NEWEQUIPMENTTO
COST S4.B8D.D1ia
Harriman System in North
west to Secure More
Rolling Stock.
ENGINES TO BE LARGE ONES
Increased Traffic on Oregon Roads
Demands Additional Cars and Lo
comotivesOrders to Be Placed
Through New York.
Requisitions for approximately J1.776,
000 worth of new equipment for the
Southern Pacific lines In Oregon and. the
O. R- & K. system have been approved;
and orders will be placed soon through
the New York offices.
These figures represent the approxi
mate value of equipment that will be
added in addition to new freight cars.
Kor the latter on the two roads, Manager
O'Brien has asked for cars that will
mean a further expenditure of $1,850,000
and on which the Eastern officials have
given a qualified approval. A large part
of the new freight equipment asked will
be ordered but the extent of the pur
chases throughout the year will depend
on later conditions. The total represented
In the equipment budget for the two sys
tems in this state and in Washington is
about $4,630,000.
In engine equipment the O. R. & N. will
jecelve this year 25 new consolidated en
gines for freight traffic; 12 Atlantic type
engines for high speed trains on law
grades, and three switch engines.
Steel Postal Cars Asked.
In new' passenger equipment there are
to be two steel postal oars, eight steel
baggage cars, four combination baggage
and postal cars, and 12 steel coaches.
The freight equipment requisition in
cludes 12 cabooses, 200 stock cars, 300
flat cars, and 1200 boxcars. In addition
approval has been given to the purchase
of a 120-ton wrecking derrick.
The value of the new equipment for
the O. R. & N.. exclusive of the freight
cars, will be approximately $1,000,000,
according to the standard price list of
such equipment. The value of the new
freight equipment, if all is furnished, will
be approximately $1,760,000.
For the Southern Pacific lines in Ore
gon orders will be placed for ten consoli
dated engines, six ten-wheel passenger
engines and two switch engines; four
steel postal cars, six steel baggage cars,
five combination baggage and postal cars,
ten steel coaches and one wrecking der
rick. The new freight cars for which
requisition was made, Include 100 flats
and 100 stock cars.
Engines to Be of Atlantic Type.
The requisitions that have been ap
proved for Southern Pacific equipment
will run up to about $630,000, while the
new freight equipment will cost about
$112,000.
The Atlantic type' engines ordered for
the O. R. & N. passenger service are
similar to those used on the New Tork
Central fast trains. The Pacific type of
engine has been abolished on the Harri
man system.
The big order for freight cars and en
gines on the O. R. & N. is accounted
for in the Increase of tonnage In sight,
not only through extensions, but also
because of rapid development of the In
terior and Increasing demands for West
ern lumber. Growth of the Northwest
also is increasing the volume of west
bound transcontinental traffic
At the list price on boxcars quoted
by the manufacturers, which la $1200
each, the one order for 1200 boxcars
means a total expenditure of $1,440,000.
J. P. O'Brien to Inspect Line.
J. P. O'Brien, vice-president and gen
eral manager of the O. R. & N., will
leave today for a trip of inspection over
that portion of the Washington division
that was damaged by the recent floods.
He will be gone a week or ten days.
FREIGHT BILL PILING UP
Portland Firm Makes No Call for
Goods Delivered at Washougal.'
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 15.
(Special.) For the past four months
two carloads of electrical machinery,
consigned to the Pacific Electric Com
pany of Portland, have stood on a side
iracK at wasnougai, accumulating a
side track and car charge of $2 a day,
and no attempt is being made to un
load it.
The machinery was shipped by the
Piatt Iron Works, of Dayton, Ohio,
supposedly on the order of the Pacific
Electric Company, which was building
a dam across the Washougal River at
that time, preparing to put in an elec
tric plant for Washougal and Camas.
The freshets of last Fall took out the
dam on the Washougal River before the
turbine wheels and fixtures arrived.
When the machinery did arrive it was
not unloaded.
The station agent at Washougal said
that "under the present rulings of the
Washington State Railway Commis
sion, the shippers in Ohio will be com
pelled to pay the freight charges of
$1500 and the demurrage, whether the
Pacific Electric Company takes the ma
chinery or not"
ELK HUNTER BOUND OVER
Five Dismissed, One Held mt Charge
at Oregon City.
OREGON CITT, Or.. Mrch 15. (Spe
cial.) George Sleret. John Sleret and
Charles Gedamke, of Gresham, and
George Ruegg and John Barby, of
Sandy, were discharged this afternoon
by Justice of the Peace Samson, after a
preliminary hearing on the charge of
killing elk.
E. E. Sleret, who was arrested on
the same charge, acknowledged killing
an elk In the Mount Hood country near
Welches, a few months ago, and was
bound over to the grand Jury in $1000
bonds. Attorney George C. Browaell
appeared for the six men, who were
arrested by Deputy Game Warden
Green.
E. E. Sleret pleaded guilty in the
Justice Court last week to killing elk
and paid a fine of $100 and costs. An
other information was filed against
him.
Lectures to Be Given by F. M. Knox.
Professor M. F. Knox, president of
the Mental Science College Educational
Association of Seattle. Wash., will de
liver a series of four free lectures at
Christensen's Hall. The first will be
given March 20 at 8 P. M-, and the
others March 21. 22 and 23. The ob
ject of the lectures is to establish a
branch of the college In this city.
NEW DEPARTMENT
FIERY BODY NEAR
ET
John McNulty Locates Yellow
ish Red Body in Sky
in the West.
OBJECT IS TWICE OBSERVED
Bright Light Estimated to Be 30
Degrees South of Sun Is Sighted
at 5 o'CIock Observations to
Be Continued if Possible,
Interested by bis observations on
Monday night while looking tor Hal
ley's -comet, John McNulty. of the
United States Hydrographlc service,
was more surprised yesterday to wit
ness in the western skies a repetition
of the same manifestation he observed
the night before. The close similarity
of the observations was such that it
will require almost expert testimony
and evidence to convince Mr. McNulty
that he did not actually see the eagerly
looked-for comet.
"As on the day before," said Mr.
McNulty, last night, "the strange comet
like object which attracted my atten
tion appeared at the same location,
with respect to the sun, this afternoon.
It appeared this afternoon about S
o'clock behind some light clouds at a
point about 30 degrees south of the
sun and about the same altitude. In
appearance it was a body almost as
large as the sun Itself and was of a
yellowish red shade. I am not pre
pared to say that I actually saw Hal
ley's comet, but I would like a reliable
explanation of what I really did see.
Tomorrow night I shall supply myself
with a sextant in order definitely to
locate the object. If It re-appears, with
respect to its distance from the sun.
Without such an Instrument It is pos
sible that my estimate of 30 degrees
may be excessive.
Both the location and size, as well
as color, of the object seen by Mr.
McNulty are at variance with the de
scription of the comet as It is expected
to present ltseir according to W. N. Fer
rin, president of Pacific University,
Forest Grove, and Professor J. W. Dan
iels, of Hill Military Academy, who
have made a study of the conditions
under which Halley's comet may be ex
pected. These students of astronomy
are agreed that if the comet is to be
seen at all in the West, it must be
seen within a very few days. They
are further of the same opinion that
the comet at thlv time must appear
within 14 degrees of the sun. Reported
observations of the comet at a point
more distantly removed from the sun
are attributed by these gentlemen to be
due. possibly, to an optical Illusion. '
Weather conditions last night were
unfavorable for an exploration of the
planetary world. Late in the afternoon
the western skies became blanketed
with heavy clouds, preventing astro
nomical investigations. With District
Forecaster Beals predicting rain for to
day the chances of favorable observa
tions tonight are regarded poor.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
Dr. B. F. Skene is at the Cornelius.
C. A. McCarger, a fruit enthusiast
of Mosier, is at the Seward.
B. C. Phllllplace, a hardware dealer
at The Dalles, is at the Imperial.
George Putnam, editor of the Med
ford Tribune, is at the Imperial.
Emmet Cochran, a Grant County
stockman, with headquarters at Monu
ment, brought in a shipment of fancy
SUN MAY BE COM
TITE MORKIXG- OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY,
Ready-to-Wear
Garments for
LITTLE WOMEN
MISSES and GIRLS
Tailored Suits, Coats,
Dresses Tailored Waists
and Raincoats
AT OUR USUAL MODEST PRICES.
EVERY GARMENT THIS SEASON'S PRODUCTION
BEN
beef stock yesterday and, after deliv
ery to the stockyards, registered at
the Imperial.
E. A. Rhoten, of the editorial staff
of the Statesman at Salem, is at the
Seward.
O. B. Hoffman, hardware merchant at
The Dalles, registered at the Nortonla
last night.
J. W. Niton, president of the Lake
view Mercantile Company, Is at the
Oregon for the week.
L. L- Berrens, a Jeweler from Bel
Ungham. Wash., Is at the Oregon, ac
companied by his wife.
A. S. Coats,, principal owner of the
Coats Cement Company at Raymond,
wash., is at the Oregon. .
W. W. Sawyer, father of Harold Saw
yer, Is In the city on a visit to his son.
He Is at the Nortonla.
H. G. Wilson. Indian asrent at the
Klamath agency, was among the ar
rivals at the Imperial last night.
Henry A. Koster. one of the brothers
largely interested in Oregon timber
lands, and residing at San Francisco,
Is at the Seward.
Chester Irwin, member of the Lodge
of Elks of Honolulu and a business man
of the Island possessions, reached the
Portland yesterday.
J. D. Loucks, a prominent merchant
of Port Orford.' arrived at the Perkins
yesterday, after a trip around the Horn
with San Francisco at the angle end.
Mrs. A. M. Crawford, wife of the
Attorney-General, came to the Imperial
last night and will be In the city the
remainder of the week.
Dr. E. A. Vaughn, ex-member of the
State Board of Dental Examiners, who
resided at Pendleton, Is at the Perkins
while arranging to move to Portland.
Dr. Ira Bartle. president of the Com
mercial Club at North Bend, and a
member of the Motor Club, arrived at
the Imperial last night and will remain
in the city several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Brook, of Phil
adelphia, arrived at the Portland last
night on a tour of the Pacific Coast.
Mr. Brook Is' one of the well-known
financiers of the Quaker City.
Elmer Dover, ex-seoretary of the Re
publican National Committee, and
ex-private secretary of Senator Mark
Hanna, of Ohio, arrived at the Hotel
Portland yesterday. He will engage In
business In this city.
Ed A. Knorr and R. W. McNelly, of
Grangevllle, were among the stock
men who arrived at the Imperial yes
terday. They brought seven cars of
hogs to the Portland market and sold
out at the rate of $11.15.
W. F. Matlock, an uncle of Les Mat
lock, of the Perkins, who has been a
patient at St. Vincent's Hospital for
several weeks, was so far recovered
yesterday as to be removed to the
home of a daughter at Fourteenth and
Mill streets.
E. G. Hopson. chief of the United
States Reclamation Service In Oregon,
returned last night from an inspection
, of the Umatilla project, contemplating
tilla River and an adjudication of all
the filings on that stream.
M. D. Rainbow and P. P. Matt, of
San Francisco; G. D. Beaumont, of
Walla Walla; E. W. Warren, E. W.
Wannamaker, T. R. Thompson and T.
W. Berg, of Spokane, are among the
agents of the Standard Oil Company
who yesterday held their annual meet
ing at the Cornelius.
CHICAGO, March 15. (Special.)
Portland people registered at Chicago
hotels today are: James Burr, at the
Kalserhoff; Robert J. Upton, at the
Great Northern; N. Wemster. at the
Morrison.
WASHINGTON, March IB. (Special.)
Judge El O. Potter, wife and daughter,
of Eugene, are here on their way to
Europe for an extended stay.
NEW TORK. March 15. (Special.)
The following persons from the North
west are at New York hotels:
From Portland B. Bedigian, W. H.
Fear, at the Breslin.
From Baker City. Or. Miss H. B.
Shinn, at the Marlborough,
From Tacoma C. E. Mucklen, at the.
Gregorian.
From Seattle E. Gordon. Mrs. H.
Gordon, at the Earllngton; J. J. Godfrey,
at the Grand.
Morgan & Robb. 250 Stark St., can writ
your contract bonds for you.
TAFT TO SAVE SEALS
Message Urges That Killing on
Islands Be Stopped.
HERDS MUCH DIMINISHED
President Would Not Renew Lease
of Company Blamed for Slaugh
terTreaties . Against Pe
lagic Hunting Advised.
WASHINGTON, March 16. President
Taft has come to the conclusion that the
slaughter of seals on the islands of St.
Paul and St. George must stop, and sent
a special message to Congress today rec
ommending that the Government take
charge of the Islands, their Inhabitants
and the seal herds when the present
lease to the hunting seasons there ex
pire April 1.
The North American Commercial Com
pany has the privilege of renewing its
lease for another term of 20 years and
the President recommends to Congress
that such a provision of the present con
tract be repealed.
Twelve years ago the herds there num
bered 376,000 and these have been reduced
to 134,000, while the breeding seals havs
been reduced in the same time from 130,
000 to 56,000. The President declares
that such a condition is the result of
pelagic sealing, which the Government
has been unable to stop.
The State Department and the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor both rec
ommend a change of policy. In the
meantime, the President suggested nego
tiations may be carried on with foreign
nations to prevent pelagic sealing. Such
a result,, he believes, would preserve the
Beals, which at the present rate of de
struction, win be entirely extinct In a
few years.
EAST SIDE SALE MADE
PROPERTY AT EAST STARK ASD
FIRST BRINGS $4 5,100.
Russell E. Se-ivall Will Build at
Once Two-Story and aBsement
Concrete and Brick Structure.
As a location for a warehouse soon
to be built, Russell E. Sewall and as
soclates have purchased a half block on
East Stark street. -The property, lo
cated on the north side of East Stark
and extending from East First to East
Water streets, was bought in two par
eels for J45.100. The sale was con
ducted through the agency of the W.
A Storey Company and J. W. Strelt.
The quarter block at East First and
East Stark streets was bought from
John Matthiesen for $23,800. The other
Quarter block was bought from 'the
Ladd estate for $21,300. Mr. Matthie
sen had owned his quarter block for
one year, having purchased It for $15,-
000. The other quarter block had been
owned by the Ladd estate for many
years. There are no improvements on
the half block. The property lies be
low the grade of the street Just far
enough so that no excavation will be
reaulred for a basement.
The new owners will start at once to
put up a concrete and brick two-story
and basement warehouse. ine prop
erty is considered ideal for this pur
pose, for it has trackage facilities on
three sides, the Southern Pacific tracks
being on East First street, the O. W.
3IAECH 16, 1910
OUR SPRING SUITS
FOR MEN YOUNG MEN and BOYS are now ready.
DESIGNS and FABRICS are exclusive -PRICES, as always, MODEST.
MEN'S SUITS, $20 to $40 YOUNG MEN'S, $15 to $30 BOYS, -$5 to $15.
NG
P. tracks on East Water street, and the
proposed line of the Mount Hood. Kail
way on East Stark street. The build
ing will occupy the entire 100x200 feet.
The half block transferred is described
as lots 3, 4, 6 and 6, block 22, East
Portland.
J. D, Kennedy has purchased a lot
60x100 feet at the southeast corner of
Fourth and Mill streets from E. Holt
Brown for $13,000. The property has
three frame dwellings yielding a rental
of $60 a month. Mr. Kennedy will hold
it as an Investment. The sale was ne
gotiated through-the agency of J. J.
Flynn.
Wakefield, Fries & Co. report the
sale of a lot 50x100 feet at the north
west corner of Third and Sheridan
streets, in South Portland. The prop
erty was bought by John Boytam from
Loewenson Bros, for $4700. It is occu
pied with an old house and was bought
as an Investment.
Two quarter blocks on East Davis
street were sold through the agency of
J. J. Oeder at $6000 each, and on both
will be built fine flat buildings. F. B.
Moore bought the 100x100 feet at the
northeast corner of East Fourteenth
and Davis streets from Isaiah Buck-
man for $6000, and will build at once
two flat buildings, one to cost $6000 and
the other $3500. G. Kline, of the En
terprise bakery, also purchased a quar
ter block on the northeast corner of
East Thirteenth and East Davis streets.
Mr. Buckman also sold this at the same
price, $6000. A flat building costing
$4000 has already been- started on the
corner. .
T. M. Word & Co. report the sale of
100x125 feet at the northeast corner of
Nineteenth and Qulmby streets from J.
W. Nance to E. E. Angell, a local con
tractor, and S. B. Kidder, of Baker City.
The price was $20,000. The property Is
unimproved and will be held as an in
vestment. TAX PAYMENTS HEAVY
LAST DAY FOR REBATES ADDS
LARGELY TO TOTAL.
Less. Than $900,000 Remains for
Collection Franchise Tax Is
Paid Under Protect.
When the tax-oollecting department of
Sheriff Stevens' office closed last night
approximately $3,500,000 of the total 1910
tax roll of $4,394,537.22 had been collected.
In the payment of these taxes interested
property-owners availed themselves of
the 3 per cent rebate provision In the
law. For the accommodation of the tax
payers Sheriff Stevens kept his office
open last night.
Although the number of taxpayers call
ing at the Courthouse yesterday was not
as large as Monday, when collections ag
gregated $417,906.80. It Is estimated that
nearly $1,000,000 was received. ' Deduct
lng these amounts. Including the total
previous collections, the roll Is reduced
to less than $800,000.
Many of the large corporations and
heavy taxpayers of the county responded
yesterday, the last day In which the 3
per cent rebate was allowed. Principal
among these was the Portland Railway.
Lirht & Power Company, which, with
its auxiliary organizations, paid a total
tax of $184,000. This included taxes on
the corporation's franchises. To that part
of its taxes the railway company filed
a protest.
Those taxpayers who did not take ad
vantage of the rebate and liquidate the
full amount of their taxes before today
will have until the first Monday in Aprti
to make a payment of one-half of their
taxes and until the first Monday in Oc-
tlber to pay the remaining one-half with
out suffering any penalty. If the re
maining one-half of the taxes of an Indi
vidual are not paid by the first Monday
in October they will be declared delin
quent and the taxpayer will become lia
ble to the penalty and an interest charge
of 12 per cent per annum from the first
Monday in April preceding.
On all other delinquent taxes the law
provides that thero shall be collected a
penalty of 10 per cent per annum and
an Interest charge at the rate of to
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LEADING
CLOTHIER
cent per annum from the day on which
they become delinquent until they are
paid.
STOUT'S SINGING PLEASES
Men In Willamette Iron Works
Shops Applaud Evangelist.
About 150 men greeted B.'P. Stout, the
singing evangelist, yesterday noon when
he appeared before the Young Men's
Christian Association shop class at the
Willamette Iron & Steel Works. The
singing pleased the men and Mr. Stout
was loudly applauded after each num
ber. Mr. Stout will sing at the Y. M. C. A.
class in the O. R. & N. shops next
Thursday noon and at the class in the
Southern Pacific shops next Friday noon.
He has also been secured by the Y. M.
C A. to sing before Its men's meeting
at 3:30. o'clock next Sunday afternoon.
Dr. Benjamin Young, pastor of Taylor-
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, will
speak at that time. Dr. Young and Mr.
Stout appeared before the men's meeting
at the Y. M. C. A. last Sunday and many
expressed a desire to hear them again.
WEATHER COOLER TODAY
Weather Man Predicts Showers Af
ter Extra Day of Sunshine.
Showers, cooler with southerly winds Is
tho forecast for today as issued by the
Weather Bureau. Practically the same
forecast was Issued for yesterday, but
the fates and the weather man differed
and "Old Sol" held the boards for the
greater portion of the day. The ther
mometer climbed up to 70 degrees and
the total sunshine for the day was seven
hours and 18 minutes. "
During the 12 hours ending at 5 o'clock
last night there was a marked fall In
the barometer over Western Oregon and
Washington. Conditions are favorable for
lower temperatures for today with show
ers In the western portion of both states.
Reflects Western Progress.
The Golden West, of New York, for
March has been received. Tt is a well-
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The light mahogany interior finish and
wide windows make them light In day
time; the concealed electric lights, set
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make the meal hour th3 mos pleasant
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Crowley Gets Freight-House.
SALEM. Or., March 15. (Special. 1
Genera Manager O'Brien of the South
ern Pacific, has advised the State Rail
road Commission that the Southern Pa
cific will erect a combination shelter
shed and freight house at Crowley.
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By the JtEX DENTAL CO., DENTISTS.
THE TOP-NOTCH DENTSIT
If the poorest operator we've got
turned out work no better than the besc
done by some dentists who are classed
among the top-notchers, he would not
hold his job twenty-four hours. There:
are dentists In this city who have mad
fortunes out of their practice (and
practice it is) who have enjoyed the
reputation of being high-class den
tists for years simply because their
patients never had good, classy work,
therefore do not know what it Is. Out"
merely asserting that our work Is thn
most beautiful, artistic and durable
that the world has ever known wouM
do us but little good if our statements
were not borne out bv facts. If you
see It, and hundreds of the very best
known people of this city tell you, it is
true. You will believe It. You will
know.Jt. Come In and let us show you.
We will also show you samples of our
work in the office. .
Briefly, our ALVEOLAR METHOD is
as follows:
If any one is wearing a partial plate
or bridge, and has two or more teetlt
left In either Jaw, we will supply a full
set without using plates or brids?
work, that will be as firm in the Jaws
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The work is practically painless ana
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Curing; Iyorrheo (loose teeth) a dis
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Ablngton Bldg., 106 Third St.
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