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7 Training Delinquent Boys to Be. Useful Citizens Completing Trail to Hood River OF What Is Being Done at Oregon State Training School for Boys to Make Those Under Its " ' , Charge Realize the Rights and Duties of Citizenship Seventy Men at Work on What, Wilt Bt Route of Wonderful Scenic Beauty When Finished STREET IS NOTED More Than f $500,000 Has Been Invested in Space of ' Two Blocks In . Last Two Years; Building News. rOoubt Raised Upon Validity of Franphise by Rose City Part; ' ' ";w ' ' V ;?' 1 Citizens Causes P. R.,, L & P. Co. to Hesitate7 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 30. 1911. DOUBLETRACKING BB LONG DELAYED QUICK ADVANCE UPPER STARK The double tracking of Sandy boulo ard by the Portland Railway, Light A Power company .seems to be f wither away than avar before, all In conse quence of the doubt ralaad upon tha validity of the county court franchise given to Hartman ft Cooke In 1907, and later transferred to the street car com pany. ' ? The doubt ralaad was created by the Boss City park aaaoclatlqn aubmitting a series of questions to tha city attor ney as to the character of tha franchise. The essoelatlbn has been vigorously working to secure the double tracking of the atreet car system through thte suburb: also tha hard surface pavlngl from Thirty-third to . Seventy-second aitreets and auch sewering necessary' be fore paving la put in. - Yeast Postponed. Owing to the disinclination of the street car company to go to the ex pense of $125,000 for paving and double tracking In a new and comparatively sparsely settled section, the association started Its line of battle through the city attorney In tha hop of having tha whlphand over tha company. The opinion as rendered seems to have worked out In a different direc tion than anticipated, for If tha city attorney's opinion, that the company has no franchise on Bandy road, . la based an a sound -legal doctrine, then tha company would not for a moment think of undertaking an additional ex penditure of J126.000 upon ground r which It had no legal title to or fran chise to use. In other words, the com pany, while willing to double track, having been of this disposition since early In January, now finds Itself In tha position that It cannot do It until all doubt as to the franchise la wiped away. Thua the association finda Itaelf la the predicament of having post poned the feast all expected to enjoy. The company, In outlining Its posi tion upon the matter of county cefurt franchises, does not concede that the opinion of the city attorney as to the validity of the county court franchise ts based upon sound legal principle; but whether It is or not. It la pointed out. It certainly has the effect of stop ping all movements In the direction, of farther Improvements In Roso City park so far as the street car property Is con cerned. The Impression was given that It was up to the residents. of that sec tion to clear all doubt aa to the validity of tha franchise before any Improve ment could be undertaken. The fran chise driven to Hartman A Conke covered tha period from 190f to 1932, leaving 18 years for the franchise to run. Changes Phase. "The epinlon of City Attorney Grant." said President Joaselyn, "puts an en tirely new phase on the Bandy boule vard Improvement. The company has been willing for some time to double track Its line on, the boulevard from T hlty-Ul rd - te Cevent yHieosnd - s treet s. I. have been anxious to put In what Is sometimes called the park system of street car tracking. It segregates 20 feet In tha center of the street, so that rapid transit may be aecured. There are many cities In the country having this system. It is not a new thing or an Innovation. It has been tried and Is practicable. Wot Operated at Profit. "There seems to be a sentiment exist ing that the company Is anxious to occupy these outlying streets. This Is not true. . From an operating stand point the longer the line the less ability we have to declare dividends, for it costs us more to haul a person a long distance than a short one. The Rose City park line Is not operated at a profit to us. At the same time the company desires to progress with the olty and to develop the outlying dis tricts to the. extent of its financial abil ity. The remarkable growth of Port land has made an enormous growth up on the resources of this company. We have spent for five years two dollars for every dollar taken In, and the Rose City park extension Is but a part of a vast sum which we have been invest ing in Portland to keep the city up on Its forward movement towards devel oping a metropolis There are, of course, limitations to even ao large a company sa ' the Portland Railway, Light ft Power company, and we are compelled to conserve our funds for a proper distribution of the cost of the betterments. "It la not fair to 8t Johns to ex- Jvpend Into Rose City park a sum of Vnoney that should go to Bt. Johns. We are always willing, and have been, to do anything that we can towards the uplift of the outlying sections, although we cannot expect Immediate returns of profit However, It Is 'with regret on our part that we find that the question of validity has been raised: as to our rights on Sandy boulevard, because it simply means a postponement of the day when we can double track that sec tion. I am free to say that Rose City park Is growing rapidly and la a fine section of our city. It needs good ser vice and we want to give tha best we can to the people residing out there." DEFENCE OF FT. STEVENS BY SOLDIERS AUG. 7-16 V, 1 iii v - Defenss of Ft Stevens, near Seaside, from an stack from the rear win be the big problem to be solved by Oregon oltlsen soldiers at their annual encamp ment, which will be. held at the beach August 7 to IS. : The Third Infantry and ambulance company will encamp at Columbia Beach, while the Fourth Infantry and Hospital Corps deatchment will encamp at Fort Stevens. Battery A. field artil lery, will also encamp at Columbia Beach. ' , Tha first few days will be devoted to minor maneuvers. Then about Aug ust 14 the maneuvers of attacking and defending Fort Stevens will be made. If will be presumed that troops were Lnded at Seaside and will make an st ruck from tha rear. , Stop, Look, and Listen! The -wonderfulWurlltaer band organ which wilt be In operation at Council Crest during the coming week was sold . by Messrs. Kahler ft Chase, 875 Wash ington street, who are distributors for the Paclf lo coa"t of the famous Wur litser 11ns of band organs, orchestrions, lectrla pianos, etc. , - i This band organ Is something very novel and attractive and will aupply Council Crest and Its patrons with the latest In operatlo hits, musical comedy bits, eta, .'- r, ' - M smbms Tjrssi ss m'vi jm frfiTjL 'r; nr Mk " - v . r y- 4 WfcvaW -22 hl :Kf-ir..;4 IW'-A ill Top Oregon State Training School for Boys. Bottom, left Training school boys at work In tailor "hop. Right Superintendent N. H. Looney (Photo by Trover), Vally Dykster, attache at Training school- Written for The Journal by Caroline Wantaon Thompson. Salem. Or., July 29. At the last ses sion of, the Oregon legislature tha name of the etato reform school was changed to "The Oregon State Training School for Boys." Right In line with Governor West's honor system, and square deal policy of handling the state prisoners Is the method now employed in dealing with tho delinquent youth of the state. While his heavy official duties pre vent the governor from devoting as much time to the lads at the training school as to the men at the penitentiary, still he is a hero in their eyes. At his approach the boys run down to the en trance to meet him. He springs enthus iastically from his automobile, pats them on their heads and engages In conversation with them. Tho boys were the guests of Governor West and the convicts at the penitentiary at the Sells Floto circus last June, the prisoners paying their half of the ticket money from their recently created amusement fund. Governor West, Secretary of Stats Olcott and State Treasurer Kay constitute the board of trustees that Is forwarding the honor and the parole system now In vogue at the stats train ing school. . chief Causes of Delinquency. Realising that In the majority of cases It Is tha4lack of proper home en vironment that fills the reform schools. Superintendent and Mrs. Looney strive to make a home in every respect for Oregon's unfortunate boys. Since the organization of tha Institution, Novem ber, 1891, over two thirds of the 978 boys committed came from homes where separation, divorce or death have de prived them of their right inheritance, the guidance of both parents. That the purpose of the school la being carried out successfully Is shown by the faot that 798 boya have been paroled and have not been returned, 11 have been returned to counties, SI have run away, 14 have died ft the Institution and 94 are In attendance at present. N. H. Looney has been superintendent for eight years. "There Is not a boy here that I could not make something out of," Mrs. Loo ney told me on a recent visit to the In stitution. "All they need is a little wise guidance, and sympathy to make good men of them," As she made this ob servation I noticed the proud sparkle in the eyes of the one lad present We were In the room used as a hospital, with Its rows of white bods and clean floors. The only boy hero had out his foot while mowing hay. - "Aren't you going up to the moving picture show?" asked Superintendent Looney, who Just then entered the room. "Can I go?" exclaimed" th boy. "Sure you can. Brush your hair, and go up on your crutches," replied Mr. Looney. With alacrity the Uy hobbled Into the next room, where he washed his face, combed his hair and brushed up gen erally. It was almost time for the second of the shows to be given with the w machine. This moving picture machine Is the gift of tho United Artisans, and cost 8160. "W, really owe 1t to Gov ernor West, tor lit an address before the United Artisans st their annual plcnlo at Rlckreall he pointed out the value such a machine would be to us," said Mr. Looney. The moving picture shows ere given In ths large chapel on the third floor. The alios are on the cir oult of stats institutions, the training school, the pent t en tlcry, the Insane asy lum, the cottsge Insane farm and the deaf school. The United Artisans have also presented the boys with a phono graph, while the Woodmen of America have presented tnm with a piano, Summer 8rpent In Tana Work. School-work In the olassroom closed In June, to be resumed in September. The boya art spending : the , summer months working on the farm and swim ming in Mill creelc There are 640 acres In the farm, 400 of which are under cultivation. Everything about the barna and gardens Is kept scrupulously neat. The new trade building, costing 84000, will be completed, and all the in industrial work tai:fht there. The of ficer in charge of the shoe shop is one of the former inmates of the school, Vally Dykster, a Welsh lad. Two years ago he was committed to the institu tion achool from Heppner on a charge of house burning. He had soon made the seven deportment credits required for dismissal, and had meantime made himself so useful to the Institution that he was employed for $30 a month. He haa 64 boys under his charge, although he is only 17 years of age. When the boys go In a body to Saiem. as on last Decoration day, young Dykster wears the training schoo uniform of blue and marches as one of them, all tho time watching out for those under his charge. "People who have not had children of their own are not successful, as a rule, with our paroled boys," said Mrs. Loon ey. "They do not knOw how to sym pathise with a child, and think that he ought to do more work than he Is able to do." In finding homes for the homeless lads Superintendent and Mrs. Looney use great tnct. Two religious services each week are conducted In the chapel, Sunday school In the morning, and speaking In the evening. The boys are respectful and attentive at these services. There are three departments In, the school work, the primary covering all work to the fourth grade; the Inter mediate covering the fourth and fifth, and the advanced the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Three competent teach ers have charge of the work. The old er boys are in the school room half s day, and In the various Industrial de partments for the remainder of the day, but the primary classes are in ses sion all day. Tha report of the prin cipal, George G. Forbes, shows 16 in the primary, 47 In the intermediate, and 80 In the advanced grades for the last school year. In the shoe and. tailor shops ths boys make their own wearing appeared as well as do their own mending. Neat Indeed were the garments shown us that the boys had made. About the walls of the class rooms the boys have placed a number of lock ers of their own manufacture In which each keeps any treasure, or personal belonging. There Is also in each, of these rooms a barber chair where the older boys shave each other. All the rooms are made attractive with pic tures, a large per cent framed by the boys themselves. It is noticeable that the pictures framed, by the boys are chiefly great men of the country, for It Is ths naturs of a boy to be a hero worshipper. 'The reading tables are sot vacant on winter days. The In stitution subscribes to a number of mag azines, and many friends of ths sohool send reading material regularly. W. 8. Ladd of Portland has been sending pa- pers for years. "Our boys are good housekeepers," There'sa Fortiihe in ItforYou The owner Of beautifully platted and Highly improved beach property whose time ia taken up with other large business interests is desirous of disposing ,of same to someone with more time to devote to "this active proposition than he is able to give. The property is in excellent shape and an organized force is selling in a satisfactory .manner. There's a big thing in it if you can put; your time into it. Thirty-five thousand takes it, and owner will consider property, trade as initial payment, with liberal terms on balance. Address S-776, t Journal. Mrs. Looney replied with pride. "They do the laundrying uraler the direction of a woman, they make their beds, sweep and dust the halls and -rooms. Incorrlglbllty Most Common Offense. Incorrigibility is tho offense for which 685 boys have been committed to the school, while 241 boys are held for lar ceny, burglary 24, and such offences as arson, assault, murder, tramping, stealing automobiles, depravity and for gery are among the crimes for which a few have been committed. At the school the boys are divided Into families, the boys committed for the more vicious crimes being strictly segregated from the other boys, and the older boys being separated from the younger ones. Boys are taken to the school between the agea of 10 and 18 years. Could the state possibly Invest $80,030 annually, the amount the training school receives for maintenance, to better pur poses than In making useful men out of these boys? After a visit to this cheerful family of boys one cannot fall to believe with James Whltcomb Riley. "I believe h11 children's good, Ef they only understood, Even bad ones, 'pears to me. 'S Just as good as they kin be." FATHER KILLS DAUGHTER, THEN COMMITS SUICIDE ( Publishers Ire Tinted Wire.) Tlenna, July 29. A terrible tragedy Is reported from Sofia, Bulgaria, where Colonel Petronof, commander of the Sixth Infantry regiment of TIrnovo, now garrisoned In Sofia, killed his daughter, a beautiful girl of about 18 years of age, and then committed suicide. The cause of the tragedy is said to have been Miss Petrohoffs pronounced aver sion to a woman whom the commander Intended to marry. His daughter be lieved that this v oman was of a doubt ful character, and attempted to do everything possible In order to dis suade her father from taking a step which might plunge the whole family Into misery. Her obstinate refusal to be friends with her father's fiancee ex cited the father's fury. Recently he entered the bedroom where his daughter was lying asleep and stabbed her with a dagger, after which he took his own life by stabbing himself. Tipping It to Son. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "And now, my son," said the loving father, "as you ore sbout to go Into business for yourself. It Is well for yon to remember that honesty ts the best policy." "Yes. papa," answered the high browed young man. 'That honesty Is the best policy," continued the father. "And If you will study up on the laws, yon will be sur prised to find bow many things you can do In a, business way, and still be honest." I In the short space of two blocks on upper Stark street, more than $500,000 has been Invested during the past two years in the ereotion of combination store buildings snd rooming houses or hotels. Two years ago there was but one brick building on Stark street west from Park street and that was the Nortonla hotel which had been Com pleted about one year before. Less than four years ago the Bowers hotel, then called the "Nortonla," was built by M. L. Holbrook and the late R. B. Lamson and It was the only modern building on Stark street west of the city library. Messrs Holbrook and Lamson were criticised by some for their rashness in putting" up a $160,000 hotel so far removed from the business and hotel center. It was even said that they were five years ahead of the de velopment of that district and might as well be prepared to stand a loss on their Investment for that length of time. Project Wise One, How wise these critics of the pioneer developers of upper Stark street were is Ho be seen when it Is known tliat the Nortonla hotel wasa paying proposition from the start. The signal success from the Invest ment standpoint, that attended this first venture In putting up a modern building on upper Stark street was fol lowed by other property owenrs In that district Improving their holdings with a good class of buildings. Twelfth and Stark is now one of the busiest of the numerous outlying retail centers. With in less than 18 months seven modern brick buildings have been completed along Stark between Tenth and Twelfth streets. The ground floors of these buildings are occupied by shopkeepers who are fast building up a prosperous trade. The upper floors of the build ings with one exception were designed for hotels and rooming houses. At the norUieast corner of Tenth and Stark, on the old site of the flwrman Lutheran church, stands a handsome, four story brick building having a 70 foot frontage on both Stark and Tenth. This structure was recently completed and belongs to Rosenthal & Hlrsch. - It was huilt at an approximate cost of $80,000. ZCyors Building. One block west, at the northeast cor ner of the Eleventh (street Intersection Is going up the Myers building, a 60x100 foot, four story brlclt structure, which will exist, when completed, not far from $40,000. Across Eleventh strttn. at the northwest corner of the street Inter section stands the Efflnger building, a four story structure, covering a quarter of a block, which was completed about one year ago by R. P. Efflnger and rep resents a $sp,000 investment. The Hotel Yorke. a 3 story structure, covering the 100x100 fot parcel at the northeast corner of Twelfth and StatTt, was built by F. O. Wheeler two years ago at a cost of $60,000. Diagonally across the street Intersection from the hotel stands the Burgoyne hotel, a four story 60x100 foot structure, which was completed less than a year ago by Whitney and Gray and cost about $40, 000. Adjoining the "Bnreoyno" on the south Is a four story brick building which belongs to Architect II. J. Hefty and which was built last spring at a cost of $40,000. Most Uniane Strnoture. One of the most unique business build ings in Portland Is the four story struc ture adjoining the "Burgoyne" on the west. This houe has a frontage of but 28 feet and extends back -100 feet. Under the city building code the struc ture Is required to be equipped with a fire escape of regulation dimension and because of the narrowness of the build ing the fire escape covers almost the entire front of tho structure. This house was recently built by Peno 4 Ballls at a cost of about $20,000. H. W. Fries and associates, owners of the quarter block at the northeast cor ner of Twelfth and Washington streets have begun the erection of a five story building covering the entire lOJxtDO. It is understood that L. O. Clarke, of Woodard & Clarke, owner of the 100X 100 immediately north of the Fries prop erty, contemplate Improving it at an early date with a modern structure suited to the requirements of that lo cation. T7 A TV A Z Only 95 Miles From Portland ... V ' c ... Lake Lytle Is Not "One of the Best" But Absolutely the Best Beach Property on the Pacific Coast On the Pacific Railway & Navigation Company Railroad. For those desiring fresh-water bathing there is a beautiful lake, just off the ocean, with a gradual slope to the center, which is eight feet" deep. The temperature of the water is " ideal for bathing. The safest and most conveniently located summer resort in Oregon. Water pipes are being laid into this tract, which tap a mountain stream of cold, spark ling water. : -y- A substantial depot of elegant design will be erected close to the center of this lovely v resort Hunting and fishing to suit the most particular sportsmen. Mountain trout are found in the streams, while deer and other game are found in the mountains within ' 3Q ' minutes' walk from the center. . ' . t Y" BUY LOTS NOW BEFORE PRICES ADVANCE when the railroad is completed. Lots vary in price according to sire and location. All are . cheap and will prove a most profitable investment Terms granted when necessary. Don't FOR Fi L; DILLE, 325 Railway Exchange Bldg. THIRD AND STARK STREETS Phone Marshall 2574 11' f z T27 . - x & v v f I C ' ;f?H u , - -t t ,vf fs, -jhyH II - -' i- 'V'-if-Vr"1- I i I . ll: f A - ...... - I II . Ji'ii 9 . M I Kr : H ' if sWa. XtmM '&lkimmiJk ' III v i y V 1 &&& -ii . , iii!! ii ' II IWtK' -"IS- lilllb f &3Slg l Jf.liV I'll ,'3?5r Scenes along proposed road to connect Portland with Hood River val ley. Mount Hood shown In upper- picture, dense forests and sad dle mountain in lower picture. Sevonty men are at work on the trail Hint aklrtlng the northeast slope of Mount Hood, Ik to make a connection of rare scenic beauty between Portland and the Hood River valley. The $10,000 appropriated by congress at Its last seFelon, is being spent in making a trail six feet wide and in length eight miles. As soon as practi cable this trail will be broadened Into a wagon and automobile highway capa ble of establishing the first vehicle trade relations between Portland, Hood River and eastern Oregon. The com mercial Importance of the prospective highway Is considered In advance of Its scenic possibilities. The trail will be a branch of the main Mount Hood road, leading from It near Welch's, or Rhododendron camp. It will follow as closely as possible Low Pans, a saddle like conformation, the lowest passage through the Cascade mountains. It will lead now through the tall timber of the government, now making a turn that displays Mount Hood towering ' far above. In places the trail will follow closely the deep gashes cut In the mountain sides by glacial streams. When the proposed road Is finished It will be possible to go by automobile H FULL INFORMATION APPLY, TO, from Portland to Hood River In less than a day. The completion of the county road from Bridal Veil, will. It Is said, make It possible to go over the mountains to Hood River and return down the Columbia river valley, thus establishing -a routs of Incomparable scenlo beauty which will be exceedingly desirable for tourist traffic The immediate use of the trail will be by horsemen and packers. It will make possible more complete protection against forest fires, and will be fre quently traversed by parties from Port land on annual hikes. "I know of no more Interesting road nmlei't unvwhera" until fiiinervlsor Sherrard of the Oregon national forest, returning from the scene of road con struction, last week. "Care Is being taken In construction; work Is proceed ing with rapidity, and It will not be very long until we shall have ths full use of the trail." Requires No Chimney. A steam boiler and furnace which re quires no chimney because the gases of combustion are mixed with the steam and admitted to the cylinder of an en gine has given good1 results when tried on a Russian torpedo boat. 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