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UNITED RAILWAYS
ON TO TILLAMOOK
President Stevens Approves
Final Survey and Bids
Soon Follow.
WILSON RIVER ROUTE DUE
Oregon Electric Franchises Granted
in Albany and McMinnville.
Bond Given to Carry Out Terms
Imposed by Hill Road.
Final survey of the United Railways
"route through to Tillamook Bay has
been approved by President John F.
Stevens of the road, and contracting
firms are now going over the proposed
line for the purpose of preparing bids
on construction.
Mr. Stevens authorized this state
ment yesterday, but said that he was
unable to make any promise as to
when construction work beyond the
limits of that already under way would
toegin. The road is now constructing
a tunnel through the hills in order to
reach the Tualatin Valley.
Concerning the Oregon Electric. Mr.
Stevens said that the franchises
granted the company within the city
limits of Albany and McMinnville had
been accepted and a bond given to
guarantee the carrying out of the
terms imposed upon the company.
Extensions Are Assured.
"We have surveyors in the field be
tween Salem and Albany," he said
'and of course intend to build the ex
tensions, but I cannot say when."
The route of the United Railways.
It is understood, passes through or in
the vicinity of Banks and Glenwood
and then over a low gap in the moun
tains and down the Wilson River.
Recently it was reported from Marsh-
field that the United Railways had
submitted to the County Court a prop
osltlon to spend $30,000 improving the
road up Wilson River and over the
mountains if the two counties in which
the road is located would expend a
like amount. This proposition was
made, it is believed, because of the
necessity for the railroad company
having a good road over which to
transport supplies to its construction
camps.
While plans have been completed, so
Tar as possible at this end of the line.
for the letting of the contract for the
construction of the Tillamook exten
slon. Mr. Stevens says that immediate
action will depend probably on the
condition of the money market in the
East. This condition, which has not
been satisfactory, was given an addi
tional setback by the stock flurry that
followed the filing by the Government
of injunction proceedings to restrain
the increase of freight rates decided
upon by the Western railroads.
Money Market Delays Work.
This situation has ' already caused a
temporary curtailment In work under
way in Central Oregon. On Monday
the Oregon Trunk line canceled a part
of the contract recently let to H. C.
Henry for the construction of the road
from Madras south to the edge of the
Klamath Indian Reservation. The can
cellation was made necessary by the
unsatisfactory financial condition in
the East and involved about 80 miles
of work, or the section from Bend
southward.
The portion of the contract covering
the 45 miles between Madras and Bend
is still In force, and Mr. Henry will
conatruct the railroad to the latter
point. Actual work on the contract
had not yet commenced, but engineers'
construction camps had been estab
lished and Mr. Henry was moving in
his outfits'. The engineers who have
established camps south of Bend were
called In yesterday. .
Mr. Stevens says that the abandon
ment of no other part of the plans of
the companies he represents is under
consideration, so far as he knows, and
that he believes the suspension will
not extend further. Mr. Stevens also
expressed the hope that the abandon
ment of the work south of Bend would
be temporary only.
Conditions that have delayed work
in Central Oregon, it Is thought, may
prevent the immediate letting of the
contract for the Tillamook extension
of the United Railways. The extension,
however, is definitely planned and will
be built in tire course of time.
Harrlman Line Awakens.
Knowledge of the determination to
build the United Railways to the Coast
has evidently been gained already by
the Harrlman Interests, for extra pres
sure on the construction of the Pa
cific Railway & Navigation line from
Hlllsboro has lately been noticeable.
Working forces have been practically
doubled and an effort Is being made
to complete the road by January 1.
The Harrlman route is about 90 miles
long between Hlllsboro and the sea
shore terminus.
The building of the Oregon Electric
to Albany and McMinnville would
mean the construction of about 50
miles of road. Prior to the sale of the
road to the Hill Interests several sur
veys were made for the extensions
from Salem to Albanv and from' Tl
gardville to McMinnville. ,
The alternate routes' were submitted
to the directors about the time nego
tiations were opened for the purchase
of the system. Choice of surveys it
is believed, will be made aid contracts
let for construction within a short time
unless the money market continues un
favorable. Conditions, following the
understanding reached by President
Taft with representatives of some of
the railway systems, improved yester
day and It Is believed In Portland that
the situation will continue to improve.
IMMIGRANTS GIVEN AID
Y. M. C. A. Here Provides for New
comers to America. N
Immigration work is coming to be
one of the important activities of the
Young Men's Christian Association In
all parts of the country, and the local
Y. M. C. A. is devoting considerable
attention to it. The work consists of
getting In touch with immigrants to
this country, finding out in what city
they will make their home and then
giving them a personal Invitation to
enjoy the privileges- of the associa
tion. For several years the international
committee of the Y. M. C. A. has main
tained a secretary at Ellis Island at
New York, whose duty It is to circulate
among the thousands of immigrants
who arrive there, find out the destina
tion of young men among the arrivals
and then forward word of their pros
pective arrival "to local secretaries.
This work is also carried on at other
large immigration stations, and several
secretaries are employed ' in Europe
who get in touch with the emigrants
before they start.
The Chicago association has just an
nounced that it will keep a man in the
foreign field for this purpose, begin
nlng July, and it is the first individual
association to do this. It is expected
m this work It will cooperate with the
associations in Portland and other
Western cities' a large proportion of
the immigrants coming to the Pacific
uoasc
The Portland Y. M. C- A. now receives
letters almost daily, informing it of
the arrival of foreign homeseekers in
this city. These men are looked up,
invited into the association, and often
become regular attendants at the re
ligious and educational meetings. The
i. M. C. A. often helps them find homes,
enrolls them In classes where English
Is taught and sometimes secures them
positions, through the employment de
partment. In every case the associa
tion throws around them many Amer
icanizing Influences.
MRS. LUCINA COFFIN DEAD
Widow of General Stephen Coffin
Passes Away at Daughter's Home.
Mrs. Lucina Coffin, almost 91 years of
age and the widow of General Stephen
Coffin, died at the home of her daugh
ter,. Mrs. W. S. Powell. 265 Eleventh
The Late Mrs. Liiiclna Coffin.
. .. i
street, at 3:30 o'clock Monday after
noon. At her deathbed were repre
sentatives of three generations of her
descendants. Mrs. Coffin retained her
keen perception of events and interest
in her surroundings until the veil, of
eternity closed down her eyelids.
Mrs. Coffin was born in Rhode Island
in 1819 and became the 16-year-old
bride of Elijah' Hill, with whom she
undertook the plains Journey to Ore
gon in 1847. In 1851 she married Gen
eral Stephen Coffin, and thereafter took
a prominent part In the affairs of Port
land and Oregon.
General Coffin was the owner of a
donation claim In the vicinity of Coun
cil Crest, and extending eastward to
the Willamette River, and was one of
the three original owners of the town
site of Portland. He donated the site
of the public market at Third and Clay
streets and between Second and Mar-,
ket streets to the city. General Coffin
purchased and presented the city with
the first school and church Dell ever
rung in this city, which is now hang
ing in the beliry of Taylor-street Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
In 1861 Mr. Coffin was made Brigadier-General
of the Oregon state
troops by Governor Gibbs, the honor
coming at the conclusion of the Yak
ima Indian war, when General Coffin
effected a rescue of settlers through
sending a steamboat up the river con
trary to the advice of numerous citi
zens. Mrs. Coffin is survived by four chil
dren: C. H. Hill, of Ortlng. Wash.;
Mrs. W. S. Powell, of Portland; J. W.
Coffin, of Springfield, Or., and E. C.
Coffin, whose address is unknown.
A short funeral service was held at
the Powell residence yesterday morn
ing, following which the body will be
taken to Dayton, Yamhill County, for
interment.
SHEPHERD IS CANDIDATE
Lawyer Announces He Will Make
Campaign for Congress.
George S. Shepherd, a well-known Port
land lawyer, last night formally an
nounced his candidacy for Congress. Mr.
Shepherd nas twice before been a candi
date for the Republican nomination and
has been nosed out by small majorities.
As in his previous campaigns, "deep water
to the sea" will be his slogan. He said:
'I am to make the race on the issue
of rivenf improvement and deeper water
to the sea. New railroads are being built
Into the interior and all the products will
be run down a water grade to meet the
shipping facilities which will carry the
cargoes to the markets of the world.
Practically all the products of Eastern
Oregon and Washington are destined for
foreign markets in such ships as we- can
get in over the bar. The deeper the water
the larger the ships, and the larger the
ship, of course, the cheaper freight rate
for the wheat and lumber of our state.
"In a short - time steam and electric
lines will be built to tap what are now
considered remote districts of the interior.
Manv of these will of necessity terminate
at the Snake and Columbia rivers, and
with an improved river, will be the
greatest factors in freight rate regulation.
We are far behind in our waterway im
provements and we can hope for no help
from any other section, as the Interests of
rival cities on the north and south are
certainly not encouraging any measure
looking toward our shipping facilities. I
am confident that with hard work and
persi!tent effort 40 feet of water can be
obtained for the Columbia River bar, and
I will take a great pride If I can con
tribute to the accomplishment."
Xorthwestern Folk In Gotham.
NEW YORK, June 7. (Special.)
The following persons from the Pacific
Northwest registered at New York ho
tels today:
From Portland At Broadway Cen
tral, J. Thomas: at the Grand Union.
V. H. French. C. R. Twineham; at Ho
tel .Astor. A. H. Devers, Mrs. A. H.
Devers.
From Seattle At the Grand, J. J.
Godfrey; at the Imperial. Mrs. A. V.
Graham; at the Arlington, Mrs. A. A.
Simon. - - -
From Dayton. Or. At the Murray
Hill. Dr. J. H. Jesaen and wife.
From Tacoma At the Martha Wash
ington, E. Varney.
From JSugene. Or. At the York, L.
H. Patten and wife.
From Spokane At the Seville. R. H.
Patterson; at the Herald Square, W.
Freberg.
Sig Sichel & Co., three stares, cigars.
tobaccos and pipes. Sole agent Park &
Tilford candies.
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MAIL PLAN FAILURE
Collector Who Competes With
Uncle Sam Fined. '
BAD-DEBT MAN SCHEMER
By Delivering Bills for Cent Each,
C. P. Neth Works up Profitable
Business Until Federal Law
Interferes With Him.
Portland competition with the mail
delivery monopoly maintained by the
United States Government disappeared
yesterday when Charles P. Neth, the
original delivery boy at reduced rates,
pleaded guilty in the Federal Court to
having organized a private mail
service. .
Neth is at the head of a debt-collection
agency in the Worcester block,
and, in order to increase the efficiency
of his service by securing an acquaint
ance with retailers of Portland, under
took to contract with the larger whole
sale houses of the city to call upon
them at regular intervals, collect their
statements of debt and deliver them
to customers who were behind in their
bills. Neth charged the wholesalers
1 cent for each statement delivered,
and secured a contract whereby he was
the recipient of a large commission for
the collection of unpaid accounts.
Neth conducts a legal collection
agency in other respects, but in agree
lng to call upon the wholesalers at
stated Intervals and see to it that the
letters, statements or bills were de
livered at regular intervals, he.-col
lided with the'postal regulations. Every
street upon which a mailcarrler works
every day Is declared to be a postal
route, and. In a city like Portland, it
costs 2 cents for the mail delivery of
a drop letter. By reducing the rrice
one-half. Neth was able to acquire a
large patronage.
Attorney Arthur A. Murphy repre
sented Neth before Judge Bean. Dep
uty United States Attorney Wyatt ap
pearing for the Government. The lat
ter advised the court that delivery of
mall was reserved to the Government,
but as Neth had entered the game in
nocently, a fine of only $25 was im
posed. A large number of Portland whole
salers had made contracts with Neth
all of them appearing before the grand
Jury with the statement that they were
desirous of saving the " extra cent on
each drop letter.
INDIANS ALLEGED BUNCO BIEX
Klamath Falls Reds Accused by Em
ployment Agencies.
Buncoed by three guileless Indians from
Klamath Falls, Burnside street employ
ment agents were yesterday in communi
cation with Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Walter H. Evans in hopes
oi securing the arrest of the redskins.
Tom Barclay, Foster Barclay and Mc
Clelland Williams are charged with hav
ing secured railroad fare from Portland
from both the Government and the em
ployment agents, who are furnishing men
for the railroad construction work in the
vicinity of Klamath Falls.
The men were brought to Portland to
appear In the United States Court as wit
nesses, and after their discharge were
paid mileage for the round trip Journey
to -Portland. After receiving the money,
the Indians went down to Burnside street
and, after paying a fee of J2.50 to the em
ployment people, were each presented
with a railroad ticket to Klamath Falls
costing J17. On arriving at the point of
destination the Indians calmly refused to
Join the grading camp, hitched a pair of
bronchos to a buckboard and faded away.
They have not since been located.
. The Government will not cause the
arrest of the reds, the case being one
which canonly be settled by the state
courts.
DESCHUTES COMPAXY OBJECTS
Appointment of Receiver Contested
In Federal Court, j
Several weeks after Ji.ilge Robert S.
Bean, of the United States Court, ap
pointed Charles M. Redfield as receiver
for the Deschutes Irrigation & Power
Company, that action was yesterday at
tacked in the Federal Court. Attorney
Jesse Stearns presented a demurrer to
the complaint of Eastern bondholders
asking for a foreclosure of their mort
gage, on the ground that the Ohio
plaintiffs are residents of the State of
Oregon through representation by a
trustee. Mr. Stearns contends the court
that declared the irrigation concern a
bankrupt was without jurisdiction, and
that the case should be determined by
the state courts.
The case will come on for hearing at
such time as the Ohio'representative of
the bondholders can be present. In the
meantime Receiver Redfield has filed an
Inventory of the property of the com
pany, fixing the total value of its assets
at 1. 381, 054.87. Of that amount. 195.
600 Is In cash and Is In the hands of
various banks as security and redemp
tion funds for thenortgages.
CREDITORS GIVEX $103,558.03
Indebtedness of Defunct Title Guar
antee & Trust Co. Reduced.
The indebtedness of the defunct
Title Guarantee & Trust Company was
yesterday ordered reduced by $103,
558.03, application having been made
by receiver R. S. Howard. Jr., for per
mission to discharge that amount of
the claims against the bank. The or
der was issued by Judge Wolverton.
In paying out this amount of monev,
claims of more than $500 will be
called, as well as a large amount of
Interest on other classifications. The
raonej being furnished by William W.
Ladd in accordance with the guarantee
wihch he presented to the court on
January 8, 1908, securing all unpaid
claims."
Receiver Howard will at once begin
cancelling the claims.and will pay in
terest from November 6, 1909, to June
6, 1910, at the rate of 4 per cent.
MONTGOMERY TRIAL TODAY
Alleged Wrecker of City's Street
Cleaning Device In Court.
Going at a rate of speed, estimated hv
Patrolman Patton. at 12 to 15 miles an
nour. an automobile driven by Samuel
Montgomery ran into the city's new
street-flushing device Monday night,
breaking it in three pieces and doing con
siderable damage. Officer Patton re
ported that Montgomery, after the acci
dent, made no effort to slow up. but, on
the contrary, attempted to escape.
The apparatus, which was wrecked, is
a series of metal pipes on small trucks,
connected by rubber hose and drawn by
a horse. It was stretched across the
street at the time and was plainly vis-
Winner of
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COYEY MOIOR CAR CO.
Seventh and Couch Sts.
PIERCE CADILLAC
ible to anyone a block away. Officer Pat
ton reported to the Chief of Police that
the driver of the automobile was under
the influence of liquor at the time of the
accident. He was placed under arrest
and released upon depositing $50 bail.
Yesterday morning he failed to appear
when his case was called, and the bail
was ordered forfeited. Later, an agent
appeared for him and explained to the
court that Montgomery understood that
the case was to be called today. The
order of forfeit was vacated and the trial
will be held this morning.
COOS BAY GETSFINE PLANT
Over $20 0,000 "Will Be Spent by Gas
Company.
MARSHFIELD, Or., June 7. (Spe
cial.) The sum of $200,000 will be ex
pended In Marshfleld and North Bend
during the next six months by the
Coos Bay Gas & Electric Company mak
ing Improvements in the property.
This announcement is made by R. M.
Jennings, the general manager and
treasurer of the company.
The company recently passed into
the hands of new owners. It was
formerly owned by Hewitt & Bell, of
Tacoma, and Mayor LI J. Simpson, of
North Bend, but some months ago was
sold to H. W. Byllesby & Company, of
Chicago.
Thirty-two carloads of gas pipe have
been bought. Two carloads , came a
short time ago and three more carloads
of the pipe have just arrived. The
rest will be delivered as fast as the
transportation facilities will allow.
This pipe will be used to extend the
gas service to different parts of North
Bend and Marshfleld and will give
accommodation in advance of the pres
ent needs of the city. The gas plant,
which was installed only two years ago,
will be greatly improved and enlarged.
New machinery will be put In and the
generating plant, as well as the piping,
will be put in first-class condition.
These improvements, which will be
made by the Chicago company, are of
the greatest importance to Coos Bay
as they will constitute one of the big
steps in the business progress of the
community.
C. N. HOWARD WILL SPEAK
Series of Prohibition Addresses Will
Begin Friday Night.
Final arrangements for Clinton N. How
ard's meetings have been completed. He
will address the state convention of the
Prohibition party at the T. M. C. A., Sat
urday afternoon, June 11. Saturday night
he will address a mass meeting at the
Taylor-Street Methodist Church. Sunday
afternoon he will speak at the Hawthorne
Tabernacle, where the Hart and' Magann
meetings were held. At that time ie will
deliver his famous address, "A Joy Ride
on the Water Wagon." This subject will
be treated by Mr. Howard In two sections.
The second section will be given at the?
Grace Methodist Church Sunday night.
On Friday evening, June 10, at the Third
Presbyterian Church, East Pine and East
Thirteenth' streets, there will be held a
reception for Miss Marie C. Brehm, secre
tary of the temperance committee of the
Presbyterian Church, at which plans will
be discussed for a great temperance pa
rade similar to the one held in Chicago,
which was headed by General Grant. Mr.
Howard will be one of the speakers on
this occasion. The affair is under the
management of Rev. William Parsons,
pastor of the church.
IS SHIP AMERICAN SOIL?
Insurance Policy In Litigation Be
cause of Limiting Clause.
OLTMPIA, Wash., June 7. (Special.)
"Is an American steamship plying be
tween San Francisco and Portland
United States soil?" is the question
submitted to the State Supreme Court
today. The answer will determine
whether the Continental Casualty Com
pany must pay Insurance on the HTTe
of Mrs. O. L. Lewis.
The suit was brought by O. L. Lewis,
of King .County, against the Conti
nental Casualty Company. Mrs. Lewis
lost her life when en route north from
San Francisco. The policy expressly
provided that it should protect the
policyholder only on United States
soil.
At the trial in the lower court attor
neys for the plaintiff cited authorities
In support of the contention that in
the eyes of the law an American
steamer was to be considered as United
States territory. That the vessel was
outside the three-mile limit Is con
ceded. SHIP'S OFFICERS ACCUSED
Men Afloat on Raft Say Petriana Ig
nored Them.
VICTORIA, B. C. June 7. fSneciail
Affidavits have been transmitted to
me ueparcment of Marine by Guy
Tooker and A. W. Agnew. of Prince
Rupert, charging the steamer Petriana,
of the Northern Steamship Company's
fleet, with ignoring them when thev
were afloat on a raft and shouting for
nip. i. iic Mcnuier orncers say that
they saw the men, but tobk them for
Indians fishing from a canoe and nfv.
suspected that they were in need of
help.
Agnew and Tooker left Stewart on
May 10 in a gasoline launch, bound
for Prince Rupert, but just below Port
Simpson the engine bucked. and a
heavy gale drove them north to Cape
Fox, Alaska, a distance of 40 miles.
Here the boat was dashed to pieces,
as was also the canoe, but the men
scrambled ashore. They constructed a
raft and. on May 15, started for Port
Simpson. For nine days and nights
they paddled, when they sighted the
Petriana. They were eventually picked
9 Jraffi-
cVIOTOR
up by Hamilton's launch from Port
Simpson.
ASTORIA MACHINISTS OUT
Men Demand Eight-Hour Say and
Minimum Wage of $3.60.
ASTORIA, Or., June 7. (Special.)
The machinists at the Astoria Iron
Works went on a strike this morning in
sympathy with the men of other ma
chine shops on the Pacific Coast who
are out-
The men served a printed notice on
the officers of the works a short time
ago, stating they would demand an
eight-hour day at $3.60 as a minimum,
and that only one apprentice be allowed
to five machinists. Up to the present
time the men had been receiving 3.50
a day for nine hours' work, with the
apprentice Question eliminated.
The officers of the company re
fused the demand, stating that as a
financial proposition it was impossible,
and that they proposed to run the shop
with justice and fairness, as in the past,
and the men will be welcome back on
the old conditions, with an open shop
with preference for union labor.
LABORER FALLS TO DEATH
Joseph Stretch, of Buffalo, N. Y.,
Dies at St. Vincent Hospital.
Joseph Stretch, a laborer employed by
Gieblsch & Joplin, contractors, fell from
a third-story window at the Eagle rooming-house,
between Second and Third
streets on Burnside, yesterday morning
about 4 o'clock, and suftained Injuries
which resulted in his death at St. Vin
cent's hospital a few hours later.
The fall was witnessed by Patrolman
Epps. The victim talked Intelligently,
told his name and said that he did not
know how he happened to fall. He said
there was no struggle. He then showed
signs of weakness and asked the officer
not to question him farther,,
Epps entered the house, called the pro
prietor and with him went to room ,25,
where the man had lodged. They found
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