THE MORNING OliEGONIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1917.
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FIRE SPECTACULAR;
LOSS NOT GREAT
Plant o Ground Feed Com
pany, Three Residences
Are Destroyed.
TRAINS, TRAFFIC, HELD UP
state Commerce Commission today ren
dered a tentative decision to the ef
fect that existing rates on print paper
from the mills of the Crown Willamette
Paper Company, at Camas, to Butte,
Helena and other Montana points, have
not been shown to be unreasonable.
but further opportunity Is given Mon
tana publishers to mane gooa tneir
complaint if they have additional evi
dence t. present.
The original complaint assailed the
present average rate of 72 cents as ex
cessive and asked for a reduction to 51
cents. It was shown the average haul
is 834 miles, while the rate from Chi
cago to Montana points. 1479 miles, is
only 82 cents. The Commission holds
that distance alone is not determining
as to the reasonableness of a rate, and
all other factors must be considered.
If no protest is filed this ruling will
stand, as will the 72-cent rate.
Flames Shoot High In Sky and Il-J-
luminate East Side for Miles
Other Buildings Threat
ened, Danger Averted.
For several hours last night a spec
tacular fire, which destroyed the
building and contents of the Ground
Feed Company at Kailroad street and
Albina avenue, Lewis and Goldsmith
streets, on the East Side, north of the
Broadway bridge, threatened several
warehouses, including the Golden Rod
Milling Company plant and three resi
dences. The loss is estimated at $5000
to $7500 by W. A. Goss, general man
ager of the Feed Company.
The fire was discovered about 7:10
o'clock, and, owing to the tinder-like
dryness of the building and its con
tents, including about 5000 bales of
hay, it spread rapidly.
A house belonging to Mrs. Anna
Brown, 69 Albina avenue, became
Ignited from the flying embers, and
firemen had a hard battle to save it
from destruction. Other buildings
threatened were the L. D. Mathewson
lionie at 75 Albina avenue and the con
fectionery store of William Schlesinger
at 4 43 Goldsmith street, which was di
rectly behind the burning building and
not more than 50 feet away.
It was necessary for the Albina Fuel
Company, which had 15 carloads of
baled hay in Its warehouse abutting
the Ground Feed Company, to move
the hay and keep streams of water
playing on the building to prevent It
catching from the flying brands. - In
the burned warehouses were several
cars of hay orned by Albers Bros.
Milling Company, five cars owned by
K. P. Knight and two cars owned by
65am Boyer.
Trains on the Oregon-Washington
Railway were held up for several min
ntes both ways owing to the lines of
hose which were strung across the
company's tracks. Traffic on the
Broadway bridge was tied up tem
porarily by the crowd.
The flames shot 100 feet toward the
iky and illuminated the East Side dis
trict for several miles around.
Several firemen had narrow escapes
from falling walls and It was neces
sary for a large detail of police to keep
the crowd from under the falling power
wires. i
The building was owned by McKin
Tiey & Foster and had been leased by
the Ground Feed Company.
K. V. Berwick rescued two cows in a
part of the burned building.
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H. RHODEXHISER, OF HOOD
RIVER, IN' CALIFORNIA
Elderly Orehardlat, Thought Suicide,
Saya His Mind Gave Way Follow
ing; Financial Reverses
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct 11. (Spe
cial.) W. H. Rhodenhiser Upper Val
ley homesteader and merchant, who
disappeared in October, 1913, thought
by his friends to have committed sui
cide or to have been lost in the Cas
cade Mountainj, still lives. In a let
ter to C. H. Vaughan, a local banker,
C. A. Clark, formerly of Parkdale, who
is motoring with his family in Cal
ifornia, tells of finding the elderly man
in a camp on the Shasta River.
Mr. Clark enclosed in his letter the
the following affidavit dated October
4, which comes to Hood River people
like a message from the grave.
"This is to certify that I met C. A.
Clark and wife on the Shasta River,
California and will leave this after
noon for San Francisco. Respectfully,
"W. H. RHODEXHISER."
Mr. Rhodenhiser who at one time
owned Upper Valley orchard and ranch
property valued at $20,000. lost his for
tune in a mercantile venture. Harassed
by creditors, he left his Upper Valley
home for a. hunting trip in -ie forests
to the west of Mount Hood. According
to his story to Mr. Clark, he became
ill and grew . delirious while alone in
the mountains, where he wandered for
five months, and. he said, his mind
was E-ffected for more than a year after
the experience.
$221,734,622 IN BANKS
Increase or $33,000,000 Fhown fn
Resources in State for Year.
Banking statistics of state institu
tions, as compiled by the State Bank
ing Department, Salem, showing condi
tion of Oregon banks at the close of
business September 11, as compared
with similar statistics for September.
12, 1916, show gains in deposits and ad
vances in loans and discounts. Sur
plus funds are greater and resources
of the combined banks of the state
have increased from $178,561,927 to
$221,734,622.
Demand certificates of deposits in
creased during the year from $4,853.
178 to $5,350,546. Time certificates of
deposit show a gain from $16,521,164 to
$22,309,733 and savings deposits have
advanced from $24,920,889 to $30,011.
879. United States postal deposits show
a gain from $1,678,577 to $2,331,395 and
United States deposits have advanced
from $479,335 to $1,473,896.
If Water Can Be Held In Lake City
Will Not Have to Do Kitrn
i alve Work for Year.
Tests to determine whether or not a
conservation dam at Bull Run lake,
the source of the city's water supply.
Is a success are to be made today and
tomorrow by engineers. The new dam
is nearing completion.
The dam extends across a neck of
the lake in the bottom of which are
outlets which are thought to form the
only outlets the lake has. If this is
true and the dam shuts the water out
of this neck the city will have control
of the water in the lake and can
release it as needed for the water
supply, reserving millions of gallons
for the dry season. As it is now the
water drains out until the lake is very
low in the season when water is needed
most.
Colored water will be used in the
tests. This will be emptied into the
neck of the lake and will be looked
for at the point where the water
comes up from its underground pass
age and forms Bull Run River. By
means of this colored water it is
thought possible to determine whether
all of Bull Run River comes from the
leaks in the neck of the lake or
whether there are other outlets in the
main part of the lake.
If the dam project has succeeded
In shutting off the leaks which supply
Bull Run River the city will have
added to its water system a storage
basin holding enough water to last the
city 30 days or longer. It is proposed
after the experiment to blanket the
dam completely so that the neck of
the lake will be entirely shut off. An
outlet will be formed by a smaller
dam at the lowest end of the lake
where the outlet will be controlled by
a gate.
Construction of the dam has been
under way all this Summer under the
direction of Assistant Water Engineer
Morrow. It is nearing completion now
or at least the experimental part is.
If the experiment shows that the plan
Is a success more money will be ex
pended in making the dam perma
nent. The work so far has cost about
$5000. Its success will mean that the
city will not have to construct addi
tional reservoirs at a cost of hundreds
of thousands of dollars to augment
the water supply when the city gets
larger.
LONG CRIMINAL CASE ENDS
Imperial Man Acquitted of Charge
of Stealing Horses.
BEND. Or. Oct. 11. (Special.) David
It. Dunn, of Imperial, charged with the
theft of horses belonging to George
Russell, of Prineville. was acquitted by
a jury in the Circuit Court here last
night, bringing to an end a case which
has been pending for the past two
years. Only two ballots were necessary
for the jury to reach its decision.
At the request of the defendant, the
.case of State vs. Bailey has been post
poned and the civil suit of Clingan vs.
Kastes has started, the plaintiff suing
for $10,000 damages for false imprisonment-
MELTING POT IS SUCCESS
Centralia Red Cross Chapter Sends
Supplies to Base Hospital
CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct. 11. (Spe
cial.) The Centralia Red Cross chap
ter Tuesday shipped three boxes of
supplies, containing ambulance pillows
and garments, to the base hosnltal In
Seattle. Yesterday a combined box of
surgical supplies and garments were
shipped. '
The Cathlamet auxiliary has sent a
check for $89.20, the proceeds of a Red
Cross entertainment. Checks have also
been received from the Winlock and
Doty organizations.
The first sale of old gold and silver
from the melting pot recently placed
at the headquarters here netted $10.60.
Bank Robbers Get $1500.
DES MOIXES, la.. Oct. 11. Forcing
the cashier to lie face downward on the
flor out of view from the street, two
men scooped up $1500 in cash from the
counter of the Euclid-avenue State
Rank during business hours today and
escaped.
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TROOPS IN REVIEW
Governor and Adjutant-General
at, Fort Stevens.
ATHLETIC CONTESTS HELD
Mr. White Bids ,Good-Bye to Oregon
Coast Artillery and Says He
Hopes to See Beaver Con
tingent in France.
FORT STEVENS. Or., Oct. 11. ( Spe
cial.) The Oregon Coast Artillery
Corps and companies of the regular
Army stationed here were reviewed
this afternoon by Governor Withy
combe and former Adjutant-General
George A. White, who will leave next
week for North Carolina, where he will
be attached to the 41st division. Fol
lowing the review the Governor, Adjutant-General
and W. A. Godwin, the
evangelist known as "Three-Fingered
Jack," addressed the troops.
All routine duty for the day was sus
pended on order of Colonel W. E. Ellis,
commander of the Coast defenses of
the Columbia. During the morning and
after the review this afternoon athlet
ic events were held by the various com
panies in competition.
Governor Compliments Troops.
Governor Withycombe complimented
the troops on their appearance and
told them that "police duty" was not
their future.
"This training you are getting here
is only preparatory to service across
the sea," he said. "And Oregon will
hear from you when the great time
comes."
"My great regret In 'being attached
to the Forty-first Division is that the
Oregon Coast Artillery will not be
there," said Adutant-General White. "I
hope that one year from now the Ore
gon Coast Artillery, changed to field
artillery, will be dropping along a bar
rage fire while American troops go over
the tops."
Pare ha ne of Bonds Urged.
Evangelist Godwin told the men that
they were fighting for the virtue ef the
world. Holding up his three stubbed
members. "Three-Fingered Jack" said:
"Only this keeps me from going with
you." The evangelist Is doing work
among the I. W. W. at Astoria. ,
The regular companies proved stars
In the athletic contest. The tug of
war was taken by the First Company.
The regular battalion also won the
baseball game in the morning.
Major H. K. Metcalf and Major Wil
liam White, of the Oregon Coast Artil
lery, also made 6hort speeches, urging
those who had not already taken lib
erty bonds to invest, if able. More
than $44,000 worth of the bonds have
been taken to date.
Centralia Man Arrives in France.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 11. Spe
cial.) Dale Hubbard, who recently en
listed in the Tenth Engineers, has ar
rived safely in France, according to
a cablegram received from him yes
terday by his mother, Mrs. R. P. Hub
bard. The young soldier shortly after
his enlistment underwent a period of
training in Washington. P. C.
Centralia Youth Is Xow Sergeant.
CENTRALIA, "Wash.. Oct. 11. (Spe
cial.) George Sears, son of Albert
Sears, of this city and a former Uni-
verslty of Washington student, who
recently enlisted In the medical corps,
has been promoted to sergeant and is
now stationed at Fort Riley. Kansas.
The young soldier expects to be at
Fort Riley all Winter. He has charge
of the training of all enlisted men in
the use of gas masks.
Centralia Doctor Slated for Service.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 11. (Spe
cial.) Dr. E. L. Kniskern. of this city,
was notified yesterday that he had been
recommended to the Adjutant-General
of-the United States Army for a com
mission in the Medical Reserve Corps.
Dr. Kniskern Is a member of the Lewis
County exemption board..
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PAPER RATE IS UPHELD
Montana Publishers' Complaint on
v Tariff From Camas Dismissed.
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Robbers Slake $6000 Haul.
HOBOKEN. N. J.. Oct 11. Four
masked robbers held up two Adams
Express Company employes, shot one
of them, Ernest Hecker, a clerk, in the
back, and escaped with money report
ed to amount to $S00fl here today.
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LITTLE KOYS ' ORIMLEIM BILL..
Father of Flock Complains of Burden
of Projeny, but Active Direc
tion .Fall, on Mother.
Eddie Foy, celebrated comedian, will
be the star of the Orpheum show at
the Heilig Theater next week. Mr. Foy
is accompanied by Mrs. Foy and the
seven Foy children In a brand-new act
called "The Old Woman in the Shoe."
which has been praised in New York- as
being the most entertaining vehicle
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and William Jerome.
Although not mentioned in the bill
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out whom "Eddie Foy and the Seven
Younger Foys" could not attain their
Nation-wide popularity. That indi
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hardships he has to endure with his
numerous projeny. the "brunt of the
task of guarding this flourishing flock
falls to Mrs. Foy. The little Foys are
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at such an hour in the morning, so
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?o many hours of instruction under
private tutors, and so forth down to
bedtime. Pa Foy has them before the
footlights, but "ma" has the Job of
regulating their off-stage living. And
even in thetr stage work "Ma" Foy
manages them in the dressing-rooms
arid directs them from the wings.
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