The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 13, 1914, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1914. OEICH EXPLAINS HIS POLICY ON CONTRACTS I county fair: Horticulture, State Fruit j Innpectof'J. E. Stansbnry; agriculture, meatier science, Mrs. W. E. Slater, and machinery and models,. E. P. Arm strong'. Each chairman will appoint two additional members of bis commit tee. - ; Time Limit; on Street Work Not Enforced When City Would Be Loser, Many recent complaints have been made that contractors on city work are disregarding their contract obli gations and time limits. A statement generally answering these' complaints was made yesterday by Robert O. Dleck, commissioner ?of public works. He says he has not been inclined to force - contractors to do their work within time limits set if such a de mand would result in loss to the city Uls Ktatcrrient. in part, leads: "At this time there are approximate ly 43 improvements under contract. Of 13 delinquent as to time, three may be directly charged to the responsi bility -of the contractor. "There hasi been ground for com plaint in the past, since it has not, heretofore, been the practice to limit contract time, to the extent of the work, nor has It been the practice to enforce the provisions of the contract In respect to time- allowed. However. it has since become the established practice of the council to regulate mora closely the time allowed and to enforce the provisions of penalty for delay, and these objections will event ually disappear. "Street grading and paving opera, lions are, to a considerable extent, dls. continued during the winter months. since conditions will not allow of work being' performed except on occasional days, arid contractors are unwilling to. maintain their plants during such lime. Furthermore, a high grade of work may not be obtained under condi tions prevailing during the rainy sea son. "In severe! conferences with con tractors the matter of continuing work during the winter months has been diiy cussed. From these conferences it Is iulte evident that if the city should demand execution of contracts durln.t unfavorable weather a direct loss to contractor would ensue. It Is my be lief that a demand of this ort is not only" unreasonable, but manifestly un fair, since It would Impose a hardship on contractors which they could not have foreseen. It Is realised that dur. lng the winter months prosecution of public work would assist In solving the labor problem, but insisteao upon execution of contracts when condi tions do not warrant would merely throw the burden upon the contractors snd would have the effect finally of Increasing unit prices in future contracts." ART ROOM FEATURE OF AGAIN COOS COUNTY . POSTPONES ROAD ACTION (Special to The Journal.) Marshfield, Or., Feb. X3. The county court has again postponed, the matter of calling a special election to vote on the proposition to bond the county for good roads. The matter will be taken up next Monday. All day Wednesday Mayor Morrison of Coquille and others pleaded in favor of the petitioners who are anxious that the election be called at once. The discussions were heated and the county judge was threat'ead with mandamus, and even , recall if something were not done at once. The Judge takes the stand that everything must be In proper order So that the election cannot be contested. He aldo thinks the expense Is unnecessary, in asmuch as the election could be held with the regular election in May. KING'S VISIT MEANS' HIS ABDICATION, IS BELIEF Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. 13. Comment lng on Czar Ferdinand's expression to the visiting American commissioners that he hoped to visit San Francisco during the 1915 exposition, well In formed Bulgarians said today that there really was very little chance his majesty will do such a thing unless in the meantime, he abdicates. They did not think this improbable. There have been dozens Of reports since the Balkan war that Ferdinand would step down in favor of his oldest son and although thus far he has clung to his position, many believe in the end he will be forced to yield to pressure of public opinion, which holds him re sponsible- for the war's disastrous end ing, from the Bulgarian standpoint. Should this happen. It was thought likely enough he would visit San Fran Cisco. GAME INSPECTOR MAKES TRIP TO CRATER LAKE BUYS CONTROL OF HILLSBORO TELEPHONES State Game Warden Wiliiam K Fin ley has received a communication from Harry Telford, inspector of state game refuges, who is now collecting speci mens for the biological collection in southern Oregon, stating that, accom panied by J. J. Ferber, deputy game warden of Klamath Falls, he had Just completed the .trip to the rim of Crater Lake. Leaving Fort Klamath a week ago Tuesday morning, they Journeyed six miles In a sleigh. Then the road end ed and the rest of the Journey was made on ski. The snow grew a foot deeper every mjle. At Camp Grant, where they spent the night, they were two hours digging 12 fret down through the snow to the door of the cabin. The rim of the lake was reached at noon the next day. Moonlight pictures of the lake were taken. Wild life was scurce, but Tel- .ford found many signs and later in v the .month he will return prepared to . secure specimens. Four days were spent at the lake. Hlllsboro, Or., Feb. 13. The Hills boro Telephone company has sold controlling interest in the local tele phone syptem to Charles E. Wells of Kingsville, Texas. The deal involves an investment-of about $20,000. Mr. Wells will take over the man sgement of the system March 1, and says he will later add several improvt merits! Previous to March, 1910; there were two telephone lines here. At that time they were consolidated. Through the local exchange connec tions can be made to every part of Washington county, and long distance service can be had through Portland on the lines of the Pacific company. O. G. Wilkes and G-eorge Stevens, former president and secretary of the company, respectively, will still be connected with the Institution. GRANGE WILL HEAR TEMPERANCE LECTURE S. W. Grathwell, of Pacific Univer sity, field secretary for Oregon of the Out-to-W'in Prohibition campaign, and winner of two intercollegiate orator leal contests, will deliver a lecture on "Temperance" tomorrow evening be fore Woodlawn Grange, in Greene's hall, east Seventh street and Iiekum venue, Woodlawn. The remainder of the program, arranged by "the lecturer. Mrs. Frances J. Hyatt, is as follows: Heading on the life of Lincoln, W. It. H. Dufer; Instrumental solo. Miss Nina Englan; song. Miss Minnie Iladley; song. Miss Regina Hyatt and instru mental solo, Miss Esther Circle. The following chairmen of commit tees have been appointed to arrange for the Grange's exhibit at the Multnomah OREGON EXHIBIT Allen H, Eaton, Eugene Witl Make Exhaustive Report, Tomorrow, (Special !t The Journal. t Eugene, Or.. Feb. 13. To make the art room of "the Oregon exhibit at the Panama-Pacific exposition a model of utility and beauty, on the principle that utility is ; the basis for beauty. will be the keynote of the report of Allen H. Eaton 'of this city to the Ore gon Fanama-Pscific exposition com mission In Portland Saturday. At the January meeting of the com mission, Mr. Eaton was asked to pre pare a complete plan for the art room and for the grounds for the state building at the I San Francisco fair. Some time ago the suggestion was made that It Would be desirable to plant the grounds around the Oregon building entirely to native shrubs, plants and trees. The suggestion met with popular favor. After an inves tigatlon as to .Whether Oregon plants can be made to grow in California and whether the desirable plants are avail able, Mr. Eaton has decided that this can be done, and will Inform the com. mission Saturday that be, with the co. operation of the commission and oth ers who are to assist, is ready to pro ceed with the development of the plan, To add to the truly natural effect of the Oregon! site native song and game birds and fish will be added. As a basis for the scheme of deco rating the grounds, the following plants are to be suggested to the com mission: D6gwood. madronas, ferns, bearberries. maple, rhododendrons, Or. egon grape, Lawson cypress, Mt Hood azelias. salal. alder or hemlocK, Mt. Hood lilies, frlttilaries and vines. The list may be extended. State Game War den Flnley will make the selection of birds. So far no expense has been incurred Mr. Eaton will submit estimates, but says that he believes the cooperation received will modify the estimates. In addition to the general plan, Mr Eaton will submit a number or orlg. Ir.al suggestions. One of these will be that schools and communities help out the exhibit by sending quantities of cut flowers or plants peculiar to the community.! For example, he sug gests that the town of Florence might send rhododendrons; Grants Pass; scarlet berries;; Eugene, mistletoe, and Ashland, pine needles and cones. SEEK PARDON FOR TWO HOP FIELD MURDERERS serious miscarriage of Justice In the cases of Ford and Suhr, we, the under signed, urge upon you, the chief ex ecutive of the state of California, that you exercise your prerogative of office at once to release and liberate these men,, who, in the great economic strug gle the struggle for bread are now condemned to life imprisonment in the penitentiary, and whose only crime was to do all in their power for the per- petulty of the republic and the better ment of the great laboring masses. WILL ORGANIZE. TO BOOST' AT ASTORIA Astoria, Or., Feb. 1J. Boosters of Astoria are preparing for a big rally at the Weinhard-Astoria hotel Saturday night. February 21. Invitations have been sent to a number of Portland men. The organization of a boosters' club will be the prime object of the gath ering, and speeches covering the great development problems will be ott the program. - ' President Oilman, of the- S., P. & S., Tarffic Manager Skinner and possibly Louis W. Hill, of the Great Northern, are on the program to discuss the Hill plans for the development of the Co lumbia's mouth. - Wallace R. Struble will discuss the upper Columbia and Snake river proj ects and other speakers of note will present arguments for general develop ment work. The invitations are being sent out by Dr. Alfred Kinney, chair man. of the committee on direction. refused to pay Jilm Jthe balance be al leges is due. As a separate cause of action he has sued the county for $2000 as damages, saying in bis complaint that because the county did not pay him all coming to him he was unable to pay for "the material and labor, and has consequently a number of action filed against hlro. The county court took possession oi the new annex several days ago. and It Is now occupied by various officials of the county. , ASHLAND NOT IN FAVOR OF DISSOLUTION WASHINGTON COUNTY SUED BY CONTRACTOR Hlllsboro, Or.. Feb. 13. W. Foster., a Portland contractor, has filed suit In the circuit court at Hlllsboro against Washington county to collect $6p5L65 he alleges is due him as the balance of the contract price for building an an nex to the courthouse. Foster was to receive $32,673.65. The work of building the annex was completed the first of April, 1913, and Foster was paid all the money due blm with the exception of the amount sued for. Difficulty arose between Foster and the county because it was alleged by the latter that the contractor had not fulfilled all conditions of the con tract, fund the commissioners' court opening; up In business here and plac ing substantial orders for merchandise. Many of the orders were delivered at the local freight house. Yesterday, when the firms that shipped . goods tried to collect on tbem. It was found that Murphy & Son never existed. It is believed that the goods received were sold to local restaurants at a discount. Government- officers are working on the case. FRANCE ORDERS ENTIRE OUTPUT OF CANNERY land and Sweden. Last year the asso ciation sold $20,000 worth of prunes In London, but this is the first en trance of the canned product. into Eu rope. This big order opens the way. says Manager J. O. Holt of the Fruitgrow ers' association, for a .large business in canned good'. The opening of the canal, says Mr. Holt, means that Eu gene can sell not only fruit, but vege tables, to the entire world. At present the association has virtually its entire canned bean crop sold In advance to Canadian and American markets. Ashland'. Or., Feb. 13. One thousand people visited the O. A. C demonstra tion train here. .Five hundred were out at Talent and. many are ex pected at Medford. as schools were closed for the train, a Two hundred people attended me booster banquet last night. President Wlthycombe. of the O. A. J., was one of the speakers of the evening. Bond Issue for the maintenance of a county exhibit was favored, and resolutions opposing the Central Pacific and South ern Pacific dissolution were passed. NEWBERG COMPANY WOULD RAISE RATES ( Salem. Or., Feb. 13. -The Newberg Telephone company has applied to the state railroad commission for author ity to Increase its rates. It gives as reasons that the increase' is necessary to meet the additional operating ex nenses caused bv the ruling of the state Industrial welfare commission regulating the hours of employment and wages of women employes, .and to provide for adequate dividends and Interest on the investment, FIRM NEVER EXISTED BUT RECEIVED GOODS Centralia, Wash., Feb. 13. The lat ter part of January. Murphy Sc. Son, purporting to be a new firm opening a shoe, furnishing goods and grocery business in Ceritralia, sent out letters to Jobbers of Portland, Tacoma and Seattle, stating that they were Just Eugene, Or, Feb. 13. After having sampled Eugene's canned Bartlett pears dealers in France have ordered all that the Eugene Fruitgrowers' as sociation can send. Four months ago the association shipped a carload of the canned pears to Havre. This order marked the success of the experiment Eugene sells prunes at London, In Hoi- DONNELLY PLANNED A BANK ROBBERY Walla Walla, Wh.. Feb. 13. Mike Donnelly, negro, who escaped from Walla Walla state prison last fall, and who-has committed a number of burs;, laries and minor crimes while at lib erty, will be returned, folldw'pc his capture Tuesday Jn ' Everett. Don-; nelly was captured once before by railroad company ' agents - near Hood . River. Or., but jumped from a handcar, though, handcuffed, ajiil got : way. Later he and a companion .were sur rounded by a posse near Toledo, Wash., and in the fight which followed Ms companion was killed.- Donnelly got away. Donnelly says his pal's name was Dale and that, he was not a crook. Donnelly was heavily armed when taken, and says yesterday was the day he bad set for robbing the bank'at Marysvale.' He had over $600 in money on his per- , son. He was serving a life term for killing a man. - Salem Baker Is Ilankropt. A petition tn bankruptcy was filed with the federal court yesterday morn ing by attorneys for August- Thomas, ' proprietor of the California bakery at Salem. The listed indebtedness ia $. 238.33, with assets of $6699.67.. "Uncle Joe" Still Jokes. Peoria, 111., Feb. 13. Making a Lin coln day speech, "Uncle Joe" Cannon declared that one of the precedents President Wilson has smashed Is the Republican precedent of prosperity. San Francisco, Feb. 13. As a pre liminary to their appeal to Governor Johnson for the pardon of Richard Ford and Herman Suhr, sentenced to life Imprisonment on a second degree murder conviction in connection with he Wheatland ; hopfield riot last Au gust, representatives of "General" Kelly's army of the unemployed, were circulating . the following petition to day: i "Firmly believing, from a close In vestigation of the evidence submitted at the trial, that there has been a Ample Capital .And Modern Facilities Mean Service lOJMBERMENS National Bank Fifth and Stark Sts. 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