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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1919)
TIIE MORNIXG OltEGONIAN, FRIDAY,' FEBRUARY 14, 1913. 13 : CITY PROVES TO ME OP PAVING MEASURE Three Bids, Indicating Close , Combine, Rejected. PRICES HIGHLY BOOSTED Commissioners Reveal Intention, to Use Municipal Plants to Obtain Sand, Gravel and Rock. Intention of the city of Portland to liter the paving business in direct competition to private industries was revealed by City Commissioner Barbur yesterday in a discussion of bids of fered by three firms for a year's supply of sand, gravel and crushed rock to be used by the municipal paving-repair plant. The bids in question -were rejected upon the Joint recommendation of City Commissioners Perkins and Barbur be cause each bid was identical, and, ac cording to Commissioner Barbur, were Indicative of a "close combine estab lished for the sole purpose of boosting prices of materials necessary in the operation of the city's paving-repair plant." City to Take Steps. Following the reading ,of a report from Commissioner Perkins, city pur chasing agent, recommending the re section of all bids offered. City Com missioner Bigelow stated that this was not the first instance of paving firms entering into combines for the purpose of boosting prices. "Many times it has come to my no tice that certain firms In this city," said Commissioner Bigelow. "have pooled together and set certain prices on materials or work. These combines cannot exist long1, and I would recom .niend that Commissioner Barbur be in structed to take steps to make possible the entry of the city into the paving business." Bids Indicate Combine. ' "We are already working on eucU a plan," explained Commissioner Barbur. '"We have several sites in view to be used as bunkers, and I believe that we can enter Into agreement with the Port of Portland for all the sand and gravel Which we would need. "These three bids for sand, gravel and crushed rock," he continued, "are Identical, indicative of an agreement between the various contracting con cerns. The prices have been boosted in the case of sand, for instance, 300 per cent of what they were during the past year. In view cf the fact that the city can secure the same prices, if not lower ones, in the open market. I favor the rejection of these bids. It Is not neces sary for the city of Portland to bow to the edict of any combine." City Una Own Repair Plant. The three bids, which were rejected by unanimous vote of the council, were offered by the Columbia Digger com pany. Star. Sand company and Xickum & Kelly. At the present time the city opera tzz. a. paving-repair plant, confining its work to the repair of streets on which the private contractor's maintenance agreements have expired. The city has clone several paving jobs on property owned by the city, such as Terwilliger boulevard, and in several instances in -which property owners paid cash for the work. Official Casualty Report. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Casualty lists today, in addition to corrections, contain 2425 names: 12 tilled in action, 7 died from wounds, 7 from accident, 49 of disease, 254 wounded severely, 1073 degree unde termined, 1023 slightly. Following is the total of casualties to date: Reported Today Total , . 30,s.". J a 30. SOS 8SI 31 . . jn.oirs 7 is.o-.-o . . m.i.-.a 4 tn.02 . 2.7T3 70 2.760 rvi&ths Killed in action 1'Oct at sea ...... 31led of wounds .. 3-led of disease .. X.led ot accident Total deaths ... Voumled . .164.077 2fissing and prisoners. It, -00 ' Total casualties 75 2.350 IflB .427 11.200 241.453 .425 243,876 OREGOJf. Wounded severely Mason, George. 123 Shaver street, Portland, Oregon. I'eerenboom, Theo C, Gaston. Or. Wounded (degree undetermined) J5over. Floyd K. (Set.), Sandy, Or. Lewis. Richard T., S21 Thurman street, Fortland, Or. Ames, Floyd r5gt.. Hermiston, Or. Wounded slightly Phelton, Frank E.. Freewater, Or, larshnll. Frank L,., Voltafre, Or. -T'r "lira MALTED MILK IST QUALITY 1 Nursing mothers find that Borden's Malted Milk re stores vitality and increases Nature's food supply for baby. Insist en Borden 's always. In square packages only. (MALTED MjXK Go A JL.BLSL..1 IT HH supplies ih.c taustlncss mhich CO&JLQS the t)QSt flavor out of yemr coolain WpIIs, Vaughn K Hlllsboro, Or. Krausse, Rudolph K. (Chaut), 831 O-rerton street, Portland, Or. WASHINGTON. IHed of disease Springer. Irving R., Siellacoom, Wash. Wounded severely Burgher. Henry M., Seattle, Wash. Cabe, Charles. Sedro-Woolley. Wash. Hiirgcus. K. R., Dixie. Wash. Burn, William B Twlsp. Wash. Killed in action (previously reported miss ins) Keir-hart. George W.. North Yakima. Wash. Wounded, undetermined (previously re ported died from wounds) Bettfreund. Adolpli Viilley, Wash. Wounded severely (previously reported miss in ic) Manning, Herbert, Everett. Wash. Wounded, cleirree undetermined PrsKoJevieh. Niko, Buckley, Wash. Hsrvoy, Delbert R Bedro-Woolley, Wash. Pearson, Carl E., Everett, Wash. Kruger. Frank J., Spokane. Wash. Young", Thomas (Cpl.), Seattle. Wash. Kruse. predrlck (Cpl.). Port Angeles, Wash. Parvl, Jalmar (Mech.), Brush Prairie, Wash. Pon-ell, David, liarllngton. Wash. Coffey. William J., Seattle, Wash. Alfonso. Giovanni. Seattle. Wash. Hall. Guv H., Coleville. Wash. Johns. allies 8. (Tt.. Seattle. Wash. Miller, Adolph. Hobart, Wash. Wounded slightly Butcher. Henry V... L,atah. Wash. Klett. Walter H.. Seattle, Wash. Beattle, Bernard (Set.), Seattle, Wait. Milne. M. Betli A. (Kat.), Puyallup, Wash. Dahlstvom. K. A. B. (Cpl.), Seattle, Wash. Laplnski. Bon. Bayne. Wash. Marquis. Joseph Amcl (Cook), Custer, Wash. EfessSsS: Dubigk. Maxmllllan P., STapis- Valley, Wash. Kelly. Le.Hter n. (Lt. ), Tacoma, Wash. Snyder, Morrill D. (Wag.), Spokane, Wash. IljAHO. Wounded severely Coinpton. Frank M., Idaho Falls, Idaho. Munck. Harold (Sgt.), Orofino. Idaho. Wounded, degree nn determined Roop, Prank. Montpelter, Idaho. Wounded slightly Peterson. John, leodore, Idaho. Bahem, Carl, Homedale, Idaho. Flte, Chauncy R., Mohler, Idaho. Goan. James A., Mount Idaho, Idaho. Ronck, Frank, Pocatello, Idaho. ALABAMA. I Died of disease V- Davis, George, Haynesvlllo, Ala. ARKANSAS. Died of averldent and other eangee Jones, John Wesley, Plumerville, Ark. IHed of disease Sims, William E., Eudora, Ark. CALIFORNIA. Tied of wonnds Sanders, Jacob E., Orosi, Cal. coxxrcTictm. Died of disease , . Moore, Raymond (Sgt.), Kaugatuclc, Conn. FLORIDA. Dlenf of disease Scheffield, Phillips. Norum, Fla. Arrant, William D., Darlington, Fla. GEORGIA. Died of disease Odum. w. J., Odum. Ga. Green, Walter, Macon, Ga. ILLINOIS. Died of wounds Madison, John, McLeansboro, 111. Died of disease Metz. William O.. Chicago. Curtis, A. B., Charlestown, III. Uolton, Floyd, Decatur, III. INDIANA. Killed in action Smith, Waverly, Bristotr. Ind. IOWA. Died of disease Buller, Ernest J Des Moines, Iowa. KANSAS. Died of wounds Suttoii, C. A. (Cpl.), Cawker City, Kan. KENTUCKY. Died of disease Brecken, Tresley, Franklin, Ky. MAINE, Killed In action Pearson, John R., Cape Girardeau, Me. MASSACHUSETTS. Died of disease Minney, Charley, Mlllbury, Mass. Perkins. Arthur E., Salem. Mass. Boyle, Charles E., Cambridge, Mass. MICHIGAN. Killed in action Rosenberg. Henry C Adrian, Mich. Died of disease Munaon. A. M., Chlppetra Falls, Mich, o. Charles F Medina, Mich. MINNESOTA. Killed i In action Jakes, Charles. Olivia, Minn. Died from accident and other cause Hanlan. Alfred C. (Sgt.j, St. Paul, Minn. Died of disease Husby, John, Minneapolis. Minn. MISSISSIPPI. Died of disease Harrell, William, Ferkeston, Miss. MISSOURI. Died of disease Htnson, Harold C, Seneca, Mo. NEBRASKA. Died of wonnds Scribner. Charles E., Omaha, Neb. itea ot accident and other Dcanyulo, Frank, Superior, eb. NEW YORK. Killed in action Rlordan. J., Nftw York. Iied of accident and other causes Carmichael, A. E., Schenectady, N. Y. ltosenberp, Alex. New York. Died of disease Oicsecke, Edgar W. (Chauf.). New York. Hitchcock, Frank 4Cook), Cairo, N. Y. Bonasorte, Delphlno, Rochester. Is. Y Heck. A.. Brooklyn, N. Y. Hegel, August. Kldgewood, KTi NEW JERSEY. Died of disease Frandsen. F. P. (Cpl.). South River, N. J. McConnell, Louis, Toms River. N. J. Si-hultz. Fred J.. West Norwood, N. J, Felix. Fred D Passaic, N. J. Joyce, O. A., Newark, N. J. NEW MEXICO. Died of disease Davison, C. W., Kosweli, N. M. NORTH C AUO LIN A. Died of disease- Ivy, Arthur James, Lsmonspring, N. C. OHIO. Killed In action- Redding, Frank M., Cleveland, O. Died ot wounds- Phillips. Charles W. (Sgt.), Youngstown, O. Ariea ot aiaease McUannia. Jesse. Hamden, O, Sandman. Frank. Akron. O- . Claus, C. J., Louisville, O. PENNSYLVANIA. Killed In action- Kirk. Frank R. (LO, Ingram, Pa. Jones, Haroll W., Export, Pa. iftea or wounds Miller. Howard B., Hyndman. Pa. Died of accident and other causes Fitzpatrirk, Geo. W. (CpL). Harrisburg. Pa. Gable Wm. A. (Horscahoer). Philadelphia. Died of disease Glaspey. Rexi'ord M. (MaJ.), Harrisburg, Pa. O'Nell, James P. (Cpl.), Scranton, Pa. Smith, James M. (Cpl.), Parkersburg, Pa, ijinKi Auam, iiiisDurg. pa. e Phillips, Joseph, Dickson City. Pa. Hcbo, John, St. Clair, Pa. SOtTH CAROLINA. Killed In action Belk, James L. (Lt.), Camden, 3. C. Dieu 01 wounds Mooneyham, P. B. (Cpl.), Spartanberg. S. C SOUTH DAKOTA. Died'ot disease Anderson, Conrad, Yiborg. S. D. TENNESSEE. i Died of disease- Brown. Charles M-, Murfreesboro, Tsnn. Jtving, Jim, Arrington, Tenn. TEXAsl Died of disease O'Kell. Almo E. (3gt.), El Paso, Tex Nabors. T. K.. Ladonla, Tex. Garner, W. G., San Antonio, Tex. VIRGINIA. Killed In action Nichols. Emmett, Baywood, Vs. lied of disease Moncrose, Harry (Lt.), Waynesboro, "Va. WEST VIRGINIA. Killed isi action Perks, Joseph W-. Charleston, W. Va. CORRECTIONS. Wounded, decree undetermined (previ ously reiorted killed) Cole. Gilbert Palestine. Ark. Returned to duty (previously reported killed) Antle. Albert A Irane. Ky. Wounded, undetermined (previously re- ponea aiea irorn wounds) Brown. Harry L. (Cnl.i. Marton. Tn4 Returned to duty (previously reported Stroman. M. C Orangeburg, S. C. Died from wounds (previously reported died of disease) Hlln, H.. Columbia Fallu. M. M'iljK to actlon (previously reported Preoio. Frank A., Marine-tte. Wis. Prezyhyzs. Michael. Ludlngton. Mich KUled in action (previously reportec lng) Copperste'n. Harry, Rock Island, I1L Ficklin, William A., Duplissis. La. Mathsws. Frank R., Zanesvllle, o. Eldin. Hugo, Batesville, Ind. Pulcinno, John. 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