THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, AUGUST 23. 1914. -
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GREATEST FESTIVAL
PLANNED BY BOARD
New Directors Believe Popular
Support Is Strongly With
Them in Work.
ADVANTAGES POINTED OUT
Success or Event This Year, Great
, Crowd Assured and Burden of ,
Reorganization Lifted Are
Factors Considered.
' Members of the newly-elected board
of directors of the Portland Rose Fes
tival Association are ready to organize
and begin the work of preparation for
the 1915 Festival, with a firm convic
tion that popular support is strongly
- kehind them and that everything will
lend Itself with exceptional advantage
I to the task of making the coming
: event the greatest In the city's his
tory. .
"I believe that the public has shown
Its determination unmistakably to give
; I its full support to the Rose Festival
In preference to any other form of
extensive diversion that has been sug-
nested." said F. W. Hlld. "The Rose
Festival is securely entrenched In the
popular fancy and the new board has
': before it no task of winning over the
: support of the people, such as con-
; ' fronted, to a certain degree, the hoard
' ' which preceded us and put on the first
Festival under the new reorganized as
sociation. Great Crowd Aaaured.
"The events that will be taking place
n the Pacific Coast next season win
also havo a great influence to bring to
Portland exceptional crowds to enjoy
our Festival and the fact that we are
; to be thus assured of a great audience
I Is half the battle in preparing to pro
duce a great show."
J. Fred Larson said that the work
- . h nreredin? board has made
: . doubly certain the success of the Fes
;:lval under the new board.
"We stand, so to speak, on the sue
I that thev have made, to start
with," he said.
Work to Be Constructive.
"We are not concerned with all the
; jnlnute details of reconstruction tnat
they had to encounter in tne reurgaiu
utinn of the Festival on the new
basis, but we are In a position to make
'. all our work purely constructive, and
; -we cannot give too much credit to tne
' Board that preceded us ana maae
I - smooth the way for us."
The success of the Rose Festival
t this vear makes .the opportunity an
; excellent one for still greater success
jiext year, according to Ira . rowers.
"We have before us a great opportun
ity to make the coming' Festival the
best on record." he said.
"I believe that there are more per
sons interested in the Rose Festival
than ever before, said Emery Olmstead.
I "Many have relatives coming West this
I ;next year and it will be their "aim to
make the Festival a success that they
may point with pride to Portland's en-
iterprise."
The great advantages to the Festival
I Committee in having thousands al-
I ready scheduled en route to the coast
by reason of San Francisco's advertis
ing, was pointed out with emphasis
by S. D. Vincent.
PERSONA LMENTI0N.
. John Stull, of Salem, is at the Seward.
J ! Gus Jacobson is registered at the
Eaton.
I. G. Taylor, of Sacramento, is at the
Perkins.
D. Jeffries, of Astoria, is at the
Carlton.
Ia. D. Staples, of Astoria, is at the
Carlton.
X. M. Jones, of Wenatchee, is at the
j Perkins.
D. R Parker, of Condon, is at the
Cornelius.
; F. C. Stewart, of Kelso, Wash., is at
-he Oregon.
Hazel Lindsay, of Los Angeles, is at
the Washington.
Florence Midway, of Pasadena, is at
the Washington.
Madeleine Owens, of St. Paul, Minn.,
is at the Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Harper, of Dundee,
re at the Seward.
Virgil Massey, of Amity, Or., is regis
tered at the Eaton.
E. N. Anderson, of Estacada, is regis
tered at the Eaton.
Miss Madeline Rowe has taken apart
ments at the Eaton.
. Charles A. Spirk, an attorney of Seat
tle, is at the Benson.
Milo E. Galloway, of Pleasant Hill,
la., is at the Perkins.
p. M. WInans. a banker of Walla
Walla, is at the Benson.
I J. McKail, a merchant of Wood
land, is at the Oregon.
J. W. Beymer, a cattleman of Hepp
Ber. is at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Zahn. of New York,
re at the Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal E. Bolam, of Salem,
are at the Washington.
R. K. Semmes, a steamship man of
Seattle, is at the Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. R- J. Andrus are Seattle
trisitors at the Xortonia.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Dillard. of Merced.
Cal., are at the Cornelius.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seifert, of Oregon
City, are at the Cornelius.
Mrs. L- A. Richards, of McMinnville,
is registered at the Eaton.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gray, of Los
Angeles, are at the Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Glendennlng. of
Tacoma. are at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Parker, of Cald
well. Ia.. are at the Carlton.
H. H. Manley, a tobacco man of San
Francisco, is at the Multnomah.
Arthur H. Steil. a merchant of San
Francisco, is at the Multnomah.
Mrs. A. W. Beck and daughters, from
Boise, Idaho, are at the Nortonia.
A. Beers, president of a girls' semi
nary at Seattle, is at the Imperial.
L. Ferris and J. R Lockard, of Vic
toria. B. C. are at the Multnomah.
S. J. Schere and J. H. Mackprang. of
I Cedar Bluffs, Ia.. are at the Cornelius.
George Rothwell, contractor, from
Raymond, Wash., Is registered at the
Eaton.
W. A. Appel, who has mercantile In
terests in San Francisco, is at the Mult
nomah. -. Mr. and Mrs. H. L Harris, of The
Dalles, are at the Seward. Mr. Harris
is a rancher,
ft: H. W. Hyland. of the Oregon Agricul
" tural College, is registered at the Ore
gon from Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Peret. of Yoncalla,
are at the Oregon. Mr. Peret Is a mer
chant of that town.
The Misses E. D. Spring and A. M.
gpring and M. Chlavolni are New York
patrons at the Nortonia.
W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon
Agricultural College, is at the Imperial.
registering f rom' Corvallis.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hagen. of Eugene,
are at the Imperial. Mr. Hagen is :
lumberman of that region.
Mrs. W. R. Reinhart and Mrs. H
Slegrist, of La Grande, are here for the
week-end at the Xortonia.
Dr. and Mrs. L. G. McAloney have re
turned after a vacation of two weeks
at Bay Ocean and Tillamook points.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Armstrong, of
Billings, Mont., are registered at the
Eaton and are touring the country in
their auto.
Mr. and Mrs. Slgmund Schwabacher
and daughter, of San Francisco, are
registered at the Benson. Mr. Schwa
bacher is a capitalist of that city.
MAJESTIC HASFINE BILL ON
"Men and Women," Big Production,
Proves Attractive.
The best among our modern melo
dramas that are carefully written and
are free from impossible situations and
are produced with painstaking regard
for those things that are convincingly
SEPTUAGENARIAN WOMAN,
52 YEARS IN PORTLAND,
DIES ON EAST SIDE.
Mrs. Lonlaa Partlow.
Mrs. Louisa Partlow, 77 years
old. pioneer of 1862 and widow
of J. M. Partlow, died from par
alysis at her home at 10-1 East
Twelfth street Wednesday, Aug
ust 12. Mrs. Partlow was born in
Buffalo, N. Y., and came to Port
land 52 years ago. She Is sur
vived by three daughters Mrs.
M. A. Loveridge, Mrs. E. A. Caffee
and Mrs. L. M. Davis, of Portland;
seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. The funeral
was held Thursday morning, Aug
ust 13, and interment was made
in Lone Fir Cemetery.
humane are without doubt the most
popular and pleasing to our democratic
American audiences, and when pro
duced by such well-known men as Klaw
& Erlaager they are sure to become
more popular.
The best thing we can say for the
melodramas of today is that they are
stories of real life, and although our
hero or heroine may be placed in al
most impossible situations by the play
wright, but if they are right they are
sure to get justice, for there is no
place in the world that the under dog
gets his with more certainty than
the modern melodrama.
Klaw & Erlanger's big production of
Men and Y omen that will be shown
at the Majestic Theater commencing
today and continuing for the first half
of the week, Is deeply interesting be
cause it is possible and also humane.
The story is new and the cast con
tains such well-known people as Lionel
Barrymore, who takes the part of Rob
ert Stevens, who after having served
six years' term in the penitentiary
for embezzlement, becomes a million
aire in Arizona, is elected Governor,
and a successful man.
Miss Blanche Sweet takes the part
of Stevens' daughter, and Miss Gertrude
Robinson is his daughter s chum, and
both are interesting and charming
young ladies. The cast also includes
Marshal Neilan, Frank Crane, F. Ker
zog and F. Heme.
The Majestic will also show a thrill
er In two parts, "Warfare In the Skies,"
which shows a terrific clash between
two gigantic aeroplanes that meet in
mortal combat. From the wreckage
comes the cry of victory at the over
throw of treachery and the triumph of
the happy conquerers.
This play Is doubly interesting on
account of the possibilities of the aero
plane in time of war, and the movement
of the plot is fast and furious.
There will also be a comedy that
was shown at the Vitagraph Theater
In New York City for 250 times, and
the cast includes those most famous
entertainers, John Bunny, Mary
Charleson and James Morrison.
GARY DRYS WIN PRIZE
Town of 188 Saloons Has Best
In
Line of Floats in Parade.
GARY, Ind., Aug. -17 Gary was
amazed recently to learn that the float
entered by the W. C. T. U., won first
prize in the parade. There are 188 sa
loons here.
The float consisted of a wagon bear
ng four tiers of boys and girls dressed
in white. It was decorated with white
chrysanthemums and was drawn by
four white horses.
BIRTHDAY PARTY OF
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Members who have birthdays in August were the guests of honor at a picnic of Sumner Post, G. A. R.. and
Sumner Camp, O. N. G., at the Oaks. Wednesday afternoon. The auxiliaries of both organizations pre
pared a sumptuous luncheon, which was spread under the trees. About 50 were present. During the after
noon the picnickers enjoyed all the forms of amusement at the Oaks.
BLAME FOR UNREST
HERE PUT UPON ONE
Employers' Association's Cam
paign Against Unions Is
Cause, Say Labor Men.
ACTS OF "BODY UPBRAIDED
Allejred Connivance in Courthouse
Contract One Instance Cited.
Minimum Yagc Upheld
Before Federal Inquiry.
That the Employers' Association in
its campaign aerainst the unions has
been the chief cause, of industrial un
rest in this city was the charge made
by union men at yesterday's hearing
before the United States Commission
on Industrial Relations at the Cen
tral Library.
"You can trace all the Ill-feeling, all
the unrest and the difficulties with
which workmen have to contend here
to the acts of the Employers' Associa
tion," said J. A. Madsen, secretary-
treasurer of the Pacific Coast district
International Longshoremen's Associa
tion. "The methods of the Employers' As
sociation are merciless," said George H.
Howell, of the International Typo
graphical Union. "Union men who go
on strike are put on a blacklist by
this organization and can return to
work only by the consent of the Em
ployers' Association."
Closed Shop Assailed.
"The Employers' Association them
selves conduct a 'closed shop' of the
worst kind in that their requirements
are more rigorous than those of the
unions," said Benjamin Osborne, presi
dent of the Building Trades Council.
All these witnesses amplified their
declarations by relating Instances In
recent Portland history. Mr. Howell
declared that the contracting firm of
Thompson & Starrett, employing union
labor, made a bid on the construction
of the new Courthouse that was $50,000
below that of the successful bidder,
but that the Employers' Association
brought pressure to bear upon the
County Commissioners and "through
the connivance of Whidden & Lewis
architects of the structure, the con
tract was let to others who conducted
an "open shop" In their building op
erations.
"Men like M. C. Banfleld," who was
former witness In the hearings and who
grilled the unions, were declared by
Mr. Howell to be the worst enemies
the working man had in Portland.
Mr. Madsen was asked as to the
high wages paid longshoremen at this
port having the effect of diverting
shipping to Puget Sound by making
this harbor an expensive place to load
ships.
City Docks May Cut Cost.
"Wages of longshoremen are higher
here than at Seattle," he replied, "but
the cost of loading ships is lower. The
principal drawback here is the dock
situation, but the municipal quays are
having a good effect and the situa
tion here doubtless will be improved
very much."
Mr. Osborne presented a letter,
which, he said, was sent by the Em
ployers' Association to its members.
In which indirect attacks were made
upon the Northwestern Electric Com
pany because that concern leased
space in the Pittock Block, into the
construction of which, It was charged,
union labor entered, and the same
was also said of the Northwestern
Bank building.
"What difference is there between
that kind of blacklisting and the boy
cott of the labor unions?" asked Com
missioner Garrettson.
'The only difference is that the
unions do It openly because they be
lieve they have a right to do it," re
plied Mr. Osborne.
Minimum Law Upheld.
The letter of the Employers' Asso
ciation referring to the electric con
cern and the two buildings was read
into the record of the investigation.
The effect the minimum wage law-
had on the unions and the attitude of
the various organizations toward it
were among the questions asked Miss
Caroline J. Gleason. secretary of tne
Industrial Welfare Commission, when
she resumed the witness stand yester
day morning.
She said that wnne tne law naa
not had any effect upon unions al
ready in existence. It had, she De
lleved, prevented others from being
formed.
She said the unions hesitated to
support the minimum wage law wnen
it was first proposed, but they later
came to approve It, regarding the
measure as supplementary to the gen
eral reforms desired by the labor or
ganizations. John Tait, fresiaent or ine iruy
Laundrv Company, testified yesterday
as to the effect the minimum-wage law
has had on the laundry industry. He
said it has shortened the working day
from 9 to 9 hours and the wages of
115 workers have been increased. The
price of laundry work, too, he said, has
been raised, but this does not amount
to as much as the advance in wages.
Compulsory Training; Advocated.
He advocated the establishment of
compulsory education for boys and
girls between the ages of 16 and 18 in
order to fit them for gainful occupa
tions. John L. Spicer and Edward Gilbert.
SUMNER POST, G. A. R. AND SUMNER CAMP, O. N. G.
of the Executive Committee of the Un
employed League, testified yesterday
and cited the methods of employment
agencies as one of the reasons for in
dustrial unrest.
Hearings were concluded here yes
terday and the members of the Com
mission left the city in the afternoon
for San Francisco, where they will re
sume taking of testimony on industrial
subjects next Tuesday.
ALLEGED SWINDLER TAKEN
Herbert Teg-gesell Is Charged With
Violation of Free Pass Law.
Herbert Teggesell, 22, shipping
clerk at the Southern Pacific car shops,
has been arrested in Seattle and will
be brought back here at the request of
the United States District Attorney to
stand trial on the charge of the viola
tion of the 1910 free-pass law. It is
charged that he misrepresented facts
in securing transportation to Seattle,
alleging that Mildred Wilson, aged 16
was his wife and that the two traveled
to Puget Sound this week on passe
NORTHWEST REPRESENTA
TIVE FOR NEW FIRM
NAMED.
John A. Nichols, Jr.
John A. Nichols, Jr., well
known to motorcar men, espe
cially in the Northwest, has been
appointed Northwest district rep
resentative for Dodge Bros.t De
troit, who are to make and
market a motorcar in the Fall.
Mr. Nichols has for five years
been connected with the Frank
lin Automobile Company, first in
the advertising department, then
as Rocky Mountain district man
ager, next as superintendent of
branches and finally as North
western manager, fie will have
charge of Dodge Bros.' sales in
Oregon, Washington, Northern
Idaho and a part of Western
Montana.
Dodge Bros, have been large
manufacturers of motorcar parts
since the earliest days of the in
dustry. Their works comprise
12 buildings with an aggregate
of 18 1-3 cres floor space.
Mr. Nichols was in Portland
last week arranging for repre
sentation, but has no announce
ment to make as yet.
supplied by the Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation Company.
A charge of white slavery was first
prepared against young Teggesell, but
will not be pressed. The authorities say
the two maintained a. common-law
marriage relationship in this city for
some time. The girl s home is in van
couver, British Columbia.
They were ready to take the steamer
from Seattle to Vancouver when their
youthful appearance aroused suspicion.
The girl, being questioned, admitted
thev were not married. fane will De
sent to her home.
The penalty fixed for the violation of
the free-pass law is a fine ranging
from $100 to $2000.
GIRL LOCATES MOTHER
Orphan Long Separated Finds Her
Family Through Pastor.
LURAY, Va., Aug. 17. After search
ing 17 years for her mother, despite
reports that she was dead, Miss Emma
Wilhelm, of this county, has located
her parents at Monkton, Md., through
correspondence between Dr. Henry M.
Wharton, of Branny Baptist unurcn.
Baltimore, and Mrs. Albert iSlcnols, or
this county.
When an infant Miss Wllneim was
removed from a Baltimore orphanage
and given a home at the Whosoever
Farm, near Luray, Va., ur. wnarton
at the time being president of tne in
stitution. Miss Wilhelm was later
placed with the family of a physician
here. When she grew up she began a
search for her mother, which termi
nated happily last week.
Suit for Patent Cancellation Started.
Suit for the cancellation of patent to
640 acres near Long Creek, Grant
County, was begun yesterday by the
United States District Attorney, alle
gations being made that the land was
secured through fraud. It is charged
that Stevens Harrer, a sheep man of
Long Creek, induced relatives to file
on four homesteads for his benefit and
that the residence requirements of the
homestead law were not complied with,
but that false affidavits of continuous
residence and improvement were made
to secure title from the Government.
CITY SAND DEALERS
SUED AS "TRUST"
Oregon Sand & Gravel Com
pany Asks Damages for
Total of $200,000.
MANY DEFENDANTS NAMED
Alleged Combine Is Charged With
Wrecking Subsidiary Concern
and Injuring Business of
Plaintiff Corporation.
Alleging that the various dealers in
washed river sand and gravel of the
city have formed a combination in re
straint of trade and that the alleged
trust has destroyed the business of
the Peninsula Sand & Gravel Company,
which concern they absorbed, and in
jured the business of the plaintiff com
pany, the Oregon Sand & Gravel Company-started
suit yesterday for $200,000
in the Circuit Court.
Numerous unlawful actions are ac
credited to the defendants in the com
plaint, which was filed by Logan &
Smith, attorneys. The defendants named
In the complaint are: George W. Bate
Lloyd Bates and Charles Minsinge
partners in the Bates Sand & Gravel
Company; Drake C. O'Reilly, and H. N
Burpee, partners doing business as th
Hawthorne Dock Company; Columbi
Contract Company, Pacific Bridge Com
pany, Portland Sand Company, Colum
bia Digger Company, Isiekum & Kelly
Sand and Gravel Company, Star Sand
Company, Daniel Kern, A. L. Mills, Joh
Kiernan, C. F. Adams, C. F. Swlgert
Homer C. Campbell, George V. Simon
Joseph Paquet, S. B. Cobb, C. W. Not
tingham, M. A. Hackett, E. A. Hackett
V. D. Hackett, M. A. Hackett, Ralph A
Nickum, Joseph Kelly, Christ Minsinge
J. V. Beach, Charles Minsinger and Wi
liam R. Minsinger.
Increase In Price Charged.
The complaint alleges that prior t
the forming of the alleged sand trust
the price of delivery and purchase o
sand and gravel was only oO cents
yard. Since then, it is declared, th
price has increased greatly.
The complaint alleges also that dls
crimination is shown.
The complaint charges John Kiernan
one of the defendants and who is said
to be the owner of Ross Island, with
aiding the alleged sand trust to de
stroy the business of the Peninsul
Sand & Uravel Company. According
to the suit, the Peninsula Company had
been digging sand from the shores o
Ross Island and had been paying Kier
nan 6 cents a yard to meet a large
contract, when, without warning or as
signing any reason, Kiernan, the com
plaint charges, ordered the concern
stop digging.
The plaintiff company charges tha
the defendants have complained to th
United States War Department with
the purpose of harassing and intimi
dating the concern. The complaint fur
ther alleges that the alleged trus
caused false rumors to be circulated
as to the financial condition of th
plaintiff company and thereby caus
incr. the complaint states, the F. T
Crowe Company to withdraw its flnan
cial support from the plaintiff con
cern.
Dock Condemnation Cited.
The instrument sets out that th
plaintiff concern leased the old Alas!
dock and that C. F. Swlgert caused
city building inspector to look over th
dock and that he then declared th
dock unsafe. The owner of the dock
Mr. Meachem, the complaint alleges
then informed Swlgert "that he, Swl
gert. was getting into his, Meachem
nocket and not into Jackson's." where
mon. the complaint alleges, the, in
spector called agjin and announced
that he had made a mistake ana tna
the dock was all right. The Jackson
referred to was president of the Penln
sula Sand & Gravel Company.
The complaining company asks J100,
000 damages for alleged violation o
the city ordinance relative to trust
and combinations, and, according to the
complaint, "as an example to othe
wrongdoers," and an additional $100,
000 for exemplary and punitive dam
ages for alleged injuries to tne ousi
ness of the plaintm company.
SNAKES DRIVEN TO WATER
Hot, Dry Weather Causes Rattlers to
Desert" Hills.
SILVER LAKE. Or., Aug. 20. (Spe
ial.) Unusually hot. dry weather in
Central Oregon has driven hundreds o
rattlesnakes from the mountains and
rocky hillsides to the Water's edge in
the valleys. More rattlers have been
killed this Summer in Silver Lake Val
ley, especially in the vicinity of the
lake, than during any other snake sea
son In the memory of settlers.
The reptiles are not exceptionally
aree. but they make up in viciousnes
what they lack In size. Several dogs
and cats have paid the penalty for at
tacking the buzz-tail creepers.
W. L Brown, who owns a ranch Be
ween Table Mountain and Silver Lake,
olds the individual record for kills
with nine snakes to his credit. Mr
Aldrich, another rancher in the same
icinitv. has slain seven, and r rank
ss. at the opposite end of the lake
has six to his credit. Nine rattlers
and a button is the record for age this
eason, and four feet seven and one-half
nches is the biggest kill.
BOARD'S ACTION INVALID
Couiicilmen Must Take Oath and
Confirm Assessment Reductions.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 22. (Spe
cial.) After the Klickitat County
Board of Equalization had spent three
weeks in session, making sweeping re
ductions in the assessment of real es
tate and had adjourned, one of its
members. Assessor Roy Wertz, discov
ered that the other three members, the
Countv Commissioners, had neglected
to take their oaths of office, and that
all proceedings were therefore invalid.
Wertz asked the State Tax Commis
sion for advice and the Commission
wired Instructions to reconvene Im
mediately, as today was the last day
on which County Boards of Equalization
can meet, have the County Commis
sioners take the prescribed oaths and
confirm all previous actions.
SHOES STOLENjJERM LONG
Colorado Judge Imposes Severe Pen
alty for Theft From Boxcar.
TRINIDAD. Colo.. Aug. 17. Stealing
from boxcars Is heartily discouraged by
Judge McHendrie, who sentenced A. D.
Burns to a term of from three to five
years in the penitentiary for the thef;
of two pairs of shoes from a car.
Dine at the Portland
This groat hotel is in a constant stnte of preparedness to
entertain you, whether it be a quiet table for two or nn
elaborate dinner function.
The best traditions of The Portland for unexcelled
service are maintained in the highest degree, pre
eminent in courtesy, and hospitality.
The Dining Room
Breakfast, 6:30 to 12.
Weekday Luncheon, 11:30 to 2.
Dinner, 5:30 to 8.
The Grill
Afternoon Tea, 3:30 to 6.
A la Carte Service, Noon to 1 A. M.
Hear Herr Waldemar Lind and the Portland
Hotel Orchestra Every Evening
The Portland Hotel
C. J. Kaufmann. Manager
Dine wJf Sunday
It will be an economical and enjoyable treat for family
or friends, both of whom feel the need of warm weather
diversion.
Entertainment of unusual merit due to the rare ability of
Miss Marion Street
Operatic Soprano.
Miss Phyllis Linton and Neville Fleeson, society enter
tainers, and Heller's Orchestra.
INNOVATION OF INTEREST SKPT.
T
TRAIN 10 BE TESTED
Ewbank Gas-Electric Multiple
System to Be Tried.
SINGLE CAR IS SUCCESS
Inventor Says Locomotive Could Be
Built to Take Slinsta limited
Across Mountains With Xo
Added Fuel Cost.
Having demonstrated the efficiency
of the new Ewbank self-contained gas
electric railway locomotive on the sin
gle unit system. H. B. Ewbank, Jr.. In
ventor of the new-style car, announced
esterdav that he will start at once i"
fit out a train of three cars to demon
strate the efficiency of the multiple unit
system. The train will be put in serN -ice
on the Tillamook branch of the
Southern Pacific. Mr. Ewbank says hl
nvention will bring to a reaiuy me
prophecy of the late E. H. Harrlman
that in time electricity will supplant
steam in railroad operation.
The single car or locomotive wnn-u
Mr. Ewbank put Into operation ntvtr.i
nnnih ME-n has made an astonishing
record in runs from Uoseburg to Glen
dale Or D. W. Campbell, assistant ,
general manager of the Southern Pa
cific, has given it a flattering indorse
ment. It has been at tne suggestion ui
MT. Campbell that the multiple unit
system Is to be tried out.
Operation Coat In Low.
ThA easoline ears operated by the
Southern Pacific cost from 23.83 cents
to 30.71 cents a mile to operate, steam i
locomotives cost 33.2 cents a mile. The
Ewbank car was operated at a iosi o.
is X r.nts a mile. This, It is sain, na
demonstrated the practicability of the
car and is considered by railroad men
t hA th beginning of the substitution
of electric trains for Bteam trains.
"It has been demonstrated that we
have succeeded with the single unit
system." said Mr. r.wDana..
will equip two coacnes wun iuuiuib
demonstrate the multiple unit sjsiem.
which means the operation of a aeries
of cars by power generated In one of
v, -. nhoart without the need of
overhead lines, electric plants and other
things necessary In the present electric
ar system. .
"Tha KWnMK DU'IUU LUtn
service will supply the power to the
rear coaches, thus completing a -on-tlnuous
train propelled by electricity
generated in the car ahead, tnis win
ring toa reality tne pivaawi
the late B. H. Harrlman uiai nwuiu,,
to supplant steam tor rauioou u-
ration. It is a strange B""
hat the very thing he predicted snouiu
be tried out first on one oi n.s
lnes and should prove a uc.
Feaalblllty Mn.l Be Shown.
i. , remains onlv for the liwbank
Electric Transmission Company to dem-
nstrate'the feasibility m J
ontrol system to prove to tne nairnn
that the power can oe i"" -lmntive
with a multiple unit system
supplying the current to two or more
cars, depending iiiiuB '"" - -
ower of the plant aneau.
"I believe that It is possioie w uu..t.
l engine of 1000-horaepower. put
otor-trucks under the 14 Shasta
Imited coaches and carry me um
train across the mountains
ly adaluonai iuai t
olnt along the line. V
eing electric, has the pulling quality
that steam has not. It Is well Known
hat it takes two or inree . , , !
nglnes to carry the snasia iwn
ver the mountains.
'It Is a fact that the iwoanit uiytoi-
f
Multnomah
L. f KCTNOLD3. Asst Mar
car now running from Roseburp; to
Glendale has carried a 92. 000-pound
steel coach up Cow Creek Canyon aa
dead weight and yet It only took lit
horsepower to generate current to
carry 100 tons. The eimlneors who
havo been running on thla car say
we can accomplish this feat.
"Thla meana the supplanting of aleatii
with electricity generated on a locomo.
tlve and transmitted to any numtp'i
of cars that the power plant ahead la
capable of taking care of."
S. M. Meana. prealdent of the Tort "f
Portland and the cordage worka, haa
been elected president of the Ewbank
company.
GO TO CHURCHMVI0VE IS ON
Free Cliurclio-. of Knglaml Are l.in
luirking on Cumpnicu.
I.ONDON. Aug. 20 The free churches
are embarking on a campaign to se
cure the attendance at church of every
man. womnn and child In Kngland and
Wales on a Sunday In January next
year. Representatives mi the churches
will visit every home throughout the
country and leave a personal Invitation
tor every Inmate to put In an appear
ance at churi-h. Thmiaanda or vlaltora
will be requisitioned In the accom
plishment of this tuak. and there will
be an army of stipcrlntendenta and of
ficers to engineer the undertaking.
The preliminary atcpa In thla "come-to-church"
campaign have already been
taken, und the proposal haa been re
ceived very sympathetlcully by all de
nominations. Hotel Savoy
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SAN FRANCISCO
Caarv Street, above Union Square
European Plan $1.50 a day up
American Plan $3.50 a da; uj
New steel and concrete structure. Third
addition of hundred rooms juat com-
Stated. Every modern convenience,
loderate ratea. Center of theatre and
retail diatrlct. On carllnea traniter
ring all over city. Electric omnibus
meets trains and steamers.
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