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THE MORXTXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1909.
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PORTLAND, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1809-
spok AXE-8 dilemma.
' The decision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, exempting' the
Harriman lines from the new rates
fixed In the celebrated Spokane rate
case, makes It quite easy for Walla
Walla. Colfax. Tekoa and other cities
between Pendleton and Spokane, to
secure lower rates than can be granted
Spokane. The new rates prayed for by
Spokane were granted on the ground
that, distance considered, the old rates
were unreasonable. Nothing, accord
ingly, could be plainer than that, dis
tance considered, the rates to Tekoa,
Colfax and other points on the Harri
man line to Spokane, should be lower
than the rates to Spokane. The Com
mission cannot rule otherwise on any
petition from the merchants of these
cities without reversing its decision
In the Spokane case.
The ultimate effect of this will be
to prevent Spokane engaging In the
Jobbing business in any territory
reached by the Harriman lines. This
will relieve the City by the Falls of the
burden of serving a large area of ter
ritory westward. East of Spokane, on
the Hill lines, the Jobbers will en
counter a similar handicap, for the
decision is a two-edged sword and
carves out new Jobbing territory for
points on both sides of the Eastern
Washington metropolis. If the old
Spokane rate, as declared by the Com
mission, was unreasonable from a
mileage standpoint, it is still more un
reasonable for the cities lying east of
Spokane and Helena, Missoula, Buttev
and Great Kalis on the Hill roads, like
Tekoa, Colfax and other points on the
Harriman road, must have lower rates
than Spokane.
This result, which was certain to
follow any disturbance of the arrange
ment by which the railroads had given
Spokane a special Jobbing zone of 200
miles in diameter, was foreseen by the
heaviest Jobbers in Spokane, none of
whom desired any change in the ex
isting conditions. "Let sleeping dogs
lie," cautioned one of these Jobbers,
when importuned to fake part in the
fight which was worked up by some
well-meaning and misinformed retail
ers and real estate promoters.
Meanwhile Portland and Puget
Sound Jobbers who enjoy the ad
vantages of ocean rates, are handling
more Eastern- freight than ever be
fore, and are shipping it Just as far
Inland as ever. Spokane "started
something'' when it imported Mr.
Adams, of Boston, to initiate the war
for lower rates, but the "something"
was a boomerang and on its return
flight it will strike Spokane a stagger
ing blow.
THE PROPOSED CHARTER.
What does the electorate of Port
land propose to do with the new char
ter offered for their adoption? It
would make very radical changes in
our municipal system. It proposes
combination of legislative and ex
ecutive powers in one body a Mayor,
and six members of a City Council, all
elected at' large. These are to per
form all functions. Six bureaus are to
be created, a member of the Council
to be placed by the Mayor at the head
of each the Mayor to' have authority
to change the heads at his pleasure.
These bureaus are to perform all du
ties now devolved on the Executive
Board, and Water Board, all duties
relating to parks, streets and public
improvements, and among these
bureaus all administrative details of
the city's work are to be distributed
and conducted. Moreover, the heads
of these bureaus, as members of the
Council, are to be the legislative body;
and there will be many large salaries,
Since each bureau will be heavily and
expensively manned by employes. The
Mayor is to receive a salary of $6000
a year and the members of the Coun
cil, acting in their double function of
Councilmen and heads of bureaus,
$6000 each.
It is a charter of highly centralized
authority and power. That, indeed,
was the guiding object in Its prepara
tion. Its principles are precisely at
opposites with those of the present
charter, which was constructed pur
posely for distribution of powers, with
a view to prevent formation of "rings"
and "machines." Now, the pendulum
swings to the other extreme, to estab
lish concentrated power. The voters
are to take their choice.
An errort is proposed In the new
charter to establish what Is denomi
nated non-partisan city government.
Candidates are not to be presented
as members of any party. But such
Inhibition is not likely to prevent the
voters from -casting their ballots to
suit their own political or party views
that is, to vote for or against a can
didate, upon inquiry as to his-political
or party connections.
It is a serious question, and one per
haps that never can be decided,
whether better men can be had for
these positions by payment of the large
salaries offered by this charter. It is
certain there will be no modesty to
restrain men from seeking these places
for the salaries they carry; and It may
be expected that the energy of the
scramble both at the primary and at
the election will be redoubled.
In bulk this proposed .charter is
formidable less so, however, than the
one now in existence, and Its principles
are simple. It is the most effective
document of centralization our people
ever have seen. Yet that Is deemed
by many its peculiar excellence. It
probably will shake up our Jefferfon
ians: it should bring pallor to their
cheeks If any of them are left. Ham.
lltonian philosophy is getting In Its
work. here. Is it to have free course.
and be glorified? It's the right thing,
if you know .what it means, and desire
steadiness and responsibility in gov
ernment and limitation of the Influence
of "the masses." Tou see, the electors
can't turn out all these members of the
City Council, but only one-half of them 1
every two years; and in those two
years they probably will have forgotten
"the grievances of the former years,
and be willing to continue the old
tyranny. We think this , charter will
be adopted, because "the people," on
reflection, will be glad to vote to tie
their own hands.
MUNICIPAL. LltiHT PLANT.
The initiative proceeding for sale of
bonds to the amount of $2, 000. 000 for
a municipal light plant is to go on the
ballot for the municipal election. It
should be carefully considered and
dealt with in a reasonable way. The
Oregonian will state briefly the main
reasons for its own opposition to the
proposal.
There is now full and abundant elec
tric light supply for the city, at rates
not in excess of those of other cities
similarly situated in all our states.
We are using for other and more
necessary purposes the credit of the
city, to its present limits. Water bonds
and bridge bonds and improvement
bonds, and port bonds, which cannot
be refused, are adding to the debt as
large sums as now can be prudently
carried.
Even if we could safely assume the
financial obligation necessary for an
electric light plant that is, if we could
carry it there would be heavy loss;
for the public cannot conduct a busi
ness of this description as economically
as private parties can do it, and elec
tric light counting up interest, de
preciation and charges of operation,
would cost the city more than now.
These reasons might be stated at
greater length and with fulness of de
tail. But The Oregonian believes this
statement will be sufficient. The policy
of this city should be to avoid reckless
and excessive and unnecessary issue of
bonds. Even if we had no other debt,
the city should not undertake the
lighting business, for if it does so, it
will surely lose heavily. But having
other uses for its credit, it ought, for
special reasons, to reject this project.
People who vote for municipal debt
bring their property under mortgage.
Foi necessary purposes and within
reasonable limits it will do. But ex
amine every proposition and keep
within the limits.
THE MONARCH OF MEXICO.
The Mexican Herald publishes a
long and highly eulogistic article on
President Diaz, whom it declares the
people of Mexico cannot permit to re
tire so long as he lives holding him
necessary to the peace and prosperity
of the country. To the onlooker it
appears that such a situation is not
so much a tribute to the greatness of
President Diaz as an admission by the
Mexicans of distrust of their own
power of self-government. They evi
dently hold that .the life of the one
man is the only thing that stands be
tween the order of society and revo
lutionary changes. Mexico, therefore,
though a Republic in name, is gov
erned by the spirit of absolute mon
archy, which it accepts as a necessary
condition of peace , and order. This
spirit creates and exalts its ruler or
king. Clearly, it is the kind of gov
ernment for which Mexico is most fit;
but Diaz cannot last forever, then how
avert the revolutionary changes?
Diaz bore a large part in the over
throw of the Maximilian government
in Mexico, set up, by the French and
through active intervention by the
United States at the close of the Civil
War left to its fate. On the fall of
Maximilian, Jaurez, as President, or
ganized the Government of Mexico. As
candidate for re-election he was op
posed by Lerdo de-Tejada and Porforio
Diaz. ' The latter then made factional
trouble, amounting virtually to rebel
lion, in the midst of which Juarez died
and Tejada, then President of the Su
preme Court, succeeded to the office of
President of the Republic. Diaz con
tinued his turbulent opposition, suc
ceeded in expelling Tejada, and pro
claimed himself President. This was
n the year 1876. Since then Diaz has
been President continuously, with the
exception of one term from 1880 to
1884. He doubtless now would be
willing to retire, but leading members
of his party, whose fortunes are bound
up with his own, hold him in office as
a hostage for their own tenure.
A condition like this affords no very
good outlook for the continued peace
of the country. As soon as Diaz is
gone, factions doubtless will, be let
loose. His retention as long as he may
live, therefore, appears a necessity. It
should be borne in mind that very few
of the people of Mexico participate in
the government. The active factionists
who contend for power are never
numerous, and the body of the people
easily submit to the rule of the fac
tion that gets the upper hand. But, of
course, Diaz never could have suc
ceeded as he has done had he not
possessed a stronger character for war
and government than his competitors
During his long reign for that Is the
word to describe his government he
has greatly strengthened the central
power, which, however, may be seized
and used for great harm to the coun
try by his revolutionary or arbitrary
successors.
WHERE OLD AGE IS PATHETIC.
v our professors who have grown
old in the University of 'the Pacific
a large Methodist college at San Jose
have been dismissed from the fac
ulty of that institution, causing a tre
mendous uproar among students who
were attached to the old teachers,
probably because of the gentle, easy
way the latter had of dealing with
young men who did not care to spend
their time in study.
The superannuated teacher, like the
superannuated preacher, Is. slow to
recognize the fact that a certain de
gree of physical as well as of unim
paired mental vigor is necessary to
success in his profession. The dismis
sal of men of this class from positions
which, from long occupancy they
have come to regard theirs by sacred
right. Is a task from which regents of
universities, and governing bodies of
churches, shrink. Yet to retain men
who have, in accordance with nature,
outlived the period of potent, vital
usefulness, is a detriment to the best
Interests of school and parish. The
course of duty is plain in such cases.
Let the aged professors and ministers,
enfeebled by age, be sidetracked as
gently as possible, to the end that the
vital interests of the present be not
subordinated to the . sentiment that
dwells in the past.
Andrew Carnegie never did a tnore
icpnerniis act than when hp marip nrn.
vision out of his vast abundance for
aged men who have outlived the
period of usefulness as college profes
sors. Some churches do, and all
should, provide for ministers whose
best . endeavor is no longer good
enough for the younger congregations.
The trouble comes when the attempt (
is made to convey, ever so gently, to
the superannuated worker the fact
that he must give way to a younger,
man. There is not a more pathetic
figure in professional life than that
made by an aged man, pleading in a
trembling voice to be allowed to re
tain his place in pulpit or college
chair. Yet pity cannot be allowed to
rule in these extreme cases. The wise,
just and, in the end, kind thing to do
is to provide a suitable support for
these long-faithful servants .and let
them g&.
MEETING A CRISIS.
The heartless decision of Attorney
General Crawford that patriots who in
voke a recall election must pay the
expense of it themselves, carried con
sternation, at first, into the serried
ranks of the high-browed and self
denying host who live for their city
and die for their ideas. How can they
recall the erring Councilmen who
voted for the blanket franchise when
there is no way to extract the money
to do It -with from the public funds?
Is It seemly that the high-browed, self
denying ones should pay the bills out
of their own pockets? Seemly or not,
It is feared that they must or there will
be no recall and'the sinful Councilmen
will continue to flourish like the green
bay tree. If Mr. Wagnon and his col
leagues of the People's Forum wish to
8 2e them wither like the grass and fade
as the flower, they have no alternative
but to dig up the cash or, in more
classic phrase, to produce the "spon
dulix." But they are equal to the oc
casion. It is reported that a number of this
devoted band have agreed among
themselves to meet the crisis by chip
ping in, each according as the Lord
has blessed his store. What the ex
pense of the recall election may be is
not exactly known, but that is a mere
detail. The self-sacrificing lovers of
their city and their kind stand ready
to pay the bills, whatever they may be.
The heroic bunch have determined that
there shall be no more backing and
filling in good causes. They remember
sadly the way a new charter was
worked up just short of the point of
being finished, all with great pomp and
parade, and then abandoned. The
numerous referendum petitions which
they have talked about and talked
about, and then dropped, are also re
flected upon without pride, and they
have resolved that nothing hereafter
shall be begun for the higher welfare
of the town without being completed.
Therefore, they will dig up the cash for
the recall election with joyful smiles
and wish twice as much were needed.
The luxury of contributing of their
worldly wealth to a holy cause Is one
which Mr. Wagnon and his brethren
thoroughly enjoy.
JAILING THE MAGNATES.
There was a time when the Ameri
can people looked forward to a bril
liant future for Mr. Bailey of Texas,
but that time is past. The Senator
does not lack ability nor is his gift of
gab deficient. The fatal defect which
has marred his career and reduced
him to the status of a mere mounte
bank lies in the moral realm. He ex
pects to be taken Just as seriously
when he talks shallow sophistry as
when he displays all the genuine po
litical wisdom of which he is capable,
and he is capable of much in his less
depraved intervals. Unhappily, these
intervals grow increasingly rare. The
pitch of his relations with Standard
Oil has apparently defiled his soul too
deeply ever to be erased. His tariff
speech in the Senate on Thursday was
an example of what a man of fair
ability can do In the -way of Insincere
buncombe when he really applies him
self to the task.
For some reason best -known to
himself, Mr. Bailey had made up his
mind to vote for the Aldrich duty of
25 cents a ton on iron ore. He knew
that this act would violate the pledges
of the Democratic party to the coun
try, that it would sacrifice even such
rags and tatters of political principle
as he had left, and that it would help
place the steel trust in a stronger po
sition than ever. The trust owns sub.
stantially all the iron ore in this coun
try, and a duty which prohibits inn
portation simply confirms the monop
oly. To say that Mr. Bailey does not
know this is to pay his common sense
a very flimsy compliment. He knew,
too, that the duty was not needed to
equalize the labor cost of iron prod
ucts here with the cost in Europe, be
cause it is a fact familiar to all stu
dents that the product is turned out
much cheaper here. The cost of pro
ducing steel rails in this country is
much less than it is in England
Finally, Mr. Bailey is aware that the
duty on iron ore will not yield any
revenue whatever to the Government
In the face of this fact, the Senator
from Texas, -with an impudence which
certainly deserves a prize for brazen-
ness, declared that he should vote for
the duty on iron ore for the sake of
the revenue it would produce, adding
that there was "a better way to deal
with the steel trust than to remove
the duty from ore" to put the steel
magnates in Jail.
If Mr. Morgan himsefl in all his
glory were jailed today, does any sane
person believe that the price of steel
rails would fall in this country to the
level of the trust's European prices?
All the chiefs of the trust might be
jailed without ' affecting prices one
penny, and therefore without giving
the consumer the slightest relief. No
body knows this better than Mr.
Bailey himself, and yet he has the as
founding assurance to stand in the
Senate chamber and propose jail for
the magnates as a. more effective rem
edy for trust extortion than reduction
of the tariff. If this is all we can
hope for from the Democratic party,
the- country may congratulate itself
twice and 'thrice over for having kept
it out of power.
All this tergiversation, double deal
ing and lack of moral sense in the
Democratic Congressmen goes to con-
firm the public in the opinion that the
party which bedecks itself with the
name and memory of Jefferson is lit
tle more tnan a galvanized corpse,
without so very much galvanism, afte
all. No event in our recent political
history has been quite so shameless as
the deliberate betrayal of their con
stituents by the Democratic members
of the House and Senate on the issue
of the tariff. The spectacle of a deca
dent political party is a sad one, but
the natural course of things it must
recur now and then as time passes.
The pity of it is that men like Mr.
Bailey should disperse the odor of de
cay in the halls of Congress.
Mr. Albee is a man of very peculiar
mental make-up. He claims to be a
Republican and a special champion of
the direct primary. Yet he habitually
repudiates both the Republican party
and the direct primary. Four years
ago he was a Republican candidate in
the primary for the Mayoralty. Judge
Williams received the nomination. But
Mr. Albee promptly bolted, and sup-
ported Dr. Lane. Two years later.
ince the result of the Republican pri
mary didn't meet his wishes, he sup
ported Lane again, who ran as an in
dependent, regardless of the primary.
Now, disregarding the result of the
primary, which gave Simon more
otes than all others Republicans and
Democrats combined he comes out as
a candidate for Mayor, on his own ac
count. It's a free country, of course.
A man may take such courses in poli
tics as he may think fit. But people
may judge him as they think fit. Not
a soul, however, can explain how Mr.
Albee is able to call himself a cham
pion of the primary law and a Repub
lican In politics. Not a soul imagines
that Mr. Albee could tell, himself.
A- relapse from what the Bureau of
Railways, News and Statistics terms
'the feverish rush of prosperity," is
said to be responsible for the decrease
of approximately 40 per cent in the
number of railroad fatalities In 1908,
as compared with 1907.- This is a
compensation for hard times that is
not generally considered, although it
is undoubtedly an accurate conclusion.
It is quite reasonable to believe that
with every available piece of railroad
equipment that could turn a wheel, in
use, and with men of aJl degrees of
efficiency and inefficiency also pressed
nto service, there would be frequent
breakdowns with both equipment and
men. In such emergencies, the careful
man with poor equipment, and poor
associates, and the careless man with
good, equipment and good associates,
are alike liable to cause wrecks and
attendant" loss of life, for during the
rush there is no time and but little
inclination to draw the lines hard and
fast in employing men and equipment.
It is a case of take what is available
and trust to luck.
The Oregonian is asked for a direct
answer as to whether it favors or op
poses the new charter. It's a hard
question. The debating society of the
village was discussing "Hamlet" and
Macbeth, and fierce controversy
arose among the people as to the rel
ative merits of the two great dramas.
A cautious and well-balanced citizen
was asked for his opinion. "Well, you
see," he said, "I don't want to commit
myself. Some of my friends prefer
Hamlet'; others prefer. 'Macbeth.' I'll
think It over." So as to the proposed
charter. The Oregonian is thinking it
over, but Is inclined to favor it, be
cause its tendency is to "set up bar
riers against the will of the people."
It is useless for the State Grange to
deplore abuse of the initiative and ref
erendum, when the fact is that the ma
jority who stand for initiative and ref
erendum uphold them for the very
reason which the State Grange de
plores namely, for the facility they
afford for attacks on the rights of
property and the settled order of so
ciety. By the majority who support
them they are welcomed as revolution
ary methods; and if this is not to be
their purpose and result, interest in
them will be lost to this majority. .
The death of Rev. Henry A. Harden
closes a long, quietly useful, blameless
life, that had run three-score and six
years. Mr. Barden was hailed as com
rade by the veterans of the Civil War
throughout the Northwest, and espe
daily throughout the Oregon depart
ment of the G. A. R., and by these as
well as by a large body of friends in
and out of the Baptist Church, of
which he was a retired minister, h
will be missed and mourned.
Judge Lionel R. Webster is off on
another of his numerous vacations,
and the Probate and County Courts
are locked up. One might imagine the
famous recall was designed for cases
like this, if neglect of official duty
were blamable in Multnomah County.
It seems, however, to make little dif
ference whether Judge Webster is
absent or present.
The right use to make of men who,
either voluntarily or for hire, circu
late initiative or referendum petitions,
take the names of persons not legal
voters ana yet make oath they are
legal voters, is to send a bunch of them
to the penitentiary. This abuse in co
lectiqn of names- is one of the evils
of "the people's system of legislation
"Slander," says the (Umatilla)
Echo Register, "is a blighting sirocco."
A good definition, fit for next new die
tionary. Yet one remembers that
Shakespeare wrote "Slander, whose
tongue- out-venoms all the worms of
Nile." And another poet "Slander,
the foulest whelp of sin.
Legal voters, who are not registered
says Judge Bronaugh, are entitled to
sign initiative petitions. But who
knows, how can it be known, whether
signers are legal voters, or whether
the names are real or fictitious?
Hazel Moore could never get
"look-in" at Salem. No doubt that's
the reason she went elsewhere. Per
sons who doubt Oregon's state func
tionaries should be ashamed of them
selves. Under the decision of Judge Bro
naugh, Initiative or referendum peti
tions may be stuffed with bogu3 names
without limit, and there can" be no
remedy or redress.
As if there had not been enough of
grafting already In the State of Wash
ington, there Is now much talk of the
necessity of a special session of the
Legislature.
Kermlt Roosevelt will do well to
stay within call. The African lion is
no respecter of persons. Besides, he
owee one to T. R.
The direct primary, then, is good
for nothing; it stands for falsity -and
failure, unless it nominates your man.
The City Engineer discharged two
Inspectors. Everybody must have
found them out. .
The Mrs. Waymires
were more successful.
at . Olympia
ELECTION"
MATTERS
Explanation of Measures Pertaining
to Appropriations.
The Oregonian will publish, from day to
day, explanations of the numerous measures
that are to be voted on in the city election.
June 7, under the initiative and the referen
dum. The following group of subjects
appropriations and bond issues therefor in
cludes projects for three new river bridges,
a new garbage crematory and a municipal
lighting plant.
Of ihe 33 initiative and referendum
measures to be submitted to the voters in
the June election, five provide for bond
Issues aggregating $6,100,000. Measures
making appropriations are; Broadway
bridge. S2.00O.O0O-, transfer of Madison-
street bridge fund and issuance of $450,000
additional bonds for bridge at Market
street: high bridge at Sherman street,
Jl, 500,000: crematory plant, $150,000: munic
ipal electric l'ght plant. $2.000.0o0. Of
hese live projects, two are pending in
the Circuit Court. They are the Market-
street bridge and the municipal light
plant. Auditor Barbur has been enjoined
from placing the former on the ballot.
Mandamus proceedings have been brought
to compel him to give the municipal ugnt
plant -project a place on the ballot., In
checking over the signatures to this peti
tion. Auditor Barbur found it lacked
about 600 of the required number.
The initiative petition for installing a
municipal electric light plant was cir
culated by State Senator Dan Kellaher,
who is seeking through . the courts to
force it on the official ballot.
The garbage crematory now used by the
city is inadequate and additional facil
ities are required. The purpose of the
bond Issue is given in the ballot title as
follows: "For the acquisition of land
for incinerating plants, either, in the di
rect purchase thereof or in pursuance of
condemnation proceedings in the manner
prevlded byj the statutes of the State of
uieKua, lyr me apprupnauuii ui lauu lor
corporate purposes, and by the' Board of
Health in pursuance of appropriations
therefor, in the. purchase, condemnation,
installation, improvement and repair of
incinerating plants and their necessary
accessories. Said incinerating 1 plants
shall be under the management, control
and supervision of the Board of Health."
Kxpendlture of the proposed $2,000,000 f or
the Broadway bridge Is to be vested in
the Executive Board, which is authorized
to construct "a bridge with appropriate
approaches and terminals and with a
clearance of not less than 65 feet aDove
high water and not less than 96.13 feet
above the city datum or low water mark
across the Willamette River In said city,
from Broadway street, at or near its
intersection with Larrabee street, on the
east side of the river and following the
line of Broadway street, extended west
erly in its present course, to a point at
or near its intersection with Seventh
street on the west side of the river,
thence southerly and easterly to a point
at or near the intersection of Sixth and
Irving streets; and it shall have full
power and authority, subject to such reg
ulations as may be imposed by the United
States, to build, erect and construct
piers, abutments and other necessary
supports- in the bed of the Willamette
River for the foundation of such bridge."
The right of condemnation of property
necessary to the construction of this
bridge is by this petition vested in the
Executive Board. It is further provided
that all railway tracks that shall be laid
on the bridge, its approaches or terminals
are to become the exclusive property of
the city. No exclusive franchise shall be
granted to any public service corpora
tion for the use of the whole or any part
of the proposed bridge. For any priv
ilege so granted, the city is to be com
pensated in accordance with terms which
shall be fixed by the City Council. When
constructed, the bridge is to be turned
over to the Multnomah County Court,
which is to operate, control, manage and
keep it in repair in the same manner as
other bridges across the Willamette River
are now cared for.
The proposal for a bridge at Market
street proposes the transfer of the bond
issue of $450,000 which nas been sold for
reconstructing the Madison-street ' bridge
and the issuance of an additional $450,000
of bonds for the viaduct at a point
farther up the river. This bridge is to be
built from the east line of Front street
at the Intersection of Market street on
the west side of the river to a point about
260 feet west of the east line of East
Third at the intersection of East Market
on the east side of the river. The west
end of the approach to the bridge is to
conform to . the grade of the streets as
established on Front and Market streets
on the west .side and the east end of the
east approach shall conform to the estab
lished grade at East Third and East
Market. It is to have a clearance of at
least 75 feet from zero on the United
States Government gauge to the lower
deck beams over the channel of the river.
The width of the bridge is not to ex
eed SO feet in the discretion of the
Executive Board.
A bond issue not exceeding $1,500,000 is
asked for a proposed high bridge across
the Willamette at Sherman street. This
structure is to extend from First and
Sherman streets on the west side to a
point at or near the juncture of East
Sherman and East Seventh on the East
Side. It is to be not less than 60 feet in
width and at an elevation of not less than
1-40 feet above minimum or low water
gauge, without any draw, lift or other
open appliance or device. If practicable
the bridge is to have a modern steel chan
nel span of about 400 feet, from pier to
pier, so as to place as little obstruction
as possible between harbor lines and pro
vide sufficient clearance space for ves
sels going up and down the river..
MILDRED M'KINLEY MISSING
Eighteen-Year-Old Girl Disappears
After Leaving Portland.
SPOKANE, Wash., May 14. (Special.)
J. W. Mackey came to the police this
morning to locate Mildred McKinle",
aged 18, who left the Home Finding As
sociation at Portland, Or., bound for
Springston, Idaho, where she had secured
employment.
He was to meet her in SDokane, but
has failed to find trace of the- young
woman. . He described her complexion
and eyes" as dark and stated that she
was wearing a black and white checked
dress when last heard from. She was
wearing a gray hat with & red ribbon
bow. ....
STUDENTS LAY CEMENT WALKS
Faint Grandstand and Refresben
Varsity "O" on Skinner's Bntte.
UNTVERSITY OF ORGEON. Eugene,
Or., May 14. (Special.) Undei- the ef
ficient management of J. Leroy Wood.
more work was performed the morning
of this University day than in any pre
vious year. As planned, the roof of the
grandstand was painted, the big cement
"O" on Skinner's Butte was given a yel
low coating, which makes it visible for
miles around, much sidewalk was built
and the campus cleared of all rubbish.
Hire Hindus In Canneries.
VANCOUVER, B. C, May 14. (Special.)
Hindus will this season become cannery
hands in Northern British Columbia, ac
cording to announcement today by a
salmon canner. "Chinese workmen have
become so scarce," remarked this man,
"that we are forced to take any labor
that offers itself."
Plan tor CherryFair.
SALEM, Or.. May 14. (Special.) Salem
will not celebrate the Fourth of July this
year, but will withdraw from the field in
favor of the neighboring cities that have
planned to celebrate. Salem will devote
all its energies fo the cherry fair.
CITY
CONTRACTORS HAVE QUALIFIED
J. W. Sweeney and Associates Give
Bond of $150,000. (
J. W. Sweeney and his associates. S. M.
Blumauer and Isaac Blumauer, to whom
was awarded the contract for construct
ing the final 53 miles of the Pacific Rail
way & Navigation Company's road Mon
day, qualified as to bond yesterday, sub
mitting one for more than the full 10 per
cent of the contract price.
The bond was1 furnished by. the Title
Guaranty & Surety Company, of Scran
ton. Pa., in the sum of $150,000. while it
is now known that, the contract price
for the work was approximately $1,400,
000. The contract at those figures is the
largest single one ever ret In Oregon. It
calls for completion of the work by June
1, 1910. This portion of the road, when
completed, will connect the two com
pleted sections, one of which extends
from Forest Grove to Burton and the
other from Tillamook east for about five
miles.
Sweeney and his- associates were the
lowest of several bidders and the only
thing that has stood In the way of the
final signing of the papers since Monday
has been the necessary bond. This de
tail settled, the contractors will push the
work to completion.
HOPES TO ELECT 31. G. MUNLY
Cbairman Thomas Thinks Democrats
Will Win Out.
Members of the advisory board, re
cently appointed by Chairman Thomas,
of the Democratic City Central Commit
tee, met yesterday and formally dis
cussed the political situation and out
lined plans for the preliminary work
in an active campaign which will be
waged in behalf of Judge M. G. Munly
for Mayor. Chtirman Thomas is ex
ceedingly optimistic and really believes
It will be possible to elect the Demo
cratic candidate for the Mayoralty.
Discussing the situation yesterday.
Chairman Thomas said:
'This year's contest closely resembles
the Mayoralty fight of 1896. In that
year the Independents, headed by
George H. Williams, bolted the nom
inee of the regular Republican ticket,
and, by advocating the election of
Charles F. Beebe, so divided the Re
publican strength that Sylvester Pen
noyer, the Democratic candidate, was
elected Mayor."
CLOSE ON TRAIL OF ROBBERS
Linn County Sheriff in Hunt for
Halsey Burglars.
ALBANY.- Or., May l--(Special.) Linn
County officials are 'day hard on the
trail of two burglrs who robbed the
store of McCuIly Bros. & Sturtevant at
Halsey last night and got away with
about $500 worth of goods. Deputy Sher
iffs I. A. Munkers and Del Smith left
here at noon to intercept the robbers.
who are coming northward, and the pro
prietors of the store which was robbed
have telephoned to the State Penitentiary
at Salem to secure two of the blood
hounds at that institution. McCully
Bros. & Sturtevant have offered a reward
of $100 for the capture of the burglars.
After looting the McCully store the men
stole a railroad "speeder" at the Halsey
depot and started northward. They
broke it. however, after going only a
mile and ditched It. They then started
across . country toward the woods along
the Calapoola River.
EUGENE TUl'G NOT CAUGHT
Man Who Shot at Mrs. Rensiiaiv Be
lieved to Be Insane.
ELG3NE, Or., May 14. (Special.) The
unknown highwayman who tried to hold
up Mrs. William Renshaw yesterday aft
ernoon about a mile north of Eugene has
tnus rar evaded capture, although a
number of men are still huntine for him
it was learned today that the same man
attempted to stop Mrs. Welby Stevens
on the bridge where he shot Mrs. Ren-
shaw's horse. Mrs. Stevens was driving
to augene in a buggy alone when the man
asked her to stop, as he wanted to talk
to her. Sh3 refused to stop, telling him
it ne wantea to talK to anyone her hus
band would be along shortly. -
When Mr. Stevens and his companion
came tnrougn the bridge they noticed
man muttering to himself and they be
lieve tnat m was crazy. This happened
an hour or more before the attempt was
made to hold up .Mrs. Renshaw.
AUTO WILL REPLACE STAGE
New Mode of Transportation Be
tween Fossil and Condon.
FOSSIL, Or., May 14. (Special.) Rob
ert Roper, proprietor of the Condon and
Fossil stage line, has purchased a 60
horsepower automobile to operate between
here and Condon. Business has increased
to such an extent that the old-fashioned
horse stage has become insufficient for
the present needs.
The trial trip will be made next Fridav.
It is Mr. Roper's plan to make two trips
a day. The time required to make the
run will be one and a half hours, the
distance being 20 miles. The machine has
a carriage capacity of ten passengers and
3000 pounds of treight. The project is
looked on with much favor, as It will give
the traveling public a daylight ride to
catch the train at Condon, rather than
the night ride, as at present. -
LIQUOR SELLERS CONVICTED
Proprietors of Dallas "Soft" Drink
Parlors Are Fined.
DALLAS, Or., May 14. (Special.) The
May term of the Circuit Court in Judge
Burnett's department closed here last
night after a four days' session. Tom
Sullivan. Ed Owens and John Hiltibrand,
proprietors of soft-drink parlors, were in
dieted for violations of the local-option
law.
The Sullivan case was continued to the
next session of court. Owen pleaded not
guilty, but after trial the, jury brought
in a .verdict of guilty, and a fine of $300
was Imposed. Hiltibrand at first entered
a plea of not guilty, but after the Owen
trial changed his plea to guilty and was
fined $100 and costs.
The principal testimony in the cases
was furnished by detectives in the em
ploy of .the Anti-Saloon League.
PAROLED, THREATENS WIFE
Convict Out on Parole Again Fugi
tive From Justice.
CENTRA LIA, Wash., May 14. (Sne
cial.) -George Roberts, recently released
from Walla Walla on parole. Is again
hunted. He was given an indeterminate
sentence from this county, two years ago
on a statutory cnarge. After servine
year and a half he was given his liberty
and at once returned to his home. His
wife had secured a divorce and had gone
to her rather. Roberts went to he
father's house and threatened the whole
family.
Insurance Companies Admitted.
SALEM, Or., May 14. (Special.) Th
Svea Fire & Life Insurance Company, of
Gothenburg, Sweden, was today admitted
to do business In the State of Oregon.
This is the tirst Swedish company to en
ter the state. The Dubuque Fire & Ma
.rine Company has filed -an application
with Commissioner Kozer. ..
MOTHER-IN-LAW IS BLAMED
Man in Spokane Demands $10,000
Damage From Interference.
-SPOKANE, Wash.. May'l4. (Special.)
That Mrs. Flora Immel and William
Immel, parents of his wife, are respon
sible for breaking up his "home is the
allegation of A. C. Jones, a Chicago de
tective, who is suing the Immels in
Judge Sullivan's court today to iecover
$10,000 damages. Jones was arrested
this week for kidnaping after beingr
threatened with a. gun in the hands of
his mother-in-law.
His mother-in-law. Jones claims, told
lm In the presence of Mrs. Jones that
he would take her daughter away
from him. Mr. and Mrs. Immel. Mr.
ones claims, came to Spokane and In-
ueed tneir daughter to follow them.
Mrs. Jones claims -that his principal
occupation is gambling. ..
Some months ago Jones attempted
to kidnap his child from the grand
parents while the baby was being
wheeled along Second avenue in Spo
kane. Jones was arrested on a train
getting out of town. Mrs. Jones se-
ured possession of the baby. Mrs.
Jones has started suit for divorce, ami
he has recently had her husband put
under bond to keep the peace.
W.
ALEXANDER MISSING
Purser on Steamer Argo Fails to
Show Up at Tillamook.
BAY CITY. Or.. May 14. (Special.)
The first news of the mysterious disap
pearance of Walter J. Alexander, purser
on the steamer Argo, which operates
between Portland and Tillamook . Bay
points, was received here when the boat
arrived last evening. The officers of the
Argo are firm in the belief that Mr.
Alexander met with foul play in Portland
Just before the steamer sailed for Tilla
mook Bay last week, or' was accidentally
drowned in the Willamette River- while
boarding the boat.
Mr. Alexander was a member in good
standing of Bay City Camp. No. 318,
Woodmen of the World, in which he car
ried $2000 insurance. The camp is tak
ing an active interest in the search for
the missing man. The records of the
camp show that Mr. Alexander was 36
years old when he became a member In
October of last year. The policy he
carried is made payable to his mother.
Mrs. Olive M. Alexander, of Killingly.
Conn. Before assuming his duties as
purser on the steamer Argo during the
first part of last month Mr. Alexander
was yard foreman for the Miami Lum
ber Company, at Hobsonville, on Tilla
mook Bay.
LOVE AFFAIR CAUSES CRIME
Shooting of Kosselter Explained by
Nelson's Attorney.
ABERDEEN, Wash., May 14. (Special.)
That Peter Neteon, who shot Joseph
Kosselter, was partially insane over a
love affair and not responsible, is the
opinion of Attorney J. M. Phillips, to
whom Nelson wrote a letter after the at
tempted murder. Mr. Phillips received
the letter the morning following the
shooting. Nelson turned over his affairs
to the attorney, and asked him to look
after his property. The only reference
made to the shooting of Kosselter is in
the closing part of the letter, in which
Nelson says:
"You know I have had trouble."
According to Mr. Phillips, Nelson was
deeply in love with a woman in Aber
deen, who did not return the affection in
the way that Nelson thought she should.
She went to Seattle not long ago and
secured a divorce, with the intention, it
is said, of marrying Nelson, but the. mar
riage did not take place.
Neither bloodhounds nor police have
been able to track Nelson, and it is
thought he may have committed suicide.
UNIONS DO NOT SHOW HAND
Position in Municipal Campaign Is
' . Not Announced.
Considerable interest is taken in the
possible part organized labor may take in
the approaching city election. Thus far.
through Its central body, the Central
Labor Council, this force has failed to -show,
its hand. At last nights meeting
of the Council the name of not a single
candidate was discussed. The meeting,
however, did indorse three initiative pe
titions which are to be submitted in June.
They were: Keliaher's municipal light
plant, electrical wiring ordinance and the
commission plan of city government, pro
posed by the Charter Board.
At the request of the Cigarmakers
Union, the Council last night authorized
Secretary Fitzgerald to prepare a protest
in behalf of organized labor of Portland
and forward it to the members of the
Oregon delegation at Washington, uging
them to use their efforts to have eliminat
ed that clause from the tariff revision bill
which permits the admission of 150,000,000
cigars annually from the Philippines
without the payment of duty. -
PRATT NOW SPOKANE MAYOR
Retiring Executive Is Presented
With Loving Cup.
SPOKANE, Wash., May 14. (Special.)
At 10:30 o'clock this morning C. Herbert
Moore turned the reins of the city gov
ernment over to Mayor N. S. Pratt; the
Council re-elected E. V. Lambert, of the
Third Ward, president of the City Coun
cil; committees were appointed; appoint
ments of Mayor Pratt were cqnfirmed,
and the new city machinery set in
motion.
The new Mayor in an address to the
Council recommended that the present
water system be increased one-third, ad
vised that the construction of viaducts
and bridges be rushed, and that appro
priations be made to fight the scarlet
fever epidemic. -
' The Council adopted resolutions lauding
the work of Fred E. Baldwin, Second
Ward, defeated in election.
The heads of departments . working
under Mayor Moore presented him with a
beautiful IdVing cup this morning.
SHIPPERS MAKING PROTEST
Insist Tug Snohomish Should Be
Given Berth at.Neah Bay.
TACOMA. Wash., May 14. (Special.)
Harbor interests here are wrought up
over the Government plans for the new
life-saving tug Snohomish, which was
built at a cost of $200,000 to aid distressed'
ships along the Pacific Coast. .Since her
arrival on Puget Sound a month ago,
after exhibitions at several cities, she
has been laying idle in Seattle Harbor.
As the result of a protest, the tugboat
has finally been ordered to Port Angeles.
Now harbor Interests are raising another
protest, claiming that she will be prac
tically useless at- that point, which is five
hours run from the entrance to the
6traits. They say headquarters should be
made at Neah Bay, which is 'only'. an
hour's run from the usual scenes of dis
tress. A formal protest will probably be filed
with the War Department.
Water Supply Increased.
CENTRAL POINT, Or," May 14.'
(Special.) In the near future this city
will have an abundant supply of pure
water. The new city well has reached
a depth of 4 feet, where an adequate
flow was encountered. It is planned to
increase' the depth and drive storage
tunnels at . right angles. The well is
eight feet in diameter. After the ex
cavation is finished it will ha
J ere ted. .. . .