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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1914)
r If THE MORNING OHEGONIA3T WT!DNESDAT, BfAY 13, 191. SURVEY OF FORTY-TOOT LOGS WHICH WILL BE USED FOR. THE COLUMNS OF THE- OREGON BUILDING AT THE I P4WAM4DAPTTT1 TtvlSAcrri?iTw LINE TO BE Shop Mornings-Double Stamps Till 2 o'Clod, A Fine Line of Dennison's Sets for Roses and Other Flowers. AUSKA f" ... ... .ii. v., . 1 l ' C 11 RUSHED Large Field Force Now Being Chosen From Among Sever al Thousand Applicants. TWO ROUTES PRESENTED Choice Between Seward, "With Pri vately Owned Terminus, and Port age Bay, Flanked by Monn ? tains, Must Be Made. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, May 12 Surveys to be made this Summer By the newly-created Alaska Railway Commission will deter mine the location of the first trunk line to be built under the 35,000,000 appropriation made recently by Con gress, but construction work will not be begun before the season of 1915. Whether the first road will run along the Susitna River, which is the route which the Commission is to survey, or whether it will follow the Copper River, will not be known until the Susitna route has been thoroughly sur veyed. Six surveying parties are to be put in the field by the Railway Cdmmis sion, two to work on terminals, two to work inland from the seacoast, and two to work from the interior toward the Coast. Bis Field Force Required. It has not yet been determined how many men will be put in the field by the Railway Commission, but as some thing more than a thousand miles of route is to be surveyed during the season. It is expected that the field force will be large. The surveyors and others will be appointed by the Commissioners, who are now going over several thousand applications from surveyors and field men who desire to be employed on this work. The presumption is strong- that the first trunk line railroad will be built along the Susitna Valley, although there will be no determination of 'that question until the surveys are com pleted. If that route is selected, there will, be some difference of opinion as to where the terminal shall be placed. There are two known available ter minals Seward, now the terminus of the Alaska Northern Railroad, and Portage Bay, at the head of Cook Inlet. Considerable pressure has been brought to make Seward the terminus, provided the Susitna route is selected. Private interests own the townsite of Seward and have invested considerable money there, and were much in evi dence in Washington urging the pas sage of the Alaska Government rail road bill. It was generally under stood that the owners of the town site of Seward desired to unload theii property on the Government, and they are doubly desirous of unloading, now that a second possible terminus has been found. Both Harbors Are Safe. From information now available It would appear that there is little to choose between the harbor at Seward and that at Portage Bay. Both af ford good anchorage, with plenty of deep water, and both are regarded as safe. If the Government decides to make its terminus at Seward, It nat uarally will take over the Alaska Northern Railroad, which Is a property the owners would be glad to sell, but for which they want a good stiff price. On the other hand, if the Government decides to build from Portage Bay, it must overcome a big engineering obstacle at the beginning of its line, for back of the harbor rises a range of mountains 3000 feet high. This range would have to be tunneled for a distance of two and a quarter miles. It will be ascertained whether it will be cheaper for the Government to build this tunnel than it would be to buy about 70 miles of the Alaska Northern Railroad. This, in itself, -will be an Important factor. It is the desire of Government offi cials that the Government shall have full control of the docks at the ter minus of the Alaska railroad, wher ever located, and in figuring on taking over the Alaska Northern, the Gov ernment must also figure on the cost of the docks at Seward, and compare that cost with the probable cost of constructing suitable docks, if the ter minus be located on Portage Bay. DELIRIUM LEADS TO DEATH Body of George M. Martin Found: in Baker Home Basement. i BAKER, Or, May 12 (Special.) Delirious and mentally deranged as the result of a recent illness, George M. Martin, of Cove, Or., wandered into the home of Howard L. Ross early Mon day morning and either fell through a window or down a stairway into the basement, striking the cement floor and sustaining a broken neck, which -aused his death. A child in the Ross riousehold found the body at 8 o'clock. When Sheriff Rand arrived the body was still warm. Mrs. Ross said that the kitchen door Jiad been locked the night before, but xnat a window In the basement, which liad been closed for years, was found open. The wiudow is so small, how ever, it is difficult to see how Mr. Martin could have squeezed through it, except deliberately. Mr. Martin was 46 years old and lived at Cove. Or, where he Is sur vived by a widow and six children. His wire is a daughter of William Miles, f Baker, and lived here until her mar riage. His father, K. J. Martin, lives ib uniun. Cheharia Commencement May 18 CH EH A LIS, Wash., May 13. (Spe cial.) Commencement week exercises mo t-ueuaus raign school Will in Monday evening. May 18. with - - -. , '"f,uL exercises. xne xisual class programme will ha. riun ending with a short farce, entitled uiimer i oix." Wednesday Thursday evening. May 20 and 21. ODeretta. "PrtHrPR. RnnntA ill . w w ..... VJ. wiu UV Riven. The school proper will close May 22, when the following will grad- DAt,! T '.1 ! . MaWiM i . -.t , , . . . uer nanson. Hazel Brown, Harriet Charlton. I"lor- - - .vuu. unison, .Peter Summersett, Arthur Glblin. Marian For ney, Charles Schuster, Charles Miles, Lowell Swenson. Sadie Michael, Stella . j , f uibuu, -Bessie ALCE.W Jnhn . li t-f,. 1 - . . be the The and the be pen. j Xorth Powder Totes on Bonds. NORTH POWDER. Or., May 12. (bpecial.) At a special election hiH todav the citlXffnn rf v.. v. -rj j . . x u n u CI voted for a water system for the town. The election was also to amend the city charter so as to make a bond issue . possible. Other amendments of minor Importance were also voted. It is proposed to bond the city for the sum or 30,i00, the bonds to run for 30 J ears. , r x" ' "ran - - - - V - ' i Vi -s ' " GIANT LOGS ON WAy -7'-' I ; : , - ' ' ' ' - . ' , ', - . I'- ' - v j ' . . I pij III Columns for Oregon Building Being Forwarded. - SPAN OF EACH FIVE FEET Auditor's department and in large measure in the police department Some of the departments use the system mod erately, while Commissioner uiecK is applying it vigorously in the public works department. No two depart ments, it is claimed, are using tne sys tem alike. ELECTION PLANS ARE MADE Ashland- Decides Bond Ballot Will Be for Mineral Springs Only., ASHLAND. Or., May 12. (Special.) Providing that the special election about to be called shall be held only for voting on the mineral springs proposition was the gist of a reso lution adoptea at a recent mass meet ing of Ashland citizens. Another pro vision is that the proceeds of the sale of 8175,000 bonds shall be used spe cifically for i the project, which is to be managed by a commission. Bert R. Greer, J. P. Dodge and R. A. Mlnkler. the committee which has had charge of the preliminary work, were unanimously invited to stand for elec tion as commissioners. The commission will make' arrange- Official House at San Francisco to Be Surrounded by 4 8 Massive Columns, One Dedicated to Each State of Union. Shipment of the 48 logs to be used as columns for the Oregon building at the Panama-Pacilic Exposition will be completed within the next two or three days. The Oregon Commission sent out seven cars .yesterday, containing 21 logs. Three cars of logs will be sent from Central Oregon and one from Southern Oregon, and 12 logs will be sent by steamer from Coos Bay. The logs are assembled from different points ou the Columbia and Willamette and are donated by the lumber in terests of the state. The average weight of these logs is 29,000 pounds. There is onlv one der rick in the Northwest that can handle them and that is the O.-W. R. & N. derrick at the Alblna dock. The Oregon building; at the exposi tion is to be of Grecian architecture on the plan of the Parthenon at Athens. The 48 log pillars surrounding it will be Ave feet in diameter and 43 feet high. They will be dedicated to the 48 states of the Union and each will bear the emblem of a state. There will be a ceremony around each column by representatives of the particular states. Top Loading Cars at Alblna Dock With Lou Welrklnv 2S-OIMI Pnnaii. v.i. Middle JLotc Being; Lowered at Alblna Dock by Only Derrick in North west That Can Handle Them. Bottom Derrick Ralatna; Los; Oat ef Raft by transcontinental lines on all through carload shipments of fruit to Eastern points. The co-operation of the North Pa cific Fruit Distributors has been asked, and in case the demands are met, through Eastern shipments from all points on the Mount Hood line will roll at the same charge made from Hood River. EFFIGIENGYiSJOLTED ALUMNI TO REORGANIZE NEW UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ASSO. CIATION FAVORED. . Plana Considered Include Hiring; of Paid Secretary, Printing: of Magi sine, Extenaldn of Activity. EUGENE." Or., May 12. (Special.) At a meeting here plans were begun for the reorganization of the Univer sity of Oregon Alumni Association from the present body into a rigid organiza tion with a paid secretary that will become a state-wide factor in the pro motion of education. This meeting is a preliminary session to make definite organization possible at the annual meeting In June. The meeting was called by John C. Veatch. of Portland, president of the Alumni Association, who favors a paid alumni secretary to lead in the or ganization of the several thousand graduates. It is also the purpose 'to make associate members of 6000 or 6000 ex-university students, who left before graduation. It is also proposed to publish an alumni magazine as a substitute to the present arrangement whereby the col lege paper is aent to each alumnus. This plan, however, will meet with op position, it is reported. Luke Goodrich, Allen Eaton and George Hug, were named as a commit tee to form definite plans for the new organization. Steps fcr a general reunion at com mencement time were discussed. Ef forts will be made to have 500 gradu ates attend. RATE ADJUSTMENT ASKED Absorbing of Mt. Hood Line Charge on Fruit to East Urged. HOOD RIVER. Or., May 1. (Spe cial.) Working through the Fruit Growers' Transportation League the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, accord ing to J. C Skinner, the local repre sentative of the central attlltno. a has asked that the charge of the Mount fciood xtsxuroaa company be abeorbed SOIL SURVEY TO BE MADE Washington Board Decides on Other ' Investigations Also. OL.TMPIA. Wash.. Mav 12. (Stieclal.t A soil survey of Franklin County, a geological survey of the mining district in Northeastern Washington and a completion of coal surveys in Thurs ton. Lewis and Cowlitz counties were decided unon tiv tha Stt Ylnnvsl f Geological Survey at its semi-annual meeting nere yesterday. The Franklin County soil survey will be made fn rn.nnAintin i t v. v, n Bureau of Soils, United States Depart ment of Agriculture. The Board de cided also, in connection with the v eaeral hydrographic service, to take Water measurement, 1n tVlo Palnnaa Touchet and Tucannon rivers in South eastern Washington. BABY LEFT ON DOORSTEP Foundling in Onion Box Found by Baker Couple on Returning Home. BAKER, Or, May 12. (Special.) When Walter Ott and wife reached home Sunday night they found on their doorstep a newly born babe wrapped In a flannel cloth and placed in an onion box. On a slip of paper were the words: "Born May 9." Inquiry among neighbors today de veloped that the child had been taken there by a woman in a taxic&b. . Mr. and Mrs. Ott have not decided whether or not to keep the foundling. O.-W. R. & X. Earnings Increase. OLTMPIA, Wash, May 12. (Special.) Increased earnings, breaking all pre vious records, but decreased net income, because expenses grew faster than the new business, are shown by the O.-W. R. & N. Company in its annual re port to the State Tax Commission for the calendar year 1913. Total gross operating revenue for the line for 11S is given at (17,988,103. as against $17,310,257 in 1912. Operating expenses however. Increased from fll.C43.912 to H2.679.282. leaving the net income from operation (5,408,821 n 1913, as against SS.690.41S In 1912. Asotin-Levi iston Mall Centra ct Let. ASOTIN, Wash, May 11. (Special.) J. S. Eckman has received the mail contract for carrying i:he Asotin Lewiston mail. His contract begins July l'and lasts for four years at the rate of S1850 a year. -The present car rier only receives $924 a year. The In crease is on account of the increase in parcel poat mail. City Commissioners Frown on Advance.to Employes. OLD WAGE CUTS REMAIN Department Heads Hold Different View or Merit Rewards and De merit Discipline III-Feeling, Once Dormant, Flames. Althous-h rilv mnlnVM V, A,a that, on June 1 thtp ,laiH.. wai,i increased automatically if their records ciear, unaer tne cltys new effi ciency system, the City Commission nnhaKlv will 1 j a. , . . , increases. The proposition was brought it a. meeting- or toe commission VMiterriBT Whil. MA . i . , - " m-umi wrnLO u&ea, the opinion prevailed that, outside the &uu yuuee departments, the In Buwuau 11U1 KULUIIWUC VJOm- mlssioner Dieck definitely announced that he intended to grant increases in nis department only upon recommenda tion. VTm mmi kA V. . . , .... ii i.. ouuiv vcupiu in his department who are deserving of First Csrt 30.000. When the efficiency system was made effftivi I a ii - -n i v. 1 i . ... j i in" eainiics UL City employes were cut down materially, the " b&6icguiik HUUUL A U, UU U. iluch of the ill-feeling thus aroused was ap peased by the general supposition that the Commissioners would adhere strict 'v to the provisions of the efficiency ii "uum srant small increases T71V fllT Vmstni-l.,. T . i 1 . j i me under standing that, on June 1. there would be automatic increases for those who were cut on January 1, and that other 1 ii v, i a.mra wuuia oe made January 1915. Failure to follow this programme piuuawiy wiu sur up renewed ill-feel ing and may bring about some resigns tlons. In some cases the cuts were aj much as S2S a month. Excessive Increase reared. Commissioner Daly brought the prop osition before the Commission yester dav With thu nnaiinn.n.., . I . , . automatic Increases were granted the city's payroll would go up by leaps and bounds. The impression seemed to pre vail that the increases should be grant ed only upon recommendation of the heads of the departments, the Commis sioners, and should not be automatic This, the employes say. will lead to un fairness, discrimination and favoritism. ' " cmicutjr BjrsieTn in some depart ments has been adopted only so far ai cuts m salaries are concerned. The H m T-i t An..M la V. . . . . . duB uvea, i nis is true. In the health . department, the "DY.-IT" will color your straw hat any shade desired for 25 LAWN TENNIS E ACQUETS, to close, $4 values $2.50, $6 values $3.50. A full line of baseball goods at popular prices. OTJR PEN FOUNTAIN flows freely for you and our Pen Doctor is always at your serv ice. If your pen is "off," bring it in. "We are wholesale agents. Pens from 98c to $25. Ten Days' Trial Free. COLORED UMBRELLAS for rain or sun, $4.98. 10 ribs, German silver, India frames, of extra good quality silk, all colors, long handles with -hand cord. Regular $6.00. "WEAR-EVER" Fountain Syringes and Water Bottles now $1.07. Regularly priced at $1.50 and $1.75. "IMPERIAL" Glove Cleaner, cleans white gloves, Box 25c A time and money-saver. DRUGS. 10c Soda Bicarb 10c Glycerine and Rose Water. 25c Spts. Camphor 40c Witch HazeL 10c Moth Balls 10c Cone. Lye 10c Chloride Lime 10c Dutch Cleanser. 10c Gum Camphor .... 7d ....70 ....1 ....33 .... 7 .... 7t .... 80 .... SO .... 70 TRAVELERS' SLIPPERS in folding leather cases, special O50 "POZZONI" POWDER Special 270 Borated Talcum, pound cans 230 O thine, double strength 850 A LITTLE SUNSHINE FOR THE SICK wheel chairs for the invalid, convalescent or cripple, in or outdoor, rigid or reclining. Will rent one if you don't wan't to buy, or sell on easy terms, just as you prefer. GARDEN HOSE, Lawn Mowers, Flower- Grass and Garden Seeds, House. Floor and ! .Furniture Paints and Polishes. All these in our basement store at fair prices. Woodard, Clarke & Co. Alder St. Wood-Lark Building at West Park ments for holding the election just as soon as the legal requirements may be complied with. Genesee Knights Go to Iewiston. GENESEE, Ida., May 12. (Special.) Fifty members of the Knights of Columbus Lodge at this place drove to Lewlston. Ida., in antos. together with seven candidates, and attended the ini tiation held at Lewlston. A class of more than 30 were initiated. lone to Hv "Clean-Up" Day. IONK, Or.. May 12. (Special.) May 18 and 19 have been selected by the City Council as "clean-up day." The Council has notified the citizens to fight the housefly. Fur Protection That Protects No matter how careful you may be at home, our cold storage vaults offer the only real protection against moths, fire or theft. We Call For and Deliver 3Tour furs and clean them by our compressed air or vacuum process keep them insured and stored in our special vaults for a charge so low youH be astonished at its reason ableness. Phone or call for information. REPAIRING AND REMODELING AT SUMMER RATES 288 Morrison St. J. P. Plagemann, Mgr. Father Accused, Daughter Weds. OREGON CITT, Or., May 12. (Spe cial.) A. J. Hafer was arrested today charged with a statutory offense against his daughter. Ida M. Hafer. IS years old. The daughter left Oregon City today with Charles Robertson to be married. The complaint was made out by Mrs. J. Robertson, mother of Charles Robertson. Bail was fixed at $1000. Hafer was unable to raise the amount and is being held in the County JaiL His hearing is set for Saturday morning before Judge Slevers. All physicians know mineral water to be a nerve tonic and a vital ity builder. Standing alone in its class, the high regard in which WHITE ROCK WATER is held by the doctors of today is at tested by its enormous sale, "There's Health in White Rock" flfilf m Rosarian Cafeteria Obbi Sundays Hereafter, Just a little better place to eat. Popular prices for ladles and gentlemen. Try us, you w 1 1 1 be pleased. Morrin Bid r.. Main En. trance, Down Stalrri. Washington St. Between Broadway .nd I ark. Lorn E&&i& Ejzc&sfsE&bs (2h4&mt Tqsmfs East TO Chicago $72.50 Pittsburgh. 91.50 SLLouu 70.00 MemphU 79.90 Kana City 60.00 Albany 104 10 Omaha 60.00 Baltimore 107.50 St.Jo.eph 60.00 Montreal 105.00 Sioux Gty 60.00 Portland, Me. 110.00 Denver 55.00 New York 108.50 Colo. Springs 55.00 Washington 107.50 Indianapoks 79.90 Philadelphia .108.50 Detroit 83.50 Boston 110.00 Buffalo 92.00 May 16, iS, 19, 20 to Chicago, and Daily June 1st To Sept. 30th Liberal Stopovers Return Until Oct. 31st These fares may be utilized to many other destinations and for Circuit Tours through the West that will include Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Minneapolis, St, Paul, St. Louis, Chicago. 4- Over tne tsuriington THE ORIENTAL LIMITED: Gnat Northern - Burlington - train de luxe to Chicago, 300-mila daylight scenic ride along; the tipper Mississippi. ATLANTIC EXPRESS : Northern Pacific Burlington to Chicago, via' tha Twin Cities, arriving; Chicago at noon, for connection with all non-execsa-iare and limited trains beyond. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LIMITED! Northern Pacific Burlington via the direct Southeast line through Billings, to Denver, Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis. : SOUTHEAST EXPRESS: Great Northern Burlington vi Billings and direct Southeast main line, to Denver, Omaha and Kansas City. Inplaanloc yoar Jouraer, eonralt the Rd Folder; It will qaleklr show rom how well Burlington lines from Minneapolis, ' St. Peal, Billtoce or Denver, may be utilized in a circuit tear, or ! address the nearest scent or the andersianed. A. C. SHELDON, G. A.. 'o. 1B0 Third St.. Portland. Or.. Telephone. Main ass ; Home A 1243 v liiiiHrfUlliill A primary vote for Johns will not be wasted. .(Paid Advertisement.) . An Outing Worth While to spend the Week-End in Southern Oregon Low. Round Trip Fares Every Saturday and Sunday, we haye on sale low round-trip tickets from Portland to Comstock, Drain, Oakland, Sutherlin, Roseburg, Myrtle Creek, Glendale, Rogue River, Gold Hill, Central Point, Medford, Ashland and intermediate points south of Comstock, good for return Monday following. I " S'JNSET sl I lOeDEMtfSMAST.. I I 1 ROUTES I I r-o more delightful time in the year than during the month of May to visit the garden spots of Southern Oregon; enjoy the pure air. fragrant with blos soms. Flshins is g o o d in all the streams. Call at the City Ticket O ff ice, 80 Sixth Street, Cr rner 'of Oak, Union Depot or East Morrison Street John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon