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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1922
16 HORSES DRAGGED iPnnqCyriT Rflll fl
FROM BURNING BARN ' llUHU
VIRGINIA JOLTED
SENATOR POINDEXTER
GENOA CONFERENCE
TO RESULT IN TRUCE
THE OREGONIAN RADIO
DANCE IS BIG SUCCESS
GEORGE OIiSENT-S MUSICIANS
GIVE FINE PROGRAMME.
STRIKE TACKLED
HAS TUMOR OPERATION
BTGIANTMETEOH
WORK IS ASSURED
i;.vst sini: maules of COW
TRACTOR DAMAGED.
WASHINGTON' SOLOX IS SAID
TO BE RESTING WELL.
COMMISSION' TO STUDY OUT
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.
PEGGY'S JEWELS
SEIZED AT PORT
All Gems Are Returned
Except One Plague.
BY CONCILIATORS
Twenty-Ton Sky Missile
Crashes to Earth.
HEAVENS LIT UP BY GLARE
Shock Is Felt Throughout
Radius of 50 Miles.
FLAMES FOLLOW IMPACT
Fail Makes Depression More Than
600 Square Feet in Area;
Trees Buried Underneath.
NORFOLK, Va., May 12. The shock
of a 20-ton meteor which crashed
to the gAund in an isolated spot
in Nottoway county, 12 miles north
west of Blackstone late last night
was felt within a radius of 50 miles,
while the brilliant glare of the in
candescent body illuminated the
heavens over southern Virginia and
sections of North Carolina.
The trail of light, as the meteor
fell in a slow curve from the zenith
at an angle of about 45 degrees, was
visible in this city, in Richmond and
at points along the James river,
creating general excitement and even
consternation among the negroes.
The meteor, composed of metallic
substance, crashed into a grove of
oak trees with an explosive roar
some distance from any house, mak
ing a hole with an area of 500 square
feet and burying several trees with
it. Flames immediately shot up
which were visible for many miles,
while trees caught fire.
Many Toirus Are Jarred.
A party of scientists and news
paper men immediately left Rich
mond and this city for the scene,
which is 120 miles west of Norfolk,
but the results of their investigation
were not known tonight, as the place
is isolated and telephone communica
tion is unavailable.
The shock of the fall was felt in
several towns. At La wreneeville, 100
miles west of here, windows were
rattled and houses shaken, while at
Chase City, similar effects were
noted. Automobiles on the roadways
said it seemed as if their cars had
caught fire, so great was the illum
ination. In Norfolk the meteor appeared to
toe about half the diameter of the
full moon and much like a street arc
light. Its tail, of orange brilliance
with a sharp blue flame fading out
at the extreme end, apparently was
about 10 or 12 times as long and
fully as broad as the body.
Detonation follow. Kllprht.
In Richmond a streak of light was
noticed before the ball of fire was
seen whirling through space, to be
followed by the reverberations of an
explosion. The entire southeastern
skies were illuminated as if by a
flash of lightning and a burst of
flames.
22 BONUS PAPERS FOUND
Veterans Applications, Missing
More Than Year, in Mail.
OLTMPIA. "Wash., May 12. (Spe
cial) Mysteriously missing for more
than a year, 22 applications for the
state bonus to veterans turned up
ven more mysteriously in the mai 1
delivered to the veterans' compen
sation department today. Twenty-two
veterans, who have been wondering
for more than a year where their
applications had gone, will know
right away that they have been
found, but probably will never know
Where t hey have been.
The applications were mailed April
J9, 1921, by the American Legion post
at North Bend, Wash., to the King
county auditor. Since that time the
bonus department had many requests
for information from the applicants,
and about half of the men have been
paid on duplicate applications.
LORD'S DAY ORDER FAILS
Victoria ClUlHtta Vole Down Sun-
clay ClOttUm lrtHsiil.
VICTORIA. B.O.. May 12. In a pleb-
Iscite today Victoria voters rejected)
by an overwhelming majority a pro- i
posal of ttle Victoria police commis- j
ton for rigid enforcement of the
Lord's day act. The plebiscite was j
ordered after storekeepers had re- ,
fused to obey an order by the police!
commission for Sunday c'osing.
Leaders of the'Lurd's Day alliance
decline to recognize the legality of!
the plebiscite and th outcome of the!
matter is still in doubt.
WASHINGTON MAN NAMED;
Henry ' Ma Hey He Commis
sioner of Fish and Fisheries.
WASHINGTON. D. O. May 12 The
nomination of Governor Cooper of
South Carolina to be a member of
the federal farm loan board, vice
Asbury K. Lever, resigned, was con
firmed by the senate tonight.
The nomination of Henry O'Ma lley
of Washington state, to be commis
sioner of fish and fisheries, vice Hugh
M. Smith, resigned, was also confirmed.
J Victim Hal lies From Anaesthetic
Without Serious Affects; Wife
Is at Bedside.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
"Washington, D. C, May 12. Senator
I Poindexter of Washington underwent
! an operation at Georgetown hospital
: today for the removal of a tumor. The
operation, it was said at the hospital,
was not of the most serious character.
The senator rallied from the anaes
thetic without serious effects and
was reported to be resting well to
night. Mrs. Poindexter was at her
husband's side during the operation.
The Washington senator had been
suffering from an unnatural growth
for some time and had been advised
to go under the knife weeks ago.
With the four-power and naval lim
itation treaties before the senate,
however at the ime the trouble was
first discovered, his devotion to duty
caused him to remain at h'19 post and
take the rik of more alarming de
velopments. When the treaties were
out of the way, then came the tariff
hearings, followed by the naval ap
propriation bill, so that it was not
until yesterday that he felt he could
take the time which his physician
said he must spare soon or suffer the
consequences.
He will have to remain in the hos
pital for a week or en days, it was
said by his physician.
PAIR DASH FOR LIBERTY
,Neg:ro and Boy Handcuffed To
gether" Leap From Train.
LANCASTER, O., May 12. An im
j pediment, in the form of a 16-year-oid
boy handcuffed to his wrist,
meant nothing to a Pomeroy negro
bootlegger when It came to making
la dash for liberty on a train running
40 miles an hour yesterday. So
through the window he went, taking
the boy with him. The lad suffered
a broken shoulder and other severe
injuries.
The negro, John Sparkman, 38
years old. was being taken to the
Dayton workhouse, to serve a sen
tence for bootlegging. The boy,
Leonard Larkins, was being taken to
the state reform school at Lancaster.
The two officers in cTiarge of the
prisoners had handcuffed them to
gether. Both prisoners were recap
tured. CLOUDBURST HITS . TOWN
Deluge Is .Sent I nto Streets of
Bristol, Va. ; Damage Big,
BRISTOL, Va., May 12 Beaver
creek overflowed its banks early to
night as the result of a cloudburst
between here and Abington, Va. Soon
after 8 o'clock the water was run
ning down several streets in the
business section, while the city hall
was surrounded by water. Reports
from Wyndale, Va., however, said the
creek was falling there and it was
believed the water would not mount
much higher here.
WINNIPEG. Man., May 12, Further
rise during the past 24 hours has
aggravated flood conditions along the
Assiniboine river and a serious situ
ation exists with resultant damage
to farm lands, homes and livestock
ir. the affected area between Hoad
ingly. 12 miles west of this city, and
the district surrounding Poplar Point.
DRY LAW UP IN SWEDEN
People to Vote on Prohibition on
August 27.
STOCKHOLM. Ma v 1 ThP rrnv-
ernment today announced that the!
consultative plebiscite on prohibition
will be held August 27. The riksdag
recently voted to submit the question
to the people at large.
Sweden at present is on a liquor
rationing basis whereby every head
of a famil; and all single adults,
male and female, are entitled to cer
tain allowances of strong liquor.
There is no restriction on the sale of
light wines and beer. The liquor,
wine and beer trade is a government
monopoly and yields a large revenue
to tnc state.
COURT OPENED TO WORLD
All Nations Now Have Access to
I nternal iona l Tribunal.
GENEVA, May 12. (By the Asso
ciated Press. The court of interna
I ional just ice this afternoon was
thrown open to the entire world when
the council of the league of nations
decided that Russia, Germany, Tur
key. Hungary and Mexico could bring
cases before the court provided they
previously had agreed to accept Its
decisions and not declare war over
disputes in question.
These nations were the only ones
to which the court had not previous- 1
ly been available for the settlement I
of disputes.
COLD CRIPPLES CHILDREN
At Least 1 o Per Cent Suffering
From Contraction of Limbs.
NEW YORK. May 12. Laird
Archer of Wichita Kan., stationed at
Alexandrapol, today cabled the near
east relief that lack of clothing was
developing in Armenia a race of crip
pled children.
According to Archer at least 10
per cent of the children had contrac
tion of the limbs caused by shorten
ing of the tendons through lying with
rhe feet drawn up in an effort to
Keep warm. He added that phy
sicians were trying to effect cures
by the use of heated oiL
CUSTOMS AGENTS ARE AGTIVE
Evasion of Law Is Charged
in Failure to Declare.
MRS. JOYCE INDIGNANT
Actress Home From France Boils
With Anger When Informed
Films Will Be Barred.
NEW YORK, May 12. Customs of
ficials late today seized a diamond
and emerald plaque valued at $14,000
belonging to Peggy Hopkins Joyce,
which they asserted the actress had
not declared when she returned today
from Paris on the Mauretania.
They returned to her, however, 24
other pieces of jewelry, including
rings with diamonds weighing -tl
carats and two strands of pearls
valued at more than $400,000. These
were promptly turned over to a pri
vate detective whom the actress had
engaged by wireless to serve as her
bodyguard because of the crime wave
which she had read was prevalent in
New York.
Miss Joyce Indignant.
Peggy, frothing with indignation
on her trip up from quarantine; when
she learned motion pictures house
owners, meeting in Washington, had
banned "for the good of the screen"
any pictures in which she might be
shown, appeared not in the least con
cerned when her trunks were taken
to the customs house for examination.
In a costume featuring sables,
champagne colored stockings and a
blue turban, she followed her belong
ings from the pier, and watched the
examination. She puffed away half
a box of cigarettes and chatted with
the force white appraisers plied her
with questions.
Her attorney, William J. Falon,
who accompanied her. later issued a
statement in which he asserted that
"there will be other developments"
when the examination is continued
tomorrow.
Actress Denies Being Vampire.
In the course of the day, the actre'ss.
whose name has been mentioned in
connection with the suicide in Paris
of "Billy" Errazuriz, attache of the
Chilean embassy, denounced as "lies"
many statements concerning her. She
vehemently denied that she was a
"vampire" or that she was of the
"butterfly type" and she made it
quite plain, as did her lawyer, that
she intended to fight any proposal of
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IT LOOKS MORE LIKE
Lloyd George and Italian Delegate
Succeed i n Sa v I ng Meeting
From Utter Failure.
BY ARNO DOSCH FLEUROT.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
GENOA, May 12.-VA truce while
Russia's future and European fron
tiers are settled. A truce perhaps for
six months while a commission, ap
pointed by Genoa, examines credits,
debts and private property in Rus
sia. A truce which everybody will
sign and which will be a foot inside
the door of Russia and prevent its
being closed again.
This is the revivifying thought
which has been worked out by
Premier Lloyd George, with the help
of Foreign Minister Schanzer of
Italy.
It looks tonight as if the idea of
a truce will go through and prevent
what it was feared might be a com
plete failure.
For the Genoa conference is fin
ished. It took some hours before
this essential fact ran through all
the delegations. Then Premier Lloyd
George, with the necessary buoyancy,
did what a member of the British
delegation termed "making the corpse
do a somersault."
What he did was to place a new
hope before the conference that a
deadlock which would only grow
worse before that body could be
solved imperceptibly in a commis
sion. The French announced officially to
night that they will agree with the
British and the Italians in whatever
they suggest. It was reported earlier
that they intended to object "to the
presence of the Russians" on the com
mission. This would have meant an
immediate break, but during the day
it was reported that the French had
received a telegram from Paris tell
ing Vice Premier Barthou to finish
on friendly terms with the British
and the Italians.
One French delegate remarked, "It
in no use kicking the corpse. An
other said, "It is conventional for
everyone to shake hands at funerals."
The French are feeling more satis
faction than the situation warrants.
The conference is not a failure, be
cause it is finishing in a commission.
Premier Lloyd George's buoyancy is
real, and Senator Schanzer, talking at
Cas Delia SLampa to all the assem
bled newspaper men, made a point
that the conference had done its work
in getting these nations together, and
that the fact that it finds necessary
the settling of some of the biggest
problems after further investigation
means only that complete success has
not been reached. "
The Russians are willing to leave
without closing the door behind them,
so that the slit in the door which Sen
ator Schanzer mentioned yesterday
will become wider daily.
It took all Premier Lloyd George's
optimism to be enthusiastic about the
idea of a truce, but it has been con
tagious. When some smaller prob
lems come before the conference be
fore the truce has been agreed and
the commission is formed, there is
still a possibility of trouble, but that
is local.
Premier Lloyd George intends to
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A SCHEME TO GET VOTES THAN
JOIN fAE. LE.TS
poi-LTHlS ROCK
AMD 'Vi fooR ouCj
Elks' New March Played by Frank
Kichter and Sung by Dr. Riley
Makes Tremendous Hit.
George Olsen's orchestra again pro-
ided a programme of excellent
dance music for radio fans last night,
when the regular Friday concert for
radio dancing was broadcast from
The Oregonian tower. The concert
consisted of nine dance numbers and
was preceded by a short programme
for the benefit of the Elks' carnival.
Frank Richter, the blind pianist,
played the Elks' new march, "Wake
Up, Rosie," which was written by
Dr. P. O. Riley, and Tommy J. Tobin,
baritone, then sang the words as a
solo, and followed it with "Old Pal,
Why Don't You Answer Me?" It was
the first time "Wake Up, Rosie," had
been sung in public, and a large
crowd of lodge members were as
sembled in the hall at Vancouver,
Wash., where a receiving set had
been installed. Immediately after the
preliminary concert a telephone call
was received from Vancouver to the
effect that the new song had gone
over big.
The same success and the same en
thusiasm accompanied the playing of
the Olsen orchestra that has accom
panied the five previous concerts
given by this body of talented musi
cians. The concert was attended by
many unusual stunts in the large
audience. Several listeners, who own
magnavox attachments, reported that
they could hear the music outdoors.
A large crowd assembled at the Irv
ington pharmacy, on the east side,
and one of the most appreciative
listeners was a brindle bulldog
owned by the manager. Whatever it
is that makes a dog respond to music
was working fine for the brindle,
and he sang melodiously along with
the first number until a spark set,
operated by an amateur, tuned in
and made an awful racket. The dog
abruptly stopped singing and began
to bark, and the barking continued
until the spark set stopped.
Several extra numbers were in
serted in the programme played by
the orchestra, one of them being
"The Shiek," played at the request
of C. S. Jensen of the Liberty theater,
who had a new set installed yester
day. The full programme follows in
the order played: "Rosemary," "Tell
Her at Twilight," "Portland Hotel
Blues," "The Sheik," "My ra Mine."
"So Am I," "By the Silvery Nile,"
"St. Louis Blues" and "Beal Street
Blues."
Another programme of dance music
will be broadcast by the Olsen or
chestra next Friday night at the same
time the election returns are broad
cast. The returns will be read off
as they come in, the announcement
of results to be made between selec
tions by the orchestra. The Olsen or
chestra will play between 8 and 9
o'clock, and then other artists will
continue the concert between returns
until the broadcasting begins.
The Oregonian has obtained the
exclusive rights to broadcast next
Friday night, and will be the only
station to send out primary election
returns. After the first announce
ment of this special feature of radio
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TO REVIVE OLD JOHN.
3
OVER
Hearing Opens But Suc
cess Is Negligible.
EACH SIDE GIVES GRIEVANCES
Morning Session Is Tense;
Union Men Predominate.
SUCCESS YET IN DOUBT
Contempt of Court Charges and
Incidents of Violence Are Dis
cussed at Gathering.
The Oregon state board of concilia
tion yesterday heard sijtne of the dif
ferences which are deemed responsi
ble for the longshoremen's strike that
will by tomorrow have been waged on
Portland's waterfront for three
weeks. As the hearing progressed,
the general imnression nnneared to
I be that gains, rather than losses,
I would accrue from the presentation of
each side in the controversy before
the accredited state peacemakers,
but whether a settlement could be
reached was still as much of a prob
lem as ever. The hearing will be re
sumed at 10 o'clock this morning.
The strikers leaders, representa
tives of the waterfront employers and
the conciliators gathered in library
hall in a tense atmosphere yesterday
morning. Union longshoremen pre
dominated, their numbers making a
fair sized audience that in the main
j followed intently each part of the
arguments. In the foreground, about
the table of the state board, were
their spokesmen, near them were the
members of the Waterfront Employ
ers' union, and to one side were the
officials of the United States shipping
board.
Hearing Dec la red Informal.
W. F. Woodward, chairman, with
Otto Hartwig, labor member, and
John K. Flynn, employing member,
compose the board. At the outset Mr.
Woodward made known that the
hearing was informal, yet with the
presence of court reporters and the
administration of oaths to witnesses
it rather took on the appearance of
a tribunal.
J. C. Jenkins, for the shipping
board, present with F. W. Relyea,
Pacific coast director, and J. W.
Crichton, district director, suggested
that the hearing be confined to the
issues. He adtZed that the shipping
board's proposal as to wages and
working conditions was tne same as
that of the employers and that the
government would stand on the is
sues as between the union and ship
ping board. Chairman Woodward ex
plained that the hearing was a con
e liation sitting, the employers hav
ing refused to accept arbitration but
"' " I"'" to accept conCHaUon.
while the union and shipping ooard
had accepted the offer of the board i
as to arbitration.
norkin-- Schedule Compared.
Much time was spent during the
day in a comparison of working
schedules and wages in Portland and
Fuget sound points. In the afternoon
the matter of trucking on docks was'
r
t?(L-on llli T hf- lintnn HI PPPS un utlcmnl
was made to wrest trucking from its
control by making the scale 70 cents
an hour, instead of 80 cents as for
longshore work. This point came in
for much debate. In connection with
testimony on trucking wages it was
.1- n rw f
declared that on the occasion of a re
duction in the lumber scale in August
1921, which was to be 10 cents" an
.w , i j j
the employers had made it 20
hour
cents an hour less in printed cards
issued soon after.
When asked as to whether the
union had undertaken disciplinary j
measures as regards members haled
Into court on charges of attacking
-inn -it n inn WAritfrrs. -T. A f a H 4ATI
. . . .w . , . !
vice-president of ;he International i
Longshoremen s association, replied
that he was not aware of any such
action
it appears that the cases !
court were r.ot clearly fastened
on the men accused.
Time was spent in discussing "plug
uglies," as alleged strike followers
and strike breakers were termed by ;
the union. It being declared such men
were on the scene to create trouble I
and rob the men employed to replace 1
the union men. Major V. A. Cart-
wright, assistant general manager of j
the Columbia-Pacific Shipping com-
pany, insisted no cases of robbery of !
employes had been reported since the !
strike started
Scale Ai;!n Is LMncuKsed.
Reference to the scale again brought
from Mr. Madsen the statement that
the union had agreea to leave the
matter with the board as to whether
the union scale or that of the em
ployers' be accepted. Mr. Jenkins
said the government was ready to ac
cept the unqualifico decision of the
board and tnat the same schedule waa
proposed as that of the employers.
Mr. jeiiKins nas ceased to be a
mediator and we are meeting uim as
an employer," was the announced
position of the union.
Major Cartwrlgnt, in questioning
Air Madsen, sought to elicit details
' . . . . , 1L
as to how pickets were sent from the
hall and raised the question as to
whether it w as not apparent tne tern
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Two Animals, Injured Before Ket
one, Are Sent to Veterinary Hos
pital Onlookers AM.
There was an old-fash4ced fire
last night at 274 Kast Ninth street,
the stables of Joseph Dolan, contrac
tor. The trampling;, pawing and
snorting of frightened horses mingled
with the crackling of flames and two
of- the animals were burned about the
back and head before they could be
led from the building.
The stables are included in a low.
rambling one-story frame building.
Apparently the fire started In a man
ger toward the rear, from whence it
spread to adjoining stalls and up
ward to the inflammable roof. Spec
tators, seeing the flames shoot
through the roof, flocked to the
scene; and the more fearless, hearing
the distressed horses, rushed inside
to their rescue. Sacks and blankets
were quickly spread over their heads
and every one of the 16 was coaxed
to safety. Within a few minutes after
the arrival of the department the fire
was under control.
A false alarm, sent in while the
stable was burning, caused word to
spread that there was a serious con
flagration on the east side.
Fire Marshal Roberts was unable
to give the exact origin of the blaze.
He said the damage was slight. The
burned horses were taken to a veteri
nary hospital.
BRIDGE TYPE IS CHOSEN
Steel and Concrete Arch Plan
Adopted for Span Over Columbia.
THE DALLES, Or., May 12. (Spe
cial.) A luten arch type steel and
concrete bridge was selected by of
ficers and directors of The Dalles
Ci egon-Washington Toll Bridge com
pany, meeting here last night, for
the span across the Columbia river
three miles above The Dalles. The
plan was one of three submitted by
President Sears of the Union Bridge
company.
The complete working plans for
the construction of the bridge will
now be made, the financing campaign
put over and the contract for con
struction awarded probably this
summer, it was decided at the meet
ing. All but three of the bridge
spans will be of concrete. The
longest span, of steel. wUl cover the
main river channel, a distance of 267
feet. The total estimated cost is
$56,350.
TRAIN ROBBED OF MAIL
Two Masked Men ;! I Pomdte,
but Leave I'assciiKers Alone.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. May 12. Two
masked bandits shortly before mid
night tonight held up a combination
train on the Arizona ft New Mexico
railroad about 15 miles from Clifton.
Ariz., and escaped with four pouches
of mail and a few packages taken
from the mail car, according to
telephone message received here.
The passengers were not molested.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
! Th Weather.
j TX "
I -.,.. vs-showen : winJa mostly south-
westerly.
Foreign.
to m Ixed session on Rui
Page 3.
-Trance objects
sian affair).
Commission tc
conference.
continue work of Uenoa
Puge I.
National.
United States probe of steel merger
ordered. Page
Senator Poindexter undergoes operation
- - .. Ou u-s 1
1 tOI lumui.
! Construction of three units of Roosevelt
highway in Oregon Kssured.
Page 1.
Domolir.
I customs officials seize Jeweled plaque
belonging to Peggy Jovce. Page
i indicted labor
leader freed by Chicago
' police. "
Dulice. Page .
Mrs. Stillman bought evidence. Bays wit
ness, rage
President indorses party government.
Page 4.
vii-trlria jolted by Giant meteor. Page 1.
JU,lc
Congress of mothers and parent-teacher
associations holds final session at Ta-
coma. rage
eX" pTT
colleg
Physical directors planning to organize.
Page 4.
home runs feature victory of Browns
bix yP.SSJ Pae j
over Athletics.
Carpentier and Dempsey to fight again.
Page 15.
Morvlch ruls favorite in big Kentucky
c,'"s', At .,.,
A
Port I ana, a, ai -sacra memo o, i.oa
Angeles 9; at Salt Lake 3. San Fran
cisco 10; at Vernon 8. Seattle S
Page 14.
Quake in baseball threatened by suit.
Page 15.
Mrs. Sampson wins golf sweepstakes.
Page 14.
Commercial and Murine.
Steamer Red Hook bringing water pip
for Portland. Page 16.
Independent steel dominates stock mar
ket. Page 23-
Larger bond Issues bring higher prices.
Page 23.
Fruit packers Id Oregon face prosperous
seanon. Page 22.
Broader demand for bonds at higher pricea.
r r, 1'3
igxOm may foster iron and steel industry.
Page
Portland and Vicinity
Marjorie Hawley sued for annulment.
Page li.
sunshine and bargains draw housewives
to public market. Page IS.
Sir.
Hall answers Senator Patterson's
hallenge. Page IX
Oregon law urged to curb narcotic evil.
Page 12.
Weather report, data and forecast. Pag
22.
Vancouver party reaches Portland. Page
10.
Strike problem tackled by conciliators.
Page i
Nurses at pood Samaritan hospital art
craduated. Page 10.
rhe Oregonian radio dance is big success.
Page J
sixteen h"rs s dragged from flaming
barn. Page 1.
Three Sections to Be Con
structed This Year.
UNITS IN FOREST RESERVES
Representative Hawley Con
fers With Mr. Greeley.
WALDP0RT ONE PROJECT
Second Is I'rotn Ui-ii-Ii to Muss-I
Creek in Curry and Tliird In
South of i .Imihiii
THK ORKGOMAN NKWS BUREAU.
Washington, n. C , May 12. After a
conference today with Foreiter
Greeley, Representative Hawley an
nounced that three units of th
Roosevelt highway in Oregon rs to
be constructed this summer through
forest reserves.
The first Is from Tidewater bride
tc Waldport. in Lincoln county, eltfht
milts, at a cost of $100,000. The sec
ond will be from Brush creek to
Mussel creek, in Curry county, six
miles, at a cost of $150,000. Th
third, south of Neskowin. in Tilla
mook and Lincoln counties, 20 milss,
will cost $300,000.
This last unit has not yet been for
mally acted upon, it was said, but !
practically certain of approval nd
the money is being1 reserved for It.
This makes a total of 34 miles.
In addition, there will be construct
ed M miles of road In Jackson county,
from Trail to Prospect and on th
Crater lake road, at a cost of $300,000,
and from Eugene to Florence, be
tween Rimrock and Blachly. 24 miles
of road, at a cost of $300,000. All ar
CO -ope rat I ve projects.
WORK TO m; DOXKONMM rEOM
tUl IMS veil lli:htuy Ilrtwern He bo
and Svt. to Bp oiiMrurtril.
'otiHi ruction of the Roosevelt
I highway between Hoi. in Tillamook
county, and Slletx, in Lincoln county,
which will cost practically half a
j million dollars, was one of th
i agreements of tha state highway
j commission at yesterday's meeting.
.nomer section ot the Itooscvelt
highway to come In for attention is
the Hlxes section, north of 1'ort Or
lord. In Curry county.
The JtCosevelt highway work In
lillamook and Lincoln counties will
be participated In by the counties,
the state and the forent department.
A sect ion of this work, from He ho
to Ni-skow hi, was ordered advertised
for a special meeting of the commis
sion to be held May 31. This ec
tion consists of 13 miles, which is to
be graded and surfaced.
Advertisement of the Heppuer
Junction-Willow Creek section of the
Oregon-Washington highway was
also ordered for the May meeting.
This Is a stretch of ten miles to be
graded and surfaced. The proposed
plan to build the Oregon-Washington
highway from Rhea's siding to a
connection with the John Day high
way a couple of miles south of Ar
lington is abandoned.
Another project advertised for the
special meeting this month is the
seven and a half miles between
Mitchell and the Ochoco forest re
serve. This section will connect
with the road already graded through
the reserve.
On the old Oregon trail the 12
mile section between Kamela and
Dead Man's pass Is ordered adver
tised for grading and gravel, bids
to be opened this month. Deep snows
have prevented this project from us
ing considered earlier.
The Myrtle Point-Hemole section
ot the Roseburg-Coos Bay highway,
bids for which were rejected this
week, is advertised for surfacing for
the meeting at the end of the month.
For advertising at the June meet
ing tne commission agreed on the
Lostine-Enterprlse road, the last un
improved section of that main high
way in Wallowa county. The Wal
lowa hill is also to be dealt with
and two bridges will be advertised
on the Pacific highway, one a Gothic
structure across the Umpqua at Win
chester and the other a bridge at
Drain, both In Douglas county.
The commission also took up the
matter of ordering paving for six
tenths of a mile at the west approach
oc the new Oregon City bridge al
West Linn.
road TO MM CflMiT BAMfll
Forest Service Appraisal Made to
Develop i razing.
ROSEBL'RG. Or., May 12. (Spe
cial.) Kecommenaatlons that a road
up the North Umpqua river be spon
sored by the government for the pur
pose of Increasing the value of Its
range and grazing lands In the llahee
Big Camas and Diamond lake districts
will be contained In the range ap
praisal report being prepared by the
forest service to submit to congreee
according to D. C. Ingram, appraiser
who has been obtaining a number of
photographs to be made a part o'
the report.
Some of the finest range land to 1
found In any of the national forests
located In and around the J trlii
mentioned, but because of the dlfft-
l Concluded on I'ag. 2. Lo umi. -