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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 29, 1913. COMPLETION OF LINE TO EUGENE NOW PROMISED WITHIN 30 DAYS Construction Difficulties on New Interurban Electric Railway Are Described and Celebration in Willamette Val ley Is to Be on Large Scale When First Train Runs. MILLION DOLLAR FRUIT CROP SEEN IN DAY'S TRIP FROM GRANTS PASS Magnificent Scenery Presents Itself to the Eye and Good Highways Afford Excellent Route for Automobile ' Outing Early Morning Start Adds to Pleasure of Journey. I - - . . - fV, BY MARK WOODRUFF. ' CORVALLIS. Or., June 28. (Special.) The line of the Portland, Eu grene & Eastern Kailway between Portland and Eugene has been con nected up at a point on the Long Tom River and today there exists for the first time a West Side connection be tween the two extremes of the valley. Trainloads of ballast are being: rushed to the front and It Is believed that freight and passenger traffic will be established within 30 days. Corvallis and Eugene Commercial Clubs have arranged to go over the new line aboard the first steam passen ger trains sent out. They will meet at Monroe and hold an old-fashioned pic nic, but when the first electric trains reach those cities all rules will be sus pended and the roof torn off. State of ficials, Portlanders and residents of all valley cities are to be asked to come to the south end of the valley and Join In celebrating the opening of a dis trict which should furnish homes for 1.000,000 people within the next few years. Interesting- Problems Met. On the Monroe-Eugene division the Portland. Eugene & Eastern has en countered some Interesting problems of construction in overcoming the pro pensity of the Long Tom River to over flow Its banks each Winter. At Che shire Hill last week Flagg & Standifer used 5000 pounds of giant powder in "breaking down 20,000 yards of earth and rock to be used for filling pur poses. The shot tossed three-ton stones through the air for a distance of 150 feet, wiped out three work tracks and covered the county road with stones to a depth of four feet. In preparing for the shot the hill was mined with five tunnels, each 30 feet In length. At the ends of the tun nels cross cuts were run at right angles. After placing the charges of powder et the ends of tthe , cross cuts the tun nels were filled tip with earth. The five shots were slmultaneo-usy dis charged through the use of an electric battery: So great was the force of the explosion that a stone weighing 1400 pounds was blown 165 feet against the rails of the main line, moving the track a distance of three feet and bending the rails as if they were wire. Hubert Yard to , Be Built. The material secured through the explosion will be used for making a MEASLES IS ANTIDOTE FOR DAN CUPID'S DART Debutante Smitten With Passion for Bank Cashier Cured When Object of Admiration Is Stricken ' With Infantile Disease. BY ANNIE LAURA MILLER. , HER allowance began in January, an amle bi-monthly allowance of gold pieces, for her father as a debutante's father should be for her pleasure and his own piece of mind was a wealthy man. She felt more Im portant than any wage-earner as she cigned the check and took her place In the line before the cashier's window. Waiting, she passed Judgment in quick feminine fashion on the cashier. He was a handsome man, the hand somest she' had ever seen. She liked the grave expression of his face, and his straight nose, and his eyes were wonderful; they were so sharp and blue and seemed to see everywhere at once, so that she rather dreaded the moment when that piercing glance would fall on her; but his black hair with the sprinkle of white in it was perfectly fascinating. When her turn came he smiled at her, a brilliant smile that brightened his whole face suddenly like lightning flashing out of a dark cloud. Only It wasn't like lightning, either, his eyes looked so kind. She had a yiueer feeling as if her heart had missed A beat. Drawing money certainly was trying; one got so fussed. She could feel a hateful blush rushing to her cheeks and lest he should notice it, she turned hastily away, putting the gold In her purse as she went. Cupid Hits Mark. Her haste, however, was all in vatn for Dan Cupid, who is a constant at tendant on debutantes and makes the most skillful and mischievous shots de spite the vigilance of chaperons, had remarked the smile a smile of pure pleasure at the sight of a being so sweet and flower-like in that place of monotonous money-changing where upon the master of archery had fitted an arrow to his ever-ready bow, and twang! the romance was begun. Being the daughter of a rich man, she was not of the flowers that are born to blush unseen or waste their sweetness on the city streets. Her life was an endless circle of all those par ties so dear to the hearts of debutantes. That night after her first banking ex. perlence there was a ball, the ball of the season. She had looked forward to It for weeks, but, someway, it was dreadfully disappointing. It wasn't her expensively simple French gown. It wasn't lack of partners partners she had and to spare but they were so young, only five or 10 years older than she was. Not one of them had a white hair and a few white hairs made a man look so distinguished. Why didn't men like that nice cashier go to balls? Th really interesting ones never did she'd heard the older girls say so they Just wore themselves out with business or sat in clubs and smoked their brains away. Party Lovely but Men Stupid. In the early morning hours, sacred to the confidences of girlhood, she told PatBy. with whom she spent the rem fe j )-.-.';.; '.'" I ssr tA - f t; A -' ;4 J '?'BJ'BBB'BBIHnSMHnSHBBnBHiBnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnBnBBBnnnnEMM t5-& oi-ykz. rzyy fill for trackage and station purposes at Hubert. The yard Is to be 800. feet In length and 40 feet In width. That the cpnstruction of the Port land, Eugene & Eastern electric inter urban system has had a splendid Influ ence on the land owners contiguous to Corvallis is shown by the results of the first week's, run by the Corvallis co operative cannery, operated by the Ben ton County Growers' Association. The cannery has been doubled In capacity since 1912, Its first year, but was nant of the night, that she thought the party was lovely but the men were stupid. They weren't grown up. Patsy, who had been drowsily discussing her partners one by one (oh, if young men realized how they are carved Into little bits at these post-party conversations!) was shocked into wakefulness: "My dear!" she said. "They're aw fully old, 25 or so. Why, before long some of them will be having rheuma tism!" But the debutante remained un convinced, and just as the belated sun of Winter was peeping In at the win dow she confessed to Patsy her belief that men were neither clever nor hand some until they had a few gray hairs. When the debutante went again for her allowance she felt strangely as if a bird were fluttering In her heart and trying to fly away. She almost put her hand there as people do in plays, but somehow she managed by gripping her purse firmly to return with com posure the cashier's brilliant smile. He NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES CLASS OF FOUR. I.w ... .nJ f rn jT n hi in:iiitilLj LEFT TO RIGHT LLOYD COLLON, ETHEL BENNETT, IDA JUDD, EDGAR GEORGE. NEWPORT, Or., June 28. (Special.) Th commencement exercises of the Newport High School were held in the Presbyterian Church May 27. The class was addressed by Professor E. T. Reed, of the Ore gon Agricultural College, his subject being "The Four Forces in the making of a Man." Several numbers were given by local musicians. In point of attendance, the Newport High School this year attained to first place among the three of Lincoln County, though the gradu ating class was smaller than in several preceding years. jrc: pushed to the limit to care for the im mense quantities of rhubarb offered by the growers. Last year the farmers of the association averaged 25 per cent .more for their produce, than did. the man who sold on the open market. This fact, together with better transporta tion facilities, has. stimulated the plant ing of a greater acreage of small fruits and garden truck than has ever before been grown in Benton County, and It is believed that the output of the local cannery will be close to 60 cars for 1913. said: "It's a fine day. Isn't It?" and she treasured the words as if an oracle had uttered them. Debutante I Lovesick. .It was after this that a kind of dreaminess, trying to her family, came over her. She sat and gazed into space, Beeing a keen face with black hair slightly sprinkled with gray. She sat and gazed at callers and saw the same face. It came between her and the pages of poetry books that were con stantly in her hands those days. The normal occupations of & debutante left her feeling indifferent. ' Master Cupid had planted his shaft very well Indeed. Then the malady took a practical turn. She asked her father all about the public market, where it was to be and if it would reduce the cost of liv ing very much. She asked her mother the price of eggs, and If there were any cheap cuts of beef, and how to make oyster: patties, and she learned to make divinity fudge. She scanned the cook ery columns in the Sunday paper, and wrote to ask for a bride's cake recipe. She thought a bride's cake should be baked at home. Mary Morton's had been made by a caterer and it tasted of crlsco. Muanrooma Too Expensive. Downtown her feet strayed along pavements unfrequented by debutantes. past Mace s and Sealy-Dresser's, whe she reached the decision that mush rooms and imported grapes and art chokes were too expensive to have oft en. She even looked without repulsion at carcasses of mutton in the butcher's window and wondered where the French chops came from. She went with her. mother one day to buy an electric cof fee pot and toaster, and so surprised that unsuspecting lady by an Intelligent interest in the prosaic utensils that she announced to her husband, that night: "Our daughter really has domestic tastes. They seem to be developing sud denly." It was a part of her practicality that Instead of building a castle in the air she built there a modern apartment. A smile seemed too unstable a founda tion for a castle but one might build a cozy apartment on It and perhaps, after a while, a house of English archi tecture, with a high-walled garden full of foxgloves and snapdragons 'and. canterbury bells and other old-fashioned flowers. She annoyed her young, married friends with pointed questions about the rent they paid, and asked; them all if the Janitor -tended the heat' satisfactorily. She read up on Japan- ese prints and hand-printed draperies. ' Oriental Ron Eogrox Her. j She bought a small library, of books j on Oriental rugs and having learned by heart all their long Arabian Nights' j names, cast many glances at the floors i of fashionable society when she wfnt calling with her mother. She decided that the Hamilton design was the most attractive for flat silver; and she spent more time gazing in the windows of j certain exclusive furniture shops than imported frocks displayed by the big department stores. . . She economized on dress and bought a tea service of Sheffield plate. She economized and this was- a Teal sacri fice on matinees, even refusing to buy a seat for John Drew. " This phase began to distress her mother who In sisted that debutantes needed new dancing gowns more . than anything else, and the last one had already been, worn too often. The allowance was for dress especially. Besides a debutante must not give up bridge so oxwn lor sewing teas even lr sue had made two lovely cross-stitch guest towels. She really should play tennis more too. Domesticity was a charming trait but only in moderation. On' the whole. It was rather a re lief to this anxious parent when Tom my and the baby were . taken with measles and the young maiden bored with society, went to stay with Patsy. Patsy, chosen friend of her bosom. rallied her on the important subject of dress. Patsy Suggests New Gown. "My dear." she said, "whatever do you do with, your big allowance? I saw the sweetest gown the other day. It seemed made for you. Don't you think you need a new one?" "No," the debutante replied," I'm getting some Japanese prints the most wonderful colors. Patsy." "But you can't wear them," Patsy remonstrated, "and you're getting shabby. I never saw any one so shabby except Mary Morton Just be fore she was married." It really seemed a shame not to tell Patsy. She always told Patsy ev erything. But there was nothing she could tell. Whenever she saw the cashier, the young men of her ac quaintance grew younger and uglier and less intelligent. She saw him when she went for her allowance. He in-. variably smiled and said, "It's a fine day," or "Stormy today, isn't it?" and that was all, all that actually had hap pened. Of course, she felt more than that but it would sound, too silly put into words. One might read stories of love at first sight, but how could one tell a friend that one had it? Every day she went home and talked with Tommy and the baby through the window. She was sorry that they had measles; but they looked so funny, all red and splotchy, that she could hardly keep from laughing at them. Her mother's tired face was all that re strained her. Measles certainly made children look amusing. Allowance Acala Due. While she was with Patsy her allow ance came due again. They went to gether to the bank. A delicious fright assailed her at the door. It always did, but It always left her before she reached the window. This time, how ever, the fright grew, to quite a panic when she was inside the bank. A trem bling fear possessed her; she could feel her heart beating in her throat, then it sank, apparently beneath- the floor. The cashier was not there. Something had happened to him. something very serious, no doubt.. An automobile acci dent or brain fever from all those ac counts. She didn't see how. he could possibly do them If they were anything like partial payments In arithmetic. He might be dying somewhere in a hospi tal that very minute. "The cashier?" she asked tremulously of the young assistant at the window. "Measles," the assistant said, briefly, adding with a broad grin, "I saw him yesterday. His face is as red' as a beet." Measles! A disease designed for child ren. She felt a. stab at her heart. Dart Pulled Out. It was the mischievous little love god pulling out the dart, for even he, in corrigible matchmaker that he is, real ized that no debutante should look-with favor on a middle-aged cashier smitten with an infantile disease. Besides he was short of ammunition Just then, the oncoming June weddings had emp tied his quiver. There were many hearts where he could use the arrow to better advantage. That young as sistant for instance would make an ex cellent mark If the debutante did not hasten away. An arrow planted there could not fail to become a living thing and bud and blossom miraculously. Measles! Magic word dispelling the nebulous dreams of four months, bring ing back to the surface unimpaired her sense of humor long submerged in the sea of romance. A grown person with gray hair! How perfectly ridiculous he must look! How very blue his eyes would be in his red face! The taste fully furnished apartment of her imag ination came crashing about her ears. Out of the wreckage she came, her normal self once more, smiling with amusement and girlish friendliness at the young assistant. And, as she picked up the gold pieces, "Patsy,'- she said, "shall we look at that sweet evening gown you wanted me to get, and after wards we'll go to the matinee." OUSTER SUIT IS RENEWED Ashland Fights TJnlimittd Franchise of Power & Light Company. . ASHLAND, Or., June 28. (Special.) Proceedings were renewed last evening by the City Council to oust the Ashland Electric Power & Light Company from the city. This corporation holds an unlimited franchise which the city au thorities claim may be terminated at pleasure. It is really owned by the California-Oregon Power Company and is a competitor of the municipal plant in furnishing light and power. The city demands that the Ashland Electric Power & Light corporation either comply with a decree of court by supplementing the municipal plant with power at such times as may be deemed necessary or else vacate the field by virtue of its Indeterminate franchise. Threatener's Sanity Doubted. CLEVELAND. 0 June 28.: The Jury in the case of Gujseppl Pomare, the Youngstown. O., Italian charged with having sent a threatening letter to President Wilson, demanding $5000 of him, i disagreed today. Federal Judge Day I announced that he would have r anr nire i Pomire examined by alienists. BY C. H. CLEMENTS. GRANTS PASS. Or., June 28. (Spe cial) After the Winter's work Is over there is a general feeling to get out of doors and take a good view of Nature. It " is the Springtime that everybody looks to for recreation after being enjoined to remain In office and home1 all the . long Winter days. Of course you are going to take a vacation, but where? . - Then how are you going and how long will your, requisition last? But never mind such long-drawn-out puz zling things. Take the first invitation some friend gives you and sally forth ir a motor car. June is the proper time for making such raids into the country. as the rural scenes are at their best; in fact, in a fruit country like Rogue River Valley the promising crops have taken form, which in itself is a magnifi cent thing to look upon. Then, too, the roads are not dusty and one may walk, ride or dash across a stretch of country in his machine at any rate and return with a face full of smiles, which beats all patent medi cines for eliminating crows' feet. Not" long ago on one of those bright days in June. I cranked my machine nd with a four-passenger list of friends we were off without any definite aim other than a determination' to see the Rogue River Valley, its orchards, farms, val leysi. and hay fields, and the abundance of wealth - growing out of the ground through the medium of fruit trees, veg etable "farms and mines. - Valley Covered in 10O Mil pa. Rogue River Valley by the aid of an automobile can be seen in. a run of 100 miles, if your machine Is kept on the highways and no side trips are made. Such a run would cover the Pacific Highway from Grants Pass to Ashland. While this is a straight figure, one can easily take time and augment it on side trips through the fruit section to 200 miles and never be amiss. The start from Grants Pass was made at 5 o'clock A. M. at a moderate gait, so that con siderable sport might be enjoyed by shooting Jack rabbits. The morning air was filled with the fragrance of azalias at various places along our route and their beautiful cream and pink color blended with the green added zest to the Joy ride. It must be remembered that at the sun rise hour song- birds of every descrip tion, of which there are manv in Southern Oregon, were bursting their inroats, eacn vieing with the other in melody and harmony. The road from Orants Pass to Murphy is a lapse of seven miles and marked the first open settlement in tne valley of the Apple- gate River, a tributary to the Rogue fiver v auey ana is one of the T leas ant routes to take. The. whole of the Applegate Valley indicates a tnrlving community of di versified farming, dairying and stock raising. Just before approaching Mur phy. It was necessary to cross a con siderable hill from which could be seen the water sheds of the Siskiyous that lorm part of the water system of South ern Oregon. The big ribbed canyons filled with cataracts and sparkling streams cast off the prismatic colors of tne sun's rays everywhere as the sun light reached the Inner recesses of the mountains and valleys. Prosperity $n on All Sides. At Murphy after crossing the bridge the road sharply turns toward the east or un through the valley. It is this Applegate River that supplies the farm ers with water for irrigation and do mestic purposes and gives prosperity to one or Oregon s best taxpaying- diS' tricts. Passing up the valley, on every vide, could be seen activity among the farm ers. Frequently in coming in view of the- house the chimney was belching forth its first smoke for the morning fire. Where once, stood the log cabin and slovenly-kept box house, there now appears the modern type of bungalow and most frequently water and sani tary conditions for domestic use. The next stop after leaving Murphy is at Provolt.a pretty cross-country road station where the roads fork, the one leading to the right up Williams Creek and the other up the Applegate. Leav ing the dust of Provolt behind, the road skirted near the river and for the next half hour or so the machine rolled along among the big poplars and pines with visions here and there of rising mountains giving 'out impressions of highland views. To the right could be seen the Grayback Mountain, the home of the Josephine County caves, its sides and crown sheets covered with descriptive rivulets, cataracts and beds of snow. At the end of 20 miles a halt was made at the Valley Pride Creamery, where a short rest was taken and the manager invited us to drink butter milk. Not one glass, but all we wanted, and the want was strong, for the trip had been exciting in more than one way, and it seemed quite a little while before breakfast. Th creamery Is an excellent cement building, situated on the banks of the river in a beautiful grove. Everything that could be seen was scrupulously clean. At the creamery the road crosses to the north side of the Applegate. The next five miles we hit the grit at a good pace, at the end of - which the machine was halted under an array of fine oak trees, within 20 feet of which a high, swinging bridge was suspended across the river for neighborhood com munication. Breakfast Eaten In the Open. Beneath these large trees we all piled out for breakfast, hungry as bears. Campfire was soon started. Near-by strawberries and cream were procured, and bacon, eggs and steaming coffee formed the breakfast menu. An hour was spent in camp, and we were off again, forcing up the valley by water grade degree. As the machine ascended the course of the valley began to nar row, and at the end of three or' four miles what is commonly known as the Jacksonville Hill loomed up before us. Before approaching this, hill, which is the only one . of importance and forms the' watershed between the Applegate Valley and Jacksonville, the road takes a long sweep, passing a large spring sequestered in a clump of willows. The Jacksonville Hill is very smooth and can be made with one change of gear. But it must be remembered that while the story runs smoothly, on the climb of the Jacksonville Hill the only acci dent of the day occurred, which was committed by a rear wheel picking up a screw. It was an open, hot roadway, and a lot of amateurs piled out to in spect what had happened. But with the aid of an extra tire and some illustrated booklet on how to take off and put on tires, the Job was completed while one read and the other worked. From the saddleback of the Jackson ville Hill over which the roadway forms a dusty streak may be seen Rogue Riv er Valley in all its greatness and beauty. To the north could be seen all the lower valley, embracing Grants Pass, Rogue River, Gold Hill and nu merous other smaller towns. Far to the east and southeast could be seen the historic Table Rock, one of the nat ural attractive monuments of the val ley and around which centers much of Southern Oregon's early Indian history and the pioneer life. Prominent Jn the background could be seen Mount Mc Laughlin, flushed with the colors of the morning sun, with its dome) hidden Winter- ncrSr, ii. -,'f5?E ill" - - I 1 I -v - ' ""I I - ' Pi' : -.13 behind fleecy clouds which blended with the pure white snow that covered It far down its sides. Off further to the right could be seen Mount Shasta, the sentinel of the Sis kiyous,' imposing, grand and beautifully clad in its Winter coat , of snow, undis turbed by the Spring sunshine. These are some of the natural objects that greet the traveler. Beneath these and In the foreground of the kaleidoscopic picture could be seen miles and miles of orchards, distinctively told by the geometrical forms, whether they were pears, peaches or apples. These long rows of trees, healthy, thrifty and well kept, manifested un told wealth and I doubt if the owners of the orchards could group themselves on some high prominence and tell in figures what the Rogue River Valley's fruit crop will produce in dollars this year. It cannot be measured by car loads. Such a method is out of date. The situation is now to be sized up In train loads. In the center of the picture could be seen at our feet Jacksonville, rich in pioneer history-and early mining lore. Over the top of Jacksonville could be seen the progressive city of Medford. Further to the right along the horizon loomed Ashland, guardian of the south entrance to the Rogue River Valley. Between Ashland and Medford could be seen Talent and Phoenix, a thriving section of the country's growth. Dotted over the valley we noted many wireless telegraph stations. Down the sinuous road the machine shot on compression. The hill is quite long and steep from this side and re quires careful, driving. From Jackson ville to Medford Is a. stretch of about five miles and that afforded an oppor tunity to try our machine for speed. The ride so far had afforded ample opportunity to view large fields of alfalfa, grain and fruit. Immense crops of hay seemed to be a part of every farm along the road. From Medford to Ashland the Pacific highway is in splendid condition and the 12 miles can be run in about a half an hour if one desires speed. The whole 12-mile course is lined on each side from the line fence to the retreating foothills with fruit trees. A long stop was made at Ashland where midday lunch was served In the City Park, which is one of the pretty municipal spots of Southern Oregon, being cool, Inviting and well kept, with a large stream, Ashland Creek, flowing through its center. Choice of Routes Available. The return trip from Ashland to Med ford may be made over the same road or a triangular trip may be made to ward Jacksonville, which offers a pret ty view. This side trip we took as it brought us into Medford from a differ ent angle. Following the Pacific high way out of Medford a run of a few minutes landed us in Central Point Here the road courses toward Tolo and strikes across the mountain gap. The road on the north side of this gap has a, longer declivity and gradually swings down and down to the water 1 grade until the machine shoots across the Gold Hill bridge. Gold Hill in its name indicates its past history, but of late years the country has developed into considerable importance in fruit raising. Limestone quarries are its latest commercial In terest. Just below Gold Hill the road forks again and one may pass to the south side of the river or continue on the north side. Both roads are good and again unite at Rogue River. Here the Pacific highway takes the south side of the river and continues down through the industrial section until it merges across the steel bridge into Grants Pass. The ride down the river was one of pleasure and the whole day's run is worth any person's time with oppor tunity to gaze on a million-dollar fruit crop and perhaps that much more in dairying products, farm forage and livestock. It was all covered in one day's drive, and we arrived home bet ter contented than ever and much wiser as to the resources of Rogue River Valley. It is not that which is far away that affords the greatest pleas ure, but that which Is close at hand. SEED ACT DECLARED VALID Attorney-General Passes on Legisla tive Enactment. SALEM. Or., June 28. (Special.) Attorney-General Crawford has given an opinion that the act passed at the recent session of the Legislature fixing a standard for the purity of agricul tural seeds for the protection of farm ers is valid. The opinion was written at the instance of the Portland Seed Company, which suggested that a clause, "this act shall not apply to warehousemen, millers or other per sons not engaged principally in sell ing agricultural seeds," was in direct conflict with the other parts of the act. The Attorney-General admits the clause is in conflict with the other parts of the act, but says the intent of the act is plain, and that the word "principally" should be Ignored. The word "principally" evidently was in serted in the bill as a "Joker," and were the section construed literally It would render valueless the bilL Episcopal Minister Saves Day. SEASIDE, Or., June 28. (Special.) When the Seaside Civic Improvement Club wanted a ditch dug yesterday so that a connection could be made be tween the recently opened free public rest room and the sewer main every one who had offered to contribute labor was so busy that no one could be found to do the necessary work, the Rev. W. L. Johnson, of Calvary Episcopal Church, volunteered to save the dav. The ditch was completed in record time. Many comments were made by Idle passers-by, but all were compli mentary to the sky pilot.
