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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATTJRDAT, MAT 15, 1909,
INTERIOR
TOWNS
BETTER OFF
Exemption of Union Pacific
From Rates Fixed by Spo
kane Decision Is Blow.
NEED NOT MODIFY RATES
I'nless Intermediate Cities File In
tervening Petitions, Harrlman
Lines May Establish Voluntari
ly Long Haul Rates.
The effect of the exemption of the
TJnlon Pacific from the adoption of the
rates fixed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission In the Spokane' rate case, as
announced In dispatches from Washing
ton yesterday, will be to relieve competi
tive points like Walla Walla, Pendleton
and Baker City from participation in the
benefits of the original decision, in the
opinion of Portland railroad men.
Had the Commission held the Union Pa
cific to the full force of the decision, as
first announced, the new Spokane rate
would thereby have been established as
a reasonable one for a haul of 2300 miles
and the Union Pacific would have had to
modify Its rates to intermediate points to
conform proportionately with the new
tariff to Spokane from St. Paul.
The exemption, however, permits the
Union Pacific to establish voluntarily the
St. Paul-Spokune rate as enforced upon
the Northern Pacific and Great Northern,
and enables It to maintain Its present
rates to Intermediate points if It so de
sires until such communities file inter
vening petitions In the Interstate Com
merce Commission's proceedings and se
cure a new order.
It is about 400 miles shorter by the
Northern Pacific route from St. Paul to
Spokane than It Is by the Union Pacific,
while via the Northern Pacific to Pendle
ton it Is about 100 miles longer haul from
St. Paul than via the Union Pacific.
Had the Union Pacific been compelled
to adopt the rates fixed In the original
decision It is likely that Pendleton and
similar cities would have secured the
same rate as Spokane, for the present
Spokane rate applies to the Pendleton,
Walla Walla and Baker City territory.
But under the modification now granted
Pendleton and the other points mentioned
will not necessarily secure an immediate
readjustment of rates, ns the Harrlman
merger lines will not be compelled to
reform their tariffs on the basis of the
Spokane rate being a reasonable one for
their haul from St. Paul to that city.
As the Northern Pacific has a longer
haul to the Pendleton territory than to
Spokane, It will not have to readjust Its
rates only as competition with the Union
Faclflo demands. On this theory It Is sur
mised that the interior cities mentioned
will not receive much benefit In freight
rates aa a result of the Spokane hearing
unless they intervene and secure an or
der from the Commission establishing
rates that are satisfactory to them.
The modification of the decision in the
Spokane case. It Is said, will be a sur
prise tCj the shippers affected, as the at
tempt of the Harrlman line to secure the
exemption allowed was not generally
known. R. B. Miller, general freight
agent of the Oregon Railroad & Naviga
tion Company, has been In Chicago sev
eral months In conference with the heads
of the freight departments of other roads.
Nothing Is known In Portland as to what
Is actually In store for the competitive
points In Oregon and Washington that are
farther from St. Paul than Spokane.
I am not fumillar with the plans of
Mr. Miller or the company In securing
the exemption announced yesterday," said
V. E. Coman, first assistant general
freight agent, yesterday. "Mr. Miller has
had entire charge of the matter for this
office and has been in Chicago for some
time conferring with the heads of slmlliar
departments of the other railroads af
fected by the Spokane decision.
"The distance front St. Paul to Spokane
via the Union Pacific Is about 2300 miles
and via the Northern Pacific about 1900
miles. Had the original decision re
mained In force. It would have estab
lished the Spokane rate as a reasonable
one for our haul of 2300 miles and made
a reformation of rates to Intermediate
points necessary. Under the exemption
allowed, the Union Pacific may volun
tarily establish the same rate to Spokane
from St. Paul as is required of the
Northern Pacific, but the Union Pacific
will not be compelled to establish pro
portionate rates to Intermediate com
munities." O. R. & X. PLANS BIG CUT-OFF
Short Route to Coeur d'Alene Lake
to Be Begun June 1.
Announcement that construction of the
O. R. & N. cut-off Detween Spokane and
Ooeur d'Alene Ik would be commenced
June 1 waa made by General Manager J.
P. O'Brien yesterday. Bids have been
called for. one of the specifications being
that the work shall commence June 1
and the first eight miles of the road be
completed by August 1. It is expected tne
cut-off will be completed within four
months.
The new road branches from the pres
ent O. R. & N. line at Lockwood, south
of Spokane, and extends tor 13 miles to
the west shore of the lake. The present
route via the O. R. A N. to Coeur d'Alene
Lake from Spokane Is south to Tekoa and
thence northeast over ti.e Mullan branch,
reaching the lake in a roundabout way.
The cut-off will shorten the distance to
the lake about 2S miles and make a dif
ference in running time from Spokane of
about two hours. A steamer connection is
to be established from the terminus of
the cut-off to Harrison and other lumber
shipping points and a timber territory of
considerable magnitude will be given a
direct outlet to Spokane.
The new road will also place the O. R.
& N". In a position to compete more ac
tively for the excursion traffic to the
lake during the Summer months. The
road now gets some of that business, but
has been handicapped by the length of
its route in comparison with the routes
of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern
and Spokane' & Inland.
Shrlners Make Reservations.
The reservations on the Shrine special
over the O. R. & N. to Louisville have
been made by A. R. Jobes. John Arrard.
A. I Tetu. H. W. Fries. It. T. Hudson.
Miss Maud Hudson, C. E. Lively and
wife. C. K. Fields. M. Holbrook. W. C.
Bristol, all of Portland: F. M. Pauley, of
Walla Walla: K. T. Staples, of Ashland,
and M." Garrett and wife, of Medford. It
Is probable that the special will consist
of four Pullmans, baggage car, diner and
observation car.
BRIDGE IS BADLY NEEDED
Heavy Traffic Is Iamagtng Morrison-Street
Span.
The situation regarding the bridges
.cross the Willamette River at the pres
ent time causes concern among those who
are informed of the condition of the struc
tures now In use. The Morrison bridge is
carrying many times more traffic than
It was expected to carry for years to
come. It carries all the traffic, street
oars, other vehicles and pedestrians, that
formerly used the Madison bridge, with
the result that It Is rapidly deteriorating.
In the opinion of men well Informed. Al
ready under the tremendous pounding of
the double traffic thrown on It by the
closing of Madison bridge, the decking is
rapidly wearing away, and repairs will
be difficult. Joseph Buchtel said yester
day: . "If the Madison bridge Is not rebuilt at
once, under the provisions of the bond
issue we shall soon be without any bridge
across the Willamette River and will
have to start up the old Stark-street
ferry. If Van Hommissen has his way
about changing the bridge to East Mar
ket street It will be three years before
we can expect to get a new bridge. Every
citizen who has the welfare of the city
at heart should urge tnat the Madison
bridge be rebuilt. as soon as possible on
the -present site according to the bond
issue. I am told on good authority that
even the Burnside bridge is badly shat
tered and -may have to be closed for gen
eral repairs."
GRAIN VESSELS FIXED
BARK MARECHAL DE XOAILLES
AND JORDAXHILL TAKEX.
French Vessel Chartered for Round
Trip British Craft Will Com
From Guaymas in Ballast.
Two grain carriers were added to the
en route list for Portland yesterday.
They are the French bark Marechal de
Noallles and the four-masted British
bark Jordanhlll. Both are well known In
Portland. The former Is a vessel of
2166 net tons, and is due here for October
loading. She will come outward In gen
eral cargo from Antwerp. The Jordanhlll
Is a craft which measures 2167 net tons,
and is now at Guaymas. She will come
north In ballast, and will be among the
first of the grain carriers to get away for
the new season. The French bark was
taken on a round-trip charter.
The fixtures named are the second and
third for the present week for grain car
goes. There has been a slacking off of
grain chartering of late, and exporters
will take but little tonnage until there
Is something definite as to what the crop
will be. Conditions point to the largest
crop ever produced In the Pacific North
west. A shortage of rain or a hot spell
may shorten up the yield.
The majority of the vessels taken so
far are for loading during the first half
of the cereal year. All of the tonnage
so far engaged has been sail. The larger
part of last season's crop was sent for
eign by steam. There has been a gen
eral complaint of the shrinkage In wheat
sent to Europe by steam craft, and ex
porters are steering clear this season.
RECEIVES WIRELESS REPORTS
Forecast Official Beals Gets Mes
sages From Steamships at Sea.
Forecast Official E. A. Beals. of the
United States Weather Bureau, is in re
ceipt of the following wireless messages
from the steamships W. 9. Porter and
City of Puebla:
Steamship W. S. Porter, midnight. 200
xnlleji west Cape Flattery Barometer, 80:13:
temperature. 48 degrees: wind, northwest, 3
miles; weather, overcast: sea, moderate;
heavy northwest swells.
MACDO.VALD, Commander.
Steamship w. S. Porter, noon. May 14.
At sea. rt0 miles northwest Tatoosh. Ba
rometer. 20.95; temperature. 46 degrees:
wind, fresh, northeast: weather, misty; sea,
smooth; northwest swells.
MACDONALD, Commander.
Steamship City of Puebla. 4:40 P. M-,
latitude, 4:10 north; longitude, 324:05 west
Barometer. 30:22: temperature. 48 de
grees; wind, northwest. 20 miles; long
northwest swells: weather, cloudy.
SHEA. Commander.
Mr. Beals expresses himself as greatly
pleased at the action of Captains Mac
donald and Shea in sending weather re
ports while their respective vessels are
at sea. as the Information Is of the
greatest help to the department in mak
ing forecasts.
Wicklund Ordered to Seattle.
ASTORIA, Or.. May 14. (Special.)
Captain Oscar Wicklund. of the Point
Adams life-saving station, has recived
Instructions from the . Department to
proceed to Seattle on next Saturday
morning: to take charge of the station
that is to be maintained at the Alaska
Exposition grounds, and direct the
crew drills to be held there. Bernard
Anderson. No. 2. of the Point
Adams crew, will be one of the mem
bers of the crew at the exposition sta
tion, while the other members will be
selected from the crews at various
Washington stations.
Captain Given Leave of Absence.
Captain W. H. Whitcomb, master of
the fireboat Geo. H. Williams, has ob
tained a leave of absence and will spend
several weeks at the hot springs In the
vicinity of Carson. Wash. Captain
Whitcomb has been suffering from rheu
matism for some weeks and of late has
been unable to attend to duty. His place
on the fireboat will be taken by Pilot
W. H. Sandborn and Captain John Brown
will act as pilot.
Marine Notes.
The steamship Alliance Is due to sail
for Coos Bay ports this evening.
With a full cargo of lumber for San
Francisco, the steamer F. 8. Loup sailed
last evening at 5 o'clock.
With freight and passengers from Tilla
mook, the steamship Sue H. Elmore ar
rived up yesterday morning.
With passengers and freleght for San
Francisco, the steamship State of Cali
fornia will leave down this morning.
The oil tank steamship Maverick ar
rived up last right and Is discharging oil
at the Portsmouth tanks of the Standard
Oil Company.
Arrivals and Departures.
POHTLAXD. May 14. Arrived Steamship
Sue II. Elmore, from Tillamook; steamship
Maverick, from San Francisco. Sailed
Steamship F. S. Loop, for San Francisco.
Astoria. Or.. May 14. Condition at the
mouth of the river at 5 P. M.. smooth: wind,
west. 8 miles: weather, cloudy. Sailed at
G:iHJ A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for
San Pedro and way oorts. Sailed at 7:40
A. M. Oerman steamer Alesla. for Hong
Kong and way ports. Sailed at 7:45 A. M.
Steamer Riverside, for San Francisco, and
tug Vosburg. with barge, for Nehalem.
Left ud at 10:30 A. M Steamer Maverick.
Arrived at 2:45 P. M. Steamer Geo. W.
Fenwick. from San Francisco. Arrived at
3:15 and left up at 6 P. M. Steamer Argo,
from Tillamook.
San Francisco. May 14. Arrived at 6 A.
M. Mampr Asuncion, from Portland. Ar
rived at 2 P. M. Steamer Majestic, from
Portland.
Brest. May 14. Sailed May 11 French
bark Gen. Faidherbe. for Portland
Barry. May 14. Arrived May 12.' British
bark Lydgate. from Portland
Coos Bay. May 14 Arrived and sailed
Steamer Eureka, from Portland, for Eureka.
San FYanclsco. May 14. Arrived Steam
ers Czarina, from Coos Bay: Asuncion, from
Astoria: Coronado. from -Grays Harbor; wil
lapa and Cascade, from Wlllapa Harbor:
Majestic, from Astoria; Queen, from Vic
toria. Sailed Steamers Governor, for Se
attle; I.urline. for Honolulu.
I.as Palmas. May 13. Arrived previously
Setos. from San Francisco, etc.. via Punta
Arenas and Montevideo, for Hamburg
Hongkong. May 14. Arrived Empress of
India, from ancouver via Yokohama.
Tide at Astoria Saturday.
High. Tyow.
0:21! A. M 7 2 feet8:R3 A. M 20 feet
:55 P. M S.3 feet)3:35 P. M 1.5 feet
WINK DOES NOT
EXCUSE MASHER
Male Flirts Under Legal Ban in
Portland Even if Lady in
Case Is Willing. 1
FINE PLACED AT LIMIT
Haste of Father, Necessary to Sup
port 1 3 Children, Earns Him
Beating Other Gleanings
From Police Court.
Thorny will be the path of the male
masher, after this.
It doesn't matter If the lady in the case
Interested and responds to the sly
wink or the suggestive stare. If the
STEAMER IK TELLIGENCE,
Due to Arrive.
Name. . From. Date
f'"0. Cal n Francisco In port
Alliance. Coos Bay In port
Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook m port
4rKO,- Tillamook Mav 15
Breakwater Coos Bay Mav 18
?" C'ty San Francisco May 17
if''1-; Hongkong May 20
San Francisco May 20
J? a Eureka Mav 22
Geo. w. Elder. .San Pedro Say 25
Scheduled to Depart.
Name. For. Iate-
Argo Tillamook May 15
Alliance Coos Bay Mav 15
State of Cal. .. .San Francisco May 15
Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook May 17
Breakwater... Coos Bav v .May 19
Alesla Hongkong May 20
Rose City. San Francisco May 22
Eureka Eureka May 23
Blverslde San Francisco May 23
Geo. W. Elder. .San Pedro May 27
Entered Friday.
Alliance. Am. steamship (Parsons),
with general cargo, from Coos Bay.
Cleared Friday.
Alliance, Am. steamshtr (Parsons),
with general cargo, for Coos Bay.
masher's operations come to be observed
there's trouble ahead. '
Municipal Judge Van Zante announced
from the bench yesterday morning that
lie hasn't any patience with a flirt of
either sex. Just to emphasize his view
he imposed a fine of J50 on M. Fltzmau
rlce, a young .boilermaker, who tried to
flirt with Miss Magdalene Mertz. And at
that Fltzmaurice had more or less en
couragement. Fifty dollars is considerable money for
a young man who's spending his money
as fast as he makes It. This young Lo
thario makes $100 a month when he
works. But the landlady doesn't always
get her portion of It right on time. And
Fltzmaurice couldn't have been assessed
toO at a more unfavorable time. He has
Just $7.15 left of his wages for last
month and nothing coming on the new
month. There Is every indication that he
will hover In Jail until the fine Is paid.
Jail service liquidates a fine at the rate
of $2 a day, at which rate this young
man will be the city's guest for the bet
ter part of a month.
Fitzmaurice's troubles all started over a
sparkling glance from a feminine eye
and a flirtatious toss of a peanut. Miss
Mertz was sitting In (the south Plaza
block when he approached, dressed In
his best. He sat down by her. She
shied a peanut at him.
"Let's go to the park." said he. airily.
"Ah, get the h out of here," she
responded, demurely.
She admitted in court, with many
blushes, that It wasn't a very nice thing
to say. But she was merely trying to be
emphatic, she said. '
Strange is the nature 'of the masher.
Fltzmaurice saw only encouragement in
her rude words. He slipped a little near
er and dipped his finger over Into ber
bag of peanuts. Then she slipped coyly
away and told the cop In the Plaza
block.
"Honest, I though she was lonesome. I
was not trying to be a masher. I just
wanted to be sociable, and she acted like
she did. too." pleaded the hapless youth.
"Lonesomeness sometimes leads to
flirtations." said the court. "but it
doesn't afford a valid excuse when the In
cident happens to get Into court. I don't
like mashers myself. Tou will be fined
the limit and so will all your kind, as
fast as they are brought In here. It
doesn't matter whether encouragement Is
offered or not."
James Nolan, who was arrested with
Fltzmaurice for trying to blast his way
Into the good graces of Miss Ethel Hal
sey. Mips Mertz companion, was not In
court. Through his father, a tailor, he
got out of Jail during the night on his
own recognizance.
"Issue a bench warrant for him. I
want none of these mashers to get
away," the court directed Municipal
Clerk Mllner. ,
Jacob Kessler's overwhelming clumsi
ness caused him a most painful drubbing
yesterday morning.
Kessler, who has 12 children, and con
sequently has to move fast to support
them, travels In a sort of a dog trot
when he happens on the street. He
drives a fruit wagon, and every day goes
down to the Front-street commission dls.
trlct to get his wares. Alighting from
his wagon on this occasion, he started
inside of a commission house at his cus
tomary gait. )
As he started in the door. In a hurry to
get his wares, Fred Grand, a produce
handler, started out. Grand was carry
ing a big bunch of bananas. He couldn't
see Just where he was going; Kessler
never sees where he's going, and so the
inevitable collision occurred. Bananas
went flying In every direction. Grand
dropped the remainder and sailed into
the father of 12 children. Two of his as
sociates. Roy Tarson and John Bon1. ral
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the blood, pollutes and -weakens this fluid, and in place of its nutritive
qualities fills the circulation with scrofulous matter, which saps the vitality
of the entire system. Thousands of children, born with a scrofulous taint,
have spent their childhood in constant physical suffering, and grown to
manhood or womanhood handicapped by ill health and stunted growth,
and perhaps later some disease of the bones or joints developed. S. S. S.,
given in their early life, would have prevented this. It would have
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their systems, and assisted each to grow into strong, healthful manhood
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down to the bottom of the trouble, and cleanses the circulation of all
scrofulous matter. It supplies the weak, diseased blood with strength
and health-building qualities, and under the purifying effects of this great
remedy all symptoms of Scrofula pass away. S. S. S. contains no minerals
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lied to his help. Kessler was soundly
drubbed, whereat he retaliated by hav
ing the trio arrested, and they will have
to explain their mad manners in court
this morning.
H. Rudet, a French hostler, got so
much In the habit of dropping in at the
Begonza home, in South Portland, that
he left off the formality of awaiting the
arrival home of the head of the family.
Begonza Is a baker, whose work is never
concluded before 6 P. M. Rudet gets
through often at 3 and 4 P. M. Orig
inally Rudet was the boon companion of
Begonza. but more lately his interest has
centered in Begonza's wife.
Quite unexpectedly, as such things oc
cur, Begonza got such a bad headache
the other day that he laid oft. Going
home for sympathy and much-needed
rest, he met with a most unusual spec
tacle. Hte friend Rudet was there ahead
of him, and, doubtless to minimize the
wear and tear on the furniture, was oc
cupying a chair identical with that occu
pied by Mrs. Begonza. The husband flew
into a true Sicilian rage, and, after kick
ing them out of the house, called the
police. But by the time the case was up
in the Municipal Court yesterday morn
ing he had relented, and with tears in
his eyes he asked that his wife be per
mitted to withdraw from the unsavory
experience of a police court trial.
GROCERS HERE IN JUNE
PLANS MADE FOR MEETING OF
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Many Wives and Daughters of Dele
gates Coming and Ladies' Auxil
iary Will Entertain Them.
Secretary Charles B. Merrick, of the
Oregon Retail Grocers' Association, is in
daily receipt of communications from all
parts of the country regarding the meet
ing of the National Association, to be
held In Portland June 2 to 5.
All Indications point to a large attend
ance of delegates and members other than
delegates who will Join In making the
coming meeting one of the largest held
in the history of the organization.
A ladies' auxiliary has been chosen to
look after the entertainment of the wives
and daughters of delegates who will ac
company them on the trip. . Those com
posing the auxiliary committee are: Mrs.
J. C. Mann, Mrs. Emil Gunther, Mrs. Dan
Kellaher, Mrs. r. C. Burns. Mrs. Emll
Wommelsdorf, Mrs. J. C. Casson, Mrs.
Ben Bellamy, Mrs. George Hochstedler,
Mrs. B. J. Dresser and Mrs. F. W. Funk.
This committee will provide special en
tertainment for the visiting women and
will act In conjunction with the local
grocers' organization.
In the evening of the opening day,
Wednesday, June 2, women accompany
ing the visiting delegates are to be given
a reception and entertainment at the
Hazelwood Creamery, beginning at S
o'clock and the men will be escorted to
Arion Hall at 9 P. M. by the Journal
Carriers' Band and a vaudeville enter
tainment given. This is to be a smoker
of an entirely informal nature. A theater
party Is on the programme for Thursday
night. The formal reception to delegates
and other visitors at the Commercial Club
will be tendered Friday night.
The subjects chosen for discussion at
the sessions are as follows:
Shall we support an amendment to or
the repeal of the bankruptcy act? A bill
to amend and one to repeal have been In
troduced in CongreBS.
Is a net weight bill desirable? Which
means the net weight of the contents of
each package shall be plainly stated on the
package.
Can the manufacturers, wholesalers and
retailers co-operate in securing and enforc
ing laws and ordinances for the benefit of
the three associations?
The associations having decided that a
fixed minimum price is desirable, what can
be done to induce the manufacturer to adopt
this plan and protect it?
Should long term credits -be discouraged?
Should cash discounts enter into the cost
of goods?
Are free deals a menace or help to the'
retail trade ?
NO MAIL UNDER DOORS
POSTMASTER TO ENFORCE REG
ULATIONS OF DEPARTMENT.
Carriers Must Deliver Mail to Pat
ron Personally Except on Written.
Order or If There Is Mailbox.
No longer will the Portland mailcarrlers
shove letters under the doors of resi
dences, or leave papers on the front
porch unless instructed to do so in writ
ing by the householder.
Postmaster Young has instructed the
carriers to obey the Department regula
tions In all details and these require the
postman to summon the householder to
the door and deliver the mall personally.
If there is no answer to the knock or
ring of the carrier the mall will be
carried 'back to the Postoffice.
This regulation does not apply to places
where mail boxes have been provided.
Postmaster Young says the law has not
been strictly obeyed by the carriers In
the past, as much time could be saved
by throwing mall on the porch, or putting
It under the doorway and blowing a
whistle.
Complaints, however, began to come in
froni people who reported that neighbors
had found letters or papers that had been
blown, into their yards and lain there
several days.
The enforcement of the law will result
in the carriers making slower time unless
the persons on the routes aid the De
partment. There are Just three methods
that the patrons of the office may adopt,
said Mr. Young yesterday. One is to
provide a mail box, another is to give the
written order to the carrier to leave mail
in a certain place and the third is to
stay at home and answer- the doorbell
promptly. Letters or papers will be left
on porches or put under doors or any
convenient place designated by written
order.
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THE CURE FOR
SCROFULA
GOSS MAKES REPLY
Denies He and Connell Hope to
Profit Off City.
BOUGHT, LAND TO IMPROVE
Owner of Montgomery Tract De
clares Larger Part of It Can Be
Had for Park Purposes at
Reasonable Price.
"Walter A. Goss. who is associated with
Samuel Connell In the ownership of the
Montgomery tract on the Bast Side, re
sents the imputation of members of the
City Council that the owners of this
property are undertaking to "hold up"
the city in Its .efforts to acquire this
land for park purposes. Mr. Goss yes
terday issued an open letter to Mayor
Lane and the members of the Council,
in which he presents his side of the
controversy.
In his letter Mr. Goss declares that the
property was purchased by himself and
associates, not for speculation, but for
purposes of Improvement and convert
ing It Into a residence and a wholesale
district. Mr. Goss further insists that
any charge of attempted extortion, inti
mated against the owners of the prop
erty by the Council, Is disproved from
the fact that he and his associates have
offered to sell to the city 0 of the 2i
acres in the tract for a less price an acre
than Mrs. Montgomery. the former
owner, asked of the city.
The letter of Mr. Goss follows:
Letter of Mr. Goss.
I have noticed with considerable interest
i1r?pirt ,hl8 morning's Oregonian. re
to wha took Ilac6 the Council
HTIT, yesterday in regard to the proposed
F f forthe purchase of Montgomery Gulch
to be used as a city park.
Inasmuch as I have been accused, to
getner with my associates, of unjust deal
ln the matter. I feel that It Is no
mn?.tlan, 'a''' that my side of the story
should be known both to the City Council
and the taxpayers of Portland.
JFor many years past. Mr. Samuel Connell
nas been planning on the development of the
property In question and for no little time
have I been interested In adding to the
T Sf frtland quite a valuable tract
or land which could be used for a residence
and warehouse district. I was not aware
at the time of purchase that the city had
any definite plans for making a park out of
this tract of land and since It was pur
chased at a less price than what It was
offered to the city for, I took It for granted
that the former owner was also un
aware of any likelihood of the city
purchasing this tract of land.
Tou had no right to accuse me and my
associates of trying to "hold up" the city
since on Tuesday I told Mr. Mlsche, !n the
presence of Mr. Menefee and Mr. Cottel.
that the property was not for sale, that It
was not bought with the Idea of selling It
to the city for a park and I absoluely de
?''ned to put a price on our holdings. Mr.
Mlsche asked me to name a figure which
would satisfy us and was quite Insistent that
I should allow the city to pay us a profit
on our bargain and step out. 1 told him
very frankly that 1 would not be satisfied
to take a profit In this way and notwith
standing his earnest solicitation I absolutely
and positively declined to set a price on
this property.
Reduce Price to city.
I wery much deplore the fact that I seem
to have stepped into a sttuatlon which ln
a measure would seem to be a hindrance to
the upbuilding of public improvements of
Portland and as a solution I suggested to
Mr. Mlsche that I was quite sure my asso
ciates would consent to an arrangement
whereby the city could use practically all of
this tract of land since that which we were
particularly interested ln was the lower
portion to be developed for warehouse pur
poses, and I gave Mr. Mlsche to understand
that we would be willing to transfer to the
city the greater portion of 'the land at a
less price than what was originally made
them by Mrs. Montgomery, since I under
stand Mrs. Montgomery offered -to sell to
the city on a basis of $5000 per acre.
. I am frank ln stating that my associates
expect to improve the property ln ques
tion and to make of It a district which ought
to prove of value, both as a residence dis
trict and a warehouse district.
The lower portion of this property Is
valuable for trackage facility and IX the
taxpayers of Portland can afford . to use
pror.erty available for trackage purposes
as a public park, it simply means that our
burdensome taxes will still be Increased
to a point almost unbearable.
Mr. Connell is at present out of the city
PROTECT THE YOUNG
A movement has been started to es
tablish an adequate system for pro
tecting the countless army of school
children against the ravages of the
dread plague. consumption. Among
other innovations, children suffering
from tubercular Infection . are to be
segregated, and provision made for
their especial education.
Parents can assist materially in this
work. At the first sign of a cough or
cold steps should be taken to check it
at once. A simple remedy and one that
is easily within the reach of all is the
mixture of a half-ounce of Virgin Oil
of Pine compound pure with two
ounces of Glycerine and eight ounces
of good Whisky. In place of Whisky,
five ounces of Tincture of Cinchona
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spoonful every four hours, but in the
case of young children a smaller dose
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and I do not. desire to sut words in his
mouth In answer to the accusations which
seem to have been made against us yester
day, but I do state, positively, that this
property was not bousht with an idea of
seUing: it to the city as a pork, but solely
with the Idea of Improving It end adding- to
our already busy district on the East Side.
If the city Is bound to have it for a park,
I should much prefer they start their con
demnation proceeding's at once, for I. do
not care to pose as a speculator off of pub
lic domain, and when it has been con
demned, there can be no word of criticism
from any source.
There are something like 28 acres ln the
tract, and when we offered to deliver tip
over 20 acres at a less rrlce than the city
could have purchased for from Mrs. Mont
gomery, we felt as though we were doing
our share toward good citizenship and pro
motion of good things in our city.
Finally, let me say that I will go out and
work with any Councilman or any other man
who wants to boost for 'Portland, and I
will help raise money for parks or any
other good Institution to help build up our
city, but I won't be a party to the con
demnation of valuable trackage property
for the use of a city park; thus Increasing
our taxes unreasonably and more particular
ly when there Is plenty of aailable prop
erty which will serve the purpose quite as
well and which Is of far less value.
The property ln question Is not for sale
at the present time.
Special Trains for Elks.
Two or more special trains. It is now
expected, will leave Portland, July 8, via
the Southern Pacific, carrying Elks to the
Grand Lodge reunion in Los Angeles.
Portland will be the rallying point for
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ON
Contagious Blood Poison
BY
DR. TAYLOR, The Leading Specialist
On account of its frightful hideousness
Contagious Blood Poison is commonly called
the king of all men's diseases. It may be either
hereditary or contracted. Once the system
is tainted with It, the disease may manifest
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. or eyebrows, and, finally, leprous-like decay
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the Northwest, and Portland Lodge No.
142, which will keep open house during
the week of transit, has sent invitations
broadcast among Elks of the country to
visit Portland going to or returning home
from Southern California. A preliminary
booklet Issued by the Southern Pacific
announces a round-trip rate of one and
one-fifth fares, or $35 from Portland. The,
trains will leave Portland on the night
of July 8 and reach Los Angeles Sunday
morning. July 11. making the continuous
trip without interruption. The itinerary
and exact train schedules have not yet
been fixed.
BIG ITALIAN NAVAL BUDGET
Xation Will Spend Over $52,000,
000 in Next Three Years.
ROME, May 11. The Minister of Marine,
Admiral Mirabello. has obtained the ap
proval of the Cabinet to a naval pro
gramme that provides for the construc
tion within three years at a total ex
pense of tS2.800.000 of four Dreadnaughts
and several fast scout cruisers.
A local paper says the 'decision to
build these vessels was reached after
Italy had learned that Austria-Hungary
was going to spend $40,000,000 on increased
naval power.
TO
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DR. TAYLOR.
The Lesdlng Specialist.
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