; : " yt'VrK THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SIWDAY MORNiy G, JULY9, XML a' -- 5
PUBLIC IS TO BLAME
FOR
TRESPASS
SIGNS
CONTENTION
Owners of the Land Along
Scenic Highway Give Rea
' ' sons for Their Action,
SELF PROTECTION IS AIM
Moala Parties Fall to Dispose of
SafetUb Xft Aftr Camp mm
Bm Broken. t
Bj Marshall N. Dana.
How 69 you like the Idem, of trav--llns
over a Columbia river Mghwar
' ordered .with "No Trespass1' alenaT
How do you Imagine you would feel
If, proudly proceeding to ahow yo.ir
- aTueet from Boaton aoma fine hlfh-
way feature, you found your gaxe
"rudely Interrupted by a placard which
fairly yalled. "Keep Out"?
' j Go out along the high way today
and you will find the beginning of
this condition.
And Just about the time your flam
. Jug criticism reacliea the conclualon
that the public performed a fool trtcli
to build this wonderful hardaurfaca
'highway through the heart of the
mountains to aerve the speculative
'purposes Of aome crabbed, graspiny,
aelflah, private ownera of abutting
' property, ona of them may atep up
; to you, aa ha did to me. and aay,
' "Don't blame ma; blame the public."
Private Partlea Leave Bears.
Than ha may take you to what na-
' lure Intended ahould ba a perfect
Eden of a picnic apot with a lace
- Ilka foliage andylellcate flowers and
, rarpet of graaa all arranged aa they
'ahould "be, but littered alnca the laat
. ptcnlo party with , melon rinda, ban
taa peela, halteaten pieces of cake.
deaerted pie. broken sandwiches and
Mfted aerapa of paper, with file
:: JteppUjr swarming and multiplying In
.the whole meaa.
.-' He may lead you to another apot
where the shrubbery haa been hacked
t and broken and the flowera have been
' torn away, where unreasonably big
flrea have been built that were never
Bat out, then turn sharply and aay,
"Give me a chance for my white
- alley. I put In my aavlnga here, or
theae are the landa aettled on by my
fatbera (or whatever the facta may
be) and I don't want thla apot, aa
. beautiful and dear jo me aa dreams
com true, to be trampled and littered
- and desecrated In order that I mav
achieve the doubtful honor of being
.occasionally called 'public spirited.'"
Now all thla may be a flimsy ex
euae or a aubterfuge to keep you front
noticing how narrow between the eyes
'. - la your private owner, but let ua
move on to Benson park which be
longs to the public!
4- Ample Warning Given.
You will find recently tacked on
.' trunks and stumps clear to the hlgh
.. sat elevation of beautiful Wahkeena
tall a' trail cards that are an earnest
appeal to leave the shrubbery and
flowera where nature placed them ana
Ot to litter the ground or start fires
And yet If you had been with me on
, the Fourth- of July you would have
( found tobaoco tins Infesting the ere:
f the falls; you would have found
Whole alicea of water melon cast upen
the trail where moit, easily the un-
teary might slip and atumble and fall
gnd you would have found the aad
f. wracks of delicate flowera torn from
eir faatentnga and withered, before
ey could be gotten from the park.
,j. At Multnomah falls you might have
, found a cross and grumbling old man.
dividing hla time between selling pic
ture poat carda and complalnlngly
fathering up the debria of picnio par
flea. To use an expression he never
Beard of, hla opinion of the public on
the highway could be aummed up in
the famous llnea, "Where every pros
feaet pleaaea and only man la vile."
J. Similar Oonditlona Blaewhere
Proceed to beautiful Columbia Qorte
.ra, set aside In perpetuity for tho
creation and enjoyment of the peo-
P
tec
P: Here It has been necessary al
ready to poat elgna and printed bu
. featlona which may have to be more
peremptory.
. (Now to that which polnta the morl
and adorns tha tala. Moat of tha peo
' Pie who are attracted to the wonder-
1 ftU highway trip really appreciate its
Marvaloua beauties. They are not
Wantonly destructive or even crudely
- - taraleaa. They are thoughtless. They
fon't hare In mind those who will
- . want to picnio tomorrow where they
topped today. They do not pause to
think that the litter they left on the
' fourth of July will have destroyed
their Welcome and tha sightliness of
. the spot thay visited when they come
tain.
" t Owva Becomes Impatient.
rOne owner -of land along the high
way he haa a mile and half or no
4t frontage In the vicinity of Moffett
Creek and he has already posted "No
.tinting, no fishing, no picnicking"
m ! gns on tha aouth side of the high
Way declared. "I'm going to fenca up
; the strip between the highway and the
t tlroad, too. and post signs all over
1. for every nicnio party that cornea
leaves tha property in an offensive
etpndltlon and I can't afford, nor have
- . tha Inclination, to hire a man to
- ojleaa up after them."
Ooldem Bole Is ag'raitad.
jSo, first, good folks who travel
i f afar tha highway, no matter how you
travel or what your niac in th nriH
a Uarn tha great leason of conserving
wjaur blessings by "Doing unto others
as ya would that they should do unto
Sbu" If, for Instance, they came into
,4wi ana ptcmcxea on your lawns
;; etconQiy, let me add to thla amall
rtuon 10 me roaamaater'a appeal
- Car Quickening of tha public con-
, seienca with the suggestion that the
naauy unuormea trafflo officers of
V, ta highway would ba increasing
. taalp already very conMrht.
fUlnaas by dropping a hint to tha pic
7. nia partlea they pass along tha road
U would take little mora time for
tfem. to do to and It would do a lot of
: good.
, .And ,Mtly. lt us ba careful not tt
laipair our highway Inveatment
Newport Chautauqua
JULY 16-21, INCLUSIVE
'Tris Ideal Entertainment by the Sea"
Twenty Big Feature Attraction
Spend Your Vacation at NEWPORT
; DURING CHAUTAUQUA WEEK
Write For Illustrated Program
Newport Chautauqua Association, Newport, Oregon
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SCENES ALONG
TO
TRIP OVER
SPOT ON
More Courageous Climbers to
Make the Ascent of Mount
Defiance,
Hj Charles A. Bora,
One of the Interesting and scenic
parta of the Columbia gorge Ilea be
tween Llndsey creek and Mitchell's
Point, a distance of about aix mllea.
There are several beautiful waterfalls
along thla route, among the more Im
portant ones being Llndsey and Star
vation, both of which feed from the
anow fields of Mount Defiance.
Soma of the falls seem to lastre from
the very face of the cliff, while othera
are found beyond a dense growth of
trees, where the average person would
hardly look for them.
What makea thla part of tho highway
ao attractive, however, are the nu
merous points Juttlnjr out into the
stream from which exceptional views
can be' obtained and where the dis
tant peaks are reflected In the placid
waters of the large Inlets that bor
der the Oregon shore.
Mitchells Point la wonderful In It
self, and the long tunnel, with Its
rustlo windows, overlooking the Co
lumbia, adds a special charm to an out
lnhal B thS h,hwaJr
. M"fa have ,hed"le,d a Bldo
V'P ,v.erW uPart - highway on
July It. for those who do not wish to
tako tne mora strenuous trip to the
summit of Mount Defiance on the same
date. Both parties will leave Port
land on the O-W. R. & N. train No. 4,
at :15 p. m., July 16, camping at,
Llndsey falls that night.
The party climbing the mountain
will leave camp about 6 a. m., the
next morning, while those making the
highway trip will leave several iiours
later. '
Both parties will return on the spe
cial O-W. R. & N. highway train which
ordinarily runs to Wyeth, but which
will make a special trip to Llndsey,
two and five eighths miles farther,
leaving for Portland at 5:0 p. m.
Carpenter Wanted to
Mend a Broken Leg
Man With Wooden Urns aires Po
liceman . Sudden Shook Whan lat
ter Would Call Doctor.
New York, July 8. John Dwyer,
who has no home, slipped and fell in
Chatham Square and broke hla leg
Patrolman Schneider, attracted by hla
cries, felt the limb and found It was
shattered. When an ambulanoa ar
rived. Dr. Denehy took ona look and
laughed:
"Oet a carpenter," he told Schneider.
"Huh?" ejaculated tha policeman.
"Sure," said tha surgeon. "It's a
wooden one.:'
But Dwyer was pretty cold and wet,
and the doctor decided a night's reat
in the hospital would do him good. Eo
off . he went, holding his leg in his
arms.
Large Black Opal Sold.
Brisbane, Australia. July 8. (I. N
8.) The Flame Queen, the finest
block opal ever unearthed In Australia
has lust been sold for an unnamed sum
understood here to oa very large. For
two yeara tha miners who found tha
gem refused to part with it. believing
it Drought them lucK.
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COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY ON
MM 'SALVATION IS FRE, SfSgP
SCENIC BUT THE PREACHER pSlfe ffi
HIGHWAY SHOULDN'T STARVE' !
Pay Men Sufficiently or Pen
sion Them in Their Old
Age, Declares Writer,
Because salvation Is free, as the re
vlvallst tells us, Is no excuse for starv
lng the clergymen. But that Is what
nearly every American church has
done, says "Girard" In tha Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
"While I am not on the disabled list
yet," writes a preached aged 93, "I
am deeply interested In the old sol
diers of the corps."
Not disabled at 93! His church ought
to be ashamed. Every member would
give handsomely. I suppose, to pur
chase Bilk suspenders or an overcoat
for a heathen In Central Africa and
at the same time force an octogen
arian pastor to keep hla neck under the
yoke or starv a.
What Is all this money for? 111 tall'
you.
The 5800 Episcopal clergymen In the
United States receive an average sal
ary of lea than 11200. Only 287, who
include the bishops, receive more than
$4000.
Every third Episcopal rector is un
married; but It la a curious fact that
there are exactly as many children of
clergymen as clergymen, which Is to
say 5800.
Tha pension plan proposes first to
raise the fixed sum of 15,000,000 and
then add a tax equal to seven per cent
of every minister's salary upoa each
parish. The combined Income from
thaaa two sources will be sufficient to
retire all ministers at 68 on not less
than $600 a year.
No, that is not munificence, I ad
mit but It beats starvation.
The whole trend In recent years has
been to do one of two things: Pay
men a sum on which to live decently
and out of which to save enough for
old age or el-se establish pension funds.
Big business is coming- round tor that
very rapidly. The army and navy did
It long ago. .
Our greatest railroads retire old em
ployes on a living wage.
And now the school and the church
must follow suit. And why not?
Good gracious, men, don't you al
low a certain sum for depreciation on
your cars? Then set aside a fund for
the depreciation of men. They are
mora valuable 'than cars and harder to
replace.
Thieves Get Candy
As Their Reward
Authorities rUd mobbera Are Mere
Tots Tea amall to Punish by Stars
Xgl Kathode.
Richmond, Ind., July 8. Mrs. E.
R. Smith reported to police headquar
ters that Iter horse and buggy had
been stolen from North Seventh street,
where she had left tha outfit when on
a shopping tour. Two hours later
tha police received a telephone call
from tha town marshal at Boston, sis
miles south of Richmond, who in
formed tha police that ha had "a cou
ple of horse thieves" in custody and
believed tha stolen vehicle which they
had In their possession might have
bees taken at Richmond. Tho police
sent two armed men In an automo
bile to Boston to get the "thieves."
Chief Goodwin and other officers
were nearly all night awaiting the re
turn of tha man and tha "deeperate
characters." When they arrived the
"horse thieves" were found to ba
Jesse Smelser, age 8, and Jack Smels
ar, age S. Tha tota had climbed into
the buggy after unhitching the horse
and without point- of destination in
Tiaw Jesse, tha older, had driven
Straight south until Boston waa
reached, where tha marshal stopped
them. i
Chief Goodwin aald tha prisoners
were too amall to be even scolded, so
Instead ha bought them each a bag
of candy and turned them over to
thair parents, who wer vainly search-
Ilnf for them. '
Win writing or ealttaf a advertliera. p lease
ascatta e JoaraaL . ; Aa.
1 Fourth of July picnic party that left the grounds In better condi
tion than they found them.
2 Upper Wahkeena falls, the verge of which may now be reached
by trail, bridges and stairways cut In the solid rock.
3 A snapshot of "Grandpa and the baby" enjoying a highway trip
and picnic
4 The rustic bridge over upper WaJ Jteena creek.
G Where beautiful Wahkenna creek bursts full born from the side
of the mountain.
Fame of Highway
Now Spread Abroad
Spanish XdrUoa of tha World's Work
Xagasina Xaa Article on Baantles of
Oregon Scenic &oad.
"La Nueva Calzada Del Columbia
Grandloaa Via Construlda Por El Con
dada De Multnomah. En Oregon, En
El Abra Del Rio Columbia, En La
Serrania De Las Cascades."
With the words quoted "La Revlsta
Del Mundo," the Spanish edition of
the magazine World's Work, for July,
begins to tell about the beauties of
the Columbia river highway. Some of
the Illustrations accompanying the ar
tide In Spanish were used within the
mora extended description given in
the World's Work English edition.
Tha issue demonstrates one of tha
many waya by which tha fame of the
highway is spreading into many coun
tries and Is being spoken of in many
tongues.
Canine Hero Too
Late to Save Tot
After mtile Attempt to escue BOy
rrom Water Xog- Bona lm and
Sounds tho Alarm.
Red Bank, N. J., July 8. After a
vain attempt to rescue I-year-old
William Holmer from an artificial
pond on the Thomas N. McCarter es
tate, near Falrhaven today, the ,boy'
coach dog ran home and gave the
alarm by barking and shaking off
tha water.
Neighbors were notified by the sus
pecting mother, and an hour's search
ended when Edward Hawkins found
the boy in 6 feet of water. A pulmo
tor was. rushed from Red Bank, but
OAKS PARK
Chat No. 56
There will ba a complete change
of programme today at tho Oaks.
Everyone will admit that there
eonldat possibly ha a better oppor
tunity for stars thaa with "The
Astronomer." So that's what we're
going to produce. New airs, new
costtunes, new scenes, oaring ligHt
ln effects and novel new dances
are attractive featarea. Stunning
Ida OeTeUem aad wlaaosae Billy
Bingham have already won secure
plaoos ia tha publio favor, aad tha
whole company is excellent.
SparkUsta; humor ana an ab-tma-aace
of melody and daaee will anar
acteclse thla week's performance
that will ba given ovary afternoon
at S30 and every evening- at 8-30
o'clock. SCiaa Tloy X-eTaga. a atua
nina singer aad society girl, will fee
an added attraction, ,
This will be aa eventfnl week,
for there will ba many pionloa. kUn
aesota State Society will be here
Friday aad tha Tndlaslana will
cojre Baruxday.
Wednesday will ba ohildrem'a
dev. xattla onaa by tha aoadxeds
will ravel in an "Afternoon la
fairyland," F iota re a of "Cinder
ella" aad "Dick Whlttlngton and
Kla Cat" will ba shown and attsaea
Clarke and Xyaa will tall the
atoriaa. Two little maids Will
daaee.
O reat Signor francesco renno
aad Ua wonderful band win arrive
aooa for a brief engagement.
Car leave rim and Aider every
few miaatea far tha Oaka,
JQW T. COBSXAT.
Read the Chat Daily
tor Oak Park Event
' -if .
SUMMER DAY
was used without avail. Less than a
year ago tha boy's father was killed
In a motorcycle accident.
BROADWAY AT TAYLOR
MOTION
AFT'S 10c I TODAY, TOMORROW, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY I EVE'S 15c
t- i Continuous 1 to 11 P. M
TYRONE POWER K ATHL YN WILLIAMS
THE SIDE-SPUTTING COMEDY FRANK DANIELS AS "THE JANITOR"
"SAMMY JOHNSON GETS A JOB" MEXICAN SCENES ATHLETES
1 YES WE HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW IDEA
Motion Picture Dansante
YOU MAY DANCE WHILE FILMS ARE RUNNING . H
We have the largest stage in the Northwest. It has been converted into a COOL, DELIGHTFUL DANC
ING PAVILION. While the comedy reeU are being shown YOU MAY DANCE ON THE STAGE IN
REAR OF SCREEN OUT OF VIEW OF AUDIENCE.
DANCING SCHEDULE 2:15 to 3:00; 4:15 to 5; 6:15 to 7; 8:15 to 9) 10:15 to 11:30
ONE ADMISSION ADMITS TO BOTH PICTURES and DANCING AFTS 10c, EVE'S 15c
MEASURES RELATE
TO STATE CREDIT AND
LIMITING OF TAXATION
Explanation of Three of Ini
tiative Measures Made for
Benefit of the Voters,
FILING MADE IN SALEM
moral Credit Bohama Vermlta Zoaaa
to e Made la Sua Up to
Half of Xitnd Talua.
Three of tha measures filed at Sa
lem last week relate to taxation and
the uae of tha atate'a credit In aid
of agriculture. Thaaa are fhe rural
credits constitutional amendment, the
state-wide rax limitation amendment
and the people'a land and loan law.
The rural credits constitutional
amendment waa Initiated by the Ore
gon Referendum league as a federa
tion of the grange, the farmers' union
and the state federation of labor. It
Is vouched for by the committee ap
pointed by tha state credits confer
ence at Salem, March S and 10. this
committee being composed of the
heads of the three organizations
named.
Terms Are Bat Forth,
Tha amendment provides) for actual
farmers' long time 5 per cant money
to ba used in ways that will enhance
the productivity of thejr lands. A
loan may ba made In amount up to
GO per cent of tha value of the land
given as security.
To provide the fund upon which to
draw for these loans, 86-year 4 per
cent state bonds are to be issued and
sold In denominations of $25, $100.
$o00 and $1000 and not li excess of 2
per cent of the state's assessed valu
ation. The I per cent difference in
the interest rate on the bonds and
tha loan, tn furm.r. I. to meat th
cost, of administration and to become
part of a "Rural Credits Reserve
Fund" to be raloaned.
Loans are to be repaid in 10 to 3G
years on the amortization plan. The
state land board Is to issue the bonds
and to administer tha fund should
the state legislature not provide other
plan of administration. a
rxtra Charge Made.
One per cent of each loan la to
be charged the applicant to cover
the cost of appraisal and the exam
ination of the title.
The proposed rural credits amend
ment Is based upon rural credits sys
tems in successful operation else
where adapted to Oregon conditions.
Tax limitation.
The state-wide tax limitation
amendment la Intended to prevent
an annual Increase In city, county
and state taxes, severally, of more
than 6 per cent. That la to say. If
an individual's tax thla year were
$100, he would not have to pay more
than $108 next year. Exoaptions are
made In case payments N on bonded
debt have to be met or tha people
themselves vote for an Increase, pro
vided, "that tha amount of any In
crease In levy specifically authorised
by the legal voters of tha state, or
HEILIG
3
(a
-NOW
In the Romantic
(O-Tffl AIT
STT3
Together With
MOTION PICTURES NEVER STOP
of - a county, municipality, or othaf
district, shall be excluded In determ
ining the amount of taxea which may
be levied In any subsequent year."
XAad Kant Baaia.
The people'a land and loan law pe
tition was Initiated by the State Fed
eration of Labor and the Qentral
Labor Council of Portland. It plaoea
all tax aaaeasment on a "land rent"
b&ala, leaning the "fair and Juat
price per year, aa appralaed by public
officials, that a renter ahould pay
for tha use of any lot, tract, parcel
or quantity of land on a leaae" of
five yea re with perpetual right of re
newal, to bo appralaed and readjueted
every flve yeare, but not to ba ln
creased because of Improvementa on
tha land, and no other tax la to tie
assessed,
A eecdhd provision la for loana not
In excess of 11600 without Interest
for five yeara to- famlllee owning
less than $2250. The fund for thane
loana la to ba conatltuted from one
third of tha "land rent"
E
T SYMPTOMS OF
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
State Health Officer Says
Precautions Should Be
Taken Quickly.
"Infantile paralysis in the early
stages is similar in effect to rheu
matism. Great care should ba taken
at the first evidence of any sickness
of this kind in children under 6 yeara
of age. Conault a regular physician,
ona who . haa been schooled in medi
cine and who will be able to detect
the dlaeaaa and Immediately report
it to the health authorities. Stay
away from tha anti-medical prac
titioners." -
Such is th warning given by Dr.
David N. Roberg.. state health officer.
as result of the epidemic of Infantile
paralysis In New York. Dr. Roberg
says that there are no known cases
In the state at present although two
cases were reported in eastern Ore-
iron in May. These were not verified,
however.
"The first notice of the disease,'
said Dr. Robert," la the soreneaa of
the muscles. Pains are felt In the
back and neck, and resemble rheu
matic pains. Ctn account of tha sore
ness of muscles and pains some peo
ple will take their children to mas
seurs and anti-medical practitioners,
which Is the very thing they should
not do. Thay are unskilled in detect
ing the disease and may be the cause
of the start of an epidemic.
"Stable flies have .been known to
transmit the disease, while it is also
communicable from the secretion from
the mouth and nose. About the only
thing which can be done upon dis
covery of the disease is to quarantine
the person 111. Very little Is known
about the treatment of the disease
and there Is no vaccine which can be
used to prevent It.
"While the state and the city is
to take every precaution possible,
upon- the first symptoms of the
disease notice should be given imme
diately to the proper health authori
ties. Once an epldemlo has started
it is almost Impossible to control."
RUNNING.
PAINS
N MUSCLES AR
R
PICTURES
Drama Success
i
MRS
MANDANA THORP
OF
Well-Known Woman Had Al
ways Taken Active Part in
Women's Relief Work,
LIVD IN STATE 20 YEARS
rnneral Will Ba Held at 11 Tomorrow
Morning- Trom Flnley's Chapel I
Interment to Ba at BiTerriew.
Mrs. Mandana C. Thorp, widow of
the late Brigadier General Thomas J.
Thorp of Civil war fame, passed away
Friday night. Her end came a few days
less than a year of the death of her
husband, who died July 28, 1915, at hla
home In Corvallls. Fhe leavea a daugh.
ter. Miss resale M. Thorp of Port
land; a.aon, ti. Montgomery Thorp of
Richmond, N. J. ; a sister. Mrs. Emma
Crary of Cleveland, O., and a brother,
Newton Major or Hornell, N. Y.
A daughter of Colonel John Major
and a descendant of Major Moses Van
Campen, a Revolutionary leader, Mra. -
Thorp displayed her patriotism in an
effective manner at the outbreak of
tha Civil war and throughout that
atruggle. Since then h was actively
Identified with the work of the Wom
en's Relief corps.
During the 20 odd years aha lived. In
Oregon aha took a prominent part In
this work. Three times aha was sent
to the national gathering of tha W. R.
C. as a delegate from Oregon. Several
times she served aa state Inspector for
the corps.
She was also active In churoh and
temperance work, being a lifelong
member of the Presbyterian church.
She lived the most of tha time she was
in Oregon at Corvallls. During tha
last year she had lived In Portland
with her daughter.
Her marriage waa a beautiful Inci
dent In the life of the ISOth legtment,
fJew York volunteers, whl&h later be
came the First New York Dragoons.
When the Civil war broke out Mra.
Thorp, then Miss Major, made use of
her musical talents to encourage re
cruiting. National airs and battla
hymns were sung by her at nearly all
of the meetinns held in her part of tho
state of New York. The 180th and
186th regiments were being; recruited,
following the close of the first Penin
sula campaign In the summer of 18M.
On September 6 of that year, at the
military rendezvous on the banks of
the Genenee, at Portage. Miss Major
became a war bride. Tho ceremony
waa performed by Rev. Joel Wakeman,
then a captain In the 180th, In tha
hollow siuare of the regiment. Her
husband waa lieutenant colonel, who
had participated in every battle of tha
Potomac army. He had been wounded
at Fair Oaka and Melverne Hill and
sent home, but by permission of tha
secretary of war was assigned to the
new rejrlment.
The funeral services will ba held at
11 o'clock tomorrow morning at nn-
ley's chapel. Interment will
Rlverview cemetery.
be at
iOW
BRIGADIER
GENERA
PASES
PHONES MAIN 1, A 1122