Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 03, 1917, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 191T. DEFINITE ROAD PLAN QUEST OF MEETING DEPUTY HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER OF NEW YORK, WHO IS HERE RADIO MONOPOLY T3E TO ATTEND COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE. 3? T- n URGED BY DANIELS Don't Wait For Special Sales! n: It Two-Day Session to Open To day and Recommendations to Be Made to Legislature. Secretary Would Take Over All Commercial Stations - Operating With Ships. kiy "Wonder" 325 It Clotlies Values Now at 3 MANY NOTABLES TO TALK ADVANTAGES ARE OUTLINED rV V Hope Is to Frame Practical Pro gramme" AYlilcli W ill Prove Sat isfactory to All Parts of State. Special Code Is Drafted. A definite and practical road pro gramme satisfactory to all sections of the state anad recommendations to the forthcoming Legislature for the enact ment of a highway code will be the alms of the eighth annual state com monwealth conference of the Univer sity of Oregon, which will open a two- aay cession today at xu o ciocit at tuo Multnomah Hotel, with J. D. Brown, president of the Farmers' Union ot Oregon, presiding. Road legislation, administration and construction in Oregon in the past have created more or lesu misunderstanding among various interests, and while previous efforts have been made to adopt a programme for general road work. It never has been possible to weld conflicting interests and obtain Btrong, co-operative action. Several organizations that have shown special Interest In tbe subject will be repre sented at the conference. State and Federal officials also will participate Road Code Is Drafted. A special road code for Oregon has been drafted by the Federal office of public roads. The tentative code con tains many of the best features of codes in effect in other states and was so framed as to fit In well with local conditions. The object has been to pro vide a simple, workable code. The subject will take up a large part of the work of the conference, and when It Is accepted in Its final form It Is expected that it will have the solid and enthusiastic backing of all Inter ests when it is submitted to the Legis-. lature. Among the good roads experts who b : . - , - lK U Si ' v - ' 1 i ' ; - I ' I 1 s. Mr ; 1 1 I I , . . t fcir',iwiwir' " "-n-n , r i rr ii hii. .. .. . f. S FRED W. SARH. will participate In the sessions will be System and Methods." b Fred V Sarr. Deputy Highway Com- ty Highway Conunlss.o mlssioner of New York. Mr. faarr came to Portland especially on Invitation of the conference committee to speak on the maintenance of highways and the organization, system and methods of highway work. As Uttle consideration has been given to tke maintenance fea tures of road construction In Oregon, It is expected that the conference will receive valuable suggestions on this subject. Maintenance Is Important. Mr. Sarr says that the question of maintenance is lust as important any other part of road work, and that nrovislon for the DroDer UDkeeD of I??' J." ' ',"e.?,tifl ".S"VId,B FOOD CONFERENCE SECRET ThA avstem effective in New York is riving general satisfaction. The state I Legislation to Make Information AC' pays for all the maintenance of the force." by X C Ainyworth, 'Cnlte States National Bank. Portland. Maintenance of Highways Organization, by F. W. Sarr. Dep oner of New York. Factors in Oregon Conditions Makine for and Against the Selection of the Different Types of Pavements and When Paving Is Justifiable." by J. W. Cunningham, member American Society of Civil Engineers. -uenerai oaa foucies Advisable lor Construction of State Roads." bv A a. Johnson, Department of Public Works. Portland. "Necessity for Testing All Materials fsed in Road and Bridge Construction," by Pro essor s. H. Graf, Oregon Agricultural Col lege. Wednesday Evcninsr. 8 eClock. Dr. Alfred C Schmitt. vlce-nresldent Hirst National Bank, Albany. Or., presiding. Round-table conference for discussion and criticism ot features of proposed highway coae. roads except $50 a mile, which is paid by local communities. It costs the state about ?700 a mile for mainte nance. For this purpose alone the state expends about $4,200,000 a year. In addition, the state is expending from $7,000,000 to $8,000,000 annually for new construction, cesslble to Be Sought. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Federal au thorities directing investigation of the high cost of living are giving consid-1 eration to tne possibility or oDtainingl legislation giving the Government fur-1 ther powers to obtain information. The 965 REFUGEES LAUD Belgians and Poles Brought to United States. RELATIVES TO GIVE HOMES Children In Party Are. Insufficiently Clad and Warm Clothing Is Pro vided by Red Cross Middle West Is Destination. Go Tcmment Control Held Essential In "Twilight Zone" Preceding Possible War Allen Oper- , a tors Also Menace. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. An asholute Government monopoly of radio commu nication as a measure of National safety was advocated by Secretary Daniels today in a letter to the com merce and marine committees of the Senate and House, outlining the Navy Department's views on the pending radio control bill drafted by an Inter departmental conference. "The bill covers the purchase of coastal stations only; that Is, only those used to communicate with ships, and by permitting the Navy Depart ment to open all of Its stations to commercial business would discourage the extension of any existing commer cial systems or the organization of new systems," the Secretary wrote. Pnckue Strongly Advised. "The department strongly recom mends tbe committee to provide for the purchase of all stations used for com mercial ' purposes. The value of exist ing stations Is constantly increasing, and decisive action at this time will result in a saving of public funds." The letter urges that existing coastal and commercial stations in the United States. Alaska. Hawaii and Porto Rico be purchased within two years and no license for private operators here after granted to extend beyond that period. Government monopoly, the Secretary continues, would furnish a means to prevent mutual Interference between stations and constant loss of time In the night hours when radio communi cation is at its best; would eliminate confusion in sending or receiving dis tress signals; would insure the maxi mum possible communication with na val ships; would decrease the difficul ties of maintaining radio neutrality, and would make possible a military censorship In advance of an outbreak of hostilities. War-Ttme Control Not Eioigk. Commercial radio stations under other than Government control," the letter points out. "can give out infor mation of incalculable value during that twilight period? which would prob ably precede the opening of any war to which this country might be a party. Authority to take over and operate or to close commercial stations In time of war will not suffice. The stations must be in full Government operation before the first hint of possible hostilities." The Secretary also urges that re strictions against alien operators on AmericanehlDS be made more drastic. He declares "no American ship should e allowed to leave a port of the United States except with operators who are United States citizens." i' After several years of Impractical K- tatv " l "' " j I by Attorney-General Gregory. It was discarded the old road laws and adopted hearned today, but no definite conclu edy conditions," said Mr. Sarr last sions have been reached. It came up as a result of reports made to the de- nJfht- l'11?0 ne.w cod0 w.as eacted V1 partment by investigators in the field. 1909. and since then our state has made great strides In road construction. We are now working under a simple, practical plan. It will pay every state It also became known today that, in accordance with the conference in New York last week of United States Dis trict Attorneys from neighboring states, big dividends to go into road work on several groups of District Attorneys in the Middle West have conferred secret ly on the food problem. a business-like and scientific basis. Engineers Are to Speak. Among other speakers who take part In today's programme are B. J. Finch, senior engineer or the Forest bervice R. H. Thompson, ex-City Engineer of Seattle; Thomas H. McDonald, State Highway Engineer of Iowa, and Pro fessor S. H. Graf, of the Oregon Agri cultural College. Professor J. H. Young, of the University of Oregon, is in gen eral charge of the conference. The programme today will be as follows: "Defects in Oreron's Present Road Laws, tr Rufus C. Holman, president Association of Countv Judees and Commissioners. ''Classification of Oregon Roads and To tal Mileage and Distribution of State Roads," by John H. Lewis. State Highway Engineer. "Koaas witnin ana Aaiaceni to- National Forests in Oregon," by B. J. Finch. Senior Engineer XJ. S. Forest Service. "Development of the Agricultural and Scenic Resources of the Pacific Northwest Through Good Roads and Their Use In M411. lary Defense, by R. H. Thompson, ex- Oity Engineer. Eeattle, wash. Wednesday Afternoon, 2 o'clock. "Organization for Highway Work," by Thomas H. McDonald. State Highway En gineer of Iowa. "Methods of Accounting for All Road E-rpenultures arid Need of Autnorlty to En COUNCIL FORGETS FEUDS Oregon City Mayor Finds Harmony at First Session of Year. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. S. (Spe cial.) The Oregon City Council made a New Year's resolution tonight to for get long-standing feuds and to work harmoniously for the good of the city at a meeting at which appointments of the Mayor were unanimously confirmed. The Mayor was unanimously thanked for his selections. The appointments were: Rowell E. Blanchard, chief of police; Henry Cooke and George Woodward, patrol men; Charles Miller, city engineer; B. C. Babcock, street superintendent. Fred Metzner was elected Council President. Progress of the War. SAVE YOUR HAIR AND BEAUTIFY IT WITH DANDERINE" Spend 25 Cents I Dandruff Dis appears and Hair Stops Coming Out A GAIN the Russian and Roumanian Xjl forces along the Moldavia and Dobrudja fronts have been compelled to give ground before the advance of the Teutonic allies. At several points on the Moldavian front, however, Petro- grad reports the dispersal of bands of invaders under counter attacks. The drive of the Austriana and Ger mans eastward from the Transylvanian Alps into Moldavia has given them ad ditional points of vantage, while Field Marshal von Mackensen's army, oper ating nortnwara into Moldavia, is ap proaching the bridgeheads of Fokshany and Fundenl. Between the Buzeu River and the Danube, however, the Russians and Roumanians continue to hold their positions. In Dobrudja the Russians have been thrown back on the town of Matchin, opposite Braila. In the. fight lng on all the fronts, according to Ber NEW YORK. Jan. 2. Nine hundred and sixty-five refugees from Belgium and Russian Poland arrived here to Ight from Rotterdam on the steam ship Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland America line. The Belgians, numbering 221, were brought here by the Belgian Relief Society of Chicago through the efforts of Father John Deville. of Chi cago, who has been engaged in refugee work abroad. They will make their homes with relatives," In the Middle West. With the Belgians were 744 Russian Poles in charge of Henry C Zaro. They had been sent over with the aid of various Polish societies. Many of the children among the refugees were in adequately clothed, but the American Red Cross dispatched to the liner In quarantine a supply of 250 children's outfits. Including underwear, caps, mit tens and stockings, to keep the young sters warm on their Journey to the west. Mine Sweeper Blown t'p. The ship's officers reported that u the liner was entering- the harbor of r'aimouth, England, on December 21 mine sweeper, sent ahead of the steamship to clear the main channel of possible mines, struck a mine and was mown up. Seven of the crew were Killed. John E. Biro, a first cabin nassensrer claiming to be a naturalized citizen of the United States, was taken from the Nieuw Amsterdam at Falmouth. He was accused by the British authorities of carrying messages out of Germany, ne is a native or Hungary. Holland Wants Submarine Parts. Lieutenant J. M. de Booy and Lieu tenant W. F. Pot. attached to the sub marine department of the royal Dutch navy, were among the passengers. They said Holland Is paying close attention to submarine equipment, and they had come here to get submarine Darts, and supplies, as Holland was entirely cut on irom uermany and England. Other arrivals were J. B. Mllner American Consul at Calais, who has been transferred to Niagara Falls. Canada, and Albert Halstead. Amerl can Consul-General at Vienna, who is on leave. Trv This! Hair Gets Rpanrifiil lin- more prisoners and much war ma y t 1USl 1 la" VJCL5 DeounrUJ, te,r,a ,.v fa.Un Inta th hands of th. Wavy and Thick La Few Moments. terial have fallen into the hands of the Teutonic allies. If you care for heavy hair that glistens with beauty and Is radiant with life, has an incomparable eoftness and is fluffy and lustrous, try Daa- derine. . just one application doubles the beauty or your hair, besides It Im mediately dissolves every particle of aanaruii. you cannot have nice, heavy. The operations on the front In France healthy hair if you have dandruff. This continue to be carried out mainly by Aside from the Roumanian theater. comparative quiet continues on all the fronts, although there have been some what spirited engagements on the French line and in Galicia. Along tbe entire front of the Austro-Itallan the ater there have been vigorous artillery duels. The situation in Macedonia re mains unchanged. destructive scurf robs the hair ot its luster, its strength and its very life. and li not overcome it produce feverishness and itching of the scalp the hair roots famish, loosen and die men tne nair lane out fast. patrol parties and by the artillery wings of the belligerent armies. Near Vermelles and north of Ypres German patrol parties succeeded In reaching the British trenches, but later were T waiiw y, 1 l , U1IT VUl "1111 11 1 a V y ijilQUdtUCa, Wi r.rtlrt rf "ejected ana cor)jing. to the London War Office. "-16 5 ' or loo is tain. laaea, ary, scraggy , or oily, get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine at any drug store or toilet counter; apply a little as directed and ten minutes after you will say this was tne oesi investment you ever made. We sincerely believe, regardless of everytning else advertised, that if vou desire soft, lustrous, beautiful hair and lots of it no dandruff no itching scalp and no more falling hair you must use Knowlton's Danderine. IX event ually. why not owx Adv. On the entire Belgian front the tr tillery duels were violent, while in th Verdun sector near Hardaumont and Bezonvaux there has been conslderabl shelling by both sides. In Galicia. 1 the Brody sector, the Austro-German launched attacks against the Russians but were repulsed. The Russians at tempted enterprises to the south of Riga and near Dvinsk and Stanlslau, but did , not e-ucceea in aausg gains REBUILDING IS PLANNED PARIS PREPARES TO RECLAIM NORTHERN FRANCE. Provisions Made for Return of Jlefu gees to Their Homes Immediately After Peace. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Plans for th reconstruction of Northern France after me war, worked out by a Cabinet com mmee ana outlined in orr lcial reports receiveu uort, emorace a carefully pre parea programme ror restoration normal conditions immediately after peace is aeciarea. Provisions are included for the re turn of refugees to the enemy-occupied districts as expeditiously as possible. Prefects of the department already have reported tne numDer to be repatriated a system having been worked out for the return ttrst or those whose ores ence is an immediate necessitv. ; central labor bureau has been estab lished In Paris to estimate the labor demand and supply. Resumption of industrial activities will be under direction of the Minister of Commerce, who will form a private organization to handle funds advanced by the government; and distribute mer chandise." Exports will be closely regulated. ARIZONA AWAITS COURTS HUNT FORMALLY REFUSES TO SUR RENDER. GOVERNORSHIP. Campbell Recognized "T Postal Author ities and County Officials De cision Set for Thursday. PHOENIX, Ariz- Jan. 2. Both sides in the Governors' contest are awaiting the decision of the Supreme Court on Thursday on the application of coun sel for Governor Campbell for a writ of mandamus to compel Governor Hunt to turn over bis office and papers. Governor-elect Campbell, accompanied by his counsel, this morning called upon Governor Hunt and made a formal demand for possession of the oince. Hunt formally refused to -surrender it until after the action by the court on the writ of mandamus. Campbell in the meantime is awaiting: the decision and from his residence is performing such official duties as are brought to his attention. All mall addressed to the office of the Governor, unless ad dressed to Governor Hunt In person Is sent to Governor Campbell by the postal authorities. The county author ities in their dealings witn tne uovr nor's office are recognizing Campbell. The Inspection of the ballots in tne contest was resumed today. Hunt to night issued a statement saying he Is holding office notwithstanding Camp bells certification or election oecause the ballot Inspection so far shows him to be in the lead. Every day is a sales day at the "Wonder." You don't have to wait until the tag-end of the season to get extra value here ! "Wonder" clothes are styles and fabrics that are new now not last September. And they are real $25 values for $15 today, tomorrow and all year. Quantity buying for 52 big stores does it. Come in today and see why "Wonder" sells clothes to Portland's best-dressed men! f Wonder Clothes Shop $10 and $15 Clothes Third and Alder Streets ! 1 111 I? it LI FIN TAX IS LOW Local Levies in 7 of 8 Incor porated Towns Are Higher. OTHER CITIES PAY MORE Light County Assessment Holds To tals to Modest Figures Lebanon Leads With 26 Mills for City and Schools. ALB ANT. Or.. Jan. 2. (Special.) Seven of the eight Incorporatea ciwes and towns of Linn County have larger local levies for city and school pur poses on the 1916 assessment roil ox the county than the total general county levy for all etate. county, com mon school and road purposes. The total levies are low. nowever. com pared with many cities of the state. due to the light county u. The levies for all purposes are. banv. 30.6 mills; Leoanon clal.) Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ovlatt. chl ropractlcs. have been arrested for the second time here charged with prac ticing without a state license. In a former trial thev were convicted and fined $1. I. N. Gardner, Justice of the Peace, has refused to hear the second trial during his term, which expires Saturday night. CONTROL BUDGET $15,000 Stato Board Asks Same Amount Are TTsed Last Blennlum. SALEM. Or, Jan. 2. (Special.) The Oregon State Board of Control asks for $15,000 for the next blennlum In Its budget presented to the Secre tary of State, an amount equal to that given ' for the preceding two years. This board manages the Oregon State Hospital, the Eastern Oregon State Hospital. State Institution for the Feeble-MInded. Oregon State Training School. State Penitentiary, State School for the Blind, State School for the Deaf. State Tuberculosis Hospital, Soldiers' Home, Industrial School for Girls, and also has charge of making specific im provements at the Capitol building and Supreme Court building. The appropriation Is asked to cover the salaries of three employes, which aggregate $9550 for the two years, and general maintenance, which cost is es timated at $5450. STAGE EFFECTS LAUDED SCXSET REPRESENTATION IN THE GREAT DIVIDE" NOTABLE. Persons Familiar With Arizona ad Grand Canyon Scenery Marvel Baker Reproduction. at CHANGE IN BILL IS URGED Aberdeen Men Interested In Manager Measnnre. City Al- 37.5 mills; Brownsville (north). 33 mills; Browns ville (south). 27.4 mills: namsuu s. 27.5 mille; Halsey. Z6.5 muis: ocio, mills; Sweet Home. 23.5 mills; Soda ville. 21.7 miUs. The total county levy for all pur poses Is 11.5 mills and the remainder of the levies for the various cities Is made up of special city and school levies. . The city levies of Albany and Leb anon are alone higher than the gen eral county levy, to say nothing of additional school levlea. Albany has a city levy of 13 mills and a school dis trict special levy of 6 mills. Lebanon s city levy is 16 mills and its school vy 10 mills. , , Due to the fact that Brownsville Is In two different school districts the levy there varies between the northern and southern parts of the city. The city levy, which covers the whole city, is 8V4 mills. In that section of Browns ville north of the Calapoola River, which Includes most of the business section of the city, there is a school levy of 13 mills, while in the southern part of Brownovllle the school levy Is 7.4 mills. n..rt.hitrr has a city levy of 9 mills and a school levy of 7. Halsey's city levy Is only 6 muis. out us kuoui district has a 10-mlll levy. Scio has a city levy of mills and a school levy in svt Home has a 10-mlll city in- 'whlla It has a school levy of 2 mill AttAVA tnat reCClVCU &IU1U general county fund, for school pur Is the only town In th county where the total special levies do not exceed tne county icvy. u " -a city levy of 6 mills and a school levy of 6.2 mills. Aberdeen Chiropractlcs Arrested, ABERDEEV, "Wash.. Jan. 2. (Ppe- YARDS NOT HURT BY RATES Grays Harbor Does Not Expect Any Injnry From Increase. ABERDEEN, 'Wash., Jan. 2. (Spe cial.) The denial by the Federal Judges at Portland of the application of large Pacific Coast shipbuilding companies for an injunction to restrain the railroads from increasing trans continental rates on shipbuilding steel from 55 to 65 cents a hundred will have little effect on the three Harbor shipyards. Most of the steel used in the wooden ships built here comes from Seattle and San Francisco rolling mills. An chors, engines for the semi-Diesel ships and similar heavy steel will have to bear the increased rate, but this will not mean a heavy increase in the ship building costs on Grays Harbor. i ' Read The Oxegonian classified. 4a. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Jan. 2. (Spe clal.) One much discussed section of the Graham bill, designed to make the city manager form of government pos sible for Washington cities of the sec ond class, is that which provides for a council of 12. Many want Mr. Graham to cut this to six or seven Councllmen and others want a council of only three -men. The Idea of having these Councllmen serve without pay Is meet ing the approval of businessmen. Few objections are made to- Mr, Graham's idea of giving the city man ager a salary of $4000 annually. STUDENTS STAY IN GUARD War Department to Give No More Releases! for Study. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 2. The War Department will grant no further discharges from the National Guard on the grounds that the guardsman wishes release to resume studies in a BChool or college. Secretary Baker made this reply to day to inquiry from Senator Chamber lain. Elkton Woman Seeks Divorce. ROSE BURG. Or., Jan. 2. (Special.) Mrs. Julia Johnson, a prominent Elkton resident, has filed a suit for divorce against her husband. Darwin Johnson, in the Circuit Court here. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were married In Douglas County In the year 1906, and two chil dren were born to their union. In addition . to a decree of divrce Mrs. Johnson asks for . the custody of the children and costs. Desertion was the chief allegation contained in the complaint. WHAT THE DOCTOR KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT TO INSURE HEALTH. Few people realise to what extent their health depends upon the condition of the kidnevs. The physician In nearly all cases of serious illness makes a chemical analy sis of the patient's urine. He knows that unless the kidneys are doing their work properly, the other organs cannot readily be brougnt dick to neaitn ana fttrenerth. When the kidneys are neglected or abused in any way, serioua results are sure to follow. According to health sta tlstics, Bright's Disease, which is really an advanced form of Kidney trouble, caused nearly ten thousand deaths in one year in the state of New York alone. Therefore, It Is particularly necessary to pay more attention to the health of these important organs. An ideal herbal compound that has had remarkable success as a kidney remedv is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. The mild and healing influence of this preparation, in most cases. Is soon realized, according to sworn statements and verified testimony of those who have used the remedy. When your kidneys require attention, get Swamp-Root at once from any phar macy. It Is sold by every druggist in bottles of two sizes 50c and S1.00. However. If you wish first to test thl great preparation send 10 cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y.. for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention The Portland Dally Ore xronlan Fnneral of Andrew Anderson Set. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 2. (Spe cial.) Andrew Anderson, past75 years old, who died at St. Joseph's Hospital ast night, will be burled at 10:30 A. M. Wednesday, the funeral to be held from the United Brethren Church at Manor, and interment In the Wilson Bridge Cemetery in a family plot. He had been a resident of Clarke County since 1S72. He leaves a wife, three sons and a daughter. Travelers who have been in Arizona and the Grand Canyon during certain seasons of the year and noted the su perb coloring in the sky have expressed tnemseives as surprised andi delighted with the second act effects of "The Great Divide" at the Baker Theater this week. The vast stretch of barren mountains and river in the distance are constantly changing in hue from gold en, red. Diue. purnle. rose and erar. In fact, more than a dozen different colors and shades are seen as the sun is supposed to sink lower and lower. and they are blended so gradually and narmoniousiy that the act is consid ered one of the most beautiful and ef fective ever seen on the stage here. The Great Divide Is pronounced by many to be one of the foremost plays of the last 25 years and is without doubt Henry Miller's greatest success. He billed It as the "greatest American drama." and there Is so much between the lines and hidden in the characters and situations that escape the average audiience seeing It for the first time that many people go to see it two or three times. Albert McGovern. In the role of Stephen Ghent (created by Miller), is doing some of his best work since coming- to Portland, and Ruth Gates is like wise achieving new triumphs In Mar garet Anelin 3 original role of Ruth Jordan. This is the first time the play has been seen in Portland for several years and It will continue at the Baker all the rest of the week. Including the Saturday matinee. DRAINAGE DISTRICT ELECTS Fat Elk Organization' Plans Exten sive Improvements. MARSHF1ELD, Or.. Jan. 2. (Spe cial.) The annual election of officers for the Fat Elk drainage district was held at Coquille and attended by near ly all property owners in the district. Fat Elk drainage district lies south of Coquille, on the south side of the Co quille River, aiui embraces approxi mately 3000 acres of rich alluvial land. T. p. Branstetter was elected presi dent and M. Moulton secretary. The district contemplates Installing flood gates in 1917 and will expend sev eral thousand dollars In Improving the land after It is drained. Another drain age district lies across the Coquille River from the Fat Slk district. M. Ill On the way to WASHINGTON Buy your tickets over the Baltimore & Ohio. Washing ton is at its best and liveliest now, with Congress in session and the activities of Society and Officialdom at their height. The Baltimore & Ohio provides the utmost in comfort, luxury and convenience for travel between Chicago, Pitts burgh, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. Liberal stop-over privileges in the Capital City. Four all-steel trains daily from Chicago to the east The Pittsburgh-Washington-New York Express . . 8:25 an. The Washington Special ....... 10:45 a.m. The Washington-New York Limited . . . . 5:45 p.m. The Washington-New York Night Express . . . 10:00 pjn. AU trains leave Grand Central Station. Fifth Avenue and Harrison Street, Chicago. H. C. PICULELU Pacific Coast Agent. 643 Market Street. San Franciaco, Cat. D. L. MELVILLE. Traveling Paaa. Art, 208 Transportation Bldg, Seattle, Wash. Baltimore & Ohio "Oar Patngen At Oar Cuefs"