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THE 3IORNIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914. "
EXPERT HITS METER
Result Sought Should Not Cost
More Than $20,000, He Says.
DALY PLAN IS $500,000
George Rao Intimates Incompetency
,in Planning Water Distribution,
Which, He Says, Is Sole Prob
lem Way Ont Offered.
That water meters are not needed
In Portland is the declaration of
George Rae. an engineer who has made
an investigation of the water condi
tions. He was one of those who spoke
at the meeting: of the Commission
Wednesday when the meter question
was disouased pro and con.
"The meter question, when cleared
of all the dcadwood in the form of
misstatements and oratory, simmers
down to the necessity of causing; large
consumers to be metered and to the
question of proper distribution," says
Mr. Rae. "A five-eights inch meter
will allow the use of 170 galoons of
water per hour with a loss of half a
pound pressure or 14 inches head. This
amount of water used for 10 hours
represents a money bill of about 7
or $84 annually. To the ordinary home
owner this would appear an enormous
bill, and most small consumers would
classify such a case as a large con
sumer, and properly so.
Policy I Recommended.
"It must be evident from this that
any meter' over five-eighths should be
purchased and installed at the expense
of a consumer requiring such large
meter, and this can be accomplished
under the present regulations of the
water department and without expense
to the city. The Commission should
ro on record, by ordinance or resolu
tion, and establish such a policy which
all must admit to be a wise one, unless
some big consumers object to paying
at meter rates for the water used.
"As to the question of proper dis
tribution If the above cited capacity
of a five-eighths-inch meter is correct,
the restriction of flow is insignificant
and results in only a negligible in
crease in pressure in the mains.
"The only method of keeping up the
pressure is through reduced consump
tion, and that means either reduced
revenue, or a large number of small
metered services on a high minimum
rate, so high that a proper flat rate
would save money both to the city at
large and to the small consumer.
Big Saving Held Possible.
"If it is the Intention to install meters
to restrict maximum flow in residences,
I can show how this result could be
positively secured for less than $20,000,
instead of the $500,000 for the use of
meters for a purpose never heard of
before. Recall the last sentence again
before criticising this statement.
"It has been argued that the use of
meters will permit sprinkling at any
hour. The chart shown by Commis
sioner Daly indicates thai some per
sons begin sprinkling at 4:30 P. M. and
at toe same Lime nousenoia demands in
crease, reaching at maximum for both
at 8 P. M. on a July day of 96 degrees
in the shade maximum temperature.
Think it over, and It will be seen that
these are the hours when sprinkling
is most conveniently and naturally at
tended to, and most sprinkling would
still be done at these hours meters or
no, and th peak can be reduced only
by prohibiting sprinkling during the
hours of maximum domestic use, in
ither case.
v Planning Held Incompetent.
"The facts indicate that the root of
the trouble with pressures is due to
uting system. If we take the bond
issuing equivalent of the ajinual cost
of meters at 4 per cent interest and 2
per cent sinking fund we could now
Invest $1,600,000 In a proper permanent
remedy of the deficiency of pressure
to certain districts, and If we add to
that a matter of $1,000,000, which will
be absolutely wasted elsewhere, we
would have $2,600,000 for mains, and
with the $700,000 for mains authorized
this year the total would be $3,300,000
or more than half the cost of mains
now existing.
ii o iiiiir ui iuq uuv,uuu waste
is another story, not related to meters,
and out of order now, but will be fully
told as a further evidence of incom-
I't.Lcuvr, iu itine cue cadiiiauio view,
in matters pertaining to the water de
partment of Portland."
CLAIM PERIOD EXTENDED
Interstate Commerce Commission
Announces New Rutins.
.Freight shippers will be notified
within a few days that the Interstate
t.ommerce Commission has extended to
April 1, 1914. the period in which to
file against the railroads claims In
curred previous to December 1. 1913.
The Commission recently issued an
order requiring shippers to file dam
age claims within four months after
they accrued. This order caught the
shippers unawares and they made
loud complaint.
The Commission now has notified the
. carriers that they can waive tho four
months rule on all claims presented
prior to December 1, 1913, also on all
claims accruing prior to February 9,
1914, provided such claims are pre-
fcemHa in vamers uit ur uexore April
1, 1914.
Claims accruing subsequent to Feb
Tuary 9. 1914, must be adjusted in ac
cordance with the four months rule
stated in the new uniform bills of lad
ing. x
METER VOTE IS ON TODAY
(Continued From First Page.)
days In Winter. I believe it Is pos
sible to solve the problem in a man
ner much less expensive than that of
meters. If It were a case of decreas
ing the consumption the year round It
would be different. ror the limited
time during the Summer months they
might be required, I think meters are
unnecessary. There might come a
time when they will be required.
"The whole occasion for the demand
for meters on the part of Commissioner
Daly is to make it possible for per
sons living far out In the suburbs or
on the heights to get water and main
tain a water force for fire protection
"during morning and evening sprin
kling hours when persons closer to
the center of the main trunk lines or
in districts lower than the heights are
sprinkling.
Vmry Demand, Says Mayor.
"At the present time the water de
partment requires all users to sprinkle
during certain hours of the morning
and evening. At those particular
hours the demand for water for do
mestic purposes is greatest I contend
the low pressure problem can be solved,
at least temporarily, by rigid enforce-!
ment of different sprinkling periods In
different sections of the city.
"For example, say the .same water
trunk main supplies two districts. If
the sprinkling hours were the same
in both, the drain on the trunk main
would be so great that neither would
get an abundance of water. Both dis
tricts would suffer from low pressure
and there might be occasion in both
districts where no water could be se
cured. "The water department could demand
that the people in one of these districts
do their sprinkling at one time and
those of the other district at another
time and in this way distribute the
load and the strain. If any one dis
trict is so large that the mains now
supplying it with water are overtaxed
during sprinkling hours, the sprinkling
hours within the district may be di
vided. If necessary, place tags on taps
or on premises where sprinkling is done
so that a policeman or anyone else can
tell at a glance from the sidewalk
whether a hose is being used out of
hours or not. I am certain the police
can do good work in stopping water
waste, and I want to see that system
tried. A few arrests of persons for
sprinkling out of hours would have the
effectof curbing violators.
Proper Distribution Answer.
"The whole question is one of
proper distribution. I feel that we
have a remedy at hand in the police
department and the revision or sprin
kling hours. For that reason I oppose
the meter plan."
Water Engineer Clark has prepared
a report on the estimated cost of re
inforcing the distributing system of
the city to such a point that an- ade
quate supply of water would be
available in all districts. The figures
indicate the expense would be greater
than the cost of meters, but it is con
tended figures are deceiving, inasmuch
as they provide for the reinforcement
of the entire distributing system when
it Is pointed out four-fifths of the
system does not need reinforcement,
there being more than enough water
under present conditions, even during
Summer sprinkling hours.
TIMBER IS FOR SALE
GOVERNMENT TO SELL 40,000,000
FEET STANDING IN ALASKA.
Sitka Spruce and Weatern Hemlock
on Baranoff and Prince of Wales
Island Are Offered.
More than 40,000,000 feet of Sitka
spruce and Western hemlock timber in
the Tongass National forest of Alaska
will be sold Immediately to the highest
bidders.
George H. Cecil, district forester in
Portland, has arranged to begin ad
vertising for bids within the next few
days. This timber is in two bodies.
The largest consists of 3 000,000 board
feet of Sitka spruce and Western hem
lock timber on the Fish Creek water
shed, Baranoff Island, Alaska, about 30
miles northeast of Sitka.
Approximately six years will be al
lowed for the cutting and removal of
the timber and payment for it will be
made Just in advance of cutting in in
stallments of at least $2000 each. The
timber will be advertised for competi
tive bids at the Initial rates of $1 a
thousand for Sitka spruce and 60 cents
a thousand for Western hemlock, but
the right is reserved to make two op
tional increases in the stumpage rates
during the life of the sale not to ex
ceed 50 cents each.
The second body of timber consists
of approximately 7.000.000 board feet
of Sitka spruce and Western hemlock
sawtimber on Thorn River, Prince of
Wales Island, Alaska, for the removal
of which a period of approximately two
years will be allowed. This timber
will be sold at the same rates as in
the larger sale, but the right is re
served to make only one optional in
crease in the stumpage rates not to
exceed 50 cents a thousand.
Political Gossip
PERSONS whose names have been ob
tained to the Albee-Brewster-Dleck
recall petitions through misrep
resentations of petition circulators will
have an opportunity to sign counter
petitions asking that their signatures
be removed. These counter petitions
will be issued this week. It has de
veloped that numerous names have
been obtained by deception. In the
Portsmouth district, especially, pro
tests have been made by persons who
signed the recall papers after being
told that the Mayor and the two Com
missioners were responsible for an in
crease in taxes, though the city levy
is the same this year as last. In other
cases circulators have first handed out
anti-prohibition petitions. Many per
sons have signed the recall petitions
under the assurance that they were
signing protests against prohibition.
L. H. McMahan,- of Salem, was in
Portland yesterday. While Mr. Mc
Mahan has not announced his candi
dacy, he Is much discussed as a prob
able candidate for the Progressive
nomination for Governor.
The announcement by H. Von der
Hellen, of Medford, of his candidacy for
re-election to the State Senate from
Jackson County, removes him from the
field of gubernatorial possibilities.
J. D. Abbott, Representative from
Multnomah County in the Legislature
for three successive terms, will an
nounce his candidacy for the State
Senate in a few days. He will run for
the place now held by George W.
Joseph, who is not a candidate for re
election. Mr. Abbott has been chair
man of the important ways and means
committee of the House, and has been
one of the most influential members of
the Legislature since he was first
elected. He is a Republican.
Of seven candidates already in the
field for the four places on the State
Supreme Bench to be filled this year,
six are Republicans. The lone Demo
crat is Judge William M. Ramsey, who
was appointed by Governor West to
one of the two new Judgeships created
by the last Legislature. The six Re
publicans are T. A. McBrlde, present
Chief Justice, who has been five years
a Supreme Court Justice, and 17 years
on the circuit bench in Oregon; Judge
Henry J. Bean and Judge Charles L.
McNary. who are seeking re-election,
and Circuit Judge L. T. Harris, of Eu
gene; Circuit Judge Henry L. Benson,
of Klamath Falls, and Circuit Judge
T. J. Cleeton, of Portland. t
Already the Speakership at the next
Legislature Is under discussion. Among
those to whom the place Is known to
appeal are Conrad P. Olson, of Mult
nomah; Allen Eaton, of Lane; Wesley
O. Smith, of Klamath; John Latourette,
of Multnomah, and Vernon A. Forbes,
of Crook, all members of the last
House.
Frank T. Berry, Deputy United States
Marshal under Marshal Montag, 1
prominently mentioned as an aspirant
for the Democratic nomination for
Sheriff against Tom Word. .Mr. Berry
is a Democratic stalwart of long
standing. If he enters the race, it is
understood that flat salary and no
profit on prisoners' board will be
planks of his platform.
Potatoes, cabha.gr. cauliflower, celery, let
tuce, carrots and turnips of fine quality
are extensively grown in Yukon territory.
Canada. Potatoes are the principal crop,
retailing at 5 cents a pound.
VOTERS AGAIN LAG
Thursday's Registration 145
Less Than Day Before.
LOSS OF WOMEN HEAVIEST
Total for Day 940, With Fair Sex to
Number of '413 Qualifying to
Cast Ballots Other Coun
ties of State Report.
Interest lagged slightly yesterday
with the result that only 990 voters
registered, as compared with 1135 on
Thursday. Of the 145 loss for the day
the women lost -116 and the men 29.
Yesterday. 577 men and 413 women
qualifed to vote.
With only two days more this week
it is doubtful whether the totals will
reach 35,000 by the close of the week.
The total was 2217 short of the desired
mark last night, which means that
there will have to be more than 1100
registrations each day to reach the
35,000 mark. With late registration
Saturday night and good weather today
and tomorrow. County Clerk Coffey
hopes the mark will be reached.
The total registration by parties fol
lows: Men. Women. Total.
Republicans 15,4S7 B.721 21.208
Democrats 5.013 2.149 7.162
Progressives 9SO 614 1.594
Independents 90.1 360 1,263
Prohibitionists 39S 606 1,005
Socialists 412 133 351
Totals
Registration .
counties follow:
23,194 9.3S9 32.783
reports from outside
Wallowa Connty.
Men. Women. Total,
Republican . .
Democrats
Prohibltinists
Socialists
Progressives
Independents
187
24
211
164
144
3
9
22
6
20
3
6
11
23
8
Totals
371 D2
Hood River.
423
Men. Women.
Total
Republicans
Democrats . . .
Prohibltinists
Independents
Progressives .
Socialists
Totals
338
433
145
120
23
30
10
26
46
39
- 84
31
556 173
Folk County.
729
Men. Women. Total.
Republicans
Democrats
Prohibitionists
Independents
Progressives
Socialists . . .
1 T 65 252
132 3S
IS 24
I 4
B 1
2 1
170
42
13
7
3
Totals
364
123
487
County.
Men. Women.
Total.
. 3.381
Republicans . . . .
Democrats
Prohibltinists ..
Socialists .......
Progressives
Independents ...
Refused to state.
Miscellaneous
1,704
UR7
S43
71
108
77
S4
16
1U
242
141
36
36
43
47
1,08.
212
144
113
12
63
IB
Totals
Lake County
1,019
1.204
4.12:
for Two Weeks Ending Feb
ruary jtk.
Men. Women. Total
Republicans
Democrats
Socialists .
Progressives
51 9 60
26 10 86
6
4
Totals
Umatilla
S6 19 105
County for Week Ending; 1'ebru
ary 21.
Men. Women. Total.
Republicans . .
Democrats
Prohibitionists
Socialists . .. .
Prsjgaslves
Independents .
126
81
14
17
15
5
85
27
14
3
2
3
161
10S
28
20
17
8
Totals
25 S "
84
842
Good Things in Markets
OWIXQ to California's "rainy weath
er," there has been a scarcity from
that quarter of what the "unregenrlt"
describe as "green fodder." But our
own state her "excessive moisture" to
the contrary notwithstanding, has come
to the front bravely. There is no lack
in market of refreshing; greenness and
Oregon-grown radishes, green onions,
turnips and carrots, each at three
bunches for 5 cents, look very inviting.
Then there is celery, four bunches
for 10 cents; mustard, two bunches for
a nickel; spinach, three pounds, 25
cents; field lettuce, 20 cents a pound,
and hothouse cucumbers, two for a
quarter and all "made in Oregon."
Irish potatoes average 11.50 a sack;
sweet potatoes, 5 cents a pound; to
matoes, 25 and 30 cents a pound: cauli
flower, 20 cents each; dried onions, 6
cents a pound; dwarf celery hearts, 25
cents a bunch; artichokes, three for
50 cents; California asparagus and
rhubarb are 35 and 20 cents each, re
spectively. Oranges are cheap and plenty and
"now's the day and now's the hour" for
marmalade - making. Good navel
oranges are offered at two dozen ror
a quarter and the real Seville marma
lade orange is in market at 30 cents
a dozen. First-class sweet oranges
range from 25 to 40 cents a dozen. At
tractive tangerine stock, of small sIzC;
are 15 cents a dozen, or two dozens
for a quarter.
Apples are scarce and those of frood
quality high in price, averaging $2 a
box and upward, but Ben Davis cook
ing apples are offered at $1.25 a box.
Fancy Spltzenbergs are 60 cents a doz
en; Arkansas Black and Early Beau
ties, 40 cents: Yellow Newtowns, 30
cents and Winesaps 20 cents a dozen.
A few alligator pears are to be seen
at 60 cents each and pineapples at 10
cents a pound; Florida grapefruit are
two for 35 cents and two for a quar
ter; California stock, two for 15 sents;
lemons, 20 and 30 cents a dozen; ba
nanas, -15 and 20 cents; Oregon wal-
raises the dough
manner at just
better to-morrow's
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Pleas reserve for me one plsuysr fesl . f - iA if23.
elub membership, sruaranteeinir me a re- a " . - . : :.a.r-vt a
I auction of almost one-third of tbe price I l&aSi ".' ;.- , V :y" ''
cf & brand new best player piano and I r.rV, - - - .v. -
to cost me nothing until oersonallv I rc-tfj!,V.7VVp.';Sr?rV. ...J li.j:i " .
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people as lctor Herbert, Pop. Plus X, I V' V 5J AWT? . M i
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City and Stste- XVS' "V ' nW, tt Satton', Blsf. BaUdb.,
Note: Memberships without deposits ;) i&Sl'ya'.- . .. ... Broadway t Alder Street,
will be held one week only. - !) jiii :.:s-c' ir.,".Ji,.'j.t?' J . v
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nuts, 25 cents a pound; Tokay grapes,
20 cents a pound, or two pounds for
35 cents; Malaga, 25 cents a pound.
Rectified, apple cider. 30 cents for half
a gallon, 20 cents a quart.
The fish market is well supplied and
everything looks exceptionally fresh
and attractive. Chinook salmon. 20
cents a pound; steelhead salmon, Cali
fornia sole, rock cod and sanddabs are
each 15 cents a pound; black cod, 12fc
cents. Halibut, (No. 1) is three pounds
for a quarter. This standard fish has
come down in price owing to the dis
appearance of ice at. the Northern fish
ing grounds, making "plain sailing"
for the boats.
Fresh herring and flouders are each
10 cents a pound; Columbia River
smelt is still at flood tide and is ex-
Ipected to be abundant until, possibly.
the middle of March. Shrimp meat, 50
cents a pound; shrimps, 15 and 20 cents
and mussels, 10 cents a pound. Hard
shell clams. 5 cents, and razor clams,
15 cents a pound; little neck, open, 25
cents a pint. Crabs, 15 and 25 cents
each; lobsters, 35 cents a pound; Kast
ern oysters, 50 cents a pint; Olympla,
70 cents, both solid packed.
This is the season of the year when
"cured" fish of various kinds plays
an important part in household cui
sine. The housekeeper may select Chi
nook Columbia River salmon either
smoked, kippered or salted, at 30, 20
and 10 cents a pound. Norway mack
erel. 10 to 40 cents each.
Pickled Holland herring, in small
kegs, at $1 each.' Norway, Alaska and
Iceland each supply salted herrings.
The first mentioned retail at 7 cents
each; those from Alaska at S cents
each, or 35 cents a dozen, and those
from Iceland, which furnishes the larg
est herrings caught, at 10 cents each.
Chickens are scarce, owing to the
hens producing an increased supply of
eggs and the consequent reluctance of
the poutry-keeper to kill them. Iiressed
hens are now 25 cents and fryers, 35
cents a pound; broilers, 65 and 75
cents each; geese, 20; ducks, 25 and
turkeys, 35 cents a pound.
Fresh ranch eggs are 25 and 30 cents
a dozen. Butter, which has shown con
siderable fluctuation the pasf'week
ranges from 60 to 75 cents the two
pound roll.
In the meat market: Prime boiling
beef. 11 cents: pot roast. 16 cents and
Muffins
and Gems
Light, tender and
delicious the kind
that melt in your
mouth if made
with Rumford Bak
ing Powder.
thoroughly and in
the right time.
baking will be if made
WHOLE SO
Contain Alum
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steak from 17 to 22 cents a pound.
Young pig pork, 15 to 20 cents; pork
back and shoulder bones, 8 cents, and
sparerib3, 15 cents a pound. Cottage
ham, 23 cents, shoulder or picnic, 18
cents and ham back, 15 cents a. pound.
These are all Eastern sugar cured.
Corned beef tongues. 17 cents a pound;
corned lamb tongues, two pounds for
a quarter. i
31 ARE NEW CITIZENS
Five Are Denied Final Papers by
Judge Hamilton.
Thirty-one new citizens" were admit
ted and five denied by Circuit Judge
Hamilton, presiding in Judge Morrow's
court, before whom the naturalization
examinations were held this month.
The examinations were conducted by
Special United States Naturalization
Examiner Hazard.
The list of new citizens follows:
Kasper von Berger. Jakob Holhr, Paul
Krantz, R. B. Beat. Max Turteltaub,
Kasper Huber, C. Olsen, Joseph Baron,
Edith Eborall, Ove J. Strand, Alfred
Chrlstianson, A.Uausmann, Hans John
son, Simon W. Storkerson, Heinrich
Ahlers. Tom Coumas. William Lankow,
William E. Love. John Balik. Gustav
R. Kern. Jacob Lehmar, Antoine Ray,
Robert J. Couperthwaite, Edward Vin
cinoo, John Aaron. Adolph Egger, David
S. Retd. John P. Kuborn, Hans C. Niel
son. Alex T. Trunkel. T. CI. N. Mahler.
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For mother, sister, and brothers, the dream of a pi&iro
which might grace their home will now come trwe,
For father, the dream of a piano for hia family's hap
piness; and the happiness of giving that which has
always been foremost in their wishes will new eeme
true. And still more for father If he ea eleets a
dream will come true, for ho himself &a well as all tha;
rest may play one of these Beautiful Player Pianos in
the P. P. P. Club, now forming.
You and I "the man in the street" -the weraan
in the home, now insist on a plnyer-plano that will da
more than merely play. It must irrterprot, correctly, ear
individual feelings.
That's what these latest Player Pianos' will da.
You've seen our announcement of th Player Piano
Purchasers' Club.
"We agree, by means of this new plan, to furaiaJv
latest improved, high-grade player pfanoa, with neat
bench to match, with free music rolls, and with pxiv
liege to exchange musio rolls free; ana we as pee to do
all this for a trrise about a third loan than has hitherto
been possible in the ordinary retail way,
Furthermore, eah Instrument will be supplied ta
members on such ' little monthly or weekly payaaents
that any homo, any man, any woman, any boy ey girl
who has a lore for nusle can become ftB owner,
POLITICIAN IS ON VISIT
JOHN D.
MACKENZIE, OK CALIFOR
NIA IS IN CITY.
Prominent Standpat Republican. Re
warded by Several Governors;
In No Longer In Field.
John D. Mackenzie, a California poli
tician who has retired from the field
of politics, is making a business trip to
Portland and is registered at the Port
land Hotel.
Mr. Mackenzie's home is In San Jose,
and he has been prominent In the poll
tics of Sanfa Clara County for years.
He is a dyed-in-the-wool, middle-of-the-road-
Republican," a stand-patter
with no Progressive leanings, and he
has received his rewards for faithful
service in the Republican camp of his
sta te.
When Mr. Gage was the chief execu
tive of the state he appointed Mr.
Mackenzie harbor commissioner of San
Francisco. Mr. Mackenzie held this
post for five years, one under Mr. Gage
and during the four years of Mr. Par
dee's incumbency. When Governor GI1
lett took office he remembered the
faithful Mackenzie and appointed him
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labor commissioner, a position he held
four years.
Talking of the Panama-Pacific Ex
position, Mr. Mackenzie said that 6,
000,000 worth of buildings would be
erected this year. He said that the
White City on the bay already had as
sumed an artistic appearance, with the
many magnificent structures finished
or partly completed.
"April will begin to seo the" influx
of state and other building commission
ers and many of the officials from
foreign countries will pass through
Portland," said Mr. Mackenzie. "Then
It will not be long before those who
are looking after concessions at the
fair will be beginning to troop towards
the Golden Gate."
Mr. Mackenzie was harbor commis
sioner of San Francisco when the im
provement of Islais Creek was begun.
That year the State Legislature ap
proved a bond issue of $10,000,000 for
the Improvement of the harbor.
Kirkland Sentence Unchanged.
Attorney B. S. Pague yesterday caused
the reopening of the case against J.
R. Kirkland, who was lined $30 Feb
ruary 8 for violations of the traffic
ordinance by speeding. . Mr. Pague as
serted that the measured half mile,
which the police said Mr. Kirkland
covered in one minute, measured more
nearly a mile. Judge. Stevenson studied
the question then decided that this
would bring Mr. Kirkland's machine's
speed to nearly a mile a minute. Tho
sentence was continued unchanged.
will be
heartily
glad of the
day you
began
for all
cooking.
mm iis n-T.,