11 MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1909. THE O'BRIEN HERALDS II nil Southern . Pacific -Will Build Eight Miles From Crab tree to Lebanon. II-- ' ' " ' ' ; ' ' CLOSE UP GAP IN. BRANCH Proposed Trackage, It Is Reported, May Become Part of Klamath Natron Cut-off, but This Is Officially Denied. Announcement of the intention of the Southern Pacific to construct Ira mediatplv eight miles of railroad clos ing up the gap In the old Pundee-Reed Oreftontan Railroad paralleling .the main line of the Southern Pacific from Woodbnrn to Springfield, was made yesterday by J. P. O'Brien, vlce-presl-ripr.t nd crpneral manaser. Up to about two years ago a through service was operated over this line, but the crossing- at the Santiam river was a continuous source of trouble. The river was constantly shifting and Anally the bridge was washed, out. Bridges over some of the old channels are now high and dry. Since the break the road has been operated from each end. Will Avoid Old Trouble. The connecting link will be con structed so as to avoid the old trouble. This link will be built from Crabtree to Lebanon, where a short stub out from Tallman will give access to the main branch line again.' A suitable crossing of the river has been se cured and the. old difficulties, it is believed, will be overcome. Mr. O'Brien, in answer to a question, said that the reconstruction of the gap in the line did not signify an intention to use the paralleling line for any part -of the through California service. The road was built as a branch .and will be operated as such. The survey for the eight miles of road has been completed and the right-of-way men are now checking up pre paratory to the beginning of con struction. May Become Main Line. A peculiarity of the route of this branch line, however, has given rise to speculation as to whether It will not eventually become a part of the Klam-ath-Natron cut-off. There is a stub- line already built "from Springfield to Natron, and it la a-straight chute from Natron up the old Oregon branch line to Wood burn. The fact that It has been decided to rehabilitate the old road at the same time that active work is in progress on the Natron cut-off has strengthened this speculation. It has been inferred heretofore that the Klamath Lake line would make connec tions wlfh the main line in the vicinity of Eugene and the enterprising city of Eugene is making a strong effort to se cure the location in that place of the ter minals. Yesterday a large party of rep resentative citizens of Eugene called on i Mr. O'Brien and presented the claims of Eugene In a forcible manner. They were Informed by Mr. O'Brien fhat the question of terminals for the road had not been considered at all as yet. but that when the manor was taken up the advantages of Eugene would, be considered. From Natron south S6 mile of railroad are under construction while another con struction force is working from the south ern terminus north for 35 miles. There remains a gap in the Natron line, not under construction yet, of about SO or to miles. bridge: work is uxder way Four Viaducts Vnder Construction Across Railway Cut. Construction of the four bridges over the railroad cut across the Penin sula at -Willamette boulevard. Daw son. South Depot and Walker streets, is under way. The Pearson Construction Company, of Portland and Seattle, has the contract for all the sub-structures, and has completed the reinforced con crete abutment and thrpe piers on the north side of the railway tracks at the South Depot street crossing Form. work and reinforcement for the piers and abutment on the south side of the tracks are all In place and the con crete is being put into the forms. Another force of men Is at work ex cavating for the foundations for the bridge on Willamette boulevard. For the south abutment for this bridge the excavating has been completed, and work on the north abutment will be finished next week. The concrete work for the bridge at Willamette boulevard will be completed next week, when work will be started on the Walker street, bridge. . For all the blrdges about 5000 cubic yards of concrete will be used. Mc creary & Willard. of Spokane, will put up the steel superstructures of these four bridges. Concrete floors will then be laid. It is expected to have the four bridges completed by January 1. The bridges will be a great con venience to the people on the Penin sula. The North Bank Railroad has been finishing up the big cut by re moving the remainder of the earth and using it on the Willamette river approach and In North Portland.' WALTER II. GUILD PROMOTED Becomes Assistant Superintendent of O. R. & X. in Oregon. In connection with the reorganisation of the operating department of the Har "riraan lines. Walter H. Guild, for several years private secretary to General Man ager O'Brien, has been promoted to the position of assistant superintendent on the Oregon division of the O. R. & N. Mr. Guild will be succeeded in his pres ent position by N. C. Soule, heretofore rtatlsctician In the general manager's office. L'nder this reorganliatlon plan, which went into effect August 24. the titles of "division engineer." "train dispatcher" ard "master mechanic" are 'dispensed with, and such officers become assistant s u peri n ten den tjt. The change in plan doubles the super vision of railroad operating. With the appointment of Mr. Guild there are now esht assistant superintendents on the Oregon division. BEACH SERVICE TO COXTIXUE terlal Rates 'Will Be in Effect ( Several Weeks. Although the season at North Beaah !s practically closed. Clatsop and South F.eaeh are still putting forth their claims as Summer resorts. The special rates and Sujilay special irsia will be continued br the Astoria 4 Columbia River Railroad until the middle of September, and prob ably longer. Beach travel thto year has had a pe culiarity that Is unusual. While trans portation companies report a better sea son than last, the. beach hotels say that business has been light. This is ac counted for in the unusually large num ber of tourists in Portland who. as a rule, are pressed for time, and when visiting the beach spend but one day between trains. The cool Summer, It is believed, has been a factor In keeping down local patronage of the beach resorts. EVILS OF MISCEGENATION Lesson 'of Ages Is to Keep Pure All Types. BIGGS. Or.. Aug. 30. (To the Editor.) Durlnn the lut few days the subject of miscegenation has been discussed editorially and otherwlae in the pages of The Orego- . ni&n. There is one phase of the subject to which I should like to call attention the present status of the different races of the human family has been reached by a process of natural selection, and that any sc'neme for the admixture of the different races would be simply undoing the work of evo lution which has required untold ages to perform. Miscegenation and natural or artificial se lection are directly opposite processes- It Is difficult to conceive from theoretic consider ations how an infusion of Indian biood could Improve the American stock, unless the American of the future is to live the Ufa of the Indian of the past. In that event, a little of the Indian s stole fortitude Injected Into the character of the American would doubtless be an advantage. The Indian Is l.-ss Industrious, mora intemperate and more subject to disease than the white man, and Is It not highly probable that he would bring these characteristics with him? Professor Mathews advises a little admix ture but In the nature of the case It could not be subjected to Intelligent control, and would be a matter of the merest chance.. Race antipathy as an Instinct has probably- served a good purpose in lue uy v- ventlng the undoing of the work of natural selection. ut it should now ba replaced by reason An Improvement In any race la more apt to be brought about by some process of selection and the elimination of the unfit than by the opposite process. The saloon, with all Its attendant evils, may have been a. benefit' in the long run. for it has always been a great fool-killer, and has helped to eliminate the unfit. Few women have ever married men of known In temperate hablta. The fact of a man being intemperate argues a constitutional er In tellectual defect that marka him as one un fitted to survive. , , ,. The admixture of the different tribes or nationalise, of the same race la doubtless often beneficial In many ways, but this argues nothing for the admixture of the fundamental race's whose life, history and development have led them so far apart. It has been said that the ancient Greeks and Romans were of mixed race. This la very doubtful. The ancient Greeks have been described as tall, fair people, with light-colored hair having a reddiah tinge, and blue or gray eyes. These are not the characterlstlca that would be expected In a mixed race, but rather Indicate a type well established by selection. There was doubt less more or less admixture of the different tribes of the same race. The Sablnes and other trlbea with whom the Romans amal gamated occupied contlguoua territory, and were probably of the same race.- The most violent crossing of the Anglo-Saxon people has probably been that of the Celtic ana Teutonic branches, or the. Aryan race. The Angles. Saxona and Jutes were all of the Teutonic race. It la highly probably that more real Improvement In the Indian race could be effected by the amalgamation of the different trlbea than by any scheme or croaslng. This could easily be encouraged by the United States Government through the Indian agencies. The crossing of the whlta race with any of the dark races. If carried very far. would lead to the obliteration of the blonde type, which has been considered the highest type of female loveliness from the time when the Greek artlata portrayed their Venua un til the praaent. Among the people of mixed race In the south American countries, prob ably four women out of five are adorned with- a mora r leas pronounced moustache. If the Ideas of those who advocate the ad mixture of races were carried out. the American belle of the future could be con reived aa an adorable creature of composite type, with a complexion the color of a well worn saddle flap, with a slant In her eye. a moustache on her lip. and, Instead of the fair or golden hair taat la associated with our highest types, and la so universally ad mired, her head would be covered with a frowsy mass of rebellious filaments, , neither hair nor wool. The type tnlnua the slanting eve will be recognised by those who nave traveled in the Gulf gtatea where there haa been a mixture of whites, negroes and In- dlThe results of miscegenation in Haytl and the Central and South American countries ara not such aa to till ona with enthusiasm. In Chlla and Argentina the "mestlxe t Is fre quently a worthy person with a good pny sique. but the official, mercantile and pro fessional positions are nearly alwaya held by men of pure Spanish descent, and race prejudice does not exist In theae countries as In our own. A certain pride Is taken In an unmixed ancestry, but 'no apodal demarlt attaches to a mixed origin. Darwin mad the prediction that If an the different breeda of pigeons were com mingled, tbe result would be a blue rock Si-eon. the native wild pigeon of England It Is said that the experiment was carried out after rmrwtn'a death, and resulted as he had predicted. It la a matter of comm.n knowledge that the commingling of the dif ferent breeds of dogs leads to a mongrel. It may not be ao generally known that If the prices, be carried far enough, it result. In a yellow cur with brown spot, over the eyes. These marklnga are characteristic of the jackal from which the domesticated dog ha, sprung. It would be an Interesting ex periment and one well worthy of any wealthy philanthropist to test the evolution theory as It appertain, to the human family bv founding a .colony In one of the South 8ea Islands! In 'which all the different races should be represented, the one qualification of eligibility for membership being an acqui escence In a pre-arranged scheme of mar riage The aecond generation would be so much .UK. that they could be left to the r own sweet wills In regard to the experiment led to result, similar to thos e obtained with pigeon, and dogs It would show to the world what the prehistoric jnan and woman were like, even It It did not end fn a mSe of apes. The different specimen, could then be distributed among the muse um, of the world, a. an awful example of ?hi evil, of miscegenation. On the other hand If the surmises of those who advocate mlKegenaVlon are correct, the colony would be the nucleus of an aristocracy based on human perfectlona. and would be a PPtu incentive to the people of the world " go and do likewise. W. A. BARREN. GREET JAPANESE IN NORTH William MacMaster Will Represent Portland at Seattle. ' i William McMaSter,' president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, ws telegraphed yesterday in Victoria by the Portland Chamber to welcome, in behalf of Portland, the Royal , Japanese Com mercial Commissioners on their arrival at Seattle. An elaborate programme baa been pre pared for the entertainment of the Jap anese at Seattle, where they will arrive tomorrow on the steamship Minnesota. At that time there will be addresses by Marion E. Hay. Governor of the state of Washington; by John F. Miller. Mayor of Seattle', and James D. Lowman, presi dent of the Associated Chambers of Com merce of the Pacific Coast. A response will be made by Baron Shibusawa. The distinguished visitors will spend four days In Seattle. The party will arrive in Portland Thursday morning. September 9. and will remain in the city and vicinity two days. In a letter to members of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. Charles F. Beehe, .chairman cf the entertainment commit tee . urges that no stone be left unturned in the effort to give the Japanese a royal welcome. General Beebe states that in order suitably to return the hospitality of the Japanese to the representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce who visited them last year, a large amount of money will be required, and earnestly requests members to subscribe to the general expense fund. A ticket costing $5 will Include the banquet at the Com mercial Club on Thursday night and the excursion up the Columbia the next day. The banquet ticket alone will cost $10. r s LAST TRIP STEAMER POTTER The O. R. N. steamer T. J. Potter, from North Beach, will make tier last trip leaving Megler, 100 o'clock P. M. UDnHav. ortemhflr 6. Labor Dar- m av JL.OJT v ea-y- 1 Clothing Prices Cut Bowman Tells Why When! opened my new clothing: store on the corner of Fifth and Alder streets my intention was to run it as a special $15 suit house where I would carry the best suits I could possibly manufacture at this price and give all my friends the free and unrestricted choice of any suit, over coat or raincoat in the house for only $15. I was talked out of this by people who said the location was too good for popular-priced suits,, and induced me to make suits at $20 and $25 as well as $15, This I. carried out by manufacturing: for the opening: fifteen hundred suits to sell at $25 and $20 and only five hundred to sell at SI 5. From the first day this store has prospered; it is doing: a fair business, but I am not satisfied. I notice my sales slips'show that fully 80 per cent of the suits sold are at $15. This proves to me be yond a doubt that my original plan was right and that irx this location and in this city there is a demand for a store that can be depended upon to sell strictly high-grade pure wool and worsted suits at $15. Today we start to carry out the original plan and from now on we give the free and unrestrict ed pick and choice without reserve, of any suit, overcoat or raincoat in the store for only $15. The suits which were manufactured to sell , at $25 and $20 and of which we now have a large number in the store, will be sold in the special sale at $15. We figure these suits will be the greatest advertisement we can possibly put out. The values are simply beyond description. Their equal would mean hand-tailored suits made from the finest high-grade worsteds and sold in every first-class clothing store at from $25 to $40. We hope that our friends-and people who know good clothing will come-early as we are anxious that these suits go where they will do the most good. r ..... I QJO L CO. Popular Price Clothiers at Fifth and Alder Streets UNIONS TO HOLD PICNIC LABOR DAY WIMi BE CELE BRATED AT METZGER'S PARK. Arrangement Are Being Made for 5000 People and List of Games Prepared. ' The Labor Day eaterclses in Portland next Monday" will not Include a parade in the streets, but instead will consist of a grand picnic to be held, under the auspices of the Central Labor Council, at Metzger's Park. 10 miles out on the Ore gon Electrio Jine. Arrangements for the picnic will be completed at a meeting of the programme committee tonight. ' Preparations are being made for the transportation and entertainment of 6000 people. The Oregon Electric haa ar ranged for special trajns to the picnic grounds, to leave at regular intervals during the day. Metsger Park contains 15 acres, and there is also a forest of SCO acres near the park, the use of which has been secured. The programme will Include numerous forms of entertainment. Including a base ball game between the Plumbers and the Iron Workers. There will be the usual foot races for boys and girls and fat men. besides the other regulation plcnio sports. There will be good music by the local Musicians' Union, and dancing in the large pavilion. Refreshments will be provided by the Walters' and Wait resses' Unions. One of the big enrenta of the day will be the baby show. For the- best babies there will be suitable prizes, which will be presented by G. D. Thorpe, a 40-year-old bachelor belonging to the Tailors' Union. There ia much interest in the coming celebration. C5)DS IS th f"1 lb&V-lt la to be held under the auspices of the Central Labor Council. The committee irf charge of arrangements for the day's events is as follows: From the Central Labor Council R. S. Haynes, James Dunn and J. L- Thoyse; water front sec tionJames Foley; building trades sec tion J. Lynch: miscellaneous, trades sec tion R. Jamison; iron trades section J. H. Cass. -- DEFENDS LION-CAGE KNOT Mr. Oordray Says All Weddings Pub lic and This' One Solemn as Any. PORTLAND, Aug. SI. (To the Editor.) I notice that Rev. Mr. Boweraox Is se verely, and to my mind unjustly criticised for performing a marriage ceremony at the Oaks last Sunday. It has been the aim of the manage ment to make the park a family reaort. where vomen and children may visit with out danger of any diaagreeable experience and where mlnlatera of the gospel may come without loaa oi aaii-reapect or cleri cal dignity. , My reason for addressing this communi cation la because I resent the Imputation made by Mra. Boweraox' critics that the reyerend gentleman haa committed a wrong in performing the ceremony at the Oaks, end .that the publicity given the wedding was objectionable from the churchman's standpoint. Mr. Bowersox' reputation aa a minister In Oregon for 25 years Is enough refuta tion to an Insinuation that ha would know ingly do a wrong thing. He needs no other defense. As to publicity attending a wedding-. I fancy there is always -more or less of that In all fashionable- affairs of the sort. Ttaa minister announces an approach ing marriage from the pulptt publicly. Tha record of the County Flerk'a office, when the marriage license Is Issued, ia printed in the daily papers. Engraved cards of an nouncement are sent ail over the country to friends. Before the wedding day the society columns contain advance notices of the event. I call to witness the thousands of Port land's most reputable citizens that at tended the public wedding held at the park, confident they will bear me out In saying a more respectful and orderly audience could not ba assambled. even In a church. The marriage ceremony was conducted un der sanction of civil and religious law. and was aa oiniji In beiogcaaducied. in o- flrst temple" as it could have been In one of . brick or stone. - That the young couple elected to oe married In the lion's cage was no affair or Mr. Bowersox. nor of the park management. They made the request, ana Mr. Boweraox, Christian gentleman that he is, put no ob stacle In their way. any more than he would have done if they had chosen the high seas, the top of a mountain or a cave In the earth. JOHN P. CORDRAY. Manager The paks. . Seriously Hurt In Runaway. STEVENSON. Wash.? Aug. 31.James Rutledge, a carpenter, Ilea injured at this place and Ed Lambert Is In a precarious condition at Carson Springs, as a result of a runaway accident. Rutledge engaged a livery rig at this place yesterday and met Lambert, and they rode to Shipherd Springs. On the return trip the horses became frightened and ran away. 0 Reduced Fares To the East low Summer Tourist Tickets on sale September 9 and October 4. When you g;o East take the "Scenic Highway Through the Land of Fortune." Service as superb as the scenery. Visit Yel lowstone Park en route. Full parr ticulars, with illustrated litera ture from ' A. I. Charlton, A. G. P. 1, 25S Morrison St., Portland. Or NIN U. S, GOVERNMENT LAND IN THE FAMOUS SNAKE RIVER VALLEY, IDAHO EIGHTY THOUSAND ACRES Choice agricultural land, under the Carey Act, wil be open to entry and settlement, in the BIG LOST RIVER TRACT. DRAWING AT ARCO, IDAHO Tuesday, September 14, 1909 - -. ; Ton Mast Register Between September 9th and 14th If you do not take land after your number is , drawn it costs you nothing. Title Acquired With Thirty Days' Residence Water Ready for Delivery, May, 1910. Homeseekers' rates ou all railroads and special rates from all ' northwestern, points. For illustrated booklet and all desired information, Call on or address C. B. Hum, Colonization Dept.. Boise, Idaho -1