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TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 25, 1910.
BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL BUILD NEW ROADS
More Important Project Is That for Highway Leading to National Park in Heart of Beautiful and tJntraveled Vancouver Island.
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INTEREST of the practical kind Is b
ftnntnff to manifest tuelf ta roJ
bulldlnf In th Provlnc of BrltUh
Columbia. This Is attested by ths fart
that several projects of irreat Importance
to I be future, development of the provlnre
are already under war. while mmnjr
others have been decldrd upon. Ths
moat Important of tho roads now con
templated Is one trading to the rerentljr
ostablUhed Ilattlea Lake National Park
reserve on Vancouver Inland. Altogether
tho Province of BrltUh Columbia con
templates ths expenditure of In
road bulldlnc.
Richard McRrlde. premier of the prov
ince, la at the head of the movement for
better thoroughfares. Assoclsted with
Mm are Thomas Taylor and, Prince Kill
son, members of his cabinet. The former,
whose portfolio Is that of Minister of
Public Works, has already earned for
himself the sobriquet of ."Good Roads
Taylor." so great haa been his interest
In provincial highways.
The scenery of tho Interior portion
of Vancouver Island, especially In the
district which includes the new national
forest reserve already referred to. Is
not outrtvalled by that of the Alps. Oc
casionally a photographer has wended
his way with difficulty Into the Interior
and has returned with photographs
ahowlng scenes remarkable for their
wild and weird beauty, hut up to the
present no systematic effort has been
made to give freer access to this portion
of the province. The awakening inter
est In road-bulld!ng in British Colum
bia promises to remedy this shortcom
ing. The Battles Lake National Forest Re
serve promises to become one of the most
famoua reserves In the world. Words
cannot adequately describe the variety
and beauty of the scenery around Bat
tles Lake. The territory and hundreds
and thousands of square miles adjacent
to It,' has as yet been scarcely trodden
by the feet of white men.
Agriculture, It Is admitted, will event
ually be the main basis of prosperity
for the Island, whlcu Includes In its area
much rich and valuable agricultural
land. To make this accessible It Is ne
cessary that roads be built. That the
people of the Island are alive to this
fact Is apparent from the interest being
taken in road matters. The outlook Is
Indeed encouraging with tho provincial
government also fully awake to the pos
sibilities of Vancouver Island with prop
er transportation facllltlea. The people
of British Columbia are taking a deep
Interest In the good roads propaganda
In the United States. They hope to see
some day a system of roads extending;
from Canada to the United States across
the international boundary.
The building of permanent trunk roads
on Vancouver Island is the most feasi
ble way of opening up the country to set
tlement snd development. Only In this
way. It Is contended, can visitors be
attracted from the United States and in
vestors afforded opportunity of making
investigation into the possibilities of
the Island.
LOS ANGELES' SANTA ALWAYS ON
JOB WITH ARMY OF ASSISTANTS
Huntinfton'i Dream of Ore it Port at Santa Monica Shattered Pasadena Romance Aired in Court Scandals in
High Society and County Politics Subject of Gossip.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. :--?nta Claus
Uvea here. lie lives In other rltlesi too,
bat ths Loe Anglfs 8ntm Clans never
changes his I.tantlcy. lie Is always on
tho Job and l particularly active from
early In December until his day arrive
Motley IL Flint la ths name the Los
Angelas' Pan to. Claus uses for II months
la ths year. He used to be postmaster.
Is aa acttvs Shrlner, banker, lawyer and
other things, but he has been elected
unanimously tho Los Angeles ft. Nicho
las and apparently baa life tenora oa tho
Job.
Jus bow Mr. FUnt cams to bo Santa
dsns la too far back In history to as
certain. But whea he first became post
master be was impressed with the Im
portance of bis position, for to him cam
tas thousands of lettans from trustful
little folks to their beloved saint.
Then sfr. FUnt proceeded to jmt tils
Baatsv Claus business on aa organised
baata Being a high official la ths
Banners' organisation, he put It np to
Al Malalkah Temple, and from that time
the Mystic Shrine baa beea hla organised
Baata Claus trust.
Contributions of caatt and g'fts are re
ceived at the 8hrtner Christmas head
quarters and all the mall addressed to
Pan La Claus at put In Mr. Flint's box,
Trsgetly. pathoa and humor are related
la these letters and ilanta Claus has srs
tematlsed the publication of these letters
to opea the pockets and loosen the purse
strings of the Messrs. Grouch and Tight
wad m marvellous fashion. lie does not
publish all the letters that be receives,
but be bands them out Judlclousty to the
newspaper, like a resular press scent,
and ths reaulta are surprising as well as
gratifying.
Besides a gift for every child who
would otherwise lose faith la ths merry
Christmas saint. canoHs and nuts and
fruit, crutches for cripples, blankrts for
ths cold, fuel for fne neetrjr. food for ths
hungry and medicines for the sick
everything goes where It 1 wanted, for
Saata Claus Flint seema to know the
rtaeda of everyone. Dolls that talk go
to llttla mothers whose hearts arc set on
them, even bcycla for little boys whose
aye have been filled wttb envious tears
a the sight of their more fortunate
neighbors' ars dSscrlbuted by Santa
thraugh ths ehrlna headquarters.
a. very day fur weeks before Christmas
Mr. Flint s aetata ars busy investigating
tho Information conveyed In tnesia letters
to Santa Claua It would not do to
answer tho letters without lirvestlgat'on.
for Santa CImmi Is an honest old saint
and sn'gM be Imposed open. And every
one knows that children who do not tell
the I rut h are not In favor with Santa and
get no presente. Among tho tniiwtves
leocived this year was on from a lluls i
U-yar-o';d girl whose father has been
dead three years. 8 he wrote:
"Dear Santa Claus: I sm a little girl 11
years old. Vly papa died a long time
aco. I got a little baby sister t years
old and a brother S years old. My mother
has to work hard for us. So I am afraid.
Hanta Claus. you won't bring us very
much nove when I have no papa. I do
wlula I had try good papa back again we
all nlM him so much. He used to be
long to the fren-atlon. They was awful
good when papa died. I do hop, dear
Santa Claus. that you won't forget us
this year. Too u awful good to us
last year and I will thank you very much
for what you gar us last Xmas. X will
be very thankful for how little you send
as this year."
A S-rear -o id correspondent hsa a feel
ing of teademea for Mrs. Santa Claua,
belpmet of ths baoe&cent saint. U
writes-: ,
"Dear Santa Claus: I am a llttla boy
I yeans old and) have a sister and a
brother much younger than myself. My
sister Is Just out of tho hospital, whers
sh has beea Tory sick. My father Is al
wys sick and cannot wnrk all the time.
I would Uks very much to get for Christ
mas) soma shoes) and clothes for me snd
my sister and my brother. I would like
very much to . got thesa things. Dear
Santa Claus, becaus we always have to
wear some clothes that are all torn. Hop
ing that you and Mrs. Santa Claua ars
well. 1 am "
Pitiful IMraa Received.
Air&ng the letters received this week
wsa one from a little girt, daughter of a
well-to-do workman, who knew that
Santa Claus would remember her and the
members of her family, bat whose heart
was torn by the predicament of a widow
with several children, of whom sbe had
heard her mother speak. Ths widow
had been endeavoring to pay for a lot
and support her children on her slemr
earn In ra
Recently she had Just, completed a
shack, built of scraps of lumber, that
offered some protection 'from ths cold of
the nighta - Early this week the house
was destroyed by fire after she had Just
made a payment of t-i which was due.
Neighbors voluntsered to build another
house If the lumber were donated. About
tr still Is due on the property. All three
facts were sec forth by the trusting lit
tle maiden in her letter to Santa Claua
Rather a large order for even Banta
Ciaus to fill, especially when he has so
many calls on him at this tiro. But
Santa Claus hitched up his reindeers and
singled out four members of Grouch A
TtfthtwadX to whom he paid brier visits.
Then he was able to send a nots to the
little girl who hsd solicited his aid, tell
ing her that her wish would be granted
and thanking her for calling hla attention
to the case, it will be a merry Christ- j
mas tomorrow for the widow and her
children and for the IltUe girl who
thought of them first.
Huntington's Dream Shattered.
The dream of the lata Col lis P. Hunt
ington to make Santa Monica a great
Pacific port waa rudely shattered early
this week when It was offlclaly an
nounced that the long wharf there would
be closed after this year.
Hundreds of thousands were spent on
this Impossible structure, which was
known as the longest wharf in the world.
It was built In ths early 90s under the
elder Huntington's direction, straight out
Into the ocean without any protective
projections of land.
It was a pet scheme of the master rail
road builder on of the few great mis
takes) be made. The tides were contin
ually baUerlng down portions of the pil
ings and the maintenance account haa
been a constant drain.
No reason waa given for the closing of
the wharf, but It la understood that the
reason lies In the recent consolidation of
the Los Angetee, Redondo A Pacific and
ths Los Angeles Pacilio under one man
agement, with consequent closer shipping
relations at Redondo Beach as a port.
The old wharf at Santa Monica will
be demolished and the piles and lumber
taken away to other points. And with
It will disappear a monument to the
folly of a great man. Collla P. Hunting
ton saw a great future In Southern Cali
fornia and was right In his estimate. But
while he was a master In railroad busi
ness, he knew little enough of steamship
matters. Ha was wsrned by those of
his friends who knew ths foolishness of
trying to make a horbor at Santa Mon
ica, where there axe none of the natural
advantages necessary to a port, but he
waa obstinate In this as in other things,
and had his own way.
Huntington died before he knew that
his project wss bound to fall. His suc
cessors found that so much money had
been sunk In the proposition that they
ware loath to give It up without a strug
gle, and maintained the property about
aa Collai P. Huntington left It. Even
that cost a fortune, and at last they
have decided that It would be the rankest
folly to put In more good money.
Romance Aired In Court.
The sxorr of the awakening to love's
yemng dream and ths lure of the Great
White Way In New York was told the
other day In Judge Conrey's court when
Frank uD. Turner, Jr.. a trusting young
man of one of Pasadena's first families.
applied for a divorce from his wife of
two years on the ground of desertion.
Toe romance of ths xurners cas figured
In the courts) several times. It was a
quick courtship and hurry-up marriage
and an eoually quick repentance on the
part of ths gay young bride. Janet Irwin. ,
a dashing young woman who knew
familiarly the attractions of New York's
gay set, was the bride, and young
Turner, fresh from the classic quiet of
Pasadena, the groom.
The young people met while Turner
was on a visit In the East. They were
attracted by each other and after a
touch of the gay life In New York the
engagement was announced. The mar
riage quickly followed In November,
1908. Young Turner brought hie wife
to Pasadena, where they settled down
to the lovely quietness for which that
city Is famed.
This was not like the Great White
Way by several degrees. Mrs. Turner
became restless, and within three days
had determined, in the Immortal words
of Jimmy Brltt. that she "would rather
be a bum lamppost In New York than
a millionaire In - Pasadena." She de
manded and obtained sufficient money
from the father of her husband to take
her back to New York. Once there, the
young lady's funds were shortlived and
she soon asked for more. This was not
forthcoming and within a few months
she again appeared, in Pasadena and
made a formal and futile demand for
cash. She left Pasadena and came to
a swell hotel In Los Angeles to live.
She endeavored to construct an imita
tion of the Great White Way In Los
Angeles, and If the bills sent to Tur
ner are any indication, she was fairly
successful. She ran up a large bill at
the hotel, with which the Turner fam
lly la still wrestling- In the courts.
Last Fall Mrs. Turner entered suit
In the local courts for support. She
failed to appear when the case was
called, and several times it was post
poned on one plea or another. Finally
It was dismissed because of the non
appearance of the plaintiff. Mrs. Tur
ner again appeared and again disap
peared, and the disconsolate ?) young
husband knew naught of her where
abouts. A few months later his father
met her on the street in New York, but
she did not recognize hlnu
It was alleged in the case which
ended this week that Mrs. Turner was
married under an assumed name, and
that she had been previously married
to a brother ft Captain Richard Pear
son Hobson. of Merrimac fame.
Turner testified that he offered to
provide an allowance of S50 a month
for her support, but that his wife told
him that that much, money would not
last her a minute along- the Great
White Way. ' - - -
Turner, won his decree after a atate
ment had been made by hie lawyer to
the effect that an effort had been
made to get money out of Turner's
father by a well-known attorney act
Ins; in behalf of Mrs. Turner, in settle
ment of her claim against the young-
man. The eifler-iurners-reiuaed to be
bled." as he put it.
Society Scandal Wnispercd.
Paeadena society Is enjoying a whis
pered scandal, little of which has
found Its way into the local papers be
cause Of the prominence of the parties
concerned, although a great portion of
it Is now a matter of court record.
F. S. Allen, a wealthy Pasadena
architect, known in professional circles
throughout the country, and formerly,
one of the heads of the Pasadena
Tournament of tfte Roses, was arrested
some time ago, charged with a crime
agalnet Carlos Wright, scion of a
prominent family.
Allen was given a hearing before
Justice Summerfleld, which lasted three
days, and although several ministers
of various denominations, heads of big
churches in Pasadena, Interceded in the
prisoner's behalf, declaring they knew
him to be a man of good repute, he
was held early, this week for trial In
the Superior Court.
Allen had previously been arrested
on a similar complaint, but was dis
missed because of the doubtful char
acter of some of the evidence pre
sented against him. When he was ar
rested the second time, persons of re
pute who had witnessed part of the
transaction were called as witnesses
and on their testimony the architect
was held for trial. ;
Check-Kiting Is Alleged.
A charter amendment will be pro
posed by -the charter revision commit
tee to jut a stop to check-kltlng and
to fit such cases as that of Harry J.
Leland, City Clerk, whose Irregular use
of a ' $5000 certified check disclosed
what Is possible in the handling of
municipal funds, and created consider
able excitement when the Juggling be
came known.
According to Leslie R. Hewitt, who
la the dominant figure, in the charter
revision committee, the amendment will
forbid the use by any public official
of any money paid or deposited for
the use of the city or as a guarantee
with any bid or proposal. It will be
made so comprehensive that no money
deposited with a city servant may be
used by him without the act being a
violation of the law and punishable as
a felony.
- That an Investigation of Leland's of
fice will be made seems certain. It is
regarded as necessary now, in Justice j
to him, the public and such persons as
have deposited money with him, as
Clerk, in the past. f
Tha. developments in Leland's case
have shown that the municipality, with
it superabundant system of checks and
balances. Is seemingly only running in
circles to accomplish what might be
more easily be accomplished by direct
responsibility in clearing all financial
matters through the Treasurer's hands.
He should be ths trustee of all con
tingent deposits, it is believed, issuing
his receipts therefor to the depart
ments from which they originate. Had
this been the case, Leland would not
have had a certified check for $6000
to deposit to his own personal account.
If this check had been made payable
to the Treasurer, it Is pointed out that
the law would require him to deposit
It where, if It eventually became public
money. It would earn interest in the
meantime. -
In all such transactions Treasurer
Hance has been rigid In demanding
the promptest-aud strictest accounting
to his office, where everything becomes
a matter of record.
As Leland Is to quit office soon, the
Investigation must be made and com
pleted promptly in- Justice to Lorln A.
MERRY
Christmas
TO ALL
"We wish all our old and new friends a "Merry Christmas,'
and take this occasion to thank them one and all for such
favors as have been extended ns. "We desire to serve you
better than ever and are planning a greater future for this
store, and trust that we may continue to merit your patronage.
STORE CLOSED TOMORROW
See Tuesday's Oregonian for
Great Clearance
Sale Announcement
Stock-taking will be completed and old prices will be
"knocked to a frazzle."
a - owsjsjssaw-Jn' a.
FIRST and YAMHILL
SECOND and YAMHILL
Handley, who has been nominated by
the Council to succeed him, and in
order that the settlement between the
two may be final. All in all. It looks
as If the change in officials will cre
ate something of a flurry in City Hall
circles.
TURKS ARE PROGRESSING
Egyptian Prince, In Automobile,
Amazes the Satlves.
BY CAPTAIN A. GATHHORNB.
ADRIANOPLE, tec. 24. The new Tur
kish army's maneuvers. Just finished,
demonstrate improvement.
Th. ftrm .(irtiM. the "Reds." from Con
stantinople, wore red fezes; the second
corps, from Adrianople,- the army of the
West, Is called the "Blues.'
a rAckfurf. of the maneuvers was the
automobile service. A dozen machines.
French and German, with omcers, at
oh and eorresDondents, fled over
prairie roads and bounced across corn-
ftelds and thistle braKes.
Pashi. the Eeyptlan Prince who
commands a cavalry brigade In the Tur
kish army, was conspicuous in a large
red car ana arove swiiuy.
tell, to their dying day, the wonders or
that car.
The review by the Sultan was a great
show of fighting strength.
A grand banquet, presided over by ths
Sultan, was given in a tent, and the sen
sation of the day came when Mahmoud
Shevket Pasha, creating a precedent, ad
dressed his majesty. He said in part:
"Glorious Sultan! Since the blessed
day of your ascent to the throne you
have followed the lines of your noble
ancestors by the high and magnantmous
favor of your constant contact with the
Imperial troops, by your visit to the drill
grounds and by your presence at ths
maneuvers."
The Sultan made no reply, but mads
amiable salaams.
"My Lord, the Carrlase Walts."
Harvard Lampoon.
"The carriage waits without, my lord."
Without what. ntle sir?"
"Without tho left-hand running boara.
Without the French chauffeur.
Without a drop of gasoline.
Six nuts, ths can of oil.
Four pinions and the limousine,
Tho sparkplug and the coti.
Without the brake, the horn, the clutch.
Without the running gear.
One cylinder It beats the Dutch
How much there Isn't here!
The car has been repaired. In fact.
And you should be right glad
To find that this much Is Intact
Of what your lordship had. i
The garage sent It back, my lord.
In perfect shape throughout;
So you will understand, my lord.
Your carriage waits -without."
WHY MEN DRINK WHISKEY
Do Men Who Are Addicted to the Liquor Hahit Attain the Same Success in
Xiiie as xhobb wuo a
n who has drank whiskey for any length of time can look back
J . , -it i,;m Tf Vio will tnlrfi the time to sit down
and see what eooa or 111 u u u -- - , ,
ill think r'
to him in any way, eitner in nis Dusmeaa ui iu . y -
own wsition in life with others of his acquaintance who have not drank, and
own position in me w , , h(j m not
draw nis own conclusions, jj-o " . . -
be a total failure, that he has not made good either in a business way, or to
hiit family (if he has tne gooa ioriune iu nu ""r , .
nis iamuy u. " & . , . th t his heaith is not erood and
If VOU asK mm wuv no j 7
he needs a stimulant, or that he has had bad luck m some way, or one or
more imaginary reaso'ns that a man has for driknig. He '
down in his own heart that he knows he cannot quit, but would if he could
. j u.i :,. u. v, ra Vmnrl if him and strueele as hard
He nas gone so lar mi it i" - . .
as he will against the craving for liquor, it still gets the best of him and he
will gi Tovethe same thing time after time When he gete sober and remorse
? , . l: i. .u. !,; ; tho lasr. time and he will not touch it
sets noia 01 Dim, us vms . . i
again. When this has happened time after time and his wife or friends ask
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him to take a cure lor ine liquor uuuiu, u " j
want to. I cannot spare the time. It will do me no good. I have heard of
i. a v.. Wn wr;ks afterwards." and a hundred
men wno uuve tancu n ui - . tj
and one foolish excuses. He thinks it is a disgrace to take a liquor cure. He
....... a p - j: . rtieiiv-ilr than i r la tfl
does not stop to think it is lar more 01 a luigiace vT "
take a cure. He does not stop to think that whiskey will do him more harm
than any cure that was ever originated. He thinks it an acknowledgment oS
weakness of will-power, or of loss of manhood to accept aid to stop dnking.
... ., :i i i:.t.J -; V, inn unrllv rilKPRKAT No. he would
Would ne tmnic n ix ne was aiuuiu "j j , , 7 ' ,
. j m nun rfinonfsa had been exhausted. xl
nuns neip at uuue ua xiui. sivji Uu.u j
does not stop to think that he owes it to her who has stayed with him through,
these years or sulienng ana negiect, m & a -
around him. . . ,, .
Tho Hvnron -r.rns will show that liquor is .directly or indirectly respon
sible for a great majority of the divorces. The criminal records will show
that almost every criminal is aaaiciea to uijuui.
Almost vprv dav a wife, mother or sister will call at the Neal Institute
and relate the story of their loved one. Do you, the man who drinks, know
what that story 1ST .It is lnvanauiy ox a guuu woji, u. lc mu ui,
. i ii u Jnnt la litiT-tincr Viim ThAv want tr he convinced
see wua suuer ejea .iuau l - 7 --. , ,
that the treatment will cure and then how they can convince him who needs
help and that he should be cured, for the man who drinks never sees, never
needs help and does not want help. Is there any earthly reason why your
motner or wuo ui bui-w " t.... j " " 1
prejudice that whiskey is hurting you and that you cannot stopT.
The strongest men, the best-known and the most brilliant men have been
downed by whiskey. Excessive drinkers rarely see bfaemselves as others see
them. They realize, of course, that this craving for drink is stronger with
them than it once was and that they are compelled to drink oftener to satisfy
that craving, but they do not know how often, or that the growing habit is
the cause of much concern to their friends and those who are interested in
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their welfare. Many men, once excessive arinKers, who me auumi.eiv iia
j?three days' stay at the Neal Institute, do not
; 50 of heir own accord. They were persuaded
to take the Treatment by intimates who could
.see what 6tndes they were mating towards
bankruptcy in health and fortune, because the
business instinct once bright was growing dull
under the poisoning effect of alcohol.
rf-"- I Those who have carefully investigated tha
! r. Meal Treatment are the most enthusiastio
;jf;2 iJ about it. Investigation is most earnestly in-
rtrm . xjCfc. ,, J Tho VaqI Tnctir.iitA oniarflntAAR KAt.is
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ifTtj' '"irT-fl 4faction or refund of the money.
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Telephone Marshall 2400.
is open night and day.
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