULAR PRICES CLOTHING GO; 1 661 70 THIRD STV the stuff and laid the fuse were not fa miliar with the building. . . Accusation Against Union II an.,' "Our plant has beon dynamited that Is cerain,' said Secretary John Llewel lyn of the company, today. 1 This mis erable affair is part of a plot to 'get' us. It was committed by enemies of the company and I am willing to say they were not nonunion men. We will e pare no expense to get to the bottom of the affair." Chief of Police Galloway and Captain Paul Flammer of the detective bureau, prior to making an official report of the explosion, admitted their belief in the dynamite theory. Flammer has taken charge of the police end of the Investigation. , Rose Llewellyn, president of the Llewellyn company, refused to make a statement, other than that he believed the explosion was the result. of a pre meditated act . , .-' - , The efficiency of the plant will be Impaired by the accident It was stated by officers of the company that work on contract might be considerably de layed, but that the plant would be in good running order as - soon, as repairs could be rushed. A temporary' office will be established in a nearby building today. , - The Llewellyn company is capitalized at $1,600,000, It is one of the largest Iron" works west of ;th Mississippi river. It has been Involved in the re cent Iron workers strike. BLOW SAFE IN BEW ; ; ' 'HBUG THEATRE; GET $2100 CASH (Ctmtlnued from Page One.) being, soaked with the explosive liquid when the theft was discovere. by the Janitor this morning. , Manager Pangle , thinks there were two men involved in the robbery ' One, he thinks, remained outside on the side walk to watch while the other one did the work. The safe is in plain view from the sidewalk, it being placed nnder the light, of an electric glooe. ; The man who was engaged in break ing into the money depository had plen ty of time. 1 In case a policeman-had. passed by all he had to do was to step back into the shadow until the officer should nave gotten out of sight ' The approach of an officer could have been signaled by the confederate. " Carried Burglar Xnsnranoe, The Helllg carried burglar Insurance on the safe amounting to $1EU0, so the theatre management will lose only uu0. "Whoever did the Job," said Manager Pangle today, "knew that we would have our share of the receipts Of the Saturday and Sunday performances in the safe and that, we would have a large sum on account of the holiday at tendance . To make matters easier for the thieves the money was all neai.y tied up, the gold and silver in canvas bags and the currency in convenient packages. In the Interior of the safe there Is a strong box In which we kpt a bundle of old, theatre programs dat ing back to the revolution. This box was not locked. The contents were found scattered all over the floor. The robbers evidently rummaged through the bundle hurriedly and, finding noth ing of value to them, threw it away." HUBRICK TO PRISON; BAND LEADER RECOVERS . i . i (Special Dlnpatcb to Tho Journal.) Pasco, Dec, 24. J. H. Kubrick, who attempted to shoot ' his ' l$-ye.r-old daughter Ruth, has been taken to Walla Walla, following advlcus from Governor Hay directing such a step, to serve out the balance of his paroled sentence of one to 14 years on a charge of coal steal ing. Should he be compelled to serve the balance of the original sentence It would practically mean a life sentence, as he Is now 67 years of age. At the expiration of his term the charge of assault with a deadly weapon will have to be answered to, Professor Walter Dowman, 1 leader of , the Pasco Military band, who Jumped between Hubrlck and the girl, received the bullet intended for the girt in the right forearm.; Although the injury Is a painful one the professor Is recovering. 5 FARMERS' LINES TO . LEAD TO PENDLETON ' (Rprdal tHrrii to The JonnuJ.) v Pendleton, Or, Dec. 26. Instead of only two telephone lines leading ' into Pendleton v from the , farming 'country east and south of Pendleton, there will soon be ftve. The old . "seven and "eight" tynes are being split up, new subscribers are being fitted out and the three new lines will be In service soon after the wire arrives, which is now expected dally. The three new lines will consist of two wires each, and will supply the farmers living In the Tntnilla flat Among the subscribers on the new lines win be John Crow, .Claude Crow, Charles Hamilton, L. I Mann, the Storie and Ritner ranch, TJmbarger brothers, Bruno Weber, William Wright, Thomas Thomp son and others. . ., " The poles for the new lines which will all come l In over the Wade bin and down past the Judge Fee residence, are now set and all that retrains is to put up the wire. This has been ordered and Is expected dally. ' MAN CONFESSES THEFT AND SENT TO ROCKPiLE A. II. Morrill of til Commonwealth building yesterday claimed a quantity of silverware that had been taker by the police frorA John Shank, a vagrant, sev eral days ago. Shank confessed the theft, but de clared he had stolen the goods from a steamer. The steamship people denied that they had lost the silver, and not until Morrill stated that he hnd lost the goods from the dock at which the steam er had landed was the affair explained. Shank was sentenced to SO days on the rockplle last Saturday. -, "- - ' Special matinee this week, Oaks Rink. - ' Your Liver is Closed up That's Why You're, Tired Out arte I Uve Urn Appetite. , CARTEL'S UTTLE UVU FILLS wZl put you right IB s lew dnyi. Twvoo Ces. lies. Li tevsMti, bi;H&jsvat4 Jc Em&kIs. tZkll all cut fic3.cm rtxt Gcncba wbw Signature - y ITTIS jr y I i , .... 7 I . f XVM w--- -j axr the mmuu-B aiwats. A substitute Is a dangerous , make shift especially in medicine. , The genu ine Foley's Boney and Tar cures coughs and colds quickly and is in a yellow package, contains no opiates and is safe and certain in results. ' Skidmore Drug Co- two stores, main store 161 Srd St, branch store Morrison and West Park fits.; Woodard, Clark Drug Co. BRING US YOUR CHRISTMAS PICTURES ;. , to . DEVELOP anH PRINT GOOD WORK QUICK SERVICES ' POPULAR PRICES BLUMAUER PHOTO SUPPLY CO. XXX "SIXTH SXi AGENTS EASTMAN KODAKS Extraordinary Price Reductions Ori ;ooks- in Sst I 'At. car. e And the Most Convenient Terms We Can Offer Yea $1X3 Down, $1.C3 a 7eek rjjHIS is an opportunity to buy fine Books in Sets the like of which . ii will not be offered again for a long time. The sale comprises '.!u: the world's greatest authors. Examples of the extraordinary price . I " reductions may be seen in our Third street window today. . . -. .i J y' We shall not attempt to print a list of the Sets on sale in this an- ;, nouncement We would rather you would COME AND SEE, and we promise to make it well worth your while.' - ' " Do not sidetrack this opportunity. Investigate in YOUR interesL . - - -s ' ; A .; i: Co. Portland's Leading Office Outfitters BOOICSELLERS fkrZi STATIONERS Low Holiday RoundTrip Fares '' , " OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY galam, IXOO; Woodburn $140. rorest Grore, $1.00; Eillsboro 8O0. Other 1 points in proportion. ' 'Half - fares for children between (. ages of E and 12 years, 1 Tickets sold December 24, 25, id, . . " January 1. 2. Return limit ""' January S, ' Fast ad Frequent Trains Itatloa Iront and Jefferson (its. North Coast Limited 0 The "Song of the RaU" b s charm ing one sung by this luxurious home on wheels. 1 Your Compartment or Drmwtagrs6m Is the scnn of coiineM the Obnerration Car invites to dplif htfnl bour with n.tare Um Dining Csr adds Cloiming pleuun. a Leave Portland 7.00 pm, Taroma 7.00 pn, Seattle 7.10 pm. arrive Minorapolis 7.30 am, St. Paul 7.SS am on the third day,. Immediate connection with aat trains to Chicago and luut. A mairnincent trip over th. Scenfc Hith way tliroughtheLandofFortone. Several other daily trarwcontlnental flyer. one through to Chicago aod oo .through, to St. Louis. . . . TUktUt Porllnni, 2$S Mnrristm St, Tmooma. 9iS FTictfic At., Stnillt. 1st Am. f and i tsUr Wmy, Spokane. 70t Spratmu I Northern Pacific It Will Pay I -- 'X'V . 1 V 1 LB ,. M. 1 K YOU To come and look over our line of hard ware. Note the articles w have to of fer, their quality, then their price! You'll wonder then why you did not think to po to A very's lonrr ago. Ve want you to. know, that you can got the lat there Is in . hardware at the least cost at AVERY&CO. 40 Third Gt ! "MI'JllMS'-