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1 VOL. y III. NO. 9. , ' ;
. PORTLAND,. OREGON, , SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1911
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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JOHN W. GATES DISCLOSES
SEGRETS OF STEEL TRUST
CAPITAL PLACED
IN NEW COMPANY
AROUSES STATE
in
Mil
HENEY FOR SENATE
I V FINANCIERS INVOLVED IN STEEL TRUST INVESTIGATION
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FROM
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Pacifio Life and Casualty In- Story Emanating From Wash
surance Company Organ-J ington Makes All the Old
ized by Portland and Taco
ma Capitalists.
WEALTHY CITIZENS ARE t
BACK OF BIG COMPANY
Wounds Ready , to Break
Open Once More.
IT, WOULD BE PERKINS'
- TOGA THAT WOULD FALL
Tacoma Capitalist, President
of Company, Tom Rich
ardson Is Secretary.
What will b th Urgent life Insur
anre company in the state hen it la
fully orfanlced wu Incorporated yes
terday by Portland and Tacoma capital
ists representing several million dol
lars. The title, of tha new corporation
Is 'The Pacific Ufa and Casualty In
surance company of Portland, Oregon.'
The company l cftpltallced at a quarter
or a million dollars, fully subscribed,
A meeting of the organizers was held
In the offices of Hartman & Thompson,
hankers, yesterday afternoon and the
following directors were chosen: Itils
W. Pratt, Walter M. Harvey, W. P.
Olds, Julius H. Askew. Tom Richardson.
Edward L. Thompson, George Law
rence, Jr., and W. . Fenton. The Jl
rectors then' met arid chose the follow
ing" officers: Louis W Pratt, president;
W. P. Olds, vice president; Tom Rich
ardson, secretary; fcdward I,. Thomp
son, treasurer; J. L. Hartman. assistant
treasurer; W. D. Kenton, general coun
sellor; Julius B. Askew, general .man
ager. Of floes U Ipaldlng' BuUding.
The new company has not been able
to secure space In the building In which
they desired to establish their offices
"It u very "probaMe; howvr, that they
will locate in the Spalding building.
great number of offices will be needed,
claim toe Incorporators, for. they in
tend to-make an aggressive campaign
for business that la going out of tha
stats, - ,. 'jnoVMHadii im. im-,.
"Laet year," Sjstd JMr. Askew, 'therp
was in force 13, 000,000 or lire insur
ance In Oregon; next year there ill
probably ba $70,000,000. Out of this
And Perkins Is Sick, Which
Makes Resignation This
Year Talked Of.
(Continued on Page Seven.)
DECLARES PEOPLE
HAVE LOST FAITH
NH CHEST COUR
T
Standard Oil Case Decision
Paves Way to Recall of the
Judges, Says Lincoln Stef
fens, Author and Speaker.
Lincoln Steffens, the writer and
speaker on political affairs and author
of tha "Shame of the Cities," arrived
In Portland last night' from California.
In discussing the Standard OH decision
of the United States supreme court,
Mr. Steffens said It marked the begin
ning of the end of that Institution.
"If we could have kept track of the
stock of the supreme court as we did of
the stock of Standard Oil," said Mr.
Steffens, "we would have seen, the min
ute the decision was announced, a most
remarkable fall in values. Up to the
(Continued on Page Seven.)
(Special Plip.t.t to The Jntim.l.)
Pan Fianclsco, May 17. An announce
ment, supported by political murmurs
from Washington, I). C. and denied In
a half hearted manner here, to the ef
fect that Francis J. Honey, chief coun
sel in the graft prosecutions. Is out
for the senatorshlp of California to
succeed Senator Perkins has Injected
kick and a tang Into the political situ
atlon of the state. Old factions, old
fights, old squabbles, forgotten In th
last yer so of harmony are being re
vlved. or the Indlcatlona are thnt
should lleney offer himself for th
fight thl state will split Itself In two,
for and fornlnst. and will settle th
question by one of the hottest political
campaigns In Its history.
Long ago, lleney's more ardent ad
mlrers began pushing him for the sen
ate. But the sudden anti-reform wave,
which left him high and dry and com
pletely outclassed In the fight for the
district attorneyship, stilled such am
hltlons for the time being. Since then
however, sn Insurgent governor and In
surgent legislature have been given the
whip hand una Heney for the senate
has been taken up again.
Washington Times Prints It.
The rumors wera crystallised by
statement In the Washington Times
stating that Heney was slated for the
tofE lUx w h Washington wtien
mo rumor was given aiTinue rorm ana
Vpth friends and enemies presume that
ha has a great deal to do with the story
in question, it was given farther offl
clal stamp by the fact that Meyer Llss-
ner and Chester RowelL captain and
commander, respectively, of the admin
lstratton's political vessel, visited Heney
In Washington a short lime previously
ana 11 is tnought that advantage was
tsken or the opportunity to launch the
boom and prepare the way.
senator Perkins' term will einlre In
1916. but the story In the Times pointed
out "that the senator's Illness the past
winter ana spring has been so serious
and porsJstent that many of his friends
believe he will retire before the next
regular session opens."
Heney denied the story and expressed
the hope that Perkins might live out his
term and the length of several others
also but the fat has been cast Into the
fire and the sizzling Is becoming noisy.
This political guess Is being passed
around:
"Suppose Perkins should retfte. would
Governor Johnson appointHeney to fill
in. vacancy i
"Yes."
"No." v
A Curious slatlonship.
The shout Is spontaneous and the
flood of argument that follows fervid
and contrary. Heney aided In the last
campaign, but It was noticed that he and
Johnson were far apart at all times.
Heney's chief work was for Kent, and
while Kent and Johnson were In the
earn boat, the relationship between
the governor and prosecutor was
unique. One sentiment was for Heney
and against Johnson and another for
Johnson and against Heney. There did
not seem to be room for two of them
In the same fight. It la felt also that
Johnson has friends who would like to
see him senator and that It would be
tha poorest kind of politics on his part
to place a strong man on the Job and
then have to go through the trouble of
"llcklnf Mm later on.
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Steel Trust. 11 II I L. I I IIIIIL.IUU J. l'iorpont Morgan.
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SOUTHERN BEAUTY FROM BUILDING MAYORALTY FIGHT
'. rsmnw mm i tr-r n
mm hui hy
Inside History of Big Industrial Combine,
Revealed Before Congressional Inves
tigating Committee, Believed to Con
stitute Prima Facie Case Against the
Corporation Under Anti-Trust Law.
WHO WON DREXEL
WOULD LEAVE HI
Baltimore's "flueen of Years
Ago to Seek a Separation
From Wealthy Member of
Aristocratic Family.
Incendiary Fire on Twelfth
Street Creates Excitement;
Burns Off Roof of Cramer
Dwelling; Woman Rescued.
END DRAWS NEAR
I (Br the International New UrTie.l
Philadelphia. May 11. Although there
have been rumors .for several years
past, the marital relations between Col
onel Anthony J. Drexol and Mrs. Drexel
have been strained, society in London,
Newport, Philadelphia, New York and
Baltimore will be surprised to learn
that It Is definitely stated that Mrs.
Drexel is to bring action for divorce.
Mrs. I'rexei arrived rrom r;urope onir
few weeks ago and has endeavored
o keep her movements as quiet as pos
sible since she came to Philadelphia.
Btessaga T tills of Plans.
Her Intention to bring an action for
Jlyprce . precoeded . her, -however, in
cablegrams to tha Drexel family. No
sooner had she set foot on shore In
New York than the Drexels began to
(Continued on Page Kight)
CANUNI UENESSD
E
TAXED IS QUESTION
CLARK PILE RAISES
37,240 VOTERS REGISTERED; RECORDS
FOR ALL PREVIOUS YEARS BROKEN
An Incendiary flr lAst night In the
old Oufttave P. Cramer rrsldenc at
10S Twelfth street, which for years has
been used as a rooming house, burned
the roof off tha dwelling, destroyed
the belongings of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Pilgrim, who occupied attic rooms In
the building, drove Mrs. Harry Carbeer
and her two children Into tho streets
without a place to go, and Created
a stir In the business district of the
city through which a report had cir
culated that the Bowers hotel was afire.
Mrs. Pilgrim, who was badly Injured
less than a week ago by a fall from a
step ladder, was rescued from the burn
ing building by firemen after she had
fallen In a faint at the excitement
of finding her apartment enveloped In
flames and was obliged to sit for three
hours in a chair on the' street curb
before a door was opened to her.
Mrs. Carbeer, whose husband Is In
Sjimas, Wash., Is practically destitute
btPt is expecting a remittance fpotn her
husband which Is not due until tomor
row. Charitably Inclined people have
taken her and bar children In.
The partially- destroyed building was
to have been wrecked to make room
for a new four story store and apart
ment building, to measure 100 by 110
feet, to be erected by Mrs. Bllrabeth
Cramer, and her brother, Henry W.
Fries of Wakefield, Fries &' Co.
The furniture In the house belongs
to Mrs. J. K. Comstock, who recently
took the furniture on a foreclosure
front Nellie McDonald, who purchased
tho goods last February, but who gave
them up last Wednesday. The furniture
was to have been sold to A. H. Withe
row, and a deal fnr the sale had been
made when the fire broke out destroy
ing about $300 worth of it. There Is
no Insurance on the building of the
furniture.
Betting Odds' BeIng CLald in
Favor of Rushlight; Simon
Depending on Silent Vote.to
Keep Chair in City Hall.
Former Senator's Costly Man
sion in New York City As
sessed as One of Kind in
World; Owner Protests.
WIFE TAKES ERRAN
T
wYLIE BACK AGAIN
With both Simon and Rushlight ex
ecuttve committees appointed and ready
to go into action tomorrow, the cam
paign for mayor has taken on the
Hveiiest aspect It has assumed since,
thA n1marAn T 1 . 1 f
,,, in. v . ii no ut nine was con
sumed by bottt sides in effecting final
organization, and only one week is left
for active campaigning, the election
taking place on Monday, June 6.
For the last throe days Interest has
been centered In the registration, the
friends of all candidates being active
In seeing that unregistered supporters
of the respective aspirants were prop
erly placed for. voting. The candidates
have not been inactive, however A. O.
Rushlight spenOing part of each day
In visiting business houses and in con
ference vitri his supporters. Oeorge
(Continued on Page Eight.)
SEAL SLAUGHTER
ON THE PRIBILOFS
WUIRY'SSUBJECT
When the registration books were
closed last evening at 9 o'clock they
contained the names .of .17,246 voters.
This is the biggest registration in the
history of the city.
Yesterday was a record breaker. In
fact, the last three days have been
such, as 4494 new names were taken
by the county clerk In this period, and
this week will be devoted to extending
them to tha precinct registers. There
were 1830 voters who re-registered,
making a grand total of 68S4 names
handled by the clerk. The number of
names on the register previous to
Thursday morning, when the books
were opened, was 32,752.
The number of new names registered
yesterday was- 2044, of which number
146$ are Republican, 287 Democrats and
294 miscellaneous. Thera were 486 reg
istered on account of changing ' ad
dress, which made 2680 voters proper
ly registered In one day. On Friday
there were 1463 new names registered,
of which 1011 were Republicans, S29
Democrats and 221 miscellaneous.
Changes U Addxass.
There were, 611 changes In address,
' making 1976 names. On Thursday there
were 987 new names taken, of which
161 were Republicans, 147. Democrats
and 179 miscellaneous. .There were 332
changes In address, making 1319 names
taken that day.
While tna corns jif clerks under the
direction of Herman Echnelder, deputy
county clerk, were very busy yester
day afternoon and evening, the crowd
in front ?f the courthouse dwindled
down after 3 o'clock, and when the
doors were closed an hour later thera
were none waiting to be registered.
The books were opened Thursday morn
ing upon a resolution from the city
council 10 tnat effect, although the
county cierK has charge of th books
Three days were all that could be giv
en to the receiving of names, as this
must be taken to placing them on the
precinct registers. i
Many Clerks Aid.
Herman Schneider, deputy clerk. w
given charge of the work, and ha en
listed the assistance of many com
petent clerks as available. The corps
of workers were busy from o'clock
In the morning until o'clock In the
evening, and a sigh of relief was ex
pressed when the stupenduous work was
closed, :
The greatest numoer of new names
registered by fa? are those of laboring
men, and largely from the factories and
mills. Two 'thirds of the number are
from the east side. The west side voters
had taken advantage of the Open period
of SO flays before th primary election- "
While the move to open the books
these three days curie from Simon quar
ters, the Rushlight supporters claim
the act was In favor of Rushlight. In
support' of tTilf lheypoTnTWTheeSvy
(Continued on Pag Eight)
(By the International Nwi Service.)
New Tork, May 27. Is the mansion
that former Senator William A. Clark
caused to be built at the cost of mil
lions on the corner of Seventy-seventh
street and Fifth avenue, the only one
of Its kind In the world? This question
arose today in the'state supreme court
The assessments' are protested by the
owner, who declares the actual value
of the Improved property Is not over
$2,100,000.
The city assessed the property In 1910
at $3,600,000.
The city assessor certified that the
money it would cost to replace such a
mansion should be made the basis of
taxation and that this Clark residence
is an extraordinary structure and
would. If sold, be put upon the market
on the basis of its uniqueness.
To Justify this contention the City
produced in court today many of the
skilled artisans and experts who worked
for years upon the "unique" material.
Senator Clark had the house planned.
the court was told, so that every room
had a secret retreat. .From his own
mines in Montana be brought copper for
the building, but wherever copper is
used in other buildings he had bronx
placed in ; his own. structure. ' '
Within the bouse, concealed from
view, 1 a completely equipped dairy.
There Is an observatory. One of the
rooms In the. "unique" house Is o ar
ranged.: that' it . can be' completely
penned off for quarantine purposes. .
Th eeaffhjrTlanrcos'rTl 4 OOOrtlie
But Woman He Eloped With
Will Be Divorced by Her
Husband.
House Committee Begins Pre
liminary Work of Investiga
tion Monday Specific
Charges Against Syndicate.
(Continued oa Page Seven.)
New Tork, May 27. Horace Wylle,
the Washington club man, who last De
cember abandoned his family and went
abroad with Mrs. Philips Hychborn, wife
or the only son of the late Rear Admiral
Philip Hychborn, sailed today with his
wife and family aboard the Vaderland of
the Red Star line.
Wylle and Mrs. Hychborn returned on
Wednesday, after having been away for
four months. Mrs. Hychborn went at
once to theJiome of her mother, Mrs.
Henry M. Ifoyt, in Washington.
The name ox Horace wylle did not
appear on the passenger list of the Va
derland today, but he and his luggage
were aboard when Mrs. Wyle arrived
with her children and maids. - He was
in his wife's stateroom and -remained in
seclusion there until tha vessel sailed.
Mrs. Wylle refused to answer any. ques
tions concerning the reconciliation.
Philip Hychborn is at Black Rock,
Conn,, with his young daughter. He has
not' been in his law office since his
wife's departure, nor has he been seen In
any of the clubs he belongs to. 'From
this It is said he sought to bring back
his wife. From the very first his fam
ily, have been against a reconciliation,
and it Is stated now that they are urg
Inr hlnuiot joi?o Majgife jgain. or ta
consider such a step as Mrs. Wylle has
taken.
(Washington Bnrn of The Journal.)
Washington, May 27. At half past, 10
o'clock Monday morning, Secretary
Nagel of the department of commerce
and labor, will appear before the house
committee on expenditures In that de
partment, to listen to specific charges of
a serious nature, which will be the be
ginning of an Investigation of fur seal
destruction on the Pribllof Jslands,
Alaska.
Chairman Rothermel declared that the
Investigation would be prosecuted with
out fear or favor, either to the govern
ment officials Involved, or to those who
brought the inquiry-to pass. Rothermel
Is of sturdy Pennsylvania Dutch stock
and determined character. Chargea of
official knowledge of violations of the
law that limits seal killing, and that
this known violation of the law per
mitted a reduction of the fur seal herd
from 6,000,000 to 80,000, have been made.
A syndicate composed of wealthy men
is alleged to have profited by the al
leged illegal killing. The late Senator
Elklns or West Virginia, the late Lloyd
Tevls. the late D. O. Mills of New
York, and Herman and Isaac Liebes of
Seed Francisco, are named as those
who formed tne syndicate.
According . to the charges the syndi
cate realsed many millions profit but
it is charged that for every dollar f
the syndicate's profit the United States
has suffered a loss of $10 in the destruc
tion of its natural resources. Experts
have stated that the fur seal herd as N
was - In 1 84$. j would - be- worth today
$100,060,000. and that the existing herd
Is not worthmore than $600,000.
,1'BltM lrri !...! Wlre.l
Washington. May 27. After hearln
fou- hours of the "Inside- history"
stei-1 from "Met n Million" dates, the
Stanley steel trust investigating coin
mlttee tonight whs Jubilant over the
start it had made on ltn study of the
big Industrial combine.
With John W. Gates' testimony to
work on. the committee is convinced
thnt It will havo no trouble In evolvln
the facts concerning the great aggrega
tlon of capital.
Opponents of the steel trust tonight
declared that Uatrs1 testimony formed
a nrlma facie enn against tho steel
triiBt, on which thi- Investigators cu
hullil the ground work of a Htrong re-
nort. Thev declare- that Oaten declara
tlon that the combination was formed
"for feur the competition of Carnegl
would demoralise the railroad Industry,
hh It had the steel trnde." proves tha
the combine was organised to "preven
comDetltlon and In restraint of trado.
kenning bark In his chair, carelessly
fH.uinu- thn ashes from a long. DiacK
claar. dates discoursed casually of hun
dreds of millions, whllo he told the
committee how the president of the
Tnltrnl States had been "duped" and the
steel industry of the country consoll
dated.
Crates Enjoys Xona; Quia.
Rates seemed to enjoy his four-hour
session with the committee, chuckling
frequently as he told of the dealings in
"high finance."
fhnlrmsn Stanley wanted to know
whether the Morgan pool that ngi
nopred the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal 8c iron Co. by the trust, had loat
any money.
"Well" drawled Ufties. wun a unr
.tin amlla. "I've never neara or air.
unra.n malting an assignment... nave
w Thai was the only time he referred
ia any of the emperors of finance, as
'Mrv throughout tOlS wsiwnnny n wn
-AttAv" Morran." me ana c-nariie
Beltwab." and "Gary." The bluff, frank
f 1 0ii r a in the sray summer suit seemed
to have absolutely no reverence for. men
. . ,1 Wn,, tha
or minions, no iaitu "
$320,000,000 paid Andrew tarnegie ror
his 60 per cent share in i arnegie oiee.
company, in a casual way, n iicwo
boy would discuss a day's harvest of
Where'd you gt xnai uii
asked Stanley, with a smile, when tne
latter tried to outline what the trust
had paid Gates for the American Hteei
& Wire company. "That s way low:
"Well, what did you get?" demanaea
Stanley.
I'm ashamed to tell you," laugneu
Gates, waving his hand.
He was finally prevailed on to ieu
that he got $46.ROO,ooo in sieei pre
ferred and from $50,000,000 to $70,000,
00b In steel common for the $40,000,000
Of. American Steel & Wire stock, .
Carnegie Inspires rear.
Gates declared that along In the
nineties. Carnegie was threatening to
invade the railroad field. It was thought
that he had already demoralized the
teel trade and "Morgan was arraid
he'd demoralise the railroad nusiness.
Morgan called In Jim him, said
Gates, "and Jim. who was a pretty gooa
friend of mine, told Morgan to come to
me. Morgan and I were not on very
good terms, and he asked Hill to Invito
me to a conference. I went, and Morgan
asked me how Carnegie could be gotten
rid of. I said that Charlie Schwab was
the one man to -Jo it."
Gates told of nummontng Schwab to
New York, and of an all night confer
ence, when he, Schwab, and Morgan
evolved the idea of the United States
Steel Corporation, and secured Schwab's
assurance that Carnegie would sell his
plant.
"Me and Charlie stayed at Morgan's
x
until abnit 6 o'clock In the morning,"
related Cistes.
Cross-examined shout Parnegle's "de
inoralliatlon of the steel trade." Gates
said:
"Well. In thoe ilaya we had gentle- '
men s Agreements, and some time after
we hnd arranged them, Andy would
come around and kick 'em all over. The
trouble was nobody In the Carnegie com
pany controlled Carnegie, but Carnegie
controlled everybody In the company." S
Suggests Morgan's Appearance.
Gates recommended that the commit
tee "ct Morgan down here; he's get-
at-Hble." when the committee asked a
question nbout Morgan's part In the or- .
ganlzatinn. He referred contemptuously
to John I). Rockefeller's steel holdings.
"He told me," said Gates, referring
to Rookofeller, "that he could go into - '
the steel business again and put us out
or the field. But he didn't. And we
bought him out at thirty cents on th
dollar." And "Bet a Million" chuckled
gleefully.
The famous letter of President
Roosevelt to Attorney General Bona
parte, In which ho explained that he .
did not wish to Interfere in the absorp
tion of tho Tennessee Coal A Iron com
pany by the steel trust, was contra- , l
dieted in practically every point by
Gates. Roosevelt In his letter, as for- v."
warded to the senate, doclared that .
Judge Gary and H. C Frlck were "will
ing to' go Into the transaction because
it seems that It will be a factor in pre- . '.
venting a break that might' be ruin
ous," and "to save the situation." Frlok
ana Gary," he wrot, did not "care to
purchase tho stock."
Gates declared that the deal had no
effect on the market and that the syn
dicate that held the stock of the Ten- -
nessee Coal & Iron company was
"forced t sfill tt the uteel corporation."-'"'
The committee will meet again on , ,
Tuesday. Judge K. H. Gary, chairman.
and Norman B. Ream and John Lambert,
members of the board of directors, are
expected to be present for examina
tion.
POWER IN MEXICO
HELD BY MADERO
HE CONTROLS ALL
Armies, Railroads and Tele
graph Lines Under Direction
of Rebel Chief His Word j
Amounts to Command.
(United PrM Leased Wlr.)
El Paso, Toaas, May 17. Under con
trol of Francisco Madero today are all
the arWcs, railroads and telegraph lines
of Mexico. Tho government, through)
President De La Barra, has passed into
his hands and, though he resigned the
provisional presidency on Friday, he la
the ruler of Mexico just as much as If
he already sat In DIas' chair and is able
to control by a merest expression of
his wishes the movements of both fed
eral and lnsurrecto armies.
His tremendous power was shown late
(Continued on Page Seven.)
WOMEN
MAINTAIN DAILY PATROL IN
THQR CRUSADE FOR A CLEAN CITY
The women of Portland have Joined i teenth and Washington; Twenty-fourth
In a clean-up crusade or ine cny which i ana noyi; on i weniy-uiira, oeiweea
in three days has been attenaea wun Kvereii ana wasmngion; on juasr jfir-
r-mnrk-nhln results. Led by Mrs. A.
Newill, president of the Woman's club
thev expect to be able to present Rose
Festival visitors with a city, as bright
and clean as the spirit of the festival
Itself A program of practical work
is being followed out by the women In
-.rdnr trat there may bo no chance of
failure in their crusade.
The women have asked, first of all,
that the citizens of Portland support
the crusade by cleaning up their own
premises and by reporting to tho chief
of nolice any weed-grown, neglected
A citv ordinance prohibits neg
lect of vacant lots and the chief has
posted notices requiring patrolmen to
cea that they at trimmed and made
neat. '
Maintain Dally Patrol.
The women will maintain a dally
patrol, seeking out 'orrensive r eat u res
and reporting them to the police- de
partment and tha newspapers. They
will go In automobiles and. on foot.
They will particularly watch the places
that would be noticed first by the vis
itor. Offensive signs, basements that
need cleaning out. vacant lots. . heaps
of tin cans all will be given attention.
The following unsightly vacant lots
were reported to the, committee yes-,
- Between Madison .and Jefferson,' and
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets; Nine-i
teenth, one block north of the cathed
ral, and at the rear of an old stable..:
Trinity Place was reported almost
blockaded by contractors' material and
very unsightly.
Garbage Cans ZTeeded.
Many reports were made about fruit ;
pkins and refuse in and near fruit
eta nils on the downtown streets! The,
complaints show that the fruit venders
pay no attention to the condition of
tha street around their stands, and even
decayed fruit is thrown in the gutter
nearby. It has been suggested by the
women that garbage can be placed s
near such stands, and that special at- ,
tention be given by the patrolmen upon
the downtown beats tn this' respect,
The clvio committee of tha Woman's
club filed these reports- with the polio
and also took the matter up with the '
mayor. The committee asked the v
mayor If he eould have the ordinance
governing expectorating on streets Ax
tended to cover the crossings. Major
Simon . suggested that the .committee
take this feature up with the council.
The ordinance does not apply to the
crossings. ... M(V.--'-'- :V 7 ; -.-
A 'fcomptaint . was also "made that
there has not been a Complete cleaning .
of the downtown streets at night Hub
to -have accumulated in. om gutu-ra
for. several days. , A
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