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16 BRIDGE DECLARED OPEN FOR TRAFFIC Mayor and Other Officials Ascend on New Lift Span 160 Feet Above River. ACCEPTED ON CONDITION tome Bolts lo Be Itrplaccd and Fln Whin Work on Shelter House Yrt Rrmilas Stridor Is Safe. Say Engineers. "T.et 11 opn- In that pert Maunct the Hawthorne fcrWIse was accepted for the city br tayor lmjn yesterday after a discus sion of minor ofcts In tb machloery f the brlilB. which for a lima btd fair to delay acceptance of the viaduct for another fortnight. Fnatneer Flutaman. delegated br h founty Court to Inapect the brlde, re ported yeaterday mornlns that ! bolta In tha lift machinery of tha atructura and keys on the wheel of the shaft were loote. This report was road a to tha Vninty Court In tha presence of City Knaineer Morris. D. C. O-Rellly. presi dent of tha construction company, and C. K Allen, engineer for Waddell Har rluatnn. The discussion tbat followed led to personalities which wera bushed when Mayor Simon was summoned to tba conference by Judge Cleeton. It then developed that Engineer Stuts man reported adversely to tha brWae. not knowing tha contract which requires tlw construction company to operate the span for a year before Ita final official acceptance. All the bridge engineers admitted that bolts wera loose and the keya not tight but said that provision had already been made to readjust them. All. Including Knglneer Stutsman, wera one In declar ing that no danger was entailed by the looseness of keys and bolta. It waa then that Mayor Simon agreed to accept tha bridge aa It stood and County Judge Clee4on said be was willing If tha city were ready to accept the responsibility. The bridge builders declared tbat th bolta could be tightened without halting traffic and that new keya could be In serted m the shaft over night. Tha bolts will be adjusted Immediately and new Iters are being made. The conference over. Mayor Simon, constructor of the bridge and Engineer Stutsman visited tha new city possession and Inspected the bridge again. The Mayor, other official and blidgemen as cended on the lift 10 feet over tha level of the river. Engineer Hicks, who will operate the lift for tha county, handling the levers. Tha bridge waa then offi cially accepted. Mayor Simon ssytng to Engineer Stutsman: "I now turn thia bridge over to yoo, Mr. Stutsman. You are now m full - charge. The bridge Is open for traffic." Knglneer Is Satisfied. Mr. Stutsman expressed himself as satisfied with the mechanism and con struction of the bridge and promised to do his best to make the span. lift and all. a complete success Prior to Mr. Stutsman's complain! against loose parte of the bridge, the construction company had referred to these defects In a letter to the Mayor and members of the Executive Board. In the report recommending accept ance, filed with Mayor Simon yesterday. Engineer Allen said that a few bolts anj two small sheave wheels must be re placed, also that there la soma finishing work yet to be dona on the shelter aouses. and that both those and the mi-rhlnery-house. must receive more paint. In a few dava J. J- Harrington, of Vertdeil Harrington, who Is here from Kansas City, will Inspect tha structure, he said. If Mr. Harrington discover any defects he will call the contractors' attention to them and they must ba made good. All defects In material or machinery, developing within a year, nnst be made good by the contracting company. Knglneer Allen called the Mayor's attention to thia provision of the contract. On the strength of this report Mayor Simon wrote a letter to the t'nlted En gineering a Construction Company, offi cially accepting the bridge, subject to tha work referred to la Mr. Aliens letter, which must be done as soon aa possible. Before II o'clock In the forenoon the brbice had been thrown open to general traffic. PULLMAN RATES APPROVED Kedarfton Will He Nearly 1,300.- 00 Anoaally. Says Commissioner. WASHINGTON. Dee. -11. Tentative approval of the Interstate Commerce Commftastoa haa been given to the fixed charge for upper bertha In Pullman vara at SO per cent of the charge now paid for lower bertha. The new charge la to become effect ive throughout tha United States on or before January St. 111. Commissioner Lane announced today that the Pullman Company had accept ed the conclualona of the Commission In what are known aa the Loftus cases, that the rates for long distance on lower bertha and on all npper berths s.iould be reduced. The Commission's siatement says: "It Is estimated that the reduction that will be made on all of tba lines ever which the Pullman cars are oper ated In the t'nlted States, excepting tba New Haven road, the Great Northern and the Milwaukee at Sc. Paul, will be nearly It.5o.0V annually. Tba new rates for the lower berths appear to be based on a charge of U for a 13-hour run excepting on some of the fastest trains, the upper berth rate being per cent lower than the newly-established rata on lower berths." RATE ADVANCE SUSPENDED lropord Increase on Mill Staffs Withheld Cntll April. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Proposed freight tariffs, advancing tha ratea on lumber, shingles and other foreign products east-bound from North Pacino points, were suspended today by tbe , Interstate Commerce Commission until ' April St, 1U- The tariffs were to have become ef fective on December J4. They were Hied by the agent of the transconti nental freight bureau for traffic orig inating on the Tacoma Eastern Rail road, and affect 1M railroad lines op erating west of Chicago. Mod ford Rates Are Subject. SAt-E-M. Or.. Dec. . SpeclaLV-Th auction of distributive rstes out of Med aferd win he the subject st a bearing g rew ry the State Hatlroad Commission eassorrev at Portland. J VW fi z'-Vt ..il "V:: i C -- i rti " . -e 2j-.Vfc 1 i -jJrr' "f'A-i r 1 -w Z - -v. A i : J ?Sif?-. t-;..i j - ' vrt v -A esi :; X - - . - ,,r - - r .r- r . f l TEAMS ON ROADWAY SOON AFTER OPENING. , ... . , t t TRACKS ARE WIDER Rails Standardized in Night for New Car Routes. NEW LOOPS ARE UTILIZED Woodstock and Richmond Cars Will Bo Operated Over Hawthorne Bridge Change to Be Speedily Put In Effect So that the Woodstock and Itlchmond cars may operate over the new Hawthorne-avenue bridge with the least possible delay, the work of standard ising the tracka on those lines will be done during the night, when It will be of least Inconvenience to the patrona. Beginning this morning, the Caaa dero. Oregon City and Mount Scott cars will cross the new bridge, looping over Second. Stark and First streets. The cell wood and Hawthorne cars will loop via Aider etreet. A new loop will also be defined on tha East Side, the cars operating on Eleventh street on the westbound trip and over Twelfth, street going East. As soon aa the morning rush is over, a crew of men will be put at worit today standardising the Richmond line from the East end to Twenty-sixth street. It Is expected that the work can be completed before the homebound crowds siart to return In the after noon. Street Prepared for Change. The street already has been prepared for the change. The longer tics, have been laid and tha ballasting has been done. All that remains to be done Is to separate the rails so that they will be four feet elglt and one-half Inches apart. Instead of three feet six Inches, aa at present. This task. It Is expected, can be speedily performed. One of the new standard-gauge cars will ba taken to the end of the line on top of a flatcar early this morning, so that It can be used by patrons In con necting with the cars on the west end. If the line Is completed to Twenty sixth street this afternoon, passengers will be required to transfer at that DKtTH REMOVE MAX I.O.G l EMPLOY Of WATER DEPARTMENT. T. J. Massls. T. J. Maupln. who had been In the employ of the water depart ment, for 1 years, died at his home. Ill Tillamook street, yes terdsy. after an illness of nearly three years. Mr. Maupln was born in Morgan County. Illinois. TS years ago. and moved to Ga lena. III., where he was married to Mlsa A. Harls In 1861. He later moved to Virginia City. Nev., where he was superintendent of a mine. He then moved to Cali fornia, and In 1890 came to Port land. He was appointed Inspect of the Bull Run pipe line be tween Mount Tabor and the head works, which place he held until compelled to resign on account of 111 health. He was held In high regard by the officials of the water department. He is sur vived by hie wife, whom he mar ried S years ago. two sons and a daughter T. J. Maupln. Jr Harry Maupln and Miss Grace Gertrude Maupln. The funeral will be held Wednesdsy morning at 11 o'clock from Klnley's chapel. S V S ee-TV .r---y m nwmi.nj m Lt eaj J i ?' " J! J , . . It -. . jt j . j MORNING OREGO-IAX, TUKSIAY, TIIE SCENE ON NEW HAWTHORNE BRIDGE TEAMS ON ROADWAY SOON AFTER OPENING point from the old narrow-gauge cars to the new standard-gauge coaches. While the new cars will continue to operate over this line tbe street will be put In condition and restored to permanency. After the rush of this evening the work of standardizing the Woodstock line will be started. Clinton street, from Twelfth street to Twentyrslxth street, first will be attacked, after which the work will continue to the end of the line. It Is expected that all of the cars wlU be able to operate over the new bridge Wednesday morning. Routine Is Delayed. Although tbe Portland Railway. Light ac Power Company had been expecting the bridge to open for several weeks, the officials had no advance notice that It would be thrown open to traffic yes terday noon and -srera therefore, un able immediately to route tbeir cars thst way. For that reason, the new routing will not.be adopted until this morning. While the contractors were putting the final touches upon the bridge, workmen In the employ of the company were busy tearing up those East Side streets that will be affected, by the change. They have had them ready for the change for nearly a month and would have been ready to widen the Woodstock and Richmond tracks had the bridge been opened the day after the span waa floated Into place. The new arrangement does away with the necessity of operating the "trans fer" rara that have done duty during the time traffic was suspended on ac count of the bridge improvements. Tlia new cars that have been pur chased to operate on t,he Woodstock and Richmond lines have been here for several months and will be placed In use as soon aa the tracks are stand ardized. ' With the widening of these lines the general tendency of making all atreet railway tracks stsndard-gauge re ceived additional material support. Were It not for the limited width of Portland streets others might.be simi larly changed. It ia aald. M'NULTY IS AROUSED NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER IS WRATHY AT SCHOOL BOARD. He Declares Janitor of Building De manded More Pay for Night Services Than Agreed' TTpon. "Public-spirited men bearing tbe com missions of the Governor of Oregon aa the legally constituted body to defend the Uvea of the people of this state have been grossly insulted and baselesely lied about through the Instrumentality of the School Board of the City of Portland and its subordinates. Ita subordinates princi pally, aa the Board itself must act upon the statements of Its subordinates," said John McNulty? commander of tbe Ore gon Naval Reserve. Mr. McNully declares that the whole trouble arose when be refused to pay the Janitor ti a night for his services. Fifty cents a night, he says, was finally com promised upon at a conference at which School Clerk Thomas said that the Janitor wsv entitled to 15 a night. Commander McNulty takea the position that he waa given tbe right of access to the school building by the Board of Education and consequently should not have had to deal with tbe Janitor. He believes that this collection of money by the Janitor was beyond that person's authority. Like George S. Shepherd, captain of the Reserve, he denies each of the chargea preferred against his men. Mr. McNulty concluded his statement by saying: "'Many of our men hold university de grees. Others hve medals of honor for brilliant service in West Indies, China and the Philippines. Many have honor able discharges and good conduct medals from the Federal and state govern ments. It is a base libel to say tbat these men. serving without a cent of pay. are too crude and boorish to occupy the basement of the Lincoln High School, whose guardian is tbe Janitor." Milk Dealer Fined 975. VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec J9. (Spe cial.) O. B. Hathaway, dairyman, was fined S7S and costs today for offering watered milk for eaJe. E. M. Scanlon. Justice of the Peace, imposed the fine. Professor Charles Johnson, chemist for the State Dairy and Food Department, of Seattle, waa a witness for the state, ss was F. H. Bothell, Inspector of Dai ries. Tbe case wast appealed to tbe Su perior Court. Pastor Resigns Charge. SILVERTON, Or, Dec. 19. (Special.) Rev. S. H. Dea art. who has been pastor of the Methodist EpiscipaJ Church in this city for the psst two years, haa ten dered his resignation, to take effect Jan uary 1. as the condition of his wife's health necessitates their moving to Port land in order that she may be with her daughters, who reside there. She has been an Invalid for some time and has spent much time with her children. Pupils of the Ortmby South Paraits (England) Council Ochools. whoee average number l'00. have deposited Sd.uOv la Iba Hull fraviags Bank sines 1942. : ! ' " i - 1 ;i2 iizzJj ROAD WILL BALLAST North Bank to Build Dredge for Use in Work. STEVENS LEAVES FOR EAST Head of Hill Systems In Oregon Says There Is No Business Signif icance In Trip He Will Begin Lively Campaign on Return. Much additional ballasting will be done on the North Bank road next Spring and Summer, and many of the bridge fllla strengtnened. A powerful dredge wiH be built In the. local ship yards during the next few months for uso In securing the ballast material. John F. Stevens, president of the North Bank, will! leave for the East todsy. and yesterday practically com pleted arrangements for letting the contract for the erection of the boat. The dredge will be 120 feet long, 36 feet wide and will be equipped with an 18-Inch suction pipe,' together with powerful n-Achlnery. It Is to be en tirely a suction type of dredge and of tbe latest pattenn. As soon as completed, the floating machinery will be taken to the Colum bia River, where. It is expected, use for it can be found during the Spring mw.A Summer The material will be taken up from the river and deposited on those portions oi me norm x". road where filling Is required. Th. Aii..tlnn of nrobablv filling Guild's Lake has been brought up. and It Is intimated mat eveniuauy ino will be used In that capacity, ft has . ... .... .u- Trm been rumored repeateaiy mai nm Interests have aecured control of this piece of property, and that It will be converted Into a terminal yard for tha United Railways and the Oregon Elec tric. The ground Is also so located that It can be used to advantage by the North Bank for freight yards. How ever, neither Mr. Hill nor Mr. Stevens haa confirmed the statement that they have such Intentions. Mr. Stevens" Eastern trip Is to spend the holidays with his family in Chi- '"T -if" . H !Mlss Alice IJoyd, Who Will . Auction Stamps Tomorrow for I Nursery. To raise a fund for the benefit of the children of the Flower Mission Day Nursery.- Miss Alice Lloyd, the popular corned i e n n o , I H- .Tha npniiaiim A WHO IS 1PCMII6 thls week, will conduct a charity auction at 11:30 o'clock tomor row forenoon at the entrance of the tearoom in Meier & Frank's store. ' Articles will be auctioned by the actress, and she hopes to ob tain a liberal sum to help the children of wage-earning women who are cared for at the Day Nursery. Many little ones are in dire circumstances, and the " ,m the auction will aid . the worthy work of the Flower cago. He stated last night that the trip has no business significance, and that when he returns he will continue the work already started by the Hill system In tbe local field. The improvements on the Oregon Trunk will be pushed to completion as rapidly aa possible. It Is expected that the rails will be laid to Madras. 109 miles from the Columbia, by April 1. and that they will be as far south as Bend early in April. DKCE31BKK SO, 1910- GLACIER PEAK IS IZAI'S CHOICE Next Summer's Excursion Will Be to Chelan .Region of Washington. SCENERY THERE IS GRAND Those Who Have Seen Alps Say Group Surpasses Switzerland Heights Professor Lyman Recounts Beauties of Trip. At a special meeting of the executive council of the Mazamas to determine upon the snow-peak which shall be vis ited for next Summer's outing, it was de finitely decided to make the ascent of Glacier Peak in the Chelan . region of w asningion. next August, xne cmri ic son for settling upon this peak is the exceptional grandeur of the scenery that encompasses It. combined with the fact that It Is practically unknown, a virgin, untraveled Switzerland. Glacier Park, which is about the height of Mount Baker, approximately 10.000 feet, is the' center qf the most magnificent glacial system In the United States. From its mountain heights, no less than 400 snow-peaks can be seen at a single glance. The view Is said to surpass that of the famous Khigl in Switzerland. A. S. Pattullo, of this city, who Is familiar with the Swiss mountains, vis ited the Chelan region with a small party of Mazamas several years ago, making the ascent of Mount Sahale, a neighboring peak, the view from its sum mit being more inspiring, in his opinion, than any to be found in the Swiss Alps. The upper waters of the Columbia River, which flow through the Chelan country, traverse a mountain region of Incomporable grandeur and beauty. Prob ably no other river in the world can lay claim to scenery of such sublimity and varied loveliness. Yet tew, indeed, are those who have visited it and become acquainted with its marvelous glacial lakes, clear as crystal, mountain parks, i . i . nrra mnsKV rlpnf! and dashing fern-embowered waterfalls. Lyman Describes Heights. Professor W. D. Lyman, of Whitman College. Walla Walla, who is a member of the Mazama Club, visitesj this -region at the same time as Mr. Pattullo. and has given a vivid picture of Its wonders In his book, "The Columbia River. Professor Lyman says: We had thought that the Columbia was clear, but we did not then know what clear water really was. When we reach the mouth of Chelan River we know. Wo see a streak of blue cutting right across the impetuous- downflow of the river. As we push our way Into It we discover that it is so clear as to make little more obstruction to the view of rocks and fish below than does the air itself. "This transparent torrent is the outlet of the lake. It is only four miles long and descends SSn feet In tbat distance. It furnishes 125.000 horsepower at low water. In skiffs well laden with pro visions and ammunition wo set forth on our 60-mile pull toward where the spec tral glaciers shone! Delightful, almost acstatlc in trutn. this rocking on the glassy swell: this starll't sky which is our only roof; this murmur of cascades falling from the bluffs: this trolling for five-pound trout; this disembarking on some rocky point and climbing a granite pinnacle from which a perfect mate of moun tains, streams and forests, lies ex tended below. This is one of the deepest canyons on earth. Not such another furrow has Time wrought on the face of the West ern Hemisphere, at least. At aome points, the granite walls rise almost vertically 6000 iect irom me edge. Here too, soundings of 1700 feet have been necessary to touch bottom. Over a mile and a half of vertically! This surpasses in depth Tosemite, Yel lowstone, Columbia or even Colorao Canyon. Colorings Are Beautlfnl. "For Immensity, for a certain chaotic sublimity, for the r'ch and sombre grandeur of the purple snd garnet, dusky and indigo-tinted shore views. Chelan surpasses any of the others, while in its water views such color ings and such blcndings, light-green, ultramarine, lapis lazuli, violet. Indigo, almost black audi light and shade, sea of glass mingled with fire," where every cloud in the changing sky and all the untold majesty of the hills find their perfect mirror, all hues and forms, a Kaleidoscope of earth and heaven, bevond imagination to conceive .or pen to "describe, or brush to portray in U this Chelan is without a rival. "The chief point on tho lake for photographing, hunting, fishing and climbing. Is Railroad Creek, 50 miles up the lake. Railroad Creek comes from the , 'Roof of the World,' having its source In the very heart of a great group of glaziers. It descends probably 6000 feet in 26 miles. It is swift! The fury with- which It hurls logs and even boulders down its cataract bed is fairly appalling. The very earth quivers be neath Its flail-like strokes. "The sunset effects looking up the lake from Railroad Creek are mar velous, though, alas, the cool black and white ot a photograph cannot pre serve the wealth of coloring, "the il lumination of ail gems.' which for a few transcendent moments fills the mighty canyon 'bank-full' with ' such radiance that one might think It the grand gathering place of all the rain bows of earth. From the floods of glory there falls into the lake a seeming rain of pearls and rubles, barred with stripes of gold and crimson. "The entire Chelon region, for an area of probably 10.000 square miles, is perfectly gridlroned with canyons. Many of them have never been explored or even entered. In them are myriads . i I wnfartallfl n.rlr. cl Q lior. U I iakvc. " , . B . ' and In fact every species of mountain attraction, mere is mi nuwiuu ma.., within this vast cordon of mountains there are more glaciers than In all the . . . 1 KAmMn.il rest oi .no i, 1. . i- v. i " i -i u - Travelers have assured the author that the Alps In no respect, except historical association, surpass, and some say, do not equal this crowning glory of our great Nortnwesi state. Great Mist Arises. "Four miles up the Stehekin we reach Rainbow Falls, heralded by distant gusts and eddies of mist, which at first seem to be from woods on fire. But a dull roar, a harsh rumble, then a lighter splash, and we see that what at first bad seemed smoke eddying out of the canyon wall is the mist driven before the gusts created- by the falling torrent. With a few more hurried steps we find ourselves before a fall 350 feet high. Its clouds of spray swirl like a thunder shower, drenching the rocks and trees far around. - Picking our way amid the pelting mist to the top of a slippery hillock from which we can look right down into the very heart of the fall, ii, see, swinging against the mist a per fect rainbow, a complete double circle, a blaze of luster. The bridge of Iris or Helmdall. we say but no; it is no more a bridge, it is a perfect circle, the sym bol of eternity. "Imagine a park of four or five thou sand acres set with grass and flowers, fillet with ice-cold streams of water, clear as crystal and dotted here and there with trees of the most exquisite beauty. On every side except the one down which the creek descends, stupend ous, glacier-crowned and pinnacled peaks penetrate the blue-black sky at an ele vation of 10,000 or 11.000 feet. At the south side of the park lies Glacier Lake, a mile long and half as wide, margined with vivid grass, brilliant flowers and trees of the Alpine type, clear as crys tal, unless darkened by some sudden scud from the heights. "Divide" Is Thrilling.' "Passing west of Glacier Lake through the enchanted North Star Peak, a ver itable land of Beulah, we climb 1000 feet higher and find ourselves at one of those thrilling points in the mountains, a 'di vide.' We are on the crest of the Cas cade Mountains. To the east the water flows to Lake Chelan, thence to the Co lumbia and thence to the Pacific by a journey of 600 miles. To the west the water descends through the Sauk and the Skagit to Puget Sound, only 150 miles away. This pass is almost always wrapped in clouds and it is fittingly known aa Cloudy Pass. But the greatest sight, the crowning feature of all this panorama of sublim ities is Glacier Peak, seen from Cloudy Pass. This ia pre-eminently the storm king, ' the 'cloud-compeller' and rarely can one catch an unobstructed view of i . .ii....,-,ir .nim After much watch ing we caught the base- and part of the uouuie crown ui too iiihs..j iuodj cler Peak. is the 'great unknown" among ll-i-.l-iniliin ncalr. Am ita tl fl m R de- notes It is the center of a vast glacial system.' To any tourist for a taste for adventure. Glacier Peak affords the fin est field, while it offers an almost un touched mark tor tne scien.ia.. RIPLEY SCORES THEODORE Santa Fe President Says Colonel Is Really Destructlonlst. ins ANT.ELE3.Cal.. Dec. 19. "I do not believe the railroads would view him with equaniimity," was the manner in which & P. Ripleyi president of the Santa Fe, expressed himself when asked tonight how ne regaraea ine-jaore Roosevelt as a 1912 Presidential possi bility. Continuing, Mr. Ripley said: The peotae who are ooasting or tne so-called progress in government are de structionists nothing else. Their work in not building up. but tearing down. We are struggling under too much legislation of all kinds, but particularly of tho so called progressive stamp. "The railroads have nothing to expect from either party. As between Repub licans and Democrats at present there Is nothing to choose. Both are controllbd by the destructive factions." Mr. Rip'ey considers tbe Commerce Court as the least objectionable of recent legislation. "The railroads have wanted a body that would devote all ita time to railroad mat ters and would be a court of appeals from Interstate Commerce diversions." ho said. "But the railroads will have to pay for the education of tho court, which ist composed! of politicians instead of rail road experts. This plan - will be more satisfactory than the old plan of taking them to the district courts." Marshriold. Couple Wed. MARSHFIELD. Or., Dec. 19. (Spe cial.) George Blanchard and Mrs. Rose Arrington were married in this city by the rector of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Blanchard Is in the of fice of the Coos Bay Gas and Electric Company and for some years past has been connected with Hewitt and Bell, of Tacoma, at different points on he Old-Fashioned Clear Toys Recalling the gladness these familiar toys used to bring; us at Christmas time, we decid ed that many of the people of Portland might remember them the same way; so we have provided a suply of them. They are most appror priate for decorating the Christmas tree or filling tha children's stockings. Price 25c Per Pound. 388-390 Washington Street. ehtrtfis Beat the yolks of and half a pound of gether until it is Add half a pint of Good old Bottled In bono Then add the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Next add three pints of whipped cream. Then invite in your friends for a great treat. The rich, distinctive flavor and perfect ' purity of Good Old Guckenheimer gives the egg-nog a delightful charm. Write for bee book "Making the Standard Rye Whisker of America". A. 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