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THE OREGON . DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, THURSDAY, MAY 4. 1916.
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YEAR, SAYS BUILDER
'Strahorn Traverses Entire
tenter of State by Auto
rriobiler .
IMPROVEMENTS GO AHEAD
WanJsg Of roaaiblo Tailor Wahoed
" -reople Coafldent O.' O. k X.
1 Boat WOl Coma to Theaa.
All Oregon from the eastarn slopea
j .of tha Cascade to the Nevada, Cali
I fornla and Idaho lines was found fair.
ly abloeaon with hinta. of coming
i abundance when Robert E. Strahorn
"Visited tho valleys and uplands of tbe
great region now far from transporta
tion. , - Mr. Strahorn. who la projector and
president of the Oregon California &
Eastern railway, has returned from a
Journey of 900 miles by automobile.
JJe was absent 10 days to learn new
things about the country he hopes to
develop by means of his railroad.
' Ha , visited the territory east of
Stein's mountain In lower Harney
county, the Catlo valley, the Alkali,
Abert and Silver lakes, Klamath Falls
and the Paisley country, finding much
development under way In all these
regions.
In spite of his exhortations, how
aver be found many people going
ahead ' with Improvements which
would not have been Justified If the
railroad venture does not go through,
Jle renewed his plea to such, that cau
tion must ba employed to avoid loss In
case the people of the state do not get
behind the railroad project, as he asks.
Mr. Strahorn leaves tonight for bis
Spokane home for a brief vacation.
Fish Now Biting -
Jn Desohutes River
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Soma Tine Catches Are Beported aa
XavUg- Been Made Keceatly; Salmon
TUes Are Belag- Vaed,
Tnh are bltlns In the Deschutes.
This glad err came over the wire
tbla morning from the O-W. R. ft N.
agent at Bend. He had long waited
for the ohance to send out the big sig
nal. - Ha was so eager this time that
fee telegraphed a lot of facts.
."The river Is clear," he said, "so
that by Sunday the fishing should be
excellent. Salmon flies have appeared
and tbey are being uaed as bait. Trout
are grabbing at everything In sight."
Hoquiam ''Splash"
y . Committee Quits
Aberdeen May Kave Vo roarth of July
- Calibration, Because tae Lid Is
' Clamped Powa Too XlgaV, '
Iloqulam, Wash., May 4. (U, P.)
IR. catenations of all members of Aber
deen's annual Fourth of July "splash
committee" were In the hands of the
city council today. The members
gave a their reasons for resigning
the fact that the ltd 1a clamped on too
tight. Mayor J. M. Phillips announced
that there will be no letup in reform
methods. A lodge was notified that
gambling with stage money henceforth
will not ba tolerated.
Wages Increased at
. Hawley Paper Mills
Oregon City, Or.. May 4. TV. P.
Hawley Sr.,, president and general man
ager of the Hawley Pulp and Paper'
' company, today annoum-ed a general
10 par cent increase In wages affecting
ail departments of his mill.
'.i-JThls will mesn an additional outlay
of $60,000 for wages during the next
13 months. The number of employes
benefitted is 125.
. Mrs. Fitxsimmons Speaker.
Mrs." Bob Fitsslmmons, formerly
Countess Tomo ZUlon, who was recent
ly, converted, will peak at the White
Temple tonight at 7:46 o'clock on some
of ber experiences. The meeting will
t-pan to the public. Mrs. Fltz-
Simmons before her marriage to Fits
Simmons was a concert hall singer.
?. ' . KODins f an out.
Salem, Or., May 4. Cruel and In
Kuman treatment are alleged in ttie
dlre action instituted Wednesday
by Wlnwood Robins agattmt . lrne
Etta- Rotln. He asks for tha cus
tody of a daughter.
; Neror not or Wty bat aW
'-k ways oomtorUblm to your
; ' throat and tong-ue.
, And ntf leaves, yon feei-
ever-smoked" even after
? ioag-smoldnjr day.
v i Its baanoerf Turkish bland
J of choice, all par tobacco
goakec Patima
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PROMISING
BUMPER
OREGON PIONEER LAID
TO REST THIS MORNING
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Goodman Bettman.
Goodman Bettman, who died Tues
day, was a pioneer of Oregon, settling
at Eugene In 1858. For the past 19
years he had resided in Portland; He
died at his home, 739 Kearney street,
aged 70. He was born In Bavaria.
Mr. Bettman Is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Bertha Bettman, and
three children: Dr. M. M. Bettman,
Dr. A. O. Bettman and C. H. -Bettman.
Funeral services were held this morn
ing, 7 with interment at Beth Israel
cemetery.
Farm to House
Market Plan Is
Run by Grange
California Farmers Cut Ont Slid
dleman and Deliver Theli, Goods
by Automobile.
. Sacramento, Cal., May 4. (U. P.)
Direct marketing from the farm to the
city, consumer, based upon David
Lublin's parcel post Idea, ia being
tried out, and the very first day the
price of city retailers was cut
New potatoes were marketed today
at four cents a pound, while city deal
ers are selling them at five and six
cents. Eggs, under the direct market
Ing plan, sold for 23 cents while re
tailers charged their customers 15
cents a doSen. Cherrlee aold for 10
cents a pound aa against the store
price of 12 H and 15 cents.
For the present, the parcel post Is
not uaed. TTie Pomona grange, which
has charge of the experiment, sends
an automobile around to various places
in the country to collect the farm
products. The grange has coupon
books which are soM to . housewives
In the cltj at 12.35. The housewife
pays. bVMCOHDon and each farm ha
a number b8 that be Is. responsible for
gopas delivered. - ' ,
While tha plan U; thus far., being
camea out in a small way, the possi
bilities loom up big.
The experiment win be iMrH on
for a month, and the results will be
reported to congress with the view of
having that body act favorably on the
Lublin bill.
STRIKE TO BE SETTLED,
IS PREDICTION MADE
Representatives of Strikers
and Corporation Are Hold
ing Meeting at Chicago,
Chicaao. May 4.-(U. P.W .?!.
ment of the International Harvester
company strike was nriw,i tv .
a meeting between strikers and repre
sentatives of the corporation.
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Increased Wages Accepted.
Cleveland. O.. Mav 4. u t
Street-par employes voted today to ac
cept the company's offer of wage In
creases totaling $532,000 for the next
two years. This awsaires peace on the
street railroads until 11)18. The 3-cent
fare will continue, officials claim.
Tlie vote stood 1123 to 496.
Concerted Efforts Made.
Pittsburg, Pa May 4. (U. P.)
Federal and state local Influences are
making a concerted effort to end tha
strike disturbances In this district to
day. The Westing-house comoanT atmi-
fled ita willingness to meet a com
mittee or strikers. Clifton Reeves, of
the federal department of labor, the
state labor department representative
and union heads are attempting to
nnng me companies into meetings
with the men.
One thousand cavalry and Infantry
are policing the strike district. Sev
eral plants at Braddock'and Kankln
resumed operations. They are under
close guard.
Agreement Is Ratified.
Pottsvllle. Pa.. May 4. (I. n. g.)
oy a voia or rour to one. the Tri-Dle-trict
atate convention today agreed to
ratify the agreement made in New
York. April 29. between anthracite coal
operator" and representatives of tha
uu.iu iujuB rvoricera- organisation.
Offers to Medfate,
New York ' Mw it r
Hanger, assistant commissioner of the
federal bORrrl nf innniitun v. -
day offered his services as "mediator
11 me aispuie Detween the New York
Central railroad and 5000 telegraphers.
Fishing De Luxe
Near Grays Harbor
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Aberdeen, Wash., May 4. The whal
ing season at the Bay City station,
near the mouth of Grays harbor, start
ed Monday when three -whales were
brought in. , During the five years
that tha station has been located here
tha record catch, was made last year
when lit. whalee ware secured.
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COMPANY
Seek Abolition of
- Undesirable Rates
ZaUnrtata Commaroe Etsmlner to Zi-
ism to Argntaats of SaatfU Basl-
Arbitraries and differentials will be
discussed next Tuesday at Seattle by
holders of clashing opinions before an
Interstate Commerce commission ex
aminer. Tha dispute Is over the $17.50
excess fare charged by the Southern
Pacific on round trip tickets from tha
east when tourists use the northern
routes for ?art of tha journey.
The action to abolish this differen
tial was started by the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce and the Washington
public service commission.. The East
Side Business Men's club of Portland
has intervened, as have aleo Spokane
business Interests. The Oregon public
service commission has permission to
Intervene also.
Another "arbitrary" that 'la to be
discussed Is the extra fare of S5.a0
charged on rtund trip ticketa to the
east when the tourist starts from Se
attle over tha charge when tha ticket
is bought at Portland.
AMERICAN GUIDE AND
HISMEXICANEMPLOYE
KILLED BY ViLLISTAS
Led Americans When Villis
tasJVere Met and Two
Captured, Two Wounded,
El Paso, Texas, May 4. (I. N. S.)
A clash between a squad of Sixth in
fantrymen, commanded by Lieutenant
Wetheral. and VUUstas. In which two
Vllllatas were captured and two
wounded, was reported In dispatches
received here today by Major General
Frederick Funston from Brigadier Gen
eral John J. Pershing. No American;
casualties were mentioned.
C. H. Holly, a wealthy "Tlmerican
ranchman, and his Mexican foreman,
who guided the force of Wetheral,
were found shot to death May 2, 16
miles northeast of 1 Rubio. VUUstas
are blamed.
Holly was a resident of El Paso. Ha
formerly operated an Immense cattle
ranch at Buhlllos, Mexico. He had
been one of General Pershing's scouts.
The bodies of Holly and his employe
were found by a searching party.
1 Rubio is located 40 miles south of
Namlqulpo.
"Red" Lopes sallied from El Rubio
when be directed the massacre of
Americans at Cusi on January 12.
Family Difficulty
Claimed in Court
Trouble Commenced When Danghter-la-X.aw
Zs Added to ramfly Declare
the Plaintiffs.
A family bank account and family
Investments were all Tight so long as.
all the children remataed single,-but
when a daughter-in-law was added to
the family, then trovibla began, accord
ing to a complaint filed in the circuit
court today.
The plaintiffs are WV E. Twnng and
his wrfe Sara YoungJ and their daugh
ters, Mabel A. Young and Lottie L.
Young, and the defendants are W. J.
Young, a son, and his wife, Saima M.
Young.
It is alleged that each one of the
five Youngs owned a one-fifth Interest
in the bank account and in three lots
W. J. YounV bought for the family in
Lihnton. Title to the property was
taken In the name of W. J. Young.
Then the son got married and tho
father wanted a division made of the
property, but. according to the com
plaint, the daughter-in-law objected. to
signing a deed to the lots. She de
manded her dower ln,terestln all three
of them.
While her husband was sick, his
wife, it Is also alleged, lnducrj him to
give her a mortgage for $1000 on the
lots.
The suit is to annul the mortgage
and divide the property.
Lyman Given Time
To Pay Appeal Costs
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Fifteen Says Allowed In Case la Which
He Was Convicted la 1913 of XTglnc
Malls to Defraud.
San Francisco, May 4. (U. P.)
Dr. J. Grant Lyman, accused of land
swindling, now under arrest at New
York charged with swindling clients
out of several hundred thousand dol
lars, today was granted IS days In
which to psy the expenses of an ap
peal here in the fedetal courts from
a conviction at i-ios Angeles on the
charge of using the malls to defraud.
Lyman was convicted in 1911 and
sentenced to One yesr and three
months in prison following an expose
of his Panama development scheme. In
1911 he was convicted here on a
swindling charge but escaped from a
hospital.
An attempt to escape payment of
appeal fees through tire pauper's act
has been frustrated by Federal Judge
Maurice Dooling.
Standard Oil Is Now
Eaising Its Wages
Tacoma, Wash.. May 4. (V. N. S.)
Announcement of a 10 per cent in
crease in the salaries of all employes.
effective May 1, was made today by
O. O. Richardson, district sales mana
ger for the Standard Oil company. The
increaae ia given to all employes of the
company on the Faclflo coast. Mora
than" 100 persona are eooployed In tha
local offices of tha company and there
are 20 branches in western Washing
ton which are controlled by the Ta
coma office.
Notification of the Increase was re
calved by Mr. Richardson from the San
Francisco headquarters of the com
pany.
Fear Earthquakes
Damaged Costa Rica
San Salvador, Salvador, May 4. -
(P. N. 8.) Breaking; off teiegraphio
communication with Costa Rica has !
caused fear here that .earthquakes
may have done great damage in Coata ,
wires - since ' Tuesday. XHapatchea I
from San Jose, Costa Rica, on May 1. 1
reported; -aarlove ahocka, v . '. ;
JUDGE
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Participants in Contest Pre
test Decision. of Judges in
1914.
Prises offered by the Rose Festival
association to the participants in the
time of the 1914 Rose Festival will be
awarded by Circuit Judge Kavanaugh.
The controversy among the balloon
ists over the prizes is being beard by
Judge Kavanaugh today, in the form
of a suit brought by John Watts
against tha Rosa Festival association.
Four entries were made lb the race,
namely, John 'Watts, Roy F. Donald
son, H. EX Honeywell and John Berry.
Watts flight covered 82 miles, Don
aldson 43, Berry 28 and Honeywell 19.
The prizes were: First, $600; second,
J260; third, $150; fourth, $100.
The Rose Festival association had
the money on deposit In a local bank.
and was ready to pay tbe prises, but
the Aero Club of America, under the
rules of which the race was conduct
ed, and three of tha balloon pilots pro
tested against Watts receiving first
prize, on the ground that he had failed
to deposit his $60 entrance fee. So
none of the prises was paid. The fes
tival association today turned the
money over to the court, for the award
lng of the prises.
Judge Kavanaugh probably will give
his decision at the conclusion of the
case this afternoon.
Commercial Fishing
Gets Poor Results
Quest of Salmon In Columbia and Wll-
lamette Blvars Slaappolatlns;; Xlgh
Water Blamed la Van.
Commercial salmon fishing in the
Columbia and Willamette rivers so far
is intensely disappointing, according
to advices received Jy State Game
Warden Shoemaker.
The season opened May IX but a visit
he paid to the docka this morning
showed few fish. The same reports
came from tha lower river. High
water is blamed for tbe small catches.
One report had it that a big run
appeared in the Columbia early In
April before the nettera were allowed
to take them.
Washington County
Societies to Merge
commercial organizations, granges
and women's clubs of Washinrton
county will . meet May 15 to organ
ize a Washington county development
league, the session to be held at 1:30
p. m. at Hillsboro. J. W. Brewer, aec-
retary of the Oregon development
bureau or the Chamber of Commerce,
will attend to assist the organization.
Blisakfe Holds Meeting.
The monthly litefixy meeting; of the
rjureuw mo Ausaion circle of tha
First -Universal 1st church, is - being
held this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. H. Barbour, 72s Wasco atreet.
The toplo for the aftesnoon Is the
TKJns,'s- H,"nway in Burmah and
India, ' and the leader for the day is
IS t eHf- Th ho'teww are
Mrs. j. h. Barbour and Mrs. E M
Hilton. '
CIRCUIT
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PRIZES
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Beginning Today-Liihited Engagement
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Business Claimed
Coast Manager Uagar of Xetzo TUm
f Corporation Points to' rtrm's Beeord
' a emarkanle.
Wonderful .strides, that the motion
picture business" has taken to 1 ecen t
years until now It Tias reached the
third rank In industrial Importance in
the United States, is beat indication
of how business conditions are. in the
view of H, H. Ungar, coast manager
of tbe Metro Film corporation, who is
In Portland -visiting A, S. Kirkputrlck,
Portland manager of the Metro. In
order to participate. In the conferences
C C. Kerr, manager at Seattle, who Is
a former Portlander, has come down
from the sound city.
"Our ootnpany, although but a little
more than a year old. haa experienced
nothing but Increasing business. We
have had a remarkable growth in that
time, the Metro now ranking, we be
lieve, anjong the three highest class
producers In the country."
Demand is mora general than ever
for clean, high class pictures. Mr. Un
ear believes, and for the feature plays;
but serial plays are on the decline,
except where there is some ertrarat
nary reason for their production.
From here Mr. Ungar will visit
Puget sound, going thence to New
York, and from there to his headquar
ters in San Francisco.
ACTION ON 0.-C.
GRANT BILL IS
NOT FAR AWAY
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measure meets the reasonable demands
of various Interests, and while he
might prefer to have some details
changed, ha Is wary of having changes
made that might throw the whole
machine out of gear.
The bill now comes In with the in
dorsement of all the departments of
the government. The attorney general
approves the legal theory on which It
Is drawn, revestment of title and dis
position with a view to settlement.
Secretary Lane commends the measure
heartily, and only suggests In the way
of amendment that the appropriation
for classification of the lands be in
creased from f 100,000 to $135,000.
Secretary Houston comments un
favorably on the use of the term "agri
cultural" for all the lands not classi
fied as timber lands or power sites.
and he holds that 300,000 acres now
within the boundaries of forest re
serves should be added to the reserves,
adding, however, that this may be
done in a separate bill. He agrees
that tbe bill as it stands Is a "fair
ana saiiaiaciory measure, ana recom
mends Its passage.
Claude Kltchin, leader of the ma
jority, and James R. Mann, leader of
the minoflty, agree that the land grant
bill should be considered at an early
date. Mann was unwilling to enter
into any agreement for Its considera
tion until it had taken a place on the
calendar and he had had opportunity
to look over tha committee report,
but he has given assurance that he
wants to speed the bill on Its way.
Chairman Ferris, as soon as the
stage setting la complete, Intends to
ask unanimous consent for Its con
sideration. He believes this will be
granted, but if it is not, the rules
committee will be asked to bring In a
special rule that will make it the order
of business for an early day.
HAWLEY IS RECEIVING
PROTESTS CONCERNING
OREGON STAR ROUTES
Washington, May 4. Dislocation of
existing mail routes Incident to
the opening of mail service on
most stirring production of all her
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the Una - of the " Coor 1 Bay r rail- J
roaa in uregon. ia cringing yig-oroua
protest to Congressman Hawley, who
Is urging the department to continue
star routes that are in peril.
About 300 residents between Elkton
and Scottsburg have signed a protest
against the discontinuance of service.
The towns are 20 miles apart, and
under tbe new order of things they
are obliged to go to one office or the
other to obtain their mall. This route,
thpy aay. has been in existence 63
years, and for the last eight years
of that time has been free to the pat
rons. Another strong protest comes to
discontinuance of the route between
Drain and Elkton. About 150 people
are said to reside between these two
points. Representative Hawley haa
entered strong objection to abandon
ment of that route, which Is being
considered at the department.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Blakslee states that the route
from Elkton to Scottsburg was dis
continued because Scottsburg is new
supplied from Gardiner, on the line
of the ratt road, and the abandonment
of the rest of the route from Drain
to Elkton is considered because tha
latter place is also supplied by a
route from Oakland, which is appar
ently giving adequate service.
Hearing on New Rules.
Washington, May 4. The Interstate
commiaslon has fixed a hearing for
May 16 in this city on rules it pro
poses to issue governing bidding for
securities, supplies and construction
contracts under section 10 of the Clay
ton anti-trust act, which will become
effective October 15 of this year.
The section referred to forbids any
common carrier whose officers are also
interested in a firm contracting with
it for the sale of supplies, securities
or construction or maintenance to buy.
except under competitive bids, under
rules promulgated by the Interstate
Commerce commission, in every case
where the aggregate of such contracts
for any one year Is greater than 350,
000. Survey of Young's Bay.
"Washington. May 4. Senator Cham
berlain has proposed an amendment to
the rivers and harbors bill providing
for a survey by army engineers of
the channel of Youngs bay, Oregon,
from the main ship channel of the Co
lumbia river to a point one mile above
the county road bridge. This survey
Is desired by the Port of Astoria and
will doubtless be included in the rivers
and harbors bill In the senate.
Will Represent Oregon.
Washington. May 4. Oregon sena
tors and representatives lnv congress,
also Frank M. Warren of Portland,
and Isaac H. Bingham of Eugene, who
are temporarily in Washington, have
been commissioned by Governor
Withycombe to represent the state at
the conference on national strength
and efficiency, called by the national
conservation congress, and now In
session.
liOg Rate Further Suspended.
Washington, May 4. A proposed In
crease In the rate on logs between
Metallne Falls. Wash., and Spokami.
by the Idaho & Washington Railroad
company, heretofore suspended by the
Interstate Commerce commission until
May 26, has been further suspended un
til November 25.
86,000 Pounds Cascara Bark.
Washington, May 4. The forest
service states that 36,000 pounds of
cascara bark were cut In the last six
months of 1916 on tha Siuslaw na
tional forest in Oregon. This bark
comes from the tree varlqusly known
as cascara, chlttlm and bearberry.
Homestead Patent Approved.
Washington, May 4. Tbe land of
fice announces approval of the ap
plication of James H. Ouerry of North
Bend. Or. for a homestead patent, to
be issued within 30 days from the
Roseburg land office.
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The Hard-Headed
Business Man
Insists on a high degree of
"fitness" in his employees.
That means proper coordination between brain
and body, and for its best realization there must be
care in the matter of food .
A well-balanced diet is essential one easily di
gestible and rich in nerve -building material. Very
often the result of improper food is seen in indiges
tion, "brain-fag,' nervousness and general ineffi
ciency. Grape -Nnte;
a delicious food made of whole wheat and malted
barley, is admirably adapted for brain workers; for
inclued in its rich nutriment are the vital mineral
elements phosphate of potash, etc., grown by Na
ture in the grains.
These mineral elements are absolutely essential
to well-balanced bodies, brains and nerves, but are
often lacking in much of the food that goes to make
up the usual dietary.
A daily ration of Grape-Nuts along with other
food is just the thing to put-one in fine fettle.
"There's a Reason"
for
screen career
Majestic Novelty Trip
Vitagraph Comedy
Pathe News
Regular Admission
Grape-Nuts
sold by Grocers everywhere.
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