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THE MORNING- OREGON IAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY C, 1920
HUGE TIMBER HOT
TO BE TAPPED SH
Eight Billion Feet to Be Avail
able Here.
D. C. ECCLES GIVES PLAN
Extension Railway Xow Being
JBailt Between Burlington
and Wilkcsboro.
' More than S.000,000,000 feet of tim
ber will become available to the Port
land mills by summer or early fall
through the completion of a- 30-mile
extension now being built to the
United Railway line between Bur
ling-ton and Wllkesboro and the
construction of a logging railroad
from Burlington to the Willam
ette slough, where booming facilities
will be established, according to
the announcement of D. C. Kccles of
Ogden, Utah, president of the Oregon
American Lumber company and of the
I'ortland - Astoria - Pacific Railroad
company.
Mr. i-ccles arrived in Portland yes
terday morning on a visit in connec
tion with his interests here, and ex
poets to remain here the rest of the
month inspecting the work now
progress.
Flans for leasing the United rail
road, which runs from Burlington to
Wilkcsboro and is owned by the Hill
Interests', have practically been com
pleted. Mr. Kccles stated, although the
actual lease probably will not be en
tered into until the extensions which
are being built by the Portland-Astoria-Pacific
Railroad company are
ready for operation.
Bid Made for l.rane.
Iast June Mr. Eccles made an at
tempt to purchase the railroad out
right for a sum said to have been
$2,000,000. but failing this, has been
negotiating for the lease of the road
which, together with the extension
now being built, will tap probably
the greatest remaining body of tim
ber lying close in to the city of Port
land.
The Oregon American Lumber com
pany, Mr. kccles concern, owns a
tract of 27.000 acres of high grade
fir timber in the vicinity, and it is
estimated that the road will open up
for development an aggregate of
8.000.000,000 feet. It has been rumored
in lumber circles that with the open
ing of the timber tract, the Eccles
interests will control one of the larg
est lumber mills in this section.
This Mr. Kccles refused to confirm
yesterday, stating that the actual
lumber operations will depend con
siderably upon the condition of the
market by the time the railroad is
completed and the tract opened. The
railroad will enable the dumping of
the logs into the Willamette slough
at Burlington and it is pointed out
that after the logs are once in the
water a mill could be erected at any
available waterfront point, or the logs
could be handled through existing
mills.
Extrusion Work Inder Way.
On the west end of the United rail
way line the Portland-Astoria-Pacific
railroad recently began the construc
tion of a 30-mile extension reaching
into their tract of timber. Vernonia,
20 miles distant from WilkeBboro, will
be the western terminal of the line.
This piece of road is being construct
ed by the Utah Construction com
pany and will be concluded by sum
mer unless a labor or material short
age causes delay. Considerable heavv
work is being encountered and plans
for the line call for the construction
of a 1100-foot tunnel.
At the Burlington end of the line
one mile of railroad and log dumping
and booming facilities are being built
for the Portland-Astoria-Pacific com
pany by A. Guthrie & Co. With the
completion of the tracks the entire
line from the timber to the Willam
ette slough, about 52 miles in all, will
be taken over for operation by the
Portland-Astoria-Pacific company.
The division of the road already built
and known as the United railroad will
be operated under a long-time lease,
Mr. Kccles stated. He declined to give
out the rental which would be paid
for the trackage. The entire line will
bo rated as a common carrier and as
such 1111 do a passenger and freight
business. If there is any demand, in
addition to the logging business for
the Oregon American Lumber com'
pany.
Water-Front Property Bought.
For some months the Eccles inter
ests have quietly obtained control of
the Burlington waterfront property,
and recently concluded a long-time
lease with the Ruth Trust company
for a 400-acre tract upon the slough.
This, with other property owned or
controlled by lease, gives the com
pany nearly 12 miles of waterfront
at that point, Mr. Kccles stated.
In spite of Mr. Eccles' refusal to say
definitely that the company plans the
erection of a mill of its own, it is be
lieved that a plant will be put up in
the vicinity of Burlington as Boon as
the timber tract is opened. Future
plans depend upon the condition of
the lumber market. Mr. Kccles de
clared. He stated, however, that the
company stands ready to do whatever
seems advisable for the full develop
ment of the great body of timber,
Body of Timber Large.
"The construction of the extension
past Vernonia will open up perhaps
the greatest body of timber left in
the near vicinity of Portland," de
clared Mr. Kccles yesterday. 'The
railroad will mean that all the vast
timber resources of that section will
be poured into Portland, instead of
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1 Scene from Corinne Griffith's "Tower of Jewel," which will open tomor
row at the Star theater. 2 Moment from "The Auction of SouIk." the
tory of the Armenian girl, Aurora Mardlganian, which will open tomor
row at the Sunset theater.
TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Rivoli Mabel Normand, "Pinto."
Majestic Special production,
"The Westerners."
Columbia Bryant Washburn,
"Too Much Johnson."
Peoples Mary Tickford, "Polly
anna." Liberty Charles Ray, "Red Hot
Dollars"; Charlie Chaplin, "A
Day's Pleasure."
Star Earle Williams, "When a
Man Loves."
Sunset Robert Warwick, "Told
in the Hills."
Circle Vivian Martin, "The
Third Kiss."
going to Astoria or some other Co
lumbia river point, as might easily
have been the case."
Opening up of the timber tract will
mark the first actual timber develop
ment of the Oregon American com
pany in the vicinity of Portland.
Hitherto its efforts have been con
fined to Hood River and Baker counties.
JOHNSON'S SHIRTS STOLEN
Reward Offered for Looters or Mc-
Minnville Drugstore.
Walter Johnson, 491 Mill street, re
ported to the police yesterday morn
ing that bis house had been entered
sometime during the night and a
number of articles taken. The stolen
goods included three shirts, a gold
watch, a gold stick pin and a tie
clasp.
Sheriff Henderson of McMinnville
telephoned the Portland police that
the drug store at Dayton, Or had
been burglarized by thieves who took
a quantity of razors. Ivory goods,
manicuring sets, jewelry, watches and
kodaks. The sheriff said $100 re
ward was posted for the recovery of
the goods and apprehension of the
thieves.
THE methods by which a woman
can decide on the husband she
wants, without his knowledge.
and work to make him without his
own conscious effort woo her, are
brought to light interestingly by the
new feature. "The Tower of Jewels."
Corinne Griffith is the star of this
picture, which will be the feature at
traction at the Star theater commenc
ing tomorrow. Earl Williams, in
"When a Man Loves," is today's
photoplay.
Miss Griffith plays the role of
Emily Cottrell, known as "The Prin
cess of Diamonds," beautiful member
of a crook band. She is caught red
handed in the act of looting the safe
of David Parrish, a millionaire bank
er. Parrish, who discovers the girl,
guesses from her air of refinement
hidden story, and decides to take. her
into his household and reform her.
Adele "Warren, Parrish's niece and
ward, comes into the story shortly
afterwards, and it is seen that she
has decided on making Wayne Par
rish, son of the millionaire, her hus
band. The interesting wiles and de
vices employed by a woman under
such circumstances provide dramatic
interest of a-high order.
After a meshing of complications
full of suspense and surprise, it de
velops that Wayne and Emily love
each other. The erstwhile crook is
threatened with exposure of her past,
but fate brings the characters to a
smashingly fine climax.
Aurora Mardiganian, star of "The
Auction of Souls," will appear in per
son at the Sunset theater all week
beginning Saturday while her picture
is showing and will tell the people of
Portland her terrible experiences dur
ing and after the Armenian massacre
when she, the sole survivor of a half
million Armenian girls, was captured,
sold for 85 cents on the public auc
tion block and placed in a Turkish
I'harem from which she later escaped.
A matinee for ladies only win De
given every morning at 10 o'clock
during the week and lasting for 2
hours. Miss Mardiganian will tell
the women at this matinee irlore inti
mately her experiences. She will talk
to the mixed audiences throughout
the afternoon and evening.
The picture shows the story of
"Ravished Armenia," pictured from
Miss Mardiganian's experiences ana
the facts shown are substantiated by
the reports of American Ambassador
to Turkey Henry Morgentnau as wen
as Viscount Bryce, the British in
vestigator. The girl actually went
through these terrible scenes ana
later re-enacted them for the screen
and has appeared in various places in
conjunction with the picture to tell
her story in person. She is appearing
in but three cities on the Pacific
coast.
So realistically portrayed was
"Twelve-Ten," the mystery drama
played this week at the Rivoli the
ater, that during many of its per
formances it worked upon over
wrought nerves of women in the au
idence. Screams and even fainting
spells resulted a number" of times.
"Pinto," Mabel Normand's latest
comedy which was scheduled to open
at the Rivoli tomorrow, has been
moved forward a day so that those
who attend this theater today will
get a laugh instead of a scare.
It will be remembered that the or
chestral accompaniment for Mabel
Normand's "Mickey" was arranged
by Mischa Guterson, director of th
Rivoli orchestra. Mr. Guterson not
only supplied the musical background
for the film, as it was shown tnrougn
out the entire country, but with hi
own orchestra accompanied "Mickey1
in all its principal first-run bookings
of the northwest. "Mickey" and Mr.
Guterson came to Portland a little
more than a year ago and so great
was their popularity that they re
mained two weeks. This was one of
the very first occasions when a mo
tion picture was kept for more than
one week.
Screen Gossip.
Critics praised "The Tong Man,'
Sessue Hayakawa's new picture, be
cause it gives the oriental star, who
Dlars a Chinese "tong warrior, op
portunlty to marry a girl of the yel
low race. In some Hayakawa pic
tures racial difference has prevented
a happy ending.
Keep Him Guessing," "Mysterious
Moments," and "Prince of Pines are
three Selznick pictures soon to go
Into nrndnction. Continuities have
been prepared by R. Cecil Smith and
Ella Stuart Carson.
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Thomas Ince has taken infinite
pains to get exactly the right costume
for his part as Constable Dick Herlot
In "The Law Bringer." From Thomas
McGrane, a corporal of the mounted
nolice in the rebellion of 65, anoi rrom
Colonel William Donaldson an official
with the Canadian northwest police.
Ince obtained photographs or tne
mounted police in the ancient glory
of their scarlet tunic, blue trousers
with broad yellow stripe, and buffalo
skin tOD coat and hat. Ince had had
the uniform reproduced exactly even
to the detail of insignia on the shoul
der, the white cord about the neck
and the cartridge belt.
D. W. Griffith has purchased from
William A. Brady the motion picture
rights to "Way Down East" for the
sum of J175.000. This is by far the
highest price ever paid for the photo
play rights to any story or play, and
marks a new high record m tne nis-
tory of film transactions. The former
record, also held by Mr. Griffith, was
150.000. which the producer paid for
the rights to Edward Sheldon's play,
Romance." in which Doris i.eane
will appear in her original role ot
Mme. Margherita Cavallini, the opera
singer.
Way Down East" has for the past
2 years been one of the classics of
the American theater. Originally pro
duced in 1896 under the title of "An-
ie Laurie," it was later revised and
laborate by Joseph R. Grismer, re
named "Way Down East," and pre
sented at the old Schiller theater
(now the Garrick) in Chicago, in 1897.
The following February it was
brought to New York and shown at
he Manhattan theater. Sixth avenue
and Thirty-third street, under th
management of William A. Brady an
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. It was an in
stantaneous success and remained at
the Manhattan for seven months, then
considered a phenomenal run.
Olive Thomas is busy selecting new
gowns for her next picture, Jenny,
society comedy drama.
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'Ted" Lansing Dnbs Tom Garland
. "The David Belasco of the
Oregon Bar."
Elsie Howey's ingenious explanation
of the circumstantial evidence which
pointed to her intoxication while driv
lng an automobile won over four of
six jurors sitting on her case in the
court of Circuit Judge Morrow yester
day and resulted in the dismissal of
the action when the jury announced
inability to agree on a verdict. Rather
than go to the expense of a new trial,
E. Y. Lansing, deputy city attorney,
and Tom Garland, attorney for Mrs.
Howey, stipulated before the Jury
was instructed to agree to a majority
rule. Had the majority of the jurors
stood for conviction. Attorney Gar
land would have entered a plea of
guilty for his client.
Mrs. Howey was arrested with Jack
Howey. her former husband, after the
machine she was driving had wrecked
the stand of a gasoline Ailing station.
She appeared dizzy and her breath
reeked of liquor, said witnesses, as
she climbed from the automobile.
Howey was sentenced to 125 days on
the rockpile for being drunk and is
serving his time.
The defendant explained that Howey
grabbed her arm as she was driving
up to the filling station, causing the
accident; that a stranger given a
"lift" across the Hawthorne bridge
presented Howey with a bottle of
moonshine liquor; that she was nerv
ous, unstrung and hysterical because
Howey was pleading with her to take
him back and re-marry him at Van
couver; that she had tasted and spit
out the liquor at the urgent invitation
of Howey, but had swallowed none.
In his argument to the jury, Attor
ney Lansing ubbed Attorney Garland
"the David Belasco of the Oregon
bar." Garland had told the Jury he
was not much ot a lawyer, but wanted
to see that the woman received Justice.
As a matter of fact, he Is one of
the smoothest lawyers in the state,"
commented Lansing. "He has a good
suit of clothes at home and a pair of
shoes that are shined. That Is only
his makeup he has on today!"
BONDSMEN SEEK RELEASE
Court Refuses Petition In Behalf
of A. P. Bateham.
- Property holders who guarantee
the bond of A. P Bateham, well
known horticulturist whose sentence
of one to seven years in the peni
tentiary imposed by Circuit Judge
Morrow more than a year ago, was
affirmed in the supreme court re
cently, sought yesterday to be re
leased. Judge Morrow refused the
petition on the ground that he had
no power to make the release until
Mr. Bateham was in the hands of the
sheriff, or his sureties gave him up.
Mr. Bateham was convicted on a
serious statutory charge. Directly
after his sentence was affirmed by
the eupreme court, he was committed
to the state asylum for the insane at
Salem. This has prevented nis com
mltment to the penitentiary under the
court order, and District Attorney
Evans demanded that the bondsmen
be not released! until that order could
be carried out.
ZONE VOTE ENDS TODAY
Chamber of Commerce Committee
to Count Referendum Ballot.
The referendum vote of the Cham
ber of Commerce on the zoning sys
tem will close at noon tomorrow,
when the ballot will be counted 'by a
Joint committee of the supporters and
opponents of the soning measure. The
ballot Is under the supervision of T.
H. Edwards of the board of directors
and the vote is being deposited by
the members in a large metal ballot
box placed in the public office of the
Chamber.
Attaches of the Chamber staff who
are familiart with the signatures of
members will pass upon the legality
of the ballots as they are taken from
the box and the -count will be regis
tered at the same time.
" There was a considerable number of
ballots in the box yesterday, but no
register being mad,e as the votes are
cast, there is no way to ascertain the
number until counted. Each ballot
bears the name of the member cast
ing it as an essential to being counted.
It is estimated that the oil Inst
annually by the burning of oil wells
is equal to nearly 2.000,010 barrels.
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imf aTBm a Mile
for les than- a Cenfc
Freight rates have played a very small part in the
rising cost of living.
Other causes the waste of war, under-production,
credit inflation have added dollars to the cost of the
necessities of life, while freight charges have added
only cents.
A given unit of any com
modity will buy more
transportation now than
ft ever did before in the
history of the country. A
ton of steel or a bushel
of wheat will buy mors
transportation now than
ever before.
WALKER D. HINES
tHncttr Gtwtnl HiUrii
The average charge for hauling a ton of freight a mile
is less than a cent.
A suit of clothing that sold for $30 before the war was
carried 2,265 miles by rail from Chicago to Los Angeles
for 16!2 cents.
Now the freight charge is 22 cents and the suit sells
for $50.
The cost of the suit ha9 increased 20 dollars.
The freight on it has increased only SVi crnts.
Other transportation charges enter Into the cost of the finished article
carrying the wool to the mills and the cloth to the tailors but
these other charges amount to but a few cents more.
The $10 pair of shoes that used to sell for $5 goes
from the New England factory to the Florida dealer for
a freight charge of 5 cents only one cent more than
the pre-war rate.
Beef pays only two-thirds of a cent a pound freight
from Chicago to New York.
American freight rates are the lowest in the world
Qfiis advertisement is published by the
dissociation of Slailway Executives
Those desiring information concerning the railroad situation map obtain literature
by writing to The Association of Railway Executives, 61 Broadway, New York