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TITE MORNING OREGONTAX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1923 OREGONCITY BRIDGE OPENED FORMALLY Impressive Ceremony Held . at Dedication. 10,000 SEE PROGRAMME Portland, Oregon City, West Linn and Rest of State Join in Big Celebration. Continued From First Page.) building and costing more than $225,000, the new edifice designed by C. B. McCullouh, state bridge engineer, replaces the original span across the river and provides a new route to Portland which blda fair to become the future route of prac tically all tourist travel from the north or the south. With the com pletion of a stretch of pavement through West Linn which is now in the process of construction, th west side river route to Portland will be complete. A dedication ceremony fitting the occasion had been arranged and without a hitch this was carried through until the tired onlookers went home at night. The day was a gala one from the start of the programme this morning with the coronation of Queen Harriet until the last blessing of Rev. Caradoc Morgan, who wedded in actuality Miss Ella Averta Parker, the bride of West Linn, and Louis E. Hartke Jr., the bridegroom of Oregon City, as they stood on the bridge at i o'clock this afternoon. A lasting memory of this occa sion will remain with the citizens of the Willamette valley who have witnessed the beginning and at last the realization of their vision of a great connecting link in the Pacific highway. A symbol of the union of the two civic communities was typified in this unique wedding ceremony, feature of the festive programme of the dedication. In the presence of thousands, they stood under the huge arches of the bridge. Mayor Shannon of Oregon City acting as ' best man and Mayor Greaves of West Linn giving the bride in mar riage. The wedding march . was played by the Oregon City band, and following the ceremony the bridal party retired to the chamber of commerce, where a reception was held, with the woman's dub as the hostess. Coronation la Impressive. Coronation of the queen. Miss Harriet Phipps of Oregon City, was an impressive affair and was held at 10:30 o'clock this morning on the eteps of the courthouse, with Mayor Shannon officially conferring the honor upon the attractive girl. In her royal gowns and with a queen's retinue she presented a truly royal picture. Miss Vena Barnes of West Linn was her maid of honor, her two maids were Miss Ruby Long and Miss Gertie Wilson. A parade through the busfness section of (he city followed the ceremony and a reception was held at the chamber of commerce preced 1 ing the actual dedication - of the new span. Shortly before noon the arrival of a party of 150 members of the Portland Ad club, with Mayor Baker and Chief of Police Jenkins, was heralded, and the Portland visi tors were guests of the Oregon City and West Linn residents for the re mainder of the day. J. E. Hedges, chairman of the education, presided at the ceremony on the bridge in which prominent officials of the two cities of Clacka mas county and of Portland partici pated. A keynote of optimism for the future prosperity of the state, which was predicted as a result of the completion of the last major link in the great Pacific highway and Its tributary roadway system, was sounded in the remarks of the speakers. H. E. Cross, county judge of Clackamas county, spoke briefly of the significance of the construction of the new bridge to the communi ' ties and the agricultural district of the county. "Two divisions of Clack amas county are now as one and the dividing line of the Willamette will cease to funcion," he said. Progressive Spirit Landed. Mayor Baker spoke of the pro gressive spirit of the people of the two communities, whose untiring ef forts have been devoted to bringing about the completion of the new span and a realization of their ideal. "You have welded the great north west together," he said, "and I am reminded of the words of Dumas in 'The Three Musketeers,' 'one for all and. all for one." Tribute from the people of Portland is expressed to you. Acting Governor Rltner declared that Oregon today is one of the foremost states in the union in highway construction, an achieve ment which the completion of such great projects as this new bridge has made possible, and Mrs. H. B. Cartlidge, president of the Oregon City Woman's plub, expressed the appreciation of the women of the two cities of the connecting link which has made possible the mak ing of two cities as one. A chorus of high school pupils "provided music at the dedication exercises. A banquet at the West Linn inn was prepared for the visitors and the business men and women Oregon City and West Linn follow ing the dedication ceremony at the Bridge. More than 500 attended Franklin T. Griffith of Portland was toastmaster and addresses were made by George H. Hlnes, Mayor aKer, Acting Governor Ritner, George L. Rausch, president of the Portland Ad club; Judge Stapleton of Portland, Frank Branch Rilev of Portland and Samuel Hill, pioneer uuiiaer oi nignways. Mr. Hill Praises Roads. "No highway builders in all America have obtained such results as those of the state of Oree-nn. said Mr. Hill. "But the roads mean naming it they ao not provide a means-of livelihood for the people. He urged in a masterful address that the people turn back to the sou, declaring that the future pros perity of the nation depended upon it. Mr. Hill, who is president of the .facitic Highway association, snnke in the highest terms of commenda tion of the work of the state high way commission and the engineers "I cannot call the names of all of tnose who have had to do-with this ' work," said Mr. Hill, "but credit is due all those who have been inter ested in It in any capacity, includ ing me contractors. "It has been my good fortune to see practically all the great bridges of the world. In 188S I stood with the great bridge builder. Colonel Smith, who helped design the stone arch bridge at Minneapolis, Minn. one perhaps of the most famous Italian bridges, Ponto Vecchlo. ""During the last year in a travel of Jover 50,000 miles in the United SCENES AT THE DEDICATION I i i t . fi f f - - ' III W- - . I " . f "" V v i - ,riri ,. u 'flraaa : 1 1 rorH-iv - .... v--.. 1 ' ' , .fWs i ,,, " i ; ; , 1 1 1 . " mV-rrt-nsm I tti - r' V ' .11 1 ' 111 "" 111 "" K W- 1 V V II: Mr Top Miss Ella Averta Parker of West Linn, bride, and LonU E. Hartke Jr. of Oregon City, bridegroom, who were married as feature of dedication ceremony on new Oregon City bridge. Bridal party surrounds them. Mayor Greaves of Weat Linn cave bride In marrlaare, and Mayor Shannon was best man, at wed ding; symbolizing the union of the two communities'. Center Queen Harriet In the net of breaking the bot tle of christening? fluid as;ninNt an archway support of the structure. Below Mayor Greavei ' of West Linn and Mayor Shannon of Orea-on City linking together the symbolic chain of community spirit between their reapective cltlea, made possible by the comple tlou of the 'bridge. Insert Little Margaret Cruclns, crow bearer at the official coronation ceremony. . . . T -. : States, Europe and Asia, I have re newed my acquaintance with many of the structures, some centuries old. The bridge at Oregon City is in a class all by itself for use, for beauty and for durability, and you can imagine my amazement at be ing told there are men in Oregon that do not know the capability of their bridge-designing engineers, and some people are suggesting looking abrqad for talent. "If I were engaged in. road work I should look to the Oregon school for my engineer. In that connection I may say that last year the Chinese government wishing to hire capable engineers, came to San Francisco, asking for men and qualifying the request with the statement that such men must have my indorse ment. -I offered positions to some of the engineers here who would have been tempted by the salary but for their pleasant connection with the highway commission here, and their families were better pleased to remain in Oregon. I am not de crying other engineers, but I , have had the opportunity to come in con tact with men in engineering, serv ices throughout the United States, and I unhesitatingly say that the work in Oregon ranks second to none." . Other speakers at - the banquet ioia or tne prosperity which was bound to follow the completion of the great highway systems now under construction here. The beauty' of construction of the new span brought forth admiration from all. t "This great bridge and the high CEREMONY FOR THE NEWLY RIVER BETWEEN OREGON way which sweeps over H on the way from British Columbia to Mex ico, and the extensions of the In dispensable electrio lines, are built by us out of the consciousness that it is quite as Important to connect up the country which lies in our back yard as it is to develop the commerce of the ocean which - lies in our front yard," said Frank Branch Riley In the course of his address. New Structure Artistic. ' v The new structure has been built with permanence as its chief con sideration, according to R. A. Fur row and C. P. Richards, resident engineers. Its beauty has been, de veloped by careful treatment o its proportion and Hues rather than by addition of detailed ornamentation. Molded in bold artistic lines, the new span fits well with the beauty of the natural setting in which it lies. Statistics of its construction are as follows: ' lesifrned by the Oregon state highway commission, C. B. McCullough. tat b'.ldge engineer. Built by A. Guthrie; & Co., contractors of Portland. Total icugth, 8ftO feet. Deck above low water at; mid span, 77 test. Main span: Steel rib areh via gunniis encasement ; 350-foot opart, 1(K feet bgh. Approaches: Relr.loiced coi'Crete beam and slab spans, 3ft feet centers. Height of West Linn pier, rock foundation to road level, 98 feet Road: Si pe, R per cent; width, 18ty feet. Two sidewalks, feet each. Wetgl t of steel in arch, 480 tons; reinforcing fcteel, IftO tone. Volume concrete, 4600 cubic yards. Volume, gunnite. 250 cubic yards. COMPLETED HIGHWAY BRIDGE CITY AND WEST LINN. ' WCU1WMII Construction started July 29, 1921, com pietad December 28, 1922. Cost $275,000. UMATILLA STORM-SWEPT (Continued From First Page.) tain a 12-foot stage today. The forecast yesterday was fof the stream to attain a height of between 11 and 12 feet, and at 8 o'clock in the morning the gauge registered 10.5 feet. During the day the stream did not climb at a rapid clip, and , with Eugene reporting the water ! falling," while the Columbia river is Advertising and Printing Salesman Wanted There is a real job jjt The Arcady Company for some man who can sell legitimate advertis ing, and is willing to ' learn the big league way of selling and delivering advertising and printing service. Twelfth and Jefferson Portland ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE low and the "run out" is conse quently fast, Mr. Wells is hopeful the crest this time will not be much above that to be registered today. The southerly blow of Wednesday at the entrance to the Columbia river quieted'down during the night. Yesterday morning the wind was from the northwest and registered at 26 miles an hour, dropping to a gait of 15 miles at noon. Bend Woodmen Elect. BEND,. Or., Dec. 28. (Special.) Pilot Butte camp, No 9794, Modern Woodmen of America, last night elected Jay B. Noble venerable con sul to head the camp during the coming year. Other officers chosen were: George F. Hoover, worthy advisor. E. A. Satser, banker; G. C. Morgan, clerk; R. A. MilJer, scort: J. B. Milliorn, watchman; Elvas Hubbard, sentry; A. A. Clapp, trus- J tee; Dr. C. A. Fowler, camp physi cian, ana James t. schneuer, chief forester. V. - ,( . 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Ismet Pasha declares that such courts would be an infringement on rurKisn sovereignty. Allies Support America. Marquis di Garroni, M, Barrere. M. Bompard, Ambassador "Child, the American spokesman, - and Baron Hayashi all spoke in support of the proposed courts for foreigners, upon which foreign judges designated by the international tribunal at The Hague shall sit. Under this plan Turkey would be permitted to select judges from the list submitted by The Hague tribunal. Ambassador Child's warning that Turkey will align herself with other nations which have repudiated their obligations if she wipes out all the capitulations, and does not grant something Instead of a guar antee to . her treaty pledges, cre ated a marked impression in the conference and was gratifying to the allied lelegations, who regarded tha address 'as advice to Turkey not to isolate herself . as Russia has done. Ismet Auks for Time. - After hearing the statements of Ambassador Child and the refusal of the allied delegation to consider the subjection of foreigners to the Turkish courts Ismet said he would consider the subject further, asking the commission to -be ready to hear him as soon as he was prepared to answer. The Turkish delegation had a long conference tonight to consider the latest serious 'developments and and Overcoats Formerly Priced at $37.50, $40, $45, $50, $55, Nothing Reserved! - Our Entire Stock of ftraif Is Included in This One Price Sale! OOO 0Tr XI7- frame the Turkish reply, which may be ready for submission to the con ference tomorrow. TUG SEARCH GIVEN UP Mystery of Disappearance or Craft In take Erie Unsolved. CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 28. Lake Erie alone tonight can solve the mystery surrounding the disappear ance of the tug Cornell with a crew of seven men. Feeling that all ef forts to find some trace of the vessel, which has been missing since last Thursday, had been exhausted, officials of the Great Lakes Towing company, former owners of the Cornell, announced tonight that further search would be abandoned. What -was thought to be the wreckage of the Cornell sighted near Erie yesterday by aviators sent out from the government air mail station here developed to be that of a Canadian boat sunk several years ago, according to a report re ceived from the tug Q. A. Gillmore by H. E. Gilpin, president of the Great Lakes Towing company. The Gillmore was sent out from Erie today By the company to as certain if the wreckage was that of the Cornell. No report was received from the beach patrol which was to search the north shore of the lake between Port Colborne and Long Point for traces of the Cornell's wreckage, Mr.-Gilpin said. TRAIN CRASH HURTS SIX Two Strings of Freight Cars Come , . Together Head-on. QCINCT, Cal., Dec 2. Six train men of the Western Pacific railroad' were injured, two eerjously, today in a head-on collisslon between two freight trains at Quincy ' Junction. The injured were brought to a hos pital here. Both engines were derailed and piled up alongside th-track. Four of the injured were riding in a caboose behind the westbound en gine. The company 'began an in vestigation of the wreck. The eastbound freight had prac tically stopped, while the westbound was going approximately 15 miles an hour when they came together. The list of injured follows: T. H. James, engineer; W. F. Ed wards, fireman; R. Dryden, brake man; Tom- Irving, conductor, all members of an extra crew riding on the westbound train; Charles W. Johnson, engineer of the westbound train, who jumped from the cab, and a trainman. Seven cars of the west bound train were destroyed. Property Redeemed In Rush. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.', Dec. 28. (Special.) 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