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THE OREGON DAILY -'JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 301913, 'NORTHVESTERN WILL . JO. Virtually All Preliminary Work . . Completed for Serving Con- ,.; sumers, Ligt, Power, Heat, HE Nort Western Electric company n I will beady to deliver power from its main iuTKtatlon In the Pittoek - block about March. The three story sub-station at the corner of Alblna ave nue and Lorlng street. Which is to be i the distributing center for the east aide, Is equipped and ready for business, and power, is being; delivered' to several of we east side manufacturing companies. The if 60,000 volt transmission line which brings the current from its 20,000 horsepower hydro-electric plant on the White Salmon river, 70 miles from Port- land, brings the power into this station. The plant wWch furnished the power was completed last Afarch, at an ex pense of 13,000,000. Of the 20,000 horsepower developed by . this plan, 6000 horsepower Is being used to operate the Crown Columbia Paper company's mill at Camas, Wash., and to furnish light and power for the towns of Camas and Washougal. Less than a year ago the first work on the 7 mile power" transmission line from the White Salmon plant near Underwood waabegun. The final spans of the high tension cable were brought into the Al blna station last September. Emergency Plant Installed. While it is not probable that an auxil iary plant will be needed, nevertheless an emergency steam plant Is being In stalled In the basement of the.Pittock block. In case of an emergency Vrlslng, this auxiliary plant will insure un interrupted service. The power cables are made of steel Wire three fourths of an inch thick. There are six cables upon which the power Is brought in. The transmission line follows the Co lumbia river to Camas. Just below Camas It is brought across Lady island to the Oregon side of the Columbia on nine steel towers, the three highest of which are 1G0 feet in height. The longest span is where the wire Is brought across the main channel of the Columbia, a distance of 1550 feet. In the Plttock station there will be installed a complete central steam heat ing plant from which pteam will be supplied throughout the down town dis trict Will Heat Many Buildings. For the past three or four months the conpany has had a large force of men engaged In laying Its steam lines and eleotrlc conduits which carry the light and power wires. Somo idea of the extent of this work may be had from the fact that the payroll has been tunning as high as SI 2,000 a week. FoPty-two blocks of steam pipes have been laid. In all, 61 blocks will be in stalled. The furnishing of steam will solve the problem that many cities have to contend with that is, the smoke nuisance. Steam is furnished through wrought Iron distributing pipes at a pressure of from two to eight pounds and is supplied for, the full 24 hours at any point within the down town dis trict where the pipes are laid. Tleld Wot Portland Alone, "What we aim to do," said W. E. Coman, the manager of the Northwest ern. Electric company, "Is to compete from the standpoint of quality, ef ficiency of service and real attention to tho needs of the consumer. Our field Will not be Portland alone, but we will serve the entire lower Columbia river valley. We seek to encourage new man ufacturing industries by furnishing cheap power wherever there is a chance for their development. We have powfir rights on the Lewis river which, with our present plant now In operation, will give us 100,000 horsepower, which we can develop as our business increases." REED'S STUDENT BOD! NUMBERS NEARLY I College, in Third Year, Oc cupies Own Campus, and Faculty Has Trebled. Due pom PORTLAND N MARCH Beginning in September, 1911, In tem porary quarters, with a student body of 50 and a faculty of seven, three of which were occupied with the business of administration and rour as active teachers, Reed college has grown until -at this time it occupies four buildings on its own campus In Eastmoreland, ' its student body numbers 177 and there are tl members of the faculty. ' The student body is quite cosmopoli tan for so small a college, although a large proportion comes from Portland. - There are 48 men and 77 women, w:ho live In the city. The dormitory houses SI men and 21 women. Oregon is rep resented by 16 men and 13 women from without the city, whlle'13 men and 10 women are from other states. Of "those graduating from high schools In Portland last year, 23 came to Reed this year from Washington high school, 11 from Lincoln, five from Jefferson, and six from Portland academy. Admission to Reed college Is based on exceptionally high standards. Out of 163 applications for entrance to the .first class, only 60 were admitted. The faculty Is composed of the best teachers obtainable. Twelve out of 21 ' are members of Phi Beta Kappa, three belong to Sigma XI. The buildings are fireproof. The ex terior is of mission brick and Indiana limestone, in the collegiate gothlc style of architecture. The buildings repre sent an Investment of about $400,000. , A new gymnasium has recently been corn ' pleted, and $16,000 has been spent in ' equipping physics and chemical labora tories. There ; is a small experimental fish hatchery being built under the dl- rection of the biology department and in oooperatlon with the state of Ore gon. The campus covers 88 acres. A large portion of It near th buildings Is be ing; graded and put In lawn. Extensive . plans for the systematic beautlflcatlon ' of the campus are under way. ' Hot In the Country. ""' From the Joplin News-Herald. - Not long ago, when her father bought a country place in Virginia, a little Washington girl was afforded h w first experience of things rural. She rose very early and her eye was Immediately caught by the sparkle of the dew on the grass. t I - "Why, daddy,' she observed,, "it'ji . hotter than I thought ' Beet the grass . all covered with persplratioa" j DISCOVERING OREGON WITH - A CAMERA HIS LIFE WORK , ,1 . " .. "f By F. L. fYTUNTING in Oregon with a cam H era" has been work and play for George M. Welster for 35 years, during which time he has "shot" Oregon from every conceivable vantage point- from the peaks of her mountains to the depths of her caves, and traveled 25,000 miles on his negative making tours. "I was born In Pennsylvania. I came to Portland in March, 1887. Two months later I went to Alaska, where I spent the summer and fall taking pictures of the glaciers, the Indians, totem poles and the magnificent scenery around southeastern Alaska. In those days I worked for E. J. Partridge who had a small gallery on the corner of Fifth and Yamhill streets where the Good nough building now stands. Mr. Part ridge was a famous photographer In those days and took pictures of all the well-known Portland people. ' He died In California and his effects were sold at administrator's sale, his negatives being thrown away as of no value. "When I started In the business half tones had not reached their present state of excellence and a large part of our trade was in making views for sale to the tourists. Hasards of Outdoor Photography. "I have climbed almost every moun tain from the British Columbia border to Mount Shasta. I have been on the Summit of Mount Hood rfiore than 20 times. The last time I was up there I carried 43 pounds on my back to the summit. As I only weigh 120 pounds and as many a husky fellow double my size finds it difficult to take himself to the top without a load, you will see that being a photographer Is not alto gether snap. The only motion picture camera that was ever on the summit of Mount Hood was taken there on my back. I, took moving pictures of the Mazamas as they came ' up the Icy slopes. I have traveled - all over the northwest In search of pictures and many and many a time, I have slept on the top of a mountain with the rocks for my pillow, the sky for my blankets and a handful of snow for my supper, a couple of icicles for breakfast. To be a good photographer you must be willing to- miss a few meals and travel on your nerve, for when It comes to a choice of a few extra lenses and some extra plates or some food supplies, If Tire Expense Cut 30 By Ajax -kjuipmentc 5000 Miles Guaranteed . 1 Others Talk Quality We Guarantee It ' 'i . Ajax Grieb Rubber Co. Main 8258 329 Ankeny Street ytu are a real photographer you will put in the extra plates and the extra lenses, realising that you can sat some other day white you can't get the pic tures unless you .have the equipment along. I have taken pictures of sun rise from the top of Mount Hood and that means you must climb up the day before, dig a hole in the snow to spend the night in so you won't be blown off of the mountain by the fierce gales which sweep the summit, and be ready for your work to catch the first rays of the rising sun. Mountain Climbing Part of Work. . "I was the official photographer In the 90s for the Northern Pacific in their exporation of Mount Rainier. I spent one night that I will never forget on the summit of Mount Rainier to get some sunrise pictures. "I have carried from 25 to 40 pounds of camera and equipment to the tbp of Mount Adams, St. Helens, Jefferson, Shasta, Rainier, Three Sisters, as well as climbing up and down the precipi tous cliffs at Crater lake and scaling the rock walls of Tosemite. The near est I have ever been to heaven has been standing on the summit of Mount Rainier or Mount Shasta. Rainier is said to be 14,445 feet above sea level, while Shasta Is one foot lower. "One cannot travel over the north west through Its most Inaccessible places' for a quarter of a century with out experiencing a good many adven tures. I have rolled down mountain sides, have had overhanging points give way with me, have been mixed up in runaways and have been nearly drowned in Icy streams. "You can't get pictures from a rail road train. You must go where the pic tures are, whether It means wading up some icy stream, spending hours climb ing to some overhanging poln'-, or spend ing a day climbing to the top of a moun tain. You must not only be willing to climb but you must be willing to carry your camera, an assortment of lenses and 15 or 20 pounds of plates, your ray screens, your tripod and the other para phernalia to enable you to get results. Some Remarkable negatives. "One of the most remarkable pictures I have ever taken, was a picture at IheJ mouth of the Columbia taken from the summit of Mount Helens at sunset. It was a wonderfully clear day and the last rays of the sun seemed to lift the river out Of the landscape like a thread of silver. Another favorite picture Is a view of sunrise on Mount Hood, as seen from the Willamette river. "When you realise that I have more than 25,000 negatives Indexed, you will know that I have done some traveling over the northwest For years I have been taking pictures Illustrating differ ent industries until I have collections of pictures picturing almost ..every indus try you can name. UNIVERSITY GOES TO 1HE PEOPLE- BY NEW EXTENSION COURSES "Carry the-School to the-Pub-, lie" Policy Pursued as Never Before..1 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., Dec. 30. Beginning a policy of extension work that will carry higher education Into every corner of the state by lectures of members of the faculty, by Increased number of cor respondence courses and the establish ment of research departments with ex perts In municipal affairs, sanitary en gineering, clvlo biology and educational administration at their heads to help state communities lw solving their prob lems, the University of Oregon this year has embarked In a carry-the-school-to-the-publlo policy which has heretofore been impossible. Scope of Work Extended. There are 1781 students enrolled In the various schools of the univer sity this year. The ' law school and the medical school In Portland report an enrollment of 251 and 78 respectively. Fifteen new members have been added to the faculty. An Increase In Instruct ors In the departments of engineering, COLUMBIA IS MODEL : PHOTO-PLAY : THEATRE : Every demand which the publlo reasonably can make of a photo play theatre Is provided at the Columbia, Sixth and Washington streets. It was built the past year by Foster & Klelser at a cost of over $100,000 and Is a model theatre in every respect. No pains or expense has been spared to make it a place of refined and wholesome amusement. The build ing is absolutely fireproof, there are an abundance of aisles and exits and the heating and venti lating system is perfect. The seats are leather upholstered and there are a number of boxes suit able for box parties. The decora tions are artistic and beautiful. A ladles rest room, beautifully furnished, is one of the attrac tions of the theatre, and there Is a maid In constant attendance. Much care is exercised by the management in the selection of attractions. Llaensed photo-plays and scenic, travel and educational films are provided through the General Film company and are the best productions which can be secured. A special entertainer and a six niece orchestra provide the musical features. Boon there will be Installed a mammoth Kim ball pipe organ, the largest and most costly in this city, to add to the many other attractions. Per formances begin at 11 A. M. dally. J mathematics, education, extension, geoU ogy political science, history, journal Ism and psychology bag been made and the new department of Scandinavian languages created. In Dr. Clifton Freemont Hodge, Dr. George Rebec, Don C. Sowers and W. D. Allison the university has a quartet of experts of national reputation to go to every,, community In the state where there is a demand for them, and, help communities in their , problems. Dr. Hodge is the Clark university biologist who has created his own subject, "Clvlo Biology." teaching people what forms of animal and vegetable life to foster and what kinds to destroy. In the spring Dr. Hodge will start on a crusade with the aid of the school children of the state which he says will make Oregon a flyless state. Capable Corps, of Extension Workers. Dr. George Rebeo came out to Oregon CAPT. M. A. HACKETT. President CAPT. E. A. HACKETT. Secretary. V. D. HACKETT, Superintendent. Columbia Digger Co. AjroTo&JiTEX, Airs oivmo book Oat Sell varies are Out Ipeolalty Office. Bates Dock Bid lit Burnslde. Docks North Portland. Peninsula Ankeny Street, Portland Umatilla Avenue. Sellwood ' ejLiJLi 1 - Aninrp,' Wm BCUSUJNC A. Giebisch,t672 Halsey St F. Joplin, 673 Clackamas St Phone' East 333. Phone East 141. Office Phones t Main 1468, A-1468. Giebisch & Joplin GENERAL CONTRACTORS " ' - a. t Street Railroad and General Team Work Reinforced-Concrete Construction a Specialty Office : 407-410 Rothchild Bldg., si II Monumental in Reputation Are Meinharfs VV BOTTLED Columbia Malt Draught Beers Rheingold Standard Columbia - Kaiserlbume OUR SUCCESS IS YOUR GAIN When you drink WEINHARD'S BEERS, either bottled or draught, you get what you pay for the best that can be pro duced by expert brewers from the choicest materials obtainable. Henry Weinhard Phone Main 72 Brewery from the University of Michigan to live on .: bit' farm near . Meflf ord, but was hunted out and. persuaded by President Campbell to Join the extension depart ment Dr. Rebec's specialty Is methods and administration of education, . Don Ci Bowers has been on the Oregon fac ulty only a short time, but already he has made a study of the proposed budget of the city- of Eugene and baa shown the people that a 12 mill levy on the assessable property of Eugene wm cover the proposed ' expenses ' for the coming year. Previous8 to his stiflfly it was believed a It mill levy would nave to be raised. Professor Sowers is known as the municipal expert and will have charge of the contemplated municipal reference library. W. D. Allison is a sanitary engineer brought to the uni versity for work In the extension de partment as an adviser for state com munities in problems 'Of sanitation. Office Phones A-1997 Main 997 Residence Phone East 368 TRY ALBERS Pancake Flour FOR Light, Delicious Hot Cakes Albers Bros. Milling Co. Washington St, Portland, Or. Kaiserblume Extract Phone A1172 ll Mm a m tiffin Over a Half Acre of School Rooms The graduate can' have a post tion with his or her diploma. Id many instances, we are ' able to help students work their'- way through school, and, befdro grad uation day arrives, many .of one graduates secure paying positions. Write us at once for information concerning our courses: Book keeping, Shorthand, Penmanship, Typewriting, Railroad, Commer cial and Wireless Telegraphy. FREE CATALOG Fourth Street, near Morrison Portland, Oregon : . f Exclu si vel v jA Girls: School Day Pupils v We still have room for the complete education of a few more day pupils, who wish to start in the new term febnt ary first. Here are unsurpassed ed ucational facilities amid - refined surroundings. Term Starts February First Preparation for any college Right of certificate to Wellesley. Vassar colleges as well as tbe Oregon and Washington State Universities. Also strong; general course with diploma. - Classes In all branches of nuslo, lnstf umental, vocal and harmony. Art and Elocution. French and German under natives. Large G ket Ball. Gymnasium. Tennis. Ran II. Aesthetic Danclur. Hid ing. Practical classes in ' House- bold Economics and Sanitation. Complete Catalogue and Tuition Rates oa Application . dtetbclenall fcarfc Bvcandferft Stmt PorllanO.gircgon., : : : i I -i i 1