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THE MOKNXNG- OKEGONIAtf, FIUDAY, JUNE 13, .1902.
CORNER-STONE LAID
Masons Dedicate Scottish
Rite Cathedral.
grandhaster.gr ace presides
Knights Templar- Act as Escort to
Grand Lodge In iProcesnion-rHon.
"William. D. Fenton. Delivers'
Oration of the .Day. ' "- .
The cornerstone .of tho new. ScotUsh
Kite Cathedral, at the corner- ot Morri
son ana: Lownsdaler -streets; was laidwlth
imposing ceremonies yesterday afternoon
by Grand Master W. E. Grace, 'of the
Grand Lodge, A, F. & A. M. of Oregon.
The address of the occasion -was deliv
ered by Hon. W. TX Fenton. About 500
Masons marched In procession to the site
of the cathedral and 'participated in the
ceremonlea
The procession "was formed by Grand
Marshal Colonel Edward Everett, at the
corner of Tird and Alder streets, the
members of Oregon Commandery, No. 1,
Knights Templar, acting as an escort to
the grand lodge. The line of march was
up Alder to Sixth, Sixth to Morrison, Mor
rison to the cathedral site, where Grand
Master Grace called the assembly to or
der and stated the purpose of the meet
ing. After prayer by Grand Chaplain Rev.
S. M. Freeland and solemn strains of
music by the band Grand Treasurer F. H.
Alliston deposited in the cavity In the
corner-stone a number of articles, a. list
of -which was read by Grand Secretary J.
F. Robinson. The stone was then slow
ly lowered into place, the grand mas
ter trying it by the plumb, square and
level,, after -which he announced:
"I have tried this stone by plumb,
square and level, and pronounce & t0 De
well-formed, true and trusty."
The grand master poured over the stone
.the corn of nourishment, wine of refresh
ment and oil of joy. invoked the blessing
and aid of God in the completion of the
building, and delivered the symbolic tools
to the architect. He then made a brief
address closing with the words:
"Unless our craft were good and our
calling honorable, we should not have
lasted for so many centuries, nor should
-we have been honored with the patron
age of so many illustrious men in all
ages, who have ever shown themselves
ready to promote our Interests and de
fend us from all adversaries. TVe are as
sembled hero today in the face of you
all, to build a house, "which we pray God
may deserve to prosper, by becoming a
place of concpursc for good men, and pro
moting harmony and brotherly lovo
throughout the world till time shall be no
more."
Address of lion. W. D. Fenton.
Hon. W. D. Fenton was then intro
duced as the orator of the occasion. His
address was in part as follows:
"This corner-stone is to perform a
double purpose and to mark alike the
foundation of a great temple builded of
brick mortar and the handiwork of man.
-and also an unseen house not made with
hands erected In the hearts and con
sciences of men, swift In purpose and sure
of -endeavor. It does not Interest you to
know that this building here to be erected
Is the work of Oregon Consistory, No. 1,
in Its corporate capacity, but it is much
more to the point to "witness the fact
that out of the treasury of men's hearts
came the impulse and spirit that have
made 1t possible to plan and erect this
cathedral. "Without ostentation these
united men have put their counsels to
gether and now present to you this cere
monial service in the spirit of the ancient
craft. And is it not appropriate that we
should here dedicate to the cause of hu
manity this handiwork of our order?
"The emotional reformer, seeing this
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
speechless rock, and listening to these
dumb and silent walls, mistakenly as
sumes that all this splendid ceremonial
13 without heart, purpose or lesson, and
that Masonic activity Is a mere expres
sion of ritual that leaves no solace in
the widow's heart, no help for the widowT"s
son, and no love for the needy. The mon
itor has truly said: 'Free Masonry is a
moral Institution established by virtuous
men with the praiseworthy design of re
calling to our remembrance the most sub
lime truths in the midst of the most in
nocent and social pleasures founded on
liberality, brotherly love and charity. It -J
is a beautiful system of morality veiled
In allegory and illustrated by symbols
"It Is well understood that Masonry was
in Its origin a working craft of men, de
voted to the work of building the Temple,
and later to the pursuit of operative ma
sonry in the commercial centers of the
Old World. Out of this concrete and dally
service In time came to be established
what is sometimes called Speculative or
Free Masonry a social and ceremonial
organization retaining the language, sym
bols and signs of operative masonry, but
beautified and made sacred by song,
prayer and lecture breathing the sweetest
"words and teaching the most profound
philosophy in the world, and excepting
only the sublime precepts and saylnss
of the Carpenter of Nazareth a craftsman
and" elder brother. Our lodges were an
ciently dedicated to King Solomon, who
is historically the first most excellent
grand master, but since the Christian era
they have been habitually dedicated to
St. John the Baptist and L John the
Evangelist, who are both claimed by us
as eminent patrons of Masonry.
"In our initial work we inculcate the
great lessons of brotherly love, relief and
truth, and teach the cardinal virtues,
fortitude, prudence, temperance and jus
tice. Its simple ritual Is not anywhere
surpassed In elevation of spirit, in rev-
erent love of the Supreme Architect, and
in consecration to duty.
"The Masonic lodge is a changing and
? jc 'ygiffffijfcgi" 4Kw9vIhhIIe i ?(??
mortal constituency. Its membership
comes and passes out and into the eternal.
Its officers serve their terms and suc
ceed each other, and each year, decade
and cycle new men pass over the thrcsh
hold and enter from the outer door. The
temple of yesterday, last decade, and of a
former generation endures. This corner
stone looks young and new today, fresh
from the hand of its craftsman, but it was
made in the crucible of the world, and
will endure until the day ln -which tho
heavens shall pass away with a great
noise and the elements shall melt -with
fervent heat.'
" 'The whole globe Is the field of our
labors, but each runs his furrow and
sows the good seed in his own little corner
of It; and every one who does a brave
deed or says a wise thing helps the com
ing of the great day and final enfranchise
ment of humanity. Wherever Masonry Is
practiced and honored there let Masons
organize for the relief of their less for
tunate brethren. The doctrines of Mason
ry are on the lips of many, but in the
hearts of few. He who would teach It
must first practice it. and let his example,
his generosity, his charity and his tolera
tion command it to the consideration of
others.' In this spirit we here lay this
corner-stone and dedlcato this cathedral
to its holy purpose."
Mr. Fenton's address -will be published
in full in the proceedings of this session
of the Masonic Grand Lodge.
Articles Placed In Corner-Stonc.
The corner-stone measures 5 by 31 by
20 Inches, and weighs about S600 pounds.
The list of articles deposited In Its cav
ity Is as follows:
Address of Hon. W. D. Fenton, S2 deg., K.
C C H.. orator of the day.
Copy of proceedings of Grand Lodge, A, F.
& A M. of Oregon, 1001.
Address of M. -V. Grand Master W. 2.
Grace, delivered June 11. 1802.
Address by Grand Commander James D.
Richardson, 33 deg., delivered at the centennial
of the supreme council. Southern Jurisdiction,
U. S. A
Report on correspondence to the M. E. Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of Oregon, 1901.
Directory of Masonic bodies In Portland, Or.,
1902.
Programme of sixth semi-annual reunion, A
& A S. Rite. Portland. Or., June 9. 10, 1902.
List of members of class at reunion.
Copy of contract and all circulars in connec
tion with bond issue for construction of this
cathedral.
Patent of the 33 deg. Issued to Rockey P.
Earhart, the third inspector-general activo for
Oregon, Issued by supreme council, A & A
S. Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, U. S. A
Package presented by 111. B. G. -Whltehouse,
33 deg., containing the following: History ot
Teroplarlsm in Oregon; membership card In
Al Kader Temple, A A O. N. M. S.; copy of.
seal. Portland Lodge, No. B5, A F. & A 1L;
silver half-dollar, Columbian Exposition, Chi
cago. 1S02; sliver half dollar, coinage 1902.
Package presented by 111. J. M. Hodson, 33
deg., containing the following: Two United
States revenue stamps; two United States post
age stamps; one Bryan dollar; two Masonic
badges; one copper cent 1SS1; one copper cent
1S0&; ono Irrigation bond; one medal "Washing
ton Chapter, R. A M; one medal General
Grand Chapter Centennial; one programme
and menu card, 27th anniversary, Portland
Lodge. No. 5.
The Morning Orcgonlan ot Thursday, June 12,
1902.
Programme of the semi-centennial celebration
of Salem Lodge, No. 4, A F. &. A M., June
13. 1902.
Photographic copy of appointment of M. W.
Jacob Mayer, 23 deg., as grand representative
of the Grand Lodge ot England to the Grand
Lodge of Oregon.
Map of the City of Portland. 190L
ROSE SHOW JUNE 20-21.
Dates Are Changed to Accommodate
the Public.
It has-been decided that the dates for
the coming rose show shall be Friday
and Saturday, June 20-2L Interest In the
event" Is so general, and has extended so
far to all classes, that It is obvious that
everybody can be better pleased If dates
when there is likely to be less necessity
of attention to business are selected. So
the show will be Friday and Saturday of
next week, instead of Thursday and Fri
day. The floral parade will be Saturday.
Six handsome prizes are to be awarded for
fine turnouts in the parade. These prizes
are given by tho Portland Railway Com
pany, the Portland City & Oregon Rail
way, the City & Suburban. A. N. Wricht.
A. Feldenhelmer and W. Friedlander.
Feldenhelmer and W. Friedlaner.
They will be on exhibition today in Feld-
ESCORTING MASONIC GRAND LODGE TO
enheimer's window, corner of Third and
Washington. These prizes will be awarded
for best double, best single, best fancy,
best mount, best outrider and best pony
turnout. At the end of the floral parade
there -will bo a rose battle on Multnomah
Field.
As the roses and the Indian baskets are
both characteristic of Portland, It Is de
sired by the promoters of the rose show
that the Portland girl be In evidence with
her Indian basket filled with the rosea
that are the pride of the city. J. W.
Cruthers and F. O. Downing will be In
charge of the forming of the parade and
the placing of the traps, and those who
wish to enter are requested to report to
them.
OREGON AND WASHINGTON
Hnrrlmnn Immigration Department
to Concentrate Efforts Here.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Coman, of the Southern Pacific has re
ceived a letter from Assistant Traffic Di
rector Campbell of the Harriman lines.
Speaking of the province of the new
immigration department to the head
' of which G. M. McKinney was ap-
pointed a few week9 ago, Mr. Campbell
says its efforts for a year or more
will be concentrated upon settling up Ore
gon and Washington, and that .the Wil
lamette Valley will have its full share of
attention In this scheme of operations. It
"has been found that-more effective work
can be done by concentrating attention
upon one district at a time than by at
tempting to work equally for all the ter
ritory served by tho Harriman lines. The
first district taken up was Texas, but that
was when only the Southern Pacific was
In the immigration arrangement. Now that
the work Is well organized down there the
i Pacific Northwest will receive attention.
and when this territory shall be settled
j some other district will be developed, all
the resources of the department being for
i- o "?
the time devoted to getting the special dis
trict in hand before the world and making
Its advantages known -to homeseekers.
For a year or more to come the two
States of Oregon and Washington will
receive the concentrated attention of the
immigration department of the Harrlraan
lines, and many thousands of families will
be brought here to make their homes.
TROOPS MOVING BOTH "WAYS.
Twenty-first Infantry Pauses East,
First Cavalry Goes South.
The Twenty-first Infantry, having re
turned from service in the Philippines, Is
now on its way from San Francisco to
stations at Fort Keogh, Mont.; Fort
Yates, N. D., and Fort Snelllng, Minn.
Two tralnloads of these troops passed
through Portland yesterday morning, ar
riving from the South over the Southern
Pacific at 433 and 6:35, and leaving over
thoTNorthern Pacific for the East at 9:30
and 10:30. The soldiers ueed their few
hours in Portland to have a good time,
and some of them, were not oppressively
quiet about it. The two trains contained
11 tourist and two standard sleepers, and
the cars were well filled by the six com
panies of soldiers. Another special train
of seven cars will arrive this morning
with the remainder of the regiment, and
will take the same route as yesterday's
1 trains to the East.
Passing In the opposite direction were
two cars filled with the men of Troop H,
of the First Cavalry, from Fort Keogh,
to take station at the Presidio. San Fran-
clsco. These cars were attached to th
regular train that left for the south at
CATHEDRAL SITE.
S:30 A. M. The two bodies of troops had
opportunity to fraternize a while at the
Union depot.
Per Diem System on Santo. Fe.
TOPEKA, Kan., June 12. Superinten
dent C W. Kounts, of tho transporta
tion department of the Santa Fe, Is en
gaged on a plan to place tho per diem
system of charging for the use of foreign
freight cars in operation on the Santa Fe.
Mr. Kountz says the Santa. Fe will be
much benefited by the change. It -will
go Into effect July 1.
Superintendent HiKglns Renlsns.
OMAHA, Neb., June 12. Samuel ' G.
Higgins, superintendent of motive power
and machinery of the Union Pacific sys
tem, has resigned, and will be succeeded
by W. R. McKcen, Jr., at present mas
ter mechanic of the Wyoming division.
The change becomes effective at once. It
is understood Mr. Higgins will go to an
Eastern road.
Has Not Asked for Extension.
NEW YORK. June 12. Reports that the
syndicate which underwrote the $50,000,
000 of Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy,4 per
cent bonds has asked for another- exten
sion of time are denied.
"IMPERIAL LIMITED."
This fast train service is to be again
inaugurated by "the Canadian 'Pacific.
Commencing June 15, the first train will
leave the Coast, crossing the continent
in four days. The equipment, which con
sists of nothing but sleepers, diner and
observation car, is the finest that can be
gotten together. It is indeed a "perfect
train."
Are as small as homeopathic pellets,
and as easy to take as sugar. Everybody
Kkcs them. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Try thorn.
PROMINENT FIGURES IN LAYING CORNER
"REFORMATION A FIASCO"
HENRY 'AUSTIN ADA3IS TAKES THIS
VIEW.
"It Has No JHstlflcatlon," Snya'He,
"and It Failed Utterly to Ac
complish Its Alms."
Much attention Is being turned toward
the course of lectures by Henry Austin
Adams, and the Baker Theater was crowd
ed last night when he spoke on "The Ref
ormation." He held that Influence of the
Reformation upon the people had been
auch as to condemn it, and that its start
ing could not bo justified upon any
grounds unless it la admitted that Christ
was a failure.
Mr. Adams is an impressive speaker, and
his words made a marked impression upon
those" present.
Among other things, the lecturer said:
"Viewed ' from any polnf of View; the
Reformation was the most momentous
moral and doctrinal revolution through
which the human race has passed In 2000
years. And considering Its Immense ef
fect upon the social, political and intel
lectual life of Europe, one would suppose
that honest men wouldapproach the study
of its causes, methods and results with
the sole desire of getting at the facts; but
such is very far from being the case.
The great majority of people complacently
assume 'that the Reformation was all that
our school histories would make it, and
any suggestion of a desire to question Its
divinely inspired work, and beneficent out
come is hooted at as a "bit of 'Jesuitical'
juggling of sacred facts for the purpose
of rehabilitating the discredited and foxy
old Roman Church.
"Scholars have absolutely refuted all
the outrageous charges made against the
medieval churchy, the character of Luther
and his crew has been completely demol
ished, the statisticians have proved over
whelmingly that in every way the effect of
the Reformation has been deplorable but,
no matter, 'we are the people,' and our
glorious Protestant Reformation was the
beginning of all our freedom, our rights,
and our civilization. So there you are.
What can you do with so-called American
educators, if they prefer to keep their
jobs and make themselves 'solid with the
present powers, to knowing and teaching
the truth? But there is a growing body
of real scholars who, with no axes to
grind or pulpits to hold or votes to get,
are telling the shameful story of robbery,
lust and heresy which we have solemnly
styled the Reformation. Maltland and Lee
and Mallock and Starbucjc and Lummla
and Jcssup men of great learning, and
all of them Protestants these are cour
ageously telling the facts, and only the
tuppenny little high-school 'swelled heads'
will tell you they never heard of them.
"And the work of such men must tell
in the end. At all events It enables the
Catholic to let the non-Catholics fight It
out among themselves."
Mr. Adams reduced his argument prac
tically to this:
"The only possible Justification for so
radical a departure as the Reformation
would have been, that the church had
ceased to teach the faith, that she 'had
ceased to inculcate morality, or that she
had utterly abandoned .her divine vocation.
But this puts the matter in a very delicate
position, for, if you can prove that the
church did become the sink of Iniquity and
the cavernof soul-destroying errors that
the reformers said she was, then It logic
ally follows that Christ could not keep
his own premises, and that the Holy
Ghost, being unable to guide the church
in safety, had to call In a lecherous monk
to .get tho ugly mess straightened out
again. ,
"It Is Inconceivable," said the speaker,
"that Christ (if he was truly God) could
have allowed the entire body of his be
lievers to fall and remain for 1000 years
in spiritual and moral darkness. He had
said, 'Lo. I am with you In all the days,
even until the consummation of the
Vorld,' and again, 'The gates of hell shall
not prevail against you.' These promises,
according to the non-Catholic historians,
he failed ignomlnlously to keep.
"But had there been sufficient cause.
the Reformation failed utterly to accomp
lish the only things that it set out to
uC.
"It can hardly be complimented on Its
success In restoring or keeping 'the faith,'
for it has proved to be the fruitful mother
of Innumerable different faiths none of
them now being the same as the faith of
any of the reformers themselves, even
the Presbyterians having last week bid an
affectionate farewell to poor old out
grown Calvin. The Bible, the opening of
which to the people was one of the boasts
of the Reformation, Js now being torn
into shreds nnd tatters by the 'progres
sive' ministers in all the Protestant de
nominations. Including the Episcopalians;
leaving the task of handing down the
Scriptures In the future, to the 'unscrip
tural old Church of Rome, from whose
hands the blefeed Reformation rescued the
sacred book. As to morals. thecrlmlnai
statistics give a very discouraging account
of conditions In non-Catholic communities,
while our own rotten divorce courts, sup
pression of births, and the number of
- STONE OF SCOTTISH: RITE CATHEDRAL.
murders, -robberies, -forgeries, and - gen
eral , corruption - give us.'anything but a
rosy Idea of the moral effect of rebellion
against the ancient church. Here again
testant superiority, and a delicious wlll-1
ingness to ignore the easily ascertainable
tacts; but men like Charles F. Lummis
(the greatest living authority on Spanish
America), a Methodist himself, emphat
ically declares that the moral condition of
exclusively Catholic countries is immeas
urably higher' than others.
"Thus we see that the Reformation can
bo justified only on the blasphemous
ground that Christ was a failure, and
that, even If capable of Justification, it
has turned out a ghastly if not a ridicu
lous fiasco."
STEEL TRUST'S ANSWER.!
Says the Law Permits It to Carry
Oat the Conversion Plan.
NEWARK,-N. J., June 12. The United
States Steel Corporation filed-an answer
today to the suit brought by Miram Bar
ger, of Sullivan County, N. J., to restrain
the company from retiring "$2CO,000,0(X)' of
the preferred stock and issuing bonds in
stead. Tomorrow the constitutional points
raised in the bill will be argued. Mean
while the rule to show cause, granted by
Vice-Chancellor Emery last Monday, acts
as a stay.
The answer avers that the corporation,
by vh-tue of the law under which it exists,
has' the right to make, alter or amend Its
by-laws, subject always to the vote of
the stockholders, as was done in the pres
ent case. The bill denies that it ever was
the Intention of the defendant corporation
or its officers to make the new bonds con
vertible into common stock at any price
or in any manner whatsoever. It claims
that the action of the directors in retiring
the preferred stock was voted upon and
assented to by nearly all the capital stock
of the corporation.
Rival of Glucose Trust.
CH'lCAGO. June 12. The glucose trust
Is to have a rival In the Imperial Glucose
& Starch Company, which will construct
a $3,000,000 plant near Chicago, Charles
M. Warner, of Syracuse. N. Y.. is at the
head of the new company, which will have
its headquarters at Chicago. The plant is
designed to be the largest in the world.
CORNER-STONE, OF WHICH WAS LAID YESTERDAY.
It was originally In contemplation by the Scottish Rite bodies to erect an Imposing structure ot white stone, to contain ac
commodations for all the 'bodies ot both IUte3 on the west side of. the river, but circumstances beyond their control compelled
the modification of the plana, and instead the classic bulldlns a3 shown above was designed. This building 13 to be of pressed
brick, two stories over a" high basement. The main entrance Is on Morrison, street by three sets of double doors opening Into a
large tiled vestibule, and from thence by a broad flight of stairs to the first floor. Here is located the banquet hall, a beauti
ful room CO feet wide by 84 feet long, having In addition a platform for musicians, the celling being carried by four great
steel girders. There are no pillars or Dosts. The floor Is of maple, in order that It may be used for dancing If required. On
the eame floor are located the- library, 2T by 4S feet, with a five-foot fireplace, a large parlor and the secretary's office. In
addition, there Is attached to the banquet hall a serving room. Immediately under which, in the basement. Is the kitchen, with
a dumb waiter. The basement also .contains cloakrooms for ladles and gentlemen, and a dining-room, 40 by V for the ordi
nary use of the bodies. There Is also hero a very large storeroom, to Contain tables, chairs, etc, when not in use. On the
second, floor Is located the auditorium. CO feet wide by 70 feet Ions', with gallery capable of seating upwards of 250. The cell
ing Is SO feet high, with a dome. Adjoining the auditorium Is a large armory, with lockers for all members, also ante-rooms,
chamber of reflection, and a very large property-room. On the gallery floor Is located the organ loft, also sitting-room, - bed
room and bathrSom, for the janitor, and parlor for the choir, and an additional property-room for- robes, etc.
The estimated seating capacity ot the auditorium is between SOO and 1000. It is contemplation to provide, in the near fu
ure.i a largo pipe organ of the Aeolian type. ' -
The building committee is composed of Philip S. Malcolm. Louis G. Clarke and John M. Hodson. The advisory committee Is
J. A Sladen. H. L. Pittock, W. t. Fenton, J. A Brown and F. C. Baker.
-with a dally capacity of 25,000 bushels of
corn. It Is. expected to take a year to
complete the buildings.
CREDITMEN'S
CONVENTION
Harry J. Trepfoc Elected President
St. Louis Next Meeting: Place.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 12. At today's
session of the National Creditmen's As
sociation the reports of committees on
credit method departments, investigation
and prosecution were presented and
adopted, with the exception of a clause in
the latter providing that a debtor shall
pay the cost of investigating committee
settlements.
Chairman Murphy, of Rochester, of the
investigation committee, stated that tho
investigation fund had been completed.
A committee was appointed to investi
gate all matters pertaining to credit in
surance, especially as affecting the word
ing of bonds and the methods of adjust
ing losses.
The -convention adopted a resolution
urging the passage by Congress of the
.amendment to the National bankruptcy
bill. Harry J. Tregoe. of Baltimore, was
elected president, and George F. Pfelfer,
of Detroit, vice-president. St. Louis was
selected as the next meeting place.
F. W. Standard, of Colorado, and Gus
tave Brenner, of California, are among
the directors elected. William R. Prender
gast, of New York, was elected secretary.
Tho following state vice-presidents were
announced: California, Sanford Bennett;
Colorado, F. A. Halsle. The convention
adjourned eino die.
Gcorgrc Hevrson Insane.
CHICAGO. June 12. George Hewson,
formerly a prominent constructing archi
tect and contractor of St. Louis, was ad
judged Insane today. He Is 65 years of
age. He constructed a number of office
buildings at St. Lous and built numerous
boats now running on tho Mississippi
River.
i
Kins; Victor Days Coal Land.
NEW YORK, June 12. Victor Emanuel,
King of Italy, Is reported to have bought
-within a few days 150,000 acres of the best
coal land in the Pocahontas district. West
Virginia, from two Pittsburg operators
now In Italy. The price was about
I $$.000,000.
SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL
OLD DREDGE IS REPAIRED
TRIAL TRIP WILL BE TAKEN NEXT
THURSDAY.
Efficiency of the Machine Has Been
Increased 100 Per Cent by Im
provements Costing: $23,000,
At a regular monthly meeting of the
Port of Portland Commission yesterday
afternoon President Banfield announced
that the old dredge, on which $23,000 has
beep spent In repairs, would go out for
Its trial trip next Thursday. He said the
efficiency of the machine had been In
creased 100 per cent by the recent im
provements, though Superintendent Kel
ley was Inclined to leave estimates as to
Increased efficiency to be made after the
dredge shall have been tested. The
machine will be set at work in the har
bor above the (Mblna flouring mill, and
it Is expected to be kept working in tfie
harbor until the necessities of navigation
here shall have been met.
Several bids for the old machinery were
received, it having been advertised as
scrap iron. The bids ran from $11 to ?lo50
per ton for the -wrought iron and $17 50
to 520 per ton for the cast iron. These in
cluded eyebeams, shafting, etc., which
Commissioner Swigert argued should not
be sold as scrap iron. The eyebeams. he
said, could not be bought in the market
for less than ?65, and he though the price
would be nearer $75, and he deemed it
very unwise to sell them for such figures
as had been bid. The shafting was la
much the same condition. The two en
gines, too, for which bids ranging from
$100 to $160 each had been received, he re
garded as entirely too good to be sold as
scrap. He favored selling the actual scrap
at the prices bid, but he thought the eye
beams, shafting and engines should be
put in the hands of an agent, who should
watch his opportunity and sell them for
reasonable figures to persons who might
have need for them. The board came
readily to this view of the case, and
passed a motion indefinitely postponing
consideration of the scrap-iron bids.
Several tenders were received for ma
chine tools for the new dredge. Theso
were read and then referred to the en
gineer In charge of the construction ot
the dredge for segregation and recom
mendation. Engineer Lockwood submitted a draft
of a letter he proposed sending to tho
Willamette Iron & Steel Works relative
to delay in li?e building of the engine for
the new dredge. It was to have been
completed by July 6, providing the shaft
ing, which "was to be obtained in the East;
should arrive on time. One of the shafts
has been shipped, but the car has been
lost, and it cannot be guessed when it
will reach Portland. The other shaft has
not left the mill. The board does -not
think there has been sufficient diligence
on the part of the Willamette Iron & Steel
Works in trying to get trace of the lost
shaft, and the letter of Engineer Lpck
wood is calculated to give notice that tho
board is not pleased with the present
situation of the matter, and will not be
disposed to allow any claim for delay
unless every reasonable effort shall be
made to avoid that delay; In other words,
that the Willamette works would not be
permitted to reap benefit from delay of
subcontractors if such delay could have
been avoided by reasonable diligence on
the part of tho Willamette people. A
special committee consisting of Commis
sioners Swigert and Selling was appoint
ed to investigate the matter.
On application of the Portland Water
Commission, the Port of Portland agreed
to lend pontoons 104 and 107 for the use
of the Water Commission In making bor
ings of the river bottom along the W3ter
mains. Superintendent Kelley was direct
ed to deliver the pontoons w"here needed
today.
The board adjourned; "subject to call of
the chair.
Synod's TeleRrnm to Rooievelt.
ASBURY PARK, N. J., June 121 The
General Synod of the Reformed Church
In America, before Its adjournment, adopt
ed a resolution-' offered by Moderator .A.
E. Ktttredge. expressing to President
Roosevelt the best wishes of the synod for
the continued success of his Administra
tion and the -welfare of his family. .The
resolution was sent by telegraph to the
White House. The question of union
with the Reformed Presbyterian church
was referred to the following committee
on conference: E. B. Clee. J. Beardlee.
J. Elmendorf and J. H. Karston, to report
at the next session here.
Brewer's Labor Commission.
SARATOGA, N. Y., June 12. The United
States Brewers' Association today elected
a board of trustees and the following spe
cial labor commission: O. F. Steifel, &U
Louis; Gustave Pabst. Milwaukee, and
Rudolph Schaeffer, New York. The com
mittee will have a conference with the
National Brewery Workmen's Association
and report to the board of trustees. Tha
conference will relate to arbitration. .