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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1909)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, JANUARY 3, 1909. WESTERN LINES OF ST. PAUL UNITED Corporation to Be Known as Chicago, Milwaukee and . Puget Sound. CAPITAL IS $100,000,000 Headquarter KMabliMied in Seattle and H. It. William Made Man ager Offii-ers to Control MOO .Miles of Railroad. 3KATTT.E. Jan. i (Special Chicago. Milwaukee ruget Sound In the name of the railroad company which was formed In this rlty today to take over the hold ings of tlie four subsidiary state railroad corporation which were formed to ex tend the Milwaukee to the raeMc. These roads, known a the Chi.ago. Milkaukoe A Si. Taul of Washington, of Idaho, of Montana and of 5outh Dakota, went out of existence today and from Mohridge on the Missouri River to this rlty an In dependent company exists except for r!ote commercial connection from the Chicago. Milwaukee .t. Pan!. Wit!) the change of the company came an increase of capitalization to $100. o 00. tie advancrmcnt of H R. Wll I'ams from president nf the Washlng ton & Malio cotnpanlr to the presi dency of the new company and posi tive establishment of the headquarter of the new company In this city. The board of director waa Increased from three to 15. most of the new director being Seattle men who aie Identified In some official capacity with the com pany. Mr. William will continue as chairman of the board. The officer of the Chicago. Milwaukee Puget Sound, who will control imme diately 14) milr of the St. Paul's track age, were chosen principally from the old Washington corporation. They are: H. R. William, of Seattle, former general manager of the St. Paul and the man in charge of the west end work from the start, president: A. M. Insersoll. of Ta coma. vice-president; K. I. Bewail, for mer president of the 3onth Dakota and Montana corporations, vice-president; El J. Pearson, of Seattle, chief Engineer: H. H. Field, of Seattle, general Counsel; R. W. Cook, of Seattle, secretary; F. G. Ranney. of Chicago, treasurer; A. H. Parkley. of Seattle, aasisiant treasurer: W. N. D. Wlnne. of Chicago, general auditor; C. E. Kent, of Seattle, account ant. TO IS-Sl'K 4 PEK CKXT BONDS Prtnent Company to Take l"p Issue, Is New York Report. NEW YORK. Jan. ".Preliminary steps have been taken toward the capital ization of the Pacific Coast extension of the Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul Rall wav Company, which will provide for a tots! bonded debt of I?0.00n.0o0. cover ing the extension, should that amount be necessary. The first step was taken, it was an nounced today, at a meeting of stock holders of the Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul Railroad Company of Washington in Seattle last Thursday, when the cap ital stock of the company was increased from J3.0O0.000 to lloo.00O.OO0 and the corporate name changed to the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Com pany, which will control the Pacific Coast extension. I'nder the law of Washing ton, a company's bonded debt ennnot ex ceed twice the amount of Its capital stock, and It I understood that even tually an Issue of $OD.Oo.ono first mort gage 3 per cent bonds will be authorized. The entire capital stock of JlnO.OOO.OOi) i to be held in the treasury of the parent rompanv. the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company proper, which is a Wisconsin corporation and none of It. It Is understood, is at any time to be of fered for sale. OPERATION FAILS TO SAVE Mrs. Rhoda Williams, of Oregon City, Die in Hospital. OREWS CITT. Or.. Jan. 2. Spe rial.) M-s. Rhoda Williams, wife of Daniel W. William, of this city, died at & o'clock yesterday at St. Vincent's Hospital at Portland, aged 68 years. She waa born in I.landoverg. Carmarthen shire. Wale. December II. ISto. She Is survived by a husband, three daughters and one son. Mr. K. II. Barker, of Seat tle; Mrs. c. G. Norberg and Mrs. J. K. wrfti. of KeiioKg. Idaho, and Hiram Williams, of Kceler. Cal. Her son, Dan iel w.. Jr. died last April. She had been 111 for several months and wa taken to Portland for an oper ation, in the hope that her life might be saved. WEDDINGS SHOW INCREASE .More Marriages in Old Yamhill in ltOS Than Prextoas) Years. M'MINNVILLK. Or.. Jan. 1 (Special.) Data on file In the office of the County Clerk ahow that the people of old Yam hill have loved each other better during the 12 months Just ended than they did during 'the previous II months, as Indi cated by the number of marriage licenses Issued. There were i permit to wed Issued in V. or IS more than the year previous. Bit during the same period 14 couples were relieved of their yoke in the di vorce court, with four or five other cases now pending. FRUITMEN WILL ORGANIZE Marion County Grower Tlan Co-operative MtippitiK I'nion. PAL KM. Or.. Jan. t (Special.) The flrt steps toward the organization of a fruitgrowers union were taken today w!en. at a mass meeting of growers. John Pe.mberton. K. C. Armstrong, Charles Lorg.and William Zosel were ap pointed a committee to report a plan of organization next Saturday. The plan of the Puyallup organization was gen erally approved. Tout will be modified to meet local conditions. The organisa tion will handle fresh fruits and prob ably operate a cooler. SECURE COVETED NUMBERS I.I mi County Hanter Gain Licenses They flight For. Thomas French, l-yer-old son of F. M. French,, of this city, secured hunting; li cense No. 1 in Linn County for this year. W. S. Risley. a local attorney, who has had License No. 2 for the past three years, secured that number again for 1908. L. B. Gamble, of Brownsville, secured No. 2- William M. Stewart, postmaster of Hal sey. No. 4; and R. A. McCully. of Halsey, No. 5. Thomas Cummings, of Albany, secured No. 13. having applied for it several days ago. K. Fujli. a Japanese boy employed on the railroad here, was among the early applicants and got No. 14. County Re corder Qrand FToman, who has held Li cense No. 1 for several years, was No. U for W. A. G. Probst, of Albany, weight 250 pounds, waa the heaviest, man to secure a license on the first day, and Thomas Cummtngs. holder of No. 13, was the tallest, being t feet 3 inches in height. Though only 17 yeara old, Conrad Meyer, Jr . son of a local merchant, is 6 feet 2'i Inches in height and weighs 204 pounds. Bv a mere coincidence he got License No. 17 corresponding to his age. NEW B1STEBJS ACTIVE PAT LAVKY ARRANGES BIG MKKTING IN VANCOUVER. Tom RU-liardon to Asit City oil Columbia in Inauguration of Publicity Work. VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 2. (Spe cial.) Pat Lavey. Vancouver'a new publicity manager, arranged this after noon with Tom Richardson, secretary of the rortland Commercial Club, to address a mass meeting in thl city on Thursday evening. January 14. Mr. I-avey plans to make this one of the biggest promotions and boosting gath erings ever held In Vancouver. Mr. Ilichardson knew Mr. Lavey before the latter came to the Coast recently from Oklahoma, and he I taking a great Jeal of interest In Levey's success. Vancouver's new publicity manager, though lie has been In the harness but a few clay, has already offered three prlr.es of 10 in cash each for the best letters setting forth the commercial advantages and resources of Vancouver and Clark County. These letters are to be written by pupils of the public schools of Clark County. Each writer is to send four copies of each letter written to friend and relatives In the East, and to furnish to the Commercial Club tho name and addresses of those to whom 1-tters are sent. Tho business men of Vancouver are enthusiastic over the boosting cam paign that the Commercial Club is in augurating. Close to $1000 was sub scribed at a recent club meeting and A. J. Dorland and E. S. Biesecker will on Monday begin a systematic canvass of the city with a view to rais ing a large publicity fund. CALL COMMISSION UNFAIR What a Local "Vice-President" Thinks of Oregon Body. SALEM. Or., Jan. I. (Special.) Railroad managers in Oregon think the Oregon Railroad Commission is unfair and have no hesitancy in saying so. The Railway Age Gazette, the principal railroad paper in the Cnlted States recently sent in quiries to all states asking the railroad managers a number of questions, among them this; "Are the State Commissions In your territory disposed to be fair or unfair, and are they becoming more conservative or more radical as time goes on?" The reply from Oregon is signed Vice-President." and reads as follows: "State Railway Commissions in this ter ritory (Oregon) are unfair and are not disposed to handle cases which they prosecute on a business basis, but show a Disposition to curry favor with the public so as to strengthen themselves with the people, with a view of having the Commissions continued." THUGS ARE RECOGNIZED Men Who Held Vp Rose City Car Seen by Officer in Oregon City. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 2. (Special.) Herman Schwartz and Al Miller, who held up the Rose City Park car last Wed nesday night at Portland, were In Oregon City the night previous. They were seen by Night Officer Shaw, who ordered them to secure a room in a local hotel and re main there until morning, which they did and left for Portland the next morning. The men came down from Canemah Just after the departure of the last csr for Portland and the officer believes they Intended to hold up the car, but went too far south, beyond the point where the car stops. Cupid Active in Josephine County GRANTS PASS. Or.. Jan. 2. (Special.) Josephine County ha had a proline year in marriage certificate. For 17. the County Clerk Issued 78 marriage licenses. This year there have been Is sued S certlflcatea, with prospects of sev eral more in time for a New Year's ceremony. COMMERCIAL CI.l'B OP VAN COWER SEC! RE PUBLI CITY PROMOTER. 1 - - t ... -rv r- v. ... ', Pat Lavey, Beeeatly f Oklahoma. . VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 2. (Special.) The Vancouver Com mercial Club has selected Pat Lavey a publicity man for this rltv and county at a salary of $250 a month. Mr. Lavey has had a good deal of experience In this line .of work and comes with strong recommendations from Governor C. N. Haskell and Gen eral I. L. Reeves, of Oklahoma. He was private secretary of Gov ernor Haskell at the time when the constitutional convention of Oklahoma waa held. T BOARD MAKES REPORT Urges Closer Attention to Du ties on Behalf of County Officials RAILROADS LENDING AID Assisting in Curbing Spread of Con tagious) Diseases Board Recom mends That Portland Docks Be Made Rat Proof. SALEM. Or., Jan. 2. (Special.) Report of the State Board of Health for the biennial period ending September 30. being the third biennial report made since the organization of the Board, waa re ceived at the executive ofnea today. The report la a voluminous document contain ing detailed Information concerning the operations of the Board for the year, supplementing auggestlona for the public weal, and sounding words of caution to residents of the Mate In regard to propei care In sanitary measures. The report recites benefit derived in better organization of county and city hoards of health, one of the principal benefits being uniform action. Blame Is placed on county Judges and Commis sioners If proper results are not obtain able, for If competent health officer are not appointed, it is pointed out the blame rests with the appointing power. Complete Reports t'rged. The report directs attention to the im portance of correct and full reports from county and city health authorities of vital statistics. It brought out that much hard work was necessary to bring about the degree of perfection attained, and com parison is made between the Inadequate record of a few years ago and the great improvement of the last year or two. The report says: "Every child Is entitled to have for Its own future protection the fact of Its birth recorded, with such data concerning it parentage as are neces sary to establish Its ide-ntlty beyond question of doubt, and a parent who does not insist on this fails in one of his im portant duties a a parent in safeguard ing hi child and his child's future in terests." The same argument, the report aays, applies to proper registration of deaths. Without these records, often property in terests of magnitude are involved. The Board Is pleased to note a great im provement made in attention to these re ports, and predicts that within a few years the atate records will have reached a complete registration. Big Increase In Births. In 190S biennial report only 10.0M births were reported and 6:3 deaths. For the present biennial period 18.11 births and 13.1,19 deaths are reported, and accounting for the increased population the gain in reports made is much over 60 per cent. Tvphoid fever is treated of at length as is also tuberculosis. For the last biennial period there were 246 deaths reported from typhoid, making an esti mate of 24S0 cases In that time. During this same period there were 807 deaths from tuberculosis, and the majority were among the young, nine-tenths be ing under 50 years of age. "It is im possible," says the report, "to estimate in dollars and cents the actual loss to the state of this enormous number of Individuals in the prime of life and wage-earning capacity, to say nothing of the expense that they themselves or their families have been compelled to bear." The hoard strongly recommends ser ious consideration of these two dis eases with the end In view of supplying such measures as will reduce their pre valence to a minimum. Railroads to Co-Opera,te. The board has been working In con Junction with the railway commission and expresses the belief that In the course of a short time the rAllroads of the state will Install such appliances as are needed for proper protection of the traveling public, and such car dis infecting enforced as will Insure the destruction of pathogenic organisms dangerous to the health of passengers through contagion. Stress Is laid on the danger arising in harvest time in furnishing Impure water to field hands, statistics show ing that more than normal cases of fevers como in that season of the year. Examination proved to the investiga tors that impure water supply was largely responsible for the increase of tvphoid. Conditions in fruit, berry and hopyards during the picking season in many Instances have been found to be unsanitary, scarcely any attention be ing paid to water supply or disposal of bodllv waste. The board Issued a bul letln on this subject, pointing out the danger arising through carelessness or Ignorance. School Inspection Approved. Considerable space is given to water supply In cities and towns and also to proper care in irrigated districts where water Is too often allowed to remain tk, r.Kfic-e of stringent laws forbidding the pollution of streams Is recommenoea. Medical school inspection Is heartily approved and cases where physicians are employed as school lnsepectora are cited to prove the importance of th's safeguard for the health of children. The menace of bubonic plague' Is treated in these words: Considerable alarm was felt throughout the slsio on account of tho presence of this disease In San Franrlsro and Seatllo during the year, but fortunately no rases were found In this state, either In horoan being or rats. Rat-Proof Wharf Needed. Th CUv of Portland, being most exposed and most' likely to acquire th Infection, earlv took active tnMturw toward Its pro tection. Vessels were required to fend off and us rat funnela. and when necessary, were fumigated. A. rat laboratory was es tablished under the direction of Dr. R. C. Maison. bacteriologist of th State Board of Health, and rata examined. Our seaport towns, however, will be con stantly exposed to the danger of this dis ease and others from the Far East, as trada develops, and will require sanitary regula tions far in excess of those now employed. A citv such as Portland should have a well-constructed waterfront 'wall and tha enure, space beneath tiie dock filled up and made rat-proof. In fact. all bulldlnns should be so constructed. Without this It will be practically Impossible to eliminate the plague, should It secure a roothold. With these sanitary arrangements a prob lem of destruction of rats, the carrier of these diseases, will be greatly simplified. During 1907 the board Issued monthly bulletins dealing with collection of vital statistics, quarantine, disinfection, tu berculosis, typhoid fever, duties ot health officers, discharges from nose and throat, prevention of plague, influ enxa or la grippe, typhoid fever aris ing from milk, vaccination and the com mon towel and public schools. In addi tion a bimonthly bulletin was issued during 190S treating on a numWer of subjects of Importance to the profes sion and to the general public ' GRAY S Great Removal FAMOUS CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES must soon end, as possession must be, given to our present quarters. We'll be entirely out of business for 30 days before the new home of Chesterfield Clothes will be ready for occu pancy and we do not want to store stock, as you know it is our purpose to open the new store at Nos. 273 and 275 Morrison street with an entire new equipment and new stock This new store will be one of the real show places in Portland of which every citizen may be proud. Now to close out the balance of stock on hand it's go ing to require strenuous effort and great sacrifice on our part; so beginning Monday Morning, the following great price reductions will prevail on all , Chesterfield Clothes, including blacks and blues: CHESTERFIELD SUITS $20.00 VALUES AT .$14.25 $22.50 VALUES AT $15-50 $25.00 VALUES AT $18.50 $30.00 VALUES AT $22.50 $35.00 VALUES AT $25.50 $40.00 VALUES AT $27.50 $45.00 VALUES AT. $32.50 $50.00 VALUES AT $36.50 Also Sales on 269-271 MORRISON STREET LAST TRIP BY STAGE M.VDE ' L.AST DAY OF OLD YEAR. Trails Now Run to Holland, Whence Steamers Carry Passengers to Klamath Falls. KLAMATH FAL.IJ3, Or., Jan. -(Special.) The last trips of stage coaches and freight trams to Klamath Falls have been made. Those mods of conveying passengers, mail and freight from the outside world to Klamath were forever abandoned when, fen New Tear's day, passengers stepped from railroad cars onto boats at Holland. the new terminal of the California Northeastern Railroad, and -were conveyed to Klamath Falls by water. Holland will continue to be the termi nal point of the new line until tracks are completed to Klamath Falls during the coming Spring, after which all-rail trips will be made. The steamer Klamath makes connections with all trains at Holland and carries all traffic between here and that point. Klamath Falls is reaping prosperity from Its railroad connection and from being the center of large irrigation oper ations by" the Government in Southern Oregon. POULTRY SHOW AT DALLES Wasco Association Will OTfer ta-li Prlaes for Fancy Birds. THE! T AZALEA Or.. Jan. 2 (Special.) The Wasco County Toultry Asso ciation,' recently organized, is making preparations to hold its second annual poultry show January 21, 22 and 23. From the large number of requests for entry blanks received by Secretary Schanno it will be necessary to secure larger quarters for thta year's show. Ad ditional cash prizes will be offered as an Inducement to exhibitors of fancy birds from adjoining states. COMMANDER OF CAMP 4 F. C. Stellmaclier Klected by Albany Spanish War Veterans. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 2. (Special.) Frank C. Stellmacher was elected com mander of Camp Phillips No. 4. Spanish-American War Veterans. In this Millionaires Eat Grape Nuts It has helped some of them make their money ."There a Reason" OF Men's Fine Trousers Get your share of the splendid Chesterfield Clothes the finest produce in the world. M city, in tha annual election of that organization today. Other officers were chosen as follows: Vice-commander. Frank B. Stuart; officer of the day. Joseph E. Torbet; officer of the guard, Wlllard Davis; chaplain, S. C. Worrell; adjutant, W. S. Risley; quartermaster. R. C. Churchill. The new commander was a sergeant In Company I. Second Oregon Volun teers, in the Philippines, and was later captain of Company G, Fourth Infan try, Oregon National Guard, of this city, and is popular in civil life as well as in military circles. TO FORM PHONE COMPANY Local Capitalists to Install Compet ing system at Grants Pass. GRANTS PASS. Or., Jan. 2. (Special.) This city will soon have a competing telephone system. This enterprise was launched through the efforts of Senator H. D. Norton, Arthur Conklln, proprietor of the Pacific Outlook, and E. A. Marsh. These men have formed a $30,000 corpora tion, called the Citizens Telephone Com pany and will ask for a franchise from the city and county for an up-to-date telephone system. HINDUS TO BE ORGANIZED General Federation of Natives Out side of India Planned. VANCOUVER. B. C. Jan. 2. All the Hindu and Sikh communities outside of India are. to he organized in a general federation. This Is the big tk which AND' NOW Portland's Leading Office Outfitters Extend cordial invitation to yon, and to all retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, office and professional men to visit their down-to-the minute Commercial jtationery and Office Furniture Departments, wherein are displayed the most modern time and moneyavg devs andne cessities invented, perfected and inanufjtureduring tMs, the Twentieth Century! In these two departments, the largest and hst of their kind in the Northwe,t. may be found "Everything For The nifie." from the everydav Pen and Pencil to the modern. mechanTc.l TanS even electrical. If you please) Duplicating MacMnes? from the common Paper File to the now popular G-W" Sectional Wood and Stoe! Filing Cases; from the ordinary Dek Pad to the modern Office Desk of perfect material, instruction and finish; and from the smallest Vest-Pocket Memorandum Book to the very latest produc tions m Loose Leaf Devices. Come and see this exhibition . courteous and well - in formed attendants w.ll cheerfully show you over the dis plays and demonstrate any device you may find of and this with the assurance that no obligation will be inferred from any inquiry you wish to make. It may give you a light on Borne of the newest and best time and money-saving office devices and necessities manu factured today. THE J. K.GILL CO. Booksellers and Stationers THIRD AND ALDER STREETS First Floor COMMERCIAL STATIONERY DEPARTMENT THE: CHESTERFIELD OVRCOATS $20.00 VALUES AT. ., .$14.25 $25.00 VALUES AT .$18.50 $30.00 VALUES AT...; $22.50 $35.00 VALUES AT . . .$25.00 $40.00 VALUES AT. . .$27.50 $50.00 VALUES AT . .$35.00 DRESS SUITS 20 DISCOUNT GRAY Teja Sikh, the local Sfkh leader, ha just undertaken. He ia now engaged in correspondence with the other native leaders in South Africa. Maurtius, Hong kong, the Strait settlements, the United States and the British West Indies. The advancement of the material and mora! welfare of expatriated East In dians as well as concerted action to ad vise countrymen at home as to the most suitable fields for emigration are aimed at. Each community will get in touch with all the others, and In this way it Is hoped to maintain a solidarity of senti ment which could not otherwise be secured. HILLSBORO TO CLEAN UP Board of Trade Holds Fnthusiastlc Meeting and l ays Plans. HILLSBORO. Or., Jan. 2. (Special.) The Hillsboro Board oi Trade had its Initial meeting of the New Year last night, and the attendance was the largest since its organization. The board will make an active effort to have the town cleaned up so as to have an attractive appearance when Eastern visitors arrive in the spring. A vigorous petition will be sent in to Mr. Mculurray, general passenger agent of Southern Pacific lines in Ore gon, to restore the monthly commuta tion books, recently discontinued, and, if possible, to give commuters an even better rate. Arland leaves Hospital. MONTHS A NO, Wa'n.. Jan. 2, (Spe cial.) Commissioner C. W. Arland. who has been ill from the effects of an operation, has so far recovered as FOR 1909! eeond Floor . OFFICE FIRMTIRK DEPARTMENT e values offered on 269-271 MORRISON STREET to be removed from the Wednesday. hospital Rummage Sale. Sea page ment. Page 9, Section I. Tull A advertise Glbbs. The Best Painless Dental Work For 21 vears a leader in Paloleaa Dental Work in Portland. By our painless methods we can do all kinds of good, reliable dental work without causing vou the old-time suffering. See us about It. Get our prices and Hdvice. For tho next 15 days we will tjlve you the best bargain you ever dreamed of getting In painless dental work. TEETH Without Plain . It Won't Hurt a Bit! I If you have to have your teath out, and brldgework or plates put in tha same day. If vou want it done at oncie, we will not Veep you loafing about to-n to have your dental work done. DISEASED GUIS. Are your gums red, sore, bleeding and receding from the teeth? We can cure it for you if you come to us in time. PI.ATES 95.00 D VP. PAINI-F.SS EXTRACTING 50 CTS. FrM Wbcn Other Work la Ordered. DR. W. A. WISE President and Manager. The Wise Dental Co. (Inc.) The Falllnit Bide 3d and Wash. Sts. Office Honrs S A. M. to 8 P. M. Snndaya 9 to 1. Phones A and Main 2029. ALL 1VOHK GUARANTEED. LEMAIRE OPERA GLASSES LEMAIRE Field Glasses BEST IN THE WORLD Used in the Army and Navy lUmttrattd Cattlotn at all Dtttirt ': ''-" ,'' ' ' ! . . . . .. ' L Us 'ALHANY. or.. Jau. 2. tSpeo.ai- Sth i