The Oregon daily journal., May 20, 1908, Page 7, Image 7

THE . OREGON-'DAILY "JQURNAU PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY . EVENING, - MAY- 20, -1808.
Tig Rebuilding of Seattle
' : .:. BY FREDERIC J. BASKIN. ' " ,
( Copyright, 1903, by Frederto J. Hasktn.) : A "
. Seattle, May U. The manner, in which thl vigorous and progressiva city la
being overhauled anl rebulltjbreaka all world "record for municipal Ingenuity"
and enterprise. In order tovercoma the disadvantage of the steep hills upon,
which Seattle" la built, a determined attack has been made upon them, and no
auch, wholesale moving of dirt has ever occurred before In merely Improving a -city's
topography. For nine years this work has been pushed Incessantly, day";
and night, rain or shine. Nothing has been allowed to stand in the way of the
grand scheme of Improvement and veritable wonders have been accomplished. .
tideflate are being, reclaimed presents
an altogether different appearance.
Fronting the observer are long rows of
building's, mounted on tall piles or
frame supports auch as. house movers
use, all of them between- 20 and 10 feet
-- The actual number of miles of streets
affected by the regrade work, giving
partial changes, Is til miles. Eleven
miles of streets have been altogether
remade. The change in the average
street grade for these 211 miles has
been a reduction- of from 16 per cent to
o per cent, xne enhancement - or tne
aale value of property resulting' from
this work has been an Increase of 400
?er cent in the business districts and of
,000 per cent - in the residential dis
tricts. At the' time of regradlna the
principal streets of the city their width
has been Increased from 68 feet to either
84 or 80 feet, as the district elected. As
a result 275 blocks of buildings have
cither been moved back nine or twelve
feet, or, if an alley in the' rear pre
: vented their removal, they were cut off
In front to permit the widening. During
the time that these regradea ha&e been
carried on in the hill portion of the cltv,
dredgers have been reclaiming the tide
flats, and up to the present time 60 city
. blocks have been reclaimed by these
I fills. There will eventually be re
claimed in this manner. 800 city blocks.
! xika vanaua ffanal.
The task of rasing lta hills la to 8eat-
tie what the Culebra cut is to the Pa
nama canal, and the operations in vogue
1 here are very similar to thoSe used in
I the work on the great isthmian water
1 "way. Steam shovels, hydraulics, dyna
mite, picas and shovels are the Instru
ment ox aisintegration. Hallways,
numeg ana wheelbarrows are the me
dlums of transDortatlon. Tire maani-
tude of some of the excavations cannot
-but Impress Uself upon the observer.
wnere oniy a year ago ne would gaze
into
up the ascent of a towering hill, he now
finds himself peering over, a ratlin
a monster pit. At times an impenetrable
pall of smoke obneures the view of the
work beneath. Then the smoky curtain
is rent and through the rift one catches
tranBiiory glimpses of the big steam
ahovel eating its way into the hill, the
hydraulics sending clouds of dirt and
apray into tne air. tne miniature trains
puffing back and forth, and the ant
like rigurea of men at work. When the
vision la unobstructed the onlooker sees
towering banks crumbling before the
onslaught of water and shovel.
The gieatest- factors in the work of
aisintegration are tne steam snovel ana
the hydraulic. ' The major portion of the
work Is accomplished by the latter pro
cess, which breaks up the hills and re
moves the debrla by means of flumes,
while the steam shovel follows in its
wake and methodically establishes the
desired level. The geologists tell us
that In the course of centuries the gen
tle rainfall will reduce to an Insignifi
cant Dump on tne map tne proudest
mountain that ever reared Its bead
above the clouds. Imagine. hen the
erosive Dowers of a solid stream of
water capable of denting in the side of
a marine Doner. 'J his is the Hydraulic
In action. Hardly the right sort of hose
for the gardener to use In sprinkling; the
iawn, for less than three minutes' appli
cation would see the foundation1 of the
family domlcllo uprooted and the furni
ture burled under the pile of ahlnglea
that was once a roof.
Work Say and High.
Work on the excavations Is continu
ous. Day and night men and machinery
wage unoeaslng wnr on the hills. The
day Is divided into two shifts Of . 12
hours each. Twenty-five men, receiving
(wages ranging from tl-.to J 8 per day,
according to the nature of their task,
comprlso a shift, which goes to work at
7 In the morning and la relieved 12
hours later. The trains that haul away
the dirt are never relieved and are given
extreme care by special mechanics. It
is estimated that each hydraulic re
moves on an average 2,000 wagon loads
of dirt every 24 houra Notwithstanding
the magnitude of the work and the great
risks the workmen are taking, few acci
dents have occurred. Only two have
been fatal. One workman was struck In
the abdomen -by the nozzle of a big
hydraulic and instantly killed. At an
other time a huge chunk of lignite cool
fell away from one of the cliffs and
crushed a workman to death.
The number of cubic yards of earth
removed during the first eight years of
'this regrade work in Seattle was 10,
660,000 at a cost of J3.16S.000. The
amount of "work now In actual progress
covers 5,900,000 cublo yards, at a cost
of $3,194,000. The amount of work au
thorized by resolution, but only as yet
partly authorised to be done by court
-proceedings, embraces 11,000,000 cubic
yards, which It Is expected will cost
about $3,000,000 for removal. Therefore,
the total yardage actually contracted
for In the whole regrada scheme,
amounts to 16.460,000 cubic yards, and
the total contract price Is $6,82.000.
That portion of the city where the
In the air, waiting for 6,000,000 cubic
yarda or dirt to b-aiuioea down unaer
them from the hills above. If a foreign
visitor," unacquainted with Seattle's
waya of handling bills and hollows In
her owa aweet fashion, were suddenly
to view this forest of stilts surmounted
with rows of houses, he might be jus
tified In Imagining that it was to escape
aome monster tidal wave that the resi
dents had planted their dwellings in
mld-alr.
Stretching to the south from this
portion or the city are two new ana
wide arteries of traffic which will .revo
lutionize the aspect of things In1- the
southern limits of the city. These new
roadways are now on stilts, or more
properly speaking, built up In the air
on piles. Beneath the level plank road
ways 10 fact of filling is to be made
as soon aa the Countless tona of sand
and gravel are washed down from the
lii Us above. These roadways will pro
vide greatly, needed - meana of handling
trafflo of all kinds from the central
wholesale and retail district of Seattle
to the aouthern portion of the city and
the country beyond. They will be used
by automoblllsts working their' way to
the verdant rural districts south of the
cltv. bv the . owners of fancy turnouts
ana oy an manner or teams cringin,
produce from the-gardens and farms ol
the
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nearby valleys.
Buch a vast amount of Improvement
y
Tesler built a sawmill, and another fei-
Henn
is necessary because of the unfortunate
is site of
sawmill,
ig and p
house to feed the mill hands.
selection of the site of the city.
, ana s
ut up
low came along and put up a boarding
e mill bands. That was
the birth of Seattle. Tesler- selected
this site because there was aS spring
nearby, and with no thought of the mil
lions his short-sightedness would cost
other generations. Had he gone a half
mils either north or south all this trou
ble and exoense would have been saved
But neither Tester nor anyone else had
any Idea that a city was going to grow
arouna nis sawmill.
At first the population divided Itself
into separqree towns, located nero turn
there in the valleys nestling between
the hills. Owing to the. natural diffi
culties in "the way theser places main
tained their separate Individuality much
longer thant they otherwise would have.
They are all Included In the corporate
limits of Seattle now, except George
town, although the city has grown
completely around this place and two
miles to tne soutn or it.
Weeded JTew Streets.
The necessity for cutting away the
hills and providing arterial highways
between the valley towns now merged
into one city. Is based on the principle
of life that without circulation the body
cannot thrive. To induce .property-
owners to bear the expense of the
work the argument was advanced that
into whatever portion of the body the
best circulation enters, there are the
best developed organs. A city must
have accessible streets for Its traffic
or it will develoD chronic commercial
Invalidism.
The work Is authorized by condemna
tion proceedings in court. When a re-
rrade is decided upon in a certain ais
rlct, the cost is first estimated, then
a, careful examination is made of each
piece of property that will be bene
fited by the improvement. The present
market value of the property is ascer
tained, as well as the enhancement of
value likely to result from the improve
ment. A special assessment Is then
levied on aU property within the zone
of benefit, and the work rushed to com
pletion as rapidly as possible. Some
times only the property In the imme
diate vicinity of a -regrade la assessed,
and again the benefits will extend a mile
and a half from the scene. The work
not only proves of Inestimable value to
the city, but invariably results In enor
mous profits to property-owners.
The rebuilding or Seattle is causing
a wonderrul tramrrormation in the
place. At onafpolnt a big hill has been
cut downK4 feet to let a 90-foot thor
oughfare go through directly under
where a house formerly stood. A double-track
tunnel a mile and a half long
has been bored under the city In order
to get rid of the trains. Half a dozen
churches have been shifted In their po
sitions and a five-story school building
has been pushed back out of the way.
In the retail district a bargain sale
was in progress In one of the stores.
The ehoppera were rushing In and out
of the big brick building without know
ing that it was on wheels and sliding
backward nine feet
dens natural or acaulred and rives them
to or places them upon the shoulders
my ,ieuow man, is raise ana wrong.
If I am a free man I should enlov all
my rights and privileges and K should
bear all of my burdens. There are bur-
aens that all should assist in bearing.
Any shifting of any auch a burden or a
portion of such a burden from any class
or classes of men. la positively wrong
and has to be borne by that class of
men noi so exempted, ir any right or
privilege of mine that la of any value
Is taken away and riven to the public,
T am robbed of that amount of valua
If any of my burdens of any money
value are taken from me and given to
the publlo, then I beat the public out
of that amount of valua Hence it fol
lows: Exemption meana to exempt, if
It does not exempt anything then It la
a lie.
If It does exempt anything of value
then those not exempt have to rav that
value. O. R. J50WNS.
Discussion of Proposed Tax
Amendment and Other Measures
The Meaning of Taxation.
8t. Johns, Or. To the Editor of The
Journal What la taxation and what la
It for, and upon what should It be
levied? Taxation Is or should be levied
upon the total valuation of all property
In any district or state. There should
be a stable measure of values: thl
measure should be the same for all
kinds of property. a For the purpose of
commerce property is measured by the
dollar or iuu cents ana is so quoted in
the market reports of the world day by
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based UDon these reports.
It seems to me that the cotreet
method of assessment for purposes of
taxation would be to take those market
reports, at a certain day throughout
the whole United States, to assess all
property of all kinds at its reported
values on that day.
All corporations of all kinds doing
business In more than one atate should
be assessed by United States assessors,
at Its actual value 6n the day aa above
stated. Those combinations of what
soever kind should be forced by United
States law to keen correct lists of all
property of any kind owned or handled
by them or through them in any man
ner whatsoever. The officers of any
combination ..of any kind giving the
assessor an under statement of any
or all properties held by them by trust
or otherwise, should be punished by a
long term of personal imprisonment,
and to pay the costs of the suit neces
sary to enforce the same.
The United States should apportion'
the taxes raised among the different
states pro rata with the amount of
business done in each state by each in
terstate taxpayer. The state taxes
should be raised In the same manner
as near aa possible. In county assess
ments oar nothing or value, assess at
Its full value. Require every person
assessed, either for himself or as an
agent, to give a correct list of all prop
erty so held by him for himself or any
other party or parties, under a penalty
or strict imprisonment.
Compell the-, assessor to value all
property at the price of said property In
the market Reports on the day set for
assessment values or property, ir there
Is no quotations of value of any assses
sable property In the quotations of that
date, he la to use due diligence to get
the true valuation of said property not
so quoted, and to assess It at Its true
value so near as may be. Any assessor
willfully valuing any property wrong
fully to be punished by imprisonment
for the same.
An honest man will give In all of the
property he is liable to wltheut force.
Force all dishonest men. or officers of
any combination or trust of any kind
wnatsoever wno are liable to list their
property or that of any other person or
combination of persons or interests of
any value In any combination of any
aina wnatsoever, to give a correct list
of a'l auch property under a penalty of
hard imprisonment.
Do this and our troubles about taxa
tion will disappear like an Oregon mist
of a? warnv summer morning; with the
exception of forcing- dishonest men and
all law made combinations of men to
give in a tru llst-of all of their hold
ln. And a strict law strictly enforced
will soon bring them Into the fold.
" Any system of economics whether for
taxation or otherwise, that takes sway
I any of my rights or privileges, or bur-
Need of Better Schools.
Brownsville, Or. To the Editor of
The" Journal I wish to make a few
statements for the benefit of those who
misrepresent our motives In Invoking
the referendum on the University of
Oregon appropriation. We have no ani
mosity toward the university, but we
believe our public schools should be
helped first.'" especially our country
schools. m
Many schools In Oreeon have but
from three to four months school dur
ing the year, taught by an incompetent
teacher. A few miles north of Browns
ville there Is a district where four
months of school was taught and the
pupils wishing to have another month
gave an entertainment to meet the ex-
ense of ttie extra month. I cite this
nstance as an example of how our pub
lic schools ara helped by the state.
Many are levying several mills special
tax. We think the records will show
that a majority of the schools In the
state are doing this.
One of otH- state' representatives re
cently said that every time any aid had
been asked for public schools of the
state the university and normal school
friends had fought it to Its death. We
have this from good source and an hon
orable upright man and do not doubt It
In the least And yet they claim they
are the public schools' friends. O. de
liver us from such frlenda as these.
They also claim that the very ones who
are fighting the appropriation are the
ones who are fighting the public schools.
Two gentlemen recently made this as
sertion In a public meeting: "The Linn
county council recently passed resolu
tions favoring more aid for public
schools and always have fought for the
same.
If the university friends are the nu
tlo schools' best friends why have they
let our schools arirt along on a state
tax of about one third of that of other
states? They have had such a major
ity in the state legislature as to com
pletely control It. Why then did they
not help our schools. I should like some
of the brothers to answer that questlon.J
we wish them to explain.
The public schools' friends. Bah! If
so we do not care for any more frlenda
we now have too many by far.
Show us some aid, you have given
them. Make them what California's and
Washington's public schools are before
making the university their equal. Tou
have the controlling power, why don't
you do It, and then we will help you.
"By their works ye shall know them."
Beware of such friends as these.
FRED C. HARRISON.
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I r,lORE i
The required amount o cash is nearly at hand and the end is near. So do not
think I mean to drag this sale on; I may discontinue this sale at any moment,
so don't delay your shopping. Everyonethat has attended this sale has saved
considerable, as I am selling every article in the store regardless of cost I
place on sale for Thursday-and Friday a few specials. Read very carefully
and come prepared to buy. RECEIVER J. S. P. COPLAND
1,000 men's high - grade
Suits in fancy, dress and
business patterns. It is .the
greatest and best selected
ne of men's Suits ever
placed on sale, and not a sin
gle suit is worth less than
$20 some $25.00 and some
$30.00. Your choice for
Thursday and Friday only
$8.88
Men's working Shirts, black,
also black and white stripes,
all colors and worth QA
75c, now aJafC
1,000 Cravehettes, all strictly
waterproof, fast colors, all
shades, ' latest styles. . None
better made; guaranteed by
the leading manufacturers
of New York; worth from
$13.50 to $18.50; in all sizes.
Your choice for Thursday
and Friday only
$&66
Men's fancy Hose, worth all
the time 25c, in all colors;
now priced at 111
only ILfiC
This is a long way from
winter overcoat weather, but
prices move anything, so
here goes. I will give you
any $30.00, $35.00 or $40.00
Overcoat in this store, all
made by Straus Bros.,
guaranteeing the styles not
to change next season; all
new shades and strictly up
to date. Your choice
$1175
Boys' blue Overalls, sizes
4 to 9, will wash, goods fast
color ; now at
only l&Q
Firemen's Shirts, best
California flannels, also
Oregon City Woolen
Mills; regulation mate
rials, fast colors; warrant
ed in every detail For
Thursday and Friday
only
$ 1 .75
Pongee Shirts, worth up
to $3.00, in all colors,
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OVER ONE-HALF so why wait and buy a cheap coat later. Come now and
PUT IN A WINTER SUPPLY. EVERYTHING REDUCED. Now is your
chance, so don't be waiting.
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SECEIWS SALE--J. S. P. COPLAND, Receiver
Protest Against Armories.
Rockcreek, Or., May 18. To the Edi
tor of The Journal What kind of a
regiment Is It that calls for armories
to be erected throughout the state? If
we may Judge from experience in the
late war the chief reason for mainte
nance of a national guard is shown by
the fact that It afforded a nucleus for
a strong organization when needed.
When the call to arms sounded In '98
the rank and file of our state troops
disappeared as if by magic, and were
supplanted by raw recruits who camo
oourlna In from farms, factories and
workshlps. These latter found as their
tutors in soldiery seml-efflclent, non
commissioned officers, ' and scarcely
more tnan a corporal a guard or vrl
vatea to each company, all . of whom
had to learn tne business as well as
the raw recruits.
An investigation of the company rolls
of the Second Oregon regiment might
prove interesting.
For example. Company K. oonslstflkc
of 10 men and officers when recruited.
contained aoout u members or the na
tional guard upon arrival at Manila.
This number Is not given as being ac
curate, but will compare favorably with
ilk row. of tennlns when brought be
fore the army dootore. Yet, these were
our national guard. If a guardsman
cannot be a soldier, why should he be
a guardsman? Such was the second
Oregon national guard. Now comes the
Third regiment asking the people o
in. mt a t a in nnnrtlon the erection o
armories. Should these be built, and
history repeat itself they would serve
mostly tne various runciions 01 mm
tary display, Including grand balls, ban
miat. ami unrlnl Catherines the charm
ins- attribute 'which are so delightful
to tin-soldiery. Would these armories
house a regiment that can fight? Com
rianv attantlnnl Voters, ditto!
MEMBER CO. K. SECOND OREGON
VOLUNTEERS.
other companies of the regiment and
f
the front, wh:
r-1
such as defective eyesight an
showing that comparatively
men got to tne front.
ards
Ba-
ew gui
STiv not?
cause of physical defects, thi
hMrinr.
corns, bunions, Ingrowing toe nails,
hammer toes, weak heart, lungs and
knees, diseases and possibly, homesick
ness. These men went down and out
We Sell
on the positive guarantee
that if it does not give Satis
faction we will return the
entire: amount of money paid
us for it. , We mean this
and ask all those who are
sick and need strength to try ;
it with this understanding. "
Woodird, Clarke ft Co.; Portland, Oi;
Is It Constitutional?
Chltwood, Or., May To the Ed
itor of The Journal I would like to
call the attention - of the readers of
The Journal to the porposed amendment
of section 2 of article XI of the "con
stitutional amendment giving additional
and exclusive power to cities and towns,
within this corporate limit, to license
regulate, control, and tax arts, suppress
or. prohibit 'theatres, race tracks, pool
rooms, bowling alleys, billiard halls
and the sale of liquors, subject to the
provisions of the local option laws of
the state' of Oregon."
Which Is simply a scheme to rob the
voters in tne rural aistricts or tneir
vnt a.
On rffe60 of the pamphlets Issued
by the state, setting forth the measures
to be voted on at tne coming election.
J. V. Rdiiv savs In favor or this amend
ment, "The majority should rule. No
law, of course, can be passed except
by a majority, and tne proposea amend
ment merely prevents a minority nil
Now.'lf this Is the object of the pro-
noted amendment, what is tne use max.
lng a law to prevent that which Is
Impossible? Do not the majority have
the cower to Dass any law they wlsn7
The amendment Is not Intended for
that purpose. It Is simply a scheme,
a catch to deprive the rural districts of
their votes. Under the old territorial
laws of South Dakota the proposed
amendment was tne law. one ualaftan
took out license for a aaloon, paying
$1,000 for the tame1, $200 went to the
aeneral government. 1409 to the coun
ty, and 1400 to the city, money payable
quarterly. Six months later when the
county had received IZ00 a man got
drunk and killed the bartender. The
prosecuting of the offender cost the
county $0,000. So the city, In voting
for a aaloon, practically . voted a tax
of $8,(00 on the county without their
consent. J. F. Reddy says in his ar
ticle supporting this measure, "It does
not seem fair that the people who live
In eastern Oregon should vote as to
what regulations should be applied to
local affairs of a city In the Wlllai
ette " and vie versa.
Under our present law no one outsl
of our county has any right to vote
on local option, and the proposed
amendment would not change our rela
tions with eastern Oregon In the least
so far aa local ontion aoes.
This amendment simply deprives peo
ple wno live outsiae or a city or towi
of their vota and at the same time com
f els them to Jiear this burden of cost
hat a aaloon, poolroom, bowling alley,
etc., might cost the county. This Is
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taxation without representation. Is the
proposed amendment constitutional 7
W- A. J. BARTHOLOMEW.
The Other Side of Single Tax.
To the Editor of The Journal Long
have the 'American people boasted of the
land of the free and the home of the
brave. If that means equal rights to all
and special favors to none. It Is a banner
that single tax cannot follow. Taxles
are levied and collected for the making
of laws for the protection of life and
roperty and for the adjustment of con
roversles. that eaual rlchta be extended
to one and all, so let each one pay his
Juat portion for that protection..
The single tax Is aimed at the great
est Industry in the world agriculture.
Let the farmers of the world cease to
produce for one year and the great
wheels of commerce will cease to turn.
The smoke will cease to pour from the
smokestacks of factories and foundries
and business throughout the world will
d paralysed, ror De it rememoerea mat
all things used by-the people, except
Water,- come from the land. I
The single tax Is unjust, because it
111 tax the man with the residence
block as much as the millionaire with
hla packing plant; the one will produce
no Income, while the other will produce
lta hundred thousand a year.
Again, the farm Is the workshop of
the farmer. He works from 10 to IS
hours a dav. often In the cold and rain.
while hla city brother works from 8 to
10 bours a day in a ary piace. Tne
farmer s-eta far less per hour for hla
work and runs the chance of nothing
by crop failure. The single tax will
drive many renters to the over-orowded
city for the rent will be increased ac
cording to the expensa The papers are
naming Rockefeller, Astor, Carnegie and
Morgan as the great landlords. Will
slnaTe tax in Oregon make any differ
nee to themT
We all know that taxes need adluat-
Inf. The law as it exists todav alvea
a premium of S per cent to the rich mats.
ana nnes tne poor man oecause nia .in
come will not permit him to pay, his
taxes m tne winter..
T will offer a few sug.restlona aa. an
outline. First that all assessments be
levied the first or tne year. Second,
that all premiums be removed. Third,
make all taxes be payable on or before
Bentmber 1 and delinquent after Novem.
ber 1 each year: It la much easier, for
tne man in moderate circumstances to
fay at this time of year. Fourth, that
ha taxes on all nonresident land be
raised. . Fifth, that all buildings, ma
chinery, ete., be counted personal prop,
erty. SGrth, that all taxpayers be ex
empt lltDOO on personal pronerty. Sev
en th. that the valuation of all land over
60 acrea owned by Individuals, corner
atlons or otherwise be raised. ,
.. .- ; . ... ; ' . Mr A., CADT,
j -' Questions Dr. WOson'g View.'
i Arleta. Or.Tof the 'Editor of The
Journal I noticed quite a lengthy artl-
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Liniment
cle by Rev. Clarence Wilson on the
woman suffrage question In last Sun
day's Journal. Mr. Wilson presented
his side of the case in a very able man
ner, and doubtless aaid about all that
could be said In opposition to the ques
tion. But there is a rapidly growing number
who do not think the views represented
by Mr. Wilson are correct, and they
have good reasons therefor.
Would you kindly devote a little space
In your valuable paper, to a considera
tion of the question from the stand
point of one who favors the equal suf
frage amendment T This la a live ques
tion and one that will not down at the
"ipse dixit" of Rev. Wilson, or any one
else. Knowing the reputation The Jour
nal enjoya for championing the cause of
the plain people, I trust I may be per
mitted to discuss this question briefly
in a future issue. ..
CHARLES E. KITCHINQ.V
fYOls Dead In Her Garden. '
IBparlal Dlapateb to Tb. JuuruLl ' i
Silverton. Or., May 30. Mrs. W.' O.
Howell, an aged woman whose' horn a
waa two miles west ot this city, fell
dead Monday afternoon while working
In the garden at her borne. Heart fail
ure la supposed to have been the imme
diate cause of her death. She ha 1
been a resident of Silverton for more
than 20 yeara The funeral will be held
this afternoon. ' T
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