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POKTLAND, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY: EVENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1903.
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NEWTAX
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COURT,
QUICK DECISION ,
BY LOWER COURT
Judge Geland Rules in Effect That There Can
.. Be No Valid Levy in 1903 His Action
. Hatter of Form to Hasten Final Test
The teat cue, brought to determine
whether there can ba a valid levy of the
taxes of 1901, has been passed upon by
. tha trial court and will . probably reach
... tha supreme court next; week. In view
' of the great importance of the suit
to every city and county In the state,
Jt la thought -that the upper court will
give It immediate consideration. A de
ctsion la expected within a very short
time.
The autt was brought by Mrs. 'Martha
X Flanders, for herself and all other
- taxpayers of Multnomah county, and
an Injunction was asked restraining the
connty from making any further ex
penditures on the 1801 assessment roll,
on the ground that all money so ex
pended will be thrown away, as there la
now no legal provision for the "levy of
this year's taxea. The suit was - tiled
last week, 'Williams, Wood and Llntnl
eum appearing for the complainant A
demurrer was promptly entered by
Judge C H. Carey, representing the
county, and the case came up yester
day afternoon before Judge Cleland upon
the Issue thus Joined.'
Decision Vest Month Maybe.
As It Is the desire of all parties to
the suit to get It before the supreme
court aa early as possible, no time was
lost In argument before the trial court.
The proceedings- were purely formal and
Judge Cleland entered a dcre over
ruling the demurrer, which Is equivalent
to a decision that there can be no valid
levy of vthis -year's taxes. An appeal
was at once prayed by the county and
the abstract of the record Is now being
prepared.
If the ease proceeds as expeditiously
as is hoped the people of Oregon will
probably know by the middle of Octo
ber whether there can be a valid levy
of the taxes of 1901. An adverse de
olslon by the supreme court then would
raise the practical question whether
there should ba a special ' session of
the legislature to remedy the defect In
the law.
' ha Journal's Tight.
It Is Just "1 J days since the attention
of the public was first called by The
Journal to the grave defect In the new
tax law, a defect so serious that It
threatens the loss of an entire year's
revenues to every city, county an
school district in Oregon, as well as to
the state Itself.
Careful consideration of the facts
presented by The Journal quickly con
vinced the great majority of the lawyers
of this city that a levy of the taxes
assessed in 10 J would not be sustained
by the courts. It was obvious that In
order to set the question definitely at
rest It must be submitted to-the su
preme court, and the suit brought last
week by Mrs. Flanders was the result
PUSH CLUB
IS
U)
Union of Business Bodies,
Fleischner's Suggestion,
Meets Approval;
FOUR IN ONE PROPOSED
YOUNG GIRL STOLEN
BY A PROCURESS
Obxbt Mxnrt auTurus poucx or
TOftTTBB TO XBTSBCEPT GJEIX.D
or 14 who xa Bsnra cajluxd to
nan GOLD CAMP DAVCZ BAX.LS
nOK POBTXJUf D.
Secretary of ' Chamber of Commerce
and Board of Trade and a Leader
of Manufacturers' Associa
tion Talks.
TOWN OF BREMERTON
OFFERED FOR SALE
, Washington, Sept 23. William Bremer,
f Bremerton, Wash., bad a conference
With Secretary Moody today, and offered
the town of Bremerton for sale to the
navy department Bremer owns most of
the property between the wharf And
naval' station. He holds an option on a
large ' portion of the remainder. Sec
retary Moody promised a consideration of
the matter.
FAT HOUSE BREAKER
TRAPPED IN A WINDOW
An unknown burglar met with misfor
tune In his attempt to rob the residence
of Mrs. Powell, at Union avenue and
IWyngate streets last night He started
to climb into the house through a
pantry window, but his averdupols and
the dimensions of the window did not
arallel, and the, noise he made" In extri
cating himself brought Mrs. Powell to
the scene. She screamed as only a
kvoman can scream. The burglar finally
got clear and a chase ensued across lots,
the intruder being followed by several
tnen who had been attracted to the scene,
but he finally managed to slip his pursu
ers in the darkness.
. The burglar was unusually bold. The
Powell family had Just left the dinmg
room and were In various parts of the
house. Mrs. Powell was attracted to the
kTtchen by a noise from the pantry.
There she saw a man stuck fast in the
window. She simply screamed at the
top of her voice and the Intruder re
doubled his exertions to get out of the
tight place. By the time the male mem
bers of the house reaehed the pantry he
was hot-footing It through the back yard
and on across lots.
The people In the district were consid
erably excited over the affair and some
of the women declared they would not
go to sleep all night The more timid
say they will be very careful in ap-
preaching their pantries hereafter.
Samuel Connell, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce "I am In favor
of Mr. Fleischner's plan for the con
solidation of the chamber of commerce.
the board of trade and the manufactur
ers' association. I go farther. I advo
cate' their union with the Commercial
club, so that there shall be only one
body In Portland for the purposes now
followed - Jiy . the . four organisations
DRUNKEN SOLDIERS:
PARADE THE STREETS
(Journal Special Service.)
Washington, Sept 23. Contrary to
fell reports of ultimate peace In the Bal
Jcans which come to the state depart
ment it is believed here- that before
Saturday strong measures -will be taken
by the United States, and probably Eng
land, to insist that the sultan issue an
Irade calling for a cessation of torture
and rapine by the Mussulmans In Monas
flr, Adrlanople and particularly along the
Bulgarian frontier.
As frequently are received dispatches
teeming with horror as those which as
sume a different tone. It Is known .that
Instructions have been given by the sec
j-etary of state to Minister Lelschman
at Constantinople to Investigate the
Sources of both.
The following was received from
Vienna this morning and tills probably
the true state Of affairs, and also dem
onstrates the hypocrisy of the Porte of.
turkey:
"Vienna, Sept. 21. Die Zeits Klrkll-1
llssa correspondent says that the author
ities have distributed arms and ammunl
tion to the Mohammedans declaring the
sultan has beerf afven-uthority ,by the
powers to exterminate all Bulgarians If
he so; chooses Fifty villages have al
ready been destroyed. At Kvkarlon Mo
hammedans pillaged the Christian church
and drunken soldiers paraded the streets
clad In prieatly vestments. Scores Of
women and girls were carried to Turkish
camps, where those who atill survive are
held in a horrible state of bestial cap
tivity." . -
. btttltajt orrzs obdxm.
(Journal Special Service.)
Vienna, Sopt 23. A Constantinople
dispatch says that the Turkish minister
of war bas directed the MonasUr troops
to be transported to Adrionople for con
centration on the Bulgarian frontier.
with orders to assume the offensive If
necessary, , t
CONVENTION WILL
DECIDE PARK'S-CASE
- (Journal Special Service.)
Kansas City, Sept. 23. The Parks case
Vas thrown into the hands of the eon
'rehtlon this morning by a majority -report
of the credentials committee who
laid It had been unable to decide. '
BBPOXTB ABB BXAOQBBATXD.
(Journal Special Service.)
Bucharest Sept 23. Dispatches re
ceived here this morning state that the
reports of the anti-Jewish riots at uo,
mel, Russia, were exaggerated, as none
were killed. ! The riots, however, were
serious and many, Jews were beaten and
tortured until . they ; were crippled for
life. The Russian government showa a
cold Indifference. '.
FORGER WELLS TURNS
TRICK IN SPOKANE
Harry C Wells, who suddenly disap
peared from Portland two Greeks ago af
ter cashing a bank draft of 170. the
property of the Order of : Fraternal
ilome Buyers, has been heard front at
Epokane, Wash., where he Is alleged to
have left a worthies check In exchange
fror which he received the sum of 17 , :
The victim tjf Wells 1n thisrtty -was
"Secretary Charles II. Qaylerd of the
tfotel Portland, who cashed the draft,
elleying that he was a metnbec of the
Home Buyers. George Putnam, manager
of the Spokane Press, Is the second on
to claim that Wells has played him
false. v .""' -. :
The 'check honored by Putnam was
drawn on the First National - bank, of
Portland and signed by C D. Brown. It
was dated September 5, When an at
tempt, was made to collect the money It
was found that no- suck account existed
and that C. D. Brown" ta alt appear
ances was 'a creation of Wells brain, ,
named."
Max M. Shlllock, secretary of the
Board of Trade "I am In favor of the
consolidation of the chamber of com
merce, the board of trade, the manufac
turers' association and the Commercial
club. We should have one large central
body, or push club, with departments to
look after the several lines of activity
now eared tor by the various organisa
tions.
Fletcher Linn, manager of the' Oregon
Furniture Manufacturing Company, a
prominent member of the manufactur
ers' association "T would expect good
results to oome from a union of the
chamber of commerce and the board t.t
trade, but believe the manufacturers'
association should remain a separate or
ganlsatlon.
These statements were made by rep
resentative of the organizations men
tloned In the Interview of I. N. Fleiach
ner in yesterday's Journal. Mr. Flelsch
ner advocated the consolidation of the
chamber of commerce, the board of
trade and the manufacturers' assocla
tion.
Aroused By nelschaevi
The proposal of Mr. Fleischner has
stirred muoh comment among the busi
ness, commercial and professional men
of Portland. It was the subject of dis
cussion last night In the various clubs.
and today in many stores and offices It
was debated with deep Interest
Mr.. Fleischner's idea was elaborated
by the secretaries of both the chamber
of commerce and the board of trade,
each officer favoring the union of the
three organisations mentioned with the
Commercial club.
Secretary nuilook'a Views.
Secretary Shlllock of the board of
trade, being asked what he thought of
the suggestion of Mr. Fleischner In ref
erence to the consolidation of Port
land s commercial bodies, said:
"I have long been of the same opinion
as Mr. Fleischner. I am a firm believer
In the centralisation of power and the
unification of effort More effective
work can be done by one strong organi
sation than by half a dozen small ones
working along the same lines. A strong
organisation commands more Influence.
prestige ana resources than it Is pos
sible for smaller ones to command.
It has been my idea for a long time
that Portland should have but one com
merclal body or push club, but whether
such an amalgamation of the existing
organisations can be effected Is an
other question. Though working largely
along the same lines and with the same
objects In view, they are organised on
different lines. The dues differ In the
several organisations and the qualifica
tions of membership differ. Tet all are
working for the promotion of the best
interests of Portland and the develop
ment or the state.
Seasons for Union.
"While there may be some objections
to a consolidation of Portland's commer
cial bodies, there are many arguments
in favor of It The first of these Is the
Increased Influence that a single organi
sation would wield. Another considera
tion of some weight is reducing of ad
ministration. There would be a saving
in salaries or officers, in rent and In the
publication of literature.
"My Idea would be to consolidate the
chamber of commerce, the board of
trade, the manufacturers' association.
information bureau ana even the Com'
merclal elub, then apportion the work
among active . and energetic commit
tees one looking after shipping, an
other after manufactures, a third after
exploitation and Immigration, a fourth
after, olvlo affairs, a fifth after social
functions', and so on. One of the press
ing needs of Portland today la an at
tractive and up-to-date booklet on Port
land. We are short also on good liter
ature, dlscriptiye of the state and Its
resources. It is a 'heavy tax upon a
single organisation to get out such pub
lications. A single organisation with a
membership of from 1,009 to 1,900 could
meet every; want Of the city, and it Is my
opinion that the business men of Port
land, many of whom now aid in the
support of three or four organisations.
would' contribute more cneerruuy a.na
Baker City, Or., Sept. 23. Mable
Graves. 14 years of age of Portland.
was taken off the train at Sumpter this
morning upon' receipt of advices from
Chief Hunt The girl says her grand
mother Uvea on East Thirty-seventh
street but does not know the num
ber.' Her grandmother's name Is Mrs.
M Burley. The girl says she came to4
Baker City in company with her aunt
Mrs. H. Best and was going to Sump
ter. She says she does not know why
she' was arrested, but alleges It must
be the fault of Tommy Wonder, a
variety stage comedian whom she al
leges she caught in thievery and he is
making trouble. It Is thought here that
the woman In her company, but who
has disappeared, ' is not her aunt, but
an upper camp procuress and that the
little girl was intended to become an
Inmate of the dance halls in the gold
camps where young girls are the at
traction for the miners. 8he will be
kept In jail awaiting advices from Chief
Hunt of Portland.
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The troopship Xllpatrlok, whioh arrived laden with the great num
ber of dead bodies of soMlers from the Philippines. Below la an , aged
oouple searching for the casket containing the body of their son. .
CRITTENTON MAY
COME TO RESCUE
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07 BESOUB BOMB, HOPES TO BIB
DBPXAJrCB ' TO OOTBBBOB ABB
STATE 0031X88X0.
The Xnatltntlon Existed Before tha State
road Was Created, She Declares
Members of Booal Managers Will
Band In Their BeetgaattoBg Whether
Buperlateadent Bemslns or Hot-
Awaiting "Official Action."
Continued on Paga Jdraj,
In aplta of the state of Oregon and Its
commissioners, Mrs. Anna R. Riggs may
yet remain at the head of the Florence
Crittenton Rescue home In Portland.
"Before we had a state fund," declared
Mrs. Rlggs, "the home existed, and I see
no reason why It cannot live even If
the commissioners do refuse to allow Its
bills."
Mrs. Rigga has written to Charles P.
Critenton. whose ' endowments are
keeping p numerous refuge homes
throughout the United States to come to
her aid and if his reply is favorable she
may yet bid defiance to. her enemies.
The dissatisfaction among the board
of managers of the home Is becoming
more noticeable each day and so many
have signified their Intention of resign
ing whether Mrs. Rlggs remains or not
that the question of securing a quorum
la perplexing the handful that are will
ing to serve. ;
No one appears to want the auperln-
tendency of the refuge, at least among
the managers.
you couldn't hire them to take it
declared a member of the board- this
morning, "and I don't know of any out
sider who has aspired to the position."
XCa&y Other May Seslgn. '
Upon the day that Mrs. Anna . R.
Rlggs tenders her resignation aa super
intendent of the Florence -'- Crittenton
Continued, pa Zge Two.). .
SUSPECT ARRESTED
AT SAGAMORE HILL
Taxpayers' League Criti
cises Method of Letting
Bridge Contracts.
OUTSIDERS ARE BARRED
Period Within Which to Prepare Offers
Too Short to Permit Them to
Compete Recommends
Changes.
A Seedy Individual Bid Hot Xook Good
to Secret Bervioe Ken When Bear
President's Bummer Rome
Proved Harmless.
(Journal Special Service.)
Oyster Bay, Sept 23. Considerable
excitement was occasioned here late yes
terday afternoon when it became known
that another suspect had been arrested
by the secret service men who are
guarding Sagamore hill, the home of the
president
At 4:30 o clock yesterday afternoon a
seedy Individual approached the. presi
dential residence and was confronted by
two secret service officers. President
Roosevelt had just gone into the woods
to take his dally exercise In cutting
wood. The stranger, who gave his
name as Samuel 8 wen yon, had seen the
president leave by the back of the
house and staod following him with his
eyes. He wfs taken In charge by the
officers and escorted to Oyster Bay,
where he was put on a train for New
York. When searched no weapon was
found "upon hlra. He said he lived at
the Saysserry hotel. New York City, and
was sTSwede. He said his only reason
for coming to Oyster Bay was for the
purpose of seeing the president Of whom
he had heard so much. He was con
sidered harmless.
CABLE SHIP RUNS -
INTO AN ICEBERG
(Journal Special' Bervioe.)
Juneau, Alaska, Sept 23. The cable
ship Burnslde laden .with 600 miles of
Alaskan cable arrived last night after a
narrow escape of total wreck by Ice
berg oft Admiralty' Island. j .Shejitnick
an"lcegorge"hea4"-bhdurmg'Ta16g. Her
plates were badly bent, but she eame
here under her own steam. The vessel will
be repalder here before laying the cable.
The accident occurred within a mile of
where the Islander was totally wrecked
by aa iceberg one year ago.. . . ; -
The street committee of the Taxpay
ers' League has been Investigating the
construction of City bridges, and the re
sults of its Inquiries are embodied in a
report recently approved by the exec
utive committee of the league and sub
mitted to the mayor and tha council.
rne report follows:
"Portland, Sept 16, 1903. To the Hon
orable Mayor, Council and Executive
Board of the City of Portland:
"Gentlemen The street committee of
the Taxpayers' League have presented a
report of their Investigations of the
manner of letting contracts for bridges
by the city, 'and 'the following is an
epitome of their investigations and rec
ommendations, all of which have been
approved by the executive committee of
the league.
"The matter was flrat drawn to our
attention In connection with the letting
of the contract for the First street
bridge, a structure that wilt cost $49,
S9. '' -- -- - -
"Am the city la contemplating building
other bridges It is Important that every
precaution be taken to get the best pos
sible structures for our money, and to
so handle the matter as to Induce -com-,
petition between bidders.
'In the case under consideration, we
have been advised of two large con
cerns who desired to bid on the bridge.
but who did not do so, owing chiefly to
the shortness of time within which bids
were to be presented. ?
Bo Opportunity to Bid.
"On May 23, 1903. the notice of the
proposed improvement was first-published,
and was continued, aa provided
by the charter for 10 days. The estimate
of the probable total cost was fixed at'
S4M60. Under the charter 20 days were
given for filing remonstranoes. No re-
( Continued onPage Two.)
THE JETTY
. CONTRACT
A Quite Different . View
From the Navigation
Committee's
STONE MAN'S PLAIN TALK
Says that if Finally Finished Under
Present Plan Work Mast
Be Done Over
Again. -t"'-
Daniel Kern, president of the Colunw
bla Contract Company, when ap
proached with reference to a letter In
the Oregonlan In which he denied tha
charge of A. B. Hammond of "misrep
resentation and obstructive tactics," gave
the following Interview:
I do : not care to be drawn Into tha
Investigation of . the work on the Co
lumbia river jetty, as I am president of
the Columbia -Contract Company.' oneof-
the "unsuccessful bidders," but as Mr.
Hammond has seen fit to charge his
troubles to us, I do not feel that I have
the right to keep silent
I have -been Interested In furnishing
stone to the government of the United
States for nearly all the Jetties built
on the Oregon and Washington coast.
among others the jetties at Coos Bay,
Coquille river, Sluslaw river, Taqulna
Bay. the Columbia liver jetty built years
ago, and Gray's Harbor jetty, built be
tween 1397 and 1902. ""-! .
My contracts were all fulfilled to the
satisfaction of the government and
within the time the contract called for,
except the contract for the Sluslaw river
jetty, on which we were a little be
hind. At Coos Bay. the Sluslaw and the
Coquille the government furnished the
quarry and plant and unloaded all the
stone at Its own expense and risk. The
contract price was from (I to SB cents
a ton. At Taqulna the quarry was mine
and waa near the jetty, the government
assumed all risk and furnished all the
plant and unloaded the stone. The price
paid waa 85 cents per ton with labor
$1.60 per day.
At the Columbia river we furnished
the quarry, the government all the plant
all we had to do waa to quarry and
load the barges, the government -'.as-..
sumed all risk, the prloe paid being
(3 cents.-. -
On this contract we took some stone
from a quarry just around the point
from Bugby Hole, practically the same
stone deposit on which Mr. Hammond's
company Is now at work. This stone
the engineers rejected. Another . eon
tractor, Mr. Smith, now deadv had stone
taken from the same quarry rejected,
and some years before a contractor
named Bates; I have heard, had the
same experience with stone from this
quarry, and was bankrupted by his
contract and, I am told, was relieved by
special act of congress from the liabil
ity. . - :--'rJy-.2-1
In 1897 the Hale ft Kern contract
Company was tha auccemful bidder for
the Gray s Harbor Jetty. I was inter
ested In this company. The specifica
tions were similar to those for the ex
tension of the Columbia river jetty, ex
cept that the contract did not call for
large stone in the former aa in the
latter case, and the contractor was al
lowed four years to complete the work.
requiring less than 800.000 tons of
stone; whereas the successful bidder for
the contract for furnishing stone for the
extension of the Columbia river jetty
would have to agree to furnish 150,000
tons 'in four months for the smaller
contract and If awarded the larger con
tract average about 60,000 tons a month '
for the second contract beginning Octo- ,
bar 10, 1903. - -, - - -' ,
The contract price was $1.10 per tort
for stone furnished by Hale A Kern Con
tract Company to .the government, for
the Gray's Harbor work. At that time
labor was plentiful and comparatively
cheap any number of men could ba em-
ployed at $1.50 per day, whereas In 1903
the same labor commands $t.2S and ia
scarce at that - There was no demand
for stone at any price In 1 397, and all
kinds of machinery, tools, timber and
materials generally were in like manner .
easy to obtain and at low prices. The
contractor was neia stncuy to me jev- .
ter of the contract and the contract
was completed about six months before
the expiration of the time limited for '
the same, but extra work to consume '
the entire appropriation prolonged the
work so that the work was not finished
until about two months prior to tne
(Continued on Page Two.)
OAPT. SLADEN. LATELY
OF PORTLAND. TO WED
Cards were received today la Port
land announcing tha coming marriage of
.Captain Fred Winchester Sladen to Mies
Elisabeth Lefferts of New York City,
daughter of Frederic R. Lefferta. The
wedding will take place -October 8, at
the Church- of the Incarnation, in New
York City.. ,..
-ia laJea 1st the son of Captain
Joseph A. Bladen ffetlred), now cl-rk
of the United States circuit court, ami
iS WsU known in. Vancouver sn-i Vc:
land. He is at this time an i!tru i r
at the West Point Military Academy.
Captain Bladen waa atat!oni1 l Vyi
eeuver f or several ynm, al i f ..t s.
nent in aoclal clrclea In Vin t f i
was then, as now, a capula tu t..: 1 .
teeath Infantry. .