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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1915)
THE MORXIXG OREGOyiAy. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1913. 13 GENERAL GDETHALS LAUDED 111 CHAMBER Canal Builder Is Cheered by Portland Business Men at Noonday Luncheon. SHIP TOLLS DISCUSSED Distinguished Army Engineer Tells 6. Benson He Could Consider Offer of Position as City Manager if Tendered. To make the earning capacity of a hip the basis for Panama Canal tolls collection is the plan proposed to a large party of Portland business men yesterday by General George TV. Goe thals. famous as the builder of the canal. General Goethals argued that this is the fairest of all the toll systems yet suggested. lie said he will present the plan to Congress at its coming session. 'There are two things," he said, "that we should seek from the canal. The first is to prevent it discriminat ing against or for any shipper or class of shippers, and the other is to make it pay operating expenses to the government that built it." The General was given a mighty ova tion as he rose to speak at the Cham ber of Commerce. He was introduced by President Colt, of the Chamber, fol lowing an informal luncheon. President Colt lauded the remarka ble achievement of General Goethals in the canal work. He brought forth additional applause for the guest of honor by referring to the fact that President "Wilson recently presented General Goethals with a gold medal on behalf of the National Geographic So ciety, for the wonderful service he had rendered to the Nation. Portland Suggestion Applauded. Further and long-continued applause followed Mr. Colts reference to the possibility of General Goethals be company stood up and gave the Canal But the General's only response was a hearty smile that displayed his dou ble row of even white teeth. Led by E. L. Thompson, the entire company stood up and gave the canal builder three rousing cheers as he arose at his place to speak. He plunged right into a discussion of the Canal situation. He didn't talk about his own work at all. but devoted all his time to the tolls question. He recalled the protests received from the Portland Chamber of Com merce and other Pacific Coast bodies against the practice at first inaugu rated of collecting tolls on the deck cargoes, as well as on tiie registered tonnage of the vessels. He told how that practice had been found illegal and how the Canal authorities now must charge up to the legal limit or hold cargoes to compensate for the carriage of deck cargoes against which no charge can be made. Then he suggested that the only fair way to tax a vessel is to make it pay for its full earning capacity. Cancade Locks Visit Today. General Goethals and his family will go to Cascade Locks today, leaving Portland by train at 7 o'clock this morning. S. Benson and J. B. Yeon will bring them back by automobile, arriving here at about 5 o'clock. An informal smoker in honor of Gen eral Goethals is to be given at the Hotel Benson at 8 o'clock tonight by the Portland, Oregon, members Ameri can Society of Civil Engineers, Oregon Hociety of Engineers, and Portland sec tion American Institute of Electrical Engineers. S. Benson asked General Goethals point blank yesterday whether, if the proposition were made to .him by sub stantial business interests of Portland, he would consider becoming city man ttger. General Goethals was thought ful for a moment, and then replied with a smile: "Of course, I could consider it if the offer were made to roe." That was all he had to say about it. INDEPENDENCE GRAIN IS IN Harvesters Report Good Crops of Excellent Quality. INDEPENDENCE, Or.. Aug. 31. (Special.) After a very profitable reason, the Krain threshers have stored their machines. Owing to the large acreage and good crops all tha ma chines in this section have been kept busy. They report the quality excellent, especially the barley and oats which have yielded heavier than former years. The Spring oats did not fill as well as the Fall grain on account of the hot weather, but the quality was good, and the straw bright. Many farmers will have their straw baled for market, instead of burning H as heretofore. RAILROAD SOON TO OPEN Freight Trains Expected to Be Run to Raymond by September 10. CHEHALIS, Wash., Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) W. E. Brown, constructtion superintendent of the Puget Sound & Villapa Harbor Railroad, announced yesterday that his company expected to begin running freight trains into Kay mond by September 10. By September 20, It Is expected to Inaugurate a regular passenger service Into Raymond. The citizens of Raymond already have plans made to celebrate the event, and it is expected a big delegation from this section will Join the excursion party for a trip to that city. OWNER OF CYCLE IS SHOT Yould-Be-Thiet Makes Escape but Victim Is Improving. CENTRALIA. Wash., Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) While trying to prevei the theft of his rnotornycle, Emil Ander son, a son of John Anderson, a well known farmer living between Oak vllle and Rochester, was shot last r.ight by the would-be thief, the bullet passing through his shoulder. It was at first thought that the youth was fatally wounded, but it was re ported he would recover. Andersen's assailant escaped. RAILWAY TO BE EXTENDED Owner of Electric Line at Med ford Plans to Build Mill. MED FORD. Or., Aug. 31. (Special.) S. 3. Bullis, owner of the Bullis Elec tric Line, announced today that plans were under way for extension of the line from Jacksonville up Jackson's Creek to the heart of the pine and fir belt, west of the county seat, and the reopening of the Trail lumber mill in Medford, with the addition of a box factory. There is enough timber west of Jacksonville." said Mr Bullis, to sup ply the Rogue River Valley with lum ber for 10 years. Our road now ex tends to within a few miles of the timber and we plan to make the ex tension as soon as the electrification of the Jacksonville line is completed. We then hope to put the Trail lumber mill, on the outskirts of Medford, int operation again, possibly install a small box factory and supply the local market. "Medford, surrounded by some of the best timber in Oregon, has been buy ing lumber in California altogether too long. Opening of this small timber belt will not only give us what ton nage we need, but will materially lower the cost of lumber in the Rogue River Valley." FUGITIVE GIVES SELF UP CHASE EXDS AS MAX COMES OUT OF MOUXTAIXS AFTKIt YEAR. Connection of 31 an Wanted for Pro moting Fraudulent Scheme With Murder Is to Be Probed. When Fred Froeschle gave himself up to the police at Vancouver, Wash., last Saturday, declaring he had become tired of hiding in the mountains from the Federal authorities, a chase by United States Postal Inspectors that lasted one year and four months was ended. Froeschle and his brother Bd put over a fraudulent scheme at Prindle, Wash two years ago, when, repre senting themselves as the firm of Froeschle Bros., general merchants, purporting to be in business at Prindle, they ordered goods from Northwest firms. Portland merchants were among the heaviest losers, shipping hundreds of dollars worth of goods in response to orders sent them on fancy letter heads. Assistant Postmaster Durand was then a United States Postal Inspector. He went to Prindle to investigate. Finding that the firm of "Froeschle Bros. was a myth, he went back to their cabin in the mountains. AThere they had fancy drygoods, medicines, foodstuffs, boots, liquors, and every thing they had ordered for stocking a general store on their ranch. They had more than $5000 worth of goods stored away in the mountains: They were arrested on April 6, 1914. Fred Froeschle after his arrest jumped out of a second-story window in Ta coma, eluded the United States Mar shal, and had been in the mountains ever since until he gave himself up Saturday. Er, the brother, was sentenced In the United States Court at Tacorna. to 13 months at McNeil's Island. His term expired in .July. Fred Froeschle intimated that he will plead guilty. His connection with a murder in the mountains in the vicinity where he admitted he was hiding is to be investigated. FARMERS TOLD TO JOIN RESULTS HINGE OS CO-OPERATION, STATE MASTER SPENCE SAYS. Grange Picnic Crowds at Milwaukie Hear Rural Credits and Good Road Called Essentials. "The farmer is entitled to the same advantages, social, educational and otherwise, found in the city, and these can only be obtained through co-operation and organization," said C. E. Spence, state master, in his address yesterday before the Grange picnic in Crystal Lake Park, Milwaukie, under the auspices of Milwaukie Grange. Mr. Spence put special emphasis on organi zation as the key to development of rural life, which he declared can only be obtained through the co-operation o farmers. He pointed out that young people will not stay on the farm un- less they are encouraged to do so by improvement of the farm surroundings. "All these advantages would come if the farmer were making " money and getting his share of the profits of his own work, which he is not receiving," said the state master. "He gets 40 per cent out of his product and 60 per cent goes for distribution and to those who do not earn it. He can solve this problem through organization. He has been holding himself , altogether too cheap." . Mr. Spence referred to rural credits as one of the great essentials to the better development of farm life, and pointed out rural credits should be con trolled by the people, and not by the corporations. Good roads, leading into the rural district, and connecting with the markets, he said, are essentials, and declared himself opposed to con struction of highways for automobiles and tourists only. A baske. dinner was served, and in the afternoon a programme of games and dancing was held. Wahkiakum County Is With out Single Automobile. Solitary Machine Long Carried on Tax AneMor'K Return Is Dropped This Year. ALYMPIA, Wash., Aug:. 31. (Spe J clal.) Wahkiakum, smallest of Washington's 39 counties, now can claim a new distinction. For years past the annual returns of the County Assessor have shown one automobile in the county. Each year, as returns came in to the State Board of Equaliz ation, the automobile column w scanned eagerly, to see if a new ma chine had been imported, but an nually only the lonely motor was re turned, at a gradually decreased rate of assessment. This year the returns were eagerly scanned again, to see if the phenome nal increase in the motor business had struck the little county nestled on the banks of the lower Columbia, but the state officials were surprised to find that the one erstwhile automobile had flitted away, leaving Wahkiakum County utterly forsaken. Chairman Clark R. Jackson, of the State Tax Commission, thereupon re membered that a year ago, when in Cathlamet on official business, he had asked the County Assessor the where abouts and condition of this noted vehicle,- one of the vintage of the '90s. The Assessor, anxious to play the part of a gracious host, offered to secure the state official a joy ride in the car. "Only I won't go along, if you'll ex cuse me." he added. "It might fall to pieces most any time." Mr. Jackson prudently declined the proffered ride, and he now advances the theory that the end of Wahkia kum's one car has b- that of the deacon's "one-hoss shay." 8-hour violations in paving charged Warrants Are Issued Also for Offenses in Constructing Interstate Bridge. MR. HOFF INVESTIGATES Accused Deny Knowledge ot Work ing Men Overtime; Labor Office Explains That Aim Is to End Violations. Violations of the state eight-hour law by contractors engaged Jn paving Multnomah County roads and con structing the interstate bridge, is charged in complaints sworn out yes terday by O. P. Hon, State Labor Com missioner. Warrants have been Issued for the arrest of R. D. Hoyt. manager of the Warren Construction Company. "John Doe" Clark, of the Clark-Henery Con struction Company, and George W. Si mons and C. F. Swigert. of the Pacific Bridge Company. Each is charged with working: la borers more than eight hours in one day, in violation of the law which al lows no more than eight hours a day on public work. For several days three deputies of Mr. HoCf have been investigating condi tions in the various road camps and on the Interstate bridge, the Labor Commissioner reports. Bridge Offenses Charged. Mr. HofC said the investigations showed no complaint in the plants of Oskar Huber, the Oregon Hassam Pav ing Company. Jeffery & Button and the Portland Bridge & Building Com pany. The Clark-Henery Construction Com pany is charged with having worked several men overtime on the Base Line road-paving contract. Mr. Simons, of the Pacific Bridge Company, is charged with working men more than eight hours at Dodson and Oneonta. on the Columbia River highway. Mr. Swi gert. of the same company, is alleged to have worked men overtime on the interstate bridge contract- R. D. Hoyt, of the Warren Construc tion Company, is charged with allowing men to work more than eight hours a day at Latourell, Springdale, Fair view and Multnomah rails. Mr. Holt said he had evidence that truck driv ers at Latourell were worked 14 hours a day. End of Violations Is Sought. "We are not trying to persecute thise contractors," said Mr. Hoff. "We Just want to bring them into court and put a stop to these violations. The eight-hour law can't hurt the contrac tor. They all bid on the same basis. But if some of them don't otey it and work their men overtime it is not fair to the others." Mr. Simons, of the Pacific Bridge Company, knew nothing of the charges against his company. "First 1 heard of it." he said. "Looks like they're making a general round up". I don't know a thing about any violations of the eight-hour law in our plants, and I'm sure we've been careful to avoid anything like that. Possibly it's some isolated instance they've picked out. There's no general viola tion. I'm sure." Surprise at Action Expressed. Mr. Hoyt, of the Warren Construc tion Company, was surprised when he learned of the action taken by the Labor Commissioner. "They must have selected some spe cial instance where a man worked a little late on a special occasion." he said. "We've been very particular about observing the eight-hour law in all our plants. "It was on account of the eight-hour law that we started a double shift in all our quarries. We have two eight hour shifts a iay in the quarries. They are running practically all the time from 3 A. M. to 9 P. M. every day. It must be a technicality, for I am sure we have not worked our men over time." The warrants are in the hands of Constable Weinberger's deputies and probably will be served today. George Whltaker, of Saiem, Dies. SALEM, Or.. Aug. 31. (Special.) George Whltaker, a resident of Oregon since 1875, died late Monday at his home in this city. He had been in poor health since the death of his wife four years ago. Mr. Whltaker was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1842, and came to the United States when he was four years old. He settled on a ranch at Brown's Island, about four miles from Salem, in 1882. A sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Nicholson, of Portland, and an adopted daughter. Miss Norah Whitaker, survive. Governor Pardons Auto Thief. SALEM, Or., Aug. 31. (Special.) Governor Withycombe today granted a conditional pardon to Ralph M. Jones, serving a sentence of 10 months in the Multnomah County Jail for larceny of an automobile. He began serving his sentence March SI last. Judge Gatens and Assistant District Attorney Ham raorsly recommended the pardon. City Government Meeting Called. A mass meeting in the interest of an economical form of city govern ment will be held in the Couch School auditorium. Seventeenth and Flanders streets, at S o'clock, Thursday night. Property owners of North Portland have called the meeting. Gordon hats ?300 when you buy your Fall Gordon, notice the improvement same high quality, but more snap better style. Exclusive mvents for Gordon Hat. 7T 1 1 B MATTE8 4 L . 286 WASHIRSTCK STREET 'New. Mat Day' Off with the old, on with the new ! All good citizens will blossom out today in new Fall Hats and fittingly observe the opening of the new season. We are prepared to hat all Portland at lowest prices. New Fall Hats for men, women, misses and children GET YOURS HERE. The Only Retail Store West of Chicago Occupying An Entire City Blockr QldSyWorttnan King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods ' Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 Trading Stamps Will Be Given On All Charge Accounts If Paid in Full By 10th of Each Month. Rasetment Utiderprice Store's Wednesday Special Sales DOUBLE STAMPS With All Cash Purchases in the Basement Store Today BASEMENT UNDERPRICE STORE Girls' and Misses9 Coats Garments Worth to $3.5Q for 98c Garments Worth to $7.00 at $2.19 Basement LOT 1 Girls' and Misses' Coats suitable for school wear odd lines in good styles and materials. Many in the de sirable mixtures. Sizes 6 to 14. Coats worth up to $3.50. Q Priced very special at Basement LOT 2 Coats for girls 6 to 14 years of age. All new 1915 models in medium weight for early Fall. Coats in this assortment worth to $7.00. Priced special at, C'O 1Q your choice, only JL 7 BASEMENT ' Front-Lace Corsets $1.48 Basement These are standard $2 Corsets in well-known make. Splendid quality coutil, medium high bust. Fitted with six hose supporters. Priced T A O Special, the pair V--"0 BASEMENT ' 65c Long Gloves Noiv Basement Women's 16-button length Lisle Gloves with double tipped fingers. Shown in black, white, tan and gray. All sizes. Gloves selling regularly O T at 65c, special, pair, atJC BASEMENT " Girls' Parasols At 19c Basement Final Cleanup Sale of Children's Parasols. Only a lim ited number in the lot. Medium sizes. Colors pink, blue t Ckf and green. Choice only A'' BASEMENT ' 50c Stationery At 29c Basement Extra good grade of linen fiber 24 sheets and 24 en velopes in neat box. Don't miss this special. Regular 50c pQ quality. Special at, box IN THE BASEMENT UXDERPRICB STORE" Women's $7.50 Dresses $2.98 Basement SEE ALDER-STREET WINDOW! We must have room for the Fall merchandise now arriving, hence this remarkable offer to close out all Summer Dresses in shortest possible time. You could not buy the materials alone in many of these garments for above price. Scores of pretty models in the assortment, beautifully trimmed and well made. Materials include dainty figured organdies, voiles, batistes and nets in various colors. Dresses which were marked to sell earlier C flO in the season up to 7.50. Priced very special for Cleanup Sale price, your choice O Double Trading Stamps with all cash purchases made in the Basement Underprice Store all day today. Odd Lines Waists At 25c Basemen t Samples and odd Waists in white and colors which have become soiled and mussed. Easily worth y 75c and $1.00. Choice at Dressing Sacques At 39c Basement Women's Dressing Sacques of figured lawns and dimities; light and dark colors; nearly all sizes. Grades QQ worth to $1.50, special 5 iC House Dresses At 50c Basement V'omen's House Dresses of splendid materials in both light and dark colors. Some suitable for street wear. CZO Worth up to $2, special J "C BASEMENT UNDERPRICE STORE Boys' SchoolSuits $3.45 Extra Pair Pants FREE! Basement Here's a timely sale of Boys' School Suits parents should be prompt to take advantage of. The price is exceptionally low and the extra pair of pants practically doubles the life of the suit. Tailored in the smart Norfolk effects with stitched belt and plaits. Pants full Knickerbocker with taped seams. Shown im serviceable gray and brown mixtures. Sizes range from 7 to 15 2 O i ST years of age. Boys' 2-Pant Suits priced special, at BASEMENT UNDERPRICE STORE omen's Fall Suits $14.98 Manufacturer's Sample Line Basement There are many advantages, aside from the LOW PRICE which make sample garments most desirable. In the first place each garment is carefully finished and the tailoring is of the highest order, assuring a perfect fit. Besides there are seldom more than one or two of a kind. Be sure and see these splendid Suits we place on sale today. Suits worth $20.00, f K Q O $25.00 to $30.00. While they last, your choice, at P -.4lr2yO -IN THE BASEMENT UNDERPRICE STORE" Sale of Children's Muslinwear Basement It doesn't pay to make the children's muslinwear when you can buy at these low prices. Made from good quality materials, nicely finished. Mothers will do well to at tend this special sale of muslinwear. LOT 1 7c Children's Slips, Drawers, Skirts and Waists in styles as illustrated to the left. Choice of any garment mis lot at low price LOT 2 13c of Waists, Drawers and Slips in attrac tive lace and embroidery trimmed styles. Extra good values. t Special, your choice at, only Ov LOT 3 19c Children's Slips, Waists and Draw ers in different styles. Excellent quality materials. A good Q range of sizes. Your choice X iZC LOT 4 33c Children's Skirts, Gowns and Draw ers in neat styles lace and embroi dery trimmed, styles as il- QO lustrated, choice of the lotOclC LOT 5 59c Children's Gowns, Skirts, Slips and Drawers in styles shown in cut. Lace and embroidery trimmed. CZQf Your choice, garment, onlyOIC BASEMENT Silk and Wool Moire Poplins $1.75 Grade for 9Sc Basement 44-Inch Silk and Wool Moire Poplin, fine imported fabric for women's dresses and cos tumes. Shown in many of the new Fall shades. Regular Q $1.75 grade; special, yiOC Extra ! TOMORROW WE PLACE ON SALE AT THE CENTER CIRCLE, FIRST FLOOR, A BIG LOT OF FINE LACES AND DRESS TRIMMINGS. ODD LINES REMAIN ING AFTER OUR RECENT SALE WHICH MUST BE DISPOSED OF AT ONCE BEADED, ROSEBUD AND FANCY BRAIDS AND FINE VENISE, CLUNY, ORIENTAL AND SHADOW LACES, SELL ING FORMERLY UP TO $1.25 SPECLVL AT 10c Yd. 'Notion Day y Bargain Circle First Floor Child's 15c Hose Supporters 100 10c Folding Coat Hangers 70 15c Dressmakers' Pins, put up in -lb. boxes, special at 90 15c Sanitary Belts, special 100 Odd3 and ends In Dress Shields, sizes 3 and 4, special, at 10 Free Sample Package Needles at the Bargain Circle today. 25c West Electric Curlers 190 15c Bone Hairpins doz.) 90 Women's 15c Sew-On Hose Sup porters, special at, the pair 100 15c Folding Drinking Cups 90 15c Itsoezi Trousers Hangers on special sale for today only 100 5c Warf ield Linen Finish Thread on sale at special, spool 20 25c Sterling Skirt Markers 190 10c Pearl Buttons, at dozen 50 35c Shopping Bags at only 210 10c Cube Pins black only 50 10c Hair Pin Cabinets, only 70 25c Fancy Round Garters 190 5c India Linen Tape, bolt, at 30 5c Wire or Wood Coat Hangers, priced very -special, each, at 30 10c Wood Coat and Pants Hang ers, priced special for today 50 15c Can Machine Oil, only 100 5c Safety Pins, 2 cards for 50 25c Sleeve Protectors, pair 150 Crocheted Buttons, 4 styles, in all sizes, sale at HALF PRICE 5c Stay Binding, 2 bolts for 50 100-yard Spool Silk, for hand or machine use. On sale, spool 50 10c Featherstitch Braids .at 70 5c King's Basting Cotton at 40 10c Bias Seam Tape, special 50 15c Girdle Foundations only 100 Odd Lot of Collar Supports, 5c to 10c grades; special at 10 Regular 5c Needles, 2 pkfjs. 50 5c Bone Collar Buttons, 2 at 50 5c Sonomor Snaps, dozen, at 30 25e Pin Holder, Cushion at 150 Hair Nets, with or without elas tic, 5 in package, special at 100 Regular 25c and 35c Combs and Barrettes, on special sale 100 10c Stocking Darners, only 70 15c White Twill Tape, only 1O0 5c Common Pins, special 20 5c Hooks and Eyes, all sizes in white or black, 2 cards for 50 Regular 10c Curling Irons at 70 Sale of Gray Enameled Ware In the Basement Underprice Store Special One-Day Sale of good quality Gray En ameled Kitchen Utensils including following: 17-Quart Good Quality Gray Enameled Dish Pans 7- Quart Good Quality Gray Enameled Tea Kettles 8- Quart Covered Gray Enameled Preserve Kettles 6-Quart Good Gray Enameled Covered Kettles 3-Quart Good Quality Gray Enameled Coffee Pot Set of 3 Sauce Pans 2, 252 and 3-quart sizes Blue and White Enameled Ware. 85c White-Lined Rice Boiler 630 85c White Lined Dish Pans 630 85c White Lined Tea Kettle 630 85c Covered Kettle, special 630 85c Coffeet Pot, special at 630 Jelly Tumblers-i-2000 tin top glass Jelly Tumblers in good handy size, on sale in the Basement Underprice Choice 35c Each Store each Wednesday, FRUIT JARS AND Mason Fruit Jars with genuine porcelain lined top, pints at, the dozen, only''-' Mason Jars, quarts, dozen 490 Mason Jars, Vz gals., doz. 650 Swiss Aluminum Cook Utensils. 45c Sauce Pan, 2-quart size 350 75c Sauce Pan, 4-quart size 550 60c Preserve Kettle, 3-qt. 420 90c Preserve Kettle, 6-qt 650 30c Handled Strainers, for 2O0 60c Sauce Pan, 3-qt. size 420 75c Preserve Kettle, 4-qt. 550 21.10 Preserve Kettle, 8-qt. 800 $1.25 Preserve Kettle, 10-qt. 900 40c Handled Strainer at 270 CANNING NEEDS Genuine porcelain-lined Mason Fruit Jar Caps at, dozen, 150 Economy Jars, pints, doz. 85c Economy Jars, qts., doz. $1.00 Economy Jars, -gl., dz. $1.40