THE 'MORNING " OKEGOXIANr TUESDAYS 3111-26;- 1914.
VIEWS OF BLAZE ON HAWTHORNE BRIDGE WHICH DAMAGED SPAN $2000 AND HALTED TRAFFIC
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Fire in Lift Span at 9:20 A. M.
Thought to Have Started
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HAWTHORNE BRIDGE
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F1REBOAT IS HAMPERED
Blaze 6preads Rapidly In Inflam
mable Paving Material, bat Rais
ins ' Span try Crew Pre
vents Greater Ixss.
Damage of $2000 was done to the
Hawthorne bridge between 9:20 and 10
o'clock yesterday morning by a tire
which Is supposed to have started from
6parks lodging in the woodwork of
the bridge from a boat passing below
and which swept the lift span.
The approaches of the bridge were
saved by quick action of the bridge
c-rew in raising the lift span. Fire
companies came to both ends of the
approaches and fought the flames
from beneath, playing their streams
up into the blazing and smoking tar
soaked roadway of the bridge. The
flreboat David Campbell, coming from
its berth north of the Morrison, bridge,
was handicapped by having against It
both the tide and the wind, which car
ried the dense smoke into the faces
of the firemen.
As in the case of the big Harriman
bridge fire of last Summer, the drip
ping of burning tar and the thick
smoke from the creosoted block pave
ment of the bridge were the chief ob
stacles in the way of the firemen. In
both fires the spread of the blaze was
rapid because of the inflammable
material. When first seen the blaze
was small, but once started it gained
rapidly. The hose kept on the Haw
thorne bridge ia so short that the
bridge crew -was not able to" reach the
blaze, and when the regular companies
arrived the fire had a good start.
Spectators Are Critical.
Considerable criticism was expressed
by spectators on the work of the fire
boat David Campbell. It approached
from 'the north in the face of a brisk
wind, -which carried the thick smoke
with . it. The heavy streams of water
were sometimes broken by the force
of the wind. Because of the danger of
catching fire the boat was unable to
go through the span, and most of the
fighting ' was done from close to the
north side of the bridge.
Patrolman Larry Evans, on his way
down town, wae crossing the bridge
when he ' saw the blaze, about 9:20
o'clock. He turned In an alarm, and
all the down town fire companies re
ponded. During the fire and for some time
after, while the bridge was being ex
amined, streetcars were routed over
the Morrison street bridge. The tim
bers of the lift span were partly burned
for a distance of 200 feet, but after
the blaze was extinguished the bridge
was found safe for ' streetcar traffic
Vehicle traffic was also resumed be
fore night. There was no damage to
the steel except to the painting.
Several steamers passed through the
draw between 7 o'clock and the time
of the fire, and one of these is believed
responsible. The Pomona, a river
steamer, is a woodburner, and Is re
garded as most likely the one re
sponsible. Oil-burning steamers, it is
thought, would not send live sparks
so high.
Bridge Fires Freqaent.
A small fire In the Hawthorne bridge
several months ago was started, it is
believed, from a carelessly thrown
cigarette.
Since the completion of the Harriman
bridge at the foot of Third street
North, several fires have damaged
Portland bridges to the extent of
nearly $65,000, not including yester
day's fire.
Last July Are of unasslgned origin
started on the Harriman bridge, and
damaged It about $60,000. The blaze
was in the upper half of the lift pan,
and firemen ran part of a freight
train upon the lower span and fought
the blaze from this point of vantage.
The fireboat David Campbell was In
jured when the tide carried It into the
bridge, and a turret monitor was
broken off.
Other fires on bridges occurred about
the same time, but were discovered
and extinguished before serious dam
age was done. " .
Waddell & Harrington designed the
structure.
BIRDS SHARE BLAJ1E FOR FIRE
Engineers Recommend Steps to Pro
tect Bridges In Future. -
Following receipt yesterday of infor
mation from . engineers in the public
works department to the effect that the
lire on the Hawthorne bridge was
started by sparks falling In bird nests
nnd other debris. City Commissioner
TMeck announced that steps will be
taken at once properly to safeguard all
the city's bridges in the future.
The engineers who made the Investi
gation reported their belief that the
tire originated by a spark from a pass,
ing boat igniting bird nests, loose
straw, dust and general debris on the
sills and gusset plates. To prevent a
repetition of the trouble, recommenda
tion is made that metal fire curtains be
rrected at Intervals on the approaches
to prevent spread of fire, that fire
hydrants, hose and fire alarm boxes be
installed at gate houses on the bridges
and that steps be taken to clean out
the debris at intervals. It is suggested
that a suspended walk between the
-scirders under the bridges would help
in the work of inspecting and cleaning
the bridges and would assist materially
in fighting of fires which might be
started.
, Commissioner Dleck said that he will
look into the proposition and determine
what to do. He says he believes the
t arrying out of the suggestions made
by the engineers and the periodical in
spection of the bridges will solve the
problem.
REPUBLICANS ARE. NAMED
IVtnn, Richardson, Lindsay and
Reid Ctjosen Xew Oonvmlttemen.
Only a few of those tied for places
cu the party central committees were
Present at County Clerk Coffey's of
fice yesterday to draw for their places,
with the result that the filling of va
cancies In those precincts where the
tie has not been decided will be left
to the committee, as will the vacan
cies In those precincts from which no
candidate offered himself.
Approximately 300 of the precincts
have qualified committeemen in the
Republican party, said J. H. Bush,
Chief Deputy County Clerk, yesterday,
but hardly more than one-third of the
Democratic committeemen have been
named. New committeemen added to
the Republican committee are F. W.
Winn. J. Y. Richardson, A. A. Lindsay
snd George H. Reed."
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POWER PLANT URGED
City Can Save Thousands by
Owning System, Is View.
COiMMERCIAL USE POSSIBLE
Duly to Ask Council to Allow Ap
pointment of Xngineer to Inves
tigate Cost Two Sites Owned .
by City Considered.
Preparatory to the establishment of
a municipal lighting plant in Portland
to furnish light and power for all the
city streets, buildings, shops and parks
and poeslbly to enter into the -sale of
current for commercial purposes, .City
Commissioner Daly will ask- the City
Council to uphold him in the appoint
ment of an electrical engineer to make
a detailed investigation of the cost and
feasibility of such a plant. on! one of
two power sites which Mr. Daly-says
he has under consideration. Both of
the sites, he says, belong to the city. -
Under budget appropriations, the city
has about 5000 available for the in
vestigation, which Mr. Daly says . will
be ample. He proposes to engage a
competent engineer to make surveys.
soundings and an estimate, of the cost
of plants on both the sites. One site,
he says, has a capacity under proper
development of 10,000 horsepower and
the other has a capacity of 30,000 horse
power. As the city , uses only
about 3100 horsepower. Mr. Daly
say the plan opens the way for the
city to enter into the commercial
power field. -
At present, under a contract with the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, the city's light and power bill
amounts to about $200,000 a year.. The
contract for the service -at this rate
extends for 2 years yet. at which time
Mr. Daly says he believes the city can
have its own plant in operation. He
says he believes from an investigation
which he has. conducted that the city
can save many thousands of dollars
each year by operating its own. plant.
The cost can only be. determined, he
says, after surveys and soundings are
completed.
Mr. Daly says he has options on other
sites which may be investigated by
the- engineer. If any one of these can
he acquired and a plant constructed
and operated more economically than
at one of the city's sites, a. purchase
may be made or a lease obtained.
PERSONAL MENTION.
R. W. King, of Salem, is at the Wash
ington.
Q. 8. Johnson, of Astoria, Is at the
Imperial.
D. B. Snyder. . of Salem, Is at the
Seward.
E. Hofer, a Salem publisher, is at the
Imperial.
George D. Abel, a Hoqulam, Wash.,
attorney, and Mrs. Abel are at the Ore
gon, r. -- v.-.--
W.. R. Cuddy, of New Tork, is at the
Seward. '
Ross H. Farr, , of Astoria, is at the
Imperial.-
B. C Lamb, of Tillamook, Or., Is at
the Benson.
"W. Dudley, of Seattle, is at the
Cornelius.
J. O'Brien, of Oklahoma City, is at
the Carlton. .
C. H. Green, a Spokane contractor, is
at the Benson.
B. Shelley and wife, of Seattle, are
at the Carlton. -..
Charles Gregory, of Shedd, Or., Is at
the Cornelius. . .
Mrs. T. H. Dennie,. of Sacramento, la
at the Carlton.
George Hazen, of North Bend, Or.,
is at the Seward.
Ernest Br u, - of San Francisco, Is at
the Washington.
Miss. Alice I. Brown, of St. Helens, Is"
at the Cornelius.
Miss Anna Metschan, of Tacoma, is
at- the Imperial.
Homer A. Rogers, of Hood RJver, is
at the Cornelius.
James J.- Granby, of Carlton, Or., is
at the Multnomah.
E. C Poole, a merchant of Eugene,
Is at the Benson.
N -1 Ward, of Goldendale, Wash- is
at the Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. C A. Smith, of Astoria,
are at the Seward.
E. D. Cosper and Mrs. Cosper, of Sa
lem, are at the Carlton.
R. R. and L. C. Thompson, of Carlton,
Or. are at the Multnomah.
.1 I.-Stark, of Detroit, Mich-,' Is stop
ping at the Nortonla Hotel.
Joseph D. Jacobs is registered at the
Nortonia Hotel from Seattle.
William Gerig. of Medford. is reg
istered at the Nortonia Hotel.
Irene Trlmmuns Is registered at the
Nortonia Hotel from New York.
James and W. J. McEachern. Seattle
contractors.- are at the Oregon. -
Charles' R. McCormick. a San Fran
cisco lumberman, is at the Benson. -
Mrs. Jameson and daughter, of
Juneau, A. T.. are at the Multnomah.
C. C. Hutchlns. secretary of a White
Salmon, Wash, cannery,-is at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs.' C ' E. Brown and Al
Curtis of Los Angeles, are at the Wash
ington. ,
J. A. Forehand, superintendent of the
Postal Telegraph Company at Seattle,
Is at the Oregon.
C. H. Daniels, of TSeattle, a Western
Union Telegraph & Telephone Company
auditor, is at the Multnomah.
CHICAGO, May 25. (Special.) The
following from Portland are In Chi
cago: At the La Salle. Mr. and Mrs.
L. Gerlinger and Thomas McMahon.
WATERHOG TO BE METERED
Commissioner Daly Will Substitute
Xew Scheme for Violators. .
The fate of the "water hog" in Port
land is sealed. City Commissioner Daly
announced yesterday that, instead of
arresting persons this Summer for
using water for sprinkling purposes
out of hours, his department will in
flict punishment in the form of meters.
-Heretofore, the practice has been to
make arrests freely during certain of
the Summer months. Mr. Daly says
he believes it will be much more effec-
RESINOL STOPS
DANDRUFF AND
LOSS OF HAIR
If yon are troubled with loss of hair,
or with dandruff, eczema or other scaly,
itching scalp affection, try shampoos
with Resinol Soap and an occasional
treatment with Resinol Ointment. You
will be surprised how quickly the trou
ble disappears and the health and
beauty of the hair improves Hundreds
of hair and scalp specialists use this
simple Resinol treatment regularly.
. Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment
heal skin eruptions, clear away pim
ples and blackheads, and form a. most
valuable household treatment for sores,
burns, boils, etc.- For trial size, free,
write to Resinol, Dept. 23-R, -Baltimore,
Md. Sold by all druggists. Adv.
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it may be that your liver is tired and refuses t, wtirk, or your
digestive organs have had too much to do and need ear. Perhaps
. you have been eating the wrong kind of food, and your blood is too
rich or impoverished. What yon need t a tonic.
Dr. Pierce's Groldeii Medical Hiscovery
will give the required aid. Tones the entire system. The weak stomach is
made strong. The liver vibrates with new life. The blood is cleansed of all
impurities and carries renewed health to every vein and nerve and muscle and
orgmn ox uie ixxiy. jxo more attacKS OX
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Insist on getting Dr. Pierce's
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and fatmdreds of other deHghtral Eastern Points are made
avail abie for a auiumei vacation by the greatly reduced
round trip fares on sale daily, June 1st to Sept. 30th,
via
NavYork&nM Lines
Michigan Central T7i Niagarn Fa Is Route "
These tickets provide stop-over privileges at all interesting
points en rente, including Detroit, Battle Creek. Buffalo,
Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Albany, Worcester. SpringfiekL
M ass, and . ,
Niagara Falls
The Scenic wonder f the world. ' The Michigan Cen
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and all day trains stop five narrates," affording aa
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Apply to ytmr loeal agent for tickets and ""rg
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POKTLAND OFFICE. 109 Third Street
W. C Seachreat. General Agent Paeiu ngc r
tive to -place a meter on services where
the water Is wasted or sprinkling regu
lations violated. '
Blood Tonic Has
V Important Meaning
Puts the Right Sort of Vim
Where Most Needed.
To tone tne blood means to enable It to
throw eff accumulated impurities, to . In
crease the red corpuscles and to put the
blood-making organs into 6uch active condi
tion as to produce-that conscious sensation
of what we feel as health.
This Is the logical effect of using the
famous blood purifier, 8. 8. S.
Half the people 'you meet complain of
weary muscles. Btagnant brain, jangled
nerves, and a wonderful desire to lay down
and Just quit Most . of these people have
been using nervines that spasmodically flare
up the nerves only to die down again, as
die they must. Avoid nerve stimulant?.
Bear in mindtthat this worn-out feeling Is
due to poor blood, to bacteria in the water
you drink ; to the multiplying of destruc
tive germs in the blood faster than they
can be overcome by the white corpuscles ;
and to what Is known as auto-toxemia, that
condition where the venous or impure blood
accumulates faster than it can be replaced
by the red arterial blood.
8. 8. S. has long been famous as a blood
purifier, and Its action by elimination of
the irritating- poisons that infest the blood,
is one of the very important things to know.
Ton can get S.. S. S. at any drug store,
but take no other so-called blood purifier.
8. &, 8. is purely a vegetable product,
and you will make a great mistake to have
some enthusiast palm off a mercury, arsenic
or Iodide of potash preparation that may
do you irreparable harm.
S- PaS'Js Prcnarei b7 The Swift Specific
Co., 533 Swift B!dg., Atlanta. Ga.. and if
you have any deep-seated or obstinate blood
trouble, write to their Medical Dept. for
free advice. It will be worth your while
to do so.
rsNTI-KAMNlA TABLETS
FOR ALL PAIH
"The efficiency of any drag" says Dr. O.P.
Bobbins, "is known to us by the results we
obtain from Its use. II we are able to con
trol pain and disease by means of any pre
paration, we certainly are warranted in Its
use. One of the principal symptoms of all
diseases Is pain, and this is what the pattens
most often applies to us for, i. e. something
to relieve his pain. If we can arrest this
promptly, the patient Is most liable to trust
in ns for the other remedies which will effect
a permanent cure. One remedy which X
have nsed largely In my practice Is Anti
kamnia Tablets. Many and varied are their
uses. I have put them to the test on many
occasions, and have never been disappoint
ed. I found them especially valuable for
headaches of malarial orlaln, where quinine
was being taken. They appear to prevent
the bad after-effects of the quinine. Antd
kamnla Tablets are 'also excellent for the
headaches from improper digestion; also
for headaches of a neuralgic origin, and es
pecially for women subjectto pains at certain
times. Two Antl-kamnla ' Tablets give
prompt rellef,andinasuort time the patient
la able to go about as usual." These tablets
may be obtained at all druggists. Ask for
A-K Tablets. They are also unexcelled for
headaches, neuralgia and all pains. We
also make Antl-kamnla Salve; It llftWOQ
derfol remedy for akin diseases.
S. S. BEAVER
Sails A. M., Mar 27. for
SAN FRANCISCO
LOS ANGELES
Low rates, including berths and meals.
(Through tickets to all points.),
The San Francisco aft Portland S. S. Co.,
Third and Waaalaajton.
(With O.-W. -R. & N.)
Tel. Marshall 500; A 6121.
$4.SO
ROUND TRIP
PORTLAND TO EUGENE
AND RETURN
ACCOUNT ' .
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The Commonwealth Conference
MAY 27-28-29
AND THE MEETING OF THE
Federated German Societies
MAY 30-31
via tbe
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The Commonwealth Conference, which will be held at the Uni
versity of Oregon, will discuss matter of the gravest importance to
the citizens of the entire state Water Power Taxes and Expendi
tures Markets Schools and Education Good Roads Citizenship and
a number of other live topics of the day.
LOW ROUND TRIP FARES
will -be in effect from all points on the S. !., and tickets will
be sold to Eugene May 27, 28, 9, with- final return limit
June 1st.
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Further particulars at City Ticket Office, 80 Sixth Street, corner
Oak, Fourth and Yamhill, East Morrison Street, or Union Depot,
., .' or from any S. P. Agent. ,
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent.
Wishes Experience
to Benefit Others
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Well-Known Lady of St. John's, Makes
Brief Statement About Plant
Juice,' the Tonic.
Mrs. Julia Gould, a most estimable
lady of St. Johns, Or., and who resides
at 1008 East Polk street, that city, tells
in the following her experience with
Plant Juice, the new vegetable tonic
that so many people are discussing
now. -Mrs. Gould formerly lived in
Eureka, Cal., for 14 years, where she is
very well known and has a host of
friends. For the past three years she
has lived in St. Johns, where she also
has many friends. She said: .
"For the' past seven years I have
suffered greatly - from stomach trou
ble. There was an intense pain in my
stomach and I would bloat up and gas
would form 'and make a bubbling
sound that was so distressing and em
barrassing that I ' dreaded to go
among friends. Plant Juice has changed
all this, and I am now feeling fine. It
gave me almost immediate relief, and
I am certainly glad that I tried it. and
hope others who suffer as I did will do
the same. I am now eating everything
I want and enjoy my food. I sleep well
and the pain and soreness are entirely
gone."
A chain is only as strong as its
weakest ling. The stomach seems to be
the most important link In the human
system, and no one can hope to be at
their best in any way until they have a
good digestion and healthy stomach.
Plant Juice will correct all ailments of
the stomach and- digestive organs and
put thein - into healthy condition. It
tones up. the appetite, clears the blood
of - all impurities, eradicates the bil
iousness and malaria from the system.
Get a bottle and see for yourself. l'"or
Bale at The Owl Drug Company Stores.
Adv.
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If you hare the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound will help yon, write
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(confidential) Lynn,Mass for ad
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read and answered by a woman,
and held In strict confidence.
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in Cass County, Kansas, a local minister
was asked by the Government official what
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care ai long as it was peculiar. The offi
cial took hi in at his word, and the locality
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