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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, THURSDAY, JUNE 4. 1914.
ASTORIA STARTS ON
ERA OF EXPANSION
Work Begins on Four Big Proj
ects Promising Trade Development.
THOUSANDS AT EXERCISES
Portlanders See First Work on Hill
Terminals and; Dock System Xu
C. Oilman Issues Warning
Against Realty Speculation,
CContlTTnOd From Flnrt Pt )
North Bank system, who was Intro
duced as "the man. of the hour."
I c. Gllman Tells of Flams.
Mr. Gllman's brief address was filled
with sound sense. No elaborate prom
ises were made, but there was much
timely warning:. He told of the plans
of the Northern Paclflo and Great
Northern railways, which are Joint
owners of the North Bank system, and
of the ships that the system is now
building for operation between the
mouth, of the Columbia and San Fran
cisco, He explained again that each
of the twin vessels, which he hoped
win be ready for operation from a
completed terminal by February 1.
1916. will be 625 feet long-, with 62 feet
beam, 80,000 horsepower and an Indi
cated speed of S3 knots an hour.
He referred to Astoria's apparent
faith In Its own future, of Its many
disappointments and of Its present op
portunities for grreat growth.
"But I can t promise increasea opera
tion for your Industries," . he empha
sised, "or enhancement In the value or
your properties!
, Warning; Given Aurnlnut Speculation.
"This work that we are doing: Is but
the opening: wedge. We will do what
wo can and leave the rest for you.
"Fine harbors, fine docks and fine
climate do not bring ships. Tou must
furnish the cargo. You must exploit
your forests, cultivate your fertile
lands and develop your fisheries."
Then, although he spoke In no uncer
tain terms, Mr. Gilman tactfully but
deliberately warned the people to avoid
the temptation to make the day's de
velopments the excuse for real estate
speculation.
"Town lots never bring tonnage, he
said. "Non-resident owners seldom help
to develop your community. No endur
ing prosperity ever was based on real
estate speculation. Put your energies
into your farms, your forests and your
fisheries, and In the end your real
estate will have all the value It ought
to have.
"I sincerely hope that this time no
mistake will be made in denying your
selves of the prosperity and happiness
that ought to be yours by diverting
your energies Into real estate specula
tion."
Appeal Made for Square Deal.
President Gllman concluded by ap
pealing to. the people for a square deal
for the Investors, great, and small.
whose capital Is making' possible the
erection of these ocean terminals and
the construction of the great ocean
going steamships.
I want j'ou to assist me in protect
ing it from hostile legislation and from
the vandal politician," he declared.
C. C. Chapman, representing Governor
West. congratulated the people of
Astoria, Warrenton and Klavel on the
development now beginning In their
communities, and, on behalf of the Ore
gon Development League and the Port
land Commercial Club, promised co-
I operation in developing to Its full pos
sibilities natural advantages of the
country at the mouth of the river.
George Schmidt, Mayor of. Warren-
Iton, and John E. Gratke, of the Astoria
Budget, delivered addresses of welcome.
IO. C. Barlow, president of the Warren
ton Development League, presided.
Portland Man Lands 11111.
Marshall Dana, of Portland, In his
response, spoke enthusiastically of the
possibilities of Astoria and its adjacent
territory and paid high compliment to
James J. Mill, who had chosen the
mouth of the Columbia as his Pacific
Ocean terminal. He urged the people
I of this section to renewed effort and
I greater vigor and congratulated them
Ion their present opportunities.
Colonel Ludlow, commander at Fort
l8tevens, guardian of the Columbia,
(promised co-operation by the United
1 States Army in the Industrial develop
ment of this district.
Following the speaking programme
lGuthrie, McDougall & Co., contractors
Ifor the dock project, started their pile-
Idriver to work on the first wood piling
that Is eventually to form a part of the
solid retaining wall back of which the
great rail and steamship terminal will
be developed.
Thousands Cheer First Work.
A great cheer went up from the assembled-
thousands and two bands
blared forth their loudest notes as the
great metal weight descended.
The party next' proceeded to Smith's
Point, where the City of Astoria has
planned to construct Its magnificent
municipal dock system. J. H. Walsh,
chief engineer for the dock commission;
W. W. Clark, vice-president for J. A.
McEachern & Co., of Seattle, contract
ors for the work, were the principal
speakers.
Again the first actual bump against
the pile was attended with a noisy dem
onstration. It was late in the evening
before the previous exercises would
permit of the presence of the crowd in
front of the Parker Hotel at the foot
of Ninth street, where the first pile on
the sanitary reclamation project was
started.
Young Boosters Commended.
Dr. W. C. Logan, chairman of the
sanitary and reclamation commission,
presided at the ceremonies. Judge Olaf
Anderson, secretary of the commission,
detailed some of the experiences of
that body In securing the necessary
bond Issue to carry on this work. Ex
Mayor E. M. Smith complimented the
young men for their enterprise in
making possible this work and pre
dicted that the "old-timers" who op
posed It will live to declare It a great
achievement.
C. C. Chapman, again speaking for
Governor West, congratulated the
people of Astoria on behalf of the
state and predicted a remarkable de
velopment as a result of the 'work
started this day.
Reclamation Wall Called Greatest.
By many the reclamation project Is
considered the most important of, the
four pieces of work undertaken. It
provides for a solid retaining wall
against the river front, dredging In
front of this wall and filling behind
It. This filling will automatically
eliminate the piling upon which the
business section of the city Is built,
and will make possible the erection of
more substantial and permanent build
ings than those now in use.
Tonight the visitors from Portland
and other cities were entertained by
the citizens of Astoria at the Welnhard
Astoria Hotel.
Many Speak at Booster Meeting.
The meeting tonight was of an In
formal nature. Good humor and good
fellowship prevailed. Fred C. Johnson,
vice-president of the Astoria Commer
cial Club, presided. E. E. Gray, Mayor
of Astoria, made an address of wel
come. Dr. Alfred Kinney, president of
the Port of Columbia, In humorous
manner, told something of the hopes
and ambitions of the people at the
mouth of the Columbia.
F. J. Walsh, chief engineer of the
Astoria municipal docks, explained the
development provided by the dock
commission's plans.
C. C. Chapman spoke for Governot
West and the Oregon Development
League. C. H. Carey, attorney for the
North Bank lines, spoke for President
Gilman and reviewed briefly the trans
portation history of the country and
pointed out the development possible
in the future.
Industrial Activity Urged.
M. J. Duryea, of Eugene, extended
greetings from the people of the Wil
lamette Valley. A Eugene delegation
was present.
Colonel David M. Dunne, president of
the Oregon Manufacturers' Association,
warned Astorians that If they are to
develop their city to Its fullest possi
bilities, they must encourage manufac
turing Industries.
F. C. Harley, a recent immigrant to
Astoria from Des Moines, la., encour
aged Immigration and promised to
give from $1000 to $50,000 to advertise
Astoria.
Arthur B. Lee and other Spokane
visitors promised co-operation in de
veloping the Port of Astoria and pre
dicted that in the near future the com
merce of the Inland Empire will flow
through the Astoria gateway. A large
party of Spokane business men was
present, many of whom have Invested
in Astoria.
Letters of Rccret Read.
Letters of regret were read from
Senator Chamberlain, Dr. James Withy-
combe, W. N. Meserve, of Grays River,
Wash.; Joseph N. Teal, of Portland; M.
Ida, Japanese Consul; N. B. Coffman,
of Cuehalls; R. H. Crozier, assistant
general passenger agent of the North
Bank; J. D. Farrell, president of the
O.-W. It. & N. Company; J. P. O'Brien,
vice-president and general manager of
the O.-W. R. & N.; J. M. Hannaford,
president of the Northern Pacific;
George T. Slade, vice-president of the
Northern Pacific, and George T. Reid,
assistant to the president of the North
ern Pacific
Edgar W. Smith, manager of the new
Astoria Flouring Mills, predicted that
Astoria will become a great flouring
mill center.
George M. Cornwall, editor of the
Timberman, spoke on behalf of the
lumber interests.
Roseburg Auxiliary Elects.
ROSEBURG, Or., June 3. (Special.)
The members of the Ladies' Auxiliary
to the Roseburg Commercial Club, met
here last night and elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: 'Miss Jo
sephine Parrott, president: Mrs. A. J.
Lilburn, first vice-president; Mrs.
Charles Wharton, second vice-president;
Mrs. S. S. Josephson, secretary;
Miss Mabel Albright, treasurer. The
auxiliary will hold Its closing banquet
on Monday evening, June 29, after
which adjournment will be taken until
October 1.
OPPOSING MEXICAN
FORCES ESTIMATED
American Intelligence Officer
Gives Huerta 60,000, Revo
lutionists 70,000.
VILLA IS ABLE LEADER
Doubt Felt as to Ability to Per
suade Northern Troops to Con
tinue on to Capital Zapa
tistas Range Narrow.
VERA CRUZ, June 3. Captain W. A.
Burnside. formerly military attache at
Mexico City and now Intelligence offi
cer of Brigadier-General Funston's
force, submittted a memorandum to
day on the strength and disposition of
Huerta's troops and summarizing the
territorial division between the fed
erals and the constitutionalists. He
estimates the total number of huerta's
forces. Including police, students and
civil service employes, at 60,000.
The memorandum says that the esti
mates are liberal, although the news
papers controlled by the Huerta ad
ministration are claiming considerably
more.
Sympathy Is With Revelation.
'As to the constitutionalists the note
says:
practically the entire country is In
sympathy with the revolution and the
pacified condition in manv nlaces is
due to intimidation or indifference. For
tne purpose of robbery and the ap
propriation of property probably 150,
000 armed men claim to be revolution
ists. However, the armed revolution
ists having an organization and being
actually under fair control of their
leaders are estimated at about 70,000."
ji tne iiuerta rorces the renorts in
dicate that about 8000 are scattered
along the railroads between Vera Cruz
and the capital, and that the garrison
ai Mexico -ny numbers 13,000. includ
ing students and government employes.
The estimate is made of only 3000 reg
ulars In the capital.
Men at Tamplco Deceived.
Referring to the situation at Tam
plco and Tuxpan, now in constitution-'
1st hands, the memorandum says that
the officers there are deliberately de
ceiving the men ia the ranks regarding
Vera Cruz, declaring that city is held
by the followers of Carranza.
The memorandum says that little
military activity or efficiency can be
expected from the constitutionalists at
Tamplco and Tuxpan because they are
not fed as ably as those directly under
Villa.
According to other retiorts received.
Guaymas, Mazatlan, San Luis Potosl
and Zacatecas are the onlv federal
garrisons north of the 22d parallel.
They merely hold the towns, controlling
iittie or tne surrounding territory. The
routed garrisons of Torreon, Saltillo,
Monterey and Tamplco are believed to
be concentrating at San Luis Potosl.
Advance on Capital Unlikely.
Captain Burnside points out that it
Is improbable that any sweeping gen
eral advance of the constitutionalists
on Mexico City will be made, saying:
"It must be remembered that the
northerners would then be getting
away from the home territory, the only
part of Mexico they really understand,
and it would not be at all surprising
if the leaders experienced difficulty
in, Inducing the men to make a further
southern advance. It is only recently
that the Mexican revolutionists have
shown capacity for organizing in one
section of the country and operating
away from their 'tierra and even now
this progress in the art of war is con
fined to the northerners led by Villa,"
Capital Campaign Not Impending.
Discussing the probable next move
ments of Villa's troops on the capital.
Captain Burnside sees no possibility of
the success of that campaign for many
months. Ho says that even with San
Luis Potosl taken, which is not yet ac
complished, the constitutionalists will
have to fight their way 315 miles to
the capital through the concentrated
forces of the federals, now fully sup
plied with arms and ammunition. In
his own opinion the battle would be
likely to result In "the usual Mexican
fashion a draw."
Captain Burnside dismisses the Zapa
tistas as "not able successfully to oper
ate except in the Immediate vicinity of
their home." He says the bandit arms
supply comes from the defeated fed
erals sent out from the capital. He es
timates the Zapata forces at 15,000, In
scattered bands.
OPEN HOUSE EVENTS ADDED
Multnomah. Club to Stage Boxing
and "Wrestling Friday Night,
One of the features of Multnomah
Club's open house Friday night will be
TONIGHT
When you send the little queen of the
household for bread remind her again
to ask your grocer for
"Franz Butternut Bread"
Look for the label on every loaf.
PP s
BAKED BY THE V.
The Beat
Bread
on Karta
for a Nickel
BAKERY.
I
Safety First! for your Baby i
IMPERIAL JGRANUM
the FOOD that Saves Babies' Lives
makes hard,
firm flesh,
good bone and
rich, red blood.
For the
Imperial
Granum-
taken 3 times daily increases the quan
tity and quality of the milk. It gives
strength to bear the strain of nursing.
Woodard, Clarke &Co.
Alder St. at W. Park
a special programme of boxing and
wrestling, continuing through the
whole evening, with both sports at the
same time. ,
The dance this time will be on the
lower floor, so that a ring and mats
can be placed in the gymnasium. The
junior wrestling championships will be
decided. The preliminaries are now
taking place and the Junior titleholders
will be decided then.
Several local music stare have agreed
to take part in the programme. Pinker
ton Day will sing a solo. Warren
Jackson and L. F. Cowan, also have
lines in the programme.
A long list of talent has signed up
for the boxing and wrestling. The
boxers are: Madden, Parslow, Montpier,
Byers, Miebus, Thorsness, Knowlton,
Schmeer. Huelat and Jacks.
SEARCH FOR BOY FUTILE
BLOODHOCSDS FAIL TO KIJTD TRAIL
OF Gl'STAV ASCHOFF.
Deputy Sheriff Scour Country IVear
Marmot for Two Days Trying to
Discover Missing Youth.
Bloodhounds and searching parties
have failed to discover Gustav Aschoff,
who has been missing from his father's
home at Marmot, near Sandy, since
Sunday. Gustav is 19 years old and
the youngest of nine children of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Aschoff, who have a farm
and a Summer resort.
The home is in a wild country and
both Aschoff and his older sons have
for years acted as guides for strangers
going there to hunt.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Word. Jr., went
with a bloodhound from Kelly Butte
to Marmot Monday afternoon and re
turned Tuesday night after a fruitless
search. He said the Aschoff family is
worried over? the boy's disappearance.
"When Gustav went home Sunday he
did not eat lunch," said Deputy Sheriff
Word. "He had driven some visitors
there in a wagon from Bull Run and
took one of the horses, which was
lame, to a pasture near the honse. There
he lay down and cried because of some
fancied wrong cjn the part of bis
father and brother Otto, they told me.
I started the bloodhound from that
spot. A Deputy Sheriff of Clackamas
brought a hound.
"Neither dog found any trail. They
stopped at the river several times.
This led to the belief that Gustav
might have drowned himself. A party
of 50 men dragged the river and blasted
it with dynamite, but without result.
Gustav could not swim.
"Monday night two of the searching
party reported- they had found a trail
over a plowed field two miles up the
river and 12 of us started out with the
hound and six lanterns. We searched
until 2 o'clock In the morning without
result. The search was continued all
day Tuesday."
Gustav Aschoff weighs 160 pounds.
Is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and has
dark curly hair. When last seen he
wore a black shirt and corduroy
trousers, a belt and tan shoes. He had
neither hat nor coat.
Mrs. Harrv Johnston, -while estins sup
per at her home In Dfellas, Tex., opened
an oyster and round In it flfty-slx pearls.
most oi tnera very uny ana ot email value,
but all were genuine.
PLANS FOR DOCKS AT ASTORIA, WHOSE COMING, WITH HILT, TERMINALS, WAS CELEBRATED YESTERDAY.
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k'OP PERSPECTIVE DRAWING OF ASTORIA'S PROPOSED PUBLIC DOCKS AT SMITH'S POINT, WITH STEAMER M1WVESOTA IV FORGiiROUXD.
BELOW FROXT BLEVATIOS OK FIRST UNIT O" PROPOSED MUNICIPAL DOCKS. PORTRAITS LEFT. JAMES J. HILL. RIKHTjI. tt. KII.MAX.
L. PRESIDENT OK HILL USES IN NORTHWEST, WHO WAS PRESENT AT YESTERDAY'S CELEBRATION.
Double Trading Stamps All Day
"The Monarch Drug Center"
A Continuation of Yesterday's Combination Sales at Discount Prices
15c (Bell's Borated Talcum
Powder.
25c Sanitol Face Cream
at
25c Euthymol Tooth
Paste at i
10c Concentrated Lye
at
25c Compound Licorice
Powder .
50c Sal Hepatica
at
25c Castor Oil (choice)
at
50c Glycothymoline
at
9c
17c
14c
7c
17c
39c
16c
39c
27c Hunyadi Water
at .
25c Grape Juice
at ,
$6 Reg. Baseball Suit, d- Q
complete (to close) nr
25c Kleen-rite Clothes i c
Brush iyC
$1.00 Nested Aluminum
Drinking Cups ,
$2.00 Bath Spray
at
65c Coin Purses
at. ,.
$8.00 Genuine Cow
hide Suitcases
87c
.$1.47
. . .49c
$6.25
CANDY CORNER
40c Chocolate Dixie, pound 2S
40c Candy Orange Quarters 26
Genuine Vermont Maple Sugar 25
ART DEPARTMENT
(Second Floor)
Up to $2.50 values, discount table 98f
$4.50 values. Cut Glass Table S1.39
Woodard, Clarke Sc Co.
Alder Street at West Park
Phones Marshall 4700, Home A 6171
BANKERS GO TO MEET
PORTLAND MEN TO ATTEND WASH
INGTON-IDAHO GATHERING.
Following Cloae of Convemtlom at
IV alia AY alia DrlcoUon Will Make .
Ton of Idaho Cltiea.
Bound for the Washington and Idaho
state bankers' conventions, Arthur
Jones, assistant cashier of the First
National Bank; Wilfrid P Jones, vice-
president of the Merchants' National
Bank; A. L. Tucker, cashier of the
Lumbermens National Bank, and Ly
dell Baker, editor of the cifio Bank
er, left Portland last night for Walla
Walla, where the Washington State
Bankers' Association convenes today
for a three days' session.
Following the termination of the
Washington convention Saturday night.
the delegates from the respective states
will leave at 9:30 In a special Pullman
car that will later set out for Nampa.
Sunday afternoon the Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho bankers will be en
tertained by the bankers of Nampa,
Caldwell and Boise by trolley trips
through the Boise Valley and with a
dinner at Boise. That night they will
leave for Twin Falls, Idaho, where the
tenth annual convention of the Idaho
Bankers' Association will hold sessions
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The principal paper at the W ednes-
day morning session will be read by
E. H. Sensenich, cashier of the North
western National Bank, on "Commer
cial Paper as a Secondary Resource."
Rates are offered by all railroads
for both conventions.
FIREBUGS HIT LAFAYETTE
Two Buildings Barn and Town Is
- Endangered by Incendiaries.
LAFAYETTE. Or.. June 8. (Special)
Considerable excitement prevails at
this place today over two flrse which
occurred within a few hours of each
other last night, and both considered
to be of incendiary origin.
At 11 o'clock Tuesday night fire was
discovered In the large barn of Pro
fessor Kirk, but had gained such head
way that It could not be controlled,
and only a timely shifting of the wind
saved the 10-roomed house, less than
100 feet distant, from destruction. A
few weeks ago fire was discovered at
the same place, but was checked be
fore. 'material damage was done.
Shortly before 6 o'clock this morn
ing fire was discovered at the property
of H. D. Begun, only two blocks from
the scene of the first. The house,
which was of eight rooms, was com
pletely destroyed. Some damage to ad
jacent trees and shrubbery was suf
fered. Rubbish had probably been piled
in a corner of an ell of the building
and fired. Both places at the time
were vacant. The loss Is about $3500.
Northwest Postmasters Confirmed.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 3. (Special.) The Sen
ate today confirmed the nominations
of the following postmasters: Wash
ington. J. F. Payne, Auburn; Idaho.
Joseph F. .Whelan, Wallace; R. s.
Story, Burley.
Rogue River Preachers Meet.
GRANTS PASS, Or, June 3. (Spe
cial.) The Rogue River Valley Minis
terial Association met in Bethany Pres.
byterian Church today. The main dis
cussion Involved methods to Increase
the efficiency of the work In the rural
districts.
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Jolly Jack Horner sat in a corner
Talking to modern Miss Muffet,
When in came a waiter, with all that could cater
To daintiest taste, and before them he placed
A repast of such savor and delicate flavor
That now, 'though they live 'way up on a hill,
They dine every eve at
YE OREGON GRILL
Oregon Hotel
Broadway at Stark
You Know Geprde, -foe. spirit
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have a takn machine on
every corner during ibeTbse
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greatest show ever. He was seen yesterday giving Rose Festival Manager, our own Honey Run
George, a few suggestions.'
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