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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1910)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 24, 1910. t3 FOWLSTO BE SHOWN Juniors to Hold Their First Exhibit at Y. M. C. A. Exchange to be formed liew Feature Will Encourage Ama teurs In Poultry Raising Sura- rocr Work Will Include Visits to Model Plants. The first chicken snow of the Port land Junior Poultry Association takes place next Friday evening: and Sat urday. April 29 and 30, at the Y. M. C. A. The juniors are manifesting: con siderable Interest and the advance en tries show that there will be a cred itable exhibit. The show is the closing? event in the Winter's activities of the association, and doubtless will draw many visitors. There will ' be several attractive features at the show, not the least of which will be an incubator hatching chickens. The eggs are now In rne In cubator and are timed to hatch the two days of the show. Another attracti-e and amusing feature will be the crowlngr contest. The boys are especially interested in this and are entering their roosters for it. A test will be yiven Friday nigrht and also on Saturday afternoon and niht, and first place will be awarded to the rooster crowing the largest number of times in the three tests. Heavy Eggs to Win Prizes. The exhibit of eggs also will be In teresting. Prizes are offered for the heaviest dozen of white eggs and also the heaviest dozen of brown eggs, and the boys and girls are now saving up all the big eggs their hens lay. There will be prizes for the largest brood of young chickens hatched by a hen and exhibited by their mother, as well as prizes for the best and most uniform broods of young chickens with their mother. This part of the "show" is bringing in many entries, and will be the most interesting: part to many. There will be cum petition for points In the various classes, as well. All the amateur poultry raisers of the city will be interested in the poultry exchange that is to be formed on Friday evening, as a part of the junior association's work. This will be an exchange for the purpose of en, couraging poultry raising, enabling members to secure Information needed, providing reading matter that will be helpful and instructive and listing those who have eggs or poultry for sale for breeding purposes er ex change. Xeed of Exchange Shown. In this way the executive committee believes It can do much for the good of the poultry Industry of the city. Several cases have come up during the Winter that showed the need of such an exchange. The exchange will be organized primarily forthe benefit of the juniors, but membership will be open, under certain restrictions, to all amateur pouitry raisers. The Summer work of the Junior Poultry Association will be carried on by arranging outings for the members, where they can visit the yards of the successful poultrymen and make com parisons of methods and study their subject at first hand. These outings will take the form of picnics, etc.. and will help to hold the members together until Fall, when the regular meetings will be resumed. It is expected the T. M. C A. will add a course in poultry husbandly to its many In dustrial subjects next season. HOSE FLUSHES STREETS lonaldson Device Is Successful and Work Will Be Extended. Flushing of hard-surface streets by means of hose, attached to Are hydrants, was tried for the first time in Portland yesterday morning by Superintendent Donaldson, of the Street-Cleaning ' De partment. The system proved success ful and will be extended throughout the -ity. Superintendent Donaldson contrived the device. It is a line of hose fastened to Tollersv pulled about by one horse, and washes a hard-surface street by means of a powerful stream. 1 "That is the way to flush streets," ex claimed. Mayor Simon, when the device waa run alongside of the City Hall in view of the executive office yesterday morning. "I have never seen anything so successful for that kind of work.'' Superintendent Donaldson said that thn entire outfit will not exceed In cost J30O for each flushing device. Several will be required. If the city determines to extend the system to all the hard-surfaced streets. The hard-surface area is to be more than doubled this Summer, and it Is planned to beep the streets clean. To this end a "white-winged" squad has been put on duty downtown. The city has been using power-brooms and sprinklers until now. Some patent flushers were tried, but they are not nearly so satisfactory as the Donaldson device. WORD FROM ERIN'S ISLE A St. Patrick Day Celebration at Ennlskellen. ENNISKELLKN, Ireland. April 4. (To the Editor.) A resident of Port land and a native son away in old Ireland! Well, it Is generally the unlooked-for that happens. Leaving home December 16, I arrived at Queenstown January 6, thence coming by rail to Dublin, where for two weeks I searched public records. In Belfast I had the pleasure of meet ing Henry B. Miller, American Con sul, who is also a native Oregonian. Judging from the appearance of his of fice and the way business is transacted, it is evident Uncle Sam has the ritrht man in the right place. Every courtesy was extended to me. even to furnish ing me with Issues of The Oregonian daily, and which to a native son and constant reader quite as old as Tho Oregonian itself was a feast. Mr. Miller Is wide awake to Oregon's every In terest in "the green emerald isle." He Is now engaged in writing an elab orate article on the apple. Industry to our home horticultural society. He maintains that we should raise stand ard shipping varieties In much larger quantities, in fact, so that foreign buy ers may obtain them In shipload lots, as the demand here is fast becoming al most unlimited. No tourist to the Brit ish Isles who comes with wide open eyes, can fail to see that our fragrant apple blossoms are fast attracting the fruit buyers of the Old World and that an undreamed-of stream of wealth will pour into our coffers indefinitely from Abroad, Even now X am almost as proud of honors we have won as If I were "the man from Appomatox," not be cause of victories like his, but because I hall from Oregon "and the famous apple tree." I arrived here two weeks before the general election, and found political affairs at fever heat. My private opin ion Is there are more parties and fac tions here than Issues to quarrel over. The tariff was thrashed over along with "home, rule for Ireland." Just at B o'clock In the morning. St. Patrick's day, ! wti aroused from peaceful slum ber by the sound of fife and drum. It t.s the Ennlsklllen Orattan band. The programme was a real, old-fashioned home rule demonstration, the first cele bration of the kind to be held here In "0 years, I was told. Four special train brought in enthusiastic crowds. Hands! Bands' Hands! There were 27 bands! Among them were some doubt less known to a few who may read this communication, as for Instance the Ennlskillen Foresters' Band and the. Knniskillen Qratan Band, which, as In former years, was selected to lead the parade. The Ennisklllen Irish National For esters' Brass and Reed Band was led by Drum Major f mounted) Ed Brady as Robert Emmet. Mr. Brady wore a. srreen hat-with white plume, green coat, white trousers and black boots. "The wearing of the ireen" was everywhere in evidence. Then there "were the Scotch-Irish Basrplpo Band, Newtown butler Wolfe Tone Flute Band, the Irvlnestown Total Abstinence Brass and Reed Band and a score of others. Many rich and historic banners floated above the crowd, some bearing Inscriptions, and some the portraits of eminent per sonages, such as St. Patrick, C. S. Parnell and John Mitchell. "Awav With the Lords!" "Let Ireland Be Free!" "Home Rule or X6thlng!" were among the noteworthy Inscriptions on banners. Many eloquent speeches were made, and surely justice was done on this occa sion both to home rule for Ireland and the cherished memory of her grand patron saint. Thus another memorable day was added to the annals of his toric Ennisklllen. J. C. PROEBSTEL. OREGON'S BOOM OPENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BE GINS CAMPAIGN MOVEMENT. Over 250,000 Pieces of Literature Included In Contract With O. n. A X. Homeseekers' Bureau. The Portland Chamber of Commerce signed a contract yesterday with the O. R. & N. Homeseekers' Bureau to inaugurate the most extensive adver tising campaign that has ever been undertaken by any single organiza tion. The contract was signed In pur suance of an agreement made at the last meeting of the board of direc tors of the Chamber. Over 250,000 pieces of literature will be Included in th,ls mammoth con tract, the piece de resistance being an elsborate book with a gold and em bossed work cover in four colors. This will surpass the last publication issued by the Chamber, which was afterward duplicated by the Portland Commer cial Club some time ago and which had a universal demand from the whole country. The work will be almost wholly plctarlal. Even the inside illustrations will be marvels of the color artist's work, not a single illustration embrac ing less than three colors. The pages will be 10$ix7?i inches. Above each picture will be a brief caption and below it a brief descriptive story, ap proximating 200 words In length. The original Issue of this work will be 60, 000 copies. Packed to the brim with educational material regarding Oregon is to be the Oregon Primer, a 32-page book, each page being 4x8 inches In size; In the style of the old-fashioned school primer, this little book will be a series of questions and answers, the ques tions Invariably asked by the prospec tive settler. Instead of long personal letters having to be addressed to each Inquirer, one of these books will be sent, particular attention being ad dressed to the queries asked by the recipient. These questions have been drawn from thousands of letters re ceived by commercial organizations all over the state. The first edition of the Primer will be 20,000 copies. An eight-page postal folder will be Issued to the extent of 20,000 copies. Ten thousand copies each of a se ries of bulletins will be issued, dealing- with different subjects that might be raised " by inquirers. These will vary In size from eight to 16 pages, according to the nature of the stuff. The following are the subjects treated with: "Apples," "Truck Farming and 10-Acre Farms,'' "Poultry Farming," "Dairying and Fat Stock," "Lumber, Mining and Engineering," "Outdoor Life in Oregon," "Investments," "Pears, Peaches, Plums and Other Fruits," "Government and State Lands," "Edu cational Facilities." Starting the flow of letters will be the Chamber's advertising system in magazines and foreign papers. Stere opticon lecturers will be sent out in the thickly-populated districts. Besides this any plans that may lead to immi gration Into the city and state will be encouraged. Behind all the advertising will be the beautiful permanent exhibit ar ranged for in the rooms of the Cham ber of Commerce. It Is believed this exhibit will be the finest maintained on the Pacific Slope. Bible Class to Be Formed. A Bible class will be started tomorrow night In the Catholic Women League rooms, Sll Stearns building, under the directorship of Rev. Father Gregory. The league extends an invitation for new members. No membership fee is re quired. Supper served at 6:30 o'clock. The class hour begins at 7:30 o'clock. ft t ti m 9 m HI sea 1 " fc ' W V. Why not visit the property' today? It's worth your while. Take the Sellwood car and get off ' at Tolman avenue. " Columbia Trust Company Board of Trade Bldg, FREE LITERATURE ON "ifi'fcfff1ffiHiiiittminrm A handsomely illustrated booklet on Portland, in two colors an official map of the entire o.ity and a booklet on "Thirty Reasons Why" the careful investor i more safeguarded by an investment in Laurelhurat than in any other residence district of Portland. Cat TfcU Out moM IUbII is Laurelhurst Co., 522 Corbett Bldg., Portland, Or. Kindl- send me by return mail the above de scribed literature on Laurelhurst. Name .: , Address ..... -. r . ... . ... , . . m Town .'. ... . ...... Chas. M. Burrowea, Ad Service. ENGINEER GIVES DEFI GLUED CEMETVT SEWER PIPE IS DECLARED SANITARY. Plumbing Inspector Hey ..Vlnds Other City Officials Arrayed . Against Him in Pipe Trouble. City Engineer Morris yesterday de clared that Plumbing Inspector Hey "has a wild hair in his head, if he says that glazed cement sewer pipe is un sanitary." Mayor Simon added to his statement of the previous day that he "intends to secure a reduction of cost to the prop erty owners for sewer pipe, no matter what may develop In opposition." Inspector Hey is ignoring the Mayor and Insists he will not permit cement pipe to be used until the ordinance Is amended, and that this class of ma terial Is unsanitary. "When I prepared specifications for cement sewer pipe, I came mighty near to knowing what I was doing." said Mr. Morris, who Investigated the local situation at Mayor Simon's re quest, j "I don't care what Inspector Hey says about It," continued Mr. Morris. I can show himcement pipe that has been used right here in Portland for 18 years, if he will come to my office. Whenevet I recommend anything to the Mayor, you can depend upon It, I know what I am doing. If cement sewer pipe were unsanitary, I would never have pre pared the specifications authorizing its use in Riverside sewer district." "Inspector Hey has never been in my office to confer on this subject,"' said Mayor Simon. "It seems strange that he has riot done so, for It Is one of the nios.t important things now concerning the city. If he thinks cement sewer pipe unsanitary, it seems strange that he did not Inform me of the facts be fore. I Intend to secure a reduction of cost to property owners for sewer pipe, no matter who opposes It. The admin istration will not cease Its light on the local trust until this object is accom plished." It was Inspector Hey's communica tion to the Mayor and Council, filed with the sewer committee of the Conn ell, which created the ftir in regard to cement sewer pipe. Mr. Hey apprised the members of the fact that he had ordered out some of this pipe that had been laid to connect houses with a main trunk, and that he would not per mit It to be laid, unless the ordinance is amended. He added that cement pipe Is porous and therefore unsani tary, and has signified his intention of ui-ing his official position to light The Introduction of this material for use in Portland. Mayor Simon asked for specifications that would permit of the use of cement pipe because, as he explains, the city has. for years, paid tribute to the "trust," the name of which is the Ore gon & Washington Sewer Pipe Com pany, and which has had the field to Itself until now. Last Council session. Councilman Ellis Introduced a resolu tion, "opening' the city to the use of cement pipe, which is manufactured in Kenton by the Portland Glazed Ce ment Pipe Company. The competing firm quotes a rate of one-half that charged by the "trust." I Pirate Suspects Bound Over. B. H. Smith and Arthur Volght. two river pirates, were yesterday held In the Municipal Court to await the action of the grand Jury on the charge of larceny. The men fell Into the clutches of the law through the efforts of Captain Speler, the Harbormaster, and the river patrol under his command. From investigations made by Captain Speler, It Is believed that there Is an organized gang of river pirates who steal from the large - mills and warehouses along the water front Smith and Voight are accused of steal ing piling valued at J150 from the Bal-four-Guthrla Company. They operate, it is said, by cutting the booms free from a raft and then go down the river with out lights and capture the released logs. Bridge Trarric Delayed. As the result of a break in the electric feed wire on the Morrison-street bridge yesterday afternoon, traffic across the bridge was suspended for nearly an hour and an alarm of fire sounded from the bridge at 2:10 P. M. The ends of the severed wires swung downward and struck the iron work - of the bridge. Flames shot 10 feet In the air. The damages to the bridge were trifling. Much tune was consumed in repairing the wires. Last year the Geological Survev fixed prices on 2.B08.621 acres of public coal lands and classified 10.857,572 acres as non coal land. . M s-'-'-l r T 1 M II ' VII T.T CW . .IIM C1 Ii.: I I Erf 1 XJ ye iUi;MVV::l-S- SB mw .i-i::.:.- ;,: . jt ;c A High-Class Residence District Watch for It Wait for It (TIL i . V . Is just forging ahead. All the trains and all the stages from the various Oregon settlements are packed. Everybody from everywhere seems to be heading for Klamath Falls. This may seem to you as an exaggeration, but it is notJ. If you will go to Klamath you will see the people coming each and every day. The opportunities are there for the business man, investor and farmer. Klamath Falls is destined to become a city of great promi nence. Railroads are working their way to Klamath Falls as fast as the skill of man can move them along. These railroads, with the development of the great resources of the adjacent country, will make each and every man that is shrewd enough to invest at Klamath Falls at this time many, dollars for the one invested. The farmer that goes there and purchases a ten-acre tract, or larger, and puts in an ordinary amount of work on this purchase can depend or a profitable return, lie will also, see his land treble in value in the next few years. "We are offering for sale at this time small and large tracts of very rich tule land that lie close to Klamath, and which are f the making of a very profitable farm home. "We also have Sum mer home-sites facing on Klamath Lake that are far too beautiful to describe. More detailed information will be found under the respective headings in this ad. Small Tracts $55 Per Acre Up Terms to Suit This Price Only Holds 30 Days These tracts run in size from 40 to 160 acres. They are sit uated from four to eight miles from Klamath Falls. Land is the tule ground that has become so famous owing to its productive ness. At the above price we agree to construct the proper dyke and drainage ditches, which means that land will be turned over to 3011 ready for the plow. At the price this land is a good investment. Compare this price with price of land the same distance from the center of Spokane as this is from the center , of Klamath Falls. The difference between the price will give you an idea as to probable increase in value in the next few years. All the conservative business men who have visited Klamath Falls, and who are familiar with the adjacent country, predict Kramath Falls will some day catch up with Spokane in popula tion. If this proves so, investments here will 6how a good in crease each and every year. Resort Property Our resort proposition offers an exceptional opportunity for big gain on an investment. "We are setting aside some 4000 acres of marsh and up-land as a game reserve. Facing on this marsh, and also on Klamath Lake, we are laying out tracts of from two acres up. Each purchaser of tract secures with this tract an undivided interest in the total area of ground set aside as reserve. . This ground is the choice spot on all Klamath Lake for hunting and fishing. All kinds of ducks and other small game can be secured in any quantity that you may desire. Trout fishing is the finest in the world. The soil on these tracts in most cases is good, which enables one to establish a comfortable cottage and have all the necessary facilities to make an out-door life of this sort a pleasure. The fact that this land is reserved solely for those purchasing these small tracts makes this a very inviting proposition, as use of the marsh for hunting purposes is limited to a few. Price of tracts ranges from $250 per acre up. This not only purchases ground for resident purposes, but also secures an un divided interest in the tract as a whole. Terms can be arranged to suit. A comparison of price asked for location here with values around Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, which is Spokane's (Wash.) famous outing spot, will give you an idea as to the possibilities of this offer as an investment. xYou must also bear in mind that it will only be a fchort time before one can get from Portland to Klamath in ten hours' time, and it will be through service. These tracts are bound to be in great demand by both Portland and San Francisco people. Klamath Falls Lots If yon are looking for a safe investment in the way of a ity lot that is bound to show a big increase in value in the next few years, come in and talk with us regarding Klamath Falls. Lots range in price from $100 up. Terms to suit. Call at our office and see big panoramic views and other pictures that we have just recently taken of this wonderful country. Some of these pictures are six feet in length. We also have beautiful descriptive folder to be handed to all those that call for same. oiither-Albertson Go, 286 Oak Street A T -