The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 18, 1908, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTim OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 18, 1003; CAMERA -CATCHES DEFECTS IN SHERIDAN LINE.! ' NOT A CANDIDATE OfHce-Seckcrs at St. Johns Are Hiding: and Good Jobs Lira couci litllitilW I ; ' ', . -V; v V - ' ' ' 1 Contlnuad from Paga. One) i : ' - - : ' - 4 If. .3 Th tract condition of thl- bride ovr which four paasanfer train, pats dally,' la well hown. In th photograph In today'a Issue. Evsry.tlma a train oa over th bridf mora of thla rotted and - antique embankment, la . ehaken down. . The piling tramblaa ominously with the paaalna of each' train, i ' 1 Pcrhaoa nothln la more carefully Livtch4 by. the -ieottiiinii -lha-or- illnary railroad than the condition of the rail a and th pUUe holding them iHinr,. i ua -a mountain, -rauroaa. abounding In sharp curvea and with notably lightweight ratla auch attention seems Imperative. . . '- - Walking up -the' track and crossing ' the flrat bridge beyond the' town of For est Grove tha first thing that -atlracte inm aiienuon-is tne lac mat in many caaea the ralla' how, In uae are worn down on both edgea. . They have appar ently beon used on. one aide of theArack tintu worn down to the point or dancer , Then they have been placed on the op- poalte aide so aa to cecum the. wear out or tiie other -edge of yie rails.' , -.1 Tlsfc mate Ck4. ; Cloaer examination -reveals ' the fact that nearly half the flah platen In ua on m rauroaa are cracked. Tney are i eitner broken- straight Oown- the center, iu u eiiua ok mi cqnnecuna; runs, a , la the plat ahown In the photograph or 'they are cracked from top to one of the nvei ,nojee. . Tne crsuk in-maav.ln stances ar of auch A character that they leave the ralla..- without' support ana wunoui connection. - , .. ' Not only are theae cracked atnd breken flah plates found on the 'Straight atretchea of track, but they alao abound on the curves. The passing of a train ..throws the 'ratla out of place, . the car wheel atrlklnr the ends, bound un. and if the. other wheela stick, land on he : next ran. Any unusual lore would evi dently throw the rati hopelessly out of 'Place or ortax it. ditcninsT'tti train.; - Theae cracked and- practically waelcM platea are found on the trestles aa well aa on other Dortlona of the road, ! Judging by the condition of th ties ana tne dletingulahable rear marka on the ends, the average tie In use on the weai aide-branch la mi or aeven yeara oia, ana or common nr. tmi age 1 not vnuaual and. the tie, would:, be In") good condition In all probability on a rock rallaated' road. . But the lack, of ballast liaa cauaed these tlea .to lie In a tied .of mua ana water, which rota mem oulckiy , and gtvee them no , firm. aupporC , . t. ' It haa placed them In the rendition. . -wrier u ta easy to waiic along the track ana pick out the eplkes with the finger. .An accompanying photograph whowa one or tnese epiKes whicn was pulled up I '. .i '. Showing, a Rotten '.'Protecting:' St ringer on Bridge SB; South Portland A - .,' i; PICT tfKE; rHOVES ROADBED ;IS WEAK X y ' 4 V it 'l. "iL iVi'MrNii iiintfwCiiriitrt. ill from the M-an1 -lh rail lf nn mnr rxiori nan ia requirea .to iac pin i . IJIJJ'LIJ ,:,fc.i..Li'ii--. from a. cuahlon. . , ' , . , x9T2f'JJti lull VII lliv luun.v .ui yvunn J wnen 'inev west aiae nrancnt waa i con atructed. and It was thla type, of train Showing Bulge In Track t Bancroft .'Arenae. Here' the 'Tracks' Sink Perhaps an Inch When Trains Pass. 11 L '." i i i. . ii i i i . .ii , ' 11 . 'Another Dlate.'about 10 varda aouth of the Davla creek treatle near .Forest Grove, waa held down by three eptkea. All of theae aplkea wer pulled out with out the allghteot resistance, owing to ae rotten cooamon or tne . ilea. The jarring of the train had ao loosed them in whlcH waa wrecked last week. i i . . i . 1 HE,BixorB:GUjr.: - ' j i. i t 1 , 1 vi .t i ? rji f plate. V . :- InTsdgaUon of Wreck:: over air the track covered by Journal BUter-In-law, Mr. Bar- Bate. aMtititAMi . Ta Wnaa klaAiai - frtaa aalls I f A A s aL .' 0... 1 ' tTW t M - ' whoa waa reportera.4 In many place the ratla killed Via-th Southern '.Pacific '.wreqk liar Tuesday evening,? together with her were .not faatened to' th tie tout the ties were.aupported by the ralla. la Other ..placea th rails, bad worked bo far away from the -cross piece that -an umbrella could be forced between them with eaae. The photograph ahow one or these ran not zu yeroa outaia or tne Forest Orove railroad yard, and on the mainr track or th raure-aa. , f ' Xqalpmesv Ufht. . -.v r Th goe-root tresti quarter of a five-montha" old batty; and John McDon ald, of McMlnnvllI, la .being, examined by. the atate railroad commissioner who are meeting in th: chamber .or com mere auditorium' this afternoon, v , ; -In addition the-tralnraen who were In charge- of the-ill-fated Sheridan local are also being questioned by the com missioner in an effort to'determln If mil beyond the acena of last week' J possible who Is responsible for the. die wreck la aecured bv. arlrdera. that have I aster. .Several of the t rail road officials rotted .until they are falling apart. Bev- I who have been investigating the cause erai or ine ties on tni trescie nave apilt I tne acciaeni ,wiu (aieo prooaoiy o ntireiy. weather, ralla. ,- On point-that hsa been mad by the I Forest Grove by. the commissioners last railroad company In'Justlficatlon of It I week, and owing to thla' fact it will not policy, la -. thati the- equipment on, the I be. nceasary! for him: to .appear before .west mae orancn s -very jirnt. it is i tne examiners aeain. . . . . " , true that a portion of the equipment la I - a 8. .Hampton, a.'Chlcago .traveling rely, in two - with the - action.' ct . th I called before .th, tate; official ommls ther, -and, give no aupport -1 to th I aioneia. , .... ..,;'" ' - . -t ,(- That section boa :wa( examined 'at , west aiue'. onuica ta -very . iigni. x IB 1 ine examiners BKain. . ...i. true mat a portion or. in equipment la i - u. ampton, a.'Chlcago .traveling llrht--the- old faahloned abort roachea I man: who-waa In the wrecio snd nthr In use'When the road waa contruoed I who. were imonr tho nmnmamram, n rh are ,.usea on, tne , roresi urove local. I. train at tne time,;, nave -tieon-requested rJ u" vinrr. irains,. tne tmina . to i. to, appear-ann' give-any inrormatlon poa Corvayia aid Wblteaon. . from four to slWe that; lnny way may lead to plas Blx ."heavy, veatlbuled. cdachea are; now I Ing the?-responsibility where til belongs. EXCURSIOfJ PARTY ' a ' Vt iriurp rnn on cm lchulo run OHLChl t ... - -'; Portland1 Business Men JAre Guests! of (jipitaTs Com-; ; :'lmercial;jab.,'',; . ; f i f t . ' ; An ecursIon party of over' 100, Port land business, men lert tnercity ror tsa- lem at 2 o'clock thla ' afternoon1 traveling- In apeclal, car over the .Oregon Electric ; railway.. iThs party .occupied two special - coaches and the regular coach-:that 'leave -Portland' at .that hour. "The trip-to Salem la in response to an- invitation from ' the, 'Salem Con- merclal -club? to participate in a formal celebration cf '. th opening of the - new eleetrle.'line. ; si i . ( .- t t 'The. party will b. met by a reception coriimltteei at Salem arid- iscorted to the hotet ' A few aide tflpa -about the dtv -will be. aandwiched In between - o'clook. I the hour of t '.arrival; and '-the time, et- Tcfr.f a1 banquet to bo1 g-lven thla evening.' K The- program- will include addeasesti by promlnept Salem and Pprtland men.vand Borne of the repre sentative business men from 'further -up the Willamette 'valley - will also b heard, from. About half of the, party from Port land. will return on the trolley car to morrow morning -, ahd' 'the remainder have reaerved berth lh two. apeclal Pullman sleeping car that will be wait In a; to receive them affcr the celebra tion, to be attached, to the incoming Southern Pacific train arriving i Port land at S o'clook tomorrow morning. ' Tomorrow and 'Thuraday Will posi tively be the laet daya for .discount on eaat aide gaa bills. - Portland Oaa Com pany. ' . - - ,-. - - ' - -. rOKTLAND TAILOR TO s TEACH AT CIIEHALIS : F.i It "Pierce of Portland has been appointed head tailor for the Washing ton mat acnooi tor dots ana inria at Chehalls. Washington, and will leav this week to take charge - or nis ae- Dartment' Mr. Pierce has lived in Port land 10 yeara and la well known among th tailor.. -H aecisrea mat tn re port . that- there ' 1 diphtheria in th IChehall chool -Is Incorrect aa he bas Juat, recel vea wora rrora jr. . 8. Thomp son, superintendent of the school, that there Is but' one sick inmate and he ha not diphtheria. There are several canes of the diseas In' th city of Che halls, however. , .'. Governor Folk of' Missouri einects to begin, his active campaign this week for the seat Of, United tSatea Senator William-J-Stone, , ,:' ; . . . . ... ,. - UoKeeKing. Mayor Couch, th preaent incumbent In tho St Johns city halt will not ba a candidate to succeed himself at th approaching city election April . Mayor Couch stated positively to a Journal re porter yesterday that under no clrcum atancea would he run again. When asked what candidates- wero in- the field fr th mayoralty ha profeaaed complete lgnoranc of those seeking ttx-domliiate tne political situation. , While there are no announced caridl Amtm tar I ha nf flee, thar are several names which have . been mentioned prominently in that connection. 4, . iionaricua, pruprioiur vi vuw w the city hardware atorea. and a consid erable property owner on th Peninsu la, haa Wen spoken of In some quarters as th Republican nomine. - II is not In th field openly, however. The prob able ticket of the "Good Government leaa-u" la In a attll more unaettled tat. Th nam of II. W. Brio, a for mer councilman, haa been used aa a probable candidate, but not authorita tively as yft.-- ' ' ' : - arerKus wiu ataa. riltw t A it nniv llrM.n haa mtntmA that he will not be a candidate for th of- 1 flea, which he haa held aa th mayor appoint tnrougn in paat tnree admin istrations. Th attorneyship 1 now elec tive, and O. J. Perkins, a prominent law yer and secretary of the Commercial olub, baa made known bis willingness to accept a nomination ror tne orrice. In resDect to th other office, all In formation la vague and far. from au thentic or truatwortny. What the com position of the different tickets will be. what oartr will obtain the balanc oi power, no on pretend to know at present. At all events, th aeneral opinion prevails that with th exception of Recorder Esaen, who by long experi ence la an Invaluable man In the city hall, and is generally popular in all quarter, the) April election will ae a oomplet - chana; In - the peraonnel of the city government. The oueatlon of th -Terry purchase. the city dock and publlo park, th lssuo of bonds to cover, them, and th petition to Incorporate; new territory with the present tty, will be voted on at th aatna tlma. ' - ... - DISCUSS H OF ORGANIC IINIO CHURCHES Ministers Take Up Question of Uniting Four Heligious Branches Into One. Th question of church organlo union among th United Brethren, Methodlat Proteatant and th two branches of the Evangelical denominations - was dis cussed at a meeting of lh Evangelical association yesterday, ministers from the different denominations attending arfd giving tkelr view on the proposed movement, Organlo union of the churches is wanted and not th federation of tha four denominations, according to the trena or tne discourse at yeaterday' meeting in the First German Evangel ical church. Rev. H. K. ErfTnieyer of xnenomee r aiis, Wisconsin, waa one of the speaker and told of the union of churches la Chicago and other east ern cltlea. Rev. H. C. Shaffer of th United Evan gelical church aaid that hi order ap proved of th idea of union a did th member of the Methodlat Proteatant The matter will be considered more ex tensively and other ministers will be Invited to attend th next meeting of th association In March. - Youman,: Stetson, Gordon and ' "Brook" Hats ' Our Complete Assortment of the New Spring Style on Exhibit Nobby Shapes and. Colors The "B100K" The Acme of Perfection Peer of All: v BOGUS DOCTORS TO BE PROSECUTED f. aasaSBSasasaaBaasaaa8aa ,.j . Committees Appointed at Joint Meeting o! Ministers and Medical Men. Pile Incorporation Papers. ; Articles of lncorooration. hav kun filed by Barnard & Barnard for - a logging business, having a capital atock of 150,000. Tha firm is composed of Newell Barnard. Lewis Barnard and J. C. Flandera. alnal Criminal medical practitioner must b banished from business In. Portland according to the opinion of the ' com mute of physicians and clergymen which met in the offices of Dr. Alan W. Smith yeaterday afternoon. ' Dr.: E. F. Ttacker presided at the meeting and after- t general discussion it was 1 de cided to appoint three committees to further the ends of th organisation. - On commute is to call upon Dis trict Attorney Manning and find out the application of the Oregon law to criminal medical practice. If tha law doe not fully cover th points Involved and if it la not possible to brlna- nromnt and ' adequate prosecution the commu te will .take steps to have a law drafted arid passed which will remedy uie ueieciB. - , v A second oommitte is to 'visit the newspapers of th city and reaueat that they cooperate with th organisa tion by refualng to publish advertlso ments - of this class of practitioner or of their institutions, still another committee will be appointed to make investigations of conditions in th city and bring all illegal practices to light In order that thoae responsible may ho prosecuted and pnnlahed under th law. i - . to Bevok Uoenaea. Dr. Tucker waa given time to appoint the three committee and will mak known his selections . within a ' short time. Dr. Tucker stated during tha meeting that any violations of th law If reported to th state board of med ical examiner would result in the re vocation of th licenses held by those breaking th law.. ( Father O. F. Thompson, representing Archbishop Christie was present at the meeting- and said that the archbishop was very much interested in the move ment and would lend his influence ta It. Father Thompson said during tlx course of his remarks that he believed the regular physicians themselves could stop much of the illegal work goinpr on if they would take the Initiative, lid aaid that the Dhyalciana know tho of the . profession who engage In Illegal fradtlcea and that it would oe eaay for hem to brand the- malefactors and drive tnem irom tne vicinny.- - y Th committee appointed to call nn the newspaper is composed of Rev. Whltcomb Broua-her. Father . O. V. Thompson and E. L. Thompson.1 The next meeting of the organisa tion will b on Friday afternoon at S O'clOCk. ' '. : ' v, r'-'-v- ; , :: ,t - . -fV -y .' ' " . .I -. ., i Tomorrow and . Thursday ' will posi tively be the last daya for discount on east side gas bills. Portland Oaa Com pany. ..... .v'-.. ..,'. i ...... gM)RNGtHimaWE POSIBJ.E RAPIDITY" jO$40OR BUT DO' NOT KNOW 1 AS YET:' ..irlfit. George W. Bcvcr; Manager of MINING COMPANY 4- . 1 : V: y" 4 f "' , tV- ' TjIv'S" VMincia,,,iNcvapa,;.wnerc . ie reports , . A Mimiv -jwjra.. , vui , iniucis aic UIUIUIK. la .tlltir, OCf 1ICKS, ana Tl 7: I t rf i .VYrytime they, emerge fromnhe-'bottoitt ofrtherdeep's f ' 1 fclnmadthat' more ,rithdBia'atie..;tlThfa ,'v'4' 'i',."-statement ,of Tn l ifo$Wixp6ttitjpr. become ; millibnaixe on, his; investment :;hat: tlteseVI t. r y s J"'"f wiH., vv.wyjc; ui ycajs, ior as, mucn as,- : eacn, is 'not , i s ,v'' a doubted bvthft.hea1 ' informed -atiil -) avewt,:.fWnU. , :.( vA AfiSI hU UJtkty do not i ue)t? withinf iVe'yeafs ats niuchaslO'the share; tf-H I pWpen Shafts -Are SunkvAll of These Say'Ohc an.uu t mi ui rnfie irnrvnn nMA fAmtiflr..tn maw' in f int. tK- a V we .shall be disappointed, but even at that ;fisrure.' 1.000 shares would not iv make onerich asrkhes are counted vtoday. ' v t- BUI IS ANOIHUK THING. TO BE CONSIDERED IN THIS . ..' ' . -: .' TTTfrB nnvp rr r uiuitrn nnnnnsrvtAU v.'4ic-i,, .. i r i!.:r ?."r'."'--f-f? - y ;fY,Y . .', 'pY w Jbis company owns and. every, stockholder js. one of the company ?-t 103-acres'of gfou'nd, located, under .the mining laws" of Nevada, and this " 'represents ..riyfc. claims and. three, acres., We are developing only ONfc, u. -401, tne. rive, .ana nave teasea 10 acres pi, anotner 10 a- separate company. ; -aims; company nau.sg mucn. ii'u m, our .gjuuna- inai 11 is speruiing money t","on its Jeasea .traction-. taster man we are on tne main property, and the i' i indications-: are , that it'wiltdevelop a big mine-a it ffoes it can & not .work, it, out during the life of its lease, and a( its terminus this developed ; nunc win revert tu 111c duiic, ouju. n it uots niaac a great mine uui 01 its . lease, Butte , Boys stockholders will receive IS per cent of its gross income, with frelght'on its ore only to be deducted,. In, other-words, the lessees are to pay all cost of development, mines equipment, all expenses - of ' mining the oreout of their own pockets. If it does not desire to mill its Qwn ore, but 'ships it, deducting shipping charges only, the Butte Boys ' stockholders will receive from that company 15 per cent of its gross re-eeipts-415 of. every $1(XI it takes from.the earth.' -ThisT sum1 will be Vel vet.' It will not cost our people a penny, and it,' looks like the leasing con- any has a sure thing on an immensely ; rich mine on the ground it has eased from us. Thousands of dollars' are going into that project. - Those at its head 'are experienced miners, and we look for a very large revenue , from that source also. , ( -. . V - "JI'si-BUT WE. HAVE 87 ACRES LEFT '-,' ' ' fhtse have been carefully tested and give every indication of event-: nally producing every whit as rich artd as generous ore bodies as those we already have found. ' -. , " f in Ful1 SvyinS Producing Equally With the Single One We Have Done at Present. pli Be Disappointed ; : PER TOnF.THP.R Thra -will K 2.ru::J t -.i...- . V ; .ABSQLUTELY.J SQUARE " DjE4Li?;ahd ' every.; shar f of ittock'wvael!. 1 ; ", covers everv acre of cronndvw flwn. -,TKi' iiiit D immit, i. "r. - ' : '. 8olidated'?' jiithbt.tUlei,oi.te-ompahy;j , v EXPERT MINING ENGINEER I STAilpHER SAYS - WE HAVE . A - ', ', :Hia'!enhy?and'"a'p1e ralready-published,i amonjr-other .' things, said; fjs' ,'f.f tft4!Ktf t-- iiic,bic auiuuiu..ui wonc oone tne uutteJiov. nn ii,i,iMi-(r R- ti: Ik. 1trl....1. t-J1 J j-v- .'-.iJ - r .. - . , ... 'i 8howirfg:than;the, Mohawk had,. and '?fM ny;ie iii;'GdWfietA:r;niri?y.errb ' " KlAt;;;i?K 2f 3l?thelprospectsJ everavelxarnineaVtIJbaVe - NEVER FQUNDj ANXTHIK'G-'AN YWHEREi .OGOODrPTh'vinan-i ' it agementis paying more. attention to the development of the1 property' xhart ? rt;iJ: to shipping ore,' as it has every confidence jri, the futurej' IF"! HAD THE ' ; MANAGEMENT; QF ;THE ,MINEiI ? WOUl,D BE SHimNGURE . v; BUT.WE-DO NOT. PROPOSE' TO SHIP ORE AT ALL. i - , x We. wUI mill 1t'ourselvIt.ifreeVmilling tp- smelter-cyanide;, it mauhng BaaaaaaaaiBaaaaBMaMMaaMMnaaMHaaaHM . 'kna .$ J '. . f atbfikholders" $20 to $22.50 pe?,. ton. . We. can mine and treat it curselvesl. .for $3., It'wbuld therefore be foolish" to wasje;.moheyon Mr. Stamphcr's ,. Vin. a short time, it will' be' put' to work and when the. bullion is produced i ? it will be' sent directly to- the mint; and be , there , coined into money for -".thesfqckholders .v. 'y:J -Y0;,:y-y:uu,j,Ys '.--..Lili--'J- - MR. BEVER SAYS HE WISHES EVERY STOCKHOLDER WOULD GOLDFIELD. , 1X0; ,' it.ch' ciwnerVof, shares, he says, could only take' ore' out of the mine for himself -and .have- it assayed for his own' satisfaction, thers would not sy be a scare d iis' development stock left in the treasury in 24 hours. In 1 ,C,fact,'he declares, that those who already own shares."-and helped the man-: I'i ajgement to thelmeahs that fenabled.itv to - r y treasure .untij if" has 'demonstrated that ; s nrt U w r ATTVimt?:Aw An kiiri oaot t-t- , 1 . ' V . , ' v IN .THE COUNTRY, ' . 'Vice-iaideiandiManatet Secretary and . Treasurer M Bever. - ' r Directors M. '.G.-McCorkle, G. W. .BeverrGeoVejttherly, : M. Beveil Burt White, 'J,, B. Purcell and T. W.; Shankland. '&Y PROMISING MINES ..ut .u. r... .t.. L.(A.. ..i..i. ..n; . V ""(UI W IUC ICW ilUin 1111, ICUI4U1 UCIUIC SCUIIIIC ?H is -abandoned' or' prices rise - to- five times kwhat they are now. i (THIS : '.TRULY IS VTHE OPPORTUNITY OF A -.LIFETIME! . Mr. Stampher ; declares 'we havefa better showing than the Mohawk. had at the same stage of development;, jThink of thatl . Five dollars worth of Mohawk stock ; procured when its' shares first were placed on . sale could since have been ' disposed t ot -at 5 J,4U0.00; ?il' invested ' then " would . since have brought v :$S0a00; $20 then, $13,600 since; $40 then, $27,200 since $80 then, $34 400 5 : since; $100 then, $68,000 since; $150 then, $105,000 since; $200 then. $136 2L",?e;. $400 th"' WOOO since; $500 then, $340)00 since, $1,000 then, ' 1 fl y Fi'-pm ir it ivr -v; svA T c i nn c rv it n o t sO ri A III: I J 1 1 Lll'JJ l.Vti'im 1 f I I .1 1 I I I II I I r I I - . ........ . p . . . . ... . $680,000 since, and $2,000 then the enormous sum of $1,360,000 since! - MR. BEVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW GREAT THIS NEW ? ' ORE BODY IS. , But as it has been penetrated more than four feet; it is certainly an ; . important factor ;n determining the worth of the mine. ' In each ton of ore . there will be a profit of $37. and if it should happen to be as large as the . .46 foot ledge already developed, averaging between $25 and $50 to the 1 y, ton -a general average it is estimated of $35, . t . . T 1 THE NAME OF THE BUTTE BOYS MINE WILL BE HERALDED FROM ONE END OF , THE ( COUNTRY TO -THE OTHEr! But much as -we would like to, we cannot hold the stock for any one at least not more than a week or, two. i ,We have had dozens of re quests to hold shares two or, three' months, but this we cannot da Our .only object m selling at aU is that we may accelerate development; and we are so well along that we shall not be on the market much longer.f We give tMs, notice now so that when we close the books no one may say he-had not been warned., - - , SV, REMEMBER. OUR SHAREWARE OF THENAR VALUE OF .,,. ; . They cannot be assessed for any purpose. . : ' Telephone Main 5514 iinmgrto -y . ill tut ... ', ' f v ... - .' 517 Lumber Exchange Building Second rr.d Ctirl: