TII13 MORNING OREGONIAN, , THURSDAY, SEPTE3IBER 2, 1920
HARDING CLUB iW
' IN HOTEL PORTLAND
Membership Grows, Larger
Quarters Are Needed.
DEMOCRATS ARE ON ROLL
Nominee's Wife Writes That Great
Things Are Expected of
Oregon Voters.
The
Harding? and Coolidge Cam
club yesterday opened new
palgn
i th. Portland.
on the ground floor, at the Broadway
entrance.
The space formerly occupied In the
Northwestern Bank building was too
small to care for the rapidly increas
ing membership.
The latter office will De retainer
for detail work, but the new location
in the hotel will be the main dmu-
omrters. where every one desiring to I
join the club will be received ana en-
listed in the campaign work. i
All Visitors Welcome. I
m.mhpr -win be ores- I
ent early and late to greet callers and
bv reason of the central location on
the street level it is expected that it
will be more convenient for every one
interested in the election or tne re
publican ticket to come and go In the
enthusiastic campaign proposed by
the club until election day, Novem
ber 2.
The original purpose to raise a
membership of 15,000 men and women
voters for the national ticket seems
assured. Mhore than 5000 from
Multnomah county alone have been
enrolled. In addition to the applicants
from various parts of the state, and
some from Washington.
Fifteen signed applications came
from Beaverton, "Washington county,
In the mall yesterday, with the re
quest that more membership cards be
sent.
Democrats Pleda-e Support.
One Interesting feature of the sign
ers for membership Is the number of
democrats pledging their support, as I
is the case of many republicans wno i
state oDenly they voted for Wilson,
but would never leave their party I
aeain. I
xfr. to- nr. Cake of the executive I
committee received a letter from Mrs.
Harding, the wife of the presidential tne scnooi or sign up ror classes
nominee,' a personal friend. Mrs.'Cake either at the school, 290 Grand ave
n.i Marion. Ohio, and I nue North, between the hours of 2
.1,. whih wa read with more
v, utprPKt at headauarters
virdav. la as follows:
Esn t v.ron avenue. Marion. Ohio,
My Dear Lulu I did enjoy your visit at
headquarters, ana wisn you migm
i . . ... I. . . nnrtfifarinn riav. which
was wonderfully Inspiring ana most per- l
i mav .tart lir With I Qfl I
Marlon marching- club at 7 In the morn
in. and continuing, one splendid en
thusiasm, good will and unity, until long
after midnight. It was a any to do al
ways treaHured and we wished every one
of our friends, and especially the real
home-folk might have shared it with us.
We have much to hold close and treasure,
but nothing better than that, because even
those who were not actually present like
your own dear self, were with us in spirit
and thought. We were very grateful.
Mr. Harding's speech has been well re
ceived, and he did outdo himself in Its
delivery it was good and he was good,
and Senator Lodge was superb, es he
always Is, and his best Is fine and no
mistake.
I am glad you are all taking hold with
a will In Oregon; you know we look for
great things to come to us from the west.
and I know with s-uch spirit we will not
look In vain.
with kindest regards, I am very sin
cerely,
PLOHiENiCE Ku.TXO HARDING,
P. 8. You see how busy my days are;
I take advantage of a secretary to keep
tin with mvn mv n.Mtin.l rnrrMnnttilBTi..
but otherwise it would necessarily be de- I
layed and I do love to keep in touch with 1
all who are good enough to write me.
CHAMBER IS COMMENDED
Road to Oregon Caves Efforts
Pleases Grants Pass Boosters.
Through a letter sent by J. L. Plt
tlnger, managing director of the
Grants Pass chamber of commerce.
to H. B. Van Duzer, president of the
Portland chamber, the effort in be
half of improvement of the road to
the Oregon caves by a committee here
that appeared before the state high
way commission last ween, is com
mended. He writes:
"It is Indeed gratifying to know
that we have such a live bunch of
boosters for the road to the Oregon
caves as appeared before the state
Ln g the road.
GRAVENSTEIN- CROP SHORT
"Not More Tban Carload of Apples
to Be Shipped From Lane County
EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 1. (Special.)
Gravenstein apples are now being
gathered In Lane county, but the crop
is much shorter than In former years,
according to C. 13. Stewart, county
fruit Inspector. He said last nlgbt
that the freezing weather last Decern
ber killed a large number of trees of
this variety.
Not more than a carload of these
win K. .hinn.ii rrnm T
county this year, said the inspector,
as compared with seven last year.
TEACHERS ARE PLENTIFUL
Lane County Supply Declared Suf
ficient for All Schools.
EUGENE. Or., Sept. . (Special.)
That there will not be a shortage of I
teachers in Lane county this year!
like that of last, is the belief of E. J.I
Moore, county school superintendent,!
who says there are enough teachers I
In eight at the present time to sup-1
ply all the schools.
The superintendent said there is
more of a disposition on the part of I
the boards to wait and get the best
teachers.
SANDY WiLL CELEBRATE
Opening of yew Highway to Bel
Obserred Labor Day.
OREGON CITT, Or., Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) Sandy will celebrate on Labor I
day the opening of tne new highway
which passes through that place.
Governor Olcott will give an ad
dress. Sandy Is preparing to entertain
several thousand. The celebration will I
be held) in Meinlg'9 park.
PHONOGRAPH FIRM SOLD
Stradivara Company Incorporates
for $3,000,000 in Delaware.
The Pacific Phonograph Manufac
turing company's plant aH'J business
here has been aosortd by a new
company, known as the Stradivara
Phonograph company, with enlarged
capital over the old company, it was
announced last night. The transfet
and organisation of the new company
virtually means the reorganization ot
the old concern, as many of the offi
cers and directors of the new com
pany held similar positions with the
old.
The new company has been Incor
porated under the laws of Delaware
for 15,000,000, of which $600,000 is
paid In. The stock will virtually all
be held on the Pacific coast, it was
stated, and Incorporation under the
laws of the eastern state was accom
plished to take care of possible later
expansion into the east.
The officers of the company, Port
land men, are: F. A. Douty, presi
dent; F. N. Clark, vice-president; S. L
Eday, treasurer, and E. W. .Barlow,
secretary.
SERVICE SCHOOL TP OPEN
ICXIGHTS OP COLUMBrS WILL
TEACH WINTER CLASSES.
Faculty Now Being Gathered and
All Blen Will lie Welcomed
Starting Next Tuesday.
Twenty different subjects are to be
taught at the free evening school
fCr service men maintained in Fort-
land by the Kniehts of Columbus
committee on war activities, accord
lng to the list compiled by Principal
O liar a. The school will open Tuesday
evening neit ween, ai w scnoui
Mr. O'Hara Is spending this week com
pleting his faculty and lining up his
schedule of classes.
Following the same general plan as
that of last spring, the school will
conduct classes on five nights each
week, omitting Saturday and Sunday
evenings, with two periods each
school evening. All classes will be
open to ex-service men free of charge.
Classes this fall will also be open
to civilians.
The following classes are assured
with the opening of the school, and
others will be added as demand war
rants; auto mechanics, radio tele
graphy, acetylene welding, show card
writing, mechanical drawing, high
school mathematics, English, French,
Spanish, accountancy, typewriting,
penmanship, shorthand, commercial
law, American history and citizenship,
electrical theory, business arithmetic,
recent European history, advanced
accounting and salesmanship,
In addition other courses, particu
larly advanced courses in the suojects
given the service men last spring, win
be given as desired. Registration is
now going on, and those interested.
both former service men and civilians
may secure Information regarding
and 9 P. At., or at Knights of Col
umbus free employment bureau for
service men, on the second floor of
the Artisan building, between 3 A. M.
and 6 P. M.
l l l i . MMS I MM KAIStU
- - . .
Suit Instituted to Determine Own
ershlp to Dry Rivers.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
whether the state has clear title to
the river beds where the streams
once flowed but do so no longer is the
question that has been referred to
G. G. Brown, clerk of the state land
board, by Ralph N. McCornack of Eu
gene. To determine the Question in
volved he has instituted suit against
the Bank of Commerce at Eugene
and the state land board. Papers in
the case have been referred to the
attorney-general for examination.
Mr. Brown said It had been defl
nitely determined that the state has I
clear title to the beds of present river
channels, but the question raised by
Mr. McCornack is the first of its kind
to reach the state.
H 1 1 I r- I fl I I 1 1 K M l- K H I K Ti K
' iwi.isi i uwlllu
Damage to Hostelry and Famish
lngs Estimated at $10,000
SALEM, Or., Sept. 1 (Special.)
Fire which probably started, from a
defective flue this afternoon totally
destroyed the Baker hotel at Turner,
together with its furnishings. The
loss is estimated at $10,000. The blaze
spread to the residence and barn
owned by H. R. Peetz, but - these
buildings were saved by the volun
teer firemen. Rescuing of two ohll
dren asleep in the hotel at the time
the fire was discovered furnished
thrills for the spectators,
The hotel was owned by Mrs, Olive
Baker,
Bandon Power Rates Increased.
SALEM. Or.. Sent. 1. (Special.)
The Oregon public service commis
sion, in an order issued today,
granted a sl'ght increase in the rates
of the Bandon Power company. It
was found upon Investigation that the
operating revenues of the corporation
from January 1, J919, to July 1, 1920,
were sjj.d i u.sz wnne tne operating
expenses covering the earns period
aggregated, 3S,1Z6.7S. The net operat
ing loss was 44ib.l6, which added to
taxes amounting to $553 mad-e the
operating loss $5009.16.. The new
order becomes effective as of Sep
tember 1.
Frost Hits Pallas.
DALLAS, Or.. Sept. 1. (Special.)-
uns ot ins earnest frosts to hit thin
S6ct'01 ln-lnV'y damaged late
gardens Monday Morning. The frost
ruined tomatoes, beans, cucumbers
and like garden truck. .
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CONCRETE SPAN, WITH
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mtm BRIDGE
MOW UP TO VOTERS
Burnside Bond Issue Will Go
on November Ballot.
COSTS UP 300 PER CENT
Interstate Span and 8 Miles
of
Hard-Surfaced Approaches Con
struct cd for $1,750,000.
Approximately 15,500.000 for the
construction of a new Burnside bridge
will be proposed in a bond Issue to
be placed on the ballot in November,
Multnomah county commissioners de
cided yesterday on receiving the re
port of C. B. McCullough, bridge en
gineer of the state highway commis
sion, who has been preparing cost
estimates.
Though Mr. McCullough believed
$6,000,000 was needed and the com
missioners asked District Attorney'
Evans to prepare a measure calling
for that sum. County Assessor Reed
announced that the maximum the
county may bond itself for such a
purpose is $5,607,392.
Coat 30O Her Cent Greater.
The estimate for the new bridge Is
about 300 per cent greater than the
bridge would cost in normal times.
according to Mr. McCullough. but
takes Into consideration unusual con
ditions which must be met.
'You could not build any bridge
there which would serve traffic ade
quately for much less than $6,000,000,"
he told the commissioners.
His figures include $4,700,000 for
the new structure. $100,000 for the
removal of the old bridge, $676. ooo ror
the acquirement of property made
necessary by lengthy approaches, and
the remainder for the lowering or
streets, architectural costs, etc
Ninety-Foot Roadway Provided.
The bridge proposed would be al
most entirely of concrete, with a
90-foot roadway and extending from
Third street on the west side to Union
avenue on the east side, providing
overhead crossing for streets nearer
the river banks. There would be no
overhead girders and the span oper
ation would be of the bascule, or
jacknife type, similar to that of the
Broadway span. Decking and rails
would be of concrete, as well as the
piers and supports. The only steel
used would be in supporting two of
the spans across the water and the
draw spans. An argument for the
concrete construction was its extreme
durability and slight maintenance
cost.
The draw opening would be 200 feet
across. , Wide spaces which might be
used for parking to avoid traffic con
gestion, would be provided, in Mr.
McCullough's tentative plans, at each
side of the bridge at the waters edge,
Interstate Cost 91.750,000.
Comparison with the interstate
bridge shows the tremendous cost of
the new structure. The Interstate
bridge, with eight miles of hard-sur
faced approaches, cost a total of
$1,750,000. The new Burnside bridge,
including approaches, would not be
more than 1500 feet in length, but
would cost close to $6,000,000, accord
ing to the estimates submitted after
several months of investigation. The
Broadway bridge cost approximately
the same as the interstate bridge.
- The measure will be submitted to
voters In November on a separate bal
lot. said District Attorney Evans yes
terday.
Burnside "Sot Worth Repairing,
In a report last spring the
state highway commissions' engineers
pointed out that the Morrison bridge
might be repaired so as to have a life
cf 15 years or more, but that the
Burnside structure was in such a con
dition as to be unsafe at the present
for heavy traffic and not worth at
tempts to repair It.
The county has authority to Issue
bonds for a new bridge to the exten
of two per cent of its assessed valua
tion, minus outstanding road bonds.
County Assessor Reed reported yes
terday that outstanding road bonds,
not including the interstate bridge
which might possibly come under the
same ruling, totaled $1,125,000. The
assessed valuation of the county Is
$336,619,600, two per cent of which is
$6,732,392. Subtracting $1,125,000, th
amount which may be raised is $5,
607,382.
COLLECTION HELD UNFAIR
RAILROAD'S CHARGED WITH
WROXGITTL 6 CRIP USE.
Public Service Commission Advises
Southern Pacific Line to Pro
tect Passengers.
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 1. (Special.)
That the Southern Pacific railroad
did not properly safeguard the In
terests of Its patrons with regard to
scrip books purchased before th
after August 26, the date upon which
the horizontal increase of 20 per cen
in rates became effective, was the
charge made In a letter prepared here
today by the Oregon public service
commission and sent to John M. Scott,
etnerai passenger agent or the South
PROPOSED NEW
"JACK - KAIFK DRAW," RECOMMESDED BY C. U. McCri.I.OITGH, BRIDGE ENGIVEKR OF THE STATE HIGHWAY
- SIDE TO UNION AVENUE ON THE EAST SIDE.
ern Pacific lines with headquarters
in I crtland. The letter said:
First, it appears that condutora are
collecting mcr'vp equivalent to the Increased
fare from such books as were purchased
both before and after August 2. Second,
the Southern Pacific sod probably others,
subsequent to August e, are adding at
the time ot eale the Increase ot 20 per
cent to the purchase price of the book.
Thereafter, when the purchaser has oc
casion to ride and the conductor collects
th increased tariff, your patron was re
quired to pay a double ajssenament, or in
other word the Increase charged amount
to 40 per cent
It Is rather needSeaa, we ummt, to com
ment at leogth upon such unfair and un
businesslike methods, or upon the failure
of a c&tf-rier to saesruard the Interests of
its' patrons by placing in etfect a plan of
collection which permits, even through
error, cf the results noted.
Primarily, a conductor im nlaced at a
isadvantage. with various priced script
books in use, and tfnlem unusually cau
tious cannot do otherwise than make fre-
uent overcharges, tf in exact his Lnstruc-
ona are not to collect tne aavancea
tariffs in all cases.
We advise that Immediate steps he
taken and auch orders Issued as wUl re
move any further opportunity of over-
hargea of th to nature.
While we hesitate to advise. It seems
that this matter might be speedily reme-
iea if all purchasers of scrip books since
August 26 were refunded the amount paid
n excess of the regular price, and there
after conductors might collect an amount
corresponding to the increased tariff, or
n th other hand intelligible scrip books
might be devued and Issued.
OHIO LEADS IN CLASSICS
monopoly: held ox
BIG
EVENTS THIS YEAR.
National Rifle, Golf and Traps
Tournaments Are Amonjj Those
Already Held.
Ohio has a monopoly on classic
sporting events this year.
The national rifle championships.
the national golf tournament and the
trapshooting championships have all
been settled in Ohio and the National
fiy and bait casting championships
will be decided at Columbus starting
tcday. Cleveland expects to stage
the premier event of baseball the
world's series early In October.
the rifle matches were held at
Camp Perry, the golf tournament at
Uoledo, the trapshooting champion'
ships in Cleveland and with the ane.
lers going to Columbus the Important
cities of the state are very well taken
care of. This is the 12th annual
tournament of the National associa
tion of scientific anglers. The dates
cf competition are September 2. 3. 4
and 6. The annual convention will
take place during the tournament.
lhe northwest was reDresented In
the national event in Chicaeo last
year by Walter K. Backus, president
or tne Multnomah Anglers club, who
made a remarkable showing In sev
eral of the events. Backus was sent
east by the angling clubs of the
northwest after he had won the all
around championship in the tourna
ment held here last year.
mis year the Pacific Northwest
ciuns will be represented by B. B.
arr or Seattle, who won the all
around title In the chamnionshlns
LiiKro recenuy. A
lhe national casing: events will b
staged in the "pool in' the pavilion at
me state lair grounds at Columhus.
Arrangements have been made to seat
ouuu persons at the tournament.
The national casting events will be
cast on the stretch In front of the
grandstand. The lake on which all the
uait ana ny accuracy and the dis
tance events will be cast in wu
adapted to the sport. There will be
a unique event on the programme
lasiins; witn a half-ounce accuracy
bait indoors. This will be the first
tirae this event has been put on
.t a national tournament. Trophies
amounting to $3000 will be given.
'""'I'icio jrvt,amnie tor ins
tour days follows:
September 2 Salmon fly distance: ac
curacy dry fly; quarter-ounce average dis-
LanuB mil.
September 3 Distance flv. s.m..
run, special nau-ounca accuracy bait. In
doors; half-ounce distance bait.
September 4 Distance Ily, 4 -ounce
rod; half-ounce accuracy bait-
September 6 Accuracy flv. R V. ,iin..
quarter-ounce accuracy bait; fisher-
umu s wuisuj, Dan.
Stock Permits- Issuer.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 1. ( Special. V
The Cottage Urove cannery, with
headquarters at Cottage Grove, Lan
county, today received permission to
sell $10,000 of Its capital stpek in
Oregon. The Farmers' Elevators &
Supply company of Moro has received
permission to sell $15,000 of its capl
tal stock. Both permits were Issued
by T. . Hanaley, state corporation
commissioner.
Klamath Teachers Gather.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 1
(Special.) More than 100 Klamath
county teachers gathered here today
for a three days' session of the county
institute, j. A. Churchill, state su
perintendent, will address the conven
tion. The school boards of the county
will meet on Friday, the closing day
or tne institute.
Klamath Oil Drilling Resumes.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Sept. 1. .
(Special.) Drilling operations at the
Klamath Oil company well, suspended
for several months while the well was
being reamed and cased, have been
resumed. The well Is about 1000 feet
deep. Small Quantities of oil appear
in water pumped from the well, it is
said.
Oloott to Visit Cannon Beach.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 1. (Special.).
Governor Olcott will leave here Sun-,
day for Cannon Beach, where he will
pass a week or ten days visiting with
his family, which has been camped
there during the summer.
$5,500,000 BRIDGE ACROSS .WILLAMETTE TO REPLACE BURNSIDE STRUCTURE
RUMOR OF KELLAHER
FOR MAYOR GROWS
Ex-City Commissioner Ob
tains Nominating Blanks.
LANS ARE NOT DIVULGED
City Hall Forecasts of Campaign
of Opposition to Mayor Baker
Get Added Strength.
Rumors that Dan Kellaher, former
city commissioner is preparing to par
ticipate in the mayoralty campaign.
ther by entry of himself In the race
or the grooming of another candidate
to oppose Mayor Baker, received add
ed strength yesterday when Mr. Kell
aher obtained 160 nominating blanks
and a certificate of acceptance from
City Auditor Funk.
Mr. Kellaher refused to divulge nis
Dlans. statlntr that ample time re
mained before the November election
to make known such plans.
Opposition to Mayor Talked.
Under the city charter nominations
for municipal offices are made
through the filing of 100 nominating
blanks, signed by legal voters who
are residents of Portland, each blank
containing sworrii information con
cerning such residence. The nomina
tion of any person seeKing an eiec
tive office In municipal government
la mnrla eomnlete bv the filing of
a certificate of acceptance by the can
didate.
It has lone- been rumored that Mr.
Kellaher was preparing to enter the
mayoralty campaign in opposition to
Mayor Baker, but recently consider
able talk was heard around the city
hall that Mr. Kellaher was grooming
a candidate to enter the race. ,
Announcement Dates Near.
The municipal election is just two
months distant and it is probable that
the various candidates who intend
to seek to fill the vacancies which
will occur will make their announce
ments by September 15. The offices
of the mayor and two commissioners
will be filled at this election, witn
Mayor Eaker a contsetant for re
election, and City commissioners
Mann, and Barbur also seeking eiec
tion. In addition Dr. T. L. Perkins.
former city commissioner, will be in
the race and it has been rumored
around city hall corridors that B. V.
Dowell. former fire chief of the Port
land fire department, will be a can
didate for commlsslonersnip.
It is expected that both Commis
sioners Mann and Barbur soon will
make their formal announcement of
Intention to seek re-eiection.
, DIES
INJURIES SUFFERED IX RE
MOVING COVER FROM BOILER
Pan! Eckelman, One of Proprietors
ot Rivervlew Dairy, Succumbs
in Hospital.
Paul Eckelman. one of the proprie
tors of the Riverview dairy. East
Thirty-fourth and Belmont streets
was fatally burned by steam yester
day morning at the dairy, when he
removed a manhole cover from
boiler used for heating water for
steriliziner bottles and other utensils.
He died at the St. Vincent's hospital
at 4:30 yesterday afternoon.
One of the pipes leading from the
60-horsepower boiler at the dairy had
become clogged in some way, and Mr.
Eckelman removed the cover from
the boiler for the purpose of cleaning
out the pipe. There bad been no tire
under the boiler since the preceding
day, and he did not think there would
be enough eteam Inside to cause any
trouble. As he was releasing th
bolts fastening the manhole cover it
suddenly blew off and the eteam
burned him all over the body. Th
Injured mai) was removed to the St
Vincent s hospital.
Mr. Eckelman and his brother,
Charles, had been operating- the Riv
erview dairy for the last six years.
He was born in Germany, but cam
to this country when young, and had
been a resident of Portland for
number of years.
He was 35 years of age, and is sur
vlved by his widow and a 3-year-old
son, Weeley.
ITINERARY OF COX IRKS
XOMLVEE TO BE IX PORTLAXD
SUXDAV TO MONDAY.
Local Democrats May Have to Put
On Sacred Concert In Order to
Capitalize Visit.
Local democrats are dissatlsfle
over the date selected for Governo
Cox to be in Portland. Here they
have been telling one another fo
weeks how they will use him to turn
Oregon into the democratic column,
and now the plans are knocked
galley-west by the chap who filed up
the Cox Itinerary.
Governor Cox cannot hold a night
meeting in Portland- nor in the state,
and it is a night meeting which is
supposed to be the real knockout in
a political campaign. The best the
democrats can do will be to have their
presidential nominee talk at noon at
the auditorium, an arrangement
which Is not congenial.
According to advices received by
Dr. C. J. Smith, state chairman,
yesterday. Cox will arrive in Port
land at 7 A. M.. September 12, and w'U
leave for the east the following day
at 5 P. M. Fhen Dr-6mith con
sulted the calendar he discovered
that September 12 is Sunday, and
there Is aa unwritten law, or a tradl-
on, or something1 like that, to the
ffect that political meetings cannot
held on Sunday, go Dr. Bmltn
finds that he has a presidential can-
ldate on his hands for one whole
ay without being able to capitalize
the asset.
In the circumstances, the only
thing to do Is to arrange some sort
of Informal programme where people
who want to meet Cox can do so on
Sunday and have a meeting, with
speeches, at noon Monday. And noon
meetings don't draw crowds.
Of course, it is possible that some
olution to the problem may be found
the democrats might have Cox hold
sacred concert at the auditorium
Sunday evening.
EDERAL WASTE NOTED
Government Could Save $600,000,-
0 00, Says Representative Hawley
SALEM, Or.. Sept, 1. (Special.)
The federal government could dis
pose of enough employes to save the
nation $300,000,000 annually, while
another $300,000,000 could be saved
through the adoption of a budget
system, according to Representative
W. C. Hawley, who spoke before the
Salem Rotarians here today.
Lnlesa taxation is reduced, said
Representative Hawley, "the nation
will continue Its way to a crisis.
Five hundred million dollars' Interest
on loans to the allies will be realized
by the government, while another
$500,000,000 should be received from
the tariff."
People are not buvinar as they were.
nr. Hawley said, and prices are
bound to take a hard tumble.
SCHOOL BOOKS ARRIVE
Vancouver to Vote on Question ot
Tree Texts.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) Six tons of schoolbooks were
received today by the Vancouver Sta
tionery company, headquarters for
Clarke county. This is only the first
shipment and three tons more are to
arrive in a few days. School starts
September 13 In Vancouver and about
the same time In the 70-odd districts
In the county.
This city will vote Wednesday, Sep
tember 8, on the proposition of hav-
ng free textbooks in the schools. II
the measure passes it will carry with
t an appropriation of $12,000 to buy
the books. For general purposes an
other levy will be made at the same
time.
BARN AND' CONTENTS BURN
Blaze at Damascus Believed Start
ed by Four-Ycar-Old Child.
OREGON CITT. Or, Sept. 1. (Spe
cial.) A large barn on the Semmler
farm, and leased by a Japanese gar
dener, located at Damascus, was to
tally destroyed by fire this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. In the barn was the
new hay, farming machinery, auto
mobile and tractor owned by the Jap
anese. The loss was $4000.
The blaze Is believed to have been
started by a 4-year-old son of the
Japanese, who had been playing with
matches. There was no livestock in
the building at the time.
Marshflcltt Man Asked to Run.
MARSHFIELD. Or, Sept. 1. (Sp
clal.) G.i A. Martin, president of the
Martin Candy company of this city,
was requested to become a candidate
for mayor by a long list of petitioners
who presented their reasons to him
at the local chamber of commerce
room. Reasons set out for asking Mr.
Martin to consider the request In
cluded the hope to settle factionalism
in this city. Mr. Martin is under
stood to look upon the offer favor
ably and will return an answer with
out delay.
Mr. Dennis Files Acceptance.
SALEM. Or, Sept- 1. (Special.)
Bruce Dennis of La Grande today
filed with the secretary of state his
acceptance of the republican nomina
tion for state senator from Union and
Wallowa counties. He will be op
posed by Walter Pierce, democratic
incumbent. Certificate of acceptance
of the nomination of Robert A. Miller
of Portland, for democratic presi
dentlal elector, also was received.
Linn Threshing Resumed.
ALBANY, Or., Sept. 1. (Special.)
Threshing was resumed today in va
rious sections of Linn county. The
warm weather of the past few days
has dried out the grain eufficiently
so that it is In shape to thresh again.
The general report Is that the grain
was not damaged seriously by the re
cent heavy rains.
Highway Survey Is Promised.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or, Sept. L
(Special.) A telegram received by
the chamber of commerce from Sen
ator Charles McNary of Portland says
he has conferred with the federal for
est service officials there and ob
tained assurance that the Willamette
highway survey will start at once and
be completed this year.
COMMISSION, EXTENDING FROM
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HERE'S our "brogue" No. 440 a wear shoe that
doesn't yield a point when you judge it for good
looks. Calf in the handsomest mahogany tone,
eyelets of brass to bedeck it, fancy wing tips and solid soles
will first catch your eye. You'll approve of the ornamental
perforating and fancy stitching, too. And our trade-mark
on the sole assures you that we are constantly bettering our
sixty-odd year record for fine shoes.
BUCKINGHAM ec HECHT
MANUFACTURERS Slna the uh ffiia SAN FRANCISCO
For Sale in Portland by
C. H. BAKER
RAIL SERVICE RESTORED
CXIOX PACIFIC TO RCX DAILT
CARS TO MIDDLE WEST.
Less Than Car Lots Get Same Speed
or Rontlng as Full Car
Shipments.
Restoration of dally through mer
chandise cars by the Union Pacific
lines from Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha,
Kansas City and other Missouri river
and eastern terminals of the system
lines and its close connections, dis
continued during the period of federal
control, is announced by H. E. Louns-
bury. general freight agent of the
Oregon-Washington Railroad Sc. Navi
gation company who returned yester
day from a conference at Omaha.
This fast schedule will give less
than car lot shipments of com
moditlth dispatch as fast as that
for car-load shipments. Before the
war the period between Omaha and
Portland was about eight days. Mer
chandise shipments will be delivered
through to Pacific coast cities for
distribution, and to Spokane for for
warding to interior points within Its
territory.
Improvement In traffic conditions
at eastern terminals is reported by
Mr. Lounsbury as well as an appreci
able easing up in the car shortage.
which is being relieved by more rapid
movement, heavier loading and speed
ily passing through the shops of
crippled equipment as well as by the
Increase of cars by delivery of new
equipment from the car companies
and main shoos" ot the companies.
FAMILY WITHOUT HOME
Firo Destroys House Owned by
Railway Conductor.
OREGON CITT, Sept. 1. (Special.)
Fire destroyed a house owned by
Fred "Wallace, conductor for the Wil
lamette Valley Southern Railway
company, this morning about 11
o'clock. The residence was at Mulino
and. was occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
John Harding and children, who lost
all clothing and personal belbnglnga
except a small portion of the furni
ture on the first floor. Neighbors
assisted. ,
The cause of the fire waa from a
defective flue.
The Harding family's loss is about
600. The house was a frame struc
ture.
E. F. Carleton's Successor at Fost,
SALEM, Or, Sept. 1. (Special.)
W. M. Smith, who was recently ap
pointed assistant state superintendent
of schools to succeed E. F. Carleton,
assumed his new duties today. Mr.
Smith was for 13 years county school
superintendent of Marion county and
was the republican nominee for re
election at the November election.
Upon accepting the office of assistant
state superintendent of schools Mr.
THIRD STREET ON THE WEST
UCKHECHT
ed from
$8.50 to fij.
Smith withdrew from the county con
test. Suicide Victim Believed Stockman.
SALEM. Or, Sept. 1. (Special.)
The man who yesterday committed
suicide in a local cemetery is believed
by officials to be W. M. Orin. a stock,
man. of Montana. Monday afternoon
he was said to have visited a local
real estate office, where he made in
quiry regarding the purchase of a
ranch valued at J10.000. This amount
of money, he said, he had brought
to Salem for Investment. Salem po
lice have sent telegrams to Montana
in hope that the man's identity may
be definitely established.
Motor Car Body Remits $2 6 73.16.
SALEM. Or, Sept. 1. (Special.)
The Dealers' Motorcar association to
day remitted to the secretary of
state $2673,18, covering the tax on
gasoline and distillate sales for the
month ending August 11. The asso
ciation sold 267.316 gallons of gaso
line during the month, according to
the report.
TUTUS. WM. P. SMITH, of Los
Angeles, Calif., who says
Tanlae completely restored her
health when no one believed she
would ever be well again. Has
gained thirteen pounds.
T will never stop praising Tanlae,
for It has restored my health when
everyone who knew of my dreadful
condition had no idea I would ever get
well.
"Two years ago. following an acci
dent. I began suffering from indigeer
tion and severe stomach trouble. I
grew worse so rapidly that my health
soon became perfectly wretched. My
stomach became so weak I couldn't
eat the eimplest food or even drink
a glass of milk without suffering for
hours afterward. I was extreme!
nervous, and would have palpitation
of the heart so badly at times I would
almost faint. My circulation was very
poor, I had no color, and weighed onlj
eighty-one pounds. It seemed I was
just gradually - starving by degrees,
and I had almost given up hope.
"After the best medical treatment
failed to help me, travel and a change
of surroundings was advised, so I
traveled nearly all over the United
States and had treatment every placs
I went, but always with the same dis
appointing results. How I stood mj
suffering is more than I can telL and
I became so despondent that life
seemed hardly vrorth living.
"That is Just the condition I was
in when I began taking Tanlae "When
my husband first suggested Tanlae 1
told him I had no faith In It, but th
next day he bought me a bottle, ant
to my great surprise It seemed to
arree with me, so I kept on taking it
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The results speak for themselves.
"I have gained thirteen pounds In
weight, and I feel perfectly well 1n
every way. My appetite Is splendid
and I eat Just anything I want and!
never have the slightest symptom of
Indigestion, i am so happy over the
recovery of my health that I feel Just
like telling everybody about this won
derful medicine."
The above remarkable statement
was" made recently by Mrs. "William
P. Smith, a well-known and highly re
spected resident of Los Angeles, Calif.,
residing at 139 East Avenue 36. 1
Sold .in Portland by the Owl Drug I
Co. A4v.