The Sunday Oregonian., October 21, 1917, Section One, Page 13, Image 13

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAXD, OCTOBER SI, 1917.
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ENGINEERS UPHOLD
MASTER Yf ON
tie rods are also used In places. This
method of construction will insure drainage
and eliminate possibilities of slipping and, in
my judgment, may be considered safe con
struction. Wall Is Safe.
f3) From a careful examination of the
foundation of the wall, the nature of the
material in that vicinity, the angle of the
slope immediately below the wall and from
such other conditions as were noted, it would
not seem very probable that there would be
any danger of the failure of the wall. If
for some unforaeen reason or in case some
unavoidable accident should causa a portion
of the wall to fall or fail, the original wall
would in my opinion not be affected.
4 The railroad tracks of the O.-W. It.
& N. Company are located approximately 200
feet from the wall and at a difference of
elevation of between 55 and 60 feet. Be
tween the wall and the tracks there la a
slight depression and raise in one place,
while on the eastern end there is a flat low
place between the hillside and the tracks.
Several large stones were thrown from the
top of the wall down the hillside, none of
which reached the track. On account of the
Four Experts Assert Elimina
tion of Shepperds Dell
Curve Feasible.
WALT DECLARED SAFE
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Dispute With Commissioner Rufus
C. Holman Settled After In
vestigationOriginal Work
Xot Weil Bone.
Headmaster John B. Teon's judgment
in making an alteration in the Colum
bia River Highway near Shepperds
Dell over the objections of Rufus C.
Holman, chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, -who sought to
prevent the improvement, has been un
qualifiedly Indorsed by four experi
enced engineers who have made an ex
amination of the project. Mr. Teon
previously contended that the improve
ment was entirely practical from an
engineering standpoint and accused Mr.
Holman of "grand-standing" in his at
tacks on the roadmaster.
The experts upholding Mr. Teon and
approving the work to which Mr. Hol
man objected are Herbert Nunn, state
highway engineer; Samuel Murray,
chief engineer for the O.-W. R. & N.
Company; O. Laurgaird, Portland city
engineer, and J. P. Newell, or the en
gineering firm of Newell, Gosaett &
Walsh.
The particular improvement which
was opposed by Mr. Holman consists
of eliminating what Mr. Yeon regards
a. dangerous curve in the highway near
Shepperds Dell. In many respects it
is similar to a score of similar altera
tions Mr. Yeon already has made at
, other points on the highway for the
purposes of improving the alignment,
i doing away with abrupt curves and
otherwise contributing to the safety of
, the general public.
Worlc to Cost flOOO.
To make the alteration involves con
structing an additional wall, crescent
shaped. 118 feet long, 28 feet hig'.i and
varying from the width of a feather
at either end to a maximum width of
' 4 feet across the top in the center. The
new wall is being placed on a concrete
foundation and laid in mortar. The
, work, which was not discontinued be
cause of the opposition of Mr. Holman,
will cost not to exceed 1000.
f Mr. Holman gave as his reason for
resisting the improvement the fact that
Samuel C. Lancaster, the engineer who
laid out the highway, had written him
a letter alleging that the change being
made by Mr. Yeon would endanger the
highway itself and the O.-W. R. & N.
Railroad, besides being impracticable
as an engineering feat.
Following & stormy session of the
Commissioners, at which Mr. Yeon di
rectly charged Mr. Holman with
"grand-standing" and "playing to the
galleries," Mr. Holman agreed to leave
to State Engineer Nunn a determina
tion as to whether or not the improve
ment was a safe and feasible one to
make. But Mr. Yeon on his own ini
tiative sought the opinions of the other
three engineers.
As a result of their investigations
these experts not only fully approve
and ratify the work being done by Mr.
Yeon. but in two instances at least re
port that the original wall of the high
way at the scene of the improvement
was not as safely constructed as it
should have been. They also find that
the additional wall being built by Mr.
Yeon. If anything, will strengthen the
highway at that point.
Mtate Engineer Nunn declined to
make a formal written report of his
findings, but it is known that he found
from his examination that the original
wall was not placed on a good founda
tion, although it has since settled into
a stable condition. He also reached the
conclusion that if the auxiliary wall
now being constructed should happen
to slip from its foundation it would not
materially damage the old wall. He
found that ny likelihood of the old
y wall sliding with the new wall added
would be no greater than at any time
rtnee the original wail was built. In
addition, he was satisfied that the im-
provement will very materially add to
the safety of. the traveling public.
Mr. O'Brien Reports.
Based on the report of the company's
chief engineer. Mr. Murray, J. F.
O'Brien, vice-president and general
manager of the O.-W. R. &. N. Company,
said :
"The examination made by the
O.-W. It. & N. Company's engineer does
not indicate that the wall would be
dangerous, as far as the railroad com
pany is concerned, on account of the
danger of material from it reaching
our tracks in case of a failure of the
Improvement."
Mr. Laurgaard. In his report, said the
Improvement would In every way be
rneneficial: that it is being constructed
In accordance with the principles of
good engineering practice, without
liazard to either the permanency of the
! highway itself, -the safety of the gen
eral public using the highway or those
traveling on passing O.-W. R. &. X.
trains.
The report of Mr. Laurgaard follows:
City of Portland. Oct. IB. 1017.
O. l.aurirRrl. City Knerlnerr.
Mr. .Tohn p. Teon, KoR1mtPr Multnomah
County. Counhous, CUv Uoar s:ir: J'ur
FiiHut to your retut an lunt t ion was
tiiHtlo by the wpilr. Bc.-om punied by S.
Jlurray. ehlf pnclneer of the O.-W. It. & N.
Company, and J. I. wrll. consult inr en
gineer, of this city, of the work now In
progress on the Columbia River Hiithway
near hepprrHit Dell. Tho work referred to
cousisU in vhanw of location of tile ro.1
vyv and tho construct ton of a rock wall on
tho nortti Kido of the fill, for the purpose of
p idening the roadway and trailileninfi the
alignment.
According to irty uniicpstn nrtinr yoti deaire
an expreUn from me as to the advlsahil tty
(l of trie chng in alignment of Ihe roari
vav: Ji the f-Rjibi!it y of method of pro
cedure in the construction of the wall: (3i
' the possibility of any duncor of the failure
of the wait from any cause, and t4 the
possibility of any danster to the railroad
track lu caso of failure of the wall.
r Change Are Beneficial.
1 7t appears that a rock point has
been cut back Immediately west of the pres
ent change in the fill, for the purpose of
rcduclua toe curvature and danR.-r to the
heavy traffic. To improve this change
necessitates a further revision of the road
way on the fill to the east by widening the
1 roadway proper and changing the alignment
and curvature of the wall. I consider these
changes of locations of the roadway aa bene
ficial improvement and which would hi
Justified not only as a matter of conveni
ence, but greater safety to the heavy traffic.
Js I understand that it la the Intention to
slso construct a coping on this wall, the ar
tistic effect of tho highway at this particu
lar point wilt be largely improved.
2) It was found that the wall was be
ing jonstructed according to the principles
of good vntriueertng practice. It Is founded
on a firm foundation, a portion of which ta
slld rock. It appears to be constructed .on
the outside of the old wall on the same slope
and with the same thickness at tho bottom
as at the top. the llitcknes of the wall
vsrymg. approaching a thfrh-neas of three
f.et or more at the western end. Urt-at care
Js being used In laying altemcte layers of
4i and cement i'lctud tuu.oui-. St
OXE OF THK PRETTV BRIDES
)K THE tVKEK
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Sirs. Ernest Hoefer
(Hulda Spady.)
Hss Kulda Spady became the
bride of Ernest Hoefer last night
at the home of the bride's uncle,
L. Spady, 1185 East Twenty-sixth
street North, Elder A. A. Meyer
officiating. A large assemblage
of relatives and friends -was
present.
Miss Anna Spady was brides
maid and. Edward Spady, brother
of the bride, attended the bride
groom. Mrs. Arthur J. Abegg
played the wedding march and
during the ceremony Miss Mar
tha Shuren, san; "Oh, Promise
Me."
nature of the wall, and the nature of the
slope Immediately below the wall, in my
judgment there would be no danger to the
railroad tracks in case of the failure of the
entire wall or a portion of the same.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) O. LAURGAARD.
Further testimony as to the advisa
bility of the improvement from an en
gineering standpoint and from the con
sideration of a safety of the general
puoiio is rurnishea in the report of Mr.
Newell, who declares the new wall be
ing constructed, instead of being a detri
ment to the original structure will add
to its strength. Mr. Newell's report
loiiows:
Mr. Newell Makes Report.
Mr. John B. Yeon. City Dear Sir: In re
Kard to the wall now under construction on
the Columbia Highway near SheDDerda Dell.
I visited this work yesterday in coaipany
with Messrs. Murray and Laurgaard. Hav
ing carried on a large amount of construc
tion work alone- the Columbia Rlvfr. .nti
having been familiar for the past HO years
with ground such as that on which your
wan is oemg ouiit. 1 have no hesitation in
saying that there need be no anxiety about
the foundation, particularly as your fore
man assured us that the highest part of the
wan rests on a. ledge or solid rock. The
wall Is being so constructed as to Insure
ample drainage, and the manner In which
it is being tied to the original wall will add
to the strength of the whole.
The line at this point, as originally built
curved into a shallow ravine and then sharp
ly outward around a high rocky point. The
cutting a way of this bluff last Winter in
advance of the hard-surfacing, in order to
improve the "visibility" of the highway, left
an unsightly awing in the road, which It .3
tne object or the present change to remove.
Such changes do not constitute a criticism
of the previous location. They -are in line
witn tne nest practice on both railroads and
highways: First get a good road; then
when you have the business, get a better
one.
An regards the safety of the railroad
track, there are no indications of any move
ment ever having taken place In the original
grouna, ana laiiure or 1 be wall itself couid
not in any wise endanger the tracks. la
fact there ts room to have built an embank
ment in place of the first wall. The cost
might have been slightly greater, since the
material for the fill would have had to b
hauled several hundred feet, but it would
nave made tne roai aier for traffic.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) .T. P. NEWELL.
10 MOTORCYCLES NEEDED
Machines Will Replace Automobiles
tscd by ratrolmcn.
Ten motorcycles are, to be purchased
at once for the Police Bureau, to re
place the automobiles now used in pa
trol service. Mayor Baker propose to
do away witn the autoa and to estab
lish a motorcycle equad for emergency
runs to any part of the city. Some of
tho cyclists will be kept in fire sta
tions, -where they will be available for
rush calls.
An ordinance authorizing1 a call for
bids for tho motorcycles will ba before
the City Coum-il Wednesday.
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street Southeast, has invented and Pat
ented a device for opening Kconomy
can tops. The invention Is called the
Kconomy Cap l.iftcr. Mr. tireen. a
meatcutter by trade, began working
on the invention a few months ago
when Jirs. Green cut her hand badiy
in opening- one of the jars. The de
vice is pimple in the extreme. It con
sists of a stiff wire, which grips the
Economy jar around the neck. The
grip is attached to a handle lever,
which has a fulcrum which, rests
on the jar and a pry-tooth which
taken hold of the lid. Tith prac
tically no exertion and no danger
from jagged edges, which usually ac
companied the work of ooening the
can in the old way, the can may be
opened.
Mr. Green also has patented a mew
rubber, which allows the Kconomy cap
to be used many times. This re-use is
directly due to the opener, as under the
old method of Biwniji the Jar the
cap was usually ruinuo, or impaired.
Mr. Green's device has already found
witln sofiuXaritx. . , . .
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SA.N FRAXISCO LIQUOR DEALER
TO BE SENTENCED MONDAY.
Ceaviction Expected to Fat Stop to
Evasion of State Prohi
bition Law
The jury In the conspiracy case
against J. X. Craig, liquor dealer, re
turned a verdict of guilty yesterday
morning in Federal Court, where the
case had been in progress for several
days previous. Sentence will be passed
tomorrow morning by Federal Judge
Bean.
The case is the first of its kind to be
tried, and Federal authorities are great
ly pleased at the outcome. Inasmuch
as Craig has been convicted of con
spiracy, for the shipment of misbr:;" !
e4 eaoJtasta into protubiUoa umivry.
it Is predicted that his conviction will
have a far-reaching effect among those
in other etates who seek to evade the
Oregon prohibition law to their own
profit.
"This will serve as a warning. I hope,
to other San Francisco liquor dealers,"
commented Deputy United States At
torney Cioldstein. who conducted the
prosecution, and.who brought about the
conspiracy indictments..
Craig was a traveling liquor sales
man for Portland firms before the state
adopted prohibition. Following the en
actment of the "dry" law he purchased
the stock and business of the Zimmer
man Itquor house and removed to 8an
Francisco. The testimony against
Craig, and which he strove to refute,
was that he directed and permitted the
shipment of misbranded whisky, under
various masquerades, to Oregon,
President Campbell looses Aide.
UNIVERSITY OP OREGON'. Eugene,
Oct. 20. (Special..) Miss Edith Prater,
stenographer to President Campbell
since Ism. has resigned her position
ana left Iks' nlgni for YashiiiKtvL
hi-" ! lias accepted a. position i
uiu iutwual reveou tirUueate -
FOOD PLEDGES COME IN
LOUISIANA, FIRST l?T FIELD. HAS
EXTHAOKD1SARY RECORD.
Telegram From "Washington to Mr.
Ajer Says Southern State Slay
Be Regarded Barometer.
The success of the National pledge
cr.rd campaign for food conservation is
assured, if results of the campaign in
Louisiana can be taken as an indica
tion of the Nation's attitude. Louisi
ana is running its campaign two weeks
ahead of Pledge Cafd week, which oc
curs from October 2 to November 4.
The following telegram was received
at food administration headquarters in
Washington today from Food Adminis
trator Parker, of Louisiana, and was
'o!v;ir.ie.ii it-- 'V l Av.r. Kcdjiiil food
Uliniui.ra'. -T .r il-vn;
-U&'e iu fcrauxicd, to aaviea you ha.t
pledge cards signed yesterday exceed
any total vote ever cast in any Louisi
ana election. The mansion and the
cabin are loyally responding to the
Government's need for conserving its
food supplies, and if the first day is
taken as the criterion Louisiana will
make magnificent response to your ap
peal." Washington officials are of the opin
ion that Louisiana will be the ba
rometer in ti.o pledge card campaign.
Moose to Celebrate.
In commemoration of the fourth an
niversary of the Junior Order of Moose.
No. 19, the Portland Lodge of Moose
will give an entertainment at their
hall "Wednesday evening, October 24.
No business meeting will be held on
that evening. The Moose band will give
selections. Interspersed with vocal and
vaudeville numbers, and will be the
wind-up of vaudeville features in their
present hall prior to moving Into their
new temple at Fourth and Taylor
streets.
Klamath l''al!.- ltuilitr Dies.
Kla.UfATII r&ULS. Or., Out. ZQ
CSpecial.) Miss Hazel Blanche Har
denbrook, a teacher in the West Side
.School here, died Thursday of typhoid
fever. iiss Hardenbrook was 29 years
of age and was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. L. Hardenbrook. of Le
Mars, Iowa. Services were held here
yesterday and the body was taken to
Le Mars for burial. Tho city schools
closed yesterday in her memory.
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