12 THE MOKNIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, APRIL, 8, 1910. E ACTS UPON DRAWS Amendment Adopted by Sen ate Committee May Give Desired Relief. REFUTE SENATOR'S DENIAL loeeph Buchtel Tells How Urgent Necessity for Provision Was Ex plained to Him at Meeting With Business Men. TEXT OF PROPOSED AMEND MENT. The following amendment to the rlvera and harbors bill, Introduced in the United States Senate and whicn wai approved by the committee, after Senator Bourne had been animated to action through advices from political friends here, may offer the long looked for relief on the draw -c los ing question: "That the Secretary of War be and Is hereby authorized and directed to keep the bridges across the Willam ette River within the corporate limits of Portland closed during; such, times as the Common Council may here after, by ordinance, prescribe, be tween the hours of 6 and S o'clock A. M. and 0:30 and 6:30 o'clock P. M." Refuting the statement credited to Senator Bourne, contained in Washing ton dispatches of yesterday. In which he sought to excuse his neglect to se cure closed drawbridges during rush hours, morning and evening, across the Willamette River by saying that the subject never kad been called to his attention. Joseph Buchtel, a prominent East Side business man, declared last night that he himself had called the subject to the attention of Bourne and particularly had impressed the im portance of the question on Senator Chamberlain. In Bourne's statement he took occasion to defend his col league also, saying that neither him self nor Chamberlain had "received word from the citr authorities or any commercial organization or Individual" about the necessity of the bridges be ing cloved to water traffic during the rush hours. Both Senators Informed. Mr. Buchtel is chairman of the stand ing drawbridge committee of the Kast Bide Improvement Association. Dur ing the past six or seven years he has been agitating the question of closing the draws. "The last time Senator Bourne and Senator Chamberlain were here I be lieve It was this year,' said Mr. Buch tel, "It was called to their attention. At that time the question was being considered by the War Department. I told them we were very anxious and believed it to be one of the most im portant public questions to the people of the East Side." This conversation took place in the offices of Judge M. Q. Munly in the Wells-Fargo building, there being a conference In progress between the two Senators and representatives of Kast Side commercial organizations over the Broadway bildge question, according to Mr. Buchtel. 'The Broadway bridge was the prin cipal toplo of conversation," said Mr. Buchtel. "I was very anxious, how ever, about the draw question, and called it to their attention. Senator Chamberlain evidenced real concern in it.' as I thought, and we discussed it some time. He promised to help us and questioned me at some length. So far as I have been able to learn, noth ing was done by either. Bourne's open criticism of the city authorities and the various commer cial organizations of the city was strongly resented yesterday. That he does not -understand the local situation on this question at least, was said gen erally. Movement Is Not New. For the past six or seven year??. It as said, the closing of the bridges during rush hours has been urged be fore the War Department. The last attempt was made by Kast Side organi sations through Mayor Simon, who took It up with Major Mclndoe, United States engineer here. He tranFmltted the request to the Secretary of War, fcut owing to the fact that none of the members of the Oregon Congressional delegation appeared to insist upon the granting of the petition it was refused. It remained for Senator Lodge of Massachusetts to find a way out. He introduced an amendment to the rivers end harbors bill, providing for the ar bitrary closing of the draws across the Charles River and Fort Point Channel In Boston during rush hours, morning and evening. This amendment was ap proved by the Senate commerce com mittee, of which Bourne is a member, though nothing was done by him to give Portland similar relief. Later, on urgent advices from Portland, he in troduced an amendment leaving the regulation of the draws with the City Council, though limiting it to one hour in the afternoon and two in the morn ing. This was approved by the com mittee yesterday. The rivers and harbors bill probably will be returned to the House In its amended form the first of next week. To assist Oregon's representatives in keeping the amendment Intact, a tel egram was sent yesterday to the full Congressional delegation by the Kast Side Improvement Association, urging the necessity for action. Telegram T'rjres Action. The telegram was as follows: At a meeting of the committee appointed Vy the Knt Side Improvement Association Ith a membership of 4K active businew iven of Portland, to secure the closing of the bridge draws across the Willamette River during the rush hours of the day, it Lms decided to auk the Oregon Cons:relon al delegation to take active step to secure such regulations. In support of this re tiuest attention Is called to the fact that Portland now ha a population of more than 2Jo.4Mio people, including the suburbs, many or whom are dependent on these bridges to reach their places of business and em lUoy merit, but whe, under present circum :anc. are subject to constant delays and imonvenience. In view of this condition the association adopted the following reso lution: Whereas. There Is constant delay experi enced by the people of rortland in crossing the Willamette Rtvtr In consequence of the opening of the bridge draws during the ruh liour of the day. and believing that ar rangements can be made by which these bridge draws may be kept closed during the riours without interferring with navigation Jn the least ; therefore, be It Resolved, by the East Side Improvement .Association, that such regulation of the opening of theae bridges should be made so as to do away with tha delays and Incon veniences of many thousands of people who eres the bridge dally and without Intef ferlnr with the navigation of the river, be lirvlcg that river craft can easily adjust (heir Urn of arrival and departure to meet BOURN UNDERPROD the periods during which the draws are kept closed; therefore, be it further Resolved. That we urge upon the Oregon Congressional delegation the Importance of prompt action in this matter, owing to the rapid growth of Portland, which constantly increases the delays, and be it further Resolved, That we call attention to the eron-ine rnera.1 traffic" over these Krirtt? f both of pedestrians, streetcar passengers and teams, an of wnicn are subject to constant serious Interruption which la calling for early relief. The reason for the non-partlclpatlon In the campaign by the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club has been explained. This resulted. It was explained by President MacMaster of the Chamber of Commerce, from the fact that the Kast Side commercial or ganizations had the subject up and the Chamber of Commerce, though an or ganization for the whole city, did not feel like taking part except on invita tion. The same position was taken by President Beckwith, of the Commer cial Club. M'CLEOD MAKES CHARGES Discharged Carpenter Accuses Beach and Jones of Misappropriation. Investigation was undertaken yesterday by the grand jury into the complaint made by Alex McCleod, a discharged em ploye of the School Board, who accuses J. V. Beach, director, and T. J. Jones, architect, with misappropriating school funds. McCleod maintained that he and other employes were allowed to perform carpenter and other work at the homes of Mr. Beach and Mr. Jones and that the School Board had been charged with this personal expense. The accusations of McCleod have not yet developed any serious evidence .against the , accused school officials and the impressison has become current that McCleod's action is actuated by spite. A number of witnesses were summoned yesterday before the Jury. Among these were Peter Hobkirk and D. C. McDonald, contractors; Mrs. Emma "White, a neighbor of Mr. Jones; A. C. Campbell, school director, and C. Hanson and Joseph S. Nicholson, car penters. FLY'S CAREER SEEN ON FILM Object Lesson Portrayed by Ma chine at Arcade Theater. The career of a typical little house fly was graphically outlined at the Arcade Theater yesterday In a new film. A pri vate exhibition of the film was first grtven to members of the medical profes sion at the Bijou Theater. From its birth to Its- untimely death the creature is shown imbibing poison, carrying putridity and discharging its load of poison germs thus acquired upon the nipple of a baby's feeding bottle. In readiness to Infect the feeding child with some terrible disease. The fly is shown feeding on diseased meat, exhibited as. it sticks its tentacle into grease, dirt and everything that is unwholesome. All in all. the film Is an object-lesson to those who advocate wholesale destruction of the common fly. The film will be ex hibited for the balance of this week. SEXTET OF CHILD ACTORS FULL OF LIFE BOTH ON AND OFF STAGE Youngsters Who Appear in wi n ml m-t i fe?A ai-1? Vv v rB .feKV ufTflYuUn -!,; I'm'' it " !Yi I c . v, J i l r v n - ll J f fj I Mi' - t3 fEXTKT OK CHILD SINGERS INTHE RED MH,L. READING FROM l,EFT TO RIGHT JACK AND THOMAS IIARKI ViTOV, CLARENCE JOHNSON, BEATA HARRIXGTO.V, ELIZABETH JOHNSON AND NokJNE H.lKHl.NUTU. HY LEO.VE CAPS BAER. VER1L.Y Mr;. Mary Harrington, wardrobe mistress with "The Red Mill" company Is a modern "old wo.man who lived . in a shoe." Only in this instance she isn't old at all. Quite the contrary, in fact. But this interview isn't about Mrs. Harrington, and I men tion her" only incidentally as the maternal relative oX four of the busiest children who ever donned wooden shoes and shrieked "Just because you-r-e y-o-u" behind the footlights. There's a sextet of them this week at the Baker Theater. Mrs. Harrington's contribution to the number consists of Norine. Beata. Thomas and Jack. The other two are Elizabeth and Clarence Johnson, "children of a lady friend of mine." explains the soft-voiced caretaker of the flock. "You see I'm a. widow." she continued in brief, and it seemed a softly defiant explanation. "I live in Xew York City, where all the companies are sent out from, and while I have always been an actress myself any position of th3t sort now would necessarily separate me from my children. I can't sew or teach as many women do and so when I had this position offered me with a chance for the children to advance too. and at the same time keep them all together, you can know I considered myself lucky. We have our lessons daily, they have a, nap every day from 5 o'clock until 8. they play games and are outdoors whenever the weather permits and live much as other young Americans. They are never ill and are a happy, hearty contented family." And Indeed ' they looked it. From Norine. tall and slender for her 14 years, down to ro.ly-poly Jack, the baby, not yet 8. they radiated health and activity. Be cause of their varying sizes and features, two of the girls. Beata. and Norine. make up as boys and Jack and Clarence appear WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS TO BE SOLD Inspection of Property Fin ished and Favorable Re port Is Made. TRACTS TO BE AS DESIRED Sale of Approximately 790,000 Acres Will Go Forward at Once and Immense Colonization Id Expected to Follow. According to C. E. S. Wood, "W. P. Davidson and John E. Burchard, the Minnesota capitalists, have definitely de cided to recommend to their associates that the land property of the "Willamette "Valley & Cascade Mountain Wagon Road Company be purchased. Mr. Burchard left yesterday for St. Paul. It was officially 'given out yesterday that if the sale of the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain Road Company land grant goes through, active operations may be expected in 30 days. To accom plish this the land will be sold, it was said, in tracts of any sire, so any pur chaser may obtain just the kind and amount of land he wants. The final details of the scheme have yet to be worked out but it Is said land offices will be opened at Ontario, Burns, Vale, Prineville, Foster, Sweet Home, Albany, Riley and Sisters, all of which towns are situated on the land Involved. The centers of operation will be Port land. St. Paul, Minneapolis, San Fran cisco, Winnipeg and Chicago. Colonization Is Expected. It is believed that the advertising ne cessary to sell such an Immense tract as the wagon road grant, followed by the promised Hill publicity campaign, will re sult in the - colonization of an enormous stretch of country In a brief time. W, P. Burchard and John E. Davidson represent in Portland their own interests and those of Joseph Wood, unable to be here through illness, and O. A. Robertson, detained in California. Messrs. Burchard and Davidson have full authority to make the inspection on behalf of their friends, who rely entirely on their judgment. Both gentlemen expressed themselves as thoroughly pleased with the grant and with Central Oregon. They believe In the future of the country, particularly under 'The Red Mill" Are Happ y Group and Spend Much Time at Outdoor Sports Four Are Children of Company's Wardrobe Mistress. as girls. "Because we're the littlest," said Jack in explanation. It was nearly time for the bevy to waddle on to the stage and sing their inimitably funny little eong, so I inter viewed them in their dressing room. They knew nothing about the moral up lift of the drama, had no word to say of the social conditions of the stage today, hadn't heard of "Chanticleer," Bernard Phaw or Shakespeare. They were a herd of healthy little animals standing ex citedly, at a long table, fighting for a chance at the mirrors and scrapping over the powder-puff. Fascinated, I watched email fingers liberally smear rouge into plump baby cheeks and gently rub it Into a natural bloom. "Yeh see." said Clarence, a small lad with phonographic ability to talk on forever, "I get mine n quickest, because I'm not so partickler so it's on good. But Jack, why he won't go on lessen' he's just purfeck." A general and demonstrative acquies cence that seemed to carry with it a tone of resentment called general atten tion to Jack. That gentleman, clad in serene unconsciousness. a be-flowered basque, an air of virtue and a narrow blue skirt, was insecurely perched atop of a high stool, his fat legs braced to hold on the clumsy wooden shoes. In neat array spread out before him on the table, lay the "makin's" of his theatrical toilet. Across, and under and above each big laughing eye, the tiny fingers painted with precision a line of grayish blue. Next the soft blonde eyebrows re ceived a. thick streak of grease paint. A really klssable and moist little mouth, a boyish mouth of firm straight lines, was bunched into a knot and liberally dabbed with carmine into a ridiculous cupid's bow. A mop of blonde curls was next tied on the round little pate and the metamorphosis w-aa complete. Ten minutes only had elapsed since a sturdy little boy with snub by nose a-nd the Influence of the railroads now under construction to that section. Before the lands can be- put on the market they will have to. be carefully selected, surveyed and graded. While the wagon road grant naturally comprised the finest sections in the district which the road traversed, there is considerable di versity in Its quality. A large area is timbered, there is a tremendous acreage of wheat land and much is suitable for grazing. There is Irrigable land in the Malheur, Crook and Deschutes valleys, natural cereal land In the rolling country of Sil ver Creek and an acreage fosr wheat which is thought to be able to produce more than is at present the output of Oregon and Washington. Four billion of feet of timber is believed to be 'comprised in the timber lands. That there was any litigation pending between the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain Road Company and settlers was denied yesterday by C. E. S. Wood, who at the same time wished to correct the impression that the land grant is upon condition that sales be made to bona fide settlers at a fixed price. Discussing the history of the grant yesterday, Mr. Wood said : History of Grant Told.- The land grant was made to the State of Oregon by the United States by act of Con gress In 1805, ' upon the sole condition that a wagon road be constructed across the Cascade Mountains from near Albany and across the state to Its eastern boundary, the Snake River, via Harney Valley. The evi dence of construction of the road was to be the certificate of the Governor of Oregon and Governors Woods and Chadwlck. re spectively, certified that the road, had been constructed. Upon these certificates the present owners bought the land and when, in Cleveland's second administration, a suit to forfeit the grant was brought by the Attorney-General on the ground that the road had never been properly constructed, the Circuit Court for the District of Oregon, commencing with Judge Deady and ending with Judge Gil bert, decided that In fact the road had been built sufficiently well according to the rug ged and pioneer custom of the country and also decided that it was immaterial whether the road had actually been constructed ac cording to the terms of the grant or not. because the granting act of Congress itself made the Governors' certificate conclusive evidence upon this point, and that purchas ers had' a right to rely on these certificates, and that, therefore, the present owners were bona fide purchasers for value. Title Perfectly Clear. These contentions, on appeal, were upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States and since that time the present owners have held the title absolutely and without any condition or restriction whatever. There is no condition that they shall sell to any one. or at any price. In fact, there la no con dition whatever and they own the property as fully and perfectly as any man owns the fee simple right to his farm. The original grant was from the United States to the State of Oregon. The State of Oregon then granted its rights to the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain Wagon Road Company, which sold to the present owners, although there have been several conveyances of title among them selves. This grant was also peculiar in not being a grant in place, or. as in every other grant on the Pacific Coast, a grant of every other section designated by the odd numbers; but was a grant of three sections per mile of road as definitely located and constructed to be selected from odd numbered sections anywhere along the line of definite location and within 12-mlle limits, being six miles each side of the line of location. Very Little of Grant Sold. Under this method of filling the grant. It nice honest freckles had jumped onto the stool, and now an embryo soubrette with veiled lashes and pouting lips jumped down. And out of the painted baby mouth came a shill boyish treble, "Well, my mother says what's worth doin" at all is certain'y worth doin' yer best, an' I'm not goin' out there on the stage an" have folks say I gotta bum make-up." And Jack glared indignantly at his ac cusers. "What do you Intend to be when you grow up?" I asked him, when order was restored. "Oh, I'm going to turn into a really truly cowboy. Me an' Clarence is both a-goin" to be cowboys," he said eagerly, straddling his stout legs and waving his arms wildly, threatening imminent de struction to the feminine apparel that adorned his figure. "Bver night I go to sleep I hope me an' Clarence will grow into cowboys before brexfas," he con cluded. The phonographic Clarence, clad also in girl's regalia, nodded a vigorous as sent. "And I," said Elizabeth, in her quaint voice, raising seriqjjs big eyes to the listening group, "I'd like to be a seam stress. I embroider or sew all the time. See, I've nearly finished this doily for my mother. Don't look at it close, for I made most of it on the train," and she exhibited a beautifully embroidered bit of linen. 'Well." said her brother Clarence, with a fine disrespect for womanly pursuits, despite his costume, "all I can say is she orter be a waitress. She never for gets things, an' she puts ever'thing where it goes." Norine, pretty, slender maiden, who is "little mother" to the herd, is for all that dignity a frail rib of Adam. "I want to be a factory lady," she said, dimpling into smiles. "They have such nice heels on their shoes and the love liest hats and rings with blue sets." finally amounted to 863,000 acres, of which, from the time of the original grant (1865) about 75.O00 acres has been sold, leaving In round numbers about 7SO.000 acres and no timber has ever been sold. The pclicy of the owners of the grant in refusing to make sales has sometimes been criticised, but in the first place nobody really desirous of making & home has ever been refused a location if it could not be found on the Government sections. In the second place, the owners havo paid many thousands of dollars every year into tha state treasury as taxes and the natural de mands for schools, churches, lodges, ceme teries, etc, have been met by donation. Where-ver a townslte was demanded, it has been created and the lots freely offered for sale. The wisdom of holding the grant Intact la now demonstrated from the fact that every buyer who has investigated the grant has made It a determining point to know whether the grant has been skimmed off or depleted of its best property. GOODWIN MAY BE CLEARED District Attorney's OfTice Lenient With Son of Wealthy Easterner. John W. Goodwin, the son of the wealthy Philadelphia shoe dealer, who was arrested In Portland Tuesday on the charge of forging anvorder for an auto mobile upon a. local garage, was released yesterday upon his own recognizance by recommendation of Deputy District At torney Hennessy. The youth was placed In the custody of C. H. King, of the Keats Auto Company. According to the Investigations made by Mr. Hennessy, the case against Good win is not so flagrant as was at first sup posed. The youth represents that as salesman for the garage of Harry Twitch ell he had the authority to take cars out and in the absence of Mr. Twltchell gave an order to the watchman, believing it would be regarded as within his author ity. After having the car out for two hours he met with an accident and slightly damaged it. Mr. Hennessy says that Mr. Twitchell has been trying to force the youth into paying 9600 damages on the machine and that an expert mechanic who examined it offered to fix it for $15. In view of this phase of the case, said Mr. Hennessy, he was disinclined to re gard the case against Goodwin as serious. The case will be brought up later in the Municipal Court. BIG FILL WILL BE MADE Stagnant Pool, Ixng Menace to Health, to Be Abated. The Pacific Bridge Company is prepar ing to make the big fill on East Ninth, between Belmont and Bast Morrison The digestive impulse Is the life of the stomach. If this is weakened Crippled by abuse, Eating improper food The rest of the body suffers. Body and Brain are nourished Through the digestive impulse. Food is called for, and, if right The tissues are repaired As fast as mental and physical Activity breaks them down. This is life. Grape-Nuts food not only Meets the requirements of Tissue-repair, but is a Source of vital energy. It contains the phosphates Stored up by Nature In wheat and barley. Grape-Nuts was prepared By a food expert, so one Can, get these vital elements Without bother, cooking, or Other effort than eating it. Eaten slowly with cream It is delicious, satisfies The "digestive impulse" And builds up brain and nerves. "There's a Season." ' . Some People "Want "QUALITY" Some Want PRICE At Eilers Piano House You Get BOTH That's why 72 out of every 100 Pianos purchased in the West come from The House of Eilers $6 PLACES A GOOD PIANO IN YOUR HOME streets, ordered by the City Council a long time ago. This will be one of the most important improvements this section of the city could have. A large, stagnant pool long has menaced the health of the commu nity, as well as being as eyesore to passersby. Steps are also to be taken at once to For over 128 vears this whiskev has been the standard which all otherswere judged. Once you try Old' James L Pepper Whiskey Bottled in Bond Established 1780 Put up in full quarts, full fives, full pints and half pints. Order from your druggist. DISTRIBUTORS BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUB CO. 8tb and Everett St Portland, Or. BE CONVINCED ;; 'I MiiLiwlUMiuMi Muiii.i ! mumum j.li,miH-iiwuwiMujjiin.. rvj BMONTCLAIRl - f ri'nii Hi ki I T.i n '.'lw n- W.'. f j t,' , .p- J If every prospective lot buyer in Portland today had a clear understanding of the beauties and oppor tunities at MONTCL.AIR they would buy there. Go out Sunday take the East Ankeny-Hyde Park car to Belle Crest and you will see the sign. The Jacobs-Stine Company Largest Kealty Operators on the Pacific Coast. 146 Fifth Street. Phones : Main 6869, A 6267. empty the water into a sewer, plans to this end having been made by City Engi neer Morris at the instance of Mayor Simon, Free Sunday excursion. Woodburn Orchard Co.. Henry Bids. Both phones. There Is no tide at New Orl Eustport, Me., it Is 18 feet. bv -a 1m 11 li j; 2 1 lit"-ST-- I IKt .-s S50Ccil;I iffllllf Oft I ttKiWttr6w.nr. X f j