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Completed Bridge on Hillsboro End of the Lytle Road, 450 Feet Long,
67 Feet High.
Statements aa to the material used
n the new Lytle railroad between Hills
boro and Tillamook, Just rendered
President E. E. Lytle. show that the
new road Is one of the hardest to con
struct ever built In the state and has
encountered as many engineering diffi
culties as any In the country. The
contractors, unable to. secure timbers
and lumber at the Tillamook end of
ths line, have Just completed a new
sawmill of 25,000 feet dally capacity
With which to saw their own timbers
for the big tunnel at the 24 mile post.
A barge load of piling bound for the
new line, left the Columbia river Fri
day and will be used in bridge work
which has ben held up for lack of Dll
lng and labor. v
. . br,,(5e8 that have been completed
on the line up to date are No. 13. 60
feet high, between 17 and 18 mile posts
??J ?f HJllsboro. No. 14, 67 feet high,
460 feet long, between 18 and 19 mile
posts; No. 12, between 17 and 18 mile
posts, afld No. 15, near 19 mile post.
The contractors are at work on No 16
and will have it done by Christmas.
"rack has been laid up to bridge No.
Is, between 19 and 20 mile poeu. giv-
15.T, iw milea ot tra,;k out of the
Hillsboro end at present. When bridge
IS is complete track will be connected
up 1 miles further to No. 17, which
will give the Hillsboro end of ths line
20H miles of track by Christmas.
The large tunnel Is complete, but
for the timbering, and ths completion ot
ths new sawmill will enable the con
tractors to go to work on this at once-.
According to Mr. Lytle the track will
be laid to the 27 mile post on ths west
ern side of ths tunnel by March 1.
On the Tillamook end a lack of labor
and building material has prevented as
rapid work as has been dons on the
Hillsboro end. The lino has crossed
the Miami river to where the Hillsboro
line branches off from the coast line.
Following Is recapitulation of the
work on the first 10 miles of ths Tilla
mook end: 2,466,664 feet lumber, board
measure on bridges and culverts, 282,
i75 feet of piling; 264,978 cubic yards
of excavation; 146,219 cubic yards em
bankment; 183.000 pounds of Iron has
been used in the bridges and there have
been. 800 linear feet of tunneling
through solid rock, with 460 linear feet
of steel spans across Wilson, Kilsey's
and Miami rivers. .
On the second 10 miles of the Hills
boro end there are in the bridges 484,138
feet of lumber, board measure, in the
culverts 301,664 feet, board measure;
excavation 141.365 cubic yards; of em
bankment 263,498 cubic yards. In con
structing this portion of the line it has
been necessary to clear 63 acres.
Northern Pacific to Operate
Portland-Seattle Trains
Via Vancouver.
For the first time In the history
of the Northern Pacific through trains
will ' be operated between Seattle
and Portland this week, without the
necessity of being ferried across the
Columbia river. Tho nsw Vancouver
Kalama line of the Northern Pacific has
completed and will be thrown open to
freight traffic within two or three days.
Although the passenger service by
way of Vancouver will not begin for
some weeks it has been -decided to save
the long trip bv way of Kalama to
freight trains and all through trains to
and from the sound will use the North
Bank bridges and the new Kalama cut
off this week. One track on .the
Kalama-Vancouver line has been com
pleted and the grading for the sec
ond track Is done. All heavy grades
and sharp curves on the new line have
been removed and the roadbed is said
to be In excellent condition.
' It is Expected that the running time
This Strange Thing Walter
Soldan Did Ignorantly
"What Came of It.
(Hearst News by Longest Lued Wire.)
Milwaukee, Dec. 12. when Walter
Soldan visited his father, whom he did
not know to be his father until eight
years ago, he courted his stepmother
and advised her to secure a divorce
that they might wed. The stepmother,
in love with her stepson, agreed to tho
separation and subsequent . marriage.
After marriage came complications,
matrimonial and legal.
First, Soldarf stepmother became
his wife, while his true father was liv
ing. Then his brother became his step
son. This strange puzzle of relation
ship and how to address his family
mystified Soldan. Something In the
household where the majority were
brother and son at the same time,
bothered him, for he refused to sup
port his wife, once -his mother. Not
only did Soldan refuse to support her,
but he took her clothing. Mrs. Soldan
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Portion of New Track Showing Character of Side-Hill Cuts, 14 Miles West ot HlllBboro.
STRUGGLE FOR
GOLD NEAR
FINISH
Constable Plays Leading
Hole in Drama at Star
JTheatre and Attaches Box
, Office Receipts Actors
Stranded and "Broke."
Lou Wagner, constable, played the
leading role in "A Struggle or Gold"
at the Star theatre last night. It has
been a struggle since the company
started out several months ago. And
the finish well. It will bo decided be
fore Justice of the Peace Olsen Monday
morning.
While Constable Wagner didn't ap
pear before the footlights he ran the
show last night from beginning to end.
It all started over an attachment
against the receipts gotten out by Miss
Clara Del Mar, who plays an Irish char
acter part in the show. Miss Del Mar
asserts that she has $47.70 due in
wages. The manage- L. R. Carlisle,
couldn't pay. Hence the attachment.
All the other members of the com
pany say they have money due them,
but the Idea of issuing an attachment
never entered their mlmis, they say.
Consequently, when Lou Wagner ap
peared last evening and had his little
say consternation followed all over tne
house. That is. In the box office and
back on the stage in the dressing rooms.
Took lawyer's Advice.
The company has not paid- expenses
In Portland. To protect herself, Miss
"Del Mar consulted Attorney John H.
Stevenson yesterday and it was decided
to take the action carried out last night.
The other members of the troupe were
not aware of Miss Del Mar's determin
ation. As a result they were as much
surprised as was F. F. Montressa, busi
ness manager of the house, when the
constable appeared with his order of
attachment. Thm was soon after the
close of the first act There was some
thing like $40 In the till. So Constable
Wagner decided to wait
When the news got around of what
Miss Del Mar and Lou Wagner had
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811 Seooad BU Hear Baliaom
done, it was the manager of the house,
the manager of the company and all
the players besides, against the one lit
tle woman. But the little woman and
Lou Wagner held the fort, nevertheless.
All tne players threatened to quit on
the spot Miss. Del Mar was also strong
for giving up and taking whatever she
couia get Manager Carlisle, wno nas
the lead part, having written the Show
himself, didn't know what to do. But
his wife, Virginia Jayne (stage name)
offered her assistance and consulted
other members of the company.
Called Ssr "That Woman."
Just at that moment, while the stage
hands were setting the act for the bar
room scene at Poker Flat, Cat. not
knowing what else to do, the actors
and actresses and supes were hold
ing conferences. It was Del Mar that
and Del Mar this. No one called her
Miss. They didn't even call her Clara
"That Del Mar woman." was the favor
ite expression. And then each one had
his say about what he thought of her
and what he was going to do.
Carlisle, who plays Dick Laurence,
alias, Budd Bunkum, the hero, was
much worried, naturally. He fnmhlod
his gun and he smoked a short cigar
and he talked to his wife and he was
humble and embarrassed generally. All
this, down in the basement in the aisle
where the dressing rooms are located,
understand.
Miss Del Mar was for breaking un the
show rignt then and there. And just
as she was about to win her point the
constable, who had been busy skipping
from one end of the house to the other.
appeared behind the scenes. He talked
with Miss Del Mar. conferred with the
others and finally It was decided that
all of them would do. their respective
parts and let the show go on.
Out in front sat the audience, think
ing what a great show "A Struggle for
Gold," was, the intricate situation the
plot had reached and wondering how in
the world everything was going to come
out all right in the end. Behind the
scenes were the actors sitting on props
and pacing the floor also wondering.
ABaienoe was xappy.
The candy bovs sold their warps, and
the happy throng in front munched
its bits of sweetened Doroorn. talkarf
and laughed and had a good time gen
erally. ii was oaiuraay nignt coming
was a day of rest, and there was money
in their pockets. Everything the
wholo world looked bright.
Ana me orcnestra! it Dlaved "it Looks
Like a Big Night Tonight." The mu
sicians smiled they had received a tin.
But Carlisle and his players heard not
the music It was a big night for them
without the strains of an orchestra re
minding them of their Dllrht The rail
for the second act was sounded and allJ
me pans iook ineir respective cues.
The show went on.
"I Joined the show two weeks urn"
Miss Del Mar said last night "and un
til tonight heard that my part was sat-
isiaciory in every way. inow l am
hearing how rotten I am.
"My board for the week Is due to
morrow and I haven't any money and
Mr. (Jamais nas refused to pay ma
But I guess it wasn't his fault He
lost money in Seattle and left there
owing money. We had hoped to pull
out by doing a good business this week.
It's the same old story. Traveling and
looking forward to the future to make
up tor tne past.
Xad to Save Xoney.
"But I had to have money. That's all
there was to it So I consulted Mr.
Stevenson today and the attachment of
the receipts tonight followed. Most of
these people In the show are amateurs.
I am a professional. I had no business
hooking up with the bunch. I might
have known that I would have got in
some sort of a mlxup.
"I needed the money. That's all there
was to it. Now the bunch is giving me
fits because I was the one who made
the attachment if it hadn't been me
some one else would probably have done
the same. Every one in the company
has money cdming, and they don't like
it a bit because I am trying to get only
what Is rightfully due.'
Mr. Carlisle said last night that he
didn't know what he would do that he
couldn't do much.
"We have been up against it for
weeks,' be said, "and this tonight is
finis, I .guess. Why did I ever go in
ths show business, anyway! Whoever
said that I was an actor, or a manager?
As for myself and wife it isn't so bad,,
but for, the rest of the bunch I feel
really sorry. - I owe them money, but
they all know- that I have done the best
I could.. We had nopedi for the best
from this week's receipt. We're not
booked next week we tan't get out of
town now, so 1 think my wife and I
will nave to go io wvi k hi v.
Board Bills Sue.
There are 12 members in the com
panv. All of them have been staying
at the Calumet hotel. For btmrd and
room during -the week the company owes
more tnan jiuu. l nis is aue loiiigm.
What is to be done about the board
bill is not known. The actors claim
they are all broke.
"I have 35 cents In my pocket," one of
the men said last night, "all I have in
the world."
Another member of the company. Miss
Ethel Roberts, wife of one of the play
ers. Is sick in bed at the hotel. She was
unable to appear to go on at last night's
performance.
She and her husband are from Mas
sachusetts. "It may sound funny to hear of a
stranded theatrical troupe, but it's no
Joke," Miss Roberts' husband said.
were s my wire kick in ted. me out or
a Job, the company broke, our trunks
held for board and lodging, and 35 cents
In m v 1pni Whnpvpp k1H T un an
actor"
That seemed to be the favorite ex
pression for awhile last night, "Who
ever said I was an actor?"
W. K. Walters, who Dlavs Bruce Bar-
rlngton, alias Manuel Lopes, In "A
Struggle for tlold." Is an old timer. Ha
has played with many of the big com
panies, and years age was with William
Gillette In "Secret Service."
"Say." said Miss Del Mar last night,
'that Mr. Walters is all rlrht. Ht'a
an actor, he Is. He's a professional.
Most of the Others are amateurs an T
said before. But Mr. Walters is a fine
fellow. And he's played with some of
the greatest actors of the dav. Rut
outside of Mr. Walters, Mr. and Mrs.
Carlisle and myself, the ret of the
troupe are beginners. Sav that for me.
will you? Say that Mr. Walters is all
right."
Then Miss Del Mar went in nanklnir
her trunk and humming a lively tune
that might go with tho makeuD In
which she appeared on the stage the
part of Bridget O'Houghn.
Eventually, the show closed. Then
Constable Lou Wagner went into the
box office again. When he came out
he had a handful of money $42.40
the night's receipts attached by Miss
Del Mar. The case will be settled by
a hearing before Justice Oisen Monday
morning.
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between Seattle and Portland will be
cut about one hour and IS minutes at
first, and that as soon as the roadbed
settles an additional cut will be made.
As soon as the operation of passenger
trains from the sound commences over
the North Bank bridges there will be
10 passenger trains dally eacu way pass
through Vancouver, Wash., on the
Northern Pacific and North Bank roads
CONCERT OF ROXEY
BOYS ENTERTAINING
WHY SCHMITZ' BOND
COMES UP SLOWLY
San Francisco, Dec. 12. The high
premiums asked by the surety compa
nies have prevented Eugene Schmitz
from securing a company to take the
place of William J. Dingee and Thomas
H. Williams on his bond, according to
a statement made by Schmits today.
Efforts are now being made to have
ths rate reduced through the New York
ofMce of one company, the name of
which has not been given out. Schmits
said today that one company had de
manded $7100 a year for his $400,000
ball bond, and collateral equal to the
amount of the bond.
The Schmits ball matter was called
today before Judge Dunne and post
poned until Thursday on the motion of
Attorney Frank C. Drew. Drew ex
plained that every effort was being
made to secure the ball, but the high
rates of the surety companies had pre
vented the settlement of the matter.
It is said the United States Fidelity
ft Guaranty company may go on
Schmits' bond.
The Roney Boys' Concert company
ave a delightful entertainment yester
ay afternoon at 2:30 in the Masonic
Temple. Because of the fact that the
company had been compelled to cancel
its dates for evening concerts and had
not had an opportunity to advertise
yesterday's ebneert, the audience was
small. Those who did attend, how
ever, were fortunate, for the program
given was a most excellent one and was
vastly appreciated by the audience.
Professor Roney and his boys are at the
Hill and will be In Portland during tills
week. It is the intention of Professor
Roney to give a free concert during the
week, announcement of which will be
made later.
W00DBURN AND NORMAL
EACH ANNEX A GAME
Woodburn, Or., Dec. 12. In a double
header game of basket ball the Mon
mouth Normal school girls defeated the
Woodburn high school girls by a score
o 25 to 3. The Woodburn Athletic club
defeated the Monmouth Normal school
boys by a score of 27 to 16. Line up:
Monmouth. Girls. Woodburn.
Burt ,..F Snow
Jewett V Mulkey
Donahue C Bltney
Kuykendall G Parr
Craven G Newman
Woodburn Boys. Monmouth.
Goulet V A. Sacre
Helmken F Work
Fisher C 8prlnger
Schermer, Fllnn ..G E. Sacre
Austin G Chute
underwear sale at Kcftllan ft Mo
Donne 11' s.
could not leave the house unless Walter
came home.
The whole question of relationship
was discovered in a hearing before
Judge Neelan in the district court to
day. Soldan had been arrested for
abandonment. While he pondered what
relation he was to his father, Mrs. Sol
dan gave lessons on the zither. When
Either lessons were scaree, bread and
water was the bill of fare at home;
when plentiful, better food resulted.
Detective Louis Kruue arrested Sol
dan and thought it Inadvisable to keep
the matrimonial tangle a secret.
"Judge, this man married hlsi step
mother, volunteered the detective.
Judge Neelen looked at faoldan sharp
ly and asked:
is that sor
"Yes. sir." replied the defendant. "I
was adopted by a strange family when
three years of age and given the name
of Soldan." he testified. "I didn't know
my father until eight years ago. His
name is Michael Fuch.
"I visited at the home of my rather
often, and fell in love with my step
mother. Then I proposed a divorce
and marriage, after paying her atten
tions for a long time, sne agreea ana
we were married. I have a son who is
17 years of age who is my brother.
During the coming year aoiaan win
have an opportunity to olve the little
matrimonial puzzle, "Who is youn re
lation?" for he will spend the time in
the house of correction.
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PAYS BIG PRICE TO
FIND HE'S A FOOL
Oakland. Cal.. Dec. 12. Alfred Le-
bouf, cashier for Hale brothers, who
was arrested charged with the embez-
rlement of approximately $20,000 of the
tirrn e monoy, mane me following state
ment today:
Until last September never In my
life had I touched a dollar that was
not mine. Then a false friend per
suaded me to bet on the races. 1 found
this fascinating, and betting soon cams
to be a habit. Not only that, but I lost
repeatedly and I tried to get back what
I had lost, by betting still further. So
it went until discovery could no longer
be avoided. I am Just like other fools,
I suppose, who Imagine they can make
f nrt tm A hv fninff n o a i n M 1 a e n tti n f
whlcH" they know nothing."
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SOCIETY' MAN DIES;
AUTO ACCIDENT
Chicago, Dec. 12. Phelps B. Hoyt,
former western amateur golf champion,
polo player and multi-millionaire so
ciety man, died at midnight tonight of
injuries received in an automobile acci
dent when his machine crashed into a
coal wagon near Evanston early, in the
evening. John Borden, another million
aire, and 6. C. Lankau fioyt's chauffeur,
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