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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1914)
IS THE ROUND-UP SEPTEMBER 24, 25, 26 Pendleton, Oregon Pendleton, Oregon THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, lORTLiAIfl, SEPTEMBER 13, 1914 If WWfc . . .r ' " The Only and Original Round-Up The Epic Drama of the West. Beware of Cheap Imitations and Side Shows. A Non-Commercial, Municipal Festival True to the West and the Spirit of the West. Acknowledged the World Over to Be the One Real Western Passion Play. For the World's Championship Cowboys' Bronco Busting Cowgirls' Bronco Busting Cowboys' Wild Steer Roping Contest Cowgirls' Wild Steer Roping Contest Cowboys' Relay Race Cowgirls' Relay Race Cowboys' Steer Bull-dogging Cowgirls' Steer Bull-dogging Indian Relay Races Cowboys' Standing Roman Race Cowgirls' Standing Roman Race And the Wild Horse Races, Cowpony Races and many other events. ' LBit9kruvMwLSK J?wugaam9H aSiBvsnBK 4BSBBSnsnnfir The only event of its kind in the world where the World's Championship Gold and Silver Belt is awarded. For the Accommodation of Guests A grandstand seating ten thousand people. Bleachers seating twenty one thousand people. No interruptions during the program No hawkers tramping on your feet to sell you something. An entire city standing with open doors. Everybody keeping open house for your entertainment. Pullman trains parked in the local yards. And the Greatest Frontier Exhibition the world has ever known. , , .. i - PATROLS FILL NEED Organized Work Controls Fires During Long Drought. READINESS IS GREAT AID system Xow in Vogue, Aided by Gov ernment and Timber Owners, Af fords Ample Protection in Even Unexpected Weather. ErC. 8. CHAPMAN. The season of 1914 proved nothing more conclusively than that even dur ing the most ufavorable years loss of timber through forest fires can be practically eliminated if adequate patrols are maintained. During the past three favorable years the Federal Government, state and private owners have been perfeotlng their patrol or ganizations, installing lines of com munication and generally making it as certain as possible, not only that fires will be promptly detected, but that they can be speedily attacked after they have become started. The 1914 season therefore found all the agencies far better prepared to meet conditions than at any previous time in the history of the state. With a light snowfall the preceding Win ter, it was known that unless rains were frequent during the Summer months the woods would dry out early and a long, dangerous fire season re sult. The unprecedented period of drought, lasting 74 days, however, re sulted In a far more dangerous year than there was reason to expect. When, however, the dry spell was broken by the general rain which start ed on September 6 and the protection agencies took stock of losses, it was found that very little green timber had been lost. A detailed statement of damage resulting from fires will not be available for some time, but It Is absolutely known that the loss has been negligible. As Is generally the case, there was some loss of logging equipment as a result of slashing fires, but even such losses were little, if any, greater than normal. Rain Not Total Protection. It is generally considered that on September the danger of further dam aging fires becoming started ended. A large part of the patrol force on pri vately owned land was consequently taken off. Since, however, the protec tectlve value of the first rains could only extend over a period of about ten days, in the absence of further precip itation it is still possible for fires to become started, and even now care hould be exercised in burning to clear land and for other purposes. The nominal patrol force in Oregon on lands outside the National forests is about 300 wardens. This year, on account of extreme dryness, over 400 were employed by the state, private owners and the Federal Government through the Weeks law appropriation. By far the bulk of the number of fires which occurred during the year and which filled the country with smoke were caught In their lnclplency by the patrol force and speedily extinguished. Fires Confined to Old Burn.. The larger fires were almost without exception in old burns or slashings, svhar It waff often impossible to stop them until they had covered consider able acreage. They were, however, pre vented from reaching the green tim ber, and so did no appreciable damage. The season makes It possible to draw numerous interesting oncluslons with relation to forest protection. None of these can be more certain than that the state's action in putting on its stat ute books a model forest fire law and appropriating funds to enforce It has proven an excellent investment. There are thousand- of people in Oregon whose savings are in timber lands. In the past, on account of the danger of forest fires, investments In timber have not been considered to be without a certain amount of risk. If, however, the dryest year of record can be passed through practically without loss. It is very conclusive evidence that well-organized patrol constitutes very satisfactory insurance. SHARKS FRIGHTEN BATHERS Shelter Island Sound Alive With. Big Fellows. SAG HARBOR, "IT L. Sept. 6. Sev eral days the waters of Shelter Island Sound in the channelway between Long wharf and North Haven bridge have been alive with sharks, big fellows six or seven feet long, chasing the schools of young blueflsh or snappers show ing on the surface. Efforts to take the sharks with hook and line have failed and men with rifles have biased away at the dorsal fins showing above the water, but without any success. Timid bathers fear the sharks, but old longshoremen say they have never heard of a case of sharks attacking a person In the water in this locality, es pecially with fish food so plentiful. PIONEER PORTLAND WOMAN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS. eaUSBBrSr' -' MB . iMf"- . Mrs. Amelia Burckhardt. Mrs. Amelia Burckhardt, widow of Adolph Burckhardt. who died last Thursday, was an old resi dent of Portland. Amelia Logus was born in 1840 In Karlwlnkle, Germany. With a sister and brother she joined, in 1864, a brother already living In Port land. She married Mr Burckhardt here. Mrs. Burckhardt leaves two sons, Charles and Otto Burck hardt. of Portland, and three daughters, Mrs. John Meusdorffer and Mrs. George Biber, of San Francisco, and Miss Lena Burck hardt, of Portland. Mrs. Burck hardt is also survived by a sister, Mre. Henrietta Went, of this city. SMITH TALK CULLED Republicans Call Candidate "Dispenser of Remarks," BOURBON EDITOR WONDERS Valley Newspaper Man Says Guber natorial Aspirant Belongs to "Ask-Murphy" Type Past Record Is Recalled. The following statement comes from the press bureau of the Oregon Repub lican state central committee: "Qn,,lrlrr nf VftPtnH can d :, djlt P 9. ' a recent Interesting issue of one of the valley papers gives a copy 01 from the editor, addressed to Dr. Smith. in which he asks him to set forth his position on tne sibuv exemption incis ure that is to appear on the ballot in .An,tnv oior-TviTi nr. Smith's clear and specific response Is characteristic. It reads: " 'Portland, Aug. 38, Dear Sir: In acknowledgment of your valued favor of the -1st, l nave to aovise liikl u you will refer your subscribers to my Portland address, I shall be glad to . i. m1t, -.ham thft Tnfl ttArS in which they are interested. Very truly yours. C. J. SMITH.' "This response should have satisfied any reasonable man, but the editor says it reminds mm oi tne iew mrs City candidate who. when asked to hi. nADttinn An a r.ertain measure. responded. 'Ask Murphy.' He charac terizes Dr. smitn as a aispenaer vi iD marks' who leaves large things to be ....- a-n rieeinret. that 'as West's heir he was supposed to stand for Eometmng, dui n u. "" wash so that even the Governor doesn't seem to recognize him.' Slap From Own Side. "These are harsh, but suggestive, re- , ... i na IhAr Ar from a neWS- :i::i.,r.a. uii:iiu. o.a . .. j paper with Democratic predilections. " . . . . I V. , , , f -1 Tnis eaitor, nowevei. id - lowing In the footsteps of Democrats ,n . V, a ctat, Active Democrats everywhere are offering to trade Smith for Chamberlain votes, iuey c i a loot Maaneratn stand for 'non partisan George.' Anwme who under takes to deny tms tying, j j fronted with a troop of witnesses. Sen- , m,.Mwiaiii Mnnat h saved by such tactics. Every intelligent Repub lican In tne state mows uui already hopelessly beaten, and that ihu th. Democratic party has nothing to trade. The recent at tempt of the Jackson Club to force Chamberlain to leave Washington and come home shows how desperate Is the Democratic Senatorial situation. Mr. Chamberlain's record, however, will be considered later in the campaign. Smith's Record Dip Up. in hi. rnlii of 'dispenser a LH.v V lntA en.cla stress on Ul fei,a " ST-i the Importance of curbing publio ei- travapar.ee. in la naa lea, to .u . inn nf m rcrfirfl as a legislator. That record gives him his undisputed tm. v,a 111 art ft Ann esnrtldate.' His llkl. Ul . .1 .J ,..,vv...- record as a legislator published in a re cent Issue of Tne Lregonian snow- white a State Senator ne voted tor ma vni. .n.nnHoHTii, mflnev from the l.:..- v& o - state treasury: that he voted against only la bills appropriating money. ui. -e voted far If bill that vera vetoed and that he voted against only four of the 24 bills that were vetoed while he was a Senator, and one of these was a bill appropriating 81000 each to the three widows of the penitentiary guards who were killed In the Harry Tracy outbreak. No Demlal Made. "This Oregonlan statement has not been disputed and It shows that the four vetoed bills whioh he voted against aggregated only 1103,243.71. This statement further shows that in the aggregate he voted for appropri ations amounting to more than $11, 000,000. As 'a dispenser of remarks' he has attained wide distinction. As 'a curber of public extravagance' he has proved a total failure. What would an 'item veto' amount to In the hands of a complaisant and easy-going '811,000. 000 candidate' like Dr. Smith? "Many of these bills supported by Dr. Smith were meritorious. Others were absolutely inexcusable. Follow ing his support of all these extrava gant measures, Dr. Smith appealed a third time to the voters of Umatilla County to return him to the Legisla ture. The response was his overwhelm ing defeat by J. N. Burgess." Militant Suffrncista. London Tit-Bite. It is reported that the Indignation against the militant suffragists in England is not confined to the classes with property to lose or art treasures to mourn over. The poor country la borer has his views on the subject. "If we burn down a rick," said one of them recently, "we get five years, but If these 'ere women burn down a house, they are out in five days." Another was more succinct in his comment: "What is wanted is a cell with a 'corfin' on one side and food on the other, and the woman inside left to take her choice." ATIVB OF PENNSYLVANIA DIES, AGED 79. 4 DIES, AGED 79. i ' Samuel K. Holllater. Samuel K. Hollister, 1066 East Fifteenth street. North, died at his home last Tuesday, aged 79. Funeral services were held at the Portland Crematorium. Mr. Hollister was born in Wilkes bar re, Pa., January 14, 1885. In 184C his parents moved to Lee County, Illinois. When he was 22 years old he married Miss Almira Whitebread. In 1881 he moved to Portland. He is survived by his widow and four children, Mrs. Gertrude, Allston, Mrs. Maude Hemsworth, Mrs. Harriet Gortler, and Dr. Franklin Hollister, besides three brothers and four sisters. i.e J. i-a.-JJ- XJLJLA 186 WIDOWS PAID $31,372 in Pensions Dis pensed in 14 Months. 356 CHILDREN ARE AIDED Multnomah County Residents on Roll Number 128, Says Report. Separation From Juvenile Court Is Urged. That 831.372 has been disbursed in widows' pensions during the 14 months that the law has been in effect in this county is disclosed In the report for the full period, just compiled by Peter Mcintosh, chief probation officer of the widows' pension department of the Ju venile Court. During that time the expense of ad ministration has amounted to about 8100 a month, and although the budget provides 850,000 for widows' pensions, it Is expected that $15,000 of this amount will not be used. There have been 400 applications for widows' Denslorns and 188 were grant ed. Children receiving benefits of these pensions number 356. There are 128 pensions now being paid In Multnomah County. Pension Report Made, Mr. MclntoBh will forward his re port, upon request, to the International Congress of Home Educators, which meets in Philadelphia September 22 28, where It will be read. The Juvenile Court is not the proper place to administer widows' pensions, says Mr. Mcintosh, who calls attention to the fact that there Is already du plication in the efforts of the county along elemosynary lines. He suggests that all the county relief work and widows' pensions should be combined under one head and away from the Juvenile Court. "The Juvenile 'Court should not get away from the fact that its purpose Is for the care, supervision and Improve ment of the condition of dependent and delinquent children," reports Mr. Mc intosh, "and should not be compelled to take charge of widows' pensions, but to stay strictly with its own line of work. And why should two separate offices be maintained by the county, one the county board of relief, which helps worthy persons who are not eli gible for widows' pensions, and the other, the Juvenile Court, both han dling the county's money under differ ent heads? ConsolldatlOD Is t rued. "These offices should be consolidated, saving the cost of maintaining two departments. "For the small amount of money it costs the taxpayers of this county to maintain the widows' pension, and from mv own observation, knowing the I good it has done for the unfortunate children who have been deprived of a father's aid. financial and otherwise. I trust that those responsible for Its successful passage at the last Legis lature will again go to the front to have a few of Its defects eliminated, for I believe the widows' pension, or mothers' aid, as It should be called, has come to stay." CORVALLIS JTEAM IS DINED Men Who Won Trophies at St. Johns Tournament Honored. CORVALLIS. Or.. Sept. U (Sfoclal ) The members of the CorvalllS volun teer fire department were banqueted Thursday night by the City Council In honor of the victories won by the de partment at the firemen's tournament at St. Johns on Labor day. At that time the CorvalllS department won the Nott-Joslyn and other trophies "and cash premiums aggregating approxi mately $200. While the banquet tendered was partly In honor of the tournament vic tories, the underlying reason for the banquet Is the high state of efficiency to which the department has attained and the Council's desire to show Its appreciation. Councilman W. T. John son was toastmaster of the occasion. Honor guests at the banquet were A. G. Long, dealer In fire apparatus, of Portland, and Battalion Chief Holden. of tho Portland fire department. The old-fashioned woman who used to pick splinters off the fence to kindle her kttchen fire now has a daughter too refined to manicure her own hands. Plumbing Fixtures, Building Materials, Hardware, All Kinds of Engines, Canceled Government Goods Here are the (Treat est buying opportunities we have ever offered to the people of Portias ana all Oregon. We bought all our goods from big Independent factories before the cr.ni European war was declared, tbal Is the reason we can quote yon such prices as these. Better lay In a supply on the goods quoted above, NOW. Every day sees the prices go feigner. $1 Wash Tubs $18 Toilets tactly lite picture, 3solutely first-class, old by the trust 55c mm All are brand new and in first-class condition. Only a few in the lot at at the cheap price of $7.00 Gas $2.50 Govern ment Raincoats Why not save raonsy on your W I n t . r Rain Coat These coats we bought from the United States at about half the regular price. W. ar. going to give this big saving to you.. Limit one to a customsr. St oves These Stoves are in good condition and guaranteed by us. Just like p I c t u re. Limit one to a c u s tomer, at $12.50 Government Letter Files We bought this lot of letter files from the United States .New ana , first class. The best value we have ever offered In Port land. Special i