Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1911)
THE MORNING OBEGONTAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1911. FISHER'S. HIM TO OPEN. COM.' LAND Secretary Forecasts Legisla tion for Alaska He Will Recommend. REMEDIES ARE OUTLINED Cabinet Orfleer, Just Returned From Xorth, Says Ho "Will Strfvo for Full Justice to Claimants of Fuel Tract. SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. . At. din ner at the Commercial Club tonight. Secretary Fisher forecast the legisla tion h would recommend for the ame lioration of conditions In Alaska. He began the Alaska portion of his ad dress by saying: "Any definite conclusion reached by myself as to Alaska should be dis cussed with the President before being made public" The United States Government owes It to Alaska, he said, to light the rocks, shoals and channels; to build roads and trails, especially In the Interior, and to make larger appropriations for surveys, in the Interest of the homesteader and mineral claimant. . Taking up the coal question, he treat ed Controller Bay humorously, describ ing its dreary shores, and saying: "it any fool is more valuable than another. I do not know it I am not violating any confidence when I say J. believe Controller Bay Is not the only possible harbor for the Bering River coal fields, and Is far from being the best harbor. Fisher la Disappointed, "I am seriously disappointed in what I saw In the Bering River coal fields. Reports of their extent and character have been grossly exaggerated. I re gret this exaggeration, because it may have been the means of leading persons to invest in these fields. However, there is valuable coal, and the district is one of considerable Importance. "There Is serious question as to the market for the coaL I did not visit the Matanuska fields, tributary to Seward, but it is reported to contain better coal than the Bering River field, and more of it. However. It Is farther from a railroad and farther from a seaport. Director Holmes, of the Bureau of Mines, has gone to the field to make a report, and my conclusions will be held In reserve until I hear from him. To Opea Lands. Poller. "Concerning the coal claimants, I shall strive for absolute Justice and administration of the law as it Is. My policy will be to open the coal fields to development as soon as It can be done." v Taking up the subject or remedies, Mr. Fisher said: "The first solution proposed Is un restricted private ownership. I shall waste no time on this remedy. The hands of the clock do not turn back. The day for such ownership Is done. Second, leasing the coal lands. This remedy deserves consideration because it has the approval of the President." Mr. Fisher read the extracts from an official publication showing the success of leasing In Australia and New Zealand and also read the leasing law of Yukon Territory, which Is said to work satisfactorily. He continued: Government Ownership Suggested. "The third remedy la that the Gov ernment shall own and operate the mines. A great many thoughtful men In the United States are of the opinion the time will come when it will.be necessary for the Government to regu late the sources of power fuel and waterfalls upon which Industry de pends. However, the opposition Gov ernment ownership and operation would encounter in Congress must be considered." Secretary Fisher and his party de parted eastward on a special Northern Paclflo train late tonight, as the guests of President Howard Elliott, of that rallorad. Tomorrow the Secretary will make a short stay at Ellensburg, Wash, where Irrigation projects are afoot, and then go to North Yakima, where he will look over a large Irrigation field and also oversee the allotment of lands In the From North Yakima, Mr. Fisher will prooeed to Yellowstone Park. The Secretary will go straight from Boise to Ogden and Salt Lake, and then to California. MAY DEFEATS FLORENCE Sutton Girls Meet In New York Ten nis Tourney Flay. BUFFALO. N. Y, Sept S. Charles Benton and May Sutton won today In the finals of the Western New York tennis tournament. Benton, who Is Michigan state champion, defeated Fred Harris, the Dartmouth champion. 9-7. S-6. 6-3. l- and 6-4. Miss Sutton captured both sets from her sister. Florence. 6-2. 6-2. Benton will meet Vat W. NIlea, of Boston, for -the International cup and championship title tomorrow. Miss Sutton will meet Miss Moyes, of Toron to. for the woman's cup and title. In the finals of the woman's doubles. Miss Florence Sutton and Mlsa Moyes won from Miss May Sutton and Miss BlsseL the latter of Buffalo. The scores were 6-2, 6-3. v STORM RAGES AT NOME Barfces Are Driven Ashore and Sea Floods Low Districts. NOME, Alaska, Sept. 8. A fierce norm rapidly increasing In Intensity is 'aging here, with the surf running un der the waterfront buildings and with In a few feet of Front street. River street is flooded. Several barges owned by the John J. Sesnon Company have been- driven anhore. The steamers Luckenbach, Yu catan and Corwln are anchored In the roadstead. As yet the damage has not been heavy. BRUSH HIDES BABE'S DRESS Neighborhood Is Aroused, but Clew to Owner Is Lacking. Finding of a child's dress In the trove near East Twenty-sixth and We Idler streets late yesterday put the tntlre neighborhood In a flurry of ex cltement and caused the formation of f several Impromptu posses,' which went out to find traces 01 tne supposeu miw ing child. Lying in the grove were the clothes of a girl supposes iw us ui t years of age. The cases of several children who had been lost the past month were Investigated as clews to the ownership of tne mue garments. The clotnes were aiscuvoreu mio m the afternoon by Frank Tooley, of 364 Twenty-sixth street North, He took k. v--mAnt tn him hnmp where theV have been kept for possible identifica tion. PINCUS STRIKE WELCOMED Hop-Pickers, "Who Walk Out, Fall to Inconvenience Independence Man. There was a strike of hop pickers at the yard of Julius Pincus. near Inde pendence. Thursday evening. About so mn and bovi made a demand on Mr. Pincus for more pay. The demand was refused, and the strikers left tne yara In a body. The deDarture of the crowd caused no inconvenience to tne owner of the yard. as he baa more people on nana tucu with whom he knew what to do. vr- xfn.fi" Aciirf.ri the necessarv number of hop pickers In Portland, but before he could assemDie -mem ax nis ranch about 100 uninvited pickers made v.i- .nni-nnf.. nri nettled themselves on the camping ground. It was a part of these tnat went on striae yesieraay. Tint onlv willing to see them go, but their departure was welcomed by the other pickers, as it meant that many more hops, and con sequently more money for the regular pickers. SALOON RAID NETS SIX Officers See Money Chang Hands and Charge Gambling, nimhinff in triA rftln to the too of an outhouse and peering through an open window. Patrolmen Foster and Hlrsch last night saw money pass in a gam bling game in a saloon at s aeuonu -r,-. Vnrth TntArinr the saloon un expectedly by the front entrance, the two officers arrested Jack Tohoy. J. B. McCullough, George Oake. George Cimninn f!anr?fl VrPVth and Jim Ga- sick, charging them with gambling. M. Kesovitcn, proprietor 01 me sa loon, which has been - under ' surveil Innra for some time, nut ud bail for t - antlra nnrtv. TTlS arrest On S charge of allowing gambling In his sa loon will oe sougni. AT THE THEATERS "MISS NOBODY FROM STARLAXD" Husie by Joseph E. Howard.. Pro duction Staged by Joseph O. Smith. Presented at the Heillg Theater. CAST. Captain H. B. Jones Slalne Halllday Maude Emery Harold Martin Joe H. Neuneyer William Pleroe Otto Koerner Prestos Halllday. .Robert H. Wilson Frederick D. Halllday Lawrenoe Comer eylvla Martin. Mlsa Nobody from 6 tar land Olive Vail Fletro Harry Xealey Nina ....Bertee Beaumonte Oullo ....Bert Morton Steward Lorenzo Gillette Sylvia's Father. ... .Warren Williams BY LEONID CASS BAER. AFTER the hiatus of the Summer months and the dearth of any thing In the remotest degree re sembling a musical show, a musical-comedy-hungry crowd turned out with great cordiality to make the acquaint ance of "Miss Nobody from StarLand." which begun a week's engagement last evening at the Helllg. And Miss Nobody didn't "miss no body" either, In the game of distribut ing laughs. They were real laughs too, the sort where you pound the back of the fellow In front of you. Brightly caparisoned, full of delight ful repartee, chock-full of melody, which If reminiscent of other Joe -tow ard compositions. Is none the less tune ful, all go toward making the pro duction an opulence of enjoyment. There's a de-tec-tlve concerned in the doings, a real sleuth, and record says he has played his. role ever 300 times; but even he would be hard put to discover mora than a thlmble-full of plot. Fortunately the day of plots In musical shows has gone, and we are only concerned with them when a prob lem play comes s'ong. Miss Nobody is a masquerading prima donna who pits two old fossils against each other In a marathon for her affections, even tually inducing one of them to act as "angel" In a musical show that is killed in the making process. Sundry secondary affaires d'amour, all travel ing thorny paths to nappy endings make up .lie nucleus of te rroducuon. The first act, a scene aboard ship. Is an eye-delight, from both a personal and scenlo Investiture. The chorus is a trifle heavy In spots, and probably wouldn't cart home the blue ribbon for pulchritude, but Individually and collectively said chorus can step lively, and in a'way highly satisfactory to all concerned. The second scene Is a generous peep behind the curtain during the rehear sal, and the Subsequent premier of a musical comedy. Everything and everybody la burlesqued. Including the hero marooned In a boat on a painted sea, and the heroine calling for rain to quench her fervor, while the prop- ertyman dozes unmindful that he is the keeper of the gentle patter. In fact, this part of the show descends more than occasionally to horse-play. Even so, there was & big proportion of the audience that liked it. Olive Vail, the prima donna, has a close run for -favor with Bertee Beau monte, an airy-fairy chit who reminds one of the late Lotta Faust. Miss Beau mont's voice is beautifully trained and delightfully melodious. Her dancing la certainly a pretty conceit. . Miss Vail's voice is good, her upper notes are flute-like and piercingly sweet, and she has a very great deal of that nebulous quality known as per sonality. .Robert "Wilson makes himself a favorite as a care-free youth overflow ing with humorous chatter. Joe Nle meyer, with his Cohanesque terpslchore and Maud Emery, a toe dancer, added to the general entertainment, while Laurence Comer pleases with his ex cellent singing of "I'd Rather Love What . I Cannot Have, Than Have What I Cannot Love." Last Trip Steamer Potter. The O.-W. R. & N. steamer T. J. Pot ter will leave Megler for Portland on her last trip up this season at 9 P.. M. Sunday, September 10. Steamers Has salo or Harvest Queen, however, will continue touching at Megler on up trip from Astoria to September 23. Train No. 4. Ilwaco division, will be con tlnued from Megler to Nahcotta to con nect with steamer as at present. Res ervations at city ticket office. Third and Washington street, ... ft 1 J flf I 1 X. y i i IAKIMG-P Absolutely ruro The only Baking Powder made from Royal Crape Cream of Tartar NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE STATE LUMBERMEN PLAN BIG MERCER Move Started by Washington Millmen Meets With Quick Support. ECONOMY AIM OF J.EADERS Co-operation in Marketing of Pro duct Will Reduce Waste to Own ers Is Declared Canal Open ing Important Feature. For the purpose of organising the lumbermen of Oregon who operate tidewater mills Into a big co-operative company similar to that Just launched at Aberdeen, Wash., Henry J. Pierce, of Spokane, arrived In Portland last night, coming here from South Bend. Mr. Pierce will remain In the city to day and will return the fore part of the week when a meeting of Portland mill- men will be called to consider the pro posal for the big consolidation. I have not had an opportunity to talk with Portland millmen as yet and consequently I have nothing definite to announce, said Mr. Pierce. "The Aberdeen plan, I believe. Is a most laudable one and assurance id given us that the Oregon mill owners will become affiliated with our enterprise. It Is planned to call a meeting early next week and to submit our plans be fore the lumbermen." Portland Man Favors Plan, George M. Cornwall, of Portland, who attended the Aberdeen meeting, Is enthusiastic over the plans to in clude the Oregon millmen In the com pany, which has been organized only tentatively. He will arrange the de tails of the Portland meeting and will endeavor to enlist the support of every Oregon lumberman who operates a mill at tidewater. He says that the entire Lower Columbia River basin will un doubtedly be represented in the pro posed affiliation of Interests. Sixty-five per cent of the cargo mills In Washington which produce 2,000. 000,000 feet of the 8,000,000,000 feet of the lumber product of that state annually, agreed last Tuesday at Aber deen to a tentative plan to consolidate their Interests with the chief object of building up the Industry and extend ing the market. The two main dis tricts which will be directly benefited by the proposed consolidation are Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor. Canal Opening; Promising This co-operative plan of milling and marketing was suggested In anticipa tion of the tremendous shipping ad vantages that will accrue to the Pa cific Coast when the Panama Canal is opened and In operation. It Is pointed out that the action contemplated by the Western Washington milling In terests will be the only means of plac ing the lumber industry on a safe and profitable basis. As a Justification of the proposed gigantic merger, it is de clared that all of the Important Indus tries of the United States owe their success to the process of reducing the cost of operation to a minimum and of eliminating V wasteful methods in the marketing of their products and of ex ploiting new territories. Admitting that the timber Industry Is the most Important in either Oregon or Washington, the plan to place the lumber business on a par w.ih the modern methods followed by the big Industrial Institutions of the country is looked upon with favor generally by those who have become familiar with conditions. That the public may understand the WILL LEAVE ROUND-TRIP TICKETS Hjgh SPECIAL 'RSSfc. TRAIN" .' y&Wf TO THE . Purchase Tickets and Make Reservations at our City Tioket Office, Third . WM. McMURRAY. GENERAL PASSENGER n WISHER necessity of the proposed merger It has been deemed advisable to point out that there are millions of dollars In vested In timber lands, sawmills and equipment in Oregon and Washington, that employment Is given to more peo ple by lumbermen than by any other industry and that the largest plants are compelled Jo operate in the face of a stagnant market to offset, in a de gree, the constant depreciation of the properties. In this connection the lumbermen declare that the plan does not suggest the Idea of creating a monopoly and of advancing the prices of their produots. It Is emphasized, on the other hand, that only reasonable prices will pre vail and will be regulated by the nat ural law of supply and demand. It is believed that with a proper organiza tion the result will be that a fair re turn will be had for products even at prices that now prevail and that the Industry can be made profitable. Other Important objects of the pro posed company will be to utilize every part of a felled tree In the manufac ture of by-products and to practice re forestation. It Is proposed to Interest Eastern capital in the undertaking. GEM THEFT BHDS GIRL RINGS FOTUO IX IDAHO LEAD TO ARREST IX THIS CITY. - Victim of Robbery at First Refuses to Relieve Guilt When Suspi cion Points to Woman. Once released because the complain ant refused to believe that she, was the one who had stolen valuables worth over $2000, May Jones was arrested by Detectives Snow and Ackermau yester day afternoon, after they had learned of the discovery of three valuable dia mond rings, part of the loot, at Hay den Lake, Idaho, to which place she went the day after the theft. Mary Moeller, a married woman, upon whom the Jones girl attempted to throw the blame, was also arrested. Over a month ego Jacob Kutner, proprietor of a rooming-house on North Second , street, reported that there had been stolen from the place a certificate of deposit for $1000, 12 dia mond rings worth over $1000 and $100 in money. The Jones woman was miss ing and she was charged with the theft As it was known that she had gone to Hayden Lake, a circular was dispatched there, while the detectives worked on this end of the case. May Jones returned to Portland, and when the detectives went to get her Kutner was positive that she had not taken the articles, and no arrest was made. Immediately thereafter word came from the marshal at Hayden Lake that the woman had been there, and had left three valuable rings. On this Information she was arrested. She made a partial confession and Impli cated Mrs. Moeller. The Jones woman has been fre quently In the hands of the polioe, and has served one term for larceny. DIAMONDS ARE USED AS TIPS Grocery Boy at"Hayden Lake Wins Favor of Jones Woman. COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Sept. 8. (Special.) Liberality of Mrs. May Jones in passing out three diamond rings, the aggregate value of which was 1200, to a grocery delivery boy, combined with a letter from Acting Chief of Polioe Slover, of Portland, caused sleuths to he set upon the trail of the woman, who recently visited her parents at Hayden Lake. The girl arrived at Hayden Lake Sat urday and left at 8:35 yesterday for Portland, after giving the officers the slip. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. O. Enoberg, the father and lrother be ing employed at Spring Valley at this time. Twenty minutes after the girl arrived at Hayden Lake she went to the store and purohased five pairs of shoes for her brothers and sisters. The delivery boy who took the shoes to the house was given a diamond ring. PORTLAND FOR PENDLETON THURSDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 14TH, AT 11 O'CLOCK Aniva Pendleton 7 o'clock Next Morning. 11 Standard and Tourist Sleepers and Day Coaches. i t rrrr S'JL RAINCOAT Ladles' superb all - weather double - s e rvice Coats and Eng lish Slip-ons. values to $20. to day $10 Superb ladles' English Gaber dines and Slip ons, values to $30. today $15 and $1212 307 Girls' Storm Capes for school serv ice. V a 1 u es to $5.00. $2.40 and $1.75 said to be worth $350. by the woman when he arrived. He later carried her suitcase to the train and at that time she gave him another dlamong ring, valued at $650. Before going aboard the cars the young woman attempted to make an appointment with the lad, aged 18, but failed, and then handed him another diamond ring, estimated to be worth $200. The constable se cured possession of all the rings. The parents of the girl three years ago resided at Eugene, Or. When she arrived at Hayden Lake she is said to have told the parents she had been mffrried two years and divorced six months- ago. She has three sisters and two brothers. STORE LOOTED BY TRICK MAIOTKB OF ENTRANCE MYS TERY TO CENTRAXIA POLTCE. Merchandise and Money Taken From Hardware . Shop Valued at More Than $500. CB-VTRAxJA, "Wash- Sept 8. (Spe cial.) The McNltt Hardware Com pany's store in Centralia was looted last night of . merchandise and money amounting to a loss of more than $500. The rear door of tiie store was still bolted from the Inside this morning, every window was still securely locked, and entrance could not have been ob tained through the front door without forcing the lock, and this was not done. It is believed the robbers slipped In before closing time last night and se creting themselves, were locked up in the store. About $60 In money was taken In ad dition to 25 boxes of pocket knives, several dozen safety razors and other articles of merchandise. SOLDIERS ARE NOW SAVING Postal Bank at Vancouver Reports $2 5,0 (K) in Deposits, VANCOUVER, "Wash., Sept. 8. (Spe cial.) Many soldiers of the United States Army are taking advantage of the postal savings bank which was Good for Return Till Sunday September 1 7th and Washington Streets, Portland. AGENT. (H0 TTv A VvT" 0.4 DRUMMERS SAMPLE SALE Consisting of all new, advanced models of superb Combina tion Waterproof Outer Garments for men, women, boys and girls, for season 1911-12. That nifty tan rubber Slip-on for men and women, specially priced for today $4.75 New ladles' and rubberized poplin, a weather Coats, $16. today $7.50 Your Choice at Superb combina tion Raino oats and O v e r c oats for men and young men, val ues $26. today $12 Vi Superb men's E n g lish Gaber dines, c o nvertl ble collars, values, $30, today Price Until 10:30 Tonight $15 WASHINGTON STREET BETWEEX FIFTH AND SIXTH STREETS RAINCOAT W COMPANY I I MS I I established here June 1. Several offi cers have also opened accounts. There are now In the postal bank about $25,000 In deposits, although a small sum has been withdrawn. The surplus la dally Increasing. Mrs. William F. Stilson Dies. Mrs. 'William F. Stilson, of Taooma, formerly a resident of Portland, died yesterday morning at St. Vincent's Hospital. Mrs. Stilson was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H, J. Holmes, who for many years resided at 794 Johnson street. The funeral will be held this noon at All Saints' Church, Twenty fifth and Raleigh streets. Centralia to Have Carnival. CENTRALIA. Wash, Sept 8. (Spe cial.) Arrangements for the carnival to be held in' Centralia next week In connection with the Southwest Wash- ASTORIA CENTENNIAL LAST AND GREATEST WEEK PACIFIC-COAST REGATTA DAILY Morning and afternoon races. Motor BoaU, Sailing craft, torpedo boats CLATSOP DaUy This Week Return qX2U) This is the most delightful month by the ocean. Fall train schedules continue. Hotels at Seaside and Gearhart open all year. Astoria and Clatsop Beach trains leave Portland daily at 8 A. M., 9t20 A. M. and 6:30 P. M. An additional train Saturdays at 2:30 P. M. City Ticket Office, Fifth and Stark Sts. North Bank Station, Eleventh and Hoyt Sts. SHEET PICTURES AND PICTURE FRAMING 40c 60c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $3.50 and $o.00. Framed Picture Department-Counter goods selling from 2oc.up to $1 00 In the better grade of framed goods, the subjects are carefully selected, handsomely framed and moderately priced. Moldings for Frames Many new and novel patterns have been added to this line for your Fall and Christmas selections Antique golds and soft, pretty finishes in brown, grays greens "d Wacka . A very large line of the small artistic designs for dainty effects with mats or special mounts. . ..., - Ready-Mude Frames-All of the very finest finishes: Ant.que, Roman and Etruscan golds, imitation and hand-carved effect , Circas sian walnut, Flemish brown, grays and blacks. Try the effect of your picture in one of these frames. Artist Materials for the professional, commercial and amateur artist. Colors, Brushes, uanvas ana SANBORN, . Wholesale 170 Xl&ST bint Largest Variety of Pictures, Framed Pictures, Moldings and Artist Materials on Pacific Coast. OF OUR INLW FALL AND WINTER AndAU WeatherCoats misses values 307 Boys' and g 1 r 1 s' tan Rubber Coats and Slip-ons for school serv ice. V a 1 ues to $10. $5.00 and $2.50 Ington Fair, are well under way. The various shows will be grouped around the city park. the Council having granted such permission to the com mittee of business men Jn charge of the carnival. A "Queen of the Carni val" will be elected tomorrow. Centralia .Woman Dies. CENTRALIA, Wash., Sept. 8. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Martha J. Loomis, who came to Centralia from Michigan 2 4 years ago, died at her home In this city yesterday afternoon from senility. Mrs. Loomis was 71 years of age. and Is survived by two sons, Herman and Henry Loomis, of Centralis, and a son and a daughter living in Michigan. Portland People In Chicago. CHICAGO, Sept. 7. Registered at Chicago hotels here today. From Port land. At the Congress, Neil Hood. At the Great Northern, D. P. Lamb. J BEACH ROUND TRIP GEARHART AND SEASIDE Until Monday, Sept. 11th ASTORIA STOP-OVERS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS SEPTEMBER AT CLATSOP BEACH AND FRAMED PICTURES 11 X sSS- lit mm Novelty Prints 25c, 50c and $1.00. New subjects in oil, Landscapes and Marines, at $2.50, $4.00, $5.00 and up to $30.00. Hollywood Carbons This is one of the strong est lines of pictures. Embraces all the salable sub iecta bv the old and modern masters. Prices, ounurico. VAIL & CO.