The Sunday Oregonian., November 09, 1913, Section One, Page 10, Image 10

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THE SUXD.AY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER O, 1913.
POINTERS
SOUGHT
BY
New Head of Northern Pacific
Says He Has His "Ear to
Ground" This Trip.:
TRAFFIC IN WEST PLEASES
Northwest Territory Well Known
Through frequent Visits and At
tention to Requirements of
Country Are Promised.
"I am here to learn something about
my new Job," said J. M. Harvnaford,
president of the Northern Pacific, who
arrived in Portland yesterday In com
pany with J. J. -Hill and other rail
road men and financiers.
"So far as I know the Northern Pa
cific has no particular plans. It will
continue to serve the people In the
future as it has in the past. We are
the oldest road In Portland and always
have tried to do our share In the work
cif development that has characterized
the growth of this city.
"No, I have nothing to say for the
Northwest. On the other hand, I am
trying to find out what 'the Northwest
has to say to me. I have my ear to
the ground on this trip.' I want to
learn what the people want. After all,
the people have a good bit to say about
bow the railroads are to be conducted.
"The Northern Pacific has had a
good year. We have had big crops.
We have handled a lot of freight and
hauled a lot of people. Things may
have been a little quiet in some places
but we have had less of that quietness
out here than elsewhere."
Northwest Well Known.
This is Mr. Hannaford's first visit
to Portland since he assumed the presi
dency of the Northern Pacific two
months ago. However, he Is well ac
quainted here. As vice-president of the
Northern Pacific he had been a frequent
visitor and probably Is as well ac
quainted with the needs of this terri
tory and conditions in this territory
as any non-resident official of a local
road. He is a traffic man. As vice
president he had charge -of traffic.
Mr. Hannaford was greeted yester
day by the same committee that re-
. 1 M. T T 1 1 1 nnrl woo ovfonrt.fl U
hearty welcome to the city. He pre-
ferred. however, to remain somewhat I
in the background, remarking to one or
his friends that "Mr. Hill is the man
the people want to see. I don't want
to crowd in." Yet Mr. Hannaford was
the subject of much attention. Accom
panied by P. H. Fogarty, assistant
general freight agent of the Northern
Pacific, and E. C. Robbins, chief clerk
In the office of A. D. Charlton, assist
ant 'general passenger agent, he took
a short automobile trip Aout the city
previous to going to the Oregon Hotel,
and to the banquet at the Commercial
' Club later.
Long Trip Promised.
Mr. Hannaford expressed the Inten
tion of paying a later visit to Port
land and of devoting several days to
n inspection of company property In
this vicinity.
"I want to keep In close touch with
the whole Northern Pacific system," he
declared. "While business will keep me
in St. Paul most of the time, I think it
Is my duty to get over the line as often
ns possible. I want to know what the
people desire and what the service of
the road demands. I can do this best
by going over the road whenever the
opportunity offers."
On account of his long service with
the Northern Pacific and his frequent
visits to Portland Mr. Hannaford is
well known here. He was busy last
right greeting old friends, who offered
congratulations On his elevation to the
Northern Pacific presidency to succeed
Howard Elliott.
POLK APPLES ARE SHIPPED
C. W. Dossett Starts 7 80 Boxes to
San Francisco Markets.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) C. W. Dossett made one of the
largest shipments of first-class apples
to be sent out of this county when he
started . 780 boxes Thursday to San
Francisco markets.
Mr. Dossett came to Polk County last
year with the idea that as good apples
could be grown iiere as any place. He
has proven this by getting 4000 boxes
of fine apples from 30 acres. He was
formerly in the Yakima country.
i Hens Go On Strike.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 8.- Spe
cial.) Strictly fresh eggs are bring
ing 55 cents a dozen in Vancouver.
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Store eggs can be bought for a few
cents less. J. E. Anderson, who has
36 laying hens, gets from 24 to 34
eggs daily, and his neighbors' hens
have all gone on a strike, which will
not be called off until Spring.
DELINQUENT LIST LARGER
Tax Collector Says Xew' Law . Inter
feres With Payments.
There are $27,982.90 more delinquent
taxi's this year tnan last year said
Chief Deputy Huckabay yesterday.
The large delinquent list is due, the
tax collector said, because- of the new
law exempting personal property from
taxation. Although District , Attorney
Evans has said that this law Is void
and a test case is pending in the Su
preme Court, many residents of Mult
nomah County refused to pay tax on
their property exempted by the new
law until it has been declared void
by the courts.
The total collection of 1912 axes is
16.962.732.79. On October 6 ti. .3t day
before the taxes became Oiaiiquent
there was J178.473.16 uncollected as
compared to $150,480.26 on October 8,
1912.
ALL EVIDENCE IS HEARD
Arguments in Disbarment Case "Will
Be Heard Mondaj.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov. 8. (Spe
cial. ) The grievance committee of the
Clarke County Bar Association, James
P. Stapleton, G. R. Percival and Frank
E. Vaughan. whlca has been hearing
the disbarment proceedings against
Edgar M. Swan, a local attorney, at 11
o'clock today completed taking
evidence. If the attorneys desire to
argue the case, they will be heard Mon.
day, after which the committee will
make Its report to the Bar Associa
tion. The organization will have power
to either dismiss the charges, or pre
sent them to the judge of the Superior
Court. In case the charges are pre
ferred In the Superior Court, it is
understood that Judge Back will not sit
on the bench, but will ask a. brotheT
Judge to hear the. case.
APPLE CROP IS SPLENDID
Polk County Shows It Can Compete
for Color and Flavor. ,
MONMOUTH, Or., Nov. 8. (Special.)
This season's yields from Polk Coun
ty's leading apple orchards show no de
crease In the number of boxes. No cases
of poor yields are reported, and in addi
tion to favorable Indications for good
prices, the fruit is free from worms in
more cases than usual this year. M. M.
Harvey, north of this city, harvested a
large crop this year cf several standard
varieties of apples.
Proof that Polk County can produce
apples with as fine appearance and
flavor as any in the valley are the re
sults obtained from a 30-acre apple or
chard belonging to C W. Dossett. The
yield from the orchard was 4000 boxes.
MAN TABS VOTES 15 YEARS
Linn County Justice of Peace Has
L'niquo Record.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 8. (Special.)
When C J. Shead, Justice of the Peace
at Shedd, Linn County, assisted last
evening In canvassing the vote of last
Tuesday's election. It made the 15th
continuous year he has assisted in can
vassing the official vote of Linn Coun
ty. Since 1898 he has been one of the
three members of the canvassing board
at every election held in this county.
He has worked in that capacity with
five dlferent County Clerks.
L. L. Swan, of Albany, was the other
Justice of the Peace on the canvassing
board, has assisted in canvassing the
vote at all elections in Linn County
for the past seven years.
SISKIYOU ROAD IS ASSURED
Right-of-Way for Mountain Route
Secured and Convicts Will Be Used.
MEDFORD, Or., Nov. 8. (Special.)
The Dollarhide Toll road, which has
been an obstacle for some time in the
securing of a right-of-way over the
Siskiyous for the new permanent
highway, has been secured finally by
the County Court for $300.
L. D. Dollarhide, owner of the road,
held out for $3000 for some time, and
it was feared condemnation proceedings
would have to be started. County
Judge Tou Velle, however, brought Mr.
Dollarhide to terms.
It has been decided to use convicts
on the work this Winter. A camp will
be established on the other side of the
Siskiyous February 1.
Saw "Bucks," Man Hurt.
John Hein, a logger, working In' the
woods near Sixty-second street and
Sixty-fifth avenue. Southeast, was
sadly cut about one hand and arm
when a saw. with which he was felling
a tree, "bucked" and jumped back
across his arm. He was taken to
Good Samaritan Hospital.
Ii. 'ORDGAA, UV D Lit Til J 3?. -V. CH tMBEBlitl
WATER RENTS PLAN
SCORED BY OWNERS
"Outrageous," Says Realty
Man of Daly's Scheme to
Assess Property.
RENT RISE THREATENED
Landlords Already Have Trouble
Enough and Investments Are
Xot Profitable, , It Is
Asserted.
Universal opposition to Commissioner
Daly's proposed plan of assessing the
water rents against the property own
ers is manifested by a number of real
estate dealers and owners who were
interviewed yesterday.
"The Idea Is outrageous!" exclaimed
Henry Fries, of Wakefield, Fries & Co.
"We have bond issues and taxes enough
already. Things have reached a point
where property is no longer a good in
vestment. A friend, worth at least half
a million dollars, said to me a few
days ago: 'Thank God, my money Is
not Invested in Portland property! 1
own my home, and that is 11 the real
estate I have in this town.'
"The man who rents a hotel or a
store fll cause- no trouble. It's the
small fenter, who has a house that
scarcely brings in enough to be worth
while, that will make us worry. If he
refuses to pay his rent we can't shut
off his water like the city does, and
If we have It shut off by the city the
tenant will make a row. Landlord and
tenant have enough to quarrel about
already."
Extra Burden on Owner.
- "I disapprove of the plan," said E. L.
Daly, a real estate man and extensive
property owner. "It would put an addi
tional burden on the owner, and he
could not raise the rent proportionally.
People think that the landlord is Just
rolling in money because he comes
around every month and collects from
$20 to $50. As a matter of fact, the
landlord is often in bad circumstances
himself. The taxes are high, some of
the properties are vacant, and the cost
of repairs and improvements cuts the
profits almost to nothing. I have a
large amount of money led up In Fort-
land property, and I don't believe that
the whole Investment pays more than
2 per cent under the present financial
conditions. Of course, some of it is
vacant, but the money is invested there
just the same."
"The city can collect water rents
easier than we can," said L. Enderud, a
property owner. "I can't see that it
would help anybody but the city. It
would save them the xpense of col
lection. And if the owner had to pay
the water rent the tenant might let the
water go to waste. They would water
the lawns overtime and get us into
trouble with the city."
Declare! Plan Unfair.
"The law assessing the water rents
on the property owner would be un
fair," said S. D. Vincent, president of
the Portland Realty Board, "and I hope
that the members of the Commission
in their zeal to make a showing for
their several departments will not be
tempted to pass laws that are unjust
to any class of people.
"The law would encourage a spirit
of wastefulness among the tenants. If
a man had trouble with the owner he
might unexpectedly move out after
turning on every faucet In the house.
The class an owner generally has
trouble with are mean, enough to do
anything."
"I think the law would be a mis
take," said W. H. Webb, a realty dealer.
"The property owners have enough bur
dens when they stand for the taxes
and vaca'ncles. Things are well enough
as they are. If the city wants quar
terly payments in advance, I have no
objection, although that would proba
bly work a hardship on some.
"My investments are largely in busi
ness property, and would not be so
much affected by the new law, because
the leases are generally ,for longer
time, and the renters are business men,
and more responsible; They look at
things from a business standpoint.
CoIIeotins for the City.
"I am speaking of the owner in gen
eral. It looks to me like it would be
making him a gratuitous collector for
the city, and there is no more reason
why he should collect for them than
for the gas company, and the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company.
"I tuink it would eventually result
In a raise of house rent to cover the
cost of the water. Right now there
would be a . kick at a raise, but I
think it would come. Probably in two
years the rent on u house that is let
now for $35 a month would be $37,50 or
$40. with the water Included, and the
i IiASBXJGHT PHOTOGRAPH OP JAMES J HILL AND OTHER VISITORS AT THE
X. OK MIHMUruLisj .1. M. IIW.NAKORU, PKKSinKXT IP THK NORTHERN PACIFIC JAMES J. HILL, EDGAR
A.D GEORlili r. BAKEB. PKES1UK.M OF Tllia FIE? V AAXIOSAI. BANli OF SKW ioatt CJTIt
reiJter would pay from $2.50 to$5 a
month water rent,' instead of from $1
to $2."
"Mr. Daly seems to give no considera.
tion to the landlords, who pay the
largest part of the taxes." said Leo
Frieze. "He seems to thinlt that by
cutting down his office expenses he will
lessen - taxation. Experienced owner
ship can freely deny this.
Would Encourage Waste.
"Aside from this, it will be actual
ly encouraging water waste by renters,
who- would think that an unlimited
supply should be included with the
rental. Poor families, as a result, will
be obliged to put up a. guarantee to
insure the water rent. This will be
necessary to protect the landlord, who
cannot cut off the water to insure pay
ment, as the city does."
"I think the tenant should be held
for the water rent," said G. J. Kauf
man, manager .of the Portland Hotel,
and an extensive property owner.
"The landlord may be absent when
the tenant moves out, and it is unjust
to try to hold him for something that
he has not used. The tenant is the
one who uses the water, and should
pay fr it."
VALUE OF ACT PROVED
BUT 36 PF;R CENT OF MARION
COUNTY SCALES CORRECT.
Deputy Sealer of Weights and Meas
ure Says Use of Incorrect
Devices Not Allowed.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. 7. (Special. Dep
uty Sealer of Weights and MeivMires
iiuchtel today announced that the re
port of Samuel Burkhart, Deputy Sealer
of Weights and Measures In this
county, the first one to be made un
der the law passed at the recent ses
sion of the Legislature, demonstrated
that the act was a good one. Mr.
Burkhart reports that only 36 per cent
of the scales tested were correct, and
that about 40 per cent of the weights
were correct. The report says, in part?
"There having been no Inspections
made previously to the passing of this
law, as well as carlessness In the care
of scales, accounts for this low per
centage of accurate weighing devi -es.
Of the weights found incorrect about
36 per cent were corrected and ad
justed and their use allowed, the bal
ance being condemned until made tc
conform with the standards.
"In general the various devl ok. t r
the ascertaining of quantities in this
city have been inspected, and Uie ma
jority are now correct, the me of the
incorrect ones being not allowed. Un
der the provisions of this law the sale
of different commodities is regulated.
rand purchasers are entitled to full
weight and measure, and It would be
apprlclated If, in those cases where a
certain or a specific amount of any
thing is ordered and a less amount de
livered, the purchaser would communi
cate with this office in order that an
Investigation could be made end the
conditions causing the shortage rem
edied." - -
LABORER SHOT TO DEATHi
Gun Shoved Through Cabin Window
and Fired by Stranger.
An unidentified man, a laborer in a
construction gang, was shot to death
last night as he was sitting in a cabin
on the east bank of the Sanfc River, a
few hundred yards east of Troutdale
station.
According to the story told by other
men who were in the cabin at the time,
a double-barreled shotgun was thrust
through a window by an unknown man
and fired point blank into their midst.
The charge centered in the left breast
of the stranger, tearing his lungs to
shreds. After receiving the bullets, the
man Is said to have risen from his seat,
ran through a door and after going 40
feet from the cabin, fell dead.
A posse was organized at Troutdale
and scoured the surrounding country,
but without finding a clue to the mur
derer. Deputy Sheriff Beckman went
to the scene from Portland.
$25 DEPOSITED FOR WORK
Youth Seeks Police Aid After He Is
Robbed of Clothes.
J. H. Panteles, a young man who de
posited $25 with the Brown News Com
pany, doing business on Sixth street
North, near the Union Depot, as surety
that he would perform the duties of a
position which they agreed to give him,
appealed to the police yesterday for aid.
Panteles alleged that Friday night,
after he had paid all but a few-dollars
of his funds to secure the position, his
room was robbed and when he woke up
yesterday morning, prepared to go to
work, he found that he had not present
able clothes. Friends furnished tempo
rary covering and he went to the news
company's office to secure the refund
of his money. He says they refused it.
and then wished to compromise for $15.
He refused, and appealed to the police.
STOVES
PERFECTION
OIL
HEATERS
FINE FOR
A CHILLY
BATHROOM
ANDIRONS, FIRE SETS, FIRE SCREENS, SPARK GUARDS
DOMESTIC AND IDEAL GAS RANGES
"PITTSBURG" WATER HEATERS
HONEYMAN HARDWARE
FOURTH AT ALDER
HILL SHOWS VIGOH
Threequarters of Century
Hangs Lightly Yet.
CONGRESS HALTS TRADE
'There's Nothing Fundamentally
"Wrong With Business," 'says
"Empire Bnilder," Whose
Presence Here Welcomed.
"What's tne matter with business?"
James J. Hill reoeated the question
and then looked ahead as if the Idea
never had been presented tn him be
fore. "I didn't, know there was anything
the matter with it. The country Is all
right. Crops are good. There may
be a little disturbance over a few items
of legislation, but when that is settled
we ought to have good times.
"There Is nothing fundamentally' the
matter with business in this country.
Some people may be holding off until
Congress gets through. Otherwise busi
ness is on a sound enough basis." '
COMMERCIAL CLTJ3 BANQUET
THE CAREFUL BUYER IN
MAKING A SELECTION OF A
STQVE NATURALLY DESIRES
TO GET THE VERY BEST,
WHETHER IT BE A HEATING
STOVE OR A STEEL RANGE.
STOVES WITH A NATIONAL
REPUTATION MUST THERE
FORE APPEAL TO THE PRO
SPECTIVE PURCHASER AS
THE ONES TO BE EXAMINED
FIRST.
IN OFFERING BRIDGE BEACH
& CO.'S LINE OF' HEATING
STOVES AND RANGES. WE DO
SO WITH THE ASSURANCE
THAT THERE IS NOTHING
BETTER MADE IN THE STOVE
LINE.
THEY GIVE SATISFACTION.
VISIT OUR STOVE DEPART
MENT ON THE SECOND FLOOR
AND SEE THE MANY STYLES
AND SIZES WE ARE SHOWING.
In spite of his 75 years, Mr. Hill was
as active and as vigorous as ever when
he stepped from the rear platform of
the special train that brought him to
Portland at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. He walked with a smooth, even tread.
His eyes' sparkled as . of old and his
hand clasp was just as firm as it was
25 years ago. He recognized many of
his friends among the committee that
met him at the North Bank station,
and called them cheerfully by name as
he stepped forward to greet them.
Mr. Hill was one of the first to leave
the train. He stood alone for a mo
ment until George F. Baker, president
of the First National Bank of New
York City, followed him to tne station
platform.
"I understand there is to be a com
mittee here to meet us," said the "Em
pire Builder," who had held the train
at Vancouver, Wash., half an hour so
that It might not arrive in Portland
ahead of schedule. The committee was
there, only a little way down the plat
form. Among those at the station to meet
him were Mayor Albee. J. H. Young,
president of the local Hill lines: Wil
liam Harder, general agent of the
Great Northern; Emery Olmstead, man
ager of the Northwestern National
Bank; A. H. Averill, president of the
Chamber of Commerce; Julius L. Meier.
M. C. Dickinson, A. O. Sheldon, general
agent of the Burling'ios; F. H. Fogarty,
assistant general freight agent of the
Northern Pacific, and others.
Mr. Hill never had met Mayor Albee.
"I'm glad to meet your Mayor," he
said. "I'll try to behave myself while
I'me here.
Then, turning to Mr. Piper, he said:
"Mr. Baker wants to see the town. He
doesn't come here often, and I want
LAST NIGHT.
B. PIPKR, l'KKSIUK.NT OF T11K l'OKTLIM) COMMERCIAL CUB.
STOVES
REZNOR
GAS
BEATERS
THEY MAKE
A DREARY
ROOM CHEERFUL
COMPANY.
to show him what Portland looks like."
"You know we have a little banquet
planned for tonight," he was reminded.
"Well, we don't want to miss that.
If we get started right away we can
be back in an hour."
Stopping only long enough to alloiv
a set of moving picture machines get
in their work, the "Empire Builder"
waved a modest salute in response to a
gathering crowd's lust of huzzahs. Mr.
Hill posed once before the cameras
alone and then Insisted on getting Mr.'
Baker into the picture with him. The
two and L. M. Hill then entered a ma
chine with Emery Olmstead and took a
spin around the city, returning to the
Oregon Hotel at 5 o'clock.
The presence of Mr. Baker led
naturally to questions regarding the
currency measure now pending in Con
gress. "The country is waiting for Congress
to get through with Its currency legis
lation," asserted Mr. HIM deliberately.
"There are many good features in the
bill and some that arte not so good.
They ought to be careful about what
they do. It is possible for them to
leave the currency situation in worse
condition than it is now. They
oughtn't to Jump from the frying pan
into the fire."
So far as actual railroad and steam
ship problems are concerned. Mr Hill
declared that he has no more to do" with
their solution than the ordinary lay
man. '
"Why. young man." he reminded an
inquisitive interviewer. "don't you
know that I'm out of railroading?
"I'm only a high private in the rear
ranks. I have nothing to do with rail
road building or railroad operati?;;."
"When are you going to start run
ning those steamers to California?" he
was asked.
"You'll have to ask Mr. Young about
that. I don't bother myself about those
things at all."