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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1914)
THE" SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, fORTLAKD, FEBRUARY 1, 1914. ROAD BOND CAMPAIGN ISSUE CLOSES tentiary. Ha will be taken to. Salem tomorrow morning by Sheriff Rand. Marshal Lockett, with Hick Lockett, his brother, was convicted of stealing 29 head of cattle and of driving them across into Grant County, where he was caught with, the stolen cattle. The latter save balL 6 VALLEY COUNTIES IN GOOD ROAD UNION Meeting at Scappoose Marks End of Public Discussion , in Columbia County. FRIENDLY FEELING SHOWN Feople of Supposed Hostile Town Crowd Hall Friends of Cause Await Vote Monday Hope fully Enemies Bine. BT ADDISON" BENNETT. BCAPPOOSE, Or., Jan. 81. (Staff Cor respondence.) The good roads cam paign is ended !n Columbia County, so far as public dlscussic - goes, the last meeting being: held this aflernon in Watts' Hall here. In many ways this was the most Interesting meeting- or the week's campaign. It has generally been conceded during the- week that more opposition to the bond issue would be apparent here than at any other place, and some went so far as to Bay that there would be outspoken dissent to th speakers at this place. On the contrary, the meeting was not enly entirely harmonious, but there seemed to be a strong current of feel ing toward the bond issue. At the out-, set there seemed little prospect of sret- ting enough voters together to hold a meeting, but the hall began to fill up shortly after 1 o'clock and before the first speaker was through with his re marks every seat was taken, and be fore the second speaker concluded the hall was filled, a great many standing throughout the three and a half hours of the discussion. Not only in numbers, but In Interest. , were the managers surprised, for at no meeting of the week did the audience take closer Interest In w-at was said and Interest of the most respectful and apparently intelligent consideration. J. O. Watts, a leading-citizen of the upper end of the county, presided. In calling the meeting to order he seemed to voice the sentiments of many of his neighbors that a change in the old road policy of Columbia seemed Imperative, and, while be did not In words advise his neighbors to vote for the bonds, he left no doubt In th minds of bis hearers that he thought the bond Issue the only solution now at hand to bring about a system of better roads In the county. Sir. Grlswold Gives Details. Assistant Highway Engineer Grls wold then explained In detail what Is being done on the survey, the cost per mile, the apparent route of the Colum bia Highway, the wor- it was hoped the state would do after the highway was graded and made ready tor hard surfacing; In fact, he went Into every detail, as far as can be done at this time. He stated th: If the bonds car ried the highway would be reaoTy for traffic by the coming Fall and would be sufficiently settled to be surfaced next season. Mr. Griswold's remarks brought out hearty applause at their conclusion. Robert Yount, of Rainier, the presi dent of the Columbt Counfy Good Koaaa Association, was the next speaker. He spoke as neighbor to neighbor, and certainly made a fine ap peal that surely must bear good fruit. Mrr Tount has done excellent work dur ing the week and has made many friends for the cause of good roads. He also has endeared himself to all his as toclates of the trip. Mr. Perrlgo then spoke, dwelling prln cipally upon what had been accom pllshed In the way of good roads In his neighborhood In King County, Washing top Mr- Perrlgo made a splendid ar gument, which was appreciated bv nrac tically every one of his hearers If there Is anything in applause for all his good points met with handclapping mat snook tne hall. Frank Terrace Real Speaker. Then came the real speaker of the meeting, yes, of the whole trip Frank rerra.ce, or King County, Washington, xxa unwittingly caned himself "an apostle of good roads," and in so do ing hit the nail squarely on the head. He has labored for many, many years In the cause and his labors have borne good fruit. It Is said that his are-u menta were the blows that turned the tide in Clatsop County at the recent uuna election uiere ana Drought a viC' tory from apparent defeat. Mr. Ter race Is a Welshman, a former worker in the coal mines of that country, now a. plain farmer, rather a dairyman. He drops his h's, also adds them where they should not be, but, as a speaker, he is one of the most convincing that has ever been heard hereabouts in the good roads cause. Throughout hl re marks runs a vein of the quaintest numor, numor that anon brines cheers and another sort of humor that brings tears. Indeed, he Is a born orator of a rather crude type, but more convinc ing than most who are stagey and elocutionary. He has done valiant work for Co. lumbia County, as he did for Clatsop County, and the people of Columbia will no doubt be under as big a debt of gratitude to him as are the people or tiatsop, ror it now seems assured that the bonds will carry by a sub stantias majority. A. S. Benson Talks Briefly. A, S. Benson told what h0 thought upon tne subject. He was at home before an audience in this countv. hav lng lived here for many years. And the people here believe in him a fine specimen of young manhood. He Is not, neither is his father, any longer Interested In a financial way in Co lumbia County; but for the good of his fellowmen he has taken a deep Interest in. the campaign. Hie remarks met with loud applause, even if they were very Driei. Two women in the audience, Mrs, John Watson and Mrs. J. G. Watts. asked several questions, Mrs. Watson also making an excellent plea for the "shut Ins," made so by bad roads. It seemed a good omen, and tm unusual one, to have the women take such an Interest and express themselves so clearly. Their queries were answered by Messrs. Yount, Oriswold and Per rigo, after which the meeting ad Journed. But still the audience lln gered and argued, but all in the bes of humor and apparently In a spirit friendly to the cause. Will the bonds carry? That question will be answered at the polls Monday out the friends of the cause are hope ful and the few outspoken enemies are blue over the situation. CATTLE THIEF SENTENCED Marshall Lockett Abandons Appeal and "Will Go to Prison. BAKER, Or.. Jan. 81 (Special.) Marshal Lockett, cattle . thief, today abandoned his appeal to the Suprem Court, discharged his attorney and 3e elared himself ready to go at once to Salem to begin serving his sentence o from- one to ten years in the Peni- ORCHARD MEN TO TOUR MedTord Growers to "Call on" Fruit Men of Other Districts. MEDFORD, Or., Jan. 31 (Special.) E. H. Hanley, Frank Madden, H. B. Tronson and a dozen other orchard men have made preliminary plans for a junket trip to the other orchard regions of the Northwest early In March. A special Pullman will be chartered, and the tour is expected to cover a week or 10 days. Hood River will be the first stop, fol lowed by North Yakima, Wenatchee and probably the Spokane orchard district. The party Intends to have their own diner, and will live In their car en route. The purpose of the trip is to secure a closer relationship socially and pro fessionally between the fruit districts of the Northwest, exchange opinions and theories, note the methods of each district and in general encourage a spirit of community co-operation. From present indications the excursion prom ises to be a great success so far as local enthusiasm is concerned. Over 30 orchardists have already sig nified their intention of going, and the idea is spreading like wildfire. STATE IS SHORT OF CASH Million Dollars in Warrants Will Be Unpaid' by April. SALEM, Or, Jan. 81. (Special.) Deputy State Treasurer Ryan esti--mated today that $1,000,000 in unpaid warrants will be outstanding when the taxes for the year become available in April. The report of the department for six months ending December 81 shows that 800.000 in warrants were outstanding. There was a balance on hand for all unds of $710,314, and in the general fund there was a balance of $97,008, which ihas been used In paying sal aries and small warrants. The re ceipts for the period were $1,557,304 and the disbursements $2,112,118. The common school, fund was $6,405,950, having increased $25,000 during the erlod. A balance of $39,226 was in the game protection fund at the be ginning- of the period. The receipts were $84,o82. The lack ef funds is due to the small tax levy last year. Multnomah, Washington, Ben ton, Polk, Yamhill and Lane Form Association. WEST SIDE ROUTE BACKED OLD WEDDING GRANT FOUND License Written Oat With Pen In 186 7 Discovered. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) In searching through the vaults In the County Auditor's office this wek, William Marshall, Auditor, and Mrs. Ella S. Butler, deputy, found a marriage license written in ink, and dated January 12, 1867. The license authorized the marriage of Miss E. Fales and C Richard Stegeart. of Clarke County, Washington Territory. P. Ahem was County Auditor at that time. How the old document came to be In the county vaults now Is not known. and no record can be found to see if the marriage was performed, as no returns then were required, and no record kept that can be found. OFFICERS TRACE SUSPECTS Walla Walla Police Are on Trail of Men in Robbery Case. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 31. Special.) Officers today traced two suspects in the Prescott postoffice rob bery case from Prescott to Pendleton They learned that two men climbed on the blind baggage of the Spokane Pendleton train at Prescott 15 minutes after the last explosion was heard. These men rode to Walla Walla, climbed off the train and entered the depot separately and bought tickets to Pendelton, riding in opposite ends of the car. The men are the two who were lounging about Prescott two days before the robbery. News From Terrebonne. TERREBONNE. Or.. Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) During the year 1913 there were 122 cars of cattle, 71 cars of sheep. three cars of horses and one car of hogs shipped from this point to various destinations, while 39 cars of cattle. 15 cars of sheep, two cars of horses and one car of hogs were received at this point from territory as far east as Kentucky. The heavy rains, together with con tinual snow fall for the past month, are making the dry farmers feel more Independent every day, knowing they are most certain of. a banner harvest for the coming season. A great many of the parties inter ested In Central Oregon, ditcb and homestead land In this vicinity, are arriving with a view of proving up between now and the coming Falf LATE PRESIDENT OF CANYON CITY NATIONAL BANK NA TIVE OF GERMANY. t . f . N v 1 it ' i Francis E. Sels. CANYON CITY, Or., Jan. 81. (Special.) Francis E. Sels. who died here this week, retired in good health and at midnight complained of being 111. The cause of his death was acute in digestion' Mr. Sels" life was woven with the early history of the county and he was prominent In political and business affairs. He came to the county July 1, 1862, one month after gold was struck on Canyon Creek. He was a native of Germany and was born at Westphalia, In 1817. He was postmaster and Justice of the Peace during the early days. He was president of the First National Bank here. The funeral was held here today under the auspices of the Odd Fellows. Hard-Surfaced Highway Every Mile From Portland to Eugene for 1915 Traffic Is Goal In Con test With East Counties. M'MINNVILLE. Or, Jan. 31 (Spe cial.) Hard-surface highway that shall extend from Portland to Eugene, mak ing the West Side route on the Paciflo Highway, if possible, the choicest route that will attract the tourist passing through Oregon in 1915, was the goal established for themselves by delegates from six counties who met at McMinn ville today and organized as the Wil lamette Valley Good Roads Association. The six counties are: Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill, Polk, Benton and Lane, and their territory represents every mile between Portland and Eu gene through which a West Side trunk highway would pass. The morning session was devoted to to the business of organizing and out lining the scope of the association's ac tivities. Discussion was on the Ques tion whether the association should concentrate its attention upon the plan ot one main trunk highway or on a general .movement for road improve ment in the six counties. The broader scope was adopted, with the sentiment universal, however, that the establish ment of well-constructed trunk-roads should be the first step in the campaign of general Improvement. Election Comes Soon. The president of the association will be elected by vice-presidents who are to be chosen, one' from . each . county. The vice-presidents will be elected within the next ten days and will then meet for organization and election of the president. Yamhill County has al ready chosen Jesse Edwards, of New- oerg, lor its vice-president, and Polk County chose Senator C. F. HawUy. The Rev. H. Charles Dunsmore, of the First fresbytenan Church, of Independence, was elected secretary-treasurer of the association, as one of the speakers jocu larly remarked, "because he, as a minis ter, had been the first to awaken to -the fact that the bad roads in Oregon are responsible for the greater part of the evil of profanity." Each vice-president will appoint two assistants, making a sub-committee, or ooara ol three, in each county. These boards will report to the cen tral boErfd within 30 days their sugges tions as to systems and methods of road-Improvement In the territory of the six counties. Hard-surface roads was the universal sentiment at the meeting yesterday. all of the delegates expressing their conviction of the futility of the old methods of road building In Oreston. The sentiment of the farmer delegates was encouraging, indicating among them an awakened conviction of the ultimately better results to be secured through permanent hard-surfacing ln- steaa or napnazara gravel and dirt road building. Frank Branch Riley, vice-president of the Pacific Hlgihway Association, represented the Portland Commercial Club and spoke at the afternoon ses sion. Mr. Riley said that, while the of ficial route had. been marked out on the East Side, there was no reason why an optional route should not also be marked out with signs Indicating the fork at Eugene. Friendly Rivalry Expected. "Then it is simply a matter of which route is constructed and maintained in the best condition," he said. "The travel will follow the route which is recognized to be the best and the most attractive highway." All of the delegates evinced a dispo sition to enter Into a friendly rivalry with the counties of the east side, in an effort to see which may be, first to complete a first-class route for the tourist travel on the Pacific Highway in 1915. Other speakers of the day were State Treasurer, Kay and Professor Skelton, of the department of highway engineering of O. A. C The meeting- was held in the court house and the attendance was fully aou. W. L. Macey, president of the Mc- Minnville Commercial Club, under the auspices of which the meeting was called, presided. Delegates from out of town were entertained by the Com mercial Club. BIG PULP MILL PLANNED New $10,000,000 Concern Will Build Plant at Reedsport. ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 31. (Special. Oregon and Washington capitalists who have Incorporated the Western Mills Company, a $10,000,000 corpora tion, under the laws of Washington, have announced their Intention of erecting a monster pulp mill at Reedsport- Work on the mill will begin soon and. the plant will probably be In operation In two years. Among the local men financially In terested in the proposed plant is War ren Reed, a Gardiner capitalist. Reeds port has a natural harbor and Is situ ated In a. heavily timbered section of Douglas County, Local capitalists who are interested in the pulp mill at Reedsport are John i. HaaK, h. is. Luten and Walter Mackay. The company's engineer will begin preparations immediately and it is tne intention to commence construe tion at Reedsport as soon as weather conditions permit. It is estimated that it will take two years to complete the plant "The plan is to erect a plant canabla of an output of 220 tons per day," said the company has i.eadquarters in Vancouver, Wash. The organization was perfected there today' and J. P. Biapieton elected agent. TABBLITY-AN A SSET Packard trucks are an asset. They are an investment, not a speculation. Packard truck prices are the fair prices which will insure the qual ity you want, the service you must have and the stability necessary to protect your investment. Packard maximum service qual ities are your protection against the abnormal repair expense in cident to the upkeep of so-termed "bargain trucks." We are not assemblers we ac tually make our goods and stand behind them. We are in the truck business to stay. We are the largest motor truck manufacturers. We built and sold in the last fiscal year $4,000,000 worth of Packard trucks. . A uniform standard of quality and workmanship is our uncom promising basis of manufacture. The bridge builder's factor of safe ty is embodied in every Packard vehicle. Intrinsic value, unequalled facil ities for inspection and service, the permanency of the Packard organization, economy of opera tion, one fair price to all these are the reasons why Packard trucks are predominant in 185 separate lines of trade. Sizes and body types to meet the demands of practically all bran ches of transportation. 2-Ton 3-Ton CHASSIS F. 6. B. DETROIT $2800 4-Ton $3400 5-Ton 6-Ton . . . $4300 $3550 $4150 Among the critical big buyers and continued users of Packard trucks are : Acme Tea Company ' Anheuser-Busch Brew- Adams Express Company ing Association American Express The Crane Company Company - The Fleischmann Co. Wm. J. Lemp Brewing Company National Cash Register Company Marshall Field & Co Standard Oil Company , Swift & Company John Wanamaker Over 3500 Packard trucks are being used by other successful concerns drawing dividends on the investment. Our ultimate success depends upon what our patrons say of our vehicles. ASK THE MAN' WHO. OWNS ONE WHEN YOU PURCHASE A PACKARD, PACKARD SERVICE IS A PART OF YOUR INVESTMENT, AND YOU KNOW A PERMANENT INSTITUTION STANDS BACK OF IT PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, FRANK C. RIGGS COMPANY Cornell Road, Twenty-third and 'Washington Streets, Portland, Oregon LINCOLN HIGHWAY CONTRIBUTOR JESSE SUMRALL RESIGNS Assistant United States District At torney to Practice. Jesse L. Sumrall. Assistant United States District Attorney since March l, 181J, tendered his resignation to District Attorney Reames yesterday, and will enter private practice In Port' land. iM majority of people who are brought before the Federal Court have but little defense," said Mr. Sumrall yesterday, "and such practice as this does not provide an experience that will be of value' to the prosecutor." District Attorney Reames has sent a nomination for a successor to Attor ney-General McReynolds, but has not as yet recema notice of confirmation. BIG CROP IS EXPECTED SHERMAS COUNTY WILL BREAK AIL RECORDS THIS YEAR Farmers Near Wasco Also Axe Sending Ont liOK nnd Cattle and Good Prices Are Received. "WASCO, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.) The largest acreage in the history of Sher man County Is seeded, to Winter wheat on Summer fallow ground. Two-thirds of the county is seeded. Rainfall from Beptember 1 to Janu ary 26 was 7.60 Inches. Sjierman Coun ty farmers are now placing their or ders for grain bags for the 1914 crop. Kaseberg Brothers, of Wasco, placed an order Saturday for 30,000 bags. Wasco la taking quite a boom and as soon as the weather will permit sev eral modern homes will be built. The city Is doing street improving and within a week or two Wasco public streets will all be lighted with electricity. Sherman County is doing much road work and early in February will set up camp in the John Fulton canyon and will work about 40jiien making one of the best roads in this canyon. It is estimated that the work will cost about $12,000. Wasco County has set aside $2500 to improve what is known as the Des Chutes Hill. Many cars of fat hogs are going out of Sherman County to the Portland market. One farmer, V. E. Lowell, of Wasco. will have seven cars of fine prime beef steers to ship to the Portland market this Spring. With a fair market these steers will bring about $15,000. Sherman county shipped out during the year 1913 upwards of $200,000 worth of horses, hogs and cattle. With everything favorable Sherman County will harvest 4,000,000 bushels of wheat in 1914. LIQUOR SEPARATE ISSUE Lu ROY SLATER DENIES HE WOULD MAKE ITj PARTY FIGHT. Chairman of Progressive Party In Washington Says Question Is for Each Voter to Decide.-. SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 31. (Special.) "Let every voter stand erect and vote as Ms or her conscience dictates on the question of state-wide prohibl tion,"- is the policy determined on by L. Roy Slater, chairman of the Pro gressive party ef this state. "i have been misquoted in the public press aB to my attitude In resard to the prohibition movement In this state. I never at e.ny time attempted to en- force my views on the liquor question on the Progressive party or on my in dividual friends. I am opposed to the Progressive party going on record In favor of prohibition, but I refuse to surrender my personal opinions In re gard to the liquor question, though I might be to some extent a beneficiary or tne liquor interests were I to oppose state-wide prohibition. I was reared in a prohibition state and I saw more drunken men in the first day after my arrival in Spokane than I ever saw before In my whole life. I want it distinctly understood that I opposed the threshing out of the pro hibition amendment in a convention of the Progressive party. I am op posed to making the liquor question a party issue, but I, as an American citizen, have my Individual opinions, which I am unwilling to surrender for political . advancement or personal friendship." NORMAL MOVEMENT GAINS Greater Medford Club Members to Aid Ashland Campaign. MEDFORD, Or.. Jan. SI. (Special.) . meeting of the educational de partment of the Greater Medford Club this afternoon it was decided to launch a campaign for the securing of the second State Normal School at Ashland, which is to be voted upon at the next election; work for a county high school in Jackson County and co-operate with the club women of the state in Im proving the educational system of the state in general. Talks were made by Mrs. Kerby Mil ler, cnairman or the educational alvls ion, and Mrs. George King. It was pointed out that in California there are nine normal schools and the school system has reached such a de gree of perfection that it Is generally advertised In publicity literature with the fruit and climate of the Southern state. In the opinion of the club women no movement from a social and commer cial standpoint would be of greater benefit to the state than a progressive educational campaign supported by the women of the state. PORTLAND MAN IS CHOSEN Ij. H. Harza to Be Engineer for The Dalles Water "Power Project. SALEM, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.) L. H. Harza. of Portland, has been ap pointed project engineer by the com mittee having in charge the Investi gation of The Dalles Water Power Project. The work of making the Investiga tion, with, a view of having a report ready for the next session of the Leg isjature, will be started, at once. Albany Merchants Elect. ALBANT. Or., Jan. 31. (Special.) F, M, French was chosen president of the Albany Merchants' Protective As sociation in the annual election last night and other officers were elected as follows: J. A. McKillop. vice-presi dent; W. V. Merrill, secretary, and G. A. JFIood, treasurer. L. E. Hamilton. Charles E. Scott and. C. H. Essex were chosen to serve with the four officers on the board of directors. H0WY0U M 4YTHR0W AWAY YOUR GLASSES DAYTON CLUB HOLDS BALL Commercial Body Celebrates Anni versary of Organization. DAYTON, Wash.. Jan. 31. (Special.) The annual ball and banquet of the Dayton Commercial Club was held Wednesday evening at the clubrooms, which Include a dancing hall, a large dining-room, billiard hall, cardroom, library and reception-room. It was the social function of the Winter. It was the 15th anniversary of the organization of the club, which now has a membership of more than 100. An excellent banquet was served and dancing was Indulged In until a late hour. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our many friends and Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 1, Knights of Pythias, for their kindness toward us during our sad bereavement in the loss of our beloved husband and father; also for the beautiful floral pieces. Adv. MRS. JOS. EM RICH AND FAMILY. There are more Jewels in the City of New York alone than in any other city in the world. ZEMO Proves a Wonderful Success Stops Itching Instantly and Brings Permanent Results. Get a 25c Bottle Today and Prore It. Don't think that eczema, that nearly drives you wild, can't be gotten rid of. 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Thousands who wear these "windows'" may prove for them selves that they can dispense with glasses if they will get the following prescription filled at once: Go to any active drug store and get a bottle of Optona; fill a two-ounue - bottle with warm water and drop in one Optona tablet. With this harmless liquid solu tion bathe the eyes two to four time daily, and you are likely to be aston ished at the results right from the start. Many who have been told that they have astigmatism, eye - strain, cataract, sore eyelids, weak eyes, con junctivitis and other eye disorders, re port wonderful benefits from the use of this prescriotion. Get this DrescriDtlon filled and use it; you may so strength en your eyes that glasses will not be necessary. Thousands who are blind, or nearly so, or who wear glasses would never have required them if they had cared for their eyes in time. Save your eyes before it Is too late! Do not be come one of these victims of neglect. 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