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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1912)
GORVALLIS TO HAVE TROLLEYS 8! APRIL President Young, of Oregon Electric, Says Extension Will Be Rushed. DOUBLE -TRACKS ASSURED Head or Hill Lines In Oregon Re tarns From Conference In St. Paul and Announces Improvement and Development to Proceed. Oregon Electric cars will be running Into Corvallls before April 1 and Im provements on other portions of the 1IU1 system in Oregon will be In prog ress with the eariy approach of Spring, said Joseph H. Toung. president, upon his return yesterday from St.. Paul, where he conferred with heads of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways. Joint owners of the local lines. Connection with the Oregon Klectrlc main line will be made at Gray, a point six miles south of Eusene and named in honor of Carl R. Gray, president of the Great Northern, and Jlr. Young's Immediate predecessor in office. Ralls will be laid to the west bank of the Willamette River before February 1. Activity will be temporarily suspended then pending the completion of the new county bridge across the river. Provision will be made for accommo dation of the Oregon Electric cars on this bridge. As soon as the bridge is finished the track will be extended into Corvallls and regular service inaugu rated. As the distance between Gray and Corvallls is only six miles little time will be required. Terminal prop erty In Corvallls already has been se cured. Other Project Considered. However, this extension Is only one of the numerous Improvements planned by the Hill lines for the coming year. The various development projects re ceived due attention at the St. Paul conference. Double tracking of the Oregon Elec tric between Portland and Garden Home will proceed at once along lines already outlined. Rights of way for most of the distance already have been procured. Double tracks already have been provided on a portion of this line In the shape of passing tracks. When these passing tracks were put in they were placed with the Idea of using them ultimately as second tracks. Their necessity for this purpose now Is ap parent "We will have to go ahead with our double tracking right away." said Mr. Young yesterday. "Business in the Portland suburban territory has grown to such an extent in the last year that our present track facilities soon will be Inadequate to accommodate it." Mr. Young explained that the double track line may be extended to Tuala tin, which probably will be the limit of suburban development for many years to come. TualaUn will be the connec tion for the new change of line pro posed by the Oregon Electric along the river through Elk Rock, which It is proposed to tunnel. This change of line also will be built In 1913, accord ing to plana made at St. Paul last week. This trackage then will preclude all dancer of congestion. The suburban traffic and the Forest Grove trains will be handled over the double tracks via Garden Home as at present. The through trains to Salem, Albany and Eugene will be handled over the Elk Ilock route; Development of the East Side ship ping district will proceed as soon as the franchise for use of streetsnow pending before the Council Is passed, said Mr. Young. The' plans as already outlined are satisfactory to the St. Taul officials, he explained. The as sociated Hill roads already have spent $1,500,000 In real estate on the East Side. A like additional amount will have to be spent for other Improve ments. The proposed eight-story ware house and freight depot at East Mor rison street and Union avenue will be built early and the property on East Third street north of the Burnslde bridge will be offered to manufacturers and distributers as warehouse sites. Track connections with the East Third street property will be built at once. EniclBcer Reports Pro-rrM. Ralph Budd. chief engineer of the North Bank and Oregon Trunk rail ways, and L- B. Wickersham, chief en gineer for the Oregon Electric and United Railways, accompanied Mr. Young on his Eastern trip. Their pres ence was required In presenting re ports of progress on work now being done on the main line of the North Bank Read. All the temporary bridges erected at the time the road was built are being replaced by permanent struc tures. Some of the chasms are being filled with earth. Extension of the United Railways to Tillamook Bay, which has been sug gested as a result of the timber activ ity along the right of way, is not being considered as a possibility of the Im mediate future although Tillamook and Bay City- remain the ultimate termini of that road. Work will continue on the Mackenzie River power site, explained Mr. Young. Extension of the Oregon Electric through the Mackenzie River Valley Is an object of future consideration. Construction of a new union passen ger station In - Portland may be has tened as a result of the recent Union Southern Pacific "unmerging" decision. Mr. Young said that the Hill Interests are eager to Join In the construction of a union depot and that they would rather do that than to build one of their own. New Bills Open at the Vaudeville Houses Pantages. JANE MADISON Is a delicious come dienne and wins the hearts of her audience at Pantages Theater this week, when as a "perfect lady of a lawyer" she deals with a suit' for di vorce between a Jealous wife and a re luctant husband. "Her First Divorce Case" Is sketch that "gets" everyone on a decidedly human side and does It In a way that leaves one chuckling long after the curtain falls. A skit from the sea with very little salt atmosphere about it, but one de cidedly entertaining, and a line of rapid-fire Jokes that come so fast as to leave the audience three or four lengths behind the comedians half the time this Is the stunt offered by Don and O'Neal. The HoUman brothers, who open the blil. offer a series of feats on the parellel tars, all of which are executed with excellent finish and many of which are decidedly new things In the way of pareliel bar work. Alma Fern, Tiie Tiano Girl." follows the Hollman brothers. Miss Pony Moore and D. J. Davey offer a charming array of vaudeville and In his en the the Da 1th novelties that run through the gamut of characterization. rapid costume chances, nrettv songs and lightning dances. Mr. Davey marches out his whole relationship In a series of comic intirtnnatlm set to the rhythm of rlBvi nf Intricate dancing?. The "1912 Cabaret Ravlew' which close, the bill, is full of songs vaudeville features. Harry Waiman sketch with great favor and was called back again ana again to respouu 10 i-nru. Will Stanton, as the blbul lord, furnishes the greater part .f comedy and makes a great hit with ...i.no dun VairUv and Blanche R ar aim favorites in this act TV their Texas Tommy dance. tyrlc. ALREADY the artistic touch and un derstanding of Charles Alphin is noticeable In the dash with which the Lyric musical comedies for the last two weeks have got over. This ne w bill, "The Merry Maniac." is chockfull or novelties and all the clever little sur prises, all due to the foresight and at tention to detail given the production . -. Tv..rA'a much new "business" and departures from the ow ... I I MnmAjIV IhOWS. routine or sioca musica The play Is a concerted laughing mix ture and It brings results. Ed a Allen has one of his cleverly conceived character roles as a detec tive, and his various disguises serve to make him better known to the thieves . . i . v. ... hum ha hobnODS. ana swinciers " -;- ,,,. Charles Westford. as an officer, works as no policeman ever ia uu len promote comedy. Reece Gardner is the handsome hero, whose flirtatious wife is the cause of all the trouble. Jack Wise doubles, first as a bandit and later as an Italian street musician. Francis White Is a handful of radiance, dainty demure and diminutive. She has a keen little, role to play, that of the social, loving wife of Smith (Reece Gardner's role) and gets much admlra- t. 1 .1 It thft new Tirlma don- na. who takes Maybelle Baker's place. is exceptionally graceiui twin . i . i l , iirMkn. and that s lOOS. UUU. Jlicit ' - her real name, too. has stepped out or the chorus into a pan ui oi. ,,nn. n Bessie, the detective's sten ographer? Bessie cnews gum, ..... 3 .He Vat's m no Sten- Ciuincs uuu yyjuiwi ' ( ographer ever did and held her posi tion. All tne loveiy noeuu, uiu i nf raiment, flash In and VL iw.a buu v. r - ojit in song and dance ensembles and add to tne nnarity 01 me cuio. menL Additional pleasure is given In . i. ; nin vh(.h hpmiirht an en- llie IJlttUV Bu. " ........ r core in the form of 'Turkey In the Straw." played in waltz time, rag nine rch and other varia tions, by Charles Alphin. Frances wnite nas inree his . -T' V. . llnirf T Koail V n 11 " "(if P. una. mat a Aiv,. . ........ . But I'm Glad to Be Home" and "That College Rag," sung in athletic costume, with a chorus that kicks the football out Into the audience. A duet. "Call Me Daddy." is sung by Miss White and t r 1 .- Ta,.lr TViae In nirtur- csque Italian garb, sings "Goota Bye" . - .... .unL If. with telling enect. rue merry nlac" will continue all week. Orpheum. THERE'S meed of merriment and a portion of convincing pathos in the engaging bill at the Orpheum this week. With an above-the-average headline at traction, there are two other numbers also which could fill responsibilities of first place easily in an ordinary bill. Louise Galloway and Joseph Kauf man company. In their delightful home life comedy. "Little Mother." have won an everlasting appreciation in Portland. It is In this that the goodly portion or pathos runs its course, albeit there's blenty of comedy. . Louise Galloway Is a chamingly ideal mother with an abiding trust that Is really sheer blind ness to youthful folly. There s a stage woman concerned In the eye- opening process. Joseph Kaufman as the erring son is a typical boy of bis limitations. Helen Buckley, la an Irish maid who is a relief from the over done Parisian imitation, and Evelyn Rushworth as the actress has a bit of a well-known type. To Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry, brief ly assisted by William H. Barry, there's headline honors due. "The Rube," their brief title to a number overflow ing with good things, is one of the most wholesome comedy, numbers to visit in months. It is aa clever as it is funny and only at the last minute does one le&rn that all the fun and a bit of sobbing is a satire intended to bring out the fact that a rube in the city Isn't quite as much of a rube as a city fellah In the country. Mrs. Barry, who has the courage so to an nounce herself on the programme, is a delightful vaudeville actress, who is remembered for her good work before. Ditto goes for Jimmie Barry, one of the rubiest rube "Johnnies" that' ever sought entrance at the stage door. O'Brien, Havel and company have a theatric number called "Monday." Miss Valeska plays the role of a vaudeville star attraction and the comedy-tran spires between her and O'Brien Havel as the head usher and Arthur Havel as the callboy. There's a mint of life and activity in the sketch,' some sing ing and a lot of foolishness that de serves to get over and does. Chris Richards, billed as an eccen tric English chap. Is a cross between an American acrobat and an English music hall artist. He works faith fully and gets results In much applause for his dancing and queer babblings. Ruby Raymond and Bobby Heath have a song number in which Mr. H. Introduces his own catchy Summer numbers. "Railroad Bum" is one ditty that gathers a harvest. A good opener is offered in a tum bling and talkative act by Frank and Truman Rice. The Schmettans, a man and girl, both marvels of strength and agile grace, end the bill with a series of classic poses and .equilibrlstic feats. Empress. BONN'lE GAYLORD and Bertie Herron are at the Empress Thea ter this week, the second time in Port land, and their act, depicting a, stage "scrap." made as big a hit as it did on its first rounds of the circuit. There are three star acts at the Washington street showhouse, the Macy Models, Milt Arnsman. an extremely clever monologist, and the duet Just men tioned. The Misses Gaylord and Herron ap pear In black face. They open up with a. little patter and song, but their act suddenly ends in a quarrel between the performers, all because one of the duo got the Idea that the other was not dancing right. The quarrel, is a part of the act and only the start The sec ond part is supposed to be a glimpse Into the dressing-rooms. The feature act Is the Macy Models, nearly a dozen bright girls who can sing and dance. The skit is a musical corned, but has a vein of seriousness running through it Juan VillaBanna is the leading man. He appears as the son of a rich man, weakened by drink and hopeless as a man. All the mem bers of the troupe are splendid singers and dancers. The. scenery is good and the costumes of the girls who appear make pretty pictures. Milt Arnsman is oi of the most en tertaining short-story tellers that has been with the Portland vaudeville goers for some time. He is also a good singer. The Plchlanl troupe of athletes are also out of the ordinary In their field. Their act consists of building pyramids with the aid of a catapult the men being thrown to each others' shoulders Instead of climbing up as usual. Gertrude Gebest ana tne three Lorettas present musical acts. The first Is a clever mimic, while the latter are a treat to lovers of brass instru ment music, the saxaphone In particu lar. One of the trio also is a clever comedian. I POULTRY RAISING URGED USE FOR VACANT CITY PROPER TY SUGGESTED. C. D. Minion Speaker at Weeklj Luncheon of East . Side Busi ness Men's Club. Extension of the poultry industry and encouragement of boys and girls to make gardens and raise chickens on the vacant lots of Portland were urged by C. D. Minton, secretary of the Oregon Poultry Association, in his address yesterday at the luncheon ot the East Side Business Men's Club at the Hotel Clifford. C. A. Bigelow, who presided, said that the recent poultry show held on the East Side was the best held yet because of its central lo cation and streetcar facilities. He in troduced Mr. Minton as the representa tive of the poultry industry. Mr. Win ton said the poultry Industry Is no longer an experiment in this state. "The poultry show we 'Just held on the East Side was the best we have held. In point of numbers, number ot birds displayed and the Interest show," said Secretary Minton. "I have been connected with the poultry shows for 18 years, acting In some official capacity, but the recent show was the best The interest was remarkable. I suppose I should be answering ques tions jiow If the show was going on. The place was central and easy to get to, as was said by your chairman, and is an argument for building the audi torium on the East Side. "Regarding the 'back to the soil' movement I may say that it applies to the real farmers and not to people brought up in' the city. The farmer only is fitted to make farming a suc cess and not the city man. Let the farmer stay on the farm and the city man stay In the city and make the most or it Now there is a great deal of vacant land Inside of Portland and in the suburbs which might be cultivated by boys, girls and families, where poultry can be raised for family use. The use of city vacant lots might In crease the output of eggs and poultry 25 per cent In this city, which would be a great economical movement. We cannot afford to abolish generally poultry raising in Portland. I should be willing to abolish it from the thick ly settled districts, but not In the sub urbs, and such an ordinance should not be adopted. I would abolli the male bird only at certain seas '.a of the year, the moulting season. ' "I believe that the boys and girls should be encouraged more generally to raise gardens and poultry, and that the competitive gardens tried in Port land last year should be continued on a larger scale. It would be well to have community gardens, such as was carried out at Woodlawn with so much suc cess, under the supervision of a compe tent person. . The raising of poultry and cultivation of gardens are a recrea tive employment for any one. "In the farminsr districts conditions are changing. They have practically all the advantages of the city electric lights, carlines, and presently we shall have the parcel post, so that soon there will be little distinction between the city and - country. I feel grateful to the East Side people for their aid in making the poultry show a success. and in this movement to secure the auditorium on the East Side you have my sympathy." A quartet furnished music during the luncheon. G. E. Welter was appointed to preside next Monday. He hopes to secure C. E. Spence, state master of the Patrons of Husbandry, to talk on road construction and road legislation at the next luncheon and an invitation was sent to him yesterday to make the address next Monday. DRUG VICTIM SENTENCED Dr. Millard Mayfleld Will Have Chance to Overcome Vice. So far as confinement at the rock- pile for a period of 190 days will help, Dr. Millard Mayfleld, victim of the drug habit will have bis wish, that' he may be confined for a period sufficient to cure him of the vice which has ruined a promising career. on a tecnnicai charge of having a hypodermic needle in his possession, he was fined $200 and sentenced for 90 days, In Municipal Court yesterday. The defendant In a low voice entered plea of guilty. He made no change of expression when the court imposed the sentence, but walked stolidly back to the prisoners' box. CANADIAN BUYS FINE HEN Winner of Prize at Portland Show . Bought by Medicine Hat Tourist. One of the prize-winning hens at last week's poultry show will go to Canada. She was bought Saturday night by W. B. Marshall, of Medicine If vi 3 rvi " Nil ri' iii-nniii-miiir.iii.l.tMii A Grand Free Christmas Present Free to 503 Baby Girls Come and ret a Bracelet wh-le they last. 249 left. Bigxest offer ever made. DONT MISS THIS on To the Ladles of Portland: These are 14 k. 1-10 gold bracelets, made the same aa any large bracelet, with Invis ible map and Joint, the real value $-.50 and S3. 50 in any atore In Portland. ' This Is not a profit-making" scheme. We Jast want to advertise The Hair Store, at 120 0th t, near Washington. Ladles, take notice ' of prices on Switches and Transformations: $10.50 value, 32-lach, 8H ox., three separate stem Switch H.98 J7.50 value. 18-lnch, 3 oz.. three separate stem Switches 83.45 $6.00 value. 24-lnch, 2. oz.. three separate stem Switches 2.S9 ?7 50 all Round Transformations, In all shades, 20-inch, 24 or., German wavy hair . ...3 Why not make your mother and sisters a Christmas present and the baby girl a brace.. let? Just one bracelet with each sale and one customer will receive only one bracelet. See bracelets in window. Plain Roman and engraved. All alzea OPEN EVENINGS. - THE HAIR STORE 120 6th st, near Wash. . Mall orders filled promptly and carefnlly. Send sample of hair with order. Any switch purchased for Christmas can be exchanged after Christmas If not used. H Mr 9 ' Uklf A Christmas Suggestion Can you think of anything more appropriate, more pleasing or more lasting or anything that will be enjoyed longer than a nice Holly Tree for- your friend who has that new home? It will be a livina; remembrance and each Cbrifftmas furnish cut Holly for decoration. Consider this carefully. We have 500 handsome ye ana- plants In fall berry at to $2.50 each. We will deliver and plant same if you wish. Perhaps some ornamental or flowering shrub would please you better. We have a Inree, complete assortment fit our City Tree Yard, 4th and Madison Streets, near City Hall. Visitors welcome. 169 2D St. Bet. Morrison 6 YirnhiH Hat, Alta., and now is on her way to her northern home. Mr. Marshall, who Is a hardware merchant and capitalist together with members of his family and a party of 12 other residents of Medicine Hat passed a few days in Portland on their way to California, where theyvwill re main through ttie Winter. They vis ited John M. Scott, general passenger agent for the Southern Pacific, who has been busy for the last few years in Interesting Canadian tourist 'travel in Oregon and California points. The vis itors report that hundreds of persons from their portion of the Dominion will pss their vacations in Portland and California points tnis season, a special trainload of Canadians will be here on January 8. Tourist Traffic Begins, R. R. Ritchie, general Western agent of the Chicago & Northwestern Rail road, with headquarters in -San Fran cisco, was in Portland yesterday. Mr., Ritchie says that the tourist movement to California points already has set in and predicts that a great number of Eastern people will visit Portland on their return home. The heaviest move ment through Portland will be In April and May. when the Winter visitors start to turn their attention eastward. Relatives of S. Hull Sought. Roscoe Haines, acting forgst super visor, Coeur d'Alene National Forest, Is desirous of locating relatives of Sam or S. Hull, who lost his life when fighting fires August 20, 1910, in the Coeur d'Alene forest reservation. Mr. Haines has received the indefinite in- thi Mr Hull had a wife and two children living near Portland. Mr. Hull was 6 feet tall. 35 years of age and weighed 180 pounds. Any informa tion concerning -Mr. Hull's family should be addressed to the forest su pervisor at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The total receipts of the Suez Canal last year were so much In excess of those of the ?ew Perkins Hotel In the Heart of the City NOTE OUR RATES Room with Bath Privilege $1.00 UP Two Persons ...$1.50 UP Room with Private Bath $1.50 UP Two Persons $2.50 UP L. Q S WETLAND, MGR. (Permanent Rates on Application) , THE M ULTNOMAH mf 3i IRS 1 ! PORTLAND'S GRANDEST HOTEL Absolutely Fireproof 100 rooms $1.00 per day 100 rooms. $1.50 per day 200 Tooms (with bn'Vi )..J2.00 per day 100 rooms (with bth)..t 2.50 per day Add $1.00 pr day to above prices when two occupy one room. VERT ATTRACTIVE PRICES FOR PERMANENT GUESTS H. C. BOWER". Slanager. GAINER THIGPEX, Asa't Mbt. HOTEL OREGON PORTLAND. OR. "BEST IN THE WEST." An hostelry of I n d e s crlbable charm, unequalled In point of service, comfort and appoint ments. Situated in the very heart of things. European plan. WRIGHT - DICKINSON HOTEL COM PAN V. Prop. HOTEL SEATTLE SEATTLE. WASH. "IN TIIE SHADOW OS1 THE TOTEM." Located in tho center of the financial and business districts. Modern in every particular. Magnificently furnished. European plan. WRIGHT DICKINSON HOTEL COMPANY, Prop. HOTEL BOWERS STARK STREET. AT ELEVENTH. PORTLAND, OB. Conducted on the American and European plans for the best at a legitimate tariff. Attractive rates for permanents fur nlshed upon request Unexcelled cuisine. WRIGHT A DICKINSON, Managers. d Famous Hotel IT I J it r.r,,ILnol . HOTEL CORNELIUS House cf Welcome Portland, Or. Our 14-passetiger electric 'bus meets all trains. A high-class, modern hotel in the heart of the theater and shopping district. One block from any carline. $1 per day and up. European plan. HOTEL CORNELIUS CO.. Proprietors. J. W. Blaln. Pres. Fielder Jones. Vlee-Pres. kit ; lEflt .i! mm previous year that the management has an nounced a reduction to take effect on the first dav of next year.- ine amount roc Iected last year from vessels passing throunh the ranal amounted to i,t7,(H)0. whion was ,M1.0fl more than the previous yar The Evening Limited Oregon Electric Ry. Now Leaves at 5 P. M. From Jefferson-St. Station. Twenty minutes earlier from North Bank Station. ARRIVES SALEM, 6:30 P. M., ALBANY, 7:30 P. M. EUGENE, 9:00 P. M. . Supper served in Observation- Parlor Car. A NEW TRAIN TO SALEM. LEAVES AT 7:55 P. M. ARRIVES -SALEM, 9:55 P. M. "THE OWL," WITH SLEEPING CAR. Berths Ready at 9 :30 P. M. Leaves North Bank Station 11 :45 P. M. Jefferson-Street Station, 12:05 P. M. Arrives Albany, 6:00 P. M., Eugene 7:50 A. M. S 0MKJN r I oHipit I y WIVKW IX NEW FOLDER AT OFFICE AND HOTELS. Many changes in through and local train schedules. HOLIDAY ROUND-TRIP FARES. $2.00 SALEM $1.50 WOODBURN M 10 ALBANY $ .55 TUALATIN $3.1UAUiAN l $ .50 BEAVERTON $4.15 HARRISBURG $ .80 HILLSBORO $4.30 JUNCTION CITY $ .95 CORNELIUS $4.80 EUGENE $1.00 FOREST GROVE Proportional fares to other points. . Tickets on sale December 21 to 24; December 28 to January 1, inclusive. Return limit, January 1. CITY TICKET OFFICES ' Fifth and Stark Streets. - Tenth and Stark Streets. Tenth and Morrison Streets. - .' , PASSENGER STATIONS Jefferson-Street Station, Front and Jefferson Streets. North Bank Station, Eleventh and Hoyt Streets. r ifiifii ; 'vt'''"tl if IJiiv tar ffPF3i 1 - T Mmmmmm IT ill I ll i piiiilfcsii I : ifji 111 The Heart's Desire s i' aw i . a -I (Mmkm Always there is one present given and received as the crowning glory of the holidays. Daughter, Mother, Father or Son may receive it, but it is the gift to y the whole family. Let 1 t- tne mg Gift" this year be and it will bestow its wonderful spirit of unity on you all. Let it give voice to Christmas carols of gladness, play the master-pieces of every musical period, fulfilling the yearning of your music-love with its wonderful playing capabilities and golden tones.The "Solo- See the superb Autopianos we are selling this season tor only $0&J, including free music rolls. Eilers Building: ist", the "Temponome , the perrect "Tracking Device",the instantly respon sive "Treadles", The Autopiano is musically and mechanically a perfection. The piano proper is one of the finest toned instruments ever made, beautiful in design, easy of action, enduringly built. rt's equal has not been obtainnble heretofore for less than $725. Pay $2.50 weekly. Open Esenings. Seventh & Alder Sts.