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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.
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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
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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
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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.)