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'THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1914.- PORTLAND ENTITLED TO BE CALLED TOWER CITY' OF COUNTRY Conservation , Com m i s s i o h Says Total Horsepower in Vicinity Over 3,000,000, FERTILIZER IS SOLUTION Perils of City Policeman Are. Legion st it. ? te at-- ac. ie st There Are No Ckeers or Music for Him Problem of Clearing Logged-Over Tjand ' Knit Be Solved. Other Eub- . Jects Are Discussed.! It appears from the report of, the Oregon Conservation commission, whitti has Just boen made public, that Portland, more than any other city In the country, Is entitled to be called the "Power City." The commission reports a grand total of 3,139,170 horsepower In its vicinity. Any one of three great power sources excel the developed power of Niagara FaWs, namely. the Des cliutew river, the Willamette and Its tributaries, the Columbia at Celiloi Other streams named as capable of developing grfat power are the Rogue, Klamath. McKnzie, Columbia at Cas rHdes. Clackamas, Middle Fork of Willamette, ' North Fork of San t lam, Vmpqua. Handy. Hood, Willamette Jallx, Bull Run. ' "In the Columbia river and Puget Sound region there Is theoretically 21, 11,000 horsepower," reads the re port. "Of this amount, 1,400,000 horse power Is tributary to the Puget Sound region. We have In the Columbia ba in approximately one-third of all the water power In the United States." "The development of power and the creation of a market for It," consti tutes, says the commission, the two . great problems of the investor. Ttin commission's recommendation In; the development of power is: "We believe the right or grant of water power sites and other rights In connec tion with water development should te In the first Instance for a fixed term, ay 60 years, and thereafter, if not taken over by the givernrnent at the end of the fixed term, should be again leased under such terms and conditions as -the law may permit." Fertiliser Most Promising- Vh. A definite suggestion is made in re spect to the marketing of the power. The report reads: "The most prom ising market for the utilization of out Water power appears to be in the mak ing of fertilizer. - "We have In this vicinity all the re sources necessary for the production of a mixed fertilizer suitable for any purpose. Wrth cheap electrical power, we can produc phosphates, lntrates and potash, -with ammonia, -lime and Other valuable substances as by-products from these operatons." Most of the elements of fertiliser are now Im ported. There Is good prospect of Interest ing private capital in the manufacture of fertilizer. The. fertilizer trade of the world is $500,000,000 a year. "Conservation means wise use," says the conservation . commissioln defini tively. Its report, generally, covers un usually wide range of activities. It hows that the conservation commis sion hflii definitely engaged Itself in effort 'to solve problems of develop ment and ' to assemble the facta of Oregon's resources. Waste of Smelt X Crime. '.' The unregulated use of smelt, for Instance, is declared a crime. . Smelt t-ome into the Columbia river in lm-i mense numbers and pass other streams to nter the Cowlitz and Sandy rivers where they are frequently taken In gunny sacks and used for fertilizer. These are the best pan fish we have, declares the report, and any idea that ;they are Inexhaustible will be rudely corrected, unless regulative laws pre vent waste. i "There have been more real results In game protection and preservation during the years 1913 and 1914 than In any other years In the history of tbe state, declares the commission. , Tribute is given , those, who had charge of construction of the Tumalo project, and who expedited the com . pletlon of that state irrigation proj ect Classification Is Xeoommeaded. Classification of property for taxa tion purposes is recommended, partic ularly in connection with . forestry matters. i That to prevent forest fires, tbe open season for deer should open Sep tember 1, and, not August 1, as at pres ent. Is positively recommended. There Mbould be $100,000 appropriated bi ennially for forest fire prevention, ays the commission, adding praise for .the protection of forests obtained by cooperative effort. There must be careful ' study of the problem of clearing logged-over lands and settlement thereon must be made more profitable and attractive. i Settlement and use are the real problems in i connection with devel cplng public lands, it Is declared, and It Is wrong to permit large areas to be held Idle by speculators. It Is sug gested that cultivation requirements should not be arbitrarily imposed on settlers on public lands, but that local conditions should b taken into ac count. The development of a general scheme of waterway transportation Is recommended. Irrigation problems are Umatilla project upheld. The members of the Oregon Con servation commission, are: Joseph N. Teal, chairman. Portland; Professor V.. Q. Young, Kugene; William Poll- man. Baker; Mrs. Josephine Hirsch, Portland; C. B. Watson, Ashland; B. V. Irvine. Portland; Fred Henshaw. Portland. - Charles D. Mahaffie is ai slstant secretary of the commission. Assassins Lurk in' Dark Alleys and. Thugs Are Ready; to , Wreak Vengeance on Officer of Law. By M. J. Gallery of the Chicago Police Department. , j ; Remember that the policeman's life is ah extra hard one and that his trials and troubles are many.' Alone in the dark and stormy night, every law breaker is his enemy, his friends are few, as he really has no time to make friends, and his position being such that he has at times to do things that he does 'not like in fact, what he hates to do. During 'these times it seems every man rails, against him. The soldier and the fireman are un questionably brave men, still they have attached to their positions something of stirring drama, something of the hero. T'.iere are crowds around to cheer on the latter, while the former fights in numbers, cheering and urg ing one another on, with bands of music playing tmch martial airs as "The Star Spangled Banner," Garry -owen." or the "Marseillais," which makes a man fight 10 times his' num ber. Ho On to Cheer Sim, But how about the policeman? No crowds to cheer him on. nd stirring t unr.e at the dead of night. No! All is still save the tread of his own feet. An assassin Jumps out from a dark hallway, and without a second's warn ing sticks a knife in the policeman's heart, and he dies without even a chance to fight back. Let a dozen thugs be fighting a policeman and nobody offers to help him. Why in the world does not the honest citizen side in with him? Why snouid you allow your raitnrui ser vant, the protector of yourself, your vife and" your little children to be beaten to death by thugs, by your ene mies the -enemies of every honest man? To me, it is a mystery which I have often tried to solve and failed. Do not condemn all for the few. Take any 3000 men and you will find a few black sheep among them. Bear in mind, whenevef you feel like criticising a policeman, that some times he must decldein 10 seconds what It takes the courts years to ren der a decision on. Suppose he hears people fighting in a bouse. If he Hesitates a second. Girl-Wife Confesses And Saves Patter Womu Bares Her Secret 81a to Mrs rarest From Death In the Electrlo Chair. J New York. Dec. 19. HIb daugh tar's sacrifice saved William V. Cleary from a murder sentence tonight. A Jury, after, six hours discussion, brought In a verdict of not guilty as charged against the man who shot down his son-in-law, Eugene Newman. Tby accepted the story of Newman's girl wife. Anna Cleary Newman, 'that the young man, her boyhood sweetheart and 18-year-old husband, had seduced ner before he or re red her his name. The verdict was unexpected. The long wait had brought tbe belief that the 12 men were divided merely on th question' of the proper punishment W hen , Foreman Frank Heddy an flounced "not guilty," there was i rouna or . snarp applause, and even , a .few cheters from- partisans of "Bill Cleary, political boss of the county. GREA I EXPOSmON IS VIRTUALLY READY FOR OPENING FEBRUARY there may be a njiurder, a soul gone to meet its Cod If he breaks in a door, he Is "rash," a "bullhead", to be taken before .the trial board and discharged. . Poorest Paid Man. Yes, and he may land in the peni tentiary on perjured testimony, which is easy to get against a policeman. He Is the poorest paid man i in the United States for the work he does and the danger he 1 in, the long hours of duty night tinae, reserve all day, or vice versa. j He Is asked a thousand questions a day, such as "What is the best cure for teething babies?" "How to grow hair on a pet dog?'' "Where Johnson lives" (and there are 10,000 Johnsons in town)? "Ho- to raise turnips?" "How many bricks in the Masonic Temple?" "Where gold bricks are for sale?" "What train did I come in on?" and "Did you see ' my son John, he came into the yards with cattle?". And though most 0fi our policemen are "walking encyclopaedias" they cannot very well answer the above questions and the Questioner walks awav of- Citizens, think twice. Investigate be fore you condemn the policeman. For give his little faults. Had he the pa tience of Job and the wisdom of Solo mon he would yet make mistakes be cause he is human. Funston's Promotion Confirmed by Senate Veteran Soldier . Who Commanded Troops at Vera Cruz Is How a Ma jor General. , Washington. Dec. 19. The senate this afternoon confirmed the" follow ing nominations:' Brigadier General Frederick Funs ton to be a major general, dating from November .17; E. Carleton Baker, con sul at Nagasaki, Japan; Albert Pon tius, consul at Foo Chow, China; Har ry Green, brigadter general, dating from November 19. being installed and on the Isthmus, or "Joy street," the scores of conces sionaires proclaimed their readiness to crown the Fun King at a moment's notice. - Hotels and rooming houses, were, to day snowed under with applications fort reservations for December 31, Jan- uary l; and the entire week following, j ; ' . Kotel Quarters Plentiful. . I , The hotel men's association today I declared that they could provide ac j commodations for all. Estimates of are mai mousanas oi visitors will floclr to San Diego for the exposition opening and New Year's Jollification.. Los Angeles !s alone pledged to send a . delegation of 10. 000. , Special trains will run into the city": .almost every hour on December 30 and 31. The exposition grounds and entire city will be a blaze of lights and brilliant decorations. The Imperial valley will send a caravan of "2000. the day before the opening.. President Will Open, President Wilson at Washington will press the button that first throws on the full illumination of the exposition-grounds at midnight, December ! 31, Tjut hours before that time, with lights-subdued, the crowds will, be per- . mlftMl 4ns.Anfr . V. ....... IT the Panama-Pacific International ex, hVtrniT. 7T, S "ZJLT ul V , "J carnival will reign, the merrymakers With Construction Practical ly Complete, Thousands of Exhibits Pour in I Daily. . i EUROPE IS REPRESENTED War Does Not Affect Displays of Any Hation United States Govern meat Has Greatest Display. - . : : - San Francisco, Dec. 19. Just two months from tomorrow the f gates of to TRADING FOR IEK IN WALL STREET IS VERY EVENTFUL ONE Bulls Rule First Two Days, r Thea Bears and Foreign Sales Knock Down Points. THE MARKET IS ERRATIC position here will be thrown open the world. - j - ! Already the exposition stands a reality. The exhibit palaces were long since completed. So, too, were most of the state and foreign buildings, and the many structures m. the amusement "Zone." The I gardens, set with the flora of every S region, also are all laid out and the statuary and mural paintings that give the finish- dancing to the music of the bands in the Plaza de Panama. The formal cere monies are Bet for 11 a. nr. .New Year's day.- Unique in," every respect, the San Diego exposition is declared by many pre-opening visitors to-be the most beautiful the world hap ever seen. The buildings are all of one type Spanish Colonial. And most of them are per manent It is 'an all-year exposition tng t&uches to the exposition picture are in place. , 5 S . in snort, nie exposition exterior, presents : today Just the; spectacle, it will present February 2C, 1916. With the construction ! period com- j ing to an end, the exposition has en-' tered upon its final phase before the formal opening- the preparation and installation of exhibits. j The thousands of tons of : exhibits ' are arriving at the grounds daily from, all over the world. Altogether 42 na- tions and 43 states will be repre sented. ' 1 ' j Uncle Sam Biggest Exhibitor. The United States government is preparing for an exhibit covering more space than ever before occupied by any nation at an exposition, i Immediately following the opening will begin the series of special events that wiU fill the calendar of the 10 months of the exposition's existence. designed to witness both the birth and expiration of the year 1915. Increase Allowed Xailroads Steady Situation, . and Sentiment is Op tlmlatlo and Cheerful. ' By Broadan Wall: New York, Dec. 19. WalLsitreet had an eventful week. THe preliminary tryout of trading a week ago today stimulated outside interest, and on Monday the demand for stocks grew so insistent that the committee of five found it necessary to transfer all the stocks to the floor of the exchange on Tuesday. Optimism got the better of judg ment and prices shot up 'four to six points, bringing many of our interna tional stocks close to the maximum prices' and board in London. Selling for foreign account supple mented by bearish operations of pro- i fessional traders checked the advance and threw the market back into dull ness. Vigilant, stock exchange offi cials promptly discouraged speculative' operations and the market, without the balance wheel of professional trading, became dull and somewhat erratic on Wednesday and Thursday. Kate Increase Steadies i XCarket. Friday's market turned; decidedly weak in the forenoon and the decline threatened to carry the list down to the minimum figures In many stocks. This tendency was checked however by the handing down of the decision by the interstate commerce commission granting an increase in freight rates and prices steadied, although from a street point of view- there Was disap pointment that outside buying of stock did not immediately follow, Commis sion houses express confidence and look for an Increase In the i interest In railroad issues when the public comes to realize the importance to the rail roads of the apparently changed atti tude at Washington -which; is consid ered . "A right about face" on railroad legislation and restriction. Sspee Snows Gain. Today's market was dull and narrow, with a total turnover of iless than 50.000 shares. New Haven was strong, advancing from 68 to 69. The position of this road has been substantially im proved by the rate Increases. Southern Pacific gained half a point.) and Balti more and Olio sold up to 70 to. Mis sourl'Paclfic was firmer on reports of five bearings. ! Alaska gold sold up to 25. It lw un derstood that this company will short ly iasu SI. 600. 000 controvertible "ix ner cent tonds to be offered to stock holders at 110. - American Beet Sugar Lemon Picked Of f . . Tree in .Sellwood Portland's 'present cold nap: .-. may -. make .people hug: .-their I 4 fires, but at 611 i Linn avenue, . Sellwood, -there is; a perfectly : good southern .lenacda tree of the : Pondarosa variety! going - on e calmly about - Its ibusiness of . producing solid, smooth skinned lemons. This week the owner, : e Mrs. H. L. Pickering, picked ; p from the tree a Vear old lemon 'fully Hpe. It jmeasures 1! Inches about the middle. Is 13 . inches In circumference "the ; long way., and ; weighs 17 i ounces. The tre.now' has 13 . e buds on it. as welf as three full grown lemons and six young ones'. During the! pold weather "e e the tree is kept in Ahe house ln a tub filled with": earth. : rose to 31Ti. a new Ijlfh of tbe move ment . ' ' y.i'" ' Rock Island iasueal;-ere' quiet v The collateral. trust 4'a wr strong., ; ' " Several stockx have broken through the minimum prices lirid board. South ern Railway prelerredl was offered at 0 on the curb, and Isoutsvllle ft Nash ville was quotfl Hl4 bid US asked. Sentiment In the street was cheerful and a gradual higher range of prices is looked for, although little specula tive activity is exited until after the holidays. ' fti ; I , -H i- TO CXTKE A COU 12 OJTF. DaT Tako LAXATIVE BUOMO jQUIINB TaMeH. UmrplBtii refuad iony i is touro. K.W. UUOVK'ft Ipmtnre -1 oi ! -box. 25c. Aiv. PANAMA CALIFORNIA ' EXPOSITION READY FOR OPENING NEW YEAR'S San Diego, Cal., Dec. 19. 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