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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1919)
THE 3IOIIXING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1919. Company A. Third regiment of the aiissoun cavalry in tne uivu war. ne is survived by five children. ROSEBt-RG. Or, Aug. 1. (Special.) Miss Nancy Watson, aged 24 years. daughter of Charles F. Watson. a prominent farmer and pioneer, died In this city yesterday after a lingering Illness brought on by an attack of in fluenza. NORTH BEND, Or, Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) Sylvester Johnson, resident of this city for the past IS years and who died here Sunday, was burled at the Oddfellows' cemetery today. He was 84 years of age and .came here from New Ties Worthy of Manhatan Shirt, $1.00 and $1.50 , "Shirthold" Worn Under Belt Holds the Shirt Down SOc Blaze Southwest of ML Hood Opponents "Are Beginning to Threatens Tree Plantings. Regret Their Stand. Michigan, where he had been engaged in farming and stockraising. LA GRANDE SEES PERIL He is survived by one son, Seth John EASTERN PEOPLE THINKING son of this city, and tw daughters. Mrs. Roy Lawhorn of Marshfield and Mrs. C. M. Holmstrom of AIcKinley. see CENTRAXJA. Wash., Aug. 19. W. H. Flames, Fanned bj High Winds, Cut AVajr Into Timber With Un usual Ferocity. Approval of Mondell Measure Said to Bryden, aged 65 years, died this morn ing at the residence on the Chehalls Be Steadily Growing In All - Sections of the Country. river, west of this city. Mr. Bryden is survived by his widow and one da ugh ter, Mrs. Francis Moses. IIOfGOfiFOREST FIRES RAGING fflEW FIGHT 1 SOLDIERS' ! -IfDBILLWEMIS j C" Merchandise of J Merit Only" MEN The' ONE Great Fort fir burned with renewed ferocity in many points In Oregon yes terday as the result of the warm and ' drv sDell of the last several days. A new blaze sprang up at Roaring- river. souihweM of Mount Hood, which promises to reach large proportions. and the flames on upper laele creek Kail ere; and Little creek east of La Grande are still uncontrolled, al though several hundred men were en gaged in fighting the flames in the dif ferent forest reserves News was received late yesterday af ternoon by District Forester Cecil that a blaze, which was supposed to be com pletely under control, had broken out strain on Roaring river and threatened hundreds of acres In that section. Fire originally bea-an there about two weeks t;o in the vicinity of Hambone. About 20 acres were burned over before the fire was controlled. This fire is lo cated in the same territory as the green bum of 1910. and thus little loss of fresh timber was expected, al though an area of recent plantings was threatened. The conflagration at the head of Ragle creek was still out of control last night, said forest service officials. although SO men are fighting the flames. The Boy Scout camp at Wah tum lake was entirely safe, it was re ported. The third serious fire in the Oregon forest is at Green point creek. vent of Hood river. More than 600 arres have been burned over already. The area Is partly logged off land. Fifty men were fighting at this pnln In the Cascade forests, in central O.-e gon. all the serious fires at -the hen of McKenzie river were reported unde control last night. About )0 acres of valuable timber had been burned over. The Fall creek fire, one of the most dang rous in the state In view of th fact that It threatened a large body of valuable timber, was still at large, although 74 men are now at the seen of action. At Salmon creek the fire was reported controlled. For a time 1500 acres artificial planting seemed doomed. Tw other fires in the Cascade forest are re ported not yet under control, althoug little news haa been received of them last night. In the Santiam forest the firs fight era hoped to have the two major fires there under control today. On Dry creek 0 acres have been burned over, while a blaze at Elk creek has reached about the same proportions. In the Siskiyou forest. In southwest Oregon. 24 fires have been combated within the last 10 days. About 2400 acres hare been burned over, but re ports last night were to the effect tha but two small fires were still uncon trolled, the being at Whisky creek and Stiver creek. One of the most serious fires In the entire northwest is reported in the Minim forest east of la Grande. The flames started Satu -day at the Jacob son sawmill on Little creek, two miles outside the national forest. A high wind swept the fire Into the reserve where It Is burning now with unusual ferocity. lp to last night It had trav eled four miles In a northerly direction lung the ridge west of the Little Xt nam river. Five sections of forest had been burned over and 100 fire fighters seemed unable to check the flames. The situation on the Wenaha forest. northeast of Pendleton, was considered better, although no word was received from there yesterday. Officials were of the opinion that but one fire in that district was at large and that it would be corralled soon. IS MURPHY COMPANY ERECTING 65,000-FOOT MILL. Mores Are Being Erected, School Is Under Way and Railroad Is Be ing Built Through Town. INIOX COfXTY WOODS ABLAZE Valuable Blue Mountain Forests and Mills Are Destroyed. LA GRAXDE. Or.. Aug. 19. (Spe rial.) A fire that threatens to spread into some of the finest timber between Union county and the Snake river is racing madly in the Minam river dis trict, and already heavy losses have been sustained by the Minam Lumber company and individuals. Rain alone can stop the conflagration, .which is going Into new territory at the rate of about eight miles a day. The David Stoddard mill on .Whisky creek, west cf La Grande, has been destroyed and the flames are rapidly eating Into valuable timber. On the Blue mountains several portable mills are in serious danger and valuable timber Is daily destroyed in large quantities. Help Is called for by forest rangers In many localities. MILLS XEAR COVE IX DANGER Light rrftnt Also Is Said to Be Threatened If Wind Changes. COVE. Or, Aug. 19. (Special.) Every man fit for fire fighting, with his horses, wagons, autos, or bicycles was called upon yesterday to fight the forest fire now raging in Grand Ronde district No. 3 Minam National forest, between Cove and Big Minam. Baker crews and two threshing crews from High Valley are at work. The John Jacobs mill, where the fire was first located and reported to Baker by Lookout Bunyan Anderson Jr.. Sat urday, is burned to the ground. It Is said the safety of the Borkgren saw mill and the Eastern Oregon Light & Fower house, two miles from Cove, is de;eident upon the force and direction of the. wind, the fire being now within a mile of the mill. BANKS, Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.) In keeping with other parts of th state. Banks, located in Washington county, is experiencing a small boom, which promises to grow as the weeks come. The Murphy Timber company is now constructing a new 60,000 capacity sa mill Just west of Banks, that will em ploy many new men by December hen they expect to be ready to operate. A new confectionery store opened for business in the town this week, also another pool room. Work is starting on a $25,000 high school building in an effort to get I ready for at least part of the comln school term. Four are to be teachers employed for the public school Instea of three last year. Paul Robinson Tacoma. new editor of The Bunk Herald. Just moved here. Work with a carload of horses an trains of supplies started on the new railroad from Wilksboro. through Hanks, to the big timber belt aroun Vernonla. Several new residences are to be built before school starts, an there Is not a vacant house or room I the town. Many strangers are arrivin dally looking over farm lands and tow possibilities. SCHOOL TEACHERS SCARCE CoosountT Proposes Doubling Levy in District. NORTH BEND. Or Aufif- 19. (Spe cia.1.) Announcement is made by County Superintendent of Schools C . Mulkey that great difficulty is being experienced .In securing1 teachers and that upward of 50 additional teachers are needed to fill the vacancies in the various schools throughout Coos coun ty. Of this number more than 30 are vacancies In the rural districts. The difficulty tn securing teachers Is attributed to the high wages being paid women in other lines of work, which is causing teachers to give up teaching temporarily for more lucra tive work. To secure teachers and maintain an efficient teaching staff In the schools in the county - It is Mr. Mul key's opinion that salaries will have to be Increased proportionate to other branches of labor and - to accomplish this readjustment he is making an ef fort to have the present school levy of $10 for each child of school age In the county Increased to 120. CRANBERRIES YIELD WELL Producers Xear Ban don Find That Crop Is Good Paying One." MARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. 19. (Spe ciaL) The district a few miles belos Bandon Is becoming a thriving cran berry section and a number of patches have been yielding fine revenue to heir owners. There Is a territory south of Bandon where bogs suitable to cranberry culture are the equal of any to be found in Oregon and the owners are improving them as fast as possible, though the planting and care of the berries until they come Into bearing is rather taxing and costly. Just now the farmers In that region are looking forward to outdoing the North Inlet district north of Coos Bay, in production. JACKSON HAS. SKKIOIS FIRES Crews Check Three Blazes In North ern Part of County. MEDFORD. Or. Aug. It t Special.) Forest fires broke out today In the Kvans creek, Sam's creek and Foot's creek districts in the northern Fart of tbe county. State Fire Warden Gar rett sent out li fire fighters and a ttad of supplies to combat the (limes. SALEM MAN SWINE JUDGE Thomas W. Brnnk fo Appraise Pork ers at Southwest Fair. VHEHALIS. Wash., Aug. 19. (Spe- ial.) Thomas W. Brunk of Salem. Or., one of the best authorities in that state hog raising, has been chosen to act Judge on swine at the southwest Washington fair. Mr. Brunk Is on the grounds. The exhibit of hogs this year is the largest yet seen on the local rounds. Hog raising Is attracting more In terest than for many years In Lewis county, owing to the airplane prices being paid for porkers and the further fact that corn silage and growing of corn in this section is becoming better established from year to year.' HEFT OF AUTO CHARGED Widow Accuses Brother-in-Lavf and Father-in-Law. CENTRAL! A. Wash.. Aug 19. (Spe- lal. ) That her brother-in-law and father-in-law stole her new I2S0O auto mobile and 12500 worth of liberty bonds last Thursday was the assertion Mrs. .Anna Barnard of Tono. a widow, who was in Centralia yester day. Mrs. Barnard said the men attempted to sell the car at a Tacoma garage. The bonds, she said, were taken from a safe deposits box in a local bank after the key to the box had, been stolen from her. Charles C. Hart Is In charge of The Or er"nian ners bureou at Washington. Hie office Is ar 822 Rigga building. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Aug. 19. Those statesmen who thought it shrewd politics to oppose, I the Mondell soldiers settlement bill I are about to regret their stand. They are beginning to realise that their ob Jections got far for a while because the other side was engaged in constructive thought. The friends of the bill now are coming to the front and in a few weeks nothing- more will be heard from some of the fellows in public life and out who have been throwing all kinds of missiles at this great plan for pro viding for discharged soldiers. It was a shock to the enemies of the I bill when the New York Times recently Indcrsed the Mondell bill. This was unexpected because the opponents of the measure had hoped to array city people against the bill and carry the opposition, of city newspapers. The Times' indorsement has set a great many people In the east to thinking. Evidence of this apnears in the mail I now reaching Representative Sinnott of I Oregon, chairman of the house public lands committee. Mr. Sinnott has been letting the bill rest for a few days pre paratory to taking up the fight when the full membership of the house is on hand. In fact, the success of the meas ure depends, upon Slaving present most if those members who hhve been driven away from Washington by the hot weather. Chairman Sinnott also quietly lining up some strong support! outsffle congress. Many Indorsements Coming. The latest indorsement of the bill comes to Representative Sinnott from the Daughters of the American Revo lution In the form of resolutions ask ing its passage by congress. Other in dorsements are coming In daily. Ir is unfortunate for the country that I the house has not found it possible to I take a two or three weeks recess, be cause holding the house here has in terfered seriously with the formulation I of Important legislation upon which the I committees are working. This -is es pecially true of railroad legislation The house can do little while In ses sion because there are so few measures I ready to be taken up, and roll-calls and j quorum calls are constantly delaying the work of the Interstate and foreign. commerce committee. The country real ises the need of railroad legislation and I the committee is doing its best to rush I hesrings by sitting all day. Unfortu nately the house rules do not permit I committees to sit uninterrupted throughout the day if votes are to be I taken on the floor. Officer's Zeal Complained Of. MARSHFIELD. Or, Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) J. H. Regal, general baggage agent for the O.-W. R. R. & N. and the Southern Pacific lines ifi Oregon, made a business trip to Coos Bay to Inves tigate reports that trunks and other Railroad Problem Complex. And this railroad problem is more difficult to solrs than many realise be cause the public does not understand he situation which was created by William G. McAdoo while he was di rector-general of the railroads. It is a scrambled mess such as no expert was ever before called upon to straighten ul. It appears that the moment Mr. McAdoo got the railroads into his hands he began with the idea of building a condition which would force govern ment ownership. His sole purpose seems to have been to make the resto ration of the roads to private owner- hip and operation impossible, and he was at least successful in getting them so tangled that no one will ever enow when they are correctly separated. The government will lose large sums of monee because millions of dollars will be shown in the end to nave been needlessly expended ' for superfluous supplies. ' These .purchases were made in defiance of the railroads' owners and he railroads can hardly be expected to pay for equipment which they never ould have added under private own ership. An example of this may be had n the case of the Southern Pacific rail road, where $6,000,000 was put into equipment which the road's owners de lare was wholly unnecessary. Mr. McAdoo knew nothing about rail roads, but as secretary of the treasury he had learned much about spending money. He had had much to do with disbursing large sums far war machin ery that never functioned and seeing that the party faithful were put in the way of fat salaries, so with the rail roads on his hands he immediately un dertook the thing that he did best. McAdoo bought much that the rail roads did not want and they are going to protest against paying for it when the roads are turned back. This is one the problems with which congress must wrestle. LAND TITLES LOOKED UP Son of Atorney-Gencral to Help in State's Investigation. ROSEBURG, Or. Aug. 19. (Special.) Leland Bro-n, son of Attorney-General George M. Brown, left here yes terday by automobile for Malheur county to assist L. A. Liljeqvlst, dis trict attorney of Coos county. In an in vestigation of land titles, which are now being contested. There are about 20.000 acres at stake, the land, from which the waters oi the lake have re ceeded. being claimed by both the state and persons owning property around the body of water. Attorney-General Brown, who is now in this city, has employed Attorney Llljequist to work specially on this case. iECAU SE SE SE .d we are the principal Portland distributors of Famous Manhattan Shirts. we have eliminated every other "Label" Shirt for Manhattan. . Every Manhattan Shirt in this store is NEW this season. 1 no other agent can offer greater reductions than we name. Lipman, Wolfe's assortments are greatest in the city on new, clean, stylish, up-to-the-minute Manhattan Shirts.- See our . three Manhattan windows on Washington street ' Pure Silk Sol way Silk Fine Madras and Silk Stripe Manhattans Soft and starched cuffs. Extra sizes up to 19. Regular and extra sleeve lengths. All Reduced IMF' . f" flM , Reduced Prices $2.35 $4.15 $6.35 $2.85 $4.85 $8.15 $3.25 $7.65 ' To Secure the Full Benefit of These Great Assortments at Sale Prices Men's Shop Lipman, Wolf 'e & Co. Come Today Just Inside Washington Street Entrance THIS STORE USES NO COMPARATIVE PRICES THEY ARE MISLEADING AND OFTEN UNTRUE he was wounded. One leg was badly shattered. Mr. Summer's home is in Portland. He is a nephew of George Brothers of Salem. COVE RESIDENT IS BURIED Funeral. Services Held for W. V. li. Prlllaman, Accidentally Killed. COVE. Or., Aug. 19. (Special.) The burial of William U. L. Prillaman, who was run down by a locomotive and killed while at work at Union Junction. August 15, took place Sunday in Cove cemetery. Mr. Prlllaman was born near Port land, Ind. In 1866, in Jewell county, Kansas, he married Miss Paulina B. Stackland, a sister of Alsc Stackland of Portland, Or. Survivors are his widow, twin eons, aged li years, Lexro and Rolex Prilla man; two sisters, Mrs. Harry Myers and Mrs. Jack Garrett, of La Grande, and a brother, Richard Prillaman, of Port land, Or. corporators are A. H. Reynolds, H. H. Marshall, George E. Kellough, James C. Cunningham and William F. Crowe. Officers named are James C. Cuunlng ham, president and general manager A. H. Reynolds, vice-president; A. K. Dice, secretary and treasurer. Capital stock paid in is recorded at $100,000 with f2a,000 surplus. A. G. Wolford Sells Out. SIL.VERTON. Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.) A. G. Wolfard, who has been associated with his father in business here lor more than 30 years, under the firm name of J. Woifard & Co., has sold his Interest in the business to his sisters, Mesdames Van Valkenburg, Aldrich and Miss Grace Wolfard, and his brother. Th most serious blase was rear Bybee baggage had been broken open en doute Springs lu the Lvsni creek section wiier- several hundred acres have been burned over. Kenorts tonight, however, indicated that the ftres were checked and that unlets a strong wlrd blows the dam ace will not be serious. Obituary. LEWISTON. Idaho. Aug. 19 (Spe cial.) Alonzo Blyth. a citlsen of Lewlston for the last 17 years, died at tfee St. Joseph hospital here Sunday right. He was born In Brown county. Onlo, lu llil, and was a sergeant in from California to this section. Mr. Regal declared that officers had no right to open trunks or suitcases with out producing a warrant in each case.( Aberdeen Chamber Favors Bonds. ABERDEEN-. Wash- Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) The chamber of commerce haa voted to back the city administration In its fight to have a $125,000 bond Is sue voted on August it for construc tion of a concrete trestle at the east entrance to the city. Tha county com missioners are waging a fight against the bonding issue, on the ground thst the trestle route would make two dan gerous railroad crossing necessary. HAY INSPECTION ARRANGED East Side Track Selected for Pur pose by Service Commission. SALEM. . Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.) Track No. 3. located between the old passenger depot and the hop warehouse , that direction. in East Portland, has been selected as a hay Inspection track by J. W. Church, head of the grain inspection depart ment of the Oregon public service com mission. A conference at which the proposal to establish a hay inspection track was taken up was held in Portland yester day, with A. R. O'Brien and other rail road officials in attendance. Wounded Soldier Visits Salem. SALEM. Or, Aug. 1. (Special.) Earl J. Summer, believed to be the first member of company M to be wounded tn action, arrived In Salem yesterday, for a visit with friends. When company M left Camp Mills for France, Summer was left In a hospital. As be landed overseas he was trans ferred to the Rainbow division and went to the front. On April 30, 11S, State Hospital Inmate Escapes. SALEM, Or., .Aug. 19. (Special.) Walter Wasem, committed to the state hospital here from Multnomah county last month, escaped from the potato fields of the institution last night. He has relatives in Portland. Hospital attendants believe he was headed in Vt asem is considered harmless. Flier Starts for Sacramento. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.) Ma jor Albert Smith, who has charge of the Oregon fleet of forest fire patrol airplanes, left here today for Mather field at Sacramento, Cal. He is mak ing the trip In one ef the Curfiss planes and will return to Salem within the next few days. Walla Walla Gets New Bank. OLYMPIA, Wash- Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) Levi Ankeny, pioneer capitalist of eastern Washington, and Miles C. Moore, former territorial governor, are listed as incorporators of the Union Trust company at Walla Walla, for which L. H. Moore, bank commissioner, has granted a state charter. Other in-. Prices Certainly Do Count Look at These Coffee, Cocoa or Milk. . . .5 2 Doughnuts or Snails 5d Oatmeal Mush 5 Plate of Beans. .5 Bowl of Rice 5d Bowl of Soup 5(6 Bread and Butter .5 Potatoes, Fried or Mashed.5 Hot Cakes Served All Day : Quality Eats With Clean, Quick Service WOOD'S Quick Lunch Sixth and Stark . Louis Wolfard. The new company filed papers of Incorporation a few days ago. Airplanes F.air Attraction. ABERDEEN. Wash., Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) Six airplane flights will .be made here during the Grays Harbor county fair, August 27 to 31, inclusive. Poor Woman Makes Sacrifice "For years I have doctored for indi gestion and severe bloating: with gas, all my money had gone for doctors and medicine which did me no good. 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