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CAR FAMINE DUE TO
RUSH OF BUSINESS
Western Oregon's Unexpected
Wave of Prosperity Gives
Plethora of Orders.
INCREASE IS 20 PER CENT
houtliern Pacific Swamped by De
mand From Shippers and Little
Immediate Relief Is In Sight.
, Lumber Shipments Large.
Despite the best effort f RihA
Pacific officials to obtain equipment to
handle the immense volume of traffic
y . originating on their lines in Oregon,
5 the car shortage at some rtointa in th
t . Willamette Valley continues and little
; ; unmeaiaie renei is in sight.
b The shortage is due dirertlv in in
5 creasing business. A few other factors
? ; contribute to the situation, but it is ap.
parent that if Western Oregon had not
J been hit a few months ago by a wave
,: . of unexpected prosperity the railroad
would be amply able to handle its
; iraizic.
5 - Records just compiled by the 3outh
rn Pacific traffic department show
that for the month of September the
; number of freight ears loaded at points
on the Portland division between Port
land and Ashland increased nearly 20
, yer tent over iseptemoer, 1914.
' New Business Is General.
The total number of cars handled in
J ; September, 1914. was 6169, compared to
7313 cars in 1915.
t r igureS for October are not vet avail
able, but the Southern Pacific neonle
r . estimate that a similar increase was
,, , experienced in that month. The new
: business is apparent at all points on
the line.
The statistics of the railroad do not
inciuae me tonnage on the subsidiary
lines that were consolidated with the
Southern Pacific a few months ago,
such as the Corvallis & Eastern, the
Portland, Eugene & Eastern, the Salem,
Kails City & Western, the Tillamook
line and others. The records show that
- a proportionate increase has been
. maintained on all those roads.
Lumber Trade Picking Up.
Most of this improvement is due to
the lumber industry. An aggregate of
760 more cars were loaded with lum
ber in September, 1915, than in Septem
ber, 1914. The increase in fuel wood
was -00 cars, of brick 23 cars, of hay
33 cars, of general merchandise 221
cars, of perishable freight 72 cars, of
livestock IT cars and of wheat 41 cars.
Some commodities showed slight losses
and others slight increases.
The situation in Oregon is an indica-
- tion only of what is taking place on
: other parts of the Southern Pacific
. Bystem. The total increase on the sys
tem for the month of September was
2989 cars. It Is apparent, therefore,
that Oregon, with its increase of 1146
- cars, produced approximately 40 per
cent of all the company's new business.
- Traffic officials of the Southern
Pacific in Portland are making every
, effort to provide cars for the ship
pers. They have met -the situation par
tially by arranging with the O.-W. It.
. . & N. Co. to handle their eastbound
business through Portland. For this
movement the O.-W. R. & N. Co. will
furnish the cars, but the Southern Pa
cific is compelled to short-haul itself.
7 . ; Car Shortage General.
The main cry for cars comes from
,. the shippers handling California busi
ness, for which the Southern Pacific
', is required to use its own cars. East
ern roads and middle Western roads
handling grain traffic hold a large
'. number of Southern Pacific cars and
are not in baste about giving them
up. They are willing to pay the per
diem charges on them for the privi-
" lege of using them. Many of the mid-
1 die Western roads themselves are re-
J porting car shortages.
t - It ia said that some shippers in the
valley are taking advantage of the
; car situation to "pass the buck" for
failure to deliver lumber orders on
time to the railroad. .
Investigations yesterday revealed
that one firm has an order for a large
number of ies and other material for
, a middle Western railroad and has in
formed its customer that its inability
i to deliver is the failure to secure cars.
wben . in fact, this mill had cars
. offered to it twice but- did not have
its shipment ready.
j Southern Pacific, cars now are be-
: ginning to arrive in Oregon and . Cali
fornia from-the Eastern lines, and it
is expected that their early use will
aid materially in relieving the sltua
7 tion. . .......
TOTS GIVE FOLK DANCES
SC HOOL rilII.DRK TODAY TO HAVE
PROGRAMME AT LIBIIARV,
Remarkable Handiwork of All Kinds
. Kouiid , ia junior Exhibition, In
, eluding laces and Toys.
Graceful little children will demon
strate folk-dancing and folk-games this
afternoon at tne Library. The pro
gramme wrll be. given in -connection
with the Junior Kxposition in the upper
nail of the Library building. All inter
ested in school work are invited. .
In addition to the dancing by the"
Peninsula Park School children, there
will be an address by Miss Abbie
Wright, of the Sunnyside School, .on
"Home Credits."' Miss Mary F.1 Led
yard, in charge of the kindergarten of
St. Helen's Hall, will give a talk.
; Miss Klva I'eterson will play the
violin. r '.
In the'exhibition 2000 children of 43
schools have a large variety of clever
work displayed.- Three little Italian
girls have contributed hand-made lace
bedspreads that are worth a fortune.
A lad from Ainsworth has a bird house,
. another has made a full-sized canoe,
and other children display electrical
appliances, wood carving, cakes, pies,
dresses, aeroplanes, all sorts of faucy
work and embroidery.
'. Among the features that attract at
tention are the objects modeled in clay,
all of which show remarkable skill.
A baseball player by Robert Blythe, -of
the Kichmond School, is an example of
'' tire -artistic achievements of the boys.
v A programme is held every after-
. noon and the free exhibit is open to the
public afternoons ' and nights. Today
will be especially interesting to the
. Oregon Congress of Mothers and Par-
-r ent-Teacher Associations. The pro
gramme will open at 3 o'clock.
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I VALUATION IS $15,275,347
Yamhill Assessment Figures Do Not
Include Public Utilities.
M'MINNVII.LB. . Or -- Nov.. 2. Spe
cial.) A summary of the tax assees-
ment of Yamhill County follows:
Acres of tillable land, 131,458.40: value,
$8.451. 903.
Acres or ncn-tillable land, 280,891.10:
value, $3.127,74.
Improvements on deeded or patent lands,
value, $1,179,405.
Town and city lots, value, $1,025,915
Improvements on town and city lots,
value. $1,417,810.
Improvements on lands not deeded or
patented, value. $42,325.
Stationary engines and manufacturing'
machinery, value, S140.250.
Merchandise and stock: in trade, value.
$5S3,450.
Karmfn, . .
- - ........ ....i it, n.s'jiiB. carnages,
automobiles, etc.. value, $251, 3SO.
duici ana accounts, value. $96,045.
.,?A"!r?s o! "ock, number. asa; value.
Cattle, number, 13.133; value. $283,320.
Sheep, number, 8711; value. $5033.
Swme. number, 11,776; value. $:i7,-S0.
Dogs, number, 13tJ0; value, $7400.
Total. $15,237,347.
The above does not include public utilities.
NEWPORT OBEYS BLUE LAW
Prosecuting Attorney Issues Notice
of Intent to Enforce Statute.
NEWPORT, Or., Nov. 2. (Special.)
1 "c nusmess men or Lincoln County
jtmcTiosr city high school
ELECTS PAPER'S STAFF".
Carletom MeFaddea, . Editor-in-Chlef.
JUNCTION CITY, Or.. Nov. 2
(Special.) The annual election
of the staff for the eighth an
nual publication of the high"
school, known as the Junco-Ed,
has been held.' Carleton Mc"Fad
den, editor-in-chief, holds .his
position from last year.
Other officers are: Margaret
Bailey, assistant editor: Samuel
Scheldt, business manager; Har
old Harpole, assistant business
manager; Helen Flint, literary
editor; Mary Simmons, social de
partment: Ethel Akerson. locals;
Madge Rickman, student body
organization and debate; Stanley
Thompson, athletics; Blanch
Hansen, assistant athletic; Hally
Berry, subscription agent; Cora
Wilde, assistant.
are watching with interest 'the prog
ress of the legal fight in Portland re
garding the Sunday-closing law.
Prosecuting Attorney J. F. Stewart
has issued notices to all the newspapers
in this county that he will prosecute
everyone violating the provisions of the
law, and in some instances has written
personal letters to persons in business
wTning mem to close on Cunday.
Public sentiment here is mrini.lv
against the law, but it is for the most
part being complied with. One or two
places in Newport were open Sunday,
and there was not attempt to interfere
with the selling "of clears, fmir tn
on the Sunday excursion from the val
ley, wnicn came in on Sunday.
FALLS CITY LEVY 18 MILLS
Decrease in Taxes Proposed and Old
Debts to Be Paid. -'
DALLAS. Or., Nov. 2. (Special.)
The City Council of Falls City adopted
a tentative budget for next year last
night. The budget will necessitate a
tax levy "of 18 mills, or 2 mills less
tnar last year. Last year Falls City
had one of the highest levies In the
state.
No street improvement will be under
taken by Falls City the coming year,
and an attempt will be made to clear
up all outstanding indebtedness inci
dent to the construction of a water
works system and the making of street
improvements. "With every indication
pointing to-the early, reopening of the
large sawmill at Falls City a business
revival is expected there.
Dallas. Holds Market Day. '
rALLA.S,Or., Nov.' 2. : (Special.)
Dallas held its . first monthly market
day Saturday. The sales were under
the direction of . F.. E.. Davis, a local
merchant. It proved a success. Th
Dallas Commercial' Club will now get
"iiinu me maner ana maKe these
sales a regular -monthly event. Ire or
der to do away with the expense it is
likely that the sales will be held in the
large pavilion on the- county fair
grounds, and two local men have of
fered their services free as auctioneers.
The next sale will be held the last Sat
urday in this month.
Chehalis Woman Is Dead.
CHEHAL1S.. Wash.. Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. A. R. Bechaud. wife of one
of Chehalis- leading business men, died
last night at the family home on Mar
ket street after a lingering illness. The
body, will be sent to the old family
home in Wisconsin for interment. Mra.
Bechaud was torn in Germany April 16.
1845. ' - .
Weather Hurte Chamber Canvass.
VAXCOTJVF.R. Wash., Nov. 2. (Spe
cial.) The committees soliciting mem
bers for the new Vancouver Chamber
of Commerce had bad weather today
and got only 20 new names. Yesterday
92 were brought in, 'making the total
112. The campaign as originally
pranned will end tomorrow. ,
Liquor Violator Fined.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 2. (Spe
cial.) George Wortman, who pleaded
guilty , to maintaining a place where
liquor was sold, on Washington street
near Second, today paid a fine and costs
amounting to $161.
WIVES AND MOTHERS
Have you ever stopped to realize
how much the health of your family
depends upon you? For instance,
diet is a great factor in health, and
you are responsible for it. then again
when any member of your family
gets Into a run-down condition, when
the children are delicate, cross and
ailing, when somebody takes cold and
develops a cough, they look to you for
help. Do you know that our local
druggists. -The Owl Drug Co.. have a
non-secret constitutional. remedy
known as Vinoi whirh ... ...j
for just such conditions? . Many fam
ilies In this vicinity have -found it so
reliable they are never without it.
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THE MOEyiyGOEEGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1915.
PROTESTS ARE FILED
Willamette Valley Clubs in
Favor of Present Rates.
MEDF0RD GOES ON RECORD
Freight Tariff Giving Portland
Mills Advantage Declared I n- .
fair and Appeal Made lor loy
alty to State Industries.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 2. (Special.)
Swelling ' the chorus of protest from
commercial clubs of the Willamette
Valley against the demands of "certain
Portland lumbermen" that the Inter
state Commerce Commission grant
Portland mills a 17 y, cent rail rate
to California the same as valley mills,
are Resolutions adopted by the ' Med
ford Commercial Club, copies of which
were received today by the Oregon
Public Service Commission.
The Medford club's resolutions ap
peal to the "public mind of Portland"
that it be not swayed by the conten
tions of a "few selfish interests," and
declare that prosperity of the valley
means more prosperity for Portland.
The resolutions read as follows:
"WTierea3. the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has granted a rate of 1714 cents
a hundred pounds on lumber from points
south of Portland to points on the main line
of the Southern Pacific Company in Cali
fornia as far south as San Francisco Bay,
and that this rate was granted that the
mills of Western Oreson mlcht, in a measure
compete with the Portland mills, and the
mills of other Coast points In California
trade, which shipped , to this territory by
water; and.
Whereas. certain Portland lumbermen,
with the idea still In mind of keeping; West
ern Oreson mills at a disadvantage in rates
have filed two complaints with the Inter
state Commerce Commission one that they
be given a 17 -cent rate to California; the
other asking that they be granted a
cent preferential rate over the mills of West
ern Oregon into Utah territory; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we herewith enter a most
vigorous protest against such demands made
by certain Portland lumbermen, ana also
express our disapproval of articles on this
subject appearing dally In the Portland
Evening Telegram, which we believe are
absolutely unfair.
- The lumber business "of Western Oregon
Is one of its most Important industries. We
Know that the people of this section are de
P5.fnt to large extent on the condition
of this great enterprise and that In the
past the lumbe- industry of Western Ore
gon has been made to suffer greatly because
of Its heavy handicap In rates, which hag
kept It from fairly competing with the
Portland mills In the markets of California
Eastern Oregon. Idaho, Utah and Montana
TVe ask that the public mind ot Portland
be not swayed by the contentions ot a few
.....,.., ,. iBI, laey wm grant
Western Oregon her JuBt rights. Prosperity
imcm more prosperity to
Portland.
LANE ASSESSOR REPORTS
Value of Taxable Property in County
Shown on ltolls.
EUGENE, Or., Nov. 2 (Special.)
The summary of this year's assessment
roll of Lane County is as follows:
Acres of all lands (O. A.c. R. R. lands
2S8.71 acres, value 3,3:i0,S13 1.61G.718:
value, $19,277,615; valiK) per unit, J12.718.
Acres of tillable lards, 129,510; value,
H,94,510; unit value, (38.185.
Acres of tillable lands (O. A C. R. R.
lands. 217,558 acres; value, $3,877,425) 68 -703
acres, value $9,610,060; unit value. $14!
117. Acres of non-tillable land (O. & c. R. R.
lands, . 81,045 acres: value. S443.49QV 7(1547.1
acres: value, $4,721,045; unit value. $6,692.
jmiiruwmeais on aeeaea or. planted lands,
$1,086,435; town and city lots, $6,368,700.
Improvements on town unit .. 1 1 in,-
$3,6u0,75O.
.Logging railroads and rolling stock, 1
miles, value $69,865; unit value, $1,704,034.
Steamboats, sailboats, stationary engines
and manufacturing machinery, $410,365.
Merchandise and stock in trade. $1,012,065.
Farming implements, wagons, carriages etc .
$392,425.
Money, $98,830.
Kotes and accounts. $818,895. '
Shares of stock, 7S90; value, $587,060;
unit value, $74,358.
Hotel and office furniture, etc., $74,375.
Horses and mules, 6843; value, $475,715;
unit value, $69,518.
Cattle, 18.777; value, $530,320 ;' unit value.
$38,237. .
Sheep and "goats. 23,535:- value, $51,700;
unit value, $2190.
Swine, 6997; value, $28,770.
MRS. B. F. MORGAN IS DEAD
Children Returning From School
Find Mother on Floor Dead.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Nov. 2. CKnnxial
Stricken with illnni nm. 1 "
Mrs. B. F. Morgan, wife of a prominent
luLtti toouineru x-aciiic engineer, died
here tonight. Mrs. Morgan was found
lying on the floor when her children
returned from school, and all efforts
to revive her proved in vain.
Mr. Morgan, who was out on the
road at the time, arrived here tonight
Mrs. Morgan had been strong and
healthy. She is survived, by her hus-
LJ . ' 1 1 j tLnrx two cnuaren.
Beg inning
Today
-and
The World's Greatest Dramatic Actress Wonderful Play
It is note worthy
that this is only
the second appear
ance of this great
actress in the si
lent drama. Upon
her former appear
ance she attracted
the largest attend
a n c e throughout
the country of any
star in the films.
Miss Barrymore
is supported in this
wonder-play by a
cast of all-star cal
iber. Remember, it be
gins today and con
tinues only until
Saturday night.
Miss
ellnn,,!,qU"1T0t?la.Ce j? fortland. no Pce in all America, is the
This announcement will no doubt come as a thunderbolt from the sky
to the multitude of tastily tailored dressers of Portland. In our
many years of business in this city we have established an enviable
reputation on our artistically designed and tailored garments which
we have always sold at $30 to $50. But anticipating an exceptionally
good season for the Coast this Fall, our New York buyer made an
exceptionally large purchase of the very newest shades and designs in
foreign and domestic suitings: Now, to be plain, we must unload
this and keep our tailors busy, so for a few days only we will give
the public an opportunity to select from several hundred of our
finest patterns while they last.
A Suit or Overcoat for Only
Gome early and make your selection from the choices
Always a pleasare to show you.
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STOCK SUIT IS HALTED
SIX OTHER ACTIONS AGAINST BANK
SETTLED OUT OP COURT.
Unofficial Announcement Made That
60 Cents on Dollar Deposited la
Gresham Will Be Repaid.
The courtroom dissection of the de
funct Co-operative Supply. Mouse Cor
poration before Circuit Judge McGinn
ended suddenly yesterday and it was
announced that the suit of O. "W. Bor
ing had been settled out of court, six
other suits brought by farmers, who
alleged they had been persuaded by
false representations to buy stock in
the corporation, were settled on the
same basis.
It was stated unofficially, but on
good authority, that tne farmers will
receive 60 cents on the dollar for the
money they paid into the Bank of
Gresham for stock in the corporation.
The Boring trial was the fourth of
seven suits before the Circuit Court in
volving the same set of facts. One Jury
had awarded F. O. Erickson $1000 for
money which he paid for stock; -another
had allowed C. J. Unis .1040, and
a third Jury had declared that Ned
Nelson was not entitled to anything.
Three others are pending those of C.
D. Welch, H. G. Mullenhoff and C. H.
Johansen. All- of these, even that of
Nelson, who -received an adverse ver
dict, will be settled on the basis of
60 cents on the dollar, it was said.
The suits were brought against the
Bank of Gresham. its directors, John
G. Sleret. O. A. Eastman and J. M.
Short, and against George J. Hodder;
O
m
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Premiere of Them All
Ethel Barrymore
in
The Final Judgment
By George Scarborough, author of "The
, Lure" and other Broadway successes. "
Five Gripping, Startling, Dramatic Acts
Also
Two Reels of Splendid Comedy
and Joe Roberts, Banjoist
HUFFMAN & GRANT
TAILORS
AT BROADWAY AND ALDER
an officer of the bankrupt Co-opera
tive euppiy House corporation.
SANDY LEVY IS 5 MILLS
Meeting to Decide on Road Tax
Called for November 1 1 .
. SANDY, Or.. Nov.' 2. (Special.) The
Council passed the ordinance fixing the
special city tax levy at 5 mills at the
meeting last night, according to the
recommendation of Recorder Beck
wlth. This, with other sources of in
come, will yield a total of $950 for the
ensuing year for all city purposes.
A special meeting has been called for
November 11 to levy a special road tax
to take care of the county road run
ning through Sandy, but more espe
cially to improve the Revenue road
down the hill to the Sandy bridge, for
which $850 is wanted.
Tan Days' Time Granted Company.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. 2. (Special.) The
Oregon .Public Service Commission to
day granted 30 days' extension of time,
or until December 1 next, in which the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany must comply with its recent order
changing the rules and regulations of
the company. Among the changes
ordered is the refunding to telephone
patrons of the $5 deposit required by
the company for installing telephones.
Hitherto the company has kept the .5
deposit - of patrons, returning the
money to those who have kept tele
phones for a year following the instal
lation. Officer Accnsed of Manslaughter.
SEATTLE, "Wash., Nov. 2. The Prose
cuting Attorney's office today filed an
information charging John T. Egan, a
policeman, with manslaughter." Egan
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Today
Marking the
greatest epoch in
the silent drama.
Never before has a
production by a
recognized Dram
atist been offered
in film, prior to Its
appearance on the
speaking stage.
This drama now
being rehearsed
for production on
Broadway early in
December. See it
befoTe New York
does.
Remember itls
Ethel Barrymore
Remember it is a
Scarborough drama
Remember it is a
Metro production.
The Management
of the National
Theater places the
Guaranty of Abso
lute Satisfaction on
this production.
This is something
that has never
been done before in
America.
offering of real, unqualified merit in
f
drove an automobile which struck and
killed Andrew Johnson, an aged labor
er, October 22. Kgan was intoxicated
when arrested, the hooking officer sid.
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