f I ' ' v ' . THE' . OREGON DAILY' JOURNAL, - PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1915. . 1 G '
CITY WATER SUPPLY
SOURCE SAID TO BE
PLACED IN JEOPARDY
. Owners of Timber Plan Log
ging Unless Step Is Taken
to Purchase Land,
TRADES ARE SUGGESTED
CosgTa May B Bqatd to Ttr-
mtt Exchange of Ltndi; Ooun
cil lacoBSs Problm.
". To prevent private owners of prop
erty within the Bull Bun reserve, from
which Portland gets Its water; from
logging off the'lr land and damaging
the watershed,! .the city is to. ask Con
fer to pass; a bill allowing owners
to- exchange their holdings for others
In the Oregon reserve outside of . the
Bull Run watershed. .
The matter was discussed by the
council and, according to Commis
sloner paly, had of Hie water bureau,
unless something Is done immediately
damage will be done to the watershed.
Within the reserve are 8600 acres
owned by the Oregon & California
railroad, which is now fighting in the
courts to hold property rights the
government is seeking to cancel; 2800
acres by the city, 118,000 by the fed
eral government .and 11,360 by private
Individuals, i . ; -3s
Two of the private owners are" seek
ing to cut" of f f their timber and either
want to get into the reserve or sell to
tlie ctty. According to Commissioner
Daly, one owner- wants 35 cents a
thousand for his timb and another
$1.50 a." . thousand; for (lis. Believing
that In the latter case the price is ex
cessive, and that cutting the timber
would endanger Portland's water sup
ply, he wants to prevent it if pos
sible. ' ! : .
Commissioner Daly said nothing can
te done ;,with the land 'owned by the
railroad until the supreme court .ren
ders a decision, but as to privately
owned property congress could allow
the exchange, of other property in the
Oregon' reserve for that' within the
watershed. It Is proposed to have con
gress take necessary "action, although
. another meeting is to be held 'to defi
nitely determine what shall be done.
GRAND 'JURY TO INVESTIGATE
Inquiry- Vill Determine Whether
" Attempt to Bribe Was Made.
As the result of C. H: Wmith. chief
; sewer Inspector for the city; receiv
ing a letter containing J15 from John
. Albert, a 'Syrian contractor, a grand
"Jury -Investigation is Jo be sought to
deteyntne whether, ah attempt was
made to, bribe the Inspector. .
Albert says that the money was
given because he, understood that it
was necessary to get fair treatment
from the inspectors,, and says lie took
this method of showing his apprecia
tion." 4 . ; i "
In his statement fo City Attorney
Ia Roche and Commissioner Dieck.
Albert said that he gave cigars and
.paid 'the carfare of several inspectors.
When asked why he' did it he said,
"They are mean-to me if I dohJt." v
Immediately after receiving the
"f money ' Smith reported the matter to
' Comroite-loner Diet-It and depart
mental .'.Investigation is now under
way. ,
X ' Aft tbe result of ; Albert's actions.
Commissioner Dleck is to ask the coun
cil to' prohibit Albert & Kanbloff, a
firm of contractors of which Albert :s
- a-; member, from' further bidding on
city work. ' . t '
must' take out license.
- Inspector to Get After Fly-by-Night
Merchants.
tAs Cltv Attorney La Roche has
ruled that transient i merchants snuff
ing sanfples and fitting suits here and
-then i sending the - goods or suits to
-purchasers from the east are required
o. pay a $20 a day license. License In
spector t Hutchinson is to keep close
tab ons.all traveling mertrhants here-'.
- after.' , "f ' .
Heretofore there was no . way that
the city' could : collect licenses from
these "fly-by -nght" dealers. They
csun to town, competed with the
Portland merchants aTtfl left, deliver-
.lng"goods at a later date. .A number
of prominent people are among the
purchasers 6f these dealers; according
to Hutchinson. ' . - '
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Will Test Minimum Wage Law.
THe validity of the minimum wage
ordinance S insofar : as It affects street
and sewer work under contracts la to
be tested m: the courts. ? The- council
has authorised City Attorney La Koche
to take the necessary action. It is pro
posed to select - one of the smallest
contracts recently let for streef work
and . have a property owner affected
bring a friendly suit. The operation
of the ordinance as regards street and
sewer contracts woald be suspenued
until u decisoin is given.
- Council Iecide.on Viaduct.
The council this morning decided
that a viaduct should be bu fit over the
O-W. R. & N. railroad tracks at Kast
Klfty-third street : Instead of at East
Flf ty-sec-ond street when the elim
ination of grade crossings project goes
through.- fn-operty owners on both
streets want vliducts but as only one
had been proposed for "this district,
Kifty-third .street wa the one decided
upon. 'I ': . . .". ' . '.-::-' .
City Woodyard Plan." i "
The city council this morning rati
fied the plan of Commissioner. Brew
ster to compete with wood dealers in
disposing of the wood cut at the mu
nicipal wood camps by the unem
ployed. It also appropriated $3500 to
pay bills incurred in the wood cutting
project, making a total of $33,500
appropriated for the camp work, i
To License Chimney Sweeps.
Chimney sweeps are to be licensed.
An "ordinance licensing them at i the
rate of $1; a year is being drafted by
City Attorney La Roche and will be
intrbduced before the council soon. .
Plea of. Guilty Is
Eejected by Court
Judge Dismisses Indictment Against
Bay Goodwin Who Had - Bought
Stolen Goods in Good Faith.
Because Ray Goodwin, has a wife
end children upon whom the stigma
would fall. Judge Gatens today refused
to accept Goodwin's plea of guilty to
the charge of receiving stolen prop
erty. -He dismissed the indictment
against Goodwin.
. "The evidence shows that . Goodwin
bought the property In good faith, and
while he is technically guilty of the
charge of receiving stolen property, it
i- not right that a stain should be put
upon., the name of his wife and chil
dren," said Judge Gatens.
Goodwin was ready to enter a plea
of jgiiilty. which would have branded
him a felon. " . ,
This was Judge Gatens' first crimi
nal case under the new arrangement
whereby each department of the cir
cuit court !s to take- turns of three
months each in hearing criminal cases.
Washington State
Fairly Well "Heeled"
ror First Tims in, Two Years There
Is Balance in General Fand Znsteau
of an Overdraft,
(PaVlfie Xen Service.)
Oly-mpia. Wash.. April 2. Washing
ton has a total of $3,384,565 to her
credit in various depositories, accord
ing to th& report of State Treasurer
.Edward Area th, .covering the 1913-1U15
biennium. ' For the first timje since
1913, there is a balance in the gener-il
fund instead of an overdraft, the bai
a,nte -Ueing $727,938.
The reason assigned for the plethoric
condition 'of the general fund Is an in
crtaed "levy tn which produced
ar-proximattly i $1,000,000 additioual
itvenues. '
According to" the" report of the in
dustrial insurance commission, there is
a balance of $504,957 to the credit of
the industrial insurance fund. Since
the compensation act went into effect
Uwre has been paid into the fund the
sum of $4,877,725. and $2,872,213 has
been paid out in settlement of claims.
GOOD FRIDAY TO BE
OBSERVED IN MANY
T
CHURCHES
ONIGHI
Archbishop1 Christie -Will Be
- Present at Services at St.
Mfy's Pro-Cathedral,
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DR. L0VELAND TO f SPEAK
Crnoinxioa to Be Ir. Boyd's Sabjsct;
Three Cosigregational Ohurchss
,-;to ' Combine. - ' j
Cannot Collect
Because of Flood
Treasury Department Turns Down
' Claim of Dredging Company for $6011
Because Silt Washed Into Harbor.
(International News Keryice,
Washington, April 2. The govern
ment is. not liable for Increased work
on contracts as the result of natural
phenomena, the, comptroller of the
treasury ruled today. The ruling' fol
lowed -the rejection of a claim by the
Tacofna Dredging company for $6011
for removing i?ilt washed into the Los
Angeles harbor by a flood. The con-
Lcern claimed that this flood increased
the original cost of its dredging con
tract in the harbor. The comptroller
decided that only the original contract
price would be met.
Good Friday services will ; be held
In many of the ohurches of Pprtland
tonight "in, celebration of the' passion
of Christ. I ,
At St Mary's pro-cathedral,. Fif
teenth and Davis streets, Rev. W. J.
Cartwrlght, a paullst .missionary, wlll
preach at 7;45 o'clock on I'The Pas
sion." Archbishop, Christie will assist
in the' services. : ;
Rev. Thomas Meier. O. S, B of
Mount Angel college assisting, the es
pecially solemn Tenebrae will be sung
at Sacred Heart cburch. ,
At St. Stephen's pro-cathedral, Thir
teenth and Clay streets. Sir .' John
Stainer's "Crucifixion" will be sung
by the choir at 8 o'clock. The soloists
will be U Gibbs, J. P. Wildmae, A. G.
Tlndolph and ' R. Robertson.
; Statnera celebrated cantata will be
sung by the choir of St. John'.s Epis
copal church, Sellwood. j 1
There will be evensong and a sermon
at St. - Mark's at 8 o'clock. -
Sunnyslde, Waverly Heighis an At
kinson Memorial Congregational
churches will hold a joint srvice at
the Atkinson Memorial church, Kast
Twenty-ninth street, north, iand East
Everett street. The pastors of all
three churches will off lefate and there
will be special music. ).
Rev. John H. Boyd will speak at
the First Presbyterian church on "The
Crucifixion." , The choir will " render
DuBois' "Seven Last Words. "
At the First Methodist churchy Rev.
Frank L.. Loveland will give an illus
trated lecture on "Christianity Con- j
quering, or Tbe Ascension."
Rev. J. D. Corby will preach at the
last of a series at the First Universal-
ist church, Broadway and East Twenty-fourth
street, a sermon on "Watch- I
ing One Hour With Christ." i j
At the Rose City Park .Methodist ,
church laymen of the congregation -will
discuss "The Passioi) of the J
Lord," Rev. J. M. Skinner presiding, f -
Roseburg Has Hope j
Of New Industry!
j ' . j
S. A. Kendall of PittrturgY Fa,, la ,
Guest of Honor at Bano.net- Given by j
Business Men XAst Wight. : ' j
(Special tr Ttte Jonrnal.t
Roseburg. Or., April 2.--Nearly 150'
Roseburg business men were-present
last night at a banquet at the Umpqua
hotel "n honor of S. a. Kendall of Ken- j
dall Brothers of Pittsburg, Pa., who
is is "Roseburg in connection j with the.
investigation of the plans of that com- ,
pany in developing its vast timber ;
holdings In Douglas county in. the near
future. Roseburg men, who see the
possibility of a large sawmill being lo- ;
cated here, are giving Mr. Kendall aH 1
the encouragement possible. Kendall j
Brothers were former owners of the j
Roseburg water and light plant. A. i
Welch of Portland, present owner ofi
the plant, was present at the banquet, j
O. P. Coshdw was toastmaster. j
Charges Are Dismissed. j
The Meier & Frank company was
yesterday freed of a charge of selling
bichloride of mercury without proper- i
ly registering the sale. Municipal !
Judge. Stevenson, holding that as the
sale was made by th photographic de-
partment or tne store ana me poison
was used in photography, no intent
to violate the law was shown. , W. E.
Bell, a special agent of the state board
of pharmacy, preferred the charge. W.
E. Brewer, a grocer, was released on
a similar charge. . '
Despondent, Commits Suicide.
- Taking muriatic acid because of de
spondency, Ray D. Sprinks, a carpenter
36 years 'old, .committed suicide at 1
o'clock vesterday afternoon at 163 Sev
enteenth street.; Sprinks was employed
in repairing a building at Fourth and
Alder streets until Monday, when he
was laid off with others. Lack of
work caused despondency". He. leaves
a widow. t
Celilo Celebration . x
, Favored by. Clulis
Wall Walla Maetinff Attended byBep
resentatires "From number of Towns
AH Promising Cooperation. '
(Special to The Journal.)
Walla Walls, Wash.. April 2. Rep
resentatives of commercial clubs In
Dayton, Waltsburg. Athena, Milton.
Freewater. were guests of the local
club last night at a meeting called for
the discussion Of CeHlo-Columbia cele
bration' plans, f The - address of wel
come was delivered by Secretary C. C.
Soots of the local club and J. F. Slover
of Milton made response. AH' speak
ers - encouraged t a big celebration and
promised cooperation on the part of
the clubs they represented. Following
the business meeting there was a pro
gram of music. ' - " .'
The Walla Walla Commercial club
soon will send- a representative to
Kennewick aJid Pasco io offer co
operation In t"e celebration being
planned by those two towns and? also
to see If local people can secure reser
vations on boats chartered by Kenne
wick and Pasco business men.
North Portland to ;
Save Weekly Paper
The North ' Portland t Times, an
eight page six column weekly, will
n.ake its initial bow to the public next
Friday. Hans Gilbertsen and E. J.
Jones are the editors and publishers.
The community news of the peninsula,
especially the Kenton, North Albina,
PSedmcvnt, Alberta and Portsmouth
district, will be handled by the new
paper. The . sporting editor will be
Harry Grayson, secretary pf the Tri
City league.
Sam Krasner Given
Time to Enter Plea
Sam KraSner, 'who was brought
back from New Orleans several weeks
ago. !to face a federal white slavery
charge, was arraigned before the
United States district court this morn-
i ing. On. request of his attorney he
i was given until Monday to plead.
Says She Married
' To Save 3 Lives
i'v:'K.5v-::' , ' 11 ' ,; V;;'!' '
Xrul Grace B.. Mooslia, S3, Sulnft
for Annulment of . narrtare, Also
Declares Bhe Barer Hissed Husband
- i J (Vnltri Press lssed Wire. ;
San Francisco, -April .2.- -I do not
loyef my husband. I have never even
kissed him. I have never lived with
him1 and do not want to. J I only
married him to save his mother's life.
When I obtain an annulment of our
marriage I am going to return to my
parents ' in the east.''
This wan the declaration . on file
here today in marriage annulment
proce'edings "begun by Mrs. Gra6e E.
Mooslin, 23. against Alexander Moos
lln of the Pacific Clearing House as
sociation. Mrs. Mooslin said Mooslin
pursued her from Chicago to Los An
geles, threatening to kill her If she
did not .marry:- him.
"My husband also told me," Mrs.
Mooslin added, "that the tlouble trag
edy : would cause the death of his
invalid mother here. His brother,
Attorney C. B. Mooslin of Los An
geles, also urged me to save all
three lives and we were married
here' In January."
"This Way Out" to
"Wriggle" Dancers
Managers of Burlesque Houses Beielde
to Burlfy Shows, Starting With
' Songs and Suggestive Dances.
(Doited Pre Issef Wire
New York; April 2. "Wriggle danc
ers" have wriggled their last In bur
lesque shows. Suggestive songs and
other present burlesque are to , go.
Managers' of burlesque theatres at-a
meeting here decided, to "purify" their
shows. . .
Shriners Are High Steppers.
(Pa-lrt- New Service.)
Seattle, Wash., April 2. Shriners
who visit Seattle during the imperial
council meeting; In July may dance on
the roof of three of Seattle's tallest
office buildings if offers made to the
executive committee of Nile Temple by
J. F. Douglas of the Metropolitan
Building company are accepted. Doug-
1NIIMI --.WAGE OF
S3 NOT GRANTED BY
COUNTY
COMMISSION
Decision Arrived at After;
Committee Had Conference:
Witfc Union Men.-
LABOR COUNCIL TONIGHT,;
ISeettnc Will Brobahly Sscld AtUtude
on JPrsssnt Isani
-ruhlio BoUey
Ooverned the Board.
Th Aboard of county : commissioners
decided today not to establish a mini
mum wage scale or . is a aay ior-contracts
jthat will be involved in tha. pro
posed improvement of county roads.
Whether organized labor shall.oppoae.
or indorse the bond issue will probably
be decided tonight at a. meeting of the
Central Labor Council.. .
The i action of . the countyi .commis
sioners: Was taken a?ter the presentai
tion ofJ the report of the committee Ap
pointed to confer with representatives
of the! Central Labor "Council, r
The fcommlttee, which waa composed
of C. C. Colt. O. M. Clark, S. Benson
and J. b. Yeoh. Feported as follows:,
"Thei undersigned commission, ap
pointed by the county commissoners.
after ah interview with -representatives
of the! Central Labor Council, believe
that the insertion of any clause estab-'
l!shlng a minimum , wage scale for
county contracts on . the construction
of the inroposed improvement-ftf coun
ty roads under the bond Issue: now j
under consiaeration, wm.noi uo ii v.-o
best Interests of the public at large
und will be contrary to sound business
policy.'?
las' Offers to turn . the roofs of the
White. Henry and Stuart, buildings,
which adjoin each other. Into one im
mense dancing floor. V '.
Tomorrow will be a busy day
at this store there are 65m,
scores 01 Doys to--clothe
for Easter!
Here are actually hundreds of new suits
for boys sturdy, stylish .Norf oiks, every
one with an extra pair . of knickers.
Every coat is lined with serge or al
paca lining and every pair of knickers
has sleeve lining and taped seams-
Clothes such as these will give many months of satisfactory
boys tomorrow and let our young men fit them for you.'
wear. Bring the
-$6v50 upwards
Boys'
$1.50 Hats
50c
Boys'
$1.00 Caps
59c
Boys'
$1 Shirts
50c
Boys' 50c
Blouses 35c
$1
Boys'
25c Hose
19c
Spring Styles in Young Men's Suits $10 to $ZS
Second Moor '
BEN
SELLING
LEADING
CLOTHIER
MORRISON AT FOURTH
Mffi ffiEI
c)ii JUvUy6iJuJIi
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(If empties returned.)
California Wines
ALL $1.5(1 WINESVeduced td. . .. .Gallon 85c
OLD VINTAGE, a $2 wine" : : . . . . .GaHon$1.15
CREAM OF cQlFORNIA, oldest- !
- and best ; ......... J. . . ; . . . . . Gallon $1.45
Yott "may choose x( Port, Sherry, Angelica, -Muscatel, Claret,
, Zinfandcl, Burgundy,. Riesling and Sauterne. ,
r
aJ
Hiffh-Grade Whisl
Five different WELL-KNOWN j -
' WHISKIES ... . .. Bottle 65c
SUNNY BROOK, bottled in bond. . . .Bottle 79c
CREAM RYE . . ..... i. . v. . . . ... . .Bottle 79c
KING HILL, 8 years old4. . .. . . . . . . .Bottle $1.05
PRINCE ALBERT, smooth as ! , V
Velvet . ; . . v . . . 1 . 1 . . .... Bottle $1.15
$3 WHISKIES selling now at. . . . ; ;Gallon$2.25 f
OLD KENTUCKY, a- $3.5Qhiskeyi Gallon $2.45 '
SUNNY i BROOK . . i . . ." . . . . . Gallon $2.00
KING HILL, Pride of Kentucky. ... . .Gallon $3.45
PRINCE ALBERT, a $6 whiskey ... Gallon $3.85
SpringfaDey ifineC.
Second and Yamhill
: V , i I
Main 589.-A-1117.
Jenning's Saturday Special
Brown EaTthenware Covered I Casseroles,
white lined and enameled ; heavy nickel
plated 'ornamental holders, with riveted j feet
and handles.
95c
"Have You Ordered Your
Royal Club Coffee
at Reduced
To add 10,000 Portland homes to the list
of regular users of "Royal Club Coffee",
all grocers are soliciting orders at these
Special Prices for April
1 -lb. tins,
Regularly 40c. . .
3-lb. tins,
Regularly $1.10.
5-lb. tins,
Regularly $1.75
"Royal Club is the best 40c coffee on the
market. If you are not already a 44Royal
Club' user, be sure to' order a trial tin at
special prices" tomorrow I
35c
$1.00
$1;50
fee
Lang & Co.
The "Royal Club" House
. Portland
I ; : 'Oranges: Today Jl" M
rj. ss.-m - i k. iiiiiiii r rr i
Sweet. Firm. Tender-Meated, Seedless
Navels are Now on Sale in Abundance at all Good
Dealers' Stores'inYour Neighborhood.
I
The name ' Sun kist" stands for a rigidly-
maintained standard of quality and
these oranges come from California's
finest groves. Picked only when fully
ripened. , i ,
'Prices are low.. Sunkist cost no more
than you pay for ordinary oranges.
Don't go without them
now wnen tney are-
so good and
Jta Tr tilt
to
Serve them
every ;meal, begin
ning tonight -have
Sunkist sliced tot dessert.
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Sunkist Lemons
Perfect in coor the most
appetizing garnish -be st to
serye - with fish, meats and tea.
Juicy, tart, practically seedless.
Use the juice wherever you now
use vinegar. Learn 86 ways to
employ Sunkist 1 Lemons as a
delicacy, and a house
hold help, f -
1332
WW i
Snecial for Saturday eciiiU
Watch for OurSaturdagSpeciaU- - They Save You Money
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Henry" Jerining & S one
Washington and Fifth Streets
i.-
You W Be Pleased feyon
iression
r s
" '
Exd
when you see our beautiful
ly designed wall paper hang
ing on j the walls -of your
home. We have a new, fresh
stock direct from the mills
that comprises the very lat
est patterns in paper, that
we are selling at very mod
erate prices. Let us show
you: the line.
Not a Fire Sale but Prices Just as Hot!
Wait for Our Sat and Mon. Special Sales
We Save You Money I
2c
,Two patterns at the special per roll.
30 patterns Oatmeals, special per roll
Waxed Washable for kitchen, special
Heavy Golds for living room, special per roll. . . . ... . .10c
Best LL, 1 ouse Lining, f per ;yard J i V : 4 14 C
. 4-o. Cut StielTacks per lb.-.yi;..ui.;;.. ..J..V.. . .10c
per roll. I ... .V. 12c
ft-lb. Deadening Felt, per. roll 1 . .'
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THE BOLLS WALL PAPER C
, J . r, Portland's New. WaU Paper House
Open Saturday Night . 1 203 Second9 Street, Near Taylcr