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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JUXE 23, 1917.
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BONDS, HOT GASH,
PAYS FOB HIGHWAYS
Contractors Who Bid on State
Road Work Will Be No
tified of New Plan.
PAR OR BETTER HOPED FOR
TTucertalnties of Market on Account
of Liberty Loan Lead Commis
sion to Decision to Go
Ahead With "Work.
Contractors who bid on highway con
struction work under the newly enacted
road law will be paid In bonds.
This is the procedure adopted by the
Ftate Highway Commission to meet the
uncertainty In the bond market and to
prevent the marketing: of highway
bonds from interfering with future
sales of Government bonds in this ter
ritory. The commission Is authorized, under
terms of the new law, to sell not to ex
ceed $1,000,000 worth of bonds this year.
A course of highway construction re
quiring an expenditure of $1, 000, 000 has
been mapped out by the commission.-
As soon as specifications are com
pleted and the roads definitely located
the commission wilL advertise for bids
on a. basis that will permit contractors
to take the bonds instead of cash.
Bonds Expected to Bring Par.
It Is believed that Ihe contractors
111 figure the bonds In at par. or
better than par. and that the state
will be able thus to realize a better
price for Its bonds than if they were
permitted to go on sale in the usual
way.
This procedure is apt to bring forth
ft protest from the bond dealers, who
fear that the contractors will be dis
posed to peddle the bonds at a dis
count and demoralize the market. One
way for the dealers to prevent the mar
ket from being demoralized will be to
buy the bonds from the contractors
themselves.
Bidding on the road work thereby
will take on a little speculative ele
ment, as the contractors will be in
position to make a little money on the
bonds as well as on their work.
The commission's decision to pay for
the road work in bonds instead of sell
ing the bonds and paying for the work
in cash was prompted by knowledge
of the fact that the bond market at the
present time is somewhat depressed,
owing to the recent liberty bond cam
paign. It Is apparent that were the high
way bonds offered for salo now or at
any time within the next few weeks
they would not bring par. The com
mission Is eager to proceed with the
work without delay, so has arranged a
policy that will circumvent the uncer
tainties of the bond market.
State Bonds Will Be Desirable.
Later in the year, probably, the
state's bonds, which are to be Issued
on a 4 per cent basis, may command a
premium. The fact that they are to
be exempt from income tax and other
forms of taxation will make them an
extremely desirable form of security,
compared to industrial and other tax
bearing bonds.
The fact that the liberty loan was
oversubscribed by $1,000,000,000 last
week shows that there is a lot of money
in the country seeking investment, and
indicates that high-class municipals
like those of the state of Oregon will
be in strong demand.
The road work planned by the com
mission calls for a campaign of activity
extending over a period of six or eight
months. It will provide for some of
the most needed pieces of highway
work and will prepare the way for a
more extensive programme next year
and in the years to come.
WATER GRADE IS FAVORED
Chairman Benson Will Recommend
New Right of Way to Mosler.
S. Benson, chairman of the State
Highway Commission, although well
along in years, doesn't always ride in
an automobile.
Accompanied by his son. Amos, Mr.
Benson went to Hood River Sunday,
then took the local train to Mosier.
They walked along the railroad right
of way back to Hood River to de
termine the best location for the pro
posed state highway. The original
right of way was along the hillside,
high above the railroad. Mr. Benson's
walk convinced him the road should be
on the water grade parallel with the
railroad.
"The walk made me good and hun
gry," was his comment on the trip.
PARENTS DESERT CHILDREN
Conplo Arrested In Newark Leave
Kiddies to Starve.
SEW YORK, June 12. Le Clair
Blanchard and his wife were arrested
in a Newark furnished rooming-house
recently at the request of the Detroit
police charged with deserting their four
children in Detroit.
A dispatch from Detroit said the
children were found near starvation.
Mrs. Blanchard said she had a quarrel
with her husband and started Bast.
He followed, and they met unexpect
edly in Buffalo. They went to New
Vork, where they obtained work.
BANK TO MOVE JULY 15
United States National to Occupy
New Home at Sixth and Stark.
The tTnited States National Bank will
move Into Its handsome new home at
Sixth and Stark streets about July 15.
Workmen are now completing the in
terior finish. Some of the fixtures also
are being installed. The bank will
abandon all its old fixtures in its pres
ent home at Third and Oak streets.
J. C. Ainsworth, president of the
bank, said yesterday that the fixtures
probably will be sold and the present
quarters cut up into small rooms to ac
commodate individual shops. There is
a brisk demand for the space, he said.
BELGIANS ASKED TO COME
Mayor-Elect Baker Sends Telegram
to Commission In United States.
The Belgian commission has been in
vited to visit Portland during the stay
of the commission in the United States.
Mayor-elect Baker yesterday sent the
following telegram to the commission:
'The city of Portland extends you a
cordial invitation to be its guest, with
ope that your Itinerary will be ar
ranged to enable acceptance. The peo
ple of the Pacific Northwest desire an
opportunity to demonstrate their sym
pathy with your country's misfortunes
and their admiration and respect for
the valor and fortitude with which
they are borne."
ENGINEERS NEED 35 MEN
Company E, Eighth Regiment, Re
serves, Goes to Camp Soon.
Company E, Eighth Regiment. Re
serve Engineers, is still in need of
about 35 men. The list of vacancies in
cludes two steam drill men, one tailor,
one barber, and 30 track and bridge
men.
This company will leave for Ameri
can Lake within three or four days for
a month's training and then will prob
ably be sent to France.
The recruiting office will remain
open, on the first floor of the Multno
mah Hotel, for several days, but it is
requested that those intending to en
list do e &s soon as possible.
COTTON CROP TO BE LARGE
Lagnna District of Mexico Happy In
Snowy Fields.
TORREON. Coahuila, Mexico, June
18- Once more the cotton bolls nod in
FESTIVAL PRINCESS BECOMES WAR BRIDE CP Y. M. C. A,
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Queen Sybil Baker, Sunday became th s war bride of Frank McElroy, office
secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
Mr. McElroy, who had two years' work at the University of Oregon
Medical School, has enlisted in the Army hospital unit, organtzed by Dr. Ouy
Strom, and is expecting a call to the colors
The ceremony was performed in the First Presbyterian Church by Dr.
John H. Boyd, the pastor, immediately after the morning service. The
Christian Endeavor Society, of which Mr. McElroy is president, and Miss
Scholes is secretary, attended in a body, as did also the employes of the
Y. M. C. A. and the members of the Warren Bible class.
Miss Beulah Budd was bridesmaid and E. E. Swartsstrauber acted as best
man. Professor Coursen, the church organist, played the wedding march
from Mendelssohn.
the semi-tropical sun of the great
Laguna cotton-raising district, and the
haciendados and ranchers are happy
after years of small crops.
The Laguna district is a great basin
near Torreon watered by the Nazas
River and covered by a floor of the
most fertile cotton-growing- land in
Mexico. The Spring and early Summer
floods furnish water for the district,
and the fields of snowy cotton furnish
the principal product of this section.
Because of revolutions the cotton
growers have had little or no cotton
to seU in the past seasons. This year
the crop promises to be a pumoer.one,
and the large industrial plants, or
"fabricas," as they are called in Mex
ico, are installing new machinery and
employing additional labor to utilize
the cotton crop.
CONCERT SCHEDULE ISSUED
First Recital of Season Will Be Given
at Washington Park July 1.
Park Superintendent Convlll yester
day issued the schedule of park band
concerts to be given during July and
August. The first concert will be Sun
day, July 1, at 8 P. M. at Washington
Park. The rest of the schedule fol
lows: July -8.8:00 P.M. Laurelhurat Park.
July 10, 8:15 P. M. Peninsula Park.
July 11, :30P. M. Washington Park.
July 12.8:00 P.M. Kenllworth Park.
Julv 15, 3:00 P. M. Mount Tabor Park.
Julv 17. 8:00 P. M. Lents Park.
July 19. 8:00 P. M. Holladay Park.
Julv 20. 8:00 P. M. Columbia Park.
July 22,3:00 P.M. Washington Park.
July 24,8:00 P.M. Vemirn Park.
July 2, 8:00 P.M. Brooklyn Park.
July 2T, 8:00 P.M. South Park blocks.
July 29,3:00 P.M. Sell wood Park.
July 81. 8:0O P. M. Terwllliger Park.
August 15. 3:00 P. M. Washington Park.
August 7, 8:00 P. M. Mount Scott Park.
August 8, 8:00 P. M. Lents Park.
August 12, 3:00 P. M. Holladay Park.
August 14. 8:00 P. M. South Park blocks.
August 16, 8:00 P. M. Laurelhurst Park.
August 19, 3:00 P. M. Mount Tabor Parle
August 21. 8:00 P. M. Peninsula Park.
August 23, 8:00 P. M. Forestry Building.
August 26. 3:00 P. M. Columbia Park.
Some changes may be made in the
schedule, this list not taking up all
the concerts to be given. The ques
tion of where the band will play July
4 has not been settled.
TIMBER SALE PLAN DENIED
A. S. Kerry Says No Deal Is Pending
With A. B. Hammond.
A. S. Kerry, owner of the Columbia &
Nehalem Valley Railroad and of some
14,000 acres of timber land in the east
ern part of Clatsop County, denies the
report that A. B. Hammond is nego
tiating for the purchase of his proper
ties on a valuation basis of 4.000.000.
He declares that there is no deal pend
ing even.
It is understood that Mr. Hammond
recently employed cruisers to run
through his timber holdings, which are
in the vicinity of the Kerry tract, and
the presumption is that the report of
the proposed purchase originated in
that way. Mr. Kerry is now in Seattle
on a several days' trip.
MASONS TO OBSERVE DAY
Corvallis Lodge to Honor St. John
the Baptist Tomorrow.
CORVALLIS. Or, June 22. (Special.)
Under a recent resolution of the Ma
sonic grand lodge, it is Incumbent upon
all Masonic lodges to celebrate St.
John the Baptist's day, and the Corval
lis Lodge, No. 14, will do that Sunday
night in the Presbyterian Church.
Dr. J. Vvr. Kerr, master of the local
lodge, will have charge of the services,
and Dr. J. R. N. Bell, oldest grand lodge
chaplain in the world in point of con.
tinuous service, will deliver a Masonic
lecture.
WORK ASSIGNED BY
-ELECT BAKER
Apportionment of Work in
Council Made to Be
Effective July 1.
MANN GETS DALY'S WORK
Bar bur Will Take deck's Place,
Kellaher Draws Department of
Finance and Bigelow Goes
to Public Affairs.
Sweeping changes in the administra
tion of city departments are made in
the order Issued last night by Mayor-
elect Baker, effective July 1, assign
ing the members of the new City Coun
cil to their duties.
Mr. Baker will keep the police. Mu
nicipal Cou-t and legal bureaus and
tcmporari1. the park bureau and Public
Auditorium. He will sit In a general
supervisory capacity over all depart
ments. John M. Mann, Commissioner-elect,
will be given the department of public
utilities with the Health Bureau added
to it. This department has been held
by Commissioner Daly.
Commissioner Bigelow, a holdover
Commissioner, who has had the de
partment of finance, will be transferred
to the department of public affairs,
with the department considerably
changed. The principal changes are
the addition to it of the Fire Bureau
and the taking away of the I'ark
Bureau.
A. L. Barbur, Commissioner-elect,
draws the department of publio works,
heretofore held by Commissioner Dieck.
The bureaus in this department are
unchanged.
Dan Kellaher, who is to be appointed
by the Commission to the vacancy cre
ated by the election of Mr. Baker to
the position of Mayor, will have the
department of finance, held heretofore
by Commissioner Bigelow. This de
partment also is considerably changed
as to bureaus, the principal change be
ing the addition of the City Hall
Bureau.
Order Is Made Public. ,
Following is Mayor-elect Baker's or
der of assignment as made public last
night:
Under and pursuant to the chart. r of the
City of Portland It Is hereby ordered that
from and after July 1. 1917. C. .A. Bigelow
shall he the Commissioner In charge of the
Department of Publio Affairs, and shall
have supervision of the following bureaus
and all divisions thereunder: Bureau of
Fire, the Public Markets, the Publio Employ
ment Bureau, and the Bureau of Street
Cleaning.
John M. Mann shall be the .Commissioner
in charge of the Department of Public Utili
ties, and shall have supervision of the fol
lowing bureaus and all divisions thereunder:
Bureau of Water Works, Bureau of Water
Revenue, Bureau of Health, Bureau of Gar
bage Disposal, Street Lighting, and Trans
portation Utilities and franchise matters.
A. L. Barbur shall be the Commlsslosr
In charge of the Department of Public Works,
and shall have supervision of the following
bureaus and ail divisions thereunder: Office
of City Engineer. Bureau of Fewers, Bureau
of Highways and Bridges, Bureau of Sur
veys and Drafting, Bureau of Standards,
Bureau of Buildings and the main office of
the Department of Public Works.
Dan Kellaher shall be the Commissioner
In charge of the Department of Finance
with supervision of the following bureaus
and all divisions thereunder: Bureau of
Purchases and Stores, office of City Treas
urer, Bureau of Licenses, Bureau of City
Hall, Municipal Shop and Municipal Ga
rage, Bureau of Weights and Measures, and
Free Museum.
George L. Baker, Mayor, shall be In charge
of the Department of Public Safety, and shall
have supervision of the following bureaus
and all divisions thereunder: Bureau of
Police, Municipal Court and office of City
Attorney, and shall have supervision tem
porarily of the Public Auditorium, pending
completion and establishment of same, and
shall have supervision of the Bureau of
Parks, temporarily, pending development of
certain activities now under way, or provided
for. Including the establishment of a play
ground in Marquam Gulch
Explanations Are Made.
In a statement to the press, Mr.
Baker says:
In making the assignments of Commission
ers to the respective city departments 1 have
taken Into account the fact that the Mayor
should be the bead of the city government
as provided in tha city charter: that he
should have general supervision of all de
partments and that therefore he should not
have his time tied down to the details.
To the Mayor is delegated the enforce
ment of law and order, and for that rea
son I am retaining under my direct control
the Bureau of Police, the Municipal Court
and the office of the City Attorney, all of
which are parts of the law enforcement ma
chinery. Inasmuch as I have had charge
of the Public Auditorium construction I am
retaining that part of the service until such
time as the building Is completed and put
into successful operation.
I am retaining temporarily the Bureau of
Parks for the reason that this bureau Is
supervised by James O. Convlll, a man thor
oughly capable of handling the park system
in all its details without the necessity of
my devoting any time to that work. The
people have authorized the establishment of
a playground for children and Inasmuch as
I have bean working on preliminary plans
for this for tha last two years X do not
deem it expedient to transfer this bureau
and cause thereby a duplication of the past
work. 1 am retaining this bureau until
such time as the Marquam Gulch project
and other plans which Mr. Convlll and I
have worked out together are completed.
Mayor Not to Be Hampered.
By retaining these bureaus I will have
ample time to delve Into the important la
sues of the city government as a whole
without being hampered by details of ad
ministration. N
As to the asJlgnments to the other mem
bers of the City Council, I have endeavored
to distribute the work In such a way as to
give each man a good sized department with
ample room for progressive, constructive
work and development. I have tried to dis
tribute the work as equally as poeelble. tak
ing into consideration the length of the
term of each Commissioner and the fitness
of each to tha particular line of work as
signed. In notifying the members of the new
Council of their assignments Mr. Baker
announced a meeting for Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock in the Council chamber
at the City Hall, at which various sub
jects will be considered. Mr. Baker in
formed the Commissioners of his in
tention to act as general supervisor
over the entire city service and said he
had retained no more of a department
than was absolutely necessary, so that
he will have time to attend- to that
feature of his work.
Cm JOBS ARE NEXT IX ORDER
X. F. Johnson, of Municipal Employ
ment Bureau, May Be Police Chief.
With the question of distribution of
city departments disposed of by yester
day's order by Mayor-elect Baker, it is
expected appointments to various posi
tions to be filled by the City Council
will assume definite shape. The Com
missioners have been waiting until
these assignments were made before
announcing their !hoices.
Great interest centecavabout the ques
tion of chief of police. Mayor-elect
Baker says he is uncertain' as to whom
he will appoint. It is said that eo far
the race is between Chief John Clark
and N. F. Johnson, at present director
of the municipal employment bureau.
Mr. Baker says he expects to decide this
question soon.
For city health officer the race is
between Dr. George Parrish and Dr.
John G. Abele. There are several other
applicants, among whom is Dr. H. M.
Patton, but It is said he is not a for
midable candidate.
The position of Municipal Judge can
not be changed except by the City
Council, three votes being necessary.
It seems at present to be a race' be-
(ween Municipal Judge Stevenson and
George Rossman.
For City Auditor the race is between
James Gill, deputy city auditor, and
George H. Funk, of the County As
sessor's office. It is said that Commissioners-elect
Barbur and Kellaher
are lined up for Mr. Gill, while Mr.
Baker and Commissioner-elect Mann
are for Mr. Funk. This virtually gives
Commissioner Bigelow power to name
the auditor.
The position of city attorney already
has been settled by the re-appolntraent
of W. P. LaRoche, and it is not con
sidered likely any effort will be made
to oust City Treasurer Adams. The as
signment by Mr. Baker of Commissioner-elect
Kellaher to the department of
finance may result In the appointment
of a purchasing agent. This, however,
cannot be done until next year, as no
appropriation was made for the posi
tion for 1917.
For city engineer the race is between
Philip H. Dater, the incumbent, and O.
Laurgaard. Inasmuch as Mr. Barbur
has been assigned to the public works
department, which includes the city en
gineer's office, it is probable his
recommendation will have considerable
weight. It is said that Mayor-elect
Baker favors retaining Mr. Dater.
COOS MEN STRIKE AGAIN
MILL WORKERS ALLEGE LEADERS
WEEDED OUT.
Smith Company Declines to Treat With
Grievance Committee and Busi
ness Sin Fail.
SIARSHFIBLD, Or., June 22. (Spe
cial.) Two hundred and fifty to three
hundred men walked out at the Smith
sawmills today, following refusal of
Superintendent Arno Mereen to treat
with or recognize a grievance commit
tee from the Federated Union of Saw
mill and Timber Workers. The trouble
arose over differences which grew out
of a former strike, settled amicably
two months ago. The men In stating
their reasons for striking said the
company had been systematically weed
ing out from the mill workers men who
were prominent in organizing the first
strike.
This the company officials deny,
stating they are letting men go only
for cause. Superintendent Mereen
made a statement this afternoon de
claring that of the BOO men employed
In the two mills, only 214 were out
and the mills were operating, although
crippled.
The mill officials replied to the re
quest for an audience with the griev
ance committee that they were willing
to negotiate with the men as individuals,
but not as union grievance men. The
laborers state the cases cannot be
handled by men singly so well as in
company, and therefore do not accept
the alternative.
The strike was voted last night at
a meeting of the union, but business
men interested themselves in the dlf-ferencs-
and obtained a postponement
until today noon, in order to essay a
settlement. The negotiations failed.
The strikers this afternoon made a
statement of some length, declaring
they are in no manner connected with
I. W. W.ism. nor do they allow any
Industrial Workers in their union if
they learn their Identity. Four such
are said to have been ousted from last
night's convention.
2 HELD FOR MOTOR THEFT
Harry Kelley Arrested, After Being
Paroled for Similar Offense.
Louis Krasskl and Harry Kelley were
arrested in St. Johns early yesterday
morning by Patrolman Hunt and
charged with larceny of an automobile
belonging to D. Tahoaka.
Krasskl is being held in the city
Jail for further investigation, but it is
not thought he had any .part in the
theft, and will probably be liberated
this morning.
Kelley has been connected with au
tomobile thefts in the past and was
paroled two months ago after being
sentenced to one year in the county
Jail. He was turned over to the Dis
trict Attorney's office pending Judge
Kavanaugh's action on revoking the
parole.
FALL FROM WINDOW KILLS
Albert Bross, Brick Mason, ' Dies at
Good Samaritan Hospital.
Albert Bross, a brick mason, died
early yesterday morning at Good Sa
maritan Hospital from injuries sus
tained in a fall from the window of
Ms room in the Grand Union Hotel,
Grand avenue and Bast Burnslde street.
Thursday night.
Bross had only been in Portland a
short time, coming hero from Idaho
Falls. Idaho. His wife resides at that
place and the. body will be sent there
for burial.
JUDGE LAID TO BEST
The Dalles Suspends Business
During Bradshaw Funeral.
HUNDREDS PAY . TRIBUTE
Pythlans and Elks Escort Body
on Arrival From Portland.
Floral Tributes' Received
From All Over Northwest.
THE DALLES, Oc, Juno 22. (Spe
cial.) All business was suspended
when the last rites over the body of
the late W. L. Bradshaw were con
ducted at 2 o'clock today in the Cir
cuit courtroom where Judge Bradshaw
had presided for years.
The funeral and services were under
the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias,
assisted by members of the Oregon bar.
The body was escorted to The Dalles
from Portland last night by Roger B.
Slnnott. W. M. Cake, H. S. Wilson and
A. C. Spencer, attorneys who repre
sented the Oregon and Multnomah Bar
associations.
The funeral party was met at tho
train by about 400 friends of the late
Judge. The Knights of Pythias Lodge
and Elks escorted the body from the
depot to the Crandall undertaking par
lors. There the body lay in state
Thursday from 10 to 1 o'clock, when it
was taken to the courtroom.
All Northwest Pays Tribute.
Hundreds were unable to gain admit
tance to the courtroom and the corri
dors wero Jammed Friends of the
Judge from all over the Northwest
were in attendance to pay their last
respects to the honored man. The Ju
dicial chair was draped in gray tulle
and roses. The bench was banked with
roses and -outlined with tulle. Beneath
the bar the casket, almost hidden in a
wreath of floral pieces, rested upon a
floral bier.
Fifteen members of Grand Lodge of
Knights of Pythias of Oregon formed
a guard of honor, being seated nearest
the casket. .
Members of the Oregon State bar
were grouped in front as well as tho
honorary pallbearers: U. O. McCoy,
Simeon Bolton, Levi Chrisman, A. S.
Bennett, Edward C. Pease, Judge F. S.
Gunning, George C. Blakeley, W. H.
Wilson, Judd S. Fish, Fred L. Hough
ton and L. B. Fox.
Flowers Piled Hlgk at Grave.
Tho active pallbearers were: Hallle
Rice, Joseph Stadelman, Paul McCoy,
Fred W. Wilson, Paul W. Chllders. Carl
ton W. Pepper, J. W. Allen and Francis
V. Galloway. T. W. Hill was chief
usher, assisted by William Wllhelm,
William Pease. Thomas Hudson and
Holmes K. Ehrsam.
The Rev. Frank Maples conducted the
services. There was no music through
out the service In the Courthouse. Fol
lowing the ritualistic services of the
Knights of Pythias at the grave, Mrs.
Carlton P. Williams, Mrs. Clifton Con
don, Carlton L. Pepper and J. W. Brew
er sang the favorite hymns of tho de
ceased. "Lead, Kindly Light," and
"Nearer, My God, to Thee."
The last resting place of the Jurist
was plied high with beautiful floral
pieces. Flowers were received today
from all over the Northwest and it re
quired two drays to transfer them
from the chapel to the Courthouse.
TRAIN HITS AUTO; ONE HURT
Son of O. R. Wldemer, of Corvallis,
However, Escapes Injury.
CORVALLIS, Or., June 22. (Spe
cial.) C. R. Wldemer was seriously
hurt late yesterday in a collision be
tween his autotruck and a Southern
Pacific passenger train. With his son,
Elmer, 17, Mr. Wldemer was driving
down the road toward Granger In the
same direction that the train was run
ning on a track parallel to tho road.
He failed to hear the whistle or bell
and did not see the train till It hit his
car as he turned to go over the cross
ing. He was Imprisoned under the auto,
which was a total wreck. Hot water
and steam from the motor's engine
scalded him severely. He also sus
tained) a fractured shoulder. Wldemer
Is 63 years of age. The son, Elmer,
escaped without a scratch. Both were
brought back to Corvallis by the train
crew.
NEWS MEN'S PAPER ISSUED
University of Oregon Students to
Edit Monthly Magazine.
EUGENE, Or.. June 22. (Special.)
The first number of Oregon Exchanges,
a newspaper for newspaper men, pub
lished by the school of Journalism of
the University of Oregon, was Issued
today. It is of magazine form and con
tains 16 pages. In addition to discus
sion by contributors of matters of busi
ness of interest to publishers, there
are many columns of news about Ore
gon -newspaper people.
The aim of the department, as stated
in the editorial section, is to make the
publication, which will be Issued
monthly, a forum for the ideas of men
engaged in publishing in Oregon.
The senior class of the university
will have part in editing the paper.
W. S. BEEBE, 65, DIES
Tlmberman Succumbs to Stroke of
Apoplexy in Few Hours.
W. S. Beebe, ago 6S. of S418 Forty
second avenue Southeast, a tlmberman
with offices in the Beck building, died
from a stroke of appoplexy at St.
Vincent's Hospital early yesterday
morning.
Mr. Beebe was first stricken at Sec
ond and Burnslde streets Thursday
night about 5 o'clock. He was hurried
to the hospital by tho Ambulance Serv
ice Company and was In a semi-conscious
condition until death.
The body will be sent to Oregon City
today and funeral services will be held
Sunday. Mr. Beebe is survived by a
wlfo and two children.
TRAINS TO BE DIRECT SOON
Coryallls Will Celebrate Inaugura
tion of Xew Service.
Direct train service between Port
land and Corvallis will be inaugurated
over the Southern Pacific electric lines
about August 1.
Partial service now is maintained to
the outskirts of Corvallis, but the for
mal opening of the through line will be
delayed for several weeks pending com
pletion of the lines through the city.
Residents of Corvallis are planning- a
fitting; celebration for the opening day
and it is probable that a blp; party of
Portland people will Join them in their
festivities.
Road Th Oregonlan classified ads.
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GOOS DONATION LARGE
COtJNTV OVERSUBSCRIBES Ul'OTA
FOR TWO BY BO PER CENT.
Carry Is Expected to Glvo SIOOO From
Sparsely-Settled Area Marat Set
by Two "Tajm-Ins.
In two "turn-Ins" Coos County has
over subscribed by nearly EO per cent
the combined amounts that were ex
pected from both Coos and Curry
counties for the Ked Cross fund and
is still "going strong;."
Tho combined contributions sought
from Coos and Curry for tho fund
were set at 18,0C0.
In Tuesday's roport Coos County had
$9607 more than half tho whole
amount.
In yesterday's report she added $10.
708 making- the total contribution
$26,316, or $8316 more than the re
quirement for the two counties.
Curry County has not been heard
from. It is a sparsely settled county
and returns from it will not be large.
but it is expected that tho fund from
there will be at least $1500.
The results up to the present Indi
cate that. Coos and Curry may nearly
double the total amount that was ex
pected from them.
L. J. Simpson, of North Bend, was
campaign manager for tho two coun
ties. At preliminary meetings the
week before the campaign opened, he
made addresses that brought in a flood
of contributions. There is one mill
In North Bend whose employes con
tributed to the fund an average dona
tion of $7.30 each.
The principal contributions for Coos
County wero as follows, by towns:
Powers, $2300; North Bend, $8206; Ban
don, $2500; Coquille, $5000; Myrtle
Point, $1750, and Marshfield, $75v.
4. STATES EXCEED QUOTA
EXTHrSUSM FOR RED CROSS IN
NORTHWEST IS MARKED,
EC W. Stone, Division Manager tor Dis
trict, Thinks Excess AboTc Appor
tionment Will Be $500,000.
Each of tho four states of the North
western division, of the Red Cross
campaign Oregon, "Washington, Idaho
and Montana will exceed its quota
for the cause, according to H. W. Stone,
division manager for the district, who
returned to Portland last night after
a speaking tour of the territory.
"All of these states will distance
their apportionments," said Mr. Stone,
"the combined excess being not less
than $500,000. There are a few weak
spots where the workers have not fol
lowed general campaign instructions.
"One notable case of success is that
of Butte, Mont., where a serious strike
fcj Best Seashore Trip
Nearest to Portland
Clatsop Beach
Gearhart-Seaside
"The Table Is Set
When the Tide's Oat!"
Clams, crabs, mussels; and sea
fish from pier and surf-rocks.
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Sat.
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situation prevails. On Monday they
felt that they couldn't do anything, but
' j . v. urruuj, iueir ap
portionment was $150.000 rather large
v m. vivjr ui mat size. loaay tney
had raised more than $110,000. and
without doubt will ralre tho full quota.
"Ono county of Idaho, Shoshone. .
asked on Tuesday that its apportion
ment of $50,000 be cut to $20,000. There
arm ahont in.nnn nAi-an- 4 t-1. i
County. They wero told to go ahead.
rn.ua aireaay nave raised the
$50,000."
The standing of the four states is
NUIYimBriiitH Kv M cnK .. .
f ..... viwu.j It
Oregon, quota, $600,000. now working
un iant sivv.uuu; Idaho, quota. $250,000.
almnriv Pals, rt ' nni 3:.j ,,.
' y . uir.u u I1CU1C10U Will
reach $350,000: Montana, quota, $400,000.
already raised $318,000: Washington.
hvi, a,vvv,ww, aireaay nas raised.
$760,000.
"I found enthusiasm everywhere,"
said Mr. Stone.
DENTISTS DONATE WORK
Soldiers at American Lake Aided
by Dentists In Convention.
TACOMA, June 22. "Some $600
worth of dental work at an actual out
lay of $200 dally is being given gratis
to tho Government every day of the
convention," said Dr. R. S. Williams,
of Tacoma, who is master of the clinic.:
in an address today before members
of tho State Dental Society. "Usually
the townspeople are allowed to act as
patients, and although we have had
many applications this year we re
stricted all models to tho men at tho
American Lake Army Post."
Tho Seattle and Tacoma Dental asso
ciations have maintained an equipped
tent and two dentists at the American
Lake oamp since last March.
B. MORROW COMMISSIONED
Engineer in Water Bureau Office to
Join Officers Reserve Corps.
Ben Morrow, an engineer in the
City Water Bureau, yesterday received
a commission as Captain in the En
gineering Department of the Officers
Reserve Corps. He has not received
orders to report as yet.
Mr. Morrow has been connected with
tha engineering forces of the Water
Bureau for a number of years, having
been engaged principally in survey and
Investigation work in tho Bull Run
water reserve.
Boys War on Moles.
SHERIDAN, Or, Juno 22. (Special.)'
A war to exterminate the moles and
gophers has been launched by the
farmer lads in the Mill Creek district
west of Sheridan. The leadership In
the fighting goes to Fred Baker, a re
tired chicken fancier and a graduate
of Columbia University who has a ranch
In the district, captured 24 moles and
one gopher last week. The county Is
offering a bounty of 10 cents a head
for each mole and gopher trapped..
Nearly every lad in the community -Is
engaired in the war.
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