The Sunday Oregonian., June 18, 1916, Section One, Page 10, Image 10

TJTE BTJXDAT OREGOXIAX rORTLAD, JTTNT: IS, 1916.
LOCAL RAILROADER
MAY BE PROMOTED
PORTLAND OFFICIAL OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC WHO MAY BE
TRANSFERRED TO LOS ANGELES.
Southern Pacific Expected to
Shift D. W. Campbell to
Los Angeles July 1.
RISE IS FROM BOTTOM
Assistant General Manager in Port-
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Service in This Territory,
Starting: as Operator.
D. W. Campbell, assistant general
manager of the Southern Pacific in
Portland, may. It Is reported, become
assistant general manager for the same
company at Los Angeles, and In that
event will assume his new duties about
July 1.
Mr. Piatt resigned the Los Angeles
position on Friday to become vice
president and general manager of the
Oregon Short Line at Salt Lake City
and Mr. Campbell left hurriedly last
night for San Francisco. Attaches of
Mr, Campbell's office explained that
he was expected to confer with W. it,
Scott, general manager of the com
pany, and that he would return to Port
land before the end of this week.
That Mr. Campbell is being seriously
considered for Mr. Piatt s place is a
reasonable conclusion to the develop
dents of the last few days.
Change Means Promotion.
. The change would be a decided pro
motion for Mr. Campbell. The post at
loa Angeles outranks the one in Fort
land. It embraces jurisdiction over all
the Southern Paclf lo lines between San
Francisco and El Paso. Mr. Piatt has
been the senior operating officer on
the Southern Paclflo next to ML Scott.
In his new office at Salt Lake City he
will succeed EL E. Calvin, who has been
elected president of the Union Pacific,
vice A. L. Mohler, who has retired.
It is probable that the readjustments
due to Mr. Piatt's resignation will be
made early this week. It would be In
line with good railroad policy to make
all the changes that must be made
before the end of June, which is the
end of the fiscal year.
Mr. Campbell is one of the best-known
railroad officials in the Northwest. He-
has served in this territory for more
than 20 years.
Rise Is From Bottom,
Just like all other successful rail
road men of the present day he began
his career in an obscure position. His
first Job was telegraph operator at an
out-of-the-way station In Canada. He
worked his way up toward the top of
trie ladder until he became a tram dis
patcher. In 1891 he came to Portland
a8 train dispatcher for the O. R. & N.
Co. Through a series of promotions hi
served as chief dispatcher, assistant su
perintendent, division superintendent
and assistant general manager. He
served in the latter position at Seattle
for two and a half years, during the
period that the Harriman system was
extending its lines into that city.
On November 1, 1911, following the
segregation of the Union Pacific and
southern Paclflo systems, he was ap
pointed general superintendent of the
Southern Pacific at Portland, with
jurisdiction south as far as Rosevllle,
Cal. Subsequently he was made as
sistant general manager with jurisdic
tion to San Francisco on the South
and to Salt Lake City on the Bast.
Two years ago he served as a mem
ber of the general managers' com
mitteo to negotiate with the trainmen
on a new wage schedule.
Mr. Campbell's successor in Port
land also will be chosen, it is believed,
before the end of the present month.
It is the policy of the Southern Pacifio
to elevate the men on its own lines. It
is probable that one of the senior
division superintendents will be named.
RIGHT-OF-WAY IS SIGNED
PLANS FOR iRDGXWALD-DAXASCCS
RAIL WAT PROGRESS.
Farmers Co-operate In Project and Line
Ultimately May Tap Nearby
' "" Timber Belt.,
Rights of way are being obtained
for the proposed people's railway, which
the promoters plan to build from Ar
denwald. near Sellwood, to Pleasant
Valley and Damascus, a distance ot
about ten miles. M. Thomas, the right-of-way
agent and promoter of the rail
way, declares that farmers who have
the land along the route of the pro
posed railway have been signing up
quite freely, as they desire the con
struction of the railway. The route as
surveyed has easy gra lei all the way
and only one bridge to build.
It Is planned in the near future to
hold a ma3s meeting of citizens and
farmers at Damascus, when the matter
Is expected to take on definite form,
and a corporation f-r:ned to finance
the road. So far the enterprise is in
the hands of a farmers' committee, with
L. A. Chambers as chairman.
J. D. Lee, of this city, who is In
terested in the line, reported yesterday
that the outlook for the construction
of the line was excellent He said
the farmers are willing to help
all they can. as it will give them an
outlet to Portland for their product.
The route, he said, is through a rich
and fairly well-developed district and
expressed the opinion that in passen
gers and freight the line will pay from
the start.
While the line as now projected is
only ten miles Ions, it is headed in the
direction of a big timber belt, and
eventually will be extended into this
timber district.
CAR SCALING MOUNT HOOD
Motor Reported Far Above Timber
Line Today.
If Portlanders will keep their eyes
glued to the telescope today they may
be able to observe an automobile per
form the unusual and unheard of feat
of climbing Mount Hood.
The Paige automobile which won
signal honor last Monday by reaching
Government Camp at the southern base
of Mount Hood ahead of all other cars
this year, thereby winning the silver
cup, is well above the timber line, ac
cording to reports which came from
Government Camp last night and will
endeavor to reach Crater Rock, near
the summit of Oregon's tallest peak,
tomorrow.
Many Portlanders are expected to
motor toward the mountain today to
vatch the feat the like of which has
never before been attempted in the
i-ountry. it is said.
A Pathe operator and a representa
tive of The Oregonlan are with the expedition.
WORKERS GARED FOR
Wells-Fargo Puts in Pension
System for Employes.
PROVISIONS ARE LIBERAL
Compensation Allowed Injured or
III Men and Superannuated Em
ployes; Salary to Continue
for Period After Death-
Employes of Wells, Fargo & Co,
express, of which there are nearly 800
In Oregon, have just been made bene
ficiaries of a new pension system,
which In the generosity of its provi
sions, is said to rank with the best of
other similar systems in effect by vari
ous Industrial corporations of the
country.
T. H. Booth, general agent for the
company in Portland, has been advised
of, the purposes of the plan. Every
man and woman in the Wells, Fargo
service is to share in its benefits.
Superannuated employes not only are
retired on a substantial allowance, but
liberal compensation Is provided for
employes Injured in the service or suf
fering from illness. Dependents of em
ployes also are remunerated for a rea
sonable length of time following death
of the one on whom they are dependent.
One of the most salient features is a
disability clause, which applies to an)
established worker in the company's
ranks who may be stricken by illness
or by accident.
The programme specifically states
that any Wells, Fargo salaried employe,
who has been six months or more in
the service, when Incapacitated for
work by accident or sickness while not
on duty, may be allowed pay for the
period of the enforced absence, in ac
cordance with a table of time allow
ances. If the accident should occur
while he is on duty the compensation
granted is much greater.
Another feature of the new pension
plan is one which provides for the con
KLAMATH COUPLE ARE
WEDDED FIFTY YEARS
Relatives and Friends Surround Pioneers on Occasion of Celebration of
Golden Wedding Anniversary Wilderness Home Now 5000-Acre-Ranch.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. June 17.
(Special.) At their ranch home
in Swan Lake Valley, about 15
miles northeast of the city. Mr. and Mrs.
Lucien B. Applegate recently celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary. During
46 of the 50 years they have resided
in Klamath County, and at the Brook
side ranch, which is still their home.
In the course of the afternoon more
than SO old neighbors and friends, as
well as many relatives on both sides,
gathered to pay their respects and wish
Mr. and Mrs. Applegate continued
years of happiest companionship. Many
telegrams and letters were received
from friends and relatives at a distance
who were unable to attend.
The day was a perfect one, and the
guests were received in the yard of the
ranch under the trees, where refresh
ments were served by the daughters of
the couple, Mrs. Minnie A. Chitwood,
Evelyn R. Applegate, Bessie B. Apple
gate and Elsie T. Applegate.'
Lucien B. Applegate was married to
Margaret Ellen Grubb on June 9, 186,
at Ashland, Or, and they with, their
tinuance of a man's salary to his bene
ficiaries aJtf.r his death. It is a prin
clple that Is being written into many
of the new policies of the life nsurance
companies. Full pay for a month after
his death and half pay for an addi
tional number of months depending
on the length of his service with Wells,
Fargo is provided.
The minimum pension allowance for
superannuated employes is now fixed
at $30 a month. Under the old plan
there was no minimum allowance.
ACADEMY EXERCISES SET
Immaculate Heart Diplomas Will Be
Awarded Tuesday.
Commencement exercises of the Im
maculate Heart of Mary Academy -will
be held Tuesday night in the assembly
hall of Columbus Clubhouse on Morris
street, near Williams avenue. Several
high school Btudents and eighth-grade
pupils will receive diplomas.
An exposition of the work of the
academy was given Wednesday at Co
lumbus Hall, which was attended by
parents and friends of the school. The
display of articles represented work
done in all classrooms including the
domestic science and manual training
departments.
FIRES THREATEN BRIDGES
Three Small Blazes Caught on Haw
thorne Span in Single Day.
Three incipient fires threatened the
Hawthorne-street bridge on Friday.
One of these was extinguished by Fire
Chief Dowel! In person, who chanced
to be passing over the bridge.
The rapidity with which the incidents
followed each other is held to be proof
that the bridges are tinder-dry and
should be sprinkled down each day
during the hot weather. It Is contended
that this precautionary measure must
be resorted to if one or more ot the
bridges does not suffer serious damage
from fire.
Postal Receipts Climb.
Postal receipts at the Portland post
office for the first 15 days of June show
an increase of approximately 14 per
cent over the same period last year. For
the first 16 day of this month receipts
were S52.148.45, as compared to $45,
807.23 last June. This Is an increase of
$6,341.23.
children came across the mountains to
the Klamath country in 1870, 'taking
up their home on the present ranch site,
which was one of the first wilderness
homes established in Klamath County.
Brookslde now embraces approximately
6000 acres.
There were present, besides Lucien B.
Applegate, his three brothers, Jesse,
Ivan and Oliver, and their families.
All four brothers were closely iden
tified with the early history of Klamath
County, and have seen the country de
velop from a vast uninhabited region
to its present state, and the contrast
with those days was emphasized on
this anniversary by looklog over the
valley at the many farm homes now
visible from Brookslde.
Then. also. In the yard on this day
were scores of automobiles that had
brought the guests, all in contrast with
rne mode of travel in the early times.
There are also two sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Applegate, Elmer I. Applegate and
Fred L. Applegate, both of whom were
present.
Lucien B. Applegate is a son of Lind
say Applegate. who was a brother ol
woJea th famous Oregon ploneea.
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MISTLETOE UNDER BAN
GOVERNMENT TRTISG TO STAMP
OUT PEST OF FORESTS.
Danger to SeedUna-a mm Well as Grows
Trees Great Forester. Tryl. to -Eradicate
Christmas Symbol.
Mistletoe, symbol of merry Christmas
and delightful incidents, would perish
from the face of the planet, if the
United States Department of Agricul
ture had its way. Its will in the matter
is already pronounced, and the beau
tiful green parasite of the timber Is
under the ban.
The Injury wrought by mistletoe to
the Western larch, the Western yellow
pine, the lodge pole and the Douglas
ftr is already characterized as a serious
forest problem In many districts. Mis
tletoe is mistletoe, wherever It may be
found, as the lass who paused beneath
it last' Christmas-tide can testify, but
for each of the varieties of coniferous
tree there is a particular variety of
mistletoe that is the declared foe of the
species.
Some towering titan of the forest,
larch, or pine, or fir, is smitten with
an illness that causes death in its
fronded crown. In time it becomes a
staehead," or "spiketop," its upper
branches dry and dead and vofd of
verdure. That tree is marked for
decay. It suffers from excessive mistle
toe infection of the lower branches,
which has caused the upper portion
to wither and die. Severe infection
throughout the entire crown often re
sults in the complete and speedy death
of the entire tree.
Should seedings be attacked by the
mistletoe, when three to six weeks of
age, they may be killed within a com
paratively short time after they become
infected.
The Department of Agriculture has
issued Bulletin No. S60. in which the
results of mistletoe study are reported.
Suggestion are given for the control
of mistletoe in those sections where it
causes serious economic losa The nrst
recommendation is that In all logging
operations infected trees be marked for
cutting.
A passion for sunlight is pronounced
in the mistletoe, and the maintenance
of close stands of trees in the exposed
parte of the forest is counseled.
Further, the department declares.
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if we were not the world's largest producers
of Four and Six cylinder automobiles
if the Overland factory were not the largest
automobile plant in the world
if our facilities, equipment and resources were
we could not sell the Overland Six at $1145.
But it is because of our size, resources, methods
and means that we can.
The Overland Six is acknowledged to be the
most remarkable automobile value of the year.
Before you buy look it over.
J. W. LEAVTTT & CO., Distributors,
Broadway at Davis St.,
Phone Broadway 3535.
The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
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seeds travel long distances to settle
upon an uninfected district and convert
the forest into a spectacle of draped
and dying beauty. In one instance
seeds of the mistletoe were collected
in considerable numbers from the roof
of a cabin more than a quarter of a
mile removed from the nearest infected
tree.
Car Pins Driver in Stream.
POME ROY, Wash., June 17. (Spe
cial.) A member of the School Board,
C. E. Kuykendall, while inspecting the
construction of the new high school
building, drove his car off a 16-foot
bridge into the Pataha Stream. The
car landed on its top and pinned him
under the water. Spectators say that
he would have drowned if aid had not
come immediately.
CANTOR FOR CONGREGATION
KOVAU-ZEDEK 19 ELECTED .
Rev. A. c Bwna-uU,
Rev. A. C. Roeencrantx has been
elected as officiating cantor for
Congregation Novah-Zedek Tal
mud Torah.
Cantor Rosencrantz, himself a
splendid tenor, is busy training
a large male choir for the com
ing holidays.
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TEMPLARS OFF ON TRIP
OREGON DELEGATION GAY ON DE
PA HTIHE FOR CON CLAVE,
Party Goes to Sen Francisco on Liner
Great Northern, and by Special
Train to Loa Angeles.
Bound for the grand conclave at Los
Angeles, Knights Templar of Portland
and surrounding points left the North
Bank Depot yesterday morning at 9
o'clock on the steamer train for Flavel,
sailing from that pojnt on the liner
Great Northern yesterday afternoon- 1
F. Knowlton. city passenger agent for
the North Bank line, accompanied the
party as special representative of the
transportation company.
Louis G. Clarke, eminent grand com
mander in Oregon: D. (J. Tomaslnl.
grand Junior warden, and F. A. Van
Kirk, grand standard bearer, were in
charge of the arrangements. Numerous
late arrivals from points out of the
city got to the depot Just In time to
jump- aboard the train.
There was a picnic air about the
setting out of the Templars: everyone
was gay, and excitement of starting on
the trip contributed to making it a gala
occasion. The Oregon Commandery band
accompanied, the party and will cheer
the Templars with its music
Upon arrival at San Francisco to
night, the Templars will be put aboard
a handsomely appointed special train
arranged exclusively for Northwest
delegates. They will arrive in Los An
geles Monday morning at 10:30.
A number of out-of-town people who
Joined the party here were as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hayter, Dallas: Gay
P. Husington and A. C. Funk, Pendle
ton: Mlse Delia Webb, Gervais; C. O.
Ballou. Seaside: A. L. Wallace, F. E.
and Master Ehafer, H. Schumacher,
Glen C Niles. Salem: T. J. Shaw, Gol
dendale: Mrs. H. D. Cllngman, Spokane.
Democrats to Ratify Wilson.
Colonel C E. S. Wood Is to be the
principal speaker at a Wood row Wilson
ratification meeting under the auspices
of the Jackson Club, a Democratic po
litical organization. In Library Hall
at 8 o'clock Monday night. Other speak
er, will Include ex-Governor Oswald
West, on "Performances of the Wilson
Administration": H. M. Esterly, Demo
cratic National Committeeman, on "The
Ki"-"-' Outlook"; JDx. C J, Smith, on
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"Associated Club Work"; Maria L, T.
Hidden, on "Women and Democracy. '
and George H. Watson, chairman of the
Democratic County Central Committee,
who will outline the work of his com
mittee. One of the strangest animals known to
xooloitlsts la the tenree, an Insect-eating
animal found only In th Island ot Msda
sascar. It Is suppod to represent a very
anrient type of animal which la now almost
extinct.
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teeth have them extracted and
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