Hi PL THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 15, 1914. I'M DOROTHY ARNOLD i ASSERTS GIRL FOUND ! , IN LOS ANGELES HOME "Ella Evans" Resembles the Mfsiing Girl, Tells Ram-; bling Story of Adventures,) DOROTHY ARNOLD, MISSING NEW YORK' GIRL By Lavinia . Graham. Jam Angeles. Cal.k March 14. Mar ffuertte will know why father doesn't answer my' letter. She'll know why I : don't want to go buck to New York. I Was tired of It there, I wanted to be way. I am happy, no h'appy here, where I love the sunshine and the IT rowing thing. It's so cold over there. , Don't Jet th'in take nie back." Clinging fiHtitlcally to my hands, burying her face against my neck an she pliook with nobs, a brown haired, ' pink frocked girl, Just recovering from severe Illness and who has been known for two years or more In Los Angeles as Ella, Evans, today claimed to me that she Is Dorothy Arnold, who In December, 1910, left the home of her father, Francis It. Arnold, a wealthy Jfew York Importer, to go on a brief shopping trip nnd who has never agnln been seen. Today at 13' South avenue 60, this girl of mystery, who claims that she Is lorothy Arnold, but who also claims to be now K!'a Kvan. said: fays She's Dorotiy Arnold. "My father In Mr. Arnold of New ! York. My mother In In France, and Margy, my ittr. where lit she? Did she sefid you to K;t tne? I don't want ' to go back; I won't leave here. I'd like father to come here, but please don't let them take n'e back to New York." she cried. Whoever "Klla Kvans" Is. If she be Dorothy Arnold and It to le 'resurrected as though from the dead, she knows her New York well: and she with triily feminine discrimination choe from two photo graph of the 1t girl which I showed ; her the one most attractive, declaring: "That wum a lace hat and it had a big pink ribbon on H. You know i I always wear-pink. I love It?" - Kxtreme nines, loneliness, the in jury which she received since arriving In l.os Angeles .from the kick of a horfe which lurried her. have left the girl, whom I talked with today, .In a high state at nervous excitability, r&mlllar with Hew Tor. Vnder the meilioal care of Dr. 8. O. Coolldtre. whom !rve .nays she came (A r ! 4r i Kick r , '7A sFsV? -i f 's it f ' ' a, ' lit , j. . r " i p if i 7 ' JL ( -I 1$ I - it II' ' 4 r ? 7 I 3. MASONS INSTITUTE ALBERT PIKE LODGE Ceremonies Conducted Under ; Supervision of Deputy -Grand Master, In the presence of one of the most epresentative bodies of Masons ever assembled In Portland Albert Pike lodge. U. D., Ancient Free and Ac cepted Masons, -was .duly instituted Friday night at the Masonic temple. West Park and "Yamhill streets, tinder the supervision of W. C. Bristol, dep uty grand matesr. Grand ' officers,- who assisted Mr. Bristol in the, ' work, included, A. C. Jackson, acting grand senior warden; DELEGATES UNABLE TO AGREE ON DATE Livestock Show Matter Will Be Taken Up at Later ' Date. Delegates from the Lewlston, Idaho, Commercial club, representing" the Northwestern Livestock Show, and representatives of the Pacific Inter BARKER RELEASED ; AND FEELS TIP TOP Rich Man Dodged "Rocks" and Kept Books Instead at Linnton Quarry, Happy as a lark and none the worse for his experience at the Linnton rock pile, where he kept books during his five days of confinement, W. C. in this city, were unable to agree on dates that would not conflict, when they met yesterday to discuss the mat ter at the Portland Commercial club. The Idaho delegation stated many reasons why they desire to hold thu annual show at Dewiston the week of December 8-13, and equally good rea- YVilllam E. Grace, acting grand Junior . sona were given by the Portland con warden; James F. Robinson, grand sec retary; W. G. Shellenberger, grand senior deacon;' P. A. Van Kirk, acting grand junior deason; George F. Hig- glns, acting grand marshal; and D. G. Tomasjni, grand tyler. Officers of the new lodge are: E. T. Rehfield, . worshipful master; J. C DePenning, senior warden; Dr. H. M. Greene,, Junior warden; Dr. H. Brophy, treasurer; E. R. I vie, secretary; Wil liam C. Heaney, senior deason; George A. Kles; junior deacon; R. R. Piper, senior steward; C. W. Blair, senior ty ler; and John R- Brophy, marshal. . The presentation of a picture of the late General Albert Pike, the noted Masonic writer, by P. S. Malcolm, thirty-third degree, past grand master and sovereign grand inspector general of Scottish Rite Masons in Oregon, to the new lodge was a feature of the evening. Short addresses were made by W. C. Bristol, James F. Robinson, Robert R. Miller, B. F. Boyden. Julian Cob- I lentz. H- T. Hutchinson and .others, j E. T. Rehfield acting- as toastmaster. With the institution of Albert Pike lodge Portland now has 17 lodges of the A. F. & A. M., with another in course of formation. representatives 01 tne . Barker, wealthy club man. returned to national Livestock Show held annually p t, . ,.,,- my,nri ntrlru. of incarceration caused Barker to phil osophise upon traffic and speed laws. for the violation of which he was sen tenced in the municipal court. "I would make pedestrians at street crossings subject to strict regulations of the crossing policeman," he said "Another thing, the question of wheth er it is worse to run 40 miles an hour in the residence district, or 15 miles In the congested sections, should be carefully weighed by the arresting of fleer." Mr. Barker did not break any rock while at Linnton. He helped make up the yearly balance and aided Superin tendent Hoeye in keeping the books. With the prisoner at the rockpile was the rich man's pet dog, "Boots," who seemed to enjoy the fun of seeing tne men quartered there do real work. Barker denied he was under the in fluence of liquor when arrested. Barker was arrested last Sunday by Motorcycle Policeman Coulter, who said that Barker was driving his ma chine at a rate of 50 miles an hour on the Sandy road. He failed to ap pear in he municipal court Monday and a bench warrant was issued for him. Tuesday he entered a plea of guilty- and was sentenced. This .is the girl for whom a three-year search has been conducted, and whom a young woman known in Los Angeles as Ella Evans claims to be. OREGON TO BECOME CENTER OF NATIONAL PROHIBITION BATTLE (Continued From Page One) tineent whv thev are compelled to hold the show here on those dates. One of the reasons given by tha the fine stock is brought to the show largely because if is then possible to sell the prise animals to the Christ mas trade to better advantage than were taey exhibited, at any other time. Last year the show in Portland was held December 8 to lSt inclusive, and the Lewiston show was held the week before In order to avoid the conflict, but' now the Lewiston people want their show on the dates selected by the Portland managers. While no understanding was reached yesterday, further effort will be made to come to some understanding that will prove satisfactory to both inter ests. The Idaho delegation left for home last night. Yesterday they were guests of the Portland Commercial elub at luncheon. " ENGINEER OF WATER"! DEPARTMENT ADDS WORD FOR METERS BIG TRACT OF LAND OPENED BY WILSON Elimination of Parts of Des chutes and Paulina For ests Ordered. GETS JUDGMENT FOR MONEY PAID FOR LAND An elimination from the Deschutes and Paulina national forests, consist ing of about 410,763 acres gross and 290,000 acres net vacant government land, has been ma,de,by President Wil son by executive order signed March 12. 60,893 acres of the elimination being within the Deschutes forest and 349.- 870 acres within the Paulina forest. central Oregon. Although this elimination Is In two separate forests, it ,lles In the same general locality, since the two forests adjoin. One hundred and seventy-six thou sand acres gross of this elimination, lying about the towns of LaPine and Crescent, are covered with lodgepols pine. These lands have not been finally classified by the department of agri culture as to their agricultural charac ter or value. Two hundred , and twenty-one thou sand acres gross of the elimination lie In the hills about the Fort Rock valley and are covered with avsparse growth of juniper trees and sage brush. The district forester, George II, Cecil of this city, states he has not received as yet any particulars as to the date the land will be opened to settlement and to entry. "Any Inquiries as . to this matter should be made at the local land office at Lakeview and The Dalles, since the area eliminated is now under the jurisdiction of these land offices. (Continued From Page One)i to know within a yesr or two, and I are entitled to. have to do if we give the water con mimcrs of this city the service they cared .for by Mrs. Crosse, owner of the cottage, and a Mrs. Wllnon, the girl who Mays utic la Dorothy Arnold, referred to hapoeninRH in the past but prior to the tragic disappearance, prov ing Khe knows New S'ork well. "Where did you go that winter's day after you left BrentanoX Dorothy?" I asked her. ''I like you, but who sent you? I don't tell all about my past," almost menacingly challenged the .girl. "Why io you torture your family so? Why did you disappear?" I atdted. Aer.in that baffling silence, then the choking sobs, and the girl, clinging i cloxe about me. whispered, "Don't, don't auk me. Won't you please write father though, and tell him I want him? Margy knows how to reach him if he is away.'' Picture "Xteceinbles Dorothy. Then she showed me a large por trait of herself taken recently. This is a profile view and Is singularly like the profile pictures of Dorothy Arnold I sent out at th time of her disappear ance and the difference now being that which would be caused by illness and lack of extreme care. The careful grooming, the cameo like clearness of the New York society girl has gone, but there are the same pouting, al most voluptuous lips, the rather large nose with prominent nostrils, the same heavy lids dropping over the eyes. Refusing to say why she fled from New Tork. the girl said: "When I left home I stayed in New Tork for a while no, I won't say where. Then I went to Rochester." She refused to say how she came to California. "I was well and working then. I was with the movies in Glendale for a while, then I was sick." Those who were with her today, ' Mrs. Orosse and Mrs. Wilson, say that Miss Evans, as she calls herself, has said that her father sent her . money, but that of late her letters have been unanswered. BENEFICIAL RESULT OF PROPOSED WATER PLAN DEMONSTRATED (Continued From Page One) The people of Portland have three times by vote directed the officials of this city to purchase meters. They did this in connection with the vote on water bond issues, and they did so hav ing in mind the desirability of effi cient and economical administration of the water system. "I have been advised by the city attorney that the vote by the people is not merely advisory, but that it is mandatory upon the city officials to do what the people have directed by their thrice repeated vote should be done. j Service to be Simplified. "The installation of meters would simplify amazingly the problem of giving adequate service. The public asks for good service; we ask for bet ter tools with which to do the work required. " "We are told that by increase of the water mains we can supply all tae water wanted by consumers without going to the additional expense of met ers. How in the name of sense is any engineer going to tell the size of the niains to b Installed in connection with any distributing system if he is prevented from ascertaining the con sumption and waste of water, which can only be arrived at by measure ment? "We receive complaints that with part of the consumers on meters and the other chargeu a flat rate there is discrimination. How can there be other than discrimination? Meters in volve a measurement of actual ser vice; flat rate service is a guess. Where Is Equity T "We hear it said that water is not a manufactured product and hence ought not to be metered. These same complainants alt agree that the large services should be metered, while they say the domestic service should not j be metered. Where Is the equity in i metering the service of a barber shop tliat uses 5000 cubic feet of water, and furnishing service on a flat rate to domestic services that waste 5000 cubic feet. "When figuring on the extension or I increase of mains we cannot lntelli ' gently figure on the cost or the design as long as the service is unmeasured. ! We will be able to pay for water meters out of current revenues; if we should attempt to build the mains which the objectors to meters say are necessary we would be put to an expense night and Sunday afternoon until elec tion day, while the Sellwood concert ter distribution system, better mains j band, a temperance organization, has and better reinforcing mains. In I been engaged for the fray. Woodstock there are but two inch Starting Wednesday, the temperance mains is that not so, Mr. Daly? Wa- forces will follow the lead of the oth ter meters won't supply more water er parties and inaugurate a series of there, or any . place else. Meters do j weekly luncheons, to be held at the not Increase pressure, .they merely I Portland hotel, at which prominent men measure water, to meter ait water ana women or tne state win speak, services is not as good as putting all Noonday meetings will soon be held on an equality of mains. We are throughout the city at mills, factories proud of our beautiful lawns and gar- and laundries, and a cartoonist-lec- dens and roses: why not give us a turer, Frank Regan, of Rockford, 111.. distributing system that will carry I will be added to the staff of workers enough water for all these purposes I already in the field. as long as our supply of water Is At the Taylor street church each enough for three times our present Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock "out-to-population. I win" meetings will be held until the When Mr. Conway, chairman of our I day of election. Candidates Geer, committee, asked what mains woul J I Brownell and U'Ren have already be necessary to relieve the shortage I spoken. This afternoon S. W. Grath lr. districts that suffer during the I well, champion orator' of the Oregon summer months, he was told that the colleges for 1913, will talk on' "Making estimates could not he submitted be-j a Water Wagon." fore six or seven weeks. , It sounds! Sunday. March 22. Mrs. Lulu L. very Interesting to m-e to hear it said I "Bhepard, president of the Utah W. C. that it will cost $2,000,000 or more IT. U will speak on "The Four Bloody for additional mains for the entire ! Finscra ' Others who will snealc at city when the department wants six I future meetings include Frank W. Era- t dence location r through some trait weeks or more to get up the figures ergon, Frank Regan, Dr. Calvin S. I of character .which enables him to ly in accordance with the average makeup of our common humanityi "The 'large consumer to our think ing as a rule, means 'the other fellote,' and therefore there is no good reason why he should not pay his Just dues for the berflt of the common fund; and, besides, there are numerous rea sons why he should not be permitted to escape the payment of his just pro portion of the expense incurred for community benefit. "I desire, therefore, to define a "large consumer" as applied to an av erage water supply system; for In stance, that of the city of Portland. "The Standard dictionary's defini tion of the word "large" is: 'Great, or ample as regards size, quantity, extent, capacity, etc. "As used in Portland in connec tion with the water supply, I suppose the general understanding of a "large consumer" would be one who is en gaged In some manufacturing, or other business enterprise of almost any character, and is not understood to mean any residence service whatso ever. Or, in other words, it means "the other fellow and not the average householder. "But, upon reflection, should we not be willing to consider that 'large,' when used in such a connection, is comparative only, and may properly be taken to mean one who secures more than his neighbors . are able to obtain. either through a more favorable real for a few districts.' White, secretary of the state board profit at the expense of his less for- Mr. Boise said he thought that all Qf health; Dr. C. H. Chapman, former j tunate neighbors? smaii services snouid De put on a flat rate rather than to have but a part or tnem metered. "I speak from personal experience ' " lf lnal we Know w' L. Loveland. pastor of the First Meth " V . 7 , , e . "1UBl mean mo odlst Episcopal church. , .7 -K' comparing tne A great "out-to-win" rally, is planned Zl - prevrous months must for the tint Sunday In May to be held Basing his findings on a majority report of a commission and on the trial of the suit df T. R. Field against the Hood River Orchard Land com pany. Circuit Judge McGinn yesterday gave judgment to Field for $1604.99, paid by Field for two tracts of land purchased from the company, and for recisslon of his contract. Field bought the land for $4519.32 and after he had moved on to it and worked it for a time he started suit to recover the money paid in on the ground that the company had misrepresented the char acter of the land. G. P. Morden, of Hood River, and Eugene Kuhen, of White Salmon, re turned a majority report of the com mission which stated that the l'andMn question was impracticable for a com mercial orchard. George I. Sargent, of Mosier, signed the minority report. The company was refused a permit to do business by Corporation Commis sioner R. A. Watson last November on the ground that commercial orchards could not be raised on the land, CELEBRATION IS HELD BY PORTLAND ALUMNI REED'S STATEMENT BRANDED AilFALSE m i HI ill Andy Weinberger Repudiates Claim of Would-BeJ Pol ' itical Dictatofjl ONE WOMAN KILLED, 43 HURT IN WRECK Passenger Train Jumps Em bankment at Mendota, Minnesota, St. Paul, March 14. Miss Julia Hill of Lake Crystal. Minn., was killed and 43 persons injured tonight when a passenger train on the Omaha railroad, en route from Omaha to St. Paul, was wrecked at Mendota, Minn. Two coaches left the rails and plunged down a 80 foot embankment. Train men believe that the wreck was caused by a portion of the running gear of a day coach falling to the rails. GUESTS SURPRISED BY DOUBLE WEDDING Though Ferdinand B. Redi prof essea that he was responsible f w! the else- . i . . . . i . non or flnay weinoerger ip he orfloe of constable for the Portliji district. Mr. Weinberger in a signed ktatement received by The Journals yesterday, flatly denies that Reed haBlany con nection with his election. f neea. it win oe remembe&H, in play ing the role of a political fHftator be fore Harry Riley, former aollce cap tain, stated that hp pick! i up Andy Weinberger when he was working hard In an east side mill and hadlMm elected constable. H Mr. Weinberger Indignantly repudi ates both these allegation i made br Reed. He says in his st&ttment: "I wish to state that Mr, Ree lias never at any time had anythingyo do with my election, directly or indff fctly. that I know of, nor has be rfttlved any money or javors from me.fj As to his statement that he picked tn;up in the shops at Alblna and ran mjfor office, it is not true; In fact, I was! employed as bailiff for Judge Gateau for two years before I even, thought of run ning for an office.. tlj . Not only does Mr. Weinberger re pudiate Mr. Reed in his s if: tied state ment, but when seen yesterday, his verbal disapproval, too. wak froost vig orous, .fj j Reed's reference to Constable Wein berger wi made to Riley tfl 'endeavor ing to dissuade the formed ipollce of ficial from running for constable on the Republican ticket, n jfld in Fri day's Journal. Reed clatnjird to have the power to make or uriake those trying for office and promised Riley the position of warden ref i the state penitentiary. If he would jjfsupport A. M. cYawford for the Republican nom ination for governor. ' J j WASHINGTON! ANSio SEE HELEN Kkeller : fe? J. F. Meagher, publlr of the Washingtonian. . of Vancoftlter a bi weekly paper devoted to tie Interests of the deaf and 'dumb, tjsiaklng an effort to bring a large nun$er of deaf and dumb residents of Wellington to Portland to nee fteten ldler at the time of her appearance her under the auspices of the Assoclated($iarltles. A block of 30 seats has bin reserved for the Washington contingent. The Oregon association fqr tfu deaf and dumb has written Secretary Manning of the Associated Ch a rifle's asking if arrangements can be mat' for a re ception to Miss Keller and 2ie r compan ion and teacher, Mrs. Mftcy, on ons of the days of her engagement In Port land. Miss Keller will appear at the Lincoln high school March 527 and 28. president of the University of Oregon, "'Under 'such a definition, is It not Dr. W. B. Hinson, pastor of the White proper to include those who use more Temple, the Rev. John H. Boyd, pastor 1 water than is really needed for the j when I say that bills for meters are Luther R. Dyott, pastor of the First small number, according to my under more inconvenient than to Day each n....noi .hk v, - x t? I r ,, mat . -r- - - - -' - ' ' , ry -..w i - - - well, who openly violate all department rules and use the hose at all hours regardless of the quantity of water they secure and oftentimes to the sprinkling period, though normally 85 pounds. "A pressure of 30 pounds at least is ' of $2,000,000 or more, when the maxl- necessary for fire protection." said I muni cost of metering every water Mr, Daly, who added Most OlT Barries. "On this occasion due to the unmeas ured, unchecked, simultaneous draft on the water mains there were those who could get no water on higher levels or on second stories of buildings. Three-fourths of our. distributing sys tem was affected. The water department has taken service in the city, in addition to those now metered should not be more than $400,000 "I do not criticise the referendum. If the referendum petitions are filled, and if the people by vote show they have changed their minds about meters. I shall not complain. Boise Makes Argument. Mr. Boise, In answering Commis- tne position that our first obligation is I Bioner Daly, said he wanted it clearly m give service or get out; of -business. "With an unmetered system we can not give service I and the result is haar and suffering to the follow ing districts: Portsmouth. 600 dwell- understood, his opposition to water meters arose from no element of per sonal feeling or interest, either on the part of. himself or others engaged in the referendum. "We look at this matter solely from ser- mean more expense in stationery. postage, meter reading. Interest on the bonds. And if we Increase the number of meters as the city grows we can very easily have $1,600,000 invested ror them when additional mains would perform a better vice. Calls It Wasteful. .-sow in Los Angeles, which has or -il rererrea to, tney ilrst had a pumping system; they have recently secured a gravity system of water sup ply. Ail aoou. Los Angeles is an arid country where water for irrigation purposes is of enormous value, so that all the water unurred there can be sold for irrigation. The excess is value; ours is waste. "We believe meters are unnecessary, and if unnecessary an investment in at the Gipsy Smith tabernacle. Tbis j discomfort of their neighbors? Fur- will be the culminating event prior to th Prohibition convention. The state Prohibition organization has 20 paid and 150 volunteer .workers in the field at the present time, three of the paid and 100 volunteers being stationed In Portland. It is also out to raise $100,000 as a campaign fund. Of this amount $45,000 has already been raised, $25,000 in cash and $20,000 in pledges. With Chairman HInshaw of the na thermore. should not those who insist upon their personal rights in such mat ters be served in such a manner as to Insure that they and their neighbors are treateh alike each paying his Just proportion towards the cost of the service, such proportion being depend ent upon the quantity of water actu ally secured for individual use, or benefit?" "Probably there is no one present .who has not at one time or another ob- Portland alumni of Phi Delta Theta, national collegiate Greek letter society celebrated Founders' day of the organ ization at a banquet held at the Mult nomah hotel last night. Borne 25 members of the fraternity were present paying honor to the men who founded the society December 26, 1848. at Miami university, Ohio. Officers of the Portland alumni club are: H. B. Beckett, president; R. H. Crozler, vice president; Miles Standish, treasurer; and H. C. Fetsch, secretary. Disbar Negro Lawyer. San Francisco, March 14. Proceed ings for "the disbarment of Samuel L. Mash, a negro lawyer, were under way today as the result of action by the Ear association. Mash was recently arrested In a disorderly resort here. It in charged that he was disbarred in Illinois and Utah and convicted in Iowa of using the malls to defraud. To Mrs. Mary C. Pollaid, of 1010 Pacific street, was granted the rare experience last week of having two of her children married at the same time, both her son and eldest daughter being principals In a double wedding cere mony at the family residence. The son, George Pollaid. who la a student at McMlnnville college, mar ried Miss Annie E. Patterson of Boise, Idaho, much to the surprise of the guests present who had been Invited only to the wedding of the daughter. Miss Helen L. Pollaid. Miss Pollaid, who was formerly a teacher in the Portland public schooTs, became the wife of Archie McLean. After a brief wedding trip they expect to make their home, at 1010 Pacific street. Mr. Pollaid Is a divinity student at McMlnnville college and has a church at Monmouth. The Rev. Walter Ben well Hinson of the First Baptist church, officiated. HIS MOTHER OPENED PRINCE'S lACKAGE London, March 14. The; Prince of Wales recently ordered ? dealer In Paris to send him som colored en gravings which arrived Bucking ham palace yesterday. I appears the parcel was opened by pen Mary, who saw that the engravfags Included subjects taken from the tIcair)eron. Last night when the prince arrived from Oxford for court, hwas treated to a somewhat lctigthy Iff ure by his mother on his taste In ar?iv The prince appealed to? -bis father, and made it plain 'that t4ois sort of Interference In his affalfs would not go In the future. He helved the king's promise that communications addressed to the prince Would not be opened by anyone except1; himself or his secretary. TS After all, most presljhhta, gover nors and other high officials are rath er good, trustworthy mer? ihe vear tA-v f T"1, thV other or the larger parties will be a. X 6 experlence1d "nt rced to take up national Prohibition panic. At the same time we have voted ?"a J.ww tlonal woman's suffrage along with national woman's suffrage or trail in the dust, lor Dy ism, tne Prohibition advocates claim they will hold the balance of power. tional party directing the campaign, i served some practical illustration of ; local Prohibitionists are confident of a condition similar to that described.' making Oregon dry and putting her at j At all events, such occurrences are - the head of the national Prohibition not uncommon m tne experience or tne movement. This accomplished the Portland water department, and It may : fight will be waged the breadth of the i he said that there is no known remedy country and with 5,000,000 voters for such condition so effective as the! pledged to the cause. It is said, one or i use or water meters, wnicn aetermine accurately ne amount oi water act ually secured-by each consumer. "When a man who pays a flat rate does not secure the same amount of water he sees his neighbor using, and for which they both have paid the same rate, he has a serious complaint to make against the department. If both are served through a meter, he who secures the most pays the most, and he who receives the least amount dees not have to pay for more than he actually receives. "To my mind, the only, fair and Just i way of serving water, and the secur- J ing of equitable payment therefor. Is ! by the use of meters. If meters should be Installed on all ' sprinkling services inthe near future) ings. S per cent metered; Woodlawn k . , t 5 1 lono flw.lllnr. n., . ... ciuuuiuiiBi oiduupuuii, Bdiu fie. . -, II . iucicicu. i . . . , . , . ... - - - f ' -" " a. iii.Qii. en- TV. Kv ! i . . r i. ' . vi-.,i j vmmt tr.,..,. - s "v true. x uo not Know or any .i1ayK:m;.E:;it T :! Lr!on? member of our committee who in any money ror an interstate bridge, a Co lumbia river highway and other legit! mate public improvements. Then they went up to the school meetine and in- creasert th hnarH " c i w two mills and thereby went away with TEXTBOOK HEARINGS cided that it is time the taxpayers CONCLUDE TOMORROW w,iv a. urvuua ana see now tne public money is beine SDent . and nrn. tect the people against waste. No -The final hearing on the adoption member of our committee has any per- of textbooks for use in the public sonal Interest to serve. I don't want "chools during the coming year will them to throw mv mtf ho,,- be held at the Lincoln high school to wn h it I undoubtedly have the advan- morrow night at 8 o'clock before the tage of my neighbor On a flat rate, "chool board. i Hftt it- i.'t j . ji . Tntrrmt in the whole hearlnir is vantage mat I am considering. I be- centered aooui une uwiv, . ;u,ira" r L t t ' ,' IT lleve metering all water services an 8te by Step," by Frank Rigler, for- lawn sprinkling, unless taken through economic waste that should ,tnm I mer superintendent or scnoois. At tne meter, it wuu.o ? ir, m my jf " am ngnt tne Citizen shin of ht pruiuiuij Wky Rotm Wait RecTBreas for t? Vernon, 1000 dwellings. 8 per cent me- 1 ?PV "P0" " mJ tered Highland lono rtw.iiir, a 1 be understood that we were also terea, tiigniana, 1000 dwellings, 8 per;eftj th rncait niYir.tini i cent metered: district hoi.n k- ?aea. ln lh rec" proceedings. J r.V. ' .V "iTSi ?,n r anything do with the re ; : : "iv t: rWBU" cau- 1 do not bve that the wUmI inna flZZ ldScot commissioners have had time to dem- oodmer ,3000 dwellings. 3 per cent i onstrale their efficiency or lneffi HiSKS.'n,1 Waverleighjciencyf In Invoking th referendum Heights, 1300 dwellings, 1 per cent me- on the watsr meters we do so with tered; East. Irvington. 450 dwellings, ! out question of the Integrity of the 40 per cent metered. South Portland. ! commission. It is a difference of ' 384 dwellings and other places, 85-per judgment, merely. ; cent metered. Goose Hollow district on ' "I have turned back to the evidence nign service main rocs higher al-, given by a man recognised as one who titudes of pressure and meters are bad ly needed for the relief of those on ' higher levels. Ma4 It Eight Has. - Aa . to- the many criticisms that meter reading will create greater ex . pense, I will refer you to Los Angeles, V here the supply has recently been i trebled through the Owens river aoue- duet. . Tha services there are 75 per knew- more about the Portland water system than any other man, the late Frank T. Dodge, superintendent of the water department.- In a report which I have secured from Commissioner Daly's office, he says that the new conduits Increased the dally supply from Bull Run from 22,500,000 gallons dally, to 87,500,000 gallons daily, and mat tne new reservoirs increased the cent metered, and they announce n Storage capacity from 87.000,000 gal as their policy to continue installing 1 ions to 192,000,000 gallons. That meters until all -services are metered. Their nearly 80,000 meters are read by eight men. ! "Now the ordinance which has been passed and which, has been criticised provides for the purchase of 5000 meters.. We could use 10,000 meters this summer and hoped to do so In re lieving the lack of pressure In tha dis tricts X hav maaUonad and wa will amount, ne says, is sufficient for three times tha population of 207.000 credited to Portland by the late cen sus. Three times that population means 621.000 people that we have water enough for. Our unfailing water supply, says Mr. Dodge In his report, is jusuy a matter ox pride. "It shows that what wa want Is not m greater water supply, but bet- on . arithmetic it by- their vote city will evidence Aft th, r.f.r.niliim ' Questions Arc Asked. A number of questions were asked. Thomas HIslop said that a meter in stalled at his daughter's home had been removed after but three years' service and another installed. "Meters are put on small services now merely as a police measure to de tect waste," said . Commisioner Daly. "When we think a meter isn't regis tering the water that passes through it, we remove it, test and Inspect it, and put in anotner while doing so. It is probable your bill will be larger hereafter. textbooks held two weeks ago, there was a heated discussion on the merits of the book in' question, and it is ex pected that the debate . will bo resumed. A large number of parents, teachers and members of parent-teacher organ isations, are. It is said, opposed to Its adoption and they are urged to attend the meeting tomorrow nignt to lay Be fore the school board what seem to them to be the book's manifest faults. Manv teachers and parents. However, are in favor of the Rigler system and will urge its adoption by the board, The Rigler book is a compendium of the Rigler system which has been t noted. ment, towards solving the present met er problem. "Approximately, there were last year 12,000 applications for water for lawns for residences not metered.; It can readily be seen that this number of meters will not cost such an immense ! annual outlay, for the work would of : necessity e spread over the major part of two seasons at least.! i "I would therefore urge that the I situation be viewed in a reasonable 1 light from a business standpoint, and that the department officials be not hindered in proceeding with ihe work outlined at least not until the sys tem can be given a trial to the extent evolved by him during the past 15 years. Opponents or tne system say At this there was a general laugh. I H. Amos asserted that he wanted Ji .k-. d-t rnvi it meters on wasteful srvc. fen th I lov- "Mv IVT ' ' I. - . i might at least, have water enough for a bath. Colonel. C E. 8. Wood asked Mr. I packed. to be unsuitable. Questioned as to bis, ex- Boise how the water bureau could with pression, Mr. Boise stated: any degree of intelligence proceed to "What I said was that tbe meeting Install additional mains requested by was presided over by the h&td of an the referendum- committee without organization that had already gone "It is furthermore ; believed that practically all who have had an actual experience With the use of meters and the payment for water served thereby will be found to be ardent advocates of that system." Jury Locked Up. The Jury considering tha evidence In the prosecution of Edward E. Mitchell- having any knowledge of the water j on record in favor of meters and that charged with murder 1n the first de- consumption. i tnose in auenaanee were in ia.vvr or i gree for snooting ueorge Morgan, was L. M. Lepper asked about the cost I meters, so that is scarcely seemed fair ; locked un for the niaht about 10:30 of meters, and was answered by Mr. to our cause." & ! j o'clock last night as no agreement had Daly that ther average repair cost a In a signed statement touching Mr. been reached. The case went to the year is 12.2 cents, the cost installed Boise's complaint, R. F. Riseling, ex- r jury late yesterday afternoon. Mitchell from $ to $13, and the total cost that ecutlve secretary, said: We were:i9 charged with having shot Morgan may be estimated for metering all un- particularly, careful to send extra no- when the latter approached him to ass: metered services in the cu about 1 tices to tne opponents or tne ordi- $400,000. I nance. This was In addition to no- Mr. Boise was reported to aave lext I tices to memrjers and newspaper ln- the bail saying-, "Tbe meeting was Yltationa to ail interested, he said, ' -; for money for a drink.1 Mitchell plead ed sen derense. The case was tried In Circuit Judge Kavanaugb's depart meat. - . ; ft" If If! Si I SI II sil ft RIME'S come for f oe- Landed men to doff itiitie- worn togs and Jon . tbe style of Spftng. . . . 1 n Every day in tkis Live StQre, live fellow! are transferring " crisp, Jew Spring Suits from our racks to tbeir backs. Cboicest plums go to early birds, as diny of tbe exclusive new weaves especially tbose of foreign pedigree can t be dup licated. ?! Our KUPPENHEIMFR styles, as you d expect, are as lively; and refreshing as a Spring wind. Fabric arc plenty warm tor cool days ana enou gbf or warmer ones. Prices range .from $20 to $35, and whether you pay the minimum or the max imum, there's a maximum of good value. I fir CopnisU 1914TUK-e "The Grampian"' -com-morly called Balmaccan a smart men's coat that just arrived by express. Prices $20 and $25. 7AWi Succeeding A. B. Steinbach & Co. In . I III CUS KUHN, Pre. Z Morrison At Ff&rth a HI