THB XORXING ORBGOKLJJf, MONDAY, FEBRTXARY 6, 1906.
SPOKANE MAY
LOSE PRESTIGE
"General Leveling" of Rates Is
Proposed by Washington
Railroad Commission.
CHANCE FOR OTHER TOWNS
falls Citrus Declared to Be 3ow
Holding a. Hate -That Cpmmls
sioncrs Are Disposed, to.
Consider as Maximum, .
OLTMPIA, Wash.. Feb. 25. (Special.)
.As a result of recent consultations among
Its own members, and conferences from
time to time during the past few. months,
-with railroad traffic officials, tho Hall--road
Commission of Washington has
mapped out a lino of policy "which will
Ijo followed out from this time until it
has established practically an entirely
now schedule of maximum freight rates
ior this state.
This is, in effect, a reversal of the plan
heretofore followed "by the Commission
In taking up freight schedules piecemeal
'for adjustment, and from this time on the
energies of the members of the Commis
sion and of the entire office 'force will be
Directed toward securing such material
and information as will enable the Com
mission to mako new and presumably
lowcr.frclght rates throughout this state.
' Xo Unnecessary Delay.
It Is announced at the office of the Com
mission that this work will be accom
plished with as little delay afi possible
consistent with the magnitude and Im
portance of the task in hand.
In August last a complaint was filed
with the Commission by the Commercial
Club of Walla Walla asking that that city
be given a jobbing rate- similar to that"
which the railroads have allowed the City
of Spokane for many years past. It was
alleged that a zone could bo established
for a radius of 100 miles surrounding
Walla Walja, which would not Interfere
with the territory covered by the Jobbers
of Spokane, and the showing made by
the Walla WTalla business men along this
line was convincing to both the Commis
sion and the wholesalers of Spokane, and
the latter offered no opposition to the pe
tition from Walla Walla.
Disappointment for Walla Walla.
Two months ago it seemed that the
people of Walla Walla were in a fair way
to get an order from the Railroad Com
mission establishing Jobbing rates out of
WAUa Walla, and they were encouraged
toSiellevo that such an order would be
Issued as soon as the details of It could
be worked out
But the attitude of the Commission ap
pears to have undergone a radical change
on this line recently, and it is believed
to be the present idea of the members of
the Commission that while Jobbing cen
ters are bound to be established and fa
vored in one way or another, either by
nature or by transportation companies, or
"both, still it is hardly within the prov
ince of the Commission, under the provi
sions on the law creating U deliberately
to order in a discriminating rate in favor
oany locality. "
- Section 16 of the State Commission law
declares that "it shall be unjust discrim
ination for any railroad company to make
or give any undue or unreasonable pref
erence or advantage to any particular per
son, company, firm, corporation or locali
ty." On the Interpretation of tho word
"unjust" as used in this section would
depend to what extent the Commission
would be justified in making a discrim
inating or jobbing rate In favor of Walla
Walla or any other city.
Other Towns Are Interested.
It Is known that other places, such as
Colfax, North Taklma and perhaps one
or two other towns similarly situated,
stand ready to .ask for jobbing rates as
soon as they are gran fed to Walla Walla,
and while vit I? not likely that any other
town In the state could make as strong a
showing bls to natural advantages . as
either Spokane or' Walla Walla, they
could. wJUjout doubt .put the Railroad
Commission in a place where it would be
obliged to do considerable explaining
about the language in the law quoted
above.
This is a phase of the situation the
Commissioners will not talfc about for
publication, but they aro ready to say
they, will probably find another solution
for the question than by establishing job
blngccnters. f General leveling of Bates.
The other solution referred to is what
might toe called a "general leveling" of
railroad rates throughout the state and
on all lines. The Commission says it has
discovered glaring inconsistencies in
freight tariffs as published by the rail;
road, and it says that In conferences
n-uv: ' isariino rnffl men connected "with
the transcontinental railways in this
state, the latter admit the necessity of
revising and correcting a great many of
the tariffs now "In effect.
But it is not likely the Commission will
be satisfied with a mere revision ana cor
vtinf'nf these tariffs. What the Com
mission Is mostly likely to demand will
be a general paring down of rates and the
issuing of distance tariffs which .will
va aM.ja In tho ntatc such as 'will
flllt VV - v,
allow no cause of complaint on the part
of one community about discrimination In
favor of some otner locality,
it k nliorra. on the rart of the rail
roads, that Spokane is enjoying an ab
normally low distributing rate, and that
it a 'rnfri levelhwr" is ordered bv the
commission, the Spokane rate will have
to be raised. It is eiievea tnat me itaii
rnad Commission will require a pretty
strong showlnjr on the part of the rail
roads on this point, on investigation, tne
Spokane rate does not appear to be tm-
rniinnaMv low. and it Is holiCVcd the
commission would be dlsposedRo "consider.
it entirely fair as a maximum.
Maximum Kates Only.
When the proposed mileage rate has
been suggested to railroad officials they
have condemned It as Impracticable for
this state on account of the large amount
of water competition. The commission'
meets this objection by a proposition t
establish maximum rates only, instead f
absolute rates. The railroads could then
make any rate necessary to meet -water
competition or other conditions, and still
comply with the law and the order of the
commission. This, it is said. wouJd be
satisfactory to tho Walla Walla complain
ants. It would also meet similar rate
problems In other localities.
The most difficult question facing the
commission at the present time is that
of the rate on grain from Eastern Wash
lngton to tidewater, on which complaints
have come in from several counties in
Eastern Washington. A reduction of 51
a tan is asked on wheat, and the railroads
have allowed it to become known that
they will resist any reduction of this kind.
Hate Comparison Is Illegal.
This has set the cnmmlaslnn tn tfala1Hn-
and In order to prepare for the h sarins'
on tne complaints: Jt -was decide to make
v- companeoa or rates as Between TYasfc
ingtan ad thr state. t it -pwus tw4.
that, under a recant deelrioa U the United
States 8freme Cwtrt. rates could nt he
legally fixed la oe state fey cerie
of rates in another state. It was pointed
out In this decMos jaet what elements
must be considered by rallroai commis
sions in fixing rates, and some of the
most important of these elements are not
at the present time available to the Wash
ington Commlss4sn.
This is notably true of the Item of cost
of construction of the railroads in this
state. The railroads have been called on
to give this Information, but for one rea
son or nnathfir thiv have not dene SO.
The Great Northern simply answers these
.questions with the words "Can't state."
The Northern Pacific answers them by
saying:
"'Inasmuch a nrntMr(v uurchaaed at
foreclosure embraced nearly SUw,6&& acres
of land, it would he manifestly misleading
to figure cost per mile on the amount of
line shown in this state."
Plan to Get at Cost.
The commlsteon has practically decided
vpon adopting two Afferent methods of
getting at the cost of construction of the
railroads in this state. One ifffl be to find
the cost of construction of the railroads
now building in Washington. This will
'be, of course, an absolutely just and re
liable estimate, for the exact information
can "be secured. But it will not be secured
in the near future. Possibly two years
might elapse before sufficient information
could be obtained in this way to Justify
the commission in proceeding under it.
The other plan is to make an actual sur
vey of enough xpadbed in tho state to give
an accurate estimate of the cont of the
whole. The commission is in reality
charged with this duty by the law creat
ing it, and it might be considered remiss
if it had not accomplished anything along
this line in time to make a report to tho
next Legislature.
To do this would necessitate selecting a
few miles of roadbed that it might - he
considered would show an average for the
whole, or else selecting and estimating
in different places. To do this work would,
of course necessitate the employment of a
competent railroad engineering corps and
contractors who could give an estimate of
the cost of construction along the surveys
made.
Working Out the Details.
All this might be doen in time to secure
sufficient information during the present
Summer to warrant the commission in
ordering a hearing bn the complaints
against present railroad rates before the
end of tins year. It is Known that the
commission is now working out the de-
taito. of this idea, and will shortly make
an announcement as to its aocwon on tne
question. It is estimated that this work
would entail a cost of about P).0to.
If the commission finally decides to try
to get at the cost of railroad construction
in this state by actual surveys and esti
mates of competent contractors, all mat
ters affecting railroad rates in this state
will be merged into one complaint and
considered at the same hearing.
It may be set down as the settled policy
of tho Railroad Commission to make no
rates in favor of any particular locality,
but, on tho contrary, to makes rates ap
plicable ail over the state which will not
exceed present rates in effect in so-called
favored localities.
AliBAJTY IS A HEAIiTHY TOWN
Careful Inspection Has Prevented
the Advent of Epidemics.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. 23. (9pecial.)-Al-
bany people are indignant over the state
ments recently made that Valley towns
generally have typhoid fever. County
Health Officer Dr. W. H. Davis states
that there is not a case of typhoid in
Albany, nor has there been for months
past. This statement yis reiterated by
Mayer J. xr. wan ace, jaj prominent pny
slcian, who has kept a strict watch on
the sanitary condition of the town. There
never has been much typhoid In Albany.
but this year there Is absolutely none.
.Albany has a good water system, and a
system of sewerage that reaches every
portion of the town, and is not sur
passed -anywhere in the state. The city
is patrolled the year around by officials
whose duty it 1b took after sanitary con
ditions, among other things, and it is
only necessary for any private citizen to
report an unsanitary spot to have the
matter acted Upon Immediately, regard
less of who the gujlty party is.
Because of these precautions. Albany is
a clean, healthy town.
IIXN POLITICS ACfclVE."
Direct Primary Law Brines Large
Crop of Candidates.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Candidates for nomination under the
direct primary nominations law are
developing faster in Linn County, with
the approach of the time for filing: pe
titions. J. B. Coughill. a prominent cit
izen of Albany, has entered the Jists
as a candidate for the Republican nom
ination for Sheriff, to oppose R. L.
White, present incumbent.
J. R. Caruthcrs, of Harrlsburg, has
filed a petition for the Republican nom
ination for County Commissioner, and
for tho Legislature, Sam S. Gilbert, of
Santiam precinct, requests the nom
ination at the hands of the Republi
cans for Representative.
This is the only Republican to an
nounce himself a candidate for the Leg
islature thus far, excepting, of course.
F. J. Miller, Linn County's candidate
for Joint Senator with Marlon County
There arc three representatives to
elect. But few Democrats have ex1
pressed a willingness to run for any
of the offices as yet.
AWAIT ACTION OP COUNCIL
Work on Willamette Valley Traction
Company Road Held Up.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Construction -work on the Salem-Port-land
electric line has been suspended
until the Portland City Council takes
final action on the application for a
franchise, and the crews that have
been at work have been discharged.
When work was commenced there
was no thought of difficulty in obtain
ing a right to enter the City of Port
land, so the company put on large
crews and began to rush the work as
rapidly as possible. The long- delay
of the City Council, however, has 'left
oouet as to me laienuen ox mat oay
and developments, will be awaited.
Many -people-here criticise the course
of,;th'e City Council and tklak that a
franchise should fee granted, though
upon terras that .will jretect the City
of .Portland, it was nopea .tne lino
Wtftild he completed In time fer the
.Statc-yalr, but this -now seems "impos
slble;"
Xo Typhoid at Salon;
SALEM. Or., Feb. 'at-fepeclaL)-It has
been asserted by newspapers published
farther eeuth in the' Willamette Valley
that typhoid is prevalent in Salem. The
fact Is that, there Is no,. typho!.d In Salem
now and has -been nose of consequence
since the wemie- of two years ago,
There are no Infectious diseases of any
Kind in Salem at present.
IGHTFCL NKWKMST.
gplesala Weatber at This rnmUr Pacifier
Delightful "ki every particular Is the
weather at Newport, aad the Southern
Pacific aad the Ceryattts & Eastern rail
reads have renamed their cheap rates te
this place fer the Winter. Fartteaters fey
aK4Rg at anira km ty azstagwa streets,
fruaa.
EX-SPEAKER DEAD
David B. Henderson Succumbs
to Paresis.
SICK FOR - NINE MONTHS
All of Ills Family bat Ohc Son Were
at His Bedside at Mercy Hos
pital Wlicn tlic End Came
Xcstcrday Afternoon.
DUBtJOUE. Ta xh s V-r.
David B. Henderson, of ih ct!nnii
House of Representatives, died at 2
o ciock tnis afternoon at Mercy Hospi
tal, of paresis, which attacked him nine
months aero. He hp ran t !nV TVMnv
afternoon, rallied Saturday morning.
out in tne morning lapsed Into uncon
sciousness and failed rapidly untlluhe
end came. All his family, except a son
in California, were at the bedside.
Colonel Henderson had been unable
to recognize any one but his wife since
a week ago except on Friday, when he
partly regained his mental faculties.
Colonel Henderson was stricken with
paresis last May and his condition
grew bo grave that he was removed
to a hoanltal hi Sentemher. His ren
dition remained unchanged except for
tne usual progress of such a disease
until n week aro lat Frldav. vhon h
suffered another stroke which rRultol
In total blindness. The cx-Speaker
railed rapidly physically and mentally
until Friday, when his mental powers
returned for a few hours, followed bv
a relapse endinp In death.
rne xuneral will he held next Thurs
day. With services In th Rnlspnna)
Church, under the auspices of the Grand
Army. Ex-congressman George . Pcr-
Kins, oi sioux uity, wm deliver a
culogr. The bodv is to He in state on
Thursday at the church.
David 3remncr Henderson was born
at Old Deer. Scotland, March 14. 1S40,
coming to Illinois six years later, and
removing to Iowa in 1S49. After re
ceiving- a public school and academic
education, he enlisted as a private in
tne union Army at the breaking out
of the Rebellion, and served with dis
tinction. He became a First Lieutenant
of the Twelfth Iowa Volnnteera soon
after, and was wounded at the cap
ture or Fort Donclson. He lost a leg1
in the battle of Corinth, and was dis
charged from the Army for this dis
ability. From MaylS63, to. June. lS64hc was
a commissioner of the board of en
rollment, but resigned, and re-entered
the Army as a Colonel of the Forty-
sixth Iowa Volunteers. He was admit
ted to the bar at the close of the war
In 1S65, and on March 4. 1S66. married
Miss Augusta A. Fox. He served as
Collector of Internal Revenue of the
third district of Iowa from 1BCS to
1SC9, when he resigned to become At
slstant United States Attorney for the
northern division, district of Iowa,
which position he save up two years
later.
Colonel Henderson was chairman of
the Iowa delegation of three National
Republican conventions; a member of
Congress from 1S83 to 1SS3; was re
nominated In lf02 but withdrew. He
has ocen a member of many Important
Congressional committees and was for
ten years a mcmoer or the committee
on appropriations; was chairman of the
committee on Judiciary; member of
committee on rules during- the 54th and
55th Congresses, and Speaker of the
56th and 57th Congresses. His home
was at Dubuque, la.
CHAMPIOX OF THE OLD SOLDIER
Ex-Spcakcr Made Notable Speeches
in the Lower. House.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 25, Ex-
Speaker David B. Henderson, who died at
Dubuque, Ia, today, was for many years
a prominent figure in the councils of his
party and had a host of friends among
both Republicans and Democrats In Con
gress. Succeeding Speaker Reed In the
chair, Mr. Henderson, carried out vigor
ously the rules adopted by his predeces
sor for the expedition of the business
of the House. He was twice elected
Speaker, his last term ih that office clos
ing a 20-year service in the lower branch
of Congress.
It was in advocatlng"!the cause of war
veterans .that the ex-Speaker was seen
at his heel In debate In the House. He
stubbornly fought for what he believed
to be their rights and eloquently pleaded
their cause. Old-timers in Congress re
called tonight the famous debate on the
Mexican widows' pension bill, when Rep
resentative Norwood, of Georgia, taunt
ed the Iowan about his Scotch ancestry.
In his reply Colonel Henderson told with
great sincerity and earnestness the story
of how he and his two brothers ""had
gone to the war. and the extemporaneous
speech he then made was a. notable one.
The ending: of his political career by his
withdrawal from the campaign for re
election to the 5th Congress after he had
been nominated to succeed himself, caused
a sensation in this city and widespread
speculation as to the reasons that ac
tuated his retirement, which he at the
time refused to discuss.
GIVING. AWAY FRANCHISES
Heamnahle Compensation Should Be
Exacted From CorporaTions.
PORTLAND. Feb. 25. (To the Editor.)
7 have read with Interest and pleasure out
articles concerning 'the Gas Company and
those published soroetlmi ago against the
Portland Consolidated Hallway Company.
Both companies are enjoying immense reve
nues, derived largely from tho free use a
public property. The street belong to tho
whale people, but by giving away franchises
over them former city administrations have
robbed the people for the benefit of those
and other companies. Tour attack on these
public-service corporations is all very well,
but they have franchises which the lawyers
tell us are .irrevocable contracts with the
city aad there may be no relief for the peo
ple. But how about the six or seven com
paates sow claraerlag for other franchises
fer el t trie light aad power, gas. street rail
roads, etc.? Are sot frequent nd strong
narfla of caution necessary to prevent the
giving away of ore of the people's property
to "concerns which thereafter may "consoli
date with each other or with present mon
opolies? The present City Council appears
to require some stiffening. I remember that
over three years ago. Just after an almost
vnaahfiotM rote of the people of Portland
adopting the new charter which provides
for Just compensation for franchises, the
Portland Railway Company and the City &
Suburban Railway Company, whote old fran
chises had not expired, applied for new
"blanket franchises. There was a strong
sentimeat among the people that those ap
plication should be postponed until after
the w charter went hito effect in 103. so
that the city authorities would be forced to
exact some compensation. J do not remem
her that the public prece had much to say
abeat it one way or aaotaer. At any rate.
there was no postpoaesnent. The street-car
manager put up the bluC ef being about
to KMke great lsaprovesaeats necessity of
fertg -steel, etc,- etc This sort of rash
aet Sc always ptard country vltt -aad
tw eta iMm (vkkk K aever deea) In
Jut -what MUmatlM tt is hM fey lavMtors
7 ute lewd C hT7- talk tkey give It.
Our Cottadl of 199S-JM gave the old com
panies all they ake4 fr. and three years
later they pooled their loot, formed the
PortUad Coso!I4ate4 aad Immediately af
terward unloaded the sreperty at (4.000,000.
or which at Icaxt S4.0ee,6Oi9 was represented
hj; the franchises. Le., rishts to use the peo
ple's property the streets. Now articles
such as you have recently published would.
had. they been printed by yoa la the Tail of
1&02. hare been worth hundreds of thou
nds of dollars to the people of Portland,
for in the face of ruch comment the city
authorities would sot hare dared to put
through those rraachise jrrxbs without ex
acting adequate compensation. Ton surely
overlooked a bet then.
The leeson. It seems to me. Is that now Is
the time, while fraachlse ordinances are
pending, to lift up our voices and demand
that the present Council exact reasonable
paow scrambling for rights In the public
streets. Of course, we want development.
We want to encourage capital, new Investors,
and all that sort of thins;, but not at the
expense of our common sense and by free
donations of public property. Surely Port
land la' past the subsidy stage. Much of
this talk of "encouragement of capital
smacks of ship subsidy arguments ( 7) and
steel tariff graft.
By all means go for the gangs whom we
have already let rob us, even If thereby we
we put ourselves In the position of the
"Rube" who squeals after having bought a
green-goods package. But withal let us re
serve a little energy to resist further temp
tations in the KOld-brick line.
T4I. CABBERT.
MAJOR G. L. SCOTT HERE
Xativc "Orcgonlan "With Long Army
" .Career.-
Major George I, Scott, U. S. A., a na
tive Oregonlan, is now in Portland after
an absence of 35 years. During; the
period of his absence from this state
he has served continuously in the reg
ular Army up to the close of 1S05, when
at his own request he was retired from
duty under the 30-ycar service pro
vision. Major ScotfUved with his parents at
la Fayette until 1S71. when In a com
petitive examination at Portland he
won an appointment to "West Point.
He completed the regular course at
that place with the class of 1875 and
immediately afterwards was appointed
Second Lieutenant In the Sixth Cav
alry in the Department of Arizona and
New Mexico. He served in this depart
ment from 1S75 to 1S9(T and assisted In
quelling- the numerous Indian disturb
ances that occurred during- that time.
In 1890 and 1891, Mr. Scott, who had
been given the rank of First Lieuten
ant in 1881, took part in the campaigns
against tho Sioux Indians. During
these struggles he was promoted to the
Captaincy of the Sixth Cavalry, and im
mediately afterward was stationed at
Fort McKinney, Wyoming; where he
remained for one and one-halt years,
when he was transferred to service in
the Yellowstone Park.
In 1897 Mr. Scott was appointed In
dian agent to the Chippewa tribo at
Ashland. "Wis. This position he filled
until the breaking out of the war with
Spain, when, at his request, he was
given active service, being- stationed
under General Miles In the Porto Rico
campaign. In the battle of San Juan
Hill he commanded General Brooks
headquarters cavalry. He was given
the rank of Major of the Tenth Cavalry
in IS 01.
Since the close of the war with
Spain. Major Scott has been stationed
one year at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and
one year on recruiting- duty at Pittsburg-,
Pa. During the past four years
he has been at the head of the Leech
Lake Indian agency in Minnesota,
where he had chargo of 3100 Indians.
This position he occupied up to tho
close of last year, when Jils service in
the Acmy terminated.
Major Scott arrived in Portland yes
terday morning and registered at the
Hotel Portland. He will make a visit
to many of his old friends throughout
tne state and win then return to this
city, where he is thinking of making
his permanent home.
GLORY BELONGS TO HIM
Rate Law Will Always Bear Name of
Hepburn.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
lngton. Feb. 25. It Is proper that the
railroad rate bill which Is likely to be
enacted Into law should bear the name
of Representative Henburn. of Tnwn.
chairman of the House committee on
Interstate commerce. It would have been
unjust had this law borne the name of
any other" member. The bill that passed
tne House in tne last congrero was
known as the Esch-Townsend bill and
two Inconspicuous and relatively un
known members literally became famous
on that account. Yet the bill wan no
more the concoction of their brains than
It was the product of the brain of Mr.
Hepburn. The bill as it passed the House
did not more cloeely resemble the bill
introduced by these two members than it
resembled another bill drawn by Mr.
Hepburn. Mr Hepburn modestly stepped
aside nnd allowed the bill to go forth
as the "Eech-Townscnd" bill, on the
theory that there was "glory enough for
all."
But the bill that went out of com
mittccVthls session was the Hepburn bill,
and Itjwas so styled In recognition of the
untiring efforts of Mr. Hepburn In behalf
of an effective rate measure. Of course
the bill will be amended by the Senate.
but It will still be the "Hepburn bill." and
when It Is written on the statute
books It will be the "Hepburn law," Just
as the present tariff law Is known as
the "Dingley law." There are occasions
when Important legislation Is misnamed.
as the rate bill of the last Congress, but
usually the credit Is placed where It be
longs. There haa been no more determined
advocate of rate legislation than Mr.
Hepburn.
More Teachers for Clackamas.
OREGON CITY. Or., Feb. 23. Special.)
Those who succcrafull passed the re
cent teachers examination held In this
city were:
First grade Marian Swanby. Can by; Clara
A. IioUtrom, Oregon City, and Maude Stone,
sajem.
Second grade W. II. Davis. Fred II. Wil
cox, Cstella Nllca, Irene VeCown. Ttetta TO.
Joseph and Xae Strange, of Oregon City; T.
Iunton Liberal: Ants Ilartnell. Clacka
mas; Bendy K. McBtroy. Sandy; Pearl Allen,
Creighton; W. Tu. Dunton. Liberal; C. O. Slpe.
Portland; Utile M. Harris. Salem.
Third grade Agnes McCown. Portland
Grace Maaa, Hlilsboro: Ruth Dale and Iva
Dsje. JUstacada; Urie Keaagy, Hubbard; w.
W. tVadsworth. Sandy; Linda Wonier. Ksta-
eaca: mdi JieacocK. Greasaxa. and Ilex Flan
vtooaosra.
Death of Major-Gcncral Wood.
DAYTON, O., Feb. 23. Major-Gcncral
Thomas J. Wood, U. S. A., retired, died
at his home In this city today after a
long illness. He was the last survivor of
the celebrated class of 1S45 at West Point.
He Is survived by his widow and two
eons. Captain George ood. who served
in Cuba and the Philippines in the Span
ish-Amerlcan War, and THomas J
Wood, now In Idaho. At General Wood's
request the burial will be at West Point.
The Honeymoon in Cuba.
HAVANA. Feb. 2S. (Special.) Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Lengworth attended the
jeame of JJ si I this afternoon and this
evening were the guests of honor at a
dinner gives by Secretary of State O Far
'relL At 3 a'ctock tonight they left for
Saatiase.
OEM THE HAL
Ex-Engineer Wallace Criticises
Government's Methods.
ONE MAN SHOULD CONTROL
Authorities at Washington . Should
Havo General Supervision Only,
With Enforcement or Slm-
plo Ordinances.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.Iohn F. Wallace.
ex-chlef engineer of the Panama canal.
has contributed an article to the March
number of the Engineering Magazine, re- j
counting his observations and experience
during the year In which he was in
charge of the construction work In the
canal zone. In this article Mr. Wallace
declares It to be his belief that "It will
require moro time and money to "con
struct a high-level canal on the S3-foot
plan -under tho present method of Gov
ernment control than It will to construct
a sca-icvel canal, provided the work is
accomplished by modern efficient mcth-.
ods. He advocates either placing it in the
hands of one man a practical engineer
with unlimited authority, or letting the
work to one largo contracting firm. The
article says in part:
Of the factors which exercise the
greatest deterrent influence In the ac
complishment of satisfactory results un
der the direct Government control, the
first Is found in the laws governing the
disbursement of public funds. The offi
cial and the commercial ideaa are evi
dently diametrically opposed.
"In modern, ordinary affairs, the prin
ciple of an audit before payment" is
adopted the Government audit system.
on the contrary, is based upon the prin
ciple of audit after payment.
"it would be apparent to every thinking
man that when the work must be con
ducted 3000 miles away from a seat of
government, a policy imposing the neces
sity of referring all Important questions
to Washington and submitting them there
to men who necessarily cannot bo con
versant with tho conditions on the Isth
mus, unless they are informed by the par
ties on tne ground, cannot give satis
factory results, no matter how honest or
efficient the supervising officials may be.
I may. perhans. feel too stronclv on
this point, but my experience at Panama
my occasional contact with govern
mental methods, reaching back to a ser
vice of five years as assistant engineer
on river and harbor improvements, haa
convinced me that attempts to carry on
constructive work under the direction of
Washington bureaus, especially when, the
work Is large, complicated and distant
from the seat of government is condu
cive of extravagance and waste as to both
time and money. I am emphatically of
the opinion that governmental functions
on the Isthmus should be confined exclu
sively to a goneral supervision of the
work and enforcement of auch simple or
dinances and sanitary regulations as may
he necessary to secure the peace and the
health of the community affected by the
constructive work.
"Tho question of control of the com
missary, the rate of wages paid by the
sub-contractors and other details make it
necessary, to my mind, for a single con
tracting organization to control the en-
tiro work. Either tho work should be
put Into the hands of one strong man
with practically unlimited authority, com
bining the technical and scientific train
ing of the engineer with the admlnstra
tive and executive ability of a
man of force with this should be
coupled the separation of all mat
ters connected with this work from
the control of the ordinary Government
departments at Washington, but under
such supervision only as to insure the
Government that his administration is
efficient, or the same result should be
accomplished through letting of the work
to a contracting firm, large enough to
control under one management the en
tirely .constructive work on the Isthmus,
under broad and general specifications
and under such general supervision as
may appear to Congress to be proper."
In conclusion the article says:
"If the experience had not been so
serious. I should look back to my first
connection wilh this enterprise and the
experience gained therewith, and smile to
think I had been so Innocent as to sup
pose myself able to overcome the long
settlcd Influences heretofore indicated, or
to impress my Individuality upon the
work, or to employ In it the methods
with which I had been familiar for years.
The usefulness of any man who might
he called In as an engineer of demon
strated capacity to supervise an enter
prise of this character is naturally meas
ured by the extent to which he may be
permitted to use his own methods and
make available the result of his experi
ence. To expect that any person who Is
reallv ouallfled to conduct the work will
radically change his methods, which have
hecn the outcome of a lifetime of ex
perience, and adapt himsolf to the moss-
grown Government mctnoaa is to expect
the Impossible. It demands that a man
should be content to Ignore the Instincts
of his profession and to subject hlnuielf
to the various Influences brought to" bear
upon him. drifting along in a perfunctory
way. satisfied 10 uraw nis compensation,
hoping that In some way or other he may
bo able eventually to see the work com
pleted, or wasting his best years of life
in the partial accompusnment or: "
FIRE ON'JHE RURAL GUARDS
Rioters In Cuban Town Make Olur
dcrous Attack a ndf Escape.
HAVANA. Feb. IS. The quarters In the
town of Quanubaco occupied by 23 rural
guards were attacked this morning by
3f) rioters armed with rifles and revolvers.
who suddenly entered, from tho rear and
began shooting Indiscriminately Into the
dormitory of the sleeping soldiers, shout
ing "Long live the constitution," "Long
live the Liberal party and "JJown with
the rural guards.' .
As soon as the dazed soldiers realized
the situation they seized their arms and
began to return the fire, whereupon the
rioters fled. Nono of themfhas. been ar
rested. It was found that a. -Sergeant
had been killed in his bed and" ;hat a
Corporai on guard also was. killed, while
four rural guards were wounded.
Nothing took place during Saturday's
celebration of Independence day to cause
the attack. The rural guards prevented
a mob of local bakers from interfering
irith the work in a local bakery. The
rural guarus say mat. uie icaucrs oi uie
rioters wore a policeman's uniform, and
they claim to have recognized some of
the others.
Sllvcrton Defeats Oregon City.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.)
Tho Oregon City Junior basket-ball team
returned today from Silverton. where
they were last night defeated by the High
School team of that city by a score of
Yale Advisory Board.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 25. President Arthur
T. Hadley, of Yale University,, announced
at the banquet last night of tho Assoc!
ated -Western Yale Clubs, that the- unl-
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Mrs. Bessie Ainsley, of 611 South 10th
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Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
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verslty corporation had decided to grant
the petition for an advisory board, and
stated that the board would consist of one
member from every alumni association
having 100 or more members, and that
associations having less than 100 members
would be allowed to band together until
the required, number was secured.
Fireman Hurt by a Fall.
Charles Marshall, fireman at the Oxford
Hotel, on North Sixth street, fell down
the back stairs of the hotel last evening
and sustained several severe Injuries. He
was taken to .Good Samaritan Hospital,
where it was said he was .not danger
ously Injured..
Fire at Montgomery Dock.
Spontaneous combustion caused a small
blaze at the Montgomery Dock No. 2, yes
terday morning. It was extinguished by
the fire department. The flames broke
out again two hours later and necessi
tated a second visit by the firemen.
Customs War Is Ended.
VIENNA, Feb. 23. The customs war
between Austria and Servla has prac
tically ended, Servla accepting the Aus
trian demands. It Is expected that the
frontier will be opened in a few days.
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Miller, S. C. Sweetland, Seattle.
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wife and daughter. Astoria; F. R. MUligan and
wife. Seattle: Mrs. G. Hastings, Oakland:
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cisco; G. T. Harrington. C. C. Dempeey, J.
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ter. Seattle; H. E Armstrong- and wife. -Cath
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Forbes Chicago; TV. Y. Dyer, D. G. Mackcr,
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Francisco: "W. J. Furnish. W." G. Cole. Pen
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