THE SUXDAT OREGOOTAN, PORTLAND, ' OCTOBER 29, 1922
POWER LINE IS EXTENDED ACROSS TWO
RANGES OF MOUNTAINS TQ WENATCHEE
Route of Northern Pacific Railway Is FoIIowed.From Eagle Gorge to Cle Elum and Remainder Is
Through Wild Country by Most Direct Way Regardless of Numerous Obstacles Encountered.
PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle,
Wash., Oct. 28. (Special.)
Working over the summit ot
two mountain ranges, 30 miles of
pole towers 'and many of the steel
towers have been get up on the
high-power transmission line that
the Puget Sound Power & Light
company building from its White
river hydro-electric plant In King
county to the city of Wenatchee.
The line is 120 miles in length,
crosses the Cascade and the Wenat
chee ranges of mountains, and will
carry a 25,000-horsepower load at a
voltage of 110,000 into the land of
the big red apple. The crossing of
the Wenatchee range, between the
valleys of the Kittitas and the Co
lumbia, is made at an elevation of
6800 feet.
Construction of the line has pre
sented numerous difficult problems.
E. H. BRYANT, Editor.
Contributions or games, endings, prob
lems and Items of interest, criticism and
club notes solicited. Send direct, to 143
Kast Thirty-fifth street. Portland Chess
and Checker club, Washington building.
PROBLEM NO. 1263.
Contributed by M. Claus. Yacolt, Wash.
By Dr. Z. Mach, Praag, HoL, Needete,
1904.
BLACK TWO PIECES.
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WHITE POUR PIECES.
White mates In two moves.
White kin on Ksq, queen on KR,
rooks on K4 and QB4. Black kins on
Q4. knieht on KKtS.
PROBLEM NO.. 1264.
H. V. L. Meyer.
BLACK FOUR PIECES.
4tH L't'
I V5! ' . r
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WHITE FIVE PIECES.
White mates in three moves.
White king on Qfvt4. queen on Qsq,
rook on KS, bLShop on QKt2. pawn on Q5.
Black king on QK12. bishop on UK 3.
pawns on QKt3 and QKt4.
PROBLEM NO. 1265.
By P. H. Williams.
BLACK ONE PIKCE.
WHITE FOUR PIKCES.
White mates in three moves.
White ktn'g on K5, queen on QBfl,
knight on QR3, pawn on QB2. Black
king on UR3.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 1254 Key, Q-Kt4, RxQ;
2, B-K3 mate.
Problem No. 1255 Key, Q-Q2.
Problem Nu. 1256 Key, P-Q3. K-Q5; 2,
Q-KBJch. etc., or, 1.., B on KB; 2. any,
B-Kt7, etc. Other variations and very
neat. Leo Thompson, San Quentin. Cal.
Solutions have been received from C. G.
Givens, H. S. Goddard, O. M. Drake, Al
bert Johnson, Lee Thompson, C, P. Gates,
Dr. Dalton, H. W. Gross, C. H. Simmons,
C. E French, S. W. Walker, Bert Wash
burn, A. Harr, R. F. Stover and E. Page.
O. M. Drake I hesitate to publish the
problems contributed by you, for the
reason that both have check keys and
the same are very obvious. I confess
that I do not want again to invite the
criticisms of the solvers. I have pub
lished in seven years but very few prob
lems with a check key and always have
been called to account by come ot the
It was possible to ret over tne Cas
cade mountains by following the
route of the Northern Pacific rail
way from Eagle Gorge to Cle Elum;
but the remainder of the distance to
Wenatchee has been through wild
country by the most direct route re
gardless of obstacles. Construction
crews have had to make their own
roads for practically the entire dis
tance. Even on the west side Jtoo
close proximity to the railroad and
to 'telegraph and telephone lines
had to be avoided. On the east side
the Wenatchee range is crossed be
tween Blewett and Coiockum passes.
The work was authorized on June
22 this year, after which the surveys
were made and locations deter
mined.' The first right of way was
cleared July 25. Today the entire
120 miles is almost an open road,
rough and ste,ep, but cleared, with
the pole and steel towers up for
about one-fourth of the distance.
composers for doing so. Regret that
under the circumstances will have to re
fuse to publish them. If in Los Angeles
please send address that I may return
the problems to you.
Of all the European countries prior to
the outbreak of the war Russia was and
is now making headway in the develop
ment of expert of master rank. Ale
chine of St. Petersburg was the leader in
the international tournament at Mann
heim when tne dread summons came for
war and his whereabouts was for some
time a mystery, but he haa achieved sec
ond place at the masters tournament in
London. Another mastT at the game
who is Russian is Niemaowttsch. whose
tendency to occasional eccentricity made
him no less a dangerous rival.
(lame No. 1238 tj. P. Opening.
This is one of the games in the match
between Janewskl and Jaffe. The score
stood at the finish 10 to 4 and 4 drawn
in favor of JanewakL - In the followmg
game Janewskl played tha white pieces
ana Jane n-iack:
White. Black.lWhite. Black.
1 P-Q4 P-Q4I 24 K-B2(H P-K13
2 B-B4A P-K3I25 R-R P-Kt
3 P-K3 B-Q3i2 RPxP PxP
4 B-Kt3 Kt-KB3tU7 Q-K3 PxP
5 Kt-Q2 PB4i28 PxP B-KB3
6 P-KBS Kt-B3,2S P-K4 B-Kt2
7 P-KB4 Kt-K5(BI80 P-Kt5 R-BU
8 KtxKt . PxKt!31 R-QB KR-Q
9 Kt-R3 PxP(C33 B-K4 BiB
10 KPxP
B-K2i33 QxB Q-Kt7ch
11 B-B4
O OI34 R-B2(J RxQP(K
12 P-R3
Kt-R4,35 RxQ RxQ
13 B-R2 P-QKt4(Di3 K-B3 R-R5
14 Q-K2 Q-Kt337 R-Kt3 BxKt
15 QxKP B-Kt2(Ei38 PxB R(R5-B5
16 Q-K2 Kt-B539 R-R RxPoh
17 O-OSF B-KB3 40i RxR RxRch
18 Kt-B2 Kt-Q341 K-B4 R-B5oh
19 QR-K Kt-B4(42 -K-B3 P-R3(L
20 B-Kt KtxBI43 PxP R-KR3
21 PxKt P-QR444 R-R8ch K-R2
22 Kt-Kt4 B-K2I45 R-KB8 KxP
23 Kt-K5 QR-Q(Gi4fl RxP Drawn
(A Contrary to the generally accept
ed notion that the Kt should be devel
oped before the B. In the close opening
the uu when not placed at Khae is more
often used at QKt2 to strengthen Q wing.
The text move haa been resorted to quite
a Die oy jajiewsai ana less olten by Ku
bemstein. B As In the tenth srame. th ten
dency of the players is toward stonewall-
ing. whioh is not apt to lead to very
snappy play. The ensuin exchange does
not operate to black's advantage.
(C) But this is playing directly Into
white's hands to the expense at least of
straightening out his pawns.
(D) It is not clear Just what black
expected. A lose move like this to yield
In compensation for the loss of a pawn,
which is inevitable. To prevent waste of
material P-B4 was in order here.
(E) With a P down and nothing to
show for it black has anything but a
oheerful prospect.
(F) It would not do to play BxKt.
etc.. owing to the menace to white's Q
wing, which might easily become dis
rupted. (G) Killing two birds with one stone
as he backs' up the center; at the same
time preventing Kt-Q7. 1
(H) More to the point would have
been B-K4, although after exchanging
bishops black would have continued with
P-Kt5.
(I) Black is by r.o means discouraged
nor need he be, as white's posation la not
as compact as it might be.
(J) If Q-B2 then black "exchanges
queens and follows with RxQP.
(K) Very pretty and the redeeming
feature of the game, which at best is
none too impressive.
(L) F:om a pawn minus to a pawn
plus Is very satisfactory for biack, who,
however, has not a winning advantage.
The Evening Post
Game No. 1238 Q. P. Opening.
Fifteenth game in the match above.
Janewskl biack pieces. Jaffe white.
White. Black.lWhite. Black.
1 P-Q4 Kt-KB329 Q-B RxKP
2 Kt-KB3 P-Kt3;30 R-QB2 R-QS
8 B-B4 B-Kt2 3I R-Q . Q-Kt3
4 QKt-Q2 P-KS 32 RxR BPxR
5 P-K3 B-K2I33 R-B8ch K-B2
6 B-Q3 P-Q4134 Q-Q K-Kt3
7 Kt-K5 0-OI35 P-KKt4 P-R3
8 B-Kt3 P-B4I86 PxPch PxP
9 P-KB3 QKt-Q2 87 Q-Ktoh K-R2
10 P-KB4 Kt-K5 38 Q-B2 B-K3
11 CJ-B3 P-KB4i39 R-B3 P-R5
12 O-O-O- P-B5,40 K-B Q-Q
The steel towers are on the higher
mountain tops over the summits of
the two ranges, with double pole
towers marking the remainder of
the way. Eventually the whole line
is to consist of steel towers. These
steel towers rise 55 feet above
ground and are set St seven-foot
depth, with huge anchors that also
take a seveif-foot grip underground.
This will be the first commercial
power line to cross the mountains in
this state, and one of only two on
the Pacific coast crossing two
ranges of mountains. It is belng
constructed to sell available power
in the Wenatchee district where It
Is greatly neededJor pumping water
on lands ta be Irrigated. The Puget
Sound Power & Light company al
ready has the power to spare, and
will not find it necessary to build
additional hydro-electric plants to
take care of the new territory In
the Kittitas and Wenatchee valleys.
13 B-B2
14 B-K
15 BPxKt
16 K-Kt
17 KtxKt
18 Q-K2
19 PxP
20 BxB
21 Q-Q2 '
22 P-QR3
23 Q-B3
24 KR-B
25 R-Q2
26 B-Q
27 P-KKt3
P-QKt4l41 P-R4 "
QKtxKtl42 K-Q2
Q-R443 PxP
P-Kt544 R-B5
QPxKt45 K-K
B-Q4I46 R-B7
BxP47 Q-Q2
t)xB48 K-B
P-QR4I49 -B3
Q-Kt3i50 R-B7
KR-Ktl 51 K-Kt
R-B2!52 K-R2
KR-Kt2!53 R-B6ch
Q-B254 QxQ
R-KtBjSfl KxB
Q-Q4
P-Kt4
PxP
Q-K6
K-Kt3
Q-R7
P-B5
Q-Kt6
0-04
B-Rch
QxPch
Q-K6
K-R4
PxQ
P-K7
28 BxR
RxBiResigns.
Martin Pluylaar, 800 East Seventh
street N., City, writes that he is enjoying
tne cness prooiems in i ne uregonian
and sends solutions to Nos. 1254 and 1255.
The solutions to these will be in the fol
lowing issue.
Checkers.
PROBLEM NO. 1452.
By H. S. Goddard, Vancouver, Wash. "
Dedicated to Claus Bros., Yacolt, Wash.
BLACK, 9, 12, 14, 20, 23, 26; KINGS,
21, 3'., 32.
Fi f.si fm i
i P-nJ
, . : i f y y ..y v
WHITE, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30; KINGS, 15. 1..
. White to move and win. - .
PROBLEM NO. 1453. ' ' -Rearranged
from an old problem by
Mr. Goddard.
Bx-ACK, 4, 13; KINGS, S," 24, 29.
.- siiSiii ., ,.. a.ital, ,.. S(n;' J
t- -. . . i.v 4;,' A
WHITE. 12. 27: KINGS, 10, 20, 31.
White to move and win.
PROBLEM NO. 1454.
By H. S. Goddard.
BLACK, 5, 7, 11. 20: KINGS. 8. 9, 16,
21. 29.
WHITE, 14, 15, 18, 22; KINGS.. 2, 28,
OU, 31.
White to move and win.
PROBLEM NO. 1455.
'By H. S. Goddard.
BLACK, 13. 21: KINGS, 18. 20.
WHITE, 8, 15; KINGS, . 24, 28.
White to move and win.
SOLUTIONS.
Prr blem No. 1440 Black. 6. 10. 13. 14
23. 25: king. 28. White. 5.- 8. 16. 21,
30, 81, 32; king, 1. Black to play and
win: 23-27, 32-23, 14-17, 21-7, 8-9, 30-21.
13-17, 21-14. B. W.
Problem N. "1441 Black. 5. 8, II, 18,
King, oi. waite, o, o, in, 23, so;
king. 10. White to win: 23-27, 32-23
14-7, 21-7, 6-9. 30-21, 13-17, 21-14, 9-27,
31-24. 28-10, wins M. Claus.
Problem No. 1442 Black, 1, T. 22;
kings. 20. 25. White. 8, 15, 27; kings.
o. lu. nniiB to win: o-a. i-iv, io-tj 1-10,
3-7, 10-14, 7-1K. 25-30. W. W.
Problem No. 1443 Black, 20, 28
kings, 4, 11, 19, 28, 2T. White. 6, 8;
klng. 1. 2. 8, 18, 25. White to win:
25-22. 2-17. 18-14, 17-10, 2-7, 11-9, 1-5,
4-11, 5-32. TV. W.
i Solutions have been received from F.
Pollard, Li. L. Hall, M. Claus, H. S.
Goddard, Jamei Youns, A. Hart, George
Blanchard, A. C. McCutcheon, Ira Den
nis, leadore Greenbaum. W. L. Bryant,
P. Puterbaug. J. .C. Eggleston. Albert
Johnston, B. ' Taylor.
William Johnson, Ontario, Or. Write
M L. Teetzel, publisher American
Checker Monthly, Wichita, Kan. Terms,
$3 per year, 25c per single copy. Un
doubtedly the games of the master
tonrnament will be published In pam
phlet form very soon afer Its termination
this month. The Oregonlan will even
tually publish most of them. The po
sition: Black, 1, 4. 5. 16, 27. White, 13,
24, 26, 29. 31. Black to play, looks -to
Yours truly like a black win: 16-19, 24-15,
4-S-. 31-24, 5-9, 13-6, 1-28, 26-23. 28-32
and you have a two by two solution
very easy. Our city has .some experts,
but not overcrowded, yet hundreds would
stay away from a show or lose a meal
to play the game.
This is Ira Dennis", Portland. Or., so
lution to No. 1441: 10-8. 1-10, 19-18,
12-26. 27-24. 3-12, 20-16. 12-19, 24-6. 2-9.
6-23. B, W. ,
GAME NO. 1238.
Thin Is a game played at the Men's
club In Los Angeles, CaL, recently. Won
hv A E. Wesrnev-
15-18
8- 4
7-11
14-10
11-16
10- 7
26-23
19-26
30- 7
B. W.
" Very snuch Interested in problem No.
1444 'Will look it over. I used to live
in Plymouth, England, and read the
Mercuiy.- I learned to play the game in
America. Isadore Greenbaum. Salem, Or.
' M. CJaus Will look up your solution
if possible ery soon to prize problem
and reply to your request as to its ac
curacy. It was very good, but not as
accurate an end play as Mr. McCutch
eon's. as I recollect It. Many failed in
the same way in not carrying out anal
ysis. . , . V
GAME NO. 1238, , '
Double Corner.
" Played in Michigan state tbUDQey be
tween E'. E. Perrv, with the biack piecea,
and Dr. W. B. Banks of Detroit,. Mich.
Mr. Banks is father of our champion,
11-15 19-15 6-15 11- 8
23-19 4- 8 19-10 2- 6
8- 11 24-19 17-21 81-26
22-17 13-17 24-19 6-15
9- 13 28-24 8-11 8- 4
17-14 11-16 19-15 1- 6
10-17 15-10 11-16 4- 8
21-14 ' 16-23 15-11' 6- 9
15-1S 26-19 J6-20 83-28
Newe l Banks.
9-14 11-15 .6-10 6- 9 80-28
22- 18 22-17 31-27 7-10 82-28
5- 12-16 8- 8 9-13 28-22
18- 15 29-25 28-24 10-14 19-16
10- 19 4- 8 2- 6 13-17 12-19
24-15 25-22 23-19 14-18 24-15
11- 18 . 8-U 8-12 81-26 22-18
21- 17 27-23 : 17-14 20-23 15-10
14- 21 15-19 , 10-28 17-22 W. W.
23- 5 13-18 i 19- 3 18-25
8-11 11-20 26-31 21-80
28-22 26-23 3- 7 23-19
GAME NO. 1240.
Old Fourteenth.
11-15 8-11 5- 9 21-25 6-15
23- 18 28-23 80-28 26-23 23-18
8-11 3-8 22-25 , 25-30 25-80
22- 17 23-14 29-22- -22-18 24-19
4- 8 9-18- 9-14 30-25 15-24
17-13 21-17 . 32-28 16-12 -.28-19
15- 18 18-22 14-21 10-15 30-26
24- 20 25-18 19-16 12- 3 Drawn.
11-15 , 15-22 12-19 15-22 -
28-24 27-23 23-16 3-10
GAME NO. 1241.
Black ' DoctoY. .
11-15 7-14 15-24 10-13 S-10
23- 19 27-23 2S-19 32-27 22-18
8- 11 2- 7 11-15 19-24 14-23
22-1T 81-27 19-16 27-20 21- 7
4- 8 6-10 12-19 15-19 ' 23-27
25- 22 . 23-39 23-16 20-16
9- 13 11-15 15-19 19-24
17-14 27-28 16-11 16-12 Drawn.
10-17 8-11 7-16 24-28
19- 10 24-20 20-11 11- 7
GAME NO. 1242.
. Kelso.
Plfcyed recently st the club rooms in
Oils city. The third move is considered
weak. . At the 12tb move should have
followed the man a couple of times
more for a very eavy white game.
10- 15 1-16 15-21 25-21 11-16
21- 17 24-20 28-19 17-13 22-17
15-1 . 16-19 8-11 21-17 16-20
22- 15 -.- 80-28 19-15 18-12 9- 6
11- 18 6-8 2-6 17-14 1-10
23- H - 17-14 15- 8 9-5 - 1
9-18 9-13 6-15 14-18 20-24
26-23 32-28 8- 4 31-26 17-13
6- 9 19-23 22-25 15-19 10-14
23- 14. ' 26-19 29-22 24-15 13- 9
8-18 - 13-17 18-25 18-11
24- 19. 25-21 27-24 13-9
8-11 17-22 25-29 11-15
19-15 15-10 20-16 - 4-8
4- 8 e H-15 29-25 7-11
28-24 21-17 14- 9 26-22 Drawn.
ED
CITY AUDITOR FUNK DETAILS
PREFERENTIAL SYSTEM.
Persons Not Familiar With Rule
Governing Commissionerships
Are Advised of Procedure.
Because many-.voterS In Portland
are not familiar with the preferen
tial- system that is used In the elec
tion of city commissioners, CJSty
Auditor f unk yesterday issued a
statement explaining the manner in
which first, second and third choice
votes may be cast. Incidentally, the
preferential system does not apply
in the election of city auditor, where
there is but one choioe.
Mr. Funk's . statement is as f ol
lews: .
For city- commissioner, two to be
elected. . A
You may vote twolrst, twe second
and two third choice, but no candidate
shall have more than one vote counted
tor him. For example: If you vote first.
second and third choice for the same
candidate, only the one of such votes
highest in rank shall be counted. Can
didates receiving a majority ot the first
choice votes for any office shall be
elected. If the full number of candidates
to be elected do not' receive a majority
of first choice votes, then second choice
votes shall be added to the first choice'
votes, and any candidate who by auch
addition shall receiva a majority vote
shall be elected.
If the number of candidates to be
elected do 'not receive a majority of
first choice votes, or a majority of first
and second choice votes, then third
choice votes shall be added to the first
and second choice votes received by such
candidates, and the . candidates equal
in number to the number of offices
remaining to be filled who receive the
highest number of votes by said addi
tion shall be elected.
For auditor, - only one choice.
RECKLESS DRIVER WILED
Woman's Dislike to See Car Pass
Lands Her in Hospital.
Dislike of Mrs. "William Helming;.
1638 Fiftieth street, to see another
car pass her own landed her In St,
Vincent's hospital yesterday after
noon with cuts about the head and
both knees badly cut and -bruised
and her husband in the city jail on
a charge of reckless driving.
"Don't let that man- pass us,"
she told her husband as they drove
into town "along Terwilliger boule
vard. In response Helming, at the
wheel, stepped on the accelerator he
admitted. At Hamilton .street the
speeding Helming car struck a light
pole. The machine was wrecked.
The other car passed. Mrs. Helm
ing's injuries are thought not to be
serious. Herhusband's bail was set
at ,50.
CABLE LETTERS REVIVED
Week-End Service From Portland
to Be Resumed November 1.
Cable ' letter and week-end cable
letter service from Portland Will be
resumed November 1 by the West
ern tjnion, according to word re
ceived by Superintendent Jones yes
terday. Cable letters, according to
the advices, may be filed at any
time and will be delivered the fol
lowing day. Week-end letters may
be filed any. time prior to midnight
Saturday night and are delivered on
Monday.
The rates for , a cable letter 4.0
London and Liverpool will be one
third the regular cable rate and
the rate for a week-end letter one
quarter of the regular cable rate.
ENGINEER DESCRIBES WONDERS OF TRIP DOWN RIVER
FROM UMATILLA TO PORTLAND IN EARLY MORNING
View From Cab of Locomotive Includes Glimpses of Sagebrush, With Change to Green of Lower Columbia Mountains Standing Like
( Sentinels Over Country, and Beautiful Waterfalls Dropping Like Veils Across Front of Cliffs.
BT GEORGE J. FOSTER. (
CLIMB up, reader, and seat your
self comfortably on the left
side of engine 193; one of the
O.-W.'s long-legged racers. Put on
your gloves so you will not feel the
hot . pipes as you steady yourself
when our steed of steel and steam
swaggers around the curves.
Fill your pipe for a five-hour Joy-
ride while you vision through the
bright window before you Oregon's
wonderful moving-picture show.
It is 1 A. M. at Umatilla, and the
old moon's yellow arm ahead In the
west seems as a signal of caution
on the run before us.
"No. 5 30 minutes' late." hums the
wire to Dk, the Portland office, as
the conductor thrusts a bunch of
yellow paper within the engineer's
hand. and calls: "All aboard!"
Then he swings his lantern high
and shouts: "It's up to you, oldJ
man, to go in on time Beat ltr
But the driver hesitates and beats
the No. 19 orders, into shape for
reading, parefully memorizing the
man .vav mitlinad hv tViA HlR-
patcher before the bell taps, and the
193 puts shoulder to the collar to
straighten the traces that tugs the
train in motion.
Brakes Tested Oat.
A train-length, then a feel of the
braking power of "Westinghouse"
brings the knowledge of safety to
the man who now urges his horse
over the bridge that sings "God
speed" to the humming wheels.
Then away:
Through sand and sage, o'ar wide moor
land. Whirls youth and age 'neath guiding
hand.
Far ahead, the electrio headlight
cleaves a . silvery lane through
Luna's weird forest of shadowy
shapes: where illusions glimmer
with eyes of fear and cause another
tug at the throttle to speed away.
Over our heads, great billows roll
from the stack and redden from the
flame of the opening firedoor into a
sea of sundown, where pictures of
far-away isles inhabited by winged
monsters play over the Pullmans to
the markers on the last car.
Green globes of the block signals
flash "safety ahead" in rapid suc
cession as the clicking rails melt in
darkness behind. The soft wind
winds the echo of the whistle from
the hills beyond the Columbia river,
where the reverberant rumble
sounds like a ghostly train mocking
our speed.
Wildlife Seen.
A Jackrabbit scurries across the
track with a hungry coyote, in pur
suit, and you hope the pilot of the
engine will drop the pole-between
them and decide the race in favor of
the leaping bunny.
Through the sand dunes, now
ahead," we "pinch 'em down" a bit,
lest some midnight zephyr may have
tossed an arm of sand across the
rails to throw the wheels upon the
ties.
Arlington brings the first stop
and as the fireboy waters our steed,
the oilcan cools the bearings that
warmed with the chase.
With a "clearance" reading: "No
orders for No. 5" again commences
the race-with night on its western
course. Now, those great splotches
of brown on the far side of the river
shimmer beneath the myriad stars,
arid the hills creep nearer and
higher as though to crowd the
gleaming waters over the trail that
leads ahead. But with faith in en
gineering skill, we plunge between
the somnolent mounds with drum
ming exhaust and fifing' whistle.
The Dalles Heached Safely.
An hour and 20 minutes boring a
hole in the black night. Fifty miles
between tawny, waving slopes with
shaggy, overhanging eyebrows that
scowl with displeasure as f the
shrieking siren interrupts 'their
slumbers, and the 193 halts again
for water where the night-hawk of
The Dalles tosses mail and baggage
Into the open doors of the head cars.
As the sleepers grind slowly way
from The Dalles, the snowy .night-
EUGENE PIONEER
Left to right Mrs. Maude Condon, Frank L. Wilkin. F. JI. Wilkin. Mrs. Gladys) McCready, Mrs. F. SI. WH-
. x kins. Mrs. Xina HcCoraack, Mrs. Lucia Moore.
EUGENE, Or., Oet. 28. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. F. M. WUkins of Eugene celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Friday when their five children from different parts of the country and a large company of their
friends gathered at their home at- the corner of Ninth avenue West and Charnelton street.
Mr. Wilkins married Miss Emily Marie Goltra at h.er home near Eugene October 27, 1872, and they have
lived in Eugene ever since. All this time they have been prominent in the affairs of Eugene and Lane county,
Mr. Wilkins having held many offices of trust during his residence here and Mrs. Wilkins being prominent in
society and club affairs. Mr. Wilkins is 74 years of age and Mrs. Wilkins is 65.
Their children, all of Whom were present, are as follows.: Mrs. Maude Condon, wife of H. T. Condon or
the University of Washington at Seattle; Mrs. Nina McCornack. wife of Major Condon C. McCornack of Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.; Mrs. Lucia Moore, wife of Major H. C. Moore of Fort Lawton, Wash.; Frank L. Wilkins of
San Francisco, and Mrs. Gladys McCready, wife of L. F. McCready of the First National bank of Eugene.
cap of Mount Hood gleams from her
dark forest couch in the south. The
tremulous notes of meadowlark
from amidst the yellow cowslips,
heralds dawn now peeping over the
eastern hills with pearl-blue eyes
Eyes that quickly widen into bril
liant grey orbs of astonishment at
the vision ahead.
The mighty, the glorious Columbia
river canyon.
. From the tan colored road behind
we swing around Crate's point,
through the gate of the gorge Into a
paradise of green so quickly, it
seems as though the camera was
turned upon a new world. And now
before us, 86 page-miles unfold in
the volume of delight.
The valley of admiration! A cleft
through the high-heaved breast of
the world; where the wine-blood of
the earth courses with fervent
glow to the ever-throbbing heart,
the Pacific ocean.
Call of Wild Felt.
Here is the open book of nature,
wherein the pencil of time has writ
ten "The Call of the Wild," and the
brush of Phoebus, dipped in the
Pigments of morn. Illustrates eaeh
page with radiant visions inexpres
sible by the tongue of man
Chapter after chapter of pic
turesque woods interspersed with
wild currant blossoms and white
lipped lilies of old Oregon unfold
before us.
On the gliding mirror below the
fingers of light linger fondly; paint
ing the rocky stairway where ro
mance leads phantasy step by step
to the heights of imagination. And
the heart leaps as the lungs expand
with the essence of life, "the per
fume of the wild," now wafted to
the nostrils as the west wind sighs
through this "Garden of the Gods."
Lines of Jight and shadow break
with the commas of Jutting cliffs.
and sentences of amazement fail in
full construction, so rapidiy does the
eye shift from cataracts of tumbling
diamonds to caverns that kennel the
gnomes of darkness.
Moater Greets Travelers.
A crevice here, a cranny there
make -breaking spaces to hold
thought a moment on tne rills that
toss a kiss as you roll by.
Rounding the curve at Hosier, we
look across the river and see a great
fault in the rock-mass that shapes
the mountain into a "shoot the
chutes," where the eyes ski with joy
into the bath below,
Yet onward whirl the wheela to
the timing throbs of the locomotive,
and the clanging side-rods ring a
melody on the walls of tunnel 2,
ana ten or tne distance left behind.
The watch-hands have almost
pushed the lost time to the hour as
we drift to the water-crane at Hood
River and Impatiently wait while
the slow-going express agent loads
his trucks of strawberries into the
cars. Fretting at the delay, our
steed slips with fiery haste to race
the sunbeams . flagging "clear
ahead." And the eignal block's red
arm, going up to- tfialt danger be
hind, meets with a contemptuous
blare of the steam pops as the lungs
of the 193 expand in action, and she
whistles "Catch me if you can."
Mount Adams Staads Out.
Another page is turned. The head
piece, a great rosette of gray lava
stamped on the face of a cliff, on
the Washington side, like an aster
isk referring to the boiling White
Salmon close by. Above, and far to
the north. Mount Adams' grizzled
old top seems as a silver-glossed
headland jutting into the sea of blue
above. "
But here, the film breaks sudden
ly as the interposing highland re
calls our eyes to Oregon. And with
a thrill, for Wah Quln Quin falls
tumbles over a high wall almost
within' reach, and boil like a mill
race beneath the bridge over which
we flit. ;
Around the curve at Ruthton
comes the incense of burning mill
shavinA, with a flitting vision of
lumber laden cars awaiting the
coming of the Iron draft-horse. But
not a moment for thought to linger
on this evidence of the human, for
COUPLE CELEBRATE GOLDEN
ahead, high c-ver the iron trail, the
highway's tunnel through Mitchell's
Point yawns wide as though In
breathing the glorious sunlight.
And as we whisk around the cape,
the smokestack tosses a garland ot
tinging color up to the balcony
where fancy beholds Juliet waving
adieu to you, the spiriting Romeo.
Sew Wonders Unfolded.
Then again across the mighty Co
lumbia's sparkling"' surface comes
another page of wonders. Lik
childhood's first attempts with
brush and water colors upon card
board, the steep, broken mountain
side reveals winding trails where
sunbeams play hide-sind-seek witn
the shadowing crag3. White ribbons
of azalea hang from the caps of
pale green alders decorating the
morning window of Flora. Amber
stained paths end in mystenoua,
sable depths where the hooded
brownies of night conceal them
selves at dawn. Hanging top
downward over th shelving crag, a
dead pine appears like the poised
sipear of a warrior awaiting yie
come of the gorgan from the comber
cavern of the rocks.
Upon the western face of the hign,
vertical wall of a stream-way, the
permeating rays of Old Sol fall
through the fringe of trees, opposite,
photographs fluttering wings of
butterflies or trooping fairies in a
dance of dreamland. Like a mirage
of some far-away ocean, the waving
billows of shadow beckon vagary
on, on by waterfalls that rise in the
skies and bury themselves in beds
ot broken boulders below.
Peaks Like Minarets.
Peaks pile over peaks like mina
rets ol some Mohammedan temple.
Chasms open in the lofty barrier,
conceivable with high gateways
through some medieval fortification.
Apertures in the face of the eleva
tion are surrounded by climbing
vines and shrubs outlining castle
windows where sovereign eyes peer
forth. And all this in the beautiful
Cascade mountains. Earth's stately
edifice of worship.
Passing by "Squaw" ranch we
view the great piers of the bridge
of the gods. Erect they stand, those
imperial memorialists of the by
paths of the sachems of old. The
one on the Washington side tower
ing over the broken span that im
pedes the flow of the great river
and forms the dashing, roaring cas
cades. .
Yet forward roll the wheels close
by the wide, clear waters of the
north, where revolving fish-wheels
lift the salmon on their way to the
tables of the world; and white
winged sailboats cleave the limpid
river, on their way to the sand-bar
fishing grounds, gleaming beneath
the morning sun.
Scene Shifts Rnpidjy.
Through Bonneville and on to
Dodson, where a lone freight train
causes whirling eddies of dust as
the clacking trucks of No. 5 hurls
by. And then looms befo're us St.
Peter's dome. The exclamation
point of enthusiasm as the pennant
firs above point upwards to the
heavenly heights.
The scenes shift rapidly. Be
hold: There, boiling downwards In
a cataract of crystal flood, Oneonta
falls reaches her fingers of mist to
the cab window, to be kissed by hei
knights of the rail. And the honey
of her caress still lingers on the
lips as the . flushed forehead is
cooled by the sweet breath of One
onta gorge.
Then old Multnomah's fleecy veil
appears and whips aside In the
soft air to disclose the face of a
long-ago princess.
On, on in the perfume of the
balm trees. Under the starry,
white eyes of the dogwoods do we
flit with ever-rising moments of
pleasure at the grace of our posi
tion as a locomotive engineer.
The dual mind that inhales all
this yet controls the throttle hand
and masters time and space by the
watch.
Sandy River Crossed.
The Sandy river marks the end
of the canyon walls. There a lit
tle ranch house makes the period
WEDDING DAY
where thought lingers on the peace
there dwelling; and the nostrils ex
cite hunger as the odor of "ham
and" floats across the cherry blos
soms. Through Troutdale we rush with
a scream of the whistle to the clear
ing order board, and whirl by
browsing herds and whistling plow
boys to the top of Clarnie hill.
Then again does a leaf of this
great book of nature turn to dis
play the engravings on the final
page of this marvelous land.
Far in the north. Mount Rainier,
white cloaked and capped, stands
sentry over Puget sound. And far
ther west, St Helens, like a great
sugar loaf on a cloth of green,
sweetens the atmosphere all about
with her good-humored smile. But
turn and look over your left shoul-.
der. Make a wish before you do.
It Is lucky!
There her majesty. Mount Hood,
on her glacial throne, lists to the
smiles of the day god and sends
the bountiful, pure waters to the
thirsty ones of Portland.
Old Oregon's queen: Mount Hood,
to whom all bow with reverance as
they declare allegiance to our glor
ious state.
Trip Made In Time.
Now down the hill we course,
to sweep over the long steel bridge
and halt with the cheery "good
morning" and signalling arms of
the depot master.
A moment -of relaxation against
the cab's back, -and "take her
away" cries the hustling car in
spector. A way that leads quickly
to Albina's roundhouse and regis
ter that records: "No. 6 on time."
But pause a moment. As the
193 ambled homeward by the docks;
she whined the signal heard by a
little, black-eyed woman waiting
at the open door for word of the
safe return of husband. And the
smile in her eyes reflects the joy
in the appetizing biscuits she then
moulds -for the hungry driver.
Home, a kiss, slippers, breakfast
and. a moment with the old, black
pipe", then comes the sigh of con
tentment known only to one who
achieves with the mastering hand
of a willing worker and a citizen
of Oregon.
ADDITION TO TEMPLE BETH
ISRAEL PROMISED.
Sabbath School Quarters Costing
About $200,000 Are lo Be
Provided Shortly.
A new Sabbath school annex to
Temple Beth Israel costing in the
neighborhood of $200,000 Is to be
erected as soon as plans can be
prepared, according to announce
ment yesterday. It was sajr that
most of the financing for the build
ing had been completed.
The new structure is to be so
designed that it may be used as
a section of a new and larger main
building if future need should arise.
Plans for the Sabbath school
btrildlhg being prepared by Sutton
& Whitney provide for a structure,
covering 50 by 100 feet directly in
the rear of the present temple. The
building will be of concrete with
brick and terra cotta finish. It will
contain a large auditorium with a
stage, besides class rooms, a kitchen
and quarters for the women's or
ganizations and other societies of
the church: It is planned to make
the structure three stories in height,
the second and third stories being
devoted, to class rooms.
The building will be so connected
with the present temple as Ho per
mit easy passage from one to the
other.
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