THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1913.
RALLY TO BE
HELD Ifl IDFORD
Eureka Good Roads Conven
tion Adjourns After Offi
cers Are Chosen.
ANNUAL MEETING PLANNED
Oregon and Washington Men Elect
ed Vice-Presidents and Commit
teemen of Xevrly Organ
lied 'Association.
EUREKA. Cat.. Aug. 21. (Special.)
Dudley W. Seltzer, of Redding, today
was elected president of the Pacific
Highway Association, formed as a re
sult of three states' good roads rally.
which was concluded today, 'ine dele
gates will leave tomorrow. The main
purpose of the association is ine pro
. motion of a highway which will paral
lel the Pacific Coast from Canada to
Mexico. The association is 10 uve
membership from Oregon. Washington
and California, and will advocate co
operation among those states in road
matters.
In addition to working for Coast
highways, the organization is to con
cern itself with all road matters with
in the states represented and between
the states, watch leglgslation and work
for uniform road laws and to secure
better systems of maintenance of
highways. An executive committee
which will meet the third Eaturday of
January and of July each year will
control the workings of the assocla
tlon, while an annual meeting will
be held at a time and place to te des
ignated by the executive committee.
The next meeting is to held at Med
ford. Or., next Summer, the exact date
to be selected later.
Portland Men Elected.
The officers elected are as follows
President, Dudley W. Seltzer, Redding;
vice-president for Washington, E. S.
Collins, Ostrander; vice-president for
Oregon, J. w. McCoy. Ashland! vice
president for California, Dr. J. D.
Bullitt, San Jose; treasurer. B. F.
Lynip, Alturas; secretary, George E.
Boos. Medford: executive committee.
Washington. Samuel Hill. Maryhill;
Frank Guilbert, Spokane; J. F. Ronald,
Seattle: E. T. Griggs. Tacoma. Oregon,
H. L. Pittock, Portland; George Rodg-
ers, Salem; WHllam Graves, Marsh-
field; Charles Renfro, Eugene. Cali
fornia, W. J. Dalton, San Francisco;
N. B. Johnson, San Mateo: G. A. Webb,
Crescent City; T. H. Ramsey, Red
Committee Meeting Spirited.
A general discussion of road matters,
participated in by many delegates, oc
cupied the morning session after the
eleotion of officers. The proceedings
were enlivened by contest in the com
mittee on resolutions. An attempt was
made to have the committee adopt a
resolution increasing the work of the
California .State Highway Commission,
but this was opposed by several mem
bers and was not included in the re
port. After the report of the commit
tee had. been adopted a resolution in
dorsing the work of the commissions
of California, Oregon and Washington
and commending: the road administra
tions of those states was Introduced
from the floor by William Graves, of
Marshfield, and was passed without
discussion. The contest in the commit
tee, which held a session behind closed
doors, is said to have been spirited.
Governors Johnson and Lister ad
dressed a crowd of '3000 at Sequoia
Park this afternoon on road topics.
and tonight are guests, with the other
delegates, of the Humboldt Auto Club
at a banquet given at the Hotel Vance.
WEST NAMES COMMISSION
Three Appointed to Co-operate at
Conference on Rural Credits.
SALEM, Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.)
George F. Rodgers, Salem; A T. Brax
ton, Forest Grove, and A. P. Davis, of
LaGrande. were appointed a committee
today by Governor West to co-operate
with H. J. .Starkweather, of Clackamas
County, and Hector MacPherson, Cor
vallis, in representing this state before
the Congress on Rural Credits and
Farm Life, to be held in Washington,
D. C. the coming Fall.
Mr. Starkweather and Mr. MacPher
son, with representatives of other
states, recently made a tour of Europe
Investigating the various systems of
credits there.
The Oregon commissioners and the
committee appointed today will make
a report of conditions here at the con
gress. The commissioners who toured
Europe will make a report of their
Investigations, and it is believed that a
system will be evolved which will be of
benefit to the farmers of the United
States.
RESERVES OFF TO DRILL
nrst Company - Coast Artillery to
Bivouac at Port Stevens.
ASHLAND. Or., Aug. 21. (Special.)
First Company Coast Artillery Re
serves of Oregon lett this afternoon
for Fort Stevens, about BO strong, of
ficered as follows: Captain G. C. Spen
cer, First Lieutenant Clyde Dean, Ser
geants Willis Bailey, Don Spencer, Os
car Gainard. Peter Spencer and J. Q.
Adams, who, will also act as quarter
master, Corporals Danford, Butterfield,
Tweed and Tate, Musicians Floyd
Ilekey and Cedrle Myers.
They left the Armory In service unl
form with full camp equipage, and
entrained on No. .1$.
At Fort Stevens they will be drilled
in artillery practice for ten days, under
command of Colonel Hammond, of Eu
gene, who with other officers will di
rect the military movements cf the
Coast Artillery Corps.
MEAT PROTECTION ASKED
Portland Health Officer Appeals to
Railroad Commission.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.)
Dr. M. B. Marcellus. Health Officer of
Portland, has written to the State Rail
road Commission, asking that the ex
press companies be compelled to adopt
a more hygienic system of shipping
meats.
He suggests that the companies be
compelled to have meats enclosed in
sacks before shipment.
DALY AND DIECK SPEAKERS
Contemplated City Improvements
Discussed at Kose City Meeting.
Public utilities. improvement of
streets and improved streetcar service
were considered last night at the meet-
II
lng of the Rose City Park Civic Im
provement League by .Commissioners
Daly and Dieck. who were tne prin
cipal speakers. Mr. Daly discussed the
water mains problem to some extent
and reported that 2200 tons of water
mains would be received September 8,
which would enable mains to be laid
on many streets, and that another or
der of 4000 tons would be placed later,
which would carry the department
through until Spring, at which time it
was- hoped the bond market would ad
mit of the sale of water bonds to bet
ter advantage.
In response to the report that street
cars on the Rose City line are con
stantly overcrowded, Mr. Daly prom
ised that efforts would be made to se
cure better service. He invited the
club to submit definite information as
to poor service.
Commissioner Dleck announced that
Engineer Boschke, of the O.-W. R. A
N., had submitted plans for the regrade
of the track of the main line from East
Twenty-eighth to East Seventy-second
street by which the track would be
lowered and grade crossings elimi
nated. Mr. Dleck said that some fea
tures of the regradlng plans did not
meet with his approval, but elimina
tion of the grade crossings was the
object and will be worked out.
Commissioner Dleck said that his de
partment had taken up the question of
the widening of East Burnslde street
according to the Bennett plans, and
the extension of. East Glisan street
from East Twenty-sixth to East
Twenty-eighth streets.
FIRE CHIEFS TO GATHER
PACIFIC COAST ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET IX TACOMA.
Portland Firemen's Band on Pro
gramme for Concert and Trip
' to Rainier Is Arranged.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 21. (Special.)
The Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs As
sociation will hold its annual meeting
In Tacoma next week, being in ses
sion August 24-28. and elaborate ar
rangements are being made for the
entertainment of the visitors by Chief
McAlevy and members of the Are de
partment and city commission. About
80 Are chiefs are expected to be in at
tendance, coming from as far south as
the Mexican border and as far north as
the leading Western British Columbia
cities. An attractive programme of
addresses and sight-seeing trips is be
ing prepared for the visitors.
The first of the Sre chiefs will arrive
Saturday and as a preliminary to the
opening of the convention a concert
will be. given' Saturday night in the
Armory by the Portland Firemen's
Band for the benefit of the Tacoma
firemen's pension fund. The Portland
band will be on its way to the Na
tional convention of fire chiefs to be
held in New York September 1-6, and,
in addition to the Tacoma concert, will
play at Missoula, Mont,, and possibly
other points en 'route East, the band
leaving here Sunday.
One of the features of the conven
tion will be a trip to Mount Rainier
next Tuesday, the fire-chiefs leaving
here In the morning over the Tacoma
Eastern branch of the Milwaukee rail
road In Superintendent Foster s private
car. Commissioner of Public Safety
Mills will accompany the party. The
return to the city will be made Tues
day night.
Mm DELAYS TRAINS
TACOMA EXCrRSIOX STOPPED
XEAR ABERDEEN.
Twenty-Five Hundred Youngsters of
Federated Churches La to In
Beginning Picnic.
ABERDEEN, Wasn., Aug. 21, (Spe
cial.) Twenty-five hundred children
and their overreers. aboard two spe
cial trains, bound foi Mocllps, were de
layed an -hour today between Aberdeen
and Hoquiam through the derailing of
the Oregon-Washington gas car near
the east approach to the Hoquiam Riv
er bridge.
The children were members of a Joint
Sunday school picnio excursion given
by federated Tacoma churches.
The two trains, consisting of 12
coaches each, got under way shortly be
fore noon.
The County Board of Equalisation to
day took off (29.000 from the assess
ment made by Assessor Riley on the
mill property of the Northwestern
Lumber Company of Hoquiam, reducing
it from 1129.070 to 2100,070. It Is not
known whether or not this can be tak
en as a forecast or tne action of the
Board regarding other mills. It Is
held tbat the Assessor had estimated
the lumber in the yards on March 1 at
about 4,000.000 feet, whereas there was
about 2,000,000 feet on hand. Other er
rors are alleged.
LEM W00N MAY HANG
Supremo Court Sustains Conviction
of Portland Chinese.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 21. (Speolal.)
Unless Governor West commutes his
sentence to lite Imprisonment. Lera
woon. a cninese, convicted In Port
land In 1908. of killing Le Tal Hoy. will
be-hanged. A mandate of the Su
preme Court of the United States was
received by the Clerk of the State Su
preme Court today, the verdict of the
Oregon courts or murder In the first
degree being sustained. The mandate
will be forwarded to the Circuit Court
of Multnomah County, and Lem Woon
will be resentenced.
The Chinese, who has been In Jail
in Portland for five years, recently
was allowed to spend a few hours on
top of the building. He declared it
is the first time he had seen the
sun since his Imprisonment.
Medford Ships Garden Truck.
MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.)
Two years ago a carload a month of
garden truck was being shipped Into
Medford. Today not only is the local
trade supplied by local growers, but
yesterday a carload of melons, to
matoes and other table products were
sent to Northern California from Med
ford, and efforts will be made so to
organize local growers that a regular
trade may be carried on with outside
points. Two "years ago Medford and
Jackson County depended upon Cali
fornia potatoes. This year every gro
cery store in the city has been sup
plied with local potatoes. Through per
sistent publicity ana encouragement
for the growers the balance of trade
in Medford has been changed from the
debit to the credit side in less than 24
months.
Centralis Auto Victim Dies.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 21. (Spe
cial.) Word was received in Centralia
today of the death in a Tacoma noa-
pital last night of Charles M. Hubbard.
a prominent resident of this city, who
was injured in an auto accident at
South Tacoma two weeks ago. Mr.
Hubbard, who was 21 years of age, was
employed by the Union Loan Trust
Company.
OW'S
Serge
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Charles Black Killed When Car
Owned by C. W. Bilyeu
Overturns in Road.
MACHINE FLOPS AT CURVE
Four Others In Motor Escape With
out Serious Injury Vehicle Falls
to Take Tarn at Speed of 20
Miles an Hour.
DALLAS. Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.)
Charles Black, of Dallas, was almost
Instantly killed and four others more
or less Injured when the big automo
bile owned and driven by Charles N.
Bilyeu. of Dallas, turned turtle this
morning at 1 o'clock on the Dallas-
Salem road, about seven miles east of
Dallas. Mr. Black died within five
minutes after Dr. B. H. McCallon, of
this city, reached the scene of the ac
cident. Mr. Bilyeu, with a party of friends.
had been to Salem. In the party was
George Wall, superintendent of the
Clarke & Henry Construction Company,
now engaged in laying pavement in
this city; C B. Williams, Frank Hamlin,
of the Observer Printing Company, and
Charles Black.
Mr. Bilyeu was driving about 20
miles an hour when he struck a sharp
curve in the road about one mile west
of Brunk's. He drove a HttFe too far
to one side and the automobile refused
to take the curve. Mr. Bilyeu lost con
trol and the machine plunged ahead
into a ditch and turned clear over, com
ing back on the wheels. All the occu
pants were thrown clear of the car and
none were found under it.
Doctors believe, however, that Mr.
Black was run over by the back wheels
of the automobile. Mr. Wall was pain
fully Injured. Mr. Bilyeu was injured
in his back and Messrs. Hamlin and
Williams escaped without a scratch.
At the place where the accident hap
pened the curve is sharp. The road has
been elevated on one side, so that If a
machine hits the curve right it is not
dangerous. Mr. Bilyeu has driven over
the road many times. When he struck
this curve be had his brakes on, but he
got too far on the edge of the road.
No Inquest will be held. Mr. Wall Is
In the hospital at Dallas.
The automobile was damaged con
siderably. Mr. Black was not married. He Is
survived by a father, mother and
brothers and sisters. He was 35 years
of age.
NEIGHBOR'S PONY WORRIES
Rival Candidates for Mayor of South
Orange In Warfare.
NEW YORK, Aug. IS. A pony be
longing to Dorothy Davis, 16-year-old
daughter of G.. Hewlett Davis, of West
Orange, is the center of a neighbor
hood feud that is really an echo of the
last election. Luther Martin. Jr., is
under $200 ball on a charge of striking
the pony while Miss Dorothy was
riding it.
Davis la a Republican. Martin Joined
the Progressives, running as candi
date for Mayor against Davis. Since
then relations have been strained. Mar
tin has objected to the daily exercise
of the pony In Llowellen place, in
which both men live.
AUTHORS' NAMES ARE USED
London May Follow Idea In Ella
Wheeler Wilcox Dance.
LONDON. Aug. IS. (Special.)
Most people have heard tbat Ella
Wheeler Wilcox is a fine dancer and
that a dance has been named after her.
This is a pretty idea we might well
take up. Here are a few suggestions
made by one of my literary friends:
"The Thomas Hardy barn dance,"
The Bernard Shaw shuffle," "The J.
M. Barrie minuet," "The Corelll cud
dle," "The Elinor Glyn side-slip," "The
Kipling gallop." and, unless Mrs. Wil
cox has already annexed the title, "The
G. K. Chesterton waddle."
LONDON POLICE PUZZLED
Experience of Willi am le Quex, Detective-Novelist,
Comes to Light.
LONDON. Aug. 23. (Special.) The
police of England and France have had
a tough nut to crack In the theft of
the pearl necklace that was worth
$750,000. but the most difficult and
sensational problems of h English
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DALLAS MAN DIES
the time for
Suit for Fall
.1 show all the new models in this collection of Navy
serges; there's a dash in the style and a goodness in
the tailoring that will please you.
The showing is comprehensive, too; no matter how
you're built or what your size; you can be fitted in one
of these suits.
See some of them in the corner window; the price is
special $14.85
New weaves and advanced ideas in fine tailoring
are represented in the Fall suits now displayed here ;
.they're clothes that appeal to gentlemen. Take a
look at a few of the new models in the Morrison
etreet window. Modestly priced
$20 to $40
BEN SELLING
Morrison Street
detectives are invariably those that do
not appear in the newspapers owing to
the law of libel.
Here, for Instance, is an experience
that befell William le Quex, the de
tectlve-novelist, the other day in the
heart of London an experience that
has quite baffled them up to this
date. Le Quex, it seems, had occasion
to pay a business visit to a residential
flat in a good neighborhood and was
shown Into a pleasantly furnished
room. Having to wait some time for
the two women whom he had to see.
his eye began presently to wander
curiously ' around the room, and fell
upon what looked like a big, handsome
wardrobe, though why there should be
a wardrobe in a kind of drawing
room he could not imagine. He avers
it was merely from idle curiosity, and
for no more definite reason, that he
presently rose and pulled open the tall
doors of the wardrobe. The breath
left his body as they came open. What
do you think he saw? He saw propped
up inside the upright dead body of
a man in evening dress. You can guess
how quickly he got down the stairs
and. rushed off to the police
Le Quex is a friend of most of the
well-known English detectives, and as
he was not half a mile at any time
from the police headquarters, he soon
Joined a group of officers that dashed
hurriedly into the flat. They found
the room and the wardrobe, but each
was empty. Gone also were the two
women occupants of the flat. Never
has a single fact been discovered about
the dead man in evelng dress with
the wide-staring eyes Never has one
of the women been seen the women
that secreted a dead body in the "ward
robe! v
BODIES NOT IDENTIFIED
SITRVIVORS FR03I WRECK IS
ALASKA RETTJRS SOUTH.
Divers Unable to Reach Sunken Ship
. and Dynamite Will Be Tsed to
Recover Victims.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 21. The
steamship Jefferson. from Juneau,
bringing survivors of the wrecked
steamer State of California and mem
bers of the crew, will reach Seattle at 2
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Northwestern, with survivors of
the wreck, members of the crew and 10
bodies of passengers, three being un
identified women, will arrive here about
noon tomorrow. Eight woman are In
cluded in tho list of missing, and rela
tives and friends of most of these
women will try to identify the bodies
tomorrok.
Divers who were sent north to ex
plore the sunken wreck of the steam
ship State of California will be unable
to examine the vessel because the
water in which she sank is more than
200 feet deep, and divers cannot work
at a greater depth than 100 feet. By
means of explosives the wreckage can
be shattered, however, and most of the
14 bodies imprisoned in the wreck may
be recovered.
CHANGE 0FR0UTE ASKED
East Milvrankle Wants Portland &
Oregon City Line.
MILWAUKIE. OrT Aug. 21. (Spe
cial.) Petitions are being circulated in
Hast Milwaukie and Minthorn asking
the Portland & Oregon City Railway
Company to chango Its route eastward
from the route selected and surveyed
through Milwaukie. In order to pro
vide streetcar facilities for the terri
tory in, East Milwaukie.
The petitions are being circulated
by the East Milwaukie Improvement
Association ana sets forth that if the
company will change its route after
crossing the Foster road and entering
the city to tne eastward to provide
East Milwaukie with car facilities a
free right of way will be provided
valued at 50.000. and considerable
traffic is promised, as two-thirds of
the residents of Milwaukie live in that
district.
A meeting of the East Milwaukie
Improvement Club will be held Tues
day night at the home of C. B. Hanson,
president. M. u. Munley. Steven Car
ver and others are expected to attend
and talk on the proposed railway to
Portland.
SALEM INVALID IS SUICIDE
Charles Ricbter Shoots Himself
- While Wife Entertains Visitors.
SALEM. Or, Aug. 51. (Special.)
While his wife was entertaining- friends
in their parlor, Charles Richter, a re
tired shoemaker, despondent because of
ill health, killed himself early today
on a veranda at his home by shooting
himself in the bead with a shot (tun.
The top of his head was blown off.
Mrs. Richter and her guests rushed
to the porch. Richter had been an in
valid for several years, but had never
threatened to end his life. He com
plained no more than usual this morn
ing. The suicide was 67 years of age.
and besides bis widow, ne is survived
by a son, Henry, employed in a Salem
bindery; a daughter, Dora, employed in
a department store, and another son
who lives in California
KnlKht tft coal for dorv-etic use. Al-
blna Fuel Co.
a new Navy
LEADING
CLOTHIER
at Fourth
Delegates to Development
League Make Tour Over
Rich Country.
MERRILL SERVES LUNCHEON
Addresses Made by Presidents of
Two State Educational Institu
tions Next Convention to
Be Held at Bend.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. SL
(Special.) About 50 automobiles left
Klamath Falls this morning carrying
delegates of the Central Oregon Devel
opment League on a tour of the coun
try. The trip lasted until noon, when
the travelers halted for. luncheon at
Merrill.
In the afternoon a farmers' institute
was held in the Merrill Opera House.
Talks were made by C. C. Chapman,
Phil S. Bates, Farmer Smith and others.
The meeting was presided over by G.
W. Offield. Mayor of Merrill. Miss
Catheryn Prehm addressed the women
of the party on "Home Economics."
The delegates expressed surprise at
the rich country through which they
traveled. Much land Just as good
awaits water.
President Campbell, of the Univer
sity of Oregon, tonight addressed an
audience which filled the auditorium at
the high school building. He appealed
to his hearers not to give all their at
tention to the material things of life,
but to build up communities that would
stand high in moral, mental and social
qualities.
J. W. Kerr, president of Oregon Ag
ricultural College, said he had expected
to address a convention of perhaps 60
or 75 persons and was not prepared to
talk to the large audience that con
fronted him. He told how the market
ing problem can be solved.
Vernon A. Forbes made a short talk
on the extension work of the two state
lnstitutiona He was followed by J. H.
Young, president of the Hill lines In
Oregon.
Calvin Brown, director of the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition, told of that
great undertaking and especially how
It would benefit Oregon. Other speak
ers were Will S. Worden. County Judge
of Klamath County: William Hanley,
of Burns; C C. Chapman, George X.
Wendling, of San Francisco; O. P. Put
nam, of Bend; Hon. Thomas B. Kay,
of Salem, and Judge Webster, of Port
land. A. C. Miller. Assistant Secretary
of the Interior, was scheduled to make
an address, but he has not reached here.
The next place of meeting will be
Bend.
CURFEW FAILS TO RING
Oregon City Bell Being Moved to
Tower Overlooking Community.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Aug. II. (Spe
cial.) Curfew, for the first time in
years, failed to ring in Oregon City
tonight and If there is a big fire be
fore tomorrow night the town-crier of
old may have to be recalled into serv
ice, for today the bin: bell, used as
curfew and fire alarm, was started
from its long-time station in the busi
ness district to a steel tower on the
hill overlooking the city.
It Is expected that the work of in
stalling the mammoth gong will be
finished by ( o'clock tomorrow evening,
so curfew will ring as usual at 9
o'clock.
VANCOUVER GETS BATTERY
Fonrtb Field Artillery to Come
When Mexican Trouble Subsides.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash,
Aug. SI. (Special.) That the Fourth
Field Artillery Batteries, comprising
about 350 men and as many animals,
will be sent here to replace the Second
Field Artillery, which lett -July 1 for
the Philippine Islands, is the advice
received here today.
They are expected when the Mexican
trouble subsides. The Fourth Field
Artillery Is now on the Mexican border.
Several of the batteries left hers in
190 for Fort D. A, Russell.
Bank Mnst Cut Name Trust.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 51. (Special.)
The Attorney-General, in an opinion
today, holds that the word "trust
must be eliminated from the name of
the First Trust & Savings Bank of
Roseburg If it desires to continue In
business snd not conform to the pro
visions of an act passed at the recent
setsion of the Legislature regulating
trust companies.
KLAMATH'S F AilS
SURPRISE VISITORS
$235 Buys This $375
Brand New Piano
fyl New
Sweet
Tone
Great
Singing
Quality
$140 r $10 r $6
A good Piano is Symbolic of "Home." Almost every home-loving
family possesses a piano. There is great satisfaction in owning the
above Piano.
You Can Afford to Pay
$10 Cash
Tou can therefore afford to buy one of these $075 Pianos for $235,
balance $6 monthly, or $1.25 weekly.
The above illustration gives an idea of these elegant Pianos
come hear their full, sweet tone. The "hurry-up time" is passing.
Pianos are selling fast. 1
Start With $1.00
Make your selection now and pay $1 down, if yon do not want to
pay the full payment, and then before delivery you pay the balance '
of $5 or $9 or whatever agreement you make for the first payment,
and the balance $6 monthly, etc., until the piano is paid for in fulL
Every Piano or Player Piano purchased carries with it the Graves
Music Co. guarantee of satisfaction, as also the usual guarantee from
each manufacturer of these new musical instruments; besides, we will
take it in exchange -within one year, allowing full amount paid if
desired.
Removal Sale Catalogue of Musical Instruments mailed you on
request.
Graves Music Co., Ill Fourth St
Removal Sale
LANE FACES DANGER
Interior Secretary Rides 300
Feet in Air at Idaho Dam.
TRIP IS MADE IN SKIFF
Cabinet Member's Display of Xerve
Impresses Reclamation Men at
Project Xovel Experience Is
Thoroughly Enjoyed.
BOISE. Idaho, Aug. SI. (Special.)
Swinging over the great gap in the
canyon of Bolss River, 300 feet above
the construction work on the Arrow
Rock dam. Secretary Franklin K. Lane
of the Interior Department, today
braved all the dangers of this perilous
trip in a skiff dangling from the cables
to Inspect the wonderful engineering
feat the reclamation service is execut
ing in the erection of the highest Im
pounding concrete irrigation dam in the
world.
The act of the secretary when he vol
unteered to make the ride in the skiff
with Chief Engineer A. P. Davis is ta
ken by reclamation officials here to be
conclusive of his desire to get at the
inside facts of work executed under bis
department. ,
Mialdako Next Stop.
The sudden illness f Mr. Meyers,
private secretary to Mr. Lane, this
morning just before the Secretary's
party planned to leave for Minidoka
made Secretary Lane the distinguished
guest of Boise for another day. It also
afforded Secretary Lane the unexpected
opportunity of making a personal In
spection of the work the reclamation
service is carrying on at Arrow Rock,
for Mr. Meyer's illness made It Inad
visable for the party to leave for Mini
doka, and early this morning Secretary
Lane went to Arrow Rock, remaining
the entire day there. He leaves early
tomorrow morning for the Minidoka
project, where he will meet the settlers
at Rupert and Burley.
"I count the experience at Arrow
Rock today one of the most novel in
my life," enthusiastically declared Sec
retary Lane tonight, following his re
turn from the site of the big dam. -The
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trip on the skiff was not overly dan
gerous, although we were in mid-air
300 feet above the dam works, and
rode across the canyon and then back
again.
Engineering Feat Big.
"Arrow Rock presents one of the
great engineering problems that the
Reclamation Service has solved for the
conservation of water in the flood sea
son for use during the late irrigation
montha I enjoyed the day thoroughly.
and am now glad that our party was
slightly delayed, for it afforded me the
opportunity of viewing this gigantic
dam, as well as permitted me to see
for myself the manner in which the
competent men in charge are carrying
on the work."
There was little formality governing
the movements of Secretary Lane to
day. When the plans were changed
this morning hurried arrangements
were perfected for the Arrow Rock
trip. The regular train was taken to
the 'dam site and the entire morning
was passed on the works.
link Served la Caaap.
Accompanying (secretary Lane were
Chief Engineer Davis. F. E. Weymouth,
chief engineer In charge of the Idaho
projects, and citizens of Boise, includ
ing Calvin Cobb, M. Alexander and
Leo J. Falk. At noon luncheon was
served in the camp dining-hall. and
part of the afternoon was passed in
again viewing the works. Secretary
Lane was taken up to the big spillway
carved out of the solid rock and from
there passed on down to the works on
the dam. It was from this point he
entered the skiff suspended from the
cables and was hauled above the dam
works.
Secretary Lane made no public utter
ances while at Arrow Rock. He con
sulted freely with the engineers and
was an eager and persistent questioner.
None of the details of the work 'es
caped him. i
Returning to Boise, Secretary Lane
was taken In charge by leading Demo
crats of both factions of the party here.
Including John F. Nugent. M. Alex
ander. ex-Governor Hawley and others,
and was given an automobile ride over
the city and adjacent valley. It had
been planned to have a general Demo
cratic love feast with speeches tonight,
but Secretary Lane made it quietly
known he was not In Boise or Idaho on
matters political and the plans were
dropped.
This evening Secretary Lane was the
guest of honor of the officers at Camp
Heyburn. where the Second Infantry
Idaho National Guards is outing for 10
days at Boise Barrack a Captain Bums,
of the guard, a resident of Payette. Is
a cousin of Secretary Lane. Returning
to the city Secretary Lane attended to
his correspondence and stated he pro
posed to retire early for the Minidoka
trip.