THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, .NOVEMBER 1,' 1910. 13' to Seattle, and thence back to. the capi tal city by way of the northern route. "I have been traveling over the west ern part of the United States." he said, "endeavoring to find how the civil service, law Is working. I ha va been trying- to find If any corrective meas ures were, needed. . I have found little friction and little necessity for correo tipn. I want it understood that I am not investigating charges." ; He praised Oregon. Speaking of the high class of men which the state had turned out. . 111 FIB LAUDING Fl Experience of Bates &Chese brough Steamship da. : in Lqcating Berth for Aztec Shows Harbor Conditions. After a month's continuous effort a limited berth was found yesterday on the S. P. & B. railroad dock for the Bates & Chesebrougrn Steamship, Altec , wnlch will arrive .ln'-port from New York today,; laden vwlth 8000 tohs of ; hardware to, be used as stock by the million dollar plant of the Pacific Hard r" ware Steel company, now under -construction. The lack of a publlo dock In Portland made ,1 It,,, at . first seemingly Impossible to find a landing place.for the Independent .steamship. Accommodations . ' secured are so .limited that It may be now . found impossible for Bates x & Cheeebrough to continue sending theli ships here without municipal provl- . slon for better dockage facilities. -; ; , "The present ! condition simply Ulus- , , trates and emphasises the fact of Portland's dependence upon railroad- ' owned docks for any new business," de clared A, C Callan, manager of the Pacific Hardware & Steel company this It has been stated that the Asteo's arrival was 4 evidence that the docks f Portland were able to accommodate -f wtthont-anr trouble such' extensions of buetness as 'the 'growing commerce of Portland may. Justify. , . : " ' '. ',. All Docks : Crowded. ' The ! truth i of the "matter as related by Mr. Callan la that applloatlons were .made' day alter day w first one and then another of the railroad and private s(dock owners. There was nothing to be had. : The lumber and grain and other . special purposes dock were - crowded, . The railroads - indicated no desire to give dockage to a ship . that was In . competition with v the . railroads' fight agalriaf water transportation. The ef fort to find a landing place became idls couraging. It is hinted, then, that the cause inducing the Hill Interests to sell dockage space was because the 'Altec and others of the Bates & Cbese l brough line is to enter directly into competition wun Harriman interests, provided it is possible under the present . harbor conditions tor Bates & Chess . brough to make Portland a regular port of call., . 7 vV . - 'v The Astec Is the first steamship in a long time to come around the Horn. Her arrival is particularly algnlficant - 8he:1s a type of the Independent steam , ships that will come to Portland upon the completion ; of the Panama canal. She I3 bearing cargo of great vafue to V be used In- starting-a great wholesale business. '- 7 - , . rigure on JTaw 'System.' The coming of. the Asteo is the re sult-of the desire of Mr. Callan and others who are looking into Portland's commercial ; future to Inaugurate the . new system, of water transportation be tween Atlantic ports and Portland. That the' people may make it possible for man such steamships to bear' freight to Portland by voting In favor of public docks November g, and that the bun! ness interests of the city may be shown that it is to their interests to have ship- ments transported by- such means, is . the earnest desire or these men. " . Figures of growth from seaports show that these ports scarcely began to grow until public dock . were instituted, Rotterdam serves as a single Instance. In 172 the steam -and sailing-vessels entering the harbor' were 416: In 1882 77TJ In' 192, 1211' in 1902. 14.18SJ in 108, 18.12. Rotterdam's situation is much like that of Portland. A river must be ascended to-reach , the harbor, The clty lias been, built altogether; on Iti shipping, yet before public improve ment there was no shipping and no qlty to fepeaki of. Growth in - population, wealth and prestige has come through public docks. , ' ; . Greater Than Botterdam. , About 100 vessels for : the deep sea loaded in Portland last year. Tet Port land is the center of a greater distri butive area than Rotterdam and' has greater commercial opportunities pro vided these opportunities are developed. Ihatjthls is true is, the testimony of J, N. Teal and William MacMaster, presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce, both of 'whom . have, recently returned from, tours abroad. - The evidence of General Marshall, ex- chlef of United States engineers, of Major Mclndoe,- corps United -States engineers, and of many other authori ties, is that while railroad transporta tion la Increasing tremendously, water transportation is declining. This they ascribe to the fast that In Portland . a well as elsewhere railroads are finding it comparatively easy to stifle water competition by owning water front, con trolling .water terminals, and thus con trolling "freight rates. Acting upon the advice of ' government engineers, the commercial students of the .world, and all authorities on shipping,; local com mercial organizations and workingmen decided . that the .- only way to insure Portland's commercial greatness was to build public docks. ' Hence their" leadership of the publlo docks.' campaign In Portland which is being brought to a culmination by the vote, November 9. . - Wbtfj They, Xteerned. . v . ., ? The chief findings of these' bodies in their investigation of conditions have been these: ',.-.'.:: v 7 .,-'-'-.: .- First -The railroads have quietly but steadily acquired Portland's water front until there is today not a desirable site for sale, neither is there a 'dock site 1600 feet to he obtained without com pelling railroads on one side or the other or both to part with a portion Of their Holdings. ' ' Second All other Pacific ports are preparing to spend large sums in prepa ration ror the increased business fol lowing the completion of the Panama eaBelr-Thoperietrc-f-thrtwtirtdg great ports has been that, preparation for bigger business lean accepted invi tatlon to V bigger 'business and, that in this j way every well known port 'has grown and developed. Where docks on the PacLflo coast are publlo owned rates are lower. Tonnage at San Francisco is 6 cents,- wherer in Portland it is five times as great, or 25 cents. Every ar rangement is made,: too, at San Fran- Kmfry vessels that want to tie up to the docks- have to pay well for the privilege. ' Fnbllo 'Docks Pay. The Commercial News of San Fran Cisco recently showed how the receipts from the public docks during the fiscal year. Just ended were 21,637,949.19, of which ' 2343,307.89 was received for handling freight The rest came 'from the ferry deDot rental, the belt line rail road, the government substation, poet- office and various .concessions. Some was paid In as penalties for lying empty at the wharf. The Call of Ban Francisco Instituted an investigation of shipping In other ports of the United States some- time ago - and found the San . Frftnclsco rates to compare favor ably; with New Orleans or; New Tork. where docks are , publicly owned, and to be much lower than rates' at Port land and Puget sound. 1 Third Commercial bodies of Port land have found many independent steamship owners anxious for the use Of publlo docks. They are among those now . entering Portland and also the owners whose ships have' been turned away for lack of dockage privileges. vVJ Interest. Six Pe Cent, ,'..;.. V It is estimated "by competent authori ties that the Income from publlo doeke in Portland would toe 6 per cent on the first Investment Steam echooners bring cargoes averaging 700 tons, each, not 00 aa. has been stated in 'a" local morning paper, and the income from the freight carried by these, schooners would more than . pay operating ex penses. The advocates of publlo docks also declare that any argument that Portland's shipping, does not deserve public docks while at the time repre senting the eh fpplng is steadily increas ing Is a contradiction within Itself, based upon a conception of shipping )n the terms of the loading of a lumber or grain ship, but not with Intelligent grasp, of the greater commercial prob lems. ... , A statement recently made that most Mass Meeting of Citizens Will Take Steps to Change Per- ,, sonnel of Body., t Matters connected with the Broad way bridge and the methods used by the Port of Portland commission are of the highest importance to every citlsen of Portland. Wherefore it is the sense or tne civic council that every citnsen should attend the mass meeting for con sideration of Port "of Portland 1 recon struction at the Armory Friday, night and the Clvlo Council pledges Itself to cooperate in securing the attendance of every citizen who finds it possible to come." Resolution adopted lasti night by the Clvlo Council. "Unless the Port of Portland 00m mission la reconstructed and placed on a airrerent basis it win attempt to nul lify the powers, an 6 authority Of the proposed Public Docks commission," de clared Judge M. O. Munly, speaking last night before the Clvlo council. "The city proposes to vest the Fumio Docks commission 'with exactly those powers over which the Port of Portland commission claims a. monopoly, namely, absolute control of the river and har bor," continued Judge Munly. "For this reason it is important that the Pert of Portland, now a political anomaly, a body that does not answer to any other nor is It responsible to any other body, should be brought within popular, con trol." .vv.,,-., v. . : The action taken by the Clvlo Coun cil In approving the mass meeting for Friday nlrht and Offering to help get out . the-people,- was i unanimousTha meeting was unusually wen attenaea because of the fact that many members of east side Improvement associations had come as members of the committee on organisation. Upon , call of Judge Munlv a meetlnr will be held again to-' rmorrow night in the convention nan or they Commercial club, , where a represen tative from each improvement associa tion , Will be .in attendance. Further plane for the mass meeting will be made. , ' .. The Clvlo Council also passed a res olution declaring the present school laws Inadequate and pledging support to a new . school law to be submitted at the next session of the legislature. The letting of contracts for new buildings was made' particularly a cause of com plaint It was resolved that the atten tion of the city council be called to the need of instituting public, lavatories at prominent business corners. The coun cil will also' be asked to hasten the work on the South Portland boulevard, PRAISES MEN TURNED 0UT-BY BEAVER STATE . . General John C. Black of Washing ton, D. C, president of the United States civil service commission, em ployed under the rules of which are more than 250,000 government em ployes, arrived in Portland last night "not" as he expressed It "upon a tour of investigation, but upon a tour of ob servation' He will depart this after noon, yv :'v':v -(. General Black came from Wasbin! ton by, war' of phicago', Denver, Coloi rade Springs,- Salt-'lAke City," Los" An geles and San Francisco. He Will go . Grand Jury Do Not Meet, 1 Los Angeles, Nov. l.-The special grand Jury . called to investigate the imes explosion did not meet today. Its sessions will be resumed tomorrow. when. It is thought the witnesses sub poenaed in San Francisco wlll.be here. "- " . m i ' .,, A distinguished Vienna physician has attributed' the Increase In diseases of the respiratory organs to the growing prac tice among men of going clean shaven. Crowd attended Oaks Rink last night E COURT HANDS DOWN OPINIONS (Stlem Boreas of Tt ToarntLk . Salem, Or., Nov. 1. Opinions' ? were handed down by the court this morn ing as follows: '- : ;V,, -:.-t: In ( M, Bailey, respondent, vs.' Benton county, appellant appealed ' from the circuit (Court for Polk county, George H. Burnett, Judge; motion to strike out is denied In an opinion written : by Chief Justice Moore, - In the case of . Oregon Timber & Cruising company, a corporation, appel lant, vs. Waldemar Seton . and W. F, Matthews, respondents, appealed from the circuit court for Coos oounty, J. 8. Coke, Judge; motion to dismiss . appeal Is denied- in an opinion written by As sociate Justice Eakln. . In the case 'of B. D. Klngsley, re spondent, i vs. H. a J.' Kressley ; and Thomas L, Greenough, appellants, -appealed' from the circuit court fof Mult nomah county, motion to dismiss is de nied in 'an opinion written by Associate Justice .Eakln. -: ' ' , 8. W. , Bay less,' E. Bond and Noble Andrews, comprising' the school board for district No. 19 of Douglas county, appellants, vs. Douglas county, respond ents, appealed . from the circuit court for Douglas county, , J. W. Hamilton, Judge; Is affirmed in an opinion writ ten by Associate Justice Eakln. . ; STARTING FOR EUROPE; ? KILLED BY STREETCAR (United Preaa Leased Wire.) ' San FTanclico, Nov. 1. As he was about to start on a trip to Europe, John A. Schroeder, 72 years of age, died here today from a fractured skull received when he fell. from a street car yester day. Schroeder, whose home Is in San Jose, came yesterday to say goodbye to his daughter, Mrs. Victor E.-Veckl, before going abroad. He fell from a street car near her home and the r-" who lifted him from the street carri -l him to her door to wait for an em.ti lance. : Mrs. Vet-kt recognized her fnt.-e-and bad him taken into her- home. ir died without : regaining coMoionsne?. TRY THIS FOR COLDS t ' ' :- :'.'.'-." "Mix half ounce of Concentratd pine compound with two ounces of glycerine and a nair pint or. good whiskey; shake it well each tim and use in doses of a teaspoon ful to a tablespoonful , every four hours." Smaller .doses to children, according to . age. These ingredi ents -can be had from any good druggist or he will get them from his- wholesale house, any one can mix them. This Is said ,to be the quickest cough and cold cure known to science. The Concentrated pine is a special pine product and comes only In half ounce bottles, each en closed In an air tight tin top case, but be sure It is labeled "Concen trated." - I . THE FAT FROM THE FLOWER. There in hot a sin da kind el animal ' food which we might not replace whh;" .i?li!JlhLii0 . ...--vt- T JU-. .1 docks at Ban Francisco consists of grain. . TVU.W VUU1.,J,. M.aV V3, jlour lumbep rr0m puget ,0Un4 J. , 11 is- uici cijr a waiter vi ciiuitc wintn is ) preferable, the animal of the vegetable. In the matter of cooking fats, however, : the vegetable has by far the advantage. Lard is made from the fat of hogs, often-impure anHmdeanralwajrs indi gestible. Cottolene comes from the cot ton fields of the Sunny South. . It makes food that can' be digested with ease, even by invalids. Cottolene is rec ommended alike by physicians and noted cooking experts as much more healthful and desirable than lard. also answered. by the fact that nearly all of these things are unloaded at Port Costa, 21 - miles from San Fran cisco. The: greater percentage of San Francisco's, dock business is miscel laneous the class of freight nw being turned away from Portland. . In San Francisco an official who falls to find a berth for a loaded ehlp at the public docks loses his Job. Loaded ships are turned - away from - Portland because there is no official responsible for finding them a place, and no public dock to be used, even if there was such an official. , ' Good Health Demands Good Teeth To . keep yours sound and white give them scrupu lous dally care with a dentifrice that both polishes and preserves. ) Dr.EX. 1GRAVE5, jnri "CAunruL J mrmr -mmr-" -. plot 1 Si-ratch - 1 .... . Enamml 1 CDM Tiuiinif2S: Are Besll I 60c AlJ COLUMBIA GONSLRVATORY OF MUSIC . The Leading School of Music on the Pacific Coast Offers Several mtt SCHOLARSHIPS . PIANO VIOLIN VOICL ' ' ' READ THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATION r; '"X': '"r": On Tuesday, November 29, 8:lS P. M., the Columbia Conservatory of Music will give a ' - CONCLRT - 7" . In Christensen's Hal), Eleventh and Yamhill. Admission 50c , -. . . - - n order to let the newcomers of Portland, know of our school of music and at the same - time give ambitious young, people who are desirous of obtaining a thorough musical education, aa opportunity to do so, we make the following, offer of free scholarships: FirstTo" the person' Who sells the greatest number of tickets to the concert we will give a , $100.00 scholarship free, including 50 pieces of sheet music to be used with the course. This schol asehlp covers one entire's year's work on either piano or violin.. , ' Second-To the "next, two highest we give to each a six months' course, either piano or vio- lin, including the necessary music. ,,','. . " 7 Third To the next three highest we give to each one term of lessons, piano, violin'or voice. 7 " ' ! Fourth-To 'the next four highest we will give to .each an imported violin and case also .one month's instruction. , I , , '' ' .',', t Fifh To every other contestant we will give one month's lesson free, and at the end of the , . mo'nfh'tj the two pupils' showing the greatest improvement and native talent we will give free two full years' scholarship (value $100.00). One of the scholarships t6 be for piano and the other for violin. ; , 1 - . ' --0ntc5rStartrT0diyrrCalrttOiCran(naC Columbia BfcE . (M' . ITS. 1 , IS ,. W)J . now! .-,.....- Tsl-hlfl (TBnirttrTi Srn S(ThTrhnr ' Music adapted from the genuinely popular "CRADLE'S .fiMPTY BABY!S GONE Sung, hummed and whistled by your fathers, your mothers, your uncles ahci your aunts 30 years ago. MtBSBSBMHBsJsfasAMMHHaSMBH I. Little wicker basket, empty, slick and clean all its precious burden now has fled. 2. Jolly little Johnny, swell and satisfied; he is ready now to go to bed. k I' M El'UH"L ', UYj 1. How we miss the loaves of luscious Table Queen lovely flaky loaves of Royal Bread! . . 2. We are sad and hungry; we have wept and cried, "Darn that boy he's eaten all our bread T 1. See our Johnny's cheeks, his little laughing eyes ; see that little tummy, all his own ; ; .. ; 27 We are longing, waiting, hoping for a bite, to build up health and muscle of our own. 1. See his look'of gladness, joy and pleased surprise. Empty is the basket bread is gone I '2.: Now, no Table Queen for us this livelong night.- Empty is the basket bread is gone 1 . i (Chorus) . ; - TV Bread has left the basket, gone through johnny's door to his little tummy it has flown. - -7 rnr-. i- rj Down to join the thousands that have gone before. Empty is the basket bread is gone I - Try It on Youp Piano Play and sirfg it to the folks at home and watch them "sit up and take notice," their eyes dimmed with .tears of commingled joy and surprise. , . . : ' "EMPTY IS THE CRADLE" used to bring tears to mother's eyes-so did BAKING DAY. We therefore have changed the keynote of the song from patthos to humor arid jollityand pffer it in its newdress as a fitting, souvenir to be, used in celebrating. the passing of '.at least one' of moth er's many 'hardships, She will tell you BAKING DAY was a weekly burden years ago, but the. advent of. TABLE QUEEN in Portland spelled PEACE and COMFORT for her.' It's Tabic Queen Only When the VVord "flOYAL" Is on the Cottom Crust 7, - '' ' ' -7'J ... . 1 - .- . - ; . 7,"-'"yf"..". :' 1'7V.'": 7-77j-