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i "v,i1' '; u '-hi'' ' "'? .'-.',. ' ''' "' T' . v '.''V'..''." ; C' '! ' " Y: ...V '; . V.i V vUl:.'A::- 'cV t:. THE; '.Tv'.'Va'" V... OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, ' PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, - AUGUST 9, 1911 3FFER TO WESTON .OFVACANTHORMAL BEVMS OLD SORE Public Meetinp Is , Called tor Aug. 14 to. Consider Pro- posal Jfof. Governor; How i Weston -.Feels About It. " (Special to lb Journal.) Weston. Or., Aug. -In a letter to It. A. Brandt, mayor of Weston, Gov ernor West, as chairman of the tat ." board of normal school regenta, offers to Weston the grounds, buildings , and v equipment of the Weston normal, left ' vacant since June, 1909, through, the failure of a legislative appropriation. The governor states that a similar offer has been . made to Ashland, where the 1 southern - Oregon normal was located, '( and that Ashland, accepted the, board's proposal,! which Is subject to confirma tion at the next session of the' leglsla . ture. ' ' , ' ' Y Mayor Brandt - has called a public meeting for August 14 to consider hji . governor's offer. Women as well as ' - men have been Invited to'- attend 'and vote' at this meeting, when it will be decided whether to accept, the proposal or let matters stand as they are. , Pub lic opinion seems about evenly divided, Proponents argue that it is Just as well "Vfor Weston to make the best of a bad bargain and give up the normal school fight, which has been a weary and ex pensive struggle for .the past 20 years. Opponents say that to accept the offer will be merely playing Into .the 'hands of Weston normal's enemies, and will (lead v to the establishment of a new school at some other point In eastern Oregon,' pre sumably La Grande. The property is valued at $75,000 for l school purposes, but Is considered worth X much less for anything else. It con-' slats of 10 acres of valuable ground, al most In the heart of town, wblcb Weston gave to the state; a main build ing which cost the state, with its equip ment,! about $40,000; a girls' dormitory, a boys' dormitory, and the president's cottage. Much of the furniture and equipment, all practically new, was sold to Junk dealers two years ago by the board's orders, and what remaihs is of little worth. Many Weston people say they are tired of any further .relations with the state, whose treatment t of the school, they assert, has been a long record of perfidy and dishonor. They describe aa the state's latest outrage its refusal to repay the town the sum of $3000 sub scribed in 1909 to continue the Weston normal from January to June and to graduate Its senior class, after it had been abandoned In ne middle of the school year by the legislature. The last legislature appropriated a small sum to pay the debts of the "defunct normals," but Weston's claim was turned down by the secretary of state, although ac companied by vouchers. Campers Throng Berry Region. (Special to The Journal.) Weston, Or., Aug. 9. In the Blue mountains about 12 miles east of Weston, the woods are full of campers. Their number last Sunday was esti mated, at 1000. A few of these people were merely visitors for the day, but most of them were established campers. The unprecedented abundance of huckla berrlea accounts for this large moun tain population. More than 60 families are located at Saling's Camp, 26 at Mc Dougal's and 22 at Cold Spring. A dance at the latter place Saturday night was attended by 100 young people, while Sunday school at Camp McDougal the following day drew a large congrega tion. School to Be Modernized. (Special to Tbe Journal.) Weston. Or., Aug. 9. Weston district contemplates . Improvements to'' the value of $4000 In the building occu pied by Its high and "public schools. These will include a fan system forj YOUR PERSONAL INTEREST demands that you Keep Your Money in Oregon That's one good reason (there are a hundred other good reasons) why you should give your Life Insurance to THE ONLY ' Exclusively 0 discriminating Buyers Always Do It Best for Oregdnians Home Off ice, Corbett A. t. MILLS . . j i President , L. SAMUEL ' v General Manager beating' and ventilating, painting and kalsomining of the entire Interior, sani tary drinking fountains, hyloplat blackboards and new fire escapes. ; A district meeting , will bs held soon at which plans and estimates will be sub. mltted by the architect, C. E. Flnlcen- blnder or Walla Wallas " ;. TO PAY R. WAKERELD The city water board yesterday after noon refused to' pay Robert Wakefield any part of the $86,000 wiich he claims la. yet due him on the contract price of reservoir No." S on Mount Tabor. The contractor Is badly delinquent,' not on ly on this reservoir, but on No. , which Is still uncompleted. The board was of the opinion that If the full penalties should be exacts by the city Wake field would be owing more than the city now owes him. - Plans for a better distributing sys tem -of water mains for th east side will be, prepared Immediately by th water ..engineer,, the board having di rected him to submit plans and esti mates of the cost of such a system. A vcommunloaklon 1 from the Shaw Bateher company, which is laying -the new Bull Run 4lpe Hne, for an exten sion, of time was laid on the table, the board believing It to be out of place Just now. ' ' V 1 A complaint made by Walter Adams (that the distributing system of mains In Sellwood Is Inadequate to supply the consumers was filed with little com ment. , 1 . - Reinforcing water mains for fire pro tection on the water front, to be used In conjunction' with the new fire boat David Campbell were ordered by the board, which directed Engineer Clark to prepare plans and estimates for the pi pea The reinforcing tubes will ex tend back from - the ' water front six blocks In the business district on both sides of the river. The cost of the sys- . ... 1. . I ,L. . iem win . .in me iicijsuuuiuwuu ui $150,000. J Application ' of the Kenwood Land company ta-have the water board take over its private water system in Ken ton was denied, the' board holding that such action -would be more in the na ture of a purchase than of arefund. Mayor Rushlight announced that he would call a special meeting of the board Bometlme next week to consider the reservoir" contracts. It is prob able that 'tjie board will then recom mend the imposition of severe penalties on the, contractor. VIENNA IS HOTBED FOR TUBERCULOSIS Dr. Ralph C. Matson, who. Is making a special study among the tuberculosis sanatorlums of Europe, preliminary to attending the world tuberculosis congress In Rome, 1912, as a delegate from ore gon, writes that he has found Vienna to have more tuberculosis than any other city he has -ever visited. One out of four deaths Is due to consumption. says Dr. Matson, and the death rate is the highest In the world. . Austria, generally on the other hand, with most complete equipment for fighting he disease, has a very low percentage of deaths. One of the sanatorlums which Dr. Matson Is now visiting in Austria contains 250 beds and has but 12 cases. The world's tuberculosis congress has been postponed until April 1912 and in addition to Dr. Matson, Dr. E. A. Pleroe will attend from Oregon. Independence Fire Pnt Out. , (Rreclal to The Journal.) . Independence, Or., Aug. 9. A small blaze was started ' in the basement of the Enterprise office yesterday after noon when a serious fire was narrowly averted. The fire started from a de fective stove pipe and before it was discovered a large hole was burned In the floor. H. F. Mclnturff was first to make the discovery and hurried Into the basement where he attached a small piece of hose to the water faucet and threw- a stream of water upon the rapidly spreading flames. Had he been ten minutes later in entering the of fice the building would have been con sumed. The property belongs to the vvnus jviuiur nr company ai Jrorfiana. K COMPANY regon Building, Portland CLAHEXCE S. SAMUEL Assistant Manager WATER BOARD REFUSES Ill MOVEMENT Convention of' World Prom ises to Be Enlivened by ' Dissatisfied Leaders. Basis, Switzerland, Aug. 9. The World's' Convention of Zionists began Its sessions here today. About 400 dele gates have arrived and several hundred more are expected. Both the United States Snd Canada are well represented. This Is the fourtenth annual congress to be. held by the Internatlonl Feder ation of Zionists, i The gatherings have always ' attracted leading : men of , the Hebrew faith and its somwhat senti mental and romantic propaganda the restoration of Jerusalem to the Sons of Abraham but really, at bottom, a stern business and philanthropic prop osition, has created world wide specula tion as. to the . ultimate fate of the scheme. - , "Zionism." as the movement IS called by which, its -promoters declare, the Jewish problem is to be solved that Is, the future of the oppressed Jew of Russia and elsewhere Is to be provided for has met with opposition from prominent men. of the Jewish clergy and laity. - The present congress promises to be enlivened by the criticism of some of those who have been active workers for the cause,, but who now are said to be dissatisfied with the way the movement has been directed by the older leaders. Some of the delegates do not hesitate to declare that unless radical changes are made the whole movement is likely to prove nothing more than a 1 dream, as Us opponents have always predicted. ARE RECK Before a large delegation of property owners the street commute of the city executive board met last night and considered a number of large paving contracts which were held up last week in order to give property owners chance to protest against the pave ments being laid, if they deemed the prices charged too high. The committee finally decided that popular opinion was in favor of sev eral of the larger contracts and It made recommendations accordingly, but at, the same time shortened the period in which the pavements must be coippleted. The paving companies agreed to the reduced time limit in each case. The largest contract recommended for award was that for the improvement of Division street from East Sixtieth to East Forty-first street. This is to be surfaced with bltullthic at a total cost of $6l,420.0S, or $1.85 a yard for the pavement. The improvement will be made by the Pacific Bridge company C. A. Blgelow, .a member of the oommlttee. -expressed the fear that the company which he says has already $1,600,000 worth of public improvement contracts on Its hands, would not be able to fin Ish Division street this winter. He was assured by Manager George Simons of the company that the work would be f completed. The committee recommended the re Jectlon of a hassam bid made by the Consolidated Contract company. This was for the improvement of East Yam hill street between East Forty-second and East Forty-fifth streets. A number of other large contracts were held In abeyance pending, further consideration -Friday afternoon, when the committee will hold another meeting before the executive board goes into session. CARMEN'S PICNIC IS TO BE REAL Determined that above ah else their program shall begin on time, Portland streetcar men will start their picnic merrymaXlng at the Oaks tomorrow promptly at 1:30. The. "first car over the line" Is to be a watermelon-eating contest for boys under IS years of age, and after that will come other contests and races, with Intermissions every now and then for' music and vaudeville acts. The afternoon program will keep visitors busy OTUI1 4:30, when Miss Tiny Broadwlck will make a balloon ascen sion,, followed by a triple parachute drop. This will beHhe first time this thrilling and dangerous feat has been performed In Portland and it Is put on as a special feature for the carmen's benefit. After the balloon ascension there will be a resting spell, during which those attending the picnic will have time for basket lunches and to visit the con cessions at tha park. Then, beginning again at 7 in the evening there will De a runner Tree program offered, ter minating1 with another balloon trip, this last one to be Illuminated by fire works carried aloft by the Broadwlck family ami set off In midair. " All remission charges taken In at the gates or the Oaks have been do nated to the benefit fund of ths Brotherhood of Electric Railway Em ployes, and , with excellent weather promised, the streetcar men expect to materially increase their resources. During the afternoon and evening cars will leave First and Alder streets every minute, running directly ,to the Oaks, so that the crowd may. be comfortably imuuieu. - AT STAR THEATRE Today marks the initial aDnearnjira at the Paths Weekly at the Star, a film novelty put out by Path Brothers presenting- ; In picture form the current vents of ths week. The 'Ruling pM. sion" Is a .strong drama showing the startling rescue of a life, "Intrepid Davy" .is a big comedy and Professor MCrrlarV presents a second lecture with illustrations of the cruise of the At lantic, squadron around the world. -. Tho Arcade has an exceptionally good offer ing, also featuring "The Battle Of Bunker Hill.", an historical subject: Bob'a Nsw Scheme." all comedv: "The Death of'' Edwsrd ths Third." trsslc. and '"Ths Tent Village," a corned. Mies Barton will offer violin selections. The On Joy wiuhavs five- distinct features, comprising . Indian, .i cowsoy, vauda Uls and. vocal numbers. comedy, PAVING CONTRACTS D HUMMER FILM NOVELTY SHOWN CHERRY-EATER IS HELD UNDER $100 BOND FOR ' TRIAL AT HILLSB0R0 4 ' (Special to Tha Jonrml.) v Hlllsboro, Or- Aug. 9. M. N. Hitchcock of Portland was ar- raigned In Justice Smith's court yesterday on a complaint charg- ' Ing that he converted to his own- use one gallon of cherries of tha' value of 25 cents. The complaint is sworn to by E. W. Dant, a well known and wealthy . ReedvlUa farmer and thresherman. Hltch- cock claims ne and a companion - 4 helped themselves lo Mis cherries 4 on the invitation of a man they' thought to be the owner, and when later Informed of the error " offered to pay Dant for the fruit. The arrest, was made In Portland, and the defendant Was Indignant at being taken from his business an: brought tc Hllleboro in a matter which involved but a few cent. George Caples, former secretary of Senator Chamber- lain, appeared for Hitchcock and argued that he be released, but S tha Justice hoid him in 1100 bail for trial, when the defense prom- lses a warm time. 44 t Is the pleasure haunt in this part of the country this Summer. Its devotees rejoice to learn that they can now go and come on a regular schedule, independent of tides.' The popular excursion steamer, "T. J. POTTER" Leaves Portland Ash Street Dock, Touching at Astoria on Down Trip. DAILY E CEPT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 8 A. M. SATURDAYS ONLY, 1:00 P. M., TO MEGLER DIRECT. Also steamers"HASSALO" and "HARVEST QUEEN" leave Port land daily, except Sunday, at 8:00 P. M. (Saturday at 10:00 P. M.) touching at Astoria. REDUCED FARES PREVAIL From All Points in the Northwest via the Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Company i 7 FARES FROM PORTLAND Season Tickets .$4.00 Saturday-to-Monday Tickets ... . . . v . . . . . .... $3.00 Five-Ride Commutation Tickets ... . . . , . . . . .$15.00 ? Round ;Trip to Astoria . . , ; . . ft . . J . .$3.00 ' . Ideal cottage nd camp life, a magnificent : beah that la not urpaeeed . anywhere, with all the comfort of home, without coating any more than if you remained at home. Call 't City Ticket Office, Third and Washington atreeta, for reaerva tiona, tc or writ to , . - . s . ; ; A ; , WM. McMURRAY J,' ".'General Passenger AtenV 0.W. R. & N. CpH Portland, Or. : MISS WILLIAMSON MAY YET SUCCUMB Sister of Alleged Victim of Dr. Hazzard Will Not Be Nor mal for Months. (Special to The Journal.) Tacoma, Wash.. Aug. . That Miss Dorothea Williamson, one of the pa tients at Dr. Linda Burflold Hazzard's institute at Olalla, Is no yet out of danger as a result of submitting to the alleged "starvation cure," is the declara tion of her attending physician. Dr. A. H. Coleman. Miss Williamson is at the summer home of British Vice Consul C. E. Lucian Agassis at Lake Stella coom. "Miss Williamson has Improved rap Idlv under the good care of her nurse. Miss Conway, but In her greatly weak ened and reduced condition it will be months before she reaches anywhere near her normal condition," continued Dr. Coleman. "She is 'not In need of any treatment, only food. Until it Is Exceptionally Fine Quality--Exceptionally Low Prices Here Thdy Are $2.50 Pants now go at $1.95 $&00 Pants now go at $2. 1 5 $3.50 Pants now go at $2.65 $4.00 Pants now go at $2.95 $4.50 Pants now go at $3.25 $5.00 Pants now go at $3.95 A Real Moyer Sale. You Know What That Means When You See It in Our Ad -It's So MOV First and Morrison First and Yamhill Second and Morrison Third and Oak 69 Third determined whether there, ara any or ganic troubles it will be Impossible to say for a certainty whether she will recover. At present, however, she is convalescing rapidly." That not only money and Jewels be longing to the Misses Williamson are missing, hut that clothes and other per sonal effects as well have disappeared, la the statement of Mr. Agassis. "We have no trace of the women's clothing," said Mr. Agassis. "We can not do much to recover these persona) effects until after the trial of Dr. Has sard." . : Attorney Frank H. Kelly," represent ing Mr. Agassis and Miss. Williamson In the Investigation of the alleged prac tices of Dr. Hazzard, said yesterday that the woman practitioner would get an early trial on the charge of starving to death Miss Claire Williamson, who died' May 19. after submitting for sev eral months to the fasting treatment. "Dr. Hazzard probably Will be given a trial about October 1," said Attorney Kelly, after his return from Seattle, where he conferred with Prosecuting At torney Stevenson of Kitsap county, with whom he will be associated in the trial of the case. "We are going at the preparation of tho prosecution's case systematically," said Mr. .Agasulz. "Affidavits from per sons who have been former patients of Dr. Hazzard are being prepared and all statements made by them in con nection with the method of treatment will thus be fully substantiated so that North Coast LimitefcfS . J Electric-lighted, with barber, bath.dothe. II 1 1 pressing service, library and those famous Northern Pacific Dining Cars. Only traia """or'Wealtliatdoaaaotcarrytoariat it II c or saacaea. . I Daily to Minneapolis, I and St. Paul fmme- I dlate connections I for joints be- A. . CUUTOV, i 1 S AsslsUnt General Passenger A rent. Corner Third and Morrlaon sjla. rOMTJJLMD. ft Phones Mala 341 and 1144.' JOURNAL VANT there can be no retractlona I belter that In three weeks we will ,hsv a net work of evldenca that will mak It Invl possible for the doctor to. escape." J j Dr. Haizard was released from cus tody yesterday upon bond Of 110.000 provided by a surety compsny, t ' Brattle. Wash.. Aus. Denying thst fnhe ever starved the Williamson sisters. ur. Linda Burfleld Hasaard. charsed nvlth having caused the death Of" Miss Claire Williamson,, is in this city today. preparing for her-defense. . v "The 'fast cure' charge la absolutely false in this case," said Mrs. Haiserd this morning. "Tns least I ever gave Claire was a liquid diet consisting of vege table broth and milk. As to hyptiotlsm that is the most ridiculous charge of all. Miss Williamson had perfect con trol over her own mind all the time." Dr. Hazzard believes in her fast theory to cute disease, and will explain it when her case comes to trial In October. Its Standing. From the Toledo Blade. "How did the quarrel end between ths rich art patron and the fashionable sculptor over the marble Image the lat ter made to order?" "I believe It is still In statu quo." Astoria Centennial. , Fast steamer Monarch dally at 7 a. m. from Washington street dock. Fare fl each way. Music, dancing. M ADS PAY E ' ,A..'"::;