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THE MORNING OREGOXTAN. FRIDAY. TrXE 13, 1913.
SCHOOL IS STIRRED
BY ORIGIN OF MAN
Teacher's Reported Versiion
of Storv of Adam ami Eve
Arouses Parents.
ATTACK ON BELIEFS DENIED
SUSPENSION BRTDOE, SAID TO BE HIGHEST IN NORTHWEST.
Trouble Starts With Discussion In
Science Class at Washington
High New Work Is Being
Required of Students.
When physiography bumps up sharply
mcainst Genesis, as bump it did In Miss
.fane Stearns' science class at Wash
ington HlKh School Wednesday, there Is
bound to be trouble. Miss Stearns didn't
tart it nor did anyone else, in par
ticular. It Just began when somebody
commented on the Biblical explanation
of the origin of man, during a discds
sion of the textbook used at the school.
"There are four theories now held as
to the erigln of man." Miss Stearns ex
plained, as the discussion went on. "One
is that man originated in one place at
one time. Another is that man orig
inated in many places at one time. An
other, that he originated in one place
from time to time. The fourth, that he
originated In many places at many
times. Can anyone think of any other
theory?"
Whereupon a sprightly miss piped up
that the Adam and Eve theory was the
one she strongly adhered to and would
accept no other.
I'nrentM Hear Vemlon.
What Miss Stearns said in answer to
this was taken home to many parents
In many versions. Some parents re
sented the version they received and
so the trouble began.
But what she really told the pupils
was that science nowadays rejects the
Biblical account of the origin of man
and of the creation of the world In six
days. She said the accepted Idea now
Is that Oenesis. written presumably by
Moses, represented the best informa
tion of that day but was based largely
upon Hebrew traditions. She referred
to the Greek mythological stories of the
creation, comparing the Mosaic version
with them.
"One of the first things I endeavor
to show my pupils." said Miss Stearns
last night. "Is the difference between
belief and fact. 1 try to get them to
seek after fact alone, though I make
it as plain as 1 can how science, how
ever thoroughly we go Into It. succeeds
only in showing us how much there Is
It cannot touch. As for attacking any
beliefs the pupils have, one of the
things I keep first In my mind is, not
to attempt such a thing."
New Work Is Started.
Miss Stearns Is doing something
really new in science work in the High
School. Believing that textbook lore
is Inadequate, she has secured folders
from almost every railroad In the
United States and has them filed away.
She requires her pupils to plan Imagin
ary trips, and In their laboratory work
they use the railroad information as a
trulde. Then they must outline their
Itinerary after learning to read a
timetable figure out the railroad fare,
cost of sleeper, time of arrival and de
parture from all connecting points, and
describe the geography, geology, ar
chitecture, industries, and people. Bach
must take a separate trip, which makes
"copying" Impossible. Her idea is that
phvsiOKraphy Is valuable only as it
shows the relation of man to nature
and by this method she believes shi
has awakened a new Interest on the
Part of her pupils.
"I think we shall have to review the
lesson on the origin of man tomorrow,"
she said smilingly last night. 'Per
haps the bell rang yesterday before we
were through with it.
CADETS END COURSE
300 sec srs&tr
Commencement Exercises Are
Held at Hill Military Academy.
MEDALS OF HONOR GIVEN
Deportment and Scholarship Merits
Among Ten Graduates Are High.
Allan Kllstvorth. Alumnus,
Delivers Main Address.
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CARSOX. Wash., June 12. (Special.) What Is declared to Te the highest
suspension bridge in the Northwest has just been completed over Wind River,
three miles above this city. The bridge is 500 feet long and 300 feet high.
It was built at a cost of $15,000.
The bridge will be formally accepted from the contractors b.v the Commis
sioner,; of Skamania County Saturday, June 14. A programme consisting of
music and addresses will be given, to be followed by a barbecue.
STAR SESSIONS AT END
OREGON" MEMBERS ELECT OFFI.
CERS FOR YEAR.
ONE STUDENT GRADUATES
College of Music of Willamette
Holds Exerciser.
WIUiAMKTTK UNIVERSITY. Salem.
Or.. June 12. (Special.) The graduat
ing exercises for the college of music
of Willamette University were held in
the First Methodist Episcopal Church
of this city last night. The graduating
class this year consisted of one student.
Miss Nettle Amelia Snyder.
On account of the raising of the
standards of work done at the college
of music by Dean Frederich Menden
hall. several who had hoped to com
plete their work this year are held
over and will graduate next year.
While this is the smallest class pos
sible to graduate the enrollment is the
iargest in the school history.
Past Worthy Grand Matron Is Pre
sented With Jewel and Brilliant
Reception Is Given.
The 24th annual session of the Grand
Chapter. Order Eastern Star, of Ore
gon, came to a close last night with a
general reception in Washington Ma
sonic Hall, East Burnside and East
Eighth streets. Tn the afternoon the
installation of the newly elected offi
cers took place. Mrs. Pauline Moore
Riley, past worthy grand matron, was
the acting installing officer; Mrs. Mary
Scott Meyers, grand chaplain ; Mrs.
Bay L. Sherwln, grand marshal ; Mrs.
Stella K. Drake, grand organist. The
following officers were installed:
Worthy grand matron, Mary M. Rei
sacher, Condon, No. 23, of Condon, Or.;
worthy grand patron. Dr. J. Francis
Drake, Corinthian, No. 54. Portland;
associate grand matron, Nellie McGow
an. Reams, No. 66, Medf ord ; associate
grand patron. Charles H. McGlrr, Myr
tle, No. 15, Portland; grand secretary,
Nellie McKlnley, Camelia. No. 27, Port
land ; grand treasurer, Mary E. John
son, Bushee. No. 19, Pendleton; grand
conductress. Mary E. Houck, Roseburg,
No. 8, Roseburg; associate grand con
ductress, Dora B. Schilke, Hope, No.
13, La Grande: grand lecturer. Bay L.
Sherwin. Alpha, No. 1, Ashland; grand
chaplain. Ida Umbach, Oriental, No. 5,
Lakevlew; grand marshal, Mary Bar-
num, Bethlehem, iso. 7 8, Moro; grana
organist, Delia Thomas, Amity, No. 87,
Amity ; grand Adah, Lelah Shields,
Martha Washington. No. 14. Portland;
grand Ruth. Alice Hall, Doric, No. 53,
Marshfield; grand Esther, Annie M.
Johnson, Condon, No. 23, Condon; grand
Martha. Edith L Elgner. Fern. No. 38.
Astoria ; grand Electa, Clara Graham,
Camelia. No. 27, Portland; grand war
der, Ella Angell, Arcada, No. 87, Fos
sil; grand sentinel, Charles A. Fry,
Minerva, No. 105. St. Johns.
Following the installation ceremonies
these officers were presented with bou
quets of roses. Mrs. Margaret V. Hay-
ter, past worthy grand matron, was
presented with a past worthy grand
matron's jewel, with appropriate cere
monies and remarks.
A brilliant reception was held last
night at the hall, which was attended
by representatives of the Grand Chap
ter, members of the local chapters and
members of the Masonic fraternity.
furniture store Tuesday night is to
be made by Fire Chief Do well. The
investigation is to be conducted to
determine whether the hose which
broke was old or new or whether the
trouble was due to a cut or defect.
It Is reported that the hose was part
of the new supply recently purchased
by the fire committee of the Executive
Board and that it tailed to stand the
strain owing to defects. Chief Do we 11
was unable yesterday to verify the re
port. The hose broke soon .tf ter the fire
men started to work on tlie upper floors
of the building.
Tests of the hose are conducted at
intervals and as a result tftere has been
but little trouble with the lines break
ing at fires.
The members of the fire department
yesterday received a numbier of let
ters complimenting them on, the excel
lent work done at the fire
MOVE ON TO SAVE MORGAN
Portland Persons Ask Conrmutation
Tor Slayer of Girl.
A movement to save from the hang
man's noose Robert Morgan, sentenced
to death for the murder of Vlrgie Hart,
his sweetheart, at Condon last year, has
been inaugurated in Portland, and let
ters have been sent to Governor West
urging commutation. With the return
of C. E. S. Wood, who is in the Eastern
Oregon wilds on a vacation, it Is ex
pected that a vigorous campaign will
be launched, with Mr. Wood as leader.
"Surely the people of Oregon will not
see hanged a boy who was less than
18 years of age at the time the act
was committed," last night said Mrs. L.
B. Seeley, who is interested in saving
Morgan's life. "I am sure that as soon
as people realize his age there will be
a general public protest against hia
execution which Governor West cannot
afford to ignore. Of course I do not
seek to condone his offense. It was
terrible. But why take his life for a
deed committed in hot blood when he
could be educated in some state insti
tution into usefulness?"
Recall Petitions Inadequate.
WALLA WAt.LA. Wash.. June 12.
(Special. The petitions filed last
week asking the recall of Mayor A.
J. Gillis and Commissioner Struthers
were declared today by City Clerk
Jones to he short of the required num
ber, 1223. There were 1334 names on
one petition and 134 1 on the other.
but withdrawals, double signatures and
stgnrm who had not registered cut
them down till they were 249 lacking.
The petitioners have 10 days in which
to file additional lists, and announced
tonight they would go to work imme
diatel-. They expect to take the ques
x ion into court, as thev object to the
removal of some of the names from the
list.
INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW
Kire Chier Will Try to Place Blame
for Break in Hose at Mack Kir.
An investigation to determine the
cause of the breakage of a line of hose
at the fire at the J. G. Mack & Co.
I'ORTLAXD YOUNG MAN
MEDICAL. GRADUATE.
Vancouver EUka Honor Member.
VANCOUVbR Wash.. June 12. (Spe
rlal.1 A solid jrold membership card in
the Elks Lodge was presented to M. S.
Cohen, first honorary life member of
Vancouver ldge No. last night.
The rard is in two sections, on hidden
Hinges, and when opened the engraved
information can be seen that Mr. Cohen
Is a life member, and that the card was
presented fcr his great service to the
order during his many years of mem
bership in the lodge here. The whole
card, when folded, fits into a leather
case. It contains as much gold as there
is In at least four $20 gold coins.
Tree Falls on Cottage Grove Youth.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. June IS.
Special.) Archie Jones was brought
to the city today from Star Camp In
serious condition, a tree having fall
en on hlin and seriously mangled him.
One leg was badly crushed and the
side of hts face hit! The latter Injury,
it is thought, may prove fatal. He Is
a won of Mr. and Mrs. Kd Jones, of
tMs city, and 19 years of age.
32S7 4 ioes to I Imritto.
SALEM. Or.. June li. tSpecial.)
The Secretary of State was notified
esterday that trustees of the A. It.
Burbank trust fund had divided equal
ly between the Boys' and Girls' AW
Society and the Baby Home, of Port
land, $2874. 41, accumulated interest to
May 1.
MOTORISTS jm BE TAKEN
Warrants Out for Owners of Cars
Which Obstructed Parade.
Lnder authority of the new traffic
ordinance and in order to educate the
public to its duty at Rose Carnival
season, the police obtained warrants
yesterday for the arrest of 12 auto
mobile owners, who are accused of
leaving their machines on the streets
along the route of the parades. The
warrants are issued against the regis
tered owners of the vehicles encoun
tered as the head of the parade
reached them.
Those for whom warrants have been
issued are: W. A. Cadwell. 375 East
Ninth street North; J. K. French. 495
Harrison street; C. E. Grelle. 908 Over
ton street; E. J. Hall, 825 Hancock
street; H. A. Kaeppler. 1245 Cleveland
avenue; Lueddeman, Bothfur & Co.,
913 Chamber of Commerce; Gretchen
Klosterman. 205 North Twenty-fourth
street; Portlanad Motor Car Company,
Peters Manufacturing Company, Mrs.
PL J. Williams. E. A. McGrath and D. M.
Holbrook.
The commencement exercises of the
Hill Military Academy were held, last
night at the academy armory. A
large number of parents and friends
of the cadets was present to see the
boys graduate and to enjoy the final
informal dance that marked the closing
of the academy.
The programme of the evening fol
lows :
Annual report of Vice-Principal Jo
seph Adams Hill; address to the grad
uating class by Allan Ellsworth, man
ager of the Portland Flouring Mills
and a graduate of the academy; award
ing of diplomas and medals; competi
tive drill for gold and sliver medals
by A and B companies; competitive
drill for gold and silver medals by C
company ; dance.
The following cadets of the senior
class graduated: Edmond Boyd Arthur
Vancouver. Wash.; Hoyt Llndsay
Brown. Portland ; Frank Lewis Clark.
Portland; John George Day, Portland
Oswald Newton Day, Portland; Harvey
Quinton Dungan, Spokane. Wash.;
Richard Grant. Portland; Charles Ald
rach Robinson. New York City; Eld on
Paul King. Portland, and Willard St.
Martin, Carson. Wash.
Medal m Are Awarded.
The "gold eagle," the highest medal
of honor, which the academy bestows
upon cadets that throughout the entire
school year have maintained an aver
age in studies of at least 90 per cent
and in deportment of 100, is awarded
to Cadet Major Willard St. Martin, of
Carson, Wash., and, to Cadet Corporal
Harold Wilder Williams, of Portland.
The silver eagle, a medal of honor
given by the academy to cadets that
have maintained, an average of at least
90 In studies and of 100 in deportment
for one school term, is awarded to the
following cadets:
For the second, term Cadet First
Lieutenant Errol Chandler Briggs, of
New Westminster, B. C; Cadet Corporal
Wallace T. Cannon, of Roseburg, Or.;
Cadet Percy AJecxander Ball, of 'Port
land, and Cadet Chesleigh Oswell
Moore, of Prince Rupert, British Col
umbia. For the first term Cadet Ma
jor Willard St. Martin, of Carson,
Wash., and Cadet Harold Wilder Will
iams, of Portland.
In the academfic department the six
highest averages for the entire year
were: Cadet Majorr Willard St. Martin.
of Carson. Wash., with 94 13-84; Cadet
corporal Wallace T. Cannon, of Rose
burg. Or., 93 19-28; Cadet Robert Forbes,
of Hoonah, Alaska, 93 19-84; Cadet Cor
poral Harold TV. Williams, of Portland,
91 2-3; Cadet First Lieutenant Errol C.
Briggs. of Nerw Westminster, B. C.
90 23-28; Cadet Sergeant Ralph Ram
say. of Vancouver, B. C 90 23-28.
First-Term Averages High.
Tn the academic department the four
highest averages for the first-tern
were: Cadet Corporal Wallace T. Can
non. of Roseburg, Or., 93; Cadet Major
w Hlard St. Marti, of Carson, Wash.
93 1-6; Cadet Robert Forbes, Jr.. of
Hoonah, Alaska, 93 3 -6 ; Cadet Harold
W. Williams, of Portland, 91 1-3.
The eight hlgheet averages for the
second term were: Cadet Major Willard
St. Martin, 95 1-7; Cadet Corporal Wal
lace T. Cannon, 93 6-7; Cadet Percy A
Ball. 93 6-7; Cadet Robert Forbes. Jr.,
93 2-7; Cadet First Lieutenant Errol C
Briggs, 92 3-7; Cade Sergeant Ralph
Ramsay, 92 1-7; Cadet Corporal Harold
W. Williams. 92; Cadet Chesleigh O
Moore, of Prince Rupert, B. C, 90 5-7.
In the preparatory and primary de
partment the highest averages for the
entire year were: Cadet Kenneth F
Bonnewell, of Portland, 94 3-7; Cadet
George T. Eichharn, of Portland,
93 7-12; Cadet Le Roy G. Loder, of Se
attle, 93 13-84; Cadet Robert J. F. Ren
shaw, of Portland, 90 69-84; Cadet Cor
poral Gecrge V. Hartness, of Portland
90; Cadet Shirley W. Guye, of Seattle.
90 5-7 for the second term, as he has
been attending the academy for only
one term.
rne ionowmg caaetts have main
tained a perfect deportment average
of 100 throughout th entire school
year:
Academic department Cadets. E. B
Arthur. A. H. Bell, L. C. Blgelow, W
W. Birch all, E. C. Briggs, W. T. Can
non. E. R. Churchill, J G. Day, O. N
Day. H. Erben. E. W. Evans. A. L
Friedenthal, S. E. Graham. L. V. Hal
brook, B. N. Hutchinson. Leroy Hyde
Jamep Jones, Forrest Jones. E. P. King,
J. L. King. H. C. Long. McCord McDon
ough. M. McFarland. C. O. Moore. C. O.
Phillips, Willard St. Martin, R. A.
Stewart. Cecil Slattery. N. W. Wheeler,
R. E. Wheeler, H. W. Williams and L.
A. Witherspoon.
Preparatory, primary department
Cadets. Jack Butterworth, Lloyd Byerly
and R. J. F. Ren shaw.
cessity of passing through Portland
proper, as is now being done, and
shortening the drive 10 or 15 miles.
The East St. Johns Land Company
has moved into its new bank building
at the corner of Fessenden and Mid
way and has opened for business, un
der the title of "First Trust & Savings
Bank."
By a new rate put In effect by the
Spokane. Portland &. Seattle Railway,
June 1, making a 5-cent rate from
East St. Johns depot to the Swift
packing plant, stockyards and Monarch j
mills and North Portland, St. Johns i
will be much benefited. It will give
oeople living here a chance to go to
their offices and work In the above
named vicinity for a 5-cent fare and
will shorten the trip from about five
miles to one mile, with a direct route
and no transfer. Under the old sched
ule residents here had to pay 15 cents
on the train or 10 cents on the street
cars. By going on the street cars one
had to go around the loop and clear
to Mississippi and Kill ings worth ave
nues, transfer there and go to Ken
ton and pay a second fare from there
to the business center at the stock
yards. It will now be possible for
working men to reside In St. Johns and
work anywhere on the Lower Penin
sula and go to and from their work
in remarkably short time and not have
to pay an exorbitant fare, and it is
thought this will add greatly to the
population here.
R. K. WARREN DEAD
Widely-Known Educator Suc
cumbs at Age of 73.
DEATH ENDS BRIEF ILLNESS
Robert Wlnterford. Seattle.
Purdom. Kansas City.
and T. E.
PARADE BEING PLANNED
PRIZES DECIDED ON FOR SUN
DAY SCHOOL FEATURE.
Important Positions Held Include
Presidency of Albany College,
Place on School Board and
Principal of High School.
Royal K. Warren, aged "3 years, a
resident of Portland since 1866, died
yesterday after a few days' Illness
from angina pectoris, at the family resi
dence, 334 Montgomery street. Mr.
Warren for many years was elder in
the First Presbyterian Church almost
40 years.
He was intimately connected with all
It
Is Expected That 10. 0 0-0 From
Churches of Multnomah County
Will Be in Line.
Elaborate plans for the parade of
10,000 Sunday school members on the
Fourth of July are being worked out
and a long list of prizes was decided
upon at a mass meeting of Sunday
school workers Monday night at the
First Methodist Episcopal church. It
proposed to have the parade dis
tinctively a Sunday school demonstra
tion and for this reason no other or
gan izat ions will be asked to partici
pate. All Sunday schools of Multno
mah County are requested to enter the
parade and it is desired that as many
schools as possible throughout the
state be represented. Many special
features of the parade are suggested
by the following awards to be made:
To the school having the greatest
number In line; the largest adult class
line; the largest senior cla&ti In
line; largest intermediate class in line;
school having largest percentage of en
rollment in line ; school with best rep
resentation of all departments ; school
with largest percentage of members
carrying Bibles; oldest member in line
who attends Sunday school regularly ;
youngest member in line above cradle
roll attending Sunday school regular
ly ; youngest member of cradle roll in
line.
Other prizes will be: For the best
float; most unique feature; best school
banner; best class banner; best
representation of foreign speak
ing school; foreign speaking school
having greatest number in line
native costume; foreign speaking
school presenting most unique feature.
A special feature will be the "Battal
ion Song Bible drill, led by U. K. Hall,
at the Multnomah field.
!Bair iHH i
I Royal K. Warren, Wb Died
Yesterday.
INITIATIVE PETITIONS OUT
Vote on Eight-Hour Law for Women
Workers Is Desired.
Initiative petitions arc being circu
lated to put a measure on the ballot at
the election next November providing
that women shall not be employed
longer than eight hours a day or 48
hours a week. The petitions are being
signed without objection wherever of
fered, and must be filed by July 3.
The proposed law, which covers
nearly every line of industry in which
women engage, requires that proper
sanitary and ventilation conditions be
maintained in places where women are
employed, and makes it the especial
duty of the Commissioner of Labor and
Inspectors of workshops and factories
to see that Its provisions are carried
out.
An organization known as the Eight
Hour League is back of the movement
to place the measure on the ballot, and
the labor unions are assisting In the
work. Should its sponsors find that for
any reason they cannot get the measure
on the ballot next November, they pro
pose to submit it in November, 1914.
ARTISANS ENDPR0GRAMME
Hundreds Attend Closing Ceremo
nies at Armory.
The closing event of th$ Artisans'
programme took place last night when
several hundred members and 200 can
didates assembled at the Armory to
witness the ritual work put on by of
ficers and the drill .team of Golden
Gate Assembly.
The drill team elicited rounds of ap
plause from the audience. The offi
cers also were complimented for their
work. The exemplifiers from Univer
sity Park Assembly, No. 3, in their
natty uniforms, exemplified a portion
of the work.
The Artisan Sextet, composed of
Miss Harriet Leach, soprano; Miss
Florence Leach. contralto; Clifford
Cunningham, baritone ; Eugene Stein -metz,
baritone; Harvey Hudson, tenor;
Clarence Sprague, tenor, and Lowell
Patton. accompaniest, rendered the
sextet from "Lucia." Campbell's Amer
ican Band, of Oregon Assembly, No. 1,
gave a complete programme and was
roundly applauded.
Remarks were made by Mrs. Ella
Watt, supreme Instructor; Ir. G. C.
Eshelman, supreme medical director; C.
L, McKenna, supreme secretary ; H. S
Hudson, supreme master Artisan, and
others. The evening closed with yells
for Oakland and University Park, after
which everybody Joined in singing
"Auld Lang Syne." Isaac E. Staples
presided.
activities of the church and was espe
cially interested in the musical pro
gramme presented at various times
He also was closely associated with
the Sunday school in which his wife
was a teacher.
Mr. Warren was the first principal
of the Harrison school, holding that
position two years. He then went to
Albany, where he was president of Al
bany College six years. Returning to
Portland he became principal of the
North, now the Atkinson School. in
1876 he was elected principal of the
Portland High School, which office he
held for 12 years.
In 1896 he was elected a School Di
rector, having been indorsed by 100 of
the leading citizens and firms of Port
land. This office he held for several
terms. In his leisure hours he some
times wrote poetry, some of which has
been preserved by friends.
Mr. Warren was born at Bath, N. Y..
and was the youngest of six children
born to Mr. and Mrs. Iwlght Warren.
His widow. Dr. Ford Warren, survives.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
PICNIC TO CHRISTEN ROAD
Last Spike Between Monroe and En
gene Driven Today.
With the last spike In the Portland,
Eugene & Eastern Railroad roadbed
driven today between Monroe and Eu
gene members of the Commercial Clubs
of Corvallls and Eugene are planning
for a big picnic celebration as soon as
the ballasting is done and the first
train can be run over the new exten
sion. The connection of the two parts of
the line, the one worked south from
Monroe and the other worked north
from Eugene, is along the Lon; lorn
bottoms, where 5580 feet of trestle had
to be built. The two gangs of track
layers will unite probably before noon
today.
Work is beine- pushed rapidly on the
Molalla line, and the track will be com
pleted into Molalla this month. This
branch leaves the main line at Can by
and will be extended east and south to
Salem by way of Silverton.
EASTERN STAR MEET ENDS
Idaho Grand Chapter Selects Moscow
as Next Convention City.
WEISER, Tdaho, June 12. (Special.)
Selecting Moscow as the next meet
ing place, receiving reports from offi
cers and committees, adoption of reso
lutions and electing officers, the Idaho
Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star
closed its eleventh annual convention
here today. The session was declared
the most successful in point of at
tendance and Interest In the chapter's
history, and the visitors were em
phatic In their praise of Weiser's hos
pitality. The following officers were chosen:
Grand matron, Mrs. Blanche Kleinman.
Hailey ; associate grand matron, Mrs.
Myrtle Frost, Salmon; grand patron, H.
W. Herman, Buhl ; associate grand
patron, E. H. Galey, Weiser; grand
secretary. Mary E. O. Melvlny, Pocatel
lo; grand treasurer, Mary A. Louns
berry, Albion.
SERVICE TO BE IMPROVED
Hereafter Complainants to Be Noti
fied by Building Inspector.
To improve the service of the de
partment. Building Inspector Plummer
yesterday announced that hereafter a
written report will be made of all in
spection and Investigations and a
duplicate ccpy mailed to the person
directly interested. Heretofore when a
complaint has been made of a dilapi
dated buHding, inspectors have inves
tigated and reported to the building
inspector. The person making the
complaint has not been notified of the
findings.
The existing system has caused
much trouble for the department and
complaints, inasmuch as the outcome
of the investigation did not become
known to the person complaining.
OSTEOPATHS MEET TODAY
BRIDGE TOLLS TO CEASE
Governor Closing Negotiations on
Lewiston-Clarkston Span.
CLARKSTON, Wash., June 12 (Spe
cial.) For the purpose of inspecting
the Lewiston-Clarkston bridge, now a
toll institution. Governor Lister and
members of the State Highway Com
mission are expected to arrive here
this week.
The visit of the state executive will
be the culmination of the negotiations
between the State of Washington.
Asotin County and the Lewiston
Clarkston Improvement Company in the
matter of the purchase of the bridge.
The State of Washington appropriated
$30,000 of the $40,000 and Asotin
County will raise $10,000 by bond Is
sue. The State of Idaho appropriated
$40,000 with the title to pass to the
city of Lewiston. The bridge will
become a free institution about July l.
1912 Dairy Output $19,000,000.
SALEM, Or.. June 12. (Special.) A
bulletin prepared by State Dairy and
Food Commissioner Mlckle gives the
value of the dairy output in Oregon in
1912 at $19,000,000. No farm crop for
that year is valued at more than $12.
000,000, the livestock industry of course
exceeding that figure.
Demonstrations of Practice to
Feature of Programme.
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Notes From St. Johns J
HEALTH POST IS SOUGHT
Dr. Wheeler Will Tender Resigna
tion, but Will Be Applicant.
Although Dr. C. H. Wheeler. City
Health Officer, will send his resigna
tion to Mayor-elect Albee and members
of the City Commission when that body
takes charge of the city July 1, it is
said he will be a candidate for reap
pointment. He says he will extend his
resignation as a matter of courtesy to
the new administration.
A number of other candidates are in
the field for the position and will be
on hand when the time comes for mak
ing appointments. Among names men
tioned are Esther Pohl Lovejoy, who
served as Health Officer during the
administration of Mayor Lane; Dr.
George B. Story, who is the present
Assistant Health Officer, and others.
Harry B. Moore.
Word liati just been received
that Harry B. Moor, son of Dr.
A. W. Moore, of this city, gradu
ated Saturday from Jefferson
Medical College, at Philadelphia.
Pa. After a month's vacation at
Bar Harbor. Me., his father's boy
hood home, he will pass a year as
resident physician at the Pitts
burg Hospital, tn Pittsburg. Pa.
(irowcr.- Find Union Profitable.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 12. (Spe
cial.) That Clark County fruitgrow
ers have been reaping a profit by being
organized, has been proved during the
past week. Saturday more than TOO
crates of strawberries were shipped to
a commission firm in Seattle, and the
growers realized net, after paying bro
kerage and express, 45 cents a crate
more than the prie in the local mar
ket. Monday night consignments
amounting to 250 crates, were shipped
to Seattle.
ST. JOHNS, Or., June 12. (Special.)
The North Bank Railway has
granted a special rate of five cents
fare from East St. Johns depot to the
Swift packing plant. Monarch mills
and stockyards, and will carry 150
pounds of baggage on the fare. This
Is a big item' for St. Johns, as It will
allow those working in the above
named plants to get to and from work
for five cents, where heretofore It has
cost 10 cents on the streetcars. Then
it shortens the ride about five miles,
as the distance from St. Johns to the
territory named is not as far as it Is
from Kenton to the- same territory. To
get from here to Swift's and vicinity
it was necessary to take the car at
St. Johns, go through University Park
and past the Piedmont carbarn; trans
fer at Mississippi avenue to the Ken
ton car and. on arriving at the latter
place, pay a second fare to go over
the viaduct. The new arrangement
makes a short two-mile ride, with no
transfer and only one fare, and will
be a great help to St. Johns and Lower
Peninsular residents.
The Commercial Club has appointed
a committee to act with the City En
gineer in planning a driveway from
St. Johns to the packing plant and
stockyards. It Is desired by the club
to build a roadway parelleling the
North Bank Railway out as far as the
Oregon Slough, connecting with the
roadway back of the Monarch mills
and giving a short, direct route to the
stockyards and adjacent plants.
This will be a part of the main road
leading to the proposed Interstate
bridge between Portland and Vancou
ver and will be of Inestimable help to
the Lower Peninsular residents. It will
also be of great benefit to the Tuala
tin Valley district, and stock and prod
uce can be brought in from that sec
tion by way of the Germantown and
St. Helens roads, through Whitwood
Court, over the free Linnton-St. Johns
ferry and along the new route to des
tination, thus doing away with the pe-
Douglas County to Fix Road.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., June 12.
(Special.) The County Court of Doug
las County has just completed1 a week's
visit to the Pass Creek Canyon road,
the most famous piece of bad highway
in the state, and is making arrange
ments to Immediately expend a large
amount of money in fixing up the bad
places.
Osteopaths of Oregon will open their
two-day annual convention at the
Multnomah Hotel this afternoon, with
an address by the president. Luther H.
Howland. The convention will be fea
tured by demonstrations of osteopathic
treatment and numerous lectures of a
technical nature will be given.
Among those on the programme are;
D. D. Young, of McMlnnville; Virginia
Leweaus, Albany; R. W. Walton. Sa
lem; J. A Van Brakie, Oregon City;
O. S. Holsington, Pendleton ; William
E. Waldo, Seattle; Edmund B. Haslop,
Portland; J. E. Anderson. The Dalles;
Construction Firm Appeals.
ABERDEEN, Wash., June 12. (Spe
cial.) Appeal ' to the Supreme Court
has been taken by attorneys for the
Aberdeen Construction Company, which
recently lost in an attempt to make
the city stand good for $7500 damages
the company was compelled to pay a
workman injured while In its employ
on a municipal job.
Cottage Grove Has Forest Fire.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., June 12.
(Special.) A fire in the reserve where
the United States Logging Company is
operating scorched a few million feet
of timber, but no other serious dam
age was done. Brush fires got beyond
control and quite a number of men
were required to fight the fire.
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