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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. MAT 21 1914. VETERANS TO TALK OF MEMORIAL 'DAY GHAPIN IS QUIZZED SURVEY IS MADE OF CITY TRAFFIC MTT.WATJKIE GRADUATES FIRST CLASS FROM HIGH SCHOOL. BURNING OF Y. M. C. A. LAUNCH REAL TRAGEDY Tears Come to Eyes of Youths "Who Looked Forward to Another Year of River Sport When News of Disaster Is Learned. - Cross-Examination Brings Out Firm's Methods. Grand Army and Spanish War Men Are Assigned to All Portland Schools. Importance of Information Re lating to Use of Streets Asserted by Mri Dieck. MUCH IS PUT ON PARTNER 14 PATRIOTISM MAIN THEME Soldiers of National Conflict to Tell Children Meaning of Services and Instill Deeper Respect for V Flag in Young Mind. "Veterans of the Grand Army and Spanish American War Veterans to gether will visit the public schools next Friday and address the pupils on the meaning: of Memorial day. The following assignments have been made for this purpose: - Ainswortli School. Twentieth and Kim streets J. G. Chambers, Warren Patton, Francis Varner, John Storan, Henry Dooly, Joseph Sommers, Phil Powelson, A. M. Brunswick, Samuel Bergeur, J. D. Abbott, J. G. Abele, H. G. Aldrich. Alblna Homestead School. Beech and Mallory streets E. M. Barney, W. H. Blaney, Leonard Vosburg, M. AI. Trow bridge, James Stately, A. E. Cooper, R. W. Kesl, O. T. Blood, Abednego Bower, James Abernathy, G. W. Allen, Jack Auterson, G. W. Baldwin. Arleta School, Sixty-fourth street and Fiftieth avenue Southeast Joseph Hepp. Jo". Kendall, Oscar Pelton, J. Paulson, J. T. Hicks, Clifford Lewis, E. Gilford. R, Freiburghouse, J.. J. Hirshi mer, William Carpenter, J. A. Young, K E. Beach, L. A. Bowman. Albert Breedlove. S. D. Cale, J. Delam, W. J. Terry, S. W. McLain, Emory Porady, Newcomb Drisko, Corporal Arbuckle, G. A. Vaniar. Brooklyn School, Milwaukie and Frederick streets J. S. Hamilton, R. T. Chamberlain, Phillip Lawton, C. A. Malarkey, - J. Slaughterback, F. M, Johnson, A. Paftenberger, John Heck ard, J. T. Brlggs, I. A. Brown, Can field Marsh, W. L. Davis, J. M. Cool idge, J. E. Brockway, J. W. Cochrane, A. E. Cooper, W. E. Finzer. Buckman School, East Twelfth and Burnside streets II. .M. Morgan, Jap Bowman, E. M. Hitchcock. G. W. Pugh, E. Sears, J. W. Milllngton, F. M. Spen cer, H. Yost, George Older, J. D. Ab bott, J. E. Courtney, J. W. Christy, J. D. Dowd, H. M. Dukes, P. K. Egbert. Chapman School, Twenty-fifth and Wilson J. L. Miesenheimer, C. P. Hol loway. R. S. Greenleaf, J. M. Kslty, J. C. Glpson, Pat Holland. Francis Clark, C. A. Dibble, Elliot C. Finch. JR. C. Fos ter, Seneca Fouts, Henry Freedlanger. Clinton-Kelly School, Twenty-sixth and Powell streets W. . W. Morse, David Croyal. Z. M. Parvin. D. L. Mc Kay, J. W. Guy, James H. Bran karri, A. J. Foust, George Liddell, J. E. Gantenbein, T. L. Garland. H. J. Gilder sleeve. Theo Hausen, T. B. Roberts, J. N. Ryan. Couch School, Seventeenth and Kear ney streets Thomas A. Jordan, A. C. Walters, Paul Truitt, James McDonah, A. K. Currier, J. C. Walling, D. M. Btegner, J. E. Lepper, W. E. Hayden, H. J. Hays, Henry Hockenyos,.C. R. Hotch kiss. I. E. Hull. Creston School, East Forty-eightn and Powell streets P. W. Trasker, Robert Young, George Kerkendall, M. C Thompson, W. C. Henderson, George II. Strait, James H. Robb, James Mev ins, D. J. Orendorff. M. J. Sammons, L. W. Humphries, F. O. Joy. Davis School, Twenty-first and Ra leigh streets T. L. Perkins, W. S. Drake. J. D. Jackson. T. C. Schreve, E. K. Covey, A. J. Ripley, P. J. Newberg, A. A. Drake, Charles Nebo, Peter Merges. Fielding S. Kelly, J. J. Ken nedy, R. W. Keel, J. H. Leach. Eliot School, Rodney and Knott streets C. E. Cline. Enos Swan, John Oatchet, Conrad Stark, J. R. Bond, P. T. Hanson, Timothy Kelly, J. Vrummer, J. L. Brown, Rossill Mills, E. W. Pike, A. L. Love, E. E. Lyons, Dr. Marcellus, J. A. McKinnon. Failing School, Front and Porter streets C. H. Welch, R. A. Walforth, Kasper Kohler. F. T. Taft, Adam Faulk, H. H. Toppel, T. C. Fletcher, John Mc Connell. W. J. Carpenter. C. H. Dau chey, W. R. Mlsener, Clyde R. Nichol son. F. H. Norman. R. J. 0"Nell. Fernwood School, Hancock and Thirty-third streets M. J. Morse, C. G. Morey, Edward Dunn, M. J. Palmer, J. A. Stevenson, Tostine Halverson. A. E. FankofT, L. D. Mahone, W. T. Phillips, Ed M. Porta. Fulton Park School, Second and Lo gan streets C. A. Lomar, L. M. Guy, S. E. Gilbert. H. V. Thompson, S. R. Stanbaugh, J. W. Gossner, O. A.. Stev ens. J. Y. Richardson, Ed Rommel, George Rubenstine. Glencoe School. East Forty-ninth and Belmont H. H. Northrup, E. C. Hall, J. C Gillis, Bennett Cole, Robert Hatfield t'harles Sherwood, R. H. Osborn, J. W. Marquis, George Simpklns, A. J. Sells bery. Robert A. Sawyer, W. J. Shelly, 11. E. Shlpe. J. F. Kinney. Gregory Heights School, East Seventy-fourth and Siskiyou streets, H. C King, H. A. Severance, Denis Racer, J. Tawney, Joseph Thomas, Joseph Hol thorn. Francis Cooke, George Wlg glnton. Hawthorne school. East Fourteenth nd Alder streets. R. C. Markee, J. M. Blair J. T. M. Holland, C. T. Perry, J. F. Smith. . E. Nottage. G. W. Bald win, Henry Platts, S. B. Welst, Frank Reed, O. R. Smith, Orville E. Stevens, E. D. Toucey. Thomas Touhey. Highland school. East Sixth and Wygant streets. C. TT. Gantenbein, W. S. Powell, Lawrence Rossall, A. B. Brown. L. O. Chapman. Perry Tomlin son W. T. Philiips. W. D. Palmer, J. G. Varner. C. F. Waldo, F. J. Young, Theodore Messinger, W. M. Kieberger, James McNulty. Isaac Moore. Holladay-avenue school, East Sixth and Clackamas streets, J. L. Wells, James Jackson. John Bonebright, Peter Kinney. Patrick Kelly, David Hager, W. P. Dlckerson, Theodore Deschuer, t S. A. Walker, II. - U. Welch Harvey Wells, Fred West, H. E. Williams. Holman school. Corbett and Bancroft streets, George H. Carr. W. D. Mathews, H. E. Krozer. W. R. Griffith. George W. Anderson. F. M. Kollock, Jewett B. Williams, William Watson. E. C Wil liamson, G. D. Young, W. E. Bellamy, Ira C. Bleeker. Fred S. Boody. Hudson school. East Seventy-seventh and Market streets, J.'Warrick, H. C. Work. T. Ottinger. Cornelius WyckofT, David Fessler, J. W. Miller. J. Braion, M. F. Jacobs. Irvington school. East Fourteenth and Thompson streets. W. T. Kerr. O. F. Housdorf. -O. E. York, J. E. Hall. J H. Baker, W. H. Ostrander. Ell Yetter, II. H. Spauldins. J. H. Van Orden. J. i:ikton. H. V. Cloys. J. C. Clark, George K. Davis. Jefferson High School, Kerby and Kmerson streets. M. L. Pratt, B. J. Iloadlev. L. B. Thompson, C. C. Wiley, J. W. Shaver. R. J. O'Neil. A. J. Riplev. W. D. Poth, John T. Hislop, Charles B. Jackson. Lon P. Keeler. Jonesmore school. East Eighy-Arst and Schuyler streets, J. W. Curran, G. "YV. Thomas. D. B. Newman. tV.. J. Mc Allister. I. Taylor. Bill Jones. C Puttz. 11. Marble. Otis Brooks. Fred Sheppard. F. II. Sheppard, C. S. Kuykendall. Rol land Meade. W. E. Mahoney. Kennedy school, East Thirty-third t , . . ; . - " fpy.'-C ; :: I rvC V :: H i ' "s v ;'! " lK X'i I r s;' ;i ; ii ix, " u s f. i I STANDING W. KG AND HOW JOHNSON AND RAC MILWAUKIE, Or., May 23. (S Its capacity last night for the gr students from the high school. M Birkemeier, Wilfred King and H 13 pupils advanced to the high sc Dr. Smith addressed thegradu Following the address of Dr. S Milwaukie Board of Education,, pr The plan is to develop a centr the surrounding districts can sen and Jarrett streets, Henry Lederer, Gates Howes, Cyrue James, J. R. Wil liams, W. W. Culver, D. C. Hoyt, W. H. C. Hill, J. H. Flynn, W. H. Hamil ton, S. M. Hutchinson. Kerns School, East Twenty-eighth and Couch streets D. D. Neer, H. H. Pierce, S. P. Lester, William Bates, William St Clair, T. J. Eckert, H. J. Gildersleeve. Hector McKlnzie. Frank J. Maninger, John C. Shillock. S. L. Dobie, F. C. Dumond, H. F. C. Loesch, J. D. Nickell, David Ruhl, H. S. Lllli gan, J. W. Grey, J. H. Voorhies. Ladd School, West Park and Jeffer son streets I. McGowan, J. H. Wood ward, G. H. Williams. Leonard Agnew, J. J. Hill, F. A. Coleman, Clancy Cable, C. T. Goulding, C H. Staron, Thomas C. Sefton, Welbon Wakefield, T. J. Hyde. Lents School, Gilbert avenue and Main street H. S. Fargo, C. C. Wiley, J. P. Anderson, Jacob Brown. N. Coonradt, Frank Shickrott, H. Parnall, Levi Linenger, E. Vanschoick, Henry b arr, James Fall. Lincoln High School. Park and Mar ket streets James P. Shaw, Nelson Olds, John McCollum, John Riner, T. M. Kellogg, Hugh Yeets, W. B. Crosby, A. G. Davidson, E. R. Lunberg, J. H. Upton, Basil Wells, Henry F. Wihion, George A. Hoyt. John McNulty. Llewellyn School, East Fourteenth and Henry avenue T. C. Wilson, Z. T. Bryant, S. H. Beach, J. Hooper, A. R. Constant, J. W. Campbell, A. Hart, W. Williams, W. M. Kirby. Lownsdale School, Fourteenth and Morrison T. B. McDevitt, M. A. Rob inson, A. K. Wilbur, A. Ellzroth, Adam Diller, G. J. Barber. D. B. Hansen. Montavilla School, East Seventy ninth and Pine streets H. I. Worden, L. Rossall, G. W. Cooper. G. W. Daniels, J. I. Miller, E. Gould, J. W. Bellamy, T. D. Pollock. Mount Tabor School. East Sixtieth and Ash streets J. J. Fisher, J. J. Miller, W. E. DrisskelL J. K. Graham. J. S. Foss, S. J. Mickley, J. P. Coulter, Sam Goodwin, D. A. Jones, F. Valentine, H. Wenban. A. W. Ogilvee, J. R. Cham berlain, John Mosher, D. Farrer, Elmer Spiches. Ockley Green School. Ainsworth and Patton R. H. Miller. J. D. Merriman. C. M. Taylor, W. H. Ostrander, F. M. Ogden, H. A. Collins, T. J. Gordon, J. M. Imel, William Horn, Dennis Hammond, James Downing, C. L. Marshall. Peninsula School. Drummond and Russell streets S. M. Horton, C. P. Abbott, David Brown. E. J. Bonnell, O. M. Downs, W. R. McCallon. Harris Parker, Phillip Ream, R. Cheuyne, Thomas Hopkins. Portsmouth School., Dorcester and Lombard streets August JWentz, O. A. Bemis, F. E. Hubbard.- W. R. Anderson, Samuel McCord, S. H. Stewart. E. N. Case, E. D. Godfrey, James Gillespie, S. M. Gordon, Frank Bartlett, Thomas Teft. Richmond School. East Fortv-second and Grant streets W. M. Hendershott, H. E. Dosch, C. E. Eishman, J. W. Lakin, D. C. Lounsbury, Levi Heller, R u. Rector, s. u. cone, J. H. Robb. F. Bruillette. N. E. Wade. Rose City Park School, East Fifty- seventh and Sacramento streets A. A. Belden. R. A. , Dunmire, W. Eastman. H. B. Kane, B. C. Mathews,- A. O. Cau field. Sellwood School, East Fifteenth and CLERGY AND .ww wag wpgu 1 v i DELEGATES TO EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE HELD AT TRINITY PARISH HOISE. The 'sessions of the twenty-ninth annual conference of the Episcopal Church 6f Oregon were held in the Trinity parish house in this city Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thursday ' of last week. One of the important events of the conference was the election' of the ecclesiastical court, the members of which are Itev. C. W. Baker. Rev. P. K. Hammond. Rev. A. W. Griffin. Rev. R. S. Gill, Rev. Henry Russell Talbot and Hamilton Johnstone, an attorney of Portland. The meetings were presided over by Bishop Scadding. Rodney Glisan was elected chancellor; Rev. C. W. Baker, of Roseburg. secretary: R. W. Hastings, treasurer, and Rev. W. A. M. Breck. registrar of the diocese." i ARD COOPER. SITTING OLIVE HEL BIRKEMEIER. pecial.) The City Hall was filled to aduation of the first class of four iss Olivia Johnson, Miss - Rachel oward' Cooper were graduated and hool. ates. mith, J. W. Grasle, representing the esented the diplomas, al high school at Milwaukie to which d their eighth-grade classes. Umatilla avenue W. Opdyke, Ralston, Owens, Evans, C. M. Carter, Robert Kellin. Shattuck School, Fifth and Harrison streets A E. Borthwick, L. C. Shomo, Jt W. Ogilbee, Orin H. Smith, H. Han son, R. B. Lucas, Burchard Deich. Shaver School, Mississippi avenue and Morris" streets John Huntington, Eli Stewart, J. F. -Anderson. I. N. Moore, Denis Racer, J. J. Leavitt. D. W. Se bring. South Mount Tabor, East Sixty-fifth and Division streets A. H. Nichols, Joseph Howitt, John Jones, William Hutchinson, John Kocks. James Wray, George Lewis, H. C. Rigby, Spencer Wiley, A. Delong, Alfred Nicholas, H. L. HCarl. Stephens School, East Eighth and Harrison streets John D. Stevens, John Barton, J. A. Spear, L. P. Hanna. T. E. Curtis, J. G. Barber, Henry -Carl, L. Gardner, J. P. Hicks. Sunnyslde School, East " Thirty-fifth and Yamhill streets T. E. Hills, C. A. Williams. George Fultz, O. T. Bloed, Charles H. Campbell, B. S. Collier. R. S. Henley, Christopher Hoberg, W. W. Jacques, M. S. Fishburn, Peter Bashaw, Leonard Gardner, S. C. Hornaday, A. K. Miller. Terwilliger School, Macadam street A. W. Mills. A. M Himes, W. H. Mai ken, T. C. Ristig, J. W. Ridge. Thompson School, Borthwick and Shaver streets Daniel Drew, John Aurley, Samuel Parker, A. A. Palmer, W. H. Nolan, J. R. Welch, B. W. Powell. B. S. Bernard, J. H. Ross, G. F. Durkee, L, Malcolm, J. W. Baldwin, E. W. Thompson, Darwin Clark, Thomas Crawford. Vernon School, East Twenty-third and Wygant streets T. H. Stevens.- D. K. Slifl, F. E. Hubbard, Elten P. Doty, S. C. Hoadley, W. H. Bliss, A. C. Sloan, C. D. Emery, E. R. Horton. E. W. Thompson, W. J. Wilkins, Andrew Bates, Rockwell. Washington High School, East Four teenth and Stark streets H. W. Spear. J. A. Forbis, E. C. Mathews, T. M. Anderson, J. R. Mathews, A. W. France. Woodlawn School, Union avenue and Bryant street W. H. Murphy, J. B. Gardner, J. W. Gefflth, Thomas Allen, I. H. Baylor, J. J. Hughs, G. S. Jackson, Peter Kinney, B. Morgan, I. S. Thomas. Woodmere School, East Eightieth and Sixty-sixth avenue. Southeast John Walrod. Thomas Stakely, A. W. Powers. R S. Hummell, G. M. Pugh, H. Glbler, L R. Train, E. W. Smith, B. B. Turley. Woodstock ' School, East Fiftieth street and Fifty-seventh avenue. South east John Renner, George E. Smith, E. C. McDonald, George Doerfler, George Sykes, J. P. Anderson, D. A. Amadon, James Lawson, J. G. Richard, son. J. Paulsell, F. Neidermark. J. W. Shaver, D. L. Tracy. Radical Union Will Sleet. The first meeting of the Radical Union is called for Wednesday even ing. May 27, at 8 o'clock, room H, Cen tral Library, Colonel C. E. S. Wood pre siding. Dr. C. 11. Chapman will lecture on a drama recently completed - "In Hell and Out" by a local author, who will follow the lecture with a brief reading from his work. All who are Interested are Invited to be present. LAITY REPRESENTED ' AT TWENTY-NINTH V v V -3. Accused Agent Testifies That E. C. Herlow Attended to Finances of Realty Company Which They Operated Jointly. Details of the finances of the Chapin Herlow Mortgage & Trust Company were gone into yesterday by Deputy District Attorney Collier in his cross examination of W. H. Chapin, on trial charged with larceny, as a bailee, of $3500 from Mr. and Mrs. William Grace. The only other witness called yesterday was Mrs. Chapin, who was on the stand a short time. Arguments will be begun tomorrow morning and the case sub mitted to the jury late Monday or early Tuesdays Though he was president of the com pany and looked at the books with more or less frequency, Mr. Chapin tes tified that he had no intimate knowl edge of the finances of the company. This was attended to solely by his partner, E. C Herlow, Mr. Chapin said. The two men, indicted jointly on a charge of failure to invest the money procured from. Mr. and Mrs. Grace in the manner in which she testified it was intended, have demanded separate trials, because of which Mr. Herlow was not allowed to testify when called to the witness stand by Attorney Ross man, counsel for Mr. Chapin. In the cross-examination, which lasted several hours yesterday, Mr.' Chapin was asked regarding the receipts and expenditures during each month of 1912, in November of -which the $3500 was received from Mrs. Grace, but the witness denied any knowledge of the exact amounts, even though he testified Friday that the company was in good condition. Soon after the money was procured from Mrs. Grace, which the officers say was- received as a loan, for which notes were given in security, the company went into the hands of a trus tee, who has not yet been discharged. PERS0NALMENTI0N. W. H. Eccles, of Baker, Or., is at the Oregon. C. F. Gilbert, of Hood River, Is at the Cornelius. W. Eliott, of Palo Alto, . CaX. is at the Carlton. L. I. Clark, of Carlton, Or., is at the Washington. ' A. F. Coats, a Seattle lumberman, is at the Benson. ' W. D. Ryan, of London, England, is at the Seward. B. F. Lepper, of Lewiston, Idaho, is at the Carlton. C. J. Johnson, a Seattle contractor, is at the Oregon. L. B. de Witt, a Tacoma contractor, is at the Oregon. F. B. Wines, a Tacoma manufacturer, is at the Cornelius. E. C. Ward, of Goldendale, Wash., is at the Washington. Miss Lena Stillwell, of Dayfon, Wash., is at the Cornelius. Mr. and" Mrs. J. D. Buell, of Eugene, are at the Imperial. Robert E. Smith, a Roseburg attor ney, is at the Seward. W. H. Lovesy, 8, Salt Lake City coal man, is at the Benson. T. T. Rockford, of Binghamton, N. Y., is at the Nortonia. Charles K. Jenner. a Seattle attor ney, is at the Oregon. J. R. Shaw, a Mill City, Or., lumber man, is at the Imperial. H. O. Arnold and Mrs. Arnold, of Se attle, are at the Benson. - Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Johnson, of As toria, are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moon, of Eugene, Or., are at the Multnomah. E. E. Ferguson, a Hood River or chardist, is at the Imperial. James Oswald, of Seattle, fs regis tered at the Nortonia Hotel. P. Conrad and Mrs. Conrad, of San Francisco, are at the Carlton. J. Prouty and Mrs. Prouty, of Oak land, Cal., are at the Carlton. J. M. Berry, of Boston, Mass., is reg istered at the Nortonia Hotel. Oscar James, a mining man of Mab ton. Wash., is at the Imperial. H. W. Hamlin, an orchardist "of Un derwood. Or, is at the Seward. Mrs. A. M Mills and daughter, of Eugene, are at the Washington, H. D. Emery, a Hood River orchard ist, and wife are at the Seward. Charles . Fitzgerald is registered at the Nortonia Hotel from San Francisco. John E. Cosgrove. of San Francisco, an insurance man, is at the Multno mah. . L. F. Cowan, secretary of a San Fran cisco film company, is at the Multno mah. A. MacCorquodale. a railroad man from Lewiston, Idaho, is at the Mult nomah. Mrs. M. F. Anthrup, of lone. Or., and her son, H. F. Anthrup, of The Dalles, are at the Washington. CHICAGO. May 23. (Special.) The following from Portland are at the Congress: Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Mor gan, Miss Lillian Morgan, John I Burke and William Burke. E. F. Wentworth is at the Great Northern. 1 T it:- " z- ft A TEARS came to the eyes of more than one boy when he heard last Friday morning that the launch Y. M. c. A. had been burned up the night before. This launch was the de pendance to the hundreds of members of, the Y. - M. C A. boys' department for their Summer trips on the Wil lamette and Columbia, and its de struction just as the season was open ing has been a sevece disappointment to the youngsters. The problem of how to replace the launch has been the main topic -of conversation around the ' boys' lobby the last few days. The boys are hoping that some friend will follow the ex ample of AI. B. Rankin, who gave them the launch,- and provide another boat that will allow them to carry out their Summer plans. - The boys' department is divided Into nearly 20 clubs, and each season the launch is used by the clubs-on a reg ular schedule. The trips are not alto gether for pleasure, as there is always an informal meeting at some spot along the river where the boys en gage in the discussion of serious mat ters or listen to helpful talks by the association secretaries who always ac company them. The launch has been useful, too, for week-end trips, the favorite destination being Multnomah Falls. On the longer trips to the beach or mountains the first stage of the journey is usually covered by water. Plans for the coming Summer con template almost constant use of the i launch, but now that it is destroyed DEVELOP POWER, IS PLEA OPENING . OF VAST RESOURCES ALONG SNAKE RIVER IRGED. Dam SOO Feet Hlsh Would Create SOO,-OOO-Horaepower aad Make Waters NaTigable, Saya J. II. Lev Is. That the people are overlooking a great development project along the Snake River is the opinion of State En gineer John H. Lewis, who returned to Portland yesterday from an inspection of the district between Oregon and Idaho. Accompanied by Leonard Lundgren, District Engineer of the United States' Forest Service, and R. W. Williams, representing the United States Engi neering Department, an elevation of 800 feet above the town of Lewiston, Idaho, was reached by the gasoline boat Prospector in a distance of 120 miles. It is this enormous fall in the river through a narrow rock walled canyon, bordered with extensive forest, mineral and other resources, which gives hope that in the near future cheap slack water barge transportation may. be had from the Upper Snake River Valley to tidewater at Portland. "Mountains erf limestone, marble, copper, alum and granite for building purposes were pointed out, as well as promising gold prospects," said Mr. Lewis yesterday. "The combination of water power transportation and these varied re sources should make the Snake River project one of the most feasible for de velopment in units. Below the mouth of the Grande Ronde River the stream at low water has a flow of one-half as great as that of the Mississippi River at Keokuk and is ideal for the devel opment of power with relatively low dams. "A dam 200 feet in height would de velop approximately 200,000 - horse power and make the turbulent waters of the Snake River navigable with low power boats for many miles upstream. "The states of Oregon and Idaho jnake claim jurisdiction over the water power, while Congress makes claim to the entire control of the stream under the interstate commerce clause of the constitution. Meanwhile the farmers of Eastern Oregon and Idaho are pay ing high prices for transportation, and capital seeking investments in electric furnace industries is driven to foreign countries." Thousands Plead for -Dr. Cook. . WASHINGTON, May 23. A petition signed by several thousands of - citi 1 .JQf SV . U A ' - U r Pi . .41 these plans are upset. Unless some friend gives them a boat outright, the boys themselves are talking of start ing a subscription list to replace the craft. This would mean delay, how ever, and they are anxious to resume their river trips as soon as possible. zens of Michigan, asking Congress to recognize Dr. Frederick A. Cook as the discoverer of the North Pole, was pre sented to the Senate today by Senator Smith. RAILROAD SUIT IS FILED Selling Company Wants Return, for Penalty Due to Buyer's Act. Suit for $18,835.71 was filed yester day by the , Corvallis & Alsea River Railway Company- against the. Port land. Eugene & Kastem Railway Com pany, alleged to be due in settlement of a suit defended by the plaintiff com pany for which the defendant company was liable. Contract between the plaintiff com pany and the Corvallis Lumber Man ufacturing1 Company was made in 1909, it is charged. - whereby the railroad company was to construct a branch line to the timber company's camp. In 1911, before this contract was fulfilled, the holdings of the Corvallis & Alsea River Company were sold to the Port land, Eugene & Eastern Company, which company abandoned the con tract with the timber company, it is charged. Last year suit was brought in Ben ton County by the timber company de manding $33,000 from the Corvallis Railway Company, a judgment against the railway company resulting. The suit filed yesterday by Attorneys Woodcock and Pipes Is to recover the amount of the judgment from the as signee of the contract under which the Benton County suit was filed. CARRIERS HOLD MEMORIAL Services "Will Be at White Temple Tonight. - Branch No. 82, National Association of Letter Carriers, has designated the last Sunday before May 30 of each year as a day to hold memorial ' services to the departed members and friends 'of the association. . This is in accordance with a reso lution adopted at the 19th National convention held last September at San Francisco. . It. will be a day for the expresison of tenderness and love and to do honor to the ones who have gone before. This is expected to have a tendency to ward improving the conditions of the letter carriers and their families. The first memorial service will be held at the White Temple, corner Twelfth and Taylor-streets, tonight at 7:45. Dr.-' Hinson will deliver an ad dress. Special music has been arranged for the occasion. This memorial service is held throughout the country and every car rier has been urged to attend. CONFERENCE 4 r I f WASHINGTON BUSY STREET Results Determined May Be Applied to Development or High-ways, Routing of Cars and Sepa rating Grade Crossings. The Intersection of Fifth and Wash ington streets is the busiest corner in Portland from a traffic standpoint, ac cording to a comprehensive traffic sur vey being made by the city department of public works under Commissioner Dieck. The traffic survey has been under way for several weeks and haa extended to 114 points in thecity. Its purpose is to provide adequate informa tion for use in the development of streets and highways and their im provement. The survey maps, as finished to date, show that in a ten-hour period at Fifth and Washington streets 117,044 pedes trians, 2063 tons of merchandise and 1351 streetcars passed. The intersec tion of Broadway and Washington is shown to be second in density of traf fic. The table shows that at a total of 87 stations 464,229 pedestrians. 96.156 tons of merchandise and 17.910 street cars passed in a ten-hour day. The survey is patterned after surveys conducted in several of the larger Eastern cities, including New York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Chicago. The plan ie considerably different here from the plan used in the East, a num ber of new features having been added.' 114 Stations Eatabllabed. In the first place. 114 stations were established at Jmportaftit Intersections in the city anf on county roads. The classification of all vehicles being de termined, a field sheet was made up, using symbols to designate each dif ferent type. One man ordinarily conducts the ob servation at a station, with the excep tion of busy intersections within the business section, in which case as many as four men h vn h&n nlm-n.) A summary of the entire survey shows the number of pedestrians and the tonnage crossing the river in both directions, the congestion on bridges at draw openings, the number of open ings of each bridge and develops the result of congestion caused thereby upon streets within the business sec tion. The paving of certain streets in the outlying districts has a decided effect on the deliverance of traffic in the business section -and in many cases -places an excess of traffic on the Burn side and Morrison-street bridges. "The results so far obtained have proved to be of great value in connec tion with the development of highway Imni-AVAmAn., In rr m. n r- n 1 ns I. - .. .1 .1 to be the case in several of our large Eastern cities, and it is hoped that suf ficient funds will be provided for con tinuing this work," says Commissioner Dieck. "The information obtained from this traffic survey has developed a number of important practical problems in city traffic which will be of material bene fit to the various branches of the city government when applied to iraffTcj and its derivatives. Many Results Obtained. "Afew of the results determined by the traffic survey are as follows: "The betterment of road conditions, adaptability of various road surfaces, effect of the elements and foreign sub stances on base and surface, natural direction of traffic, diversion of same by changes in highway plan, improve ment of certain streets, taking over of county roads within the city limits, establishment of bridge approaches, tracing and elimination of congestive influences, regulation and betterment of streetcar service, elimination of grade crossing, minimizing bridge con gestion and excessive loading of same, regulating traffic violations by pedes trians and vehicles, placing of traffic police at congested intersections, as: sistlng in contemplated traffic ordi nances, effect of parkins vehicles on streets 'in congested districts, diversion of heavy traffic, routing of streetcars in congested districts and over bridges and the selection of locations for mu nicipal buildings, markets, etc., and de termining accurately the routes pre ferred by various types of street users and the reason therefor, the amount of traffic on existing streets and the prob able amounts and kinds which would be carried by improved streets, cither widened, straighte"hed 6T extended. . STORE EMPLOYES TO DANCE Total of 3000 Dancers Expected at Meier & Frank Event, June 1 . The 2000 employes 'of the Ieier & Frank Company are making great prep arations for a dance which they will give on the night of June 1. On that date the workmen will commence the destruction of the building and the em ployes, in order to celebrate the event, decided to give a dance. The entire second floor will be cleared. The employes have made the floor almost as smooth as the bes of ballrooms. It will be decorated. The employes who have charge of the affair promise many novelties and the "stunt committee" is working over-, time, it is reported. There will be mov ing pictures taken of the dancers. It is estimated that there will be 3000 dancers. Each employe will have an extra ticket of admission. The heads of the- various departments have been organized Into a committee of arrange ments and each department in the store must spring a surprise or "pull eff a stunt," as they put it- LOYAL LEGION HAS DINNER i Annual Meeting of Oregon Con .mandery Held at Hotel Benson. The annual meeting and banquet of the Oregon Commandery of the Loyfei Legion was held at the Hotel Benson. Companions were present from outside the city, joining with the local members and a few invited gueis in celebrating the annual event. A- preliminary business meeting was held. The banquet began at 7 P. M. in a special dining-room. - Comamnder Iremus McGowan pre-1 sided: Colonel James Jackson. United States Army, was toastmaster. John B. Bradley gave a thrilling account of personal experience with the Thirty seventh Massachusetts Infantry unde the title. "From Petersburg to Appo mattox." T3. E. Heckbert. of Portland, next spoke on "Current Events." The Belgian Chamber - of Deputies haa passed a bill granting a . ntion of ;;tK francs a year for minora .5 yars of age. who have worked 40 years In a mine.