THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1913.
1235100 DREDGE
FORMALLY FLOATED
"Willamette," Launched Offi
cially, Works Like Veteran
Digging Into Channel.
GUESTS ATTEND CEREMONY
Jlachine Boat Deposits Seven to I
tight Per Cent Sand and Adds
60 Per Cent Efficiency to
Port's Equipment.
Her engine turning; over to the tune
of 156 revolutions a minute; her 30
inch discharge pipe running absolutely
full and depositing ashore between
7 and 8 per cent sand, while every
part of the mechanism worked as easily
as though it had been in service a year
instead of a day. was yesterday's per
formance of the new dredge Willam
ette, which Is now officially listed with
the- diggers of the Port of Portland
Commission.
Like the copy of a fine painting the
Willamette is a replica of the dredge
Columbia, though the new machine has
a steel hull and probably the engine is
set off with more brass parts, and va
rious minor things represent advance
ment that naturally follows, because
it was just about 10 years ago that
the Columbia was set afloat to labor.
In that time she has proven a decided
success, yet her operation has illus
trated how simple changes could prove
beneficial.
Commission Receives Guests.
"The former Port of Portland Com
missioners left a monument in the Co
lumbia, for she has proven the type
of dredge adapted to the conditions
found in maintaining the channel from
Portland to the sea, so the Willamette's
parts are duplicates of hers," said S. AL
Mears, president of the Commission.
"That means economy of repairs and
operation, as the same patterns do for
both."
The Willamette is anchored oft the
dock of the Eastern & Western Lum
ber Company, where guests boarded her
at 11 o'clock yesterday, having been
conveyed from the foot of Stark street
in launches. Of the Commission there
were present S. M. Mears, R. D. Inman,
D. C. O'Kellly. Captain Archie Pease,
also Marcus Talbot, general manager;
John Doyle, clerk of the Commission;
J. B. C. Lockwood, designing engineer,
who is the father of the Columbia and
Willamette; Harry Campion, superin
tendent of towage and pilotage: Cap
tain Hugh T. Groves, superintendent of
dredging; Captain Jack Speler, harbor
master: G. B. Hegardt, chief engineer
oi me commission of Public Docks;
K. E. Hickson and B. Ol Brown. Junior
engineers in the office of Major Mc
Indoe. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.;
A. C. Berry, John Wrood. M. C. Banfield,
O. M. Clark, Charles Nelson, Fred Bal
lin, H. T. Clark and & Straugh.
After the visitors viewed the machin
ery and inspected the vessel through
out luncheon was served in the officers'
mess, and then the party went ashore
and watched the discharge pipe belch
ing thousands of gallons of water with
which the material is mixed as It is
drawn from tire riverbed. Sand in the
pipe was estimated at from 7 to 8 per
cent, and it was explained by the
dredge operatives that if 10 per cent of
land was running it would mean that
1000 yards was being deposited each
hour.
Dredge Is Valuable Addition.
The Willamette Is expected to add 60
per cent to the efficiency of the work
ing equipment of the port. During the
last year heavy gains have been made
in dredging, mainly because the diggers
have been kept In service longer and
not so much time was spent on repairs
and overhauling, so she will be a valu
able addition. The Commission has an
abundance of money with which to
carry on the work, and fully expects to
deepen the channel one foot this sea
son. Manager Talbot and Captain
Groves are given credit for the encour
aging showing, and the Commissioners
say they are convinced that th sys
tem of operation under a general man
ager has proven one of the best steps
taken.
The "Willamette vesterdav nnmn
"under a head of 17 feet," or, as the
areage men ngure. the end of ihs nir.
line was that height above the dredge.
It was intended to shift the vessel back
to the dock of the Willamette Iron &
Steel Works, her builders, so that the
machinery could be gone over after the
test, but as a shoal was found near the
dock where the water was but 17 feet
oeep. it was decided to have her re
main there two or three days to re
move it so that vessels could get Into
the berths. Then the machinery will
be gone over, and in about a week she
will be sent to Goble to begin channel
work. The Willamette was built under
:ontract for $235,000.
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scene: ox boardwalk AS SILAS g. christofferson commenced jfis ASCENT.
conditions were Ideal on the coast until
the vessel was off Yaquina at 4
o'clock yesterday morning, when the
storm that had prevailed here for a
few days was met with and the wind
attained a velocity of about 45 miles
an hour. It was the first rain en
countered on the voyage. The steamer
Rose City, Captain Rankin, got away
yesterday morning with a full pas
senger list and heavy cargo.
BLUE FUNNEL
INTERESTED
One of Best-Known Fleets May Put
On Oriental Steamers.
Attracted by the proposed bonus
Portland men are raising for the Orien
tal steamship service, a plan that has
been worked out by the transportation
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, the Blue Funnel line, one of
the best-known fleets reaching this
Coast from the Orient and having an
European service as well, has requested
minute information bearing on the
scheme. Besides the Dollar Steamship
Company, of Son Francisco, was repre
sented in the city during the last week,
and a conference was held with the
committee looking to th establishment
of a service by that corporation. The
Hamburg-American has received all In
formation on the project, as has the
LUMBER SHIPMENTS RECORD
In August 32,392,152 Feet Are
Floated for All Ports.
Lumber shipments to domestic and
foreign ports from Portland during
August established a new mark, as they
aggregated 32.392.152 feet. That sent
to domestic ports was 17.656,133 feet and
was handled by 26 coasters, while to
offshore harbors was sent 14,739,019
fe-t. valued at S16S.849.
In August. 1911. lumber exports
reached 6.326.537 feet and In August,
1910. they were 20.436.090 feet, while In
August. 1909. there w.as not a single
board exported. As fn August. 1910,
10,49.1.000 feet went coastwise. It was
the banner month until the expiration
of the corresponding period yesterday.
The Norwegian steamer Guernsey
heeded the fleet August 3, sailing for
Sydney with 3.521.301 feet at $35,213;
August 5 the British steamer Hazel Dol
lar cleared for Manila with 1.392,000 feet
at $14,620; August 9. British steamer
Orteric. for Manila an- way ports, car
rying 1.767.250 feet, valued at $21,350;
August 16, Japanese steamer Hakuto
Maru. for Hankow, with 1.868,295 feet
at $18,683; August 24. British steamer
Netherpark, for Calcutta, with 3.250.000
feet at $40,200; August 29, Norwegian
steamer Solveig. for Freemantle with a
cargo of 2.121.733 feet, at $31,530. and
the Norwegian steamer Hercules, sail
ing yesterday for Mojl and way ports,
carried 725,440 feet, appraised at $7253.
BEAVER CARRIES PEXXAXT
Flagship Advertises San Francisco
Exposition in 1915.
Because she is the flagship of the
"big three" marine aggregation, the
steamer Beaver, which arrived Fri
day afternoon from California ports
with her passenger accommodations
"chuck a block" and a large cargo, is
flying the official pennant of the 1915
exposition at San Francisco. The
streamer is 22 feet long and Is carried
at the foremast of the big liner. It
is probable other vessels of the fleet
will fly smaller flags that are issued
by the exposition commission.
Captain Mason says that weather
STEAMER INTELXJGEXCK.
Dns to Arrive.
Xame. From . Date.
Besver Ban Pedro. . ..In port
Breakwater Coos Bay.... In port
Alliance turcica In port
6ue H. Elmore. Tillamook fcepl. 1
Boanoke Ban Dleso Sept. 1
Isthmian Baiina Crux.. Sept. 1
Anvil Bandon Sept. 2
Bear ......an vedro Sept. 4
Koia Citv San Pedro. .. Sept. 9
Geo. W. Elder. .Ban Dieao. .. Sept. 0
Xevadan baiina Cruz. .Sept. 12
Lyra Salina Crus. . S ;pt. 28
Nebraakan 8Una Crus.. Oct. 4
To Depart
Name. For Date.
Harvard S. F. to L. A.. Sept. 2
Breakwater. .. .Coos Bay....seyl. z
Cue H. Elmore Tillamook Sept. X
Alliance Eureka J.Sept. 8
Koanoke. .. .. . .ban Diego Bept. a4
Beaver tan Pedro Sept. 4
Anvil bandon Sept. 4
Tale S. F. to U A. Sept. 4
Isthmian. . .. . . aaiina Crux. . Sept. ft
Bear San Pedro... Sept. P
Geo. W. Elder. San Diego... Sept. 11
Rosa City .San Pedro. .. Sept. 14
Kevadan .Malina flrux. ..Sept. It!
Lyra t-alina Cruz. . Bept. 30
Kebraekan.... .Sauna Crux.. Oct. 8
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company,
while Frank Waterhouse & Co., who
have been in the Held for the past year
independently and befose that in com
petition with the Portland & Asiatic,
have written numerous letters to the
committee.
But to all comers the committeemen
have insisted that ths companies first
ascertain for themselves that the ton
nage is here or nearby, and that sufn
cient is available to warrant a fleet
being run across the Pacific, provided
those to operate the vessels do not sit
aown in ortiana ana expect cargu
from the Interior to float down the
dock of its own accord. They believe
that an abundance of business can be
worked ud that has never been sollc
ited. and while willing to pay for losses.
will insist that every effort be made
to attract patronage.
HERCULES HAS DEEP DRAFT
Steamer Sails on Last Voyage With
All Space Taken.
Carrying every pound of cargo that
could be stowed aboard and her draf.
aft 25.6 feet and that forward 25.3 feet.
the Norwegian steamer Hercules hauled
Into the stream at 1 o clock yesterday
afternoon bound for 3Iojl and way
ports on her final passage from Port
land as an Oriental liner. Captain
Archie Pease, who piloted her down,
said that only once before did the ves
sel have as deep a draft.
The Hercules carried the. first wheat
exports of the season, having aboard
7S.250 bushels valuej at $62,564. With
her flour cargo of 22.650 barrels worth
$93,000, the exports in that column for
August was brought up to 53,275 bar
rels valued at $211,500, as the Brittoh
steamer Orteric which sailed August
9, had 30,635 barrels appraised at $122,-
500. When the Hercules departed the
Oriental line from Portland ceased to
exist, but the Waterhouse interests
have chartered the steamers Verona,
Ockley and Fitxclarence for single voy
ages, and others may be taken if neces
sary. OPEN" RIVER OFFICERS MUM
Decide to Make Xo Statement Cover
ing Cessation of Service.
Stockholders In the Open River Trans
portation Company, which will with
draw its steamers from the Middle and
Upper Columbia River service Septem
ber. 30, did not issue an official state
ment yesterday, as had been contem
plated, but decided not to set forth de
tails they had concluded the public
should know.
The steamers will be tied up unless
others wish to purchase or will resume
the operation on a basis satisfactory
to those holding stock in the company.
Many yesterday expressed themselves
as deploring the fact the line would
be discontinued, though those familiar
with the situation feel that the first
object in starting the service to draw
attention to the Celllo project and in
terest the Government in the work-
has been accomplished, and it is now
up to practical steamboatmen to pro
vide for through schedules to the
Upper Columbia when the big ditch is
ready for travel.
OLD BRIDGE REMOVAL URGED
Port of Portland Xot Informed as to
Plans for Razing.
Executives of the Port of Portland
have not been advised officially when"
the O.-W. R. & N. intends to begin the
destruction of the old Steel bridge,
though they have heard it would be
September 9. It is expected that it
the next meeting of the Board the sub
ject will be brought up and the Harrl
man interests asked to make known
their pians.
Pilots have complained that the old
bridge proves bothersome in handling
large vessels, and that it will be a
greater Interference if not removed in
the center of the river before the Win
ter freshet. It was promised, they say,
that the West Side span would be
taken down as soon as possible, but no
move has been made other than to tear
away wires and disconnect a gas main
that spanned the river beneath it. The
War Department granted the company
six months in which to rase the bridge
after the new one was completed. It
is understood that Robert Wakefield
will receive the contract.
XOTTIXGHAM WILL BE TOWED
Dismasted Schooner Leaves Harbor
Today for Seattle.
Information received yesterday from
Puget Sound was that the dismasted
and dismantled schooner Wm. Notting
ham, which has been at the public dry
dock wharf since last Fall, when she
was towed here following her abandon
ment at sea and salvage by a Port of
Portland tug, would leave here today
in tow of the steamer Monarch, and
will be taken to Seattle for repairs.
The tug Tatoosh, of the Puget Sound
Tugboat Company's fleet, will to'w the
hulk from Astoria to the northern har
bor. Her owners have refused offers to
sell the carrier, and it is supposed that
they will have repairs made on Puget
Sound and place her in commission.
N Marine Xptes.
Captain Harry Reeve has been signed
as skipper of the flreboat Geo. H. Wil
liams, succeeding Captain W. H. San-
ford.
Labor day will be taken advantage
of tomorrow by habitues of the Cus-
tom-House, as Government agencies
housed there will remain closed.
Marcus Talbot, manager of the Port
of Portland, left last evening for San
Francisco on business in connection
with the towage of pilotage service
and public drydock.
Richard O'Reilly, port captain of the
Diamond O fleet, who has been cruising
on Puget Sound and exploring the wilds
in the vicinity of Sol Due springs, re
turned yesterday to resume his man
agement of maritime matters.
Duck hunters made the Stark-street
slip their rendezvous yesterday after
noon, as several launches were out
fitted for their voyage to preserves
along the river. During the Winter
the fleet departs from the public slip
each Saturday, returning Sunday even
ing or Monday morning.
When the steamers Klamath and
Northland sailed yesterday for Califor
nia ports all first-class accommodations
had been sold, and a number of passen
gers accepted steerage berths, with the
privileges of dining in the cabin, pay
ing the first-class fare therefor.
Following a layup of a week the
steamer Ocklahama, towboat for the
Port of Portland, left down last night
to bring the British ship Galgate to
the Linnton ballast dock. The Galgate
arrived in yesterday morning, being the
first of the new crop ships to report
and after having made the voyage from
Santa Rosalia in 39 days. Another
squarerigger to reach the river was the
American ship St. Nicholas, from Nush-
agak, she being a member of the north
ern salmon fleet. She is the first to
arrive with part of the pack. Later
in the day the American ship St. Fran
cis was reported outside, also hailing
from Nushagak, and during the after
noon the British bark Killarney, which
sailed from Caliao July 10, was towed
across the bar. She is also under char
ter for wheat.
Expectation Is That Ascent Will Be
From 2000 to 4000 Feet in Spite
of Fact That Passengers
Will Be Carried.
Two Portland young women will
share honors with Silas G. Christoffer
son at the Oaks Amusement Park to
day and tomorrow. Both of them are
among the best-known women in the
city and both intend, at different
times, to make ascents with the avl-J
ator in his hydro-aeroplane.
This is the first time in Portland
that any two women have been taken
flying in the clouds, and, while one
Portland woman has previously taken
a short trip In a flying machine, no at
tempt was ever made to reach any
In all probability Christofferson will
touch from 2000 to 4000 feet at each
ascension, while the fact that he is
carrying women passengers will not
make his "stunts" any the less dan
gerous, according to the agreement he
has with his passengers-to-be.
Three Flights Scheduled.
Christofferson will fly from the
Oaks promptly at the hours of 3,
and 7 P. M., both today and tomorrow.
His single flight yesterday, despite
the threatening weather, was given
promptly on time.
. Indications of the unusual facilities
offered to Immense crowds to witness
the Christofferson flights Is given by
the accompanying photograph. A spe
cial streetcar service will be run to
the Oaks, and there is an assurance
that everyone who wants to go to the
Oaks will be hauled out there on time.
The Hawaiians, with the native band
and singers, are proving another of
the Oaks' popular features and there
seems no chance of their popularity
abating in any manner. Like the avi
ation programme, the Hawaiians are
a free attraction and are to be found
every afternoon and evening at the
Oaks.
Illusion Is Attractive.
Mrs. Philip Pelz, in ner series of de
lightful arias, and Philip Pelz, who
plays pleasing cornet solos, are two
more features everyone is enjoying at
the Oaks.
Arayana, a wonderfully presented Il
lusion, is proving a drawing card,
while Punch and Judy Is an ever-pop
ular topic with Juvenile visitors to the
park. All Zada, who can make ap
ples, vegetables and animals grow
where nothing grew netore, to say not
a word of other dark tilings in Oriental
magic, holds forth on the bandstand
twice daily.
The bill for today and tomorrow 's
easily the biggest holiday offering the
Oaks has had to offer.
ship in our harbors, thus enabling them
to keep, by the assistance of our.Gov
ernment, a crew hired in another coun
try at wages much lower than th
American shipowner must pay. Th
only difference In the cost of operat
ing ships out of American harbors rises
from these circumstances, which. In er
feet, discriminate against the American
merchant marine, compelling it to pay
from 15 to 100 per cent more wages for
its crews than are paid by other ves
sels that come into the ports of this
country.
"A foreign ship can hire a crew
Hongkong at an average of $8
month: at Libau, Russia, at $12:
Triask. Austria, at $12 to $13; at Llv
erpool, at from $13.50 to $25, and these
ships can come into American port
and take out a cargo of goods in com'
petition with an American vessel whic
must pay for its crew at the rate c
from $25 to $30 a month for sailors
and $30 to $50 a month for firemen.
And the existing laws In the United
States make It possible for the foreign
ships to use our own law to hold these
cheap crews in competition with the
crews of tne American ships.
"The purpose of the bill now before
Congress is to deprive the foreign
vessels of the right to call on American
courts to enforce any contracts mad
for labor under another jurisdiction
The result will be an equalization of
wage scales that will place the Amer
lean ship on an equal footing in trad
competition with the foreign ship.
"The bill also provides for insuring
greater safety at sea by demanding a
higher standard of skill on the part o
the seamen and employment of crews
sufficient to insure enough men to each
lifeboat.
"The tendency of the day is to build
larger and swifter ships and with this
tendency Is a corresponding Increase
in the dangers of travel on the seas.
These conditions can only be met by
a demand for greater efficiency on th
part of the seamen employed. Ship
owners have opposed the bill because
It interferes with business Interests. It
is, however. In my estimation, for the
public to decide whether it snau ae
mand safeguarded travel on the seas.
Mr. Feruseth will leave today for San
Francisco, after visiting the labor or
ganizations of the city and conferring
again with the commercial organiza
Hons of Portland.
POWER PLANS APPROVED
XEW STATIONS WILL SUPPLY
CIRCLE TRIJS FOR CARS.
Electric Trains May Be Running
Between Eugene and Corvallis
by January 1.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Auk. 31. Arrived Steamer
Breakwater, from Coos Bay; steamer Al
liance, from Coos Bay and Eureka, balled
Norwegian steamer Hercules, for Mojl and
way Dorts; steamer Nehalem, for San Fran
cisco; steamer Northland, for San Pedro;
steamer Klamath, for San Diego.
Astoria. Auk. ill. Arrived down during
the night, Norwegian steamer Solveig. Ar
rived at 5 and left up at 7:30 A. M.. steamer
Breakwater, from coos iay. Arrived at
0:30 A. M., British bark Galgate, from Santa
Rosalia. Arrived at 10 A. M.( ship St. Nich
olas, from Nushag-ak. Arrived at 12:30 and
1 left up at 0 P. M.. steamer Alliance, from
Eureka and Coos Bay. Arrived at 2:30 P.
M.. British bark Killarney. from Caliao.
Sailed at ,2 P. M-( steamer Tamalp&ls, for
San Pedro. Sailed at 3 P. M-, steamer
Aurelia, for San Francisco; steamer Coaster,
for San Pedro. Outside at b r. M.r ship at.
Francis, from Nushaealt.
San Francisco, Aug. 31. Arrived at 2 P.
M.. steamer Geo. W. Elder, from Portland.
Sailed yesterday, steamer Aberdeen, for
Portland.
San Pedro. Aug. 31. Sailed Steamer
Bear, for Portland.
Adelaide. Aug. 30. Arrived British
steamer River Forth, from Columbia River.
Seattle. Aug.' 31. Arrived Steamers Santa
Cruz, from Winslow; Buckman, from San
Francisco: Leelanaw. from Nome, via Lady
smith. Sailed Steamers City of Seattle, for
Skagwav; Columbian, Umatilla, Buckman,
for Tacoma.
San Francisco. Aug. 31. Arrived Steam
ers Elizabeth, for Bandon; Geo. W. Elder,
from Portland; Cleveland, from Bremerton.
Sailed Steamers President, for Seattle: San
Juan, for Ancon; Chiyo Mam. for Hongkong;
Cordelia, for Ancon; F. S. Loop, for Van
couver; Sisak, for Hamburg: schooner
Mable Gale, for Port Blakeley; bark
Brizeux. for Sharpness; Pennsylvania, for
Ancon.
Columbia River Bar Report.
ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 31. Condition at the
mouth of the river at 5 P. M., smooth; wind,
west, 10 miles; weather, cloudy.
Tides mt Astoria Sunday.
Hig-h. -Low.
3:20 A. M 7.3 feet;:14 A. M 2.0 feet
3:2S P. M 8.4 feet 9:a7 P. M 0.0 foot
SHIPPING AID IS URGED
FAVORS TO FOREIGNERS DE
NIED BY PROPOSED LAW. ,
The Turkish council of state is studying
a project for an underground line to con
nect Stamboul with Pera under the Golden
Horn.
Seaman's Union's President Seeks
to Have Abrogated Power of
Courts to Enforce Law.
Equalization of the cost of operating
vessels taking cargo and carrying pas
sengers out of the ports of the United
States is one of the chief alms of a bill
for which Andrew -uruseth, of San
r'ranclsco. president of the Interna
tional Seaman's Union and secretary of
the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, has
been working before the members of
Congress during the past session.
Mr. Furuseth was In Portland yes
terday on ,his way to San Francisco,
and communicated with F, C. Knapp,
president of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, asking him to look into the
merits of the bill and to lend his as
sistance to Interest the Portland Cham
ber in its passage.
The bill was passed by the House
this session, 'but owning to activity of
the Chambers of Commerce of the Unit
ed States, it was decided by the Senate
committee to postpone final considera
tion until the next session, when pre
liminary hearings will be held. In the
meantime Mr. Furuseth Intends to work
to arouse public interest in favor of
the bill.
"The effect of the bill," said Mr. Furu
seth, "will be to add to the safety of
travel on the seas and to relieve the
American merchant marine from the
conditions that now discriminate
against him, by equalizing the cost of
operating his ships out of American
harbors.
"It provides for the freedom of sail
ors while their vessel is in a safe harT
bor and thus does away with the exist
ing system which has grown up under
statutes and treaties dating back from
20 to 80 years, under which we arrest.
detain and deliver to his vessel any sea
man who has deserted from a foreign
RAILWAY SCALE-TESTING CAB COMPLETES FIRST INSPECTION TOUR IN OREGON AND
WASHINGTON.
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Robert E. Strahorn, president of tbve
Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway
Company, which Is to electrify and op
erate all of the old West Side lines of
the Southern Pacific Company, yester
day approved .the, plans of the engl
neers for the establishment of sub
power stations at Forest Grove, Day
ton and Oswego. Tenders for the con
struction of the buildings will be asked
and the. contracts are expected to be
let within two weeks.
The lines which the new power sta
tions will supply form what is some
times called the "circle trip, the road
passing through Oswego and that
which runs to Hillsboro and Forest
Grove coming together at St. Joseph.
From St. Joseph there is but one S. P.
track south to Albany and Corvallis.
In the electrification of that stretch
of railway subpower station will be
located at McCoy and Corvallis, but
construction work will not begin on
the buildings until the pole lines and
overhead trolley wires are erected on
the circle lines.
Grading camps to the number of
ten are established on the 25-mlle
stretch of new track to be constructed
between Eugene and Monroe and Flagg
& Standifer outfits are moving so rap
idly with their grading contracts that
it is believed probable that electric
trains will be running between Eu
gene and Corvallis not later than the
first of the year. Subpower stations
for this line will be erected at Eugene
and at Monroe.
The first new track put down in
Oregon by the Portland. Eugene &
Eastern Railway Company, was at
Canby last Thursday, while R. S. Lov
ett, chairman of the board of directors
for the Harriman Interests, and his
official party, were looking over the
citv. The rails formed the beginnin
of the railway, which will connect
Canby with Silverton and Salem by
way of the Molalla Valley.
SUFFRAGE TOUR PLEfiSES
TEMPERANCE COLLECTION AT
CORVALLIS $107.
Mrs. Florence Ewcll Atkins Says ol
West, "If That's Politics May
the Lord Give Us More."
Kwria v .cfLs 2r - -1. $ t3 ?,...fjf
GEORGE II. KAISEK, SCALE EXPERT, AND OFFICIAL CAR.
OLTMPIA, Aug. 31. (Special.) Oregon and Washington have a partnership interest in a half-sized
steel boxcar loaded with 70,000 pounds, of junk iron. It s the railway scale-testing car operated under the
control of the Railroad Commission of Oregon and the Public Service Commission of Washington.
George H. Kaiser, of Portland, who has taken the oath of both states to perform the duties of scale ex
pert, has Just completed the- first Inspection trip over both states, and of the 20 track scales in Oregon and
the Ti In Washington, he says he found but one in each state which did not require adjustment.
His report of the, Washington Inspection, filed with th Public Service Commission today, details that 41
scales were found underweight, or favoring the shipper, and 30 overweight, or favoring the railroads.
The scale-testing car was built at the South Tacoma shops of the Northern Pacific under Mr. Kaiser's
direction, at a cost of 12319. Oregon paid half and the railway companies owning scales in Washington the
balance on an apportionment plan. The total weight of the car Is 103.400 pounds. Inspector Kaiser has had
35 years' experience in scale work, residing In Portland during the entire period.
After a tour, commencing with the
local Chautauquas, which was , highly
successful. Mrs. Florence Eweil Atkins,
of National, Tenn., one of the most
prominent regular speakers for the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
returned to Portland yesterday after
noon. Her speeches have been mainly
on temperance, but wherever possible
Mrs. Atkins lost no opportunity ot di
lating upon the advantages of suffrage.
Speaking or the tour, Mrs. Atkins
was full of enthusiasm for the people
of Corvallis, where she had .a remark
able reception. "The fine church there
was absolutely filled to overflowing
and what is more, without so much as
raising a finger to ask for It. we re
ceived over $107 at the collection.
which. I think, was absolutely a record
for the place.
At Baker, Milton and elsewhere In
Eastern and Southern Oregon Mrs.
At kins has been carrying out the work
of the Woman s Christian Temperance
Union. She will remain In Portland
week, speaking among other places, at
the Y. W. C. A. September 3 at 3 P. M.
The following week will be spent at
Tillamook by special request, and to
wards the end of September she will
leave for Washington to attend . the
state fair, returning again to Porl.land
for the National convention of the Wo
man's Christian Temperance Union, Oc
tober IS, when she will be one of the
regular speakers.
"During the last few days I have had
an opportunity of Indorsing the work
that Governor West has now set him
self to do, and I think that such a man
in such an- endeavor should have the
strongest possible support from the
churches, at present lukewarm in my
opinion, and frdfa every decent citizen
in the city and state. With regard to
the remarks made by, some people that
this is but a new political move, then
all I can say is, If that's politics, may
the Lord give use a few more poli
ticians like him.
"AH along the line the indications
that suffrage will win out at the elec
tion are extremely promising. Wher
ever I spoke on the cause numerous
men came to me afterwards saying how
strongly they' favored the movement
and how sure they were of its success."
HLM WOES ARE TOLD
Imposition of License Fee Is
Cause of Trust Suit.
IRON HAND IS KNOWN HERE
Melvln G. Winstoek Tells of Methods
V.sed to Force Sale of Amalgam
ated Exchange for Merely
Nominal Sum.
Bicyclists In England have lost patience
over the dogs that attack tbem. They are
making a blacklist of the anlnral which
do this habitually. The owners of the dogs
are notified, and If the nuisance is not
abated those owners are legally held to pay
damages.
Between 250 and 300 motion-picture
exhibitors in Oregon and Washington
are directly interested in the outcome
of the suit that has been instituted at
Philadelphia by Attorney - General
Wickersham, representing the Govern
ment, for a dissolution of the alleged
moving-picture trust. The defendants
named in the suit are the Motion Pic
ture Patents Company, and the General
Film Company of New York City, and
their auxiliary corporations, by which
it is alleged the manufacture and dis
tribution of motion pictures, films,
cameras and exhibiting machines were
controlled through their distributers
in violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law.
The alleged illegal combination,
which virtually controlled not only th
manufacture but the distribution of
motion picture films throughout the
country, persistently fought independ
ent concerns. So strong was the
organization that It forced the pay
ment of a weekly license of 3, in au
dition to the cost of the films, by every
exhibitor using the films furnished by
the trust. It was against the payment
of this assessment that the exhibitors
protested and played a part in bring
ing about the Federal suit that has
been filed.
Inside Facts Known Here.
Discussing some of the inside facts
relating to the operations of the mov
ing picture trust, Melvln G. WinstocK,
general manager of the Peoples The
ater, yesterday said:
"I happen to know of many of the
inside facts concerning this case and
I do not doubt that testimony will be
taken in Portland to he used in the
suit. In confiscating the business of
the Amalgamated here the methods
used were so flagrant that they would
have been looked upon with horror
even in Russia. That they could has
prevailed In a free country is beyond
my comprehension.
The trust otficlals not only Droug.it
the most absurd and unfounded chars ;s
against the company, but they learned,
from some traitor on the inside of our
business, that I was the one man who
was bitterly standing out against their
unjust encroachments and they sought
to ruin me and tried to get my asso
ciates to kick me out of my position.
But the board of directors Knew that
my only crime was loyalty to the best
Interests of the company and they
would not accept my resignation,
though I freely tendered it. Let the
trust people deny this if they dare and
will produce tne original telegram
which they sent. I intended at that
time that if the Amalgamated had ac
cepted my resignation through the
machinations of the Motion Picture
Patents Company that I would have
filed a suit against them for $500,000.
damages, have been my own attorney
and I will wager all 1 nave on eartn
that I would have won substantial
damages.
Amalgamated Frightened Out.
'The Amalgamated was formed by
me out of the old Edison Company,
which I bought from the Consldine and
Morgan interests and the Morton Film
Exchange, started by S. Morton Cohn.
I was the general manager of the con
solidation and by good management,
conservative methods, and lair treat-
ent we built up a great and protnoie
business. We had an agreement wim
th trimt and I say without fear of
contradiction that we lived up to both
the spirit and letter of every covenant
of that agreement. 1
Thev wanted our property Decau.se
they saw that we were making money.
They offered to buy, that is not buy
because buying presupposes a price.
The price they offered was totally in
adequate and we did not sell. Then
all sorts of -expedients were resorxeu
to. They had given us a license ana
they threatened to cancel it, alleging
trivial ar.d unjust reason.-i.
If they had cancelled this so-canoa
inD. it itipunt that thev would not
thereafter supply us with films and of
course that meant a loss of our entire
investment, for at that time few hid
confidence in the success of the inde
pendent -factories. At that time the
ndependent producers were uonis Har
assed with nameless lawsuits ior
esed Infringements. At tms time, w.
came that wnony unuiitu
sonal attack on me. The result v.as
that our stockholders were panic-
trieken. My advice was notiieeum
and we sold.
Contract Not Complied With.
Thev never complied with their con
tract with us and though we were, as
part payment, to receive certain prc-tnr.u-
it was onlv within the
past week that this preferred stock
was severally aiiuitea .
holders. Part of the purchase price
was agreed to be paid in quarterly In.
tallments and ever since m
-.i i . . . . a ..in I
we have Deen getting -
portion of the profits of the very thing
which they got from us by these meth
ods. . ... ' .
"We broke away irom tne im o..
the proper psychological moment and
formed a connection wun tne rei
ess branch of tne inaepencema. vj.m.
films are satisfying tne puniic. w
can now reach out into the marKcts oi
the world for our product. We have
the respect and confidence of the pub
lic, but our great fight will not have
been fully won until we compel tne
iron-bound trust to submit to the open
market, until an exhibitor shall every
where have the right to secure any
picture anywhere so long as he la will
ing to pay the price therefor. For this
sreat purpose we have on our fight
ing garments and they will stay on
until the victory Is won."
MONEY SAVED FOR STATE
Blank Forms Are Sent Uailroad
Commissioners by Federal Body.
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 31. (Special.)
Chairman Altchison, of the State Rail
road Commission, is in receipt of blank
fntms for railroad reports. These forms
are received from the Interstate Com
merce Cu.-nnisslon. That Commission
furnithes the forms to the various
Commissions for the purpose of secur
ing uniformity In the reports. ll'Q ex
pense cf these reports would be grc it
if t'tey wer published by "he indiv d
ual comr-uf slons, and Chairman Ait" h
Ison statta that Oregon Is saved thou
sands of dollars annually tnicugn mis
ccniesslon from the Intel stt'.e Com
merce Commission.
T:..e new reports are ror me tirst
time just what are needed in Oregon,
as prici to this time It has teen nec
essary to fill in information wanted
in th- shape of loose leaves.
The prtcent reports will sn.nv u.a
condition of each road and system up
to JlTl! i'l. U13.