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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1906)
It THE .SUNDAY OREGON! AN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 12, 1906. gether at the state election, and the majority voted dry. It wag well known that the majority of the voters in Free water wanted an open town. i row. C1AL BACK TO HIS OLD CHURCH PORTLAND WOfl BY NEWSIES C. E. Loss Gives Preference Order to Superintendent. FOR COOS BAY EXTENSION Oregon Line, He Says, and Oregon Merchants, Whose Headquarters Is Portland, Should Be Given Preference. Portland merchants are to be given preference over these- -&t other cities in the purchase, of supplies' for the construc tion of the first 20 miles of the .Drain Coos Bay- extension of the) Southern Pa cific, according to C & -Loss, head of the San Francisco company which holds the contract for this section of the new line. Mr. Loss Is now in Portland and yester day sent thfc following message to W. J Ford, hie general superintendent, at Drain: "Portland is headquarters for Oregon merchants. Give them preference in all purchases." "I believe it is proper that Portland should have this business," said Mr. Loss ' last night. "This is an Oregon line and it is only right that local merchants should be favored over those in other states in the purchase of supplies for its construction. In response to my tele gram, one of the representatives of my company, T. J. Town, is coming to this city immediately to purchase supplies for the work near Drain." Mr. Loss thinks his company ' will be able to have all necessary supplies on hand for commencing work within the next ten days. He does not anticipate much trouble in securing labor, as his company already has fully 250 men ready as soon as they are wanted. In' Portland Mr. Loss Is engaged in at tending to matters concerning the oper ation of the affairs of the United Rail ways Company, a controlling interest in which his company, now holds. Accord ing to his statements, it is expected that the company will be ready within the next week to take definite steps towards the construction of lines under the Portland franchises which it holds. The several lines within the city limits are to no lnsianea Derore any steps are iaen towards laying the outside lines. The Front-street line, will be the first to re ceive attention, he says; after that, the one on Pettygrove and out Seventh. "We have positive assurance of finan cial backing for the construction of all of our lines within the - city," he said last night. "Before any bids are let, how ever, it will be necessary to get all of our data ill shape. This is now being done as rapidly as possible. It will probably be a month before work on Front street will commence, as it will take that long to get the rails here from the Bast. "As soon as, the lines within the city are completed we shall commence grad ing and laying track toward Forest Grove. We regard that as one of the most im portant lines to be laid and a reliable company has agreed to take the bonds for il.1 construction. The country to be tapped i very rich and we have so much faith in it that we have interested parties in it' who are going to establish a new townslte along tha route of the proposed lino. Thoy have already secured options on a large tract of land and have In view a certain Industry which they will estab lish, the character of which they are not yet ready to announce This industry will furnish employment for several hun dred men and we, regard the proposition one of importance." . FEITER VOTES WET I'M ATI LI- A TOWN TAKES PLACE BESIDE COQt'ilXE, IN COOS. Kunieroua Other Tonna May Follow Suit Unless Test Court Case Heads Tem Off. Another of the towns in Oregon that voted dry at the late election Una voted a wet charter undef the constitutional amendment, Kreewater yesterday tak ing its place alongside Coquille. Free water and Coquille are the only two places that have by the medium of special elections voted for saloons but there are several others which are se riously considering the advisability ot following suit. I'nliss some legal action is taken by the temperance workers to prevent the exemption of dry towns from the local-option law under .the provisions of the constitutional .'imendment, which permits cities to enact their own charters, spe cial elections may soon become the or der of the day all through the dry bells. Some other cities are holding off until the issue has been settled in the courts. Hr.. Clarence True Wilson, president of the Anti-Saloon League of Oregon, has announced that u test case would be made. Anti-Suloon Leaguers, Prohibitionists and temperance work ors in general declare that . the cities have no right to adopt charters that conflict with the criminal code of the state. They contend that the local option law Is part of the criminal law, as it provides penalties for its viola tion. But the other side is just as em phatic in its contentions that the local option law is not part of the criminal code and upon this point hinges the nuestion whether dry towns can be voted wet. There Is much significance attached to the Coquille and Freewater elec tions, as they show that unless the local-option law is a part of the crim-. inal law, much of the' effects ot the last flection will be undone. Many of the cities which are now dry voted wet, but being linked with other dis tricts could not overcome the heavy prohibition vote. They were voted dry against their will. Among the Oregon towns that may hold special elections to adopt new charters so that the sale of liquor may be licensed are: Enter prise. Loptlne, Jorfenh, Wallowa County; Wrsco,. Sherman County, and Eugene, Albany, and McMinnville. Rev. George E. Hawes, D. D., Will Discourse to United Presbyterians. Rev. George E. Hawes, D. D.. pas tor of the First United Presbyterian Church, Braddock, ' Pa-, and his family arrived Saturday night for a month's visit in the city. For seven years, from 1892 to IS99, Mr. Hawes wa pas tor of the First United Presbyterian Church, Sixth and Montgomery' streets. He comes now upon the invitation of his old congregation to occupy its pul pit during the absence of Rev. A. W. Wilson, who is spending his vacation with his family at Ocean Side Park. Mr. Hawes Is the retiring general secretary of the Young People's move ment of his denomination and on of its prominent preachers. He comes di rect from the national convention of Young People's Societies, which was held in Dayton, Ohio, August 1 to 5, and the Portland congregation feels that it is highly favored. Since leaving Portland Mr. Hawes Prizes Given Them for Best Essays on Birds. BLUEBIRD AND KINGFISHER RETURNS T0 OI,r CHURCH FOR A MONTH. J: A. . V f T lYWtl Rev. George E. Hawes, D. p.. Now of Braddock, Fa. has suffered the loss of a foot; but the past year has been one of remarkable activity, one of the best years of his entire ministry, over 100 persons hav ing united with the Braddock congre gation in that time. Tomorrow morn ing he will occupy again for the first time in seven years the pulpit of the church on Montgomery street, and many who knew him then will be glad to hear from his lips again the mes sage of the gospel. ITALIANS' SAVINGS TAKEN Natives of Sunny Land in Clouded Depths of Despair. The savings of months, belonging to Italian laborers rooming at 6ul Fifth street, were stolen from a trunk yester day morning. Italians were raging around the station yesterday demanding that the police have the money restored. Lewis FarehH an Italian, is accused or having riflled the trunk. Mrs. Mary Car- lano, proprietor of the rooming-house and mother-in-law of Farcbi, left her rooms for a few minutes, leaving the young man alone. Farchi is said to have lifted the trunk lid and escaped witn tne money. The money was maae up in smaii packages with the names of the owners on each little bundle. Learning that their .savings, had disap peared, the Italians asked their banker to see that it was returned. Mrs. Car- lano notified the police, but as she re fused to have a warrant sworn out for the arrest of her son-in-law, the depart ment could not handle the case because the woman refused to prosecute. Cap tain Bruin is now waiting for one ot the Italian victims to swear to a complaint' against Farchi. Dr. Dunsmore to Preach. Rev. H. Charles Dunsmore, D. D.. will occupy the pulpit of the Marshall-Street Presbyterian Church this morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. Dunsmore came here from Wyoming as superintendent of the Wyo ming state exhibit at the Exposition, and at the close of the fair decided to locate In Portland. Lad Taught Elements of Ornithol ogy by Bird-Loving Teacher, Who Instructs Them During Strolls After School. The regular meeting of the Oregon Audobon Society was held in the society's room in the City Hall building last even ing, when' prizes were awarded to the winners of the blra essay contest. Both prizes were won by Portland newsboys, the first of J12, by Joseph Fritz, aged 14. on an essay entitled "The Bluebird," and the second, of iS. to 'Tony Perelle, aged 14, who wrote about "The Kingfisher." Both boys are members of Miss Fanny Porter's class at the Failing school, young Frit having completed the ninth grade last year, and young Perelle lack ing only a half year of it. Miss Porter takes great interest in birds and has led her pupils to study them. She takes her class for strolls after school to study various birds. As. a result, her pupils have captured nearly all prizes offered for articles on birds. Joseph Fritz, winner of the first prize, was also the winner of the birdhouse prize offered by the society some months ago, and the story which wins this prize Is a description of the tenants of the prize-winning birdhouse. Money for - the above prizes has been donated, since the death of John Bur roughs, by a member of the society who prefers to have her name withheld. About 30 pupils contested, all but one being from Miss Porter's class in the Failing school. President W. L. Finley,, who presided, having invited the society -to spend a day at his home at Jenning"s Lodge, it was decided to hold an outing there next Sat urday.. The members of the society will take an Oregon City car at the corner of First and Alder streets at 3.40 Saturday afternoon and spend the evening with Mr. Finley in studying birds and in hav ing ', a social good time. Following are the prize-winning essays: THE BLUEBIRD. By Joseph Fritz, Aged 14, Failing School, 8B The year 1906 has been he most pleas ant year that I have had since I was 9 years old, for I am almost alone in the world, and a little boy. For the cause of my extreme happiness this year I may thank two of my teachers in Portland. One Is Miss Porter, who teaches the ninth grade at Failing School, and the other my manual training instructor, Mr. Greenleaf. Miss Porter first interested me In birds when I passed to her room by her in teresting class talks. She used to have us observe all the birds, and bring in our information and tell It to our class mates. - Then Mr. Greenleaf interested me In making blrdhouses. I finally tugged, sawed, hammered, planed, and the result was a blrdnouse. The next thing was to get a tenant. I pondeTed for some time, thinking what was the best thing to do. bo finally 1 set it out on the top of a clothesline pole and a bluebird began to build in it, but the day came to hand in our houses, so I had to take the nest out of the house. Then I took a cigarbox and nailed it on the same pole and in a few days the same bluebird came. Then I began to watch it closely, and I. noticed that its mate was looking for another place, but the brighter bluebird, which was the male, told the female that It had found a suitable home. The birds at first brought all the straw and hair they could. They worked about one week on getting materials and build ing their nest. They worked about one day in rounding the nest out to have a place for tneir eggs and young. The next thing they did was to take a bath down at the creek, about one block from our house. The next day I noticed that the female bird was not to be seen. I began to think. Then all of a sudden, a thought came to my mind that it was laying its eggs. After four days had passed, I peeped into the nest, and I saw four small eggs in it. It seemed as if the birds would take one day apiece to set on the eggs. While the birds were tak ing their turns on setting, they would feed each other. The eggs did not hatch for two weeks. There were three eggs out of the four that hatched. A" few weeks had passed and I noticed that the young would put their heads out of the box and watch the mother and father get their food. The young birds would take turns in getting their food. The next thing was to teach them to fly. They were about two weeks old and it took them six days to learn. The par ents would sit on a telegraph wire and give their young instructions. About a week afterwards the birds began to get their own food. 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Illl I 1 JIM Porch Furniture at Cost And to close out our line a great many pieces, will be sold at less than cost. $3.75 Rustic Birch Rocker $2.25 $6.50 Rustic Birch Rocker $4.25 $6.00 "White Maple Chair $3.50 $3.75 Rustic Hickory Rocker $2.50 $13.50 Mammoth Rustic Rocker $8.00 $4.00 Reed Seat and Back Rocker $2.75 $4.00 Rattan Seat Chair.$2.50 crumbs. After the birds were - able to fly as well as their parents they would fly around in the air ' and enjoy- them selves. The birds were now about one month and a half old. They flew away to have their own in the world. About two weeks later the older birds flew away. I hope they will return next Spring, for I want to continue my ac quaintance with my bird friends. No one knows the pleasure that I have enjoyed during my bird observations this year. Their sweet songs have cheered ray lonely hours, and made life seem worth living. ' r THE KINGFISHER. Tony Perelle, Aged 14, Falling School, 9A. I have many friends- in Portland, but I must also say that I havemany feathered friends. Among these is the kingfisher; this bird is a little larger than a robin. It makes its nest near the banks of streams. Some times, in making its nest, the kingfisher finds an old water rat's hole, and here it makes it nest out of bones and dry grass. The kingfishers swallow fishes', but they save some of the bones to build their nests. The father bird also helps to sit on the eggs, and when the eggs are hatched it carries food to its little ones. The little birds have plenty of room to play in their large hall before they can fly. This bird lays five white eggs. They love little trout streams, with wooded and precipitous banks, where they can not be molested. Fish is the principal food of the king fisher, but it also eats various kinds of insects, shrimp, and even small crabs. The kingfishers have a crest of feathers on the ' top of their heads, which they can raise and lower, especially when trying to drive Intruders away from their nests. The. wings are long- and pointed, and the bill is longer than the head. ' The voice is harsh and monotonous. CONTRIBUTE FOR REFUGEE E fi RYLAND ATNIGHT Bruin and Slover Dig Up Two Bits for Deserving San Franciscan. Police headquarters will soon be made a charity institution, if police captains continue to make the same wild con tributions as were made last night. Frank Morris, a San Francisco refugee, who, after several weeks of idleness, found a. position at the Ainsworth dock, asked for a free bed and a meal at the station last night. He had earned $1.60 the day before, but had settled up unpaid bills with the amount. Not desiring to ask for charity other than at the station. Morris went there as a last resort. Cap tain Bruin said that such men could not be harbored at .the City Prison. He dug up 15 cents and Captain Slover contrib uted a dime. The proceeds of the pot were turned over to the young man, and he was told to seek a meal and a bed elsewhere. According to the census of 1901 there were 19. 738.468 Hindoo widows In India, of whom 321.740 were under 15 years old. The Oaks Is a City of Dreams and Enchantment. ATTRACTIONS DRAW CROWD Marian Liijens AV11I Continue Her Sensational High Fire Dive, and .Monday Frank Comar Will Do "Dip of Death." No matter how large the crowds at "The Oaks," there is always amusement for everybody. In addition to the one hundred amusements, each of the highest merit, there are new attractions in the shape of open-air acts of the best that VOTE WET: ONLY 11 DRY Saloon Next in Order Unless Prohi bitionists Interfere. FREEWATER, Or., Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) A special election was held here today to ascertain whether the ma jority of the voters are - in favor of amending the city charter so that the municipality will, have the power to issue saloon licenses. There were 63 votes polled, 5a in favor of wet and 11 voles for a dry town. It Is understood that a saloon will be. opened in a short tim although it is rumored that the prohibitionists in the- neighboring precincts will give them a warm re rrptioti. The town of Freewater was always wet until a year ago last June when three precincts, Milton, Free water ana I'erndalc, were ioined. to.- . ... . " y ' ' ' 1 ! ' ' fx - if:' " ' f -I !! ' .i 1 - ' - . i Y '- ! fT - - i - 'Hi - ; ' ! llinuss: , r , v-m - , isvj- iHUU M'-:m mutt !.. : i f:.fc:;... 'J i .' ..i;:': - ' ' '- .' '. ?l I pS;8::.ht-,. t- ' - '-! i- MI2Ifc.f?-W : . ' '"ivl f -1 ' !' , .? . - " :yx:.' ': r Over this spur track will be brought PORTXAXD SEATTLE KATLROAD BEGINS WORK ON SWAN ISLAND BRIDGE ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE RIVER. Work was begun this week In framing the caissons for the Willamette River bridge, now being built by the Portland 4 Seattle Railway. The caissons, which will be sunk to hard gravel below the bed of th. river to give & secure foundation for the big steel bridge, are being made of heavy timbers, strongly bolted together with heavy irons. The picture shows the construction dock lately erected at the west, end of the bridge opposite St. Johns. It is In the form of a big T, with a track funning on the pier, yie construction materials for the bridge ana the heavy steel for the superstructure. Work Is progressing favorably In accomplishing the preliminaries' to actual work rfn the bridge proper. A large crew of men is working under the direction of Ernest Nickerson, resident engineer, and com fortable quarters have been arranged for them. The pneumatic foundations will be commenced as soon as the caissons are completed,, and "a.nd hogs," men who work In compressed air at the botom of the river, inclosed in the huge caJeons, will dig away the silt of the river's bottom until the caissons rest on solid gravel. Then the space inclosed by the big timbers will be tilled with concrete, and the bridge will be reared above these piers. have ever been seen in the T'niled States. As "The Oaks" excels In the scope and character of its entertainment, no thfi electric lighting is claimed to excel any thin? in other parks. Words fail to de scribe the electrical illumination, and it Is without exaggeration the most lavish and extensive example of spectacular illu mination In the way of electricity on the Coast. At night "The Oaks" is a ver itable Fairyland, a city of dreams and en chantment. The ligrbts from the towers, domes and domicile of the buildings on "The Avenue" flash Into dazzling irides cense, and so intense and brilliant are these lights that the illumination is vis ible for miles inland and on the Wil lamette. Attractions Draw Crowds. . All the popular attractions still draw large crowds, and the opening of the park free to ladies and children on Tues day and Thursday afternoons to 6 o'clock has drawn still larger crowds than at any time since the first week. The Old Mill, the Giant Whirl, the Dancing Pavilion, Hale's Tour of the World, the Figure Eight, the Mystic Maze, the Funny Bumps, the Chutes, Temple of Mirth and the marvelous Jap enese Exhibit, all come In for a share of the business. At present the Bathing Pa vilion Is drawing a great deal of atten tion. Prices have been made popular by Issuing a special ticket good for a bath and admission to the park from 8 until 11:30 in the morning, with free lessons by an expert teacher in swimming and high diving. This has served to Increase tho attendance. i Roller-skating has been unusually well patronized I nthe rink at "The Oaks," which is one of the finest in the country, and novelties are introduced each week. A movement is on foot to have a real professional baseball game on skates at an early date. Magnificent fireworks are displayed every Thursday night, and prizes are given each Wednesday night at the Pancing Pavilion for the best waltz ers.' . - - . ' , High Fire Dlvo a Sensation. .Among the neat features Is the contin uance for another fortnight of Marian LiljeriSj who has created a great sensa tion by her novel act, the High Fire Dive from a 75-foot pole Into thet Willamette River. . Few are aware wlio have not seen this marvelous act that a large quantity of gasoline -is poured over the penormer and lighted which entirely envelops her with fire prior to her making the plunge Into the river, where the flames are extin guished. - A new act, which will he seen for the first time on Monday afternoon and every afternoon and night for a fortnight, is the "Dip of Death," by Frank Comar. whose sensational aerial terrific plunge through space has been Justly termed the title which it bears. Children's Carnival Tuesday. On Tuesday . Manager Friedlander has arranged for a Children's Carnival Day, when all children and. women will be ad mitted free into the park to witness. among many other features, the crowning or Cinderella, tne presentation to the lucky girl of Cinderella's Golden Slippers (providing she can' wear them); the Grand March and beautiful May-pole dance, aitd other unique features. A number of well- known children artists will take part. among them Max Shaul!. the wonderful little singer and dancer. The Dancing Pa vilion will be given over free to children and prizes offered to the best boy and girl waltzers. ' There is also another great'' attraction on the way to Portland, the first exhibi tion of Galatea, a wonderful illusion of the 20th century, illustrating the beautiful Greek myth.,of that name in the nature of a marble" statue, which turns into a beautiful living woman in full view of the crowds. . A grand masquerade ball Is also being arranged to take place at an early date. It will also be welcome news to the pub lic to learn that the committee represent ing the Federated Trades has selected "The Oaks," where they will celebrate Labor Lay, on Monday, September 3,