o:;::go:i daily journal1, Portland, Saturday evening, july 13, 3.012.
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Trout ' Creek, Juniper Flats
and f Wamic c Districts ; Af
ford Surprises; Party Fin
I ' ally .Crosses Into Crook.
Bv Phil 8. Bate.?
The Portland Auto club tour book
party is bachlpg tonight with John
Bolter, one of the pioneer tarmers of
the Trout Creek Valley, which, in lta
six miles length, baa put up 2000 ton
I.M.. i4ii(M tha loaf faff rinva W
found that the women in the valley had
. either gone to Prlnevllle, Bend or Mad
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ana uto r. . u --
Beared at the sise of the party and
their .appetites. We traveled today and
yesterday through Wasco county, entire
ly and are now over no line in Crook
county about four miles.
VTaaoo'i soadi "Will Surprise.
O. I. Beck, manager of the tour book,
ays there Is hot a county in western
Oregon that can begin to make a show
ing from a good roads standpoint that
Wasco can, with which several of the
' party who are familiar with tho roads
west of the Cascades fully agree. The
Portland business men who, are to take
part in the Lakevlew excursion next
month will have an exceptional oppor
tunity to Judge what a system of good
roads would mean to Portland leading
out Into the Willamette valley terrl
tory.
"TJnels rank" a oooa rarmer.
. This morning we visited the home
ranch of "Uncle Frank" Driver, on the
outskirts of Wsmio and were' given an
opportunity to 'see what head work and
team work on the part of the sons can
eooomplish in a section that to a causal
observer could not be made to produce
anything. The farm home was sur
'rounded by great Lombardy poplars,
which causa our agriculturist, C L.
Bmlth of the O.-W. R. fc N. to state that
praotloally any kind of fruit could be
: frown successfully that would raise
such magnificent specimens of poplar.
,Mr. Driver took the party out into his
.orchard where Newtown Pippins have
been grown that won first prize at both
The Dalles and Hood Elver apple shows.
(Trees loaded with as fine cherries as
war ever seen, strawberries of large
slse, with the much sought wild flavor,
and Buerre Anjou pears were shown as
evidence of Ur. Smith's remark. Clover
so heavy as to clog the mowing ma
china and necessitate an extra hand to
fork from the knife of the machine was
another exhibit of interest to our party,
Wheat on new land, which two seasons
go was covered with rock and which
run 40 bushels to the acre, rings the
death knell to the stock Industry to a
large extent
XJttl vales of irorthwost Crook.
We "went south of the town about
three miles and passed a succession of
valleys in a most perfect state of cul
tivation. Potatoes, corn, wheat and
barley were In evidence on every side
and a timothy field that waa seeded in
1874 by Mr. Kennedy, the local mer
chant. wa cutting five tons to the acre,
and has never been reseeded since the
first seed was sown. A great lrrlga.
tion j project now fairly under way to
cover thousands of acres in the near
Vicinity of Wamic. Volney Driver, sec
retary of the Wamlo Commercial club,
has the matter In charge and It Is fin
anced. He Is to Impound the waters of
badger lake in the foothills of the
Cascades and under tho drainage basin
of Mount Hood, which promises an un
ending source of supply.
On the Juniper Flats.
From Wamic we returned to Tygh
valley and then went up an 18 per cent
grade to the famous Juniper Flats.
Crossing through a great wheat field
for nearly 18 miles, we literally dropped
down into the city of Maupln, on the
banks of the Deschutes, where we
stopped for lunch. Here we found an
ardent advocate for good roRds In C. W.
Shattuck, the general merchandise deal
er, formerly of Gresham. Mr. Shattuck
wants a good mod constructed eut of
the old Barlow road and says he won't
b.e satisfied until he gets it. More
power to him for it would prove a big
thing to both the Willamette valley peo
ple and those on the east side of tho
Cascades.
Wheat In All Directions.
We crossed the Deschutes and went
Up out of trio canyon over a four mile
grade recently constructed, which Is one
of the best pieces of road construction
. . . . . . nr. i i i 5. . u ..... . l. i
Bakeoven country and It was .the same
story as told, on the west bank of the'
Deschutes wheat in all directions.
At Shanlko, the next stop, we found
.-Jrtrs. Overman of the Star, who told
of homesteaders coming In. and said
conditions were rapidly Improving
throughout the tributary! territory ad
jacent to the city. A rapid run was
made through to Antelope and-the Trout
lake section and early In the morning
the pilgrimage will again begin for
Prlnevllle and Bend.
(Sprtal tt Th Journal. V
Spokane, wash., July IS. The court
room bursf in cheers when the fore
man announced "not guilty" after being
out nearly 19 hours In the casa of Dejla
Olds. Mrs. Olds gave a loud screech
snd fell on the floor. Her slater, Mrs.
Frank ie Tcon. fell on top of her. It
was some time before the courtroom
could become quieted.
There was a great Jam In the room
early this morning. Mrs. Olds when
called came In cool and collected. Sh
sat by the side of her attorney, P. C.
Robertson. Robertson assisted her to
her feet after her collapse.
The Jury refused to make a state
ment. ,
'ARCHBALD IMPEACHMENT
CASE MUST WAIT AGAIN
(Cuited Pri l.etned Wlrs.l
Washington, July, 13. 1 Immediately
after the announcement of the Lbrimer
vote a message from the house was
presented to the senate submitting the
Archbald Impeachment cns to the- sen;
ate. No action was taken." k -
Senator Brandegee moved that the
senate take up tli bill to fix tolls on
the Panama canal.
"""A"rolT Tan war demanded w the dtfes
tion of a quorum.
The senate made the Panama canal
bill ths "unfinished "business.' ' giving
It the right of way and temporarily
do tracking the Archbald case.
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IS
OLDS
ACQUITTED
SCREECHES
A
First Units to Be Begun in
September, Finished This
Year.
Work on iths first two units ot Port
land's public docks system will, be com
menced in September and finished In a
year. Work on the warehouses to be
constructed in connection with the docks
will be commenced next spring and fin
ished in time for use when the docks
are completed. , Plans and specifications
now being prepared for the water ter
minals by Charles J. Stanlford, chief
engineer of New York's department of
docks and ferries, will be received be
fore August I. ' ,
Success In this plan of construction
depends, It was said at an adjourned
meeting . of .the dock commission yes
terday, upon getting condemnation suits
for site No. 1 on the west stds and site
No. t on the east side, started by Au
gust 1. Two ordtnanoes were adopted
by the dock commission instructing the
city attorney to immediately proceed
wno me condemnation. Me naa al
ready been informally Instructed to this
effect, and it was reported that he had
secured from the presiding Judge of the
circuit court a promise that the cases
would be given precedence and so ad
vanced on the calendar, as to Insure
their immediate trial and termination.
It Is highly essential that Work on
tho ddeks be commenced during the low
water period, which begins the first of
September, Engineer Hegaret reports
that tests of strata at each site show
a most excellent foundation. '
Both docks will be built at the same
time, their construction being let to
contract.
To meet construction cost the dock
commission Informally agreed to adver
tise and sell an additional $1,600,000 in
dock bonds. Its power is to issue all
told 12.600,000 In bonds. To date the
Issue is 150,000, and this amount has
been used in paying preliminary ex
pense. All members of the dock com
mission and Engineer Hegardt expressed
great desire yesterday to commence
construction as soon as possible. The
nearlng completion of the Panama canal
and Portland's traffic Interest in its
necessitates ths early construction Of
publlo owned water terminals. The
meeting yesterday was held lii the com
commisslon's commodious suits of of
fices on the fifth floor of the Worcester
building. There were present Chairman
F. W. Mulkey, C B. Moores, Oeorge
Cornwall and Dan Esllaher. Ben Selling
was absent
A ballot was taken at yesterday's
meeting on the election of a clerk to
the dock commission which resulted In
a tie vote on two candidates considered.
E. C. Giltner, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, who has been acting as
secretary to the commission, is finding
that the work seriously interferes with
his regular duties.
Four of the most prominent speakers
for woman's suffrage In the United
States will sneak at tho open air meet
ing which is. to be held this afternoon
on tho lawn of the home or Mrs. v meant
Cook,, 426 Fifth . street. ,,Tho.,four.,ar
Mrs. Frances Squire Potter, Dr. Cordelia
DeBey,kMlss Helen Varick Boswell and
Mlsg My Wood. Owing to the restrict
ed space the meeting hss been made
invitational.
An informal address will be given by
Miss Boswell at tho headquarters of the
Federated Women at the Gladstone
Chautauqua, tomorrow afternoon at 8:30
o'clock. Miss Boswell will tell of her
experiences In Panama, where she was
Sent by President Taft to arrange clubs
and other - forms of advancement and
amusement in order that the women of
the families of men employed on the
canal might be induced to remain in
the canal zone.
Oh next Wednesday evening Miss Bos
well and Miss Wood will address a
meeting in Salem in the interests of
equal suffrage. A number of Portland
women will attend this meeting,
E
(Salem Bureau ot The Journal.)
Salem. Or., July 13. Dr. M. K. Hall,
of La Grande, was appointed superin
tendent of the eastern Oregon insane
asylum at Pendleton by the state board
today, the appointment to take effect
September 1. There were six other ap
plicants. Dr. Hall was highly recommended.
He Is recognized as one of the leading
physicians of eastern Oregon and dem
onstrated his executive sblllty whjle
serving as mayor of La Grande. He
visited the members of the stats board
here yesterday.
AMERICAN BANK TO PAY
PREFERRED CLAIMANTS
Failure to reorganise the suspended
American Bank & Trust company has
resulted in sn order from the circuit
court to pay all preferred claimants
against the Institution 45 per cent of
their claims. This order was taken
yesterday before Presiding Judge Kav
anaugh by the superintendent of "state
banks.
Hope of finally perfecting a reor
ganization has not been given up, how
ever, and persons interested In such
plans say only 41me is required to com
plete them. The disbursement by. the
bank examiner of the 4o per cent will
not affeot such plans. The bank sus
pended December 18, 1911. The exam
iner stated In his petition for the dis
bursement that sufficient funds had
been collected for the disbursement.
WORK ON EXTENSION TO
EUGENE TO BE RUSHED
Now that the line of the Oregon
Electrlo from Salem to Albany Is com
plete, work will bo prosecuted vigor
ously on the extension to Eugene, begin
ning this morning, said General Mana
ger Coolidge of the Oregon Electric, this
morning. Crews of men are hard at
work putting down the rails and con
struction work is being advanced as
rapidly as possible. The distance Is 84
miles, and" the track will be laid at the
rate of l',4 miles a day.
Requisition for S. Alexander.
' Salem, Or., July 13. Requisition pa
pers were granted today for S. Alex
ander, wanted in Portland on charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses.
4 NOTED SUFFRAGISTS
. TO SPEAK AT MEETING
HALL OF LA GRAND
MADE HEAD OF ASYLUM
27 WITNESSES SAY
THEVHAVESEEM
JUDGE IN LIQUOR
Five of the 27 Say They Saw
. Him Intoxicated on Bench;
$140,000: Fee He Allowed
:. Is Sensation of Today. V
. (Cnltcd Preis Ussed Wire.)
Seattle.. Wash.. July 13. 'A summary
of the evidence on ths charge of drunk
enness against Judge Hanford up to
the present time shows that'ZT wit
nesses have testified that they have
seen Hanford drunk. Fivef of these tes
tified he was Intoxicated on ths bench,
while the others swore to seeing him
intoxicated in street cars, in saloons,
on tho streets and one In a barber
shop.
Five bartenders have unwillingly tes
tified that they knew Hanford and
that they sold him drinks, and one wit
ness testified that he won, a wager by
betting that any one of nine bar
tenders would know what a "Judge
Hanford cocktail" Is.
Of tho witnesses testifying on the
charge of drunkenness' six are attor
neys, one a school teacher and three
contractors. One business man, a mem
ber of the. Rainier cltib, testified that
every member of the club and scores
of business men know that Hanford
gets drunk. .
Over 30 prominent attorneys and per
sonal friends of Hanford testified that
they never saw blm drunk.
Hanford Allowed $140,000 ros.
A new line of Investigation by the
congressional committee was opened
this morning In the Hanford probe, In
taking up the Pacific Packing company
case, in which Judge C. H. Hanford is
accused of having abused his Judicial
office in allowing James A. ,Kerr as re
ceiver, and the firm of Kerr & McCord,
as attorneys for ths receiver, fees
amounting to-1140,000. The committee
spent some time yesterday afternoon
merely in preparation of court docu
ments to take up this case this morn
ing. Seattle Bar's Indorsement.
Tho Seattle Bar association last night
by a divided vote passed a resolution
of Indorsement of Judge Hanford. At
the earns time, the association ostensi
bly complied with the request of Chair
man Graham of the congressional com
mittee to appoint a committee of law
yers to assist the Investigators In get
ting material evidence. The bar asso
ciation appointed the three lawyers who
are now defending Judge Hanford as its
committee. The meeting was attendtd
by only 76 lawyers and included Rich
ard A- Bellinger, his psrtner, Alfred
Battle, and every railroad attorney in
Seattle.
Political Prejudices of 1898. ,
Ths session yesterday afternoon waa
repleto with sensations. A letter writ
ten by Judge Hanford was admitted into
the record as an exhibit, showing that
the Judge was so biased against the
Democratic party in 1898 that he made
the general announcement that he would
not "appoint any man as United States
commissioner unless he knew that he
was nbt a supporter of the Chicago plat
form of 1898 of the Democratlo party,
or of any of Its candidates." Represen
tative McCoy asked William H. Gorham,
expresldent of ths Seattle Bar associa
tion, a witness called for the defense,
whether that letter expressed proper Ju
dicial attitude, and Gorham was foroed
to admit that he would not have written
it.
"If the attitude expressed in that let
ter," said McCoy, "should be followed,
then , 000, 000 American Citizens would
bs disqualified In holding any publlo
offlca."
Kanf ord's Jfatural Waddle.
Gorham made several other admis
sions concerning the habits and pecul
iarities of Judge Hanford. He sald-the
Judge waddled" frequently in his walk.
"What do you mean? Does he waddle
like a duck?" McCoy asked. The wit
ness replied in the negative. Asked to
explain, he said, "You know what I
mean. He swings In his walk more
than the average man." Gorham said
that this, as well as the habit of doz
ing on cars and apparently dozing on
tho bench, were only peculiarities, but
that-upon- all ocrBslnns -Hanf nrrt '.,
tallty was alert. Gorham said that only
three weeks ago Judge Hanford fell
asleep on a street car while resdlng a
newspaper and he was quite sure the
iudge was not drunk then.
"Frequently the Judge relaxes his
muscles when he walks so that he gives
the appearance to strangers of being
under soma Influence perhaps," Gorham
said.
"Did you see him relax... the muscles
of his legs?" McCoy asked. "What do
you mean by relaxing muscles?" The
witness answered in general terms.
Gorham also said that he noticed Judge
Hanford, during the present proceed
ings, gave the appearance of relaxation.
McCoy said that he had been watching
closely, but did not observs anything of
the kind.
"Judge Hanford" Cocktails.
That Judge Hanford has aVso a most
peculiar taste in cocktails Is evidence
brought out In the trial which is caus
ing no little amusement here. "Give
me a Judge Hsnford cocktail," is ths
request George M. Jacobs, a real
estate man, told the Hanford, investi
gators would produce the special tipple
the Jurist favored in at least nine sa
loons in the city. And Jacobs declared
the Hanford brand was "a dry Martini
with an onion In It Instead of tho usual
olive."
Two of the Hanford receivers who
drew enormous fees, which are alleged
to have shown favoritism on the part of
Judge Hanford, and abuse of Judicial
discretion, were called by tho congres
sional Investigating committeo this
morning. They were James A. Kerr, of
the legal firm of Kerr & McCord, re
ceivers for the Pacific Packing & Navi
gation company and the Pacific Ameri
can Packing company. nd Sutcliffe Bax
ter, who is at present one of the receiv
ers of the Western Steel Corporation,
who already has1 got $40,000 in fees out
of that case.
A Professional Receiver.
In answer to Representative McCoy,
Baxter testified that he had no profes
sion, that he is not a lawyer and that
he has had seven receiverships from
Judge Hanford in the past four or five
years. Baxter could not give the exact
dates and detailed faots in connection
with the receiverships which he held,
and was excused to prepare the data by
next Tuesday or Wednesday.
NORTH BANK DOCK FIRM
INCORPORATES AT SALEM
Salem, Or., July 13. The Narth Bank
Dock company of Portland filed articles
of Incorporation today. . The incorpora
tors' ro-A.'-C'ohnr-A.PiJhneoitr Alfred
E. Sutton and William Dujlng. The
capital stock Is 125,000. Ths purpose of
new corporation Is to bujld and operate
docks, wharves, etc., in Oregon, Jdaho,;
Washington ana California,
FIX VALUATlOil OF
ELECTRIC LIGHT GO.
3 Per Cent of Gross Yearly
? Receipts Agreed Upon; Fin
al Action Urged.
By unanimous vote the city executive
board yesterday ordered tho proposes
franchise Of ths Northwestern Electric
company sent back to the city council
for final action. " The board fixed a
valuation on the franchise of three per
'4cent of tho gross annual receipts of the
corporation. The company, which pro
poses to enter the . local light, power
and heat business, has, It Is pointed out.
sat a new mark for corporations to roi
low In the reasonableness of its re
quests and Its resdiness to submit to
ths most drastic provisions that a city
attorney could draft into the franchise
ordinance.
This proposes to give the Northwest
ern company the right to sell light,
power and heat In the city of Portland
for a period of 25 ears. The company
agrees to give a bond of $100,000 that
It will spend $350,000 on equipment
within the city limits within two years
from the dat the proposed franchise be
comes effective. It also agrees to per
mlt ths city to condemn its physical
property If at any time during the
life of the franchise tbo corporation
shall sell out or merge, with a rival com-
pany, . " '
One of the severe provisions insisted
Upon by the city attorney and some
of the councllmen and acoeded to by
the company, was that of giving the
council the right to regulate rates,
though tho council has never exercised
this right in the case of the Portland
Railway, Light A Power company,
which has enjoyed a monopoly of the
business of distributing electrical en
ergy f oif many . years.
The next step In the psssage of the
ordinance granting the Northwestern
competing company its franchise will
be for the measure to be ordered pub
lished for a period of 60 daya It is
believed the council will so order at
its next meeting, as but little opposition
to the new company is expected.
Bids were opened yesterday by the
board for the construction of fills on
Wheeler and Broadway streets. . The
lowest bid was that of Jeffery & Buff
ton. $14,781.44.
The lowest bid offered for the print
ing of the Bennett plans booklet pub
lished by the Greater Portland Plans
association ' was $1680. This bid was
tendered by Wells & Cot All bids were
referred to commltteea Awards will
be mads at ths next meeting of the
board.
BODY OF CENTRAUA
MAN FOUND IN SLOUGH
The worst fears of Mrs. Thomas R.
Long, of Centralla, who on July 4 re
ported to the police mat ner nus-
band had disappeared from the. Union
depot while they were awaiting a train
to take them to their home in Cen
tralla, and that she wss afraid ha
would meet with harm, were realized
last night by ths woman, when a tele
gram from ths coroner was received.
announcing that the body of her hus
band had been found in Columbia slough
two miles below the Vancouver bridge.
The body was found yesterday after
non by a fisherman, who was in a
boat In ths man's pockets was found
his gold watch and chain and $50 in
currency. It is believed that he has
been in the river over since the day of
his disappearance. At the time the
woman reported the disappearance to
the police she stated that her husband
had suffered from a nervous collapse
last winter and that they bad gone to
Los Angeles to spend the winter and
were returning to Centralla and had
stopped off here waiting for the Cen
tralla train. At that time she stated
that she was afraid . he jcauld meet
with somo fatal sccldent. If is bwleved
that the man strayed away from the
depot, walked down the river arid per
haps while walking along, fell and
struck his head for there is a contusion1
on his head.
The widow lives at 618 Gold street,
Centralla, and JvM come here to take
charge of the Cody.
ATTFMPT TO Rl DW SAFF
tll I IW MMSiWfSV f-ii SB
JENDS IN TOTAL FAILURE
An sttempt was raado some time last
night to blow the safe In the office
of Dwlght Edwards company, at Front
and Couch streets, but tho robbers suc
ceeded only in knocking off. tho com
bination and springing the door with
their explosives. Nothing was tsken
from the place.
Entrance to tho rlaco was gained
through a rear window, which the po
llco declare must have been opened from
the inside, on account of the bars that
held the window and which were pried
off. It Is believed that- the work was
done by parties who were well acquainted
with the interior of tho building rather
than by professional yegg men. A ma
son's chisel and maul were found near
the safe. The attempted robbery was
discovered about 4 o'clock this morn
ing by a special patrolman. Detectives
Coleman and Snow were assigned to
the case.
VALIDATING AGENTS
BUSIEST MEN IN CITY
The busiest men in Portland the past
two daya have been tho validating
agents. To them It has seemed that
the town was moving away. As a mat
ter of fact the departing of the Elks
has comblfied with bringing them here
to put the heaviest strain on the traf
fic facilities of the railroads entering
Portland, in the history of the city. In
most Instances tho problem of schedul
ing the trains bearing Elks has been
solved by sending out second end third
sections of the regular trains. The
Elks who camo to Portland via Cali
fornia are almost uniformly going out
by way of Seattle or oast via Spokane
or Cheyenne. Those who came from
the north aro quite generally returning
by way of California,
BANK CLEARINGS FOR
WEEK SHOW GAIN OF 5
PCT. OVER YEAR AGO
A Local bank clearings for the 4
a week ending with noon today 4
show a gain of 6 per cent over 4
the figures of tho same psrlod 4
one year ago In spite of the fact 4
that there were but fivo busl- 4
4 ness days this week. The figures
lu detail are as follows:
4 1911 911.143.I8S.SS 4
4 1912 11, 690,865.10 4
4 Bank balances also show a con- 4
4 slderabla. Increase, over JasVreaC 4
4
Ever notice how long some people
can talk about nothlngT
OUSAtlDS LEAVE;
N
0
Delegates to Elks' Convention
Scatter to Four . Wintjs;
Many . Make Trip to Beach;
Seattle Gets Great Number.
Of tho host of Elks who thronged
Portland on Thursday, the day of the
big parade and climax of the arand
lodge reunion, hardly one third are loft
in the city today.
Fully half of these wll depart to
night or tomorrow, and by Monday
night only a few stragglers from the
60,000 visiting lodge men and those who
accompanied them will remain.
All . day yesterday and last night
special trains and extra sections of reg
ular trains were leaving the depots as
last as they could be made p, filled
with folk starting on the reAirn Jour
ney to their homes. But though it was
Goodbye Bill," it was not "farewell."
for tho greater number of the departing
throng have declared their intention of
revisiting ths city Ind renewing the
pleasant memories of the convention In
the future.
Every regular train out of Portland
has been running In two sections, and
In some cases in three and four sections,
sines yesterday, and many of these
trains had special cars with parties of
Elks traveling together, attached. Vir
tually every train leaving Portland has
had from 9 to 12 coaches, and some have
had as many as six extra Pullmans, ail
loaded to capacity.
rawer Bpecial Trains,
Not as many special trains have been
made up to carry Elks away from the
city as came In. Railroad men say that
the reason for this is that many of the
parties that came by special split up at
Portland, some members returning by
one route and some by another on the
regular trains.
The heaviest travel has been over the
JKPXthern. JPaclflolraxkJL tJracomaSer
attle and way stations. This track Is
also used by the Great Northern arid
O.-W. R. & N., the three lines running
between them 11 regular trains a day
out of Portland. All these trains have
had from three to four .sections.
Part of this heavy travel has been :
due to returning delegations from towns
like Centralla, Belllngham, Aberdeen
snd Hoqutam, which sent large parties
to ths reunion, but more than half of
the Elks from eastern cities are return
ing by way of Seattle in order to take
in the Fotlatch. The Seattle delegation
In the parade here and the work of Se
attle delegates In the grand lodge who
are working to have Seattle made the
grand lodge city In 1915 made a re
markably favorable impression on the
easterners, who are eager to see the
town for themselves. Incidentally,
every Seattle man In Portland -was a
"booster for the Potlatch, which be
gins on Monday, and thousands of visi
tors hav doclded to return east via
Seattle to take lo the big festival.
'We have been handling so many
trains over our tracks to Seattle and
way points that I can't even state how
many have gone out," said A. D, Charl
ton, Northern Paclflo passenger agent,
this morning. "I have simply lost track
of them. One train has followed an
other out of the city as fast as It could
be made up. There have been several
specials, but most of tbs travel has
been in extra sections of ths regular
trains. It Is taking all the time of one
man merely to see that these trains are
made up and sent out."
Nine Speotala Sent Out,
Tho Great Northern has already sent
out five special trains for the east over
ths North Bank road, and threo more
specials will follow tonight. Besides
this, every regular train has been run
ning In two sections with five or six
extra Pullmans, accofSlng to Mr, Dick
son, passenger sgent here.
The O.-W. R. & N. and the Southern
Paclflo have also been handling great
crowds. Nine special trains over the
two roads will have been sent out by
TonTgT,wTiITriirTh
running in two or three sections. The
Shasta Limited for today is in two sec-
UN
$3
Seashore Limited. Daily
Lsres 9:10 A. M. Arrives beach
points ior luncheon, allows all after
noon st ths ocean, returns after din
ner, arriving Portland 10:30 P. M.
ASTORIA
Hotels, cottages, camp sites, mountain water, surf bathing, fishing, etc at Gearhart
and Seaside.
Special Folders, Tickets, Parlor Car Seats, etc, at ,.:
CITY TICKET OFFICE, FIFTH AND STARK STREETS.
NEW MANAGER OF
EMPRESS THEATRE
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John Williams.
Charles N. Ryan has resigned as man
ager of ths Empress theatre here and
will bo succeeded Monday by John Wil
liams of San Francisco, who has been
named by John W. Consldlne, president
of the Sullivan & Consldlne circuit.
Mr. Williams Is known In the stage
world as Johnny (Frisco) Williams, and
has been associated long with theatres
either as an actor or as a manager. In
the early '80s he belonged to Emerson's
minstrels, and later he was tho leading
grotesque danoer for the original 40
Haverly minstrels.
Shortly after the opening of tho old
Cordray theatre, Williams appeared here
in the title role of '"Peck's Bad, Boy,"
and he was one of the pioneers In stag
ing that piece on the Paclflo coast. Then
he managed the Georgia minstrels far
three years, was comedian for Kate
Castleton with Howe & Burke produc
tions for a similar period, and then man
aged the tour Charles Frohman. Ha
severed his connection with, the Froh
man company to Join Alexander Her
mann (Hermann the Great), for whom
he acted as manager and agent for more
than five years. Williams was general
manager of the Pavilion rink In San
Franclnco for more than six yeara
tions, with every reservation takem.
Scores of returning Elks plan to pass
several days in California
The railroads expect to handle 10,000
to 15.000 persons tonight and tomorrow
morning, whlls the last big crowd of
outgoing passengers will be handled
tomorrow night. After that the regular
trains are expected to be able to handle
all the traffflc.
Clatsop beach trains lesvlng Portland
today carried hundreds of Elks to Sea
side and Gearhart to pass Saturday and
Sunday at the eesshore. Many of tho
visitors from inland states will have
their first view of the ocean at Clatsop
beach, and the ocean trip Is one of the
features of the week for the visiting
Elks.
Extra equipment is carried on all
North Bank trains for ths various Clat
sop beach points, with parlor and ob
servation cara Ths combination train
and steamer side trip of the North Bank
has also proved popular. The steamer
Bailey Qatzert carried a capacity crowd.
to The Dalles yesterday, many going
through to The Dalles and returning on
tho evening train.
Most of the beach visitors will re
turn to Portland Monday and depart
for tho east some time" in the day.
SPR0ULE COMES JUST
TO LOOK OVER. LINE
President Sproule of the Southern Pa
clflo, came to Portland from 8an Fran
cisco this morning, not as hs says, for
any special purpose, but merely to look
over company properties and the line
generally. He will be here until Mon
day in conference with local represen
tatives of the system. It is hinted that
his presence will have special relation
to the plans for electrifying tho Fourth
street line. Under bis direction the
elactrlo lines of the Southern Paoiflo in
California have been made, it is said,
thobeet .In service In tho world, and he
entertains "a' sfmllar Ideal for the de
velopment of the proposed electrlo serv
lc In Oregon.
A Great One-Day Trip to the Pacific
Ocean 100 Miles Columbia -River
QAA-.r TICKETS SOLD EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
jCenciy Good for Return Until Monday
Week-End Special, Sat.
Leaves 2:00 P. M. Arrives beach points
for dinner, gives full week-end at ths
ocean, return to Portland Sunday eve
ning or Monday noon,
OBSERVATION PARLOR CARS AND LAROB
1 TO
The interesting jmd
at the mouth of the
(aP Mlwl
SEASIDE AND GEARHART, OREGON'S OCEAN RESORTS
$4 ROUND TRIP ANY DAY. SEASON LIMIT.
WHY NOT SPEND EVERY WEEK
END AT THE OCEAN SIDE? QUICK
TRAIN SERIVCE PERMITS- IT
WITHOUT J-OSS OP OFFICE TIME.
Alf Trains Use "..' .
NORTH BANK STATION, ELEVENTH AND
CAE FIB
TOIYBffi
Harvest Made 2 Weeks Late
by Moisture and Coolness;
- - Echo i Flouring ' Mill to Pro
vide Market This Year.
By Hyman H. Cohen.
Echo, Or., July 1$. There Is an sstl- !
mated increase of 10 to 15 per cent In ,
the acreage in wheat growing in tho
Echo section this season. - -'--s-v-'." .
All crops are looking good this sea
son, the fair yield being an exception in
stead of the rule. . ... :
On all sides are notsd prospects that
would Indicate averages of 25 bushels in '
entire districts, while oven in ths ox
treme light lands there" are ' Indications
of averages of 15 to 20 bushela In the
country between Echo and Butter Creek,
where practically no crop was produced
last season and only a fair one tho pro- t
vlous season, tho present outlook is tor N
at least 16 bushels. , - - '
Combines and Threshers BoughK ' t
New combines and threshers are, being t .
purchased by growers in anticipation of'
the big crops of wheat, they are about ,
to gather. Harvest Is about two weeks
late in the Echo "country thUT season,"
owing to the great amount of moisture :
the ground has received and ths rathof i
cool weather during the period when
grain should have received Its quickest
ripening.
In some places where the plant fllo .
not receive a quick start last season and ;
In others where resowing was necessary,
the prospects are but slightly below .
those where the seed took hold quickly.!
J. W. Reese, five miles northeast of
Echo, has acreage that will run
close to the 900 mark. Tho Indications j
are for fully 25 bushels, somo expecting !
more. His planting is bluestara. j
Alex Young with 1200 acres of Turkey
red, one mile esst of Echo, who had!
some reseeding to do early In the season, i
still retains prospects for a 25 bushel i
average.
One Han Buys Two ComWns.
Jacob Rhode, five miles east of Echo, j
with. 1000 acres of bluestem and Turkor 1 .
red, has such good prospects that ho has
purchased two new combines. .
George Copplnger has some fall bar-M
ley thst will go close to 45 bushels av-t,
erage this season and about 1200 acres '
of bluestem and Turkey red that will :
mah.; the usual good avesage for. tha i. ,
season. .
F. W. Staats, one and a half miles
east of Echo, has not ths usual good :
prospects, owing to the great numbers!
of weeds. Notwithstanding this ho '.Un ¬
likely to harvest close to 20 buahsbB
this year. i j.v
Henry Ransom, with 600 acrea-of
key red, 10 miles east of Echo, baaing
dicatlons of a 25 bushel average, ' .
W. P. Benedict will have cms of tho ,
best crops of the Echo district this i
son, because of the excellent start mai ;
his grain received. He has 700 aorea 1
of bluestem.
M. EL Whltmoro, with 600 acres north ,
of Nolan, has bluestem that Is expected c
to make the general average. ,
Henry WUtzen, In the earns section,,
with 600 acres, mostly bluestem, is an-;
other fanner to purchase a new com-
bine this season, owing to the excellent '
prospects.
Echo Mills WtU Bun Again.
Tho grain situation in the Echo sec-
tion will bo somewhat different than
usual this season. With the reopening i
of the Henrietta mills with plenty of
capital, there will bo a muoh greater
home call for the cereal. Joseph Cunha,
one of the big stock raisers of this sec-'
tion, has taken over the' mill property,'
and Is at present building a concrete
warehouse 72 by 150 feet to house the
grain. Ths mill will bo operated this
season for- ths -firs
years.
Mountain Climbers Gather,. ,
Edmonton, Alts., July 13. Alpinists
from various parts of the United States
and Canada and Great Britain and con- ;
tlnental Europe will foregather at tht ,
seventh annual camp of tho Alpine elua .:
of Canada at Palllser's Vermilion Pass,
25 miles southwest of Banff, Alta.,
July 29 to August 0. The camp will
be pitched In ths forest on tho south
side of the summit, 6300 feet above sea;
levet., -rr-rrrrnri.
-COACHES
Impertsnt city
Cohrmbia and
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