TTTE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. FRIDAT.. CC'TOBER 7. 1910. 8 ai FAIR - OPENS WITH . VOLLEY OF GRAPES Fruit Displays at Southern Oregon Show at Grants Pass Elaborate. EXPERTS ARE ENTHUSED II Is Said Apples nd Fckln Rival Anything Srrn at Spokane Show Last Year Weather Condi tions Are Ideal. GRANTS PAS3. Or- Oct. . (Special.) Under a blue iky and In delightful Indian Summer weather, the Southern Oregon District Fair opened here today to a largo crowd of visitors, with the salute of a rolley of Tokay grapes. The two new brick building of three stories each, belonging- to the Grants Pass Hardware Company and Clans Schmidt, hare been transformed into bowers of beauty in the splendid exhibits' of the famous Rogue River Valley, each sec tion vlelng with the other In an at. tempt to produce the finestcollection of fruits and vegetables. X great deal of interest is being man ifested in these displays and almost ev ery little valley in Josephine and Jack son Counties is represented. Ashland, perhaps, leads all other sections in ex hibits of apples, peaches and pears. The exhibit of apples comprises 400 boxes of fancy park and including some 10 varieties. Exhibits of apples from other sections of the Rogue Riv er Valley show fully as large Individ ual apples and as fine pack. Experts Praise Fair. A number of fruit experts at the fair de-lar that the apples and packs rival anything seen at the National Apple Show in Spokane last year. The peach -display aggregating 100 boxes of fancy fruit, is also an eye opener to the stranger who does not know the possibilities of the Rogue River Valley soil and climate. Among the varieties on exhibition are Siberia and Karly Crawford (cold storage); and fresh from the orchard. Salway. Mulr. Late Crawford and Orange Cling. A plate of Orange Cling shows Indi vidual peaches 12 3-4 Inches in circum ference, while other varieties are equal ly as large. The exhibit of pears is most complete and very fine, both In quality and niunttty. rerhaps the finest Individual exhibit is that of H. E. Oale, whose orchards are at Hell Gate on the lower Rogue River Valley. IS miles' from Grants lass. This exhibit consists of the following varieties: Clalrgeau. An Jou and Winter Nellls. three boxes of each variety. There is also a fine ex- bhlblt of Cornice pears from various sec tions of the-Rogue River Valley. Orape Txhlblt Elaborate. Perhaps the most spectacular exhibit In the whole pavilion is that made by the Redland Vineyards, owned by A. H. Carson 4c Son. nine miles from Grants Pa. in the Applcgdle district. This exhibit consists of JO crate of grapes In the following varieties: To kay. Rose of Peru and Malaga. Each crate is compos. I of mixed varieties and delineates a different pattern, one vrate showing the Stars and Stripes. m - another an hour glass, and a third a .Maltese rross. each pattern be4ng - worked out in the. three varieties above n . named. -, Among the novel displays, showing the diversity of products which can be raised In the Rogue River Valley, pj- are Virginia. Japanese and Mexican Tteanuts. all fullv matured and of rood slxe; sweet potatoes, eggplant, salsify, and cauliflower. There Is a fine exhib it of both black and Smyrna figs grown near t.rants Pass. several growers gathering as many as five crops this Summer from a single tree. One stalk of sweet corn Is IS feet high and has upon II ten full grown ears of corn: while watermelons from the Illinois r Valley, tributary to Grants Pass, weigh as high as 3u pounds each. An exhibit that is attracting con siderable attent.fU is of ginseng, the t'lilnese medicine root. In growths of two. three and five years. This gin. seng is grown by" W. A. Newell at his suburban home in Grants Pass, and attains a large sixe in five years of growing. FIGHT IS MADE FOR ESTATE Equity Ce Only Work Before Ind eral Court at Medford. MEDKORD. Or.. Oct. . (Special.) Judge Wolvrrton yesterday opened the second session of the Federal Court at Medford. There Is only one case on the docket, that concerning the possession of 300 acres vX land east of Jackson ville. The value of the property is over 150.000. The heirs of James A. Card well dispute the right of their mother. Mrs. Carolyn Cardwell. to have granted the mortgage to Jeremiah Nuiun. which later gave him posses sion of the properly. The will of the vr'.sinal owner granted his wife the rtiiht to "sell or dispose" of the land. The four daughters, after 18 years, maintain that the word "dispose" does nut Include in Its meaning the word mortgage, and that the present pos sessors of the property accordingly Z. have no legal title. The first act of the court was to dfa- ' tr.lss the 27 Jurors. LOGS FILL COWLITZ BOOM Hish Water Brings Down Vast J , Quantity for Mills: FAIXIKR. Or.. Oct. (.(Special.) The Cow I its River has risen about six feet at Kelso during trie past two days. Two thousand ovrds of cottonm-ood destined for the Western ManuJacturing Com pany and the Crown-Columbia Paper Mii'a are floating down the river, part pf which will be rausht by the boom at Ke'so and h rest by the big Weyer--iuieuser boom opposite Rainier on the it.mbla. ' There are also I.Ono.ono feet of lots "belor.g'.rg to Collins A Pyerly and to the S andr.l Box Factory of Portland, which "will be caught by the Weyerhaeuser boom. This boom is one of the largest In the Northwest, being about a mile and ra p:f h-r.x. TIMBER LEASE IS TESTED 3daho Reaist Claim of Lumbermen r to Title to Land. .Bor.K.. Idaho. Oct. (. (Special.) f Tr. r'.f M of the state to land leased to, a lumber syndicate to remove the Um ber thereon within a period of JO years, and to the timber remaining uncut, will be tested In the Supreme Court through an. appeal by the state from the judg ment of the District Court allowing the land to E. M. Hoover, the lumber rep resentative. The case represents a con flict between the State of Idaho and the Weyerhaeuser syndicate over 10.40 acres of timber land. The state sold to R. D. liusser. asso ciated with the Weyerhaeuser, on No vember 10. 10J. all the timber on lands along the Payette River. Later Hoover, manager of the Payette Lumber Com pany, a Weyerhaeuser subsidiary com pany purchased other land In the vi cinity from the state. Hoover says he understood he was acquiring title to all timber on the land remaining uncut or unremoved at the expiration of 20 years.. The state leases the land for timber-cutting only. If the timber Is not cut within 20 years, title to the land and uncut timber re verts to the state. Owing to lack of railway transportation, removal of the timber haa been Impossible. : - - In the District Court Judge Fremont Wood held that Hoover and other pur chasers had the right to (he timber left uncut after SO years and further that Hoover had the right to the land itself. INQUIRY- IS STARTED CHARGES OF WASTE AGAINST BOYVLBT CAtTSE ACTION'. Highway Commissioner Said to Have Squandered Bulk of $1,000,000. Experts Will Probe.. OLTMPIA. 'Wash.. Oct. (. (Special.) The next ten days will determine wheth er State Highway Commissioner Bowlby will be permitted to retain his office or not. Ever since Bowlby took office, criticism has been growing, the charges being solely of extravagance and incom petence. The department handles about $1,000. 000 of taxpayers' money each year and complaints are general that the bulk of the money Is being wasted. For Instance Belllngham papers report that 125.000 has been spent on a state road tn that coun ty of which less than one-half mile has been completed. Today H. P. Gillette, the New York expert engineer, and E. E. Balrd. of Vancouver, arrived here at the request of the Governor and started upon a detailed investigation of the highway depart ment. Mr. Gillette has made a life study and is considered authority on questions of proper cost of engineering and construction work. On his expert knowledge. Governor Hay relies to dis cover whether or not the charges against Bowlby are true. Mr. Bowlby wae recommended for the position by Samuel Hill and shortly after he took office lie changed the route of a state road established by his predeces sor In Klickitat County, so that it would run through Mr. Hill's large realty hold ings at Maryhill. that county. ELECTION SUIT IS ARGUED Governor Brady Enters Demurrer to Demand for Recount. nntsK. Idaho. ' Oct (.(Special.) The State Supreme Court today heard argument on the demurrer of Governor Brady to the application for a writ of review against the State Canvassing Board which seeks to remand to the County Canvassing Boards for recount the primary returns for the IS counties of the state. It Is the contention of Secretary of Slate Lansdon. who ap- nlied for the writ, that the oanois on first and second choice for Governor Brady. Representative French. Lieutenant-Governor Sweetscr. Wilfred L. Glfford. candidate for Secretary of State, and O. . Allen, candidate ror State Treasurer, do not tally as they should under the ruling of the Supreme Court thai first and second choice was mandatory where there were more than tw-lce as many candidates as offices. The Supreme Court was asked to ren der an early opinion. The Secretary of State Is. under the law, directed to certify the successful state candidates to the county auditors 40 days before the general election. While the Republicans are wrangling over who shall be Its nominees, the Democrats are conducting a vigorous campaign with a united front. DOCKET WILL BE HEAVY Grand Jury at Roseburg to Investi gate Numerous Cases. ROSEBl'RG, Or.. Oct. , (Special.) The grand Jury convened here today to Investigate a number of complaints prior to the regular October term of the Cir cuit Court, which convenes Monday morn- Ire. Judge Coke, of Marshflcid. will preside Instead of J. w. Hamilton, regu lar Incumbent. The docket is ene of the heaviest for years and Includes 112 civil cases. crim inal charges and an unusually large num ber of divorce actions. Among the more important criminal complaints to be Investigated by the grand jury are those against 8. M. Reynolds, the colored Pullman porter, wno is ac cused of attacking 14-year-old Josephine Moss, of Grants Pas; F. M. McDonald. of Glendale. embezzlement; Frank Mar tin, of Roseburg. forgery; Bert Lowe, colored, assault with dangerous weapon; Rslrh Russell, colored, forgery; Thomas Hart, of Wilbur, assault with a danger ous weapon: J. C. Alexander, of Rose burg. criminal libel: Ben Kennedy, of Camas Valley, assault. Some evidence was taken in the Rey-, noids case today and an Indictment Is expected momentarily. DIVORCE RULE CHANGED Albany Contends Judge Usurped . Eunt-tions of Leg Mature. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. (.(Spe cial.) W. E. Tates. an attorney of Van couver, has raised the contention that the Judges of the Superior Courts, who recently adopted a new set of rules at their meeting at Belllngham. usurped the functions of a legislature in adopt ing a rule that In default divorce cases an affidavit must be served upon the prosecuting attorney before the decree shall kisue. This notice must be served 10 days before trial, and It Is contended that It extends the time that much. The rule abolishes the practice of granting default decrees In the privacy of Judges" chambers without notice to the prosecutor. New Water Mains Ordered. EUGENE. Or.. Oct. . -(Special) The City" Council of Eugene have or dered over 1S.0OO feet of new pipe for the . extension of the water mains and a lot of wooden pipe and a centrifugal pump for the new filtering plant. Rains Ral.e Lewis River. WOODLAND, Wash.. Oct. (.(Special.) The recent rains have raised the North Fork of the Lewis River and the steamer Etna made her Initial trip up today. This is about three or four weeks aliead of the usual urae'Xor its upper river run, DRYFARMERSWAR OVER EXPOSITION Resolution to Indorse San Francisco Raises Storm of Protest. COLORADO SPRINGS WINS Lethhrldge Continues Contest for 1011 Convention to End Con- . trees 'Adjourns After Hear ing Many Papers. SPOKANE. 'Wash.. Oct. (.After adopt ing the report of the executive commit tee naming Colorado 8prlng as the place for the next convention, the Dry Farming Congress finally adjourned at 6:30 this evening. Tonight the delegates are being entertained at a banquet. One of the closing features of the con gress was the Introduction of a resolu tion Indorsing San Francisco's ctaJm for the Panama Canal Exposition in 191S. Ob jection was Immediately . raised and. a stormy discussion ensued, terminating In the refusal of the convention to entertain the resolution, on the ground that it was a matter outside of the scope and Juris diction of the Dry Farming Congress. The vote -was practically unanimous. At the end there was very little tight made on the place for the next congress. Lethbridge. Alberta, merely maintained its plea In regard to strengthening Itself for a more vigorous effort to get the 1912 congress. Hogs on Farm Commended. Professor W. L. Carlyle. dean of the Idaho Agricultural College. In his ad dress on -Livestock Breeding and Feed ing." said: "The hog tends to Itself better on a dry farm than any other animal." Andrew L. Mordt. of Guyman, Okla.. deprecated the mixing of politics and ag riculture and spoke bitterly of thd results in hts state. This country is the best dry farming district in the world." said Professor W. H. Jardine. of Kansas, in speaking on the subject "Selecting . Dry Farming Land." He added: "I have seen many settling on land with too small Information and under falee Impressions. There are other fac tors besides soil and rainfall to be con sidered." Many Addresses Given. . Professor H. L. Bolley. of the North Dakota Agricultural College, delivered an Interesting and instructive address on Conservation and Purity of the Soil." Carleton P. Bell, of the Bureau of Plant Industry In the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, spoke on "Grain Sorghum for the Dry Land." Others who addressed the congress were: Professor Henry D. Scudder, on "Dry Farming In Oregon." W. H. Philbrlok. American Falls, Idaho, on "Practical Dry Farming Talks." Byron Hunter. Held agent, office of farm management. Bureau of Plant In dustry. Walla Walla. Wash., on "Dry Farming In the Columbia Basin." Jacob Eastgate, Larlmore. N. D., on T I . T.- Oyll frnm Ttpiftlnff." Professor H. M. Balner. agricultural expert, Amarlllo. Tex., on "The Develop ment of Dry Farm Machinery." Professor J. D. Tlnsley. Albuquerque. N. M., on "The Community Plan for Demonstration Farms." A. Kol. Assistant Agricultural Commis sioner of Russia, on "Dry Farming Ex periments In Russia." Larger Membership Wanted. Resolutions were adopted by the con gress as follows: Urging the distribution of Dry Farm ing Congress memberships among worthy farmers by commercial bodies In dry farming districts. Encouraging the planting of trees by dry farmers and asking the co-opcratlon of state and Federal Government bureaus and experiment stations. Urging the members to encourage the Interest of boys and girls of farmers in agricultural problems, advising the forma tion of competitive children's farming and gardening corps. Farming Schools Praised. Forming a permanent committee on ag ricultural education to consult with a committee of the National Educational Association in the schools of the land, the committee to be formed of one mem ber from each state of province. Asking larger appropriations by both state and Federal Governments for agri cultural experiment stations, dry farm ing experiment stations and the exten sion of Federal appropriations to the state sub-stations. Demanding that Congress at once pro vide for the survey of unsurveyed lands In the Northwest, so as to make them available for settlement. Asking that the bulletins of the experi ment stations and of the Department of Agriculture be placed In Che hands of Dry Farming Congress members and asking further co-operation between state and Federal ttxperlment stations. William J. Darrocb Dies. ALBANT, Or.. Oct. . (Special.) "William J. Darroch, of Klamath Falls, died tonight in this city at the home of his brother-in-law. State Senator Miller. He came here two months ago on a FURHtf IEARN MORE ABOUT STOVES AND 'RANGES GET THE WHOLE 'STORY Illustrated descriptive books mailed free on application. CHARTER. OAK STOVE. & RANGE CO.. ST.LODIS.. HEXTER-FREEDMAN HDW. CO, Sales Agts. Second and Ash Streets PORTLAND, OR. WANTS HER LETTER PUBLISHED For Benefit of Women who Suffer from Female Ills Minneapolis, Minn. " I was a great Bufferer from female troubles which caused a weasaeM and broken down condition of tho system. I read so muchof whatLydia E. 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For 20 years she lias been helping sick women in this way, free of charge Don't hesitate write at once visit to the Miller family and becoming seriously fll remained here. Mr. Iar roch was 55 years old and had been a resident of Oregon 20 years, living most of the time at Eugene. He la survived by a wife and one child. Ho was a member of the Ashland lodge of Elks. FRESHMAN'S LIFE HAPPY WITH JCXIORS AS GUARDIANS, THEY ARE NOT HAZED. Xewcomers at Oregon Agricultural College Are Xot Even Compelled ' to Organize Unassisted. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Or., Oct. 6. (Special.) No more trembling; freshman, no more fears of a cold bath in the fountain, no mors tiresome night vigils In guarding the girls' dormitory, for things have changed at the Oregon Agricultural Col lege and In place of these horrors await ing the timid "rookie," he is welcomed with open arms, protected and guided by the wily Juniors. Happy indeed is the life of tho verdant youngsters under the new order" of things.. The "freshies" are not even left to wrestle alone with the trying problems of class organization. Yesterday they met and were guided through that ordeal by their friends and self-appointed guard ians and not & sophomore appeared to mar the peaceful proceedings. The following nominations were made: President. Jack Forbes, of Portland. Wil cox and Hays; vice-president, Ruth Haw ley and Miss Mays; treasurer, Melvin Hall and Weston Rider; athletic manager, F. M. Montgomery. G. C. Howard. McGee and Mays: for yell leader, J. W. Rich ardson and Harry Young, and for class reporter, W. K. Peevey and A. C. Foster. HUNTER KILLS HUNTRESS Mrs. Samson Fatally Shot While Shooting Near Tacoma. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 6. Mrs. Swan Samson, one of the best-known woman hunters in this part of the country, was accidentally and fatally shot yesterday while hunting deer at Silver Lake about 25 miles south of Tacoma. She lived about seven hours. With her husband, she went n the home of Torger Peterson, a member of of Board of County Commissioners in the Ohop Valley last Saturday to pre pare for the hunt. Yesterday morning they were out with Peter Peterson, son of Torger Peterson, and were stalking a buck. Mrs. Samson was in a canoe on the lake, while her husband was on shore. Suddenly a shot rang out from Peter Peterson's rifle and Mr. Samson saw his wife throw up her hands and fall back into the boat. He swam to the canoe and brought it to shore. The wounded woman was re moved to the house and physicians were summoned from Tacoma. It was about 3 or 4 o'clock when the accident happened and it was 8 P. M. before the surgeons arrived. They found the bullet had entered the ab- ssaEint QWl - - WlrPpRTLAND season's mightiest "opening" demonstration and sale! NFW FAIL r.LOVES r. iW . I V A rU'-v -1nK -VI si. 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