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IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS
President Roosevelt Prefaces Report
With Brief Message to Congress. Rec
ognizes VastImportance of Water
Transportation. Preliminary Findings
of Commissioners.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 26.
President Roosevelt has sent in his
message bearing on the Inland Wat
erways commission's preliminary re
port which was read to congress to
day. The president deals with the
Question of water transportation in
a concise, intelligent manner and
places much of the blame for re
tarding work on inland waters to
railroad machinations. He main
tains that much damage was done
the commerce of the country by the
unrestricted methods of the railroad
corporations and was pleased to be
lieve that the Interstate Commerce
commission's work has made it pos
sible to eradicate the erll.
The Inland Waterways commis
sion report deals with the necessities
of appropriations for Improvements
and points the way for beneficial
results. The report while compre
hensive does not deal with the work
of the commission in its entirety but
outlines what has been and ought
to be done by congress and the peo
ple.
To the senate and house of represent
ative:
I transmit herewith a preliminary re
port from the Inland jaterways com
miMinn. which was appointed by m
I last March In response to a widespread
Interest and demand from the people.
Ifrt. K,io r ihls demand lay In the gen-
Ieril anfl admitted inability of the rail
roads to handle promptly the traffic of
the country, and especially the crops or
I the previous ran.
This report is well worth your atten
tion, it u-thorouKh. con"er'""va7,;"
I , it rrnresents thi mature
f"JLJ""i- hiv of men exception.
hroughout
staild and
ow best to
-waterways in tne interest, w
all the people. Unusual care
ally qualified, Dy personal
and knowledge of conditions i'
the United States, to understand and
discuss th great problem of how best to
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taken to secure accuracy ana
of statement. If the report errs at .all
lit i. h nvur-conservatlsm. It contains
findings or statements of fact, a num
in account of inquiries still in progress
d It Is based In part on statistics and
Jther Information contained In a volum
inous aopendlx. The subject with which
Ilt deals is of critical lmporiance .
to the. present and the future of our
c0nAr3L-... .r. httr ndaoted
I to the needs of the peopte than those of
iny other country. In extent, dlstri
bSCion, navigability, and
rirsi. ibi i" - -
they stand
lVhSr civilised country are so poorly ae-
Ivelopefl, ao little used or play so smaii
I nart In the industrial life of the na
floPn as those of the United States. In
rivers els
our own is
ing thought we may have all three.
Every stream should be used to tho ut
most. No stream can be so used unless
such use Is planned for In advanre.
When such plans are made we shall
find that. Instead of Interfering, one
Use can often be made to assist anothor.
Each river -system, from Its headwaters
In the forest to Its mouth on the coast.
Is a single unit and should be treated
as such. Navigation of the lower
reaches of a stream can not be fully de
veloped without the control of floods
and low waters by storage and drainage.
Navigable channels are dlrectlv con
cerned with the protection of source
waters, and with soil erosion which
takes the materials for bars and shoals
from the richest portions of our farms.
The uses of a stream for domestic and
municipal water supply, for power, and
in many cases for irrigation, must also
be taken into full account.
Deep Watr Cha nails.
The development f our Inland water
ways will have results far beyond h4
Immediate gain to commerce. Deep
channels along the-Atlantic and gulf
coasts and from the gulf to the Great
iaxes win nave nign value tor me na
tional defense. The use of water-powf-r
wut measuraniy relieve tne drain upon
our diminishing supplies of coal, and
transportation by water Instead of rail
only will tend to conserve our iron. For
est protection, without which river im
provement cannot be permanent, will
at the same time help to postpone the
threatened timber famine, and will se
cure us against a total dearth of tim
ber by providing for the perpetuation of
the remaining woodlands. irrigation
will create the means of livelihood for
millions of people, and supplies of pure
water will powerfully promote the pub
lic health. If the policy of waterway
improvement here recommended Is car
ried out. It will affect for good every
citizen of the republic. The national
fiovernment must play the leading part
n securing the largest possible use of
our waterways; other agencies can as
sist, and should assist, but the work Is
essentially national In its scope.
The Khrer . System.
The .various uses of waterways are
now dealt with by bureaus scaiierea
through four federal departments. At
present, therefore, it Is not possible to
deal with a river system as a single
problem. But tho commission here rec
ommends a policy under which all com
mercial and Industrial uses of the wa
terways may be developed at the same
time. To that end congress should pro
vide some administrative machinery for
ill
CASE 10 BE
APPEALED
Attorneys to Carry Decision
Against Defendants
Supreme Court If Denied
3Iotions for New Trial and
Arrest of Judgment.
Radding Held in Jail Un
able to Secure $1,000 Bond
Required Fine and Ira
prisonment Face Two
Guilty Ones.
(Continued on Page Four.)
Mrs. Hello Waymlre and E. E. Rad
ding, accused of conspiracy to blacken
the good name of Mayor Lane, are
guilty. The Jury which for two weeks
stened patiently to the 'sordid relation
of the testimony gave their verdict last
Ight after less than an hour of de
liberation. One Juror, R. Burgenshaw,
voted for an acquittal on the first bal
lot, but changed In harmony with the
other 11 when the second vote was
taken.
Radding Is pacing a cell in the county
Jail today while his attorney, Seneca
Fouts, Is making an effort to secure
the $1,000 bond which has been required
by Judge Qantenbein. Mrs. Waymlre
Is at liberty, her bond having been
mfiA un hv T5 nrl.l ( n tr'a IpanBfnrrtnir hla
old bond of $500 to her. which, added
to the $500 bond under which she was
held, made up the amount demanded
by tho court. Mr. Fouts says he will
be able to furnish the necessary surety
this afternoon and thus enable his
client to leave his cell.
Will Appeal Case.
An appeal will be taken to the su
preme court, according to the statement
or k. w. Mcuarry, made this morning.
Mr. McGarry appeared before Judge
ttamenDem mis morning and asked for
time in which to file a motion for a
new trial and one for an arrest of
Judgment. The court granted five days
in which to file the motion. The motion
will then be set down for argument and
perhaps will be disposed of within a
few days following.
In the event that motions for a new
trial and an arrest of judgment are
denied, and this is probable since the
points Involved are based on the rulings
made by the court and his charge to
the Jury, then time for sentence will
do. nxea oy tne court and the defend
ants win nave Judgment nassed
them.
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NEED FOR MEW BRIDGE AT
MADISON ST. IMPERATIVE
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nill-IIarriman Controversy
Believed Closed Both
Lines to Use Same Track!
and Bridges Across Rivers
Into Portland.
Agreement Accounts for De
lay in Starting Work on
Union pacific Tunnel Pro
ject Use Northern Pa
cific's Cut Instead.
That the Harriman and Hill railroad
lines will use the same bridges across
the Columbia and Willamette rivers,
and the same cyt through the penin
sula. Is a credible report that is going
the rounds and given color by the In
explicable delay of the Harriman man
agement In beginning the boring of Its
proposed tunnel through the peninsula.
It Is said that were the Southern and
Union Paclflo tunnel project really to
have been built the work would have
been commenced far ahead of rail con
structlon on the sound extension, and
that the last winter would have been
tlllzed for working forces of men on
the Inside of ;ho tunnel, at a season
whpn mun were plentiful and wages
low.
Track Contract et.
A bone. tide contract has been let to
the Portland Bridge Building company
to construct a mile and a half of track
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MADISON . STRET BRIDGE. SHOW INO THE SPILES USED TO STRENGTHEN IT,. COUNTY COMMXSk
SIONER LIGHTNER SAYS THE BRIDGE IS UNSAFE. ,
SWIFT BUYS BIG
mmm tract
for tho O. R. & N. company between
the proposed tunnel Junction with the
oln line around tne peninsula ana tne
site of the Swift company's packing
houses. This track has been announced
as a part of the O. R. & N. company's
air line tnrougn tne tunnel to tne
Columola river bridge, and It has been
said that tre track would be or heavy
construction and planned to become a
section of the main line to the sound.
The contractors are of the opinion
that the track will be a main line, but
do not deny that it could be well uti
lized as a packing house spur from the
main line of the O. R. & N. company
around the peninsula In the event that
the O. R. & N. company conrludes to
llminate its tunnel pro.ect and use the
Spokane. Portland & Seattle railroad
company's cut through the peninsula.
The contractors are assembling men
nd
(Continued on Page Five.)
DOG CONFESSES TO
STEALING JEWELRY
FROM HIS MSTRESS
view of the use made of
" - . t.. roii.iro tn use
Sh,vnnowru!ahr tT r
Destroys uom""'
The commission finds that it was un-
...int. railroad corapei.ii.ivii .
irSvented or destroyed the development
IpreveniBu vi ininnd waterways.
SR.. Miss sslPP I. our greatest natural
?&. J? la i a case In point. At one
thi'mheWS t'rlf fic'Spon U wa. wUhout ,
rival in any country The: report shows
fflMSrST thriroads. While
Ears JfftzTSr
Quicker and more satisfactory service
SKSrVu. trways. Later they pre-
Vted the restoration of river tratrio
Pivereuplng" themselvef bT higher
Ilors elsewhere. They also acquired
e8rf ?onts an" terminals to an extent
i .i, mii water compeiii'vn ui"
SS? Tlughout the country the rail-
Way'!.hand -te'amboat lines that 'today
.cai Jterway transportation Is large
Inland waterway iru v natural Iti
htls inevitable tinder the, cirenm
anceS but it should not be allvwed to
wntfnue 'unless under careful govero-
mCoVpgraVveTy little Jnland freight is
carrtSf by boat which is not carried a
nart of Its Journey by rail also. As the
renort shows, the successful develop-
repori aiiuw", intpmt.at water-
S?i r. intelligent regulation
?. f.:.. um,n rail and water
traffic When this is done the railways
ind waterways will assist Instead of In
??rln each T other. Both will benefit,
tit tfi chief benefit wlU accrue to the
people In general through guicker and
cheaper transportation.
The report rests throughout on the
fundamental conception that e,very
waterway should be made to serve' the
people as largely and In as many dlf
frmt Rva'ai Possible. It is poor
"business to develop a river for naviga
tion in sucn a way as 10 pre.veni us use
for power, when by a little foresight It
could be made to serve both purposes.
We can not afford needlessly to sac
rifice power to irrigation, or Irrigation
to domes tlo water supply, when by.tak-
, (United rre Leased Wire.)
Sn Jose, Cal., Feb. 26. "Pete," a bull
dog, has confessed to mysterious Jew
elry thefts ahd restored the property
to Charles Williams, the owner.
After a six months' search had been
made for the articles. "Pete," without
being put through the "third" or even
suspected, dug from the Williams' flow
er garden in this city a leather bag
containing silver trinkets and a pair
of gold-rlmmed spectacles. A search of
the flower bed In that vicinity led to
the discovery of other missing articles,
for which there is a big outstanding
reward.
Some of the property belonged to
Mrs. W. C. Davis 6f Tucson, Arlsofia,
who was visitiag the Williams last July.
The Jewels disappeared on the night of
Mrs. Davis' arrival
"Pete" hastened to the front garden
yesterday and dug furiously among the
geraniums. With a sniff and a Jerk
he soon pulled into light the stolen
property.
equipment and will break ground
this week for the construction of the
O. R. & N. company's packing house
extension
Arrangement at Taooma,
In a measure confirming the state
ment that negotiations for Joint track
age througt. tho peninsula have been
closed, a, story comes from Tacoma to
the effect that practically the same
agreement has been reached there, and
that the Hill lines have shut down
work on their proposed Tenlno cut-off
and mile-long tunnel under Point De
fiance to gain a direct water grade
entrance Into Tacoma.
It is shUi the Harriman roads have
securer; the best entrance route into
Tacoma. by a tunnel to be bored from
South Tacoma to the heart of the city
and that the Hill lines have made an
agreement for the Joint use of this
tunnel.
These agreements, which are said to
have been reached between the Hill
and Harriman lines affecting Joint
trackage between Portland and Tacoma
terminal yards will, it is said, save the!
rauroaas more tnan 6,uuo,ooo or money.
The financial stringency, it is said, has
brought them together on the terminal
The Swift people have added another
body of land to their already Immense
holdings In the vicinity of the rail
road crossing on the peninsula, where
the $4,000,000 packing plant is to be
erected, haying just concluded an $80,-
000 purchase of a tract that adjoins
their townsite north of McKenna
Junction. A considerable portion of
this tract is elevated and was probably
acquired for an addition to their town-site.
An extension of Patton avenue will
run through the tract, and on the south
it extends wellup towards Columbia
boulevard. This, together with the
tract purchased a few weeks ago, for
which $16,000 was .paid, gives the com
pany ample area for' a town of several
thousand people, and brings the i total
holdings of the company on the penin
sula close to 3,000 acres.
County Commissioner Lightner Sounds
Alarm as Present Structure Is Weak.
Accident Feared by East Side Resi
dents Improvement Clubs UrgevThab
Something Be Done Immediately . 1
"There is no question bnt . that
the Madison bridge should be re
built as soon as possible. We have
been watching the bridge closely
during the winter and hare decided
that it is absolutely unsafe. Within
a few weeks we have noticed that
the cords are drawing apart."
Commissioner Lighter, before 'the
United East Side clubs last night.
(Continued on Page Five.)
BRYAN TO TAKE EDGE
OFF HARSH METHODS
USED BY ROOSEVELT
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(United Press Lessed Wire.)
Pasadena, Cal., Feb. 26. 1 am
William J. Bryan for the presidency of
the United States and I think he will be
elected over any candidate the Repub
licans can name," was the declaration
of M. E. Ingalls, chairman of the board
of directors of the Big Four railroad
and-former president of the Chesaneake
& Ohio and the Big- Four lines.
"In 1896 and in 1900 I voted against
Bryan on account of his free silver
views, but now since he has recanted
that Democratic heresy and has broad
ened by travel and ripened by age, I
believe ho Is the available Democrat
for the presidency at this moment. I
believe that Bryan could better carry
out what Is good In the Roosevelt poli
cies than the president himself. Tbere
were certain evils existing In the coun
try that needed just the brutality of
treatment given by Roosevelt; but we
have come to the point where the conr
tinual cry, 'Watch what I will do,' Is
simply ruining business and urging us
nearer and nearer to the brink of panic.
I believe that Bryan can defeat any
man the Republicans can nominate, even
if that man were Roosevelt."
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CITY; OF LIMA, PEftU,-WHERE THE OFFICERS AND BLUEJACKETS OF THE UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP FLEET ARE BEING EN TERTAINED. . THE r CIRCULAR '
"j STRUCTURE SHOWN IN THE PICTURE IS THE BULL RING. WHERE A NUMBER OF BULL FIGHTS TOpK PLACE A FEW, ' AYS.ACajN,IHE.-P.RSSBN:EL.'CF "
SEVERAL THOUSAND MEN OF THE FLEEf. - - . . i
iMt year th county commisaionanr
recommended to the people ' that th
Madison street bridge be rebuilt, said
County Commissioner Lightner to tho :
federated east side clubs at their re.
ular meeting last night In tho rooms
of , the i East Side club, Sargent hotel.
"Th action was taken by the east sldo
clubs, but on account of the bungling
of vthe , bond . Issue roted ' In . Juno tha
Issue has been declared illegal by Judge .
Cleland and his decision wiU undoubted-'
ly be affirmed by tho supremo court.
wo nave watched all tho brMm
closely during the winter and we have
come. to the conclusion that the Madi.
son street bridge Is absolutely unsafe.
We have asked the .tr.
KSIi4 snller0 to examine I tho '
bridge, and they have made reports to
the effect that th h,M.. ' . ,
longer endure' the tVaffio Itwc
I trena-tlianlM la... . '",'
. "w have found it necessary In or-'
uer to safeguard the nublio to stVenrth
en the spans by placing Piles unde? th,
spans to support them, ft is imposslblJ
Whl way l "'nforce the drK but
the enginers have told us the draw.
nZttJI)??- 1 tor o am not 5
certain At any rate the county court
has ordered the railway company to
2.he.draw at on "me. Should an
accident occur on the Madison : bride? '
it would not be forgotten in th iiv52 -of
yourselves or mlno." ve
Alarm has been excited among thoao
people who are compelledTo use th2
Madison street bridge" Many people. i '
&b aw, M .,
por! kthe Now thS' cUy in renl
eral has become alarmed because of th
Imminent danger should a loaded Mm,?
Scott train or other big Oregon Vil
Power car plunge Into the rive? ' F
Caps Xemoved.
"When the atoi o- .
from ends and i;X-:s?. MITi
lounu 10 oe rotting away. Wh. k
cords were examined 1 1 "a . founi1?
many of them had pulled apart f.tfc
tlMjrmore. the planklnff on thi sulrfnf:
in poor condition an hu .
newed because we thought Vk'1."
would bo rebuilt beforo fhl, timebW
Those who. hv. i-t""! ""- .
bridge on foot hav.t7" iV5?
sidewalkarfand ho"
bridge on foot have TlToticeH Ti 7 tn
the Boards In thefdewa kf rZVZJl0.
ine onago shakes when h.
pany between the Madlso Tad IHLS
bridge, H was found t
which, to make fa'timVte &,rl
outftTofr;a'n 7a.Vthal " "wSf "?
ment-; th' n'ner's Instru-
ah!iWKihJf the supreme court
k Pt forward on the ci..ndr,
but If that could not bo done he thought-
J!L"2"T ,w ,Ptlon t n
the decision of Judge Cleland would ti
dpubtedly .bo 'af firmed. Th cotn mi.
sloner advieJ the clubs to r.,, ,,.?
less thaa $1,080,000 on the bn t ,
it would be more economical in ti I
run. It should bs .strong cnoufsri
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