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TWE MORNTTfG OREGONTAJT, WEDNESDAY. JULY 22. 1914. 12 INTERSTATE FAIR ASKS PORTLAND AID Vancouver Wants Clubs to Take Share in 90th Birth day Celebration. RESOURCES TO BE SHOWN Exhibit of Clarke County Products and Features of Attack Cpon Fort by Indians to Be Some of Erents of Festivities. Leading clubs of the city are being Brsred to participate in the prepara tions for the interstate fair at Van couver, September 7-12. when that city will celebrate Its 90th birthday. A meeting was held at the Commercial Club yesterday to outline plans to as sist in the event. The Vancouver committee who were the guests of the Portland committee at luncheon yesterday are as follows: George P. Larsen, J. W. Shaw. J. P. Btapleton, C- C Turley, E. E. Beard. J. H. Elwell. The Portland committee is: J. E. Verleln. chairman; Marshal N. Dana. Philip S. Bates. O. M. Plummer, John TP. Carroll. Tom Richardson, George E. Baker and M. E. Smead. secretary. The Portland committee promised Its co-operation and is sending a letter to the Portland Ad Club. Rotary Club. Progressive Business Men's Club. Transportation Club and East Side Bus iness Men's Club, forwarding the ap peal. Vancouver served notice upon the Portland delegation that It would call at the Portland Commercial Club at 11:15s August 4. with automobiles and transport the Portland committee to Vancouver, where the rail facilities and the fair buildings will be inspected. A luncheon, at which time many final details will be arranged, has been planned. The letter which Is being sent out. Urging co-operation of clubs of Port land for the interstate fair, follows: "From September 7 to 12. inclusive, Vancouver, Wash., will celebrate her 0th anniversary. "The wonderful agricultural re sources of Clarke County will be ex hibited, and as additional attractions, reproductions of the attack on the log cabin of Fort Vancouver will be staged, participated in by Indians and troops. Frontier life will be depicted by a wild went exhibition which we are assured will equal. If not surpass, anything of like character ever presented In the Pacific Northwest. This exhibition, or fair. Is backed by the citizenship of Clarke County, Washington, and held under the auspices of the Columbia Biver Interstate Fair. "Your orgnization is respectively requested to appoint a committee of three to co-operate with like commit tees appointed by other commercial bodies of the city for the purpose of Inciting Portland's interest In this ex position." INTERURBAN TILLERS AIDED Traction Company Kmploys Agricul tural Kxpcrt. The Portland Railway. Eight & Power Company has created an agri cultural department, in charge of H. E. Cross, of Gresham. Mr. Cross Is an expert in farming and agricultural problems and his services will be at the disposal of all farmers living along the Interurban lines of the company. Mr. Cross has been investigating the Estacada country and arranging for permanent exhibits for use at the Canby Fair, the Estacada Fair and at the Portland Show. It Is the intention of the railway company to furnish farmers in this section with the proper Information regarding the raising of feed for hog and cattle-raising. This line of work is similar to that being done by the Hill and Southern Pacific lines In the other western points. Clackamas County expects to be well represented this Fall with exhibits at the Portland Show, besides making a good showing at their two local fairs, to be held In Canby and Estacada. PLANS OF BRIDGE RUSHED Engineering Firm Says Bids Can Be Asked In 60 Bays. That Waddell & Harrington, the en gineering firm who will supply plans for the interstate bridge, are well along with the preliminary work. Is the news sent the Board of County Commission ers yesterday by the interstate bridge committee of Clarke County, Washing ton. An exchange of telegrams has passed between William N. Marshall, Auditor of Clarke County and secre tary of the interstate bridge committee, and Waddell & Harrington, and copies of this correspondence were sent to the Commissioners for their information. John Lyle Harrington, of the engi neering firm, sent word that it Is ex pected to have them sufficiently ad vanced so that bids may be asked within 60 days. It is stated that all surveys and data necessary to prepare plans and War Department advices re garding requirements have been se cured. FINAL TEST IS PLANNED Kotlcc of Appeal In Suit Over Audi torium Site Is Given. Notice was served on City Attorney La Koche yesterday that an appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court In the suit to determine the right of the city to use the Market Block for a site for the public auditorium. The appeal will be taken by attorneys representing Gordon Eang and other property own ers who have brought the friendly auit. The case was brought in the Circuit Court and decided there by Judge Davis In favor of the city. It is from this de cision that the appeal is to be taken. The purpose of the suit Is to settle be yond all doubt the question of wheth er the Market Block can be used for anything excepting a public market. An effort will be made to get an early decision from the Supreme Court. Progressives Select Committeemen. At a meeting of the Multnomah County Progressive Central Committee, held in the Central Library, committee men were selected for precincts that did not elect representatives at the primary election of May IS. T. A. Sweenev, country chairman, was au thorized to appoint an executive com mlttee ot live members and a Congres sional committee of the same number, etteps were taken to perfect an active organization in every precinct In the county. TIE WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE METHODS IN CONSTRUCTION, PARTICULARLY IN ARID COUNTRY, AND THE INVENTOR. opr-ine tAe joars" before, assembling A ftt - and PAVING WORK NEARS Bids for Large Contracts to Be Opened Today. AWARDS 40 DAYS AWAY Public Works Department to Pass on Figures and Tlien Return Them With Recommendations to Council for Action. Bids for street Improvement contracts amounting to several hundred thousand dollars will be opened this morning by the City Commission. These bids will be the first received on street paving contracts which have been held up for several months while the City Council and the city Department of Public Works have been bickering over new paving specifications and reclassifica tion of the various types of pavement. The bids will be referred to the De partment of Public works, where rec ommendations for awards will be ar ranged. They will be returned to the City Commission In a week. It will be about 40 t'.ays from then that the con tracts finally will be awarded and the paving operations started. I.lst of Projects lve. n. ...-i,,.' t the list of improvements for which bids will be opened: Sixty-ninth street Southeast from Whit man avenue to the north line of Millard ave- nUFlfty-elthth street Southeast from Fifty second avenue Southeast to Forty-fifth ave nue Southeast. s,ii,h East Market street from East ""B street to the east line of Hawthorne Place East Seventh street from Webster street to Sumner street. - -'- Portions of Forty-first avenue South-as . Forty-eighth street Southeast, Forty-ninth street Southeast and Fiftieth street South east, as a district. Princeton street from Westanna street to the easterly line of Carey boulevard Tenlno avenue from the easterly Una . ol Grand avenue to the west line of East Mne- "essi "Fifteenth street from Shaver street to Prescott street. Portions of Wilson street. Vaughn street. Upshur Street. Twenty-fifth street. Twenty sixth street and Twenty-seventh street, as a dlLe'oCtavenue from East Seventh street to East Thirteenth street. Oak street from Tenth street to Burnslde street. . Couch street from ront siroei "'navls street from Front street to Second street. . , Portions of East ciay aire., street. Stephen, street. East Twenty-sixth street. East Twenty-seventh street. East Twenty-eighth street and East Twenty-ninth street, as a district. AlDlna avenue " -- . . line 40.4 feet north of and parallel with said north line ot l lassiii . . Tlbbetts street from East Tenth street to East Eleventh street. Michigan avenue from Alberta street to Prescott street. Others to Be Released. m nt tyya Imnrnvflmfltlt Droi- ects which have been held up for some lime win uo i ... i i i " - for these improvements will be received in a week. They are as louows. East Caruthers street from East Thirty Fourth street to east line of Stratford Syd ney Addition, San Rafael street from Union avenue to East Seventh street. East Twenty-seventh street from south line of Logan's Addition to East Davis street. Texas street from Macadam street to Vir ginia street. . Fremont street from East Thirty-third street to west line of County road No 316. . . . .. una ftf hlnrk III: Aspen Bireci nuiu ...... .. - -- and 33, Willamette Heights, to south line of lots z and 3. uiymswouu. East Forty-ninth street from south line ot Newport extended easterly to East Har rison street. Beech street from Mallory avenue to Oar field avenue. Greenwood avenue from Francis avenue to Gladstone avenue. -. - , ,, BmithniMlt. Cornell street irum imo - erly at right angles to street from northwest corner of lot la, diock z. xwhk -dltlon. to Johnson street, extended westerly. CHURCHES TOU ttEEOS ST. JOHNS IS URGED TO WORK FOR MORE BIBLE STUDENTS. Rtr. J. A. Goode Says but 10 Per Cent of Population Attends Town's Sun. day Schools and Action Urged. That a vigorous campalgun should be waged to increase the attendance of the Sunday schools of St., Johns was the advice offered by Rev. 3. A. Goode at the afternoon session of the district Institute of Bible schools In the First Baptist Church of St. Johns yesterday. "The population of St. Johns Is 5000 and the attendance at the Sunday schools only amounts to about 500. which is a shockingly small propor tion," said Mr. Goode. "What we must do Is to go out Into the highways and 72 ail JLoc-As in J2s byways and gather In all the children of school age." Rev. Daniel Thomas spoke on the qualifications of teachers, and Rev. W. E. Ingalls made a comparison between the Sunday school teachers of tho past and the present and offered a prognos tication of what their qualifications would have to be in the future. Mrs. S. W. Ormsby, state superintendent of the" secondary work in Sunday schools, gave an address on "Building Up the Secondary Class," and Mrs. Olive Hud son, state superintendent of the pri mary department, spoke on "Helps for the Primary." At the morning session Rev. E. P. Borden, on the topic, "Value of Object Lessons." presented a number of con juring tricks and showed that he was an adept In the art of sleight-of-hand. "The Organized Bible Class" was the subject of an address by Charles A. Phipps at the evening session, and Dr. Earl Else gave an interesting talk on "Workers' Meeting in the Graded Schools." A combined orchestra from all of the St. Johns Sunday schools .furnished the music. All the churches of St. jonns joinru to provide a substantial lunch in the basement of the First aptist Church at noon. R0TARIANS'GAINS CITED F. C. Rlggs lleports on Trip to Texas and Planting of Hoses En Route. The growth of the "Rotary Idea" was toched upon In the address of F. G. Riggs, newly-elected vice-president of the Pacific Coast division of the Inter national Rotary Clubs, at the luncheon of the Portland organization in the Benson Hotel yesterday. Mr. Rlggs was one of the four delegates from Port land who attended the recent conven tion in Houston, Texas. "In the past year," he said, "we have grown from 82 clubs to a total of 121 clubs. 104 of which are in the United States, nine in Canada and eight in Great Britain. The keyword of Rotary is 'service' and it is a keyword that is bound to have its influence even on business orgnlzations that are not af filiated with the Rotary clubs." Other speakers of the day were Estes Snedecor, N. G. Pike and Fred Spoeri. Mr. Pike told of the rose planting by the delegation in every city through which it passed on the way to Houston, and gave an account of the ritual used at the plantings. BUILDING COMPANY FORMS Industrial Center Investment Con cern Also Incorporates. Articles of Incorporation were filed with County Clerk Coffey yesterday REMARKABLE FILM STAR APPEARS IN ALICE CHAPIN'S NOVEL AT PEOPLE'S THEATER. MARY PICKFORD IN "THE EAGLE'S MATE." L J5".-S. C ortSon The. Inventor by the Clark Building Company, with a capital stock of $1000. The company expects to engage in a general con struction business and is organized by the folowlng: F. N. Clark, E. A. Clark and W. A. Lovett- John A. Lee, Neil Sullivan and A. G. Tlndolph incorporated the Industrial Center Investment Company, which an nounces its purpose to buy and sell properties, develop townsltes, trade in industrial sites, etc. The capitaliza tion Is 525.000. The Tochle Painting Company was incorporated by J. H. Clifton, Earl C. Bronaugh and Franklin F. Korell, with a capital stock of $850. This con cern expects to engage In a general painting and papering business. The Star Manufacturing Company filed articles yesterday, intending to engage in the manufacture of candy and confectionery. The capitaliza tion is fixed at $1000. C. N. Shafer, A. W Dye and I. Scharpf are in corporators. Articles of incorporation were filed also by the Journal Market, Inc., with a capital stock of $2500. The purpose is to engage in buying and selling farm produce. The incorporators are: T. Takami, 2. Kawamoto and H. Hamano. SHORTAGE IS UNLIKELY Mr. Daly Says One Bull Run Pipe Will Suffice During Repairs. Although one of the two' Bull Run pipelines is out of commission while repairs are being made, City Commis sioner Daly reported yesterday that no shortage of water is expected during the Summer. He believes the one pipe will be able to meet the demands. Mr. Daly made a trip yesterday to the city water department headworks in the Bull Run reserve. On the way he inspected work of repairing the damaged Bull Run pipeline, and found everything progressing satisfactorily. The purpose of his trip was to make preliminary plans for the construction of a dam at the headworks in order to increase the amount of available water there. Workmen will start at once clearing off a basin at the headworks which will be converted Into a reser voir The construction of the concrete dam will cost between $80,000 and $100,000, but will not be undertaken until next year. BRISKER WIND FANS TRYON CREEK FIRE Forest Flames Are Carried to Boone Ferry Road Woods and Farms in Path. SHIFTING BREEZE FEARED Second-Growth Timber Now Is Being Attacked on South and East Sides, Threatening Big Growth Toward Oswego. Forest flres In the Tryon Creek coun try took a new tack last night, when a brisk wind from the northwest carried the flames east to the Boone Ferry road, threatening the heavy woods and small farms on the other side of the gulch. Deputy Fire Warden Henry took charge of the fight from the Oswego side of the fire late yesterday and Road Supervisor A. H. White nas a crew of road workers backfiring the blaze from the west and north sides of the gulch. Contrary to reports, the resi dences on Capitol Hill and on White House road are in no immediate dan ger from the fires, unless the north westerly winds switch to a brisk breeze from the southwest. Forecaster Beals predicts that the wind will continue in a northwesterly di rection again today,, but as to its ve locity he was unable to forecast. Woman Fights Alone. Miss Pauline Gloar. residing on the east side of the gulch with her 80-year-old father who is an invalid, fought the fires back for two days and nights alone, but when the fresh rush of flames carried by the north west wind came yesterday, Miss Gloar asked and secured the assistance of neighbors. Badly burned and completely ex hausted. Miss Gloar struggled into the home of E. G. Unger and begged for assistance. Although Unger and two other neighbors on Palatine Hill. John Naegli and Jake Baulman, also were fighting back the fires, all three men took Miss Gloar's place in front of her home and after a few hours' work suc ceeded In backfiring the flames. The home now is in no immediate danger. Unger, Naegli and Baulman then re turned to the defense of their own property. They still were at work at a late hour last night. Sheriff Criticises Foresters. Sheriff Word criticises the State For estry Department and the State Fire Warden's Association. Secretary C. S. Chapman, of the latter organisation, is said to have remarked that 15 or 18 men could squelch the forest fire, two miles long and more than one-half mile wide, in a few hours. More than that number have been fighting the fires for the past four days without any visible help from the Forestry De partment until yesterday. The Are now is eating into the sec ond growth timber on the south and east sides of the gulch, and, unless immediately attended to, it is believed the two and one-half miles of timber country between Tryon Creek and Oswego is in danger. The city fire department yesterday attempted to aid the Tryon Creek farmers, but was un successful owing to the lack of water. An engine was sent out, but it shortly pumped out the creek, and the stream wendry. , North Line Fire Dies. Except for an occasional burst of flame in spots, the north line of the Are died down considerably yester day. Road Supervisor White, however, employed several more men to re trench on the north and west sides of the Are. Mr. White stated last night that he will enlarge his small band of Are Aghters this morning by hiring several more workers. "All danger is not gone yet, by a long ways," declared Mr. White last night, "and I am going to hire more men In the morning. In the event that the blaze takes a new tack and heads north, it will take a gang to prevent a general conflagation. Ax work and shoveling are what are needed most of all right now, but if the fire gains headway, a whole army cannot prevent it from sweeping the surrounding hills bare." Sheriff Stands Ready. Sheriff Word has been keeping in close touch with the conditions at Pine Creek and is ready to rush the in mates of the County Jail and Kelly Butte to the scene if the blaze gains headway The firo now is fan shaped and Is nearly three-fourths of a mile wide in some places, though narrower in others. Besides timber, it has burned the Good win Shingle Works, a large barn, two log houses and now threatens the destruction of two large dairies on the east side of the gulch. The Are started Saturday in the Goodwin Shingle Works The factory and every building, including cooKnouses, du n k houses and stables, now are in ashes RAILROADS ARE READY OFFICIALS DECLARE CARS TO HAN DLE GRAIN WILL BE PLENTIFUL. Crop of 1914 Estimated to Be In Ex cess of Bumper Yield of 1012 New Equipment Here. Unless an unusual and at present entirely unexpected situation should develop, such as would require the movement of great quantities of grain at one time, there is every Indication that the railroads will bo able to move the grain crop now being harvested in the Northwest without difficulty. Rail officials unite in expressing confidence that there will not be any shortage of cars to handle the big crop. "We have been preparing for the crop movement for some time." said F. W. Robinson, assistant traffic man ager of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, Monday. I think we are better ready to take care of it than ever before. "From the reports we have had from various sections of the grain country it seems likefy that this year's crop will be slightly In excess of the large one of 1912, which was about 10 per cent better than tha- of last year. We will have more cars avail able than we did in 1912, as an order for 5000 new freight cars for the Union Pacific system has Just been filled and the O.-W. R. & N. Company has received its proportionate share of the new equipment." W. D. Skinner, traffic manager for the North Bank, which with the O. W, R- & N. taps the rich wheat belt of the Inland Empire, was equally op timistic. I am sure we will have plenty of cars to avoid any shortage," said Mr. Skinner. saM ft, lO . 1 i' slZTM I For funoer aanlcolan csll NEW TIES OFFERED Type Said to Solve Problem in Rail Binding. WOOD FORMS CUSHION E. S. Gordon Devises Plan to Cut Out rounding Now Experienced by Fast Trains Where Solid Concrete Blocks Are Used. Concrete ties, said to have all the advantages of the steel or ordinary concrete tie, with none of the disad vantages, will soon be In general ue. according to E. S. Gordon, tho inven tor of a new style concrete system of rail-binding. His design is somewhat on the order of the concrete block tie now used on some of the fast lines of the East. The blocks have one disadvantage which ht claims to have overcome. The most valuable part of the invention is the wooden cushion, bearing the weight ot the rail and train. Rigid Types Expensive. Such rigid type ties as are now in use, subject the train to a tremendous pounding, which further than making it more noisy than necessary, means thousands of dollars wear and tear on the rolling stock. Mr. Gordon's wooden block will do away with this, giving the track the flexibility of the ordinary wooden tie bed with the solidity of the concrete jr steel bedded railroad, he saya His tie consists essentially of two concrete blocks, placed directly under the rail and with n Bpace of 1 inches between them. They are spaced by a steel binder, extending from one to the other. The "give" at the curves will be taken up by the same steel binder, which is adjustable. Rail Locks Into Tie. The rail Itself locks Into the tie automatically. The weight and align ment of the rail binds the parts in such a manner that they cannot come loose Tho key Is the same wooden block which will act as shock absorber be tween the rail and the concrete tie This block will be about a foot long and six inches wide. Its position al lows it to bear the weight without a chance of Injury. It will have longer life than the or dinary wood tie. and when rotted or worn can be knocked from its place with a mallet and another put In al most as quickly. Center-Itlndlng Eliminated. To aid In keeping the track rigid on curves, the ties will all be Inter locking, braced latterally by diagonal steel rods. The advantages of the two ties instead of one are said to be many. For Instance, it will eliminate the possibility of having a "center-bound" roadbed. This occurs when the dirt falls away from the ends of the ties, leaving only the middle to bear tne weight. This condition has caused many accidents, besides uneven running. Mr. Gordon has had many letters from railroad engineers, commending the design, and he Is now In Portland arranging for the manufacture of enough ties to try them out on some local stretch of railroad. He built the first houses at North Bend. His present Invention Is the result of several years' study of ties and railroading. Transportation Club Banquet Set. Preparations are being made for the second annual banquet of the Portland Transportation Club Tuesday evening. July 28, at the Multnomah Hotel. The members' committee In charge, William FREE TO THE RUPTURED Many receive Expert advice on rup ture at Hotel Seward. N. B. Stanzt, the St. Louis expert on matters pertaining to Rupture, will be in Portland at "Hotel Seward," Wednesday and Thursday, July 22 and 23. He will demonstrate "The Invaginator," the great English in vention, which shows how science is conquering rupture even in its worst forms. No springs, steel bands or hard pads. The demonstration is FREE and all ruptured who call on Mr. Stanza will receive illustrated booklet, containing facts never before published and pro tective offer. Hours: 10 A. M. to 7 P. M. Canadian Rockies Moors, a Palact, OtUdo9ri,H llJ Katttn A Wonderful Contrast at Banff Ride strmipht through the hurt of th Canadian Rockies and tee what Nature, in her most generous mood has done. Stop at Banff and ride the mountain trails with Jim Brewster; go boating on lovely Lake Louise and revel in the iheen of its sapphire-blue water and its wonderful Alpine scenery. From Field go camping in the famous Yaho Valley. At Glacier you will find mountain climbing, and at Balfour excellent ten nis, motor boating and fishing in that wonderful land of lakes and orchards. And at each one of these stops on the Canadian Pacific Railway there is a beautiful palace of a hotrl whrre comforts of life are taken care of in the most artistic way, at moderate cost. Evarrtbiac Can.disn Pacific Standard Bona better. Merrlman. M. . Oeary and W. O. Rob erts, announce that an excel' nt menu and entertainment will be provided. The banquet will be held In the blue room of the hotel at :S0 P M. and a big attendance Is expected. J. C. Albright, room 1107 Welle-Fargo build ing; ft. Sheedv, of Eleventh and Hoyt streets, and E. W. Mosher. 106 Third street, are the committee on attend ance DR. MOORE IS DELEGATE Osteopaths to Be Iinllcd lo Meet In Portland In 111 5. Dr. F. E. Moore, of Portland, has been selected by the Oregon Osteopathlo As sociation to represent It as a delegate to the convention of Hie American Osteopathic Association, which will hs held In Philadelphia In the week be ginning August 1. Three thousand osteopaths from all parts of tfel I nlted States are to attend the i onrntlon. Dr. Katharine Myers, of for t land, and Dr J. A Van Ilrakle. f Orrnon City, health officer of Clackamas County, also Will attend the convention. Dr. Maore will work to win for Tort land the 1315 convention of Ilia Ameri can Osteopathic Aseociatlon. Osteo paths here have pledged a convention fund of I.1UH0. New School DtaMM 1'ortin'd. ST. HELENS. Or.. July 21 Spe clal.) After the consolidation School District No. 3, of lloiilton. ll with the St. Helens district, a new sr llool was formed by the lnhn.nits.nta outside of Houlton and lias taki n number 39. A $4000 schoolhouse be constructed. just the will Greatest of All Ku.ian Blessings The moat wonderful thing In the world la love expressed In th hl l Infant. And among thna aids and comforts for expectant mothers Is the well known "Mother s Friend." This Is an external application to enable the abdominal mus cles to become more pliant. to expand naturally without undue pain from the strain upon cords and ligaments. Applied as directed upon those muscles Involved It soothes the fine network of nerves with which all the muscles are supplied. Thus a great share of the pains so much dreaded may be avoided and the period of expectancy passed in comfort. There Is no question but what such relief has a marked Influence upon the general health of the mother. In a little book sent by malt much use ful .Information Is given to Inexperienced mothers. It tells how to usn "Mother's Friend" and how to avoid raking breasts. It has been prepared In our lalwratnrjr for over lorty years and Is known favor ably to most druggists everywhere. Oet j bottle to-day and write for bonk to Brad field Regulator Co., SOS lamar Rids;.. Atlanta, Ga. Be sure to ssk for aud ee that you get "Mother's Friend." Impure Water Is tne direct cause of Typhn 1. Dysen tery. Cholera Morbus snd other dan gerous summer complaints Flit' d water Is not always absolutely purs Millions of tiny, minute germ escape even th finest screened filter and cause typhoid, cholera morhus snd summer complaints. Do not lay your self open to the ravages of these dis eases. A tablespoonful of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey in equal amounts of water or milk before meals and on retlrlnst will fortify your systsm and enable u to resist disease germs. "An ounce of prevention is sunn pound cure. Heed tn advice ssflsfl Duffy's snd Keep ell." Obtainable at most drusalsts, grocers and dealers. $1.00 a lurore bottle. The Duffy Malt Whisker ester. N. X. 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