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10 GROUND 0 IS GREAT BROKEN BRIDG E Speeches of Felicitation Made at Beginning of Work on Interstate Span. SHOVELS MARK PIER SITE Speaker Promise Completion of Gigantic Task by Jan. I, 191". Vancouver Commercial Club In Charge of Ceremonies. Speeches marked the beginning ot work, on the interstate bridge yester day. Ground was broken at 3 P. M. on Ilayden Island, at the Oregon end of the three-mile structure, and the sig nificance of the event was recounted In the ceremonies that attended it. representatives of Oregon and Wash lngton extended mutual felicitations on the actual start of construction. It was a time of congratulations, fol lowing a long campaign for the bridge that has covered a period or years. Among the speakers were men who have been working since the inception of the project, and that their efforts have proved successful was said to mark a new and greater epoch in the development of both states. First Sand Is Mo-red. Each speaker dug several shovels of sand from the spot marked for one of the piers of the bridge . on Hayden Island and a clamshell dredge of the Pacific Bridge Company started un loading a scowload of gravel lmmedl ately at the conclusion of the cere monies. Within a few months an army of men will be at work In caissons. sapping and mining at the bottom of the river, establishing a footing lor the piers that are to support the heavy fabric of steel beams and trusses. The Interstate bridge will be the sec ond highway bridge across the Colura bia River and it win be the biggest of its type in the whole world. Its completion is set for January 1. 1917. Yesterday's celebration of the start of the work was under the auspices of the Vancouver Commercial Club. The committee was composed of E. E. Beard, W. C Bates. J. P. Stapleton, A. J. Dor land and P. J. Klynn. Sir. Beard was master of ceremonies and Introduced the speakers. Sunshine Is Omni. rtufus C Holman, president of the Interstate Bridge Commission, was first introduced and be review brWly the bridge project. He said: "This is Indeed a happy day and a momentous occasion. I trust that this sunshine Is a good omen. "I desire on this occasion to review some facts concerning this great project and to shed some light where interested persons, for purely selfish motives, have been casting shadows. "The Bridge Commission consists of seven members, each of whom has re spect for and confidence in the efforts of the others to be of real service to the public The Commission has entire confidence in the ability and the In tcgrlty of Messrs. Harrington, Howard and Ash, Its engineers. Bonds Sold at Premium "We have sold the 5 per cent bridge bonds at approximately $40,000 pre mium. We have awarded the contracts to the lowest responsible bidders at S300.000 under the estimates. "It so happens that every dollar of the job will ba handled through local agencies. The United States Steel Products Company, who received- the contract for the steel on the main structure, has distributed In Portland alone for payrolls, taxes and rents during the past three years a sum of money equal to the gross amount of their contract on this bridge. Last year alone they distributed in payrolls, taxes and rents in excess of 1118,000, or approximately 110.000 a month, and so on through the list of successful bidders. "Now let us forget the selfish and disgruntled and all get together and. through cheerful co-operation, by New Tear's day, 1917. have this bridge com pleted an honest Job and on time. "Let us thereby Join the fair and fer tile land on the north to the Industrial center on the south for their mutual benefit and prosperity." Vunmr Claims Credit. President W. P. Connaway, of the Vancouver Commercial Club, said he believed Portland, which he called Vancouver's suburb, would concede that more credit is due the Vancouver Commercial Club than any other agency for the successful issue of the oriage project. He said no work of such magnitude has been carried out by the two states and he took occasion to thank the press and the Portand Com mercial On a for their co-operation, as well as extend congratulations to everyone who took part in the move ment for the bridge. "This day marks the purchase of the wedding ring for Portland and Van couver and the wedding will follow with the completion of the bridge." said George L. Baker "Let us hope that Vancouver will prosper and grow until Portland Is truly a suburb, for Portland wants all the cities around t to grow out of their former bounds. Too much credit cannot be given those who have worked for the bridge and it is a great pleasure to see it under way." Myth Becomes Reality. Mayor Milton Evans, of Vancouver, said the day had brought what many never expected to see. the actual be ginning of work on the much-talked-of interstate bridge. Heretofore, he said, the project had been little more han a myth or a dream, but there had been less friction and fewer ob structions thrown in the way than in any other work of similar magnitude. On behalf of Mayor Albee, of Port land, City Commissioner W. L. Brew ster extended greetings to Vancouver. He expected, he said, that as much benefit would come to Vancouver as to Portland, but the greatest good would be. not that the river could be crossed on the bridge, but that all citizens of both states could work to gether and would realize the fullest co-operation in their efforts. He asked that criticism of public officials be suspended and those in charge be given a chance to complete it Setbacks Pat Aside. James P. Stapleton, of Vancouver, who was introduced as the father of the bridge, said the way the people on both sides of the river had supported "the project assured him that the peo ple of today have the blood and courage of the pioneers. He said the bridge was really started In November. 1911, when the plan was launched, although many setbacks had been experienced since. "The zeal and faithfulness of the leaders in the campaign for the bridge have been a source of great gratification to me." he said. "Years ago. in sentiment and spirit, we bridged this river," said Frank B. Riley, "and now we are to bridge it In fact, with lines of steel. It has been raid that the bridge would never be built, but I knew, when the valiant delegation from Vancouver marched rmfTo iTTPvnrei! cTBT rv cm tacit np pt'tt Tirvn TVTFRSTATE BRIDGE ACROSS COLUMBIA I RIVER AT CEREMONIES ON HAYDEN ISLAND YESTERDAY. I t ACr.! ?,akf ; !; , 4 i ' If I Xr' V 4MftSr -v VSl &a AfcT. A4 Jf r if; . l&k W''; rW. A t 9 EM A I BROKE N NECK ACHES (1) County Commlxsloner Holmnn, (2) George L. Baker, (3) E. E. Beard, Mas- Women Take Hand In BreakinK I. round for Sen Bridge) (6) W. P. Conna. way, President Vancouver Commercial Club. nvor to Portland ana launcneu tiic project, that nothing but heaven itself could stop it" This is the first meeting connecieu with this bridge that has not been at tended with worries." said Henry Crass, ex-Mayor of Vancover, and head of the Vancouver Commercial Club when it was doing much work for the bridge. He said the only other highway bridge across the Uolumma. ai n.ennewicK, Wash., was built after a somewhat similar arduous campaign, and he also worked for that. Good Work Promised. John Lyle Harrington, of the Arm of Harrington, Howard & Ash. con sulting engineers in charge, said the engineer was the doer ot tne worn rather than one to talk about it. "We have no great special interest in It except to do the work well, to the satisfaction of our employers, who are th DeoDle." he said. Lloyd Dubois, head of the Vancouver Commercial Club, when tne Driage project was started and one of the original committee, said he has always stood by the bridge commission and has never been a critic. "This bridge Is going to do away with suburbs and both cities will be one." he said. "I take it this is a reception to the Pacific Bridge Company," said H. C. Campbell, of that firm, which has the contract for the foundations. "We ex pect to complete this bridge on time." That he was one of the original bridge boosters was the statement of W. L. Lightner, County Commissioner of Multnomah County, who said he pub lished a letter in The Oregonian three years ago advocating it. Vancouver Is Congratulated. C. C. Chapman, manager of the pub licity department of the Commercial Club, congratulated Vancouver upon Its persistent efforts for the bridge. "X rejoice with you that that old pile driver is out there ready to drive the first spike in this bridge." said Mr. Chapman, with a broad sweep of his good right arm. That the piledriver was a dredge did not in the least dampen the 'speaker's enthusiasm. A number of women present were Invited to join in turning the first shovels of earth, which they did. Con tracts were signed yesterday, for the bridge, and the work, begun yester day, will be carried to its conclusion as rapidly as possible. Engineer Harrington left last night for Kansas City, the headquarters of the company. Frank Cortelyou, an engineer of the same firm, is expected to arrive today and he will be in charge of construction. Engineer L. 1-:. Howard, of the company who has been in charge of preliminary work, will remain in Portland for another month. Mr. Harrington himself will give the bridge much of his time throughout its construction. VANCOUVER KXJOYS HOLIDAY Neighboring City Expects lo Be Busy "Wlille Bridge Is Being Built. i VANCOUVER, Wash., March S. (Spe cial.) Vancouver enjoyed a half-holiday this afternoon so that everybody could attend the ceremony of turning the first sand in the construction of the Columbia River interstate bridge, which will join Vancouver and Port land. Many went over on the 2.1s o'clock ferry and another big load went over at 2:a0 o clock. The dredge Ajax was already an chored near the spot where the first pier is to be located. The first work will be to build a dike to keep the high water out from where the con tractors will be building the first pier. A ditch about 16 feet deep will be dredged through the sand island, just east of the ferry landing- on nayaen Island, and the dredge Titan, now at the Montgomery dock in Portland, will be used here. A barge will be pulled in after the Titan, which will swing with its big scoop of sand and deposit It on the barge. The barge, wnen loaded, can be pulled out and another put In without delay and the work continued. Holes will be sunk from 40 to 4 feet below zero level and piling from 90 to 115 feet will be driven in the bottom of these holes. On this piling the concrete piers will be constructed. By building the piers on the Oregon side first, where there is more sand, there will be longer time for them to settle while the piers on the Washing ton side are being built. There is a hard bottom on this side. In addition to the Titan dredger, the Pacific Coast Bridge Construction Com pany will install a large amount of machinery, including a huge pump, compressor and piledriver. The gin poles of the - piledriver are 120 feet high. H. J. Hendricks is master mechanic for the construction company, and he is already on the ground. About two weeks will be required to get fairly started and until then no more men will be engaged than are now working with the dredger Ajax, which will burrow through the sand island from the site of the second to the first pier. This will take it almost to the runway from the end of the streetcar line where the passengers walk down to the ferry. As there is so little snow in the mountains it Is generally predicted there will not be much high water this year, so high water will not interfere a great deal with the work on the bridge, it is believed. The work will be pretty well started by the time of the annual freshet and considerable will have been done. That the big steel work will be as sembled in Vancouver is the foregone conclusion, as the specifications called for the delivery of the steel f. o. b. Vancouver. The main bridge will be built from the Vancouver side of the river, so the workmen, or at least most of them, will live in Vancouver. Al ready a number of families have come into the city, as the men will work on the bridge. There is a general feeling of rejoic ing in this city. It was remarked by one of the speakers at .the celebration today that it was Just two years ago that Governor Lister vetoed the appro priation for the bridge and since that time the special elections for bonding Clarke and Multnomah counties have been held, the many delays and details necessary for securing an engineer. fr '7 If ? f , Carpenter, Hurt by Fall, Says Experience Is No Joke. WORK IS DONE IN GARDEN drawing plans and specifications, get ting rights of way and letting the con tmta hflvA been done. Governor Lister was not present at the celebration today, nor was ne in vited to be present. LOGGING CAMPS TO START Twin Falls Company Soon to Have Full Force at Work at Yacolt. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 6. (Spe cial.) Reports from Yacolt, on the Northern Pacific branch, about 30 miles rrnm this cltv. sav that the logging camps of the Twin Falls Logging Com pany will start up soon ana win uo full operation In 10 days. Many men have been put to work this week and more are being added falling timber. Donkey engines will be used in the operations as soon as the logs are ready. , About 250 men will De given employ ment in these camps, which are the inrtrpst in Clarke County. About 40 to 45 carloads of logs are cut daily when the camp is running full blast, and these are hauled down to Vancouver Junc tion, four miles from here, and dumped into Vancouver Lake, and from there towed to Portland and other points. Normal Summer Session Planned. MONMOUTH, Or., March 6 (Special) All phases of the Oregon school sit uation will be covered. Dy me spouiai Summer school session of the Oregon Normal School, commencing the latter nnrt of June and continuing six weeks, according to- preliminary plans now made. Emphasis is 10 do iaia upon rural schools and methods for instruc tion in city schools. $15,000 Mill Fire Held Incendiary. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. March S. rsnrlnl I In a fire thought to be of in cendiary origin, the sash and door sheds of the St. Paul ec laconia.j-rumuer iuih, were destroyed here tonight. The esti mated loss of 1 15,000 is covered by insurance, Harry 31. Lambert Walks to Tow for Treatment and Physicians Think That He Will Re cover Completely. It is no Joke to break your neck, even though you do live to tell the tale. the opinion of Harry M. Lambert, car penter, of Lents, who cracked one of the vertebrae of his neck by an eight foot fall from a ladder while employed on the Gilbert School building about two weeks ago. "Mv neck tmlns me constantly," said Mr. Lambert. Despite the pain, how- ever, Mr. Lambert comes down town every few days to see the physician or visit with friends. One day last week, when the sun was particularly bright and the Spring feeling in the air was unusually potent. Mr. Lambert got out In the front yard and spaaed, arouna among the flowers. X-rav photographs of Mr. Lambert'i neck show that the Atlas bone, which is the one supporting the head, is bro ken. A crack, which is quite distln gulshable, runs up and down the front of the bone and it Is believed tnat tne bone is also cracked behind, since It can be readily moved with the fiifeer. No Paralysis Is Experienced. Dr. David Nelson, who, with Dr. Otis F. Akin, has charge of the case, pro' nounces It one of the most remarkable he has ever seen. "I believe it will go down In future years as one of the historical cases he said. "It is the only one I know of where such a break has not resulted In at least partial paralysis. In prac tlcally every instance a break or frac ture of the Atlas bone is fatal. "Mr. Lambert has experienced no paralysis, the only thing of that char acter being a numbness which he has felt in one thumb. This Indicates that there is a little pressure on some ot the nerves leading to that member, be cause of the break. The spinal cord, however, is not injured." Recovery Considered Most Likely. Dr. Nelson expressed the opinion that, from present indications, there was no reason why the injured man should not recover and be none the worse for the experience. Physicians say the only reason Lam bert has not suffered any material in jury from the broken neck is because of the fact that there was no displace ment of the fragments of the bone and the spinal cord was consequently not Injured. They say that lr the cora naa been injured in the least partial or complete paralysis would ensue. Mr. Lambert goes about entirely en cased in a plaster cast from his waist to the top of the head In the back and to the chin in front. He must wear this for six weeks, until the bone shall have had a chance to knit. "I am very careful how I walk." he said. "I go along in a circumspect man ner and do not run down stairs or make any quick moves. A slight tumble or fall might complete the job and it would be all off with me. Injury Cannes Nlshtmare. Telling of his experiences following his fall, he said: "I was unconscious for about three quarters of an hour. During that time 1 had a sort or nigntmare ana mougm that I was bleeding and could not stop the blood. After I came to I was in a daze for about three hours and hardly knew what I was doing. Mr. Lambert was able to walk home following the accident. When his in- iury did not improve, several days fol lowing the accident, he sought medical aid and it was only when the X-ray photographs of his neck had been taken that it was discovered the bone was broken. Ha was in the hospital only about four days. SEW HEAD OF EPISCOPAL DIOCESE BACK FROM SAD MISSION. Prelate Leaven at Once for Salem, Where Confirmation Service Will be Held Today. Right Rev. Walter Taylor Sumner, bishop of the Oregon diocese of the Episcopal Church, returned yesterday from Manchester, N. H., where he was called January 27 on the death of his father, C. D. Sumner. He remained at the home of his mother until the middle part of last month, then went to New York on business, starting West about 10 days ago. Ho took the Southern route and stopped off at ban Diego and San Francisco to visit the two expositions. "I am glad to be back in Oregon and to "take up the many duties before me." said Bishop Sumner. 'It is a great relief to find such balmy Spring weather after experiencing a month of extremely cold and disagreeable weather in the East. "The California expositions are a great credit to the Pacific Coast and are well worth seeing. 1 he San D'esjo fair, thouirh small. Is most beautiful and aa' octive. in my oi.inlon. .he Panama-Pacific Exposition at Sat Francisco is far superior to either the Buffalo or St. Louis expositions. Rishnn Sumner arrived In Portland from Chicago January 21 to succeed the late Bishop Scadding. He had been here but seven days wnen ne ws called to New Hampshire to attend the funeral of his father. Several festivi ties hart heen Dlanned in his honor but they have been postponed until after Lent. Immediately fol'wing trie lent on season, the laity ot tne ,pis"f- pal Church will give a banquet for aim and later Dr. A. A. Morrison, of Trinity Episcopal Church, and Lirs. Morrisor. will hold a recaption at the parish house. 68 Trinity Place. Bishon Sumner left yesteraay ior KalAm where he will conduct his first confirmation services today as Bishop of Oregon. The confirmation will take place at St. Paul's Church. He is expected to return to Portland Tues day. DR. L0VELAND IS HEARD Portland Pastor Preaches for Van couver Man Who Is III. irvfnnvFP Wash.. March 6. (Spe- JUl .'WJ - cial.) Dr. Frank Loveland, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Portland, spoke last night in the First Methodist Church of this city. Handbills were distributed today announcing the meet ing and the programme for next week. Rev. W. T. Randolph, pastor of the local church, was ill with a severe cold this week, and each oi Eix minisieil C. E. Holliday Co. 335 Alder St, Corner of Park Coats Suits Dresses Blouses (Of the Better Class) An individual shop, where only the smart est styles are shown at reasonable prices. Our exclusive models for Spring; and Sum mer wear are now ready for your inspection. Mrs. Holliday will return from New York Wednesday, March 10th. Real Music at Last! Supreme Achievement lXZirrrL-i. 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