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fHE MORNING . OEEGOXIAX, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1906.
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STATE MY MAKE
APPROPRIATION
Legislature to Be Asked to Aid
Government Work
at Celilo.
BUSINESS MEN WILL ACT
Move to Clear Way for Centering. All
Federal Assistance on Jetty
Construction at Mouth
of River.
Oregon, as officially represented, may
be called upon to shoulder a consider
able part of the burden of the improve
ment of the Columbia River along with
the Government. A movement is on
toot to ask the next Legislature, which
meets In January, to make a large ap
propriation for the continuance of the
work begun by the Government at Ce
lilo so that the entire National appro
priation for the Columbia River can
be used for the completion of the jetty;
A special meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held within a few
days to review the situation and to
bring thti varied interests together to
decide what shall be done to insure a
sufficient appropriation.
The business men of Portland aro
thoroughly aroused to the necessity 'of
rushing the work at the mouth of the
Columbia River to completion. The ad
dress of Lieutenant-Colonel S. W. Roes
sler, in chartie of the local United
States engineer's office, delivered at
the Chamber of Commerce meeting at
tended by Congressman Ransdeil, has
brought them to realise the Import
ance of securing an adequate appro
priation for the Jetty. Colonel Roessler
declared that from every point of v)ew
It was advisable to complete the
jetty first, the other improvements to
follow.
He urged that other Improvements
be allowed to wat until the jetty was
completed, if enough money for all
could not be secured. Unless Congress
will authorize a continuing contract
at the next session he is in favor of
having the work at the jetty deferred
until a time when the needed amount
can be had. To split the appropriation
Into two divisions, part for the Jetty
and the other for the work at Celilo,
w6uld be only a needless and useless
waste of money, he said.
I'pper River Must Be Appeased.
Many citizens of Portland who have
taken an active interest in the rivers
unj harbors improvements of the state
think the next National appropriation
should be centered on the jetty.-But op
position to the entire allotment from
Congress being expended on one work
is 30 strong that it is not believed that
it could be put through unless' the peo
ple of the upper river acquiesced.
Tc satisfy the people of the upper
river it has been suggested that the
Oregon Legislature be called upon to
appropriate enough money to continue
the work at Celilo. Then the interests
working for the improvement of the
upper river might consent to the bulk
of the Congressional appropriation go
ing to the Jettv.
To make another contract for a short
section of the canal similar to the one
now In operation at Celilo would neces
sitate the expenditure of about J300.
000. About J2, 500.030 is needed to com
plete the Jetty.
Unless the whole amount can be mads
available. Colonel Roessler declares
that it will be imprarticable to begin
further extension of the jetty until the
entire sum for finishing the breakwater
shall be available. He declares that the
only possible way to do this work with
reasonable promise of success at mod
erate cost Is to wait until the entire
um has been provided and then rush
the work to a finish as rapidly as pos
sible. To nttempt to construct the outer
65J0 feet at different times under two
separate appropriations would result in
a great loss of time and greater waste
of money in renewing and maintaining
several miles of costly trestle.
Colonel Roessler's Views.
Colonel Roessler wants the whole
$2,500,000 for the Columbia River jetty
from the next Congress, or none at all
until two years later. But the delay of
two years would cost the Government
several hundrej thousand dollars, ow
ing tc the deterioration and washing
out of the trestle. Ey waiting two years
before beginning the further extension
of the Jetty the work would require an
appropriation nearer $3,000,030 than
$2,500,000. But the work at Celilo is of
such a character that it can be stopped
at any time and no loss will ensue. The
work can be continued year after year
as fast or as slow as the appropriations
justify, but no emergency exists as at
the mouth of the river.
Congressman Ransdeil, when he was
in Portland, expressed himself as skep
tical that Congress would authorize
a continuing contract for the work on
the Jetty. He did not think it would be
possible for Oregon to" secure as much
as $-, 500.000 unless the rivers and har
bors bill carried a. greater appropria
tion than he looked for.
Congressman Jones, of Washington,'
who is also a member of the House
committee on rivers and harbors, ex
presseo'himself as opposed to the work
on tho upper river being dropped to
expedite the improvement at the mouth
of the river. . .
Realize Magnitude of Task.
These expressions from two members
of the committee have made the busi
ness men of Portland realize that they
have a difficult task before them. They
are in a quandary and the special meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce will
be held to outline a policy to be pur
sued and to settle the grave problem
that has presented itself.
The proposition to call on the Legis
lature for aid is more of a suggestion
than anything else, just at present, but
it will undoubtedly take a more defi
nite shape. A few of those Interested
have advanced the idea that perhaps
the Legislature could be induced to
make an appropriation for Celilo.
Others have suggested that the state
appropriation be used to make up the
deficiency if Congress does not allow
enougn money for the completion of
the jetty. ,
The members of the Chamber of
Commerce who know that a special
meeting is to be held are saying little.
They state that the meeting will be
held to consider the situation and that
individual members have suggested
that the Legislature be applied to for
assistance. J. N. Teal has taken the
lead in the calling of the meeting, but
the official notice has not been filed
with Secretary Giltner. It requires ten
members to call a special session.
Mr. Teal said yesterday that the
date of the meeting had not been determined.
S. MORTON COHN HOME
Now Interested in New International
Theatrical Syndicate.
After an absence of eight months, S.
Morton Cohn has returned to Portland
full of new ideas and plans for the
show business in America. The great
er part of Mr. Conn's absence was
spent abroad on a combined business
and pleasure toun Among the projects
which he has taken under contempla
tion is the formation of a new syndi
cate in this country to conduct popular-priced
theaters in conjunction
with an European circuit.
While Mr. Cohn was abroad he vis
ited London and Paris, Berlin and
"many other large continental cities, in
order to get first-hand knowledge of
the European theatrical situation.
Everywhere he found popular-priced
entertainment along the vaudeville line
in growing populariity, and reports
the same condition in all of the cities
which he visited after his return to
America.
While in England Mr. Cohn became
Interested in a syndicate which pro
poses to establish a new string of play
houses throughout the European cities.
As an experiment, a theater has been
opened in London. If this is successful
and Justifies the undertaking, other
theaters will be opened in the conti
nental cities.
It is in connection with the Euro
pean company that Mr. Cohn proposes
to organize a new syndicate to handle
vaudeville In this country. No definite
plans have yet been made, except that
if the syndicate is formed It will ex
change attractions with the theaters in
which Mr. Cohn has become interested
abroad. It would operate along the
same lines as the International The
atrical Company, in which Mr. Cohn is
now Interested.
LINEMAN ASKS DAMAGES
D. D. Dobbins Sues . the Portland
General Electric Co. for $5235.
Delos D. Dobbins, through his attor
ney, F. K. Sargent, yesterday com
menced suit in the state courts against
the Portland General Electric Company
for damages alleged to have been sus
tained December 11. 1905, while in the
employ of the defendant corporation.
It is set forth in the complaint that
on the day in question, while plaintiff,
who Is a lineman for the Pacific States
Telephone Company, was engaged in
inspecting, adjusting and repairing the
wires of said telephone company at
Catlin street and Hawthorne avenue, by
reason of the careless and negligent
manner in which the electric company
had strung Its heavily-charged wires
upon the poles of the telephone com
pany, he received a severe shock, from
the effects of which his feet and hands
were severely burned and permanently
crippled, necessitating amputation ,of
the second finger of his right hand and
grafting of skin from other portions of
his body to his bands and feet, causing
him great pain, suffering and humilia
tion. Plaintiff demands $.'000 damages, $SS
account of money expended for hospi
tal fees and $150 for medicine and
surgical attendance.
POPULATION OF '
CITY IS 1B5.000
Estimate Based on Names in
Portland Directory Now
in Press.
SHOWS 33,990 INCREASE
Figures Given Out by R. L. Polk &
Co. Official Multiple of C 1-2
Agreed on by National
Association Vsed.
Portland has a population of 185.000
persons, and within a year easily will
have passed the 200,000 mark, accord
ing to the estimate of R. L. Polk &
Co., who are preparing the city direc
tory. Mrs. H. M. Clinton, Polk's man
ager for Oregon, stated yesterday that
the new directory contains 78,073
names of individuals residing in Port
land and immediate suburbs. Multi
plied by the accepted mutlple of the
National Association of Directory Pub
lishers, which is 2'c, this would give
Portland and vicinity a population of
195.195.
Mrs. - Clinton says that about 10.300
persons reside in the suburbs, leaving
Portland an estimated population of
1S5.195.
Last year when the directory was
compiled from the same territory cov
ered this year, 64.482 names were re
corded. This year there are 78,078
names, an increase of 13.696. Multiply
ing 13.596. as does the R. L- Polk & Co.,
with 2,.4, Portland, with immediate sub
urbs, is credited with an increase in
population of 3J.990.
"Counting all classes and the aver
age number of transients who are in
the city from day to day, Portland
proper is a city of nearly 200,000 inhab
itants," asserted Mrs. Clinton. "If we
had figured firm, school and institution
names we could have credited Port
land and vicinity with a population of
305.000. But an estimate of 195,195 Is
a very conservative and fair estimate.
"We counted the names of individ
uals only. All persons who are em-,
ployed, whether children or adults, are
given a place in the directory. The
wives who remain at home and the
school children are not mentioned.
Adults' who are in Portland attending
school, such as business, medical and
dental colleges, are counted.
"The estimate of 195.195 does not in
clude the Chinese population or resi
dents of the North End. Our canvas
sers were instructed to omit the names
of any persons they knew to be of
disreputable character. Neither does
our directory Include transient guests
at any hotel in the city, though they
are an integral part of our community.'
While the transients who are in Port
land today may not be here tomorrow,
others will have taken their places.
"The customary method of estimat
ing population and the one adopted by
the National Association of Directory
Publishers, is to multiply the number
of names of individuals in the directory
by 2H. After a fair comparison with
the Federal and school census 24 as a
multiple of determining population was
adopted by the association. There can
be no doubt as to the accuracy of our
estimate."
The new directory is now in press
and will be issued early in October.
The work of compilation was begun
last April.
BUSINESS PROPERTY SOLD
Two Deals Involving $4 0,000 Each
In Down Town District.
H. L. Colvln yesterday purchased the
property at the southwest corner of
Fourth and Glisan streets, owned and
occupied by the Willamette Iron & Steel
Works. The price paid was $40,000 and
the deal was made through C. K. Henry.
There is a two-story brick on the corner,
covering a single lot.
Mr. Colvln. the purchaser, is a new
investor in Portland realty. He formerly
had extensive logging and timber inter
ests at Marshland, but sold out not long
ago to the O. K. Logging Company.
The deal concludes the sale of the en
tire plant of the Willamette Iron & Steel
Works and its affiliated corporation, the
Willamette Boiler Works. The proper
ties at Third and Glisan and at Front
and Flanders were sola several months
ago. and the two companies are now con
solidated on a new site north of the
terminal yards. The building just sold
was used as an office, and the headquar
ters of the company will be moved at
the first of the year to a new office. . At
that time the building at Fourth and
Glisan streets will be occupied by the
Portland Coffee & Spice Company.
Another sale was made yesterday, in
which $40,000 was involved. This was the
purchase of the southwest corner of Sec
ond and Alder streets by Louis Gerllnger
from H. G. Colton. The property consists
of a three-story brick building on a lot
25x75. The building Is at present occu
pied by Chinese, but will be remodeled
when the lease of the present tenants
expires next April.
AT THE THEATERS
What the Frew Agent Say.
'BABETTE" TONIGHT.
Victor Herbert's Comic-Opera Pre
sented by Stewarts at Heilig.
The Stewart Opera Company will begin
the last two niRhts of its engagement at
The Hetlig tonight, presenting Victor Her
bert's light opera, Babette." Tiie book and
lyrics of this delightfully tuneful offering aro
by Harry B. Smith. The costumes and stage
settings are really gorgeous and grd to
look upon. The choruses are brilliant and
the solo parts written directly to the taste of
the moderns. Presented, as it is, by. such
artists as those in the Stewart company,
with the well-drilled, beautifully-dressed
and splendid singing chorus, and with a
magnificence of scenic investure that leaves
nothing to be desired, it may well be con
sidered a notable contribution to the lyric
stage. Special matinee of ' Babette' tomor
row. Seats selling at theater.
"THE TWO LITTLE VAGRAXTS."
Miss Lawrence Appears at the Baker
Theater as a Ragged Urchin.
Every phase of human nature and emotion
is graphically pictured in "The Two Little
Vagraris." which is the week's offering at
the Baker Theater.' The taste 'of every
patron is satisfied and the variety of charac
ters portrayed outnumbers that of any cast
ever presented in Portland. Even the chicken
which one of the little "vags" steals during
his tramp days has become a favorite with
the audience. Miss' Lawrence has proven
that she can adapt herself and her art to
any role from an urchin of rags to the
grande dame. Saturday matinee.
On the Bridge at Midnight.
"On the Bridge at Midnight" continues to
attract nightly crowds at the Empire and is
being much talked of by the Empire patron
as the best attraction ever seen at that the
ater. The great knife-bridge scene so Im
pressed the first audience that its fame has
spread all over town and all are eager to
see it. Only three more performances. In
cluding Saturday matinee.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Seat Sale for Minstrels.
Tomorrow Saturday) morning at 10
o'clock the advance sale of seats will open
for Richard & Pringle'e Georgia Minstrels,
which come to The Helllg Theater next Mon
day night, September 24. for an engagement
of three nights, with a bargain matt nee
Wednesday. Seat sale at theater. Four
teenth and Washington.
Next Week at the Baker.
In "The Wilderness," which Mr. Baker
will present next week, he has a strong
problem play. Miss Lawrence and Mr.
Thornton will have great opportunities in
this play of Henry Esmond's and the heavy
advance sale is an indication that 4'The
Wilderness" Is anticipated with great
pleasure by the public.
"A Mad Love" Next Weel.
'A Mad Love" is coming to the Empire
next week and the devotees of that great
old-time favorite. "Lady Audleys Secret."
are anticipating a great treat, as this Ls a
bright, new version of Miss Braddon's book
of that name. The star. Miss Maretta.
Smart, is a clever young California girl.
"East Lynne" at the Star.
Rehearsals are now in progress at the
Star Theater for "East Lynne," which will
be the attraction next week, starting Mon
day night.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Pantages Operatic Treat.
The bedroom scene from "Fra Diavolo,"
an operatic treat, is being presented as the
feature this week at the Pantages Theater
-by the Metropolitan Singers, a troupe of
people who are artists one and all. This de
lightful scene they produce with power and
beauty, leaving nothing to be desired.
Stage Pictures at the Star.
Some of the most attractive stage pictures
ever seen at th Star Theater are offered
this week as a background for "The Road
to Frisco," now being presented by the
Allen Stock Company. This is the first time
this new melodrama has appeared in the
West.
"The Green-Eyed Monster."
The Lyric continues to stand them up at
each performance of "The Green-Eyed Mon
ster," undoubtedly one of the funniest farce
comedies ever written. It Is a piece that
pleasea all classes, from the grouchy veteran
theatergoer to the young matinee girl.
Bert Morphy at The Oaks.
Bert Morphy has made such a tremendous
hit with his wonderful singing In conjunction
with D'Urbano's Band, at the Oaks, that
the management has joined with the railway
company and re-engaged "The man who eings
to beat the band" for one more week, begin-
ef ore Adam
Did yourevcr reatfraVconvincing ghost
story ? . 1 ou never did, because those who wrote'
them tried-to imagine what a ehost would sav.
The only 'way to write a ghost story which,
will sound real,1 which will convince, is to be a
ghost and write it from the ghost's point of view.
Th ere are some things beyond imagination;
Jack London has written a book, the ooen-
'ing chapters of whichVappear. in, the October
Everybody's. He calls it "Before Adam.? - He shows man before
he had any of the veneer of civilization,-? before society' was in-
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venrea,wnen me wants or tne race were tew, when its vocabulary
was limited to twenty words. You do not feel (that he has imag
inedthis as you read. YouA feel that he, has lived it ;'v that he
has seen it; that he jememberslit., It.may,be.imagination'.toLondon, '
but to you it is the real thing;
Jack London has lived a strange'lifeamong'men'and wbmen"whos"e
passions are primeval. He has.seenjmenjntheiiraw'strippeddown'
to the mainsprings of life, when only the instinctive passions were; work-,
ing hunger, thirst, revenge,' joy thejntensities'ofjife whenjyocabi
ulary was simply ejaculation.
By taking away from, such r'meriieverythlngTthatcivTlizatidnjand
education have given them, he has seen "what men must have been."Before
Adam." "These men he has set heforeus Lop-EarWthe., Swift One ;
Red-Eye, the Hairless One; OldMarrowtBone the beginning" f'
nomenclature is suggested by these names descriptive "ofpersonal char-
acteristics. It is too real to be always a pleasant storybut nojrhan nor,
woman can read itwithout that exhilarationtwhichlcomes!fromlbeing
compelled to, think; and. tothinkdeeply -
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, , FOR OCTOBER
All new-tands 1 5 cents.i Ji.5dlTyeaa;.
' Tbia n amber auo Mils more of the wonderful things -which Ratsell found were being done In AaMrslU for theeommon good;"
contains powerful, realistic story of anarchy Id the coal mines by Maximilian Foster; presents a humorist, describing the
domestic problem is bis saddest vein, and a new picture of the same old Bohemia by O. Henry, with plenty of other good and
great things. ' ' '
tHE' -Rl'DGWAY COVP'A'Nj
I. East j7thStre?tNew.York!
A publication appearing every seren day, edited tlooc new linear published
elmaluoeoasly in Boston. New York. Pitta bare. Chicago. 8t. Louis, Cleve-J
land, Deover. Sao Francisco, Seattle. Atlanta. New Orlesnt. 8t Pul. Wash
ington and Philadelphia, will appear with its first o amber about October flth.'
ning with Monday next. Mr. Morphy will
change his songs every afternoon and night
and introduce all that are popular of the day.
Everybody will be admitted to the Oaks
tomorrow Saturday) for 5 cents, a special
arrangement having been made to that efTect
for the benefit of the thousands of people that
are returning from the sea coast.
Mimic Four at - the Grand.
In the Mimic Four the Grand this week
has a head-line act which is novel and
amusing. It is a real hit and the four peo
ple in the specialty are earnest workers.
The sketch has Just enough plot to carry the
specialties. Sam Hood, the man from Ken
tucky, tells stories and sings parodies, be
sides cracking local gags.
"The Cuban Spy" at the Lyric.
General Funston has been ordered to Cuba.
For that reason the announcement that the
Lyric Stock Company will produce that thrill
ing military melodrama, 'The Cuban Spy"
next week is especially timely.
LAS VEGAS LAWYER FREE
J. W. Hopkins Arrested on Land
Fraud Charge Gets Bail.
J. W. Hopkins, the Las Vegas. NeV.,
attorney, who was arrested shortly
after testifying In the Blue Mountain
forest reserve case and thrown into Jail
on a conspiracy charge embraced in an
indictment returned against him in con
nection with the land frauds by the last
Federal grand jury, was released from
custody late yesterday afternoon on a
bond or $4000 furnished by Leo Frlede
and "Walter H. Moore, local capitalists.
Hopkins is alleged to have perjured
himself while on the witness stand in
the Blue Mountain case, and it ls tho
Intention of United States District At
torney Bristol to endeavor to secure
his indictment on this charge also as
soon as the next grand jury convenes.
W. W. Banks, ex-Assistant United
States District Attorney, acted as at
torney for Hopkins in the proceedings
to secure his release trom the custody
of the Federal authorities.
NOT IN THE LAND FRAUDS
Judge Tanner Says He Was in No
Way Involved.
PORTLAND. Or.. Sept. 20. (To the
Editor.) I notice that the Oregonian of
September IS, mentions the - fact that
disbarment proceedings were pending
against me on account, as the article
says, inadvertently no doubt, "of having
become mixed up in land frauds." I
wish to deny most emphatically that I
have ever been or become mixed up in
any land frauds whatever and the
charges against me before the State Bar
Association are not based upon any
such grounds.
I defy any man or set of men. great or
small, to show a single instance where I
have ever directly or indirectly defrauded
or attempted to defraud the Government
out of public land or where I have ever
aided or attempted to aid any one else
in so doing. The fact is I have never
even exercised my right which every1
citizen has to buy 160 acres of timber
land. I have never bought or owned any
school land. I have never "scripped" or
attempted to scrip any Government land
and have never attempted to acqulra
title to Government land in any other
way and I object most strenuously to
having my name used In a way that
would lead the public: to believe that I
was or had been a land-fraud con
splrator. The only way I became involved in tha
matter at all. as everybody knows, was Ira
an effort to shield Senator Mitchell, with
whom I had long been associated in bust-!
ness and who had been my friend for.
many years, from indictment and pros
ecutlon on account of fees paid the flrmr
for services rendered in the land de
partment. Whatever odium attaches to
that I am willing to bear, but no one can
truthfully say tuu.1. I have ever been'
mixed up In land frauds or that I havj
ever engaged, directly or Indirectly, la,
any such business. A. H. TANNER.
Mllwaakle Country Clnb.
Eastern and California races. Take Sell
wood or Oregon City car, starting Ironti
First and Alder streets.
tOW RATES TO VEW ORLEANS.
Account National -Convention Knights'
of Pythias to be held at New Oreleans lni
October, the O. R. & N. Co. will on!
October 7 and 8 sell round trip tickets!
from Portland at rate of SS0.20. For fur
ther information in regard to limits, stop
overs, etc.. call on, or address C. w.;
Stinger. City Ticket Agent, O. K. & N.)
Co., Portland.
COUNCIL CREST EXTENSION OF THE PORTLAND RAILWAY COMPANY IS FORMALLY OPENED BY SPECIAL EXCURSION
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The Council Crest extension of the Portland Railway Company was formally opened yesterday when two special cars
containing city officials, officers of the railroad company and invited guests were taken over the line. The party left First
and Washington streets yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and spent two hours inspecting the loop. At the summit of the
Crest, the party left the cars and proceeded to the highest point of the Crest, where the best view of the city and sur
rounding country is gained.
Those who made the trip were: Councilmen H. W. Wallace, Thomas Gray. Frank S. Bennett, R. B, Menefee. W. T.
"Vaughn. Dan Kellaher, John Annand, H. A. Belding and R. A. Preston; J. Montag, T. G. Greene, L. T. Feery and R.
Wilson, of the Mayor's executive boardr Mayor Lane, S. Grutz. D. W. Taylor. L. A. McNary. Frank C. Barnes, W. L.
Llghtner, E. B. Piper, H. W. Goode, Oskar Huber. W. H. Hurlburt, A. H. Richmond. J. C. Ainsworth, J. A. Cranston,
W. A. Currey, I. A. Teres, D. D. Clarke, T. Dodge. H. L. Pittock, J. E. Werlein. D. E. Keasey, Clark H. Williams. William
E. Mahoney, W. V. Smith, Leland Smith. W. K. Smith, V. Cook, W. J. Ptton and H. C. Campbell.
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