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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, ATJGUST 6, 1916 0 RAILROAD JUBILEE PUHS ARE MADE Coos Bay and Coquille Valley Arrange to Entertain Hun dred of Visitors. - ONE DAY IS LEFT OPEN North Bend Does Honors August 24 and Marshrield on 2 6th. Various Trips Are Sug- gested for 25th. . . MARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. 6. (Spo . Xial.) At a council of Coos Bay and Coquille Valley representatives, held In Marshfield. full details of a tenta tive character were worked out for the entertainment of Railroad Jubilee guests for August 25, when the day will be given over to general sight seeing all over Coos County. North Bend has arranged to enter tain the visitors on Thursday, August 24. and Marshfield will do the honors on the 26th, leaving the 25th an open date, with the suggestion that all who are seeking Information of this district call on the generous people of Co quqille. Myrtle Point. Bandon and Powers. There are many small places, such as Prosper, Riverton and Parkersburg, between Coquille and Bandon. where the special boats can call if desired. Riverton has a coal mine where the guests can be Ehown the workings of the deposits. Prosper has a shingle mill and a sawmill which cuts a daily average of 60.000 feet. The Coquille Valley delegates, Messrs. T. McKenna, of Coquille, D. W. Snyder, of Myrtle Point, and Mayor George P. Topping, of Bandon, all were anxious for the largest number that their towns could take care of. A. H. Powers, manager of the Smith Powers Logging Company, whose head quarters are at the new town in the southern part of the county, and the terminus of rail connection, believes there will be many who would like to investigate the largest single logging district in the state, and will show visitors all there? Is in his vicinity. Myrtle Point Prepares. At Myrtle Point they have arranged to entertain from 400 to BOO persons, and will give a big picnic dinner at Dixon Grove, at the edge of the city, wbare the Farmers' Union and Grange members will participate with the citi zens of the town to show the friends from outside a royal welcome. Auto mobile excursions to nearby places. Including high-grade dairies, cream eries and general, ranching localities, end to out-of-the-way creeks and waterfalls will be one of the chief at tempts o the Myrtle Pointers. Coquille can handle between 500 and 600 persons easily, and more if they attend. The county seat folks have also arranged for a big meal at 12 or 1 o'clock, and besides will show the guests outlying precincts, including Falrview, a valley with fine orchards nestled aay in the interior. McKlnley, an isolated country district; Dora, the Fishtrap country, rated the finest ag ricultural district anywhere on the Coast, and the great Russ estate, where 800 acres cf rich bottom land has been cleared in the past two years. Budoa Has Beach Programme. Bandon has the beach, which is only a mile from the city, and will have all the automobiles in the city in requi sition so that visitors may see the en trance fo the harbor, bounded on both sides by Jetties, the level beach, and the lighthouse. Unless the clam season should not be unfavorable, the guests there will be treated to a sea food luncheon, with all the trimmings. To re.tch Bandon the guests will be privileged to take a ride on a most picturesque stream, the Coquille River, for a distance of 26 miles. Ample trans portation facilities will be furnished, and special rates will apply for the oc casion. This probably will be made 50 cents for the round trip. These ere the temporary plans o the cities of the Coquille Valley, but the boosters in all places expect to make the entertainment more elaborate. It is a difficult question to even estimate the number that will wish to go to Coquille, but conservative fig ures place the attendance there at not less than 2000. Arrangements have been completed for receiving that many and taking care of them. It is 20 miles from Coos Bay to Coquille; 30 miles to Myrtle Point; 64 miles to Powers; 46 miles to Bandon. Trains will be run to the county seat and guests will decide there which way they will spread. The Southern Pacific has agreed to make excursion rates ef fective in the county at the time, and the fares will be small. PICNIC PROGRAMME READY Southwest Washington Pioneers to Have Outing at Rochester. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Aug. E (Spe cial.) The following complete pro gramme was announced yesterday for the annual picnic of Southwest Wash ington pioneers, which will be held at Rochester next Thursday: Invocation. Rev. C. W. Dubois, of this city; com munity sing. "Praise God, From Whom All Virtues Flow"; selection, orches tra; selection, quartet; address, George A. Lee, of Seattle; community sing, "When Tou and I Were Toung, Mag gie"; address. Miss Mary Campbell, su perintendent of the State School for Girls at Grand Mound; solo, C B. Nom menson; address. Governor Ernest Lis ter; selection, quartet; community sing, "Silver Threads Among the Gold"; ad journment for dinner: old settlers' pro gramme and closing song, "Home, bweet Home." General Haszard Stevens, son of Washington's first Governor, will have charge of the old settlers' programme in the afternoon. PASCO FIRE CHIEF QUITS Row Over Expeuse Money Starts Wlicu Mayor Davis Keturns. PASCO. Wash.. Aug. 5. (Special.) The City Council, in the absence of Mayor Edward A. Davis, voted to allow K. B. Raymond, tire -chief. $100 for expense money to attend the firemen's convention at San Diego, in September, and also voted that the regular salary paid the tire chief should be paid to whoever was appointed to nil Mr. Ray tnond's position during his absence. Upon the return of Mayor Davis to the city he immediately wrote to the City Clerk instructing him not to issue the warrant for that purpose, and also addressed a letter to the City Council advising them that they were without authority to make any such approDria tion. and that he would not sign a warrant for the amount awarded. Fire Chief Raymond immediately tendered his resignation, which will be accepted oy tne mayor. MAP SHOWING HOW GAS IS PENETRATING SOUTHWESTERN MULTNOMAH. yr' da"- sr. H k 1 i . .... JittcB mBl ji MM. 1 5 : i nr W II III n Mi i - r 111 irr r (4; 'C 'jj "frriJi 1 1 ) . 0 I "" p,?rRisi stews I T r) q-o S r- ' 'ssss'ssW- ;L. adj. on maa f y mi i i ri -it DOTED LINES MARK ROUTES WHERE MAINS ARE BEING LAID OR ARE PROJECTED FOR 1JIMEU1ATE FUTURE. GAS REACHES AFAR Southwestern Multnomah Dis trict to Be Supplied. MAINS ARE BEING LAID Construction Already Has Advanced as Far as Ryan Place Many Innovations in District In Past Five Years. MULTNOMAH, Or. Aug 6. (Spe cial.) Announcement has been made through the Multnomah Commercial Club that the people of all the various additions in Southwestern Multnomah County axe soon to have gas. The an nouncement has brought great Joy to residents of the district. The Portland Gas & Coke Company is already at work on the necessary con struction. -The main line of pipe al ready has advanced as far as Ryan Place, a quarter of & mile from Mult- noman Station. The work of installing mains is now progressing rapidly. Plans covering all of the important sections of Multnomah and surrounding districts, such as Primrose Acres, Queensland. Bucking ham Heights. Overhill Park, Hillvale Tracts and Western View, have been completed. The system will not stop here, however, but run on to Maple wood and. intervening points. Changes Are Rapid. Within the last five years the south westerly section of Multnomah County has undergone wonderful changes. One of the' prime factors in this develop ment was yie Oregon Electric Railway. Its construction gave streetcar service to a large area of country lying to the south and west of Portland. Hereto fore this district had. been accessib' only by two county roads, the Slavin and Taylor's Ferry. These were steep and rough. When the clrline was built a power transformer station was placed at Multnomah, Just one mile west of the city limits. A center was there by established. Soon stores, lumber yards and homes sprang up as if by magic. This growth was from the beginning sure and steady. In 1912 the rapid in crease of. residences made a large wa ter supply imperative. As a result, the Southwest Side Water Company was incorporated and a Large main was built to connect with the city system. Tnis brought Bull Run water. Improvement Club Active. Through the efforts of the Multno mah Improvement Club, segments were then cut from School Districts Nos. 13 and 82 and placed under the jurisdiction of District Ko. 1. The directors showed their foresight by Immediately pur chasing a charming six-acre tract of ground for school purposes. It fronts on the Capital highway for m distance of TOO feet and. was purchased at a nominal figure. The cry for electric light and power now rose to audible pitch and ere long line was built, supplying electricity to this entire section. By bonding the county, the Slavin road was thereupon hardsurtaced. and. using the Terwilllger boulevard as a connecting link, we have the Capitol highway. The Multnomah Improvement Club and the Multnomah Commercial Club have been prominent in promoting all these improvements. JUVENILES' FAIR PLANNED Whitman County Youths to Hold Exhibit at Pullman. PULLMAN. Wash.. Aug. 5. (Special.) The first boys' and girls' fair to be held in Eastern Washington will take place at Pullman the latter part of September under the auspices of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and in co-opt ration with the extension de department of the State College. The Pullman commercial body has voted to provide facilities for holding the fair, and is contributing financially toward its support. The boys and girls of Whitman County, of public school age, totaling TOO. now are enrolled in the contests. and will compete at Pullman with ex hibits of corn, canned fruits and vege tables, fresh vegetables, and pigs. COLONEL C. P. TWISS DEAD Early Settler in. Lewis County Passes at Soldiers' Rome. CHEHALI8. Wash, Aug. S. (Spe cial.) Colonel C P. Twiss, a Lewis County pioneer, who settled near here in 1872, died suddenly at Bremerton, trjj..iil 1 1 1 I Wash., where he was an Inmate of the Soldiers' Home, Sunday, July SO. Colonel Twiss was one of Lewis County's best known pioneers. He was born at Dunbarton, N. H., December 6, 1828. When 20 years old he moved to Iola, Kan., where he studied law under General Lane. Later he practiced law and taught music in Allen County. In the early "60s Colonel Twiss was made Captain of the Ninth Kansas Regi ment and saw two years of active service. He took, an active interest in politics and served two terms in the Kansas Legislature. In Washington, both in territorial times and since statehood. Colonel Twiss always took an active interest in politics. He was the first. County acnooi superintendent or Lewis county. In 1873 he took up a homestead on the South Fork of the Newaukum. which has been the family home ever since. Colonel Twiss was a candidate on the Populist state ticket some years ago. His wife died about two years ago. Three sons survive him, George L. Twiss and Paige Twiss, of the South Fork, and W. H. Twiss, of Chehalls. POLK BOARD ELECTS FLOYD D. MOORE IS CHOSEN SCHOOL SUPERVISOR. Well-Kiows Portland Educator to Ap ply His Practical Ideaa to Up lifting Rural Schools. DALLAS. Or., Aug. E. (Special.) At the meeting of the County Educational Board July 29, Floyd D. Moore, who has been attending the Summer school at Monmouth. Or.. Normal, was elected Su pervisor of Polk County schools. Mr. Moore is a well-known Portland man, who has been active in school work In Multnomah County rural schools. He became well known during the May primaries as electioneer and campaign manager fr Professor E. 8. Floyd D. Moor, Who la Appoint ed Supervisor of Polk County Schools. McCormick. of Gresham. who aspired ior tne vjounty auperintendency. As principal of Sylvan School- Mr Moore won the admiration of many who knew of his aggressiveness and unique methods of instruction, which made tha school work pleasant and imnressiva. uuring nis two years" work there the scnooi was standardized and many at tractions. Including assembly hall and piaygrouna apparatus, were added. He will begin his work September 1 with County Superintendent W. L Rev- nolds, and hopes to carry his practical ideas into every district which comes unaer nis supervision. Snake River Searching Party Out. DAYTON. Wash.. Aue. 5. (Sner-lai Searching parties from Dayton went to tne bnaxe reiver yesterday to look for the body of Al Baucom. of this city, who was drowned there Thursday night! John Gray, C. J. Grosgebauer. PL H. Foster and Baucom left here earlier in the evening for a swim in the Snake rtlver and the nest Tieard was that Baucom had got beyond his depth and was out of sight before his companions could aid htm. The body has not yet oeen recoverea. Ashland Pears Purchased. ASHLAND. Or., Aug. 5. (Special.) xnrougn tne local "rult and Produce Association the Chicago packing firm of Llbby, McNeil & Libby has con tracted for 0 tons of Bartlett peara The growers will receive a fixed price of 834 a ton. the fruit to ee picked at such time as tne firm shall dictate. Delivery is to be made In boxes fur nished by the company. This Is one of the largest orders for a specific variety ever piacea in tnis locality. ; GRANT LANDS LISTED Information May Be Had From Roseburg Office. TOWNSHIP PLATS ON HAND Federal Authorities Xot In Posi tion at Present to Give Advice aa to Character of Tracts In Any Locality. ROSEBURG. Or.. Aur. S. (Special.) The officials of the Roieburg United States Land Office have prepared the following letter in reply to many In quiries received recently regarding the Oregon & California Railroad lands: Tills circular lettsr Is Intended as reply to the many letters of inquiry coming to this office, relative to the Ortgon Cali fornia Railroad (rant lands. A list or tneae lands, by township and ranee in the averal counties within too Roseburg- land district, will bo mailed to anyone requesting such list, for any par ticular county, or the lists for the entire district will be sent. If desired. -oart Lis Given. Based on the list of lands siren In the decrea of the court, tha approximate acre age of unsold railroad lands in the soveral counties of this district, at the time the ault waa Instituted, waa a follows: Lincoln, 11X0: Benton, 2T.718: Linn, 14. 20; I.ane. 300,110; Douglas, 6O7.S00: Coos, 100,820; Curry. 800; Josephine, 17!,60; Jackson, 444,560; Klamath, 13,440. Total, 1.690.828. In addition to the above lands there are other railroad lands in saveral of the coun ties named, tbat at tha time tha ault waa Instituted were unaurveyed and hsnca not In. eluded In tha list (Ivan In the ault, but coming aa well under the deerea. This offlca has no map for distribution, but will furnish township plats showing lo cation of all vacant land and unsold railroad land at El dw townanlp. In ordering town- ablp plats, both the range and townanlp number must be given. and remittance should fea made bv certified check or U. S. postal money order, payable to R. R. Turner. Receiver. Personal ehack may not be re ceived in vavment. Thle office is not at present In a position to give advice as to tha character of tha land in any 4ocallty, and cannot attempt to adviae any one In this regard. Lands to Be Classified. . . . n . ., . a mis n n act ox tonsreM. prw,n. ,us . which reveata title to theaa unsold railroad lands In the United States, provided that the lands shall first be classified as: (1) power site lands; (2) timber lands; (8) agricul tural Itndi. Power alta lands are withheld from entry aubject to preaent and future legislation ; . timber lands are auch landa having 300.000 or mora feet of timber to tha 40-acra eubdlvlalon; agricultural lands In clude all lands not classified as power site and timber. Agricultural and timber lands are subject to mineral exploitation and en try under existing mineral land laws, except that title to tha timber thereon may not am acniilred Viv mineral antrv. The timber on the timber lands will ba sold for cash, under soma tlan of competi tive bidding to ba later determined by the Secretary ot the interior, w niie toe umoer may ba placed on sale in large bodies, yet the plan of sale will provide that any legal subdivision may on application oi a Q" Ified purchaser be offered for sale separate ly tefore being Included In a larger unit. For timber thus purchased, a reasonatxe time will be given for Its removal, alter which tha land becomes open to entry un der tha homestead laws. Patent will be is- sued for the timber alone and such timber ill be subject to the taxing power of the state. . Kntry Is Provided. The lands classified as agricultural will become open to entry under tho general pro visions of tr.e Homestead law with certain modifications relative to cultivation, and open to entry In accordance with tha act of 6e:itember 30. 1913. which states that The President may provide for the open. lng ot lnndp by aettlement in advance of entry, by drawing, or. by aoma such method as he may deom advlssble.' under such reg ulations as may be promulgated by the Sec retary of the Interior within the scope ot this act. The opening of the railroad lands will follow some such general plan as given In said act. In addition to the usual home stead fees and commissions, CO cents per acre must be paid for the land when entry is allowed, ana 92 per acre at tne time ox making proof. Commutation proof will not apply to these lanaa nor win patent ba is. sued until entryman has resided upon and cultivated the land fur a period of three years, proof of which must be made within rive years from date or entry. The area required for cultivation ahall be such as to satisfy the Secretary of the Interior that the entry was made In good faith for the pur. pose cf settlement. Only persons qualified to enter land under the homestead law may enter this railroad land. Bxceptlon is mado ot ouch persona who are otherwise qualified but who n.ve exercised toeir nomestea right, and who since Deoember 1, 18.13, have resided upon the land. To such persons, preference right la alao given, and such per. aona may also enter the aubdtvtslon having more than 300.000 feet of timber, on which nls Improvements are located. The work of classification of these lands In the field was begun August 1. Isle, In Jackson and Josephine Countlea. The class- Iflcatlon will proceed north, and will prob ably be completed some time In 1017. while no definite information may ba given as to when any of these lands will be thrown open to entry, yet it is stated on the authority of those having charge of the work of classification that certain bodies of land In Jackson or Josephine County may b open for entry some timo the latter part of thla year. At this time no more definite Infor mation may be given out In regard thereto. Very respectfully. W. H. CANNON, Register. R. R. TURNER, Receiver. CITY MAY BE SALES AGENT Hoqulam Voters to Consider Plan to Sell Light and Power. H0QU1AM, Wash.. Aug. 6. (Special.) At a mass meeting Monday the City Commission will submit a proposition which contemplates little short of municipal ownership of the electric light and power business. Power for ap proximately one cent per kilowatt hou at the switchboard has been offered the city. City officials believe this would mean a reduction of about 40 per cent to the home owner in his lighting bill. They figure that power for residence and other lighting could be sold for from 6 to 7 cents per kilowatt hour. Before the project could be carried out it would mean Its adoption at special election. It probably would mean the acquisition bt the pole and power lines of tne urays Harbor Rati way & Light Company by outright pur chase or by condemnation, according to memoers of tne city commission. RESERVE LOGS ARE GONE V Montesano Assessments on Outrtts Less Than Year Ago. MOQUIAM. Wash.,' Aug. 5. (Special. Totals compiled by the Assessor office at Montesano for the 1818 as sessed valuation of logging outfits and logs in this county show a decrease of more than 12 per cent from the total valuation of last year. The exact decrease was from $6os,355 In 1915 to $748,435 this year. The cause of the lower valuation is the tact that March 1 of this year there were practically no reserve stocks of logs in the booms of the various logging companies, as was the case a year ago. This year the total of logs in the booms and cut In the woods was 28,821.000 feet, which was barely enough to keep up with the demands of the mills. 1( ASK SIXTH AND WASHINCTON ... ( T 1 i y;,,ff . ,-ei i hi i it- in in i r i i i -n n n in i i II In the A Production Rich in Color and Rapid-fire in HsvJff Wings and Wheels A MACK SENNETT KEYSTONE COMEDY All Laughs, Thrills and Spills r REAL MUSIC FOR REEL PICTURES Children 5c Evenings and Sunday 15c Daily Matinee 10c Continuous, 10:30 A. M. to 11 P. M. FARMS ARE SOUGHT Prospective Homesteaders In terested in Grant Lands. HUNDREDS SEND QUERIES Possibility Tbat Tracts in Josephine County Will Be Open to Entry " This Year Brings Deluge of Letters From Afar. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) Inquiries by the hundred Irons all sections of tbe United States are pouring- into the Commercial Club, county officers, -postoffice. and to private citizens. from rospectlTe homeseekers who desire to homestead lands in Southern Ores;on from the Oregon and California land grant, and prove that the throwing open of these lands to homestead entry is arousing; widespread interest which auarurs well tor the early future development of large bodies of the best agricultural land ot Jackson. Douglas and Jose- Dhine counties. The fact that classification already is in progress in Josephine County. and that the lands classified aa agri cultural likely will be thrown open to actual homesteaders by the end of the present year, has caused the In quiry to focus on this particular lo cality at present. The total acreage of grant lands in this county Is 189.178 acres, of which it Is conservatively estimated from 70.000 to 90,000 acres will eventually be olassifled as timber under the ruling of 300.000 feet of timber to the 40- acre tract. Of the balance, 100.000 to 119,000 acres, some 43.000 acres eventually will be available for homestead entry, al though perhaps 20.000 acres Is all that would be .profitable for Immediate entry and cultivation. This is due to the fact that much of the agricultural land Is located on hill sides and some DENTISTRY That Lasts Placed With Cl -11 Dr..LWrifhl aJiVlll The best in every branch Is what I will give you. You take no chances at this office. Ko vexatious delays, no torture and no imperfect work. Only the best. You receive my personal attention. Pstalras XOxtraettoa of Teeth. DR. B. E. WRIGHT IN'orth west rsntrr Hlxlli aad wasslaitss. Northwest Boll dine Eatraaea 327& Waaalsslaa St. Passes-Mala Z11S,- a. XllaV Office Hours. 8 A. M. to S P. M. Consultation V ree. WtUt. ' YO Carquinez what remote from present transporta tion facilities. Much of this hill side land is deep soil. Ideal for the growing of orchard fruits of all kinds, grapes and cer tain wild hay grasses, and when ren dered more accessible by the construc tion of roads and railways will become highly productive and valuable land. The railroad grant lands are situ ated within a radius of from one to SO miles from Grants Pass, the original grant lands being all within a 15 mile limit, the indemnity lands carry ing tha radius to its outer boundaries. Some of the most valuable land is sit uated Just outside the city limits of Grants Pass. A small portion of the land Is min eral, and a smaller portion valuable for power sites. Josephine County will benefit greatly by the Immediate set tling and cultivation of from 15.000 to 20.000 acres of new lands, and fully this amount is available for immedi ate entry and settlement. 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Corner Third and Yamhill. R. O. Campbell, 309 Third. J. R. Dana, 577 Waahlnatoa. Mrs. M. Heed, S33 Third. L. x T. Mctkeurs of Froznpure Family Washing Family 25 Pieces 50c a UNION LAUNDRY CO. Main 398 A 1 123 : Low Summer Rate: a ssssj PBS) a. sssbi Baa a m m aa a IT THE HU I fcL vi 1 One Person Room without bath $1 and $1.50; room with bath $1.50 op Two Persons-Room without bath $2 to $3; room with bath $3.00 up WRITE FOR SPECIAL RATES FOR PARTIES Most Famous Meals J P, I; !r AST Rr ID the Catted SUtotDCs!a X00 - - fva.-r.-wK-'- )w v . STREETS Douglas Fairbanks AND ewell Carmen In a Picturization of Bret Ilarte's Classic of the California Pines Woods 99 Action Called d. W(B(B EXTRA FOR THE LADIES Florence Rose Fashion Film The New Surprises in Fall Styles Displayed in the Most Original Manner SEASON'S FIRST SHOWING Oregon have tnnde them the object of more than passing Interest. POLK PRUNE CROP LARGE Dallas Packer Predicts Big Yield of Good Quality. DALLAS. Or.. Aug. 5. (Special.) This year's prune crop in Polk County will be exceptionally large and of good quality, according to A. U Peterson, local manager of the J. K. Arxnsby Packing plant. Many contracts have been secured thus far, the prioe ranging from 6 to 7 cents. Weather conditions have been of benefit to the prunes. About SO carloads will be shipped out of the local plant to points In tha United States. In the past, the greater portion of the local yield has been shipped to Kuropesn countries, but conditions now existing in Europe have destroyed tbat market. The Maxim tires 800 rounds of fiery hall In SO seconds. Vanilla Strawberry Chocolate Viae Ladre Dairy, Thirteenth aad Jefferson. Dan Kellaaer. Grand aveaae and Morrison. Wilmt Park Drag Store. 1043 Williams aveaae. Cream Co. o Portland, Oregon Style CV ART SAN FRANCISCO I 1 Sn.G?,TTStI,te i", b Union Square Take Municipal Cir line direct to the ooor Motoc Bus moats principal trains