Morning Oregonian., August 06, 1909, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1909.
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MARSHALL
THINKS
WORK TOO SLOW
Chief of Federal Engineers
Says Columbia Projects
. Should Be Expedited.
PRAISES PUBLIC INTEREST
Officer, However, Declares Oregon's
Delegation in Congress Should
Do More to See That Funds
Are Increased.
"Portland is the only city in the North
west that is keeping its waterways and
tiovernment improvements for Its own
use. instead of letting them get into the
hands of the railroads r private cor
porations." was one of the striking ut
terances made last night hy Brlgadier
Oeneral William L. Marshall. Chief of
Knglneers of. the I'nitod States Army,
who Is at the Hotel Portland in the
i course of a trip of Inspection of Gov
ernment work along the coast.
"In Seattle and other Northwest
(towns." said General Marshall, "the Gov
ernment might as well turn its improve
ments over to the railroads or private
(corporations in the first place. They
ifret control of them sooner or later. The
people allow the railroads to take all the
fiilg wharves, to utilize for their own ben
Jeht all the harbor Improvements and Bim
jllar work done by the Government. Port
land is keeping these things for its own
people.
"The people here may take an Interest
'in the work being done by the Govern
rnent, but their Congressmen do not."
teald General Marshall, speaking of how
improvements such as the building of
the Celilo Canal and the Columbia River
Hetty are being held back by lack of
tsoioney.
' "Their Congressmen are not securing
l-Bppropriations large enough to carry on
rthe work properly. Why. the Celilo
kranal ought to be finished In three years
lend at the rate work is progressing oi it
lit will not be done In 20. It took IS or
U7 year. I believe, to build Cascade
lLocks. It looks as though the Celi:o
rCanal would be as backward in comple
tion.
Work Goes for Little.
dinner of the season. The Democratic
members of the committees that framed
the tariff bill were Included In the
President's invitation.
The President made no secret of his
joy and to his guests reiterated the
tatement he had earlier In the even
ing given to the public, that the bill
constitutes a sincere effort for a down
ward revision and an honest purpose to
comply with platform pledges.
Practically all the prominent figures
In the tariff fight were at dinner ex
cept the insurgents." The guests in
eluded the five members of the Cabinet
who are in the city. Vice-President
Sherman and Speaker Cannon, and the
following Senators and Representa
tives:
Senators Crane. Hale. Root. Aldrlch,
Cullom. Daniel. Lodge. Burrows. Pen
rose. McCumber. Taliaferro, Bailey,
Simmons. Smoot, Flint.
Representatives Dwight, Dalzell of
Pennsylvania. Payne or Aew York,
McCall of Massachusetts. Hill of Con
necticut. Underwood of Alabama. Clark
of Missouri. Crumpacker of Indiana.
Broussard of Louisiana. Griggs of
Georgia. Needham of California. Cal-
derhead of Kansas. Fordney of Alien!
gun. Gaines of West Virginia. Pou of
North Carolina. Randall or Texas,
Longworth of Ohio.
PEACEMAKERS AT
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CHICAGO
Arbitrators to Confer With
Carmen and Companies
on Strike.
MAJORITY VOTES FOR WAR
PAY UP OR BE KILLED
Referendum on Surface Roads Shows
Over 0 Per Cent for Tying Vp
Traffic Decision Will Be
Reached Saturday.
MVSTERIOrS
SENDS
LETTER-WRITER
DEMANDS.
Rich Ancelanos Called V'pon for
Money Decoy Package
Fails of Purpose.
v nen
lef llftrt.OOO
can do is
wait till
fthe mean
"When the money comes in driblets
of $100,000 or so a year, all the engineers
is to .use up the appropriation and
they can get another one. In
meantime the work done goes for al-
linost nothing, for half the next appropria
tion must be used for maintenance.
"At v?eHlo, for Instance, we have not
'bad money enough to carry on the work
of digging the canal and at the same time
to keep the loose shifting sand from
flowing in and Ailing up what has been
done. The problem there Is to" keep the
Band wet or to stop It from shifting by
vegetation. At present. If a mile of canal
Is dug in one year, with the appropriation
on hand, by the next year It practically
has to be dug over again, for the sand has
filled it tip.
"We do not get money enough, to build
sufficient canal to keep the sand wet.
.The result is that half the appropriation
has to go for maintenance. Ten years
or so from now. when the original esti
mate of J5.flOO.ono has been used up and
the canal isn t done. Congress will won
aer wny we said It would cost one
amount and why it is costing more in
etead. The estimates of the engineers
can t cover maintenance expendidtures
lrr lo or CO years. They are for the cost
pf completing the work at once."
Friend of Oregon Country.
General Marshall is one of the most
-distinguished officers of the army. His
reputation as an engineering authority is
or ins very n:gnest. He has never been
etatloned in the Northwest, but has at
different times sat upon ninny of the
army boards that planned Improvements,
such as the Celilo canal and the Colum
bia River Jetty. General Marshall has
always been a splendid friend of the
Oregon country. It was he who Insisted
that instead of the makeshift boat rail
way around Olilo Falls a canal that
would be a permanent benefit should be
built there.
General Marshall was one of those who
favored the building of a north jetty at
the mouth of the Columbia before the
extension of the present south one. but
lie believes now that the south jetty will
do the required scouring of the channel.
Eventually, however, he lavs a north
jetty will probably be built when he can
Bt the appropriation. As to that he also
pointed to the fact that even the ex
tension of the south jetty. vhlAi was
begun some five years ago. is not yet
done, and will be completed when, no
man can tell, still due to lack of
appropriation to enable the engineers to
carry out their propected work.
Enlisting in a I'nion cavalry regiment
Jn 12 General Mnnhfill saw hnt fhvht.
ing In the Civil War. He then went to !
Aest Point, graduating in IStS. It was
he who. in the '70s, discovered the fa
mous Marshall Past" through the Rocky
Mountains.
Today General Marshall will visit the
nscade Locks and Celilo Canal, and be
fore he leaves for Svan Francisco, on
Tuesday, will also inspect the jetty.
Though he has not previously seen these
places in person he says he is prac
tically as familiar with them as though
he had. for .he gets monthly reports of
the work In minutest detail from Major
Mclndoe.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 5. The police of
this city are working tonight attempting
to discover the writer of numerous letters
threatening the lives of members of three
prominent families and the destruction of
their property if demands for money were
not complied with. The letters were sent
through the mall to ex-Mayor William H.
Workman, Warren Wilson, a wealthy
publisher: and E. W. Barrett, a wealthy
mining man. all residents of Los An
geles.
Mr. Workman was directed to place
sack containing J2000 under a brush heap
on a vacant lot near Hollenbeck Park at
certain bour yesterday. At the time
designated he went to the place In his
automobile and placed a sack containing
washers under the brush-heap. Previous
ly he had notified the police, and detec
tives were watching the place. However,
the sack of washers was secured by some
person or persons who were not detected
In the act.
Later a suspect was arrested, but was
released after convincing the police that
he was not the right man.
The letters were all in the same hand
writing, which seems to be German
script. Warren Wilson and his family
are now in Europe, but servants in the
house opened the letters and notified the
police. The letter to Mr. Barred de
mands that the money be placed under
the brush-heap on August 9. Mr. Barrett
was preparing to comply with the re
quest, not knowing that his neighbors
had received similar threats.
The police say the wording of the let
ters is coherent and evidently not the
work of a demented person, but rather
that of a master criminal.
S. STEINBERG IS MISSING
Portland Man Who Leave Town
With $300 Can't Be Liocated.
TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 5. (Special.)
While en route from Portland to Tacoma
S. Steinberg, a merchant, who conducts
a small grocery store at First and Arth
ur streets; Portland, disappeared and all
efforts to locate him by relatives and
the police have been of no avail. The
missing man carried about J30O. and the
fear is expressed that he has been roooea
and perhaps Injured. He left Portland
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Steinberg, who as a Russian, bad been
Induced to come to Tacoma by a friend
and "was making the trip with the in
tention of investing In Tacoma property.
He was well educated, although he had
not traveled to any extent and was not
familiar with American customs. It Is
known that he took the train from Port
land, and as the train was a through
passenger he had scarcely any oppor
tunity to alight. The only stop en route
was made ' at Chehalls, but officials In
that town have not seen bfm.
CHICAGO. Aug. S. With a strong hope
of preventing the threatened strike of
street railway employes In this city, a
conference has been arranged for tomor
row between the Illinois State Board of
Arbitration and, representatives of the
street railway companies and of the
unions.
w . u. juanon. presiaent. oi tne Amal
gamated Association of Electric Rail
way Employes, is expected to arrive in
Chicago tomorrow.
A large percentage of the union men
today and tonight cast their ballots on
the strike referendum. It was asserted
by the union leaders that over 90 per cent
of the votes favor a strike. The result
will not be announced until Saturday.
The voting will end at 3 o'clock tomor
row morning.
BREAD FAMINE IX MONTREAL
Striking Bakers Start Rioting and
Spoil Much Food.
MONTREAL. Aug. 5. Three hundred
bakers on strike here for shorter hours
and better pay began rioting today, beat
ing drivers of nonunion wagons, spoiling
numerous loads of bread by showers of
water and otherwise making trouble.
The Jewish quarter, containing 10.000
persons, is threatened with a bread fan
ine.
I lies in the Good Samaritan Hospital' in a
critical condition, and may not survive
his injuries. His left leg below tne knee
and left arm below the elbow were cut
off. and his right foot so crushed that it
may never be of use. The accident oc
curred just as the train was pulling into
the depot, and Elliott no doubt owes hie
life to the fact that some one acted with
great presence of wind and called the
Red Cross ambulance to the scene Imme
diately.
Elliott was in the hospital a few min
utes after the catastrophe, and was re
celving the attention of surgeons, or otl
erwise he might have bled to death. The
victim of the accident is a working man
who had been employed until recently in
Rainier, Or., and was trying to beat his
way to Portland on the "blind baggage,
whicb is between the forward baggage
car and the engine. As the train was
passing Johnson street Elliott tried to get
ofr. slipped and fell under the wheels.
He said that bis father. I H. Elliott,
lived in Portland, but did not know his
address, and that he had two sisters. Mrs.
Woodruff and Mrs. Johns, who both live
in Sellwood. Notwithstanding his exten
sive injuries, Elliott did not lose con
sciousness, and told those who came to
his assistance that it was his own fault.
He bore his agony without murmuring.
FRAUD CHARGE IS MAD E
ALLEGED SOX , OF GEXERAL
KING IX TROUBLE.
JAPAN FORGING ISSUE
SEEKS PERMIT FROM CHIXA
FOR RAILROAD WORK.
Is Desirous of Starting Improve
ment of Antung-Mukden Road
by Middle of Month.
TOKIO, Aug. 6. Instructions have been
forwarded by the Foreign Office to M.
Ijuin. Japanese Ambassador at Pekin,
acting under which he is endeavoring
to persuade the Chinese government to
withdraw Its objections to the imme
diate improvement of the Antung-Muk
den Railroad In Manchuria.
Ijuin apparently Is meeting with some
success though It is understood China
has asked for further delay, which it
believed Japan will be Inclined to
grant, provided she is assured that
China will offer no further lmpedl
ment to the work.
An official of the Japanese Foreign
Office is quoted as saying that the
government has already completed
preparations for the re-organlzatlon of
the Manchurlan Railway. He is said
to have stated that reconstruction will
be started August 14, and rushed with
ill possible speed.
The business men of Japan are In
clined to urge delay In undertaking; the
work, as they fear the Chinese might
be stirred to a renewal of the Japanese
boycott. It is believed, however, that
should a boycott occur It will be made
the ground for Immediate representa
tions to Pekin. voicing a ' strong de
mand from Japan that the Chinese
government Interfere in behalf of fair
trade relations with Japan.
RON FOUNDRY IS BURNED china replies to russia
Oregon City Property Damaged to
Extent of $12,000.
OREGON CITT. Or.. Aug. 6. (Special.)
Fire practically destroyed the Oregon
City Foundry this morning at 6:30 o clock.
Patterns valued at $12,000 were destroyed.
J. A. Roake, the proprietor, believes the
blaze came from a smoldering fire that
was thought to be extinguished yesterday.
The building was completely gutted.
and much damage was done to the Oregon
City Iron Works in the adjoining building.
VACANT SPOTS.
The
CHARTER FOR RIDGEFIELD
Clark County Town to Incorporate
August CO.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 6. (Spe
cial.) Rldgefield will vote on the
question of Incorporation on August 20.
There is no opposition to Incorporation.
The petition contained the names of
313 residents of the town, though only
300 n&nies were necessary.
The citizens of Rldgefleld have unan
imously decided to elect as their first
.Mayor. James A. Smith, an old-time
resident and the present president of
their Commercial Club.
Outside of Vancouver there are now
three incorporated towns In Clark
County Camas. Yacolt and WashougaL
DINES BUILDERS OF TARIFF
Taft Does Xot Conceal Joy and Ap
proval of Their Work.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. With the
tariff hill passed and the animosities
of debate and conference all but for
gotten, the "tariff-builders'- sat with
tne President at dinner tonight In the
, state dining-room of the White House.
Iltnti Mr. Taft's celebration of the end
ut the tariff light and his faxewell
Number of People Looking for
Them oa the lacreaee.
The seasons roll rapidly around and
almost before you know it. you are
compelled to select quickly your new
place of abode. Possibly the house you
are in has been sold, possibly the suite
too small.
If U's a case of move, the best way
of deciding on your new location is to
read the house and flat advertisements
each morning In The Oregonian. The
Oregonlan rent columns are considered
the rental directory of Portland.
Is Willing to Discuss Opening of
Sungarl River to Trade.
PEKIN, Aug. 6. China today sent in
her reply to the Russian note of July. 2,
regarding the opening of the Sungarl and
other rivers to international trade. Bhe
mentions the Aigun treaty and the Rus
sian treaties concerned, and refers to
Russia's right to take part In framing
the rules to govern the navigation of
these streams. .
She does not deny that the treaties In
question have & certain validity, but
avoids specifying the extent to which
she considers they have been modified by
the Russo-Japanese peace treaty signed
at Portsmouth, N. H.. or by the objec
tions of the powers in case Russia should
obtain exclusive privileges on the Sun
garl River.
China does, however, admit her will
ingness to discuss new river regulations.
INHERITANCES PAY TAXES
Charged With Attempting Robbery.
John Murphy, a hangeron about the sa
loon of 'Frank Mays, Second and Burnslde
streets, was arrested last night by Patrol
men Wanless and Anundson and put In
the City Jail for assaulting and attempt
ing to rob r. & Kinsella. proprietor of
the Burnside Rooming-house, at Second
and Burnside streets. Kinsella alleges
that Murphy tried to take some money
out of his hands by force in Mays' saloon.
Murphy was caught by the officers at
Second and Couch streets.
State of Washington Collects $20,-
, 987 During July.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. Aug. 5. (Special.)
iurlng the month of July the State Tax
Commission collected a total of 320,
9S7.51, as Inheritance tax on the various
estates filed for probate. The largest sum
I s cujieciea on ine 9l.iut.ro estate OI
me late J. M. uoiman, ot hln; county,
upon which the state collected 310,373.87.
King County also furnished the small
est tax, that of 22 cents, collected on the
322.16 left byB. Peterson.
Charged With Passing Worthless
Checks, "Major Anderson' May
Be Man of Another Name.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 5 On a war
rant from Los Angeles charging him with
Impersonating an officer in the Army of
the United States and passing a fictitious
check. Major G. S. Anderson, variously
known as Lieutenant Elmer McFarland,
Lieutenant A. C. Huffman and Lieuten
ant Harry King, was taken into custody
by Secret Service operatives today.
He was clad in the uniform of a major
In the Army, and khaki uniform, with
similar Insignia of rank, was found in
his room. On his cards was penciled
"Commandant, California Military and
Naval Institute, Coronado, Cal." and on
the collar of his uniforms appeared the
letters 'M. I." Among his tojlet articles
were several engraved Harry King,
which he said were given him by i
friend.
Xephew of Famous Novelist.
The warrant on which the arrest was
made charges the passing of a fictitious
check on the Hamburger Company, of
Los Angeles. He will be taken to Los
Angeles for a hearing before the United
States Commissioner in that city.
Secret Service Agent Moffitt, who made
the arrest, declared tonight after an ex
amination of the papers found in Atfder
son's trunk that he believed the prisoner
to be Lieutenant E. H. King, son of Gen
eral Horatio King, retired, and a nephew
of General Charles King, famous as sol
dier and novelist.
Denies Impersonating King.
Anderson stoutly denied that such was
the case. Insisting that he had not imper
sonated King. Papers found in his
trunk give a complete history of Lieuten
ant King, however, and Mr. Moffitt de
clares the man himself answers to the
description of the officer.
King held an enviable record in the
Army, having left his class at West Point
to go to the Philippines in 1S9S, and was
mentioned for bravery by General Mac-
Arthur.
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All Men's Summer -Weight Suits
$20.00 Suits $10.00
$25.00 Suits .. $12.50
$30.00 Suits . . $15.00
$35.00 Suits $17.50
' $40.00 Suits $20.00
WATER SYSTEM IMPROVED
Oregon City Expends $40,000 for
New Pumping Plant.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 5. (Special.)
The water system of Oregon City now
has a capacity of 4,000.000 gallons every
24 hours. Jsew pumps have just been In
stalled In a concrete building, and the
cost of the improvement will amount to
about 340,000.
The new system will provide plenty
of water for a city of more than 10,000
people.
Damage Suit Dismissed.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 6. (Special.) The
suit filed in the Circuit Court some days
ago by Bmil Finney against the Co
lumbia Contract Company has been dis
missed. It was an action to recover 3180
damages for Injury to the plaintiff's gill
net, which was run over by the defendant
Logger's Hand Is Crushed.
Lee Ftederlckson. a logger In the em
ploy of the Wisconsin Logging & Lumber
Company at Oak Point. Wash., was pain
fully injured yesterday by having his
hand caught and crushed in a logging
chain. He was brought to Portland last
night and conveyed to the Good Samari
tan Hospital, where surgeons found it
necessary to amputate the ends of four
of the fingers on his left hand.
VANCOUVER SHOPS BUSY
Marriage License.
PORTETR-GOLDMAN Natnam Porter. 23,
citv; Ida GoltlmjiQ. '22, city.
F1F.B1GEH-TE.ERSKI Charles R. Fle
biicr. 24, city; 8ule Theresa Tezerskl, 22,
city
ROSEN BERG-ROCS AWAT Don Rosenberg,
23. city : Mabel Rottiiray. over 18, city.
KlPRO-FAVLAlKOVICH fete Kipro.
45. city; Katie Pavlockovlch, 2. city.
NO'K-JONE! Geoffrey P. Nock. 26. city;
Eva Jnne. 23, city.
MILES-CRAYCROFT G. T. Miles. ,
Oak Point. Wash.; Iva Craycroft, 26, city.
Weddlnr and vUltlnr eartla. W. O. PmlUl
Washington bids.. 4Ui and Wub.
Overflow Order From Tacoma Oar
Works Taken Over.
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VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 5. (Spe
cial.) In order to comply with the new
law which goes into effect Otober 1, re
quiring all cabooses used in Washington
to have two four-wheeled bogie trucks,
the Northern Pacific Is having ten new
cabooses of this pattern built at the
North Bank shops here.
The Tacoma shops are swamped with
similar orders, so the work is being
"farmed out.
MAN FALLS UNDER WHEELS
Laborer
Steals Ride and Receives
Serious Injuries.
Mangled under the wheels of train 23 of
the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad,
which arrived here at 10 o'clock last night.
Lawrence R. Elliott, 28 years old, now
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Table Syrup
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Royal Soap
12 cakes for....25
Condensed Milk
4 cans for 25
Table Salt
4 pkgs. fori 25
Special Blend Coffee
lb .25
Green or Black Tea
lb 25
Starch
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Chicken or Veal Loaf r
per can ........ 10
Corn or Tomatoes,
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Apricots x
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Peaches
per gal. can 35
Pears
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Both Phones 2596.
' Portland, Or.
One-Half Price
Young Men's Summer
Weight College Suits
$15.00 Suits , $7.50
$20.00 Suits ..$10.00
$25.00 Suits . $12.50
$30.00 Suits $15.00
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company's steamer, Daniel Kern. It Is
understood the case was settled outside
the court.
HARD NUTS TO BE CRACKED
Long List of Subjects for Teachers'
Examinations.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Aug. 6. (Special.)
On August 26, 27 and 28 at every county
Beat in the state will be held the teachers'
examinations, and the longest list of sub
jects, 30 in. number, ever presented to a
class of candidates, will have to be an
swered. Latin, German and French have
been added to the list, while music, na
ture study- and drawing, that were op
tional before, are now on the regular list.
Anti-Liquor Meeting Ends.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6. With a final plea
for more vigorous action against the
liquor forces of the country, for the
elimination of the American saloon,
and for the primary education of the
young in principles of temperance, the
39th annual convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of America
ended tonight. Rev. P. J. O'Callaghan,
of Cnicago, was elected president
LeaTes Money on Seat; Stolen.
Mrs. M. Meyerman, of Omaha, Neb.,
reported to the police last night that she
had been robbed of her purse in the
Union Depot. It contained a gold watch
and $5 in money. She had placed her
belongings on a seat and had left them
for a moment only.
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