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From First Statesman, March 28, 1051
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The Marion
MARION Lake, where the Chemeketans made their camp
during their annual outing, is the chief lake in the
Mount Jefferson-Three Fingered Jack area; in the whole
North Santiam watershed in fact. This region is now the
zone of considerable controversy regarding roads and pow!er
development. Consequently we greatly valued the chance Jto
get first hand information about this country. The North
Fork of the Santiam, following upstream from Detroit, comjes
in from the east, about ten miles. At that point the gorjge
'turns in a north and south direction, following up through
the Big Meadows country and heading after; a right angled
turn to the left in the lakes about Three Fingered Jack. ;
The North Santiam highway is projected along this
route. It has the advantage of easy grades,; with construc
tion costs apparently quite reasonable for the most part. It
would connect above Big Meadows at Lost Lake with the
South Santiam highway. The road then would go around
Hogg Butte and cross the axis of the Cascades at Santiam or
Hogg Pass. The forest service has done some work on the
North Fork road, building it to a point about nine miles east
of Detroit. At present it is spending about $8,000 on work
in the Hogg Butte country, where the roads join. We could
hear blasting going on daily on this job. The joint survey
of Marion county and the forest service on this highway is
to begin in a short time. This highway lies in Linn county.
White on the forest service road map it is not on the state
highway program, so that the money for its construction
must come from the forest service. Its completion therefore
is a matter of the riot-very-early future.
The trail which starts on the Santiam at the end of -the
, auto road follows that stream pn the north or east bank for
six miles, crossing Tunnel Whitewater and Pamelia creeks,
to Independence prairie. This is where Marion river enters
the Santiam from the southeast. The Minto trail follows up
Marion river, crossing Minto and Puzzle creeks, on jup
to Marion Lake. The trail skirts the east shore of the lake
and climbs to the low pass over the mountains known as Min
to pass, in the saddle just north of Three Fingered Jack. This
13 not the same as Hogg pass, which is located on the soiith
side of Three Fingered Jack and is the projected highway
crossing, just as it was the crossing for the projected Hogg
railroad.
Marion Lake is a mountain beauty spot, i It covers some
400 or 500 acres and is surrounded by wooded hills and moun
tains. To the south Three Fingered Jack raises his jagged
hand in the air. It would make almost an ideal reservoir for
water storage. The outlet is in a narrow gorge where a dam
couldjae thrown at reasonable cost. Raising the level of the
lake would not be destructive of its beauty or utility. Mar
ion river falls occur about a half mile below the outlet, very
beautiful so Doc Pemberton and Doc Lewis reported, but
hard to get to from the trail. There is no doubt as to the
abundance of pure mountain water in the lake and Marion
river and its tributaries. The volume of water and the sharp
drop in the river and in Puzzle and Whitewater creeks would
indicate a power development there which would be very reas
onable in cost.
I While the plan of the forestry department, or at least
the recommendation of the special committee appointed last
summer is to hold the Mount Jefferson country as a mountain
paradise in its natural state, road development is essential for
making the country more accessible. The road ought to be
improved up to Breitenbush hot springs, the gateway to the
north side of the mountain. Eventually the road should be
extended on to connect with the Olallie Butte and Warm
Springs country. Roads along the North Santiam and Marion
rivers will open up to thousands of people a vast area now
available only to the few hardy
hiking or travel on horseback.
The entire Mount Jefferson country is a recreational
area whose resources we fail to appreciate. Without any de
sire to make it a Coney Island, a "resort" or anything of the
kind, we do believe that more people ought to visitlthis coun
try and better facilities for their getting there should be
provided. At leasi a good road to Breitenbush and a good
road as far as Independence Prairie.
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Grade Crossing Safety ,
IF THE hearing conducted Tuesday by the public service
commission with respect to grade crossing; safety in Salem
brought out nothing else, it indicated plainly that it is up to
Salem, through its city government, rather than the public
service commission, to take the necessary steps, whatever
they may be.
Much was said about the speed of trains! coining into the
city from the north, and conclusive evidence was at hand to
show that heavy trains, principally freight trains, have trav
eled down grade past busy crossings at speeds varying from
40 to 50 miles an hour.
Granting that this condition is dangerous,' Jt appears
that the city has the means at its command to correct the
abuse. No action by the public service commission is neces
sary. While the Southern Pacifjc attorney can scarcely be
credited with giving the city helpful advice against bis own
, clients, his claim appears valid, that the city may at any time
cause the arrest of trainmen who violate the law.
This man's advice was to enact an ordinance prescribing
areasonable speed limit, and then enforce iti This the coun
cil seems on the verge of doing, but we would go further and
say that enforcement need not await a change in the law.
The city now has on its
trains to twelve miles an hour
miles an hour between North Mill creek and Cross street.
Even if this is unreasonable, arrest of an engineer "doing
forty" would be just as valid under this ordinance, as under
a new one prescnbmg a higher
The core of the 'problem
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irtuus. it is ine presence oi so many grade crossings in use
heart of a city of this size. Eugene is facing a similar 'prob
lem and is negotiating with the Southern Pacific about how
to handle the situation on some of the bad crossings, there.
Grade separation in Salem would be a tremendously costly
affair. Ultimately.it may be
lime warning signs and signals
plemented perhaps on most
or ilagmer . :i
Row anyone could steal a
would be to keep the Instrument locked up in jail alone with the thief.
Jit as goon a the public reaches 1U endurance limit on endar-
aaee eight news.
we31 endure them
No Fear Sfatt Awe:
Lake Country
enough to endure strenuous
books an ordinance limiting
within the city limits and ten
speed.
is not just the speed 'of the
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the only solution. For some
will have to be relied on, sup
important crossings with gates
saxophone Is a mystery. Oar Idea
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BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS
The Champoeg highway
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That will be the shortest route
between Salem and Portland; by
at least eight miles, compared
with any pared road joining the
capital and the metropolis.
The ultimate Champoeg high
way will no doubt be a part of
the state highway system. It
should be. It will bear an Im
mense traffic the heavies for a
40 mile stretch in this state.
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But does the average reader re
alize that a! Champoeg highway is
now being built? ' It is the old
Salem-St. jPaul road. That
stretch Is only 22 miles long. The
first ten miles of it will be par
ed this year; from Salem down
the rover road to where it swerves
to the right, in front of Senator
McNary's farm home. Thence to
the Waconda corner. This work
will be finished within a few
weeks. That will leave only 12
miles more to be paved to reach
St. Paul. This may be finished
next year. It will be done any
way, within a year or two or
three. Then there will be only
a couple or three miles more to
pave from the St. Paul-Newberg
highway to the entrance to Cham
poeg park; and only a few hun
dred feet to the historic monu
ment In the park.
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A bridge across the Willamette
near Champoeg park will leave
only aew miles of hard surfac
ing to connect with paving into
Portland. The Marion county end
of this Champoeg, highway will
be finished in time for the 1934
centenary celebration of the com
ing of the missionaries, withput
doubt. (And perhaps the state
highway department's Champo
eg highway, too.)
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When the Salem-Champoeg-
Butteville paved market road
shall have been finished, and ex
tended on to the Wilsonville fer
ry, which will no doubt have
been done before 1934, there will
be more traffic for the Wilson-
rille ferry than one small boat
will carry. There will have to
be a larger boat, or two boats
and there should be a bridge
across the Willamette at some
point where the through travel
can be best accommoaatea.
The Marlon county paved road
between Salem and Champoeg by
way' of St. Paul will be an histor
ic" one.. It will pass the first
church building in Oregon, at St,
Paul, in the historic cemetery
with the graves of the earliest
pioneer settlers. It will pass
quite near to old St. Louis, where
the second church erected in Ore
gon stands, with its cemetery,
which is also historic.
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It will pass through old Wa
conda, iwhich was the first stage
station out of Salem on the ov
erland route Trom California to
Oregon points. The stage sta
tions were maintained every 10
miles. In the early days, Wa
conda was an ambition place.
A large town was platted there.
Te Marion county records show
the names of high sounding
streets. Indicating great expec
tations oa the part of the pioneer
projectors for the big traffic and
the busy commerce they would;
hare. There conld be written a
lot of pathetic history about the
ambitions towns that were laid
out by the pioneers in the Wil
lamette valley counties. Many; of
them have gone from the memor
ies of even ' the people who bow
occupy their sites. I
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Frank J. Miller, the mew
chairman of the public service
commission told the Rotarians at
their noon luncheon, yesterday
about his recent trip around, the
worldthough he -did aot get
.&arly halt around in hfs talk-
WmitBeLikeThis?
there were so many things to tell,
for he went his own way, not fol
lowing: beaten paths. And he
saw many things not seen or par
ticularly noticed by those who
follow the conventional tours; so
he had a lot of new information
to give his hearers, and, by in
vitation, will go still further
around his globe-encircling cir
cuit in a second talk.
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Mr. Miller considers himself a
Salem man. He occupied the
same place he now holds under
the bronze dome of the capitol for
a former useful term, and he has
occupied a seat in the state sen
ate and in other ways has been
connected with the activities of
the capital city, making himself
almost a 100 per cent Salemite.
But Frank did not tell of his
first major work in Salem. A.
S. Miller & Sons built the first
bridge across the Willamette riv
er. The first of all bridges
across that stream immortalized
as beautiful by Sam L. Simpson,
the sweetest songster who ever
poetized a river, and made it the
symbol of the course of a human
life.
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The sons of the Miller bridge
building Concern were Frank and
Harry; the Harry Miller who be
came president of the Oregon Ag
ricultural college, minister to Ja
pan during the Russian-Japanese
war, where he stood for the
power arid dignity of the United
States government in the dawn
ing time jof the era of the Pacific,
as proclaimed by Theodore Roose.
yelL Harry Miller was after
wards in I high positions in the di
plomatic service of his country in
Europe.
The bridge across the Willam
ette which the Millers built was
washed away in the flood of
1890; else it would have been
standing yet, if it had not worn
out, as did the second one to
take its place, and as will the
present one within an equal
length of time making way for
the concrete structure of the fu
ture, which will be "permanent,"
or as nearly so as such structures
After; 10 years of "girlhood be
cause bu family were not sare
of hi aex at birth aad mlsed him
na ftj girt, Marten Bodner, aged
19, shocked the town of Seltas
groTe, Pa when be applied for
entrance Into 4 beys' preparatory
school ad gave proof of his sex.
He's j even ota to change his
SMuaM stow aad take charge of hk
wm life from now on.
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can be made. For nothing but
eternity is permanent.
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The Miller concern built some
bridges In Oregon 61 years ago.
that are still standing. They are
much more nearly "permanent"
than the average structures that
were constructed at that time.
Editors Say:
SHIPPING BY RIVER AGAIN
Along with the revival of the
use of inland waterways in the
middlewest, as exemplified by the
growth in popularity of the Miss
issippi barge lines aird the pend
ing extension of service to the
eastern rivers tocT are to have
The Connecticut river once had
many steamboats and barges
which carried passengers and
freight from Long Island sound
far up into Massachusetts. For
years the river has been practic
ally unused. Now, however, busi
ness is picking up. Oil companies
are discovering that shipping by
water is economical, and are pre
paring to send their freight as far
as Springfield, Mass., by river.
River terminals are being expand
ed at Hartford, and preparations
are being made for extensive use
of the river's facilities.
It is interesting to note this
revival In river traffic. The rivers
were for a time our chtef arteries
of commerce. Then they fell into
almost complete disuse. Now they
are comingback. Modern industri
alism demands that every form of
cheap transportation be used to
the utmost. We are only in the
talking stages of getting boats
on the Columbia river, the Snake
and the Willamette. But real na
vigation of these streams is more
than a mere dream. It ia part of
the future. Eugene Guard.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Washington, July 24, ap
Bureau of immigration, wa3
asked today by Senator Overman,
Democrat, of North Carolina,x4o
inquire into the activities in this
country of Louis N. Hammerling.
organizer of the American For
eign Language Newspapers, Inc.
. Senator Overman recalled that
as chairman of the senate judi
ciary committee he had question
ed Hammerling during the war.
He said ia 1924 Hammelling's ci
tizenship was taken away from
I him by the courts of New York,
'largely as the result of certain
exposes made by my committee,"
and added that Hammerling then
was forced to return to Poland
where for a number of years he
has been a Polish senator. i
I have been informed that Un
der date of June 28, 1929, he or
ganized under the laws of New
York state the American Foreign
Language Newspapers. Inc., with
a capital stock of $100,000 of
which he Is not only the presi
dent, but the controlling inter
est, Overman said.
"I want to know at the earliest
possible date by what authority
of law this man is permitted to
come to this country and also why
he ia allowed to remain here in
view of the fact that his citizen
ship ' has been revoked. Surely
if he is an undesirable citizen! he
la most certainly not a desirable
visitor." i
FRED BAKER- BETTER
SHjVERTON, July J 4. Fred
Baker, who was badly bruised; in
an accident at the Silver Falls
Timber company mill last week,
is sufficiently recovered to be up
and around. Mr. Baker plans to
resume work 1 next week if he ia
able to i
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BERLIN HIT BY
TERRIFIC FIRE
50 Companies Work Desper
ately to Get Blaze
Under Control
BERLIN. July 24 (AP)
Fifty Berlin fire companies to
night brought nader control one
of tbo worst fires and explosions
the German capital has known in
years. It had raged five and one
half boors.
The entire industrial suburb of
Borsigwalde was thrown into
panic by a series of terrific ex
plosions in the United Oxygen
Works, which began at noon. Fire
broke out after the first explo
sion. The detonations .could be heard
in Berlin and brought thousands
of workers running from factories
and homes in fright to the scene.
Flying fragments of oxygfn
containers caused damage within a
wide radius of the oxygen works.
Clouds of smoke enveloped the
nearby suburbaji section aa the
fire spread to the Llndes Artificial
lee company.
At least two workmen were be
lieved to have perished in the ex
plosion. Twelve were known tvj be
injured and others had been rush
ed by ambulance to Berlin hos
pitals'. Tonight it was impossible
to make an exact check of casual
ties. According to one workman's
story, the first explosion occurred
when a tank filled with acetylene
burst as it was being carried from
a workshop in the United works.
It also was said a big steel
container had fallen over while it
was being refilled, its contents
coming in contact with fire. A 300
foot flame blew out of the con
tainer. Explosions followed from
other steel containers.
No coherent account of the dis
aster was obtainable early in the
evening. Police drew a cordon
around the danger zone to keep
out spectators. Telephone com
mununication with Berlin was cut
off.
When the firemen got the
flames under control danger to
nearby factories. Including the
plant of the American ' General
Motors, was checked. Many of the
factories however had their walls
cracked as though by an earth
quake. PUPILS CHANGE BUT
LITTLE. C1C
SPOKANE. Wash., (AP)
When the school bell rang its last
call to Miss Mattie Moore this
sammer ended 42 ear3 of teach"
same room and same grade
She laid aside the blackboard
pointer to retire from teaching
and from 1B grade with, a record
of never having missed a day on
account of illness and never being
late to a class.
'.Children of today are about
the same as SO years ago, in tem
perament, obedience and con
duct," she says. "They get more
out of their first half year's work
because of Improved methods,
but in natural talent rate about
the same as always. If there is
any noticeable change it is that
they are slightly more nervous
than they used to be. It may be
the faster pace of living now."
Mexican Bean Bug
Is Found in South
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP)
The Merican bean beetle, regarded
by agricultural experts as an ex
tremely dangerous pest, has been
found .here by state plant board
inspectors.
They say It is the first time the
beetle has been found this far
south in Mississippi and took im
mediate steps to prevent a pos
sible spread. The beetle has been
common in northern counties of
the state for some time and has
done considerable damage there.
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Police Coiiunii&ioner Whalpn of
the New York police, decided his
department needed jacking, up
and made changes which affect
ed almost the entire, force In
pector P. S. McConnack, f noted
as the "hardboiled rot," will now
have the job of seeing that the
Great White Way closes down on j
time. "
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MINEOLA, lAs.. (AP) A mo
dest Kansas carpenter is respon
sible for an Idea of construction i
that is saving thousands of dol
lars for wheat belt farmers.
When A. F. Daliinger design
ed his first hangar-like imple
ment shed, he did so with the
notion of saving money for the
farmer who allowed his machin
ery to depreciate rapidly by park
ing it outdoors. He . had seen
$2,300 combines sell for $500 on
thataccount.
Hfs brain child 'now Is called
the most popular device the
wheat belt has seen since the In
vention of the combined harvester-thresher.
Sheds -patterned af
ter his model dot scores of farms.
Daliinger himself has orders for
enough to keep him busy for a
year.
These sheds, about 40 by 80
feet in size, look like a small
airplane hangar. Their wooden
ribs are anchored to a cement
foundation. Absence of interior
posts leaves the whole inside free
for the storage" of vehicles. Board
ed up. the shed provided storage
fOr 20,000 bushels of wheat,
i The cost of one of these round
topped sheds, usuaJy between
$1,000 and $1,200, is considered
money well spent because of pro
tection thus afforded implements.
One shed will hold five or six
combines and other small equip
ment. Few other farm buildings
can accommodate a combine in
storage unless It Is dismantled.
Black Locust is
Declared Supnjy
For Fence Posts
JACKSON, Miss.. (AP)
Black locust groves, often thought
useless, can become money makers
for the wsie farmer, says Edgar S.
Wilson, Jackson farmer-cOlumn-lst.
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"'Locust fence posts recently
sold on the Jackson market for 50
to 60 cents apiece," Wilspn re
ported. "Fifteen years ago I had
takerrup locust sprouts and roots
from the roads and seeded i thfem
on . an inacessible strip on toy
farm. When I needed fence posts
recently I found all I needed on
that strip, some trees giving me
four or five posts. Next to osage
orange, locust makes the best of
all fence posts, and fence posts
are frequently inv demand.'
MPLEMENT
That Pleases
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INCOME M DIPS
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WASHINGTON (AP) Twenty
states paid less income taxduring
the fiscal year ending June 30
1929 than in the previotfiscai
year.
The treasury deparlgfejns sum
mary of internal revenW states
that the II United States "colleced
I2.927.S60.313.53 in taxes ;dur--ing
the last fiscal ear. Of this
amount, $2,331.109.82ff,89 repre
sented Income taxes.
The second district of New York
showed thje- highest increase in in
come taxes, from 348,340,918 in
the fiscal year, 1928j to $408,921,.
985 in the last fiscal year. Tha
third disirict of New York was
next, with an increase of approx
imately $27,000,000.
The greatest decrease was re
corded in Texas, where '-income
taxes wee $45,659,115 In 1928
compared with $37,708,829 this
year. '
The smallest amounts were paid
by North Dakota with $665,134.
South. Dakota with $793,815 and
New! Mexico with $993,541.
The highest total, both Income
and miscellaneous taxes, paid by
one state came from New York,
whose total was $843,312,795, or
more than a quarter of the total
for the entire country.
The total for Illinois was $233,
249,311 . and for Pennsylvania,
I237.57M72.
Eugene
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IPageatmt!;
July 26-27-28,
1929
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July 27th. Final return
limit July 31st.
Take the O. E. at
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Returning leave Eugene
T:00 a. m., 10:25 a. m., ;
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S. A. Whitford, City,
Passenger Agent ,
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