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14 THE OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY JO, 1011. m FII ORCMSAHDGAS Outside Capital Promises Pub :iic Utilities to'Pcopte of Klamath Falls. . . - Klamath Fall, Or, May ltv"-F.: W. Bordman ; and assoclatea of Ban JYan- eiace have applied to the council (or a ' franchise. They off er an agree- '-' went to begin construction Immediately. There la but ona elauaa meeting oppo- , altlon-th corporation aaka a 60 rear franchise,. The council, however, la to . have the privilege of regulating ratea, v-v .-,8a Wat4 era, :, f For several year ' resident have complained of the ratea for electricity and n recent yeara the wood dealers have put the price of fuel ao high that , It haa . been a heavy drain on the eon turner. It Is probable ' the aa fran t chlee will be granted atronce ao the . company can begin laying mains while , treet . Improvements - r r tm , under Noland Crane, a local law firm. repreeentlng the San, Francisco corpora tlon, are also preparing an ordinance granting eaetern capltaltata - atreet railway franchise. : Th railway people , promise that within four months after ,the franchise la granted they will have care In', operation. . -.-k.. . v , Klamath Falls formerly had 'ft atreet railway. .The company ran the eara for two - yeara In an attempt to hold the franchise, ; but the ; expense - waa too heavy .and the scheme waa abandoned after several thousand dollars had been , expended aad mora than three mllea ef ' track built. . The towa haa now reached the stage where an electrlo car , line le considered likely to be self support . Ing. A th city haa had one experi ence with, atreet railways, the applies tlon of the eastern capitalists will be - accompanied by a certified check for 120,800. to be forfeited If the company i is not - ready to begin business four , months after the to year franchise la granted. It la very probable he fran chise win be granted, but the city will reserve to -Itself all rights to control the car-line and to permit other com-, panics to engage )n the transportation business. ( t . . . Btreft work haa again been resumed and a large force la employed grading the mala thoroughfares, preparatory to putting" down bltullthlo paving. The city recently peeeed an ordinance for paving about ten blocks of Klamath ave nue and all the street Intersecting be- tween this atreet and Main atreet The contractor will be busy the entire sum- . rner . aa the contracts, now let caU lor v nearly threa mllea of pavement - it; GOOD ADVERT ISM "Portland and Seattle are really much. talked about In the east," ald William ' 8, Dixon of Seattle at the Oregon last evening,.. "I returned -aeentl from visit to ; varloua Michigan cities, , and 1 at every" place I .registered I received dozen of callers, all strangers to me, who wanted to know of Seattle - and Portland. 'r'-xi -k,---v- x-ti:- "At Detroit I met a great number of , people, among whom waa . newspaper reporter. Aa soon aa the editor of the ' newspaper on which this' reporter waa , employed, heard that I u from the Pacific coast, ha sent an auto around to the hotel and asked me to come to his off ice. There he quisled me for an hour or more, and Seattle and -Portland never got a better alngle handed boost than that which - the paper fare them on.-that dayW.v'jj.. if.v "M'ia ' " P "Why, the eastern peop are fairly excited about thla country. The adver tising that has been done by these two ritiea""hasJ attracted . the attention v of " thousands of .eaetern people who, are .-. looking for homes, and who will eome . here as soon as they are able to learn ' of the real conditions and opportunities that aro held out to thenx'V . " ; Mr. Dixon 1s deputy grand commander for; Washington of the' Maccabees, and ' was at Portland for the purpose of as , slating W. C. Lynch, the new deputy for , Oregon, In establishing an. office .... here. .- -:.. . ; y ;y--r. v; "Portland la a wonderful and a beau tiful clty.1 eald Mr. PUon, f'It is grow. l: Inr at a fniv1nna rmts mnA iU iiftl Jealousy that may -exist between ; thla city and Seattle 1 a good thing' for - both places,' aa a sort of stimulant 5. It merely causes the citizens to hustle - a little harder to make his city better. ; and bigger, and more beautlfuf. As a matter of aeC It la difficult to aea , where one city has the beat of the other. What1 one lacka the other has. - "I will have to concede this, how- ever:,: Oregon haa "aome moat enchant . ing scenery that Washington cannot ebow. . I took a rWe to Salem Monday. r and I don't think I ever enjoyed a mora Pleasant trip. For thla Willamette val jey at una time or the year la eer- v talnly- beautiful beyond eompare.,,; ' - Silverton Baa New Recorder. - riiwrtal DUpeteh te The lewrnaU SUverton. Or.. Mav ll.-At m. anaalal meeting bf the elty- eounell Wednesday evening, j. x. HOhiltt wag elected re corder and elerk to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of C B. Brls- , tol. owlna; to other business engage ments. Mr. Hoblltt Is foreman of the A mechanical department of the Silver. - ton Appeal. ' '' '. i' PROPOSED FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND TO BE SELF SUSTAINING M Small Tax Will Be Done Away v: With After Once Firmly ; i " r EstabHshed.?; ; v 1 . That the firemen's pension and relief fund, propoeed In a. charter Amendment to- b voted on next month, wllf become self eusUlning,' and the small tax levy proposed, may ba dona away with after the fund la anc firmly, built la the as sertion of members of the department who havo been gathering estimates and figures on the question. ' , ,, "J fear the proposition la not fully understood."' said Captain H. K.. Haw kins In explaining the amendment "In the official pamphlet aent out by the city auditor ." a - typographical - error make tt appear that the tea proposed tax -levy or. one twentieth or a mm would amount to IV cents on $1008. It ahould ba I cents, which la very dif ferent ; , " i' - ' .' On the baala ef the laat aaseased valuation, this levy would raise a little lees than 114,000 a year by taxation.' In addition there will go-4nta the fund 4 per cent each month of the salaries re ceived by the men, also all gifts and flnea for Infractions of th rules. The per cent - provision will pay about $1000 into th fund and th aggregate aum to go Into th fund aside front th money raised by taxation will average about 16000 year. . .v:--'..V ' f ' , Sangaton iTork, ,cA;: We -need a fund of thla eort because th city require dangeroy work on our part and th Inauranc companie will not accept us as risk except, at ratea that are prohibitive. - "About five years ago a reuer rund was organized by the fir and police departments, which th new system 1 Intended ' to supplant - Into that fund the men pay 10 cent per month each, and . all fine and donation are paid Into that fund. In case of Injury or aloknaaa a firemen r nolloeman la paid 140 par- month for not to exceed three months in' a year. -If permanently u- abled or If dependent widow or cnuaren ara left hr a deceased member. 410 month mayv allowed. Thl tually been allowed In only on or two ease.- , "Under th new : plan mot of the me would pay f 1 per month, as, ma-, lorlty ar 1100 per month men. The mint fund of the firemen and polio men ha prospered; so w aw.,:.J'o approxlmatoy 111.000 , on hand. Thla Inoludes 19500 of city bonds that nave been purchased aa an Inyeetmeni." -Bxperience with the old fund ahow It la much mor than aeir sustaining, and the aame would be true of the new fund.'; It 1 provided that when , theTl fund reaehe 1100,000 th tax levy shall. cease. '' ; t. .,',.'-'.,. f . ' rnad ta Ooarded. , J "When an amount approaohlnf' that figur Is reached thr will b money on hand to car for the men and their finlllu in the event or some great qis- aeter, such aa would cripple an ordinary reeerve.1 ' 1 . ., ,: '-'' v i 'i. "Men will have to be in service J rear to rn reuremenv bi. ' 0 year In continuous servle If they haVe reached the aa Of 60 years. If their eervice is broken, they . must be ft yeare old and have -served Jo years In the aggregate. If the amendment 1 adopted. It will he five or six year before any one now a member of th depart ment will be able to claim the retire ment benefltvwhlch I on half of the regular salary paid M the Urn of re tirement - "Th. fund. 1 gvardd by providing th allowance to ft dependent , widow shall cease irh remarries, th hUw anca to minor . children cease when they reach II yeara of age, and it also ceases If ft man receiving benefit is convicted of ft felony or become en habitual drunkard. V "Becftuse of th praotleal Inability of th fir- hoy . to protect themselves through Insurance and th small amount of aid asked from th publlo at large,, we think the people should approve the firemen' relief fund amendment RATER LAKE StJO1, 11 FEET DEEP YET Superintendent Arant ! Has Done Nothing Toward Find ing Body of Babowski. FORDNEY PIS VOTE IRSVOTJ nation in the hoelery and underwear manufacturing ' Industry. Th material falling off in the demand for manu factured product haa mad it practical ly iaperatlv for th manufacturer to curtail the production. r5ut many of the manufaoturera hesitate to adopt thla course unless all the mill owner in .jLULJuiuwii iJ-' Bi-nu jajiL.i. th assoolatlon agree to follow the earn course. It Is expected that the aitua. tlon will be thoroughly discussed at th meeting next week and it ta hoped that a general agreement will reached among th member with ft -View of r duolng th production during the pre, ent depression of Ui hosiery trade. Mill ,1 I I 111 I -1 1 1 I Hits AND S IN ABERDEEN (IpSelal DUpetea to Tt Journal V ' Klamath , Falls, Or., May II. Indlca tlon ara that' the Crater lake ' aaaaon will b exe'eptlonally lata thla year. Th now in th park wa deeper thl winter than for . several year ana the spring ha been colder than usual, At m ta- tlon of th euperlntendent the enow is till approximately 11 feet deep. Superintendent F. W. Arant and Chief Ranger it E. Momyer hav been-delayed in making further aearch for, the body of Babowski, th daring - photographer who wa lost in th park last winter. The .Klamath1 country ha been , having stormy weather during the past week ana wnenever mere is ram in in naain there is snow in th mountain sur rounding the lake, When the weather finally settle Mr. Arant and hie party will make thorough search. - Cuperln-. tendent Arant said: J .' n "It I possible the body may be found on the rim or th lane, but I believe he lost his footing and went down the teep benk. If this . e th case it 1 very possible th body will never he re covered aa it doubtless lodged in some crevice, or eaught on some of th jagged rock projecting from the almost per pendicular wall. Even If th man wa lost in the vicinity of hi camp It 1 doubtful If th body will be found un til after th snow go off," - r"-i-- - Intercollegiate Contests. ' (Bpeetal Pterateh te The Jonratl.i Oklahoma City. Okla., May 1. The most brilliant exponent of the brawn and brain of 4he -colleges of Oklahoma were aathered her today to take nart in the conteat; for records and. honor at th annual Intercollegiate track and field , meet and the . annual oratorical contest of the Intercollegiate Oratorical association of th stat of Oklahoma. Taam representing the college at Alva-and Stillwater, Southwestern Normal, Central Normal, Kingfisher Normal and Epworth . University, took part In th athletic contest- on th stat "fair j grounds.' -.-' ..-;' (Bpeetal Dlaoateh to Tke JearaaLI . Aberdeen, . Wash May 1. Congress man J. W. Fprdaey of Michigan ha pairtd hi vot In congress and 1 now la Aberdeen th guest of his daughter, Mra. Walter I Stout,. na sister, Mrs. J. W. Zgerer, wlril he looks after his extensive lumber interest In this coun- tyklIeJiaJlBQheaYilyinUrestedln the Coata Logging company. My. Ford ney gives .his support to all measure for th benefit of thl lection in con gress , so thaC he le known her a "Gray Harbor's Congressman at Large," . Logic r Hurry. Uftft. Down. - tfipeeial Otipateb te The Jearmt) Aberdeen. Wash., May ; 1.-AU th rivera are bank full; owing to th heavy rainfall of the - past two . days, "whloh eondttton : Is gladly welcomed - by the loggers, as they hop t b abl to get many rafts to th mill In consequence. Titer ba hardly been a day since May i wnen it naa not rainea at som time during th 34 hours.' - . ' MHls Mar : Curtail. , ' -' V Philadelphia, . Pa.. May 19. Manufac turer of hosiery and underwear In all parte ef the country are . looking for ward with Intense interest to th annu- al meeting of the .National Association of Hoelery and. Underwear manufacture era, which is scheduled to meet la this city May 33 to II Inclusive, ' Th tin usual interest manifested is due to th peculiar and highly u neat refectory, sit- ffafs Hats Sehln nMftiftr firth vviei verey sserswa ftaa aea 0 4 41 a w s B B a &!ss$ Dzitlr.cn Chthzs M Sdhss C kTa A3 v. ft ' ' V- k ' ' r " ' I . t . ' , That h Exactly What . . i ' altimore lothei Will Tet Evwy Time All die Way TTiroufh chloss ' Not aloric in quality of outer fabric and style and fit, but also In V- nne most viiai pan or an, tne inside construction, do these von- (. derfurclpthereach absolute perfection.'- Models to meet the; requirements, of all the younr.'the middle-J . aged, the elderly. ' With all this excellence, ;'Schloss?' Qothes cost - no more man inc ordinary, ; Spring Suits $15 to $40 We can tay- without fear of contradiction that the "Hawca" - It the best $3 Hat to be had. We are exclu- f .v':;ri'7?' ' 4TU fot tlu city. ' f e; Fourth tn4 Mtr Strttts ten I Naff I ffafs Homing lo. n.unMm , Schhss Baltimore Goth& J Schloss Baltimore Clolhts i-:V ,, : t m m m , isi : in IK . . ' st ew. m m fLJ' ; " i asi'iiM- g w - . . - - - ..... a f - - w SchlMS Common? Clothes tt Ik Miiimi.iuimui;muv. ' A kjSXCffyA SfhteiKt ff.-ifffm rin dnlhfi Hatt tint! a. J I iJIaimoo tt saau uuiaul M , Natural Laxative Water 8peedy : . Suro "" , ' Ce'ntto ; Quickly Relieves CONQTIPATION Journal W&nt Ada briny rMulta. J I n - Rcstorei color to Gray or ' Faded hair Removei Dan . draff and invigorates the Scalp V-Promotea aj luxuriant, ; healthy hair growth Stops its l&llint out. Is not dye, $1.00 and S8e. et Dmf Stares e direct km ; rmiipi of prie tm4 wlar'e eaae. ImI 10c fnrMcpl. botti. Phil liaf seeUItia Cu Newark. . ), S. A. , . Hay'si rjarfina SoipunimM -v ; tor jhaaip)af hair um4 fcMpiel tea Seal ' Im d aaalthr. 1m lor r4. mah eeespeel kud (. 25, at Onuif. - BEFUIB ALL SUBSTITUTES ' riores Cfllor tlrsjr er Faded-Hair. towE si MajtTnr. " inn tatxob lVO CO. ftXtOVOBB pvo co. VAKCotnrso o. a. bsowv. ouar VMVO CO. s' . ... ';,;ir: , Y' '' "'v -' ''.' " ;':' " ' - - , . .. Not Every Day, bat on Many Day During the Summer May 16 to September 7 East Bound Snmmer Excursion Tickets Art On Sale by All Ag-ent of Northern Pacific Kail way; You can take adranUaje of thei LOW PARES to any'point In the Eait, in Eastern Canada, in the Middle West, Here r a.fcnr of .....,...,$60.00 , , ...- , ' , , ,.,, 4.. v.,, ,. t i j i j-- tr- , t " ' " '' C? ' aiiBjaifaiaiM Minneapolis St Paul Chicago St Louis Omaha i Indianapolis Detroit New York 9 era CCA AA a a , fWiwv 4 7 (ft ' fffatifV 4 A ...$70.00 .$60.00 .$79.90 $82.50 .$108.50 Providence, R. I .;. $110.30 Philadelphia . , . , . ... . . . .$108.50 Pittsburg , ,,;.$ 9U0 Boston : . .$110.00 Portland, Me. .$110.00 Ottawa, Ont U . $103.00 ;: Montreal, P. Q. $105.00 Quebec, -P. Q. ....... ...$111 JO LIBERAL TRANSIT LIMITS Stopovers Allowed Yellowstone National Park . " ,,'Jnti9 lLto1 September J5 .. J ' Portland Rose Festival y-; June 5 to 10 7' ;Wf, Seattle Golden Potlatcn 97 - July If to Z2 Low Tares from All Stations Pon't hesitate to ask any, passenger .representative of the Northern v Pacific Railway for full information. : t j. . 'i, & D CHARLTON. Assistant General Passenger Agent 255 Morrison St, Corner Third . Portland, Oregon - "m s-s mm In Connection With the Chicago MUvvaukec ' K' ' '-f- 1, i..; i-Xrs.iv' n''.-fi IJWILL OP.;ITS,.LINE FOR -..it., f . . . 'Ay' j ' , BETWEEN Tncoinn-Spnttlp .. 4tlfWA'awAlf . iAuitiup uiiu -i jt uui " viucuy u Two;NewiAII-3tccI COMPLETELY ELECTRZCLXOHTED ..h'i; The Crownlnr Achievement of ths Car-Builders' Art f or Safetv and Luxurv ..,'.;f .A-'' :;y' THE !-'-:,v'H';. I:- OlMPIAN'Sliiiil: THE COLUMBIAN M 1 1 .'' v LaaVa'.vTaconia Sj.yO . m. Leave Tacoma ,.,U'M '' :45:pm , , IWiBra,(iMttW.v44 9:44;a.-.m, . Leava. Butte :it iU;t:,l ;., I:40:d; rn Leave MUes City si.i;v,.;r..i;.l(i:57 p. ni.v Arrira Et Paul , v. .......,...,.,..... .10:10 p. m. Arrive Milwaukea .Vi;'.UV.;;vv;;i.jaSt.'.m;'i Leave Miles City a." tttt? Arrive Minneapolis ....4. . 8:45 a. m. Arrive MUwaukee'i.iViM;v-rV'Gv ;00 p; ihs Travel Over the GUOOTHEST and HNEST 1, f w tv.5t, (iwriuum, . are anu ififui vwnneciions , y rwm -oryna ppiy lo.vp . . wit. R.VEITCH, District Freighrw Ptisngw Ag ; -r: lalMllMTsr 1 ,4 v.f. -, ; LW.i ?W :--'-- -Ufr- . OEOROE W. HIBBARO, Gen. Pass. Agent. R. M. CALKINS, TrafficManager THE NEW LINE IS THE SHORTrONE .' 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