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TTTE MORXIXG . OITEGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1920 if WAY CHOICE FOR WIT. HOOD LOOP Highway Commission Settles Moot Question. $1,500,000 IN BONDS SOLD Bid Is Higher Than Previous Is- Bids Also Received on More Road Work. (Continued From First Ptfa.) men for the contending factions in the location of the Mount Hood loop road. Qua C. Moser appeared as at torney for the advocates of the north side route and d'sagreed with the report of J. H. -Scott, state highway engineer, who recommended the south or Sandy road. Mr. Moser declared the north side road was shorter, that it could be built at " less cost and that three miles more would be in Multnomah county, and that being i nearer the Bull Run reserve it would' not be subjected to use for logging! operations. The report he submitted was signed by City Engineer Laur gaard, Ben S. Morrow, engineer of the water board; J. W. Morris, former city engineer, and F. M. Randlett. M. V. Thomas, a farmer living near Bull Run station, also spoke in favor of the north side road. Thomas F. Ryan, county judge of Clackamas county, was the spokes man in behalf of the south road, or Sandy highway, and submitted a re port by H. C. Compton, engineer of Clackamas county, and in which he avo the opinion that the road would be one mile shorter than the route proposed as the north road. Sandy Road Unanimous Choice. "When the commission reconvened for the afternoon session. Chairman Bonson announced the unanimous de cision of the members in locating the south side or Sandy road as the route for the Mount Hood loop. Ha j declared that the commissioners had t been over the proposed roads and said j later that they were satisfied that this was one instance where the shortest route of cheapest construc tion served the most persons and was the best road to be selected. There was a large attendance of persons residing in the section to be served by the road, and when the an nouncement was made they save a demonstration of a sort ' that has never before occurred at a meeting of the commission. Women of the Sandy district to be reached by the new road joined In singing a song they had prepared, in which they chanted praise for the favored route. Highway Bids Opened. Bids were opened at the morning .session on various stretches of high way work and bridges on the high ways In Yamhill. Grant. Wheeler, Baker and Clackamas counties, on which awards were made after the figures hid been tabulated by the engineers, and a few rejected. On the Yamhill-Gaston section of the Tualatin valley highway In Yam hill county, on which the engineer's estimate for surfacing 7.9 miles was $44,200, the bids were very much higher and all were rejected and the state engineer ordered to readvertise. The bids submitted were four In num her, as follows: Blake-Compton com pany. J57.936; Warren Construction company, J59.704; Cummins & Trent. $61,200; Northwestern Construction company, $63,920. For graveling 4.9 miles of the M Minnville-West Dayton section of the west Bide highway in Yamhill county, for which the state engineer's esti mate was $26,350, the contract was awarded to E. A. Palmer for $24,395. Other bidders were: Blake-Compton company, $26,775; Washburn & Hall, $28,475; V. R. Dennis Construction company, $31,S25. For surfacing with broken rock 15 miles' or the John Day river-Blalock section of the Columbia river highway in uuiiam county, on which the est! mate was $125,470, the contract was awarded to A. D. Kern for $135,760. i-roctor & Conlev hid $144,230. For surfacing 4.5 miles of the John uay river highway in Grant county, from Danley ranch to Cola bridge. on which the estimate was $29,350. the contract was awarded to Jim Rosa for $26,960 on a bid specifying screened gravel. The Grant county court offered to do the work with screened gravel for $27,700 or with crushed rock for $37,500. A. D. Kern oia ji.zjo for screened gravel. Concrete Pipe Specified. For grading and surfacing 7.8 milas of the Haines-North Powder section of the old Oregon trail- in Baker county, on which the estimate was lua.saa. uxman & Harrington re ceived the contract, specifying the use of concrete pipe, for $99,340. The same firm bid for the use of cor. rugated iron pipe in the work $100, 617.50. Other bidders were as fol lows: security Construction company, concrete pipe $108,728. corrugated iron pipe aiu.ou; warren Construe tion company, corrugated iron pipe $110,972.50. concrete- pipe $111,088.50. ror surracing s.36 miles of the Butte creek section of the John Day river highway In Wheeler countv. on which the estimate was $65,900, thei bids were as follows: Blake-Compton company. $74,160; A. D. Kern. 4.500; John F. Clarkson & Co., $83,675; War ren Construction company, $75,965. All bids were rejected, and the work or dered readvertised. For surfacing 6.3 miles of the Ore gon City-Oswego section of the Pa cific highway in Clackamas county, the estimate for which was 42.200, all bids were rejected, and the state en gineer ordered to advertise for bids on paving the roadway. A commun ication was received by the commis sioners from the countv court nf Clackamas county asking that the commission consider paving this road with cement pavement as advisable and desirable because of Its location and travel. , Bids were received on a number of small bridges on the John Day river highway in Grant county, Nos. 239. 240. 241, 242 and 214. All were com raratively small except the last num ber, on which Curtis & Gardener bid $37,529 and J. F. Clarkson $39,962.50. In all cases the bids were referred to the engineer with power to act in deciding the awards or rejection of the bids. work is in progress for putting up adequate detour signs to obviate the excuse of tourists that they come upon roadwork without proper notice to go around. According to the state engineer -tourists are- not- over-conscientlous- in observing the signs and frequent occurrences have been noted where numbers of automobiles run by signs prominently placed and then complain of the lack of signs. There have also been reports of tourists destroying such signs and under instruction of the highway commission such acts will hereafter be prosecuted. . - While the commission and the engi neers in charge .of the road work wish to co-operate In every possible' way with motorists and tourist visitors es pecially, the loss occasioned in time and interference with work is such that regulations will hereafter be mere rigidly adhered to and infrac tions of the law will be prosecuted. Road Signs Wanted. M. O. Wilkins appeared on behalf of the Oregon Motor association to urge that adequate road signs be placed on all highways and placed in Buch a way as to Insure their permanence as far as may be possible. He was ad vised tht the signs have already been ordered for the Pacific highway and are now on the way from the fac tory. This highway would have been marked before, but owing to delay in locating the Riddle section it was imrjossinle to determine the exact HARDING VCTORY III WEST PREDICTED Regional Director Dqver's Confidence Explained. OREGON THOUGHT FIRM Nominee Held Man Who Will Blake Ideal - President by Friend of Past 2 5 Years. ' Harding and Coolidge will sweep the six western states of Oregon, Cal ifornia, Washington, Idaho. Nevada, and Arizona, in, the opinion of Elmer Dover, regional campaign director, who arrived in Portland yesterday for Harding and Coolidge, according to Mr. Dover, and' will campaign for the natiorfal ticket. "Schedules are now being prepared for speeches by Johnson in all of the doubtful eastern states during the month of October," he said. "Pre vious to going east he will deliver several speeches in the west. He will be assigned to Oregon and Washing ton for two speeches in each state, if desired." Petitions asking that the name of Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, democratic nominee for congress from the third district, be placed on the ballot in November as the prohibition candi date for congressional honors will go into circulation next Thursday. Among those heading the group of women workers will be Mrs. C. B. Simmons, president of the Oregon Suffrage alliance and state regent of the League of Women Voters; Miss Fern Hobbs. Mrs. William P. Strand borg, Mrs. Lulu Horning, Mrs. Maria L. T. Hidden, Mrs. Adah Wallace Un ruh, Mrs. Alice M. McNaught, Mrs. J. S. Smith, Miss Ane Shannon Mon roe, Dr. Mae Cardwell and Dr. Jessie McGavin. Among the callers at state head quarters yesterday were George Neuner Jr. of Roseburg. republican state committeeman representing Douglas county, and B. F. Jones of Newport, state committeeman repre- LEAGUE ISSUE IS PUT TO PORTLAND McArthur and Stanfield Go Into Political Details. EUROPE OF TODAY CITED Republican Candidates, In Xo Un certain Terms, Clearly De fine Party Positions. "The biggest piece -of political buncombe ever put before the Amer ican people was the slogan of four years ago: 'He kept us out of war,' and on a par with that slogan is the STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION SELECTS SOUTH SIDE ROUTE FOR MOUNT HOOD LOOP, SETTLING CONTROVERSY OVER ROUTE. CRESrUXM J t I N jT5ApY river -S v .SANDY ROAD -AJ) OPTED T XiRWOOpX " AiMOrft ) HILL ROUTE-PROPOSED ' . TJT cherry viy-E . V ( -ROUTE REJECTED . " - N. Shirts on sale at 25 Per Cent Less This sale not only includes every Manhattan shirt in the store, but also every shirt of every make in our entire stock. Shirts of fine imported and domestic fabrics, such as madras, fiber silk, jersey silk, broad cloth silk, pongee silk, crepe de chine, etc. An excellent array of smart patterns in attrac tive coloring's. - Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Home of Hart Schaf f ner & Marx Clothes Fifth at Alder GaSco Building SANDY ROUTE SELECTED AS SHORTEST AND SERVING MORE. PERSONS. Myrtle Creek Gets Steel Bridge. The commission discussed the ques tion of whether the bridge -across the South Umpqua at Myrtle creek should be a steel or concrete struc ture and decided to advertise for bids for a steel span. It would cost ap proximately $13,500 more to build of concrete, though it was the opinion of the commissioners that it would make' a most attractive type at that Jocatton, where the road approaches on a curve. Taking into account the difference in cot. with allowance for more expense in maintaining a. steel bridge, it was decided to order that type. Rigid regulations will be estab llahed at all places where highway mileage until recently." As quickly as that was determined the signs were ordered. The Columbia highway has been marked through Pendleton to the Washington line and will be to the eastern boundary of the state as quickly as possible. Signs have also been placed on the lower Columbia highway to Astoria. , The highway commission yesterday informed a committee that appeared on behalf of the Grants Pass cham ber of commerce that It would be Impossible to definitely promise to undertake work on the road to the Josephine county caves in 1921. (The funds available will not permit oi deviating from the adopted policy of concentrating on the main highways, however worthy and desirable the development of the scenic roads con necting. It was pointed out that. wnile the location of the Mount Hood loop had been determined In order that the counties could proceed with such work as might be advisable there, the commission could not say definitely when It could undertake the paving .or surfacing of the road. Those who appeared before the commission were C. C. Chapman, di rector of the state chamber of com merce, who was spokesman; E. N. Strong of the Portland Ad club, P. Hetherton and J. O. Elrod of the Portland Chamber, and Herbert C. Price of the Ladd & Tllton bank. Act ing upon a telegram received from the Grants Pass citizens, the commit tee Informed the commission that they were authorized to pledge the absorption of the bonds for building the road at a price five points above the market. The commissioners were appreciative of this disposition of the Josephine county people to assist, but declared that pending the action of the 19S1 legislature in providing ad ditional . funds they could not make auy promises of definite action. Cave Road Costly. An unexpected development in the matter of the projected road tothe famous caves of Josephine county was the high estimates of cost, which comes in the form of the engineer's estimate of the federal bureau of pub lic roads. Philip H. Dater, district engineer of the forestry service, was present to make a statement as to the projected road. He said that the loca tion survey had been made for the route via Gray's creek, a distance of eight miles to be built and with a. ten- foot roadway it had been found the cost would be $285,000. The original estimate based on a reconnaissance was $60,000. Tho difference was some what staggering. But while the commission had pre viously agreed that they would go in on a 50-60 basis with the forest serv ice when the time came that the funds could be had to proceed with thai work, the agreement still stands, al though the higher cost was surpris ing. Mr. Dater could not say what would be the provisions by congress for future road building, hence : the forest service is in the same situation as the highway commission In its plans for building the road. The forest service was asked to take up with the Josephine county court the question of what co-opera tion it is prepared to take up in pro moting the construction of the road, in order that if possible the plans may be developed to a more' definite basis. An appeal was received from the county court of Baker county for as stance in marketing bonds so that the grading of the main highway may proceed between Durkee and Hunt ington, which Is in a canyon and re ported as the worst piece of road be tween Salt Lake City and the Colum bia River highway. The improve ment of a stretch of about 14 miles is deemed of the utmost importance as it would eliminate 14. railroad crossings and Is a badly-needed lm provement for both tourist travel and local convenience of that section o the state. As it is a part of -the main highway It Is included in the programme for Immediate work, Showers Help Prunes. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 24. .(Special.) A heavy shower fell here at 7:45 o'clock this morning. While the sun soon came out for a brief period,' It was cloudy and cool all day. This is the first rain that has fallen for several weeks. A good xfi-i now would help the prunes,, it said. The hot weather seems to hav caused more prunes to drop tha usual. Many trees are also dryin up, caused, it Is said, by the extreme cold of last winter. for conferences with Ralph Williams, national executive committeeman, and Republican State Chairman Tongue regarding local conditions. "Among these states is one which has never been carried by the repub licans Arizona." he asserted, "but we have strong hopes for success there this year." Mr. Dover will be tile guest at a luncheon at the Benson today, to which officers of the republican state central committed and members of the state executive committee are Invited. Following a conference In Port land or Tacoma with Miles Poindex ter, national chairman, it is expected an announcement may be made by Mr. Dover concerning the formal opehing of the campaign in this state with the names of speakers and dates of their tours. Oregon is the only state in the western region which has held Its primaries. Formal opening of cam paigns in the other states await the primaries, which will be held be tween now and September 20. Oregon Thought Firm. Oregon is believed by republican leaders to be for Harding and Cool idge by a substantial majority, said Mr. Dover, but the campaign plans for this state will be very complete. The suffrage question does not af fect the six western" states in Mr. Dover's jurisdiction, he pointed out, all of them having granted the vote to women before, so the novelty con ronting campaigners in some eastern states is not present here. The futility of electing a repub lican president and not returning a republican congress was stressed by Mr. Dover yesterday. Throughout the country the republicans are de termined to make a clean sweep of the senate and htouse as well as presi dential chair, he said. - . Mr. Dover, who was manager of Theodore Roosevelt's campaign west of Illinois In 1904, has been out of politics for many years, but his in terest was revived with the nomina- io of Senator Harding, a warm per sonal friend for 25 years. Harding Held Ideal Man. "My admiration for his ability is erreat." he commented. "He Is an ideal candidate and will make an ideal president. Harding is a very sound, wise counsellor and adviser and has been found on the right side of every big question. He has an exception ally .attractive personality and makes friends readily. Mr. Dover was confident that Hard ing would win Ohio by a handsome majority. Some people appear to think that Cox and Harding were opponents in Ohio politics at one time," he said. Such is not the case.- The only time they were in the same camalgn was n 1314, when Governor Willis defeat ed Cox for the post of governor by a majority of 29,270, and Harding won his election to the senate by a ma jority of 102,373. Willis has been nominated to succeed Harding in tha senate. An analysis of the Cox victory In Ohio discloses unusual local con ditions and disaffection in the repub lican party which do not exist this year. Six States Organised. - The western region Is composed ol six states In which are Republican Na tional Executive Committeemen Raich Williams of Oregon, Mrs. Xatherlne Philips Edson of California and John T. Hart of Idaho. Ray Benjamin regional assistant to Chairman Will Hays and Mr. Dover Is regional cam palgn director with headquarters at San Francisco. During yesterday Mr. Dover spent most of his time in consultation with Robert N. Stanfield, republican nom inee for the United. States senate: John L. Day of the republican county central committee; Clarence R. Hotch- kiss, secretary of tha republican state central committee; Ralph Williams. national executive committeeman, and J. J. Crossley, president of the Roose velt Republican club. He will meet Thomas H. Tongue Jr., chairman of the republican 'state central commit tee, today. Mr. Dover expects to leave for the .north tonight. Hiram Johnson is very enthusiastic senting Lincoln county. Mr. Neuner reported that plans were under way for organizing campaign clubs In 'Douglas county and that there was a marked revival of republican spirit. Mr. Jones is In close touch with, the republican pulse in his district and declares that the sentiment for- the entire republican ticket .is ' growing stronger every day. 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL GONE Hiker Who Wore Male Attire Es capes From Local Insttlutlon. Geraldlne Bley, 15-year-old girl who was confined at the House of -the Good Shepherd after an escapade in which she disguised herself as a boy and hiked through the Santiam forest with a male companion, made her escape from that institution Satur day, it became known yesterday. , The girl was reported In her room at the Institution when supper was served, but when her breakfast was taken to her she had disappeared. Efforts to apprehend her have been unsuccessful.' $2000 IS HARDING BET Californlan Offers Two to One Nominee Carries' State. It.- is early for election bets, but the day before Elmer Dover, regional campaign director for western repub licans, left San Francisco for Portland an excited gentleman burst into his office and handed him 12000 in bills. . "I want you to place that. for me somewhere in the north at two to one that Harding will carry California," said the native son. "I can't find anyone in this state who Is fool enough to take me up. Though he declined the agency, Mr. Dover still has that gentlemen's card. word that is passed along todayt Vote for Cox and bring back the booze'," declared C. N. "Pat" Mc Arthur, representative in congress, speaking before a meeting held under the auspices of the Multnomah county republican central committee at the central library last night. Robert N. Stanfield, republican candidate for the United States sen- Ate, and Representative McArthur, the principal speakers of the evening. joined in an unqualified declaration that the coming presidential election would be the deciding point in the great issues at stake before the Amer ican people today Both declared that the league of nations ' is the para mount question upon which there should be no misunderstanding. League Restricts Rights. "Harding will never agree to a league of nations which restricts our rights." said Mr. Stanfield. "After 140 years of self-government we will not subject ourselves to a super-govern ment. The . present situation in Europe, where the Poles are battling against the oncoming tide of bolshe vlk forces and their appeals for help have been answered by France alone, with England forced to. play the paci fist role by propaganda spread by the agitators among the labor ele ment, shows that we can never get away from war." Almost identical was the ' stand taken by Mr. McArthur In regard to the league of nations, though couched in even more plain and outspoken terms. McArthur Flays League. "The democratic party cannot es cape its responsibility for the thou sands of lives and billions of dollars lost In the late war through the un preparedness resulting from that "He kept us out of war' stuff," he declared. "We will determine on the second of November whether or not we will have a one-rrmn govern ment or the government. provided by the constitution." "Harding is level-headed and Is a man of good judgment," he said. "Harding will listen to advice, but Is not the type of man who- will be dictated to in any way. The demo cratic arguments that he was nomi nated by a senatorial clique who hoped to control, through him, the executive power of the White House, is bunk of the purest kind. . Lodge Real American. But even supposing for the sake of argument that he would represent a clique composed of such sterling rep resentatives of sovereign states as Lodge and Penrose and others, where could we find better representatives of Americanism than these men?" Mrs. Taylor Marshall of Belvedere, 111., chairman of the Boone county women's republnican committee, was a speaker at last night's meeting. Two phonographic records of Sena tor Harding's voice were presented last night in four-minute speeches on the growth and development of Americanism. John L. Day, chairman of the Mult nomah county republican central com mittee, presided over last nignt s meeting, which was attended by over 200 committeemen and friends. CHEVRO iT E ve r yl P I an k a Feature IDEPENDABILIT iCOMFORT mma i .... Tllil m POWER gOTIWEgllECgli DESIGN ;it"NATERlAEii CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears t the Signature of I griDURAMcs : i resources; 'The Product of Experience' More than 500,000 Chevrolet cars are giving satisfaction in daily use, proof that the Chevrolet Building Platform meets every requirement -of economical transportation. "- ' : Sales and Service FIELDS MOTOR CAR CO. 14th and Alder Grand Ave. and East Bumside St. Johns , SUB-DEALERS C. E. Osborn. Gresham P. H. Dunn Motor Co, Seilwood Prune Queen Race Starts. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 24. (Special.) The contest for the queen of the second prune harvest festival s on and the votes at the end of the first week were counted today. Miss Wilma Fletcher of Camas, the Oddfellows' candidate, led, with 1996 votes; Miss Bess Sanderson, legion candidate, 1647, and Miss Lillian Wright, Elks' candidate, B93. NETS GIANT STILL THREE GALLON'S AX HOUR IS COXTIXTOUS CAPACITY. Shipping Bills Indicate Moonshin- ing on Large Scale; Couple Held on Tliree Counts. The discovery of one of the largest stills for the illicit manufacture of liquor ever found in the state, to gether with evidence of wholesale shipments of moonshine to various points In eastern Oregon and Wash ington, resulted from a raid conduct ed by internal revenue officers and Sheriff Wilson of Oregon City on the old Smoke place, near Oswego, Mon day night. The still had a continuous capacity of three gallons an hour and ship ping bills and receipts found on the premises indicated that large-scale operations had been conducted from that place since July 13. A man who gave his name as Wiley Knighton and a woman known as Mrs. Beulah ICnighton were arrested and placed in the Oregon City jail. Later Mrs. Knighton was brought to Portland and lodged in the county jail. It is believed that the sale of the moonshine was conducted by another couple, who, Knighton Is said to have declared, were away on a camping trip. A large quantity of mash and two barrels of the finished product were found on the place. Shipping receipts showed that the liquor had been shipped to Spokane, Walla Walla, La Grande, Baker, Pendleton and other eastern points. Three separate charges are con tained in the warrants for the arrest of the Knighton couple violation of the federal prohibition act, distilling liquor without a license and manu facturing liquor within 400 feet of a public school building. The location of the Smoke place is between the Oswego schoolhouse and the end of the lake. The raid was conducted by Federal Offficers Wolf and Burnett. Sheriff Wilson and deputies of Clackamas county. Girl Comes From France to Wed. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 24. (Special.) Frank Arthur Kocher, 35 years old, of Clatskanie, Or., enlisted, went overseas and met Miss Claire J. Niess, 20 years old, in Paris. They were married here today by Cedric Miller, justice of the peace, himself an overseas man. Mrs. Kocher has not learned to speak much English, but she is learning. She likes the United States. Heating Small Houses We have a large stock of small Rich ardson & Boynton and Boynton Fur naces suited to heat four and five rooms. We also have PIPELESS Furnaces. Have your furnace repaired now. J. C. Bayer Furnace Co. 204 Market Street. Main 461 03h ilSl illS 05k : jill mil pip pSlIp TqUFSTjCpE HAjLF.CF TAG PRICE : OUT 0FT0VH ORDERSori0 EAGLE TIRE CO. 122 N. Broadway, Portland Phone Broadway 1612