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lO THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 6, 1917. IE IS GREAT UNDERTAKING H. A. Rands, Oregon City En gineer, Returns From Ar duous Alaskan Trip. PLANS FOR BIG SPAN MADE Conditions In Northern District Reported to lie Good, With Wages High and Business at Its Height. OREGON CITT, Or., May 5. H. A. - Rands, engineer of this city, who left here on New Year's day for Alaska, where he was summoned by the Rail road Commission to make test borings for the Government railroad bridge l spanning the Tanana River, returned to Oregon City Thursday night, after mak ing the necessary tests. The bridge, which is to be con structed of steel, will be located at Kenana, about 60 miles from Fairbanks. Great care must be made in designing and constructing this bridge, owing to the condition of the river in the early Spring when the ice commences to Tnelt. During the making of the borings the river was frozen, the thermometer ranging at that place during part of January and up to February from 40 to 50 degrees below zero. The bridge will Bpan the river for about 1000 feet. Last year there were 700 men em ployed in constructing the railroad on the Nenana division, and the number for the coming Summer will no doubt double that number. The railroad now under construction is to extend from Seward to Fairbanks, a distance of 450 miles. Trip Made By Sled. Sailing from Seattle, Wash., January .1, on the steamer Spokane, Mr. Rands started for Cordova, a distance of 1500 miles. Arriving at that point he took the inland trip along the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad to Chitina, a distance of 130 miles. From Chitina he made the trip to Fairbanks, a dis- '"tance of 329 miles, by horse and sleigh, the horses being changed twice daily while en route to Fairbanks. Much of this trip was through a wild and un settled country, but Mr. Rands enjoyed the novelty of such a trip. Roadhouses are built along the road leading to Fairbanks, averaging one to every 15 miles. This stage line is operated by the Northern Commercial Company. From Fairbanks to Nenana the trip was made by dogsleds. This was a dis- tance of 60 miles. The driver and Mr. Rands "took turns" in driving the dogs. Mr. Rands says that although they made excellent time the team taking his sled was not as active as some of the team's in that section of the country, but the animals were well trained. The Government has purchased the railroad line at Seward, this railroad line having been constructed several years ago, and this road is to be re built in many places and giatly im proved and extended to Nenana and on to Fairbanks, the terminus. Anchorage Dranlng Many. Anchorage is the new town of Alaska that is drawing many people to that " country,' this being located about 110 miles nearer the coal fields than Seward, and promises to be the great shipping point for that product about eight months of the year. The remain ing months this port will be closed . by ice, and the coal will have to be transferred by train to be shipped from Seward. Anchorage at the present. time is the liveliest town in Alaska. Everywhere Mr. Rands visited in Alaska he was known as "The man from the city -where they make the Kood woolen clothing." Many of the prospectors are wearing the clothing manufactured here by the Oregon City Manufacturing Company, and among those priding himself on wearing Ore Ron City macklnaws is Commissioner Thomas Riggs. Jr., of the Government railroad- of Alaska. Mr. Rands says that there is plenty f work for men in Alaska this Sum mer, and that the wages are good. New headquarters are being erected by the Railroad Commission for the comfort of tne employes and board may be se cured from $1.25 per day. 3 FIRE TOWERS ORDERED Torest Reserve Stations to Be rut on Southern Oregon Heights. MEDFORD, Or., May 5. (Special.) A forest fire observation post 10,000 feet above the sea will be a new fea ture of the fire-fighting department of the United States Forest Service in Southern Oregon this year. Forest Su pervisor Martin Erickson announced Thursday that the Government would establish three new observation towers, one on the peak of Mount McLoughlin, one on Hustler Peak and one on Windy Peak. The towers will be built by the Government and shipped to Medford knocked down, each tower weighing 7000 pounds. . ' , From the summit of Mount McLough lin, the highest peak' in Southern Ore gon, it is estimated that a fire 75 miles away may be detected. 50 JUNIORS WELL DRILLED Hood River Lads Take Long Hikes and Attend Church. ' HOOF) RIVER. Or.. May 5. (Special.) Captained by Teddy Hackett, a young Hood. River High School lad, the 50 .Junior Home Guard boys of this city are developing into a well-drilled unit. Some of the boys, who meet every Thursday night for : instruction, are just entering their teens. Local Na t ional Guard officers have taken an in terest in helping the boys out with the manual of arms. Each Saturday, from 10 until 2 o'clock, the boys make a long and ar duous hike, taking their luncheons with them. At 3 o'clock each Sunday afternoon the boys attend chapel at the First Baptist Church. Cowlitz Papers Change Hands. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. May 6. (Special.) Three of Cowlitz County's newspapers have changed hands with in a week. The Cowlitz County Advo cate for many years owned by the late G. F. "McClane and later by Mrs. Nellie I. McClane, was sold this week to John W. Phillips, of Kelso, for many years a successful newspaper man. The In dependent, also of this city, formerly owned by Mrs. Ella W. Fletcher, has been taken over by D. D. Imus, former ly connected with the Kalama Bulletin. Kite Imus last week sold the Kalama Bulletin, which was founded by him "S years ago, to a company headed by Millard Gore, an attorney of Kalama. TANANA RID WILLAMINA teachers and pupils participate in may day EXERCISES. I V f I ' ft ? -v- f W Ml INDIANS SEEK FUNDS Coast Tribes Claim $12,000, 000 From Government. TREATY OF 1855 REVIVED New Chief Is Elected and Agent Is Empowered, to Present Subject to Congress Meeting Held at Scene of Original Pact. MARSHFIELD, Or.. May 6. (Spe cial.) On the same spot where the Treaty of Empire was signed and sealed August 30, 1855. between the United States Government and the Coast Indians. Including the Coos, Umpqua and Siuslaw tribes, the rem nants of those aborigines met at Em pire in the old Pioneer Hotel, a relio of better days, last Monday night and sat in council to consider affairs of vital interest to the large gathering of surviving full-blood and mixed blood descendants. The council of last Monday was called to provide a chief for the In dians of the tribes mentioned, the last recognized chief, Bob Burns, who was a Coos, having died five or six years ago. Until the attempt by George Wasson, .a Coos descendant and a graduate of Carlisle, to secure for the coastal tribes a settlement of their claims, there had been no apparent reason for a chief, for the tribes were scattered, dead and without concentra tion. When the Treaty of Empire was dug from the dusty tomes of the Con gressional Library and Department of the Interior, Congressmen who were fair-minded toward Indian claims, recognized the Justness of the appeal and ordered an investigation, which. to be presented in legal form, de manded the election of a chief and credentials from the three tribes who were signatories to the treaty. Tribes Are Represented. The attendance at the council was about 75, and they came from near by and isolated districts, where, under the necessity of making a living, th men and women without a country had drifted. The gathering was fully rep resentative and members from the three tribes were at the council. Al though the main point at issue was the question of providing funds for con tinuing the quest in Congress, the Indians, though poor and hard pressed. showed the spirit of their forefathers when the Government, after 20 years of neglect of the tribes, sent a special agent to their last Government "cor ral" at Yachata to sign another treaty and again stood for what they be lieved was right. They guaranteed money for the work and for the best Indian claim .attorney to be procured. The organisation was completed at the council of this week by the selec tion of Jimmy Johnson, of Reedsport,, WAR SURGEON WILL LECTURE The hospitals of the great war as h search service on the western front wll Matson's address at the Broadway Th of the American Red Cross, to which th "Impressions of the War, Drawn F Front." the first-hand experiences of o leal Corps as a Lieutenant under Dr. gruesome detail and will be lllustrat Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie is president o Red Cross. The Portland chapter, estimates Dr. during the coming year for local servio relief. The proceeds of Monday night' that cause. y . W . A V- .H "h f ? ' 1 ''-: v 1 I 1 1 3 Jia Jfe, UfcjatoiMri i wait m, ,;xtat.t, fcj i I i iff . - ri r -' r A f U ' T 4 --AA ML .: I .A.Z..AppZeWii'-i.c. WILLAMINA, Or.. May 6. (Special.) Students and teachers of the Wllla mlna school participated In May-day exercises that Included an interesting programme in the classrooms and dances out-of-doors. Several hundred persons watched the performances of the children. Nearly the entire after noon wag devoted to the festivities. a Coos and Umpqua. as chief of the tribesmen. George Wasson was re quested to become the leader, but, being only a half-blood descendant, declined, believing a true Indian should hold the honor. Power of Attorney Given. A committee was appointed for the purpose of drafting a contract with Mr. Wasson, however, proclaiming him attorney in fact of the tribes and giv ing him full power to represent the descendants at Washington. The com mittee who conferred the powers are all of full blood save one exception Thomas Wasson, of Marshfleld. The others are Charles Macey, Reedsport, an Umpqua; Frank Drew, of Florence, a Coos; William Dick, of Florence, a Siuslaw; Peter Jordan, of Lakeside, a Coos. Among the pure-blood representa tives at the council were: Jimmy John son, Reedsport; Lottie Jackson, North Bend; Charles Macey, Reedsport; Lottie Miller, Reedsport; Richard John, North Bend; William Dick. Florence; Alice Johnson, North Bend: Harry Reed, Florence; Annie Baker, Jim Burns, George Burns, Empire; William Moody, Haynes Inlet; Jim Buchanan, Siuslaw River. Among the most Influential Indians who is interested in seeing his rela tives and old-time neighbors obtain their rights is Jeff Harney, of the Sius law district, a man with means and a true hope for success of the attempt to gain, the Indians' rights. He was 111 and unable to attend the council, but sent assurances of his approval of the prbceeedlngs. The claims set up by the three tribes represent something over J 12,000,01)0 and the preliminaries have been so well forwarded that there is a good pros pect of settlement within the next two years. WILLIAM HUGHES IS DEAD Funeral of Stockman WW Bo Held Tomorrow at Hcppner. William Hughes, prominent stock man of Heppner, Or., died at his home In Portland, 474 Tlllamok street, yes terday morning at 8 o'clock following an illness of several months. The fu neral will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at Heppner. Mr. Hughes was 67 years old, and had been a resident of Oregon since 1878, having come to the United States from Ireland. Besides his widow he leaves four children. Dr. W. G. Hughes, of Milton. Or.; Percy Hughes, of Hepp ner; Mrs. William Whitfield and. Miss Helena Hughes, of Portland. The body is in charge of Holman's Undertaking Company. FOR BENEFIT OF RED CROSS. e saw them in his ten months of re 1 afford the theme of Dr. Ralph C. eater Monday night under the auspices e proceeds will be devoted, rom Observations Along the Western ne who served in the Royal Army Med- Slr Almroth Wright, will be free from ed with lantern slides. f the Portland chapter of the American Mackenzie, will require at least $50,000 e and for furnishing military and civil address will be devoted entirely to LEGAL FUND SOUGHT Governor Calls for Meeting of Emergency Board. $3000 ALLOWANCE ASKED Question of Further Prosecution of ' Alleged Fraud by Pacific Live stock Company la In volved in Issue. SALEM. Or.. May 5. (Special.) Attorney-General Brown today made for mal request that Secretary of State Ol- cott call together the Emergency Board, following the authorization of the State Land Board that such request be made, to ascertain whether a deficiency ap propriation of more than $3000 will be granted to make further investigations Into the proposition of continuing pros ecuslon of the Pacific Livestock Com pany's land-fraud case. The Attorney-General also asks Sec retary Olcott to notify C. B. McConnell. of Burns, of the time of such meeting and supplement it with an invitation that he be present. In filing the request at Attorney General also filed a statement. Identi cal with the statement which was filed with the Land Board at the request of the Governor and also identical with the statement of facts which the Attorney-General presented to the Legis lature. The Attorney-General says, in his letter to Mr. OlJbtt that "In 1915 the Legislature appropriated $10,000 'for the payment of the expenses of litiga tion and contingent expenses connected therewith, adcrulng in civil cases where not otherwise provided for and includ ing the estimated expenses of witnesses, court costs, traveling, pro curing evidence and expenses of every kind In the prosecution of the Hyde Benson cases and in the prosecution of the litigation arising out of land frauds in Harney and Grant counties.' Of this amount, $3536.48 remain unexpended and I am asking that the emergency board authorize the expenditure of a sura of money equal to this unexpended balance." The date of the emergency board meeting has been set for May 28, at which time, beside Mr; McConnell and the Attorney-General, it is expected that representatives of the Pacific Livestock Company will be present to give their side of the case. GHAMPOEG M CANVAS FRENCH CANADIAN, ARTIST BUSY ON HISTORIC SCENE. Party of Maiinai Find Painter Who Hai Been Workinx 18 Months . en Picture. Somewhere near Champoeg, Or., one Monsieur Gegoux, a French Canadian artist, is bending all his efforts toward the completion of a large painting depicting the famous convention - of early settlers at Champoeg, when Ore gon was saved to the United States. His retreat was discovered by a party of Mazamas, who unwittingly made a wrong turn in the road, with the re sult that they chanced upon the paint er's little cottage where he had worked at the picture for 18 months, and where he expects to labor for three months more before he will be able to call it complete. The picture represents a group of the leading men of Oregon at the time and, according to those who saw it, has been carefully worked out with reference to accurate treatment of de tail. M. Gegoux has consulted Messrs. Himes and D'Arcy, of the Oregon His torical Society, in his efforts to get ac curate representations of the costumes of the times. , Until the picture Is finished the artldt does not wish it to be seen, and it was only by the exercise of considerable diplomacy that the Mazamas were per mitted to see it. At his request they have kept his exact whereabouts a secret. CATHOLIC ORDER MEETS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TO IN ITIATE 5 CANDIDATES TODAY. Three Decree Will Be Conferred at Cathedral Ball State Convention Opens Tomorrow. Preliminary to the annual state con vention of the Knights of Columbus, which convenes in -Portland tomorrow, the local council will initiate a class of 75 candidates in the three degrees today at Cathedral Hall, Seventeenth and Couch streets. The members and council will attend mass at the Cathedral at 9:45 o'clock and at 11 o'clock the first degree will be ex emplified. At -:30 o'clock the second degree will be put on and the thlru degree will follow. At 7 o'clock tonight a banquet will be served at the Portland Hotel, with knights and their ladles attending. Covers are being placed for 500. There will be a music programme ty Miss Adel M. Barnlckel, soloist, accom panied by Mrs. Bernlce Warren: Wal ter A. Bacon, violinist, accompanied by Mrs. Warren; Mrs. Cathiren Frederlch, soloist, accompanied by Miss Ethel Mahoney; Miss Alice Genevieve Smith, harpist; Hartridge Whlpp, baritone so loist, accompanied by Leonora Fisher Whlpp, and Dr. Emil Ennman, pianist. Addresses will be made by A. A. Smith, past grand knight. Baker Coun cil, on "Citizenship"; Thomas Brown, grand knight. Cherry City Council, Sa lem, on "Knighthood in the Willamette Clamped to Any Row boat in Two .Minutes. EVINRUDE MOTOR CO. Wholesale and Retail. Northwest Distributing Branch Office. 211 Morrison SU, Portland, Or. Valley"; P. J. Gallagher, grand knight. Ontario Council, Ontario, on "Knight hood In Eastern Oregon"; A. G. Bag ley, supreme agent. New Haven, Conn., on "Columblanlsm"; Frand J. Loner Kan, district deputy, Portland, on "Fraternalism"; John G." Mullen, grand knight. Coos Council, North Bend, on "Knighthood in Coos Bay"; and W. A. Barrett, state deputy, Albany, on "The Good of the Order." The programme will close with the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner" by the assemblage, led by Mrs. Whlpp. THEODORE BUCKMAN DIES Early Resident of Oregon Passed Later Years in Washington. VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 6. (Spe cial.) Theodore Buckman. who came to Oregon in 1868 from his former home In Indiana, crossing the Isthmus of Panama, died suddenly at the home of his daughter in beattle last night. When he came to Oregon he settled at Can by. In 1874 he moved to Clarke County, securing a farm near this city on which he lived until recently. He was 72 years of age. He leaves three daughters Mrs. J. A. Roane, of Seattle, and Mrs. A. M. Condit and Mrs. Earl Carson, of this city. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The body will be laid to rest beside that of his wife, who died in 1911, in the Vancouver City Cemetery. DEAD CHILD'S FATHER SUES Astoria Auto Truck Owners Named in $10,000 Damage Case. ASTORIA. Or.. May 6. (Special.) Jehu Barnes filed a ault in the Circuit Court today against Edward Lundholm and Frank F. Seaborg, doing business as the Seaborg Transfer Company, to recover $10,000 damages for the death of the plaintiff's daughter, Lena May Barnes. The child was fatally Injured on the evening of April 18 by being struck by a delivery car driven by the defendant Seaborg, while the child was at play on Bond street, near the corner of First. Negligence on the part of the defend ant is charged in that he "had no lights burning on his machine, was running at a. reckless speed, unreason ably close to the curb of the sidewalk, and without a horn." BODY IS 0NWAY EAST Late Mrs. Cordelia Martin to Be Buried at Minneapolis. OREGON CITY. Or May 5. The body of Mrs. Cordelia Martin, widow of the late R. L. Martin, was sent to day to Minneapolis. Minn., for burial and was accompanied by Mrs. Martin's son, A. L. Martin, of Long Beach. Cal.. who arrived Tuesday evening. The funeral services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J. R. Lands borough, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiating. Mrs. Martin died on Monday evening of last week, .her drain being due to a fall received V .o weeks previous. She was 85 years old and had been making her home with her grand daughter, Mrs. W. W. -Munger, of this city. CHEHALIS H0LSTEIN IS HIGH Princess- Buttercup Gives 2 082 Pounds of Milk in April. CHEHALIS. Wash.. May 5. (Spe cial.) B. C. Wright, tester for the Che halis District Cow Testing Association, has just turned In the report of the association for Aprik The average production for the month was 731 pounds of milk and 28.8 pounds of but ter fat, at a cost of $8.84. which is low, owing to Inferior feed and cold weather. Princess Buttercup, a Holstein owned by F. M. Svinth, ranked highest on the list with 2082 pounds of milk. 3.77 per eent fat and 78.491 butterfat. Only 51 cows produced over 40 pounds of but terfat in April. - N Clatskanie Class to Give Play. CLATSK ANIE, Or., May 5. (Special.) The senior class of the local school will present "Farm Folks," a comedy drama play to be given at the Colum bia Theater, on May 19. The cast is made up from the best members of the Dramatic Society of the school. Germans Report Captures, Too. BERLIN, via London, May 6. French troops penetrated German positions COZY DAIRY LUNCH 823 Washlna-tea St. Near Sixth CHOICE STEAKS T-Bone 40c, Tenderloin 80c. Small Club 25c Small Sirloin 16c. Select Roast Beef or Baked Sugar Ham. 15c Rich Waffles or Hoteak.es at all hoars xOe Delicious Coffee. Pies. Pas tries and ALL SHORT OR DERS ANY TIME POPULAR PRICES GENERAL MERCHANDISE BUSINESS IN WILLAMETTE VALLEY FOR SALE Established over 60 years. Can sat isfy anyone interested that this Is an exceptional opportunity. Will re quire about $30,000 to handle propo sition. Dealings direct with owners. Address BD-381, Oregonlan. EVINRUDE ENGINES For Row Boats, Canoes and Motor Boats OVER 80,000 SOLD IN USE BY 24 GOVERNMENTS In Use by Over 4000 Fishermen. In Use by U. S. War Department. In Use by U. S. Lighthouse Service. Largest Manufacturers of Rowboat Motors in the World. Ask for Catalogue No. 10. F. G. Epton, Mgr. Dp The American Red Cross Portland Chapter Takes pleasure in announcing the First Public Appearance of Dr. Ralph C. Matson Who has just returned from France, after ten months of activity with the Research Laboratory Staff of Sir Elworth Wright IN A LECTURE At the Broadway Theater Monday Night, May 7 at 8: 1 5 Subject 'impressions of the - European War" Drawn from service with the British Armies in France. No Grewsome Pictures Will Be Shown Admission 50c Entire proceeds to be donated to the American Red Cross, Portland Chapter. Attention, Volunteer Workers! -- The Portland Chapter American Red Cross will start work in all branches Monday Morning, 10 o'Clock Auditorium, Eighth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. east of Neuvllle yesterday, but were subsequently driven out, the War Of t ice announces. The Cermans captured di Ball-Bearing fcCT, Ball-Beau ino LAWN MOWERS run easier Hcut better W Jm Year in and year out the "GREAT AMERICAN" will stay sharp and do first-class work. The highly tempered tool-steel blades con stantly sharpen themselves against a lip edged straight knife, thereby saving the an nual expense of regrinding bills so necessary with ordinary lawn mowers. The "GREAT AMERICAN" shears the grass "clean as a whistle" and makes the task of grass cutting an easy one. The experiences of many of our oldest cus tomers justify our claims that the "GREAT AMERICAN" will last for years and give satisfaction to the user. We carry in stock the largest and most com plete variety of Lawn Mowers in the city at prices to suit every pocketbook. Call in and let us show you our offerings. Planting Time- A fittle sunshine brought out the -"city farmers" by the hun dreds and as a result HOES, RAKES and SPADES have been going out at a lively ' rate. If you have not bought yours yet, remember that we have everything required in the garden tool line. Poultry Netting Cut leifgths in widths from 12 inches to 72 inches or in full rolls of 150 feet. GARDEN TROWELS, GRASS SHEARS, LAWN MOWER SHARPENERS, GARDEN HOSE. Honeyman Hardware Co. FOURTH AT ALDER . PORTLAND'S LARGEST HARDWARE STORE. 500 French. The number of British prisoners, the statement says, has been Increased to 1!25. during the past week has f t v r