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PLANS FOR HUGE
SPAN
ANNOUNCED
Mew Harriman Bridge to Re
place Steel Structure to
Cost $1,300,000.
LENGTH WILL BE 1300 FEET
Double-Deck Viaduct of Waddell
Type Proposed Plans Must Be
Approved by War Department
and by Port of Portland.
The first official announcement of the
plans for the new tl.30fi.0fl0 bridge of
the Harriman lines to replace the pres
ent Steel bridge was made late yester
day from the Harriman offices In this
?lty. These plans are now under con
lirteratlon by the War Department and
ill be presented to the Port of Port
land Commission at its meeting next
Thursday for approval.
Including the lenRth of the two ap
proaches, the new bridge will be 1300
feet long almost to an Inch. It will be
double-deck railroad bridge of the
Waddell type, with a lift draw so con
strueted that the lower deck, which will
be used by trains exclusively, can be
raised Independently of the upper.
This draw will be 220 feet long, and
when it is raised will present an open
Ing for steamboats of 205 feet. This
will make It one of the longest draw
openings, unobstructed by a pier or
draw-rest. In the world. When lifted to
Its greatest height, the draw span will
perch 135 feet in the clear above high
svater.
The draw span will he In the exact
center of the bridge, about 250 feet far
tlier east than the draw of the present
bridge. This will bring the draw open
ing almost In the middle of the river,
where the current Is strongest and the
main channel is situated. Here there Is
a depth of water varying from 43 to S3
feet, as compared lo 40 feet under the
present draw. It will be necessary to
raise the upper deck only for the larg
est steamboats or deep-water vessels
with high funnels and masts. The
plans call for the construction of the
lower deck of the draw in such a man
ner that it will telescope into the col
umns supporting the main deck, and
an be lifted thus for 4T feet In the
?lear above high water without Inter
fering with streetcars and ordinary
raffle.
Rrldge 8 2 Feet Wide.
The bridge Itself, exclusive of the
sidewalks, will be 32 feet wide. On the
lower dock this will allow space for a
iouble railroad track, and on the upper
Seek will provide plenty of room for
:ar tracks and wagon traffic. This is
llmost twice as wide as the deck of the
present narrow bridge, which Is not
much more than broad enough to per
mit two teams or cars to pass each
other.
The bridge will be a truss structure.
In addition to the draw span. It will
have two twin steel spans, each ex
actly 2S3 feet Inches long, one at
either end of the draw. The span at
Ihe west end begins In about the same
relative position as the draw of the
Steel t ridge does. It starts almost ex
actly on the harbor line. At the east
ern end. the other span extends 20 or
10 feet Inside the harbor line. "Includ
ing these two spans and the draw, the
main portion of the bridge Is Just 797.2
feet In length, while the approaches
make up the balance of the 130 feet.
These approaches will be immeasur
ably superior In grade, solidity of con
itruction and every other respect to the
jne at the west end of the Steel bridge.
The western approach to the new Har
riman viaduct will start at the corner
of Third and Gllsan, rising on an easy
gradient of 5.S6 per cent. It passes
over the Alaska dock on a line with
Gllsan street, and there curves slightly
to the south, where it Joins the main
bridge. At the east side end of the
bridge the grade is even easier. Start
ing from the corner of Oregon and
Adams streets, this approach has a
maximum grade of only 2 per cent.
Top Deck Perfectly Safe.
It will take a flood high enough to
wash out most of Portland to put the
upper deck of the new bridge out of
business. This will be higher than
that of any bridge now spanning the
Willamette. Af ordinary low water. It
will be Just M.S feet above the surface
of the river. Even In flood times, it
will be between 50 and 60 feet above
the stream. Though the lower' deck, on
which trains will cross, is higher than
that of the present Steel bridge, it Is
still likely to be put out of commission
by an abnormal June rise. The base of
the rails on the railroad tracks will be
32 feet above low water, or two feet
higher than now.
Between tl.e upper and lower decks
is a space of 55 feet. The new struc
ture in many respects will be one of
the finest looking bridges In the city.
I'nlike the present bridge, there will be
no unsightly steel superstructure rising
above the main deck, as, with the ex
cp'ion of the draw span alone, this
dei-k is supported by truss work under
nearth it.
Some Idea can be gained of the enor
mous amount of work that will be neces
sary in constructing the new bridge when
It is understood that the two piers for
supporting the heavy towers on which
the draw span Is raised will have to be
sunk 100 feet under the river bed. T
obtain a firm foundation to support the
huge weight of the draw and part of
the west side span, the western of these
piers will have to be 150 feet lone. inn
of which will be sunk by means of iron
caissons 100 feet under the river bottom.
At the other end of the draw, the pier
will be 137i feet long. 60 feet of which
will be under the mud.
Column 400 Feet High.
The larger of these two piers and the
steel tower surmounting it combined will
form a solid column of Iron, steel and
cement nearly 400 feet high. At its low
est point. 100 feet under the bottom of
the river, this huge pier will have a
diameter of about 25 feet.
The structure of the main bridge will
be supported by piers extending from 25
to 50 feet under the river bed. and will
rest on foundations of wooden piles. At
the east end of the bridge, the piles will
n-t be necessary, as here there Is a nat
ural solid rock foundation.
The plans for thts big bridge wer
drawn up by George W. Boeshke, chief
engineer of the O. R. As N.. with head
quarters In Portland. The huge struc
ture will Involve an expenditure estimat
ed st Jl.3ftfl.000.
While In a way the plans foa this
bridge must be considered as tentative,
inasmuch as they have not yet been ap
proved by the War Department. It Is con
sidered certain that no obstacle will be
encountered here.
The port of Portland also probably will
pass favorably on them at its meeting
Thursday. At any rate. If any changes
are made, they will In all probability be
only minor ones. The plans presented by
Mr. Boeshke have already been approved
by the hlghej-t officials of the railroad
company, so It is certain that the bridge
eventually constructed will be practically
along the lines stated.
NEW HILL OFFICE IS FILLED
H. A. Jackson Becomes Assistant
Traffic Agent Here.
H. A. Jackson, formerly assistant
general freight and passenger agent
at Helena. Jlont-, who has been trans
ferred to fill a similar position in
Portland, Is the newest member of
railroad row. Mr. Jackson arrived to
take iid his new post yesterday and
immediately Installed himself In the
Great Northern ticket office, where he
will remain until he can find larger
Quarters.
The transfer of Mr. Jackson to this
city Is further evidence of the fact
that the Great Northern is beginning
to realize Portland's importance as a
traffic center. Hereafter, officials
here who have been reporting to M. J.
Costtllo, assistant traffic manager at
Seattle, wiil report instead to Mr. Jack
son. The new official will have full
charge of the territory south of Cen
tralia in that part of Washington, and
along the North Bank road as far east
as Pasco.
This creation of a brand new office
in this city lends further strength to
the belief that Hill Is preparing for a
vast increase in the volume of freight
that will roll into Portland.
"It I too earl to say just when the
Great Northern will be ready to In
augurate through passenger service to
Portland," said Mr. Jackson yesterday.
"The matter is under consideration, and
some definite announcement may be
made almost any time. I know that
our people are very anxious to get
their trains running through to Port
land, for the wonderful strides forward
that this city has been making has
convinced us that we should lose no
time getting here."
PASSENGER OFFICIALS MEET
Excursion Kates Discussed at Ses
sion of Traffic Men.
Passenger officials of the principal
railroad lines In Oregon and Washington
held their regular monthly conference in
the offices of the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle Road yesterday. Aside from the
discussion of excursion rates, ticket mat
ters and Exposition travel in general,
however, nothing of more than ordinary
Importance was taken up at the meet
ing. General Freight and Passenger Agent
Adams, of the North Bank line, was
chairman. Among others in attendance
were Assistant General Passenger Agent
Scott, of the Harriman lines; Assistant
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Jenkins, of the North Bank: Traffic Man
ager Nevlns, of the Oregon iJectrie;
Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent
Casey, of the Chicago. Milwaukee & Pu
get Sound; Edward C. Rnhblns, of the
Northern Pacific, and William A. Ross,
of the Great Northern at Seattle.
MORE P. A. V. E. CARS COMIXG
Twenty Pay-as-Tou-Enter Coaches
Due Next Month.
President Josselyn. of the Portland
Railway. Light & Power Company, an
nounced yesterday that 20 new pay-as-
you-enter cars ror service on ine com
pany's system In tlfts city, will arrive
about September 15. A similar ship
ment of the same equipment will arrive
60 days later.
These cars will represent the latest
products in street railway construction
and will have many features not pos
sessed by the same style of cars now In
use in this city.
Marine Notes From Seattle.
SEATTLE. Aug. in. Arrived Steamer
Olympla. from Cordova: steamer A. G.
Lindsay, from Valdez and Seward: steam
ers Wasp and Carlos, from San Francis
co: steamer Cottage City, from Skagway
and ports. Sailed Steamer Tampico. for
San Francisco: British steamer Teucer.
for the Orient, via Victoria: steamer City
of Puebla. for San Francisco; British
steamer Titan, for Vancouver: barkentine
M. Griffith, for Port W Inslow.
The steamer Jeanie is expected to leave
during the night for Valdez: steamer
Farallon Is expected to leave during ins
night for Skagway.
Portland Cricket
International
THE team of cricketers selected to
represent Portland in the com
lns annual tournament will leave
r.ext Friday for Vancouver. B. C. where
tfce matches are to ne played this year.
On the way up a Ftop will be made in
Seattle to play friendly Fame with a
comMned team repr,-s-r.t:ns Tacpma and
Satt!e. after which the cricketers from
the Sound, who are also taking part in
the tournament, will continue North with
the Portland men. The members of the
Portland wm are:
H Fonwlck, Captain: G. Shipley. TV. G.
Smith. J. J. Churchlcy. J. C. Curaminiw.
. a G'edsted. Charles Blakeley, J.
Mallett. Arthur Eerrlf.fce, C. 8. Greaves,
T. P. H. Banks and 31. Copplnirer.
Many of the players have participated
In previous tournaments, and with the
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ORDERS TO BE KEPT
Two Old, Trusted Employes of
0. W. P. Discharged.
INFRACTIOPJ WAS SLIGHT
Motorman and Conductor of Caza
dero Division Let Out on Theory
That Their Disobedience Might
Have Caused Bad Wreck.
For disregarding a meeting order and
running with their train beyond a station
where they had been ordered to pass an
express train Inbound from Cazadero. two
employes of the O. W. P. division of the
Portland Railway. Light & Power Com
pany were dismissed last week.
The disobedience of orders fortunately
did not cause an accident, but that it did
not was due to the merest bit of luck.
The motorman and conductor of an out
bound passenger had orders to pass a
fast express and mail trajn coming in
from Cazadero, at Gresham." The carmen
thought they would have time to make
the next switch, and pulled out In disre
gard of their orders. About a mile out
from Gresham on a piece of straight track
they met the other train. Fortunately
both motormen saw each other when they
were at least 500 feet apart and were
able to stop with plenty of room to spare
between the cars. The motorman of the
passenger train backed up to Gresham
and took the switch as directed in his
original orders.
Both the discharged men were old em
ployes and this was the only slip they had
made in several years of service. But
it was considered necessary to discharge
them as a lesson to other trainmen that
orders must be obeyed to the very letter.
In this way the officials wish to make
impossible any such disregard of orders
as resulted in the frightful disaster on
the Coeur d'Alene line near Spokane re
cently. "The company insists on strict enforce
ment of rules and orders on the part of
its trainmen," said the traffic manager,
F. D. Hunt, last night.. "Every precau
tion for the safety of the traveling public
is taken on the O. W. P. lines. The entire
Oregon City division is equipped with
block signals electrically operated from
the rails, and the Springwater division as
far as Lents Junction is similarly
equipped. Irt addition to this, the O. W.
P. has been operated under standard
steam road rules since February 16, 1907.
The block service is also supplemented by
flags.
"These rules are made as a guard
against accident. The men who were dis
charged were dismissed merely as a disci
plinary measure to impress the rest of
our trainmen with the serious nature of
what might seem to be a slight infrac
tion. Both were first-class men, and this
was their only mistake since they had
been on the O. W. P."
PERSOIIALMEIITIOIl.
In the absence of Rev. Benjamin Young
the pulpit at the Taylor-Street Church
will be filled next Sunday by Bishop
Charles W. Smith.
Attorney and Mrs. John C. 9hillock and
children have returned from a two
months' trip to Minnesota and Iowa,
where they visited with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Q. B. Moores, with Mrs.
A. S. Wells and daughter, Virginia, will
leave this morning for Newport. Or.,
where they will remain several weeks.
Miss Minnie Thomas has returned to
her home, 7 East Sixteenth street North,
after five weeks in Good Samaritan Hos
pital. Miss Thomas underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis.
W. A. Ross, assistant general passen
ger agent of the Great Northern at
Seattle, was one of the officials who
attended the conference of passenger
men at Portland yesterday.
T. A. Graham, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific,
with headquarters at Los Angeles, was
In Portland yesterday. Mr. Graham
has been visiting the Seattle Exposition.
Clifford T. Baird. of Cincinnati, a prom-
Club Team,. Which Will Enter
Tournament at Vancouver, B.-C
addition of some very promising new
member!) it is expected that the Portland
team will (rive a food account .of Itself.
The local club hae always been noted for
having a strong bowling Eide. Last year
this was shown when Bailey and Gregg
disposed of a strong team from Vernon
with the remarkably low score of H.
but in previous years the club's weak
point has been in batting. The team
this year has been greatly strengthened
by the inclusion of Messrs. Coppinger,
Greaves and Berridge, all three being
good bats, and have shaped well in local
matches.
In speaking of the club Mr. Fenwick
aays that It has had a very satisfactory
reason eo far, and that the standard of
playing has greatly Improved. This is
unquestionably due to the excellent
coaching of il. Coppinger, th Lanca
lnent capitalist and manufacturer of that
city, has been registered a: the Portland
for two or three days, being here on a
combined business and pleasure trip en
route to the A-Y-P Exposition at Seat
tle. Governor Shallenberger, of Nebraska,
and party will spend Saturday, August
21, in this city. The party will arrive
in this city from Seattle over the
Northern Pacific at 7 A. M. on that day
and leave over the North Bank road
for the East at 8:45 o'clock Sunday
morning.
Colonel James M. Brooks, president of
the Vernon Baseball Club, was in Port
land for a few hours yesterday, having
come north with his club. He left short
ly afterwards for Seattle to visit the fair,
but will return to Portland about Friday
or Saturday.
Rev. F. C. Berges. National secretary
of the Young People's Alliance, who has
been In Portland the past two weeks,
left yesterday afternoon for his home In
Cleveland, O. Mr. Berges spent most of
his stay at the campground at Jennings
Lodge lecturing, and also made a trip up
the Columbia River to the Cascades.
CHICAGO. Aug. 10. (Special.) Oregon
people registered here are:
From Portland Congress, Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Caples; Great Northern, J. H. Ait
ken. From Pendleton Stratford, Mrs. George
B. Carrier.
TAKEQNLY UNIQDRINKS
PRINTERS DECIDE TO BOYCOTT
SECEDING BARTENDERS.
Oonvention Heeds Appeal From Del
egate Minneapolis In Lead
for Xext Year.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Aug. 10. The con
vention of the International Typographi
cal Union today decided'to support the
International Bartenders' Union. James
H. Anderson, of Kansas City, an or
sranizer of the Bartenders' Union, ap
peared before the convention and asked
that no saloon not bearing tne interna
tional Union cards be patronized.
St. Joseph has two bartenders' unions,
one of which has seceded from the inter
national and started an organization of
its own. This is true of no other city.
The printers decided to stand by the
International Bartenders.
The bar in the hotel which is the head
quarters for the delegates is presided
over by the 'secessionists, and as a result
Is receiving no patronage rrom tne
Drlnters.
Anderson appealed to the printers to
fight the prohibition movement
Atlanta. Salt Lake and Minneapolis are
asking for the next convention. Minne
apolis was stated tonight to be in the
lad.
"Bathlnar Girln" Great Act.
"The Bathing Girls." an act of infinite
beauty, is creating a tremendous sensation
at the Orpheum this week. It miglit well
be described aa a kaleidoscope of feminine
beauty and novel scenery. The members
presenting this act were chosen because of
th-r especial fitness for the work. Mati
nees dally.
J art Like His Father.
Young J. K. Emmett. at the Grand this
week, is just like his father, one of the
most popular men on the stage. Mr. Em
mett Is appearing In a little comedy offer
ing. "Artie's Dream." assisted by Miss "Viola
Crane, and he introduces a few of the bal
lads which made his father famous.
Hit of the Week at Pant ace.
London's cleverest comedienne. Alva York,
ts at Pantages this week, proving as great
a hit at the Stark-street showshop as she
was at the Gaiety Garden in London last
season. Her song hits have taken the town
by storm and everybody is whistling "He
Had Never Been There Before."
The Oaks a Popular Resort.
Owing to the fact that the Oaks has be
come a resort where families may visit
without danger of molestation by the
"rough" element, it has grown In popu
larity rapidly in the present season. It is
one of the show places of Portland and no
visitor to the city should consider his so
journ here rounded out without a trip to
the moat beautiful amusement park in the
country.
Change at the Star Today.
Don Fulano, the educated horse, who Is
playing at the Star this week, has the
best act of its kind evr seen in the West.
shire professional, whose services have
been very valuable. C. S. Greaves and
P. L. Neame, by several good scores,
have proved themselves to be acquisi
tions to the club. Neame uaed to play
for Eton's second eleven, and is a bats
man, combining sound defense with
great hitting power, ' and It is regretted
that pressure of business prevents hie In
clusion in the team going North.
Greaves .has played for a number of
years in the West Indies and has shown
evidence of being a steady bat and ca
pable of making runs when set.
The Portland team, if not successful
in winning the cup. should certainly
make a good fight for It. . The other
teams competing this year are Seattle,
Vancouver, Victoria. Albions, Vernon,
Nelson, Burrardc. and possibly teams
from Winnipeg and Calgary.
Amusements
What tike Press Areata Say.
A yard
cents. Cobs are full grown, mil made, lull qual
ity, four-inch Havana cigars, rough looking and plainly packed.
You can't smoke anything but the cigar, so we've left off gold bands
and we haven't lithographed the box. We haven't paid for fancy
shapes which would add to the price, without adding anything
to the taste.
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The pictures that will b shown at the Star
thts week are "for His Sweetheart's Sake,"
"Dust In His Eyes," "Princess Nicotine."
"The Coward." "A Cyclist's Horn," "Ap
prentice Boys" and "Retaliation."
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"Polly of the Circus" Tomorrow.
Beginning tomorrow night and continu
ing Friday and Saturday nights, with a spe
cial matinee Saturday, the attraction- at
the Bungalow Theater, Twelfth and Morri
son streets, will be Frederic Thompson's
magnificent production of Margaret Mayo'
beautiful play. "Polly of the Circus." Port
land theatergoer are promised one of the
most delightful offerings of the season in
this Interesting drama. Seats are now sell
ing for the engagement.
Ketchel-Papke Fight Pictures.
Much local Interest ha been aroused over
the promised exhibition of motion pictures
of the gnoat Ketchel-Papke fight, which will
De given at tne j.yric i neater i nursaay, Fri
day and Saturday, two performances each
evening at 8 and 9:15 o'clock and a mat
inee every day at 2:30.
OSWALD BARGAINED FIRST
Los Angeles Man Gave No Testimony
Till Promised Immunity.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 10. The fact
that. Nick Oswald, witness .against ex
Chief of Police Broadhead in his trial
for bribery, was granted immunity from
prosecution by District Attorney Fred
ericks before he would consent to testify
before the grand Jury that Indicted
Broadhead, was disclosed by his testi
mony on cross-examination today.
WOT KIDNAPED CHILDREN
Hope That VIvlanos Are Found Is
Dashed Soon as Born.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10. A telegram to
Chief of Police Creecy, from the Dun-
cannon, Pa., police, says children ans
wering the description of kidnaped
Kate and Tomaseo Viviano are being
held there for identification. The chll-
Don't Neglect Your
Kidneys & Bladder.
Symplons Such As These Almost
Surely Mean Kidney and
Bladder Disease.
Painful, lame and aching back, rheu
matic twinges and shooting, knife-like
pains In the back and groin, dull drag
ging weariness, inability to stoop over
or'to lift anything, nausea, faint spells,
heart palpitation and weakness, sedi
ment In urine, scalding sensation, etc.
.When you observe any of these symp
toms, as above, you may rest assured
that It Is very dangerous to neglect
them. So dangerous. In fact, are dis
eases cf the kidneys and bladder, that
they frequently terminate In death
with little warning: to the victim.
The extremely fatal character of
these maladies Is due to the uric acid
poison in the system which the weak
and ailing kidneys and bladder cannot
expel. And when uric acid Is allowed
to remain In the system. It leads, soon
er or latter, to grave conditions.
DeWitt's Kidney fcnd Bladder Pills
have quickly and effectuality removed
all conditions which lead to these
alarming diseases, in thousands of
cases where these pills have been given
a trial. They are wonderfully prompt
and efficacious iu action thoroughly
antiseptic soothing and healing, and
contain no opiates or narcotics.
E. C DeWltt & Co.. Chicago, 111.,
want every man and woman who have
the least suspicion that they are af
flicted with kidney and bladder dis
eases to at once write them, and a
trial box of these Pills will be sent
free by return mail postpaid. Do It
today.
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of tobacco for fifteen
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Nine of them laM on end measure-a lull yam.
You can buy this full yard of jpure Havana,
measured off in four-inch lengths, for 15 cents.
FOR SALB EVERYWHERE
Mason, Ehrman I Co.
DISTRIBUTORS
Portland, Seattle, Spokan
dren tally with the photographs
the
police circular.
A long distance telephone message
SfiSIF
recommends it to
those who dis
criminate in the
selection of their
beverages.
Don't ask merely
for cocoa ask for
GhirardellPs.
COPPER " yjS-XtS' - JTf :
POSlTiVE
If yon anffrr from Rheumatism, Nenralgln, Headache, Kidney Trouble
Packache, Weak Heart, Sleeplesni. LnmbaKA, Stomach and Liver
Troubles, and have been unable to find relief and cure by inking; drug,
you should try a pair of Electropodea - No Cure. No Pay. Klectropodea
have cured more eases of nervous complaints than any five other reme- -dies
combined.
ELECTROPODES
Electropodea are metal Insoles,
worn in the heels of the shoes. One
foot rests on a negative magnet,
and the other on a positive mag
net; the nerves become the con
necting wires, which feed the
blood, nerves and tissues of the
body a soothing flow of electricity
the entire day.
If it so happens that your druggist should be unable to supply Elec
tropodes, have him order a pair for you from
STEWART & HOLMES DRUG COMPANY
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS,
s3l
to the Post-Dispatch, from Duncannon,
Pa., said the children have been identi
fied as belonging In Altoona, Pa.
Wherever good
cocoa is used it's
used often, be
cause each cupful
recommends an
other. The whole-
and
someness
purity of
Cocoa
Fact
No. 4
The Indians of the
tropics were the first
known beings to use
cocoa. They were
physically strong and
healthy. ' Choco, an
Indian word meaning
drink, is what they
called it, hence the
name Chocolate.
ELECTROPODES
Druggists are instructed to give
a written guarantee with each pair
of Electropodes sold, to the effect
If they do not cure, or should
prove unsatisfactory after thirty
days' trial the price J1.00 will
be refunded in full. Only a meri
torious article could be sold on
such a basis.
SEATTLE, WASH.