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' ; V '. '' v . V. .'V. nTHEOREGON.DAILVJOUR I ,,J'' ' ' 'k ' ' '1'' SYSTEM OBTAINED A.''1 Municipal collection Method 15 saidPresent cost Given ! - as $ 1 62,000 Yearfy: ; ; The Woman's club has secured proof that a inunlolpal garbage, collection art' tm In Portland will hot only safeguard publlo health, but can be operated mora ; cheaply than the preaent systejn, Harry Napier, superintendent, of tha garbage crematory, haa furnished tha clubwomen In their campaign for tha municipal col lection ayatem a large amount of in . formation, In which appeara thla state- "Under tha preaent ayatem Portland aupporte 104 lloanaad acarangera. About 0 of them are engaged bj picking up garbage, tin cane, aahea and houaehold jJTper. At tha loweat estimate, figuring tha coat of X the team,' repalra, ; day wages for tha driver and feed for tha team. It would require an Income of 110 a month for each outfit Ninety times '1150 la $1S, 500 a month, or $162,000 a year. present JPlaa Ooitly. It, doea not aeoin much for houaehold era to. pay 50 cent a month to have their garbage removed, butt when you compute1 the amount for one year. It Is ahown that Portland la paying an Im mense amount for .the collection of.lta houaehold garbage." It would be a stroke of big bualneaa If aome corporation could lobby through your city council the exclusive privilege of collecting thla refuae and charge you a flat rate of 50 cents a month. If there la money to be made ' In this business, why not ' let It go Into the city treaauryrv . The people are asked to ote upon a bond lasua of 175.000 for municipal col lection. Figures obtained by the Woman's, club snow that probably not all of thla amount, would be needed. The remainder would never be Issued. It la estimated that If . the city districted Its average of 80 tone of garbage to be col lected ' daily eonld pa githered In II wagons. . ; . , - , , - ' can meduoa Xxpense, a following "labia, then;! ahowa the approximate coat:1 . - ; , 25 wagons, each H0d..Y. 110,000 10 mules, each 400.,,. ....... .. 10,000 25 aeta harness, each, f 100. . . . . 1.000 Mlaoellaneoua equipment, - bulla- -Ing one all Steel and conorete , nnmhlnaHnn atahliL . a-erace '' ;-and wagon Shed. . r. t , . . . . . . . 15,000 f Total coat equipments w.'i . '. . 1 41,500 -The coat of operating tha system aa ahown bv a table, Including .drlvera, su perlntendenV barn foreman, ahoelng mules, feed, eta, la ahown to be $24,100, which. Blue JO per cent of ainklng fund and per" cent Interest, brings the grand tout to $44.441.- - - 'As both totala are considerably below the Dreaent oost of $142,000 a year, the Woman's club contend? that eosta ,wlll be reduced to the Individual, that col lection will be more ayatematlo and sat lafactorr. and that the cause of publlo health , and k municipal cleanliness . will be materially aenred. ft j .s. . ; T by j j liP FLIES Men of That Town and of Cen 'fralia. Incorporate' Dec-.:; V trio Road. : viae for Centralis and estimates are coming In. The bids oall for three klnda of equipment eohemtcal, ohemloal and hoae eonbtned, and a chemical, hoae and ladder; Tha aldermen will hold a special meeting en Friday to decide ; , (United Frew Uwi Wire.) Seattle. Waah.. May Going up In the air for first time by accident, T. F. Hamilton, ll-yeaa-old alrahlp 'builder, aontrolled hla blphane whan it ran away from him, and after a ahort flight returned to the ground in aafety. Ham nton was experimenting, running along the ground,' until auddenly ha diaoov- rMl th.t ha -was BO feet In tne air, When he came down hla friends Joshed him, and Juat to show that ha could navigate be made another ascent, ELWELL OF VANCOUVER Kt P. GRAND CHANCELLOR mnlKid Prma Laaacd Vtir. Seattle, t Wash- -May 18.-State offi cers of the grand lodge of the Knighta of Pythlaa were elected in spirited bal lcUng. - John H. Elwell, Vancouver, la grand chancellor;' R. M. Dye, Davenport, rrand vice chancellor. Among other offloera, Ben fiallck. Central la, was choar en grand , outer guard, tha atepping atone to higher honore. Boreavementa Mitigate Sentence. (Onltcd Prn Vmtm4 Wire.) Beattle. Wash.. May 18. On the plea that he had burled hla father, mother, wife and child within a year, & T. Roberta, an engineer, waa given a sen tence of only alx months ror rorgery. Judge Main thought hla grtef 4rove him to crime ' (Bpteial Dtipatch to Tbe Joeraal.k r Centralia, Wash., May 1$ An eleo- tiio'llne la promlaed between Centralia and Roohester, a distanoe. of 15 mllea. Artlclea of Incorporation have teen filed with the county auditor and the com pa ny will be known aa the Centralia Eleo- trjo- Light - A- Traction : company. In corporators and dlreotora are Walter Copping, O. W. Muck, N. W. Mllla. Bruce Richards and Dan Salier. Tha greater part of the right of way haa been secured, although the entire route haa 'not been -deolded. The project la diatlnctly a local enterprise and the money will all come from Centralia and Rooheater. In addition to the atreet cars. It is the Intention of the company to aupply power and electric-lighting to farmers along the .'line. Centralia haa a atreet car service with Cheballa, four mllea away, but the need for. the Rochester line haa been felt for a long time. .) .. Tsia Strngjle to Be Fighter. . (apodal DtuMteh Tte JmraaLt Centralia.' Waah, May II. Victor Lang, tne it year oia eon or a wen-to-do farmer living near thla place, haa been making the rounds of varloua recruit ing oricea on the coast lately. In an ef rort to enter tnev army, marlnea or navy, but haa been rejected on aocount of hla youth and hla physical condition. Despite the fact that he la a victim of tuberculosis, he ran away from home a month ago with, the Intention of Join ing the aervlce against hla parents' con sent. Hla father haa written to aeveral places asking that he be detained and bald by the authorltlea until he can be taken home. Trunk Sewerage OonlracU. (BBM-lal Plipeteh to Tha Journal.) Centralia, Waah., May 18. Tne city council , of Centralia has let bids for extensive trunk sewerage, the contract being awarded to F. A. Keasal of this city. , Ante Fire Service Decided. . (Special Plipatea to Tha Journal.) OratraHa, Waah., May 18. Bids have been opened for an automobile fire aer- TOM MONKS WINS IN ; RRSTWARD-3 VOUS i. ! ;'. f ;.tp That " the Democratic ' candldatea In the First ward also ware pretty evenly matched la the vote getting business waa evidenced when the official count waa made, for Tom , N. Monkav Demo cratic candidate for councilman, whose opponent waa T. J. Coneannon, preaent incumbent, got away with the nomina tion .by a margin of but three votee. Mann and Zan. tha Republican candl datea, flipped a cola to decide a tie In thla ward. . Tom, Monka la, well-known In . Port land. IHe Is the manager of the Port land Boiler Worka of which hla father, James Monks, Is the owner, and he be longs to many clubs In the city. This Is Mr. Monks" first shy at politics, and he consented to enter - the race only after his friends had spent many hours persuading him to enter the field. He waa born and reared in this city, his parents -being pioneers, and he la a young .man of muoh. ability and of pleasing peraonallty. A story waa In circulation last even ing that Conoaanon won the nomina tion by 11 votes, but the official figures show that Mr. Monks received the extra ones. He feels oertala of election, as nearly every voter north of Pettygrove atreet, la a mend of hla More-Pacific Power Men Come. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) North. Yakima, Wash., May 18. E. W. Rice, Jr. and Hinsdale Parsons of New Tork. well known electrical en glneera, together with W. A. White, H. T. White and Charles Jackson, bank ers arid capltallsta of New York, are in the state to Inspect the properties of the Pacific Power & Light company. They were acompanled from Spokane by D. It. Huntington and C L. McCalla of the Washington Water Power com pany and met here by Vloe-Prxaldent A. S. Grenler and other offloera of the Pactflo Light ft Power company. 1 r ' 1 J 1 " H . .JaV m saaT T M m -TW aVjr MM M JT m aT 1 JaT jV M m I Ml. ' 4 ... .... j v Best Haberdashery Known Merchant Stricken on Street. (United Preaa Leaaatf Wire.) Seattle, Waah.. May 18. Falling un conscious on a street, B. C. Mlmckler, merchant of Lyman, Waah., former member of the atate aenate, died early this morning In the city hospital. Ha waa returning noma from California, where "h went for his health. He had heart trouble. Journal Want Ada bring results. , A'"' . V . ,"; ..... L:,.. Manhattan Shirts, all the newest colorings and patterns plain and plaited fronts, finest French madras, pure silk and fine flannels priced from $1.50 to $4.00. Cluett and E. & W. Shirts, almost any style you could desire at SI. SO. Underwear in all the best makes and materials---union and two-piece in plain and fancy colors priced from' SOc to S4.00. Hole Proof Hose We are exclusive Portland agents for Hole Proof Hosi ery for men,, women and children Men's, $1.50 box of six pairs. Women's, $2.00 and $3.00 box of six pairs. Children's, $2.00 box of six pairs. Wear the genuine; They cost more. 5 ' . '' t . ' a m Aji-u, - aa t m .. .. - II t I JF If 1 JT . . II 1 l II K i I 1 I I I .V li . I It 1 ' ' II . I fS I - aa a m as a j ii a sa . i v'v n -w III f II 11 - I . ,, I r rm. II I : IF V,-. aa a w w c II ' . t" I i!V P I . . i"T.'.-.: . . . . : V ....'..: ..... J. : .... A' J Owing to the backward season I am overstocked with woolens. I must reduce my stock and I am going to give you more for your money than was ever before given by any tailor. I will build a suit to your measure from any1 spring or summer patterns you may select worth from $30.00 to $50.00 tor Only i flit , ' rV; AtT'51?- ' '' (,! UnionLabel In Every Garment UnionLabel In Every Garment With An Extra Pair of Trousers Worth $10 Free I will make the extra trousers from the same ma terial as your suit or from any beautiful gray or fancy striped trouser pattern you may select. This assortment includes Bannockbum tweeds, Eng lish tweeds, the late nigger head cheviots you can't buy in any tailor shop less than fifty dollars, together with all the late shades of tans and browns, English worsteds and the famous U. S. Government test blue serges. I have spared no money in securing the best tailors this country affords and I will see to it personally that you will not leave here unless your suit is more than satisfactory in every detail. Sale Starts Friday at 8 A. M. Tlfh 1 2!; FlffK Street Near Washington, a Open .Eveningsf''. 1 THE TAILOR Fifth Street Jf Near Washington -. Open Evenir .... , 1 tt -rrr. l'- -, 'V : m-l mm