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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1919)
TirE MORXIXO OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, JXXY 23. 1919. S T WILL BE ELIMINATED "Going-away "clothes & COOLED WITH ICE MAKES IT NICE for the young man New Route From Roseburg to Myrtle Point Surveyed. PAVING TO COST $750,000 Crews Making Location for 51 -Mile Stretch to Complete Surveys Within Week. BY JOHX W. KELLY. COQUILLE, Or.. July 24. (Special.) Positively the worst main road in Ore Kon is the route from Roseburg to Myrtle Point. Those counties in east ern Oregon which complain of bad roads and want state aid to rescue them, do not know what a bad road is. On most of the so-called bad roads in central and eastern Oregon a machine can spin along at 25 or 30 miles an hour. On the Roseburg road to the coast, the speed is mostly five miles. Three crews of surveyors are now in the field making a location for a new road which will ptretch for 51 miles from Myrtle Point in Coos county to a connection with the Pacific high way, in Douglas, at or near IMllard. These crews informed Highway Com missioner Booth and State Engineer Nunn, who are inspecting roads, that they will complete their field work within the next week and be prepared to get up their reports in the office of the commission at Salem. This survey was ordered after the government of ficials expressed a willingness to aid on the improvement of this mountain road. Estimated Cont $750,000. It is estimated that the cost of build ing the 51 miles will approximate $750, 000. How much the government will help has not been determined. No part of the road runs through national forest, so forest aid is not looked for. As mail is carried over a considerable distance, it can be helped as a post road project. A preliminary survey was made a year or more ago and this has been of assistance in the location survey. The plan calls for a road 20 feet wide, graded, and with a maximum grade of 5 per cent. At present for long dis tances the road is just wide enough for an automobile to creep along, and the grades are not infrequently 25 per cent. The turns are many and very sharp and for miles in the mountain section the road is very dangerous, requiring the most careful and conservative driving. All sharp turns will be eliminated by the new survey. Steep Grade to Be Overcome. Douglas county has surveyed for about two miles on the east end and this route will be taken on the final location. There are 14 miles of steep, mountainous road to be overcome. The preliminary estimate showed that the construction would cost about $22,500 a mile in this section. Engineers in the field reported to Mr. Booth and Mr. Nunn that they are convinced a saving can be made on the first estimate. Heavy construction confronts the en terprise. Rock must be blasted and the road ripped out of the mountain side along the canyon. The route follows the Coquille through the mountains down to Myrtle Point. - Prior to the building of the railroad this road and the coasting vessels gave Coos county its only means of com munication with the outside world. The road to Roseburg is becoming more im portant all the time owing to increas ing automobile traffic. As the road is through a game country it is also at tractive to hunters. Two years will be required to construct the Roseburg Myrtle Point highway and it is possible that some small section may be ready to advertise for bids this season. Paving ProprenBM Rapidly. Between Myrtle - Point and Coquille there is now a good road on state grade and between Coquille and Marsh field the commission has let a con tract for 14 miles of concrete highway. Mr. Booth and Mr. Nunn have been looking over this work. The con tractors were slow in starting, but have laid a mile, and now have two mixers on the job and are laying con crete at the rate of 700 feet a day. They expect to keep moving along steadily until late in the fall. There are places on the Coquille-Marshf ield job which cannot be paved this year owing to local conditions. Part of the country where heavy cuts have been made are subject to slides, and the commission will not surface the road until the slides have been overcome From Bandon toward the Curry coun ty line Coos county is developing the present road. County Judge wad ap plied to Mr. Booth for some of the tractors and other road machinery which the state is receiving from the government. Judge Wade explained that unless more equipment can be had the improvement of the road will not be finished this season. At Marshfield Charles Hall and L. J. Simpson, two of the committee of three who went to Washington to advocate aid for the Roosevelt highway, had a consultation with Mr. Booth and Mr. Nunn. Mr. Hall stated that while the congressional committee was cold at first toward the project, in the end the committee displayed interest, and Mr. Hall expressed the belief that a fa vorable report will be received from the committee and said he would not be surprised if some action came from the present session of congress. TOURISTS VISIT TAC0MA Party to Visit National Country. Parks of TACOMA, Wash.. July 22.-Special. A party of 7S tourists, about half of whom are members of the Mass-tchu-etts Forestry associat ion, are in the city a il will visit Rainier Nat ion a Park. They will take a complete swing about the national parks of the coun try, a tour which Charles L. Babcork, assistant manager of the American Kx press company, is popularizing for Americans. He is business manager of the party. The tourists already have visited Yel lowstone and tilacier parks and from here will go to Portland to make the Columbia river trip and will then go to Yosemite park and to the Grand Canyon. Mr. Babcock will send an other party from the Travel club of America over the same tour next month. MAZAMAS FED ON HOOD lookout Has Hot Tea and Soup for Weary Climbers to Peak. HOOD RIVER. Or.. July 22. (Spe cial.) Elijah Coalman, in chargre of the forestry lookout station on Mount Hood's summit, won the hearts of the 148 climbers who ascended the peak Sunday to participate in the 25th birth day of the Mazamas. Mr. Coalman greeted the tired and hungry hikers with steaming cups of ou and tea. Here are suits that are the de light of the "summer man" the admiration of the "summer girl" cool, easy-fitting garments drape gracefully over lithe, youthful forms. Some of the very newest models are in the heathers and the iridescents; they have waist-seam with belt all round tailored to give the double breasted effect. Admirable clothes, these and priced in moderation. $25 to $50 luen. Morrison Street at Fourth? PORTLAND MEN ARRIVE NEWSPAPER MEN ARE AMONG TROOPS REACHING NEW YORK, Frank W. Barton and Mrs. Barton Are En Route to West Rex Lampman's Name on List. NEW YORK, July 22. (Special.) Frank W. Barton and Mrs. Barton left tonight for Portland. A number of Portland newspaper men who have been in the service, especially those connected with some- branch of the "Stars and Stripes" or historical work of the war are in New York, including Rex Lampman, Lieutenant - Colonel George White, Lin Davies and Laurence Denneen. Following are the arrivals yesterday and today, steamship Aq.ul tania to Mills, Brest casual company 229B: Archie R. Glassey, Wallowa; Louis C. Oelr-rich. Aurora; Elwyn N. Marston, Portland; Robert W. Pease, Fort Rock; Emil Schollmeyer. Neha lem; U. S. S. Agamemon," company B, 5th supply train, Lieutenant William S. Milne, Portland, to Merritt; company F, Sergeant Frank E. Woolman, Corvallis; Brest casual company 2756, Arthur Da vis, Portland to Mills: 15th company, 14th transportation corps, Guy A. Nor den. Kamela: George P. Kuvallis. La Grande: Alonzo R. Eastman. North Portland: Oran L. Hall. Portland: Wil fred J. Whitten. Portland; Fred A. Bartlett, Gateway: Albert W. Burke, Portland; Roy McCollum, Portland to Merritt. LT. S. S. Iowan, company L, 34th en gineers. Gust N. Angels. Ruth: detach ment 115th engineers, Harry Tamblyn. Vale to Merritt. U. S. S. Mallory. Brest convalescent detachment 359. George A. Oneill. Sher wood; Mehun ordnance casual company 71, George C. Hinds. Huber. U. S. S. South Dakota. Brest casual company 2261, Ralph E. Brown. Albany, at Mills: Brest casual company 2280. Harry W. Thimmes, Ashland: Brest casual company 2717, Percy G. Wood. Junction City: Brest casual company 2718, Harry E. Banton, La Grande. 8000 ARRIVE FROM FRANCE Transport America Brings 3 Com plete Units of 5th Division. NEW YORK. July 22. Three com plete units of the 5th division were among the 7003 troops arriving here today from Brest on the transport America. They were the 6th infantry 97 officers and 2175 men; 19th field artillery, 49 officers and 1312 men. and the 14th machine gun battalion. 29 of ficers and 622 men. NEWPORT NEWS. Va, July 22. The transport Dekalb arrived from St. Na- zaire today with 1268 returning troops, including the 343d service battalion. the 306th. 310th and 325th supply com panies; the 314th bakery company, 13th company, transportation corps; 304th advance animal transportation company and casuals. Condensed News. Pacific Northwest. Top Sergeant A. L. Callahan, former chief of police of Bellingham, Wash., has returned from service in France. Seattle police seized ten gallons of wine and 48 pint flasks of whisky aboard an incoming California liner. Lieutenant E. O. Hall started from Vancouver, B. C, at 7:20 Monday night on the first lap of what he plans to make the first Vancouver-Calgary flight. His wife was a passenger in the machine to Chilliwack, B. C, the first stopping place. Colonel Henry S. Graves, chief for ester of the United States department of agriculture, is expected in Seattle to meet local lumbermen and discuss with them the new national movement in forestry, which contemplates federal. state and private reforestation. The road from Taeoma to Paradise valley, Rainier National park, is in good condition. Travel to the farthest limits of the mountain road is now be coming heavy, 250 automobiles arriv ing at Paradise valley Sunday. Domestic. Herman J. Knaesche, reported to have made a confession of slaying his bride of two weeks. Frieda Knaesche. which he later denied, has been held to answer to the superior court at Ukiah, Cal.. on a charge of murder. The dirigible destroyed at Chicago was built on the same plan as the A-4 the first airship to land on a building in the United States. It was designed to carry ten persons and was to have made a flight to Akron next week. Southern states have notified the de partment of agriculture that livestock from the drouth-stricken regions of the west and northwest may be afforded pasturage in the cutover districts of the south. Two German prisoners, landed at New Tork by the transport Agamem uoa, axe AJLXred. Scbols and Alvin that Yf i ellin Grothe. Scholz was a German infan try officer made prisoner near St. Ml hiel September 2, 1918, and Grothe an aviator captured in the Argonne re gion October 18. The Milwaukee, Wis., common coun cil asks congress to take some action to reduce the high cost of living. It points out that it is becoming a tense problem for the average person to make both ends meet and that relief is imperative to prevent the spread of unrest among wage earners. Foreign. Bela . Kun's "red army" is declared to be breaking up. Money is depre ciating in value rapidly and food condi tions are said to be unbearable. The bolshevik government at Petro gTad has refused to release seven mem bers of the Swedish legation at Petro grad. recently arrested. Owing to a further landing from the Caspian sea of strong bolshevik rein forcements in the rear of General Deni kine's troops the Denikine forces have been obliged to make another retire ment. The triumvirate of radical leaders that replaced Bela Kun at the head of the Budapest soviet government Is composed of Vargo. former minister of social protection; Moses Alpary and Tibor Szamuely. ROGUE CATCH IS SMALL Many Oillnettcrs Turn to Other Oc cupations at Marshfield. MARSHFIELD. Or.. July 22. (Spe cial.) Although, fishing on Kogue river this year has been discouraging: to the prillnetters and many turned to other occupations, the catch has amounted to 7000 cases from both canneries, with three weeks of the season left. Twenty thousand cases of salmon from Rogue river has been a common output. The fish this year is deliv ered at the Smith terminal dock in Marshfield and shipped away by rail. There are now about 2000 cases await ing labeling and shipment. BRYAN ATST. JOHNS. Ellison-White presents William Jen nings Bryan at St. Johns Chautauqua Thursday afternoon, 3 o'clock. Lectur- ng on "Foreign and LomesUc Prob lems." Ida M. Tarbell at 8 o'clock. Lec turing on peace conference. Central High school grounds. Adv. Water Transportation Planned. SALEM, Or., July 22. (Special.) Ar ticles of incorporation were filed here yesterday by the Northwest Transpor tation company of Portland. The cap ital stock has been fixed at $25,000 and the incorporators are I. LeFelne, M. Watson and C D. Kellogg. It Is the purpose of the corporation to conduct a general water transportation busi ness. Puyallup Doctor Goes to Alaska. TACOMA, Wastu, July 22. (Special.) Dr. Thomas H. Runnals, practicing physician in Puyallup for 10 years, will go to Skagway, Alaska, where he will manage the hospital operated by the White Pass & Yukon Railway com pany. His territory will extend from Skagway to Dawson in the Yukon ter ritory. He replaces Dr. Gable, who has been there for many years. SAVE! When you realize that wages in the Orient have increased from 15c a day to $1.50 a day, you will understand that the saving- will amount to con siderable if you act promptly in supplying fu ture needs in Oriental Rugs Do it now before the in creases are felt here. 10TH AND ALDER Largest Oriental Rug Dealers in the West. HORLI CK'S THE ORIGINAL MALTED M D LK JkaoCd imits.ioas an ivkttitatti CRUISERS THROUGH CANAL CHICAGO, DENVER. AND CLEVE LAND IN PACIFIC WATERS. AH VcskcU of Main Battle Fleet Now Expected to Arrive at San Jiego About August 7. SAN DIEGO. CaL, July 22. The cruisers Chicago, Denver and Cleveland of the new(y organized Pacific fleet steamed from Balboa, western en trance of the Panama canal, Sunday, according to radio reports received. The Taeoma, last of the protected cruiser - division attached to Admiral Rodman's fleet, now on its way to Pa cific waters, is expected to pa&s through the canal Wednesday. Three other cruisers of the division are In the Pacific They are the Mach ias, at Amapala, Honduras; the Vickfc burg, at Juneau. Alaska, and the Mar blehead, on its way from Sau Francisco to Bristol bay. The armored cruisers Seattle, Montana. North Carolina and Pueblo are with the main battle fleet, due here August 7. Several other government vessels are on the way from the Panama canal to San Diego. SAN FRANCISCO. July 22. Rear Admiral William P. Kullam, commander of division two of the Pacific feet, whose retirement October 20 is an nounced, was appointed commander of the Pacific fleet in 1915 and during the war organized the intelligence service on the Pacific coast. He commanded the first American battleship through the Panama canal, arriving here dur ing the Panama-Pacific exposition. For years he was commandant of the naval academy at Annapolis and the naval station at Newport. During his career his flag has flown from 14 flagships. He plans to make his home on the Pacific coast. A feature of the celebration planned for the arrival of the fleet will be an address by President Wilson, in which he w ill address the personnel of the entire Pacific fleet by means of the wireless telephone. Every man on every ship composing the great ar mada will "listen in." Karly Hood Peaches Appear. HOOD RIVER, Or.. July 12. fSpe- 1N yTS NOT f fPjQOPAGWDAs 1 1 IT'S NOT PAACtfMEMr) J ITS NOT 0ffPfi0JCTOYANYS I Pr?S0MOi6tOUPOF PPSONSASAMOMDEP t XOfMSUC OPA0V f I kVFtVAMTYOUrO ee I TH&VDG,COME J STOPS FRIDAY MIDNIGHT CHARLIE P.TTAPT .TNT IN HIS NEWEST MILLION DOLLAR COMEDY J AL A RURAL ROMANCE SUNNYSIDE OTHER PICTURE ATTRACTIONS ALWAYS MURTAGH And Our $50,000 ORGAN rial.) Early varieties of peaches urowo by valley orchardints are arriving on the market. The fruit la sell! ok for centa a pound. Hood River's peach crop la limited. It in likely that peaches will have to be shipped In to supply the can ning demand of housewives. WASHINGTON ROADS GOOD Hood Rlxer Folk Say Highways In Eterereen State Fine. HOOD RIVER. Or, July it. (Spe cial.) A party of local orchardlsta and their families, who have Jut returned from a two weeks' tour In Waehlnrton fruit districts, are slnirlnir the praises of eastern Wnnhlnirton rod. The mo- Of the Great Pacific Northwest Are Ma de Especially Attractive This Summer by the Reduced Excursion Fares Of f ered by the United States Railroad Administration COOL SEA BREEZES BLOW Art th Popol&r Clatsop Beaches and North Beach Near the mouth of th Columbia River. Tillamook Beaches A few mile farther aoutlt en the Oregon Coaat. lira u4 Wwk-EiJ Fare Newport Ieal FuUIt Hi All EuUr Rearbea fcr Hall. Excellent hotel accommodations. tares, tenta and all necessary equipment to make a raca Uon ouUnc dslichtfui. TP AMONG THX CRAGS IS Crater Lake The (Treat nature wonder of the world, A beautiful mountain aapphlre la the throat of a volcano near IT a mils and a half hlca. Jtajl to Medford. Or, Utenca anto ataca. Oregon Caves aad Wnaderfal Rail to Gmn Pass Tkeaea Aat atasre. Mt. Rainier Tne nation's mightiest lut'Uuw uad monarch, nearly throe miles high. Rail to Ashford. via Taooma. theoca aoto ataca. H ad at mwmt Adasss Psschatea FUvev Wallowa lake C4BBBMa Rrm Cora; AH Otorftowa t Haswta. timi Karaa iTvvall. taalre of Kallroad Aaeata. & , I i I U if Jr.r- .--r" SATURDAY WM. S. HART in "SQUARE DEAL SANDERSON" torista traveled by way of C.ol1endsle and Btckelton. stoppinic In the Yakima fllairlct. They declared that the only rouch stretrh of road encountered lits between Btckelton and tSunnywMe a bo ut elfsht mil es. The highway throusrh the Snoqual mle pass, the tourist say. whs iur prlslnirly good. The Pacific highway between Portland and SeHttle was said to be rough. Many detours had to be taken aa a result of construction work. Hood Klvcr Airman 1 Home. HOOD RIVKR, Or.. July 22. tsJpei ctaL) Mark K. Moe, son of Mr. and Mrs, A. L. Moe, who was In overneas air service for 21 month, has arrived from Camp Lewis. He resumed work yesterday in the office of hi father v. k - . . ... . s M Plan your vacation to visit one or more of them, where the days are cheerful and the nights bring refreshing sleep. Old Ocean the splash of its surf temper your nerves, redden your blood, whet your appetite, restore your wasted energy, bring new vim and health, Up in the Mountains Yon grt aa eqoaOy beneficial phasa of recreation. Voa leaw behind the pell-men and acrdid things of daily buxinesai li.-v. The scenery fa sublime and inspiring. Nature's crest phta cor rotxnda and charms and renews yoa. Toa can "hike," camp oat, climb lofty peaks, fiah namberieae trooty streams and lakes, ride horse back, loongs in yosx hammock, rest, sleep and forget all your cares. Meanwhile yoa are breathing the purest air, drinking sparkling crystal waters, "i"g wholuaoma food and being made all over new. Can You Resist Such a Challenge! Read all about them in the new and beautifully illustrated folder booklet now being published by the United States Railroad Adminis tration, giving information about the popular beach and mountain resorts of the Northwest. It gives summer excursion fares and hotel rates. Ask your nearest railroad agent, or inquire at the Consolidated City Ticket Office, Third and Washington Streets, Portland. Oregon. Phone Main 3530. NO LONGER -f- L - N Jr. A . . i - . It -1 3 h 4 s 1 newspaper, the OWcier. Touns Mr. Mo a nicinbiT of the 1116 class of the H.oJ River hifch school, will attend the I ni versity ot irc;on this fail. Frank. MVCauley, 7, Mi-.-inp. VANCorVKR. Wash., July 22. ttpc. rial. Police of this city have b-en of Frank M K'nult-y, 7- cur-old son of ; J . M . M i-On u Uy . f rom his h oni e at 241 ftMik avenue. Portland. The boy dis appeared about 3 ::i in the af ternoon and wan d re sued in I1 ue overs lis and white whIsl. H wore no coat and was barefooted. It It thought that he may have come to Vancou ver. Phone your want ads to The Oreo- niin. .'.. - v is a summer-time delight. Its invigorating salt-laden air and