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THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 27, 1910. It LOWER BITULITHIG OR NONE IS EOIGT Mayor to Ask Revocation of All Contracts Unless Paving Price Drops. $1.75 A YARD IS ENOUGH Simon Says "Warren Construction Co. and Pacific Bridge Co. Must Reduce Kates Substitute Ma terial Is Recommended. "Unless the Warren Construction Company and the Pacific Bridge Com pany reduce the price of bitulithic pavement in the near future, I will ask the City Council to rescind all ordinances calling for this kind of pavement and substitute another kind," said Mayor Simon yesterday. "The attitude of these companies in refusing to reduce their rates makes It necessary that something be done soon. They have had their opportu nity, but refused to accept It." Both of the companies named by Mayor Simon lay bitulithic, and the Warren Construction Company quotes a rate of $2 a square yard. The Pa cific Bridge Company submitted a bid at i.95 at the last meeting of the City Executive Board, but it was found that it had increased the price of ex cavation sufficiently to make up this so-called reduction in the hard-surfacing material. The bids of both com panies were referred, as usual, to the street committee, and Mayor Simon has recommended to the members that they reject all of the bids. Price Wanted Is $1.75. In explaining his attitude. Mayor Simon said: . "I am satisfied that bitulithic pave ment can be laid in first-class shape at 1.75 a square yard, and that is the figure I intend to secure for the peo ple of Portland. For several weeks efforts have been made to secure re duction of a material nature on this pavement, but without avail. In view of the fact that othor paving com panies have substantial cuts, I am going to insist that the companies laying bitulithic do the same thing, or they will get no more contracts as long as I am able to prevent it. "It is rather important that the streets which have been ordered paved should be proceeded with soon. Now, I am determined that no more contracts shall be let here while I am Mayor at $2 a yard for bitulithic. and unless the companies handling this work see fit to lower their rates within a reasonable time, I shall re quest the City Council to rescind all of the ordinances calling for bitulithic and substitute a material the price of which is reasonable." Bids Can Be Rejected. The City Council controls the pav ing of streets to the extent of or dering the - kind of material . to be used. It then passes to the Execu tive Board, which orders the worji ad vertised In the official paper. The Board opens bids and refers them to the street committee, which makes rec ommendations as to the disposal of the bids. While the Council names the material to be usd, the Board has the power t reject all bids, and has been doing so recently, since Mayor Simon began his fight to se cure a reduction In the price of bitu lithic. The situation is the most interest ing development in the present pav ing fight. In the meantime, the price on asphalt, as named by the Barber -Asphalt Company has fallen to as low as $1.44 a square yard, and the Executive Board is awarding numer ous contracts for this. The Hassara Company is also receiving much work, as its price Is down to $1.75. FRIENDS SURPRISE COUPLE Mr. and Mrs. N. Bissinger Wished Godspeed at Theater Party. Mr. and Mrs. N. Bissinger were guests of a surprise theater party, fol lowed by an entertainment at the Con cordia Club, Friday night, a number of their friends, on the occasion of their leaving the city, chosing this manner to wish them God-speed. The hosts of Mr. ana Mrs. Hissinger were Mr. and Mrs. S. Rothchild, Mr, and Mrs. F. Seller, Mr. and Mrs. Julius L. Meier, Mr. and Mrs. H. Ottenheimer, Mr. and Mrs, Roy Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Max Hirsch and Mr', and Mrs. Ludwig Hlrsch. Following the Orpheum show, which they all attended, the party, in a large bus, led by the German band In an automobile, went to the Concordia Club, where supper was served. This was followed by music, speeches and dancing until an early hour yesterday morning. . TEETH'S CARE IMPORTANT 3Iothers and Teachers Club Hears liecture on Hygiene. That the proper care of the teeth is closely associated with the general health of the individual, both- with children and adults, was the state ment made by Dr. Edith G. Keith in her address before the Mothers' and Teachers' Club of the Brooklyn School Friday afternoon. Dr. Keith went into the subject in detail, showing how diseases were contracted and spread through neglect of the teeth, tuber culosis being one of those most gen erally spread through this channel. Miss Hilman Fox played the piano and Miss E. Cornutt sang, it was re ported that the free kindergarten in connection with the Brooklyn School was prospering. Miss Flory la the teacher and Miss C. K. Mathews the superintendent. It was announced that the April meeting would be devoted to the cam paign against the housefly, and in the interest of the state cleaning-up day proposed by the State Federation of .Women's Clubs. FATHER AND SON HONORED Metschan Family Celebrated Joint Birthday Anniversaries. There was a gathering of the Metschan family Thursday night at the home of Phil Metschan, Jr., 567 Maple street, in celebration of the Joint birthday anniversary of himself and his father, Phil Metschan, Sr., proprietor of the Imperial Hotel. An elaborate dinner was served, at which were present six Sr., was 70 years old yesterday, while his son celebrated his 84th birthday anniversary at the same time. One son and two daughters were unable to attend the family reunion. They were Frank Metschan and Mrs. George H. Cattanch, both of Canyon City, Grant County, and "Mrs. j. rank B. Meredith, of Salem, the latter be ing detained on account of sickness. The members of the family attending I the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. Pnll ! Metschan. Sr.. Mr. .and Mrs. Phil Metschan, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Otto W. Metschan, Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Metschan. H. A. Metschan and Miss Lillian Met schan, all of this city, and Dr. and Mrs. I F. Griffith, of Salem. I Mr. Metschan, Sr., was born In Ger- many, coming to the United States 50 years ago. In 1862 he came to Oregon, i locating in Grant County, where he lived until 1890, when he was elected State Treasurer, a position he held for two terms, retiring from public life In 1898. He has since been engaged in the hotel business in this city. He is the father of 10 children, all of whom were born In this state and nine of whom are living. Of the children, Frank, of Grant County, is the old est, being 44 years old, while Or. Met schan, of this city, is the youngest, having recently celebrated his 24th birthday. $1,500,000 TO BE SPENT NORTH BANK'S BUDGET FOR 1910 IS HEAVY. President French Home From Con ference With Empire Builder, Tells of Big Plans. Equipment and improvements for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad this year will entail an expenditure of $1,500,- 000, according to a statement made yes terday by George B. French, president of the road. Mr. French has Just re turned from St. Paul, where he conferred with Mr. Hill and other officials of the Hill system. "'My trip to the East was in regard to our budget for 1910, and in regard to gen eral policies," said Mr. French yesterday. "Such is the belief of the St. Paul people in the future of Portland and the North Bank Road that our budget, amounting roughly to $1,500,000, was approved with hardly any comment, except that on one class of equipment we received twice as much as we asked. "Many of my friends in St. Paul and especially those in Chicago, are looking with longing eyes toward Portland and toward Oregon some of them from the standpoint of an investment and others from the standpoint of a home. To all of these people I suggested a trip to Portland with a view of looking over the situation for themselves. "Whenever an Easterner gets away from the parasitical environment of Wall street and in actual touch with the strong individuality of this Northwestern Em pire he wants to stay here, but it is difficult to break away from the old ties. He generally says, "If I were 10 years younger I would make my home on the Pacific slope.' In any event he is liable to invest some money out here for a rainy day. "Li. W. Hill also seems to be putting strenuous enthusiasm Into the subject of the development of Eastern Oregon and of the Willamette Valley. "I can see nothing ahead but the great est prosperity for the railroad and com mercial interests of Portland, and after an absence of several weeks, I am glad to be back again in God's country." CENTRAL OREGON BOOST Bend and Madras to the Fore M. E. Thompson Co.. Pins Faith to Two Coming Cities of De schutes Valley. Following the tremendous activity that has awakened the great empire of Central Oregon to a realization of Its wondenul destiny, comes the an nouncement that M. E. Thompson Co., the local real estate company, has been planning for some time the exploitation and sale of two town sites in the Deschutes Valley, each of which seems, from the present facts, destined to become a city of great Im portance In the new country. Representauves of M. E. Thompson Co. have Just returned from the valley, fairly bursting with enthusiasm for the sights they have seen, the rail road construction work they have wit nessed and the wonderful future that is apparent at every hand. "On our trip through the Deschutes Valley we have overlooked nothing that would have any bearing upon our determination to undertake the sale of the best townsltes in the state. Handicapped by the severest weather of the year, looking upon the country at its very worst, we still maintain that Central Oregon has greater prospects than any other section of the North west with which we are familiar," said one of the party. "We visited every town in the valley and all of the- advertised townsites. We studied the railroad construction work. Ve travelled up and down the railroad surveys. We Inspected the country wiLh greater care, perhaps, than It has ever been studied by representatives of a Portland real estate firm. And we were accompanied by men of ex perience, as well, whose knowledge of townsite property is unsurpassed. "Out of all the wondenul district is certain to come two, at least, large, tnrlving cities. There will be other smaller towns, of course. Our pur pose, however, was to select the best or nothing. As a result of our un sparing efforts we are prepared to state that Bend is, in our Judgment, as certain to be the big city of the irrigation country in Crook County as anything can be. In the dry farming country to the North Madras Is the coming city." The natural trade conditions were studied by these .gentlemen, which, with the railroad stimulus added, brought them to an unalterable de termination to secure, if possible, the sale of these two townsltes. After considerable hard work, it is now defi nitely announced that M. E. Thompson Co., of Portland, will be the exclusive selling agents for the two cities of Bend ant Madras in Central Oregon. One oi the strong arguments In favor of the quick growth of these two cities, both of which are already established and well-populated cen ters, is the fact that although Spo kane was a city of slow growth, these Central Oregon centers have the ad vantage of being able to draw from surrounding areas that are quickly set tled. Spokane, of necessity, was com pelled to secure its growth from far away cities and states. Meanwhile, M. E. Thompson Co. is organizing a sales force, scouring the Northwest for a sales manager and trying to secure local agents in all the cities and towns of Oregon and Washington. A large advertising cam paign is being planned by a local ad vertising man and the activity of this company promises to keep the people moving in the direction of the Des chutes Valley. BANQUET CLOSES FORESTERS' MEET Mayor, Editor and Lumbermen Guests of Delegates at Com mercial Club. LAST TOPICS IMPORTANT 'Stock on Range," Protection From Fire, "National Forest Range Improvements" Are Discussed. Coyote Fence Succeeds. Closing their week of deliberation and consultation with a banquet at the Commercial Club last night, Forest Su pervisors of Alaska, Washington and Oregon are today en route for their homes. Mayor Simon, Editor Cornwall of the Timberman, and H. D. Dangille, con nected with the Lacey Lumber Com pany of Chicago, were guests of the 65 forest service delegates at the feast. Mr. Lan grille was the personal inspec tor for Secretary of the Interior Hitch cock, who was sent to Oregon to in spect withdrawals for forest reserves in the Blue Mountains as recommended by Binger Herman. Smith C. Bartrum, supervisor at Roseburg for the Umpqua district, acted as toastmaster. A. F. Potter, as sistant forester for the United States, was the principal speaker. The proceedings of the last day of the convention were devoted largely to grazing interests. "Handling Stock on the Range," was the subject of a paper read by Henry Ireland, super visor of the Whitman National forest. He said in part: "Overgrazing has been stalking along many years arm in arm with im proper methods of handling the stock, and the combination has caused graz ing areas throughout the Northwest to depreciate in carrying capacity from 10 to 90 per cent. Grazing areas now under administration are still being Injured by overgrazing and improper handling of stock. The result of im proper methods of handling sheep are In e'idence almost throughout the grazing sections of the Northwest. Many areas that at one time produced a heavy crop of excellent forage have been reduced to death beds by the constant trample in the grand scram ble that was in order every season prior to the date of administration by the Forest Service, and it will require years of careful handling to restore the range to its former condition. Pastures Are Divided. "For this reason it is "necessary in many instances to reduce the number of stock grazed, and obtain a thor ough co-operation between the sheep men and the Forest Service in the handling of stock on the public lands. Under present regulations each per mittee is allowed a specific area upon which to graze his flocks during the season and is required to keep within such area and is not permitted to en croach upon his neighbor's. This sys tem of administration has confined each permittee to his allotted area and thereby has done away with the surg ing back and forth over the range, which results in the trampling down of more feed than is consumed. It also reduces to a minimum the re peated driving of sheep over the areas from which the forage crop has been taken." A discussion of Mr. Ireland's paper brought out the importance of the destruction of predatory animals which prey upon domestic stock and wild ani mals such as cougars and wolves, now in practice by the- Forest Service, was in dorsed by all supervisors', and it was the sentiment of the meeting that this pol icy should be continued. There was con siderable sentiment in favor of the es tablishment of game preserves and the protection of breeding grounds within the forests. Fire Iiosa Lessened. S. C. Bartrum, Supervisor of the Ump qua National Forest, presented a paper on the protection of the forests from fire. Thia paper dealt particularly with the necessity for the construction of proper trails within the forests to make it possible to bring a fire-fighting force into action as early after a discovery of a fire as possible. He recalled the great annual waste in green timber which re sults from forest fires set carelessly by campers and originating from other un necessary sources. Mr. Bartrum spoke particularly of the necessity for active co-operation between the private owners of orest lands outside the National forests and the Forest Service. Systems of lire patrol have already been put into effect by numerous large timber holders and their co-operation with the Forest Service on previous occasions has re sulted In a mutual good. Previous to the establishment of the National forests the destruction of tim ber by forest fires resulted in losses equivalent to the total output of lumber by the manufacturing Industries of Ore gon. Now the fires are largely confined to areas which have previously been burned over and where the hazard is greatest. These are generally extingu ished before the green growing timber is seriously affected. Anti-Coyote Fence Wins. Howard kT" O'Brien, Assistant Dis trict Forester in the Portland office of the Forest Service, ' presented a pa per ' on the "Improvement of the Na tional Forest Range." Mr. O'Brien said that the Forest Service has been carrying on experimental work for the last three years for the purpose of studying various range problems with a view to bringing about such utiliza tion "of National forest lands as will result In the largest returns possible to stock owners without injury to the growth of the forests or , the forage on the lands grazed. "Perhaps the most important work which the Department of Agriculture has ever undertaken," said Mr. O'Brien, "has been the coyote-proof pasture- in the Wallowa National Forest. The real object of this study was to collect In formation which would make It possi ble to do away with the unnecessary destruction of forage by herding and trampling. Such a test required a coyote-proof fence. In selecting the area to be fenced, which has an elevation of from 4800 to 6400 feet, it was nec essary to have one which would pro vide Summer grazing for sheep and would be a suitable site for a test against wild animals. The work was started in 1907; in 1908 the experiments were satisfactory, the fence being en tirely successful as a protection against coyotes. The report for 1909, which is now being prepared in the Portland office, will again prove the worth of the construction of the fence, the efficiency of the fence as a pro tection against predatory animals, and show favorable results from the graz ing of sheep where they are unmo lested in the pasture. "The record of the hunter who was NEW SPRING FABRICS SUITINGS, OVERCOATINGS, TROUSERINGS, FANCY VESTINGS All the latest weaves and colorings and at prices ' all can afford. Drop in Monday and look them over. No trouble to show goods. Satisfaction guaranteed In all cases. Garment to order In a day If required. Full dres and Tuxedo suits a specialty. WILLIAM JERREMS SONS .108 THIRD STREET .1 i This $500 Steger & Sons Piano FREE. Over $3700 in other prizes. Read Page 2, Section 1, this paper. 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The average pasture lamb weighed 75.6 pounds and the average range lamb weighed aoout 10 pounds less." TO ENFORCE FOREST RULES Policy Unchanged Till Supreme Court Decides Again. Asserting that the tie vote by which the United States Supreme Court on March 14 denied the right of the Secre tary of the Interior to cause the institu tion of criminal prosecutions for grazing trespass. Associate Forester A. F. Potter yesterday announced the Intention of the Forest Service to go ahead under the old rules until another test case could be carried up to the court of last resort. Mr. Potter is now In Portland and was In attendance at the meeting of Forest Service officers held during the past week. "The regulations provide that all users of the grazing privilege shall pay a fee," said Mr. Potter last night. "The rules are formulated under various acts of Congress giving the Secretary of Agri culture power to provide for the admin istration of National forests. Acting on that authority, certain charges are made, and the rules provide that certain pen alties shall be inflicted for their viola tion. ' "The case upon which the Supreme Court passed came up from California and arose out of the attempt of certain Itinerant sheep owners to graze their flocks on forest areas without payment of fees and without permits having been issued to them. Judge Welborn, of the United States District Court, held the legislative power to make regulations could not be delegated to Secretary Wil son by Congress. It was exactely the same issue which has been decided in other states. The Forest Service and the rules were sustained In six instances and turned down In two. Judge Welborn and Judge Whitson, of Washington, held the law to be unconstitutional. Judges DeHaven, Beatty and Lewis hSve sus tained the act as clothing the Secretary with constitution?1 nw - ' regulations and inflict penalties as pro vided by the act itself. The Supreme Court of Arizona recently decided for the Forest Service also. "In passing upon the California case the Supreme Court justices were evenly divided, and wnilj the inatitt iiiiwu .... a contlrmation of the decision of Judgr Welborn of California, . the only thing we can do under the circumstances is to go on with the enforcement of the rules just as we have in the past and get a case sent up to the court of lasl resort as soon as possible. "The weight of the decisions Is with the Forestry Bureau up to date. "The purpose of my present visit to FREE v fir Swell ' I ylL Affair j ffitk m flip mmH Get a Piarno N Take choice from over a. dozen dif ferent makes. All fully warranted, very latest, brand-new instruments. Come in tomorrow with first pay ment of 3G we'll deliver piano at once pay balance $G monthly. The House cf Highest Quality 353 Genuine Portland was solely to meet with and advise forest officers as to an inter pretation of regulations concerning home stead settlement. It is the purpose of Secretary Wilson and the forester to place the most liberal construction upon the act of June 11, 1S97, under which such entries are made. There has been a great dsal of complaint of the large amounts of land Included in the Na tional forests which are available for agricultural purposes. More than 4,000,000 acres of such lands have been restored to entry by elimination from the forests and those are available under the home stead and other laws. "Lands still within the boundaries of the forests which are more valuable for agriculture than for timber must lie ap plied for under the act of June 11, re ferred to. They may be secured whether the lands have been surveyed or not, and I have been Impressing supervisors with the liberality of the interpretation which Secretary Wilson desires placed on the valuation of those lands for various pur poses. "Unless the lands at this time contain timber which Is commercially valuable, they should be listed for entry upon ap plication of the settler. "Lands which may include a small body of commercially valuable timber, the bal ance being available for agriculture, will be listed for entry. There is no reason why the small parcel of -timber should prevent a settler acquiring a home. Xor is there any reason in eliminating that small tract of timber while the aettler gets everything surrounding it. , Mr. Potter leaves, today for Washing "ton. Upon his return to the National capital it is probable that the mew forester will undertake a trip to the West, MRS. SEIP STILL MILITANT Contends Right to Spiritualist Presi dency Xot Settled. Mrs. Sophia B. Seip, who was declared by George B. Warne, president of the National Spiritualists' Association, in a letter to The Oregonlan. to be no longer the head of the Oregon branch of that organization, called attention yesterday to the fact that a suit contesting her claim to the position of state president is now pending in the local Circuit Court, and she maintains that until the case is decided Mr. Warne cannot properly de clare another person state president. Mrs. Seip explained yesterday that she was elected president of the state board at a convention held in September, 1907, to serve for one year, but before the year had ended she was Informed by Mr. Warne that she was not legally a member of the association, and that she must give up its books. which she refused to do. This resulted "ln litigation, she says, that Is not yet ended. She said yesterday that Washington Street Pianola Piano Representatives the state association had separated from i the National organization and is not un- j der the jurisdiction of tho National pres ident. I "The state association Is now awaiting with hundreds of pure-minded spiritual , persons the decision of Judge Cantenbein of our Circuit Court. With this explana tlon I trust this affair will be left in the hands of the court." , Xavy Heroes Rewarded. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. March 26. The j bravery of Ensign Guy F. Davis, of the torpedobpat Hopkins, who risked his life to rescue the injured engine-room crew when a boiler tube burst on tho vessel some weeks ago, is commended in a letter he has received from tho Secretary of the Navy. Watertendera Bonna and Cleary also received letters and $100 each. Engineers "Request" Increase. NEW YORK, March 26. Demands are to be made on all railroads in the East by the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers for increases in wages. 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