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THE MOBXIXG OREGONTAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1909. RIVAL CREWS ARE BUSY IN Central Oregon Contractors Are Not Delayed by Legal Battles. DALLES IS SUPPLY DEPOT Men and Equipment LeaTe Daily for Interior, Where Warehouses Have Been Leased for Storage Pur poses Near Operations. THE DAti.ES. Or.. Sept. 6. Special.) From all Indications in The Dalies and reports from various camps along the surveys, neither the Hill nor Harriman " railroad contractors are worried as to ttie outcome of the legal battles of the rival railway magnates. Porter Bros.-, headquarters In the Ma- ' sonic building Is a busy place, an office force of about 12 people being maintained: nebular BuiiMjiii u i i i . -..- equipments are being made over the Great Southern, 'and wagons loaded with men and-supplies are being sent out from lere at intervals. El M. Williams. W. E. Walther and Victor Marden. prominent business men j of The Dalles, and C. G. Hickock. a trav eling SttltoiiittiK iriurucii i , 1 1 . -j - - automobile trip through the country that wit! hft tannpri hv the nrODOSd Deschutes railroads Moro. Gra?. Valley and Shan lko were among the towns visited, and in speaking of the trip one of the party made the following statement: "It is my opinion at least one road will be built, and from present activities I see "no reason to doubt the construction of both roads. On this side of the river, at the mouth of the Deschutes. Porter Bros, have a big crew of surveyors camped, and on tiie opposite side Burns A Jordan, subcontractors under Twohy : Bros.. Harriman contractors, have 150 la borers at work grading. "G. H. Foss & Co.. also subcontractors under Twohy Bros., have their headquar ters at Moro. where they have tOO men employed. "Twohy Bros, are sending supplies reg ularly from Grass Valley, their head quarters, and they have leased the W. H. Moody warehouse at 9haniko. which is used for storage purposes. Judge Twohy has many friends in The Dalles, and in structed his men. in our presence, to give the merchants of this city the preference In purchasing supplies, when the prices were right. "Porter Bros." men are in evidence everywhere, and the Oregon Trunk people have lots of supplies at Shaniko. where they alo have lensed a warehouse from W. H. Moody. They have secured the Malcolm Moody warehouse at Dufur and have a large amount of supplies at the southern terminus of the 3reat Southern. "Harvesting le about over in the sec tion of the country we visited. Around Grass Valley from three to five sacks of wheat were harvested to the acre, the beet yield being 12 sacks to the acre.' The report that Harriman would aban don the Deschutes route and extend the Columbia Southern Ls given little credence here, men who understand the topog raphv of the country scouting the idea. Tiie assertion has frequently been made hre of late that the Oregon Trunk Line has been acquiring a right of way ipto The Dalles, but upon Investigation the tory could not be substantiated. WOKK REACHES STEADY" GAIT Hiir Crews in Crook County Making Good Progress. BEND. Or.. Sept. . (Special.) Rail road activity In this vicinity seems to have outgrown Its first rush and set tled down to a steady and determined gait highly satisfying to the long waiting Central Oregonians. who al ready are planning the fnture "week end" trips they will uake to Portland for shopping and the "show." Since the recent announcement that the Central . Oregon survey between Madras and Redmond had been pur- - Bend would have 'a road within two years, the Porter forces seem to have entered a. hasteless campaign along the N newly acquired route. For the present the Hill crews are at work at -Trail Crossing and Immedi ately north of that point, where ap parently there Is possibility of future conflict with the Harriman aurvey. j The rumor that six more crews would "V uii mo iv suuia d ine truss ing has not as yet materialized, though - extensive supplies are being secured for the camps already in the field. .The surveyors camp established at - Bend a week ago has come to have a permanent appearance, though It seems probable that It will move south .at an early date. The surveyors of this camp have been actively engaged on preliminary surveys and general topographical work, commencing just east of Bend and gradually extending southward toward tna lava fields nine miles up the Deschutes. No news has been received from the second crew Which left Bend a weelr a art fnr Pnr. rail Springs, south of Odell. The teams (and wagons for this party were hired for a period of five months. In dicating their intention to remain In the field for a considerable period. The lava fields now being approached by the Hill surveyors Is crossed by the Harriman survey closely following the course of the river, between it and Lava Butte, a volcano-like hill several miles east of the Deschutes. It Is un derstood that the crossing of the field en route to the south Is necessary In order to secure the minimum grade from Bend, as Lav a Butte and the coun try aast of it rises materially. Undoubtedly the addition of this unique piece of scenery will add much to the attraction of a road which will probably have few to rival it -In the variety, beauty and interest of Its natural surroundings. The announcement contained In the last Engineering News of the forma tion of two more would-be trans Central Oregon railroad companies seems to the people of the country Involved like adding the proverbial straw to the camel's back. The fear expressed Is that once all the paper lines materialize and the existing sur veys blossom Into 'realities, the net work of roads will seriously endanger peri est riani sm- The roads in question are the Central Oregon and Pacific, to be built from Albany across the Cascades to Ontario, near the Idaho boundary, and the Nevada-California-Oregon, to be con tinued from Alturas, Cal.. via Lakeview to the Columbia. Boy Hurt in Ballgame. SEASIDE, Or.. Sept. 6. Lawrence Stelner met with a painful Injury Sun day while playing ball. He was catch ing on second base when a runner struck him full force In a desperate slide to second, hitting Stelner on the ankle and throwing the ankle bone out of place. The game was abruptly end ed and Lawrerfee was taken to Dr. Lewis' office, where the bones were put In place. Lawrence is delivery boy here for The Oregonian. SCHOOL TO OPEN SEPT. 13 Dalles District Has Xo Fear of tn lucky Date. THE DALLES. Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) Number "13" is not regarded as un lucky by the school board of district No. 12. for oh Monday. September 13, the public schools of The Dalles will open for the term of 1909-1910, and all children who are kept at Home on the opening day by superstitious parents will be rounded up by the truant officer. All preparations have been made for the openings, the one vacancy in the high school faculty having been filled by the selection of James R. Ward, of Kelso. Wash., a member of the 1909 gradu uating class of Pacific University, of Forest Grove. Professor Ward will teach a class in history and will act as trainer and coach of the high school athletic team, which will be entered In the big track and field meet to be held here Friday. October 8. during the week of the Nineteenth Annual Second Eastern Oregon District Fair. ' School district No. 12 was enlarged at the last meeting of the County Court, that body having added a part 'of the Mill STEAMER BANDON AS SHE STRUCK ON ROCKS COQUILLE RIVER JETTY, AUGUST 31. ' h --k. ...... t 1 T I I '-.-. Af. ' ..v ' amatL ) ,Ti ".v:. , o. - 0 VESSEL IS OW AT BANDON DOCKS FOR REPAIRS. MARSH FIELD, Or.? Sept. 6. (Special.) Two divers from San Francisco arrived on the steamer Flfield today to make repairs on the wrecked steamer Bandon.'and an effort will be made to patch the holes in the hull so that the disabled boat can be taken to San Francisco for repairs. The Bandon is now in the Coqullle River filled with water, but is kept afloat by the lumber cargo. The damage to the vessel will be extensive. The Flfield, which with the .Bandon formerly carried lumber from the Cody Mill, recently burned at Bandon, came to "Coos Bay today and hereafter will carry lumber from the North Bend Lumber Com pany's mill and will do a regular passenger business between here and San Francisco. Creek district, on petition o'f several resi dents of the latter district. Assignments of teachers fn the public schools: City Suoermtendent. A. C. Stran: super visor of music and drawing, Emmagene Trafford. High .School Principal and teacher of olence and Latin. W. B. Toung; English. Alle Miller: commercial branches and math, matira. Lillian Everett; hlMory and ath letics. James K. w&ra; music ana ar&wtas. Emmagene Trafford. Grammar School Minnla Mitchell, Bertha White. Lore Foster, Daisy McAnulty. Academy Park Bcnool Harriet Aiexanaer, Martha Partell. Mrs. Kata Roche, Am- broslna C. Murphy. Lourt street scnooi una K'niouu bus "Wrenn. Fhlrley Dorney. Dora Nielsen. Weat End school Bvelyn Hayes. Ktnel Osborn. East End and Thompson's Addition Schools Florence Chapln. Myrthena Taylor. COQUILLE FORMS GRANGE Deputy Walker Closes Charter List With 80 Xames. COQCILLE, Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) Cyrus H. Walker, of Albany, state deputy for the Oregon State Grange, has closed the charter list of Coquille Grange, with 69 members. The officers are: George E". Peoples, master; George Belloni, overseer;, J. J. Stanley, lecturer. James Hammack. stew ard; Dee Haskin. assistant steward: W. M. Hammack. chaplain. Mina Stephens, secretary, H. L. Stephens, treWurer; James T. Jenkins, gatekeeper; Josephine B. Peoples. Ceres; Maggie Hammack, Pomona; Sarah Watson, Flora: Zenlba Robinson, lady assistant steward. It is expected a grange wil be organ ized at Marshfield this week. A start has been made and some names enrolled. The plan Is to put in at least three more granges besides Coqullle before Mr. Wal ker leaves Coos County. The prospect is encouraging. MAN FALLS ON PITCHFORK Harvest Hand at Woodburn Meets Horrible Accident. WOODBURN. Or.. Sept. . (Special.) A young man named Lerfal, of Moni tor, Is In the Salem Hospital In a critical condition. While helping with harvest last Thursday a pitchfork fell and he slid down upon it as tt stood upright, the end of the fork handle peneratlng his body and tearing open his abdomen. He was pitching hay at the time. Suffering intensely the young man was rushed to Salem in an automobile. DEATH STEPS INTO LAUNCH Overtakes Woman While on Board Kxcursion Boat. SOUTH BEND. Wash., Sept. (Spe cial.) Miss Ethel Kunkel. of this city, died suddenly Sunday evening on board a launch while returning with an ex cursion party from 'the Nema River. Miss Kunkel was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kunkel. who are among the oldest residents of this county. She was 19 years old. Heart failure Is said to have been the cause of death. MISSIONS GET BIG FUND Swedish Lutheran Conference Closes at Marshfield. MARSHFIELD, Or., Sept. S. (Special.) With a picnic at Simpson Park and a trip to the lower bay. the Columbia con ference of the Swedish Lutheran Augus tana Synod closed today. During the meetings large donations were made for the Lutheran mission work on the Pacific Coast. COOS THEIR MECCA Men of Three Paper Railroads Meet in Marshfield. ONE SURVEY. IS COMPLETED Engineer Purdy, of Oakland & Tide water Railway Company, Says He Has Found Feasible Route, and Asks Xo Bonus. MARSHFIELD. Or., Sept. 6. (Spe cial.) Men representing several' prospec tive railways are hi Marshfield tonight. W. "W. Purdy. chief engineer for the Oakland & Tidewater Railway Company, arrived In this city this morning. He has completed the survey from Oakland across the mountains to the head of Coos River and. down that stream to this city. Mr. Purdy refuses to discuss his work NEAR :':-.':-:-';x;iJ ai r 1 V -? .;' : & f i further ihan to say thatx the people he is working for are not asking for any thing from anybody, and. that his survey is the best possible route into' Coos Bay, and one through a good country. Ha says he may have something 40 give out later. It is not known here who Is be hind the work, but It Is believed F. B. Watte, of Portland and Roseburg. is In terested. ' Another railway man here is Jacob Haas, of Portland, who has been promot ing an electric line from Coos Bay to Roseburg. via Coquille. He wants the people to put up $100,000 for a survey and right of way on the guarantee that he will build the road In two years. T. A. Haines, chief engineer for the Coos Bay, Oregon & Idaho road, which the local people started, is also in the city to discuss plans with the board of directors. The promoters are endeavor ing to secure the balance of the $5000 needed to complete the work. 1 FALL HURTS TWO WORKMEN Scaffolding Gives Way, and They Fall 20 Feet to Ground. MARSHFIELD, Or., Sept. . (Spe cial.) As a result of an accident at South Inlet Ferry this morning Theo dore Johnson, of Empire, was seriously If not fatally hurt, and J. W. Grout, road supervisor of North Bend, was badly Injured. v ' The men were on a scaffolding for. a new approach to the Inlet Ferry when it gave way and threw them 20 feet below. Grout's leg was broken in two places and his head cut open. The Injured men were brought to the North Bend Hospital. PORTLAND WOMAN VICTIM Mrs. J. F. Bode Succumbs to Typhoid . at North Bend. MARSHFIELD. Or.; Sept. 6. (Special.) Mrs. J. F. Bode, of Portland, and wife of the former manager of the sash and door factory at North Bend, died of ty phoid fever in that city today. Mrs. Bode was a prominent society woman In North Bend until a year ago, when the family went to Portland to live. She was here on a, visit when taken ill. Mrs. Walter Oldland, a pioneer of Llb- by.'died suddenly last night of apoplexy, aged 64 years. CATHOLICS. BUY PROPERTY AVill Establish Parochial School at Marshfield. ' MARSHFIELD. Or.. Sept. 6. (Spe cial.) The Catholic Church has bought the residence of J. E. Oren. In this city, and will convert It into a parochial school. The house Is probably the most hand some in this city. Mr. Oren. who built it two years ago. was formerly manager of the Smith mill, but Is going East to live. It is understood the price paid was $12,000. Sisters from Portland, who have the school work in charge, closed the deal. GRANGE INSPECTS SCHOOLS Conditions of Grounds and Building Inquired Into. GRESHAM. Or.. Sept. . (Special.) The various granges of Multnomah ("nnntv have bearun an esnlonage of rural school conditions under the direction of J n II At I 1910 AC "ASK i ' V J THE MAN I,! VWHC70WN5 It. il ONI-Jt . - .-'. .- " Frank C. Riggs Seventh and Oak Sts. Phones Main 4642, A 1127. State Lecturer Johnson and State Super intendent Ackerman. The various schools have been apportioned to the ten granges of the county and committees are being appointed, ali of which are expected to make report to Mr. Johnson before the end of the present month. County Su perintendent Robinson is highly interested in the matter and will assist in the work wherever necessary. The investigations are to cover the school grounds, buildings and -outhouses and the reports are to be in the form of answers to 21 questions which have been suggested by State Superintendent Ackerman. Each subordinante grange lecturer is expected to. see that the schools in each Jurisdiction are all inspected after which the reports are to be read in the grange and discussed and suggestions offered wherever necessity for improvement Is found. As a result of the discussion a com mittee will be appointed to confer with the various school boards to the end thab needed improvements may be made. REDS FEAR TIMBER THEFT Nez Perces Will Ask That Reserve Be Allotted to Tribe. LEWISTON, Idaho, Sept. 6. (Special.: Becauses the Indians of the Nez Perces tribe believe the white settlers are plan ning to, wrest from them the tribal tim ber reserve of 33,000 acres, the Indian De partment will be asked to allot practically the entire timber district to the Indian children born since the tribal allotment was made and to those ' Who were on other reservations and did not receive a parcel of the Government land. The matter will be brought before the tribe at a council to be held at tapwal within the next few weeks and leading Indians state there will be no opposition to the allotment plan. It is expected a commission will be selected to take the petition to Washington, where (he matter will be presented to the Indian Depart ment, and such action by Congress asked as will provide for the allotment of the lands. . MANY VISIT CRATER LAKE Registration During Month of Au? gust Was Over 2500. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Sept 6. (Spe cial.) W. Frank Arant. superintendent of the Crater Lake National Park, says people, from all parts of the world are visiting the park and the number will probably surpass the record of last sea son. Though many do not register, over 2600 placed their names on, the roll of visitors during the month of August. The buildings .that were damaged by the great weight of snow last Winter have been reconstructed and on plans which the superintendent thinks will make them safe. MILL WILL NEED 150 MEN C. A. Smith Company Will Operate Old Bay City Plant, MARSHFIELD, Or., Sept. 6. (Special.) The C. A. Smith Lumber & Manufac turing Company announced this morning that the old Bay City mill, which was acquired by purchase when the company came here and which has been idle since the big mill was built, will be equipped and operated within a month. Employment will then be given to about 150 men. ' AUTO HITS TREE, SIX HURT Sirs. W. E. Hacker, of Tacoma, Is Rendered Unconscious. TACOMA, Wrash., Sept. 8. (Special.) Mrs. W. E. Hacker, wife of W. E. Hacker, president of the Warren Construction Company, Is believed to have sustained a fractured skull, and five other prominent society people of Tacoma were cut and bruised as the result of an auto accident eptennlber Clean-Out" s Our Fall goods will be coming in from the middle of September on, and we wilLneed every inch of floor space to house them, as we have placed with the Eastern factories orders for enough Pianos and Player Pianos to last us through the holidays. We wish to dispose of every instrument now on our floors by October 1, and we realize that in order to do this we must make some extraordinary inducements. We have. All "Pianos" or "Player-Pianos" to go at great sacrifice prices. These are not old, discontinued, antiquated styles, but are of latest design modern in every way fully guaranteed classy up-to-date instruments of America's best makes. When we say "sacrifice prices" we mean just what the statement stands for no "coupons" no "credit checks" no fakes, but sueh actual cuts in prices that a dollar will purchase about one hundred and fifty cents '-worth of piano value. Nothing reserved. Even the king of all Player-Pianos the great "88-note "Apollo" will be sold at greatly reduced prices. REASONABLE TERMS OF PAYMENT f. Hovenden-Soule Piano Co. 106 FIFTH STREET, BET. WASHINGTON AND STARK STS. STORE OPENS AT 8 A. M., CLOSES AT 6 P. M. The "ModaiT Corset Demonstration Begins Tomorrow In the New Corset Section, First Floor Mrs. L. C. Redding, expert Corsetiere, representing the manufactur ers, will be at our store this weeK. -,"MODART Corset," the sensation of New YorK Madison Square Garden - . Exhibit, and favorably received by. Modistes in Paris, London and Berlin, has been secured by us in limited quantities for this, the first demonstra tion in this country outside N. Y. City. To be properly gowned, one must first be properly corseted. Modistes cannot get results in the modes of - to day unless the corset is absolutely correct. The latest gowns require a corset that must embody Ihe follow ing'points: A corset that will mold, without com pression, a symmetrical contour and over- come any native disproportion. A correct curving of the bust, fully sup porting without confining. , Au adjustment in front permitting the positive control and support of the abdo men. ' A full chest development, permitting un restricted breathing. , ' A corset adapted to tall or short, slender ' or stout figures. The MODART Corset fulfils these requirements to the letter. New YorK and Paris dressmakers are recommending and insisting upon the MODART Corset in order that they may have the correct foundation on which to build the fashionable gown of today. near the Cfuntry Club at American Lake early this evening. The machine, which was driven by E. R. Wheeler, president of the Pacific Com mercial Car Company and the Far West Lumber Company, skidded in the sand and crashed into a tree. Mrs. Wheeler was knocked unconscious, but soon re covered. The members of the party were Mr. and Mrs. B. Rt Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hacker and- Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Fransloli. NEWPORT SEASON CLOSES Final Excursion Train to Seashore la Run Sunday. NEWPORT, Or., Sept. 8. (Special.) The final excursion from the valley ar rived Sunday with - 200 passengers, and these seemed to enjoy the cool tempera ture and salt breezes. Among those seen on the beach were: Captain E. S. Ed wards, United States Inspector of Hulls, and his niece. Miss Frances Fuller, of Portland. They will remain for ten days. Lieutenant Hayden, another visitor, re ports that his men have enjoyed fine hunting while surveying between Sum mitt and Toledo, having killed on an average of two deer each day spent in hunting, and also a large bear. The extra or noon train was taken oft today.: which, like the closing of the Casino on Saturday night, is a formal closing to the Summer season. Man Mangled lri Wood Saw. SALEM. Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) shapeliness. All of this can be -avoided however oy tne use or Mother's Friend before baby comes, as this great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother'8 Friend overcomes all the danger of child birth, and carries the expectant mother safely through this critical period without pain. It is woman's greatest blessing Thousands Pratefullv tell of the benefit and .relief derived from the use of this wonderrul meay. pom rTT . i j per bottle. Our little book, iVV jl . telling an auoui una nm ment will be sent free. THE BRADflELD REGULATOR CO. Atlanta, Ca. ' J ale of Piano; TOLL & GHBBS, Inc. COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS Richard Harrison was ' brought to the Salem Hospital from Gervais with a badly crushed ankle. He was running a gasoline woodsaw and in some man ner became entangled in the belt. DISLIKE SUNDAY FUNERALS Spokane Pastors Take Move to Do Away With Them. SPOKANE, Wash.. Sept. . (Special.) Shall Sunday funerals be discouraged or abolished? This question was put up be fore the Ministers' Association for dis cussion at the meeting held this morn ing. Some of the members expressed themselves as favoring such a proposition and. upon motion, Chairman M. E. Duii appointed a committee to take the-mat-ter under advisement and report at the next meeting. The Ministers' Association of Los Ange les took action several years ago, refus ing to hold Sunday funerals when they could be avoided, so It was reported; and this morning's session found such an ar rangement is proving satisfactory. LANDLORD FIGHTS THIEF Two Men Tumble Downstairs and Burglar Escapes. SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 6. (Special.) C. L. Klrkpatrick, landlord of the Webster Hotel, this morning about 1:15 Every woman covets a shapely, pretty figure, and many of them deplore the loss of their girlish forms after marriage. "The bear ing of children is often rlpctnirtive to the mother's Liberal Credit Extended on All Housefurnishing Goods MAjJ i fml o'clock was awakened by a slight noise. He opened his eyes just In time to catch a glimpse of a burglar's coat tall as the latter disappeared through the door. Klrkpatrick caught the burglar at the top of the stairs. A hot fight ensued, in which the landlord was successful In flooring the man. The pair rolled down the stairs, fighting all the way. At the bottom of the landing the burg lar succeeded In loosening the hold that the big landlord had on him, and made a mad dash out of the front door. Klrk patrick, who was in his stocking feet, oould not give pursuit. The burglar got a good watch and left nothing but an old slouch hat and a piece of his coat tall with the land lord. Huntlntrto-, W. Va, I. N". Chapman, super visor of the Huntington division of the Chesa peake A Ohio 'Railroad, was shot and fatally wounded by Earle Diiddlng. a business man of this city. Chapman.' daughter 1s said to have rejected Dudding's attentions and he had her arrwrted for theft, but would not push the charRe. THIS IS THE BEST TIME THE YEAR FOR A NEW PLATE OR BRIDGE, As there Is little or no danger of sore gums or other troubles while the warm weather lasts. Our plates give the mouth a natural expression, and will prove a lasting comfort. DR. W. A WISE President and I.XnnRer. 22 Year. EntabUnhed to Portland. We will give you a good 22k gold or unrcelaln crown lor $3.50 Molar Crowns 22k bridge teetn - Gold or enamel tilling.. l.Ort Hllver fillings .M Inlay flli.ngs of all kinds 2-& Good rubber plates 5.M The best red robber plates 7o Painless extraction -60 Painless extraction free when itates or bridge work Is ordered. Work guaranteed for 16 years. THE WISE DENTAL CO. (Inc.) 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