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THE MORNING- OREGON! AN, TUESDAY. JANUARY 6, 1914. CLARKE OFFICIALS SIGH BRIDGE PACT Beginning of Construction of Interstate Span in Spring Forecast by Engineer. ARCHITECT GIVES WARNING Vancouver Man Says Contract Will Make Waddell & Harrington Complete Masters of Commla- doners In Matter. " VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 5. (Spe ' etal.) The Clarke County Commission ers, S. N. Secrlst, W. S. Llndsey and A. RawBon, today signed the contract to employ Waddell & Harrington as en gineers for the big- Washlngton-Ore-fron Pacific Highway bridge across the Columbia River between Vancouver and Portland Mr. Harrington was here for a time and he will leave for Kansas City shortly to begin drafting the plans and specifications for the' bridge. "The contract will be let in the open, free and above board, to the lowest re sponsible bidder, and he will get the contract because he is the best man," said Mr. Harrington to the Commis sioners today. "An act of Congress has to be passed before the permission of the War De partment can be secured," he continued. "Though this If itself Is a perfunctory matter, it Is necessary, and must be se cured before the work proceeds." "When do you think that actual con struction will begin on the bridge?" Mr. Harrington was asked, and he re plied that he believed it would be be fore the first of May, unless unforeseen obstacles crop out. Many persons here object to granting the contract to Waddell & Harrington, while many more approve of this firm. Some hold that the firm should not be paid $50,000 before the work starts, as this would not tend to hasten matters. The firm might be away on other big bridges and let this one be delayed, it Is said. Ralph Modjeskl, who had charge of the construction of the big steel bridge here less than a mile below where the proposed bridge will be built, and who made the preliminary survey and was also a lower bidder, was favored by many taxpayers here as engineer of the epan. D. Nichols, a local architect, says there is a provision In the contract which makes Waddell & Harrington masters of the Commissioners instead of their servants. This clause is the one where he is under bond to make the bridge work satisfactorily for a period of two years. As he is under bond to do this he will have the right to make what changes he deems neces sary In the bridge, Mr. Nichols says, "so that he will not have to pay the bond, and the changes may not be for the best Interests of the people and the bridge." BOARD WILL IIUILRY WORK Proposals of Rival Engineers to Be Urged by Friends. Although a majority of the Board of County Commissioners is satisfied to award the contract for the engin eering supervision on the new Inter state bridge to Waddell & Harrington, of Kansas City, friends of rival en gineers will continue their efforts at a special meeting of the bridge board this morning to urge the claims of their respective principals. The bridge board will meet in the Courthouse at 10:15 today, not pur posely to hear the testimony In favor of other engineers, but to proceed fur ther on the general plan to begin actual construction on the project with the least possible delay. Although Ralph Modjeskl, who built the Broadway bridge across the Wil lamette and the North Bank bridges Across the Columbia and Willamette, has gone East on business, it is understood that certain of his friends will appear before the Commissioners this morning in his behalf. The impression seems general that Mr. Modjeskl was eliminated principally because of alleged faulty construction on the Broadway bridge. In a mes sage received a few days ago, J. V. W. Reynders, vice-president of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, relieves Mr. Modjeskl of all responsibility. Although the contract awarding Wad dell & Harrington the engineering work on a S per cent commission basis Is not yet effective and is open to mod ification, the possibility of the en gineers earning a larger fee for them selves by increasing the cost of the bridge has been pointed out to the Commissioners. "No reputable engineering firm would do business in that way," said Commis sioner Llghtner, "any more than a doctor would prolong a man's illness In order to earn a larger fee for himself." Governor West, who now has the Waddell & Harrington contract under consideration. Is expected to attend the meeting at the Courthouse vthls morn ing. It will be open to the public ETfGIXEERS' CONTRACT FOUGHT Taxpayers' Survey Leagpe Wants New Pact in Bridge Matter. Somebody with an ear for trouble "tipped it off" to the police station last night that there might be wild times at a meeting of the Taxpayers' Survey League in the Central Library. In con sequence Police Sergeant Bunn and 10 patrolmen were present for 16 minutes. Nothing more exciting occurred than an occasional denunciation of the Coun ty Commissioners, the School Board and officials and taxes in general. After waiting for 15 minutes, the sergeant and his men Quietly withdrew. A committee was named to appear before the County Commissioners to day to demand reconsideration of the awarding of the Interstate bridge engi neering contract. Speakers included J. LeRoy Smith, George Rae, Mrs. Sarah E. Wilder, Mrs. Herman, Mr. Goldab, Robert Duncan and Fred L. Olson. "Inasmuch as Ralph Modjeskl has built the railroad bridge across the Columbia River, the North Bank Rail road bridge across the Willamette, and the Broadway bridge, 'and will build the Columbia River bridge for S25.000 less than Waddell & Harrington, it seems to me we ought to let him build It." said Mr. Duncan in part. "Why, with the extra $25,000 we could build the home for fallen women they are talking about. Rae, one of the unsuccessful bidders for the bridge, declared that for 3V4 per cent, the approximate amount of the Modjeskl bid, the engineer's profit would be practically as great in this bridge as with a 5 per cent fee for the Harrlman bridge, as the specifications were different and that anything over SVi per cent practically represented 'pie. cLii ore Merit On Try Just One Pictorial Review Pattern We recommend to all women who are not yet using PICTORIAL RE VIEW PATTERNS to try one JUST ONE, No other patterns fit as well, have that French chio or are so sim ple to use. Every PICTORIAL REVIEW PATTERN will save you from one-halt to one yard of material on each dress, on account of tne Patented Cut ting and Construction Guide. Patterns of taeae nt7lea IB cemta for each momber. FEBRUARY PATTERNS AND MAGAZINES NOW ON SALE. NEW TRUCE HOLDS IN CALUMET STRIKE Governor Takes Hold of Situa tion in Copper Region and Hope Is Expressed. UNIONS STAY ON DEFENSIVE took 49 of these men back to New York tonight. MOXER LEAVES HOSPITAL Western Federation President Pre- pares for Conference. CHICAGO, Jan. 5. Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, left the hospital today and took up his heauquarters in a hotel where it was planned to hold a meet ing of the executive board of the Fed eration tomorrow. Charles E Ma honey, fifth vice-president; Guy A. Miller and Tanco Turzich, board mem bers, arrived today and passed the evening in consultation with the Fed eration president. None would discuss reports that a general miners' strike in Michigan might be called. Opposing Sides Retain Attitude of Defiance, However Confidence' in, Ferris Is Shown and Private Police Are Withdrawn. HOUGHTON, Mich., Jan. 5. Governor Ferris, of Michigan, took hold of the strike situation in the copper country tonight. With his coming a virtual truce went into effect and both sides ex pressed a willingness to await his find ings before initiating new measures in the industrial warfare. Open hearings are to mark the-Governor's Investigations, he announced on his arrival tonight. The state executive held tonight what he said he intended to be the only private conference of his visit. It I was with George Nichols, the special prosecutor in charge of grand Jury strike lawlessness investigation. It was explained that the nature of Mr. Nichols' work made it necessary that this conversation be private. A crowd that packed the railroad station and extended three deep up the street to the Governor's hotel, greeted him when his train arrivea. The local reception committee escorted their guest to the hotel veranda, from which he addressed the crowd. Crowds Cheer Remark. T came to seek information," he said. "I promise nothing but it is time that the warring elements of this community got together and learned once more how to live as neighbors. My prayer Is that this peace may come speedily." Both factions cneerea tne Governor's assurance that all he sought was the truth. To interviewers Governor Ferris In timated that his visit was occasioned by his inability to get satsfactory an swers to queston at the conference with labor leaders in Lansing last Thursday. The Governor s programme tomorrow calls for public conferences with the Sheriffs, chairman of the Boards ot Supervisors and Prosecuting Attorneys of Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. The Governors announcement that ne hoped to find a method of settling the struggle between the copper mine own ers and the Western Federation of Min ers failed, however, to influence the attitude of defiance towards each other the opposing interests have held for five months. Union to Keep Defensive. The union's representatives announced thev would be on the defensive so far as settling the strike was concerned. "We made enouga concessions wnen John B. Densmore. of the Federal De partment of Labor, was here last week," said O. N. irulton, cniex ox counsel ui the federation. "We went as rar as we could towards finding some way by which the striking miners might return to work. Now it is distinctly 'up to" the companies. If the Governor can obtain from them a definite proposition which we can consider without humiliating ourselves, there may be some chance for success of his mission.' The eomDany pronouncements were less definite but they agreed that the visit of the state executive might be productive of considerable good. Confidence Shown In Ferris. The operators express confidence in Governor Ferris" ability to "size up the situation and express the belief that no harm could come to their in terests by a thorough inquiry into the strike. The Governor's visit will constitute the fifth Investigation of the difficulty. Walter Palmer and John B. Moffit, of the Department of Labor, made In quiries into the initial aspects of the strike and Judge J. r. jsaurpny, or .De troit, visited the district last August at the Governor's request. The fourth of ficial visitor was Mr. Densmore, who failed to find a solution of the situa tion last week. Private Police Depart. Despite the multiplicity of inquiries every possible avenue of information will be opened airesn lor tne Governor, It was thought likely, however, that he would pay particular attention to the Moyer-Tanner deportation, the progress which the grand jury has made towads clearing up the cases of lawlessness and the activities of the Citizens' Alli ance. The methods of imported mine guards and special mine police also may attract the Governor's attention. In this last connection it was noticed tonight that an exodus of private po licemen had begun. John T, Vlckery NEW CANNERY IS PUNNED Jnnction City Grange "Decides to Build Co-operative Plant. JUNCTION CITY, Or., Jan. 5. (Spe cial.) The Junction City Grange met In a. joint session with the farmers and business men of this community Satur day afternoon and decided to build a co-operative cannery at a cost of $5000. Two hundred and fifty shares will be sold to the business men and farmers at $20 each. The location for the can nery was not decided on, although sev eral land donations were offered. Chris Myhre, who has Investigated the operation of the canneries in the Willamette Valley, outlined the opera tion of a co-operative cannery similar to the Creswell cannery. Clarence Coon . reported that the Brown Leghorn chickens were the most profitable for the farmer. They exceed .the Plymouth Rocks by 20 per cent in egg production, he said, and three Leghorns could be fed as cheaply as two- Plymouth Rocks. The high school second team defeat ed the Franklin Athletic Association in basketball by the score of 21 to IS. FRUIT EXPERT TO TALK W. II. Panlhamus to Address Clarke County Farmers Today. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 6. (Spe cial.) W. H. Paulhamus, of Puyallup, an expert, will address the farmers and fruitgrowers of Clarke County tomor row afternoon at 2 o'clock, in the new u. s. A. Theater building at Ninth and Main streets. His subject will be "Co operative Farming." The meeting will be the first one to be held in the new structure, being completed at a. cost Of 125,000 by J. P. Kiggins. The Union has raised $12,000 in cash for the construction of a big cannery in Vancouver and work on this wjll be gin about February 1. The site has been secured at the foot of Grant and irranKlin streets. The cannery will be ready to care for the Spring crop of Derries. ARM SHATTERED BY BULLET Mrs. Frank Ipe Injured by Accident al Discharge of Revolver. CENTRALIA. Wash., Jan. B. (Spe clal.) Mrs. Frank Ipe, wife of a prominent rancher living west of Cen trail a. was badly wounded late this afternoon by the accidental discharge of a revolver. Mrs. Ipe was searching on a closet shelf for something she wanted and accidentally knocked the revolver off, the weapon belne dis- cnargea when it struck the floor. The bullet went through her hand and into her arm. Mrs. Ipe was rushed to the hospital where her arm was amputated close to the shoulder. Dr. W. J. Blckford, who performed the operation, stated to night that the chances for her recov ery are good. LOWER COURT REVERSED Government Miust "Prove Its Case Beyond Doubt," Says High. Body. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The Supreme Court today reversed a decision of the Federal courts in New York, which was unfavorable to the Government, in its case against James B. Regan, a New York hotel man, charged with violation of the contract labor law. The lower court had held that the Government must prove its case beyond a reason able doubt." The Supreme Court held that the Gov ernment might stop after proving its case Dy a preponderance or evidence. PERJURY CHARGE ADMITTED Chehalls Man Swore Falsely to Keep Wife Out of Prison. CHEHALIS, Wash., Jan. 5. (Spe ciaL) W. H. Rickman pleaded guilty to second degree perjury in the Lewis County Superior Court today, having sworn falsely at the trial of his wife last term In an effort to keep her out of the Penitentiary. Rickman is to receive a jail sentence. The pair formerly lived in Vancouver and Tacoma, 1 M IT J 1 K r r aw J Semi-Annual Event 'ZfWlR.'Mi VC IK 1 r F B xZ r- i - IT mm m NEW Plain, Fancy Trimmed Fur Trimmed Suits Velvet Trimmed Suits Braid Trimmed Suits Modeled of Imported Serges Wool Poplins Bedford Cord Corduroy and Eponge Selling to $50.00 Clearance $22,75 Wednesday Semi-Annual Sale Coats Morchandi.o f cJ Merit Qny i iff- i ENGINEERS TO STUDY Southern Pacific Men Favored in Electric Service. MANY DESERT STEAM LINE In Changing to Electric Branch, Ef ficiency-Is Demanded and Expert Has Been Brought North to Give Applicants Instruction. Hoping to qualify for positions on interurban electric trains, dozens of steam engineers from the Southern Pa cific Railway are enrolling as students at the "Juice college" which the Port land, Eugene & Eastern Company has maintained at Beaverton for the past two weeks. Every morning the old boys of the throttle listen to a lecture as to the practical uses of the jlgger flxings In their miniature cabs, meekly absorb the information that they are not required to stop at water tanks, and that their firemen are in the power stations several miles distant. Then they are placed aboard the big red cars and sent out on the cutoff between Cook and Beaverton. where they race up and down the track in learning to keep down the bll for blown-out fUBes, and In absorbing; in formation on safety-first operation. W. J. Sally, the oldest Southern Pa cific engineer on the Portland divi sion, is entitled to first choice of elec tric runs if he shall elect to take It, but Mr. Sally is understood to be well content with his banking-hours run between Portland and Roseburg, and, as he is approaching the age of serv ice when he can retire, he may prefer to remain In the steam service. Oldtlmera Are in Line, The first of the older men to qualify as a competent electric motorman was R. McCauley, who handles the passen ger train between Albany and Lebanon. He is the second oldest engineer In the service, having road rights Just ahead of B. Casey,' of the Portland-Dallas run, and J. B. Walte, the engineer be tween Jefferson-street depot and New- berg. Under the agreement between the railroad companies and the engineers employed in handling the steam trains of the companies, the engine men have the right to elect themselves to the electric service of the Willamette Val ley line in the order of their seniority. Tne only provision made by the com pany is that the men shall qualify themselves for handling the interurban trains as efficiently as they have steam trains. Since 1908 the steam men have handled 8,000,000 passengers on the Southern Pacific without killing an Individual. A like agreement exists between conductors and the companies. For the purpose of supplying Instruc tion for engineers, the Portland, Eu gene & Eastern brought H. E. Meyers from West Alameda, Cal., and placed him in charge of the Beaverton school. Since his arrival Mr. Meyers has quali fied 18 pupils, other students being en rolled for instructions as they .can se cure leave of absence from their regu lar employment. Service Opening Indefinite. After lecturing to the men for five days. Instructor Meyers lets the engi neers experiment on trial runs, and, as a result, the country between Beaver ton and Gaston is generally well filled with the big red steel cars of the new service, which it is hoped to open to the public soon after January 15. The first full train to be tested out over the electric lin bet-r-- Beaver ton and Gaston made the trip Satur day, having aboard Paul Lebenbaum, chief electrical engineer; W. C. Camp bell, J. E. Law, Q. R. W. Roberts, in. R. Moody and officials of the -Westing-house Airbrake Company. The run was made with the new equipment at the rate of 45 miles an h'"-- no stops for repairs being necessary. At For est Grove the train passed through the main part of the city on the track which was constructed to bring ship ping facilities closer to bus'-- men and traveling public The new cars have a bright red ex r,or, ! inside In mahogany and green, have arched ceilings, are brilliantly illuminated and are equipped with step lights. new dances, was passed by the Minis terial Union today. The union stated that the action of the Attorney-General in removing the ban on dancing was jeopardizing the morals of the school children. "There is a widespread tendency among our children and young people to be drawn into these new dances, such as the tango, etc. We believe them unfit and dangerous to the present generation." . Colon, Panama, has arranged to have a taxlcab service. ROAD GRADING FINISHED Willamette-Pacific Line From -En-gene to Coos Bay Halted. FLORENCE. Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) The last grading camp on the railroad between Mapleton and Acme has closed down, and the grading on the Willamette-Pacific line from Eugene to Coos Bay has been finished as far as Acme with the exception of two short pieces. one at Mapleton and the other at Point Terrace sawmill. At the tunnels between South Slough and Maple Creek, work has had to be suspended for a time, as owing to the Impassable condition of the roads it was impossible to get timbers to the work as fast as was. needed. Three of the camps are closed now and the sup nlies have been taken to Gardiner for the camps near there, and to camp 4 which may open before long. At this place, the southern end of the tunnel, the mouth has moved about a foot, ne cessitating more work than was anticipated. PARENTS GIVE AWAY BABY Adoption Follows Advertisement lu Want-Ad. Column. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 5. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. August Reimer today, before Superior Judge Huneke, adopted a 8-day-old baby, the child of Ben jamin H. and ElBla W. Brown, who ad vertised in the want ad columns that they wanted to give their child away. "I have never seen the baby's moth er, or father it was left with a mid wifebut It is at our house now. We saw the advertisement and came and got it the same day. We want to adopt it and bring it up as our child," said Mrs. Reimer to the court. No explanation was offered by any body why the baby's parents wanted to dispose ef it. They did not appear in court, but merely signed a document consenting to the adoption and agree ing the child could take the name of its foster parents. HYDE TO BE TRIED AGAIN Fonrth Hearing on Charge of Mur dering Swope to Open Today. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 5. Dr. B. Clarke Hyde will be placed on trial a fourth time next Monday, charged with the murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swope. This announcement was made by the County Prosecutor today after F. F. Rozzelle. County Counsellor, had given an opinion that a recent offer of the County Court to pay the expenses of the trial up to 815,000 was legal. The Columbia Life and Trust Company Gained more Insurance in force in X913 than has ever been gained by any other Oregon Company - Discriminating buyers of Life Insurance select the "Company of Satisfied Policy Holders. Spalding Buflding ror Co rust i p a t ion mMnrfMI)WHV' Nature Eas provided an Ideal Laxative "Water that will purify your blood, keep your stomach and intestines clear And promptly relieve Constipation. Don't take a drastic Pur gative water which, drains you and makes you feel weak and listless. Take a mild, gentle and pleasant natural laxative which gently, stimulates and effectively operates without bad effects. SCHOOL DANCING OPPOSED Ministers' Union "Would Prohibit ' Tango in Public Schools. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 5. 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