VOT., TAVf) 18 8118 Entered at Portland Oregon
V Vli. AV 'Vf. 10,000 Pn.tofftce Becond-Clsss Matter
PORTLAND, OREGOX, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1921
PRICE FIVE CEXTS
VESUVIUS RUMBLES
IN ACTIVE ERUPTION
MYSTERY OF ELWELL.
ROBBERS GET $50,000
MINERS GAP COAL
MARRY EARLY, SAYS
FATHER OF FIFTEEN
ROAD IS LOCATED
MURDER IS CLEARED
MAIL LOOT, ESCAPE
HELD ONLY HOPE
OLD VOLCAXO MORE VIOLENT
CASE THAT BAFFLED DETEC
50 RAILWAY AXD POSTAL EM
: PLOYES HELD VP.
CXIOX WHEN CHILDREN LOVE
THAN FOR 15 YEARS. '
TIVES TOTALLY SOLVED.
O.VE ANOTHER URGED.
HIS HI Bt
WAR own
OF GIN
AS KING OF POWER
ANDJOBSARELET
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Hughes Insists on Voice
in Peace Settlement.
TIP lUHJTE REPUDIATED
Powers of League to Bind
United States Are Denied
in Notes to Allies.
TREATY NOT AT ISSUE
America Asserts Failure -to
Ratify Pact Will Not De
tract From Rights.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April .
The American government, although
not a party to the treaty of Versailles,
has surrendered none of Its riehta in
(the overseas possessions of Germany
secured to the principal allied and
associated powers by that treaty,
Japan, Great Britain, France and
Italy were informed by Secretary
Hughes In similar notes dispatched
by the state department Monday.
Specifically, the communications
deal with -the award to Japan by the
supreme council at Paris May 7,
1919, of a mandate over the island of
Tap, important cable center in the
Pacific ocean, and Mr. Hughes says
the American government "trusts
this action, which It must assume
was taken under a misapprehensipn.
will be reconsidered."
Full Rights Demanded.
The notes are the first important
diplomatic communications penned
by the new secretary. They make it
plain that the change of administra
tion has resulted in no modification
of the position of the United States
that as a principal contributor to the
Tictory over Germany it must insist
en the exercise of its full rights in
the disposition of . the former Ger
man possessions.
Only one communication that to
Great Britain was made public.
Those to France and Italy are under
stood to be substantially the same,
but the state department explained
that the note to Japan contained ad
ditional paragraphs referring to pre
vious correspondence between the
two governments. It added that the
correspondence "is not made public
at this time."
American Approval Necessary.
The note to Japan is in reply to
one on Tap received from that coun
try March 2. This communication
and the other three were supple
mental to previous notes. The series
was begun by Secretary Colby No
vember 9.
Asserting "there could be no valid
or effective discussion of the over-
I seas possessions of Germany without
assent of the United States," Secre
tary Hughes points out that the
peace treaty does not "purport to se
cure to Japan or to any other nations
any right in the overseas possessions
of Germany, save as an equal right
therein should be secured to the
United States."
"On the contrary," he says, "arti
cle 119 of the treaty provides: 'Ger
many renounces in favor of the prin
cipal allied and associated powers all
her rights and titles in overseas pos
sessions." It will not be questioned
that one of the 'principal allied and
associated powers' in whose favor
Germany renounces her rights and
titles is the United States. Thus, not
only the position of Japan derives no
strength from the treaty or from
any discussions preliminary thereto,
but the terms of that treaty confirm
the position of the United States."
Reservations Pointed Out.
Referring to contentions raised
that the supreme council during the
drafting of the peace treaty agreed
to a mandate over Tap for Japan,
Mr. Hughes calls attention that Pres
ident Wilson had made in the pre
vious meetings tot the supreme coun
cil on three occasions reservations
regarding the islands.
The secretary then quoted from a
letter from President Wilson to the
state department on March 3, in
which he declared he had held that
Tap should be inte'nationalized for
cable purposes. Mr. Wilson says he
never abandoned or modified this po
sition and did not agree on May 7,
1919. or at any other time that the
island should be included In the as-
, frtgnment of mandates to Japan.
S Powers Jfot Given.
Mr. Hughes quotes him further:
"As a matter of act, all agree
ments arrived at regarding the as
signment of mandates were coadi-
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Impressive Internal Grumblings
Accompany Disturbance Made
by Cantankerous Peak.
NAPLES, April S. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Mount Vesuvius is in
active eruption.
The eruption is the most violent
that has occurred in 13 years. It Is
being accompanied by Impressive in
ternal rumblings.
Dense clouds of smoke, mixed with
flames formed a majestic but alarm
ing picture. Many American tourists
have been attracted by the spectacle,
but were prevented from approaching
the crater by the showers of hot ashes
and cinders and the movement of
molten lava.
SHIPPERS NOT SATISFIED
Proposed Freight Rate Reduction
Short of Expectations.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or, April 6.
(Special.) Little hope for reduction
of freight rates beyond what already
is in sight was given, shippers by
G. W. Luce, general freight traffic
manager of the Southern Pacific, at
a conference here last night. In a
brief filed with the interstate com
merce commission the railway com
pany proposes rate reductions averag
ing 13 per cent, with a maximum ot
24 per cent on third and fourth
classes. This rate should be effective
within 90 days, said Mr. Luce.
Twenty-five shippers were present
and with one exception expressed dis
satisfaction with the rates and argued
for further reductions. Clyde Aitchin
son, chairman of the interstate com
merce commission, has advised
Klamath Falls to apply for a reopen
ing of the rate cases. At the Port
land hearing January 18, last.
Klamath Falls was not represented
due, according to T. L. Stanley, man
ager of the chamber of commerce,
to lack of proper notification.
GERLINGER BUILDING SOLD
Consideration Understood to Be In
Excess of $125,000. '
Sale of the Gerlinger building, five-
story modern structure at Second
and Alder streets, was consummated
yesterday. E. J. Schefter, proprietor
of the Alder Street pharmacy, pur
chased the property from Louis Ger
linger, owner.
The consideration was announced
as 1135,000. The transfer did not
nvolve other real estate or prop
erty, but was said to have been for
a cash consideration.
Mr. Schefter announced that there
will be no immediate changes in the
building,, although an enlargement
of his present drug store quarters
is contemplated. The lower part of
the building is occupied by a Jewelry
store, barber shop, tailor shop, con
fectionery and other establishments,
in addition to Mr. Schefter's pharm
acy, which Is also located here. The
upper floors are used as offices. The
building is of brick construction and
was built in 1910.
0NCERT SENT BY RADiO
Programme Carried by Wireless to
College 12 Miles Away.
SEATTLE, Wash, April . (Spe-
ial.) Three hundred students and
the faculty of St. Martin's college, at
Lacey, Thurston county, grouped
within 200 feet of the college radio
station, enjoyed a "concert-by-wire
less," given under direction of Ser
geant Neville Benolt at Camp Lewis,
2 miles away. .last night.
But for a strong wind at the time.
the audience could have heard the
concert 500 feet from the receiving
station, according to Father Sebas
tian, who is in charge of the college
wireless plant. As it was, the hour's
concert was greatly enjoyed, down to
the last number and Including the re
marks Sergeant Benolt made after
each of the 14 numbers on the pro
gramme. CHARITY GETS $12,000,000
Mrs. Pullman's Will Bequeaths
$250,000 to Training School.
CHICAGO, April . The will of
Mrs. George M. Pullman, filed for
probate today, bequeaths $250,000 of
the $4,000,000 estate to the Pullman
Free Manual Training school and the
remainder to her two daughter
grandchildren and other relatives and
servants. It was announced tbat Mra
Pullman had given $12,000,000 to
charities within recent years. ,
WHEAT DECLINES TO 88
Growers of Walla Walla District
Hold Crop Against Slump.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., April .
(Special.) Wheat hit a new season's
low price mark tooay. when $8 cents
a bushel was the best offer farmers
could get for their grain.
Between 25 and 30 per cent of the
wheat crop of the valley is still In
the bands of the growers.
BREAD DROPS TO 5 CENTS
Price of December, 1916, Reached
at St. Louis.
ST. LOCIS. April 6. Bread at 5
cents a loaf retail was placed on sale
here today for the first time since
December of IMS.
The minimum price then was ad
vanced from 5 to cents.
Farmers' Committee
17 Argues Issue.
PUN STRONGLY SUPPORTED
Co-operative Marketing 0th
erwise Questionable.
DECISION TODAY LIKELY
Grain Growers of 23 States Repre
sented at Conference Being
Held In Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 6. Compulsory
pooling of grain thrust itself "forward
today as the big issue of the meeting
called for ratification of a national
co-operative grain marketing plan
worked out by the farmers' grain
marketing committee of 17.. Decision
went over until tomorrow.
Advocates of compulsory pooling
asked that one-third of the grain
handled by farmers through the pro
posed national marketing agency be
held for pooling. Recommendation
of the committee was, that pooling
should be left optional with each
farmer.
Sentiment for compulsory pooling
grew rapidly under the attack on the
optional plan late in the session, and
on the strength of its advocates.
The issue was opened by C O.
Moser of Dallas, Tex, secretary of
the farm bureau federation. He
moved an amendment to the plan pre
sented by the committee of 17 re
quiring each grain grower Joining the
national association to agree to the
pooling of one-third of all wheat he
delivered.
Plaa Strengly Supported.
Aaron Sapiro of San Francisco,
prominent in the California co-oper
ative movement and appearing as
delegate of the Northwest Wheat
Growers' association, seconded the
amendment and it had further sup
port from B. M. Jewett of Spokane,
Wash., general manager of the North
west Wheat Growers' association.
Demand for . compulsory pooling
was also in evidence from representa
tives of the Wheat Growers' Asso
ciation of America.
We stand for a 100 per cent com
pulsory pool, but we came ready to
compromise to effect one great na
tional agency," said W. H. McGreevy
of Kansas, president of the National
Wheat Growers' association. "If com-'
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JUST WHEN EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN WAS
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Alleged Forger Arrested In Buffalo
Says He and Another Killed
Turfman In New York,
BUFFALO, N. T., April 6. Roy
Harris, arrested tonight on a charge
of forgery, signed a statement to the
effect that he and another roan killed
Joseph B. dwell in New York June
11, 1920. .
Harris says that he and a friend,
William Dunkin, were accosted on
the street by a chauffeur they knew,
who told them he had a woman
passenger who might pay them well
for a Job. They got in and drove
about with the woman, who said her
name was Mrs. Fairchild. She prom
ised them $5000 to kill Elwell. and
gave them 150 each on account, the
statement declares. The next morn
ing she met them and drove them
to Klwell's home on West Seventieth
street, where she let them in with
a key.
Harris alleges Dunkin shot Elwell.
The woman, he said, gave them $450
each and promised the rest of the
money later. Harris says he never
got any more and suspects his pal
"double-crossed" him. He fled the
city when the tragedy attracted such
widespread interest. "
The man has been staying at a
hotel here with his wife since Tues
day. An acquaintance tipped the
local police that he was wanted in
Ontario for alleged forgery, and he
was arrested. As he was being
brought into the station he said:
"That check thing was all settled.
know what you want me for. It
is the Elwell murder."
Then, without much prompting, he
dictated a statement and signed it.
NEW YORK, April 6 Police head
quarters here was notified tonight
of the arrest of Roy Harris in Buf
falo and his alleged confession that
he took part in the murder of Joseph
B. Elwell here last June, but official
comment was withheld pending the
receipt of further details.
So far as is known, the name of
Mrs. Fairchild," mentioned in the
alleged confession, has never been
brought into the case before.
Every element of the classic detec
tive tale has appeared in its most
dramatic setting in the Elwell case,
which, since June 11 last, defied solu
tion by the foremost sleuths of this
city. - Wealth, divorce, the glitter Kf
Broadway night life, beautiful women
gowned and Jeweled for '.he ball, the.;
race track, the gaming table, and.
far removed from the frenzied whirl
of the "bright lights," the doting
parents in their vine-shaded home in
the country all these were woven
and interwoven into what was pro
nounced by- detectives .to be the
deepest mystery of years.
In its most sinister guise, murder
at the hands of an assassin, death
came to Joseph Bowne Elwell in
middle age when his most engross
ing cares amounted to anxiety over
favorite race horse, some intricacy
f his ruling passion, bridge whist.
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Policemen Fire at Five Outlaws,
Who Jump Into Auto and
Speed Away.
CHICAGO, April 6. While scores of
pedestrians gaied on what they be
lieved to be a "movie" robbery and
50 railway and postal employes oblig
ingly stood with tbelr hands in the
air, five armed robbers seized three
sacks of mail at the Dearborn street
rail a a ctstin. fndav o n ucanA in
an automobile.
Homeward crowds filled the station
and streets when the automobile drew
up Desiae me loaaing piatiorm. a
mail truck was unloading.-After the
three sacks, on, a registered pouch,
had been thrown into the machine.
one of the robbers became alarmed
at seeing a policeman and fired at
him. All of the robbers then leaped
Into the machine and sped away as
the policeman fired five times.
It was said that the registered sack
contained approximately $50,000 In
money and securities.
The robbers, it was said, played ball
in front of the station while awaiting
the mail truck.
T0KI0 SWEPT BY FIRE
Fifty Are Injured and 170 0 Houses
Are Destroyed.
TOKIO, April C. A big fire, which
broke out today in the Asakusg sec
tion of Tokio, was brought under con
trol this afternoon after firemen had
torn down a ring of houses around
the affected district.
Firemen were aided by 3000 mem
bers of the police force and troops
and gendarmes. A number of chil
dren were injured as they fled from
a burning schoolhouse.
Tonight a thousand refugees were
quartered in the Asakusa park, in
the temples and schoolhouses. Active I
relief of the sufferers from the dis
trict is under way.
The blaze broke out at 8:30 A. 31.
and was still spreading at 2 P. M. I
Fifty persons were injured and 1700
houses were destroyed. Among them
were eight temples, a schoolhouse
and a police station.
SIX DEAD, THIRTY INJURED
Royal Palm Limited Is Wrecked on
Southern Railway. .
SOMERSET, Ky April 6. Two per
sons were .killed and 30 injured, four I
fatally, in a wreck of the Royal Palm,
Limited, northbound, on the Southern
railway near New River, Tenn., today.
A sneclal train bearin the dead
and injured arrived here tonight. Four
died nn the train and In.
hospital
uere '
Three coaches were overturned and
three sleenlne cars derailed. The
wreck was due, according to railroad
men, to buckling or spreading of the
rails.
The Royal Palm Limited runs from
Jacksonville. Fla.. to Chicairn.
NICELY SPROUTED.
Experts Place Electric
Energy Second.
STEINMETZ' WORDS QUOTED
Mineral Wealth Conceded
SUIIICient I Of 1 2,000 YeafS.
PRESENT WASTE DECRIED
Manufacture of Tar and Batter
From Coal Revealed at Interna
tional Alining Convention.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
10 A. M. Dr. Edwin T. Hodge
presiding:
"The Mining Industry in Re
lation to Business Prosperity,"
Edwin Ludlow, New Tork city.
'low Temperature Distilla
tion of Coal, Kirby Thomas,
New Tork city.
Motion pictures "Manufac
ture of Portland Cement."
2 P. M. Nichol Thompson
presiding:
Motion pictures "The Heart
of Historic Cariboo."
"Mining Iifdustry of British
Columbia," Hon. William Sloan,
Victoria, B. C.
"Mining Industry of South
eastern Britisn Columbia," S. S,
Fowler, Nelson, B. C.
"Problems of the Prospector,"
J. W. Mulholland. Nelson, B. C.
"Mineral Resources of Seven
Devils District, Idaho," D. C.
Livingston, Corvallls, Or.
6:30 P. M.: Organisation of
Oregon section. American Insti
tute of Mining and Metallur
gical Engineers, followed by in
formal dinner at Multnomah
hotel.
Coal was king at yesterday's ees-
r""' "uru niernauonai min-
ln convention at me puoilc audltorl
um. It was the only subject on the
j programme and experts discussed it
Irom every angle,
iot only wa tne spoken word em
Ployed to sound the praises of King
Coal- out tnB ey? was caught by a
I grapu upon tne wan indicating what
man owes to a lun'D of coal- The
cnari was surprising, it was made
py a couiery expert or many years
ice and Nichol Thompson of Van
couver, B. C, who vouched for it, said
things so widely separated as tar and
butter can be made from coal.
Rather a blow to a serene and
hopeful world was included in the
afternoon programme. The fact was
developed in one paper that coal has
no known successor. The royal dy
nasty will end with him.
Stelnmets Is Qaoted.
Persons naturally optimistic, who
knew, of course, that some day the
wood, oil and coal would give out, ex
pected that humanity, when coal fol
lowed the others up the world's chim
neys, w;ould give a brief recognition
of the fact by crying. "King Coal is
dead; long live King White Coal," or
some such thing, and the water pow
ers would meet the world's power
needs splendidly in the future and all
would be well, perhaps even better
than ever. ,
A pre-eminent expert of the "than
whom" type, none other than Stein
metz, of the General Electric com
pany, was quoted yesterday decidedly
to the contrary. The bad news came
in the paper prepared by Ralph Gault,
fuel engineer. It discussed the utili
zation of coal so as to get the best
results, without waste of the fuel. He
quoted the great Steinmetz to the ef
fect that all the water power In the
United States, if developed, would
produce but little more power than
that now developed from coal alone.
It could never meet the demands for
expansion that will come with the
country's greater development.
Coal'a Eaerery Held Enormoua.
Mr. Gault's paper, which was read
by another in his absence, said:
"It is interesting to note that there
are some 100,000.000 horsepower of
prime movers of all kinds In the
United States and that 52 per cent of
these are coal-fired steam plants, 39.8
per cent combustion engines and
other types and only 8.2 per cent
hydraulic. Steinmetz of the General
Electric company said:
"'Assuming an efficiency of SO per
cent from the stream to distribution
centers, there remains 230.Oua.0O0 kil
owatts, 24-hour service, as the maxi
mum possible hydro-electric power
which could be produced if. during
all seasons, every river, stream, brook
or little creek thriughout its entire
length, from spring to ocean, together
with all the waters of the freshets,
could be and were used. This maxi
mum possible hydraulic energy of
230,000,000 kilowatts is little more
than the total energy which we now
produce from coal and is about equal
to present energy consumption of the
country, including all forms of en
ergy. .
"This is rather startling. It means
that the hope thst when coal once
iCoaduded oa Face Z, Columa 1 )
"I'm ot One to Stand In May of
Tliclr Happiness," Asserts
Kansas City Man.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 6. (Spe
cial.) 51. F. Burch, 47, father of 15
children appeared before Probate
Judge Sims today and applied for a
license to . perm't his 13-year-old
daughter, Goldie, to be married to
Jerry M. Hlnes, 24. This will be the
second marriage In the Burch family
since January, when a 15-year-old
son, John Burch, married Carmen L.
Elliott, IS.
Burch explained why he sanctioned
the early marriage of his children.
"When children love one another I
am not the one to stand in the wit
of their happiness." said Burch. ,-Once
my wife and I refused to permit one
of our daughters to be married when
she was 13 years old. The child be
came so despondent over the action
that she actually became ill and it
was- necessary to send her away,
hoping she might forget the affair. I
know we did wrong and I made up
my mind to give my consent next
"My life has been a test of Chris
tlanlty." continued Burch. "I have
always 1'ved under the principles of
the gospel. I work through the day
and worship at night.
"I hope that my life will assist peo
ple to understand that riches do not
consist of dollars. My wealth Is my
family. Those who are thought rich
havi dogs about their homes instead
of children. They are unhappy, while
I am enjoying life with the com'
panionship of my children.
L "I believe in sparing the rod, too
the father of 15 should know."
450 HENS LAY 302 EGGS
Flock Is Said to nave Increased
Dally Output 10 Per Cent.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGES, Corvallls, April 6. (Special.)
An increased egg production of 10
per cent in two weeks was effected
after taking possession of an 18-acre
chicken farm by a change in methods
of feeding, according to George Mc
Gilchrist, a '20 graduate. His farm
Is three miles south of Saleci.
He said he now gets an average of
302 eggs a day from 460 hens. Mr.
McGilchrtst -has 2000 chicks, and ex
pects to build henhouses for another
1000 hens soon.
OREGON CLAIM CONTESTED
Reputed Biggest Egg Held Easily
Outdone In Salt Lake.'
SALT LAKE CITS, Utah. April 6.
A dispatch from Portland, Or., .last
week that a prize hen there laid an
egg 7 ',4 inches around, from point to
point, has provoked a statement from
Mrs. N. I. Raub of Salt LaKe City that
she has a bird that can easily outdo
the Oregon product.
Mrs. Raub claims that her prise hen
lays an egg 7 inches around every
other day, and in further deprecation
of the claims of Oregon, says "and It's
not a double-yolk egg, either."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTER DAY'S -Maximum,
80
degrees;
northerly
minimum. 37; clear.
TODAY'S Fair and wanner
winds.
Forelca.
Vesuvius rumble? in active eruption.
Page 1.
Russia peaceful, ssya soviet envoy. Paga 3.
Ex-Emperor Charles return to Switzer
land. Paga 2.
Coal strike negotiation seem assured.
. Page 8.
' National.
Hughes demands vole in spoil of war.
Page 1.
Veterana' relief to be centralised. Page 3.
Western,- reclamation bill approved by
Fall. Page 14.
Lodge and Knox sit In highest heaven.
Pago 3.
Domestic.
Pooling held essential to co-operative
marketing of grain. Page 1.
Kegro farm boss 1n court tells how ba
helped kill II DiacKa, rage .
Robbers get $30,000 mall loot and escape.
Page 1.
Navy la for fighting, not policing, 'say
Sims, rage 0.
Elwell murder mystery cleared. Paga 1
When children love one another they
should marry, say iatner ot is. fags 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Much-advertised crime wave myth, de
clares prison Investigator. Paga S.
State will sue to recover on all overdraft
held by defunct bank of Jacksonville,
Oregon. Page S.
H ports.
Pacific Coast League results: At Ban Fran
cisco 5. Portland 1; at Los Angeles 4.
Seattle 2: at Sacramento 0, Vernon t;
Salt Lake-Oakland game poatponed.
Page 12.
Tokel due here Sunday for wrestling
match with Montana. Page 13.
Color line snags 20-round. go (or Ander
son. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
German buying cleans up surplus of mail
sized prunes. Page SI.
Chicago wheat rallied by report of oold
wave In middle west. Page 21.
Base of money factor in stock market ad
vances. Page 21.
Last Ferris aype hull dips today. Pago 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Miners crown coal a king of energy.
Page 1.
Highway located and contract are let.
Page 1.
Divorcee lose suit to recover money from
ex-husband. Page 7.
Toung delinquent blajned oa schools
Page 10.
Ben B. Bryan, prominent financial broker.
predict business revival. Page .
Probe of gambling to bit Portland cluba
Pag 11.
Pay for suspended policemen at lasu
Pago 10.
George H. Kelly groomed for governor.
Page 7.
Oregon airplane patrol to ba expanded.
Page 8.
Half-million mark passed by campaigner
tor community chest. Page 14.
City council vote for Foster project.
Pag 4. 1
California Highway Is
Routed Via Madras.
CO-OPERATION IS PROMISED
Contracts Totaling $716,033
Are Awarded for Work.
NEW ROAD IS PROVIDED
Sherman Highway to Run to Slian
Iko and Connection Will He
Made With Main Line.
DOINGS OF HIGHWAY COM
MISSION. Locates The Dalles-California
highway from The Dalles to
Madras. t
Gives Sherman county road
from Columbia highway to
Wasco line. .
Agrees to eo-opcratlon for
road to Oregnn marble cave.
Decides Cold Springs read
shall start from landing In
stead of Pendleton.
Wants to start big road proj
ect In Lake county this year.
Will advertise from Allen
ranch to Klamath line in Des
chutes in May.
State will co-operate from
Pilot Rock to Butter creek on
Oregon-Washington highway.
Offer of $100,000 made Mal
heur county to grade and rock
from Cairo to Vale, balance to
be on John Dey or central Ore
gon highways.
Agrees to co-operate complet
ing grade between Newport and
Benton county line.
Awarded 43.21 miles of road,
of which 8.8 miles are paving;
aggregate bid awarded, $7H.
033. Location of the north end of The
Dalles-California highway between
The Dalles and Madras was made by
the state highway commission yester
day. It will probably cost $1,500,000
to build the road, of which about 100
miles will be new construction, and
hard construction at that.
To Sherman county the commission
added a 'h.ew road Sherman highway
running, from Biggs, on the Colnm
blariver, highway, south to Shanlkg.,
A coiyiectfon will be built from Slian
Iko to Criterion on The Dalles-California
highway. Wa.iro county aUo
proposes to project a connection from .
the main hlghway'at or near Maupln
to the forext boundary so. that It can
link up with the Mount Hood loop.
Development of this big. road pro
gramme is largely contingent on the
passage of a proposed 1X00,000 road
bond issue In Wasco county. Sher
man county stands ready to meet tno
highway commission on its new road
on a DO-60 basis.
Gateway Jnt Missed.
As located by the commission. The
Dalles-California highway start
from- the Dalles, goes to- Du'ur
Klngsley, Tygh Valley, Maupin, Cri
terion down Cow Creek canyon, miss
ing Gateway by a few mile and land
ing at Madras In Jefferson county.
From Madras to the California line
the highway has been located and
considerable work has been per
formed on it.
The highway will penetrate some
of the strangest scenery in Oregon
and will require considerable engi
neering. It will drop 1000 feet into
the Deschutes canyon, when crossing
that place, and will climb to 3:0
elevation on the so-called Shanlko
plains, near Criterion.
For Sherman highway the commiH
ilon has not been so specific in the
location. It names the termini a
Brlggs and Shanlko. The road will
start at Biggs, on the Columbia river
highway, climb Spanish gulch to
Wasco, then gr in the vicinity of De
Moss, touch Moro, go through Gran
Valley to the head of Cow Creek can
yon and will be at or near Kent,
thence to Shanlko. This road will be
connected with The Dalles-California
highway by crossing Buck Hollow
canyon to Criterion. These location
are not official, but in a general way
the highway commission is expected
to follow the present north and south
road through Sherman county. This
Sherman highway Is a sort of com
penaatlon to Sherman county. e
SSOO,000 to Be Asked.
Wasco county has $60,000 on hand"
and $100,000 in old road bonds, it
plans to supplement these with ISOO,.
000 in bonds if the people will vote
them In the special June election
The highway commission will co
operate insofar as state funds are
available without Jeopardizing the
claims of other counties. The Wasco
county court has requested that work
start on the north end of the high
way. As for Sherman county, it has
$250,000 on hand with which to co
operate. No action was taken on the Mount
Hood loop by the commtstilon, this
being In abeyance until Clackamas
county has been heard from.
Recognition of the marble chv hi
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