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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1911)
fl TTTE MOTtyiXG OREGQyiA TTTESDAT. OCTOBER 10. 1011. asassaaaBsBeaaaaaseieaMaia ssssaasasa; ssssssssaJ tmm, 1 I I I III . ... I FIRST TRAIN RUNS INTO TILLAMOOK 'Whistles, Horns and Bells Are Sounded in True Delight as Whole Country Turns Out ..ROAD COSTS $5,000,000 tjr1iat Car sod Diner Objects of CnrlooItT Coast ReatdVot. KnLhnlam Marks Welooma of Portland Railroad Mm. T1IXAMOOK. Or, CK-t. . fSpeelal.) Xml1 a pandemonium of erreamlns; whistles, elanirlne; bells, horn, bomb and every noise device that would shatter the air. the first train ever op erate4 Into Tillamook from the out ,Ma world pulled Into the city thl afternoon. The country about mad holiday for tho occasion and tha In fcabltanta turned out en ni at tha depot to areet tha apodal, which earns In over tha Paclflo Railroad Navi gation Company's track, bearing a party of railroad men and Inrtted guests. Blnnln with tha tlma when tha train was first alfhtad approachlnc town on tha Ion trestle outside Tilla mook, whlatlaa began to blow and bella peal. By tha tlma tha locomotlt ad reached tha city limits, a wild and strident medly of aound flllad tha air. Tha train left Hlllaboro about avolork th)a moraine;, and raaehed Til lamook at 1:10. Slow runnlnc tlroa waa tha order, to rtra tha railroad man tlma to inspect tha Una and tha rail road bed. Numerous atopa wera made n route. Heads- Deeararea Twwav Tha town waa Bally decorated with flajrs and buntln. Tha Commercial Club band, a ehorua of men's, wom en's and chlldren'a voices, hand-clap-pln and cheerio added to tha en thusiastic natura of tha welcome. When tha special atopped tha offl ctala wera ajraeted by Mayor Talmaa-e. a deleiratlon from the Commercial Club, and alao by a delerallon of local newspaper men. consisting of Fred C. Faker, editor of tha Tillamook Head light. C E. Trombley. of tha Tilla mook Herald, and Wynn Trombley. of tha Bay City Examiner. la a short speech Mayor Talmace recited tha s truffles and tha vlaclasl tudes of the Ion period of waltln whlrb tha Tillamook people hare un dergone In their endeavors to et a railroad. -Y e feel." said tha Mayor, "that this event le destined to o down In history aa tha moat Important epoch In the career, present or future, of our teautlful rea-lon. Hemmed In for yeara by natural barriers erected by Mother Mature, a formidable rana of moun tains on threa aides, and tha ocean on tha other, wa hava coma to be a little kingdom In ourselves. B'.aaaed by na ture with a richness or aoll and a wealth of natural beauties, wa have made for ourselves here another Ar cadia. . Ljtle TTtbata Paid. -But thla Ideal, poetic life waa not adjusted to tha demands that modern commerce and civilisation has been makln on us. Wa have been crowln. wa hava been expanding, and properly to work out tba problem of our devel opment, wa hava found It necessary to hava other means of acesa to tha out aide world than tha stag's coach and tha lllmtted facilities of steamer travel." Tba Mayor paid a special tribute to T.. E. LyUe and his brother C. E. Lytle. who hava been active In bulldln the road, for their Indomitable persever ance In surmounting tha many obstac les with which they have been con fronted. H. T. Botts. a leading attorney of Tillamook, who aa Mayor presided at tha ceremony of turnln the first shov elful of dirt for the beginning- of the road In May. 10. also spoke. En route here, the party waa erected by cltliens of Kehalem. Wheeler and Bay City, towns situated along the line. In Tillamook County, but owing to tho limited time at the disposal of tha vis itors, no receptions In their honor were arranged at these places. The offi cials uf tha Bay City Commercial Club Joined with the Tillamook Commercial Club In receiving the visitors In tha rooms of tha Tillamook organization. The railroad men wera escorted to the clubrooms by tha reception committee, where they met and exchanged greet ings with Tillamook business men All last Bight men worked feverish ly. In an attempt to get tha roadbed In readiness for the special, but this morning one-half mile of track re mained uncompleted. Thla waa laid in the forenoon. The private car and the dining car In which the party traveled wera objects of curiosity to tha people of Tillamook, aa they wera the Erst of tha kind aver seen here. Passenger trains hava been operating out of Tillamook as far aa Mohler ainca July IT. Read Coat la as.ana.aoa. The roadbed waa found In a satis factory condition and Tresldent Lytic authorised the announcement that service would be inaugurated November 1. Tha intervening t'.ma wfll be util ised In putting the roadbed In as good shape aa possible. ' The Pacific Railway Navigation Company started actual construction work en Its road September 1. DOS. At the commencement the l-ytle brothers took over the property of the defunct Portland. Nehalem A Tilla mook Railroad, tho Reed Una that had beaa work-Ins towards Tillamook from Hlllaboro. Thla road bad Ave miles of graded roadbed, upon which tha new company built Its tracks, although be sides this but one additional mils of lta survey wss used. Many aurveye were made before the routs waa defi nitely decided upon, at a cost of I1S. eoe. Although the exact route waa in nebulous form at tha beginning of con s 'motion work. 11.000. Ma was deemed by tha company aa a very liberal esti mate of tha cost of the road. This sum has been exceeded by 1X000.000. Tba diatajxea to Tillamook by rail Is 1 miles from Hlllaboro and 111 mllea from Portland. Thero are 11 tun nels, tha longeat of which la a l7-foot bora. There are it bridges over 10o fet In length. The highest bridge la j(- Among the bridges Is tha hlgheet alngla pile span In tha wlrld. with a height of 104 feet. Tha high est altitude la lilt feat, tho maximum grade I per cent and tha maximum curvature 11 degrees. I4ao of areata Beaaly. Throughout Its length tha road tra vraa a country of varied and sur passing loveliness. It runs through Umbered mountains, down canyons, along beautiful streams, follows tha ocean beach for nine miles and circles tha waters of Tillamook Bay to Tilla mook. Aftar tha road reaches the summit of tha Coast Range Its be fol- t AHI.VGTOX COCVTT PIOXKER OP 18.13 DIES AT HILLS BOKO, AGED II. ! . :.sw5.k' : i -.' ; . V V. : '-Ve:; . , v; . : ; . .'"7; It -a a - - Sf ra. Saaaa Jaae Everett Browav UTT T COADn ih CWt tfln. claL Sirs. Susan Jana Everett Brown, aged 81 years, and a pioneer of 1151. died at tha home of bar eon. John M. Brown, to day. She was born at Independ ence. Mo. January 11. 1820, and on December 7, 1M1. waa married to William M. Brown, a veteran of tha Mexican War. They croesed tha plains to Oregon and arrived in Portland October 1. 185!. Mr. and Mrs. Brown settled In Wash ington County. Mr. Brown died In 1171. Twelve children wera born, and tha following eurvive: Miss Mary A. Brown, for many years postmaster In HUlsboro; Alice Cary Miller, wife of John Miller, of M East Ankeny street. Portland: Mrs. Susie Morgan, deputy postmaster here; John M. Prown. Welle-Kargo agent In HUlsboro for mora than 20 yeara. and Dr. C B. Brown, of Portland. Mrs. Brown waa a member of tha Methodlet Episcopal Church. lows a natural water grade tha entire distance to tha aea. For 1 mllea It follows tha Salmon berry River and at Its conflux with tho Nehalem River takes up tha course followed by that stream to tha ocean, another 11 mllea, Tha road runs through 10 of Its 11 tun nela within a distance of aeven mllea. The party consisted of E. E. Lytla. president of tha road, and whose en deavors brought It to completion; C B. Lytle. general manager: J. P. O'Brien, vice, president and general manager of the Harrlman lines in Ore gon: Ueorga W. Buschke, assistant zeneral manager and chief engineer of tha Harrlman lines; I 8. Miller, chief engineer of the Paclno Railroad aV Nav igation Company, and several newspa per men. The return trip began at t AO this evening COUPLE WED IN VANCOUVER Bride and Bridegroom of Portland . Accompanied by Friends. VANCOUVER. Wash, Oct. . tSpe clal.) Charlea Browney Arthur, son of J. M. Arthur, and Miss May Bella Heus ner. of Portland, were married In St. Luke's Episcopal Church, by Rev. Otis E. Gray, at 11:40 o'clock this mornln. y j. Gearln and Kenneth Mc Alpine wera witnesses to the ceremony. All of tha party danced In the Klrmess In Portland last Spring. Mr. Arthur Is 11 years old and Mrs. Arthur 10. Coming to Vancouver this morning In Mr. Oeartn'a automobile, the party drove to tha courthouse and then to 8t- Luke's Church. Following the ceremony all want to Hotel ft. Elmo for a wedding breakfast. Many cut flowers were secured on short notice to decorate the single table. Marriage licensee were Issued to Charles Casement, of Tacoma, and Miss Floreoco D. Mayott, of Vancouver, and P. F. Hllser and Coldle Hohmann, both of Portland, and II. L. Upson and Grace J. Peyton. 17. of Vancouver. GRAFT CASES ARE REVIVED Seattle Jury Reconvenes to Probe Chances Against Gin. SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. . Tha spe cial grand Jury called last Winter to investigate allegations of graft In tha police department during the adminis tration of ex-Mayor Gill, reconvened today after a recess of several months. It Is asserted that tne Prosecuting At torney has gathered Important evidence relating to tho graft caaee alnca the grand Jury adjourned for tha Rummer vacation. Many Indictments Involving ex-Chief of Police Wappensteln and others al leged to have been Interested In the protection of vice have already been returned by the grand Jury. Wappcn atein has been convicted on one Indict ment and aentenced to a term Jn the penitentiary. tSeven other tndlctmenta are outstanding Lgalnst him. CELESTIAL'S WIFE HELD live of Ten Mixed Marrlar.es In Vancouver Are Vnhsppy. VANCOUVER. Wash, Oct. . (Spe rlaX) Mrs. Roby Wing, who was mar ried to Ong Wing, a Chinaman, by O. Lloyd Davie, last February, was flhed t:s and coats today for vagrancy. Che will be required to serve out her time. She Is said to be addicted to drugs. The man with whom sr.e wss arrested. W F. Prlddy. waa fined a similar sum. This Is anown to be the fifth disas trous ending to a mixed marriage which has taken place In Vancouver sicca last February. Ten white wo man have married Chlneao or Japanese In that tlma. WOMAN VICTIM OF BLAZE; RUN HELD Neighbors Say Blacksmith, 60 Years Old, Was Seen in Burning Adna Hotel. MUCH OF TOWN DESTROYED Mesaagw Is Sent to Che-balls Asking for Dynamite to Stop Spread of Flames That Cause Loss Rstlmated at 9X0,000. CHEHAIJS. Wash- Oct . (Spe cial.) Following a fire that destroyed the old Adna Hotel and nearly all of the logging town of Adna, and In which Mrs. O. E. Santhuff waa burned to death at midnight laat night. L. E. Toung. (0 years old. a blacksmith, of Adna. was arreated today by Deputy Sheriff Foster and Is held pending In vestigation by the Coroner. Witnesses examined today declared that they saw Young on tha upstairs porch of the Adna Hotel, In which Mrs. Santhuff lost her life, while It waa burning. Mildred Blake, who lives serosa tha street from the hotel, aaid aha aaw a man there and called to him to get down. Mrs. Smith, of Adna, said ahe saw the man who she identified as Young on the porch and later aha says ahe aaw him enter the burning building. Mrs. Smith's 10-year-old aon aaid he also saw the man at tha tlma of tha Are In tha vicinity of the hotel. Yeaag'a atorlea Conflict. Mra. Santhuffe husband Is at Tuk wlla. Wash. Mrs. Santhuff went to Adna recently from Auburn. Wash, to open the Adna Hotel. Officers wera told today that Young had said that ho was acquainted with Mrs. 6anthuft prior to tha time that ahe went to Adna to open the hotel. Young at first said that ha ate din ner last night In company with Mr. and Mrs. Santhuff. but today the pris oner admitted that Mr. Santhuff had not been In Adna. Adna Is a small milling town six mllea west of Chehalls on the South Bend branch. It has no fire protec tion and once the flames had a start the attff breeze that waa blowing fanned them Into a fury. Chehalls waa telegraphed for dynamite to pre vent the Ore spreading and It waa hur ried to tha scene Property Loaa Heavy. More than 130.000 worth- of property was destroyed. Including two hotels, L W. Field's general merchandise store and postofflce and seevral dwell ings. The Northern Psclllo depot was saved. The principal losses are an follows: Adna Hotel building, owned by Harri son A Pepin, of Chehalls: hotel of the Adna Mill Company; residence ana fur nishings of Henry Allen: L W. Field general store and postofflce; Edward llarrla' residence and barn; B. W. Blake's residence snd moat of his household goods; a house belonging to the Adna Mill Company, and one other residence. C005 FIRE LOSS LITTLE PROTECTIVE MEASURES KEEP POVVX BIO BLAZES. Lands Burned Over Will Not Exceed 500 Acres Cost of Work Is About $10,000. ir i rjsHB'iirT.n Or Oct. . (Ste- ciaL) Loss of timber by fire was re duced to the minimum mis year in Cojs County according to the report of Tt- f-nn..!! ir.lD r. at the COOS County Fire Patrol Association. The membership Includes most or me dis timber owners In this part of the state a v. iiirt.Hiftinn of the organiza tion extends over Coos County and parta of curry ana jjougias counties, 1.1.1. nf the Coast Range . ..... T-v. . In.. ,! vr was leaa In the district of this association than In tho territory of any otner organisa tion in the state. t ' Hnf three flres of ItlT consequence and the total amount of lsnd burned over aggregatea noi more than 600 acres The total timber loaa was more than 200.000 feet. Tha association spent about 110.000 j k . n. . i m. nf maintaining the flte protection work waa one and one half centa an aero. One of the Im portant parts of the work was the M lCCs.JT el Jy aaB-wsa Don't glare out of tha window and glower ' Because of an Autumn shower. Let the Lion come to your aid With a Raincoat well made, 'Twill save you many a bad hour. The above linos hava been fur nished by M- E. Analey, 2S East Couch street, who gets the IS as outlined in our ad of ith Inst. The other contest ants, as well as the public in general, can now purchase one of our $20 Slip on Raincoats spe cial today at $14 UON Clothing Co. Gas Kaha, Prop. 168-170 Third St. extension of telephone lines to different parts of the county. Tho farmers are fclvan the use of these lines free of charge and In return are asked to report any fires that may occur. Many trails we're cut to the more Isolated timber districts snd old Ore traps were burned out These precautions kept down tha fire less which might otherwise have occurred. The association has done much In the way of publicity work and having funds left over from thla year'a work will carry on the aama work during the Winter. Literature Is sent out with s) view of educating; the farmers and others aa to forest fire protection. Tha organisation maintained to regular fire wardens and employed extra men to ssslst during the most dangerous sea son. The local association works In con nection with the state organisation. E. T. Allen, foreater for the Western Con servation Association, and C. 8. Chap man, secretary of the Oregon Forest Fire Aaaoclatlon. visited thla section recently at the Invitation of the Coos County Association. They inspected tl.e work done and pronounced it high ly efficient MILLION SENT FROM NOME Treasure Arrives In Seattle Aboard Steamer Senator. SEATTLE. Wash, Oct. . With II. 000.000 In treasure, the output of sev eral gold mines In the Seward penin sula district, tha steamship Senator ar rived from Noma yesterday. The Sena tor had 44 passengers, the lsrgest list brought from tha North this season. She is now loading for her last trip to Bering Sea before the close of naviga tion. When ISO miles off Cape Flattery, tha Senator atruck a 75-mlle gale. She came down with an empty hold, tha freight movement being in the opposite direction, and made an excellent target for the wind. it was necessary to heave the vessel to and head her in to prevent her from being blown off her course. The i gale delayed her arrival more than a day. but she passed through the storm unscathed. S. S. Duncan New Superintendent. M'MINNVILLE. Or., Oct. 8. (Special.) Harry H. Belt who succeeded State Superintendent Alderman as County School Superintendent of ' Yamhill County, haa tendered his resignation to the County Court, to become effec tive October 15. Mr. Belt will remove to Dallas and associate himself with Oscar Hayter In the practice of law. The office of County School Superin tendent will be filled by appointment, the County Court having chosen as Mr. Belt's successor S. 8. Duncan, a well known teacher of the county. Have you dined at the Carlton? Gordon It's worth something to let people see that your hat bears the GORDON name Hats A. B. STEINBAGH & GO. ESTER B if. i HUMAN INGENUITY CANNOT MAKE BETTER WHISKEY THAN ALTON RYE FROM SELECTED GRAIN SCIENTIFICALLY DISTILLED AND THOROUGHLY AGED wa. i hs a sua. 1 WO ID BURNING PyToeraphy Wood and Leather Burning. A most Interesting art. Anyone can make useful and handsome norelties with our burning outfit Prices to suit any purse. See our list of wood to burn subjects, priced 5kICwd$L70 OutfifComplete $1.29 Regular $2.75 Outfit Complete ...$2.04 Others at $2.00 $2 25, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00--Every Outfit thoroughly tested before leaving our store. Wood to burn, such as Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Panels, Tie Racks, Picture Frames, Card Cases, Waste Baskets, et&, one-fourth off. 1 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SPECIAL OF CUFF AND COLLAR BOXES $125, sale 89 70c, sale 48 35e, sale 22 DRESSER BOXES $1.45, sale $1.14 $1.25, sale ..89 70e, sale , 48J GLOVE & HAND'RCH'F BOXES 4.5c, sale 29 25o, sale 14 15c, sale 9 Bargain Table rOne table filled with an assortment of novelty Tie Racks, Hatpin Holders, 1 1 Shaving Pads, Match Safes, etc., regular 25c, special at Another table of bargains, such as Book Racks, Towel Racks, Toothpick Holders, Panels and OO Boxes, regular 45c, special at Waste Paper Baskets, regular 70c, special at..4Sl Bread Boards, regular 35c, special at 21r 16-inch circular Panels, regular 40c, special at 21 18-inch circular Panels, regular 60c, special at 33 ? TIE RACKS Regular 75c, special at..... i... .4S Regular 60c, special at . 43 Regular 35c, special at 21 CARD CASES Single and double 11 PICTURE FRAMES 12V2xll, regular 45c, sale 31 8x10, regular 35c, sale ....21 Other sizes too numerous to mention . SKINS FOR LEATHER BURNING $1.50 Skins at '. 89c $1.00 Skins at 69 Waste Paper Baskets, regular 70c 48 Gas-O-Pen Outfit burn your wood by attaching to any gas jet. Anybody can use the Gas-O-Pen with a few minutes' trial. Entire outfit ready to work, regular 35c. Special 9 Out-of-Town Folks send us your orders. Ton save more than carriage by taking advantage of our cut rates. Woodard, Clarke & Co. count wSfS HOTEL CARLTON RESTAURANT i Although open but a few weeks, the Hotel Carlton Restaurant has x, already the reputation of being Portland's most desirable dining place. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The Hotel Carlton Restaurant now serves a TABLE D'HOTE DINNER WITH WINE DAILY FROM 5:30 TO 8:30 tilL Ritz-Carltoa Hotel Company AT ONE DOLLAR G. C. Larm Manager Fourteenth and Washington Streets K&;:;:fA... t .... , .n....:..':.y..A...V:V: -,v' Phone East 46 Phone B 1146 Purity, Cleanliness, Unequaled Flavor A V We take pride in brewing beer that excels in the three points mentioned in 'the headline. If those who are most particular would investigate the merits of all beers sold in Portland they'd choose. ose City because It's made in the cleanest brewery on the Pa cific Coast. We use only the very best malt and hops and the purest of water. We use more imported hops in Rose City beer than is used in any other made on the Coast. That accounts for the distinctive flavor. jStar Brewery Northern Brewing po- Portland, Or. Vancouver, Wash. Order a Case Now and Try It 1