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THE MORXIXG OREGOMAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1909. 16 NAVIGATION AIDS NEED ATTENTION Buoys and Beacons Between Portland and Astoria Have Not Been Replaced. CARRIED OUT IN JANUARY Tilots and Shipping Men Complain of Inactivity of lilghthous Offi cials Twenty-one Aids Are Missing. Nearly three weeks have passed since the Columbia and Willamette Rivers have been free of ice. and up to date the lighthouse department has failed to re place any rf the buoys and beacons be tween Portland and Harrington's Point. Four lights, covering a distance of ten miles up the river from Astoria, have been replaced. Beyond this not a single aid to navigation has received attention. Between Portland and Harrington's Tolnt 21 buoys and beacons are missing us a result of the recent freshet and ice blockade in the river. Fully 150 seago ing steamers come up and down the river each month and many are necessar ily forced to run at night. With the lights and beacons gone, the pilots have many dangers to contend against. "The local inspector of the lighthouse district has been negligent in bis du ties." said Captain VT. H. Tatterson yes terday. "Three weeks have elapsed since the river has been clear, and not a single buny or beacon has been replaced above Harrington's Point. This works a hard ship on the shipping interests. The river is full of steamships and it is necessary tliat much night work be done. I arrived up with the Rosecrans. drawing 23 feet and with the barge Roderick Dhu in tow, and practically the entire distance was marie during the night. "If the Government were not possessed of three vessels -with which to do tho work, we would try to make the best of bad conditions, but there is no reason for the delay in replacing the beacons in the river. The pilots- have written several letters to the lighthouse depart ment, hut without result." Between Portland and Astoria the channel Is narrow at a number of places. With the buoys out it Is hard to Judge accurately, and in case of two heavily loaded steamships meeting it would be hard to pass with perfect safety. ARE CHARTERED EOR LIMBER Two French Barks Placed on Ust for Portland Loading. Th French bark Jacobsen, Captain Ievin, has been chartered for outward loading of lumber from Portland for Houth Africa. The vessel is now at'Mol lendo, and will ba due off the Columbia River about the last week In March. Taylor. Young & Co. have chartered 1i9 French bark Berengere to load lum ber at Portland for Port Xatal. This ves sel is also on the West Coast, and will due here at about the same time as th "Jacob.-sen. Kacb. craft will carry close to 2.000.000 feet. South African car does have been short for a number of weeks. Lumber business, foreign, has been good for some time. February will see up ward of 20.000.000 fe-t cleared and March will follow up with heavy shipments. Coastwise business Is also Increasing. PILOT FREESE IS EXONERATED Local Inspectors Decide in Case of J. X. Teal Collision. Pilot Hermann Freese. of the steamer J. N. Teal, has been notified by local In spectors Edwards and Fuller that he Is not held responsible in any manner by that board for the collision between that craft and the French bark Rochambeau. Pilot Freese was in command of tho Teal at the time of the accident. The collision occurred on St. John on the afternoon of January 26. There was a heavy fog at the time, and the Teal was running at quarter speed. The French vessel was at anchor. The Teal fouled the jib-boom and lost her pilot house and part of her hurricane deck. Bull's Attack Canse of Suit. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 10. Spe cial. Mrs. I. ul, i nui-gy has filed suit in the Superior Court against Joseph Mc fJoldrick to collect tuOOO damages and doctor's and attorney's fees. It is ni leged that McOoldrick owned a vicious bull, and on October 28, 1908, had an employe drive the animal through tha streets of Vancouver without having him tied or otherwise under control, and that the bull attacked Mrs. Burgy and Injured her seriously and permanently. Oakland Puts In to South Bend. SOUTH EKXD, Wash.. Feb. 10. (Spe cial. )--The three-masted schooner Oak land arrived at this port last night, 34 days from San Francisco. She was liound for Coqullle River, but was un able to enter on account of the rough bar. She was blown north until Captain Mercer found himself off this harbor short of provisions and sailed in. He Is now awaiting the owners' orders. Ship Glenalvon Reaches Astoria. The British shin Glenalvon, ' 140 days from -Antwerp with cement and general -argo. arrived in at Astoria yesterday. The ship is In to W. P. Fuller & Co., and lias made one of the smartest passages of the season. The Glenalvon was in Portland In 3f7. and carried wheat from here to the United Kingdom. Klla Floated In Mission Bay. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10. The new steamer Klla. which went ashore on Tackard Rock, in Mission Bay yesterday, was floated today. She sustained no serious damage. Marine Xote9. The steamship Alliance arrived from Coos Bay last night. The oil tank steamship Jtosecrans is discharging fuel oil at Linnton. The steamship Roanoke will arrive from San Pedro and way ports this morn ing, y The Nome City sailed for San Fran cisco with passengers and freight last night. The steam schooner Olson and Mahony sailed from Rainier for San Francisco last night. The steamship Breakwater sailed for Coos Bay porta last night with a full list of passengers and 60 tons of freight. Mrs. J. ilcBrlde, wife of Captain .Mc-I Bride, of the steamship Katanga, arrived in Portland last night to Join ner nus band. Arrivals and Departures. PORTLAND. Feb. 10. Arrived Steam WnaesC wellSWEnlwtsdU hisrdl mfwy ! ship Koscrans, from 6an Francisco; scnooner Roderick Dhu. from San Francisco; steam ship Sue H. Elmore, from Tlliamook; steam ship Alliance, from Tillamook: British steamship Katanga, from Guayaquil. Sailed Steamship Breakwater. for ioj Kay; steamship Nome City, from Rainier, for San Francisco. Astoria. Or.. Feb. 10. Condition of the bar at 6 P. M.. smooth; wind west 4 miles; weather, cloudy. Arrived at 6:50 and left up at 11:30 A. M. British steamer Katanga, from Victoria; left up at 8 A. M-. bnrken tine Wrestler and schooner Luzon; arrived and left up at 11:50 A. M. steamer Alliance, from Coos Bay: arrived at :t:SO P. si.. Brit ish ship Glenaivou. from Antwerp: arrived at 10:40 A. M. and left up at 2.:30 P. M . steamer Homer, from San Francisco; ar rived at 4:20 P. M-. steamer Atlas, from 6TEAMEH INTF. LLI GEXCE. Due to Arrive. Name: From. Date. Klcomedla. ... .Hongkong. .. .In port Ross City San Francisco In port Arro..... Tillamook In port Alliance. ...... Coos Bay. ...In port Roanoke. ......Los Angeles. Feb. 11 Breakwater. ...Coos Bay. ...Feb. 14 Senator. ...... fan Francisco. Feb. 15 Numantla Hongkong.... Geo.-W. KIder.San Pedro... Feb. 17 Nome City. ...San Francisco. Feb. 20 Arabia. ....... Hongkong. .. .Mar. 1 Alesla Hongkong. ...Apr. 10 Scheduled Co Depart. Name. For. Data, Argo Tillamook Inrteft Roanoke. ..... Los Angeles. Feb. 11 Nlcomedla Hongkong. Feb. 11 Rose City. ..-.San Francisco. Feb. 12 Alliance Coos Bay Feb. 1.1 Breakwater. .. Coos Bay Feb. 17 Geo W. Elder. . San Pedro. ..Feb. 13 Senator. ...... San Francisco. Feb. 19 Nome City.... San Francisco. Feb. 24 Alesla ..Hor.skong. . . -Apr. 17 Entered Wednesday. Johan Poulsen. Am. steamship (Nllsson), with ballast, from San Francisco. Rosecrans, American steamship (Holmes), with fuel oil, from San Francisco; barge Roderick Dhu In tow. Daisy Mitchell, Am. steamship (Johnson), with general cargo, from San Francisco. Breakwater, Am. steamship (Mac genn). with general cargo, from Coos Bay. Argo, Am. steamship (Jones), with general cargo, from Tillamook. Sue H. Elmore, Am. steamship (Shrader), with general cargo, from Tillamook. Cleared Wednesday. Breakwater, Am. steamship (Mac genn), with general cargo, for Coos Bay. San Francisco; arrived at 4:45 V. M., steamer Roanoke, from San FranciFco. Eureka. Feb. 10. Sailed February 9. steamer Eureka, for Portland. San Francisco, Feb. lu. Arrived at 6 A. M4 steamer Rlveraldo. from Portland. Sailed at S P. M.. steamer Shoshone, 'for Portland. San Pedro, Feb. 10. Arrived Schooner Endeavor, from Portland. Sailed Steamer Wellesley. for Portland. San Francisco, Feb. 10. Arrived Steamer Riverside, from Portland: steamer t'armel, from Wlllapa; steamer Queen, from Victoria. Sailed Steamer Titanla, from Nanalmo; steamer Hilonlan. from Honolulu; steamer Yosemtte, from Astoria; steamer Hornet, from Grays Harbor. Yokohama, Feb. 9. Arrived previously Ashtabula, from San Francisco; Katra Maru, from Seattle: Manchuria, from San Fran cisco via Honolulu for Hongkong. St. Vincent. C. V.. Feb. 10. Arrived pre viously Janeta, from San Francisco for Dublin. London, Feb. 10. Arrived Ningchou. from Tacoma via Yokohama, Hongkong, etc. Yokohama, Feb. 7. Sailed Keemum, from Liverpool, etc., via Hongkong to Van couver. Hongkong, Feb. 10. Arrived previously Inyo Maru, from Seattle via Yokohama; Nippon Maru. from San Francisco via Hono lulu and Yokohama. Tides at Astoria Wednesday. High. Low. 4:2 A. M 7.9 fet!10:K2 A. M 10 feet 4:47 P. M 8.5 fcotllOIS P. M 1.3 feet TALKS OH ROSE CULTURE MRS. A. B. STOXE ADDRESSES TEXIXSUIiA ASSOCIATION". Organization Plans to Present Roses to Strangers at t'nion Depot During Festival. Rose culture was discussed at a Joint meeting of the North Albina Rose Club and the Peninsula Rose Associa tion Tuesday night. Mrs. A. B. Stone presided, and delivered a fine talk on the cultivation of roses and flowers,, and Its educational advantages. This was followed by the question box. Fifteen questions covering all phases of rose-growing when to plant, how to fertilize the soil, how and when to prune roses, where to plant them to get the best results as to color and number of blooms, and the best vnrl-" etles to plant were read by Secretary Osborne and answered by different ones In the audience. It was found that very few really knew anything about raising first-class roses, except J.- H. Nolta. who has had much experience, and it fell to him to jjnswer most of the questions, which he did In a satis factory manner. It was announced that F. V. Holman would address. the meeting1 of the club next Tuesday night, and would cover the questions submitted more In detail. Following the discussion of rose cul ture, the Peninsula Rose Festival As sociation was called to order by W. J. Peddlcord, president. A committee composed Of J. H. Nolta and S. L Os borne was appointed to represent the association at the next meeting of the club that Is arranging rose planting for Washington's birthday. It was voted not to participate In the decora tion of the arch at the Union depot, as that matter is In the hands of a fraternal organization, which would reap the credit and should assume, the responsibility. There was a general discussion of the part the Peninsula should take in the coming Rose Festi val, and It was decided to arrange to make another display at the Union de pot where roses will be given away to visitors from abroad. It was the sen timent of the association that as this had proved a very attractive plan last year, It could be repeated next year on a larger scale. In connection with the meeting a fine address was delivered by W. J. Peddicord, In the course of which he paid high compliment to the enterprise of the people of North Albina and the Rose Culture Club. The North Albina Brass Band was present and furnished the music daring the evening. Soldier Balks Death Plot. It seemed to J. A. Stone, a Civil War veteran, of Kemp, Tex., that a plot existed between a desperate lung trou ble and the grave to cause his death. "I contracted a stubborn cold," he writes, "that developed a cough that stuck to me. In spite of all remedies, for years. My weight ran down to 130 i.oun.ls. Then I began to use Dr. king's New Discovery, which restored lnv health completely. I now weigh 178 pounds." For severe Colds, obsti nate Coughs, Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to prevent Pneumonia It's unri valed. BOc and $1.00. Trial bottle free. G uaranteed by all druggists. Shoes at factory cost. Rosenthal's. milium 1 1 1 1 Li uiu Dissents From Conclusions of Majority on Revision of Portland Charter. COUNCIL TO ACT SATURDAY Special Meeting Called for 'Consid eration of Work of Commission. Ordinance for Special Elec tion Introduced. A special meeting of the City Coun cill will be held Saturday morning to consider the proposed charter, which was submitted to the Council at 9:30 A. m. yesterday -In the form of a ma jority and minority report. The 14 members signed the majority, and Frederick V. Holman, the minority re port. As the proposed draft is a vol uminous document, and as the mem bers of the Council feel that it is im portant to scrutinize It carefully be fore taking action, the . Saturday ses sion was ordered. A proposed ordinance, the provisions of which will. If enacted Into a, law, make possible the submission to the electors of the new charter, was in troduced before the Council yesterday morning, but because of an objection entered by Councilman Beldlng, It also goes over until Saturday, at least; pos sibly Mr. Belding will not even then withdraw objection, and if he does not, the charter cannot be laid before the people at a special election prior to the primaries, April 23. Unless he does withdraw objection there will not be enough time before that date to sub mit it. Mr. Holman's minority report fol lows: F. V. Holman's Minority Report. To the honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Portland, Oregon: Frederick V. Holman, one of the commit tee on charter revision of the City of Port land, makes this, his minority report, against the adoption of said charter. Without poing Into many details, he here with seta forth briefly His oojections 10 cer tain provisions of the proposed new cnar..er. rowers of the .Mayor. Under the Des Moii?s charter the Mayor has an equal vote with the Council, and does not have a veto power, but he is made superintendent of the department of public affairs, which Is the principal commltke in the Des Moines plan. In the charter of Huston, Tex., the Mayor Is not placed on any committee, but he Is given a veto power in addition to his rijrht to vote at the meetings of th Council. He is also given a vote on passing on his veto. Under the proposed new charter the Mayor of Portland has an equal right to vote with members of the Council, but he has no veto power, noj; is he in change of or on any department or bureau. In my opinion the effect of the charter will be that the Mayor's power will be largely a moral one, with out having much actual power. It Is true that under the proposed new charter the Mayor is given the right to appoint the heads of six bureaus, namely, Tubltc Affairs. Accounts and Finances, Pub lic Safety, Streets and Public Improve ments, Parks and Public Property, and Wa ter Supply, and to change at his pleasure a councilman at the head of one bureau to that of another: but the power to deter mine what the functions of a bureau shall be is given to the Council instead of being providod in the charter. This will enable four members of the Council to wholly con trol the powers of the bureaus and of the city, and if one of these four should be changed from tho head of one bureau to another four members may change the pow ers of one bureau to that-of another. In my opinion the failure of the Council to specify the powers and duties of th different bu reaus is a most serious defect lu the char ter. Electing of Mayor and CounolLnien. The proposed new charter abolishes all wards and provides that six Councilman shall be elected for four years, to be divided at the first election into two classes of three each, to go out of office vary two vears. The Mayor is elected for two years. It Is proposed that while any number of candidates may be voted for at a primary election, the two highest selected at the primary election for Mayor can be the only candidates for Mayor to be voted for at the election. In the case of Councilmen there can be the twelve highest candidates at the first election for Councilmen, but after the first election the highest six candidates chosen at the primaries can be the only candidates voted for at the election. No provision is made by which any other can didates can be voted for at tho election otner than those so selected at the pri mary election. I believe this is also a very serious defect. However unfit It might be shown after the primaries that the can didates so selected are. the people will be pow-jrless to vote -for any other candidate It Is true the charter provides that all pri mary elections shall be nonpartisan, but a declaration in the charter is not likely to change political methods In existence, al though it may do away with the form. Powers of the Council. All legislative and executive power Is put In the Mayor and Councilmen composing the Council. This form of commission govern ment has been in effect in the United States too shnrt a time, in my opinion, to prove its usefulness as superior to the form of the present charter of the City of Pprtland. While the prent charter Is somewhat cum bersome. I believe the principle on which it- Is based is the correct one for municipal government. It plao?s all executive power In the Mavor and all legislative power in the Councilmen. While the executive board has proved to be unwieldy, th-jre Is no reason why the number of the executive board should not be reduced. I think It is a dan gerous experiment to plaoe all executive and legislative powers In one body. In the man agement and control of a bureau the power Is vested In oin man, subject to certain supervisory powers by the Council. It is true that with proper and competent men this may work well, but It may become difficult to obtain the services of such men who will devote all their time to the man agement of the respective bureaus, as pro vided In the new charter, In the same way that a competent man would attend to the details of his own business. Under the new charter there will not necessarily be -elected men who have th experience and ability to conduct the bureaus of Public Affairs, Water Works, the police force, the fire de partment force, and streets and sewers, each conducted by one person. Recall. While the recall provision of tho charter may work well, it should be borne In mind that It Is antagonistic to our representative government, traditions and customs. Laws can be framed, if they are not already in existence, by which corrupt officials can b punished or removed from office. But the recall, in effect, gives the right to remove the official without cause, and by reason of temporary unpopularity, even where such unpopularity wiay result from the official doing his duty. A city as well as the courts needs always men who have the courage to do right whatever may be the popular demand. It may be extremely difficult to secure men to accept the offices of Mayor or Councilmen, who are liable to be put to the humiliation of being subjected to a vote as to his recall, and the disgrace of removal from of f ioa by the recall. It is liable to be extremely difficult to find competent men willing to subject themselves to a vote at the primary, to the chances of election, and then to be subjected to the provision of the recall. The recall applies to the Just as well as to the unjust, and to the competent as well as to the unworthy official. Either may be removed- by the recall without good or sub stantial reasons, upon a petition signed by 2o per centum of the voters. I have been compelled to dictate this mi nority report, and believe I have shown sufficient reasons why the charter should not be submitted In its present form, but should be changed to separate the executive and legislative departments, if not in the way provided In the present charter, at least by keeping such departments distinct from each other, and that the plan of city gov ernment, as set forth in the amendments of the charter adopted by the committee on charter revision. Is unwise. FREDERICK V. HOLMAN. Portland, Or.. February 8, lflOs. TO CURE A COLD IN OJIB DAT Take LAXATIVE BKOMO Quinine Tablets. Druggist, refund money If It fails to cure. K- W. GROVE'S signature 1 on each box. 33c Do not trust too much to your own judg ment in medical matters. Consult your doctor frequently. He knows best. Ayers Cherry Pectoral r REVISED FORMULA Hard colds, hard coughs, severe bronchitis, weak throats, weak lungs. 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The remaining distance to Spo kane, however, is somewhat difficult of construction and' involves the building of a tunnel, so that the work will require six months or more to bring the North Bank rails into the Spokane terminals. Meanwhile, however, it is expected that the new Hill line will use the Northern Pacific rails from Marshall Junction to Spokane. Arrangements are now being made for this by the officials of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle Railway, and, although it has not been settled finally, it is regarded as sure that this use will be made of the Northern Pacific tracks for that distance until the North Bank road shall have completed its own line. With the 231 miles of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle now in operation from Portland to Pasco, the completed road to Marshall Junction makes the total mile age of the new line 3G8. By the end of Summer the seven miles additional will have been put in operation, completing the North Bank system. 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