T17E SUNDAY OREGOXrAX, PORTLAND. DECE3IRET? IS. 1021
BOOK WRITTEN
POWELL LAUDS
Monmouth Pioneer Writes History of Early Days When Indians and
Hardships Beset Path of Argonauts.
BY r. BURTON ARANT.
MONMOUTH. Or.. Dec. 17. (Spe
cial.) "The Powell Family" Is the
title of a new book which has just
been published by Dr. J. M. Powell of
this city. The volur.io of 200 pages
contains an account of the lives of
John A., Noah, and Alfred Powell
Oregon pioneers of 1851.
It also has an account of their an
cestors and a record of their descend
ants and relatives, several hundred
of whom live In tiio .Willamette val
ley. There are many intimate
sketches and personal accounts of the
pioneers, and poetry selections de
scribing scenes and narrating events
that aro held precious In the hearts
of their children and friends. One
chapter written many years ago is
devoted to incidents of the trip across
the plains. The volume contains
about 30 pictures of the pioneers and
their descendants.
.'W'rlMliinnn FoundN Family.
The Powell ancestry is traced to
James 1'owell, who was born in Wales
and came to America in 1765. He
served in the Revolutionary war, aft
erward settling in Virginia, where he
married the governor's daughter. His
eon Joseph settled in Ohio and mar
ried Sarah Alkire, a daughter of Rev.
John Alkire. whose grandfather had
como from Holland in 1686 and set
tled in Virginia. ' Joseph Powell
reared a family of 15 children. His
three eldest sons John, Noah and Al
fred migrated to Oregon in 1851, and
his daughter Lueinda, with her hus
band, Anthony Propst, started the fol
lowing ytar. However, the hardships
of the journey proved too severe for
them and they succumbed in the Blue
mountains. Their children and a
nephew of Mr. Propst came the rest
of the way alone and lived with their
Powell uncles until they were
grown.
Trip Wrx Made Safely.
The members of the Powell train In
1851 wire well fitted to endure the
hardships of pioneer life. They were
men jf rugged constitution and reso
lute purpose, and turned their faces
toward t he uncoquercd west the new
land of promise with the courage
that conies from an abiding faith in
5od. Under the guidance of Captain
John A. 1'owell the trip was made
without mishap. Leaving Illinois the
third day of April, they arrived in the
Willamette valley September 3, mak
ing five months to a day on the way
Soon after arriving each family set
tled on a donation land claim and be
gan the task of establishing a home
and helping to lay the foundation for
the development of the west. John
A. and Alfred settled in Linn county,
about eight miles east of Albany;
Noah in Marion county.
The time brothers ha: given their
lives to the work of the ministry in
the middle west, and after coming to
Oregon became pioneer preachers of
the Christian church to which most
of their descendants belong.
liidiiinn Are Friendly.
"John Alkire Powell was born on a
farm near Zenia, Ohio, February 20,
1807," reads an excerpt from the
book.
"He was a volunteer in the Mohawk
Indian war with Lincoln. . . . As
captain of the train across the plains
he made friends with the Indians, and
often obtained their aid in building
bridges across flooded streams, avert
ing delays of many days.
"He studied by himself and became
an independent thinker. He was a
great student of the bible, theology,
and historical literature. The Powells
in Illinois were United Brethren, but
he was attracted to the movement
then in its infancy which had for !'3
object the discarding of man-made
creeds and the restoration of a new
testament Christianity. He became a
member of the Christian church In
1832 and soon after began his min
istry. During the 19 years of his min
istry in Illinois he spent much of his
time in the churches of Springfield,
Athens, Sugar Grove and other
places.
Pulpit Are Mnny.
"After coming to Oregon in 18D1
before the days of church houses he
preached in groves, barns, school
houses and residences all over west
ern Oregon, and traveled horseback
the length of the state, establishing
churches ad sowing the seed for fu
ture religious work.
"John Powell had a powerful phy
sique; be was 6 feet in height and
weighed 225 pounds. A man of in
domitable will, he knew no task un
surmountable. . . . His command
ing appearance, his strong, clear voice
and his logic and magnetism easily
enabled him to hold the undivided at
tention of his audiences for an hour
and often much longer. His minister
ial work with its hundreds of con
versions was reported from time to
time in the Christian Standard then
published by J. M. Mathews.
"He was of a serious turn of mind
nnd seldom Indulged in a Jest.
His public discourses were quiet and
dignified in style: hla manner of
speaking was deliberate. His ser
mons did not call for great demon
strations, but were of a kind to give
men food for serious thought con
cerning the great issues of life.
"He was one of the early advo
cates of education, and was a trustee
of 'Christian college from its begin
ning until his death."
(Christian college was founded at
Monmouth in 1858 and was supported
by the Christian church of Oregon
until 1S91, when the property was
transferred to the state for the estab
lishment of a state normal school.)
Old Church I Landmark.
"John A. Powell was instrumen
tal in building the old Central church
near Albany, now sacred in the mem
ory of many people of the surround
ing country. He and his brother Al
fred alternated in filling the pulpit,
each traveling on his odd Sunday to
preach the gospel at some distant
point.
"He died in 1880. Of his ten chil
dren only one, H. C. Powell of near
Albany, is living. Frank S. Powell
community builder and a member of
the Oregon legislature in 1889. died
at Monmouth a few years ago.
"Noah Powell (1808-1875) was born
at Dayton, Ohio," continues the his
tory, "and lived there 17 years, mov
ing to Menard county, Illinois In
1835. He married Marl- Smith eister
of his brother John's' wife in 1830.
. He settled in the north end
of Howell's Prairie in Marion county.
mih Powell Devout 1'hrlntinn.
"Although lie had much to do on
his large stock nnd grain farm, he
never neglected his regular trips on
horseback to preach at Howell's
Prairie and other places for he was
a very devout Christian and a faith
ful minister of the church of Christ.
In addition to preaching, he led the
singing, first lining out the song as
was the custom in those days, owing
to the scarcity of hymn books. With
his nephew. John Propst, he often
went out into the highways and by-
ways In different parts of Oregon to i
spread the gospel. .Many times the
three brothers met at Central church
ind took turns in preaching."
Of his family ol nine children, only
five reached maturity. His daughter.
BY DR. JOHN
OREGON FAMILY
Mrs. Lavina Cornelius, lives at Jef
ferson, Oregon.
Alfred Towell was born in Ohio
July 10, 1810. He moved to Illinois
with his parents in 1825. and to Ore
gon in 1851 with his wife Hannah
and children.
"For many years he was a Chris
tian minister and with his brother
John, preached in many places in the
valleys of western Oregon, continuing
this service until his death, Decem
ber 18, 1881. He sleeps In the Central
cemetery near the church he helped
to found and which has been a great
factor in forming the character of
the neighborhood."
Grandfather I Described.
(Excerpts from "Our Grandfather,"
by Mrs. Tilla 1'. Taylor.)
"In appearance grandfather was
slightly above medium height, very
much stooped, and Just missed being
stout; very fair complexioned with
blue eyea In boyhood his hair was
red.
"He was very neat and always well
groomed. I recall distinctly his fine
hand-stitched linen and highly
polished boots. He retired at 8 P. M
and built his morning fires at 4 A. M.
"Punctual, thorough and methodi
cal, he was nevertheless unconven
tional and Jolly: he made hosts of
friends and kept them. Although he
was 'Uncle AT to most people and
'Dad' to his boys, there was an at
mosphere of reserve which caused
his associates to respect his personal
ity, and I think very few ever en
croached upon it.
"In his pulpit talks he emphasized
the beauty of Chirst's life and sacri
fice, and the strangeness of man's
rejection of it. A lady said to him
one day, 'What do you think of hell?'
and he answered. "I was never there
and do not intend to go. so I am not
at all interested in the place.'
"Ho was friendly with the Indians,
who sometimes brought their wares
for barter or sale. Their beaded
cushions and pockets adorned his
walls, and their hazel brooms his
barn.
"He read a great deal and liked to
talk of the lives of great men. I
asked him about a picture that hung
in a prominent place, and received
my first lesson in history from the
stories he told me of Abraham Lin
coln, who had surveyed grandfather's
farm, and with whom he had served
in the Black Hawk war.
"He told me that one day when
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UK following hand came up In a
recent game. It brings up a num
ber of interesting points which
It behooves the student carefully to
study:
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The score was love-all, rubber game,
both sides naturally were anxious to
make game, the more so as it had
been decided this was to be the last
rubber of the evening. With it all Z,
the dealer, hesitated to bid hearts on
four to the ace, king and jack, espe
cially as he was without a quick side
suit trick. Had the Jack of hearts been
queen, the hand would have contained
two and a half quick trick values,
with the probability of four tricks,
and the bid would have been entirely
Justifiable. Still, at the score, there
are undoubtedly some who would have
ventured the heart bid rather than
pass.
However, as stated, Z passed, as also
aid a, who devoutly hoped the re
maining players also would pass and
the hand be thrown up. Y. however. 1
who had six spades to the king. !
queen ana jack (two quick trick val
ues in that suit), ace and king of
clubs, and guarded queen of hearts
tin all quick trick values to four
and a fourth), bid a spade. His hand
gave the promise of seven, possibly
eight, tricks, and the bid was in all
respects justifiable, even as third bid
der and after the dealer, hie partner,
had passed.
B, who himself held six spades to
the ace and a singleton heart, was
greatly pleased at Y's bid. His only
regret was that he could not push
the bid, but as to bid two spades, the
only bid his hand contained, would
have been to warn Y rather than push
him, he wisely maintained silence,
trusting that Y would continue to
hold the bid.
Z with no help for his partner's
bid (spades), but with two and a half
quick trick values In two othei suits
(the minimum in such case bell.g one
and one-half quick trick values),
should have bid no trumps, thus show
ing his partner the true condition of
his hand and warning him against
the continuance of spades unless him
self holding exceptional strength in
the suit. He failed to do so, how
ever, and passed.
A, who, of course knew nothing re
garding his partner's spades, and who
felt that to leave Y with his spade
bid spelled defeat to his side, took a
dash at diamonds, biding two. Y,
being unaole to place the remaining
spades and who could not tell but
that his partner might be able to
help at the suit, went two spades on
the strength of his own hand.
This suited B exactly, for while he
read his partner with less than the
conventional strength Justifying an
original bid in diamonds (since his
bid was a second rather than a
first-round bid), he nevertheless felt
his chance of saving game should Y
go on with his spade bid was greater
man ever. Having three diamonds to
the king, the ace and five other spades
(Y's suit) and a singleton heart, he
went three diamonds, in the hope that
if A's bid prevailed, they would at least
make their contract, or, if Y went on
with spades, they would set him.
Z and A passed and It came around
again to Y. He. naturally, was as
little desirous of A's playing the hand
at diamonds as A was of his playing
it at spades, though. A's bid being a
minor suit, there was less chance of
the adversaries going game at their
bid than, according to As way of
thinging, than there was of Y's making
game at his bid. Still, as he had an
exceptionally good hand, with, as
stated the probability of seven, pos
sibly eight, tricks, he felt that if his
partner gave him but one trick he had
a good chance of making his contract,
and, if he gave him two, of going
game. So he went three spades.
B thereupon made a fatal mistake.
and Y shortly followed his example
by making one equally fatal. B in
stead of being satisfied with the state
of things, foolishly doubled, though he
well knew that if Y made his con-
tract undoubled he would fail to
make game, but if he made his con
tract undoubled he would. Under con
ditions of this nature a double should
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never be made unless the player mak-know
he was carrying chain Mr. Lincoln I trumps not in his own hand, his play f
told a rabbit story; the chainmen lost then would be to drop the trumps and i
count and had to rechain the line. j turn to one of his side suits, prefer-
'Did you think then that Mr. Lincoln ably clubs, of which he held ace and'
would some day be a great manr'jking and one small, and dummy four.
I asked, and he said. 'We knew that ! tc the queen and jack. The third:
he was a great man.' I round of the suit would put dummy
Abnent .Never Criticised.
"Although he did not hesitate to
reprove, he never criticised the ab-
sent. 1 never heard him repeat an
unpleasant fact or bit of gossip. I
think the reason he found it so easy
to follow strictly the Eible standard
of morals was because he believed it
absolutely.
"With his brother John he rode and
preached for many years. They fi
nally sold their farms and moved to
Albany, where they still worked and
grew old together.- The picture of
these two brothers is a very precious
possession to all those who saw them
so often together in that first little
church which was tucked away so
cozily under the great oak trees."
Joseph Goble Powell lives at Cot
tage Grove, and his daughter, Mrs.
Jane Davis, lives at Elberton, Wash.
"The Powell Family" is dedicated
to the Powell Memorial society, which
was organized two years ago when
nearly 200 1'owell relatives met in
the Copeland grove, on the site of the
John A. Powell donation land claim
e'ght miles east of Albany. Dr. J. M.
Powell was elected president, and a
kriaf finnuHtnf inn wa urlnnfprl At
1 each annual meeting the fourth Sun
day in June semi-religious and pa
triotic programmes have been ren
dered, and a basket dinner and a dij
of good fellowship enjoyed.
The hook closes with the poem,
"Grandmothers," by Mrs. Tilla P.
Taylor of Cottage Grove.
(ruiirf mot hern.
Her eyes were aa blue as the flowers of
the flax
That she pun by the Zuydvr Zee;
Her heart kt-pt tune with her wheel as
she mnK
Of the things that were "yet-to-be."
From a craw on the heights of uncon
iucred land
A lad looked out to sea,
And mailt u place with an untamed rare
In tiie land of the "yet-lo-be."
Kn eland's honor and Scotland's pride.
Heroic Holland and Wales
Gave of their be!t to the lands of the west
To leaven their western vales.
Flower of the a:ej, fruit of Its pain.
Child of the evening star!
What the race of mothers died to win
Their strength and beauty you are.
Greatly they gave, and life demands
Greatness from you as her fr?.
The be Ft of yourself, your thoughts, your
deeds.
As a Rift for the 4,yet-to-be."
These same little thoughts and beautiful
deeds
For your building are held in store
For that beautiful home not made with
hands.
When you pass through life's last little
door.
1 1
ing it is absolutely assured the con
tract will lall. ft later endeavored to
Justify his act by explaining that
as he had six spades (trumps) and
could ruff the second round of hearts
and that, as he had reason to believe
he and Ills partner had practically
all the diamonds, he had no doubt
but that iie could defeat the spades,
furthermore, that as he and his part
ner were considerably behind on pen
alties, he felt it was a golden chance
to make up some of the lost points.
He reckoned without his host, how
ever, for, played at soades. Y would
Just make his contract, three. This
at the double would give Z-Y a total
score of 373 54 for tricks, 18 for
honors, 50 for making gcod at a
double and ?50 for rubber.
Y, taking fright at the double, fool
ishly shifted to three no trumps and
in so doing met his Waterloo. Though,
as he afterwards explained, he knew
the adversaries held diamonds and
that diamonds would be immediately
led he reasoned that his queen of dia
monds would force the ace or king,
and that there was thus a chance that
a possible jack or ten in his part
ner's hand might eventually stop the
suit.
B met Y's shift by again doubling,
feeling that at three no trumps they
perhaps stood an even better chance
of defeating the contract than had
the declaration remained spades.
This turned out to be the case. A-B
maae in all six tricks and Z-Y
were
r'"" l" l"e eAlenl ol zuu- nonors
13, who was the nlaver to lead.
led the highest card of his partner's
suit, diamonds, and, as it held the
trick, cleverly led his ace of spades
before a second round of diamonds,
reasoning, and correctly, that spades
were doubtless evenly divided between
his own and Y's hand nnd that it
was unlikely A would be unable to
lead the suit. Moreover, that as de
clarant upon securing the lead would
likely be good for all the remaining
tricks in hearts and 2clubs, it was
unlikely that spades would ever be
led. Having no re-entry In either
hearts or clubs, he therefore made his
ace of spades before giving up the
lead, thereby scoring an additional
trick, which at the double meant
another hundred points. Had he not
done so Y would have been defeated
by but one trick rather than two.
At trick 3 V. who had himself
made the two first tricks, led the
10 of diamonds, which A passed In
order that the nine of diamonds, three
times guarded in dummy's hand,
might continue to be led through.
A-fci were thus enabled to make five
tricks in diamonds, which, with B's
ace of spades, totaled six trick to
the side.
Y's double of three spades, which,
as stated was unsound in its premises
and should not have been made,
served the side after a good purpose.
since it frightened Y into the bid of
niree no trumps, at wnicn Old ne was
defeated. Had Y kept his poise and
allowed the doubled three-trick spade
bid to stand, as has been stated, he
would because of the double have
gone game.
Played nt spades. B again would
lead his best diamond, the king, which
as before would hold the trick, Y
dropping the queen. Whether or not
Y had played the queen. B should
have been able to read him with no
more of the suit, for, by placing
uve diamonds originally with his
partner (and he certainly would not
have made the diamond bid, more
especially a second-round bid on less
than five) and adding to this num
ber his own three and dummy's four,
it should be apparent that Y held
originally but orre. B's king would
bold the trick, and at the second trick
B would have the choice of leading a
club or another diamond, forcing the
declarer and making his own trumps
proportionately stronger. This un
doubtedly would be the stronger play.
To this round Y would trump and
come out with one of his high trumps
to force ihe ace. Seeing that his
partner held out one trump, his hope '
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n ju iu e iiiuL iiic uuverse trumps
were evenly divided and that the ace
only would make against him. The
first round would show him the true
situation and would naturally be dis
concerting, but in spite of it he would
still have the ability to make good
his contract.
Whether or not B would win the
first round of trumps would not affect
the result. The chances are that he
would, and at the next trick go on
with the forcing game by the lead of
another diamond. Y would again
trump and would then be left wiith
but three trumps, the two best, queer,
and jack, end the nine. As he would
that Ii hatl all the remaining
M HM WE
In tne lead ana ne wouia ieaa a
small heart to his own queen. A sec
ond heart lead would force B to trump i
and then having nothing but trumps
i he would be forced to lead a trump
right up to declarer's tenace. B
would give anything to be able to
make some other lead, for he would ;
see the advantage the trump lead
would be to the declarer. Any other
suit, even the smallest card of the'
suit, would have been an asset to his
hand, as it would compel declarer to ;
lead to his and so reverse the poei- j
tiens and the relative advantage. ,
Should he lead the ten of trumps it
would fall to declarer's jack, while
I should he If ad a small trump it would
enable declarer's nine to win. It j
would truly be a case of Scylla and '
Charybdis, of avoiding one danger J
but to run into another.
Three distinct lessons, all of in-;
estimable value, are exemplified in y
this hand; first, that an unwise dou-I
ble can often give the adversaries!
an otherwise impossible mei sec- ;
ond. that an unwise shift because of I
a double may lose the chance of an I
otherwise easy game and rubber, and, !
third, that played at the double of a!
trump declaration, declarant may
often win name by the judicious han
dling of his side suits.
There are many players who seem
of the opinion that trumps are every
thing and side suite are of little
valua. Such players are apparently
oblivious of the fact that side suits
are often of great value in forcing
the declarer and so weakening his
trumps, at times to the point where
he is unaolc to lead and exhaust his
opponent. Moreover, in hands where
the trumps ere exhausted, the side
suits attain the same value as the
trump suit, tro far as taking tricks is
concerned; the hand from then on be-
comes practically a no-trump hand
and is governed by the tame condi
tions. As has been shown, it would
have been by the judioious handling
of the side suits in this hand that
Y. the declarer, would have been able
to make uame had the bid remained
at the doubled trump.
Another disadvantage which accrued
to Y by his shift from the doubled
spade to no trumps, at which bid the
adversaries made penalties to the j
value of -00, was that the rubber was j
still left open. At the doubled spade'.
it would have been definitely closed ',
STATISTICS;! i
DAILY CITY
.Marriage Licences.
BHAACK-IJ ETZKX Ernest 1
I! I. M3 Alhamhra street, and
Braa-k,
Lorraine
l.citzen, IN. Portland.
Hill. L1EK-JOHXSOX John K. Bolllcr.
37, Salem, or., and Mary A. Johnson. 7,
less ltelmont street.
('HKISTENHKN-Jl'LI AN -Christ Chris-
! lei-sen. ( latskanle, or., anu vera Julian,
! n i'.a I. Portland.
ViHW'll-.JoNKS Orlo E. Voting, lepal.
; .ijs Kcsaenaen street, and Bessie 1. Jones.
i -.al. 7s Hunt street.
mVUX-tVATSOX Keen H. Owen, legal, i'
j lit. S.xih street, and Merle Watson, legal, I
...II Kiphtv-second avenue Southeast. i J
I i,HS-HOU''H BJame dhs, leiial.
( .,ia avenue, ana ,iuria norcn, legal, .w , tj
Uolf-e Mreet. jl
CON'KLIN-I.EWIS I.ewis Booth f'onk- . '
iin, It jiat, .'."tl Farso street, and Winllredj'
J Lewis. It-sal, 440 KailinK street.
HAKDK-KI.' HENSTK1 N William llunl I .
It-Kal, lotir, Vernon street, and Julia Kubtii-
stein. 'JUS tJlenn avenue )r
A.N'DKKHDN-KNHIHT Carl Oscar An-,!
(lerson, leaal. Bend, Or.. and Bonn.e .
. u.u.,1 Liimun ,t...i '
"' '- I
ancoiiver Marriage License.
Wl nKXKKLT-AXllERSON Abraham K.
Wlticiiielt. lis, of Portland, and ilandu An
derson, of Portland.
VEI.UHLIS-S.MIT-Fred Veldhuia. 38. of
Portland, and Helena C. timlt. 33. of
I'ortlaiHl.
VKKXOX-BERTSCHI Avery J. Vernon.
J.",. of Vancouver, and Mabel Bcrttichl. 33,
of tilenwood. Wash.
SUCK-L'UHK Ray W. Slack. 22. of
Portland, and Mabel F. Clark, la, of Port
land. JKEVES-XORRIS Edmund Jeeves, 37.
of Victoria, II. C. and Ada Eliza Norrib,
37, of Victoria, B. C.
Tl RNlLxiK-ANRIlJ Ersal D. Turnidge,
1, of Portland, and Lena Anrlg, 20. of
Portland.
FATTERSOX-MACKUX Harry Patter
son. 3-S, of Portland, and Bessie Macklln,
;;:. of Portland.
HJURKLUXU-OABHELSOX E. BJork
lund, 1M. of Portland, and Hilda Gabrel
son. 21, of Portland.
XEUEXUAHL-UIUHARK Harold NeR
erttiahl, legal, of Portland, and Kmly Gid
mark, legal, of Portland.
Births.
CIART.O To Mr. and Mrs. E Ciarlo. 544
Gllsan street. December b. a daughter.
M.IRAS To Mr. and Mrs. F. Maras.
4.'-. 1 hird street, December Hi, a son.
CRAMMER To Mr. and Mrs. K. H.
Crammer. J12S East Twenty-first street
north. December 14. a daughter.
M1YAKE To Mr. and Mrs. T. Miyake,
rs North Fourth street. December u. a
dauchter.
SWAXriON To Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Swanson, 11720 Sixty-fourth avenue. Decem
ber 12. a son.
MIRWAI.D To Mr. and Mrs. Frank
MlrwaUl, ll.'.o'J Fifty-ninth avenue. Decem
ber lo. a daughter.
STOKES To Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stokes,
0S06 Sixty-third a.venue, December 0. a
daughter.
(IOTELI. To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gotell,
1411 Porter street. December C. a daughter.
EfTTLER To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Butt-
ler. foot of Mile street. December ti. a son.
DE1.LMAX To Mr. and Mrs Charles
Deliman, ."ill! Ve?t Catlln street. Decern
ber 'S. h daughter.
HAl'sEX To Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hau
sen, lOVil East HarrUon street. December
14. a son.
Building Permits.
T. II. SMITH Erect residence. 1401
East Sixth street north, between Dekum
and Liberty streets; builder same as own
er: SL'4t: lot DIOCK Maxwell.
MISS MAUDE AIXSWORTH Repair
garage. 642 Hillcrest drive, between Ha
vens View drive; builder, Oppenlaunder &
Son; Jlilno.
SAMUEL, GOLDENBERG Krect resl
dence. 4:;S East Eleventh street, between
Tillamook and Thompson streets; builder,
(5. C. Goldenberg: J30O0; lot 13. block Ul.
West Irvington.
J. C. ENGLISH Repair store. 14.". Fifth
street, between Morrison and Alder streets;
builder. Davis Building comDanv: siotto.
J. R. CONWAY Erect residence. 720
Twenty-fifth Htreet. between Fremont and
Klickliat; builder, same as owner; $27.10;
lot If. block (. Edgemont.
K. FORD Erect residence, "727 Fifty-
sixth avenue, between seventy-seventh and
Eightieth streets; builder, Flnanco Service
-ompany: sjuiu: lot JO. Oioca J. wood
""CLAREXCE W. MICHAEL Erect rest
dence. .11 111 East Fifty-ninth avenue, be
iween Fifty-first and Fifty-second streets;
biHIder. Frank K.wing; lots t ana o,
block .". Rosemead Park.
VA DA MITCHEL Erect residence. 431
Webster street, between .Newton and Sev
enth streets; builder, O. W. Watts; JUOUU;
lot 72. block 77. Arleta.
E. NELSON Erect residence. 449 East
Forty-eighth street, north, between Han
cock and Tillamook streets: builder same
as owner: tUOuO; lot 1. block 43. Rose
citv Purk.
G. P. HASFORD Erect residence. 50
nasi Sixty-second street, between Burn
Mtie and Stark streets: builder, E. Nel
son: f itooo ; lot C. -V oO, tract j. Crystal
Springs tract.
E. W. BAUGHMAX Erect residence.
."::2 Going street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets; builder, same as owner;
J4.",0O: lot 11-12, block 15. Highland.
JAMES A. CLOCK Erect residence.
301(1 Fifty-fifth street, between Twenty
ninth and Thirty-first avenues; builder,
same as owner; $3400; lot 7. block G.
Clock's addition.
DAVID OLIVER Erect residence. 105
Hudson street, between Charleston and
John; builder, same as owner; $2500: lot
II. block 2. Scott.
H. B. MILLER Erect residence. S9
Fortv-nlnth street, between Siskiyou and
Klickitat streets: builder. H. M. Rlcker:
$2000: lot 15. block 1411. Rose Citv Park.
W. M. I'MBDENSTOCK & CO. Erect
resilience. lO'.i.t Senate street, between Im
nerial and Thirty-seventh streets: builder,
same as owner
Laurelhurst.
$4500; lot IS, block 32,
Shooting Logscr Bound Over.
SALEM, Or.. Dec. 17. (Special.)
William Rogers, logger, who' two
weeks ago, shot and seriously wound
ed Walter W. Birtchet, Salem police
man, today was held to appear before
the Brand Jury following a prelimi
nary hearing- in the justice court.
Rogers' bail was fixed in the amount
of J2500. Rogers was charged with
the crime of assault with intent to
kill. Policeman Birtchet was shot by
Rogers when he was called to the
home of Mrs. Rogers' mother to quiet
a disturbance. Despite his wound,
however. Birtchet knocked Rogers to
the floor, relieved him of his revol
ver and took him to the police sta
tion in an automobile.
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BRIDGE DELAY POSSIBLE
OIIEUOX CITY STIllCTl'ltK
DEBATE!) AT .MEETING.
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Official Says State Will Postpone
Action if Controversy Begins
About Viaduct.
OREGON CITV. Or.. Dec. 17. (Spe
cial.) If an active movement is
started to get the United States en
gineers to order a change in the plans
for the new bridge across the Wil
lamette, the state high-way commis
sion wiLl cease all building activity
and tie up the entire work here until
the matter is completely adjusted.
This announcement is made after an
Investigation conducted for the com
mission by their bridge engineer,
Walter McCullough, in conn-ection
with the local bridge committee and
the heads of the Crown Willamette
Paper company.
The controversy is the result of a
protest registered by steamboat men
to the effect that the new bridge will
prove a menace to navigation during
the period of high water, and recom
mending a change which would allow
greater clearance adjacent to the
west pier. If the work should be
delayed it would mean the tieup of
cross-river traffic for a period of
probably two years.
According to the members of the
committee who attended the confer
ence, it was definitely established
that plans as now followed, had the
full approval of the United States en
gineering department. It was be
lieved for some time here that a
change in the structure was made
after the final aproval of the design.
The investigation showed that any
change in the structure, would entail
the loss of more than $160,000, as the
steel, fabricated for the present arch,
could not be used, for any other pur
poses. FARMER BADLY BURNED
Alan Falls in Hog Scalding Tank
and May Die as Kcsult.
BAKER, Or.. Dec. 17. (Special.)
Burns suffered yesterday by A. F.
Murray, a Richland rancher, when he
fell into a hog scalding tank on the
Gordon ranch at that place may prove
fatal, according to an announcement
oday at the St. Elizabeth hospital
In Baker, where the man was brought.
His condition tonight is reported to
be as satisfactory as can be expected.
Mr. Murray formerly resided in
Baker and for many years was en
gaged in blacksmithing at Home
stead and Cornucopia.
FARM COUNCIL FORMED
County Agricultural Society Or
ganized nt Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 17. (Spe
cial.) A county-wide agricultural
council, embracing both business men
of the various cities and farmers rep
resenting country districts, to work
for the improvement of existing farms
and the creation of new ones, was
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Oregon
THE OREGONIAN annual
edition, to be issued Monday,
January 2, the entire state
will be represented in text
and illustrations. There will
be six special and the regular
news sections.
Eight pages will be devoted exclu
sively to the 1925 exposition, all phases
of that important project being cov
ered. Eight pages will be given over to
progress of the state highways, scenic
and tourist subjects and Crater Lake
park,
Eight pages will feature timber
and lumber activities, agriculture,
horticulture, irrigation and kindred
topics.
Eight pages will have to do with
Portland and Columbia river harbors,
industrial development and hydro
electric expansion.
ft One 16-page section will deal with
automobile, education, fishing and
hunting, the state game farm, mining,
history of the state fair, the dairying
industry, the Oregon caves, tourist
work, activities of the Oregon Feder
ation of Women's clubs and many
other subjects with numerous illus
trations. ft Another section will be devoted to
the many activities in Portland, with
superb illustrations, including rose
features, the municipal auditorium, our
unexcelled water supply, fire depart
ment, school system, library work,
large and small homes thousands of
them built and in process of building
churches, financial situation in fact,
everything any one could wish to know
about the city.
The Oregfonian New Year's Edition
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decided upon at the farmer-merchant
dinner held Inst night at Hotel Wash
ington, and at which business men
End farmers discussed their mutual
problems.
The determination to organize the
council followed a talk by W. C.
Mumaw of Aberdeen, president of t hp
Montesano Packing company, who
outlined the accomplishments of the
county in the matter of farming,
poultry raising and dairying, and the
possibilities of systematic develop
ment. A $10. COO, 000 yield for the
three branches of husbandry was
forecast for the near future and a
correspondingly greater yield as the
logged lands are cleared and utilized.
Stephen 1. .Miller, dean of the school
of business administration. Univer
sity of Washington, was the chie
speaker, his address being on the
economic problems of the farmer.
KIRBY JURY FINDS VERDICT
Woman Reformer Accused of Deatli
of Infant, to Know Eate.
ADRIAN", Mich., Dec. 17. A verdict
was reached tonight by the jury in
the case of Mrs. Matie Kirby. Hudson,
Mich., reform leader, charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
alleged slaying of her infant grand
son. The finding of the jury, on in
structions of the court was sealed
and placed in the hands of John Al
cock, the foreman, and will be re
ported Monday.
The Jurors reached an agreement at
7:30 P. M.
No statement was made hy any of
li.e jurors as to the basis for their
long deliberations.
PROPERTY LOSS $50,000
Breaking of North River Logging
Dam Proves Disastrous.
SOUTH BEXD. Wash., Dec. 17.
(Special.) Later advices from Xorth
river, where a large logging dam
broke and allowed a flood to sweep
down the valley. Indicate that the
property los may amount to $50,000
or more. A wall of water raced aown
the valley and tore out a large boom
piles and all, and took the mass down
the river. It finally stopped at a
lower boom, although many valuable
timbers were swept out to sea.
A number of houseboats and: small
craft were ground to pieces.
Salem Has Cold Weather;
SALEM, Or.. Dec. 17. (Special.)
Salem last night experienced its cold
est weather for the winter. The
thermometer dropped to 22 degrees
above zero. As a result of the cold
spell orchardists and berry growers
today examined closely their trees
and vines. N'o damage of consequence
has been reported as a result of the
freeze.
Club Opposes Tax Rise.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.)
Members of the Fruitland Community
club, at a meeting held here last
night, went on record as condemning
the action of Governor Olcott in call
ing a special session of the legisla
ture. Incidentally the club urged the
Marion county delegation to oppose
any measure which will increase the
present tax on land.
Represented
ft Some of the contributors of major
articles are :
ft Governor Olcott, on what the 1925
exposition means to the state ; Mayor
Baker, on its significance to Portland;
Julius L. Meier, chairman of board of
directors of the exposition, on its scope
and world-wide aspect; C. N. Mc
Arthur, congressman from this district,
on introduction, passage and signature
of joint resolution authorizing Presi
dent Harding to invite nations of the
world to participate ; F. E. Beach, on
origin of the exposition idea.
R. A. Booth contributes an unusually in
teresting and instructive article on the work
of the state highway commission, of which
he is chairman; C. B. McCullough, bridge
engineer, describes the structures which the
state has built to span the streams encoun
tered on the roads; Sydney B. Vincent tells
of the work of the state tourist association
and W. J. Hofmann details the activities of
the Pacific Northwest Tourist association,
these being co-operating organizations; R.
W. Price describes Crater Lake park.
Other contributors and their subjects
are: George A. Wcstgate, agricultural re
view; Percy A. Cupper, state engineer, irri
gation; Frank C. Bramwcll, state bank ex
aminer, state financial situation; Cornelia
Marvin, state librarian, library system of
Oregon ; J. A. Churchill, state superintendent
of public instruction, state school system;
C. L. Hawley, state dairy and food commis
sioner, dairy industry; H. M. Parks, chief,
Oregon bureau of mines and geology, min
ing review; .Major R. Park, corps of United
States engineers, river channel development;
G. B. Hegardt, chief engineer Portland Com
mission of Public Docks, history of channel
and port development; Sam A. Kozer, secre
tary of state, value of motor vehicles; Dr.
'"wsrd H. Pence, pastor Westminster Pres
byterian church, influence of roses on com
munity life; Ralph C. .McAfee, secretary
Portland Council of Churches, the work of
the churches affiliated therewith.
Many other important articles by mem
bers of The Oregonian's local staff and spe
cial correspondents will be included.
The color work of this edition is un
usually fine.
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CHRISTMAS OFFERS MADE
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ORGANIZATION'S TO HELP
welea ici : mn ea r.
Toys, Dinners, a.s Well as Staples
and Other Presents lo Be
Donated to Needy.
The public welfare bureau has re
ceived offers from 51 different or
ganizations within the city and from
a number of individuals to take care
of families at Christmas time with
dinners and with toys, clothes, food,
fuel and other things needed to an
swer the many calls which have
reached the bureau from people In
need.
Scores of organizations are taking
from one to a dozen or more families
and are providing not only toys and
Christmas dinners, but staple gro
ceries and other desirable presents,
alany of the calls received have come
through Santa Claus letters to the
postmaster. A previous ruling of the
department was to the effect that all
such letters be forwarded to the dead
letter office. Now, howevi r, all such
letters are turned over to the public
welfare bureau and many are being
received every day.
The bureau has asked that all peo
ple desirous of contributing to the
Christmas of these applicants, all
of which are investigated before they
arc listed, communicate by telephon
ing Main 7051, or callng at room 541.
the courthouse. The county and com
munity chest funds alloted have been
vh:mst"rt and as more letters will
be received during the coming week,
more volunteers will be needed, both
those who wish to offer automobiles
for delivering dinners and presents,
and those who desire to furnish din
ners and presents.
A list of the organizations which
have offered to contribute, follows:
Campflr Cirln. Girls' lte-orve. Hoy
.Scouts, Lincoln lliKh Krliool, WaxhinKtnn
HiKh school, l'ranlilin Jllnh school, liik-h
School of Comiii-ice, IrvlnKton school, St.
Helen hall. Woodstock Parent-Toucher as
sociation, funnyitlile Parent-Teacher asso
ciation. J. I". U. club. KnlRhts of I'ythlas,
Daughters of the Nile. Women of Rotary.
McKlnley Relief corps. British Henevolent
society. Lang & -" Swedish Newspaper
(Mr. Lonegren), Portland Laundry, tele
phone girls. Northwestern bank, Business
Women's club. Alpha Chi Omeica, Reed col
lege, Mr. Swivel, Salvation Army, Hope
Presbyterian, Spokane Avenue Presbyter
ian. Grand Avenue Presbyterian. Mlspah
Presbyterian, Central PreAy terlan. United
Presbyterian, First Presbyterian. Westmin
ster Presbyterian, Centenary Wilbur. First
ConBredational, Church of the Strancer,
Bast Side Christian. SunnysUle Methodist.
Montavllla Alethodlst. Central Methodist
and HiKhland Baptist churches, St. Ste
phens pro-cathedral. St. Mathews mission,
St. James mission. St. Anne's society Catho
lic Women's league, Sunnyside Congrega
tional Christian Kndeavor, Evangelical
Christian Endeavor, Iieaconess association.
INSANITY DEFENSE LIKELY
Affidavit Indicates Miic or Testi
mony Planned in Murder Case.
ALBANY. Or., Dec. 17. (Special.)
That insanity may be a defense of
fered for Carson D. Beebe when he
goes to trial in the etate circuit
court here next Monday on a charge
of murder in the first degree wai
an
affidavit for nilditiniwil witnesses
filed by the defendant. The quesiion
of Heche's mental responsibility luis
been a Iopi: of (liscu.s.siou since thu
time of his arrest.
No statement has been made, how
ever, by either the prosecution or de
fense as to the line of evidence which
will he introduced next week Heche
has continued to maintain that he is
not guilty of the murder of John
I'ainter and his son.
Announcement was made today
that John 11. ('arson of Salem, dis
Iriit attorney ol' Marion county, will
assist District Attorney Lewcllhii;' in
Ihe prosecution of the case.
Aurora Pylliians Want Home.
AURORA. Or.. Dec. 17. -(Special.)
The Aurora Knights of Pythias
lodge, in session last night, voted to
donate $2500 cash to bo used in buy
ing a site for the proposed Knights of
I'ythias home to bo established by
the lodges of Oregon and Washington,
provided the home be established at
Aurora, just halfway between Port
land and Salem on the Pacific high
way. Individual members and busi
ness men and citizens will raise a like
sum.
Itiirncd Laborer Heller.
Ai:i:i:i)i;i:, Wash., Dec. 17. (Spe
cial ) Kd .M.inlosh. employe of tho
Anderson and Middleton Lumber com
pany. North Kiver camp, who wan
seriously burned Krltlay, was reported
to bo recovering yesterday and there
Is hope that he may live. He had
been handling oil barrels and his
clothing had become saturated. He
climbed aboard u locomotivo and a
spark lighted his oil-saturated cloth
ing. He was removed to tlio St.
Joseph hospital here.
Japanese Sailor Arrested.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 17. (Special.)
The Japanese storekeeper on the
Japanese steamer Kurcha Maru,
which was loading lumber at West
port, was arrested last night by fed
eral prohibition agent McKnight and
charged with selling a case of liquor
to a longshoreman for $40. The Jap
anese could not speak English, lie.
was committed to the county Jail to
await a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner Zimmer
man. Hoy Rallies Outnumber Girls.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 18. (Special.)
There wire :18 births In tho Salem
district in November, according to a
report filed today by Dr. C. K.
Cashett, health officer. Of tho total
number of births 21 were boys and
14 girls. The oldest father reported,
in connection with the November
births was 50 years of age, with the
mother in this instance 32 years of
age. Two fathers were 21 years of
age and two were 22.
Pair Promoters to Appear.
SALEM, Or. Dee. 1 8. (Special.)
The Marion hotel today received a
letter from Julius L. Meior of Port
land requesting reservations for 60
persons during a part of tho special
legislative session. It was indicated
in the letter that the Portlandcra
will como to Salem to present tholr
case at a public hearing in connec
tion with the 1325 exposition legislation.
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