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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1910)
k CROPS HIDED BY HEAVY BAINS fMheat Belt Receives Only ! Light Showers, but Weath er Is Cooler. 'WILLAMETTE LAND SOAKED JVIaJority of Hop Dealers Believe ltain Beneficial Eastern Buyers Caution Oregon Growers Against Poor Pack. Friday night's rain storm extended Hto the wheat-growing sections of the Interior, where It was badly needed. ftut the fall east of the mountains was light, compared to that In Portland end the northern portions of the Will amette Valley. Warmer weather is predicted lor to pflay, and it is believed that the storm bias passed to east of the Cascade Moun tains, where more rain is threatened, between 6 o'clock Friday afternoon end 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon a total of 1.34 inches of rain fell in Portland. This is an unusually heavy ndownpour for this season of the year. FtThere is still a deficiency of one inch In the rainfall since September 1, 1909. Some slight damage was done to bay n the Willamette Valley, but fruits nd crops of all kinds were greatly benefited. i Light Showers in Wheat Belt. !; Light showers fell in Whitman Coun ky, Washington, last night, following Wi wind and dust storm. Rain is also threatened at Pendleton and La Grande. Wheat is in splendid condition, but rain would be of benefit. Alfalfa crops Mn Umatilla County are in need of b-ain. h Walla Walla reports light showers arly Saturday morning after a wilty ay. ilore rain is needed, j Yesterday's advices from Montana fwere that the central part of the state fwas. affected by the low conditions, while at Helena thunder was reported, pbut no rain. High temperature pre f vailed there. W. I. Westerfleld, of Grass i Valley, who Is in the city, says that farmers in Sherman County had been complain ing of dry weather, although crops (were in better condition than for sev eral years. Mr. Westerfleld received (-word yesterday that a copious rain f'jiad fallen throughout Sherman County and that prospects are the yield will break all records in that locality. Forest Patrol Sees Relief. ' The rain of Triday night brought a (relief to the officers of the Forest Serv Mne who have been straining every effort 3urlng the past three weeks to organize kL patrol to keep fire out of the stand ing timber. ; "Our advices are that the rain was ieeneral through the mountain district," Wid District Forester C. S. Chapman, ("and If it was, the moisture will set Ifcaok the lire season to a considerable W-xteut. We are hoping for more of it." j Coming at an opportune time, the gen eral rain throughout Linn and Lane V-ounties Friday night will be of groat stiistance in developing the crops. The rainfall was heavy and soaked the ground thoroughly. Rain began falling in the early evening ami continued until wturday morning. Farmers and fruitgrowers in Marion lTounrv are rejoicing over the soaking rain that fell Friday night and Saturday frnorning. Men In touch with the situa tion assert that the rain' has been worth thousands of dollars to the Willamette .Valley. Some fear has been expressed that cherries would be injured by the rain, but the bent authorities agree that the benefits will greatly exceed any Irtamago that may have been done. Prunes, apples, pears and small fruits hnvo all been benefited. H. S. Gile . & X"o., prune packers, of Salem, say that ithe rains will'strengthen the trees, caus ing considerable new growth, and will result in larger fruit this season. For poung orchards the downpour has been a godsend. All grain crops will be great ay benefited. This is especiallly true of fliay, which promises to be enormously Jnavy. Hojis Will Be Improved. PpiiIits lo not agree as to the prob able effect on hops. The majority, how ever, are of the opinion that the rain will prove to have been a splendid thing. Those who are dubious on this point ad auit that heavier foliage will result, but express the fear that the foliage will be come sc. heavy as to shut out the sun ifrom the hops and result in a light crop. Others derlare that the rains will result in an increase of thousands. of bales, that oil yards will be benefited and especially the upland yards. Salem dealers are using every energy o secure a clean pick this year. Joseph I (Harris, a prominent dealer, has been I especially active in urging growers to see i that this year's crop is carefully picked, ale declare that lack of demand for Ore gon hops this year is due more than any other reason to the dirty and unsalable condition of the Oregon product. Mr. Harris has received numerous letters ; tfrom Eastern dealers urging him to use i his best efforts to secure a clean pick. A Setter received yesterday from a promi nent New "York firm says: We repeat again today that you will please impress upon the growers the Importance of picking their hops clean find producing the right quality. If they fail to do this they will certainly be forced out of the hop buness. There is already great prejudice against the Ore ' (Son lions, and should the hops be other : -ahan perfectly picked you can rest as sured that our predictions will come 4rue." Another strong Eastern concern, which ' lias been in the hop business since 1830, rites: "After the experience we have had with Oreaon hops this year we are almost mfraid to buy them, as they have been very difficult to sell. Our salesmen have usually been told to close their samples ' the moment they mentioned the word Oregon, and under the circumstances we naturally prefer to handle California hops." S.XI STORM HITS THK DALLES ltain That Follows Is General Over Wasco County. TUB DALLKS. Or., June 11. (Special.) j After an extremely warm, sultry after i noon Friday, the thermometer registering tnj degrees, the highest since 1S03, the wind blew a gale from the west, bringing with It a terrific sand storm, which lasted about an hour. Rain came at 9:30 o'clock, and continued most of the night. .32 of an inch falling here. The rain seemed to be quit general. , r At Ramsey, six miles beyond Dufur .40 of r &n inch fell. The moisture will be of ' tnuch benefit to Win tar and Spring sown grains, and all vegetables and fruits are helped. Indications are that there will be more showers tonight. OLD NATIVE SONS TO VOTE i Linn County ' Registration Shows Many Half-Centenarians. ALBANY, Or., June 1L (Special.) Seven native sons of Oregon, who are more than SO years of age, and five other Oregonians who have almost attained the half-century mark, registered in Linn County during the first four days the registration books were open. Scott Ward, of Tangent precinct, is the oldest native son who has thus far reg istered here, and is probably one of the oldest native sons in the state. He is 62 years of age, having been born here in early pioneer days. Other native sons over 50 years of age, who registered this week, are C. G. Burkhart, of Albany, aged 55 years; J. L. Arnold, of Shelburn, aged S3 years; Sheriff D. S. Smith, who resides in Tangent precinct, 53 years old; County Commissioner O. H. Russell, of Sweet Home. 52 years of age; ex-County Recorder Ed Meeker, of Syracuse pre- l ft If ' $ - : . It , v. .I J If . ' f A I : : CLASS OF TEN COMPLETES COURSE IN BROWNSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BROWNSVILLE, Or.. Juno 1L The srrad uxthiK exercises of the Brownsville Kih School were held at the First Presbyterian Church Wednesday night. The class was composed of ten members, as follows: Lydia L avid son. Beatrice Walgamuth, Cecil Saw yer. Merle Faley, Bessie Mulkey, Lynn A. Brown, Roy Tycer, Allen Harrison, Roy Cochran and Earl . Stannard. cinct, aged 51 years, and M. E. Bilyeu, of Albany, 51 years of age. I. A. Hunkers, Chief of Police of Al bany, is a native son 43 years old. H. D. Haig-ht, who was the first man to register in the new precinct of Knox Butte, was born 48 years ago in the house where he now lives, about -.four miles east of Al bany. G. B. Thompson, of Shedds, was bom in Oregon 47 years ago, and Attor ney L. M. Curl, of Albany, chairman of the Linn County Republican Central Committee, and County Recorder Grant Froman are native sons each 46 years of age. S. M. Penington, of West Albany pre cinct, who was formerly a member of the State Senate from Umatilla County and was a prominent figure for years in Oregon politics, is the oldest man who has thus far registered in Ljnn County. He is 85 years old. SHERIFF FINDS MAN GONE Teaclier Arrested In Indiana on Washington Cbarge Jumps Bond. COLFAX, Wash., June 11. (Special.) Guy Kantza, a schoolteacher, wanted for an attack on a child at SL Johns, Wash., and who was arrested by order of Sheriff Carter at Monticello, Ind., escaped while out on bond before the sheriff reached Monticello. Sheriff Carter is pursuing his man towards the Canadian line. McArthnr and Crawford Speak. SALEM, Or.. June 11. (Special.) C. N. McArthur and Attorney-General Crawford were the principal speakers today at the annual Artisan picnic at Rlckreal, Polk County. Between two and three thousand people were present from all parts of the county, and Held sports and games and horse races fur nished part of the entertainment. WOMAN WHO CAMR TO ORE GON IX 1852 DIBS AT GRANTS PASS. Mrs. Rebecca Ana Holeotnb. GRANTS PAoS, Or.. June 11. (Special.) Mrs. Rebecca Anna Holcomb, an Oregon pioneer agred 72 years, who died here on May 23, was born in West Vir ginia in 1838, going to Missouri when but a small child. She lived there until 1852. when she crossed the plains In company with her grandmother and un cles and settled in the Willam ette Valley, where she lived several years. lLater she lived in California for a short time, but returned to Southern Ore gon, where she lived until her death. She .was the mother of eight children, but three sur viving her, Mrs. Johnnie Lance, of Grants Pass; Marion Phllpot, of Caldwell, Idaho, and Wayne Holcomb, of Chehalis. Wash. She was three times married. I A THE SUNDAY UHIDH IS FOUGHT Williamette Iron & Steel Works Enters Fray. FORMAL NOTICE IS POSTED W. H. Corbett Outlines Position of Metal Trades Association In Strike Xow Being Waged by the Machinists. W. II. Corbett, president and manager of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, -C has just returned from a Puget Sound trip and a meeting of the executive board of the United Metal Trades As sociation held in Seattle last Wednes day. In regard to the Machinists strike, he said: "There seems to be a lot of discus sion in the newspapers concerning the machinists' strike, and the bulk of the data furnished comes from the organ izers and is, in many cases, very unreli able. I have just returned from a trip to Puget Sound and- find throughout the whole Northwest the most definite de cision on the part of all the shop own ers to make absolutely no concessions in this demand of the machinists. 'Aside from a few small shops em ploying an insignificant number of me chanics, there has bee-n no signing up of any agreements or any deviations from the position of firm resistance against the demands for an eight-hour day. "At a meeting of the executive coun cil of the United Metal Trades Associa tion, held in Seattle Wednesday, June 8, there was an enthusiastic representa tion from all of the large shops belong ing to this association, and after a thorough discussion of the situation, the general sentiment seems to be not only to resist all union demands, but to put the metal trades industries of the Pacific Northwest on practically a non union basis. The matter was thorough ly discussed, and although no definite action committing the whole associa tion was taken, the general sentiment developed was strongly in favor of this solution of the problem. "The Moran Company, of Seattle, and the Washington Iron Works, the largest two engineering institutions in Seattle, have been conducting their operations on a non-union basis for some time past, and as a result were little dis turbed by the present strike. The Pu get Sound Iron & Steel Works, of Taco ma, anticipated the demands which were made on them, and discharged all union men a few days before the call for the general strike. In the shops of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, the following notice was posted Saturday, June 11: Beginning- Monday, June IS, 1910, the Willamette Iron ft Steel Works, with the exception of the pattern-making department, will be conducted as & strictly independent, or non-union shop. This decision Is the result of the evident inability of fair treatment under open-shop methods, to give results which are satis factory to this concern and to such of its employes as are desirous of g-ivin honest and loyal service without interference from outside influence. Xew applicants for work and old employes re-entering our service will be given em ployment with the dlBtlnct understanding that their affiliations with labor unions will not be tolerated. (Signed.) WILLAMETTE IRON & STEEL, WORKS. Commenting on this action, the man ager of the company said- there was no other course left open, on account of the constant endeavors of the labor union leaders to interfere with the legi timate operation of the various shops. Operating as closed union shops was out of the question, he said, and any attempt to pursue such a policy had been given up long ago. In reference to the open-shop policy, which has been in force for several years, he declared it has been found that, although it is theoretically correct, its practical oper ation falls short of securing freedom of employment for the reason that the unions merely use it as a means to get every one - in line and then without warning make unreasonable demands which are followed by strikes. "Under these conditions it is only just to the honest and loyal employes to give them reasonable protection against coercion and annoyance by complete elimination of any outside domination. said Mr. Corbett. Asked if this would-not result in great hardship on many of the union men and inability on the part of the shops to secure competent labor, Mr. Corbett said while it would no doubt entail considerable difficulty for a time, it would eventually result in the North west becoming the mecca for the high est class of mechanics in the world, the bulk of whom are heartily sick of the demands made on them by labor union demagogues and would very shortly welcome the opportunity of standing on their own merits as high-class me chanics. ."So far as the result in wages and hours goes,' he said, "there will be no , change, except through the better op in 1 I, , w .1 i w i 1 il S II OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, portunity of the "competent men to earn higher wages on account of their freedom under non-union conditions to demonstrate their better earning capac ity." SENIOR PLAY IS PRAISED Crowded House Greets Production by O. A. C. Graduating: Class. OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COLLEGE, Corvallis. Or., June IL (Special.) The senior ?lass play, presented at the city opera-house last night by members of the class of 1910, has been pronounced the best amateur production ever seen in this city. The play was Harold McGrath's comedy, "The Man on the Box." When the curtain went up there was not standing room in the house. Never be fore has a home talent performance had such an enthusiastic reception. The tickets had been sold by noon of the day on which the sale opened, and by Friday the extra seats provided and even stand ing room had been taken. - The cast was exceptionally well bal anced, and every" member carried his part almost perfectly. W. T. St rat ton, as Bob Warburton; Beulah. Beeler, as Betty Annesley, and M. R. Cox, as Charlie Hen derson, acted with all the effect of the finished artist. The cast: Martin, clerk of court .-. . . J.' H. Evans Casidy. officer L. H. Howe O'Brien, officer E. 3. Carrol Charlie Henderson, a newspaper man........ M. R. Cox Judge Watts, of the Police Court. . J. F". Kettles Bob Warburton, the man on the box r-. W. T. St mt ton Betty Annesley Beulah Beeler Mr.-?. Conway, a society woman .. Est her Leecb Cora, a maid Grace Bath Pierre, the French chef 1. Province Colonel Annesley. retired F E. Ewart Count Karl off, Russian diplomat.. R. P. Lundta Nancy Warburton, Bob's sister. .Minnie Diven Colonel Raleigh, TJ. S. A R. W. Rees VETERANS TO TAKE PART Spanish War Veterans Plan for Next Rose Festival. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., June 11. (Special.) J. K. Weatherspoon, of Seattle, was - chosen department com mander of the Spanish War Veterans, Department of Washington and Alaska, which opened the sessions of Its an nual convention here yesterday. Other officers chosen were: Senior vice commander, George N". Tausan, Tacoma; junior vice-commander, E. R. Ennis, bpokane; judge advocate, Herbert Myers, Seattle; department surgeon. Dr. K. M. Brown, Tacoma; inspector, P. B. Tichnor, Spokane; chaplain, Mar shall Scudder, North Taklma; marshal, Charles Buffem, Walla Walla; depart ment adjutant, John Reach, Seattle; quartermaster,! Edward Murray, Seattle. It was decided today to hold the convention of 1911 at Vancouver, Wash., shortly before the Rose Festi val in Portland, and it was reported that concessions had been secured from the Department of Oregon Vet erans to hold its convention at about the same time. Large plans are also being made for the participation of both departments In the Festival. At the session of the Woman's auxil iary, Mrs. Marie Johnson, of Tacoma, was chosen department president. Others elected were: Senior vice-president, Mrs. SmithJ of Bremerton; Junior vice-president, Mrs. Catherine Faith, of Spokane; treasurer, Mrs. Grubbs, of Tacoma; secretary, Mrs'. Hanson, Ta coma. ' GOVERNOR MUCH IMPROVED Benson Expects to Return to Desk In Capitol Within Two Weeks. SALEM, Or., June 11. (Special.) Dr. R. E. Lee Stelner returned today from San Francisco, where he has been on busi ness connected with the State Insane Asylum, of which he is superintendent. He says Governor Benson is greatly improved and that the Governor's physi-clan-is authority for the statement that the executive will be back at work at his desk in the Oregon Capitol inside of two weeks. 'When he left here, the Gov emor was suffering from a severe attack of grip, but this is now nearly cured. Dr. Steiner declares that while he did not talk politics with the Governor to any extent, he is certain that the Gov ernor has not changed his plan of being a candidate for Secretary of State to succeed himself. 0. A. C. CLASS DAY KEPT Exercises of Senior Class Held in -Armory Because of ltain. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Or., June 11. (Spe cial.) Class day exercises of the grad uating class were held in the armory this morning, the rain having made it impossible to hold them under the historic trysting tree. The 127 seniors. in cap and gown, and the visitors and students who assembled in the great armory made a striking picture. The programme opened with the reading pf the ' class history by Max A. McCall and Gertrude McHenry. This was followed by the class poem, which was composed and read by B. L. Clark. The clans prophecy by J. M. Reynolds and Esther Leech, and the senior will by V. P. Glanella completed the pro gramme. " HINT0N IS BACK AT BAKER Sheriff Takes Prisoner to Portland for Two Days' Stay. BAKER CITY, Or., Juno 11. (Spe clal.) Sheriff Rand returned to Baker City today with Ben Hinton. who has been missing all week. Hinton's dis appearance caused great concern to his attorneys, who rushed over here to tind him, but were unable to locate him. The Sheriff took the prisoner to Portland, where he kept him for two day?, returning to Baker City today noon. He gave no reasons for taking him away, and Sheriff Collier, of Grant County, has been very reticent . in speaking of the affair. It Is reported that the attorneysVor the prosecution wanted to secure a full confession and the defense wanted to persuade Hinton to keep still. BANK" CLEARINGS GAINING Each Week Shows Increase Over Corresponding Period of 1909. Bank clearings in Portland continue to show a high increase over those of the corresponding periods of 1909. Last week the aggregate reached J9, 395,678.51, an increase over the corre sponding week of last year of 11,845,' 227.54. or nearly 25 per cent. Yesterday the Portland bank clear ings were f 1,457,512.13 and on the cor responding Saturday in 1909 $1,300. 279.17. Montesano 12; Hoqiliain ,:. HOQU1AM. Wash.. June 11. (Spe cial. ) Montesano beat Hoquiam in t ragged game here today by a score of 12 to. 2. JUNE 12, 1910- LINE IS PROMISED Electric Railway Will Be Ex tended to Oswego.' PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED Transportation to Portland Without Change Will Be Furnished, and Tract on West Side of River Will Be Developed. OREGON CITT. Or.. June 11 (Spe cial.) The construction of an electric railway from West Oregon City to Oswego, with trackage rights over the new Beaverton-Willsburg cutoff bridge across the Willamette River, making connections so as to reach Portland by way of Willamette over the tracks of the Portland Railway, Light & j Power Company, is assured and den- nlte announcement was obtained today that the road would be in operation from Willamette to Oswego before the end of the year. Several months ago it was learned that the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company had this extension in contemplation, the primary purpose be ing to equip a road for hauling logs up the river and past the locks for the paper companies, which use mil lions of feet of timber annually. It is said now that the company will make a bid for the passenger business. being able to transport passengers di rect from Willamette to Portland with out change. Following this announcement comes the information that Norman R. Lang, second vice-president of the Willam ette Pulp & Paper Company; Joseph E. Hedges, John H. Walker, Franklin T. Griffith and two Portland capital ists have organized a corporation known as the Western Investment Company and. have bought 500 acres on the west side of the Willamette River, facing Oregon City, from the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany. The property extends from Sun set Hill on the south to Bolton on the north and runs to the Willamette River. Ten acres west of Charles A. Miller's residence are now being platted by Don E. Meldrum, who is also surveying a portion of the tract south from the L. L. Porter-property and west of the C. A. Miller home, and this will be made into acre tracts. M LIVES LOST IN FIRE J F-ERS TO EXTENT $500,000. Rain Aids 'Firemen in Beating Flames Which Threatened Prop erty Valued at $1,000,000. SEATTLE, Wash.. June 11. With, no lives lost, and property, now valued at J500.000, destroyed, Seattle has, al ready begun her work of restoration of a burned district of six blocks along the waterfront, which were swept by fire late Friday night. For a time it appeared that property valued at 31, 000,000 or over would be destroyed be fore the fire, could be extinguished. The heaviest losses arte the Galbraith Bacon warehouses, the cheap hotels and saloons in the district being such as the city could well spare. The en tire fire department was called out to fight the flames, but even with the aid of two fireboats and their powerful pumps, the firemen were unable to cope with the fire. Shortly after 11:30 o'clock a heavy rain set in and grad ually thereafter the fire was brought under control, only after three hours of the fiercest fire-fighting ever seen here. Galbraith, Bacon & Company, the heaviest losers by last night's fire, place their loss at $150,000, well in sured. The Glenorchy apartments were valued at 25,000i and the Wallfirstio tel at 320,000. These two were the only brick buildings lost. Except for the water-front buildings and the two brick structures, the burned area was covered by saloons, hotels, lodging houses and dwelling-houses,, barely able to escape condemnation as unsafe or insanitary. The men suffering the worst in juries are: Ellsworth Auger, aged 23. struck by a live wire and rendered unconscious. He was taken to a hospital but showed no improvement this morning, and his condition is considered critical. S. Myrono, seriously burned about the eyes, and it is feared he may. suffer loss of his sight. Fred. Risley. a .jRtrolnian. severely TALKS on TEETH By The Rex Dental Company, Dentists. Cheapness Recommends It Forewarned Is Forearmed You cannot get good dentistry from a cut - rate or bargain - counter dentist. (innA dentists do not have bargain days. and the 'sooner the public comes to a realisation of this the better. Cheap dentistry is expensive at any price. Vrom a. money standpoint we ought not to tell you this, as most of our busi ness comes from those who have tried to buv bargains in teeth. They come to us "as a last resort at the eleventh hour to correct the mistakes of the dental parlor artists. Buy the best or wait (there may be teeth auctions some day). You had better pay $100 for work that is right rather than $10 for nearly right. Alveolar Teeth "Where Brldgewwk In , - Impossible. If only your front teeth are left, say three or four or more, we can replace all those that have been lost on both sides clear back with perfect Alveolar teeth, whilst bridgework would be im possible even if you had eight or ten front teeth to tie to. If you have only two back teeth on each side, say mo lars, we can supply all the front teeth that are missing with beautiful serv iceable, lifelike Alveolar teeth. This could not possibly be done by the bridge route. And where bridgework is possible, there is no comparison be tween the two. A very large percent age of our work Is taking out bridge work, put in by supposedly high-class dentists, and" replacing It with the beautiful and artistic Alveolar teeth. And, unlike bridgework in another re spect, it is practically painless. No boring or cutting into the gums, nothing to be dreaded. Now, then, prices being equal, which would you choose? Caring Pyorrhea loose - teeth) a dis ease given up by other dentists as in curable, is another of our specialties. We cure It absolutely. It's a boastful statement to make, but we can do any thing that is possible in dentistry, and what we do is always of the very high est class. Our booklets. Alveolar Den tistry, are free. Write for one if you cannot call. We have samples of our work to show at all times. THE REX DENTAL CO., DENTISTS, 311 to 314 Abington Bldg., 106V- 3d St Sundays. 10 to 12. Keep the address! Terms to reliable people. OUT-OF-TOWNERS Should Visit Gray's Exclusive Wardrobe Clothes Shop for Men and Women be fore Leaving the City It is beyond question the handsomest shop on the Pacific Coast, and as high grade Clothes are sold here as any where in America. Men's CHESTERFIELD SUITS. Priced $20.00 to $60.00. Ladies' fine Tailored Suits. Priced $30.00 to $200.00. Ladies' Entrance 148 Fourth Street. Injured about the spine when he fell through a floor in the Wallfirst hotel while searching for bodies. The Pacific Hospital, at First avenue and Vine street, was directly opposite the hottest part of the fire and was in great danger. Ambulances were called from ell parts of the city and patients removed as rapidly as possible to the City Hospital in the southern part of the city. The police stopped several automobiles carry ing parties of society people to see the fire and impressed them into the service of removmg patients from the endangered hospital. After all the patients had been removed the hospital caught fire, but the fire was extinguished before much damage was done. There was no panic during the removal of the patients. The burned area is bounded by Rail road avenue, just east of the harbor front, Third avenue. Wall and Vine streets. Gray Elected Commissioner. CHEHALIS, Wash.. June 11. (Special.) I HOVENDEN ACRES Our Claims Are: Second Hovendon Acres is on the "small farm proposition offered men of small means today. Second Hovenden eAcres is on th market in 10-acre tracts at a price lower than adjoining large farms. Third Other 10-acre tracts, farther from Portland are selling from 25 to 50 per cent higher than Hovenden Acres. Fourth That the famous French Prairie soil, of which Hovenden Acres is. the very cream, cannot be excelled. May we have the pleasure of proving these claims? If so, cut this coupon out and mail it to us. v Union Bank & Trust Co., 235 Stark st., Cor. Second, Portland, Oregon. Sirs: Please send me literature relative to Hovenden Acres. Men's Entrance 273-275 Morrison Street Thomas H. Gray, of Cowlitz Prairie, was elected County Commissioner of Lewis County today by the votes of Com missioners Tiiley and Young to succeed Henry Rayton of the Third district. Ray ton reffined because he had moved out of his district. Mr. Gray a substantial farmer and has lived on Cowlitz Prairie since boyhood. BAY HOLDS ITS SECRET Slbert Martin Xow Believed to Be Egbert Herschey, of San Joc. MARSHFIELD, Or.. June 11. (Spe cial.) Although the bay has been dragged, the body of Sibert Martin, of Ran Jose, who was drowned, has not been found. It is believed that he was traveliiipr under an assumed name and that he was Kgbert M. Herschey, son of Mrs. Ktta Herschey. of San Jose.