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8 TnE SUNDAY OREGONTAX, PORTLAyP, DECE3IBER 10. 1911. ' I " II I u " ' ' - 1 : 3 HILL HOT BACKING fJEW WAY TO COAST President Gray Says Pacific Great Western Has Great Survey. ELECTRIC ROAD LIMIT SET Completion of lAne Between Port land and Eofwne Now Only Aim, Say. Hesd of Hill Lines In Oregon Trip SImde. U1L CONTRACT COXTTBXEDl Xtir TORS. Tc . 4lpwlI. T MacArthor. Perks Co. limits, has Xn awarded the contract to bttlld the Paetao Oreat Western Rali rtwd (ram Enfeae, Or., ta tha eaaat u Caaa Bay. They have already be-ran eparatlona, accord's ta Infor matloa received at thalr offices hara today. Arthur T. XacArthur. president of tha rontractiss arm. who la intar aatad personally with hla brothar. John R. MarArthnr. la tba railroad project, said : "Work baa alraadr baaa started. I have baaa Informed, and will ba paahad ta completion with all poaat bla speed. Tha fact that MuAf thur. Parka Co. bad received tba contract, of course, waa not sews f to ma. aa I and m jr brother wora among tboaa wba coacalvad tba a a. .... a. ........ ..a EUGENE. Or. Dec. . (Special.) We hara absolutely nothing; to do with tha activities of tba Pacific Orcat Western road, which baa Just an nounced tha construction of Its Una from hara to the Coast." aald President Carl R. Gray, of tha Oregon Electric, today. "I wish we did hare. The Pa cific Great Western has a splendid sur vey, and nothing would pleaae ma bet ter than for ua to bare an outlet oyer tola line to the Coast. But aa I have aald repeatedly, wa are considering nothlns; beyond Eugene at present. 1 know MaeArthur Bros, of the firm that will build tha line, and I know them to be among; tha moat prominent and substantial contractors In the I'nlted States, fully able to do all they undertake. Some time ago In Portland I looked over the surreys and locations made for this Una. Mr. Hunt, tha chief engineer of the -project, certainly haa aa excellent and thoroughly practicable line, and I bellere that he has priority of right In hla permanent location through the Stualaw Canyon. "I am mighty glad to see them go ahead. continued Mr. Gray. They will make aplendld feeders for our line. We'll let them sleep In our bed. but wa hara no financial tntereata with them at all." Eifrat la P-reaeat LI salt. Ia the Oregon Electric considering t this time an extension to Cottage Grove, or to any point aouth of here, aa baa bean mentioned frequently In tha news dispatches recently r Mr. Gray was asked. "No." he replied. "We are not con sidering anything beyond Eugene In any way now. All our resources and all our efforts are now being applied to tha completion of thla main Una be tween Portland and Eugene. That la tha backbone of our system. "Of course, we are considering 10,000 things. This main line must be sup plied with feeders. Wo are certainly going to McMlnnrllle. and I hare con sidered at least 10 different ways of getting there. Then we are going to Corrallls and to Lebanon, and other Important places. All thla will take time, though. Just now we are center ing all our efforts on getting to Eu gene." Mr. Gray. In company with Lloyd B. Wtckersham. chief engineer, and other officials of the company, cams to Eu gene last night as the guests of the Commercial Club on the occaalon of opening Its new quarters. They came from Albany last night In an automo bile along the line of the road. They had traveled from Pal am to Albany the day before In a carriage, aa the road was too badly cut up by the hauling of supplies and heary equipment for an automobile. To Albany by January 1 la Cry. Mr. Gray is enthuslaatie about the progress being made, and aays tha road la being built much faater than he had expected. He expecta to aee the line finished as far aa Albany by January 1. unless unusually bad weather delays the work. "It la about the roost Ideal line I ever saw." he aald, enthusiastically. Between Albany and Harrlsburg there la one straightaway tangent of 21 mllea without a variation of a fraction of a degree. Then between Harrlsburg and Eugene there-are two other straight aways of aeren and two mllea each, Will we make time over these? Well. X ahould say so. There will ba aome beautiful spurts of speed on this track every day when we are in operation, for the track could not bo better for It. We are building It according to the best steam road specifications, and no road In the United States will be in condition to handle larger or faater traffic" Speaking of tha action of the City Council in refualng to extend the fran chise of the Lane County Aaaet Com pany, which had common user rights with the Oregon Electric on Fifth street, when it became known that the Southern Pacific waa negotiating for the Asaet Company's holdings. Mr. Gray aald: "I ahall never eeaae to feel grateful for the way your people treated ua In that matter. I waa In St. Paul when I heard what waa In the wind. I cenldn't see what actual use our chief competitor would hare with rights on Fifth street, ao I decided tbey must mean mischief. Talk about Sheridan to miles away! There I was S000 miles away. I didn't aleep much that night, and you may ba aura I was glad to bear of the action of tha Eugene Coun cil." Mr. Gray left at noon today to return to Portland. Before leaving he aald the number of railroad projects that are centering here Is beginning to lead people to bellere that Eugene Is the hub of the universe. ROAD MATERIALS STUDIED Clara In Highway Ok-mis try Is Of gaolied at Corralli. ORKGO.V AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corrallla. Dec . Special. V The chemistry, department at the Ore gon Agricultural College has inaugur ated a course In high-ray chemistry. As far aa la known this Is the first course of Its kind erer offered by a college In the world. The work in eludes physical and chemical analysis of tars, bituminous products, asphalts and all mixtures of such; sands, arav ela. rocks and all the Ingredients which go to make up the modern highway. "The Increased demand for good roads throughout tie-World." said Pro fessor John Fulton, head of tne cnemi' cal department, "haa brought Into ex latenra a large number of patented road material. The composition of these compounds Is set forth by the manufacturers and the different Street Commissioners, and City Councils seem to have forgotten that these aubstanees are capable of being analysed. The result of this has been that many man ufacturers have advertised qualities. which their goods did not possess. Tha great loss has come from the fact that the knowledge that Inferior substi tutes have been used has come after the pavement has been laid. These at fectx usually ehow up from one to two yeara after the pavement has been laia and are due to chemical changes which are brought about by the climatic con rtltlnnu " "This course Is being taken by five ORRCOT P10fRCR OF ! viv-4 at home: nr polk COIKTV, AT AGK OF SO. i :. o. - ' v:'-"' : . i ;: i ' ; ',-rr-A .'. : I ' i i John Oabora. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Dee. t . . (Special.) John Osborn. who died in Polk County November It. If 11. was one of the pioneer resldenta of Oregon. H waa born In Orange County, Indiana, Au gust n. 1131. He crossed the plains to Oregon City, Or, by ox-team in USO. In 1161 be) took up a donation land . claim In Southern Oregon. He waa a vet eran In the) Rogue Rlvor War. Mr. Osborn married Miss Harriot Martin in Benton County, Or.. In 1S(7. His widow and five chil dren surriro him. The children are Orange Osborn. Salern ; Mrs. Es telle Flvnt, Baker; Ernest Os born. Alaska; R. D. Osborn and Mrs. Lottie Huntley. Indepeod- of the advanced students in highway engineering, aa well as by the profes sor at the head of that department." FOOD ANGERS STUDENTS Strike Threatened by Boarders at Pullman State College. PULLMAN. Waafu. Dec . (Special.) The success of the recent strike of Pullman attorneys over the small pay for services offered by the city la ho llered to be In a measure responsible ror the Inauguration of another strike In Pullman. The boarders at Ferry Hall, the boye' dormitory of Washing ton State College, bare atruck for bet ter food and the question is now before Acting President Waller and may go to the Board of Regents. hlle It Is Impossible to get any statements from those In charge, it is declared that 60 students hare left the dormitory since school commenced In September and an ultimatum has been put to the acting president that better food and lower prices must be given or the remaining boys will leave. The charge made by the boys Is that the prices have been advanced, while the quality of the food has deterior ated. The petition presented Acting Presi dent Waller contains the names of 13S students who live in Ferry HalL They ask to take their meals outside the hall. Thla Is against the rules. Mrs. Btockbrldge. who Is in charge of the culinary department of Ferry HalL' haa preaented a statement, signed by the waiters In the dining-room, that the food la up to previous standards.. CEMETERY DEAL 15 LITIGATION BASIS Vancouver Councilman Is Part Owner of Site When City Orders Purchase. BANK PARTY TO DEFENSE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB WINS Oregon Agricultural College Folk f Entertain In First Concert. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, CorvaJla, Or.. Dec . (Special.) The ' Oregon Agricultural College Madrigal Club, which Is another way of saying the Girls' Glee Club, gave the first concert of the season to a large and enthuslaatie audience In the college gymnasium last night. The singing was unusually good and the reading by Mlsa Vena Rlckard, accompanied by a violin obligato. was a feature. Tha "Three Little Malda from School" song from "The Mikado" wa's glren In cos tume and was a hit. The programme follows: "Nymphs and Fawna." Madrigal Club; Habanera from "Carmen." Mlaa Rogers; "The Night Haa a Thousand Eyes," Madrigal Club: "Rockln In de Win'," Madrigal Club: "Murmuring Zephyrs." Mlsa Amlck; bridal chorus from "The Rose Maiden." Madrigal Club; reading, "The Soul of the Violin." Mlaa Rlckard; "The Mikado" act L scene . Madrigal Club; duet. "Galop de Concert." Misses John son and Pateraon; "At Close of Day," Madrigal Club. Wlllanilna Draws New Industry. WILLAMINA. Or, Dec 9. (Special.) Wlllamlna will soon be the home of another factory when the machinery and complete equipment for the neck yoke and ax-handle factory arrives. The new factory la capitalized at $10. 000. Only modern machinery will be Installed. All the capital stock has been paid in and ererythlng baa been secured and formulated to Insure the mmedlate construction of the building. The new Industry Is entirely In the hands of Wlllamlna capitalists. FREE LAXa Another allotment of rery choice ral ley fruit land la now ready for distribu tion. Write Immediately to the Jantha Plantation Co.. Block 1ST0. Pittsburg. Pa., for application blanks. The only requirement la that five acres be plant ed in fruit trees within fire years. Authorized improvement companies will plant the trees st reasonable prices, and market the fruit for the owners on bares. Plsnos rented, fs and ft per month. Kimball. Chickering. Kohler. Weser. Free drayage. Kohler Chase, ITS Washington street. Commission of Nearly $2000 Saldto Have Been Absorbed by Sale. Cltisena Declare Tract Ifot Salted for Grave Plot. VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. I. (Spe cial.) A fight over a new cemetery site, recently purchased by the City Council for (10.361.40. when one of the Councllmen was quarter owner or tne trmet. will be fought out In the Supe rior Court. A suit was brought today by Dr. A. B. Eastham, State Senator from thla county, against D. D. Cran- dalL City Treasurer, and also caahler of the Vancouver National uank. lot bank also is made defendant. The plaintiff asks for an Injunction to restrain the payment of the war rant held by the bank and asks that the warrant be declared null. ur. Eaatham is not acting for himself only, but for a number of Interested tax payers, who protest against having the cemetery bought in an auegea megai manner. The St. 01 acres of logged-off land three and one-half mllea from Van couver was owned on May 3, 1911, by Harry G. Barr. George E. Barr. Elsie Barr, William Tenney and wife, Thomas Klernan and wife, and Mrs. Mary i- Mann. Negotiations were started to sell the city the cemetery site, and E. J. Kan kin acted as agent, buying the whole tract He took the title In his own name May 9. 1911. Tenneys quarter Interest waa sold to Rankin May 6. A little more than S3 acres was deeded to the city May 9. 1911. and warrant No. S280, payable out of the general fund, for 310.357.40, waa made out In favor of E. J. Rankin and wife. In the complaint the plaintiff al leges that during all this time while the negotiations were in progress. Tenney waa a member of the City Coun cil, and John P. Klggins was mayor. and that they ail knew that Tenney owned one-quarter Interest in the land to be bought. He further alleges that the warrant was Issued prior to the de livery of the deed to the city and was sold to the defendant, the Vancouver National Bank, and from the proceeds William Tenney received $2500 for his hare; that the Vancouver Bank Is now owner and holder of said war rant a and unless the City Treasurer is enjoined" from paying It. the warrant will be presented for payment and will be paid from the general funds of the city; that E. J. Rankin knew that Ten ney waa a member of the Council when the deal was made, and that he knew Tenney owned one-quarter interest in the land, so that the purchase is void. Part of Tract Held. Prieea paid for quarter Interests were: William Tenney. 32500; Thomas Klernan and wife. (2212.87; Mrs. Mary E. Mann. 31492.50; Harry O.. Elsie 8. and George E. Barr, 82205.35; total. 18410.72. The Interests were undivided. As the city paid E. J. Rankin $10. 357.40, and the four Interests were paid but $8410.72, there waa a commission, or profit, of $1948.63, in addition to a trifle over five acres of land, which, it appears, la yet held by Rankin. There waa much dissatisfaction among the realdenta of the city when the land waa bought, as it is three and one-half miles from the city, is rough and is on the top of a hill, and the only way to get water would be to drive a well about 400 feet. There Is no trolley line near It and It Is almost Impossible for persons to walk to It. As Judge Donald McAllister is a di rector of the Vancouver National Bank, It is probable that he will be disqual ified to try the case. SEATTLE BAJKS SHOW GAIN Deposits Expected to Ehow Loss, but Leading Firms Flourish. SEATTLE. Dec 9. (Special.) The Controller of the Currency'a call for statements of conditions- for December 6, yesterday, found several of Seat tle's banks with the largest deposits In their history. While the total de posits of Seattle financial Institutions are expeoted to show a loss, compared with the returns made on September 1, nevertheless a large number of banks established records. Several of the leading banka Increased their loans between September 1 and December a. Among the institutions making large gains In deposits were the Seattle Na tional Bank, with a gain of over 1100. 000; the National Bank of Commerce, with a gain of about $140,000; the First National and the National City Bank, with a gain of approximately $100,000. SHIP BUILDERS TO EXPAND Wilson Brother Purchase More ' Waterfront at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or. Dec 9, (Special.) With the purchase of 200 feet frontage "77" Humphreys' S e venty-Seven TJreaks up Grip and Fine and Superfine While "Seventy-eeren" is fine for any kind of a Cold it is superfine for Grip, Influenza, Cold in the Head, running of the Nose and Eyes Ca tarrh and all affections of the mucous membrane. . "Seventy-seven" goes direct to the sick spot without disturbing the rest of the system. A small vial of pleasant pellets; fits the vest pocket. At Drugstores, 25o, or mailed. Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co., cor. William and Ana streets. New Tork. BONDS Our Company has established a Bond Department and is, in the market for sub stantial issues of Mu nicipal and School Bonds. ... "We will consider well secured Improve ment Bonds. Correspondence so licited concerning contemplated issues. Bond Department a MERCHANTS SAVINGS & 'TRUST COMPANY Sixth and Washington Streets fCQC Is our spe dOOO olal sale price on a dainty Baby Grand Piano. The regular value is $750. You can pay as little ae $10 aa first payment. and takes rears to pay he balance. We are ex o 1 u e 1 v e agents for Weber. Steck. Fisch er and Vose rianoa. aiiq Pianola Pianos. KOHLER 4t CHASE, I7S Washington. Open ay aaa alsjht .J..., . V - al from the Taylor estate at Smith's Point, Wilson Bros., boatbuilders, now have 450 feet frontage on deep water. The firm has a plant near the Fishermen's Co-operative Cannery, where fishing boats, launches and small craft have been manufactured. The firm will now be able to buna and repair vessels of the steam schooner class. Plans have been mane to install ways for a modern shipbuilding yard. It is understood that the firm has sev eral contracts to construct large launches. Wilson Bros, are the pioneer ship builders at Astoria. With their new plant they will operate the largest shipbuilding yard on the Lower Co lumbia. It Is expected that about 75 men will be given employment when the new yard is In operation. GOOD ROADS DISCUSSED Enthusiastic Highway Meeting Is Held at Union. UNION. Or.. Dec 9. (Special.) A, good roads' banquet, under the auaplces of the Union Commercial Club, was held In Union Wednesday night. About 75 tickets were sold and the meeting waa surcharged wlth enthusiasm. The prin cipal speaker was Professor E. F. Ayr a. highway engineer of the Oregon Agricultural College, who told about the scientific and practical construc tion of roads, saying in the course of his remarka that a sand or sand and clay road will be best for this part of the state In contrast witb tne ordinary macadam at a much higher price. Professor Ayres said that some time this year sample pieces of road will be constructed near the state experi ment station at Union to demonstrate the practicability of the kind of road dressing recommended for this section. Business men ana farmers attended In force. Oeorge A. Sclbird was toast master, and speeches were made by A. J Ooodbrod.' John J. Hoke, John L. Jacobs, If- 8. Levy, William VogeU M. F. Davis. Robert WIthycombe, F. A. Earnes and W. J. Townley. , Lumber Bureaus United . Etr.ATTT.lc Dec 9. Waahlnorton lum bermen have decided to consolidate the four information Dureaus wnicn nave v. im Ati.ratlnn In tVnuhlnrtnn for about two years. The Centralis, Seat tle and Everett offlcea will be closed. The work will all be done through the Tacoma office Union Hears Good Roads Talk. -vTu,rivw riTTr-TtT.TTTT AT. friT unuvn i .....-.i r rr.p rnrnlllL Or. Dec 9. (SoeciaL) ProfessorvE. F. Ayres, head of the good roads department ex tne uregon Agricultural College, returned last niftht from union, wnere ne inumwuu A HALF-PRICE WINE SALE and how it happened The telegram tells a terse and true story of the reason for the greatest offer we've ever been enabled to make. Every family may well be sup plied with the choicest of California Wines. This sale provides an oppor tunity to buy them for little. v POSTALTELEGRAPH COMMERCIAL CABLES CLAsr.es M. ataeaaT. eaaaiattrr. MIGHT TELECRA Tb. feeUIT.legrspk-C.Ms Co,r O-corpor,) trvUvTu nd ' 'M w..gW sab's'et to the tsnes and con.ltlOM prtnled es tts Me el this blsnk. UcCVI r"Wl .u 110 SYR 15 Los Angeles. Cal., Dec. 8, 1911 Spring Valley Wine Co., Portland. Or. Have' purchased thirty thousand gallons wine, owing to large production, will begin shipping next week. 11:17 A. M. Spring Valley Wine Co. (This Message Telia the Story) Choice Old Wines at Half-Price It Isn't the New Wines That We Offer, Though. The Wines Booght at Low Prices Mentioned in This Telegram Must Have Time to Age. The Sale Is On Well-Aged Wines Port, Sherry, Muscatel, Angelica, Claret, Burgundy, Zin f andel and Reisling. Our Regular Qualities Are Too Well Known to Need Our Praise. It is on the Begular Qualities of Well-Aged Wine3 That Prices Rule. The regrular $1.50 g-rade of any of ? the above wines, gallon I uC The regular $2.00 grade of any (t ff of the above wines, gallon.... P X eVvJ The regular $3.00 grade of any of the above wines, gallon. . . . . The regular $4.00 grade of any of the above wines, gallon $1.50 $2.00 J: W5;l,jf III 52o-uu- 'I'.i'XI w Out-of-Town Customers: 4 full quart bottles Sunny Trail Whisky and one bottle delicious wine, $4.00. Express Prepaid. "Sunny Trail," a regular $5.00 grade, the gallon, 45 "Monogram" Whisky, a regu lar $3.50 grade, gallon "Marble" Whisky, a regular $4.00 grade, gallon $2.45 ky, a regular $2.95 Sunny Brook "Special Reserve " old private stock, $6 grade, d O Q C gallon tPOttU Here's the big Whisky special of this remark able sale. It's a bottled in bond whisky Uncle Sam's stamp on the cork to tell you the TJ. S. guarantees proof and strength. We guarantee the quality. Special for this sale 85c Bottle Dfrp Make it a point to keep a supply of AJl I1. onr famous Spring Valley Beer in your home youH like its mildness and flavor. One dozen quarts $1.00 when bottles are returned. Out-of-town orders, $1.50 the dozen, or $8.50 barreL We allow 40c the dozen for the return of bottles. I7DI717 With every purchase (by ens- AVXljEa tomers who call at store), a souvenir that every user of good liquors will appreciate.- PHONE IN YOTJR ORDERS. Prompt attention and prompt delivery on all city orders taken over the phone. . Spring Valley Wine Co. The Big Store" Largest on the Pacific Coast Entire Corner Second and YamhilL Phones: Main 589, Home A 11 17 a fathering of road supervisors on the Question of the best and cheapest con struction for earth roads. A demon stration ' road will be built one mile lonsr at the Union experiment" station. Careful data concerning- the course and maintenance charges will be kept In order that the farmer may be In a posi tion to know the exact cost to dupli cate and maintain other roads. Lemhi County Goes Back to Wet. SALMON, Idaho, Dec 8. Lemhi County, which adopted prohibition by a majority of 66 two years ago, de clared for beer and accompanying beverages today. The wet majority Is overwhelming. I5,00a Acres' to Be Cleared. MAR8HFIELD, Or., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) The estate of the late R. D. Hume, recently purchased by Portland men. has passed Into the hands of the new owners and their representative, W. H. Leach, has taken charge of the property. It is the Intention to es tablish a settlement and sell much of the land In small tracts to homeseek- 3 The Chicken Business Does Pay Aa an indication of what an awakening of interest in poultry will do, consider one phase of it, the consumption of eggs. When you eat yOtir next egg, remember that it is probably one of the 52,560,000 shipped into Portland from states east of us every Tear to supply the demand over and above the eggs the Oregon hens furnish. We pay on an average 30 cents a dozen for these eggs, or $1,314,000 a year. Every dollar of that amount ought to be paid to Oregon producers. More than that, we ought to be exporting instead of importing all poultry products, for there is no section of the coun try under the sun where poultry will thrive as well as on Oregon. The above facts and figures are convincing enough that a 5 or 10-acre ponltry ranch will pay for itself in a very short time. What other business will yield such large re turns on the investment? J Our eo-operative policy of teaching you the poultry business and marketing your products, thereby assuring yon of top-notch prices at all seasons of the year, is an ab solute assurance of your success. 5 and 10-Acre Tracts, $75 to $150 Per Acre, on Easy Terms. "Write for Literature. Oakland Poultry Products Co., Inc. 308 Spalding Building, Portland, Oregon, Originator of Exclusive Poultry Colonies. Main 1590. ers. Leach says that extensive im provements will be made in clearing land and making the property suitable for settlement. The estate consists of about 15,000 acres of valuable land along the Rogue River Valley. Hale and Hearty at 71 One of the first men to respond to President Lincoln's call for troops says this great tonic stim ulant is good for old and young. "I am 71 years of age this coming March, a veteran of the Civil War and one of the first to respond to President Lincoln's call for 75,000 troops: waa taken prisoner at Battle Front Royal. Va. leaving there a skeleton from chronic diarrhoea and scurvy half naked. "I must say that If Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is used as directed without abuse. It is a great stimulant, either for old or young. For grip there is nothing better. I have used Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey with excellent re sults, and have recommended it to all my comrades for a number of years. I know it leads to old age." Capt. Thomas H. Hogg, 76 Me 11 or Ave., Catonsvllle, Md. Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey If you wish to keep strong, vigorous and active and enjoy per fect health, take Duffy's Pure M a 1 1 j Whiskey regularly, according to direc tions. It builds upl the nerve tissues, tones up the heart, glvee power to the brain, strength and elasticity to the muscles and richness to tho bloid. It brings into action all the vital forces, it makes digestion perfect and enables you to get from the food you eat an tne nourishment it contains. It is a wonderful remedy In the pre vention and oure of nervousness, typhoid, malaria, every form of stomaoh trouble, diseases of the throat and lungs. It la prescribed as a medicine by doctors of all schools. Daffy's Pure Malt Whiskey la the only TK-hiakey that was taxed br the Government aa a medicine during" the Spanish-American War. Sold by driiKcists, a-rocers and dealers In sealed bottles, price fl.OO. If you can't procure It, let na know and we will tell you how to obtain It. 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