THE MORyiyQ OREGOXIAy. TUESDAY. 3JAY 30. 10 nnnn mn unt -rn r Triiim CROOK IS A VIEW ET OPAL CITY AND TWO FROM NEARBY. HJfilLAf.Ur.IJI IU Wrr nmv m nicDinre A wii W C5L OF miA hi uuruiLu All Southwest Washington to Purchase of Bankrupt Minneapolis Stock by St. Paul Entrance of Railway Gives Im petus to the New Towns Springing Up. - vif. I Be Greeted Cordially by Concern Means Much to This Section. Spot Cash Delegation at Chehalis. Did IL Eastern Concerns Trv. But Fail. f 0 pus o GOUHTT GROWTH TENTS DOT OPAL CITY JIntllcx Community la Western .Tart ol County UJ B crater o( Blf Trade Prom South and Southeast, ' " BT ADDISON lENNETT. 1 OPAL CITT. Or., May 14. Staff cor. rpondauce. The road from Redmond Pnorta leads tor a few mile through a rocatry mostly ander Irrigation, aad murh of It onder cultivation, then It I wind up through the hills to tb town leite of lilllman. which U aituatad ea ' railroad about ktcd mlies from Hlllman la not much of a place at 'Trese-it. perhaps a dozen buildings. Just what th coon try la to tba wait raaoot ba seen from tha town bat In the otbr directions It la not of tha test. Tba elevation la aad tha . ;vX..' . --' -'WNf --.--'-il -3.1 - I apth to watar of tba well oa tha town. I alia was given ma aa 1 feet. Tbara 'la m.n abundance of water and this "could wall aappir a town of several hundred people. Leaving Hiilman tha land I broken "until you coma to Crooked River and Trail Crossing, which la ona of tha beat pieces of work tha Crook County tK.orltIea hare dona. Tba river Is eoma 0 er feet down to a narrow. Irocky forge, and tha road leading down wm either aide la a eplendld piece of eea-tneertna- work. Thla bit of road, -perhaps two ml lea tn length, will atand for man rears with bat little ezpense. Jt la for a loss distance blasted oat of t-.e solid rock. Tba grade la gooc per liana not oyer six Per cant at Lbs eiieapeat places. T alley lias Jfo Xma y Co-nlr. np the north aide one reaches t-.a tuitop Just under Gray" Butte, ana it one yoa find yourself la one of the (meet vsll.ye In these parts, and all Under cultivation, or nearly all. i aiked one of the settlers, who Ho win c. what tha valley ia caii.a. dux ie knew no name for It. lie aald they mot a aood crop of grain In all iom. thouga tha land la aa yet not fcSma-ated- t'p tha little eevea and nooka to the "east, north aad weat mere ara naa farms, aad as the elevatloa Is soma. thine like 140 feet. It looka Ilka there ought to be lota of fruit ralaed there In tha future, and gardens galore. There ara Bumberleae aprtnga guanine put of tha foothills, so this la very de sirable land. Thla valley la perhaps fire miles by three miles la width, but Just above to the west aad aorta ara fine benches, and muck of thla Is being cleared, t'ery likely theae bench loads will ona lay bo mora valuable than tha valley pmper. Tha road leads directly thro - tha alley to the foothills oa the north, thea turns to the weat across tha up. per end. thence aver tha plateau, and through a beautiful country to tha lit. tie town of Opal City, the present ter sninsa of the Kill road. Opal City la about three miles north of Crooked Illvsr. where tha bridge being now erected la all that holds the operation f the road from esteading to tha pres ent supposed terminus Send. Opal City Is Tent Town. Opal City T Do not expect a deecrto 11 oa of a city, for thla Is but a new place, mostly of tents. But It la a hustling, busy ltttle place, ona day to tie reckoned with among the railroad towns of Western Crook for It has a large tributary country of great beauty nd worth. I met here Matt Clark, who la ona of Hfie promotera of the town, and be has Mas. a every opportunity to show me the surrounding oouatry. to let ma sea 'what cause Opal has for being on the wiap. what hopes Its paopla hava of colldlng up a good town. The country to the south and south east I have described, and all of that tieloegs to Opal, because It has no other outlet, the Crooked River shut : t!ng It off to the south, and tie hills "to the east. And taking the large fkodl.a of land on the benchea adjacent 'to Opal, thla section must embrace close -to 40 square miles, every foot of which l good farm land, and most of It now 1n cultivation. The elevation at Opal la ICSO feet. .The townalto la as fine aa can ba found. iJtslde from this there will bo put In. land at very light expense, a gravity hwatar system, the supply coming from lwma large springs la tha foothills (about two miles to the southeast. On lie west, acroea Crooked River, and between that stream and the Deschntes. (there Is a strip of very fine land, much Mf which la tributary to Opal, and be lt ween Crooked lUver and Opal on the (-west Is a large body of level land. mt of which l now under cultivation. The first train rame Into Opal on (LAprll la. At that time there was noth Mng kera aava a few tenta belonging to Who construction ganr. Now there Is good depot building, a few good dwellings, a store building Just com rrleted. perhaps a dosen temporary buildings, and a largo number of tenta. .InommodMloiit Are Furnished. When I wan on my way here from tha south. J was toM that I coald not ertop here over night s thers were ab solutely no acrommolatlons. hut t:pn my arrival I found thla to be untrue. Xjr there are two good feed barns, two eating-houses, and plenty of beds. The latter are. It la true, mostly In toia tolir. but a conpl of dntro of the.-a will be In frame bu.l.llngi liy thla line tomorrow. And the beds are all clean and corr finable, fa the trav eler need not l-rrate to slop hers for want of bed or board. Mr. Clark Is la chnrre of the town affairs, and he Is a gerlns at making paopla comfortahls. and everybody goes , way pleased, ciany ot the visitors wiin deeds for a town lot or two In their yorkst. frr Vstt is a salesman. He has licbounded faith tn OpaL xielng the termlnas of the road, tera 1 a great rush on for aa honr or so r-efore the arrival and departure of tha t rain a From all over Crook County. 1 roa dowa In 1-ake aad over from Har ney eome the auloe and wagons with their passenger. Regular auto lines are run between here and Prtnevtlle, Head and Redmond for the carrying of -nassengera. And la addition to this all f the freight for those towns, srd maav others, comes here, end there is a -nasiaat atresia of freight name going r coming. The platform. 104 feet long. revcupled by the forwarding companv. (i . r,i:d high with goods, moat of which U-.-re ta ear lets. Tsferdar they wera r-1 e-A' . -- . " ... -or j ' l-u 't y r 'y- - x ;---r -1 I . tx-' -vvV ' 1 x -- : : ":--; :' : . t r - XyXX-y r ;X--: i-:r-.vr. . 1 :": Axx I : ". x jKJ -x -yx g ',f-t a. firlnad of Asaars. anJjayiw.Aa. gna'ssg ytaiaV au4 aoaUaa, a carload of wagons. Gasoline comes In car lots, likewise canned goods and kerosene. ' And this may go on for several months, or at least until September 1. and possibly October 1. It Is true that th Band people expect the road to ba In operation to the terminus before that, but It need axclta bo criticism If It doea not reach there until October, or later, for the construction of the bndge over Crooked River is a large undertaking- Throe of tha conatructlon men came from the Kast and reported for work today, bat they were told to return about June 10. so no actual con. struotlon work will begin until then. Remember tha gorge over which this bridge passea Is about too feet deep. All of the work must be don from this side. The wagon road to reach the south bank la eight or nine miles In length. It la almost Impossible to get acroea without going to tha crossing, three miles above. The length of the bridge from pier to pier ta SSl feet, th height above tha water Is See feet. It will be of single spaa, and a said to bo the larg est brldgs of the kind In the world with the exception of a similar structure at Johannesburg. South Africa. And every day until tha trains can croaa means a day aa a terminal for Opal, and by the time tha tralna do crosa you will find a splendid little town her, to go on prospering, for there will be lots ot buslneas dona her thereafter as well as now. Aald from th landa mentioned as be longing to Opal, there la a district to the north and northwest which will perma nently belong to thla place. Thla Is Its natural outlet, Ita logical trading point. Many carloads of wheat, barley, cattle and hogs will com her annually for shipment, and the money will bo left here In tba banks or mercantile establishments. Tha reader will remember that Prlne- vtll Is not oa a railway. 1 do not think the PrlnevlUe people ara to bo pitied for thla On the other hand. It looka like blessing for them, for they will assured ly build a road themselves, aad that will b aa alectrto road, and this will b Its weetern terminus- It will her connect with th Hill lines. Such a road will build up PrlnevlUe as will nothing else. for It will establish many dairy farms along the rout, and creameries at both ends Prlne-rtlle snd Opal. This Is no Idle dream. Look on many of the map yoa will and and you will sea tha route of thla road laid down, for there have been several surveys msde. and Opal Is tha logical western terminus. No other routs is so feasible. Sprlnga Give Town Name. Th nam of Opal come from a aeries of springs In ths Crooked River canyon a few mtlea to the west. These springs sre very large, giving a mean Cow of 1.M cublo feet par eeouad. It Is too bad they are so far down In th canyon as to bo useless for power or Irrigation purpose, even for domastio use. But such la ths case. There have been 10 carloads of wheat shipped from bere during the last month, and a good many cattle, and It will be aa Important ahlpping point for wheat, bar ley and cattle from now on. It la almost worth a trip her to see th loads of express goods hauled away to the south aad east every evening after th train arrive from Portland. Usually there are two largs four-faorss loads and on .or two two-horse. tx press matter reaches Redmond about midnight. Vend before daylight the ext moruluer. and PrlnevlUe about tha same time. These goods are handled In con nection with tha Northern Kxprcas Com pany. There are many autos In this country and ti e visitor Is surprised at meeting them so frequently, and seeing so many of them meeting the trains. I seked Mr. Cornell, of the Coraett Auto Com pany. Prlnevllle. haw many he thought there were In 'Crook, and he said there were between X4 and A and new ones smvlnr almost every day. This number looks large for a population of about !. but I am Inclined to think the state ment Is not exaggerated. Perhaps as good trout fishing as can be found In the Interior can be found r-sr Opal la Crooked River. It la an ldel stream for fly casting, and the nh are very gamer, often Jumping two feet or more out of th water aa they take th f!v. They axe of good six, averaging 10 inches In length, but none as large as those often found ljr Bear Creek, over In Harney County. It Is quit a climb to get down to th water from th bluffs of ths river bere. but once doaa the angler haa clear sailing, no brush along the banke to Interfere. Th choicest spot hereabouts Is near Opal J-prtngs. Just to tha west of th town. On of ti Important Industries Bear Opal will b the growing of onions and potatoes, for th lands adjacent ara aa well adapted to those "fruits" as any plac In ths Interior. From one small patch sear her where there was a largs j field of onions last year the owner has sold thus far this "prlng over 40 worth from tha volunteer crop, and trier seems POLICE ARE BALKED Fight Against Saloon Stair ways May Fail. DURHAM CASE IS CRUCIAL Ultimate Decision Means Success or Failure of Half-Dozen Other Char jro Ordinance Said to Be Ineffective. Campaign of the police against saloon keepers wno maintain stairways from their resorts to adjoining rooms is Ikely to com to naught, through a tentative decision of Judge TaxwelL made vester- day In the case of Dan Durham, a Burn. euie-sireei liquor dealer. Th court found that the Inhibition or tn ordinance against stairways Is connected with the words "for the pur pose of serving or selling liquors." Ths police had no evidence to show that Dur- ham kept ths stairway for that purpose. ana wnue taking the case under advise ment, th court Intimated that it did not believe the prosecution had mads out a cas. Police Mar Ixmo. Half a doxen other cases will stand or fall with the on at Issue, and in the event that the court holds th mere maintenance of a etairwuy to be no of fense, the police will lose an advantage tney had counted upon In Ashling th Sunday sale of Itquor. Wholesale traffic. they say. Is carried On through these secret passageways, ths purchaser meet ing ue bootlegger in aa upstalra room. communicating with the saloon liquor room, and tne whole transaction Is be yond th observation of the police. Judge Taxwell said hs believed that the Coun cil had Intended to forbid any secret entrance to saloons, but the wording ot the ordinance did not carry out this luea. Another method of approach will be tried by tha polios, w ho will con land that any room communicating with saloon Is a part thereof and. therefore. If women oooupy a oonnecteo room they ara within a saloon and the proprietor is guilty of allowing woman in his place. Jury Trial Is Aiked. J. I Drummond. who conducts th old Dillon plao on South Third street, has demanded a Jury trial on the charge against him. under the same ordinance. The cas will b heard June 1 Jack DeJley. bartender at Minto'a sa loon oa Plaadera street, asked for continuance) of tha ease la which he Is charged with selling liquor on Sunday. Th cas probably will be bard fought. as. If Dal ley ta convicted, th license II bo automatically forfeited, being the first Instaao of the kind since the "model" ordinance went into effect. Dalley was caught a week ago and forfeited bail of IluX On the pending of fense his ball Is fixed at tutiu, th maxi mum fine, and he Is further liable to minimum ot 0 days' Imprisonment. Gus Carlson and John Johnson, ac cused of "bootlegging" on Sunday, were fined eiuO each ia Municipal Court yes terday. JOHN GILL CITY'S ORATOR Thirty Business Men Meet at Oank raerclnl Club to Discuss Conven tion of Development ljeaffue. Harmony Is Urged. Portland will extend en-eatings to Southwestern Washington at the con vention of the Southwestern Washing. ton Development Association, which will meet at Chehalis June 1. 2. and 3. At a meeting- yesterday noon at the i Commercial Club of 30 representative business men. th policy of Portland at th convention was outlined. John GUI was named chairman of the delegation. Mr. Gill will also he spokesman for Portland on the opening; day of the convention, when trad relations be tween Southwest Washington and the leading Northwest dtlas will ba dis cussed. C. C Chapman reviewed tha relations existing between Portland and boutn- west Washington, and tha attitude of that section toward the Puget Sound cities. He told of th friendly feeling that now obtslns between this city and that section of Washington. Th ob ject ot cslllng th meeting, he said. was to take steps to continue this friendly relation, but not to enter Into any hostility that may b aroused be tween Southwest Washington and other cities. George F. Johnson was nominated aa chairman cf the meeting-. He spoko along the same lines and eald Portland should recognize no boundary at the Columbia River. "We are vrorklnp for Portland and believe that the way to make Portland great Is to dt-vt lop tha enure section. said Mr. Johnson. Portland to Be Neutral. A. P. Callan spoke along the gam line. John Oiil told of the pleasant experiences he had had at the Golden- dale ' mectina- of th development league, saylns ha went there expect ing to spend his time with tha Port land delegates, but found such a hearty welcome that he was visiting with the Southwest Washington people all the time. He suggested Portlands delega tion shoul 1 keep out of any entangle ments tetwecn Southwest Washington and other cities. M. C Banfleld also spok briefly. John A. Kratwg considered It would be a strategic mistake to try and make capital out of any animosity that may exist between other cities of th North west. C. R. Gray, being a newcomer to Portland, told of his Impressions of this city and of the great possibilities evident, particularly In Central Oregon. He spoke of th- need of creating con ditions there favorable to ths new comer so that h will stay when he reaches there. He declared there Is no better country and no better soil, as far as bis Judgmeni aa an amateur counts. He favored soli analyst as a means of getting colonists started right on uregon sou. Rose Festival In Mind. Ralph W. Hoyt approved sending of a strong delegation to tha Chehalis meet ing, and urged everyone who possibly could to go. Willi am jucMurray sug gested It would be a good Idea to show the people of Southwest Wash ington that Portland will have a Rose Festival by taking a Quantity of Port land s finest blossoms on the train with the delegation to tho Chehalis meeting. F. W. Hlld said that while bo la still a stranger and was not yet familiar with conditions, from what he has heard he la much impressed with the work Portland people are doing In helping everybody in tho surrounding territory. inose present who promised to at tend the Chehalis meeting were John A. .Keating, c. H. Gray, Archibald Gran Hy Eilera, A. P. Callan. K. w. Hoyt. W. E. Co man, George Lawrence, Jr, A. D. Charlton, John Gill. Fred Lockloy, vt niism niCJlurray. t W. Echmeer. David CX Lewis. G. F. Johnson. Frank rt. iverr. i. award o. Burton. V. B. Hol- Drooic. A committee of five consist! nir of aiessrs. ixcKiey, (Jill. Keating. Hoyt and Hlld was appointed to name Port land s representative, and John Gill was selected. This committee also can vassed rwtianas Jobbing trade thor oughly with a view of getting a large uaicgauon ior tnis convention. DEATH HAY CHEAT SUIT & Sons Tihbs-Hutchings Stock to Lindeke, Warner At a Little Less Than 50c on the Dollar Great Sale Planned Which Will Be of Inestimable Value to Every Consumer as Well as to Every Storekeeper of the Northwest West's Greatest Merchandising Event The home of the greatest Dry Goods House in the "West, that of lindete, "Warner & Sons, nt Fourth, Broadway and Rosabel streets, St. Paul, where early in June will be sold the assets of Tibbs, Hutchings & Co, just purchased at auction for less than 50 cents on the dollar.. The cTowine ability of the great prosperous Northwest to "take care of itself" financially was conYincingly proven by the purchase of the Tibbs, Hutchings & Co. bankrupt dry goods stock last week by Lindeke, "Warner & Sons, the pioneer dry goods wholesalers and manufacturers of St. Paul. This was. without exception, the greatest bankrupt stock ever sold at auction. The stock was larger and the consideration was larger than in any other similar sale in the mercantile history of the country. ' The power of "ready cash" was comprehensively demonstrated when assets valued at over two and one-half millions were sold to the St. Paul firm for $1,243,000.00 a trifle less than 50 cents on the dollar. This in spite of the efforts of Eastern "wrecking" and "assets realization" companies to get the stock and move it East. The net result to the merchants and consumers of the Northwest is the doubling of the purchasing power of their money when it goes to buy the Tibbs-Hutchings stock. Had it not been for Lindeke, Warner & Sons rbig opportunity would have been transferred to merchants and consumers further East. It would seem, then, that Lindeke, warner & Sons, besides deserving credit for a good strode of shrewd business, are also entitled to praise for a piece of work that will help the whole Northwest. Included in their purchase are not only every bit of merchandise formerly owned by the unfor tunate Minneapolis concern, but also their real estate, fixtures, trade-marks, good will, accounts and bills receivable. The merchandise and fixtures are now being moved to the big Lindeke, Warner & Sons building at Fourth, Broadway and Rosabel streets, in the heart of St. Paul's downtown wholesale district. Experts are even now at work classifying and arranging the stock, and when all is in readi ness the greatest sale of bankrupt merchandise that the Northwest ever knew will be held This sale will be to merchants only. It will take place some time in June and full particulars will be published in this newspaper, in the "Lindeke-Warner Bulletin" and in circulars sent direct to the trade.. rio goods will be sold at retail and it will be a case of nrst come, rust served : every mer chant is invited to come and make his selection early. Included in this Tibbs-Hut.ehings stock, soon to be offered at SO cents on the dollar of wholesale oosV will be full and complete lines of the following items in which the stock is very strong : Hosiery Underwear Knit Goods White Goods Tiinpna Laces Embroideries Notions Prints Wash Goods Gloves Domestics Flannels Men's Furnishing Goods Dress Goods Silks Blankets Rugs Carpets Overalls, etc TWO WARRANTS ARB VESDXSO AGAINST O. SC. STAFFORD, Latest Charge Brought by Men Who Purchased Morrow Covnty Claim for $140. BOY DROWNS AT WELCHES Son of IL P. Cratclier Palls From Log Placed Across Stream, VTllllam Herbert Crntcber. tha 11- yaar-old on of Mr. sod ilrs. H. P. Crutcber. was drowned In th ' Sandy River at Welches. Sunday. Three hours svfter the accident, the body was found br Albln JJemls; three miles down the rtream. It had lodged over boulder. The skull had been crashed. William and hla little broth er. Felix, wandered about a half mile from bona, and the former ventured out upon a foot-log laid across the stream. Ua appeared to (row dlxxy wben over the middle of the stresun and fell backward Into the water. The body will be burled In Lone Fir Cemetery thla afternoon. Mr. Crutcher Is a farmer at Welches. Plnmmer haa the hlirheet Quality olive ell In Portlajid. fcsmple free. Call er pftoaa f ii) mm st Jru Co Ha Tbxrd, - With two warrants Dendlnsr uaJnst him for obtaining; money by false pre tenses. O. M- Stafford, a well-known and once-prosperous timber-man, la said to be dying; of tuberculosis at the Mult nomah County Hospital. Complaint was made a-ainst him several weeks airo. but at that time the police were un&ble to nnd him. yesterday the second com plaint came In and with It the Informa tion regarding- Stafford's whereabouts. In the days when homesteads and timber claims were plentiful. Stafford drove a flourishing; business In locating; applicants on lana ana maintained offices In the Chamber of Commerce building. As the choicest land became scarcer, complaints began to ba made against him for sharp practices and misrepre sentations, and he was defendant In one or more suits and began to lose his prosperous appearance. Within the past year he has become a physical wreck, and at last has reached the county hospital. The latest ebar-re against Stafford was brought by William Plata, who alleged that Stafford showed him a claim In Morrow County and secured a payment of f:X Plata filed on the land and then found that a wrong description had been given him and that his filing was on worthless land. family row at fit. Johns revealed yesterday the whereabouts of William H. Schults. a land locator for whom th Coastahla has haea looklsf for ssr- Coming as it will right in the middle of the most prosperous year the Northwest has ever known. with plenty of wealth-producing rain and prospects of phenomenal crops, this sale will doubtless break all records. ; Wait for full announcements later, . ; It will pay you to do so. If you're a merchant and are not on lindeke, Warner & Sons mailing list it will pay you to get there. Just send your request for literature on a postcard with your name and address and you will get all their circulars and publications, including the "Lindeke-Warner Bulletin," a periodical full of ideas, information, illustrations, cartoons and spicy comment of great interest and value to every retailer. Address Lindeke, Warner & Sons, Saint PauL Wait for the Dry Goods S Northwest's Greates ale Details Later eral months to arrest him on a charge of misrepresenting a land claim and taking a fee for locating an eotryman. Wben warrant was Issued for Schults he could not be found. It Is new known that be was spending bis time In lumber camps In the State of Washington under the name William Henry. Yesterday Schults returned surrepti tiously to his home In St- Johns, became engaged In a family altercation which attracted the attention of the plce and was arrested. Constable Weinberger was notified by the St. Johns police, who knew that Schults was wanted here, and Deputy Constable Klcbolson made arrest on the stats charge. tha Saloon-nan la Arrested. Bert A. Barrett, owner of the Riche lieu saloon at Sixth and Everett streets, was arrested In the rooming-house at 334 Flanders street yesterday noon by United States Deputy Marshal Hammersley. ' Barrett Is charged with having violated ths white slave law by transporting TmnA AihKAn. XI msni old. from Portlajid t to- Ia Ana-eles. When DeDuiv Eua- I missloner Marsh. mersley knocked at the door he was re fused admittance by the Chinese cook. As the door was locked and barricaded, the officer climbed In an open window and groped his way up a dark stairway until be found Barrett and the Gibson woman. Upon searching Barrett he found a .46-callber automatic revolver. Barrett was arrested cpon information secured by Immigration Inspector Bar bour. The bond of the accused man has been fixed at taOOO by United States Com-