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THE MORXJXfx OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1909.
BIGAMIST ADMITS
MURDER OF WIFE
Pleading Girl Slain. Because
He Could Not Endure ,
Leaving Child. .
DEED NOT FOR HER MONEY
Prisoner Says He Committed Crime
AVhen He Ceased to 1x3 ve Woman
He Had Betrayed Wanted to
Return to See His Baby.
inrrv YORK. Oct. 25. A year and a
half aBO a friendless girl was murdered
near Islip. Long Island: a week ago her
skeleton was found, with nothing to In
dicate its Identity but her Jewelry and a
bill of sale from a German shop: three
days later, through the police of Ham
burg. Germany, her identity was estab
lished as Anna Luther: tonight her hus
band. Frederick Gebhardt, confessed over
his s'gnature that he was the murderer.
"About December, 1S07." Gebhardt told
the police. "I first met Anna Luther. We
married In February, 130S. and went to
Kurope to live. We returned April 6.
IK. She went to Henry Wrtupp's in
Newark. X. J., for a day or two. On
the pretense that I was going to rent
an apartment. I returned to my home
and wife in Astoria, L. I. '
Shot for a Kiss.
"I met Anna again on April S In New
ark, and we went to an address In Thirty-fourth
street. New York, and then to
Jamaica. L. I. We stayed in Jamaica
the next day.
"April 9 we went to Bay Shore, and I
showed her some property. I got into
Msi argument with her about some money
matters, and I turned away and wanted
to go back. She followed me. screaming,
and I shot her in the head. I did not
look at her and do not remember whether
I shot her more than once.
"Immediately after I went to the Islip
depot and took a train for home. It was
nearly dark. I threw the revolver out of
the car window.
"I did not kill Anna Luther for her
money, as the newspapers have stated.
"My original reason for marrying Anna
was that I did not care to live with my
first wife any longer, but as she my first
iWfe had given me a child, my desire to
see my child caused me to want to get
rid of Anna Luther and return to my
first wife and child. This is why I shot
Anna, and I told her in Bay Shore that
I was married and had a wife and child,
and must leave her.
"She screamed and ran after me and
kissed me and wanted me back, and I
shot her."
From the time of his arrest until he
broke down under the questions of de
tectives. Gebhardt. although he admitted
committing bigamy when he married
Anna Luther, denied all knowledge of her
death. ,
"How about this letter?" asked Coroner
Favace, and he began to read a note
mailed last night to the German Consul
and signed "Otto Mueller." The letter
trapped him Into confessing.
Imaginary Rival Created.
"I am the husband." It went on. "of
the woman Anna Mueller. After we ar
rived in New York from Germany, In-.
April of last year, we stayed" In New
York ten days. Then we went to Florida
for the health of my 'wife and settled
there for the time being. J
"In Jamteon, where I formerly lived
with my wife, she had received a visitor
whom sho represented to me to be a Mr.
Bradley, of Denver. From Florida we
went to Denver, and this Mr. Bradley
called again. In September, my wife
disappeared after I had reproached her
for swing Bradley when I happened to
be away for two days.
"Bradley is about six feet high, with
light hair, smooth face, and claims to be
a real estate dealer. I, Mueller, will at
ontt go to Germany to see my parents-in-law
and will then be at your service."
Tne same inexplicable impulse which
had prompted Gebhardt to write this
fatal letter had led him to give to
Bradley, who does not exist outside his
own Imagination, his owr; personal description.-
As soon as he saw the letter
he gre-v white and began to shiver, nnd
before the reiding was completed ex
claimed: "Oh. what's the use anyway? You have
me and I might as well own I killed
her." , " "
Given verbally, the confession was oven
more shockingly brutil, the police say.
than it appears In the formal language
of the police officers, whose version Geb
hardt signed.'
"I had to get rid of her." he said, "but
I did not mean to kill her. I thought
first I could get her to give me some
money for land I did not own. - 9o I took
her down to Long Island near some lots
I did own to let her see the land.
Breaks Heart, Then Shoots.
"She would not come to terms, and I
told her then that I was already mar
ried and had a child that I loved; that I
was tired of her and wanted to go back
to my wife. ..
"She began to cry and plead and
scream and run about. She- told me she
loved me and kissed me. As she put up
hr face to Kiss me again', I shot her In
the head."
" Gebhardt told the police he never
thought it ""worth while" to go back, to
bury her. Instead, he wrote letters to
he.- friends in N'ewark and Germany,
telling them Anna was in poor health
and had gone to Florida. Then he quit
'bothering about her-"
Gebliardt. when he was in Germany,
bought two German police dogs, and it
was by tracing the dogs that the detec
tives found his home in Astoria. While a
rewspapfr photographer used a flash
light at the dogsv the flare revealed the
pale fare of Gebhardt peering from a
barn. He ws nui down and arrested.- -Search
of the house revealed a quantity
of household effects and woman's finery
Quirked "A. L." Gebhardt had told his
wife that he bought them at a sale of
unclaimel trunks in Germany. He had
Married tinder the name of Otto Mueller.
The skeleton of the body of Anna
Latter, who had ,been married more
than a year ago to an Otto Mueller, re
vealed a murder, the bones showing two
bullet wounds. A gold watch found
near the body bore the initials "A. L.."
'and there was also merchants" memo
randa, indicating that purchases had
been made in a small town near Ham
burg. Germany.
was to have occurred this afternoon,
has been postponed until tomorrow and
will be concluded before the first session
of the congress-.
Interest centers in the remarks of J. J.
Hill, to whom has been given the credit
In a large measure for the development of
the Northwest. The failure of Mr. Hill
formally to open the exposition, was a
disappointment to the large crowd of
spectators which had gathered to attend
the opening of the exposition. The exer
cises will be carried out tomorrow and
the opening of the regular congress will
Immediately follow.
Wllth IICCO worth of exhibits already
set up, the exposition wiir open tomorrow.
The exposition occupies a huge warehouse
of the Northern Pacific and every- inch
of the room Is taken up. : v
There are apples from Washington, po
tatoes from Colorado, wheat from Mon
tana and corn from Wyoming., all grown
with a meagre allowance of rainfall and
all Jla specimens of their kind. Nearly
every Western state has a representation,
while Canada Is allotted an extensive
space at the entrance of the building and
the. products of that country are attract-;
lng much attention.
RALbY FOR CAUSE
Women Gather to Welcome
Mrs. Pankhurst.
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BLAKESLEY CASE HANGS
DOCKET TOO CROWDED FOR
EARLY TRIAL.
Prosecutor Invites Those Accusing
Quick' to Appear Before Grand
Jury, but All Keep Aloof.'
ST. HELENS. Or., Oct. 25. (Special.)
District Attorney Tongue, at the
opening of court this morningattempt
ed to have Blakesley's new trial set
for an early date, but owing to the
crowded condition of the calendar was
unsuccessful. Unless he can safe time
from some, of the other terms in his
district., the. case will not be retried
until the May term.
Several, of the Jurors have been In
terviewed In regard to their decision
and some frankly say they were dis
satisfied with the fact that the state
did not permit the defense to question
Mr. Cook more at length. They evi
dently believed Mr. Stevenson when he
said at the trial that the state was con
cealing something and protecting
Quick.
Mr. Tongue then stated that the
grand jury would be in sesion today
to hear any testimony, and Mr. Steven
son said, "I will be there." Mr. Tongue
called him up today and requested his
presence, but Stevenson admitted he
had no disclosures to make. "The air is
full of the sensational charges against
county officers, but. though every ef
fort has been made to secure testimony,
none of the accusers have brought
their charges before the grand Jury,
which, is still In session.
ALL EARN THEIR LIVING
LAWYER REGARDS IT AS JOKE
WRECKS DELAY OPENING
Hill to Inaugurate. Dry Farming Ex
position at Billings Today.
BILLINGS, Mont.. Oct. 25. Because of
several freight wrecks on various divi
sions of the railways entering Billings,
the formal opening of the International
exposition of dry-farming products, which
Attorney Stevenson Says He Was
Barred From Probing In' Trial.
Attorney John H. Stevenson, who. with
Attorney -Bert E. Haney defended
Blakes-ley. Is Inclined to regard District
Attorney Tongue's challenge to appear
before the grand Jury as a Joke. Mr.
Stevenson when informed of the St.
Helen's dispatch laet night said:'
"The jury was Justified In refusing to
return a verdict of guilty because the
defense was not allowed to ask County
Treasurer Quick as to what he under
stood by the letter that based the In
diotment. Such a letter would mean
nothing to any man and would convey
no threat unless he understood' or was
acquainted with the things hidden or
hinted at by the letter. .
The fact Is apparent that the prosecu
tion, through some motive, desired to
shield Treasurer Quick from cross-examination
as to why he considered the letter
a threat, as it excused him as a witness
without Introducing the letter as evi
dence. Thereby the defense was ehur-out
from cross-examining him as to the
meaning of lis contents.
"As to my appearing before the grand
jury, that could possibly do no good.
Treasurer Quick has been before the
grand Jury, so has Prescott, his partner,
also Mr. Miller, likewise District At
torney Tongue and "Toots" Blakeeley.'
himself, was haled before that body. If
the grand Jury can't get at the bottom
of this thing with all these witnesses
how could L an . 'imported Portland at
torney, wholly unacquainted with Co
lumbia County and its affairs, be ex
pected to throw any light. Mr. Haney
and I mere employed to defend, not. to
prosecute. '
'3"he challenge of the prosecution for '
us to produce our 'dope' is really a Joke
in light of the fact' that we were pre
vented by the pros-rudon from cross-examining
Treasurer Quick at the lial."
COTTON MILLS. HARD HIT
Forced to Reduce Output Because of
- Advance In Raw Material, n "
GREENSVILLE, Oct. 25. It was an
nounced today that the cotton mlils in
Greenville, Anderson and'- Greenwood
counties, finding it - Impossible at . the
present price of raw cotton to sell their
products at a profit, had decided to cur
tall production by closing down one day
in each week. . , "
One million spindles . and 25,000 looms
are represented In the mills Included in
the agreement.
Many Trades and Professions Rep
resented at Suffrage . Meeting,
jrfany' College Girfs Seen
- In Audience.
NEW YORK. Oct. 25. Rarely, If ever,
has Carnegie Hall seen such a gather
ing of women as assembled there to
night under the direction of the Equal
ity League of Self-supporting Women
to welcome Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst.
British suffragette, and , to proclaim
their own right to vote. .,, .
On the stage were - 79' teacheVs, 57
physicians, 6 dentists, 49 social work
ers, 38 trained nurses, 120 trade union
ists, eight actresses. Including Miss
Carlotto' Neilson and Mrs. Beatrice
Forbes Robertson. 10 musician. Miss
Anna Peck, the mountain-climber; 4
civil engineers. 46 business women. 16
authors, including Charlotte Perkins
Gilman and Countess de Grammont; 3
sculptors. 1 architect. 4 Journalists, in
cluding Mrs. Elbert Hubbard: 16 civil
service women. 25 lawyers and repre
sentatives of 13 trades In which women
compete with men.'
Among the box-holders were Mrs. O.
H. P. Belmont, Mrs. J..G. Phelps Stokes,
Mrs. William M- Ivlns. Mrs. E. H. Gary
and Mrs. Henry Phipps.
The rirl collegian in cap and gown
was much in evidence, while on the
stage a forest, of banners proclaimed
the women's organisations represented.
Among them were Women's Trade
Union League, National American
Woman Suffrage Association. Medical
Women. Municipal Ownership League,
Collegiate Equal Suffrage League,
Woman's Progressive Suffrage Union
and William Lloyd Garrison ague.
The ushers wore orange-colored
shoulder, sashes, bearing the familiar
legend, "Votes for Women."
Mrs. Pankhurst was Introduced by
Anna Howard Shaw, National president
of the Equal Suffrage Association, after
telegraphic greetings to her by Miss Inez
Milholland. ihe latent recruit to the cause,
who was recently1 refused admission to
the Harvard Law School. Mrs. Pank
hurst faid in part:
"I am not here to tell you why we want
the vote, but how we are going to get
it. You have heard much of cur methods,
you have condmned them, but. whether
they are right or wrong, objectionable
or not. they certainly he.ve accomplished
our object of bringing the question be
fore the British public as a practical
political promlem. It may be violent, but
where did men get anything but by viol
ence? Whera would this Republic be if
your fatheir had not thrown the tea into
Boston -harbor?'"
Alaska man, who became insane Satur
day morning and was released from the
county Jail in, the afternoon to the care
of hls"brother'and business partner. John
B. Bonnlfleld. was carried .out of the
belfry of the Church of Our Lady of Good
Help, at Fifth avenue a-i Jefferson street,
yesterday morning, after he had almost
broken up the celebration of high mass by
rimsing the church bell. .
The tolling qf the bell began shortly
after services were opened by Rev; John
E. O'Brien, rector of the church. The
bell would ring, remain silent for a few
minutes and then resume Its clanging.
Each tap Rev. O'Brien expected to be the
last, until a particularly long errort on
the part of the bell ringer caused the
rector, jtoward the end of the service. 'to
leave the pulpit . ana make a personal in
vesication.
It was Bonnlfleld.' -He promised to de
sist and accompany the priest down to
the floor below, but tailed to keep his
promise and partolmen Mike McNamee
and J. T.'Gill.wera sent from ponce neaa-
qurters two blocks away to place him
under arresi.
WALSH ROADS ARE SOLD
SYNDICATE HEADED BY MOR
GAN SECURES PROPERTY.
NEW ENGLAND MILLS TO CUT
Manufacturers Will Curtail Work-
lng Time la Factories.
BOSTON. Oct. K.The officials of the
Arkwright Club reported today that cot
ton manufacturers in New England had
agreed to a curtailment equivalent to 224
hours between November 1 and August
next.
POLLMAN RECALL FALLS
Church People or Baker City Recall
Their Petition.
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BAKER CITY. Or.. Oct. 25.-(Special.)
jfter one day's circulation of the re
call petition on Mayor Pollman. during
which time the most strenuous excite
ment prevailed in Baker City, several
business men, who are church members
and. regular attendants at the Rev.
Daniel Shannon's revival, held a meet
ing and decided to withdraw the recall
petition, which was done this evening.
The petition as circulated contained
several charges which could not be sub
stantiated, according to churchmen who
met today. Intense indignation of
many Baker people was aroused by the
appearance of the petition and through
out the day it has been the subject of
heated arguments on the street and in
all public places.
The revival meeting yesterday, at
which time the recall petition was pre
sented to the public, was probably the
largest religious gathering ever held
In Baker City.
REFUSAL COSTS MAN.'S EYE
Postal-Card Vendor Gouges Man
Who Will Not Buy.
VANCOUVER, Wash.', Oct. 25. (Spe-.
cial.) Insulted because B. L. Thomas,
aged 26. a North Bank freight brakeman.
refused to buy a postal-card on which
was the picture of himself, wife and
small wagon called a 'go-far," A. Wood
pulled a sharp knife from his pocket and
cut out Thomas' eye. Wood made a
dash for the ferry landing but was cap
tured by Officer Gassaway, and placed
in Jail..
When Wood slashed Thomas, the eye
ball fell from the socket. It was replaced
by surgeons at the hospital, and the
wound sewed up. Doctors say Thomas
may retain his eyesight, but he will be
disfigured for life.
Woods, who has been here for several
days, is alleged to have - made the trip
era foot from Los Angeles to the Se
attle Exposition. . He was hre selling
postal-cards bearing his picture.
Bankrupt Banker Closes Deal by
Which All Roads Go to New
York Banker.
CHICAGO. Oct. 25. The Chicago Record-Herald
tomorrow will say:
John R. Wateh has disposed of his rall
.... ,i tnt.MBta of.pnrrHno' to an" nnnounce-
1 intA hmir lust nieht. The
1 purchaser, it is saw. is a syndicate neau-
' n . . m ' Vnrlr
.... . . . i " uru u n it? i i i . , c w a u.
The gigantic financial problem was dis
cussed at a conference neia ai uie -"i-cago
Club, Mr. Walsh being represented
by E. C. Rltcher. his confidential legal
adviser. The utmost secrecy was ob
served relative to the names of those
.........
From an authoritative source -it was
learned that &. P. Morgan was anions
those in attendance. A man who had
been at the meeting said:
"Mr. Walsh has sold his railroad inter
ests. What remains for those In con
ference to do Is to thresh out a lot of de
tails." ' -'
Tha- railroad properties belonging to
Mr. Walsh in the supposed deal include
the Illinois Southern Railway. Chicago
Southern, Southern Indiana and the Bed
ford Belt railways.
Shortly after the collapse- of the John
R. Walsh financial institutions in Chicago
a few years ago Mr. Walsh gave a note
for $7,121,887 to the clearing-house banks
of Chicago", in return for .-which the
clearing house liquidated his. Institutions.
The security included the bonds of the
railroads. '
BUY BOGUS BUTTERMILK
Metchnikoff Says Americans Can't
Get Enough of Real ATtlcle.
PARIS, France, Oct. 25. (Special.)
"Various preparations of 'medical but
termilk' in the United States with my
name attached do not have the slighest
connection with my formula," declared
Metchnikoff process.
Indignantly repeating that milk soured
naturally and milk soured through his
scientific process - were two different
things, he continued:
"My -name. I learn, has been freely
used In the United States by men who
have imitated my products without pay
ing any attention to the requirements of
bacterial purity or other features of the
Metchniffoff process.
"There are only one or two places in all
Europe where; this product can be se
cured. It is exported thence In the form
of a kind of cheese or curds to Parts.
v. . n11B.tltfM are, nrenfireri in the
form of milk and other small quantities
are exported in various aireciione. out
almost none to the United States. Yet. It
is in such demand there that, according
to report, certain business houses manu
facture practically nothing else."
CUSTOMS SCANDAL WIDENS
Deputy Surveyor Vail Drawn Into
, Graft Case Charge Denied.
x.-wi' vnT? w Ont 95 Tetter were pro
duced in court today at the trial of Philip
u.4(n. onH Yito father Antonio charged
with defrauding the government of cus
toms duties by raise weignis or. cueao
which the firm imports from Italy, to
INSANE, GETS IN BELFRY
Bonnlfleld, Alaska Millionaire, Dls
turbs .Worshipers at Mass.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 25. (Special.)
SamuVl "A. -Bonnlfleld. -the millionaire
DEFENDANTS SEEK TRIAL
Special Session of Federal Court
Likely for Idaho Land Cases.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Oct. 25.-M Special.)
When the land-fraud cases of North
Idaho were called, when Federal Court
opened at Moscow this morning, attor
neys for Kester-Kettenbach-Dwyer-Ro'bnett
and others demanded imme
diate hearings because of the stress. of
the five-year Indictments -hanging, over
their heads. . . f,
United States Assistant Attorney
General Gordon argued for a -delay be
cause of the Barber-Moon cases com
ing up at Boise. Judge Dietrich took
the matter under advisement and it is
expected will call a special session to
hear the Lew tot on timber fraud and
Lewlston National Bank $130,000 de
falcation cases. '
Northwestern People In New York.
XEW YORK. Oct. 25. (Special.) North
west people at New York hotels:
From Portland H. M. Scott, at the
Grand Union; P. S. Malcolm, at the
Hoffman: Miss A. Nixon. Mrs. J. T. Bar
ron. Miss Barron, J. T. Barron, at the
. . . i a. ht T3 Tamer a th. Vf ,nV,M,n '
Mrs. 6. B. Schwab, at the Park Avenue. I
jrrr rout.
The Knox trade mark
indicates the man of dis
criminating taste.
Knox Hats
are hand made and give
the triple satisfactipn of
quality, style and dura
bility. Gentlemen's Hats
Buffum & Pendleton
311 Morrison Street
Ladies' Hats
Olds, Wortman & King
Here are two speciar
Overcoats for' the young
man who wants some
thing particularly nob
by. , Our showing of
Fancy Overcoats em-
V braces clever ideas from
' top notchers in the
clothing world of young
men. At $20 and $2o.
Our line is a winner.
lion Clothiers
166-170 THIRD ST,
prove that James F. Vail, Deputy Sur
veyor of the port, countenanced the swin
dle and , shared- in its profits. Philip
Musica testified he wae introduced to Vail
by one' Highland a Government weigher,
"as a client of ours."
Tonight Mr. Vail said:
"The statements made tqday about me
are infamous lies. I never met that man
Highland. I was one of those who
caused 'the arrest of two weighers and
had a third d4smissed."
WRIGHT DOES NEW FEAT
GLIDKS TO EARTH AFTER MO
TOR OF AIRSHIP STOPS
Gives Pupils L8sns"iri Flying, .Then
Shows How to Alight With
out Power.
COLLEGE PARK. Md., Oct. 25. Wil
bur Wright today 'demonstrated his
ability to glide to earth in his aero
plane after shutting ' off his motor.
The performance was for the .edification-,
of his pupils. Lieutenants Lahm,
Foulois and Humphreys.
The high wind which had prevailed
throughout the day had spent its force
at 4 o'clock and shortly afterward the
machine was taken out to the starting
track. After a false start the aero
plane got away with Mr.-. Wright
operating it and Lieutenant Foulois in
the . passenger seat. The machine was
aloft for 13 minutes. 30 seconds. This
flight Vas-made to test the motor,
which was run at three-fourths speed.
In the next flight Lieutenant
Humphreys went with Mr. Wright and
operated the aeroplane for most of the
10 minutes and 25 seconds' that the
machine swung around the field.
Lieutenant Lahm then relieved Lieu-i
tenant Humphreys and a, flight of 18
minutes and 25 seconds was made.
It was after this flight that Mr.
Wright started off unaccompanied.
He shut off the motor when he had
reached a height of 150 feet and glided
to earth in approximately 13 seconds
without mishap.
COXSUXi GOES UP IX BALLOON
American Makes 100-Mile Flight la
Prussia.
WRONKE. Prussia, Oct. 25, T. St.
John Gaffney. American Consul at Dres
den, landed here last night after a suc
cessful flight In the balloon "Meyden."
The length of the flight was approxi
mately 160 miles.
Haxkness Tackles Flight.
PASiDRXA. Cal..-Oct. 25. Harry Hark-
ness. son of L. V. Harkness Standard Oil
magnate, is to spend the Winter here
1 ! 1 O
me i auoreii amis,
loats and Capes
for Women
The kind that will appeal
to the lady wishing ex
clusive style, fine quality
and good tailoring. Suits
are priced at $30, ,$35,
$50, and up to $125; Coats
and Capes are $25 to
$60; fineTailored Waists
$5 to $8. You are invit
ed to inspect this line.
ML
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Cor. 4th and Morrison Ladies' Entrance 148 Fourth
and It is announced will bring with him
two flying machines of the Latham type.
Young Harkness has made three flights
with Latham.
MOTHER SEES BABES DIE
Two Tots Bitten by , Snake, Another
Falls in Well.
CHETENNE, Wyo., Oct. 25. Dis
tracted to the point of almost losing
her reason by the death of her three
small children in one day, Mrs. Lent
Henderson, of Sundance, is under the
continual care of physicians.
Yesterday, while Mrs. Henderson was
in the yard with the baby, she heard
the two older children scream, and
rushing into the house found that both
had been bitten by a huge rattlesnake.
While caring for them she heard a
faint cry from the baby. Answering
this she saw the little fot fall into a
well and drown before It- could be
rescued.
Hastening back into the house Mrs.
Anderson found the two older chll-
dren in dying throes from the effects
of the- reptile's poison.
HAMILTON'S TRIAL IS SET
Embezzlement Charge to Be Heard
. on November 23.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Oct. 23. (Special.)
Trial of ex-Adjutant-General Hamilton
was today set for November 23 and 24.
The embezzlement charge will be taken
up first, and the forgery case will follow
when the other Is disposed of.
Hamilton, "n charge of the Sheriff, spsnt
most of today at the Capitol building, in
the office of 'the Auditor and Attorney
General, with experts checking up the
vouchers of his former office In preparing
his deense. '
Walsh's Counsel Denies Meeting.
CHICAGO, Oct. 26. Counsel for John R.
Walsh declared today that no meeting
was held here looking to the transfer of
the Walsh railroad properties to Kugene
Zlmmerman.of Cincinnati, as vwas re
ported last niffht. '
H H
11 JliiiLi
And Secure a 10-Acre Orchard Tract
in the Famous Umpqua Valley
From the standpoint of population Oregon has
been a backward state. Instead of having 2,000,000
or 3,000,000 people, we have less than 1,000,000.
x The tide has turned and people in all parts of the
- United States are preparing to come here." What
" has brought this about? Railroad construction, ad
' vertisihg, and last but not least, "APPLES."
Apples are making Oregon famous, and as the pop
ulation increases the price of desirable apple land will
rapidly advance. THE TIME TO BUY IS NOW.'
' Our ten-acre orchard tracts in the FAMOUS
UMPQUA VALLEY afford the most-profitable field
for the safe investment of a moderate amount of
money that will pay when full bearing an annual in
come larger than the purchase price.
Soil and climate .have combined to place these
tracts among the most desirable in' the state any
. where. Spitzenberg and Yellow Newtown varieties
are grown to perfection and are unsurpassed in color
and keeping qualities.
A teii-acre orchard tract is the best insurance
against1 poverty in old age. It is the best insurance
against worry. It is the best insurance to secure p .
steady and constantly increasing income.' It is the
best insurance to secure your son's future.
W. C. Harding Land Company, Portland, Oregon- "
Please send full particulars about ten-acre orchard tracts to:
Name j
Street
State : v
TEEMS A cash' payment, then monthly,,
quarterly or semi-annual installments. We plant
and care for your orchard for three or more years.
Our price is within the reach of people of moderate
means.
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c.
HAR
DING LAND CO
Board of Trade Bldg Portland, Or, Corner Fourth and Oak Sts, and Roseburg, Or.