THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1920
mm CONQUER
BAKER'S ICY SLOPES
John A. Lee Leads Party in
Pathfinding Ascent.
OFFICIAL CLIMB IS LATER
40 Persons Expected to Try
Scale Peak Tomorrow, Thurs-
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CAMP SAMMONS, MOUNT BAKER.
Via Olacier, Wash., Aug. 10. (Special.)
Mount Baker's icy slopes have been
conquered by the Mazamas. A society
parly under the leadership of John A.
Lee of Portland, former president of
the Mazamas and a veteran of many
climbs on Baker, scaled the peak
Thursday. In the party making the
ascent ware John R. Penland of Al
bany and Jamieson K. Parker and E.
C. Sammons. president of the club,
both of Portland. The trip was made
for the purpose of finding a route
over which the official climb will be
made next week by the main party.
While Mr. Lee and his companions
actually gained the Bummit on Thurs
day, the trip consumed three days.
The party reached the summit at 4
P. M. and due to the lateness of the
hour was unable to return to the
camp for the night, being forced to
pass the night in the rocks high on
the mountain side without food or
shelter. The climbers walked all night
to keep warm. No ill effects came
from their experience and these men
will be in charge of the climbing
parties on the official Mazama ascent
which probably will be made next
"Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
when it is hoped to take about 40
persons to the summit.
Exploration Tripa Many.
The Mazamas have been a very act
ive organization during the week.
Many exploration trips have been
taken. One party consisting of B. H.
Bumiage, Rudolph Rimbach and D. I.
Cone made a 30-mile . trip to Ruth
mountain which lies northeast of
camp, from which vantage point a
splendid view of Mount Shuksan's
glaciers was obtained as well as a
grand view of the Selklrks In Canada.
R. W. Montague of Portland, A. H.
Marshall of Vancouver, Professor F.
G. Franklin of "Willamette University.
F. L. Smith of Bellingham, "Wash., and
Ernest E. Howard of Kansas City, ex
plored some glaciers on the north
slope of Mount Baker on Thursday.
Yesterday afternoon W. A. Gilmore
of Portland and A. H. Marshall of
Vancouver, explored the Austin Pass
ind Dewey mountain region, report
ing that they saw a number of real
Mazamas mountain goats.
.Mount Shukiian to Be Scaled.
Under the leadership of Edwin F.
PAlnrann nnn If rw W Aver, a DartV
conflating of Miss Ethel Loucks, Miss
Jennie Hunter, Miss Doris M. Olsen,
Miss Bernice Gardner, Harry L. Wol
bers. Professor Edgar E. Coursen,
Professor B. A. Thaxter, Donald I.
Cone, Professor F. G. Franklin, R. S.
Bunnage, E. B. Oehme, F. Giesecke, F.
L. Smith. Frank M. Redman, Rudolph
Pimbach, A. H. Marshall, -Roy A.
Perry and John R. Penland left Satur
day morning for the ascent of Mount
Shuksan. This mountain has seldom
been ascended. The first recorded
trip made to Its summit was made
. in 1906 by two Mazamas, Asahel
" Curtis of Seattle, and R. W. Price.
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Koehler, Mrs.
G. B. Maxwell, Mrs. Use Delbruck,
Francis D'Arcy, all of Portland, and
E. E. Howard of Kansas City, have
left camp for home. The Koehler
party motored from Portland to Ex
celsior, nearest point on tha road to
Camp Sammons, and on the return
Journey will go via Snoqualmle pass
into eastern "Washington. George
Hartness has been called to Portland
and Miss Lucy M. Lewis left for her
home in CorvaUis in response to tele
graphic request.
Camp Fire Sessions Interesting.
Recent arrivals in camp are C. F.
Easton-and A. J? Craven of Belling
ham, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. George
M Meredith, Roy A. Perry. Alfred F.
Parker, corresponding secretary of
the organization, Arthur D. Piatt and
Kenneth Frazer all of Portland, who
arrived Saturday.
The camp fire sessions have proved
very interesting both from the view
point of information concerning the
region reported upon by each explor
ing party upon its return, and enter
tainment and fun.
HAHBQR IS BEING WATCHED
XIXCOLX COITXTY RESIDENTS
ASSURED OP INTEREST.
Banquet Tendered at Newport in
Honor of Senator McXary and
Representative McArthur.
NEWPORT, Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.)
- At a banquet tendered Senator Mc
Nary and Representative McArthur
at the Abbey house here last night by
the ports of Newsport and Toledo,
residents of Lincoln county were as
sured that their progress was closely
related to the progress of the nation.
Representative Hawley made an
inspection of the Taquina Bay harbor
and surrounding country last week,
lie was unable to be present last
nlfrht and the presence of Senator
Chamberlain later this month is
looked forward to, as he has stated
that he will visit Yaquina Bay.
Senator McNary and Representative
McArthur said that harbors on the
Pacific coast must be developed to
thi-ir fullest extent to market Ore
gon's greatest resource, timber.
Senator McNary declared: "The
substantial value of this community
lies in its harbor, and I will do what 1
can for Newport.
"Congress gave you more than
$400,000 because the people in this
district showed their faith in it by
HUbscribing a similar amount through
taxation, and with the added cost in
construction, costing the local ports
J260.000 more, which they have agreed
to raise, additional help should be
forthcoming from the government.
' "If you get 20 feet on the bar at
present IS feet is the official depth
at mean low tide the government
will give you all the boats you desire,
and if you get 30 feet on the bar
vessels may sail to and from all parts
of tho world, making this a port of
call "
Representative McArthur followed
Senator McNary and said:
"In the lower house Oregon is up
ap-ninst a rather unusual condition.
A line drawn north and south at the
eastern end of Colorado leaves a vast
territory on the western side repre
sented by 32 congressmen as against
the 38 members from Pennsylvania
and 12 from New fork, while in the
senate every state is equally repre
sented. "I made a poll In the house and dis
covered that not over 50 per cent of
the members had been west of the
Rocky mountains. We may laugh at
congressional junkets, but they are
necessary to show the eastern men
what we have in the west. The people
back there don't know that we match
government appropriations for har
bor improvements by an equal amount
of money raised through taxation.
They don't have to do that In the east;
the government pays for all the har
bor improvements.
"The increase In railroad 'rates
makes th3 development of our har
bors essential and we must depend on
the Panama canal to reach the east.
BRILLIANT YOUNG VIOLINIST
RETURNS ON PANT AGES
CIRCUIT.
Jan Rubin!.
Portland music lovers are
reveling in the return of Jan
Rubini. the brilliant young
Swedish composer and violinist,
who, with Mile. Diane, is fea
tured at Pantages this week.
Rubini was heard here last
season and his return has been
long sought. Different from the
usual concert star. Rubini is
heard in a change of programme
at each performance. He also
staged the exquisite settings
which surround him and his
charming co-star.
Lincoln county is rich in timber and
there is Tin lnpfllitv hettei- nrlantoA n
the production of dairy products. I
want to see ail narDors on the Pacific
coast pressed to the full limit of their
development."
Mill Ownership Changed.
KALAMA, Wash., Aug. 10. (Spe
cial.) The Columbia Shingle company
of Kalama, owning one of the largest
and best-equipped shingle mills on
the Columbia river, has just made a
change in ownership. W. E. Brown of
Vader, Wash., and R. G. Shore of
Tenino have purchased the interests
of G. C. Scheible, C. O. Windle and
H. D. Miller of this place. The prin
cipal stockholders now are Messrs.
tirown. and Shore and Walter Mc
Clelland of Kalama.
Child's Fingers Mangled.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 10.
(Special.) The 2-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. I. R. Winters of Fords
Prairie, yesterday had the fingers of
one hand badly mangled in a wash
ing machine. Amputation of one
finger was necessary.
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The Theater Beautiful
NOW
EXTEMIU.CJS
ENCIRCLED BY FIRES
Bush Blazes Are Reported
Sweeping on Nanaimo.
SOME BUILDINGS LOST
Sparks Set Mining- - Structures
Ablaze Firefighters Sent to
Vancouver Island.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Aug. 10. Bush
fires tonight were encircling Exten
sion, B. C. on Vancouver Island, and
were sweeping toward Nanaimo, ac
cording to word received by provin
cial police here. -So close were the
flames to Extension, according to the
report, that a number of mine Build
ings in the town had been fired by
sparks. .The town is six miles from
Nanaimo.
A force of 50 firefighters was sent
to Vancouver island.
FLATHEAD HAS 3 BLAZES
Serious Fires in Xorthwestern
Montana Are Unchecked.
MISSOULA, Mont.,. Aug. 10. Three
serious fires tonight were burn
ing unchecked in the Flathead na
tional forest in northwestern Montana
and two others in the same preserve
had been surrounded by firefighters,
the forest service headquarters here
announced.
Control lines have been established
around the troublesome Canadian fire
in the Blackfeet forest, it was stated,
but a new fire has been reported from
the same forest.
. The larger blazes in the Selway for
est, in northern Idaho, have been
checked. Fifty-three blazes have been
set by lightning in the last ten days,
with many new ones last night, for
est service officials reported. General
rains, however, helped the situation
in western Montana.
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FIRES
TIMBER
Several Places Set on Mclvenzle
but Little Damage Is Bone.
EUGENE. Or., Aug. 10. (Special.)
Lightning set fire to the timber in
several places on the McKenzie Sun
day, according to N. F. Macduff,
supervisor of the Cascade forest, but
as far as can be ascertained the fires
have not spread to any extent.
Campers allowed a fire near Win
chester bay, in the Siuslaw forests,
to get away a few days ago, and
considerable difficulty ; was experi
enced in putting it out.
OBSERVER LOCATES FIRES
Four Blazes Found in Timber but
Xone Is Serious."
Four forest fires, the largest cov
ering about two acres, were reported
yesterday by Observer Benefiel of
the airplane patrol on his flight from
Portland to the Eugene field with
Pilot Walker. The fires were reported
by radio telegraph to W. E. Naylor,
liaison officer at the Portland field.
The largest fire was in Washington
BELOW THE SURFACE1
A picture of a daring theme,
treated in a daring manner
and strongly presented. The
most remarkable under-water
scenes ever photographed.
MONKEY BUSINESS
Brimming over with laughs.
county. One was in the Siuslaw na
tional forest, one in Tillamook: county
and the fourth was a stump fire in
Columbia county. All were minor
blazes. Only one, that in the Siuslaw
forest, ' was on United States forest
land.
Rain Checks Idaho Fires.
SPOKANE, "Wash., Aug. 10. Fairly
heavy rains in the Idaho forests late
last night have retarded forest fires
in both the St. Joe and Coeur d'Alene
districts. The fire fighters were ex
pected to have every flama under con
trol by tonight, declared W. W.
Weaver, superintendent of the Coeur
d'Alene forest office, today.
IDAHO TAX BOARD MEETS
Assessment Reports Lacking From
. Three or Four Counties.
BOISE. Idaho. Aug. 10. (Special.)
Lack of assessment reports from
three or four counties, which had not
been received today from county as
sessors, did not deter the state board
of equalization from convening.
Tax representatives of two railroad
companies read papers before the
board on the subject of assessment
theories and the present physical and
financial status of railroads as af
fecting their taxation values. They
were J. B. Evans, tax agent of the
Oregon Short Line, and A. S. Dudley,
general tax commissioner of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.
Monday's sessions were devoted to
hearing statements by railway and
power company representatives. To
day a hearing will be given to the
telephone and telegraph companies
after which the board's calendar calls
for review of the tax assessment re
turns of the counties.
COAL RAIL RATE IS CUT
Shipments From Montana to Wash
ington. State Affected.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Aug. 10. The In
terstate commerce commission has
granted reduced rates on coal ship
ments from Montana to points in
Washington state, according to ad
vices received by the state public
service commission "Monday. The
statutory notice period was waived in
the Interstate order.
The rate decrease was made over
the protest of the state commission, it
was said here the commission urging
that while Puget sound mines are now
producing about 75 per cent capacity,
they would be supplying the local de
mand fully if the railroads would fur
nish sufficient cars. Lack of fuel oil
and local supply was urged by rail
roads in asking for the reduction.
The reduced rate from Montana is
$5.20 a ton to Seattle, $6.40 to Belling
ham and $5.70 to the Chehalis district.
GASOLINE IS RECEIVED
Hood River Shortage Thought to
Be Permanently Relieved.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 10. (Spe
cial.) Arrival today of a tank car
of Kansas gasoline, purchased by
local automobile dealers will end fur
ther famine here this season, it is
declared. Today's shipment, it is ex
pected, will be augmented tonight by
arrival of another Independent car
load, ordered from Texas through the
Portland Automobile Dealers' associa
tion several weeks ago. Within ten
days a second car of the Kansas gas
oline is expected, and an order has
been placed for a third for later de
livery. The gasoline will sell for
about 45 cents per gallon, and no limit
will be made on its distribution to in
dividuals. Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070, Automatic 560-95.
TODAY
MORE STREET CARS
BURNING
N DENVER
Strikebreakers Used Pending
Settlement of Strike.
GENERAL WOOD ON SCENEAU s Graduated at Pendleton
Meeting to Determine How Strikers
Would Return to Work Begins
at Military Headquarters.
DENVER, Aug. ' 10. Additional
street cars, . manned - by strike
breakers, were running in Denver to
day. Frederick W. H. Hild, general
manager of the Denver tramway com
pany, said he would make no an
nouncement regarding the communi
cation handed him yesterday by a
committee from the executive council
of the union that the men were ready
to return to work.
A meeting to determine how and
when the striking street car workers
would return to work began at mili
tary headquarters at 11 o'clock this
morning. The military authorities,
headed by Major-General Leonard
Wood, state officials, city officers,
tramway company officials and lead
ers of the men made up the gathering.
Colonel C. C. Ballou, in command
of federal troops in Denver, described
the meeting as intended principally
to acquaint Major-General Leonard
Wood, commander of the central de
partment of the army, with condi
tions. Several witnesses of the riots
were heard.
The tramway company today was
operating 118 cars on ail lines in the
city, according to company announce
ment. Twenty men were arraigned In po
lice court today charged with dis
turbances in connection with riots
last week. Twelve were heavily fined
New
Show-
Today
and others either were discharged or
ordered to report Saturday for trial.
A faulty electric switch at Seven
teenth and Wassee streets today was
the cause of a head-on collision be
tween two cars manned by strike
breakers. The motorraan of one of
the cars was seriously injured while
several passengers were shaken up.
Troops continued to be held at
strategic points. Two shots were
fired from a second-story window at
a street car at Fourteenth and Piatt
streets this afternoon. No one was
injured.
HIGHER EDUCATION AIM
Last Tear to Go to College.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 10. (Spe
cial.) Every boy who was graduated
from. Pendleton high' school last June
will attend some college or univer
sity in the northwest this fall. This
unusual record is supplemented by
the intentions of 10 of the 17 girl
graduates to do likewise.
Following are the names and the
choices made, Theodore Straumham.
Oregon Agricultural College; Perry
Sloop, Willamette: Ford Ritner, Ore
gon Agricultural College; Arthur
Rudd, University of Oregon; Edwin
Kirtley, University of Oregon; Roy
Fanshier, Oregon Agricultural col
lege; Jaok Beck, University of Ore
gon; Ran Bell, Oregon Agricultural
college; Nordorne Berkeley, Whit
man; Harold Holdman and Lloyd Mc
Rae, who are attending summer
school in Portland, and Theodore
Kanes are undecided as to what col
lege they will attend.
The girls who will attend college
are Miss Jessie Bell, Oregon Agricul
tural college; Miss Cora Eldridge,
Whitman or University of Oregon;
Miss Helen Kpch, Whitman: Miss
Genevieve Petrowskl. art school; Miss
Josephine Kirtley, University of Ore
gon; Miss Hoskins and Miss Helen
ldleman. University of Oregon; Miss
Caroline Schneider will attend col
lege, but is undecided in her choice.
Timber Assessments Hold.
KALAMA, Wash., Aug. 10. (Spe
cial.) The board of county commis
sioners met Monday as a board of
equalization and about 20 representa
tives of timber holders in the county
were present in an effort to have
their assessments reduced. The board,
however, refused to grant them their
requests, contending that the assess
ment made by County Assessor Mc-
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"AWAY GOES PRUDENCE"
A laughio me frolic.
THEN-
"TRAILED BY THREE"
The red-blooded American
story of thrills and action.
TODAY AND ALL WEEK
Coy since th recent recruise of the
timber was made was low enough.
WOOL THIEVES PAROLED
Gay Lamberton and Elmer Zim
merman Plead Quiltr.
Guy Lamberson and Elmer Zimmer
man, who robbed the Columbia Basin
Wool Warehouse company of wool
valued at approximately $5000 about
three months ago, changed pleas of
not guilty to guilty in the circuit
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court yesterday afternoon and vera
sentenced to five years in the peni
tentiary and paroled by Judg
Kavanaugh. Chief of Police Jenkins
appeared for tha lads, recommending
leniency of the court, and the com
plaining witnesses had written Dis
trict Attorney Evans that they d!4
not desire to prosecute the boys.
Lamberson has a wife and 34"w
year-old child to support.
Industrial exhibitions
held in France.
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