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THE 8DXDAY OBEGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 12, 103. STUDY OF THE REDWOOD FORESTS MAY BB BGXEWED WITH SECOAD GROWTH. jTelnable Tree Jfot Dutlied to Ex tinction Its Great Itu and HIarh Qualities as Lumber. OREGOXIAN SEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. April la What la to b done for the redwoods of the Pacific Coast Is a question that has not only agitated the lumbermen of California and Oregon, bat Is of sentimental concern to the whole Nation. The Bureau of Forestry, attacking the problem In a thoroughly practical spirit, has worked out conclusions that should appeal as reasonable at once to the lum bermen, who cut redwood on account of Its commercial value, and to those who wish this ancient and. marvelous type of tree growth preserved. The results of this study are given In The Redwood." bulletin 3S of this bu reau, by R. T. Fisher, recently Issued by the departmert. The redwood forests are. In point of merchantable yield, probably the densest on earth, many stands yielding; 150.000 board feet, to the acre: and redwood 1 Be gins represents the highest development 01 tne lamDenng Business that has ever been attained on the Pacific Coast. The total supply of redwood is estimated to be 75,000.000.000 feet. The amount cut In 1KO was SE0. 000.000 feet, with a value of U.US.006. Although only one-tenth of the forests of the United States la owned by lumoermen, according to the last census, one-fifth of the redwood Is In their hands. an dthe stands they own are the hand- otnest and most valuable In the redwood betC Can Renew tbe Forests. Ever since the Spaniards began to cut redwood along San Francisco Bay. the range of Its growth has been diminish ing; It now occupies an area of about 3000 square miles. During the last CO years several hundred thousand acres of tim ber have been cut over, and tho good lands put Into cultivation or turned Into pasture. As -year by year the redwood forests have dwindled, it has come to bo pretty generally believed that the tree Is doomed to extinction. This popular Idea that the redwood has so chance of jrnrvlval Is not well founded. Tbe studies of tho Bureau of Forestry have proved that possibilities of a new growth of redwood after the old trees nave been removed are excellent. Given half a chance, the redwood reproduces Itself by sprouts with astonishing vigor. Measurements taken by the bureau on cut-over land show that In 30 years. In a fair soli and a dense stand, trees win be grown IS Inches In diameter, SO feet high, yielding 3000 feet board measure to the acre. Ctant Trees Are Doomed. With the knowledge that the redwood as as a type need not become extinct. It Is possible to consider the Impending fate of tbe giant redwoods In tbe old forests with a more cheerful mind. Occasional Darks and recreation grounds, such as the Big Basin Redwood Park of the San ta Cruz Mountains, may preserve small areas of virgin redwood lands; but the richest, tho densest, the most beautiful of the forests are owned by lumbermen. and will Inevitably be cut. The trees represent Invested capital: they are mer chantable and will yield a pront now. email as It Is. Besides, In tbe virgin stands most of them are past maturity, and the growth put on Is inconsiderable. Every consideration, then. Induces the redwood lumberman, reasoning from his standpoint, to cut his trees. Realising that tin fate of the old trees cannot be stayed, the Bureau of Forestry, instead of wasting Itself In attempts to check the cutting, confined itself to prov ing that It Is worth while to the lumber men to do less damage to the young trees In logging virgin redwood lands, and to bold such lands for a second crop. Tbe study made concerns Itself with young second growth, rather than witn mature trees: with timbered areas rather than with the virgin forest. Where attention -was given the old forest and methods of lumbering. It was only that a better knowledge might be gained of second crowth and how to deal with It. The' Bureau's Is the first (systematic study of the redwood ever undertaken by a forester, and it has made dear several points about the life and habits of the tree that are little known. Extent of Redwood Belt. Tbe redwood of California belongs to a genus of which the big tree Is the only other species now alive. Both are allied to tbe cypro&s, and their lumber Is often called by tbe same name, but they are botanlcally distinct from each other. They do not even occupy the same situations. Tho big tree occurs In scattered bodies on the west slopes of tbe Sierra Nevada, while tbe redwood forms dense forests on the west slopes of the Coast Range. The redwood la popularly thought to occupy a strip of country ten to 30 miles wide, from the Oregon line to the Bay of 'Mon terey; but these boundaries do not cover Its actual distribution. Two thousand acres of redwood, in two separate groups, are growing In Oregon along the Chetco River. South of the Chetco a continuous redwood belt begins. By way of the river valleys an&Mowlands it increases Its width from ten miles at Del Norte County to 18 or 20 miles and keeps on unbroken to southern Humboldt County. Here, for about a township. It thins out. but be comes dense again stx miles north of the Mendocino line, and after entering that county widens to 35 miles. Its greatest width. The redwood belt ends In Mendo cino County, but isolated forests of the species are growing In sheltered spots as far south as Salmon Creek Canyon In the Santa Lucia Mountains, (Monterey County. 12 mile south of Punta Gordo and 500 miles from tbe northern limit of the tree along the Chetco River. Great Slse of Trees. The redwood grows to a greater height than any other American tree, but In clrtlr and'ln age it is exceeded by the bis tree of the Sierras. On the slopes 13 feet is about its maximum height and 10 feet its greatest diameter, while on the flntiL. under better conditions, it grows to v. aaa feet high with a diameter of 20 feet. Most of the redwood cut Is from 409 to 800 years old. After the tree has passed the age of KM years It usually begins to die down from tbe top and to fall oft In growth. The oldest redwood found during the Bureau's Investigation hnA he run life 1273 rears ago. The bark of the tree offers such a re markable resistance to Are that except under great heat it Is not combustible. It Is of reddish-gray color, fibrous In texture, and rives to full-grown red woods a fluted appearance. Moisture ennoble for the roots 1s the first need of the redwood, as any hilly tract of forest -will show. Wherever a small gully, or bench, or basin Is so placed as to receive an uncommon amount of seep age, or wherever a creek flows by. there the trees are sure to be largest While moisture of the soil affects the develop ment of the redwood, moisture of the atmosphere regulates Its distribution. Tbe limits of the sea' fogs are Just about the limits of the tree. The fogs, unless scattered by winds, flow inland among the -mountains. Western exposures re ceive moet of the mist they carry, except those higher ridges above their reach, which support, in conrequence. only a scattering growth of redwood. Character of the Wood. The wood of the redwood varies greatly. The softest and best trees usually grow In the bottoms, the "flinty timber occurs on the dopes. But this rule does sot al ways hold good. All aerVi of unexpected an unaccountable 419eme in the qual ity el tfce timber occur. A sort, fine grained tree will be found close, beside one "flinty" and less valuable. Even the practical logger is nrer sure untU he cuts It what kind of lumber a redwood twin fh itm'i vftslltr- le eo great- It endures so many vicissitudes and suf fers from so many accidents in we cen turies of its existence, that the' grain of its wood- becomes uneven In proportion as Its life has been eventfpt. Tbe wood fibers formed under different rates of growth sometimes got up a tension so great that when the log la sawed the wood splits with a loud report. The seed of the redwooa wiu not germi nate In shaded nlsees: the small seedling demands plenty of light. The crown is almost as thin ana open as mai 01 larch, another sign that the tree Is not naturally tolerant of shade. In a mixed eitand the redwood's branches die oft more rapidly than those of Its companions, ana the crown bends eagerly to places where the light enters the forest canopy. But in spite of these signs of its senettlvenees to light, the redwood forms one of tbe densest forests that grow. The reason for this Is that the stand is maintained chiefly by auckering from old trees. Supported and nourished by full grown roots and stems, young trees grow under ehade that would kill the small seedling. Tbe sprout will endure an as tonishing amount of shade. In stands of second growth, en dense that not a fay of sunlight can enter, saplings six or eight -feet high are to be found growing from stumps, bare of branch or foliage except for a few Inches" of pale green crown at the top. In very dark, damp places In the virgin forest one may find clumps of shoots as white as pp routs from a potato. Its Valuable Qualities. Redwood possesses qualities which fit It for many uses. In color It shades from light cherry to dark mahogany. It Is easily worked, takes a beautiful polish. and Is one of the most durable of the coniferous woods of California. It re sists decay so well that trees which have lain 00 years In tbe forest have been sent to the mill and sawed Into lumber. The wood Is without resin, and offers a strong resistance to fire, as the record of nres in Ban Francisco, where it is much used. Indicates) Insects seldom Injure it, because of an acid element It contains. In sea water, however, the marine teredo eats on redwood piling as readily as ouer timber. Redwood timber, says Dr. Hermann von Schrenk. of the Bureau of Plant In dustry, possesses lasting qualities scarce ly equaled by any other wood. Although very light and porous, It has' antiseptic properties which prevent the growth ol decay-producing fungi. So far as is now known, none of the ordinary wood-rotting fungi grows in redwood timber. It Is because of Its resistance to most forms of decay that the redwood reaches such a great age. SCPERI5TEXDBXT ROBI.XSOX "WIU. BEG IS A CAMPAIGN. Effort WlIlBc Made to Consolidate "Districts Under the 3fw Law. R. F. -RnhfnaAn rAn. Intend en t. la soaking: arrangements to commence a camDaizn of education in the districts under, his -Jurisdiction on the law or school consolidation passed at tbe last Legislature. A series of meetings will be nia at. prominent points In the county. For this purpose the County Superintend ent is dividing up the county. Meetings are to be held at Gresham, Falrvlew. Troutdale and Corbett. and perhaps at some oiner points. These meetings win be. held as soon as the weather will per mit a full gathering of the people. Prob ably the first meeting will be held at Cor bett, east of the Bandy River, where the people have already held a preliminary meeting. Professor Robinson thinks that a con solidation of several districts may be ac complished at this point- The road leaves Corbett and winds up the hill toward Hurlburt, and about midway up the hill !s a level district, on which a new school- bouse could be built, and where three 07 tour school districts could consolidate and build up a One, strong school. In which the higher grades could be taught If desired. A mass meeting wilt be held in Columbia Orange Hall, which stands on the hill and Is accessible from all these districts. "This will be a campaign of education.' said Superintendent Robinson, "in the course of which we hope to make tbe peo ple understand the workings of the new law. I hope to have J. IL Ackerman, State Superintendent, with me in this campaign, to address the series of meet ings which I am planning to hold In this county. The Intention Is to give the peo ple full information on the law, and the benefits they may expect from it when put Into operation. Mr. Ackerman Is en thusiastic on the subject, and It we can secure him to attend these meetings, we shall be able to give complete lnfqrmatlon on uu woraungs 01 ine law. it win oe a few weeks before we shall' be able to commence- We shall announce the meet' lngs in due time, and an opportunity will be given the people of the districts inter ested to attend them." WAS NOT FOR PUBLICATION Professor Schafer Reiterates Ills Thoughts on the Sad Case of Smith, EUGENE, Or., April 10. (To the Edit or.) I regret exceedingly that a few re marks made -by me at the opening of the first lecture hour on Thursday, relative to the case of plagiarism now In the public mind, should have found their way Into print in any form. They were In tended solely for my history class, upon whom I desired to Impress the crucial Importance In history study of correct methods of note-taking. Instead of the hap-haxard methods bo much In vogue. Lest a wrong impression be conveyed by the report in Friday's Oregonlan, con cerning my attitude toward the case In question, permit me to say that, while not exonerating Mr. Smith from blame, I feel that the plagiarism was probably the result of vicious methods of study, rather than of dishonest purpose. If this be true, it Is certainly the interest of aTl stu dents and teachers tq recognize the sig nificance of the fact, and to make this deplorable occurrence the occasion of much-needed educational reform. All persona engaged In serious study know how Important Is the habit of care ful, systematic note-taking. But this, like all other habits, has to be acquired." often at a great cost In time and nervous energy, especially If deferred until late In life, when bad habits have to be un learned, in order to make room for It. Occasionally, as In the case of a prom' lncnt writer on history, an otherwise ex cellent scholar is embarrassed for life by tbe failure to master perfectly a system of note-taking adequate to his work. All classes of Intellectual workers suffer more or less from similar deficiencies. This would not be so were It not that our schools very generally neglect this really Important matter. To teach note-taking does not Involve the introduction of a new subject Into the course of study. It simply requires that teachers who call for reports on as signed reading Insist upon a few common sense rules as to the form of such reports. Tbe first of these is, that any matter pre sented must be referred to its source Pupils should be taught to make the clearest kind of specifications on this point. It is not too' much to ask them to place at the top of the page .of notes, the name of the author read, title of the work, volume and page containing the matter taken. For example: FIske, The Discovery of America. II, p. 141, Second ly, every note made should. In one way or another, be described, so that on refer ring to it at any time the writer" may know its exact character, and Its rela tion to the source whence It comes. If a quotation, that fact should Invariably be indicated by the appropriate marks; it a paraphrase of the original.- some sign should be made to show It; If merely the thought of the author has been taken, while the language is absolutely original. the absence of marks furnishes a descrip tion. I' am not unaware that the second of these rules Is supposed to be taught as low down in the course as fourth or fifth grade, in language work; but I question whether It Is usually thoroughly learned there, and If It is. whether teachers In the upper grades and the high schools re quire a sufficiently rigid adherence to It. Other rules are, of course, necessary at later stages, but those mentioned are al wars fundamental careful citation of au thoritles. and careful description of notes taken. The student must be made to feel that a strav note, lacking these creden tials of character. Is absolutely unusable for any scholarly purpose. Had Mr. Smith followed the proper method of note-taking in his reading for the oration on the Jews, he would prob ably have been saved the humiliation and suffering entailed by the exposure of his lack of originality, for he could not then have appropriated passages from Vance's lecture unconsciously. Taking his notes without Indicating their source or char acter. It is little wonder that, on coming back to them a good while later, be had forgotten Just what they were. Some men would have Insisted on verifying them before Incorporating any of their matter In an oration. Smith did not. and herein lies the "culpable .carelessness" with which he has been charged. Such carelessness can best be eliminated by the Inculcation 01 correct naoits or work. JOSEPH SCHAFER. May Maintain Separate Schools. TOPEKA. Kan, April 11 The Supreme Court today decided mat the Tbpeka Board nf Education can maintain senarale schools for white and negro children and compel the negro cnucren to attend the negro accgoi. An Epidemic of the Grip. There has been a great epidemic of the eriD in this vicinity for the past two months," says w. u. v iicox. ot Logan. N. v in nf mr customers that I cnulii in duce to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy were cured without tbe aid ot a doctor; only two employed a doctor and they did not use this remedy. They could have saved money by using It- Money Is not all that this remeoy eaves, it saves health and sometimes life. Every cold or attack or the grip weakens the system, lowers the vitality and paves the way for more serious diseases. Make a friend of this remedy and lt.wBJ aveX9 ."lth and wealth. For sal T au trcitt. UNITE COUNTRY SCHOOLS TO EXDOW DALLAS COLLEGE. Evangelical Conference Authorises President to Collect Fnnds. At yesterday's sessions ot the United Evangelical conference, held In the East 81de church. Bishop W. F, Hell, presld tag. the committee on moral reform made a vigorous report. Steps were also taken to Increase the endowment of Dallas, Col lege. The committee on moral reform condemned the use of tobacco In All forms, the desecration ot the Sabbath. reading the Sunday papers, theater-going, the abuse of lodges and such games as are questionable, and also a strong pre amble and resolutions were passed con demning the licensing of saloons and pledging the conference to a united and continuous effort by voice and vote to break up the liquor traffic. The repcrt of the statistical secretary showed a decided advance along the line of church finances. A report on a trip made by the visiting committee to Dallas College was read by O. L. Lovell. Dr. C C. Poling, president ot the college, was Instructed to canvass the conference territory for an endow ment -fund for the college. The committee on worship reported the following programme Tor today: 11 A. M. preaching by Bishop W. F. He!L D. D. ot Atlentown. Pa.; 230 P. M, ordination of deacons and elders by Bishop Hell; 7:30 P. jr., praise service: 8 P. M, missionary sermon by Bishop Hell. The last session of the conference will be held Monday at 3 A. M., when the con' ference appointments will be announced for the ensuing year. TO REPAIR EAST STARK. V Dangerous Roadway Will Be Placed . In Condition for Trafllc. "We are going to get East Stark road way fixed up sure," said W. E. Splcer, who has a large feed mill on East Stark and East First streets, yesterday. This Is the roadway which has become danger ous, and which the City Engineer has threatened to close. Mr. Splcer said fur ther that, as soon as possible, arrange ments would be made to have the street filled up to grade. The repairs, however. would be made very soon, but Mr. Splcer did not say who was to pay for them. except that perhaps the -city might pay part and the property-owners the re mainder. The decking Is nearly worn out aad has been patched until there la nothing but patches left. Wonderful Bargains LAST WEEK OF ROBERTS BROS. GREAT REMOVAL SALE All the new Spring goods reduced far below the regular prices. All small lots and broken lines must be sold this week. We have marked these lots at half price and in many instances much less. Surely many wonderful bargains await you, this the last V t. c DTP TT2frr A T CATC ween, ui uui joivi iuiuj v jslu, Lace Bargains Two, lots ot "wash laces. They come 1n edgings and Ins., to match, from 1' to 7 Inches wld. LOT 1 comprises the English wash torchons, 1 to A Inches wide, edging and Ins., per- Mn yard fli LOT 2 are 'Normandy and "Ft. de Paris, Qn from 3 to 7 Inches wide, per yard ou Ribbon Bargains 2-lnch wide fancy silk hair ribbons, all fl silk, redwhite, pink, light blue, per yd. ru Notion Dept. 6-yard pes. white Mn finishing braid tI Linen thread. -J Q q Ladles' parses, IKfi reduced from 50c to..-....:..-. I Ob Side t . - .' Cp combs Uu Pearl buttons, -li 'm i . C 2 doz. far -. .J:.. Ob Cut-steel Chantilly ' ' nn. bags, each ". &0U Silk Windsor! ties. 5c.- - r. 2 doz. for uu Hooks and Eyes, 2 doz. 1 n for , I New Wash Goods S00 yards of figured lawns, dainty patterns,, fast colors. Regular 8c qualities. Removal Cln sale price - 02u 1000 yards of pretty figured challles, handsome designs and colorings, worth 12c' yard. Qn Removal sale price 3 b White India linens, Victoria lawns, dimities. Ox fords, piques and all other white and colored Summer fabrics at removal sale prices. Cloak Dept. Ladles' jackets and capes at reduced prices. Silks, walking and drees skirts all reduced. Children's dresses, large assortment all re duced. Shirtwaists, all new at reduced prices: Hosiery and Underwear Children's tan cotton hose, seamless, and ' Qn fine ribbed, all sizes. Sale Tjrlce.i I...'... . ub . Ladies laqe -"lisle: hose, black, and ' tan nc. -color, values from 35c to 50c. Sale price- Zuu Children's, fine ribbed cotton hose, slight Imper--, fections in making, regular 50c value. ICn" Sale price luu Ladles' long-sleeve vests and' pants. Spring weight; also odds and ends In pants. 4 re values up to 75c. To dose, sale price. . lib Ladies' sleeveless vests and. knee pants. In ecru and white, taped neck and armholes, reg- 4 Q alar "Oc vajue. Sale price lib .Ladles union suits, sleeveless vests and knee) pants, Summer weight, o0c value. Sale Children's union- suits medium -weight, suit able for Spring wear, all sizes.. Spe- no. cial sale price O&b Dress Goods Bargains 500 yards' wool walsting, all the pretty colors, with fancy stripes. These are good 25c 4Qn values. Removal sale price 1 0b 900 yards wool plaids, crepe finish, 34 Inches wide, bright colors, assorted styles, regu- Qft lar 30c qualities. Removal sale price.... lob 38-lnch all-wool cheviots, in colors, navy, brown, reds, green and black, excellent, values, A En at 65c yard. Removal sale price K)b 46-lnch brilllantine, colors black and navy blue only, bright silk luster finish, regular A En 65c values. Removal sale price HtJxi 62 and 46-Inch fine all-wool beige, mohairs, Henriettas,-serges and other makes, in black and colors, regular 75c and 85c qualities. CQn Removal sale price 00b Entire stock of dress goods. Including new Spring" arrivals, at removal sale price. Linings Spun glass, 36 Inches wide, black and all colors, sold everywhere at 25c yard. Removal 4 On sale price- I Ob 36-lnch sateen, in all the. staple and high colors, fine quality and .finish, worth 25c yard. 1 0p Removal sale price I Uu 500 yards pcrcaline, 36 Inches wide, colors black, drab and brown, good 12c value. Re- Qn mcval sale price ub I Silk and Velvets 20-lnch Jap silks, all colors, excellent quality T and cheap at 40c yard. Removal sale QQft (a -price uZu (!) 20-lnch taffeta, silks, in black and all colors, wear guaranteed, best 85c values In the coun- CQn f) try. Removal sale price - 00b T Black peau de sole silk. 22 inches wide, fine, firm "quality, worth ?1 yard. Removal sale yjg Comforters and Blankets 'All qualities at removal sale prices.- KC 36 Jarge-size cotton-filled comforters, covered with silkoline on both sides and nicely stitched, & our regular $1.25 yard, Removal sale QQn price OQb 48 full-size comforters, covered with figured sat- vs? een on both sides, white cotton filling, scroll stitched, worth JL75 each. Removal CM nn sale price $ liuu 36 pairs of Oregon blankets, in mottled and plain gray, warm, .heavy klndj regular Pn nn price $3.50. Removal sale price $ZiOU EO mlrs fnll-siie wool-finish cotton hlanbta. tan and gray colors, worth ?1.25x pair. Qfln fiL Removal sale price ullb r 25 pairs fine white wool blankets, large, size, ex cellent values at J5.90. Removal sale tf nc price 4iD0 Shoe Bargains $2.25 Women's Shoes, $1.73 Women's lace shoes, plump, soft, vlcl kid, upper soles of solid, flexible leather, $2.25 grade. Removal- price. $1.73 $1.50 Women's Slippers, 98c Women's kid slippers, with or -without straps and hows, band-turn soles, regular $1.50 values. Removal price $2.00 Girls' Shoes, $1.58 Girls' school kid, lace, extension. tips, made to stand the hard wear. grades, sizes 8 to 2. Removal price 98c soles, patent S ...$1.58 & LAST WEEK OF WONDERFUL BARGAINS PORTLAND'S FASTEST GROWING STORE FIFTH AND YAMHILL STS., TEMPORARY LAST WEEK ; OF BIG REMOVAL SALE -CVORIC OX SAWMILL. ScoirhonsFS Interfere With Driving; .Piles on East Water Street. Work on tho sawmill plsnt of the Stand ard Box Factory Company, at the foot ot East Oak and East Ash streets. Is pro- Kresslnic Contractor Ben Smith has had his driver driving piles for a roadway on East water street. Between East oak ana East Ash- streets. The presence of the housebarges has Interfered, and continues to Interfere with the work. Twenty of these houses are now Imprisoned on block 2. between East Oak and E4st Ash, by the Dlles lust anven on taax. water street. The plledrlvlng' also has come to a halt by the refusal ot one owner to move his banre. which diocks runner progress. Between East Ash and East Ankeny all the barges have been moved away, and work has been commenced on the sawmill. The slip on which logs are pulled up Into the mill is being ouiit nrst. Ibissalo-Street Consrreftatlonal. At the Hassalo-Street Congregational Church. .Charles E. Chase, pastor, the morning service Is at 10:10 A. 11.. with sermon and special Easter music. Includ ing an organ prelude from Q. F. Handel, by Miss McKercher: "Easter Hymn. With Alleluias." by Lyra Dlrldlc 1T0S; "Hymn Fortunatus." by Sir Arthur Sullivan: "Hymn illcaea," by Bishop Reginald Heber: anthem, "Holy Lord. God Al mighty," by H. R. Skelty, rendered by double quartet; solo by Mr. Thompson, "Calvary," by Rodney: organ postlude from "A Valentl," by Miss McKercher. Sunday school, with Easter lesson and music, opens at 12 M. The Christian En deavor Society meets at t:U: subject. "The Resurrection." Miss Lottie Hamp ton will sing 'The Door of Hope." The leader Is Miss Rosalind E. Chase. Even ing service opens at 7:45, with special music by the Ladles Quartet. All are welcome. Take Irvlngton or Woodlawn care to Hassalo street. East Side 5oes. Mrs. J. Bunley, who lives at KM East Twenty-seventh street, sustained a frac ture of her left arm. She was standing talking, to a friend when she fainted arid tell. ' Arbor day, was- observed .by the Wood stock School. Under the direction ot Principal Miller, about 3) trees were planted on the school ground. "TOSTOFFICE AT BORIXG. Town Is Ready for Stall Before Train Service Starts. GRESHAM. On. April XL SpecIaL The new railway town of Boring, on the line ot the Oregon Water Power & Rail way Company, five miles beyond this place, has. been granted a postoffice. with Tone Foster as postmaster. Mr. Foster has Sled hts bond and will open the office for boats as soon as bis commission arrives from Washington. A portion of the necessary supplies arrived here yes terday. Boring Is on rural route No. S from this ofllce, and why the department should put a postofflce there Is not quite clear, especially as nearly all the people there are patronizing the rural delivery. Application for the office was made laK Summer, before the rural route was asked for. and as the two branches of the serv ice are under different management, it Is probable that the conHlct Is not known by the head of either division. No provision has yet been made for de livery and dispatch of malls, and trains will not be rchning to Boring for several months yet, so It Is a problem for Post master Foster to solve as to how he Is going to run the postofflce after he gets It. Steam Shovel Gone. The deep cut through the bank across Johnson Creek, has been finished and the steam shovel has been sent away, after a steady Job, lasting over two months. Deep fills were made across the gulches at either end of the cut. and the site for the. new depot and freight warehouse has been maA level. The roadbed Is now practically completed for about six miles further on, except In a few places, where other deep cuts and fills are being made. The steam shovel was sent to Montana, where tbe contractors have another Job of railroad work. Crushing; Rock. Engineer Prettyman has Just put the big rock" crusher In operation, at Rock wood. ,wbero there Is a great pile of cobble-stones ready to be crushed. -The fur nace has been fitted to burn oil. and a tank holding 600. gallons Is the source of fuel. The rock" to be crushed "will be used on the different roads In the vicin ity. Farmers Telephone. An effort will be made to give the farm ers In this vicinity a "farmers telephone" service. A committee of citizens has un dertaken to promote the scheme and win wait upon the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company with an application tor the extension, of their service here. Falling to get satlsfictlon in that direc tion, the committee, will organise a com pany, as they now have assurance ot about SO subscribers to the system. W. W. Cotton's branch creamery on the Crane farm Is about ready to begin opera tions. Besides the necessary machinery, a hydraulic ram has been placed In opera tion at a spring near by. which furnishes a good supply of excellent water. Mr. Cotton's enterprise will give an Impetus to the dairy Interests of the Columbia Slough, as the farmers along the Sandy rdad can now sell all their milk for the beat prices, going. Fire at Fatrvleiv. The bouse ot J. P. Hlslln. In Falrvlew. was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. IUwas occupied by Mr. aad Mrs. Byers. J. Set ram first saw the fire and gave tbe alarm. With the assistance of neighbors, tbe furniture was saved. The loss was estimated at There was. no Insur ance. The fire waa caused by a defective flue. Yanderbllt Wnlpa Camera Fiend. CHICAGO, April 1L A dtspatcs to the Tribune from Newport, R. I., says: Regi nald C. Vanderbllt used his whip on a man with a camera who was trying to get a snap shot of him and Miss Nell son while they were out riding together. Near Hill Top cottage they met a carriage by the side of the roadway In which were three newspaper men, one of whom held the camera. Before the picture, could be taken Vanderbllt reached out with his whip and cut the camera man'across the shoulders and spoiled the exposure. Van derbllt stopped his horse, and, getting out. went to a policeman, who happened to be near, and said he was tired of being photographed. Third Quarter of Hill Military. The third quarter ot the current school year at the 11111 Military Academy ended April 9. The following cadets gained the highest standing In studies during that period: In the academic department. Walter B. Gleason. with honorable men tion ot William H. Burton: In the pre paratory department, Seymour Graham and Frank Scott, with honorable mention of Harry R. Hobrecker: In the primary department, C Jerrold Owen, with hon orable mentlpn of Harold Sanford. The roll of honor for excellence In studies, deportment and attendance during the quarter Is as follows: Gerald J. Bar rett. Percy O. Bretherton. William H. Burton. Fred W. Durbln, Allan C Fletch er. Walter B. Gleason. Leo Hahn. Fred E. Hansen. John R. Holman. Ogden Mar shall. Victor McFarland, Wilson T. Mays. E. Maxwell Mitchell. Robert D. Mc Monles. W. B. Moy. C. Jerrold Owen. Robert, C. Rountree. Harold Sanford, Harvey M. Stackpole, all of Portland: Roy F. Alexander; Pendleton, Or.; Rob ert C Brodle. Palestine, Or.; Richard F. Brown. Valdes. Alaska: Asahel Bush. Salem, Or.; Wallace A. Busaelle, Seattle, Wash.: Harris F. French. Robert 3. French, Cove, Or.: Augustus E. Mac Donald, Rossland, B. C: John H. Mitch, ell. The Dalles, Or.; John H. Palmer, Everett. Wash.: Marshall G. Pettis. Eu gene, Or.; Charles H. Robblns, Sumpter. Or.; Leon E. Savage, Northport, Wash.; Frank 'Scott, Woodlawn. Or.: Fred L. Stanton. Spokane, Wash.: Herbert W. Whiting. Qulney, CaL; E. Cecil Wood cock, Tbe Dalles. Or. Queer Hobby of an Author. Leslie's Weekly. Among' the hobbles ot authors, none perhaps. !a more curious than that of Arthur Morrison, whose novel of the Lon don slums. " The Hole In the Wan." has recently been published. Mr. Morrison spends hts lelwre "moments and epare cash In collecting Japanese art- For years he has been mousing all over London, and although be Is a comparatively poor man. he has succeeed In acquiring treasures of' Japanese art. books of drawings and of prints, etci This he does by frequenting Junk shops and .pawn shops In the river side slums, where sailors bring their od dities collected In foreign lands. A friend of Morrison's who does missionary "woric In the slums, relates how he once saw the author coming out of a notorious "fence," with an expression of beatific Joy on hid face. "You look as if you had discovered a gold mine," said the friend. "Better than that," replied Morrison. "I've got a beau tiful Ivory for six shillings, and a brand new Incident for my1 next book for noth ing. 1 Htaalaslppl-Avenue ConsjreKational. At Mississippi-Avenue Congregational Church, corner Fremont and Mississippi avenue, services today are a3 follows: 10' A. M., Sunday school. J. H. Upham, superintendent. There will be no 'morn ing preaching service. At 6:30 P. It.. Young People's Society of Christian En deavor: topic, Christ's teaching about the resurrection: leader. Earnest Simmons; 7:30 P. M., special Easter services by Sun day school. LOOK AT THIS, THEN SUIT YOURSELF Solid oak chiffonier, atie 6 feet hlxh. t feet VA inches wide. 18 Inches 6ep, 5 drawers. 1 top drawer, swell bevel mir ror. Price, $11.00 Golden Oak Rocker, similar to cut, cobbler seat, special $2.50 9 & Extension Table. Just like cut. 6 feet long, when extended, all hard wood; size ot top 42 Inches : the pric!??.: 55-50 After reading this, If you are not perfectly satisfied that we are of fering the best Furniture values In the city it is your privilege to make further Inquiries. The more you Investigate the better It, will please us. Our goods at the marked prices sell themselves, without the aid of the salesman. S o Couch, like cut, covered with the best velours, any color de sired; the best black steel springs used, fringed all around: regular price. 13.00. We will sell SO of these couches at, jg Same couches In Russian da mesk. Price. 15 00. Bedroom Suits. 3 pieces. gold-C-i e en flntah....4I Cotton felt Mattress 45 lbs.. cm h price -9 1 v Iron Beds. like cut, in full or cr tc i size, well enameled; price O We have Iron Beds as low as 3.S, 1 Sewing Rockers, cane seat, $1.25 in! This roll-top Desk. E0 incbe? long-, i feet 6 Inches deep, equipped with pigeon-hole drawers on hoth sides regular price, 12.50; Con ni this. week. -?-U.Uv TAUBENHE1MER & SCHMEER CARPET & FURNITURE CO., 166-168 FIRST ST. J- 9