- .! 0 V ' THE ' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, U ARCH 8, 1914. m. a f 1 i . - , i ... , , i i in . l ... i, n ' ' " - - - I KUAU GOVERNMEN I SIBERIA POINTS OUT SUCCESS FOR ALASKA James Dietrick, Former S, P, Official,' Writes Wilson Praising Chamberlain Plan ( Waitilng toe, Boreas of Tbs Jr.rnal.) Washington, March 7.- Thar ha been a wealth of Information dlatrt- tutd during- the' past few weeks about Alaska and it ability to eupport a government railroad, but no one baa contributed a more Interesting: state ment than a man who is known to many persona In Oregon and the north west, a former official of the Southern Faclffc railroad and the builder of section of railroad running Into the ' atate of Oregon. 1 As the matter was quit ably and fully presented then, no arology Is offered . for extracting the atory in full from the Washington Star, la quote: , - "James Dietrick. a railroad contrae tor, who has recently completed large work for the Russian government and who Is in Washington, preparatory to undertaking another large task in Brasll, has sent President ' Wilson letter urging the- neceslty of a rail road in Alaska, in which he gives soma intimate details pf conditions there. Will Develop Big Domain. In connection with his letter to the president, Mr. Dietrick, who is at the New Wlllard hotel, said today to reporter for The Star that the con struction of the proposed Alaskan railway will people and develop the vast domain In the northwest and un doubtedly put a stop to the exodus of American farmers to Canada. The - Alaskan railway bill proposes to create a t4t.O09,O0O fund for the construe tlon of 1000 miles. of railway In that country. Mr. Dietrick, who has been ' In Siberia for several yearn, declares that the government operation of railroad In Siberia is beneficial and . that Alaska resembles Siberia in all , particulars. "Such a railroad v In Alaska," Mr. Dietrick said, "will open a great farm Ing country, which can be taken up -under the homestead laws, and the American farmer of a wandering habit v will no doubt be satisfied with these new wheat fields. Had the railroad been constructed some years ago the chances .are that a ' larxe number of : the 850,000 farmers who located in Canada from America would now be nipping their products from Alaska." Calls Attention to Siberia. - letter to the presl- PORTLAND'S RESIDENCE STREETS. BORDERED WITH BEAUTIFUL HEDGES In Mr. Dietrick' dent he says; "Some friends have requested me. I! as a railroad man of considerable I' Keneral exoerlence in the work in this and foreign - countries, to write 'and give you mr views upon the! construc tion, and operation of a railroad In Alaska. I "I. have crossed Alaska during the summer months and again during the j . winter and spring, from norm to soutn I . and east to went, and feel that my ob servations were sufficient to warrant my giving- an opinion, "First, 1 will call your attention to a country slmllsr In climatic condi tlons as well as In agricultural, min eral, timber and other resources. "Northern Russia -and Siberia re semble Alaska much like , the atate of Ohio resembles Indiana, all .conditions of climate, lands and resources being bout on a par. : "Let us take as an example , what the government of Russia has- accom plished by railroad construction and Operation within such a zone. People Asked for Railroad. "Siberia was looked, upon in early times aa a glacial, moss-covered arctic Tegion : a sort of dumping ground for the criminal class, and of no other special use except for its mineral Wealth. The men located in Siberia soon found that the soil would pro duce a greater return to the acre each year than the soils of the rich Volga River valley of southern Russia. The people petitioned their government . for rail transportation. The Trans Siberian railroad 'was ultimately con structed across the so-called ice-bound north. -The government also created a good roads department and operated stage lines into all parts of the coun try that boasted of a few settlers. opening up every small and large val ley in all of Siberia to the farmer. "Every section bad a connection with the railroad, a postofflce and local government. More than 2,000,000 people have moved from western and southern Russia to Siberia and the farming class ia steadily making 81 berla one of the largest producing countries In the world. Finally the 1000 miles of railroad across the coun try could not cope with tha business Offered ' to it by the agriculturists. ' much less the coal, mineral and other I business. ' In order to furnish relief 1 to the shipping, the government built 1 a railroad north to a port on the ; : shores of the Arctic ocean. Large warehouses were erected, wheat and other products are shipped to this port J. and when the Arctic ocean opens to hipping In the summer the ships pro - ceed to the port and take away the ' products to the markets of! Europe. i- Brett with this new port and also ' branch railroads olaced in oDeration. ! wiakiiig a part of the Siberian Vallroad practically a double track, and In long J stretches of the country of three to i five tracks, though separated by miles J In their parallel operation, the business .- haa increased to- such a great extent that today the Russian government Is building another system ot railroads i .j t I - - - . . i : 1 - ? V '.. t, - - ..... , - .- -j I -. l 5-1 i 1.1 'i I l UgM & 1 ' BBS av . A ssa r a hi ii M 1 un I FROM .PROFESSOR IS CALLED 'MOUNTEBANK" ROSTRUM BY CLARK I Speaker Celebrates Sixty- fourth Birthday by Nailing an Alleged Lie. PRUNN IfeSPRAYl NG PLANTING SHRUBS IS ORDER OF BAY NOW Suggestions Given for Get ting Soil Into Proper Con dition. (United Press Leased Wire.) I 'Washington. March 7. Speaker Clark j celebrated his sixty-fourth birthday to I day by denying vigorously that he) ar bitrarily prevented roll call on a! res olution to expel Congressman McDer znott of IUinoia from th house on ac count of tha Mulhall charges against him. " ' ! The accusation against Clark was made by Charles Zueblin. a, former1 pro fessor of sociology from . Chicago. "Tha words are a base, malicious slander of ma and reflect on the integ rity , of tha house,' tha speaker I de clared from his rostrum. "It is an evident attempt to bring disrepute upon every prominent public man under this government to represent thorn all' as crooks. When I think how some people swallow every evil thing they read or hear, I consider It a grave matter to let a slander like this go uncontra- dieted. i "Zueblin is a mountebank." j j Congressman MacDonald, author of tha McDermott resolution, spoke In high praise of the speaker and re' pudiated Zneblin's charge. ! HEAD PORTER RETIRES ON $75,000 FORTUNE across Siberia, two ports upon me Arctic ocean have railroad communica tion. "The cost of construction and equip ment of the Siberian railroads ex ceeds $500,000,000, an average of $25,000 the mile. The railroad and its branch lines not only pay, but have furnished enough in profits of opera tion to carry out new construction. "The officials of the government in formed me during my visit to that country in November that if we would construct the Alaskan railroad to uie Berintr strait their government would have the northern branch of the Transslberian railway extended to harbor Just across the strait from our terminal and would gladly operate a rail connection with the United States.' I NEGRO USED AS BAIT FOR PESKY MOSQUITOES ' London, Mar. 7. With a fortune o S75.000, a head porter of a hotel not far from Pall Mall has Just retired, An Investigation shows his case Is not exceptional. Another man, head porter at a little hotel near Piccadilly, will re tire in & few weeks with a comfortable fortune, although in the 18 years of his service he haa never received wages. At some hotels. It is disclosed, the head porter pays for the privilege of Btandlng on the doorstep. Out of his tips he most meet tn expenses of three or four assistants. At other places the pooling; system is in vogue, but here the share of the head porter rarely falls below $50 week. KHEDIVE'S BOLDNESS SHOCKS EGYPTIANS Cairo, March 7. The report that French woman has recently arrived from Paris as a companion to the khe- dlve and that she is enjoying regal fa vors at the palace has given rise to considerable comment in Egyptian so cial circles. 1 Some of the local papers are doing all they can to. explain tha woman's presence and to hush up the matter. Although Cairo is still oriental to a great degree the actions of the ruler In this incident have displeased the populace. No matter, whether tlnue. to play the lion or the im danger of kllllnar frost ban nna.A It is now time, to plant all ornamental snruboery. trees, vines in .it hardy, dormant plants not forgetting early blooming flowers and .garden truck. w" Spraying and pruning are also ths order of the day and in every section of tha city can be Been busy profes sional and amateur gardenera out with no ana spaaes. rakes and nmninar forks, cutting away the dead twigs, re moving the litter of last year's growth and preparing the aoll and oisntins- ror spring, which Is nearinr'ranldlv. -Already such flowers as tulips, cro cuses, daffodils and hyacinths are blooming; and within a very few weeks nowDaus, macs and other flowering nruos win De seen in s-lorlous pro fusion. They are the first blossoms to welcome tha serins;, which brlns-a win it aucn a wealth of brilliant col ors. Cars Xea&g Better anttag. Although the reward to the garden culturist does not coma immediately-. care taken now means better plants and prettier gardens later on in the season. The first thing necessary is to make sura that the soli is in condition which guarantees pl-tntgr of plant food. Soli consists of decomposed rock mixed with varying proportions of or- ganio matter.' The organic matter is called "humus" and Is composed, of both vegetable and animal matter, and tha soils being used today are usually the result of the work of ages, and this work is continually going on. Humus enriches the soil in many ways. It Is chiefly secured through the decadence of roots, the annual growth of vegetation, which ripens and falls down In winter. While plowing this under adds to the soil's fertility and increases its power to at tack and decompose mineral matter, still many soils need fertilizer to bring them to highest productive power. Two Kinds of fertiliser. There are two kinds of fertilisers. natural and artificial, and the person who is genuinely in earnest about his garden should study the soil carefully and if need be seek expert advice as to the best manner of treating it. The natural fertilizers are manure and the artificial mixtures of chemicals and organic matter. In some cases only manure Is necessary; in otners re course must be taken to tha artificial preparations to secure the best resulta. Practical experience haa proved that the food plants demanda are nitrogen. potash salts, and phosphorus, and these are secured from various substances and applied to the oU In varying proportions. If the soil is in good condition, the next step for the gardener ia seeing to it that the garden Is cleared of all Utter, which ahould be burned. In the caaa of shrubs and trees copious spray ing should bo don. These precautions will do much to stem tha tide of in sect life. that preys upon plants later in the season and will also do away with the troublesome fungus diseases that kill many sturdy stems.- Planting la an art. Simply dropping the seeds on the around covering them and letting nature do tha rest, works to a degree, but best results are se cured when full consideration Is given to character of plant which is being given its- start toward growth. There ara few t rules governing general, planting, sava two. The first is "Be sura the soil is properly broken up to. allow free circulation ot mois ture and aa -un caked area, for root growth." ' Tha second Is "See that sufficient moisture ia always available. Moisture renders plant food aoluble and makes it possible for tha roots to absorb nee- -r- : " ' - esnry sustenance frool iths earth." After plants have Dein io ir"' " watch should be kept t or plant de stroying inaects and fungus.- for th reason that. hey many- times undd all tha work that, ha previously jxea done. ; -. ' ' . Has Nerre If Nottlng More. . Ixmdoa, March 7. -B.jjttsher. slighU ly bald and of bo particular social standing, tired to.deatuof tha ndT. clamor of. tha young. thJ well-born and tha well-educated, dealrt to meet with some charitably dUpoaid person ot mora money than brainy who will en able him to tasta iM-aawwuo peculiar Joy of living - In luxury om someone else's bounty." reads an, ad vertisement In the Morning Pot. . , Cuba la making elabtjrata plans . t hold a national expositttn next year la oelebratloo of the compbftlon aad open ing of tha Panama caaU .: .a. r- W X .:- mm Washington, March 7. Lieutenant Colonel William M. Siebert, under whose direct supervision the Gatun locks and dam were constructed, calls attention to the fact that the poetic allusion to the wedding of the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific by the canal Isn't applicable' to the Panama canal. In an Interesting batch of com ment sent by him to the National Geo graphic society, he remarks that for about 32 miles the canal ia ii feet above aea level and that "water cant run up hill." Siebert humorously described the sanitation experiments on the Zone. In 1912. he said. Gatun had a pest o malarial mosquitoes. The health of ficials wanted to locate the breed-1 Ing places. The scheme waa hit upon of catching mosquitoes at known breeding , places, and after painting them to turn them loose, and when a batch was caught at Gatun, the color would tell from what breeding grounds they came. "I went down one morning to see how the Insects were caught for paint ing," said Colonel Siebert. "Mosquflo bars were spread from trees, and in them were millions ready to be sprayed with a colored liquid. I asked the sanitary inspector how he coaxed the mosquitoes in the . nets. . 'We have other ways, but this time, being in a hurry; we put a negro inside for bait He lifted a corner of the net, and there stood the happiest looking: Jamaica negro I've ever seen. 'Die is shore easy money, doss, he said as he grinned. j.aim every nigger gets 10 cents a hour fer just settln around inviting mosquitoes into a net. PhotogTaphs by courtesy of J. B. Pilklngton, Top--Rose Hedges in bloom on upper Love Joy street. Center Ivy covered wall on North Twenty-fifth street. Bottom English laurel , hedge. MANY STUDENTS ENTER PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOLS Out of 544 Who Were Graduated From Grammar Grades Last Year 67,2 Per Cent Are Enrolled in Higher Institutions, Would Create Gasoline Monopoly Paris, March 7. Certain members of the chamber of deputies are thinking of introducing a bill in the chamber making gasoline a government mo. nopoly. Greatest Cut in Piano Prices See Graves Music Company Kemoval " ' i jHtgo section a. (Adv.) TO STOP HAIR LOSS AND RID YOUR SCALP rSHERPICIDE OF DANDRUFF inn Do you have dandruff? Does your hair fall out Ia U getting thinner and the parting more-pronounced every dirt - If ao. wo advise you to : start tha use of Newbro's Herpi clde right away or before it Is too late. " . We ara -riot trying to scare you. ,. We are simply telling you the truth. If you would ward off chronic loss of hair . you must ; check that hair loss and ,rld your scalp of dandruff. . Don't resort to the use of an untried.' off brand hair prepara tion"" when genuine ' Herpicido coats no more. Tou are liable to disappointment it you experi ment. Start right: and start ; how with the right remedy and tick to it Newbro's Herpicide. Use- Herpictde daily for a while, then three times ! a week will be sufficient. Watch tha change which takes place - la the condition of your ! hair Of the 644 atudents that were gradu ated from the grammar schools of the city in February, a year ago, S73. or 67.2 per cent of them, entered high school, according to compilations made under, the direction of L. R. Alder man, superintendent of schools. The compilation is one of the first to be made in connection with any of the schools of the United States and Is the result of several weeks' Inquiry. with reports on each student by each school principal. The purpose Is to keep in touch with those who leave the grammar schools to find out how many enter high schools, to look up others and see why they do not go on with their education. The statement by - schools is as follows: - Elementary School. sis-fag III lWlMINMMjWKSt and scalp. The scalp Is clean and free rrom dandruff. The hair looks strong and healthy and does not fall out. There is "vigor and snap where waa aeso, auu and brittle. The itching which is so3 annoying stops and you enjoy a feeling of coolness and cleanliness hitherto unknown. Any dealer will sell you New bro's Herpicide In 60-cent and $1.00 sizes and guarantee it. If It doesn't do as promised, if you are not satisfied he returns your money. But you'll be satisfied. The first application will, con vince you that Newbro's Hernl clde is the very thing , for the nair. it cdor Is delightful. Applications may be obtained at the better barber shops and nair dressing parlors. . For sale at all drug and department stores. 9 dOlNOI M5snta OOINOII MKlt MUWVtS GtOlMC Alnsworth No class , Alblna Homestead Arleta Brooklyn Bockraan Chapman .................... Clinton Kelly ............... Couch Crestoa ..................... Davis Eliot Falling Fulton Park Olencoe Hawthorne Hlcbtland HoUaday , Holman Irrlnfton K.erns ... Ladd Lents . Llewellyn MootavUla ......... Mt. Tabor No class Multnomah No class .... Ockley Qreen Pn insula Porta mouth Richmond Rose City Park No class Bellwood Shattnek Shaver South JtC Tabor ... Stephen bucnysiae no report Sylvan Xo class ... rrerwllllaer Ttompson , .......... vernon ............ Woodlawn Woodmere No class Woodstock Totals O S5g ssl t3 III e M ii-Hi 12! 10 19 20 181 14 6 14 23 2 IS 23 21 20 8 11 251 19 22 10 16 22 ' 8 15 19 251 12 11 - 23 7 6 17 14 14 12 S 4 i(M it 2 7 22 12 17 7 11 201 10 I 19 12 13 S44! oil In &Ek 19 8 11 18 13 ' 9 9 11 68.80J 70 89. SO 70 78 85.Al 00 6.66 49.90 10O 63.80 88 67.KM 85 87.501 100 80 84 45 70 ' 87. 86.30 100 78.80 71 84.20) 62 75 81.80 62. lO 44.47 47 .m , 1.?0) 76 ml 67.201 81 2 4 4 0 1 1 2' 0 1 O 2! l 2 1 81 O 71.4W 11.801 28 7 0 83.83 25 20 . 0 8 0 O 0 12 12.60 0 15 O O 28.61 16.66 O 12.50 18.KM 0 6.80 7.74 G "5 BiggerCrops srs being frown every year by I farmers who are improvlnt; I their soils by using I Government experts agree that Western soils need lima to re move the acid sourness.' Ground limestone contains BO per cent of waate element of no benefit. "Tertnime saves this vesta; brings the plant food from -the soil; is easy to apply; and acts the first year. 7or bast results use "TertHIsas" in the winter. Zf yew dealer cannot supply yon write oar nearest ofioa F.T. Crowe & Company Seatde ! Tsiassa PenUad Spoku 45 4th St. Main S747, A-6714. Vrooman Franquette Tree " a tti. nlaated. yields 153 ants. Thin varietv is - unauestlonabl v th fnntmoat walnut on the market today If you knew Its merits you would plant now. Investigate before buying any other. Free booklet on request. We also offer you a very larr as sortment of the choicest Fruit 8tocks. large Shade ana urnamentai trees Shrubberv. etc to select from for snrini planting. For prompt shipments. order now. OXEQOJr HTTKSXXT OOXPAST, Salesmeat Wasted. Oreaoo, Oregon. 0 o o 0 0 '26 8.8OI 68.80 so 79 ' 60 72 85.60 83.83 60 57.10 47.90 50 63.80 88 67.10 75 76 10O 68 81 "eo" SI. 23 86.80 87.60 eo 71 "reiso IMuitJ 44.47 81.70 ei".66 63.80 Ia connection with Davis school It Is noted that six were graduated and four entered high school. The oth.r two left town. Twenty were gradu ated from HoUaday school. 17 entered high school and two entered business college.'; ! It is believed that the percentage of grammar students continuing in high school in Portland will compare to Portland's advantage with aay other city In tha country., - Parka Rosebnrg Chief. Xtoseburg, Or.. March 7. A. O. Parks was elected chief, and Edward Thorn ton was elected assistant chief of the Roseburg fire department at the an nual election Friday night. Other of ficers elected ' were: . Ross Goodman, president; Woodley Stephenson, vice president; Fred W. 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