The Oregon daily journal., November 21, 1915, Page 4, Image 4

THE OREGON - SUNp AY- JOURNAL, ..' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER . 21, ; 1915.
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MULTNOMAH
COUNTY
FllfS SUIT AGAINST
FORMER GOUNTY CLERK
Frank S Fields f Sued for
$21,91 1 .93, Part of Which
".. Was LosHn Bank.
COMPLAINT VOLUMINOUS
PORTLAND MAN WINNING
: ATTENTION UPON STAGE
Frank Shea Returns; Will Ap
pear Iri Local Theatre; N
Booked oh Circuit.
Socuineat Contains 3Q Va of Alle
rations ana 453 Tg of ZxUUti.
nm&num t Be HeU.
' tHstrlct Attorney Evan and Deputy
naw a. Hurpny lut niht filed with
counir cierK correy
un of Multnomah
rranit 8. Fields, ex-county clerk, and
hla bondsman. tha Oresron Hurttv Jk
Cuunltr compny, 5 121,011.03. This
;am represents $18,061.9 losf by
Fields In the crash of the American
Bank A Trust company which cloned
Its doors December 18, 1911, and 12,
' H9.91 which Fields Is alleged to have
collected as Interest on Multnomah
county funds. ,
The silt was filed under authority
, riven the county by the last legisla
ture. Prior to filing; the suit Evans
presented to Circuit Judge Gantentreln
; a certified copy of the bond furnished
by the company and an affidavit con
taining the facts to be alleged In the
suit. Xhls was done to comply with
the law and Judge Oantenbein author
ised the filing of the suit.
. ' '' Complaint is Voloniaoas.
. " The complaint Is one of the most
' -voluminous ever filed in this county,
containing 30 pages of allegations and
6tl pages of exhibits, the exhibits be
ing copies of the books of the county
cierka ornce snowing the detailed
statements' of he amounts not ac-
counted for ty Fields when he turned
theaf fairs of the office over to County
Clerk Coffey January 6, 1913.
.Fields turned over to Coffey $87,
818.08 when .it is alleged he should
have -turned ever $105,869.99. The $18,
01. f difference comprises $15,522.48
of litigants' fees not earned by the
clerk', office. $117.70 due the Jaw
library, from portions of the litigants'
deposits devoted to the library, $777.97
of earned clrcutt court fees, $1611.36
of recording fees and $22.50 of exam
iners' -fees and land registration fees.
WClth the exception of the two latter
Items the shortage came from the $11
-which the law requires a plaintiff to
deposit In each case and the $5.50
which the defendant must deposit Of
Uhe $11 deposited by each plaintiff $1
goes to the law library and of the $5.60
, the sum of 60 cents goes likewise.
Many Cases Involved.
The shortage is alleged to have oc
curred in the funds of cases filed be
tween January 1, 1911, and January 6.
113, when Fields retired.
, Circuit court cases to the number f
5458 are involved on the plaintiffs
Frank She Wived last week from
California to' visit - his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Francis Shea, for about
10 days. Mr. Shea, left Portland, In
February. 1911, for the east to enter
dramatic and musical comedy work
end. has made his home in New York
since that time, this being hie first
visit home. He has attained much
J success first in his dramatic work
ana more recently in the dancing Held
which he took up more than a year
go.
As Jack Holland, which Is his stage
name, he has won many praises In
the eastern press for his dancing with
Miss Hannah Leach who has filled
Important engagements abroad, as
well as in New Tork. Miss Leach and
suit in the I Mr. Shea have been billed on pig time
county against i n the east and have appeared in
many splendid private engagements.
They will be headllners on Pantages
bill passing through Portland In about
two months. Mr. Shea will leave
early this week to Join his partner
at Winnipeg to begin the circuit.
The couple came west to fill a
special engagement at Coronado hotel
when they received the following flat
terlng notice in the Ban Diego Union:
Miss -Hannah Leach and Jack Hoi
land appeared in exhibition dances yes
terday afternoon at Hotel del Coronado.
It was dlctlnctly exhibition, not ball
room dancing. Leach and Holland have
mat characteristic referred to aj "pep.
"Attic" work figures conspicuously in
their performances. Thev introduce
shoulder spins, somersaults, head spins
and cart wheels. It is acrobatic, yet
essentially graceful.
And how the spectators did enjoy It!
Although those who witnessed yester
day afternoon's matinee dansante were
j 1L
I-. '. i I
Frank Shea, known prof esionally
as Jack Holland, who Is visiting
his relatives in Portland.
for the most part women, it' is safe to
say that tonight the big ballroom will
b Dar ker! with men. It was the con
sensua of oDlnion that this is the best
xt offered by the management of Hotel
del Coronado since Maurice and !Flor
etce Walton packed the room for each
each or their series oi aansanut, i
Mrs. Ross' Charges
Are Not.Sustained
"Wight Siders" Axt Bcored But There
Is No Recommendation That Gover
nor Lister will Interfere.
Aberdeen. Wash., Nov. 20. "Night
Rlcfers' ofthe North River country are
arraigned "severely, but the charge made
by Mrs. Margaret M. Ross that her
sons Earl and Frank are, or. have been
mistreated while serving sentences in
the Pacific county Jail at South Bend
for assault upon A, A. Bradley, a middle-aged
man of - Montesano, are de
clared baseless. In a report filed with
Governor Lister today by Mrs. Abble
Panforth and Mrs. T. J. Hamilton, rep
resentatives of the Monday Civic club
of .this city; Humane Officer Clarence
J. Muckler, representing the Hainan
society, and Mrs. Kate L. .Young of
Olympia, personal representative of
Governor Lister.
The report follows an investigation
Into the North river difficulties begun
a week ago Thursday and comes after
several days investigation at South
Bend, and a trip into the North river
side of the ledger, and In perhaps two i country by Mrs. Danforth and Mrs.
thirds of these oases . defendants' Hamilton, who came out by wit of
money Is involved, there being in some
cases many defendants. Of probate
cases there are 2253 involved.
Of the money Involved In the suit
Multnomah county claims a direct in
. terest'ln the $2959.97 interest, $2629.53
iri earned fees and other fees for which
: the county is responsible and $1620.47
which represents fees earned by Coffey
between January 6, 1913, and April 9,
1913. This amount became involved
because Coffey continued filing papers
, and charging the fees to the old de-
Aberdeen, and took up the threads of
tneir inquiry there.
The report does not recommend any
Interference by tie governor for the
pardon of the Ross boys, whioh Mrs.
Ross sought in her speeches before
Taooma women's clubs that resulted In
the dispatch of the committee of in
quiry. It scores "night riders" for their
treatment of Mrs. Ross.
Boys'ClubsWillBe
Well Eepresented
Annual Conference to Be Held ait Sa
lem. Hovember 26-38, Prom I us to
Draw Large Attendance.
f-
LBV1ST0N LAND S
WATER'COMPANY IN
OF
HANDS
RECEIVER
Portland Capitaninterested in
the r Bigv-Idaho Orchards
Scheme,,; It Is Declared. :
LAND HIGHLY CULTIVATED
Company Was Formed About 10 Tears
, Ago -With Paid Vp Capital
. - . " of $362,800.
and charging the fees to the old de-,iir -t r , .
posits as Fields had done before him i M 8,rSCieil iSCOtt
until Vi' inrll Aat MUVU MVVUV
Will Be Honored
until the 'April date.
On the latter date Coffey gave no
tice that In the cases involved in the
shortage he would decline to file fur
ther papers without payment of fees
at the time of the filing. He did this.
-he said, lest he might become as bad
, ly Involved as Fields bad become and
also on advice of counsel.
: Mandamus proceedings, brought to
compel him to continue filing papers
: as before and to pay out balances un
earned when cases were completed,
failed and since that date payments
are required In the cases involved
President of International Typographi
cal Union and Secretary-Treasurer
Bays Here Tomorrow.
Marsden G. Scott, president of the
International Typographical union and
J. W. Hays, secretary-treasurer of the
same organization, both of Indianapo
lis, Ind., will be the guests of honor
at a reception and smoker to be (riven
without consideration of the balances by local union, Multnomah, No. 58, in
on deposit. One reason given for this the rooms of the Portland Press club
refusal was that the books kept by t at 8 o'clock, Monday night.
Fields did not keep the money accepted I This is the first visit of the new
on deposit segregated and made it lm- president to the Pacific northwest and
possible to determine whose funds had members of the local union expect to
been turned over to Coffey and whose be out in full force to greet him and
had not Of the funds turned over, I their International secretary-treasurer
$S$,120.S0 is being held because it can- a number of brief talks will be made
not be determined to whom it should
be paid. The result of the suit may
make It possible for Coffey to deter
mine to whom the money belongs.
COURTS POWER IS DEFINED
Judge Stevenson Can Send Prison
ers to Jail for Short Periods.
Municipal Judge Stevenson can sen
tence men to Jail for less than 10 days
and refuse them the right anneal.
Circuit Judge Oatens yesterday made,
this ruling on a "petition for a writ
' of Tinheia inmn innrHt hv Tf tr.1l 1
Kail was recently sentenced to seven
days in Jail by Judge Stevenson on a
vagrancy charge following his arrest
: for participating in a .gambling game
in which a player aeserted he lost $25
" through crooked playing on the part of
other players. The petition was dls
" missed by Judge Oatens.
The case against Kail was on a state
" charge and Judge Stevenson has ruled
that appeals cannot be taken from
. penalties -of less than 10. days' impris
onment or $20 fine.
Humphreys' Seventy-seyen
; For Grip, InXluenza,
mm
' 'd "j Homeopathic X
. In Homeopathic treatment it
is not the quantity of the drug
but ' its prompt 7 selection and
prompt use that counts. '
-TovgeTcthe best results take
"Seyenty seven" at the very
beginning of a Cold.
.If you wait until you begin to
cough and sneeze, it may take
longer. - . .-. . .
A small vial of pleasant pel
lets, ffcs the vest pocket -
Xxi and S1.00 et all dragnets r mailed. .- -Humphreys
Reneo. Medicine Co., 150 Will-Is-,
street, Kw York. (Adv.)
by prominent members of the local or
ganisation.
Mr. Bcott and Mr. Hays arrive In
Portland, Monday afternoon, and soon
after their arrival will be taken for a
trip over the Columbia river highway.
They will be the guests of officers of
the local organisation at dinner and
from- there taken to the Press club.
Both are on their way home from
the San Francisco Panama-Pacific ex
position. ,
Mrs. Spencer Dies
Suddenly at Home
Mrs. Anna Bpencfer died suddenly at
her home, 64$ East Twentieth street,
of heart failure. She was one of the
most prominent werkers in the church
circles, or me city, tier aeatn was a
great surprise to her many friends
as she was apparently . In good health
prior to her death.
She was a member of the Trinity
Methodist church. Mrs. Spencer, with
her family, came to Portland from
Denver.. Col In 1889, since which time
she has been a resident pf the olty,
Her husband, William Spencer, died
about six years ago in this city.
Mrs. spencer is survived by six
children, some of whom are well
known cltlsens of Portland. They are
Will F. Spencer of 493 Sast Twenty
tnira street; Mrs. Waiter Linton of
East Twenty-ninth gtreet; Charles H.
and Albert W. Spencer of Portlani
and Arthur 8. Spencer of 'Spokane,
nun. .
New Superintendent
Surveying Service
F. E. Lewis, superintendent of the
dining car servioe for the entire Union
Pacific system. airrtved yesterday
from Omaha for a sturvey of the com
missariat of the 0.-W. RAN. Una
Mr. Lewis, w4io worked up from the
post of (Timing car conductor, is ac
companied by J. T. Jarvls and Fred
Sentspoh, Inspectors of service on the
Union Pacific railroad and the Oregon
snort Line. -
xnao is sir. ueww curst -trip over
uie . western' ena ox, tne system since
his jurisdiction was extended, Novem
ber 1. He said yesterday that he has
some on . ruamn. rotim food
palace. that h expects, sometime to be
made traversal. '-y
Practically every club for boj-s in
western Oregon will be represented at
the annual Older Boys' conference at
Salem, November 26-28, under the aus
pices of the state committee of tjhe Y,
M. C. A. Portland will send nearly 100
delegates to the conference, and other
cities of this section of the state are
expected to treble that number, j
Older boys or Sunday school classes,
Bible clubs, T. M. C. A. organizations,
Boy Scouts and similar bedies of boys
are entitled to representation at the
conference. The gathering discusses
problems that confront these organiza
tions, speeches are made by prominent
officials, educators .nd workers and by
the boys themselves, and the young
sters ars brought Into active coopera
tion In the plan for boys' work; over
the state.
The conference this year is being ar
ranged by John H. Rudd, state boys'
secretary. Lavish entertainment for
the visitors is being arranged by the
Salem T. M. C. A., and every church
and church member has been enlisted
by the oonference hosts.
' " i
Yale and Harvard I
Alumni in Baiiquet
Yale and Harvard alumni, of Port
land held their annual banquet last
night at the university club, it being
the day of the Harvard-Yale football
game.
There was no formal program, the
former . collegians indulging irt remin
lecenses, songs and yells. The ; Yale
men were not depressed by the victory
of ttfeCrimson at Cambridge. About
100 former collegians were present.
John S. El was elected head of
the Yale alumni organization for the
coming year. The Harvard men did
not select a successor to A. L. Mills
as president. :
Harry Reed, a Harvard alumnus, bad
the arrangements for the gathering in
charge. . 1
Driver Exonerated
In Fatal Accident
A coroner's Jury last night exon
erated Paul Lamar from blame for
the death of J. W. Allen.' 80 years old.
who was struck by a truck and almost
instantly killed Friday night i The
hearing was,' conducted-by Deputy Cor
oner Smith.
Allen, who lived at 4 Twenty-second
street, was struck at the intersection
of Sixteenth and Marshall streets by
an Olds, wortman & King electric
truck, which was being driven by La
mar. "With Lamar was ,W. Lucas, hl
helper. Lamar and Lucas were the
principal witnesses at the inquest.
The body was taken to Srickson's
undertaking establishment, where fu
neral services will be held today.
Auto Stolen From I
Front of Theatre
. - :
Frank E. Vfatkins' 1915 four cylin
der Mitchell carr-llcenae JScvS741, was
stolen from in front of the Pantages
theatre about 8 o'clock last night The
car tarried two spare, tires, one with
black cover. The car. is painted black
all over. The tires are all Pennsylva
nia make. !
Artist Wade 'Seeks Divorce.
Salem. Or- Nov.r to; Alleging that
hie wife, Evelyn, deserted him Decem
ber 17. 1814. and 'November 1, r 1916,
aeservea unv aaugnter ,;veiyn,! agea
two ysara. lnvfort lan evto loin tne- Si.
Condi t company, a theatrical organ!
latiwv Murray wade,, en artist of
lem, well knorn. , in r Portland, itcday
filed suit fori divorce - in . the Marion
county circuit court.-; I
The Lewlston Land & Water com
pany. In which Portland capitalists are
Interested, -1 In the hands of receiv
ers, the federal ..district Judge for
Idaho having appointed Frank Robert
sen, and William Thomson to aet,ln
that capacity.
Mr. Robertson is of the firm of
Robertson A Ewing, and Mr. Thomson
la president of the Idaho Trust com
pany, both of Lewlston.
The company, one of the largest
orchard enterprises In the northwest.
was organised about 10 years ago
with a paid up capital stock of $862,.
S00. Harry L. Powers, vice president
of the company, has been manager and
promoter since organization.
Xana, Adjoins Xiewlston,
The land is in a solid block adjoin
lng Lewlston. Part of it Is in the city
limits. There are about 8000 acres, of
which 6500 have been subdivided into
40 acre blocks, surrounded by, streets,
each block subdivided into five acre
tracts. Practically ail of the platted
land consists of apple and pear orch
ards, most of which is now in bear
ing condition.
A large irrigation system has been
constructed at a cost exceeding $800,-
.000. The source of the water is in
the Craig mountains. It is conducted
through pipes and ditches a distance
of 12 miles to a large reservoir. From
the reservoir it is distributed througn-
out the enjjre platted district by un
derground pipes, similar in every re
spect to a municipal water system.
The water is used for'domestic as well
as Irrigation purposes. The irrigation
system nas long Deen recognized as
one of the finest in the United States.
Recently, at an expenditure of $20.
000, the waters of Lake Wan a, a large
mountain lake, have been tapped, fur'
nishing an inexhaustible supply of
pure mountain water In addition to the
water already used.
Paved Highway Made.
Last year a paved highway was con
structed through the center of the dis
trlct, connecting with the pavements
in Lewlston.
Many beautiful homes have already
been constructed and schools and
churches have been erected in the dis
trict.
The last published statement of the
company ."showed assets of $2,67$,-
296.ZB, with liabilities of $1,879,147.29.
The bonded' indebtedness amounts to
$906,700, and is made up of four sep
arate issues. The amount of bonds
remaining unpaid under bond issue No,
1 is $20,000; bond issue No. Z, $41,000:
bond issue No. 3, $112,000. These three
Issues are all secured by first mort
gages on separate tracts of land.
Bond issue No. 4 is a refunding Is
sue covering the entire holdings of the
company, the security being secondary
to the first mortgage bonds.
In addition to the above there are
outstanding Collateral Trust St Coupon
notes to the amount of 219,000. The
balance of the indebtedness Is repre
sented by sundry small iteins.
Chief Assets Shows.
The principal assets as shown by
the statement consists of real estate
valued at $1,598,350. Contracts on land
sold, $496,150. The amount due from
the irrigation company, which is a sep
arate corporation, is $470,000.
Two reasons are given for the em
barrassment of the company at the
present time. The first is, because
of default in payments of a large
amount of contracts for lands sold.
At one time the company had on its
books land contracts in excess of
$1,000,000. During the past four years,'
owing to financial conditions, con
tracts, to the amount or over isoo.ooo
have been canceled, a condition which
would financially embarrass any cor
poration. Many purchasers have paid
cash for their lands and are living on
the tract. Contract purchasers have
been an unusually high class of peo
ple. Perhaps 80 or 93 per cent of them
contracted for five and 10 acre tracts
with the idea of making It their per
manent home, because of the Ideal con
ditions existing.
lack of Demand Factor.
The second cause for present embar
rassment Is, the lack of demand for
orchard lands during the past three
years; practically no sales have been
made. Recently a few inauiries are
being received, showing a renewed in
terest in orchard lands.
Up to the present time no suits have
been filed against the company. Per
haps the most pressing obligation is
frizes Of f ef ed for Kit
I Best Essay On Port
MISS!
DECK
Commerce Chamber Win Endeavor te
'Arouse Interest la Portland's Ad
Taatages as Seaport Among Children
Hoping to interest the school chil
dren of Portland and the families they
represent tn study of; the advantages
of i Portland v as a great seaport, the
trade -and commerce bureau of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce has
initiated a eon teat; for. the best essays
on the subject., and will distribute $160
in casn prizes.
Twenty thousand booklets describing
this port and the history of its de
velopment will . be. distributed among
the' children - of , the schools tomorrow
morning." uniy one , pupu in . a xamiiy
will be allowed to enter the competition.-
The contest -is to close5 on De
cember 10,' at 4 .p. no., and no essays
will be receive after that hour. Teach
ers of the public schools will distrib
ute the booklets tomorrow mfornlngJ'''
and will ask .that all essays be turned
in at their desks for forwarding to
the committee of Judges.
The high schol essays will be limited
tn about 8,000 words; the ninth to flfthJ
grades to 2,000 words, and the fifth I
grade down to 1,000 wo.rds.
The prises offered are divided into
three classes, as follows:
High School. Total amount $75,
divided: First 'prise, $40.00; second
prise, $20.00; thir price. $15.00.
Ninth to Fifth grades. Total
amount divided: First prize,
$15.00; second prise. $10.00; third prize,
$7.50; fourth prise, $5.00; fifth prise,
$2.60.
Fifth Grade down. Total amount
$35. divided: First prise, $10.00; sec
ond prise, $7.50; third prize, $5.00;
fourth prise, $2.50; and ten $1.00 prizes
for the ten next beet essays.,
IER
WOULD PUT ENGINEER
E
REGRAD
PROJECT
Proposed Ordinance Would
Create Position for George
S. Edmonstone.
SALARY $250 A MONTH
recently took a civil service examina
tion for positions of park gardeners
who passed. according to announce
ment by Secretary HcLaln of the eUU
service board. Bonnadge received 7. 92
per' cent and Callender 74.87 per ctnt-
1 Boon lor Long Sleepers.
San Francisco, Nor. SO. (U.. P.
Persons past the 6-foot' mark rejoiced
today over an official ruling that ho
tels and institutions throughout the
state must comply -with the law re
quiring that bedeheeta be 91 lnohes
kqg. Of course, a short man may get
strangled to death in . them, but the
state is looking after the big fellows
whose toes peep out beneath the ehort
ones. j . ,
Woman Hit by; Oar j
Rendered Senseless'
Mrs, : Mary Raf ter.i 0 1 years old.
wag knocked unconscious, ,nd sua
talned a calp wound when struck by
a streetcar about 1:45 o'clock last
night aa she was rsturnjhg W her
home at Sixth and Sherman streets.
She was taken to the Oewl Samaritan
hospital by the Ambulance Service
company. HerlnJuBis are not con
sidered serious, V Mrs. Rafter Is em
ployed by Oeorge Davenport, a Front
street expressman.
Albany College Will
Get Hill Endowment
Such Xs Information Received From
Former President, Who Confers With
Donor- on Way to Sis zrrw Post.
Albany, Or., Nov. 20. That there
seems to be ne doubt that Albany col
lege will receive $50,000 from J. J.
Hill to complete its $250,000 ' endow
ment. Is word received from former
President H. M. Crooxs, who conferred
with Mr. Hill at St. Paul, on his way
to Alma, Mich., to become president of
Alma college.
Mr. HU1 offered $50,000 if the col
lege raised $200,000 by November 1.
The money was raised, and proofs were
forwarded to Mr. Hill November 9.
Engineer Kendall
Takes New Place
H. C. Kendall has resigned as' traf
fic engineer of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company to accept a
position with the Denver Tramway
company.
Mr. Kendall came to Portland three
and. a half years ago to make a traffic
survey and work out Te-routlAg plans
for the street railway company.
Mr. Kendall is to hae charge oT
some important work launched in the
Denver Tramway company by F. W.
Hild, vice president and general man
ager, who was formerly general man
ager of the Portland company.
To Buy Street Flughers.
Two automobile street flushers are
to be purchased .by the street cleaning
bureau for use in . flushing hard sur
face streets within the city. An. ordi
nance authorizing the purchase of ths
machines will be presented to the coun
cil Wednesday by Will H. Daly, com
missioner of public utilities.
about $39,000 due for delinquent taxes
and water rates. Both of these items
are a prior lien under the' Idaho stat
utes and the company finding Itself
unable to. secure the necessary funds
and the refunding hond holders refus
ing to advance tbe necessary amount,
the directors of the company resorted
to what they considered to be for the
best Interest of all concerned by plac
ing the property in the hands of re
ceivers which will enable them to
borrow on receiver's certificates a suf
ficient amount to cover these pressing
claims.
To Prepare Statement.
Ta attempt to sell the property as
a whole under foreclosure at the pres
ent time would be suicidal; because of
financial conditions, and the present
lack of demand for orchard tracts.
The property has always been main
tained in a high state of cultivation
and It is absolutely necessary to con
tinue such care in order that the se
curity of the refunding bond holders
may be protected. . Recently a com
mittee representing the refunding
bondholders visited the project for the
purpose of inspection and appraisal,
and were all most favorably impressed
with the.excellent condition of the
orchards. " ' - -.'..
A complete statement of th affairs
of the company will be prepared, by
the receivers at the earliest possible
date, and plans submitted, for re-organisation.
Mr. Robertson will -leave
for Lewiston tonight. '
; 1
Project involves Total Expenditure of
700,000, of Whioh maUroad Xs
te Pay go Per Coat.
' ' ' ,
Seeking .to place George S. Edmon
stone, an assistant engineer of the de
partment of public works, in charge of
tb O-W. R. & N. regrade project.
Com ml s loner Dieck has sent an ordin
ance to the city counoll which, If
adopted, will create the position of
chief of design and construction on
the project and appoint Edmonstone to
the position at a salary of szeo a
month.
The adoption of the ordinance will
also mean that the project will be car
ried entirely independently of pres
ent departmental work and. with no
civil service restrictions as to men em
ployed. At present Edmonstone is Classed as
an' assistant engineer at a salary of
$150 a month. He has been holding "a
temporary position at this salary for
several months and did a large part of
the supervising work In the prepara
tion of plans for the regrade project.
It is said that Howard W. Holmes,
formerly structural draftsman of the
department of publio works, was slated
for the position, but he Is now em
ployed by the state in highway work.
The regrade project involves a total
expenditure of approximately $700,000,
of which the railroad company Is to
pay $0 per cent, the city SO per cent,
and the property owners benefited, 20
per cent The project also includes
the construction of a number of via
ducts to take the place of present
grade crossings between East Thirty
seventh street and Sandy boulevard
and the city limits.
PLUMBERS' PERMITS IS PLAN
Commissioner Dieck Proposes Or
dinance Governing Contractors.
Plumbers seeking to do work in tho
city will be required to secure permits
and pay a permit fee on the basis of
the number of fixture. Such is the
plan now proposed by Commissioner
Dieck, in place of the recently proposed
ordinance licensing and bonding con
tracting plumbers.
The permit plan is embodied in the
new plumbing code prepared by the
department of public works, and it will
be submitted bo the coutcil Wednesday
for preliminary action. Action on the
ordinance providing for a license and
bond has been indefinitely postponed.
The code provides a minimum fee of
50 cents and fees for various fixtures
as follows:
Each fixture provided, whether In
stalled or not, 10 cetns.
Each sewer or cesspool connected
(not included In the regular permit),
50 cents.
Each combination eink and laundry
tray, 20 cents.
Each eet of wash trays. 10 cents.
Each floor drain connected, to drain
age system, 10 cents.
Under the permit plan It Is believed
that the fees will nearly pay th over
head cost of maintaining the plumbiq.g
inspection force of the department of
publio works.
Auditorium Plans Coming.
Working plans and specifications
for the proposed public auditorium
will be sent from New Tork to Port
land the latter part of this month, ac
cording to Freedlander & geymour.
New York, architects for the building,
in a letter to George L; Baker, com
missioner of public affairs, ,'It also
says that Hugh Tallant.baa been, em
ployed as a consultant on. the stage
construction of ' the building. , He is
to receive $250 for his service
Washington Street Resurfaced.
Washington street, from Twentieth
to the entrance of Washington park.
has at last been resurfaced. Final
touchea were made to the pavement a
few days ago and now nothing remains
but to have the work officially ac
cepted.
Fireman Wins Prize.
For presenting the nest paper con
cerning the needs of lH-inch hose for
extingulMiing fires. Lieutenant A. W
Wefel of engine, company No. 13 to
day received the dollar prlte offered
by Fire Battalion Chief Hold en for the
best paper- and arguments advanced aa
to the needs' or fire nose of fhis type.
Only lW Passed.
I. E. Callender -and F. H. Bunnadge
were the only , two of eleven men who
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Closing Out Sale
THIS GIGANTIC STOCK
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A Great, Anxious Army
of Shrewd Fur Bayers
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When You Can Buy the
In All Colors
the Craze of the Season
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