THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1915. SENATOR LANE LAUDS ALASKA AND THE RICH . RESOURCES IT HOLDS Oregon Senator Explains Sig nificance of Government- Built Road in North, COUNTRY MISUNDERSTOOD Hany Telse Xdas Are Abroad Concern taf the Conditions That Obtain on Omt Peninsula. c. Ban Francisco. Cal.. April 19 (U. P.) With every spike that is driven in the United States government rail road from Seward to the interior of Alaska, a new empire, bigger and more . productive than the state of California , comes closer to the grasp of the Amer ican people. This was the statement here of Harry Lane, United States senator Xrom . Oregon, who has been In close touch with the Alaskan situation for many years. "Americans do not realize Alaska." aid Senator Lane. Most of us imag ine It to be a frozen waste, contain ing gold mines. This is the wrong Impression. "True, parts of Alaska are frozen wastes. There are gold mines there and coal and copper likewise. But in the interior there is a rich agricultural country which is destined to support -millions of prosperous people. The . government railroad will make this wealthy land easily available to every American. Cheaper Coal for Coast, "Slow progress is being made on the railroad at present, but the work will mo faster soon. The road is to be at least 400 miles long. It will bring the government coal fields to tidewater, and that means cheap coal for the whole Pacific coast. But the greatest thing this railroad will do will be to Drin&- the interior of Alaska close to the people. "The Tanan'a valley is 400 miles long and 150 miles wide. I am merely citing it as an instance. There are many more similar valleys as big as the Tanana. It is carpeted with soft velvety moss. Oreat herds of moose and caribou graze. That mosa can be rolled back like a rug. Under the sod there, are layers of ice which have kept the soil constantly in a state of sub-Irrigation. In summer the sun , ahmes for 22 hours a dav. That land Will produce the biggest cabbages and potatoes in the world. "Then there are the vast Matanuska coai iieias. art of them have been reserved by the government. But there are thousands of acres of coal land open for settlement. Every American who wishes to. may own his own coal mine. "If. 1 described the kind of celery they raise in Alaska, you wouldn't be lieve me. The same holds good for other kinds of, fruit and vegetables. There are more fish than anywhere else except Norway. At present with out the railway wages are high in Alaska, and if you can't get work you can live on the country. Nobody goes hungry there." Oroalay'a Slogan Kevlsed. As Senator Lane talked a beggar appeared and begged a dime. Lane Used him as an example. "If that man would go to Alaska he-could live like a prince," he said. Here he begs. There are no beggars ,ln Alaska. It is the nearest thing to the Uarden of Kden that has been dis covered. "It would not be safe for settlers to go into the interior at present in expectation ot the railroad coming to them immediately, because it will not be there for several years. But any able bodied: man could live there in luxury without the railroad. "A number of years ago Horace Greeley said, "Go west, young man, find grow up with the country.' Some JId. Today they are wealthy and others envy them and kick themselves be cause they ignored Greeley's advice. If Greeley were alive today he would aay, 'Go to Alaska, young man, and that advice would be every bit as valuable as his advice to go west was years ago." SONG FOR PEACE.SUNDAY Mm On Carth-rVace Flortnc Craw for ft AmJrrt an earth, ftood fui to s Wen." Thty Eftrtb HaiiMS-Kuevtc 3C sin of tad.- I tinj it a- Jn fayipiMft'iy Copyrijkt. tS15, by Th lntoim j Words and music of! composition o f Mrs. Florence Crawford and I Edith Hained Kuester. A peb.ee song has been published by Mrs. Florence Crawford. The words are hers and the music was written by Edith Haines Kuester, pianist- composer, now of Seattle, who Is Mrs. Crawford's guest at 715 Thompson street. The song will be shown on the screen at the Peoples theatre, be ginning today. United Railways Traffic Is Missed Commission Points Out That Only, Re course for Bates Zs by Joint Agree ment "With M. V. as 9 Company. Salem, Or., April 19; In reply to a flood of letters' from Hlllsboro and other points" on the -United Railways, . the state railroad commission Is send ing out letters to the effect that it can do nothing toward forcing the "company to resume traffic. The com i mission points out that the only ar ; rangement that can be made Is to get joint rates with Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway company. The cora- mission already has taken the matter up with the traffic people of the lines concerned and has received a promise that they will meet the commission, if there is not a disturbance of all rates between Portland and Astoria. The Sat urday to Monday rule has been re stored but not on' the same basis as that of the United Railways. The commission says in its letters that it is confident that had the rates fixed by the commission, been accepted by all concerned no on would have been charged an unreasonable amount. "The people beyond Linnton had rights, but they were rather negligent In permitting the assumed interest of one community to overshadow the 'rights of other localities," the com mission writes. , . ....... .. r from a county wide standpoint are the I special steamer chartered to carry the i Umatilla county delegation from hers to The Dalles and the Umatilla county j souvenir program which Is about ready for circulation. : Stories of themj cStreet and 1 own BIlL'STRANDBORG spent Saturday afternoon taking Harry Wilson, night i editor and assistant managing editor of the Philadelphia Record, out for an automobile ride. Besides being Chief jMut, Bill is a member and one of the founders of the Elevated Order of Glacials, a newspaper and raid road fraternity, organized three years ago in Glacier national park, and Wilson is also a member. One of the obligations when a brother Glacial hits town, is to drop all work and take the visiting brother "to the little place around the corner." Like all good newspaper men, Wilson does not flirt with highballs, so Bill took him for an atito ride. AE. CLARK, prominent attorney, . "was once a crack amateur base ball pitcher. . THE recent death of Judge Thomas ODay, who was a favorite among lawyers and Judges, recalled to Circuit Judge McGinn the first time he had the pleasure of seeing and hearing judge ODay. "Twenty-five years ago." said Judge McGinn, "I wanted to hear a talk in favor of Sylvester Pennoyer, who was then a candidate for governor. I at tended a meeting in East Portland and Judge O'Day spoke. I had my desire, for that was certainly a Pennoyer speech." "When Judge O'Day was on the bench," said Attorney John Van Zandt, "I tried a lien case before him, in which I represented the defense. Judge O'Day had had experience as a builder, and listened to both sides with inter est. The plaintiff wanted $160 for a dormer window built extra on the house involved. Judge O'Day waited until the attorney representing the plaintiff had finished and then drawled: " I could build a much bigger dor mer for that amount. I'll allow you 525.' "The $25 for the dormer stuck, too." MELVIN G. WINSTOCK is one of the best Lincoln authorities in Portland. He has delivered hundreds of lectures on the life of Lincoln, and he puts fire in his orations on the great American. NATURALIZATION day in Judge McGinn's court is always interest ing. A score or more foreigners re cently took the oath of allegiance to Uncle Sam. They are put through a catechism regarding the form of gov ernment and positions of authority in this country. "What is the difference between the federal government and the state gov ernment?" the Judge asked one appli cant for citizenship. The man shook his head. "Don't you know what the federal government Is?" The man remained perplexed. "That is a pretty hard word for a cabinetmaker," said the Judge. "And Judge," Interrupted the clerk, "he has a wife and seven children." "That helps," replied the Judge. "He is all right." During the morning session only one applicant was denied. He was given 30 days more in which to gather a little more information as to the form of government this country has. Declares Germany Is Angry at U. S. Sale cf Ammunition by United States Firms Causes Widespread reeling-, Says Returned Traveler. London, April 4. (Bv mail to New Tork.) (U. K) Widespread tinker agatnst America prevails pverywliere In Germany; Kngland is the object of intense hatred: France is pitied and Russia is regarded merely as stupid and inferior, according to David Grad Wohl, of San Francisco. Gradwohl has Just returned from a visit to Leipzic, Nurnberg, Sonneberg and Berlin as a buyer of toys. Tlu sale of ammunition by American firms to the allies has aroused a bitter feel ing that has penetrated into every part of Germany, he said. There la no truth In the report that Germany is nearing" starvation, Grad wohl said. Likewise, stories that Ger many; has exhausted her draft of men of military age, he declared to be in ventions. Oakland Cleans Up For Odd Fellows Merchants Take Sand In Preparing Welcome to Delegates Expected to Attend. Convention. Oakland, Or., April 19. The Douglas county association I. O. O. F. will hold its annual reunion in this city April 26. i Extensive preparations are being made for the accommodation of the visitors, and every citizen of Oakland has been appointed a committee of one to act on reception. Many of the enterprising business men have brightened up their stores with fresh paint, which will add ma terially to the general cleanliness and beauty of the city. The city council In cooperation with the local lodge I. O. O. F., has had all the streets and alleys cleaned. The public school is to be dismissed for the occasion, a holiday having- been proclaimed by the board of trustees. Special trains trill arrive here from both ends of the county, and a con servative estimates places the number of visitors at 1500 should weather conditions like the present prevail. The Douglas County band has been engaged for the day, and together with the Oakland Choral club, will par ticipate in the two programs to be given for the visitors' entertainment. Dinner is to be served to all by the Daughters of Rebecca at open air pa vilion, rest places and benches are to be provided along the Btreets In shaded places for the guests, Oakland bids fair to retain with dig nity the proud name it has so long enjoyed for good time and hospitality. The next reunion will te held in Roseburg in 1916. BOOTBLACK KILLS WIFE Oakland, CaL. April 19. (U. P.) After a quarrel, Michael Lucia, a Sam Francisco bootblack, followed his wife to her aunt's house here, spoke kindly to her, handed their child a coin, then grasped the woman's hand and shot her through the heart. He waited for the police. Northwestern Now "Weekly. Klamath Falls. Or., .April 19. Klamath Falls now has but one daily newspaper, the Evening Herald, as the Klamath Falls Northwestern, for merly issued mornings, is now to be Issued only- weekly. Announcement to this effect was made Saturday by Sam Evans, editor and owner. There Is also a change In the weekly newspaper field here, for In addition to Evans' weekly. Miss Catherine Prehm of Merrill, has consolidated the Merrill Record and the Fort Klamath News as the Klamath Record, and will move her plant to Klamath Falls this week. It Is reported that another weekly Is soon to be established at Merrill. Robert Allen Dies. Forest Grove. Or., April 19. Robert Gibson Allen died here April 3 at his home on East Third street. Mr. Allen was born at Monmouth, I1L, September 3, 1839. He married Miss Eliza Dag get In 1865. Seven children were born to them, and all are living. PONDER awhile onMoyer$15Suits- When we say they're the best $15 Suits made, we mean just what we say. That means, too, that when you. buy a Moyer $15 Suit you're actually saving real dollars! And you're buying good fabric, ' correct style and long service. Why should you pay more? ! MOYER Second and Morrison Third and Oak Umatilla Getting Ready i for Fete City Is Being Given Good Cleaning ; Btreets Will Be Xagfcted and There Will Be Joy on Every Band. Umatilla, Or., April 19. Plans for the Celilo canal celebration to be held here on May 4 are progressing rapidly. Fully 1000 visitors are expected to par ticipate In the celebration here. During the next week a dancing pa vilion will be completed on the banks of the Columbia rlver.i streets will be lighted with stringers of lights and much street work will be done. For some time the city has been pushing a cleanup campaign and by the end of the month the Btreets land alleys will shine as never before, j Umatilla coun ty, as a whole, is to be represented in the local celebration. The big features Klamath Rookeries Will Be Protected Federal Department of Agriculture Is sues Order That Visitors Shall Hot (Be Permitted Until Birds Mature. Klamath Falls,' Or., April 19. Ac cording to an order issued by the bio logical survey of the United States department of agriculture, no visitors will be allowed at the bird rookeries In Lower Klamath lake reserve until the young birds are hatched and suf ficiently matured to care for them selves. This Is to prevent a high mor tality rate among the thousands of pelicans, shags, cormorants, grebes, herons, crrnts and other migratory waterfowl that annually nest and hatch on the floating tule Islands In the lake. ; Heretofore, sightseeing parties have visited the rookeries during nesting season, and, .frightening the old birds away by their approach, they uncon sciously caused the unborn young to die through the chilling of the eggs. Stay of Execution Granted American Intervention by United States Govern ment Saves Arthur Tappan, Whom Mexicans Had Condemned. Washington, D. G, AprU 19. T. N. S.) Intervention by the United States government today secured respite for Arthur Tappan of New Tork, under sentence of death at Yucatan, Mexico, following court-martial proceedings. INews of the stay in execution was received here today by President Wil son from John R. Sllliman, American agent at Vera Cruz. Sllllman's report stated that the Mexican authorities had agreed to a new trial under the law providing that the death penalty should not be exacted for the offense charged against Tappan. The nature of Tappan's offense is unknown here, but It is thought .that all danger of his life being lost Is now past. , . T . if I ft nil JL ara valuar bien un diamante se debe ir a un perito en diamantes" "For the valuation of a diamond"! go to a diamond expert" J Let me tell you of a conversation I over heard Iikt spring while I was in Tampa. You perhaps know that to every cigar maker 1 is given each week a certain number of cigars by 1 the factory which employs him. I chanced to pass by, on one of those balmy Florida evenings, the home of a cigar maker. He stood in the open door way conversing with a friend from another f actoryi I will translate from the Spanish what passed between them. "Do you have a cigar about you, Jose?" asked one. "I have three Van Dyck Cigars," was the answer. ' " For one ot them I will give you two of these s," urged the first. Now I who know cigars so well, was greatly pleased to hear my own judgment confirmed in this way I inquired about. I found that the superiority of the Van Dyck is so gen erally recognized that in friendly exchange. Van Dyck cigar makers frequently secure two of another make for one of their precious Van Dycks which costs you or me no more than the other cigar. So I say that When I wish a diamond valued I go to a diamond expert. When I wish to know the tnie value of a cigar, I ask no better judgment than that of the expert Cuban cigar-maker. I am proud that his opinion agrees with mine. More than ever, I appreciate the delicate, Ha vana aroma of my friendly Van Dyck. (Notes The above is based upon an actual experience The Manufacturers.) Havana all Havana Spanish made j ' Two for a quarter and up M. A. Gonst & Co., Inc., Distributors -1 1 1 Ml Tuesday, Another Wonderful Millinery Day $5.95 For Any Group of 400 Trimmed Hats Selling to $12.00 - This sale is the most important announcement of the season in connection with millinery. This second day's sale will come as welcome news to the many women who were unable to attend Monday's selling. ! ; r Hats of beauty and individuality, such as have never been offered in our history at such a low figure. j ... ).-. - Second Floor Is Your Dollie 111? Our Doll Hospital Is fully equipped to care for all forms of illness that a doll is subject to. Hera you may leave your doll babies and the kindest nurse imaginable will see that tbey are fully re paired and sent home to you as good as new." And last, but not least. th prices are surprisingly small. Leave all dolls in the doll shop. 6tU Tl. Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers of J Merit Only Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Horn Phone A-669J FOR THE HOUSEWIFE An All Important Sale Apr ons 50c Cov'all Aprons In full 57-inch leneth. Of good quality percale, in light and dark patterns, in checks, figured stripes and dots. Made regulation coverall style, with round neck, kimono sleeves, turn-back cuffs, belted back, pocket, finished with white pipings. Sizes 1. 2 and 3. Exactly as illustrated. 39c New Style Aprons Made of light and dark col ored percale, in fancy figured designs. Made 1 in slipover style, buttons from shoulder to uhder-arm. With round neck, kimono sleeves, belted all around, fastens to the front, finished with white bias pip ings and pocket. Exactly as illustrated. 50c $1.50 Belgian Sets Three-piece housa dress sets consisting of jacket, skirt and cap, in dainty pink, blue and lavender, check gingham, fin ished with bias striped bind ings. Jacket fastens to side, has V-neck, short sleeves and wide belt. Plain gored skirt, and revere style cap. Exactly as illustrated. Fourth moor. $1.19 New White Chinchilla Coats $17.50 if Sold at Regular Price. Sale $12.50 Strictly tailor made, in new 38-inch length. Of a fine quality white chinchilla, now so much in vogue for Spring and early Summer wear. Made in belted back style, with large black velvet collar; turned-back cuffs and two pockets. A very smart model excep tionally priced. ( Third Floor Comfort in Modart Front-Laced Corsets is a quality that cannot be described. It must be felt and it is only by the use of correct design and superior materials in combination with good workmanship that a corset will stay stylish and comfortable until worn out. A trial fitting convinces. Modart Corsets on kale here from $3.50 to $15.00. Fourth Floor And still they come Finer Materials Better Styles Than Before In This Tuesday Offering of Verilbest Waists Featuring Five New Models Very Special i $1.00 Newness and daintiness form the keynote of these voile and organdy "Veribest" Blouses in plain and allover embroidered -effects. Show ing the newest ideas in collars, in sleeves, in manner of trimmings. Third Floor Tuesday we will continue this great Sale of Much Wanted Laces In Two Lots At Two Exceptional Prices Laces selling to $1.50 for 2,5 C Laces selling to $3.50 for 49c A most extraordinary offering,' indeed, is this, for it includes the most sough t-f or laces of the season. Edges, insertions and all overs. Venise laces, Chantilly. Oriental laces. Maline laces, Cluny laces. Shadow laces, embroidered nets, metal laces. The most artistic, the newest' designs in laces1 for all sorts of trimming purposes laces that are in greatest favor. This is truly an extrtaordinary sale. It is so far and away be yond the usual lace sale in greatness of scope and supremacy that no woman can afford to miss this exceptional opportunity. First Floor TUESDAYSECOND DAY OF THE j S:l Imported and American litL Foulards Selling Regularly Sale at Sale 8eooa4 - Z loor. 50. Sale of Garden Hose Goodyear Hose, Guaran teed Trout Hose. Cotton Covered 50 ft. length, Vz in. $3.98 25 ft. length, a in. $1.99 SO ft. length, 34 in. $4.48 25 ft. length, in. $2.24 Black Tortoise Hose Of 5-ply ruhben--50 ft. length, Vin. $3.98 25 ft. length, Va in. $1.99 50 ft. length, in. $4.48 25 ft. length, in. $2.24 Indian Red Rubber Hose 7-ply 50 ft. length, y2 in. $5.73 25 ft. length, 12 in. $2.86 50 ft. length, in. $6,38 25 ft. length, in. $3.19 A Solid Brass Diamond Nozzle Free with every 50 ft. length hose. Basement, Tuesday Special Demonstration, of Hoover Electric Suction Sweepers Mr. W. A. Haxvley, Direct From the Hoover Factory, Will personally demonstrate the many superior features of this Sweeper and convince you that It U the best Suction Sweeper manufactured. -Attend this special demonstration before upsetting the house for Spring cleaning. Tbe Hoover will do all your cleaning without upsetting the house' and with very little-effort on your part. Sold in various sizes and at popular prices. Easy Payment Plan $5 Down. 55 Month L " Fifth Floor c When you see it in our ad, it's SO! SSI V-