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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POUTLAIO), OCTOBER 5, 1913- PENDLETON MILLS SELL FOR 8500,000 Holland Syndicate, Acting Through L C. Lens, of Spo kane, Is Purchaser. ORIENTAL TRADE IS LARGE Purchase Price Includes All Prop erty of Company and Wheat In Storage Is Estimated 'Worth Approximately $250,000. PEX71LETON. Or- Oct 4. (Special.) The Byers flour mill, or properly speaking, the Pendleton Roller Mills, has been sold to a Holland syndicate ranresented here by' L. C. Lens, mana- nf tha Sookane Flour Mills. The papers making the transfer, which have been filed in the Recorders oince, thrnv no llsrht uDon the Durchase price. but from those Interested it was learned that the sum approached $6u0,000. More than half of this sum is represented in wheat stored in the warehouses. This sale Includes all the original Byers rights to the waters of the Uma tilla River and mill race. All property excepting the homes of Mrs. Byers and Mrs. Mccomas are inciuaea. Tk- M1 no. ni-lrlnlllT hullt t W S. Byers in 1874. It was burned down in 1889 and rebuilt in brick one year later. It has a capacity of 600 barrels a day. For years it has had an exten sive trade with the Orient and it seems to have been this fact that attracted m capitalists. Mr. Byers died in May, 1909, since which time the entire management has been in the hands or air. cyr ougu- ... IT TV Mirnmafl Sha had bee'n in the office with her father for 20 years prior to his death and feels now that she is entitiea to rour irum the responsibility. The papers were signed by Sophie Byers, widow of the deceased miller. The deal was for cash, which Is now in the bank. It came di rect from Holland. Mr. Lens, who is now in the city, will at once assume the management, but later will put his brother-in-law in charge and divide his supervision be tween the Pendleton and Spokane mills. He said the present working force would be retained. To give an idea of how the wheat comes into this mill at times, Mrs. Mc--Comas says that on August 23 they weighed in 209,000 bushels, all hauled by teams. YAKIMA BOY AND ZILLAH GIRL WIN IN FIELD OF 600. i Total Attendance at the Washington State Fair Exceeds 00,000, Being Best In History. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Oct 4. (Special.) Out of a field of 600 Infants from all over the state, Chester W. Hatfield, son of John Hatfield, of North Yakima, was awarded the silver cup as grand champion boy of the state. Min nie E. Hutton, daughter of James E. Hutton. of Zillah, Wash., was given the similar cup for the grand champion girl, in the State Fair contest --e same two babies each took the two prizes of 1100 each for the best -lty baby and best country baby, Zillah ranking as "country" because Zillah has less than 1000 population. Chester Hatfield scored 99.9 out of a possible 100, and Minnie Hutton got S9.1 points. Prizes aggregating $300 in addition .to the two big awards and the cups were given. A cold drizzle spoiled the last day of the fair, although Frank Bryant made two aeroplane flights, one in the morning and the other late in the day. The attendance was estimated at 6000. bringing the aggregate paid attendance lor the week to a little more than 60,000, the best in the history of the Washington State Fair. FIVE ASHLAND BABIES WIN Charles Ganlere, 10 Months Old, Scores 98.3 Points at Fair. ASHLAND, Or Oct 4. Five Ashland youngsters won blue ribbons at the engenlcs contest of the School Indus trial Fair. The committee on awards finished the scores today. CharleB Ganiere, aged 10 months,, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ganiere. stands at the head of the list scoring 98.8 points; Albert Roy Walker, age 9 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Walker. 97.7 points; Merrill Rose, age 27 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rose, 97.2 points; Katheryn Lilllam Grisez, sge 16 months, daughter of Mrs. F. A. Grisez, 97.6 points; Irwanda Batsman, age SO months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Bateman. 98.2 points. Under the standard eugenics rules these winners are eligible for the state contest preliminary to sections for the National contest at the Panama Expo sition, where the capital prize is to be $26,000. A score of babies about evenly divided between boys and girls were entered in the contest as follows: Charles Ganiere, Albert Roy Walker. David Grant Blake, Kenneth Allen Mll ner, Dennis Madison Espy, Ray Inlow, William Lorin Jasmann, Joseph Earl Evenson. Merrill Rose. John Ellis Far rell, Emerson Trefen Pratt Katheryn Lillian Grises, Mary Genevieve Murray. Frances Esther Evenson, Frances Marie Allard, Virginia Rose, Irwanda Bate man, Lydie Gladys Williams, Jeanne Maxlne Wolf. Caroline Cunningham. The highest score was 98.3 and the lowest 94. CORPORAL TELLS THREATS (Continued From First Page.) States, surrendering to the first officer he met He further stated that on the morn ing following the disappearance of Crawford he saw both Davis, the de serter, and Private Kertz, now con fined here, in the 93d Company lava tory. Their clothing,, he stated in his testimony, was covered with mud. He also Implicated In a damaging manner a bartender, named Irving, in the dis appearance of Crawford. Irving fled from Hammond as soon as it became known that Shade was to return to Fort Stevens. . News has Just been received here and officially confirmed that Sergeant Elvester, another of the few remaining witnesses, deserted while at the gen eral hospital at the Presidio, of San Francisco. Private Lowe, who had been summoned from San Francisco to ttifv tn Coff man's statements con cerning the United States flag, writes to a friend at Stevens that he believes the Sergeant has met with foul play. A general Inspector, United States Army, Is now at Fort Stevens, thor oughly investigating the many phases of this remarkable case. WEDDING IS KEPT SECRET Pendleton Couple, Married In Walla Walla Sunday, Surprise Friends. PENDLETON, Or., Oct 4. (Special.) Charles Vinier, a young merchant of this city, was married in Walla Walla last Sunday to Miss Pauline Morris, daughter of J. H. Morris, the Northern Pacific freight agent here, and their friends have been in complete igno rance of the event 'until today. A rumor got out last Monday morn ing, after the couple returned from Walla Walla, but they managed to con ceal the truth by remaining apart un til today, when they quietly informed their friends. Summit Coal Mine la Sold. ELLENSBURG, Wash., Oct. 4. (Spe cial.) The summit coal mine, the prin cipal owner of which was R. J. Lynden, of Portland, has been sold to the Ros lyn Fuel Company, of Roslyn. It is stated unauthorltatlvely that the con sideration was $40,000. The mine has been in the hands of a receiver for the past five years, the difficulties of the company having been through both courts several times. Court Held on River Bank. CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct 4. (Spe cial.) A short session of the Lewis County Superior Court was held by Judge Rice on the banks of the Che- halls River this week, the O.-W. R. & N. being the defendant Two years ago the railroad company dumped a quantity of rock in the river, the ob struction threatening to overflow the stream. Following a suit by William Goodrich, the railroad was ordered to remove the obstruction, but never complied. The trial was in the nature of a contempt of court proceedings. The case was taken under advisement by the court. Milwaukie Association to Meet. .MILWAUKIE. Or., Oct 4. (Special.) The East Milwaukie Improvement Association will incorporate and be come a permanent factor here. A com mittee from the association will sub mit articles of incorporation at the meeting which will be held next Tues day night at the home of the secretary, Mrs. Maggie L, Johnson, in Mlnthorn. Efforts to form a central commercial club have been abandoned and many of the members will join the East Mil waukie Association. Ellensburg Greets Seattle. ELLENSBURG. Wash., Oct 4. (Spe cial.) Seattle Ad Club and guests vis ited Ellensburg today. The trip was made In a special train on the Milwau kee, arriving here a little afternoon. The excursionists were entertained at luncheon by the Chamber of Commerce and taken for an automobile ride through the -valley. They left at 5 o'clock for Cle Elum in the western end of the county, where dinner was served to them. Grants Pass Postpones Election. GRANTS PASS, Or., Oct 4. (Spe cial.) The bond election which was to have been held on October 18, has been postponed owing to clerical error In the notice calling for 8400,000 in stead of $200,000. No time has been set for the special meeting of the Coun cil. In the meantime grading is going on along the right of way of the rail road. The grading soon will be fin ished within two miles of Wlldervllle. Echo Improvements Ordered. ECHO, Or., Oct 4. (Special.) At the meeting of the City Council of Echo an ordinance was passed that the two principal streets of Echo, Bridge and Main, shall be paved with eight-foot cement sidewalks on both sides of the streets the entire length. Bids for the work will be received the coming week and work will begin at once. The side walks must be finished within 60 days. Seaside Miss Burned by Lamp. SEASIDE, Or., Oct 4. (Special.) Miss Kena Bailey, clerk at the postof fice, was seriously burned last night by accldently tipping over a lamp that had been placed too near the edge of a table. Dr. Lewis and Dr. Lena Hodges were hastily summoned and were cfiven hours dressing the burns, which cov ered her entire body. PRIZE-WINNING YOUNG DRAFT HORSES SHOWN AT PEINE VTT.T.E. KEOTA WHIP (ON LEFT) AND HOMER. PRINEVTLLE, Or, Oct 4. (Special.) Some splendid horses were exhibited at the Prineville fair. The livestock was Judged by Pro fessor Thomas Shaw, the agricultural lecturer of the Oregon Trunk and Spokane, Portland & Seattle system, and Professor Hiram T. French, of the Oregon Agricultural College. Keota Whip is a sorrel colt, English shire, that won the first price in his class and sweep stakes in all breeds, and Homer Is an imported Percheron that won first in his class. GYM IS UNDER WAY Fine Structure to Adorn Cam pus at Corvallis. FIRST UNIT COSTS $82,000 Xew Building for Athletes 'at Ore gon Agricultural College to Con tain Many Special Features. Design Is Modern. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Or., Oct 4. (Spe cial.) Work Is being rushed on the new men's gymnasium and although the contract does not call for its com pletion until June 1, it is expected that It will be possible to finish the main DRAWING OF NEW GYMNASIUM OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLEGE. BUILDING TO BE COMPLETE IN JUNE, floor in time to stage the conference basketball games upon it Every ef fort will be made to hasten the com pletion, as the gymnasium now in use is entirely inadequate and the work of the physical training department is greatly handicapped. Only the main building and one wing of the new edifies will be completed this year. This much of the building will cost $82,000 and that is all that can be expended at this time. It is feared that funds will not be available to finish and equip even the two parts of the building which are now being erected, but the most important rooms and features will be completed this year. . The new gymnasium will face inward on the south side of the west quad rangle, back of Agricultural Hall. In connection with the gym and directly back of It will be the athletic field. At the time of the complettlon of this building the old ' gymnasium will be turned over to the exclusive use of girl students. The building wlllb consist of a sub-l.ast-ment, a basement a mezzanine floor and a second floor. In the base ment will be situated the power and beating plant part of the lockers and showers and the swimming pool. This pool will be 50x100 feet wil range in depth from three to 12 feet and will have a spoon-shaped bottom. Its width will permit ten men to engage in races at the same time, allowing each con testant a lane five feet wide. A spec tator's gallery -will surround the pool and will accomodate . 600 people. To provide for the sanitary condition of the pool the water will be change." three times a week and each bather, before he can reach the tank, will have to pass through a series of shower baths. On the main floor will be the lobby or reception hall. This corridor will be lined with trophy cases to display tho symbols of honors won by athlete in the past The main gymnasium floor will open off of this lobby. This floor will be 150 feet long and 90 feet wide and will bo finished In hardwood for dancing. CHAUTAUQUA LIFTS DEBT WILLAMETTE VALLEY ASSOCIA TION IS ENCOURAGED. Report at Annual Meeting; Show As sembly Recovers From Disas trous Session of 1013. OREGON CITY, Or, Oct 4. (Spe cial.) That the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Assembly Is once again on Its former firm foundation, following a disastrous financial session in 1912, when unfortunately the sessions con flicted with the National Elks' conven tion, was shown yesterday at the an nual meeting of the stockholders. Reports of Secretary Cross and Treasurer Caufleld showed the associ ation to be practically free from debt, and that the 1913 receipts not only toon care of 1913 expenses, but wiped up a note of over $600, which the directot . had made to cover the 1912 deficit The total cash receipts Of the last assembly amounted to exactly $5893.80, while the total disbursements to date, paying up all Chautauqua debts, in cluding the $600 note, ran over the re ceipt budget but $13.62. Included In it., tin ..n.ltit. ttiara In nrobablv 1200 in paid-up stock, while the books show a balance in unpaid subscriptions made at the last session running close to 1700. The splendid shape of the pioneer institution is most encouraging and much oredlt Is due the board of di rectors and officers for the 1918 ses sion. The reports were read and re ferred to the finance committee. PARK SITES INVESTIGATED St. Johns Committee Will Recom mend Four for Purchase. ST. JOHNS, On, Oct 4. (Special.) The committee on parks and play grounds is expected to submit recom mendation of four tracts next Tues-(-u, nt tha IK tp.nriar9 offered. when the matter will be submitted to the voters to decide wnetner tney win favor, issuing bonds to pay for the inti Tt Is estimated that about 130.- 000 will be required. D C. Lewis, who represents the St Johns Commer cial Club, which started the move . , v. a a nnrlr riAclared today that St Johns can make no better in vestment: "The park committee is doing every thing possible to work out a proposi tion that will add to the comfort of the St Johns laboring element" said 1914. Mr. Lewis, "and to pave the way for "increased business activities and to stimulate activity in real estate lines. During the warm Summer weather St Johns, with a good park system, would have large delegations and visitors from the outside." ROAD PLANS ARE, CHANGED Hard-Surfacing on Highways Xear Cheballs to Cost $5000. CHEHALIS, Wash., Oct 4 (Special.) County Commissioners Long, of this city, and Teachnor, of Centralla, were In Olympla yesterday consulting the state highway commission relative to the expenditure of $5000 recently al lotted to the National Park highway In ewis County. ' The commission had decided to ex pend the money on the road between Ceres and Mesklll, surfacing it 16 feet wide. The County Commissioners now seek to have the roadway between Ceres and Mesklll surfaced eight feet wide, with turnouts, and use the re mainder of the fund surfacing another portion of the same highway near Wal ville. Solid Gold-Paved Streets Is Cottage. Grove Prospect Surface Work Contains Rare Min eral Which Grows and Gilt Period Only m Few Hundred Thousand Yean Off. COTTAGE GROVE, Or, Oct 4 (Special.) That the paving being put down on Cottage Grove streets may some day be marketable for much more than the cost of laying the same, is the statement made by those familiar with the rock formations of this sec tion. . A test has been made of the crushed rock being used, and it carries a small proportion of gold, but not enough to make it valuable for treating by any present known process. Scientists and alchemists, however, say that gold of the character found here continues to grow. The process Is slow, but it has been figured out that Cottage Grove streets in the course of a few hundred thousand years should become solid gold. In the distant future relatives of present property owners along these streets may become heirs to' fortunes resulting from the public spiritedness of the present generation. SOCIETY TRIES JOURNALISM Seattle Social Leaders to Study at University of Washington. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, St attle, Oct 4. (Special.) Journalism as Conducted at the University of Wash ington has found its way Into society circles in Seattle. Instructors in the department of Journalism were surprised this morn ing when four large automobiles stopped In front of the Journalism building. In them were some of Se attle's social leaders and representa tives of wealthy families. They ap peared in the classrooms and signified their Intention to take up the courses prescribed by the curriculum. Ellensburg Would Keep SEahan. ELLENSBURG, Wash., Oct 4. (Spe claL) Mayor Mahan, who has held of fice for two terms, during which time this city has laid several miles of pave, ment and concrete sidewalks and has put in a new, water system, may be a candidate for re-election, although he repeatedly has stated that he would re tire at the end of this term. Tomorrow is the final day for candidates to file and no one seems to want to take Ma nan's place. The fight between the Ellensburg Uas & Water Company and the city. has all been carried on during the present Mayor's administration. Alcohol Blamed for" Death. ROSEBURO, Or, Oct 4 (Special.) Harold Uigelow, aged about 25 years, was found dead in bed at the Overland Hotel at Canyonvllle this morning. Blgelow spent yesterday in Roseburg and returned home late at night in an Intoxicated condition. Coroner Jewett was summoned, and, after investiga tion, came to the conclusion that Blge low died of alcoholic poisoning. Blge low was employed at a local hotel until a few days ago, when he resigned and returned to his home at Canyonvllle. $150 violins, $78; $4 ones, $1.95; $10 mandolins, $4.75;" $S guitars. $4.25; $8 banjos, $5.60; $12.50 cornets, $8.75, dur ing Graves Music Co. removal sale, 111 Fourth st Adv. CITY GROWING FUST Raymond Erects 171 Buildings Within One Year. TOTAL VALUE IS $520,000 Twenty-One Business Houses and 150 Dwellings Rise In 13 Months and Only Three Places In Town Are Unoccupied. RAYMOND, Wash., Oct 4. (Special.) The past 12 months has been the best In the history of the City of Ray mond, so far as actual development work is concerned. During that time there has been expended (or work commenced that calls for the expen diture of) $520,000 for buildings. This amount does not Include any Improvements in the many mills lo cated here, but is the value of new business blocks, schools, churches, apartments or other dwelling houses, and these figures do not include any Improvements made in the way of new buildings in Ellis Gardens, Raymond Heights, Morris Heights or any of the outlying districts, nor do they Include any street work. The figures quoted are based on es timates made on the cost of new build ings in the district lying between the two rivers and comprising the business portion of. the city with its adjoining residence section; the additions of Rlvervlew, Fourth. Fifth and Sixth, across the South Fork and the addi tions lying in Rlverdale. There are in the districts named 171 buildings here that are under way or have been completed within the last 12 months. Of this total 150 are dwell ings of every description from the modest little $500 home to the more pretentious bungalows' costing $3500 each. The estimated value of these 150 houses is $274,500. The remaining 21 new buildings are churches. apartment houses, store buildings, a blacksmith shop, an auto garage and school building, all of which are estimated to have cost $245, 500, making a total of $520,000. In securing this data there was found only three vacant dwellings in this entire district and only one store building, the Stenzel block Just com pleted, which was not completely occupied. STANDING OP PROGRESSIVES TJP TO ATTOKNEY-GKXEKAIi. Secretary of State Aska Opinion on How Party May Proceed Witi Nominations. SALEM. Or, Oct 4. (Special.) The Progressive party at the last general election not having cast 25 per cent of the total vote for Representatives in nrm Roxretnrv of State OlCOtt today asked Attorney-General Crawford for an opinion on how the members of the party should proceed with nomi nating petitions. Mr. Olcott recites tn a letter to the . ...n.n...! thn t unction 3359. ahwimu;-vo.-. 1 Lord's Oregon Laws, as amended at the recent session oi tne liCgmiui o. ob jects the Progressives to the provisions of the direct primary nominating elec tion laws, and asks what shall be the basis on which the percentage tor ub n.tiiinnq shall ha counted or i -. I. ...inl frnm the Drovisions mo y ai -j o L . of the law in making Its nominations for state, district county anu Vri offices because the candidates at the last election did not receive 25 per cent of the total vote. rr-t, tntoi vntA nitRt at the last gen eral election In 1912 for the candidates of the Progressive party iur in nnnerraHS did not equal 2ii per cent of the total votes cast in the state for such offices, notwithstanding It be assumed that the vote cast for the candidate of the Republican party for that office In the Second Congressional District who was also the candidate of the Progressive party iur i. in thA total votes cast in the state for the candidates of the Progressive party for Representatives In Congress. $25 CASH, $2.50 WEEKLY n -. -nlanlr? now fT S.hl A-NelSOXl CO latest up-to-date player pianos "which anyone can piay. removal sale. lllFourth st Adv. Ellensburg Wants Police-Woman. tit t TrTvTcoTTT?n. Wnh- Ort 4. (Spe- pt . .. . - claD As a result of a recent case be fore tire Supreme uoun nero, wi,v. . i Mnitinni wArA aired, the wo- men of the city have asked the Council to appoint a woman ponto . r-ifniA nf clrls without looa iilicj .. . home restraint The women want the officer to see tnat me curiew i cu ta and desire her to attend the aters and public dances. Frederick Gets Depot. ASHLAND. Or, Oct 4. (Special.) A hard, stubborn Cold that hangs on, is broken up by Humphreys' Seventy-seven. ' "Wiiflei nn mv vacation on a farm I suffered from an old-fash ioned Cold. Everyone had a aii- ferent suggestion; unaiiy inree agreed on 'Seventy-seven' and it helped me," a girl writes. Mention any ailment from Sprue to Gout, and everyone has a pet remedy to suggest. Mention a Cold and nearly everyone recommends "Seventy seven" as their own particular remedy. "Seventy-seven" is a small vial of pleasant pellets, fits the vest pocket. All Drug Stores, 25 cts. and $1.00, or mailed on receipt of price. 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