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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1912)
EUGENE 15 HUB OF RAILWAY ACTIVITY Six New Lines Being Built or Projected From Willam ette Valley Town. RIVAL LINES ARE BUSY l'ortland. ugene "Elern on West Side Tbougbt Harrlman Road to Be Competitor of the Oregon Electric. Eukm; now iMrmi to hn the renter of railroad activity In ths state, no fewer than six roads beln under con- tractlon or authorised, with tbe city a urmlnui. The a.x road that are working out ft or toward Eugene are Oregon Eastern, which 1 building the South ern 1-aclnVa rutoff between Eugene and Klatrath Fa.ln: the Oregon i.lec tric. which In building south from KaWn and which will afford Eugene Inetrle connection with l'ortland; tho Willamette I'arlnc. which I the South ern Pacific's line between Eugane and Cool Bajt: the Oregon Eastern, which will connect with the Oregon Short Una on the eastern border of tha state and build through Malheur Can yon and across Central Oregon to Eu gene: tha Pacific Great Western, re puted to be a Hill enterprise and pro jected to connect Eugene and Coos Pay. and the Portland. Eugene East ern, which Is building an electric road from Monroe, and which will provide another through line to Portland via Corrallla and tha Southern Pacific's Wmi F'.de line. Oreaan rieetrte te Be First. It la probable that the Oregon Elec tric will be tha first line completed. Most of tha grading has been dona be tween SaWn and Albany and some work Is under way between Albany and Euaene. Cars will be running be tween Portland and Eugene lata next Summer. Work on the Klamath Falls cutoff has been under way for mora than two years and probably will be finished within tha present year. More than 4S miles of road was laid down In 111 and about SO miles remains to be done. 'While Natron Is the northern terminus of this project. Eugene really will be come tha center of operations, as the Southern Paclnc Company has Im proved facilities there for handling Its ' trains. When this line Is completed. Klamath Falls will be on tha main line of the Southern Paclflo between Port land and San Francisco, but tha serr ied In tha valley south of Eugene will not be Impaired. Actual work likewise Is under way between Eugene and Florence on the Pouthern Pacific's Invasion of Coos Bay. Tha Willamette Paclflo Railroad Company has oven organised to carry out the project, which will cost IS.OOO. 0 and which will require two years to complete. Twohy Brothers, of Port land, hava tha contract for the first 21 miles of work west of Eugene They expect to complete this portion of tha work and drive a tunnel at the west ern end of the4r contract before the and of the present Winter. Cues gfte Mae RaaheaU Contracts hava been let for building the first 144 miles of tho Oregon East ern cross-state line from Vale to Eu gene, which will afford the Harrlman svstem with a direct outlet to tha East from the Willamette Valley and which may possibly be used as the main Una between Portland and the East. This road la destined to connect with tha Southern Paclnc'a new line at or near Crescent, a short distance south of Eu gene. It Is probable that a point north of Crescent, nearer Eugene. wlU ha selected as tho western terminus for this road. , Engineers of tha company report that facllltiea at Crescent are not adequate for yard and other Improvements needed by tha .railroad. It Is estimated that It will require three or four years to build the line from Vale, the east em terminus, to the western destina tion. The Tactile Great Western la pro jected to build from Eugene to Coos Hay along the same general route that naa been adopted by the Southern Pa cific. It la said that the surveys of tha two companies conflict In several places. The Identity of this concern has not been revealed, but many rail road men declare that the Hill Inter ests are back of It. At any rate. It la known that the Hill people are very friendly to It. Harrlssaa Backlag Thaaght, The Portland. Eugene Eastern Is thought to be a more pretentious en terprise than Is apparent. This con cern Is building a line between Mon roe and Eugene and la believed to be nnaneed by Harrlman interests. It Is understood that the logging road be tween Corvallla and Monroe recently passed Into the hands of the Southern Tar! tic. The line between Monroe and Eu gene will give the Harriman system a through electric road to Portland. In asmuch as present plana contemplate the electrification of all the West Side lines between Portland and Corvallla. Tola iu enable the Southern Parifle to meet the Oregon Electric lta Hill rival, on equal terms for the heavy trmtrto centering In and about Eugene, which the building of so many new railroads, with their consequent de velopment of additional territory, la bound to multiply. 6000 FED IN THREE WEEKS negab TTome Likely to Fall IT Work Is Sot Provided Destitute. From t to ( cents a meal Is all It costs the Plsgmh Home, on the Mount fcott line, to supply food to the pen nll.ee unemployed who apply to It dally for sustenance. The home Is feeding about 70 men every day. hav ing furnished 000 meals free In the last six weeks. Tha home la managed after the plan of Dr. F. E. T oakum, of Loe Angeles. Those tn charge of the work say that no soliciting for funds la carried on. that they are receiving no salary for their services, but that voluntary con tributions are supporting It. Some of the men who have been housed and fed bare sent money for the support of the home after having found employment. The home la said to be going steadily Into debt. In spite of tha good will hows bv some, and fears are enter tained that It will be necessary to close It. j. e. Mohler declares that one need ja work, where the men could be em ployed cutting wood or char-pit ting stomps. This would make the work more self-sustaining, he said. Charles V Foulk. formerly treasurer of the Pa clflo Monthly, and Charles A. Hoy are n charge of the work here. Mr. Moh tr assisting them at present. He will HXLLSBORO COUPLE CELEBRATE SILVEE WEDDING AKNTVEUSAEY NEW TEAK'S DAY. 1.' a Mil am 1 Jt Mil. AKD MRS. n. E. HAFBISO!. HILLS BORO. Or, Jan. 1. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harbison today celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at their home. Fair Acres. In this city, guests being In attendance from Hood River, Port land and Hlllxboro. They entertained about 40 persons and a New Tears dinner was served. Mr. snd Mrs. Harbison passed 25 years In the Hood River Valley, where Mr. Harbison was engaged In apple culture. Last Fall he came to Hlilsboro and purchased Fair Acres ranch, one of the finest apple orchards and suburban tracts on the west side of the W 11 lamette Klver. The couple will make this their home. Mr. Harbison was born In Warren County. lows, and Mrs. Harbison Is a native of La Crosse County. Wisconsin. They were married at Hood River. They have four daughters and a son Blanche Irene, Esther Elizabeth, Ruth Letltla. Mary Alice and Master R. E, Jr. peak at the church at East Seventh and East Ankeny streets at 7:30 every night this week. New Bills Open at the Vaudeville Houses Orphenm. CHOCK full of variety and teeming with liveliness Is this week's Or pheum bilL For once there's no argument about "who Is who as a headllner. Charley Grapewln " Quite In keeping with the spirit or the new year. Mr. Gmpewln's act con cerns a perfectly nice man who re covers. In full view of the audience, from a beau-U-ful "hang-over- -The Awakening of Mr. Plpp l the label and a dandy good-looking young wom an named Anna Chance Is joint sponsor for the fun In the role of a wife who first rages, then weeps and finally pities. , . - An act that went big yesterday was the edifying entertainment afforded by Joe Schenk and Ous Van. One chap at the piano, tinkles away, feeding his pal vrltn gibe, and fulsome "nttery, while t'other warbles. He has a Irnnch of real dialects no Imitation thins; tucked down his larnyx, and sings rsg tlm. in every one of them. They could both have come back as often as they pleased If they'd believe the anoyance. Oscar Loral ne made himself a favor ite with his violin music His fl Irst two selections, one given In the guise of a Parisian youth, the other as an old Ixmdon street-player, were both exqui sitely presented. Departing from the classical, then Mens. Loralne notorious Rlgo. all his affected airs and graces, and VJ'"Z melodies mixed plentifully with Welcome back was extended to Earie Reynolds and NeHle Donegan. whose exceptionally Intricate art as roller skaters won Orpheum patrons admira tion last season. As a trio of ambitious street urchins Kuby Raymond, James Hughes and James Graham disport gleefully. Ruby Is a -wis" on her tootsies, and intro duces a lot of novel steps. Among the good things she pot over, and It was a brand new good thing, too was a ditty about a cat. with Graham com ing on as a -correct Imitation" of a tortoise-shell feline, meowing, arching Its back and washing lta face. Bob Leo and Eudle Webb open the bill, assisted by two mighty clever ca nines. The act In Itself la wholly acro batic of the usual sort, with plenty of comedy. The dogs go through new tricks and aa an eye-opener one little bull pup does a loop-the-loop on the bedy of an acrobat who whirls somer saults while suspended between rings. A quartet of wire artists who under stand their business from Alpha to Omega la the Vanis family presuma bly papa, momma and two almost grown youngsters. Ollle Vanls" feats of wire Jumping, leaping from the wire Into an elevated barrel and down again, rope sklpplng. etc, are really of the aen satlonal and hair-raising order. The orchestra has a dandy musical programme on tap this week, and al together tne Orpheum Is well worth while Pantages. best cycling act which A has been on the boards before Portland audiences for some time Is that of the Martells, five In number, appearing at Pantages Theater this week. They are described aa "The Wheeling Whirlwinds." and their act Is referred to as "A Cycling Sensation." They made good with yesterday after noon's audience, the first before which they appeared In this city. Their act Is the last on the bill, which signifies that. In the eyes of the management. It Is first in Importance, and the least that can be said for Manager Johnson Is that he used good judgment. Arthur Rlgby. the mlnstral man. has been In Portland before, but he has a line of bright, breexy and witty com edy which easily stands the test of repetition. He provoked Just as much laughter and merriment yesterday as be did on his Initial visit, which, trans lated, means that he had every one laughing from the time he bobbed up In front of the footlights until he sang his way toward an exit and vanished behind the scenes. A Jsde bracelet, the ponsession of which enables the person having It to prophesy any event with absolute cer tainty, is the pivot around which re volves "The Unexpected." a farce In which Hal Davis and Miss Annie Rodg era are the actors. They are sweet hearts and they Invoke the aid of the bracelet to have a l0-to-l shot romp 1 --n; , ., home In the lead at the racecourse. Her fiance thinks he has lost his money until she Informs him that she changed his message to a bookmaker so that the money really went on an other 100-to-l shot. Lady Bird. The name suited her better than Lobster, by which the horse he had chosen was known. Lea Arlbos, novelty European acro bats, have an act which Is worthy of some mention. Davis and Cooper, one of each sex. put on an entertaining brand of song and comedy. Their voices are particularly entertaining. Empress. IF the Empress lives up to the New Tear's bill, all the remaining II weeks of this year of 1918 there'll be a never-ceasing ronnd of good enter Uiliiinenf at this popular home of vaudeville. The list la beaded by a one-act mu sical comedy, employing 11 persons In lta presentation. It's called -A Night In a Police Station." and shows the Interior of that Interesting place. In troducing various types of visitors within Its precincts. Everybody la set to musle and consequently the whole art la novel. A fascinating little girl. Ruth Frances. Is a street waif, and sings about It delightfully. Jerry O'Donneil as police lieutenant amgs also, and a bevy of other folk "Jlne In" on chorus numbers. Every one of them works hard and effectively, as the applause shows. Claiming aecond interest is tiai Stephens, a talented delineator of k.- Mla, With m.l(..itn iit in plain sight, he dresses for three big parte xirsc aa nip an mma, bkhi as Faust and a third time as enyiocK. Mr. Stephens emphasises the fact that h ! a versatile aotor In the selection of types totally ex variance with one another, each or wmcn ne porrrayea In a finished manner. His return of Rip Van Winkle Is perhaps the best of the series, as a drawing of char acter. An act short and thoroughly pleas ing Is offered by Robert and Robert. one of whom is a man. witn iitue to say, and the other a fine-looking bull a with lots to do. Robert (man) gets ready for a fling at poker. Rob ert (dog) acts as nis vaiev, neipina; ln putting on shoes, coat, vest, hat, hjb '-nil" Ant of tha safe. In unique manner on the motion- picture screen IS snown tne cjuo- rooms, the game ana tne grana row In which It ends, with Robert (dog) saving the roll. Then back In their room, Robert (man) is saveo irom CONTINUED Promptly at 8 o'Clock This Morning CLEARANC Of all our distinctive high-grade Suits, Coats, Dresses, Gowns, Waists, Skirts, Pet-, ticoats. Raincoats, etc., everything in the store, in fact, except a few corsets, at a genuine sweeping sacrifice, to avoid carry ing over a single garment. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE CHOICEST THINGS ARE GONE. Beautiful apparel for women and misses reduced without reserve exactly as follows, from the plainly marlcea regular All mir Street Coats, regu larly priced $22.50. $20 and 1S7.-v reduced to 551 1 -TIs 150 Petticoats, satin, crepe and taffeta silk; regul'ly priced at $5.00, $5.95 and $6.95 your choice for $3.85 Great lush This morning, promptly at the stroke of 8:30, begins the great annual Clearance Sale of pianos and player pianos These Bush & Lane Clearance Sales are now recognized as the greatest piano buying events of the year. . It is at this time that all the instruments taken in as part payment on the beautiful Bush & Lane pianos and ulaver pianos are offered at a fraction of their real worth in order to close them out at once. Included are also aU pianos returned from renting, also those slightly shopworn. No matter how much or how little you wish to pay here is the greatest opportunity to secure a fine piano or player piano at a big, positive, bona fide reduction. Besides during this Clearance Sale you can make practically your own ierms. Be sure to be on hand today. Victor Piano, fine Mottled Walnut, cost new $375, now only. .$163 Another Victor, only used three months, just like new, was $375, now only S-4o Robinson, good practice piano for beginners, originally $350, now only $90 Werner, Burl Walnut, excellent condition, regular $325, now only : 5lSo Knight Brinkerhoff, jraperb Mahogany, can't be told from new, o was $350, now only $-oO Vose, elegant Mahogany, splendid condition, new $400, now only ....$198 Another Vose, only used short time, just like new, cost $400, now only V. V I ' V ' -' 5 . Superb Bush & Lane, In Art Style case, traaea in ioi Piano, cost $500, now only 75c rnrn rjal.lr. i r I ! Any piano purchased during this sale will be accepted toward payment of a better one any time within a year lLlcVy as represented and u Sjt Terms to suit your convenience, as low as 75c per week. Orders by telegraph or long distance phone, hon ored twenty-four hours only. Be on hand promptly. Sale Opens Today drink and suicide, and his money la returned to him by his faithful friend. As an oddity the act possesses a re freshing "difference" and is wholly "Happy Hebrew lives np to his title and monologues along in a merry vein. He can't help telling a few an cient tales, but for the major part his "Tyo'utS'Tnd a maid are Thomas Toast and Nellie Luckle. who sing and dance acceptably. ,! Lillian 6elger. a woman cornettist. offers a repertoire of popular and classical music Iiyric. .CROLICS OF 1W packed thB IT Lyrlo Theater at lta New Tear's opening performance yesterday after noon. The large audience expressed lta approval of the show In a way that ought to please the member. of this popular company. Of plot there is only here and there a trace but tne fact does not In the least diminish the entertainment. .. Levi Goldstein opposes the marriage o'f his only son with Esther Klou meyer. In spite of all their efforts the miserly parent will not give f his consent. He is a deep student of a "r"ln philosopher. Toplltsky, and In every stuatlon quotes that writer a maxims as J)ls rule of conduct. So. when Bammie and Esther disoover In FARRELL COMPANY CORNER ysfef-iSv -RAN-D ALDER Vjtijp ALDER price . All Suits repularly priced at $25.00 and $29.5U reaucea 10 only . . . . S11.75 c:n- ru:rrt vf onrl Tpa Waists, reenlar- OlXss. Vls-A,vist " " - . ly priced at $5.00 to $7.50; your choice for only ".$3.7o Our entire stock of Walking and Dress Skirts in mixtures, serges, silks and cordu roys, regularly priced at $5.00 to $70; re duced to Sj53.7o Skirts regularly priced at $7.75 to $1350, reduced to only $o.9o rvTB RPTfTTAT. 150 Wool and Cotton Sumut Shirts, regularly priced at $250 .1 : Si and .fir 1 fJ.jyJy UU1 s-.vfv- . . mm m td.4U. TOUT CUUlbC l1 Annual HERE ARE A .$275 i Ssliff siffl. ralSpa SKPP WWP wsrfmF ffggf jJia And Many Others at $112, & 'm avfralJklV lit one of Toplitxakya books that the world is coming to an end In 19T1 they think they have at last a way to fool the old man. By erasing part of the date they make the time for the world's isil- When they inform the obdurate parent he Deglns to relent-J Sammle. the son. Is preparing to at tend a New Tear's ball costumed as Mephisto. "When the father sees the son tn disguise he is so scared that he gives his long-desired consent Imme diately. . . There are a number of offshoots from this main plot but they fade. Edward a Allen has every opportunity to ex ploit his powers as a low-comedy actor. Llllie Sutherland has the best chance she has had thus far in the parj of Harry Lighthead. She makes an en gaging "chappie" and her college song, "Then We'll All Go Home," with chorus had to be given three times. Maybelle Baker Is charming in pretty clothes in the part of Esther Klotemeyer. Her best number was "Every Little Move ment Has a Meaning All IU Own. She also sang with the chorus "Whoop Er Up." A feature of this song was the singing of a single verse by each member of the chorus in her own par ticular way. When the turn of No. 12 came all she could do was murmur. "Have pity." and feebly wave her hand to the applauding crowd in front of h"jack Wise, whose popularity is steadily- Increasing, had a good gong an Farreirs Annual "Quality Tells . Price Sells" Dresses regularly priced at $17.50 to si.w reaucea to only S11.75 150 odd "American Lady," "Lyra" Corsets and our lace front Fieur-de-Lis, regular $8.50 and $10 models for $5.45 in C .earance Piano FEW OF THEM A Fine Steinway, excellent condition, accepted as part payment of Bush & Lane Player Piano, cost $500, now only $260 Hallet & Davis, largest size, fanciest mahogany case, just like new, cost $375, now $285 Another Hallet & Davb, largest size, $375 style, a big snap for $196 Thielin, finest Mahogany case, a splendid value at $350, now only $22a Another Thielin, elegant condition, the $350 style, for only $210 Bush & Lane Baby Grand, in finest Mahogany, piano used by prominent music teacher now in Europe, cost $800, now only $495 Bush & Lane Player Piano, genuine Oak case, used for demon strating purposes and as good as new, the regular $850 style, now only .' $635 Victor, largest size, beautiful Walnut case, was $375, a rare value at $190 Steinway, dark case, good condition, cost new $500, now only. .$188 $126, $139, $154, $167, Etc. 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