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THE x MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1902.
THE BAR'S AT FAULT
Not the Tug Service, Says
Mr. Mohler.
NO IMPROVEMENT IS PROMISED
la Letter to the Chnmlier o Com
merce President of O. It. fc X. Ex
lliiln C'ompnny'h I'onltioii
Trustee Xot Sutlwficd.
A lcttr from Prreidpnt Mohler, of the
O. R. & X.. furnished interesting reading
at yster4ys meeting of the trustees of
the hamhr cf Commerce. Mr. Mohler
expressed himself forcefully and gently.
lit vajd the company is giving good ser
v're and the business do'? not -warrant
zir more tugA Moreover, lie did not be
lixt that the ltivcf ticntlon by the trustee?
was made In the bst way. either "to
e rve the publle good or to promote har
jxinry of commercial interests."
Th agltaton over the recent resolution
liy thr trustors- In favor of .ldmission to
this country of Chinese "merchants" was
not dlNured. Members of the board
present were. S. M. Mean. IV. B. Aver.
"W. J. Burns, W. S. Slbon. Adolphe
"VVolft, L.. A. Iwfe F. M. Warren and
Lewis Russell. E. T. Williams was pres
ent part of the session.
Mr Mohler's letter ild In substance
tfiat the comparison of the trustees be
iwan the number of tugs at th- mouth
of hc Columbia and at Puget Sound Is
unfair: that the bar tugs operate only be
tween Astoria and the sea, whereas the
tugs at Puget Sound tow as far as to
Tac-'ma and Olympla. and also to British
Columbia ports, that the maximum tow
of the two tugF on the Columbia bnr is
23 miles, and that at Puget Sound be
tween HO and 2iO miles; that the ihree
or four river tugs here are not counted In
the comjwrlson; that the source of the
oiscontent is the bar. and not the O. R. &
X.. that the company docs not feel bound
to offset the bar with a flotilla of tugs;
that the O. R. N. would readily retire
from the tug service; that Jlie company
is in the business solely to equalize char
tew with Puget Sound; that the com
jiany will not increase the service until
business shall compensate for it. The let
ter concludes by saying that the O. R. &
2C has always co-operated with any effort
toward Improvement of the river and
bar. and desires to continue doing so. Mr.
Mohler expressed a derdre to meet the
trustees Jn conference at any time they
might appoint.
The sentiment of the trustees was that
Ir. Mohler had not met them squarely
on the facts of their resolution. They
desired to give the subject the fullest con
sideration, and therefore referred the let
ter to the transportation committee. The
urgument that ;lie tugboats are operated
nt n loss was not regarded as entirely
valid It was maintained that there Is no
business in which some departments nie
not conducted it a loss.
"Wnnt mi American ReKler.
A communication was read frevn the
Gray Steamship Company. It asked for
the support of the chamber for a bill to
Krant American registry to the steamship
lanauense. The vessel was In the Gov
ernment transport service In the late war.
The letter was referred to the navigation
committee.
A letter was read from the Studebaker
Company. The letter asked the trustees
1o commend a speech of G. H. Maxwell.
eXfiu.iv cnairman of the National Irri
gation Committee, in favor of Government
work in Irrigation. The matter was re
ferred to the advertising coirnnltfe.
Secretary Recti ivjiorted that the Spo
kane Chamber of Commerce has taken no
action in regard to the petition sent out
for open rivers. The secretary of the
jokat'e body has received 10 copies of the
petition, which he has promised to attend
to ilnn he gets time. He made the
rmmlto a month ago, and is as hard up
for time as ever. It was decided to have
the 10 copies turned over to Henry M.
Richards, of Spokane, who. It was
thought, would circulate them for signa
tures How A(h ertlwina: Hoes (loud.
The question of advertising Portland in
a spe lal Or:- nt edition of a San Francisco
3aper was rofererd to the advertising
committee. Mr. Wolfe, chairman of the
committee. embraced the occasion to de
liver an opinion as to the advantage of
adverf-sing. He was a strong heliever In
printer's ink. But he had no faith in
cheap advertising, nor In desultory adver
tislrg lie regarded it better to use a cer
ta.n . m cf money in one or a few ven
ttrcs than in many. He advocated that
the Chamber of Commerce work hand in
Jiur.d with the advertising committee of
the I.-wis and Clark Centennial.
Thf ned of a booklet for Immigration
a0 tiffin was considered urgent, t.ays
nnd '.m :ms for supplying new literature
ucr left to the advertising committee.
Tr membership committee reported fa
v a' the names of applicants for mem-Jtr-h'r
read at the last meeting of the
ttU-t'-es.
The question of a telegraph cable to Ha
a!,, whether it should be built by Gov
taiiaii'iit or no:, was deferred for the pres
ent Pr !dent Mcars announced the new per
jnan t exhibit committee1 as follows: J.
T. ltcheldT. R. Livingston. A. H. Dev
crs, H. Wittenberg and S. B. Cobb.
MR. lUOIILEH'S LETTER.
IVhy tlie O. R- & Doci Not Main
tain Hetter Har Service.
The full text of President Mohler's let
ter to the Chamber of Commerce la as
follow :
Tor ioitembr. October. November and De
cember. 101. and January. 1902. five months.
there wore 133 dnyllght tides and 173 nisht
tlde Assuming we were able to work all of
the da light tides we would only be able to
work 4S per cent of the total daylight and
night tides.
During the months of November and Decem
ber. HH. and January. 1902. three months, the
"Wallula towed in and out CO ships, and the
Taloosh JH shlpp. The Wallula towed 34 jcr
cent of the total number handled. It may bo
Interesting to jou to know that the usual tow
ing time of the Tatooh is three hours and of
the Wallula three hours and 10 minuter.
During the calendar year 1901 147 deep-sea
Falling vessels arrived and 130 departed. Of
the, 147 entering the river 15 sailed In with fa
vorabln winds, not requiring the use of a tug,
nor was there any neglect on the tugs purt.
Of the ISO departing, four sailed out for the
Fame reasons, representing a total of less than
7 per cent of the total shipping handled for
the entire year
During the months of September, October,
November and December. 1001. and January.
1002, out of 1M days there were 47 days when
the bar was smooth, 30 per cent: 47 days mod
crate, 30 per cent; 56 days rough, 36 per cent;
one day obscured and two days no report. As
an example of what rough mean, when the
Tatoosh towed In the Tarpenbek she was
swept fore and aft, the crew being in the rig
ging, and the master on top of the charthouse,
drenched through You will also bear In mind
that, nrt withstanding all these difficulties, the
pilots and tugs' have taken these ships ia and
out uninjured.
The O It. & N Co. has two competent tugs
which should make on a night and day service
r0 miles each, or 1500 miles per month, towing
a maximum distance of 25 miles; while on Pu
get Sound they make 3000 miles per month
per tug, and are obliged to tow from 100 to 200
miles. Plpase bear In mind that we have two
tugs in actl-e service, while at tho present
time the Puget Sound tugboat service has only
tight. Also bear In mind that we only tow
to and from Astoria and the sea. while the Pu
get Sound tugboats tow to and from Port
Townscnd, Port Hadlock, Whatcom, Falrhaven,
Blaine. Port Ludlow, Port Gamble, Port Blake
2y, Ballard, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma and
Olympla, as well as to British Columbia ports',
and It frequently occurs that tows are made
between the various ports mentioned, as well
as to Alaska. This is the only tug servlo? on
Puget Sound, and serves both American and
British territory, covering a larger water ter
ritory than any other harbor in the United
States or British America. The average time
from Tacoma to the sea is 24 hours; Seattle to
the sea. 20 hours.
Only propellers handle ships on Tuget Sound.
Tou have apparently taken no notice of our
towboat system between Portland and Astoria
In making your comparisons.
The neglect of the people of the state whose
place It Is to look after suitable appropriations
for the deepening of the Columbia River bar
is solely responsible for the present difficulties.
The O. R. & X. Co.. as you may know. Is
towing the ships from Portland to the sea.
while private individuals are doing the work
on Puget Sound and San Francisco. The ne
cessity for the O. R. & N. Co. to do this work
was to equalize charters as against Puget
Sound and to prevent extortionate charges in
the towing of ships and to retain the grain
business legitimate to this port.
For your Information, tho towage and bar
service has been operated, since my connection
with this property, at an absolute loss, solely
for the protection of your Interests as well as
the Interests of the railroad company. I have
no doubt but that. If you will agree to sec that
no eoctortlonate rates are made, our company
can easily be persuaded to retire from doing
this business, as we have never yet received a
new dollar for an old one.
The O. It. fc X. Co. has no objection to pri
vate enterprise putting on tugs, but It cannot
afford to maintain an excess of Its present
service until Increased business Justifies It. nor
will it continue its service If other interests
are encouraged to demoralize what Is already
an unprofitable service. Neither will wc, un
der such circumstances, hold ourselves respon
sible for a marked change of conditions should
products find other markets, for should there
be no Improvements made lo the Columbia
River bar, the products, many of thm, un
doubtedly, will seek an outlet elsewhere.
You will please bear In mind that this com
pany has operated solely and distinctively In
the Interests of the (Columbia Itlver. and for no
other port, and I am led to conclude from the
resolutions passed by your Chamber of Com
merce, upon the results of your Investigation
In which we were not called upon for the facts
regarding our business, and In which you con
stituted yourselves Judge and Jury, tried and
convicted us without a hearing, that an Inves
tigation so clandestinely made Is not the best
mode to serve the public good, or to promote
harmony of commercial Interests.
With the proper deepening of the bar. and
lighting It so we can operate day and night, as
other ports do, we could have handled with our
present tugs, wlthouiSiny congestion whatewr,
during the months of November and December.
1001. and January. 1002, 30(1 ships, while we
actually handled during that period 130 ships.
There were handled In and out over the bar
during the calendar year 1001. 277 ships, so
during tho year, without difficulty, we eould
have handled more than the combined tonnage
of Portland and Puget Sound with our two
tugs
I am looking to the time when the Mnrconl
system, or some other, will be established tin
all sailers and tugs. Its advantage on thn
Columbia River Is obvious.
The Navigation Compnny does not feel calle-d
upon to maintain a flotilla of bar tugs at tin
mouth of the Columbia Rh-er to offset the fail
ure of the Government and state to perform its
share of the work.
I am aware that complaints are frequently
made by ship captains who claim to have bcra
within sight of the bar. many of them for thr
reason that. halns: made slow passages, thty
try to throw the responsibility on home com
panies so as to pro-e they are fast sailers, ele
slrable ships and that our service here was in
efficient. You will also bear in mind that It is
much fairer to believe the people who are lo
cated In your community and ho have their
capital invested here, and who will Insist In
giving the best possible sen-Ice, rather than ti
believe the stories of the majority of ship cap
tains who have no Interests at stake.
You will recall that this company has always
co-oprate-d with you In every way possible for
the lmmovement of the river and the lir.
When the river and harbor committee was here
wo furnished free special trains and boats from
Lewlston to Atorla; also other commercial
bodies at your request. The company was also
urged ta have a representative on the naviga
tion committee of the Chamber of Commerce,
and declined because It thought It was for your
best Interests that It should not le represented,
but offered to co-operate to bring about mutual
practical results. In view of this, and the
establishment of an Asiatic steamship line,
which has been operated at a heavy loss, it
came as a great surprise that you should have
published your findings without Inviting a hear
ing from. us.
If. after yeu have Investigated the facts pre
sented In this letter, you desire a conference. I
would be pleaseI to meet you at any time it is
agreeable, to co-operate with you for practical,
mutual Improvement of navigation affecting
you as much as us.
PAYMENT OF THE REWARD
It Mn( First Re Determined AVlio In
Entitled to It.
PORTLAND. Fob. lS.-(To the Editor.)
For the information of the public gener
ally would you kindly explnln what tech
nicality of law compelled the authorities
offering the reward for the arrest ond
conviction of the murderers of Mr. Mor
row, to place it in the hands of the
courts for distribution?
The action in offering the reward wis
most commendable and unanimously ap
proved by the people. It was the people's
money, however, and it is n question
If they do not now quite as unanimously
disprove the method adopted for Its dis
bursement. It being very evident that the
result will be but a remnant, if any, of
the 5500 will ever find its wiy Into the
deserving persons' pockets by the time
the lawyers are through wrangling over
it. It seems that the county authorities
and District Attorney between them
should have been competent and able
to learn who gave the desired Informa
tion, and with gratitude promptly turned
over every cent of the money to who
ever was entitled to it.
Does It not look like humbug, which Is
perhips too mild an expression to use?
The public do not relish being humbugged
a great deal In a case of this nature, be
sides the unfavorable effect such a prec
edent may have on any future
case where It may be found
necessary to , offer a reward for
the purpose of securing similar informa
tion, there being no surety that the in
former will be protected In what. In all
fairness, he or she should be fully en
titled to. S. V R.
Two persons have filed claims to this
reward, and the legal right to It can be
ascertained and settled only through
the court. If the county had paid It to
one of the claimants It might be forced
on adjudication to pay to the other.
BOARD OF TRADE TO MEET
Varlonn Tejplc of Importance to be
Dlscunxcd Tonight.
An adjourned meeting of the BoarO of
Trade will be held tomorrow night at the
Oregon Mining Exchange. The session
will begin at 7:30 o'clock. An insurance
committee will be appointed. The sub
ject of Insurance rates in connection with
the new survey of underwriters, will come
up for discussion. Members for the
committee, recommended by the executive
committee are: Samuel Connell, W. J.
Clemens, and N. W. Rountree. The sub
ject of a flreboat will also receive at
tention. The Board will consider a pro
ject for establishment of a factory here
for the manufacture of farm implements.
The mateer of open street-cars running
in Winter time will come up. Govern
ment mall and transport service with
the Philippines will be looked Into. The
sentiment is that mail should be dis
patched to Manila by the Portland-Oriental
line of steamships, inasmuch as It is
done from Tacoma and Seattle, and this
city has equally good transportation fa
cilities. It Is desired that ns many of the sub
boards of trade as possible be represented
at the meeting. Sub-boards may have as
many representatives as they have mem
berships in the central board.
Receiver for Building Association.
TRENTON. N. J.. Feb. 18. Chancellor
Magie today appointed Louis J. Schenck,
of Somerville. receiver for tho Washing
ton County Co-operative Bank, a building
and loan association of Newark. The ap
plication was made by the Department of
Banks and Insurance.
UNFAIR BANNERS BARRED
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION RE
STRAINS WAITERS' ALLIANCE.
Judges George and Cleland Decide
Custom Violate Restaurateurs'
Rights Judge Seara Dissent.
The Walters Alliance is no longer to
carry unfair banners in front of res
taurants, the proprietors of which have
refused to sign the union agreement
Judge George yesterday rendered a de
cision granting a temporary Injunction in
the case of A. J. Hall, of the Palace res
taurant, against the Walters Alliance.
Judge Cleland concurred In the opinion,
and Judge Sears, who has heretofore twice
decided to the contrary, dissented. Judge
Frazer did not sit in the case.
Judge George, in passing upon the case,
said: "The banner here Is not one car
ried in some public procession to Influence
or educate in some public purpose, but In
the nature of a menace, and a threat to
the proprietor of the house before which
it is Jisplaj-ed either to submit toa loss
of patronage or to demands of the carrier
ofc the banner. i
"However well meaning the display of
this banner may be. its tendency is natur
ally to attract a'ttentlon and injure the
business of the plaintiff, to Intimidate his
employes and customers and through its
menace to force hhn Into an abdication of
rights which the law accords him to man
age hlc own business in his own way, and
compel him ultimately to accede to the
demands of others therein, and being in
front of and on his premises, its continu
ance constitutes to him a private nuisance,
which he has a right to have abated.
"While acceding fully to the rights of
waiteis to form an alliance, and through
all leslthmate or lawful means to protect
labor rights and Interests of its members,
yet the law must accord to plaintiff his
legal right to run his restaurant the same
as any other Individual owner. . . .
"A plain principle seems to be here in
volved. If one annoying banner can be
maintained on one's premises, others can
be added, and if at a place of business,
then also at homes, and our streets and
front yards can become tramping grounds
or all kinds of marching and evolutions
In squads or otherwise.
"It would be a mistake to assume that
e-ne can do anything in a street because
it is a public highway. The public right
in a highway Is to pass and repass a
mere casement, as it were and if one uses
tho street for any other than a proper
purpose of travel, the owner of the soil Is
entitled to the rights he possessed before
the highway was made.
"Thtf inscription on this banner is cal
culated to offend. It publishes to the
traveling public and to the employes of
the plaintiff that the plaintiff is an unfair
man. The inscription on the banner, in
our opinion. Is a direct attack upon the
business of the plaintiff.
"Organization of worklngmen for the
purpo&e. of furthering their Interest and
maintaining good wages 3s In perfect ac
cord with public policy, and has the sanc
tion of law, and there are many good
features about these organizations, but
they have no right to conspire or combine
to destroy any man's legitimate business
by unlawful means. Every one has a
right to have his business protected."
At the argument of the case Henry St.
Rayner appeared ns counsel for Hall;
Richard Williams represented E. House
as attorney, and W. D. Fenton appeared
as attorney for Watson Bros.
Judge George referred to numerous de
cisions covering the points at issue.
IV ILL OF RICHARD HALEY.
Dccenncd Lenves ?SSOO to Be DI
trlhuteil In Ynrlnos Bcinetn.
The will of Richard Haley, deceased,
was admitted to probate In the County
Court j'estcrday, and Thomas Whalen and
Thomas Callaghan, who are named in the
instrument, were appointed executors.
The estate is appraised at JSSOO.
The will provides that the executors
shall expend not to exceed 5100 for funeral
expenses of the deceased and high mass,
and JG00 for a tombstone. To the pastor
of St. Patrick's Church 5100 is devised for
masses. To Kate Haley, a sister residing
at Cambridge. Mass.. 11000 is bequeathed.
Among the following nephews and nieces
$1000 is to be distributed in equal parts:
Mrs. Kate Wells and Mrs. Mary Foley,
Ronton; Dennis J. Haley, Cambridge,
Mass.; Mary Haley and Mollle Gilmartin,
Cincinnati, and also her brother, name
and residence unknown.
To Rev. Martin J. Fo'.ey, Somerset, O..
Sir) for his own use, and to Miss Mary
Donohue, Woodstock. 5150. The rest and
residue of the estate Is devised to Kate
Haley.
MOTION FOR. NEW TRIAL.
.Indpre RellltiKcr Decides Against
Ilun'krr Hill & Sulllvnn Compnny.
A motion for a new trial in the case of
G. Kcttleson vs. the Bunker Hill & Sul
livan Mining Company was argued be
fore Judge Bellinger In the United States
Court yesterday. The motion was denied,
and defendants were allowed 2 days in
which to file a bill of exceptions. In case
they desire to appeal to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Gunderson was dread fully injured by an
accident while in the employ of defend
ants, and brought suit in the United
States Court here to recover damages.
The Jury awarded him 510.000. and it is un
derstood that eight of the Jurymen were
in favoring of allowing him 50.000. It la
thought scarcely probable that an appeal
will be taken.
SUES LINSEED OIL COMPANY.
A. L. MacLeod Seelts to Recover J(74
for Flnxsectl and Labor.
A. L.. MacLeod yesterday filed suit in the
State Circuit Court against the American
Linseed Oil Company, doing business in
Portland as the Portland Linseed Oil
Works and Pacific OH & Lead Works,
to recover 53C74.
MacLeod alleges in his complaint that
he entered into a contract with the de
fendant some time ago to furnish flax
seed at a stipulated price, and elltl so to
the extent of about 51G.OO0. Including
labor performed, he avers that the amount
sued for Is still due and owing, and also
interest.
Attachment Suit Dismissed.
The attachment in the suit of Edward E.
Haller vs. C. Martin Haller, on a life in
surance policy. Issued In favor of the
father of the litigants, was dissolved by
Judge Frazer yesterday, on motion of
John F. Logan, attorney for the plaintiff.
The suit was brought to recover 5C0O on a
note given to secure a bond for a deed.
Mr. Logan contended that the bond had
long since been canceled and, therefore,
the note was not collectible, and In any
event that the security had not been ren
dered migratory.
Decisions Today.
Judge Cleland will announce decisions
this morning In the following cases:
Frank Melvln vs. H. Schneider; on mer
its. Joseph Supple vs. Charles O. Hill.
Max Relter vs. Stewart & Powers; on
motion to retax costs.
Articles of Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation of the P. J.
Cronln Company were filed In the County
Qlerk's office yesterday. The objects are
to conduct a harness and saddlery busi
ness. The Incorporators are P. J. Cronln,
Ambrose M. Cronln and John W. Cronln.
The capital stock Is 525,000.
Court Notes.
The inventory of the estate of Harriet
B. Bolles, deceased, was filed yesterday.
The property is valued at 52900.
H. W. Manning, of Portland, salesman,
yesterday filed a petition in bankruptcy
in the United States Court. His liabilities
amount to 52S66 66; assets, 575, exempt.
Louis Ebllng. of Portland, yesterdny
filed a petition in bankruptcy in the
United States Court. His liabilities amount
to 51773 47; assets. 5S69. Fred T. Merrill
was appointed temporary receiver of his
property.
The suit of Malvina Braak against the
Eagles Fraternal Insurance Society, to re
cover $1000 on the life of her husband,
Rhelnhard Braak, deceased, was dis
missed by Judge Frazer yesterday, the
case having been settled.
Adda Parrlsh, administratrix of the es
tate of her husband. Samuel B. Parrlsh.
deceased, has commenced suit against C.
W. Parrlsh to recover 57W). which she al
leges was advanced to him by S. B. Par
rlsh in the years 1S9G and 1897, and has
not been repaid.
The Espey Real Estate Company has
brought suit in the State Circuit Court
against Frederick Proebstel to reform a
deed to a parcel of land in the Griswold
tract. The complaint recites that In 1S37
the defendant made a deed to Wendell
Proebstel of an acreage tract, for the
consideration of 51200. and that plaintiff
holds a part of It. which is wrongly de
scribed in the deed.
EMPLOYES WANT MORE PAY
Water Committee AsUed to Give a
IK Per Cent Raise.
At the regular meeting of the Portland
Water Committee yesterday Chairman
Corbett presided, and Messrs, Haseltlne,
Joseph!, Kohn, Ltdd. Lewls, Raffety,
Scott and Teal were present.
A communication was presented by the
gatekeepers and watchmen at the head
works and reservoirs, asking for an In
crease in their salaries. They stated that
the expenses of living had Increased about
25 per cent within the past year or two,
and that they were required to be on duty
12 hours every day in the week. They
asked for an increase of 15 per cent in
their pay. Those of them who are fur
nished with dwellings free receive 555 per
month, and the others ?f5 per month.
Some time ago it was arranged that the
night men and those employed in the day
time exchange places every alternate
month, so that the work and the wages
were equalized, to the great satisfaction
of all concerned.
The work is not arduous, but is confin
ing, and requires constant attention. Re
quests for an Increase of salary have been
made several times before, but, as one of
the members remarked, "the committee
had studiously evaded granting any raise."
On motion of JosephI the petition was re
ferred to the operating committee for in
vestigation and report.
The operating committee submitted their
report of the operation of the works for
the month of Janunry. showing receipts
and expenditures ns follows:
Receipts from water $25.150 15
Cost of operation and repairs 2.700 14
Remainder paid to Treasurer $22. 450 01
In regard to a communication from the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Sunnyside. asking if the committee would
furnish water free for a drinking foun
tain If the committee would provide a
fountain, the records were produced to
show that a resolution was adopted by
the committee some years ago, declaring
It to be the sense of the committee that
water shall be furnished free of charge
only to such public fountains as should be
erected under the authority of the city
and be the property of the city. The city
has a drinking fountain, which was placed
in a warehouse because it leaked,
and by agreement with the Board of Pub
lic Works It is likely that this fountain
will be repaired at the cost of the city
and erected In Sunnyside. to furnish drink
to he thirsty, free.
A petition for a water main on East
First street, to provide fire protection to
the warehouse district, was some time
ago referred to the Fire Commissioners,
with a statement that if the cross streets
were improved so that engines could get
to such a main to take water, it would be
laid. East First street is Impassable to
engines on account of the railroad tracks
and switches on it. but it could be crossed
if the cross streets were Improved.
The necessary petitions; for such Im
provements were passed to the Fire Com
missioners with the petition. Yesterday
the Fire Commissioners sent back the pe
titions and the accompanying documents,
with a statement that the only property
owners who had signed the petitions for
the Improvement of the cross streets were
Henry Weinhard, S .Sanshelmer and F.
Page. On motion of Teal the whole mat
ter was laid on the table.
Petitions for mains on East Salmon and
East Burnslde streets were referred to the
operating committee.
The operating committee presented the
following report In regard to the drainage
tunnels at the City Park, which had been
submitted to them by Engineer D. D.
Clarke:
The flow of water from the drainage tunnels
at the City Park has about doubled In volume
during the past two weeks, and now amounts
to from CO.OOO to 70,000 gallons per day. Only
about one-half of this amount, however, comes
from the upper portion o'f the tunnel west of
shaft 1, the remainder entering largely from
shaft 18 and the tunnel near reservoir 4.
The survey of the monument lines made dur
ing the early part of the month Indicate no
appreciable change fron) conditions heretofore
reported. At several points on two different
lines an apparent movement of .02 foot Is no
ticed since the last survey. An examination
shows that the surface at these points slopes
rapidly to the eastward, and as the ground has
been frozen during tho month to quite a depth,
it Is thouRht that tho change noted Is entirely
due to the heaving action of the frost
It Is also observed that whero the surface Is
nearly level no sueh change has taken place,
and neither do the points observed alon? bed
rock In the tunnel indicate any movement
whatever.
As the surface of the sliding ground Is now
thoroughly saturated with water, and the
drainage tunnels are being subjected to tho
most trying conditions of any period since their
completion. I am pleased to be able to report
that such satisfactory progress is being made.
GOOD MONEY ON BAD CHECKS
Saloon Men Give Up and Noyt Seek
Smooth-Talking German.
Tho police are searching for E. Weiss,
alias LInd, a smooth-talking German
musician, who Is wanted to answer a
charge of passing alleged bogus checks
for 520 at the Owl saloon. Third street
near Burnslde, and for 515 at the New
Cyclone saloon, northeast corner of First
and Morrison streets. The check artist
is about 40 years old, and he speaks Rus
sian and German with fluency. About
tho end of last week he was the star at
traction at several Third-street saloons,
andt(tated that he was traveling repre
sentative of a San Francisco music
house, but was short of funds on ac
count of delayed remittance. He was one
of the patrons of the Owl dance hall, and
displayed two or three tuning forks as a
guarantee that he was in the music
business.
Last Saturday evening, after he had
paid for several drinks, he told W. F.
Gelsler, of the Owl saloon, that he would
be obliged if he could get a check on
the First National Bank cashed for 520.
Mr. Geisler gave the money with reluc
tance, as Lind, as he then represented
himself to be, was a complete stranger
to him. But here LInd's power as a
conversationalist shone, and the money
was forthcoming. Llnd immediately spent
over 54 in drinks, and departed full sail
for the New Cyclone saloon, where he
Induced Wahlgren & Backstrom to cash
one of his checks for 515, using the name
of Weiss on that occasion. Next day,
Sunday, Weiss patronized both saloons
and gave all of his acquaintances the
glad hand". But on the day following he
knew that the checks he had given
would be taken to the bank where his
fine financial work would be discovered,
and ho accordingly disappeared. The
missing man wears spectacles, is smooth
ly shaven, wore black clothes, a mack
intosh coat and. a soft hat.
CARE OF PUBLIC INSANE
ADDRESS BEFORE CHARITIES AND
CORRECTION CONFERENCE.
Dr. S. G. Smith, of St. Paul, on Ur
gent Necessity for Reforms in
State Asylums.
The auditorium of the First Baptist
Church was well filled last night for the
opening session of the First Oregon
State Conference of Charities and Cor
rections, and the feature of the evening's
programme was an address by Dr. S.
G. Smith, of St. Paul. Minn., who is
president of tho State Board of Charities
and Correction of his state. Dr. Smith
is a convincing and Interesting speaKer.
and 'ears of work have familiarized
him with conditions and results that en
able him to speak with authority upon
those subjects nearest his heart. In the
work of bettering human kind, and par
ticularly those classes which sooner or
later become charges upon the state and
municipality Dr. Smith is an enthusiast.
He has Traveled the world over, looking
into methods in vogue ,and investigating
the merits and results of each. As a pro
found student of sociological problems,
he is recognized as an authority and
listened to with deference.
In the opening remarks Dr. Smith de
voted some tlm to the relation of poli
tics to practical work of charity and re
form. He said that under the American
system of rotation of office, it was Im
possible that a Governor should be ac
quainted with the best methods for caring
for state charges. He said that the
greater part of a state's revenues was
spent in caring for the dependent, insane,
and defective of Its population, and that a
non-partisan State Board of Charities
and Correction, divorced absolutely from
politics was the best solution to the prob
lem. He pleaded for the establishment of
such boards, and their maintenance for
ever separate from the turmoil and un
certainty of political partisanship. He
cited the situation abroad where local
bonrds act under power delegated by the
general government, and he submitted
figures to show a far greater percent
age of good accomplished there than In
this country.
"You have no right," declared Dr.
Smith, "to ask a physician to be ap
pointed to care for the lnsano what his
politics are." The larger part of Dr.
Smith's address was devoted to the prob
lem of insane asylums, their methods
and evils of present workings which
should be eradicated. Incidentally he
proceeded to tear the "gospel of heredi
ty" to tatters. "As a matter of fact
heredity in human beings amounts to
this: We are born either weak or strong.
Man is of all animals the least affected
by heredity. The Children's Aid Society,
of New York, made an experiment with
a generation of children gathered from
the slums, the streets, and from haunts
of shame. These babes were sent to the
states of the Middle West, and there
set down In communities of normal peo
ple. Those little rascals from the slums
have grown up and averaged as well as
the rest of the people with whom they
were reared. One slum child is Governor
of a state today, others are Judges, and
many have reached heights of distinction
In various paths of life. Doesn't this
disprove heredity?
"Healthy parentage is a better heritage
than souls of saints. In sickly bodies.
The education of the child is the greatest
consideration. Put them in the kinder
gartens when they are four years old.
give tKem proper associations, and they
will return with the Influence of the
school to the tenements, and perhaps
unconsciously, but never the less potent
ly, work for the uplifting of parents and
neighbors. Don't tear the child from Its
mother. A baby will get along better
with a few tattered rags of mother love
than in the cleanest best-managed insti
tution In the country.
"I want to say something of our Insti
tutions for the Insane. The trouble with
these Is the phrase 'per capita.' States
must be educated to the truth that they
can save more by spending more. It is
better to pay 5300 per capita a year for
three years than 5150 a year for 20 years.
Alienists have said that insanity Is cura
ble within the first two years if curable
at all. After that the malady reaches
the chronic stage, and except in rare in
stances there is no recovery. We should
exert our utmost efforts during the first
two years. Detention hospitals should
be established between the homes
and the asylums. Convalescent hospitals
should be maintained to receive the pa
tient after he is discharged that he need
not return to the surroundings from
which he came, and which may have
been the cause of his insanity. Tho
problem is the prevention of' Insanity."
Dr. Smith was listened to with rapt
attention, nnd at the close was enthus
iastically applauded. He told interesting
stories to Illustrate the facts he wished
impressed, and told much of his travels
abroad while Investigating sociological
problems In Europe.
Mayor Rowe made a brief address of
welcome, in which he dwelt upon the
importance of the conferenco which was
assembled, and wished it success In Its
deliberations.
Thomas N. Strong read a splendid ad
dress setting forth the objects of the con
ference, in which he reviewed the nec
essity for continued efforts along socio
logical lines, and he presented statistics
to show the constant need for auch
work. He told how politicians use power
to allow vlolaters to wink at the laws
In return for which allegiance at the polls
was demanded, and he drew a convincing
picture of tho misery and degradation
of the section of the city given over to
vice and sin.
Mrs. Walter Reed and Mrs. Rose Bloch
Bauer were present and rendered a de
lightful musical programme. Each sang
a solo, and tho evening's session was
brought to a close by the duet "Oh. That
Wo Two Were Maying," and it was nec
essary to respond to an encore before tho
applause ceased.
Three Sessioas Today.
There will be three sessions of tho Con
ference pf Charities and Correction at the
First Baptist Church today, all of which
will be of great interest. Different sub
jects will be considered at each session,
and those who have expended much lime
and labor in organizing the convention
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are no fees to be paid and all the com
mittee asks is the presence of citizens
and their cooperation at the different
sessions. The first session wil be at 9:30
A. M., and after the temporary organiza
tion the following programme will be
given:
Address of Welcome Rev. A. Blackburn.
"The Catholic Charities of Oregon" Rev.
Father Black.
Discussion.
"Co-operation of Those Enpaged In the Re
formation of Juvenile Offenders" Professor W.
L. Cummlngs, principal of the educational de
partment of the Oregon State Reform School.
At tho afternoon session, at 2 o'clock,
J. D. Lee will present a paper on "Modern
Care of the Criminal." "Care of the In
sane " will be the subject of Dr. Will
iamson, assistant superintendent of Ore-
I gon State Penitentiary, and a discussion
will folow. "Work of Charity Organiza
tion In Portland," by W. R. Walpole, sec
retary of the City Board of Charities, and
discussion, will close the session.
The discussion of these papers will be
followed by the permanent organization
of the Conference for the ensuing year.
The night session will be devoted to the
consideration of the care of children.
The work of the Children's Home, Baby
Home nnd the Boys and Girls' Aid So
ciety will be discussed nnd Improvements
in the methods suggested. The pro
gramme will be as follows:
"What Shall Be Done With Our Feeble-MInd-ed
Children" Clayton Wentz. M. A., superin
tendent Oregon School for the Deaf.
Discussion.
, Violin solo "In Memorlam" (Victor F. Aus
tin). Mrs. G. Kuhn: accompanist. Miss Louisa
Belrr.
"Duty of the State to Its Dependent Chil
dren'sMrs. George C. Brownell. of Oregon
City.
Discussion.
Solo "Hush, My Little One" (E. Bevlgnanl).
Miss Kathleen Lawlcr; accompanist. Mls.s
Louise Belrr.
"The Care of Homeless, Neglected, Abused.
Dependent and Delinquent Children of the
State" W. T. Gardner, superintendent of the
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Oregon.
Discussion.
Solo "The Holy City" (Adams). H. G. B.
Wilson; Miss Ella Mildred Connell, accom
panist. Adjournment.
Clilenjco nank Amnlsniiintlon.
CHICAGO, Feb. IS. The Post says to
day: "The Corn Exchange Bank announced
unofficially today the absorption of the
Merchants' National Bank. The report
came as a great surprise to financiers in
the city, who had no Idea that the gen
eral progress of bank amalgamation would
affect these prominent institutions. Offi
cial announcement of the deal will be
made tomorrow. The Corn Exchange Bank
Is capitalized at 52.00O.'OO0, with a surplus
of 51.000.000. and 53J0.000 undivided profits.
The Merchants' National has a capital of
51.000.000."
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If other physicians have treated you for so
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DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Feb. IS. S P. M. Maximum
temperature, 57; minimum temperature. 42:
river reading at 11 A- M.. 9.3 feet; change In
the past 24 hours. 0.0; total precipitation, o P.
M. to 5 P. M.. 0.02 Inch: total precipitation
since Sept. 1. 1001. 23.45 inches; normal pre
cipitation since Sept. 1. 1901. t0.4t inches; de
ficiency. 7.01 Inches: total sunshine Feb. 17,
5:27; possible sunshine Feb. 17. 10:30.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
3 Wind.
- 55.2- C
r? -H. 2. :r
2 ts o 2
3 3 n n
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STATIONS.
Astoria 50 0.00 1 NE ICIoudy
Baker City 4 0.00 ' SE Clear
Bismarck 2ii 0.00 S S Clear
Boise 4SO.0O Clear
Eureka 62 0.00 S tiW Cloudy
Helena 40 0.00 2 faW Pt. cloudy
Kamloops. B. C 4S 0.00 E Cloudy
Neah Bay 4S 002 0 E Cloudy
Pocatello 40 0.02 12 N" Pt. cloudy
Portland T.7 0.00 E Cloudy
Red Bluff r,20.00 S Clear
Boseburg 30.00 W iCIoudy
Sacramento r.o0 00 t NV Clear
Salt Lake 40 W .Cloudy
San Francisco fi00.00 W Clear
Spokane 5010.00 S Pt. cloudy
Seattle 5l0.0t W ICIoudy
Walla Walla tSOlO.OO W Clear
'Light. Trace.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Except a few light showers along the Wash
ington and Oregon coasts and a rather heavy
fall of snow In Southeastern Idaho, no precipi
tation of consequence has fallen during the
last 24 hours in the states west of the Rocky
Mountains.
The temperature In the North Pacific States
Is from o to 10 degrees above the normal.
The Indications are for fair weather In this
district Wednesday east of the Cascade Mount
ains, and showers to the wes-t of this range.
WEATHER FOBECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 2S houra
ending at midnight Wednesday. February 19:
Portland and vicinity Showers, with south
erly winds.
We.ten Oregon and Western Washington
Showers; southerly winds.
Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho Fair;
variable winds.
Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
Cloudy and occasionally threatening; cooler in
Southeast Washington: southeast winds.
NEW TODAY.
$500.00 to $50,000.00
For loans on most favorable terms. Municipal
and school bonds purchaser. W. H. Fear.
300-7 Falling building.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On improved city and farm property, at lowest
current rates. Building loans. Installment
loans. MacMaster & Blrrell. 311 Worcester blk.
LEWIS AND CLARK
CENTENNIAL SITE.
;
Columbia University build
ing is four miles from the
Postoffice. The University
campus can be reached in 10
minutes from East Second
and East Morrison Streets by
the OR. & N. St, Johns
branch, having only one grade
crossing. The O. R. & N.
can land 2000 people in Uni
versity Park every 10 min
utes. The free use of the
Columbia University building
and 200 acres of ground are
offered to the Exposition
Company.
The beautiful groves of
cedars and firs that stand on
this proposed site cannot be
produced in a few years and
cannot be matched anywhere.
The trees in one three-acre
grove are 100 feet, without a
limb, and stand on grounds
once cleared. Think of the
amazement of the Eastern
people as they stroll through
these groves of evergreen
trees of such uniform size.
The exposition can do no
more for University Park than
University Park can do for
the exposition. The exposi
tion can be of no permanent
benefit to University Park,
except as it shall be -a benefit
to the Northwest in general.
We soon will have the Port
land Railway street-car line,
the City & Suburban elec
trified, Bull Run water, bridge
over the Columbia, O. R. &
N. to St. Johns, drydock, new
university buildings, new
business blocks, factories and
docks along the water front
that will give employment to
thousands of men. What
more do we want? Homes
and home builders.
University Park is inside
the city limits of Portland and
has all the conveniences of a
great city. The only system
of boulevards in Portland
centers there. The future busi
ness center of Portland will
be on the Peninsula. Men
and women now past middle
life will see lots sell at Uni
versity for $50,000. You
may smile, but file this away
and paint it on my monument
if the statement does not come
true.
Take a' flyer at University
Park. It will only cost you
$5 down and $5 monthly on
each lot. We must sell- half
of our lots to allow settlement
and improvements to go on.
This is your opportunity.
Will you avail yourself of it?
UNIVERSITY LAND CO.,
151 Sixth St., near Morrison.
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