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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1911)
V V THE MORXTXG OBEnOMAX. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911. 13 s ismi big F1CT0R IN DOCKS Architect Bennett Would Con nect River Tract With West Side of City. STILL-WATER BASIN IS AIM CYmmllonT llearss. Designer Ei plain III Sstem, Which Embod ies Eight Miles of WUm to Accommodate Fifty Ship. Partial excavation of Swan Inland and connection of the eouthyend of tha island with the mainland on tha West Side, creating a atlll-water basin, with wharves constructed on both sides of tha fcaslo at right angles with the trend of the channel, la the plan advanced by Architect & It Bennett for con struction of public docks in Portland. Mr. Bennett supplements this by pro posing that additional dorks be built on the East Fide by dredging out a portion of Mock's Bottom opposite tha head of the island. le also favors widening the rnain rlve'r channel, which will be east of Swan Island, by trim ' mlng off the Island on that side. Mr. Bennett discussed his plans with the City Dock Commission yesterday at the quarters of the Civic Improvement league In the Commercial Club build ing. Members of tne Ick Commission who attended were Frederick V. Mul key. the chairman; Henry L Corbett and George M. Cornwall. Ben belling and C. B. Moorea. the other members, are out of the city. The meeting was open to the public 1,000,000 Population Basis. Mr. Bennett first called attention to r.ls drawings In which is carried out te study of linea of communication of traffic, based on an estimated popula tion of l.Ourt.000. All other parts of the general plan, he said, are dependent in greater or less measure on these lines of communication. "Experience In other cities has proved." he said, -that traffic grows In a greater ratio than population. In Chicago. SOO.O'jO persons come Into the center of the city dally from the resi lience districts; in Philadelphia 100.000. and In New York X.000.000. With a population of 1.000.000 in Portland, ap proximately (i0.000 would come Into tne five square miles of business center every day from the territory outside, and half this number would cross the river." BurnMde Is Center. Mr. Bennett sketched briefly the plan for highways to the docks. One of the" principal arteries, he said, would be carried diagonally from the great cen. tral thoroughfare of Bumslje street, touching the approach to the Broad way bridge and reaching Oulld take at a point midway between the hills and the river. Thence there would he two highways to-the docks, one leading dl-r-tly to them and the other skirting t.-?m. At the same time Front street wou'-I be developed and extended to the docks. "There ar always two kinds of freight traffic to be considered." said Mr. i:eanett. "They are commercial and industrial. By commercial la meant the transfer from water to rail. r from rail to roil. The Industrial freight traffic consists of package freight, generally, or material for fac tor!', "It Is presumed that eventually the great bulk of the commercial freight will be handled In the Columbia P.lver sear the mouth of the Willamette. Fwan Island ia the Ideal location for the handling of Industrial freight. Belt Line Proposed. "Probably tha Industrial plants will be established gradually north of the bridge. That seems to be the natural trend. A belt line from the dorks would be the most feasible method of dis tributing the freight. At Swan Island the river widens to lis greatest breadth and the configuration Is susceptible to Improvement along tha llnea laid down. "A variety of plans has been con sidered for development of docks In the vicinity of Swan Island. One con templates entire removal of the Is land, and there Is a disposition to re gard this as not feasible because of est. Another would be to construct docks on both sides of the island, and a third to connect the island with tne main land on the East Side, creat ing a still-water basin between the island and the mainland. "The plan most generally approved Is that providing for connecting the ialand with the mainland on the west M. Thla would produce a atlll-water bJiSln where ahlps could maneuver without being hampered by current. The do-ks would be at right angles with the channel and would be built Into the Island and the mainland. The basin would have a width of ltiiM) feet. 8 1 u Ice Gate Is Plan. "On the east side, the island should he trimmed off to Increase the width of the ship channel now In use. and provKe for carrying away excess wa ter In time of food. The embank ir.ent connecting the Island with the mainland on the West Side could be butit with a alulce-gate. to be opened In a flood. "On the east side a basin could be dredged la tne low land opposite the head of the island, which would pro vide space for additional docks. "The basin on the west side of the island, as outlined, would provide etfht miles of dorks, with space for 10 to K ships. There would be ample room for carrying out the plan in use in Hamburg, where ships are moored to dolphins and warped Into the docks later. The plan would Involve about ST. 000.000 yards of excavation and about I.OOO.i'uO yards of filling. The probable cost Is a problem of engin eering that I have not entered Into In tnls plan." IoubIc-Icckera Probable. Mr. Bennett said he probably would advocate construction of docks on the present double-deck plan, because of the great rise and fall of the river In time of flood, lie said be thought it would be entirety feasible, however, to bjlid wt.h only a single deck, and that above the high-water mark, handling freight from vessels by means of elec tric rranea "The docks should not be In private control." he said. "If owned by pri vate capital, they should be operated under the city's direction." In response to a question by Mr. Corbett. Mr. Bennett explained what Is contemplated with regard to the docks In the center of the city. "The docks are to be built with upper and lower decks, as now." he said. "On both sides of the river there Is ta be a drive along the waterfront connect ing the approaches to, all the bridges. The bridge spproaehea should run back perhaps two blocks farther than at present. 'Waterfront TrrlTe Included. "The drive along the waterfront would lend Itself to parking, and low quays could serve as landing places for small boats and pleasure craft. It is not expected that all steamboat traffic In the center of the city will be eliminated, and provision for It Is made in the plan. "South of the bridges the river bank would be parked as far as Sellwood. or perhapa to Mllwaukle. The two Is lands south of the city should be pur chased for parks." Mr. Bennett emphasised that the plan aa outlined waa flexible. As much or as little as desired could be done with it. be explained, and It would lend Itself to Indefinite expansion. Invitation has been sent to sub scribers to the Civic Improvement League fund to visit headquarters at room 110. Commercial Club building, and Inspect Mr. Bennett's sketches Il lustrating his studies. Mr. Bennett Is at the headquarters dally from 1:S0 o'clock to i-iO o'clock to explain the sketches and answer questions. HAT FEATHERS MUST GO WOMF.X WEABIXG PHEASANT PLUMAGE TO PAY PENALTY. Deputy Prosecutor Firm In Determi nation to Destroy Market and Stop Killing. Many women In the city who had hats with pheasant feathers on them called up some one in authority yester day to know whether they would be arrested If they went downtown. Dos ens of Inquiries were reported at the office of the District Attorney, the po lice station, the City Attorney and the. Justice Courts. The newspaper offices were also importuned for information. The ultimatum of Deputy District Attorney Fltsgerald sounded tne death knell of the nose-lrrltating plume, ras ing the finery from thousands of bon nets and bringing the prospect of a fat harvest among milliners. Friend were heard cautioning friends to take them selves and their lllexal plumage off of the streets, and many women without Inquiry went to their milliners and had changes made In the sky-line. While diplomatic and deferential, Fitzgerald stood firm and repeated yes terday his determination to make war on the violations of the law at the only point where they can be reached. -A campaign against the retailors would not be thoroughly effective.' he raid, "for the reason that the sale of this plumage would still go on surrep titiously. As long as the women want to wear this sort, of finery It will be obtained and high premiums will con tinue to encourage the slaughter of the birds. Only by going after the women can we put a stop to It. It Is probable that the women who persist in having in their possession, contrary to law. the skins, plumage and other parts of protected game birds will be at first warned, or allowed to go under suspended sentences, but if that Is not effective, penalties must be Imposed, says the proecutor. The pen alty for havlmr the feather In posses sion, outside of the open season. Is a fine of from 125 to 1150. with prison sentences, at the option of the court. JUDGE TO STOP DELAYS Worklngrncn. Not to Walt on Law yers, Taswell Rules. Running the courts for the benefit of the lawyers and at the expense of hard working people who are forced to attend day after day received a blow In Munic ipal Court yesterday, when Judge Tas well ordered costs for non-appearance assessed sgainat Jim Be. a Chinese ac cused of "mashing." when his attorney did not come in to defend the case, fci. H. O'Bannon and his wife bad made their second appearance In the case, de priving O'Bannon of an opportunity to follow his vocation, and both wore In . i . n .h.n th.v frs informed yes terday morning that they must return another time. It has been the custom of attorneys to telephone to the clerk of the court their desires as, to continuances, and these usually have been entered on the docket without any Inquiry as to the necessity for delay. Meanwhile, in some cases, many witnesses, mostly working people, have been kept cooling their heels In the courtroom from day to day. Jim lie la accused of Insulting Mrs. O'Bannon and she and her husband are determined to press the esse against htm. The trial was set definitely for yesterday morning, but when It was called It waa found that Be's attorneys had telephoned that they would be un able to attend. Had not O'Bannon pro tested that he was losing wages by at tending the sessions of the court, this would have passed unnoticed, but upon his protest the court ordered costs as sessed against the defendant and direct ed that In the future applications for contt nuances must be made to the court personally, with adequate reasons as signed. INFORMATION IS REFUSED7 Moont Scott Cltlxen Says Water Board Withhold Plans. Residents of the Mount Scott dlstr'et are concerned over the water supply sit uation and fear that they will pass through another season of shortage more acute than In the past- At the meeting of the Mount SVott Cltissns' League Tuesdajk night in the Laurelwood Hall, Dr. G. A. Cummlnga. member of the Seventh Ward League water commit- .-Mridrf thftt he had Kone to the city water office Tuesday, but that In formation was refused him aa to the plans that had been adopted to supply the Mount Scott district- Mr. Cummlngs told the league that the officials of the Water Board refused to let him see the plans that were on file and that he was unable o obtain a scrap of Information about them. The league decided to sub mit the question to the Seventh Ward League. President Meyer said that the people were entitled to know what the Water Board Intended to do for Mount Scott. The league passed a resolution declar ing It the sense of the meeting that the city should not- buy the present water plant of tha Woodmere Water Company, for the reason that Its mains were In adequate, and a committee waa ap pointed to take steps to resist any such purchase. The league Indorsed the proposed re apportionment of the city Into IS wards, eliminating all Councllmen-at-large. Tartar For 15 Yearn by a cure-defying stomach trouble that baffled doctors, and resisted all reme died he tried. John W. Modders. of Moddersvllle. Mteh.. seemed doomed. He had to sell his farm and give up work. Ills neighbors said, "he can't live much longer.'' "Whatever I ate distressed me. he wrote, "till I tried Klertrlo Bitters, which worked such wonders for me that I can now eat things I could not take for years. It's surely a grand remedy for stomach trouble.' Just as good for the liver and kidneys. Every bottle guaranteed. Only tic at all druggists. RoyaI Worcester. Boo Tory, Nemo. Mme. Helene, Mise, MWj Howd and La Beau Front-Lace Corsets-warner ana lvculCi" At the Greater Olds Wort apes tor S ale of "Made M- Orom" Goods Felbiroaror ale. HoseBnold Needs $5.50 Blankets $3.95 $IO Bl ankets $6.95 s eilsati ona! Women's Stiits, $35 to $85 Values gljoil . B ale 02 II MM See Our Morrison Street Window A rare bargain treat for all thrifty women If youKnewthe full mean ing of this great Saving opportu nity you'd be here bright and early Don't miss it The sale of a century We have assembled a great variety of women's fine tailor ed suits for our last effort to clean up stocK Materials are broad cloths, cheviots, diagonals, homespuns, serges, etc. Tastily trimmed in braids, velvets, etc. Some embroidered Plain or fancy collars and cuffs, all well tailored. The regular prices range from S35.QO up to $85.00 and are good values at those prices To make room for the new arrivals in this depa rtment we price them at only oys' Suits $6.5Q Vals. $3.95 It's the last call on Boys' Heavy Winter Suits. Practically all are the famous Hercules brand. They are guaranteed throughout, will not rip, the best wearing suits on the market. The patterns are neat gray and brown mixtures. The styles are the new Knickerbockers with mannish cut coats. Remarkable $5 and $6.50 CO QC values. On special sale at, the suit - 1000 Boys "Waist worth 3oc to 50e, in blue ehatnbray, striped madras and black 1 Q. satine. Special price for this sale only eV ,1-9.95. Women's $3.50. $4 Shoes, $2.89 A great clean-up of women's fine Shoes. 2700 pairs of this season's styles all grouped in one big lot to be closed out as quickly as possible to make room for the new Spring arrivals. The popular full toe last in patents, with plain vamp and cravenetted top. The patent with tips, also gunmetal vamps with mat tops. Included in this assemble is a lot, of broken lines in tans and blacks with welt soles and vici kids in welts and turns, also patents in button or (TO OQ lace styles. $3.50 and $1 values, at P4i.OV $4gg Robes $2gg A little brisk weather and a few frosty nights have perhaps freshened your thought about blankets. You have heard and read of "Blanket Sales" and undoubtedly have prof ited by them, but this sale offers greater sav ing opportunities than any we have ever known of before. And besides, every pair is 'Made irk Oregon A line of all white wool Blankets, with blue and pink borders; made by the Portland Woolen Mills Co., is offered as follows: $ 5.50 White Wool Blankets, pair S3.95 $ 7.00 White Wool Blankets, pair 84.95 $ 8.50 White Wool Blankets, pair 5.65 $ 9.00 White Wool Blankets, pair 5.95 $10.00 White Wool Blankets, pair $6.95 R l made by the Portland Mills. OJjCS They come in large checked patterns and a good assortment of colors. Large double bed size, all wool, fine finish, suitable for bath robes, topthrows for beds and regular bed covering. All "Made ia Oregon" and are our actual $4.50 values. These are now placed on special CJO Cf sale at the specially low price of pecials for Today In Pure Food Groceries Make arrangements with our credit department to open an account here. Parties in good standing will realize the great convenience of this service. Phone your orders and we will do all the rest. Prompt free delivery to all parts of the city. Small White Beans, 5 pounds for 25 Southern Head Bice, Sy2 pounds for 25 Grape Trait, very choice, the dozen 50 Tillamook Cheese, the pound at only 20 Hotel Mushrooms, the can at only 19 25c Cocoanut in bulk, the pound at 19 Our Cooking School Today at V P. M. Menu: Beef Steak Pudding, Cheese Croquettes, Tea Biscuits and Tea. All women are invited. Eggs, fresh Ore-OC, gon ranch, dozen Eggs, fresh East-OO era, special, doz. "J Mincemeat, in $lfi ")- 6ize pails, at onlyOvV Sugar, cane, QC Cfl 13 lbs. $1, sk. Hams, sugar cured! 7g medium size, . lb. Ha.ms, pinie'v the lb. See our window displays of "Made in Oregon" Products and Pure Foods of all kinds.- On sale here all the time. shoulder, the' lb. Passes to visit the Union Meat Com pany's new plant are given out in our Grocery Department, on Fourth Floor. See Tonigiit's Papers for Friday Surprise Sales BIG E 1 BEGUN West Side Dock to Be Demol ished Speedily. PILEDRIVER IS IN PLACE Construction Company Makes Full Preparations for Vigorous Build ing of Broadway Structure. Delays to Be Avoided. Demolition of ths Albers Brothsrs dock, on tha West Side, for the Broad sy brldg. appro sch was begmn yestsr dsr morning- by a irans; of workmen un der orders from the Union Bridge St Construction Company, contractors for tha Broadway high bridge, which Is to cost 11.500,00ft. A permit was Issued from tha office of Building- Inspector riummer tho first thing- yesterday fore noon and aKgresalve work waa started without dolny. There will be no delays by the con struction company, according to state ments of the company's officials, and they already have made preparations for executing- the buwe Job. They will build an operating office on the Albers Krothera' dock, on tha w est sine, ana they have leased from the Irving estate 7S0 feet of water fronts gre for a tem porary dock and office on the East Plde. Just north of Broadway street. They will use these offices and dork during the progress of the construction of tha big span. Iock to Be Torn Down. The Albers Brothers dock will be a busy scene this morning, for additional men will be placed at work tearing rinwn tha structure, which must be done to make -way for the western slope of tha bridge. Condemnation proceedings hare been completed, the purchase price has been psld to the 'milling company and the property waa turned oyer to tne city yesterday morning. Up to that tima tha eomoany had the use of the dnrk bv consent. W. E. Angler, chief assistant to Ralph ModleskL of the Chicago flrm of con suiting engineers,- visited Mayor Simon at the CUy Hall yesterday ana reponea to him that the work was progressing tin satisfactorily. Mr. Angler has general supervision for tha city, assisted h Engineer Wiedemann, who Is at the scene all of the time In behalf of the eltv. To Captain "Ernie'' Kellogg, of tha 1 steamer Hoo Hoo. credit was given for towing tha flrs.t machinery and mater ial to be used in the construction of tha bridge, as he yesterday shifted from the East Bide plant of the Union Bridge Sc. Construction Company a pllcdrlver and raft of piling to be used on the Initial work. President Stewart. Engineer Seltzer and Superintendent Comer, of the con struction company, yesterday finished details covering tha transfer of all equipment that will be required to pave tha way for preliminary operations. As the form of tha third pier on the Har rlman bridge has been town away and but only one caisson Is being lowered, the main plant will be moved to tha site of the Broadway crossing within a tew weeks. NEW VEHICLE TAX FOUGHT Suit Declares Latest Ordinance Is Invalid and Unjust. Another suit was filed yesterday to prevent tha city from collecting; vehi cle taxes, previous suits having g-ona through the Circuit Courts to the Su preme Court of the state. Tha case yesterday alms to declare Invalid the law passed the early part of the month by the Council, requiring- licenses for all vehicles used on the public streets. The plaintiffs In the suit Include 27 fuol dealers and a number of other merchants, who declare the new law Is now valid or Just. An effort was made to have the court Issue an Injunction to keep the city from collecting- the licenses .until the case Is decided, but Presiding Judge Gantenbeln refused to Issue such an order. Tha city agreed, however, not to collect any licenses until aftor the case comes up for a hearing Tuesday. An ordinance passed by the Council was declared invalid by the State Su preme Court on the ground that it did not Include license for automobiles, which also use streets. The automo biles were taxed under a separate ordi nance. To remedy this defect the new ordinance was drawn up to Include all kinds of vehicles, not excepting auto mobiles. STUDENT'S PLANS BEST (20 Prise ' Awarded V. 31. C. A. Pupil for Doty Building Outline. Fred Springer, a student In the edu cational department of the Portland Toung Men's Christian Association, has Just won a S20 prize offered for tha best plans prepared for tha T. M. C. A. building to be erected at Doty, Wash. The prise was offered by W. B. Mer sereau. of Portland, president of the Doty Lumbering Company, who also has subscribed money for tha building1. This will be the first T. M. C. A. building erected In a lumbering town in the Northwest, but other similar projects are now under way In Oregon and Washington. TRACTION CHIEF HERE RAILWAY COMPANY'S BUDGET SCAXXKD BY C. M. CLAItK. Chicago Official of Local Line Comes on Annual Investigation Tour of System. C. M. Clark, of Philadelphia, chair man of the executive committee of the Portland Railway, Llpht Power Com- pany, is in the city on his annual trip to Investigate conditions of the company's property in the city before passing on the big budget of expenditures Presi dent Josselyn has asked for the ensu ing year. Contemplated expenditures include tha completion of power prop erties begun last year, which will greatly Increase tha power facilities of the Portland Ballway, Light & Power Company. Mr. Clark said the Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul has made no offer to buy the terminal facilities of the O. W. P. He said the O. W. P. has the only ter minal facilities for a transcontinental line in the city, and that they would be sold to any corporation or person willing to pay the price. Mr. Clark Is accompanied by Mrs. Clark. They will remain here twa weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Howard, of St. Louis, accompanied the Clarks to Portland. Mr. Howard Is president of the Commonwealth Steel Company, of St. Louis, manufacturers of steel cast ings for railway trucks and railroad supplies. Speedy Relief From Kidney Trouble "I had en acute attack of Bright's disease with inflammation of the kid neys and bladder, and dizziness," says Mrs. Cora Thorp, Jackson, Mich. "A bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy over come the attack, reduced the inflamma tion, took away the pain and made the bladder action normal. I wish every one could know of this wonderful rem ertv." Sold 1" all drue-srlsts. 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