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TITE MORNTXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECE3IBER 27, 1906.
WILL OBEY LAW
EXCEPT IN SPOTS
Railroads Planning to Cut Off
Passes in Compliance With
Hepburn Act.
ANNUALS TO GO JANUARY 1
Some Will Be Re-Issued and Placed
Where Tliey Will Do Moot Good.
Legislators, Judges and Conn,
oilmen May Be. Favored.
The, threatened curtailment of the usual
huge crop of annual passes, issued by the
Oregon railroads. Is causing apprehen
sion among those favored classes who
have heretofore been given free tickets
by the benevolent rallrond officials. Not
half a crop Is expected from data on the
outlook that have been supplied by rail
road managers themselves and It Is likely
that even those patriots who will go to
Salem next February to make laws for
the people of this state will have to
upend a portion of their mileage allow
ance for the purpose for which it Is given
them.
There is a disposition among the rail
road managers In this state to comply
strictly with both the letter and the spirit
of the Hepburn act, which prohibits
giving of free transportation to anyone
save employes of the railroads, objects of
charity and certain other designated
classes, either unfortunate or having
some connection with the railway, mall,
express or telegraph service.
The official ax will fall on the annual
list without remorse at New Tears when
the huge Issue of compllmentarles comes
out. While the free list will not be en
tirely suspended, it will be pruned down
to the limit. Only those fortunate peo
ple whom the railroads regard as Indis
pensable to the protection of their in
terests, outside of employes, will be ac
credited with the bit of pasteboard that
makes a conductor immediately respect
ful. Whether the Oregon legislators will be
Included among those nearest and best
friends of the railroads is as yet proble
matical. The answer is not authorized by
the railroads but in view of the threat
ened hostile legislation on car supply and
a possible railway commission. It is safe
to predict that the lawmakers will con
tinue to trav as guests of the railroads.
Members of the City Council, too, need
not fear. The Harriman lines need the
Councilmen in their business and are far
too politic to take away favors from the
Aldermen when the railroads are almost
constantly seeking return concessions.
Such Judges of Oregon courts as do not
regard an annual as a bribe will prob
ably be supplied for the coming year as
u.-uil. These Judges often preside at the
trial of damage suits where the railroads
are defendants and It L the belief of
railroaders that it does not hurt the de
fendant's case if he has previously made
the trial judge a present.
The Harriman lines will undoubtedly
cut off all free interstate transportation
on January ,1 to comply with the Hep
burn act. There is no unanimity of
opinion among railroad attorneys as to
the complete interpretation of the act
and some roads in this state, if not all,
may cut off most of the free local trans
portation usually Issued.
"We shall cut down free transportation
within the state just as much as we pos
sibly can," said a Harriman official yes
terday. "As for passes beyond the
borders of the state, none will be Issued
except to railroad employes, objects of
charity and such exceptions as are named
In the Hepburn act."
"Passes on the Hammond lines will be
cut down 50 per cent," said Guy W.
Talbot, general manager for the Astoria
& Columbia River and the Corvallis &
Eastern railroads. "While our roads are
not interstate, there Is a question of how
far the state roads are amenable to the
Hepburn law and none of the railroads
wants to take a chance of being prose
cuted for the violation of the act."
The howl of the ex-pass holder may bo
heard In the land after January 1.
CONTRACT IS LET FOR STEEIi
Oregon & Washington Road Buys
2i2.500 Tons of Rails In East.
Contracts have Just .been let by the
Orogon & Washington Railroad for
22,500 tons of steel rails to lay the
first 20 miles of track. Deliveries are
to begin subsequent to July 1. 1907.
This indicates that the extension ofn
the Union Pacific by Mr. Harriman
to Puget Sound is to be commenced
very soon. Rights of way have been
generally closed up and contracts for
grading are expected to be let within
a short time. It is probable that on
some stretches of the work laying of
rails will be begun next Summer upon
the delivery of the rails. The order of
steel Just placed will cost the Union
Pacific JS55.000. The Bethlehem Steel
Company of Bethehem, Pa., has the
contract.
PAY QUESTION UNDETERMINED
Demands of O. R. & N. Engineers
Yet to Be Adjusted.
Demands of Oregon Railroad & Nav
igation Company locomotive engineers
for a modification of the existing
agreement with the operating depart
ment of the company are still to be
determined. They are uniform with
the general demands of engineers em
ployed on all roads west of Chicago,
and the Harriman officials here will
await the result of conferences on the
system elsewhere before giving their
answer to the englnemen. It Is ex
pected that the settlement that is
leached on the other roads will be ac
cepted here. The engineers in con
ference with General Superintendent
Buckley of the O. R. & N. asked for
an eight-hour day, together with minor
concessions. This means an increase
of about 20 per cent in wages.
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CAR SITUATION MUCH EASIER
Shortage Less Noticeable on Rail
roads In Portland Territory.
The supply of freight cars on the rail
roads serving the territory about Port
land is unquestionably easier. Railroad
men are so encouraged by the outlook
that they predict there will be no recur
rence of the conditions of a month ago
during the present Winter.
The worst is believed by the railroad
officials to be over. All lines of business
are said to be better supplied with cars
and many of the state's staple products
nave been marketed, the year's crop
having been hauled away. This served to
help out other lines of business which are
anxious 'for cars.
Almost all of the dried prune crop has
been moved, much of the hops and pota
toes' have been sent away and the Christ.
mas rush la over. The Fall movement of
livestock from Oregon ranges to the
Eastern markets have been largely cared
for.
Considerable wheat- remains to be
brought down to tidewater from the In
terior wheat fields but cars are said to
be coming along with more regularity for
grain loading. Several causes contributed
to make grain deliveries tardy. The
farmers are said to have held the crop
longer than usual to secure good prices
before selling. Then when wheat was
ready to be moved, the longshoremen's
6trlke In Portland held the grain at the
wheat fields. By the time the strike was
over, the railroad found It difficult to
furnish sufflalent cars to move the crop.
The remainder of the wheat will prob
able soon be brought down.
"The situation is getting better con
tinuously and we expect no return during
the present Winter, to the conditions of
a month ago," said W. D. Skinner, as
sistant general freight agent for the al
lied Harriman lines. "The cleaning up of
one of the large products of the state re
moves demands for cars from one class
of producers and we can deliver more
to the remaining business. I think the
worst is over and cars will be in better
supply right along." m
WATER RATES MAY
BECUTIE-THIBD
Right of Way Almost Completed.
General Manager O'Brien of the Har
riman lines in the Northwest lias re
ceived advices from Chief Engineer
Hood of the Southern Pacific that the
right of way for the Oregon Eastern
between Natron and Klamath Falls
has about closed up and that bids will
soon be asked on construction of the
line between those points. It had pre
viously been reported that the con
tract for a portion of this work had
tfteen let, but this proves to be an error.
Previous contracts were let on the Ore
gon Eastern between Weed 'and Kla
math Falls, where the work Is well
along, and it Is expected that trains
will be running Into Klamath Falls
from the South during the coming
year.
DOCUMENT STILL MISSING
Portion of Report of City Book Ex
perts Cannot Be Located.
The missing portion of the report of
the expert accountants who examined
the records of the City Auditor's de
partment, has not been located, and
there are no prospects that It ever will
be. A meeting of the special commit
tee of the Council was held yesterday
afternoon and witnesses were exam
ined, but no one was able to explain
where the report had flown.
W. -G. McPherson, secretary of the
Civil Service Commission, testified that
he had delivered the report with the
supplementary reports to the Auditor's
office. Mayor Lane's stenographer said
that when she called for the report
that the missing portion was not given
her, and that she had only taken away
the original report
City Auditor Devlin was not present
at the meeting yesterday. At a pre
vious meeting he testified that the
original report was placed with the
comparative statements which are
missing, and that they were placed
together. When they were taken by
the Mayor's stenographer he thought
the documents were Intact.
' The fact that the comparative state
ments cannot be found may retard the
work of the special committee. The ex
perts will have to compile another set
of comparative statements. The com
mittee did little yesterday owing to
the absence of Auditor Devlin, and will
meet again this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Sequel to Shotgun "Wedding.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26. A dispatch, to the
Tribune from Richmond, Va says:
R. S. Chandler, a farmer, procured a
license at Bridgetown for the marriage of
his daughter and Richard Elam. a young
farmer, then returned home and forced
young Elam to marry his daughter, Bes
sie Chandler. Last night Watson Elam,
father of the young man, with a party of
20 neighbors, all Armed, went to Chand
ler's house and, after surrounding It, de
manded the surrender of young Elam.
He was given up and taken home. Elam
swore out a warrant against the Chand
lers, charging abduction.
Board Practically Agrees on
Reduction From Present
, Schedule.
Winter will be cold and bases this be
lief on the fact that these animals
are coming close to the settlements
from the mountains In order to find
feed and shelter from snowstorms.
FUNERAL OF MRS. PARR0TT
FINAL ACTION DEFERRED
Question to Be Settled Monday,
When All Members Will Be Pres
ent Means Loss of $100 000
From Total Revenue.
Family water rates probably will 'be
cut by one-third. The Water Board
held a meeting yesterday 'afternoon,
when it was practically agreed to make
the reduction, but no decisive action
was taken, because of the absence of
two of the members, Dr. S. E. Josephl
and C. H. Raffety. Another meeting
will be held Monday morning at 9
o'clock, when It Is planned for the
Water Board to recommend to the City
Council that the reduction be made.
The Council will meet at 10 o'clock
Monday morning to make the city tax,
levy.
The family rate by the month is for
faucet 60 cents, toilet 50" cents and
bath 60 cents, making a total of J1.50
for the three. - The proposed reduc
tion would make the rate for faucet
50 cents, toilet 26 cents and bath 25
cents, thus bringing It down to f 1. For
additional service, such as extra bath,
for which there Is charged 25 cents,
no reduction is contemplated.
If the Council adopts the recommend
ations of the Water -Board, the esti
mated revenue of the Water Depart
ment will be reduced fully $100,000.
Superintendent Dodge said at the meet
ing that he estimated that the gross
receipts of the department for 1907
would be about $600,000, and he fig
ured that the cut proposed in the rates
would reduce it down to $500,000,
Superintendent Dodge had estimated
that If $600,000 were received by the
department, about $328,000 would be
left for the 'extension of mains after
all the other expenses, Including inter
est on the bonds, had been met. There
1b a surplus of about $80,000 on hand,
but even with this the cut contem
plated Is of such a material nature
as to leave not more than $200,000 for
the extension of mains.
Mayor Lane, R. B. Lamson and G.
W. Allen were the members of the
board at the meeting yesterday. Al
though they formed a quorum, Mr.
Allen insisted that nothing be done
until the other members were present.
Mayor Lane, is insistent that the
burden of supporting the Water De
partment be at least partly raised
from the shoulders of the consumers
and placed upon the property-owners.
This will unquestionably be done, but
it has not been decided by what meth
od. Some propose general taxation,
but It is probable that the property
owners who benefit by mains being
laid in front of their property will be
taxed and the present rates reduced
by half.
Deer as Weather Prophets.
Two deer were seen on the Powell's
Valley road, between Portland and
Kelly's Butte, Christmas morning, by
a number of people living in that
neighborhood. John Thanem, while
on his way to town yesterday from
that vicinity saw one of the animals,
which appeared to be quite tame. Mr.
Thanem believes the remainder of the
Pioneer Woman Laid to Rest in Lone
Fir Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Ailn Eliza Parrott,
a well-known pioneer woman, was held
from her recent home, 604 East Couch
street, yesterday afternoon, and was at
tended by many pioneers and friends of
the family. Rev. W. H. Heppe, D. D.,
pastor of Centenary Methodist Church
conducted services at the house. Simple
and beautiful floral tributes were placed
on the casket. Dr. Heppe, In the course
of his discourse, mentioned Mrs. Par
rott as one of the pioneer women of Ore
go whose life had been an unselfish
one, and one who had lived mainly for
others.
W. B. Hall, Joseph Shade. A. A. Kad-
PRATT IS INJURED
Multnomah Player Collapses
After Game.
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The Late Mrs. Ann Eliza Parrott.
derly, John L. Wells, Rudolph Schmeer
and George Sick were the pallbearers.
Interment was in Lone Fir Cemetery,
by the grave of her husband, Thomas
Parrott, who died eight years ago.
Mrs. Parrott was born In Illinois In
1S46, and came to Oregon with her par
ents when she was but two and one
half years old. The family first set
tled on French Prairie. AH save one of
her surviving children were present at
the funeral. These are Mrs. A. S. Greene,
Armond G. Parrott, Archie L., Samuel
H., George C, Richard L. and Henry
Parrott. Thomas W. Parrott. the absent
son, lives in Galveston, Tex.
Play
'Santa Cla'us'
Victory."
Pupils of the St. Lawrence Academy
last night gave a play entitled "Santa
Claus' Victory." It was given in the
assembly rooms at Third and Sherman
streets. The music by the St. Lawrence
Musical Club was a feature of the -evening,
it being the first time the .club has
played at the assembly hall. T7ncle Lappy
was Impersonated by James Meagher, the
officer by Loring Whitaker, and the
three nephews by Neeson Murphy, Paul
Sabcl and Carl Senn. Besides these,
grandma (Hedwlg Kasper), sang a lulla
by to her grandchild (Alta Kelly),
which was verry pretty. The "Anti
Santa Claus Club" and the "Sunburst
Sprites" were also much appreciated by
the audience. That cold ghost. Jack
Frost, wes Impersonated by Charles
Twltchell, and Santa Claus (Forrest Sua
vain) came in bringing with him presents
for the several hundred Sunday school
children who were in waiting. The mem
bers of the St. Lawrence Musical Club
are: John Weber. Mary Kennedy, Thomas
Kennedy, William Laycock, Arthur Sau
valn, Joseph Jacobs, Charles Loshbough,
John Stanton and Magdalene Weber. The
stage was decorated with Oregon Grape
KICKED WHEN TACKLED
Although Dizzy From the Blow, He
Plucklly Plays Through Seattle
Contest, but Is Eventually
Overcome in Dressing-Room.
Martin L. Pratt, one of Multnomah's
sturdy football sons, was seriously' hurt
during the Christmas game at Seattle and
was not able to return with the rest of
the victorious team and did not arrive
home until last night. The Seattle game,
while it was not a spectacular one, was
replete throughout with aggressive plays
and at times the tackling was fierce and
deadly. . It was in one of the skirmishes
that Pratt, who was at right guard, was
tackled by Cutts. The ground was hard
and when the two men came together
the Impact was plainly heard all over the
field. In the mixup Pratt received a kick
over the eyes and although it knocked
him out he still stayed In the game.
At first after receiving the kick Pratt
showed signs of dizziness, but as the
game proceeded his head cleared up and
he stuck to the gruelling contest to the
end. Nothing was thought of the Injury
he had received until the players had
retired to the dressing-room. Once Inside
the room the Multnomah Club man col
lapsed. Martin's brother, whose home is
in Seattle, walked from the field to the
dressing-room with him and when he
fainted a physician was summoned. The
Injured player was later taken to his
brother's home and put to bed. At first
It was thought that the injury would
prove to be serious, but yesterday Pratt
had fully recovered and arrived on the
late train last night.
The meager score by which Multnomah
won the holiday game will stimulate In
terest in the New Year's game, which
will be played between Seattle and Mult
nomah here In Portland. The Seattle
football sharks are of the opinion that
they can and will win the second game.
This Is not shared by the players who
took part in the game and those loyal
rooters who Journeyed to Seattle to see
the game. They predict they will beat
the, Sound City players by at least one,
if not two, touchdowns at their next
meeting.
NORTHWESTERN
LIFE.
MUTUAL
Only Trivial Changes Required by
the Armstrong Legislation in
This Company's Affairs.
Its management has been economical
and conducted along approved lines.
Its agents are and will be prosperous.
$1,700,000 written by the Portland
agency in 1906. The best company to
work for and the best to Insure in.
More agents wanted in all parts of
Oregon and Southern Idaho. S. T.
Lockwood & Son, General Agents, Con
cord Building, Portland, Oregon.
Christmas for Chinese Children.
The Chinese children of the Presby
terian Chinese Mission gave a Christmas
entertainment last night at 145 First
street, which consisted of music, recita
tions and a dialogue. The exercises were
much enjoyed by those present.
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SORTING PILE OF ACCUMULATED MAIL IN DISTRIBUTING ROOM.
FOR weeks past thousands of people
have thronged the corridor of the
postoffice, touying stamps and regis
tering packages. All day and until closing
time a human torrent poured between the
swinging doors of the blg building, happy
In the thought that the gifts that they
were Intrusting to Uncle Sam's care,
would at their Journey's end bring Christ
mas cheer and happiness. Postmaster
Mlnto placed several large deal tables in
the corridors, with ink, sens and. blotting
paper for those who wished to address
their packages. A big policeman stood
guard and the lower floor was a busy
hive of activity.
The amount of business that the local
office has done during the holiday season
of 1906 will break all previous records.
Until Tuesday, the crowds that entered
the building were there to send presents
away. Testerday the jam was not as
great as it was on Saturday and Monday,
yet a smll .sized army was on hand,
only yesterday they wars there to receive.
and not to give. Tuesday and yesterday
the overworked mall carriers left at many
homes. Cards bearing the Information
that a registered package was at the
postoffice. It was for these packages
that the people appeared at the registry
window.. Another department" of the
office that did a rushing business was
the general delivery window.
Delayed trains have sadly handlcaped
the work of the Portland office In deliv
ering Christmas' presents. All the mails
are heavily, laden and when one or two
Eastern malls come In together there are
Ibreakers ahead for the postal employes.
Postmaster Mlnto called for more help
this year, both men and teams, than he
asked for last year, yet, owing to the de
layed trains thousands of packages are
yet to be distributed. Yesterday the
clerks made great headway In sorting
the mail that had arrived on Christmas,
but Just as they seemed to see a chance
to get cleaned up. in came another large
mail. By tomorrow night the officials
hope to have caught up.
The
NewY
ears
regooian
For 1907
The Annual number of
The Oregonian for 1907
will be published on Tues
day morning, January 1.
This number will be re
plete with information of
Portland and of the prin
cipal interests directly
connected with Portland's
most rapid development
during 1906.
The total volume of
business handled by Port
land in 1906 has vastly ex
ceeded the total volume of
business for 1905. This is
a remarkable showing,
when it is remembered
that the Lewis and Clark
"World's Fair was held in
Portland during 1905. The
most enthusiastic forecast
in the latter part of the
year 1905 did not antici
pate that the volume of
business handled in Port
land in 1906 would begin
to equal in volume the
business of Portland dur
ing Exposition year.
The keynote of the An
nual number of The Ore
gonian for 1907 will be the
wonderful degree of pros
perity Portland has en
joyed during 1906 in the
building line. The number
will contain two full-page
engravings of Portland
buildings now under con
struction, and of other
miscellaneous features
connected with the erec
tion of these buildings.
Special attention will also
be paid to the rapid appre
ciation of all Portland
realty values. A great
deal of Portland's best
business property has
doubled in value during
the past year1 alone. Inci
dental to the activity of
the real estate market in
Portland, considerable at
tention will be paid in the
Annual number to horti
culture and irrigation pro
jects in Oregon. One page
will be devoted to irriga
tion, and an adequate
amount of space to rail
road development and the
present status of fruit cul
ture in Oregon. Oregon
fruits carried off the first
awards at the Buffalo Ex
position. The number will contain
a double-page illustration
of the business section-of
Portland. Portland to
day is the greatest lumber-.
shipping port-in the world.
It is one of the greatest
export cities in flour and
wheat in America. It is
today the most important
railroad terminal center
of the Pacific Coast.
Everybody in the East
wants information o f
Portland and the Pacific
Northwest. The Annual
number of The Oregonian
for 1907 will be mailed to
any address in the United
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for
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