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THE MORXTXG OBEnOMAX. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911.
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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
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ale of "Made M- Orom" Goods
Felbiroaror ale. HoseBnold Needs
$5.50 Blankets $3.95
$IO Bl ankets $6.95
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Women's Stiits,
$35 to $85 Values
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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
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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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