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V 18 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 6, 1922 STRIKING VIEW OF HERMAN. CREEK FIRE AT ITS HEIGHT. E DO YOU REMEMBER? IS BELIEVED BUYER STRIKERS CHARGE AT BIGGS PROPOSED Secrecy Concerning Realty Deals Not Yet Lifted. Disorders at Albina Plant Ar.e Denied. ISam ' Hill . Suggests New Span Across River. TRACTS BOUGHT IN LINE PETITION FILED IN COURT TOLL SYSTEM OPPOSED Opinion It !:xrrx! That Plan Is to ConKlruct w Rail road Inlo Portland. Continuance of Hearing of Men Cited to Answer Con tempt Charges Asked. Site Declared Natural One for Structure Connecting Oregon and Washington Highways. ! , m SOUTHERN PAG F G RAILROAD Oil, COLUMBIA ... - A & i 1 jr'A - l i 1 - X I . Je N 1 Rpaied refusals of Soushtrn Pa tlftc railroad officials here to dls - uf any phase of the recent real estate transaction made by Claude Marr. Portland realty broker, or to deny their connection with the deals, have led many real estats and railroad men here to believe, "that the Southern Pacific la really .. behind the deals, after all. Through the purchaoes which Mr. Starr has made in Hoigate addition It is a comparatively easy matter to trace the building of a new line - Into Portland alone; the river, which would eliminate several bad crons Inrs. Residence property and vacant Tots have been bought In the Hol a:e addition, which lies between the main line of the railroad com tany and the rlvrr. but no attempt has ben made to purchase an entire addition. Proseny Bowaht la I.lae. The deals have been closed on property lying In an almost straight line across the addition, some of them with the real estate company which holds the tract, others with Individual owner The fact that the property Is adjacent to that al . ready owned by the Southern Pa cific company, coupl.d with the fact that an Imaginary line across the area wou'd indicate that the sales are probably being made In order in construct the road across and to river bank, has been the basis for the conclusion that the deals wnlch Mr. Starr has manipulated are probably for the Southern Pacific. Half Mllllaa lavslved. Although It Is impossible to de termine the exact investment, due to the widely scattered holding, a . oneervative estimate of the deals .'ready made Indicates that more -nan ha if a million dollars has been .nvoived. Property known to have l-.-esed Into Starr's hands and now terns; held in trust by the Title V Trust company includes everything i'ojg the wt side of East First street from Hawthorne avenue to ilst Morrison street with the ex it t'tion of one i 7-foot strip and a ,iftir portion of the property for O'pth of SO feet on the same '-treet between East Morrison and '.a-l Burnslde streets which had not v rn previously owned by ths South t r. Pacific. Business firms occupying build- rigs alone East First street recent c purchased by Starr have been de :ued leases, but have been Informed that they might expect to occupy the buildings for a year yet. I wnrYiiniinninini ris-2 hjf PHOTO TIKKJ rTtOM THR fOUMBIA HIGITWAY AS THIS FIRE. THKOWING fp TREMEXIIOIMI VOL I'MES or SMOKE, CLIMBED TO THBJ BKMIOX PLATt'Al. FOREST FIRE STUBBORN IIKKMAX CREEK BURS WORST OK SKASOX IX ORGEOX. CITY BUDGET UNDER WAY Auditor Vrges Haste in Preparing Estimate of CosU. Work on budget estimates for has been started by several departments and bureaus of the city Kovernment. and City Auditor Funk, by whose office the estimates must Le checked and put Into book form, . has urged all possible epeed on the part of those responsible for preparations. Tha city commissioners and mayor first will co.lect the budget estl . mates of their various bureau chiefs. They must make eliminations and work over the Items to bring their general budget within proper bounds before turning them orer to Auditor Funk. AH this requires time. and. as Auditor Punk says he must have the commissioners' bud gets by September & to 10 at the latest, bis anxiety In the matter be comes apparent. lief are the final city budget nmei up for adoption It must be gone oveP by the tax conservation commission. Last year It was necea- ary to ask an extension ot time before placing the budget In the t'ands of the commission, but It Is hoped that the matter may be put through on schedule this year. DRAMATISTS TO RETURN Exponents of Little Theater Give Another Conrae. to Maurice Browne and Ellen Van Voikenburg. exponents of the Little theater movement, known in Port ' land as the result of a course In dra-n-atlc work which they gave last winter under the auspices of the Vnlverslty of Oregon extension de partment, hare returned to Portland and are planning on giving a elx- pi and production. Mr. Browne and Miss Van Volkenburg came to Port ,. land this time as a result of the ef forts of the Rose City players, an , - o-ganisation formed as a result of . the activities of the public speak ing department of the Portland cen ter of the Cniveraity of Oregonl The members of this organisation took work In dramatics under the visitors at winter. Mr. Browne and Mis Van Volken burg. who arrived Friday, have been i-osrd a successful season with their i:pertoire theater in New York "c.ty. Veteran to Co to Des Molne. Oregon will contribute probably 'mm man as 15 delegates from her 1100 Civil war veterans to the 5th national encampment of the Orand Army at le Moines September 24 in 1. O. A. It. headquarters at that vtty expect about 7S.O0O old soldiers with their families and a large at tendance also from organlxatlons uch as the Sons of Veterans, the Sons of Veterans' Auxiliary. Daugh ters of Veterans. Ladles of the O. V K. and the Women's Keltef Corps, as these are holding their national convention there contemporaneously w ith that of the 11. A. it. Carelessness of Settler Canoes De structive Conflagration on Columbia Highway. Due to the carelessness of a set tier n burning off brush along the Columbia River highway, near the town of Wyeth. and his delay in re porting the fire after it had burned beyond his control, was started the most stubborn and troublesome ore that has been fought by the United States forest service men In Oregon this season. What la known as the Herman creek fire, now thought, for the first time since it start more than three weeks ago. to be under control, has swept approxi mately 11,000 acres of scenic terrain on which stood much valuable tlm ber of the forest reserve, has re quired expenditure of a large amount of money to check, and has threatened the lives and property of many persons. At the outbreak of the fire, on July 14, when It was reported to the forest service officials, all avail able fire-fighting forces in Portland and vicinity were rushed to aid In the checking of what was to grow into a conflagration. The fire was encouraged by the fickle winds, ever present in the Columbia gorge, and In spite of all efforts to check it climbed rapidly up the bluffs to the rear of the highway and rail road tracks and made it impossible lor the fighters to check it without circling by a steep and clrcumven- tlal route to the rear f the blase atop the precipices to establish fire lines. But the ever-shifting winds proved a riddle to the experienced fighters who were on the Job to do what tbey could to direct the flames from the handsome stands of timber south of the bluffs. No sooner would they have men on one side of the fire to guard it than the wind would shift and necessitate Jour neying to the opposite end of the firs to prevent spread. The journey was long and required time, so that when the forces arrived the blase had got beyond control. Thus there was no chance, with the dry weather conditions and the tinder-like con dition of the forest cover and under brush, to head off the blase in Its progress merely by establishing fire linen, over which the favorable hu midity and strong winds woild carry the fire. 1 Aware of their plight, the fighters! resorted to thousands of feet of water hose with two or three pumps. Where the location of the fire made impossible connection with water in the river, hose were attached. where convenient, to waterfalls and played upon the fire with satisfac tory effect. Tet even the help of water was limited. The fighting op erations were extended until Are lines of an estimated length of 30 miles surrounded the blase on all sides. T. H. Sherrard, supervisor of the uregou national forest reserve. In which this fire has been burning, last week made an observation of the entire fire from an airplane-of the United States forest patrol service and was of the opinion that control of the Are waa established at last, after three weeks of. ag gressive burning and spreading. The settler who set the brush Are waa arraigned before a magistrate and received the maximum three months' sentence for his careless ness. WILD ANIMALS BCRXED OCT Scores of Deer, Bear and Other Forest Rovers Flee Flames. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) The Herman creek forest fire, which burned over hundreds of acres of the Columbia river brakes. the wildest region in this section of the Cascades, has driven out scores of deer, bear and other wild animals, according to Gilbert Ed- gington and Herman Pregge, who. tor the last two weeks, have been engaged continuously as packers for crewa fighting the firea. Wild ani mals, according to the packers, sre fairly swarming around North and Rainy lakes west of Mount Defi nes, where firefighters conquered the big burn. The animals seem confused as a! result of the fire. Somehow or other they seem to know that men are fighting to control the fire and they show no fear. Mr. Kdgington reports that the last outpost of the fire, although controlled, still is burning on the east slope of Mount Defiance. He says it swept the timber along Lind say creek, which empties into the Columbia at Knell rock mountain. clean. It was stopped on Gordon creek, a stream further east, and at the upper reaches of Lindsay. FOGS AID IX FIRE CONTROL Ilurns In Tillamook and Other Counties Well In Hand. Heavy fogs reported to be lying Inland from the coast in Tillamook county yesterday were lending aid o the men engaged in checking the troublesome fire which broke out at Maples, in the property of the Ham mond lumber comBnnv last week. An order was received from there for 46 more men In view of the unfavorable conditions. The fire, which was spreading Into green timber, was raging fiercely for a time and waa diffloult to combat. It was a new burn, and men and by the forest fire patrol association. The fires in Columbia county were said to e in control on all fronts. In c.atsop county the fire was still burning in the properties of the Ore gon timber company, with great ag gression. The fact that a call came from that fire for 25 more men was not thought to be an alarm of in creased activity of the fire, but was held to mean that greater precau tionary measure were being taken aglnst its spread. The majority of the men who originally were com bating the blase were recruited from logging forces in the country. The fire which burst its lines at Belding was reported quiet, and was being controlled. J. W. Ferguson, who has been on the scene of the fire which started In the vicinity of Molalla last week, brought in word that the mills of timber operators In that section, which were reported to have been swept out by the tire, were not harmed in the least. Fires are numerous, but they are small and all of them are burning on the ground. He said that the same con ditions prevailed throughout Clacka mas, eastern Multnomah and Marion counties. Charging bad faith on the part of railroad officials, B. A. Green, attorney representing the various railroad shop crafts now on strike, filed a petition in the federal court yesterday asking for a continuance of the hearings of 20 strikers cited to answer contempt charges in court tomorrow. The 20 are accused of violat ing Federal Judge Wolverton's anti plcketlng order because they called at the shop offices last Tuesday to draw back pay which they had coming from the company, is the contention of Mr. Green. This. In part. Is admitted by railroad attor neys, -who add, though, that the men, after receiving their pay, loitered about the shop entrance and abused and Jostled nonunion men leaving the plant. Rnllrond Held Unfair. "The railroad company is not act ing fairly in this matter and is sim ply attempting to create public sen timent In its' favor," said Mr. Green. "I have Investigated the coses of the 20 men cited for con tempt and . find that the majority of them have not visited the picket lines since the strike started; that they called at the offices of the superintendent of motive The early mayors of Portland, who served when the little city was first struggling with its new charter and trying to effect a form of city frovernment? These photographed are five of the first six who were in office during the first five years of the city's existence as a corporation. In the center is Hugh I). O'Bryant. the first mayor, who served in 1861; the picture in the upper left-hand corner Is of A. C. Bonnell. the city head. who succeeded S. B. Mayre in 1852 and served the remainder of his term. Ktrophies. These would find suitable Portland family, whose tenure of office was during 1853, the first year that the city government took on some signs of stability. W. S. Ladd, power at I mayor of Portland in 1854, is shown in the lower lert-nand corner, ana Albina last Tuesday to draw back j opposite him is George W. Vaughn, who was elected and s'erved In 1855. pay Which they had coming. Some i The city of Portland was incorporated In 1861, with a charter provid of them loitered about for a few . ing a city government composed of a mayor, recorder, treasurer and marshal and a council of nine members. For the first two years, however, there were only five councilmen elected, and it was not until the election of ,1853 that all the offices were filled and the city government ully organised. In that year Josiah Failing waa elected mayor; A. C. Bon nell, recorder; S. S. Slater, assessor; W. H. Barnhart, treasurer; Wrlliam Grooms, marshal, with Robert Thompson, W. S. Ladd, John H. Couch, W. P. Abrams. R. N. McLaren, R. X. Field, Charles B. Pillow, H. W. Davis and Jonas Williams for councilmen. An interstate, bridge, free of tolls, spanning the Columbia river, at Biggs, on tfao Oregon shore, is a suggestion made ty Sam Hill, apostle of gooa roads, wh is in the city for a few days. Mr. Hill, whose influence upon highway development in Washing ton and Oregon has been marked, pointed out that the Biggs location, with the natural rocks available for pier foundations, is the spot which was recommended by John F. Stevens and Engineer Miller rather than the site at Fallbridge for the railroad crossing. All nacessary data for bridge purposes at Biggs have been gathered by engineers and would be available If Washing ton and Oregon favored the enter prize. Museum Is Promised. Should there be such a structure spanning the Columbia river, Mr. Hill said that he would make his concrete castle on the Washington shore a museum. Mr. Hill, In his wanderings, has acquired many In- teresting articles, from statuary and paintings of the masters to war ' Accused Boys Are Released. A HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 5. (Spe cial.) William McKaney, upper val ley boy. and Ellis Longdon, Portland boy. both 8 years old, brought be fore Judge Hasbrouck of the Juve nile court on citations of forestry officials, alleging they had started the Trout creek forest fire which threatened upper valley timber Wednes -y, were released to their parents when no evidence waa pro duced against them. The Longdon boy waa returned to Portland. The boys denied setting the fire, which lthough controled, is still burning. ESTATE SEEKS DAMAGES .Death of Woman Basis of Suit Began by Administratrix. Damages of $7500 for the death of Sarah Tallman in a fall down the stairs of a rooming house in Albina, where she was employed as a serv ant, are sought in a suit filed against the owner, Sadie Ferguson In the circuit court yesterday by Clara E. Weetcott, administratrix of the estate. It is contended in the action that the stairway was rotten with age and that the top step gave way witnout warning, precipitating the deceased to -the ground. The acci dent occurred on December 27, 1S20 Fruit Growers Organize. . WHITE SALMON. Wash.. Aug. 5. (Special.) The Star Fruit company has been formed by a number of fruit growers of the White Salmon valley for the purpose of handling and shipping their own fruit. Henry Robertson of Husum. R. J. Bates of Burdoln Heights and Avery R. Hayes of White Salmon are the supplies were rushed to the scene trustees of the company. DRAWING SHOWING LOCATION OF PROPERTY ON EAST SIDE RECENTLY PURCHASED BY CLAUDE STARR, WHICH INDICATES THAT SOUTHERN PACIFIC IS BEHIND BIG DEAL. Alleged Moonshiner Arrested. - . r J.e.r. ''20 I 1 1 I Jr Is $ x ' X S III "I come from pioneer stock you hadn't oushla arrest me." A. P. Northrup told Deputy Sheriffs Bee- I maa. S-hlrrnr and Imont yester day afternoon as the trio entered Ml home at 4fJ East Twelfth street and interrupted the buhMlna" of a ;3-gallon still. The man. who Is atrut SA years old. was taken to the county Jail In lieu of ball. He xrved S't 'l.i y s some mnnths l(n on ! - moonshine charge. Two hundred I .bases' areas resireaeat reeewt real estate masters aad dotted line tadleates poaalhle selntloa of the mystery and fifty gallons of maah and JJ i deals whlra Portland realty Broker has tmmaitH wtthla past two weeks. Molgate addition lies tailors of finished product were ketweea areeeat mala line of the tthera Paelfle a ad the Willamette river, aad It Is said that If the aew tlmrcytd at the Northrup home. I Use U eeaatrweted. a taaael will be ballt through a t this point. minutes and talked with friends whom they had not met since leav ing the plant. The majority, though, after receiving their money went directly to their homes. The rail road officials have seized this occa sion as a chance to bring charges against the -men and create public aentiment against us. Strikers Declared Peaceful. "The strikers have been peaceful since they left work. Police rec ords show that. If there is any trouble, it is caused by the imported gun men whom the company pays 17.50 a day and board. These men's jobs are dependent on violence, and to continue their positions they take every opportunity to stir up trouble." The railroad officials, through At torney Murphy, claim that the men, after receiving their pay, remained in the vicinity of the yards, in di rect violation of the federal court injunction, and made life miserable for non-union workers who left the plant that night. "We are not attempting to perse cute anyone," said Mr. Murphy. "We simply want to be left alone and to give our workmen the right to come and go without molestation. These men remained about the yards that night for no other purpos than to create trouble and are using the pay-day excuse as an alibi." That strikers are returning to work in large numbers is the as sertion of E. L. King, superintend ent of the Southern Pacific system. ! Koree Nearly Kormal, "We have many trained and ex perienced workmen from out-of-town points now working at our Brooklyn shops," said Mr. King. "These men went out on strike in other cities and, not caring for the annoyance and trouble that would ensue if they continued work in the cities where they were known, came here to work. The same la true with men who formerly worked in the Brooklyn shops and who went out on strike July 1. We have found positions in California for a number of these men who did not care to remain at work in Portland. "We are hiring no one but expe rienced men now, and with the large number of strikers from out-of-town points who are applying for work our force is again near its normal strength." O.-W. R. & N. company officials are hiring men daily. Seven expe rienced machinists were, added to the force at Albina shops yesterday. The normal force at that plant is 931 men and 827 are now at work. Spokane. Portland & Seattle rail- j road officials claim a force of 416 j men now at work in their yards and shops in Portland and vicinity. j When the steamer California, Captain James Carroll in command, was the only transportation between Alaska and the States? ' When W. W. Cole brought the first three-ring circus, pitching his rents at Washington and King streets? When Sherman's circus, with its wellrtrained horses, Rmk block. Fourth and Burnslde streets?' showed on the When Mrs. W. W. Thayer, wife of the governor of Oregon, turned the first shovel of earth at Silverton to Inaugurate the building of the narrow guage railroad in the Willamette valley, financed by Scotch capital under the direction of .William Reld? '. When California "invaded" Oregon to help drive the last spike at the marriage of the Oregon and California railroad and the Southern Pacific near Ashland? When Dr. Paul M. Brennan, he with the tall silk hat and long black moustache, effected, a real organization of the democratic party in Mult nomah, and came very near carrying the county for Ifancock against Garfield? SYNOD WILL ASSEMBLE NORTHWEST EPISCOPALIANS GATHER IN PORTLAND. Regional Policy to Be Outlined for Presentation to Great ' General Convention. Announcement was made yester day by Bishop Walter Taylor Sum ner of another meeting of north west Episcopalians to be held the day prior to the opening of the general convention. This secsion will be held September 6 at St. Stephen's pro-cathedral, and will bring to gether prominent churchmen from the states of Oregon. Washington, Idaho and Utah. This territory Is known as the northern synod or the province of the Pacific, of which Bishop Her man Page of Spokane is the presid ing officer. Bishop Page has just sent out the call to the synod. Dele gates to this special convention in clude all the bishops, and the cleri cal and lay deputies from the synod. The announcement states .that the meeting is called to consider reso lutions which the Pacific northwest. be entirely separate from the en dowment campaigns now under way. Among the institutions which thi$ programme would provide, for are Trinity, Hobart, Sewanee, Ken yon and St. Stephen's. Commenting on the unusually large sums provided for educational purposes, Lewis B. Franklin, vice president and treasurer of the na tional council, saidi "The programme is evidence of the fact that the Episcopal church at last has awakened to its neglect of it3 educational institutions, and, if for no other reason than this, the plans which will' be submitted to the general convention for approval are notable and epoch-marking." states desire to present to the gen- Their ordinary strength is 602 men! eral convention, which will open in I Portland on September 6. i The local committee named by Bishop Sumner to arrange for the entertainment of this special session are Rev. Horace M. Ramsey, dean of St. Stephen's pro-cathedral, Rev. Thomas Jenkins of St. David's Epis copal church, and Rev. J. G. Hatton, chaplain at Good Samaritan hospital. A dinner is being arranged for this northwest delegation for the same evening. It will be held at one of the leading hotels. The national council of the Epis copal church also has advised Bish op Sumner that at its last meeting, held in New York city, recently, formal approval was given - to three-year programme for church work to be taken up immediately following the general convention. This programme, which involves the raisintr and 'expenditure or 2l,ouu, 000, has been recommended to the general convention for adoption. In cluded in it are projects lor cnurcn es. schools and hospitals, and reli gious, charitable and social service effort throughout the world. Itls the programme of the national or ganization of the church and does not include the sums which will be raised and expended by the various dioceses and parishes for their own work. The? programme is said to be one of the most clearly defined ever put forth by a national church organi zation, and has been prepared from an intensive study of church con ditions in every diocese and mis sionary district where the American church operates. It is proposed to raise and expend the $21,000,000 on the basis of $6, 000,000 in 1923, $7,000,000 in 1924 and 18,000,000 in 1925. In each of these years, after the necessary amoimts have been set aside for carrying on the existing work of the church, it Is proposed that the balance avail able shall be applied to a priority list of church activities, which will be classified as "urgent needs." By pointing out these specific needs and awakening the church to their importance, it is expected that the programme if adopted, will be car-, rled out successfully. A feature of the programme is the $1,500,000 which It is proposed to spend on educational work, such as theological scholarships, in which is included $1,000,000 for new construc tion work at church colleges to take care of the increasing demand for enlarged facilities. This work will AUTHOR SELLS STORY Esther Harris Dispones of Work v to Magazine. "The Vulnerable Point" is the name of a second story written by Esther (Mrs. Nathan) Harris, 729 Glisan street and accepted by "The Medical Pickwick" magazine. Mrs. Harris Is also a successful play wright. A playlet, "The Revenue of the Flowers," was produced last April in Los Angeles and will be produced again this fall to run all winter. ' Mrs. Harris is now writing under contract a playlet entitled "The Silent Bottle." which will also be produced in Los Angeles this fall. It is said to be a very unique and quite spectacular work, consisting of two prologues and two scenes, with the Furies arraved in blank gowns and carrying flaming torches which but dimly illumine the dark woods which serve as the setting. A third story has already been accepted by "The Medical Pick- lck and will appear soon in that magazine. FREIGHT SAVING CLAIMED Local Tire Concern Has Advan tage Over Eastern Makers. The fact that rubber for the man' ufacture of automobile tires can be shipped from Singapore, one of the principal sources of supply, to Port land $10 a ton cheaper than to New York city, developed last week when the Columbia Tire corporation, a new Portland concern, which is to begin the manufacture of automo biles tires in the near future, pur chased 50 tons of raw rubber at Singapore. R. A. Wurzburg, president of the concern, said this difference, added to the cost of'shipping the rubber from New York to Akron, O., the center of the 4lre industry, repre sented the advantage which the local company would have over eastern manufacturers in supplying the local field. The plant of the Columbia Tire corporation is now under construc tion on a seven-acre site at Missis sippi avenue and Columbia boule vard, and will be ready for opera tion October 1. . ROAD TO LINK OCEANS Trunk Highway of Honduras Will Be Finished In Three Months. TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras, Aug. 5. The new motor highroad across Honduras from ocean to ocean will be finished within three months. It runs from San Lorenzo, on the Pacific, to Teguigalpa, 130 miles; then to Comayagua, 103 miles; then to Slguatepeque, 40 miles; then to Lake Yoja, 42 miles; then to Potre rillos, 50 miles. , Work is also in progress on an other highroad to unite San Pedro Snla, important city on the Atlantic coast, with the territory bordering on the Salvador frontier, a distance of about 300 miles. Several other roads for motor traffic in the in terior also have been started. As there are no railroads in this country except on the Atlantic lit toral, all traffic is now changing from the old-fashioned ox-carts to motor cars and trucks. 'RUINED' TREES PRODUCE Peach Orchard Thought Wrecked by Ice Making Good. Six thousand crates of peaches' Is the yield -this year of an orchard reported ruined by the great ice storm which visited Portland and vicinity November 19, 1921. The orchard is the property of C. M. La Follett of Fairvlew, on the Co lumbia highway, an experienced peach grower from the lower Wil lamette valley, who settled at his present home three yeafs ago and at once planted the orchard. The trees were split from top to bottom by the great weight of ice, three to four inches thick. Con gealed upon them. , But Mr. La Fol lett didn't accept as final the verdict of those who condemned his or chard as ruined, and as soon as the melting of the ice permitted, tightly bandaged the wounded trees and otherwise applied first aid. His present large yield jf peaches is the result of his faith and work. Read The Oregonian classified ads. TWO DISTILLERS FINED Judge Bell Assesses Tax of $250 on Each Defendant. Two fines of $250 each were levied against bootleggers by District Judge Bell yesterday afternoon. John w. Griiber, confessed pro-, prietor of "the cleanest still Jn cap tivity," was one of those fined. His highly burnished copper outfit was discovered by Deputy Sheriffs Bee man, Shirmer and Lamont on the crest of a hill three miles south and high above Latourell yesterday af ternoon. About 14 gallons of fin ished product were destroyed. August Ravagini operated a still at 686 Pershing street. His fine was made the same when he pleaded guilty. ' , . ' place in any museum, and he has received assurances from France and Japan that those countries would send permanent exhibits so that Americans would have a graphic idea of what France and Japan can produce in works of art and commerce. A bridge across the river at Biggs would serve all of eastern Wash ington, pointed out Mr. Hill, and would serve as a link in an all-year highway across Oregon to Califor nia. The all-winter road through central Oregon to California has long been one of Mr. Hill's ideas. Road Plan Outlined. This road begins at the Columbia at Biggs, goes through Spanish Hol low and strikes through Sherman county and swings to Prineville. After following Crooked river a ways It heads for Lakeview, cross ing the Central Oregon highway near Milllcan. This route waa traversed by the Oregon state high way commission a few weeks ago from Lakeview to Millican, and .the commission has tentatively agreed to improve 'the section from near Millican along Bear creek and thence into Prineville. Sam Hill's road was advocated years ago and is gradually materializing. As to the method of financing an interstate bridge, free of tolls, at Biggs, Mr. Hill had no programme. That would be a matter for discus sion between the interested parties. The Instant and continued success of the interstate bridge at Vancou ver was offered as an example of the benefits to be derived by linking Washington and Oregon in closer ties by affording convenient 'means of crossing the Columbia. Pontoon Bridge Proposed. On the Washington shore a bridge from Biggs would connect with pavement from Maryhlll to Golden- dale. Traffic would flow from Yak ima over the highway and from Spokane. So important is a Crossing at' that location considered that when the government was disposing of its un finished wooden ships, there was a plan to buy enough of the hulls to use as a pontoon bridge. The pon toon bridge would have been com paratively inexpensive and would have been novel as well, although pontoon bridges are not uncommon in Europe. There is no use of establishing a museum . in a place where people cannot go to study the exhibits, ex plained Mr. Hill, and If the inter state bridge should not come to pass, he might place his museum near the peace portal, which he caused to be erected at Blaine, Wash., at the international boun dary. . - London Road Described. Mr. Hill, who recently returned from abroad, said that the most im portant road enterprise he found in England was a belt road around London.. This highway is to be 150 feet in width. Three sections of it are under construction this year. The present plan is to improve but 50 feet of the 150 width, leaving the remainder for future develop ment. The paved part has an ex ceedingly heavy concrete base with a surface of two inches of asphalt rock,' the latter being ground and heated before being laid on the con crete base. The asphalt rock was something new to Mr. Hill. In China Mr. Hill found that American relief money was being wasted on road construction. The main idea of those in charge, ap parently, was to give employment to the famished people and so road work was undertaken. In doing this . the relief management made a vital error; they neglected to acquire right-of-way and eo the land own ers proceeded to till the grades. BAY OCEAN FOLK ACTIVE Community Gatherings Include Dancing and .Card Parties. BAY OCEAN, Or., Aug. 5. (Spe cial.) Many enjoyable and home like gatherings are being held at Bay Ocean this season. As one fam ily, the community gathers - for dancing and cards in the parlors of Bay Ocean hotel and Bayside inn. Mrs. Paul Bates was a hostess Monday evening, when all were in vited for a pleasant time in her spa cious and attractive home. Llsh; refreshments, cards and dancing were enjoyed. Mrs. F. D. Mitchell, Mrs. Maud Traylor and Mrs. H. J. Martin were dinner guests of Mrs. Spencer's at Cape Mears lighthouse last Tues day. Miss Fern Wygant, an accom plished musician, is summering at Bay Ocean hotel. Other guests reg istering the past week are as fol lowss: Mr. and Mrs. Horace Sykes and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Gleason, Mrs. R. A. Owen, Mrs. E. Lee Parsons. Edwidd Parsons, Flora B. Clarke, Jack Leary, Mrs. E. H. Roberts and children, Mr. and Mrs. N. N. Samson, Mrs. G. Wood, A. H. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Reel, William Rockefeller, J. N. Spear, Mrs. F. C. Clock. Visiting Mrs. O. J. Gould are her son Ronald and Miss Betty Morris. The Pullen and Pratt families are leaving for their homes In Portland.