THE MORXIXG "'OltEGOXIAN. Fft IDA Y, DEfEJlBEIt 4, 1H05.
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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.
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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
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The McCoy Creek Mines Company of
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ore crusher recently ordered In Denver
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point it will be necessary to carry It
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