The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, February 27, 1916, Section One, Image 21

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Newspaper Page Text21 DEMONSTRATION OF SAFETY SIGNAL DEVICES BEFORE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION YESTERDAY COLOMBIA BEACH TO BE .IMPROVED AT POLICE STATION. . AS BALM TO SOUTH Newly-Found Bathing Resort " on River Will Be Leased to . Highest Bidder.' Senator Tillman Would Appro priate $100,000,000 for Use of ex-Confederates. INTERESTS FORM POOL LIBERAL BASIS OUTLINED THE SUNDAY OREGOXFAIf, PORTLAND FEBRUARY 21, 1916. PENSION PROPOSED Measure Declared Just in Tien of targe Sums Obtained From Cap- - tured and Confiscated Prop 1 erty and Cotton Tax. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. 24. While the South ia In th saddle and guiding- tho course of Congress, and while a President of Southern birth is in the White House, Southern Demlcrats are overlooking no opportunities to direct I-ederal lunds Into their section. Perhaps one of the most startling proposals yet advanced by any South - arner is that of Representative Tillman of Arkansas to appropriate J100.M0.000 out of the Treasury of the Ignited States "t pay each soldier who served in the Confederate army d to the widow of any Confederate soldier the sum of J500 ,and in aOdition to pay such sol diers and widows i30 a month for the remainder of their lives." Union Men Not So Well Off. Comparatively few soldiers who served in the Union Army during the war of the rebellion are receiving pen sions as high as $30 a month. The widows of Civil War veterans are pen . stoned at the rate of $12 a month and neither these soldiers nor their widows received any bonus In addition to the pensions allowed them by law. No Union Army veteran is pension able unless he was wounded In thi service, or unless he served at least to days with the colors; no widow of a Civil War Veteran Is pensionable if she remarries after the- death -of her soldier husband, or if she. is divorced from him. The Tillman bill cas no limitation. Bill Has Curloaa Preamble. The excuse which Mr. Tillman offers for his remarkable bill fs found In the preamble, which reads as-follows: "Whereas, a large amount of money, approximating $10,0,000,000, was se cured and collected from the people of the South during the Civil War and the reconstruction period that followed from the following-named sources: First, from captured and abandoned property; second, fronj confiscated property; and, third, from the collec tion of the cotton tax from 1863 to 1868; "Whereas, what is known as the 'cot ton tax" was illegally collected; "Whereas, the South, prior to the Civil War and since that time, abun dantly proved her loyalty teethe Union; tamely 'lost, without murmuring. 4.000,000 slaves, valued at 2. 000, 000, 000; gave to the country much in mili tary service; and, added much territory by the genius and diplomacy of her statesmen; "Whereas, 60 years after the unfortu nate struggle between the states there exists only a scattered remnant of the sray chivalry that rarely lost a battle, many of whom are maimed and unable to work; - "Whereas, it is desirable to" destroy the last vestige of sectional feeling and emphasize the fraternal spirit that should obtain in a happily x. reunited country, and to permit a generous and a Just Government to recompense in part the South for her losses, not justi fied by the stern demands of war: "Whereas, it is practically impossible to restore the 'cotton tax Illegally col lected or other property confiscated to the people from whom it wrs taken during and after the war; and . ''Whereas, the surviving soldiers of the Confederacy are conspicuous and deserving representatives of said sea tion. etc" . QAYTON . WOMAN ' IS - DEAD Mrs. IS. E. Peabody, Wife of Veteran Editor, PasseA Away. DAYTON, Wash., Feb. 26. (Special.) Mrs. R. E. Peabody. wife of R. E. Peabody, veteran editor of the Colum bia Chronicle here passed away at the Brinney Hospital February 25. Funeral services will be held at the family residence tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The body will be taken to Spokane for cremation, in accordance with Mrs. Peabody a wish. Mrs. Peabody was born In Washers County. Wisconsin, September 1, 1861. When 12 years of age she came to 611 verton, Or., with her' parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. Bowen, where they lived two years. In 1876s the family came to Columbia County and settled on Eckler Mountain. Mra, Peabody 13 survived by her hus band, a daughter and a brother. HOOD RIVER CASTS SNOW Growing; Impatient alYIUng for t Thaw, CityJcartnicnt Acts. HOOI RIVER. Or.. Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) While snowbanks are still heaped on the roadside and In gutters of the streets, tse arid east wind of the past week has been so drying that thoroughfares have become dusty, and clouds like those of mid-Summer are kicked up by the scores of automobiles that have been put into commission. Having grown impatient In waiting for a thaw from a Chinook wind, the city street cleaning department has begun to cart away snowbanks from the streets. The snow has disappeared from orchard fields and almost all has cone from the sides of ranges that surround the valley. WOMAN, COOKING, DIES Baker Resident Drops Dead From Heart Failure at Breakfast. BAKER. Or.. Feb. 26. (Special.) Leaving nine children and S3 grand children In many parts of the United States, Mrs. Rebecca Klggins gave one cry for help and dropped dead from heart failure while cooking breakfast today. She bad bad a pain sear her heart for a week, but refused to con -tilt a doctor. Mrs. Klggins was born in Dixon, 111., ii years ego and camo to Baker with her husband three years see. Among her survivors are her husband and two sons E. O. and H. O. Klggins, ct Baker. The Iwxjjr will bo sent to Colburn. Colo., for burial, f.-rr J-:zISf "j-ir"" i rLi ., f I uulty" """""r , 1 l i ' " i i t -sr;,: , l1 4 '-nr&'V -.wV v i ' ' V - . 4 , i U 'tUt VS "VL - at Police station. - Afl 1! 7' ARE - VARIED - ' J INVENTIONS Committee Jfamcd by Council to Choose Standard Implement for . AVarnlng Reaches No Dc x clsion as to the Best. Wtaximm tir IA! A a 7, It i Unrs4 t Atetiixsn $iri is wta-r log nr lii away by eh-m gum. Kofofir ii.vlrpi for automobiles, of many fashions but with one. purpose, -ro chnwn at the notice station jes- terdav afternoon, -when the special committee appointed by the City Coun ril investigated the merits of each. - All possessed the essential principle of giving due warning of the motorist's intention to turn either to the left or fis-ht nr to come to a stop, the man ner in which the Inventive minds had vnrVml to a common end was extreme ly varied. There were hands that stretched forth to give the signal, ar rows. indisators, etc, but by far the greater number of devices showed the words atop." "right, - "leu, .vm- illu minated lettering. Portland Inventors Prevnll. All exceDt two of the devices offered ware invented by Portland men. The exceptions are those of Nokolyde Sig nal nomoanv. of New TTork. and the Tell You Traffic Signal Company, of rjAvton. Ohio. The local entrants were: Smith Sig nal Company, 161 Grand avenue; Mc intosh & Herman, 33 Barron Apart ments: U. S. Auto Signal Company; J. Robinson, 14 North Broadway; E. Cole man. 1165 EverhaVd street; C. D. Chand ler. 843 Seventh street; South Portland Machine Company, J. A. Trimble in ventor; C. V. Frey. 753 Everett street; American Auto Signal Company, Louis Simpson inventor. - Committee Personnel .Given. Members of the special committee were: A. H. Averill, Fire Marshal Jay Stevens. B. IF. Boynton. R. .U vv itnrow, J. P. Jaeger and' Harry P. Coffin. All of these are members of. the Public Safety Commission, of which Mr. Coffin is chairman. . Several automobile dealers were among the Interested audience which packed the exhibit room. C. C. Over mire, president of the Portland Auto ClLb. and Aaron Frank, of' Meier & Frank, were present. "The Inventor of the Smith auto sig nal is Claude F. Smith, a Portland boy.1 said Mr. Frank. Factory Can Torn Out 500 Dally. "His factory on the East Side is al ready capable of turning out 500 of the devices per Jay. It Is non-me chanical. there is absolutely nothing to tet out' of order, and only one is needed to the car. Many of the Smith signals are already in use here, and they have also met with great suc cess in Seattle and elsewhere. We have the Portland agency." The special committee went into ses sion following the demonstration, but arrived at no definite choice. It is stated. They found several of the de vices to be practical in application, but will make no recommendations until after the next meeting. It Is probable that the Council will adopt as standard certain of the devices and enact an ordinance requiring tbelr use on Port land streets. . $239,715 JN TAXES PAID Mr.'Wurlbnrt Clve Warning of De linquency of FJrat Half April 0. Although one-third c( iha tlma al lottad for first payment pf tftea is gene, only ene-thireieth of the total taxes to be collected in Multnomah County have been paid, announced Sheriff Hurihurt yestafday. The total payments in February ?4, when the )as tabulation was raada, w4 23s,fi8.p0, Assessments have bean paid by 763 people, Intreot of I per sent a msntit will begin on first half-fayraetj of fates not made by April 5. The second half-payraets fnay be made any tima before October Ail taxes become delinquent Novem ber 6. ABOVE SIGNAL DEVICES UNDERGO ING TSSTS. BELOW. BLIi USING AUTO SIGNAL. -yMRS. JOE TRIM- Flans for Better Conditions at Rec reation Resort Will ; Be Com . 'pleted Soon -OffeM Due Until March 15.- - Columbia Beach, Portland's "newly discovered" bathing resort fronting more than a mile on the Oregon shore of the Columbia River, directly across fromT Vancouverand which sprang Into sudden favor toward the close ' of last season, will be opened for development on an extensive scale. Plans for improving It as , a recrea tlon resort will be completed within the next few montns, according to the programme already outlined by the group of interests owning the various narcels of land Included in the big tract. At a conference of the biggest prop erty owners concerned, including the tJaniTiBiiln. Industrial Company, the PAribnd Railwav. Lieht & Power Com pany and C. K. Henry, held last week, final steps were taken for pooling all Interests and it was agreed tuat tne entire 114 acres, with its aggregate- shore line of 6500 feet fronting on the Columbia River, should be placed under Joint control of a committee and that this committee should undertake to lease It'at once. . . The-property owners gave full,au thorltv to Russell H. Brown, vice-presi dent and general manager of the Pen insula. Industrial Company, the- largest individual owner, to negotiate for the immediate development of the property as a whole, for a big recreation resort. It was also decided that proposals for leasing the- beach would be re ceived until noon, March 15, and thai the lease would be closed up as soon thereafter as the bids could be checked. For the. past five or six months er- forts have been made, from time to time, to decide upon some plan for con verting this extensive tract, of shore land. into a modern Summer resort, but It was not until a few days ago that all the Interests involved were able to reach a satisfactory agreement for handling the proposition. The pooling arrangement was then proposed and the Peninsula Industrial Company came In with Its 80 acres and 3800 feet of frontage. C. Is- tlenry and the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company joined with their 450 and 1000 feet frontages, respectively, and the other, smaller owners readily con- ; sented to the plan. i 1 i Ptw" V, Portland takes to "Lifestaff'' like Ducks to water! First Carload already exhausted. Second Full Car on the way - ready early Monday morning. "Lifestaff is the best ' yet in tho line of strictly Non-AIcoholic beverages. Rich !h food value. A highly nourishing . tonic. Served at leading hotels, cafes, soda foun tains, lunch rooms, etc.; on dining cars and, steamships. ' Order a case sent to your home. You'll Like It Everybody Does PhnnM. f Main 7579 PhonesVl Main 1376, A 1376 A. H. Greenberg The Olympian Co. Distributor for Oregon 309 WASHINGTON STREET, PORTLAND i FEELS B Dm Unusual Prosperity and Busi ness Activity Reported. TWO MILLS RISING FAST State Engineer Lewis Reports AJso on Inspection of Route for Road to Crat?r Lake That State Is Afding Crook County Build. , 6ALEM. Or.. Feb, 26. ( Special.)- He- turning from a trip into the Deschutes Val y. State Engineer Lewis said to day that Bend and the surrounding country gave evidence of unusual pros perity and activity in business lines. Mr. Lewis made an" inspetcion of tne road to Crater Lake,, which the state is constructing In co-operation with Crook county at a cost of $20,000. He announced that surveys of tbs road will he undertaken In the near future to lessen the grade, near Lava jjutte. xr it is round tnat the grade cannot be easily cut down another more feasible route to avoid this long hill will be selected. The buslners activity at Bend struck Mr. Lewis particularly. He said that the two sawmills at Bentl are nearlng completion and will commence opera tions about April 1. One mill will em ploy 1000 to 120.0 men, and the other from 200 to S00. , Larcre 3(111 Costs fltOOOMO. The larger mill." said Mr. r m. being built by the Shevlon-HIxon Com pany at an estimated cost of 11,000,000, It will have a dally, capacity of J00.UU0 feet of lumber. A 20-stall dry kiln, said to he the largest in the world, Is nearing completion. Much of the mill's output will be automatically stacked and to at ones Into the dry kilns. wnen ary tne lumber will be auto. matloally unstacked and delivered to the planing mill or sash and door fae tory without the usual handilnsr in the yards, Ths pdll has a storage room 12 by 033 ft The eaah and; deor faotory is 110 bv (79 feet and ia da; signed to turn et 8000 windows- and tooo aoors every flay. The box laotary measures 810 by '169 feet. -rne company Has Puilt 13 miles ef railroad, and bought CO cars to deliver tna logs irom the pins forests which ths eompany pon trots, These, forests it is estimated will last 50 years," - B Flotoif i Be Operated, - fnngineer Lawjg gaj-s that the other lumber mill is owned by the Brooks Scanion Company, When completed the mil) will sost more than 500,ooo and will turn out 150,000 feet of um. ber.in 20 hours.- A largo box factory will be' operated in connection with this plant, but most of the output win oa shipped. This company, according to Mr. Lewis, has a timber supply in sight to last 20 years, and by. the close of this year will be operating about 10 miles of logging road. v The excellent quality of the Deschutes white pine, together with favorable climatic conditions for all year operations,. declared to s the controlling factors in the location of these 'large lumber mills. , Mr. Lewis says the Deschutes pine Is superior to the ordinary western pine and because of this sells under a dis tinctive local name. 50 CARS OF FISH SHIPPED P ii get Sound and Alaska Salmon Sent to New York.- . SEATTLE, "Wash., Feb. 26. A solid train of 60 carloads of Puget Sound and Alaska salmon,, wfth banners on the Sides, departed for New- York today over the Union Paoific Railroad sys tem. There are 2.400,000 cans of salmon in the shipment, or -enough to furnish ons meal for 10,000,000 persons. Much of the fish will be shipped to Europe. BABY'S STOMACH' SEVERED Remarkable Operation by Philadel phia Physician Saves Life. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20. To save the life of a new-born baby, starving because- of its affliction. Dr. Mitchell P. Warmuth performed successfully the rare operation of severing the stomach from the intestines, removing an ob struction and sewing the organs to gether again. The operation, believed to be tno first successful one of its kind in local medicaL annals, took place in tho Na tional Stomach Hospital. 1514 North Fifteenth 6treet. of which Dr. War muth is chief jSurgeon. tiaa tne patiemj oeen a neaitny aauit, the case would have been .regarded as extraordinary; but it was made more remarkable by the fact that the baby, starving for two weeks, had been re duced tov a pitiable state. Since the operation the infant has' been gaining weight at the rate of two ounces a day. The child is Dorothy Frank, whose parents live at 175 West'Columbia ave nue. Three other babieB in the Frank family were dead at birth, due, the physicians believe, to the same trou ble. Dorothy was born on Christmas eve in the Jewish Maternity Hospital, Seventh and Spruce streets. HOQUIAM MILL 10. RON CAMPS NEARBY WILL BE USED IN toN'NECTIOX WITH PLANT. HOME OF RIVAL BURNED Deathbed Letter Tells of Act ' of Jealous Suitor. DECATUR. 111.. Feb. 21. W. O. De- vore chief of the fire department, Jias received a letter from David G. Gurley, of Detroit, confessing he set the blaze in the home or u. w. Aiexanaer, a .De catur high school teacher, in Novem ber, 1914. "When we were young men we joved the same girl," Guffey wrote. "He won her, and I swore to get even. I stole into his house, set a fuse to a gasoline can and escaped. Firemen ac cused Alexander of trying .to obtain insurance. I am on my deathbed and want it known Alexander Is an honest man." - Overhauling Is Bern Done and Opera tions Will Be Resumed Within the Next Two Weeks. wnnttTAAr. Wnsh 'Feb. 26. (Special.) After a shutdown of 13 months, the National Lumber & Manufacturing Company of this city will start up its big mill in this city wn.m nr s noon as the overhauling can be ,.nit.tA whlr-h mav be within two weeks, according to the announcement m,iA tndiv hv A. L. Paine; the man- aBar. The plant will give employment to about 600 men. The company is opening up its own logging camps in timber it owns at Cedarville, in the east end of the coun ty, and will employ auout i-a mew there. The National is one of the largest lumber and manufacturing plants in Hoquiam, and has a 10-hour lumber capacity of about'250,000 feet. In addW tion it has a shingle mill, sash and door stock manufacturing plant and a box t.nory. All branches of the con corn will be put in full operation as soon as possible. One new lumber mill, the Panama Eastern, has recently been completed and is how in operation. What is to be th biggest shingle mill on Grays Harbor ia belnpr erected and will be in operation by May, and another shinglo mill Is projected and a deal ia on now for a site on which ta build. BUTTERFLY SURVIVES COLD Amazing IJardihood Displayed by a Jersey Family ret. MONTCLAIR. - N. Ruth Clark Bellah, has a butterfly as i J., Feb.' 20. Mra of 4 Garfield place, i household pet. Tho butterfly Is probably the only one in New Jersey that has Hvod throiiKh the Winter. On October 23, last, it whs found in the Bellah house under a l;u curtain. Mrs. Bellah pluccd tho llttin thing In a small box with a notiinif over It rather than put It outdoors to freeze. To her surprise, the butterfly lived. so she then put it in a larso lint box with netting over tho top and sprinkled the netting with sugar mid water. The butterfly la a dark reddish brown, with paTo yellow and bine splushes nour ttio end of its wings. When ale-p or when its wlnsrs sre closed it resembles a dried leaf. Mrs. Bellah llnds that the butter fly sleeps most of the time, but kIiw never falls to put It in tlio sunshiim . every blight day and give it sweetened water. As soon as th sun warms it up the butterfly opens its wings und flies' back and forth in its csgn, tlitis taking' its daily exercise. It Is considered re inarkablo that the butterfly has sur vived, even with the tender cure that has been bestowed upon It. JAPANESE BUY SUGAR LAND Nipponese Will Pay $1,000,000 fr KIS Tract 30 Miles l rom Manila. NEW YOKIC. Feb. 20. A CHble to the New York Times from Manila says: Japanese have obtained an option for the purchaso of tho' Dominican frlur sugar estate, SO miles from Mjinilit, comprising 2400 aees, with subsidiary tracts, for $1,000,000. . Another Japanese commission la no. gotlatlng for similar properties In the southern Islands, and tne natives aro alarmed. The Brute! I Judg-a. 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You will understand why when you use it yourself. Peruna may be obtained in tablet form for convenience, and carried with you everywhere. Ths Peruna Company, Columbus, Ohio 7"" J rassz