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TUESDAY, APRIL 1st, 1913.
Yaquina Bay.
To make Albany a great job
bing center and brinjr the other
cities and towns in the Willam
ette Valley in close touch with
the markets of the world, a lib
eral appropriation for the im
provement of Yaquina I'ay is ab
solutely essential.
What the I'ort of Astoria has
done for Portland, Yaquina ISay
will to a lesser degree do for Al
bany when the harbor is propert
ly improved and the great ocean
liners make that place a port of
entry.
Albany is the natural distribut
ing point for the freight which
would be brought to Yaquhia by
the sea-going vessels. AH of it
must pass through Albany on the
Corvallis & Kaslern Railway, and
be here transferred to one of the
two main lines which pass
through the city limits, '
With the completion of the
Panama Canal and a great port of
entry at Yaquina, scores of job
bing houses will be established
and litis point will become one
of the greatest jobbing and man
ufacturing ccnterjf in the state.
The Newport Commercial 'Club
has just completed a survey of
the Yaquina bar which shows
conclusively (hat the reports
heretofore circulated in regard to
the feasibility of harbor improve
ment are groundless. According
to Kngincer M. Wygant, and oth
er members of the surveying
crew, ihey found no pornt on the
bar less titan twelve feet in depth.
Appropriations for river and
harbor improvements must orig
inate in the lower house of Con
gress. Congressman 1 lawley is
the congressman front this con
gressional district, lie has done
nothing thus far duraig his term
of office to relieve the situation
at Yaquina.
The IVmoerat suggests that
the matter of the improvement of
the bay bo considered at the next
meeting of the Albany Commer
cial Club and that suitable reso
lutions be passed, requesting
Congressman I lawley to secure
at once an official, and an impar
tial snrvev.
Albany College Grounds.
One of the best sites in the city
for a modern high school build
ing is the ground now occupied
by Albany College. When the
endowment fund is available, the
college will be moved to another
portion of the city ami the prop
erty could doubtless be purchased
at a reasonable price by the
school district. In addition to the
erection of a suitable building, a
portion of the grounds could be
converted into an athletic park
for the school children of Albany.
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HALSEY NEWS.
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Two' records have been broken by
the H.il-ey people I itel . t Mie in the
shipment oi hoes and the other in
thai ol eeo The shipments were
nude t. the Ctnoti Meat Co. of Port
land i hi out; It 1 1 tit; h Citntmiiiyv their
chief hustler for tin v.illey. On Sat
tinl.iv of list week there' were .M50
doeu ee.O shipped fiom Hals, y. this
being the lat get number ever sent
front this point in one day, the re
ceipts to'i which were neatly six hun
dred rioll.it s. During the week pre
vious over one thousand hos were
shipped by Mr. dimming and his as
sistants 1 1 otn se era I points in this
section which was the largest num
ber that has ever been gathered up
that length of time, and llalscy;
furnished a greater number than any
other joint. j
.Mrs. b. I'-. ! rum accompanied ny :
Misses l.orena and Wemetia Prum, j
Mrs. Ella Cushman and children, Ves
ta and Kay, of Plainview, and -Mrs.
Xetlie Thompson and daughters, 1 1 el- I
en and Hazel, o'f Albany, spent Wed-I
nesday and Thursday of last week at ;
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Erum of Oak Plain.
Melvin Taylor, of Coburg, went to
Albany yesterday to see a couple of
granddaughters after a vi--k here with
iiis brother, G. W. Taylor, and neph
ews, Grant, Doug and George Taylor,
and families.
EaVelle Kitchen fell Monday on
the sidewalk by the posloffice and by
the gash cut on his chin, evidently
struck a high nail. It was necessary
for JJr., Garnjobst to take several
stitches in dressing the wound.
The Maybury brothers, cattle buy
ers, were up from Halsey the last of
the week and secured a goodly num
ber of cattle in this section for ship
ment to the Portland markets. Those
shipped by these gentlemen were
principally Holsteins and Durhami.
George Hayes received a fine bear
hide M.onilay from the glove factory
at llrowusville where it had been in
process of preparation, having been
converted into a fine rug. Mr. Hayes
killed the grower of the skm up on
the McKcnzic.
Mrs. N. T. Snced of llalscy. re
turned Sunday from Kalama, Wash
ington, whither she had gone to see
Iter daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harnett
Sneed, who has been very ill, and
whom she brought back with her, and
whom, we are glad to stale, is show
ing signs of improvement.
We are pleased to report that Mrs.
Grant Taylor who has been so seri
ously ill for many mouths, is now
convalescing, being able to sit nil
most of the day. Enterprise.
WEEPING: OVER-CHRISTMAS - -
CIGARS SHE GAVE HUSBAND
Woman Thinks They Are Killing
Him, but Scientists Are Enjoy
ing Test Ther're Making.
Cincinnati, March 28. The deadly
Christmas cigar brought a trim young
matron in tears to City Chemist Clar
ence liahlman today with a plea that
he make a chemical analysts of some
cigars which she claimed were ruiiir
iug her husband's health.
She told o'f having given her hus
band a box containing 2tM) cigars for
Christmas. Since then, she says, he
has been heroically smoking them.
Result- he has lost nearly 15 pounds
in weight and is developing a hack
ing cough. She wept copiously as
she told of the fate, which she be
lieves she has brought upon her
spouse's head. Bahhnan picked up
oiuv o'f the cigars.
"It looks good," he said; "smells
good" puff, puff "by golly, it
smokes good! Yes, murium, we will
test these cigars for you."
So he and Assistant City Chemist
Marry Trucsriale are testing them.
"Who was your visitor, Clarence?"
he was asked:
"Never mind who she was," he re
plied; "she certainly knows a good
cigar from a bad one."
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
TO BE PLUMBERS
Will Know How to Fix Faucets,
Stop Leaking Gas and Clear
a Stopped-Up Sink.
Los Angeles, March 28. She's
here, the modern plumber, the high
school girl.
Dainty schoolgirls in attractive
miririy suits and perky hair bows at
the Hollywood High school are being
taught plumbing for the first time
in the history of the Los Angeles
schools.
Claud Saudyfur, instructor, has
work oil out a practical course of
physics for it Is, taking the theoreti
cal and making it practical.
"I believe the plumbing lessons will
prove to be of the greatest value to
the girls." said Mr. Sandyfur. "There
is nn reason why a housewife should
not be able to fix a leaky faucet in the
kitchen, stop escaping gas, read a wa
ter meter and see if her bills are cor
rect or clear a stopperi-up sink. We
are trying to teach our girls to meet
the pioblems of the house with intel
ligence." DIRECTORS TO MEET TO ADOPT
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
President Morer Moore of the
Albany Fruit Growers' Associa
tion, announces that there will
be a meeting of the hoard of di
rectors of that association Tues
day afternoon at 2:.M o'clock at
the Com met eta 1 Club for the
purpose of adopting the constitu
tion ami by laws as drafted last
week by a special committee
compoed of I'. G Smith. S G.
Talu and M. C. Miller. All of
the directors arc u; ged to at
tend this meeting.
t L. D- Goodman and family, Mrs.
' Goo'rinun's mother and Mr. W. F.
Goodman, were in the city last even
j ing on their way to Lebanon from
! Oklahoma, w hich they have left in
order to get away from cyclones, bad
weather and many crop failures, four
: in succession. They have a friend in
Lebanon, Mr. Llhot. with whom they
h.ul been corresponding.
ENGAGEMENT CF TISS IRENE
FUIHIS AKHBUKCED
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Sister of Jack Fiynn Will Be
Married to R. McCarthy I
Says Journal. !
Continued from Thursday, March 27.
The following from the society col
umn of the Portland Journal will be
of interest to Albany readers:
The fashionable gathering that was
received by Mrs. P. M. I;lynn and her
daughters. M iss May me Helen and
Mii-s I rcne Flynn yesterday after
norm, were surprised to receive the
little cards from the tiny hands of
Miss Frances Prirrihomnie announc
ing the betrothal of Miss Irene to
Kayinonri McCarthy, of Pueblo, Co.
Miss Flynn is a popular member
of the younger set, a charming girl,
tlie fortunate possessor of bo'th beau
ty and a delightful soprano voice.
For the past three years Miss Flynn
has been soprano soloist of St. Mary's
cathedral choir and a favorite concert
singer in tile city. She comes of an
exceptionally, gifted family, as Miss
Helen is also a splendid musician, a
pianist of note in the city.. She is a
sister of John K. Flynn, James J.
Flynn and Miss Mayme Helen Flynn.
The family have resided here for the
past 10 years and have hosts of
friends. They are also well known
in Colorado and Idaho, where they
have made their home in the past.
Mr. McCarthy is the sou of Mr,
and Mrs. T. G. McCarthy, of Pueblo',
Col., a family of both social and po
litical prominence, as Mr. McCarthy
was a former mayor of the city and
has held various offices of service- to
the state. Many charming costumes
were worn at the tea. t Mrs. Flynn
wore a charming gown o'f pink crepe
meteor and carried an arm bouquet
of Richmond roses, Miss Mayme Hel
en wore a becoming gown of yellow
satin with lace trimming, and also
carried roses. The wedding, which
will take place at the cathedral, will
be an event of June.1
The rooms were massed in a bower
o'f flowers and many beautiful flowers
were received by the bride-to-be. In
the music room and library pink Kil
larneys were arranged and Richmond
roses decked the living room,, where
the receiving line stood.
In the dining room the table was
centered with an attractive cluster of
jonquils. Palms and ferns completed
the decorations.
Those who assisted in the dining
mom were: Mrs. J. P. O'Brien, Mrs.
Fdwarri Lloyce, M rs. Frederick Fg
gert, Mrs. I. J. Crotiin, Mrs. Amanda
Zan, Mrs. David Dunne, Mrs. J. R.
Wiley, Mrs. J. C. Costello. Among
the young matron's and maids' assist
ing in receiving were: Mrs. Roland
Chapman. Mrs. Irving Stearns, Mrs.
George H odder ( Constance French),
Miss Jean Martin, Miss Katherine
Hunt, Miss Lelia Guthrie, Miss Dor
othy Moulton, Miss Frances Brady,
Mrs. Dr. Hillings last evening left
for Union, Iowa; called there' by the
dangerous illness of her mother.
Chief of Police Wells, Ted.' .Bur
nett, Hugh Ctt in mi tigs and Charley
linker, a live crowd of Corvallis men,
letumed home last evening, accom
panied by Ed. Smith, who had se
cured his release from a bicycle trou
ble by the payment of $50 fine.
Henry Thomas, of Stayton, was in
the city last evening on his way to
Corvallis on a visit with four of his
children, who are attending the O. A.
C. He has six others not yet old
enough to go. Mr. Thomas owns 640
acres and believes the best educa
tion for his boys and girls is none too
good.
Mrs. Smith, of Portland, last even
ing returned home after a visit with
Mrs. W. V. Merrill.
Miss Anna Schultz last evening re
turned to Forest Grove, where she is
in the millinery business.
Miss Wilma Moe, who has been re
siding, with IVS. Ware,, in Elkins ad
dition, left this afternoon for North
Dakota; where she formerly, resided,
M make her-home. Mr. and- Mrs.
Ware next Monday expect to go to
California for awhile, from there go
ing to' Minnesota, where they will
again reside. .
News Beginning With This Head Is
From Daily Issue of
FRIDAY, MARCH 28.
SPARK FROM STOVE CAUSED
SLIGHT BLAZE THIS MORNING
Fire Department Doesn't Have
to Respond; Alarm Sent in
By Phone.
) A spark which blew out of a stove
on a strip of carpet, causing a smoul
dering fire em mi t ting considerable
1 smoke, the cause of afirc alarm
, being turned in this morning at 6:30
o'clock, from the Hariley home, cor
ner of Sixth and Jackson streets.
1 low ever, before the fire depart
. ment h.ul time to respond, word was
.sent in o er the Home phone that the
fire had been extinguished. The
i alarm was originally sent in over this
, phone. Uut tittle damage was done
is,ie a slightly scorched floor and a
. badly burnt rug.
! Mr. Ane- Uutlcr Fullerton. of
j Portland, arrived last niyht on a visit
with her folk-. Her father, who ha
j been ill for some lime, is now about
1 recovered.
'(1 A fi qTlinFNTC
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Large Number of Collegians
Visit Jersey Milk Plant
This Morning.
PROFESSOR CGhfiPLIMENTS
MANAGER ON THE UP-KEEP
Practical, Combined With the
Theoritical Courses Are In
augurated at College.
Giving the advanced classes in
dairy husbandry of the O. A. C. a
practical demonstration of "he busi
ness Prof. F. L. Kent and Instructor
E. R. Stockwell arrived this morning
from Corvallis, with the following
students: Jas. C. Bonner, Ralph J.
Bowers. J. W. Flint, Robert G. Fowl
er, F. W. Kehrli, G. R. Johnson.
Kenneth Kelson, Wilson K. Peery.
K. Okamato, O. B. Statiff, V. H.
Stauff. E. S. Wisdom. Ralph Wright,
R. J. Dryden, Jesse Eddingtoii, R. E.
Nicholson, D. B. Hogan and G. C.
Kelly.
This live crowd of young wen were
at once taken to the dairy farm of H.
Bryant, in Bryant's Park, where they
made a thorough inspection of the
stock and -environments, mode o'f op
eration, etc. This is one of the best
dairies in the valley and a study o'f it
is worth while. '
Under the management of W. C.
Schultz, the Jersey Dairy has become
one of the largest and most modern
dairies in this section. lie has been
connected with this dairy for the last
two years, assuming charge of the
concern upon the retirement of Mr.
Bryant.- Mr. Shultz was highly com
plimented by Professor Kent on the
appearance of the dairy and the mod
ern equipment used.
"This is truly a model dairy." said
Prof. Kent, "and I .am very glad to
have the pleasure of showing it to
the students. I did not know that
you had such a complete dairy here."
This noon Mr. Bryant, gave the
students a banquet at-the Hotel Hiim
mel, a fine affair, greatly appreciated
by the hungry crowd of professors
and students. ' ' ,
They left on the noon train for
Shedri, where this afternoon they will
study the dairies of J. M. Dickson, &
Son and W. B. Davis.
' It is the policy of the O. A. C.
dairy department to bring the stu
dents of the department in touch with
the actual conditions existing on suc
cessful dairy farms, and -several trips
of this nature are contemplated each
year, a good feature of the great
work being done by the O. A. C.
along alt lines of progress in farming.
CAPTAIN POWELL INSPECTED
5TH COMPANY LAST NIGHT
Members of the Local Military
Organization Appeared
Up to Snuff.
Captain Frank M. Powell, C. A. C,
O. X. G., conducted the quarterly in
spection of the local 5th Company,
of. .the Coast Artillery Corps, O. N.
G-.,' last night -anti "there was a1 , large
turn out for the occasion' ;
.The company assembled promptly
at 8 o'clock in service uniform, with
belt, bayonet and gun. After a short
preliminary drill of the close order
formation under Lieutenant L. R.
Gilbert the inspection was. held.
Captain Powell is a critical as well
as a thorough inspecting officer,
which all goes towards t':c making of
a genuine military officer, and the
boys appeared right up to' snuff. To
show the spirit dominating the mem
bers of the company, many expressed
their partiality towards Captain Pow
ell as an inspecting officer, giving as
their reasons because he is so thor
ough and replete in his inspection.
After the inspection Sergeant K.
K. Ganrice, U. S. A from headquar
ters at Eugene, held a short artillery
school. Instruction was given in ref
erence to the different parts of the
big guns which the members of the
company handled at Fort Stevens last
summer.
An examination for the different
positions on the gun. such as gun
commander, gun pointer, range
asmuth setter and for the different
posts in the breech, truck and elevat
ing details will be held and the boys
are busy studying for their respective
positions. So thorough has the in
struction been under Sergeant Gandee
assisted by Captain Powell that it is
believed that every man will pass the
'examination. Intense interest in the
1 wotk h. characterized every mei'n-
her of the company.
It is understood that officers of the
) National Cuarri will proceed to the
t fort sotne time in May. for prelim
i inary instruction on the big guns
i prior to camp. An officers' school
I will be conducted for oue week, lle
' sides the officers men will be tak
! en from the different companies of
the reserve, to c.re for the camp and
also to, receive instruction.
J. Allen Jeffery. Luther R. Yalor
and Alvin Tipton, composing the de
bating team of McMinnville College,
arrived tlii noon and are registered
at the St Francis. They will meet the
Albany College debating team tonight.
EVERYBODY RESPONDS TO
AID THE FLOOD VMS
Draymen Press Drays into the
Service; C. G. Rawlings
Prints Tags.
Everybody has been working com
mendably without compensation, in
this city" today, in the interest of the
people of the stricken districts of the
Middle West.
Draymen have hauled material to
the cars, printers have printed con
signment cards, prominent business
men have solicited the city for funds,
telegraph companies have wired mes
sages, men have- donated tneir serv
ices toward loading the cars and in
fact nearly everything necessary has
been (lone free of , charge.
Subscriptions to the fund have
been readily given. Manager Stew
art stated late this afternoon that
between $300 an $400 has been col
lected and will be wired direct to
Governor Cox of Ohio, this evening,
free of charge by C. G. Rawlings of
the Postal Telegraph Co. Mr. Raw
lings had several hundred tags print
ed to be attached to each article
shipped, which bear the following:
To the Storm Sufferers: Having
a deep sympathy for you in your
great trouble, the citizens of Albany,
Oregon, are sending a carload of ne
cessities, with .the hope that they may
contribute to some extent in allevi
ating the digress existing in your lo
cality. Albany Commercial Club.
March 27th. 1913. r .
J. L. Howard and C. II. Knox,
prominent . draymen, pressed their
trucks into service in hauling the big
consignments of potatoes and other
shipments to the cars..
Vt is' estimated that. 30 sacks of
flpur. wjll.be included, in the shipment,
tiitgether. with1 a. quantity of. dried fruit
and 6ther; like sustaining necessities.
Clothes galore have been loaded in
the cars.
Many lodges -of the city have sub
scribed substantial Sums to 'the fund.
Much concern is felt by .local, people
in regard to (he safety of friends and
relatives ip 'the stricken territory and
when braced for a subscription, one
man said that he has a sister residing
in Ohio in the midst of the floo'dcd
district, and told the solicitor to put
him down for $10. .
W ALBANY PEOPLE WILL
ATTEND GUANO OPERA
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Will Be on Boards in Portland
Next Week.
The greatest musical, and society
event that has ever come to the en
tire Northwest will be the season of
Grand Opera next week, by the fa
mous Chicago Grand Opera Com
pany. This great organization, which
is headed by Andreas Dippel, and
whose musical conductor- is ' Cleo
fonte Campanini, has over three hun
dred people on its roster, and will
travel to Portland from San Fran
cisco in two long special trains.
Among the famous songbirds
will be Mjary .Garderi, Luisa- Tetraz
zini. Carolina White, Marie Caven,
Charles Dalrriores, Giorgint, Polcse,
and many others. The, Qrpheum
Theatre in Portland, (formerly the
Heilig) will be used for the four per
formances of the opera, and scats can
be secured for the operas by sending,
or -telephoning in, .to; the Sherman
Clay and Company's music store in
Portland,-. or tjie Stecrs-Coman of
fice in the (Columbia building, who
will be glad 'to attend to all orders.
Arrangements have been made with
the officials of the Oregon Electric
to hold their eleven-thirty train out of
Portland for a few minutes, if it is at
all necessary, and everything will be
done to make the trip as comfortable
and pleasant as possible. The seats
for the opera range in price from
three dollars to seven, both evenings
and matinee, and general admission is
two dollars.
Following is the entire repertoire
and the names of a few of the lead
ing stars:
Monday. March 31. at 8 p. m. "The
Jewels " of the Madonnai," Caroline
White, Giorgini; Conductor, Cam
panini. Tuesday, April 1, at 8 p. m. "Tha
is." Mary Garden; Conductor, Cam
panini. Wednesday, April 2. at 2 p. m.
"The Tales of Hoffman,"' Stanley.
Warnery: "Hansel and Gretel,"
Cavan, Riegelman,. Daddi; Conductor,
Charlier, and: International ' Ballet,
Conductor, Spadont.'
Wednesday, April 2. 8 p. in. "Lu
cia dt I.ammermoor," Tetrazzini, Eg
ener; Gaudenzi. Polcse, Scott; Con
ductor, Campanini,
EIGHTEEN DIVORCE SUITS ON
CIRCUIT COURT BAR DOCKET
March Term of Department No.
2, Circuit Court. Judge Gal
loway, Convenes 31.
There are eighteen divorce suits on
the bar docket for the March term of
j the state circuit court, department
j Xo. 2. fnr Linn county, which was is-
sued today by County Clerk Willard
- L. Marks. There are seventy-two
(cases on the docket, including many
important ones.
Officials of the court are as fol
lows: Honorable William Galloway,
judge: Hon. Gale S. Hill, district at
torney: W. L. Marks, clerk, and D.
II. Hodine. sheriff.
The court will convene Monday.
March M. at 9 o'clock.
I
E IIS PURSE
Federal Government and Citi
zens Give Freely to Flood
Suffers in Middle West. .
WILSON CUTS RED TAPE
li ALL THE DEPARTMENTS
Revised Reports Indicate That
Loss of Life in Dayton, Ohio
Will Not Exceed 2G00.
Portland, March 28. Revised esti
mates of tiie loss in Dayton, O., re
ceived last night, give ground for the
hope that the dead in all sections af
fected by the flood will not exceed
2000 and may go below that figure.
Daring investigators who penetrated
the flood section,, revealed hundreds
o persons safe whom itwas feared
were lost.
Unless swelled by the death list in
the. foreign settlement on the north
side, as yet unreached, there may not
be more' than 200 dead in the whole
city. In other points than Dayton
the death list grew rapidly yesterday
and last night.
, West Columbus Suffers.
There was far heavier loss of life
in the west side of Columbus, O., than
was thought. One , estimate placed
the number of dead at more than 600.
Apparently authentic reports from
Piqua indicated 20 dead.
At Peru, Ind., the authorities esti
mated the death list would reach at
least ,150.
. From Hamilton, O., 50 persons
were reported drowned in the collapse-of
a hotel where they had
sought refuge.
Twenty-five deaths, were reported
from Troy, O., 30 in Middleto'wu and
five in Massilon.
Washington, March 28. President
Wilson threw open yesterday the re
sources of the federal government to'
the homeless thousands fighting
against water, flame and famine in
Ohio and Indiana.
More than $350,000 has already
been expended and the president is
determined that no red tape shall
stand in the way of instant relief
everywhere. ...
Secretary Garrison of the war de
partment, left today on orders from
the president .to visit every section in
Ohio and direct the government's-relief
expeditions and ,Mr. Wilson an
nounced that if communication with
the flood districts continued imper
fect and the presence of the chief ex
ecutive was required to issue emerg
ency excuctive orders, he would go to
thczone of disaster himself.
1 he entire situation will be can
vassed by the cabinet to'day.
West Dayton, O., March 27. Six
hundred persons, trapped in Union
station and reported to have been
drowned, were rescued tonight. For
three days they have been standing
like sardines in a box.
West Dayton, O., March 27. After
a day of gruelling work, volunteer
resc.ucrs have removed more than half
a hundred bodies from the waters of
the Great Miami river and Wolf
creek, saved upward of 500 who for
two days have been clinging to roofs
or living in upper stories.
With the con.ing of nightfall the
efforts to rescue more persons was
slackened and all o'f Dayton not in
the central flood district waited in
dread for the nightly fires which have
added horrors .to the already terrible
situation.
No fires have been seen in the cen
tral district since noon, but the know
ledge that thousands of persons are
trapped on upper floors of the build
ings, where they cannot be reached,
adds to their terror tonight. The wa
ters in all the inundated districts fell
from three to five feet today and the
currents of the river and creek have
slackened so that it is possible, except
in the center of the city, for small
boats to reach sufferers.
RAILROADS FURNISH FREE
TRANSPORTATION READILY
Oregon Electric and Southern
Pacific Each Donate Box
Car For Shipements.
As their part of the local contribu
tion toward the flood victims o'f the
Middle West, the Orcson Electric
railway and the Southern. Pacific
railroad, represented by J. J. Hoydar
and A. A. Miekel. local agents, have
donated the full services of two large
box cars which will be taken to' the
F.ast over the lines of the respective
roads free of charge.
The cars are being loaded today
and will be started on their journey
tonight. The Oregon Klectric car is
spotted on a siding near the freight
doot :n the east end and the South
ern Pacific car is standing on a
switch at the foot of liroadalbin
street. The railroad companies,
through the local agents, readily re
sponded to the request of the Com
mercial Club for transportation fa
cilities to carry the donations of this
city to the sufferers of the East.
Mrs. Emma Brenner Scully, of
Portland, returned home this morn
ing after a visit with her mother and
sister.