'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-
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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 ,
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EXPOSITION READY FOR
OPENING NEW YEAR'S
San Diego, Cal., Dec. 19. W?ith ev
ery detail for the openlnjg ceremonies
practically complete, and, with the fin
ishing touches applied to both build
ings and grounds, San j Diego today
stood ready to throw open the gates of
the great Panama-California exposi
tion of the world at the dawn of 1915.
The last of the exhibits were. today
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