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THE OREGON 1 DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER. 16, 1521.
20 SHIPS, U. S. 18
AND JAPANESE 10
- By Robert J. Beads
Coiled Press Staff Correspondent
(Coprricht. 121. bj Catted News)
WMhlnrtaA. Ic. 1C. The, United
Slates. Great Britain - and Japan hare
taken what Secretary Hughes and other
delegates regard as the greatest step
since th armistice toward maintaining;
' the peace of the world.
Dependent, of course, on a suitable
ssreement with France and Italy, the
."tig three" have entered into the follow-j
liig arrangement : I
1 To maintain relative strength of
J-6-3 in their capital or fighting ships
. over a period of 10 years.
2 To allow Japan, under this agree
mcnt, 10 capital ships, totalling 313.000 1
tons ; Great Britain 20 capital ships,
totalling 682,050 tons, and the United
States IS capital ships, totalling 525.150
tons.
; 3 To limit the tonnage of replacement
Vessels to 35,000 tons.
i! 4 To limit total replacement tonnage
In capital ships to 525,000 tons for the1
: United States, 525,000 tons for Great
Britain and 315,000 tons for Japan.
STATUS QtO MAI5TAI5ED
(In the matter of fortifications and
: navaj bases in the Pacific region, in
cluding Hong Kong, the status quo (no
: additional strengthening) shall be main
tained, except for the Hawaiian islands,
Australia, New Zealand and Japan
proper. ' Fortifications on the Philippine
islands are not to be strengthened but
t coast defenses of the United States and
Canada may be.
That naval holiday with respect to
capital ships, originally proposed by tle
; United States, Is to be maintained ex
cept for the permission to construct such
hips as are permitted under the ar
rangement. Interest of the public centers to a
large extent and the same interest will
be the guiding factor in the attitude of
congress on uie arrangement on just
how the agreement finally reached com-
. pares with that originally ' proposed by
; Hughes. Briefly., it is this :
Japan, "because of national pride , In
possessing the greatest ship afloat vir
tually completed," wished. to retain the
new superdreadnaught Mutaa. She was
permitted to do this upon condition that
he scrap the Settsu. The adjustment
- gave her a net gain of 13,600 tons in
; capital ship strength over the Hughes
' proposal.
XO ADDED BURDEN'
The adjustments will make no added
' burden on the Japanese taxpayers be
cause the Mutsu is complete.
The United States to meet this added
strength was awarded two additional
vessels, the Colorado and tho Washing
tonin return for which she agrees to
acrap two oiaer vessels, tne isortn Da
kota and Delaware. This adjustment
v will give the United States a net gain
' of 25,200 tons in capital ship strength
rer the Hughes proposal. These vessels
are each about 20 per cent complete
and It is estimated the money spent in
. finishing them would be less by far
than that lost in scrapping them. In
. addition it is contended they will last
' for 20 years whereas the North Dakota
and the Delaware would have to be re-
vtlacSwf within In vbqh
EXGLAHD BUILDS TWO
. Great Britain, because she has but
'. one vessel of the post-Jutland type, ap
proaching the Hutsif class, was permit
ted to build two new vessels, neither to
exceed 37,000 tons, under American cal
culations. In exchange for this she
scraps four older- vessels. The adjust
- ment gives her a net loss of 23,400 tons
. tn capital ship strength as compared with
the original Hughes proposal. In addl-
, tlon to losing; this tonnage the British
taxpayers are confronted with the necea
' alty of spending millions In the construc
tions of two new vessels.
' As for the naval holiday, it remains
In the agreement with the modifications
made necessary by the changes In the
original Hughes program. i
The respective fleets by the altera'
tiona In the original plan will be both
stronger and more modern. It - is this
xaci wnicn may ptay an important "part
fai the discriminating analysis which win
be made of the arrangement by such
senators as Borah, Lafollette and others.
who had looked for more severe cutting
. of naval armaments.
Ttieea wr. mm, faia1 Iivmiab rlr
. by those looking upon the naval pro
gram with some skepticism that the
. "holiday" proposed by Hughes has been
reduced to more or less of a "short
recess."
FBA5CK AND ITALY NEXT
In all events that Is the arrangement
unless France and Italy kick over the
whole thing. If France goes through
with her demands for a navy greater
than that of Japan, and Italy demands
a navy equal to that of France, there
- would be an immediate withdrawal by
Great Britain from the arrangement
..- The sub-committee on naval armament
already has begun discussion of the
French and Italian programs. Great
: Britain and the United States have taken
the position that neither France nor Italy
should have a greater ratio than 1.7 as
- compared with five for England and
.'America, and three for Japan. France
seeks a ratio of f .
It Is contended by "big three" leaders,
however, that America. England and
Japan have offered an example In sacrt.
f!" that even t A Piwh n a t Isiti !
rrlde" must recognize and. abide by in
coming to terms such as will success-
- folly complete the whole naval program.
v When that agreement is reachced there
will be a plenary session announcing the
Whole proposal.
Last of Quartet
Receives Sentence
Astoria, Dec. 1ft. Convicted of assault
with a dangerous weapon ag a result of
the shooting of John Janson on Clatsop
plains last fall, Frank Bradley. Thurs
day, was sentenced to not more than
four years in the state penitentiary.
Bradley was one of the four mea in
dicted in the case. George Hart was
acquitted, the Jury disagreed tn the
cms of R. Nicodemus and Frank Bay
pleaded guilty and ts serving a prison
term of five years.
Ball and Chain to
Be Veteran's Lot
" Walla Walla, Wash Dec 1C Gerald
Hummel V former service man who es
caped Tuesday from the county farm
pest house, where ho was under quaran
tine for smallpox, was picked up in
Pasco Thursday by Officer Sullivan. He
win be returned to the pest house and
held there under a ball and chain.
SOLDIER'S BODT KKTCKXEB
Marsh field. Dec If. Word was re
ceived hero Thursday that the body of
Allen Mercer of Cooeton, who died while
serving with the army In Prance, would
arrive here soon after Christmas for
burial.
aval
reement
Washington, Dec It Following is the
naval agreement announced to the. sub
committee on naval armament Thursday
by Secretary Hughes as reached In the
course of negotiations between the
United States, Great Britain and Japan,
with respect to their capital fighting
ships: ,
"An agreement has been reached be
tween the three powers the United
States of America, The British empire
and Japan on the subject of naval ra
tio. The proposal of the American gov
ernment that the ratio should be 5-6-3
Is accepted. It is agreed that with re
spect to fortifications and naval bases
In the Pacific region, including Hong
Keng, the status quo shall be main
tained, that is that there shall be no
Increase in these fortifications and naval
bases except that these restrictions shall
not apply to the Hawaiian islands, Aus
tralia. New Zealand and the islands com
posing Japan proper or, of course, to the
coasts of the United States and Canada,
as to which the respective powers retain
their entire freedom.
JAFA3T GAINS TONNAGE
The Japanese government has found
special difficulty with respect to the Mut
su, as that is their newest ship. In or
der to retain the Mutsu, Japan has pro
posed to scrap the Settsu, one of her
older ships, which.' under the American
proposal, was to have been retained.
This would leave the number of Japan
ese capital ships the some, that ts 10, as
under the American proposal. The reten
tion of the Mutsu by Japan, in place of
the Settsu. makes a difference in net
tonnage of 13.600 tons, making the total
tonnage of Japan's capital ships 313,300
tons as against zss.too tons under the
original American proposal.
While the difference in tonnags is
small, there would be considerable dif
ference In efficiency, as the retention of
the Mutsu would give to Japan two (2)
post-Jutland ships of the latest design.
In order to meet J.hts situation and to
preserve the relative strength on the
basis of the agreed ratio, it is agreed
that the United ' States shall complete
two (2) of the ships In course of con
struction, that is the Colorado and the
Washington, which are now about 90 per
cent completed, and scrap two (2) of the
older ships, that is the North Dakota and
the Delaware, which, under the original
proposal, were to be retained. This
would leave the United States with the
same number of capital ships, that is 18.
as under the original proposal, with a
tonnage rtt 525,850 tons, as against 500,
650 tons, as originally proposed. Three
(3) of the ships would be post-Jutland
ships of the Maryland type.
ENGLAND BUILDS TWO
"As the British have no' post-Jutland
ships except the Hood, the construction
of which is only part post-Jutland, it is
agreed that in order to maintain proper
relative Strength, the British govern
ment may construct two (2) new ships
not to exceed 35,000 legend tons each,
that is, calculating the tonnage accord
ing to British standards of measure
ment or, according to American calcu
lations, the equivalent of 37,000 tons
each. It is agreed that the British gov
ernment shall, on the completion of these
two (2) ships scrap four (4) of its ships
of the King George Vtype. that is the
Erin, King George V, Centurion and
Ajax, which were to have been retained
under the original American proposal.
ThiS will leave the British capital ships
in number 20 as against 22 under the
American proposal. Taking the ton-
nag of -the two (2) new ships accord
ing to American calculation It would
amount to 74.000, and the four ships
scrapped having a tonnage of 98,400 tons,
there would be a reduction in net ton
nage of 22,400 tons, leaving the British
tonnage of capital ships 682,050 instead
of 604,450.
This would give the British, as against
the United States, an excess tonnage of
56,200 tons, which seemed to be fair in
view of the age of the ships of the
Royal Sovereign and Queen Elisabeth
types.
LIMIT 7,M TONS
"The maximum limitation for the ton
nage of ships to be constructed in re
placement Is to be fixed at 35,000 legend
tons, that is according to British stand
ards of measurement, or, according to
American calculations, the equivalent
of 37,000 tons. In order to give accom
modation to these changes. The maxi
mum tonnage of capital ships is fixed for
the purpose of replacement, on the basis
of American standards of calculation,
as follows:
"United States. 525.000 tons.
"Great Britain. 525.000 tons.
"Japan. 315.000 tons.
. "Comparing this arrangement with the
original American proposal it win oe on
served that the United States is to scrap
30 shins as proposed, save that there will
be scrapped 13 of the 15 ships under con
struction and 17 Instead of 15 of the
older shiDS.
"The total tonnage of the American
shins to be scrapped under the original
proposal, including the tonnage of ships
in construction ir compieteo, was siatoa
as 145.740 tons. Under the present ar
rangement the tonnage of the 30 ships
to be scrapped, taking that ot the ships
in construction if completed, would be
820.940 tons.
F.KOUVD SCRAPS 32
"The number of Japanese ships to be
retained remains the same as under the
original proposal. The total tonnage of
th shins to be scraoned by Japan under
the original American proposal, taking
the tonnage of new snips when complet
ed, was stated to be 448.923 tons. The
total tarmac e of the ships to be scrap
ped under the present arrangement is
435.323 tons. Under the original pro
posal Great Britain was to scrap 19 cap
ital ships (Including certain pre-dread-Mki,
iiruiiT acranned). whereas, un
der the present arrangement she will
scrap four more, or a total of 23. The to
t.i tnnn of shins to be scrapped by
Great Britain, Including the tonnage of
th. four Hoods, to which tne proposal
referred as laid down, if completed, was
m-j tn k 51 275 tons. Tne corres
ponding total of scrapped ehlD"dler.tho
new arrangement will oe .
itvnr nr CO&.975 tODS.
"Under the American proposal m.
tn K. ecranned 66 capital fighting
shins, built and building, wun a wuu
tonnage (taking snips ia og - w...--T-.-v.
i a? nil tnita. Under the pres-
. . -r,t on the same basis of
.i i.ttnn t..,r n to be scrapped 68
capital fighting ships with a tonnage of
1.861.643 tons. j J
nni.TDlT MAINTAINED
-rh. naval holiday of 10 years with
nnuet to caDital ahlps as originally
proposed by the American government
is to be maintained except for the per
mission to construct ships as above stai-
art
This arranrement between the United
States. Great Britain and Japan. Is so far
as the number of ships to be retained
and scrapped is concerned, dependent
upon a suitable agreement with France
and Italv as to their capital snips, a
matter which la now in course of nego
tiation. . i
WOU AIT O&ATOS rSTTTED
Omhalta X3Cn)s nH 1t-.TA T?ntrv
club voted to invit Mnv Cora Wilson
Stewart, Kentucky woman orator, to
come to Chen alia, January to give an
Text of N
Ag
aaoreaajpn Illiteracy. ,
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
- BEST BY STEAMER,
SAYS A. 1. GEARY
Tacoroa. Wash-, Dee- 1. TJ. P-
America's opportunity in foreign com
merce and difficulties that must be over
come will be told at the closing session
of the foreign trade conference here to
night by Captain Robert Dollar, veteran
steamship man of the Pacific coast. Two
hundred and fifty-seven delegates, bank
ers, manufacturers, exporters and impor
ters, shipper and 'transportation men.
are attending the conference. j
Warning that foreign competitors are
awake and fighting for commercial su
premacy, but at the same time making it
plain that the opportunity of the North
west is to carry its products to all parts
of the world and sell them by straight
away American business methods, was
the keynote of the opening session.
Arthur M. Geary df Portland,, repre
senting the Northwest fruit industries.
said he believed shipping of fruit through
the Panama canal In: refrigerator ships
offered advantages and pointed to the
swings to be made in that direction. ,
$2,600,000 10 GOTO
LOWERJCOLUMBIA JOB
Continued From Pis Ona)
gress a report favoring further improve
ment, costing $18,000, and $12,000 an
nual maintenance
Coos Bay Funds will be exhausted
next July. To complete the project.
$145,000 and two years' time required.
Congress is asked for $60,000 for next
fiscal year for use in. rock removal. Con
trolling depth on ocean bar is 29 feet,
on shoal' inside is 28 feet and between
the entrance and the- head of the bay,
18 feet
Coos River Funds on hand. $1900. will
be used by end of fiscal year. Three
thousand dollars requested for main
tenance. CHA55EL IS DEEPENED
Siuslaw River Water Is seven feet
deeper on the bar thin before the jetties
were built. There remained unexpend
ed $2756 and i this is considered sufficient
for maintenance. Controlling depth at
the bar Id 14 feet. Propect is pending
before congress for improvement I of
channel at cost of $35,300 and annual
maintenance of $14,000.
Yaquina River Vessels drawing, 14
feet can ascend to Toledo. No funds
requested, no expense for maintenance
anticipated in 1922 or 1923.
Yaquina Bay and Harbor Jetty con
struction has added five or six feet to
permanent channel depth over the bar.
with the existing project 62 per cent
complete and the north jetty $ per cent
complete. Depth at the Jetties, 19 feet
and at shoal inside south jetty. 14 feet.
Funds will be exhausted by next July
under program calling for $247,474 to
be spent on jetties the present fiscal
year. The engineers estimate $3CO,000
can be used to advantage in the next
fiscal year In the extension of the north
jetty.
TO RESTORE CHANNEL
Tillamook Bar and Bay Channel over
the bar gives 18 to 22 feet, but shoaling
of channel near the end of the jetty has
caused less favorable condition than last
year. The $15,886 on hand on July 1 last
is considered sufficient to run to the end
of the next fiscal year, using It to re
store the 16-foot channel from the en
trance to Bay City, which has shoaled.
and for maintenance of the south jetty.
Nehalem Bay Channel over the bar
shows 10 feet for 250-foot width, and 9
feet for 200-foot width. No funds asked
$12,000 on hand in July from previous
allotments.
Cascades Canal Has 8 feet of water
and 7 feet In the open river In the rapids
below. There ts $10,200 unexpended and
no work proposed.
Celilo Canal rHas 8 feet of water and
7 feet on the sills, 10 feet at Three Mile
rapids. There is a balance of $108,000
and no new work necessary.
ABOYE CELILO SECTION
Columbia river and tributaries above
Celilo to the mouth of Snake river More
work required to give satisfactory chan
nel through the rapids and $6325 on hand
will be exhausted by next July. Esti
mate of $12,500 submitttd, mainly for
operation of steamer Umatilla. Control
ling depth of water over shoals is 4 feet
at lowest period, for about 15 days.
Snake River Five-foot project to Lew
iston 78 per cent complete. A balance
of $3300 carries maintenance to next
July, and $10,000 is suggested for ; the
fiscal year 1923, mainly to operate the
Umatilla.
Mouth of the Columbia River Channel
is "at least 40 feet" for entrance 6500 feet
wide and 45 feet for 4000 feet. "The iarg
est vessels of the Pacific can enter and
leave at all normal stages of tide, , and
in any weather except the most severe
storms. Bar-bound vessels, once com
mon, are now rarely to be seen.": A
draft of 34 feet is practicable at low
water with a smooth bar. It is proposed
to expend $126,700 to June 30, 1923, for
maintenance, and this sum is already
available.
PROJECT NEARLY COMPLETE
Columbia and WiTlamette Rivers below
Portland and Vancouver Project ts con
side red 75 per cent complete. Work to
be done mainly dike and revetment.
Project depth of 30 feet was available at
end of fiscal year except at Harrington
Point, where it was 27 feet. There is
usually water 30 feet deep from Port
land to the sea from March to July, 27
feet August to October and 29 feet No
vember to February. It is estimated
$6,414,000 has been saved on freight in
the lower river beoause of this improve
ment, $1,279,000 on oil alone. The $485,
000 available in July Is to be used by
next July in operation of dredges, with
$385,000 recommended for new work.
chiefly diking, in the fiscal year 1923.
and $543,000 for maintenance in the same
period. Before congress is a report
favoring dredging, dike and revetment
work to cost $750,000 and $1,000,000 on a
four-year program of contraction work.
PLATS KANLE RIYER
ClatskanJe River Funds are exhaust
ed. $6200 recommended for next fiscal
year for maintenance (dredging). There
is pending a report of the engineers for
a project f feet deep and 40 feet wide
between Clatskanie and the main chan
nel ot the Columbia, to cost $4620, and
annual maintenance of $2004.
Willamette River above Portland and
Yamhill River Project above Oregon
City is 75" per cent complete. Funds are
now practically exhausted. There Is
needed $43,000 next year for maintenance,
chiefly operation of dredges Mathloma
and Champoeg. ' -
Falls of the Willamette If ore : rock
should be removed from canal bottom to
complete project, but is adequate a it is
for existing needs ' and no additional
funds asked.
NEW DAX NEEBEB
Lewis River, Wash. Funds just : now
rthaaslsd, Swuld taws fUJM Sac
dam and revetment work in next fiscal
year and 17400 more for maintenance. : .
Cowlitz River Here also funds are ex
hausted and 111,000 is asked for next
year for dredging and auxiliary works
to clear debris and sediment.
Skamokawa Creek Two thousand dol
lars recommended next year for dredging
maintenance, no fund left on hand. . .
Grays River Maintenance next year
will consume $2000 for snagging and re
moval of obstructions.
Wills pa. River asd Harbor A depth, of
18 feet has been attained from Wlllapa
Bay to the forks of the river at Ray
mond, with the project 13 per cent com
pleted, f
34 FEET IS SOC6HT
The required depth is 24 feet. Funds
on hand at the end of the last fiscal year,
amounting to 3129,006, will - carry the
operations of the dredge Oregon to next
July, and for the fiscal year 1923 it is
proposed to send 3265,000, $114,000 of it
for dredging. $140,000 for rock' removal
At the bar the water is 23 feet: inside.
!- the mouth of North river. 87 feet ; from
were to' south Bend; 12 feet.
Grays Harbor and Bar The control
ling depth has reached 22 feet; the chan
nel project calls for 24 feet at the bar.
Work is 80 per cent' done. Available
funds, $44,000. will operate dredge Michie
until next fiscal year, and for 1923 con-
grees Is asked for $660,000, $600,000 of It
for a bar dredge.
uoquiam River Proieet deoth of 18
feet has been reached and no funds are
required beyond $500 for surveys, which
sum is on hand.
DEPTH OF li FEET 18 AIST
IN FUTURE CHANNEL WORK
Locally the river and harbor budget
brought surprise and gratification. It
had been noised about that the recom
mended budget for river and harbor
works of the entire nation would be
only $13,000,000. The budget recom
mended by .the president is $27,000,000.
The channel maintenance Dlan of the
lower Columbia is ; changing. Perma
nent works to narrow the channel at
shoaling points is the necessity, accord
ing to both army and port engineers.
Major R. Park of the United States
engineer corps says the river and har
bor budget as submitted contemplates
such improvement
After the 30-foot channel has been con
firmed It is proposed to seek successive
depths of 32. 33. 34 and 35 feet, with
channel widening from 300 to 500 feet
as soon as possible.
The river and harbor renort is dis
appointing to the Coos Bay delegation
which interviewed the foreign trade de
partment of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce Thursday.
"We ask for 33.000.000 for lettiea at
the Coos Bay harbor entrance." staid
Charles Hall of Marshfield, head of the
delegation. "A southwest storm of 10
days' duration wiil shoal our entrance
sometimes as much as 20 feet. The
dredging project has proven a failure.
Jetties alone will control the situation.
But tne jetty project was not even re
ported Dy the army engineers and all
mat is allowed is continuance of the
Ineffective dredging plan."
REDUCTION IN MISSISSIPPI
APROPRIATION IS ADVISED
Washington. Dec. 16. (I. N. S
auction or the annual aonronriation from
tiu.uuu.uuo to 16,670.000 for work on the
Mississippi river below St. Louis was
suggested today in the annual report of
the United States army chief of en
gineers. He asked permission to grand
$4,907,000 from available funds on the
project during the current fiscal year.
tne Spending of 3550.800 tor rirorirlnv
the river off St. Louis between the
mouths of the Ohio and Missouri rivers
as aiso recommended. The report
pointed out that lack of repairs had
caused a loss of $2,000,000 to river im
provements during the last 10 years.
n aiso tnanked "local authorities" for
assistance in constructing leveea
COOS BAT NEEDLESSLY
WORRIED, SAT ENGINEERS
Washington, Dec.! 16. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The Oregon delegation today has tele
grams from Portland and the state
chambers of commerce seemingly based
on erroneous reports that the proposed
Coos Bay harbor improvement was not
brought forward in time for inclusion
in the river and harbor bill. It is ex
plained that the report of the district
engineer, known to be favorable, is be
ing awaited by the board of army en
gineers and Major General Beach, chief
of engineers, gives assurance that it will
be handled in time for action by the
river and harbor committee at the pres
ent session. That committee has not
yet begun framing the bill.
'S SUICIDE IS
SHOCK TO BERKELEY
COoBtimMd tium Pace One)
charged a taxicab after a long ride
through Virginia and the surrounding
country.
Police believe he committed suicide.
In Boston's overcoat, which was found
on the river bank, was found a note, un-
addressed.
"I am in a chain of circumstances.' "it
read, "it spells ruin, although my of
fense was innocently made in the begin
ring. I hope all facts will come out
My straying means embarrassment to
my distant and worthy people, clean and
generous."
Representative Barbour of California,
a close personal friend of the dead con
gressman, was unable to explain the
net. Barbour said that Elston was in
terested in the proposed Alameda naval
base, which was stricken from the last
naval appropriation bill after a bitter
fight in the senate. This matter, Bar
bour said, seemed to prey on Elston's
mind.
The police believe that Elston leaped
Into the river near the highway bridge
over which he had ridden in his tour
Into Virginia. They also believe that ho
was searching for a spot from which
to end his life. The absence of Elston
from his home worried his friends and
they notified the police after' which
search began. The river was dragged.
Elston extended a committee meeting
Tuesday and went to his home.
He phoned his office Wednesday that
he would not be at work because he
did not feel well. A physician who at
tended him on that day said he was
suffering from a nervous breakdown.
The driver of the taxi in which Klston
rode said he Went by the spot where
the body was found several times and
dismissed the taxi in front of the treas
ury building.
JAP PRIDE AGAIN
- (Ocwttused From Page One
Far Eastern tangle aside tentatively,
the prospects ar that the most acnte
situation of all has yet to develop with
respect to China. The delegates from
the latter country nave been ittina pa
tiently waiting for the conference to ac
complish some thing concrete for China
besides mere declarations of principles.
, The Chinese have been given prom-
SOLON
WINS CONCESSION
and' pledge of the same kind be-i
. While they , ara not Btwintv t-
fore.
preesing any disapproval of ; the ' new
fOur-DOWer nacf. lh.T admit- w
that the new treaty places no restraint
upon tne -nana or Japanese with respect
to the mainland . of Asia and merely
binds Janan not la InMnra nnw tha
rights of other- powers in the PaoUie
islands:
CHINESE WA9T SHANTUNG
What is to be done to limit Japanese
aggression in China?: " ,
The Chinese have appealed to the
powers to do away- wrth the . treaty
which Japan farced upon China during
the war, containing the famous 21 de
mands. The Chinese have sought to re
gain Shantungs The tendency of the
powers thus far is ' to try ts get as
much accomplished on ' naval, matters
and to do away with " the Anglo-Japa
nese alliance, ; feeling ' that, after all,
these were the; principal objects of the
whole gathering, so far as public opinion
was concerned, i On the other hand. Mr.
Hughes in bis original invitation to the
powers summoning this conference laid
down the principle that the peace of the
world would net be achieved until Far
Eastern questions are adjusted. The
conference has for the moment set up a
machinery to solve certain theoretical
questions with4 , respect to Pacific is
lands. .
The vital matters affecting China
have been sidestepped as much as pos
sible. The Chinese fear the evasion is
to be permanent and that the conference
is to adjourn with nothing more than
a new set of declarations which will not
be any more binding upon Japan than
past pronouncements.
There is some ground for their suspi
cion because the powers have already
shown a disposition to appoint investi
gating commissions to report at a later
date perhaps a year or two hence.
There has been such pressure to settle
the Chinese problem as has Influenced
the course of the delegates on either
the naval ratio or the Anglo-Japanese
alliance. The i-conversatlons concerning
Shantung are not viewed hopefully In
Chinese quarters.
The net of the whole situation is that
if the American delegation concedes an
other point to Japanese pride and re
fuses to interfere in the settlement Of
tho Chinese - Japanese disputes, the Far
Eastern situation so far as' the Chinese
are concerned ; will nave been very little
improved by the Washington confer
ence. The caunese ornciais nere are
apprehensive that America's readiness
to yield to Japan on the Yap mandate
as well as the American decision to alter
the original Hughes naval proposals In
order to satisfy Japanese pride and sen
timent is an omen of Japanese-American
cooperation which spells trouble for
China. ,
NAVAL PLAN HALTED
BY FRENCH DELEGATES
(Co tamed Pram Pace Om)
opposing thist idea, suggesting slashing
instead of naval upbuilding and indicat
ing her readiness to accept any reason
able figure assigned to her, equal to that
of France. She Is quite content to take
a figure of 1.1 or thereabouts in the 5-5-3
ratio for America, Great Britain and
Japan.
This became known positively today.
along with the fact that British experts
are tentatively proposing the figure two
or slightly under as the ratio to be given
France and Italy.
Coupled with the spectacular and dis
turbing demand by France came notifi
cation today from Arthur J. Balfour that
Great Britain will ask total abolition of
submarines. .
RESULT IS ' FEARED
France's demand for 350,000 tons took
the form of a proposal by Admiral Le-
bon in yesterday's meeting for the right
to build ten , capital ships of 35,000 tons
each in the ten years starting with 1925.
Italy opposed, through Senator Schanxer,
who pointed out this was a tremendous
increase involving heavy economic con
sequence.
Britain opposes and America's delega
tion holds the result of such a program
would be very serious.
BRITAIN TO START WORK
ON SUPER-DREADNOUGHTS
London, Dec 16. (X. N. S.) As a re
sult of the naval decision of the Wash
ington conference. Britain will restart
work on her super-dreadnoughts of the
Hood type immediately, according to the
Kvening Standard today. The Kvening
Standard attacks the decision as a blow
to British taxpayers.
The Pall i Mall Gazette, on the other
hand, welcomes the Washington decision
as a "Christmas message of good will
to the whole world."
JAPAN REJOICES OVER
; RETENTION OF MUTSU
By Clarenee DsBose
Tokio, Dec 16. (U. P.) The reten
tion by Japan of the superdreadnaught
Mutsu. which was allowed in the final
"naval holiday"' settlement at the arms
conference,; was gratifying to all cir
cles in Japan.
The first reaction of approval, how
ever, was later tinged with Bome criti
cism of the fact that the United-States
retained the dreadnoughts Colorado and
Washington.
The tenor of the complaints is that
the two American battleships are un
completed, whereas the Mutsu is already
built.
WALLULA CUTOFF
... 0
(OsBtinaad From Pat One)
standing tjiat no money was to be ex
pended in' construction until after the
Old Oregon Trail and other' important
state roads were improved.
Commissioner Barratt interrupted with
a query as to what influences were be
hind the movement. The proposed road,
he said, would run through a sand and
sagebrush! desert and had no scenic or
commercial value.
"If tourists were forced through the
desert," he said, "and saw nothing but
sand theyi would say to h I with Ore
gon. Two other roads through scenic
regions suffice at present for this
traveli j
NO SELFISH ATMS
Commissioner Yeoa said he was con
vinced that tho Chamber of Commerce
was not trying to dictate to the high
way commission, but that it simply ask
ed for tho designation of the road, leav
ing it to jthe discretion f the, highway
commission when construction should be
undertaken. .
Ottenhelmer said that this was true
and that r Portland had no selfish in
terest in the proposition, looking merely
to the best interest of the entire state.
He called attention to the fact : that
the federal government was interested
in the cut-off asd would probably insist
that It be made.
On the! request . of the Deschutes
county ; court tho commission ordeied
a survey! made from the dry limits of
Bend eastward, a distance of one and a
half miles, to a connection with the
PPOSED BY BOOTH
highway, preparatory': to making loca
tion of the route, . K . . .
;A delegation from Klamath county in
quired as to th plans of the commis
sion in that county the coming year. It
wag said that the county was con tern
plating a bond Issue with which to raise
funds to meet the state on a SO-SO basis
on the -Ashland-Klamath Falls asd Cra
ter - lake , road. - . -
PROMISES WITHHELD .? -
; The commission said it was not yet in
position to promise anything more than
had been agreed upon. It was desired
though, said th commission, that the
county signify whether it would prefer
to have the available funds for The
Dalles-California highway applied to the
Lamms Mill-Fort Klamath section or on
the section next to the Deschutes county
line. ' .
That high tide in state' highway work
was reached during the passing year
was impressed on j county delegations
by the state highway commission.
The - total expenditure this year
Including state, county and federal co
operation, was approximated $1 8.000,00a
For the coming year there is only In
sight about $14,000,000. This includes
the final authorisation of $7,000,000
state 'bonds which, when sold, will bring
the state to Its constitutional limit of
indebtedness for road purposes.
In view of this situation the commis
sion is saying to county delegations
that there seems no possibility of in
creasing the limit of cooperation, that
has already been agreed on as next
year's agenda.
COUNTY TAKES CONTRACT
Union county was awarded the con
tract for grading 18 miles of the Island
City-Elgin section of the La Grande
Joseph highway on its bid of $67,609.
For grading 10 miles of the Myrtle
Point-Bridge section of . the Coos-Bay
Roeeburg road the lowest bidder was the
Warren Construction company. $139,189.
The bid which was satisfactory to the
commission was referred to the engineer,
with power to make minor adjustment.
Similar action was taken in the case
of the project of grading and gravel
surfacing 8.5 miles of the Crater lake
highway between Medford and Agate
for which W. C. Stone was the lowest
bidder, $62,957.
For grading one quarter of a mile of
the Pacific highway at liyrtle creek, the
bid of E J. Hlldebum, JS422. was re
ferred to the engineer, as the project is
one in which the city is interested.
With approximately $14,000,000 avail
able from state, county and federal
sources, the highway commission sees
the end of its construction unless further
funds are made available through legis
lative action.
As a result of this limitation of funds
the commission is asking counties not to
expect an increase in amounts already
set aside. Grant county, for example,
was told that the commission would
keep its agreement to appropriate $150,
000 for the John Day highway through
the county, but did not see its way clear
to add to this amount.
CALIFORNIA ROUTES UP
In the matter of the location of The
Dalles-California highway at The Dalles,
the report of the engineer showed that
the eight-mile route is four miles longer
than the present road or 6 per cent
route. To grade and macadamise the
road from The Dalles to Dufur by the
eight-mile route will cost, according to
the estimate, $193,200.
The estimated cost by the short or 6
per cent route is $138,100. Notwithstand
ing the difference in mileage and esti
mated cost, County Judge Adkinson said
he favored the eight-mile route. The
commission took the question under ad
visement. A. J. Johnson of Corvallis. appeared
before the commission asking for the
establishment of the road between Al
bany and, Corvallis as a state highway.
He represented that there was a senti
ment in his county for a bond issue to
prepare the grade and that it would be
advantageous to prepare for the require
ment of the state preparatory to taking
the road over.
He pointed out that this link was very
Important in making the Pacific high
way a through route. Owing to the un
finished condition of the east side Pa
cific highway south of Albany, travel
will go, he said, from Albany to Corval
lis to get the benefit of a paved road.
Under present conditions, he said, it was
impossible to keep the road in shape and
that next summer this condition would
be intensified. It was hardly fair to
Benton county to throw all this extra
maintenance on its shoulders, he thought.
Besides being unwilling to add to the
present state road mileage, the commis
sion said that its financial condition
would not warrant the contemplated ex
penditure of $300,000 for this road.
HIGHWAY TO WAIT
From the expressions of the Lane
county court and A. Schmidt of Albany,
unofficially represented in Linn county,
it does not look as though the problem
of building the Pacific highway between
Harrisbunr and Junction will be solved
for some time. Lane county said it was
unable to finance the grade. It was
the general opinion that a permanent
road can never be constructed tnrougn
the river bottom.
As to the alternative of building from
Harrisburg to Coburg, It was pointed
out that this would involve an increased
distance of several miles, which would
involve a heavy expense to the state for
paving although, the building of the
grade would cost the counties much less
than to build a bridge at Harrisburg
and a grade to Junction. The commis
sion said that it was a problem which is
giving it much concern in its desire to
finish the Pacific highway. As there is
no solution in sight it is probable that
the ferry will be maintained for a while
longer and the road kept passable
through the river bottom.
(Cootinsed From Paga One)
said be. tl have come to London In
connection with the boundaries ques
tion."
Sir James' reference to the "boundaries
question" concerned the British premier's
speech in commons Wednesday when he
intimated the frontiers of Ulster might
be delimited. .Sir James met Austen
Chamberlain Just before noon and con
ferred with the premier in tne arternoon.
DAIL EIREAH1T MAT TOTE OK
PEACE 8KTTLEME5T TOKOKKOW
Dublin, Dec U. Trie Dan Eireann to
day concluded the secret debate on the
Anglo-Irish treaty and probably wffl
meet tomorrow to take final action en
the pact.
The secret discussions were brought to
a close at X :20 p. m after nearly two
days' debate.
This was an Indication that the major
figbt between Michael Collins. Arthur
Griffith and Eamonn -de Valera had been
terminated. .
Followers of Collins and Griffith ea
thosiastically predicted an easy vtetory
when the pact is brought op for a final
vote. -
"The backs of Om "die-hards have
been broken aad now the way ts paved
for sanction of the peace pact by a big
majority,' a leader of the pro-treaty
faction declared. ...... ,
A change of tone in the proceedings
came after midnia-ht conferences among
leaders. - Up . to this time Eamonn Dei
Valera . has - been ; rallying . additional
IRISH TREATY VIS
IN BOTH HOUSES
forces la his fight against ratlficattoa.
There had been a lull in th nthuaiasm
ofthe CoUlns-Grlffith adherents. .
De Valera is understood to have pro
posed to Dail Eireann that the treaty
be amended to exclude certain features
to which be objected, , He has been hold
ing out for an all-Ireland parliament,
which would give the Sinn' Fein com
plete, domination of all Ireland, but he
has expressed willingness to give Ulster
province alder .powers in local affairs.
in vatera w. wraerstooa to nave sur
fered a reverse in a test vote but he
still Is making a strong fight.
The advisability of putting the treaty
up to the Irish people in a referendum
was. discussed t length . today.- it Is
learned. , . ..
LEGISLATURE MAY
OPPOSE ROAD FUNDS
(Cofin d (Yost Pa PoartMa)
limitation from 4 to either 5 or 6 per cent
as the legislature might determine.
JIOBE JtONET NEEDED
The highway program Is up against
the proposition that it either must slow
down at the end of the next year or have
more money. If the money is not voted
at the special election of May next, the
program would, of legal necessity, be
postponed until the regular session. If
that were done the constitutional
amendment could not be submitted to
the people prior to the geperal election
of 1924, unless a special election were
to be set shortly after the regular legis
lative session of 1923.
In spite of tliis fact, however, various
members of the Multnomah delegation
are frank in their opposition to the
consideration of any road financing
measure at the coming special session of
next week.
AGAINST LEGISLATION
Representative "Gordon of Multnomah
says : "I want to see the legislature
stick as close to the program outlined
by the governor In calling the session
as possible. Extra legislation is always
caused by various departments coming
to Jhe session with bills In their bands.
It is not the desire of the legislature,
but is forced upon it. ,
"I do not think this is the time to
consider other road legislation than that
necessary for the protection of the roads
now built, as outlined by the governor."
Senator Joseph says : "I am opposed
to considering any amendment to pro
vide additional funds for the highway
department at the special session."
Representative'Hindman says : "I am
not in favor of considering any amend
ment for road financing at this time.
Before we go too far we ought to stop
and find out where we are going. We
hear lots about the destruction of the
roads and we , ought to find out about
their character and what we are doing
before we take up further financing
plans."
REQUIRES CONSIDERATION
"It is a bad time to consider any fur
ther bond extensions' or road taxes,"
Representative Kubli, chairman of the
Multnomah delegation, thinks. "I have
always been in favor of good roads.
want to see them developed, but I do
not believe in forclnr the issue."
Representative Harvey Wells remarks
cautiously: "It ts a very serious situa
tion and needs careful consideration. We
must not stop the progress of the state,
while Representative W. C North says
he does not want to commit himself on
the question until he has time to give
It careful consideration. .
Speaker Bean. Who is at the Imperial,
also takes a stand against the consid
eration of such an intendment at this
time. "I have heard that such an
amendment is going to be brought to
the legislature by Jim Stewart," he
said, "and, though I have not given the
matter, much consideration, on general
principles 1 would be against it at this
time."
Logging Camps to
Keep Going to Get
Logs for Sawmills
Continued operation of logging camps
in Western Oregon and Western Wash
ington throufrriout the winter months, so
far as weather conditions permit, will
be necessary to supply the Increasing
demand for logs to the lumber mills,
scordlng to a bulletin issued by W. C
Rueenits, executive secretary of the
Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumber
men. -
MUl and retail yard lumber stocks
are short throughout the Northwest, ae-
sording to . tne report. Botn log and
lumber prices have stiffened materially
luring the past 30 days and Indications
point to a marked improvement in the
lumber business for 1922, the bulletin
stated.
BE JJ JAM 15 F. P07TD
Funeral services for Benjamin F.
Pond, who died Thursday, will be held
at 2 :30 o dock Saturday afternoon in
the Flnley chapel. Mr. Pond had been
in the real estate business for 11 years
and was a member of the Portland
Realty board. He was SI years old. ' A
widow and one daughter, Mrs. Clara
Pond Howard, survive him.
VANCOUVER MARRIAGE LICENSES
Vancouver, Waalu, Dec IS. The fol
lowing marriage licenses were issued
Thursday: Earner W. Weatherford, 21,
Lovland, CaL, and Ethel J. Ingersoll,
20, Portland; Basye Clay McKee, 21,
and Ethel Hemming, is, rortiana ;
Thomas A. Nolan, legal, and Jennie
Pearce, legal, Vancouver, Wash. ; Hu
bert A. Ryder, 21, and Nellie Leona
Roberts. It. Albany, Or.
BUILDING PERMITS
Mia Amelia Keller, arret residence Sol Port
Bad.MwL, keC Cleeelaad aad Rodney; fculder.
ex Aaoeooa; SSOOO.
Mnv ABMba Keller, erect rasideoes 287 Fort.
mad bred. bet. CI ere! and and Rodney; builder,
Alex Anderson: 33000.
iltenlanmi Amsterdam, eraet xssideaea 630 K.
2Srd L bat. Franklin and Tibbatts: builder.
chiewa Bros,: 88200.
Mes)ann Aaasteraam, ercex reavienee sizE.
23rd at. bat Frank 1m and, Tibbetta; builder.
BchJaan- Bros,: 88200.
V 8. Fomard. erect whliinns St J Kline at.
Del. ratusr ra. ana saenraoa or. ; enuoer,
Lam Rrra 1 ft 000.
Acnaa soltrtan. tract rasUenoa 48 Portland
ktva, sat uaneora ana names; sunder C at
anUitma: 82504.
1 1 Balhrsn. meet raafcVnra 4t Peitaaad
bmL, sea. toocora ana jrenw; Dvuaer, &. M.
SnlliTaa: 82800.
Edith K Paris, npafr rsaVlgiata 666 E. 16th
street, bat Swktyow and KBeknat; builder, same
as owner; 81006. - .
W. G. Hacks, eraet TmMimrm 1881 Klickitat,
net. K. s-tB ana &. Mia miaajij, nsiaasv, 4. ML
Taemaa Jr.: saaoe.
James ktk-kle, erect atom 114 N. gth at, bet
Ghsas sad Flanders streets; builder. Umnea W
Ota Cav: 812.800. t
H. J. Aicfedbald. arsrt wsUnarjs SS4 44th at.
eat, Tacran ana wean ware as; anaaaav, U.
Alehibavi: 88006.
Ida E. Torgler." rarair TmUmtm T3 E.
Batataa, pt K.21st aE. 2Zad street; baUd-
SauLB Hotel Co.. rape bntal 214 fa at. bet
awl auua atreeaa; sauaer asm
31206.
Stafford, assail vnsMeaaea 1 SA1 T-Mfoa
area., sat Bass ett aad Valftaia atrssta; builder.
Howard Teal: 8200.
Banamloar Caawt Co.. oratst rastdenea 7 B.
Sfth atv B, bet' A la mails, aad HUlcrest drive:
Mider, ssbm as ewaer; $2004)
Vital statistics r
Tnrrt$es,Blrtbs. DeoiJis.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
w-a mm, oucsgsi wav oati
snani Vidcoft. heal, S3 a Jacawa . ,
XaUirra Kay, Wl. artid Ia
Jaek Umimin. W,l as ' sia M.: H
1 Paddock. 1ml. citjK - .
aecinakt H. Bonnet, fecal KbnrFt- in..
and Lute D. Johnson, - legal. 1633 K. lth st
Joan A. 8kam, 58 73ft Johnson St IBS
Dot C- 2&. 8SS Citato sU - '
Fater Gaorce. WaL t&S K. lat at. V.. asd '
loaiuta Ite-pottM. fetal. 133 K. lt at.
Jack Shrmarya. legal, 412 Sad at. sad
Rachel Capeioato, fcsl. 428 Sad at.
Jaw A. Lincoln, lecal. 43T th t . K.
and Elwiloa J. Henika, heal. 6622 60th ave..
8. E.
Philip Calnia. kcaL. TS1 SaTMir at., sad
Florence IVPiiin. legal, 781 Rarier at.
Claud G. Tidd. leVil. Spoaao. UuV. and
Hetea J. Scanner, Wal Spokane. Wash.
John Schain. local. 20R 17th at., and Violet
B. Kraaa, fecal. 141 Tth
Frederick Frrderickaon. 28. 10ST E. 2 lat
t, uJ Koiie E. Teasoa, Si, 1S8T Hereford V
, mm' t . i i n v n i. ,
msmv ot . r imjucr, iraa. v .1 . ctruauaaj, ami
Lolia yt. SeHrjr, lecal. lUctar hotel.
Soloman FVJdacber. lnaU. 44 E. Ptea at.
and Olea Burfbuach. legal. 464 K. Flna at.
Kdward G. UiU, legal, 3004 3Sd an. S. SV,
and inea U Ford, legal, T84 33d aaa. S. K.
tieorga H. llejnoklv legal. laonia Col. aad
Christina Brambeig. legal. T13 Wantaa-lno at,
Charlaa W. tioodwin, IrcaL -Boaroman. Or.,
and Ada Morrison, legal, cltj.
.Norman B. HoMiltaa. legal, IS West sumner
A.. and Lottie 11. Iksamond. legal, I7 8Uta av
Eocene Southwell lmL Sao Milniikia al
and Amy Anderaon. legal, 1579 Eaat Hoot at,.
eirjr.
WEDDINQ
W ti SMITH A CO
CARD KNURATgXS
111 Morgan Blda
BIRTHS
Mx.KT To Mr. and lira. 11. U. Vocal. 88
K. 37th, Ilee. 4. a son.
SHOEMAKE To Mr. and Mro. A. K. Shoe-
make. 146 E. Sftth N.. Dec. 10. a dancntav.
HAAO To Mr. and Mra. K. Hang, 783 K.
U X.. Dee. 14. a aon.
MC.NGKR To Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Monger. 413
K. Itto 7. Uws. (J. a daughter.
BENISUA1.LKK To Mr. and Mra CharUs
F. Bendsbalkr. 8S8 E. FtMndn. Dae. . a
daughter '
UliXKOOP To Mr. aad Mra. S. H. WjTiioop,
A rdMrwald. Dee. 14. a duukbr
VRAN Z A X To Mj. and Mra. J. Vnnaan. 871
K. TibbeU, Dep. 14, a son.
DARIOTISU-To Mr. snd Mr. Georr Harlotis,
14 K. BnnMlde. No?. 2. a daughter.
DEATHS
iil'OTT Jane liuott, Uood Samaritan hospital.
Dec 14, 73 yean; carcinoma
AN SON John Anson. Hellnood hosnhaL Dee.
14. S6 year: lobar Dtketiaacraia
OSTVtA.N" flix Oatman. Kmanaal bossital.
Dec 14, 42 years; carcinoma.
MILLER John A. Miller, Good Samaritan ana-
pit 1. Dee. 13. 45 yean: gtrepoecccw
ht molyticns,
BECKETT Bartha U Beckett. 188ft Taylors
Ferrr road. Dec. 13, 47 jean; araoma "of
1'rer.
RATCH Anns Ranch, 531 Gideon, Dee, 14,
45 jear; oancer of ttomaeh.
MeCOLUAX lennis McCalgan. 403 E. 87th
N Dee. 14. T5 yean; endocarditis.
FERREILA Anthony Ferrers. 250 N. 17th,
Dee. IS. 81: yean: broncho menmonia
HISLOP George Hislop. St Vincents hospital.
Dee. is. e7 yean: carcinoma duodenum.
BAKES Maria J. Baker. 621 Frost, Dec 18.
88 yean; broncho pneumonia.
SCHARRER Catherine Scharrer. ,840 Ban
Rafael. Dec. 13. 61 yean; apoplexy.
NEW TODAY
SO
NORTHY
FLUFF RUGS
Made out or your old worn-out
carpets and ruga - Bar halt too
pries of a now rug. Use wools
clothing.
9x12 Rags stesm-cIeanstL $1.80
Cast 3580 183 Cast Eighth
It RUOS STEAM CtaaNCSv S4.S0.
Msttoaaaaa made war. Feathers rilimaiad
ALL KINDS NEW MATTRKSBKt far 6AL8
FLUFF RUUS woven frvm M strseU.
FuenKura uphaliUrad and tsaalrsd.
PIONEER MATTRESS a OARPSY
OtKANiajO WORKS
1071 E. Lincoln St Aut 17-07 -
FLUFF RUGS
Made from AO Kinds of OM Cornet ,
For QnaBtr. Bernse and EooBomj.
OREOON FLUFF MUO CO.
1SS4 K. Stark St Vaster 71
SPECIAL NOTICES
101
( A DVEBTISKMKX T)
Madras. Oregon, December 15th, 1821
Sealed nroDoaals will be rereirerl at thm nffiee
of the Secretary. Board of Directors, Jefferson
wsier ixmaerraney laarrtrt, Madras, Ontm,
Dntil 2:00 o clock p. m., December 23rd. 1921.
at which place and boar the? will be opened tin
pablie. (or the construction of dams, canals and
appnrtenances, of which the following table
a aommaiT of the approximate quantities of the
ranoua kinds of work and material involved;
bsaa a ui wuanijLiba
Item 1 1 Inula
No. Work or Material. TJait Ouantitr.
1 Clearing and grabbing . . Acre g
2 EXCAVATION: Earth
in founds tioa ... C. T.
3 Kartb.
common
4 Una ror ..... "
5 Solid rock
Tunnel "
7 Wet "
8 E M B A NKMENT:
Ktrriced '
9 RTF RAP -
10 PA VINO: GRftCTED "
11 CONCRETE: Tunnel tin-
hut
82.800
2.829.600
244.07S
164.020
69.730
6,700
248.6O0
91.S63
82.76;!
6.780
39.060
8.02 S
875
210
8.614
' 2.79S
212.800
87.800
43,660
160
3
4
1.0B9.7H
402.200
624,100
2
1US00
12 Canal Hnlns
18 Plain -
14 Reinforced -
15 Reinforced "
16 Reinforced
17 BUBRUE MASONRY:
18 STEEL: Reinforcing ..
1 9 Structural
lbs.
20 METAL: In gates .
2 1 In outlet rates . .
22 8IFRON8: Steel pipe. .
Tons
No.
21 wooa pipe .....
24 LUMBER: Kir. Plain..
IBM
25 OeoeoLed
26 Redwood
27 RADIAL GATES ....
No.
LFT.
Z8 FLUME: Creosotad wood
stare
29 COFFER DAMS: Care
of stream Lsmsnm
80 LATERAL SYSTEM, quantities not deter
mined; to Be built on basis of aboaw
unit prices.
Prnoasals moat be on the blank forms faraishsd
by th board and most be accompanied by a'
certified check for sot leas than 6 par cent of
tne acgregata amount of the bid, flg-ored oa
the basis of the estimated quantities and tbs
unit prices bid bnt which in no case need ex.
ceed 350,000; such check to be drawn to the
oraer ot tne secretary of Jefferson Wster Cm
Berraney District, as a guarantee that the bid
der, if awarded the contract, win, within lO
dsn after the contract is delivered to him for
that purpose, execute the same, and famish a
surety bond, to be approved by the board asd
payable to said District for its ase. for the
faithful perforsaenee of tba contract, ia the
pun va , (m u a w oonuici pnnv; sson
contract and bond to be on the standard forms
which bare been adopted by tbe board.
If the mnrafal bidder shall rail to aaente
the contract ra ts furnish sstisfscton- bond
within the time hereinbefore specified, or as
extended bv the board, the award shall there
one become void, in which ease the urotsaata
of the certified check shall become tbe pmpm'U
of the district, sad tbe eontiact may be awarded
to the next loaraet responsible bidder.
Eaea badder most in his proposal, praneat
satisfactory aeideaee that he has beea engaged
ia constructing worts of the general character
covered by his proposal, and that be it fullr
prepared, and has the necessary capital, to twain
the. went promptly, sad ts enadnrt H aa required
not containing' sock evidence will sot be nseog
attad st bida. !'
Awards, if made, wffl be mad to tbs lowest
respoaulhlfl bidder. Tbe right ia reserved to re
ject sny or all bide, and to waive any technical
PUnav specifications, and ether data ess be
seen asd inapeeted at the office of the
of rjfaactom. Madras. 'Oree-on.
A, D. AWDERBW.
Jeffenow Walei Cunsersncy District
. (CanUsHMd sa FgUsstm Pas)
lEPRUG CO.)
improved, seotioa of the Central Oregon
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