THE MORNING OliEGONIAN, TUESDAY. JANUARY 2, 1917.
BURNS HOT Oil MA I
LINE OF NEW ROAD
Mr. Strahorn Outlines Plans
Showing Impracticability
k of Making Detour.
LOCAL LINKS TO CONNECT
tCo-eperatlon of th Whole District
for . Comprehensive Programme
Which Will Lessen Distances
and Hasten Completion.
i
DroDr connection with th 1 n r-t I
and TDest markets east, west, norttt and
soutn is quite another.
'Now, if Burns and the Harnev Val
ley region generally are interested in
tnisTroader treatment of the case, and
will co-operate with me to the limit
of their efforts and resources. I will
proceed to work the matter out just as
I am doing' with other Darts of the
Oregon, California & Eastern system.
oy this I mean that we can tco ahead
with (the local units they are most in
terested in simultaneously with con
struction from Klamath Falls and
Bend if they ret ready. Construction
oould go ahead between Burns and
Crane and westward from Burns when
ever they have furnished right of way
between Crane and Riley and have
given other adequate assistance.
"Thus the great' project is being
systematically organized and worked
out as a whole, rather than merely in
a local way, as I have always desired,
for I contend that the benefits to be
derived by each community from the
completion of the entire system will
be vastly greater than they can be by
giving it only some desired local relief."
Robert B. Strahorn, president of the
Oregon, California & Eastern Railway,
has submitted, to the Railway Com
mittee, of Burns, his plans for the de
velopment of the Harney Valley and
tributary region by his proposed Cen
tral Oregon system. Mr. Strahorn
gives the details as follows
As you know, the plans of existing
railways in the Central Oregon coun
try all provided only for lines passing
east and west along the shores of Har.
tiey and Malheur lakes. The surveys
were thus made and right of way ob
tained for lines leaving Burns from 20
to 25 miles to the north.
"I have from the first earnestly en
deavored to work out a plan by which
the entire Harney Valley country could
be better served by locating the main
east and west line further north and
more nearly " through Its center, and,
if possible, to locate this through
Burns. Then, I look forward to a
proper ultimate development of that
entire region, including the Blltzen
and Catlo nalleys and Steins Mountain
section on the south and the Upper
Stlvles Valley and forest region on the
north, by a north and. south line
through Burns.
High' Divide Cnta Off Burns.
"After exhaustive surveys and care
ful analysis of the entire situation I
feel that we have reached the best so
lution of the problem, although greatly
regretting our inability to get nearer
to Burns with, the east and west line
than six miles, owing to the high di
vide just west of the city, without in
troducing a six-mile loop or detour
which would greatly detract from the
advantages of the otherwise very di
rect line between Portland and the en
tire Central Oregon country and the
Kast.
"This solution, however, la not with
out great compensating advantages to
Burns. We go practically through the
center of Harney Valley, serving it
much better and by a shorter mileage
than if we had adopted the original
- route via Harney and Malheur lakes
on the extreme south or through the
north 8ldeof the valley involved in a
route through Burns. Also by the use
of the .short section of the main line
between Burns Junction and the line
to the Narrows, and the six miles of
straight connecting line to Burns, they
will have about half the mileage com
pleted to the Narrows, and hasten by
Just that much the construction of
the remainder of the main north and
. south line from the northern timber
district and Upper Sllvies Valley
through Bums to the Blltzen, Catlo
Valley and Steins Mountain districts.
Wright's Point, projecting far into the
valley from the west, controls the di
rectness of the north and south line
Distances Are Cut.
"The distance from Burns to the
. Narrows by this line will be only 25
miles; from Burns to Crane, 31 miles;
from Burns to -Bend, 135 miles, and
from Burns to Portland, 375 miles, as
against 559 miles via Crane; from
Burns to San Francisco, via the Ore
gon, California & Eastern and Klamath
Kalis will be 745 miles, compared with
1359 miles via Ontario and Portland,
or 1475 miles via Ontario and Ogden
"All these lines have been surveyed
and maps and profiles and estimates
of cost prepared practically ready for
construction. While there has been
some impatience expressed at the time
consumed I have spared no pains or
expense to have the matter worked out
right when it is done. I realize that
Burns is naturally and not improperly
more concerned over its local situation,
and finds it difficult to realize how
HOOD RIVER MEN TO SPEAK
Apple Industry Addresses Scheduled
at North Yakima Meeting.
-
HOOD RIVER, Or, Dec 31. Three
Hood River men are down for ad-
2 DAUGHTERS FOUND
Family Disrupted 25 Years Ago
Being Traced by Father.
SON STILL IS MISSING
Charles Funk, of Baker, Rewarded
In Search for Children He lu
trnsted to Friend When 111
Iuck Befell Him In 1891.
BAKER. Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) Ef
forts of many years to find his chll
dren. lost 25 years ago. are meeting
with success, and Charles Funk says
today is the happiest New Tear he has
ever entered. By persistent effort he
found one daughter last Summer; h
just heard from the second, and hopes
soon to be In communication with his
son.
The daughter Just found was last
and the daughters were finally traced
down. The son's name Is Thomas and
he was adopted by William Van Ness, .
who then lived at Ogden. The family
has moved away, without leaving any
information, so far as Mr. Funk Bars
been able to learn.
Mr. Funk lives alone In a cabin on
his chicken rancn near the edge of this
city.
MRS! M. J. BARR PASSES
Pioneer Oregon Woman to Be Bnried
With Husband at Grays River.
ROSLYN, Wash.. Jan. 1. (Special.)
Mrs. Margaret Jane Barr. 90, one of
Oregon's oldest woman pioneers, passed
away here last night at the home of
her son-in-law, George K. Hopkins.
Her daughter. Mrs. Hopkins, and an
unmarried daughter. Miss Emma Barr.
were with her when the end came.
Five other children survive: Thaddeus
Stevens Barr. William I. Barr and Mrs.
Alfred Seeley. of Gray's River. Or..
Frank S. Barr, of Hillsboro, Or., and
Mrs. De Witt H. Jones, of Portland.
The daughters here are taking the
body to Gray's River, to rest beside her
husband, who- died there in 1880.
Margaret Jane Waterman was born
June 11. 1827, in Ohio. The family re
moved to Illinois shortly thereafter,
and later settled In Iowa. There she
, married Samuel E. Barr, In 1849.
Mr. Barr in 1863 crossed the plains
and mountains with a band of hardy
pioneers, bound for Portland. The
MAP SHOWING PROJECTED RAILROADS IN CENTRAL OREGON.
VVR PROJECTED LINES Of
alburns Oregon California & eastern ry.
nit cy , TO SERVE THE
HARNEY VALLEY COUNTRY
". fclylS MARR IMAM
hsKMNEM, LAKE VvERLY
NRJS'r
LINES OF OREGON, CALIFORM A A EASTERN RAILWAY IN HARNEV VALLEY AS SUBMITTED TO
CITIZENS OF BURNS BY ROBERT E. STRAHORN.
dresses on the programme of the Wash
ington State Horticultural Society con
vention, to be held January 8-5, inclu
sive, at North Yakima. .
E. H. Shepard, editor of Better Fruit,
will talk to the Washington fruit
growers; George C. Gladden, secretary
of the Pioneer Packing Company, one
of the first community, systems estab
lished in the Northwest, will speak on
the topic. "Relations of the Community
Packinghouse to the Small Grower."
H. F. Davidson, former president of
the North Pacific Fruit Distributors,
who Is now in New York as Eastern
and export representative of the Apple
Growers' Association, is down for an
address on "Why We Should Not Use
the Auction System for Sale of North
western Apples." It is not expected
that Mr. Davidson will be present.
DESIRED LAWS TO BE TOPIC
Hood River .Citizens to Meet With
Members of Legislature.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Jan. 1. (SpecjaL)
A meeting will be held at the rooms
of the Commercial Club Tuesday night,
when proposed legislation for Hood
River County will be discussed with
Hood River and Wasco counties' repre
sentatives to the next General Assem
bly. Mrs. Alexander Thompson and Dr.
J. E. Anderson. Representatives-elect,
seen by htm when she was but three
years old. She is now Mrs. Lillian But
ler, living at San Pedro. Cal.. and the
first word since they parted, in 1891.
has just been received. Her address
was given to him as a Christmas pres
ent by Mrs. Nellie Stafford, of Port
land, who has been aiding in the
search. Mr. Funk wrote to Mrs. But
ler, who replied at once. She said she
was so overjoyed that she could hard
ly hold the pen, and had her husband
address the envelope. Now Mr. Funk
is making an effort to find his son, so
that he will be in touch with the en
tire surviving family.
Mr. Funk and Lester L&mpman and
1 their families started for Oregon by
team in 1891. The two parties reached
Pleasant Valley, In this county, when
misfortune overtook Mr. Funk, and" his
funds were exhausted. He gave the
girls into the care of the Lampmans
until such time as he would be able to
resume their support. The Lampmans
were bound for Vancouver, Wash., and
they went on. never to be heard from
again.
A few years ago Mr. Funk oegan his
search, and two years ago inserted an
advertisement in a local newspaper.
Tt attracted Mrs. Stafford's attention.
mucn more important ana aniicuii my j Senator-elect from the two counties,
task is to fit the Harney Valley detail
Into the great general plan of prac
tical and economical railway develop
ment of a region so large, with prob
lems so numerous and complex as are
presented by Central Oregon and
Northern California and Nevada. The
simple question of giving them 25 or
30 miles of cheap line to connect them
with another branch line is one thing
and can be settled offhand. That of
adequate and economical development
of the whn' tributary terrltorv with
will be present. The legislative com
mittee of the Hood River County Po
mona Grange will be present.
Work for a permanent experiment
station for Hood River County will be
asked. The county has already started
a fund for the purchase of a site. Road
laws will also be discussed.
My pimples arc
an. gone:
esmoi
soap did it
Think what a difference it makes to
me I A week ago I was ashamed to be
seen. When I did go out, people seemed
' to avoid me. But now that Resinol Soap
with just a little Resinol Ointment
has given me back my good complex
ston, I am ready for anything. '
All drat-rista sell Resinol Soap and Ointment.
RUNES SENT TO LONDON
Total of 3600 Boxes Shipped From
Clarke County, Washington.
VANCOUVER, "Wash., Jan. 1. (Spe
cial.) -A total of 3600 boxes of Clarke
County prunes, each weighing 2a
pounds, were shipped to London, Eng
land, today by the J. K. Armsby Pack
fng Company, of this city. These
prunes will bring a fancy price in Lon
don..
The prunes required two cars to
transport them, and were consigned to
Henry W. Peabody & Sons. London.
Special permission from the British
government to permit the transit of
this fruit was obtained.
This is the first consignment of
prunes sent to England this season.
For Skin Blotches
There is one remedy that seldom fails
tn clear awav all pimples, blotches and
other skin eruptions and that makes the
. 6kin soft, clear and healthy.
Anv druceist can supply you -with
emo. which generally overcomes all
skin diseases. Acne, eczema, itch, pim
nles. rashes, black heads in most cases
give way to zemo. Frequently, minor
flemishes disappear overnight. Itching
usually stops instantly. Zemo is a safe,
anHsrntte liauid. clean, easy to use and
dependable. It costs only 25c; an extra
large bottle, $1.00. It will not stain, is
not greasy or sticky. and is positively
safe for tenner, sensitive skhis.
. The B. W. Rom Co., Cleveland, O.
PENDLETON OFFICE GAINS
Postal Receipts Show Increase of 1 4
. Per Cent In Tear.
PENDLETON, Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.)
Pendleton postal receipts show an
Increase of more than 14000 for 1916
over the previous year. The total re
ceipts for 1916 were $32,591.71. as
against $35,518.14 in 1915. a gain of
more than 14 per cent.
The Christmas and total December
business set a new record, in local post
office receipts.
Great Northern Train Derailed.
SPOKANE, Jan. 1. The Great North
ems best transcontinental passenger
train. No. 1, was derailed shortly ' after
3 P. M. today at Wilson Creek, Wash.
The engineer and fireman were slight
ly Injured, according to the railroad1
Spokane headquarters, but no passen
gers were either killed or injured. All
the cars left the track, but remained
standing. The cause of the accident
has not been determined.
wife stayed behind to await the found
ing of ft home on the Pacific Coast,
and seven" years later her husband
went back, and took the family west,
via the Panama Canal. They resided
in Portland until 1870, moving then to
Knappton, and afterwards taking up a
nomestead on Gray s River.
CIGARETTE CAUSE OF FIRE
Boys' Clubroora at Centralia dam
aged to Extent of $600.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Jan. 1. (Spe
cial.) A cigarette stub is believed to
have caused a 1600 tire loss here today
to a building on B street, owned by
Fred Bauerle. The structure was used
as a clubroom by some boys. A high
wind was blowing at the time and ad
joining structures were threatened.
Shortly afterward a fire did $200
damage to the old Tourist Hotel, lo
cated at the corner of First and B
streets. The fire started In a closet.
Read The Oresronlan classified ads.
To Save Your Teeth
Begin Today
Don't wait until after you've
lost more than your share of
4 teeth before you begin to use
Pebeco Tooth Paste. Don't
wait until "Acid-Mouth"
has eaten away the enamel,
opening the soft interior of
your teeth to decay. -
AN IMPORTANT and TRUSTWORTHY SALE IS
J. G- MACK & CO.'S
JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE
FURNITURE, FLOOR COVERINGS
INTERIOR DECORATIONS. DRAPERY and UPHOLSTERY FABRICS It's important for the
reason that it involves our entire stock of high and medium-grade, representative lines of FUR
NITURE, etc, excepting; a very few contract goods; a trustworthy sale for the reason that prices
are not at variance with quality here, except for their lowness. doe to our low-rent location. And
another thing this is the one and only sale which this reputable store conducts from one year's
end to another; our low-rent location enables us to offer worthy furniture, etc, at consistent prices.
Our Already Low Low -rent Prices Have Been
Materially Reduced Throughout the Store
4115
Toilet
for ..
S53.SO
Toilet
for ..
15.75
Table
to . . .
S20.0O
Toilet
(or . .
Solid Mahoirany
..T?.1.? $67.50
Solid Mahoaany
.?."r.'.r$39.oo
Old Irorr Toilet
.'.""l SI 2.50
Golden Oak
.T" V.! $16.00
OddTOILET
TABLES
aiS.SO Oolden Oak
si 3,oo
SI 7.50 GiUci Oak
?..t.".:,.1.:$ 14.00
S?0 Ctreaaalaa Walnat
fo":v.?si5.oa
S21.RO Clreaaalan Wal-
sr. ?"?! .T?: SI 6.00
20.50 Circassian Wal-
:r.,2S?,!!.Tr $20.00
S.TS.SO Maaoarany Tol-
..V?.'.''..?!! $30.00
SR2.SO Mahoa-anT Tnt-
iixT?.u.'r..!r:$55.oo
S112..0 Mahogany Tol-
ST5.00
CHAIRS and
ROCKERS
9 Fumed O.k f(? Pfl
Desk Chair forVO'UU
21. SO Mahogany a A d
".-$16.00
S20.00 JtnktH Oak.
r.V.r.k?TSI4.50
S23JS0 Jacobean Oak,
.!? $i8.oo
SIOJMt PrtaektO 7 JL
Willow Chair. . O.I T
S18-V Willow Chair.
tap-.trv t I a nn
fcoIterd V IH.UU
a.7s Rut.itenn
Arm Chatr forO.UU
SI 9.73 Old Iforr Rrrd
Chair, now at I fl flfl
ly MIU.WU
on
-IO.K
All Leather
Arm Chair for tfOO flfT
only (PUiiUU
frmc'hVir: S38.50
957.50 Jafobean O fc
"e'reJ T: S40.00
S47.SO Jaeobean Oak
x;1::.. $39.oo
LIBRARY TABLES
S11.SO Fumed Oak T.I-
o,-r;y..T."t'.!.:!S5.75
SI 3.50 Famed -Oak I.I-
r;'.: "S6.00
S1S.50 Goldrn Oak 1.1-
,bor;T..T.'..b.,.lSI4.00
S3S.0O Mahoicany II-
S30 MahOKanr C I 7 Kfl kr7 Table K nrt
Library T.ble VI I imW tor V uiuu
All Leather Chairs and Rockers Made in Our
" . Own Shops. Guaranteed.
OAK -BUFFETS
SSSJiOOak Bat
feta, aow (or.
MXSOOak Bar.
feta. now for.
S41.500ak Haf
feta. aow for.
S7S.OOOak Bar
feta. aow for.
S3.SOOak II a f
feta, aow for.
DRESSERS
S27.50 Goldea OakCOl flfl
Dreaaer for gil.UU
S47.50 Goldea Oi
Dreaaer for ..........
t..!!.":-:? $50.00
S77JSO Ivory Eaaraelfff) flfl
Dreaaer for OOU.UU
S.tSJSO Ivory
Dreaaer for .
:.k $38.50
EV"e.1 $27.50
A $2 75 Colonial
HIGHBOY for $175
'This handtomo ind com
modiouk pleca mould cer
tainly add dignity to otn
home of character. It la of
the tlnant telacUon of ma
hogany and la a product of
tho famous maker. Cowan,
of Chicago. Suppota you
aea it.
$22.50
$31.00
$30.00
$55.00
$60.00.
CHIFFONIERS ,
S7S.OO Sal Id Mahoaaay A C fin
Chiffonier for vtBiUU
: $30.oo
FLOOR COVERINGS in This SALE
Aimln.trr Rnaia. alie Sx ft.t
resalarly S5.UO. a boat 60(9 QC
of them, at ?U.gJ
Body Brussels naara. 9x12 ft. I
rearularly S37JM)! raek .ample.,
Just 14 of themi now 50
IIIa-h-Grade Royal TVllton Ri
0x12 It., zu pattern
reaularly SS2.50. no
Carpet Remnaata, 1-yard and
Hi -yard leaanbai all Cfr 7C.
klnda of Carpeta at.. JUb J
CVllton Ran.
J $66.50
20
Oa all Small Ra( Raaja
a dlaeoant of
Printed Llaolenm, a doaea OCn
it apeclal. a. yard wwu
S42.S0 Goldea Oak Chlf
fooler for ........
S27.50 Goldea Oak Chlf-2 1 Q
S27.SO Golden Oak Chlf- QQ
DRAPERY
' MATERIALS
3d la.
Bordered Serl
wide, the yard
Cretoaaea. 3d laehea wide, la
maay dlllereat patteraa, I On
the yard
Beaottfal Net Door aad Win.
dow raaela. res. S10 1 DRIPC
to S30. la thla aalo 2 inlUt
patteraa
Inlaid Llnolemm. the reralnr
Sl-3 yard arade. 2 pat- I Ofl
terna to eloao at. ao. yd. V I .U
A MODERATE! EXTRA CHARGE FOR LAYING HNOLEIM
' ROYAL SUCTION CLEANERS, Regularly $37.50, Now $32.50
Exclusive Portland Agents for BRENLIN Window Shades
J. G. MACK CO,
FIFTH STREET, Between OAK and PINE
Member Greater Portland Association
BDHBBUai
Six-Foot Cougar Displayed.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Jan. 1. (Spe
cial.) Orville Thompson, of Parkdale,
Is the only Hood River hunter to have
bag-gred a cougrar ,thls ..season. The
cougar, measuring six feet from tip to
Up, was displayed Jn the window of a
local cigar -store.
ed ads.
TOOTH PASTE
will help you ward off "Acid-Mouth"
right from the start help you keep
youi teeth to the very end.
And besides to use Pebeco is a
pleasure. It makes your teeth so
clean and leaves such a keen and in
vigorating after-effect
Pebeco is sold by all druggists
everywhere.
" '"' ": . 'jjy
torn
There Is No Talking Ma
chine Like the
VXCTROLA
There Is No Better
VICTOR SERVICE
Than That of ,
Victrolas from $15 up
On the easiest terms
All the Victor Reconla
Sherman . Jplay & Gq.
Sixth and Morrison
Opposite Postoffic
Dealers in Steinway and other
good Pianos. Pianola Piano,
Victrolas and Records. Placet
Rolls. Cabinets. Etc.
IHsfJl
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