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Newspaper Page TextPortland, - Orison. VOL. XLII. NO. 13,106. PORTLAND, OKEGOK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1902.. PRICE FIVE CENTS. " " 13,' ANY SIZE. LATEST STYLES. RAIN COATS, MACKINTOSHES RUBBER BOOTS AND SHOES Rubber and Oiled Clothing GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY R. H. Pease, 73 and 75 FIRST STREET. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG SHAW'S PURE smaWS BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 1 10 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon and Washington. J. F. DAVIES. Pres. St. Charles Hote CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. WHOLESALE SHOES Wet Weather Shoes, Logging Shoes, Full Line of Felts and Holiday Goods. HOTEL PERKIN EURQPNiPLAN Flnrt-CUtM Cae-clc 'XeBtanraat CeaaeeteA With Hotel. The Satisfactory Application of FRICTION CLUTCHES TO ALIi CLASSES OF POWER TRANSMISSION MACHINERY IS A CONSTANTLY IXCRBASIXG SOURCE OF COMFORT AND PROFIT ' TO OUR CUSTOMERS AXD OURSELVES. (This Bald-Headed Statement May toe Confirmed by Inquiry. ' WILLAMETTE IRON & PROTECT YOURSELF FROM TODAY. Buy the best Fireproof Safe. TODAY. Have stood the test for ST years. PORTLAND SAFE & LOCK c6. Gteneral Agents 205 SECOND ST., near Taylor Can You Think of Anything More Appropriate? There is no Christmas gift that will ing pleasure to every member "of We invite your attention to our descriptive readers in following magazines: Manner Cosmopolitan McClure Harper's Scribncr Smart Set Leslie Ontlngr , Atlantic Monthly Review of. Reviews Bookman Send for our catalogue "W," explaining our easy payment plan, with list of over 100 satisfied "Home Purchasers." w Bole Astnl for Oregon. Washington, Idaho. MR BANK ROBBERS' BIG HAUL They Capture $30,000 In New Mexico arid Flee to Mountains. ST. LOUIS Dec. 12. A special to the Globe-Ccmocrat from Santa Fe, N. M., says: A report reached Santa Fe late this afternoon that the. private bank of Hills boro. Sierra County, was held up on Wednesday afternoon by robbers, who es caped with considerable booty, as Tjut a short time before cattlemen had deposited eome 130,000. The deed was done, in broad daylight. The robbers made for, the northern part of the county. After midnight three men were heard galloping at a furious rate through FatrvJew, a ' .mining oamp, and were headed for the Black Range. A Sheriff's posse is in pursuit. The bank is owned by Pennsylvania cap italists, and is doing a large business. Hillsboro is off the railroad line, the near est point being Lake Valley, a number of mi!es to the north. There Is no tele graphic communication. Bis Store In Scranton Burned. SCRANTON. Pa., Dec 12. The large five-story structure occupied by J. L. Connell & Co., wholesale grocers, at 115 Franklin avenue, was destroyed by fire today. Four firemen were slightly In jured, The loss is estimated at ?175,000. fully Insured. Spaia Offers to Buy "Wnraalps. , NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The Herald's Valparaiso correspondent say3 Jt la re ported that Spain hao offered to purchase the two new Chilean battle-ships and one cruiser, but the government has kept the offer, if there has been one, a secret. ANY QUANTITY. President. PORTLAND. OREGON. Give Your Kodak Friend A DEVELOPING MACHINE v FOR CHRISTMAS GET IT NOW If you want to be sure of it Big Line of New Albums COMPANY Wholesale and Importing Druggists America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT J. W. BLAIN. Sec and Treaa. American Plan $1.25, 51.50, European Plan ...... 50c, 75c, E1.75 h.oo 87-89 First St. Portland, Or. .Boatse eimrio iiv ........... ,,rvQ n iLwinriiij ble ii.00 to tZ.O& per Ur ally .81.50 to M.0 vt Ur Kwm Don Bocna Tub!. STEEL WORKS, PORTLAND OREGON. FIRE be such a last- O the family as a WF"l E 353-355 WASHINGTON ST., GETS OUT OF TROUBLE. Consolidated Lake Superior Cancels Dividend and Raises Loan. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12. There were three important developments today. In connection with the collapse of the shares ' of the Consolidated Lake Superior Com pany, which began -.yesterday and con tinued during today's operations on the Stock Exchange. At a meetim? of the directors of the company the resignation or .president Lewis was received and ac cepted. His successor was not chosen. The directors issued a statement announc ing; that the last quarterly dividend of 1 per cent, payable December 15, had been deferred, and it was learned that the Doaru naa succeeaea in arranging for a loan, of $1,000,000. The loan Is to be made by a. number of local trust companies and banking institutions, with the aid of Speycr' & Co., and the Morton Trust Com pany, of New York, and the Mercantile Trust Company, of Baltimore. The cause of the company's financial difficulty is the present money stringency. Xew Cases of Cattle Disease. BOSTON, Dec. 12. Reports of new cases of foot and mouth disease were received today. The cases reported were at Sauga-iand Lexington, where previ ously there" have been no casea. . Advices show that there. are cases of the disease now in Salem, Pelham and Hudson, IT. -H- , Asks Relief for Navajo. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1Z The National Indian Association today closed ito 23d annual convention after adopting resolution- urging legislation for the relief of the Nava3os in Arizona. I hat Has Taken Place of Fiery Words. VENEZUELA MAKES APPEAL Asks Uncle Sam to Mediate for Her. BUT POWERS SAY IT'S TOO LATE LnnsdoTrne Says Venezuela Must Pay Debt and Retire From Revolution Business Castro's Finn to Fund His Country's Debts.- The request, of President Castro that Minister Bowen act as ' mediator with Great Britain and Germany Is received with favor in "WashlnKton, but British and German ofllciala think it comes too late. ' The allied powers are explaining how the Venezuelan ships happened to be sunk and try to explain If away. The planof settling foreign claims on which Venezuela was negotiating be fore the blockade, began Js published In London. Th allied fleets hold' the ports, tho Venezuelans' continue to arm and fortify the cities, and there are rumors of an intended bombardment of La Guayra. LONDON, Dec. 12. Foreign Secretary Lansdowne was the principal guest at-the annual banquet of the United Club, given tonight in London. In a speech of con siderable ' length the .Foreign Secretary touched upon the most prominent topics of the day. He said he did not believe that in any part of- the world was Great Britain open to the charge of bearing Inveterate antipathy to any. one, not even to Venezuela "If that republic," said Lord Lans- dewae, "would. Assist - teotHrCCHimlttlnc --'-'-'-- -'' V?i:.v-'--..tS'-?i -atisf Bhroarixj L&sbe would pay h'fcr; just? debts; indiC'siie would Vctti'y b nV dlp-' lo malic representations -made, 'her in- per fectly- courteous language, there would, be no need whatever of aiiy quarrel. "I might add," said the Foreign Secre tary. "that Venezuela should be content to put herself on a moderate allowance In the -matter of revolutions. In less than 70 years Venezuelan .has Indulged In the luxury of, 104 revolutions. Three revolu tions in two years seem to be altogether unreasonable. "I am glad to say that in Venezuelan waters at this moment German and Brit ish warships and sailors are acting side by side in enforcing the just demands of J these two powers." J Continuing, Lord Lansdowne said that in Scmallland the Italian government-was giving Great Britain Invaluable facilities In the conduct of operations, and that he hoped soon to dispose of the difficulties created by the Mad Mullah in that part of the world. Concerning Ireland, the Foreign Secre tary said the condition of that country might be regarded today with less misgiv ing than at any time for many years past. Home rule had receded further into the background than at any time within his recollection, VEXEZUE&A'S PLAN OF PAYMENT, Before Crisis Came Was Negotiating: for Loan Witli Guarantee. LONDON, Dec. 12. Senor Schetborgh, Venezuelan Consul here, tonight made the following important statement to representative of the Associated Press: "There being no longer any necessity of secrecy with regard to the methods adopt ed by Venezuela to effect a settlement of all the foreign claims agalnet that coun try, the following facts can be published "About six months ago President Castro sent special envoys to different ' Euro pean cities, entrusted with a confidential mission having for its object to ascer tain the state of feeling of tho foreign creditors of the Venezuelan Republic and to try to arrive at a basis of agreement for the consolidation and unification of all of Venezuela's foreign debt, Includ ing the diplomatic claims. The envoy who came to. London was instructed to associate himself with me; the other en voys were engaged in connection with other claims against Venezuela, especially those of Spain, France and Italy. After considerable negotiations in London and on the Continent a suggested plan of set tlement was arrived at. "In brief the plan provided for the con solldatlon of all debts and claims into unified Joan not exceeding J8.000.000, to .be known as tne Venezuelan uniued 4 per cent loan of 1902,. and to be guaranteed by the customs, if at any time the cus toms receipts proved insufficient to meet the Interest, the government Undertook to make good any deficiency out of other revenue. "It was considered essential to learn the attitude of the United States. While final steps were being taken the crisis became acute. "This plan by no means has been given up, but on account of Great Britain and Germany's actions, all negotiations to this end are at present at a standstill. Unless matters go to further extremities in Venezuela, settlement upon such basis as "the foregoing Js etlll possible. The British, and German creditors' of Vene zulsla must eventually rely ' upon some financial arrangement as the only meth od of getting their money." REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION. ' V Little Hope That Allies Will Enter tnin Bowen's Proposal. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. A cablegram received at the State Department today from Minister Bowen at Caracao states that the Venezuelan government has re quested him to propose to Great Britain and Germany that the differences arising out of the claims for alleged damages and Injuries to British and German sub jects .'during the civil war be submitted to arbitration. In conformity with the'understandlng al ready reached .with the represantatives of the British and German governments here this afternoon, the proposition from Presi dent Castro will be fully laid before the governments, the State Department acting merely as -a channel of communication, Not much hope Is .entertained of the fa vorable reception of the proposition, as -it is felt that the difficulty has progressed too far for a settlement by the peaceful methods of arbitration. The reprisals made by the Venezuelans for' the destruction of their navy, In the arrest of British and German subjects, have developed the relations of the coun tries into those of real war, although, technically, the principals prefer to desig nate it as something less. In doing so Great Britain and Germany are simply following the course taken during the war with China, when, notwithstanding the allied fleet captured Taku and destroyed number of Chinese naval vessels, no declaration of war was forthcoming. Up to noon no communications on. the Venezuelan situation had been received at the State Department, either from the Berlin or London government Secretary Hay went immediately to the Cabinet meeting after the. receipt of Minister Bow- en's cable. On his return the Brmsn ana German Embassies were placed In posses sion of the news from Venezuela, and it was cabled to, Berlin and London. It is probable that replies will be received over night and sent to Minister Bowen, who will Inform tho Venezuelan President. It in certain that the State Department Is willing to go any reasonable length to set tle the ditliculty in any manner honorable and satisfactory to all. Therefore, Secre tary Hay today replied to Minister Bow en'o cablcgrom authorizing him. In his dis cretion, to use his good offices to secure arbitration. If one should follow, he would represent not ' the Government of the United States, but that of Venezuela, at its request. v It Is realized here that the outcome is very doubtful, and the way Is bese with difficulties, if tne claims against Venezuela were-thoss only of. Great Brit ain and Germany the adjustment might be easier, but France and Italy, the United States and perhaps other nations also have claims, and they cannot safely accept any arrangement which Great Britain and Ger many might force upon Venezuela which would deprive them of their right of re clamation. If there Is an attempt to possess the re-, celpts of all the customs on the part of Great Britain and Germany, protests nat urally might be expected to follow from France, which holds claims 'aggregating more than the combined claims of "Eng land and Germany, and Venezuela, it Is understood, already has arranged for their payment on an installment plan out. oi Venezuelan customs receipts, an arrange ment that misrht be disturbed by the British' and German programme. It is evident "here now that the. allies have been obllged'to proceed against Ven ezuela far bcyosd the point their original programme-Tiad In view. The correspond enqe sbowtf that therwes riot the least anprehe.rioehat5as1trp'.ln hite resistance, woitM miil:e3r. necesskrv it or Great Brit- mar xne Jjanaon: una xseruit a,uiuuiies Tibw &re. obliged' to- prepare, a nev prg-v gramme ipr- execution in os ?J"6vt ... .:re,Z v-ft'tf,iiM rati t BOMBARDMENT IS THREATENED. Foreign Residents of Puerto Cnliello Flee to Warsnips LONDON. Dec. 13. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from WHlemstad, Curacao, dated December 11. says that the foreign residents of Puerto Cabello are taking ref uge on board the German cruder VInetn and the British cruiser Ariadne, and that these vessele3 are threatening to bombard the port. LEAVE IT TO UNITED STATES. France Thinks This Country Proper One to Mediate. PARIS, Dec. 12.T-A foreign office of ficial made the following statement today to the Associated Press: VNo exchange of views has occurred be tween the European powers concerning the Venezuelan situation, and no such ex change Is Intended, as it Is definitely .held that the affair is one in which the United States should be left free to taKe tne in itlative in mediation." This statement was called out by the suggestion of the Temps that It was time for Europe to speak in the interest of uni versal peace. The official said: "It is fully recognized here and at tho other capitals that the United States Is the only power in a position to act as in (Concluded on Second Pase.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affairs. Immigration ofllcials tell how Mexican neon3 and diseased laborers are smuKded in, Page 2. All timber land entries In Paclflc Coast States held .ua. Pace 4: John Barrett declines Japanese mission and Lloyd Grlscom will get It. Page 4; The House passes many private pension bills, Page 2. Domestic. Coal miners tell how they arc cheated of tholr earnlnc. Pace 2. Cripple Creek holds a celebration at the burn ing of gambling Implements. Page 3. Fltzhuch Lee tells of his excitlnjr times In Cuba. Page 5. Civil Service Reform Association Indorses the Administration. Fare -. Foreign. All parties to Venezuela dispute turn to the United States to help In settlement. Fage l Strikers at Marrelllcs grow riotous and troops patrol the city. Page J. FnclJlc Coast. Governor "Wells rar3 Utah will give liberal support to the 1005 Fair. Pace S. Judge Bell issues call for Seattle grand Jury, .Pago C. Has Oregon a State Land Agent? Page 6. L!nn County sportsmen demand better came laws. Page 11. Surf and hlsh tide prevent splicing of Paclflc cable. Pase 1. Commercial and Marine. Strength of market for canned goods. Page15, Chicago whtat weakens on heavy realizing. Pare 15. Bull movement helps New York stock market prices. Pare 15. . Trade reviews report big holiday business. Page 15. Oregon wheat shipped to Asia from Puget Sound ports. Page 7. Escaped log, boom blocks part of Morrison' street draw, pace 7. Portland and Vicinity. Standard Oil Company makes threats of leav ' ing the cltjv Ta'ge 1. Municipal Judge JHoguc makes charges of graft. Page 1C. Secretary Moore seto up claim for back salary from Board of Trade Page 1C. ?Iultpomah delegation busy with legislative bills. Pare 10. Referendum the -only obstacle to success of uuwis anu LiarK. cuir. rugs 11. Councllmen opposed to 35-year ' franchise for city tt auourDan company, fage 10. ' Attempt to Land Pacific Cable Failed, HIGH TIDE AN OBSTACLE Boats'Canriot Haul It Ashore in the Surf. ACCIDENTS MARRED THE DAY Life-Savlngr Crew's Horses Stampede the Crowd and Injure a Child Clarence Maekay Struck and Knocked Down 1 Hawser. Two attemDts- to land the pacific calfte and spllco it to the shore end-were made at San Francisco yesterday, but surf and high tide prevented. A team stampeded and Injured a little slrl In the crowd, and President Clarence Mackay, of the Paclflc Com mercial Cable Company, and several others were injured by an unruly haw ser. Another .attempt to splice the cable will be made on Sunday. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. An unsuc cessful attempt was made -today to lay the shore end of the Pacific cable. Asa result, the- big steamer Silvertown, with the cable In her hold, is. not forcing her prow through the waves of the -Pacific to night. She is still floating Idly on tho waters of San Francisco Bay,' and aboard of her there is keen disappointment that adverse conditions made a failure of to- duy's attempt to lay the first span of cable toward the new American posses sions, A strong unfavorable tide was the chief cause of the failure of the first step of thtf great'-underia'klng; and minor, casual-r , rb:-alwr. end n'of the victim War"? U! tio less'a, -personage -man Clarence' i W ,t Ur nun it Mackay, . president, of? ;th6'CotnmerclaI Ca ay,.pre8laent,o' th6'CotnmerclaL Ca- 5biej:C'omrjarrj'i but ne -wa3 -not: -seriously hurt. The day was perfect In the matter of weather, and the occasion having been made the cause for a semi-holiday, fully 23,000 people gathered at the beach, orie half of them school children, to witness the beginning of cable-laying. The Sil vertown got under way from her anchorage- in the bay soon after daylight this morning, and she was at anchor off the beach before 9 o'clock. The surf was breaking heavily on the shore, but the seas were rapidly moderating. It was then decided to delay hauling the cable ashore until the water became somewhat smoother. Hfe-Sner Help in Work. Clarence H. Mackay and his fellow- officers of the Pacific Commercial Cable r ,oQ f0e nA .0v. .v.... w.i.tv.u jh the sand of the beach close to where the shore connection was to be made, and there they entertained their friends as they arrived. It was nearly 11 o'clock before the life saving crews from the South Side and the Bakers" Beach sta.tlons appeared on the scene, with their surf boats ready to lend any assistance that might be needed- of them, in communicating between the steamer and the shore. The crews of those two boats,, along with the crews of NEW MINISTER TO JAPAN S.W ?2 yK. i VMS lYf; :S..f A M LLOYD GR1SCOM, JR., two. boats launched from the steamer, carried a. large rope' frdm the. Silvertown to a, point just outside the line of break ers, and there they lay while oneof the ! crew of one of the life-savers' boats slg 1 "nailed for the boat of the Golden Gate life-saving crew to. come out through the surf' and take the end of the rope to .Tt?L The beat, drawn by the horses galloped down bravely Into the surf, and the men of the crew climbed Into their places. A favorable wave rolled well up on the shelving sand, and the boat was shot from its carriage Into the water. 'There was a cheer from the crowd as the men met the breakers, and that same cheer scared the horses. The team, broke 'away from the driver, and it, with the boat carriage dragging after it, plunged "into the 'crowd of men and children that . had gathered on the beach. Several of the children were knocked ever In the wild scramble? to get out of the way of the maddened horses. One little girl about 7 years of age, who said her name was - Hutch'lngs, was knocked over by the Wheel of the r!g, and her right leg was .considerably bruised. She was carried into the. tent, where refreshments were being served to the special guests, and there -a physician who was In the crowd attended to'her injuries. The horses, as wney dashed Into the erowd of children. were caught by Joseph Wright, and, though he rolled over several times and barely escaped being trampled pn by the animals, he clung to the bridle and suc ceeded in bringing them to a stop just as they were at the entrance to the tent In which the guests were assembled. After several attempts the Ufc-savlng crews succeeded In getting ashore a haw ser, to which was attached the cable. A l wait of 4& hours was had for even water before attempting to draw the cablo ashore. The hawser bellied down so that it was impossible to' draw it ashore through the strong "tide. .Clarence MacUny Injured. Just before the attempt was abandoned for the day a number of men took hold of the hawser for a final pull. The haw ser fjew up and struck Clarence Mackay on the chin, carrying him off his feet. George Vv. McNear, a prominent grain exporter of this city, was hit on the back of the head and rendered unconscious for a brief time. Frank Hotallng. of New York, was struck in the face, sustaining quite a cut. George Fraser, a photog rapher, was also hit In the face and his camera was broken. . D'arkncss coming 6n, the Silvertown re turned to her anchorage in the bay. An other trial will be made Sunday morning. SURF AND TIDE T0O STRONG. Shore Connection "Will Be Made by Lighter on Monday. ON BOARD CABLE SHIP SILVER TOWN,. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. The Etfvertown got under way at i p'clqck this morning, . passed dut through Cae Golden Work was? commenced at oriee. ami thf .machinery for the playing out of the line was set in motion. TwiX boats put off from the ship with a line, which, with the aid of two tugs, was. eventually .taken through, the strong-running surf by the lifeboat and safely landed. The other end of this line, a 4-inch jnanllla rope, was splioed to the cxble proper. Just after the lln,e .was taken ashore,' at 11 o'clock, the tide turned, and it. was decided to await tle ebb. About 2 o'clock the attempt was re sumed and the signal given by wig-wag to the shore to "haul away." It took but a few minutes to convince the skipper and the cable engineers that to haul a mile of roanllla rope weighing approximately flvo tons against a terrific, current and a tide rip was quite impossible under the arrangements made on shore. Chief En j glneer Benest then signaled the shore to I ?st 5 tIie 1Ine and 11 was drawn bick .1 f fT?' 'f ! Pr.Per as ner ln the water- The. point . n-nere tnn canity vcas snllrrrl tn tho mna reached the stern of the vessel and was ' - .vw all ln readiness for the plunge when the signal to haul away was given. As there was Insufficient power ashore to move the Intervening mass of rope, the cable did not leave the ship. The vessel re turned to the bay at 6:30 this evening and anchored in the roadstead. Captain Morton said to the Associated Press representative that no further at tempt would be made to land the .cable direct from the ship, but that a section (Concluded on Third Page.) NOW MINISTER TO PERSIA. StandarclvCompany Leave Portland. May THREAT MADE TO COUNCIL Claim. They Are Being Dis criminated Agairrst. STORAGE DISTRICT IS OPPOSED Machinery "Warehousemen Claim Construction of Another Oil Tank Would Increase Insurance Rates to a Prohibitive Point. The oil district Question as3umed a new phase yesterday afternoon when George C. Flanders, speclaragent of the Standard Oil Company, .declared to a meetlny of the City Council street com mittee that if the storapre tanks of his corporation were removed from, the city the linseed and sas oil tanks would have to go out also-' tfhe Standard Oil Company declares that if the city privilege Is not granted Seattle will be made the distributing point, and 5100.0CO a year will be taken away from Portland. The warehousemen say that If the construction of another tank should be allowed 1.1 companies, doing a business" of $4,500.0X) a year In the city and neighboring country, will have to look for other locations. They want, no great storage tanks south of the Port land Flouring Mills on the East Side, and the North Paclflc Lumber Com pany's mills on the West Side. Thirty Interested property-owners and othrrs faced the street committee, when the oil ordinance, which was Introduced at the last meeting of the Council, was taken. Up for consideration yesterday afternoon. There were- only five spokesmen for tha. oppqaltfg sldce, and they were; m. of the St r xvniujeyHr-WTWfi r r&nTtnt hi Kinr Qp er ty- w 35 owners, ana -vi. ivejiey, ui uc fird' underwriters,, ror the- protestnnis, iuw Mr. Fhanders- fth Stuart B. LInthicum for the promoters of the ordinance. No onn spoise imtir Chairman Rumelin called for remarks and then Mr. Boise stated that b had a petition which wa3 olgned by all the owners of the property adjacent to tha oil district In the list, of sigqers were all the mnchinery dealers,, headed by Studebaker Bros., and others. Tho petitioners objected to oil tanlts in the district, and they wished an ordinance passed limiting the storage of refined oil. gasoline and benzine at 2000 gallons, and of crude oil at 10.000 gallons at any point south of the Portland Flouring Mills on the Eaet Side, and the North Pacific Mills on the West Side. If greater- quantities should he stored, the oil should be declared: a menace to property, or under the law it might be declared a nuisance that could be abated. The district was a menace to property. An explosion would expose the whole city to a conflagration, for the fire engines would, a3 ln the past, have to protect the tanks and let the other prop erty go. There was a question as to the vested rights of the oil company, but tho warehousemen aleo had their rights, and the Interests of the latter were at present, and would prove ln the future to be of; more value to the city than thcoe of the former. The Idea that crude oil was not explosive was absurd. It should nQt be' allowed ln greater quantities at any point . south of the flouring mills. The main tanks could easily be located down, the stream, and if the oil. by an explosion, should reach the Tlver. It would he out of the reach of shipping. Powder magazines were once located ln and near the city. Their own'cro had vested rights just the ftame as the Standard Oil Company, but they had been ordered to remove and they did so. Could See No Objections. "f, Mr T.inthloum snoke In favor of the ordi- ' 1 nnnoe xvhJfh nrnvlrlnl that not more than ' 3l 500 gallons of oil, excepting fuel oil. should he stored south of KUllngsworth avenue. He could sec no objection whatever to tho ordinance. As to the explosion In a steamer loaded with crude oil ln San Fran cisco harbor, he said that some of the oil had been discharged In the cleaning of the vessel and a tinman had carslcrely thrown a cigarette Into It. That started the fire. "The ordinance is a menace" said Boise "Thirteen houses doing a business of $4. 500,000 a year are affected by it. and It will keep out other firms and companies. What is to be done?" "That is for you to determine," said R. M. Kelley. of the board of underwriters. "I have no doubt but that the rates will be Increased. Storage tanks' are not now charged against Portland, but if they should be. the result will be the reratlng of the entire city. A gereral agent from San Francisco told me this morning that If this ordinance was passed he would not write on river-front or neighboring prop erty." "Did he speak of fuel oil?" asked Coun cilman Ziirmorman. "He did." "Well. 3.000,000 gallons are stored at Port Occeta and 'there hao been no Increase in t-a r.ie ther." "We havi 55. 0M barrels stored at Pert Ocosta." said George C. Flanders. specHl agent of the Standard Oil Company. "By the way," tp Kelley, "the district in San Francisco takes In all the railroads and warehouses." "It takes in the railroads, but not the warehouses." said Kelley. "The companies have no objection to the district an long v as It !? down "the current." " "If the plant should burn." said Flan ders, turnlncr abruptly to the committee, "Not one drop of oil would touch tho ground. nr:eh lcp the river. There Is no danger at all where the street Is filled CO feet away. If you should nut us out of town what will you do with the gas company which carries 250.000 gallons of oil explosive at 100 degrees? Will you shut out the Southern Pacific and the Northern Pacific tralrf and the China steamer which: will soon burn oil? "Not If you locate your plant down the :Icer." said Boise. "We cannot go down the river," said (Concluded on Pace 11.)