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THE MORXIXG "'OltEGOXIAN. Fft IDA Y, DEfEJlBEIt 4, 1H05. 12 PAPER IS Ofl PUR BLIGHT Horticulturists Discuss Pests and Their Relation to Fruit-Growing. SPRAYS DRAW ATTENTION Methods of Combating Tests Treated in Papers. Also Marketing of Products by Fruit Unions. Shipping Touched I'pon. NEW orncEiis KLEC Tfcl). At the t.wMnn ot the Virthwt rru!tarr.wrr Association enventill yenterdar afternoon, the following of ficer! were clTted: President. W. II. raulhamu. Sumner. TVsfc.: vice preeidrnt for Oregon. K- H. Phepar.1. Hood niver: vte-pre!ident for Wah initton. I-rofewor TV. H. Thornber, rlmer. Wh.; vice-president for Idaho. Professor J. K. Sliinn. Mos cow. Idaho: vice-president for I'lah. Profeasor E- D. Ball. Logan. Ltahi vlre-preai'lent for Brltlsii Columbia. TV. It. Palmer. Vlotorla: secretary, O. F. Cosper. Tacoraa: "treasurer. It. M. Balmer. .North Takima. The afternoon session of the North west Fruitgrowers' Association yester day wan devoted to a paper on "Pear might and Its Control on the Pacific oast." read by K J. OOara. Mr. 'iara la assistant pathologist of tho liepartment of Agriculture, and lias made an exhaustive study of the sub ject of blight and Its causes. His paper dealt with every phase ot the subject and his investigations were followed with close attention by the assembled fruitgrowers. .Mr. O'Uara said that the disease orig inates with wild crabapple and haw thorn trees. It Injures these trees, however, to a very much less extent than the more sappy and vigorous icrowth of I he pear, apple, quince and other fruits of that family. Though It was known as early as 1792. It was not until ISIS that Professor T. J. Iturrlll. of the I'nlverslty of Illinois, discovered the true nature of the dis ease and named the organism which causes it. The external appearance of the infection was described minutely and the factors governing it dealt with et length. In presenting methods of control and eradication Mr. O'Gara said that such methods should be di vided into two classes, primary and secondary, the primary method con sisting of cutting out thoroughly the hold-over blight in the l-'all and Win ter, rjecomlary methods consisted in spraying. Summer cutting and removal of water sprouts and low fruit spurs. "The importance of the pear blight problem to the horticultural interests of the Pacific Coast states." said Mr. O'Gara, "emphasizes clearly the value of the plant pathological work. What each state needs Is strong institu tions, both scientific and practical, for handling such a difficult problem. Not only do we need the careful and con stant work of our state pathologist, but we need Inspectors and commis sioners who will see to It that the horticultural statutes are rigidly en forced. If a grower chooses to lose his crop by scab or some fungus trouble, readily controlled by simple methods. If Is his own lookout, but where his pears and apples are a source of gen eral infection from pear blight, it be comes a matter for the Inspector and commissioner." Professor Shlnn. of Idaho, gave a talk on "Sprays. Spraying and Pests; Spraying Kxperlments," giving the re sults of tests made of various solu tions, methods of spraying and results of experiments conducted by him. At the morning session of the asso ciation. Senator W. II. Paulhanius, member of the Washington Legislature and a large fruitgrower in the Puyal lnp Valley, delivered an address on "The Marketing End of the Fruit Business." The speaker reviewed his experience and that of other growers In his district since the marketing of fruit was placed on a business basis. He declared that the marketing of the product Is Just as essential as its growing. He said the tendency seemed to be more than ever to return to the farm, and that It would be difficult to discover a more profitable business than the fruit growing industry. The principal trouble, he declared, with the growers anH farmers was jealousy of each other, and the only way. to achieve success in this pursuit was to form, an organisation and put the in dustry on a sound business basis. Mr. Paulhanius referred to the work of the fruit union In his district. Its berries arc sent to Omaha, St. Paul, Grand Forks and Seattle, and in each place it has a man on salary who looks after the consignments of fruit and sees that it Is sold by the commission men at a uniform price. Mr. Paulhanius strongly advised every community to have its own canning plant to dispose of the inferior grades. E. H. Shepard. in his address: on "Fruit Fnlon Management." described the great benefits . from fruit unions, and dwelt upon the necessity of edu cating the growers. J. II. Morse, of Minneapolis, also spoke briefly at the morning session on methods to be ob served In shipping fruit. SEXDIMi APPI.KS TO RITERS Consignment Prom Commercial Club to Be Mmm ii in Xcw York. Perhaps the best advertisement Ore gon apples have yet had will be af forded when -'1 boxes, comprising the chicest specimens exhibited at tho Northwestern I'r it it growers Associa tion, are displayed in Cio windows of Marry' department store, in New York. The apples were purchased by the Portland Commercial Club for pre sentation to Kins Kdward. Kmperor William. O.ar Nicholas and President Fallleres. After they have been ex hibited in Now York the consignment will be separated into lots of five boxes each and shipped to the various rulers. Special precautions are being taken by the epres rotnpany to Insure the safe transportation of the apples. FAIR BUYSCANBY TRACT Clackamas County Association In creases Capital Stock. ORKGON CITY. Or.. Dec. 3. (Special.) It may be regarded as a certainty that the permanent home, of the Clackamas . County Fair will b at Cutiby, for at a meeting of the stockholders In this city this afternoon the capital ' stock i! in creased from ty) to .Yk and the ex ecutive committee authorized to pur chase the grounds, consisting of 40 acres of the Wait tract, for about WfH If thU stock is taken it is very probable that another Increase In the capital will be made. The report of the executive committee, of which Judge Thomas F. Ryan Is chairman, allowed that during the past year about -ti"0 has been expended upon improvements and there Is a debt of only $5"Hi. The grounds are held by the association under a lease. I.ad of 1" Takes Wife. OREGON CITY. Or.. Dec. I. (Special.) The marriage of Ionard W. l.unce ford. aged 17 years, to Bessie U Eaden. daughter of a I-opan farmer, here today, stopped the prosecution of the younc man. who was arrested yepterday at Castle Rock. Wash., by Sheriff Beatle. wljo went to Olympla. armed with a requisition issued by Governor Cham berlain. The papers were honored by Governor Mead and Sheriff Beatie ar rived here lale last night with I.uncc-ford. Macks-burg Secures fealoon. OREGON CITY. Or.. Dec. 3. "Special.) The County Court this afternoon grant ed a license to Williams & Williams to sell liquor In Macksburg precinct. This is the first saloon to be established In Macksburg. which went heavily wet at the election last Jure. Y. H. C' JL EXERCISES TODAY COUXERSTOXE OF NEW BVILD IXG TO BE LAID. William M. I,atld to Put Stone in Place and Noted Workers Will Delicr Addresses. The cornerstone of the Y. M. C. A. building, at Sixth and Taylor streets, wiil lw laid at noon today with impressive ceremonies. The stone will be placed by William M. I-add. president of the Aaiociatiou. William E. Sweet, president of the Denver Association, will deliver an address on "What a Great Modern Y. M. C. A. Building Means to the Ijfe of a City." Dr. S. A: Brown, chairman of the building committee, will announce the contents of the box to bs placed under tlie cornerstone. E. tiuackenbush. first president of the local association, will review the history of the organiza tion. E. W. Peck, of Minneapolis, state secretary for the Y. M. C. A. or Minne sota, will lead the singing, of "America." Following the exercises, the directors and guests will be entertained at lunch at the Portland Commercial Club. The pro gramme for the ceremony is as follows: America, led by K. TV. Peck, state secre tary Y. M. '. A.. Minnesota. Scripture Heading. Benjamin Young. D. D. "Faith of Our Fathers: Living Si ill." Important dates 1s to 100 in tho Port land Y. M. C. 'A.. E. Quackenbush. first president. , What a Great Modern Young Men s Chris tian Association Building Means to the, .Ufa of a Cltv. William E. Sweet, president Den ver. Col.. Y. M. C. A. Announcement of contents of box. Dr. S. A. Brown. Ikying cornerstone. William M. Ladd, president Portland. Oregon. Y. M. C. A. Benediction. J. Whlteomb Brougher. D. D M'ARTHUR GETS SUPPORT Candidate for Speaker Visits The Dalles With Jay Bowerman. THK DALLES. Or., Dec. 3. (Special.) Jay Bowerman. of Gilliam County, and C. N. McArthur, of Portland, candidates respectively for President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, were here to day, bidding for support of Wasco County' Legislators. Senator Stnnott. a Statement No. 1 man. refused to say whether he would go Into a caucus or not. Representative Dodd. who signed the pledge at the 11th hour, has given his word, so It is said, to support Mc Arthur for Speaker. Representative Car ter, of Hood River County, who was elected on the Republican choice plat form, will support McArthur, it Is thought. Senator Whealdon declares that East ern Oregon will be unanimous In sup porting Bowerman and McArthur. LEBANON FOR GOOD ROADS Linn County Farmers Attend Meet ing in Large Numbers. LEBANON. Or., Dec. 3. (Special.) A rousing good roads meeting was held here yesterday by Judge J. H. Scott, of Salem, president of the State Good ., F.oads Association. The opera house was filled principally by farm ers from the surrounding country, who are becoming deeply interested In the good roads movement. At the close of the meeting a good roads league was organized with E. E. Taylor, one of the county's most pro gressive road supervisors, as president, and II. Y. Kirkpatrick as secretary. The Lebanon organization will work in harmony and In conjunction with the Albany meeting, effected at the meeting held there this week. COURT ASUMES NEW WORK County Judge in Cnlon to Handle Preliminary Hearings. LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 3. (Special.) The County Court has taken a radical step today in taking away from Justices of the Peace the duty of preliminary hearings in criminal cases. The County Judge, who has a fixed salary, will hear all these cases hereafter without fees. Reduction of expenses Is the object. TIME FLIES. If you are at all Interested in buying your clothing at half price, don't delay in visiting tho closing-out sale of the wholesale clothing stock at Front and Oak streets. Men's wool coats, 31.00; men's wool vests, 50c: men's good pants. Jl.oo; boys' knee pants. 25c: men's wool milts. $5.00. On sale at northwest cor ner Front and Oak streets. In the center of th wholesale district, where rents are low. THREE DAYS' SALE. 247 ladies' coats at cost of manufacture. All fresh stock, just arrived. Palais Royal, 373 Washington street. Everybody will have an opportunity to take a trip over the new "North Bank Road" at special excursion rates, dur ing the National Apple Show at Spo kane. Dates ot sale are Dec. . 7 and 1L Special excursion to Spokane leav ing Portland 5:.T5 P. Mv Dec. 11 and returning will afford a daylight ride down the Columbia River. Sieepingcar reservations and tickets may be had at city ofTices. IS Third st., and at corner Third and Morrison sts. New road, new equipment and first-clasa dining-car F Bill IfJ PORTLAND Missing Seattle Woman Is Re stored to Her Husband. THOUGHT HE HAD AFFINITY Wife of .1. W. AYinklcback Itiins Away and He Finds Her Only After Employing Army of De tectives Couple Reunited. Leaving her wealthy husband at Se attle ten days ago because of his jest ing remark that another woman was his affinity. Mrs. Gertrude B. Winkle back, a handsome young woman of 23. was located in Portland yesterday by Pinkerton men after having evaded no less than 20 private detectives for nearly a week. The husband. J. W. Wlnkleback. a prosperous Seattle busi ness man with offices In the Alaska building, quickly induced her to return home with 'him. They were happlly rcunlted at the Portland Hotel yester day forenoon and were planning to return at once to Seattle. If Winkleback ever entertained thoughts of affinities, such notions were entirely gone when he arrived In Portland last Monday in search of his wife. The man was nearly dis tracted and apealed at once to the lo cal police. "She left me because she had a no tion that another woman was my af finity." Winkleback explained.' "She was in a bad nervous state and the idea kept preying on her until she decided to leave. That affinity gag is absolutely without foundation and I wasn't bothering my head about other women at all." Winkleback depended upon the Port land detective force for Just about two hours. Then he saw that nothing was being done in his case and set out to get private detectives. He hired them right and left until he shortly had a small army of sleuths on the woman's trail. Notwithstanding that the woman had half a dozen trunks and at least eight satchels and was described by her hus band as a constant wearer of not less than J3000 worth of jewelry, the army of hawkshnws was not able to find her hiding place. Every hotel and apartment house In the city was vis ited. Photographs were furnished the local police as well as the private de tectives. Before coming to Portland. Winkle back had a small band of Seattle de tectives at work on the case. He suc ceeded in finding out that she left Seattle November 25. on the 1:30 P. M., train. She took all her trunks and ef fects but Instead of getting a ticket got transportation on an .order belong ing to her husband who had but 1 re cently returned with her from a visit of several months In China. It was learned, too. that she asked one of her neighbors to watch her husband and note how he took her disappearance. This neighbor was to write her at Portland, under the name of "Gertrude B. Wells'" and was to be sent to the general delivery department. Since Monday a private detective has been kept on duty continuously at the postoffice watching -ror the woman, but she failed to appear. Her stop ping place was finally hunted out, how ever. Winkleback succeeded in explaining that he had no affiricy and the woman agreed to return to Seattle with htm. Just where site had spent her time and how she managed to evade the sleuths is not explained by those who worked on the case. "1 attribute the whole incident to her nervousness," said Winkleback, in dis cussing the case. "She had been 1n a hospital this Summer and was not her self. When she got this affinity idea in her head she .kept thinking about it until she got foolish and ran away. "I don't believe the police depart ment ever would have found her," Winkleback continued, paying his re spects to the local police as well as the Seattle department. "I couldn't get them to do a thing, but he hired de tectives got right to work - and had trace of Mrs. Winkleback inside of an hour." Winkleback communicated with the Chief of Police from the Portland Ho tel, yesterday, asking that the de scription of the woman which he fur nished the police be returned at once to his office, 1220 Alaska building, Seattle. ISlLVWiRiST? LAWYERS TELL OF JOKE OX HOSEBVKG ATTORNEY. r. ii fh ' toll: The Victor Victrola THE LATEST INVENTION IN TALKING MACHINES It is a Victor Talking: Machine "without a horn. The top 1 i i closes down ovpi tho rocords and shuts out all the mechanical sounds of operation, and the melody pours forth through a mahogany box below", instead of a horn above. By this new process the slight noise caused by the contact of the needle with the record is entirely dispensed with and the mellow richness of the tones comes nearer to per fction than anything ever before heard In talking1 machines. Tour present machine will be taken as part payment, the bal ance can be arranged in satis factory payments. Sherman, Clay 8 Go. Sixth and Morrlnon Streets, Oppowlte Postoffice. Headquarters for Victor Machines, Records and Supplies. Federal Judge Asked to Appoiul Counsel in Case, Names Pe titioner's Partner. .ludse Charles K. Wolverton, the dig nified judge who presides over the Vnlted Stales Circuit Court of Oregon, mav object to being classed as a -very subtle humorist, but if he is not one he comes dangerously near it. At any rate, JudgJ Thomas O'Day, United States Attorney JtcCourt, United States Commissioner Cannon and the other Federal employes who have been listen ing to the testimony in the trial of Iouis Kohagan, are inclined to think that Judge Wolverton is indeed a keen humorist. In the trial of Kohagan,- associated with Juilgt O'Day for the defense Is Attorney A. N. Orcult. of Roseburg, Or. Attorney Orcutt has Judge J. C. Fuller ton for a law partner and here hangs the hinge of the tale. It seems that a number of eager Southern Oregon gen tlemen were over anxious to get pos session of timber claims, and when the lauds were thrown open for entry it didn't make any difference to some of them whether some of the 160 acres were taken up as homesteads or not. They filed oh them and when they did they are supposed to have made false oaths. The Government thought so, and the result was that a number of them were indicted for perjury. Among the lot was U S. Shipley, a friend and political constituent of Judge Fuller ton's. Shipley was indicted and his trial is about que. Shipley, so the story runs, is without unds, and he told Judge Fullerton of his financial condition. Judge Fuller ton could not leave Roseburg to come to Portland to appear in person for Shipley, so, in order to befriend him, he wrote a letter to Judge Wolverton. stating that ShipVy was a good citi zen and that he would consider it a great favor If Judge Wolverton would appoint some well-known attorney of abliity and standing to defend Shipley. Now for the joke. It's labeled; Judse Wolverton calmly looked over his court room and there was Attorney Orcutt. Whether Judge Wolverton knew that Attorney Orcutt was Judge Fullerton's law partner is not a matter of record, but it is on record that Attorney Orcutt is now the attorney of record In the case of the United States vs. L. S. Shipley, for he was appointed as such oy Judge Wolverton. At first Attorney Orcutt did not understand why United States Attorney McCourt and Commissioner Cannon smiled. He was flattered, of course, that judge Wolvertoa would appoint him, an out-of-town attorney, to defend Shipley. Then he was told of his part ner's letter to Judge- Wolverton. Now Attorney Orcutt is wondering whether Judge Wrolvertcn is a humorist, or whether he is the butt . of a joke per petrated by his partner. One thing ha is sure of. He will get no fees for de fending Shipley, while, on the other hand, he will be paying hotel bills as long as the trial of Shipley lasts. He may, he hasn't made up his mind yet, try and make his partner foot the bills. REFORM SCHOOL FOR LAD Goldman Antliony "ot Likely to Face Arson Charge. BAKER CIT5T,- Or., Dec. 3. (Spe cial.) Because an unsupported confes sion will 'not convict a criminal in the State of Oregon, authorities here today began proceedings to send Goldman An thony, the 15-year-old boy who con fessed to - burning more than" 150,000 worth of property in the past few months, to the reform school. Officers admit they are unable to ob tain other evidence besides Anthony's confession regarding the incendiary fires. W. H. Lamb, who was arrested as an accomplice, has been released. It is believed here that Goldman An thony will only receive a reform school sentence, and that he will not be forced to face the chargre of arson in the courts. Killed in Cave-in at Baker. BAKER CITY. Or., Dec. 3. (Spe cial.) While digging In a sewer ditch at Tenth and Center streets this morn ing, Frank Burke, a laborer, lost his life. A water main broke, which caused the bank to cave, and several tons of dirt crushed the man to death. The ditch was less than seven feet deep. Several men worked for over an hour to recover Burke's body. The de ceased is a stranger here and nothing found on his person gave Information of his former location. It is said ha has a sister In Philadelphia, but no one here knows her address. Mayor of Snnipter lie-elected. BAKER CITY, Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) Returns from the city election held in Sumpter yesterday show Ij. C. Ed wards, the former Mayor, re-elected over Cato J. Johns by a majority of 21 votes. About 300 votes were polled. The finances of that city have been running low of late and increased reve nue, or a reduction, in municipal ex pense, was one of the campaign issues. Cata J. Johns is a brother to Charles A. Johns, Mayor of Baker City. Catlmlic Fair Opens at Baker. BAKER CITY. Or.. Dec. 3. (Spe cial.) Tonight the ladies of the Cath olic Church opened what promises to be one of the largest church fairs ever held in Baker. The object of this fair is to raise money to aid construction of the 1100,000 hospital, the foundation for which Is now completed. Ore Crusher Tor McCoy Creek. CHEHAI.IS, Wash., Dec. 3. (Special.) We Eme With UsTo-Nighf fefl What Happens at l nat Great American Institution, the Banquet THE society any society, in any city is giving a banquet. The diners have had their food hurled at them and have hurled it into them. A long and imposing toast-list has been prepared and the speakers are at the head table trying not to appear self-conscious. Cigars are lighted. The orchestra is playing The Merry Widow. A few of the younger set are humming along with the tune. The ladies have arrived in the gallery: The Toastmaster rises, taps with the gavel, glances - around the room and smiles complacently. There is a great noise of chairs being shifted so every body can face the head table. The Toastmaster straightens his tie, pats his shirt bosom and begins. What Happens is told by Samuel G. Blythe in tHe Christmas Number of THE SJTTURDMY EVENING OST $1.50 the year by mail 5c the copy of all newsdealers 56 PAGES Last weeK's edition was One Million twenty-nine thousand three hundred copies Our Boys are Everywhere THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Deliver ed to Any Address on Request to JAMES C. HAVELY, Jr. 71 S East 11th Street Embossed Stationery for Christmas A Sensible Gift j A visit to our Engraving Department will make the selection of an acceptable Christmas present a pleasant engagement. For either sex, young or old, there is no better gift than Embossed Sta tionery, Address Dies, Monograms, Visiting Cards, Place Cards, etc., ad infinitum. Furthermore, it is neither necessary to cudgel your brain nor to extract too much from your purse in making a selection, for what we have to show you covers a score of individual and original styles "uncommon" conceptions, making them distinguishable from the ordinary forms, and giving you an exclusive, yet artistic design, at a price so fair that it makes the most inexpensive, but appropriate, Christmas present you can give. As it takes some little time to engrave dies and to stamp the papers, it is advisable to make your selection early. We quote no prices here; we'd rather you would COME AND SEE FIRST-you'U surely find all we have said corroborated upon inspection. THE J. R. GILL CO. "fflrfiSS. THIRD AND ALDER STS. The McCoy Creek Mines Company of this city has received Its Huntington ore crusher recently ordered In Denver and the machinery will at once be hauled to Vance hy wasron. From that point it will be necessary to carry It by pack horses over a mountain trail for about lt miles. The crusher will crush a ton of ore per hour and th company expects at ail early d;ite to bei?in shipping: out Its product ot gold, copper, etc 1