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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1912)
TTTE MORNING OREGOyiAN, WEDNESDAY, AIItrL 2. 1913. Ill i i.-j ri r-n gala rilngiTiir.nnt. Sa.l ninRimr-Ont Sale Closine'-Out Sale II Closing-Oat Sale Closing-Otit Sale Closing-Out Sale uiosinr-uut aaie v,iobmR-iu a n -. Ml ! - S i s B rtl. 1 mrjuw FIGHTS HILL FOR HQ Interesting Railroad Situation Develops in Gem State Contest. EXENSIONS ARE COSTLY Iilalio .Northern. Itcociitly Acquired by. Orrton slirt l.lnr Brlnj; S2. ooo, ooo i;kiI i Koine Built at $10,000 Mile. RuI-SK. Idaho. .April 21 (Special.) Th rivalry hft'n the Harrlman and Hili Interests haa developed an Inter esting railroad situation In Western Iriaho, causing the conatrurtlon of two owtly extensions In the building of the Mtho, Northern, the Harrlman line from Emmrtt to the Pa vette-Lakes, and the runhine of the Pacific tt Idaho Northern, the Hill road north Into the rrntral part of the state with the Idea of making it the'north and south road o. Idaho. Hundreds of thousands of dollars art being: spent in construc tion work alone. The fact the two roads are parallel and both building In the same direc tion Is taken to Indicate here that the owners who represent the two great railroad systems of the Wnl have deeper plans than appear on the sur face The- Idaho Northern Is what Is known as the Iwejr road. It was Bold re cently to the Oregon Short Line of the Harrtraan system. The fact has Just come to llrht here the price paid for this road by the Short Line was 12.000.000. an excellent price In view if the fact thak It wa only built north from Xtmpi as far as Emmett and south as far as Murphy, the entire distance being less than 100 miles. A year ago. -when the deal waa closed and the Harrlman system came Into control, contracts were let for the ex tension of the road north distance of 109 miles to the Payette Lakes. Since then the Utah Construction Company, which handled the contract and sub contracted, with other firms, haa had nearly 1000 men at work on the ex tension. Hxteaaloa Preves Costly. It Is known In railroad circles here that It Is costing: the Harrlman sys tem between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 to build the extension, or ver $50,000 per mile, due to the fact the survey takes the line Into and through the ateep Fayette River Canyon, where there is magnificent scenery, but little tonnage, aside from timber. In sight. It has been a busy year for the Hhort Line, so far as this extension work Is concerned. The recent action taken In letting; the final contract to the Pay ette Lakes proves the fact the Harrl man system Is anxious to have the new line Installed and haa something else .n view besides a terminal at the lakes. This object Is to push on north and beat the Hill system t the north and south road, declare railroad men here who are known to be close to high of -finals of the Short Line, and are tak ing an active Interest In the race for control. - - The Pacific Idaho Northern, the MI road. Is apparently Just as de termined to reach the north. This road now operates from Welser north through Mldvale. Cambridge, Council. Krultvale. Tamarack to New Meadows, the latter town having been Installed as far north as the Payette Lakes. The gap between the New Meadows ter minal of the Pacific 4b Idaho Northern and the northern part of Idaho where connections can be made with a north railroad Is less than 100 miles, but the country is one of the most baffling for railroad construction. K.vldeaee of Vlgat See. Evidence, of the purpose of the Pa cific A Idaho Northern, .or the IMn K.ihiI. to keep ahead of Its rlvsl. the Idaho Northern and Harrlman line, is hown by the recent placing of a fT or der with Eastern railroad manufactur er bv President Helgho for additional rolling stock. Including new and heavier locomotives of the Mlkato type, with four pairs of 4$-lnrh driving wheels and wetghlng J71.000 pounds each. A standard Brom-nlng combina tion steam shovel and piledrlver. with a three-quarter yard dipper and a ca pacity of executing the work of 100 men. has also been ordered. The roll ing stock and steam shovel will be de livered to the Pacific & Idaho North ern within the next ten days. The Hilt road figures it will have time to proceed with the straightening out of Its present line between Welser and New Meadows before starting with Its northern extension work or before the Harrlman road, the Idaho North ern can possibly build Its extension to the" Psyette Lakes. Therefore the steam shovel will be unloaded and In stalled for operation In the 19-mlle tanvon between Welser and Midvale. widening the right-of-way and taking nut some of the sharp curves. From this canyon on north to New Meadows the road will be ballasted and Improved to handle Increased and heavier traffic. President Helgho has lo placed an order for J0.000 new fir ties, the average life of which Is seven rears, and these will be used in re placing rotted and worthless ones In the roadbed and farther north on the extension. There are now 10 miles of this road ballasted with coarse gravel, and this year the rest of the line will be given the same treatment. A two SO-foot span bridge has Just been installed across the Welser River. Just above Goodrich Station, and a H.ooo-gallon tank erected at Diamond Springs. LIFE ENDED BY BULLET Walla Walla Stan's Body lV)und With Hole In Temple. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Arril 23. (Special.) Albert Fester, aged S years, son of the late John K. Foster, at one time one of the best-known farmers of the Willamette Valley, and later of Portland, commttteed suicide yesterday afternoon at Lis home In this It v. His body was found this afternoon by friends, who broke Into his apart ments. There was a hole In Ms right temple and a 32-caliber revolver lay across his breast. .His wife Is living in Baker. Or., and relatives live In the East nd on the Sound. HILL SPEAKS AT ALBANY Ha In Dor Xot Keep Crow d FVom llcarlnz Good I(oad Talk. ALBANY. Or.. April 23. (Special.) Although a hard rain waa falling a biff crowd was present in the auditorium of the Albany Armory tonight to hear the "good roads lecture of t-amuel lim. of Washington, who with his secre tary, J. B. Mlddleton, arrived In Albany from Salem by automobile today. Governor Oswald West, who Intended , to come to Albany this evening to ad dress the meeting was forced to aban don the trip at the last minute owing to important maters which came up for his attention. Mr. Hill was Introduced bv County Judge J. N. Duncan of this city and many county officials, prumln, ent farmers and good roads" enthusiasts were numbered among the audience. Mr. Hill's talk was enthusiastically received by tlie audience, whom the apeaker Impressed with the Importance of substantial roads and their relation to better schools, farms, markets, etc. Mr. Hill and his secretary were the guests of Governor West In Salem, this morning, where they made an Inspec tion of the state Institutions and the highways which have been Improved In that vicinity by the use of scientific : methods. BURTON HOTEL SCORED SI.OVEIS. SAYS FIND TO GET EVIDE.NCE ARK LACKING. Chief or Police Declare Judge t.atens In Juvenile Work Has Not Seen All Iniquity of Reort. -We are keeping close surveillance upon the Burton Hotel, and doing all In our power to put it out of busi ness." said Chief of Police Slover yes terday commenting upon a letter from Judge Gatens. of the Juvenile Court, calling hla attention to the corrupting of youth which the writer finds going on In the hotel. "However, we are hampered by lack of secret service funds, which are the only means by which conclusive evidence can be ob tained against such places as this. An other place In the same neighborhood, which Is about as bad. Is the Glen wood, at Second and Salmon atreets. but though we arrested and convicted the proprietor, no final result rewarded our efforts." Chief Slover coincides with Judge Gatens In his Indictment of the Bur ton, formerly the Drexel. at Second and Yamhill streets, and points out that the court, viewing the conditions simply from the viewpoint of his Juve nile work, has not yet probed the depths of the Iniquity found within the place. Police records day by day demonstrate t hat-no single place In the whole city Is the vortex of so much crime and disorderly conduct aa this place. Illicit traffic In liquor, harbor ing of disorderly women and profes sional criminals, debauching of the young, bribing of public officers, are only a few of the things which the records display. Two years ago the conditions became so bad that J. W. Courser, the pro prietor, was arrested and received a prison sentence of 0 days for running the place. He appealed and In Circuit Court bad the sentence cut down to $100. Courser has made affidavit that a certain police officer to whom he protested against the constant moles tation his business was suffering, re ceived a bribe of $40. In the presence of a third person, who has supported Courser's statement. After' this conviction. Courser soon abandoned the business, and his suc cessor, changing thename to the Bur ton, called upon the police officials and announced his Intention of keeping an orderly house. The pledge was not kept, and frequent raids brought forth disorderly women, vendors of Illicit liquor, and gamblers. In some rases It was shown that elevator boys were guides to the visitors to the plsce. Dis orderly women testified that upon ar riving In the city they were directed by waiters in grillrooms and other places to the Drexel as a place where they could operate without molestation. Being a substantial and clean-appearing structure, close to the retail dis trict, the hotel Is all the more Insid ious, as many reputable persons drift to It In Ignorance of Its character. The proprietors of the place defend themselves by saying that they are not responsible for the conduct of those who rent rooms In the place, and In re rent months there has not been the evi dence formerly offered of actual con nivance on the part of the management. The Glenwood. mentioned by Chief Slover, has a less extensive record. The proprietor. Mrs. F. A. Ellabrook. was convicted recently in Municipal Court and was fined $250. She appealed, and Inability to hold the witnesses resulted In a failure of the charge in the upper court. BROTHERS ARE NOMINATED D; B. McKnlght After Llnn Judge ship ;corge Aspires in .Malheur. ALBANY. Or.. April 23. (Special.) Two brothers. D. B. McKnight. of Al bany, and George McKnight. of Vale, each received the Republican nomina tion for the office of County Judge In Llnn and Malheur Counties, respect ively, as a result of the Oregon pri mary election last week. - Both men are prominent Republicans and each received the nomination for the office of County Judge by a big margln.- D. B. McKhlght. of this city, has served efficiently for several terms as Assessor of Llnn County, and at the primary election last week was a can didate for the office of County Judge to succeed J. N. Duncan, of this city. His brother. George Jicjvnignt. or Vale, Is a prominent sheepman of Mal heur County, where he has resided lor many years, and has been actively Identified with the progress of Mal heur County and Vale. CORVALLIS T0 GET CARS Traction Company to Spend $230, 000 This Year on System. CORVALLIS. Or.. April 23. (Special.) Following the granting by the City Council last night of a franchise to the P. E. A E. Railway, officials of that company announce that it will begin at once the construction of an electric streetcar system In Corvallls. expending $250,000 during the coming season. The franchise covers a number of streets, two of them to be used by the Interurban system, for which the coun ty has executed bonds. This franchise with the streets used by the Southern Pacific Company and those on which the Hill system will operate, will leave but a few streets In the central por tion of the city without railroad tracks. Tacotna Releases Three Pitchers. TACOMA. Wash.. April 23. (Special.) President Rothermel announced three releases tonight. O. F. Baldwin, who has started twice and been hit hard, was made a free agent. Lee Wolfe, an other pitcher, was also cast aside. Kmll Hemlicke. a young Tacoma port side heaver, was sent to Boise In the Union Association with an optional agreement attached to his contract. in o IT. 5 I w o fer "55 o J, L, Bowman's Great -Opsin Out Sale Draws . People From All Over the State LIKE a snowslide rushing down the side of a mountain, gaining strength as it goes, does this great sale draw ' trade. People who came early and bought are tell ing their friends, andHhey in turn are sending more people until a great multitude is now taking advantage of Bow man's sale. And well they may, for it's not often that good, dependable merchandise can be had so low. $ 5.00 for Suits well worth $12.50 $ 8.50 for Suits well worth $15.00 $10.50 for Suits well worth $20.00 $12.50 for Suits well worth $25.00 Furnishing Goods Are Cut 5( for all Handkerchiefs worth 10c. 5 for all Corless Coon Collars, worth 15c. "Dd fr all Hosiery, worth 15c. 12Va for all E. & W. Collars, worth 25c 19 for all Neckwear, worth 25c. 19 for all Suspenders, worth 25o. 35 for all Neckwear and Suspenders, worth 50c. S2.15 fr the well-known Lenox Hat. BOWMAN SAYS: Don't delay come as early as you can, while all sizes are here and the assortment of colors and patterns is at its best. is In A qJ O owmai Co POPULAR -PRICE CLOTHIERS FIFTH AND ALDER STREETS Closing-Out Sale Closing-Out Sale Cloning-Out Sale Closing-Opt Sale Closing-Out Sale Closing-Out Sale Slosing-Out Sale Closing-Out Sale Closing-Out Sale - 1 - . BOURNE BLAMES PBESS .NEWSPAPERS GET CKED1T KOIt SENATOR'S DEFEAT. StflUmcnt Declare Anoilicr Factor AVas Limited Personal' Acquaint ance In Oregon. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Waah-lng-ton. April 23. In a statement Issued this morning. Senator Bourne credits the press of Oregon, and particularly The Oreg-onlan. with having brought about his defeat. Other factors con tributed slightly to this result, he ad mits, but the principal cause of his downfall was opposition of newspapers in his state. His statement follows: "I realise that my plan of making no campaign leaves voters without complete Information upon which to base their Judgment. "I have very limited personal ac quaintance in Oregon except In Port land. There are about 250 newspapers In Oregon, and so far as I am Informed only six of them advocated my renom Inatlon. The counties wherein these papers are located, with one exception, gave me a plurality vote. During most of my six years of service a newspaper of the greatest circulation In the state has misrepresented me and th work I have done, and has expressly given to others credtt for some of the Impor tant things I have accomplished. in th cmBiUr ncwepttpec misrep resentation was aided by the personal work of an extensive organization built up by the reactionary element. I am advised that expenditure of money against me was limited only by oppor tunity for spending It. Five years of misrepresentation and Industrious and well-planned spreading of poison dur ing the campaign left voters with one sided Information. They acted on that Information. Because of my advocacy of the parcels post, country merchants were practically unanimous against me. and they formed a working force whose Influence could not be suppressed, par ticularly since they based their oppo sition on other grounds, chiefly because of my staying In Washington to attend to official duties, instead of going back to the state during each recess, thus claiming I was practically a non-resident of the state. "I have no regrets. The plan Is right In principle. Demonstrated efficiency Is the measure of retention or promo tion of employes in business, and should and ultimately will be in government." Senator Bourne's complaint that The Oregonlan. has made little mention of his work should be considered together with the fact that for four years past the Senator and his clerk have declined to furnish The Oregonlan with news, and in supplying such news as they had to correspondents of other Oregon pa pers, have repeatedly cautioned them not to give It to the correspondent for The. Oregonian. Bryan Acts as Bet Man. PHILADELPHIA, April J3. William J. Bryan acted aa best-man at the marrfHge here today of Mrs. Cathrin Carlson, of this city, to W. J. Dwyer, a newspaperman. at Washington. Dwyer and Bryan have been friends nian years. BILLS FOB COAST PASS SENATE GIVES PORTLAND LAND FOR WIDER STREETS. Public Buildings at Vancouver and Klamath Falls Authorized. Entry Laws Changed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 23. The Senate today passed the following bills: Granting to the city of Portland a strip of land around the Postoffice and Custom-Housa sites to enable widen ing of the streets. Authorizing construction of public buildings at Wancouver and Klamath Falls and increasing the limit of the cost of buildings at Albany and The Dalles. Providing that no entryman . on a Government Irrigation project shall be subject to contest If he falls to main tain residence on his land prior to the' time water Is available for Irrigation. Granting extension of three years in which to make proof of desert land entries. Authorizing establishment of a sta tion on the Pacific Coast for investi gation of marine fisheries. Establishing a fish cultural station In Idaho. Extending the surface rights act to state selections, so that states may select public lands classified as coal, acauirin title to J.b surUcfi. mifilgs rights being reserved to the Government. SUFFRAGE MEASURE LOST Arizona Senate Votes Down BUI by Vote of 1 1 to 1. PHOENIX, Ariz.. April 23. Woman suffrage waa defeated In the Arisona Senate today by a vote of 7 to 1L. This action of the Senate followed an ad verse report on the measure by the committee on constitutional amend- ments. to which was referred tho bill that had passed the House. Senator Hughes, of Tucson, was the only member of the Senate committee to recommend favorable action upon the suffrage bill. After today's vote he declared that equal suffrage lead ers would Invoke the Initiative to ob tain submission of the amendment to a vote of the people. Our insecticide positively outs bed bugs out of business. We also make all styles of sweeping compounds, floor oils and floor spray. Phone Plummer Drug Co.. Third and Madison- Main 92. Quick delivery. Thorough Supervision The affairs of this bank are systematically audited and examined and every detail proved correct and certified. In addition to the examination conducted into its affairs under tho direction of the state government, the bank is subjected to careful periodical examinations by the Portland Clearing-House Association. 4 per cent interest paid on savings. Hibernia Savings Bank "A CONSERVATIVE CUSTODIAN." Second and Washington Streets. Open Saturday evenings, 6 to 8.