TITE MORSEfQ OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1910.
UNITED RAILWAYS
PUNS COMPLETED
Line to Tillamook Will Handle
Traffic in Two Hours, Says
President Stevens.
CONNECTION AT ORENCp
Through Freight Will Be Kept OH
Downtown Streets Work of Con
struction Will Be Rushed.
Ijoeation 19 Finished.
PRESIDENT STEVENS AN-
XOTmCES UMTED BATL
WAVS I "LANS.
The United Railway htui completed
Its location to Tillamook.
It will be entirely practicable to
run trains from Portland to Tillamook
In two hours.
Construction work heavy and hlgh
gride. Orders for electrical machinery
placed.
Connection between the Oregon
Elect Ho and United Railway will be
built close to Cornelius tunnel.
Portland to Tillamook In two hours
or less Is the promise given, In a state
ment to The Oregonian, by John P.
Stevens, president of the United Rail
ways. In a comprehensive outline of
the plans for the construction of the
United Kail-ways' line to Tillamook: and
of the development of the country in
"Western Oregon, President Stevens yes
terday told of plans for diverting the
lieavy freight traffic from the streets
of Portland by the expedient of build
ing a connecting line between the
United Railways and the Forest Grove
division of the Oregon Electric at a
joint near Orenco and about three
miles west of the Cornelius tunnel.
Over this line, according to Presi
dent Stevens, all traffic to and from
the) Willamette Valley, not terminating
or originating in Portland, will be
handled, thence over the United Rail
ways and interchanged in North Port
land with the North Bank road. The
idea is to keep Front street clear of all
other save purely local traffic.
President Stevens points out the ad
vantages of the quick service to the
each which will result from the com
pletion of the Portland-Tlllamook line,
and tells of the great development
which is expected along the line. He
said he was unaware of any attempt
being made by the Oregon Electric to
secure a Eugene franchise, but said
the road would inevitably enter the
Willamette Valley town and It de
pended on the people of the town Just
when this should be.
Following is the statement made by
President Stevens yesterday:
"Since the management of the United
Railways Company has been in the
present hands . its affairs have been
gone thoroughly into and plans for
future development have been formu
lated in a general way. The company
lias completed the final location of its
proposed line through to Tillamook
Bay, and has secured the greater part
of the right of way and necessary
terminal grounds at the bay.
Road Will Be High Grade.
"The line, when constructed on the
present location and plans, will be a
very high-grade piece of railroad, with
unusually easy curvature and long
tangents, considering the character of
the country traversed. It will be en
tirely practicable to cover the 70 odd
miles from Portland to the bay In two
hours or less. In fact, It is expected
that express trains can handle people
to and from the beaches to the Port
land station in two hours. What this
would mean to the people of Portland it
Is easy to see. It would mean that a
lull day could be fpent at the seashore
end not on the train. It would mean
that a Portland business man could
liave his Summer home at the beach
md keep in full touch with his business
&f fairs.
"The work of construction will nec
essarily be very heavy, ow'ng to the
high standard adopted for the new line.
There will be a number of tunnels, the
longest being about one and one-quarter
miles in length. The road, after
passing through Cornelius Gap by a
4000-foot tunnel now under construc
tion, strikes directly across the upper
Tualatin Valley, through Cedar Canyon
nd over to Upper Gales Creek, thence
through the crest of the Coast Range
tvnd down the picturesque Wilson River
to the shores of Tillamook Bay. Every
mile of it will afford a scenic ride of
rare beauty.
Built with generous standards of
roadbed, laid with .0-pound rail, fully
tie-plated, heavily ballasted, and pro
vided with modern signals and every
device necessary to insur.e the safety,
comfort, and speed of travelers, this
line will represent the expenditure of
several millions of dollars, b,ut which,
in the opinion of its owners, will be
justified by the great undeveloped re
sources of the country to be opened up
and the certain future growth and im
portance of Portland.
Tunnel Ready Next March.
"The company has placed orders for
Iho electrical machinery, including sub
stations, necessary to equip the line for
30 miles, or to the west side of the
Tualatin Valley, and this section of the
road will be completed and put into
operation during the present year. The
tunnel through Cornelius Gap will
probably be completed next March, but
as the company has built and has in
operation a temporary line over the
tunnel. It will not be necessary to com
plete the latter before operation can
be begun.
"The Ruth Trust Company, which is
owned by parties friendly to the rail
way company, owns a large tract of
land at Glencoe, which it is now plat
ting and will shortly put on the market
this new townslte. It will also place
on sale a large number of small tracts,
five and 10 acres, adjoining the new
town. Undoubtedly the present move
ment to cut up the large farm holdings
Into small tracts suitable for fruit and
market gardens will continue, and as
Glencoe will have more than 100 square
miles of as good farming territory trib
utary to It as there is in Oregon, as
well as several billions of feet of first
class timber. It is not hard to believe
that a few years will see a town of
several thousand people, where now is
a single country store. With frequent
high-class electric service, Buch as Is
now given on the lines of the Oregon
Electric Railway, the Glencoe country,
only 2S miles from the enter of Port
land, will become a very important and
valuable feeder to the city.
"The through service to Tillamook will,
for a while at least, be handled by
steam, with oil-burning engines, but the
short local and lnterurban service will
be by high-grade electric installation.
"The Interests owning the Oregon Elec
tric Railway expect by the development
of Its present line, and by the construc
tion of nfany miles of new line, to de
velop a Very large traffic in the Wil
lamette Valley, and necessarily the mar
ket for the products of this valley will
be largely in the East. It Is realized that
it will become an impracticability to
handle the heavy freight business through
the streets of Portland. Consequently a
line connecting the Forest Grove division
of the Oregon Electric from a point near
Orenco with the line of the United Rail
ways at a point some three miles west
of the Cornelius tunnel will be built, and
all traffic to and from the Willamette
Valley not terminating or originating In
Portland will be handled by way of
Garden Home and the new connection,
thence over the United Railways through
Cornelius tunnel, to be interchanged with
the North Bank road In North Portland,
thus keeping Front street entirely clear
of all except purely local traffic
lnterurban Llnek Only Planned.
"The United Railways, as well as the
Oregon Electric Company, will keep en
tirely out of city passenger transporta
tion and will operate only interurban and
through lines. They expect to become
great factors in the development of West
ern Oregon and of Portland. The neces
sity for easy physical connection between
the two lines and facilities for delivering
and taking on passengers in the center
of the retail section of the city is per
fectly apparent. In fact, it will be Im
possible to give the service which must
be given without such facilities.
The Mount Calvary line of the com
pany is now under construction, and it
will be completed and put into operation
without unnecessary delay, and the plan
and method of such operation will be an
nounced at the proper time.
"The company desires to be understood
as intending to live up to its obligations
and believes the public will agree with it.
that since the change in ownership, it
has given every evidence that no other
Portland enterprise, which it really is, has
done more to merit the confidence and
support of the c'tizens than the United
Railways Company."
TliVIEFROM SPOKANE GUT
NORTH BANK TRAIN AVILX. MAKE
TRIP HOUR FASTER.
Hill System Meets Competition ol
Harriman Iiine Both Trains
Splendidly Equipped.
One hour will be clipped off the run
ning times of west-bound Spokane
Portland trains Sunday evening by the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway.
While no definite announcement is
forthcoming by the road. It is known
that a schedule Is being prepared with
the idea of cutting the time also from
Portland to Spokane.
Although it was repeatedly denied
at the time, the statement in The Ore
gonlan that the North Bank Road was
planning a cut In time to offset the
new crack train of the Harriman sys
tem, the Spokane-Portland Flyer, is
now officially confirmed.
At present the Harriman road makes
the run In 13 hours. The O. R. &
N. trains leave both terminals at 6 P.
M., arriving at their destination the
following morning.
The Spokane Limited is the train af
fected by the change. In place of leav
ing Spokane at 8 P. M., the time of de
parture has been changed to 9 o'clock.
Its time of arrival is unchanged.
It is understood a similar change on
other trains cannot be made until a
different arrangement with regard to
Eastern arrangements is made.
At present the Spokane Limited con
sists of a composite observation car,
diner, standard and tourist Pullmans.
Similar equipment is on the Flyer, on
the O. R. & N. system. Both roads
have been putting their best equipment
on these trains, and It is understood
the war was to be solely one of equip
ment. That they are determined to
capture a large portion of the traffic
was instanced by the North Bank Road
yesterday.
It was rumored onRailroad Row that
a change in the times of the Harriman
line may shortly follow.
Personals From Railroad Row.
R. B. Miller, traffic manager of the
Harriman lines, is in the East. Until
his return the appointment of a succes
sor to W. E. Coman, former general
freight agent, will not be made. It is
understood Mr. Miller will discuss the
matter with J. C. Stubbs, traffic director.
John M- Scott, assistant general pass
enger agent of the Harriman lines, is in
Spokane.
A. R. Fay, traffic manager of Swift &
Co., Chicago, and one of the best-informed
men on traffic and rates in the
country, was in Portland yesterday and
will leave today for Chicago.
Booklet on Beaches Is Issued.
The Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
has Issued a booklet on Clatsop Beach.
This is the first publicity that has ema
nated from the beach road presses for a
considerable time. Considerable diplo
macy has been used in the allusions to
Gearhart and Seaside, the rival health
resorts. Generally they are called Clat
sop Beach, but where they are Individ
ually mentioned, the name of one, or the
picture of one, is Invariably followed by
the name or picture of the other.
Lebanon Will Celebrate Road.
The completion of the Crabtree-Leb-anon
cutoff will be celebrated in true,
old-fashioned style tonight at Lebanon.
A banquet will be held and there will
be a large gathering of Portland men
around the Junket board. Portland
railroad men will make up a private
car party and leave for the scene this
afternoon, probably returning tonight.
RULE IS NOT UNDERSTOOD
Sellwood People Need Notice Not to
Sprinkle Lawns.
Improvement In the water-supply
was manifested yesterday at Sellwood
and other points supplied from the 10
inch water main, but a great many peo
ple do not understand the new regula
tions, and many have not yet seen the
notices issued by the superintendent.
R. W. Edwards, of the Sellwood Com
mercial Club, said yesterday:
"I think that the water consumers
should have personal notice by card,
for I have found that really not many
understand the regulations. I found
people sprinkling their lawns today,
contrary to the new regulation, and
when I called their attention to the
new rule they said that they did not
know it had gone into effect. I think
it is the duty of the water committee
to notify the consumers using water
on their lawns and explain in detail
the meaning of the regulation. We will
have plenty of water as soon as the
rule is observed, and It will be bettt-r
for the lawns, for most people use more
water titan Is needed and really do
more damage than good."
D. M. Donaugh, president of the Sa'T
wood Board of Trade, yesterday ex
pressed the opinion chat there will be
a good supply of water for all pur
poses as soon as the new rule is u 1
derstood and observed.
Trunks, Bult cases and bags. Largest
variety at Harris Trunk Co., a32 Sixth.
SIX WIVES SEEK
DIVORCE DEGREES
One Husband, Too, Asks Court
for Separation From Un
congenial Spouse.
0UIJA BOARD CAUSES WOE
While Joseph Latz Was Supposed to
Be Visiting "Father" at Gearhart,
Wife Declares He Made Trip to
California With Affinity.
Maurice Reinstein was a witness before
Circuit Judge Morrow in the divorce
court yesterday. He testified In the
case of Margaret Latz against Joseph
K. Latz. The husband is said to have
deserted his wife, going to California
with an affinity while his wife sup
posed he had gone to Gearhart to visit
his father, Ben Latz. At the time he
left, in August. 1908, he was employed
at a local grocery. The wedding took
place in Tacoma, September 9, 1906.
Judge Morrow will grant the divorce.
Four other divorces will also be
granted as soon as the shorthand testi
mony taken by the stenographer Is ex
tended. The testimony heard yesterday
morning included that of Charles B.
Delaney, who filed a divorce suit
against Pauline Delaney saying she
consulted fortune-tellers, ouija boards
and planchettes, accusing him upon
their advice of unbecoming conduct to
ward women acquaintances of his. 'He
told the Judge their trouble started In
1898, when. In an effort to save money,
he took the management of his finan
cial affairs out of his wife's hands.
After this, said Delaney, his wife told
him she had poison in the house, and
would kill him and commit suicide.
After that he was careful what he ate.
Three times he took a knife from her
when she threatened his life, he told
the Judge. Later she made a will, giv
ing all her personal property to her
sister and cutting him off with only $1.
Although she did not appear In court
yesterday, Mrs. Delaney filed an answer
to the complaint, alleging that when
they separated Delaney agreed to pay
her $500 and 60 a month alimony, which
she demands. They were married at
Philadelphia. March 14, 1892.
Roxie Bennett, wife of Mortimer Ben
nett, a logger, demanded and will se
cure a divorce on the ground of deser
tion. He left, she said, because he
was tired of married life and of sup
porting a family. George Turnbull,
Mrs. Bennett's father, took the witness
stand in her behalf. Bennett married
the woman at Brush Prairie, Wash..
January 11, 1895. They Tiave two boys.
The mother was given the custody of
one and the other Is with the father.
Edith Wethern, who formerly con
ducted a restaurant in Fulton, secured
a divorce yesterday from A. M. Weth
ern. He deserted in January, 1909.
They were married at Pendleton, Feb
ruary 7, 1900, and have two children.
Anna Cummins also secured a di
vorce on grounds of desertion. Sha
married Elvaro Cummins at Vancouver,
Wash., in December, 1902. The last she
heard he was in Los Angeles. Before
he left he didn't support her, she de
clared. Willful desertion on thepart of Law
rence V. McDonald is the ground upon
which Sarah McDonald has filed a di
vorce suit in the Circuit Court. They
were married at Redding, Cal.. Febru
ary 22, 1900. She says her husband left
her in November, 1907. She was for
merly Miss Sarah Cox.
Neva E. Reed has filed a divorce suit
against Ross Reed, a salesman. She ac
cuses him of spending his spare time In
the company of Sylvia Woods. He earns
$60 a month, she says, of which she de
mands $30 a month as alimony. They
have two children. They were married
In Fairbanks, Iowa, In May, 1903.
YOUTH SENTENCED FOR THEFT
Ieo Iiartman Attempts to Explain
Crime; Judge Not Satisfied.
Leo Hartman was sentenced by Judge
Morrow to eight months in tho County
Jail yesterday afternoon. Roy Henry,
who with Hartman stole two suits of
clothes from H. M. Push, foreman of
Jones Lumber Mill, was sentenced last
Wednesday to nine months in the
County Jail.
Henry said nothing when the Judge
asked him If he had anything to say
why sentence should not be pronounced.
Hartman thought Mr. Bush might give
him a Job, and so informed the Judge.
At that Judge Morrow, led him to be
lieve he would be paroled.
When he was brought into court yes
terday, however, the Judge accused the
lad of misinforming him as to the prob
ability that he could secure a position
with Mr. Bush, and sent him to the
rockplle for eight months, sending word
to Sheriff Stevens that the two young
men ought not to be allowed to as
sociate. S
John Caldwell, charged with a felony
pleaded guilty to a simple assault, and'
was sentenced to four ' months In the
County Jail.
MILLINER SUES FOR $5000
Hat Maker Alleges Faith Was Not
Kept in Lease.
A two-year lease to store property on
the ground floor of the Rummelln build
ing, at Eighteenth and Washington
streets, on the edge of the burned dis
trict, is the subject of controversy in a
lawsuit filed yesterday In the Circuit
Court. Rose Daly, who conducts a mil
linery store In the building, i the plain
tiff, and Johanna C. Rummelln, owner of
the property, the defendant.
The milliner demands $5000, charging
that the defendant has broken faith with
her. She says she leased the store at
675 Washington street, February 15, for
two years, at $33 a month for the first
year, and $-10 a month for the second, with
the understanding that the owner would
not lease any other portion of the build
ing for a millinery store. But in two
leases, one to the National Manufactur
ing Company, and another to the Chicago
Cleaning & Dye Works, no restriction is
made regarding millinery business.
SEWER INJUNCTION RESISTED
Alameda .Land Company Pleads Ne
cessity for Immediate Drainage.
Answering the suit of Ellis G. Hughes
and the Prospect Park Company to secure
an injunction to prevent the Alameda
Land Company from connecting with the
Irvlngton sewer, the Alameda Land Com
pany alleges that? an extension is neces
sary for the drainage of 35 acres Included
in the Irvington sewer district
It is admitted that the property in con
troversy lies in the Sullivan Gulch sewer
district, but it is asserted that the city
will not build the Sullivan Gulch sewer
for two -years, and that there Is now an
urgent need of sewerage facilities In this
district. The proposed sewer will ex
tend from the present terminus of the
Irvington sewer, at East Twentieth and
Klickitat streets, to East Twenty-fourth
and Fremont streets.
The Alameda Land Company admits
that the cost of the Irvington sewer was
$142,107.95, but says it does not know
whether or not the assessment to each
lot in the Irvington district would be re
duced by $2.40 if the lots in the Alameda
tract were assessed for their share of the
original sewer assessment. As the sewer
extension, it Is alleged, is to be con
structed in a lawful manner, and no land
will be improperly drained into the Irv
ington sewer, the defendant asks that the
suit be dismissed.
The city added its answer to that of
the Alameda Land Company, saying the
city, not the company, will construct the
sewer, an ordinance having been passed
In June for that purpose. It also alleges
that the new sewer in Alameda Park will
be connected with the Sullivan Gulch
sewer as soon as it is completed, two
years hence. Alameda Park property
will be assessed for the cost of laying
the new sewer extension, and Its share
of the Sullivan Gulch sewer and other
property of the company lying In Irving
ton district is alleged to have been as
sessed already for the Irvington sewer.
Metal Company Sues.
Sheet metal Intended for stovepipe,
which rusted because of a leaking drain
pipe, is the basis of a $588 damage suit,
filed in the Circuit Court yesterday by
the Safety Stovepipe & Sheet Metal Com
pany against Joe H. Dietz and Edward
W. Mueller, proprietors of the Minnesota
Hotel, Fifth and Flanders streets. The
company says 14,000 pounds of sheet
metal stored In the store at 290 Flanders
street was too badly rusted to use.
Logging Firm Asks Damages.
To secure payment for a raft of saw
logs, said to have been deliver! Sep
tember 30, 1909. the Axe Logging Com
pany filed suit in the Circuit Court
yesterday against James E. Page. The
logging firm demands $1732.84 damages.
Good Things in
Portland Markets
BY LILIAN TINGLE.
As the cherry steps off the stage,
the apricot and peach come on. Some
superb Oregon apricots are on sale this
week, and, also yellow freestone Craw
ford peaches, the former at 60 cents a
basket, the latter at 15 cents a dozen.
Some very choice samples are bringing
20 cents a dozen.
Cherries are almost gone for the sea
son. Some Lamberts (which look as
if the best had been kept till the last)
are bringirg 25 cents a pound, whll-j
the wind-ups of the Blng and Bla-k
Republicans are to be had at 10 cents
a pound. Prunes, which are getting
scarce, are 50 cents a basket. Necta
rines. 10 and 15 cents a dozen.
A large consignment of pineapples
are being sold at 10 cents a pound.
Hitherto they have been retailing at so
much each. . Sweet oranges, at 40, 50
and 60 cents a dozen were going oil
rapidly; owing to the warm spell,
lemons have gone up to 40 cents. A
few limes can be had at 20 cents a
dozen. California grape fruit, at three
for 25 cents, look cool and Inviting.
Cantaloupes, which have taken a de
cidedly upward trend, are bringing 25
cents for two, and 10 cents each for
smaller ones Watermelons, of which
a large supply has come to the mar
ket, are going off generally at 2
cents a pound.
Bananas really splendid ones range
from 20 cents to 36 cents a dozen.
Both Oregon and California are send
ing forward steadily large consign
ments of apples; these still cling round
40 cents a dozen, but are sure to get on
the descending scale within the next
week or two. A few pears are offered
at 20 cents a dozen.
Among small fruits, red and white
currants have gone, but a few boxes
of black ones still await the eyes of
some "old country" burgher; they are
retailing at 15 cents a box or two for
a quarter. Raspberries appear to have
the largest showing; these and logan
berries are three boxes for 25 cents.
Blackcaps are two boxes for a quarter.
Huckleberries from the mountains
are selling at 25 cents a pound. A lit
tle later on, when the Coast begins to
send forward its crop, the price is
expected to be lower. Blackberries,
which are getting scarce, are now 15
cents a box. The wild variety is 15
cents a pound, and very few to be had
at any price.
Among vegetables, tomatoes take a
high stand this week. They are ob
tainable at 7 to 10 cents a pound, hot
house stock 15 cents a pound, and somo
very choice samples at 65 cents a box.
Hothouse cucumbers, 5 cents each, and
lettuce, 5 cents a head, or thre for 10
cents, looked green and seasonable.
California celery, at 15 cents a bunch,
or two for a quarter; green peppers, 25
cents a pound; cauliflower, 10 to 15
cents a head; green peas and beans at
5 cents a pound, and a full muster of
the standard "roots" made tho vege
table tables almost as Inviting a sight
as those on which the fruits were dis
played. ,
In the fish market, this is the quiet
season, by reason of warm weather and
the abundance of fresh fruit. How
ever, sturgeon, at 20 cents; black cod
at 12 H cents, and halibut and shad at
10 cents a pound, offered a very fair
range. A few Puget Sound smelt, at
15 cents; shrimps at 25 cents, and hard
shell clams at 5 cents a pound, almost
complete the list at the present writ
ing. Poultry is rather unaccountably
scarce for the season. Hens are SO
cents; Spring chickens, 3r. certs: Spring
ducks, 25 cents a pound. A few tur
keys make a spasmodic appearance at
35 cents a pound.
The delicatessen market offers spe
cially, for picnics and campers: Jellied
chicken loaf, 80 cents a pound; head
cheese. 25 cents; corned beef. 35 cents;
Summer sausage, domestic, 35 cents to
45 cents; Imported, 65 cents; kippered
salmon, 25 cents; sardellan (a salted
fish Imported from the Mediterranean),
60 cents a pound.
Eggs are 35 cents a dozen, where
they have stood for several werks, but
butter has risen to 75 cents a rolL
FREE BUS RUNS TO JAIL
Desk Officer at Police Station Offers
Rooms to Rent.
I
"Hello, is this Main""2l2?" asked a
voice at the other end of the line when
Desk Officer Sorenson answered the tele
phone at police headquarters yesterday
afternoon. Assured that his guess was
correct, the man at the other end of the
line asked:
"Have you any rooms for rent?"
"Yes, sir, lots of them," replied Sor
enson. "Where is your place located?"
"At Second and Oak streets."
"How can I get there?"
"We keep a free bus, which we will
send for you."
"All right, that's fine." said the in
quirer and he hung up the telephone.
Rear-Adlmral Bacon of the British navy
believes that the race between the gun and
the armor of a battleship, which has been
srolnjf on for over half a century, has been
decided, for the moment, in, favor of the
sua.
WOOD BARNS TABOO
Councilman Watkins Anxious
to Save Horses.
ORDINANCE TO BE OFFERED
Burning to Death of 1 8 8 Animals In
Exposition Fire Leads to Effort
to Prohibit Frame Stables.
Fire Limits to Be Extended.
Frightful loss of life among horses in
Portland within the past few years and
the burning to death of 188 of them in
the Exposition building Thursday-morning
has led Councilman Watkins to de
cide to present an ordinance to the
Council, prohibiting frame construction
of stables henceforth. Those now In use
will be compelled to go out of business
July 1, 1911, according to the proposed
provisions of this measure.
Councilman Watkins will also intro
duce an ordinance, extending the fire
limits to include all the district that
was burned In the big fire of Thursday
morning.
Mayor Simon placed his indorsement
upon both proposed ordinances and urged
Watkins to proceed with them as rapidly
as possible, as he declares it is neces
sary to have both passed soon.
The ordinance to extend the fire limits
will probably be made as an amendment
to the Belding ordinance, which pro
vides for the extension of the fire limits
to the harbor lines all along the water
front. Fire Chief Campbell is not prepared
at this time to say Just how far he
thinks the fire limits should be extended.
Mayor Simon regards this as an oppor
tune time to complete the work of ex
tending the limits, and If there is need
for extending them in other directions
than those stated, he wishes it done
now.
The proposed ordinance to be intro
duced by Councilman Watkins to pro
hibit the construction of any more frame
stables will take effect, in all probabil
ity, very soon. It will probably be
passed at the next session of the Coun
cil, and will carry an emergency clause,
so that it will become law the moment
Mayor Simon signs it. He will sign it
at once, undoubtedly, as he has given
it his hearty indorsement.
Within the past few years there have
been several very disastrous fires in liv
ery stables in this city, hundreds of
horses having perished In the flames.
The last one, however, was the largest
loss of horses in the history of Portland.
BUOHTEL WOCliD SAVE HORSES
Ex-Chief Proposes Plan to Release
Them When Fire Begins.
Joseph Buchtel, who was chief of
the Portland fire department several
years ago, has devised a plan for the
protection of horses In livery stables,
which he strongly urges should be
adopted In Portland. He urged it upon
the attention of the Council 15 years
ago, and brings it forward now In
view of the great loss of horses in the
recent fire at the old Exposition build
ing. Mr. Buchtel would have the Council
pass an ordinance for the protection
of horses. He proposes that stables
shall be built so that each horse shall
be hitched to a perforated pipe ex
tending along the head3 of the stalls
in the barn. The halters are to be
attached to a ring from the pipe so
that by the movement of a lever at
the end of the perforated pipe every
horse can be cut loose. By the same
movement the pipe is filled with water
which forms a spray at each of the
stalls. By thus unhooking all the
horses and turning on the water at the
same movement every horse Is driven
out of the stalls. The perforated pipe
can extend through the barn and any
number of horses might be attached
to it and yet all might be unhooked
and driven- out of the stalls at the
same time and movement of the same
lever.
"Humanity, if nothing else," declared
Mr. Buchtel, "would insist that some
such protection for horses should be
provided. The idea that horses should
be fastened in a stall to perish by fire
is amazing and outrageous. I doubt
If there is a barn in Portland from
which horses can be saved If the barn
burns. They must stand and be burned
alive this most faithful of all animals
to the human family. A horse may be
driven out of a barn by water but not
by fire, and the spray from the per
forated pipes would both drive the
horses from the stable and help ex
tinguish the fire, but the object is to
save the horses from being burned
alive. I would be glad to provide the
drawings of the plans I propose. It
"would necessitate some changes in pres
ent barns, but all new ones could con
form to the plans with little additional
expense."
SHEPARD WILL GO EAST
Hood River Man Will Get In Touch
With Apple Buyers. "
To get in touch with the apple mar
ket In the East so that he will be in
a position to bring grower and buyer
closer together, is the mission of E.
H. Shepard, of Hood River, who will
leave July 22 for an extended trip
through the Eastern cities. Mr. Shep
ard is a director of the Hood River
Applegrowers' Union and was formerly
its manager. He is also editor of Bet
ter Fruit, a publication devoted to tho
interests of the horticulturist.
He has accepted an Invitation to de
liver an address on picking, packing
and shipping apples before the Inter
national Apple Shippers' Association,
which holds its annual meeting at Ni
agara Falls. August 3, 4 and 5. Mr.
Shepard will gather valuable Informa
tion on this season's conditions that
will be . of great benefit to Oregon
growers.
Mr. Shepard will also do what he can
to boost the Oregon apple shows, at
Albany and Portland, and the Spokane
show will not be forgotten.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
J. W. Lysons, of Seattle, is at the Ore
gon. M. W. Bethel, of The Dalles,' is at the
Perkins.
Martin Solomon, of Vallejo, Cal., is at
the Lenox.
T. M. Hehltodt, of Castor, Alberta, is
at the Ramapo.
Conrad Stafrin, a merchant of Dallas,
Is at the Cornelius.
H. W. Beyer, of Walla Walla, is regis
tered at the Ramapo.
A. A. Jayne, an attorney of Hood River,
is at the Imperial.
G. B. McLeod and family, of Astoria,
are at the Imperial.
Mrs. Walter Parker and her sister-in-
law. Miss Parker, of Newberg, are at the 1
Lenox.
Dr. Alfred Kinney, of Astoria, is regis
tered at the Portland.
C. KL. Marshall and family, of Hood
River, are at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Sam Smith, of Condon,
are staying at the Perkins.
J- Feijihira, a Japanese banker of San
Francisco, is at the Portland.
Gust Carlson, a lumberman of Aber
deen, is registered at the Oregon.
Dr. T. C. Smith and Mrs. Smith, of
Salem, are staying at the Imperial.
J. J. Tracey, R I. Long and W. P.
Hughes, of Medford. are at the Lenox
James F. McCarthy, a banker of Wal
lace, Idaho, is staying at the Cornelius.
Dr. W. G. Cole arrived in Portland
yesterday from Pendleton. As soon as
he disposes of his interests at Pendle
ton, Dr Cole plans to come to this
city to reside permanently.
Rev. C. L. Hamilton, pastor of the
Central M. E. Church, Vancouver avenue
and Fargo streets, has returned from a
week's outing at Newport, and will fill
his pulpit Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Robert McLean, Sr., pastor of the
Grants Pass Presbyterian Church, is In
the city. He came to attend the ordina
tion and installation of his son. Rev.
Robert McLean, Jr., as pastor of the
Anabel Presbyterian Church. Rev. Mr.
McLean was pastor of the Third Presby
terian Church of Portland when it was
built.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 15. (Spe
cial.) Portland arrivals at the Palace
Hotel, San Francisco: A. C. Abbott,
Charles H. Geim, F. H. Madison, C B.
Simmons, H. Hausmann.
CHICAGO, July 15. (Special.) Ore
gon people registered at Chicago hotels
today as follows.
From Portland W. A. Healy, at tho
Congress.
From SUetz Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Stine.
at the Great Northern.
CHICAGO, July 15. (Special.)
Portland people registered at Chicago
hotels today as follows:
Congress Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Sin
nott, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morrow.
NEW YORK, July 15. (Special.) The
following persona from the Pacific North
west registered at New York, hotels to
day: From Portland W. J. Plumeushein, at
the Navarre.
From Spokane D. Abbott and wife, at
the Cumberland.
From Seattle E. R. Mackay, at the
Hermitage; P. T. Ingall, at the Hotel
Astor.
NEW TflDK" .Tuiir is (o.i.t n rr.
following persons from the Pacific North-
" it6ioii;icu ai ew lorjt hotels to
day:
From Portland L S. Nemlro, at the
Flanders: M1kb w. t. trt.Kc, . v. - t- 1.
. . wo, at. LilO 1 Din
Avenue; L Lederman and wife, at the
weinngcon; jars. A. Older, W. H.
Walker, at the Seville; A. Meier, S.
HIrsch, at the Plaza; K. M. Weaver, at
the Hotel Astor.
From Pendleton J. 8. Johns, at the
BroztelL
From Seattle J. A. Fraler, at the
orozteu; a. .. Fuller, at the Albert; J.
oaiBuu, at tn aiartimque.
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE
COUNCIL TO DECIDE ON CONDI
TION OF RICKETY BUILDING.
Lessees in Old Baker Theater Refuse
to Move, Executive Board
Takes Action,
Adopting the report of Building In
spector Plummer yesterday afternoon, the
City Executive Board directed City At
torney Grant to take whatever steps are
necessary to protect the public in the
case of the northern portion of the old
Baker Theater building. Third and Yam
hill streets. It will be condemned by
the Council, without doubt, as it is de
clared by Mr. Plummer to be unsafe.
While the Baker Theater proper Is be
ing torn down to make way for a modern
office structure, lessees of the portion to
the north, on the southeast corner of
the Intersection, are refusing to move out,
as their leases have considerable time
yet to run, they state.
Building Inspector Plummer was in
formed of the rlcketey condition of the
premises, and made a careful inspection
yesterday morning. He submitted a writ
ten report to the Executive Board yes
terday afternoon. He explained the de
tails of the .building, saying that the
support Is very weak, and expressed the
opinion that it should be condemned at
once. The board adopted his report with
out debate, and instructed City Attorney
Grant to co-operate with the- inspector in
taking whatever steps may be found to
be necessary to protect the public.
A bootblack stand, saloon and confec
tionery store occupy quarters in the por
tion of the building now under condem
nation, and these have been largely pat
ronized by the public until now. It is
because of this that Mayor Simon and
the members of the Executive Board have
taken a deep interest In having the struc
ture torn down, , as Inspector Plummer
declares it to be dangerous.
For the first time during Mayor Simon's
administration of city affairs, he was
unable to be present at the opening of
the Executive Board meeting yesterday
afternoon, and Slg Slchel presided until
A Pleasing Sense of Health and
Strength Renewed and of
Ease and Comfort
follows the use of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, as it acts gently on
the kidneys, liver and bowels, cleans
ing the system effectually, when con
stipated, or bilious, and dispels colds
and headaches.
To get its beneficial effects, always
buy the genuine, manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co.
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MODELS
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Frank C. Riggs.
Seventh and Os.lt Sta.
After about July 15 in our new Packard
Service building, Twenty-third and Cor
nell road. Telephone Main 4542. A 112T
the Mayor arrived at the City Hall. The
Mayor went to the Union Depot to meet
the Imperial Potentate of the Mystic
Shrine.
LADIES' SWEATERS.
We are headquarters for handsome
sweaters of highest quality. Several
new shipments now in.
Hewett. Bradley & Co.. 344 Wash, st
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7Qt Cfass rfeocn Property)
The very reasonable prices
and the easy terms of Neah-kah-nie
Mountain lots place
this elegant property with
in reach of every man's
purse. It is an investment
that will return 100 per
cent on the money within a
very short time. It is ideal
property and ideally locat
ed, being absolutely the
closest beach resort to
Portland.
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