The Sunday Oregonian., June 27, 1909, SECTION THREE, Image 25

SECTION THREE
Pages 1 to 12
EDITORIAL .
SOCIETY AND
FINANCIAL
- PORTLAXD, QREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. JTTX.E 27. 1000 T ! ,
COUNCIL TO ISSUE
32,650
Ordinances to Be Presented to
Raise Funds for Big
City Projects.
PROVIDE FOR NEW BRIDGE
City Attorney Takes Action That Will
Lead to Prompt Construction of
Broadway Span, Crematory
and Public - Docks. '
City Attorney Kavanaugh will pre
sent at the next session of the City
Council an ordinance that will call for
the sale of 1500.000 bonds for public
docks. These were authorized by the
people two years agro. but nothing has
been done toward disposing of them
and proceeding- to the construction of
project. Mr. Kavanaugh will al
so
prepare an ordinance for the sale
of
' Donds for the proposed
crema-
.y, una anouier for the sale of $2 -000.000
bonda for the Broadway bridge.
With those three bond Issues on Bale
there will be great activity within the
next few months, as the Council has
already ordered the sale of $275 000
bonds for the construction of a steel
flreboat and reinforcing mains for the
waterfront districts. These will make
. oomblned expenditure. With 500 000
worth of park and boulevard bonds, of
a.26,OO0. and if the J3.000.000 for the
new Boll Run pipe line be included a
grand total of $8,426,000. Thia is addi
tional to the $450,000 which It will cost
to build the Madlson-etreet bridge, al
ready provided for.
Mr. Kavanaugh believe that, inas
much as the people voted for these
bonda. they thereby signified a strong
desire to secure the results sought for
at the earliest possible opportunity. He
will, therefore, prepare and turn over
to the Council e-uch ordinances as are
necessary to carry out the provisions
Li i8".l.Th0 Bul1 Run P'Pe ne
bonds and the Madison-street bridge
bonds have been sold, and the parks
and boulevard., and flreboat and rein
forcing mains bonds have been ordered
sold July 21.
There is every Indication that the
administration which will assume the
duties of office next Thursday morn-
' W1" "o tne busiest one by far in
the history of Portland. It Is also be
lieved that Joseph Simon, who .will be
Mayor, will bring the combined influ
ence of his Executive Board and other
boards and commissions to bear to rush
all of the various projects through, so
that the public may have the benefit
of improvements that have been or
dered by the people. It is known that
Kx-Senator Simon desires to build all
of the bridges and construct all of the
buildings and public utilities that have
been ordered by the voters.
One of the most urgent demands Is
for the Broadway bascule bridge, and
it Is because of this that Mr. Kavan
augli is to prepare the ordinance which
will put this project' under way, the
bond Issue having been voted by the
people June 7. There is a' desire on
the part of the people who began this
movement to secure this span at the
earliest possible moment. A plat has
already been sent to the United States
engineers at Washington for their ap
proval. The new crematory Is urgently
needed also, and as soon as the Council
disposes of the $150,000 bonds that have
been provided, and the money is avail
able, the new Executive Board will
take up Its construction. The laying
of the Bull Run pipe line will be done
under the direction of the Water Board,
but the Mayor is also chairman of that
body, so that the burden of all these
vast projects will fall directly upon
him. The building of a steel flreboat
will be done under the direction of the
fire committee of the Executive Board,
and the installation of the reinforcing
mains by the Water Beard. Expendi
ture of the remaining $500,000 bonds
for parks, boulevards and playgrounds
will be done by the Park Board, of
which the Mayor is also chairman.
Aside from these projects that are
to be worked out as tho result of bond
Issues voted by the people, there will
be millions of dollars' worth of street
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improvements and a tremendous grist
of routine business to oversee, the main
burden of this falling upon the Mayor
ana raeraners or nis Executive Board
KELLY CLAN HAS REUNION
Eleventh Annual family Affair Held
With P. J. Kelly.
The members of the Kelly Clan held
their 11th annual reunion yesterday at
the home of P. J. Kelly, Bast Twenty
eighth and Holgate streets, attended by
nearly 100 descendants of the well-known
pioneers of this state Clinton, Albert.
Thomas and rjilmore Kelly. At noon the
long table was set under a sheltered
bower of evergreen, where an abundance
of home-cooked food was provided. It
was noticed that only a few of the older
members were present who assisted in the
organization of the clan 11 years ago,
for the leaders have died and the younger
generation has taken their places. Young
people were more numerous, the fourth
generation being represented at the re
union yesterday. Penumbra Kelly, a son
of "Father" Clinton Kv?lly, presided.
Agnes Kelly, secretary, read the records
of the last reunion and Miss Kate Faucett,
historian, read the list of marriages,
births and deaths. There was a consider
able list of births recorded, and the clan
shows no evidence of dying out. ' Rev.
Harry Leeds, pastor of the Mizpah Pres
byterian Church, present as a guest, de
livered a pleasing and appropriate ad
dress. The afternoon was spent In a gen
eral social reunion, and the happy affair
closed by singing "My Old Kentucky
Home."
HOSPITAL STAFF CHOSEN
County Physician Geary Announces
His Iiist of Assistants.
The staff of physicians who will have
charge of the various departments of
the new Multnomah County Hospital
was announced yesterday by County
Physician Geary. The staff Is made up
of physicians who are well-known spe
cialists In the fields for which they
were chosen. The new hospital, located
at Fourth and Hooker streets, will be
opened within 30 days. There will be
accommodations for about 100 patients.
Dr. Geary's medical staff is as follows:
Internal medicine Drs. R. C. Yenney,
Ralph Matson. Noble Wiley Jones and H.
M. Greene.
Tuberculosis Dr. E. A. Pierce.
Diseases of children Drs. J. H. Bristow
and R. J. Marsh.
Skin diseases Dr. J. C. E. King:.
Nervous diseases Dr. William House.
Bye, ear, noaa and throat Dr. Ralph Pon
ton. Surgery and gynecology Drs. Alvtn W.
Balrd. Herbert S. Nichols and Joseph
Sternberg.
Orthopedic surgery Dr. Clarence Keene.
Gentto-urinary Dr. George S. Whiteside.
Pathologist Dr. Guy Ostrander.
Consulting pharmacist Dr. R. E. L. Holt.
Anesthetist Dr. A. F. Nemlro.
WEDDING RECORD BROKEN
Licenses' Issued This Month Already
Number 286.
June, 1903, has already broken the record
for marriages. And there are a few days
left to go on.
When the. County Clerk's office closed
yesterday..- afternoon the number of
licenses Issued this mor.th was Just seven
In excess of any previous month in the
history of Multnomah County. The total
was 2S6. Cupid's highest previous score
was 279, which occurred in June, 1907.
Every day of the month of brides and
roses has been productive of many ap
plicants. The various deputies In County
Clerk Field's office have had their regular
duties broken in on every few minutes,
all month. The number of widows and
divorcees who have undertaken, a second
whirl at the matrimonial game Is reported
unusually heavy, although figures are not
available since all of these do not record
the fact of a previous marriage.
MANY ASK ABOUT OREGON
Inquiries Received by Commercial
Club Show Big Increase.
These are strenuous days in the offices
of the Commercial Club's publicity de
partment. Since the scope of the de
partment work was enlarged by reason
of the Increased subscription fund the in
quiries received have increased enor
mously. The services of outside stenog
raphers are now required in addition to
the department's clerical staff to take
care of the constantly increasing num
ber of communications.
Letters are received from all parts of
the country asking for explicit informa
tion regarding the opportunities for the
respective correspondents. The larger
number of letters are from people de
sirous of learning something about Ore
gon fruit lands, though many inquiries
come from people in practically every
vocation who believe that the Northwest
affords better opportunities for the man
of small means than does any other sec
tion. The policy of the club is to an
swer each query In detail so thai prac
tically every correspondent receTves a
personal letter.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Usually found on this page appears
today on Pages 6 and 7 of Section
3. A sale that will take the town
by storm starts Monday morning.
You can't afford to miss reading
about it.
MEMBERS OF 1909
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rteB'' iveiiy, cjiizHDciii uauoRiy, cooper, inirred Cockerllns;, Mary Watson. Oreta R rift tow .ni.ni.h. i - ' " - ""' . '
.on roW) H-rvard Moore, Harold Hunt, Harold Merryman, ElUwt. M..a, Robert iJJ''i SSZ
Booth.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,
University of Oregon, on Wed
State University. Many membe
The senior alumni hop, which closed
20,000 AT REUNION
Pioneer Gathering at Browns
ville Largest Yet Held.
THREE DAYS' FESTIVITIES
Kobert G. Smith, of Grants Pass, and
C. X. McArthur, Secretary to
Governor Benson, Deliver Ad
dresses Officers Elected.
BROWNSVILLE. Or., June 26. (Spe
cial.) The 21st annual reunion of the
Linn County Pioneers' Association, which
came to a close last night, was the most
enjoyable and most largely attended of
any in the history of the association,
and the pioneers of old Linn have held
some monster celebrations. Fully 20,000
people have gathered in the Association
Park during the three days' reunion, the
largest attendance being on Thursday,
which is known as Pioneers' day. While
Linn County turneu out en masse, thous
ands of visitors have been present from
surrounding counties and from all over
the state. A feature of the 'annual meet
ings of the pioneers here is the fact that
it is the signal for the home-coming of
not only the old settlers who have moved
away, but also for the boys and girls who
have left the old home and settled else
where. Special features of the reunion were
the addresses by Colonel Robert G. Smith,
of Grants Pass; C. W. McArthur, secre
tary to Governor Benson, and many other
prominent.'; persons. Balloon ascensions,
baseball between the Albany Alco club,
the Junction City club and the Chemawa
Indian nine were also special attractions;
as was also the wild horse and broncho
riding each day as it was done in old
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GRADUATING CIASS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
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sieciquill, Armor SBerbert Trn. RsInK
pioneer days. ' Special excursion ' trains
were run from Albany and Lebanon.
The weather throughout the whole
three days was ideal, but last night's
gentle rain lightened the heart of the
dairyman and farmer, for rain is needed
to spur the late crops and renew, the pas
turage. Brownsville was again selected as the
place of meeting in 1910. The pioneers
elected the following officers for the en
suing year: W. T. Cochran, president;
J. H." Glass, secretary; J. G. Calloway,
Jade Moore and J. h. Glass, directors.
The Native Sons and Daughters' Asso
ciation elected the following officers: A.
M. Templeton," president ; C. . E. Stanard.
vice-president; W. T. Cochran, secretary:
A. M. Templeton, C. E. Stanard and Mrs.
I. W. Starr, directors. -
THIS STUDENT HAS RECORD '
Cecil Lawrence Howe Never Absent
One Day From School.
Cecil Lawrence Howe claims the
unique distinction of never having
missed one day from school during his
journey through the . grammar grades
to the senior year, at the Washington
High School. He is a slender little
chap, and hardly looks his 16 years.
Cecil Lawrence Howe, ' Who Has'
NeTtt Been Abient a 'Daj ' From '
oui ne win enter the senior class, in
the Latin -course of the High' School
next year. - - - - .
He attended the- Stephens grammar
graae scnool, starting lj: 1898,- and has
always skipped grades in.' advancing.
He is a carrier for The Oregonian in
Woodstock, . his number-being 111. He
Is-the son. of Mt. and Mrs. C. F. Howe.
who restore at 1000 Holg&te street.
HEINZE MAY PR0DUCE N0W
Jail Sentence to Be -Used as Argu
- ment by Court." . '
NEW YORK,' ' June ' 26. Arthur P.
Heinze, president of the' United Copper
Company, gave bond today in the sum
of 2500 in the District Court for. his
appearance for sentence on October 13
next. Heinze was convicted yesterday
of impeding the administration of jus
tice In connection with the disappear
ance and alleged manipulation . of the
United Copper Company's - books. - The
court decided to hold the threat, of a
Jail sentence over the -convicted man
for a time, pending developments as to
the whereabouts of the books. Heinze
was directed to appear before the grand
jury on Monday next to tell what- he
knows of the present location of the
books.
, Eugene, June 26. (Special.) Sixty ' vounn- men n. ,i, ' .
nesday, June 23, when President Camnbell r.reKentert thr-I 1 "DilZ?" ' "a ,sulenl,n? 5ourBe.s a tn
rs of the alumni attended the nornmen,.m h-J - . " ,VnB "5'5U CIass.sent.Iortn tr the
the day's festivities, was a very uccess?ui T affair: . 'argC excurs'on rr Portland.
Beebe, Walter Eaton Elmer Hardin Adele i t.tr ..ii.w
seryicr, merie K.- fuiteMmaii. Arthur Trf. niia.l.
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REPLY TO QUERIES
Ballinger Gives Klamath Irri
gators Pointers.
BUY , WATER; FOR ROADS
Water Charge to Be Based on Actual
Acreage Where in Excess of Area
Shown on
fers
Plats Trans
of Title.
OREGONIAN NEWS BURR ATT Wash
ington, June 26.--At the request of John
Jrwm, representing the members of the
Klamath Water-Users' Association. Rep
resentative Hawley recently laid be
fore. Secretary Ballinger several ques
tions affecting land and the rights of
settlers on . the Klamath irrigation
project, and requested a detailed state
ment from the Secretary which would
a Kuiae ior .the members of the
association. Three questions were In
volved; one. whether the settler own
ing .more land than he can hold rer-
manently must pay for water for his
whole, tract, and if so, if the payments
for the surplus land - can. accrue aa a
lien lagainst that portion of the land
which must later.be sold. ' . , .
. Another question related, to public
roads -crossing . farms on the project.
The settlers object to paying for water
for. that portion of their land which is
used, for roadway, alleging - that It is
iiot solely, at their disposal: -The third
question, had to do with discrepancies
that exist between' the actual area of
private, holdings on . this - project :ahd
the area- as shown on the Government
plats. Settlers feared' that this - dis
crepancy might interfere-with the sale
of -their; -land -in case they' desired 'to
sen .on an .or .part of ; their holdings.
( ' May Accumulate Maintenance.
rne-- answer ' of the ; Secretary,- ad-
aressea direct to Mr. Irwin, is as fol
lows: ' '' '-
l. operation -', and' maintenance
fcharges and their. collection as applied
vu excess janas. ' .
inis question' resolves itself into
the .matter ;of the accumulation of the
portion oi . tne .Installment for opera
iion ana , maintenance and raises- the
question whether one .who applies for
a ' water " right . in subsequent . years
snouia .oe - required to pay the opera-
xion ana maintenance charges for pre
ceding years. I note your recommenda.
tion that this portion of the installment
be made a , lien against the land ac
cruing from year-to year. This mat-,
ter . Is' one to which the Department
has'giveh some consideration' and your
suggestions upon t,he matter will re
ceive. careful .thought-. , If., a . decision
should oe made to accumulate the op
eration and - maintenance , charges, . ap
propriate notice wlll.be given to
the
association.
' Pay for Water for Roads.
, "2... Your .second inquiry is In
gard to the inclusion .within , the. ir
rigable acreage of the farm units of the
areas of -the public . roads , which may
cross mat tract.- , ,
. "The practice "of ' the Department in
regard to irrigaDie acieage is more
liberal than that of private irrigation
companies. The latter as a rule make
no deduction of any kind and each an
plicant is required to pay for the total
area of" his : tract which is under thi
irrigation system. ' The Department ex
eludes , practically all non-irrigable
areas ' and proceeds upon the theory
that fche water-user should pay his
share of the cost of construction. In
regard to the roads, the practice of hav
Collier.
Conner, iEarl Kll-
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ing trees along the roads is so general
that it is recognized throughout the
Irrigation countries that the lands
bordering upon roads take a larger
proportion of water on account of the
existence of trees and other vegeta
tion, usually planted or growing up
along the canals and laterals which
border the road.
"The Department makes deductions
from the irrigable area on account of
right of way for large canals and rail
roads, but does not make deduction for
small canals or roads. The arrange
ment in question is just to all con
cerned and Is more liberal than the
practice of private companies.
"3. Your third inquiry relates to the
fact that in some cases the irrigable
acreage shown on the farm unit plats
is in excess of the official acreage of
tne tract.
'This matter is one of considerable
importance to all concerned. On the
farm unit plats of the Klamath project
there are discrepancies between the
official acreage and the actual irrigable
acreage, amounting in some cases to
as much as 10.55 acres in a total of 38
acres.
'In May, 1905, this question was pre
sented to the Department in connection
with the Hondo project in New Mex
ico, where. It was shown that discrep
ancies of as great as ill acres in 640
acres existed in the official township
plats. In pursuance of a report and
recommendation from the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, the De
partment on May 5, 1905, instructed the
Reclamation Service to note the actual
irrigable acreage on the plats when
ever there was an excess as great as
2 per cent, and to base the charges on
the actual acreage.
In many cases throughout the vari
pus projects excess acreage ranging as
ntgn as 40 per cent has been found.
The result is that an 80-acre farm unit
might contain more than .100 acres and
the owner, would use' the quantity of
water: required for 100 acres. In such
cases he should make the proportionate
payment on 100 . acres. His crops of
course would be gathered from 100
acres. - The benefit which each water
user fderives from the project is in I
general way measured by the Irrig
able acreage, and it is only . fair and
just that- he should- pay in. proportion
to the irrigable acreage. Moreover, sec
tion -4- of - the reclamation act , requires
that the charges 'shall be proportioned
equitably' and actual Irrigable acreage
is manifestly .the -only proper basis of
equitable apportionment, so. far as area
is concerned.
Transfers! of Irrigated. Land.
it is suggested mat there is some
uneasiness among the land owners rela
tive to future transfer of land titles. on
account of the difference In irrigable
ares shown on the farm unit plats-and
the irrigable acreages shown in their
patents or deeds. It is difficult to un
derstand how the validity of the title
can bS affected by these figures. It is
recognized that on account of errors In
survey- the -actual acreage may differ
from the official acreage. One who re
ceived patent for 80 acres may without
any - legal objection on that account
subdivide or sell off 100 acres from the
tract,- provided that it contains that
amount of land.
'. ."It is a well settled rule that metes
and bounds in the description of lands
will control distances and quantities.
The location - of the boundaries of the
tracts in question being jdeflnitely fixed
on .the ground, the actual . area may
properly be considered in a case of this
kind.. .
me amount or excess on this ac
count is considerable and it is to the
Interest of every water-user that the
charges be apportioned according to the
actual -benefit received by each, and no
other just way of meeting this condl
tion has been suggested.
South Dakota En Route Home.
VALLEJO, Cal., June 26. A wireless
message received today at the-Mare
Island Navy-yard announced that the
cruiser South Dakota is en route to thi
port from central American waters.
where it has been patroling the coast for
several months. The vessel will arrive
next week at Mare Island, where a fire
control system will be instaued.
SI 0,000 IS ALLOWED
Robert Wakefield Is to Get
Amount of Mistake.
BRIDGE NOW TO BE BUILT
Estimated New Madison Span Will
Be Ready for Traffic Within Year.
Bidders on Superstructure Are
. Eager to Take Cp Work.
Mayor Lane and the members of tht
Executive Board held an informal session
at 4 o'clock .yesterday afternoon and
Robert Wakefield met with them. After
some discussion he agreed to sign the
contract to construct the substructure
of the Madison-street bridge across the
illamette River, but the city will have
iu pay mm iv,uuo more than his regular
bid of JP4.750. as he declarer rhuf ho t,..i
that much of a mistake In hm fio-,,.
t..e error being made in his office. This
will make the total cost of the new
teel span J448.236. Including the miner.
structure and engineering commission.
"Everything looks as though we wil"
nave the new bridge at Madison streel ,
witnout any further delay," said Mayor
Lane at the conclusion of the informal
session yesterday afternoon. "Mr. AVake-
neia held to the statement that he mad
a mistake of $10,000 In his bid, and the
members of the board, having had the
aovice of the City Attornev. felt that
it would obviate litigation to allow the
bidder the amount of his mistake, as ho
protested the award before it was made
by the board. Therefore it was agreed
that this sum shall be allowed him,
and he will sign the contract Monday."
a meeting of the board will be held
tomorrow afternoon, at which the final
action will be confirmed, and it is be
lieved that within the next week actual
operations toward tearing down thi
old bridge and building the new one will
be commenced.
The contract for building the super
structure has been awarded to the United
i-ngineering & Construction Company, of
this city, and it has. been signed bv
Drake C. O'Reilly, president. This firm
s Anxious to proceed with the work, anil
!is waiting for Mr. Wakefield to straighten
out the alleged mistake made by hira
before making final preparations to exe
cute the necessary bonds and order the
steel and other materials for the work.
The construction of the bridge will
be superintended by representatives of
the firm of Waddell & Harrington, con
sulting engineers, who are employed by
the Executive Board. They will have
absolute charge of the work, to see that
it is done according to the plans and
specifications of the City Engineer and
the consulting firm. Barring unforeseen
difficulties, fhe span should be completed
and opened to traffic within a year.
CITY' COUNCIL IS SCORED
Sunnyside Citizens Want Actior. on
' ' ?
' Park Project.
In his address before the Sunnyside
Push Club Friday night on the movement
to secure a portion of the Ladd farm for
a public park, J. N. Davis, a member of
the park committee, denounced the City
Council as indifferent to the wants of
the people. Mr. Davis said that- the
Council had taken no steps whatever to
ward securing a park in the Ladd farm,
although a report showing the tract de
sired had been submitted to the Park
Board.
Councilman Kubll was present, and
spoke on the park and other questions.
Mr. Kubli told the club he was ready and
willing to do all he could to secure this
park, but he must have the united sup
port of the entire district. The park
question was referred to Mr. Kubll, J. P.
Newell, J. N. Davis and P. P. Dabney.
The part of the Ladd farm wanted bv
Sunnyside for a park comprises 26 acres
fronting on East Stark street. The Olm
stead recommendation is for a tract 5M)
feet north of East Stark, and is strongly
objected to by Sunnyside people.
At this meeting Dr. J. A. Pettit, George
P. Moore, S. W. Walker, M. A. Reynolds,
W. A. Asher and W. G. Hale were ap
pointed to take up the matter of free ex
press and telegram deliveries in Sunny
side. PLEASED BY VISIT HERE
Chicago Business Men Thank Port
land for Hospitality Shown.
A gratifying expression of appreciation
was that contained in a letter received '
yesterday by Tom Richardson from Ed
ward Skinner, president of the Chicago
Association of Commerce, under whosts '
auspices the recent excursion of Chicago
business men was conducted. Mr. Skin
ner advises that he was especially anx-
ious to meet Mr. Wheeler, manager of
the party, to learn from him something
regarding the Portland reception. He
writes-
The flrnt thins I wanted to learn and
the first thing Mr. Wheeler wanted to tell
me was of the reception at Portland, not
only the all-prevailing- spirit in which tliey
were reosived, but of the splendid evi
dences of hospitality which were show
ered upon them in your city. While he
was telling- me this and as I am writing
now I am trying to think what we could
possibly do In Chicago to show a deleira
Uon from the Northwest our appreciation,
no matter how hard we might try to com
pare with the character of your enter
tainment. As president of the association I want
to thank you. your club and all the mem
bers of It. and your great city for the
spirit in which our . delegation was re
ceived and to express the hope that a
delegation from the Northwest 'may be
made up of which Portland should hava
her full quota that will come to Chi
cago, if It is only that we may have the
opportunity to show our appreciation of
your hospitality.
Thirteen Violin Students Play.
A violin recital was given by the
pupils of William Wallace Graham. last
Friday night, at Eilers Hail, before
a large and appreciative audience- The
programme was a varied one, and th.
playlng showed the result of faithfu'
study, mingled with talent. The younfe
musicians were: Pearl Vercler, Regint
Shea. Mary . Schultz, Gertrude Easta
brooks, Ruth Plummer, Hazel Erixon,
Ivey West, Anna Evans, Roxanna Wom
melsdorf, Mary Schoettle, Lois Ladd.
Lenore Gregory, and Ward Alden. The
piano accompanists: Frederick W.
Goodrich. Mrs. Pearl Goulet McGetti
gan. and Mrs. C. J. McCracken. The
audience evidenced warm appreciation.
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