Morning Oregonian., August 13, 1913, Page 5, Image 5

THE MOHXIXG OREGOXIAN. .WEDXESDAT. AUGUST 13, 1913.
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WILLAPA' 'RAILWAY
10 START BUILDING
Branch Line of Milwaukee to
Rush Work on First Unit
of 13 Miles.
LUMBER ORDER IS PLACED
Crews to Be Employed) at Two Ends
or T.lne 8 0O Men Will Be Kept
Busy rntll Right of Way Is
Ready for Steel Ralls.
RATMOXD. Wash.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) The Puget Sound & Willapa
Harbor Railway Company, the Willapa
Harbor branch of the Chicago. Milwau
kee & St. Paul system, will this week
begin in earnest the construction of
this branch line.
The announcement of the intention
to Btart construction work next week
was made by P. M. Williams and H. R.
'Chandler, representing- the Keasal Con
struction Company of Tacoma, who
were recently awarded the contract for
the first 13 miles of the work.
Messrs. Williams and Chandler, to
gether with H. M. Munger, another
representative of the same company,
accompanied by C. H. Byers, chief en
gineer of the Puget Sound & Willapa
Harbor Company, looked over the work
last Friday and selected Bites for their
camps.
Superintendent Williams announced
'that within 10 days at least 300 men
would be engaged in clearing right of
way. making grades and building
bridges for the new line. The first 13
miles of the road will cost -in the
neighborhood of $300,000 and is expect
ed to be cqmpleted ready for steel
within 14 months. Contracts for the
remaining 35. miles soon will be
awarded.
Construction crews will be put to
work on both ends of the first unit
of the road.
One of the first lines completed will
be the extension of the line from East
Raymond to Raymond, which will cost
approximately $25,000. R. A. Snodgrass,
of Seattle, will be resident engineer
under C. H. Byers, chief engineer. J I.
W. "MacPhail, of the Willapa Harbor
btate Bank, is treasurer of the com
pany. An order has been placed with the
Raymond mill for 1,000,000 feet of
lumber.
ENGINEERS TESTING TIES
Timber Preservation Is Object of
Meeting at St. Helens.
BT. HELENS, Or., Ag. 12. (Spe
cal.) Railroad engineers and special
ists are testing the treatment of Doug
las fir with creosote at the St. Helens
creosotlng plant in this city. They
hope to learn the best process for the
treatment of railroad ties.
B. Kuckuck, of Berlin, Germany, is
here to demonstrate a new process
which equalizes the penetration of the
creosote into the timbers. Other mem
bers of the party are rtr. Herman von
Schranck, of St. Louis, regarded as the
most eminent authority on wood pre
servatives: A. J. Pooler, of Chicago,
representing the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railroad; Lowry Smith, North
ern Pacific Railway, St. Paul: George
E. Rex, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway, Topeka, Kan.: H. E. Horracka,
Pacific Creosotinsr Company. Seattle:
IT. C. Russell and Aleck Lupfer. Spo
kane, Portland & Seattle. Portland: E.
O. Faulkner, Atchison, Topeka & Santa
e, Los Angeles: V. C. Smith, of India;
o. u. eeai, est. Helens creosotlng
w orks. Later in the week several en
gineers representing other roads will
arrive.
MISSING MAN'S FUND SHORT
C. Tj. Gallagher, Secretary Astoria
Union, Gone Since Last Friday.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 12. (Special.)
Charles L. Gallagher, secretary of the
local iarteniers Union No. 142, haa
been missing since last Friday and offi
cers of the union who have been unit
ing his accounts assert they hare dis
covered a shortage of approximately
$500.
Gallagher had given the union a
surety bond for $500 in the Massachu
setts Bonding & Insurance Company.
The proprietor of that company has
been notified of the shortage and nc
further action will be taken by the
union until the bonding company Is
heard from.
Gallagher cams, to Astoria about two
years ago and since that time has neen
active in local union circles. Up to
the first of last May, when the office
was abolished, he acted as business
agent for the Central Labor Council
and seven of the local unions.
' OFFICES WILL BE SHIFTED
New Plan Is to Group Departments
to Facilitate Work.
Under a plan worked out by Citv
Commissioner Brewster, there will be
a general smiting or offices at the
City Hall the end of this week. All
of the officials of each department
are to be grouped together as near
as possible to facilitate work. The
entire engineering force, including the
building inspection division, will be
established on the top floor.
On the third floor will be the law
library and municipal reference li
brary, tne neaitn department and two
health laboratories, the City Attor
ney's department, the Mayor's office,
the park department and the offices
of City Commissioners Brewster and
Daly. On the second floor will be the
same offices as at present, excepting
the license division, which probably
will be shifted to another part of the
building. The lower floor will remain
unchanged.
CONTINGENT PENSION GIVEN
Widow Must Keep Family Together
on Farm to Get $25 Monthly.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Contingent on her abandoning
her plan to abandon a. farm she la liv
ing on at Moab, near Newman Lake,
Mrs. Emily Sturtevant, a widow with
four children to support, was granted
a pension by Superior Judge Bruce
Blake today, under tne new widows'
pension act.
Mrs. Sturtevant said she wanted to
move to Spokane, but the court dis
approved of this plan on the ground
that the children were better off on
the farm and she will receive $25 a
month as long as she keeps the family
logciuer ana continues In the country.
SNAP SHOTS OBTAINED DURING BRIDGE BOND ELECTION AT
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Steam Kerry That May Soon Be Replaced by Bridgg. Below Business Men
Leave Their Shops to Discuss Election Issue.
BRIDGE
BONDS
WIN
Clark County Votes $500,000
to Help Build Span.
MULTNOMAH COMES NEXT
...191 411 .' 200 1
...237 2J 2 2
...161 1K 217 1
...233 5IL, 208 7
...1SS ;M 147 0
...296 4iN 109
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The totals in the city were: For, 2792;
against. 41. This makes 'the total vote,
with one precinct missing: For. 5233;
against, 7as.
Portland Boosters lor Crossing Are
Now Ready to Follow Neighbors
In Raising Funds to Complete
Work, Says J. H. Nolta.
(Continued From First Page.)
the pioneer champion of "the cause" in
Oregon.
One weman, unable to walk, was ta
ken to the polls in a wheel barrow.
Several persons, too ill to walk, were
taken In automobiles. Among these
was W. E. Carter, who curtailed a tour
in Europe to be here In time for the
election. He was stricken with inflam
matory rheumatism, after reaching
Vancouver.
The Commercial Club answered the
distress call of one woman who wanted
to .vote but who could not leave her
seven minor children alone, and a nurse
was sent to care for the little ones
while their mother cast her first bal
lot. Women operated automobiles all
day, carrying voters to and from the
polls, and there were more than 60
machines in use for this purpose.
Htatorle Flas Unfurled.
Glen N. Ranck, receiver of the
United States Land Office here, was
color sergeant in the Spanish-American
War. and today he again unfurled
the old flag he had carried for 18
months in, the Philippine campaign.
The flag Is brought forth only on his
toric occasions and Mr. Ranck today
considered today an epoch in Van
couver history. The flag was carried
by Company G, Washington Volunteers,
and was presented to the company by
the women of Vancouver.
A "No Smokng" sign on the door of
the United Brethren Church, used as a
polling place, attracted much atten
tion. There were polling booths In
churches, schools. Salvation Army halls,
tents and old stores.
By a light signal all Vancouver
knew the result of the election before
9 o'clock. Electric lights throughout
the city were flashed off and then on
three times and immediately following
the flash crowds hurried to the down
town streets shouting for the bridge.
There was almost as much interest -as
In a Presidential contest.
Plans have been made Dy me com
mercial Club, of Vancouver, for a big
"Bridge Day" celebration, the date of
which has not been fixed.
Following is the unofficial vote in
the country districts with one precinct
missing.
Precinct For. Art-
Alplna -
Battleground
Fern prairie -
TTni.rth Vlaifl -
Manor
Whippletree 1
Salmon Creek Ill
Clackamaa 11
Harney ............ 147
Fruit Valley 235
Pollock
fhelatchle 04
Minnehaha -
Lincoln (Richfield) 38
Washougal ''J
Proebatel .......-......... 88
Sky.
Glenwood '
Camas !.
E. Columbia 3
Mountainview ....................
Cedar Creek 82
Tacolt 68
W. Columbia H
Eaton - 33
Preston ... ................... lot
SPECIAL ELECTION PROBABLE
Multnomah's Share of Structure to
Cost $1,500,000.
J. H. Nolta, a member of the special
bridge committee of the Portland Com
mercial Club, said last night that Port
land boosters for the bridge had been
awaiting Clarke County's verdict on
the bond issue before starting actively
to work at this end of the line. He re
called that Ralph Modjeski. the con
sulting engineer, estimated that Mult
nomah County's end of the structure
would cost $1,500,000, of which $1,000,
000 would be for the b'ridge proper and
the balance for the ' fill and trestle
work on the approaches. Two ap
proaches are proposed, one from Pat
ton avenue and the other from Union
avenue.
The Oregon Legislature last Winter
passed an act permitting Multnomah
County to issue bonds to pay for its
share of the bridge, the state to take
care of the Interest on the issue and
the county the principal. Mr. Nolta
stated that in view of Clarke Coun
ty's action, the Commissioners of Mult
nomah County probably will be asked
soon to call a special bond election.
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Total
.Missing
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Only precincts giving majority against.
Results in the city of Vancouver
were:
Pract Fe-r.A.KBt.1 Prect For.Aiat
A 174 2H ...187 3
NEGRO HOTLY PURSUED
MTKBER OF CHILD THOUGHT
ACT OF REVENGE.
Command to Peel Peaclies, Obeyed
Sullenly, Is Followed by Crime
Against Farmer's Daughter.
LEXINGTON. Mo.. Aug. 12. Estill
Potter, 13-year-old daughter of New
ton Potter, a wealthy farmer living
near here, was killed by Goldle Wink-
field, a negro employed at the Potter
home, today. The child's throat was
cut from ear to ear. A posse is pursu.
ing the negro. A lynching is feared.
The child had been attending a Burn
er school a mile from her home. This
morning Winkfield saddled her pony
and sent her away. The negro, how
ever, did not return to the house, as
had been his custom. When the child
did not return from school a search
was instituted. Her body was found in
a ravine half a mile from the Potter
home.
Newton Potter, the girl's father, said
his daughter and the negro had ouar
reled yesterday when the child ordered
the negro to peel some peaches. The
negro obeyed In great anger, and it
is supposed his act today was one of
revenge. Winkfield had been employed
on the Potter place a month.
As soon as news of the murder
spread, a dozen bands of citizens were
quickly "organized and tonight 100
armed men are searching for the mur
derer.
Sheriff Waddell said the negro had
thus far successfully eluded his pur
suers by securing a small boat and
crossing the Missouri River. Adjoining
cities have been notinea and the Sher
Iff believes the negro will Boon be in
custody.
Helena Woman Dies In Portland.
The body of Anna May MacHaffie,
wife of a Helena, Mont., newspaper
owner, who died here Monday after
coming to Portland for her health, will
be sent to Helena today for Interment.
Mrs. MacHaffie was 43 years old. Her
husband recently sold his newspaper
interests in Helena to bring Mrs. Mac
Haffie to Portland.
Heppner Postmaster Confirmed.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 12. The Senate today
confirmed the nomination of W. A.
Richardson, as postmaster at Hepnner.
Or. President Wilson nominated P. C
O'Malley to be nostmaster at Pocatello,
Idaho.
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New
Fall
Suits
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4 VaU2
5 Ir'ri 1
Every day adds
to this handsome
collection of
clothing of
integrity. In
these suits
you'll find
quality in texture,
modeling and
workmanship
clothes that be
speak refinement
and good judgment
$20 to $40
Main Floor
StylisK apparel for ladies
and misses is arriving
every day by exprt-ss. You
are invited to, call and get
the benefit of early selec
tions. Suits $19.50 Upwards
Coats $12.00 Upwards
Third Floor
BEN SELLING
MORRISON
AT FOURTH
HI
IS
3EZ
Ml BUSINESS BIG
ManyCrews Kept atStarbuck,
Wash., to Handle Traffic.
FARMERS ALL PROSPEROUS
Grain Crop Above Ave.-age, Climate
Ideal, Health Good and Lands
Not Over-Priced Addison Ben
nett Sees Opportunities.
BT ADDISON BENNETT.
STARBUCK, Wash., Aug. 12. (Spe
cial Correspondence.) This Is not a
large town, but in many ways It is a
place of Importance, particularly as a
railroad center. Yet there is but one
road, the O.-W. R. & N. Company's line.
running: through here and one branch
leading: to Pomeroy and terminating:
here. It is important because to the
south on the main line to Walla Walla
there is a heavy grrade and helper en
gines and their gangs are kept here to
assist the trains up the hill.
That necessitates quartering quite a
number of men and engines here, also
a large roundhouse, consequently a big
supply of coal is maintained. As many
of the trains are here broken up, there
is use for miles of siding, for to the
main line traffic must be added a heavy
traffic from the Pomeroy branch, which
line handles some three or four thou
sand cars of freight each year, aside
from the passenger traffic. The rail
road payroll is about $20,000 a month.
Starbuck is on Tucannon Creek, about
three miles from where it flows into
the Snake at Grange City. The railroad
does not continue in the Tucannon Val
ley to the north, but follows a little
draw to Grange City Junction, which
practically is at the south end of the
bridge across the Snake from Riparla.
Stores and Stocks Surprise
I was In the first place much sur
prised to find such large stores here
and such large stocks. There are three
of these establishments doing business,
the Starbuck Trading Company, the
Sprout & Barnhart Mercantile Company
and J. J. Vanburgan. Then of course
there are the usual number of smaller
places of business, a good restaurant,
a lunchroom, newstand and a number
of law and other offices.
I had a lengthy interview with C F.
Actor, an independent grain buyer lo
cated here. I suppose it would be near
er the truth to call him a grain dealer,
for he buys from the growers and then
sells to the one giving him the best
price. He handles about 75.000 sacks
a year, about 20,000'sacks being barley.
The new crop Is lust beginning to come
In and Mr. Actor is paying from 68 to
73 tents for wheat and $21 a, ton for
barley.
There Is a good wheat country lying
south, southeast and southwest of Star
buck, and the crop this year is about
up to the average and the quality a
little above. There is. Mr. Actor says,
a tendency among the wheat raisers
to feed more and more of their crop
every year, which means more stock of
all kinds and more prosperity. A good
many of the growers have been ex
perimenting with corn and other crops
on their Summer fallow, but so far corn
has Dot been satisfactory in this vl
Icinlty. I have noticed that as I got
further north corn is not doing as well
i it is closer to the state line.
School Facilities Good.
The population of Starbuck. perhaps.
is around eight or nine hundred. It
had 761 by the census of 1910 and it is
gaining slowly but steadily. There are
a good many nice homes here, and the
buildings generally are neat and kept
in a good state of repair. There are
three churches, Methodist Episcopal,
Christian and Episcopalian, while the
Catholics hold services once a month
or such a matter.
There is a good eight-room school
building, erected at a cost of $30,000.
There is a high school course' main
tained, nine teachers in- all belnir em
ployed. The resideints are proud of
tneir school and their school bulldlnir.
and I guess they are Justified In so
being.
Another thing I learned and that 1
that the Starbuck people boast of hav
ing the best general health among the
residents of any place in this part of
tne country. Typhoid is unknown, save
when a case is brought in. The watsr
used for domestic purposes is from
driven wells about 20 feet deep, but the
water Is pure ana cool. They also de
clare they have the most equable clim
ate in this part of the state. There
never Is any extremely hot weather or
any real cold weather like there is in
places not far distant, the contour of
the country being such that the heat
waves and cold waves are shut off.
A new English life buoy carries two in
candescent lamps on each side, supplied
with current by a storage battery, which Is
switched on automatically as the buoy is
Great Northern Railway
Summer Excursions to the East
" Tekets on al dally rmtH September SO.
Going' limit fifteen days from data of sale.
Ret era limit October 31; stopovers allowed in eaeb direction.
Atlantic City and return.. $111.30
St. Louis and return 70.00
Boston and return 110.00
Detroit and return..... ... 83.50
Pittsburg and return.... 91.50
Montreal and return. ..... 105.00
Baltimore and 'Washington and return..... ........ ........ ..$107X0
New York and Philadelphia and return . ....... 103.50
Chicago and Milwaukee and return . 72.50
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo and return 55.00
Toronto, Buffalo and Niagara Palls and return 92.00
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth. Winnipeg, Omaha, Council
Bluffs, Kansas City and St. Joe and return 60.00
Go East on the ORIENTAL. LIMITED; leaves Portland daily at
7:00 P. M. Through Standard and Tourist Sleepers to Chicago in
72 hours. Return same way or any other direct route if desired,
without extra charge.
Ticket and Sleeping
Car Reservations at
City Ticket Office,
122 Third St, or at
Depot, 11th & Hoyt.
pi
H. Dickson,' City
Passenger and Tick
et Agt. Telephones
Marshall 3071. A
2236.
Visit GLACIER NATIONAL PARK this Summer. Season June 15
to September 15. Ask for Booklet.
That's good chicken soup!
She said it with real enthusiasm and
like one who inows. She does know.
She is one of the most particular house
wives in the whole State of Pennsyl
vania. And she was eating Campbell's
Chicken Soup. .
Made of choice selected poultry and
plenty of it a rich nourishing broth
generously supplied with goodchicken
meat, and all the other good things
that go to make a" tasty ana wholesome
soup, this delicious Campbell
kind is a prime favorite
wherever known.
Your money bach if not
satisfied,
21 kinds lQc a can
Look for the red-and-white label
STONE WEDS; KIN JOKES
COVIRACTIXG AGENT BECOMES
BENEDICT AT VANCOUVER.
Strangers Congratulate Couple on
Way From Altar Castle Rock
Girl Is Bride.
Friends of Alfred Stone, contracting
agent for the -Pacific Coast for the Au
tomatic Sprinkling Company of Amer
ica, opened their eyes wide in astonish
ment yesterday when, they were In
formed of the marriage of Mr. Stone,
considered a confirmed bachelor, to Miss
Harriet -M. Kreher, of Castle Rock,
Wash. ( '
The wedding took place In Vancouver,
Wash.. Judge Back, of the Superior
Court, officiating. The witnesses were
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Howe, sister and
brother-in-law of the bride.
Mr. Howe is something of a practical
Joker, and the opportunity proved, too
great a temptation for him to resist.
Coming over in their automobile on. the
ferry from Vancouver the Stones were
amazed at the number of persons who
seemed to know them and offer con
gratulations on their recent marriage.
When one old farmer, who was an abso.
lute stranger to both bride and bride
groom, called, them by name and wished
them a long and happy wedded life, Mr.
Stone asked him how he knew their
names and that they cad just been
married. The stranger referred to a.
sign which was tied, to the back of the
car. It read:
"The newly-weds, Mr. and Mrs. A. K.
Stone. Congratulations."
This also accounted for the storm of
old shoes and slippers through which
the auto passed from the time It left
the Courthouse.
The Stones will leave In a few days
for Salt Lake, thence to Los Angeles
and. San Francisco, where they will
make their home.
Big Salmon Run Is On.
ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 12. (Special.).
As a result of the muddy water that
has been in the Columbia for several
days partially clearing away, what is
believed to be the best spurt of salmon
during the present season entered the
river with the floodtide this forenoon
and all gear operating below Sand Is
land made big hauls. Good catches are
expected tonight, and the deliveries at
the packing plants tomorrow will prob
ably be large.
An English patent has been granted, for a
fender to be suspended In front of an auto
mobile wheel to brush obstructions away.
220 Mile
ONE-DAY
Trip Down the Columbia.
VIA
Steamer T. J. POTTER
COOL, EXHILARATING AND AWE-INSPIRING
Steamer leaves Ash Street Dock
8:00 A. M. daily, except Saturday
and Sunday.
Back in Portland 10 P. M. same day.
Breakfast and other meals served
. a la carte.
Make reservations at Ash St. Dock
, or City Ticket Off ice,
Third and Washington.
Phones: Marshall 4500 or A 6121