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TITE 3IORXIXG OREGOMAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1911. 14 BRIDGE CONTRACT IS LET BY BOARD Mayor Makes Formal Offer of $124,750 to Railroad for Concessions. PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN Oily Rrwnrs Right to Slop Work on I nit Ilasl Mot Is Made cssary by Tactics of Bridge's Opponents. The contract for the substructure of fhs Tlroadwav brldre vn awarded formally to the Union Bridge A Construction Cora Yany. of Leavenworth, KanM for 1367. M.VSi). by the Kxecutlvs Board yeatenlay afternoon. Tha contract will require the work shall be completed by January 3. 1312. For the rights of way for the bridge. Maror Simon yesterday made a t-aah offer to tha iiarrlman Railroad In threat the offer bring materially less than the amount decided upon by a com mute recently appointed by tha Council to determine, tha values of the rlKhts of way and other concessional desired from the railroads by the city. Although tha committee appointed by the Council fixed tha value of all the ronremtlons wanted by the city from tha railroad at S3.2ul tha Mayor's oftVr for th-A same concessions u only !:.?. The Mayor's offer for the Broadway hrkige rlphts of way was J3.rt"XH while the committee placed this at fl&.Xfk Mayor's Offer Scaled Down. The detailed offor of the Mayor to the railroads la aa follows: Kor an easement 70 feet In width on the east side of tha river, tha right to Vlace a pier on tha liver on the corn pur y's property and for damage to Mocks V and T. HO.flOO, to the Orrgon IVashlngton Railroad Ac Navigation Com pany. To tha Northern Pacific Terminal Company for the right to construct the approach to the bridge over the termi nal yards at tha foot of Seventy ft-reot. rs.ox Kor other concessions wsnted by tha city tha Mayor made the following- of fer n : For S acre for park and boulevard purpoees In South Portland. JUO. Tha value placed on the sama property by tha committer was JI !.. ' Kor a atrip of land for boulevard pur poses amounting to six acres, lying wst rf Overlook. SAMO. The committee placed tha value of this at J10.OO. Kor tha rights of way for tha Sulli van's gulch sewer. fj bring the same as the valuation placed on It by the Council's committee. The formal letters submitted by tha Mayor In which tha offers were made my that tha Council haa determined that if the offer la not accepted legal proceed ings will at one be started to condemn the land for the purposes explained. In conclusion tha Mayor says: "I shall be pleased to bava yon advise me as early aa possible of your accept ance or rejection of this offer and ten der, so that the City of Portland. In tha event yog reject tha offer, may speedily proceed with tha condemnation proceed ings authorised." Precaution Are Taken. In letting tha contraot for tha sub structure of the Broadway bridge to the I'nlon Bridge & Construction Company, tha Kxecutivs Board authorised, that tha contract shouloV bs ao prepared aa to al low the city to atop work when It pleased, paying for the work accomplished on tha unit plan on which the blda were based. This is an unusual procedure In the let ting of bridge contracts and It la deemed necessary as a result of the fight that Is being conducted! against tha bridge by Its enemies. The Missouri Valley Bridge A Iron Company failed! In Its effort to prove to the city that It had aubmltrted the low est blda for the bridge. The company's bid aa tabulated by the engineers em ployed by the city was for fcuS.92X0, but just before the company's check was to be returned to It and after tha commit tee of the Executive Board had found the Vnlon Bridge Company's bid the low-e-t. a telegram was received from tha Missouri Valley Company to hob the check, aa It was believed the company could prove that Its bid waa tha lowest. The company telegraphed City Auditor Parbur yesterday that It was ready to have Its deposit check returned, when It seemed Impossible for the company to get the contract. MAN, AGED 76, ARRESTED San Joe Capitalist Jailed on Charge Brought by Girl.- Accused by Jane Clap p. a 14-year-old girl whom ha says ha had attempted to reform. Joseph Bennett, "t yers old. a capitalist of San Jose, Cal.. la before the grand Jury on charges of a serious nature. He was arrested several days ago and was held In Jail for a time, until his man of affairs heard of his predicament and secured his release on ball. Bennett came In contact with Jane Clapp. a ward of the Detention Home, who. her relatives say. Is Incorrigible. Bennett secured her a home with a family named BaJier. living in Alberta. Soon afterward she made charges against him which were reported to the Juvenile Court officers and Bennett was arrested. -We were prepared to prove at the preliminary hearing that the girt Is no toriously untruthful." aald Attorney Ian Murphy. "We win ask for an op portunity to put the same evidence be fore the grand Jury. Even the girl's father says that she cannot be be lieved." Bennett haa been here about .four months and waa Just preparing to re tnrn to Jose when his arrest oc curred, lie has extensive property In terests here and no Immediate family. When his case came up In Justice Bell's Court yesterday for preliminary hear ing It was continued until January 31, by the consent cf both sides, because of tha pending; action by the grand Jury. COALMEN BLAME DRIVERS Ordinance Wanted to Protect Em ployers Against IMshonesty. In a letter written by Portland coal dealers to Councilman Menefee It la as serted that drivers and not dealers aro responsible for much of the complaint concerning shortages In the weights of coal delivered, snd It Is suggested tint If a law la passed preventing the sa's of coal by drlvera who fall to have the sale recorded on their books, tha. evil would b stopped. The firm writing to Mr. Menefee says ).(, k km been fined In tha Municipal c..- .i.AriiM In thk wlvht of eoaL which left the place without any short age. It Is Inferred In the letter that dishonest drivers take small amounts of coal from sacka In the hope that it will not be missed and sell this extra coal to others and keep the money for their own use. Councilman Menefee haa Indicated that ho will determine whether a law to pro tect dealers can be adopted. A law to prevent people from accepting coal from a driver who offers It for sale from 1:1s wagon without first receiving an order from bis employers to deliver the coal would, it la believed, end the difficulty. Y. law .a M(ralti neAnle fmm DUN chasing coal under those conditions. It Is feared, would not be valid. Feather's Old Pal Remembers Family Gerald Bllaeatose. of Bontos, Sell las: fort load ewapapera. Haa Ro auaatle Adveatnre. a.Fvl EWSPAPERS. latest copies of i 1 the Portland daily newspapers," little Gerald shouted aa he dlgnlfledly walked down Washington street, care fully accenting- "ne-uws and pronounc ing every syllable distinctly. Gerald came from Boston. "Pipe do bean kid," yelled a. street urchin to 'a fellow merchant with red hair and a black eye. "HI. Chlromy, what's de cryT" taunted the red -haired, black-eyed boy. But Gerald went on. shouting "News papers, latest copies of the Portland daily newspapers." until he was con fronted by a tall man with a mus tache. "Here, kid. give me a paper," said the Bea- your pardon. Were you address ing me, sir?" Inquired Gerald. "Certainly. How much are they?" "Five cents the copy." replied Gerald, adjusting his cuff. "Say, kid, where did you come from?" asked the stranger, as he pocketed the change. "If you refer to me. sir." politely said Gerald. "I came from Boston." The stranger wrinkled his forehead and . thought. "Seems to me I have heard of that place before." he mused. "Perhapa so," suggested Gerald. "Boston Is an Important city on the Atlantic Coast." "And what waa your father's name?" Inquired the stranger, still wrinkling his forehead. "Sir. that Is rather an Impertinent question on so short an acquaintance," replied Gerald, "but since you ask it I shall tell you. . My father's name waa Blinestone." "Bllnestone," exclaimed the stranger. "My boy. your father and I were pals. We started out West to make our for tune when you were a baby. When we were caught I turned state's evidence and got' out. but I promised your father that If I ever run across the family I'd take care of them. Come with me. ' Taking Gerald by the hand he led him Into the nearest grocery store and bought a can of salmon. "Take thla to your mother," said the stranger, "and tell her It la from your father's old pal." SOIL PRODUCES MILLIONS Colombia County Output $4 50 for Each Man, Woman and Child. PATTOX. Wash.. Jan. 17. (Special.) ft.1 Pfuinlv'i Inonma frfini tha soil In 110 waa approximately J 3.000. 000. or J450 for every man, woman and child, according to figurea from ship ping stations, buyers and growers. Of thla amount the wheat and fcarley crops comprise two-thirds. TJ .. cr. a mm Ar-hrit last VMf WerS $140,000. between 100.000 and 110.000 boxes of apples having been shipped. f.v t-mi.hf (V! TaO The no- tato crop brought approximately $100.- 000. Though cattle-raising is on mo thm Vtntr Indnstrv Is developing rapidly with closer markets at Port land, Seattle and tjpoaane ana iisv.uuv worth ol porkers were soia lucmiy uu A mii.iit. nflklnir houses. Sales of wool and sheep reach ITS. 000, while horses and cattle Drougni mis county ..-! inn !... r-r m nm tiirkevs chick ens and butter total $.5,000. The corn crop was worth $100,000 and lumber and cordwood output represents $40,- 000. PASCO WOMEN ORGANIZE League to Be Formed to Work for Civic Improvements. PASCO. Wash-. Jan. 27. (Special.) Mrs. Blanche Davie s of Spokane Is in the city representing the American Woman's League for the purpose of es tablishing a chapel here. Many promi nent local women have Joined with Mrs. Iavlea In the movement and In less than three days sufficient funds have been subscribed to enable the chapel to become a reality. A lot will be pur chased and a suitable building erected which will form a club home for the members of the league. Educational and social advantages will be the chief benefits to be derived. Aside from this, the league will become active In its Interest In civic Improvements. Prominent among the women Inter ested In the movement are Mrs. D. W. Page. Mrs. W. F. Stanley and Mrs. I A. Pel ham. BERRY ACREAGE INCREASED Touchet Valley Growers to Extend Gardens on Large Scale. PAYTOX. Wash-. Jan. 17. (Special.) With tha organization of a shippers' anion here, scores of Touchet Valley landowners will plant gardens In the Spring. It Is estimated 1000 acres will thus be utilised, which means an an nual added gross Income of $500,000. Strawberries will lead the acreage, with garden products next. Many acrea of raspberries and blackberries will also be planted. Returns last year aa high as $600 an acre from strawberries and $1200 an acre from blackberries were realised near Dayton. Owners of young orchards will also plant small fruits between the rows of young trees. Better mar kets at Portland. Seattle and Spokane also have awakened Interest. MAN 85 KILLED BY CARS Old-Time Resident of Centralis. Bad ly Mangled rn Street- CENTRAXJA. Wash., J so. 17. (Spe cial.) Daniel M. Davis. S5 years old. waa knocked down and mangled by a street car last night, but despite his advanced age lived until thla morning, when he succumbed to exhaustion and shock. With one leg torn almost to shreds, he lay In the street for some time before being removed to his home, owing to defective facilities here for the care of emergency cases. Mr. Davis was the father of County Assessor Davis. He has lived In this vicinity SO years, having been one of the first settlers In the old town of Centervllle. which waa on the alte of the present city of Centralis. REDUCED FREIGHT RATESWILLSTAND Federal Court Refuses to En join State Commission From Enforcement. CLASS TARIFFS AFFECTED Judges,. Sitting en Banc, Are Not Convinced That Railroad Right Is Infringed Xew Rates Are Now In Effect. Reduced rates on 'all class freight between Portland and Willamette Val ley or Southern Oregon points went into effect at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, when Judges Gilbert, Wol verton and Bean, of the Federal Court, handed down a decision refusing to re strain the Oregon Railroad Commis sion from enforcing the new rates. The reduction in rates was ordered by the commission September 21. last. The Southern Paclflo Company took the question into the Federal Court. A preliminary Injunction was iesued by Judge Wolverton. A hearing was had January 2 before the three Judges sitting enbanc, in which the railroad asked to have the Injunction extended until a hearing of the case on the merits could be had. Judge Gilbert yesterday read the opinion refusing to grant the injunction. Action Presumed Reasonable. "The court is not convinced that this Is a case in which there should be a restraining order," he said. "The case does not stand on the basis of a suit between private parties where a right Is alleged to have been invaded. The action of the commissioners is pre sumed to have been had Upon a fair investigation of the facts, and ought not to be enjoined by the court unless it is very plain from the avermente of the bill that some right has been In fringed, or that a rate has been fixed which would deprive the railroad com pany of a fair return upon its invest ment. "Considering all the allegations of the bill upon this application, it does not necessarily appear therefrom that the railroad company will be deprived of its property or a fair remuneration upon its investment without due process of law. and we believe we would not be Justified in restraining the operation of the now rates pend ing final adjudication of the case upon its merits. The application for the re straining order must be denied." Class Rates Affected. The cut in rates Is from 2 to 30 per cent of the former rate for class freight In carloads or less. The new ratea will operate between the follow ing points: Portland and St. Joseph or Corvallla. rVherldan Junction and Sheri dan, Whiteion and Alrle. Woodburn and Mohawk Junction. Mohawk Junc tion and Wendling. Mohawk Junction and Natron, Springfield Junction and Springfield. Albany Junction and Al bany. None of the attorneys representing either side was in court at 11 o'clock yesterday morning when the decision waa handed down. Judge Wolverton explained that Judge Gilbert will go to San Francisco today, that he had an Important appointment for yesterday afternoon, and that yesterday morning seemed, therefore, to be the only time when the decision could be given. Monday is the regular decision day, but in this case the court was obliged to overstep the usual, rule because Judge Gilbert was to leave. Confiscation Asserted; Denied. At the hearing January 2. it was con tended by Attorney W. D. Fenton, rep resenting the railroad company, that the Oregon Jk California Railroad Com pany operated between Portland and Oregon points for years at a loss, and that the Southern pacific is Just now beginning to reap a legitimate profit. A reduction in rates amounted to con fiscation of the company's property, he alleged. On the other hand. J. N. Tea, rep resenting the Railroad Commission, said that the net earnings of the South ern Pacific Company for the fiscal year ended June 30, last, were $2,043,593. ADSrXRAXTY CASE IS HEARD Da ma to by Fire In Steamer Falcon Involved In Suit Federal Judge Bean heard arguments yesterday afternoon on a motion to strike out parts of the answer of the American Hawaiian Steamship Company in the admiralty suit brought against It by Charlea L. Mastlck & Cor The case in volves goods shipped' from New York to Portland by way of the Isthmus of Pan ama. The steamer Falcon was transporting them from San Francisco to Portland and oaught fire. Ste&m and water were used to extinguish the blase. This dam aged the cargo, ajvt a pro rata adjust ment was made. The plaintiff contends that the steamship company haa no right to aet up in Its answer that the coo slgnees were paid by Insurance compa nies for their loss or that the consignees failed to eaMst in assessing the damage. These mattera, say Mastlck Co., are Irrelevant. Judge Bean took the motion under advisement. GIRL'S CAPTOR KEEPS WATCH Witness Tells of Precautions Taken to Prevent Escape. ' Further evidence In the case of Charles Peters, accused under the white-slave law of transporting Minnie Hill from Redding to Medford for unlawful pur poses, was takPn before United States Commissioner Cannon yesterday after noon. Nick Cosmos, now held as a witness, told of buying the ticket for the girl, and of coming north with her snd Peters. The money for the 'ticket was furnished by Peters, he said. Cosmos told how Peters and the girl visited a railroad camp near Eagle Creek last October. He said Fetsra took her watch away from her so she would not pawn it and return to California. He told also how Peters was once compelled by a United States marshal to leave Red ding, but said he returned, the marshal being told that he Intended to earn an honest living by working In a restau rant. Cosmos ) out on bond, but Peters is still In JaU. Old Soldier Tortured. "For- years I suffered unspeakable torture from Indigestion, constipation and liver trouble." wrote A. K. Smith, a war veteran at Erie. Pa., "but Dr. King's New Life Pills fixed me all right. They're simply great." Try them for any stomach, liver or kidney trouble. 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