8 THE MORXLG OREGOMAX, FR1DAT . DECEMBER : 3, 1909 OUT; LOSS IS 5250,000 Union Pacific Line Between Rochester and Cosmop olis Demolishel. CONTRACTORS HARD HIT Bridges, v Three IOc-omotlves. Steam Shovels, Tumpcars and Tools for 500 Men tie at Bottom of the. Chehalis Kiver. HOQUIAM, Wash.. Dec. ;. (Special.) Th entlro line of the Grays Harbor & Puget Sound. 1'nlon Tacific Railway Company, from Rochester to Oosmopolis, will have "to be rebuilt and work is to begin at once. This decision was reached today when the members of the contract ing firm of Winter. Caughren. Smith & Company and members of the engineering corps of 'the, railway company returned from a tour of inspection.. It is impossible to estimate, the ambunt of damago : done, but the figures will oa.ily reach J250.0O0. In addition to the roadbed, grading and bridges being total lossf. three locomotives, two large steam hovels and' a number of Tiumpcars and tools for 600 men He at the bottom of the Chehalis River and cannot be re covered until the water goes down. Bridge Is Carried Away. Near Rochester the company had built bridge across the Chehalls River and had it nearly completed, when It was carried out by the. storm of three weeks. A double crew was put to work and an other bridge erected. It was all but com plete when the water carried It away. The bridges across Delezene Creek. In dependence Creek, tho Chehalis River at Monteano. all were lost, the latter was 1500 feet long and when It went down a locomotive and many cars were lost. Near Independence Creek, on the Che halis River, two locomotives and two steam shovels are somewhere In the bea of the river. All of the tools used tn construction have been lost and will probably not be recovered. AH Grade Washed Out. All the grade' has been washed out anfl in addition 100.000 yards of earth moved last Summer by a discharge of several tons of dynamite has been washed away and another blast may 'be necessary to get a grade, as the river hugs the cliff at this point. bTORM LOSS JS $2,000,000 Railroads of Pacific Northwest Suf fer Half This Damage. BELLINGHAM. Wash., Dec. 2. For three days Bellingham and Northwest Washington has been cut off from com munication with the outside world, boat service alone furnished a connecting link. No trains are now moving except be tween this city and Burlington. 20 miles south and service cannot be renewed in side, of. a. week. - Telegraph wires were restored today. Twenty miles of rail way track in Skagit and Whatcom coun ties has been destroyed. Rivers are falling and some estimate of the losses can be obtained. The loss to the railways will exceed Jl. 000,000. Whatcom County loses 100, 000 in bridges alone. Ferndale losses ag gregate $90,000. where two mills, a schoolhouse and 11 residences were de stroyed. Front street, along tho river, must bo abandoned. Fifteen thousand dollars was the loss sustained by the City of Bellingham In washed out bridges, sewers and water mains. Miles of Track Gone. Five miles of Northern Pacific track In this county has disappeared, even the grade being bliterated. Linemen recon structing the telegraph lines followed the light of way by the ditches. j The steel drawbridge on the Great Northern at Ferndale is out and must be replaced. Four miles of Great North ern track between Burlington and Mount Vernon in Skagit County Is gone. South of Mount Vernon 20 miles of track Is still under water and the damage there Is unknown. The Anaooi tes "branch ' of the-', Great Northern has lost half a mile of grade at Avon, while a mile of track has been washed away, at Whitney. Practically the -whole of 40 miles of the Rockport branch of the Great Northern must be reconstructed. The right of way between Lyman and Hamilton must be relocated for a distance of five miles. Depot Removed by Storm. At Hamilton the depot was carried from the outh side to the north side of the tracks. Four townships of farm land in Skagit County is under water, caused by the breaking of the dikes at Mount Vernon. I.aConnor is under seven feet of water, and in places on the bot toms the water Is three feet deep, LaConnor's loss Is placed at $150,000 In stocks of goods destroyed, and two warehouses filled with grain and hay which collapsed and slipped into the flood. In the country north of Laconner 1000 head of cattle -were drowned -while 400,000 sacks of oats and 8000 tons of baled hay Is a total loss. Sloughs and hays for-miles from La Connor are covered with drifting hay and sacks of oats. One barn, containing 250 eet of ' hay was found, floating in Puget Sound by a north-bound steamer yester day. Farmers Ixjss $60,000. The loss to the farmers here is esti mated at JWO.000 in livestock, hay and grain. Skagit County towns and towns in the north part of Whatcom County have . been without mails since Sunday. Bellingham Is securing mail by steamer from Seattle. . But one llfo was lost In the flood, a young farmer named Hyman. being drowned at Vanzandt, ten miles east of here, while trying to save some live stock. WAHKIAKUM COINTY FLOODED Considerable Damage Wronght in Some Localities. CATHLAMET, Wash., Dec. 2. Reports from all sections of Wahkiakum County are that high water prevails everywhere, and that considerable damage has been wrought in some localities. Grays River, Deep River and Crooked Creek., -in the lower part of the county, are all out of their banks and the valleys inundated, families being forced to abandon their homes or move into the upper stories thereof in some settlements, Skamoka wa Creek has overflown a goodly portion of the west valley and the island por tion of the town of Skamokawa Is aeveral feet under water, causing great incon venience and some damage. The Kloco man River, emptying into the Columbia at Cathlamet, ia higher than it has been ROAD In 30 years.- Vast tracts of the bottom lands in the valley have bepn overflowed, but no material damage done. . FLOOD OX VAXCOIVER ISLAND I'ourteen Washouts Reported on E. & S. Railroad. VICTORIA B. C, Dee. 2. Torrential rains during the past 60 hours, which still continue, have caused floods on Van couver Island and 14 washouts on the ESs quimalt &. Nanaimo Railroad, all trains on that road being cancelled in conse quence. The train which left Esqulmalt Saturday morning is still stalled in Lady smith. Southbound passengers walked in from Colatood, eight miles to Victoria. Fire engines are pumping water from the basement of the Julian Hospital. Water mains -were broken by a slide in a section to the northward, and reports of blocked sewers have been received by the city engineers from many parts of the city. McKenzie River Bridge Gone., EUGENE, Or., Dec. 2. Among the sev eral bridges in Lane Crmnty destroyed by the recent freshets is the one across Mc Kenzie River at Bolknap Springs. No one was at the resort at the time -of the flood, and the news of the washing out of the bridge did not reach here until yesterday. OFFICER CUTS OWN BILL County Commissioner Refuses $2.25 Extra in Pay Envelope. ALBANT, Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) A county officer cutting. his own bill was the unique procedure here tottay in the session of the Linn County Court. County Commissioner O. H. Russell cut a bill submitted In his own favor from $11.25 to- to. During last month. Commissioner Rus sell, who 14ves at Sweet Home, worked four and one-half days feeding the rock crusher- working in the Waterloo road district, which adjoins the Sweet Home district. He worked because Road Super visor Heyno could secure no one else at that time to handle the machine and as he was interested in the improvement of the road and worked more for accommo dation than remuneration he told the. supervisor to allow him only J3 per day, the rate allowed the other laborers on the work, instead of $2.50, the rate usually paid for the rock-crusher feeding. When Heyne's payroll came before the court today Russell was listed at the rate of 2.50 per. day and the commis sioner himself reduced his bill to the same rate allowed other workmen on the job. MAN, THOUGHT DEAD, LIVES Albany Farmer Sees Story In Paper and Hurries Home. ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) Reading In The Oregonian yesterday morning that relatives feared he had been waylaid In Portland, J. B. Moore, who resides four miles north of Al bany, hurried home last night to as sure them that no evil had befallen him. Moore walked into the Court house here this morning and told Sheriff Smith to discontinue the search which had been instituted at the re quest of his friends. Aloore took four horses to Portland to sell and experienced much more dif ficulty than he had anticipated In dis posing of them so stayed longer than he had expected. On account of the fact that he is over 70 years old and carried considerable money with him, his relatives feared for his safety. PARSON SEES FIGHT FILM Oregon City Officials Refuse to Sup press Johnson-Ketchel Pictures. OREGON CITT, Or., Dec. 2. (Spe cial.) Rev. E. Clarence Oakley, pastor of the First Congregational Church, and Rev. Sol A. Hayw'orth, pastor of the First Baptist Church, appeared last night before the city council and demanded that the Johnson-Ketchel fight pictures be suppressed. The pic tures were scheduled to be shown to day at a local theater. Mayor Carll and the members of the council did not agree with the clergymen, but or dered the police to keep children out of the theater while the pictures were being shown. Rev. Mr. Oakley this . afternoon at tended an exhibition of the pictures and will make the matter a subject for his sermon next Sunday. INDIAN SQUAW SUES HUBBY Oregon Woman Declares Spouse Threatened to Kill Her. ALBANY. Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) Ce cile Brainard. a full-blooded Indian woman, filed a suit for divorpe in the State Circuit Court here this evening against Warren Brainard. also a full blooded rcdman. Both Brainard and his wife were raised on the Siletz Reserva-' tion anil there they Were married In 1906, They separated last May. The woman alleges that her husband abused her In various ways and threat ened to kill her. She also asserts he .Is a drujikardi and that his disorderly con duct when drunk has landed him in jail at. Portland. Toledo and. other places. OREGON CITY HAS 5227 Census Is Official. So New Lodge of Elks Will Bo Formed. OREGON CITY. Or., Dec. 2. (Spe cial.) The city has a population of 5227. according to -a census Just com pleted by David Caufield at the in stance of the. City Council. The cen sus was taken because it is intended to organize a lodge of Elks in Oregon City, and before this can be done the city must be shown officially to have a population in excess of .5000. The census is confined to the city limits, and does ndt embrace West Oregon City, Canemah. Maple Lane and other populous suburbs. Eugene Firms Consolidate. EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) Supplemental articles of incorporation were filed with the County Clerk here today by the Lane County Abstract Company. This new company Is the result of a recent amalgamation of thj Lane-' County Abstract, Title & Trust Company. A. E. Wheeler & Co., ab stractors, and the Eugene Abstract Company. The officers of the new company are: J. . B. Bell, president; Paul Merrill. vice-president; B. F. Skene, secretary, and Fred G. Stickles, treasurer. The capital stock of the company is J50.000. . i ProTessor Packard Dies. . . ' PRINCETON. N. J., Dec. 2. William Alfred Packard, Ph. D.. A. D. D.. Pro fessor Emeritus of Latin in Princeton Vniverslty. died suddenly from heart disease at his home here today, aged 79. The method of raising suirken vessels by compressed air pumped Into the hull has been found ta-iii t!h HUGE SMELTER IS BAKER CITY HOPE Copper Mine Sale Promises Reduction Plant for the " Seven Devils. BIG DEAL NOW PENDING Transfer of Iron "Dyke, McDougal Group and Other Diggings Pre dicts Big Enterprise Home- ' stead May Be Site, BAKER CITY, Or., Dec. 2. (Spe cial.) What is said to be the largest mining deal ever consummated in Eastern Oregon Is pending; In Baker city. When completed It will transfer the Iron Dyke copper mine, the Mc Dougal group and several other minor properties along Snake River, besides placing the Seven Devils' copper camp in a position to work hundreds of men. This means, ltIs believed, the erec tion of a smelter in the Snake River canyon, for the ore of the Iron jjyke mine Is not high enough grade to war rant shipping any distance. Some time ago the Salt Lake Copper Company, in realitj- an Eastern cor poration, entered the canyon and first purchased the McDougal group of cop per claims, situated several miles be low the homestead. Other parties were then negotiating for the Iron Dyke, but the deal failed to be completed. Then the same company endeavored to pur chase several copper mining proper ties including the Iron Dyke. At th same time It entertained a plan for the erection of a smelter sufficiently large to treat aJI the ore the Snake River district is capable of producing. It is this gigantic undertaking that Is now taking shape. Before the first of the year it will, no doubt; be finished. Ore Guarantee Wanted. Not alone are the copper mines men tioned necessary to assure the erection of a smelter, but a guarantee of ton nage from other properties is being exacted that the company may feel safe inf Its ore supply before going to the expense of erecting a plant for treating it. In the Seven Devils very high grade copper ore is found, and this camp has been slow to take hold of the co operative plan proposed. The "Arkan saw" copper mine, owned by" Baker City people largely, is ready to . con tract a certain amount of ore each day, but the old Peacock mine, owned by Montana, people, is where the friction. If there has been any, existed. The owners of the Peacock have been hold ing it at a high price considering the amount of development work done. At least, this, is the expression of. mining men. Besides holding the property's value high, overtures made regarding tonnage for a smelter bad. until re cently, met with little encouragement. There is a belief, however, that the latter feature has been overcome. If so, a smelter is positively assured. For the Seven Devils' ore to reach the prospective smelter, which will "be located on Snake River, it will be necessary to build a railroad on the crest of the Seven Devils mountain range to a convenient point, and then, by aerial tram, transport the ore be low. The right-of-way for the tram has been surveyed, and the course of the mountain railroad is under con-, slderatlon. Site Not Yet Picked. Just at what point In the canyon the smelter will be located no definite in formation is obtainable. Copperfteld. the new town, wants it, and Home stead, located at the Iron Dyke mine, contends it is more convenient. Many believe it -will be located at Home stead. It is interesting to know that the Iron Dyke mine has, in the opinion of most mining people, been the trail blazer for the Snake River copper country. Rich ore has been obtained in the Seven Devils for years but no way could be planned for transporting it at a profit.1 When the 'Iron Dyke mine was sold td Pittsburg. Pa., capitalists a number of years ago, they set to work to make a copper mine of It and await transporta tion, for at that tlme .it was 80. miles from a railroad. Frank Pearce, for years the manager. . stayed with the property year after year, . working a crew..of men all of the time. The work done was pure development work. Now he has in sight hundreds of thousands of tons of low-grade copper ore. The capitalists in terested in the mine procured a right of way down the Snake River for a rail road. Later the . Harriman people saw that the Snake River' route is the only opportunity to avoid the Blue Mountains and they looked with favor on a project to build a line from Huntington to Lew-. iston. The route was so feasible that the Oregon Short Line, assisted by other capital, has built 57 miles of water-grade NO. 10 . Scotch Whisky Distilled in the Highlands of Scotland from pure Scotch Barley Malt. Geo. S. Clark & Co., Agents 311 .Board of, Trade Bldg., Portland, Or. There Is littlft llk'el rhood of the c h 1 1 d r en ever having stomach t r o u- Hles at all if they start right i by drinking FIO P11UNE at all meals. Equally good for adults. All grocers. TOTSOM ' ' f J The Favorite This Season This model has broken every "big seller" record we have ever known. Distinctive pattern, fashionable short vamp, graceful lines which reflect the exclusive "custom shops." . No genius could design a more perfect fitting boot; nothing less than genius, one as perfect. Materials of the highest order much above those found in other shoes sold at the same prices. In all leathers cloth or leather f ! -V mini i i 'i liii ii Nil'" " ?' 'Tn ni i hi ' iiii 'ill win h 'unTi jinf 7i i ill in T '"inTif limii i iii ii "i ' mi ill 1 111 iLL;'. road -connecting the Iron Dyke." mine ' with a transcontinental railroad system. While the development of this rich copper country has taken patience and has required many years of constant ex pense the time seems at hand when the 525 Suits and Dresses All this season's best styles at less than ONE-HALF PRICE f -i-" J r twee ? sa.jas t .Mf : Children's Coats Just. SO Children's Coats, all dren's Coats, all $3.15 well made. In sizes 1 to - . i THE FAMOUS SHOE FOR WOMEN 11 4 PERFECT SHOES and REASONABLE PRICES are important but, alone, they never made a really satisfactory shoe store. This is why we are so careful about our store service about keeping promises about protecting your interest. Ever tried us? faithful stockholders in the Iron Dyke mine will realize a handsome return on their Investments. Sick Three Daja, Woman Dies. ALBANY. Or., Dec. 2. (Special.) 334 WASHINGTON STREET, OPPOSITE OF HIGH-GRADE TAILORED SUITS AND DRESSES I congratulate myself on the fortunate deal I have made with one of New York's largest suit manufacturers, whereby they have sent me their surplus stock of suits and dresses on consignment at prices that will revolutionize the buying commu nity. Bear in mind every garment is new, fresh and seasonable nothing but the most desirable styles, fabrics and colors at LESS THAN HALF PRICE. All sizes Juniors, Misses and Women's up to size 48. Sale Begins Friday, December 3, 9 A. M.; Continues Till Saturday, Dec. 11, 9 P. M. All Suits and Dresses Sold reffularlv at $20.00 and $25.00; in all the best shades All Suits and Dresses Sold refrularly at $42.50 and $47.50, all strictly tailored garments DO NOT MISS THIS GREAT SAVING- OPPORTUNITY My own stock of splendid garments is included in this sale. MY PERSOXAL GUARANTEE STANDS BACK OF EVERY GARMENT THAT is sold during this sale. DOORS OPEN AT 9 A.M.; OPEN EVENINGS TILL 9 P. M. eu M CLOAK, SUIT AND Seventh and Washington PATENT COLT, CLOTH BLACK COLORS ALL SUEDE, BLACK OR COLORS tops Mrs. Dora Iladley died early this morning- at her home in Tangent, six miles south of Albany, after an illness of only three days with pneumonia. Mrs. Had ley is survived by her husband and five children. Albert Hadley. of Port AriRlRTR $9.85 All Suits and Dresses 'Sold regru.la.rlv at .$30 and 35; all the" latest fabrics $21.50 All Suits and Dresses Sold regularly at $60 to $70.00 ; some swell three piece suits fin? FUR MANUFACTURERS Opp. Hotel Imperial 1 Krf-fl Kohl mm m mamm m lSfitlk RSI $3.50 ii $4.00 V- . land, and Ash, Harrison, Ella ant Elgin Hadley. of Tangent. She also leaves two sisters in Albany. two brothers in Benttm County, a sister in Portland and a sister In Lakeview. Funeral will be held here Saturday. 1L 8 . ii jtJ HOTEL IMPERIAL CAPES Only 38 long Capes, in over 10 styles all shades, worth more than twice, at--' $9.85 $14.85 $29.75