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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1910)
J3ECE3IBER 15, 1910. CHANGES IN PORT BOARD SUGGESTED It Is the Purchasing Power of Your Dollars 17 THE 3I0RMXG OREGONIAN, TIITJItSDAT, - isnmmii MM i Committee of 50 Will Hecr New Rules Urged by Leg islative Group. COLLUSIVE BIDDING HIT I'ropoM'd Amendment lo Charter fclve People Right lo Fleet Com mislooers and Itrrine Who Shall B Ineligible. No person nxH In rontraetins; for public Improvements msy here after Keentne mmber of the Port of Fnrtland Ccminlnlon. The dalles of the Port ef rortland Comirlsalon shall be strictly limited tn m supervision of dredging. lown nd the operation of taa public dry- N member ef the Port ef Portland .Commission a'la!! be al'owed to enter Inte a contract with tho City or Tort-land. Th port Commissioners shall e'e.-tlv. three from the Fast Pile. turee from t?i H'Mt SH and one from th territory outside the -liy tlmlta rompriixl wtthtn the municipality of tn Port of Portland. These are amonc the amendments to the rharter of the Port of Tortland which have been prepared by the legislative eub-eonimtttee of the rom- mittee of SO, appointed at a mass meet Ins; In th Armory to delve Into the orririal arte of the Port Commission. They will cou.e up for discussion at a meetlna: of the whole committee to be held at the offices of M. G. Mun ly In tli Wells-Fnrgo butHtnK. tonight. Collation I Hit At. Te nihrfommltlee has also drafted a separate measure proUdlng that any person or tlrm found guilty or collu sive hlrtdlnir on public Improvements ahatl not be eliaible to aaaln bid on public work within the state. This bill waa suggested by the nnd.nc of Judge Oeland. In whl'h he declared that Robert Wakefield 'o. nd other bid ders bad been guilty of collusive bid din on the public drvdwk In 1"S and that aa a result, the municipality of the rort of Portland had been de manded of npwards of :..00O. The amendment relating to publlo contractors waa suggested by the fart that F. Pwle'rt. a member ef the Port Communion, la In the rontract- fna business, and Is now epraved In work lor t'' City of Portland. The proposed amended draft nf the Port charter will also provide for th handling of Port funds aa thofe of the city are handled and for the selection br the rommllnn upon organisation. of a treasurer. ho a.'iall receive a sal ary. Hanker Vol KtlgtMe. It l prohible that there will be also ad.1't to this a provision that nn banker or member o a banking firm shall be eligible to the ofTI.e of tre.ia nrer. The city charter prorldea that bids stating what rate of Interest will be paid on bal.nres must be submit ted before April I of each year and. In sn;gstlna the adoption of the city system of handling f'indi, the com mitter wishes to obviate as far aa poeslhte the chance of collusion. The city charter provides that In event no blda are received, funds shall remain with th City Treasurer, that official be ins- allowed the right to deposit the money as he aeea fit. Tils it susae.ted bv the fact that '. P. Advma. of the Security 9,-ivlncs Trust Company, la at present a mem ber of the port Commission. Members ef the committee declare, however, that tiiere Is no Intention to particularly reflect on Mr. Adams or any of bis official acts. Among the amendments I one dele gating to the Cttr Auditor th task of making a monthly audit of the books of the Port Commission. At present, the auditing la done by unofficial ex perts specially employed by th Com mission. Citizens Given TOht. Another amendment which la pro posal gives to kit citizen the right to tn.ttttit Irral action to recover for trie Port of Portland an v money which mav have been lllecally expended. Section -2 of the present charter of the Port states, that stilt may be brought on behalf of the Port by any Commis sioner thereof and docs not specifically fVlceatc the rlcrtt to brlna: such mil to auy other person. It baa not yet been clearly deter mined at what time the Commissioners a.iould come up for election, but senti ment la In favor of the aelection of te dates of th general city elections. The lecjislaKire. which convenes next month, will be asked to relieve all th present members of th Port of Port land Commission of their duties and appoint auo-esors to hold office until eu-h time as an election has been held. Afri.luvlt Will He Read. An affidavit of Captain Peterson, master of the ship Jane I. Stanford. In which It ts declared that C K. Blaln, manaa-er of the Oregon Prydock Com tny. took the job of repiirlnc- that ship away from the public dock by of fering to do the work at 15 per cent !e-s. will be read at tonight's meeting. Appended to the sworn statement Is :'ie original contract signed by Captain Hlln. In Ms affidavit. Captain Peterson says tiiat his ship had been partially un loaded at t.i Public drydo.k when api4ln F'.aln ofTerei to do the work at the reduced rates and In addition, assume all transportation charges to and from the public dork, prepare th kec:blocks to fit the vessel and allow tl'.e free use of traveling cranes In l.andlmr the materia! used In tie re pair work. These statements are con firmed bv the agreement bearing what is jtd to be the signature of Captain Flaln. DEATH PIT NOT DAMPENED eurtitnrs of Mine Dlater Say Sprinkling Was Cnknoun. TRINIDAD. Colo.. Pec. 14. Hix Rlae iiners. all of whom were employed at ti Ielagusi mint of the Victor Ameri can Kuel Company at th time the ex plosion which killed 7 men occurred, today t-stlfied at tlie Coroners In quest that they had never seen any rrinkltng done In the mine and that great quantities of dust bad accumu lated prior to th explosion. This testimony was at variance with that of other witnesses who testified that tit mine had bea kept well xnuiatcoctL The New Style W Cluckcrinff. Here's How Many Christmas Stockings Are Going to Be Filled With a ChTckerin Eilers Music House Is Selling Two Carloads of Chick erings for Marine Insurance Company's Account We ship many of our pianos via the Great Lakes. This effects a substantial saving in freight. Nearly all of our Chickerings are shipped to Buffalo by rail, then io3Dulnth or toChicago, by water, then the rest of the way again by rail Among shipments recently arriving, are two carloads that while in the steamer came in contact with some chemicals, or fumes, which marred the finish of the pianos. Musically, that i3 to say in every particular concerning the interior of these pianos, they are perfect Chickerings, and so warranted, but the finish has become dulled or lusterless. We are equipped to revarnish these instruments in our splendidly appointed establishment on Pettygrove street at 15th and 16th. But it takes time to do this and we close our books on the last of this month. We would rather not carry these Chickerings over into next year. ; This being the case, we have arranged with the in surance company whereby we are to sell the Chickerings at prices reduced so as to dispose of. them at once, the insurance company paying the difference or loss that we suffer thereby. The Chickering is the greatest of all great American piano. Erar since we commenced business in Oregon, we have sold the Chick eringrind never belowitsestabUshed value. Thonsanda of Chickerings grace Oregon ' mansions, but never heretofore has there been opportunity to buy a brand new Chickering under price. But now is presented the opportunity to secure Chickerings, uprights or grands, of which the marine insurance people pay a liberal portion. There were 26 upright Chickerings in this shipment. There were 16 mag nificent grands. There are various styles, both grands and uprights. To make quick work of it, we offer to accept $435 for each and every Chicker ing upright in this shipment. f The grands will be sold for $600 for the plain cases, while $75 more will be asked for the very fancy figured Mahogany and the larger size. We are anxious to close out every one of these pianos this week. We must dispose of all of them before the close of the month, and these prices will do it. Here is the opportunity for many a home, or music studio, which has heretofore been prevented, owing to the h:shl)rice87from owning a Chickering. to get a Chickering piano. The slight damage these Chickerings have sustained in the varnish work will hardly ever be noticeable. We will Trench (dnll)finish any of these pianos in our shops for $12 extra. And if you are not prepared to pay all cash, pay one-tenth of the price cashTand the balance in payments extending over a period of two years or two and a half years, for the mere additional simple interest. All of these pianos are displayed at our Retail Establishment, No. 353 Washington Street, at the corner of Park. We repeat it; no chance to get a Chickering under price haa ever here tofore been offered. It is safe to say that such opportunity will never be presented again. The reputation of the Chickering waa not gained and is not maintained by purchased influence. In this, the Chickering stands alone on an abso lute basis of merit. The name of every man or woman, prominent in educational, musical, tociaL political, judicial or commercial life in the Pacific Northwest ap pears on thejist of purchasers of Chickering pianos from Eilers Music House, the only place on thePacific Coast where the genuine Chickering afBoston can be purchased. The regular, unconditional factory guaranty, duly countersigned by us. accompanies eachpiano, thus making every buyer positively secure in his purchase. EUers Music House. P ar ,-w 1 The New Style V CMckering.- That interests yon. If the standard mates (and they are standard makes) of the Shoes we Bell are good values at $4.00, $5.00 end $6.00, they should be a mighty sight better at ' $2.00 and $2.50 Should they not t "We sell the factory samples of the best American Shoes manufactured. NOTICE! Our up stairs rent is one-seventh of the rent paid by ground floor stores. No fancy fixtures, no heavy ex penses, but just perfect - fitting, stylish $4 to $3 shoes for ladies at $2.00 NOTICE! Our upstairs rent is one-seventh of the rent paid by ground floor stores. No fancy fixtures, no heavy ex penses, but just perfect - fitting, stylish $4 to $S hoes for men. Pair .,, $2.50 Portland's BRANCH New Busiest 150 Third St, '., stoe Bet. Morrison and Alder . Shipments Shop opposiraKiDMORBnu Weekly OPEN DAILY 8 A.M. TO 6 P. M. ON SATURDAY 8 A. M. TO 10 P. M. Vis, itcfrii arming wnirititfl i.tfnrfc ir-if.iiy,,iiiiiiii iinnmri-imli'in I I in " HiUimh - viy Sixth Floor Oregonian Bldg. Rooms 600-601-602-603-603 IS OI1EGOX FXECTKIC SECVKES RIGHTS TO STREETS. tonnrxllon Will B Made With tnlird Hallways, airing Two Linos Through Connections. Crantlnr of a franchise to the Or (ton UWiric Ru!ay for a line on Salmon strict from Kront to Trnth and along Tnih v.rect to Flandera waa one of the more important acU of the Council at ita m-ilng 'yt-sKcrday morning. The road, it l understood, will be constructed Im mediately and will connect with the United Railways and afford throufh service over both roads. Both, the Ors En Electric and the United Railways bcMnc to "the Hill Interest. Wher asklr.j- for the franchise the Ore ton E"ectrlc wanted to run lt cara alorr the new route without atopclnff to ta on or let off passenrera. This roused the opposition of property own ers on Salmon and Tenth streets and be fore the Council committee having the franchise In chance would approve the ordinance It was necessary for the com pany to compromise with the residents of the two streets. It was finally ajrreed that .stops should be mad at certain pimevs and thus the franehlse ss amend ed was passed by tho Council yesterday wi'imut negative vote. jLnoti.tr mauur el more lan minor im portance which waa brought before the Council yesterday was the request of City Attorney Grant for an additional cleric for the Municipal Court. Mr. Grant's request woe referred to the committee on judiciary and elections. U was explained by Mr. Grant in his communication on the matter to the Council that his deputy at the Municipal Court could not And time to prepare each day complaints asalnst prisoners held for trUil. owing to the amount of work on his. hands. This failure on his part to pet the necessary complaints prepared each day often kept people In jail an extra day before their cases were heard. The work of the deputy dork will be largely the preparation of these com plaints. Lst year. Mr. Grant stated, there wsa an average of I cases a day heard In the Municipal Court. $1000 GIVEN OLD VARSITY "Owl of Wall Street" Sends Willam ette Check for 3Ialntennc Fund. SALEM. Or.. Dec 14. Speelal.) Presi dent Homan. of 'Willamette University, Is recipient of a check for 11000 from Henry Clews. "The Owl of 'Wall Street," to be used toward the maintenance fund of the University. Plana are underway to beautify the University campus and Improve the athle tic field. The following men have been named to take that work In charge: A. F. Flegel. president; Paul Blanchard, vice-president; lrol Gilkie. secretary, and Wesley Beckiey. treasurer. . China's esplial. 'Peking-, has supplanted Its ntipanltsry wells with a thoroughly modern waterworks system, iaclualnc a filtration EXPERT IS HERE SHTKTLEFP COLXECTIXG IDEAS FOR BIG CONFERENCE. Secretary of National Organization Says Object Is to Plan Big Cities and to Stop Congestion. Flavel Shurtleff, Jr., of Boston, sec retary of the National Conference on City Planning, has been in the city several days, conferring with the city officials regarding legal procedure of acquiring property and making public improvements. Information gathered here and In other cities in the United States by Mr. Shurtleff will be present ed at the next conference, to be held In Philadelphia, for the enlightenment of delegates attending the meeting. "The National Conference on City Planning," said' Mr. Shurtleff, last night, is the outgrowth of a meeting of the committee on congestion of pop ulation of New York, in Washington. D. C in 1908. "The annual conference Is intended to be a clearing-house, so to speak, of Ideas concerning civic improvement. It Is a meeting where civic experts may be heard. "My special mission on this trip is to get Information about the legal process of acquiring property, although I am much Interested in street improve ment. To relieve congestion It has been found necessary, in, many cities to widen business thoroughfares at great expense, ana our iaea is to ounu with an eye to the future. Many cities have also undertaken the establish ment of a civic center, a very import ant matter In civic affairs. Portland will have Its share of problems to con tend with, as well other cities, and to give each city the benefit of a general plan of improvement is the purpose of the organization." - LOGGERS CLOSING CAMPS- Many Sawmills Near Colombia River Are Running on Short Time. Logging camps tributary to the Colum bia Kiver are generally shutting down for the Winter, and a number of saw mills are running on short time. The Twin Falls Tagging Company, which has its camp at Yacolt, Wash., will shuts down today and will not resume until early In March of later. ' Operations cannot be started until thenow is gone, and after last Winter's suspension, work was not commenced until April. Among the camps that already have closed for the Winter are the Wisconsin Logging & Timber Company, at Oak Point, Wash.; the Benson Logging Com pany, near Clatekanie, Or.: the Deep River Logging Company, across the river from Astoria, and Jennings & McBae, at Marshfield, Or. Other camps either have shut down or will do so soon. The demand for logs is small, as most .of the mills are clean ing up surplus stocks and are cutting little new lumber. In some of the log ging camps it is a physical Impossibility to work in Winter, , idney Poisons in the Blood The Cause of Widespread Ill-Health. How to Tell Whether Your Blood Is Impregnated. OF all the ills humanity is neir to. noimns is more to be feared than those caused by, kidney poisoning, because such ailments invariably come on so stealthily that you are seldom aware of their presence until they have actually spread dangerous disease) throughout the body. There are, however, certain signs by which you can tell whether your kidneys are prop erly filtering your blood, or whether, through some hereditary weakness, chill or strain, they are failing in their duty and allowing these Irritant poisons to pass unrestricted into the system. Unmistakable Symptoms If you rise in the morning with dull, aching pains at the bottom of your back and feeling as though your night's rest has not refreshed you: if you are weak, depressed, nervous or irritable; if your head aches, spots appear before your eyes or noises ring in your ears; if your appetite is poor, your thirst exces sive, your urine scanty and your complexion sallow, if you have Indigestion, bilious bouts, rheumatic pains, and have lost flesh rapidly if you have one or any of these symptoms you may be sure kidney poison exists in your blood, and you cannot possibly get well until they are removed. 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