Morning Oregonian., September 02, 1916, Page 12, Image 12

THE MORNING OREGONIAIC. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1916.
MILL IS CLOSING
FOR LACK OF GARS
HUNDREDS OP CHILDREN JOIN IN FINAL SUMMER EVENT AT FORESTRY PLAYGROUND.
COMPLETE PROGRAMME FOR GREAT
ROUND-UP AT PENDLETON GIVEN
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List of Events Announced Shows That This Year's Classic in Umatilla Metropolis is to Be Fully Up to Standard
in All Respects.
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Lumbermen Prepare to Start
Suits Against Southern Pa
cific for Damages.
BUSINESS LOSSES CHARGED
Valley Plants All Congested With.
Stock and Unable to Move It.
Sheridan Company "Will
Shut Down Today.
Willamette "Valley Lumber manufac
turers are preparing to bring civil suits
for damages In the Federal courts
against the Southern Pacific Railway
over alleged business losses due to the
car shortage.
J. N. Teal, attorney for the lumber
men, has been asked to start proceed
ings, and it is probable that action will
be Instituted early next week. Mr.
Teal left last night on a business visit
to Coos Bay and is expected to file suit
upon his return.
Mr. Teal said last night, "we are not
courting trouble with our friends, the
Southern Pacific. What we want is
cars. The car shortage is growing
more serious every day, and some mills
are suffering extensively." Lumbermen
at almost every point in the Valley
are complaining at the Inability or
failure of the Southern Pacific to sup
ply them with cars.
J. S. Bracker, manager of the Sheri
dan Lumber Company's mill at Sheri
dan, Or., was in Portland yesterday,
and reported that his property will be
forced to close today, and for the sole
reason that he can't get the cars to
move his lumber.
Stock on Hand Immense.
The company has an Immense stock
of lumber on hand and all available
space is filled with lumber ready for
shipment. The Sheridan Lumber Com
pany employs 100 men, all of whom
will be thrown out of employment in
definitely. The company's logging operations
will be continued as long as it is pos
' slble to store logs in the ponds. After
that the camps will be closed until
enough cars are available to handle the
business.
Mr. Bracker says that orders are
plentiful at fair prices, but that ship
ments are impossible until cars are
available.
The Sheridan Lumber Company now
has 40 cars ordered from the Southern
Pacific; which, if received at once, will
relieve the situation and permit the
plant to continue in operation. Other
mills are approaching a similarly
dangerous turn in their affairs. Lumber
is being piled up in the yards, on the
docks and on the ground adjacent to
me siaings.
The Southern Pacific yesterday re
ported orders on hand for an aesreEsb
of 1367 cars, of which 1008 are lor
closed cars and 359 for opens. To off
set this situation slightly an atrarreerate
of 46 cars were received yesterday at
Asniana, consisting of 28 closed and
four open cars under load, and six
closed and eight open cars empty. The
company also has on hand and ready
lor aistriDution 238 empty closed cars
and 74 empty open cars, as well as 196
closed and 61 open cars under load.
Early Distribution Will Help.
If the empty stock can be dis
tributed, within the next few days,
where it is most urgently needed, the
situation will be relieved materially.
Lumber men have learned that they
cannot reiy upon the availability of
cars under load. Time of indefinite
length is required in delivering, un
loading and redistributing them.
In the event the threatened strike
develops, it is quite probable that all
attempts to continue the valley mills
in operation will be abandoned. The
present shortage will be further ac
centuated and mill men think it would
be futile even to attempt to do busi
ness.
"It is a sad state of affairs," said
Jay W. Hamilton, secretary of th
Willamette Valley Lumber Manufac
turers' Association. "This is the first
time In five or six years that the
Valley mills really have had a chance
to . do a profitable business, and it
seems to be the irony of fate that th
railroad we expect to serve us should
tail to meet our needs.
The proposed suit will be brought
unaer provisions or the interstate com
merce code and will ask punitive dam
ages from the Southern Pacific for Its
failure to supply the mills on its line
with cars. It will be the first suit of
the kind ever instituted in this country,
DAMAGE TO LABOlt IS SHOWN
Car Shortage Curtails Employment,
Says State Official.
' EUGENE, Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
The car shortage In Oregon is grow
lng worse, according to a statement
made today by Frank J. Miller, chair
man of the Oregon public service com
mission, who is in Eugene today in
connection with a survey being made
of the municipal light and water
plants. The reported shortage to
date amounts to more than 1100 cars,
ho said.
"The ability of the Southern Pacific
Company to supply cars is on the wane,
and as a consequence the whole west
ern part of the state faces a most se
rious condition," he said. "Industrial
stagnation is imminent, and unles
something is done to relieve the situa
tlon the development of the state will
be seriously hampered.
"When industries are hampered for
lack of cars the whole state suffers.
.It is bad enough when manufacturing
concerns cannot ship their products
and have to leave them stacked in th
warehouses or on the docks, but where
the real suffering comes is in the ina
bllity of the laboring man to sell his
product, the labor of his hands. I tell
you, the situation in Oregon is really
serious.
"Inability of manufacturers to r
allze on their manufactured goods is
reflected in the curtailment of employ
ment.
HIGH OFFICIAL DUE TODAY
Assistant Secretary of Interior Will
Be Entertained.
Stephen T. Mather, Assistant Secre
tary of the Interior and Superintendent
of National Parks, will be the guest
of the Chamber of Commerce In Port
land today. He will arrive here at
7:30 this morning from the south, fresh
from a visit of inspection to the Crater
-Lake National Park.
O. M. Clark, president of the Cham
ber. will entertain him at a luncheon
at the Chamber at noon and Mr. Mathe
will be taken for a trip over the Co
. lumbla Highway and to the Columbia
Gorge National Park in the afternoon
He will leave for the north tonight,
,. Bend Mourns Norris Hardy.
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George E. Hardy, of Portland, who died
yesterday, was well known here, hav
ing lived here for several months last
year before hia father came out from
Toledo to become manager of the Port-
and Chamber of Commerce. The
many friends he made here were
shocked by his death.
B0PJD PROTEST OVERRULED
Mr. Dleck Would Use City Sinking
Fund for Purchase.
Believing that It Is poor economy for
the city to leave its bond sinking fund
in the banks at 2 per cent interest,
when the money could be invested In
municipal bonds paying 6 per cent in
terest. Commissioner Dieck yesterday
opposed the sale of $26,000 in 6 per cent
improvement bonds to the higest bid
der. He was overruled by the rest of
the City Council.
Mr. Dieck contended the sinking fund
should get the bonds. Commissioner
Bigelow contended that the city s gen
eral fund needs every cent It can get.
and that by selling the issue the pre
mium to be realized will add about
$2000 easy money to the general fund.
WIFE SUES DR. G. B. STORY
Divorce and $50 Per Month Alimony
Are Asked.
Suit for divorce from Dr. George B.
Story was filed by Grace W. Story in
the Circuit Court yesterday. Mrs. btory
asserts that her husband has not treat
ed her properly for two years, using
vulgar language, threatening and hu
miliating her. He has also failed to
support her in a manner befitting her
Btation in life, she asserts.
Mrs. Story asks $50 a month for the
maintenance of their 8-year-old son.
George W. Story. A property settle
ment has been agreed on outside of
court. The Storys were married Sep
tember 5, 1906. in Portland.
TRACT ON HIGHWAY BOUGHT
Edward Ehrman Pays $10,000 for
x Country Home Site.
As the site for the location of a hand
some country residence Edwafd Ehr
man, president of the wholesale grocery
firm of Mason. Ehrman & Co., has pur
chased 20 acres of land situated along
the Columbia River Highway about
midway between Corbett and Chanti
cleer. Although the tract does not
shore on the river it commands a
sweeping view east, west and north.
The location almost adjoins the coun
try home of Julius Meier.
It la understood that Mr. Ehrman
paid the former owner, D. W. Benfield,
about $10,000 for the land.
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While the races were In progress
the spectators were entertained with
various water, sports in front of the
grandstand.
Among the swimmers who executed
several fancy dives were: Mrs. Dolly
Oberg, Irene and Virginia Penbrook,
Thelma Payne are Helen Hicks and
Mrs. Meyer. Swan dives, backflips,
jackknives, back Jackknives and "dead
soldiers were repeatedly applauded by
those in the grandstand.
Earl May, of Astoria, won the log
rolling contest, defeating Owen Carley,
of Kelso. "Happy" Kuhn. of Portland,
won the swimming race for boys under
12 years, with Curtis Dyer second. Miss
Bertha Phelps and Herbert Eddas gave
exhibitions of surfboard riding.
Tonight the ball in honor of the
queen and admiral was held at the
municipal wharf and was one of the
chief social functions of the regatta.
Willamette-Pacific Brings Fish.
EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 1 (Special.)
More than a ton of fish for the Port
land market was brought from Siuslaw
and UmDaua points by express on the
Willamette Pacific last night. A similar
amount was brought out for reshipment
to San Francisco. The quantity of fish
being shipped is much larger than
usual, due to the threatened railroad
strike.
Who Were Among the Spectators. Bottom
the Three-Legged Race.
LITTLE FOLKS HAPPY
Final Rally Held at Forestry
Playground.
ALL SIZES ' IN EVIDENCE
Contests Include Athletic Events
for Boys and Girls of Graded
Sizes and Prizes for Win
ners Given by Merchants.
The Forestry playground was gay
yesterday with several hundred little
children, who gathered for their final
celebration of the Summer. It is the
first Summer that the little ones of
that district have had a playground,
and all through vacation they have
been as pleased as children with a
new toy. Yesterday they came In
force. They enjoyed contests, races,
folk dancing and many other things
that they learned to enjoy during the
three months past.
Only about 50 adults were present,
but every child that the community
owns was there, eager and enthusiastic
in the events. The wee little ones,
who haven't as yet learned to "chin"
themselves or do high jumping, had
their fun, too, and closed the after
noon's excitement with a peanut hunt.
In which little Harry Eastly boasted
of having found the greatest number
of peanuts and was awarded a p'rize.
Merchants Provide Prizes.
Merchants and individuals of the dis
trict entered into the spirit of the first
children's playground meet that they
nu.ve had and donated prizes. There
were high jumping contests, sack races.
three-legged races, broad Jumping and
75, 60 and 3a-yard dashes.
According to Playground Supervisor
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Groups of Little Girls Who Entered
Thompson. Portland's badge' contest 1
one of the most severe in America.
The tests are rigid and it takes hard
work to win the 50 points required to
be the holder of a badge. The badge
winner must win five or six event
and go through a severe physical test.
The Forestry playground children had
a large number of winners; After a
short talk by Clarence J. Young, thei
playground director, the children who
were to be given badges came up smil
lAg and browned from a Summer of
exercise in the playground. In the
4-foot 10-inch class of boys, Loul
Kuehn, Lawrence Frye and Ray Ben
nett were winners. In the 5-foot
6-inch class Lawrence Cook and Andy
Lackey were awarded badges. Th
senior badge winners were Walte
Johnson, Hugo Cronholm, Fred Holmes
and Gus Ovanstrom.
Bailees Given Girls.
The girls who were badge winners
In the 5-foot 6-inch class were Fay
Wright, Eva Davis, May Cheney and
Beulah Fisher.
Miss Beatrice Doty and Clarence J.
Young have been playground super
visors at the Forestry playground dur
ing the Summer, and the events were
carried out under their direction. Pat
Keeney, park director, acted as judge
of the races and events.
The following are the results of th
events: Boys 75-yard dash. Norma
Noble; girls' 60-yard dash, Eva Davis
second Beulah Fisher; boys' 60-yar
dash, Ray Bennett; second. Jack Ren
shaw; 35-yard dash for girls unde
4 feet 10 Inches, Margaret Welch
second, Luella Baldwin; 35-yard das
for small boys, Irvln Scheer; second
Edwin Coffin; 35-yard dash for small
girls, Mabel Bennett; second, Eva Mis
chorf, handicap race lor boys
feet 6 Inches and 4 feet 10 Inches,
Lawrence Cook; girls, same class
Luella Baldwin; boys' three-legged race
Lawrence Cook and Buraell Quidley
girls' three-legged race, Catherine El
lis and Eva TrODfenbaum: boys sac
race, Ray Bennett; girls' sack race, Ger
trude Wilde; wheelbarrow race, Elme
Scheer and Norman Noble; crab race,
Frank Somerville; shotput, large
boys, Lawrence Cook; high Jump, large
boys. Lawrence Cook; broad jump,
smaller boys, Ray Bennett.
TIMBER MEN VISIT BEND
Weyerhaeuser Party, En Route to
Klamath Falls, Inspect Sawmills
BEND, Or.. Sept. 1. (Special.) Joh
P. Weyerhaeuser, of Tacoma. with hi
two sons and George S. Long, manage
of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Compan
of Tacoma, and his son, arrived here
this morning on their way to Klamath
Falls, where the Weyerhaeusers hav
large timber holdings.
They spent today Inspecting the- ne
sawmills here. The Shevlin, Hixo
Company is now cutting timber whic
the Weyerhauesers had under option
just before the purchase by the Shevlin
interests. George M. Prince, of St.
Paul, who was Interested in the com
pany which' sold to the Shevlin, Hixon
Company, also arrived hero this morn
ing. ROAD WORK IS SPEEDED UP
County Is Making Effort to Beat
Itainy Season.
The county road department is 'six
weeks behind with road construction
and is making big strides to complete
projects before the Fall rains begin. A
wet Summer and high water set the
plans of the department behind.
Two hundred and forty men are
working on the Skyline, St. Helens, and
Cornelius Pass roads. Seventy teams
are being used and on one section alone
more than $500 a day is being spent.
The back fill on the Base Dine exten
sion will begin next week. It is esti
mated that the 130-foot concrete wall
will have had time to set sufficiently
for the fill by Thursday. It is hoped
to ppen the road before Winter.
Convicts Feast on Peaches.
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 11 (Special.)
Prisoners at the Penitentiary yesterday
and today enjoyed a treat through the
generosity of L. H. McMahan, indepen
dent candidate for Governor in 1914,
I now a prosperous fruitgrower. Mr.
McMahan gave 50 bushels of peaches
to the prison and these were so ap
preciated that he today sent an entire
wagon load to Warden Minto for the
convicts.
PENDLETON. Or.. Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) The complete programme
for the Round-Up to be held here
September 21-23 Is as follows:
Tliiiraday September 21.
1. Riding of bucking bulls, including
Sharkey, the -famous Belgrade bull.
uffaloes, burros.
2. Cowboys' pony race, purse 1250
First. 125; second. $50; third. 25.
3. Squaw race, purse J160 First. 75;
second, $50; third. $25.
4. Cowboys' relay race, pursa $1000,
best total time for three days First,
600; second. $300; third, $200.
5. Cowgirls' standing race, purse
150 First, $75; second. $50; third, $25.
6. Dangerous wild steer bulldogging.
purse $200, best Individual time for
three days First, $125; second, $50;
third. $26.
7. Cowboys standing race, purse 1150
First, $75; second, $50; third. $25.
8. Cowgirls bucking contest, purse
$250 and saddle, elimination trials
First, $125 and saddle; second, $75;
third, $50.
9. Indian bareback pony relay, purse
S300, best total time for three days
First, $150; second. $90; third. $60.
10. Indian pony race, purse $150
first. ?'d; second. $50; third. $25.
11. Steer-roping contest, best indl
vidual time for three days, purse $750
First, $4o0; second, $200; third, $100.
12. Maverick race, purse $10.
13. Novel goat-roping contest, best
Individual time for three days, purse
iou irsi, liZb; second, 76; third, $50.
14. Grand march, prize to best deco
rated cowboy and cowgirl in arena.
15. Indian war dances, Indian tribes
in costume.
16. Cowgirls' pony race, purse $150
first, J75; second. $50: third. $25.
l. Thrilling stagecoach race, best
time for three days, purse $200 First,
iuo; second, $75; third. $25.
18. Realistic pony express race, best
total time three days, purse $200 First,
iuu; second, if a; tnira. I2a.
19. Cowgirls' relay race, best total
time for three days, purse $750 and
saddle First. $450 and saddle; second.
uu; tnira. iuu.
20. Cowboys bucking contest, elimi
nation trials, purse $800 and saddle.
First, $500 and saddle; second, $200;
tnira, iuu.
21. Tug-of-war. purse $10 . to win
ning team.
22. Quick-change race, purse $10.
23. World's famous wild-horse race.
purse $160. First. $75; second, $50;
tnira, 5-'0.
POSTMASTER LOSES JOB
GROSS IRREGULARITY AT KANSAS
CITY, KAN, CHARGED.
Removed Official Saya Trouble Was
Caused by Note That Bank Had
Delayed In Discounting.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Summary
removal from oflce for "gross irregu
larities" of William Frlstenberger.
postmaster at Kansas City, Kan., waj
announced today by the Postoffice De
partment. KANSAS CITT. Sept. 1. Postoffice
Inspectors tonight were checking over
the property of the Kansas City, Kan.,
postoffice preparatory to turning It
over tomorrow to J. Talbot, of Kansas
City, Kan., aa acting postmaster, fol
lowing the removal today of William
Frlstenberger aa postmaster by the
Postoffice Department. Alleged irreg
ularities charged by the Government,
as explained by Mr. Frlstenberger,
grew out of a check for $1400 which
he had deposited to the postofflce'a
account.
"When postoffice inspectors visited
the office," he declared, "I made a
statement of the office's financial con
dition. I already had turned over a
note for $1000 to the bank to be dis
counted, which would have made my
total accounts $1400. I supposed It had
been discounted and placed to my
credit and accordingly made out a check
to the postoffice for $1400 payable to
myself. It was returned marked 'not
sufficient funds.' Upon my inquiry I
learned the note had not been dis
counted, due, I am told, to the fact
that the board of directors, which was
to have passed upon the note, had not
met.
"Within an hour I discounted the
note and made good the money. Gov
ernment inspectors, however, refused
to deliver to me the check the bank
had turned down and took the matter
up officially."
DRYS DELAY FUNDS 'DRIVE'
Campaign Is Xot to Be Started Until
"September 19.
Prohibition forces, meeting at the
Y. M. C. A. yesterday, decided to post
pone their state-wide "financial drive"
for a $10,000 campaign fund from Sep
tember 6-12 to September 19-2S. This
action was taken to give the campaign
committee more time for preparation.
Mrs. E. B. Andrews, president of the
Clackamas County W oman s Christian
Temperance Union, was made manager
of registration for the state.
Ex-Governor West presided. Dr. C.
H. Chapman declared himself in favor
of absolute prohibition Irom an eco
nomic standpoint, while George M.
Cornwall, editor of the Timberman.
pointed to Idaho as an excellent ex
ample of absolute prohibition.
TAGS TO BE SOLD TODAY
Funds to Go to Ixmlso Home and
Albert! na Kerr Nursery.
Today Is tag day for the benefit 'of
the Louise Home anl the Albertina
Kerr Nursery. ' Dimes will be gathered
for the little babies and for the girls
who have sought shelter in the insti
tutions that are making a plea for help.
A score of young women will sell
tags for the much-needed fund. Mrs.
Bob Fitzsimmons. who is in the city,
will make a plea for help for the nurs
ery. The Louise Home and the nurs
ery take care of a large number of
young girls and babies. The home is
located in the building formerly occu
pied by the St. Elizabeth's Home. The
nursery is on Fourteenth street, near
Alder.
DATA DEEMED VALUABLE
Statistical Article Commented on by
Eastern Publications.
A recent number of the Independent
and Harpers' Weekly deals editorially
with the article in the Political Science
Quarterly by Dr. William F. Ogburn
of the faculty of Reed College, and
Delvin Peterson, a student &t Reed
College.
"For the first time," says the Inde-
Night entertainment at . Happy
Canyon.
1. Riding of bucking bulls, buffaloes
and burros.
2. Cowboys' pony race, purse $250.
First, $125; second, $75; third. $50.
S. Squaw race, purse $160. First,
$76; second. $50: third. $25.
4. Cowboys' relay race, purse Jiooo.
best total time for three days. First,
$500; second. $300; third. $200.
6. Cowgirls' standing race, purse
$150. First. $75; second. $50; third. $25.
6. Dangerous steer roping, purse
$200. best individual time for three
days. First, $125; second. $50;
third. $25.
7. Cowboys' standing race, purse
$150. First. $75; second. $50; third. $25.
8. Cowgirls' bucking contest, seml
flnatts, purse $250 and saddle First,
$125 and saddle; second, $75; third, $50.
9. Indian bareback pony relay,
purse $300, best total time for three
days First, $150; second, $90; third,
$60.
10. Indian pony race, purse $150
First, $75; second. $50; third. $25.
11. Steer roping contest, best individ
ual time for three days, purse $750
First. $450; second. $200; third. $100.
12. Maverick race, purse $10.
13. N"ovel goat-roping contest, best
Individual time for three days, purse
$25Q First, $125; second, $75; third.
$50.
14. Grand march, prize to best deco
rated cowboy and cowgirl In arena.
15. Indian war dances. Indian tribes
In costume.
16. Cowgirls' pony race, purse $150
First. $75: second. $50; third. $25.
17. Thrilling stagecoach race, best
time for three days!' purse $200 First,
$100; second. $75; third. $23.
10. Indian pony race, purse $150
18. Realistic pony express race, best
total time three days, purse $200
Fir3t. $100: second. $75: third, $25.
ID. Cowgirls' relay race, purse $730
and saddle, best total time three days
First. $450 and saddle: second, $200;
third, $100.
20. Cowboys' bucking contest, semi
finals, purse $800 and saddle First.
$500 and saddle; second, $200 ;third
$100.
21. Tug-of-war, purse $10 to win
ning team.
22. Quick-change race. $10.
23. Will horse race, purse $150
First. $75; second. $50; third. $25.
Night entertainment at Happy Can
yon. Saturday, September 23.
1. Riding of bucking bulls, buf
faloes and burros.
pendent, "we have numerical records of 1
extensive voting on things as distin
guished from voting on candidates. We
know, for example, not only how many
voters in Oregon record themselves as
Republicans or Democrats, but also how
many are in favor of woman suffrage,
how many would have railroads built
by the state, how many would abolish
capital punishment, how many would
abolish the State Senate, and so on.
With these new and highly significant
statistics at command, it becomes pos
sible to know the make-up and func
tioning of the social mind of an entire
commonwealth to a degree of precision
hitherto possible of attainment only in
studies of local communities in New
England, where the town meeting sur
vives." The Independent calls this research
"an important study of one phase of the
statistically recorded social mind" and
speaks of the methods employed by Dr.
Ogburn and Mr. Peterson as "simple
and quite comprehensible by any read
er who knows enough arithmetic to
understand ordinary election returns."
The figures collected in Oregon and
Interpreted by the writers show that
on the average 86 laboring class voters
in every 100 vote precisely as do 86 In
every 100 upper class voters; that 94
middle class voters in every 100 vote
precisely as do 94 in every 100 upper
class voters, and so on.
The Independent concludes: "In view
of this study of the mind of Oregon,
we may reasonably assume that there
Is more social solidarity of a practical
Kind In America than has hitherto
been assumed."
GIRL SEEKING MOTHER
MURIEL TREMAIN SEPARATED
FROM PARENT 10 YEARS.
Every Possible Clew to Mra. V. Craw
ford's Whereabouts Exhausted,
Publicity Tried.
Miss Muriel Tremain. 20 years old
and good-looking, after 10 years abroad
in tlte world, most of the time working
her way through school, is back In
Portland, this time on a mother-hunt.
Her mother, Mrs. Emma Crawford,
has vanished and the disappointment
to her daughter is keen. She has ex
hausted every clew and yesterday she
Mrs. Emma Crawford, Who Is Be
ing; Sought by Her Daughter,
Miss Muriel Tremain.
sought publicity .as a possible agent
in locating her parent.
Mtss Tremain believes her mother,
who is the wife of V. Crawford, is
somewhere in or near Portland. Some
12 years ago her father, James Tre
main, died and a little later Muriel
Tremain went Into the world to lessen
the burden at home. Since then she
has been working her way through
school, at North Yakima. Walla Walla
and other places in the Northwest. Sev
eral years ago the correspondence with
her mother lapsed. This was when
Mrs. Crawford was in Milton. Or. Since
then Mrs. Tremain has been unsuccess
ful in finding her.
Miss Tremain lives at 241 Fifth
street and has asked anyone knowing
the whereabouts of Mrs. Crawford to
notify her personally, by mail or at
Main 7115.
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2. Cowboys' pony race, purse $250
First. $125; second, $75; third. $50.
3. Squaw race, purse $150 First,
$75; second. $50; third, $25.
4. Cowboys' relay race, finals, purse
$1000 First, to cowboy making best
time for three days, $500; second $300;
third. $200.
6. Cowgirls' standing race, purse
$150 First $75; second. $50; third. $25.
6. Wild steer bulldogging. purse
$200, finals $125 to cowboy making
best time for three days; second $50j
third. $25.
7. Cowboys' standing race, pursa
$150 First, $75; second. $50; third. $25.
8. Cowgirls' bucking contest, win
ner to be decided by three judges;
purse. $250 and saddle First. $125 anil
saddle; second. $75; third. $50.
9. Indian bareback pony relay race,
finals, purse $300 First, $150. to Indian
making best total time for three days;
second. $90; third. $60.
10. Indian pony race, purse $150
First, $75; second. $50; third. $25.
11. Steer-roping contest, finals, pursa
$750 First, to cowboy making best in
dividual time for three days, $450; sec
ond, $200; third, $100.
12. Maverick race, purse $10.
13. Novel goat roping contest, finals,
purse $250 First. $123. to cowboy
making best individual time for three
days; second. $75; third. $50.
14. Grand march, prizes to best deco
rated cowboy and cowgirl In arena.
15. Indian war dance, Indian tribes
In costumes.
16. Cowgirl pony race, purse $150
First. $75; second. $50; third. $25.
17. Thrilling stagecoach race, tinala,
purse $200 First, $100, to driver mak
ing best time for three days; second,
$75: third. $25.
18. Realistic pony express race, finals,
purse $200 First, $100 to cowboy mak
ing best time for three days; second,
$75: third, $25.
19. Cowgirls' relay race, finals, purse
$750 and saddle First, $450 and saddle
to cowgirl making the best total time
for three days; second. $200; third. $100.
20. Cowboys' bucking contest, pursa
$800 and saddle, winner to be decided
by the choice of three Judges, finals
First, $500 and saddle; second, $200;
third, $100.
21. Tug-of-war. purse $10 to win
ning team.
22. Quick-change race. $10.
23. World's famous wild horse race,
purse $150 First. $75; second, $50;
third. $25.
Big finale at Happy Canyon In even
ing. METER STORY REFUTED
WATER BCREAC EMPLOYES INSIST
HEIGHTS DISTRICT COMPLAINED.
Low Pressures Said to Be General Dur.
ins: Hot Weather Mr. Daly's
Denial Is Contradicted.
City Commissioner Daly, rushing to
the rescue of his water-meter policies,
yesterday denied through an afternoon
newspaper that there has been any
trouble with low water pressures in
the Heights districts, which are com
pletely metered. His statement along
this line is directly opposite to the
statements of employes in the Water
Bureau, who say complaints of low
pressures were numerous In the entire
district from South Portland to Wil
lamette Heights during the hot
weather.
The fact that low pressures existed
In the metered parts of the city had
been pointed out as proof that Com
missioner Daly was wrong, when, dur
ing the meter campaign last year, he
argued that meters would solve the
low pressure troubles. Water Bureau
employes and Water Superintendent
Kaiser say there have been complaints
of low pressures In the metered
heights district. Mr. Kaiser reiterated
his statement last night that there
have been complaints all the way
through the foothills from South Port
land north to Willamette Heights.
An afternoon newspaper, which was
one of the meter proponents during
the water meter fight, announced th
low pressures in its issue of August
25 under the heading, "Water Reported
Short Along West Side Hill."
"Cor. plaints are coming in from
water consumers along the foothills of
the West Side from South Portland to
Willamette Heights of a shortage of
water during the last three or four
hot days," said this newspaper In part.
"To conserve the supply meters have
been installed for all consumers, but
during the evening hours so man;
sprinkle lawns and gardens that there
is not enough water to go around."
This is the very point made by the
meter opponents, that the meters
would not solve the problem of low
pressures, that being something that
could be solved only by enlarging the
water mains.
FRUITMEN PROMISE HELP
Ex-rtailroad Employes Will Man
Trains to Move Perishable Crop.
WENATCHEE. Wash.. Sept. 1. Fruit
growers of Wenatchee and of North
Central Washington tonight tele
graphed Great Northern Railway offi
cials at St. Paul offering, in event a
Nation-wide strike is called, to man
with experienced railway employes
from among the fruitgrowers such
trains as may be necessary to market
their soft fruit crop, estimated to be
worth $4,000,000.
"If the strike is actually called aa
contemplated," the telegram says, "we
propose that from our ranks we or
ganize all ex-railway men for the pur
pose of operating all divisions out of
Wenatchee. Further sufficient crews
would take trains of our perishable
freights as far east as necessary to
make connections with Canadian lines."
Representatives of the fruitmen de
clared tonight that they now were
ready to carry out their proposal, hav
ing already listed the experienced rail
road men necessary.
GOVERNMENT AIDS PICKERS
Immigration Office Lists Places for
200 Families.
Employment for 200 families in hop
yards of the Willamette Valley Is of
fered in from 25 to 30 yards, according
to R. P. Bonham. acting inspector In
chage of the United States Immigra
tion Department office here.
"Appeals for help bo that the hop
harvest may be carried on at once have
been received from a number of grow
ers and we will keep the office open
all of today to accommodate persons
seeking employment," said Mr. Bon
ham. "At some of the yards sleeping
quarters and fuel are provided and the
scale of pay ranges from 40 to 60 cents
a box to SO cents and $1 for each 100
pounds picked."
The office of the Immigration De
partment lf 424 In the Railway Ex
change building.
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