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OFFERS FOR WHARF OREGON'S PRIDE IN BATTLESHP CLASS AND HER CREW ASSEMBLED ON QUARTERDECK 3ITE5 ARE REFUSED Waterfront Property Owners Turn Down Bid of Dock Commission.' COURT FIGHT NOT LIKELY Manager of Star Sand Company De clares Legal Battle Would Be Useless If Condemnation Proceeding Is Brought. Firms and Individuals owning prop arty that is sought to be condemned by the Commission of Public Cocks for :he purpose of erecting modern wharves and warehouses without ex ception have refused the offers made for their holdings, which were based on double the assessed valuation. As a consequence it was moved at yes terday's session that City Attorney 3rant be requested to prepare com plaints at once and that the presiding Judge or the Circuit Court be inter viewed to ascertain if the litigation can be expedited and If it could be heard in August. There was no further action taken with reference to the property of the American Can Company, -which Is con cerned in the West Side site together with that of the Star Sand Company, and the Pacific elevator & Milling Company, those pieces being included with a strip owned by the city which will give a frontage on the river be tween the foot of Fourteenth street and foot of Seventeenth street of 1075 feet. The Commission was advised last month, in communications from the Chamber of Commerce and the Com mercial Club, that the condemnation of the American Can Company property would work a hardship on the corpora tion, but as In the case of J. R. Bowles A Co., which operated a steel plant under a lease from the Star Sand Com pany, no relief is in sight other than to give the occupants an abundance of time after the suit ends in which to move their plants. Manager Menslnger, of the Star Sand Company, said his firm had occupied the property for years, had made an expensive fill there and built a good dock, but that If the Commission in sisted in proceeding with condemna tion It was apparently useless for him to object. He said he did not feel that it was necessary to thresh the matter before the courts. William Reed, owning property at the foot of East Oak street, where the first East Side dock is to be located, refused the offer of the Commission, which was generally expected and was simply a formality in order to get legal proceedings under way, said that so long as suit was to be instituted he had nothing to say, and that he "refused the offer by word," and he would consider himself "a sucker If he deliberately threw away $125,000.' It was explained to the Commission that if the firms holding locations on the West Side site could learn defi nitely that the property would be ac cepted and purchased as a result of the condemnation, they could look about meanwhile for new sites, but as It is the privilege of the Commission to re fuse to accept the land later, they could not act so as to save themselves ex pense and Inconvenience. The Commission made an offer of $182,500 for the property of the Pacific Elevator & Milling Company, and the latter replied with a counter offer of . $250,000.. which was declined yeBterday. The Commission moved to purchase car .tickets for employes on the sur veying crews on a 3-cent basis al lowed by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. JAPANESE PURCHASE TRAMPS Monarch, Bannockbnrn and Erne; to Fly Nipponese Banner. Most recent of the sales reported In maritime circles Is of the British steam er Monarch to the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, which has been renamed the Luzon Maru. The vessel arrived on the Tyne from Havre May 2, and as soon as she Is overhauled will proceed to Oriental waters to be used by the Japanese line as an extra steamer. - The Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Osaka Shosen Kaisha have also purchased British steamers more modern than the Monarch, the former line having taken the Percllag and Bannockburu. and the other company took the Erney in addition to the Monarch. It Is said that the increase In freights has prompted the Nipponese Interests to purchase outright, while there Is likewise a scarcity of good steamers available for charter on that side. ivti fpPtfe j SEA FIGHTER THAT 9 TO ARRIVE TODAY. tt. .......ii.. v... h.. n irlvii ttiA hattleRhin Orearon today, as well as . to expedite her progress up the river. She will be piloted by Captain Pease, who went to Tacoma to make the trip to the! river, and the Port of Portland Commission has ordered that a pilot be put aboard the Oregon from the at As- . .. Tif.ii.i. . ii.p trht fhia mnrn nir fin una can CT08H in at n Kn nuts. il im w iivt toria the vessel will be here this afternoon and will anchor Just below the East Side piers of the Broadway bridge, where the cruiser Maryland was moored during the Rose Festival. " Owing to the crush of visitors expected. It is hoped to make special arrangements for her inspection By the public. The Maryland was viewed by 30,000 persons, according to the estimate of Captain Elllcott, and the Oregon Is expected to break that record. is expected here in September and will load the first of the new crop cereal. NEW FOG SIGXAIi WORKING Destruction Island Plant Completed by Day Work. Marines are advised by Henry I Beck. Inspector In charge of the Seven teenth Lighthouse District, that the new fog signal station at Destruction Island went Into commission July 1. The Government asked for bids origi nally on the building of a concrete sta tion, but tenders were deemed too high, so authority was given Inspector Beck to proceed with the project, employing day laborers. The station bad a double plant, me engines being duplicates, and but one set has been installed. In a few days the second will be in condition for operation, so that should one in serv ice become disabled the fog signals can be given at all times. ' Marine Notes. t flp-rl9fl accommodation on th. ntnomjir HPS VPT till tO Sail thlS morning for San Francisco and. San Pedro, has been sola. ine nisn is Increasing and while It is expected with ih rotnrn of delegates . f rom the Elks' convention all records will . . ... - De DroKen in me v wi iwUcd . berths, the indications are that the full list report will be frequent during the season. There will be a hair holiday enjoyea ... ..apm.nts miartAred in tbe U f - ucpat iiw.- - rsiATn-unnflA tndnv and everv Satur day until October, as is customary each Summer. In ballast from San Francisco the i v(.tonr hnH entered at the Custom-House and she will load for the return at LInnton, ner cargo measuring about 800,000 feet. The steamer F. H. Leggett. which towed BAR IS IN BETTER CONDITION Annual Survey Shows Greater Width at Entrance to Columbia. Junior Engineer R. E. Hickson and the force under him have finished the 1912 surrey of the Columbia River bar and the data will be turned over to Major Mclndoe, Corps of Engineers, TT. S. A as soon as maps are ready. The tug Arago was used by the sur veyors, and the same minute, system of soundings carried out as in former years. While official Information has not been made public. It is said that the area of deep water at the mouth of the river has been largely increased, and the width Is considerable in excess of 8000 feet, which was the measurement last year. The depth in the main chan nel Is 27 and 27" feet, while last year In the same place there was from 26 to 27 hi feet. The bar generally is re ported to be in much better condition and there is every reason to believe that as work progresses on the north Jetty more pronounced changes' will follow. FOUR GRAIN VESSELS TAKEN Three Windjammers and Tramp Chartered for New Season's Wheat. At a rate said to be 40 shillings the British ship Wlscombe Park. British bark Metropolis and French ship Ver clngetorlx have been taken by the Portland Flouring Mills Company for new crop loading. The Wlscombe Park Is on the way from Rochester, Eng., for Vancouver, B. C. The Metropolis is on the way from Antwerp for Buenos Ayres and the Verclngetorlx Is headed for Puget Sound from Glasgow. The trio Is well known here, the Metropolis having been to Portland five times and the last voyage of the Frenchman was three years ago. The first steamer to be taken for grain this season was chartered yes terday by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., she being the Danish tramp KIna, which is on the way from Copenhagen for San Francisco with general cargo. She STEAMER INTELLIGENCE. Iue Name. Beaver '. Bear Breakwater. . . Rue H. Elmore. Koanoke Anvil Nebraskan. . . Rose City Alliance Geo. W. Elder Isthmian. Nevadan LyrA to Arrive. From San Pedro. ., San Pedro. .Coos Bay. . . Tillamook. . ian Diego... .Bandon .Fallna Crus. San Pedro. . , Eureka .Sun Diego. . . Sallna Crux. Saltna Cruz. Sallna Cruz. To Depart. Name. For Beaver San Pedro. . . Harvard S. F. to L A. Northland San Pedro. . . Yale S. F. to L. A. Breakwater Coos Bay. . . . Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook. . . Roanoke. .. Sarf Diego. .. Anvil Bandon Bear San Pedro. . . Kebrakan Sallna Cms. . Alliance Eureka Rote City San Pedro. .. Geo. W. Elder. .San Diego. . . Isthmian Sallna Crus. . Xevadan Sallna Crua. . Lyra Sallna Crus. . Date. .In port .July .July T .July 7 .July 7 .July 8 July 8 .July 11 July 12 .July is July 1 , July 30 .Aug. 13 Date. .July 6 .July e .July 6 .July 8 .July .July 9 .July 10 .July 10 .July 11 .July 12 ..July 14 .July 18 .Julv 17 .July 23 Aug. .Aug. 17 the Meteor into the river and which will perform the same service return ing south, is to load 600,000 feet of lumber. ' Under charter to load lumber for Valparaiso the schooner Inca crossed Into the river yesterday, coming from Mahukona in 16 days. She has a capa city of approximately" 760.000 feet and will work her cargo at Westport. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, July S. Sailed Steamer Shna Tak, for San Francisco: steamer Mav erick, for San Francisco. Astoria, July (k Arrived at 7 A. Sf ., schooner Inca. from Mahukona. Sailed at 7 A. M.. ateamer Qulnault, for San Francisco. Arrived at 7:.10 and left up at 11 A. M., steamer Melville Dollar, from San Francisco. Sailed at 7:50 A. M.. ateamer Alliance, for Cooa Bay and Eureka. Arrived at S P. M.. steamer Geo. W. Fenwlck. from San Pedro. San Francisco. July 5. Arrived Steamer Jim Butler, from Portland. Sailed at 11 A. M.. steamer Foanoka. for Portland; steam er Rose City, for San Pedro. Monterey. July 4. Sailed Steamer W. S. Porter, for Portland. Sallna Crus. July 2. Arrived Steamer Nevadan, from Portland. South Bend. July 4. Arrived Steamer Willamette, from Portland. Seattle. July 5. Arrived British steam er Robert Dollar, from Portland. Astoria. July 4. Arrived at 8 and left up at 9 P. M., steamer Maverick, from San Francisco. Seattle, July 4. Arrived Steamer Sala tsi. from Port Ludlow; fishing schooner Comet, from sea. Sailed Steamers Macki naw, for Nome; Dolphin, for Southeastern Alaska. Seattle. July 5. Arrived Steamers State of California, from San Francisco; Alaskan, from San Francisco; Col. E. L. Drake, from San Francisco; Catania, from San Fran cisco. Sailed Steamers Robert Dollar, for Orient: Admiral Sampson, for Southwestern Alaska; Governor, for San Francisco; Buck man, for San Francisco; Latouche, for Southeastern Alaska. San Francisco, July 5. Arrived Steam ers Oberon, from Taltal; Pennsylvania, from Ancon; Norwood. Svea, from Grays Harbor; Jim Butler, from Knappton; Lakme. from Everett: Newport, from Ancon; Washington, from Coos Bay: City of Puebla. from Victo ria. Sailed Steamers Roanoke, for Port land; Newburg. for Coos Bay: transport Ix gan. for Manila; City of Panama, for An con; Shoshone, for Graya Harbor; Hard:., for Coos Bay; Chehalls. for Grays Harbor. Columbia River Bar Report. Corditlon at the mouth of the river at 5 P. M.. smooth: wind, northwest, 12 miles; weather, cloudy. t Tides at Astoria Saturday. Low. TAX C0LLEG1II URGED K EL-LA HER WOULD FORCE CITY TO ASSESS CORPORATIONS. High. 4:4S A. M .T feet!10:RS A S:3S P. U.....T.S tetiU.:M P, M. .. 14... .1.4 feet 2.i afet Business Men Demand Enforcement of Initiative Law Passed . More Than Year Ago. A concerted effort on the part of a number of business men of the city, headed by Dan Kellaher, to force the city administration to collect from the public service corporations of Portland the 3 per cent tax on their gross re ceipts as provided in a bill passed by the people under the initiative more than a year ago, was started yesterday when Mr. Kellaher appeared before the street committee of the Executive Board and demanded that action be taken. The committee deferred con sideration of the proposition until Its next meeting. Mr. Kellaher declared that Jie Is go ing to force the tax collection to an issue. "I have been much surprised to see that no effort apparently has been made to get into the city treasury money that is Justly due the city," said Mr. kellaher. "Apparently there is no litigation in the case at present and there is no reason why the city should not go ahead and force collection. The people of the city voted for the bill and it was passed at the general election more than a year ago. We cannot un derstand why collection has not been made or at least demanded. . There may be such a thing as the corporations fighting the case in the courts. If so we had better get down to that point as soon as possible. ."My idea, and the idea of the others interested, is to reduce' the tax levy of the city. We believe it is too high and we want to see It lowered by plac ing In the treasury the amounts Justly due from sources other than the taxa tion of the property of residents. We Intend to go through with the proposi tion to the end. ."I have obtained information ' from other cities on this point and I expect to place some startling facts before the street committee 'when it can find time to give me a hearing." SIXTY AT SUFFRAGE TEA Mrs. Sara Ehrgott Entertains for Miss Whitney Work Is Planned. Sixty guests were, present at the tea given yesterday by Mrs. Sara Ehrgott In honor of Miss Charlotte Anita vvnit ney. of California. Many of the guests were new members of the College Equal Suffrage League. Miss Whitney spoke at length on thi details of the precinct work which is being taken up here. She showed where the weakness had been in the California campaign, adding that they had been let down in San Francisco by poorly organized precinct work. The necessity for Portland learning a les son from the failure of others was -well brought out. At the conclusion of her speech many of those present signi fied their Intention of taking up the work. Mrs. Olive Stott Gabriel, who has ac complished much useful work in the past, showed the advantage of suffrage to the working woman, while Miss Emma Wold, president of the College League, outlined the work of the league, with especial emphasis on the committee work. She urged every per son present to signify their preference for any particular committee, with the result that a large number sent in their names for work in some particular seo-tlon.- A new committee was formed on or ganization. This committee will map out the work for Mrs. Ehrgott in all the counties she will visit. Wrhile Mrs. Ehrgott is away looking after one county, the members will be preparing details for the next, so that no time will be lost. They will also arrange for' local places. In which she will speak when she happens to be in Port land. ' The rooms were decorated in yellow flowers. PERSONALMENTION. Dr. F. Selover, of Eugene, is at the Oregon. . C. A. Eastland, a Bay City timberman, is at the Perkins. John Donnelley, a contractor of Ste venson, is at the Bowers. Dr. J. A. Fulton, an Astoria phys ician, is at the Cornelius. - Dr. J. B. Morris, of Lewiston, is reg istered at the Portland. B. A. Eldred, a merchant of Clatska nle. Is at the Perkins. . C. Stuart Will son, of Tacoma, Is reg istered at the Portland. H. T. Smith, a Yamhill merchant, is registered at the Perkins. W. C Cox, an Everett lumberman, is registered at the Oregon. , Thomas Brennan, a Heppner mer chant, is at the Cornelius. Clarence- "Cook, mail clerk of the Imperial, has accepted the position of assistant manager of the Hotel Moore at Seaside. - . Mrs. H. P. Preston, , of Walla Walla, Is registered at the Oregon. W. B. Reld, a stockman of Prineville, is registered at the Cornelius. E. C. Russell, editor of the Juneau Dispatch, is at the Multnomah. J. B. Elston. an Aberdeen lumber man, is registered at the Perkins. J. M. Staples and Mrs. Staples, of Seattle, are registered at the Annex, R. A. Blake, a prominent electrician of Tacoma, Is registered athe Bowers. C. A. Taylor, of the Taylor Lumber Company of Kelso, Is at the Perkins. Robert M. Burnett and family, of Southampton, Mass, are at the Port land. Constantino- Payamich Aloponlos, Greek Consul at Boston, is at the Annex. - - , Dr. LeRoy A. Newton, a prominent physician of Seattle, Is at the Mult nomah. - John W. Considlne, the vaudeville magnate, is registered at the Portland from Seattle, F. K. Deuel and wife are at the Portland,' having motored from their home at Medford.' Dr. C. J. Smith, president of the State Board of Health, is registered at the Multnomah from Pendleton. Arthur A. LUlenthal, a San Francisco distiller, is at the Multnomah with a party of friends. J. P. Rogers; superintendent of the North Bank, and W. B. Chapman, of Spokane, are registered at the Bowers. Colonel II. G. W. Dlnkelspell, ' a prominent attorney of San Francisco, Is at the Multnomah and is accompa nied by his family. CHICAGO. July 6. (Special.) The following from Portland, Or., are regis tered at Chicago Hotels: Jay Coffey, at the Congress; A. Good and Will Llpman, at the Auditorium. FREIGHT REDUCTION ASKED Box Shooks and Other Commodities May Be Changed Through Hearing. Testimony in support of the applica tion of the Multnomah Box & Lumber Company for a reduction in 'freight rates charged by the Southern Pacific Company for box shooks from Oregon and Washington points to the Califor nia fruit-growing districts was sub mitted at a hearing before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clark in the postoffice building yesterday. Under the existing tariff, a higher rate is charged on shooks than for the fin ished " lumber product. Box manufac turers are asking that the rate be equalized in view of the . fact that shooks are not as valuable as dressed lumber and for the further reason that this commodity can be handled more easily than lumber. At 10 o'clock this morning Commis sioner Clark will open a hearing on Western classification No. 61. The rates under this classification have been sus pended by the Interstate Commerce Commission until December 24. It in volves many changes in the ratings and groupings on commodities now car ried in Class No. 50. Other testimony in this case will be taken by Commis sioner Clark in a further hearing that will be held in Seattle beginning Mon day. - On the part of Pacific Coast Jobbers there exists a general objection against rule 10 of the official classifications being embodied in the rules and regu lations of the western classification. This rule provides that all commodities enumerated under the same class rate and minimum weight could be mixed In carload shipments. Pacific Coast ship pers argue that this .rule In its opera tion would be directly against them and in favor of the Chicago and Middle West Jobbers. Opposition to the rule is based by Jobbers on the Pacific Coast on the charge that the Eastern Jobbers would be permitted to. mix less than carload shipments at the carload rate. Among the commodities affected by the rule are agricultural implements, electrical machinery, railroad equipment and ve hicles of all descriptions. Yesterday's hearing was attended by several representatives of the freight departments of the different railroads and attorneys for the Interested ship pers. J. N. Teal conducted the case for the Multnomah Box & Lumber Com. pany. EXTORTION. CHARGE MADE Police Arrest Poser on Complaint of , Yonng Woman. H. J. Shaw, a robust, well-dressed young man, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Mallett and Hammersly on the charge of extortion. The victim is a young married woman,' Mrs. W. H. Branuenberg. an ex-school teacher, who came to Portland recently ; with her husband. Shaw, concerning whom little is known, is said to have accosted the woman on the street, representing him self to be an-officer of the State Board of -Health. He told her that it was plRln that she was subject to quaran tine and that it was his duty to take her Into custody- However, he said, if she preferred, he could treat iter for, a If a friend hasn't heard of Nebo. 77te gloriously good Cigarette Don't let him get away. Give him one. Watch him chortle with gladness. Hear him say: "Gee! where a box?" CORK TIP CIGARETTES in atinliVonder each package CENTS fee, and restraint would be unneces sary. Thoroughly rrlgntenea ana im pressed by a badge which Shaw ex hibited. Mrs. Brandenberg surrendered a diamond rhig, valued at $100, and made an engagement to appear later with the money to redeem it. In the meantime Shaw pawned the ring for til and had the ticket on nis person, with others, when he was arrested. Shaw made a partial confession and Is held on a felony charge. SEASIDE PICNICS MANY An to Parties Numerous and Moore Theater Is Opened. SEASIDE, Or., July 5. (Special.) The number of picnic parties here for the Fourth could neither be counted nor estimated, but a conservative guess places the number of picnics taking place here at over 100. On each of the seven trains arriving here yesterday, nearly every passenger carried a well loaded basket, and the tall timbers were sought by multitudes. Exhibitions of fireworks took place In the evening both, in Seaside and Gear hart, and crowds lined the beaches watching the display. Altbougn rain was threatening during the afternoon, none of the picknlckers was seriously discommoded, since only a slight mist was falling for a short time. Many automobile parties made the trip from Astoria and remained to at tend the opening of the Moore The ater and the dances on the shell road. 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