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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1913)
THE 3IORXING OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY'. MARCH 20, 1913. 12 HEM MOVEMENT COLONIST First Train of Season Brings in 60 Potential Citizens to Oregon. MANY MORE ARE EN ROUTE Settlers' Travel Starts In Earlier Than Usual and Is From All Sec- -Indlcations Point to Record-Breaking Tear. tions Sixty potential citizens of Oregon were added to tiie state's population when the North Bank train from St. ?aul arrived in Portland last night They were the first of the season's regular Influx of colonists. They had come from their former homes in Min nesota. Iowa. Wisconsin and Illinois. Since Saturday they had been on the way. Another special car will bring 0 more over the North Bank road to night. Yet more are due to arrive i-a day until April 15, when the colonist season ends. Every railroad entering Portland Is carrying its quota of home seekers. Th movement has started more neavuy than the passenger traffic men antici pated. Whether it will continue with the same volume throughout the season is uncertain. Prior to the opening of the season the railroads did not expect an excen tlonal movement this year. They are agreeably surprised to learn that it has started so well. They hope only that it will continue. TennenAee Party Cornea. In addition to the miscellaneous col onists, the railroads this year are nan dling several large special parlies. One such party of 50 persons passed through St. Paul Monday and will arrive in Spo kane this morning. The entire party came from Tennessee. T. J. Hardy, trav eling passenger agent for the North Bank, has gone to Spokane to meet tlrem. Another party of 70 persons Is on the way from North Carolina to Portland and yet another of 30 members from Oklahoma. These latter people want land in Southwest Washington or Ore Son. A. D. Charlton, assistant genera! passenger agent of the Northern Pa cific received a telegram yesterday from A. M. Cleland. general passenger agent, notifying him that the colonist business Is starting heavy with pros pects for a good continued movement. Middle t Sends Quota. Heports received yesterday by Wil liam McMurray. general passenger agent for the O.-W. R. & N. Company, show that a good movement has set In from Omaha and Kansas City for Oregon and other points in the North west. Fred W. Graham, Western industrial and immigration agent for the Great Northern, who now is in the East, tele graphed yesterday as follows: "For first four days of the colonist period the Great Northern Kallway has handled double the number of west bound passengers out of St. Paul that they did for corresponding foiy days last year. Indications are for an in creasing heavy movement during tne 30-day period. Inquiries are pouring Into the office of E. C. Leedy. general immigration agent Six thousand and ninety letters have been received since March 1 and 10.000 during February. There Is a heavy increase of Immigrant movables to all Northwestern states Indications are that 1913 will be a record-breaker for number of new settler? locating in the Northwest." Immigration to Portland and Its de pendent territory reached its height two years ago this Spring, when, ac cording to conservative estimates, more than 25.OV0 people came here. More than half of them stayed to become permanent residents. Settlers Moat Wanted. Since then the railroads have not been specializing on the colonist move ment as they did before, for they learned that a great many people at tracted by colonist rates were accus tomed to living in the cities and would not go onto the land. It is settlers for the land that they want most and they have been getting them at all seasons of the year, regardless of the rates in effect. Some of the railroad represen tatives say they have been handicapped in their efforts by excessive prices on the land. While the reports from the Missouri River gateway show that the move ment there Is unusually heavy, it is certain that a lot of this traffic will be filtered out before it gets to Ore gon and Washington. Montana is mighty popular with landseckcrs Just sow and thousands are going io that state. Dlaving nnder the direction of Mlssl Edith Rundall as soon as the weather permits. The high school athletic association win give a series of five interesting and Instructive lectures as soon as dates can be arranged. Among those engaged to appear at these lectures are: Alton Packard, noted artistic contortionist: Chamo Clark. Speaker of the House of Representatives, who will discuss the following subjects: "Picturesque Pub lic Men." "Richer Than Golconda, "The United States of America in the Twentieth Century" and "Fraternity Miss Catherine Ridgeway. in her re- nowned reading; Montraville M. Wood, on the "Gyroscope": the Dixie Quintet. with J. Louis Johnson, famous baxiton and Interpreter of Paul Laurence Dun- bar. LAFFERTY TO APPOINT TWO Candidates for West Point and An napolis Are Wanted. Congressman Lafferty has announced that for the appointments which are in his hands and which he will make REAL DOG SUPPLIES BARKS IX PLAY AT BAKER. t I - -A , fcilpAilIill 1 urn mmfmm V . '. I i f k. . ;'.W; If s . ! r 1 1 n Trouble, Owned by "Billy" Ber nard. "Once give a man or woman a taste of stage life and the germ never entirely leaves their blood." said George L. Baker, "but there is an unseen actor on the Baker stage this week but not un heard In the first act of "What Happened to Jones," who, like the stage-struck girl, is "Just crazy about acting.' " And this actor is a blooded bull terrier. Trouble, owned by Stage Director Bernard. In the first act of "Jones" there is a scene ia which the loud barking of a dog Is sup posed to be happening out In the yard, and this effect is usually worked with the aid of a husky stagehand and a megaphone, but realism is Bill Bernard's greatest hobby. In this case It was easy, because Robert Wayne is playing the role of a policeman, and if there is one thing on earth Trou ble hates it is a cop. So when It comes time. for the bark act, Bernard chains him (the dog, not the cop) to a post and Mr. Wayne in his uniform, swinging club, parades back and forth just out 'of reach of the chain. Trou ble simply goes wild and the audience gets the real thing the last word In stage realism. The only thing Bill has to contend with is when the scene is over Trouble doesn't want to stop and it is necessary to lock Trouble in a dark room for the rest of the performance. COUNTRY CLUB IS PLANNED Claremont Tavern, on Llnnton Road, Leased Indefinitely. Claremont Tavern, on the Llnnton Road, has been leased indefinitely by n number of Portland men who will convert It into a clubhouse and operate Indefinitely as a private and exclusive country club. For the purpose of tak tnc it over and conducting It they will incorporate their organization. Mem bership In the club' will be limited to 100 men. but members of their respec tive families will have all rights and privileges to the building and grounds. More than $10,000 will be expended In Improvements. Organization of the club has not yet been perfected. Some of the most prom inent people In the city are Identified with the movement. It will be opened early this Spring and probably will be accessible to Its members through out the entire year. SANDY PLANS ARE OPPOSED Property Owners Kcslst Enlarge ment of Paving District. Attempts which are being- made to enlarge the district to be assessed for the hardsurfacing-. of Sandy Boulevard will be viaorouiy foujrht by residents of Rose City Park. Wiberg- Heights, Belle Crest. Merlow and other districts which are to be made a part of the general assessment district. A petition signed by about $0 prop erty owners of those districts waa filed with the City Auditor yesterday pro testing against the proposed plan. It Is the Intention of the city to enlarge the district because the boulevard is as arterial way for the benefit of the entire East Side district' and others besides abutting property owners are benefited. James John High School Xotes. PT. JOHNS. Or, March 19. (Special.) The track team begins work this week. The girls tennis team will begin in April of one cadet to West Point and one Midshipman to Annapolis, phys ical and mental examinations will be made as follows: The physical examination of all candi dates applying will be conducted between 10 and 1- o clock in the lore noon. Friday, March 23, at the office of Dr. Ralph Mat- ion, in the Corbet t building, by a board composed of Dr. Matson. chairman; Dr. Marlon J. Jones and Professor Robert F. Krohn. The mental examination will be con ducted the following day, between 9 A. M. nd o P. M.. at the Washington High School, by a board composed of Professor Edwin Anders, chairman; Professor It. G. Dake, of the Jefferson High School, and Professor T. J. -Newbill, principal of the Wood lawn school. The actual entrance to the academies will be about June 13, and candidates are eligible for admission to West point only from the day they are 17 until they become 22 years of age, and the candidate must not be less than 5 feet 4 Inches In height at the age of 17, or 5 feet 6 inches in height at the age of IS and upwards. Candidates for appointment to Annapolis must be not less than 16 years of age nor more than 20 years of k. and not less than 6 feet 2 Inches In height between the ages of 16 and IS years, and not leas than 5 feet 4 inches in height between the ages of IS and -0 years. TRAIN SCHEDULE CHANGES Number 1 7, Between Chicago and Portland, GlTen Sew Time. Beginning' April 1. the schedule of train No. 17, operating from Chicago to Portland over the Northwestern, Vnlon Pacific and O.-W. R. & N. lines, will be changed, making the time of Its departure from Chicago and Its arrival in Portland an hour and a half earlier. No. 1? leaves Chicago now at 10:16 P. M. The new leaving time will be 8:30 P. M. It will arrive in Portland at 9:30 P. M. Instead of at S P. M. as at present. Other changes In the schedule In and out of Portland are likely to be made soon. No change, however, is appar ent for No. 18, the eastbound com panion of No. 17. St. Johns Notes ST. JOHNS. Or., March 19. (Special.) Anna Kopcxrak, aged 2 months, died at 848 North Kellogg street yester day and was burled at 2 P. M. today In the Columbia Cemetery. Mrs. A. H. Blackburn, wife of Under taker Blackburn, was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, to day, where she will undergo an oper ation. K. L. Cowles, grocer at 501 Fessen den street, dislodged a tarantula hid den In a bunch of bananas today while cutting fruit from the stock. Mr. Cowles succeeded in capturing It and placing it in a bottle without being bitten, and he now has it on exhibition. Dr. Roderick D. McRae, who has been with the hospital staff at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland for more than a year, was In St. Johns to day, saying goodbye to friends, as he leaves for Hunters, Wash., tomorrow to begin a year s engagement with the Cnlted States Government as reserva tion physician and surgeon. FIANCEE IS GUEST Miss Eleanor Menefee Hostess for Miss Stapleton. BRIDGE LUNCHEON GIVEN Mrs. Theodore Xlcolai Will Enter tain for Prospective Bride Sat urday, When Easter Decora tions Will Predominate. Miss Josephine Stapleton was the in splration for an elaborate bridge lunch son at which Miss Eleanor Menefee en tertained about 25 friends yesterday at her home In Irvington. The large round table was decorated with daffo dils and ferns artistically arranged. A handkerchief shower for the honored guest and an hour at cards were fea tures after the repast. The prizes were handsome pieces of hand-painted china, the handiwork of the hostess. Honor for highest score fell to Mrs. George W. Stapleton, and the consola tion award was given Mrs. Donovan. Miss Stapleton received an exquisite gift as the guest especially honored. On Saturday Mrs. Theodore Nicolal will give an Easter tea, at which Miss Stapleton will be the honored guest again. Gold and white, suggestive or the season, will be the scheme, or aec- oration. Among those who have been asked to share the pleasures of the aft ernoon are: Miss Sadie Knapp, Miss Menefee, Mrs. Ralph Robinson, Mrs. W. R Kaser, Miss Jean Dunbar, Miss Lou ise Watson, Miss Mabel French, Miss Zola Hitchcock, Miss Jessie Rumsey, Mrs. S. E. Davis, Miss Evelyn Hitch cock. Miss Helen Hall, Mrs. Joseph Mc Clelland, Mrs. Edward Hall, Mrs. Leon Peters, Mrs. George Stapleton, Mrs. D. H. Rand, Mrs. Mason Wittenberg, Mrs. Dan McLaughlin, Mrs. John.H. iBur- gard, Mrs. Gus Hoffman and Mrs. Frank Johnson. An announcement that is causing, lulte a flutter of Interest among the younger set is that of the engagement of Miss Daisy Gibson and James M. Roberts. The bride-elect is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Gibson and is an attractive girl, a gifted singer and Donular socially. Mr. Roberts Is the son of Mrs. Robert Merger, oi irv Ington. He is prominently Identinea with business and fraternal circles jn this city. The news of. the betrothal was made known at an elaborate bridge luncheon at which Mrs. Berger was hostess this week. No date has been set for the wedding, but it probably will be an event of the Summer. . Mrs. Allen Todd, president of the Portland Shakespeare Study Club, en tertained Miss Mollis Mclntyre last Sunday at a dinner party and at numer ous informal afternoons during Miss Mclntyre's stay in Portland while she was here as leading woman in -uuniy Pulls the Strings." On Wednesday of next week Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Herbert Garr Reed will go to Hood . River, where thev have been asked to give a programme of selections from Shakes peare before the women s ciuos ui White Salmon, Underwood and Hood River. - Mrs. James Canby will be hostess at an Interesting afternoon affair at the Barracks next week. A number oi Portland's exclusive set will bo in attendance. Mrs. Morris H. Whitehouse enter tained recently at a tea. The affair was quite informal, with only a lew intimate friends of the hostess as guests. ... The members of the Phi Delta Sigma Sorority will meet at the home of MIbs Marjorle McCullom on the afternoon of Saturday, March 29, when they will en joy a delightfully planned gathering. Miss Harriet Kern will preside at a bridge tea tomorrow afternoon, when she will honor Miss Florence Davis, an attractive bride-elect. ... Another party with Miss Davis as the inspiration will be given on Thurs day, March 27, when Miss Laura Korell will dispense hospitality to several of the younger maids and matrons. ... Arthur Kahr and E. E. Wear were hosts at a private dancing party Tues day night at the Sargent Hotel on the East Side. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mauch, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Drake. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Shutter, Mr. and Mrs. Hyde Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kelley, Misses Rita Blake, Huston, J. Fleming. F. Poundstone, Brown. E. Carland and Irma Lage and Messrs Ackley. A. Kahrs. H. Hewitt, S. R. Mc Farland, A. R. Erens and E. E. Wear. An interesting event of tomorrow evening will be the entertainment to be given at the White Temple by a number of the young women of the church. An excellent programme of readings and music will be presented by artists who will make their initial bow to a Portland audience. All friends are Invited to be present. ... The Portland Psychology Club will hold a meeting today at the East Side Library at 3 o'clock. Miss L. Eaton, of St. Helens Hall, will give a talk on the solar system, and the report of the Big Sisterhood will be presented. A E-old and white bridge luncheon has been planned by Mrs. John H. Burgard, who will entertain today in honor of Mrs. Arthur McKeown. of Marshfleld. Or. Places will be arranged at six daintily appointed tables. The hos pitable home in Ainswortn avenue win be a bower of beauty adorned with quantities of yellow blossoms. This Is the nrst or a series oi anairs that will be given by Mrs. Burgard. On Saturday she will leave for Eugene to attend a large party to be given by Beta Theta Pi fraternity, of which Clark and William Burgard are mem bers. During her visit In the college town, Mrs. Burgard will be much entertained. Mrs. Louisa G. Steele has been enter tained In this city recently as the guest of her daughter. Mrs. Myron E. Ross. Miss Mariorie Draham, also or Se attle, lias been the guest of Mrs. Owen Summers. Mrs. William IL Grindstaff has enter tained her daughter, Mrs. E. N. How ard, who, with Mr. Howard, has been n an extended Eastern trip ana stopped here en route to Seattle. The arrival of a baby daughter Is calling forth a shower of congratula tions ror Mr. ana Airs, jonn aim Stack. The little maid came last Satur day. Her mother, who was formerly Miss Cecil Wiley, is at the residence of her mother, Mrs. J. R. Wiley, where sne has been visiting for the past few months and will not return to her home n Escanaba. Mich., until late in the Spring. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Baldwin were hosts yesterday at a luncheon at the Portland Hotel. Mrs. Phelps Montgom ery was the honored guest. Among those for whom covers were laid were Mra. J. B. Montgomery and Mrs. Walter Burrell. Mrs. Phelps Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin. Tkee is no substitute lot Royal Baking Pow det for making the best cake, biscuit and pastry. Royal is Ab solutely Piste and the only ' baking "powcle made fom Royal gape cream, of tartar LAND CASES ENDED All Tracts of "Innocent Pur chasers" Are Restored. 80,000 ACRES INVOLVED Booth-Kelley Lumber Company Is Largest Beneficiary, Being Per. mltted to Acquire 70,000 Acres at Rate of $2.50 an Acre. The culmination of protracted liti gation, involving 80,000 acres of tim ber laud, said to have been purchaeed Innocently from the California & Ore gon Railroad Company, with ths Idea that that corporation could give title to the land, came yesterday morning in the United States District Court, when Judge Wolverton signed 125 de crees restoring the lands to the Gov ernment. This was in accord with de cisions handed down several weeks ago and concludes all of the so-called "innocent purchaser" cases In which testimony has been taken. The most important of the decrees concerns a tract of about 70,000 acres, purchased from the railroad company and now claimed by the Booth-Kelley Lumber Company, of Eugene, tne land lying about 25 miles southeast of that city. Acting under their contended rights as owners of the land, the Booth. Kelley Company has cut a large part of the timber. Under a Congressional act of last August, authorizing the Attorney-General to determine the status of the "in nocent purchaser" claimants and allow them to purchase the lands from tne Government for J2.50 an acre, the Booth-Kelley Lumber Company and others affected by yesterday's decrees may acquire full title to the lands by paying that price to Uncle Sam within the next six months. This means that the Booth-Kelley people must pay f 175,- 000 to gain possession oi tne iu.vuv acres. Other cases similarly affected by the decrees' are: Olean Land Company and Wilson River Lumber Company, 8000 acres in the Coast Range, near Tilla mook; Steward B. Eakin, Orin Robin son and the Booth-Kelley Company, 2000 acres near Eugene; Charles H. Chick, Constantine Morton and Everett P. Lewis, 3160 acres on tne MCJs-enzie River; John A. Black and J. J. Kenney, 2360 acres in Douglas County; Elk Creek Lumber Company, 1200 acres in Douglas County; Fischer Bros. Lumber Company, 1500 acres in uougias v-uumj ELKS TO COME BY SPECIAL Seattle Delegation Due Sunday Will Have 100 Members. Not since the national convention was held in Portland last Summer has interest among Elks been as keen as that manifested in the forthcoming visit of more than 100 members of KnttiA inric. And thA attending initl atory services at the Elks temple, Broadway and Stark streets, next Sun The regular meeting of the Portland Elks will be held tonight as usual. By special dispensation the initiation exercises scheduled for tonight will be nostnoned until Sunday night. As a return compliment to the Seat' tie Elks, more than 150 Portland Elks will ko to Seattle on a special train Saturday, March 29, and at 11 P. M. of that day will assist in the cornerstone laying of the new temple there. PACIFIC. DINNER SATURDAY Alumni and Old Students to Hold Reunion at Portland. Alumni and old students of Pacific University will hold1 a reunion and dinner at the Hotel Portland next Saturday night at 7 o'clock. The din ner was originally planned for two weeks ago but was postponed because of conflicting engagements. 11 is ex. pected that there will be a large at' tendance Saturday. The committee on arrangements Is Mrs. F. a Myers, Miss Pearl Chandler and R. Frank Peters. No Invitations are being issued and the committee wants all alumni and old students who Intend to be present to notify them at once. After the dinner there will be an informal social hour with college songs and other entertainment features. OLD BOARD IS RE-ELECTED Portland Railway, Light & Power Company Reports Prosperity. Stockholders of the Portland Rail way. Light & Power Company held their annual meeting in the offices of the company yesterday. The old board, comDOsed of A. M. Clark, of jrnuaaei phla; B. S. Josselyn, president of the company; T. B. Wilcox, v. M. Ladd and J. C. Ainsworth, of Portland, was re elected. Reports showed that the company has had a prosperous year, with bright prospects for continued prosperity. "So you are on your way to propose to Mlsa P!ck11e?" "Tou betl Wiah me luck." "Ob. -I wish you luck all right; but It won't do you a b1 of good; I feel aurtt he Is going to accept you." -Houston roat. "The Gabys" An Exquisite Hanan Pump for Easter THE woman who wears this charming Pump on Easter may rest assured there is nothing smarter in Footwear! J The Port land Home of Hanans, Just as illustrated, showing the pew flat, long -vamp effect. Dainty self-buckle sets high on the instep. 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