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'i..Vi.'A.v:. '.'V , THE OREGON t)AltY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 1, 1913. ' ' if- s: . m . !!' CORR ESPONDEN T HOLDS A RECREATION PIER PERFECTLY FEASIBLE Says Adoption of Proposed . Plans' Means Better and .'Safer Dock Construction. Portland, Or., Au 30. To the Editor Of The Journal. David Harum has told U4 that a reasonable amount of fleas Is food for a dog,, because they keep him from broodln' over beln' a dog, jo pre vent broodln', a public official needs oc casional criticism. Being kicked, whether considered as a process, an attitude, or a condition, is not to ba viewed In the light of a pen alty;' It Is the right and the preroga tive of the official, and to kick Is the acred privilege of the citizen. A kick, or a string of profanity, Is the natural . resultant of a torpid liver. Kor the relief and amusement of the public, and to discourage profanity, a kind Providence has furnished the pub lic official and the yellow dog. They generally get what Is coming to them. Commisalonirs Getting Theirs. Just now the city commissioners and the Public Dock Commission are getting theirs. Their action in proposing to have built a recreation pier on the roof of an east side dock Is variously desig nated as "silly,1 "an unnecessary ex pense and "a waste of public funds. We are told that the people are every where "voicing disapproval of the prop osition to spend approxiamtcly $200,000 of public money for the sole purpose ot making the roof of the east side public dock a recreation center." Ex-City at torney Grant is quoted as declaring that "utilising the money raised by the sale of dock, bonds for the purpose of con structing a dance pavilion or a recrea tion pier is foreign to the purposes of the act creating the dock commission, and. wholly illegal." It is probable that no one will dispute this opinion. The dock commission has at no time pro posed to spend a cent for the construc tion of a recreation pier. Its gravest of fense has been to consent to the erection of such a pier upon the top of its com pleted dock by the city commissioners. Fireproof Sock Becommasdea, At the Inception of its work, the pub lic dock commission was advised by its New York board of consulting engineers to build only fireproof docks. It was with the greatest reluctance that they finally decided, because of lack of funds, resulting from the high price of river frontage, to erect docks of mill or slow burning construction. The recrea tion pier proposition opened the way for a return to the original plan. It was proposed by the city commissioners that if we would build a fireproof dock that would cost $168,400 more than a dock of Hlow burning construction, we could have It at an expense "T.o the dock commission of only $76,000 and that the city commissioners would fur nish the rest, providing they were per- . mltted to construct a recreation pier on the top of the. completed duck. We were thus offered a' dock costing $168, 400 more and wortli $158,400 more to ,the city, at an added cost to the dock commission of only $75,000. This In the "waste of public funds" charged to our account. Combination Means Baring. The proposition appealed to both the city commissioners and the dock com mission as a measure of economy on both sides,, for by combining the two firopoMtlons we wern Retting the great y desired fireproof dock and, in ad dition, a recreation pier 100 feet wide and over 2 blocks In length along the river front at a very reasonable cost. This Is not, as has been suggeMted. "diverting landw lnM-n f or pub E WARDENS m KEPT LOSS TO FORESTS DOWN TO A MINIMUM MICHIGAN SOCIETY'S 'HOME GOING' FRAUGHT Season Has Been Dangerous and Incipient Blazes Numer ous But Organization Wins. use to Inconsistent use of a public na ture." There' Is no diversion. As a commis sion we are simply building the kind of dock the best interests of the pub lic really require, such a dock as was recommended by the board of consult ing engineers and we are to get It at a saving to the dock funds of nearly $90,UO0. Would Utilise Waste Space. On the other hand the I'ity commis sioners arc getting a recreation pier for many thousands less thun they could In any other way. They arc simply using space' to the public advantage. that the dock commission has no use for, and using it in nuoh a way as not In any wl to interfere with the util ity of the dock. Recreation piers of this kind are not uncommon. They are in use in a num ber of great cities and so far as we have knowledge they have proven uni formly satisfactory. Such a pier would combine many of the uses of an audi torium high above the streets, and the noise and smoke and confusion of which so much has been said. In presenting their case represents-1 tives of the East Side Business Men's club called attention to the fact that there was a apace of nearly two miles square adjacent to the proposed pier that had no park facilities, that the pier offered the peculiar advantages of a wide river frontage, that it was In the very heart of things and was conveniently available to more people by many thousands than any other park location in the city. Sot Personally Interested. It may not be amiss to say that the writer is not himself a park recreation pier enthusiast and that he has not been, and is not yet convinced that there was an Immediate urgency for an . east side dock In preference to a loctalon north of tho bridges where there was oppor tunity for slip and pier construction that would have afforded several thous and feet of dock frontage. What Is written Is simply offered as an unso licited brief on behalf of champions of the proposed pier whose claims have not been clearly or fairly stated In the various published criticisms. Those sustaining any official relations to the publlo cannot engage in public contro versy, but a clear statement of facts Is due, If the dock commission has any real The past month has seen the woods of the state far drier than at any time last year or the year before, and the danger of forest fires has been corres pondlngly greater, Rains were frequent in June and rain also fell In July, but the season since then has been normal as regards fire danger. Untye previous normal years, howev er, therd has been no loss of green tinv ber ind no fires have been allowed to uurn uncnecKea. Alinough numerous blazes have occurred, these for the most part have been discovered by the wardens and extinguished by them un assisted. In the, few cases where fires have reached any size, they have been con fined to slashings or old burns through me prompt action of wardens. Thorough cooperation between the state, federal and private forces has been reoponsible for much of the good record ot tills season up to the present time. Prompt Action Saves Loss. as an example of the promptness with which serious and menacing fires are handled, and the dire results which might follow lack of such prompt ac tion, the recent fire in Columbia coun ty south of Marshland last week may be citea. The blaze started about noon, August Zl, in an old burn. It escaped from burning' being done by employes of the Columbia and Nehalem river railroad to clear its right of way. The road Is building south from Wood's Landing to tap a large body of timber in the Ne halem country. Wardens in the employ of the Blod gett Company Limited, which owns the road, the Columbia County Fire Patrol association and the state, were on tlje ground to fight the fire within a few hours. The railroad company before night had 100 men putting a fire trail around tho burned area, falling snags and taking other necessary steps. Menacing Fire Controlled, Without losing any green timber, the Tire wa brought under control, but failure to act quickly and with good judgment would have resulted in a fire which would have been recorded among tho most costly the .state has ever had To the west of the point where the fire started, lies one of the mose valu able blocks of fir timber in Oregon. Due south, over the ridge, lies the big Nlialem timber bell, one of the largest sections of untouched timber left in the United States. Both bodies are In the vicinity of the burn. Six logging roads are tapping this timber. Probably not less than 3000 men are at work in the woods with a larger number in llic Columbia basin mills, engaged in converting the logs into lumber. With tho country as dry as it was then and a southeast wind blowing, millions of dollars' worth of property were menaced and thousands of men stood a chance of being thrown out of employment. While the case citid prevented great er possibilities of destruction than any oilier fi'e this season, numerous fires In different parts of the state have this year been handled with equal dispatch, HEAD CONSUL BOAK TO ADDRESS Bl LA Five Hundred New Woodmen to Be Installed Wednes day; Here a Week, Before 50 new members of the Wood men of the World, who will be ushered Into the mysteries of the order at the Connrll Crest skating rink tonight, Hcfd Consul I. L. Boak of Denver, will deliver nn nddres on the duties and privileges ot Woodcraft. Mr. Boak ar rived in Portland last night and is par ticipating In this afternoon's Labor day celebration of the 1J local camps of the order it the Crest. Mr. Hoak will be In and around Port land nil this week. As special guest. h will attend the reception and ban quet of the uniformed drill teams of several local camps tomorrow night at the East Side Woodmen's hall and will visit the camp at Vancouver Wednes day. Multnomah Camp No. 77 will en tertain him Friday night and he will leave Saturday or Sunday for western Washington and later will visit Califor nia camps. grievance, however, It Is against those who, entrusted with the duty of pre paring the necessary provisions to con tinue them In the public service, fell asleep at the switch, ami started them out anew without any authority to issue bonds, and limited their Jurisdiction in the purchase of sites to locations with in the boundaries of the city corpora tion. The best available sites lie Just without the city boundaries. Barring legal obstructions, there has not been at any time any question but what every dock facility that the funds at the disposal of the commission would provide, would be available months be fore any ocean vessel passed through the Panama' canal, all suggestions of dilatory methods to the contrary not withstanding. CHAS. B. .MOORES. WITH GREAT PLEASURE Excursionists Were Enter tained All Along Route of Travel; Detroit Welcomes, "We did not need any fire during the trip," declared Mrs. Harriet Hendee, secretary of the Michigan Society of Oregon, referring to the "home going" trip of the society. Mrs. Hendee has Just returned from Michigan after two months spent in vie'ltlng her former home. "We had the most delightful time I have experienced," she said. "With two special cars and 46 congenial people we enjoyed every minute. Each night we Would gather in one car and sing Michigan songs and tell storleB. At each town where we stopped we were entertained by the commercial clubs or other organizations with automobile rides and other enjoyable features. "At Salt Lake City a special service was held in the great tabernacle for us. Our cars were parked whenever we stopped and we lived in them until we reached Detroit, where the party broke up. At Detroit a great gather ing of thousands was held In Belle Isle park at which people from all parts of Michigan, including Governor Eerris, were present and the welcome we received was as hearty as could be wished. "At Detroit the members of the party said goodbye and left for their old homes. Many are yet there and will come wandering back between now and the last of October." During the trip Mrs. Hendee' was presented with a beautiful gold trav eler's clock in a morocco case In ap preciation of her services in behalf of Michigan residents of Oregon through the society. A social meeting of the society will be held next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock In Manchester hall, 86 V4 Fifth street. Refreshments will be served and the question of holding a picnic will bo discussed. PERQUISITE" PUZZLES MANY CITY EMPLOYES Opinion Differs as to Whether It Signifies "Vacation With Pay" or "Side Graft," Those far away looks and puzzled stares, corrugated foreheads and con tracted eyebrows, which are marked, very marked, expressions, among sev eral hundred civil service employes of the city have been explained" at last. 'J heir odd looks are mysteries no longer. In short, each and every one of them has been stuck by the word "perquisite.'' This word appears in the historical record cards now being filled out by city employes. The cards will be used later in compiling the efficiency ratings, on which the new system of standard iz. lng salaries will be based. Opinions came hot ana heavy when the card's bearing the word were Issued. Some Insisted that "perquisite-' meant "side graft"; others vociferously de clared it meant keys, street car tickets, and others still were loud In the asser tion that "perquisite" could mean noth ing more nor less than the number of days allowed for vacation on pay. And so the battle of opinions raged. It was a question easily solved. Re course to one of the New Modern Eng lish dictionaries would have done it. There, in big, black type, on page 614, tho word is defined, clearly and concise ly. But apparently no one thought of looking it up. Therefore, frownB and deep delving Into the dogged channels of memory In a vain effort to find the answer. Kor their benefit and others to whom the word is a mystery, it might be well to say that "perquisite" means Well, the best way to find out is to clip Just one of the dictionary certifi cates in The Journal today an J present it at The Journal office with a cash bonus of 98 cents. This procures the book, a 1300 page volume, bound in Ump leather then look on page 614. Better hurry, too, because the dictionary offar closes in a few days. RATES OF UTILITIES COMPANIES WILL BE IT OF OBJEC HEARING BISHOP COOKE MAKES ANNA ASSIGNMENTS State Railroad Commission Will Investigate the Prices Charged in 11 Cities,' Announcement of Appoint ments Follows Close of German M, E, Meeting, Tomorrow morning the State Rail road Commission will meet In Portland at 10 o'clock to receive the report of the Portland Railway, Light & Power company as to the valuation of its pub lic utility holdings, and to start an In vestigation of the company's power and light rates. Rates in all cities Including Port land, Salem, Woodburn and Oregon City, are to be considered. The lnvestlga- j lion results rrom requests that the com mission equalize rates for commercial power and light. It is not expected, however, that consumers of small quan tities will be affected. For some months the company has had a fofce of men making an Inven tory of its holdings and at the same time the commission has had experts checking the same property. Where discrepancies of importance are dis covered the company will be asked to explain its valuation. This Investigation will be the first on no large a scale since the Malarkey bill, empowering the railroad commis sion to regulate rates of publlo service commission, was enacted. The valuations made by the company are very complete and Include every thing used directly or Indirectly in its public service departments. In addi tion to preparing the valuation, the company segregated, as far as possible the power and light from the street and interurban railway business. The commission intends to take up during the hearing the question of a five cent fare between Portland and Lents junction on the ML Scott line, and 10 cents for tho same trip over the Springwater line. According to figures compiled by the company its real estate holdings alone are worth approximately 8,000,000. With the German Methodist Episcopal conference coming to a close last night the following appointments were an nounced by Bishop R. J. Cooke: E. E. Hertzler, superintendent Pacific district; E. J. Traglio, Bethany, Or.; H. B. Mann, Butler ana McMinnville; Joseph Hepp, Clarke and Logan, Wash.; H. . Hanleson, Connell and Paradise, Wash.; A. F. Hilmer, Davenport, Wash.; J. M. Herrlmann, EdwalL Wash.; Hugo U Woehl, Metolius, Or.; F. H. Luecke, Mllwaukle and Oak Grove, Or.; J. A. Beck, Moscow, Ida.; G. E. Klenle, New berg. Or.; A. F. Cramer, First church, Portland; F. A. Schumann, Rodney Avenue church, Portland; Rathdrum, Ida., to be supplied; Richland, Wash., to be supplied; P. J. Schnert, Rldge fleld. Wash.; Louis Galeser, Ritzville, Wash.; G. S. Roeder, Rocklyn, Wash.; J. C. Muller, Rosalia, Wash.; Q. A. Magg, Salem, Or.; H. G. Schmid, Seat tle, Wash.; G. A. Wentsch, Spokane; A. G. Welgle, Tacoma; H. F. Lange, Walla Walla; George Hartung, conference missionary, member Rodney Avenue quarterly conference; Frederic Cramer, professor of German, Wallace college, member Salem quarterly conference. STEEPLEJACKBOGART IN MOVING PICTURES Moving pictures of Steeplejack Bo gait climbing the flag staff of The Journal building form the feature of the. Gaumor.t Weekly at the Oak amusement park this week,' Tho Warily 4 unusally Interesting from an Oregtm standpoint ahowln also the ateel bridge tire and a rock drtlllnf contest for a world' champion ship at Baker, Or. V ; The picture of Bogart wa taken the camera man rom the turret of Tha Journal building and shows hint mak ing his hazardous climb at. close range Then there 1 a capital picture ahow lng the tower of The Journal with Bo gart at the peak of the tall flag staff, the latter view being taken from an ad jacent building. ' Applause greeted the performance at tho Oaks, although Bogart'a tat was only ihown in film form. k Girl Falls Through Skylight. Los Angeles. Sept. 1. After falling four stories through a skylight Katb erine Dale, 17, was rescued uninjured from the debris caused by her precipi tate arrival in a hotel lobby. She fell from a window while scuffling with a , girl friend. ' CITY TREASURER HAS ! $2,622,923.74 ON HAND; On hand in City Treasurer Adams' de- I partmcnt up to date is a total of $2,-J 622,923.74. The money is divided among the various funds as follows: General 1334,558.76 1 Fire Department fund 392,36.13 I Police Department fund 169,881.84 Street repair fund 58,931.46 Bonded indebtedness interest 128,893.67! Lighting fund 78,219.66; Park fund 125,579.11 Street cleaning and sprinkling 80,136.71 Water fund 95,425.89 i fark and boulevard fund 93,874.56 1 Broadway .jrldiie fund 10.205.89 ; Garbage crematory fund 2,278.10 Municipal Jail fund 35,087.50 Firebuat and fireman fund.. 108.03 Special bridge fund 616. 1A Kinking fund 6,704.12 Water bond sinking fund.... 108,859.21 Water fund bond account.... 22.95 Police and fire relief fund... 73.91 Special fund 911.591.56 News of County Board Labor Seems lighter, the day seems shorter, when you add to your noonday lunch the cool, spark Mpiiisi v mm Its purity exhilarates. v PHONE YOUR ORDER Portland Brewing Co. 55 A request of the Lewis-Wiley Hydrau lic company, Frederick H. Strong and Clara K. Strong-, that part of the Thur- man street branch of the St. Helens road be relocated has been referred to County Surveyor Holbrook by the coun ty commissioners. A letter was received from the Pa cific Coast Casualty company, who furn ished the $136,000. bond for the Lewis A. Hicks company, contractors for the west wing of the court house, asking whether the work has been accepted yet or not It was filed for the present. Dr. K. P. Geary, county physician, sub mitted a request that the taxes on the lome of Mrs. Isabella French be re mitted. She has been receiving county aid for three years. Commissioner Hart will investigate the case. A request for a Home telephone for District Judge Dayton's court room was received and will be allowed. Whlddnn & Lewis, architects of the court house, filed a report containing suggestions regarding the fitting up of rooms ror the court reporters. County Physician Geary recommended that George Miller, nearly blind, be kept at the Multnomah farm, sayfng that . blind asylum would do him no good, lo Is receiving treatment and is Improv- ng somewhat. The board allowed Operator H. W. Smith of the Jail elevator 2.60 for earti Sunday and holiday on which ho is on duty and raised the salary of Assist ant Superintendent Edith Muhs of the county hospital from $85 to $100 a month, beginning August 1. The county surveyor was requested to set stakes for concrete walks at the Detention Home. Permission was given C. M. Richmond to lay a four Inch water main along 800 reet of county road that he might sup ply Ardenwald with water. Samples of water from the Multnomah farm and of sediment which formed in the heating apparatus there wefe ord ered submitted to county physician for analysis. A letter received from Dr. James Wlthyeombe of the Oregon Agricultural college, suggesting that a start be made In securing poultry for the Multnomah farm was received and Superintendent Jackson was notified to cooperate with Professor Dryden of the college in se curing' proper stock, i i . Permission waa given School District No. 40 to drive a one inch pipe" under the 16 foot hard 'surface of the Base Line road. The pipe will connect the Run selvllle school with the water system of the Morningslds hospital. , '. Total $2,622,923.74 NATIONAL GUARDMEN TO HOLD SHAM BATTLE i Field sports, a sham battle and ma- nau vers will be the features of a big military tournament to be staged by the i Portland members of the Oregon Na-j tlonal Guard, September 21, at the Clackamas station rifle range. Four hundred) guardsmen will take part inj the hfii battle, dlvidinlg into oppos- lng foruls of 200 men each. Provided : with bjjunk cartridges they will evolute j as in actual warfare. Other events on the program are a ' basket plcnlo and dancing. Music will i be furnished by the bands of the Third Regiment and the Coast Artillery Corps. The annual electric dry battery pro duction of the United States has passed the $10,000,000 mark. (FRENCH REPUBLIC PROPERTY) Natural Alkaline Water For 50 years the standard Mineral Water for the relief of Sour Stomach, Indigestion and Uric Acid. JSESL: KkK YOUR PHYSICIAN' Eotiltd at the Springs Tie Confidence which experience of years, combined with ood service, gives the general public, gives added prestige to the Guaranteed Certificate of Title, issued by this com pany. Investigate. Call for booklet Title & Trust Co., 4th and Oak streets. ' We also-issue Title ' insurance (f rhmn 1 V. HI v gpecml September Fall ge Sale New Blue units Positively UnequaJed Under $25.00 Else where in Portland. $19 .50 Dozeris of these charming Fall Serges found eager-purchasers the last time we advertised them! It's a value that has aston ished hundreds of women who KNOW. Three new models Fashionable 4-button Cutaway, pictured. Four-button, 36-inch Square Coat. Chic 3-button Cutaway, with fancy back. Also navy blue Bedford, in 4-button square front Fall model. Handsomely tailored and lined in guaranteed yarn-dyed saitn. Beautiful $25 Fall Navv Serge and Bedford Suits tomorrow -$19.50. $125 100 Dozen New Tailored Waists Smart, crisp new Tailored Waists of striped madras, with collars to match. outing flannel, with laced neck. All sizes special tomor row Jjl.iK. plain white and Also gray-striped Have You Seen The Largest Untrimmed Hat Department in Portland? Thousands of discriminating women are looking for the smart shapes which are used by the great milliners of Paris. In our big Third Floor Untrimmed Section you'll find an immense variety of the newest shapes and materials. Plush Hats, $2.75 to $7.50 Velvet Hats, $2M to $6.50 Genuine Velours, $4.50 to $5.50 Remember We Trim Hats Free When Ma terials Are Bought Here. ' Waists, Petticoats Sweaters Now on First Floor HAVE YOU PLANNED TO GO TO THE Koumnid-Up AT PENDLETON September 1 1, 12 and 13 Bigger Thi$ Year anid Better Than Ever Before! The Fare Is $9.10 fofthe Round Trip. The Fun 1$ Worth $100. You wjll feel better everybody does when they are compelled to forget business cares and can gaze spellbound at the feats of primeval man. Special trains. Splendid service. One day from business. Let us tell you all. City Ticket Office, Third and Washington Phones: Marshall 4500 andsA-6121 :-..' v.