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Newspaper Page TextGOOD EVENIHG Journal Circulation THE WEATHER! ; ; Showers tonight and Wednesday; 25,200 Yesterday Was easterly winds. " . ' VOL. V. rN0.12. PORTLAND, - OREGON, TUESDAY- EVENING, - MARCH 20, 1906, FOURTEEN - PAGES. PRICE, TWO CENTS. Jlti!9 eS7l " 1 B 1 " Alarming Reports Current Re- 7 garding John D. Rockefel :i Health Physicians - In Daily Attendance BILLIONAIRE AFRAID . OF HIS OWN SHADOW Great' Secrecy Surrounds Mansion NT One IsAllowed-t- Speak ol i '"Master Armed Guards Watch the -.- ; - Home Magnate So Wrought Is a Nervous Wreck. (Joarul Special Berries.) LekewwO, W. J.; Marcir HO. 'Alaiiuliig tori in our rent regarding tha health of John I. Rockefeller, who is ill at hi ' ' country home in this city. Ilia death " 7wa rumored this morning-, but .inquiry failed to confirm the report. . There la -'little ''doubt, however, that tb oUmtg nate Is seriously. HI. much mora so- - .rlously than the public has hitherto had any- Ides of. Several eminent physl . clans from New York visited the man. slon this morning but all refused to state the object of their vialts or even admit that Mr. Rockefeller was 111. Nu explanation IB' T OrlncomTna- from . : the Rockefeller houaehoud why Kocke- feller continue to seclude himself. The - published statementSt Intimating that flrmlty have been brought to the at tention of Mr. Rockefeller, but she declined toeomment upon -them. No word could be obtained at his bouse re gardiug Rockefeller's condition. Armed men continue to, patrol the grounds, and no person is allowed to set foot cn the I-lace. , -It was Impossible to eonimimi.aU - -- with Rockefeller's home over the tele phone and the number was "busy" all -llayiiiloauirnra-jicrs, politely, ansssred but not enlightened. It is learned that Dr. Irwin -H. HancV of Lake wood " has been sending Rockefeller Tor the- ImK t two weeks. He spent-1 minutes st the oil king's borne, this morning. '.. The physician's visits are attended -'- with great secrecy, lit rede tn a closed rX'-el'tcle;; tortus. Rockefeller home early In the morning or elite at dusk. Dr. Hence, said he dtd not know anything about Rockefeller when asked tonight to make s statement concerning the con- "-V dltion of hie patient - - - . From -the - Rockefeller place the -re- -- port got to the village that-Rockefeller '' la In auch an overwrought, nervoua con-, dltion that ha Is literally afraid of his v own shadow- i TRUST DISAPPOINTED. ' ' ' - ' r ' . Admission of Ownership Witt Wot MS y t eoS Proseontloa, Says Xadley. " " (Joarsal Bpeelsl SerTlee.) f St.- MHtit, -Mnreb- WS-AttornejMSon-rerat- Had ley sold ' this 7 mornrngr "If the Standard Oil company, by ad mitting that it absorbed the Republlo OH company, expected to affect the lltl- gat Ion. It will .be disappointed. The "move Is expected to prove abortive." Had ley leaves for New Tork fo re . opes the oil hearing on March 38. 1I ' expects that H. H. Rogers will volun tarily appear to answer all -questions. . GERMANY . TO TRANSFER : ! VESSELS TO AMERICANS :f . (Jeeraal Bpeclal SerTlce.t i Berlin. March 0. Among the prepa . rations Germany has made against all I' eventualities tn connection with the In ternational situation la an arrangement . for the transfer of the chief steamship lines to Americans in caaa of war. tthe , expects by this course to escape loss , by the capture of vessels. , The Ameri can law prevents the transfer of for- ' elgn vessels to the American flag, and : it is understood that, although noml- naJly owned by Americans, they . will fly the flat of another country, perhaps Mexlca SHOW WINDOWS OF TOWN MAY DISPLAY OREGON-MADE-GOODS A gigantic display .of 6regos-tnade goods in tbe windows of the down town stores will be a May-time adver- -Using -feature, for : Portland If a plan suggested - by the ' Portland Admenjs . league Is carried out - The Initiative . ;waa taken at the annual meeting of the . league-last night, upon motion of Harry " C. Whlttler, the retiring president The r- league Indorsed Mr. Whlttler's proposi tion for the appointment of a committee ef three to confer with the various ;. commercial, bodies of. Portland. - The committee, appointed by Bury Irwin Daaent. the new president of the league, consists of Mr. Whlttler, . advertising manager of the Olds. WorUnan King . store It. M. Hall railway advertising ' man. and C. C. fhapman. proprietor of - the Chapman Advertising Bureau. " : "The Idea Is to have all of the down-Mr- town store windows of Portland filled with Oregon-manufactured products," said Mr. Whlttler today, "the display to continue for a week or two. Such a display would amftse the people- of Portland, for few of onr own people have any adequate conreptlon of tbe variety, and volume of Portland manu ' factures. To see just what wo are mak ing In Oregon would enthuse our home folks and be a demonstration to the world of the Importance of this state .' In manufactures. l "Tske the wood-working Him alone-- - some of the most beautiful anus artistic . ..' ,i ' . . -'..-...... . '. . . ' v ; ;. . .' r ., v. Demurrer to- Indictment Taken by Counsel for Accused Overruled by the - - y." court. ..U-' -:' PRISONERS SEPARATED IN DIFFERENT JAILS Caldwell Judge Orders Moyer Taken '. to Ada County Jail " at Boise - Others to Be Taken Elsewhere to Prevent Companionship in Prison "Held Without BaiL""'": " "" (.Dedal Dlapeteh to The Joarsal.) trlct court at Caldwell this morning Judge Smith overruled, the demurrer to the indictment In the cases of Charles H. Moyer. Willuun IX Haywood and a. A. Pettlbone, officials of the. "Western Kederattou-of .Miners, indicted for the assassination of ex-Uovernor Bleunen berg, which were argued by the attor ney last Saturday.- The defendants attorneys took exception to the rutlng. The court then denied the application that the defendants - be ' admitted - to ball.' 'Exceptions were also taken. Each of the defendants then entered a plea of not guilty.. After the plea each' defendant made a, second applies' tion for ball, and was again denied. The court continued the cases for the term, Anothtr term nf court tfglns at Caldwell on April 24, at which time it la thought that a trial will be had, un less the defendants succeed in securing av change of . venue. ., .. ., j sensation was caused .today In the district court. Upon ther showing -made to Judge Smith that the common jail of Canyon county was unsafe, unfit and unsanitary, he made an order transfer,. ring Charles H. Moyer to the county Jail of Ada county, at Boise, ' atatlng the transfer of William D. Haywood and Oeorce A. Pettlbone to other county Jails" In thji SUta; separating them from each other. 7-. - -1 The movement was a great surprise to the (defendants, who strenuously ob jected to; the change,- especially the sep aration of the . defendants, which " pro vents further consultation and compan ionship during imprisonment.. Attorney Richardson denounced the action of the prosecution as an unheard of outrage, for which some steps will be taken to find remedy. Moyerwlll be brought to Boise this afternoon. SIMPKINS ARRESTED. 1 lCsa Amrwerlnf Bssmtytlosi of Alleged , . . Sssesstu Xs Appreheaded. .. .. ,; 1 Uaorsal Soeelal HerTlee.l Blsbee, Arts.. March 10. L. 8. Simp- kins, the nrtn-man wanted for the as sassination of Governor Steunenberg, has been:arrested- while crossing from Mexico to Naco and imprisoned at Tomb stone, where he is held pending extradi tion. Slmpklna fled to Mexico from here two weeks ago. - -. SEA LEVEL CANAL IS WRED BY WALLACE (Joeraal Speetal Servlee.) - Washington. March SO. John F. Wal lace, former chief engineer of the Pana ma canal, was before the senate com mittee this morning. He Indorsed the majority plan of the consulting engi neers, favoring a. sea. level canal BALMY BREEZES ARE BLOWING AT BAKER (Joarsal Special Berrfe.) Baker City, Or., March 10. Spring has opened here. The weather Is warm and balmy and the snow - Is melting rapidly. Htockmen are jubilant aa the stock will soon be out on the ranges. There haa been considerable lose of sheep, on account of s shortage of hay. plroes of furniture are being mads of our native woods, and the manufacture of household and farm utensils has de veloped In this state to a degree that can hardly be appreciated by the public. VMsplays of this kind. In the window space- fronting1 on our prtnptpal streets would be a greater object lesson even than If at sn exposition. . The windows of downtown . stores Would constitute the most valuable ex position spsee that can be conceived of because of the crowds that would visit the center of the city In day and evening. 'With attractive, well-lighted displays of Oregon-made goods, and possibly with soSine parade and electric lighting features-, the week or two this Oregon exposition would last would be one of the liveliest and most Interesting In the history of the city. -Details of this plsn have not been worked out yet, but our committee will at ones aeek the cooperation , of the Manufacturers' association, the cham ber of commerce. th board of trade, the Commercial club, the Oregon Develop ment league and other commercial bodies of Portland and the state. We hope to Interest the out-of-town manu facturing and business Interests, and we think, we will be able to do so.- ss It Im oar hone la have the exposition anything bat n Portland display It must represent theii manufactures of. the whole state to be a success." J , Every Building fc Cyconc (Journal Special Service.) New Orleans, La., March 20. Telegrams - from Hatticsburg, Mississippi, tell of a terrific tornado which completely, destroyed : thetownofr Brook!ynrjPe"rry county, near Harrisburg. It laid waste all the country f6r"an3istance6T6mhes"s6uthrof the -"townrr There are but. few wires left in the entire se"cfion and it is diffi cult! to . secure, particulars. , The-loss of -4if is- believed tn have heen very heavy as the path of the tornado cut across one of tbe richest sections of The cyclone struck -the town lwaa, seen by many people before it Mot a single house was leit standing, MUSAFflAYBE, BUT Captain Bruin Puts Little Faith ThffTdavTtTTiarHeuT .. - dered Julius Kuhn. .. THINKS CONFESSION , , zy WAS .MADE IN JEST It. Is Pointed Out That Alleged MoT' derer Did Not Leave Town and That Man Who Hesrd Confession Reponed It Only After RewafdTT" T'apiftrirnf-TMmrtiTsa rtimin line unit faith tn the affidavit made yesterday afternoon before the District attorney In which Jt lsT sworn that jaul Muss, a young Herman, conressea 10 ieiw workmao that be killed Julius J. Kuhn, the east aids saloon-keeper. He believes the remark attributed to Musa may have been spoaen only In jest. His de tectives have been directed to exert their efforts In another direction which. it is believed, will result In startling de velopments within the next day or two, A workman who has been employed In the same places with Musa hereto fore and waa working with him on the sewer ditch nesr Kuhn's saloon st the time of the murder, went before Deputy District Attorney Adsms after i o'clock yesterday afternoon and swore ' to sn affidavit In which he declares that Musa -confessed - to hlro -- that he com ' tha nr1 tv "lotlve attrlbu ted was robbery. It waa for Musa that the John Doe warrant was secured, before the affidavit was made and before tbe detectives -had anyj)therlDsn yerDM information - of a vague . nature about the allea-ed confession. About two weeks ao, when- the po lice were at aea looking for a clue, two men went to the district attorney's office and Informed Mr. Manning that thev had Information relative to an ai leged confession to the murder. They claimed to know the person to whom tbe confession was made and also the iden tity of the murderer, but declined to teU anything unless a reward was offered? Mr. Manning Immediately caned air Kuhn to his office and aha Offered a reward of 1500, 1260 of which was to be paid -to the- person furnishing, informa tion that would lead to the arrest of some on against whom there might be evidence. Immediately following this, the de tectives were given the name of the al leged confessor and the recipient of the alleged confession. Promptly a John Doe warrant was secured. But It was not until yesterday that the , person said to have heard the confession was located.' He waa questioned by the de tectives, then "taken - before Deputy Adams to make an affidavit. In this he aays he and Muaa were discussing the case and Musa made the remark that he had committed the crime. The af fiant, however, continues by saying that taterr when there was- a discussion as to the possibility of a woman figur ing -in - trie-- matter. h agttia-talked-- to Musa about the affair. Again Musa. he says, made the casual remark. "Why, I committed thedeed. or words to that effect ' The fact that1 the affiant did not ap pear to attach enough - Importance to the statement to give any Information about it until a reward was. offered and he wss hunted up and Induced to tell what ha claimed to know, leads Captain Bruin to believe that Muea might have made the statement In a jocular way. In addition Investigation shows that Musa made no effort to hide himself, but remained In the vicinity of the crime until a few days sgo, when he left saying he waa going to Hood River. Besides the affidavit the only other otr cumstance upon which the detectives base thojrsuiip!clons is the supposition that he may have oeen guilty of hold ups snd robberies before. They have produced no proof of this. . OVER TWO MILLION IS , COLLEGE'S YEARLY LOSS i 1 (Journal Special Serv1ce.l ' Chicago, March SO. At the graduation of 45 students, A. W. BhurrCr delivered an addresa at the t'nsverslty of Chlesgo today, declaring that the university was being' operated st s ions of I2.i00.000 yearly or a loss vf'tl.&Otf to each stu dent. .. v ;; . . . , . . . i Jn Brooklyn Demolished by-'Tet" IVicfr D a sultry one and west. There were, of which, were- the 1 lumber mills .Mississippi. about. 6 o'clock and struck the village. eXylTaT&cTnt&ic WILL EXTEND LINE I Irvington Road ; to - Be Pushed N early Mile Farther Into Cen- - ter of the District- COUNCIL CRESTtSOrr- r IN LINE OF BUILDING Railway to New Site of Great Scenic ' Hotel Will Be Built if Expenses of ' Operation Are Guaranteed for First wdyetrf -.'-... An. extension ef about three quarters of a mils of the Breed way Una will ba made by the Portland Railway corn pany tbla year. Tbe new trackage will flap a large and populous section of the city south of and in Irvlngton, The rails have been ordered and work will be commenced on the lino as soon as weather will permit. . The extension will be about la blocks. It will run northerly a far as : Knott streetand perhaps beyond that point . There Is- a strong probability that ths long-talked of street railroad to Council Cresr-will be built thla. yaar. . The Portland ' Railway . company haa sub mitted a proposition in answer , to In sistent demands of men Interested In the development of Crest property. It la said the company Is willing to make ths extension end operate cars to the top of the mountain If the property owners -will guarantee an- amount suf f t- cleat to pay tha expenses the f lrsttwo I years. ... A meeting of property owners has been called for tomorrow afternoon. and effect a binding arrangement with the company. - It-is said there sre two or three outside capitalists who are making eatimates on cost of construc tion of a tourists' hotel on the crest Visitors who have examined the site and enjoyed the matchless view obtain- eble on clesr days, sre unanimous In ths opinion that such a hotel would be a profitable Investment and that It would prove a powerful factor in the movement' started by the See America league - and the - transcontinental - rail road lines. Portland la the' half-way place' be tween southern California and Yellow stone park, and Is on the main lines of the two railroads affording transporta tion facilities to all the greatest srenlo spots of the Pacific and lnter-mountaln oountry. ' Thla will ultimately become the r.outs of all tourists returning or going to southern California. It la be lieved, and Council Crest Is regarded as a tourist hotel sits equal to any In the world. v , FRANCE AND GERMANY REACH AN AGREEMENT . . . (Joarsal Spwlal Bert fee.) ' - London, March 10. The Evening News says thst France, aiidjOermanjr have reached an agreement at Algeclras snd that all danger of a disagreement In the Moroccan conference ts past. Ths agreement that Is expected to be reached today will be baaed on a modi fication of the Oerman demands, while France will concede part of what she baa been asking for In regard to the Moroccdg banking system. , . AMENDMENT OFFERED TO , HEPBURN 'BILL . .(Joarsal Special gervleal Wash In r ton, March 20. An amend ment to the Hepburn railroad rate bill offered In .the house today would pro vide for a prohibition of the courts te Issue an Injunction until both inter ested parties had been notified five days The senste considered the fortifica tions appropriation bill. ., RIFT IN RANKS OF . , MINE OWNERS BROADENS Uoernal Sseelal Srvlc.t , -Indianapolis. IndJ -March 30. Oper ators snd miners are In joint session today. , The operators will observe the unit rule on all ait Ions In Joint, con ference, .but lire , rift In, the . oaneraf ranks Is broadening. - vOfi BROADWAY Fertile Region about 3 o'clock in the afternoon it be- gan to rain in torrents. Shortly before dark it apparently cleared and a funnel-shaped cloud was seen in the south about. 100 building-sin the village, all completely demolished, together with adjoining,. - - " . -, - The storm swept throughout : the southeastern - part of the state and heavy" damage is reported from Terry. Jones, Greene, Covington, Marion and Harrison counties, the : worst damage being, however in the vicinity of Harrisburg. . ' ' " Late reports from the scene state that a number rJ - ' ' ' EIIJ0YE0-IRIP:0F THEIR LIVES Journal Girls Reach San Fran- Cisco on Steamer . Sierra - Homeward Bound. :- THRErorPARTTREACrT- PORTLAND-TOMORROW Others Decide to Remain, in Golden Gate City to Visit Friends for a , Short Time Nothing Butv Praise f orplslands and Peopler" ' J '., ', (Special 'VHe J San. Fran;lscoLJHareh jOiheJoueJ nal Honolulu party . arrived yesterday afternoon on tbe steamer Sierra from Australia and Honolulu. ' Every one wss well snd , expressed 'themselves as hav ing enjoyed the trip of their lives. The party was given a reception' on the Sierra on the homeward trip and was " escorted through 1 Chinatown ": by San Francisco newspaper men and given a reception last evening.' As srrsngements had been made for the . party to leave San Francisco. Isst evening only ths Misses Heavren. Parsley and Courtemanche decided to make the trip In charge of The Journal representative, the rest of ths psrty, the Misses Msdlgan, Proebatel, Brown.' Crosse n. Phillips,' Nash and King-re mained In Ban Francisco and will visit wlh friends for- a abort' tl M ri Weatherred. the chaperone of the party, states ihatihey were roy ally . entertained while In Hawaii, and she has nothing but praise ror the Inland and 'the people of Hon bears an invitation from the Hawaiian promotion committee to the National Kdltorlal association, which meets In Indianapolis In June, to hold their 1907 convention In Honolulu. Ths young ladles making ths trip In charge of The . Journal representative will reach Portland tomorrow morning. BISHOP'S DAUGHTER IS CAUGHT IN OPIUM DEN (Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.) -Spokane, March 1 0. Mrs. Amelia Krebs, . aged SO , years, a daughter of Bishop Tsylor of the diocese of the Omaha. People's United church, wss ar rested last by the police, who raided a hop joint kept by a Chinaman. Another woman and a Chinaman were the only other Inmates. . The police battered down the door snd found a complete opium smoking outfit All were arrested. Mrs. Krebs wss here four yesrs sgo and wss ar rested for being Intoxicated and sent to ths. reform school... ACCUSED'MURDERER MENTALLY RESPONSIBLE '. (Tearnat Speetal Servtee.T r Chlesgo, Msrch IS. Richard Ivlns, who 1s being tried for ths murder of Mrs. Holllster, was cross-examined to day by - the - prosecution. The ' state asked blm concerning his former em ployment snd his answers show that In many ways ha may be considered mentally responsible. . ., .: SHOOTS GAMBLER AND FLEES TO THE HILLS (Jesrsar Sptetat leTHee.) Manhattan, Nov., March 10 Dave Al pine. proprietor' of a gambling . resort hers, wss shot snd mortally wounded by Charles Frits, a restaurant-keeper, today as the result of a dispute over s gambling debt - Frits escaped! to the hills. . ' . - . CIRCUIT COURT AT HILLSB0R0 CONVENES )RQ Deetal Dttsetek Tb Journal.) Hlllsboro, lr., , Msrch 20. Ctreiflt court convened her yesterday, with Judge T. A. MrBrlde presiding. The dsy was taken up In srgulng root Ions, demurrers and In ths trial of one civil rase. There are about 72 eases on the docket, most of which sre civil cases, Wyatt Earp, the Notorious Bad Map of Arizona, Claims the Spectacular. Spendthrift .1... Was In Alaska. ' . ; ACCUSED OF KILLING - "AND ROBBING MINER Shorty Smith Willine; to Tell What j: Part Others Took in the Battle - St. Clair Is Taken IntoCustody to Prevent His Escape Says That He ""Fears- for-His Lifsi ' 1 ' ' I " (Speeiar Ulaiia t'ch to iht journalS J Los Angeles. March 80. Only one of the three men named in the warrant eHAfgriigwal Mi rctBTtnpaKinukJthe desert ambuscade. In which his brother Wsrner was shot, now under arrest Is "Shorty Smith, who Is in jail In San Bernardino. He Is willing to teU what part ths others took In the battle, but declares .his own tnnoeenee;--The 8sn Bernardino officials say that they have positive proof that he was In the plot New tales of Scott sre coming to the surface. Ona: of these icomes from Wyatt Earp, noted bad man of Artxona, and, for yea ra an outlaw. He rlaima that als years ago, when running a canteen In Alaska. Scott stumbled into his can teen with a small party of bad men and that one of the party then told him that "Beotty." who went' by the name of IJreckenridge, had killed and robbed a Frenchman In the Klondike, getting 1 10,000 worth of gold nuggeta. Earp says that he-saw Boott In a hotel In this city recently, and at once recog nised him as his caller st the Alaskan canteen. - The. San Bernardino' officers have taken Into custody IieLyle St Clair, who swore to the complaints. They were afraid he might skip before . Scott is brought laJu-BttUaircoiif eased that he tears for his life. He ts held in Ja.it - Sheriff- and deputies sum. search ing the deeert for Bill Keyes, the third man nsroed In the warrant. It la ex. peoted that they will return withhim Saturday.--; -... !.,;-,- MUST A LIE, SAYS SCOTTY. "It's a d ' d lie," remarked Scotty when he was Informed of the charges made by southern California authori ties that he had no mine,-was securing money under false pretenses and had himself laid the plot that . resulted in his brother s amDuscaoe.- Arter - the "Death Valley Miner" and hero of the hour ' bad asserted as above he spat copiously on ths hotel carpet and re sumed the thread of his discourse. ' "You see It's this way." snd he smiled derisively at tha charges and the dis patch announcing that a warrant had been issued for his arrest "down there they . are. trying to get me out f the way and lay hold on that desert mine. That's air there 1s to It but they won't put me sslds just yet' Neither the sheriff nor chief Of police etiapd for HQtfy a ai rest snd none of the locsl officers know anything of the matter. "Billy" Scott the elder brother of Walter Scott, arrived In the city this morning from Barsrow, California, and registered at the Portland hotel. It la his Intention to accompany ' his ver satile brother during his . theatrical tour, which ends la June somewhere la the Golden state. ' When asked about "Bcotty's'r. mine snd ths recent charges of fraud .made against the sctor-mtner, Brother "Bill" "You have never yet heard anyone who was . ever connected with "Walter roar about being robbed. He haa always had the money. He has never robbed snyone. - "When those who sre knocking sre dead and forgotten, Walter., if he lives that long, will be spending his money. He hss the money, and more than he snd I or Warner can spend.' This war rant business Is all a bluff. There Is a plot In Los Angeles to find Walter's mine, snd this 1 but a means to that end. It does not bother us In the least Wslter Is on the Square, a little peculiar, perhaps, but .always there with the good a" - - - ' .... In many respects "Bill" greatly re sembles Scotty. In rears he Is 15 the senior, - In - stature the two- men are about the same. Tn weight "Bill" Is Ssasy ts Weehlnartoa. ' ar (Washington Beceae of Ths Journal. ' Washington. March to. Francis J. Heney la In Washington preparing for the Hermann trial, which he will con duct He lunched with the president yesterday. HAMILTON SHOWS $75,000 PAID , (Jnorsal Special Berries.) : . . New Tork. March 10. "I sea that Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the Re publican national committee, denies that he received from me for the New Tork Life tbe sunt of 175,000 for campaign purposes In: 1191," said former Judge Andrew "Hamilton, commending upon the fact that Mllss asserted that he had never met ths judge, , "Maybe thla might stlmulste his moraory s bit," he added. Judge Hamilton reached Jnto the In side breast pocket of his trust and pro duced s sbenf of vouchers.- some of which bore the signatures of the fore most mnn lu flnsm-o. tdy. snd stripped off. a a lilts receipt ef a form such as Provision for Wagon and Streets ' car Traffic on Bridge Would r w. Cost Much and Be'Ex-.i. .. f : pensive to Keep Up. -: CONTRACTS FOR FUTURE : : USE WOULD NOT H0LQ Steer Badge Costs ""County Fifteen) Hundred Dollars a Month Uppefl . Deck on Drydock Structure Would " 'CostlkB. Much and County" Would - Him tn Maintain Apprnarliea NMwnSOTneMmsMMSo4oeaiSMtMfHMS4 The attitude of the Multnomah ooubm ty . court Is not favorable Jo Immediate conatruotiun of an upper deck on tha -proposer-Willammrrtvef' brides nf-thw Portland & Seattle Railroad company.- ' If"l said to be Impossible for tbe coun ty to make a binding contract with ths company -for use of tha bridge at an Indefinite time In ths future. It la thought, however, that the railroad com- pany will probably be asked to build Its bridge In such a manner that ths county can, at some future time, com plete the upper deck, snd that th railroad-company 'must tske Ha chances ' ' onf the future growth of the peninsula TO bring thIabout JudgeWebster to day said: - - "We are not prepared to' venture an , opinion as to whether It would or would -not be proper for the county to wnder take thla step. It Is certain that we would not entertain such a proposition until sfter a very thorough Investiga tion of all "conditions, and this would, ss a mstter of course, take a good deal T of time. .The upper deck proposition " 1a a serious matter with the county, and it would involve a very- large" ex penditure for original construction, and a heavy annual expenae for maintenance and operation.' Four thousand feet of wooden approaches would be enormous-' ' try expensive ' to Iteejna "Brst-cluas "rs- pair. ........... . .t .-.-. Qnesttos. of iHrsBTw"sTssd..f -,'tn tlm, other hand, ther la the) alda-1 of-public oowvenlenoet1 and growth of J" population.' on ' the peninsula, and ' a ' chance that the ' streetcsr oompanles ' would want to use our tipper deck end psy for the privilege. It Is. In the main, a question of the needs and neces sities for' another wagon bridge across the Willamette st this or soma future time. , While the bridge would prob ably not be justified at this time, lt will. In my Judgment, come st soma " time In the future. The county . could not legally make a provisional contract, hinging on future poasibilitiea in that ' regard, with the. railroad company." , A aeiegatton or Bt Johns bualnasa men end peninsula property owners called on the county court . yesterday afternoon snd presented-- arguments In favor of the proposed upper deck. They; said the demand for another highway serosa the Willamette liver Is growing rapidly and that already the steel bridge ' 1 ovorcm wdad The commissioner heard the arguments and withheld a conclusion. The county paya thejrarrma.m-l niea a monthly rental of 1250 for una of ths steel bridge for wagon and foot travel and the streetcar company pays a similar sum for running cars oyer the bridge. . The county maintains ths roadways . and pays for operating the bridge excepting ths expense of 7 the engineer. It Is said ths expense to the county of maintaining- and eper- -sting ths steel bridge, averaged for IS years,- would be 11, too a month o morev Main tana nee of 4,000 feet of ap proaches would bring, ths eoat of an upper deck on the proposed-bridge op to a sum largely in excess of that figure. -The life of wooden decking la about to yesrs. . , Otaer Qaeatlosa getkML At a meeting of the Port of Portland commission yesterday afternoon, at tended By -all the members, and C, M. . Levey. J. Couch Flanders snd Judgs C. H. Carey representing the -Portland " ' Seattle Railroad company, the bridge matter was practically settled, with ths exception of the point Involving; com. pensetlonrom tha county for the upper deck. C. M. Levey said there was no brtdgs Where theerallroad company had been required to furnish an upper deck with out compensation of some character. The railroad company does not want tn go Into-thex toll bridge business, and unless Multnomah county or ths city of Portland wltt maksa-yeTmaneMr-"" rangement to rent the upper deck, would . be- 100,000 loser.' It waa suga-ested by one of the commissioners thet the county might b willing to psy ffiSO a . month for ths upper deck of ths pro roend bridge. The matter7 was laid pvsr until to. ' morrow afternoon. , i, . . . ... VOUCHERS FOR TO REPUBLICANS ths Republican - national committee uses. He smoothed out the bit of pa per, gused at It with an amused smile and spread It flat upon the table. - "Looks s If It was up to Mr. Bliss to think soma more, does It noT" con tinued Judge Hamilton. The receipt la a voucher fur t7S.A0, Signed by Mr. ftltss, dnled Ocloher 1 snd 10. 19. It ,explHined that the amount was paid over In Iwe, inita i menta, tbe firnt one of tts.ons, n tnher 1, snd the haliince of (.,(oi October JO, ths figures In lh Wl hnx.l lower corner of th viii'"lier lumt reUrd from IIO.OOO 1 175.011. UIIkh, In p -f .this, . sU t'r In hia dcslai.