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THE MORNING OltEGONIAJi. FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1915. NORTHWEST BEGINS CANAL FESTIVITIES ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES FOR QUEEN OF THE ROSE FESTIVAL ARE ENTERED IN RACE BY THEIR FRIENDS. Undine's Sailing First Step in Formal Events Marking Celilo Opening. MANY CITIES WILL JOIN '.Mammoth Allegorical Parade at Lewiston, Head of Regular Klver Service, Feature of Initial Affair Monday. Tlesldents of the Northwest have fce jcun to celebrate the completion of the Celilo Canal. With the departure from Portland at o'clock this morning of the steamer Vndine., bearing more than 100 excur sionists bouitd for Lewiston. Idaho, the first step in the formal festivities in connection with the canal opening was taken. The vessel will pass througn tne canal at noon and continue the upwara Journey through the waters of the Co lumbia and Snake rivers, with the pros ject of reaching Lewiston early Sun day evening. The first of a series of spectacular events to continue for a week will be staged Monday morning at Lewiston. Lewiston End of Direct Run. While Lewiston itself is not the ex treme head of navigation, it is the uppermost point on the Snake River to which direct service will be maintained from Portland and the mouth of the Columbia. Regular navigation will be possible to Pittsburg Landing, in Wal lowa County, Oregon, about 25 miles beyond Lewiston. The Lewiston people are fully ap preciative of the Importance of the new waterway and of the possibilities for trade extension that It opens to their city. They have arranged a cele bration in keeping with the nature and character of the event. One of the principal features will be a mammoth street parade. In which the history of the Northwest country will be related In allegorical form. All Cities on- RJver Plan Ft. Kvery city and town along the Co lumbia and Snake rivers has prepared n elaborate programme to commemor ate the inauguration of through-water traffic The passengers on the steamer Vndine will Join the residents of every place along the line in their respec tive local festivities. The upward trip of the Undine will "be made by daylight. It is expected that the vessel will reach AriinBton tonight and will tie up there until tomorrow morning. She. probably will be at Riparia tomorrow night and at Lewiston Sunday night. Captain W. P. Gray, admiral of the celebration tleet, will be. on board the 1'ndlne, which will serve as his flag ship throughout the week. Through the courtesy of Phil Hetschan. Jr., a large admiral's pennant, bearing the regulation insignia, will float from her masthead. . , Conjcressmen to Attend.. Representative W. E. Humphreys, of Seattle, has advised the committee that he will join the celebration party at Lewiston next Monday and continue on board the Undine throughout the week. Mr. Humphreys is a member of the rivers and harbors committee in the House of Representatives of Congress and has taken an active interest in the Celilo development for many years. Other members of the House and at least seven members of the United States Senate will be in the party. The Senate members are Senators Brady and Borah, of Idaho: Jones and Poindexter Of Washington, Lane of Oregon, Pitt man of Nevada and Walsh of Montana. Senator Lane and his family are mem bers of the Undine party. EUGENE REPORTS FIRES High Wind Does Damage and Elec tric Current Off for Short Time. KUGKNE, Or.. April 29. (Special.) With a drop in temperature from 80 yesterday to less than 40 degrees to day, straw hats of yesterday gave way to overcoats. A slight flurry of snow was reported late in the day and hall etorms were frequent all day. A heavy wind caused considerable minor damage about the city and- at one time the city power supply was off for 10 minutes as a result of branches of a tree falling across the transmission line. A cornice was blown off a building in the business section end the falling timbers nearly struck passing pedestrians. Three minor fires occurred and with nil the department out to attend the tirst, taxicabs had to be pressed into service by the firemen. MERCIKY DROPS 4 0 DEGREES Coldest Day of Month I'd lows Hot test at Modford. 3IEDFORD, Or.. April 29. (Special.) A drop in the thermometer of 40 degrees, sleet and hail driven by northwest gale and a sudden change from the warmest to the coldest day In the month marked the last 24 hours if freakish weather in the Rogue River Valley. Yesterday every one was in Summer attire with the thermometer at S3 degrees. Today overcoats, over shoes and Winter caps were universally utilized with the thermometer ranging from 40 to 50 degrees. Unless it clears tonight Weather Forecaster Drake predicts no damage to the fruit as hail does no harm at this stage and clouds are sure to keep off any killing frost. SAIKM SHIVEKS IX II AW WIND 3Iail and Snow Reported Front Outlying Sections. SALEM. Or.. April 29. (Special.) fiarbed for the usually balmy weather of this season Salem and environs shivered today in a cold, brisk wind from the west. The mercury tumbled s low as 46 degrees, and at no time tlid it record more than 50. It rained hard in the morning and persons from Stayton and other places in the county report hail and snow flurries in those sections. It was one of the coldest April days on record in the capital city. Bad Check Laid to Portland Man. ROSEBURG.'or.. April 29. (Special.) D. R. Pinney. a traveling salesman of Portland, who is accused of passing a bad check on the Umpqua Hotel, of Koseburg. and securing Jtf5 two weeks ago, is in jatl at San Francisco, accord ing to & letter received here todav. He in wanted also in Eugene and Dallas on similar charges. Idaho Anti-Xepothm Act Upheld. BOISE. Idaho, April 29. The Idaho Supreme Court today held the anti Nepotism act of the recent Legisla ture constitutional. STATE IS DELUGED Heavy Rains Assure Boun teous Crops in Oregon. THOUSANDS OF SHEEP DIE Fruitgrowers Iieport No Damage Sustained, but Precautions Arc Taken Against Killing Frost if Skies Should Clear. u'onlliiupd 'From First Vase.) fell from 80 degrees or higher to 40 degrees or lower. Reports of heavy losses by sheep men came from Umatilla County, where shearing had Just been completed and many ewes were lost as a result of the storm. Hops, grains and al forage crops are declared assured of excellent yields. Portland Gets Hall. Portland weather, which had been on perfect deportment for several days, developed a grouch early yesterday morning and at 11 o'clock burst into" a hail storm which lasted several min utes. Hail as big as peas came down with a vengeance, and, swept by a stiff wind which had begun early in the morning, long before sun-up, crowded the roof troughs and made an ominous patter against window panes. The mercury dropped to about 47 de grees at the time, and, .although it made a valiant effort to rise later, the best it' could do was 51 degrees. The weather bureau reports that the hail was not severe enough to damage crops or injure flowers. Fair skies are predicted in a general sort of way for today, with westerly winds prevailing. SHEEPMEX ARE HE.VrY IjOSERS Cold Rain Following Shearing Is Deadly to 'Umatilla Flocks. PENDLETON, Or., April 29. Thou sands of dollars' worth of sheep were destroyed in Umatilla County by a cold ralrt storm accompanied in some places by snow which caught the bands Just after the shearing season. State Senator J. N. Burgess said to night the number of sheep that have died today will run into the thousands and that they will average a value of JS a head. No close estimate of the amount of damage can be made here tonight. The neaviest losers, according to Senator Burgess, are William Slusher, of Nolin, and Joseph Menesse, Joseph Cuhna and Stanfleld brothers, all of whose bands are in the Echo section. Mr, Burgess was able to herd his bands into shelter and his loss was light. The loss is chiefly ewes with lambs. The ewes averaging a valuation of 5 a head chilled as a result of the recent shearing and the lambs worth about 13 each are considered practically worth less after the death of the ewes. Thomas Ross, a wool dealer of Echo, in a telephone conversation tonight, estimated the loss of sheep in the camps of that section at 15,000 head. He says an accurate estimate cannot be made for several days. WALLA WALLA HAS HEAVY RAIX Temperature Drops From 82 to 38, bnt Farmers Are Rejoicing. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. April 29. (Special.) Dollars' dropped from the sky today In the form of rain, the pre cipitation covering the entire district and totaling 1.43 inches here. It was nearly as heavy In Dayton. Connell, Eureka, Weston, centers of the Toucht Valley. Franklin County. Eureka Flat, Upper Umatilla County wheat belts. Accompanying the precipitation, which did an incalculable amount of good to the wheat and other crops, was a sudden drop in the temperature of 82 to .36 degrees, a fall of 46 degrees in less than 24 hours. As a result, in Dayton snow fell for two hours; at Weston the fall was heavy and in Walla Walla a light fall was recorded, the snow falling with the rain. The rainrall here was one of the heaviest on record. GRAXD ROXDE HAS SXOW Heavy Rain Also Falls and Country Is Benefited Greatly. . , LA GRANDE. Or., April 29. (Special.) Twenty-four hours after the ther mometer , hugged the 80 mark, the Grand Ronde Valley was blanketed by a snowstorm that Is still whipping across the county tonight. Preceding the ' snowstorm and gale, however, it rained for several hours, thoroughly saturating: the wheat and hay fields. The latter." especially, were in great need of rain and it is admitted that the hay crop is redeemed. Yesterday the mercury stood -at 81 and today at 12 o'clock it was 36. - Eastern Oregon forests were extreme ly dry and forest fires were seriously threatened at this early date, but the snowfall today, which amounts to six inches at Kamela, the summit, forestalls any such danger for weeks probably. Trains pulled into La Grande today loaded with snow picked p in the hills, and the gale whipping across the val ley tonight makes outdoor life ex- aS-ac star rScs ?sv7a5&5rz?s I i . 1 1 V I sl (1) Miiis Beatrice Lash. Candidate of Progressive Business Men's Club. (2 Miss Reglna Mitchell Hyatt, Entered by United Artisans. (3) Marjorle Pike, Candidate of Portland Ad Club. tremely unpleasant. The snow harms nothing and does incalculable good. Late tonight it has been raining and snow ing without abatement for seven hours. RAIX SAVES BAKER CROPS Drought of 2 6 Days Broken and Water for Irrigation Provided. BAKER. Or., April 29. (Special.) Constant rain and snow today broke drouth of 26 days and averted a dry spell, that was destroying crops in Baker and Grant Counties, thus bene fiting the vicinity thousands of dollars. The rain started at 4:30 o'clock this morning and at 12 o'clock changed to snow, which early tonight developed into a near-blizzard. More than an inch' of moisture fell and dry farmers say that it has saved many a crop. The snow in the hills was so heavy that it has stored nearly a month's ad ditional water for irrigation and farm ers now feel assured that the bumper crops expected early in the Spring are bound to come. The snow covered the fruit blossoms, but growers believe that the cloudy at mosphere, tonight will avert a frost. The temperature yesterday was 81 and many roads had four to 10 Inches of dust. These are now white with snow and the temperature is hovering around 45. GRANTS PASS FEELS BEXEFIT Bounteous Harvest of Hops and Other Crops Assured. GRANTS PASS, Or.. April 29. (Spe cial.) After an unusually warm spell lasting several days, this section of the Rogue River Valley was treated to co pious "April showers" today, which, in connection with the soaking rain of a week ago, had been of much benefit to crops. The rain today, coming at Just this time, insured a great yield of all grain and hay, hops and other crops. There was a decided drop in temper ature late tonight' which, with the north wind blowing and the air full of moisture, is causing the fruit men con siderable uneasiness. It is feared that tho late-blooming fruit will be injured. Pears and early apples are too far ad vanced to be hurt unless an unusually heavy frost strikes the valley. ASHLAND FRUIT IX DANGER Forage Crops Promising, but Warm Rains Are Needed. ASHLAND, Or., April 29. (Special.) Excessive hot weather for April, the temperature reaching 72 yesterday, t irned to chilly conditions today, the thermometer receding to 37 with a brisk westerly wind. There was some rain and light flurries of snow in the valley with quite a heavy white mantle on the surrounding hills. As a result there has been a scurrying around to get early garden growths under cover. Some of the small fruits were con siderably injured by earlier frosts and it is feared today's conditions will de velop further damage if the weather clears tonight. The larger fruits promise a fair yteld. Grass and other forage crops promise well, but warm rains are needed. FROST PREDICTED AT MED FORD Fruitmen Hope to Avoid Damage by Use of Smudges. MEDFORD, Or., April 2 (Special.) 'With a temperature of 34 between 5 and 6 o'clock and with a clearing sky. Weather Forecaster Drake made the announcement tonight that he antici pated a minimum temperature during the next" 12 hours of 30 or 28 degrees. Although thia temperature . is unusual at this time of the year with a ma. jority of the orchardists prepared for smudging no material damage to the fruit crop is expected. The hail and snow this afternoon did no damage, according to reports re ceived from all sections of the Valley. Itlilta rubber, it la bellevert. used for the firpt time aa sn eraser ir. 1770. It wan. however, many years later before it was put in general use. - prior to this, pieces of tread were uaed for erasing purposes. ROSES REPLACE GILT Festival Managers Decide to Change Queen's Crown. DAINTIER GOWN PLANNED New Candidates for Ruler of City Are Named, Miss Beatrice Lash and Miss Regina Hyatt, Who Are Sponsored by Friends. The glitter of gilt and tinsel that have weighed down the state robes of former Rose Festival queens will be lacking at this year's observance of the fete, and the more or less imposing but obviously tawdry crown will be missed by those who have become lamlliar with the' spectacle of a queen fairly loaded down with the robes and insignia that have formerly imitated royalty. - This year's queen will be gowned more tastily than ever before, say managers of the Festival, and more simply. A light fairy-like costume will be worn that is thought to be much more in keeping with a queen of flowers than the robes of former queens. The Rose Festival Association will purchase the costume of the queen and it has been decided to choose a simpler, more becoming dress than has appeared at any former Festival. Instead of the tinsel crown of former years, a wreath of rcses will adorn the brow of Queen Rose. It is thought the change will be greeted with entire approval throughout the city. Two more candidates for royal honors were entered yesterday by the Progres sive Business Men's Club and the United Artisans. Miss Beatrice Lash, 181 East Fourteenth street, was selected yesterday by the Progressive Business men, and Miss Regina Mitchell Hyatt was entered by four lodges of the United Artisans. Sponsors for Miss Hyatt are: Henry Hartje, Harold V. Newlins. C. F. Bennett and William Maurice Hudson. or la a. 51112 for, a MS eoDyrisht Bart Schiffner Mas Hart S chmffinoir 11 b our "This street has improved a hundred per cent! Property values have increased surprisingly. It all started with a few neighbors, who painted their homes and planted grass and flowers." Set the good example to your neighborhood. Be the first to clean up and paint up and then watch the idea grow. Start the home improvement habit by beautifying your home outside and inside with Lowe Brothers "High Standard" products. Write The Lowe Brothers Company, Dayton, Ohio, for a copy of "The House Out side and Inside" accompanied by 18 color plates of home interiors and exteriors. See your nearest Lowe Brothers "High Standard" dealer and talk over plans for the betterment of your home and neighborhood ASMUSSEN N. E. Corner Second and 1062 Hawthorne sv 663 Alberta st. . .". . 470 Washington Aberdeen. Wash. . . Albany, Or Alpine, Or Arlington, Or AHtoria, Or Aurora. Or Hawthorne lldwe. Co 8. almonAon W. C. Winks . Rohlntton A Son F. C lunnals .(Smith Bros. .Arlinirton lrux Co. , Victor Bloota Sadler Kraase . P. W. BiKhon .FiKh & Bsker . Fricknon & WroUtad Hettvcrtnn Hdwc. Co. .H. C. 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Eastbound trains leave Seattle as follow: No. 4 Glacier Park Limited, 9:15 A. M.t for Spokane, Min neapolis, St. Paul and inter mediate points. No. 2 Oriental Limited, 7:30 P. M. Through train for Chi cago, connecting through uleep ers leave Portland via North Bank Road, 7:25 P. M. No. 44 Southeast Express, 10:00 P. M. Through train for Kansas City via Billings. Coast Line trains for Tacoma, Seattle, Bellingham, Vancouver, B. C, and intermediate points leave Portland: International Limited, 10:00 A. M. The Owl (through sleep er to Vancouver) 5:00 P. M. The Shore Line Express, 12:30 midnight. All trains from North Bank Station, 10th and Hoyt sts. City Ticket Office, 348 Washington st. (Morgan building). Tele phones: Marshall 3071, A 2286. II. DICKSON, C. P. & T. A. 0K1 fRftv-Ficlitv-FJchO to tromrmntf! 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