MEIER CONTROVERSY
MISLEADS TAXPAYERS
MAYOR COINCIDES WITH
LA
ATTORNEY
ROCHE
IS DALY'S ASSERTION Right to Use Market , Block
Water Department. Would;
Pay Installation Cost Fromj
Own Revenues,
for Auditorium Should Be
Decided by Courts,
Witliout inditatine anv date for ac
iivii vi i.ti3 auui w n w - - - -
far an the city Is concerned, Mayor
Albee made a statement today coin-
That th present controversy over '"n ,w!th tne 1 ci,tv a"rn7 uJlZ
, , 1 that it is dirable to establish the
tha proposed establishment of a unl- , (;Uy.J ,eBa, abnJtv to use the Market
ver-al met-r system for water services , hlctck for auditorium purposes before
In Portland haa misled many peopler pUttirlg a $500,000 building on it. Ills
who are taxpayers into believing that statement follows- '
they will ho required to pay a portion ..Th, r(inort 0fJtiie city attorney as
of the cost of installing meters. Is the , t0 tne complications regarding the
statement of Will II. Daly, commit- I Market block for an auditorium site.
loner of public utilities and head of leaves the matter just where it was be-
th water department. ' j fore and bears out my contention that
The water department Is entirely there were legal questions involved.
self-Btipportlnpr. not one cent comin? ! jjy expressed desire was for a defi-
from the lax levies to pay salaries, rljte decision of the matter and It now
cost of construction or maintenance 1 appears that, as recdmjmended by the
WhllH t'.ie council last December an- j city attorney, the only! way la to get
thorlr.ed, in the annual budget, the ex-j a decision from the court. This will
penditure of $250,000, this does not j not take long and wilt definitely e-
mean, according to Commlslsoner Daly, tabllsh the status of tl)e block for ell
mat the money is to come rrom tax : time.
levies. The fiction taken by the coun
cil was necessary In accordance with
tlie charter.
The Ur.n.OOO for the 20,000 meters
proposed to be installed this year will
come from the sale of water bonds.
The principal and interest on these
bonds will be paid from the fund de
rived from water revenues.
Taxpayers Not Affected.
"As far as the taxpayers are con-
"As between the only two sites up-
der consideration at this time, the
Market block, in view of the necessity
for the conservation of available funds
for construction, would be my choice,
provided it is decided that no legal Im
pediment exists. If the city attorney's
advice as to procedure is followed, I
ftel quite certain that somewhere In
this great city some one can be found
who wllj object to the Market block
HEARING OF SLOVER'S
APPEAL SCHEDULED TO
TAKE PLACE TONIGHT
Onless Discharged Captain
Makes Presentation Case
Be Dismissed,
P: R., LIP. COMPANY ! LOVE IS TRIUMPHANT
CHANGES PLANNED ! OVER STERN
PARENT
Operating , Official Will Not John P, 'Varnum Wins Miss
Be Imported; C. J, Frank- Alma Marie Ross Despite
lin Resigns, ! Fathers Objection. .
When President Franklin T. Griffith
The old story of how love bested
selects a ne' general superintendent "tern parents was repeated this week,
- - - - - U'titin ToHn r Vapnitm fit O O V T .rv e-
of railways for the Portland Railway.
cernrd." n!d Commissioner Daly this l"UB " i "
morning, "they are not affected by ! properly before the court.'
the proposed expenditures for water
meters. .The opponents of the
system would have you believe
the taxpayers will have to share
flon of the cost. Statements that are j
as all of the money for all purposes
in the water department omes from 1
consumers and they should be the only
ones interested." j
In support of Commissioner Daly's,
plan for the meter system, strong ar- Miss Sue Beville, tlieiwealthy woman'
water
-31MAN FLOOD VICTIM
HAS RELATIVE HERE
gumentH wen- advanced, by Engineer orange 'grower of Covlna. who was
Clark,. Assistant Engineer Randlett and browned on her ranch during the great
?J?m.ter m K?i1Sr m'i ".7 watPrKd9- rain storm that swept over southern
parttnent. meeting with the members' ,., ... , , ,
or theity commission yesterday after- California this week, was a cousin of
noon, to discuss the advlsahiiitv nf Mrs. J. A. Borie. who resides at the
installing meters at this time. 1 Eik apartments on the east side, and
It was clearlv brought out hv all ! who was formerly a resident of Pendle-
of these men tlint unless meters were ton- H was learned today.
It.stalled the city would soon have to t Miss Reville and her nephew, Ilar
bulld a lorgcil distributing system at ' old Seitz, son of a prominent Kansas
a propable cost of $1,000,000 to prevent City broker, were caught in the torrent
water shortage on high elevations dur- caused by the downpour, and their
Ing extreme cold and. warm weather, bodies were found by a Japanese ranch
Forty thousand meters, estimated to i hand. Seitz, recently! graduated from
be needed, w41I cost $480,000, figuring Tale, was vjsitlng hi$ aunt,
that the maximum cost and lnstalla- i Miss Neville was a ifrember of a well
tlon of each is $12. ; known California family. She formerly
X.esa Cost, Effect Same. 1 was prominent in social circles of Lob
This, according to arguments of de-'Angeles ani1 Hollywood, until a few
partment officials, means that it would vears BK- when, tiring of the social
cost more by approximately $520 000 to wnirl- decloed to go Into the orange
install additional service mains within Browing business j
the city and would secure only the Slle tirst Purchased a five acre
name results as the use of meters The orange ranch, and under skillful man-
Bull Run pipe lines are plenty large asement. was enabled later to add an
enough to supply all of the water need- other five acres, paid for by the profits
ed at this time, according to the engl- of ner firsl property. :
neers, but the distributing system of Recently one of the Los Angeles
mains and service pipes is inadequate da'1'"" devoted an entire page to the
by far, unless meters are Installed. ; history of er success as an orange
According to Chief Kaiser, who has grower, and concluded by the declara
been In the employ of the department tion tnftt ner caBe proves that society
20 year and made a careful study of men can do big things when they set
the meter question, the only way to their minds on doing I it.
curb waste of water is by installation At tne t'me of her death Miss
of meters, and until this waste is Bevilie was about 38 years of age. She
curbed there will be a shortage of ,s survived by her mother, Mrs. J. A
water In certain sections of the city Seville of Hollywood, Cal., her married
during both extreme cold weather and f Inter, Mrs. Blanche Noble, wife of a
in the sprinkling periods during , the wealthy Los Angeleir manufacturer,
summer. i and a number of relatives who reside
"During the cold weather," said Mr. ! in California. Miss Beville was a na
Kalser, "many consumers who are not tive ot Virginia.
on meters open the faucets and allow
the water to run all night to prevent
the pipes from freezing. During the
sprinkling periods of the summer
months water Is again wasted. If these
consumers were on meters and knew
that they had to pay for what they
. used there would be no water short
ages. Iff atara in T.ow Barf!...
in h -.., A. ' gested was on the north side of Wash
wh . , X'Z 'Ly ! '"Ston. between Fifth
' "".-I Z. . ' """"'- The unit foot
The Municipal Civil Service board
hearings of the charges against E. A.
Slover, discharged captain of police.
is scheduled for tonight and unless
Slover appears and makes a presenta
tion of his ease the appeal will be dis
missed. Such action would mean that
he would have no further chances of
reinstatement or exoneration of the
charges against him so far as the city
Is concerned.
The members of the board decided
that an order dismissing the appeal
would be given tonight unless Slover
appeared and presented his case. The
decision was made this morning, fol
lowing the ! receipt of a letter from
Slover which Indicate, according to
Deputy City Attorney Tomllnsdn, that
Slover will: not appear at tonight's
hearing. i
While, the board has made all prep
arations for hearing the case and sub
penaed its witnesses, Slover nor his at
torney has j done a thing that would
show that they were to be on band
tonight.
Slover Bebnkes Board.
In his letter Slover rebukes the
board for setting his case for tonight.
He declares that the actions In his
case appear to be "political Jobbery.'
He also charges that George W. Cald
well, chairman of the board. Is preju-1
diced against him, declaring that he
does not consider that the public hear
ings have been conducted fairly.
The letter states that Mayor Albee
has admitted to numerous persons that
"Slover is an honest man, a truthful
man and a! moral man." He charges
that he was given no opportunity to
make a defense at the first hearing;
that one of! the members of the board
was absent when the evidence was
heard; and that It "looks to him as if
the whole inatter Is political Jobbery."
Says Slover Has Ho Grounds.
According to Deputy City Attorney
Tomffnson, 1 Slover has absolutely no
grounds for a writ of review of the
mayor's action In dismissing him. Mr.
Tomlinson soys that there if nothing
which occurred which could be re
viewed, as the mayor's action was only
legislative and not judicial sueh as the
law requires. He states, however, that
if the board hears the charges and
makes a decision Slover will have the
right to a court review.
Should Slover not put in an appear
ance tonight the order of dismissal
will be made and other cases taken up.
It is probable that the case .of F. S.
Morrison, discharged fireman, will be
heard. Morrison was discharged after
signing a letter that his sister had
died and he had to attend, the funeral,
which later was found not to be the
case.
Light & Power company It will be only Wcl,8 Hardware company, married
after a rearrangement of departments. ; Miss Alma Marie Roes of 73a Fern
Clarence J. Franklin, whose resigma- avenue, daughter of D. W. Ross. Ra
tion as superintendent becomes effec-; sistant cashier of the First National
tlve March 1, technically will have no ' bank.
successor, the president announced to- young Varnum, who is 23. had wooed
and won his 'vouni bride, but ob-
OPERATIC
CONTRALTO
PLEASES AUDIENCE
Madame Clara Butt Has a
Voice of Unusual Range
and Volume.
"I certainly shall not Import any op
erating officials," said Mr. Griffith.
Jectlons on part of the father's part,
because of the youth of the parties
I am opposed to that policy, believing 1 concerned nreventert tbelr marring
men work with greater loyalty and ef- . Finally Mr. Ross relented, so the
f Iclency through promotion. There will story goes, and promised that young
varnum could have his daughter as
soon as he was earning a certain
monthly salary.
Spurred on by this restriction he re
cently attained the stipulated stipend
and gained Mr. Ross' consent to the
be no changes, except the rearrange
ment and consolidation of work so the
present staff of officials will not be
increased."
Mr. Franklin, upon his return from
the east yesterday, tendered his resig
HIGH N.P. OFFICIALS
ON INSPECTION TRIP
President Hannaford and
Vice President Slade Ar
rive in Portland.
nation, to become a consulting engi-1 marriage. On Friday, February 13 all
neer in railway operation and service, J three went to the marriage license' bu-
Yttiuouuuo nuu i j rau una secured tne necessary license.
arnum placed it In his overcoat pocket
and walked out of the courthouse with
his prospective bride and fatjier-in-law,
happy in the thought that Ire. was soon,
to be a married man.
He had hardly reached home 'When
he found the license was missing lost,
strayed or stolen. Following the dis
covery of the loss of the license came
an unlooked for announcement from
Mr. Ross to the effect they were too
young to set married and that he re
fused his permission to the match.
The young people held counsel
among themselves and decided to gt
married anyway. Procuring a copy of
the original license fhey hied to the
study of the Rev. Luther R. Dyott last
Thursday and were married. It is un
derstood Mr. Ross has relented.
soclated with eastern interests and so
far as Is known is the first independ
ent engineer of his class in the coun
try. He will maintain offices in thr
Wilcox building, though his work will
take him all over the country advising,
rearranging streetcar schedules, figur.
Ing new systems and doing generally
what outside men would be in better
position to do than an official or em
ploye of a company.
ACCUSED OF USING
MAILS TO DEFRAUD
The old armory was amply-equipped
with seating capacity for the several
hundred people who assembled last
evening to hear the remarkable voice
of Madame Clara Butt, operatic con
tralto. The audience was small but
not so the voice.
The, stone walls of rhe building
seemed almost frail against the great
Volume of tone that issued forth mure
like the volume of a great chorus than
the voice of a single woman. Her
range Is unusual, her diction delight
ful, and the voice-Is beautifully poised,
as is the woman- Her presence is so
simple and graceful and her carriage
so easy, one1 cannot reconcile oneself
to the goodly six feet plus of her
stature.
The flouble forte passages were at
times of a brassy timbre that did not
seem necessary, when at other times
ih modulated her voice to the power
ful phrases of "Abide With Me."
Probably the most enjoyable parts
of Madame Ftutt's program were her
pianissimo effects, fh which her greatl8ound wiU coet from $-1,000,000 to $5,-
J. W. Pulllam who, under the alias
of Burns, operated a school for brake
men and promised to get his students
well paying Jobs with the railroad.
went on trial on a charge of using the
mails in furtherance of a fraudulent
scheme today before Judge Bean in the
United States district court. The Jury
was selected, then court adjourned
until Monday.
Pulliam is an ex-railroad brakeman
and claims he went under the name of
Burns in Portland because he was on
the "blacklist" of the transportation
companies and could not otherwise se
cure work. He declares he would have
secured his "students" Jobs if the
3 PASSENGERS ON
G. N. TRAIN KILLED
FIGHTING ROBBER
m..mmpT,t hart not raided his place. u le coacn ana tied
w . . 1 hflnrikornhlftfa cKii I. I .
anil thrown him -""- j:ii
on Sixteenth street,
in Jail.
Pulliam's scheme was to advertise
that he could secure good paying rail
road Jobs. Those who answered were
told that a 'course of instruction" irom
him would be necessary first.
This course cost $25 and consisted
TAXPAYERS CONSIDER
TAX ASSESSMENTS ON
SOMERS UNIT SYSTEM
I (Continued From Page One)
rt nil UA-ilnM 1.1 1
ci ir-n oiiuuiu ue ineteren.
thus the residents of districts of higher VVSoo n h. Zih a "
elevation of the same distributing sys- " Ate w"
and Broadway,
valuation had been
$3800, as c
SMOKING AGAIN BOBS UP
at
side. The
the original
as compared with
3 would have water during these ' c Ude to reduce it to Uk
r .o.,i ,AA'on tne grounds that sidewalk traffic
1 .I' r,;- " . w" nvler on the north
.rkii ii latter was retained
spiinklinK and other purposes Where fiKureg
. i. waaiea. aooui iuuu or tnese Here are some of the increases made
are considered large consumers. ; by conference above; the assessor's
In Los Angeles where there are figures-
67.WH1 1 meters, acvprding to figures sub- , " r mcrea.es Are Made.
mltted by Assistant Knglneer Rand- J ! x. t .
,. , . B ' rast side of Broadwav, between
, ' . 1 rer ear f A Washington and Stark $2200 to $-400'
.' ? Th ,nr0h..mTVB ,0n,y ".between Washington and f Aide?. $2700
VnD Jnn- , t meters used to $2900; west side of Sixth, from
Washington to Alder; from $2850
Woman "Wants Council to Stop Use
of Weed at Informal Sessions.
Are persons attending meetings of
the city council other than regular
sessions to be allowed to smoke?
Ruch Is the question bothering the
members of the city council follow
ing the sending of a note yesterday to
Mayor Albee by Mrs. Frederick Eggert,
asking that those smoking be re
quested to stop.
The note was sent to the mayor
during an ! adjourned meeting of the
council, when a number of persons
seated about the table used by the
commissioners were smoking. The
council adjourned a moment after the
note had been received, so it was un
necessary for the mayor to make the
request for the men to refrain from
smoking.
The smoke question caused consider
able fuss during the last sessions of
the old city council. It had been
thought that the discussion over the
right of ; the council members to
smoke had been ended as far as the
new council was concerned, when May
or Albee placed a ban on smoking
during the regular sessions of the
council. Since that order was given
there has: been no smoking at the
regular sessions, although three mem
bers of the council have enjoyed the
use of the; weed at adjourned, and in
formal meetings of the council.
WATER SUPPLY IN JEOPARDY
! $3100: from Washington to Stark 12100
Commissioner Dieek brought out the to $2600: east side of Sixth. Washinc-
faot that there was probably consider- ton to Alder, $2800 to $3000; between
able misunderstanding in regard to the Washington and Stark, $2300 to $2500.
life of a meU-r. "- He stated that the i Among those who took an active part
only way its life could be determined in the meeting and spoke were Whitney
W H bv Hie amount nf vnlnr cninff T . Rotst Wdfl Htrnnk? C fl TalroAn
through it. While the average life was Dr. Leo Fried, Robert' Wilson. Kdwin ! water used laat montn nd Mayor
i-Ktlmatod at 12 years, one would last a Caswell. Major V. M; C. Silva. Blaine ! Schaefer had signed a warrant to cover
Unnton's Mayor Draws on Wrong
Fund Wlien Paying Bill
Drawing a warrant on a "fund in
which there was no money. Mayor J,
f B. Schaefer, of Linnton, almost caused
J i . i. . n . . 1 1 y- . . . . . i . . - . .
nitr duii xiiuii waier supply io me town
shut off. The matter was straightened
out when a new warrant was drawn on
another fund and the amount owed
Portlan for water rent was paid.
The city water department had sent
a bill for $300 to Linnton for Bull Run
great df-al longer than that if kept in ; Hallock, representing the tax and right
repairs, said Mr. Dieck, although he did of way department of the O.-W. R. &
not state that he was In favor of j N., and John F.. Daly of the Title &
meters at this time. i Trust company.
Knglneer Clarke and Chief Clerk Kal- j G. R. Funk and Phil Harris repre
ser were instructed to submit a report sented the assessor s ioffice in addition
to the council showing the cost of an to Mr. Reed and Mr. Sweeting.
universal meter system as compared i
to the cost of additional distributing CCPRCTARY DCnriPl n
mains. This material Is to be gone : otv,nt 1 "n 1 nr.Urir.LU
over before the question of authorizing
Commissioner paly to purchase 6000 ,
meters comes before the council Wed- j i
tiesday. , i secretary Redfleld1 of the United
tittle Additional Help Required. States department of commerce will
WILL BE LOCAL GUEST
At present there are four men em-, visit Portland in late March,
accord
at the
ployed to read meters and' if the entire ' Ing to information j received
city were metered It would be neces- . Commercial club today,
nary to employ only four more men in i Plans for affording him a proper
the department. A large portion of reception and entertainment were
the inspection service now maintained j immediately started, j the Chamber of
could be done away with under the Commerce and Corrimercial club to
meter system, according to Commis
sioner Daly.
'In support of bis arguments for
, water meters W. L. Brewster, commis
sioner of public affairs, has gathered
information from a number of larce
cities throughout' the United States i Robert Thorp Fined $25,
having municipal water systems. Robert Thorp, arrested at Gilbert
Here are -some of the statistics com- Station on a charge of robbing Mrs
;pljed by Commissioner Brewster show- j J. a. Chambers of $5 was yesterday
ing the number or consumers, ana tne fined $25 when he pleaded guilty to ths
work together. The exact date of his
arrival is not known here, though he
will make about the same stay as
other cabinet officers who have been
here during the last six months.
(Continued From Page One)
about the scene of the holdup are
guaraea wun men armed with rifles
Every bridge and cross road and rail.
road station for miles about are close
ly guarded.
The three robbers got on the train
at Burlington: - Shortly . before the
train reached Samlsh the holduns
stepped into the vestibule between the
One of them then entered the dav
coach and walked through it to the
rear door. A second one stepped inside
the front end of the coach while the
third one remained on the vestibule
platform.
A woman at the rear of the coach
saw the men enter the front door and
gave the alarm
of a few typewritten pages of ques
lions on oiaiveiuK v..c Th PfthhP ,,v.
. 1 -.Am-is-nst foATVI O 1 " i. liic ICIlkill
. . . l ,, . fa tuav.ii Bitti icu ij lui'H trie rear
railroad manual costing about $1.50. . . c
Pulliam demanded and secured in- i . ... ""V:
. . . - m cH.Kt. n..., "tic '"":u in int- exirrrne
nai payments v""rT- rear seats.' eraDnled with him.
t m. i .iij v. wrrnta manv i ipr ' '
to himself, some on Southern Pacific wbOTr
ceiling of the coach, putting out sev
Preshloiit .lule M. Hannaford and
Vice President Cleorste T. Slade of the
Northern Pacific railway arrived to
day from Spokane, on an official m-HpH-tiTn
of the western end of the
system- After s.-txlin their secretar
ies ahead t. the Portland hotel, the
olfklals set about visiting local repre
sentatives of the company.
A large i art of the morning was
spent in conference with President L.
C. (iilninn of the Spokane. Portland
Seattle railway, of which the Northern
Pacific is half owner. It is expected
that they will take a trip over part of
the line, particularly the Astoria di
vision, notne time during their stay.
Mr. Hannaford, discussing the re
ported resiKnation of Carl R. Gray as
head of theGreat Northern, declared,
as far as the reorganization Is con
cerned, Jie had absoiu
tlon.
Completion of double tracking and
block signaling the Northern Pacific
lino between Portland and Puret
HINKLE BOOSTS FOR
CENTRAL OREGON LAND
Culver. Os.. Febj tl. J. T. Hlnkle.
secretary of the Oregon Irrigation con
gress, who has Just made a lour of
Central Oregonfor the first time, ex
pressed surprise at ithe. vast amount f
irritable territory in. this section north
f Crooked river. j Mr. Hlnkle, who
baa been in the Irrigation gam for .
many years, gave .an Interesting talk
Tuesday afternoon to one of the larg
est gathering of farmers ever seen,
here. Mr. Winkle after going over a f
large part of the surrounding country
and making a thorough examination,
stated that the mny thousands of
rt-ren was the best, . adapted from" all
points, for Irrigation, of any couitry
he had ever neein He predicted
bright future for central Oregon.
Journal Want Ads bring results.
itely no informa-
power softened to a melting, vibrant
tone, -carried the hearer in fancy to
ncense laden atmosphere of an old
cathedral, wherein an organist dreamed
over his theme with the soft tremolo
tops. The suggestion of withheld
volumes of tone was beautiful and cap
tivated the audience.
To her first group of songs she re
sponded with a charming encore song.
Little Silver Ring" tChamlnade).
Madame Butt opened the program
herself, as Kennerly Rumford, - who
was to have appeared with her, was
indisposed and unable to appear.
William Murdoch, the solo pianist.
rendered two Debussy numbers for, his
first group, "La Cathedral Engloutie"
and "Two Arabesques, E and G Major."
for his second group he gave in splen
did style "Becreuse" and "Ballade A
Flat,", by Chopin, and responded to a
hearty encore with "Concert Etude 1
Flat," by Liszt.
The audience was especiallv respon
sive to Madame Butt's second group of
songs, " Voices of Childres" (Dr. Brew
er), "Fairy Pipers" (Dr. Brewer).
"Abide With Me" (S. LiddleK "Fairy
Pipers" was a dainty thing with a
swift tempo and delicate runs and
trills, which she executed with remark
able facility. Here her accompanist.
Harold Craxton, had opportunity to
show his skill.
For the closing number, which was
000.000 and will be carried out within
the next year, according to statements
credited to Mr. Hannaford.
General betterments, including the
completion of the Taeoma-Tenino cut
off and the point Defiance tunnel are
to supplement the double tracking
work. Vice President Sde says -She
work should be finished befora September.
TWENTY-TWO DOGS
ARE KILLED AT BAKER
Baker, Or., Feb. 21. Twenty-two
dogs have been killed by the city
poundmaster following the enforce
ment of a special ordinance passed as
a protective measure against an epide
mic of rabies in thia city. Of those !
captured thus far, only three have
RhrtTL'n lnffiotlnna f ( n .. . I'll
....... ..v.wi.CT i . me utDCKBV. 1 HQ I
heads of the three are being held for j
county biock inspector ur. roir to ex
amine on his return from Whitney,
where the epidemic among canines and
coyotes threatened to become v wide
spread. From Burnt river, where the
infection had been bad. come reports of
more coyotes showing signs of the
disease.
Only one person has been bitten by
an infected dog. He Is the 15-year-old
to have been a duet bv Madam Huit so or fene rignt or feparta and Is
and Mr. Rumford. Mamade Butt " sup- (.undergoing Pasteur treatment at th J
plemented "Wiegenlied" (Bruhmsi and h
largo (Handel), and gave the ever
lovely "Annie Laurie" for a final
encore.
RECEIPTS FOR BENEFIT
SHOW BIG INCREASE
i mnuau .v w erai nents. l ne roDDer who was
to prospective students grappling w'th the three men then
Deputy United States District Attor- , puMed out Bn auloniatic pistol snd be-
ney jonnson is a , gan shooting into his assailants.
ment, ana Aomey ri.ion mii Thc tirBt man to fal, was R L Je
representing the defense. The other two were killed with the
" ' i next shots. Lee started to crawl be-
PHMTRAPTQ TP) RF'I ET ! tween the rear seat and the heating
liUIViriMUlO IU UL- 1 I tank, when the robber turned on Mm
FOR COYOTE CUTOFF fand fired five or Blx shots us
j The man In the front of the coach
contracts will be entered into with- I remained at his post, continuing to fire
in a few days for the construction of ! In the air. His shots failed to strike
the proposed Coyote cutoff of the O.- ! anyone but served to keep the passen-
W. R. & N. This announcement was gers in a state 01 irignt.
made today by J. f. o urien, vice Alter tne tnree men naa ranen to tne
president and general manag of the j floor of the coach the robber who had
railroad. i shot them started forward in the car
Mr. O'Brien received a telegram late and many women passengers held their
local hospital. It Is believed the dan
ger in this city has been passed.
MARIE LLOYD AND
B. DILLON MARRIED
last night that the government dam
site was not near enough the pro
posed right of way to cause any
complications whatever, which led to
day to the statement that work would
go ahead without delay.
The Twohy Bros, construction com
pany is establishing camps along the
proposed route, according to informa
tion from Pendleton. One will be sta
tioned Just below Echo, while another
Is to be on the Horace Walker ranch
below Stanfield.
Mr. O'Brien would not say when ac
tual work would begin, but said it
would be as soon as the necessary con
tracts could be completed.
The cutoff will save many miles In
distance and eliminate some heavy
grades and curves. Mr. O'Brien stated
that a nurmber of minor line changes
are to be Wiade on the east end of the
system.
C0NNERS AND CONNELLY
ARE AGAIN INDICTED
purses out into the aisle... He gathered
up all he could carry and when midway
in the coach, broke into a run and
joinejl his companions and together
they leaped from the train as it was
coming to a stop. No one saw which
direction the holdups took.
"Our receipts are 50 per cent better
than they were a year ago." Mrs.
Aristene N. Felts of the Oregon Con
gress of Mothers reported at noon
on the campaign to raise , funds for
the child welfare work that -Js beinu
carried on throughout the state and
which ends today. Mrs. Felts stated
that in the business section of. Port
land, which Is covered from head
quarters at the Imperial hotel, the
average for each day has been more
than $200. Reports showed that this
record had ' been maintained during
the morning. The largest Individual
sale of the week was made by Mrs.
Carl Stanley, wife of the manager of
the Benson hotel.
Officers at the headquarters ex
pressel muoh satisfaction with the
result at Pendleton. I,ast week, on
request of the Pendleton people, 1000
flags were sent and Thursday morn
ing a report came that all. the flags
were sold. A check for $102.11 accompanied.
Mrs. Felts and Mrs. R. F. Bondurant
yesterday received notification from
Governor West that they had been
appointed delegates to the third inter
national congress of child welfare to
be held in Washington In April. They
are to represent the Oregon Congress
of Mothers.
$500O Offered for Each.
St. Paul, Minn.. Feb. 21. "The hold
up and killing of the three passengers
at Bellingham is one of the most atro
cious crimes I have ever heard of,"
said James Gruber, vice president and
general manager of the Great Northern
railroad, here today.
"The railroad will pay a reward of
$5000 each for, the robbers, either dead
or alive," he added. "I have Instructed
the posses to continue the search until
the murderers are brought to Justice."
the amount. When the warrant was
received by City Treasurer Adams and
sent to the city trasurer of Linnton for
cash, it I was returned marked "Ni
Funds."
The telephone was brought into uso
and Mayor Schaefer hurriedly cme to
Portland yesterday with a new war
rant drawn on a fund in which there
was some cash.
THIRST QUENCHER PLANNED
Plain Water May Bubble at North
End Fountain.
Bubbling drinking fountains are to
be placed on the corner in the North
End near the large salons should the
recommendations of Commissioner
Brewster made to the commision yes
terday be followed. His suggestions
made yesterday met with approval by
all of the .members of the council.
By the installation of fountains In
this district Commissioner Brewster
stated that they would prove a serious
handicap to the liqubr business now
thriving in the North find. The ques
tion Is to; be looked Into by the water
department and a report made to the
council soon.
number of meters:
Comparison With Other Cities.
Nam of City.
Boston
Milwaukee. Wis.. 59.000
Newark. N. J.... 45.000
Washington, u. u.i.3ai
No. of
Con- Meters.
: s'm'rs
.90,000 41.000
I,os Angeles...
Heattle
Rochester. N. T.
St. Paul . . .
Columbus. O. . .
Syracuse. N. Y..
Minneapolis
73,000
39.805
.48.600
i34,500
.33,788
.25,800
U8.20O
All of :the members Of the city com
mission say that they are In favor of
meters, but no far only Commissioners
Daly and Brewster have come out and
59,000
25,900
3S.261
57.500
33.830
43,600
27,500
28.581
25,200
43,000
P. C.
Me
t'r'd 45V-,
100
6S
57 i
78v
85'i
100
80Vo
94
97
90
charge, Mrs. Chambers said that
Thorp represented himself as a driver
for the Meier & Frank company and
asked for change for $5. She said he
took the change without giving her the
gold coin and said (he would return
in a few minutes.! Special Depuy
Sheriff Gates arrested him as he was
making" his way to Portland.
said that they are fopmeter installa
tion at this time. Mayor Albee says'
he believes that thel time is Inoppor
tune and Commissioner Dieck has
eemed to share thisj view, while Com
missioner Bigelow says that he wishes
o give the question a little more
study, i j .
CITY HALL CLOSES MONDAY
Washington's Birthday to Be Ob
served by Exclnsion of Visitors.
The city halLwill be closed all day
Monday in observance of George Wash
ington's birthday. Contrary to the
usual custom on holidays the public
will be excluded from the building.
This action Is necessary to allow re
pair work to b? done and new lighting
fixtures installed.
Dies In Olympic Club.
San Francisco Feb. 21. Alfred M.
Hartter, Wholesale grocer, died sudden
ly yesterday at the Olympic club of
heart disease.
Marie Lloyd, Kngllsh comedienne !
and Bernard Dillon, her manager, were
married at the office of British Con
sul Douglas Ersklne. by Father
Thompson, at noon today. Dillon
reached Portland from Vancouver, B
C, yesterday, but his presence herrt I
had been denied by Miss Lloyd. '
Commissioner Geuneral of Immigra-'
tlon Caminettl allowed Dillon to ent-r
this country from Vancouver, B. C.
on condition that he wed Miss Lloyd
on his arrival at Portland.
Mrs. Sim Collins, traveling compan
ion of the actress, and J. Blnns, an
actor, stood up with the contracting
ptrties. .
The bride had given her age as 32.
and Dillon's age was said to be 26.
SunciaSr.
D inner
L
and
Concert
in the
Rathskeller
RING H the family
and friends down
town Sunday and
enjoya dinner in
the v congenial ur
rouhdiHKs of the
Rathskeller Grill.
It will be a treat they will
enjoy. You may, if you
so desire, harve a table re
served, bv phone,
i
Augmented Orchestra
Sign'or Pictro Marino
Director
.
American Concert
Soloists and Chorus in
Repertoire.
I
Hotel Oregon
Wrlglit-Dicfcihson Hotel Co.,
('has. VjfKM. Pres.
M. C. pioVh-.Ki.n.
Managing Hirec.tor.
AMUSEMENTS
Professor Morgan Is Speaker.
Professor Morgan of Peed college
was the speaker at the weekly luncheor
of the Commercial club at noon today.
His addre.ss was informal and lasted
about 20 minutes. J. Fred Larson was
chairman of the day. At the luncheon
next Saturday. John S. Beall will be
chairman and W. T. Buchanan of the
Portland Kailwa'y, Light & Power
company will speak on home industry
and why it should be patronized.
Henry A. Conners and John F. Con
nelly, whose trial in the United States
district court on a charge of using the
mails to defraud ended yesterday in a
disagreement of the jury, were indict
ed in the state circuit court this morn
ing on charges of obtaining money
by false pretenses. The allegations are
the same as formed the basis of the
indictment in the federal court. They
are alleged to have pretended to Mrs.
Jennie Rieman on September 30, 1913,
that Dan Conners, brother of Henry,
was in Jail in New York In connection
with a timber deal and was urgently
in need of $115 which she is alleged to
have sent them. Connelly is out on
ball from the federal court and Con
ners is in jail.
r
HUSBAND ARRAIGNED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Alabama Robbers Uneaptured.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 21. Local
police, deputy sheriffs and federal of
ficials were searching Birmingham to
day for the gang which held up the
Queen & Crescent's Xew York-Xew Or
leans limited Thursday night .and
robbed the mail car of reglered pack
ages which it was practically admitted
represented a -Value of about $100,000.
After thoroughly beating the coun
try about the scene of the holdup the
searchers were convinced that the out
laws made direct for Birmingham and
were hiding there. Even If the officers
failed to find them, it was hoped the
rewards of $1000 offered for each of
the men would lead to their capture.
CITIZEN HOLDS SUSPECT
UNTIL POLICE ARRIVE
James Mcintosh hobbled into th
municipal court this morning on two
crutches to answer to the charge of
murdering his wife two weeks ago. in
the Jtheinfals hotel. After the infor
mation charging murder was read, thr
prisoner was asked if he wished to
enter a plea. Since his arrest he has
had no legal advice, so the question of
plea was continued untit Wednesday.
In the meantime he will be,given coun
sel. He. Is accused of strangling his
wife, who was a maid in the hotel, ynd
then setting fire to her room.
While a partner ransacked the home
of Mrs. D. VV. Froman, 645 Insley ave
nue, yesterday afternoon. John Kerrlen
stood guard an the outside. His con
tinual walking up and down in front
of the horns aroused the suspicion of
a grocer, who was delivering goods in
the neighborhood. The grocer caught
Kerrien and held him in a house until
Detectives Hyde and Vaughn arrived
When the grocer caught Kerrien, the
thief inside made his way out the
ear door ana; escapea wun articles
alued a"t $100. Kerrien admitted to
the detectives the two men went to
the place, found no one at home, and
decided to burglarize it. Kerrien is
held on a charge of vagrancy.
ECHO Of "0RINDALE"
CASE, KLAMATH FALLS
Klamath Falls, Or.. Feb. -21. One of
the final chapters in the history of
"Orindale," the 'addition' to Klamath I
Vnll whlpli rflUKpH thf. Irprirt lnl:inrl I
Development company to come under
federal investigation and two of its
officials to be given sentences, has
been closed here by the issuance of an
order for a sheriff's sale of 25"" blocks
and 70 scattered lots, to satisfy a Judg
ment for $ft00.
The property -will be offered for
sale April 1. This will be the first
time the lots have been offered to
Klamath Falls people. The naif; of the
addition Is brought to satisfy a Judg
ment obtamed by E. B. Henry, a civil
engineer, who was employed to plat
the tract.
B. F. GILTNER PASSES
AWAY THIS MORNING
Marshal Fined for Assanlt,
A. L.. Trember, marshal of Linnton,
was yesterday fined $25 -by District
Judge JonAes for assaulting a sailor,
Emll Ekholm, from the steamer Marl
borough Hill, wlijch is berthed at Linn
ton. Judge Jones said the testimony
showed that Treber used a club on Ek-
holm without reason in that no testi
mony showed that Ekhorm had com
mitted a crime or was drunk.
Findings for Defendant.
District Judge Jones this morning
decided against Frank G. Smith in his
suit -for $300 against Frank Nau, drug
gist, because of burns in Smith's
mouth alleged to have been caused by
sodium parciiased from Nau. Smith
alleged that the sodium was not chem
ically pur and caused the burn
Judge Bell said that the evidence con
vinced him that' the sodium was pure
and that the burns were caused by an
acid which constituted' & part of an
other medicine bought and used by
Smith. ,
Benjamin Franklin Giltner, a vet
eran ef the Civil war and a resident
of Portland since 1882. died this morn
ing at Good Samaritan hospital. He
was a cousin of the late Dr. jRcob S.
Giltner and made his home wth him I
until the time of the drath of the
doctor.
B. F. Giltner served in 24 battles
during the Civil war. among Un-m the
battle of Gettysburg, where ho lost
his hearing. He never enpatreil In
active business "ffi Portland. The fu
neral will be held Monday at i' o'clock
from the Holman Undertaking parlors.
CHAMBERLAIN TO SPEAK
IN METROPOLIS TONIGHT
Wimhliivton Bureau of T!ie Journal.)
Washington, Feb. 21- Senator
Chamberlain has gone to Xew York to
fill a speaking engagement.
North
Pacific
Steamship Co.
HAS MOVED -TO
Columbia Dock
No. 1
Near Broadway Bridge
EFFECTIVE FEB. 21,
1914
Freight and passengers
will be handled at the
new location. Large
and convenient storage
facilities.
W. H. SLUSSER
District Freight Agt.
Mc in 5203 A-5422
O 7 II l!lh rn.1 irrl-o
A JLi& VJ,' .!;! I. A -1122
LAST TIKS ;I0i'IJHT, 8:Uv
The 4.'oii!le'v3M S'-ii-i-imw
Robiit Hood
SEATS NOW BELLIKO
AT BOX? OITICE.
4 beoin'ino Tomorrow
Special Frica Mt.. 'Wednesday.
Mr. Jbu Crt 'rwA
Mclntyre and Heath
The Ham Tree
loO-JJ'KOPI.K HiO..
World's Ureien(i lJuiw-lu (born.
KtenlPK: Iower floor, lo roar 2 12
ram fl.50; bul. $1. 7.'w. Wed. Mat.
1.0O, U. 7&c, 6oc. -
BAKER;
THZATBZ
Main t, A-taS0.
t. I, am. kar, Mr
Home f the fnnmnaj Baker Ila?r. Iiat
time tonight. linftrt ISrruMtrin'a anxa
tlonnl 1'lat. "Tha Thief," a IJ1 with
in-H mirr-e hy Margaret lltliigtrn. Krn
hi(C, 2.. K5r, H-( bnf aeala. tl. Sat.
Mat. 2.V. Wto, box ,apt 73r. d. Mat.,
rll kphIs 2.w. except Next wk,
HlurtiiiK tomorrow utMii"e "Our WWaa. "
LYRIC
rOTJXTK AID
TASK TS.
Keating A Flood comnnnr in "Tha XatinM
Girl." Added ttraftlnn. John Spain, "Tba
1011 Pendlatoa Roundup Champion. y and hla
rtiujiaiiy lii wuuilrfnl eihlh't.ou of rid
It. rov-T tbrowlni; :nj tr bulldogf Ing.
NUM. 13c, 23c. Mktliiee. -any aeal. 15c.
"MIMES
BMl'lHar ft r-
..borla Koyat awl her Ibeb S-wl
Horae; Hrlghtoii Quartet. Molbottv-LaNoIf
Iron). "Htockton'a Kaj- Day." with Msl
Ial A fx., Murray K. flail, foot- INirttaixl
Society glrla In Tha Tanxo. Orvhnatra, I'aB-la;rwi-'.
I'ooulur !-: ' lioxea and fliat
rov halconjr rtacrvad. Cur'aln 2:.u. 7:13
:n. ft:10.
Iturul Route for Vale.
Washington, Feb. 21. A rural route
will be established, ilay 1 at Vale,
Malheur county.
j Create t of Mi)!lm I'l-lui- l-eattrrra eolnea
j sicaju Wedueaday for four, ilnia. HtgcT
hotter than Mt. (""The l!riijri." l-art
ADierkan Itrama aiad ' M-kitir I.lviua. '
Kej atone Comedy, i '
I 10. ADklESIO 10e.
Spanish
lirilie
5PAXI3K A.ZTD Jli . H.COOKITTO
Bent Wines. Liquors anil Beers Served -41114
and 413 Morrlion. sear lltb St.
Pensions for Two.
Washington, Feb. 21. Oregon pen
sions granted: M. N. tJrefn, Port
land, $8: Naomi A. Morgan, McMinn
vllle, 112.
.Arlington Ilank Applies.
Washington, 'Feb. 21. The Arling
ton National bank of Arlington, Or.,
has made application to Join the new
banking: system.
: ! f
mill OMIEUJS
THE HOUSE OF WELCOME
PARK AND ALDER STS.
PORTLAND. OR.
In the theatre and shopping district, one block
from, any carlinr. Rates. $1. CO pet day and up;
with bath, $1.50 per dav and up.
TAKE OUR BROWN AUTO-'BUS
C. W. Cornelius, Prop. H. E. Fletcher. Mpr.