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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1910. 9 SHOW TRAIN COST IS WISE OUTLAY O. R. & .N. Demonstration Ex pense to Be $10,000, but Road Sees Results. PLAN COMMENDED HIGHLY Winners of Prizes for Corn Produc tion Announced Tour of East. era Oregon to Begin Monday. Route Covers 1300 Miles. Nearly C(WX. l fa estimated, wiU be the amount expended in sending- the demonstration train of the O. R. & r- on Its tour this month. This estimate Include the cost of op eration, earning: capacity of equipment and motive power that will be used, ad vertising expenses, expenses of the Ore gon Agricultural College and Experiment Station in sending 13 experts with the train and in providing stock and ex hibits, and the many other miscellaneous expenses that accrue in such enterprises!. That this sm will be expended wisely Is the conviction of R. B. Millar, traffic manager of the road. Judging- from results ; achieved by the other and lesser trains operated, Use Idle Lands, Its Aim. The chief object of the farming: demon stration movement to to encourage the utilization of the 1,000,000 or more acres of grain land tributary to the O. R. & N. eystem that are idle, every year. Under the present method of farming half the land every year and letting the other half lie fallow, it is maintained ,by the expert agriculturists that the true crop croduclng value of the ..land is not at tained. "A crop evwy year on every acre of land" is the slogan of the company and the Agricultural College. To bring this about the use of field peas, Minnesota com and dry-grown al falfa for alternating crops is being en couraged by free distribution of seed. Plan Is Influential. One year ago this month the' O. R. & I?, made a free distribution of corn and field peas from the demonstration train Sent over the Washington division with the CO -operation of the State College of Washington. Prizes were offered for the best results in the growing- of corn by boys of 18 years of age and younger. Respecting the results of the work, un Sertaken in Washington last year, Mr. Miller has Just received the following ietter from R. W. Thatcher, director of he Agricultural Experiment Station at Pullman: Dear Mr. Miller: I will far tht iudgins irom the lnoutrfcc and letters which I have :t celved in the last two months, a very gen eral Interest in the growing of corn in East ern Washing-ton has been aroused and 1 am confident that there will be thousands of acres plained this year. If the season should e favorable as normal for corn-growing. -h Industry will be well established. The -ork which the O. R. & N. demonstration - ain did In introducing corn and field peas -.-ill have a very significant Influence on the n-.ture of the cropping systems in Eastern --'ahtngton this year, as both of these ps are going to be grown very extensively. ' e have already sold all of the Held pea ed that we had to spare. All of our seed nrn was disposed of before January 1 and 1 have been referring Inquirers since that time to stocks which were grown around In different parts of the state, and I under stand that these are now pretty well sold DUt. Official Is Pleased. "The results shown by Mr. Thatcher's letter are immensely gratifying," said Mr. Miller. "The utilization of the immense acreage that now lies idle every year in Eastern Washington means the produc tion o greater crops. The Increases will rot be in neldpeas and corn alone but in 'heat as well. The alternating crops .-pstore to the soil elements that are 'aken out by gralngrowing. Greater crops will mean higher land valuations and "these will result in the cutting up of the large farms and in a greater popula tion. These are the things for which the railroad ie striving and If we can convert Eastern Oregon to t,he same plan the permanent prosperity of the immense in land country is aesurred." Prize-Winners Named. Mr. M311er also announced yesterday the names of the young men who had been awarded the cash prizes offered by the railroad company and the Washington college for production of corn. They are as follows: Sweepetaksis tlOrt. Dorsey Hart, Presoott. TWalla Walla County, 122 bushels an acre. Whitman County. Second prize. 130, Warren love, OarDeM, 3 bu- Third prise. 20. Glenn Btrtckler. Colfax. bu. Fourth prise, S10. Richard Maynard. Col fax. 63 bu. ' Garfield County. First prtse. -0. Ralph Flsber. Pomeroy, 67 bu. Second prize. 30. Del win Williams, Pom eroy, 65 bu. Third prize. $30. Emrle Honk, Pomeroy, 42 bu. Fourth Trie, tia. William Young. Ping. ST bu. Columbia Comity. First prize, 40. Frank Thompson, Day ton. 107 bu. Second przze. 430, Robert Burris, Dayton. 89 bu. Third prise, J 20, Merwln V arm tee. Dayton. V6 bu. Fourth prize, 10, Ralph Warwick, Day ton. a bu. Walls Walla County. First prise. $40, Omy MeGraw. Prescotu 60 bu. Becona prize, 30. Clifford Baird, Walla Walla, so bu. . Third prize. 3o. Giles Calahen. Watta nurir, 43 bu. Fourth prize. 10. Atbert Stlmmel. Walta hurg, 37 bu. Prlaes awarded for the best 10 ears of com erown on competing-, tracts, and se lected by the boys, vera- Whitman County. First prize. 5. John Clark. Pullman Secotd prize. $3. Aubrey White. St. John. Third prise. 2, Marvin West. St. John. Garfield County. First prise. S3. William Toung Ping 551lL:'-.St.Rf,lpli. wisher. Pomeroy. - - v-, '-".lit nuua, i oraeroy. Columbia County. First prize. 15. Charles Heady, Dayton. Secosd prize, 3, Ellis Heady. Davton Third prize. V2, Otis Rayturn. Waitsburg. Walla Wall County. First prize. 5. Guy MeGraw. Prescott HoTtnA i.rl -. 1 IV f II.. , 1 . . . burg ' v-..n. wBJts- Thlrd prize. $2. no entry. First prise, 40 John Clark. Pullman. VOO Prize Stock Shown. Further details of the con-tents of the demonstration train that will begin Its tour of Eastern Oregon next Monday were announced yesterday by Mr. Miller. The stock car will carry one prize Jersey dairy cow, one beef cow, two Cots wold sheep, two Shropfcire sheep, four hogs and one Belgian ware. The stock car will be open at on end so that the animals may be driven out on a flat car that will adjoin it and the good points explained by the college experts. Another 36-foot flat oar wilt carry im plements: and tools that are utilized in advanced methods of farming. The train will also carry three of the new steel bag gage cars one of which will contain the (poultry exhibit consisting of live, and dressed poultry. Incubators in operation. model poultry houses, coops, etc.; another will contain exhibits of trees, shrubs and fruit. Demonstrations of pruning, graft ing and fruit packing will also be- ahown. One Exhibit General. In the third car will be the general agricultural exhibit and dairy exhibit. The dairy exhibit will include hand and power milking machines and both cows on the train will be milked daily and butter, manufactured in the model dairy carried. There will also be separators and testers and other dairy machinery operated by gas engine power. In the agricultural section will be exhibits of soils showing the capillary attraction and percolation of moisture, different mulches, varieties of grains and grasses and many other interesting displays pertaining to agriculture. The entire train will be electric lighted, power being provided by a gas engine. 1300-Mile Trip Planned. Sleepers will be provided for the per sons accompanying the train and the personnel will number about 32. Free dis tribution of field peas and corn will be made to selected farmers all along the route and alfalft seed will be distributed In Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow coun ties. The train in its tour will cover 1300 miles in all. Since the Itinerary was first announced several material changes have been made in the hours and days of on which demonstrations will take place in the different localities to be visited. The revised schedule is: Monday. March 21 Heppner. from A. M. to 11:30 P. M.; lone, from 1 P. M. to 3 P. M. .Tuesday. March 22 Baker City, from to 11:90 A. M.: Haines, from 12:55 to 2:60 P M-: N Powder, from 3:10 to 5 P. M. Wednesday, March 23 Union Junction, from 8:30 to 10:30 A. M. : LaGrande. from 11 A. M. to 12:30 P. M.; Imbler. from 1:35 to 2:60 P. M: Elgin, from 3:10 to 5 P. M- Thursday. March 24 Joseph, from 9 to 11:30 A. M. : Enterprise, from 11:20 A. M. to 1:16 P M. : Wallowa, from 8 to 8 P. M. Friday. March 23 Mil ton-Free water, from 8:46 to 10:45 A. M. ; Athena, from 12:30 to 2 P. M.; Adams, from 2:10 to 3:80 P. M. ; Pendleton, from 4 to 5:30 P. M. Saturday, March 26 Pilot Rock. from 8:30 to 10 A. M.; Echo, from 12:30 to 2:15 P. M. ; Stanfleld. from 2:25 to 3:BO P. M. ; Hermiston, from 4:10 to 6:30 P. M. Monday, March 28 Condon, from 9 to 11:80 A. M. : Clem, from 2 to 4 P. M. Tuesday. March 20 Grass Valley, from 9 to 11 A M. : Mora, from 11:30 A. M. to 1:20 P. M. : Wasco, from 3 to 5 P. M. Wednesday. March 30 The Dalles, from 9 to 11 A M. ; Hood River, from 1 to 3 P. M. : a . rr Our Juvenile Department is ready .with a choice assortment of Spring styles. Many interesting novelties will be shown at The Lion, and as Easter will be here in a few days, we invite early inspection Baseballs, Bats, Gloves, etc, given away with Suits Thursday, Friday and Saturday "We offer special, your choice of 60 dozen white waists, OQ0 regularly selling at 75c, while they last for OSvC Lion Clotfcliieirs 166-170 Third Street GRUFFNESS IS MAIN CHARGE Sunnyslde Mailman's Alleged Harsh ness to Be Investigated'. Charges made against William Miller, superintendent of the Sunnyslde postal station, may be investigated- Owing to the critical Illness of Mr. Miller's wife, who is in a sanitarium at Oregon City, his friends are endeavoring to have the case adjusted quietly. Charles W. Fairish asserts that Mr. Miller swore at his child 'when she came to the postal station for a money order and offered a check in payment. It is further alleged that Mr. Miller has been so gruff to children and to women that they do not care to go to the office at alL 'Complaints have also been made by business men. These charges will be the object of Inquiry by the Sunnyslde Push Club. Mr. Miller's general management of the substation appears to have been satis factory. There is much sympathy ex pressed in the community for him, and it is felt that continued worry over his wife"s illness caused him tot be harsh to patrons. Many, business men assert that he has always been courteous and accommodating to them. - 1-4 OFF REGULAR PRICE. As a speciad Easter offering we are giving an extra special discount on ladles' new Spring suits, dress skirts, petticoats. silk waists and rain coats; J12 suits, ore, w; ou suits, -a. on, nest stock In the city to select from. All goods marked in plain figures. No Jugglery here. Mc Allen & McDonnell, corner- Third and Morrison streets. . DORANDQ TO RUN HERE NOTED MARATHON SPRINTER COMING MARCH 2 7. Steps Are Taken to Cancel Pittsburg Date for Portland Race Ath . ' lete Here Half Hour. Negotiations were made yesterday afternoon for the appearance here March 27 of Iorando. the famous Mara thon runner. He will run in a 15 mile race at the Vaughn street baseball grounds against as many local long distance runners as care to enter and run in relays. Dorando passed through Portland yesterday afternoon on his way to Van couver, B. C. He came on the Shasta Limited and left on the Northern Pa cific, remaining here only half an hour. Johnny Marsh and St. Yves are at Vancouver now, and Dorando will race them there next Saturday night. It is thought likely also that St- Yves and Marsh will come to Portland with Dorando. Dorando was met at the depot yes terday by several Portland business men, who arranged with him to ap pear here. He has a date for a race at Pittsburg on April 1, but thought the arrangements could be made to postpone this race that he might run in Portland. A telegram was sent to Pittsburg yesterday and it will be known today whether the date for the race there may be cancelled. Mario Q. Montrezza, a well-known real estate dealer of Portland, will act as Dorando's manager here. "The local men who participate In the race against Dorando probably will be amateurs. In that case suitable medals and cups will be offered for their efforts. Among the local men who may enter are Nash and Hahn, of Lincoln High school Crabbe of Allen Preparatory school and Dorris, of the Multnomah Club. Nash, Crabbe and Dorris have all made good records at 10 miles. It is expected the event will attract great interest among Porland's sport lovers, as none of the world's champion marathon runners has ever appeared in a race, in the city. The event will precede the opening of the Pacific Coast and the Trl-Clty baseball league seasons and will be . the main attrac tion of the day as It will occur In the lull just preceding the rush of the baseball period. The grounds at the Vaughn street baseball park are Ideal for the holding of the race and the seating capacity will be ample. The course will be marked off so that the finish will be directly in front of Mhe grandstand. MEN IN ROW OVER LOGS Claim to Floating Property of Third Person Makes Trouble. 6EASIDH, Or., March 16. (Special.) When logs break away from a lumber company's boom and float down the river onto someone's land, who can lay claim to them if the lumber company does not care to recover them? Several logs have broken from the boom of the Seaside Lumber & Manufac turing Company. At times they have floated onto the river property of differ ent residents, among them being several valuable logs lodging on the property of Eld Rollins. The lumber company made no attempt to recover them, so Rollins anchored them to his property. For sev eral nights the logs disappeared. One log Guests at Complimentary Dinner at Commercial Club Thursday Night Under Auspices of Multnomah County Bar Association ml plllllilB I - y llllllipir liiSH f w OREGON'S bench and bar will join hands across the banquet table at the Portland Commercial Club to morrow night, when Judge George H. Williams and the five members of the Oregon Supreme Court are to be guests at a complimentary dinner which will be given under the auspices of the Multnomah Bar Association. Charles J. Schnabel, president of the association, yesterday confirmed previous estimates to the effect that probably 500 of the prominent lawyers of the state will be In attendance. Judge Williams has ad vised the committee on arrangements Justice Slater, vf Supreme Court. that he expects to be able to be present. Lionel R. Webster. ex-County Judge of Multnomah County, will preside as toastmaster. The speakers will be Judge Williams, United States Judge Bean, Associate Justice McBrlde, of the Supreme Court; County Judge Cleeton, Circuit Judge Gatens, and Judge W. L. Bradshaw. of The Dalles. With the ex ception of Judge Williams, who- will speak of "The Nestor of the Oregon Bar," and Judge Bradshaw, who will tell something of the trials of the early-day "Circuit Rider," the others speakers will make addresses re sponsive to the courts of whloh they are presiding officer Why! iKDiM tofesi IN Thomas B. Taylor, of Woodville, Or., Wrote This Advertisement. Read It. The reasons advanced by Mr. Taylor are so sincere, so honest, so convinc ing that it is difficult to understand how any person, having enough money, or having the ability to secure the amount required as the first payment upon a lot in the new city of Othello, on the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Rail road, could miss the opportunity now offered to make themselves, independent property owners.' North Yakima has not done more during the past ten years than Othello will do in a shorter time. Think what a city lot IN THE HEART of North Yakima is worth today. Hundreds multiply, as if by magic, to thousands in the great and rapid growth of the cities of the West. Read the advertisement written by Mr. Taylor. It is the candid, truthful story of a man who knows what he is talking about." It is told in the wholesome, natural, straightforward way of a man whose business is not writing news paper articles or advertisements. And it is the more important to you because of this fact. . Lots in Othello may be bought upon the easiest possible payments. You practically make your own terms Pay a little each month. Gall at our offices. Select YOUR lot at once. Pay what you can. You will find us willing to be as liberal as you wish in arranging the amount of the payments. $10 a month is what most purchasers are paying. "Why Should I Invest in Othello?" In the first place, because it is not a speculation, and in the second place be cause it is a speculation, but it is the best, surest and safest speculation in the world because it is backed up by the EARTH. A piece of real estate rapidly increasing in value as Othello will is certainly the best investment one could make. The educational, social and financial advantages here are all that could be desired and as for health-giving conditions, there are none better in "the state. A home is indispensable a home all must. have somewhere. An opportu nity like this does not present itself every day, month or year, and not often in a lif etinfe. Therefore, I feel it a duty I -owe to myself, my wife and babies for our future welfare and happiness to get a home in OTHELLO. Friends and relations may forget and forsake us. Banks may and often do fail, .but an investment in a choice bit of real estate in OTHELLO cannot and WILL NOT fail us, for it is always in demand, always worth the price paid and more. It is always working for us, even while we are sleeping it is increasing in value, 'and when we are sick or otherwise in trouble it keeps on working, in creasing in value, piling up the cash to help us out and pay the doctor's bill. WHILE YOU WAIT WATCH OTHELLO GROW! THOS. H. B. TAYLOR, Woodville, Oregon. For Further Information Write, or Phone Marshall 727 OTHELLO IMP ROVEMENT CO, P. B. NEWKIRK, Managing Director. 219-220 Commercial Club BIdg., Portland, Or. Office Open Till 8;3Q P. M. disappeared Saturday ' night. Sand? morning-, Rollins deolares, be ftmnd the log- anchored to the 1 property of Sam Miller. Rollins towed the log- back, according- to his story. when the inevitable row oame. Rollins says. Miller asserted that Rollins had no right, to the logs. Rollins declares the logs belong- to the lumber concern. Rollins Is keeping- watch and guard tonight. Brook Trout Turned Iocme. CrTBHA&a. Wash., March 15. 3p- clal.) Within a few days the streams ao cessible to the railroad In this section of Le wis County will be stocked with 75,000 more Eastern brook trout from the state hatcheries. Fish have been planted regu. larly the- past three years, but this will be the largest lot ever turned loose la this section. Here's '.'the Very Latest! . - ' i The Columbia. Grefonola "Regent" Not Merely a "Concealed Horn" Graphophone but a Concealed Graphophone. The supreme height of achievement yet attained in sound production is exemplified in the Grafonola "Regent." The purpose it has come to serve has never been touched upon before. It combines practical utility -with the high est ornamental effect and the maximum of musical en tertainment obtainable from a sound-producing instru ment. In appearance it is massive, yet graceful in every way a complete table for every-day use in exactly the same degree as it is a complete musical instrument of un exampled versatility, matchless tonal qualities and un equaled durability. r The musical equipment is entirely concealed. At both ends of the table are provided record compartments for a complete repertory of 360 selections. Its field of enter tainment is unlimited, being equally popular for private library, 'reading room, club or lodge use. It 's the final word in talking machines. Cash or terms as you choose. Come in and see the very latest. TAXiKXHG MACHINE HEADQUARTERS. ' ' EDISON COLUMBIA VICTOR RECORDS Grafonola "Regent, 'HPrice $200. COLUMBIA EDISON VICTOR MACHINES 353 WASHINGTON STREET, AT PARK STREET.