The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 03, 1911, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTIJE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND,-' SEPTEMBER 3, 1911. EDITORS IT generally admitted that the high ef ficiency of the rural schools Is largely due to his efforts. GOOD ROADS MOV E Tillamook County Newspaper Men Visit Cloverdale Country's Highways. PROGRESS IS BEING MADE Recommendations Following Meet ing Call for $150,000 Expendi ture Next Year Women Play Important Role as Hostesses. CLOVERDALE. Or.. Sept. 2. (Spe clal.) Every newspaper In the county was represented a the second meeting of the Tillamook County Booster Edi tors' Association when it met here to give the south part of the county visit, which lasted three days. The aim of the newspaper men In visiting different parts of the county togetner is to come la closer touch with the leading citizens, ascertain the needs of the county and after a thor ough Investigation promote the things . wmcn win help the entire county. The editors are taking a lively Inter est in good roads, and as Tillamook County is making rapid progress in this respect, the booster editors have gone over a large part of the recent road Improvements and have made many suggestions about contemplated road work, and as a result they rec ommend the expenditure of $150,000 on roads next year. Delegation Important One. The delegation was composed of Fred C. Baker. Tillamook Headlight, president; Frank Taylor, Cloverdale Courier, vice-president; C. E. Trom- bley, secretary; H. F. Elfenberger, Ne halem Enterprise; W. C. Trombley, Bay City Examiner. County Commissioner H M. Farmer accompanied the edi tors. The Urst trip out from Cloverdale was to Pacific City and to Nestucca Bay. one of the most picturesque spots on the Pacific Coast. Over this stretch of beautiful country the road has been resurveyed, with an easy grade, and work on it is now proceeding. When complete It will be a most delightful run for automobiles. . At Pacific City the booster editors were most royally received and entertained. J. H. Dun stan served a sumptuous dinner at the hotel for the party. The same evening the women of Clo verdale tendered the booster editors a reception, when they were called upon to make speeches. There was a good crowd to meet the editors. The next trip was to Neskowln. 15 miles from Cloverdale. It Is in this section of Tillamook County that a most picturesque road has been sur veyed and graded, and when this lm . provement is complete It will add an other to .the many delightful auto drives In Tillamook County. This road branches off from . the 'main county road. at Three River, goes through Cloverdale to the Little Nes - tucca Valley, and then on to Oretown. From there It skirts the side of the mountain with the Pacific Ocean In view, making a most beautiful, pictur esque scene at most every turn of the road. When this road and the Necar ney Mountain road la Improved for auto travel. Tillamook County will have, besides the main road through the county, two of the prettiest auto drives In Oregon. Plan to Shorten Road. It Is 18 miles from Three Rivers to Neskowln, but this will be shortened several miles, for there Is a proposi tion to build about a mile and a half of road across the tide land from the Union Schoolhouse, which will save Ave miles of travel, going over a mountain road which covers seven miles. It is expected that as soon as the entire road Is rocked, which Is now being done, that the County Court will send a rock crushing plant and a gasoline roller to complete the work. There are at present a number of sharp points In the road which the newspaper men will ask to have cut off. Other than Jhls, the editors had only words of praise for this public improvement in the good roads movement. One drawback the editors found to the south part of the county was -lack of better transportation. Freight Is taken there on the small gasoline schooner Delia, which has only carry ing capacity from 30 to 40 tons. This has to be discharged on the bay and then scowed to Cloverdale, and It Is the same way that some of the cheese is shipped from there. With the expenditure of about $25,000 improving the Big Nestucca River vessels carrying 150 tons could reach Cloverdale, as there are only three small bars In the river to. contend with after some snags have been removed. There Is some prospect, however, of the Nestucca Valley's obtaining rail road connection with the Willamette Valley and Tillamook City, for the pro moters of the Portland & West Coast Railroad & Navigation Company say that work on that road from Wllla mina will be commenced shortly, which will come down the Little Nestucca and strike Pacific City and Cloverdale. and from there It will go north through the county to Tillamook Bay. Diversified. Farming Promoted. The whole of the Nestucca country is suited to diversified farming, as vege. tables and fruit grow to perfection, but, like all other parts of Tillamook County, the farmers have devoted their attention exclusively to the production of milk, not raising enough potatoes, onions, vegetables, etc.. or making enough butter for their own consump tion; consequently a large amount of this produce is shipped' in. with heavy freight charges added. The Nestucca Valley, once the large dairy farms are cut up Into 10 and 20- cre tracts and diversified farming be comes general, will sustain a large and prosperous class of people. Before returning home the booster editors passed votes of thanks to the citizens, Charles Ray. J. H. Dunstan, the Elmore Packing Company and County Commissioner Farmer for hos pitable and courteous treatment, and, after recommending a number of Im provements In road work, went on rec .ord as being "favorably impressed with the road work that is being done in the south end of the county and believe the County Court should be commended for the economy displayed." CHEHAL1S HITS BERGER Centralia loses First of DecislTe Series. CHEHALIS, Wash., Sept. 2. (Spe cial.) Chehalls' baseball team defeated Centralia In the State League here to day, winning the opening game of the closing series, 9 to 2. Berger, who has been regarded as Centralia's invincible pitcher was bat ted to the woods before the second Inning closed, Chehalls getting eight hits oft him, one three-bagger, three two-baggers, three singles and a home run. Krause replaced , Berger and pitched a steady game to the close. Archer pitched for Chehalls and his work was all Chehalls could desire. Kennedy, . recently from the North west, played first base for Chehalls, and his playing and hitting were fea tures. He got a three-bagger, two two-baggers, and a sacrifice long fly that scored a run. Moore, 'Chehalls' shortstop was robbed. of a rare chance to make a triple -play by the fact that one man was already out. There was a large attendance and tomorrow's and . Monday's crowds are expected to be record breakers.. Che halls must win the three remaining games to be played to'wln the pennant while Centralia needs but one. As the. game - closed Guyn, of the IDAHO F ABLAZE, ORES T IS ASKED Most Dangerous and Exten sive Fire of Season Breaks Out on Mussellshell. RANGER RUSHED TO SCENE Call for Volunteers Sent to Lewis ton, Kendrick and ' Surrounding ' Towns Lightning Believed to , Hare Started Raging Fire. SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 2. (Special.) Supervisor Fisher, of the Clearwater Forest Reserve, at Orofino, Idaho, was TILLAMOOK EDITORS ON BOOSTER TOUR. (i f up I If fit 'f' , ; '. - , jT&j&g" .L,..y?&Z r. --' - - "'' Miij..ii.li.lliiiMluiMJMIMMI PENCIL PUSHERS IS THEIR SlUTOMOBILE AT CLOVERDALE. Centralia team, struck a boy whom he said had been "guying;- him and was arrested and fined $10 and costs in Police -Court. Score of todajrs game follows: R. H. E. ' R.H. E. Chehalls . 13 HCentralia . 2 .73 Batteries Archer and .Wlaeholt; Berger, Krause and Roche. Bases on balls Archer S, Krause 3. Two-base hits Gleason, Taylor, Johnson, . Ken nedy 2; Three-base hits Kennedy and Miller. Home run Wlneholt Double plays Brown to Boettlger, Moore un assisted. . . FIRST SALMON VESSEL IN Bering Sea Schooner Reports Catch 35 Per Cent Short. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 3 (Special.) Twenty-eight days from. Koggiun, Bristol Bay, the schooner Bertie Minor arrived in port this morning after a stormy passage, having encountered a series of strong southern and easterly gales and much fog In the Bering Sea. The schooner. Is the first of the sal mon boats-to arrive from the northern canneries. Captain Langren reports that the catch was 'fully 25 per cent less than last year. ..The Minor's catch was 800 barrels. When the Bertie Minor left Bristol Bay all were well. Traction Engine Saves Auto. FOREST GROVE, Or Sept 2. (Spe- lal.) Postmaster W. B. Haines, of this city; accompanied by J. H. Hartley. realty dealer, In an attempt to pass vctilcle on the .Gales Creek Road near the Watts Place, careened his pouring car over an embankment Wed- nesaay morning. - rveitner or tne occu pants were' seriously Injured and but slight damage was done to the ma chine, which was hoisted back onto the road by a traction engine. notified today that the most dangerous and extensive forest fire of the season broke out this afternoon on the Mus sellshell. several miles -east of Pierce and was already beyond the control of the 20 rangers who were hurried ta the scene. : An appeal' was made by .the chief ranger In that portion of the reserve for 30 additional, firefighters and they will be sent as soon as they can be se cured. ., " . No available men can be found at Orofino and a call for volunteers has been sent to Lewlston,-Kendrick and surrounding towns. Spokane will be appealed to tomorrow if the required number cannot be assembled In North Idaho. The fire Is said to have been started by lightning and It is sweeping through the tops of the trees with In credible ' rapidity. . An extensive area , had been burned over 'this afternoon and a brisk .wind : was-causing It to spread rapidly.' The-mountains in that vicinity are heavily timbered and a crown fire.' such as the one now rag ing, may cause an Immense amount of damage In a short time. A nre, originating from a burning brush pile on the William FouBt farm In the timber two miles east of Orofino, is tonight engaging the attention of all the men who could be- secured and was not under control at a late hour. At- last reports the blaze was clos Ing in on the supply yards of the Oro fino Timber Company,: in which' there are 2000 cords of. wood. . About 4u acres have been burned over and the flames are . rapidly- gaining ground. It Is believed the woodyard Is doomed. REGATTA RACES ALL THIS WEEK AT THE CENTENNIAL $12,000 in Cash Prizes Opens Tomorrow "BR I D G E O F THE GODS" Will Be Given Monday, Tuesday and Friday Nights Special Labor Day "Bridge of the Gods? Train Leaves Portland Monday . 8 A. M. Returning, Leaves Astoria 1 1:30 P.M.' $2.00 Round Trip- BIG- MARINE 2ARADE, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SPECTACULAR HISTORICAL PARADE, THURS DAY NIGHT. TEACHERS' INSTITUTE CONVENTION, SEPTEMBER 5, 6 AND 7. FINLANDERS IN NATIONAL COSTUME AND FLOATS. PARADE, 3000 STRONG, SATURDAY, 2:30 P. M. MONDAY, SEPT. 4 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, "Wisconsin, Labor Day. '. . Opening Pacific Coast Regatta. . v , v ' TUESDAY, SEPT. 5 Eastern Oregon, Pendleton, Baker Cityv.Day. Second Day Pacific Coast Regatta. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. & North Dakota, South Dakota, Kan sas, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa Day. ' Third Day Pacific Coast Regatta. THURSDAY,' SEPT. 7 British Columbian, Vancouver, Vic toria Day. Fourth Day Pacific Coast Regatta. FRIDAY, SEPT. 8 Michigan, Minnesota Day. Day Pacific Coast Regatta. Fifth SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico, Finnish Day. Closing Day Pacific Coast Re gatta and Centennial Celebration. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK-BE SURE TO COME RAINS IX FOREST ARE TIMELY Fires la Cascades Are Halted fey Fall During Two Days.' '. .V ALBANY, Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) . Rain which lell in the' mountains or Eastern Linn County last ' night may prove a potent factor In stopping- some of the big forest fires in this part of MEMBER -OF HAPPY FAMILY GROUP CROSSED PLAINS BY OX TEAM AND SETTLED IN THE DALLES., . ' -. . Lewis County Gets School Head. - CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sept. 2. (Spe cial.) M. Lb Carrier will assume the duties of superintendent of the Lewis County schools on next Monday, when W. D. Bay. who has held the office for the past four years, steps out to be come the principal of the Edison School, in Centralia. Mr. Bay has labored strenuosuly for the advance ment of the schools in Lewis County during bis term of office, and it is i u : : : I lor lir liBllllliiilll flips feiirflili Sr fJSplifllliilm $mwiVKMmMxm mm? ' " t ' V..." mill 4 ' . FOUR GENERATIONS. . OAKESDALE, Wash., Sept. 2. (Special.) George R. Snipes, of four generations shown above, was born in 1832 -at Raleigh, N. C, later moved to Iowa, and crossed the plains by ox team In 1853 and set tled at The Dalles, Or., where he has since resided. . The. rest of the group are, a daughter, Mrs. E. S. Waterman, of Walla Walla, and grandson. C. G. Waterman, of Oaksdale, Wash., and great-granddaughteis. Margaret Gladys Waterman, aged 4 moziths. the -state. The rainfall waslight in some parts 'of the mountains, but in other places there was enough pre cipitation partially to extinguish the fires. While the rain aided the fire-fight ers, lightning which accompanied it may have counteracted the effect of the rain on old fires by starting- new ones. No reports of new fires in tnis part of the state have been received here today, however. Reports received here this forenoon from the Seven Mile Mountain fire In dicate that this blsr conflagration s now almost under control. The big crew of firefighters has succeeded -In checking the fire at all points but the southeast corner, where a fierce fire has been burning, and It is believed that within a day or two the progress of this fire will be stopped entirely. Seven fires are still burning In Xhls part of the state, but none of them is reported to be spreading rapidly today. CLOSE Ht'XTIXG SEASON, IS CRY Petition Sent to Governor, Asking Protection to Forests by Act. SALEM, Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) Following a petition to the uovernor asking--that the hunting season do closed, as allowed under the new for estry law for the protection of forests against fires which are caused by hunt ers, State Forester Elliott today asked Attorney-General Crawford relative to who may order out the militia to as sist in fighting the forest fires.' ' Adjutant-General Finzer had sug gested that legal advice be secured. The . Attorney-General held that the Governor has the sole power to call out troops for this purpose. The petition directed at 'the hunters was received from C. S. Chapman. Owing to the fact that there have been numerous - reports to the effect . that hunters have been ruthlessly starting forest fires to clean ' out the under brush and aid In the pursuit of game in this manner, it Is the desire on the part of the petitioners to have the hunters kept, from the woods. In a letter . accompanying the - petition Mr. Chapman says: ' "Just so. long as the situation could be handled, even-at great expense, tim ber owners refrained from asking you to exercise the authority given under the law to close the game -season for the protection of life and property. But now they feel the time has arrived when,- If drastic measures are not taken, repetition of last year's losses Is not only possible but probable. Al ready the patrol- forces are taxed to their utmost. The supply of men avail- abTe to fight fire Is rapidly being ex hausted, and fires now burning serious ly threaten thousands of acres of Ore gon's heaviest forests. No rain can be expected for two weeks, at least, and consequently we respectfully urg that, as a preventative measure and one cal culated to save millions of dollars to the state, the game season be closed as prayed for in the accompanying peti tion. Already settlers have suffered seriously from fire. The signers of the petitions represent over 4,000,000 acres of land. . . . ...... SPOUSE FLEE DAMAGE OX WHOLE IS S5IALL- Protective Measures Keep Down Losses From Fires. ' A summary- of the forest fire situ ation at the beginning of September, issued yesterday by the Western For estry & Conservation Association upon the basis of bulletins received sim ultaneously from all parts of th Pa cific Northwest, shows comparatively little serious damage up to date, but one life lost, and reassuring conditions in Montana, Idaho and Eastern Wash ington. In Western Washington and Oregon the ' situation was extremely dangerous until the present rain. So far the increase of protective effort over that of previous years has been notably effective. Heavy private, state and Federal pa trols in Washington have so far stop ped with small damage the fires set in green timber by lightning and campers. The greatest difficulty has been with fires in slashings and old burns which acquired headway almost instantaneously and threatened ad joining timber. One in an old burn J west of Mt. St. Helen and one near Pe Ell which burned approximately a section of timber were the most ser ious Washington fires in August. Fully BOO fires were reported in Ore gon in August. The worst situation at I present is in the Santiam and Clacka- I mas regions, where several hundred men are still required to hold two or three bad fires, which have been fought for weeks. Fires engaging 10 to 50 men are -numerous . throughout 'the western part of the state, but have done little serious damage. The For est Service has about 300 men on patrol and as many more working on fires. The state and timber owners have over 400 patrolmen and are still Increasing their forces. Carelessness with slash ings and by hunters Is reported the chief cause of fires and state officials are making every effort to stop further slash burning with or without permit. ANOTHER "MYSTERIOUS MITCH. ELL" WORKS' AT ROSEBURG. Alleged to Have Acted as Detectives on Violations of Local Option Law, Couple Suddenly Leave. ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) On the evening before they were sup posed to turn their evidence over to the District Attorney, W. D. Mitchell and wife, both of whom were employed by the county for the purpose of de tecting violations of the local option laws, last night packed their belong ings and were spirited out . of town under peculiar circumstances. It Is said they left Roseburg at 9 o'clock In an automobile and went to Oakland, where they boarded the midnight train for Portland. Mitchell and his wife came here four weeks ago and the former secured employment with a Roseburg cement contractor. He labored at his profes sion during the day, while In the even ing he loitered about the soft drink emporiums in quest of evidence which might result in the arrest of the pro prietors. Late yesterday his identltjr became known and plans were Im mediately arranged whereby he could be persuaded to leave town. He was called into consultation, it Is said, and upon producing his evidence was re warded for his efforts in Roseburg and told to move on. Other than securing several hundred dollars of easy money, Mitchell is known to have received frequent re mittances from the county officials re sponsible for his employment. He la also said to have left the hotel, where he stayed, without paying the landlord a month's rent and a local grocery firm a small account. It Is possible that District Attorney Brown will make an effort to apprehend the couple and bring them back on the latter counts. Freedom Refused to Dctvreller. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. Judge Lawlor refused today to -dismiss . the indictment against A. K. Detweller, a former official of the Home Telephone Company, accused of bribery in con nection with the granting of a fran chise by the Sohmitz-Ruef Board of Supervisors, and set the case for trial on September 30. While French railroad builders were dig ging a tunnel recently a fossil stag was un earthed in clay 100 feet below the surface of the ground. FIFTIETH ANNUAL OREGON Fin STA SALEM, OR. "ad1- Will you try it at our risk? We do more than s guarantee Occident Flour. We guarantee ' Occident baking- the baking results that you : will get in your own kitchen. Your bread, your - biscuit cake pastry made from Occident Flour must prove .' superiorIn taste in white ness in lightness in the quantity you make or we will refund the price of the flour. "Ask your grocer to tell you about the binding Money-, back Guarantee upon which Occident Flour is .sold, and write for our frte flour booklet "Better . Baking for North East West South. Russell-Miller Millin .u,s. II I &2n I k wmpany mj September Costs More Worth It Semi-Centennial Home Coming" for the Week THE FEATURES Live Stock, Poultry, Agricultural Exhibits Harness and Running Races Willson's Fireworks Spectacle FerulIo'sGreatestBand Reduced Rates on All Railroads Full Information Given by Frank Meredith, Secy., Salem, Or. I V .