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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH . Si, 1020 WONDERFUL CAVES IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY SERVE TO ATTRACT TOURISTS TO OREGON Addison Bennett, in Course of Article on Waterways of Oregon, Regrets Government's Slowness in Develop ing Great Natural Beauty Spot, Which Everyone Should Take Opportunity to See. , v:' :x :i .:,.5?;f: (This In th ninth of a scries of articles bT Mr. Bennett on Oregon waterways. The tenth will follow at an earlj- date, nrenumablr the Sunday following this tide. Headers of The Oregonlan would do well to save these articles for when con cluded they will present the first au thentic tabulation of our rivers, lakes and croeks.) BY ADPISON BENNETT. I N JIY last article I stated that I would next take up the Illinois and its tributaries in Josephine i county, but before doing that I have two slight corrections to make in the last article. I stated that Brockman creek and Bummer creek flowed into Rogue river. They flow into Jump-Off-Joo near its confluence with the Rofrue. There are also a couple of typographical errors, both in the name of Rocky Gulch; it is printed Rock Gulch in both places. I failed to tabulate the length of the small streams on the Rogue and Applepate In Josephine county, so I will give it here. There are 92 of these un-named streams tributary to the Applegate and 245 tributary to the Rogue in that county, with a lencrth of about 315 miles. The Illinois river flows into Curry county from Josephine at the inter section of the confluence of Collier creek and the line dividing the two counties. This point is 31 miles north of the California line. Going up the Illinois on the left the first named stream is Florence creek, 1 miles; Pine, 2',i miles; Clear, Hi miles; Sol-j dier. 6Vt miles; Briggs, a branch of Soldier, 9 mites,, and the following branches of Briggs: Onion, ii miles; Butcher, 4 miics; i'ecret, 3 miles, and Horse, 2 miles. Cwk Flows AVest of Selma. Kxt is Six-Mile. ZVi miles: Deer, which flows in four miles west of Selma. 12 miles to the confluence of its north and south forks, 4'i miles eiist of Dryden. (Nearly all, if not all, of the territory gone over in this TRAILS CLUB SEEKS AID IN CLEARING SCENIC PATHWAY New Passage From Angel's Rest to 2200-Foot Summit of Larch Moun tain Blazed and Ready for Opening. The two views show R- W. Erren, Carl Sakrlson, H. G. MacLeod and C. E. Warner clearing away tres which during the past winter have made the route to Annel's Rt practically Impassable. In Mir hot ai ture. N MIDSUMMER, when the day Is and an uphill climb seems tor tile biker is prone to make sundry harsh and ungrateful remarks concerning the persons responsible for laying out the trail over which he Is traveling. Perhaps If this same Impatient hiker went over the same routes in the early spring he would find other faulLs to complain of, for he would be lucky If he found muen of a trail at all. Tho Trails club is the organization to which Is dne thanks for mainte nance of numerous lines of travel to scrnic points around Portland, and, now lii-l the w inter is out. i.r- ri -bers are out' looking for volunteers to assii't In reopening seme of these i; .Vi article Is situated in -what is known as the Illinois valley.) First named creeu on left is Clear, 6 miles, which is Vi mile southwest of yelrua: Squaw, a branch of Clear, is 1 miles. Next is Draper, of a mile east of Selma, which is 4 miles lonp: Crooks, 6 miles, comes in near Dryden, then Upper and Lower Squaw, 2 miles for both, then North For. 2 'A miles, and South Fork, miles. On the.riKht side of Deer, l'A miles west of Selma. is McMullin, 6Vi miles; Thompson. 6 miles.. The latter flows in near Dryden. Next above Deer, on the left. Is Reeves, 3 miles, then 2fe miles south of Kerby is East Fork. 13 miles. It rises in California. This fork has these branches Chapman, 3 'A miles; Sucker. 22 miles, its rise being- near the California line, about S miles west of Jackson county. Sucker has the following branches: On left, Kelley, 2i miles; McLean, Vi miles; Little Grayback. 3 miles; Grayback, 7 miles. (This creek is not named on ' the maps, but as it rises close to Gray back mountain and flows into Sucker creek miles south of Little Gray back, and has three named branches, I think it must be locally known as Grayback creok.) Its branches are Little, 1 mile; Fall, 1 mile, and Elk. l'i miles. Readers following these articles have no doubt noticed the duplica tion of creek names In the sam county, and some may think I have erred in such names. But I think not. And there will be more dupli cations in counties yet to come. 'You will discover one instance in Jackson county, when we reach it. where there are two larga streams of the same name flowing into the Rogue near each other, but one from the north and the other from the south. Stream Rloes Xear Caves. One miles above Grayback Is Cave, 5 miles long. This stream rise3 near the wonderful Josephine caves, which trails that have been blocked by fallen trees and landslides. The big work planned for this sea son is the opening of a new scenic route to Larch mountain, which is to be not more than a mile longer than the present difficult one up Multno mah creek. It is generally the cus tom to climb the mountain at nighs in order to view the surprise, and tho present trail ia extremely difficult to traverse without lights, as it first Koes up the faiie and then down a daik canyon. There is no view to be had until one reaches the summit. To make tho trip more attractive, the Trails club has blazed a new pn srge fi-": Ar."rl's Jlo't. rt t lo.-vot li ouiouiory Just 1,1 t.it C ' -y hi&-h.T."y. c!? thrt tiph from .he , fil'k vl B;...iU w v.-vv J r - 1K- ' 7 will one day be one of the greatest at tractioi s for the tourists that we have in Oregon. Unfortunately the government has thus far done next to nothing for these caves, if we except the establishment of a reserve to pro tect them from nomadic marauders. Limestone is the next stream above Cave, which is 2,,i miles long, then Left Fork, which is 4 miles, and a branch of Left Fork, Brush, is 1 mile long. On the right of Sucker there ore no named streams for many miles, the first being Boliin Gulcn, 5 miles long, which is only five miles north of the California line. Between that and the state line are two small named streams, Grizzly Gulch, 14 miles, and Tanner creek, 1 miles. On the left of the East Fork there is but one named branch. Page creek 2Vs miles, which is only 2 miles north of California. Going up the West Fork on the left there is no named stream; on the right is but one. Rough and Ready which flows in 2Vz miles northwest of Waldo. It is 10'4 miles long. Go ing up the Illinois on the right from the Currv county line, the first named stream is Klondike, 6H miles, then Dailey, 3 miles: Rancheria, KVz miles; Fall, 4 miles: Hoover, 2 miles; Mike's Gulch, 2 miles; Josephine, 9 miles. This stream has three feeders flow ing in from the west, as follows: Day's Gulch, 2Vi miles; Fiddler Gulch, 3 miles: Canyon, 4 miles. About two milea northwest of Waldo is Rough and Ready creejt, 11 miles. There are a few named streams In that vicinity which are branches or feeders of streams not named. One of these flows into the West Fork, 4 miles west of Holland, about a mile west of Althouse, near the mouth of Sucker creek. Its named branch is Democrat Gulch, 3 miles long. The parent stream is undoubtedly Alt house creek for I have crossed it at several places. It is considerable of a stream, being several miles long. proachlng tho 2200-foot summit from the northwest. The trail is an easy ascent and from it can be seen three mountain peaks, S't. Helens, Adams end Rainier, as weil as the Columbia river gorge, fai beyond Portland. Volunteers Are Needed, Only the blazing has been finished and a portion cf tne present trail io Angel's Rest cleared of fallen . trees and undergrowth. A call has been issued for volunteers with axes ani picks, who are willing to go up on the 7:30 train this morning and assist m ith the work. The Trails cluij was organized about 1915, when it erected a shelter on the top of Larch mountain. Tiis was practically destroyed by vanciiiis last winter and will have to be ro built. Members of the club are anx ious to see more of these shelters built. Club members hike alternate week ends and repai:- and mark trails on the others. SQUARE DEAL IS ASKED Father of ex-Soldier Declares Oth ers Get Land Preference. UMATILLA, Or., March 19. (To the Editor.) In The Oregonian of March 10, James Convill of the American Legion Is quoted as saying that con gress had done nothing for the ex service men, which in my estimation Is true. As a father of a boy who did his bit for his' country as a volunteer, and as a homesteader who has proved up on a government homestead several years ago, I desire to add my appro val to what Mr. Convill has said and also at the same time to enter my emphatic disapproval of the way con gress has treated the boys who vol untarily gave the government several years of their best manhood and who at the same time were willing if necessary to make the supreme sacri fice in order to preserve this country of ours, which is composed of the peo ple and is presumed to be ruled by the people for the people, who believe in the principles of Washington and Lincoln. I, myself, 10 years ago bet Uncle Sam' five years of hard labor and over J1000 against 80 acres of govern ment land that I could not be starved out In five years. Fortunately with the aid of my WOMEN! DYE IT AND SEE! Instead of Buying, Add Years' of Wear to Old Faded Garments with "Diamond Dyes" Fun 1 lflght high living costs with "Dia mond Dyes." Perfect results are sure, no matter if your old apparel be wool or silk, linen, cotton or mixed goods. "Diamond Dyes" are guaranteed to t'v t r.v, rich, fadeless color to i.u..i6 dresses, "'ns-h". aprons, . , - w -, -. .. . , ,rtcr. family and my growing boy wo won the bet and Uncle Sam gave me a patent to 80 acres of land. At the same time my son was ar riving at the age of maturity, look ing forward to the time when he could file on some of Uncle Sam's land and thereby make a home for himself. Juet at -the time that he became of age, and was therefore eligible to file on a piece of government .land, wo were brought into the great world war and the call was sent broadcast throughout the land for volunteers. So my son, along with thousands of other sons, volunteered his services to the United States navy and did his bit to discourage, the enemy on the water. Some time after the war was ended he got his honorable discharge and came back home, minus several of the best years of his life, to find, what? To find that while he was giving Uncle Sam all of his time and the best that was in him for less than half a laborer's wage, thousands of other young men as physically fit as him self had rushed into the shipyards to dodge the draft, serving the gov ernment for from 16 to $12 a day of eight hours and some of them had never earned that much in a week before. And now we come to the most ln- comprehendable part of governmental ingratitude and stupidity. Some of these shipyard workers were allowed to file on the identical pieces of land that my son and other volunteers were not permitted to file on for two specific reasons: First, the shipyard worker, earning his $10 and $12 a day, had the price of the gov ernment filing fee which the volun teer at $1 a day of 24 hours had not; second, it was a stipulation of the government, first come first served, which upon the face of it, looked fair enough. The shipyard worker comes home from work at 4 P. M., goes to bed early, has a night's sleep and is down camping on the doorstep of the land office before daylight, while the naval volunteer at Bremerton, Wash., is not even allowed a day off to go and file. The above is not hearsay, but an actual fact; the writer speaks from personal knowledge. While he does not wish to say that all shipyard work ers were workshirkers, it fell to his lot as a time-keeper at the Standi fer steel shipyard to turn over to the chief guard more than one able bodied shirker to be taken care of that he had found hiding in the yard to dodge work. The writer can cite specific cases where men who dodged the draft and in one particular case, a man who mocked the flag and United States soldiers, was able to prove up on a homestead. Another that dodged the draft and earned big money in the shipyards was able to be In Portland when the railroad land was thrown open and get his pick of the best piece in a whole community. And worse still, an alien enemy holds down a position as a sub-foreman in a shipyard and proves up on a homestead, while my son and others come home from the war and are hypocritically offered 40, 80, 120 or 160 acres of fern hills at the very cheap price of $2.50 an acre, plus all the expenses of filing, surveying, lo cating, filling out affidavits, etc., and also to be laughed at behind their backs by men who are now miracu lously healthy, but who at the time of the draft were subject to enough aches and pains to kill a mule. And then congress comes out In print with the excuse for not passing laws favorable to ex-service men be cause they know the boys would not like to accept something for nothing, or words to that effect. The boys do not want and would not accept charity. What they want and would accept is a square deal and at least an even chance with the draft dodgers and alien enemies. And it will not avail congress to play the ostrich act, or think to satisfy the boys and their friends with platitudes. (i. O. ADAMS. LIXE TO PASS XEAB SEVERAL APPLE SHIPPING CEXTERS. Scenic View of Great Beauty Will Be Afforded Travelers Along Xew State Highway. HOOD RIVER, Or., March 20. (SBe ciaL) R. H. Scott, engineer for the state highway commission, has just completed the survey of a trunk line to connect the Columbia river high way with the proposed loop highway around the east base of Mount HSod. The total length of the proposed road, as surveyed, is 21.8 miles. It proceeds in an almost direct line from the city south to the national forest line. xne roaa wiu pass witnin nan to i three-quarters of a mile of Van Horn, ' Odell and Parkdale, all valley centers and apple-shipping points. The towns, it is stated, have been avoided because the general topography of the country would not permit the road to reach them conveniently. Also, according to Mr. Scott, it was considered poor policy to carry the highway througout the apple-shipping centers, all of which at harvest time are congested with fruit trucks and, wagons. rnis congestion win De avoided by running the road a short distance away. Mr. Scott, in his report will point out Incidentally that the motorist will be afforded a bird's eye view of the entire Hood River valley, as well as the middle valley to the south, with Mount Adams and Mount Hood show ing up exceptionally well. COLORED GIRLS HELPED Five .Thousand Dollars AVill Be Raised for Building Purposes. A $5000 drive is about to be launched to provide funds for equip ping a branch Y. W. C. A. building for the colored people of this city. The need for such a building has been felt for some time, as at present girls and women coming to the city have no place to go until employed or properly lodged. A social center will be established where community serv ice activities will take place, and the younger folks can indulge in various recreations when not otherwise, en gaged. Td discuss this matter and perfect arrangements for raising $5000, a children's coats, draperies, every thing! The Direction Book In package tells plainly how to diamond-dye over any color. Tou cannot make a mistake. To match material, have druggists how y?u "Diamond Dye" Color Card. AdVj !lll!IIIIIIIIIII!lllll!l!Ulllllllllill!lll!l!lllillH!ll!llllllllllll!lll!lll!lllllll!IIH r3 v i 1 7125 mass meeting will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mount Olivet Baptist church, Broadway , near Everett, when speeches will be made by officials of tho local T. W. C. A. An employment bureau will be at tached to this Institution. All ac tivities will be In charge of a young colored woman of experience and training. Master Saves Vessel. PAGO PAGO, American Samoa. When a gale threatened to drlvo the American schooner Manna ashore In Apia recently, her master, F. J. Will iams, single-handed put to. sea at 2 o'clock In the morning and sailed the vessel to Pago Pairo. He reached PIMPLY? WELL. DON'TBE People Notice It Drive Them Off with Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets A pimply face will not embarrass you much longer if you get a package of Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets..-The skin should begin to clear after you have taken the tablets a few nights. Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver with Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the successful substitute for calomel; there's no sickness or pain after taking them, Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets do that "which calomel does, and just as effec tively, but their action is gentle and safe instead of severe and irritating; . No one who takes Olive Tablets is ever cursed with a "dark brown taste," a bad breath, a dull, listless, "no good" .feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad disposition or pimply face. Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil; you will know them by their olive color. Dr. Edwards spent years among pa tients afflicted with fiver and bowel complaints, and Olive Tablets are the immensely effective result Take one or two nightly for a week. See how much better you feel snd looi, 10c and 25c liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiii m iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMljllllli -1 I- 1 1 uMiimuiiiHiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiii I 353-355 Alder Street, at Park 1 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii The advent of Spring brings to us the realization that our which takes place this week marks the close of I A Remarkably Successful Year It has been remarkably successful in that during I so short a time we have gained in volume of business, I in prestige and in service an ascendency unequaled in I the northwest. 1 We are proud to state that our patrons are num- I bered among Portland's smartest women women I who desire wearing apparel original in design, supe- rior in quality and exceptional in beauty and smart- ness. I , New Models in 1 Dresses, Suits, Coats I which are arriving daily, are a riot of lovely bright, I wonderful colorings, tempered here and there by a softness and charm which only the true artist can I portray. ' And so when Fashion, inspired by Nature herself, is in tune with the happy springtime we invite you I to view the new models, confident they will meet with your approval. Their originality, freshness and quality can but I meet with the ever-increasing requirements of our discriminating clientele, I We bid you welcome to the greatest display of Dresses, Suits and Wraps ever shown in Portland -illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllr. here the following afternoon. Mem bers of his crew were all on shore when the gale sprang up. Hungarian Monarchy Favored. BERLIN. 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