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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1903)
THE MOKNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOYEatBER T, 1903. Itf PAY FOR FIREMEN City May Acquire Permanent Force. SYSTEM IS NOW INADEQUATE I Executive Board Favors Fully-Paid and Well-Disciplined Depart ment if Financial Trouble Can Be Overcome. TESTXKDAY'S- WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. IMPROVEMENTS First step , taken towards the installation or lull-pay Are department. KAMM BUIMJI2CGS Ordered that -the City Attorney proceed to effect their destruction. CITY PRISONERS Contract lor feeding city prlsonors changed at Instance of Chief Hunt. DRINKING FOUNTAINS Proposi tion to supply city with free drink ing fountains turned down. A. After the first of the year Portland may make the valuable acquisition of a full paid and perfectly disciplined fire depart ment, which has long been considered by officials ind citizens as a crying need. The first definite steps in this direction .were taken by the Executive Board yesterday nlternoon, -when the fire committee of the board was instructed to confer with the wars and means committee of the City Council regarding the financial possibili ties of effecting this Improvement. It is conceded that the only question involved Is whethor the city will be able to pay for tho department, every official already bring heartily in favor of its installation. The matter came up on the report of Fire Chief Campbell, who has constantly agitated and pointed out the need of a full paid department In place of the half-regular, half-volunteer system now in use. The chief has maintained that It is im possible to develop any degree of disci pline under the present system, and that he is sadly handicapped in fighting -big tires. In his report he asked for 2S addi tional extra men, setting out that the recent large fires have demonstrated the need of more men, as well as better dis ciplined men. Mr. Curtis advanced the proposition for a full-paid department, stating that the cost would not be enormous and the re sult Inestimable. Councilman Sharkey, who was pres ent at the meeting, stated that, as a member of the Council, he is willing and anxious to use his Influence to secure the improvement. He stated that the present department Is woefully inefficient, having an excellent chief but poor equipment and too few men. "At the recent box factory fire," said Mr. Sharkey, "the Chief could not get enough men to handle the hose. Some of the volunteers were there in their best clothes, appearing to have just returned from a dance or theater, and their clothes were simply mined. In dragging a hose to the fire the work was actually delayed because there were not men enough, and I took a hand myself and helped the firemen with their work." "I favor a full-paid department after the first of the year," said Mr. Flledner. "We need it badly." "If the Governor doesn't call an extra session protty soon, wetare likely not to have any department at all," interposed Mr. Boise. "However, we'll trust to luck on that score, and I move that the fire committee and the ways and means com mittee meet In Joint session to consider the cost and possibilities." The motion was unanimously carried. Must Destroy Buildings. That immediate action be taken toward the demolition of the tumble-down struc ure owned by Jacob Kamm, at the north east corner of First and Washington streets, was urged by Councilman Albee, who presented a communication bearing on the subject to the Executive Board. In his communication Mr. Albee hints that officials have been' unaccountably inactive in regard to the destruction of these buildings which are admittedly a menace to life and property In the vicinity where in they stand. The communication follows: I beg to call your attention to section 73, rubd. 32, which grants to the Council power as follows: "To prevent and prohibit the erection of dangerous and unsafe buildings, and to cause the removal or tearing down of same wherever situated." Also to section 3S of ordi nance 7461 and amendments thereto defining the manner in which such action shall be taken. In connection therewith, would .state that early in this year, acting under the above power, I began an endeavor to have the proper author ities take cognizance of the condition of build ings on the -northeast corner of First and Washington streets which are allowed to exist In spite of the fact that same are a danger and menace to life and property. For some reason or reasons unknown to me the city authorities seem very loth to press the matter, and It has been only by constant effort on my part that even a spark of vitality has been kept in the movement. After months of effort the case now stands thus: The Fire Marshal, the City Engineer and a special committee from your honorable body have at separate times reported that the buildings referred to and owned by Jacob Kamm are a "menace and danger" to life as well as to the surrounding property. It would seem, therefore, that in view of these facts and the further fact that Mr. Kamm has ac knowledged the city's rights by practically agreeing to remove part of the buildings, that something more definite should be done toward removing, entire, the buildings, which have received suh condemnation from, the various departments. I would therefore request your honorable body to call upon the City Attorney, in whose hands the matter now slumbers, for the correspondence between his department and Mr. Kamm's attorney, and that this city take immediate and definite steps to protect the rights of citizens and taxpayers by removing from their midst these dangerous buildings. "I understand." said Mayor Williams, "that the attorneys for Mr. Kamm have consented to remove all but the building standing on the corner." "That one would fall down if the others were taken away from It," suggested Mr. Gllsan. "There is some question In my mind," said Mayor Williams, "as to the right of the city to destroy a citizen's property be cause it appears ungainly and unpleasant to the eye. Still I have no doubt but what the buildings are a menace and a nuisance and ought to be torn down." "We might erect a fine three or four etory building; in place of these shacks and present them to Mr. Kamm," sug gested Mr. Fliedner. "Th&t would be bet ter than allowing them to stand." "I move the City Attorney be instructed to bring condemnation proceedings, if there are any grounds for proceedings," added Mr. Gllsan. "I object to that," said Mr. Albee. "The matter has already been in his hands without any definite results and I wish that some definite action be taken." On motion of Mr. Boise, the matter was finally roforred to the City Attorney with instructions that he Immediately investi gate the legal status of the case with a view to commencing legal proceedings. Contract to Feed Prisoners. The American restaurant lost the "con tract for feeding city prisoners, at the in i4j3?gq of Chief Hunt. The term of the contract havingtexplred, the proprietor, "William Kennedy, bid for a new contract, offering to feed the prisoners for 9 cents ier meaL This bid was duplicated by the iiugnes cc rxu.ya im;uuauu "" Hunt recommended that the contract be awarded to the restaurant last named, stating that the service of the other restaurant has been unsatisfactory in many respects. Mr. Gllsan thought that Chief Hunt's word should not turn the balance, but that the matter should be referred to the police committee. However, Mr. Curtis stated that the Chiefs word ought to be final in this matter, and Mr. Gllsan then withdrew his objections, replacing them with a motion that the Chiefs recom mendation bo concurred in. The motion prevailed. Residents along Sacramento avenue presented a protest against tho installa tion of a fire engine-house on that thor oughfare, much to the surprise of the members of the board, who had never heard of any Intention of building such a structure. The petition set forth that it -would be an Injustice to residents to .Inflict this upon them, a view which; "aroused much amusement. - "If there Js an aristocratic residence district In the city that wouldn't be over joyed at getting the protection of an pnrfne-house. I'd like to know where it Is," remarked one member of the Board. The Auditor was instructed to assure the anxious petitioners that such a thing would not be inflicted upon them, even shou-- their protest be altered to an earnest solicitation for an engine-house. To the police commitee was referred a communication containing a set of rules and regulations for a fireman's and po liceman's relief fund for sick and dis abled officers and firefighters. It is pro vided in these regulations 540 per month shall go to those whose names happen to adorn the sick reports. No Free Drinking Fountains. The proposition of an advertising com pany to install free drinking fountains throughout the city was knocked in the head. While the proposition met with the favor of. many of the Councllmen, it ap peared to offend the esthetic sense of the Executive Board, it being agreed that advertisement-covered drinking fountains would detract from the artistic appear ance of streets, and would be suggestive of "cheapness." The Board tabooed the proposition by paclng the rate of tax at $5000 per year, which Is an impossible amount. ' The tax on the new messenger and de livery company's system was fixed at $103 per year for the first year, and an In creased tax of $200 per year for each year thereafter. Next Thursday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, was set for the time for hearing the views of those living in the vicinity of the proposed Grand-avenue and Union avenue bridges. It is the present inten tion to build but one bridge, and there exists a difference of opinion as to which avenue should be thus honored. Council man Sharkey made a long talk in favor of the Grand-avenue bridge, and asked that the matter be settled forthwith. However, It was referred to the street commitee, which will go into the details at Thursday's committee meeting. Supervising Architect Ballln, of tho fireboat, submitted a report, showing that the building work is being prosecuted with due diligence by the Willamette Iron & Steel Works. THREE PORTLANDERS ABROAD Colonel Harrington, F. M. Warren and John Barrett Meet. The numerous friends ia -this city of Colonel J. Harrington, one of the propri etors and the manager of Pillar Rock Cannery, who left unexpectedly for his annual visit to his relatives in Northum berlandshlre, England, a short time ago. have had their anxiety about him dissi pated. The last definite -news from him was on his arrival at the St. Petersburg Hotel, in Paris, one night early last month, which he stated made no differ ence, as Paris was much the same day and night. He wrote that ho was going to stay there a while to' study the French language and manners. As nothing more was heard from him, his friends began to get uneasy, and "his v?-ntvi ? n.ifiTiT. nonrtrf. "Real, was rettimr ready to start in search of him when the J news of him arrived In an indirect way a day or two ago. It was contained In a letter from a steward on tho steamship Deutschland. of the Hamburg-American .Line, who formerly lived here, and who ! knew Colonel Harrington. Colonel Harrington, Frank M. Warren and John Barrett, Minister to the Argen- tine jRepublic. tne stewaro wrote, were Nehalem Logging Company, at Colum all passengers on the last trip. They en- bla at have also shut down, letting joyed themselves 'on the passage, and the -f a.n m mnn At Wnrfhnn'K mmn steward added that their wine bills were j the largest run up during tho trip, and hinted at big games of poker. It Is scarcely possible that he intended to Include Mr. Warren in this statement, as he Is not supposed to be addicted to draining the flowing bowl, and knows nothing about poker; but there Is no tell ing what Oregonlans may do when away from home. The members of the Ore gonlan delegation attracted considerable attention on the ship, and with the United States Consul going to Algiers were gen eral favorites of the other passengers and the officers of the ship. On several occa sions they were entertained at private banquets by the Captain and ofllcers of the Deutschland, which were very elab orate affairs. The steward gives a brief sketch of one of these private dinner parties at which he "assisted." There was music by the splendid band belonging to the ship and speechmaklng, toast-drinking, etc. Mr. Barrett delivered a lengthy address, giving a history of ves sels of all kinds, from the Indian canoe up to the majestic steamship they -were ,in. He paid a high compliment to the magnificence and power of the Deutsch land as the highest stage the commercial marine had ever reached or was likely to reach. He traced the progress of man kind up through the same period to the stage of perfection represented by the captain, who was in every way on a par with his noble vessel. The captain replied to the laudatory address In fitting style, and proposed a toast complimentary to Mr. Barrett. Next Mr. Warren gave a history of the royal Chinook salmon. He traced the fish from the days when it was manufac tured Into "humabta," a rich and luscious luxury, prepared specially for the great chieftains of the Royal Chinook and other Indian tribes, up to the present day, when una saimon neing pictuea na canned iui tuic jlcxuiuux uiainci, iAj uu eaten uy all the crowned heads and noble families of Europe. Colonel Harrington, though a fair single-handed talker, and Invited early in the evening, declined to speak. "Mumm was his word," he said, and he devoted his at tention to some "extra dry." while the others did the speechmaklng. It is supposed that Colonel Harrington has reached his native hearth by this time, and is hobnobbing with the Duke of Northumberland and following his pack of fox-hounds across country, his favorite amusement when at home, and his friends here no longer worry about him. e Logging Camps Close Down. The air Is filled with rumors of log ging camps to be closed down. The sup ply Is something In excess of the de mand, and more logs are coming down on the rise in several small streams. Mill men are already endeavoring to take advantage of the situation to force down tho price, and some loggers are saying that logs are worth more stand ing, in the woods than lying In the water. A number of camps have been closed down temporarily on account of tho weather, with a fair prospect of re maining closed, and there is a feeling that the closing down will soon be gen eral. In camps where there are rail roads the rains have softened the ground, and as to continue work would 6poIl the roadbeds, owners say they cannot afford to run cars now. Within tho past ten dtmil'Tri?77lnPT 5J4fru)nitlTrfTfiiii?ii t'PfrffiiiiiiJa Hi W v ii 1 Wm i v& SlSliififfllfcr" .Hggjp Jil: W -. C if ft Jw P5 Wm WBsfib& wHfv Jim ilsl- mm ilf fill WSWffltM :: Ate days Stanley's camp on tho Nehalem has J been shut down and 75 men discharged. Mr. Stanley 6ays he made a mistake in holding up the price of logs to $7 till Via tnulri nnt rrat Xfi ThA CYillimhlll Xr. here flve donkey engines have been In use, the number nas oeen reduced to two, and a large number of men have been let go. They have a good many logs In the water there, and do .not .con sider the outlook promising. The Yon i Pelton Company have two million feet of logs In the. water and, it is said, are preparing to close down, as the pressure on prices is beginning to be felt. Owing to the scarcity of cars, no lumber Is being shipped East, and although there has been no further reduction In local rates, there has been a cut on cargo prices. Many logs came ' out of the Washougal and other streams In that re gion yesterday, these being streams which do not require much rain, and send out hjielr logs first There will be many more coming out of the Elkomln, Clatskanle, Skamokawa and others later, which will tend to further over crowd the market and make the chances for a general shut-down of logging camps more probable. The men already dis charged have disappeared, and It is as difficult as ever to procure more. CANADIANS ARE SORE. Lawyer From British Columbia Says Patriots There Are Angry. Colonel H. L. Browne, of Victoria, B. C, a veteran lawyer and politician of Brit ish Columbia, stated last evening at the Perkins that. In his opinion, the Alaskan boundary decision was the opening wedge In the separation of the British provinces from the mother country. "I am not talking through my hat when I say that the relations of Canada and Great Britain are strained. The Canadian people have felt for a long time that the government was neglecting them and this recent deCision of the Boundary Commls sl6n has aggravated the feeling. It looks as If the government was so anxious to court favor with the United States that it is willing to sacrifice the rights of Canada to more firmly cement the Anglo American alliance which we havo been hearing about. When the Boer war was at Its .height and England was seriously embarrassed for men and money to carry on the strug- gle, Canada came forward with more than her proportion of both and gave the War Office to understand tnat tne last man and the last dollar In the Dominion could be had for South Africa If necessary No questions were asked. It was the purest and most disinterested patriotism. Now, In less than two years after the war has been successfully concluded, largely owing to Canadian aid, we are played off by the home government to advance cordial re lations with the United States. It Is un fair, unjust and has the effect of seri ously alienating the people of British Co lumbia as no previous act has ever done." BUSINESS, ITEMS. If Baby Ia Cutting Teeth. B ere &nfl ne tUat old and well-tried reamr." Mrs. WlnsloWs Soothing Syrup, for children tee thins. It soothes the child, cottess the sum. allays ail pain, cores wind colic and dlaxrcoc. Visitors to Fortland. Should not xriss tne aellgntful trips up and down the Columbia River. Particulars at O. R. & N. city ticket office, Third and Washington THE JUVENILE REPUBLIC PLAYS A TO DtSERT DOWIE'S FOLD DISSATISFIED MEMBERS OF 2I0N WILL COME TO OREGON. Revision of Creed by Elijah II Leads to Dissension and to a Desire for Reform. In th.e supposedly peaceful "city of the righteous," ZIon City, 111. there has been a restless spirit of late. In fact, there Is trouble brewing, and unless the plans of a number of prominent families in this stronghold of the self-styled Elijah n fall to materialize, Dowle will have quite a number of desertions from his fold in the near future. That fully 500 dissatisfied members of ZIon will soon come to Oregon and settle in some nearby farming district, is almost an assured thing. A number of representa tive men from among their number re cently visited Portland and vicinity, and expressed themselves as much pleased with the prospects here. They propose buying at least 5000 "acres of land in this state, which will be adapted to. their many needs, as there will be stockmen, dairymen, farmers, gardeners and orchardlsts among tho newcomers. Idaho was first prospected, but it did not appeal to the Illinois vis- itors. They seem to like Oregon better inuji uiy j,uho so iar, ana nave oeen canvassing points In the vicinity of Hood River and up the Willamette Valley. The excessive prices asked for land In Hood River proved a drawback there, although the great possibilities for money-making were apparent to these shrewd business men. Lane County "looks good" to them, as do points In the southern part of the state. The cause of this dissension, they claim, is Dowle himself. He Is not the Dowle he used to be, when he first founded Zion City. Then all was serene; times WrA -fftrir-l TnrftTV- rll run S-rr onrl tinnn nf j ihcm OD'jected to paying' the tithe-one- tenth of all earnings. To do this and observe the laws, w,ere all that was Re quired of the residents, and " all were happy and peaceful. But when the creed was revised there was dissatisfaction, and there are many who think that they have been duped, that Dowle has their money and has not lived up to his part of the bargain. Instead of being a city : where any Christian can live in peace J by observing these requirements men- i tloned. It Is now necessary for a man to profess belief in Zionism before he can get work of any kind, and even then he is liable to be assigned to the most menial labors to the neglect of his own trade. This Is not to the liking of a great number In tho city, and they are deter mined to found a new colony which will follow out the original representations of "Elijah," which they consider good. In this reformed ZIon, there will be no one man to get the benefit of all the money, and affairs will be run on a more har monious basis. William Westerlund, a prominent man ufacturer, of Chicago, and P. L. Rogers, a. building contractor, were leaders of tho party who visited here. H. A. Steeck, I. K. Miller, John Loud, Charles Brown, W. J. McCann and Alex Reside "were j with them. All of these men made money in the good old ZIon days, but since the changed conditions they are search ing for pastures new. They think,- they have found these pastures here in the Northwest, and as soon as the purchase -f PRANK w AND SHE DID. Says Bocota To Panama: "To dig at the canal won't do." Says Panama To Bocota: "All risht, I'll take a dig: at you. of land Is completed, 150 families will Immediately come here. In addition to the dissatisfaction which Dowle's dom ination has caused, they are also tired of the raw, cold climate there, and have had enough of the piercing winds off Lake Michigan. Mr. Rogers said there was no doubt that Dowle would return to ZIon City after his crusade in the East, as he has too good a thing there to leave. SEE YOTJR HEART BEAT? If You Are Curious, This X-Ray Ma chine Will Show It. The latest Improvement In X-Ray ma chines, or generators, Is on exhibition at Woodard, Clarke & Co.'s, and has proven a perfect magnet to the many physicians of the city, who have all been anxious to see It operate. Mr. Helnze, of the Heinze Electric Company, of Boston, perfector of this machine, is in the city, and per sonally demonstrates to the visiting phy- j slcians and surgeons the many benefits of ! this new generator. I This X-Ray machine has reached such I a state of perfection that it Is possible now to see a patient's heart beat at a distance of 75 feet from the Crooke's tube, or source of light. It has been discovered that an x-ltay burn is caused by a cer- i tain aualltv of lteht emitted from Crooke's tube, while another quality will ) not Durn, even after a long exposure. In , tg particular machine Mr. Helnze claims tt the regulation of the light Is entirely in the control of the onerator. and that patients need have no fear of being burned. This Is an important step gained, as some very severe accidents have oc curred in the past, and the great en thusiasm over the X-Rav treatment for j a ume ag noticeably quieted. . Mr. TToinzfi savs with hl wnpratnr it I la possible to take X-Ray photographs, j which show the muscles, cartilage, ten don's and arteries, as well as foreign bod- 1 ies, and It Is also possible to make an examination of the chest showing the ac tion of the heart, its position or enlarge- i ment, and to locate tumors or consolldat- ed areas. It has been definitely proven that X-Rays will cure the cancer, a malady for which in the past there has been no satisfactory remedy, so for this one use alone it is Invaluable to physicians and surgeons. The electrical power which generates this machine is used from the ordinary source which is' furnished by the city, and this is claimed to be a great point In its favor- TJPH0LDS THE POSTMASTER. He Is Authorized to Cut Henry M. Barrett's Salary to $1000. Postmaster Bancroft has received in structions from the Postoflice Department at Washington, D. C, authorizing him to reduce Henry M. Barrett, who up to the present has been superintendent of city delivery, to a clerkship In substation B, In Alblna, reducing his salary from 5H0O to $1000 per year. This step has been taken because charges of incompetency and Inattention to duty, have been made by Postmaster Bancroft against Barrett. The latter was surprised when he was Informed of the course taken by his su- i perlor officers at Washington, as he had not been officially notified of the filing of the charges. However, he took the receipt of the hews quietly, and stated that he had nothing to say for publication. It 1 is believed that tho temporary appoint- "All right, I'll take a dig at you." I ment of Postal Clerk Q. A. Leigh to the position formerly held by Mr. Barrett will now be made permanent. There Is to bo an increase of nine car riers in the Portland postal free delivery force, and an extension of the delivery system to four additional suburbs to those served at present. This line of action was determined on yesterday at a conference held" at Washington, D. C, between Sen ators Mitchell and Fulton, and Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General Brlstow. IUW W ALASKAN ACT. Public Schools Getting Little Benefit From License Moneys. OKEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Nov. 5. A serious flaw has been found in the recent act of Congress which provides that 50 per cent of all license moneys paid for business carried on out side incorporated towns in Alaska shall be set aside to be expended for school purposes outside Incorporated towns in that territory. This law, while framed primarily with a view to extending tho public school system in Alaska, is In reality benefiting the schools but little, as Is shown In the annual report of Hon. W. T. Harris, Commissioner of Educa tion, who says: . "In the application of this law the United States District Courts of Alaska have taken 'court expenses' 'from the li cense fund received from outside of in corporated, towns. "In the requirements of a new country, where courts are to be established at heavy expense, witnesses and jurors brotfght long distances and kept under salary for long periods, and jails erected, court expenses' will greatly decrease the fund that Congress intended for the schools, and It Is possible that years may como In which the schools will be crip pled by the large amount consumed by 'court expenses." "The experience of the first year under this law has fully justified the fears of the friends of the Alaska schools. "Of the 5114,373.3-1 of license fees col lected from outside of incorporated towns In Alaska, $90,239.25 was consumed In court expenses, leaving only 524,076.03 for schools." He recommends that the law be so amended at the coming session of Con gress as to make it effective to the de gree .originally intended. Speaking of last year's school work in Alaska, Dr. Harris says: "This bureau has maintained the past year outside of incorporated towns 33 pub lic schools, with 39 teachers and an en rollment of 2103 pupils. "Applications have been received for the establishment of schools at Ellamar, Sel dovla, Kenai, Shakan and Council City. In addition to the above places, schools should be established , at Anvlk, Candle, Circle, Copper City, Deerlng, Doloml, Point Hope, BelkofskI, Karluk, Nulato, Rampart, Solomon, Sunrise, Ikogmut, AndreafskI, DIomede, King Island, Ouga vlg, Uushagak, and Point Belcher. Each of these places should have a public school, but up to the present time the school fund placed at the disposal of the Commissioner of Education ha3 been so limited that it has been simply Impossible to establish schools that should be pro vided for." HAD ADVENTURES GALORE. W. W. Lyons Meets Ruffians of Vari ous Descriptions. Left-handed Luke, the Lion-hearted Lad, and all the other heroes of the dime novels aren't in It with W. W. Lyons, of 353 East Couch street. He had adven tures galore last night. No one would pick upon the east end of the Burnside strect bridge for a dramatic adventure, but that's where it happened, according to Lyons. X.yons last evening fell In with a young man whom he took to be a messenger boy. They spent the evening together, Lyons providing a supper before they started for the East Side. They went over the Burnslde-street bridge. Just at the steps between the east end and the flrsf span the messenger boy, who had been reeling off a hard-luck story Into the ears of his good-natured companion, asked change for a dollar. Lyons handed out the small change. Then began adventure No. 1. The mes senger boy grabbed the money and made for the darkness. But Lyons seized him by the collar before he had gone a dozen feet. "Give back that money," commanded Lyons. Seeing that he was overpoweced, the boy was about to pass back the coins when adventure No. 2 began. A man dressed like a sailor, Lyons says, appear ed upon the scene. Lyons thought that the seaman would aid him In holding the thieving young ster. But he was soon undeceived. The Bailor leveled a revolver at Lyons' head. Then he took Lyons' watch, while the messenger boy took to his heels. Then the sailor followed the messenger boy. So Lyons wended his way to Myers' saloon nearby and telephoned his troubles to the police station. Officer Slover was dispatched by Captain Moore. "Well, I'm glad It wasn't my good watch," said Lyons to Slover. He could give but a poor description of the as sailants, even of the Messenger boy who had eaten supper with him. HUNT WAS WRONG. Accused Clerk of Police Court and Was Sorry Later. 'Not making a receipt of the fines col lected from a Chinese .gambler was the charge which Chief Hunt made against F. L. Olson, clerk of the Municipal Court, Thursday. The head of the Police De partment practically accused Olson of putting the money thus received Into his own pocket. Olson was naturally In dignant and before he was through Chief Hunt had taken on his most dulcet tone. Wing On, who runs a gambling den at 87 Second street," appeared before Chief Hunt yesterday, and exhibiting his last month's receipt, asked for permission to pay another fine that he might run an other month. The Chief followed the ad vice of the song writer and looked In the book to see. But there was no entry for Octotier 10, the date of the receipt. Now for many moons there has been little love lost between the head of the Police Department and the clerk of the Municipal Court. So Chief Hunt panted up the stairs to the clerk's office. He wanted to know why and why and why? When Clerk Olson said he could explain It, the Chief is said to have intimated that the money had not found Its way into the city treasury. Then Olson gave his opinion of Chief Hunt to that person's face. Then Olson proved that he was right. October 10 was Saturday. Wing On had paid his $20 fine after the books closed. The entry had been made Monday, as the Chief could have seen. "Well, make it $50 a month after this," said Chief Hunt, and Wing On had to dig into his treasury for an additional $30. - Train Collides With Fire Truck. CHICAGO, Nov. 6. While responding to an alarm of fire, five firemen of a truck company were seriously injured last night. The truck was struck by a passenger train on the Chicago Sc Northwestern Railroad. Two of the horses were In Htnntlv killed and the wacon was demol- j ished. Henry Busch and Henry Wlllard were the most seriously mjurea, out tneir hurts are not fatal. Infants Thrive on cow's milk that Is not subject to any change of composition. Borden's Eagle Rrand Condensed Milk Is always the same In all climates and at all seasons. As a general household milk it Is superior and is always available. WANT MORE. ROOM Pilots Don't Like Plans for New Bridge. ' FAVOR ROLLING LIFT DRAW Opinion of Meeting Called by United States Engineers' Office Con demns Swinging Span for Morrison Street. j A public meeting, called by Major Lang fitt. Chief of the United States Engi neers' Bureau In this city, was held yes terday In his office to consider the ques tion of whether the new Morrison-street bridge should be equipped with a swing draw, as Is now the case, or with a roll ing lift-draw, a style which has been afdopted In London, Chicago and other points where many ships have .to pass along a bridged river. A number of pi lots, transportation men and representa tives of commercial interests, were pres ent. While the City of Portland must pay for the construction of the new bridge, the plans must first be approved by the Federal authorities, and It was with a view of ascertaining the merits and de merits of the plans prepared by the city engineers that Major Langfitt asked for public expression of opinion. He opened the meeting by stating that it was called to consider the application of the city for permission to build the new bridge in accordance with plans submitted. These plans, Major Langfitt pointed out, contemplated the erection of a bridge with a swing-draw similar In style to the one on the present bridge, but larg er and giving more room for passing vessels. Captain F. B. Jones, of the Willamette Towing Company, made a statement that the business which passes through this bridge to points above It on the river, Is steadily and rapidly increasing. He said that no draw should be considered which would give less than 170 feet clear passage-way to vessels. Captain A. L. Pease, a river pilot of many years experience, strongly advo cated the use of a lift draw, which parts In the middle and swings straight up In the air. "Any kind of a swinging draw," said he, "Is an impediment to naviga tion and commerce. The main objection is that the center pier on which all such draws swing, takes up too much room and divides the current both ways like an island. This makes It very hard to handle ships going through. Some of the steamships which we have to tow are nearly 500 feet long, and they cannot be taken through a swing draw with safety. The Madison-street draw is wide but the current has been diverted so that It runs diagonally across the opening, and the result must be apparent to any body." Captain Jones pointed out that the wider the draw was, the easier it was to take a vessel through; and consequently the less time was lost both by the ship and by the traffic on the bridge. "I wish to be understood as being strongly In favor of a lift draw." said George Taylor, of Taylor, Toung & Co., shipping brokers. "A lift draw would do away with a center pier and with the split current. I understand that the City Council says it would qost too much, but I do not think that in undertakings of this kind any reasonable Increase of cost should be an obstacle. The present Mor rison bridge is an obstruction and It is very difficult to bring a big boat down the river in safety." Judge W. M. Cake spoke on behalf of the Inman-Poulsen interests. "The mills which He above the Morrison-street draw," he said, "manufacture more than one-half of all the lumber produced In Portland. The free navigation of the river Is very important to them, and Mr. Poulsen asked me to make it clear at this meeting that he was heartily in favor of a lift draw. The recent damage suit In which damages were awarded against tho pilots and, owners of a tugboat which was taking a big ship through the draw when It collided with the pier, should be a strong exemplification of the dangers and disadvantages of the swinging style. A swing draw Is a menace to naviga tion." Major Langfitt asked what the pilots deemed a proper width of opening In a bridge handling the traffic that the Port land bridges do. "About 250 or 300 feet," said Captain Pease. "That Is more than twice as much as the width of the present draw." "But it would do away with all danger of two vessels meeting In the draw and not being able to get through," said tho captain. "Is there any trouble now at the Madi son and the steel bridges?" asked Major Langfitt. "Yes, on account of the currents." Captain Pease went on to say that the pilots hoped If the lift draw were in stalled on the Morrison bridge, that when the other bridges came to be renewed or repaired, the public would be so pleased with the lift draw on the Morrison bridge that all the swinging ones would be re placed with the more modern style. "How much has the commerce on the river Increased In the last four years?" asked Major Langfitt. "Three hundred per cent," said Mr. Taylor. The first dissenting note was sounded by City Engineer Elliott. "We sent a man to Chicago some time ago," said Mr. Elliott, "to investigate the merits of the lift drawbridge. We found that It would cost $400,000 to build a bridge with a clear opening of 160 feet, while one with a span of 190 feet would cost $460,000, which is a great deal more money than we have to spend. The proposed swinging drawbridge was designed after careful surveys and soundings of the river, and I think every possible care has been taken to offset all diverting of the current." "The question seems to be," said Major Langfitt, "whether the erection of a new bridge shall be postponed until the city has more money, or whether it shall go ahead with the present plans." "The new bridge can't be postponed very long." said Mr. Elliott. "The old ona is In pretty bad shape now." "We have some hope of a special ses sion of the Legislature," said Judge Cake. "If we are only $60,000 short of the amount required to build a good lift draw," said Captain Jones, "we could raise that amount by subscription." Major Langfitt asked that he be sup plied with any available data on the lifl draws now used in Chicago, and the meeting then adjourned. Charges Rabbis With Cruelty. DENVER. Nov. 6. Oliver E. Tufts, ar officer of the Humane Society of Colorado, today swore to informations against sev eral Jewish rabbis of this city charging them with cruelty to animals In their method of butchering beef cattle. The matter Is now in the hands of the District Attorney. No arrests have as yet been made. Vatican Accepts '04 Invitation. ROME, Nov. 6. An official acceptance has been written by Monsignor Merry del Val, Papal Secretary of State, under In structions from the Pope, accepting the Invitation to be represented at the St. Louis Exposition.