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THE SUNDAY OREGONTAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 7, 1914.
GRANTS PASS ROAD
UNVEILS WONDERS
NEW RAILWAY IS AWAITED
tTrip to Crescent City Full of
Beautiful Valleys and Placid
Winding Rivers.
SCENES IN EOSEBUEG DISTRICT.
Property Values In All Places Ex
pected to Make Decided Rise as
i lil ne Xeara Completion and
I Communication Is Opened.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
CRESCENT CITY. CaL. June 6
(Special.) I have just arrived at Cres
cent City after a ride that I will long
remember as one of the pleasant epi
sodes of my life, a ride that stands with
me as one of exceptional scenic beauty.
I mean the trip over the mountains
and through the valleys from Grants
.Pass, Or.
I came by auto with "That Man
Shook." as E. D. Shook, of Grants Pass,
chooses to call himself.
We left Grants Pass at 5 o'clock this
morning:, moving away from the
Josephine House before the people of
that little city were out of their beds.
before we could get a bite to eat. But
"That Man Shook" had telephoned
ahead to Mrs. Casey, at Selma, 22 miles
from our starting point, for break
fast, saying we would arrive at 6
o'clock, and we did.
Jfew Railway Followed.
The general course of the road was.
of course, southwest, but we headed
for every point of the compass many
times on the way. Leaving Grants
Pass we came down beautiful Sixth
, street, across the Southern Pacific
tracks, across the bridge over Rogue
River, then along a beautiful highway
along the general route of the new
Grants Pass & Crescent City Railway.
Many teams were hauling ties and dis
tributing them along the grade, and
' even at that early hour the bridge
gangs were busy on bridges and cul
verts. Out some eight miles we crossed the
Applegate River on a fine steel bridge,
; then turned up Deer Creek Valley, past
Wilderville, 10 miles from our starting
point. Love's Station, six miles farther,
then to Selma, and over an excellent
road the entire distance.
Owner of Great Farm la Met.
Here we met S. H. Riggs, who has a
. magnificent f arm of 270 acres Just a
' short distance away. Mr. Riggs bought
what is now the Leonard Orchard Tract
from II. B. Miller, of Portland, and
: later sold It to Mr. Leonard. He is one
of. the most prominent citizens of
Josephine County. Another farm Just
near there belongs to Mr. Gerold, who
i for many years was, in the Insurance
: business in Portland. I was sorry I
could not go out and see him, but we
had not the time to spare. He is said
to have one of the finest orchards In
that section.
While Selma Is in the Deer Creek
Valley, it is so close to the Illinois Val
ley as to be practically in that valley,
only a very low divide separating the
two. From Selma we covered the
seven miles to the quaint old town of
Kerby in short order, for the road la
line. Kerby Is In the Illinois Valley,
.near the river of that name. Once
Known as Kerbyville, this place was
the county seat of the county. Some
of the old buildings are still standing.
That was away back in the 60s and
early 60s, in the mining days, when the
Illinois Valley had many thousands of
people. It is said that Kerbyville had
a population of 2000 or 3000. Then
Kerbyville, Jacksonville and Scottsburg
were the metropolis cities of Southern
Oregon.
E. W. Wright, of Portland, owns a
fine tract of land in and . adjoining
Kerby. There is no better farming
land anywhere than most of this.
Coming; of Railroad Awaited.
It is expected that when the Grants
Pass and Crescent City Railroad is
completed, or even built out as far as
Kerby, that the old town will prosper
as never before. And this road is
practically assured from Grants Pass
this far, 29 miles. When the first
train reaches Kerby Mr. Wright will
Bee his Investments here worth many
times what they are now.
Across the Illinois, and a little
farther down. Is the great ranch of
Twohy Brothers. I have not visited
their place, but I have been told they
are going ahead developing a model
all-round farm.
From Kerby it Is 11 miles to the old
town of Waldo, through the Illinois
Valley. On the way we crossed one
Jork of the Illinois. Waldo once was
a large town. One old stone and Iron
building has a date on it, 1863. Just
across the street is another, of wood,
which was erected In 1851. In the early
60s this was a famous place. One of
the first places the late Judge Deady
held court was in Waldo, so one of
the oldtimers told me.
Shortly after leaving Waldo, a mile
or so, we crossed the main Illinois and
wound up Rock Creek about six miles,
then crossed it over a fine little steel
bridge. This bridge Is called the half
'"a? point between Grants Pass and
Crescent City. Here the rsfel climb over
the Slsklyous, or - a spur of those
mountains, begins. And from there
for a distance of over 40 miles It is
up one hill and down another.
Slgrfct From Summit la Grand.
At the summit we reached an alti
ture of 4000 feet, from which point
the sight is something grand. All the
way from the Illinois Valley we had
been passing acres and acres of azalias,
eoon we came to the rhododendrons,
acres and acres of them, the roost
beautiful ones I ever saw. I got out
of the auto once and measured one
of the rhododendron "trees," not
bushes, and it was more than 25 feet
high. And surely no one ever saw any
euch flowers In any gardens in the
world. It Is worth the whole trip to
see Just a few of the immense fields
of these flowers.
Just at the summit we came to the
California line. Here we stopped and
got our first sight of Smith River,
away down in the valley 4000
feet below. Looking in every direc
tion there are snow-capped mountain
peaks, ML Preston looming up above
all the others. Winding around on the
mountain top we again touched Oregon
oil. but only for about three rods.
But I have not said anything about
the road up the mountain. I missed
that purposely that I might compare
It with the California section. In the
first place the grade up the hill is fine,
It must have been laid out by an engi
neer of experience. In no place is the
grade steeper than 12 per cent, and
that maximum is reached only on two
short pitches. It averages less than 8
per cent. Our machine traveled It
without much apparent exertion.
Roada Excellent for Coat.
I have said that Josephine County
has, as a rule, good roads. I want to
Bay that I do not see how the author
ities do it with the monev thnv h,v.
This grade up the mountain is now
- somewhat rough; it needs a little work.
'
If the Josephine authorities would
put three good men at work on the
seven miles on the Oregon side, this
road could be fine in two weeks, at
an expense of less than $100. All It
needs Is hand work. The material for
making the road Is at the roadside.
The principal thing to do is to throw
out the loose rocks, fill up the ruts
and break out some of the stones.
Descent la Began.
Soon we began to descend and
crossed a fork of Smith's River, then
up again. Then we touched the edge
of the redwood forests and saw some
pretty good sized trees. When I com
mented on them "That Man Shook"
told me to wait until we reached some
big ones. We did soon. I measured
one with a tape line and found It. up
as high as I could reach, 46 feet
around; off about a hundred yards- In
the timber I found another that meas
ured 87 feet.
At Adams, 15 miles 'from Patrick's
Creek and 10 from Crescent City, we
found another good stopping place, a
sort of Summer hotel, kept by Mrs.
Peacock. Here there were already
quite a number oY Summer guests, some
from Palm Beach, California. This
place is Just on the banks of Smith
River. We left it and climbed over
another mountain, then came out in
view of the Smith River country, so
famous for its dairying- and other
similar interests. Just In the distance
Is the ocean, the harbor and the wel
coming little city of Crescent.
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LEBANON GRADUATES 21
High School Students Are Addressed
by Professor E. T. Heed.
LEBANON, Or., June 6. (Special.)
The graduating exercises f the
Lebanon High School were held last
night In the Methodist Church, when
diplomas were awarded to 21 students.
The largest class ever turned, out by
me scnooi. r
The class honors were awarded to
Glenn R. Hafdin, validictorian, and
Leaton A. Rice, salutatorian.
The graduates are: Glenn R. Hardin.
Leaton A. Rice, Glenn Arehart, Herbert
Armstrong, Howard Bellinger. Wini
fred Bondy, Vera Divine, Caryl Dibble,
Gladys Duncan, Guy Frumm. Carrie
Gentry, Theodore A. Gerdes, Ruth
Roerr, Guy Mackay, Elsie Miller, Delia
Mitchell. Howard Smith, Dolph South
ard, Harvey Wright, Norma Yeoman
and Ralph Yeoman.
The class address was delivered by
Professor Edwin T. Reed, of Oregon
Agricultural College.
Nine-Year-Old Astoria Boy Browns.
ASTORIA. Or., June 6. (Special.)
The 9-year-old son of John Reinikka, a
fisherman, was drowned this afternoon
by falling overboard while playing on
the-net racks at the Union Fishermen's
Cannery. The body was recovered.
HORS
E LEAPS HIGH
Jumping Equine Clears Bar at
Six Feet at Stock Show.
PARADE BIGGER THAN EVER
Judge Says Union Exhibit Best He
Ever Saw on Coast Improvement
in Class Held Important Fea
ture Tug-of-War Amuses.
UNION. Or., June 6. (Special.) The
final events of the Union Livestock
Show were held today with a bigger
and better show than ever. The at
tendance was about the same as yes
terday, with the grandstand and
bleachers more than filled and hun
dreds unable to obtain seats.
' The principal feature of the day was
the work of the high-Jumping equine,
owned by J. D. Farrell, president of the
O.-W. R. & N. Company. This remark
able thoroughbred cleared the bars to
day at six feet, being ridden by W. S.
Elliott, also of the O.-W. R. & N.
The parade was of more magnitude
than ever before, and 350 were entered
for contests in all classes. It Is Im
possible to estimate fully the value of
the exhibit, but the values ranged from
1500 to S5000. .
The surprise was in the class im
provement in the last three years. Many
exhibitors who had made marked im
provement in their own stock were
surprised to find that their former com
petitors had been equally, successful.
Not only registered and imported
horses were seen in competition but
many valuable mares were exhibited.
The sweepstakes prize for heavy
draft team was awarded to a span of
imported Clydesdale mares, .owned by
S. L. Brooks, of Imbler. Professor
Carlyle. Judge of the stock, said it was
the finest exhibition of horses that he
had seen at any time on the Coast.
The tug of war on horseback between
four Umatilla Indians and an equal
number of Union cowboys was won
yesterday by the Umatlllas and today
by the Unlonltes. Ben Corbett won the
Roman race of half a mile in 85 sec
onds. There were cold winds and light
showers during the day, but the actors
had the endurance to put on the show
and the visitors were game-to see it
through. All track programmes will
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER TAKES LONG TRIP TO VISIT FAMILY
IN OREGON.
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HEPPNER. Or., June 6. (Special.) At 84 years of age, Mrs. Ann
Cagle traveled from her home in Illinois to visit relatives In Oregon.
Four generations gathered upon her arrival.
The great-grandmother Is shown in the center of the group; Mrs.
Ora Alexander, her daughter, to the left; Mrs. Blanche. McGowan and
baby, Carl Eugene, to the right. The mother Is but 19 and, the young
est of the family is t months.
Selling Out at Moosefol of Osedl
Pianos aodPIayer Pianos
Not Yet Too Late to Participate in the Finish. Nearly All Prominent Makes
Included. Prices Lower Than Ever Offered Heretofore. Fully Warranted First
Class Instruments, the .Greatest Opportunity for Piano Buying Ever Known.
Long rows of used pianos being sold regardless of. value Instruments arranged in groups One lot at $45, another
at $95, others at $145, a number at $195 and some at $265. A $5 deposit secures one. Any will be sent, securelv
boxed, freight prepaid, subject to examination or trial, to any reader of The Oregonian by Eilers Music House.
"We continue until all are sold to close out all
used and a number of new sample pianos and
player pianos as, heretofore advertised. Never
before have circumstances made it possible to
offer for so little such a vast assortment. The
world's best and most desirable instruments are
included, uprights, player-pianos and baby grands.
A great many of them came to us as part payment
for the beautiful little Bungalow player-pianos
sold by us on a novel, co-operative club plan at
greatly reduced prices. All are in first-class
condition, clean, sweet-toned and desirable.
They have been polished, tuned and regulated.
Even though such open cut in prices as we now
make may disarrange the immediate future music
trade here, we feel obliged to make this sacrifice,
in order to dispose of all the remaining instru
ments within the next several days, at which time
we must have them out of the way. Space here
will not permit us to mention all of the pianos
on sale. However, we will enumerate a few of
the specially low-priced instruments which are
now offered in groups as follows :
GROUP A AT $45
The oldest pianos are to be found in this group.
All of them are for sale at the uniform price of
$45 apiece. Among them several uprights in ebony
case, suitable for practice work. A Raven &
Bacon, a Guild & Sons, a Hallet & Davis, an im
ported piano and several others. At the low
price $45 apiece we have felt we should get all
cash and not be asked to put a time payment
contract for so small an amount on the books.
But now well take $1 a week and deliver to any'
part of the city, with stool to match, free of
charge.
GROUP B AT $95
Should a more pretentious or still bet- "
ter tone quality be desired, then the
pianos in Group B at $95 each are avail
able. There are many different makes.
They are all upright pianos in good con
dition. We do not ask all cash for these.
Payments of only $4 a month buys them,
delivery free, stool included.
GROUP C AT $145
In Group C an almost endless variety
of really fine pianos is to be found ;
$145 cash or $5 a month bays them. -A
great many well-known makes are to be
found in this group.
GROUP D AT $195
This Group consists of very choice and
especially fine instruments. Most of
them cannot be told from new. Pay U3
$195 for any of these or only $6 a month.
Delivery made free to any part of the
city.
GROUP E AT $265
Finally Group E is presented wherein a number
of the costliest pianos can be found. Terms only
$3 per month. Most of these -have come to us in
part payment for the Player Pianos De'Luxe, or
for Autopianos, Chickering Flexotones and Kim
ball Acmelodics.
PLAYER PIANOS CUT, TOO
Pianola Pianos with Metrostyle attachment,
formerly deemed essential in a Player Piano, at
$325, $345 and $365. Bailey Player piano at $253,
Uobart M. Cable at $375, Stuyvesaat pianola
piano at $290, and a very fancy one for $420.
Wheelock pianola piano at $295, another at $310
and many others at big reductions. These instru
ments are guaranteed to be in perfect ' condition
and will play the new 88-note hand-played and
- other music rolls. We include a large quantity of
music with each instrument and a bench to match.
Pay us in 30 equal monthly payments or a stated
amount each six months of the year.
Retail buyers will be given preference. Dealers
must apply to our wholesale manager, Mr. Foley,
and before 10 o'clock of, any morning during
the sale.
The regular two-year exchange agreement will
be given with each instrument, meaning that a
buyer may have the free use of any of these used
instruments for as long as two years, and then
such used instruments may be given back to us
as part payment on any new piano of higher price,'
Baby Grands
also included
in this great
cut price sale.
Write for cat
alogues special
Group "F."
the sale price now being paid being then allowed
toward payment of such new instrument.
TELEPHONE OR WRITE QUICK
Those living out-of-town should write or tele
phone for descriptive lists and numbers. We send
these instruments anywhere subject to examina
tion. A deposit of amount stated in this adver
tisement should be sent to show good faith. Such
deposit is cheerfully refunded if instrument after
delivery is not found satisfactory to the buyer.
This sale, as above, will continue until every
instrument is sold. Remember, every one is
fully guaranteed, and at the low prices quoted all
should find buyers quickly. Eilers Music House,
(he Nation's Largest Dealers, Eilers Building,
Broadway at Alder.
Don't miss this sale 'twill open a new world
of enjoyment and education to the home, no .,
matter how little is invested be it ?45 or $645.
Write Eilers Music House immediately or call
. right away.
be carried out tomorrow afternoon
unless tbe weather interferes.
DRILL TEAMS TO PARADE
Vancouver, Wash., to Add Feature to
July 4 Celebration.
VANCOUVER. "Wash.. June 6. (Spe
cial.) On the afternoon of July 4, one
of the big features of the day will be
held when the drill teams of various
fraternal organizations compete for
prizes amounting to $176. The first
prize will te $100. the second $50, and
the third $25. It is hoped to get at
least 10 drill teams to compete, and
none will be barred because it comes
from out of the state. Drill teams liv
ing any place In Oregon will be wel
corned to the celebration and will be
permitted to compete.
In addition to the drill prizes, a purse
of $25 will be given for . the finest
looking drill team in the parade.
Camas has the champion Knights of
Pythias drill team, having won the
state championship at the grand lodge
few weeks ago, and this team will
be one of the competitors.
CONCESSION STIRS FURORE
Pomeror Must Pay for Platform
Built TJnder Rescinded Iiease.
POMEROT, Wash., June 6. (Special.)
A partly constructed dance platform
in the city baseball park ' will have to
be paid for by the city and removed
after one of the biggest furores ever
stirred up here In civic affairs. Tues
day night the City Council and Mayor
by unanimous vote granted the Fome-
roy orchestra a five-year concession to
build and maintain a dance plat
form in the city park In consideration
of $1 per year.
Church organizations and women 8
societies rose up en masse in protest.
and yesterday afternoon by another
unanimous vote the Council rescinded
its former act as gracefully as possible.
The structure complete would have cost
$1000. The opposition lay in the use of
public property for commercial pur
poses.
GRAND JURY SUMMONED
Astoria Criminal Oases to Be Probed
Within Two Weeks Session.
ASTORIA. Or., June 6. (Special.)
JuOge Eakin has issued an order
dlrectfng the Circuit Court grand Jury
that was summoned for the February
term to convene on June 10 to con
sider pending criminal cases. The
actions will then be ready for trial
when' the new jury convenes on
June 22.
Three prisoners are now In the Coun
ty Jail awaiting the action of the
grand jury. They are the two men
accused of robbing a freight car at the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle depot and
an enlisted man from Fort Stevens
who is charged with destroying a
fence.
Springfield Graduates Eleven.
SPRINGFIELD, Or.. June 6. (Spe
cial.) The seventh annual commence
ment exercises of the Springfield Iigh
School were held here this evening.
when diplomas were awarded to 11
graduates. The address to the class
was made by President P. L. Campbell.
of the University of Oregon. The
graduates are: Blanche Brown, Ida
Belle Carson, C. Clinton Conley, Erna
Fay Goble. James L. Gorrie. Marararet
Gorrie, Grace Evelyn Male, Etta Leota
Mitchell. Earle Scott Powell. Paul Lew-
Is Scott. Randall B. Scott.
Try Eantlsepuo Lotion after bavlnc
HITCH STOPS WORK
Columbia Highway Job Waits
on Commission's Word.
CLASH IS NOW AVERTED
Difference of Opinion Between State
and- County Officials Leads to
Conference Over St. Helens
Koad to Settle Matters.
ST. HELENS. Or June 6. (Special.)
With the contract for the north half
of the Columbia. Highway in Columbia
County let and the work already un
der way. a halt has been called in the
proceedings for tbe balance of the
road.
The delay was made necessary by
the deliberations and conferences in
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iPIOJTEER OF" OREGON DIEs' AT t
GERVAIS, AGED 91 YEARS.
if ;JU
Alexander
GERVAIS. Or., June 6. (Spe
cial.) Alexander Esson, who died
at his home here. May 7, aged 91
years, was born In Scotland, and
served six years in the Queen's
Own Cameron Highlanders, com
ing to the United States from
Canada, where he was discharged
after his term of enlistment was
. completed. In 1858 he came to
the Pacific Coast and settled in
Oregon in 1859.
Mr. Esson is survived by his
wife, to whom he was married in
18S2, nine children. 14 grandchil
dren and one great-grandchild.
His children are Mrs. S. H. Brown,
of Gervais; Mrs. F. L. Marsh and
Miss Isabelle Esson. of Wood
burn; Albyn Esson, of Albany; A.
M. Esson, of Rupert. Idaho; Dr. A.
S. Esson. The Dalles; H. B. Esson,
Portland; R. E. Esson. Sandy; L
A. Esson, Gervais. -
Mr. Esson had lived for 47 years
at Gervais. and was buried there.
His six sons were his pallbearerm.
regard to the location of the road be
tween Scappoose, near the Multnomah
County line, and Columbia City, a few
miles below St. Helens.
Clash Now Averted.
What seemed to be an impending
clash between the State Highway Com
mission and the County Court was
averted by a joint session of the two
bodies and a continued meeting of th
State Engineer and the County Court
from which an understanding was
practically effected resulting in the
apparent approval on the state offi
cers' part to retain as much of the
old road as was practicable and keep
the highway through St. Helens If the
court consented to a straightening or
the road between Scappoose and War
ren. Work Awaits Commission.
With what seemed to be a practical
and satisfactory settlement still uncon
firmed by the State Highway Commis
sion the whole matter as to the let
ting of the contract and undertaking
of the construction Is held In abeyance.
The County Court is unable to de
termine whether the policy of the
State Commission Is one of objecting
to the compromised location or of fur
ther deliberation to arrive at the real
effect of it.
With practically $200,000 out of
$260,000 allowance on the main road
already contracted for on the north
half, it seems Impossible to the County
Court to open much new road through
high-priced lands around St. Helens
with the $60,000 remaining.
The compromise apparently agreed
upon gave a stralght-away route from
Scappoose to Warren, making a cross
ing necessary just above Warren. As
crossings are considered dangerous
features by the Commission, the County
Court has discovered and procured
right to a' private underground cross
ing at this place that can be used for
all purposes as if constructed for the
highway's particular use.
PRINTING COST IS FIXED
fZOO A PAGE RATE! FOR WASHING
TON INITIATIVE ARGUMENTS.
Secretary of State's Rullag Mak.ee
Backers of Measure Pay SOO sad
Opponents S12O0. .
OLTMPIA. Wash.. June . (Special.)
Secretary "of State Howell has fixed
$200 a page as the deposit that must
be paid by proponents and opponents
of initiative and referendum measures
in submitting arguments, pro and con,
to appear in the book containing the
text of the measures that will be dis
tributed to all voters this Fall.
The Washington law provides that
the proportionate cost of printing the
arguments for and against each
measure must be borne by the persons
or organizations submitting such argu
ments. No argument may be more than
two pages long, and two arguments in
favor of each measure and three
against It will be the maximum number
printed.
At the rate of $200 a page it will
cost the supporters of each measure
$800 and Its opponents $1200 to have
the full complement of arguments
printed. The combination of State Fed
eration of Labor, State Grange and
State Farmers' Union Initiating the
"seven sisters" measures will be called
upon at this rate to deposit $5600 with
the Secretary of State, while the Stop-
Look-Listen League, which is opposing
the seven sisters and also the socialist
eight-hour measure will have to pay
$9600.
The book of laws and arguments.
which probably will consist of at least
160 pages and will have an estimated
largest piece of work ever turned out
by the state printing department.
County Kedecks Cowlltx Bridge.
TOLEDO. Wash.. June 6. (Special.)
The county bridge across the Cowlitz
River at this place is being redecked
this week over the part covering the
lough at the east side. The main
"ge will not be redecked iv
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