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'" THE " 'OREGON DAILYrj6URNAL7;7PbRXIAli0,"',,TUES0AY" EVENING," JANUARY ' 14, ' 1013. .i'OIIillSAT bid in HE SERVICE Fcmous Tug Tatoosh '.Is Re moved From Mouth of Co lumbia River by Seattle Tug Coat J,1anagerv; "Competition between' the Puget Bound Tuebuat company and the Porbf Port land in the Columbia river towage and pilotage service , la ...at., an : end."' So fctated Georga K. Plummer, manager of the Puget Bound Tugboat company, this roornlng, when he announced that the tar tugs belonging to them would be tsken out of, the icrvioe Immediately. Mr. Plummer arrived 4n Portland last ilht from Seattle to order the boats out of service, and the Tatoosli will start north tomorrow. . . "The company started their acrvlce at the mouth of tba Columbia on Sep teraber 19, 1011, said Mr.' Plummer, "to gtva the Columbia and Willamette river ports a first class service. How vrr, we are now about to give up tbe service, as we have been definitely as ftured that ire are not looked on with favor by some, and It would be lm possible to hack i public service cor poration such- as the Port or Portland.?' Ur. Plummer said that when their sTvice was Instituted here It was not tlona with the Intention of cutting rates Lut tor the purpose of building up a lucrative business, not only for them selves but for: the port ' It was his in tc l.tion. ho said, to. make a bid for the large amount of business In coast tow ing during the summer months . that could be secured at this port, and he was about to come down here, to make tin!? his headquarters. In order to handle that business, when he was' Informed that the Port of Portland would not turn over the bar pilotage and towage to his company. As they have a large number of ' contracts for. Alaska busi ness at the present time, he said that under, the circumstances they ; could liardly afford to remain itr the bar serv ice with the present opposition that . they feel against tttisV--V"VH0k'' ' Captain Jacobaen of "Seattle -Is ex pected to arrive today 'and proceed to Astoria, where ho Will take over the command of the tug Tatoosh from Cap tain Iteed. lie . i41l proceed with her .to Seattle tomorrow, and from there she THH J. K. GILL. CO. Third and Alder Fi hAk yfr m-- Seal JFor; Commercial ' and Domestic Use These scale. J u s t re- 1 ci vd, a u t o m atlcally compute the cost on. 'packages for city and rural delivery,- and for the dif f erent s o n a of mileage, and tbe neces sary information is, . shown on the dial; also show weight by ounce . tip ito twelve pounds. Number of s ones an mileage printed in red. Complies with all the requirements: indicate the exact cost of pont- age In rents for the dif ferent rones of mileage for parcel post. Iw p r i e. P I a n TOT7S order AT OHCZ. , 11 Dfflca Snppliei Fnrnitnre Booka, Social Stationer will probably go on up to Prince Rupert" Mr. Plummer said that had the Puget Sound Tugboat " company,' which from the point of view of the shippers here has Increased the efficiency of the serv ice on the Columbia river bar, been able to secure the pilotage and "towage aery Ice from' the Port of Portland and re frained here, they would have been able to build, up a coastwise towage service that would have equalled any1 out of San- Francisco-" i)r , puget ; Bound. , This1 would not only have included log raft but allies in ballast, as well as disabled vessels rglonf i the. Coast, a 'thoy; had practically -come to n agreement with the underwriters for the towage pf dis- sbled craft. ... r : ' The bar tugs of the company whfrh have been in the service here wrere the Tatoosh, Goliath . and Fearless. The riyer steamer Monarch was under char ter' for towing vessels to and from Astoria. . The local agents of the com pany are, Brown & M cCabe jtevgdorea. NAVAJO DUE TOMOttltOWi Will Have Large Cargo of General ."freight for Portland. . Whon she arrives' from' Ban' Fran cisco tomorrow, the American-Hawaiian steamer Navajo, Captain '-, Miller, will have , a large cargo of general freight for this port, via the Tehuantepec route, Her manifest shows that .she has 860 tons of New York cargo and 79 tons of general freight In bond from Kurope, among which is a. shipment of . 90 pack ages of marble from Uonos. She will be due to sail "again for the Golden Gats with-eastern freight Saturday or Bun- day. ,. i.: f.;, .. .. ;..-; .,,;, GAIXMTE MAKES SPEED British Bark First of Grain Fleet ta Maklng a good passage 'out of 103 days, the British bark- Galgate Was rH ported to the Merchants' Exchange this morning as passing .Dover on January 11. -.'This ' gives her the distinction of being the first sailing vessel of tnis season's grain fleet to reach the United Kingdom, - She Balled on September 2 for Ipswich with a full cargo of 119, IH bushels of barley, valued at 193,000, and 85,838 bushels of wheat, valued at 122,000. making a total value of 1135. 000. . ghe was cleared by M. U. Houser. ALONG THE WATERFBOXT , The examination of Caotain ..Nelson and Chief . Engineer CP. Stay ton was Completed before United States Inspec tors Edwards and Fuller yesterday af ternoon and that of Chief Engineer Rich ard Turpin is postponed until tomorrow. In tow of, the-Port of Portland tue Oneonta, the schooner W. F. Jewett, ar rived at 8U Helens last night and the British bark Noetsfield reached the bal last dock at Unnton this morning in tow of the Ocklahama, ', n 'On her wav to the sea. tha schooner Lottie Bennett was towed down through the bridges this morning. She is lum ber laden for Valparaiso. : v ; .. ; ; ; The British bark Ivtrna wss shifted from the ballast dock to the publlo dock at fit. Johns: by ; the 'gteamer MOnarcli thImbniln.-..'' rv":-' ';''.'"' .- To have damages repaired,, sustained at the1 time she went out when the tank, er Bosecrans was wrecked, the Port of Portland bar tug Oneonta, arrived VT at the dry dock this morning. She had one ventilator carried away, . anotlier started and some eyeboits holding the lashings of .her lifeboats started. ASSERTS MEDFQRD Boats Will Be Put Out of Bus - iness if Rate Is. Enforced, Says C. A. Hart, Attorney for Hill Roads.-. 1 MARINE KOTES ' AitorUJin. H." An-tred t 7:36 and left up it s. a. m Steamer Breikwator from Cooe nay." imtn at t ana u p s:w a. nwteamer Olympie from Ban Pedro. Ar. rived at S a. to. ttcboowr W. B. ilanton from ltiviWN file m m w m. nwncLM Itnmer Mathilda' frojrr-"8aa FraneUco. - f. i S Fraurtnco, Jaa.- 14.--Arrln-ed it 2 a. in. Steamer Lwlanaw from- Portland. Arrived at 10 a. in. Steamer lUneCltyi itcamrr Atlas. with barse No. M lt itow, from Portland.; . turtfc, jan. is. eatim e learner i emvi a.. Dorr for Portland. ' .-' Dorrr, Jan. 1J Paw?d -pritltli bark Galgate from Porflmrfl forIpwlch. fi " - Aatnria, Jan. 13 Arrurii at l ana iprt up at 2:30 p. m. Steamer Coaster from San Fraa- Callao, Ian. ArriT Benooner R. w. Bartlptt from Columbia river. Cardiff, Jan. 12. Arrivod Brltlab steamer Strauiflllan. from Portland. ' - . Ban Pedro, Jan. IS. Arrived-Steamer WU-, lamette from Portland: Hailed Steamer Boan. oke. for San DJego.c " - , 5 ' Ban Franclaco, Jan. U. "ailed at T p. m, Steamer Carlos for Portland. Aatorla," Jan. 14. Condition at the THontli of tbe river at Sr. m.; smooth; wltKl east, 13 utim; weatoer,' cioaov. - . ......:.. Tidea t Aatoria Wedneaday High water. 1 .54 a. m. 7, feet :26 p. m., . feet, low vrnter 12:55 feet. a, m., 2.3 feet; 11:51 p; m., 2.8 Daily River Readings, TATIOXI fevitoa,.,k, ..,'.. . Klparla ......,. , tmatllla Kugene . Albany , Pa lent vrilMnvllla portliind ( BWng. I ff i ' - S 3. m o a tfi 5 " 9 . B S- 5 9 s as 63 3 24 I .2 n.B ,OJ SO 3.5 M.S .13 23 2.0 0.3 .0! 10 8.0 1.3 .17 SO S.O l.2 .03 20 8.5 1.0 .02 IT ISM 1.1 . 15 .2 0.4 ,2U "if the .so-called JUcdford rate bill Initiative measure is enforced it will put the river boat lines out of busi ness altogether;" said C. ; A.'., HarC at torney for the Hill lines in Oregon, yes terday afternoon,' .in.; afgulng .la the United States district tourt on the state's answer to the allied railroads' application for a permanent injunction against the operation of the measure .' Attorner' Hart.? in support of his ar gument, gave eeveral individual exam ples of the way the new taw will affect freight transportation tariffs, accord ing to his calculations. : r--- ; "From Portland to The Dalles. he said, "the rate on canned goods is how 10 cents. This Is 33 cenu less than the 23 cents which the Interstate com. raerce- commission, as a result of its investigation of Oregon transportation problems; deckled would be a fair and reasonable rats on this class of goods between the two points. The 10-cent rate, however, was established because the beat lines In competition for trade. cut. the tariffs as low as possible, and tne raiiroaus had to meet the price. Now, if the initiative rate measure is enforced this 10-cent rate will be cut again to 7V4 cents,' and at this rate they could not exist at all. When 23 cents has been determined a : fair rate by the interstate commerce commission it must follow that a- much lower rata is uniair. r-rr -ir:,--r':v- vr '. Sole Applies to Sugar. " "The -sana rule holds good on ship ments, of sugar to, tfalem, . where the rate, or 17 cents rued as fair by the commission,, has been cut to 14 rents by boat competition. If the Medford rate Is established this will be cut to cents, and the boat lines would be unable to operate under such a condi tion.' . ; MTho fixing "of such arbitrary rates must be considered, we believe, a con fiscatory net, and not a rate regulating measure within the police power of the state:" v , : Arthur C. Snenfpr. rnunaol fnr th Or'egon-Washington Railroad A. , Kavi gatlon company, also a Plaintiff in the action against the state and the state railroad commission, referred to the Medford rate measure, which was made law by the electors at the e-eneral election' in November, as an act of "un warranted Interference in the manage ment of a railroad.1 which would neccs- sltate a waste, of time, money and en ergy la the operation of a public utility-In which tbe public Is interested. - "The act is arbitrary, capricious and does not come within tbe police- powers of tho state," said Mr. Spencer. :-En-forcement of the measure would result in, a big. advanUge to the heavy ship per, over, the -small shipper, and this Is dhitlnctly; against recent decision of the supreme court of the United BUtea. The measure seems designed to produce privilege and -preference for the men of large capital and extensive) business and to allow them .to continue In busi ness and eliminate the small dealer, 3 v Samag Uniform Classtfloatloa. , The interstate com mere commission aa well as the state commissions have been Working-, for years toward a' unl Torm ;clas8lfrcation, and this Medford rate . meaaur would tend -v to destroy such an arrangement rather than build It up. If the provisions of the meas ure Were followed t there ( would be a difference of a much sa 20. per cent in the fourth and fifth classifications in carload and less than carload lots.", -Attorney Spencer read several su preme court decisions having a bearing on the railroad companies' : side of the case. He argued also that Interstate commerce would be affected by the measure and that' rulings and rates of the commission woula be unlawfully interfered with. , Attorney General Crawford, for the state; filed a voluminous brief of 43 pages in further support of the Med ford rate measure. Tha brief Is the work largely of Frank H. McCune, author of the bill. In answer to TSil road counsel's contention that inter state, commerce would be affected by the rate bill Attorney General Crawford said that the railroad companies' have FUiSfflEDft Eastern Oregon Jurist to Ask Legislature to Appropriate $25,00D Annually Judge Thomas C.' Burke of Baker president of 'jhe state board of Immigra tion, believes that the ' legislature, will be guilty of 'serious' oversight if it fails to provide support, for the .bureau of mines-ana geology J udgekBurka'pakBed through. .Portland yesterday on' hia way to place a petition- before .the legisla ture (or ay appropriation -,of29,000'' for the bureau Of mjnea, aftd another $25, 000 annually" to carry on the program of ,the ' immrgratlon ; commission. The function' of themlnW bureau is to find Oregon mineral depqnita for. which nil- lions are now sent annually out of, the state,-'"'iV7v:v'' ; vr:v s :t :M-,;-:r ' '-.-',;,;f r "The establishment ; of !, ' a; bureau it mines and geology; bjt the Jast legisla ture for ithe . scientific investigation Of the mineral nnd geological products o uregon, can oniy, oe inaae eireciive ;or thht . purpose .by, an appropriation .com mensurate with theworkj (Resigned," said Judge Burke. 5 V ', "Similar bureaus established for years in the adjoining stateaT, pfr Washington and' California and supported by state appropriations in washlngtpnn of , $30, 000 and in California of 340,000 anna-aliy-Hittve left us far behind and sub jected us to economic loss in tbe, pur chase from these states of their geo logical output in th form of cement and clay products alone in the sum of millions of dollars annually, money that might as well be spont for Oregon de velopment; and for products that exist In as great plenty here ai in other states, if we but had an aggressive pol icy of discovering . exact v location , and means of getting Out the material. . Tho work of this bureau with proper support," predicted Judge Burke, ."will soon add millions of dollars to the ma terial wealth of this state, which will participate in the burden of taxation, thereby lowering the tax - to the Indi vidual." -ri:.;,;..f,:r-7-:-v Concerning the need for continued ap propriation for. immigration work, and selection, especially In view of the thou sands to be brought through the Panama canal," Judge 3nrt-aaid:jiLiiftii.''.i..:-, 'The .work so effectively' started ly the state Immigration agent In conJuAc. tion with the immigration board, in or ganized effort to bring from foreign countries desirable settlers for Oregon lands is worthy of commendation be cause it will accelerate development and increase taxpaying power of the state." already fixed. an arbitrary rate of 10 cents, which they use In interstate busi ness, and" that' the provisions of the Medfond bill would in no wise alter or interfere with such business. . ' To Apply Automatically, "The. Medford rate bill Is not intended to establish any one classification, aatd Attorney Gencrar Crawforcvbatlgin; tended, to apply, automatically to any classification they may .have. .It Is in tended to encourage snipments la mixed and , other than carload lots, in the hope that congestion. at terminals will be re lieved, It does pot prevent the railroads from changing their classifications In any way recognised by tba railroad com mission, and does not abolish - class rates." . "If the act did abolish class. rates, would it be unconstitutional?', asked At torney' Hart. .,' - -A 'iI,dohot see how it.couldact'that way at all," replied Attorney General Crawford. Attorney General, Crawford 'admitted that he is not jut- familiar with rates and classifications as the railroad at torneys, but said that all points in the case were covered in the brief filed by the state. sir::z t;-,",.,.;;... On request of counsel for the railroads the court allowed them 39 days In which to answer the state's brief. j Federal Judges Wojriterton, Bean and Gilbert sat enbanc during the argu ments. . ; ; POLICE M HAVE ; ASSISTANT CHIEF ,.?;- -t . s ssa..i.i sjHial spStsaMsanasasssssss , '! .() ; , Captain John Moore Will ' Be , Named; Council Commit tee Raises Salaries. . Elks Urt Good Time. i (Special to Th9 JownaLt ' Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 14. "We had the best time yet" was the expression used by most of the B. P. O. E. members who visited Stevenson last night The good fellows returned to the city this morning and all concurred in the opin ion,. . , . jUI. The' wgys . and means committee, .of the city council at Its adjourned eva sion yesterday afternoon recommend! the pasaage of - .n ordinance cresting the 'office of assistant chief of police araJieiarr-of-tSOO a-month, -Mayor Rushlight will probably appoint police Captain' John Moore to the new office If . the council takes ; favorable action or! the committee-recommendation. , 'Action of the committee was- taken on the Vequcst of" Mayor , Rushlight and Chief of Ponce Sloven , ho believe there, should bespme one at 1hft head Of ths department In. the absence of the ehle-f, Councilman Magulre oppoaed the ordinance because lie thouffhfcJt would divide the authority;;' as well as the re sponsibility; of the chief: ''f ' If the new position Is finally created and -Captain Moore Is promoted there will be a number of important changes In. the personnel of the officers of the department. - One of the-- men now on tbo. eligible list . for a . captaincy- will have' to . be .promoted to take Captain Moore's place, ,; Then there are, two va cancies In the rank of police sergeant to be filled. , Friends of Detectlv ,T. B. Hamroersley are urging his appoint ment as sergeant, and friends of Ser geant E. E. Lyon are equally active In seeking a captaincy- for this Spanish war veteran. , ' ' - ' The committee voted . to appropriate $5000 to Install a gong and semaphore fire alarm system on the busy down town street crossings. . In case of fire all. traffic Is obliged to coma to a standstill in the congested districts at the ringing of a gong or the flashing of a semaphore until after the fire ap paratus has passed the corner where the signals were given. ' 1 r . A number of, salary raises, In addi tion to-those announced In yesterday's Journal, were recommended by the com mittee before It concluded the all day session. All of these Increases, rliow ever, did not amount to , more than $5000 a year. What is believed to be an effort of the engineers' union to force the em ployment by the city of an assistant to the- engineer of the pity hall was the Introduction of an ordinance to this ef fect la the committee. Councilman Magulre favored the passage of the or dinance, but the rest of the committee were solidly opposed' to It Engineer IV B. smock. Who handles the boilers at the city hgll. does .not belong to the I union and he has not asked for an as sistant. He works about 11 hours a day and gets an extra allowance of sal ary for the three hours overtime. There is not enough work to keep .two men employed for eight hour shifts each. . Head Janitor C. S. Simmons received ah unexpected raise of salary. Mr. Sim mons appeared before the committee to aaK for an appropriation of, 11000 with which to do some catciminingf around the hall. "Well, if you can get along with 1880 we will put the other $120 on your sal ary" said Mr. Burgard. Simmons .said be thought he could.' - . MAIL CARRIER BALKS ON ; CARRYING HORSE COLLAR ; i : i: T ' -: " f. ) - h Veronla,.Or:, JanM.-Ci-VeVonla Is TirAv! ohe of i the many postdffleea ... having trouble over parcel peat mall. ' I William Hacker, who has the contract for carrying the 1 -.United Stater' mall j from yeronla to Buxton dally, positively ! refused last weak to carry - any more parcel post mall and the Veronla office has considerable of this mail on hand , which the carrier refuses to take. Aeting Postmaster K. J. Milk Is at a loss to. know Just .what tor do. He,' ex-' pecta to take the matter up .with the I postpf flee department-; at Washlngton'r and it will probably not' be long till' tbe parcel post mail is again moving. A horse collar sent from one farmer ! to another, taking up a wliole mail sack, and a large pair -of rubber overshoes were among the many packages received by parcel post on yesterday's mall. . Hacker asserts that if the mall In creases as fast in the next few weeks as It has since the parcel post took ef fect, a little over a week ago, that It would take a four horse team for htm to bring all -tha mall, FLOUR SfllFMENT TAKES v 7 4 FORTY .FREIGHT CARS V.. "'"' ' .f " '' " -1' . ' Pendlefoh, Or., Jan, 14. Sixty thou sand cacks of 'hara wheat flour1' have been Alilpped by the Uyns MIHiuk cuu pany of thin city to tln oiient .ilmiiu the last, threo dava. The lant liiHt;itl ment was shipped this mernlng..'-Tha shipment required 40 carn'ond Is routed by way of the Northern paclflo it Ta- A L Experienced "housekeepers whtf. have triea many dif-; ferent kinds of baking pow- , dcra, find that Rumford .biscuits areiighterjyhiter and better flavored. , ' They are also more' , wholesome and much more .easily made with ODimilClMrW THE WHOLESOME ' ;BAKING POWDER Tbe Best of t&e C!sarGrad Baking Powders-No Alois ANNUAL: Clearance . Now in Progress Brings. All Chafing DishesChafing Dish Sets All Our CasseroIes--All Carring Sets All Manicure Sets ';" " SsaaMsasasBSwavaBBaaBeaBBsaHasBBaaBaaasBSMaiBMawsBBsSl ; ' .'Z'T'"' . . V3 Off . , - Only, Contract Lines Excepted 4 ' A sale sure to appeal to hundreds ,Qfwpmen?; v - See our windows. . Come tomorrow ' -mm i t mm SMOKE T M WILL; MINT rEErTHAT INSPECT Our Methods Y e have no secret pro cess in making glasses. The satisfaction your , glasses' give is the result of untiring and consci entious application of known sci entific laws necessary to produce glasses which, are good' to look through and look at. Standard 'goods ,at 'standard prices plus-quality-servicesr- ri:;irt!ont Xrrptok rast la Shux-on I0MPS0N I TICAL INSTITUTE H Ccrtctt 2d Floor ' (Salem Bureau of Vhe Journal.) Balem. or, Jan. 14.-The anti-smoke sign was hung out In. the senate this morning as the result ot a vote on a resolution reported by the committee on resolutions. Some of the most per sistent smokers voted for it, or it would not have carried. ' As it was, the senate cast the 'Havanas into utter' darkness by a vote of 23 to 6. . YAMHILL COMMISSIONERS HANDS FINALLY LOOSED : i (Special to The Journal.) X McMinnville. Or., Jan. The coun ty commissioners have fixed 'the fa levy at 19.05 mills, a little bit higher! man last year, on account or tlie school levies which1 are fixed : by statute-j Yesterday the injunction relative to the construction" of tho 'Newberc hridp was dissolved" so far as It affects the! carrying on of tho regular business of. me county. H remains effective so far as it does not permit the county court at ' this time , w construct -the bridge, v' , v CONTRACTOR . IS. KILLED t WHEN SCAFFOLD BREAKS . (Bridal to Tbi Journal.) - McMinnville, Jan. '1. s. Srhelter a JocaUcQnlractor., was kiiip4,,jngtntly (.aivtuay. noon py iauing l'rom a scaf-i iuiu wnicn gave way on the Powell j residence be was buUdlng on the Sheri dan road. Mr., gchelter came here from 8t. Johns where hl family resides. Hs' hud., been Jiving in McMinftvilio fori about a year, lie was about 41 years4 of age- and is survived by two sons sua to daughteiav -"- ' --'-- J The Fvorgan Ai cliley Fin ni iiire Co.'s Going Out of Business Sale Still. Continues Notwitfistanding and Statements to theGoritrary . Qur inventory, - just complete, discloses the , fact that we have so ' many good bargains We have concluded to prive our customers the - benefit, rather than to dispose of the remainder of the stock to deal-ew-Wf' have not time to give figures, but will guarantee reduction ' oi "from 50 to75 per cent in almost every department, We hope that all pur friends, and. especially our former customers, will take " advantage of this opportunity. Buy Healing Stoves Now ..''.' m ' ' , For the balance of this season's use and next winter's. We will dis- pose of the remainder of bur stock at ?. -."j Half Price GRAND - - '4fS2feS land li ' -:J -'-: east. , rrfPiPor GRAND -r-J- and EAST STARK .Then increase your; profits -by opening ariccoiiht : vvith this : barikrr-r With - our location and perfect1 service; your banking can be- done in the shortest ' timeand with best results! " 1 ,"t ; pur Savings Department Pays 4 Per Cent Interest Merchants National Bank . ; '. Under Government Supervision Foundecl 1886 Washington and Fourth Sts. - Mr. Auto Owner; WE HAVE "veryllmig for the Auto" All in, one establishment. Our expert service is. at your' disposal. This saves you time and' secures you just ' what you need at right prices. " WESTERN HARDWARE & AUTO SUPPLY CO. Seventh and Pine BUY NOW AND SAVE One Hundred Twenty Dol ".'ON- .N,EW,ICrfABE AND ; OTHER HIGH-GRADE PIANOS Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co. Distributors for Reliable Pianos' 184 SEVENTH ST. ; . JOURNAL BUILDING ars a mi i M j i . , i Hal- 1 1