14 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, 4 PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 25. 1917. M'KEfJZIE VALLEY: IS WONDERFUL RESORT; ALSO FOR ITS SCENERY Automobile Road Leads From v "Eugene and Follows River's Course for Many Miles, FISHING IS EXCELLENT Sportsmen Drift Aloof Stream Float Idly Wbin Yools Are , eep. or When an early North American Indian wished to conveyhis thoughts to an other by meam of the w r. I t t e n language. He found that his writing methods were very labori- ' out;, and did not permit of much detail " : or fullness. Consequently, in his pic torlal writing, he selected the most "prominent or important features of his subject for representation, and leit " details to be supplied by the reader's Imagination. For example, the figure below was once carved In the bark of a tree en the shore of a river.. The first figure Is a conoe, anj denotes that ttij ; men are fishermen. The second, a , : man with extended arms, signifies empty handedness" or "nothing." The third, with hand raised to mouth, signifies "to eat." The last is a wig wam. The message can easily be translated: "Fishermen have nothing to eat in the wigwam"; or less literal ly, "We fishermen are starving. Our - supply of provisions is cxhnusted." '- There is one particular locality in "what is now western Oregon that the Indians frequently found occasion to mention or describe in their writings. Many of them made an annual pil grimage to this locality, and a writ ten description of it was necessary as a message to leave at their villages to show Where they had gone, to place at various points along the way as guide posts, or to send to friends as an invitation to join themtn the trip.. They selected the most impressive features of the locality, drew a char after to represent each and assembled these characters. Into the picture Mown In the heading of this article. The character at the top with the three points represents the Three Sis ters, the trio of adjoining snow capped - mountain DeakH that tower over the locality. The second represents a tree ' and signifies that the locality has for , ests that attract attention. The-third ' represents a turbulent stream of water. fThe fourth is a fish. If one Indian received one of these pictures from an t other he undoubtedly read It as fol- lows: "We are going to make a trip .! to the country with the three great : mountains, fine forests, mighty river i and good fishing. Come with us." j Description Easily Recognised. - -No one familiar with Oregon's great outdoor sport regions would fail to ; recognize in the Indian description the Vallev of the McKenxle river, ".for the features represented are undoubtedly 4 it distinguishing characteristics. This magnificent valley w4ilch the white man adopted as his pleasure I ground after the days of the Indian , had passed lies in the Cascade moun tains of the western Oregon. The Mc. Kenxle river, which drains the valley, , has its source in the glaciers and snow fields of the Three Sisters and other peaks on the summit of the Cascades, and after tumbling over the rapids and ; plunging over the falls with an lnces sant roar for 60 miles, it smooths out Into a deep, clear, idling stream, which . It maintains for 20 miles and then empties into the Willamette river near : Eugene. The automobile road through the val ley starts from Eugene, parallels, the : ' McKenzie river almost to its source ; and then crosses the crest of the Cas cades Into central Oregon. At Eugene 'the road joins the Pacific highway, that important thoroughfare which -' Joins all of the Pacific coast cities, ' from. Seattle to San Diego. Eastern Terminus at lntohou. The eastern terminus of the road is at Mitchell. Or., where It Joins the V&&'sP& I "Li z-J Ji A. -Jl Ta I V Coronatyping -M." iXt 1 I and easieit to j K read of all personal As i K writinsr methods. Let i Cdlr U l us demonstrate M ( V 3 f:' The Personal Writing Machine W ( v t E. W. PEASE COMPANY W) 1 j State Distributors V V 9 110 Sixtk Street ; Portland Ok I J SCENERY ALONG M'KENZIE fry, Hcrtf-: s.-y fZv:y , if ; II. Top, left to right Top of obsidian cliff on west side of Three Sisters; outlet of Clear lake, with "The Husband" peak In background. Bottom View of Lost Creek valley. highway running easterly from Port land into Idaho. The fact that the number of good roads across the sum mit of .the Cascade mountains is ex tremely'' limited makes the McKenzie highwayman important link In the road system of the west and this feature, combined with the attractions of the McKenrle valley, give this region a large tourist population from distant states. But by far the greater number of the thousands who visit the valley annually, are from Oregon cities, and are people well acquainted with the valley, who return again and again to spend their outings In the locality of fering so many recreational features. Valley Becomes XTarrower. Leaving Eugene ty automobile, the wide, level plains flanking the lower section of the McKenzie river are en tered and are traveled for 20 miles through a prosperous farming, dairy ing and fruit growing community. Farther along the valley gradually re duces in width and the mountains on either side increase in height. At 23 miles distance the valley becomes so restricted that only long, narrow "shoe-string" ranches are found, the river is a series of noisy rapids, and deep pools, and the mountain scenery begins to be interesting. ' At 30 miles from Eugene, is located the McKenzie state fish hatchery, a most interest ing state activity. Screen dams are thrown across the river and thousands of salmon on their way from the Pacific ocean to the spawning beds at the headwaters of the river, are trapped during the sum mer and early fall. To one unfamiliar wtth salmon, ex cept as served on the table, the sight of hundreds of these large, strong fish disporting themselves in the wa ter and leaping into the air Is not soon to be forgotten. The eggs are taken from these fish in the fall and artificially hatched. The young salmon are fed and cared for until one year old and then turned loose In the McKenzie river. I Waning in the MceKnUe river is' all ' ' ' ' "' Millions of these young salmon are raised here to- replenish the commer cial fisheries of the Pacific north west. Rainbow trout are raised as a side issue but in large ' numbers, so that sport as well as commercial fishing benefits from the hatchery. Sixty thou nd young rainbows were placed in the McKenzie river and its tribu taries last fall. Continuing eastward from the fislt hatchery the highway parallels and Is adjacent to the river, giving a con stantly changing and magnllicent view of river and mountain scenery; densely forested mountains rise abruptly front the water's edge for two and three thousand feet. Numerous pretty summer homes on the river banks and fishing parties ir. boats lying idly on the pools or stren- ously shooting the rapids add to the Interesting sights of the Journey. At 45 miles from Eugene, Blue river. a very picturesque spot, is reached. The village takes its name from a tributary entering' the McKenzie river at this point. The Blue river mining district which bids fair to have a goo J gold output when cheaper transports tion is available lies a few miles to the north of the highway at this point. Blue rfver is the "head of tide" so far as boat fishing is concerned on the McKenzie. Above this point the river is too wild and treacherous for even the most Intrepid boatman . The practice in boat fishing is to nire boat and boatman at Blue river or points farther down stream and drift with the current, no effort be ing made to row upstream. Near the mouth of the river the boat is taken from the water and re turned to Its up-river station on a two wheeled cart trailed behind aa automobile. Trout Friadpal Game visa, Dolly Varden and Rainbow trout are the principal game fish on the Mc Kenzie. Everyone who has the least Interest in fishing as a sport has heard of the gaminess of these .two species of trout. Both attain a large size and never submit to being landed without a battle. At Blue river as at many other points is the McKenxle valley, a hotel provides good accommodations. . Five miles above Blue river is the 'Cascade national forest, one of the largest and most Important of tffe federal owned timbered areas, designed to prepetuate tne country's timber sup ply and to provide outing grounds for the people. The entrance to the forest! is marked with a large shield bearing a tree, the official seal of the United States forest service, suspended over the highway.. This particular forest contains 1,000,000 acres and is Important from the fact that it contains the enor mous stand of 20,000.000,000 feet of merchantable timber and offers un usual recreational features. .The mag nificent firs along the highway are characteristic of those covering thou sands of acres of Uncle Sam's wood lot. Torest Service Xeadqnarters. The next point reached in the val ley is McKenzie Bridge, in the heart of the northern section of the Cas cadft forest and the center of the out ing? region. It is the headquarters of thet forest rangers In this locality, and all of the improvements which they have made to develop the country and render it accessible for fire protec tion and for tourists, such as roads. trails, telephone lines, fire lookout stations, etc";, lead from McKenxle Bridge and are most easily reached from there. Fishing streams and hunting grounds are near at hand, camp sites are nu merous, a good hotel is located here. and guides, pack horses, saddle horses I of interest can be secured. These f ea- J tures make It an advantageous base In order that summer visitors and vacationists may have spots i to re serve for themselves year after year, provisions have been : made by the forest service for making 15 to SO year leases for nominal rentals. Foreat .rangers have a well-devel oped fire-protection lookout system that detects possible fires in their rn- clpiency, RIVER JS MOST that can be d eel red. Foley Springs. tour and a half miles from McKenzie bridge, is a famous hot spring health resort, water there has a tempera ture of 180 degrees Fahrenheit and contains medical salts. Belknap springs is located farther . up. Both are provided wtth hotels. The McKenzie falls. 16 miles distant from the bridge, has a height of over 90 feet and presents a beautiful, spec tacle. excellent horseback trails thread the region. , The ascent of the Three Sisters is the climax jof all jthe outing possibili ties. - The view - point attainable Is inspiring. Great glaciers move down the steep gorges of the mountains. At a more distant point in the Mc Kenzie valley the immense lava fields are to be seen. All of which conveys but a measure of the grandeur that only the actual visitor can fully appreciate. Birth Control Idea Given Legal Support trader Certain Conditions Xafonnatloa Kay Be Disseminated Concerning- It, Says Attorney General. Chicago, Feb. 24. (U. P.) Dissem ination of "birth control" information in Chicago and other portions of Illi nois, under certain limitations, is legal. Attorney General Brundage gave this as his private opinion today to Ruth W. Porter, secretary of the citizens com mittee in Chicago. 'Mothers may be advised of methods of birth control," the attorney general said, "in cases where the bearing of children would endanger the life of either mother or child, or both. How ever, unless the condition of the moth- er warrants giving such advice it would be a violation of the law." It is anticipated that a "birth con trol" statute will be Introduced into the legislature. THESE ODD Reading lrom left to right W. lodge No. 2, L, O. O. F., who - during past year. . " Samaritan lodge.' No. 2. I. O. O. T has three trustees wfao look seduoualy after, its business affairs." They are responsible . for at, of more : than 1 1 BEAUTIFUL H. C. L. Is Not Due To Manufacturers Of State, They Say As chaste as the unsunned snow, to quote Shakespeare, Oregon's food manufacturers -appear to be. wheji it comes to 4 finding responsibility among them for the high cost of llv- lng. At least the federal in- vesti gators in Portland have concluded that food manufac- 4t turers 4n this state are un- defiled by any unlawful prac- it tlses such are alleged to char- jji acterize manipulation of prices in other states. 4 Investigations by the United States attorneys pursuant to Hfr orders from the department of 4fc justice in Washington have not - disclosed any violations of the 4tt law and according to United -jjf States District Attorney Clar- $ ence L. Reamee no offending $ firm is likely to be unearthed in Portland or in the state, at present. 4r Deputy United States Dis- trlct Attorney Barnett H. Gold- stein had been commissioned with the work of scrutinizing the operations of food concerns in Oregon and every phase of H the distribution of food was jjt said to have been investigated in order to detect any possible infringements of the law. Alumni of M. A. C. Hold Their Election K. B. Stevens was elected president and J. V. Gongwer secretary-treasurer of Portland association, Michigan Ag ricultural College alumni, last night, at the annual banquet held in the Multnomah hotel. Thirty-one former students of Michigan were in attend ance, all from Portland except Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stuart and Mrs. and Mrs. J. L. Sutherland of Vancouver. An Old-fashioned reunion was followed by the dinner at which Mr. Stuart pre- sldod as toastmaster. A number of witty talks, suggestive of the alma mater, were given and a miniature edition of the old school paper was Issued as a program souvenir. Chicago Paymaster Robbed. Chicago, Feb. 24. (U. P.) While taking $3500 to a saloon to be used for cashing pay checks of patrons, Philip J. Rock, an agent for the Best Brewing company, was attacked by two highwaymen today, who escaped In an automobile with the money. Police gave chase, but the fleeing bandits easily eluded them In the congested Saturday noon traffic. When writing to ft railing oo adrertlaers. please menuoo Tne Journal. t aqt. ) FELLOWS ARE P. Lewis, I- EX. Garter and Dr. Byron E. J tiller, trustee of Samaritan have made en viable record In handling business affairs of organization - . r ' $125,000. and during the oast year not a cent has been lost in any of the in vestment made. More than MOO was paid out-in relief and benefits under their signature. ' Dr. Byron-E. Miller $600,000 PROJECT OF EUWIINAT1NG GRADE CROSSINGS TO START Actual Work Will Begin in a Short While Along 0-W, R. &. N. Tracks. ' lONTRACT SOON TO BE LET Involves Vaklns; of - Seven Steal and Concrete Viaducts and., lowering of mallway Tracks. Within a few weeks actual construc tion work will begin on -the S600.000 elimination of grade crossings project along the tracks of the O-W. R. sV N. from East Thirty-seventh and Sandy boulevard to the city limits. The con tract for the work is expected to oe awarded this week. The project Involves the construc tion of seven steel and concrete via ducts and the lowering of the tracks of the railroad company from Sulli van's . gulch to the city limits. Of the estimate of $600,000. the O-W. R. & N. company is to pay 62er cent, the Portland ' Railway, Light & Power company 8 per cent, the city 20 per cent and property owners within the district benefited 20 per cent. ( City Bas Spent $70,000. While actual construction has yet to begin, the city has already spent ap proximately $70,000 In getting ready for the project. This money has been spent in acquiring property, paying damages and in engineering. The monev soent Is seggregated as fol lows: Damages awarded by the city and courts. $47,000; easements and parcels acquired, $6000 and engineer ing. $17,000. These figures are only approximate, however, but all are in cluded in the estimate of $600,000. The lowest bidder on the work is the Pearson Construction company, its price being $507,000. This is the company which gets the contract when the award is officially made. Bids were received on the work Decem ber 6. To Be Completed in a Tear. Work on -the project Is to be com pleted -within a year after the con tract is signed some aeiBjB " ... , i been encountered in the preliminary work owing to the legal pnases or tne nrntM-tn hut all condemnation pro- codings will be cleared up, efor., many days have passea, accoraing to Denutv City Attorney Tomlinson, who has been giving his attention to the legal work of the project for several months. The oroiect is being done under charter amendment providing for the elimination of grade crossings.- It, t initiates that tne cost or Ken prw- ects is to be paid Jointly by the rail road companies, the property owners affected and the city. Viaducts to Be Built. The viadgcts to be built are those at East Thirty-seventh and Sandy -boulevard. Forty-seventh street. Fifty third street. Sixtieth street, BArr road. Seventy-fourth street and East Eighty-second street. George S. Ed- monstone, engineer of the department of public works, is in direct charge of the preliminary work, and is to have charge of the construction. VIADUCT NOT NEEDED ON SANDY BOULEVARD DECLARE THE OWNERS The following letter in regard to the project has been received by The Jour nal from A. Shapiro, a property owner In the district to be assessed: Port rand. Or., Feb. 24. 117. J To the Editor of The Journal': More than a hundred home owners of the Rose City Park district have Joined in a remonstrance against the construction of tthe proposed viaduct at East Thirty-seventh and Sandy boulevard, and have petitioned the commissioners' to refrain from pro ceeding with the Improvement. If the commissioners want to perform a gen uine service they will heed the petition of these home owners. When t!he people voted to give the commissioners power to eliminate grade crossings. It was with the ex pectations that the most dangerous crossings would be first eliminated. When the crossing at East Thirty seventh and Sandy boulevard was se lected for elimination and without considering other grade crossings far more dangerous the desires of the peo ple were disregarded. Relatively the crossing at East Thirty-seventh street is the least dangerous of any in the city. The crossing at East Morrison and Water streets, for Instance, is far more dangerous owing to heavier traffic of trains and streetcars over FINANCIERS bas been grand treasurer of the Oregon grand lodre. and Is president of (he I. . O. O. V. Horn association. . All three' are past- grands of Samaritan lodge, 1 and well known citizens of PortJsnd. that crossing. - at Hawthorn avenue and Water street, where tea cars cross to one at Bandy, and at - Miiwaukie street and the S. P. tracks crossing tJh. danger is greater than at Bandy boulevard by. per cent. Tet none of these have been designated for elim ination. Declares Con tea tion TJnf onaded. It is contended that in order to elim inate certain crossings east of Thirty seventh - street, it is necessary to In clude the one in question, out the contention - is unfounded, because all that would be necessary at the cross ings east of Tbirty-aeventh street would, be to bridge over the tracks wlohout .disturbing the present grade. there being sufficient elevation to clear the tracks. By so doing a safe crossing could be provided at little expense, and without the employment of special engineers. "The residents of Rose City Park have been assessed for exes vat in and paving .the streets in the vicinity of the proiwcN viaauct. ana now it la pro posed to assess them in order to haul back the dirt and raise the grade. When we consider that there are 3793 lots in that district upon which for mer assessments are now delinquent na-iJ( - lots upon woicn taxes for 118 have not yet been paid, it would seem that the owners should not be burdened with additional assessments for an Improvement that is utterly un necessary and of no benefit to the home owners of that district. Tax Burden Heavy. Financial conditions are not such as to Justify large expenditures for im provements of doubtful merit. Dunns 1910 and 111. when times were good, property owners were loaded down with improvement assessments with out complaint, bat things have chang ed. There are numerous lots in the city so heavily assessed for improve ments that no one would accept them as a gift and undertake to pay the as sessments. Then why impose addition al assessments 7 Let the little-home owner be given an opportunity to pay for improvements already made before undertaking new ones that are not nec essary, and I submit that the construc tion of a viaduct at East Thirty-seventh street and Sandy boulevard is ill advised, unnecessary and extravagant at this time. . , Says Crossing' Wot Dangerous. There Is a derail in the streetcar tracks on either side of the railroad crossing. There is but a single rail road track, and only passenger trains us it, as all freight trains t.re routeu by way of East St. Johns. There is a clear view of the railroad for five blocks in either direction from tin crossing. If there is any considerable demand for this viaduct it comes frtin other than a popular source, or from joyriders, and they can avoid any dan ger that might be due to carelessness at East Thirty-seventh street by rout ing inemseives over tne Broad wa' bridge via Broadway which Intersects Sandy boulevard, east of the railroad t rossing. Contends BaUroad Should Pay, However. If the viaduct must be constructed no part of the cost should De assessed against the property own ers of the district, hut should b nH out of the general fund or the city. uwuo n ii is a oeneiit. n is a Dene fit to the entire city, although the milrrwi onmnnv. If th. Int.r..). urnci il win wiruo iu wie the people and taxpayers generally ; were sare-guarded by our sare-guarded by our public ser- vanta aa they should be, ty should be. the railroad r.. - , . ; tQ pay the enU"e cost of ,t( elinl,na. tion. Why should the people pay for improvements calculated to promote the interests of the railroad company, and to protect them from the conse- 2ZaZi??rttFViZa.KZZ 1 for fender on streetcars? in the city of Chicago during the mat ill years isu luncn ui rwiru triuVm ha.v been elevated, and 1000 grade crossings eliminated, at a cost to the railroads Of $100,000,000, and at a cost to the city or only z per cen of that amount for damages to adjoin lng property, according to the. report of the ena-ineer of track elevation of that city. Evidently the city fathers of Chicago are on the Job in behalf of the people, and not in behalf of the ra"r"a- A. SHAPIXO. Chicago Warehouse Is Darned. ' Chicago Feb. $4. (U. P.) Fire of unknown origin this afternoon totally destroyed a seven-story warehouse oc cupied by Mitchell Ohnlnger ac Co., causing a loss of $226,000. The build ing -was valued at $75,000. Large quantities- of sugar, sulpbur and lum ber were stored in the building. Why Have Let The Union Painless Dentists examine your teeth and tell you free of charge what is best for your case. Don't wait. Come in right away. If the people would do just a little investi gating when they go hunting for dental work, they are apt to get their work done a great deal more reasonable than they think they can. The Union Pcrinlee Dentiste are incorporated under the laws of the state of Oregon, and the company in responsible for the guarantee that goes with all work leaving its office. This affords the public absolute , protection against inferior workmanship and materials. The work, all of it, is high class in every respect and best, of all costs a great deal less of your hard-earned money. Porcelain Crowns .. a $3.50 to $5 22-K Gold Crowns $3.50 to $5 22-K Gold Bridge $3.50 to $5 Fillings $1.00 Extractions 50c PLATES $5 .t5 When we make your plates you can feel confident that, no matter what you might have paid, you could not havc equaled them. You may bite, chew and smile with per fect confidence and comfort. y-. Our plates are not cheap in any sense-of the word because they are low priced. They arc the best that money can buy. We spare no time in'the fitting and the making of oar plates and we guarantee them for 15 years. Look for t Big Union Sign: i V .'v .'J?y y Dr. Wnetatona, PraW yy ej;- ' ' 23V2 MorrUon St., Corner Second Entire Corner POLICE HAVE DEEPEST MYSTERY TO SOLVE WITHOUT SINGLE CLUE Diabolical Genius "Hung One Over" on Poor "Coppers'! Over a Week Ago, . . ; ; - OFFICERS WORK OVERTIME Even Judge, Court Clerk aad Betas, tlves Save Joined la Trnlttess Search fox Solution to ruxzle. If you walked into the police sta tion any time last week and saw lot of policemen with their tongues In their cheeks and pencils, grasped tight in hands, working studiously over an intricate design on a paper, you prob- aDiy thought they were all cramming to pass a civil service exam. The chances are that you waited at the desk several minutes for service. and were then growled at in a forbid ding manner. The policeman probably -answered you as quickly as possible -or not at all, then eagerly returned to ': his task. But the police are not working at this thing because they have to. The truth Is that some fiend slipped the poor bluecoats a puzzle, so amazingly difficult of solution that the questions of how old is Anne and who hit Billy r-atterson are like A B Ci in compari son. Janitors are working overtime carry ing away waste paper baskets contain ing discarded attempts at solution and the city is threatened with a famine in blank paper as a result of the un tiring efforts of the 2(0 patrolmen and their superiors. Diabolical Tatar Appears. A week ago last Friday night some- one hung over the Information desk and Introduced this diabolic mystery to the police. Here's the thing they are working on: . An oblong is drawn. The oblon ij subdivided Into five smaller rec tangular areas. The probhm Is to draw a line that crosses every section of straight line in this design. Nv section of line Is to be crossed twice nnd the drawn line must not intersect use ii. The thing proved so ellurinr an tantalising that it spread like will fire. For 24 hours of the day of the last eight days there has not been a minute when somewhere in the city a policeman was not working on the puzzle. . It spread to the detective burear. It went to the jail and the Jailers in troduced it to the trustees. It went to the municipal court and Judge LangUth and Clerk Neal Crounse work on it surreptitiously when they're supposed to be working on a case. ' B3ffcer Mathematics Besotted to. Every once in a while someone exclaims out loud and shouts "I've got it." A second later a pained expres sion sweeps over the countenance of the contestant as he discovers a lino that his sector has not crossed. Policemen on the beats scratch the oblongs in the snow with their number twelves and then attempt to finish It. Exhausting all the stationary at head quarters, patrolmen forget their oaths and sneak to the reporters' room to steal copy paper for further experi ments. Some policeman last night estimated that a million attempts had been made to solve it last week. They were still roinr at it strong Saturdsy at mid nlarht. but were no nearer a solution than on the first day. Bad Teeth? aUrCilLlbLU A