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U,;,...-.,;.. -.: ItHE ! I OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH ,14, 1914. s UNEMPLOYED MEN . MAYOR'S PROMOTION CORRECTING ERRORS : EXPLAIN WHY THEY TO REFUSED WORK OF PATROLMAN RAISES A SERIOUS QUE SIN HAMPERS HIGHWAYS, BUREAU OF JUDGE TO SUBMIT i SIX PRECINCTS l TAX CASE DECISION 'DRY' WHEN 'LID' WAS BRIDGES Men Decline .Railroad Jobs M. D, Wells, Named as Ser- Commissioner Dieck Ex ,o..... -n, cn.;sMfln ot trpant . D( Nnt Tskfi P.ivil i Dresses DisaDDomtment at DcUaUoc 1 1 icy ocij iyiwi i tti: ., """r service txamination, Camp Are On Strike, Justification for ih refusal of the With the appointment yesterday af unertiployed to accept Job profferea ternon by Mayor Albee of M. D. Welia. h.m .t rama Tek. bv the O.-W. K. patrolman to the position of sergeant company 1. said to iie in the fact serious question has arisen "tofeuTTam presses Disappointment : Inability to Go Ahead, The extent of , new work accom pushed since the esUblishment of the bureau of hiKhways and bridges in the department of public works has thit' ihn would have been compelled validity of the mayor's action. Vnles to "scab" on men whose places they the municipal civil service board takes were sent to fill. exceptions to the appointment, it. Is According to Iaac Swett. chairman probable that the appointment will of the committee on unemployed of stand. Wells received th position the Oregon Civic league, and members along with the appointments of 12 new of th unemployed executive commit- patrolmen and two captains of police, toe J 15 unemployed quartered at the According to the civil service regu- Glpiiy Smith tabernacle did sign up for latlona adopted by the board January Jobs with the railway company, even 1. no employe shall be promoted from though they felt at the time that the one rank to another without first hav- wages offered were not sufficient. Ing passed a promotion examination. Arrangements were' made at the This rule along with others was tahrnacla to serve them an early adopted in the efficiency code system breakfast, that they might leave from ordinance passed by the council some : the Union dejfot for Cascade Locks the time ago. 1 next morning, and the roen had every It-is stated that Mayor Albee may intention of going to- work when a (five Wells a temporary appointment number of men came in from the rail- but under the civil service rules and road construction camps and reported tne efficiency code he will be required that the O.-W. B. & N. company had to take a promotion examination and Just reduced the pay of the men from pasg before given the appointment per- $1.T5 to 11.60 per day, and that the manently. men already there had struck because h. A. Circle and C. A. Inskeep, the of the injustice of the cut in their two highest on the civil service eligible wages. With the exception of a dozen n8t were named captains to take the or mpre all of he 11S refused to take places of Harry Riley and EX A. Slov- the Jobs offered on such terms, be- er botn discharged by the mayor. W. cause they felt that In so doing they D. Morris, George E. Teeters, F. M. would be taking places rightfully be- Qray Arthur C. Danford, B. I El- longlng to others and. In that way. llott CE Klinglesmith, A. R. Boitis. would In no wise mitigate the unem- E Culllns, Frank A. Wise, John I. ployed problem. Green, C. W. Wardle, J. M. Tackaberry Situation Zs Explained. and H. W. Norene were appointed per- Bald Mr Swett yesterday: "A com- manently as patrolmen. These men mlttee of the unemployed called on having been working extra but are now - mnA im th facta before me. and I to take the positions vacant. ' i r...nn tn dnubt them. The I Leon V. Jenkins, who has been act- w.r wininr to work but they ing captain for several months, will were not willing to take Jobs belonging take the position left vacant by Harry to others. To accept the Jobs would Circle, as record sergeant. Circle will not have asslitett, In solving the unem- take chargerof the first night relief ployed problem, if an equal numoer oi 1 apa ineseep me secona nigm reimi. men were mrown vuv " J. Oleason and II. J. Plummer of the executive committee of the unemployed rtated this morning that themen at the tabernacle were mere than willing to go to work if they could find Jobs. "The O.-W. R. & N. employment agent wa un hre Thursday night," said the statement of Commissioner Dieck, "Although preliminary plans for several much needed improvements of major Importance have been Initiated within the past six months the du reau said Mr.' Dieck. "has been com pelled to set them aside and to devote its attention to correction tf errors in previous work which has resulted in disaster. Largely the bureau has been concerned with the question of maintenance and repair of sucn lm- DroDerly constructed work, The bridges were found la a mucn deteriorated condition, and upon one a lawsuit is pending. Most careful treatment! has been required to pre vent a heavy draft upon the city's funds. ?The hard surface pavements wera badly in need of repair, - particularly along the lines of street railways, ani practically the entire street railway roadbeds, including the traces, switches, crossovers, etc., were Jn wretched condition. Tracks Improperly Constructed. A rigid survey disclosed the fact that scarcely a mile of track withiu the city limits is properly construct ed, and, in a number of cases, there was actual danger to traffic. "Several extensive slides have oo Suit Involves Collection of Penalties on -Second Half 1 of Payments. CLAMPED ON COVE County. Court Discovers It self as Result of Miss Fern Hobbs' investigations. business cession, of the board; and In troduced A. H. Devers, of Clossett A Devers, - who Ulked on "Alaska Trade and its Benefit to Portland." Not long ago Mr. Devers made 'the northern trip and he told the board members many interesting uiings or ine great northern country. He impressed with the fertility of the Alaskan soil and agricultural future of the southern gulf of the territory, predicting that, in a few years, Alaska will be growing everything that is Mrs. Moisted' Funeral Held. The funeral of Mrs. II. p. Moisted, wife of the accountant of the Portland especially division of the Southern Pacific llnea, . . i I .... ui nriuin..H . was held Wednesday afternoon from the Pearson undertaking parlors on Rus sell street. Interment was in Multno mah cemetery. Mrs.' Moisted died at the Good Samaritan hospital through the window -nto the sidewalk. reottved when she a window from . tha couple's apartments ) the Clifford ho tel. For several mot the Mrs. Moisted had acted strangely tft times, but hop ing she would; soontfecover, Mr. Mole sted did not send her;; to a sanitarium. When Mr. Moisted resumed home front work one evening thi 'early part of the week, his wife hatjj barricaded the doors and refused i: allow anyone t enter. - Later In thejnight she leaped If legal grounda can be found by Circuit Judge , Cieeton be will decide the suit of Roer B. Sinnott to restrain - ... " -- v.... (Salem Bwm of The Joornal.) penalties on . secona nan payments r i Salem. Or.. March 1. As a result taxes on which payments are deferred i MlM Fern Hobbs. investigaUon into until September 1 in favor of the tax- I thjs nauor situation at Cove, in Union payers, absolving them from the pen alties, made Arguments on the demurrer inter posed by the state based on the alle gation ; that the complaint Ms lnsuf- count v and Oovcrnar Wtnt'i , lubin. His decision will probably be I nnnt Mnt tM h ntT .irt. tn by the middle of next week. ,.. a , h.. clncts dry which gave a majority vote against the saloons in the local option ficient to constitute a cause of action election in 1910, six precincts in Union wera: ihade yesterday afternoon by county were placed in the dry column Attorneys Leren K. Adams & Sinnott hy order of the county court Issued for Sinnott and by Reputy' District Jarcn 4. a copy or tte order was re Attorneys Magulre and Pierce for Tax ceived today by the governor's office. Collector Lewis. Judge CVeeton asked Besides Cove, the county court ln that each side present briefs of their eluded in its prohibition order the pre- contentions before he deoldes the case, cincts or All eel. Hot Lake, Imbler, La Attorneys Sinnott and Adams argued 1 Grande No. 5 and Perry. The order that the penalties provided of one per I states that at the time the court first cent a month on all half payments 1 issued its order, following the 1910 deferred until September are excessive I local option election, declaring the and are not necessitated by any need I entire county to be wet, the court was of the tax money. They contended I not advised as to the law and has since that the money should not be put in ! learned that the local option law pro- the county treasury to draw but 2 I vides that every precinct which gives I per cent Interest while taxpayers were compelled to borrow money at e ana 8 per cent interest to meet their payments. Deputies Pierce and Magulre con-1 a majority vote for prohibition shall be prohibition territory, regardless of how the county as a whole votes. Complaint against the conduct of the saloon at Cove was made to Governor tended that the power of taxation and J West and he sent his private secretary. Miss Hobbs, to Investigate. She found that the county court had never fol lowed the local nntlon law anil had Deputy Pierce showed that of failed to issu the nroner ordr after $7,000,000 taxes collected last! the 1910 election. 1 fixing penalties for non-payment of taxes rests entirely with the leglsla ture and that the courts cannot inter fere. over year when the 8 per cent rebate was allowed for prompt payment much less city j CONFERENCE IS POSTPONED Rooming House Bonding Measure to Be Considered. As insufficient data had been se cured relative to the hotel and rooming than It ADA Mil nra m AiviA A In Viol-f I m , . . , .1. l v..a w,vwv,vvw " D .... .u vu ... " urrea wmcn mignt, wun proper xore- payments showing that with induce- Big.it, uu oeau prevenieq. mnt offered for nromnt navment the The failure of certain walls in. the q mkiw funds. to! traceable directly to lmper-L.. .), th. hirri.n w icv w ucaifu auu wiiqituuuuu.1 I not onerous. -in eriect. tne work or the oureau xhe Bult firBt came before CTrcult ! has been one of correction parallel I with its effort . to organize an ade- lng judge and he refused to take "- uu.cau vm. uisuways axia unuKca, action on It. He called the law a which heretofore had not existed." ' calamitv. but informed Mr. Sinnott Mr. Dieck summarised the most im- that it must ba changed by the legis- portant cases treated, as follows: lature and that he believed the occa- Ketaining Wall Xepaired. sioh warranted a special session of Vista Avenue Retaining Wall This that body to repeal the provisions in wan was . onginauy or rauiiy oesign i question. iri".-,1 EM MEN SAY rvw w ava inu wa covu uutitiio STILL PLEDGING FOR STATEMENT NO. ONE Politicians Apparently Not Up on Some Recent Legisla tion at Washington, Piiimmn. "and out the nronoBitlon be- I house bonding ordinance of which tration. juuge morrow recently neiu uiai uiroe , ror reconstruction, xnis work nas Just fore the men. All were eager to sign had PROPOSED LAW DRASTIC and after Agent uunningnam naa i provisions wereinva.ua, ui oonierencu ucwi m uipieieu &i tt cost oi io,ouu, signed up 80 or so be went Into tne between city Attorney la Kocnt na i yjtiuuiug win wmu-ucuun oi me telenhone booth and called up some members of the old vice commission ! r," 1 1 ' Z . " " ru " n: he would have no difficulty in getting poned until a day to be selected next 'men here at the tabernacle. - Many of week. the men were disappointed because it has been suggested the case be they could not sign up. I either appealed to the supreme court Much dissatisfaction is expressed by local emDlovment agents over the inal wall was built. amendment to the proposed employ- taiTiSiit ?nre?LBrlSLe, i oin ment ency ordinance introduced by provU?atelfthdeefecytlve d& Clt Commissioner Daly Mr. Daly's and construction and was . practically amendment would permit them to coi- ' . ' " ' i r.".v. ITr:-- r.r."I rrr;.," rebuilt and strengthened at an addi- lect only 60 cents for Jobs paying S60 .u":r.lA -:Z Y upwards of $20,000. The I a month or less and one dollar for YAfTV -mln -V ram than keep hi m" 'TJ ir7ft";.7 ,n. ! ?"n!v.fto'' S?" Jobs paying up to $100. .v. - - - - . . . . i -r I a.fii u v cm uy tuo ulv. aim me unuKU i rr them from Jobs the eommittee tola tne I which action will be necessary. Con men to accept the railroad's terms if I f erring with City Attorney La Roche they so desired. Arrangements were made to have them down to th, train early yesterday morning when a num ber of men came In from the work at Cascade Locks and said that there was a strike on because the company had cut their pay from $1.75 a day to $1.50. They had their blankets and their hat checks and had walked in while the Italians and the Greeks lay in the cars waiting for the road to haul them to Portland. Claim Pay Zs Inadequate. this morning were George Thatcher and Professor .Wood, of Reed college, (Special to The Journal.) aiem. or., March 14. That a number of would-be law makers are not aware that Statement No. One is obsolete, through the adoption of an amendment to tha Federal constitution providing for the direct election of United States senators, is shown by the declaration of candidates filed with the aecretary of state. Two candidates for the legislature filed today and each pledged himself to Statement No. One, while two others had included the pledge in their declarations, but later corrected them. The two filing today are W. II. Strayer of Baker, candidate for the Democratic nomination : for state sen- I ator for Baker county, and Robert Ser- ma i 1 1 ii 1 1 m "j - j..-'.- ill Men and Young -Jjflen! Monday Decide That TO EXAMINE 355 APPLICANTS Civil Service Board and Health Bureau Expect Busy Veek. Next week is to be a busy one for the municipal civil service board, the doctors of the health bureau and others, because 355 men will take the civil service examination for positions on "Cunningham had said nothing of the I the police force. Beginning early Mon- reductlon in wages and of the strike, day morning the physical examina- but the men with the exception of 10 tlons will commence and continue or 12 refused to go out on such terms, through the week until Saturday, when ABywsy $1.60 Is not enough money; the men will be put through written It is not a Uvjng wage and for one examinations. group of men to accept it would set a As in the past the men will be precedent for employers to follow with required to. have a larger chest meas- all the men in the tabernacle." luremem iun waioi measurement, ana . Accoramg to J. uieason tne . taner-1 " u hhhm u uchui nacle committee has found places for will be barred from the examination. 173 men so far. and all but three Jjy ., J " J' - " . .rl.5" The employment men state that Cltv forcex. tha nr.aenf amnlHnn Scale Of fees SUCh as is proposed in was compelled to recently pay out' tne Daly amendment would soon put standing claims due on this structure them out of business. A draft of an to the amount fit 11 8.000. in addition nrdlnnnra an nrpnn rtA hT tVitt nmnlnv. &2EmM Ch6CkmS ent ent8 of clty ,0r h viee oTer. 'SU thV oi t per cent lor any joo up to ou, gresslve ucket at the last election for St Francis Hill A serious slide oc- Doard not telne consiaerea in mis 8ta,te railroad commissioner, and now curred recently on Kings Heights,, be- amunt; a flat fee of $5 for Jobs up candidate for the Republican nomlna- tween May wood drive and St. Vincent's to 100 Per rnonth, board not consld- tlon for representative for Baker coun- hospltal, resulting in a considerable ered; and $7.60 for Jobs paying over ty amount oi properry aamage and ror $100. E J Loney of Port Orford. Repub- mltllr: MtLn devrtonidl Th M f ,ee ProvIaed ,or can. candidate for rlp?esentet"e ?or ?--tiS-55p,i5r. .V. S??0L: B Per cent up to $60 and 10 per cent Coo and r.urrv countlaa'flUd hi, Mr. due entirely to the neglect of construe- Krom 60 to 100' wltn no set fee tOT rected declaration today, and Elbert tion of rjrocer drainatre detalla at tha Jobs Over $100. The employment men I of Cottar a Rrov. Ranuhllcan time the improvements were made. In have proposed that they refund all of candidate for representative In Lane uu c&so a live Bpi-in was coverea oy tne fee lr tne njan nirea wonts two county has had Statement No. Lh.fIMmSJSutfcS0i?ri1,IS Qay or less on half th" fe lf h strtcken from his declaration. W1 comes back within six days, ana trans- c. N. McArthur of Portland, anaakar stroyed the sewer and water mains" portation both ways and return of the j Df the house of representatives at the pavement and sidewalks, the entire! tea lf the man goes out to a Job and hast session of the legislature, filed1 movement amounting to over four feet, I finds it filled. I his . declaration of candidacy for the ".St j r i r " I una orainance wiii come up ior xini i Republican nomination for congress- iiiuuuu. mo uouaruueuL m a tosi 01 in, imt( WnnMAitr 1 .v.- tji .1 hna 1nt onmnlntod a rlrslnocra t I .vv. ma oivsui One have stayed on the Job. "The men want work," he said, "but it is not to be had. We have tried every place Imaginable for work but can't find It. j I have been on horseback all week riding to lumber camps, and up in CITY MAY PAY FOR MEALS Ordinance Affecting the Rockpile Guards Is Introduced. The city will pay for the meals fur- Washington the camps are closing up nlshed the guards at the Linnton rock- instead of opening. pile should an ordinance to be iatro- "So far the committee of nine ap- duced by C. A. Blgelow, commissioner pointed by the state federation of la- of .finance, at the next meeting of the bor has done nothing ror us, ana the council, be adopted. At present tb i governor nas accompiisnea nine ae- county pays the salaries of the guards spite his promises. but the cjty has been paying for their Hen Want Work. meals. Some Question had arisen as "The men here want Jobs; they don't to this practice as the existing con- ' relish staying here Just existing on the tract between the county and city does rood we manage to rustle. But wnat not stipulate which shall pay for meals can they do7 There are no Jobs for for the guards. The ordinance will tnem. we are aomg our nest ana i ci,ir up jji Question. inn.1 n mi u m g urucr aiiu Keeping wie un employed . problem down as much as possible. There is no trouble here like that going otviln Sacramento." Labor Agent W. P. Cunningham of the "O.-W. R. & N. company denied this morning that the men employed on the Cascade locks' work had struck, but stated that the wage had been ' re- CONCERT FEATURE OF ELKS' LADIES' NIGHT $1500. is, "Deeper Columbia; river bar, and trannh and niimrftnq snrfor, Hr, tnn and has succeeded in stopping the pres- j on these bridges, it will be necessary develop resources fop a greater Ore tin Hiuveuicni. inis wouia nave oeen 1 to entirelv reconstruct and repave the I son unnecessary had proper precautions peen tatten originally. Uem Hotel owing- to imoroner con struction of the fill at Second and Ar- ! thur streets, a elide recently occurred. rauslng considerable damage to the Gem hotel. The bureau was put to an expense of $1500. making necessary re pairs and constructing retaining bulkheads. - Curb Corners Reconstructed. 'Curb Corners On account of the roadways. The bureau has been put to considerable expense lately repay ing and replacing concrete slabs that have failed under the action of traffic and settlement of foundations. Plans are now being prepared and prelim-1 inary estimates indicate that the work will not .cost less than $16,000. Intersections arc Menace. Intersections Throughout the city thara axiat numerous intersections that are a menace to public safety. The de- - mtrtn.it. - -- .1 il,. expense oi fiivv in iwuubuucuuk nits i e . intersections at Twenty-third and DnnOTCri PI IID FAVORS Washington streets and at Twelfth l 5UUO 1 cn uLUD; THVUnd Members of the local lodge, B. P. O. Elks, held ladles' night at the Elks' duced from $1.75 to $1.60 because the clubs last night with a concert by the work was easy; In answer to a ques- Elks' concert band as the entertaln- tlon he said he had heard no com- ment feature of' the evening. Follow- plalnts as result of the reduction. The lng the concert, which was given In- men were being hired, he said, as ad- the lodge room, an informal entertain- illtional laborers and not to fill the ment was held In the club parlors, places of strikers. During tho course of the evening a Under the terms laid down by Mr. ipving cup won by the Elks club in a Cunningham, the men were to receive billiard tournament between the Mult- congested condition of traffic and the I partment has recently been put to an installing oi moaern lire apparatus by the fire bureau. It was found neces sary to reconstruct about four hundred curb corners, also necessitating repay ing and reconstruction of catch-basins, etc. This was accomplished at a cost of $15,000. The majority of the prop erty owners co-operated with the de partment in this work, and that condi tions have been considerably improved is indicated by the fact that at the present time, 22 property owners have signed contracts with private contract ors to reconstruct their corners at their own expense, urana : Avenue ana onion Avenue Bridges These structures. though completed only a few years ago. are settling considerably and. owing to the very faulty design of the decks Frank H. Greenman of Portland filed as a candidate for the Republican nom ination for representative for Multno mah county. T. O. Hague of Portland filed as candidate for representative on the Democratic ticket in Multnomah. C. U. Gantenbein of Portland filed for tha Republican nomination for cir cuit Judge of department 6, In' Mult nomah. POLITICAL NOTES to furnish their own blankets and to pay two bits for each meal furnished by the' commissary. ALASKA STEAMER LINE. 1 WILL BE DISCUSSED District Judge Joseph II. Jones yes terday filed his declaration as a can didate for the Republican nomination for judge of department 2 of the dis trict court, over which he presides. His slogan is "reelection for a second To discuss matters relative to the new Portland-Alaska Steamship line the Chamber of Commerce has called a meeting for Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the Commercial club, Other organizations, such a the Ad, Com mercial and Rotary clubs have been asked to send delegates to the meeting. land Commercial club, and the Elks' club, was presented to the order. Win ners who played for the Elksr club include Fred B. Newton, H. W: Lyons, H. A, Brook and B. H. Trumbull. The concert nroarram Includat a cnr. net solo by Dr. R. W. Benjamin so- 8tna for a Quick action policy with singing of tha -Toreador' song from Knox Trial Is Continued. The trial of A. P. Knox on the charge of perjury and concealing as sets in bankruptcy proceedings 'were continued in the united State's dts trlct court today to Monday. The do fendant was formerly In the jewelry .business at The. Dalles. In January, litis, he was declared a bankrupt, an a . it is 'alleged that in the settlement of - hla case he made a false return, of property. This Is the second trial of the case. The first trial, which was held last December, resulted in dis agreement by the Jury. '. Motordrome Destroyed by Fire. ' A motordrome owned by Jack Iseles was destroyed by fire yesterday near the Country club grounds. The motor drome was pretty well saturated with gasoline and lubricating oil and burned with a fierce blaze. It became a total loss .and carried 'no insurance. The ; motordrome was operated in connectior with the Water Carnival show which is wintering at the Country club. and Hawthorne avenue, and has under consideration plans for correcting ae fects and eliminating existing danger ous conditions at a number of other intersections on both the west and east sides of the river. This work will necessitate an expenditure of about $10,000. This 'expense would not be necessary had proper Judgment and attention been given to Buch matters In the past. "Pavements xnere exists a consia- erable amount of hard surface pave ment badly In need of repair, owing to the fact that the maintenance was al lowed to expire without having the atrcata nronerlv repaired and surfaced immediately before the expiration of the maintenance contracts. Conse quently- there are maoy streets that must be entirely repaved, whereas, if tho maintenance contracts had been en forced, the expense would have been unnecessary for several years to coma Wall Out of xana. "Retaining Wall on Cornell Road. At this date a retaining wall, cdn structed a few years ago on Cornell read, la 10 inches out of line and in dications are that a complete failure WIDENING POWELL ST. The Southeast Portland Booster club at its meeting Tuesday night in the Brooklyn library, indorsed the petition for the widening of Powell street from 60 to 60 feet between Mllwaukio and East Eighteenth streets, five 'feet on each side of the street. W. H. Rahbe, A. B. Kauta and A. 1 Turtledove were appointed as a committee to present the petition, which is; signed by 75 per cent of owners of Jthei abutting proper ty, to the city commissioners today or tomorrow. A committee which requested Com missioner Brewster ; to - establish a swimming pool in the playground at Milwaukle and Powell streets reported that Mr. Brewster declared that no funds would be available. A motion opposing water meters was rushed through. A few voted for it, while no one voted against It. term: favor small claims court; quick i action; progressive administration." "Iiwill result, necessitating an entire re- jji I o rC C QHORTLY rlth I construction sinumr m bbo v i,iv 1 Vlnta avenue. This Will Call lor an I VBU 1 LM, : I a 1 1 1 1 1 Hi-All iCVUIIllAi jv- I f . - . ,.aaa , ......., . m . . . I pxTvnnditnre of about S6000. ! Sll UCIlons. ne saia. i lavur me quim "ft I" nf tha rest of thia Mr- AFTER MAKING WILL "Carmen." by John Claire Montelth, I thod Of adjudicating small claims rectlve WOrk. which might, with proper and tha rendition af tha vtat . without court procedure and common Lucia dl Lammermoor," by Mrs. El- sens memoes oi nanaung crtimmu freda Heller Weinstein. Mrs. Delphln , matter. Rich or poor, ..nigh or low, Marks and the Ad club quartet, con-! !MIUent,ai or enaies wm nave slsting of N. A. Hoose. Dr. R. M. Em-l0-0"1 standing before my court, as in erson, n. v. w njPP ana Lt, bow-i""' man. The band played as its concert attention to technical details, have Within a few hours of his suicide hMn avoided, is Kiven below: lias WarinoKdnir Karl Maol aisiad hla Viata avenue wall... $ 25,000 .m ln the offlcea of Attorney Charles numbers two of Brahm'a Hungarian dances, Bocharinl's "Celebrated Mln There i will "be a meeting of the Greater Irvlngton "Improvement asso uet," and tho overtures "Zampa" and I citn n the Church of Good Tidings, 2Sth Street bridKe.. St. Francis hill slide.. Gm Hotel slide Curb comers -4 . Grand and Union avenue bridges Intersections Pavements . .... i ... Cornell road retaining wall.... 'Marl tana." CARSTENS ESTATE IS VALUED AT $25,0C0 An estimate of $25,000 was placed as the value of the estate of Peter Cars tens, pioneer shipbuilder who . died March 8, in the petition filed yester day, of his son Henry Carstens, of seattie, ior tne appointment of Amelle Carstens, the widow, as executrix in. accordance with the will. , Mrs. Cars tens, Miss Llllie Carstens. a daughter, both, residing in Portland, Henry and Alvln Carstens. sons residing in Seat tle, and Mrs. Sophie Fisher, a daugh ter, of Seattle, are the heirs. Pension for Mrs. Conch. Washington, March 1. A pension line tt,.n A-ttviA. f 1 . . 1 r , m Freewaer, Or., at $12 per month. . Broadway and East Twenty-fourth street North, at S p. m., Monday even ing next The meeting will be ad dressed by John Manning, Robert A. Miller : and Attorney - General A. M. Crawford, candidates for nomination for governor. ... .. i . ,; . ' : John Manning, Democratic candidate for governor, and GUs C.- Moser, Re publican candidate for governor, win address the Wisconsin . societye on Thursday everting, March 19, at 3 P- m- in Cotillon lodge hall. Fourteenth and Washington street. Mr. Manning and Mr.: Moser are former residents of Wis consin. Mrs. Edna Carey. 1640 Divi sion street, Tabor 2641, is the secre tary. . t .' .:?.V.,f'.--.i;.i:. W;:"i :. f---''",'W:',.-'.?sV--V:. Arthur L Moul ton, candidate for the Progressive .nomination for governor, will address' the meeting of .Woodlawn Grange. No. 360, at Green's hall. East Seventh street and Dekum avenue,-to night on "The Issuing of Bonds.' lfl.UUU f T j-,n-,al onnnrnnttv In tha ht nf t'una I snlrlts. according to Mr. SchnabeL is'.ooolMeel left property of the estl- 16,000 1 mated value of $15,000 and willed it 11.100 1 in equal shares among hi brothers. 32,000 1 mother and sister in Germany and M un. Belle Beckmeler of 406 Everett i4ft lAjiIBlinil, Qi una Ull. AVWUACjr C1I11AHXC1 j This burden of work has hecessl- w executor of the will. . r, innn. hoth In field and Af. I Tne win na Deen pronatea oy jar. f ma forces and ha taxed to the utmost SchnabeL who said that the reason for the appropriations auowea ror tne I the promptness wa me reiusai - or resent fiscal year. Jt is to te noted, l runninflr &. McEntee. undertakers and owever. that the ordinary malnte- nir &iIAZKat dlsposiUon of the -body until the BDDroDriations: In other words, this wcric wnicn must oe ciassea as emer- et-nev. has been accomplished without I or? a I TV DniDn A CTfD request upon the council for additionali nl-MUl I DUnllU nr I tn tanas. " . - - f-: -- ; i Preliminary Hearing Monday.! 5 Robert Leatherwood. one of the men arrested In connection with alleged wholesale linen thefts from Fleiachner, Mayer & company, will be given a pre- j estate was administered. INCREASED MEMBERSHIP In order that the realty board mem bership may be doubled by May 1, the $10 initiative fee wa suspended yester- 1nr fn a tirfnAnf milt wwlra Wnr d- liminary hearing before District Judge j tive member promised to get at least Dayton Monday. , No rurtner lnvestl-I one new member by May 1, It - being gauon are Deing maae m m matter 1 estimated tnat not more -than one-half and at : present- Constable Weinberger J f the' realty operators Im the city are is devoting hi energies to getting evt-1 nvembers of the board. - dence already secured into shape fori ' E. " 6. Jackson acted: as chairman of use against the men arrested. j - the day, following ' the luncheon and Spring and Summer Suit Qiiestion Choose Yours at Meier & Frank's Men's! Store At a Removal Sale Reduction Men, select your new spring Suit Monday! It's a splendid day to choose your new suit. ( JjThe shade embodied in the new pattern are bettefj. discerned by a "daylight" choice and a selection' heje on Mon day will assure you of a suit that IS RtOHT and satisfaction for the entire season's wear! 1 Bear in mind that all fancy Suits (except "Invinci bles") are reduced 20. Every model is strictly new in fabric new in pattern new in styl-and per fect in detail of workmanship. The clev designers have added distinctive touches of smarth'ss in tai loring, giving an air of individuality in tj$s .season's Suits. ;i Men's Fancy Suits Usually $15 Removal Sale 12 Men's Fancy Suits Usually $20 RemoviSi Sale $16 Men's Fancy Suits Usually $25 Removal! Sale S20 Men's Fancy Suits Usually $30 Kemov Sale $'4 Men's Fancy Suits Usually $35 Removal; Sale S28 Men's Fancy Suits Usually $40 Removal Sale $32 ICelex k r rank's Kan's Store, Third Tloor ew XaU41ag Since Saturday Night Shopping Is Past Monday It an Ideal Shopping Day 3 Removal Sale Now in Progress Every Article Reduced' Except Groceries! "Willamette " Sewing Machines, "Silk Maid" Hose. "Invincible" and "Samson" Suits and Contract Goods. 1807 THE- QjJALlT OF PQRTKAWD fiftrv. Sictrv "Morrisory Alder Sts. H - 36 Lives Were Lost in a Louis Building Fire Recently The reason is nlain. The building; was not propi fire-proofed or equipped with enclosed stairways nd elevator shafts. 1 iS It behooves every firm or individual occupying offices to give thought to the fire protection offered, not 6jdy for their own, out for the safety of their employes jnd people who visit their offices. ti The Journal Building Offers Perfect Security being of- class "A" construction and thoroughly fre" proof. The stairways are enclosed according to the lat est fire proof specifications. The elevator shafts; dp 'not extend to the basement the. place where the majority of fires originate. The ending of the elevator shafts athe ground floor would prevent a fire that might originate in the basement froni following the shafts up to the office floors of the building. v ! The main portion of the Journal Building is 40 eet from the building line, thereby minimizing the darer from fires that might start mieighboririg buildings. 1 . All of these thingf together with the high-class service, help to make the Journal Building an ideal location jjf or your office. Reasonable rentals. r APPLY JOURNAL BUSINESS OFFICE V-7