THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, TOKTLAND, APRIL 14, 1918.
23
LATE HENRY B. THIELSEN,
PIONEER RAILROAD BUILDER
Associate ef Hi in Dajs Whea He Wu Assistant Chief Engineer ef
Oregoa Railway & Navigation Company Pays Tribute.
Get Your Fill f
Come
ET WILLIAM II. OALVANT.
XX T ITU the passing of Henry
WTtlilnn. the tat ot Oregon
baa lost one mora of Uo vary
few remalnlne? early builders of our
great commonwealth, when tha binding
of the taesj uninhabited Northwest and
tbs busy East with cord of steel laid
tbe solid foundation for the marvel oos
development of oar great Northwest.
The writer first knew Mr. ThleUen
In tha 'loa, when he held the Important
position of assistant chief engineer of
the old Oregon Railway Narljratlon
Company under his father. Haas Thlel
'n. then ensineer-ln-cblef of the O. R.
N. Company and chief supervising
engineer of the Northern Pacific Rail
road. Western division. The main lines.
as also the Important branch lines,
were then under construction, and time
was lb chief factor In those ander
taklnes. Tb engineering force was
therefore unusually large, and among
hena could be round almost every
known nationality well represented,
with Mr. Thirteen la rharsre of the field
and office forces. Every on of ua,
however, entertained a very high re
card fur M. B.." as be was generally
railed by the mn on the force.
Henry It. Thlelsen was born on
March I. Itti. at Marshall. Mtco. He
was the third son of Hans Thlelsen,
who came here from Fleneburg. Den
mark, and Kllen Weetren Thlelsen. who
was a native of Devonshire, England,
lie was educated at Burlington and
began his career as train dispatcher
on the Burlington road at tha age of
11. From 14 to list he held the
position of locating engineer on the
same roarl.
In the Kail of Ut. when his father,
at the Invitation of Ben Holladay.
who mad a fortune In his famoua
transcontinental pony express, came to
orricnn to take charge of the engineer
Ina work on the Oregon aV California
Railroad and the Oregon Central Rail
road now the Southern Pacific sys
tern Henry B. Thlelsen accompanied
him to Oregon, the other members
of the Thlelsen family having moved
here in the Hummer of 110.
The Thlelsen soon cams In contact
with Henry Vlllard. Journalist and
financier, who represented the second
era "f railroad development In the
Northwest. As soon as Mr. Vlllard
secured control of the railway situa
tion, in 1T. he Invited both Hans
Thlelsen and his son. Henry B.. to Join
hts organisation. His faith In those
two mm was unlimited, and that was
rnnueh to entitle them to the highest
ni.nl. L ralion In the business and social
life of this community.
It during his association with
Hen llollatlav. who represented the
first era of railroading In the North
weal, that Henry K. Thlelsen and his
brother. Julius E. bought from Senator
J. W. Neemlth the Dixie farm, near
KickrealU In Polk County, and he
lared neither effort nor money to
mak It one of the most beautiful farms
in Oregon.
On the death of his father. Henry
R Thirteen succeeded him aa chief en
gineer, remaining In that position until
all work on the last the Blue Moun
tain division was completed In l$s.
when ihe Vlllard era In our railway
development gave way to the Harrl-man-liill
era. when all engineering ef
fort on the O. R. St N. system wss
completely closed down and all work
for the time being at least suspended.
He thrn became chief engineer of the
Astnrtn ar Coast Railroad, and also en
gaged In general engineering practice
st Astoria under ths firm name of
Thlrlsrn. I.ter Anderson. In 11$
levy.
mil ln i al aaAlawaaeasai
Tbe Late Heary B. Tklelaca.
residing there continuously until hit
death, which occurred on April T.
Mr. Thlelsen was married In 1171. at
Cheektowago. N. Y.. to Miss Jennie Ben
nett, who survives him. He la also sur
vived by his three sons. II. William,
Itlckreall: Fred D.. Salem, and Edward
W Pan Francisco, and one daughter,
Miss Kllen B.. of Salem. He was a mem
ber of the Masonic fraternity, having
held many positions of great Impor
tanre. Including that of grand master
or Oregon.
when we come to think of It. the
days of activity In which Mr. Thlelsen
had so prominent a part to perform
were certainly wonderful days -days
of transition from old Oregon to the
new Oregon and there were so many
great spirits a brilliant galaxy of sol
diers, statesmen, capitalists and pro
motere battling with difficulties of
very description, and each one In a
way of his own endeavored to bring
bout the development of the North
west by and through the solution of the
railroad problem. Among them were to
bs found such names as that of General
ohn C. Fremont. General V. 8. Grant,
General George B. McClellan. Governor
saao I. Stevens. General Adna Ander
son. General John W. Kprague. Charles
Francis Adams. John I. Blair. Georgs
Francis Train. T. Kgerton Hogg. Ben
Holladay, Henry vlllard and many oth
re who struggled to overcome the
barren plains and well-nigh Impassable
mountain rangrs In order to solve the
problem of transcontinental railway
ransportatlon for Oregon. Washington
nd Idaho. Henry B. Thlelsen was one
those active spirits always kind
nd gawerous. always modest and not
of many words he kept his field and
fflce forces to their duties and en-
agements. In the midst of those many
duties he also found time to give to
his musical tastes, as many here re
member his excellent work on the sax
ophone with the old Orchestral I'nion.
as also his piano and' organ work. He
worshiped his parents and family and
he was In every sense a gentlenmn of
the highest type a, man who could he
trusted at all times and all places, sin
cere, constant and staunch In matters
of principle and who never failed to
give due consideration to others. His
body now rests In Klvervlew Cemetery.
and the people of this state will always
remember him as on or Oregon beet
he rcm-'ved with his family to Salem, and most useful cltliens.
FOOD RATIONS LOWERED
lT:lt OF rOHTLASD Wt)t
THI.l.a OF CONDITIO".
Wra. M. f- Asm Acewsaulaf ew Tare
I'ssais ef Hwar by Mrtet eaaer
sallaat Batter la cwrre.
Food restrictions the British are
forced t undergo In London are shown
in -jl letter Just received by V. H.
iMmrklcy. cashier of the Ldd at TUton
H.ink. from his sistrr. Mrs. M. K. Angus,
who lives In ths English capital. Her
only son. a lieutenant, is with the
British forces In Mesopotamia.
Mr. Iunckley has forwarded a por
tiou of the letter to W. B. Ayer, Fed
eral hood Administrator, who la nat
urally Interested. Mrs. Angus writes
of food cards In London aa follows:
"More recenand exciting events are
our food cards. For two weeks I could
get no fresh meat, but on Wednesday,
armed with my card. I got three-quar
ters of a pound of beefsteak, for the
prrmittril expenditure of one shilling
snd three pence. One-third I had
broiled, two thirds I had arewed with
carrots, celery and onions for two din
ners. I have still a coupon left, which I
can rchatige tomorrow for one-quarter
pound of bacon or one-quarter pound of
tinned beef, or six ounces of sausage.
"Mv meat and butter coupons are for
2s weeks from February Z. For two
months I had only one-half pound of
butter and no margarine. Today 1 got
one-uuarter pound butter, my week's
ration and two ounces of tes. It seems
like a weird dream.
"I cannot say I am really suffering
privation. I gat enough to eat. but
rat what I can get rather than what
I like. By doing without sugar In my
tea I have actually saved three abounds,
and next week 1 hope to make a little
marmalade. I like It better than Jam
for breakfast, and It Is only to be had
In the shops by great favor one small
pot at a time while stocks of jam have
been pretty well sold out.
"1 know that you In America are
helping us sll you ran and making sac
rtrtfes of every kind. too.
1 found that my fourth meat coupon
only gave me two and one-half ounces
of cooked meat Instead of the quarter
pound 1 expected. With potatoes In
their Jackets and beet roots with vine
car it will be a substantial pa"t of my
Sunday dinner, followed by a milk
pudding.
"I had- an excellent fried cod steak
today, and halt of It will be scalloped
for Monday with a rice pudding. Stewed
prunes and oat cakes and butter for
supper both days. For breakfast, tea.
marmalade and bread both daya, A
glass of hot milk st night not such
bad fare. Is It" But to think we are
In a slate of siege: Anything so ro
mantic we never imagined aa befalling
ourselves."
son. The programme Included patriotic
songs, vocal solos, readlugs and piano
numbers.
Those honored by the flag are: Hoi
son Prlchett. Jerry Wymann, Klmo
Huffman. Ksrl Fouts. Theodore Hollo-
wsy. Eldon but fin. Arils Hoffman. I,cs
ter McCurry. Fred Coffeene, Cecil Kel-
sev. Csrl Fonts. Dean Boothby, Reo
Went full, listen Wiser. George Pay
William Wills. Milton York. Paul
Wiser. I.ro Johnson. Albert McOlnnls.
Frank York. Albert McCurry and Wil
bur Wills.
SERVICE FLAG DEDICATED
Fanner Carlton High School Sta
denls Honored at Public Rally.
CARLTON. Or.. April 11. (Special.)
A service flag waa dedicated to SI of
the former high school students of
Carlton. Or.. Wednesday afternoon.
Tb flax, with Ita 11 stars, was car
ried by Laille Wymnn. Eva Wiser. Jes
ie Hoffman and Fay Boothby. as "The
Star-Spangled Banner" was played by
the hlsh school orchestra. Ird by E, M
Haley superintendent of schools.
Miss Lain Wymann formally dedi
cated the flag. The dedication was
followed by a response by Alvln Pesr-
Woodhurn Rallies for Loan.
S1LVKRTON. Or., April 11. (Spe
cial.) One of ths greatest patriotic
meetings ever known In Sllverton was
held In the opera-house Thursday even
Ing. Lieutenants Burk and Christie,
of the Canadian army, were the speak
era, and their talks were made before
an audienco of more than sOO people.
The rally was held in the interest of
the liberty loan drive and It seemed to
have tbe desired effect.
Cook Inlet Still Ice-Bound.
SEWARD, Alaska. April 15. Winter
ire still packs Cook Inlet, Alaska, and
it is believed boats will be unable to
reach Anchorage, a railroad town on
the Inlet, for a week or 10 days. Two
steamers with large passenger lists
have already left Seattle for Anchor
age. They may have to wait for the
les to move or unload here.
OREGON KDKMTOR DIES AFT
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Here we are Spring again! And good oU Boclf Rainier Bock
b with ua. This firm exerts erery effort to make its Bock especially rich
and ruperior for the custom is that the Spring offering of Bock shall
convey die appreciation of the manufacturer for his customer's patronage
The supply of Rainier Bock this Spring b limited very limited because
of the shortage of many niateriak. But the snisJlness of the ran has per
mitted unusual care and attention for each detail of production. So we
are inclined to believe mat you will confirm our opinion that Rainier Bock
this Spring surpasses any of our famous past offerings. Now, hurry, hurry,
hurry! Get your fill of Rainier Bock before the supply b exhausted,'
.YouH find it everywhere.
tor
I n
& lOc Bottles
Tou'n find SAiyiSR BOCZ at innt, caftt,
rlse a fmntan drug tor$t, groctriM, departmwt
J!t $lores, on dining cart and steamship; at canton-
' ' nenis, mobilization camps, naval stations and eZ- '
-it vrVetv kr$ good things to drink art sold. -
The Fable of
the Bock
Once upon a time In Holland, an tntenM
rivalry developed between two neJshbortiuC
towns, aver the manufacture ot beverage.
The one town claimed tint the product of
Its rival lacked body, while the town whose
product waa attacked charged that the
product ot the town attempting the bellttle
ment vaa the one lackicf In body. To eettle
the dispute, which finally asemncd an hos
tile aspect, a square was cleared midway be
tween the two towns. In this square two)
large oiled fabrto receptacles were erected.
Dnrlnf the period ot construct! on each town
set to manufacture & beverage bearing the
heaviest body ot which It exrald conceive.
Then, on a certain day, the Inhabitants ot
the two towns Journeyed to the cleared!
Sqoere, bearing their bereragee with them.
U the square, the beverage from one towa
was placed in one receptacle, snd the bever
age from the rival town In lta twin. For
three daya the receptacles were guarded,
after which the Inhabitants of the two towns
returned. The appointed Judges then made
S pnbllo examination and found the bever
age from one town had been so light that It
had all seeped through the fabric, while the
beverage from tha other town was m hearr
that practically no partiole had escaped. At
the announcement ot the result the Mayor
of the losing town exclaimed that a Bock
(a Holland word far gpat) had broken intd
the square sod with Itta horn had ripped s
tear m ths receptacle holding their berara,
and thus had It come to be spilled over tbe
ground, To this, the Mayor of the wiiminf
town replied that ths only Bock making way
Into the square was la their beverage and
It yet remoinad tn the receptacle. This wtt
tldsm shattered the alibi of tbe losing town
and distinguished the product ot the wtnae
as the beverage of ths Bock,
After the decision waa mads and the Joe
larlty subsided somewhat, the beverage of ths
winning tows was distributed among those
assembled. This act established a custom.
Now, In ths Spring of each yeas; leading
manufacturers of beverage produce an espe
elally fine. dark, heavy body beverage a
Bock beverage, sad distribute It as an as
prectatlon of the PS tussore
RAINIER PRODUCTS COMPANY, Seattle, U & A. Jdmfoctarey
of NW. Rainier. Malt Rainiar. Rimier Srvwial arrrt lyryj ,rJ frje-.
LANG CO., Distributors
Telephone Broadway 4273 A-6061
for the State of Oregon
EUGENE SOLDIER DEAD
AR1UIE1TMAX MARION l'E.MQ-
TO.N PXEUMOXIA VICTIM.
Rev. W. W. Vaa Sesy.'
MEDFORD. Or, April II
4 Special.) Kev. W". T. Van Scot.
one of tbs oldest educators of ths
stale, died near Wlmsr. Or., where
he was teaching? school, Thurs
day. April 4. after a brief illness.
Rev. Mr. Van Scoy was TO years
old and had been a resident of
Oregon since 18S2, when he set
tled tn ths Willamette Valley.
For several years he taught n
the schools of Xarlon County and
for three years waa ths president
of Drain Normal School. In IMS
he established the Ashland Nor
mal chool In Ashland. Or.
He Is survived bv his widow.
Mrs. Catharine & Van tcov, of
Ashland, and a daughter. Mrs. t.
H. Hussell. of Medford. Funeral
services were held at Ashland by
the (Vldfellows and burial waa In
the Medford 1. O. O. F. Cemetery.
Adja teat-General's Notice of Death
Clearly Fellews Boy's Wsrd ef
Arrival at French fort.
EUGENE, Or., April 13. (Special.)
A telecram was received In Eugene to
night announcing what Is probably the
first death In the Sixty-fifth Artillery,
organization of Oregon boys, since
Its arrival In France, ferry Penning
ton three days ago received a card an
nouncing the safe arrival of his son.
Private Marlon Pennington, "over
there." Today he received a message
from Adjutant-General McCain saying
that his son died of pneumonia April
Marion Pennington was 19 years of
age. He attended the grade and high
schools In .Eugene. Three years ago
hs enlisted In tbe Second Company,
Oregon Coast Artillery, now the Sixty-
fifth. His death is the second for the
old Second Company. Raymond Stmms,
of McKsnxle Bridge, died at Fort Ste
vens several months ago.
Pennington was the youngest ot 10
children and the first to die. His broth
ers and sisters are as follows: O. B.
Pennington. Eugene; M. V. Penning
ton.- Corval lis; W. M. Pennington. Eu
gene: Chester Pennington, Bremerton,
Wash.: John Pennington. Portland;
Lawrence Pennington, Weston, Or.;
Mrs. C C Skinner, Camas. Wash.; Mrs.
Elton Polett. Marcola: Mrs. J. B. Net
Ueton, Eugene.
MOONEY GETS MORE TIME
Second Death Sentence Postponed to
April 2 7.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1J. Indica
tions that further legal action would
be taken In behalf of Thomas J.
Mooney, whose sentence to death has
been affirmed by the' State Supreme
Court, were given here today by Max
well McNutt, defense counsel, who
asked that Mooney's resentencing to
death be postponed until April 27.
Mooney was convicted of murder In
connection with the preparedness pa
rade bomb explosion here in 1918. Mo
Nutt's request for delay was granted.
He would not indicate what further ac
tion he contemplated.
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