THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, .NOVEMBER 1,' 1910.
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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. .
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FIB LAUDING
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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
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"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." -
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. 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.
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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
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. In Christensen's Hal), Eleventh and Yamhill. Admission 50c ,
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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
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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) . ; -
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Bread has left the basket, gone through johnny's door to his little tummy it has flown. - -7
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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
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