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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1909)
13 NORTH BANK ROAD NEW PRESIDENT OF NORTH BANK ROAD IS INSTALLED AS SUCCESSOR OF FRANCIS B. CLARKE. Even a jctemS) Baby Grand is not too big for Christmas stockings if supplied by Eilers Pianoj House The Big Piano Dealers GRATIFIES FRENCH S. P. & S. Railway's New Pres ident Says First Inspection Gave Him Surprises. IS HERE READY TO WORK Declares Hlnaself Booster for Greater Portland and Greater Oregon; but Fights Shy of Talk About Railroad Affairs. "I vas not only extremely gratified but greatly surprised on my first trip over the Spokane, Portland & Seattle road to Portland, and these conditions increased as the train got nearer its destination," said George B. French, president of the North Bank road, yes terday. "As the Spokane; Portland & Seattle road Is a Portland proposition and its great future Is definitely .allied with the great future of Portland and the de velopment of the state, I hope the peo ple of Portland are also gratified with the road, although posEibly not as much surprised as I -was." And that was all Mr. French would say. except enthusiastically to an nounce that his name could be enrolled among the most active boosters for a greater Portland and a greater Oregon. Having only arrived In Portland the night before, lie declined to discuss general railroad conditions or to an nounce definitely what his plans are as the new head of the North Bank. For the same reason he explained that he was unprepared to discuss the terminal situation and the possibility of its final adjustment, whether or not Mr. Hill ex pects to extend the Oregon Trunk line through Central Oregon and Into San Francisco, or as to what extensions, if any, the empire builder contemplates better to furnish the people or Interior Oregon with transportation facilities. "I think the possibilities for a general strike among railroad employes throughout the country are very re mote," replied Mr. French when asked concerning the agitation throughout the Bast for such a strike. Early yesterday morning Mr. French went to the offices of the North Bank, in the Commercial Club building, and spent the entire day becoming acquaint ed with his subordinates and attending to a large-amount of letters and other official business which demanded his attention. It is understood there will be no changes in the official roster of this road as the result of the accession of Mr. French to the presidency. Mr. French is about 44 years old, of medium stature, slightly stout, demo cratic and decidedly affable. For a number of years prior to his election as president of the North Bank Mr. French was associated with the Chicago. Mil waukee & St. Paul as foreign general freight agent at Chicago. It was in this capacity that he acquired the train ing which has won for him the reputa tion of being one of the best traffic men In transportatjon circles. Among the prominent railroad men of this city, J. R. Veltch, who was recently ap pointed general agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound, and Guy Talbot, general manager of the Oregon Klectrlc. are warm personal friends of Mr. French, having been associated with him In the railroad business in the East years ago. Mr. French is accompanied by hla wife and they are staying at the Port land. JOINT TRACK USE" IS TOPIC Northern Pacific and Oregon & Washington M to Meet in Seattle. Representatives of the traffic and oper ating departments of the Northern Pa cific and the Oregon & Washington lines will hold a conference at Seattle today, when the final details Incident to the Joint use of the Northern Pacific track between Portland and Puget Sound by the Hill and Harrlman roads will be arranged. Several subjects remain to be adjusted be fore the Harrlman road inaugurates Us service, scheduled to begin about the first of the year. The Oregon & "Washington will be rep resented at today's conference by the fol lowing Harrlman officials: R. B. Miller and W. D. Skinner, general freight agent and assistant general freight agfent, re spectively, of the Harrlman lines in this territory, and who will become traffic manager and general freight and pas senger agent, respectively, of the Oregon & Washington January 1; J. D. Farrell, general manager of the Oregon & Wash ington; William McMurray, general pas senger agent; John M. Scott, assistant general passenger agent, and Ralph Blais- doll, auditor of the lines in Oregon. J. T. Langley, of this city, for a num ber of years master mechanic for the Oregon division of the O. R. & N., has been appointed master mechanic and an assistant general manager of the Oregon & Washington, at Seattle. I Frank Gor don, of Seattle, has received the appoint ment of claim agent for the same road, Traffic Manager-elect Miller, of the Har rlman Puget Sound extension, is expected to announce soon the appointment of local agents for the Oregon & Washington at Seattle and Tacoma, together with other subordinate officials required to handle the business of this road. S. ROAD DISCRIMINATING? Oregon City Resident Tp In Arms Over Train Service. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) The Southern Pacific . Company recently put on the Portland and Silver ton run a new local train, and In mak ing up the schedule forgot to consider Oregon City aa a place worthy of stop ping. The Commercial Club of this place has taken the matter. up and will appeal to me state Railroad Commls slon for aid in stopping the boycott. The local traffic from Oregon City to Portland on the Southern Pacific is light, , as the fare is Just double that of the C w. F, lino for the same distance. EARLIER TRAIN DIE SALEM Oregon Electric Will Issue New Time Card Thla Week. Officials in the operating department of the Oregon Electric expect to announce soon a new tlmecard. in which the prin cipal change will be the discontinuance of the late night train between this city and Salem. It is reported that the train to Salem leaving this city at 11 P. M. and reaching the Capital City at 1 A. M. has proved too late for the convenience of passengers, and besides has not paid the company to maintain it. It will be re placed by a train which will leave Port land at 8:40 P. M., reaching Salem two hours later. The new tlmecard also contemplates an additional morning service between this ! GEORGE B. FRENCH, OF CHICAGO, WHO HAS ASSUMED CHARGE? OF THE SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE LINE. city and Wilsonville, to serve the rapidly growing business originating on this -part of the company's liite. The Oregon Elec tric officials are also endeavoring to ar range for a late train to Forest Grove to be run Saturday night only, for the accommodation of shoppers and theater goers. The company expects to have its new timeoard out Thursday. FEDERAL TIMBER IS COSTLY Expenses of $3 70.08 Is Added to Fine of $11.03 Against Buyer. In securing a conviction of C. Edgar Woolfolk in . the Federal Court upon a charge of having purchased timber to the value of $11.93, cut on Government land, for which a Judgment was rendered against him, the Government was re quired to expend $370.08 as expenses. Woolfolk paid the fine of $11.93, but con tested the bill for costs. Judge Bean yesterday handed down a decision affirm ing the former Judgment of the court and acquiring the defendant to pay the bill of fees for witnesses and Jurors, amount ing to 30 times the value of the timber. which he did not cut. - Woolfolk purchased the timber from a man named Johnson, who had cut It on the public domain without authority. NO WATCHMAN NEEDED SUNDAY Judge Wolverton Interprets Clause in Insurance Policy. In a decision yesterday In the United States District Court Judge Charles E. Wolverton officially interpreted at least one ,of the clauses of the average fire insurance policy, and has defined the meaning of "idle and Inoperative," as used in such policies In connection with manufacturing plants. The decision Is considered one of the most important that haB come from the courts in many years, and was delivered In "the case of the Tillamook Lumber Company vs. The Liverpool, London & Globe Insur ance Company. It was submitted upon an agreed statement of facts. " In April, 1907, the Tillamook Lumber Coraoanv was issued a policy for $5000, "and among the provisions was one which require that whenever the plant was "idle and inoperative" a watchman should be employed and maintained upon the plant both day and night, arid ir for any reason the plant should remain Idle and inoperative for a period of 30 days the fire insurance protection should become inoperative unless notice should be served upon the Insurance company and itsvpermission obtained allowing the insurance to remain in effect. The plant was destroyed by fire on the morning of Sunday, October 13. at a time when no watchman was employed, because It was the custom of tho Tilla mook Lumber Company to close Its operations on that day. Taking advan tage of the "idle and inoperative" as well as the watchman clause in tho policy, the Liverpool, London & Globe Company refused to' pay the loss. Judge; Wolverton held that the clos ing of an industrial plant on Sunday was not a violation of the "idle and In operative" clause any more than a me chanic could be considered idle who la bored eight hours in 24 and took the rest of that day for recreation and sleep. He held that the employment of a watch man was not necessary on Sundays In order to be within the terms of tho agreement between the insurance com pany and "the Insured. Characterizing the Insurance policy aa "a one-sided agreement at best," the court gave the Tillamook Lumber Company a Judgment for the full amount of the policy. LEONG SU MAY STAY HERE Little Chinese Girl of Much Trouble Free to Live in Portland. The United States Court yesterday de cided to allow dainty Leong Su, the Chi nese girl whose fate has been in the Fed eral courts for nearly two years, to re main in Portland, where she has mar ried a Chinese merchant who Is entitled to residence. Leong Su was first apprehended in San Francisco, where charges of being an un desirable were brought against- her, the allegation being that she had been im ported for illicit purposes. She escaped to Portland, was arrested and ordered de- oorted. In the 'meantime California authorities reauested her extradition, on the ground that they held a charge of larceny against her. Attorney-General Bonaparte can celed the order for deportation, and the little Ctitneae girl was sent back to the GoldMi Gate. She succeeded -in freeing herself of the larceny indictment, and re turned to Portland and was married few days later by Judge McCredle, the occasion being made a school holiday in Vancouver. Immigration officers again arrested Leong Su and attempted to have her sent back to her native land. When she was first arrested she was willing to go, but resisted that action . in the latest case after her heart was captured by her Chi nese lover. Judge Bean ruled that, as a married woman. Leong Su had a right to remain with her husband. BLOCK GETS WORSE Saturday 717 Cars Are De layed 9 Hours 48 Minutes. DRAWS OPENED 117 TIMES Statistics Will Be Sent to War De partment to Backj Up Request Tbat Bridges Be Not Opened During Traffic Rush Hours. Through the operation of the bridge draws M17 times Saturday, 717 streetcars were delayed in the aggregate nine hours and 48 minutes. Contrasted with the rec ord of the three Willamette River bridges for last Thursday, this is taken to show further indisputable proof of one material cause for iiyegular streetcar service in this city. Last Thursday, the draws were opened 77 times In the aggregate, delaying 493 cars and involving a total loss in time of 6 hours 12-14, minutes. The records of the bridges show that frequently intervals of only-one or two seconds intervened be tween successive openings of the draw and consequent interruption of traffic. . These statistics have been prepared In proper form by B. S. Josselyn, president of the Portland Railway,. Light & Power Company, and will be forwarded to the War Department at Washington. They will be submitted as exhibits of convinc ing evidence of the merits of Mayor Simon's request that the department issue orders suspending the operation of bridge draws durlng the "rusla" hours every morning and night, when the cars are taxed to capacity in transporting the laboring people of the city to and from their work. The figures for Saturday show that on that day the draw on. the Steel bridge was opened 45 times, each operation In terrupting traffic from 3 to .02 minutes. W 1th one exception, when no. cars were approaching the bridge, every opening of the draw delayed from one to .16 cars. On six occasions the draw was open for six minutes and seven other times five min utes were required for the operation. As a result of the draw openings, 78 Mis sissippi-avenue cars, 72 Williams-avenue cars and 35 Irvington cars were delayed. During the same day the movement of vessels in the harbor required the opening of the Bumside-street draw 41 times, each operation requiring from 4 to 8 minutes. with a consequent delay for that length of time to from "one to 18 cars. At one time 17 cars were held because of the opening of the draw, 12 were interrupted at another time and 11 at another. Eight of the 41 operations of this draw required from 7 to 84 minutes, while at one time in the short period of eight minutes 27 cars were Held up. Classified by di visions, cars on this bridge were delayed as follows: Alberta. 60; ' Woodlawn, 69; Montavilla, 45; Broadway, 38; St. John, 29. and Vancouver, 16. The Morrison-street bridge draw on the same day, and the record covers only that part of the day from 6 A. M. to 7:30 P. M., ' was opened a total of 31 times. each operation requiring from 3 to 12V4 minutes. Each operation delayed from one to 26 cars, while on two occasions 17 cars were held up. On this account cars were delayed as follows: O. W. P .trans fers, 77: Mount Tabor and Sunnyside, 35 each: East Ankeny, 39; Brooklyn, 24; Waverly-Richond, 16, and Waverly-Woodstock, 15. LIBELS FILED ON -SHIP Poltalloch's Captain Accused of In curring Many Debts. Two more legal hawsers were yesterday attached to the British bark Poltalloch, now at anchor in the .harbor of Portland. This ship arrived In this harbor ijh No vember under command of Captain L. Evans and was at once libeled by J. & A. Brown,- of San Francisco, the plaintiffs alleging that the master of the ship put into the Golden Gate harbor en route to Portland and contracted debts for labor and supplies amounting to J10.867.50.. The McCabe Company," of Seattle, doing business in Portland as general steve-w dores, allege In a suit filed in the United States Court yesterday morning that Otp tain Evans contracted with them to un load the vessel of her cargo of Iron, steel and marble and that he failed to pay the charges, amounting to $811.47. A third suit was begun yesterday by Rosensteln Bros., of Portland, who claim that by order of Captain Evans they sold 17 members kof the crew of the Poltalloch outfits of clothing In November and that the account has not been settled. The bill amounts to $213.25. The Poltalloch is owned by the Ship Company, Limited, of London, but serv ice has not been had on that concern. SPAGE PRICE . Not much more than required for an upright. . Not much more than that of a high-grade upright. i BIGGEST, BUSIEST AND BEST 353 Washington St., at Park unless through local agents. The ship came to this port from New Zealand, judge "Wolverton has allowed five days for the filinK of all petitions In interven tion, and will then pass upon the com plaints and the prayers for the sale of the bark In satisfaction of the debts. i Ideal Harvester Plan; Reopens. MOSCOW Idaho, Dec. 13. (Special.) The Idaho National Harvester Company I m m m i -k tt -tt THE GOOD m m m m m m w m m :$pp IP HUNTER BALTIMORE RYE IS WORLD WIDE, ITS REPUTATION UNSURPASSED Sold at all flntt-elaM Rafefl and by jobber. WM. LaHAHAH tc BON. Baltimore. Md. BACKACHE OR KIDNEY MISERY WILL GO AFTER TAKING JUST A VERY FEW DOSES Your Out-of-Order Kidneys Will Act Fine, Ending the Most Se ' vere Bladder Trouble. The most effective and harmless way to cure backache and regulate out-of-order kidneys, or end bladder trouble, is to take several doses of Fape's Diu retic . 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