THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1900.
DREDGE'S BIG WORK
Even Better Than Executive
Committee Reported.
GOOD FOR PORT OF PORTLAND
.Major A. F. Scam' Finding Present
ed to the Commission Tax Levy
Fixed nt Limit of taw-Sew
Dredge Is Talked Of.
At the regular meeting of the Port of
Portland Commission yesterday the re
port of the special committee apolnted to
verify the estimates of the executive com
mittee as to the dredging done was pre
sented, fully confirming the Information
given by the executive committee. Th
tax levy for the coming year was made
at Vz mills, the limit provided by law.
Steps to tear down the part of the Mont
gomery dock that projects over the wharf
line as established by the commission,
in accordance with the decision of the
Supreme Court, were ordered, and the
executive committee was authorized to
deal with E. J. Johnson, who applied for
the use of dump scows of the Port of
Portland In certain work for which he
had secured a contract.
After an accumulation of 20 odd pages
of unread minutes had been disposed of,
the report of the special committee was
called for. This committee consisted of
J. C. Flanders, E. T. Williams and Ellis
G. Hughes, and was appointed to engage
an expert and make a critical examina
tion of the work of the dredge and de
termine the amount of material moved
by It. Mr. Hughes had insisted that the
reports of the executive committee were
erroneous. The special committee chose
to measure the work done at Postoflice
Bar, which offered the best opportunity
for a test, and on which the most favor
able reports of the executive committee
had been based. At the suggestion of Mr.
Hughes Major A. F. Sears, civil engin
eers, was employed to make surveys and
measurements and report his "findings.
His report, which was accompanied by
fceveral technical drawings, was sub
stantially as follows:
Major Sears' Report.
"The examination of the work done by
the Port of Portland dredge In deepening
the ship channel between this port and
the sea Is complete, and the results are
herewith submlted to your consideration.
In accordance with your Instructions, tho
operations following have been pursued
in the order named, to-wlt:
I. Soundings have been taken along
new excavations.
"H. Trlangulatlons have been made to
determine the results produced by work
of tho dredge in any given time.
"IIL The Postoflice Bar channel has
been examined, and In the same connec
tion the spoil-bank thrown out by the
work on that channel has been carefully
cross-sectioned and measured as to its
cubic contents.
"Sketches illustrating the work of in
spection are submlted with this report.
Sketch No. 1 shows the depth of water
found in the whole length of the new
channel at the Postoflice Bar, the river
gauge reading 2 feet 9 Inches, from which
it appears that the depth at low
water exceeds the board's demand for a
channel 25 feet deep In even part, the
soundings being continued for a distance
of nearly two miles, or, more exactly.
9GW feet.
"The width in the strait portions of this
channel exceeds 200 feet, but a natural
effeot of widening and curving the chan
nel In the region of the 'white Hghf
has been produced by the rednctlon thus
caused in the velocity of the current af
ter it has passed through the strait and
narrow cut above.. A portion of the ma
terial passing down the river through the
higher velocity In the narrow channel, on
reaching the reduced velocity produced by
the obstruction of the curve, unavoidable
at this point, and the increased width. Is
dropped on the bed of the stream, reduc
ing the capacity of Its channel. The re
sult Is that wnllo the thalweg Is per
fectly defined at a depth of more than 25
feet, the width of the channel Is being
contracted.
"Near Martin's Bluff two parallel lines
400 feet apart were laid off from a base
line on the river bank and soundings
taken along these lines under observation
from a transit Instrument on shore, be
fore and after dredging had been done.
The dredge entered the first line at 11
o'clock on the morning of November 20,
and the second line at 7 A. M. on the
21st. During this time there had been a
suspension of Tork during two hours. In
the 1G hours of actual digging time there
was moved a prism of solid material
measuring 24,903 cubic yards, or 13S3 cubic
yards per hour. It Is not likely that all
this .material went through the pump. A
portion was moved by the increased ve
locity produced by deepening the chan
nel. -But considerable quantity of ma
terial that, in situ, is beyond the stretch
of the machine is undoubtedly carried
through 'the pump by the movement pro-duce(V-ln
taking material directly within
reach of Its action.
"At Postoflice Bar the depths given by
the United States surveys of November,
1S99, are taken for the surface of the orig
inal slope on the beach, and the depths
given by the present soundings repre
sent the slope the dump has taken since
it was deposited under the influence of
the river's action. A certain quantity
has been deposited In the adjacent new
channel, and some has also been carried
away by the action of the current. But
any estimate of such quantity being sim
ply guesswork, no attempt has been made
to discover it.
"If the same effect as on the river bed
at Martin's Bluff channel, of which the
material Is the same, has operated here
on Postoflice Bar, it would appear that
more than OOO.OX) cubic yards have been
moved from their place In the river bot
tom and either deposited In the dumps or
carried away by the current. The quan
tity deposited In the spoil-bank on shore
near the 'red and white lights' amounts
to 290.3S7 cubic yards.
"It Is safe to say that the channel, be
ing In sand, will, after a time under the
influence of "Winter freshets, become of
augmented capacity, the deep water Sn
the river below forming a convenient res
ervoir for the reception of the deposits
and inviting such action. If the dredge
were to begin by cutting at any bar a
narrow channel through such bar, much
of its work would be done for It in the
season of rains by the river currents,
and the work of the dredge would be
greatly advanced in amount and econo
mized in time."
To tho "foregoing report of Major Sears
tho committee added:
"In connection with the report of Ma
jor Sears, we may add that the execu
tive committee's report of the total
amount of material excavated at Post
office Bar was 407.701 cubic yards, as
against CW.000 cubic yards estimated by
Major Srs, of which excavation 251,
051 cubic yards were estimated as hav
ing been deposited on the west bank, as
against 290,389 cubic yards measured by
Major Sears.
"The dredge report of the work at Mar
tin's Bluff for the period covered by Ma
jor Soars' test shows an excavation of
about SWO cubic yards. The surveys of
Major Sears shons that considerably
mere material Is drawn in from the sides
than was supposed, his report showing 24,
f53 cubicyards- This has not been taken
tato .account. la. the executive commit
tee's report, and therefore explains the
excess of the estimates of Major Sears
over thoso returned by the executive
committee."
The report was accepted and filed and
the committee discharged.
Mr. Hatches Is Satisfied.
"Mr. Hughes," said President "Wilcox,
"you have been somewhat personal in
commenting on the reports of the execu
tive committee: now I would like to know
If you are satisfied with this report?"
Mr. Hughes admitted that in the main
It was satisfactory.
"Are you satisfied that" the executive
committee has not been deceived, and that
the data contained In its reports have
been correct as it is possible to obtain?"
persisted the president.
"The showing is much better than I
thought it would be and I must say that
it supports the executive committee's re
ports," responded Hughes. "Still It Is
not perfectly satisfactory. Though Major
Sears was employed at my suggestion and
has perhaps made as accurate and com
plete measurements as was practicable,
we still do not know Just how much ma
terial the dredge Is" moving and how much
Is moved by the current. But I am fairly
well satisfied with this report."
President Wilcox said he didn't see how
a more accurate statement could be ar
rived at without turning all the water
out of the river, and It was a source ot
much satisfaction to him to find Mr.
Hughes satisfied.
"Williams said steps were in progress for
ascertaining with still greater accuracy
Just what amount of material is moved
by the dredge and what by the current,
and that the report next month would
show this.
On motion it was agreed that the max
lmum tax authorized by law, 1" mills on
the dollar, should be levied for the Port
of Portland.
To Remove Part of a Wharf.
Though no official notice of the decision
of the State Supreme Court reversing the
Multnomah Circuit Court In the Mont
gomery wharf case had been received,
the matter was discussed from the news
paper report. It was stated that the
Montgomery Interest would appeal to the
United Statet Supreme Court. In order
that there should be no unnecessary de
lay about It, however. It was voted to in
struct the commission's attorney to take
steps to tear down that part of the Mont
gomery dock that projects over the wharf
line as established by the commission.
It was said tnat In event of an appeal
this would compel prompt action: that,
while the appeal would operate to stay
such action on the part of the commis
sion, the appellant could not let the caso
stand Indefinitely without taking the ap
peal. In other words, this action was not
with the Intent of doing violence to the
Montgomery property, but for the purpose
of hastening the matter to final conclu
sion. Other Matters.
E. T. Johnson submitted an offer of $30
per month each for the use of two or
three dump scows belonging to the Port
of Portland which he desired to use In a
contract for the removal of Sylvia de
Grasse reef. Several members of the
commission were of the opinion that the
use of the scows would be wciih ?2 50 per
day each. The executive committee was
authorized to arrange with Mr. Johnson
for the use of the dump scows, a satis
factory bond for. the proper return of the
property to be exacted.
The response of Captain Langfltt.
United States Engineers, to a letter from
the secretary of the commission, men
tioning the fact that pilots complained
that the United States did not remove
snags from parts of the river channel,
was submitted. Captain Langfitt said the
matter would receive prompt attention
upon proper complaint by a pilot, and It
was deemed best to leave the subject for
the present to be handled in the custom
ary way.
Commissioner "Williams said he had as
certained that a new dredge equal to the
one that Is now In operation would cost
$35,000 to $40,000. but further consideration
of this matter was left 'until the execu
tive committee should get more definite
information.
NEW TOWN TO THE FORE.
Foster, in Linn County, Promises to
Be a linmherlnpr Center.
The 'new town of Foster, on the south
fork of the Santlam, In Linn County, Is
preparing to come to the front as a saw
mill headquarters and terminus of a
branch railroad from Lebanon, according
to J. I Nye, who was at the Perkins yes
terday. Mr. Nye Is tollgate keeper at
Cascades, 12 miles above the new town,
which he says Is already assuming Im
portance as an industrial center.
"About all the available timber land In
that region hss been taken within the
past few months," he said, "and a large
timber firm of Michigan has secured con
trol of It by negotiating with men who
acquire title to It from the Government.
These men are paid $50 each to file on the
quarter sections, and after 10 weeks' time
the timber land price of $2 50 an acre is
paid Uncle Sam: the citizen pockets his
$50 and the corporation becomes owner, at
an expense of about $850 per quarter, to
Itself, $350 being used In land office fees,
expense of witnesses, etc Once these
lands pass Into the hands of the company,
their value goes up to $25 an acre or so,
and thus the enterprising capitalists from
Michigan make a good thing on their In
vestment." "Whether this little arrangement would
hold good If brought to the notice of the
Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Nye did
not venture an opinion.
"Stirring times are expected at Foster
next year, however, as the owners of
these timber lands must proceed to real
ize on them. They cannot afford to let
them He Idle and eat themselves up In
taxes, especially as the demand for the
timber appears to be increasing year after
year. Large sawmills will therefore be
brought out from Michigan and Foster
will be connected by rail with Lebanon
and the outside world.
"The timber of that region, between the
western foothills of the Cascades and the
edge of the Government reserve, Is prob
ably the finest in the world," Mr. Nye
said. "It consists of fir, .spruce and hem
lock, and the trees are as a rule large,
but of vigorous growth. It will take
many years to exhaust this vast forest,
and when It Is finally cleared the land
will be good for farming and pasturage.
Thus Foster will become a permanent
town as the timber Is cut off and agri
culture has taken Its place.
'The tollroad over the Cascade Moun
tains Is not patronized to any extent now,
as the deep snows of "Winter have cov
ered the summits and thus "stopped team
travel. In the early Summer the "Willam
ette & Cascade Mountain Tollroad Com
pany will put on a force of men to grade
the steep places, put In new culverts and
prepare the highway for next year's
travel. The company owns every odd sec
tion for six miles on each side of the toll
road, clear across Eastern Oregon, and
the rental from these lands enables us to
keep the roads up for a good portion of
each year."
Philippine School Teachers.
' "WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Representative
Jones, of "Washington, has received a
large number of inquiries from teachers
in various parts of the state, who are
anxious to learn Just how teachers are
appointed to the Philippine service. In
order to have authoritative information
on this point, Mr. Jones referred the mat
ter to the Commissioner of Education,
and the latter. In making reply, said that
the appointment of teachers to schools
In the Philippines rested entirely with the
military authorities In the islands, and
that up to this time a sufficient number
of competent persons had been found In
the islands to fill all the vacancies.
From this It is Inferred that if a person
desires an appointment as teacher In the
Philippines-, his first step Is to "go "to tho
Islands, and then make application - for
appointment.' ..... . t
LAW IS SATISFACTORY
WORKINGS OF BANKRUPTCY ACT
IN PORTLAND.
la Two Years 337 Cases Have Beea
Heard Opinions of Referee Sweelc
and Thomas G. Greene.
Under the United States bankruptcy
law, which has now been In force 'ab'out
two yeans, 337 cases Gave come before
Alexander Sweek, referee In bankruptcy
for Multnomah County. less than 1 per
cent of which have been Involuntary.
The provisions of the law have been
taken advantage of chiefly by persons
who had old debts hanging over them,
from which they desired to obtain a dis
charge. rather than by merchants In
financial embarrassment.
In the opinion of Referee Sweek, the
law Is satisfactory to nearly all classes.
Hd thinks It needs amending in the mat
ter of the latitude allowed the Judge, J
wnicn, ne says, is not great enough.
"The Judge," said he, "may know that
a bankrupt does not deserve to have a
discharge, but unless his case comes with
in certain narrow conditions the court
is powerless. Generally, however, the law
seems to be satisfactory, and I think It
has resulted In much good."
Thomas G. Greene, who has made a
close study of bankruptcy matters, fur
nishes the following article on the law at
the request of The Oregonlan:
"Comments upon the bankruptcy law
have been mainly In the nature of adverse
criticism, much of which may be attrib
uted t& the innate disposition of humanity
to find fault with what it does not under
stand rather than to actual and fatal de
fects In the law. Immediate compulsory
use of the metric system of weights and
measures in the United States would no
doubt be followed by much fault-finding
until the people became accustomed tp
the standards.
"Some of the hostile critics of the bank
rupt law fall to take a broad view of the
subject, or to realize that a law designed
to cover such a diversity of conflicting hu
man interests. Interests about which thero
is always under any system strenuous liti
gation, is bound to work some hardships
In occasional Individual cases.
"There are in the United States liable
to become Involuntarily subject to the
provisions of the bankrupt law, approxi
mately. 1.000.0M traders and dealers, whoso
operations Involve billions of dollars an
nually, and whose transactions touch
every quarter of the habitable globe. The
average of commercial failures the com
mercial death rate year In and year out.
In rood times and In bad times is from
VA to 1 per cent of the number of
firms engaged In business; that Is to say,
from 12.000 to 17.000 per annum. So that
In the course of two, or at most three,
generations. ,the whole number of com
mercial firms passes . through the bank
ruptcy or Insolvency mill.
"A good, practicable, worklnglegal ma
chinery for handling this enormous busi
ness, with the least friction. Is necessary.
That It should be uniform throughout the
United States and its possessions Is con
ceded on all hands. That It should be
speedy, economical and flexible In ap
plication Is also undisputed. Tet we
find many of the largest wholesale houses
and banks, those whose trade reaches over
many states, Indulging In constant carp
ing at the law, refusing to acknowledge
any good In Its provisions, and demand
ing Its appeal. Attorneys of such cli
ents voice similar captlousness, both by
tongue and pen.
"Self-Interest no doubt Inspires, much
of this hostility, for It Is certain that the.
new law has to a large extent nullified the
power and Influence formerly exercised
by large Jobbers and banks In obtaining
preferential payments and security from
embarrassed debtors. The struggle for
supremacy or success In commercial life
Involves constant application of the law
of the survival of the fittest, and mer
chants, large or small, cannot be expect
ed to be altruistic They have a right
to be selfish, to the extent, at least, that
selfishness may be squared with, honesty.
But a bankruptcy law has to do not with
commercial life, but with commercial
death, and Its greatest essential Is to Im
pose upon all an absolute equality and
equity.
"However fair and practicable may
have been some of the state Insolvency
laws, they were not uniform, and many.
If not the majority of them, were dis
tinctly unsatisfactory. The new bank
ruptcy law on a fair and unbiased Inspec
tion appears to have nearly all of the
wise provisions of the best state systems
and but few of the bad features of the
worst state Insolvency laws. It would,
therefore, seem to be the part of. wisdom
to direct criticism and effort toward secur
ing amendments to such provisions of the
existing law as have been demonstrated
by actual experience to require altera
tion. "Among. wholesale merchants and banks
the provision that has excited the most
attention, in view of the judicial inter
pretation thereof. Is section 57, g, which
reads: 'The claims of creditors who have
received preferences shall not be allowed
unless such creditors shall surrender their
preferences.'
"In connection with section GO, which
defines preferences, most of the "courts
have held that this means. In effect, that
any creditor who, within four months of
the bankruptcy of his debtor, has received
a partial payment on account, even In the
ordinary course of business, and without
knowledge of the Insolvency debtor, must
refund such payment before he will be
permitted to prove his claim for any re
mainder that may be due him thereon;
provided, of course, that the debtor was
In fact Insolvent at the time the partial
payment was made. One court has gone
to the length of holding that the four
months' limit does not apply, but that a
partial payment made by the debtor while
Insolvent at any time before bankruptcy
must be refunded as a condition prece
dent to proving the remainder of the
claim.
"The courts are, however, not unani
mous In this matter, and some of them
have lately manifested a disposition to
break away from the severity of the rule
Two District Judges have applied the
more reasonable doctrine, one more in
harmony with the customs and require
ments of trade and commerce, namely,
that payments made on account of debts
In the regular course of business by one
who does not at the time know or believe
himself to be Insolvent, and who Intends
no preference by such payments, do not
constitute preferences within the meaning
of the law, even though It should ap
pear that the debtor was Insolvent, and
such payments were made within four
months of the commencement of bank
ruptcy proceedings.
"This line of Interpretation recognizes
the principle that payments In due course
of trade, while preferences literally, are
not preferences legally. It puts the cred
itor paid in part on an exact equality
with the creditor paid in full, and draws
a right distinction between the guilty J
creditor and the innocent creditor, and
permits the latter to keep his partial .pay
ment, and to prove up the remainder of
his claim. This doctrine Is also sup
ported In what Is probably the ablest and
most scholarly opinion and analysis of
the decisions on this subject, written by
a referee In bankruptcy, "William' H.
Hotchkiss, of Buffalo, N. T. an re
Gorge "W. Hall, 2 National Bankruptcy
News. 1126.)
"The question will remain a mooted
one. howpver. until passed upon by the
Supreme Court of the United States or
until Congress takes action by passing
the needful amendment. At the last ses
sion the late Senator Davis introduced-a
bill designed to correct the. law in this
Jipa well as in, other, pjurtlculaxs; but itrUC
doubtful If, any legislation in the direc
tion of amending the bankruptcy law can
be effected during the short session.
"As Ihe operation of the law becomes
better understood, and its advantages
more apparent to the creditor class, harsh
criticism may become less frequent. In
deed, even now those who have had the
best opportunities for observation and
experience of its workings and -effect on
business, speak in praise of it. In his
recently published report, Mr. E. C
Brandenburg, assistant Attorney-General
of the United States. In charge of bank
ruptcy matters, states that without doubt
the law is meeting: witn uniform satis
faction. The only discontent that Is evi
dent arises from the same sources that
originally opposed its enactment, namely,
a few Immense establishments, who, with
their network of legal retainers, through
out the country, are able to keep posted
on the financial condition of their debtors
and upon the first intimation of insolvency
protect themselves, often forcing the
debtor Into insolvency who may be but
temporarily embarrassed. ind which may
now be avoided. The law and trade Jour
nals also appear. In the main, to Indorse
the law, and reports from the great mid
dle class and smaller jobbers, particular
ly those located In the smaller trade cen
ters, show that a majority lean toward a
greater liberality in extending credit, be
cause of the feellns of greater security
against the danger of their customers giv
ing preferences to the great firms or local
banks.
"The least that can bo said is that the
present bankruptcy law is a new experi
ment on lines sanctioned by express Con
stitutional provision, the working out of
which will be watched with sympathetic
Interest by business men of large hori
zons everywhere."
IN THE SEVERAL COURTS.
Jedge Fraxer Overrules Demurrer In
a Bis: Railroad Land Salt.
In the suit of Anthony Neppach vs.
the Oregon &. California Railroad, Judge
Frazer yesterday overruled the defend
ant's demurrer to the amended complaint.
This suit was brought against the rail
road for $110,933 7S, on the ground of
the violation of a contract entered Into
March 24. 1SS3. with the plaintiff and C.
A. Hlmpel for the sale to the latter of
3216 acres of land, part of the railroad's
Government land grant. The title of this
land was afterwards In litigation, and
during this time the plaintiff holds that
the terms of the contract were held In
abeyance by a verbal agreement. "When
tho litigation over the ownership of the
land was cleared up, Neppach offered to
carry out the contract, but, as he states,
his money was refused. The demurrer
which was overruled urged that the ac
tion was not commenced within the time
limited by the code, and that the al
leged verbal contract was void under
the statute of frauds. The defendant
was given until January 2 to file an
answer to the complaint.
Judge Frazer in the Circuit Court yes
terday decided that costs should not be
allowed for either side in the case of
Fralney and Rellly vs. the estate of M.
M. McMahon. Judge Frazer on the ap
peal had held that the plaintiffs' claim
against the estate had expired, according
to the statute of limitations, and in view
-of these circumstances decided not to
allow either side costs. Costs had ,not
been allowed In the County Court, and
Judge Frazer held that the same rule
should be observed In the Circuit Court.
In the suit of Edwin Mays against the
Gold Coast Mining Company, Judge Fraz
er denied the motion of the defendant
to make the complaint more definite and
to have the suit separated Into two sep
arata actions. In the opinion of the
court one complaint could cover all the
points In the suit.
Did He Have a Right to the Timber!
The time of the United States Court
was taken up yesterday with the trial of
the case of the United States vs. J. G.
English, charged with cutting timber on
Government lands. Defendant Is the own
er of the Golconda mine, and It Is charged
that he took up several placer claims near
by and that he cleared the timber off
of them and made, firewood to, be used In
the operation of the Golconda mine. It
appears that none of the placer claims
had been Worked, and United States At,
torney Hall has an Idea that they were
taken up only for the sake of the wood
which was on them, some thousand cords
or more, and consequently insists that
Mr. English ought to pay for this wood.
Defendant contends that he had a right
to the timber which was necessary to
enable him to operate his mine. Judge
Bellinger will decide which view of the
matter Is the right one The parties to
the suit stipulated In open court that
the case should be tried without the in
tervention of a Jury.
Aslc for p. Receiver.
As the result of the recent sale "of the
Portland Tradesman a new suit was filed
in the Circuit Court yesterday, that of L
A. Yerex and A. D. Bowen vs. H. EdselL
According to the complaint, Yerex, Bowen
and Edsell associated themselves together
In a copartnership to publish a journal
devoted to commercial and Oriental In
terests. The company purchased the
Portland Tradesman for $1600. But the
money was advanced by Edsell, and he
was given the legal title to the paper
as his security. December 10, Edsell sold
the paper to a man named "Walker for
$2600, and the complainants urge that he
failed to consult or divide the profits
with -them as partners. Accordingly they
ask that -Edsell be restrained from dis
posing of the proceeds of the sale, ask
that a receiver be appointed for the com
pany's property, and the affairs be closed
up and proceeds divided among the part
ners. A restraining order was Issued
yesterday by Judge Cleland in accordance
with the petition.
Court Notes.
A petition was filed In the Probate
Court yesterday by H. L. Bates, request
ing his own appointment as guardian of
Helen C, Margaret and Harold E. Bates,
all minors.
In the United States Court yesterday.
In the case of the A. J. Luce Hop Com
pany vs. J. P. Meeker, et aL, considera
tion of a motion for an order to sell hops
was continued until Saturday, Decem
ber 15.
VICIOUS YOUNG HOODLUMS.
South Portland Boys Arrested and
Dismissed With, a Lecture.
Five "South End boys, whose ages range
from 8 to 11 years, were caught yesterday
by Policeman Irving, near Front and
Glbbs street, and taken to the police sta
tion, charged with malicious mischief. The
police said that the boys, who belonged
to respectable families, hung around
street corners, using objectionable lan
guage, and annoying people who passed
by, especially girls.
"The parents of these boys cannot ap
parently do much to keep them In order,"
said one police official. "The boys persist
In being on the streets after curfew. Why
don't the fathers whip them? It's easy
talking that way. Two of these boys
smoke cigarettes. Four of them say they
attend the Falling School." After a se
vere lecture, the boys promised to behave
better In the future, and-were allowed to
go home.
Just then a report came to the police
station that somebody had stuffed a
gunny bag down a chimney at -492 East
Ankeny street, and that the rooms there
were filled with smoke. Detective-"Welner
was soon on the spot, and he found that
two boys were guilty of the mischief.
The boys were found., and they apolo
gized. They denied they were members
of the "Stone-Sllnglng Society." a hood-
lum organization, oa tho Eat Sid.
GOULD NOT AGREE
Franchise for Carshops Line
Is in the Air,
BRIDGE THE STUMBLING BLOCK
Council Insisted That the City &. Sub
urban Company Should Build Part
of Substructure Mayor's Veto
Sustained.
An adjourned meeting of the Common
Council was held yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of considering several mat
ters connected with street railway fran
chises. The committee on streets, to
whom some of these matters had been
referred, held a long session previous to
the meeting of the Council, at which H.
C. Campbell, representing the City & Sub
urban Railway Company, and O. F. Pax
ton, representing the Portland Street
Railway Company, were present. The re
sult of this conference was that neither
the petition of the Portland Railway
Company for a joint franchise across
th First-street bridge nor the petition of
the City & Suburban Railway Company
for an extension of tlipe in which to build
their line from First and Burnslde streets
to the Grand Central Railroad Station
was brought up In the meeting of the
Council.
Conld Not Aprree Over a Bridge.
The committee considered the petition, of
the City & Suburban Company for a
franchise to build an extension of their
line on the East Side out to Hood street,
near the carshops of the Southern Pacific
Company. They Insisted that this com
pany should bear a proportionate share of
the cost of binding a bridge across
Brooklyn slough, near Inman & Poulsen's
mills. Mr. Campbell said the company
was wlHlng to pay a proportionate share
of the cost of the stringers and the deck
of the bridge, but could not entertain a
proposition to bear a share of the cost
of the piling and caps. As both sides.
Insisted on carrying their point, no agree
ment could be arrived at, and, as the
company's old franchise to some parts of
the proposed route had been repealed by
the Council and It would be necessary to
prepare a new franchise ordinance cover
ing the entire route. It was agreed that
the committee should recommend that the
ordinance "do not pass," which report
was adopted by the Council when It was
presented, and the whole matter will be
considered again when the new ordinance
for the franchise for the whole route
comes up.
Veto Sustained. .
Mayor Rowe returned without his ap
proval the ordinance passed at the, last
meeting of the Council, granting the city
& Suburban Railway Company the right
to maintain and operate a railway from
Front street to the west end of Morrison-
street bridge, for the reason that It did
not contain the provisions contained In
the charter requiring the grantee of the
franchise to pave or repair, whenever
directed by the Common Council, the
whole or any part of the street used
by said street railway company.
The veto was sustained by the unanl
mous vote of the seven members present.
Later an ordinance granting the same
franchise and containing the provisions
omitted In the one vetoed was Intro
duced by Mulkey, read twice and re
ferred to the committee on streets.
Remonstrance From the Sisters.
- Tho Sisters of Charity presented a com
munication in regard to the proposed Im
provement of Twenty-fourth street, from
Gllsan to Flanders. They Insist that the
proposed Improvement Is Instituted for
the purpose of destroying Cornell street.
and protest against Cornell street being
cut Into and destroyed under the guise
of an Improvement of Twenty-fourth
street. They allege that Cornell street
was a road before King's second addition
to the city was platted; that King re
ceived compensation for the fee of the
whole street. from "Washington to John
son, and the pcoperty-owners have paid
for the benefits In addition to having pur
.chased the property from. King and his
grantees.
From a glance at the map of the city
It would appear that the Improvement of
Twenty-fourth street from Gllsan to
Flanders would cut entirely across Cor
nell street, Juat south of St. Vincent's
'Hospital, but the advocates of the pro
posed Improvement say that this Is not
Intended.
Other Business.
A petition asking for the Improvement
of East Twenty-sixth street, from East
Stark to East Burnslde, was granted, and
the City Engineer was instructed to pre
pare the necessary plans and speclfica
tlons.
A petition for a sewer In East Taylor
street, from 130 feet west of the west line
of East Thirty-fifth street to connection
with the sewer In East Thirty-fourth
street, was referred to the sewer com
mittee.
Merrill brought up the .matter of the
title to Hawthorne Park. He moved that
the City Attorney be Instructed to make
Investigation and find out If the city
owned this park, and If not, who does
own it. Carried.
EAST SIDE AFFAIRS.
Free Entertainment at United Breth
ren Church N'otes.
In connection with the regular meet
ing of the Young People's Christian Un
ion of the United Brethren Church, cor
ner or .East Jtirteentn ana Morrison
streets the following programme will be
rendered this evening: Topic, "How to
Listen," leader. Miss Blanch Ressler:
Instrumental duet, arraigned by Kenneth
Long; select reading. Dale Harrison; re
citation. D. Hendee; address, "Opportu
nities for a Young woman." by Miss
Katie Oldaker: recitation. Miss Leila
Harrison; selection, "From the Morals of
Abou Ben Adam," Nasby.
Washington Chapter Election.
At the regular meeting of "Washington
Chapter, No. IS, R. A. M., held "Wednes
day evening, the following officers were
elected and installed: H. P., "W. A. Demp-
sey; King. w. J. Fullam: scribe. J. "W.
Rowland; C. of H., "W. G. Shellenberger;
treasurer, a. Bullock; secretary, C E.
Miller; P. S., A. L. Rumsey; R. A. C,
George A. Tllden; M. 3 V.. "W. S. Macrum:
M. 2 V., Howard Davis; M. 1 V., F. Freld-
Iander; sentinel, T. H. Brlckell. The offl
cers were -installed by Past Grand Master
J. M. Hodson, Penumbra Kelly acting as
grand marshal.
Falrvlew Money-Order Ofllce.
Postmaster Robert Hofer, of Falrvlew,
has added a money-order department to
his office, which will be a great con
venience to that neighborhood. This has
long been needed. Heretofore It was
necessary either to go to Troutdale or
Gresham to send money to Portland, or
make a special trip. The establishment ot
the large cheese factory at Falrvlew
makes the money-order department very
essential.
East Side Notes.
Frank E. "Wills; a well-known young
man of "Willsburg, dled yesterday, at.
bis home, lie was Z6 years and 10 months
old, and leaves a wife, Mrs. Susie A.
"Wills. Deceased Is a member of the
pioneer "Wills family, after which that
JUc i, patnejL D-
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1 Silver Watches
"We are showing the largest stock of
Ladles' and Gents' "Watches of endless
variety
"We selected only those which will bo
satisfactory to the wearer. Good time
keepers and best quality cases, which
will wear and be satisfactory. The cheap
er kinds you won't find in our stock.
"We have Ladles' "Watches from $15.00 to $20.00 that are match-,
less In style and quality, and our Gentlemen's "Watches at ths
prices arenot to be found at any other place in tho city. f
THE G.
"We will show you
some extra fine ones,
too, from $23 to $100.
V
place this afternoon from the Congre
gational Church, at "Willsburg, at 2
o'clock.
Owing to the very dangerous condi
tion of the elevated roadway on East
Oak street, between Grand and Union
avenues, the City Engineer has caused
the block to be completely fenced up at
both ends to effectually prevent vehicles
using It. The surface decking Js rot
ten, there are broken places and the road
way has settled. It la not even safe for
the children who persist In playing on It.
The ladles of the Hassalo-Street Con
gregational Church concluded their fair
and after dinners, given at 93 Grand
avenue. In the Holman block, yesterday
evening. They opened their fair "Wednes
day afternoon, giving a fine dinner from
5 to 8 In the evening. On the tables were
many useful articles which were sold.
Their efforts were quite successful.
THRIFTY MORMONS COMING
They Will Take Up Sugjar-Beet In
dustry Abandoned by Gentiles.
"Gentiles can't make sugar-beet raising
pay, but Mormon families may possibly
do so," said A. E. Huff, a Grand Ronde
Valley farmer, at the Perkins yester
day. "The Gentile farmers are used to
handling a good many acres of grain,
and they have made money at it," he
continued, "and so beet raising was en
tirely new to them, and a good many
farmers have lost money at the new busi
ness. One man near La Grande contract
ed to. raise 600 acres of beets and lost
$10,000 at It, so was obliged to seek a re
lease from a bad bargain. The Mormon
families now coming in, however, stand
a better chance of success, as they will
handle only a few acres each, and will
hire very little outside help. In this way
there Is a possibility of coming out ahead
In the business. I do not consider,, there
fore, that the sugar factory will be re
moved from Oregon, as has. been threat
ened. The Utah people have too much
money Invested In the plant and in land
to draw out of it. The class of Immi
grants coming In from Salt Lake now are
of an Industrious, economical and thrifty
sort, who will deal largely among them
selves and thus make everything count.
They already have a town platted and a
co-operative store is on the tapis. They
will raise poultry and make butter; they
will grow garden truck, and thus furnish
the towns and mining districts with fresh
vegetables. Times will not be so good
for the Gentile farmprs of the Grand
Ronde hereafter, as the price of butter
and eggs must come down In consequence
of the advent of these new people."
FOR EXPOSITION IN 1905.
Centennial of Lewis and Clnrlc'a Ex
pedition Should Be Celebrated.
PORTLAND, Dec. 13. (To the Editor.)
In common with every other citizen, I
am anxious to do everything nosslble to
advance the Interests of Oregon, and this
means Portland and the Pacific Coast.
To accomplish this It is certain that no
better method can be employed than to
have a great exposition an Oriental and
Occidental exposition combined. In view
of the events which have transpired dur
ing the past five years, together with
the acquisition of Alaska, Oregon Is not
far from the center of our country. Ly
ing at the foundation of this westward
growth. Is the Lewis and Clark expedition
of 1S04-6, growing out of the expansion
Ideas of President Thomas Jefferson, the
centennial of which is near at hand. That
that centennial ought to be fittingly cele
brated, as has already fccen suggested
bv Mr. L. B. Cox, there can be no man
ner of doubt. Now, can we have a grand
exposition in 1S02, and another in com
memoration of the event above referred
to three years later? Even if the latter
view should be adopted, there Is no time
to be lost. It should be a coastwise event,
all parts co-operating. This means much
careful and Judicious planning. .The true
historic proportions of the event to be
celebrated should be wrought out. All
local Jealousies for the time should be
burled. Since the present boundaries of
Football
Saturday
MULTINOMAHS
. " ys
SALEM TEAM
This promises to be .the hardest
tussle of the season. The fair sex,
which always admires tests o.f great
valor and skill by finished athletes, will
turn out en masse for this game. The
Salem team bears the proud record of
not having been defeated this-season.
Admission to Grounds, - 50 Gents
This includes a seat In the
grandstand.
W&.
WKDiNT
Wi
HEITKEMPER CO.
286 MORRISON ST.
Oregon embrace the spot where the firs
American settlement, on this coast wa
made, naturally the citizens of this stat
should take the initiative, but it should
be In a broadmlnded, comprehensive spirit.
In the long run this method will Inure to
the benefit of Oregon and of Portland ta
much larger degree, than a narrow, con
tracted, selfish policy.
GEORGE H. HTMES,
WANTS TO BUY MORE SEEK?!
Dealer Tells of Stoclc and Marlce
Conditions In Montana.
J. I. Carson and Frank Lacy, sheep j
dealers, returned yesterday from, a two
weeks' soj6urn In Montana. They report
having contracted for 10.000 head of yearl
ings, to be delivered after shearing next
Summer, at $1 75 a head. These sheep
will be taken to North Dakota to be fed.
and placed on the Chicago market tho
following "Winter.
Mr. Carson said yesterday that thert-
are many sheep for sale in the vlclnltjfh
of Helena and along the line of the North J
ern Pacific and Great Northern, in Moni
tana, and that wool is piled high in the
warehouses along the railroad, very "lit
j tie ot last Summer's crop having beena
soia yet. ine weamer on tne -Honranaj
prairies felt pretty cold for the sojourn-r
lng about the zero mark, with a good,
breeze blowing the snow Into drifts on
the sheep ranges. Flock3 are now belnar
i herded many mites distant from water.
l as the sheep can eat the snow instead oft
drinking, and are thus thriving on ranges
which are not touched by stock during',
the Summer season.
Mr. Carson intends to buy several thou
sand yearlings In Oregon next Spring
conditionally, saying: "If I can buy thenj
right; but Oregon sheepmen at .present
are holding their stoclc at too sun a prlca
for me." He has moved his famUy hithen
from "Wyoming;, he said, in order to avoitx
the extreme cold pf that elevated plateau
region, and will henceforth regard. Al
bina as his home..
NEGLECTED SIDEWALKS.
Fifteen Property-Owners Compel tho
City to Make Repairs.
Following Is a list of persons who failedl
to make repairs to sidewalks in front ot
their property, when notified so to do by
the City Engineer. He was at the last
meeting of the Board of Public "Worka
directed to have the repairs made and.
make the expense thereof a Hen on tho
property:
S. Hebers, lots 10, 11, block 48, Sell
wood. " '
C. E. Pendell, lots 12, 13, block 4S, Sell
wood. Hlte & Ormsby, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, block 38,
Sellwood.
" "W. H. Morrow, lot i, block 22, Holladay'sK
Addltlon. -
S. E. Marshall, lot 4, block 213, Holla
day's Addition.
A. E. Gantenbein, lot V block 7, Mew
Mlllen's Addition.
Mrs. Ella N. HardIe,Jlot 3, block 13, Mo
Mlllen's Adaitlbn.
Dr. Osmon Royal,. lot 4, block 9,-GarrU
son's Addition.
E. P. Murphy, lot 2,- block 12, Multno
mah Addition.
Emil Christensen, lot 15, block 23, Mult
nomah Addition.
A. Bllloh, lot 7, block 26, Multnomalt
Addition.
J. Ryan, lots 13 and 15, block 25, "Multi
nomah Addition.
Henry Dobson, lot 3, block 35, Multno
mah Addition.
F. A. Bally, lot 7, block L Cook's AddU.
tlon.
Agnes Turnbull, lot 12, block 2, Cook
Addition.
New "Washington Postmasters.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. The following!
"Washington postmasters were appointed
today:
"W. J. McKenna, Bay View; Georgdj
Spence, Boardman.
Accidents Happen to Wheelmea.
Don't-forget Perry Davis Paln-KMer.-