TIIE 9IORXIXG OREGONIAN, 3IONDAT, APRIL 24, 1911.
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BHIDG
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Crowds Crossing Hawthorne
Structure Delayed by Ex
pansion of Steel.
CAR TRACKS ARE USELESS
Hoi Rays of "Old Sol" Fore Whole
Span 'Westward, Necessitating
Calling of Firemen to
Contract With Water.
Hawthorn bride, only recently com'
plated. u out of commission for an
hour and 11 minutes yesterday after
noon. The hot sun expanded the steal
framework and the streetcar tracks on
ttl the, lift span overlapped th west
approach, snaking It Impossible to lower
th lift Into place. Several members
of the fir department were called for,
and. attaching a hose to th nearest
hydrant oa th west approach, sprayed
th cold water over th steel for an
hour before It had contracted suffl
: elantly to allow th draw to settle Into
place,
la th tneantlro streetcars loaded
with passengers lined th bridge ap
Broaches on each side. C J. Frank-
11a. general superintendent of th Port
land Railway. Light Power Com
pany, waa notified of the situation, and
went at one to the bride In his auto
mobile.
When It waa seen that th brldar
could not b lowered into place for
som time, passengers on th cars were
given transfers, and allowed to cross
th bridge oa foot, the cars at either
end turning back as soon as they re
ceived a load. As all th cars routed
over this brill; are of th broad guago
construction. It was Imposstbl to rout
them over any other bridge, as would
have been done bad any one of th
other bridges been out of commission.
It la estimated that during th time
th bridge was useless about 6000 per
sons were Inconvenienced. Cars to th
suburban districts carried exceptionally
heavy loads yesterday afternoon, as
the weather was fine, and many took
th opportunity to spend th day In
th cpu air.
Steamer 6qneeae Throogb.
It waa 2:39 o'clock when th steamer
Wsntworth. with a tow of logs for
on of th mills above the Hawthorn
b rid re whistled for th draw. Bridge
Foreman Harry Stutsman had expected
trouble with th bridge If th day con
tinued warm and about noon, no steam
era having passed through for several
hour, raised th draw to se If It
was operating properly. He found It
to work freely. But when he started
to raise th lift span at 1:30. h says
th strain upon th two 130-bors? power
motors was sever. He found th lift
spaa to b tightly wedged between th
two towers. There was no delay, bow
ever, to the steamer, although la pull
ing the lift span out of th saddl
Foreman Stutsman says either th
flooring or th steel of th west ap
proach was raised about an Inch.
At S:S th span was lifted again
for th steamer Wentworth on her re
turn trip down stream. After she had
passed through It was found that th
cold water thrown upon the bridge by
th firemen had contracted th steel
sufficiently so that the lift went Into
the saddle. Th firemen continued to
pour water on th brldg for about half
an hour afterward.
Senator for Wasco County, la at th
Imperial..
C W. Dewey, an orchardlst of Whit
Salmon. Is In th city.
Judge McBrMe. of th Flat Supreme
Court, waa In Portland yesterday.
Leo Wis, a merchant and Interested
In th Centennial project of Astoria,
was In Portland yesterday.
J. L. Cox. of Seattle, connected with
th livestock business of Oregon and
Washington. Is at th Imperial for a
few days.
Mr. and Sirs. J. E. Pearson of Rose
burg cam to Portland to spend their
honeymoon. They occupied a suit at
th Imperial.
W. W. Wheeler, of Des Moines. la,
who Is Interested heavily In lumber
mills at Chehalls and Centralis, Wash,
Is In th city on business.
C L Fitch, of Independence, a hop
buyer. Is In th city on his way to
Uliia. X. Y where h will visit rela
tives. Mr. Fitch cam to Oregon 30
years ago without a dollar. He now
owns 10i0 acres and 1 wealthy.
William K. LowTte, attorney for th
Willow River Land at Irrigation Com
pany. 23 miles west of Vale, Is at th
Portland. Mr. Lowrl for years was
a prominent attorney In Chicago ana
may decide to make Portland his horn.
CHICAGO. TIL. April 23 (Special.)
Northwest travelers at hotels her are:
W. C Stay, at th Congress; O. H. Car-
nahan. at the Grand Pacific: K. N. May,
st th Welington; E. Jacobson, at th
palmer House.
Style Lecture by Linda Ross Wade Tuesday at 3 P. M., Auditorium, '4H Fir. Adm'n Free
Standard Sewing Machines Sold on the Club Plan $1 a WeeK-"Vudor" Porch Shades
LINER ATMCTS MANY
PASSENGERS BOOK OS LTTCERIO
FOR TRIP TO ORIENT.
Steamer and Four Others to Enter
Far East Trade Chinese Crew
Mans Biff Craft.
Applications are already being mad
for berths on th steamer Lucerlc,
which will take the first direct pas
sengers In several years from this port
to th Orient.
Captain - James Mathie. commanding
th Lucerlc, said yeaterday that It was
th Intention of th WaUrhoua Com
pany, which will operate the Luceric
and four other vessels from Portland
to th Orient, to enlarge their passen
ger accommodations If it la found that
th traffic demands It.
Nearly all day yesterday th Lucerlo
was visited by persons who bsd neara
of th new steamer. They were shown
th salon and many Inspected th well
equipped staterooms. While th Lu
cerlo Is able to accommodate only 20
first class passengers, th vessel can
take 400 In the steerage. Th state
rooms ar large and comfortable and
th salon Is of th most modern ar
rangement, having a modern fireplace
among other unusual tnmgs xor
steamer salon.
The Lucerlo will be loaded and ready
to sail tor Puget Sound, where she will
call on her way to th Orient, by
Thuradav evening. She will take
large load of flour and grain as wen
as lumber.
Th Lucerlc Is manned by Chinese.
Captain Math! said yeaterday that In
many respects Chinese sailors ar to
be preferred to Caucasians, iney ar
tiling, he said, and win acoompusn
more than th average whit sailor.
Th only difficulty he experiences is
Is Inability to talk dlrectiy to them.
When the Chinese boatswain or soma
other Chines who can Interpret orders
Is not present It Is not possible to tell
th Chines what Is expected of them.
Th Lucerlc will shift today from
Montgomery dock No. 3 to th Ocean lo
dock. To hurry th work of loading
h lumber th vessel Is to take will b
brought on barges and loaded from th
stream while grain and flour will be
put aboard from the opposlt aid of
th vessel from th dock.
LEAK FORCES BARGE BACK
Carondelet oa Way Hero Returns to
San Francisco.
Bridge Man Suggest Fire Plugs.
"If we ar to have this sort of thing
very hot day this Summer." said Su
perintendent Franklin. "I believe It
would be a good Idea to hare fireplugs
put In on the approaches at each end
of the lift span. It might be a good
Idea anyway, for they had to call out
the fir bo at while the bridge was be
ing constructed to quench a fire burn
ing In th woodwork. A fireplug would
have saved that.
-This Is th third tlm this year w
have been held up this way, and noth
ing seem to have been done about It
yet. Th first time was about two
weeks ago. A week ago yesterday th
bridge waa out of commission for IS
minutes."
Foreman Stutzman lays the blame
f r the trouble with th bridge upon
Wadde'l Harrington, th engineers
who drafted the plans. Drake C
ORellly. president of th frilled En
gineering & Construction Company,
llkewls lays the b'.am upon the en
gineers. "We allowed the amount of
spac In th expansion Joints that th
plan called for.- he said, "and if this
I not sufficient It Is th fault of th
engineers. However. It Is a matter
which can be easily remedied In a few
hours. It simply means that th plates
at th expansion Joint must b cut to
allow more room."
Mr. Stotxmaa said that the ordinary
rut la to allow two Inches for expan
sion where seven hours of heat at SO
. degree ar to be counted upon. This
two Inches, h said, must be allowed
upon every 250-foot span. He says not
mors than three-fourths of an Inch waa
allowed upon each of th cast side
spans and that on and one-fourth
Inches waa allowed for expansion at
each cad of th draw.
Car Track Snap Ont.
"With only three-fourths of an Inch
allowed on each side of the six 2i0
foot spans of th east approach." he
sail, 'on span crowds upon another,
until th who! bridge Is forced west
ward. The hot sun beating upon th
west approach this afternoon forced
that over too, so that I had difficulty
In lifting th draw out of th saddl
when the Wentworth whistled for th
draw at 2:30. I found th lift span to
b Jammed between th two towers.
"The pressure relieved, th car tracks
on th west Me snapped out past the
span as it went up. so that It was Im
possible to lower It again. Pefor th
firemen commenced playing th water
the streetcar tracks overlapped each
other about an Inch. If the ;j-degre
weather of today prevented the oper
ation of th bridge we shall probably
hav this difficulty throughout th
hummer, nnlrss th expansion Joints
are attended to."
Mr. O'Reilly seemed to think It would
not be ne-esary to cut sway more
than a half Inch at th Joining of th
lift span with th west approach, al
though he said he did not make a care
ful Inspection of th entire bridge yes
terday to determine what th condi
tion of all th expanalon Joints waa.
In a dispatch received yesterday by
th Merchants' Exchange, the reason
for th return of the barge Carondelet
to San Francisco Saturday, soon after
It hsd sailed for Portland, was ex
plained. Th barg had sprung a leak,
and was forced to put back to escape
sinking with a heavy cargo of cement.
Th Carondelet was only five miles
from shore when forced to turn back.
Hsd It been farther from shore. It Is
believed It would hav been Impossible
to savs th barge, as It had five feet
of water In th hold upon arriving at
San Francisco.
PERSONALMENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Anderson of Med
ford ar at th Portland.
Dr. and Mrs. W. 4. Cuslck of Salem
wero In Portland over Sunday.
X. J. Stnnott. of Th Dalles. Stat
Marine Notes.
Th steamer Casco arrived yesterday
from San Francisco with freight. She
will discharge today at Oak street.
The steamer Beaver arrived a little
before midnight last night from Los
Angeles and San Francisco, a few
hours later than usual.
With about 200 passengers and a
large consignment of freight, th
steamer Rose City sailed yesterday
morning for San Francisco and Lo
Angeles.
After discharging her load of ce
ment, consisting of 12.000 sacks, th
steam schooner Tellowstone sailed last
nlgbt for St- Helens to load lumber for
Ean Francisco.
The steamer Breakwater will leave
th Oregon Pry dock, wher she has
been undergoing a general overhaul
ing, and return to ber berth at th
Alaska dock today.
Th schooners King Cyrus and Ethel
Vane ar on their way from San Pedro
to th Columbia River. Th King
Cyrus sailed Thursday and th Ethel
Van sailed Friday.
Movement of Vessel.
MRTUIVD. Aprri SI. Arrived steamer
Weaver, from San FTanc!-o: eteamer Caco.
from Pen FranHee; eteamer Yellowstone.
from Sn rranntce. Balird Steamer Roee
Cltjr. for Ean Pranrlsco and Angeles.
Astoria. Or.. April 23. Oon.lltlon at the
mnuih of the rlrer at 5 P. il . emooth; wind.
nrlhwoM : weather. cler. Arrived a: 4 and
lft up at ft A. M. steamer Caeca, from
fsa Francisco. 8alled at i A. JJ Steamer
Westerner: team-r Coaster, far San Fran
cisco. Palled at T A. M. Bteamer Temple
E. Dorr, for San Francisco, frilled at 12
noon Steamer Anvil, fur Coqnllie. Arrived
at 1 P. M- and left up at 4:30 P. at.
bteamer Beaver.-lrom San Francisco.
Fan Fran.'iK-o. April IX Palled at T laet
right 9t4mr Rwsjrake. fw Han Pedro;
bene Carondelet. witica returned last even
ing bad 0e feet of water In hold.
Fan Pedro. April
llv.ni for Portland.
Astoria. April S3. Arrived at and left
up at Steamer Toeealte, from San Fran
cisco. Failed at 6:3' Steamers Dispatch.
Roee Clt and W. 8- Porter, for Saa Frao-cie-o.
Sailed at T0 British ateanuhlp
laeertrlp. for Australia.
Anaelee, Ajrll ti. Arrived Bear,
from Portland. Billed C H. Holmes, for
Fusrt Sound.
eatl!e. April IS. Arrived Steamer CoL
E- t- Drake, from San Francisco; ateamer
Anryll- from San Franclee: ateamer Prince
Rupert, from prince Rupert; ateamer Wat
son, from Tacoma.
baa Fraacleoo. April XJ. Arrived Steam
er James U Hlsflna. from Fort Hragg:
Dale. Freeman, from Coos Bay: Helen P.
Drew from Greenwood. Sailed ateamer
Dalsr. for Wtllapa: President, for beat lie;
Tamalpats. for Astoria.
The
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For Today's Great Bargains in Women's Apparel See Sunday Papers
Great Sale of Pure Food Groceries Today See the Sunday Papers
SilK Sale Begins This Morning
THE BUILT-IN, POBOELAIN
LINED WATER COOLER OF THE
Automatic
Refrigerator
is built in the partition which sep
arates the food and ice chambers.
Food flavors cannot reach the water
it contains. Filth cannot collect
around it. It requires.no extra con
sumption of ice, nor does it take up
extra room. It is filled from the out
side at the top of the Automatic Re
frigerator. The nickel-plated faucet
is in front, out of the way of all
harm. The ice chamber nor food
chambers need not be exposed when
either filling the cooler or drawing
the water from it. It is absolutely
sanitary and economical and its con
venience is suggested by the illustra
tion of the child procuring a glass of
ice-cold water. Prices $18.60 to $54.
$1 Fancy Silks 59c
$2 Fancy SilKs $119
25,000 yards, comprising practically our entire stock
of fancy Silks, at prices never before offered in
Portland. AH this season's purchases, in stripes,
checks, printed warps, plaids; beautiful fancy jae
quards in all the new colorings. The sale begins at
8 o'clock this morning. The prices are as follows:
$1.00 Silks, yard, 59c $1.50 Silks, yard, 89c
$1.25 Silka, yard, 69c $2.00 Silks, yard, 81.19
SilKs for June Brides
In this sale we will feature the fabrics best suited '
for -the bride-to-be in June. Dainty sheer crepe-de-chines,
crystal crepes, Princess crepes, chiffon
failles, etc., in dainty evening 6hades. The prices:
24-tn. $1.00 Silks, 71c 36-ln, $2.50 Silka, gl.69
24-ln. $1.25 Silks, 89c 36-ln. $3.00 Silks, $2.19
36-lnch $3.50 Silks, special during gale, ytL, 2.59
Garden Necessities
75c Long-Handled Shovels on sale for 59d
75o Long-Handled Spades price dat only 59c
75c Short-Handled Shovels priced only 59
75c Long-Handled Shovels priced at only 59c
35o Lawn Rakes specially priced at only 22c
25c Garden Hoe at special low price of SQ?'
$3.50 Lawn Mower, specially priced $2.90
$1.00 Garden Hose Eeel dnring this sale 85
$6.85 Garden Hose, Nozzle, Couplings $5.25
$2g Foulards $159
$175 Foulards 98c
Our entire stock of bordered Foulards, the swellest
silks 6hown this season. Patterns absolutely exclu
sive with us ; not more than two patterns D 1 CQ
of any kind; our regular $2.50 values at P eJ7
DOUBLE BORDERED FOULARDS, 36 ins. wide,
very rich pattern effects. The reigning fabric for
Summer wear. Have been sold right along QO
at $1.50 and $1.75 a yard; special today at 70v
$125 Foulards 69c
In the silk store today, a sale of 0000 yards of our
best patterns in Foulards and fancy Silks, suitable
for your good street or evening dresses, waists,
trimming, lining, eto. The best offering of the day.
Regular $1.00 and $1-25 values, during this CQf
sale special at the low price of only, the yd. vl7L
Great Saving; Sale
Household Needs
Johnson's 50c Floor Wax now priced at 35c
50c Liquid Veneer specially priced at 35 c
35c Fancy Waste Baskets on sale at only 19i
75o Enameled Tea Kettles at low price 55
$1.00 Long-Handled Axe at the low price 79
90c Mail Boxes specially priced at only 65
20o Rug Beaters special for this sale at 15
$2.75 Garbage Cans on sale for only $2.25
$1.20 Stepladders during this sale only 98fr
mm
Comfort ;.
ii v j
'ueior
PORCH SHADES
There is more solid comfort to
be derived from a "Vudor"
Porch Shade than from any in
vestment you can make. They
look neat, are handily adjusted
and last a long time. "With two
or three of these shades you can
transform your lower porch into
a Summer parlor, or your upper
porches into bedrooms. "We have
them in all sizes. Priced very
reasonable. See these shades.
POLITICIANS ARE
HEARTILY
JOSHED
Press Club's Breakfast for
Officials and Candidates
Big Success.
MENU HIGHLY SEASONED
Rlctd Inquisition by Xewspnpor
Men Furnlitbe Many Laughs
for Merry Throng "Uxtry"
Frying- Pan Make Hit.
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bark.
EdUfea ta dry slab with
Municipal officeholders, present and
prospective, received thorough well-
done-on-both-sldes grilling at the break
fast given by the Portland Press Club
at the Portland Hotel yesterday. The
affair was limited to the members of the
club and men prominent In Portland
municipal life. It was a complete success.
Costumed as a chef, D. O. Lively, as
sisted by C. B. Merrick and Sydney B. I
Vincent, president of the club, presided
as master of ceremonies and saw to It
that the menu was oroperly broiled and
highly seasoned.
Today we are hosts to a srrouo of
gentlemen who, perhaps, have not yet
attained Nation-wide reputations, but I
am told some of them at least have
hopes." said President Vincent. "At any
rate, they have considerable local prom
inence, either by reason of what they
already have done to the dear people,
or what they would like to do to them
if given the opportunity. Mr. Dannello
O'Connell LJv-ely wlU bo the great Tyee.
Gentlemen, permit ma to introduce the
big chief."
Several of the city officials as
well as candidates for office were
subjected to severe questioning in
one caso as to their official acts,
and In the other as to what they would
do If they were given a chance. Follow
ing these Inquisitions, each candidate
was allowed two minutes In which to
speak and tell something of his official
work and why he desired to serve the
public But lo no case did a candidate
get very far. He was repeatedly Inter
rupted with pertinent questions from the
newspapermen. ,
la Joshed.
Joseph T. Ellis, Councilman from the
Tenth ward, was assigned to a table by
himself. Over his head was suspended
a banner bearing the Inscription "King
of the Ananias Club." Ellis bore bis
full shsre of the good-natured jokes and
criticisms of the newspapermen.
Introducing Arthur A. 8c hell as a seer
of superior ability. Mr. Lively. Tyee of
the "jinks." and Scbell Indulged In the
following dialogue at the expense of
Ellis:
"Who discovered tho North Poler
"Dr. Cook and Councilman Ellis."
"How is It you associate Mr. Ellis
with Dr. Cook In the discovery of tho
Pole?"
Becauso Ellis is a bigger liar than Dr.
Cook."
"Who told you so
"8eneca Fouts."
Observed In the hotel corridors. W. T.
Vaughn. es-Councllman from tho Tenth
Ward, wss haled Into the dining-room,
where be explained his presence by say
ing "he heard a noise and dropped In to
see what was going on." He was then
given the same prescription other vic
tims had received and In a moment of
.seriousness declared that be had no
doubt of his ability again to be elected
to the Council If bo so desired.
"Catry" Is Issued.
When the guests had seated them
selves, several newsboys entered the dining-room
with an "uxtry" edition of
"The tYylng Pan." a miniature news
paper composed and edited by members
ef the committee an-englng the break
fast.. "Orsft (not) In Council" was the
display line of the first page. The paper
was filled with bright paragraphs of i
muckraking nature, directly involving
the Invited guests and their relation to
municipal affairs. It also Included an
alleged interview with Lincoln Steffens.
the muckraker, who was quoted as re
fusing to make any investigation of
municipal conditions in Portland for the
reason there was nothing left to muck
rake and conserve to the people.
During the festivities, Tyee Lively In
troduced George H. Thomas, candidate
for Chief of Police. He proved to be
a large negro. Postmaster Merrick re
fused to talk, explaining that the people
of Portland had recently decreed that
be should not work on Sunday.
A. L. Barbur and Edward M. Lance,
rival Republican candidates for City
Auditor, each told bow highly be re
garded the qualities of the other, which
called for the remark from Chef Lively
that both had qualified for membership
In the Ananias Club.
During the breakfast the guests were
entertained by violin solo by Wilbur
S. Schumaoher, accompanied by Profes
sor Von Jesse n.
Many Candidates Present.
Over a score of city officials or can
didates for municipal office attended the
breakfast. J. E. Werleln and George H.
Thomas were the only Mayoralty candi
dates present. Councilman Rushlight be
ing confined to his home by Illness, while
Gay Lombard was called out of the city
by the death of Mrs. Rebecca Tongue,
mother of the late ex-Representative
Tongue.
A touch of ssdness was given by the.
absence of John W. Kelly, a newspaper
man who edited "The Frying Pan." Mr.
Kelly's father. W. J. Kelly, died Satur
day, and the gathering extended a rising
vote of sympathy to the son. I
Those present Included: George L.
Baker, K. K. Kubll. M. J. Drlscoll, James ;
McCool, O. C. Merrick. Paul R. Kelty, i
Claude L. Simpson, George H. Thomas,
J. Francis Drake, J. E. Werleln. Major
J. P. Kennedy, George B. Cellars, E. L.
Mills, A. L. Barbur, L. Samuel. J. J.
Jennings, Fred J. Brady, Edward M.
Lance, A. C. Callan, H. C. McAllister,
Dan P. Smythe, F. W. Bell. W. A. Robb.
Dr. Edward A. Marshall, Monroe Gold
stein. John D. Mann. R. B. White. Frank
U. Berry. D. M. McDade, J. B. Reavls,
Edward D. Williams, Frank M. Kelly,
George K. McCord, J. Hennessy Murphy.
W. T. Vaughn. C. R- Fones, James Con
nlngham. O. N. Ford. Louis A Colton,
Roscoe Fawcett, E. E. Brodle. Dr. Fred
J. Zlegler, Dr. Calvin S. White, Frank
F. Toevs. George W. Klelser, R. G. Call
vert Horace E. Thomas, C. H- Williams,
Thomas Bilveu. G. L. Bllven. D. O.
COREY MAY RESIGN
JOB UNDER OLGOTT
Chief Clerk and Secretary of
State May Be Rivals
for Nomination.
the grand Jury and probably will result
in further arrests.
Rushlight, 111, May Xot Talk.
Because of the Illness of Councilman
Rushlight, who was confined to his
home yesterday, the prospect for a
three-cornered discussion by the three
Republican candidates for Mayor be
fore the streetcar employes at the Oaks
tonight Is not good. However, Mr. Lom
bard and Mr. Werleln expect to take
advantage of the invitation of B. S.
Josselyn, president of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company, and
define their position on municipal ques
tions to the company's employes.
Lane Holds Street Meetings.
FRIENDS SUGGEST
Retention of Minor Place Would
Tend to Exclude Baker Connty
Slan From Race Chance of
Success Thought Good.
Candidates for Mayor in this campaign
by no means exercise a monopoly over
. the light to address the voters. On the
MOVE I contrary the desire of candidates to tell
' tho electors what they stand for has
become epidemic. Edward M. Lance,
who will contest with A. L. Barbur for
the Republican nomination as City Aud
itor, has begun holding meetings on the
street corners. Mr. Lance will continue
this plan of urging his candidacy
throughout the campaign. Associated
with Mr. Lance are warm personal
friends who are conducting an aggres
sive campaign throughout the city.
PRUNE CROP IS GIG
Danger Point Is Passed and
Much Fruit Is Setting.
GOOD PRICES PREDICTED
It will not be surprising If IL H.
Corey, chief clerk in the Secretary of
State's office, resigns that position as
soon as Governor West's appointee as
Secretary of State, Ben W. Olcott, be
comes familiar with the office.
There are good reasons for believing
that Corey will quit his present posi
tion, although It pays about $250 a
month. It Is known that both Gover
nor West and Secretary of State Olcott
would like to have Corey remain as
chief clerk In that department during
Olcott's administration. West and
Olcott want Corey to remain, not alone
because he Is an efficient man, inti
mately acquainted with the duties of
the office; there are also political rea
sons. It Is no secret that Olcott Is playing
the game to become the Republican
nominee for Secretary of State next
year to succeed himself. Corey's friends
Lively, C B. Merrick. S. B. Vincent. Ar- desire hlra to become a candidate for
thur A. Schell. W. T. Buchanan, Wil
liam H- Galvanl, Judge R. G. Morrow,
C C. Craig, J. T. Ellis. A. M. Wright.
Lewis M. Head. Frank Cofflnberry, Mark
Woodruff. R. O. Turner. M. A. Aldrlch.
Will King. Ben T. Dillon. Max Michel.
J. J. Folen. J. W. -Branln, C. U. Michel.
James V. Sayre. Louis Sandhelm, El
wood Wiles. Hy Ellers. William H. Daly,
G. S. Allen. A. C. Wagner, William R.
Lake. "Willis M. Baum. J. W. Tarnall.
John J. Harrison. G. B. Hovenden, G. E.
Bradnack, Harry H. Pearee. LeRoy Park,
Charles E. Chenery. A. C. Jackson. Wil
bur S. Schumacher, George W. Hazen,
Edward A. Beals, Arthur von Jessen.
Clement W. Assman, F. D. Morrison,
nir CL Cowl n sr. E-' J. Daly. Fred W.
Vincent. J. C. Good and P. E. Bulllvan.
the same nomination. They arsrue that
If Corey remains in the office as chief
deputy. It will virtually put him out of
the running as a candidate to succeed
Olcott.
Corey Is It years old and before ac
cepting his present position under Sec
retary of State Benson lived 25 years
In Baker County. He was at one time
a member of the Council of Baker and
later served as deputy County Recorder.
For the past two years he has vir
tually had charge of the office of Sec
retary of State. By reason of his long
residence in Baker, Corey is a bona
fide Eastern Oregon man, while Olcott's
claim to a residence In that section of
the state lies in the fact that he baa
extensive interests in the vicinity of
CHANGE HOT DEMANDED
METHODISTS NOT TO FOLLOW
NEW YORK LAYMEN.
at h tt-u CTluta rooms, in the after- Bend and Prinevllle. Crook Countv
noon. Lew Dockstader's minstrel band Corey's friends say he has not
gave a concert. reached a decision. He wants to be
I Secretary of State and believes he has
I t-.i 11 hav.A.n t r win , V. a P..i,kll...
DESIRED nomination la next year's rrimary elec
tion, xxis inenus cumena uiai ie ae
will quit the Job he Is now holding
and announces bis candidacy for the
office, be will not have any trouble
landing the nomination.
STUDENTS' AID
Principals to Be Consulted About
Help for Koso Show.
Secretary Osborne, of the Peninsula
Rose Association, has sent Invitations
to the principals of the St. Johns
schools, Portsmouth, Peninsula, Ockley
Green. Thompson and Jefferson High
School to meet with the association next
Tuesday nlgbt In the fire hall in North
Alblna to consider organization of the
ohUdren to assist in the collection of
roses for the depot booths and for the
rose shower. Prizes will be given tne
three schools which collect the largest j
number of roses. ... j
The committee on queen contest win
PETITION FRAtTDS CHARGED
Pavlnff Company's Men Pick Flaws
in Ellis' Signatures.
Until the clerks in the City Auditor's
office officially check over the Ellis
street paving and billboard Initiative
petitions, it will not be known whether
these measures will go on the ballot.
This work was begun Saturday and
probably will be concluded this week.
Representatives of the paving compa-
atart the voting in a few days. Boxes i nle navo completed an examination of
wiu re piacea wiui DumiMf uuu" .
the centers along the line of the St.
Johns carllna and at Kenton. No nomi
nations will be made, but the candidates
will be placed in the field by the several
communities. The first ballots cast will
nominate the candidates. Counts will be
made at In ten s Is.
Land In Bohemia Is becoming too dear
for araslns purpos and .vn dairy cattle
are being dlspos.4 of by many ol tea rarm
rs In order that they may use their laada
for tTW"""r.
the measure providing for competition
in street paving improvements. They
charge that fully SO per cent of the
signatures are fraudulent. II this con
dition Is found to be the fact from the
official checking, there will not remain
enough bona fide signatures to entitle
the measure to go on the ballot.
Much evidence of Irregularity In the
signatures on this petition, including
several apparent forgeries, has been
found by the paving peopl. These facts
will be presented to the attention of
Some in Oregon Favor Diocesan
Bishops, but Would Not Abol
ish Superintendents.
The action of the Methodist Laymen's
Association of New York, a body with
out authority to enforce Its opinions
and purely of a social character. In
proposing radical changes in the gov
ernment of the Methodist Church Is
regarded in Portland as of no special
significance. John Corkish, a well-
known member of the Methodist
Church In Portland, said yesterday that
he thought it amounted to nothing."
W. M. Owen, also a prominent member
of the church in Portland, agreed with
Mr. Corkish and said that there was
about one chance in a thousand that
the subject would be considered at the
next conference.
The New York suggestion, as in
dorsed by the New York laymen, pro
vided for a diocesan bishop, abolition
of the district superintendents, per
sonal supervision of appointments and
laymen's representation at the annual
district conferences. There has been
considerable discussion of plans to se
cure closer relationship between the
resident bishop and the church mem
bers of his own district. Bishop Smith,
for example, Is permitted only 30 days
in Portland, because of his other du
ties. Some churchmen profess to re
gard the district superintendents as an
unnecessary expense, but it Is believed
they will not be abolished for many
years.
Mr. Owen and Mr. Corkish predicted
that nothing would come of the New
York resolutions. Dr. Benjamin Young
said there was no such general move
ment In the church and he attached lit
tle Importance to the resolutions. T. S.
McDaniel, of 686 East Stark street, a
leading Methodist, said that Oregon
Methodists were inclined to favor the
establishment of diocesan bishops. He
did not understand, however, that
there was a desire to abolish district
suoerlntendents, though there might be
a wish to reduce their number and give
them more authority.
Ridgefield Students Are Actors.
RIDGEFIELD, Wash.. April 23.
(Special.) The Ridgefield High School
presented the play "Mr. Bob" in the
High School assembly room Friday.
The house was crowded and about 150
was cleared. The proceeds will be paid
on a piano the school has recently pur
chased, i
Owner of 100-Acre Orchard in Wil
lamette Valley Thinks Growers.
Will Experience Best Sea
son In Many Years.
Clark County's Business Grows.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 23.
(Special.) Court business In Clark
County is Increasing at a rapid rate.
The fees collected by W. S. T. Derr,
County Clerk, from January 1 to April
22, inclusive, amounted to $1670, while
for the same period In 1910 the re
ceipts were $998.
That prunegrowers this year will
harvest the best crop and get the best
price they have in many years was tho
prediction made yesterday by Robert
Johnson, of Corvallis. Because his
Italian prune orchard of 160 acres s
the largest in the country devoted to
that single fruit under the ownership
of a single Individual, Mr. Johnson Is
known aa the "Prune King." His or
chard is between Albany and Corvallis.
the railway station Graftger being on
the property. The trees this year were
pruned severely for the purpose of Im
proving the fruit.
"The recent frost." said Mr. Johneon
yesterday at the Imperial Hotel, "did
no damage. The blossom period has
passed and the fruit is now being
formed. The Oregon pruneralser,
while not so numerous as he was a
short time back, knows a great deal
more than when the craze for prune
planting struck the etate. He has had
some hard years of experience. The
price has been low and the fruit has
not always been of a superior grade,
owing to lack of proper packing, as
well as technical knowledge of the
right kinds of trees to plant. There Is
as much science in the handling of a
prune orchard as there is in promot
ing the apple, which Hood River has
exploited so successfully. It has taken
years to learn what to do. As a result,
it is my prediction that Oregon prune
growers will come Into their own and
will be foremost in profits in Oregon's
fruit-growing Industry. I expect to see
the prune take precedence over tho
apple within two years.
Poorest Are Weeded Out.
"Fifteen or twenty years ago every
one in the Willamette valley went
stark crazy over prunes. It has taken
a good share of that period to weed out
the poorest of the raisers as well aa
orchards. As a result we have several
fine prune groves in the state.
"In consequence of the large number
of people BOlnsr to prune growing
without proper training or knowledge,
many orchards have been grubbed up
and either converted Into apple or
chards or returned to general farming.
Now there Is a greater demand for
prunes, while the supply is growing
less. The supply this Fall will not be
gin to equal the demand. The Italian
prunes of the Willamette Valley were
sold last Fall af between 4 and iVt
cents, and this year I look for an ad
vance of half a cent, to from 4 to 5
cents, and this means a good profit to
the grower.
"The crop is already assured, and I
am confident the quality will be good.
It happened that we had few cold raind
this Spring, as we- usually do. This
fact, together with the warm weather
we have had lately, has led to the
rapid development of the fruit buds.
This is almost half the battle.
Green Fruit Market Widens.
"There Is a feature of the marketing
of the Italian prune that may have
escaped general notice, and that is the
sale of green prunes for shipment In
refrigerator cars. There Is a growing:
demand for this kind of fruit to be
used In the East by the large preserv
ing houses. Orders have been given al
ready for several carloads, and It is ap
parent that there will be large ship
ments of green prunes. They are
picked just as the color begins to show.
They are delicious eating and are
adapted to preserving of the highest
type."