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TIIE 3IOKNTXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, .JULY 30, 1913. 16 TWO VIEWS OF VESSEL SENT ASHORE AT NEHALEM'S MOUTH ORIENTAL LINE THROUGH CAPTAIN'S ERROR. Chew it Smoke it IS PROBABILITY Get the real tobacco taste Enjoy the old reliable Council Members Make Many Objections to Proposed Lease by City. Ship From "Strath" Fleet Se cured for Temporary Serv ice in Flour Trade. Stollf fatty. S& BRIDGE QUESTION CAUSES ARGUMENT ym.T t'iLviw?i -vV y""""" 11 )"""' ESTIMATED RENTAL $40,000 Proposal Made to Pay Builders 5 Per Cent of Vpper Deck Cost and Repairs Trolley Right Worth $18,000 a Year. When tentative plans for the settle ment of the new Harriman bridge con troversy were submitted to the City Council yesterday by Mayor Rushllprht and City Attorney Grnnt, there followed a storm of Councilmanic objection which indicated that before the prob lem is settled there may be as much controversy within the Council cham ber as there has been between the city and the railroad owners of the bridge in jrettinc: the negotiations to a point where there is a possibility of the bridpe beinff thrown onen to the public when the old Harriman bridpe is olosod. The objections arose from a report made to the Council by the Mayor and City Attorney in which it was shown that the city has prepared a lease un der the terms of which an annual rental equivalent to 6 per cent of the cost of the upper deck of the bridsce is to be paid in addition to the cost of repairs and maintenance. According to the arrangements, as an nounced yesterday for the first time, the Fortland llailway. Liaht & Power Company is to be allowed use of the bridsre at an annual rental of $1S.00U. which will leave the cost to the city i of about $22,000 in addition to expendi-I tures for repairs and maintenance. This agreement with the streetcar company was announced by tiie Harriman offi cials, who say that a tentative contract has been entered into between the O.-W. It. & S. Company and the Port land Railway. Livr lit & Power Company. dependent upon the ability of the lat ter to secure a permit to reach the bridge over the approaches, which are controlled by the city and which can not be. crossed by t he streetcar com pany without a franchise or a revocable permit. Both have been refused by the Council so far. Ifotljenkt to Be Km plowed. The Mayor introduced in the Council meetinir a resolution ;;ivinfr him power to secure the services of Ka lpli Mod jesk. ensineer for the Broadway bridge, to check up the figures of the company regarding- the cost of the company repardinp the cost of the up per part of the new teel bridjre, so that the city cm f?et accurate fipnrcs on which to determine what the rental of the bridge is to be on the basis of S per cent of the cost. After considerable argument this res olution was amended and Engineer Modjeski will ascertain the cost of the entire bridge and segregate the cost of the upper deck. The figures on the en tire cost are desired for use in case the city ever desires to purchase the bridge, as was suggested at the meet ing by Dan Kellaher. president of the East Side Business Mens Club. The Mayor's resolution, with the amend ment, was adopted by the Council, and Engineer Modjeski will be engaged as noon as possible. The Mayor announced that the cost to the city will be about $1500. and it Is belieed the work can be done with in a few weeks. Councilman Maguire , objected to the payment of $2500 for the services of Mr. ModjesKl, declar ing that City Engineer Hurlburt could do the work without extra cost. Mayor Rushlight declared that Mr. Hurlburt was not a bridge engineer anil, would not be able to do the work properly. A tentative lease which has been prepared by Attorney W. Cotton of the O.-W. R. & N. Company and City Attorney Grant was Introduced at the meeting, and it was regarding the pro visions of this that the debate arose which indicated that there is a wide difference of opinion amon? Council men as to how the problem should be settled. Under the terms of this lease the city is given one contract and the streetcar company another, the city to pay the difference between $18,000. which is to be paid by the streetcar company, and & per cent of the cost of the upper deck. Councilman Jennlngn Drmurn. 'I believe this lease is drawn up for the benefit of the railway company ex clusively," declared Councilman Jen nings, who was the first to gain his feet after the City Auditor finished reading the proposed lease. "The city apparently is not represented in the lease at all the terms are to protect the railway company, and not the city. I would not accept a lease of this kind in my own business and I do not be lieve it should be accepted by us in behalf of the city. What have we got a City Attorney for? He takes the terms dictated by the railway attor neys and does not present the city's side. I believe it Is time we were shut ting down on this sort of business." "There are two points in this lease I don't like." said Councilman Clyde, who next secured the floor. "The first is that it gives the railroad company the right to control the operation of the bridge and makes the city liable for any damage or personal injuries re sulting from accidents. The second is that it gives the owners of the bridge the right to make a contract with the Portland Railway. Light & Power Com pany for the operation of streetcars over the bridge. This leaves the city the second fiddle to play. It seems to me that the city has played the poodle dog business too long. The city should have the absolute control of the bridge and should dictate to the streetcar com pany." City Attorney Grant then hurried to the rescue of his proposed lease and insisted that it was he who drew it up, and not trie ratiroaa attorneys, ana that he considered the rights - of the city protected. "It doesn't look pood to me, said Councilman Clyde. "1 move to strike out the portion of the lease regarding the streetcar company and give the city the right to take over the entire bridge and sublease to the streetcar company." Fair lealtnx Vrgrd by Mayor. This motion was lost n the protest of the Mayor that he had such a propo sition under consideration and asked ai a favor that the motion be withdrawn. "The railroad company officials have 'acted fair in this proposition," he said "There should be no effort on the part of the Council. I believe, to act un fairly." Councilman Menefee then Interposed an objection to the plan of giving the streetcar company a contract separate from that of the city. "It is my opin ion that the city should control both the Broadway bridge and the new Har riman bridge, and then we will b in a position to dictate to the streetcar com pany. If the company gets the rght to operate over the new Harriman frridee it will be in a position to brir.g us to time on the Broadway bridge. If the city controls both, the city will hold the whip and the company will do the negotiating." Councilman Magure then arose with SCHOONER the remark that the company has the city at its mercy already and it is only a loss of time to fuss over the terms of the proposed lease. He suggested that the Council "call off its dogs" and let the deal go through, as it was only a ca;;e of time before it would have to be done anyway. Attorney Cotton declared to the Coun- cilmen that the city is getting1 a good bargain out of the bridge rental plan as worked out. "I believe mat ngur in.ar the amount invested in the Burn side or other bridges and deducting the depreciation, you will find that the new bridge will not cost as much as any or those bridges." said he. "As to the proposition of the railway company having arranged to rent the bridge to the streetcar company for $18,000," con tinued Mr. Cotton, "I will say that I be lieve a tentative contract has been made, but if the city desires, we will attempt to remove that contract, if pos sible, and give the entire upper deck of the bridge to the city.' "Rental Too lllsh." Says Councilman. At this juncture Councilman Jennings arose and declared. 5 per cent on the cost of the upper deck of the bridge to oe too much. He held that 4 or 4 per cent was enough. Attorney Cotton answered that the Secretary of War has designated 5 per cent as a fair amount. In the terms of a resolution adopted, along with the resolution to engage Engineer Modjeski, the City Attorney and the Mayor are authorized to con tinue negotiations for the use of the bridge by the city. The Mayor prom ised to undertake negotiations to secure fur tbe city the entire bridge, so that the city can sublease to the streetcar company. A proposed measure providing against the Harriman lines changing the track system oh the East Side so that the plan of the Hill lines to secure com mon user rights can be blocked met a technicality which made its passage at yesterday's session impossible. When it was Tead Councilman Wallace ob jected to its being passed at the session and in accordance with law the objec- j tion was all that was necessary to have it passed by. It was referred to the street committee. Attornev Cotton assured the Council that, as far as he knew, the company was not attempting to do any changing of tracks except to connect up the freight tracks with the rails leading over the new Steel brid TALLEST POLE GOES SOUTH Astoria's Gift to 1915 Fair Being Towed in lxg Raft. Safely stowed in the big Hammond cisrar-shaped raft that is being towed south by the steamer George W. Fen wick, is the world's largest flagpole The stick measures 225 feet and is the gift of Astoria to the Facific Exposi tion Commission at San Francisco. The Dole was felled by a crew of tbe Whit ney Lumber Company, which presented it to Astoria to be erected on the site of the Centennial exposition there, but owing to its great height it was not placed. Phil Metschan. of this city, has promised that a flag, 50 by 100 feet, will follow the pole to the Golden Gate and during the event prospective for 1915 it is hoped that the banner will wave and the size and height of flag and pole attract attention to the Ore gon country, where it is possible to produce such sticks yet. The Hammond Lumber Company has provided trans portation for the pole and with the gear available at San Francisco It is not doubted but that it will be raised without difficulty. DOCK BONDS DRAW INQCIRIES Eastern Houses Write for Informa tion Concerning- Next Issue. Inquiries are being" received at the office of the Commission of Public Docks 'concerning the sale of $1,500,000 of bonds, for which bids will be opened August 26. from prospective investors In New York and other distant finan cial centers. The securities will be issued in denominations of $1000 each C. T. HIM. and bear 4',2 per cent from September 1. 1912. These are 50 -year bonds, re deemable in DO years Following- the last meeting of the Commission, when it was decided to of fer another block of bonds for sale, the call for bids was published. The Commission will have another session Thursday and as Ben Selling is expected to be on hand, there may be an end to the deadlock on the selection of a clerk, C. J. Honeyman and F. I. Randall being the candidates. With only four members of the Commission present, there was a split vote at two meetings. Commissioner Cornwall is absent from the city anil should Com missioner Selling cast his ballot as did the former, the deadlock will continue. KLAMATH CASE SETTLED DECISION' OP IMPORTANCE TO PROPERTY OWNERS MADE. Lands for Which Irrigation W ater Is Not Yet Available Not Liable for Assessments Decreed. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., July 29. (Special.) A decision of. much impor tance has been handed down by Cir cuit Judge H. L. Benson, in tbe case of the Klamath Water Users Associa tion vs. S. H. Griffith. The decision is that lands for which irrigation water is not yet available are not liable for assessments for expenses in the asso ciation. The history of the case is as fol lows: When the Klamath project was inaugurated the plan covered about 200,000 acres of land, which it was proposed to reclaim as soon as it was possible for the work to be done. A large portion, in fact nearly all of this land, was in private ownership. and it was necessary for the owners to subscribe to the agreement to re pay the Government, in 10 install ments, the cost of building the project. At the same time they subscribed to the articles of incorporation of the association. The association has been levying assessments to meet its expenses- on all the lands subscribed, regardless of the fact that the majority of the lands are not yet reclaimed. The land in question is situated in the Second Unit, on which work has just begun, but a farmer who has been paying his assessments for several years de clined to pay further. It is understood that he represents a number of land owners who have made common cause in this case. The money for the reclamation of the Second Unit was made available in 190S, and the delay in doing the work has been due to the fact that a num ber of the principal landowners would not sign the agreement to repay the cost of the work, until recently. Some are still standing out, but a sufficient number have signed to justify the Government in going ahead with the work. The Klamath project has been un fortunate in this respect, as the greater number of 'other projects are mainly Government land and the work need not be held up for signatures. The Tule Lake and Modoc Units are nearly all Government land and the first-named is being reclaimed by the drying up of the waters of the lake. The other will follow as soon as the conditions will warrant the expense. Ex-Convict Shoots City Marshal. BUTTE. Mont., July 29. Charles Dav idson, City Marshal of Columbus. Mont., was shot fatally Saturday night by Homer Potter, an ex-convict, whom he tried . to arrest. Davidson died in 20 minutes, but not before he fired four shots into Potter, whose condition is critical. Davidson came to Montana from Kansas. It Is lHved that this country's exports in manufactures for the present fiscal year will reach the billion-dollar mark. PORTLAND FLEET POSSIBLE Plan for Raising $1,000,000 by 200 Subscriptions of $5 0 00 Each Is Occupying Attention of Chamber of Commerce. ''Instead of there being so much talk regarding the proposed Oriental service, we are confident there will be a definite proposition placed before the general committee," said S. M. Mears, of the Oriental steamship line com mi t tee of the Chamber of Commerce last evening, following a discussion of certain details between himself and T. B. Wilcox, of the Portland Flouring Mills Company. F. C. Knapp, president of the Chamber of Commerce, who is the third member of the subcommittee; if as absent from the city. One of the ships from the "Strath" fleet is to be secured to come to Port land in September and take a cargo of flour for the Orient. T. B. Wilcox made the announcement of the arrange ment yesterday. Mr. Wilcox and his committee have been working for some time, devising ways and means to secure direct and continuous steamship service out of Portland to the far East. The name of the vessel which is to be sent here has not yet been learned, but it will be capable of carrying about 70,000 barrels of flour. "This arrangement clears up the situ atlon for flour for September and well into October." says Mr. Vt IIcox, "and gives us time to consider further ar ran gem en ts for the future." A meeting of the Oriental commerce committee of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday morning, but the action taken was kept secret. The plan for raising SI, 000,000 by 200 Port land business men in individual sub scriptions of $5000 was discussed. Al ready 40 business men have agreed to contribute to the fund to provide steam ship service for Portland with the Orient, and the committee from the Chamber is working actively in the campaign to secure the full subscrip tion. KATE OS FLOCK IS ADVANCED Lust Wat or house Vessel to Orient Ta kes Ca rgo at $ 5 . Flour was booked for shipment on the Oriental liner Hercules, which is due to sail August 25 from Portland, the last steamer of the Oriental fleet under the Waterhonse management, at $5 a ton by a firm here. The shipment goes to Japan, and the ruling rate should he about $3 a ton. but space is at a premium. The space was arranged for last week, and the shipper considered him self fortunate in getting it, inasmuch as it was reported that all reservations had been made, and even two weeks ago space on vessels sailing from Puget Sound until the latter part of October had been reserved. Flour will move on the liner Orteric, which reached port yesterday and began dis charging inward cargo, at $3 to Japan and $4.50 to Manila, because it was STEAMER INTELLIGENCE. Due to Arrive. Name. From Date. In port In port In port In port In port July 31 Auc. 1 Rosa City San Pedn... Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook Geo. W. Elder. .San Dieco... Nevadan Sallna Cruz. Anvil ...Bandon Beaer San Pedro. . Breakwater. . . .Coos Bay. . . Alliance. . . .. .Eureka Au z 4 Roan oka San Diego. . . . Aug. Bear San Pedro. Aug. o Lyrj, Sallna Cru. . .Aug. 13 Kebrasltan Sallna Crua. . .Aug. 21 Isthmian Salina Cruz. . .Sept. 1 To Depart. . Name. For Date. Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook. . . .July 31 Geo. W. Elder. .San Diego. . . . July 31 Rose City San Pedro. ...July 31 Anvil Bandon July 31 Yale S. P to L. A.. July 31 Carlos San Francisco Aug. 1 Harvard S. F. to L. A.. . Aug. 2 Breakwater. .. .Coos Jay.... Aug. 3 Nevadan Salina Cruz.. Aug. 3 Alliance Eureka Aug. 4 Beaver San Pedro. ...Aug. . 5 Roanoke San Diego. ... Aug. 7 Bear San Pedro. . ..Aug. 10 Lvra Salina Cruz. . .Aug. 17 Nebraskan Sallna Cruz. . .Aug. 25 Isthmian Salina Cruz. ..Sept. 5 arranged for in June. Of course there is always a possibility that space can be secured after it is reported con tracted tor, tnrougn release, but ex porters say that, unless steamship service is continued from here, they will have dititcuity moving flour or wheat. The rail rate on wheat or flour from Portland to Puget Sound, when in tended for export, is $2.50 a ton, while millers operating in the interior can hip to the Sound for $1.60 a ton. The difference is said to be due to an over sight in the -tariff, which is to be corrected soon. As to bona fide rates between North west porta and the Far East shippers assert that there are not any, the lines demanding as high rates as pos sible. The tariff on wheat and flour is 12.50 Japan, and it is to move up to $3 in September, yet a report Is current that the conference lines will endeavor to increase it to $4. In that connection it is said that the Japanese lines are pposed to an increase above $3.50, be cause the other fleets would not cut ates on tea moving into the United States. With the Japanese controlling numerous vessels, it Is said that their stand may break up the conference, which is officially known as the Trans Pacific Freight Bureau. JAPANESE DESERT VESSEL Two Stowaways ' and Two of Crew Are Missing "Without Leave. United States Immigration Inspector Barbour has a puzzle to unravel that would probably confuse a vaudeville handcuff ' king, because Captain K. Nishikawa, master of the Japanese tramp Isokuto Maru, which is discharg ing oak logs here, reported yesterday that two stowaways had jumped over board and escaped when the vessel was passing Sauvle's Island, despite the fact they were handcuffed together. It was added that the men had been locked in a room on the berthdeck, yet they kicked the door panels out. As they were going over the side, the chief engineer, T. Toyoura, grabbed one stowaway by an ankle, but the latter reached back and stabbed him in the shoulder. Mr. Barbour was informed yesterday that a fisherman at Kalama had found a Japanese afloat on a plank and turned feiiTl n null - him over to the authorities. The man had no handcuffs. How he slipped the bracelets and got separated from his comrade was not told. The skipper said he did not wish to lower a boat when the men escaped for fear the ship would gro asrround. Just to show how easy it was to sret away two mem bers of the crew. K. Kasaka, a coal passer, and Y. Tei. a cook, made their escape here yesterday morning. Now the skipper will have to pay the ex pense of bringing the lone Japanese from Kalama and may be otherwise in convenienced before his ship gets away. for Mr. Barbour is decidedly tired or having every Japanese ship calling here lose a few of her sailors with such characteristic Oriental ease. TOXNAGE RATES ARE CLIMBING San Franciscans Pay 4 0 Shillings for Barley Carrier. Mail advices from San Francisco re ceived in Portland yesterday have tondert to create a greater unrest among grain exporters who realize they must have additional sailing tonnage this season. Rates for barley from the Golden Gate have taken a Jump, 40 shil lings having been paid last week for the French bark Hoche. The vessel had been taken previously by tima, Rolph & Co. at 30 shillings and recnar- frfi bv them at an advance m j.u shillings. Prom the same source it was learned that 40 shillings was bid for the Golden Gate, but the owners were asking 45 shillings. The Bonchamps nnrl F.mpst Rfiver were held at 3 is bd nrnvious to the recharter of the Hocne, though of course it could not have been iw.)irifl on the same basis later. Tho entrapment of the Juoora to load wheat here at 41s 3d was at an advance of Is 3d over the previous nk,.r nnd It is not doubted but that freights will climb to the 45-shilling mark soon. As there is a large wheat crop and tonnage must be obtained to move it, this promises to be a banner year for the shipowners. Marine Notes. After discharging inward cargo from San Francisco, largely cement, the, steamer F. H. Leggett left the harbor last niirht for Wauna, near v estpon, where she will work a small shipment of lumber and proceed to Aberdeen to finish The steamer San Jacinto went from Inman-Poulsen's to Rainier to fin ish loading lumber. Captain Joe Turner, of the Columbia Rivef Pilots' Association, left for Ta- enma vesterdav in response to a mes sago that his brother. Captain Frank Turner, was ill. The latter was on the river for years and then went to the Yukon, but retired several years ago. Work of loading the British bark Rattle Ahbev with lumber will start at St Helens today. She is under char ter to J. J. Moore & Company and will clear for Newcastle, N. S. W. The Nor wegian tramp Guernsey, which loaded 2.400,000 feet at the Hammond mill, is to work the remainder of her cargo at Westport. She is to sail for Cape Town. Carpenters and others employed by the Shaver Transportation Company are deep in the work of rebuilding the steamer Sarah Dixon, which was wrecked through an explosion of her boiler. The Henderson, wnich was vir tually a total loss after having been sunk 'n collsiion with the tug Samson, was rebuilt at the yards of the Port land Shipbuilding Company, and others of the fleet have been built and over hauled there, but it is proposed to do all work above the hull on the Dixon at the Shaver yards and she will be ready in about seven months. Bringing cement, asphalt and general cargo, the steamer Carlos, of the Olson & Mahony fleet, arrived yesterday and discharged at Couch-street dock. The skipper reported a 30-mile north wester outside. She sans rnursaay for San Francisco with lumber and passengers. The steamer Jim Butler, of the same line, is due tomorrow. Bound for Tillamook and Nestucca, the gasoline sloop Delia left the har bor last evening after having been tied up here a week. Harbormaster Speier has instructed his officers to enforce the rule pre viously in effect, compelling small boys to remain away" from docks and beaches where bathing is alluring. Orr Royal, of the Oregon Piledrlv- ing Company, regained possession of a skiff yesterday that had been stolen recently and was found by the harbor police near the Macadam Koad. Officers of the Oriental liner Orteric, which is discharging at the North Bank dock, say that the vessel made the run from the Orient to Victoria in 14 days and 10 hours and she was but 26 hours on the way from there to Astoria and eight hours on the trip up the river. Captain R. J. Howie is Just pure, longcut body to make it burn freely and slowly a satisfying chew a cool lasting smoke. A 5 c package of old reliable Peerless has more good chews and more comforting smokes than any other tobacco for the money. The-man who loves a lasting chew, o of real tobac ways enjoy reliable Peei Buy a packa; today. Sold eve: master, having succeeded Captain James Findlay. Captain Howie was formerly on the Inveric Duties to be collected on cargo brought by the Orteric will approximate $50,000 and there will be more taxed against bond ed freight to be discharged today from the American-Hawaiian liner Nevadan. On her second voyage to Portland since the establishment of the new schedule, the steamer Nevadan, of the American-Hawaiian service, reached the city last evening from Salina Cruz. On her outward voyage she will have a large cargo and one shipment will be made up of 2000 sacks of flour for Central America. Movements of Vessels. PORTLiAND. July 2P. Arrived Steamer Nevadan. from Salina Cruz: steamer Daisy Freeman, from San Francisco; gasoline schooner Anvil, from Bandon and way ports. Sailed steamer Breakwater, for Coos Bay: easoline schooner Patsy, for Newport and Bandon; gasoline sloop Delia, for Tilla mnnk anil TCestilcca. Astoria, July Arrived at 7:30 and left uo at 9:20 A. M.. steamer Nevadan, from Rallna. rrnz. via San Dieeo and San Fran Cisco. 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