TTm. jrnTrVTVfr OTTFCOXTAy. WEDNESDAT, MAY 1, 1912.
RIVAL RAILROADS
MARY
FIGHT FOR POWER
Gigantic Contest Looms Be
tween Hill and Harriman
in Valley.
Selling Regular
$19.50 to $27.50
HORSEPOWER IS 66,000
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Selling Regular W ' rtOl fWk jb
$19-50"$27-50 , 3g ifc WML 1a if&s
I'ishts on Clrar I-ake and MrKrnzie
Klver Concerned and Improe
mrnl.i Costing $1. 600,000 to
$2,000,000 Will I'd low.
SALEM. Or.. April 30. (Special.)
With development In the office of
Stat Engineer Lewis today It Is prae
tteally certain that a gigantic fight Is
bring waged between the Hill and liar
nmin Hues to secure one of the great
est power assets In the Willamette Val
ley. The flfcht Is waging over power
possibilities In Clear Lake and the AIo
kenzte River.
The Southern Pacific recently filed
with the State Engineer asking to i:a
the waters of Clear Ijtke and McKerr
zle River for development of 36.009
horsepower. using 400 second feet and
n fall of 800 feet, the Improvements to
cost In the neighborhood of tl.CQO.ooo.
Filing Apparently Balked.
But this filing was apparently balked
by a prior filing of the McKenzle Val
ley Irrigation & Power Company, which
asked (or water for irrigation as well
a power. The company did not com
plete its application and It was sent
la'k for further details. Today filing
fees were paid for Irrigation purposes
and Intimation was made that before
t .e company's time expired on May S
lat the fees for power filings would
be forthcoming.
It is definitely understood that pro
lie interested In this company are
closely allied with the Hill Interests
and there is every reason to believe
fiat the Hill interests are behind the
effort to secure the Immense power
possibilities of the McKenzle River.
On top of that condemnation proceed
Ings were recently started to secure
control of certain of the Hammond
Lummber Company properties. These
proceedings were started by the Wil
lamette Power Company, but were In
Mltuted by Hill attorneys and It Is
generally believed that thia Is also a
Hill plan for securing power facilities.
Another complication comes Into the
situation from the fact that the power
filing asked by the McKenzle Valley
Irrigation ft Power Company calls for
4 4.0i horsepower, while the Southern
Pacific Company asks for 36.000 horse
power. State Engineer Lewis declares
that there Is a chance for 1100 feet
fall for power purposes, while the most
fall that Is asked in either of the ap
plications Is 20 feet. This Is asked
by the McKenzle Company.
Kali Develop saeat I rscd.
The State Engineer takes the stand
that power should be developed to its
fullest rapacity and unless one or the
other company agrees to make the fall
1I0 feet he may refuse both of the
applications. With a 1100 fact fall .
"'0 horsepower could be developed or
sufficient to electrify all the lines In
Oregon of either of the roads.
J. A. Toungreen. of Springfield, has
been ostensibly doing the business for
the McKenzle Company with the State
Lnglneer. but an active interest has
been shown by Hill representatives and
there Is no doubt In the mind of the
Stite Engineer and others who are fa
miliar with the situation that the Hill
and Harriman Interests are making an
active fight to secure control of these
immense power possibilities, which will
give either company a decided vantage
ground.
Feea t fN Dae May a.
The Hill interests must have their
fes for filing for power purposes In
before May t. if the McKenzle company
is really backed by the Hill people,
as Is presumed. These fees will Amount
to over :000 and there is every reason
to believe from developments which
came today that the fees will be forth
coining. This will mean a fight to secure a
decision on the part of the engineer
and In event Engineer Lewis stays by
his proposition that the full extent of
the power must be developed. It will
mean development of one of the larg
est power possibilities In the state.
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111 I SUITS, COATS and DR
That tho women of Portland ever held and at such an opportuns time. A most striking assemblage of the season's choicest styles. Garments we've sold
at $19.50, $22.50, $24.75 and $27.50, offered at the uniform price of $14.75. Women well know we have always saved them $5.00 to $15.00 on every gar
ment, and this timely announcement means greater savings. Not a single garment has been purchased for the purpose of "Special Sales." This sale is com
posed exclusively of garments from our regular stock, made to our order, conforming in every respect to those standards of excellence which constitute our
reputation and good will. Everything new and fresh a product of the season.
ESSES mm
The Coats $ 1 4.75 j The Suits $14.75 The Dresses, $14.75
Never before has such a smart lot of coats been sold at this price; they're Truthfully, here's the greatest surprise of the season. You'll marvel at their worth What could be more timely than this announcement just when you are
really wonderful; no woman can help but admire them. There is a style and style, for no such Suits were ever placed on sale at such a low price. We ex- preparing for your Summer needs? Here's an opportunity you will long
for every taste, whether it be a plain, man-tailored coat or one mor? pect great crowds for these, so come early. In addition a goodly supply W the pmpmi, Baantifnl new dresses of wool challies rich taffetas messa-
fancy. with large, picturesque collars, you'll find it hero, in serges of favored Navy Serges. We include very handsome weaves in homespuns, tweeds, remember. Beautiful new oresses ot wool cftaiiies, ricn taiietas, messa
navy, tan, black or white, novelty mixtures and diago- tf i f rf Cf worsteds and diagonals, in mixtures and plain shades of gray (t -j a wj r lines and serges, in pretty tads, grays, navy or white, (t A 7 K
nals, in pretty grays, tans or blues. Great bargain at Cp 1 T" O or tans. Don't by all means let this one great bargain pass, at j) 1 0 $ Q unusually smart styles. You will be interested in these J 1 . xJ
" ZZ " $ 1.75 to 32.00 House Dresses, on Sale at $1.19 ZTZ . - I Z
Great Sale $2.75 to $3.50 'v'r .'7 $1.25 to $1.75 Lingerie and
prettily made la percale, heavy lawn and cbambrayns 12 dint (net atylea d 1 Q m
Sweaters for t5j 3 (T ,,,r ro"r """"-Kv,ry roior "a a b-r','n Tailored (Tv F?
Only l.tO &"tfli8c mCiiMim Waists.. OC,
Prepare for the outing days the beach, the mountains; in fact, they're TtTlf Jl Jf a 12 ffXAirS JXXtlkjAa lAAlli I L A Wairt offering that is worth a trip alone. Dozens of very dainty styles
always useful these Sweaters, made of best wool yarns, well kiatted, in 1 WrWWl !rftr VarJI fpafW WWri 1 in soft, sheer lawns and batistes. Tailored styles of linen, Madras or
navy, black, gray, red or white. For a quick clean-up. cioak and suit Dept. Entire sd Floor. 12 eta at, near Washington striped percales. You will supply your needs for mouths when you see them.
UTAH CENSORS NEWS
foctly affording Immediate and com
plete relief, hut closes the openings lit
ton days, producing results without
suraery or harmful injections. All
charity cas without any charge, or
any Interested will be uhown tha truss
or fitted if desired."
Account of Hanging Printed
Within Limitations.
"STORY" OLD WHEN TOLD
TACOMA GETS OIL TANKS
llhhlld Concern Plans to Erect
Six loMTxlr at Once.
CARS FOR CORVALLIS SOON
Promoter Promises Service In
lajs: Denies S. P. Baeking.
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CuRVALLIS. Or April 30. Spe
cial.) That the Portland. Kucene &
Kastarn Hallway Company will have
strtetcars opera Unit In Corvallis within
t days was promised here today by
A. Welch, promoter of the' P. K. & K.
artivltles. Ties will be delivered to
morrow and mlthln a few days ISO men
will be at work on Van Buren street.
The company has a franchise for a
rincle track on Second street, the
principal business street of Corvalll.
and will ask for a double track
prlvllefte to which there seems to be
no objection on the part of the City
Council or property owners.
Mr. Welch said it Is the Intention to
electrify the road between here and
Monroe at once and extend to Kun
as soon as possible. It Is the ultimate
purpose to connect Salem. Albany. Cor
vallis and Eugene. In all of which cities
the company haa streetcar systems by
Interurban lines.
He emphatically denied that his com
pany has any connection with the
Southern Pacltle Company. lie said
he had negotiated with both the South
ern Haeldc and the Hill people, hut
failed to make a deal, and Is now Rlad
of It. as he now has ample Independent
backing;.
Officials Kequlrc That Publication
Be Withlield 2 1 Hours After
Kvent Condemned Man's
Choice I'nusuul One.
TACO.MA. Wash.. April 30. (Spo-
clal.) The Indian Ketinlng Company,
J ttalii to be controlled by the Roth
j schilds, has bought seven and one-half
lots at Center and M. streets and the
City Commission was asked today to
grant a permit for building; of six oil
tanks Immediately. The permltsion
was Riven, subject to tho approval of
the fire chief.
Between $60,000 and J75.000 will be
spent here at this time In ostabllphlnK
the concern. I'ians and specifications
for the plant were filed with the City
Clerk today, by Attorney Ivan L.
land, representing .1. C. Van Kck. Coast
representative of the Indian Retinitis
Company.
At Wellspnlnt. 14 miles north of 8c
. nttlA the Indian Company Is erectinK
: a great storage plant alongside a simi
I liir plant now being constructed by the
standard Oil Company. Its purpose
will be to receive and store bulk car
goes cf gasoline and other oil prod
ucts, part of which will be imported
from Sumatra.
The Indian Company has established
a distributing plant at San Francisco
and will establish others at Portland
and Vancouver. B. C, as well as Ta
coma and Seattle.
HULL DEFICIT ALLOWED
SVPREME COURT HAXDS DOY3
STltEliT-COST RTJXIXG.
Circuit Court Is Conditionally Af
firmed in Case Involving
Over-Contract Assessment. "
SALEM. Or.. April 30. (Special.)
Conditionally affirming the lower court
of Alultnomah County. Justice Burnett.
In an opinion of tho Supreme Court to
day In the case of Jessie A. Miller et
aL. respondents, versus the City of
t al., sppellsnts, sppested from Hood
River County: W. L. Bradeham. Judge; af
firmed In a par curiam opinion. This was a
suit to rescind the sale of real estate.
J. P. Jaeger, appellant, vs. Adolph W.
TTarr. respondent; appealed from Multnomah
County; affirmed in an opinion by Chief
Justice Gakln. This was an action to re
cover $300, amount of a partial payment on
real estat In Portland.
Maiie -H. Vance et al.. respondents, vs.
Fred J. Blakeley et aL, appellants; appealed
from Jackson County; F. M. Calkins, Judge;
modified In an opinion by Justice Bean. This
was a suit to foreclose the equitable interest
of the vendee In a contract for the sale of
certain mining properties In Jackson Coun
ty, known as the Sturfls mining property.
Fred Dose, administrator of the estate of
K E. Dose, appellant, vs. R. B. Beattle.
Sheriff of and for Clackamas County. Ore
gon, respondent; appealed from Clackamas
l.ounty; J. u. Campbell. Judge; affirmed in
an opinion by Justice Moore. This action
was Instituted by Mrs. Dose to recover dam
ages Tor certain onion sets.
JCrausse Brothers, respondents, vs. George
I and Jaura B. Greenfield, appellants; ap
members of the Legislative ticket from
Multnomah County.
Alumni to Meet May 7.
The recently organized Lincoln High
Alumni will hold its second meeting?
May 7, when plans for a solid organi
zation will be made. A meeting of the
social committee was held Monday
night at the office of Dr. Dammasch.
Tlorjes thnt nre spotted lllte leopards are
eommon in China.
Portland, appellants, construed certain Urealed from Multnomah County; Henry K
sections of the charter of Portland. The
suit was to enjoin enforcement of an
ordinance enacted by the City Council
of Portland assessing upon the prop
erty of the plaintiff and others within
a specified district the expense of Im
proving Hnll street, from Fourteenth
McGinn. Judge;
Justice Moore,
cover money.
affirmed In an opinion by
This was aa action to re-
SALT LAKE CITV. April SO J. J.
Morris met death on tho gallows to
day at the S'-ate Prison. Morris chose
death by hanging In preference to
shooting, a choice seldom made.
Morris shot and killed J. Walter
Axtell In a desperate attempt to es
cape after he had held tip and robbed '
a pawnshop. He sent a written In- I
vitatlon to Axtell's father to witness j
his hanging. Mr. Axtell did not ac- j
cept.
A feature of tho execution of Morris
was the enforcement of a strict cen
sorship on newspaper reports of it.
Governor Spry decreed last night that
no newspaper man should be a wit
ness, but vigorous protests from the
newspapers caused a modification of
this order. One reporter, chosen by lot.
was sworn as a Deputy Sheriff and
obligated to tell nothing for 24 hours.
His story was submitted to a mem
ber of the State Board of Correction
and the County Sheriff for censorship, j
As approved by them, the article was J 1 ., ,
given to the three dally paper, which j OREGON CITr. Or, April 30. (Spe
agreed to puhllsh it without alteration. I ciaD Judge Campbell today took un
A fourth dal.'y which stood out against j der advisement a demurrer to an In
thls plan had no representative at the j dirtment against John F. Albright and
execution. i Nick Story, charging them with net-
j fishing out of season.
...... i J. I'- Hedges, representing the de-
REMONSTRANCE NO AVAIL.fendants. declared that the Fish and
I Game Commission had no right to make
ORDER ALLEGED ILLEGAL
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- street to Heights Terrace, and to a
place near College street, where
Heights Terrace intersects with Six
teenth street.
The City Engineer's original estimate
of the cost of the improvement was $13.
652. and a contract was let for $12,905.
but the cost amounted to 330.844, the
result obtained being computed on the
value of work done on what Is known
as the "unit system."
The plaintiffs asserted that the con
tract was void from the beginning for
want of Jurisdiction and that they were
willing to abide by and pay a properly
adjusted assessment equivalent to the
amount in the original estimate of the
Engineer.
The Circuit Court decreed in sub
stance that the assessment for in-
Game Commission's Ruling Closing
River Attacked.
LA FOLLETTE MEN BUSY
CAMPAIGN" IX CALIFOllXIA TO
BE HARD FOUGHT.
Voters Asked Xot to Follow Blindly
Men Who Rid State ot Machine
and Now Seek to Dictate.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 30. State
Treasurer H. Dithl, of Wisconsin, ar
rived here today and will campaign for
Senator La Follette. Professor Charles
C. Perce, of the University of Wash-
creased cost Is void and restrained the - lngton, a graduate of the University
defondants from enforcing It. but au
thorized them to make a reassessment
on the. basts of an amount not to ex
ceed the cost of the original estimate.
In construing the charter of Portland.
Justice Burnett says, in the course of
his opinion: "At the outset the vital
question In this case is whether or .not
the city acquires Jurisdiction to order
and carry into effect the proposed Im
provement. It is a cardinal principle
that notice and an opportunity to be
heard Is essentially necessary In a pro
of Wisconsin, also Joined the La Fol-
. lette campaign forces and will tour
a section of- the state.
j In a statement issued today from La
Follette headquarters here, Rudolph
Spreckels urges the men and women
voters of California not to "follow
blindly the men who, after fighting
so bravely to rid our state of the old
; Southern Pacific machine, are now as
suming the role of dictators."
After asserting that Governor John-
! son and his supporters had unani-
TREES PLANTED AS TEST
K&perlments Made With IS
in Ka Mem Oregon.
Species
Cottage Grove Vnahle to Keep Out
Sclls-Floto Show on Sunday.
Hit order closing the river to net-fishing
from March 1 to May I, when the
law provides for a closed river from
March 15 to April 15.
COTTAGK GROVK. dr.. April SO. j
(Special.) The remonstrance usaln.-l CTRIKF
K.n..rintn .tr.. . . i ...... ! J I 1 1 1 i i
here Slemorlal Sunday. May ;6th. seems
to have come to naught, because of th
Inability of those in charge of the re
monstrance to do anvthing. Legal ad-
vice was secured and no law could be I
found on the statute books to allow of
any action being taken that would re
sult In the rescinding of the license
without laying the city liable to a dam
age suit. So the circus will come, but
no doubt the adverse agitation will
SITUATION QUIET
Bad YVeatlier Prevents Work More
Laborers to Be Sccnrcd.
Muyor Abrams refused to call a sn-
eial meeting of the Council to consider
the proposition.
ORCilOV AfiRtr-nTfT it. cm i.r-ns.-
Corvallis. Or . April 30. (Special. I rp mnr rom attending.
Prof. U. W. Peary, brad of the Oregon
Agricultural Collrge School uf Fores
try, has Just returned from a week's
trip to Union. Hermiston and Moro.
where, aa a representative of the Ore
gon Conservation Association, he ru-l-erintended
preliminary arrangements
for planting about 360v trees as an ex
periment to determine what species can
best be grown In Eastern Oregon for
timber, for wind breaks and for orna
mental purpose.
The experiment Is a co-operative one.
under the Joint direction of the State
Hoard of Forestry and the Oregon Agri
cultural College. The trees planted are
of 13 different species. Including the
hardiest of the deciduous trees as well
as tome of tha conLr
RECALL RUPTURE EXPERT
Seelcy. the Noted Truss Kxpert,
Again at the Multnomah Hotel.
P. H. Seeley. of Chicago and I'hlia
delphia. will again be at the Multno
mah Hotel thia Thursday. Friday and
Saturday only, positively no longer.
He says:
"Tho Spermatic Shield Truss will not
only retain any case of rupture per-
SALEM. Or., April 30. (Special.)
Strike conditions on the Oregon Elec
tric extension remain practically the
same tonight. Armed guards are
watching the property of the con
tractors. Work still Is being delayed by weath
er conditions and more men are ex
pected to arrive a)on. No disturbances
have so far been reported.
ceeding whereby one may be deprived I mously selected La Follette as their
of its property or a burden of taxation ' Presidential choice, only to drop him
be laid thereon. . . It is conceded ; at the time of the Governor's East
that a notice of the proposed improve- em trip In February. Mr. Spreckela
ment was published In the official I declares these party leaders immedi
newBpaper of Portland, but it is I ate'y sought to undermine La Follette'g
.harned that this was the only notice sirens i.n in ium suite oy giving oui
Due May Be Increased.
. The Multnomah Ear Association held
Its regular monthly meeting at the
Courthouse last night. Arthur Lang
guth. the secretary, announced that he
will move at the next meeting to In
crease the dues from Jl to 13 a year,
and to Increase the admission fee from
I:. 50 to J3. This will be done to meet
the expense of the association's annual
banquet. This was met Just before the
last banquet by the sale of tickets by
the entertainment committee. Five new
members were received last night.
of any nature that was given or pub
Ilshed with respect to the improvement.
and that no notice whatever was posted
by tho City Engineer at each end of the
contemplated improvement, or else
where, as provided by the charter.
. . . The record is Insufficient to
sustain the Jurisdiction In the first in
stance. "The plaintiffs, not having appealed,
however, from the decree of the Circuit
Court, it must stand as to them, but
without prejudice to the right of the
city, if it shall be lawfully so advised,
to reassess the property for the deficit
in the expense of making the improve
ment. With thia condition, therefore,
the decree of the Circuit Court is af-
j firmed."
ttner opinions a ivr
lows:
The etorey-Bracher Lumber Company and
Charles W. Stlmson, respondents, vs. Iaham
Burnett respondent, and L. Gerum, et al..
appellants; appealed from Lgns County; I
T. Harris, Judge; affirmed In an opinion
br Justice Bean. This was a suit Involving
title to a quarter section of land in Lane
Count.
S. Simon, respondent, vs. I Tummer et
al.. appellants, and G. Simon, respondent, vs.
L. Trummer et al.. appellants: appealed
from Multnomah County; W. X. Gatens.
Judse; motion to affirm allowed in prs
curiam opinion.
VI. G. Tillow, respondent, vs. W. I del
had
In
statements to the effect that he
suffered a physical breakdown.
"I want to believe." says the state
ment, "that those who were the lead
ers of the progressive movement In
California were deceived Into abandon
ing La Follette for Roosevelt by the
false statements originating in the
East. These people are still held by
false pride from again supporting La
Follette, who Is the only Republican
candidate known not to have 'special
privileges' backing.
Effective May 8, 1912
SS. PWVfE RI'PKRT D
SS. PRINCE CiEOIUiE"
Leave Seattle. Wash., Wednesday and
Sunday at 12:00 o'clock, midnight.
For Victoria, Vancouver, Prince Rupert,
Stew art. Gran by Bay and Queen
Charlotte Islands.
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
(Mountain Division.)
Trains leave Prince Rupert. B. C,
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at
1:00 P. M. for Vanarsdol (100 miles).
FREE PUBLICATION'S Regarding Canadian Homestead Lands, Business
and Social Conditions; Also Business Openings.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM
lPoubleTrack Koute.)
FOUR THROKiB TRAINS DAILY NO EXCKSS FARE.
BETWEEN ('HIl'AGO A WD AI.I, POINTS EAST.
THROUGH PULLMAN STANDARD AND TOURIST SLEEPING-CARS.
J. H. Bargfn, General Agent, Passenger Department.
City Office, First Avenue and Yesler Way, Seattle, Wash.
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sistance to her in paying her many household bills
and it will consolidate many little expenditures,
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which will be of special value to your wife and a
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Under Government Supervision
Founded in 1886.
At Washington and Fourth Streets
CANDIDATES. TO MEET , SOOX
Successful Republicans Gather to
Get Acquainted.
For the purpose of "getting ac
quainted." about 20 successful Repub
lican candidates gathered at the Mult
nomah Hotel Monday night on Invita
tion of F. E. Beach, temporary chair
man of the Republican County Central
Committee.
Mr. Beach presided, and each nominee
spoke. Among these present were: Ben
Belling, for United States Senator; Sec
retary of State Olcott. J. D. Mlckle. for
Dairy ami Food Commissioner; Henry
E. Reed, for Assessor; John B. Coffey,
for County Clerk, and a number of
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