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.1 THE OREGON SUNDAY - JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY ' MORNINO, MAY 28, 1911. BOOST PROJECT: FO R AUDITOR! UIVI J i FIRE PROTECTION IS IMMEDIATE PROBLEM BEFORE FOREST SERVICE vpssay Contest Brings Many Offerings Interesting Re port From the Los Angeles Auditorium. 'Li' v : r Klghteen prominent drie organ hatlona . last week ' formally pressed approval' of th public au ditorium project and the proposed $600,009 . bond Issue upon which th voters will paas Monday, June 8 The number Inoludoes the Progressive Buei ness Men's club, the Realty board, Woodlawn Improvement association, Multnomah council. lttl, 8unnyaldo Puah club, Portland Ad club; Eellwood Commercial club, . Musician' Mutual association, Portland Preas club, Manu facturers' aaaoclatlon. Civic council, United Commercial Travelers. Portland Branch Alumni University of Oregon, Aaeoolatlon of Architects, Court Col urn bis. No. S, F. of A., Marguerite camp No. 1440, Royal Neighbors. Montavtlla Board , of Trade, Haydn Symphony or chestra. Basay Ooatest COoses. Testerday marked the close of the auditorium essay conteat among etu denta In the eighth grade- or lower. Keen competition for the prises of $10, 5 and $1.60 developed before the con test closed. Many essays have been ! recelva1 bv R. W T)nvmnnt man mmr of the Commercial club convention com-1 on- mlttee. They will be passed upon this week aa rapidly as possibly by the beard Of Judges composed of Marshall N. Dana, W. T. Buchanan and W. D. B. DOdJM. The auditorium committee has re ceived a ataUment of the expense and profit of the Los Angeles auditorium. Which la considered highly valuable Decauee It played, a major part in bring ing the city Into prominence aa a con vention center. Without the auditor ium, It la said the general Methodist conference would never have considered sitting there a month, aa It did its last session.' The report of the manager shows a profit of $19,000 and It reads In part: Interesting Beport "It will be noted that our liabilities are almost as great as last year, even after earning Ili.OOO. This Is explained by the sundry creditors account, prac tically none of which has been on our books before, and also by a dcdmrtlon which had to be made from the ac counta of last year. "The net earnings for the past year were sufficient to puy six per cent Interest on our outstanding stock If it had not been necessary to redeem $11,000 worth of bonds and to apply the balanca on our tebts. - "All the stores and offices are rent ed. The basement Is the only part of the building from which we receive no revenue. "After this year our old leases for offices wiH mostly expire and will thereafter bring In an Increased rental. Our other receipts will show a (WaahtMtaa Rnrasa of Th ioarsaL) ' Washington, ., Mar- 17 Having only recently returned from a visit to th Pacific coast, Forester Henry 8. Graves, successor of Qlfford Plnchot, consented to talk of the statu of , national for estry In the west In the light of h's observation and to sketch In brief the plana of the bureau for carrying on its work., lie dwells forcibly upon the ne cessity, of putting a atop to the de structive forest fires and declares that ia the flrat step "to be taken In con servation of 'the country timber sup- Dlr. Mr. Graves said: u 'There never was a tlma when - the outlook for forestry1 was s favorable aa the present The people of the coun try want, to have our forests protested and so handled that there will be for ests and good ones after tha present virgin timber la cut. . ' "The flrat practical atep in that di rection Is to stoD the forest fires. Thla has been said over and aver again, but It is only very reefyitly that the public hss awakened to tha fact that it re- attires something more than general lawa on tha subject In order to really put an end to the fearful annual loss. "It requires organisation, men and money to atop the forest fires, just as these are required in protecting city property. Thla baa not been appre- clated'tlll very recently. Fire protec tion ia the greatest Immediate problem before the foreat service. All efforts ara directed toward this end. The ex nerlnnca during the last season of great drought demonstrated very clearly that tha national forests have been very much undermanned. Congress' has given an Increased spproprlatlon for this work, but It remains t be seen whether the present force it Is possible to put Into the field is sufficient. "Plans are already completed for the fire campaign during the coming aea eon. The construction of trails, tele phone lines and lookout stations, and the equipment of th forests with fire frighting appliances will be pushed as far as the money permits, im pairoi will be larger and better organised than before. Not only will there be men on natrol dutv exclusively in dry weather. but the construction work, the cruising and all other work requiring crewa of men will be so coordinated with the patrol organisation that every man on a forest will be available for fire protec tion. "At last the statea are waking up to the fact that they must act in the pro tection of private forests. Heretofore state protection haa been chiefly di rected to aid in putting out fires after they start. Now a number of sUtes will aid in actually patrolling the for ests. Buth patrol lawa , have been passed recently by Oregon and Minne sota. "The government will also aid several states in this work on. navigame ii ! y. ' "!?. 1 ' , ; i - v : ,.. ' SX. ' .. ':- v.- -''' - " . "v. .V i ' PRICE FIXED FOR POSTOITICE SITE v HELD TOO HIGH ;. . . .. . . - , Government;. Declines' to Pay n $340,00OlSet by Juries, and .Offers. $325,000 Up ,to ' Owners Now. The government has refused definitely to - accept the valuation of block 8 plaoed upon It by the Juries in th two condemnation suita tried In th federal court, anf Instead haa decided to make the owners an offer of $$lt,000 for th blook the price at which It waa orig Inally tendered th government The Juries fixed the value at $840,000. Dispatches from 'Washington received yesterday announce that the govern ment haa decided not to pay more than $816,000 for the entire block. It puts th matter of whether the property will be sold to the government or not en tirely in th handa of th present own era. Dr. Andrew C Smith, owner of th eaat half, and th Espey estate, repre sented by A, King Wilson, owner of tha west half. ( - The owners originally offered their property at $800,000 for the west half and $125,000 for the east half. Oevsrament Wot Satisfied. Thla price did not satisfy the govern ment, and there was some talk of pol itics having been played in the selection of tha site, as well. The upshot was the filing of condemnation suit with ver-J diets fixing th value of the west half at $200,000, and that of the eaat half at $140,000, $lt,000 more than it waa of fered for. As to which aide la to pare $16,000 off the prloe of its half block, the govern ment doesn't presume to say. Dr. Smith thinks it should come from the Espey estate. A. King Wilson probably thinks It should oome from Dr. Egnlth. While the Espey property was valued at $16,- 000 more by the Jury than it had been offered for, Mr. Wilson points out that he has never been anxious to sell, that streams, aa provided oy tne apps- " lachlan forest reserve law. What Zs rractloal Ooaeervatlon? "This Is practical conservation. Ev ery cent spent upon such work by the public Is sound business investment. It means saving of property and lives. Greater security of- forest property means greater values, more invest ments, greater stability of Industry and continuance of prosperity in forested regions. "Another cheerful sign of the times Is a growing appreciation .that forest rontiervatlon does not mean checking sin i nf rievelnnment. There are still a aoo.1 and our expenses, except for taxes and i many who claim that It does check de- public Interest, but to apply those prin repulrs. will positively (Oiow a decrease, i velopment. but tliat claim is chiefly j clplesr of sound business that must un- No dividends nor largely increased from those who do not know or do not derly the administration of every large Henry 8. Graves. methods of practical forestry really are. It Is trus that the handling Of pub lic forests and of private forests must differ. The private owner alma ordi narily to exploit the timber and con vert it Into cash as faat as he can. The public forests ara cut with a view to restocking the cleared areas with a new growth and of continuing and In creasing the production of timber. Wherever on tha national forests there is a demand for merchantable timber he made the price as low aa possible. It Is offered for sale. It la sold at It , and that he greatly prefers to keep his appraised value and not for less. Many i half of the block and let the postofflce seek another sua To Examine Ground. Dr. Smith, on the other hand, is gen erally thought to have been anxious Co sell his half blook to the government, and while the valuation fixed by the Jury la the same as that named by Dr. Smith in his offer to sell. It was that value that was most energetically fought by the government Acting upon the suggestion of United Statea Attorney John McCourt, .... the government "Will make thorough Inves tigation of reports that a part of the block was the bed of the old lake that covered the present site of the union depot. Competent engineers win ex Or... where th groom haa a large stock ranch and business Interests. The bride la on of th prettiest girls In tha younger et , . ... . Ml wis AT RIVER MOUTH - - ARE BEING TAKEN UP , ' 'SperUI DUpstck to Tbe taireaj. . , Fort Stevens, Or., May IT. Men from Fort . flftevena ar removing f rem ' the mouth of th river th mines recently complained of by glllnettera, who aald their neta .were . being, ruined. The mine are located near Fort Columbia and Desdemona lighthouse. HOOD RIVER AUTO ROAD NEEDS ONLY ONE UNK . Hood River, Or, May J7 Chief Forest Supervisor Sherrltt of Portland believes that with comparatively little effort an auto road eould be mada through the Cascad mountains connecting the Hood River. valley with Portland. In a com munication sent to Interested parties here he enclosed a government map showing tha tall extent of the road ear pleted on th Portland and Hood Itlvat enda sad also th portion yet te b oa atructed through tha reserve, H stated: la his communication that tha govern ment bad appropriated $1,000 for thla portion of th road, to be expended this year, and that work would soon begin to open a six-foot trail on a wagon road, grade over thla portion of th reserve. The road would paas north of Meant Hood and south of.. Lost lak on tha Hood River end of th Una, Th matter will be brought to th attention of tha Hood Blver auto club and other organl-. satlons In the construction and eomple , tlon of a road between Hood River and Portland. .-. of the national forests are atill very remote, so that there la small demand for the timber. That condition la very rapidly changing as the private timber is cut off. "It will be but a short time before the receipts .from the national forests will Increase rapidly. The management of the public forests te a gigantic busi ness proposition. Sound business prin ciples must be used. It Is folly not to protect them from fire, even If un der the present condition of poor mar kets - for - timber- tha-'uost- exceeds the receipts. Every prudent private owner uses that simple principle with refer ence to his own property. It would be equally great folly to throw away, at sacrifice prices, valuable timber of , amine the ground carefully to deter- centurles' growth, when there la not real demand for It. -The forest service Is endeavoring noVonly to protect the care to know what the objects and4 productive property." earnlngx are to t expected the coming year. i he present year shows an In-' crease In net earnings of $20,000 per ' year over the la; t two years. Statement of Income. "The statement of Income shows how ! money for the use of a public auditorkim is secured. It- follows: Rentals of office building $39,014.84 Hentala of Auditorium: Kor orgnn $ 290.00 Fur theatre 18.0S3.o3 Kor church 4,399.92 For Sunday after noon 845.00 For choral hall.. 9.'7.85 slcUm heat to outSideTuHd: 2,07 10 ' Offer Is Made to Take Over ings 3.S59.D7 j 1.056.21 1.415.90 i mine whether it la ao soft aa to make it impracticable to hold a heavy build ing, such aa the new poatofflce will be. M v K fenr1 Jl If f' WW raw MAY GET ITER SOON Electric lljtht to tenants JSlectrle lixlit to theatre Janitor service to theatre Gas to tenants Insurance (fire loss!..,. Miscellaneous reciij.ts 1,098.14 83 C5 I l.Ji'S.SS , . 4i5.S m2'.o3T.06 the Chicago-Rogue Ditches, Selling Back Later. Total The expense which U net over agalns: this gross Income is J52, 399,40. It is aald that the Los Angeles auditorium (Bpeciol Elspitch t Tbt Jouraal.t Uiants Paes, Or., May 27. The Jo sophlne County Irrigation and Power has never operated at other than a ' company Is making the Chicago-Rogue financial profit, wnlle at the same time ! River company a proposition to take flf11!!?1. val.u t0 the cy h eenjover the ,ormer-B lrrleatlon ditches on CLEARING HOUSE TURNS DOWN LORIMER'S BANK (PubUhri' Prei Lea ted wire.) Chicago, 111., May 27. Inside facts oonoernlng a meeting of the committee f th Chicago Clearing House Associa tion yesterday afternoon at which it was decided to refuse to, admit Senator William Lorlmer's La Salle Street Na tional bank to the clearing; house, were revealed today by one of the members of the committee. , In thla way It became known for the flrat time that Senator Lorlmer's an nouncement that, hereafter he intended to take aotive charge of the manage ment of the ' bank was partly respon sible for the refusal of the clearing house to admit the La Salle street ln- uiuuun. At me same time it was announced by C, B. Munday, vice presi dent of the Lorloier Institution, that the failure of the clearing house to admit the bank would have' no effect. He do- -clared that arrangements had been made by the bank to clear through another institution and that a doflntte announce ment concerning it would be made aft er a meeting of the Lorlmer bank offl Llals Monday afternoon. a basis that calls for uso of the ditches and equipment during the present sea son and the sale of them at a price to be agreed upon or arbitrated when ever the latter company has shown fln i anclal ability to purchase the same and ! complete an adequate aj-Htem of Irrl- 'gatlon sufficient for the needs of the valley. The proposition is made to the unicago-nugue (mvr company in or der that water may e available to settlers at once. The Chicago-Rogue River company has already repaired the Golden! Drift- dam which was washed out by high water in November, 1909, and Is now installing two mammoth pumps. The - terms made by the . Jo sephine County Irrigation & PowerCom pany are considered exceedingly liber al by many people and should put the Chicago oompany In position to give the valley water without delay. Tha dam haa been reconstructed and put up verv substantially and irrigation seems at hand which' will place Grants Pass among the ricnesi rruu ana agricul tural districts in the world. M CLALLEN JURY LIKELY TO ACQUir Either That fr Disagreement Is Popular Impression at Roseburg. GEORGE SMITH, MEDF0RD, WEDS A PETALUMA GIRL (Speclftl PUpstcb to Tbe Joenul.) San Francisco, May 27. At a quiet wedding performed this morning at the parochial residence of St. Vincent's church In Petaluma, Miss Mary Daisy Burns became the bride of George Owens Smith. The Rev. Father M. M. O'Shea was the officiating priest The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. John Laux and Frank Burns acted as best man. A wedding breakfast was enjoyed at the home of the bride ani later Mr. and Mrs. Smith left for tVe south. They I11 reside In Medford, 1 A reduction of one fourth from regular prices. $25 Suits $18.75 $45 Suit $33.75 $30 Suits $22.50 $50 Suits $37.50 $35 Suit $26.75 $55 Suits $41.75 $40 Suits $30.00 $60 Suits $45.00 No Blues, Blacks or Whites included in this sale. We do not dhsurg iFor alfeir&idoinis These Suits have no equals in other Portland shops, when it comes to style, elegance and real merit. We make no use of the word "values," because the word means absolutely nothing. The quo tations we give above are the regular prices for the suits, and actual reductions. They may be depended upon. SEUJMG LEADING CLOTHIEE Morrison ait Fotuurtli (Sheelal DlRiMtrb to Tbe Journal.) Roseburg, Or., luay 2 7. The iurv In ine ttoy Mruiallen murder case retired shortly beCore 9 o'clock tonight and popular O'inion Is that acauttal or a disagreement will result. Arguments of the attorney endnri at 8:30 o'clock tonight. Judge Coke scent only 10 minutes In his charge to the jury. He tola the members what con btltutca sell defense, which has been ttlcLlaliens plea throughout. He In structed ulso concerning murder In the secona aegree ana manslaughter. Mr. l lallen whs Indicted only for murder in tne second degree, so a first degree verdict will not be returned In any event. There Is exceptionally keen interest in the outcome here, McClallen, Mahan, the man he ahot, and Miss Spelcner. over whom the tragedy happened, all being well known sere, McClallen is a member of a pioneer Douglas county family. nel Is run in on tne ledge. The vein runs up the hill, which eliminates cross cut tunnels, also shafts. At present mining men from various western states are arriving daily and going out to the new gold fields. FEDEM L OPIUM RAIDS N EASTERN OREGON (Special Wapntch to The Journal vvTheDfttlcs, Or., May 27. pjstom In spector J. M. Gfesy and Special U. S. Treasury Representative Arthur ' F. Statter made a raid on two Chinese places here for opium todsy and-found a considerablo quantity ln the estab lishment of Chew Kee,, whom they ar rested and took before Justice of the Peace Douthlt. Chew Kee waived ex amination and was bound over to the U. 8. district court in bonds of $250. In the other place raided, that of Dock -Blag- Sk Co.. nothing Incriminating, waa , found.-Thase .raids ' followed vthose i Thursday at. KendelaiL'-V4'."," i Pilgrimage to Kerby Monday. Special IH.patih tr Ton Journal.) Grants Pass, Or.. May 27. A big ex cursion of commercial club members and business men leaves early Monday morning on a two days' pilgrimage to Kerby and other Interior towns of Jo sephine county. Twenty or more auto mobiles will be in line for the trip and close Inspection will be given to sev eral mining districts where bl$ strikes have been reported recently, also a view of agricultural and horticultural Interests, will be taken where possible. The tourists will meet Crescent City residents and have a big jollification and get-acquainted jaunt. Colonel Biddle Dae Tonight. (SpecIM DUpstch tp Tbe Journal.) nranti Pull. Or.. Hit 27. Colonel John BtdW of the United States en gineer corps, United States army, is scheduled to arrive Bunday evening from Crescent City, whers he inspected the harbor for the Wooley port project His purpose here is to gather data re garding this and the tributary terri tory to ascertain the possibilities or shipments from this district via the Crescent City port He returns later to San Francisco, : ! James Calvert Loses Arm. Grants Pass, Or., May 27. James Calvert, who had his right arm broken in three places recently while felling a tree near Three Pines for the Three Pines Lumber company, had his arm amputated last night. The arm had become badly inflamed and there wss fear of complications so the doctors decided to amputate to save his life. He is a brother of Lee Calvert of this city, manager of the Grants Pass Hard ware company. .... Black Bear Strike Widens. , Grants Pass, Or., May 27. A report fronr-tlre- Black-Bear unartrTjiiTisrwhere big gold strike was jnade recently, shows the ledge widening as the tun- Big Rush to Gold Strikes. . Grants Pass. Or., May 27. Hotel ac commodations at the Illinois river Crossing have proved greatly Inadequate to care ror the rush to the coast and the gold mining districts. The reel dents have pitched' tents, besides put ting up new buildings in order that ev eryooe may be cared for well. Genuine Oregon hospitality is being shown.- 5P 5 GALLONS GASOLINE An Oregon 8tory by a Portland - Man By . MORRIS B. WELLS Now on sale at THE J. K. GILL CO. Books, 3d and Alder,, Stationary, K-4'tT.?::.nValkllLVL!Ll,LltlVir 1 iTV AVV .vm wm mm mmmm mm mm w Vw5Pkivi n vAv Aral mm-: . Mmtfmimmm old hickory mtlMe n porch and lawn, made ' MSSmO-n tee,, Porch Swing, I ;V,I -' Furnishings Stocks of Porch and Lawn Furniture, of Warm-Weather Rugs and Cretonnes, of Nets, Scrims and Bungalow Fabrics are larger, newer and more attractive than ever before. If it is Furniture. whatever the piece you need, you will find something comfortable and durable at the price you want to pay. If it is Floor Cover ing or a Fabric, you will be delighted with the new styles, de signs and colorings. Conspicuous among the seasonable offer ings are: FIBER RUSH FURNITURE, soft green in color, com fortable in shade, distinctive in design, extremely durable, per fectly adapted for porch in Summer and for living-room dr library in Winter. Chairs range in price from $10.00 to $20.00. FURNITURE, for years the favorite for in comfortable Chairs and Rockers, in Set- and Tables. Chairs from $2.25 to $10.00. REED AND WILLOW FURNI TURE in new English shapes, roomy and inviting. Stocked in the natural color and stained to suit, used with chintz and cretonne cushions. CRETONNE RAG RUGS, clean, cool, in beautiful soft shades of blue, pink, gray, tan and green. Made of imported cretonnes -in all sizes up to 9x12 feet. Several qualities. Prices, 9x12 size, $17.50 up to $25.00. CREX RUGS, an old favorite and ideal for porch, in soft greens, plain and sten ciled. Very durable and easily cleaned. Sizes up to 9x12. Prices up to $12.00. NEW BUNGALOW FABRICS in exclusive novelty weaves. All colors, plain and figured. Prices 75c to $1.75 per yard. ; ic NEW CHINTZES, CRETONNES, Madras, Silks, Nets and Scrims in charming patterns and colorings not seen elsewhere. . , - " - 1' ; At the present time we have on hand for immediate delivery by far the largest, most varied and most exclu sive stock of Fine Furniture shown in Portland. It embraces the work of (he most celebrated American and Eng lish makers and includes hundreds of reproductions of famous originals as well as the best work of -present-day designers. Much of the furniture on our floors for the hall, drawing or living room, dining-room and bedroom is of the very fines! quality, identical in every respect with the furniture on the floors of the finer establishments cf New York, Boston or Philadelphia. It constitutes an exhibit in the art of furniture-making that you enjoy seeing. iawtyasiMwMBaiaaaMiMnii 5th and Stark.. J.-G.Maek--CO.-- 5lh atl t2rh S s. A: