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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1911)
THE SUXDAT OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 8, 1911. 12 SUIT FOR RENT WON ENGINEERS' OF '82 HEN CONNECTED WITH RAILROAD HISTORY IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST, WHO HELD BANQUET LAST NIGHT. . RETELL OLD TALES H. L. Pittock Gains Judgment in Lease Litigation. Pioneer Railroad Builders Meet If You Can Solve This Puzzle. Can You Solve It? at Banquet in Commer cial Club. CASE IS TRIED BY JURY Verdict Is for $81,445 and Attor ney's Fees, Which Amount to 840 72--BnUdlng Guarantee Is Also Involved. NEW SOCIETY- ORGANIZED ujnM.n,ai.i.-W'uu -ji. - .Mksasijss. ' IILJ.J. II 11! - - V ' - ;v - M . s -v .f lilliini mi i . ii mi. mwT-iirnm-m-i w. oa II. GalTaot Calls Men Together to Secure Historical Data Railroad Construction In Pacific Northwest. Recalling the drs whra they tulrttd la the location and the construction of the Northern Paci3c and the O. R. A N.. In the day of '83 and '83. It former en. Irtnwri lat down to a banquet table la the Commercial Club dining-rooms last Bight and had on of those enjoyable occasions when event of a trying period are reviewed. The banquet was the result of the planning of W. H. Gslvani. who worked in the o9c of the chief engineer of that period. Hans Thlelsen. but per formed valorous duties as a field engi neer. It was the- aim of Sir. Galvanl to bring together the remnants of the band of pathfinders who made It possible to secure the present development of the Paclfle Northwest. Not only did he de Ire to bring the -boys" together for purposes of recalling those days, but the larger and greater purpose of assembling the lost history of that work. To bring this about an organisation was perfected last evening by the aelec- - tton of II. B. Thlelsen, for president, and W. IL Galvlnl. aa secretary. Those who formed the party last night were: II. B. Thlelsen. then assistant chief of the O. R. & N.; W. W. Brether- ton. Will Burrage. XV. . II. UalvanL J. I. Coleman, engineers of the O. K. N. ; Otto Kleeman. George V. Mar shall, architects In engineering depart ment; P. S. Malcolm, chief clerk of the O. R. A N.: Joseph J. Charabreau. accountalnt In engineering department of O. R. A X.; D. D. Clark. A. A. Lindsley. engineers: Thomas N. Strong, topographer for Northern Pacific Rail way. . G. Bogue. assistant chief of the Northern Pacific, was unable to be present, being detained at Seattle on Important business. Thiclman Was Grand Old Man. In the days when these men worked nut the common cause of bringing the nonnsui into communication by rail with the Eastern Coast. Him Thlelxnan was the chief engineer of both rail roads, and from the stories told lastl night, was a grand old man la every respect. Stories were told of the hardships endured In making the location of both roads, particularly the O. K. A N.. and the conditions which followed the orders of Henry Vlllard. the giant rail road builder of that period. A banquet was served consisting of six courses, forming an elaborate din ner. When the hour came for cigars and story telling. W. H. Galvanl acted aa toastmaster. It was decided to make the annual banquet tha crowning feature of the organisation, so that once a year all may live within the atmosphere of the period of tratnraaklng." Pioneering; Days Recalled. The toastmaster called upon Harry B. Thlelsen. sun of the chief, who has long ago passed to bis reckoning, to give soma of his recollections of the time when he worked for his father and ef the many difficulties Involved Jn building the U. R. A X over and be yond The imlles and on Into the desert r cistern Oregon, now the fruit gar den vf the Nation. Mr. Thlelsen declared that one of Ma most vivid memories was of the difficulty experienced In building the . R. A N". within the specified time of the contract. lllard, he aald, kept In- alstlng that the work be rushed faster. Absolutely no attention was paid to the economics of construction and the road was forced around Mil and moun tain regardless of tha effect upon fu ture traffic. haci guest was called upon In turn and told of the work performed and trie difficulties esperienced In going tnrougn what at that time waa regard ed as the most difficult section In tha i. nlted States from a railway standpoint. Many were the engineers, said one ft the speakers, "who believed at that time such a taak was Impossible of ac- compusnment. engineers who were employed In Chief Thlelsen's office cam from every clime in tha world. It was said to be tha most cosmopolitan rrew that waa ever gathered together lor aimnar duties. Every Nation In Oregon. loong men Just aa soon as they landed la New York, whether they were irom Hungary. Sweden. Italr or Scot land. Wales, Ireland or France, If they unaersiooa in worg or an engineer. wer given a position upon the line worming Its .way across the mountains ana over the plains to the Pacific Coast. "While this cosmopolitan condition existed in the Thlelsen fore at the same time there was a camaraderie ex isting wnicn bound all together in In separable ties. Wherever two of these comrade meet today, whether on this id or Ui opposite side of the Contin ent, there la a aplendid exhibition of brotherly feeling which goes far to maae lire pleasant. O . JV: JM&zTJfA T.T. -f- cSi:J?LZ CQZ.T7Z 1 : .,: '.Vs -'WTTT ts -ti t': ... . -v. .--.-u,- ?, " i fir'j A , - - ..ru Sim tv 1 " 7 'h- - - s's;l L . - - .Lin ....ill lJirT' - '- - "-i--- i . iswssses.si l ilt l P f JJII s, ) I i SHIPS TO YIELD $7500 XCRSES nD NEED TOll TIBER. CVLOSIS IXXD. Living Quarters of Patients to Blame for Much Sanitation Often Is Neglected. History to Tell of Work. i Th work of compiling a history of me wora or tnes men will be under taken by the new organisation. It Is believed by the members that this his tory win be. a valuable aaset to the an nals of the Northwest. At the present time the ranks of the men who formed this party of pathfinders are gradually being thinned and unless at thla time the events as experienced by these en gineers ax gathered and compiled they will be lost to future generations. FARM IS DEEDED TO WIFE (.nlldrea GoWltli 3Iotix-r in Settle ment of Dtrorce lasne. Divorce was granted to Oscar Bresee, lorraeny or usiDurf. v a by Circuit Judge Gantenbeln yesterday from Mary Florence Bresee on th grounds of desertion. By his consent custody of their trtr minor cnudroa waa award ed to Mrs. Brese. By way of settlement. Brese deeded to his wife a farm of 204" acres In Virginia, together with an Insurance policy of $X and agreed to pay f 6000 oat ef his mother's estate when his mother die. Th couple wer married aa June. 11)1 parel Is also In demand. Those having new or worn gowns for either men or women, which they care to donate, are asked to aend them to the association, 601 Medical building, or telephone Main 08S or A 4342. It la believed that t'SOO will have been realized from the sale of Red Cross stsrnrs In Portland under the di rection of the Visiting Nurses- Associa tion, when the returns are all In. Visits of the nurses are constantly show'ng the need of a crusade against tuberculosis, They find that tubercu losis Is chiefly a house dtsoase. Inva riably the living quarters of the pa tients whom they visit are In wretched condition. Lark of proper ventilation Is the main feature of these homes. This Is said to be true not only of homes, but In stores, factories and of fices. The basements under many busi ness houses are responsible for much lowered vltaJlty. which In turn makes the patient easily subject to disease. The report or tne association aiso shows that of 411 visits made. 117 were In cases of tuberculosis. That a con- taglon ward at the new County Hospi tal Is necessary Is a fact which the as sociation feels called upon to face. An example of this need was the case re cently brought to notice of a man who had contracted measles In a cheap lodging-house. This case when report, ed by Dr. Wheeler could not, be taken to the sanatorium of St. Vincent's be- usa of the crowded condition of that place. Hence a special nurse had to be obtained. A ward for contagion and an emergency hospital would do away with many now serious difficulties, the nurses say. The supply committee of the associa tion reported that flannelette gowns for women are much needed, as the supply donated by the needlework guild has been exhausted. Infants' ap- Rate Problem Answers Filed. BALE if. Or- Jan. 7. (Special.) An swers were filed by the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company with the Railroad Commission today In the Baker Commercial Club rate cases. One of the answers Is as to class rates out of Baker and the other aa to com modity rates Into Baker. Both of the answers are general denials to the alle gations of the complaints. DEATH COMES fN SLEEP nEART DISEASE CLAIMS PETER HOBKIKK, PIONEER.. .......................... t BMMiMMnsessssisrvnr. t " Cs It j j ,-. s 1 I rrf rrit.V t Sa i Peter Hofchlrk. Pioneer Co. rarter, Uk Was Fonail Dead la Bed by His Wife yesterday. Long Residence in Portland Marked . by Construction of Many of City's Schoolhouses. The doad body of Peter Hobklrk, a pioneer of Portland, was found In his bed at his home, S7G Corbett street yesterday morlnng at 10:30 by his wife aa she went to awaken him. Mrs. Hobklrk summoned a physician, who said that death had come some hours before. The physician said that heart disease was the immediate cause of death, although a complication of disorders, with which he bad been suf fering, aided. Mr. Hobklrk was born In "Jedburgh, Scotland. March 16, 1841, and came to the United States when only a youth. He entered the contracting business in San Francisco and removed to Port land 36 years ago. He was In the con tracting business In Portland and built several of the Portland school houses. Mr. Hobkirk was well known In Ore gon politics, having been a member of the Oregon House of Representatives 13 years ago and at the time of the consolidation of Kast and West Port land was a member of the City Coun cil The dead pioneer Is survived by his widow, three daughters, a son, nephew and many more distant relatives. The daughters are Mrs. D. L- Povey and Miss Lillian 1. Hobklrk. and Mrs. M. F. Sullivan, of Walla Walla, Wash. The son is Fred Hobklrk. of Portland. The suit of H. L. Pittock on the bond of W. D. Wood, formerly lessee of the Pittock property, a block bounded by Washington, Stark, West Park and Tenth streets, for the payment of rent and guarantee to construct a building to cost svmooo on the oroDerty. secured by the Trustee Security Company, of New York, ended In the Federal Court yesterday with a Judgment In favor of the plalntlf for 3S1.445.&3 and attorneys' fees, which .mount to 14072.22. The case was tried bv lurv. Tile Pittock property has been In litiga tion over the lease since October, 1909, when Mr. Pittock brought suit to cancel the lease on the grounds that rental were Inn overdue and the nrovlBlons or in lease had not been complied with. A ens rata suit vu brought against the sureties for nonpayment of rent. Tn Fnbruarv. 1907. a 99-year lease to the property waa given J. Whyte Evans and in Am-n of the sajne year. It was as signed to W. D. Wood, of Seattle. The terms provided that for the first ten years the rental would be $2500 a month and then the rate was gradually increased until It amounted to more than $100,000 a year during the last period of its He. The lease also specified that Tfie holder should construct a steel and concrete building on the property, to coet not less than $600,000. A bond of $160,000 was filed in July, 1907, to secure payment of the rent and guarantee construction of the build ing, with the Trustee Security Company of New York aa surety. The suit to cancel the lease was tried in the Federal Court last October and Mr. Pittock recovered his property. The suit to collect the unpaid rent was tried on the 4th, 6th and 6th of this month and Judgment was given yesterday in favor of Mr. Pittock. During the trial It was shown that rent had been paid ,..hi BAni.mhar. 1507. Then there waa no further payment until December 28, 190S. Between 'December 28. 1908, and March. 1909, $10,000 was paid and that was the last payment. In August. 1909, Mr. Pittock served notioe on Wood that un less the back rent was paid the lease would be cancelled, but there was no further paynent. Suit was filed October 10 19U9 to cancel- the lease and collect the rent . from, the surety. The Judgment recovered yestorday Is for payment of the rent until October 10. 1909. Mr. Pittock was represented by Cake St Cake and the defense by Wllliams, Wood & Llnthicum. Prompt and Accurate. Expert wsteh repairers. Walter A. Lord Company, Jll Sixth iU near Washington. LANE IS WALNUT COUNTY McMlnnvillo Orchardist Tells of Value of Product. SPRINGFIELD, Or.. Jan. 7. (Spe cial.) One of the most interesting lec tures and one of vital importance to this county was delivered here this week by J. C. Cooper, the McMlnnvllle orchardist. who spoke upon the culture of walnuts. He declared that the con ditions In Lane County are the best In tho state for the culture of walnuts, that these nuts are far more profitable than fruit, bringing higher prices and requiring less attention and care, and that It would be quite possible that a special variety of nut could be found adapted to this soil that would not only be distinctive, but be better than any other Oregon walnut and would go towards advertising this county as the Hood River apple has advertised that section of the state. " Mr. Cooper Is preparing a new book upon the growth of walnuts In Oregon, to be published soon, and while here se cured a number of pictures of this ln itimtrv about SDringfleld. He was es pecially struck with the Terpening or chard, near this city, which he con Mem one of the best In the state. Tho uilnut. Mr. Cooper says, is more profitable than ordinary fruit and large returns are reanzea jam"." ty. where most of the Oregon walnuts are grown, tne yieia mtioco mut... with the age of the trees. With 12 trees to the acre, the 12-year-old trees average 4 pounds to the tree; 15-year-olds go 150 -pounds per tree, and 18-year-olds run over 200 pounds. The price varies about 18 cents a pound In the orchard, and the expense of grow ing them Is small. Tha fact that walnuts will grow well In this county is proved to Mr. Cooper by the fact that seedling trees found about here are so neauny. ine ihc that the nuts are not of especial qual ity means nothing. Decause tne guou nut must be found by experimenting. PERS0NALMENTI0N. R. H. Smith, of Dallas, Or., is at the Perkins. J. A. Cresaey, of Eugene, Is at the Imperial. W. McCormlck, or Seattle, is staying at the Lenox. O F. Conley, of Corvallls, Is staying ; at the Perkins. W. R. McKay, of Donald, Or., Is reg istered at the Lenox. Henrv Robert, of The Dalles, is stay- tag at the Cornelius. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Keene, or koso- burg, are at the Portland. Oeorge Laggers, of White Salmon. Wash., Is at the Cornelius. v. J. Kelly, a rancher of Pomeroy, Wash., is staying at the Oregon. A A. Hlltpn, a capitalist of Tacoma, I registered at the Portland yesterday. E. P. Noonan and Mrs. Noonan, of Astoria, are registered at the Imperial. Turner Oliver, of La Grande, and Mrs. Oliver are staying at the Imperial. John H. Wourms. an attorney of Wal lace, Idaho, Is registered at the Port land. Mrs. Albert Senders, of Albany, Or., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. BaslnskI, Is visiting the city. H. T- McClellan, a rancher and hotel man of Roseburg, was among yester day's arrivals at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klelnberg and children, of Ellensburg, Wash., and Mrs. Phil Lewis, of Tacoma, are guests at the Hartjon apartments. Mr. and Mrs. O. Backstrom announce the engagement of their daughter, Minnie Irene, to Dr. C. E. Lindberg. Wedding to take place In February. L. Todd Haxen, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hazen, who was recently operated on for appendicitis. Is conva lescing rapidly at Good Samaritan Hospital. Jack Swlske, one of the proprietors of the Baron Shoe Company, and his wife, have left for New York, from where they will sail for Europe to make an extensive tour. William S. Halvor, superintendent of This $300 upright grand Reed French piano. Take any number from 7 to IS in clusive. Do not use any number more than twice. Place one number In each of the squares, so that when they are added perpendicularly or horizontally the total will make 33. For the neat est correct answers we will give abso lutely free the following prize In or der of merit. All prizewinners will be notified by mail and all prizes must be called for within ten days from clos ing of contest. It Is not wrong to use this paper. Only one person in a fam ily can enter. The winner of the first special prize in this great publicity con test will receive absolutely free th $600 Reed-French Piano, or if they pre fer they can have their choice of either of the other two by paying the dif ference as above. Other special prizes to be awarded In order of merit. This contest Is being held by some of the world's largest manufacturers of high-grade pianos. These manufac turers believe they can make their pianos better known In this way lr. two or three weeks than It would be pos sible, in any other way In tha same number of years. In Addition to the Above Prizes every prize winner will receive, ac cording to the merit of the solution, a bona fide Draft for an amount from $25 to $137.50. These Drafts will be accepted by us at their full face value to apply on the purchase of any one of the above new pianos that we are Introducing to. the piano-loving publio through this mammoth advertising plan. The above mentioned Drafts will be given in denominations as follows: Three at $137.60, three at $135.00, three at $130.00, three at $125.00, three at $120.00, three at $110.00, three at $100.00, ten at $75.00, ten at $50.00, and all cor rect solutions will receive a Draft for $25.00. Think of It! If you solve this puzzle correctly you will receive, IN ADDI TION to one of the above elegant prizes, which you get ABSOLUTELY FREE, a bona fide Draft, as explained In the last above paragraph. These pianos have an enviable repu tation in many of the largest cities and the manufacturers believe they can Introduce them in this market more quickly and satisfactorily by giving the people THE SAVING of the enormous expense of an introduction through the ordinary methods. Any thinking person will readily appreciate that any manu facturer of a reliable piano can well afford to make the above liberal offer, if by bo doing he makes his Instruments as well known in this vicinity during the next three or four weeks as would take throe or four years by ordinary methods of advertising. This is the age of co-6peratlon, and the manufacturer of these pianos cor rectly believes that the best way to introduce them to this market is to spend the advertising money In mak ing SPECIAL, OFFERS TO THE PEO PLE 'rather than by employing world famous demonstrators at a fabulous expense, and making the people pay for such methods by asking a heavily inflated price for the piano. In the event of a tie for any of the prizes, the cash value of the prize will bo divided equally between those tvlng. ALL CONTESTANTS WILL RE CEIVE A VALUABLE PRIZE FOR THEIR EFFORT. Rush Your Answer Today Send by mail or bring to oar store. Contest closes January 23, 1911, at 6 P. M. Address Special Factory Rep resentative, Desk 3, care of Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co. Standard make, fitted with play er. Price, $850. On of the world's best pianos. Price, $750. FRE1 THIS GENUINE DIAMOND RING FREsEj Thls ZO-year guaranteed lady's gold watch. FREE Cor. Sixth and Burnside Sts. Portland Oregon. This 20-year guaranteed gentle men' gold watch. Station D of the Portland Postofflce, has resigned from the service and has en tered into partnership with Toll Thomp son to conduct a general insurance busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Kimball and son. Harris O'Nell Kimball, and Mrs. H. C. O'Neil have arrived in Portland after spending a few months in Cal ifornia. Colon-el O'Nell. father of Mrs. Kimball, will Join the family here next week. The O'Neils and Kimballs ,are from the South and East, but on a pre vious visit to Portland were so Im pressed with the city that they have re turned wth the intention of making it their home. Mr. Kimball has traveled for the past 10 years and feels that Portland has the best future of any city he has visited. They are at the Alder Hotel. ' CHICAGO, Jan. 7. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCullough, of Port land, are ai the Stratford. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 7. (Special.) Portland arrivals at the Palace Hotel today were: J. P. Menefee, R. E. Men efee, J. R. Holman and wife, W. Hute son, Mrs. J. Harnett and children, Mrs. Martha Olson. Britons Cool About Arbitration. LONDON, Jan. 7. The project of re viving the negotiations for a general Anglo-American arbitration treaty, on the subject of which President Taft is sounding the Senate committee on for eign relations, attracts comparatively little Interest here. Few of the news papers express an opinion on the mat ter. Undoubtedly the British Govern ment would meet tne United States half . Tie Liberal -party Is particularly fa vorable to such an arrangement. The general feeling, however, Is that tha Senate may block the plan, and the English statesmen are not anxious for a repetition of the experience whlch was had with the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Sixty-Two Creditors Summoned. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 7. (Spe cial.) Sixty-two creditors of the Econ omy Drug Store, owned by -riarlon Harris, recently bankrupt, have been summoned to meet before Referee In Bankruptcy George B. Simpson, at 10 o'clock January 18, to elect a trustee. The assets are said to be $5505 and the" liabilities $3831. Eye Ad vice If you will close your eyes one inin ute every hour, they will be spare many years to you. If you requin glasses, we will fit them at less ex pense than others charge. Quality, Promptness and Accuracy is our motto. Established here since 1896. DALLAS OPTICAIPARLORS . aiS-SIS FAILING BLDC Cor. Third and Wasblnirtnn streets. Second Floor. Take Elevator.