flOCK COM1ISSHH f .Caroline Testout Rosfe Hedge Bears Hundreds of Rare Blooms - SEEKS ENGINEER sM .'. i f ill a n if .sasBsseasssBat. ss' ''.' "-THkaw- J""rTL . Ik::- ' . . , . ; . I CLATSOP'S ACTION ISP Chairman Mulkey to Leave for '- East Next Week to Look Over Field; No Disposition . to Delay Matters. ' Chairman fred W. Mulkey of the public dock fommlMlon, will leave Tuesday or "Wednesday of net week for eastern eluea to look over tho Held , preliminary to the selection of an an- ' glnrar to taka charjra of tha work of oons'ructlns a dock ayatrm at rortland and for tha purpose of colleetlnr data r I 1 1 . - , - - -.' a . . If. M1 T!If Tin nr?i i i ; II ill ' 1 ri i ! i vim ii l m . r W 1 l . l J 1 . ' M M . t I fll .III l it . a k :i w ' nil ... if j i - i ' altars of tha IJ.600.000 entrusted to Its I VJsrt il ,. -.".J , M ,'j ,'.' N About July I Henry Ladd Cortoatt, I f'A, 'tC?&'-iTa V- 1. . 1 another mamber of tha eommlaalon, I lCX t, -T J ."' A t vJ-'l . " t i will ' laara for tha raat to Join Mr. I " tX!V Mulkar. By that time. It la axpartad, I U'iV'' S , tha Uttar will hara ratharad conaldar- IV'" ' ;-f ,.M -; 4i .A. , , ' J, . . abla InformiUlon. and tba two win than I V,; v f, XyjJ . ' , "' vV confer aa to future action. Conaulta- 1 --'- V v - ' - a'' tlona wilt ha held wttb leading an rlnaara and dork experta and upon tha return from tha eaatern trip the com- rnlaalon will be advised aa to what an ffineera are available, what onva are moat doelrable. and that It will coat to -ample? tham Mr. Corbatt will moot Mr. Mulkey in Washington. It la expected. A confer ence with enrlnwri and arparta haa Mra, E. Cramer of til Sixth atraet I baa grown one of tha moat beautiful .been arranged In New fork for July "liking hadgaa or roaea In Port- land. It la compoaad of 111 buehee . gave away many ' roeea from theaa of tho Carolina Teatout variety covered I buahaa both for public deooratlon and with hundreda of perfect flowera. Pur- to paaaereby without materially taking Ing tha Roae' Feitlvai Mra. Cramer away from tha beauty of tha badge. 19, whlrh both will attend. Xn ok Work Involved. There haa bean crltlclam of tha eom mlaalon In noma quarter over the alowneea In getting down to tha work, about aevan montha having elapaed alnee tha appointment of the eommla alon by Mayor Simon. Tha commla- a loners reply that they have bfn en gaged In collecting data and making Inquiries, thinking at flrai they might be able to eelect an engineer without i extended aearch. Some of tha members, however, instated that adequate care required a trip eaat by members of the eommlaalon to personally consult tha men who know moat about docka, and Uils oourse baa been decided on. - It ts declared that there la no Inten- tlon to delay the work of building any longer than necessary (to make aura that tha right man la chosen to take charge so that a comprehensive system may be mapped out and reasonable as-1 ' aurance felt that whan once started tha j work can go forward confidently and uninterruptedly. , Chairman Mulkey lntenda to visit New Tork, Washington, Philadelphia, IN mm SOLUTION OF THE IE PROBLEM Suggests City Attorney Pass on Power of Engineers to Pass on Reduction of Pen alties on Hawthorne Span. In a detailed statement eubmltted by latter to tha city executive board yea- Montreal, Quebee and other cltiea where terday afternoon. Mayor Blmon dla- Informatlon may be rained at first 1 cussed at length tha claims made by hind concerning dock building and an- j contractors who built tha Hawthorns glneera Ma Is particularly interested th. r.nnrt. mnt rrmm.t,rt- in making an Inspection of the Bush I i.t docka at Brooklyn, as id to be the beat """" " l" " planned of any In tha country, ... Kay Oct Ooodwla. "I want to tea Mr. Goodwin, tha city, and tha probable extent of the authority delegated to tha consulting engineer who constructed thoae docka." j engineers, in so far aa their recommen- ha said, -and aee if ha la awailabla. Tiaaiiona are concemea. want to learn what Inspection ha haa made of European docks, and to gain Whan tba bond lsaua of $450,000 was voted for tha Hawthorne bridge, the a personal Impression of him. It willlPeoP1" did not know that this would be my CUrDOSO to rain all Information 1 lcsuiiicieni. i nm contract was iei possible concerning practical dock , an- glneera., . ' . "TThe engineer Is tbs first step. We wont to make no mistake there. After wa have found the man wa want, there is no reason wny we cannot go ahead as last aa the conditions will allow." Ben Selling, another of tba commis sion, declares It Is pursuing tha same course that any careful bualnaas man . would take when embarking In soma new enterprise, in which millions are to be spent. mificult to Oat mirat Xaa. "We are using tha same care I would consider necessary In my own bual ness." he said. "Wa are authorised to apend 12.800.000, and we ought to know what wa are doing. There la no dispo sition on the part of any member of tna commission, ao far as I sm aware, to delay unduly tha work of building the docks. "Wa want a man of highest capacity for engineer, and we will try to find the man best fitted for this work who Is available. We at firat tried adver tising and correspondence. Many ap plications Were received, and soma of them, I do not doubt, coma from men who ara very excellent civil engineers. But dock engineers, men who have had practical . experience and of demon strated worth are few. As soon as we make a selection tha commission will be ready to put him at work and ad vance construction as soon as possl-.ble.- ' A" wall proportioned man sbould weigh two and one third pounda for every tach of bis height. on the unit baals and it was therefore inipoealble to determine tha exact eost until tha span had bean completed. Tha bonds sold at a premium of $9000, making; a total in tha bridge fund at tha atart of 1458,000. All of this but 44000 has been paid out to meet clalma and there remain outstanding; clalma amounting In all to tS8.21S.6T. Contractors Belayed. But both the contractor for tha su restructure and tba contractor for tha aubstructure were many months be hind time in completing; their contracts and for thla delay they are subject to heavy penaltlea, aays Mayor Simon. Tba exact number of days' delay was 237 and for each day tha United En gineerlng ft Construction company would be liable to a penalty of flOO, or $23,700 altogether, if tha delay waa not unavoidable. However, Waddell A Har rlngton, the consulting engineers, em' ployed by the city, reported that the United Engineering company should be penalised to the amount of $3000, and that the company should be en titled to recover from the city $6266 by reason of damage sustained by tha com' pany owing to the failure of Robert Wakefield, the aubstructure contrac tor to have his part of tha work ready for the superstructure builders. The engineers recommended that-Wakefield be penalized only $2800, Instead of $11 8C0, what the penaltlea for 237 days' delay would aggregate. Redactions Allowed. These reductions In the penaltlea were allowed by the engineers for the reason given by them, that tha contrac- ROUND TRIPS EAST ALL SUMMER CHICAGO 470 pa MILWAUKEE. . ST. LOUIS.. . $70.00 NEW YORK...) tinocn PHILADELPHIA $1U0.DU BOSTON...... $110.00 BALTIMORE. . ) eiyrrn WASHINGTON plULMJ ST. PAUL MINNEAPOLIS.! DULUTH OMAHA..... KANSAS CITY. WINNIPEG..... DENVER...... COLORADO SPRINGS.... $60.00 $55.00 Direct Train Service to St. Paul, Chicago Omaha, Kansas City. St. Louis and Denver , 8oW une 17, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30; July 1 to 6 inclusive. 19, 20, 2ft 27. 28, and certain dates in August and September. Return limit Octo ber 31. Ptopovers in each direction. Atlantic City, $102.40, June 28 to July 6, inclusive. Rochester, N. Y $91.35, JuV 30 to July 6, and August 14 to 17. Inland Empire Express Leaves 9:55 a. nj. Nort?1 !n!c f-1 .7:Q0 p. m. CITY TICKET OFFICE, FIFTH AND STARK STS. ' NORTH BANK STATION. ELEVENTH AND HOYT STS.'-" tors were unavoidably retarded by un due weather conditions If tha consulting engineers ax fol lowed then the city will have to pay claims which will bring tha total coat of tha new span to more than $500,000. Tha letter of the mayor was referred to the bridge committee of tha execu tive board. The committee will ask tha elty attorney to render an opinion stating whether or not ha believes the recommendations of tho consulting en gineers are mandatory on the city. Concerning what may be tha future at titude of the city the mayor says. In conclusion: "You will observe from tha provis ions of tha contract that I have quoted, that the? Is a legal queatlon Involved aa to what extant tha Judgment of the consulting engineers shall determine tba amount of the penalties thst msy be enforced against tba contractors. City Attorney's Oplaloa. "I suggest that you take up this question with tha city attorney, and get hta opinion as to tha power of the consulting engineers -to adjudge- tha amount of penaltlea that may be en forced, and how far thelrjudgment will bind the city, and that whan thia has been .determined, you ascertain the amount that still remalna due tha two contractors, aa well as tha consulting engineers. I think I may aafely atata that tha elty of Portland does not In tend to repudiate any part of Its just obligations. "Wnen tha amount has been ascer tained, tha council should be requested to make a sufficient appropriation to meet whatever, deficit there may be In the Hawthorn avenue bridge fund to I pay the amounte found to b Juatly due from tha city of Portland." HIT BY AUTO TRUCK; VICTIM'S FOOT MASHED Raymond Shah an, a bricklayer, was injured by an auto truck of tha Auto Delivery company, at Second and Wash ington streets, yesterday morning at I o'clock. Rear wheels of tha truck ran over tha young; man's foot and mashed it Ha was taken to a nearby store and attended by Dr. Blersdorf. Journal Want Ads bring' results. LEASES WEST County Not- Showing ' Good Spirit in Contesting Tax, : Says Governor. , , Governor West Is outspoken In crit icising th course of the Clatsop county authorities in thslr continued refusal to pay tha proportion of the 110 state tax assessed against that countyr Tba governor was In Portland yeat.rday and la discussing th matter he aaidt ' "I regret tha attitude of th Clatsop county board, which Is not showing a very good spirit "In contesting toll tax. Th amount In dispute la approximately H0O0 and paynwnt is refused -on the ground of alleged Illegality la 'the mttu od of apportioning tha slat tax among th : various counties. Tet th ' 160,000 appropriated by tha legislator for tha Astoria centennial is raised by general taxation apportioned In precisely th same manner aa the taxea of 10I and n other eoaaty. In th stat has ob Jeoted to the apportionment. In vUw of thla fact th refusal to pay th llOlf tax does not corns with a vry good grace from Clatsop sounty. '-, "If I were In th secretary of State's place, I bellev I would have bald bark enough of tho centennial appropriation to cover too delinquent tax au irom Clataop.- I was an earnest advocat of th Aatoria centennial appropriation and I desire to see th celebration a com plete success-but I cannot approve th coura or tna couniy noara. Bcretary of State Olcott was at .first disposed to hold back enough of th centennial appropriation to cover Clat sop county's share of tha 110 atata tax. Ha finally agreed, however,' to pay over the entire appropriation la consid eration of tho promise of th county board to carry Into court at once the dlaputa as to tha unpaid stats tax. Woman Mayor la Dilemma. (UalUS Ptms J4 Wtt. -Hnnnewell, Kaa.. June 17. Mayoress Wilson Is considering ouster proceed ings against the oouncllmen who still ref uae to meet with her .to transact olty business. When each was ssked whether he would attend oounoll meet ings only , evasive answers were ob tained. v Excursion Fares East Vial l: Sale Dates June 9. 10,'l2,:ifl, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, and 30. , julr 1. 2, . 3, 4, 5 6, 19, 20, ,,26, 27 and 28. ,. August 3. 4, 3, 14, 13, 18. 17, 21, 22, 23. 28, 29 and 3a . DURINO THE SUMMER SEASON, 19U ' From AU-Pointi on tht O-Wi R. ft N. Co. V , J '" v'-To--i, .U, ;.... " .. -FARES Chicago . ...... . . . . .72.60 Council Bluffs ' xV-'l i Omaha I .:-f '-''.". il Kamaa City ...............V.f 60.00 , ot joaepn .. - r , . . , . - St. Paul ..... J . . " ' StNPaul rla Council Bluffg ,. , .,..$63.90 - Minneapolis direct . . f0.OO .'Minneapolis via Council Bluffg.'.; 63.90 .. OS sr . aisua A uetroir. xnicn vb2.ou St Nouls 870.00 ; Boston. Mass. 1. .tllO.OO New York, N. Y.... 108.50 . Washington, D C. ........ ...8107.60 September 1, 2, 4, 3, 6 and 7. Stopovers goin ? and returning. Final return limit October 31, 1911 Ob Way Through California 1S Ad dittos aL- . Call at our Gty Ticket Office, Third and Washington streets, for any Infor mation desired, also for sleeping ear reservations, or addrets WM. M 'MURRAY, General Passenger Agent, PortUnd, Or. OREQOrS HOTELS PLAIN VIEW ACRES SUNDAY Whether you want to buy or not, you are cordially invited tQ visit PLAIN VIEW ACRES Sunday. Fill the hamperand take the 8:15 or 10:15 train on United Railways, get off at west end of tunnel, or drive out the German town road, taking right hand road at top of hilL Our representatives will meet you and show you over the trsct, of a nice picnic plsce if preferred. You 11 have a delightful trip and see one of the gems of Tualatin Valley. See PLAIN VIEW ACRES Sunday JACKSON fit DEEDING Phones Main 343, A-34S7 , V . . . 246 STARK ST .',r. 1 , 1 . 1 . '' . 1 - 1 '. 1 . 1 "MTF!:' She Won't Be Satisfied She Gets It Half the joy of a HOT BATH is getting it while you are in the notion, : If you have to wait 40 or 50 minutes to. heat the water, iyou lose enthusiasm and half th? pleasure is gone. t - ' v 4 . After the. day's-duties are over, a HOT, BATH is refreshing- and , produces restfulness. ( . The AUTOMATIC GAS WATER. HEATER will furnish from! three to jeiht gallons of HOT WATER per minute at 140 F.' v ' ' The AUTOMATIC GAS t WATER HEATER is self-regulating, and is operated by opening and closing the hot '.water faucet ' It requires no attention further than the monthly inspection - by : an "expert from this company, y , . . ' : We have the AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATER in actual operation' at' our display room. It will interest .you to,come. in and; see it work. . . : WeJnstall-the AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATER. on 6b daysr-trial. We guarantee fo satisfy. . , : : . - ' "-4 Portland Gas & Coke Company kaVtuc, v.m.A. A. D. Snout. tMiTiiiiirTiM et.B maassa asAiAas. The Interior of this hotel has been completely refitted, and every appoint-: ment now meets the approval of the most discriminating. ; $400,000.00 re oantly expended on its interior; Every thing new and modern. .'. ;V . .. .. The Hotel Oregon i PORTLAND, ORE. ( . - - s - The leadint hotel of Portland. New, modern fireproof and centrally located. .'. .. .. ., BOTH HOTELS CONDUCTED ON THE EUROPEAN HAN BY WRIGHT V DICKINSON 5ti.- Cma. wmaMT. . M. O. DiaMiHaeM, Mm. THE IMPERIAL .-. Oregon's Greatest Hotel . 350 ROOMS, 104 SUITES , With Private Baths NEW FIREPROOF BUILDINO ' MODERATE RATES ' PHIL METSCHAN ftONS, Props. PORTLAND HOTEL The lartrMt anrl mftsrt mamificent hotel in Portland; unsurpassed in elegance of accommodations or excellence of Cuisine. . European plan, $1.50 per day and upward. - O. J. JUVTHASV, Tstaaagw. The Bowers Hotel Eleventh, Near Washington' St 4 Largest Cafe in the cty. Service unsurpassed 50 ROOMS .................$1.00 PER DAY 50 ROOMS ,....11.50 PER DAY 75 ROOMS,. WITH BATH. .$2.00 PER DAY ffHASfp Special Rates to Permanent Guests Rooms for Commercial Travelers H. C. BOWERS, Pres. and Gen. Mgr. - Formerly Manager Hotel Portland ' fiample j LULWLSa-J i New Perkins Hotel FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS In the very heart of Portland's activity Modern in every respect RATES$1.00 and up. MODERATE PRICE RESTAURANT L: Q. SWETLAND, Sec and Mgr. C. H. Shafer, Asst.' Mgr. f mi mm THE CORN E LIUS . The House of Welcome" . ' CORNER PARK-AND ALDER STREETS 5 "Beginning May 1' our rates will be as follows:- Out. ''.'v;- side back rooms, i per day; single front rooms, $1.50 per Hay. Our omnibus meets all trains. Portland's Newest and Most Up-to-Date. Hotel x:. !rrC:;WCORNELIUS'.' . H. E. FLETCHER Proprietor . ' ' l' - - , . Manager Hot and Cold Water x Longdistance Phone v ' IN EVERY ROOM , . . . Hotel r TT ----- r- - Lenox COR. THIRD AND MAIN 8TS. B. S. V. X. forirenaea, props. MfTs. . . mi mm. RATES $1.00 & UP fS i - -1